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CONTAINING 


THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENTS 


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LINCOLN  AND  EDMANDS,  CROCKER  AND  BREWSTER,  MUNROE 

AND  FRANCIS,  AND  R.  P.  AND  C.  WILLIAMS. 

1829. 


The  Names  and  Order  of  all  the  Books  of  the  Old  and  New  Testaments,  with  the 
Number  of  their  Chapters. 


THE  BOOKS  OF  THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 


Genesis  hath  Chapters        -        -        -    50 
Exodus   ------        40 

Leviticus     ------    27 


Numbers 

Deuteronomy 

Joshua 

Judges 

Ruth 

L  Samuel 

IL  Samuel 


I.  Kings 22 


IL  Kings 

I.  Chronicles 

n.  Chronicles 

Ezra 

Nehemiah 

Esther 

Job 

Psalms 

Proverbs 


25 
29 
36 
10 
13 
10 
42 
150 
31 


THE  BOOKS  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT. 


Ecclesiastes 

The  Song  of  Solomon 

Isaiah  -        -        _ 

Jeremiah 

Lamentations 

Ezekiel   -        -        - 

Daniel         -        _        - 

Hosea     -        -        - 

Joel    -        -        -        - 

Amos      -        -        - 

Obadiah     -        -        - 

Jonah      -        -        - 

Micah         -        .        . 

Nahum    -       -       . 

Habakkuk 

Zephaniah 

Haggai       - 

Zechariah 

Malachi      -       -       - 


Matthew  -       -       . 

Mark  .        .        .        - 

Luke       -        -        -        - 
John  -        -        _        - 

The  Acts  of  the  Apostles 
The  Epistle  to  the  Romans 
I.  Corinthians 
IL  Corinthians 
Galatians         -        -        - 
Ephesians  .        -        _ 

Philippians      -        -        - 
Colossians 
I.  Thessalonians 
n.  Thessalonians 


28 

16 

24 

21 

28 

16 

16 

13 

6 

6 

4 

4 

5 

3 


I.  Timothy 

TI.  Timothy    - 

Titus 

Philemon 

To  the  Hebrews 

The  Epistle  of  James 

L  Peter 

n.  Peter 

L  John 

H. John 

HL  John 

Jude 

Revelation 


12 

8 

66 

52 

5 

48 

12 

14 

3 

9 

1 

4 

7 

3 

3 

3 

2 

14 

4 


6 
4 
3 
1 
13 
5 

3 
6 
1 
1 
1 
22 


THE  FIRST  BOOK  OF  MOSES, 


CALLED 


GENESIS. 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the  beginning  God  created  the  hea- 
ven and  the  earth. 

2  And  the  earth  was  without  form,  and 
void ;  and  darkness  loas  upon  the  face  of  the 
deep :  and  the  Spirit  of  God  moved  upon 
the  face  of  the  waters. 

3  H  And  God  said,  Let  there  be  light :  and 
there  was  light. 

4  And  God  saw  the  light,  that  it  tons 
good :  and  God  divided  the  light  from  the 
darkness. 

5  And  God  called  the  light  Day,  and  the 
darkness  he  called  Night :  and  the  evening 
and  the  morning  were  the  first  day. 

6  IT  And  God  said,  Let  there  be  a  firma- 
ment in  the  midst  of  the  waters,  and  let  it 
divide  the  waters  from  the  waters. 

7  And  God  made  the  firmament;  and 
divided  the  waters  which  were  under  the 
firmament  from  the  waters  which  were  above 
the  firmament :  and  it  was  so. 

8  And  God  called  the  firmament  Hea- 
ven :  and  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  second  day. 

9  H  And  God  said,  Let  the  waters  under 
the  heaven  be  gathered  together  unto  one 
place,  and  let  the  dry  land  appear :  and  it 
was  so. 

10  And  God  called  the  dry  land  Earth ; 
and  the  gathering  together  of  the  waters 
called  he  Seas :  and  God  saw  that  it  was 
good. 

11  And  God  said.  Let  the  earth  bring 
forth  grass,  the  herb  yielding  seed,  ajtd  the 
fruit-tree  yielding  fruit  after  his  kind,  whose 
seed  is  in  itself,  upon  the  earth :  and  it  was 

30. 

12  And  the  earth  brought  forth  grass, 
and  herb  yielding  seed  after  his  kind,  antl 
the  tree  yielding  fruit,  whose  seed  was  in 
itself,  after  his  kind :  and  God  saw  that  it 
was  good. 

13  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  tlie  third  day. 

14  ^  And  God  said.  Let  there  be  lights 
in  the  firmament  of  the  heaven,  to  divide 
the  day  from  the  night :  and  let  them  be  for 
signs,  and  for  seasons,  and  for  days,  and  years. 

15  And  let  them  be  for  lights  in  the  fir- 
mament of  the  heaven  to  give  light  upon  the 
earth :  and  it  was  so. 

16  And  God  made  two  great  lights ;  the 
greater  light  to  rule  the  day   and  the  lesser 


light  to  rule  the  night :  he  made  the  stars 
also. 

17  And  God  set  them  in  the  firmament  of 
the  heaven,  to  give  light  upon  the  earth, 

18  And  to  rule  over  the  day,  and  over  the 
night,  and  to  divide  the  light  from  the  dark- 
ness :  and  God  saw  that  it  was  good. 

19  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  fourth  day. 

20  H  And  God  said.  Let  the  waters  bring 
forth  abundantly  the  moving  creature  that 
hath  life,  and  fowl  that  may  fly  above  the 
earth  in  the  open  firmament  of  heaven. 

21  And  God  created  great  whales,  and 
every  living  creature  that  rnoveth,  which 
the  waters  brought  forth  abundantly  after 
their  kind,  and  every  winged  fowl  after  his 
kind  :  and  God  saw  that  it  teas  good. 

22  And  God  blessed  them,  saying.  Be 
fruitfiil,  and  multiply,  and  fill  the  waters  in 
the  seas,  and  let  fowl  multiply  in  the  earth. 

23  And  the  evening  and  the  morning 
were  the  fifth  day. 

24  t  And  God  said.  Let  the  earth  bring 
forth  the  living  creature  after  his  kind,  cat- 
tle, and  creeping  thing,  and  beast  of  the 
earth  after  his  kind  :  and  it  was  so. 

25  And  God  made  the  beast  of  the  earth 
after  his  kind,  and  cattle  after  their  kind, 
and  every  thin^  that  creepeth  upon  the 
earth  after  his  liind :  and  God  saw  that  it 
was  good. 

26  H  And  God  said.  Let  us  make  man  in 
our  image,  after  our  likeness :  and  let  them 
have  dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and 
over  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  the  cattle, 
and  over  all  the  earth,  and  over  every  creep- 
ing thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth. 

27  So  God  created  man  in  his  own  image, 
in  the  image  of  God  created  he  him ;  male 
and  female  created  he  them. 

28  And  God  blessed  them,  and  God  said 
unto  them,  Be  fruitful,  and  multiply,  and 
replenish  the  earth,  and  subdue  it :  and  have 
dominion  over  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and  over 
the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  over  everj^  living 
thing  that  moveth  upon  the  earth. 

29  ^  And  God  said,  Beliold,  I  have  given 
j'ou  every  herb  bearing  seed,  which  is  upon 
the  face  of  all  the  earth,  and  every  tree,  in 
the  which  is  the  fruit  of  a  tree  yielding 
seed ;  to  you  it  shall  be  for  meat. 

30  And  to  every  beast  of  the  earth,  and 
to  every  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every  thing 

3 


Tlic  first  sabbath. 


GENESIS. 


Marriage  instituted. 


that  creepeth  upon  the  earth,  wherein  there 
is  Hfe,  I  have  given  every  green  herb  for 
meat :  and  it  was  so. 

31  And  God  saw  every  thing  that  he  had 
made,  and  beliold,  it  was  very  good.  And 
the  evening  and  the  morning  were  the  sixth 
day. 

CHAP.  II. 

THUS  the  heavens  and  the  earth  were 
finished,  and  all  the  host  of  them. 

2  And  on  the  seventh  day  God  ended  his 
work  which  he  had  made ;  and  he  rested 
on  the  seventh  day  from  all  his  work  which 
he  had  made. 

3  And  God  blessed  the  seventh  day,  and 
sanctified  it :  because  that  in  it  he  had  rested 
from  all  his  work  which  God  created  and 
made. 

4  H  These  are  the  generations  of  the 
heavens  and  of  the  earth  when  they  were 
created,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  God  made 
the  earth  and  the  heavens, 

5  And  every  plant  of  the  field  before  it 
was  in  the  earth,  and  every  herb  of  the  field 
before  it  grew :  for  the  Lord  God  had  not 
caused  it  to  rain  upon  the  earth,  and  there 
was  not  a  man  to  till  the  ground. 

6  But  there  went  up  a  mist  from  the  earth, 
and  watered  the  whole  face  of  the  ground. 

7  And  the  Lord  God  formed  man  of  the 
dust  of  the  ground,  and  breathed  into  his 
nostrils  the  breath  of  life ;  and  man  became 
a  living  soul. 

8  H  And  the  Lord  God  planted  a  gar- 
den eastward  in  Eden ;  and  there  he  put 
the  man  whom  he  had  formed. 

9  And  out  of  the  ground  made  the  Lord 
God  to  grow  every  tree  that  is  pleasant  to 
the  sight,  and  good  for  food  ;  the  tree  of  life 
also  in  the  midst  of  the  garden,  and  the  tree 
of  knowledge  of  good  and  evil. 

10  If  And  a  river  went  out  of  Eden  to  wa- 
ter the  garden :  and  from  thence  it  was 
parted,  and  became  into  four  heads. 

11  The  name  of  the  first  is  Pison:  that 
is  it  which  compasseth  the  whole  land  of 
Havilah,  where  there  is  gold ; 

12  And  the  gold  of  that  land  is  good : 
there  is  bdellium  and  the  onyx-stone. 

13  And  the  name  of  the  second  river  is 
Gihon  :  th.e  same  is  it  that  compasseth  the 
whole  land  of  Ethiopia. 

14  And  the  name  of  the  third  river  is 
Hiddekel :  that  is  it  which  goeth  toward 
the  east  of  Assyria.  And  the  fourth  river 
is  Euphrates. 

15  H  And  the  Lord  God  took  the  man, 
and  put  him  into  the  garden  of  Eden,  to 
dress  it,  and  to  keep  it. 

16  And  the  Lord  God  commanded  the 
man,  saying.  Of  every  tree  of  the  garden 
thou  mayest  freely  eat : 

17  But  of  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  of 
good  and  evil,  thou  shalt  not  cat  of  it :  for 
in  the  day  that  thou  eatest  thereof  thou  shalt 
surely  die. 

18  If  And  the  Loud  God  said,  It  is  not 


will 


good  that  the  man  should  be  alone :  I 
make  him  an  help  meet  for  him. 

19  And  out  of  the  ground  the  Lord  God 
formed  every  beast  ot  the  field,  and  every 
fowl  of  the  air,  and  brought  them  unto  Adam, 
to  see  what  he  would  call  them :  and  what- 
soever Adam  called  every  living  creature, 
that  2vas  the  name  thereof 

20  And  Adam  gave  names  to  all  cattle, 
and  to  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and  to  every  beast 
of  the  field :  but  for  Adam  there  was  not 
found  an  help  meet  for  him. 

21  If  And  the  Lord  God  caused  a  deep 
sleep  to  fall  upon  Adam,  and  he  slept ;  and 
he  took  one  of  his  ribs,  and  closed  up  the 
flesh  instead  thereof: 

22  And  the  rib,  which  the  Lord  God  had 
taken  from  man,  made  he  a  woman,  and 
brought  her  unto  the  man. 

23  And  Adam  said.  This  is  now  bone  of 
my  bones,  and  flesh  of  my  flesh :  she  shall 
be  called  Woman,  because  she  was  taken 
out  of  man. 

24  Therefore  shall  a  man  leave  his  father 
and  his  mother,  and  shall  cleave  unto  his 
wife :  and  they  shall  be  one  flesh. 

25  And  they  were  both  naked,  the  man 
and  his  wife,  and  were  not  ashamed. 

CHAP.  III. 
OW  the  serpent  was  more  subtile  than 
any  beast  of  the  field  which  the  Lord 
God  had  made :  and  he  said  unto  the  wo- 
man. Yea,  hath  God  said.  Ye  shall  not  eat 
of  every  tree  of  the  garden  ? 

2  And  the  woman  said  unto  the  serpent, 
We  may  eat  of  the  fruit  of  the  trees  of  the 
garden : 

3  But  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree  which  is  in 
the  midst  of  the  garden,  God  hath  said.  Ye 
shall  not  eat  of  it,  neither  shall  ye  touch  it, 
lest  ye  die. 

4  And  the  serpent  said  unto  the  woman, 
Ye  shall  not  surely  die : 

5  For  God  doth  know,  that  in  the  day  ye 
eat  thereof,  then  your  eyes  shall  be  opened  : 
and  ye  shall  be  as  gods,  knowing  good  and 
evil. 

6  ^  And  when  the  woman  saw  that  the 
tree  was  good  for  food,  and  that  it  was  pleas- 
ant to  the  e^^es,  and  a  tree  to  be  desired  to 
make  one  wise  ;  she  took  of  tlie  fruit  thereof, 
and  did  eat ;  and  gave  also  unto  her  husband 
with  her,  and  he  did  eat. 

7  And  the  eyes  of  them  both  were  open- 
ed, and  they  knew  that  they  were  naked : 
and  they  sewed  fig-leaves  together,  and 
made  themselves  aprons. 

8  And  they  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
God  walking  in  the  "arden  in  the  coo!  of  the 
day:  and  Adam  and  his  wife  hid  themselves 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord  God  amongst 
the  trees  of  the  garden. 

9  5f  And  the  Lord  God  called  unto  Adam, 
and  said  unto  him,  Where  art  thou  1 

10  And  he  said,  I  heard  thy  voice  in  the 
garden :  and  I  v/as  afraid,  because  I  itrns 
naked ;  and  I  hid  mvself. 

'4 


The  promised  seed.  CHAP 

11  And  he  said,  Who  told  thee  that  thou 
wast  naked  ?  Hast  thou  eaten  of  the  tree 
whereof  I  commanded  thee,  that  thou  should- 
est  not  eat  ? 

12  And  the  man  said,  The  woman  whom 
thou  gavest  to  be  with  me,  she  gave  me  of 
the  tree,  and  I  did  eat. 

13  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the  wo- 
man. What  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  ?  And 
the  woman  said.  The  serpent  beguiled  me, 
and  I  did  eat. 

14  H  And  the  Lord  God  said  unto  the 
serpent,  Because  thou  hast  done  this,  thou 
art  cursed  above  all  cattle,  and  above  every 
beast  ofthe  field :  upon  thy  belly  shalt  thou  go, 
and  dust  shalt  thou  eat  all  the  days  of  thy  lite  : 

15  And  I  will  put  enmity  between  thee 
and  the  woman,  and  between  thy  seed  and 
her  seed :  it  shall  bruise  thy  head,  and  thou 
shalt  bruise  his  heel. 

16  H  Unto  the  woman  he  said,  I  will  great- 
ly multiply  thy  sorrow  and  thy  conception ; 
in  sorrow  thou  shalt  bring  forth  children : 
and  thy  desire  shall  be  to  thy  husband,  and 
he  shall  rule  over  thee. 

17  And  unto  Adam  he  said.  Because  thou 
hast  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  thj^  wife, 
and  hast  eaten  of  the  tree  of  which  I  com- 
manded thee,  saying.  Thou  shalt  not  eat  of 
it:  cursed  is  the  ground  for  thy  sake;  in 
sorrow  shalt  thou  eat  of  it  all  the  days  of 
thy  life ; 

18  Thorns  also  and  thistles  shall  it  bring 
forth  to  thee ;  and  thou  shalt  eat  the  herb  of 
the  field : 

19  In  the  sweat  of  thy  face  shalt  thou  eat 
bread,  till' thou  return  unto  the  ground ;  for 
out  of  it  wast  thou  taken  :  for  dust  thou  art, 
and  unto  dust  shalt  thou  return. 

20  And  Adam  called  his  wife's  name  Eve, 
because  she  was  the  mother  of  all  living. 

21  If  Unto  Adam  also  and  to  his  wife  did 
the  Lord  God  make  coats  of  skins,  and 
clothed  them. 

22  1i  And  the  Lord  God  said,  Behold, 
the  man  is  become  as  one  of  us,  to  know 
good  and  evil.  And  now,  lest  he  put  forth 
his  hand,  and  take  also  of  the  tree  of  life, 
and  eat,  and  live  for  ever  : 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  God  sent  him 
forth  from  the  garden  of  Eden,  to  till  the 
ground  from  whence  he  was  taken. 

24  So  he  drove  out  the  man :  and  he 
placed  at  the  east  of  the  garden  of  Eden 
Cherubims,  and  a  flaming  sword  which  turn- 
ed every  way,  to  keep  the  way  of  the  tree  of 
life. 

CHAP.  IV. 
ND  Adam  knew   Eve  his  wife ;  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare   Cain,   and 
said,  I  have  gotten  a  man  from  the  Lord. 

2  And  she  again  bare  his  brother  Abel. 
And  Abel  v/as  a  keeper  of  sheep,  but  Cain 
was  a  tiller  of  the  ground. 

3  And  in  process  of  time  it  came  to  pass, 
that  Cain  brought  of  the  fruit  of  the  ground 
an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 


IV.  Death  of  Abel 

4  And  Abel,  he  also  brought  of  the  first- 
lings of  his  flock,  and  of  the  fat  thereoC 
And  the  Lord  had  respect  unto  Abe!,  and. 
to  his  offering : 

5  But  unto  Cain,  and  to  his  offering,  he 
had  not  respect.  And  Cain  was  very  wroth, 
and  his  countenance  fell. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Why  art 
thou  wroth  ?  and  why  is  thy  countenance 
fallen  ? 

7  If  thou  doest  well,  shalt  thou  not  be  ac- 
cepted 1  and  if  thou  doest  not  well,  sin  lieth 
at  the  door.  And  unto  thee  shall  be  his  de- 
sire, and  thou  shalt  rule  over  him. 

8  H  And  Cain  talked  with  Abel  his  bro- 
ther :  and  it  came  to  pass  when  they  were  in 
the  field,  that  Cain  rose  up  against  Abel  his 
brother,  and  slew  him. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Cain,  Where 
is  Abel  thy  brother  ?  And  he  said,  I  know 
not :  Am  I  my  brother's  keeper  1 

10  And  he  said.  What  hast  thou  done? 
the  voice  of  thy  brother's  blood  crieth  unto 
me  from  the  ground. 

11  And  now  art  thou  cursed  from  the 
earth,  which  hath  opened  her  mouth  to  re- 
ceive thy  brother's  blood  from  thy  hand. 

12  When  thou  tillest  the  ground,  it  shall 
not  henceforth  j'ield  unto  thee  her  strength : 
a  fugitive  and  a  vagabond  shaJt  thou  be  in 
the  earth. 

13  And  Cain  said  unto  the  Lord,  My 
punishment  is  greater  than  I  can  bear. 

14  Behold  thou  hast  driven  me  out  this 
day  from  the  face  of  the  earth ;  and  from 
thy  face  shall  I  be  hid ;  and  I  shall  be  a  fugi- 
tive and  a  vagabond  in  the  earth ;  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that  find- 
eth  me  shall  slay  me. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  There- 
fore Vvhosoever  slayeth Cain, vengeance  shall 
be  taken  on  him  seven-fold.  And  the  Lord 
set  a  mark  upon  Cain,  lest  any  finding  him 
should  kill  him. 

16  And  Cain  went  out  from  the  pre- 
sence of  the  Lord,  and  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Nod,  on  the  east  of  Eden. 

17  H  And  Cain  knew  his  wife,  and  she 
conceived,  and  bare  Enoch  :  and  he  builded 
a  city,  and  called  the  name  of  the  citj'  after 
the  name  of  his  son  Ejioch. 

18  And  unto  Enoch  was  born  Irad :  and 
Irad  begat  Mehujael :  and  Mehujael  begat 
Methusael :  and  ^lethusael  begat  Lamech. 

19  "il  And  Lamech  took  unto  him  two 
wives:  the  name  of  the  one  teas  Adan,  and 
the  name  of  the  other  Zillah. 

20  And  Adah  bare  Jabal:  he  was  the 
father  of  such  as  dwell  in  tents,  and  of  such 
as  have  cattle. 

21  And  his  brother's  name  was  Jubal :  he 
was  the  father  of  all  such  as  handle  the  harp 
and  organ. 

22  And  Zillah,  she  also  bare  Tubal-cain, 
an  instructor  of  everj-  artificer  in  brass  and 
iron  :  and  the  sister  of  Tubal-cain  tvus  Naa- 
mah. 

5 


Genealogy  of  the  patriarchs. 

23  And  Lamech  said  unto  his  wives, 
Adah  and  Zillah,  Hear  my  voice,  ye  wives 
of  Lamech,  hearken  unto  my  speech :  for  I 
have  slain  a  man  to  my  wounding,  and  a 
young  man  to  my  hurt. 

24  If  Cain  sliall  be  avenged  seven-fold, 
truly  Lamech  seventy  and  seven-fold. 

25  H  And  Adam  knew  his  wife  again, 
and  she  bare  a  son,  and  called  his  name 
Seth  :  For  God,  said  she,  hath  appointed 
me  another  seed  instead  of  Abel,  whom 
Cain  slew. 

26  And  to  Seth,  to  him  also  there^  was 
born  a  son  ;  and  he  called  his  name  Enos : 
then  began  men  to  call  upon  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  V. 

THIS  is  the  book  of  the  generations  of 
Adam  :  In  the  day  that  God  created 
man,  in  the  likeness  of  God  made  he  him  : 

2  Male  and  female  created  he  them ;  and 
blessed  them,  and  called  their  name  Adam, 
in  the  day  when  they  were  created. 

3  And  Adam  lived  an  hundred  and 
thirty  years,  and  begat  a  son  in  his  own  like- 
ness, after  his  image ;  and  called  his  name 
Seth : 

4  And  the  days  of  Adam  after  he  had 
begotten  Seth  were  eight  hundred  years: 
and  he  begat  sons  and  daughters : 

5  And  aU  tiie  days  that  Adam  lived  were 
nine  hundred  and  thirty  years  :  and  he  died. 

6  H  And  Seth  lived  an  hundred  and  five 
years,  and  begat  Enos : 

7  And  Setii  lived  after  he  begat  Enos 
eight  hundred  and  seven  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters : 

8  And  all  the  days  of  Seth  were  nine 
hundred  and  twelve  years ;  and  he  died. 

9  IF  And  Enos  lived  ninety  years,  and 
begat  Cainan : 

10  And  Enos  lived  after  he  begat  Cainan 
eight  hundred  and  fifteen  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters  : 

11  And  all  the  days  of  Enos  were  nine 
hundred  and  five  years ;  and  he  died. 

12  H  And  Cainan  lived  seventy  years, 
and  begat  Mahalaleel : 

13  And  Cainan  lived  after  he  begat  Ma- 
halaleel eight  Imndred  and  forty  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters : 

14  And  all  the  days  of  Cainan  were  nine 
hundred  and  ten  years ;  and  he  died. 

15  ^  And  Mahalaleel  lived  sixty  and  five 
years,  and  begat  Jared : 

16  And  Mahalaleel  lived  after  he  begat 
Jared  eight  hundred  and  thirty  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters : 

17  And  all  the  days  of  Mahalaleel  were 
eight  hundred  ninety  and  five  years ;  and 
he  died. 

18  H  And  Jared  lived  an  hundred  sixty 
and  two  years,  and  he  begat  Enoch  : 

19  And  Jared  lived  after  he  begat  Enoch 
eight  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters : 

20  And  all  the  days  of  Jared  were  nine 


GENESIS.  Translation  of  Enoch. 

hundred  sixty  and  two  years;  and  he  died. 

21  II  And  Enoch  lived  sixty  and  five 
years,  and  begat  Methuselah : 

22  And  Enoch  walked  with  God  after  he 
begat  Methuselah  three  hundred  years,  and 
begat  sons  and  daughters : 

23  And  all  the  days  of  Enoch  were  three 
hundred  sixty  and  five  years  : 

24  And  Enoch  walked  A\'ith  God,  and  he 
ivas  not :  for  God  took  him. 

25  H  And  Methuselah  lived  an  hundred 
eighty  and  seven  years,  and  begat  Lamech : 

26  And  Methuselah  lived  after  he  begat 
Lamech  seven  hundred  eighty  and  two 
years,  and  begat  sons  and  daughters  : 

27  And  all  the  days  of  Methuselah  were 
nine  hundred  sixty  and  nine  years ;  and  he 
died. 

28  If  And  Lamech  lived  an  hundred 
eighty  and  two  years,  and  begat  a  son  : 

29  And  he  called  his  name  Noah,  saying, 
This  same  shall  comfort  us  concerning  our 
work  and  toil  of  our  hands,  because  of  the 
ground  which  the  Lord  hath  cursed. 

30  And  Lamech  lived  after  he  begat  Noah 
five  hundred  ninety  and  five  years,  and  be- 
gat sons  and  daughters : 

31  And  all  the  days  of  Lamech  were 
seven  hundred  seventy  and  seven  years; 
and  he  died. 

32  H  And  Noah  was  five  hundred  years 
old :  and  Noah  begat  Shem,  Ham,  and  Ja- 
pheth. 

CHAP.  VL 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  men  began 
to  multiply  on  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  daughters  were  born  unto  them, 

2  That  the  sons  of  God  saw  the  daugh- 
ters of  men  that  they  ivcre  fair;  and  they 
took  them  wives  of  all  wliich  they  chose. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  M3'  Spirit  shall 
not  always  strive  with  man,  for  that  he  also 
is  flesh :  yet  his  days  shall  be  an  hundred 
and  twenty  years 

4  "   " 


There  were  giants  in  the  earth  in  tliose 
days  ;  and  also  alter  that,  when  the  sons  of 
God  came  in  unto  the  daughters  of  men, 
and  they  bare  children  to  them,  the  same 
became  mighty  men,  which  tvere  of  old, 
men  of  renown. 

5  H  And  God  saw  that  the  wickedness 
of  man  was  great  in  the  earth,  and  that  every 
imagination  of  the  thoughts  of  his  heart  was 
only  evil  continually. 

6  And  it  repented  the  Lord  that  he  had 
made  man  on  the  earth,  and  it  grieved  him 
at  his  heart. 

7  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  destroy  man 
whom  I  have  created  from  the  face  of  the 
earth ;  both  man  and  beast,  and  the  creep- 
ing thing,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air :  for  it 
repenteth  me  that  I  have  made  them. 

8  U  But  Noah  found  grace  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord. 

9  These  arc  the  generations  of  Noah: 
Noah  was  a  just  man,  cmd  perfect  in  his 
generations,  and  Noah  walked  with  God. 

6 


Directions  for  the  ark. 


CHAP.  VII,  VIII. 


The  flood. 


10  And  Noah  begat  three  sons,  Shem, 
Ham,  and  Japheth. 

11  The  earth  also  was  corrupt  before 
God  ;  and  the  earth  was  filled  with  violence. 

12  And  God  looked  upon  the  earth,  and 
behold,  it  was  corrupt :  for  all  flesh  had  cor- 
rupted his  way  upon  the  earth. 

13  And  God  said  unto  Noah,  The  end  of 
all  flesh  is  come  before  me ;  for  the  earth 
is  filled  with  violence  through  them :  and 
behold,  I  will  destroy  them  with  the  earth. 

14  H  Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher-wood  : 
rooms  shalt  thou  make  in  the  ark,  and  shalt 
pitch  it  within  and  without  with  pitcli. 

15  And  this  is  the  fashion  which  thou 
shalt  make  it  of:  The  length  of  the  ark 
shall  be  three  hundred  cubits,  the  breadth 
of  it  fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  of  it  thirty 
cubits. 

16  A  window  shalt  thou  make  to  the  ark, 
and  in  a  cubit  shalt  thou  finish  it  above  ; 
and  the  door  of  the  ark  shalt  thou  set  in  the 
side  thereof:  loith  lower,  second,  and  third 
stories  shalt  thou  make  it. 

17  And  behold,  I,  even  I  do  bring  a 
flood  of  waters  upon  the  earth,  to  destroy 
all  flesh,  wherein  is  the  breath  of  life,  from 
under  heaven  :  and  every  thing  that  is  in 
the  earth  shall  die. 

18  But  with  thee  will  I  establish  my  co- 
venant :  and  thou  shalt  come  into  the  ark, 
thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  wife,  and  thy 
sons'  wives  with  thee. 

19  And  of  every  living  thing  of  all  flesh, 
two  of  every  sort  shalt  thou  bring  into  the 
ark,  to  keep  them  alive  with  thee :  they 
shall  be  male  and  female. 

20  Of  fowls  after  their  kind,  and  of  cattle 
after  their  kind,  of  every  creeping  thing  of 
the  earth  after  his  kind,  two  of  every  sort 
shall  come  unto  thee,  to  keep  the7n  alive. 

21  And  take  thou  unto  thee  of  all  food 
that  IS  eaten,  and  thou  shalt  gather  it  to 
thee  ;  and  it  shall  be  for  food  for  thee,  and 
for  them. 

22  Thus  did  Noah  ;  according  to  all  that 
God  commanded  him,  so  did  he. 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Noah,  Come 
thou  and  all  thy  house  into  the  ark  : 
for  thee  have  I  seen  righteous  before  me 
in  this  generation. 

2  Of  every  clean  beast  thou  shalt  take 
to  thee  by  sevens,  the  male  and  his  fe- 
male :  and  of  beasts  that  are  not  clean  by 
two,  the  male  and  his  female. 

3  Of  fowls  also  of  the  air  by  sevens,  the 
male  and  the  female ;  to  keep  seed  alive 
upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

4  For  yet  seven  days,  and  I  will  cause  it 
to  rain  upon  the  earth  forty  days  and  for- 
ty nights :  and  every  living  substance  that  I 
have  made  will  I  destroy  from  off"  the  face 
of  the  earth. 

5  And  Noah  did  according  unto  all  that 
the  Lord  commanded  him. 

6  And  Noah  tvas  six  hundred  years  old 


when  the  flood  of  waters  was  upon  the 
earth. 

7  H  And  Noah  went  inj  and  his  sons,  and 
his  wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him,  into 
the  ark,  because  of  the  waters  of  the  flood. 

8  Of  clean  beasts,  and  of  beasts  that  are 
not  clean,  and  of  fowls,  and  of  every  thing 
that  creepeth  upon  the  earth, 

9  There  went  in  two  and  two  unto  Noah 
into  the  ark,  the  male  and  the  female,  as 
God  had  commanded  Noah. 

10  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  seven 
days,  that  the  waters  of  the  flood  were  upon 
the  earth. 

11  In  the  six  hundredth  year  of  No- 
ah's life,  in  the  second  month,  the  seven- 
teenth day  of  the  month,  the  same  day 
were  all  the  fountains  of  the  great  deep 
broken  up,  and  the  windows  of  heaven  were 
opened. 

12  And  the  rain  was  upon  the  earth  forty 
da3"s  and  forty  nights. 

13  In  the  self-same  day  entered  Noah, 
and  Shem,  and  Ham,  and  Japheth,  the  sons 
of  Noah,  and  Noah's  wife,  and  the  three 
wives  of  his  sons  with  them,  into  the  ark  : 

14  They,  and  every  beast  after  his  kind, 
and  all  the  cattle  after  their  kind,  and  every 
creeping  thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth 
after  his  kind,  and  every  fowl  after  his  kind, 
every  bird  of  every  sort. 

15  And  they  went  in  unto  Noah  into  the 
ark,  two  and  two  of  all  flesh,  wherein  is 
the  breath  of  life. 

16  And  they  that  went  in,  went  in  male 
and  female  of  all  flesh,  as  God  had  com- 
manded him  :  and  the  Lord  shut  him  in. 

17  If  And  the  flood  was  forty  days  upon 
the  earth  :  and  the  waters  increased,  and 
bare  up  the  ark,  and  it  was  lifted  up  -above 
the  earth. 

18  And  the  waters  prevailed,  and  were 
increased  greatly  upon  the  earth  :  and  the 
ark  went  upon  the  face  of  the  waters. 

19  And  the  waters  prevailed  exceedingly 
upon  the  earth  ;  and  all  the  high  hills  that 
loere  under  the  whole  heaven  were  covered. 

20  Fifteen  cubits  upward  did  the  waters 
prevail :  and  the  mountains  were  covered. 

21  H  And  all  flesh  died  that  moved  upon 
the  earth,  both  of  fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and  of 
beast,  and  of  every  creeping  thing  that 
creepeth  upon  the  earth,  and  every  man  : 

22  All  in  whose  nostrils  urns  the  breath 
of  life,  of  all  that  was  in  the  dry  land,  died. 

23  And  every  living  substance  was  de- 
stroyed which  was  upon  the  face  of  the 
ground,  both  man,  and  cattle,  and  the  creep- 
mg  things,  and  the  fowl  of  the  heaven  ;  and 
they  were  destroyed  from  the  earth ;  and 
Noah  only  remained  alive,  and  they  that 
7vere  with  him  in  the  ark. 

24  H  And  the  waters  prevailed  upon  the 
earth  an  hundred  and  fifty  days. 

CHAP.  VIIL 

AND  God  remembered  Noali,  and  every 
living  thing,  and  all  the  cattle  that 


The  waters  abate. 


GENESIS. 


God  bksseth  Noah. 


was  with  liim  in  the  ark :  and  God  made 
a  wind  to  pass  over  the  earth,  and  the  waters 

2  The  fountains  also  of  the  deep,  and 
the  windows  of  heaven  were  stopped,  and 
the  rain  from  heaven  was  restrained ; 

3  And  the  waters  returned  from  oft  the 
earth  continually  :  and  after  the  end  of  the 
hundred  and  fifty  days  the  waters  were 

abated.  ,  .      ,  ^u 

4  H  And  the  ark  rested  m  the  seventh 
month,  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  the  month, 
upon  the  mountains  of  Ararat. 

5  And  the  waters  decreased  contmually, 
until  the  tenth  month :  in  the  tenth  7nonth, 
on  tlie  first  day  of  the  month,  were  the  tops 
of  the  mountains  seen. 

6  H  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  oi 
forty  days,  that  Noah  opened  the  wmdow 
of  the  ark  which  he  had  made : 

7  And  he  sent  forth  a  raven,  which  went 
forth  to  and  fro,  until  the  waters  were  dried 
up  from  off"  the  earth. 

8  Also  he  sent  forth  a  dove  from  him,  to 
see  if  the  waters  were  abated  from  otf  the 
face  of  the  ground ;  ,.      ,        i 

9  But  the  dove  found  no  rest  for  the  sole 
of  her  foot,  and  she  returned  unto  him  into 
the  ark;  tor  the  waters  were  on  the  face 
of  the  whole  earth.  Then  he  put  forth  his 
hand,  and  took  her,  and  pulled  her  in  unto 
him  into  the  ark. 

10  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days, 
and  again  he  sent  forth  the  dove  out  of  the 

11  And  the  dove  came  in  to  him  in  the 
evening,  and  lo,  in  her  mouth  teas  an  olive- 
leaf  phickt  off:  So  Noah  knew  that  the 
waters  were  abated  from  off  the  earth. 

12  And  he  stayed  yet  other  seven  days, 
and  sent  forth  the  dove ;  which  returned 
not  again  unto  him  any  more. 

13  H  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  six 
hundredth  and  first  year,  in  the  first  month, 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  the  waters  were 
dried  up  from  off  the  earth  :  and  Noah  re- 
moved the  covering  of  the  ark,  and  looked, 
and  behold,  the  face  of  the  ground  was  dry. 

14  And  in  the  second  month,  on  the 
seven  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month,  was 
the  earth  dried. 

.  15  '\\  And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  saying, 

16  Go  forth  of  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy 
wife,  and  thy  suns,  and  thy  sons'  wives  with 
thee.  . 

17  Bring  forth  with  thee  every  living 
thing  that  is  with  thee,  of  all  flesh,  both  of 
fowl,  and  of  cattle,  and  of  every  creeping 
thing  that  creepeth  upon  the  earth ;  that 
they  may  breed  abundantly  in  the  earth, 
and  be  fruitful,  and  multiply  upon  the  earth. 

18  And  Noah  went  forth,  and  his  sons, 
and  his  wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him : 

19  Every  beast,  every  creeping  thing, 
and  every  fowl,  and  whatsoever  creepeth 
upon  the  earth,  after  their  kinds,  went  forth 

^    out  of  the  ark. 


20  H  And  Noah  builded  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  took  of  every  clean  beast, 
and  of  every  clean  fowl,  and  offered  burnt- 
offerings  on  the  altar. 

21  And  the  Lord  sraelled  a  sweet  savour ; 
and  the  Lord  said  in  his  heart,  I  will  not 
again  curse  the  ground  any  more  for  man's 
sake  ;  for  the  imagination  of  man's  heart  is 
evil  from  his  youth :  neither  will  I  again 
smite  any  more  every  thing  living,  as  I  have 
done.  . 

22  While  the  earth  remameth,  seed-time 
and  harvest,  and  cold  and  heat,  and  sum- 
mer and  winter,  and  day  and  night,  shall 
not  cease. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  God  blessed  Noah  and  his  sons, 
and  said  unto  them,  Be  fruitful,  and 
multiply,  and  replenish  the  earth. 

2  And  the  fear  of  you,  and  the  dread  of 
you,  shall  be  upon  every  beast  of  the  earth, 
and  upon  every  fowl  of  the  air,  upon  all 
that  moveth  vpon  the  earth,  and  upon  all 
the  fishes  of  the  sea ;  into  your  hand  are 
they  delivered. 

3  Every  moving  thing  that  hveth  shall 
be  meat  for  you ;  even  as  the  green  herb 
have  I  given  you  all  things  :  ^      , .  , 

4  But  flesh  with  the  life  thereof,  ichtch 
is  the  blood  thereof,  shall  ye  not  eat. 

5  And  surely  your  blood  of  your  lives 
will  I  require  :  at  the  hand  of  every  beast 
will  I  require  it,  and  at  the  hand  of  man ; 
at  the  hand  of  every  man's  brother  will  I  re- 
quire the  life  of  man. 

6  Whoso  sheddeth  man's  blood,  by  man 
shall  his  blood  be  shed :  for  in  the  image  of 
God  made  he  man. 

7  And  you,  be  ye  fruitful,  and  multiply, 
bring  forth  abundantly  in  the  earth,  and 
multiply  therein. 

8  H  And  God  spake  unto  Noah,  and  to 
his  sons  with  him,  saying, 

9  And  I,  behold,  I  establish  my  covenant 
with  you,  and  with  your  seed  after  you ; 

10  And  with  every  living  creature  that  is 
with  you,  of  the  fowl,  of  the  cattle,  and  of 
every  beast  of  the  earth  with  you,  from  all 
that  go  out  of  the  ark,  to  every  beast  of  the 
earth.  .  , 

11  And  I  will  establish  my  covenant  with 
you ;  neither  shall  all  flesh  be  cut  off  any 
inore  by  the  waters  of  a  flood;  neither  shall 
there  any  more  be  a  flood  to  destroy  the 

earth.  „  .     .     ,         i         c 

12  And  God  said.  This  ^s  the  token  of 
the  covenant  which  I  make  between  me 
and  you  and  every  living  creature  that  zs 
with  you,  for  perpetual  generations. 

13  I  do  set  my  bow  in  the  cloud,  and  it 
shall  be  for  a  token  of  a  covenant  between 
me  and  the  earth. 

14  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  i 
bring  a  cloud  over  the  earth,  that  the  bow 
shall  be  seen  in  the  cloud  : 

15  And  I  will  remember  my  covenant, 
which  is  between  me  and  you  and  every 

8 


The  hoiv  in  the  cloud. 
living  creature  of  all  flesh :  and  the  waters 
shall  no  more  become  a  flood  to  destroy  all 
flesh. 

16  And  the  bow  shall  be  in  the  cloud ; 
and  I  will  look  upon  it,  that  I  may  remem- 
ber the  everlasting  covenant  between  God 
and  every  living  creature  of  all  flesh  that  is 
upon  the  earth. 

17  And  God  said  unto  Noah,  This  is  the 
token  of  the  covenant  which  I  have  esta- 
blished between  me  and  all  flesh  that  is  upon 
the  earth. 

18  H  And  the  sons  of  Noah  that  went 
forth  of  the  ark,  were  Shem,  and  Ham, 
and  Japheth :  and  Ham  is  the  father  of 
Canaan. 

19  These  are  the  three  sons  of  Noah  :  and 
of  them  was  the  whole  earth  overspread. 

20  II  And  Noah  began  to  be  an  husband- 
man, and  he  planted  a  vineyard  : 

21  And  he  drank  of  the  wine,  and  was 
drunken,  and  he  was  uncovered  within  his 
tent. 

22  And  Ham  the  father  of  Canaan  saw 
the  nakedness  of  his  father,  and  told  his 
two  brethren  without. 

23  And  Shem  and  Japheth  took  a  gar- 
ment, and  laid  it  upon  both  their  shoulders, 
and  went  backward,  and  covered  the  naked- 
ness of  their  father :  and  their  faces  were 
backward,  and  they  saw  not  their  father's 
nakedness. 

24  And  Noah  awoke  from  his  wine,  and 
knew  what  his  younger  son  had  done  unto 
him. 

25  And  he  said,  Cursed  he  Canaan;  a 
servant  of  servants  shall  he  be  unto  his  bre- 
thren. 

26  And  he  said.  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God 
of  Shem ;  and  Canaan  shall  be  his  ser- 
vant. 

27  God  shall  enlarge  Japheth,  and  he 
shall  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Shem  ;  and  Ca- 
naan shall  be  his  servant. 

28  II  And  Noah  lived  after  the  flood  three 
hundred  and  fifty  years. 

29  And  all  the  days  of  Noah  were  nine 
hundred  and  fifty  years :  and  he  died. 

CHAP.  X. 
"OW  these  arc  the  generations  of  the 
sons  of  Noah;  Shem,  Ham,  and  Ja- 
pheth :  and  unto  them  were  sons  l3orn  after 
the  flood. 

2  H  The  sons  of  Japheth  ;  Gomer,  and 
Magog,  and  Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal, 
and  Meshech,  and  Tiras. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Gomer;  Ashkenaz, 
and  Riphath,  and  Togarmah. 

4  And  the  sons  of  Javan ;  Elishah,  and 
Tarshish,  Kittim,  and  Dodanim. 

5  By  these  were  the  isles  of  the  Gentiles 
divided  in  their  lands ;  every  one  after  his 
tongue,  after  their  families,  in  their  nations. 

6  H  And  the  sons  of  Ham ;  Cush,  and 
Mizraim,  and  Phut,  and  Canaan. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Cush  ;  Seba,  and  Ha- 
vilah,  and  Sabtah,  and  Raamah,  and  Sabte- 

2 


CHAP.  X.  The  generations  of  Noah. 

cha ;  and  the  sons  of  Raamah,  Shebah,  and 


Dedan. 

8  And  Cush  begat  Nimrod :  he  began  to 
be  a  mighty  one  in  the  earth. 

9  He  was  a  mighty  hunter  before  the 
Lord  :  wherefore  it  is  said.  Even  as  Nimrod 
the  mighty  hunter  before  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  beg^inning  of  his  kingdom 
was  Babel,  and  Erech,  and  Accad,  and 
Calneh,  in  the  land  of  Shinar. 

11  Out  of  that  land  went  forth  Ashur, 
and  builded  Nineveh,  and  the  city  Reho- 
both,  and  Calah, 

12  And  Resen  between  Nineveh  and 
Calah  :  the  same  is  a  great  city. 

13  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim,  and  Ana- 
mira,  and  Lehabim,  and  Naphtuhim, 

14  And  Pathrusim,  and  Casluhim,  (out 
of  whom  came  Philistim,)  and  Caphtorim. 

15  H  And  Canaan  begat  Sidon  his  first- 
born and  Heth, 

16  And  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Amorite, 
and  the  Girgasite, 

17  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Arkite,  and 
the  Sinite, 

18  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zemarite, 
and  the  Hamathite  :  and  afterward  were 
the  families  of  the  Canaanites  spread 
abroad. 

19  And  the  border  of  the  Canaanites  was 
from  Sidon,  as  thou  comest  to  Gerar,  unto 
Gaza ;  as  thou  goest  unto  Sodom  and  Go- 
morrah, and  Admah,  and  Zeboim,  even  unto 
Lasha. 

20  These  are  the  sons  of  Ham,  after 
their  families,  after  their  tongues,  in  their 
countries,  and  in  their  nations. 

21  II  Unto  Shem  also,  the  father  of  all  the 
children  of  Eber,  the  brother  of  Japheth 
the  elder,  even  to  him  were  children  born. 

22  The  children  of  Shem;  Elam,  and 
Ashur,  and  Arphaxad,  and  Lud,  and  Aram. 

23  And  the  children  of  Aram  ;  Uz,  and 
Hul,  and  Gether,  and  Mash. 

24  And  Arphaxad  begat  Salah ;  and  Sa- 
lah  begat  Eber. 

25  And  unto  Eber  Avere  born  two  sons : 
the  name  of  one  ums  Peleg,  for  in  his  days 
was  the  earth  divided;  and  his  brother's 
name  vms  Joktan. 

26  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and  She- 
leph,  and  Hazarmaveth,  and  Jerah, 

27  And  Hadoram,  and  Uzal,  and  Diklah, 

28  And  Obal,  and  Abimael,  and  She- 
ba, 

29  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and  Jobab : 
all  these  were  the  sons  of  Joktan. 

30  And  their  dwelling  was  from  Mesha, 
as  thou  goest  unto  Sephar,  a  mount  of  the 
east. 

31  These  are  the  sons  of  Shem,  after 
their  families,  after  their  tongues,  in  their 
lands,  after  their  nations. 

32  These  arc  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Noah  after  their  generations,  in  tlieir  na- 
tions :  and  by  these  were  the  nations  divided 
in  the  earth  after  tlie  flood. 

9 


The  Imildirg  of  Babel. 
CHAP.  XL 

AND  the  A\hole  earth  was  of  one  lan- 
guage, and  of  one  speech. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  journey- 
ed from  the  cast,  that  they  found  a  plam  m 
the  land  of  Shinar ;  and  they  dwelt  there. 

3  %  And  tliey  said  one  to  another,  Go  to, 
let  us  make  brick,  and  burn  them  thorough- 
ly. And  tiiey  had  brick  for  stone,  and  shme 
had  tliev  lor  mortar. 

4  And  they  said.  Go  to,  let  us  build  us  a 
city,  and  a  tower,  whose  top  may  reach  unto 
heaven  ;  and  let  us  make  us  a  name,  lest  we 
be  scattered  abroad  upon  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth. 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  to  see  the 
city  and  the  tower,  which  the  children  of 
men  buildcd. 

6  And  the  Loiin  said,  Behold,  the  peo- 
ple is  one,  and  they  have  all  one  language ; 
and  this  they  begin  to  do :  and  now  nothing 
will  be  restrained  from  tliem,  which  they 
have  imagined  to  do. 

7  Go  to,  let  us  go  down,  and  there  con- 
found their  language,  that  they  may  not 
understand  one  another's  speech. 

8  So  the  Lord  scattered  them  abroad 
from  thence  upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth : 
and  they  left  off  to  build  the  city. 

9  Therefore  is  the  name  of  it  called  Ba- 
bel, because  the  Lord  did  there  confound 
the  language  of  all  the  earth:  and  from 
thence  did  the  Lord  scatter  them  abroad 
upon  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

10  H  These  r//Ythe  generations  of  Shem  : 
Shem  teas  an  hundred  years  old,  and  begat 
Arphaxad  two  years  after  the  flood : 

11  And  Shem  lived  after  he  begat  Ar- 
phaxad five  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daughters. 

12  And  Arphaxad  lived  five  and  thirty 
years,  and  begat  Salah. 

13  And  Arphaxad  lived  after  he  begat  Sa- 
lah four  hundred  and  three  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

14  And  Salah  lived  thirty  years,  and  be- 
gat Eber : 

15  And  Salah  lived  after  he  begat  Eber 
four  hundred  and  three  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  (laughters. 

16  And  Fiber  lived  four  and  thirty  j'ears, 
and  begat  Peleg : 

17  And  Jliicr  lived  after  he  begat  Peleg 
four  hmidred  and  thirty  years,  and  begat 
.sons  and  daughters. 

18  And  Peleg  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  Reu : 

19  And  Peleg  lived  after  he  begat  Reu 
two  hundred  and  nine  years,  and  begat  sons 
and  daugliters. 

20  And  Reu  lived  two  and  tliirty  years, 
and  begat  Serug. 

21  And  Reu  lived  after  he  begat  Serug 
two  hundred  and  seven  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

22  And  Serug  lived  thirty  years,  and 
begat  Nahor : 


GENESIS.  The  cad  of  Abram. 

23  And  Serug  lived  after  he  begat  Nahor 
two  hundred  years,  and  begat  sons  and 
daughters. 

24  And  Nahor  lived  nine  and  twenty 
years,  and  begat  Terah 


25  And  Nahor  lived  after  he  begat  Terah 
an  hundred  and  nineteen  years,  and  begat 
sons  and  daughters. 

26  And  Terah  lived  seventy  years,  and 
begat  Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran. 

27  H  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Terah:  Terah  begat  Abram,  Nahor,  and 
Haran  :  and  Haran  begat  Lot. 

28  And  Haran  died  before  his  father 
Terah  in  the  land  of  his  nativity,  in  Ur  of 
the  Chaldees. 

29  And  Abram  and  Nahor  took  them 
wives  :  the  name  of  Abram's  wife  ivas  Sarai  ; 
and  the  name  of  Nahor's  wife  Milcah,  the 
daughter  of  Haran,  the  father  of  Milcah, 
and  the  father  of  Iscah. 

30  But  Sarai  was  barren ;  she  had  no  child. 

31  If  And  Terah  took  Abram  his  son,  and 
Lot  the  son  of  Haran  his  son's  son,  and  Sa- 
rai his  daughter-in-law,  his  son  Abram's 
wife ;  and  they  went  forth  with  them  from 
Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  to  go  into  the  land  of 
Canaan ;  and  they  came  unto  Haran,  and 
dwelt  there. 

32  And  the  days  of  Terah  were  two  hun- 
dred and  five  years :  and  Terah  died  in  Ha- 
ran. 

CHAP.  xn. 

Now  the  Lord  had  said  unto  Abram, 
Get  thee  out  of  thy  country,  and  from 
thy  kindred,  and  from  thy  father's  house, 
unto  a  land  that  I  will  shew  thee  : 

2  And  I  will  make  of  thee  a  great  nation, 
and  I  will  bless  thee,  and  make  thy  name 
great ;  and  thou  shalt  be  a  blessing  : 

3  And  I  will  bless  them  that  bless  thee, 
and  curse  him  that  curseth  thee :  and  in 
thee  shall  all  families  of  the  earth  be  blessed. 

4  H  So  Abram  departed,  as  the  Lord  had 
spoken  unto  him,  and  Lot  went  with  him : 
and  Abram  ivas  seventj^  and  five  years  old 
when  he  departed  out  of  Haran. 

5  And  Abram  took  Sarai  his  wife,  and 
Lot  his  brother's  son,  and  all  their  substance 
that  they  had  gathered,  and  the  souls  that 
they  had  gotten  in  Haran ;  and  they  went 
forth  to  go  into  the  land  of  Canaan ;  and 
into  the  land  of  Canaan  they  came. 

6  H  And  Abram  passed  through  the  land 
unto  the  place  of  Sichem,  unto  the  plain  of 
Moreh.  And  the  Canaanite  was  then  in 
the  land. 

7  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  Abram, 
and  said.  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this  land : 
and  tliere  builded  he  an  altar  unto  the  Lord, 
who  appeared  unto  him. 

8  And  he  removed  from  thence  unto  a 
mountain  on  the  east  of  Beth-el,  and  pitch- 
ed his  tent,  having  Beth-el  on  the  west,  and 
Hai  on  the  east:  and  there  he  builded  an 
altar  unto  the  Lord,  and  called  upon  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

10 


Ahram  goeth  into  Egypt.        CHAP.  XIII,  XfV.         Ahram  and  Lot  separate. 


9  And  Abram  journeyed,  going  on  still 
toward  the  south. 

10  U  And  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land  : 
and  Abram  went  down  into  Egypt  to  so- 
journ there ;  for  tlie  famine  was  grievous  in 
the  land. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come  near  to  enter  into  Egypt,  that  he  said 
unto  Sarai  his  wife,  Behold  now,  I  know 
that  thou  art  a  fair  woman  to  look  upon : 

12  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
the  Egyptians  shall  see  thee,  that  tliey  shall 
say.  This  is  his  wife :  and  they  will  kill  me, 
but  they  will  save  thee  alive. 

13  Say,  I  pray  thee,  thou  art  my  sister : 
that  it  may  be  well  with  me  for  thy  sake ; 
and  my  soul  shall  live  because  of  thee. 

14  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Abram  was  come  into  Egypt,  the  Egyptians 
beheld  the  woman  that  she  was  very  fair. 

15  The  princes  also  of  Pharaoh  saw 
her,  and  commended  her  before  Pharaoh  : 
and  the  woman  was  taken  into  Pharaoh's 
house. 

16  And  he  entreated  Abram  well  for  her 
sake :  and  he  had  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  he- 
asses,  and  men-servants,  and  maid-servants, 
and  she-asses,  and  camels. 

17  And  the  Lord  plagued  Pharaoh  and 
his  house  with  great  plagues  because  of 
Sarai  Abram's  wife. 

IS  And  Pharaoh  called  Abram,  and  said. 
What  is  this  that  thou  hast  done  unto  me  ? 
why  didst  thou  not  tell  me  that  she  toas  thy 
wife? 

19  Why  saidstthou.  She  is  my  sister  ?  so 
I  might  have  taken  her  to  me  to  wife :  now 

'  therefore  behold  thy  wife,  take  her,  and  go 
thy  way. 

20  And  Pharaoh  commanded  his  men 
concerning  him :  and  they  sent  him  away, 
and  his  wife,  and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

AND  Abram  went  up  out  of  Egypt,  he, 
and  his  wife,  and  all  that  he  had,  and 
Lot  with  him,  into  the  south. 

2  And  Abram  was  verj-  rich  in  cattle,  in 
silver,  and  in  gold. 

3  And  he  went  on  his  journeys  from  the 
south  even  to  Beth-el,  unto  the  place  where 
his  tent  had  been  at  the  beginning,  between 
Beth-el  and  Hai; 

4  Unto  the  place  of  the  altar,  which  he 
had  made  there  at  the  first :  and  there 
Abram  called  on  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  And  Lot  also,  which  went  with  Abram, 
had  flocks,  and  herds,  and  tents. 

6  And  the  land  was  not  able  to  bear  them, 
that  they  might  dwell  together:  for  their 
substance  was  great,  so  that  they  could  not 
dwell  together. 

7  *ti  And  there  was  a  strife  between  the 
herdmcn  of  Abram's  cattle  and  the  herd- 
men  of  Lot's  cattle :  and  the  Canaanite  and 
the  Perizzite  dwelled  then  in  the  land. 

8  And  Abram  said  unto  Lot,  Let  there 
be  no  strife,  I  pray  thee,  between  me  and 


thee,  and  between  my  herdmen  and  thy 
herdmen ;  for  we  be  brethren. 

9  Is  not  the  whole  land  before  thee  ?  Se- 
parate thyself,  I  pray  thee,  from  me :  if 
thou  wilt  take  the  left  hand,  then  I  will  go 
to  *he  right :  or  if  thou  depart  to  the  right 
hand,  then  I  will  go  to  the  left. 

10  U  And  Lot  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  be- 
held all  the  plain  of  Jordan,  that  it  was  well 
watered  ever)'^  where,  before  the  Lord  de- 
stroyed Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  even  as  the 
garden  of  the  Lord,  like  the  land  of  Egypt, 
as  thou  comest  unto  Zoar. 

11  Then  Lot  chose  him  all  the  plain  of 
Jordan ;  and  Lot  journeyed  east :  and  they 
separated  themselves  the  one  from  the  other. 

12  Abram  dwelled  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
and  Lot  dwelled  in  the  cities  of  the  plain, 
and  pitched  his  tent  toward  Sodom. 

13  But  the  men  of  Sodom  tcere  wicked 
and  sinners  before  the  Lord,  exceedingly. 

14  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abram, 
after  that  Lot  was  separated  from  him.  Lift 
up  now  thine  eyes,  and  look  from  the  place 
where  thou  art,  northward,  and  southward, 
and  eastward,  and  westward  : 

15  For  all  the  land  which  thou  seest,  to 
thee  will  I  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed  for  ever. 

16  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  as  the  dust 
of  the  earth  :  so  that  if  a  man  can  number 
the  dust  of  the  earth,  then  shall  thy  seed 
also  be  numbered. 

17  Arise,  walk  through  the  land  in  the 
length  of  it  and  in  the  breadth  of  it ;  for  I 
will  give  it  unto  thee. 

18  H  Then  Abram  removed  his  tent,  and 
came  and  dwelt  in  the  plain  of  Mamre, 
which  is  in  Hebron,  and  built  there  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of  Am- 
raphel  king  of  Shinar,  Arioch  king 
of  Ellasar,  Chedorlaomer  king  of  Elam, 
and  Tidal  king  of  nations  ; 

2  That  these  made  war  with  Bera  king 
of  Sodom,  and  with  Birsha  king  of  Gomor- 
rah, Shinab  king  of  Admah,  and  Shemeber 
king  of  Zeboiim,  and  the  king  of  Bela, 
whicli  is  Zoar. 

3  All  these  were  joined  together  in  the 
valeof  Siddim,  which  is  the  salt  sea. 

4  Twelve  years  they  served  Chedorlao- 
mer and  in  the  thirteenth  jcar  thej'  rebelled, 

5  And  in  the  fourteenth  year  came  Che- 
dorlaomer, and  the  kings  that  were  with  him, 
and  smote  the  Rephaims  in  Ashteroth  Kar- 
naim,  and  the  Zuzims  in  Ham,  and  the 
Emims  in  Shaveh  Kiriathaim, 

6  And  the  Horites  in  their  mount  Seir, 
unto  El-paran,  which  is  by  the  wilderness. 

7  And  they  returned,  and  came  to  En- 
mishpat,  which  is  Kadesh,  and  smote  all  the 
country  of  the  Amalekites,  and  also  the 
Amorites,  that  dwelt  in  Hazezon-tamar. 

8  And  there  went  out  the  king  of  Sodom 
and  the  king  of  Gomorrah,  and  the  king  of 
Admah,  ancl  the  king  of  Zeboiim,  and  tha 

11 


The  battle  of  the  kings.  GENESIS 

king  of  Bela,  (tlie  same  is  Zoar ;)  and  thej^ 
joined  battle  witli  them  in  the  vale  of  Sid- 
dim; 

9  With  Chedorlaomer  the  king  of  Elam, 
and  with  Tidal  king  of  nations,  and  Amra- 
nhel  king  of  Shinar,  and  Arioch  king  of 
Ellasar  ;  li)ur  kings  with  five. 

10  And  the  vale  of  Siddim  urns  full  of 
slime-pits ;  and  the  kings  of  Sodom  and  Go- 
morrah ilcd,  and  fell  there :  and  they  that 
remained  fled  to  the  mountain. 

11  And  they  took  all  the  goods  of  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah,  and  all  their  victuals,  and 
went  their  A\ay. 

12  ^  And  they  took  Lot,  Abram's  bro- 
ther's son,  who  dwelt  in  Sodom,  and  his 
goods,  and  departed. 

13  And  there  came  one  that  had  es- 
caped, and  told  Abram  the  Hebrew;  for  he 
dwelt  in  the  plain  of  Mamre  the  Amorite, 
brother  of  Eslicol,  and  brother  of  Aner: 
and  these  n^crc  confederate  with  Abram. 

14  H  And  when  Abram  heard  that  his  bro- 
ther was  taken  captive,  he  armed  his  train- 
ed servants,  born  in  his  own  house,  three 
hundred  and  eighteen,  and  pursued  thein 
unto  Dan. 

15  And  he  divided  himself  against  them, 
he  and  his  servants  by  night,  and  smote 
them,  and  pursued  them  unto  Hobah, 
which  is  on  tlie  left  hand  of  Damascus. 

16  And  he  brought  back  all  the  goods, 
and  also  brought  again  his  brother  Lot,  and 
his  goods,  and  the  women  also,  and  the 
people. 

17  II  And  the  king  of  Sodom  went  out 
to  meet  him  after  his  return  from  the  slaugh- 
ter of  Chedorlaomer,  and  of  the  kings  that 
iperc  with  him,  at  the  valley  of  Shaveh,  which 
is  the  kinj^'s  dale. 

18  And  Melchizedek  king  of  Salem 
brought  forth  bread  and  wine  :  and  he  ivas 
the  priest  of  the  most  high  God. 

19  And  he  blessed  him,  and  said.  Blessed 
be  Abram  of  tlie  most  high  God,  possessor 
of  heaven  and  earth  : 

20  And  blessed  be  the  most  liigh  God, 
which  liath  delivered  thine  enemies  into 
thy  hand.     And  he  gave  Jiim  tithes  of  all. 

21  'lAiul  the  king  of  Sodom  said  unto 
Abram,  Give  me  the  persons,  and  take  the 
goods  to  thyself. 

22  And  Abram  said  to  the  king  of  Sodom, 
I  have  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  the  Lord, 
the  most  high  God,  the  possessor  of  heaven 
and  earth, 

23  That  I  will  not  take  from  a  thread 
even  to  a  shoe-latchet,  and  that  1  will  not 
take  any  thin";  that  is  thine,  lest  thou 
shouldest say,  I  have  made  Abram  rich: 

24  Save  only  that  which  the  voung  men 
have  eaten,  and  the  portion  of  the  men 
which  went  with  me,  Aner,  Eshcol,  and 
Mamre;  let  them  take  their  portion. 

CHAP.  XV. 

\  FTER  these  things  the  word  of  the 

■^^^  Lord  came  unto  Abram  in  a  vision, 


Abram  is  justified  by  faith. 
saying,  Fear  not,  Abram :  I  «?« thy  shield, 
and  thy  exceeding  great  reward. 

2  And  Abram  said,  Lord  God,  what 
wilt  thou  give  me,  seeing  I  go  childless, 
and  the  steward  of  my  house  is  this  Elie- 
zer  of  Damascus  1 

3  And  Abram  said,  Behold,  to  me  thou 
hast  given  no  seed  :  and  lo,  one  born  in  my 
house  is  mine  heir. 

4  If  And  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  him,  saying,  This  shall  not  be 
thine  heir  ;  but  he  that  shall  come  forth  out 
of  thine  ow^n  bowels  shall  be  thine  heir. 

5  And  he  brought  him  forth  abroad,  and 
said.  Look  now  toward  heaven,  and  tell  the 
stars,  if  thou  be  able  to  number  them :  and 
he  said  unto  him,  So  shall  thy  seed  be. 

6  U  And  he  believed  in  the  Lord  ;  and 
he  counted  it  to  him  for  righteousness. 

7  H  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  g?m  the  Lord 
that  brought  thee  out  of  Ur  of  the  Chaldees, 
to  give  thee  this  land  to  inherit  it. 

S  And  he  said,  Lord  God,  whereby 
shall  I  know  that  I  shall  inherit  it  ? 

9  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  me  an 
heifer  of  three  years  old,  and  a  she-goat  of 
three  years  old,  and  a  ram  of  three  years 
old,  and  a  turtle-dove,  and  a  young  pigeon. 

10  And  he  took  unto  him  all  these,  and 
divided  them  in  the  midst,  and  laid  each 
piece  one  against  another :  but  the  birds 
divided  he  not. 

1 1  And  when  the  fowls  came  down  upon 
the  carcasses,  Abram  drove  them  away. 

12  U  And  when  the  sun  was  going  down, 
a  deep  sleep  fell  upon  Abram  :  and  lo,  an 
horror  of  great  darkness  fell  upon  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  Abram,  Know  of  a 
surety  that  thy  seed  shall  be  a  stranger  in 
a  land  that  is  not  theirs,  and  shall  serve 
them  ;  and  they  shall  afflict  them  four  hun- 
dred years ; 

14  And  also  that  nation  whom  they  shall 
serve,  will  I  judge  :  and  afterward  shall  they 
come  out  with  great  substance. 

16  And  thou  shalt  go  to  thy  fathers  in 
peace  ;  thou  shalt  be  buried  in  a  good  old 
age. 

16  But  in  the  fourth  generation  they  shall 
come  hither  again  :  for  the  iniquity  of  the 
Amorites  is  not  yet  full. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
sun  w^ent  down,  and  it  was  dark,  behold  a 
smoking  furnace,  and  a  burning  lamp  that 
passed  between  those  pieces. 

18  In  the  same  day  the  Lord  made  a 
covenant  with  Abram,  saying,  Unto  thy 
seed  have  I  given  this  land,  from  the  river 
of  Egypt  unto  the  great  river,  the  river  Eu- 
phrates : 

19  The  Kenites,  and  the  Kenizzites,  and 
the  Kadmonites, 

20  And  the  Hittites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Rephaims, 

21  And  tlie  Amorites,  and  the  Canaan- 
ites,  and  the  Girgashites,  and  the  Jebu- 
sites. 

12 


Hagar  flees  from  Sarai. 
CHAP.  XVI. 

NOW  Sarai  Abram's  wife  bare  him  no 
children :  and  she  had  an  handmaid, 
an  Egyptian,  whose  name  loas  Hagar. 

2  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram,  Behold, 
now,  the  Loud  hath  restrained  me  from 
bearing  :  I  pray  thee  go  in  unto  my  maid  ; 
it  may  be  that  I  may  obtain  children  by  her. 
And  Abram  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Sarai. 

3  And  Sarai  Abram's  wife  took  Hagar  her 
maid  the  Egyptian,  after  Abram  had  dwelt 
ten  years  in  tlie  land  of  Canaan,  and  gave 
her  to  her  husband  Abram  to  be  his  wife. 

4  IF  And  he  went  in  unto  Hagar,  and 
she  conceived  :  and  when  she  saw  that  she 
had  conceived,  her  mistress  was  despised  in 
her  eyes. 

5  And  Sarai  said  unto  Abram,  My  wrong 
he  upon  thee  :  I  have  given  my  maid  into 
thy  bosom  ;  and  when  she  saw  that  she  had 
conceived,  I  was  despised  in  her  eyes :  the 
Lord  judge  between  me  and  thee. 

6  But  Abram  said  unto  Sarai,  Behold, 
thy  maid  is  in  thy  hand  ;  do  to  her  as  it 
pleaseth  thee.  And  when  Sarai  dealt  hard- 
ly with  her,  she  fled  from  her  face. 

7  "ff  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  found 
her  by  a  fountain  of  water  in  the  wilder- 
ness, by  the  fountain  in  the  way  to  Shur. 

8  And  he  said,  Hagar,  Sarai's  maid, 
whence  camest  thou?  and  whither  wilt 
thou  go  ?  And  she  said,  I  flee  from  the  face 
of  my  mistress  Sarai. 

9  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her.  Return  to  thy  mistress,  and  submit  thy- 
self under  her  hands. 

10  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her,  I  will  multiply  thy  seed  exceedingly, 
that  it  shall  not  be  numbered  for  multitude. 

11  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
her,  Behold,  thou  art  with  child,  and  shalt 
bear  a  son,  and  shalt  call  his  name  Ishmael ; 
because  the  Lord  hath  heard  thy  affliction. 

12  And  he  will  be  a  wild  man  ;  his  hand 
iciill  be  against  every  man,  and  every  man's 
hand  against  him  ;  and  he  shall  dwell  in 
the  presence  of  all  his  bretliren. 

13  And  she  called  the  name  of  the  Lord 
that  spake  unto  her.  Thou  God  seest  me  : 
for  she  said.  Have  I  also  here  looked  after 
him  that  seeth  me  1 

14  Wherefore  the  well  was  called  Beer- 
lahai-roi ;  behold,  it  is  between  Kadesh 
and  Bered. 

15  "^I  And  Hagar  bare  Abram  a  son  : 
and  Abram  called  his  son's  name,  which 
Hagar  bare,  Ishmael. 

16  And  Abram  was  fourscore  and  six 
years  old,  when  Hagar  bare  Ishmael  to 
Abram. 

CHAP.  XVII. 
ND  when  Abram  was  ninety  years  old 
and  nine,  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Abram,  and  said  ,unto  him,  I  «?«  the  Al- 
mighty God ;  walk  before  me,  and  be  thou 
pc-fect, 


CHAP.  XVI,  XVII.  Circumcision  instituted. 

me  and  thee,  and  will  multiply  thee  ex- 
ceedingly. 

3  And  Abram  fell  on  his  face :  and  God 
talked  with  him,  saying, 

4  As  for  me,  behold  my  covenant  zs  with 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  a  father  of  many 
nations. 

5  II  Neither  shall  thy  name  any  more  be 
called  Abram,  but  thy  name  shall  be  Abra- 
ham ;  for  a  father  of  many  nations  have  I 
made  thee. 

6  And  I  will  make  thee  exceeding  fruit- 
ful, and  I  will  make  nations  of  thee ;  and 
kings  shall  come  out  of  thee. 

7  And  I  will  establish  my  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  thee,  and  thy  seed  after 
thee,  in  their  generations,  for  an  everlasting 
covenant ;  to  be  a  God  unto  thee  and  to  thy 
seed  after  thee. 

8  And  I  will  ^ive  unto  thee,  and  to  thy 
seed  after  thee,  the  land  wherein  thou  art  a 
stranger,  all  the  land  of  Canaan,  for  an  ever- 
lasting possession ;  and  I  will  be  their  God. 

9  II  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Thou 
shalt  keep  my  covenant  therefore,  thou,  and 
thy  seed  after  thee,  in  their  generations. 

10  This  is  my  covenant,  which  ye  shall 
keep  between  me  and  you  and  thy  seed 
after  thee ;  Every  man-child  among  you 
shall  be  circumcised. 

11  And  ye  shall  circumcise  the  flesh  of 
your  foreskin ;  and  it  shall  be  a  token  of 
the  covenant  betwixt  me  and  you. 

12  And  he  that  is  eight  days  old  shall  be 
circumcised  among  you,  every  man-child 
in  your  generations,  he  that  is  born  in  the 
house,  or  bought  with  money  of  any  stran- 
ger, which  is  not  of  thy  seed. 

13  He  that  is  born  in  thy  house,  and  he 
that  is  bought  with  thy  money,  must  needs 
be  circumcised  :  and  my  covenant  shall  be 
in  your  flesh  for  an  everlasting  covenant. 

14  And  the  uncircumcised  man-child, 
whose  flesh  of  his  foreskin  is  not  circum- 
cised, that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  his 
peoj)le  ;  he  hath  broken  my  covenant. 

15  H  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  As 
for  Sarai  thy  wife,  thou  shalt  not  call  her 
name  Sarai,  but  Sarah  shall  her  name  be. 

16  And  I  will  bless  her,  and  give  thee 
a  son  also  of  her  :  yea,  I  will  bless  her,  and 
she  shall  be  a  mother  of  nations  ;  kings  of 
people  shall  be  of  her. 

17  Then  Abraham  fell  upon  his  face, 
and  laughed,  and  said  in  his  heart,  Shall 
a  child  be  born  unto  him  that  is  an  hundred 
years  old  ?  and  shall  Sarah,  that  is  ninety 
years  old,  bear  ? 

18  And  Abraham  said  unto  God,  O  that 
Ishmael  might  live  before  thee  ! 

19  And  (Gtod  said,  Sarah  thy  wife  shall 
bear  thee  a  son  indeed  ;  and  thou  shalt  call 
his  name  Isaac :  and  I  will  establish  my 
covenant  with  him  for  an  everlasting  cove- 
nant, and  with  his  seed  after  him. 

20  And  as  for  Ishmael,  I  have  heard 


2  And  I  will  make  my  dovenant  between  chee 


Behold,  I  have  blessed  him,  and  will 
13 


Abraham  cntertaineth  angels. 
m-ike  him  fruitful,  and  will  multiply  him 
exccedindy  :  twelve  princes  shall  he  beget, 
and  I  will  make  him  a  great  nation. 

21  But  my  covenant  will  I  establish  with 
Isaac,  whoni  Sarah  shall  bear  unto  thee  at 
this  set  time  in  the  next  year. 

22  And  he  left  off  talking  with  him,  and 
God  went  up  from  Abraham. 

23  ^  And  Abraham  took  Ishmael  his 
son,  and  all  that  were  born  in  his  house,  and 
all  that  were  bought  with  his  money,  every 
male  among  the  men  of  Abraham's  house ; 
and  circumcised  the  flesh  of  their  foreskin, 
in  the  self-same  day,  as  God  had  said  unto 
him. 

24  And  Abraham  was  ninety  years  old 
and  nine,  when  he  was  circumcised  in  the 
flesh  of  liis  foreskin. 

25  And  Ishmael  his  son  tvas  thirteen 
years  old,  when  he  was  circumcised  in  the 
flesh  of  his  foreskin. 

26  In  tlie  self-same  day  was  Abraham 
circumcised  and  Ishmael  his  son. 

27  And  all  the  men  of  his  house,  born  in 
the  house,  and  bought  with  money  of  the 
stranger,  were  circumcised  with  him. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in 
the  plains  of  Mamre :  and  he  sat  in 
the  tent  door  in  the  heat  of  tl  e  day  ; 

2  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  and  looked, 
and  lo,  three  men  stood  by  him  :  and  when 
he  saw  tliciii,  he  ran  to  meet  them  from  the 
tent  door,  and  bowed  himself  toward  the 
ground, 

3  And  said,  My  Lord,  if  now  I  have  found 
favour  in  thy  sight,  pass  not  away,  I  pray 
thee,  from  thy  servant : 

4  Let  a  little  water,  I  pray  you,  be  fetch- 
ed, and  wash  your  feet,  and  rest  yourselves 
under  the  tree : 

5  And  I  will  fetch  a  morsel  of  bread,  and 
comfort  ye  your  hearts  ;  after  that  ye  shall 
pass  on  :  for  therefore  are  ye  come  to  your 
servant.  And  they  said,  \So  do,  as  thou 
hast  said. 

6  And  Abraham  hastened  into  the  tent 
unto  Sarali,  and  said,  Make  ready  quickly 
three  measures  of  fine  meal,  knead  it,  and 
make  cakes  upon  the  hearth. 

7  And  Abraham  ran  unto  the  herd,  and 
fetched  a  calf  tender  and  good,  and  gave 
it  unto  a  young  man ;  and  he  hasted  to 
dress  it. 

8  And  he  took  butter,  and  milk,  and  the 
calf  which  Ik;  had  dressed,  and  set  it  before 
them ;  and  he  stood  by  tlicm  under  the  tree, 
and  they  did  eat. 

0  H  And  they  said  unto  him,  Where  is 
Sarah  thy  wife?  And  he  said,  Behold,  in 
the  tent. 

10  And  he  said,  I  will  certainly  return 
unto  tiiee  according  to  the  time  of  life :  and 
lo,  Sarah  thy  wife  shall  have  a  son.  And 
Sarah  heard  it  in  the  tent-door,  which  was 
behind  him. 

11  Now   Abraham  and  Sarah   ictrc  old 


GENESIS,         Destruction  of  Sodom  revealed. 

and  well  stricken  in  age ;  and  it  ceased  to 
be  with  Sarah  after  the  manner  of  women. 

12  Therefore  Sarah  laughed  within  her- 
self, saying.  After  I  am  waxed  old  shall  I 
have  pleasure,  my  lord  being  old  also? 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Abraham, 
Wherefore  did  Sarah  laugh,  saying.  Shall 
I  of  a  surety  bear  a  child,  which  am  old  ? 

14  Is  any  thing  too  hard  lor  the  Lord  1 
At  the  time  appointed  I  will  return  unto 
thee,  according  to  the  time  of  life,  and 
Sarah  shall  have  a  son. 

15  Then  Sarah  denied,  saying,  I  laugh- 
ed not ;  for  she  was  afraid.  And  he  said, 
Nay ;  but  thou  didst  laugh. 

16  And  the  men  rose  up  from  thence, 
and  looked  toward  Sodom :  and  Abraham 
went  with  them  to  bring  them  on  the  way. 

17  ^  And  the  Lord  said.  Shall  I  hide 
from  Abraham  that  thing  which  I  do ; 

18  Seeing  that  Abraham  shall  surely  be- 
come a  great  and  mightj^  nation,  and  all 
the  nations  of  the  earth  shall  be  blessed  in 
him  ? 

19  For  I  know  him,  that  he  will  com- 
mand his  children  and  his  household  after 
him,  and  they  shall  keep  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  to  do  justice  and  judgment;  that 
the  Lord  may  bring  upon  Abraham  that 
which  he  hath  spoken  of  him. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  Because  the  cry 
of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  is  great,  and  be- 
cause their  sin  is  very  grievous; 

21  I  will  go  down  now,  and  see  whether 
they  have  done  altogether  according  to  the 
cry  of  it,  which  is  come  unto  me ;  and  if 
not,  I  will  know. 

22  And  the  men  turned  their  faces  from 
thence,  and  went  toward  Sodom :  but 
Abraham  stood  yet  before  the  Lord. 

23  H  And  Abraham  drew  near,  and  said, 
Wilt  thou  also  destroy  the  righteous  with 
the  wicked  ? 

24  Peradventure  there  be  fifty  righteous 
within  the  city :  wilt  thou  also  destroy  and 
not  spare  the  place  for  the  fifty  righteous 
that  arr  therein  ? 

25  That  be  far  from  thee  to  do  after  this 
manner,  to  slay  the  righteous  with  the  wick- 
ed :  and  that  the  righteous  should  be  as  the 
wicked,  that  be  far  from  thee  :  Shall  not  the 
Judge  of  all  the  earth  do  right  ? 

26  And  the  Lord  said,  If  I  find  in  So- 
dom fifty  righteous  within  the  city,  then  I 
will  spare  all  the  place  for  their  sakes. 

27  And  Abraham  answered  and  said. 
Behold  now,  I  have  taken  upon  me  to  speak 
unto  the  Lord,  which  am  but  dust  and 
ashes : 

28  Peradventure  there  shall  lack  five  of 
the  fifty  righteous:  wilt  thou  destroy  all 
the  city  for  lack  of  five?  And  he  said,  if  1 
find  there  forty  and  five,  I  will  not  destroy  it. 

29  And  he  spake  unto  him  yet  again, 
and  said,  Peradventure  there  shall  be  forty 
found  there.  And  he  said,  I  will  not  do  it 
for  forty's  sake. 

14 


AhraJiam  intercedes  for  it.  CHAP 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  Oh,  let  not  the 
Lord  be  angry,  and  I  will  speak:  Perad- 
venture  there  shall  thirty  be  found  there. 
And  he  said,  I  will  not  do  it,  if  I  find  thirty 
there. 

31  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  I  have  ta- 
ken upon  me  to  speak  unto  the  Lord.  Per- 
adventure  there  shall  twenty  be  found  there. 
And  he  .mid,  I  will  not  destroy  it  for  twen- 
ty's sake. 

32  And  he  said.  Oh  let  not  the  Lord  be 
angry,  and  I  will  speak  yet  but  this  once  : 
Peradventure  ten  shall  be  found  there.  And 
he  said,  I  will  not  destroy  it  for  ten's  sake. 

33  And  the  Lord  went  his  way,  as  soon 
as  he  had  left  communing  with  Abraham  : 
and  Abraham  returned  unto  his  place. 

CHAP.  XIX 


ND  there  came  two  angels  to  Sodom 
at  even :  and  Lot  sat  m  the  gate  of 
Sodom ;  and  Lot  seeing  them,  rose  up  to 
meet  tliem  ;  and  he  bowed  hunself  with  his 
face  toward  the  ground  ; 

2  And  he  said,  Behold  now,  my  lords, 
turn  in,  I  pray  you,  into  your  servant's 
house,  and  tarry  all  night,  and  wash  your 
feet,  and  ye  shall  rise  up  early,  and  go  on 
your  ways.  And  they  said.  Nay  ;  but  we 
will  abide  in  the  street  all  night. 

3  And  he  pressed  upon  them  greatly; 
and  they  turned  in  unto  him,  and  entered 
into  his  house  ;  and  he  made  them  a  feast, 
and  did  bake  unleavened  bread,  and  they 
did  eat. 

4  H  But  before  they  lay  down,  the  men 
of  the  city,  even  the  men  of  Sodom,  com- 
passed the  house  round,  both  old  and  young, 
all  the  people  from  every  quarter. 

5  And  they  called  unto  Lot,  and  said  unto 
him.  Where  are  the  men  which  came  in  to 
thee  this  night  ?  bring  them  out  unto  us, 
that  we  may  know  them. 

6  And  Lot  went  out  at  the  doorunto  them, 
and  shut  the  door  after  him, 

7  And  said,  I  pray  you,  brethren,  do  not 
so  wickedly. 

8  Behold  now,  I  have  two  daughters 
which  have  not  known  man  ;  let  me,  t  pray  i 
you,  bring  them  out  unto  you,  and  do  ye  to 
them  as  is  good  in  your  eyes :  only  unto 
these  men  do  nothing ;  for  therefore  came 
they  under  the  shadow  of  my  roof 

9  And  they  said.  Stand  back.  And  they 
said  again.  This  one  fellow  came  in  to  so- 
journ, and  he  will  needs  be  a  judge  :  Now 
will  we  deal  worse  with  thee  than  with  them. 
And  they  pressed  sore  upon  the  man,  even 
Lot,  and  came  near  to  break  the  door. 

10  But  the  men  put  forth  their  hand,  and 
pulled  Lot  into  the  house  to  them,  and  shut 
to  the  door. 

11  And  they  smote  the  men  that  were  at 
the  door  of  the  house  with  blindness,  both 
small  and  great :  so  that  they  wearied  them- 
selves to  find  the  door. 

12  U  And  the  men  said  unto  Lot,  Hast 
thou  here  any  besides  ?  son-in-law,  and  thy 


XIX.    Sodom  and  Gomorrah  destroyed. 
sons  and  thy  daughters,   and  whatsoever 
thou  hast  in  the  city,  bring  them  out  of  this 
place : 

13  For  we  will  destroy  this  place,  be- 
cause the  cry  of  them  is  waxen  great  before 
the  face  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the  Lord  hath 
sent  us  to  destroy  it. 

14  And  Lot  went  out,  and  spake  unto  his 
sons-in-law,  which  married  his  daughters, 
and  said.  Up,  get  ye  out  of  this  place  ;  for 
the  Lord  will  destroy  this  city :  but  he 
seemed  as  one  that  mocked  unto  his  sons- 
in-law. 

15  And  when  the  morning  arose,  then 
the  angels  hastened  Lot,  saying.  Arise, 
take  thy  wife,  and  thy  two  daughters  which 
are  here  ;  lest  thou  be  consumed  in  the  ini- 
quity of  the  city. 

16  And  while  he  lingered,  the  men  laid 
hold  upon  his  hand,  and  upon  the  hand  of 
his  wife,  and  upon  the  hand  of  his  two 
daughters ;  the  Lord  being  merciful  unto 
him  :  and  they  brought  him  forth,  and  set 
him  without  the  city. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
brought  them  forth  abroad,  that  he  said. 
Escape  for  thy  life  :  look  not  behind  thee, 
neither  stay  thou  in  all  the  plain  :  escape 
to  the  mountain,  lest  thou  be  consumed. 

18  And  Lot  said  unto  them,  Oh,  not  so^ 
my  Lord ! 

19  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  and  thou  hast  magnified 
thy  mercy,  which  thou  hast  shewed  unto 
me  in  saving  my  life  :  and  I  cannot  escape 
to  the  mountain,  lest  some  evil  take  me,  and 
I  die: 

20  Behold  now,  this  city  is  near  to  flee 
unto,  and  it  is  a  little  one  :  Oh !  let  me  es- 
cape thither,  {is  it  not  a  httle  one  ?)  and  my 
soul  shall  live. 

21  And  he  said  unto  him.  See,  I  have 
accepted  thee  concerning  this  thing  also, 
that  I  will  not  overthrow  this  city,  for  the 
which  thou  hast  spoken. 

22  Haste  thee,  escape  thither  ;  for  I  can- 
not do  any  thing  till  thou  be  come  thither  : 
therefore  the  name  of  the  city  was  called 
Zoar. 

23  The  sun  was  risen  upon  the  earth 
when  Lot  entered  into  Zoar. 

24  H  Then  the  Lord  rained  upon  Sodom 
and  upon  Gomorrah  brimstone  and  fire  from 
the  Lord  out  of  heaven  ; 

25  And  he  overthrew  those  cities,  and 
all  the  plain,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
cities,  and  that  which  grew  upon  the 
ground. 

26  *\  But  his  wife  looked  back  from  be- 
hind him,  and  she  became  a  pillar  of  salt. 

27  IF  And  Abraham  gat  up  early  in  the 
morning,  to  the  place  where  he  stood  before 
the  Lord  : 

28  And  he  looked  toward  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah,  and  toward  all  the  land  of  the 
plain,  and  beheld,  and  lo,  the  smoke  of  the 
country  went  up  as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace. 

15 


Abraham  denies  his  wife. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  de- 
stroyed the  cities  of  the  plain,  that  God  re- 
membered Abraham,  and  sent  Lot  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  overthrovy,  when  he  over- 
threw the  cities  in  the  which  Lot  dwelt. 

30  ^  And  Lot  went  up  out  of  Zoar,  and 
dwelt  in  the  mountain,  and  his  two  daugh- 
ters with  him ;  for  he  feared  to  dwell  in 
Zoar :  and  he  dwelt  in  a  cave,  he,  and  his 
two  daughters. 

31  *l  And  the  first-born  said  unto  the 
younger,  Our  father  is  old,  and  there  is  not 
a  man  in  the  earth  to  come  in  unto  us  after 
the  manner  of  all  the  earth : 

32  Come,  let  us  make  our  father  drink 
wine,  and  we  will  lie  with  him,  that  we  may 
preserve  seed  of  our  father. 

33  And  they  made  their  father  dririk 
wine  that  night :  and  the  first-born  went  in 
and  lay  with  her  father ;  and  he  perceived 
not  when  she  lay  down,  nor  when  she  arose. 

34  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow 
that  the  first-born  said  unto  the  younger. 
Behold,  I  lay  yesternight  with  my  father  : 
let  us  make  him  drink  wine  this  night  also  ; 
and  go  thou  in,  and  lie  with  him,  that  we 
may  preserve  seed  of  our  father. 

35  And  they  made  their  father  drink 
wine  that  night  also:  and  the  younger  arose, 
and  lay  with  him ;  and  he  perceived  not 
when  she  lay  down,  nor  when  she  arose. 

36  Thus  were  both  the  daughters  of  Lot 
with  child  by  their  father. 

37  And  tlie  first-born  bare  a  son,  and  call- 
ed his  name  Moab  :  the  same  is  the  fatlier 
of  the  Moabites  unto  this  day. 

38  And  the  younger,  she  also  bare  a  son, 
jnd  called  his  name  Ben-ammi:  the  same  is 
the  father  of  the  children  of  Amraon  unto 
this  day. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  Abraham  journeyed  from  thence 
toward  the  south  country,  and  dwell- 
ed between  Kadesh  and  Shur,  and  sojourn- 
ed in  Gerar. 

2  And  Abraham  said  of  Sarah  his  wife, 
She  is  my  sister :  And  Abimelech  king  of 
Gerar  sent  and  took  Sarah. 

3  But  God  came  to  Abimelech  in  a  dream 
by  night,  and  said  to  him,  Behold,  thou  art 
hut  a  dead  man,  for  the  woman  which  thou 
hast  taken  :  for  she  is  a  man's  wife. 

4  But  Abimelech  had  not  come  near  her : 
and  he  said.  Loud,  wilt  thou  slay  also  a 
righteous  nation  1 

.5  Said  ho  not  unlo  me,  She  is  my  sister  1 
and  she,  even  she  herself  said,  He  is  my 
brother :  in  the  integrity  of  my  heart,  and 
innocency  of  my  hands  have  I  done  this. 

6  And  God  said  unto  him  in  a  dream 
Yea,  I  know  that  tiiou  didst  this  in  the  in- 
tegrity of  thy  heart ;  for  I  also  withheld 
the(>  from  sinning  against  me:  therefore 
sufficed  I  thee  not  to  touch  her. 

7  Now  tlierolbre  restore  the  man  his  wife, 
for  he  is  a  prophet,  and  he  shall  pray  for 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  live :  and  if  thou  restore 


GENESIS.  Isaac  horn. 

her  not,  know  thou  that  thou  shalt  surely 
die,  thou  and  all  that  are  thine. 

8  Therefore  Abimelech  rose  early  in  the 
morning,  and  called  all  his  servants,  and 
told  all  these  things  in  their  ears :  and  the 
men  were  sore  afraid. 

9  H  Then  Abimelech  called  Abraham,  and 
said  unto  him,  What  hast  thou  done  unto 
us?  and  what  have  I  offended  thee,  that 
thou  hast  brought  on  me  and  on  my  king- 
dom a  great  sin  ?  thou  hast  done  deeds  unto 
me  that  ought  not  to  be  done. 

10  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Abraham, 
What  sawest  thou,  that  thou  hast  done  tliis 
thing  ? 

11  And  Abraham  said, Because  I  thought, 
Surely  the  fear  of  God  is  not  in  this  place ; 
and  they  will  slay  me  for  my  wife's  sake. 

12  And  yet  indeed  she  is  my  sister ;  she 
is  the  daughter  of  my  father,  but  not  the 
daughter  of  my  mother :  and  she  became 
my  wife. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  caused 
me  to  wander  from  my  father's  house,  that 
I  said  unto  her,  This  is  thy  kindness  which 
thou  shalt  shew  unto  me ;  At  every  place 
whither  we  shall  come,  say  of  me,  He  is  my 
brother. 

14  H  And  Abimelech  took  sheep,  and  oxen, 
and  men-servants,  and  women-servants,  and 
gave  them  unto  Abraham,  and  restored  him 
Sarah  his  wife. 

15  And  Abimelech  said.  Behold,  my  land 
is  before  thee :  dwell  where  it  pleaseth  thee. 

16  And  unto  Sarah  he  said,  Behold,  I 
have  given  th)"  brother  a  thousand  pieces  of 
silver :  behold,  he  is  to  thee  a  covering  of 
the  eyes,  unto  all  that  are  with  thee,  and 
with  all  other :  thus  she  was  reproved. 

17  H  So  Abraham  prayed  unto  God  :  and 
God  healed  Abimelech,  and  his  wife,  and 
his  maid-servants ;  and  they  bare  children. 

18  For  the  Lord  had  fast  closed  up  all 
the  wombs  of  the  house  of  Abimelech,  be- 
cause of  Sarah  Abraham's  wife. 

CHAP.  XXI. 
ND  the  Lord  visited  Sarah  as  he  had 
said,  and  the  Lord  did  unto  Sarah  as 
he  had  spoken. 

2  For  Sarah  conceived,  and  bare  Abra- 
ham a  son  in  his  old  age,  at  the  set  time  of 
which  God  had  spoken  to  him. 

3  And  Abraham  called  the  name  of  his 
son  that  was  born  unto  him,  whom  Sarah 
bare  to  him,  Isaac. 

4  And  Abraham  circumcised  his  son 
Isaac,  being  eight  days  old,  as  God  had 
commanded  him. 

5  And  Abraham  was  an  hundred  years 
old,  when  his  son  Isaac  was  born  unto  him. 

6  H  And  Sarah  said,  God  hath  made  me 
to  laugh,  so  that  all  that  hear  will  laugh  with 
me. 

7  And  she  said,  Who  would  have  said 
unto  Abraham,  that  Sarah  should  have  given 
children  suck  ?  for  I  have  born  him  a  son  in 
his  old  age. 

16 


Hagar  banished.  CHAP. 

8  And  the  child  grew,  and  was  weaned: 
and  Abraham  made  a  great  feast  the  same 
day  that  Isaac  was  weaned. 

9  %  And  Sarali  saw  the  son  of  Hagar  the 
Egyptian,  which  she  had  born  unto  Abra- 
ham, mocking. 

10  Wherefore  she  said  unto  Abraham, 
Cast  out  this  bond-woman,  and  her  son :  for 
the  son  of  this  bond-woman  shall  not  be 
heir  with  my  son,  even  with  Isaac. 

11  And  the  thing  was  very  grievous  in 
Abraham's  sight,  because  of  his  son. 

12  And  God  said  unto  Abraham,  Let  it 
not  be  grievous  in  thy  sight,  because  of  the 
lad,  and  because  of  thy  bond-woman ;  in  all 
that  Sarah  hath  said  unto  thee,  hearken  unto 
her  voice :  for  in  Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be 
called. 

13  And  also  of  the  son  of  the  bond-wo- 
man will  I  make  a  nation,  because  he  is  thy 
seed. 

14  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  took  bread,  and  a  bottle  of 
water,  and  gave  it  unto  Hagar  (putting  it 
on  her  shoulder)  and  the  child,  and  sent  her 
away :  and  she  departed,  and  wandered  in 
the  wilderness  of  Beer-sheba. 

15  If  And  the  water  was  spent  in  the  bot- 
tle, and  she  cast  the  child  under  one  of  the 
shrubs. 

16  And  she  went,  and  sat  her  down  over 
against  kirn,  a  good  way  off,  as  it  were  a 
bow-shot :  for  she  said.  Let  me  not  see  the 
death  of  the  child.  And  she  sat  over  against 
him,  and  lifted  up  her  voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  God  heard  the  voice  of  the  lad  : 
and  tlie  angel  of  God  called  to  Hagar  out  of 
heaven,  and  said  unto  her.  What  aileth  thee, 
Hagar  \  fear  not ;  for  God  hath  heard  the 
voice  of  the  lad  where  he  is. 

IS  Arise,  lift  up  the  lad,  and  hold  him  in 
thine  hand  :  for  1  will  make  him  a  great  na- 
tion. 

19  And  God  opened  her  eyes,  and  she 
saw  a  well  of  water :  and  she  went,  and 
filled  the  bottle  witli  water,  and  gave  the  lad 
drink. 

20  And  God  was  with  the  lad ;  and  he 
grew,  and  dwelt  in  the  wilderness,  and  be- 
came an  archer. 

21  And  he  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  of  Pa- 
ran  :  andhis  mother  took  him  a  wife  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  H  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time  that 
Abimelech  and  Phichol  the  chief  captain 
of  his  host  spake  unto  Abraham,  saying, 
God  is  with  thee  in  all  that  thou  doest : 

23  Now  therefore  swear  unto  me  here  by 
God,  that  thou  wilt  not  deal  falsely  with  me, 
nor  with  my  son,  nor  with  my  son's  son : 
but  according  to  the  kindness  that  I  have 
done  unto  thee,  thou  shalt  do  unto  me,  and 
to  the  land  wherein  thou  hast  sojourned. 

24  And  Abraham  said,  I  will  swear. 

25  And  Abraham  reproved  Abimelech 
because  of  a  well  of  water,  which  Abime- 
lech's  servants  had  violently  taken  away. 


XXII.   Abraham  tempted  to  offer  Isaac. 

26  And  Abimelech  said,  I  wot  not  who 
hath  done  this  thing :  neither  didst  thou  tell 
me,  neither  yet  heard  I  of  it,  but  to-day. 

27  And  Abraham  took  sheep  and  oxen, 
and  gave  them  unto  Abimelech  :  and  both 
of  them  made  a  covenant. 

28  And  Abraham  set  seven  ewe-lambs 
of  the  flock  by  themselves. 

29  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Abraham, 
What  mean  these  seven  ewe-lambs,  which 
thou  hast  set  by  themselves  1 

30  And  he  said,  For  these  seven  ewe- 
lambs  shalt  thou  take  of  my  hand,  that  they 
may  be  a  witness  unto  me  that  I  have  dig- 
ged this  well. 

31  Wherefore  he  called  that  place  Beer- 
sheba;  because  there  they  sware  both  of 
them. 

32  Thus  they  made  a  covenant  at  Beer- 
sheba :  then  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  Phi- 
chol the  chief  captain  of  his  host,  and  they 
returned  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines. 

33  H  And  Abraham  planted  a  grove  in 
Beer-sheba,  and  called  there  on  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  the  everlasting  God. 

34  And  Abraham  sojourned  in  the  Phi- 
listines' land  many  days. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  God  did  tempt  Abraham,  and  said 
unto  him,  Abraham :  And  he  said,  Behold, 
here  I  am. 

2  And  he  said.  Take  now  thy  son,  thine 
only  son  Isaac,  whom  thou  lovest,  and  get 
thee  into  the  land  of  Moriah  ;  and  offer  him 
there  for  a  burnt-offering  upon  one  of  the 
mountains  which  I  will  tell  thee  of. 

3  11  And  Abraham  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  saddled  his  ass,  and  took  two 
of  his  young  men  with  him,  and  Isaac  his 
son,  and  clave  the  wood  for  the  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  rose  up,  and  went  unto  the  place  of 
which  God  had  told  him. 

4  Then  on  the  third  day  Abraham  lifted 
up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the  place  afar  off. 

5  And  Abraham  said  unto  his  young  men, 
Abide  ye  here  with  the  ass,  and  I  and  the 
lad  will  go  yonder  and  worship,  and  come 
again  to  you. 

6  And  Abraham  took  the  wood  of  the 
burnt-offering,  and  laid  it  upon  Isaac  his 
son ;  and  he  took  the  fire  in  his  hand  and  a 
knite :  and  they  went  both  of  them  toge- 
ther. 

7  And  Isaac  spake  unto  Abraham  his  fa- 
ther, and  said.  My  father  :  and  he  said.  Here 
am  I,  my  son.  And  he  said.  Behold  the 
fire  and  the  wood :  but  where  is  the  Iamb 
lor  a  burnt-offering  ? 

8  And  Abraham  said,  My  son,  God  will 
provide  himself  a  lamb  for  a  burnt-offering  • 
so  they  went  both  of  them  together. 

9  And  they  came  to  the  place  which  God 
had  told  him  of;  And  Abraham  built  an  al- 
tar there,  and  laid  the  wood  in  order ;  and 
bound  Isaac  his  son,  and  laid  him  on  the 
altar  upon  the  wood. 

17 


Hie  death  of  Sarah. 

10  And  Abraham  stretched  forth  his 
hand,  and  took  the  knife  to  slay  his  son. 

11  I  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called 
unto  him  out  of  heaven,  and  said,  Abraham, 
Abraham.     And  he  said.  Here  am  I. 

12  x\nd  lie  .said,  Laj-  not  thine  hand  upon 
the  lad,  neither  do  thou  any  thing  unto  him : 
for  now'  I  know  that  thou  fearest  God,  seeing 
thou  hast  not  withheld  thy  son,  thine  only 
son  Irom  me. 

13  vVnd  Abraham  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
looked,  and  behold,  behind  him  a  ram  caught 
in  a  thicket  by  his  horns :  And  Abraham 
went  and  took  the  ram,  and  offered  him  up 
for  a  burnt-oflering  in  the  stead  of  his  son. 

14  And  Abraham  called  the  name  of  that 
place  Jehovah-jireh :  as  it  is  said  to  this 
day,  In  the  mount  of  the  Lord  it  shall  be 
seen. 

15  IT  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  called 
unto  Abraham  out  of  heaven  the  second 
time, 

16  And  said,  By  myself  have  I  sworn, 
saith  the  Lord,  for  because  thou  hast  done 
this  thing,  and  hast  not  withheld  thy  son, 
thine  only  son : 

17  That  in  blessing  I  will  bless  thee,  and 
in  multiplying  I  will  multiply  thy  seed  as 
the  stars  of  tlie  heaven,  and  as  the  sand 
which  is  upon  the  sea-shore ;  and  thy  seed 
shall  possess  the  gate  of  his  enemies  ; 

18  And  in  thy  seed  shall  all  the  nations 
of  the  earth  be  blessed  :  because  thou  hast 
obeyed  my  voice. 

19  So  Abraham  returned  unto  his  young 
men,  and  they  rose  up,  and  went  together 
to  Beer-sheba ;  and  Abraham  dwelt  at  Beer- 
sheba. 

20  H  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  it  was  told  Abraham,  saying, 
Behold,  Milcah,  she  hath  also  born  children 
unto  thy  brother  Nahor ; 

21  IIuz  his  first-born,  and  Buz  his  bro- 
ther, and  Keinucl  the  father  of  Aram, 

22  And  Che.sed,  and  Hazo,  and  Pildash, 
and  Jidlaph,  and  Bethuel. 

23  And  Bethuel  begat  Rebekah:  these 
eight  Milcah  did  bear  to  Nahor  Abraham's 
brother. 

24  And  liis  concubine,  whose  name  was 
Reumah,  she  bare  also  Tebah,  and  Gaham, 
and  Thaliash,  and  Maachah. 

CILVP.  XXIII. 

AND  Sarah  \vas  aii  hundred  and  seven 
and  twenty  years  old  :  these  were  the 
years  of  the  life  of  Sarah. 

2  And  Sarah  died  in  Kir jath-arba ;  the 
.same  is  Hebron  in  the  land  of  Canaan: 
And  Al)raham  came  to  mourn  for  Sarah, 
and  tf)  weep  Ibr  her. 

3  1i  And  Abraham  stood  up  from  before 
his  dead,  and  spake  unto  the  sons  of  Heth, 
saying, 

4  I  am  a  stranger  and  a  sojourner  with 
you :  give  me  a  possession  of  a  burving- 
place  with  you,  that  I  may  bury  my 'dead 
out  of  my  i-iti;ht. 


GENESIS.  The  purchase  of  Machpelah. 

5  And  the  children  of  Heth  answered 
Abraham,  saying  unto  him, 

6  Hear  us,  my  lord ;  thou  art  a  mighty 
prince  among  us :  in  the  choice  of  our  se- 
pulchres bury  thy  dead :  none  of  us  shall 
withhold  from  thee  his  sepulchre,  but  that 
thou  mayest  bury  thy  dead. 

7  And  Abraham  stood  up  and  bowed 
himself  to  the  people  of  the  land,  eve?i  to 
the  children  of  Heth. 

8  And  he  communed  with  them,  saying. 
If  it  be  5'our  mind  that  I  should  bury  my 
dead  out  of  my  sight,  hear  me,  and  entreat 
for  me  to  Ephron  the  son  of  Zohar, 

9  That  he  may  give  me  the  cave  of 
Machpelah,  which  he  hath,  which  is  in  the 
end  of  his  field ;  for  as  much  money  as  it  is 
worth  he  shall  give  it  me,  for  a  possession 
of  a  burying-place  among  you. 

10  And  Ephron  dwelt  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Heth.  And  Ephron  the  Hittite 
answered  Abraham  in  the  audience  of  the 
children  of  Heth,  eveti  of  all  that  went  in  at 
the  gates  of  his  city,  saying, 

11  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me  :  the  field  give 
I  thee,  and  the  cave  that  is  therein,  I  give 
it  thee  ;  in  the  presence  of  the  sons  of  my 
people  give  I  it  thee  :  bury  thj^  dead. 

12  And  Abraham  bowed  down  himself 
before  the  people  of  the  land. 

13  And  he  spake  unto  Ephron  in  the  au- 
dience of  the  people  of  the  land,  saying, 
But  if  thou  wilt  give  it,  I  pray  thee,  hear 
me :  I  will  give  thee  money  for  the  field : 
take  it  of  me,  and  I  will  bury  my  dead  there. 

14  And  Ephron  answered  Abraham,  say- 
ing unto  him, 

15  My  lord,  hearken  unto  me:  the  land 
is  worth  four  hundred  shekels  of  silver; 
what  is  that  betwixt  me  and  thee  ?  bury 
therefore  thy  dead. 

16  And  Abraham  hearkened  unto  Eph- 
ron, and  Abraham  weighed  to  Ephron  the 
silver  which  he  had  named  in  the  audience 
of  the  sons  of  Heth,  four  hundred  shekels 
of  silver,  current  money  with  the  merchant. 

17  And  the  field  of  Ephron,  which  tvas 
in  Machpelah,  which  icas  before  Mamre, 
the  field  and  the  cave  which  was  therein, 
and  all  the  trees  that  were  in  the  field,  that 
nwre  in  all  the  borders  round  about,  were 
made  sure 

18  Unto  Abraham  for  a  possession  in  the 
presence  of  the  children  of  Heth,  before 
all  that  went  in  at  the  gate  of  his  city. 

19  H  And  after  this,  Abraham  buried  Sa- 
rah his  wife  in  the  cave  of  the  field  of  Mach- 
pelah, before  Mamre :  the  same  is  Hebron 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  field,  and  the  cave  that  is 
therein  were  made  sure  unto  Abraham  for 
a  possession  of  a  burying-place,  by  the  sons 
of  Heth. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 
ND  Abraham  was  old  one?  well  stricken 
in  age:   and  the  Lord  had   blessed 
Abraham  m  all  things. 
18 


The  servant  meets  RebekaJi :        CHAP. 

2  And  Abraham  said  unto  his  eldest  ser- 
vant of  his  house,  that  ruled  over  all  that  he 
had,  Put,  I  pray  thee,  thy  hand  under  my 
thigh : 

3  And  I  will  make  thee  swear  by  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  heaven,  and  the  God  of 
the  earth,  that  thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife 
unto  my  son  of  the  daughters  of  the  Cana- 
anites  among  whom  I  dwell : 

4  But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  country, 
and  to  my  kindred,  and  take  a  wife  unto 
my  son  Isaac. 

5  And  the  servant  said  unto  him,  Perad- 
venture  the  woman  will  not  be  willing  to 
follow  me  unto  this  land:  must  I  needs 
bring  thy  son  again  unto  the  land  from 
whence  thou  camest  ? 

6  And  Abraham  said  unto  him,  Be^vare 
thou,  that  thou  bring  not  my  son  thither 
again. 

7  The  Lord  God  of  heaven,  which 
took  me  from  my  father's  house,  and  from 
the  land  of  my  kindred,  and  which  spake 
unto  me,  and  that  sware  unto  me,  saying, 
Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  this  land :  he  shall 
send  his  angel  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
take  a  wife  unto  my  son  from  thence. 

8  And  if  the  woman  will  not  be  willing 
to  follow  thee,  then  thou  shalt  be  clear  from 
this  my  oath ;  only  bring  not  my  son  thither 
again. 

9  And  the  servant  put  his  hand  under 
the  thigh  of  Abraham  his  master,  and  sware 
to  him  concerning  that  matter. 

10  "H  And  the  servant  took  ten  camels, 
of  the  camels  of  his  master,  and  departed ; 
(for  all  the  goods  of  his  master  toerc  in  his 
hand ;)  and  he  arose,  and  went  to  Mesopo- 
tamia, unto  the  citj^  of  Nahor. 

11  And  he  made  his  camels  to  kneel 
down  without  the  city  by  a  well  of  water,  at 
the  time  of  the  evening,  evc7i  the  time  that 
\vomen  go  out  to  draw  water : 

12  II  And  he  said,  O  Lord  God  of  my 
master  Abraham,  I  pray  thee,  send  me 
good  speed  this  day,  and  shew  kindness  unto 
my  master  Abraham. 

13  Behold,  I  stand  Jiere  by  the  well  of  wa- 
ter ;  and  the  daughters  of  the  men  of  the 
city  come  out  to  draw  water : 

14  And  let  it  come  to  pass,  that  the  dam- 
sel to  whom  I  shall  say,  Let  down  thy  pitch- 
er, I  pray  thee,  that  1  may  drink  ;  and  she 
shall  say,  Drink,  and  1  will  give  thy  camels 
drink  also :  kt  the  same  be  she  that  thou  hast 
appointed  for  thy  servant  Isaac ;  and  there- 
by shall  I  know  that  thou  hast  shewed  kind- 
ness unto  my  master. 

15  II  And  it  came  to  pass  before  he  had 
done  speaking,  that  behold,  Rebekah  came 
out,  who  was  born  to  Bethuel  son  of  Mil- 
cah,  the  wife  of  Nahor,  Abraham's  brother, 
with  her  pitcher  upon  her  shoulder. 

16  And  the  damsel  was  ver}^  fair  to  look 
upon,  a  virgin,  neither  had  any  man  known 
her:  and  she  went  down  to  the  well,  and 
filled  her  pitcher,  and  came  up. 


XXIV.  Tells  his  errand. 

17  And  the  servant  ran  to  meet  her,  and 
said.  Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  drink  a  little 
water  of  thy  pitcher. 

IS  And  she  said.  Drink,  my  lord.  And 
she  hasted,  and  let  down  her  pitcher  upon 
her  hand,  and  gave  him  drink. 

19  And  when  she  had  done  giving  him 
drink,  she  said,  I  will  draw  water  for  thy 
camels  also,  until  they  have  done  drinking. 

20  And  she  hasted,  and  emptied  her 
pitcher  into  the  trough,  and  ran  again  unto 
the  well  to  draw  water,  and  drew  for  all  his 
camels. 

21  And  the  man,  wondering  at  her,  held 
his  peace,  to  wit  whether  the  Lord  had  made 
his  journey  prosperous,  or  not. 

22  *il  And  it  came  to  pass  as  the  camels 
had  done  drinking,  that  the  man  took  a 
golden  ear-ring  of  half  a  shekel  weight,  and 
two  bracelets  lor  her  hands  of  ten  shekels 
weight  of  gold, 

23  And  said,  Whose  daughter  art  thou  ? 
tell  me,  I  pray  thee  :  is  there  room  in  thy 
father's  house  for  us  to  lodge  in  1 

24  And  she  said  unto  him,  I  atn  the 
daughter  of  Bethuel  the  son  of  Milcah, 
which  she  bare  unto  Nahor. 

25  She  said  moreover  unto  him.  We  have 
both  straw  and  provender  enough,  and  room 
to  lodge  in. 

26  And  the  man  bowed  down  his  head, 
and  worshipped  the  Lord. 

27  And  he  said.  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 
of  my  master  Abraham,  who  hath  not  left 
destitute  my  master  of  his  mercy  and  his 
truth :  I  being  in  the  way,  the  Lord  led  me 
to  the  house  of  my  master's  brethren. 

28  And  the  damsel  ran,  and  told  them  of 
her  mother's  house  these  things. 

29  H  And  Rebekah  had  a  brother,  and 
his  name  teas  Laban :  and  Laban  ran  out 
unto  the  man,  unto  the  well. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass  when  he  saw  the 
ear-ring  and  bracelets  upon  his  sister's 
hands,  and  when  he  heard  the  words  of  Re- 
bekah his  sister,  saying.  Thus  spake  the  man 
unto  me ;  that  he  came  unto  the  man,  and 
behold,  he  stood  by  the  camels  at  the  well. 

31  And  he  said.  Come  in,  thou  blessed 
of  the  Lord,  wherefore  standest  thou  with- 
out ?  for  I  have  prepared  the  house,  and 
room  for  the  camels. 

32  And  the  man  came  into  the  house : 
and  he  ungirded  his  camels,  and  gave  straw 
and  provender  for  the  camels,  and  water  to 
wash  his  feet,  and  the  men's  feet  that  tccre 
with  him. 

33  And  there  was  set  meat  before  him  to 
eat :  but  he  said,  I  will  not  cat  until  I  have 
told  mine  errand.     And  he  said.  Speak  on. 

34  H  And  he  said,  I  am  Abraham's  servant. 

35  And  the  Lord  hath  blessed  my  mas- 
ter greatly,  and  he  is  become  great :  and  he 
hath  given  him  flocks,  and  herds,  and  sil- 
ver, and  gold,  and  men-servants,  and  maid- 
servants, and  camels,  and  asses. 

36  And  Sarah  my  master's  wife  bare  a 

19 


Rebehah  solicited  for  Isaac. 
son  to  mv  master  ^vhen  she  Avas  old :  and 
unto  him  hath  he  given  all  that  he  hath. 

37  And  mv  master  made  me  swear,  say^ 
ins?,  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  to  my  son  of 
the  daughters  of  the  Canaanites,  in  whose 
land  I  dwell :  /.   i     , 

3S  But  thou  shalt  go  unto  my  father  s 
house,  and  to  my  kindred,  and  take  a  wife 
unto  mv  son. 

39  And  I  said  unto  my  master,  Perad 
venture  the  woman  will  not  follow  me. 

4€  And  he  said  unto  me,  the  Lord,  be- 
fore whom  I  walk,  will  send  his  angel  with 
thee,  and  prosper  thy  way ;  and  thou  shalt 
take  a  wife  for  my  son  of  my  kindred,  and 
of  mv  father's  house. 

41  "Then  shalt  thou  be  clear  from  this  my 
oath,  when  thou  comestto  my  kindred  ;  and 
if  they  give  not  thee  one,  thou  shalt  be  clear 
from  my  oath. 

42  And  I  came  this  day  unto  the  well, 
and  said,  O  Lord  God  of  my  master  Abra- 
ham, if  now  thou  do  prosper  my  way  which 
I  go : 

43  Behold,  I  stand  by  the  well  of  water ; 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when  the  vir- 
gin Cometh  forth  to  draw  icater,  and  I  say 
to  her.  Give  me,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water 
of  thy  pitcher  to  drink  ; 

44  And  she  say  to  me,  Both  drink  thou, 
and  1  will  also  draw  for  thy  camels  :  let  the 
same  be  the  woman  whom  the  Lord  hath 
appointed  out  for  my  master's  son. 

45  And  before  I  had  done  speaking  in 
mine  heart,  behold,  Rebekah  came  forth 
with  her  pitcher  on  her  shoulder  ;  and  she 
went  down  unto  the  well,  and  drew  ivater  : 
and  I  said  unto  her.  Let  me  drink, I  pray  thee. 

46  And  she  made  haste,  and  let  down 
her  nitchcr  from  her  shoulder,  and  said, 
Drink,  and  I  will  give  thy  camels  drink  also : 
so  I  drank,  and  she  made  the  camels  drink 
also. 

47  And  I  asked  her,  and  said,  Whose 
daughter  art  thou?  And  she  said,  The 
daughter  of  Betliuol,  Nahor's  son,  whom 
Milcah  bare  unto  him  :  and  I  put  the  ear- 
ring upon  her  face,  and  the  bracelets  upon 
her  hands. 

48  And  I  bowed  down  my  head,  and 
worshipped  the  Lord,  and  blessed  the 
Lord  God  of  my  master  Abraham,  which 
had  led  me  in  "the  right  way  to  take  my 
master's  brother's  daughter  unto  his  son. 

49  And  now  if  ye  will  deal  kindly  and 
truly  with  my  master,  tell  me  :  and  if  not, 
tell  me ;  that  I  mav  turn  to  the  right  hand, 
or  to  the  left. 

50  H  Then  Laban  and  Bethuel  answered, 
and  said,  The  thing  proceedeth  from  the 
Lord  :  we  cannot  speak  unto  thee  bad  or 
good. 

51  Behold,  Rebekah  is  before  thee,  take 
her  and  go,  and  let  her  be  thy  master's  son's 
wife,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

52  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Abra- 
ham s  servant  heard  their  words,  he  wor- 


GENESIS.  Isaac  marries  Rebekah. 

shipped  the  Lord,  bowing  himself  to  the 
earth. 

53  And  the  servant  brought  forth  jewels 
of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment, 
and  gave  them  to  Rebekah  :  He  gave  also 
to  her  brother  and  to  her  mother  precious 
things. 

54  And  they  did  eat  and  drink,  he  and 
the  men  that  were  with  him,  and  tarried  all 
night ;  and  they  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  he  said,  Send  me  away  unto  my  mas- 
ter. 

55  And  her  brother  and  her  mother  said, 
Let  the  damsel  abide  with  us  a  few  days, 
at  the  least  ten  ;  after  that  she  shall  go. 

56  And  he  said  unto  them.  Hinder  me 
not,  seeing  the  Lord  hath  prospered  my 
way  :  send  me  away,  that  I  may  go  to  my 
master. 

57  And  they  said.  We  will  call  the  dam- 
sel, and  inquire  at  her  mouth. 

58  And  they  called  Rebekah,  and  said 
unto  her.  Wilt  thou  go  with  this  man  ?  And 
she  said,  I  will  go. 

59  And  they  sent  away  Rebekah  their 
sister,  and  her  nurse,  and  Abraham's  ser- 
vant, and  his  men. 

60  And  they  blessed  Rebekah,  and  said 
unto  her,  Thou  art  our  sister,  be  thou  the 
mother  of  thousands  of  millions,  and  let  thy 
seed  possess  the  gate  of  those  which  hate 
them. 

61  And  Rebekah  arose,  and  her  dam- 
sels, and  they  rode  upon  the  camels,  and 
followed  the  man  :  and  the  servant  took  Re- 
bekah, and  went  his  way. 

62  il  And  Isaac  came  from  the  way  of  the 
well  Lahai-roi ;  for  he  dwelt  in  the  south 
country. 

63  And  Isaac  went  out  to  meditate  in  the 
field  at  the  even-tide  :  and  he  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  saw,  and  behold,  the  camels  ivere 
coming. 

64  And  Rebekah  lifted  up  her  eyes,  and 
when  she  saw  Isaac,  she  lighted  off  the 
camel. 

65  For  she  had  said  unto  the  servant. 
What  man  is  this  that  walketh  in  the  field 
to  meet  us?  And  the  servant  /jftrf  said.  It 
is  my  master  :  therefore  she  took  a  vail  and 
covered  herself. 

6Q>  And  the  servant  told  Isaac  all  things 
that  he  had  done. 

67  And  Isaac  brought  her  into  his  mo- 
ther Sarah's  tent,  and  took  Rebekah,  and 
she  became  his  wife  ;  and  he  loved  her : 
and  Isaac  was  comforted  after  his  mother's 
death. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THEN  again  Abraham  took  a  wife,  and 
her  name  teas  Keturah. 

2  And  she  bare  him  Zimran,  and  Jok- 
shan,  and  Medan,  and  Midian,  and  Ishbak, 
and  Shuah. 

3  And  Jokshan  begat  Sheba,  and  Dedan. 
And  the  sons  of  Dedan  were  Asshurim,  and 
Letushim,  and  Leummim. 

20 


Abraham's  death  and  burial.      CHAP.  XXVI 

4  And  the  sons  of  Midian ;  Ephah,  and 
Epher,  and  Hanoch,  and  Abidah,  and  El- 
daah.  All  these  were  the  children  of  Ke- 
turah. 

5  H  And  Abraham  gave  all  that  he  had 
ujito  Isaac. 

6  But  unto  the  sons  of  the  concubines 
which  Abraham  had,  Abraham  gave  gifts, 
and  sent  them  away  from  Isaac  his  son 
(while  he  yet  lived)  eastward,  unto  the  east 
country. 

7  ^  And  these  are  the  days  of  the  years  of 
Abraham's  life  which  he  lived,  an  hundred 
threescore  and  fifteen  years. 

8  Then  Abraham  gave  up  the  ghost,  and 
died  in  a  good  old  age,  an  old  man,  and  full 
of  years;  and  was  gathered  to  his  people. 

9  And  his  sons  Isaac  and  Ishmael  buried 
him  in  the  cave  of  Maclipelah,  in  the  field 
of  Ephron  the  Son  of  Zohar  the  Hittite, 
which  is  before  Mamre ; 

10  The  field  which  Abraham  purchased 
of  the  sons  of  Heth :  there  was  Abraham 
buried,  and  Sarah  his  wife. 

11  II  And  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death 
of  Abraham,  that  God  blessed  his  son  Isaac  : 
and  Isaac  dwelt  by  the  well  Lahai-roi. 

12  II  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Ishmael,  Abraham's  son,  whom  Hagar  the 
Eg3^ptian,  Sarah's  handmaid,  bare  unto 
Abraham. 

13  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Ishmael,  by  their  names,  according  to 
their  generations  :  the  first-born  of  Ishmael, 
Nebajoth;  and  Kedar,  and  Adbeel,  and 
Mibsam, 

14  And  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  and  Mas- 
sa, 

15  Hadar,  and  Tema,  Jetur,  Naphish, 
and  Kedemah : 

16  These  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael,  and 
these  are  their  names,  by  their  towns,  and 
by  their  castles ;  twelve  princes  according 
to  their  nations. 

17  And  these  are  the  years  of  the  life  of 
Ishmael,  an  hundred  and  thirty  and  seven 
years :  and  he  gave  up  the  ghost  and  died, 
and  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 

18  And  they  dwelt  from  Havilah  unto 
Shur,  that  is  before  Eg3^pt,  as  thou  goest 
towards  Assyria :  and  he  died  in  the  pre- 
sence of  all  his  brethren. 

19  "il  And  these  are  the  generations  of 
Isaac,  Abraham's  son :  Abraham  begat 
Isaac : 

20  And  Isaac  was  fort}'  3'ears  old  when 
he  took  Rebekah  to  wife,  the  daughter  of 
Bethuel  the  Syrian  of  Padan-aram,  the  sis- 
ter to  Laban  the  Syrian. 

21  "il  And  Isaac  entreated  the  Lord  for 
his  wife,  because  she  ums  barren :  and  the 
Lord  was  entreated  of  him,  and  Rebekah 
his  wife  conceived. 

22  And  the  children  struggled  together 
within  her :  and  she  said,  If  it  be  so,  why 
am  I  thus  ?  And  she  went  to  inquire  of  the 
Lord. 


The  birth  of  Esau  and  Jacob. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  her,  Two  na- 
tions are  in  thy  womb,  and  two  manner  of 
people  shall  be  separated  from  thy  bo-,vels : 
and  the  one  people  shall  be  stronger  than 
the  other  people  ;  and  the  elder  shall  serve 
the  younger. 

24  H  And  when  her  days  to  be  delivered 
were  fulfilled,  behold,  there  were  twins  in  her 
womb. 

25  And  the  first  came  out  red,  all  over 
like  an  hairy  garment :  and  they  called  his 
name  Esau. 

26  And  after  that  came  his  brother  out, 
and  his  hand  took  hold  on  Esau's  heel ;  and 
his  name  was  called  Jacob :  and  Isaac  was 
threescore  years  old  when  she  bare  them. 

27  H  And  the  boys  grew  :  and  Esau  was  a 
cunning  hunter,  a  man  of  the  field;  and 
Jacob  uias  a  plain  man  dwelling  in  tents. 

28  And  Isaac  loved  Esau,  because  he  did 
eat  of  his  venison  :  but  Rebekah  loved  Ja- 
cob. 

29  H  And  Jacob  sod  pottage :  and  Esau 
came  fi-om  the  field,  and  he  ivas  faint. 

30  And  Esau  said  to  Jacob,  Feed  me,  I 
pray  thee,  with  that  same  red  pottage  ;  for 
I  am  faint :  therefore  was  his  name  called 
Edom. 

31  And  Jacob  said,  Sell  me  this  day  thy 
birthright. 

32  And  Esau  said.  Behold,  I  am  at  the 
point  to  die :  and  what  profit  shall  this  birth- 
right do  to  me  ? 

33  And  Jacob  said,  Swear  to  me  this  day ; 
and  he  sware  unto  him :  and  he  sold  his 
birthright  unto  Jacob. 

34  Then  Jacob  gave  Esau  bread  and 
pottage  of  lentiles;  and  he  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  rose  up,  and  went  his  way  :  thus 
Esau  despised  his  birthright. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AND  there  was  a  famine  in  the  land, 
beside  the  first  famine  that  was  in 
the  days  of  Abraham.  And  Isaac  went 
unto  Abimelech  king  of  the  Philistines  unto 
Gerar. 

2  H  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him,  and 
said,  Go  not  down  into  Egypt :  dwell  in  the 
land  which  I  shall  tell  thee  of 

3  Sojourn  in  this  land,  and  I  will  be  with 
thee,  and  will  bless  thee  :  for  unto  thee,  and 
unto  thy  seed  I  will  give  all  these  countries, 
and  I  will  perform  the  oath  which  I  swear 
unto  Abraham  thy  father; 

4  And  I  will  make  thy  seed  to  multiply 
as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  will  give  unto 
thy  seed  all  these  countries:  and  in  thy 
seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  be 
blessed : 

5  Because  that  Abraham  obeyed  my 
voice,  and  kept  my  charge,  my  command- 
ments, my  statutes,  and  my  laws. 

6  H  And  Isaac  dwelt  in  Gerar : 

7  And  the  men  of  the  place  asked  him 
of  his  wife ;  and  he  said.  She  is  my  sister : 
for  he  feared  to  say,  She  is  my  wife;  lest, 
said  he,  the  men  of  the  place  should  kill 

21 


The  Philistines  envy  Isaac. 
me  for  Rebekah ;  because  she  was  fair  to 
Jock  upon.  ,    ,    J  1 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  when  he  had  been 
there  a  lonsf  time,  that  Abimelech  king  of 
the  Pliilistines  looked  out  at  a  window,  and 
saw,  and  beliold,  Isaac  teas  sporting  with 
Rebekali  iiis  wife. 

9  And  Abimelech  called  Isaac,  and  said, 
Behold,  of  a  surety  she  is  thy  v;ife  :  and  how 
saidi^t  thou.  She  is  my  sister?  and  Isaac 
said  unto  him,  Because  1  said,  Lest  I  die  for 
her. 

10  And  Abimelech  said,  What  is  this  thou 
hast  done  unto  us '?  one  of  the  people  might 
lightly  have  lien  with  thy  wife,  and  thou 
shoaldcst  have  brought  guiltiness  upon  us. 

11  And  Abimelech  charged  all  nis  peo- 
ple, saying.  He  that  toucheth  this  man  or  his 
wife  shall  surely  be  put  to  death. 

12  ^  Then  Isaac  .sowed  in  that  land,  and 
received  in  the  same  year  an  hundred-fold : 
and  the  Lord  blessed  him  : 

13  And  the  man  waxed  great,  and  went 
forward,  and  grew  until  he  became  very 
great : 

14  For  he  had  possession  of  flocks,  and 
possession  of  herds,  and  great  store  of  ser- 
vants :  And  the  Philistines  envied  him. 

15  For  all  the  wells  which  his  father's  ser- 
vants had  digged  in  the  days  of  Abraham 
his  father,  the  Phihstines  had  stopped  them, 
and  filled  them  with  earth. 

16  And  Abimelech  said  unto  Isaac,  Go 
from  us :  for  thou  art  much  mightier  than  we. 

17  And  Isaac  departed  thence,  and  pitch- 
ed his  tent  in  the  valley  of  Gerar,  and  dwelt 
there. 

18  U  And  Isaac  digo;ed  again  the  wells  of 
water  which  they  had  digged  in  the  days  of 
Abraham  his  father ;  for  the  Philistines  had 
stopped  tliem  after  the  death  of  Abraham : 
and  he  called  their  names  after  the  names  by 
which  his  father  had  called  them. 

19  And  Isaac's  servants  digged  in  the 
valley,  and  found  there  a  well  of  springing 
water. 

20  And  the  herdmen  of  Gerar  did  strive 
'with  Isaac's  herdmen,  saying,  The  water  is 

ours :  and  he  called  the  name  of  the  well 
Esek ;  because  tliey  strove  with  him. 

21  And  they  digged  another  well,  and 
strove  lor  that  also :  and  he  called  the  name 
of  it  Sitnah. 

22  And  he  removed  from  thence,  and  dig- 
ged another  well ;  and  lor  that  they  strove 
not :  and  he  called  the  name  of  it  Rehoboth ; 
and  he  said,  For  now  the  Loho  hath  made 
room  for  us,  and  we  shall  be  fruitful  in  the 
land. 

23  II  And  he  .vent  up  from  thence  to  Beer- 
sheba. 

24  And  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  the 
.same  night,  and  said,  1  w«  the  God  of  Abra- 
ham thy  father :  fear  not,  for  I  mii  with  thee, 
and  will  bless  thee,  and  multiply  thy  seed 
tor  my  servant  Abraham's  sake. 

25  And  he  builded  an  altar  there,  and 


GENESIS.         He  covenants  tcith  Abimelech. 
called  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and 
pitched  his  tent  there :  and  there  Isaac's 
servants  digged  a  well. 

26  H  Then  Abimelech  went  to  him  from 
Gerar,  and  Ahuzzath  one  of  his  friends,  and 
Phichol  the  chief  captain  of  his  army. 

27  And  Isaac  said  unto  them,  Wherefore 
come  ye  to  me,  seeing  ye  hate  me,  and  have 
sent  me  away  from  you  1 

28  And  they  said.  We  saw  certainly  that 
the  Lord  was  with  thee  :  and  we  said.  Let 
there  be  now  an  oath  betwixt  us,  even  be- 
twixt us  and  thee,  and  let  us  make  a  cove- 
nant with  thee : 

29  That  thou  wilt  do  us  no  hurt,  as  we 
have  not  touched  thee,  and  as  we  have  done 
unto  thee  nothing  but  good,  and  have  sent 
thee  away  in  peace  :  thou  art  now  the  bless- 
ed of  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  made  them  a  feast,  and  they 
did  eat  and  drink. 

31  And  they  rose  up  betimes  in  the 
morning,  and  sware  one  to  another :  and 
Isaac  sent  them  away,  and  they  departed 
from  him  in  peace. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  day, 
that  Isaac's  servants  came  and  told  him  con- 
cerning the  well  which  they  had  digged, 
and  said  unto  him,  We  have  found  water. 

33  And  he  called  it  Shebah :  therefore 
the  name  of  the  city  is  Beer-sheba  unto  this 
day. 

34  II  And  Esau  was  forty  years  old  when 
he  took  to  wife  Judith  the  daughter  of  Beeri 
the  Hittite,  and  Bashemath  the  daughter  of 
Elon  the  Hittite : 

35  Which  were  a  grief  of  mind  unto 
Isaac  and  to  Rebekah. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Isaac 
was  old,  and  his  eyes  were  dim,  so 
that  he  could  not  see,  he  called  Esau  his 
eldest  son,  and  said  unto  him,  My  son  :  and 
he  said  unto  him,  Behold,  here  can  I. 

2  And  he  said.  Behold  now,  I  am  old,  I 
know  not  the  day  of  my  death : 

3  Now  therefore  take,  1  pray  thee,  thy 
weapons,  thy  quiver  and  thy  bow,  and  go 
out  to  the  field,  and  take  me  some  venison  ; 

4  And  make  me  savoury  meat,  such  as  1 
love,  and  bring  it  to  me,  that  I  may  eat ; 
that  my  soul  may  bless  tiiee  before  I  die. 

5  And  Rebekah  heard  when  Isaac  spake 
to  Esau  his  son  :  and  Esau  went  to  the  field 
to  hunt_/b?-  venison,  and  to  bring  it. 

6  H  And  Rebekah  spake  unto  Jacob  her 
son,  saying,  Behold,  I  heard  thy  father 
speak  unto  Esau  thy  brother,  saying, 

7  Bring  me  venison,  and  make  me  sa- 
voury meat,  that  I  may  eat,  and  bless  thee 
before  the  Lord,  before  my  death. 

S  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey  my  voice, 
according  to  that  which  I  command  thee. 

9  Go  now  to  the  flock,  and  fetch  me  from 
thence  two  good  kids  of  the  goats ;  and  1 
will  make  them  savoury  meat  for  thy  father, 
such  as  he  loveth  : 

29 


Isaac  blesses  Jacob.  CHAP. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  it  to  thy  father, 
that  he  may  eat,  and  that  he  may  bless  thee 
before  his  death. 

11  And  Jacob  said  to  Rebekah  his  mo- 
ther, Behold,  Esau  my  brother  is  a  hairy 
man,  and  I  am  a  smooth  man  : 

12  My  father  perad venture  will  feel  me, 
and  I  sliall  seem  to  him  as  a  deceiver ;  and 
I  sliall  bring  a  curse  upon  me,  and  not  a 
blessing. 

13  And  his  mother  said  unto  him.  Upon 
me  be  thy  curse,  my  son ;  only  obey  my 
voice,  and  go  fetch  me  them. 

14  And  he  went,  and  fetched,  and  brought 
tliem  to  his  mother  :  and  his  mother  made 
savoury  meat,  such  as  his  father  loved. 

15  And  Rebekah  took  goodly  raiment  of 
her  eldest  son  Esau,  which  icere  with  her  in 
the  house,  and  put  them  upon  Jacob  her 
younger  son : 

16  And  she  put  the  skins  of  tlie  kids  of 
the  goats  upon  his  hands,  and  upon  the 
smooth  of  his  neck  : 

17  And  she  gave  the  savoury  meat,  and 
the  bread  which  she  had  prepared,  into  the 
hand  of  her  son  Jacob. 

18  H  And  he  came  unto  his  father,  and 
said,  My  father.  And  he  said,  Here  am  I ; 
who  art  thou,  my  son  1 

19  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  father,  I  am 
Esau  thy  first-born ;  I  have  done  according 
as  thou  badest  me  :  arise,  I  pray  thee,  sit  and 
eat  of  my  venison,  that  thy  soul  may  bless 
me. 

20  And  Isaac  said  unto  his  son,  How  is 
it  that  thou  hast  found  it  so  quickly,  my 
son  ?  And  he  said.  Because  the  Lord  thy 
God  brought  it  to  me. 

21  And  Isaac  said  unto  Jacob,  come  near, 
I  pray  thee,  that  I  may  feel  thee,  my  son, 
whether  thou  be  my  very  son  Esau,  or  not. 

22  And  Jacob  went  near  unto  Isaac  his 
father ;  and  he  felt  him,  and  said,  The  voice 
is  Jacob's  voice,  but  the  hands  are  the  hands 
of  Esau. 

23  And  he  discerned  him  not,  because 
his  hands  were  hairy,  as  his  brother  Esau's 
hands :  so  he  blessed  him. 

24  And  he  said,  Art  thou  my  very  son 
Esau  ?  And  he  said,  I  am. 

25  And  he  said.  Bring  it  near  to  me,  and 
I  will  eat  of  my  son's  venison,  that  my  soul 
may  bless  thee.  And  he  brought  it  near  to 
him,  and  he  did  eat :  and  he  brought  him 
wine,  and  he  drank. 

26  And  his  father  Isaac  said  unto  him. 
Come  near  now,  and  kiss  me,  my  son. 

27  And  he  came  near,  and  kissed  him : 
and  he  smelled  the  smell  of  his  raiment,  and 
blessed  him,  and  said.  See  the  smell  of  my 
son  is  as  the  smell  of  a  field  which  the  Lord 
hath  blessed : 

28  Therefore  God  give  thee  of  the  dew 
of  heaven,  and  the  fatness  of  the  earth,  and 
plenty  of  corn  and  wine  : 

29  Let  people  serve  thee,  and  nations 
bow  down  to  thee ;  be  lord  over  thy  bre- 


XXVII.  Esau  obtains  a  blessing. 

thren,  and  let  thy  mother's  sons  bow  down  io 
thee  :  cursed  be  every  one  that  curseth  thee, 
and  blessed  be  he  that  blesseth  thee. 

30  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
Isaac  had  made  an  end  of  blessing  Jacob, 
and  Jacob  was  yet  scarce  gone  out  from  the 
presence  of  Isaac  his  father,  that  Esau  his 
brother  came  in  from  his  hunting. 

31  And  he  also  had  made  savoury  meat, 
and  brought  it  unto  his  father;  and  said 
unto  his  father,  Let  my  father  arise,  and  eat 
of  his  son's  venison,  that  thy  soul  may  bless 
me. 

32  And  Isaac  his  father  said  unto  him. 
Who  art  thou  1  And  he  said,  I  am  thy  son, 
thy  first-born  Esau. 

33  And  Isaac  trembled  very  exceedingly, 
and  said.  Who  1  where  is  he  that  hath  taken 
venison,  and  brought  it  me,  and  I  have  eaten 
of  all  before  thou  camest,  and  have  blessed 
him  ?  yea,  and  he  shall  be  blessed . 

34  11  And  when  Esau  heard  the  words  of 
his  father,  he  cried  with  a  great  and  exceed- 
ing bitter  cry,  and  said  unto  his  father,  Bless 
me,  even  me  also,  O  my  father. 

35  And  he  said.  Thy  brother  came  with 
subtilty,  and  hath  taken  away  thy  bless- 
ing. 

36  And  he  said,  Is  not  he  rightly  named 
Jacob  ?  for  he  hath  supplanted  me  these 
two  times :  he  took  away  my  birth-right ; 
and  behold,  now  he  hath  taken  away  my 
blessing.  And  he  said.  Hast  thou  not  re- 
served a  blessing  for  me  ? 

37  And  Isaac  answered  and  said  unto 
Esau,  Behold,  I  have  made  him  thy  lord, 
and  all  his  brethren  have  I  given  to  him  for 
servants ;  and  with  corn  and  wine  have  I 
sustained  him  :  and  what  shall  I  do  now  unto 
thee,  my  son  ? 

38  And  Esau  said  unto  his  father.  Hast 
thou  but  one  blessing,  my  father  1  bless  me, 
even  me  also,  O  my  father.  And  Esau  lift- 
ed up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

39  And  Isaac  his  father  answered,  and 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  dwelling  shall 
be  the  fatnfess  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  dew 
of  heaven  from  above ; 

40  And  by  thy  sword  shalt  thou  live,  and 
shalt  serve  thy  brother :  and  it  shall  come 
to  pass  when  thou  shalt  have  the  dominion, 
that  thou  shalt  break  his  yoke  from  off  thy 
neck. 

41  H  And  Esau  hated  Jacob,  because  of 
the  blessing  wherewith  his  father  blessed 
him :  and  Esau  said  in  his  heart,  the  days 
of  mourning  for  my  father  are  at  hand,  then 
will  I  slay  my  brother  Jacob. 

42  H  And  these  words  of  Esau  her  elder 
son  were  told  to  Rebekah:  and  she  sent 
and  called  Jacob  her  younger  son,  and  said 
unto  him,  Behold,  thy  brother  Esau,  as 
touching  thee,  doth  comfort  himself,  pur- 
posing to  kill  thee. 

43  Now  therefore,  my  son,  obey  my 
voice :  and  arise,  flee  thou  to  Laban  my 
brother  to  Haran ; 

23 


Jacoh  is  sent  to  Padan-aram. 


GENESIS. 


His  vision  and  vow. 


44  And  tarry  with  him  a  few  days,  until 
thy  brother's  furv  turn  away ; 

45  Until  tin-  brother's  anger  turn  away 
from  thee,  and  he  forget  that  which  thou 
hast  done  to  him :  then  I  will  send,  and 
fetch  tiiee  from  thence.  Why  should  I  be 
deprived  also  of  you  both  in  one  day  ? 

46  And  Rebekah  said  to  Isaac,  I  am 
weary  of  my  life,  because  of  the  daughters 
of  Heth :  if  Jacob  take  a  wife  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Heth,  such  as  these  widch  arc  of  the 
daughters  of  the  land,  what  good  shall  my 
life  do  me  ? 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  Isaac  called  Jacob,  and  blessed 
him,  and  charged  him,  and  said  unto 
liim,  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Canaan. 

2  Arise,  go  to  Padan-aram,  to  the  house 
of  Bethuel  thy  mother's  father ;  and  take 
thee  a  wife  from  thence  of  the  daughters  of 
Laban  thy  mother's  brother. 

3  And  God  Almighty  bless  thee,  and 
make  thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  that 
thou  mayest  be  a  multitude  of  people ; 

4  And  give  thee  the  blessing  of  Abra- 
ham, to  thee,  and  to  thy  seed  with  thee ; 
that  thou  maj'est  inherit  the  land  wherein 
thou  art  a  stranger,  which  God  gave  unto 
Abraham. 

5  And  Isaac  sent  away  Jacob :  and  he 
went  to  Padan-aram  unto  Laban,  son  of 
Bethuel  the  Syrian,  the  brother  of  Rebe- 
kali,  Jacob's  and  Esau's  mother. 

6  H  When  Esau  saw  that  Isaac  had  bless- 
ed Jacob,  and  sent  him  away  to  Padan- 
aram,  to  take  iiim  a  wife  from  thence ;  and 
that  as  he  blessed  him,  he  gave  him  a 
charge,  saying,  Thou  shalt  not  take  a  wife 
of  the  daughters  of  Canaan ; 

7  And  that  .lacob  obeyed  his  father,  and 
his  motlier,  and  was  gone  to  Padan-aram ; 

8  And  Esau  seeing  that  the  daughters  of 
Canaan  pleased  not  Isaac  his  father ; 

9  Then  went  Esau  unto  Ishmael,  and 
took  unto  the  wives  which  he  had,  Maha- 
iath  the  daughter  of  Ishmael,  Abraham's 
son,  the  sister  of  Nebajoth,  to  be  his  wife. 

10  ^  And  Jacob  went  out  from  Beer- 
sheba,  and  went  towards  Haran. 

11  vind  ho  lighted  upon  a  certain  place, 
and  tarried  there  all  night,  Ijecause  the  sun 
was  set :  and  lie  took  of  the  stones  of  that 
place,  and  put  them  for  hk  pillows,  and  lay 
down  in  that  place  to  sleep. 

12  And  he  dreamed,  and  behold,  a  lad- 
der set  up  on  the  earth,  and  the  top  of  it 
reached  to  heaven:  and  behold,  tlie  angels 
of  God  ascending  and  descending  on  it. 

13  And  behold,  the  Loud  stood  above  it, 
anfl  said,  1  ant  the  Lord  God  of  Abraham 
thy  father,  and  the  God  of  Isaac:  the  land 
whereon  tliou  best,  to  thee  will  I  give  it,  and 
to  thy  seed. 

14  And  thy  seed  shall  be  as  the  dust  of 
the  earth ;  anid  thou  shalt  spread  abroad  to 
the  west,  and  to  the  east,  and  to  the  north, 


and  to  the  south :  and  in  thee  and  in  thy 
seed  shall  all  the  families  of  the  earth  be 
blessed. 

15  And  behold,  I  am  with  thee,  and  will 
keep  thee  in  all  places  whither  thou  goest, 
and  will  bring  thee  again  into  this  land :  lor 
I  will  not  leave  thee,  until  I  have  done  that 
which  I  have  spoken  to  thee  of 

16  H  And  Jacob  awaked  out  of  his 
sleep,  and  he  said,  Surely  the  Lord  is  in 
this  place ;  and  I  knew  it  not. 

17  And  he  was  afraid,  and  said.  How 
dreadful  is  this  place  !  this  is  none  other  but 
the  house  of  God,  and  this  is  the  gate  of 
of  heaven. 

18  And  Jacob  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  took  the  stone  that  he  had  put /or 
his  pillows,  and  set  it  up  for  a  pillar,  and 
poured  oil  upon  the  top  of  it. 

19  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Beth-el :  but  the  name  of  that  city  teas  call- 
ed Luz  at  the  first. 

20  IT  And  Jacob  vowed  a  vow,  saying,  If 
God  will  be  with  me,  and  will  keep  me  in 
this  way  that  I  go,  and  will  give  me  bread 
to  eat,  and  raiment  to  put  on, 

21  So  that  I  come  again  to  my  father's 
house  in  peace ;  then  shall  the  Lord  be  my 
God : 

22  And  this  stone,  which  I  have  set  for 
a  pillar,  shall  be  God's  house :  and  of  all 
that  thou  shalt  give  me,  I  will  surely  give 
the  tenth  unto  thee. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

THEN  Jacob  went  on  his  journey,  and 
came  into  the  land  of  the  people  of 
the  east. 

2  And  he  looked,  and  behold,  a  well  in 
the  field,  and  lo,  there  were  three  flocks  of 
sheep  lying  by  it ;  for  out  of  that  well  they 
watered  the  flocks :  and  a  great  stone  ivas 
upon  the  well's  mouth. 

3  And  thither  were  all  the  flocks  gather- 
ed :  and  they  rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's 
mouth  and  watered  the  sheep,  and  put  the 
stone  again  upon  the  well's  mouth  in  his 
place. 

4  And  Jacob  said  unto  them,  My  bre- 
thren, whence  be  ye  ?  And  they  said,  Of 
Haran  arc  we. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  Know  j'e  La- 
ban the  son  of  Nahor  ?  And  they  said,  We 
know  hi?n. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them.  Is  he  well? 
And  they  said,  He  is  well :  and  behold, 
Rachel  his  daughter  cometh  with  the  sheep. 

7  And  he  said,  Lo,  it  is  yet  high  day, 
neither  is  it  time  that  the  cattle  should  be 
gathered  together :  water  ye  the  sheep,  and 
go  and  feed  thc7n. 

8  And  they  said,We  cannot,  until  all  the 
flocks  be  gathered  together,  and  till  they 
roll  the  stone  from  the  well's  mouth ;  then 
we  water  the  sheep. 

9  H  And  while  he  yet  spake  with  them, 
Rachel  came  with  her  father's  sheep:  for 
she  kept  them. 

24 


Jacob  is  entertained  by  Laban.    CHAP. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jacob  saw 
Rachel  the  daughter  of  Laban  his  mother's 
brother,  and  the  sheep  of  Laban  his  mo- 
ther's brother;  that  Jacob  went  near,  and 
rolled  the  stone  from  the  well's  mouth,  and 
watered  the  flock  of  Laban  his  mother's 
brother. 

11  And  Jacob  kissed  Rachel,  and  lifted 
up  his  voice,  and  wept. 

12  And  Jacob  told  Rachel  that  he  was 
her  father's  brother,  and  that  he  was  Rebe- 
kah's  son ;  and  she  ran  and  told  her  father. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Laban 
heard  the  tidings  of  Jacob  his  sister's  son, 
that  he  ran  to  meet  him,  and  embraced 
him,  and  kissed  him,  and  brought  him  to 
his  house.  And  he  told  Laban  all  these 
things. 

14  And  Laban  said  to  him.  Surely  thou 
art  my  bone  and  my  flesh :  and  he  abode 
with  him  the  space  of  a  month. 

15  H  And  Laban  said  unto  Jacob,  Because 
thou  art  my  brother,  shouldest  thou  there- 
fore serve  me  for  nought  ?  tell  me,  what 
shall  thy  wages  be  ? 

16  And  Laban  had  two  daughters :  the 
name  of  the  elder  tons  Leah,  and  the  name 
of  the  younger  was  Rachel. 

17  Leah  was  tender-eyed,  but  Rachel 
was  beautiful  and  well-favoured. 

18  And  Jacob  loved  Rachel;  and  said, 
I  will  serve  thee  seven  years  for  Rachel  thy 
younger  daughter. 

19  And  Laban  said,  It  is  better  that  I 
give  her  to  thee,  than  that  I  should  give  her 
to  another  man :  abide  with  me. 

20  And  Jacob  served  seven  years  for  Ra- 
chel ;  and  they  seemed  unto  him  but  a  few 
daj's,  for  the  love  he  had  to  her. 

21  *il  And  Jacob  said  unto  Laban,  Give 
me  my  wife,  (for  my  days  are  fulfilled)  that 
I  may  go  in  unto  her. 

22  And  Laban  gathered  together  all  the 
men  of  the  place,  and  made  a  feast. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  evening, 
that  he  took  Leah  his  daughter,  and  brougiit 
her  to  him ;  and  he  went  in  unto  her. 

24  And  Laban  gave  unto  his  daughter 
Leah  Zilpah  his  maid  for  an  handmaid. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the  morn- 
ing, beliold,  it  was  Leah :  and  he  said  to 
Laban,  What  is  this  thou  hast  done  unto 
me  ?  did  not  I  serve  with  thee  for  Rachel  ? 
wherefore  then  Iiast  thou  beguiled  me  ? 

26  And  Laban  said,  It  must  not  be  so 
done  in  our  country,  to  give  the  younger 
before  the  first-born. 

27  Fulfil  her  week,  and  we  will  give  thee 
this  also,  for  the  service  which  thou  shalt 
serve  with  me  yet  seven  other  years. 

28  ll  And  Jacob  did  so,  and  fulfilled  her 
week  :  and  he  gave  him  Rachel  his  daugh- 
ter to  wife  also. 

29  And  Laban  gave  to  Rachel  his  daugh- 
ter Biihah  his  handmaid,  to  be  her  maid. 

30  And  he  went  in  also  unto  Rachel, 
and  he  loved  also  Rachel  more  than  Leah, 

4 


XXX.  He  serves  for  Leah  and  Rachel. 
and  served  with  him  yet  seven  other  years. 

31  H  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  Leah 
teas  hated,  he  opened  her  womb  :  but  Ra- 
chel ivas  barren. 

32  And  Leah  conceived,  and  bare  a  son, 
and  she  called  his  name  Reuben :  for  she 
said.  Surely  the  Lord  hath  looked  upon  m}'- 
affhction ;  now  therefore  my  husband  will 
love  me. 

33  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a 
son;  and  said,  Because  the  Lord  hath 
heard  that  I  was  hated,  he  hath  therefore 
given  me  this  son  also  :  and  she  called  his 
name  Simeon. 

34  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a 
son ;  and  said.  Now  this  time  will  my  hus- 
band be  joined  unto  me,  because  I  have 
born  him  three  sons :  therefore  was  his 
name  called  Levi. 

35  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a 
son  :  and  she  said,  Now  will  I  praise  the 
Lord  :  therefore  she  called  his  name  Ju- 
dah,  and  left  bearin.^;. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  when  Rachel  saw  that  she  bare 
Jacob  no  children,  Rachel  envied  her 
sister;  and  said  unto  Jacob,  Give  me  chil- 
dren, or  else  I  die. 

2  And  Jacob's  anger  was  kindled  against 
Rachel ;  and  he  said.  Am  I  in  God's  stead, 
who  hath  withheld  from  thee  the  fruit  of 
the  womb  ? 

3  And  she  said.  Behold  my  maid  Biihah, 
go  in  unto  her ;  and  she  shall  bear  upon  my 
knees,  that  I  may  also  have  children  by 
her. 

4  And  she  gave  him  Biihah  her  hand- 
maid to  wife ;  and  Jacob  went  in  unto  her. 

5  U  And  Biihah  conceived,  and  bare  Jacob 
a  son. 

6  And  Rachel  said,  God  hath  judged  me, 
and  hath  also  heard  my  voice,  and  hath 
given  me  a  son :  therefore  called  she  his 
name  Dan. 

7  And  Biihah  Rachel's  maid  conceived 
again,  and  bare  Jacob  a  second  son. 

8  And  Rachel  said.  With  great  wrestlings 
have  I  wrestled  with  my  sister,  and  I  have 
prevailed  :  and  she  called  his  nairte  Naph- 
tali. 

9  H  When  Leah  saw  that  she  had  left  bear- 
ing, she  took  Zilpah  her  maid,  and  gave  her 
Jacob  to  wife. 

10  And  Zilpah  Leah's  maid  bare  Jacob 
a  son. 

11  And  Leah  said,  A  troop  cometh:  and 
she  called  his  name  Gad. 

12  And  Zilpah  Leah's  maid  bare  Jacob 
a  second  son. 

13  And  Leah  said,  Happy  am  I,  for  the 
daughters  will  call  me  blessed :  and  she 
called  his  name  Asher. 

14  Tf  And  Reuben  went  in  the  days  of 
wheat  harvest,  and  found  mandrakes  in  the 
field,  and  brought  them  unto  his  mother 
Leah.  Then  Rachel  said  to  Leah,  Give 
me,  1  pray  thee,  of  thy  son's  mandrAes. 

25 


Bachd  bears  Joseph.  GENESIS. 

15  And  she  said  unto  her,  7s 


JacoVs  covenant  with  Lahan. 


zY  a  small 
matter  that  thou  hast  taken  my  husband  ? 
and  wouldest  thou  take  away  my  son's  man- 
drakes also  I  And  Rachel  said,  Therefore 
lie  shall  lie  witli  thee  to-night  for  thy  son's 
mandrakes.  ..  u   • 

16  And  Jacob  came  out  of  the  field  m 
the  evening,  and  Leah  went  out  to  meet 
him,  and  said.  Thou  must  come  in  unto  me ; 
for  siirelv  1  have  hired  thee  with  my  son's 
mandrakes.    And  he  lay  with  her  that  night. 

17  U  And  (jod  hearkened  unto  Leah,  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  Jacob  the  filth  son. 

IS  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  given  me 
inv  hire,  because  I  have  given  my  maiden 
tomy  husband :  and  she  called  his  name 
Issachar. 

19  And  Leah  conceived  again,  and  bare 
Jacob  the  sixth  son. 

20  And  Leah  said,  God  hath  endowed 
me  with  a  good  dowry ;  now  will  my  hus- 
band dwell  with  me,  because  I  have  born 
liiiM  six  sons:  and  she  called  his  name  Ze- 
buhui. 

21  And  afterwards  she  bare  a  daughter, 
and  called  her  name  Dinah. 

22  11  And  God  remembered  Rachel,  and 
God  hearkened  to  her,  and  opened  her 
womb. 

23  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son ; 
and  said,  God  hath  taken  away  my  re- 
proach : 

24  And  she  called  his  name  Joseph ;  and 
said.  The  Lord  shall  add  to  me  another  son. 

2.5  *\  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Rachel 
had  Iwrn  Joseph,  that  Jacob  said  unto  La- 
ban,  Send  me  away,  that  I  may  go  unto 
mine  own  i)lacc,  and  to  my  countr}'. 

26  Give  me  my  wives  and  my  children, 
for  wliom  I  have  served  thee,  and  let  me  go : 
for  tliou  knowest  my  service  which  I  have 
done  thee. 

27  And  Laban  said  vmto  him,  I  pray 
thee,  if  1  have  found  favour  in  thine  eyes, 
tamj :  for  I  have  learned  by  experience 
tiiat  the  Lord  hath  blessed  me  for  thy  sake. 

28  And  he  said,  Appoint  me  thy  wages, 
and  T  will  give  it. 

29  And  lie  said  unto  him.  Thou  knowest 
how  1  have  served  thee,  and  how  thy  cattle 
was  with  me. 

30  For  it  was  little  which  tliou  hadst  be- 
f()r('  I  rai/ic,  and  it  is  iio/r  increased  unto  a 
multitude-,  and  the  Lord  hath  blessed  thee 
since  mv  coming :  and  now  when  shall  I 
jirovide  for  mine  own  house  also  ? 

31  And  he  said.  What  shall  I  give  thee? 
And  Jacob  saifl.  Thou  shalt  not  give  me 
any  filing;  if  thou  wih  do  this  thing  for 
mo,  I  will  again  feed  anrJ  keep  thy  Hock  : 

32  1  will  pass  through  all  thy  flock  to- 
day, removing  from  thence  all  the  speckled 
and  spotted  cattle,  and  all  the  brown  cattle 
among  the  sheep,  and  the  spotted  and 
speckled  among  the  goats:  and  of  such 
shall  1)0  my  hire. 

33  So  shall  my  righteousness  .-^nswer  for 


me  in  time  to  come,  when  it  shall  come  for 
my  hire  before  thy  face  :  every  one  that  is 
not  speckled  and  spotted  among  the  goats, 
and  brown  among  the  sheep,  that  shall  be 
counted  stolen  with  me. 

34  And  Laban  said.  Behold,  I  would  it 
might  be  according  to  thy  word. 

35  And  he  removed  that  day  the  he-goats 
that  were  ring-straked  and  spotted,  and  all 
the  she-goats  that  were  speckled  and  spot- 
ted, caid  every  one  that  had  some  white  in 
it,  and  all  the  brown  among  the  sheep,  and 
gave  them,  into  the  hand  of  his  sons. 

36  And  he  set  three  days'  journey  be- 
twixt himself  and  Jacob  :  and  Jacob  fed  the 
rest  of  Laban's  flocks. 

37  H  And  Jacob  took  him  rods  of  green 
poplar,  and  of  the  hazel  and  chesnut-tree ; 
and  pilled  white  strakes  in  them,  and  made 
the  white  appear  which  was  in  the  rods. 

38  And  he  set  the  rods  which  he  had 
pilled  before  the  flocks  in  the  gutters  in  the 
watering-troughs  when  the  flocks  came  to 
drink ;  that  they  should  conceive  when  they 
came  to  drink. 

39  And  the  flocks  conceived  before  the 
rods,  and  brought  forth  cattle  ring-straked, 
speckled,  and  spotted. 

40  And  Jacob  did  separate  the  lambs, 
and  set  the  faces  of  the  flocks  toward  the 
ring-straked,  and  all  the  brown  in  the  flock 
of  Laban :  and  he  put  his  own  flocks  by 
themselves,  and  put  them  not  unto  Laban's 
cattle. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  whensoever  the 
stronger  cattle  did  conceive,  that  Jacob  laid 
the  rods  before  the  eyes  of  the  cattle  in  the 
gutters,  that  they  might  conceive  among 
the  rods. 

42  But  when  the  cattle  were  feeble,  he 
put  them  not  in :  so  the  feebler  were  La- 
ban's, and  the  stronger  Jacob's. 

43  And  the  man  increased  exceedingly, 
and  had  much  cattle,  and  maid-servants, 
and  men-servants,  and  camels,  and  asses. 

CHAP.  XXXL 
ND  he   heard  the  words  of  Laban's 


sons,  saying,  Jacob  hath  taken  away 
all  that  was  our  lather's ;  and  of  that  which 
icas  our  father's  hath  he  gotten  all  this  glory. 

2  And  Jacob  beheld  the  countenance  of 
Laban,  and  behold,  it  toas  not  toward  him 
as  before. 

3  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jacob,  Re- 
turn unto  the  land  of  thy  fathers,  and  to  thy 
kindred ;  and  I  will  be  with  thee. 

4  And  Jacob  sent  and  called  Rachel  and 
Leah  to  the  field  unto  his  flock, 

5  And  said  unto  them,  I  see  your  father's 
countenance,  that  it  is  not  toward  me  as 
before :  but  the  God  of  my  father  hath  been 
with  me. 

6  And  ye  know  that  with  all  my  power  I 
have  served  your  father. 

7  And  your  father  hath  deceived  me,  and 
changed  my  wages  ten  times:  but  God  suf- 
fered him  not  to  hurt  me. 

26 


Jacob  departs  from  Lahan.         CHAP. 

8  If  he  said  thus,  The  speckled  shall  be 
thy  wages;  then  all  the  cattle  bare  speck- 
led :  and  if  he  said  thus,  The  ring-straked 
shall  be  thy  hire :  then  bare  all  the  cattle 
ring-straked. 

9  Thus  God  hath  taken  away  the  cattle 
of  your  father,  and  given  them  to  me. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  that 
the  cattle  conceived,  that  I  lifted  up  mine 
eyes,  and  saw  in  a  dream,  and  behold,  the 
rams  which  leaped  upon  the  cattle  were 
ring-straked,  speckled,  and  grizzled. 

11  And  the  angel  of  God  spake  unto  me 
in  a  dream,  saying,  Jacob :  And  I  said,  Here 
am  I. 

12  And  he  said.  Lift  up  now  thine  eyes 
and  see,  all  the  rams  which  leap  upon  the 
cattle  are  ring-straked,  speckled,  and  griz- 
zled :  for  I  have  seen  all  that  Laban  doeth 
unto  thee. 

13  I  am  the  God  of  Beth-el,  where  thou 
anointedst  the  pillar,  atid  where  thou  vow- 
edst  a  vow  unto  me :  now  arise,  get  thee  out 
from  this  land,  and  return  unto  the  land  of 
thy  kindred. 

14  And  Rachel  and  Leah  answered,  and 
.said  unto  him,  Is  there  yet  any  portion  or 
inheritance  for  us  in  our  father's  house  ? 

15  Are  we  not  counted  of  him  strangers? 
for  he  hath  sold  us,  and  hath  quite  devoured 
also  our  money. 

16  For  all  the  riches  which  God  hath 
taken  from  our  father,  that  is  ours,  and  our 
children's :  now  then  whatsoever  God  hath 
said  unto  thee,  do. 

17  H  Then  Jacob  rose  up,  and  set  his  sons 
and  his  wives  upon  camels; 

18  And  he  carried  awa}^  all  his  cattle, 
and  all  his  goods  which  he  had  gotten,  the 
cattle  of  his  getting,  which  he  had  gotten, 
in  Padan-aram ;  for  to  go  to  Isaac  his  father 
in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

19  And  Laban  went  to  shear  his  sheep: 
and  Rachel  had  stolen  the  images  that  icere 
her  father's. 

20  And  Jacob  stole  away  unawares  to 
Laban  the  Syrian,  in  that  he  told  him  not 
that  he  fled. 

21  So  he  fled  with  all  that  he  had;  and 
he  rose  up,  and  passed  over  the  river,  and 
set  his  face  toward  the  mount  G  ilead. 

22  II  And  it  was  told  Laban  on  the  third 
day  that  Jacob  was  fled. 

23  And  he  took  his  brethren  with  him, 
and  pursued  after  him  seven  days'  journey : 
and  they  overtook  him  in  the  mount  Gile- 
ad. 

24  And  God  came  to  Laban  the  Syrian 
in  a  dream  by  night,  and  said  unto  him, 
Take  heed  that  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob 
either  good  or  bad. 

25  Then  Laban  overtook  Jacob.  Now 
Jacob  had  pitched  his  tent  in  the  mount: 
and  Laban  with  his  brethren  pitched  in  the 
mount  of  Gilead. 

26  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob,  What  hast 
thou  done,  that  thou  hast  stolen  a\\'ay  un- 


XXXI.         JacoVs  complaint  of  Lahan. 
awares  to  me,  and  carried  away  my  daugh- 
ters, as  captives  taken  with  the  sword  ? 

27  Wherefore  didst  thou  flee  away  se- 
cretly, and  steal  away  from  me,  and  didst 
not  tell  me,  that  I  might  have  sent  thee 
away  with  mirth,  and  with  songs,  with  ta- 
bret,  and  with  harp  ? 

28  And  hast  not  suffered  me  to  kiss  my 
sons,  and  my  daughters'?  thou  hast  now 
done  foolishly  in  so  doing. 

29  It  is  in  the  power  of  my  hand  to  do 
you  hurt :  but  the  God  of  your  father  spake 
unto  me  yesternight,  saying,  Take  tiiou 
heed  that  thou  speak  not  to  Jacob  either 
good  or  bad. 

30  And  now,  though  thou  wouldest  needs 
be  gone,  because  thou  sore  longedst  after 
thy  father's  house ;  yet  wherefore  hast  thou 
stolen  my  gods? 

31  f[  And  Jacob  answered  and  said  to  La- 
ban, Because  I  was  afraid :  for  I  said,  Per- 
adventure  thou  ^vouldest  take  by  force  thy 
daughters  from  me. 

32  With  whomsoever  thou  findest  thy 
gods,  let  him  not  live  :  before  our  brethren 
discern  thou  vt'hat  is  thine  with  me,  and  take 
it  to  thee  :  for  Jacob  knew  not  that  Rachel 
had  stolen  them. 

33  And  Laban  went  into  Jacob's  tent,  and 
into  Leah's  tent,  and  into  the  two  maid-ser- 
vants' tents ;  but  he  found  them  not.  Then 
went  he  out  of  Leah's  tent,  and  entered  into 
Rachel's  tent. 

34  Now  Rachel  had  taken  the  images, 
and  put  them  in  the  camel's  furniture,  and 
sat  upon  them.  And  Laban  searched  all 
the  tent,  but  found  them  not. 

35  And  she  said  to  her  father.  Let  it  not 
displease  my  lord  that  I  cannot  rise  up  be- 
fore thee  :  for  the  custom  of  women  is  upon 
me.  And  he  searched,  but  found  not  the 
images. 

36  ^  And  Jacob  was  wroth,  and  chode 
with  Laban  :  and  Jacol)  answered  and  said 
to  Laban,  What  is  my  trespass  ?  what  is 
my  sin,  that  thou  hast  so  hotly  pursued  after 
me  ? 

37  Whereas  thou  hast  searched  all  my 
stuff,  what  hast  thou  found  of  all  thy  house- 
hold-stuff? set  it  here  before  my  brethren, 
and  thy  brethren,  that  they  may  judge  be- 
twixt us  both. 

38  This  twenty  years  have  I  been  with 
thee ;  thy  ewes  and  thy  she-goats  have  not 
cast  their  young,  and  the  rams  of  thy  flock 
have  I  not  eaten. 

39  That  which  was  torn  of  beasts,  1 
brought  not  unto  thee ;  I  bare  the  loss  of  it ; 
of  my  hand  didst  thou  require  it,  lohcther 
stolen  by  day,  or  stolen  by  night. 

40  This  i  was ;  in  the  day  the  drought 
consumed  me,  and  the  frost  by  night ;  and 
my  sleep  departed  from  mine  eyes. 

41  Thus  have  I  been  twenty  years  in  thy 
house  :  I  served  thee  fourteen  years  for  thy 
two  daughters,  and  six  years  for  thy  cattle : 
and  thou  hast  changed  mv  w  ages  ten  times. 

'27 


Ja'coVa  vision  : 

42  Except  the  God  of  my  father,  the  God 
of  \braham,  and  the  fear  of  Isaac  had  been 
with  me,  surelv  thou  hadst  sent  me  away 
now  emptv.  God  hath  seen  mme  affliction, 
and  the  labour  of  my  hands,  and  rebuked 
thee  vcsternight. 

43"  •:  And  Laban  answered,  and  said  unto 
Jacob,  These  daughters  are  my  daughters, 
and  these  children  are  my  children,  and 
Mf^■f  cattle  r/7Tniv  cattle,  and  all  that  thou 
seest  is  mine ;  and  what  can  I  do  this  day 
unto  these  my  daughters,  or  unto  their  chil- 
dren which  thev  have  borne  ? 

44  Now  therefore  come  thou,  let  us  make 
a  covenant,  I  and  thou  ;  and  let  it  be  for  a 
witness  between  me  and  thee. 

45  And  Jacob  took  a  stone,  and  set  it  up 
for  a  pillar. 

46  And  Jacob  said  unto  his  brethren,- 
Gather  stones,  and  they  took  stones  and 
made  an  heap  :  and  they  did  eat  there  upon 
the  heap. 

47  And  Laban  called  it  Jegar-sahadutha : 
but  Jacob  called  it  Galeed  : 

48  And  Laban  said.  This  heap  is  a  wit- 
ness between  me  and  thee  this  day.  There- 
fore was  the  name  of  it  called  Galeed  : 

49  And  Mizpah  ;  for  he  said.  The  Lord 
watch  between  me  and  thee,  when  we  are 
absent  one  from  another. 

50  If  thou  shalt  afflict  my  daughters,  or 
if  thou  shalt  take  other  wives  beside  my 
daughters ;  no  man  is  with  us ;  See,  God 
is  witness  betwixt  me  and  thee. 

51  And  Laban  said  to  Jacob,  Behold  this 
heap,  and  behold  this  pillar,  which  I  have 
cast  betwixt  me  and  thee  ; 

52  This  heap  be  witness,  and  this  pillar 
be  witness,  that  I  \\ill  not  pass  over  this  heap 
to  thee,  and  that  thou  shalt  not  pass  over 
this  heap  and  this  pillar  unto  me,  for  harm. 

53  Th(>  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God 
of  Nahor,  the  God  of  their  father,  judge 
betwixt  us.  And  Jacob  sware  by  the  fear 
of  his  father  Isaac. 

54  Then  Jacob  offered  sacrifice  upon  the 
mount,  and  called  his  brethren  to  eat  bread: 
and  they  did  eat  bread,  and  tarried  all  night 
in  the  mount. 

55  And  early  in  the  morning  Laban  rose 
up,  and  kissed  his  sons  and  his  daughters, 
and  blessed    tliein  :    and  Laban  departed, 

■  and  returned  unto  his  place. 
CHAP.  XXXII. 

AND  Jacob  went  on  his  way,  and  the 
angels  of  God  met  him. 

2  And  when  Jacob  saw  them,  he  said. 
This  is  God's  host :  and  he  called  the  name 
of  that  place  Mahanaim. 

3  ^  And  Jacob  sent  messengers  before 
him  to  Esau  his  brother,  unto  the  land  of 
Seir,  the  country  of  Edom. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  saying,  Thus 
shall  ye  speak  unto  my  lord  Esau  ;  Thy 
servant  Jacob  saith  thus,  I  have  sojourned 
v.ith  Laban,  and  stayed   there  until  now 

5  And  I  have  oxen,  and  asses,  Hocks,  ai 


GENESIS.  His  message  to  Esau. 

men-servants,  and  women-servants  :  and  I 
have  sent  to  tell  my  lord,  that  I  may  find 
grace  in  thy  sight. 

6  H  And  the  messengers  returned  to  Ja- 
cob, saying,  We  came  to  thy  brother  Esau, 
and  also  he  cometh  to  meet  thee,  and  four 
hundred  men  with  him. 

7  Then  Jacob  was  greatly  afraid,  and 
distressed :  and  he  divided  the  people  that 
?vas  with  him,  and  the  flocks,  and  herds,  and 
the  camels  into  two  bands  ; 

8  And  said.  If  Esau  come  to  the  one 
company,  and  smite  it,  then  the  other  com- 
pany which  is  left  shall  escape. 

9  H  And  Jacob  said,  O  God  of  my  father 
Abraham,  and  God  of  my  father  Isaac,  the 
Lord  which  saidst  unto  me.  Return  unto 
thy  country,  and  to  thy  kindred,  and  I  will 
deal  well  with  thee  : 

10  I  am  not  worthy  of  the  least  of  all  the 
mercies,  and  of  all  the  truth,  which  thou 
hast  shewed  unto  thy  servant:  for  with  my 
staff  I  passed  over  this  Jordan,  and  now  1 
am  become  two  bands. 

11  Deliver  me,  I  pray  thee,  from  the  hand 
of  my  brother,  from  the  hand  of  Esau  :  for 
I  fear  him,  lest  he  will  come  and  smite  me, 
and  the  mother  with  the  children. 

12  And  thou  saidst,  I  will  surely  do  thee 
good,  and  make  thy  seed  as  the  sand  of  the 
sea,  which  cannot  be  numbered  for  inulti- 
tude. 

13  IT  And  he  lodged  there  that  same 
night;  and  took  of  that  which  came  to  his 
hand  a  present  for  Esau  his  brother ; 

14  Two  hundred  she-goats,  and  twenty 
he-goats,  two  hundred  ewes  and  twenty 
rams, 

15  Thirty  milch  camels  with  their  colts, 
forty  kine  and  ten  bulls,  twenty  she-asses 
and  ten  foals. 

16  And  he  delivered  tJiem  into  the  hand 
of  his  servants,  every  drove  by  themselves; 
and  said  unto  his  servants,  Pass  over  before 
me,  and  put  a  space  betwixt  drove  and 
drove. 

17  And  he  commanded  the  foremost, 
saying,  When  Esau  my  brother  meeteth 
thee,  and  asketh  thee,  saying,  Whose  art 
thou  1  and  whither  goest  thou  1  and  whose 
«?T  these  before  thee  ? 

18  Then  thou  shalt  say,  The^j  be  thy 
servant  Jacob's :  it  is  a  present  sent  unto 
my  lord  Esau :  and  behold  also  he  is  be- 
hind us. 

19  And  so  commanded  he  the  second, 
and  the  third,  and  all  that  followed  the 
droves,  saying.  On  this  manner  shall  ye 
speak  unto  Esau,  when  ye  find  him. 

20  And  say  ye  moreover.  Behold,  thy 
servant  Jacob  is  behind  us.  For  he  said, 
I  will  appease  him  with  the  present  that 
goeth  before  me,  and  afterward  I  will  see 
his  face  ;  peradventure  he  will  accept  of  me. 

21  So  went  the  present  over  before  him ; 
and  himself  lodged  that  night  in  the  com- 
pany. 

28 


,  and 


The  kindness  of  Jacob  and  CHAP.  XXXIll,  XXXIV.      Esau  at  their  tneeting. 


22  And  he  rose  up  that  night,  and  took 
his  two  wives,  and  his  two  women-servants, 
and  his  eleven  sons,  and  passed  over  the 
ford  Jabbok. 

23  And  he  took  them,  and  sent  them 
over  the  brook,  and  sent  over  that  he  had. 

24  H  And  Jacob  was  left  alone ;  and 
there  wrestled  a  man  with  him,  until  the 
breaking  of  the  day. 

25  And  when  he  saw  that  he  prevailed 
not  against  him,  he  touched  the  hollow  of 
his  thigh :  and  the  hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh 
was  out  of  joint,  as  he  wrestled  with  him. 

26  And  he  said,  Let  me  go,  for  the  day 
breaketh :  And  he  said,  I  will  not  let  thee 
go,  except  thou  bless  me. 

27  And  he  said  unto  him,  What  is  thy 
name  '!  And  he  said,  Jacob. 

28  And  he  said,  Thy  name  shall  be  call- 
ed no  more  Jacob,  but  Israel :  for  as  a 
prince  hast  thou  power  with  God,  and  with 
men,  and  hast  prevailed. 

29  And  Jacob  asked  him,  and  said,  Tell 
me,  I  pray  thee,  thy  name :  And  he  said, 
Wherefore  /s  it  that  thou  dost  ask  after  my 
name  ?  And  he  blessed  him  there. 

30  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of  the 
place  Peniel :  for  I  have  seen  God  face  to 
iace,  and  my  life  is  preserved. 

31  H  And  as  he  passed  over  Penuel  the 
sun  rose  upon  him,  and  he  halted  upon  his 
thigh. 

32  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel  eat 
not  of  the  sinew  which  shrank,  which  is 
upon  the  hollow  of  the  thigh,  unto  this 
day ;  because  he  touched  the  hollow  of  Ja- 
cob's thigh  in  the  sinew  that  shrank. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 
ND  Jacob  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  look- 
ed, and  behold,  Esau  came,  and  with 
him  four  hundred  men.  And  he  divided 
the  children  unto  Leah,  and  unto  Rachel, 
and  unto  the  two  handmaids. 

2  And  he  put  the  handmaids  and  their 
children  foremost,  and  Leah  and  her  chil- 
dren after,  and  Rachel  and  Joseph  hinder- 
most. 

3  And  he  passed  over  before  them,  and 
bowed  himself  to  the  ground  seven  times, 
until  he  came  near  to  his  brother. 

4  And  Esau  ran  to  meet  him,  and  em- 
braced him,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kiss- 
ed him  :  and  they  wept. 

5  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  the 
women  and  the  children,  and  said,  Who  are 
those  with  thee  1  And  he  said.  The  children 
which  God  hath  graciously  given  thy  ser- 
vant. 

6  Then  the  handmaidens  came  near, 
they  and  their  children,  and  they  bowed 
themselves. 

7  And  Leah  also  with  her  children  came 
near,  and  bowed  themselves ;  and  after 
came  Joseph  near  and  Rachel,  and  they 
bowed  themselves. 

8  And  he  said.  What  meanest  thou  by  all 
this  drove  which  I  met  ]  And  he  said,  These 


are  to  find  grace    in    the    sight    of  my 
lord. 

9  And  Esau  said,  I  have  enough,  my 
brother ;  keep  that  thou  hast  unto  thyself. 

10  And  Jacob  said.  Nay,  I  pray  thee,  if 
now  I  have  found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then 
receive  my  present  at  my  hand  :  for  there- 
fore I  have  seen  thy  face,  as  though  I  had 
seen  the  face  of  God,  and  thou  wast  pleased 
with  me. 

11  Take,  I  pray  thee,  my  blessing  that  is 
brought  to  thee ;  because  God  haih  dealt 
graciously  with  me,  and  because  I  have 
enough  :  and  he  urged  him,  and  he  took  it. 

12  And  he  said.  Let  us  take  our  journey, 
and  let  us  go,  and  I  will  go  before  thee. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  My  lord  knovv- 
eth  that  the  children  are  tender,  and  the 
flocks  and  herds  with  young  are  with  me, 
and  if  men  should  over-drive  them  one  day, 
all  the  flock  will  die. 

14  Let  my  lord,  I  pray  thee,  pass  over 
before  his  servant :  and  I  will  lead  on  softly, 
according  as  the  cattle  that  goeth  before 
me,  and  the  children  be  able  to  endure  ;  un- 
til I  come  unto  my  lord  unto  Seir. 

15  And  Esau  said,  Let  me  now  leave 
with  thee  so7nc  of  the  folk  that  are  with  me : 
And  he  said,  Whatneedeth  it?  Let  me  find 
grace  in  the  sight  of  my  lord. 

16  So  Esau  returned  that  day  on  his  way 
unto  Seir. 

17  H  And  Jacob  journeyed  to  Succoth, 
and  built  him  an  house,  and  made  booths 
for  his  cattle:  therefore  the  name  of  the 
place  is  called  Succoth. 

18  II  And  Jacob  came  to  Shalem,  a  city 
of  Shechem,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, when  he  came  from  Padan-aram ; 
and  pitched  his  tent  before  the  city. 

19  And  he  bought  a  parcel  of  a  field, 
where  he  had  spread  his  tent,  at  the  hand 
of  the  children  of  Hamor,  Shechem's  fa- 
ther, for  an  hundred  pieces  of  money. 

20  And  he  erected  there  an  altar,  and 
called  it  El-elohe-Israel. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  Dinah  the  daughter  of  Leah,  which 
she  bare  unto  Jacob,  went  out  to  see 
the  daughters  of  the  land. 

2  And  when  Shechem  the  son  of  Hamor 
the  Hivite,  prince  of  the  country,  saw  her, 
he  took  her,  and  lay  with  her,  and  defiled 
her. 

3  And  his  soul  clave  unto  Dinah  the 
daughter  of  Jacob,  and  he  loved  the  dam- 
sel, and  spake  kindly  unto  the  damsel. 

4  fl  And  Shechem  spake  unto  his  father 
Hamor,  saying,  Get  me  this  damsel  to  wife. 

5  And  Jacob  heard  that  he  had  defiled 
Dinah  his  daughter  (now  his  sons  were  with 
his  cattle  in  the  field  :)  and  Jacob  held  his 
peace  until  they  were  come. 

6  And  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem 
went  out  unto  Jacob  to  commune  with  him. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  came  out  of  the 
field  wlien  they  heard  it :  and  the  men  were 

29 


Hanior  and  Shechan  circumcised. 
grieved,  and  thev  were  very  wroth,  because 
he  liad  wrouglit  iblly  in  Israel,  in  lying  with 
Jacob's  daughter;  which  thing  ought  not  to 
be  done. 

S  And  Hamor  communed  with  them,  say- 
ing, The  soul  of  my  son  Shechem  longeth 
for  your  daughter :  1  pray  you  give  her  him 
to  ivife. 

9  And  make  ye  marriages  with  us  :  and 
give  your  daughters  unto  us,  and  take  our 
daughters  unto  jou. 

10  And  ye  shall  dwell  with  us:  and  the 
land  shaU  be  before  you ;  dwell  and  trade 
ve  therein,  and  get  you  possessions  therein. 

11  And  Shechem  said  unto  her  father, 
and  unto  her  brethren,  Let  me  find  grace 
in  your  eyes,  and  what  ye  shall  say  unto 
me,  I  will  give. 

12  Ask  me  never  so  much  dowry  and 
gift,  and  I  will  give  according  as  ye  shall 
say  unto  me :  but  give  me  the  damsel  to  wife. 

13  ^  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  answered 
Shechem  and  Hamor  his  father  deceitfully, 
and  said,  (because  he  had  defiled  Dinah 
their  sister ; 

14  And  they  said  unto  them)  We  cannot 
do  this  thing,  to  give  our  sister  to  one  that 
is  uncircmiicised  :  for  that  7vere  a  reproach 
unto  us : 

15  But  in  this  will  we  consent  unto  you : 
if  ye  will  be  as  we  be,  that  every  male  of 
Aou  be  circumcised; 

16  Then  will  we  give  our  daughters  unto 
you,  and  we  will  take  your  daughters  to  us, 
and  we  will  dwell  with  you,  and  we  will  be- 
come one  people. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  us,  to 
be  circumcised ;  then  will  we  take  our 
daughter,  and  we  will  be  gone. 

18  And  their  words  pleased  Hamor,  and 
Shechem  Hamor's  son. 

19  And  the  young  man  deferred  not  to 
do  the  thing,  because  he  had  delight  in  Ja- 
cob's daughter:  and  he  was  more  honour- 
able than  all  tlie  house  of  his  father. 

20  ^  And  Hainor  and  Shechem  his  son 
came  unto  the  gate  of  their  city,  and  com- 
muned with  the  men  of  their  city,  saying, 

21  These  men  are  peaceable  with  us, 
therefore  let  them  dwell  in  the  land,  and 
trade  therein  :  for  the  land,  behold  if  is  large 
enough  for  them :  let  us  take  their  daugh- 
ters to  us  for  wives ;  and  let  us  give  them 
our  daughters. 

22  Only  herein  will  the  men  consent  unto 
us  for  to  <lwcll  with  us,  to  be  one  people,  if 
every  male  among  us  be  circumcised,  as 
they  arc  circumcised. 

23  S/iall  not  their  cattle  and  their  sub- 
stance, and  every  beast  of  theirs  be  ours  1 
only  let  us  consent  unto  them,  and  they  will 
dwell  with  \is. 

24  And  tinto  Hamor  and  unto  Shechem 
his  son  hearkened  all  that  went  out  of  the 
gate  of  his  city  :  and  every  male  was  cir- 
cumcised, all  that  went  out  of  the  gate  of 
his  citv. 


GENESIS.  The  Slicchcmites  spoiled. 

25  H  And  it  came  to  pass  on  thd  third 
day,  when  they  were  sore,  that  two  of  the 
sons  of  Jacob,  Simeon  and  Levi,  Dinah's 
brethren,  took  each  man  his  sword,  and 
came  upon  the  city  boldly,  and  slew  all  the 
males. 

26  And  they  slew  Hamor  and  Shechem 
his  son  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
took  Dinah  out  of  Shechem's  house,  and 
went  out. 

27  The  sons  of  Jacob  came  upon  the 
slain,  and  spoiled  the  city;  because  they 
had  defiled  their  sister. 

28  They  took  their  sheep,  and  their  oxen, 
and  their  asses,  and  that  which  ivas  in  the 
city,  and  that  which  ivas  in  the  field. 

29  And  all  their  wealth  and  all  their  lit- 
tle ones,  and  their  wives  took  they  captive, 
and  spoiled  even  all  that  was  in  the  house. 

30  II  And  Jacob  said  to  Simeon  and  Levi, 
Ye  have  troubled  me  to  make  me  to  stink 
among  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  among 
the  Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites :  and  i 
being  iew  in  number,  they  shall  gather  them- 
selves together  against  me,  and  slay  me,  and 
I  shall  be  destroyed,  I  and  my  house. 

31  And  they  said.  Should  he  deal  with 
our  sister  as  with  an  harlot  ? 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

AND  God  said  unto  Jacob,  Arise,  go  up 
to  Beth-el,  and  dwell  there :  and  make 
there  an  altar  unto  God,  that  appeared  unto 
thee  when  thou  fleddest  from  the  i'ace  of 
Esau  thy  brother. 

2  Then  Jacob  said  unto  his  household, 
and  to  all  that  7cerc  with  him,  Put  away  the 
strange  gods  that  arc  among  you,  and  be 
clean  and  change  your  garments  : 

3  And  let  us  arise,  and  go  up  to  Beth-el ; 
and  I  will  there  make  an  altar  unto  God, 
who  answered  me  in  the  day  of  my  distress, 
and  Avas  with  me  in  the  way  which  I  went. 

4  And  they  gave  unto  Jacob  all  the 
strange  gods  which  were  in  their  hand,  and 
all  their  ear-rings  which  were  in  their  ears  ; 
and  Jacob  hid  them  under  the  oak  which 
was  by  Shechem. 

5  And  they  journeyed  :  and  the  terror  of 
God  was  upon  the  cities  that  were  round 
about  them,  and  they  did  not  pursue  after 
the  sons  of  Jacob. 

6  U  So  Jacob  came  to  Luz,  which  is  in 
the  land  of  Canaan  (that  is  Beth-el)  he  and 
all  the  people  that  icere  with  him. 

7  And  he  built  there  an  altar,  and  called 
the  place  El-beth-el;  because  there  God 
appeared  unto  him,  when  he  tied  from  the 
face  of  his  brother. 

8  If  But  Deborah  Rebekah's  nurse  died, 
and  she  was  buried  beneath  Beth-el,  under 
an  oak  :  and  the  name  of  it  was  called  Allon- 
bachuth. 

9  H  And  God  appeared  unto  Jacob  again 
when  he  came  out  of  Padan-aram  ;  and 
blessed  him. 

10  And  God  said  unto  him.  Thy  name  is 
Jacob :  thy  name  shall  not  be  called  any 

30 


The  death  of  Isaac. 


more  Jacob,  but  Israel  shall  be  thy  name 
and  he  called  his  name  Israel. 

11  And  God  said  unto  him,  I  am  God 
Almighty :  be  fruitful  and  multiply ;  a  na- 
tion and  a  company  of  nations  shall  be  of 
thee,  and  kings  shall  come  out  of  thy  loins. 

12  And  the  land  which  I  gave  Abraham 
and  Isaac,  to  thee  I  will  give  it,  and  to  thy 
seed  after  thee  will  I  give  the  land. 

13  And  God  went  up  from  him,  in  the 
place  where  he  talked  with  him. 

14  If  And  Jacob  set  up  a  pillar  in  the 

{)lace  where  he  talked  with  him,  even  a  pil- 
ar of  stone :  and  he  poured  a  drink-offering 
thereon,  and  he  poured  oil  thereon. 

15  And  Jacob  called  the  name  of  the 
place  where  God  spake  with  him,  Beth-el. 

16  If  And  they  journeyed  from  Beth-el ; 
and  there  was  but  a  little  way  to  come  to 
Ephrath  :  and  Rachel  travailed,  and  she  had 
hard  labour. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  when  she  was  in 
hard  labour,  that  the  midwife  said  unto  her, 
Fear  not ;  thou  shalt  have  this  son  also. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  as  her  soul  was  in 
departing  (for  she  died)  that  she  called  his 
name  Ben-oni:  but  his  father  called  him 
Benjamin. 

19  And  Rachel  died,  and  was  buried  in 
the  way  to  Ephrath,  which  is  Bethlehem. 

20  And  Jacob  set  a  pillar  upon  her 
grave  :  that  is  the  pillar  of  Rachel's  grave 
unto  this  day. 

21  And  Israel  journeyed,  and  spread  his 
tent  beyond  the  tower  of  Edar. 

22  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Israel 
dwelt  in  that  land,  that  Reuben  went  and 
lay  with  Bilhah  his  father's  concubine  :  and 
Israel  heard  it.  Now  the  sons  of  Jacob 
were  twelve  : 

23  The  sons  of  Leah ;  Reuben,  Jacob's 
first-born,  and  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and  Ju- 
dah,  and  Issachar,  and  Zebulun  : 

24  The  sons  of  Rachel ;  Joseph,  and 
Benjamin: 

25  And  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  Rachel's 
handmaid  ;  Dan,  and  Naphtali : 

26  And  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  Leah's  hand- 
maid ;  Gad,  and  Asher.  These  are  the 
sons  of  Jacob,  which  were  born  to  him  in 
Padan-aram. 

27  If  And  Jacob  came  unto  Isaac  his  fa- 
ther unto  Mamre,  unto  the  city  of  Arbah 
(which  is  Hebron)  where  Abraham  and 
Isaac  sojourned. 

28  If  And  the  days  of' Isaac  were  an  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  years. 

29  And  Isaac  gave  up  the  ghost  and  died, 
and  was  gathered  unto  his  people,  being  old 
and  full  of  days ;  and  his  sons  Esau  and 
Jacob  buried  him. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

NOW  these  are  the  generations  of  Esau, 
who  is  Edom. 
2  Esau  took  his  wives  of  the  daughters 
of  Canaan  ;  Adah  the  daughter  of  Elon  the 
Hittite,  and  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of 


CHAP.  XXXVl.  The  generations  of  Esau. 


Anah  the  daughter  of  Zibeon    the    Hi- 
vite; 

3  And  Bashemath,  Ishmael's  daughter, 
sister  of  Nebajoth. 

4  And  Adah  bare  to  Esau,  Eliphaz  ;  and 
Bashemath  bare  Reuel ; 

5  And  Aholibamah  bare  Jeush,  and  Jaa- 
larn,  and  Korah :  These  are  the  sons  of 
Esau,  which  were  born  unto  him  in  the 
land  of  Canaan. 

6  If  And  Esau  took  his  wives,  and  his 
sons,  and  his  daughters,  and  all  the  persons 
of  his  house,  and  his  cattle,  and  all  his 
beasts,  and  all  his  substance  which  he  had 
got  in  the  land  of  Canaan ;  and  went  into 
the  country  from  the  face  of  his  brother 
Jacob. 

7  For  their  riches  were  more  than  that 
they  might  dwell  together  :  and  the  land 
wherein  they  were  strangers  could  not  bear 
them,  because  of  their  cattle. 

8  Thus  dwelt  Esau  in  mount  Seir:  Esau 
is  Edom. 

9  If  And  these  are  the  generations  of 
Esau  the  father  of  the  Edomites,  in  mount 
Seir: 

10  These  are  the  names  of  Esau's  sons ; 
Eliphaz  the  son  of  Adah  the  wife  of  Esau, 
Reuel  the  son  of  Bashemath  the  wife  of 
Esau. 

11  And  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  were,  Te- 
man,  Omar,  Zepho,  and  Gatam,  and  Kenaz. 

12  And  Timna  was  concubine  to  Eliphaz 
Esau's  son;  and  she  bare  to  Ehphaz  Ama- 
lek:  these  2wrc  the  sonsof  Adah  Esau's  wife. 

13  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reuel; 
Nahath,  and  Zerah,  Shammah,  and  Miz- 
zah:  these  were  the  sons  of  Bashemath 
Esau's  wife. 

14  And  these  were  the  sons  of  Aholiba- 
mah, the  daughter  of  Anah,  the  daughter 
of  Zibeon  Esau's  wife :  and  she  bare  ta 
Esau,  Jeush,  and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 

15  If  These  loere  dukes  of  the  sons  of 
Esau  :  the  sons  of  Eliphaz  the  first-born  son 
of  Esau  ;  duke  Teman,  duke  Omar,  duke 
Zepho,  duke  Kenaz, 

16  Duke  Korah,  duke  Gatam,  and  duke 
Amalek  :  these  are  the  dukes  that  came  of 
Eliphaz,  in  the  land  of  Edom :  these  icere 
the  sons  of  Adah. 

17  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Reuel 
Esau's  son ;  duke  Nahath,  duke  Zerah, 
duke  Shammah,  duke  Mizzah :  these  are 
the  dukes  that  came  of  Reuel,  in  the  land 
of  Edom  :  these  are  the  sons  of  Bashemath 
Esau's  wife. 

18  And  these  arc  the  sons  of  Aholiba- 
mah Esau's  wife;  duke  Jeush,  duke  Jaa- 
lam, duke  Korah :  these  were  the  dukes  that 
came  of  Aholibamah  the  daughter  of  Anah 
Esau's  wife. 

19  These  are  the  sons  of  Esau  (who  is 
Edom)  and  these  are  their  dukes. 

20  If  These  are  the  sons  of  Seir  the  Ho- 
rite,  who  inhabited  the  land;  Lotan,  and 
Shobal,  and  Zibeon,  and  Anah. 

31 


ThedukrsofEdm.  GENESIS 

oi  And  Dishon.  and  Ezer,  and  Dishan: 
these  are  the  dukes  of  the  Horites,  the  chil- 
dren of  Seir  in  the  land  of  Edom. 

22  And  the  children  of  Lotan  were,  Ho- 
ri,  and  Henian:   and  Lotan's  sister  was 

Timna.  ^^,    ,    ,         ^i 

23  And  the  children  of  Shobal  icere  these , 
Alvan,  and  Manahath,  and  Ebal,  Shepho, 
and  Onam. 

24  '\nd  these  are  the  children  of  Zibeon , 
both  Ajah,  and  Anah :  this  was  that  Anah 
that  found  the  mules  in  the  wilderness,  as 
he  fed  the  a.-ses  of  Ziboon  his  father. 

25  And  the  cliiklreii  of  Anah  tecrc  these  : 
Dishon,  and  iiliolibamah  the  daughter  of 

Anah.  r-r-w  u 

'>Q  And  these  are  the  children  ol  Dishon ; 
Heindan,  and  Eshban,  and  Ithran,  and 
Cheran. 

27  The  children  of  Ezer  are  these ;  liil- 
han,  and  Zaavan,  and  Achan. 

28  The  cJiildren  of  Dishan  are  these; 
Uz,  and  Aran. 

29  These  arc  the  dukes  that  came  of  the 
Horites;  duke  Lotan,  duke  Shobal,  duke 
Zibeon,  duke  Anah, 

30  Duke  Dishon.  duke  Ezer,  duke  Di- 
shan :  these  arc  the  dukes  tliat  ca?ne  of  Hori, 
among  their  dukes  in  the  land  of  Seir. 

31  1i  And  these  are  the  kings  that  reign- 
ed in  the  land  of  Edom,  before  there  reigned 
any  king  over  the  children  of  Israel. 

32  And  Bela  the  son  of  Eeor  reigned  in 
Edom :  and  the  name  of  his  city  ivas  Din- 
habah. 

33  And  Bela  died,  and  Jobab  the  son  of 
Zerah  of  Bozrah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

34  And  .Tobab  died,  and  Husham  of  the 
land  of  Temani  reigned  in  his  stead. 

35  And  Husham  died,  and  Hadad  the 
son  of  Bedad  (who  smote  Midian  in  the 
field  of  Moab)  reigned  in  his  stead  :  and  the 
name  of  his  city  ?/'fl.s-  Avith. 

36  And  Hadad  died,  and  Samlah  of 
Masrckah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

37  And  Samlah  died,  and  Saul  of  Reho- 
both  by  the  river  reigned  in  his  stead. 

38  And  Saul  died,  and  Baal-hanan  the 
son  of  Achbor  reigned  in  his  stead. 

39  And  IJaal-hanan  the  son  of  Achbor 


JosepJi's  dreams. 

CHAP,  xxxvn. 

AND  Jacob  dwelt  in  the  land  wherein 
his  father  was  a  stranger,  in  the  land 
of  Canaan.  .  ^  t      u 

2  These  are  the  generations  ot  Jacob. 
Joseph  being  seventeen  years  old,  was  feed- 
ing the  flock  with  his  brethren,  and  the  lad 
mis  with  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  and  with  the 
sons  of  Zilpah,  his  father's  wives :  and  Jo- 
seph brought  unto  his  father  their  evil  re- 

3  Now  Israel  loved  Joseph  more  than  all 
his  children,  because  he  tvas  the  son  of  his 
old  age  :  and  he  made  him  a  coat  of  many 
colours.  . 

4  And  when  his  brethren  saw  that  their 
father  loved  him  more  than  all  his  brethren, 
they  hated  liim,  and  could  not  speak  peace 
ably  unto  him. 

5  II  And  Joseph  dreamed. a  dream,  and 
he  told  it  his  brethren :  and  they  hated  him 
yet  the  more. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Hear,  1  pray 
you,  this  dream  which  I  have  dreamed  : 

7  For  behold,  we  zcere  binding  sheaves  m 
the  field,  and  lo,  my  sheaf  arose,  and  also 
stood  upright;  and  behold,  your  sheaves 
stood  round  about,  and  made  obeisance  to 
my  sheaf. 

8  And  his  brethren  said  unto  him,  bhalt 
thou  indeed  reign  over  us  ?  or  shalt  thou  in- 
deed have  dominion  over  us?  and  they 
hated  him  yet  the  more  for  his  dreams  and 
for  his  words. 

9  H  And  he  dreamed  yet  another  dream, 
and  told  it  his  brethren,  and  said.  Behold,  I 
have  dreamed  a  dream  more :  and  behold, 
the  sun  and  the  moon  and  the  eleven  stars 
made  obeisance  to  me. 

10  And  he  told  it  to  his  father,  and  to  his 
brethren :  and  his  father  rebuked  him,  and 
said  unto  him.  What  is  this  dream  that  thou 
hast  dreamed?  Shall  I  and  thy  mother  and 
thy  brethren  indeed  come  to  bow  down  our- 
selves to  thee  to  the  earth  ? 

11  And  his  brethren  envied  him;  but  his 
father  observed  the  saying. 

12  H  And  his  brethren  went  to  feed  their 
father's  flock  in  Shechem. 

13  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Do  not 


died,  and  lladar  reigned  in  his  stead :  and  thy  brethren  feed  the  flock  in  fehechem  f 

.1  (' I    '  • .        ^  T-»  11-  'r   ?       /~1 1      T      ..,;il      r.^»-./-l     +1-IC1Q    nn+r»      tnfm 


the  name  of  liis  city  was  Pau ;  and  his  wife's 
name  was  Mchctabel,  the  daughter  of  Ha- 
tred, the  daugliter  of  Mezahab. 

40  11  And  these  are  the  names  of  the 
dukes  tliaf  came  oi"  Esau,  according  to 
their  families,  after  their  places,  by  their 
names ;  duke  Timnah,  duke  Alvah,  duke 
Jctheth, 

41  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah,  duke 
Pinon, 

42  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman,  duke  Mib 
zar, 

43  Duke  Magdicl,  duke  Irani :  these  be  ...w   ^ 
the  dukes  of  E(lom,  according  to  their  ha.-\flocks. 
bitations,  in  the  land  of  their  possessions  : ' 
he  is  Esau  the  father  of  the  Edomites. 


Come,  and   I   will   send  thee  unto  them. 
And  he  said  to  him,  Here  am  I. 

14  And  he  said  to  him,  Go,  I  pray  thee, 
see  whether  it  be  well  with  thy  brethren, 
and  well  with  the  flocks;  and  bring  me 
word  again.  So  he  sent  him  out  of  the  vale 
of  Hebron,  and  he  came  to  Shechem. 

15  And  a  certain  man  found  him,  and 
behold,  he  was  wandering  in  the  field  :  and 
the  man  asked  him,  saying,  What  seekest 
thou  1 

16  And  he  said,  I  seek  my  brethren  :  tell 
me   I  pray  thee,  where  they   feed   their 


17  And  the  man  said.  They  are  departed 
hence :  for  I  lieard  them  say,  Let  us  go  to 
32 


Joseph  sold  to  the  Ishmaelites.  CHAP. 
Dothan.  And  Joseph  went  after  his  bre- 
thren, and  found  them  in  Dothan. 

IS  U  And  when  they  saw  him  afar  off, 
even  before  he  came  near  unto  them,  they 
conspired  against  him  to  slay  him. 

19  And  tliey  said  one  to  another,  Behold 
this  dreamer  cometh. 

20  Come  now  therefore,  and  let  us  slay 
him,  and  cast  him  into  some  pit;  and  we 
will  say,  Some  evil  beast  hath  devoured 
him ;  and  we  shall  see  what  will  become  of 
his  dreams. 

21  And  Reuben  heard  it,  and  he  deliver- 
ed him  out  of  their  hands ;  and  said,  Let  us 
not  kill  him. 

22  And  Reuben  said  unto  them,  Shed 
no  blood,  but  cast  him  into  this  pit  that  is 
in  the  wilderness,  and  lay  no  hand  upon 
him ;  that  he  might  rid  him  out  of  their 
hands,  to  deliver  him  to  his  father  again. 

23  H  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Joseph 
was  come  unto  his  brethren,  that  they  stript 
Joseph  out  of  his  coat,  his  coat  of  many  co- 
lours that  loas  on  him. 

24  And  they  took  him,  and  cast  him  into 
a  pit :  and  the  pit  toas  empty,  there  was  no 
water  in  it. 

25  And  they  sat  down  to  eat  bread  :  and 
they  lifted  up  their  eyes  and  looked,  and  be- 
hold, a  company  of  Ishmaelites  came  from 
Gilead,  with  their  camels  bearing  spicery, 
and  balm,  and  myrrh,  going  to  carry  if 
down  to  Egypt. 

26  And  Judah  said  unto  his  brethren, 
What  profit  is  it  if  we  slay  our  brother,  and 
conceal  his  blood  ? 

27  Come,  and  let  us  sell  him  to  the  Ish- 
maelites, and  let  not  our  hand  be  upon  him ; 
for  he  is  our  brother,  and  our  flesh :  and  his 
brethren  were  content. 

2S  Then  there  passed  by  Midianites, 
merchant-men ;  and  they  drew  and  lifted 
up  Joseph  out  of  the  pit,  and  sold  Joseph 
to  the  Ishmaelites  for  twenty  pieces  of  silver : 
and  they  brought  Joseph  into  Egypt. 

29  ^  And  Reuben  returned ointo  the  pit; 
and  behold,  Joseph  loas  not  in  the  pit :  and 
he  rent  his  clothes. 

30  And  he  returned  unto  his  brethren, 
and  said.  The  child  is  not :  and  I,  whither 
shall  I  go  ? 

31  H  And  they  took  Joseph's  coat,  and 
killed  a  kid  of  the  goats,  and  dipped  the 
coat  in  the  blood  : 

32  And  they  sent  the  coat  of  many  co- 
lours, and  they  brought  it  to  their  father ; 
and  said,  This  have  we  found :  know  now 
whether  it  be  thy  son's  coat  or  no. 

33  And  he  knew  it,  and  said,  It  is  my 
son's  coat ;  an  evil  beast  hath  devoured  him  . 
Joseph  is  without  doubt  rent  in  pieces. 

34  And  Jacob  re^it  his  clothes,  and  put 
sackcloth  upon  his  loins,  and  mourned  for 
his  son  many  days. 

35  And  ail  his  sons  and  all  his  daughters 
rose  up  to  comfort  him ;  but  he  refused  to 
be  comforted ;  and  he  said,  For  I  will  go  | 


XXXVIII.  TJie  trespass  of  Onan. 

down  into  the  grave  unto  my  son  mourning. 
Thus  his  father  wept  for  him. 

36  H  And  the  Midianites  sold  him  into 
Egypt  unto  Potiphar,  an  officer  of  Phara- 
oh's, and  captain  of  the  guard. 
CHAP.  XXXVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  that 
Judah  went  down  from  his  brethren, 
and  turned  in  to  a  certain  Adullamite,  whose 
name  ivas  Hirah. 

2  And  Judah  saw  there  a  daughter  of  a 
certain  Canaanite,  whose  name  ivas  Shuah ; 
and  he  took  her,  and  went  in  unto  her. 

3  And  she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son; 
and  he  called  his  name  Er. 

4  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare  a 
son ;  and  she  called  his  name  Onan. 

5  And  she  yet  again  conceived  and  bare 
a  son  ;  and  called  his  name  Shelah ;  and  he 
was  at  Chezib,  when  she  bare  him. 

6  "il  And  Judah  took  a  wife  for  Er  his 
first-born,  whose  name  was  Tamar. 

7  And  Er,  Judah 's  first-born,  was  wick- 
ed in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and  the  Lord 
slew  him. 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Onan,  Go  in  unto 
thy  brother's  wife,  and  marry  her,  and  raise 
up  seed  to  thy  brother. 

9  And  Onan  knew  that  the  seed  should 
not  be  his  :  and  it  came  to  pass,  when  he 
went  in  unto  his  brother's  wife,  that  he 
spilled  it  on  the  ground,  lest  that  he  should 
give  seed  to  his  brother. 

10  And  the  thing  which  he  did  displeas- 
ed the  Lord  :  Avherefore  he  slew  him  also. 

11  Then  said  Judah  to  Tamar  his  daugh- 
ter-in-law. Remain  a  widow  at  thy  father's 
house,  till  Shelah  my  son  be  grown ;  (for 
he  said.  Lest  peradventure  he  die  also  as 
his  brethren  did.)  And  Tamar  went  and 
dwelt  in  her  father's  house. 

12  H  And  in  process  of  time,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Shuah  Judah's  wife  died :  and  Judah 
was  comforted,  and  went  up  unto  his  sheep- 
shearers  to  Timnath,  he  and  his  friend  Hi- 
rah the  Adullamite. 

13  And  it  was  told  Tamar,  saying,  Be- 
hold, thy  father-in-law  goeth  up  to  Tim- 
nath, to  shear  his  sheep. 

14  And  she  put  her  widow's  garments 
off  from  her,  and  covered  her  with  a  vail, 
and  wrapped  herself,  and  sat  in  an  open 
place,  which  is  by  the  way  to  Timnatli :  for 
she  saw  that  Shelah  was  grown,  and  she 
was  not  given  unto  him  to  wife. 

15  When  Judah  saw  her,  he  thought  her 
to  be  an  harlot ;  because  she  had  covered 
her  face. 

\G  And  he  turned  unto  her  by  the  way, 
and  said.  Go  to,  i  rray  thee,  let  me  come  in 
unto  thee ;  (for  he  knew  not  that  she  was 
his  daughter-in-law:)  and  she  said.  What 
wilt  thou  give  me.  that  thou  mayest  come  in 
nlD  iT.e  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I  will  send  thee  a  kid 
from  the  flock  :  and  she  said,  Wilt  thou  give 
me  a  pledge,  till  thou  send  it  1 
33 


Joseph  advanced  by  Potiplm:       GENESIS.  He  is  cast  in  prison. 

IS  And  he  said,  What  pledge  shall  1 1  and  he  served  him  :  and  he  made  him  over- 


give  thee  ?  and  she  said,  Thy  signet  and 
thy  bracelets,  and  thy  staff  that  is  in  thme 
liand  :  and  he  gave  it  her,  and  came  in  unto 
her,  and  she  conceived  by  him. 

19  And  she  arose  and  went  away  and 
laid  by  her  vail  from  her,  and  put  on  the 
garments  of  her  widowhood. 

20  And  .Tudah  sent  the  kid  by  the  hand 
of  his  friend  the  Adullamite,  to  receive  lus 
pledge  from  the  woman's  hand:  but  he 
lound  her  not. 

21  Then  he  asked  the  men  of  that  place, 
saving,  Where  is  the  harlot  that  was  openly 
by  the  way-side  ?  And  they  said.  There 
was  no  harlot  in  this  place. 

22  And  lie  returned  to  Judah,  and  said, 
I  cannot  find  her  ;  and  also  the  men  of  the 
place  said,  that  there  was  no  harlot  m  this 
place. 

23  And  Judah  said.  Let  her  take  it  to 
her,  lest  we  be  shamed :  behold,  I  sent  this 
kid,  and  thou  hast  not  found  her. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  about  three 
months  after,  that  it  was  told  Judah,  saying, 
Tamar  thy  daughter-in-law  hath  played  the 
harlot ;  and  also,  behold,  she  is  with  child 
by  whoredom.  And  Judah  said,  Bring  her 
forth,  and  let  her  be  burnt. 

2-5  When  she  was  brought  forth,  she  sent 
to  her  father-in-law,  saying,  By  the  man 
whose  these  arc,  am  I  \vith  child  :  and  she 
said,  Discern,  I  pray  thee,  whose  arc  these, 
the  signet,  and  bracelets,  and  staff. 

26  And  Judah  acknowledged  them,  and 
said,  She  hath  been  more  righteous  than  I ; 
because  that  I  gave  her  not  to  Shelah  my 
son  :  and  he  knew  her  again  no  more. 

27  II  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  time  of 
her  travail,  that  behold,  twins  locrc  in  her 
womb. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass  when  she  travail- 
ed, that  the  one  put  out  his  hand  ;  and  the 
midwife  took  and  bound  upon  his  hand  a 
scarlet  thread,  saying,  This  came  out  first. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  as  he  drew  back 
his  hand,  that  behold,  his  brother  came  out ; 
and  she  .said,  How  hast  thou  broken  forth? 
this  breach  be  upon  thee  :  therefore  his  name 
was  called  Pharez. 

30  And  afterward  came  out  his  brother 
that  had  the  scarlet  thread  upon  his  hand  ; 
and  his  name  was  called  Zarah. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

AND  Jose})h  was  brought  down  to 
Egyj)t:  and  Potiphar,  an  officer  of 
Pharaoh,  captain  of  the  guard,  an  Egyp- 
tian, bought  him  of  the  hands  of  the  Ish- 
maelites,  which  liad  brought  him  down 
thither. 

2  And  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and 
he  was  a  prosperous  man :  and  he  was  in 
the  house  of  his  master  the  Egyptian. 

3  And  his  master  saw  that  the  Loiid?/ws 
with  him,  and  that  the  Loun  made  all  that 
lie  did  to  prosper  in  his  hand. 

4  And  Joseph  found  grace  in  his  sight, 


seer  over  his  house,  and  all  that  he  had  he 
put  into  his  hand. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  from  the  time  that 
he  had  made  him  overseer  in  his  house,  and 
over  all  that  he  had,  that  the  Lord  blessed 
the  Egyptian's  house  for  Joseph's  sake  : 
and  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  was  upon  all 
that  he  had  in  the  house,  and  in  the  held. 

6  And  he  left  all  that  he  had  in  Joseph's 
hand ;  and  he  knew  not  ought  he  had,  save 
the  bread  which  he  did  eat :  and  Joseph  was 
a  goodly  person,  and  well-favoured. 

7  If  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  his  master's  wile  cast  her  eyes  upon 
Joseph  :  and  she  said,  Lie  with  me. 

8  But  he  refused,  and  said  unto  his  mas- 
ter's wife,  Behold,  my  master  wotteth  not 
what  is  with  me  in  the  house,  and  he  hath 
committed  all  that  he  hath  to  my  hand  ; 

9  There  is  none  greater  in  this  house  than 
I ;  neither  hath  he  kept  back  any  thing 
from  me,  but  thee,  because  thou  art  his 
wife :  how  then  can  I  do  this  great  wicked- 
ness, and  sin  against  God  '? 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  spake  to 
Joseph  day  by  day,  that  he  hearkened  not 
unto  her,  to  lie  by  her,  or  to  be  with  her. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  about  this  time, 
that  Joseph  went  into  the  house  to  do  his 
business  ;  and  there  was  none  of  the  men  of 
the  house  there  within. 

12  And  she  caught  him  by  his  garment, 
saying.  Lie  with  me :  and  he  left  his  gar- 
ment in  her  hand,  and  fled,  and  got  him 
out. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  saw 
that  he  had  left  his  garment  in  her  hand, 
and  was  fled  forth, 

14  That  she  called  unto  the  men  of  her 
house,  and  spake  unto  them,  saying,  See, 
he  hath  brought  in  an  Hebrew  unto  us  to 
mock  us :  he  came  in  unto  me  to  lie  with 
me,  and  I  cried  with  a  loud  voice  : 

1-5  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  heard 
that  I  lifted  up  my  voice  and  cried,  that  he 
left  his  garment  with  me,  and  fled,  and  got 
him  out. 

16  And  she  laid  up  his  garment  by  her, 
until  his  lord  came  home. 

17  And  she  spake  unto  him  according  to 
these  words,  saying,  The  Hebrew  servant 
which  thou  hast  brought  unto  us,  came  in 
unto  me  to  mock  me  : 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  as  I  lifted  up  my 
voice  and  cried,  that  he  left  his  garment 
with  me,  and  fled  out. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  his  master 
heard  the  words  of  his  wife,  which  she 
spake  unto  him,  saying,  After  this  manner 
did  thy  servant  to  me  ;  that  his  wrath  was 
kindled. 

20  And  Joseph's  master  took  him,  and 
put  him  into  the  prison,  a  place  where  the 
king's  prisoners  irere  bound :  and  he  was 
there  in  the  prison. 

21  H  But  the  Lord  was  with  Joseph,  and 

34 


The  hutler  and  baker  imprisoned.  CHAP.  XL,  XLI.  Pharaoh's  two  dreams. 


shewed  him  mercy,  and  gave  him  favour  in 
the  sight  of  the  keeper  of  the  prison. 

•22  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  com- 
mitted to  Joseph's  hand  all  the  prisoners 
that  tvcre  in  the  prison;  and  whatsoever 
they  did  there,  ho  was  the  doer  of  it. 

23  The  keeper  of  the  prison  looked  not 
to  any  thin,^  that  teas  under  his  hand  ;  be- 
cause the  Lord  was  with  him:  and  that 
which  he  did,  the  Lord  made  it  to  prosper, 
CHAP.  XL 


AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  the  butler  of  the  king  of  Egypt 
and  his  baker  had  offended  their  lord  the 
king  of  Egypt. 

2  And  fharaoh  was  wroth  against  two  of 
his  officers,  against  the  chief  of  the  butlers, 
and  against  the  chief  of  the  bakers. 

3  And  he  put  them  in  ward  in  the  house 
of  the  captain  of  the  guard,  into  the  prison, 
the  place  where  Joseph  was  bound. 

4  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  charged 
Joseph  with  them,  and  he  served  them; 
and  the}'  continued  a  season  in  ward. 

5  H  And  they  dreamed  a  dream  both  of 
them,  each  man  his  dream  in  one  night, 
each  man  according  to  the  interpretation  of 
his  dream ;  the  butler  and  the  baker  of  the 
knig  of  Egypt,  which  2Pe7-e  bound  in  the 
prison. 

6  And  Joseph  came  in  unto  them  in  the 
morning,  and  looked  upon  them,  and  be- 
hold, they  were  sad. 

7  And  he  asked  Pharaoh's  officers  that 
were  with  him  in  the  ward  of  his  lord's 
house,  saying,  Wherefore  look  ye  so  sadlv 
to-day  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  him.  We  have 
dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  no  interpre- 
ter of  it.  And  Joseph  said  unto  them.  Do 
not  interpretations  belong  to  God  1  Tell  me 
tlie}ii,  1  pray  you. 

9  And  the"^chief  butler  told  his  dream  to 
Joseph,  and  said  unto  him,  In  my  dream, 
behold,  a  vine  ims  before  me  ; 

10  And  in  the  vine  uvrc  three  branches  : 
and  it  ivas  as  though  it  budded,  cmd  her 
blossoms  shot  forth  ;  and  the  clusters  there- 
of brought  forth  ripe  grapes  : 

11  And  Pharaoh's  cup  was  in  my  hand  : 
and  I  took  the  grapes,  and  pressed  them 
into  Pharaoh's  cup,  and  I  gave  the  cup  into 
Pharaoh's  hand. 

12  And  Joseph  said  unto  him,  This  is 
the  interpretation  of  it :  The  three  branches 
are  three  days  : 

13  Yet  within  three  days  shall  Pharaoh 
lift  up  thine  head,  and  restore  thee  unto  thy 
place:  and  thou  shalt  deliver  Pharaoh's 
cup  into  his  hand,  after  the  former  manner 
when  thou  wast  his  butler. 

14  But  think  on  me  when  it  shall  be  well 
with  tiiee,  and  shew  kindness,  I  pray  thee, 
imto  me,  and  make  mention  of  me  unto 
Pharaoli,  and  bring  me  out  of  this  house  : 

15  For  indeed  I  was  stolen  away  out  of 
the  land  of  the  Hebrews:  and  here  also 


have  I  done  nothing  that  they  should  put 
me  into  the  dungeon. 

16  When  the  chief  baker  saw  that  the 
mterpretation  was  good,  he  said  unto  Jo- 
seph, I  also  was  in  my  dream,  and  behold,/ 
had  three  white  baskets  on  my  head. 

17  And  in  the  uppermost  basket  there 
was  of  all  manner  of  bake-meats  for  Pha- 
raoh :  and  the  birds  did  eat  them  out  of  the 
basket  upon  my  head. 

18  And  Joseph  answered  and  said.  This 
IS  the  mterpretation  thereof:  The  three 
baskets  are  three  days  : 

19  Yet  within  three  days  shall  Pharaoh 
ift  up  thy  head  from  off  thee,  and  shall 

hang  thee  on  a  tree ;  and  the  birds  shall 
eat  thy  flesh  from  off  thee. 

20  11  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day, 
which  was  Pharaoh's  birth-day,  that  he 
made  a  feast  unto  all  his  servants  :  and  lie 
lifted  up  the  head  of  the  chief  butler  and 
of  the  chief  baker  among  his  servants. 

21  And  he  restored  the  chief  butler  unto 
his  butlership  again  ;  and  he  gave  the  cup 
into  Pharaoh's  hand : 

22  But  he  hanged  the  chief  baker :  as 
Josepli  had  interpreted  to  them. 

23  U  Yet  did  not  the  chief  butler  re- 
member Joseph,  but  forgat  him. 

CHAP.  XLL 
ND  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two 
full    years,  that  Pharaoh    dreamed: 
and  behold,  he  stood  by  the  river. 

2  And  behold,  there  came  up  out  of  the 
river  seven  well-favoured  kine  and  fat-flesh- 
ed ;  and  they  fed  in  a  meadow. 

3  And  behold,  seven  other  kine  came 
up  after  them  out  of  the  river,  ill-favoured 
and  lean-fleshed ;  and  stood  by  the  other 
kine  upon  the  brink  of  the  river. 

4  And  the  ill-favoured  and  lean-fleshed 
kine  did  eat  up  the  seven  well-favoured 
and  fat  kine.     So  Pharaoh  awoke. 

5  And  he  slept  and  dreamed  the  second 
time :  and  behold,  seven  ears  of  corn  came 
up  upon  one  stalk,  rank  and  good. 

6  And  behold,  seven  thin  ears  and  blast- 
ed with  the  east  wind  sprang  up  after  them. 

7  And  the  seven  thin  ears  devoured  the 
seven  rank  and  fall  ears.  And  Pharaoh 
awoke,  and  behold,  it  urns  a  dream. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  his  spirit  was  troubled ;  and  he  sent 
and  called  for  all  the  magicians  of  Egypt, 
and  all  the  wise  men  thereof:  and  Pharaoh 
told  them  his  dreams  ;  but  there  was  none 
that  could  interpret  them  unto  Pharaoh. 

9  li  Then  spake  the  chief  butler  unto 
Pharaoh,  saying,  I  do  remember  my  faults 
this  day  : 

10  Pharaoh  was  wroth  with  his  servants, 
and  put  me  in  ward  in  the  captain  of  the 
guard's  house,  both  me,  and  the  chief 
baker : 

11  And  we  dreamed  a  dream  in  one 
night,  I  and  he  :  we  dreamed  each  man  ac- 
cording to  the  interpretation  of  his  dream. 

35 


Joseph  interprets  the  dreams  : 

12  And  there  was  there  with  us  a  youn^ 
man,  an  Hebrew,  servant  to  the  captain  ot 
tlie  guard  ;  and  we  told  him,  and  he  inter- 
preted to  us  our  dreams ;  to  each  man  ac- 
cording to  his  dream  he  did  interpret. 

13  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  interpret- 
ed to  us,  so  it  was  :  me  he  restored  unto 
mine  office,  and  him  lie  hanged. 

14  ^  Then  Pharaoh  sent  and  called  Jo- 
seph, and  they  brought  him  hastily  out  of 
the  dungeon: "and  he  shaved  himself,  and 
changed  his  raiment,  and  came  in  unto 
Pharaoh. 

15  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I 
have  dreamed  a  dream,  and  there  is  none 
that  can  interpret  it :  and  I  have  heard  say 
of  thee,  that  thou  canst  understand  a  dream 
to  interpret  it. 

16  And  Joseph  answered  Pharaoh,  say- 
ing, //  is  not  in  me :  God  shall  give  Pha- 
raoh an  ansiver  of  peace. 

17  And  Pharaoli  said  unto  Joseph,  In 
my  dream,  behold,  I  stood  upon  the  bank 
of  the  river : 

IS  And  behold,  there  came  up  out  of  the 
river  seven  kine,  fat-fleshed  and  well-favour- 
ed ;  and  they  fed  in  a  meadow : 

19  And  behold,  seven  other  kine  came 
up  after  them,  poor,  and  very  ill-favoured, 
and  lean-fleshed,  such  as  I  never  sav/  in  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  for  badness  : 

20  And  the  lean  and  the  ill-favoured  kine 
did  eat  up  the  first  seven  fat  kine  : 

21  And  when  they  had  eaten  them  up, 
it  could  not  be  known  that  they  had  eaten 
them ;  but  they  imre  still  ill-favoured,  as  at 
the  beginning.     So  I  awoke. 

22  And  I  saw  in  my  dream,  and  behold, 
seven  ears  came  up  in  one  stalk,  full  and 
good: 

23  And  behold,  seven  ears,  withered, 
thin, «/«/ blasted  with  the  east  wind,  sprang 
up  after  them : 

24  And  the  thin  ears  devoured  the  seven 
good  ears  :  and  I  told  this  unto  the  magi- 
cians ;  but  there  ivas  none  that  could  declare 
it  unto  me. 

25  H  And  Joscj)!!  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
The  dream  of  Pharaoh  is  one  :  God  hath 
shewed  Pharaoh  what  he  /*•  about  to  do. 

26  The  seven  good  kine  are  seven 
years ;  and  the  seven  good  ears  are  seven 
years  :  the  dream  is  one. 

27  And  the  seven  tiiin  and  ill-favoured 
kine  that  came  up  after  them  are  seven 
years:  and  the  seven  empty  ears  blasted 
with  the  east  wind  shall  be  seven  years  of 
famine. 

28  This  is  the  thing  which  I  have  spoken 
unto  Pharaoh :  What  God  is  about  to  do 
he  siiewoth  unto  Pharaoh. 

29  Behold,  there  come  seven  years  of  great 
plenty  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt : 

30  And  tliere  shall  arise  after  them  seven 
years  of  famine ;  and  all  the  plenty  shall 
be  forgotten  in  the  land  of  Egypt;  and  the 
lamuie  shall  consume  the  land : 


GENESIS.  He  counsels  Pharaoh. 

31  And  the  plenty  shall  not  be  known  in 
the  land  by  reason  of  that  famine  following : 
for  it  shall  he  very  grievous. 

32  And  for  that  the  dream  was  doubled 
unto  Pharaoh  twice  ;  it  is  because  the  thing 
is  established  by  God,  and  God  will  shortly 
bring  it  to  pass. 

33  Now  therefore  let  Pharaoh  look  out  a 
man  discreet  and  wise,  and  set  him  over  the 
land  of  E^ypt. 

34  Let  Pharaoh  do  this,  and  let  him  ap- 
point officers  over  the  land,  and  take  up  the 
fifth  part  of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  the  seven 
plenteous  years. 

35  And  let  them  gather  all  the  food  of 
those  good  years  that  come,  and  lay  up  corn 
under  the  hand  of  Pharaoh ;  and  let  them 
keep  food  in  the  cities. 

36  And  that  food  shall  be  for  store  to  the 
land  against  the  seven  years  of  famine, 
which  shall  be  in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  that  the 
land  perish  not  through  the  famine. 

37  And  the  thing  was  good  in  the  eyes  of 
Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of  all  his  servants. 

38  II  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  his  servants, 
Can  we  find  such  a  one  as  this  is,  a  man  in 
whom  the  spirit  of  God  is  ? 

39  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  For- 
asmuch as  God  hath  shewed  thee  all  this, 
there  is  none  so  discreet  and  wise  as  thou 
art ; 

40  Thou  shalt  be  over  my  house,  and 
according  unto  thy  word  shall  all  my  peo- 
ple be  ruled :  only  in  the  throne  will  1  be 
greater  than  thou. 

41  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  See, 
I  have  set  thee  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

42  And  Pharaoh  took  off"  his  ring  from 
his  hand,  and  put  it  upon  Joseph's  hand, 
and  arrayed  Inm  in  vestures  of  fine  linen, 
and  put  a  gold  chain  about  his  neck ; 

43  And  he  made  him  to  ride  in  the  se- 
cond chariot  v^hich  he  had  :  and  they  cried 
before  him,  Bow  the  knee :  and  he  made 
him  ruler  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

44  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  I  am 
Pharaoh,  and  without  thee  shall  no  man 
lift  up  his  hand  or  foot  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

45  And  Pharaoh  called  Joseph's  name 
Zaphnath-paaneah  :  and  he  gave  him  to 
wife  Asenath  the  daughter  of  Poti-pherah 
priest  of  On  :  and  Joseph  went  out  over  all 
the  land  of  EgypJ. 

46  H  And  iJoseph  ivas  thirty  years  old 
when  he  stood  before  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt:  and  Joseph  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  Pharaoh,  and  went  throughout 
all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

47  And  in  the  seven  plenteous  years  the 
earth  brought  forth  by  handfuls. 

48  And  he  gathered  up  all  the  food  of 
the  seven  years  which  were  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  and  laid  up  the  food  in  the  cities : 
the  food  of  the  field  which  2oas  round  about 
every  city,  laid  he  up  in  the  same. 

49  And  Joseph  gathered  corn  as  the  sand 
36 


Joseph  imprisons  CHAP. 

of  the  sea,  very  much,  until  he  left  num- 
bering ;  for  it  ivas  without  number. 

50  H  And  unto  Joseph  were  born  two 
sons  before  the  years  of  famine  came:  which 
Asenath  the  daughter  of  Poti-pherah  priest 
of  On  bare  unto  him. 

51  And  Joseph  called  the  name  of  the 
first-born  Manasseh  ;  For  God,  said  he,  liath 
made  me  forget  all  my  toil,  and  all  my  fa- 
ther's house. 

52  And  the  name  of  the  second  cr.!led 
he  Ephraim :  for  God  hath  caused  me  to  bs 
fruitful  in  the  land  of  my  affliction. 

53  H  And  the  seven  years  of  plentecusnss" 
that  was  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  v/ere  ended. 

54  And  the  seven  years  of  d-earth  beg'^.n 
to  come,  according  as  Joseph  hc.d  said  : 
and  the  dearth  was  in  all  lands ;  but  in  all 
the  land  of  Egypt  there  v/as  bread. 

55  And  when  all  the  land  of  Egypt  was 
famished,  the  people  cried  to  Pharaoh  for 
bread :  and  Pharaoh  said  unto  all  the 
Egyptiaiis,  Go  unto  Joseph ;  what  he  saith 
to  you,  do. 

56  And  the  famine  was  over  all  the  face 
of  the  earth :  and  Joseph  opened  all  the 
store-houses,  and  sold  unto  the  Egyptians  ; 
and  the  famine  waxed  sore  in  the  cand  of 
Egypt. 

57  And  all  countries  came  mto  Egypt  to 
Joseph  for  to  buy  corn ;  because  that  the 
famine  was  so  sore  in  all  lands. 

CHAP.  XLH. 

NOW  when  Jacob  saw  that  there  was 
corn  in  Egypt,  Jacob  said  unto  his 
sons.  Why  do  ye  look  one  upon  another  ? 

2  And  he  said,  Behold  I  have  heard  that 
there  is  corn  in  Egypt :  get  you  down 
thither,  and  buy  for  us  from  thence ;  that 
we  may  live,  and  not  die. 

3  And  Joseph's  ten  brethren  went  down 
to  buy  corn  in  Egypt. 

4  But  Benjamin,  Joseph's  brother,  Jacob 
sent  not  with  his  brethren  :  for  he  said,  Lest 
peradventure  mischief  befall  him. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Israel  came  to  buy 
corn  among  those  that  came :  for  the  famine 
was  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

6  ^  And  Joseph  teas  the  governor  over, 
the  land,  and  he.?Y  imts  that  sold  to  all  the 
people  of  the  land  :  and  Joseph's  brethren 
came,  and  bowed  down  themselves  before 
him  with  their  faces  to  the  earth. 

7  And  Joseph  saw  his  brethren,  and  he 
knew  them,  but  made  himself  strange  unto 
them,  and  spake  rouglily  unto  them ;  and 
he  said  unto  them.  Whence  come  ye?  And 
they  said.  From  the  land  of  Canaan  to  buy 
food. 

8  And  Joseph  knew  his  brethren,  but 
they  knew  not  him. 

9  And  Joseph  remembered  the  dreams 
which  he  dreamed  of  them,  and  said  unto 
them.  Ye  are  spies ;  to  see  the  nakedness 
of  the  land  ye  are  come. 

10  And  they  said  unto  him,  Nay,  my  lord, 
but  to  buy  food  are  thy  servants  come. 


XLH.  Ms  brethren. 

11  We  are  all  one  nfian's  sons;  we  are 
true  men ;  thy  servants  are  no  spies. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them,  Nay,  but  ta 
see  the  nakedness  of  the  land  ye  are  come. 

13  And  they  said.  Thy  servants  are 
twelve  brethren,  the  sons  of  one  man  in  the 
knd  of  Canaan :  and  behold,  the  youngest 
is  this  day  with  our  father,  and  one  is  not. 

14  And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  That  is 
it  that  I  spake  unto  you,  saying,  Ye  are 
spies :_ 

15  Hereby  ye  shall  be  proved :  By  the 
'ife  of  Pharvoh  ye  shall  not  go  forth  hence, 
except  your  youngest  brother  come  hither. 

16  Send  one  of  you,  and  let  him  fetch 
7"<7ar  brother,  and  ye  shall  be  kept  in  prison, 
that  your  v/ords  may  be  proved,  whether 
thei'e  be  any  truth  in  you :  or  else  by  the  life 
of  Pharaoh  surely  ye  arc  spies. 

17  And  he  put  them  all  together  into  ward 
three  days. 

18  And  Joseph  said  unto  them  the  third 
day.  This  do,  and  live ;  for  I  fear  God : 

13  If  ye  be  true  men,  let  one  of  your  bre- 
thren be  bound  in  the  house  of  your  prison : 
go  ye,  carry  corn  for  the  famine  of  your 
houses : 

20  But  bring  your  youngest  brother  unto 
me ;  so  shall  your  words  be  verified,  and  ye 
shall  not  die.     And  they  did  so. 

21  IT  And  they  said  one  to  another,  We 
are  verily  guilty  concerning  our  brother,  in 
that  we  saw  the  anguish  of  his  soul,  when 
he  besought  us,  and  we  would  not  hear; 
therefore  is  this  distress  come  upon  us. 

22  And  Reuben  answered  them,  saying, 
Spake  I  not  unto  you,  saying.  Do  not  sin 
against  the  child;  and  ye  would  not  hear? 
therefore  behold  also  his  blood  is  required. 

23  And  they  knew  not  that  Joseph  un- 
derstood the7n  ;  for  he  spake  unto  them  by 
an  interpreter. 

24  And  he  turned  himself  about  from 
them,  and  wept ;  and  returned  to  them  again, 
and  communed  with  them,  and  took  from 
them  Simeon,  and  bound  him  before  their 
eyes. 

25  IT  Then  Joseph  commanded  to  fill  their 
sacks  with  corn,  and  to  restore  every  man's 
money  into  his  sack,  and  to  give  them  pro- 
vision for  the  way :  and  thus  did  he  unto 
them. 

26  And  they  laded  their  asses  with  the 
corn,  and  departed  thence. 

27  And  as  one  of  them  opened  his  sack 
to  give  his  ass  provender  in  the  inn,  he  espied 
his  money :  for  behold,  it  icas  in  his  sack's 
mouth. 

28  And  he  said  unto  his  brethren,  My 
money  is  restored ;  and  lo,  it  is  even  in  my 
sack  :  and  their  heart  failed  them,  and  thej^ 
were  afraid,  saying  one  to  another.  What  is 
this  that  God  hath  done  unto  us  ? 

29  ^  And  they  came  unto  Jacob  their  fa- 
ther unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  told  him 
all  that  befell  unto  them,  saying, 

30  The  man  ivho  is  the  lord  of  the  land, 

37 


Jacob  refusts  to  send  Benjamin.       GENESIS. 


Jacob  lets  Benjamin  go. 


spake  roughly  to  us,  and  took  us  for  spies 
ot  the  country. 

31  And  we  said  unto  him,  We  arc  true 
3ncn  ;  we  are  no  spies : 

32  We  be  twelve  brethren,  sons  of  our 
father  :  one  is  not,  and  the  youngest  is  this 
day  with  our  father  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

33  And  the  man,  the  lord  of  the  country, 
said  unto  us,  Herel)y  shall  I  know  that  ye 
arc  true  men :  leave  one  of  your  brethren 
Jicrc  with  me,  and  take  food  for  the  famine 
of  your  households,  and  be  gone  : 

34  And  bring  your  youngest  brother  unto 
me :  then  shall  Tknow  that  ye  are  no  spies, 
but  tJiat  ye  are  true  men:  so  will  I  deliver 
you  your' brother,  and  ye  shall  traffic  in  the 
land. 

35  H  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  emptied 
their  sacks,  that  behold,  every  man's  bundle 
of  money  was  in  his  sack ;  and  when  both 
they  and  their  father  saw  the  bundles  of  mo- 
ney, the}'  were  afraid. 

36  And  Jacob  their  father  said  unto  them, 
Me  ha\e  ye  bereaved  of  my  children :  Jo- 
seph is  not,  and  Simeon  is  not,  and  ye  will 
take  Benjamin  cuoay :  all  these  things  are 
against  me. 

37  And  Reuben  spake  unto  his  father, 
saying,  Slay  my  two  sons,  if  I  bring  liim  not 
to  thee :  deliver  him  into  my  hand,  and  I  will 
bring  him  to  thee  again. 

38  And  he  said,  My  son  shall  not  go  down 
Avith  you ;  for  his  brother  is  dead,  and  he  is 
left  alone  :  if  mischief  befall  him  by  the  way 
in  the  which  ye  go,  then  shall  ye  bring  down 
my  gray  hairs  with  sorrow  to  the  grave. 

CHAP.  XLIir. 

AND  the  famine  was  sore  in  the  land. 
2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
had  eaten   up   the   corn   which  they  had 
brought  out  of  Egypt,  their  father  said  unto 
them,  Go  again,  buy  us  a  little  food. 

3  Ajid  Judah  sj)ake  unto  him,  saying. 
The  man  did  solemnly  protest  unto  us,"  say- 
ing. Ye  shall  not  see  my  face,  except  }'our 
brother  br  with  you. 

•  4  If  thou  wilt  send  our  brother  with  us, 
we  will  go  down  and  buy  thee  food  : 

5  But  if  thou  wilt  not  send  Mm  we  will 
not  go  down :  for  the  man  said  unto  us.  Ye 
shall  not  see  my  face,  except  your  brother 
he  with  you. 

6  And  Israel  said.  Wherefore  dealt  ve  so 
ill  with  me,  as  to  tell  the  man  whether  ye 
had  yet  a  brother? 

7  And  they  said.  The  man  asked  us  straitly 
of  our  state,  and  of  our  kindred,  sayinij,  Is 
your  father  yet  alive?  have  ye  another  h\o- 
ther?  and  wc  told  him  according  to  the 
tfjnor  of  these  words :  Could  we  certainly 
know  that  he  would  say,  Bring  your  brother 
clown  ? 

8  And  Judah  said  unto  Israel  his  father, 
Send  the  l;id  with  mo,  and  we  will  arise  and 
go;  that  wc  may  live,  and  not  die,  both  we, 
and  thou,  and  also  our  little  ones. 

9  I  will  be  surety  for  him ;  of  my  hand 


shalt  thou  require  him :  if  I  bring  him  not 
unto  thee,  and  set  him  before  thee,  then  let 
me  bear  the  blame  for  ever. 

10  For  except  we  had  lingered,  surely 
now  we  had  returned  this  second  time. 

1 1  And  their  father  Israel  said  unto  them, 
If  it  ??iitst  be  so  now,  do  this ;  take  of  the 
best  fruits  in  the  land  in  your  vessels,  and 
carry  down  the  man  a  present,  a  little  balm, 
and  a  little  honey,  spices,  and  myrrh,  nuts, 
and  almonds: 

12  And  take  double  money  in  your  hand ; 
and  the  money  that  was  brought  again  in 
the  mouth  of  j'our  sacks,  carry  it  again  in 
your  hand;  peradventure  it  ivas  an  over- 
sight : 

13  Take  also  your  brother,  and.  arise,  go 
again  unto  the  man  : 

14  And  God  Almighty  give  you  mercy 
before  the  man,  that  he  may  send  away 
your  other  brother,  and  Benjamin :  If  I  be 
bereaved  of  my  children,  I  am  bereaved. 

15  51  And  the  men  took  that  present,  and 
they  took  double  money  in  their  hand,  and 
Benjamin;  and  rose  up,  and  went  down  to 
Egypt,  and  stood  before  Joseph. 

16  And  when  Joseph  saw  Benjamin  with 
them,  he  said  to  the  ruler  of  his  house, 
Bring  these  men  home,  and  slay,  and  make 
ready :  for  these  men  shall  dine  with  me  at 
noon. 

17  And  the  man  did  as  Joseph  bade :  and 
the  man  brought  the  men  into  Joseph's 
house. 

18  And  the  men  were  afraid,  because 
they  were  brought  into  Joseph's  house ;  and 
they  said,  Because  of  the  money  that  was 
returned  in  our  sacks  at  the  first  time  are 
we  brought  in ;  that  he  may  seek  occcfsion 
against  us,  and  fall  upon  us,  and  take  us  for 
bondmen,  and  our  asses. 

19  If  And  they  came  near  to  tlie  steward 
of  Joseph's  house,  and  they  communed 
with  him  at  the  door  of  the  house, 

20  And  said,  O  sir,  we  came  indeed  down 
at  the  first  time  to  buy  food : 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we  came  to 
the  inn,  that  we  opened  our  sacks,  and  be- 
hold, every  man's  money  mis  in  the  mouth 
of  his  sack,  our  money  in  full  weiglit:  and 
we  have  brought  it  again  in  our  hand. 

22  And  other  money  have  we  brought 
down  in  our  hands  to  buy  food :  we  cannot 
tell  Avho  put  our  money  in  our  sacks. 

23  And  he  said,  Peace  be  to  you,  fear 
not :  your  God,  and  the  God  of  your  father, 
hath  given  you  treasure  in  your  sacks:  I 
had  your  money.  And  he  brought  Simeon 
out  unto  them. 

24  And  the  man  brought  tlie  men  into 
Joseph's  house,  and  gave  them  water,  and 
they  washed  their  feet ;  and  he  gave  their 
asses  provender. 

25  And  they  made  ready  the  present 
against  Joseph  came  at  noon :  for  they  heard 
that  they  should  eat  bread  there. 

26  U  And  when  Joseph  came  home,  they 

38 


Jacob  entertains  Ms  hrethren :  CHAP. 
brought  him  the  present  which  was  in  their 
hand  into  the  house,  and  bowed  themselves 
to  him  to  the  earth. 

27  And  he  asked  them  of  tlieii'  welfare, 
and  said,  Is  your  father  well,  the  old  man  of 
whom  ye  spake  ?  is  he  yet  alive  ? 

28  And  they  answered,  Thy  servant  our 
father  is  in  good  health,  he  is  yet  alive :  and 
they  bowed  down  their  heads,  and  made 
obeisance. 

29  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  his 
brother  Benjamin,  his  mother's  son,  and  said, 
Is  this  your  younger  brother,  of  whom  ye 
spake  unto  me  ?  And  he  said,  God  be  gra- 
cious unto  thee,  my  son. 

30  And  Joseph  made  haste  ;  for  his  bow- 
els did  yearn  upon  his  brother:  and  he 
sought  lohere  to  weep ;  and  he  entered  into 
Ms  chamber,  and  wept  there. 

31  And  he  washed  his  face,  and  went  out, 
and  refrained  himself,  and  said,  Set  on 
bread. 

32  And  they  set  on  for  him  by  himself, 
and  for  them  by  themselves,  and  for  the 
Egyptians  which  did  eat  with  him,  by  them- 
selves :  because  the  Egyptians  might  not 
eat  bread  with  the  Hebrews ;  for  that  is  an 
abomination  unto  the  Egyptians. 

33  And  they  sat  before  him,  the  first-born 
according  to  his  birth-right,  and  the  young- 
est according  to  his  youth :  and  the  men 
marvelled  one  at  another. 

34  And  he  took  and  sent  messes  unto 
them  from  before  him :  but  Benjamin's 
mess  was  five  times  so  much  as  any  of  theirs. 
And  they  drank,  and  were  merry  with  him. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

A^D  he  commanded  the  steward  of  his 
house,  saying.  Fill  the  men's  sacks 
with  food,  as  much  as  they  can  carry,  and 
put  every  man's  money  in  his  sack's  mouth. 

2  And  put  my  cup,  the  silver  cup,  in  the 
sack's  mouth  of  the  youngest,  and  his  corn- 
money  :  and  he  did  according  to  the  word 
that  Joseph  had  spoken. 

3  As  soon  as  the  morning  was  light,  the 
men  were  sent  away,  they,  and  their  asses. 

4  And  when  they  were  gone  out  of  the 
city,  and  not  yet  far  oflf,  Joseph  said  unto 
his  steward.  Up,  follow  after  the  men ;  and 
when  thou  dost  overtake  them,  say  unto 
them.  Wherefore  have  ye  rewarded  evil  for 
good? 

5  Is  not  this  it  in  which  my  lord  drink- 
eth,  and  whereby  indeed  he  divineth?  ye 
have  done  evil  in  so  doing. 

6  H  And  he  overtook  them,  and  he  spake 
unto  them  these  same  words. 

7  And  they  said  unto  him.  Wherefore 
saith  my  lord  these  words  ?  God  forbid  that 
thy  servants  should  do  according  to  this 
thing : 

8  Behold  the  money  which  we  found  in 
our  sacks'  mouths,  we  brought  again  unto 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  Canaan  :  how  then 
should  we  steal  out  of  thy  lord's  house  sil- 
ver or  gold  1 


XLIV.  He  accuses  them  of  theft. 

9  With  whomsoever  of  thy  servants  it  be 
found,  both  let  him  die,  and  we  also  will  be 
my  lord's  bond-men. 

10  And  he  said.  Now  also  let  it  he  ac- 
cording unto  your  words  :  he  with  whom  it 
is  found  shall  be  my  servant ;  and  ye  shall 
be  blameless. 

11  Then  they  speedily  took  down  every 
man  his  sack  to  the  ground,  and  opened 
every  man  his  sack. 

12  And  he  searched,  and  began  at  the 
eldest,  and  left  at  the  youngest :  and  the  cup 
was  found  in  Benjamin's  sack. 

13  Then  they  rent  their  clothes,  and 
laded  every  man  his  ass,  and  returned  to 
the  city. 

14  H  And  Judah  and  his  brethren  came 
to  Joseph's  house,  (for  he  loas  yet  there  :) 
and  they  fell  before  him  on  the  ground. 

15  And  Joseph  said  unto  them.  What 
deed  is  this  that  ye  have  done  ?  wot  ye  not 
that  such  a  man  as  I  can  certainly  divine  1 

16  And  Judah  said.  What  shall  we  say 
unto  my  lord  ?  what  shall  we  speak  1  or 
how  shall  we  clear  ourselves?  God  hath 
found  out  the  iniquity  of  thy  servants :  be- 
hold we  arc  my  lord's  servants,  both  we,  and 
he  also  with  whom  the  cup  is  found. 

17  And  he  said,  God  forbid  that  I  should 
do  so  :  hut  the  man  in  whose  hand  the  cup 
is  found,  he  shall  be  my  servant ;  and  as 
for  you,  get  you  up  in  peace  unto  your  fa- 
ther. 

18  IT  Then  Judah  came  near  unto  him, 
and  said,  O  my  lord,  let  thy  servant,  I  pray 
thee,  speak  a  word  in  my  lord's  ears,  and 
let  not  thine  anger  burn  against  thy  ser- 
vant :  for  thou  art  even  as  Pharaoh. 

19  My  lord  asked  his  servants,  saying, 
Have  ye  a  father,  or  a  brother  ? 

20  And  we  said  unto  my  lord.  We  have 
a  father,  an  old  man,  and  a  child  of  his  old 
age,  a  little  one :  and  his  brother  is  dead, 
and  he  alone  is  left  of  his  mother,  and  his 
father  loveth  him. 

21  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants, 
Bring  him  down  unto  me,  that  I  may  set 
mine  eyes  upon  him. 

22  And  we  said  unto  my  lord.  The  lad 
cannot  leave  his  father :  for  if  he  should 
leave  his  father,  Ms  father  would  die. 

23  And  thou  saidst  unto  thy  servants, 
Except  your  youngest  brother  come  down 
with  you,  ye  shall  see  my  face  no  more. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  we  came 
up  unto  thy  servant  my  father,  we  told  him 
the  words  of  my  lord. 

25  And  our  father  said.  Go  again,  and 
hxxj  us  a  little  food. 

26  And  we  said,  We  cannot  go  down :  if 
our  youngest  brother  be  with  us,  then  will 
we  go  down ;  for  we  may  not  see  the  man's 
face,  except  our  youngest  brother  he  with 
us. 

27  And  thy  servant  my  father  said  unto 
us,  Ye  know  that  my  wife  bare  me  two 
sons: 

39 


Joseph  makes  himself  known. 
28  And  the  one  went  out  from  f  e  ^«!^^ 
I  said    Surely  he  is  torn  in  pieces,  and  1 

^XSiK'Ske  this  also  from  mo,  and 
mischief  befaU  him,  ye  shall  bring  aowu 
mv  eray  hairs  with  sorrow  to  the  gi-ve.^ 

30  Now  therefore  v.::er.  I  come  to  u^ 
servant  my  father,  a^^d  thej.aa  be  no.  v/ita 
us ;  (seeing  thai  his  lUc  iv  bouna  up  u-  the 
lad's  life;)  ,       ,  ,,         % 

31  It  shall  con' 3  1:  pass,  wa-^-  ilt,&<^^-• 
that  the  lad  is  not  loitk  us,  tna..ie  wia  Q^e- 
and  thv  servants  shaJl  bn^-o  <  ^^"'■?/'^^^^.  ^^^ 
hairs  of  thy  servant  our  fathe.:  wi.n  sor.oN/ 
to  the  grave.  ™  ^  , 

32  For  thv  se"vant  becair.e  sj;  s^J  i<3.  ti^ 
lad  unto  my  father,  sayii,' ;,  li  ■■  ^/"^^,:;\'^ 
not  unto  thee,  than  I  sha,  bear  .f^^  t)xci.ue 
to  my  fathei-  xv  ever. 

33  Now  vlieiefore,  1  pray  thee,  let  tuj/ 
servant  abide  instead  of  the  lac.  s.  ^-}^^- 
to  my  lord ;  and  let  the  laa  go  up  with  hn: 
brethren.  ,.  ^, 

34  For  hov/  shall  I  go  ub  to  my  UMcv. 
and  the  lad  dJ  not  with  me  1  lest  perr.ayen- 
ture  I  see  the  evil  that  shall  come  on  my 

father.  ^   ,^T,x 

CHAP.  XLV. 

THEN  Jose-jh  could  not  refrain  himseh 
before  all  them  that  stood  by  luai ; 
and  he  cried,  Cause  every  man  to  go  oat 
from  me  :  and  there  stood  no  man  with  h_m, 
while  Joseph  made  himself  known  unto  aiE 
brethren. 

2  And  he  wept  aloud ;  and  the  Egyp- 
tians and  the  house  of  Pharaoh  heard. 

3  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren,  1 
am  Joseph ;  doth  my  father  yet  live  ?  And 
his  brethren  coald  not  answer  him;  to: 
they  were  troubled  at  his  presence. 

4  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
Come  near  to  me,  I  pray  you :  and  they 
came  near.  And  he  said,  I  am  Joseph 
your  brother,  whom  ye  sold  into  Egypt. 

5  Now  therefore  be  not  grieved,  nor 
angry  with  yourselves,  that  ye  sold  me  hi- 
ther •  for  God  did  send  me  before  you  to 
preserve  life. 

6  For  these  two  years  hath  the  famine 
been  in  the  land  :  and  yet  there  are  five 
years,  in  the  which  there  shall  neither  be 
earing  nor  harvest. 

7  And  God  sent  me  before  you,  to  pre- 
serve you  a  posterity  in  the  earth,  and  to 
save  vour  lives  by  a  great  deliverance. 

8  So  now  it  vms  not  you  that  sent  me 
hither.  l)ut  God :  and  he  hath  made  me  a 
fuher  to  Pliaraoh,  and  lord  of  all  iiis  house, 
and    a   ruler   throughout  ail   tiie  land  of 

^sypt.  ,  ,.  ,  , 

9  Haste  ye,  and  go  up  to  ir.y  latner,  auc 
say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  tliy  son  Joseph, 
God  hath  made  me  lord  of  all  Egypt;  come 
down  unto  me,  tarry  not : 

10  And  thou  shalt  dwell  in  tnc  land  of 
Goslien,  and  thou  shah  be  near  unto  me, 
thou,  and  thy  children,  and  thy  children's 


GENESIS.  Joseph  sends  for  Ms  father. 

children,  and  thy  flocks,  and  thy  herds,  and 
all  that  thou  hast : 

11  xlnd  there  will  1  nourish  thee,  (tor  yet 
there  cre  five  yea'/s  of  famine;)  lest  thou, 
and  thy  household,  and  all  that  thou  hast 
ccme  to  poverty. 

12  And  behold,  your  eyes  see,  and  the 
e-3s  of  my  brother  Benjamin,  that  zt  is  my 
ffioith  thai  speaketh  unto  you. 

13  /  rd  ye  shall  tell  my  father  of  all  my 
p -io'---  in  Egj-pt,  and  of  all  that  ye  have  seen : 
andys  shall  haste,  and  bring  down  my  fa- 
tho;  hiiier.  . 

U  H  And  he  fell  upon  his  brother  Benja- 
mir/s  neck,  and  wept;  and  Benjamin  wept 

upG-,i  hifJ  ueck.  ,    ,,  i  •    u    ^ 

16  Koreovev,  he  kissed  all  his  brethren, 
ni  wept  upon  them:   and  after  that  his 
kvethro:'  tallied  with  him.  . 

16  ^  And  the  fame  thereof  was  heard  in 
Fha-  aoh's  house,  saying,  Joseph's  brethren 
a:-e  come  :  and  it  pleased  Pharaoh  well,  and 
his  servants. 

17  Aad  Pharaoh  said  unto  Joseph,  bay  un- 
to thy  brethre-j.  This  do  ye ;  lade  your  beasts, 
and  go,  get  yoc  into  the  land  ot  Canaan ; 

/8  And  take  your  father,  and  your  house- 
hole  s  and  come  unto  me:  and  I  will  give 
yo-a  the  good  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  ye 
shal;  eat  the  fat  of  the  land. 

1£  Now  tiiou  art  commanded,  this  do  ye ; 
take  you  wagons  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
for  youu  little  ones,  and  for  your  wives,  and 
bring  your  father,  and  come.       ^     ^      , 

20  Also  regard  hot  your  stuff:  lor  the 
good  of  all  the  land  of  Egypt  is  yours. 

21  "IT  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so : 
and  Joseph  gave  them  wagons,  according  to 
the  commandment  of  Pharaoh,  and  gave 
them  provision  for  the  way. 

22  To  all  of  them  he  gave  each  man 
changes  of  raiment:  but  to  Benjamin  he 
gave  three  hundred  pieces  of  silver,  and  five 
changes  of  raiment. 

23  And  tc  his  father  he  sent  after  this 
manner;  ten  asses  laden  with  the  good 
things  of  Egypt,  and  ten  she-as^jes  laden 
with  corn  and  bread  and  meat  for  Ids  father 
bv  the  way. 

"^24  So  he  sent  his  brethren  away,  and 
they  departed  :  and  he  said  unto  them.  See 
that  ye  fall  not  out  by  the  way. 


25  "il  And  they  went  up  out  of  Egypt, 
and  came  into  the  land  of  Canaan  unto  Ja- 
cob their  father, 

2G  And  told  him,  saying,  Joseph  is  yet 
alive,  and  he  ?s  governor  over  all  the  land  of 
Egypt.  And  Jacob's  heart  fainted,  for  he 
Del'-eve.)  them  not. 

^:  And  they  told  him  all  the  Avords  of 
Joseph,  v/hichhe  had  said  unto  them  :  and 
whe:i  "lie  saw  the  wagons  which  Joseph  had 
sent  to  carry  him,  the  spirit  of  Jacob  their 
Hither  revived : 

28  And  Israel  said,  7««s enough:  Joseph 
my  son  is  yet  alive :  I  will  go  and  see  him 
before  I  die. 

.     40 


Jacob  goes  into  Egypt.        CHAP.  XLVI,  XLVIl.       Joseph  goes  to  meet  Jacob. 


CHAP.  XLVI. 

AND  Israel  took  his  journey  with  all 
that  he  had,  and  came  to  Beer-sheba, 
and  offered  sacrifices  unto  the  God  of  his 
father  Isaac. 

2  And  God  spake  unto  Israel  in  the  vi- 
sions of  the  niglit,  and  said,  Jacob,  Jacob  : 
and  he  said.  Here  am  I. 

3  And  he  said,  I  am  God,  the  God  of 
thy  father :  fear  not  to  go  down  into  Egypt ; 
for  I  will  there  make  of  thee  a  great  na- 
tion : 

4  I  will  go  down  with  thee  into  Egypt ; 
and  I  will  also  surely  bring  thee  up  again  : 
and  Joseph  shall  put  his  hand  upon  thine 
eyes. 

5  H  And  Jacob  rose  up  from  Beer-sheba : 
and  the  sons  of  Israel  carried  Jacob  their 
father,  and  their  little  ones,  and  their  wives, 
in  the  wagons  which  Pharaoh  had  sent  to 
carry  him. 

6  And  they  took  their  cattle,  and  their 
goods  which  they  had  gotten  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  and  came  into  Egypt,  Jacob,  and 
all  his  seed  with  him  ; 

7  His  sons,  and  liis  sons'  sons  with  him, 
his  daughters,  and  his  sons'  daughters,  and 
all  his  seed  brought  he  with  him  into  Egypt. 

8  H  And  these  arc  the  names  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  which  came  into  Egypt,  Ja- 
cob and  his  sons :  Reuben,  Jacob's  first- 
born. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Reuben ;  Hanoch, 
and  Phallu,  and  Hezron,  and  Carmi. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Simeon ;  Jemuel, 
and  Jamin,  and  Ohad,  and,  Jachin,  and 
Zohar,  and  Shaul  the  son  of  a  Canaanitish 
woman. 

1 1  And  the  sons  of  Levi ;  Gershon,  Ko- 
hath,  and  Merari. 

12  And  the  sons  of  Judah;  Er,  and 
Onan,  and  Shelah,  and  Pharez,  and  Za- 
rah :  but  Er  and  Onan  died  in  the  land  of 
Canaan.  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were 
Hezron,  and  Hamul. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Issachar ;  Tola,  and 
Phuvah,  and  Job,  and  Shimron. 

14  And  the  sons  of  Zebulun ;  Sered,  and 
Elon,  and  Jahleel. 

15  These  be  the  sons  of  Leah,  which  she 
bare  unto  Jacob  in  Padan-aram,  with  his 
daughter  Dinah :  all  the  souls  of  his  .sons 
and  his  daughters  iccrc  thirty  and  three. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Gad  ;  Ziptiion,  and 
Haggai,  Shuni,  and  Ezbon,  Eri,  and  Arodi, 
and  Areli. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Asher ;  Jimnah,  and 
Ishuali,  and  Isui,  and  Beriah,  and  Serah 
their  si.ster.  And  the  sons  of  Beriah ;  He- 
ber,  and  Malchiel. 

IS  These  are  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  whom 
Laban  gave  to  Leah  his  daughter :  and 
these  she  bare  unto  Jacob,  even  sixteen 
souls. 

19  The  sons  of  Rachel  Jacob's  wife; 
Joseph,  and  Benjamin. 

20  And  unto  Joseph  in  the  land  of  Egypt 

6    ■ 


were  born  Manasseh  and  Ephraim,  which 
Asenath  the  daughter  of  Poti-pherah  priest 
of  On  bare  unto  him. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  xvere 
Belah,  and  Becher,  and  Ashbel,  Gera,  and 
Naaman,  Ehi,  and  Rosh,  Muppim,  and 
Huppim,  and  Ard. 

22  These  are  the  sons  of  Rachel,  which 
were  born  to  Jacob ;  all  the  souls  were  four- 
teen. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Dan ;  Hushim. 

24  And  the  sons'  of  Naphtah ;  Jahzeel, 
and  Guni,  and  Jezer,  and  Shillem. 

25  These  are  the  sons  of  Bilhah,  which 
Laban  gave  unto  Rachel  his  daughter, 
and  she  bare  these  unto  Jacob :  all  the  souls 
iccrc  seven. 

26  All  the  souls  that  came  with  Jacob 
into  Egypt,  which  cam'3  out  of  his  loins, 
beside  Jacob's  son's  wives,  all  the  souls 
loere  threescore  and  six ; 

27  And  the  sons  of  Joseph  which  were 
Ijorn  him  in  Egypt,  were  two  souls :  all  the 
souls  of  the  house  of  Jacob,  which  came 
into  Egypt,  ivere  threescore  and  ten. 

28  H  And  he  sent  Judah  before  him 
unto  Joseph,  to  direct  his  face  unto  Go- 
shen ;  and  they  came  into  the  land  of  Go- 
shen. 

29  And  Joseph  made  ready  his  chariot, 
and  went  up  to  meet  Israel  his  father  to 
Goshen;  and  presented  himself  unto  him: 
and  he  fell  on  his  neck,  and  wept  on  his 
neck  a  good  while. 

30  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Now  let 
me  die,  since  I  have  seen  thy  face,  because 
thou  art  yet  alive. 

31  H  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
and  unto  his  father's  house,  I  will  go  up, 
and  shew  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  P«iy 
brethren,  and  my  father's  house,  which 
locre  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  are  come  unto 
me : 

32  And  the  men  are  shepherds  for  their 
trade  hath  been  to  feed  cattle ;  and  they 
have  brought  their  flocks,  and  their  herds, 
and  all  that  tiiey  have. 

33  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  Vvhen  Pha- 
raoli  sliall  call  you,  and  shall  say,  What  is 
your  occupation  ? 

34  Tliat  ye  shall  say,  Thy  servants'  trade 
hath  been  about  cattle  from  our  j'outh  even 
until  now,  both  we,  ami  also  our  fathers : 
that  ye  may  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen ; 
for  every  shepherd  is  an  abomination  unto 
the  Egyptians. 

CHAP.  XLVIL 

THEN  Joseph  came  and  told  Pharaoh, 
and  said.  My  father  and  my  brethren, 
and  their  flocks,  and  their  herds,  and  all 
that  they  have,  are  come  out  of  the  land 
of  Canaan ;  and  behold,  they  are  in  the 
land  of  Goshen. 

2  And  he  took  some  of  his  brethren,  even 
five  men,  and  presented  them  unto  Pha- 
raoh. 

3  And  Pharaoh  said  unfo  his  brethren, 

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Joseph's  dealing  in  the  famine. 
What  /.■;  vour  occupation  1  And  they  said 
unto  Pharaoh,  Thy  servants  are  shepherds, 
botli  we,  (uul  al-so  our  fathers. 

4  They  said  moreover  unto  Pharaoh,  For 
to  sojourn  in  tlie  land  are  we  come:  for 
thy  servants  have  no  pasture  for  their  flocks, 
for  the  Ikmine  is  sore  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan: now  therefore,  we  pray  thee,  let  thy 
servants  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

5  And  Pharaoh  spake  unto  Joseph,  say- 
ing, Thy  father  and  thy  brethren  are  come 


unto  thee 

0  The  land  of  Egypt  is  before  thee;  in 
the  best  of  the  land  make  tliy  father  and 
brethren  to  dwell ;  in  the  land  of  Goshen 
let  them  dwell ;  and  if  thou  knowest  any 
men  of  activity  among  them,  then  make 
tiiem  rulers  over  my  cattle. 

7  And  Joseph  brought  in  Jacob  his  fa- 
ther, and  set  hun  before  Pharaoh :  and  Ja- 
cob blessed  Pharaoli. 

S  And  Pliaraoh  said  unto  Jacob,  How 
old  art  thou  ? 

9  And  Jacob  said  unto  Pharaoh,  The 
days  of  the  years  of  my  pilgrimage  are 
an  hundred  and  tliirty  years :  few  and  evil 
have  tiie  days  of  the  years  of  my  life  been, 
and  have  not  attained  unto  the  days  of  tlie 
years  of  tlie  life  of  my  fathers  in  the  days 
of  their  pilgrimage. 

10  And  Jacob  blessed  Pharaoh,  and  went 
out  from  before  Pharaoh. 

11  'i  And  Joseph  placed  his  father  and 
his  bretliren,  and  gave  them  a  possession 
in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  best  of  the 
land,  in  the  land  of  Rameses,  as  Pharaoh 
had  conunanded. 

12  And  Joseph  nom'ished  his  father,  and 
his  brethren,  and  all  his  father's  houseliold, 
w  ith  bread  according  to  their  families. 

13  "f  And  there  was  no  bread  in  all  the 
land ;  for  the  famine  was  very  sore,  so  that 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  all.  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, fainted  Ly  reason  of  the  famine. 

14  And  Joseph  gatliered  up  all  the  mo- 
ney that  was  found  in  tlie  land  of  Egypt, 
and  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  for  the  corn 
which  they  bought:  and  Joseph  brought 
the  money  into  f  haraoh's  house. 

15  And  w!)cn  money  liiiled  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  all 
the  Egyptians  came  unto  Joseph,  and  said, 
Give  us  bread :  for  why  should  we  die  in 
thy  presence  \  Ibr  the  money  taileth. 

16  And  Joseph  said.  Give  your  cattle; 
and  I  will  give  you  for  your  cattle,  if  mo- 
ney fail. 

17  And  they  brought  their  cattle  unto 
Josepli :  and  Joseph  gave  them  bread  in 
exchange  for  liorscs,  and  for  the  flocks,  and 
for  the  cattle  of  the  herds,  and  for  the  asses ; 
and  lie  fed  them  with  l)rea(],  for  all  their 
cattle,  for  that  year. 

IH  When  tliat  year  was  ended,  they  came 
unto  him  the  second  year,  and  said  unto 
liim,  We  will  not  hide  it  from  my  lord,  how 
that  our  money  is  s]jent ;  my  lord  also  hath 


GENESIS.  He  visits  his  sick  father. 

our  herds  of  cattle  :  there  is  not  ought  left 
in  the  sight  of  my  lord,  but  our  bodies  and 
our  lands : 

19  Wherefore  shall  we  die  before  thine 
eyes,  both  we  and  our  land  ?  buy  us  and 
our  land  for  bread,  and  we  and  our  land 
will  be  servants  unto  Pharaoh :  and  give  us 
seed,  that  we  may  live,  and  not  die,  that 
the  land  be  not  desolate. 

20  And  Joseph  bought  all  the  land  of 
Egypt  for  Pharaoh;  for  the  Egyptians  sold 
every  man  his  field,  because  the  famine 
prevailed  over  them :  so  the  land  became 
Pharaoh's. 

21  And  as  for  the  people,  he  removed 


them  to  cities  from  one  end  of  the  borders 
of  Egypt  even  to  the  other  end  thereof 

22  Only  the  land  of  the  priests  bought 
he  not ;  for  the  priests  had  a  portion  assign- 
ed than  of  Pharaoh,  and  did  eat  their  por- 
tion which  Pharaoh  gave  them ;  wherefore 
they  sold  not  their  lands. 

23  II  Then  Joseph  said  unto  the  people, 
Behold,  I  have  bought  you  this  day  and 
your  land  for  Pharaoh  :  lo,  here  is  seed  for 
you,  and  ye  shall  sow  the  land. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  in- 
crease, that  ye  shall  give  the  fifth  par?  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  four  parts  shall  be  your  own, 
for  seed  of  the  field,  and  for  your  food,  and 
for  them  of  your  households,  and  for  food 
for  your  little  ones. 

25  And  they  said,  Thou  hast  saved  our 
lives :  let  us  find  grace  in  the  sight  of  my 
lord,  and  we  will  be  Pharaoh's  servants. 

26  And  Joseph  made  it  a  law  over  the 
land  of  Egj'pt  unto  this  day,  thed  Pharaoh 
should  have  the  fifth  part ;  except  the  land 
of  the  priests  only,  which  became  not  Pha- 
raoh's. 

27  ^  And  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  in  the  country  of  Goshen ;  and  thej^ 
had  possessions  therein,  and  grew,  and  mul- 
tiplied exceeding]}'. 

28  H  And  Jacob  lived  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  seventeen  years:  so  the  whole  age 
of  Jacob  was  an  hundred  forty  and  seven 
years. 

29  And  the  time  drew  nigh  that  Israel 
must  die:  and  lie  called  his  son  Joseph,  and 
said  unto  him,  If  now  I  have  found  grace 
in  thy  sight,  put,  I  pray  thee,  thy  hand  un- 
der m^y  thigh,  and  deal  kindly  and  truly 
with  me;  bury  me  not,  I  pray  thee,  in 
Egypt : 

30  But  I  will  lie  with  my  fathers,  and 
thou  shalt  carry  me  out  of  Egypt,  and  bury 
me  in  their  burying-place.  And  he  said, 
I  will  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

31  And  he  said,  Swear  unto  me:  and  he 
swarc  unto  him.  And  Israel  bowed  him- 
self upon  the  bed's  head. 

CHAP.  XLVIIl. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  one  told  Joseph,  Behold,  thy  fa- 
ther is  sick :  and  he  took  with  him  his  two 
sons,  Manasseh  and  Ephraim. 
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Jacob  blesses  Josepli's  sons  : 

2  And  one  told  Jacob,  and  said,  Be- 
hold, th)'  son  Joseph  cometh  unto  thee: 
and  Israel  strengthened  himself,  and  sat 
upon  the  bed. 

3  "^  And  Jacob  said  unto  Joseph,  God 
Almighty  appeared  unto  me  at  Luz  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  and  blessed  me, 

4  And  said  unto  me,  Behold,  I  will  make 
thee  fruitful,  and  multiply  thee,  and  I  will 
make  of  thee  a  multitude  of  people ;  and 
will  give  this  land  to  thy  seed  alter  thee,  for 
an  everlasting  possession. 

5  And  now,  thy  two  sons,  Ephraim  and 
Manasseh,  which  were  born  unto  thee  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  before  I  came  unto  thee 
into  Egypt,  are  mine:  as  Reuben  and 
Simeon,  they  shall  be  mine. 

6  And  thy  issue,  which  thou  begettest 
after  them,  shall  be  thine,  and  shall  be  call- 
ed after  the  name  of  their  brethren  in  their 
inheritance. 

7  And  as  for  me,  when  I  came  from  Pa- 
dan,  Rachel  died  by  me  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
naan, in  the  way,  when  yet  there  was  but  a 
little  waj'  to  come  unto  Ephrath :  and  1  bu- 
ried her  there  in  the  way  of  Ephrath,  the 
same  is  Bethlehem. 

8  H  And  Israel  beheld  Joseph's  sons,  and 
said.  Who  are  these  ? 

9  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  father,  They 
are  my  sons,  whom  God  hath  given  me  in 
this  place.  And  he  said,  Bring  them,  I 
pray  thee,  unto  me,  and  I  will  bless  them. 

10  (Now  the  eyes  of  Israel  were  dim  for 
age,  .so  that  he  could  not  see:)  And  he 
brought  them  near  unto  him  ;  and  he  kiss- 
ed them,  and  embraced  them. 

11  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  I  had 
not  thought  to  see  thy  face :  and  lo,  God 
hath  shewed  me  also  thy  seed. 

12  And  Joseph  brought  them  out  from 
between  his  knees,  and  he  bowed  himself 
with  his  face  to  the  earth. 

13  And  Joseph  took  them  both,  Ephraim 
in  his  right  hand  toward  Israel's  left  hand, 
and  Manasseh  in  his  left  hand  toward  Is- 
rael's right  hand,  and  brought  them  near 
unto  him. 

14  And  Israel  stretched  out  his  right 
hand,  and  laid  it  upon  Ephraim's  head, 
who  was  the  younger,  and  his  left  hand 
upon  Manasseh's  head,  guiding  his  hands 
wittingly  ;  for  Manasseh  icas  the  first-born. 

1.3  And  he  blessed  Joseph,  and  said,  God, 
before  whom  my  fathers  Abraham  and 
Isaac  did  walk,  the  God  which  fed  me  a'J 
my  life  long  unto  this  day, 

16  The  Angel  which  redeemed  me  from 
all  e\il,  bless  the  lads  ;  and  let  my  name  be 
named  on  them,  and  the  name  of  my  fa- 
thers Abraham  and  Isaac ;  and  let  them  grow 
into  a  multitude  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

17  And  when  Joseph  saw  that  his  fa- 
ther laid  his  fight  hand  upon  the  head  of 
Ephraim,  it  displeased  him  :  and  he  held 
up  his  father's  hand,  to  remove  it  from 
Ephraim's  head  unto  ManasselFJ  head. 


CHAP.  XlilX.  He  blesses  his  own  sons. 

IS  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  father.  Not 
so,  my  father  :  tor  this  is  the  first-born ;  put 
thy  right  hand  upon  his  head. 

19  And  his  father  refused,  and  said,  I 
know  it,  my  son,  I  know  it :  he  also  shall 
become  a  people,  and  he  also  shall  be  great ; 
but  truly  his  younger  brother  shall  be  great- 
er than  he,  and  his  seed  shall  become  a  mul- 
titude of  nations. 

20  And  he  blessed  them  that  day,  saying. 
In  thee  shall  Lsrael  bless,  saying,  God  make 
thee  as  Ephraim  and  as  Manasseh  :  and  he 
set  Ephraim  before  Manasseh. 

21  "iT  And  Israel  said  unto  Joseph,  Be- 
hold, I  die  ;  but  God  shall  be  with  you,  and 
bring  you  again  unto  the  land  of  your  fa- 
thers. 

22  Moreover  I  have  given  to  thee  one 
portion  above  thy  brethren,  which  I  took 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Amorite  with  my 
sword  and  with  mv  bow. 

CHAP.  XLIX. 
ND  Jacob  called  unto  his  sons,  and 
said.  Gather  yourselves  together,  that  I 

may  tell  you  thai  which  shall  befall  you  in 

the  last  days. 

2  Gather  yourselves  together,  and  hear, 
ye  sons  of  Jacob ;  and  hearken  unto  Israel 
your  father. 

3  1^  Reuben,  thoii  art  my  first-born,  my 
might,  and  the  beginning  of  my  strength, 
the  excellency  of  dignity,  and  the  excel- 
lency of  power  : 

4  Unstable  as  water,  thou  shalt  not  ex- 
cel ;  because  thou  wentest  up  to  thy  father's 
bed ;  then  defiledst  thou  it ;  he  went  up  to 
my  couch. 

5  H  Simeon  and  Levi  are  brethren ;  m- 
struments  of  cruelty  are  in  their  habita- 
tions. 

6  O  my  soul,  come  not  thou  into  their 
secret ;  unto  their  assembly,  mine  honour, 
be  not  thou  united  :  for  in  their  anger  they 
slew  a  man,  and  in  their  self-will  they  dig- 
ged down  a  wall. 

7  Cursed  be  their  anger,  for  it  was  fierce ; 
and  their  wrath,  for  it  was  cruel :  I  will  di- 
vide them  in  Jacob,  and  scatter  them  in  Is- 
rael. 

8  11  Judah,  thou  art  he  whom  thy  bre- 
thren shall  praise  ;  thy  hand  shall  be  in  the 
neck  of  thine  enemies ;  thy  father's  chil- 
dren shall  bow  down  before  thee. 

9  Judah  is  a  lion's  whelp  ;  from  the  prey, 
my  son,  thou  art  gone  up  :  he  stooped  down, 
he  couched  as  a  lion,  and  as  an  old  lion : 
who  shall  rouse  him  up  ? 

10  The  sceptre  shall  not  depart  from  Ju- 
dah, nor  a  lawgiver  from  between  his  feet, 
until  Shiloh  come ;  and  unto  him  shall  the 
gathering  of  the  people  be. 

11  Binding  his  foal  unto  the  vine,  and  his 
ass's  colt  unto  the  choice  vine  ;  he  washed 
his  garments  in  wine,  and  his  clothes  in  the 
blood  of  grapes : 

12  His  eyes  shall  be  red  with  wine,  and 
I  his  teeth  white  with  milk. 

43 


The  death  of  Jaroh. 

13  1  Zebulun  shall  dwell  at  the  haven 
of  the  sea ;  and  he  shall  be  for  an  haven 
of  ships;  and  his  border  shall  be  unto 
Zidon. 

14  If  Issachar  is  a  strong  ass,  couching 
down  between  two  burdens: 

15  And  lie  saw  that  rest  was  good,  and 
the  land  tliat  it  was  pleasant ;  and  bowed 
his  shoulder  to  bear,  and  became  a  servant 
unto  tribute. 

IG  *i  Dan  shall  judge  his  people,  as  one 
of  the  tribes  of  Jsrael. 

17  Dan  shall  bo  a  serpentby  the  way,  an 
adder  in  the  path,  that  biteth  the  horse- 
heels,  so  that  his  rider  shall  fall  backward. 

is  I  have  waited  for  thy  salvation,  O 
Loiu) ! 

19  1i  Gad,  a  troop  shall  overcome  him; 
but  he  shall  overcome  at  the  last. 

20  IT  Out  of  Asher  his  bread  shall  be 
fat,  and  he  shall  yield  royal  dainties. 

21  *i  Na{)htali  is  a  hind  let  loose  :  he  giv- 
eth  goodly  uords. 

22  ^f  Joseph  is  a  fruitful  bough,  ei^en  a 
fruitful  bougii  by  a  well,  whose  branches 
run  over  the  wall ; 

23  The  archers  have  sorely  grieved  him, 
and  shot  at  him,  and  hated  him  : 

21  But  his  bow  abode  in  strength,  and 
the  amis  of  his  hands  v^ere  made  strong  by 
the  hands  of  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob  : 
(from  thence  is  the  shepherd,  the  stone  of 
Israel :) 

25  Errn  by  the  God  of  thy  father,  who 
shall  help  thoe  ;  and  by  the  Almighty,  who 
shall  bless  thee  with  blessings  of  heaven 
above,  blessings  of  the  deep  that  lieth  un- 
der, blessings  of  the  breasts,  and  of  the 
womb : 

26  The  blessings  of  thy  father  have  pre- 
vailed above  the  blessings  of  thy  progeni- 
tors unto  the  utmost  bound  of  the  everlast- 
ing hills ;  they  shall  be  on  the  head  of  Jo- 
seph, and  on  the  crown  of  the  head  of  him 
that  was  separate  from  liis  brethren. 

27  ^  Benjamin  shall  ravin  as  a  wolf;  in 
the  morning  he  shall  devour  the  prey,  and 
at  night  he  shall  divide  the  spoil. 

28  All  these  are  the  twelve  tribes  of 
Israel ;  and  this  is  if  that  their  father  spake 
unto  them,  and  blessed  them  :  every  one 
according  to  his  blessing  he  blessed  them. 

29  'I  And  he  charged  them,  and  said  unto 
them,  I  am  to  be  gat  henxl  unto  my  people  : 
bury  me  with  my  fathers  in  the  cave  that  is 
in  the  field  of  Ephron  tiin  llittite, 

30  In  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field  of 
IMarhpelah,  which  is  betbre  Mamrc,  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  which  Abraham  bought 
with  the  field  of  Ephron  the  llittite,  for  a 
j)Osse.ssioii  of  a  biirying-place. 

31  (Thr-re  they  buried  Abraham  and  Sa- 
ral)  his  wife ;  there  thev  buried  Isaac  and 
Kebckah  his  wife;  and  there  I  buried  Leah.) 

32  The  purcliase  of  the  field  and  of  the 
cave  that  is  therein,  was  from  the  children 
ot  Ileth. 


GENESIS.  nic  mourning  for  Jacob. 

33  And  when  Jacob  had  made  an  end  of 
commanding  his  sons,  he  gathered  up  his 
feet  into  the  bed,  and  yielded  up  the  ghost, 
and  was  gathered  unto  his  people. 
CHAP.  L. 


AND  Joseph  fell  upon  his  father's  face, 
and  wept  upon  him,  and  kissed  him. 

2  And  Joseph  commanded  his  servants 
the  physicians  to  embalm  his  father :  and 
the  physicians  embalmed  Israel. 

3  And  forty  days  were  fulfilled  for  him  ; 
for  so  are  fulfilled  the  days  of  those  which 
are  embalmed  ;  and  the  JEgyptians  mourn- 
ed for  him  threescore  and  ten  days. 

4  If  And  when  the  days  of  his  mourning 
were  past,  Joseph  spake  unto  the  house  of 
Pharaoh,  saying.  If  now  I  have  found  grace 
in  your  eyes,  speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears 
of  Pharaoh,  saying, 

5  My  father  made  me  swear,  saj-ing,  Lo, 
I  die :  in  my  grave  which  I  have  digged 
for  me  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  there  shalt 
thou  bury  me.  Now  therefore  let  me  go  up, 
I  pray  thee,  and  bury  my  father,  and  I  will 
come  again. 

6  And  Pharaoh  said.  Go  up,  and  bury 
thy  father,  according  as  he  made  thee  swear. 

7  If  And  Joseph  went  up  to  bury  his  fa- 
ther :  and  with  him  went  up  all  the  servants 
of  Pharaoh,  the  elders  of  his  house,  and  all 
the  elders  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 

8  And  all  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  his 
brethren,  and  his  father's  house :  only  their 
little  ones,  and  their  flocks,  and  their  herds, 
they  left  in  the  land  of  Goshen. 

9  And  there  went  up  with  him  both  cha- 
riots and  horsemen ;  and  it  was  a  very  great 
company. 

10  And  they  came  to  the  threshing-floor 
of  Atad,  which  is  beyond  Jordan ;  and 
there  they  mourned  with  a  great  and  very 
sore  lamentation  :  and  he  made  a  mourning 
for  his  father  seven  daj^s. 

11  And  when  the  inhabitantsof  the  land, 
the  Canaan ites,  saw  the  n>ourning  in  the 
floor  of  Atad,  they  said.  This  is  a  grievous 
mourning  to  the  Egyptians :  wherefore  the 
name  of  it  was  called  Abel-mizraim,  which 
is  bejond  Jordan. 

12  And  his  sons  did  unto  him  according 
as  he  commanded  them  : 

13  For  his  sons  carried  him  into  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  buried  him  in  the  cave  of 
the  field  of  Machpelah,  which  Abraham 
bought  with  the  field  for  a  possession  of  a 
burying-place  of  Ephron  the  Hittite,  before 
Aiamre. 

14  ^  And  Joseph  returned  into  Egypt, 
he  and  his  brethren,  and  all  tliat  went  up 
with  liim  to  bury  his  father,  after  he  had 
buried  his  father. 

15  ^  And  when  Joseph's  brethren  saw 
that  their  father  was  dead,  they  said,  Joseph 
will  peradventure  hate  us,  and  will  certainly 
requite  us  all  the  evil  which  we  did  unto 
him. 

16  And'^hey  sent  a  messenger  unto  Jo- 

44 


The  death  of  Joseph.  CHAP 

seph,  saying,  Thy  father  did  command  be- 
fore he  died,  saying, 

17  So  shall  ye  say  unto  Joseph,  Forgive, 
I  pray  thee  now,  the  trespass  of  thy  bre- 
thren, and  their  sin ;  for  they  did  unto  thee 
evil:  and  now,  we  pray  thee,  forgive  the 
trespass  of  the  servants  of  the  God  of  thy 
father.  And  Joseph  wept  when  they  spake 
unto  him. 

18  And  his  brethren  also  went  and  fell 
down  before  his  face ;  and  they  said.  Be- 
hold, we  be  thy  servants. 

19  And  Joseph  said  unto  them,  Fear  not ; 
for  am  I  in  the  place  of  God  1 

20  But  as  for  you,  ye  thought  evil  against 
me;  hut  God  meant  it  unto  good,  to  bring 
to  pass,  as  it  is  this  day,  to  save  much  peo- 
ple alive. 

21  Now  therefore  fear  ye  not:  1  will 
nourish  you,  and  your  little  ones.     And  he 


.  II.       Moses  born — is  laid  in  the  flags. 
comforted  them,  and  spake  kindly  unto  them, 

22  H  And  Joseph  dwelt  in  Egypt,  he, 
and  his  father's  house  :  and  Joseph  lived  an 
hundred  and  ten  years. 

23  And  Joseph  saw  Ephraim's  children 
of  the  third  generation  :  the  children  also  of 
Machir,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  were  brought 
up  upon  Joseph's  knees. 

24  H  And  Joseph  said  unto  his  brethren, 
[  die ;  and  God  will  surely  visit  you,  and 
bring  you  out  of  this  land,  unto  the  land 
which  he  sware  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and 
to  Jacob. 

25  And  Joseph  took  an  oath  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  God  will  surely  visit 
you,  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my  bones  from 
hence. 

26  H  So  Joseph  died,  being  an  hundred 
and  ten  years  old :  and  they  embalmed  him, 
and  he  was  put  in  a  coffin  in  Egypt. 


IT  The  Second  Book  of  3IOSES,  called  EXODUS. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  these  at-e  the  names  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  came  into  Egypt ;  eve- 
ry man  and  his  household  came  with  Jacob. 

2  Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and  Judah, 

3  Issachar,  Zebulun,  and  Benjamin, 

4  Dan,  and  Naphtali,  Gad,  and  Asher. 

5  And  all  the  souls  that  came  out  of  the 
loins  of  Jacob,  were  seventy  souls  :  for  Jo- 
seph was  in  Egypt  already. 

6  And  Joseph  died,  and  all  his  brethren, 
and  all  that  generation. 

7  And  the  children  of  Israel  were  fruit- 
ful, and  increased  abundantly,  and  multi- 
plied, and  waxed  exceeding  mighty ;  and 
the  land  was  filled  with  them. 

8  H  Now  there  arose  up  a  new  king  over 
Egypt,  which  knew  not  Joseph. 

9  And  he  said  unto  his  people,  Behold, 
the  people  of  the  children  of  Israel  are 
more  and  mightier  than  we. 

10  Come  on,  let  us  deal  wisely  with  them, 
lest  they  multiply,  and  it  come  to  pass,  that, 
when  there  falleth  out  any  war,  they  join 
also  unto  our  enemies,  and  fight  against  us, 
and  so  get  them  up  out  of  the  land. 

11  Therefore  they  did  set  over  them  task- 
masters, to  afflict  tiiem  with  their  burdens. 
And  they  built  for  Pharaoh  treasure-cities, 
Pithom,  and  Raamses. 

12  But  the  more  they  afflicted  them,  the 
more  they  multiplied  and  grew.  And  they 
were  grieved  because  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

13  And  the  Egyptians  made  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  to  serve  with  rigour. 

14  And  they  made  their  lives  bitter  with 
hard  bondage,  in  mortar,  and  in  brick,  and 
in  all  manner  of  service  in  the  field  :  all 
their  service  wherein  they  made  them  serve 
teas  with  rigour. 

15  If  And  the  king  of  Egypt  spake  to 


the  Hebrew  midwives  (of  which  the  name 
of  one  was  Shiphrah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Puah ;) 

16  And  he  said.  When  ye  do  the  office 
of  midwife  to  the  Hebrew  women,  and  see 
them  upon  the  stools ;  if  it  be  a  son,  then 
ye  shall  kill  him ;  but  if  it  be  a  daughter, 
then  she  shall  live. 

17  But  the  midwives  feared  God,  and 
did  not  as  the  king  of  Egypt  comrnanded 
them,  but  saved  the  men-children  alive. 

18  And  the  king  of  Egypt  called  for  the 
midwives,  and  said  unto  them,  Why  have 
ye  done  this  thing,  and  have  saved  the 
men-children  alive  ? 

19  And  the  midwives  said  unto  Pharaoh, 
Because  the  Hebrew  women  are  not  as  the 
Egyptian  women ;  for  they  are  lively,  and 
are  delivered  ere  the  midwives  come  in 
unto  them. 

20  Therefore  God  dealt  well  with  the 
midwives :  and  the  people  multiplied,  and 
waxed  very  mighty. 

21  And"  it  came  to  pass,  because  the 
midwives  feared  God,  that  he  made  them 
houses. 

22  H  And  Pharaoh  charged  all  his  peo- 
ple, saying.  Every  son  that  is  born  ye  shall 
cast  into  the  river,  and  every  daughter  ye 
shall  save  alive. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  there  went  a  man  of  the  house  of 
Levi,  and  took  to  loife  a  daughter  of 
Levi. 

2  And  the  woman  conceived  and  bare  a 
son  :  and  when  she  saw  him  that  he  was  a 
goodlv  child,  she  hid  him  three  months. 

3  And  when  she  could  no  longer  hide 
him,  she  took  for  him  an  ark  of  bulrushes, 
and  daubed  it  with  slime  and  with  pitch, 
and  put  the  child  therein  ;  and  she  laid  it 
in  the  flags  by  the  river's  brink. 

45 


N" 


Moses  flees  from  Egypt.  EXODUS. 

4  And  his  sister  stood  afar  off,  to  wit  i  the  man 
M'hat  would  be  done  to  liim. 

5  H  And  the  daugliter  of  Pharaoh  came 
down  to  wash  hersctf  at  the  river  ;  and  her 
maidens  walked  along  by  the  river's  side  : 
and  when  she  saw  the  ark  among  the  flags 
she  sent  her  maid  to  fetch  it. 

6  And  when  she  had  opened  it,  she  saw 
the  child :  and,  behold,  the  babe  wept.  And 
she  had  compassion  on  liim,  and  said,  This 
is  one  of  the  Hebrews'  children. 

7  Then  said  his  sister  to  Pharaoh's 
daughter,  Shall  I  go,  and  call  to  thee  a 
nurse  of  the  Hebrew  women,  that  she  may 
nurse  the  child  for  thee  ? 

8  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  to  her, 
Go.  And  the  maid  went  and  called  the 
child's  mother. 

9  And  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  unto  her, 
Take  this  child  away  and  nurse  it  for  me, 
and  I  will  give  t/iec  thy  wages.  And  the 
woman  took  the  child  and  nursed  it. 

10  And  the  child  grew,  and  she  brought 
him  unto  Pharaoh's  daughter,  and  he  be- 
came her  son.  And  she  called  his  name 
Moses :  and  she  said.  Because  I  drew  him 
out  of  the  water. 

11  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
when  Moses  was  grown,  that  he  went  out 
unto  his  brethren,  and  looked  on  their  bur- 
dens :  and  he  spied  an  Egyptian  smiting 
an  Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren. 

12  And  he  looked  this  way  and  that 
way,  and  when  he  saw  that  there  teas  no 
man,  he  slew  the  Egyptian,  and  hid  him  in 
the  sand. 

13  And  when  he  went  out  the  second 
day,  behold,  two  men  of  the  Hebrews  strove 
together :  and  he  said  to  him  that  did  the 
wrong,  Wherefore  smitest  thou  thy  fellow  ? 

14  And  he  said,  Who  made  thee  a  prince 
and  a  judge  over  us?  intendest  thou  to  kill 
me,  as  thou  killedst  the  Egyptian  1  And 
Moses  feared,  and  said.  Surely  this  thing  is 
known. 

15  Now  when  Pharaoh  heard  this  thing, 
he  sought  to  slay  Moses.  But  Moses  fled 
from  the  face  of  Pharaoh,  and  dwelt  in  the 
land  of  Midian  :  and  he  sat  down  by  a  well. 

16  If  Now  the  priestof  Midian  had  seven 
daughters :  and  tiiey  came  and  drew  water, 
and  filled  the  troughs  to  water  their  fa- 
tlier's  flock. 

17  And  the  shepherds  came  and  drove 
them  away:  l)ut  Moses  stood  up  and  help- 
ed them,  and  watered  their  flock. 

18  And  wlien  they  came  to  Reuel  their 
father,  he  said.  How  is  it  that  ye  are  come 
so  sfK)n  to-day  ? 

19  And  they  said,  An  Egyptian  deliver- 
ed us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  shepherds,  and 
also  drew  wafer  enough  ibr  us,  and  watered 
the  flock. 

20  And  he  said  unto  his  daughters.  And 
where  is  he  ?  why  is  it  that  ye  have  left  the 
man?  call  him,  that  he  may  cat  bread. 

21  And  Moses  was  cojitent  to  dwell  with 


He  is  sent  to  deliver  Israel. 
and  he  gave  Moses  Zipporah  his 
daughter. 

22  And  she  bare  him  a  son,  and  he  called 
his  name  Gershom  ;  for  he  said,  I  have 
been  a  stranger  in  a  strange  land. 

23  *!f  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  process  of 
time,  that  the  king  of  Egypt  died  :  and  the 
children  of  Israel  sighed  by  reason  of  the 
bondage,  and  they  cried ;  and  their  cry 
came  up  unto  God,  by  reason  of  the  bon- 
dage. 

24  And  God  heard  their  groaning,  and 
God  remembered  his  covenant  with  Abra- 
ham, with  Isaac,  and  with  Jacob. 

25  And  God  looked  upon  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  God  had  respect  unto  them. 

CHAP.  III. 

OW  Moses  kept  the  flock  of  Jethro 

his  father-in-law,  the  priest  of  Midian  : 

and  he  led  the  flock  to  the  back  side  of  the 

desert,  and  came  to  the  mountain  of  God, 

even  to  Horeb. 

2  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  him  in  a  flame  of  fire  out  of  tlie  midst 
of  a  bush  ;  and  he  looked,  and,  behold  the 
bush  burned  with  fire,  and  the  bush  luas 
not  consumed. 

3  And  Moses  said,  I  will  now  turn  aside, 
and  see  this  great  sight,  why  the  bush  is 
not  burned. 

4  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  he  turn- 
ed aside  to  see,  God  called  unto  him  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  bush,  and  said,  Moses, 
Moses !  And  he  said,  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  said,  Draw  not  nigh  hither  : 
put  off  thy  shoes  from  oft'  thy  feet ;  for  the 
place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy  ground. 

6  Moreover,  he  said,  I  a?n  the  God  of  thy 
father,  the  God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of 
Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob.  And  Moses 
hid  his  face ;  for  he  was  afraid  to  look  upon 
God. 

7  H  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  surely 
seen  the  affliction  of  my  people  which  circ 
in  Egypt,  and  have  heard  their  cry  by  rea- 
soji  ot'  their  taskmasters  :   ibr  I  know  their 


sorrows : 

8  And  I  am  come  down  to  deliver  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians,  and  to 
bring  them  up  out  oi'  that  land,  unto  a  good 
land,  and  a  large,  unto  a  land  flovving  with 
milk  and  honey  ;  unto  tiie  place  of  the  Ca- 
naanites,  and  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amc- 
rites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites. 

9  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  cry  of  the 
children  of  Israel  is  come  unto  me  :  and 
I  have  also  seen  the  oppression  wherewith 
the  Egyptians  oppress  them. 

10  Come  now  tb.erefore,  and  I  v.'ill  send 
thee  unto  Pharaoh,  that  thou  mayest  bring 
forth  my  people,  the  children  of  Israel,  out 
of  Egypt. 

11  H  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Who  am 
I,  that  I  should  go  unto  Pharaoh,  and  that 
I  should  bring  forth  the  children  of  Israel 
out  of  Egypt  ? 

46 


God's  message  to  Israel  CHAP. 

12  And  he  said,  Certainly  I  will  be  with 
thee ;  and  this  shall  be  a  token  unto  thee, 
that  I  have  sent  thee :  When  thou  hast 
brought  forth  the  people  out  of  Egypt,  ye 
shall  serve  God  upon  this  mountain. 

13  And  Moses  said  unto  God,  Behold, 
7o]icn  I  come  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  shall  say  unto  them,  The  God  of  your 
fathers  hath  sent  me  unto  you ;  and  they 
shall  say  to  me.  What  is  his  name  ?  What 
shall  I  say  unto  them  1 

14  And  God  said  unto  Moses,  I  AM 
THAT  I  AM :  And  he  said,  Thus  shalt 
thou  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  I  AM 
hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

15  H  And  God  said  moreover  unto  Moses, 
Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers,  the 
God  of  Abraham,  the  God  of  Isaac,  and 
the  God  of  Jacob,  hath  sent  me  unto  you  : 
this  15  my  name  for  ever,  and  this  is  my 
memorial  unto  all  generations. 

16  Go,  and  gather  the  elders  of  Israel 
together,  and  say  unto  them,  The  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  appeared  unto  me, 
saying,  I  have  surely  visited  you,  and  seen 
that  which  is  done  to  you  in  Egypt : 

17  And  I  have  said,  I  will  bring  you  up 
out  of  the  affliction  of  Egypt,  unto  the  land 
of  the  Canaanites,  and  tlie  Hittites,  and  the 
Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  Hi- 
vites,  and  the  Jebusites,  unto  a  land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey. 

18  And  they  shall  hearken  to  thy  voice ; 
and  thou  shalt  come,  thou  and  the  elders 
of  Israel,  unto  the  king  of  Egypt,  and  ye 
shall  say  unto  him,  The  Lord  God  of  the 
Hebrews  hath  met  with  us ;  and  now  let 
us  go  (we  beseech  thee)  three  days'  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  that  we  may  sacri- 
fice to  the  Lord  our  God. 

19  H  And  I  am  sure  that  the  king  of 
E^ypt  will  not  let  you  go,  no,  not  by  a 
mighty  hand. 

20  And  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand,  and 
smile  Egypt  with  all  my  wonders  which 
I  will  do  in  the  midst  thereof:  and  after 
that  he  will  let  you  go. 

21  And  I  will  give  this  people  favour  in 
the  sight  of  the  Egyptians :  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that,  when  ye  go,  ye  shall 
not  go  empty : 

22  But  every  woman  shall  borrow  of  her 
neighbour,  and  of  her  that  sojourneth  in 
her  house,  jewels  of  silver,  and  jewels  of 
gold,  and  raiment :  and  ye  shall  put  them 
upon  your  sons,  and  upon  your  daughters : 
and  ye  shall  spoil  the  Egyptians. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  Moses  answered  and  said,  But, 
behold,  they  will  not  believe  me,  nor 
hearken  unto  my  voicf: :  for  they  will  say, 
The  Lord  hath  not  appeared  unto  thee. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  What  is 
that  in  thine  hand  ?  And  he  said,  A  rod. 

3  And  he  said,  Cast  it  on  the  ground. 


IV.       Moses'  rod  turned  into  a  serpent. 
And  he  cast  it  on  the  ground,  and  it  became 
a  serpent :  and  Moses  fled  from  before  it. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Put 
forth  thine  hand,  and  take  it  by  the  tail. 
And  he  put  forth  his  hand,  and  caught  it, 
and  it  became  a  rod  in  his  hand : 

5  That  thej'  may  believe  that  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob,  hath 
appeared  unto  thee. 

6  H  And  the  Lord  said  furthermore  unto 
him,  Put  now  thine  hand  into  thy  bosom. 
And  he  put  his  hand  into  his  bosom  :  and 
when  he  took  it  out,  behold,  his  hand  was 
leprous  as  snow. 

7  And  he  said,  Put  thine  hand  into  thy 
bosom  again.  And  he  put  his  hand  into  his 
bosom  again,  and  plucked  it  out  of  his  bo- 
som, and  behold,  it  was  turned  again  as  his 
other  flesh. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
not  believe  thee,  neither  hearken  to  the 
voice  of  the  first  sign,  that  they  will  believe 
the  voice  of  the  latter  sign. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
not  believe  also  these  two  signs,  neither 
hearken  unto  thy  voice,  that  thou  shalt  take 
of  the  water  of  the  river,  and  pour  it  upon 
the  dry  land:  and  the  water  which  thou 
takest  out  of  the  river  shall  become  blood 
upon  the  dry  land. 

10  If  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  O 
my  Lord,  I  am  not  eloquent,  neither  here- 
tofore, nor  since  thou  hast  spoken  unto  thy 
servant :  but  I  am  slow  of  speech,  and  of  a 
slow  tongue. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Who 
hath  made  man's  mouth  ?  or  who  maketh 
the  dumb,  or  deaf,  or  the  seeing,  or  the 
blind  ]  have  not  I  the  Lord  ? 

12  Now  therefore  go,  and  I  will  be  with  thy 
mouth,  and  teach  thee  what  thou  shalt  say. 

13  And  he  said,  O  my  Lord,  send,  1 
pray  thee,  by  the  hand  of  him  ichom  thou 
wilt  send. 

14  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Moses,  and  he  said.  Is  not 
Aaron  the  Levite  thy  brother  ?  I  knov/  that 
he  can  speak  well.  And  also  behold,  he 
Cometh  forth  to  meet  thee :  and  when  he 
seeth  thee,  he  will  be  glad  in  his  heart. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  and 
put  words  in  his  mouth  :  and  I  will  be  with 
thy  mouth,  and  with  his  mouth,  and  will 
teach  you  what  ye  shall  do. 

16  And  he  shall  be  thy  spokesman  unto 
the  people :  and  he  shall  be,  even  he  shall 
be  to  thee  instead  of  a  mouth,  and  thou 
shalt  be  to  him  instead  of  God. 

17  And  thou  shalt  take  this  rod  in  thine 
hand,  wherewith  thou  shalt  do  signs. 

18  H  And  Moses  went  and  returned  to 
Jethro  his  father-in-law,  and  said  unto  him, 
Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  return  unto 
my  brethren  which  are  in  Egypt,  and  see 
whether  they  be  yet  alive.  And  Jethro 
said  to  Moses,  Go  in  peace. 

47 


Pharaoh  chides 

19  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  in 
Midian,  Go,  return  into  Egypt :  for  all  the 
men  are  dead  which  sought  thy  life. 

20  And  Moses  took  his  wife,  and  his 
sons,  and  set  them  upon  an  ass,  and  he  re- 
turned to  tlie  land  of  Egypt.  And  Moses 
took  the  rod  of  God  in  his  hand. 

21  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
When  thou  goest  to  return  into  Egypt,  see 
that  thou  do  all  those  wonders  before  Pha- 
raoh which  I  have  put  in  thine  hand :  but 
1  will  harden  his  heart,  that  he  shall  not  let 
the  people  go. 

22  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  Pharaoh, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Israel  is  my  son, 
even  my  first-born. 

23  And  I  say  unto  thee,  Let  my  son  go, 
that  he  may  serve  me  :  and  if  thou  refuse 
to  let  him  go,  behold  I  will  slay  thy  son, 
even  thy  first-born. 

24  H  And  it  came  to  pass  by  the  way  in 
the  inn,  that  the  Lord  met  him,  and  sought 
to  kill  him. 

25  Then  Zipporah  took  a  sharp  stone, 
and  cut  off  the  foreskin  of  her  son,  and  cast 
it  at  his  feet,  and  said,  Surely  a  bloody  hus- 
band art  thou  to  me. 

26  So  he  let  him  go :  then  she  said,  A 
bloody  husband  thou  art,  because  of  the 
circumcision. 

27  H  And  the  Lord  said  to  Aaron,  Go 
into  the  wilderness  to  meet  Moses.  And 
he  went,  and  met  him  in  the  mount  of  God, 
and  kissed  him. 

28  And  Moses  told  Aaron  all  the  words 
of  the  Lord  who  had  sent  him,  and  all  the 
signs  which  he  had  commanded  him. 

29  If  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went,  and 
gathered  together  all  the  elders  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

30  And  Aaron  spake  all  the  words  which 
the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  Moses,  and  did 
the  signs  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 

81  And  the  people  believed:  and  when 
they  heard  that  the  Lord  had  visited  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  that  he  had  looked 
upon  their  affliction,  then  they  bowed  their 
heads  and  worshipped. 

CflAP.  V. 

AND  afterward  Moses  and  Aaron  wont 
in,  and  told  Pharaoh,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  Let  my  jieople  go, 
tliat  they  may  hold  a  feast  unto  me  in  the 
wilderness. 

2  And  Pharaoh  said.  Who  is  the  Lord, 
that  I  should  obey  his  voice  to  let  Israel  go? 
I  know  not  the  Lord,  neither  will  I  let  Is- 
rael go. 

3  And  they  said.  The  God  of  the  He- 
brews  hath  met  with  us  :  let  us  go,  we  pray 
tlico,  three  days'  journey  into  the  desert,  and 
sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God  ;  lest  he  fall 
upon  us  with  pestilence,  or  with  the  sword. 

4  And  the  kingof  Egypt  fjkid  unto  them. 
Wherefore  do  ye,  Moses  and  Aaron,  let 
the  people  from  their  works  ?  get  you  unto 
your  burdens. 


EXODUS.  Moses  and  Aaron. 

5  And  Pharaoh  said.  Behold,  the  people 
of  the  land  now  are  many,  and  ye  make 
them  rest  from  their  burdens. 

6  H  And  Pharaoh  commanded  the  same 
day  the  taskmasters  of  the  people,  and 
their  officers,  saying, 

7  Ye  shall  no  more  give  the  people  straw 
to  make  brick,  as  heretofore:  let  them  go 
and  gather  straw  for  themselves. 

8  And  the  tale  of  the  bricks  which  they 
did  make  heretofore,  ye  shall  lay  upon 
them ;  ye  shall  not  diminish  ot/ght  thereof: 
for  they  be  idle ;  therefore  they  cry,  saying, 
Let  us  go  and  sacrifice  to  our  God. 

9  Let  there  more  work  be  laid  upon  the 
men,  that  they  may  labour  therein :  and 
let  them  not  regard  vain  words. 

10  H  And  the  taskmasters  of  the  people 
went  out,  and  their  officers,  and  they  spake 
to  the  people,  saying.  Thus  saith  Pharaoh, 
I  will  not  give  you  straw. 

11  Go  ye,  get  you  straw  where  ye  can 
find  it :  yet  not  ought  of  your  work  shall 
be  diminished. 

12  So  the  people  were  scattered  abroad 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  gather 
stubble  instead  of  straw. 

13  And  the  taskmasters  hasted  them, 
saying.  Fulfil  your  works,  your  daily  tasks, 
as  when  there  was  straw. 

14  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  Pharaoh's  taskmasters  had  set 
over  them,  were  beaten,  and  demanded, 
Wherefore  have  ye  not  fulfilled  your  task 
in  making  brick,  both  yesterday  and  to-day, 
as  heretofore  ? 

15  H  Then  the  officers  of  the  children  of 
Israel  came  and  cried  unto  Pharaoh,  say- 
ing, Wherefore  dealest  thou  thus  with  thy 
servants  ? 

16  There  is  no  straw  given  unto  thy 
servants,  and  they  say  to  us.  Make  brick : 
and  behold,  thy  servants  a?-e  beaten ;  but 
the  fault  is  in  thine  own  people. 

17  But  he  said.  Ye  are  idle,  ye  are  idle : 
therefore  ye  say.  Let  us  go,  a7id  do  sacri- 
fice to  the  Lord. 

18  Go  therefore  now,  and  work :  for 
there  shall  no  straw  be  given  you,  yet  shall 
ye  deliver  the  tale  of  bricks. 

19  And  the  officers  of  the  children  of 
Israel  did  see  that  they  were  in  evil  case, 
after  it  was  said.  Ye  shall  not  minish  ought 
from  your  bricks  of  your  daily  task. 

20  il  And  they  met  Moses  and  Aaron, 
who  stood  in  the  way,  as  they  came  forth 
from  Pharaoh : 

21  And  they  said  unto  them,  The  Lord 
look  upon  j'ou,  and  judge;  because  ye 
have  made  our  savour  to  be  abhorred  in 
the  eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of 
his  servants,  to  put  a  sword  in  their  hand 
to  slay  us. 

22  U  And  Moses  returned  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said.  Lord,  wherefore  hast  thou  50  evil- 
entreated  this  people  1  why  is  it  that  thou 
hast  sent  me  1 

48 


God  renews  his  promise,  CHAP. 

23  For  since  I  came  to  Pharaoh  to  speak 
in  tliy  name,  he  hath  done  evil  to  this  peo- 
ple :  neither  hast  thou  delivered  thy  people 
at  all. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Now 
shalt  thou  see  what  I  will  do  to  Pha- 
raoh :  for  with  a  strong  hand  shall  he  let 
them  go,  and  with  a  strong  hand  shall  he 
drive  them  out  of  his  land. 

2  And  God  spake  unto  Moses,  and  said 
unto  him,  I  am  the  Lord  : 

3  And  I  appeared  unto  Abraham,  unto 
Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob  by  the  name  of  God 
Almighty,  but  by  my  name  JEHOVAH 
Avas  I  not  known  to  them. 

4  And  I  have  also  established  my  cove- 
nant with  them,  to  give  them  the  land  of 
Canaan,  the  land  of  their  pilgrimage, 
wherein  they  were  strangers. 

5  And  I  have  also  heard  the  groaning  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  whom  the  Egyptians 
keep  in  bondage :  and  I  have  remembered 
my  covenant. 

6  Wherefore  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  I  am  the  Lord,  and  I  will  brin^  you 
out  from  under  the  burdens  of  the  Egyp- 
tians, and  I  will  rid  you  out  of  their  bon- 
dage, and  I  will  redeem  you  with  a  stretch- 
ed-out  arm,  and  with  great  judgments  : 

7  And  I  will  take  you  to  me  for  a  people, 
and  I  will  be  to  you  a  God :  and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
bringeth  you  out  from  under  the  burdens  of 
the  Egyptians. 

8  And  I  will  bring  you  in  unto  the  land, 
concerning  the  which  I  did  swear  to  give  it 
to  Abraham,  to  laaac,  and  to  Jacob ;  and  I 
will  give  it  you  for  an  heritage :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

9  And  Moses  spake  so  unto  the  children 
of  Israel :  but  they  hearkened  not  unto 
Moses,  for  anguish  of  spirit,  and  for  cruel 
bondage. 

10  il  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

1 1  Go  in,  speak  unto  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  that  he  let  the  children  of  Israel  go 
out  of  his  land. 

12  And  Moses  spake  before  the  Lord, 
saying,  Beliold,  the  children  of  Israel  have 
not  hearkened  unto  me;  how  then  shall 
Pharaoh  hear  me,  who  am  of  uncircumcised 
lips  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  and 
unto  Aaron,  and  gave  them  a  charge  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  unto  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  to  bring  the  children  of  Is- 
rael out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  H  These  be  the  heads  of  their  fathers' 
houses  :  The  sons  of  Reuben  the  first-born 
of  Israel;  Hanoch,  and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and 
Carmi :  these  he  the  tamilies  of  Reuben. 

15  ^  And  the  .sons  of  Simeon  ;  Jemuel, 
and  Jainin,  and  Ohad,  and  Jachin,  and  Zo- 
har,  and  Shaul  the  son  of  a  Canaanitish 
woman  :  these  are  the  families  of  Simeon. 

7 


VI,  VII.  and  encourages  Moses. 

16  H  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Levi,  according  to  their  generations; 
Gershon,  and  Koliath,  and  Merari.  And 
the  years  of  the  life  of  Levi  ivere  an  hun- 
dred thirty  and  seven  years. 

17  The  sons  of  Gershon ;  Libni,  and 
Shimi,  according  to  their  families. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath ;  Amram, 
and  Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel :  and 
the  years  of  the  life  of  Kohath  loere  an  hun- 
dred thirty  and  three  years. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Merari ;  Mahali  and 
Mushi :  these  are  the  families  of  Levi,  ac- 
cording to  their  generations. 

20  And  Amram  took  him  Jochebed  his 
father's  sister  to  wife ;  and  she  bare  him 
Aaron  and  Moses.  And  the  years  of  the 
life  of  Amram  ivere  an  hundred  and  thirty 
and  seven  years. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Izhar;  Korah,  and 
Nepheg,  and  Zichri. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Mishael,  and 
Elzaphan,  and  Zithri. 

23  And  Aaron  took  him  Elisheba  daugh- 
ter of  Amminadab,  sister  of  Naashon  to 
wife ;  and  she  bare  him  Nadab  and  Abihu, 
Eleazar  and  Ithamar. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Korah ;  Assir,  and 
Elkanah,  and  Abiasaph :  these  are  the  fa- 
milies of  the  Korhites. 

25  And  Eleazar  Aaron's  son  took  him 
one  of  the  daughters  of  Putiel  to  wife  ;  and 
she  bare  him  Phinehas :  these  are  the  heads 
of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites,  according  to 
their  families. 

26  These  are  that  Aaron  and  Moses,  to 
whom  the  Lord  said,  Bring  out  the  children 
of  Israel  from  the  land  of  Egypt  according 
to  their  armies. 

27  These  are  tliey  which  spake  to  Pha- 
raoh kin^  of  Egypt,  to  bring  out  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  Egypt :  these  arc  that 
Moses  and  Aaron. 

28  II  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  ivhen 
the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the  land  of 
Egypt, 

29  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying,  I  am  the  Lord  :  speak  thou  unto 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  all  that  I  say  unto 
thee. 

30  And  Moses  said  before  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  am  of  uncircumcised  lips,  and  how 
shall  Pharaoh  hearken  unto  me  1 

CHAP.  VII. 
ND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  See,  1 
have  made  thee  a  god  to  Pharaoh : 
and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  be  thy  pro- 
phet. 

2  Thou  shalt  speak  all  that  I  command 
thee:  and  Aaron  thy  brother  shall  speak 
unto  Pharaoh,  that  he  send  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  his  land. 

3  And  I  will  harden  Pharaoh's  heart,  and 
multiply  my  signs  and  my  wonders  in  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

4  But  Pharaoh  shall  not  hearken  unto 
you,  that  I  may  lay  my  hand  upon  Egypt, 

49 


Aaron's  rod  becomes  a  serpent. 
and  bring  forth  mine  armies,  and  my  peo- 
ple the  children  of  Israel,  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  by  great  judgments. 

5  And  the  Egyptians  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  wiien  1  stretch  forth  mine 
hand  upon  Egypt,  and  bring  out  the  chil- 
dren ol  Israel  from  among  them. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  as  the  Lord 
commanded  them,  so  did  they. 

7  And  Moses  was  fourscore  years  old, 
and  Aaron  fourscore  and  three  years  old, 
when  they  spake  unto  Pharaoh. 

8  •[  Aild  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

9  When  Pliaraoh  shall  speak  unto  you, 
saying.  Shew  a  miracle  for  you  :  then  thou 
shalt  say  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and 
cast  it  before  Pharaoh,  and  it  shall  become 
a  serpent. 

10  And  oMoses  and  Aaron  went  in  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  they  did  so  as  the  Lord  had 
commanded :  And  Aaron  cast  down  his  rod 
before  Pharaoh,  and  before  his  servants,  and 
it  became  a  serpent. 

11  Then  Pharaoh  also  called  the  wise 
men,  and  the  sorcerers :  now  the  magicians 
of  Egypt,  the}^  also  did  in  like  manner  with 
their  enchantments. 

12  For  they  cast  down  every  man  his  rod, 
and  they  became  serpents :  but  Aaron's 
rod  swallowed  up  their  rods. 

13  And  he  hardened  Pharaoh's  heart  that 
he  hearkened  not  unto  them ;  as  the  Lord 
had  said. 

14  1i  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Pharaoh's  heart  is  hardened,  he  refuseth  to 
let  the  people  go. 

15  Get  thee  unto  Pharaoh  in  the  morniRg  ; 
lo,  he  goeth  out  unto  the  water,  and  thou 
shalt  stand  by  the  river's  brink  against  he 
come  :  and  the  rod  v/hich  was  turned  to  a 
serpent  slialt  thou  take  in  thine  hand. 

16  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  him,  The 
Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews  hath  sent  me 
unto  thee,  saying.  Let  my  people  go,  that 
they  may  serve  mc  in  the  wilderness  :  and 
behold,  hitherto  thou  wouldcst  not  hear. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  this  thou  shalt 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  :  behold,  I  will 
smite  with  the  rod  that  /*■  in  mine  hand  upon 
the  waters  which  are  in  the  river,  and  they 
shall  be  turned  to  blood. 

18  And  the  fish  that  is  in  the  river  shall 
die,  and  the  river  shall  stink  :  and  tiie  Egyp- 
tians shall  loathe  to  drink  of  the  water  of 
the  river. 

19  1i  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
Say  unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and  stretch 
out  tlime  hand  up(m  the  waters  of  Egypt, 
upon  their  streams,  upon  their  rivers,  and 
upon  their  ])onds,  and  upon  all  their  pools 
of  water,  that  they  may  become  blood :  and 
that  there  may  be  blood  tliroughout  all  the 
land  of  ICgyjjt,  l)oth  in  vessels  of  wood,  and 
in  vessels  of  sfone. 

20  And  Moses  and  Aaror  did  so,  as  the 
Lord  commanded ;  and  he  itted  up  the  rod 


EXODUS.  The  plague  of  frogs  ; 

and  smote  the  waters  that  were  in  the  river, 
in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  sight  of 
his  servants ;  and  all  the  waters  that  were 
in  the  river  were  turned  into  blood. 

21  And  the  fish  that  wets  in  the  river  died ; 
and  the  river  stank,  and  the  Egyptians 
could  not  drink  of  the  water  of  the  river ; 
and  there  was  blood  througliout  all  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

22  And  the  magicians  of  Egypt  did  so 
with  their  enchantments:  and  Pharaoh's 
heart  was  hardened,  neither  did  he  hearken 
unto  them ;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

23  And  Pharaoh  turned  and  went  into 
his  house,  neither  did  he  set  his  heart  to  this 
also. 

24  And  all  the  Egyptians  digged  round 
about  the  river  for  water  to  drink ;  for  they 
could  not  drink  of  the  water  of  the  river. 

2.5  And  .seven  days  were  fulfilled  after 
that  the  Lord  had  smitten  the  river. 
CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Go 
unto  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  him,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Let  my  people  go  that  they 
may  serve  me. 

2  And  if  thou  refuse  to  let  them  go, 
behold,  I  will  smite  all  thy  borders  with 
frogs : 

3  And  the  river  shall  bring  forth  frogs 
abundantly,  which  shall  go  up  and  come 
into  thine  house,  and  into  thy  bed-chamber, 
and  upon  thy  bed,  and  into  the  house  of  thy 
servants,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  into 
thine  ovens,  and  into  thy  kneading  troughs : 

4  And  the  frogs  shall  come  up  both  on 
thee,  and  upon  thy  people,  and  upon  all  thy 
servants. 

5  "fl  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  Say 
unto  Aaron,  Stretch  forth  thine  hand  with 
thy  rod  over  the  streams,  over  the  rivers,  and 
over  the  ponds,  and  cause  frogs  to  come  up 
upon  the  land  of  Egypt. 

6  And  Aaron  stretched  out  his  hand  over 
the  waters  of  Egj^pt ;  and  the  frogs  came 
up,  and  covered  the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  And  the  magicians  did  so  with  their 
enchantments,  and  brought  up  frogs  upon 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

8  U  Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses  and 
Aaron,  and  said,  Entreat  the  Lord  that  he 
may  take  away  the  frogs  from  me,  and  from 
my  people :  and  I  will  let  the  people  go, 
that  they  may  do  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  Moses  said  unto  Pharaoh,  Glory 
over  me :  when  shall  I  entreat  for  thee  and 
for  thy  servants,  and  for  thy  people,  to  de- 
stroy the  frogs  from  thee,  and  thy  houses, 
that  they  may  remain  in  the  river  only  1 

10  And  he  said.  To-morrow.  And  he 
said,  Be  it  according  to  thy  word :  that  thou 
mayest  know  that  there  is  none  like  unto 
the  Lord  our  God. 

11  And  the  frogs  shall  depart  from  thee, 
and  from  thy  houses,  and  from  thy  servants, 
and  from  thy  people ;  they  shall  remain  in 
the  river  only. 

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of  lice,  and  swarms  of  flies.  CHAP 

12  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  out  from 
Pharaoh  :  and  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
because  of  the  frogs  which  he  had  brought 
against  Pharaoh. 

13  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses  :  and  the  frogs  died  out  of 
the  houses,  out  of  the  villages,  and  out  of 
the  fields. 

14  And  they  gathered  them  together 
upon  heaps  :  and  the  land  stank. 

15  But  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  there  was 
respite,  he  hardened  his  heart,  and  hearken- 
ed not  unto  tiiem  ;  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

16  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Say 
unto  Aaron,  stretch  out  thy  rod,  and  smite 
the  dust  of  the  land,  that  it  may  become 
lice  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

17  And  they  did  so  ;  for  Aaron  stretched 
out  his  hand  with  his  rod,  and  smote  the 
dust  of  the  earth,  and  it  became  lice  in  man 
and  in  beast  :  all  the  dust  of  the  land  be- 
came lice  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt.  | 

18  And  the  magicians  did  so  with  their 
enchantments  to  bring  forth  lice,  but  the}^ 
could  not :  so  there  were  lice  upon  man, 
and  upon  beast. 

19  Then  the  magicians  said  unto  Pha- 
raoh, This  is  the  finger  of  God :  and  Pha- 
raoh's heart  was  hardened,  and  he  hearken- 
ed not  unto  them ;  as  the  Lord  had  said. " 

20  IT  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  stand 
before  Pharaoh  ;  (lo,  he  cometh  forth  to  the 
water)  and  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may 
serve  me : 

21  Else,  if  thou  wilt  not  let  my  people 
go,  behold,  I  will  send  swarms  of  flics  upon 
thee,  and  upon  thy  servants,  and  upon  thy 
people,  and  into  thy  houses :  and  the 
houses  of  the  Egyptians  shall  be  full  of 
swarms  of  flies,  and  also  the  ground  Vv'here- 
on  they  are. 

22  And  I  will  sever  in  that  day  the  land 
of  Goshen,  in  which  my  people  dwell,  that 
no  swarms  of  flics  shall  be  there ;  to  the 
ond  thou  mayest  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

23  And  I  will  put  a  division  between  my 
people  and  thy  people :  to-morrow  shall 
this  sign  be. 

2-i  And  the  Lord  did  so :  and  there 
came  a  grievous  swarm  of  flics  into  the 
house  of  Pharaoh,  and  into  his  servants' 
houses,  and  into  all  the  land  of  Egypt  :  the 
land  was  corruoted  by  reason  of  the  swarm 
of  flics. 

25  11  And  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses,  and 
for  Aaron,  and  said,  Go  ye,  sacrifice  to 
your  God  in  the  land. 

26  And  Moses  said,  It  is  not  meet  so  to 
do ;  for  we  shall  sacrifice  the  abomination 
of  the  Egyptians  to  the  Lord  our  God  :  Lo, 
shall  we  sacrifice  the  abomination  of  the 
Egyptians  before  their  eyes,  and  will  they 
not  stone  us  ? 

27  We  will  go  tlu-ee  days'  journey  into 


,  IX.  The  murrain  of  beasts. 

the  wilderness,  and   sacrifice  to  the  Lord 
our  God,  as  he  shall  command  us. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said,  I  will  let  you  go. 
that  ye  may  sacrifice  to  the  Lord  your  God 
in  the  wilderness  ;  only  ye  shall  not  go  very 
far  away  :  entreat  for  me. 

29  And  Moses  said.  Behold,  I  go  out 
from  thee,  and  I  will  entreat  the  Lord  that 
the  swarms  of  flies  may  depart  from  Pha- 
raoh, from  his  servants,  and  from  his  peo- 
ple, to-morrow :  but  let  not  Pharaoh  deal 
deceitfully  any  more,  in  not  letting  the  peo- 
ple go  to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

30  And  Moses  went  out  from  Pharaoh, 
and  entreated  the  Lord  : 

31  And  the  Lord  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses;  and  he  removed  the 
swarms  of  flies  from  Pharaoh,  from  his 
servants,  and  from  his  people ;  there  re- 
mained not  one. 

32  And  Pharaoh  hardened  his  heart  at 
this  time  also,  neither  would  lie  let  the  peo- 
ple go. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in 
unto  Pharaoh,  and  tell  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Let  my  peo- 
ple go,  that  they  may  serve  me. 

2  For  if  thou  refuse  to  let  t/icm  go,  and 
wilt  hold  them  still, 

3  Behold,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  is  Wpon 
thy  cattle  which  /,s  in  the  field,  upon  the 
horses,  upon  the  asses,  upon  the  camels, 
upon  the  oxen,  and  upon  the  sheep :  there 
shall  be  a  very  grievous  murrain. 

4  And  the  Lord  shall  sever  between  the 
cattle  of  Israel,  and  the  cattle  of  Egypt : 
and  there  shall  nothing  die  of  all  that  is  the 
children's  of  Israel. 

5  And  the  Lord  appointed  a  set  time, 
saying.  To-morrow  the  Lord  shall  do  this 
thing  in  the  land. 

6  And  the  Lord  did  that  thing  on  the 
morrow,  and  all  tlie  cattle  of  Eyypt  died  : 
but  of  the  cattle  of  the  children  of  Israel 
died  not  one. 

7  And  Pharaoh  sent,  and  behold,  there 
was  not  one  of  the  cattle  of  the  Israelites 
dead.  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was  har- 
dened, and  he  did  not  let  the  people  go. 

8  *!l  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  Take  to  you  handfuls  of  ashes 
of  the  furnace,  and  let  Moses  sprinkle  it  to- 
ward the  heaven  in  the  sight  of  Pharaoh. 

9  And  it  shall  become  small  dust  in  all 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall  be  a  boil  break- 
ing forth  ivith  blaius  upon  man,  and  upon 
beasts,  throughout  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

10  And  they  took  ashes  of  the  furnace, 
and  stood  before  Pharaoh ;  and  Moses 
sprinkled  it  up  toward  heaven  :  and  it  be- 
came a  boil  breaking  forth  tvith  blainsupon 
man,  and  upon  beast. 

11  And  the  magicians  could  not  stand 
before  Moses,  because  of  the  boils :  for  the 
boil  was  upon  the  magicians,  and  upon  all 
the  Egyptians. 

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The  plague  of  boils  and  blains; 


EXODUS. 


of  fire  and  hail. 


12  And  the  Lord  hardened  the  heart  of 
Pliaraoh,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto  them ; 
as  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  Moses. 

13  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Rise  up  early  in  the  morning,  and  stand  be- 
fore Pharaoh,  and  saj'  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  the"^Hebrews,  Let  my  peo- 
ple go,  that  thev  may  serve  me. 

14  For  i  will  at  this  time  send  all  my 
plagues  upon  thine  heart,  and  upon  thy 
servants,  and  upon  thy  people :  that  thou 
mayest  know  that  there  is  none  like  me  in 
all  the  earth. 

1.5  For  now  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand, 
that  I  may  smite  thee  and  thy  people  wuth 
pestilence  ;  and  thou  shalt  be  cut  off  from 
the  earth. 

16  And  in  very  deed  for  this  cause  have  I 
raised  thee  up,  for  to  shew  m  thee  my 
power  ;  and  that  my  name  may  be  declar- 
ed throughout  all  the  earth. 

17  As  yet  exaltest  thou  thyself  against 
my  people,  that  thou  wilt  not  let  them  go  ? 

18  Behold,  to-morrow  about  this  time  1 
will  cause  it  to  rain  a  very  grievous  hail, 
such  as  hath  not  been  in  Egypt  since  the 
Ibundation  tliereof  even  untilnow. 

19  Send  therefore  now,  and  gather  thy 
cattle,  and  all  that  thou  hast  in  the  field  : 
for^iipon  every  man  and  beast  which  shall 
be  Tound  in  the  field,  and  shall  not  be 
brought  home,  the  hail  shall  come  down 
upon  them,  and  they  shall  die. 

20  He  that  feared  the  word  of  the  Lord 
among  the  servants  of  Pharaoh  made  his 
servants  and  his  cattle  flee  into  the  houses : 

21  And  he  that  regarded  not  the  word  of 
the  Lord  left  his  servants  and  his  cattle  in 
the  field. 

22  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  forth  thine  hand  toward  heaven, 
that  there  may  be  hail  in  all  the  land  of 
Egypt,  upon  man,  and  upon  beast,  and 
upon  every  herb  of  the  field,  throughout 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

23  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod  to- 
ward heaven,  and  the  Lord  sent  thunder 
and  hail,  and  the  fire  ran  along  upon  the 
ground  :  and  the  Loud  rained  hail  upon  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

24  So  there  was  hail,  and  fire  mingled 
with  the  hail,  very  grievous,  such  as  there 
was  none  like  it  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt 
since  it  became  a  nation. 

2.5  And  the  hail  smote  throughout  all  the 
land  of  Egypt  all  that  iras  in  the  field,  both 
man  and  beast,  and  the  hail  smote  every 
herb  of  the  field  and  brake  every  tree  of 
the  field. 

26  Only  in  the  land  of  Goshen,  where 
the  children  of  Israel  were,  was  there  no 
hail. 

27  H  And  Pharaoh  sent  and  called  for 
Moses  and  Aaron,  and  said  unto  them,  I 
have  sinned  this  time :  the  Lord  is  righ- 
teous, and  I  and  my  people  arc  wicked. 

28  Entreat  the  Lord  (for  it  is  enough) 


that  there  be  no  more  mighty  thunderings 
and  hail ;  and  I  will  let  you  go,  and  ye  shall 
stay  no  longer. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him.  As  soon  as 
1  am  gone  out  of  the  city,  I  will  spread 
abroad  my  hands  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the 
thunder  shall  cease,  neither  shall  there  be 
any  more  hail ;  that  thou  mayest  know  how 
that  the  earth  is  the  Lord's. 

30  But  as  for  thee  and  thy  servants,  I 
know  that  ye  will  not  yet  fear  the  Lord  God. 

31  And  the  flax  and  the  barle}^  was  smit- 
ten ;  for  the  barley  2vas  in  the  ear,  and  the 
flax  2Das  boiled. 

32  But  the  wheat  and  the  rye  were  not 
smitten :  for  they  ivcre  not  grown  up. 

33  And  Moses  went  out  of  the  city  fi-om 
Pharaoh,  and  spread  abroad  his  hands  unto 
the  Lord  :  and  the  thunders  and  hail  ceas- 
ed, and  the  rain  was  not  poured  upon  the 
earth. 

34  And  when  Pharaoh  saw  that  the  rain 
and  the  hail  and  the  thunders  were  ceased, 
he  sinned  yet  more,  and  hardened  his  heart, 
he  and  his  servants. 

35  And  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  was  hard- 
ened, neither  would  he  let  the  children  of 
Israel  go ;  as  the  Lord  had  spoken  by  Mo- 
ses. 

'  CHAP.  X. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  in 
unto  Pharaoh  :  for  I  have  hardened  his 
heart,  and  the  heart  of  his  servants  ;  that  I 
might  shew  these  my  signs  before  liim : 

2  And  that  thou  mayest  tell  in  the  ears 
of  thy  son,  and  of  thy  son's  son,  what 
things  I  have  wrought  in  Egypt,  and  my 
signs  which  I  have  done  among  them  ;  that 
ye  may  know  how  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

3  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  in  unto 
Pharaoh,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  the  Hebrews,  How  long 
wilt  thou  refuse  to  humble  thyself  before 
ine  1  Let  my  people  go,  that  they  may  serve 
me. 

4  Else,  if  thou  refuse  to  let  my  people 
go,  behold,  to-morrow  will  I  bring  the  lo- 
custs into  thy  coast : 

5  And  they  shall  cover  the  face  of  the 
earth,  that  one  cannot  be  able  to  see  the 
earth :  and  they  shall  eat  the  residue  of 
that  which  is  escaped,  which  remaineth  unto 
you  from  the  hail,  and  shall  eat  every  tree 
which  groweth  for  you  out  of  the  field  : 

6  And  they  shall  fill  thy  houses,  and  the 
houses  of  all  thy  servants,  and  the  houses 
of  all  the  Egyptians  ;  which  neither  thy  fa- 
thers, nor  thy  fathers'  fathers  have  seen, 
since  the  day  that  they  were  upon  the  earth 
unto  this  day.  And  he  turned  himself,  and 
went  out  from  Pharaoh. 

7  II  And  Pharaoh's  servants  said  unto 
him.  How  long  shall  this  man  be  a  snare 
unto  us  1  Let  the  men  go,  that  they  may 
serve  the  Lord  their  God  :  Knowest  thou 
not  yet  that  Egypt  is  destroyed  1 

8  And  Moses  and  Aaron  were  brought 

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The  plague  of  locusts. 


CHAP.  XL 


and  of  darkness. 


again  unto  Pharaoh  :  and  he  said  unto  them, 
Go,  serve  the  Lord  your  God:  but  who  are 
they  that  shall  go  ? 

9  And  Moses  said,  We  will  go  with  our 
young  and  with  our  old,  with  our  sons  and 
with  our  daughters,  with  our  flocks  and 
with  our  herds  will  we  go :  for  we  7Hust  hold 
a  feast  unto  the  Lord. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let  the  Lord 
be  so  with  you,  as  I  will  let  you  go,  and 


all  the  children  of  Israel  had  light  in  their 
dwellings. 

24  H  And  Pharaoh  called  unto  Moses, 
and  said.  Go  ye,  serve  the  Lord  :  only 
let  your  flocks  and  your  herds  be  stayed : 
let  your  little  ones  also  go  with  you. 

25  And  Moses  said,  Thou  must  give  us 
also  sacrifices,  and  burnt-oflTerings,  that  we 
may  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

26  Our  cattle  also  shall  go  with  us  ;  there 


your  little  ones:  look  to  it ;  for  evil  is  be-  shall  not  an  hoof  be  left  behind  ;  for  thereof 


fore  you 

11  Not  so:  go  now  ye  that  are  men 
and  serve  the  Lord  ;  for  that  ye  did  desire 
And  they  were  driven  out  from  Pharaoh's 
presence. 

12  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the  land  of 
Egypt  for  the  locusts,  that  they  may  come 
up  upon  the  land  of  E";ypt,  and  eat  every 
herb  of  the  land,  even  all  that  the  hail  hath 
left. 

13  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  rod 
over  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the  Lord 
brought  an  east  wind  upon  the  land  all  that 
day,  and  all  that  night :  and  when  it  was 
morning,  the  east  wind  brought  the  locusts. 

14  And  the  locusts  went  up  over  all  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  rested  in  all  the  coasts 
of  Egypt :  very  grievous  wa-e  they ;  be- 
fore them  there  were  no  such  locusts  as 
they,  neither  after  them  shall  be  such. 

15  For  they  covered  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth,  so  that  the  land  was  darkened  ; 
and  they  did  eat  every  herb  of  the  land, 
and  all  the  fruit  of  the  trees  which  the  hail 
had  left :  and  there  remained  not  any  green 
thing  in  the  trees,  or  in  the  herbs  of  the 
field,  through  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 

16  H  Then  Pharaoh  called  for  Moses 
and  Aaron  in  haste ;  and  he  said,  I  have 
sinned  against  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
against  you. 

17  Now  therefore  forgive,  I  pray  thee, 
my  sin  only  this  once,  and  entreat  the 
Lord  your  God  that  he  may  take  awaj' 
from  me  this  death  only. 

18  And  he  went  out  from  Pharaoh,  and 
entreated  tlie  Lord. 

19  And  the  Lord  turned  a  mighty  strong 
west  wind  which  took  away  the  locusts,  and 
cast  them  into  the  Red  sea  :  there  remain- 
ed not  one  locust  in  all  the  coasts  of 
Egypt. 

20  But  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh's 
heart,  so  that  he  would  not  let  the  children 
of  Israel  go. 

21  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  out  thine  hand  toward  heaven, 
that  there  may  be  darkness  over  the  land 
of  Egypt,  even  darkness  lohirh  may  be  felt. 

22  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand 
toward  heaven :  and  there  was  a  thick 
darkness  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  three 
days  : 

23  They  saw  not  one  another,  neither 
rose  any  from  his  place  for  three  days :  but 


must  we  take  to  serve  the  Lord  our  God 
and  we  know  not  with  what  we  must  serve 
the  Lord,  until  we  come  thither. 

27  H  But  the  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh's 
heart,  and  he  would  not  let  them  go. 

28  And  Pharaoh  said  unto  him.  Get  thee 
from  me,  take  heed  to  thyself,  see  my  face 
no  more :  for  in  that  day  thou  seest  my 
face,  thou  shalt  die. 

29  And  Moses  said,  Thou  hast  spoken 
well,  I  will  see  thy  face  again  no  more. 

CHAP.  XL 
ND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Yet 
will  I  bring  one  plague  more  upon 
Pharaoh,  and  upon  Egypt ;  afterward  he 
will  let  you  go  hence  :  when  he  shall  let 
you  go,  he  shall  surely  thrust  you  out  hence 
altogether. 

2  Speak  now  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 
and  let  every  man  borrow  of  his  neighbour, 
and  every  woman  of  her  neighbour,  jewels 
of  silver,  and  jewels  of  gold. 

3  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people  favour 
in  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians.  Moreover, 
the  man  Moses  was  very  j^reat  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  in  the  sight  ot  Pharaoh's  ser- 
vants, and  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 

4  II  And  Moses  said,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  About  midnight  will  I  go  out  into 
the  midst  of  Egypt : 

5  And  all  the  first-born  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  shall  die,  from  the  first-born  of  Pha- 
raoh that  sitteth  upon  his  throne,  even  unto 
the  first-born  of  the  maid-servant  that  is  be- 
hind the  mill ;  and  all  the  first-born  of 
beasts. 

6  And  there  shall  be  a  great  cry  through- 
out all  the  land  of  Egypt,  such  as  there 
was  none  like  it,  nor  shall  be  like  it  any 
more. 

7  But  against  any  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael shall  not  a  dog  move  his  tongue,  against 
man  or  beast :  that  ye  may  know  how  that 
the  Lord  doth  put  a  difference  between  the 
Egyptians  and  Israel. 

8  And  all  these  thy  servants  shall  come 
down  unto  me,  and  bow  down  themselves 
unto  me,  saying.  Get  thee  out,  and  all  the 
people  that  follow  thee;  and  after  that  I 
will  go  out.  And  he  went  out  from  Phara- 
oh in  a  great  anger. 

9  U  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Pha- 
raoh shall  not  hearken  unto  you  ;  that  my 
wonders  may  be  multiplied  in  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

lo  And  Moses  and  Aaron  did  all  these 
53 


ThB  Passover  instituted. 
wonders  before  Pharaoh;   and  the  Lord 
hardened  Pharaoli's  heart,  so  that  he  would 
not  let  the  children  of  Israel  go  out  of  his 

iand. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  This  month  s/iali  be  unto  you  the  be- 
ginning of  months:  it  shall  be  the  first 
month  of  the  year  to  you. 

3  Ti  Speak  ye  unto"  all  the  congregation 
of  Israel,  saying.  In  the  tenth  cloy  of  this 
month  they  shall  take  to  them  every  man  a 
lamb  according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
a  lamb  for  an  house : 

4  And  if  the  household  be  too  little  for 
the  lamb,  let  him  and  his  neighbour  next 
unto  his  house  take  it  according  to  the 
number  of  the  souls  :  every  man  according 
to  his  eating  shall  make  your  count  for  the 
Jamb, 

5  Your  lamb  shall  be  without  blemish,  a 
male  of  the  first  year  :  ye  shall  take  it  out 
from  the  sheep  or  from  the  goats : 

6  And  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until  the  four- 
teenth day  of  the  same  month :  and  the 
whole  assem])ly  of  the  congregation  of  Is- 
rael shall  kill  it  in  the  evening. 

7  And  they  shall  take  of  the  blood,  and 
strike  it  on  the  two  side-posts,  and  on  the 
upper  door-post  of  the  houses,  wherein  they 
shall  eat  it. 

8  And  they  shall  eat  the  flesh  in  that 
night,  roast  with  fire,  and  unleavened 
bread  ;  and  with  bitter  kerbs  they  shall  eat  it. 

9  Eat  not  of  it  raw,  nor  sodden  at  all 
with  water,  but  roast  with  fire;  his  head 
with  his  legs,  and  with  the  purtenance 
thereof 

10  And  ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it  remain 
until  the  morning :  and  that  which  remain- 
eth  of  it  until  the  morning  ye  shall  burn 
Avith  fire. 

11  *f  And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it ;  with  your 
loins  girded,  your  shoes  on  your  feet,  and 
your  staff  in  your  hand  :  and  ye  shall  eat 
it  in  haste  ;  it  is  the  Lord's  passover. 

1*2  For  I  will  pass  through  the  land  of 
Egypt  this  night,  and  will  smite  all  the 
iirst-lxjrn  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  both  man 
a^id  beast:  and  against  all  the  gods  of 
Egypt  I  will  execute  judgment:  I  am  the 
Lord. 

13  And  the  blood  shall  be  to  you  for  a 
token  upon  the  houses  where  ye  arc :  and 
when  I  see  the  blood,  I  will  pass  over  you, 
and  the  plague  shall  not  be  upon  yoii  to 
destroy  rjoi/,  when  I  smite  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

14  And  tliis  day  sliall  be  unto  you  for  a 
memorial;  and  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  to 
the  Lord  throughout  your  generations  :  ye 
shall  keep  it  a  "feast  "by  an  ordinance  for 
ever. 

1.5  H  Seven  days  shall  ye  eat  unleavened 
bread  ;  even  the  "first  day  ye  shall  put  away 
leaven  out  of  your  houses :  for  whosoever 


EXODUS.  Unleavened  bread. 

eateth  leavened  bread,  from  the  first  day 
until  the  seventh  day,  that  soul  shall  be  cut 
oflTfrom  Israel. 

16  And  in  the  first  day  tJicre  shall  be  an 
holy  convocation,  and  in  the  seventh  day 
there  shall  be  an  holy  convocation  to  you : 
no  manner  of  work  shall  be  done  in  them, 
save  that  which  every  man  must  eat,  that 
onl  y  may  be  done  of  you. 

17  And  ye  shall  observe  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread ;  for  in  this  self-same  day 
have  I  brought  your  armies  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt:  therefore  shall  ye  observe  this 
day  in  your  generations  by  an  ordinance 
for  ever. 

18  In  the  first  7nonth,  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  month  at  even,  ye  shall  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  until  the  one  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  month  at  even. 

19  Seven  days  shall  there  be  no  leaven 
found  in  jour  houses :  for  whosoever  eateth 
that  which  is  leavened,  even  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off  from  the  congregation  of  Israel, 
whether  he  be  a  stranger,  or  born  in  the 
land. 

20  Ye  shall  eat  nothing  leavened  :  in  all 
your  habitations  shall  ye  eat  unleavened 
bread. 

21  M  Then  Moses  called  for  all  the  elders 
of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them.  Draw  out, 
and  take  you  a  lamb,  according  to  your 
families,  and  kill  the  passover. 

22  And  ye  shall  take  a  bunch  of  hyssop, 
and  dip  it  in  the  blood  that  is  in  the  basin, 
and  strike  the  lintel  and  the  two  side-posts 
with  the  blood  that  is  in  the  basin :  and 
none  of  you  shall  go  out  at  the  door  of  his 
house  until  the  morning. 

23  For  the  Lord  will  pass  through  to 
smite  the  Egyptians ;  and  when  he  seeth 
the  blood  upon  the  lintel,  and  on  the  two 
side-posts,  the  Lord  will  pass  over  the 
door,  and  will  not  suffer  the  destroyer  to 
come  in  unto  your  houses  to  smite  you, 

24  And  ye  shall  observe  this  thing  for 
an  ordinance  to  thee  and  to  thy  sons  for 
ever. 

25  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye 
be  come  to  the  land  which  the  Lord  will 
give  you,  according  as  he  hath  promised, 
that  ye  shall  keep  this  service. 

26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  your 
children  shall  say  unto  you.  What  mean 
ye  by  this  service  ? 

27  That  ye  shall  say.  It  is  the  sacrifice  of 
the  Lord's  passover,  who  passed  over  the 
houses  of  the  children  of  Israel  in  Egypt, 
when  he  smote  the  Egyptians,  and  deliver- 
ed our  houses.  And  the  people  bowed  the 
head  and  worshipped. 

28  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  away, 
and  did  as  the  Lord  had  commanded  Mo- 
ses and  Aaron,  so  did  they. 

29  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  mid- 
night the  Lord  smote  all  the  first-born  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the  first-born  of 
Pharaoh  that  sat  on  his  throne,  unto  the 

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The  first-horn  of  Egypt  slain,        CHAP.  XIII.        and  the  Israelites  dnven  out. 


first-born  of  the  captive  that  was  in  the  dun- 
geon ;  and  all  the  nrst-born  of  cattle. 

30  And  Pharaoh  rose  up  in  the  night,  he, 
and  all  his  servants,  and  all  the  Egyptians  ; 
and  there  was  a  great  cry  in  Egypt:  for 
there  was  not  a  house  where  there  was  not 
one  dead. 

31  1l  And  he  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron 
by  niglit,  and  said,  Rise  up,  and  get  you 
forth  from  among  my  people,  both  ye  and 
the  children  of  Israel :  and  go,  serve  the 
Lord,  as  ye  have  said. 

32  Alro  take  your  flocks  and  your  herds, 
as  ye  have  said,  and  be  gone :  and  bless  me 
also. 

33  And  the  Egyptians  were  urgent  upon 
the  people,  that  they  might  send  them  out 
of  the  land  in  haste ;  for  they  said.  We  be 
all  dead  ?ucn. 

34  And  the  people  took  their  dough  be- 
fore it  was  leavened,  their  kneading  troughs 
being  bound  up  in  their  clothes  upon  their 
shoulders. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  Moses:  and  they 
borrowed  of  the  Egyptians  jewels  of  silver, 
and  jewels  of  gold,  and  raiment. 

36  And  the  Lord  gave  the  people  favour 
in  the  sight  of  the  Egyptians,  so  that  they 
lent  unto  them  such  things  as  they  required : 
and  they  spoiled  the  Egyptians. 

37  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  journey- 
ed from  Rameses  to  Succoth,  about  six  hun- 
dred thousand  on  foot  that  tvere  men,  be- 
sides children. 

38  And  a  mixed  multitude  went  up  also 
with  them  ;  and  flocks,  and  herds,  even  very 
much  cattle. 

39  And  they  baked  unleavened  cakes  of 
the  dou";h  which  they  brought  forth  out  of 
Egypt,  for  it  was  not  leavened  :  because  they 
were  thrust  out  of  Egypt,  and  could  not 
tarry,  neither  had  they  prepared  for  them- 
selves any  victual. 

40  H  iVow  the  sojourning  of  the  children 
of  Israel  who  dwelt  in  Egypt,  was  four  hun- 
dred and  tliirty  years. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  the 
four  hundred  and  thirty  years,  even  the  self- 
same day  it  came  to  pass,  that  all  the  hosts 
of  tlie  Lord  went  out  from  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

42  It  is  a  night  to  be  much  observed  unto 
the  Lord,  for  bringing  them  out  from  the 
land  of  Egypt :  this  is  that  night  of  the 
Lord  to  be  observed  of  all  the  children  of 
Israel  in  their  generations. 

43  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron,  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  pass- 
over  :  there  shall  no  stranger  eat  thereof: 

44  But  every  man's  servant  that  is  bought 
for  money,  when  thou  hast  circumcised  him, 
then  shall  he  eat  thereof. 

4.5  A  foreigner,  and  an  hired  servant  shall 
not  eat  thereof. 

46  In  one  house  shall  it  be  eaten;  thou 
shalt  not  carry  forth  ought  of  the  flesh  abroad 


out  of  the  house :  neither  shall  ye  break  a 
bone  thereof 

47  All  the  congregation  of  Israel  shall 
keep  it. 

48  And  when  a  stranger  shall  sojourn 
with  thee,  and  will  keep  the  passover  to  the 
Lord,  let  all  his  males  be  circumcised,  and 
then  let  him  come  near  and  keep  it ;  and  he 
shall  be  as  one  that  is  born  in  the  land :  for 
no  uncircumcised  person  shall  eat  thereof 

49  One  law  shall  be  to  him  that  is  home- 
born,  and  unto  the  stranger  that  sojourneth 
among  you. 

50  Thus  did  all  the  children  of  Israel ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  and  Aaron,. 
so  did  they. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass  the  self-same  day,, 
that  the  Lord  did  brin^  the  children  of 
Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  by  their  ar- 
mies. 

CHAP.  XIIL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Sanctify  unto  me  all  the  first-born,  what- 
soever openeth  the  womb  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  both  of  man  and  of  beast : 
it  is  mine. 

3  H  And  Moses  said  unto  the  people,. 
Remember  this  day,  in  which  ye  came  out 
from  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage  ; 
for  by  strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought 
you  out  from  this  place:  there  shall  no 
leavened  bread  be  eaten. 

4  This  day  came  ye  out  in  the  month 
Abib. 

5  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Lord  shall 
bring  thee  into  the  land  of  the  Canaanites, 
and  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites,  which  he  sware 
unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee,  a  land  flowing 
with  milk  and  honey ;  that  thou  shalt  keep 
this  service  in  this  month. 

6  Seven  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread,  and  in  the  seventh  day  sAa// 6c  a  feast 
to  the  Lord. 

7  Unleavened  bread  shall  be  eaten  seven 
days ;  and  there  shall  no  leavened  bread  be 
seen  with  thee,  neither  shall  there  be  leaven 
seen  with  thee  in  all  thy  quarters. 

8  And  thou  shalt  shew  thy  son  in  that 
day,  saying,  This  is  done  because  of  that 
which  the  Lord  did  unto  me  when  I  came 
forth  out  of  Egypt. 

9  And  it  shall  be  for  a  sign  unto  thee 
upon  thine  hand,  and  for  a  memorial  be- 
tween thine  eyes;  that  the  Lord's  law 
may  be  in  thy  mouth :  for  with  a  strong 
hand  hath  the  Lord  brought  thee  out  of 
Egypt. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  this  ordi- 
nance in  his  season  from  year  to  year. 

11  H  And  it  shall  be  when  the  Lord  shall 
bring  thee  into  the  land  of  the  Canaanites, 
as  he  sware  unto  thee  and  to  thy  fathers,  and 
shall  give  it  thee, 

12  That  thou  shalt  set  apart  unto  the 
Lord  all  that  openeth  the  matrix ;  and  every 

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ne  firstborn  sanctified  to  God.     EXODUS.         Pharaoh  pursues  the  IsraelUes. 
f.r2n,Zi  con^cth  of  a  beast  wh.ch  thou,raoh  and,ofh.  servants  was^tu^^^^^^^^ 
hast,  the  males  shall  be  the  Lord's. 

13  And  every  firstling  of  an  ass  thou 
Shalt  redeem  with  a  lamb  ;  and  if  thou  wilt 
not  redeem  it,  then  thou  shalt  break  his 
neck  :  and  all  the  first-born  of  man  among 
thv  children  shalt  thou  redeem. 

'14  And  it  shall  be  when  thy  son  asketh 
thee  in  time  to  come,  saying,  Wliat  is  this  . 
that  thou  shalt  sav  unto  him,  By  strength 
of  hand  the  Lord  brought  us  out  trom 
Egypt,  from  the  house  ot  bondage  : 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh 
would  liardly  let  us  go,  that  the  Lord  slevv 
all  the  first-born  in  the  land  ot  Egypt,  both 
the  first-born  of  man,  and  the  hrst-born  ot 
beasts:  therefore  I  sacrifice  to  the  Lord  all 
that  openeth  the  matrix,  being  males ;  but 
all  the  first-born  of  my  children  I  redeem. 

IG  And  it  shall  be  for  a  token  upon  thine 
hand,  and  for  frontlets  between  thine  eyes : 
for  by  strength  of  hand  the  Lord  brought 
us  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

17  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Tharaoh 
had  let  the  people  go,  that  God  led  them 
not  through  the  way  of  the  land  ot  the  Phi- 
listines, although  that  was  near,  for  God 
said.  Lest  peradventure  the  people  repent 
when  they  see  war,  and  they  return  to 
Egypt : 

18  But  God  led  the  people  about,  through 
the  way  of  the  wilderness  of  the  Red  Sea; 
and  the  children  of  Israel  went  up  harness- 
ed out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

19  And  Moses  took  the  bones  of  Joseph 
with  him :  for  he  had  straitly  sworn  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  God  will  surely  visit 
you ;  and  ye  shall  carry  up  my  bones  away 
hence  with  you. 

20  H  And  they  took  their  journey  from 
Succoth,  and  encamped  in  Etliam,  in  the 
edge  of  the  wilderness. 

•21  And  the  Lord  went  before  them  by 
day  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud,  to  lead  them  the 
way ;  and  by  night  in  a  pillar  of  fire,  to  give 
them  liglit :  to  go  by  day  and  night. 

22  He  took  not  away  the  pillar  of  the 
cloud  by  day,  nor  the  pillar  of  fire  by  night, 
from  before  the  people. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  turn  and  encamp  before  Pi-hahiroth, 
between  Migdol  and  the  sea,  over  against 
Baal-zephon  :  before  it  shall  ye  encamp  by 
the  sea. 

3  For  Pharaoh  will  say  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  'IMicy  arc,  entangled  in  the  land, 
the  wilderness  hath  shut  them  in. 

4  And  1  will  harden  Pharaoh's  heart,  that 
he  sliall  follow  after  them ;  and  I  will  be 
honoured  upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his 
host ;  that  the  Egyi)tians  may  know  that  I 
am  the  Loud.     And  they  did  so. 

6  II  And  it  was  told  tlie  king  of  Egypt 
that  the  people  fled  :  and  the  heart  of  Pha- 


the  people,  and  they  said.  Why  have  we 
done  this,  that  we  have  let  Israel  go  from 
serving  us  ?  ,      •  j 

6  And  he  made  ready  his  chariot,  and 
took  his  people  with  him  : 

7  And  he  took  six  hundred  chosen  chari- 
ots, and  all  the  chariots  of  Egypt,  and  cap- 
tains over  every  one  of  them. 

8  And  the  Lord  hardened  the  heart  of 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  he  pursued 
after  the  children  of  Israel :  and  the  chil- 
dren   of    Israel    went    out  with    an  high 

9  But  the  Egyptians  pursued  after  them 
(all  the  horses  and  chariots  of  Pharaoh, 
and  his  horsemen,  and  his  army)  and  over- 
took them  encamping  by  the  sea,  beside 
Pi-hahiroth,  before  Baal-zephon. 

10  H  And  when  Pharaoh  drew  nigh,  the 
children  of  Israel  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and 
behold,  the  Egyptians  marched  after  them ; 
and  they  were  sore  afraid :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  cried  out  unto  the  Lord. 

11  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Because 
there  were  no  graves  in  Egypt,  hast  thou 
taken  us  away  to  die  in  the  wilderness? 
Wherefore  hast  thou  dealt  thus  with  us,  to 
carry  us  forth  out  of  Egypt  ? 

12  Is  not  this  the  word  that  we  did  tell 
thee  in  Egypt,  saying.  Let  us  alone,  that 
we  may  serve  the  Egyptians  1  For  it  had 
been  better  for  us  to  serve  the  Egyptians, 
than  that  we  should  die  in  the  wilderness. 

13  H  And  Moses  said  unto  the  people, 
Fear  ye  not,  stand  still,  and  see  the  salva- 
tion of  the  Lord,  which  he  will  shew  to 
you  to-day:  for  the  Egyptians  whom  ye 
have  seen  to-day,  ye  shall  see  them  again 
no  more  for  ever. 

14  The  Lord  shall  fight  for  you,  and  ye 
shall  hold  your  peace. 

15  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Wherefore  criest  thou  unto  mel  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  go 
forward  : 

16  But  lift  thou  up  thy  rod,  and  stretch 
out  thine  hand  over  the  sea,  and  divide  it : 
and  the  children  of  Israel  shall  go  on  dry 
ground  through  the  midst  of  the  sea. 

17  And  I,  behold,  I  will  harden  the 
hearts  of  the  Egyptians,  and  they  shall  fol- 
low them  :  and  I  will  get  me  honour  upon 
Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  host,  upon  his 
chariots,  and  upon  his  horsemen. 

18  And  the  Egyptians  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  have  gotten  me  ho- 
nour upon  Pharaoh,  upon  his  chariots,  and 
upon  his  horsemen. 

19  H  And  the  angel  of  God  which  went  be- 
fore the  camp  of  Israel,  removed,  and  went 
behind  them  ;  and  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
went  from  before  their  lace,  and  stood  be- 
hind them  : 

20  And  it  came  between  the  camp  of  the 
Egyptians  and  the  camp  of  Israel ;  and  it  i 
was  a  cloud  and  darkness  to  them,  but  it  gave 

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The  Egyptians  drowned. 
light  by  night  to  these :  so  that  the  one  came 
not  near  the  other  all  the  night. 

21  If  And  Moses  stretched  out  his  hand 
over  the  sea ;  and  the  Loud  caused  the  sea 
to  go  back  hy  a  strong  east  wind  all  that 
niglit,  and  made  the  sea  dry  land,  and  the 
waters  were  divided. 

22  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  into 
the  midst  of  the  sea  upon  the  dry  ground  : 
and  the  waters  loere  a  wall  unto  them  on 
their  right  liand  and  on  their  left. 

23  II  And  the  Egyptians  pursued,  and 
Avent  in  after  them,  to  the  midst  of  the  sea, 
even  all  Pharaoh's  hor.ses,  his  chariots,  and 
his  horsemen. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the  morn- 
ing-watch the  Lord  looked  unto  the  host  of 
the  Egyptians  through  the  pillar  of  fire  and 
of  the  cloud,  and  troubled  the  host  of  the 
Egyptians, 

25  And  took  off  their  chariot-wheels, 
that  they  drave  them  heavily  :  so  that  the 
Egyptians  said,  Let  us  flee  from  the  face  of 
Israel ;  for  the  Lord  fighteth  for  them 
against  the  Egyptians. 

26  "^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Stretch  out  thine  hand  over  the  sea,  that  the 
waters  may  come  again  upon  the  Egyp- 
tians, upon  their  chariots,  and  upon  their 
horsemen. 

27  And  Moses  stretched  forth  his  hand 
over  the  sea,  and  the  sea  returned  to  his 
strength  wiien  the  morning  appeared;  and 
the  Egyptians  lied  against  it ;  and  the  Lord 
overthrew  the  Egyptians  in  the  midst  of  the 
sea. 

28  And  the  waters  returned,  and  covered 
the  chariots,  and  the  horsemen,  and  all  the 
host  of  Pharaoh  that  came  into  the  sea  after 
tliem ;  there  remained  not  so  much  as  one 
of  them. 

29  But  the  children  of  Israel  walked 
upon  dry  land  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  ;  and 
the  waters  were  a  wall  unto  them  on  their 
right  hand,  and  on  their  left. 

30  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians :  and  Is- 
rael saw  the  Egyptians  dead  upon  the  sea- 
shore. 

31  And  Israel  saw  that  great  work 
whicli  the  Lord  did  upon  the  Egyptians : 
and  the  people  feared  the  Lord,  and  be- 
lieved the  Lord,  and  his  servant  Moses. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  sang  Moses  and  the  children  of 
Israel  this  song  unto  the  Lord,  and 
spake,  saying,  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord, 
for  he  hath  triumphed  gloriously  ;  the  horse 
and   his   rider    hath    he  thro\vn   into  the 


2  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 
and  he  is  become  my  salvation  :  he  is  my 
God,  and  I  will  prepare  him  an  habitation  ; 
my  father's  God,  and  I  will  exalt  him. 

3  The  Lord  is  a  man  of  war  :  the  Lord 
is  his  name. 

4  Pharaoh's  chariots  and  his  host  hath  he 

8 


CHAP.  XV.  The  song  of  Moses. 

cast  into  the  sea :  his  chosen  captains  also 
are  drowned  in  the  Red  sea. 

5  The  depths  have  covered  them :  they 
sank  into  the  bottom  as  a  stone. 

6  Thy  right  hand,  O  Lord,  is  become 
glorious  in  power :  thy  right  hand,  O  Lord, 
hath  dashed  in  pieces  the  enemy. 

7  And  in  the  greatness  of  thine  excellen- 
cy thou  hast  overthrown  them  that  rose  up 
against  thee  :  thou  sentest  forth  thy  wrath, 
ivhich  consumed  them  as  stubble. 

8  And  with  the  blast  of  thy  nostrils  the 
waters  were  gathered  together,  the  floods 
stood  upright  as  an  heap,  ojid  the  depths 
were  congealed  in  the  heart  of  the  sea. 

9  The  enemy  said,  I  will  pursue,  I  will 
overtake,  I  will  divide  the  spoil  :  my  lust 
shall  be  satisfied  upon  tliem ;  I  will  draw 
mv  sword,  my  hand  shall  destroy  them. 

"lO  Thou  didst  blow  with  thy  wind,  the 
sea  covered  them  :  they  sank  as  lead  in  the 
mighty  waters. 

11  Who  is  like  unto  thee,  O  Lord, 
among  the  gods  1  who  is  like  thee,  glorious 
in  holiness,  fearful  in  praises,  doing  won- 
ders? 

12  Thou  stretchedst  out  thy  right  hand, 
the  earth  swallowed  them. 

13  Thou  in  thy  mercy  hast  led  forth  the 
people  which  thou  hast  redeemed :  thou 
hast  guided  them  in  thy  strength  unto  thy 
holy  habitation. 

14  The  people  shall  hear,  and  be  afraid  : 
sorrow  shall  take  hold  on  the  inhabitants  of 
Palestina. 

1.5  Then  the  dukes  of  Edom  shall  be 
amazed ;  the  mighty  men  of  Moab,  trem- 
bling shall  take  hold"  upon  them  ;  all  the  in- 
habitants of  Canaan  shall  melt  away. 

16  Fear  and  dread  shall  fall  upon  them  ; 
by  the  greatness  of  thine  arm  they  shall  be 
as  still  as  a  stone  ;  till  thy  people  pass  over, 
O  Lord,  till  the  people  pass  over,  ivhich 
thou  hast  purchased. 

17  Thou  shalt  bring  them  in,  and  plant 
them  in  the  mountain  of  thine  inheritance, 
in  the  place,  O  Lord,  ivhich  thou  hast  made 
for  thee  to  dwell  in ;  in  the  sanctuary,  O 
Lord,  ivhich  thy  hands  have  established. 

18  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever  and 
ever. 

19  For  the  horse  of  Pharaoh  went  in 
with  his  chariots  and  with  his  horsemen 
into  the  sea,  and  the  Lord  brought  again 
the  waters  of  the  sea  upon  them :  but  the 
children  of  Israel  went  on  dry  land  in  the 
midst  of  the  sea. 

20  H  And  Miriam  the  prophetess,  the 
sister  of  Aaron,  took  a  timbrel  in  her  hand  ; 
and  all  the  women  went  out  after  her,  with 
timbrels,  and  with  dances. 

21  And  Miriam  answered  them,  Sing  ye 
to  the  Loud,  for  he  hath  triumphed  glorious- 
ly :  the  horse  and  his  rider  hath  he  thrown 
into  the  sea. 

22  H  So  Moses  brought  Israel  from  the 
Red  sea,  and  thev  went" out  into  the  wilder- 

'      57 


Tlic  Israelites  murmur  for  bread.     EXODUS. 


Quails  and  manna  sent. 


ness  of  Shur  ;  and  tliey  went  three  days  in 
the  wilderness,  and  Ibund  no  water. 

23  ^  And  when  they  came  to  Marah, 
they  could  not  drink  of  the  waters  of  Ma- 
rah ;  for  they  urre  bitter :  therefore  the  name 
of  it  was  called  Marah. 

24  And  the  people  murmured  against 
Moses,  saying.  What  shall  we  drink  ? 

25  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the 
Lord  shewed  him  a  tree,  which  when  he 
liad  cast  into  the  waters,  the  waters  were 
made  sweet :  there  he  made  for  them  a 
statute  and  an  ordinance,  and  there  he 
proved  them, 

26  And  said.  If  thou  wilt  diligently 
^hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God, 

and  wilt  do  that  which  is  right  in  his  sight, 
and  wilt  give  ear  to  his  commandments,  and 
keep  all  his  statutes ;  I  will  put  none  of 
these  diseases  upon  thee,  which  I  have 
brought  upon  the  Eg3'ptians:  for  I  «m  the 
Lord  that  healeth  thee. 

27  II  And  they  came  to  Elim,  where 
were  twelve  wells  of  water,  and  threescore 
and  ten  palm-trees :  and  they  encamped 
there  by  the  waters. 

CHAP.    XVL 

AND  they  took  their  journey  from  Elim, 
and  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  came  unto  the  wilderness  of 
Sin,  which  is  between  Elim  and  Sinai,  on 
the  fifteenth  day  of  the  second  month  after 
their  departing  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  murmured  against  Moses 
and  Aaron  in  the  wilderness : 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto 
them,  Would  to  God  we  had  died  by  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
when  we  sat  by  the  flesh-pots,  atid  when  we 
did  eat  bread  to  the  full :  for  ye  have 
brought  us  forth  into  this  wilderness,  to  kill 
this  whole  assembly  with  hunger. 

4  ^  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Moses, 
Behold,  I  will  rain  bread  from  heaven  for 
you  ;  and  the  people  shall  go  out  and  gath- 
er a  certain  rate  every  day,  that  I  may  prove 
them,  whether  they  will  walk  in  my  law,  or  no. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  on  the 
sixth  day  they  shall  prepare  that  which 
they  bring  in  ;  and  it  shall  be  twice  as  mucli 
as  they  gather  daily. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  said  unto  all  the 
children  of  Israel,  At  even,  then  ye  shall 
know  tliat  the  Lord  hath  brought  j-ou  out 
from  the  land  of  Egypt: 

7  And  in  the  morning,  then  ye  shall  see 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  ;  Yor  that"  he  lieareth 
your  murmurings  against  the  Lord  :  And 
what  are  we,  that  ye  nmrmur  against  us  ? 

8  And  Moses  said.  This  shall  he  when 
the  Lord  shall  give  you  in  the  evening 
flesh  to  eat,  and  in  the  morning  bread  to 
the  full ;  for  that  the  Lord  heareth  your 
mnrnuirings  which  ye  murmur  against  him : 
And  what  arc  we  ?  your  murmurings  arc 
not  agamst  us,  but  against  the  Lord. 


9  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  Say 
unto  all  the  congregation  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  Come  near  before  the  Lord  :  for  he 
hath  heard  your  murmurings. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Aaron  spake 
unto  the  whole  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  they  looked  toward  the  wil- 
derness, and  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
appeared  in  the  cloud. 

11  U  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

12  I  have  heard  the  murmurings  of  the 
children  of  Israel ;  speak  unto  them,  say- 
ing, At  even  ye  shall  eat  flesh,  and  in  the 
morning  ye  shall  be  filled  with  bread  :  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  a?)i  the  Lord  your 
God. 

13  1[  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  even  the 
quails  came  up,  and  covered  the  camp  : 
and  in  the  morning  the  dew  lay  round 
about  the  host. 

14  And  when  the  dew  that  lay  was  gone 
up,  behold,  upon  the  face  of  the  wilderness 
there  lay  a  small  round  thing,  as  small  as  the 
hoar  frost  on  the  ground  : 

16  And  when  the  children  of  Israel  saw 
it,  they  said  one  to  another.  It  is  manna : 
for  they  wist  not  what  it  was.  And  Moses 
said  unto  them.  This  is  the  bread  which 
the  Lord  hath  given  you  to  eat. 

16  H  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord 
hath  commanded.  Gather  of  it  every  man 
according  to  his  eating :  an  omer  for  every 
man  according  to  the  number  of  your  per- 
sons, take  ye  every  man  for  them  which  are 
in  his  tents. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so,  and 
gathered,  some  more,  some  less. 

18  And  when  they  did  mete  it  with  an 
omer,  he  that  gathered  much  liad  nothing 
over,  and  he  that  gathered  little  had  no 
lack  :  they  gathered  every  man  according 
to  his  eating. 

19  And  iVIoses  said.  Let  no  man  leave  of 
it  till  the  morning. 

20  Notwithstanding,  they  hearkened  not 
unto  Moses;  but  some  of  them  leftof  it  un- 
til the  morning,  and  it  bred  worms,  and 
stank :  and  Moses  was  wroth  with  them. 

21  And  they  gathered  it  every  morning, 
every  man  according  to  liis  eating:  and 
when  the  sun  waxed  hot  it  melted. 

22  "il  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the 
sixth  day  they  gathered  twice  as  much 
bread,  two  omers  for  one  ?7icm  :  and  all  the 
rulers  of  the  congregation  came  and  told 
Moses. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  is  that 
which  the  Lord  hath  said,  To-morrow  is 
the  rest  of  the  holy  sabbath  unto  the  Lord  : 
bake  that  which  ye  will  bake  to-day,  and 
seethe  that  ye  will  seethe ;  and  that  which 
remaineth  over,  lay  up  for  you  to  be  kept 
until  tlie  morning. 

24  And  they  laid  it  up  till  the  morning, 
as  Moses  bade  :  and  it  did  not  stink,  nei- 
ther was  there  any  worm  therein. 

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The  people  murmur  for  water.  CHAP.  XVII,  XVIII.  Water  out  of  the  rock. 


25  And  Moses  said,  Eat  that  to-day ; 
for  to-day  is  a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord  ;  to- 
day ye  shall  not  find  it  in  the. field. 

26  Six  days  ye  shall  gather  it ;  but  on 
the  seventh  day,  lohick  is  the  sabbath,  in 
it  there  shall  be  none. 

27  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  there 
went  out  some  of  the  people  on  the  seventh 
day  for  to  gather,  and  they  found  none. 

28  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How 
long  refuse  ye  to  keep  my  commandments 
and  my  laws  ? 

29  See,  for  that  the  Lord  hath  given 
you  the  sabbath,  therefore  he  giveth  you 
on  the  sixth  day  the  bread  of  two  days  : 
abide  ye  every  man  in  his  place,  let  no 
man  go  out  of  his  place  on  the  seventh  day. 

30  So  the  people  rested  on  the  seventh 
day. 

31  And  the  house  of  Israel  called  the 
name  thereof  Manna :  and  it  icas  like  cori- 
ander-seed, white ;  and  the  taste  of  it  was 
like  wafers  made  with  honey. 

32  H  And  Moses  said,  This  is  the  thing 
whicli  the  Lord  commandeth,  Fill  an  omer 
of  it  to  be  kept  tor  your  generations  ;  that 
they  may  see  the  bread  wherewith  I  have 
fed  you  in  the  wilderness,  when  I  brought 
you  forth  from  the  land  of  Egypt. 

33  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  a 
pot,  and  put  an  omer  full  of  manna  therein, 
and  lay  it  up  before  the  Lord,  to  be  kept 
for  your  generations. 

34  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 
Aaron  laid  it  up  before  the  Testimony,  to 
be  kept. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  eat 
manna  forty  years,  until  they  came  to  a 
land  inhabited ;  they  did  eat  manna,  until 
they  came  unto  the  borders  of  the  land  of 
Canaan. 

36  Now  an  omer  is  the  tenth  part  of  an 
ephah. 

CHAP.  XVIL 
ND  all  the  congregation  of  the  children 
of  Israel  journeyed  from  the  wilder- 
ness of  Sin,  after  their  journeys,  according 
to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord,  and 
pitch.ed  in  Repliidim  :  and  there  loas  no 
water  for  the  people  to  drink. 

2  Wherefore  the  people  did  chide  with 
Moses,  and  said,  Give  us  water  that  we 
may  drink.  And  Moses  said  unto  them. 
Why  chide  you  with  me  ?  wherefore  do  ye 
tempt  the  Lord  ? 

3  And  the  people  thirsted  there  for  wa- 
ter ;  and  the  people  murmured  against 
Moses,  and  said,  Wherefore  is  this  that 
thou  hast  brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt  to  kill 
us  and  our  children  and  our  cattle  with 
thirst  ? 

4  And  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord,  say- 
ing, What  shall  I  do  unto  this  people  ? 
they  be  almost  ready  to  stone  me. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go  on 
before  the  people,  and  take  with  thee  of 
the  elders  of  Israel .  and  thy   rod,  where- 


with thou  smotest 
hand,  and  go. 

6  Behold  I  will 
upon  tlie  rock  in 


the  river,  take  in  thine 


stand  before  thee  there 
Horeb  ;  and  thou  shalt 
smite  the  rock,  and  there  shall  come  water 
out  of  it,  that  the  people  may  drink.  And 
Moses  did  so  in  the  sight  of  the  elders  of 
Israel. 

7  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
Massah,  and  Meribah,  because  of  the  chid- 
mg  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  because 
they  tempted  the  Lord,  saying.  Is  the  Lord 
among  us,  or  not  ? 

8  H  Then  came  Amalek,  and  fought  with 
Israel  in  Rephidim. 

9  And   Moses  said  unto  Joshua,  Choose  » 
us  out  men,  and  go  out,  fight  with  Amalek  : 
to-morrow   I  will  stand  on  the  top  of  the 
hill  with  the  rod  of  God  in  mine  hand. 

10  So  Joshua  did  as  Moses  had  said  to 
him,  and  fought  with  Amalek  :  and  Moses, 
Aaron,  and  Hur,  went  up  to  the  top  of  the 
hill. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses 
held  up  his  hand,  that  Israel  prevailed  : 
and  when  he  let  down  his  hand,  Amalek 
prevailed. 

12  But  Moses'  hands  rovre  heavy ;  and 
they  took  a  stone,  and  put  it.  under  him, 
and  he  sat  thereon :  and  Aaron  and  Hur 
stayed  up  his  hands,  the  one  on  the  one 
side,  and  the  other  on  the  other  side ;  and 
his  hands  were  steady  until  the  going  dow^n 
of  the  sun. 

13  And  Joshua  discomfited  Amalek  and 
his  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

14  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Write  this  for  a  memorial  in  a  book,  and 
rehearse  it  in  the  ears  of  Joshua  :  for  I  will 
utterly  put  out  the  remembrance  of  Ama- 
lek from  under  heaven. 

15  And  Moses  built  an  altar,  and  called 
the  name  of  it  JEHOVAH-nissi : 

16  For  he  said,  Because  the  Lord  hath 
sworn  that  the  Lord  will  have  war  with 
Amalek  from  generation  to  generation. 

CHAP.  XVIll. 
HEN  Jethro  the  priest  of  Midian, 
Moses'  father-in-law,  heard    of  all 
that  God  had  done  for  Moses,  and  for  Is- 
rael   his  people,   and  that  the  Lord   had 
brought  Israel  out  of  Egypt : 

2  Then  Jethro,  Moses'  father-in-law, 
took  Zipporah,  Moses'  wife,  after  he  had 
sent  her  back, 

3  And  her  two  sons ;  of  which  the  name 
of  the  one  was  Gershom ;  (for  he  said,  I 
have  been  an  alien  in  a  strange  land  :) 

4  And  the  name  of  the  other  was  Elie- 
(for  the  God  of  my  father,  said  he, 


was  mine  help,  and  delivered  me  from  the 
sword  of  Pharaoh:) 

5  And  Jethro,  Moses'  father-in-law^,  came 
with  his  sons  and  his  wife  unto  Moses  into 
the  wilderness,  where  he  encamped  at  the 
mount  of  God : 

6  And  he  said  unto  Moses,  I  thv  father- 

59 


31oses  entertains  Jetliro. 


EXODUS.         God's  message  to  the  Israelites. 


in-law  Jetliro  am  come  unto  thee,  and  thy 
wife,  and  her  two  sons  with  her. 

7  II  And  Moses  went  out  to  meet  his 
iather-in-law,  and  did  obeisance,  and  kissed 
him  :  and  tliey  asked  each  other  of  their 
welfare  :  and  they  came  into  the  tent. 

8  And  Moses  "told  his  father-in-law  all 
that  the  Lord  had  done  unto  Pharaoh,  and 
to  the  Egyptians  for  Israel's  sake,  and  all 
the  travali  that  had  come  upon  them  by  the 
way.  and  hoio  the  Lord  delivered  them. 

9  '*A  And  Jethro  rejoiced  for  all  the  good- 
ness which  the  Lord  had  done  to  Israel, 
whom  he  had  delivered  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  Egyptians. 

10  And  Jethro  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord, 
who  hath  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  Pha- 
raoh, who  hath  delivered  the  people  from 
under  the  hand  of  the  Egyptians. 

11  Now  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  greater 
than  all  gods  :  for  in  the  thing  wherein  they 
dealt  proudh",  he  was  above  them. 

12  And  Jethro,  Moses'  fatlier-in-law, 
took  a  burnt-offering  and  sacrifices  for  God  : 
and  Aaron  came,  and  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
to  eat  bread  with  Moses'  father-in-law  be- 
fore God. 

13  *i[  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  Moses  sat  to  judge  the  people  : 
and  the  people  stood  by  Moses  from  the 
morning  unto  the  evening. 

14  And  when  Moses'  father-in-law  saw 
all  that  he  did  to  the  people,  he  said.  What 
is  this  thing  that  thou  doest  to  the  people  ? 
Wiiy  sittest  thou  thyself  alone,  and  all  the 
people  stand  by  thee  from  morning  unto 
even  ? 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  his  father-in- 
law.  Because  the  people  come  unto  me  to 
inquire  of  God  : 

16  When  they  have  a  matter,  they  come 
unto  me,  and  I  judge  between  one  and 
another,  and  I  do  make  them  know  the  sta- 
tutes of  God,  and  his  laws. 

17  And  Moses'  father-in-law  said  unto 
him.  The  thing  that  thou  doest  is  not  good. 

IS  Thou  wilt  surely  wear  away,  both 
thou,  and  this  people  that  is  with  thee  :  for 
this  thing  is  too  heavy  for  thee ;  thou  art 
not  able  to  perform  it  thyself  alone 

19  Hearken  now  unto  my  voice,  I  will 
give  thee  counsel,  and  God  shall  be  with 
thee  :  Be  thou  fijr  the  people  to  God-ward, 
that  thou  may(!st  l)ring  the  causes  unto  God : 

20  And  thou  slialt  teach  them  ordinances 
and  laws,  and  siialt  shev/  them  the  way 
wherein  they  nmst  walk,  and  the  work  that 
they  must  do. 

21  Moreover,  thou  shalt  provide  out  of 
all  the  people,  able  men,  such  as  fear  God, 
men  ot  truth,  hating  covetousness ;  and 
place  such  over  them  to  be  rulers  of  thou- 
sands, and  rulers  of  hundreds,  rulers  of 
fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens 


matter  they  shall  bring  unto  thee,  but  every 
small  matter  they  shall  judge  :  so  shall  it 
be  easier  for  thyself,  and  they  shall  bear  the 
burden  with  thee. 

23  If  thou  shalt  do  this  thing,  and  God 
command  thee  .so,  then  thou  shalt  be  able 
to  endure,  and  all  this  people  shall  also  go 
to  their  place  in  peace. 

24  So  Moses  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
his  father-in-law,  and  did  all  that  he  had 
said. 

25  And  Moses  chose  able  men  out  of  all 
Israel,  and  made  them  heads  over  the  peo- 
ple, rulers  of  thousands,  rulers  of  hundreds, 
rulers  of  fifties,  and  rulers  of  tens. 

26  And  they  judged  the  people  at  all 
seasons  :  the  hai"d  causes  they  brought  unto 
Moses,  but  every  small  matter  they  judged 
themselves. 

27  H  And  Moses  let  his  father-in-law  de- 
part :  and  he  went  his  way  into  his  own 
land. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

IN  the  third  month,  when  the  children  of 
Israel  were  gone  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  the  same  day  came  they  into  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai. 

2  For  they  were  departed  from  Rephi- 
dim,  and  were  come  to  the  desert  of  Smai, 
and  had  pitched  in  the  wilderness  ;  and 
there  Israel  camped  before  the  mount. 

3  II  And  Moses  went  up  unto  God,  and  the 
Lord  called  unto  him  out  of  the  mountain, 
saying.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the  house  of 
Jacob,  and  tell  the  children  of  Israel ; 

4  Ye  have  seen  what  I  did  unto  the  Egyp- 
tians, and  how  1  bare  you  on  eagles'  wings, 
and  brought  you  unto  myself. 

5  Now  therefore,  if  ye  will  obey  my  voice 
indeed,  and  keep  my  covenant,  then  ye 
shall  be  a  peculiar  treasure  unto  me  above 
all  people :  for  all  the  earth  is  mine  : 

6  And  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a  kingdom  of 
priests,  and  an  holy  nation.  These  arc  the 
words  which  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the 
children  of  Israel. 

7  H  And  Moses  came  and  called  for  the 
elders  of  the  people,  and  laid  before  their 
faces  all  these  words  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded him. 

8  And  all  the  people  answered  together, 
and  said,  All  that  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
we  will  do.  And  Moses  returned  the  words 
of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Lo,  I 
come  unto  thee  in  a  thick  cloud,  that  the 
people  may  hear  when  I  speak  with  thee, 
and  believe  tliee  for  ever.  And  Moses  told 
the  words  of  the  people  unto  the  Lord. 

10  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go 
unto  the  people,  and  sanctify  them  to-day 
and  to-morrow,  and  let  them  wash  their 
clothes, 

11  And  be  ready  against  the  third  day: 
'  for  the  third  day  the  Lord  will  come  down 


22  And  let  them  judge  the  people  at  all! in  the  sight  of  all  the  people  upon  mount 
seasons:  and  it  shall  be,  ^Aa<  every  great i Sinai. 

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Presence  of  God  upon  the  mount.    CHAP.  XX. 


The  ten  co7nmandmcnts. 


12  And  thou  shalt  set  bounds  unto  the 
people  round  about,  saymg,  Take  heed  to 
yourselves,  that  ye  go  not  up  into  the  mount, 
or  touch  the  border  of  it :  whosoever  touch- 
eth  the  mount  shall  be  surely  put  to  death  : 

13  There  shall  not  an  hand  touch  it,  but 
he  shall  surelj^  be  stoned  or  shot  through  : 
whether  it  be  beast  or  man,  it  shall  not  live  : 
when  the  trumpet  soundeth  long,  they  shall 
come  up  to  the  mount. 

14  ^  And  Moses  went  down  from  the 
mount  unto  the  people,  and  sanctified  the 
people ;  and  they  washed  their  clothes. 

15  And  he  said  unto  the  people,  Be  ready 
against  the  third  day :  come  not  at  you7- 
wives. 

16  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third 
day  in  the  morning,  that  there  were  thun- 
ders and  lightnings,  and  a  thick  cloud  upon 
the  mount,  and  the  voice  of  the  trumpet 
exceeding  loud  ;  so  that  all  the  people  that 
icas  in  the  camp  trembled. 

17  And  Moses  brought  forth  the  people 
out  of  the  camp  to  meet  with  God ;  and 
they  stood  at  the  nether  part  of  the  mount. 

18  And  mount  Sinai  was  altogether  on  a 
smoke,  because  the  Lord  descended  upon 
it  in  fire  :  and  the  smoke  thereof  ascended 
as  the  smoke  of  a  furnace,  and  the  whole 
mount  quaked  greatly. 

19  And  when  the  voice  of  the  trumpet 
sounded  long,  and  waxed  louder  and  louder, 
Moses  spake,  and  God  answered  him  by  a 
voice. 

20  And  the  Lord  came  down  upon 
mount  Sinai,  on  the  top  of  the  mount :  and 
the  Lord  called  Moses  up  to  the  top  of  the 
mount ;  and  Moses  went  up. 

21  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go 
down,  charge  the  people,  lest  they  break 
through  unto  the  Lord  to  gaze,  and  many 
of  them  perish. 

22  And  let  the  priests  also  which  come 
near  to  tiie  Lord,  sanctify  themselves,  lest 
the  Lord  break  forth  upon  them. 

23  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord,  The 
people  cannot  come  up  to  mount  Sinai:  for 
thou  chargedst  us,  saying,  Set  bounds  about 
the  mount,  and  sanctify  it. 

24  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Away, 
get  thee  down,  and  thou  shalt  come  up, 
thou,  and  Aaron  with  thee :  but  let  not  the 
priests  and  the  people  break  through,  to 
come  up  unto  the  Lord,  lest  he  break  forth 
upon  them. 

25  So  Moses  went  down  unto  the  people, 
and  spake  unto  them. 

CHAP.  XX. 
ND  God  spake  all  these  ^vords,  sa3''ing, 
2  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  have 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out 
of  the  house  of  bondage. 

3  H  Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before 
me. 

4  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any 
graven  image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing 
that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the 


earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water  under 
the  earth: 

5  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  ta 
them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I  the  Lord  thy 
God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity 
of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the 
third  and  fourth  generation  of  them  that 
hate  me ; 

6  And  shewing  mercy  unto  thousands  of 
them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my  command- 
ments. 

7  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  tlie 
Lord  thy  God  in  vain :  for  the  Lord  will 
not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his  name 
in  vain. 

8  Remember  the  sabbath-day  to  keep  it 
holy. 

9  Six  days  shalt  thou  labour,  and  do  all 
thy  work : 

10  But  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath  of 
the  Lord  thy  God :  in  it  thou  shalt  not  do 
any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daugh- 
ter, thy  man-servant,  nor  thy  maid-servant, 
nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is 
within  thy  gates : 

11  For  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  hea- 
ven and  earth,  the  sea  and  all  that  in  them 
is,  and  rested  the  seventh  day :  wherefore 
the  Lord  blessed  the  sabbath-day,  and  hal- 
lowed it. 

12  U  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother; 
that  thy  days  may  be  long  upon  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

15  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness 
against  thy  neighbour. 

17  Thou  shaft  not  covet  thy  neighbour's 
house,  thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's 
wife,  nor  his  man-servant,  nor  his  maid- 
servant, nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any  thing 
that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

18  IT  And  all  the  people  saw  the  thunder- 
ings,  and  the  lightnings,  and  the  noise  of  the 
trumpet,  and  the  mountain  smoking  :  and 
when  the  people  saw  it,  they  removed,  and 
stood  afar  of. 

19  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Speak  thou 
with  us,  r.nd  we  will  hear  :  but  let  not  God 
speak  with  us,  lest  we  die. 

20  And  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  Fear 
not :  for  God  is  come  to  prove  you,  and  that 
his  fear  may  be  before  your  faces,  that  ye 
sin  not. 

21  And  the  people  stood  afar  off,  and 
Moses  drew  near  unto  the  thick  darkness 
where  God  was. 

22  U  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Thus  thou  shalt  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel ;  Ye  have  seen  that  I  have  talked  with 
you  from  heaven. 

23  Ye  shall  not  make  with  me  gods  of 
silver,  neither  shall  j^e  make  unto  you  gods 
of  gold. 

24  II  An  altar  of  earth  thou  shalt  make 
unto  me,  and  shalt  sacrifice  thereon  thy 

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Sundry  laws 
burnt-offerings,  and  thy  peace-offerings,  thy 
sheep,  and  thine  oxen :  ni  all  places  where 
I  record  my  name  I  will  come  unto  thee, 
and  I  will  bless  thee. 

25  And  if  thou  wilt  make  me  an  altar 
of  stone,  thou  shalt  not  build  it  of  hewn 
stone ;  for  if  thou  lift  up  thy  tool  upon  it, 
thou  hast  polluted  it. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  go  up  by  steps  unto 
mine  altar,  that  thy  nakedness  be  not  dis- 
covered thereon. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

NOW  these  are  the  judgments  which 
thou  shalt  set  before  them. 

2  If  thou  buy  an  Hebrew  servant,  six 
years  he  shall  serve :  and  in  the  seventh  he 
shall  go  out  free  for  nothing. 

3  If  he  came  in  by  himself,  he  shall  go 
out  by  himself:  if  he  were  married,  then 
his  wile  shall  go  out  with  him. 

4  If  his  master  have  given  him  a  wife, 
and  she  have  born  him  sons  or  daughters; 
the  wife  and  her  cliildren  shall  be  her  mas- 
ter's, and  he  shall  go  out  by  himself. 

5  And  if  the  servant  shall  plainly  say, 
I  love  my  master,  my  wife,  and  my  chil- 
dren ;  I  will  not  go  out  free : 

6  Then  his  master  shall  bring  him  unto 
the  judges:  he  shall  also  bring  him  to  the 
door,  or  unto  the  door-post :  and  his  mas- 
ter shall  bore  his  ear  through  with  an  awl ; 
and  he  shall  serve  him  for  ever. 

7  H  And  if  a  man  sell  his  daughter  to  be 
a  maid-servant,  she  shall  not  go  out  as  the 
men-servants  do. 

8  If  she  please  not  her  master,  who  hath 
betrothed  her  to  himself,  then  .shall  he  let 
her  be  redeemed :  to  sell  her  unto  a  strange 
nation  he  shall  have  no  power,  seeing  he 
hath  dealt  deceitfully  with  her. 

9  And  if  he  have  betrothed  her  unto  his 
son,  he  shall  deal  with  her  after  the  manner 
of  dauglatis. 

10  If  he  take  him  another  uife  ;  her  food, 
her  raiment,  and  her  duty  of  marriage  shall 
he  not  diminish. 

11  And  if  he  do  not  these  three  unto  her, 
then  sliall  siie  go  out  free  without  money. 

12  !I  He  tliat  smiteth  a  man,  so  that' he 
die,  shall  be  surely  put  to  de-'l'i. 

13  And  if  a  rnan  lie  not  m  wait,  but 
God  deliver  him.  into  his  hand  ;  then  I  will 
appoint  thee  a  place  whither  he  shall  flee. 

14  But  if  a  man  come  presumptuously 
upon  liis  neighbour,  to  slay  him  with  guile ; 
thou  shait  take  him  from  mine  altar,  that  he 
may  die. 

15  If  And  he  that  smiteth  his  father,  or 
his  mother,  shall  l)e  surely  put  to  death. 

If)  ^  And  he  that  stealeth  a  man,  and  sell- 
eth  him,  or  if  he  be  found  in  his  hand,  he 
.shall  surely  be  put  to  deatli. 

17  H  And  he  that  curseth  his  fiither  or  his 
mother,  shall  surely  be  put  to  death 

18  H  And  if  men  strive  together,  and  one 
smite  another  with  a  stone,  or  with  hh  fist 
and  he  die  not,  but  keepeth  his  bed  : 


EXODUS.  and  ordinances. 

19  If  he  rise  again,  and  walk  abroad  upon 
his  staff',  then  shall  he  that  smote  him  be 
quit :  only  he  shall  pay  for  the  loss  of  his 
time,  and  shall  cause  him  to  be  thoroughly 
healed. 

20  If  And  if  a  man  smite  his  servant,  or 
his  maid,  with  a  rod,  and  he  die  under  his 
hand ;  he  shall  be  surely  punished. 

21  Notwithstanding,  if  he  continue  a 
day  or  two,  he  shall  not  be  punished  :  for 
he  is  his  money. 

22  If  If  men  strive,  and  hurt  a  woman 
with  child,  so  that  her  fruit  depart  y"ro)«  her, 
and  yet  no  mischief  follow :  he  shall  be 
surely  punished,  according  as  the  woman's 
husband  will  lay  upon  him ;  and  he  shall 
pay  as  the  judges  determine. 

23  And  if  any  mischief  follow,  then  thou 
shalt  give  life  for  life, 

24  Eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for 
hand,  foot  for  foot, 

25  Burning  for  burning,  wound  for 
wound,  stripe  for  stripe. 

26  If  And  if  a  man  smite  the  eye  of  his 
servant,  or  the  eye  of  his  maid,  that  it  perish  ; 
he  shall  let  him  go  free  for  his  eye's  sake. 

27  And  if  he  smite  out  his  man-servant's 
tooth,  or  his  maid-servant's  tooth ;  he  shall 
let  him  go  free  for  his  tooth's  sake. 

28  If  If  an  ox  gore  a  man  or  a  woman, 
that  they  die  :  then  the  ox  shall  be  surely 
stoned,  and  his  flesh  shall  not  be  eaten ;  but 
the  owner  of  the  ox  shcdl  he  quit. 

29  But  if  the  ox  were  wont  to  push  with 
his  horn  in  time  past,  and  it  hath  been  tes- 
tified to  his  owner,  and  he  hath  not  kept 
him  in,  but  that  he  hath  killed  a  man  or  a 
woman ;  the  ox  shall  be  stoned,  and  his 
owner  also  shall  be  put  to  death. 

30  If  there  be  laid  on  him  a  sum  of  mo- 
ney, then  he  shall  give  for  the  ransom  of 
his  life  whatsoever  is  laid  upon  him. 

31  Whether  he  have  ^ored  a  son,  or  have 
gored  a  daughter,  according  to  this  judg- 
ment shall  it  be  done  unto  him. 

32  If  the  ox  shall  push  a  man-servant,  or 
maid-servant ;  he  shall  give  unto  their  mas- 
ter thirty  shekels  of  silver,  and  the  ox  shall 
be  stoned. 

33  11  And  if  a  man  shall  open  a  pit,  or  if 
a  man  shall  dig  a  pit,  and  not  cover  it,  and 
an  ox  or  an  ass  fall  therein  ; 

34  The  owner  of  the  pit  shall  make  it 
good,  and  give  money  unto  the  owner  of 
them  ;  and  the  dead  beast  shall  be  his. 

35  *l  And  if  one  man's  ox  hurt  another's 
that  he  die,  then  thej-  shall  sell  the  live  ox, 
and  divide  the  money  of  it,  and  the  dead  ox 
also  they  shall  divide. 

36  Or  if  it  be  known  that  the  ox  hath 
used  to  push  in  time  j)ast,  and  his  owner 
hath  not  kept  him  in  ;  he  shall  surely  pay 
ox  for  ox,  and  the  dead  shall  be  his  own. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

IF  a  man  shall  steal  an  ox,  or  a  sheep,  and 
kill  it,  or  sell  it;  he  shall  restore  fi\e 
oxen  for  an  ox,  and  four  sheep  for  a  sheep. 
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Sundry  laws 

2  If  a  thief  be  found  breaking,  „^,  „,.„ 
be  smitten  that  he  die,  there  shall  no  blood 
be  shed  for  him. 

3  If  the  sun  be  risen  upon  him  there  shall 
be  blood  shed  for  him  :  for  he  should  make 
full  restitution  ;  if  he  have  nothing,  then  he 
shall  be  sold  for  his  theft. 

4  If  tlie  theft  be  certainly  found  in  his 
hand  alive,  whether  it  be  ox,  or  ass,  or 
sheep ;  he  shall  restore  double. 

5  If  If  a  man  shall  cause  a  field  or  vine- 
yard to  be  eaten,  and  shall  put  in  his  beast, 
and  shall  feed  in  another  man's  field  :  of  the 
best  of  his  own  field,  and  of  the  best  of  his 
own  vineyard  shall  he  make  restitution. 

6  If  fire  break  out,  and  catch  in  thorns, 
so  that  the  stacks  of  corn,  or  the  standing 
corn,  or  the  field  be  consumed  therewith ; 
he  that  kindled  the  fire  shall  surely  make 
restitution. 

7  11  If  a  man  shall  deliver  unto  his  neigh- 
bour money  or  stuff  to  keep,  and  it  be  sto- 
len out  of  the  man's  house  ;  if  the  thief  be 
found,  let  him  pay  double. 

8  If  the  thief  be  not  found,  then  the  mas- 
ter of  the  house  shall  be  brought  unto  the 
judges,  to  see  whether  he  have  put  his  hand 
unto  his  neighbour's  goods. 

9  For  all  manner  of  trespass,  whether  it 
be  for  ox,  for  ass,  for  sheep,  for  raiment,  or 
for  any  manner  of  lost  thing  which  another 
challengeth  to  be  his :  the  cause  of  both 
parties  shall  come  before  the  judges ;  and 
whom  the  judges  shall  condemn,  he  shall 
pay  double  unto  his  neighbour. 

10  If  a  man  deliver  unto  his  neighbour 
an  ass,  or  an  ox,  or  a  sheep,  or  any  beast 
to  keep ;  and  it  die,  or  be  hurt,  or  driven 
away,  no  man  seeing  it: 

11  Then  shall  an  oath  of  the  Lord  be 
between  them  both,  that  he  hath  not  put  his 
hand  unto  his  neighbour's  goods ;  and  the 
owner  of  it  shall  accept  thereof,  and  he 
shall  not  make  it  good. 

12  And  if  it  be  stolen  from  him,  he  shall 
make  restitution  unto  the  owner  thereof. 

13  If  it  be  torn  in  pieces ;  then  let  him 
bring  it  for  witness,  and  he  shall  not  make 
good  that  which  was  torn 

14  H  And  if  a  man  borrow  ought  of  his 
neighbour,  and  it  be  hurt,  or  die,  the  owner 
thereof  being  not  with  it,  he  shall  surely 
make  it  good. 

15  But  if  the  owner  thereof  be  with  it, 
he  shall  not  make  it  good  :  if  it  be  an  hired 
thing,  it  came  for  his"  hire. 

16  H  And  if  a  man  entice  a  maid  that  is 
not  betrothed,  and  lie  with  her,  he  shall 
surely  endow  her  to  be  his  wife. 

17  If  her  father  utterly  refuse  to  give  her 
unto  him,  he  shall  pay  money  according  to 
the  dowry  of  virgins. 

18  II  Thou  shalt  not  suffer  a  witch  to 
live. 

19  "ff  Whosoever  lieth  with  a  beast  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death 


CHAP.  XXIII.  and  ordinances. 

up,  and  save  unto  the  Lord  only,  he  shall  be  utterly 


20  IT  He  that  sacrificeth  unto  any  god, [Egypt. 


destroyed. 

21  IT  Thou  shalt  neither  vex  a  stranger, 
nor  oppress  him  :  for  ye  were  strangers  iii 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  Ye  shall  not  afflict  any  widow,  or  fa- 
therless child. 

23  If  thou  afflict  them  in  any  wise,  and 
they  cry  at  all  unto  me,  I  will  surely  hear 
their  cry ; 

24  And  my  wrath  shall  wax  hot,  and  I 
will  kill  you  with  the  sword;  and  your 
wives  shall  be  widows,  and  your  children 
fatherless. 

25  H  If  thou  lend  money  to  any  of  my 
people  that  is  poor  by  thee,  thou  shalt  not 
be  to  him  as  an  usurer,  neither  shalt  thou 
lay  upon  him  usury. 

26  H  If  thou  at  all  take  thy  neighbour's 
raiment  to  pledge,  thou  shalt  deliver  it  unto 
him  by  that  the  sun  goeth  down : 

27  For  that  is  his  covering  only,  it  is  his 
raiment  for  his  skin  :  wherein  shall  he  sleep  ? 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  he  crieth 
unto  me,  that  I  will  hear ;  for  I  am  gracious. 

28  H  Thou  shalt  not  revile  the  gods,  nor 
curse  the  ruler  of  thy  people. 

29  H  Thou  shalt  not  delay  to  offer  the 
first  of  thy  ripe  fruits,  and  of  thy  liquors : 
the  first-born  of  thy  sons  shalt  thou  give 
unto  me. 

30  Likewise  shalt  thou  do  with  thine 
oxen,  and  with  thy  sheep :  seven  days  it 
shall  be  with  his  dam;  on  the  eighth  day 
thou  shalt  give  it  me. 

31  H  And  ye  shall  be  holy  men  unto  me  : 
neither  shall  ye  eat  any  flesh  that  is  torn  of 
beasts  in  the  field ;  ye  shall  cast  it  to  the 
dogs. 

CHAP.  XXIIL 

THOU  shalt  not  raise  a  false  report :  put 
not  thine  hand  with  the  wicked  to  be 
an  unrighteous  witness. 

2  Thou  shalt  not  follow  a  multitude  to 
do  evil ;  neither  shalt  thou  speak  in  a  cause 
to  decline  after  many  to  wrest  judgment : 

3  Neither  shalt  thou  countenance  a  poor 
man  in  his  cause. 

4  1[  If  thou  meet  thine  enemy's  ox  or  his 
ass  going  astray,  thou  shalt  surely  bring  it 
back  to  him  again. 

5  If  thou  see  the  ass  of  him  that  hateth 
thee  lying  under  his  burden,  and  wouldest 
forbear  to  help  hun,  thou  shalt  surely  help 
with  him. 

6  H  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  the  judgment 
of  thy  poor  in  his  cause. 

7  Keep  thee  far  from  a  false  matter ;  and 
the  innocent  and  righteous  slay  thou  not : 
for  I  will  not  justify  the  wicked. 

8  H  And  thou  shalt  take  no  gift ;  for  the 
gift  blindeth  the  wise,  and  perverteth  the 
words  of  the  righteous. 

9  H  Also  thou  shalt  not  oppress  a  stran- 
ger :  for  ye  know  the  heart  of  a  stranger, 
seeing  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of 


63 


An  Angel  is  promised.  EXODUS. 

10  If  And  six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy 
land,  and  shalt  gather  in  the  fruits  thereof: 

11  But  the  seventh  year  thou  shalt  let  it 
rest  and  lie  still ;  that  the  poor  of  thy  peo 
pie  may  eat :  and  what  they  leave  the  beasts 
of  the  field  shall  eat.  In  like  manner  thou 
shalt  deal  with  thy  vineyard,  and  with  thy 
olivevard. 

12"  If  Six  days  thou  shalt  do  thy  work, 
and  on  the  seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest :  that 
thine  ox  and  thine  ass  may  rest,  and  the  son 
of  thy  handmaid,  and  the  stranger,  may  be 
refreshed. 

13  If  And  in  all  tJiings  that  I  have  said 
unto  you  be  circumspect :  and  make  no 
mention  of  the  names  of  other  gods,  nei- 
ther let  it  be  heard  out  of  thy  mouth. 

14  If  Three  times  thou  shalt  keep  a 
feast  unto  me  in  the  year. 

15  Thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  unlea- 
vened bread  :  (thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread  seven  days,  as  I  commanded  thee,  in 
the  time  appointed  of  the  month  Abib  ;  for 
in  it  thou  cam  est  out  from  Egypt :  and  none 
shall  appear  before  me  empty  :) 

16  And  the  feast  of  harvest,  the  first- 
fruits  of  thy  labours,  which  thou  hast  sown 
in  thy  field";  and  the  feast  of  ingathering, 
which  is  in  the  end  of  the  year,  when  thou 
hast  gathered  in  thy  labours  out  of  the 
field. 

17  Three  times  in  the  year  all  tTiy  males 
shall  appear  before  the  Lord  God. 

18  ^  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of 
my  sacrifice  with  leavened  bread :  neither 
shall  the  fat  of  my  sacrifice  remain  until  the 
morning. 

19  The  first  of  the  first-fruits  of  thy  land 
thou  shalt  bring  into  the  house  of  the  Lord 
thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  iu 
his  mother's  milk. 

20  If  Behold,  I  send  an  Angel  before  thee, 
to  keep  thee  in  the  way,  and  to  bring  thee 
into  the  place  which  I  have  prepared. 

21  Beware  of  him,  and  obey  his  voice, 
provoke  him  not ;  for  he  will  not  pardon 
your  transgressions  :  for  my  name  /.<  in  him. 

22  But  if  tliou  shalt  indeed  obey  his 
voice,  and  do  all  that  I  speak  ;  then  I  will 
be  an  enemy  unto  thine  enemies,  and  an 
adversary  unto  thine  adversaries. 

23  For  mine  Angel  shall  go  before  thee, 
and  bring  thee  in  unto  the  Amorites,  and 
the  Ilittites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the  Ca- 
naanites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Jebusites  ; 
and  I  will  cut  them  off. 

24  Tliou  shalt  not  bow  down  to  their 
gods,  nor  serve  them,  nor  do  after  their 
works :  but  thou  shalt  utterly  overthrow 
them,  and  quite  break  down  tlieir  images. 

2.5  And  ye  shall  serve  the  Lord  your 
God,  and  he  shall  bless  thy  bread,  and  thy 
Avater  ;  and  I  will  take  sickness  away  from 
the  midst  of  tliee. 

26  'i'liere  shall  nothing  cast  their  young, 
nor  be  barren,  in  thy  land  :  the  number  of 
thy  days  I  will  fulfil. 


The  glory  of  God  appears. 

27  I  will  send  my  fear  before  thee,  and 
will  destroy  all  the  people  to  whom  thou 
§halt  come,  and  I  will  make  all  thine  ene- 
mies turn  their  backs  unto  thee. 

28  And  I  will  send  hornets  before  thee, 
which  shall  drive  out  the  Hivite,  the  Ca- 
naanite,  and  the  Hittite  from  before  thee. 

29  I  will  not  drive  them  out  from  before 
thee  in  one  year  ;  lest  the  land  become  de- 
solate, and  the  beast  of  the  field  multiply 
against  thee. 

30  By  little  and  little  I  will  drive  them 
out  from  before  thee,  until  thou  be  increased, 
and  inherit  the  land. 

31  And  I  will  set  thy  bounds  from  the 
Red  sea  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  from  the  desert  unto  the  river : 
for  I  will  deliver  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
into  your  hand  ;  and  thou  shalt  drive  them 
out  before  thee. 

32  Thou  shalt  make  no  covenant  with 
them  nor  with  their  gods. 

33  They  shall  not  dwell  in  thy  land,  lest 
they  make  thee  sin  against  me :  for  if  thou 
serve  their  gods,  it  will  surely  be  a  snare 
unto  thee. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  he  said  unto  Moses,  Come  up  un- 
to the  Lord,  thou,  and  Aaron,  Na- 
dab,  and  Abihu,  and  seventy  of  the  elders 
of  Israel ;  and  worship  ye  afar  off. 

2  And  Moses  alone  shall  come  near  the 
Lord  :  but  they  shall  not  come  nigh  ;  nei- 
ther shall  the  people  go  up  v.'ith  him. 

3  If  And  Moses  came  and  told  the  peo- 
ple all  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
judgments :  and  all  the  people  answered 
with  one  voice,  and  said.  All  the  words 
which  the  Lord  hath  said  will  we  do. 

4  II  And  Moses  wrote  all  the  v/ords  of 
the  Lord,  and  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  builded  an  altar  under  the  hill, 
and  twelve  pillars  according  to  the  twelve 
tribes  of  Israel. 

5  And  he  sent  young  men  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  which  offered  burnt-offer- 
ings, and  sacrificed  peace-offerings  of  oxen 
unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  took  half  of  the  blood,  and 
put  it  in  basins  ;  and  half  of  the  blood  he 
sprinkled  on  the  altar. 

7  And  he  took  the  book  of  the  covenant, 
and  read  in  the  audience  of  the  people  : 
and  they  said.  All  that  the  Lord  hath  said 
will  we  do,  and  be  obedient. 

8  And  Moses  took  the  blood,  and  sprink- 
led it  on  the  people,  and  said,  Behold  the 
blood  of  the  covenant,  which  the  Lord  hath 
made  with  you  concerning  all  these  words. 

9  *if  Then  went  uj)  Moses,  and  Aaron, 
Nadab,  and  Abihu,  and  seventy  of  the  el- 
ders of  Israel : 

10  And  they  saw  the  God  of  Israel :  and 
there  jrr/s  under  his  feet  as  it  were  a  paved 
work  of  a  sapphire  stone,  and  as  it  were 
the  body  of  heaven  in  his  clearness. 

1 1  And  upon  the  nobles  of  the  children 
64 


The  offering  for  the  tabernacle.    CHAP.  XXV. 


The  golden  candlestick. 


of  Israel  he  laid  not  his  hand :  also  they 
saw  God  and  did  eat  and  drink. 

12  U  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Come  up  to  me  into  the  mount,  and  be 
there  :  and  I  will  give  thee  tables  of  stone, 
and  a  law,  and  commandments  which  I 
have  written ;  that  thou  mayest  teach  them. 

13  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  his  minister 
Joslma :  and  Moses  went  up  into  the  mount 
of  God. 

14  And  he  said  unto  the  elders,  Tarry 
ye  here  for  us,  until  we  come  again  imto 
you  :  and  behold,  Aaron  and  Hur  are  with 
you :  if  any  man  have  any  matters  to  do,  let 
him  come  unto  them. 

15  ^  And  Moses  went  up  into  the  mount, 
and  a  cloud  covered  the  mount. 

16  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  abode 
upon  mount  Sinai,  and  the  cloud  covered 
it  six  days :  and  the  seventh  day  he  called 
unto  Moses  out  of  the  midst  of  the  cloud. 

17  And  the  sight  of  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  loas  like  devouring  fire  on  the  top  of 
the  mount  in  the  eyes  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

18  And  Moses  went  into  the  midst  of 
the  cloud,  and  gat  him  up  into  the  mount : 
and  Moses  was  in  the  mount  forty  days 
and  forty  nights. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  bring  me  an  offering  :  of  every  man 
that  giveth  it  willingly  with  his  heart  ye 
shall  take  my  offering. 

3  And  this  is  the  offering  which  ye  shall 
take  of  them  ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

4  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

5  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  badgers' 
skins,  and  shittim-wood, 

6  Oil  for  the  light,  spices  for  anointing 
oil,  and  for  sweet  mcense, 

7  Onyx-stones,  and  stones  to  be  set  in 
the  ephod,  and  in  the  breast-plate. 

8  And  let  them  make  me  a  sanctuary ; 
that  J  may  dwell  among  them. 

9  According  to  all  that  I  shew  thee,  after 
the  pattern  of  t!ie  tabernacle,  and  the  pat- 
tern of  all  the  instruments  thereof,  even  so 
shall  ye  make  it. 

10  1[  And  they  shall  make  an  ark  of 
shittim-v.'ood  :  two  cubits  and  a  half  shall 
he  tiiG  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half 
the  breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half 
the  heiglit  tliereof. 

11  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 
gold,  within  and  without  shalt  thou  overlay 
it,  and  shalt  make  upon  it  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

12  And  thou  shalt  cast  four  rings  of  gold 
for  it,  and  put  them  in  the  four  corners 
thereof;  and  two  rings  sltall  be  in  the  one 
side  of  it,  and  two  rings  in  the  other  side  of  it. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  of  shittim- 
wood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold. 


14  And  thou  shalt  put  the  staves  into  the 
rings  by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  that  the  ark 
may  be  borne  with  them. 

15  The  staves  shall  be  in  the  rings  of 
the  ark :  they  shall  not  be  taken  from  it. 

16  And  thou  shalt  put  into  the  ark  the 
testimony  which  I  shall  give  thee. 

17  H  And  thou  shalt  make  a  merc3^-^eat 
of  pure  gold  :  two  cubits  and  a  half  shall 
be  the  length  thereof,  and  a  cubit  and  a 
half  the  breadth  thereof 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  two  cherubims 
of  gold,  of  beaten  work  shalt  thou  make 
them,  in  the  two  ends  of  the  mercy-seat. 

19  And  make  one  cherub  on  the  one 
end,  and  the  other  cherub  on  the  other  end  : 
even  of  the  mercy-seat  shall  ye  make  the 
cherubims  on  the  two  ends  thereof 

20  And  the  cherubims  shall  stretch  forth 
their  wings  on  high,  covering  the  mercy- 
seat  with  their  wings,  and  their  faces  shall 
look  one  to  another ;  toward  the  mercj'^- 
seat  shall  the  faces  of  the  cherubims  be. 

21  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat 
above  upon  the  ark ;  and  in  the  ark  thou 
shalt  put  the  testimony  that  I  shall  give 
thee. 

22  And  there  I  v.ill  meet  with  thee,  and 
I  will  commune  with  thee  from  above  the 
mercy-seat,  from  between  the  two  cheru- 
bims which  are  upon  the  ark  of  the  testi- 
mony, of  all  things  which  I  will  give  thee 
in  commandment  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

23  H  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  table  of 
shittim-wood  :  two  cubits  shall  be  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  cubit  the  breadth  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the  height  thereof 

24  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 
gold,  and  make  thereto  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a  border 
of  an  hand-breadth  round  about,  and  thou 
shalt  make  a  golden  crown  to  the  border 
thereof  round  about. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  four  rings 
of  gold,  and  put  the  rings  in  the  four  cor- 
ners that  are  on  the  four  feet  thereof 

27  Over  against  the  border  shall  the 
rings  be  for  places  of  the  staves  to  bear  the 
table. 

28  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves  of 
shittim-wood,  and  overlay  them  with  gold, 
that  the  table  may  be  borne  with  them. 

29  And  thou  shalt  make  the  dishes  there- 
of, and  spoons  thereof",  and  covers  thereof, 
and  bowls  thereof,  to  cover  withal :  of  pure 
gold  shalt  thou  make  them. 

30  And  thou  shalt  set  upon  the  table 
shew-bread  before  me  alway. 

31  ^  And  thou  shalt  make  a  candlestick 
of  pure  gold:  of  beaten  work  shall  the 
candlestick  be  made:  his  shaft,  and  his 
l)ranches,  his  bowls,  his  knops,  and  his 
flowers,  shall  be  of  the  same. 

32  And  six  branches  sliall  come  out  of  the 
sides  of  it ;   three  branches  of  the  candle- 

65 


The  curtains  of  the  tabernacle.        EXODUS.         The  hoards  of  the  tabernacle. 
stickoutoftheoncside,  and  three  branches  j  and  shalt  double  the  sixth  curtain  in  the 


of  tlie  candlestick  out  of  the  other  side 

33  Three  bowls  made  like  unto  almonds, 
with  a  knop  and  a  flower  in  one  branch ; 
and  three  bowls  made  like  almonds  in  the 
other  branch,  icith  a  knop  and  a  flower :  so 
in  the  six  branches  that  come  out  of  the 
candlestick 

34  And  in  the  candlestick  shall  be  four 
bowls  made  like  unto  almonds,  with  their 
knops  and  their  flowers. 

35  And  there  shall  be  a  knop  under  two 
branches  of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under 
two  branches  of  the  same,  and  a  knop  un- 
der two  branches  of  the  same,  according 
to  the  six  branches  that  proceed  out  of  the 
candlestick. 

36  Their  knops  and  their  branches  shall 
be  of  the  same  :  all  of  it  shall  be  one  beaten 
work  of  pure  gold. 

37  And  thou  shalt  make  the  seven  lamps 
thereof:  and  they  shall  light  the  lamps 
thereof,  that  they  may  give  light  over 
against  it. 

38  And  the  tongs  thereof,  and  the  snufT- 
dishes  thereof,  shall  be  of  pure  gold. 

39  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  shall  he 
make  it,  with  all  these  vessels. 

40  And  look  that  thou  make  them  after 
their  pattern,  which  was  shewed  thee  in 
the  mount. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

MOREOVER,  thou  shalt  make  the  ta- 
bernacle ivith  ten  curtains  of  fine 
twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet :  with  cherubims  of  cunning  work 
shalt  thou  make  them. 

2  The  length  of  one  curtain  shall  be  eight 
and  twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one 
curtain  four  cubits :  and  every  one  of  the 
curtains  shall  have  one  measure. 

3  The  five  curtains  shall  be  coupled  to- 
gether one  to  another ;  and  other  hve  cur- 
tains shall  be  coupled  one  to  another. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  loops  of  blue 
upon  the  edge  of  the  one  curtain  from  the 
selvedge  in  the  coupling;  and  hkewise 
slialt  thou  make  in  the  uttermost  edge  of 
another  curtain,  in  the  coupling  of  the 
second. 

5  Fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make  in  the  one 
curtain,  and  fifty  loops  shalt  thou  make 
in  the  edge  of  the  curtain  that  is  in  the 
coupling  <j1"  the  second  ;  that  the  loops  may 
take  hold  one  of  another. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  of 
gold,  and  couple  the  curtains  together  with 
the  taches :  and  it  shall  be  one  tabernacle. 

7  •[  And  thou  shalt  make  curtains  of 
goats'  hair  to  be  a  covering  upon  the  ta- 
bernacle: eleven  curtains  shalt  thou  make. 

8  The  length  of  one  curtain  shall  be  thir- 
ty cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one  curtain 
four  cubits:  and  the  eleven  curtains  shall 
be  all  of  one  measure. 

9  And  thou  shalt  couple  five  curtains  by 
themselves,  and  six  curtains  by  themselves, 


fore-front  of  the  tabernacle. 

10  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  loops  on 
the  edge  of  the  one  curtain  that  is  outmost 
in  the  coupling,  and  fifty  loops  in  the  edge 
of  the  curtain  which  coupleth  the  second. 

11  And  thou  shalt  make  fifty  taches  of 
brass,  and  put  the  taches  into  the  loops,  and 
couple  the  tent  together,  that  it  may  be  one. 

12  And  the  remnant  that  remaineth  of 
the  curtains  of  the  tent,  the  half  curtain 
that  remaineth,  shall  hang  over  the  back- 
side of  the  tabernacle. 

13  And  a  cubit  on  the  one  side,  and  a 
cubit  on  the  other  side  of  that  which  re- 
maineth in  the  length  of  the  curtains  of  the 
tent,  it  shall  hang  over  the  sides  of  the  ta- 
bernacle on  this  side  and  on  that  side,  to 
cover  it. 

14  H  And  thou  shalt  make  a  covering  for 
the  tent  of  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  a  co- 
vering above  of  badgers'  skins. 

15  H  And  thou  shalt  make  boards  for  the 
tabernacle  of  shittim-wood  standing  up. 

16  Ten  cubits  shall  be  the  length  of  a 
board,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  shall  be  the 
breadth  of  one  board. 

17  Two  tenons  shall  there  be  in  one  board, 
set  in  order  one  against  another :  thus  shalt 
thou  make  for  all  the  boards  of  the  taber- 
nacle. 

18  And  thou  shalt  make  the  boards  for 
the  tabernacle,  twenty  boards  on  the  south 
side  southward. 

19  And  thou  shalt  make  forty  sockets  of 
silver  under  the  twenty  boards :  two  sockets 
under  one  board  for  his  two  tenons,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board  for  his  two 
tenons. 

20  And  for  the  second  side  of  the  taber- 
nacle on  the  north  side  ^/ieres/ta/Z/jc  twenty 
boards. 

21  And  their  forty  sockets  of  silver ;  two 
sockets  under  one  board,  and  two  sockets 
under  another  board. 

22  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle 
westward  thou  shalt  make  six  boards. 

23  And  two  boards  shalt  thou  make  for 
the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  in  the  two  sides. 

24  And  they  shall  be  coupled  together 
beneath,  and  they  shall  be  coupled  toge- 
ther above  the  head  of  it  unto  one  ring : 
thus  shall  it  be  for  them  both ;  thej^  shall  be 
for  the  two  corners. 

25  And  they  shall  be  eight  boards,  and 
their  sockets  of  silver,  sixteen  sockets;  two 
sockets  under  one  board,  and  two  sockets 
under  another  board. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  bars  q/"  shittim- 
wood  ;  five  for  the  boards  of  the  one  side 
of  the  tabernacle, 

27  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
other  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five  bars 
for  the  boards  of  the  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
for  the  two  sides  westward. 

28  And  the  middle  bar  in  the  midst  of 
the  boards  shall  reach  from  end  to  end. 

66 


The  altar  of  burnt-offering.  CHAP.  XXVll,  XXVIII.  The  court  of  the  tabernacle. 


29  And  thou  shalt  overlay  the  boards  with 
gold,  and  make  their  rings  of  gold  /by- 
places  for  the  bars  :  and  thou  shalt  overlay 
the  bars  with  gold. 

30  And  thou  shalt  rear  up  the  tabernacle 
according  to  the  fashion  thereof  which  was 
shewed  thee  in  the  mount. 

31  U  And  thou  shalt  make  a  vail  of  blue, 
and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined 
linen  of  cunning  work :  with  cherubims 
shall  it  be  made. 

32  And  thou  shalt  hang  it  upon  foin- 
pillars  of  shittim-wood  overlaid  with  gold  : 
their  hooks  shall  be  of  gold  upon  the  four 
sockets  of  silver. 

33  And  thou  shalt  hang  up  the  vail  un- 
der the  taches,  that  thou  maj-est  bring  in 
thither  within  the  vail  the  ark  of  the  testi- 
mony :  and  the  vail  shall  divide  unto  you 
between  the  holy  place  and  the  most  holy. 

34  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mercy-seat 
upon  the  ark  of  the  testimony  in  the  most 
holy  place 

35  And  thou  shalt  set  the  table  without 
the  vail,  and  the  candlestick  over  against 
the  table  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle  to- 
ward the  south  :  and  thou  shalt  put  the  ta- 
ble on  the  north  side. 

36  H  And  thou  shalt  make  an  hanging 
for  the  door  of  the  tent,  of  blue,  and  pur- 
ple, and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen, 
wrought  with  needle-work. 

37  And  thou  siialt  make  for  the  hanging 
five  pillars  of  shkthn-wood,  and  overlay 
them  with  gold,  and  their  hooks  shall  be 
of  gold :  and  thou  shalt  cast  five  sockets 
of  brass  for  them. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

AND  thou  shalt  make  an  altar  of  shit- 
tim-wood, five  cubits  long,  and  five  cu- 
bits broad  ;  the  altar  shall  be  four-square : 
and  the  height  thereof  s/ioZ/ 6c  three  cubits. 

2  And  thou  shalt  make  the  horns  of  it 
upon  the  four  corners  thereof:  his  horns 
shall  be  of  the  same :  and  thou  shalt  over- 
lay it  with  brass. 

3  And  thou  shalt  make  his  pans  to  re- 
ceive his  ashes,  and  his  shovels,  and  his 
basins,  and  his  flesh-hooks,  and  his  fire- 
pans :  all  the  vessels  thereof  thou  shalt  make 
of  brass. 

4  And  thou  shalt  make  for  it  a  grate  of 
'net-work  of  brass;  and  upon  the  net  shalt 
thou  make  four  brazen  rmgs  in  the  four 
corners  thereof 

5  And  thou  shalt  put  it  under  the  com- 
pass of  the  altar  beneath,  that  the  net  may 
be  even  to  the  midst  of  the  altar. 

6  And  thou  shalt  make  staves  for  the 
altar,  staves  of  shittim-wood,  and  overlay 
them  with  brass. 

7  And  the  staves  shall  be  put  into  the 
rings,  a'nd  the  staves  shall  be  upon  the  two 
sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear  it. 

8  Hollow  with  boards  shalt  thou  make 
it:  as  it  was  shewed  thee  in  the  mount,  so 
shall  they  make  //. 


9  H  And  thou  shalt  make  the  court  of 
the  tabernacle :  for  the  south  side  south- 
ward there  shall  be  hangings  for  the  court 
of  fine  twined  linen  of  an  hundred  cubits 
long  for  one  side: 

10  And  the  twenty  pillars  thereof  and 
their  twent}'  sockets  sliall  be  of  brass :  the 
hooks  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  shall 
be  of  silver. 

11  And  likewise  for  the  north  side  in 
length  there  shall  be  hangings  of  an  hun- 
dred cubits  long,  and  his  twenty  pillars  and 
their  twenty  sockets  of  brass :  the  hooks 
of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  rf  silver. 

12  And/«r  the  breadth  of  the  court  on 
the  west  side  shall  be  hangings  of  fifty  cu- 
bits :  their  pillars  ten,  and  their  sockets  ten. 

13  And  the  breadth  of  the  court  on  the 
east  side  eastward  shall  be  fifty  cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  one  side  of  the  gate 
shall  be  fifteen  cubits :  their  pillars  three, 
and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  on  the  other  side  shall  be  hang- 
mgs,  fifteen  cubits :  their  pillars  three,  and 
their  sockets  three. 

16  And  for  the  gate  of  the  court  shed!  be 
an  hanging  of  twenty  cubits,  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen, 
wrought  with  needle-work  :  and  their  pil- 
lars s/icdl  be  four,  and  their  sockets  four. 

17  All  the  pillars  round  about  the  court 
shall  be  filleted  with  silver:  their  hooks 
shcdl  be  of  silver,  and  their  sockets  of  brass. 

18  H  The  length  of  the  court  shall  be  an 
hundred  cubits,  and  the  breadth  fifty  every 
where,  and  the  height  five  cubits  of  fine 
twined  linen,  and  their  sockets  of  brass. 

19  All  the  vessels  of  the  tabernacle  in 
all  the  service  thereof,  and  all  the  pins 
thereof,  and  all  the  pins  of  the  court,  shall 
be  of  brass. 

20  H  And  thou  shalt  command  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  bring  the  pure  oil- 
olive  beaten  fiir  the  light,  to  cause  the  lamp 
to  burn  always. 

21  In  the  "tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
without  the  vail,  which  is  before  the  testi- 
mony, Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  order  it 
from  evening  to  morning  before  the  Lord  ; 
It  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  unto  their  ge- 
nerations on  the  behalf  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 
ND  take  thou  unto  thee  Aaron  thy 
brother,  and  his  sons  with  him,  from 
among  the  cliildren  of  Israel,  that  he  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office,  even 
Aaron,  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar,  Aaron's  sons. 

2  H  And  thou  shalt  make  holy  garments 
for  Aaron  thy  brother,  for  glory  and  for 
beauty. 

3  And  thou  shalt  speak  unio  all  that  are 
wise-hearted,  whom  I  have  filled  with  the 
spirit  of  wisdom,  that  they  may  make 
Aaron's  garmentsto  consecrate  him,  that  he 
may  minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

67 


The  breast-plate,  and  other 

4  And  these  are  the  garments  which 
they  shall  make:  a  breast-plate,  and  an 
ephod,  and  a  robe,  and  a  broidered  coat,  a 
mitre,  and  a  girdle :  and  they  shall  make 
holy  garments  tor  Aaron  thy  brother,  and 
hissons,  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

5  And  they  shall  take  gold,  and  blue, 
and  })urple,  and  scarlet,  and  tine  linen. 

6  !i  And  they  shall  make  the  ephod  of 
gold,  of  blue,  and  of  purple,  of  scarlet,  and 
tine  twined  linen,  wich  cunning  work. 

7  It  shall  have  the  two  shoulder-pieces 
thereof  joined  at  the  two  edges  thereof; 
and  so  it  shall  be  joined  together. 

8  And  the  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod, 
which  is  upon  it,  shall  be  of  the  same,  ac- 
cording to  the  work  thereof;  even  of  gold, 
of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  line 
twined  linen. 

9  And  thou  shalt  take  two  onyx-stones, 
and  grave  on  them  the  names  of  the  cliil- 
dren  of  Israel : 

10  Six  of  their  names  on  one  stone,  and 
tlie  other  six  names  of  the  rest  on  the  other 
stone,  according  to  their  birth. 

11  With  the  work  of  an  engraver  in 
stone,  lihc  the  engravings  of  a  signet,  shalt 
thou  engrave  the  two  stones  with  the  names 
of  the  children  of  Israel :  thou  shalt  make 
them  to  be  set  in  ouches  of  gold. 

12  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  stones 
upon  the  shoulders  of  tiie  ephod  for  stones 
of  memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel . 
and  Aaron  shall  bear  their  names  before 
the  Lord  upon  his  two  shoulders  for  a  me- 
morial. 

13  And  thou  shalt  make  ouches  of  gold; 

14  And  two  chains  of  pure  gold  at  the 
ends;  o/ wreatheu  work  shalt  thou  make 
them,  and  fasten  the  wreathen  chains  to  the 
ouches. 

15  H  And  thou  shalt  make  the  breast- 
plate of  judgment  with  cunning  v.'ork;  af- 
ter the  work  of  the  ephod  thou'shalt  make 
it;  o/gold,  of  blue,  and  o/' purple,  and  of 
scarlet,  and  of  fme  twined  linen  slialt  thou 
make  it. 

16  Four-square  it  shall  be,  &c/»g- doubled ; 
a  span  shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and  a 
span  shall  he  the  breadth  thereof. 

17  And  thou  shalt  set  in  it  settings  of 
stones,  even  four  rows  of  stones;  the' first 
row  shall  be  a  sardius,  a  topaz,  and  a  car- 
buncle :  this  shall  he  the  first  rov.'. 

18  And  the  second  row  shall  he  an  eme- 
rald, a  sapphire,  and  a  diamond. 

19  And  the  third  row  a  ligure,  an  agate, 
and  an  amethyst. 

20  And  the  fourth  row  a  beryl,  and  an 
onyx,  and  a  jas])cr :  they  shall  be  set  in 
gold  in  their  inclosings. 

21  And  the  stones  shall  be  with  the  names 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  twelve,  according 
to  their  names,  like  the  engravings  of  a  sig- 
net ;  every  one  with  his  name  shall  they  be 
accordmg  to  the  twelve  tribes. 


EXODUS.  holy  garments  described. 

22  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breast- 
plate chains  at  the  ends  of  wreathen  work 
of  pure  gold. 

23  And  thou  shalt  make  upon  the  breast- 
plate two  rings  of  gold,  and  shalt  put  the 
two  rings  on  the  two  ends  of  the  breast- 
plate. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  the  two  wreathen 
chains  of  gold  in  the  two  rings  tohick  are 
on  the  ends  of  the  breast-plate. 

25  And  the  other  two  ends  of  the  two 
wreathen  chains  thou  shalt  fasten  in  the  two 
ouches,  and  put  them  on  the  shoulder-pieces 
of  the  ephod  before  it. 

26  And  thou  shalt  make  two  rings  of 
gold,  and  thou  shalt  put  them  upon  the  two 
ends  of  the  breast-plate  in  the  border  there- 
of, which  is  in  the  side  of  the  ephod  inward. 

27  And  two  o^Acr  rings  of  gold  thou  shalt 
make,  and  shalt  put  them  on  the  two  sides 
of  the  ephod  underneath,  toward  the  fore- 
part thereof,  over  against  the  other  cou- 
pling thereof,  above  the  curious  girdle  of  the 
ephod. 

28  And  they  shall  bind  the  breast-plate 
by  the  rings  thereof  unto  the  rings  of  the 
ephod  with  a  lace  of  blue,  that  it  may  be 
above  the  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and 
that  the  breast-plate  be  not  loosed  from  the 
ephod. 

29  And  Aaron  shall  bear  the  names  of 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  breast-plate  of 
judgment  upon  his  heart,  when  he  goeth  in 
unto  the  holy  plaer,  for  a  memorial  before 
the  Lord  continually. 

30  II  And  thou  shalt  put  in  the  breast- 
plate of  judgment  the  Urim  and  the  Thum- 
mim  ;  and  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron's  heart, 
when  he  goeth  in  before  the  Lord  :  and 
Aaron  shall  bear  the  judgment  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  upon  his  heart  before  the  Lord 
continually. 

31  11  And  thou  shalt  make  the  robe  of 
the  ephod  all  cf  blue. 

32  And  there  shall  be  an  hole  in  the  top 
of  it,  in  the  midst  thereof:  it  shall  have  a 
binding  of  woven  work  round  about  the 
hole  of  it,  as  it  were  the  hole  of  an  haber- 
geon, that  it  be  not  rent. 

33  And  beneath,  upon  the  hem  of  it  thou 
shalt  make  pomegranates  of  blue,  and  of 
purple,  and  r;/' scarlet,  round  about  the  hem 
thereof;  and  bells  of  gold  between  them 
round  about : 

34  A  golden  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  a 
golden  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  upon  the 
hem  of  the  robe  round  about. 

35  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron,  to  mi- 
nister :  and  his  sound  shall  be  heard  when 
he  goeth  in  unto  the  holy  place  before  the 
Lord,  and  when  he  cometh  out,  that  he  die 
not. 

36  1!  And  thou  shalt  make  a  plate  of  pure 
gold,  and  grave  upon  it  like  the  engrav- 
ings of  a  signet,  HOLINESS  TO  THE 
LORD. 

37  And  thou  shalt  put  it  on  a  blue  lace, 
68 


The  sacrifice  and  ceremonies    CHAP, 
that  it  may  be  upon  the  mitre;  upon  the 
fore-front  of  the  mitre  it  shall  be. 

3S  And  it  shall  be  upon  Aaron's  fore- 
head, that  Aaron  may  bear  the  iniquity  of 
the  iioly  things,  which  the  children  of  Is- 
rael shall  hallow  in  all  their  holy  gifts ;  and 
it  shall  be  always  upon  his  forehead,  that 
they  may  be  accepted  before  the  Lord 

39  ^  And  thou  shalt  embroider  the  coat 
of  fine  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make  the  mitre 
of  tine  linen,  and  thou  shalt  make  the  gir- 
dle of  needle-work. 

40  *il  And  for  Aaron's  sons  thou  shalt 
make  coats,  and  thou  shalt  make  for  them 
girdles,  and  bonnets  shalt  thou  make  for 
them,  tor  glory  and  tor  beauty. 

41  And  thou  shalt  put  them  upon  Aaron 
thy  brother,  and  his  sons  with  him  :  and 
shalt  anoint  them,  and  consecrate  them, 
and  sanctify  them,  that  they  may  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

42  And  thou  shalt  make  them  linen 
breeches  to  cover  their  nakedness :  from  the 
loins  even  unto  the  thighs  tliey  shall  reach: 

43  And  they  shall  be  upon  Aaron,  and 
upon  his  sons,  when  they  come  in  unto  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  or  when 
they  come  near  unto  the  altar  to  minister  in 
the  holy  place  ;  tiiat  they  bear  not  iniquity 
and  die.  It  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  unto 
him,  and  his  seed  after  him. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 
ND  this  is  the  thing  that  thou  shalt  do 
unto  them  to  hallow  them,  to  minister 
unto  me  in  the  priest's  office  :  Take  one 
young  bullock,  and  two  rams  without  ble- 
mish, 

2  And  unleavened  bread,  and  cakes  un- 
leavened tempered  with  oil,  and  wafers  un- 
leavened anointed  with  oil :  of  wlieaten 
Hour  shalt  thou  make  them. 

3  And  thou  shalt  put  them  into  one  bas- 
ket, and  bring  them  in  the  basket,  with  the 
bullock  and  tlie  two  rams. 

4  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou  shalt 
bring  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  shalt  wash  them  with 
water. 

5  And  thou  shalt  take  the  garments,  and 
put  upon  Aaron  the  coat,  and  tlie  robe  of 
the  ephod,  and  the  ephod,  and  tlie  breast- 
plate, and  gird  him  with  the  curious  girdle 
of  the  ephod  : 

G  And  thou  shalt  put  the  mitre  upon  his 
head,  and  put  the  holy  crown  upon  the  mitre. 

7  Then  shalt  thou  take  the  anointing  oil, 
and  pour  it  upon  his  head,  and  anoint  him. 

S  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and  put 
coats  upon  them. 

9  And  thou  shalt  gird  them  with  girdles 
(Aaron  and  his  sons)  and  put  the  bonnets 
on  them ;  and  the  priest's  office  shall  be 
theire  for  a  perpetual  statute :  and  thou 
shalt  consecrate  Aaron  and  his  sons. 

10  And  thou  shalt  cause  a  bullock  to  be 
brought  before  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation ;  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall 


XXIX.  of  consecrating  tlie  priests. 

put  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bul- 
lock. 

11  And  thou  shalt  kill  the  bullock  before 
the  Lord,  by  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

12  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  of 
the  bullock,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of 
the  altar  wi*h  thy  finger,  and  pour  all  the 
blood  beside  the  bottom  of  the  altar. 

13  And  thou  shalt  take  all  the  fat  that 
covereth  the  inwards,  and  the  caul  that  is 
above  the  liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and 
the  fat  that  is  upon  them,  and  burn  them 
upon  the  altar. 

14  But  the  flesh  of  the  bullock,  and  his 
skin,  and  his  dung,  shalt  thou  burn  with  fire 
without  the  camp  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

15  Thou  shalt  also  take  one  ram;  and 
Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put  their  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

16  7V.nd  thou  shalt  slay  the  ram,  and 
thou  shalt  take  his  blood,  and  sprinkle  it 
round  about  upon  the  altar. 

17  And  thou  shalt  cut  the  ram  in  pieces, 
and  wash  the  inwards  of  him,  and  his  legs, 
and  put  them  unto  his  pieces,  and  unto  his 
head. 

18  And  thou  shalt  burn  the  whole  ram 
upon  the  altar  :  it  is  a  burnt-offering  unto 
the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sweet  savour,  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

19  And  thou  shalt  take  the  other  ram  ; 
and  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  put  their 
iiands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

20  Then  shalt  thou  kill  the  ram,  and  take 
of  his  blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the 
right  ear  of  Aaron,  and  upon  the  tip  of  the 
right  ear  of  his  sons,  and  upon  the  thumb 
of  their  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe 
of  their  right  foot,  and  sprinkle  the  blood 
upon  tlie  altar  round  about. 

21  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood  that 
is  upon  the  altar,  and  of  the  anointing  oil, 
and  sprinkle  it  upon  Aaron,  and  upon  his 
garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon  the 
garments  of  his  sons  with  him :  and  he 
shall  be  hallowed,  and  his  garments,  and 
his  sons,  aud  his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

22  Also  thou  shalt  take  of  the  ram  the 
flit  and  the  rump,  and  the  fat  that  covereth 
the  inwards,  and  the  caul  above  the  liver, 
and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is 
upon  them,  and  the  right  shoulder :  for  it 
is  a  ram  of  consecration  : 

23  And  one  loaf  of  bread,  and  one  cake 
of  oiled  bread,  and  one  wafer  out  of  the 
basket  of  the  unleavened  bread,  that  is  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

24  And  thou  shalt  put  all  in  the  hands 
of  Aaron,  and  in  the  hands  of  his  sons ; 
and  slialt  wave  them  fur  a  wave-offering 
before  the  Lord. 

25  And  thou  shalt  receive  them  of  their 
hands,  and  burn  thrm^  upon  the  altar  for  a 
burnt-oflering,  for  a  sweet  savour  before 
the  Lord  :  it  is  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

69 


The  continual  burnt-offering.       EXODUS.  The  ransom  of  souls. 

26  And  thou  slialt  take  the  breast  of  the  |  savour,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 

Lord. 

42  This  shall  be  a  continual  burnt-offering 
throughout  your  generations  at  the  door  ot" 
tiie  tabernacle  of"  the  congregation  before 
the  Lord  :  where  1  will  meet  you  to  speak 
there  unto  thee. 

43  H  And  there  I  will  meet  with  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  the  tabernacle  shall  be 
sanctified  by  my  glory. 

44  And  I  will  sanctify  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  the  altar  :  I  will  sanc- 
tify also  both  Aaron  and  his  sons,  to  minis- 
ter to  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

45  And  I  will  dwell  among  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  will  be  their  God. 

46  And  they  shall  know  that  I  can  the 
Lord  their  God,  that  brought  them  fortli  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  that  I  may  dwell 
among  them  :  I  am  the  Lord  their  God. 

CHAP.  XXX. 
ND  thou  shalt  make  an  altar  to  burn 
incense  upon :  of  shittim-wood  shalt 
thou  make  it. 

2  A  cubit  shall  he  the  length  thereof,  and 
cubit   the  breadth   thereof;    four-square 

shall  it  be ;  and  two  cubits  shall  he  the 
height  thereof:  the  horns  thereof  shall  he 
of  the  same. 

3  And  thou  shalt  overlay  it  with  pure 
gold,  the  top  thereof,  and  the  sides  there- 
of round  about,  and  the  horns  thereof;  and 
thou  shalt  make  unto  it  a  crown  of  gold 
round  about. 

4  And  two  golden  rings  shalt  thou  make 
to  it  under  the  crown  of  it,  by  the  two  cor- 
ners thereof,  upon  the  two  sides  of  it  shalt 
thou  make  it ;  and  they  shall  be  for  places 
for  the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

5  And  thou  shalt  make  the  staves  o/ shit- 
tim-wood, and  overlay  them  with  gold. 

6  And  thou  shalt  put  it  before  the  vail 
that  is  by  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  before 
the  mercy-seat  that  is  over  the  testimony 
where  I  will  meet  with  thee. 

7  And  Aaron  shall  burn  thereon  sweet 
incense  every  morning  :  when  he  dresseth 
the  lamps,  he  sliall  burn  incense  upon  it. 

8  And  when  Aaron  lighteth  the  lamps  at 
even,  he  shall  burn  incense  upon  it ;  a  per- 
petual incense  before  the  Lord,  throughout 
your  generations. 

9  Ye  shall  offer  no  strange  incense  there- 
on, nor  burnt-sacrifice,  nor  meat-offering ; 
neither  shall  ye  pour  drink-offering  thereon. 

10  And  Aaron  sliall  make  an  atonement 
upon  the  horns  of  it  once  in  a  .year,  with 
the  blood  of  the  sin-offering  of  atonements : 
once  in  the  year  shall  he  make  atonement 
upon  it  throughout  your  generations  :  it  is 
most  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

11  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

12  When  thou  takest  the  sum  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  after  their  number,  then  shall 
they  give  every  man  a  ransom  for  his  soul 

thereof,  for  a  sweet  I  unto  the  Lord,  when  thou  numberest  them  • 

70 


ram  of  Aaron's  consecration,  and  wave  it 
for  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord  :  and 
it  shall  be  tliv  part. 

27  And  tiiou  shalt  sanctify  the  breast  of 
the  wave-offering,  and  the  shoulder  of  the 
heave-offering,  which  is  waved,  and  which 
is  heaved  up  of  the  ram  of  ths  consecra- 
tion, crrn  of  that  which  is  for  Aaron,  and 
of  that  which  is  for  his  sons  : 

28  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons' 
by  a  statute  for  ever,  from  the  children  of 
Israel :  for  it  is  an  heave-offering :  and  it 
shall  be  an  lieave-offering  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  of  the  sacrifice  of  their  peace- 
offerings,  even  their  heave-offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

29  And  the  holy  garments  of  Aaron 
shall  be  his  sons'  after  him,  to  be  anointed 
therein,  and  to  be  consecrated  in  them. 

30  And  that  son,  that  is  priest  in  his 
stead,  shall  put  them  on  seven  days,  when 
he  Cometh  into  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation to  minister  in  the  holy  place. 

31  And  thou  shalt  take  the  ram  of  the 
consecration,  and  seethe  his  flesh  in  the 
holy  place. 

32  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  eat  the 
flesh  of  the  ram,  and  the  bread  that  is  in 
the  basket,  by  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregatioa. 

33  And  they  shall  eat  those  things  where- 
with the  atonement  was  made,  to  conse- 
crate and  to  sanctify  them  :  but  a  stranger 
shall  not  eat  thereof  because  they  are  holy. 

34  And  if  ought  of  the  flesh  of  the  con- 
secrations, or  of  the  bread,  remain  unto  the 
morning,  then  thou  shalt  burn  the  remain- 
der with  fire  :  it  shall  not  be  eaten,  because 
it  is  holy. 

35  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  Aaron, 
and  to  his  sons,  according  to  all  things 
which  I  have  commanded  thee  :  seven  days 
shalt  tliou  consecrate  them. 

36  And  tliou  shalt  offer  every  day  a  bul- 
lock for  a  sin-ofiering  for  atonement ;  and 
thou  shalt  cleanse  the  altar,  when  thou  hast 
made  an  atonement  for  it,  and  thou  shalt 
anoint  it,  to  sanctif}^  it. 

37  Seven  days  thou  shalt  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  altar,  and  sanctify  it ;  and  it 
shall  be  an  altar  most  holy :  whatsoever 
toucheth  the  altar  shall  be  holy. 

38  II  Now  this  is  that  which  thou  shalt 
offer  upon  the  altar  ;  two  lambs  of  the  first 
year  day  by  day  continually. 

39  The  one  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  in  the 
morning  ;  and  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  of- 
fer at  even : 

40  And  with  the  one  lamb  a  tenth-deal 
of  flour  mingled  with  the  fourth  part  of  an 
bin  of  beaten  oil :  and  the  fourth  part  of  an 
hin  of  wine  for  a  drink-offering. 

41  And  the  other  lamb  thou  shalt  offer  at 
even,  and  shalt  do  thereto  according  to  the 
meat-offering  of  the  morning,  and  accord- 
ing to  the  drink-offerin 


The  holy  anointing  oil  CHAP.  XXXI.     The  composition  of  the  perfume. 


that  there  be  no  plague  among  them  when 
thou  numberest  them. 

13  This  they  shall  give,  every  one  that 
passeth  among  them  that  are  numbered, 
half  a  shekel,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary :  (a  shekel  is  twenty  geralis:)  an 
half  skekel  shall  be  the  offering  of  the 
Lord. 

14  Every  one  that  passeth  among  them 
that  are  numbered,  from  twenty  years  old 
and  above,  shall  give  an  offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

15  The  rich  shall  not  give  more,  and  the 
poor  shall  not  give  less  than  half  a  shekel, 
when  fhey  give  an  offering  unto  the  Lord 
to  make  an  atonement  for  your  souls. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  the  atonement- 


money  ot  the  children  of  Israel,  and  shalt  be  a  like  weight: 


sons,  and  consecrate  them,  that  they  mar 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office. 

31  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying,  This  shall  be  an 
holy  anointing  oil  unto  me  throughout  your 
generations. 

32  Upon  man's  flesh  shall  it  not  be  pour- 
ed, neither  shall  ye  make  any  other  like  it, 
after  the  composition  of  it :  it  is  holy,  and 
it  shall  be  holy  unto  you. 

33  Whosoever  compoundeth  any  like  it, 
or  whosoever  putteth  atiy  of  it  upon  a  stran- 
~er,  shall  even  be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

34  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Take  unto  thee  sweet  spices,  stacte,  and 
onycha,  and  galbanum  ;  these  sweet  spices 
with  pure  frankincense  :  of  each  shall  there 


appoint  It  for  the  service  of  the  tabernacle 
ot  the  congregation  ;  that  it  may  be  a  me- 
morial unto  the  children  of  Israel  before 
the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  your 

souls. 

17  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

18  Thou  shalt  also  make  a  laver  of  brass, 
and  his  foot  also  of  brass,  to  wash  loithal': 
and  thou  shalt  put  it  between  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation  and  the  altar,  and 
thou  shalt  put  water  therein. 

19  For  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  wash 
their  hands  and  their  feet  thereat : 

20  When  they  go  into  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  they  shall  wash  with  wa- 
ter, that  they  die  not :  or  when  they  come 
near  to  the  altar  to  minister,  to  burn  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  : 

21  So  they  shall  wash  their  hands  and 
their  feet,  that  they  die  not :  and  it  shall  be 
a  statute  for  ever  to  them,  even  to  him  and 
to  his  seed  throughout  their  generations. 

22  H  IMoreover  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  saying, 

23  Take  thou  also  unto  thee  principal 
spices,  of  pure  myrrh  five  hundred  shekels, 
and  of  sweet  cinnamon  half  so  much,  even 
two  hundred  and  fifty  shekels,  and  of  sweet 
calamus  two  hundred  and  fifty  shekels, 

24  And  of  cassia  five  hundred  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  and  of 
oil-olive  an  hin  : 

25  And  thou  shalt  make  it  an  oil  of  holy 
ointment,  an  ointment  compound  after  the 
art  of  the  apothecary  :  it  shall  be  an  holy 
anointing  oil. 

26  And  thou  shalt  anoint  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  therewith,  and  the  ark 
of  the  testimony, 

27  And  the  table  and  all  his  vessels,  and 
the  candlestick  and  his  vessels,  and  the 
altar  of  incense, 

28  And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering  with 
all  his  vessels,  and  the  laver  and  his  foot. 

29  And  thou  shalt  sanctify  them,  that 
they  may  be  most  holy  :  whatsoever  touch- 
eth  them  shall  be  holy. 

30  And  thou  shalt  anoint  Aaron  and  his 


35  And  thou  shalt  make  it  a  perfume,  a 
confection  after  the  art  of  the  apothecary, 
tempered  together,  pure  and  holy  : 

36  And  thou  shalt  beat  so?ne  of  it  very 
small,  and  put  of  it  before  the  testimony  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  where 
I  will  meet  with  thee  :  it  shall  be  unto  you 
most  holy. 

37  And  as  for  the  perfume  which  thou 
shalt  make,  ye  shall  not  make  to  yourselves 
according  to  the  composition  thereof:  it 
shall  be  unto  thee  holy  for  the  Lord. 

38  Whosoever  shall  make  like  unto  that, 
to  smell  thereto,  shall  even  be  cut  off  from 
his  people. 

CHAP.  XXXL 
\  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say 
-L^  ing, 

2  See,  I  have  called  by  name  Bezaleel 
the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe 
of  Judah  : 

3  And  I  have  filled  him  with  the  spirit  of 
God,  in  wisdom,  and  in  understanding,  and 
in  knowledge,  and  in  all  manner  of  work- 
manship, 

4  To  devise  cunning  works,  to  work  in 
gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass, 

5  And  in  cutting  of  stones  to  set  them, 
and  in  carving  of  timber,  to  work  in  all 
manner  of  workmanship. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  given  with  him 
Ahohab  the  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe 
of  Dan ;  and  in  the  hearts  of  all  that  are 
wise-hearted  I  have  put  wisdom  ;  that  they 
may  make  all  that  I  have  commanded  thee  : 

7  The  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
and  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  the  mer- 
cy-seat that  is  thereupon,  and  all  the  furni- 
ture of  the  tabernacle, 

8  And  the  table  and  his  furniture,  and 
the  pure  candlestick  with  all  his  furniture, 
and  the  altar  of  incence, 

9  And  the  altar  of  burnt-offering  with  all 
his  furniture,  and  the  laver  and  his  foot, 

10  And  the  clothes  of  service,  and  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  the 
garments  of  his  sons,  to  minister  in  the 
priest's  office, 

1 1  And  the  anointing  oil,  and  sweet  in- 
71 


Aaron  makes  a  molten  calf. 
cense  for  the  holy  place :  according  to  all 
that  I  have  commanded  thee  shall  they  do. 

12  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

13  Speak  thou  also  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying,  Verily  my  sabbaths  ye  shall 
keep :  for  it  is  a  sign  between  me  and  you 
throughout  your  generations  ;  that  ye  may 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  that  doth  sanctify 
3'ou. 

14  Ye  shall  keep  the  sabbath  therefore : 
for  it  is  holy  unto  you.  Every  one  that  de- 
fileth  it  shall  surely  be  put  to  death  :  for 
whosoever  doeth  any  work  therein,  tliat 
soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  his  people. 

15  Six  days  may  work  be  done,  but  in 
the  seventh  is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  holy  to 
the  Lord  :  whosoever  doeth  any  work  in 
tJie  sabbath-day  he  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death. 

16  Wherefore  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
keep  the  sabbath,  to  observe  the  sabbath 
throughout  their  generations,  for  a  perpe- 
tual covenant. 

17  //  is  a  sign  between  me  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  for  ever  :  for  in  six  days  the 
Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  and  on  the 
seventh  day  he  rested  and  was  refreshed. 

18  If  And  he  gave  unto  Moses,  wheij  he 
had  made  an  end  of  communing  with  him 
upon  mount  Sinai,  two  tables  of  testimony, 
tables  of  stone,  written  M'ith  the  finger  of 
God. 

CHAP.  XXXIL 
ND  when  the  people  saw  that  Moses 
delayed  to  come  down  out  of  the 
mount,  the  people  gathered  them.selves  to- 
gether unto  Aaron,  and  said  unto  him.  Up, 
make  us  gods  which  shall  go  before  us :  for 
as  for  this  Moses,  the  man  that  brought  us 
up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not 
what  is  become  of  him. 

2  And  Aaron  said  unto  them.  Break  off 
the  golden  ear-rings  which  are  in  the  ears 
of  your  wives,  of  your  sons,  and  of  your 
daughters,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  all  the  people  brake  off  the  gold- 
en car-rings  winch  were  in  their  ears,  and 
brought  tlicm  unto  Aaron. 

4  And  he  received  tlicm  at  their  hand, 
and  fasliioned  it  with  a  graving  tool,  after 
he  h:id  made  it  a  molten  calf:  and  they 
said,  These  be.  thy  gods,  O  Israel,  wliic'h 
brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  And  when  Aaron  saw  it,  he  biiilt  an 
altar  before  it;  and  Aaron  made  procla- 
mation, and  said,  To-morrow  /^  a  feast  to 
tlie  Lord. 

6  And  they  rose  up  early  on  the  morrow, 
and  offered  burnt-offerings,  and  brought 
peace-offerings :  and  the  people  sat  down 
to  cat  and  to  drink,  and  rose  up  to  play. 

7  11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Go, 
get  thee  down  :  for  thy  people,  which  thou 
broughtest  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  have 
corrupted  themselves: 

8  They  have  turned  aside  quickly  out 


EXODUS.  Moses  destroys  the  calf. 

of  the  way  which  I  commanded  them  :  they 
have  made  them  a  molten  calf,  and  have 
worshipped  it,  and  have  sacrificed  thereun- 
to, and  said.  These  he  thy  gods,  O  Israel, 
which  have  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I  have 
seen  this  people,  and  behold,  it  is  a  stiff- 
necked  people  : 

10  Now  therefore  let  me  alone,  that  my 
wrath  may  ^vax  hot  against  them,  and  that 
I  may  consume  them  :  and  I  will  make  of 
thee  a  great  nation. 

11  H  And  Moses  besought  the  Lord' his 
God,  and  said,  Lord,  why  doth  thy  wrath 
wax  hot  against  thy  people,  which  thou 
hast  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
with  great  power,  and  with  a  miah.ty  hand  ? 

12  Wherefore  should  the  Egyptians 
speak  and  say,  For  mischief  did  he  bring 
them  out,  to  slay  them  in  the  mountains, 
and  to  consume  them  from  the  face  of  the 
earth  I  Turn  from  thy  fierce  wrath,  and  re- 
pent of  this  evil  against  thy  people. 

13  Remember  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Is- 
rael, thy  servants,  to  whom  thou  swarest 
by  thine  own  self,  and  saidst  unto  them,  I 
will  multiply  your  seed  as  the  stars  of  hea- 
ven, and  all  this  land  that  I  have  spoken  of 
will  I  give  unto  your  seed,  and  they  shall 
inherit  it  for  ever. 

14  And  the  Lord  repented  of  the  evil 
which  he  thought  to  do  unto  his  people. 

15  11  And  Moses  turned,  and  went  down 
from  the  mount,  and  the  two  tables  of  the 
testimony  were  in  his  hand  :  the  tables  were 
written  on  both  their  sides ;  on  the  one 
side  and  on  the  other  leerc  they  written. 

16  And  the  tables  tcere  the  work  of  God, 
and  the  writing  icas  the  writing  of  God, 
graven  upon  the  tables. 

17  And  when  Joshua  heard  the  noise  of 
the  people  as  the}'  shouted,  he  said  unto 
Moses,  There  is  a  noise  of  war  in  the  camp. 

18  And  he  said.  It  is  not  the  voice  of 
tliem  thed  shout  for  mastery,  neither  is  it 
tlie  voice  of  them  that  cry  for  being  over- 
come :  but  the  noise  of  tlicm  that  sing  do  I 
hear. 

19  H  And  it  came  to  pass  as  soon  as  he 
came  nigh  unto  the  camp,  that  he  saw  the 
calf,  and  the  dancing:  and  Moses'  anger 
waxed  hot,  and  he  cast  the  tables  out  of  his 
hands,  and  brake  them  beneath  the  mount. 

20  If  And  he  took  the  calf  which  they 
had  made,  and  burnt  it  in  the  fire,  and 
ground  it  to  powder,  and  strewed  it  upon 
the  water,  and  made  the  children  of  Israel 
drink  of  it. 

21  U  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  What 
did  this  people  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast 
brouglit  so  great  a  sin  upon  them  ? 

22  And  Aaron  said,  Let  not  the  anger 
of  my  lord  wax  hot :  thou  knowest  the 
people,  that  they  are  set  on  mischief 

2.3  For  they  said  unto  me,  Make  us  gods 
which  shall  go  before  us :  for  as  for  this 
72 


Moses  prays  for  the  people.     CHAP.  XXXIIl.  Moses  desires  to  see  GorTs  glory. 


Moses,  the  man  that  brought  us  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  we  wot  not  what  is  be- 
come of  him. 

24  And  I  said  unto  them.  Whosoever 
hath  any  gold,  let  them  break  it  off.  So 
they  gave  it  me  :  then  I  cast  it  into  the  fire, 
and  there  came  out  this  calf 

25  1l  And  when  Moses  saw  that  the  peo- 
ple rcere  naked  (for  Aaron  had  made  them 
naked  unto  their  shame,  among  their  ene- 
mies:) 

26  Then  Moses  stood  in  the  gate  of  the 
camp,  and  said,  Who  is  on  the  Lord's  side  1 
let  him  come  unto  me.  And  all  the  sons  of 
Levi  gathered  themselves  together  unto 
him. 

27  And  he  said  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Put  every  man 
his  sword  by  his  side,  and  go  in  and  out 
from  gate  to  gate  throughout  the  camp,  and 
slay  ever^^  man  his  brotiier,  and  every  man 
his  companion,  and  every  man  his  neigh- 
bour. 

23  And  the  children  of  Levi  did  accord- 
ing to  the  word  of  Moses  :  and  there  fell  of 
the  people  that  day  about  three  thousand 
men. 

29  For  Moses  had  said.  Consecrate  your- 
selves to-day  to  the  Lord,  even  every  man 
upon  his  son,  and  upon  his  brother ;  that 
he  may  bestow  upon  you  a  blessing  this 
day. 

30  H  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  Moses  said  unto  the  people,  Ye 
have  sinned  a  great  sin  :  and  now  1  will  go 
up  unto  the  Lord  ;  peradventure  I  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  your  sin. 

31  And  Moses  returned  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  Oh,  this  people  have  sinned  a  great 
sin,  and  have  made  them  gods  of  gold. 

32  Yet  now,  if  thou  wilt,  forgive  their 
sin  :  and  if  not,  blot  me,  1  pray  thee,  out 
of  thy  book  which  thou  hast  written. 

33  U  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Whosoever  hath  sinned  against  me,   him 

I  blot  out  of  my  book. 


thee ;  for  thou  art  a  stiff-necked   people : 
lest  I  consume  thee  in  the  way. 

4  II  And  when  the  people  heard  these 
evil  tidings,  they  mourned  :  and  no  man  did 
put  on  him  his  ornaments. 

5  For  the  Lord  had  said  unto  Moses, 
Say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  are  a 
stiff-necked  people  :  I  will  come  up  into  the 
midst  of  thee  in  a  moment,  and  consume 
thee  :  therefore  now  put  off  thy  ornaments 
from  thee,  that  I  may  know  what  to  do  unto 
thee. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel  stripped 
themselves  of  their  ornaments  by  the  mount 
Horeb. 

7  IT  And  Moses  took  the  tabernacle,  and 
pitched  it  without  the  camp  afar  off  from 
the  camp,  and  called  it  the  Tabernacle  of 
the  congregation.  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that  every  one  which  sought  the  Lord, 
went  out  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, which  icas  without  the  camp. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Moses  went 
out  unto  the  tabernacle,  thtit  all  the  people 
rose  up,  and  stood  every  man  at  his  tent- 
door,  and  looked  after  J.Ioses,  until  he  was 
gone  into  the  tabernacle. 

9  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Moses  en- 
tered into  the  tabernacle,  the  cloudy  pillar  de- 
scended, and  stood  rt^  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle, and  the  LORD  talked  with  Moses. 

10  And  all  the  people  saw  the  cloudy 
pillar  stand  at  the  tabernacle-door  :  and  all 
the  people  rose  up  and  worshipped,  every 
man  in  his  tent-door. 

11  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  face 
to  face,  as  a  man  speaketh  unto  his  friend. 
And  he  turned  again  into  the  camp ;  but 
his  servant  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  a  young 
man,  departed  not  out  of  the  tabernacle. 

12  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
See,  tliou  sayest  unto  me.  Bring  up  this 
people :  and  thou  hast  not  let  me  know 
whom  thou  wilt  send  with  me.  Yet  thou 
hast  said,  I  know  thee  by  name,  and  thou 
hast  also  found  grace  in  my  sight. 

13  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  if  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  shew  me  now  thy 

Behold,  mine  Angel   shall  go  before  j  way,  that  1  may  know  thee,  that  I  may  find 

grace  in  thy  sight :  and  consider  that  this 
nation  is  thy  people. 

14  And  lie  said,  My  presence  shall  go 
with  thee,  and  I  will  give  thee  rest. 

15  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  thy  presence 
go  not  with  mc,  carry  us  not  up  hence. 

16  For  wherein  shall  it  be  known  here 
that  I  and  thy  people  have  found  grace  in 
thy  sight  ?  Is  it  not  in  that  thou  goest  with 
us?  So  shall  we  be  separated,  I  and  thy 
people,  from  all  the  people  that  are  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

17  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  I 
will  do  this  thing  also  that  thou  hast  spo- 
ken :  for  thou  hast  found  grace  in  my  sight, 
and  1  know  thee  by  name. 

18  H  And  he  said,  I  beseech  thee,  shew 
me  thy  glory. 

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34  Therefore  now  go,  lead  the  people 
unto  thj:  place  of  which  I  have  spoken  unto 
the 

thee  :  nevertheless,  in  tlie  day  when  I  visit, 
I  will  visit  their  sin  upon  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  plagued  tlie  people, 
because  they  made  the  calf  which  Aaron 
made. 

CHAP.  XXXIIl. 
ND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  De- 
part and  go  up  hence,  thou  and  the 
people  which  thou  hast  brought  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  unto  the  land  which  I 
sv/are  unto  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  .Ta- 
cob,  saying,  Unto  thy  seed  will  I  give  it : 

2  And  I  will  send  an  angel  before  thee  ; 
and  I  will  drive  out  the  Canaanite,  the 
Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite, 
the  liivite,  and  the  Jebusite  : 

3  Unto  a  land  flowing  with  milk  and 
honey  :  for  1  will  not  go  ud  in  the  midst  of 

10 


The  Lord  proclaims  his  name. 

19  And  he  said,  I  will  make  all  my 
goodness  pass  before  thee,  and  I  will  pro- 
claim the  name  of  the  Lord  before  thee  ; 
and  will  be  gracious  to  whom  I  will  be 
gracious,  and  will  shew  mercy  on  whom  I 
will  shew  mercy. 

20  And  he  said,  Thou  canst  not  see  my 
face :  for  there  shall  no  man  see  me,  and 
live. 

21  And  the  Lord  said,  Behold,  their,  is  a 
place  by  me,  and  thou  shalt  stand  upon  a 
rock : 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  while  my 
glory  passeth  by,  that  I  will  put  thee  in  a 
cleft  of  the  rock  ;  and  will  cover  thee  with 
my  hand  while  I  pass  by : 

23  And  I  will  take  away  mine  hand,  and 
thou  shalt  see  my  back  parts :  but  my  face 
shall  not  be  seen. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Hew 
thee  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the 
first :  and  I  will  write  upon  these  tables  the 
words  that  were  in  the  first  tables  which 
thou  brakest. 

2  And  be  ready  in  the  morning,  and 
come  up  in  the  morning  unto  mount  Sinai, 
and  present  thyself  there  to  me  in  the  top 
of  the  mount. 

3  And  no  man  shall  come  up  with  thee, 
neither  let  any  man  be  seen  throughout  all 
the  mount :  neither  let  the  flocks  nor  herds 
feed  before  that  mount. 

4  U  And  he  hewed  two  tables  of  stone,  like 
unto  the  first;  and  Moses  rose  up  early  in 
the  morning,  and  went  up  unto  mount  Si- 
nai, as  the  Lord  had  commanded  him,  and 
took  in  his  hand  the  two  tables  of  stone. 

5  And  the  Lord  descended  in  the 
cloud,  and  stood  with  him  there,  and  pro- 
claimed the  name  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  Lord  passed  by  before  him, 
and  proclaimed,  The  Lord,  The  Lord  God, 
merciful  and  gracious,  long-suflfering,  and 
abundant  in  goodness  and  truth, 

7  Keeping  mercy  for  thousands,  forgiving 
iniquity  and  transgression  and  sin,  and  that 
will  by  no  means  clear  the  guilty ;  visiting 
the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children, 
and  upon  the  children's  children,  unto  the 
third  and  to  the  fourth  generation. 

8  *li  And  Moses  made  haste,  and  bowed 
his  head  toward  the  earth,  and  worshipped. 

9  And  he  said.  If  now  I  have  found  grace 
in  thy  sight,  O  Lord,  let  my  Lord,  Ipray 
thee,  go  among  us  (Jbr  it  is  a  stiff-necked 
people)  and  j)ardon  our  iniquity  and  our  sin, 
and  take  us  i()r  thine  iuheritaiice. 

10  %  And  lie  said.  Behold  I  make  a  co- 
venant :  beii)re  all  thy  people  I  will  do  mar- 
vels, such  as  iiave  not  l)een  done  in  all  the 
earth,  nor  in  any  nation  :  and  all  the  people 
among  wiiich  thou  art  shall  see  the  work  of 
the  Lord  :  for  it  is  a  terrible  thing  that  I 
will  do  with  thee. 

11  Observe  thou  that  which  I  command 
thee  this  day :  Behold,  I  drive  out  before 


EXODUS. '  God  covenants  tvith  Israel. 

thee  the  Amorite,  and  the  Canaanite,  and 
the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Hi- 
vite,  and  the  Jebusite. 

12  Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest  thou  make 
a  covenant  with  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
whither  thou  goest,  lest  it  be  for  a  snare  in 
the  midst  of  thee  : 

13  But  ye  shall  destroy  their  altars,  break 
their  images,  and  cut  down  their  groves : 

14  For  thou  shalt  worship  no  other  god : 
for  the  Lord,  whose  name  is  Jealous,  is  a 
jealous  God : 

15  Lest  thou  make  a  covenant  with  the 
inhabitants  of  the  land,  and  they  go  a 
whoring  after  their  gods,  and  do  sacrifice 
unto  their  gods,  and  one  call  thee,  and  thou 
eat  of  his  sacrifice ; 

16  And  thou  takeof  their  daughters  unto 
thy  sons,  and  their  daughters  go  a  whoring 
after  their  gods,  and  make  thy  sons  go  a 
whoring  after  their  gods. 

17  Thou  shalt  make  thee  no  molten  gods. 

18  If  The  feast  of  unleavened  bread  shalt 
thou  keep.  Seven  days  shalt  thou  eat  un- 
leavened bread,  as  I  commanded  thee  in 
the  time  of  the  month  Abib:  for  in  the 
month  Abib  thou  camest  out  from  Egypt. 

19  All  that  openeth  the  matrix  is  mme: 
and  every  firstling  among  thy  cattle,  ichether 
ox  or  sheep,  that  is  male. 

20  But  the  firstling  of  an  ass  thou  shalt 
redeem  with  a  lamb :  and  if  thou  redeem 
him  not,  then  shalt  thou  break  his  neck. 
All  the  first-born  of  thy  sons  thou  shalt  re- 
deem. And  none  shall  appear  before  me 
empty. 

21  IT  Six  days  thou  shalt  work,  but  on 
the  seventh  day  thou  shalt  rest :  in  earing- 
time  and  in  harvest  thou  shalt  rest. 

22  H  And  thou  shalt  observe  the  feast  of 
weeks,  of  the  first-fruits  of  wheat-harvest, 
and  the  feast  of  ingathering  at  the  year's  end. 

23  ^1  Thrice  in  the  year  shall  all  your 
men-children  appear  before  the  Lord  God, 
the  God  of  Israel. 

24  For  I  will  cast  out  the  nations  before 
thee,  and  enlarge  thy  borders :  neither  shall 
any  man  desire  thy  land,  when  thou  shalt  go 
lip  to  appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God  thrice 
in  the  year. 

25  i  Thou  shalt  not  offer  the  blood  of  my 
sacrifice  with  leaven,  neither  shall  the  sa- 
crifice of  the  feast  of  the  passover  be  left 
unto  the  morning. 

26  The  first  of  the  first-fruits  of  thy  land 
thou  shalt  bring  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord 
thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in 
his  mother's  milk. 

27  II  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Write  thou  these  words  :  for  after  the  tenor 
of  these  words  I  have  made  a  covenant  with 
thee,  and  with  Israel. 

28  And  he  was  there  with  the  Lord 
forty  days  and  forty  nights  ;  he  did  neither 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water :  and  he  wrote 
upon  the  tables  the  words  of  the  covenant, 
the  ten  commandments. 

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Free  gifts  for  the  tabernacle.      CHAP.  XXXV.      TJie  people's  readiness  to  offer. 


29  *\  And  it  came  to  pass  wlien  Moses 
came  down  from  mount  Sinai  (with  the  two 
tables  of  testimony  in  Moses'  hand,  when  he 
came  down  from  the  mount)  that  Moses  wist 
not  that  the  skin  of  his  face  shone,  while  he 
talked  with  him. 

30  And  when  Aaron  and  all  the  children 
of  Israel  saw  Moses,  behold,  the  skin  of  his 
face  shone,  and  they  were  afraid  to  come 
nigh  him. 

31  And  Moses  called  unto  them;  and 
Aaron  and  all  the  rulers  of  the  congrega- 
tion returned  unto  him :  and  Moses  talked 
with  them. 

32  And  afterward  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael came  ni^h  :  and  he  gave  them  in  com- 
mandment ail  that  the  Lord  had  spoken 
with  him  in  mount  Sinai. 

33  And  till  Moses  had  done  speaking 
with  them,  he  put  a  vail  on  his  face. 

34  But  when  Moses  went  in  before  the 
Lord  to  speak  with  him,  he  took  the  vail 
off,  until  he  came  out.  And  he  came  out 
and  spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel  that 

■  which  he  was  commanded. 

35  And  the  children  of  Israel  saw  the 
face  of  Moses,  that  the  skin  of  Moses'  face 
shone:  and  Moses  put  the  vail  upon  his 
face  again,  until  he  went  in  to  speak  with 
him. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 
4  ND  Moses  gathered  all  the  congrega- 
-i^  tion  of  the  children  of  Israel  together, 
and  said  unto  them.  These  are  the  words 
wliich  the  Lord  hath  commanded,  that  ye 
should  do  them. 

2  U  Six  days  shall  work  be  done,  but  on 
the  seventh  day  there  shall  be  to  you  an  holy 
day,  a  sabbath  of  rest  to  the  Loud  :  whoso- 
ever doeth  work  therein  shall  be  put  to 
death. 

3  Ye  shall  kindle  no  fire  throughout  your 
habitations  upon  the  sabbath  day. 

4  *ii  And  Moses  spake  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel,  saying. 
This  is  the  thing  wliich  the  Lord  com- 
manded, saying, 

5  Take  ye  from  among  you  an  offering 
unto  the  Lord  :  whosoever  is  of  a  willing 
heart,  let  him  bring  it,  an  offering  of  the 
Lord  ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 

6  And  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
fine  linen,  and  goats'  hair, 

7  And  rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  bad- 
gers' skins,  and  shittim-wood, 

8  And  oil  for  the  light,  and  spices  for 
anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  incense, 

9  And  onyx-stones,  and  stones  to  be  set 
for  the  ephod,  and  for  the  breast-plate. 

10  And  every  wise-hearted  among  you 
shall  come,  and  make  all  that  the  Lord  hath 
commanded ; 

11  The  tabernacle,  his  tent,  and  his  co- 
vering, his  taches,  and  his  boards,  his  bars, 
his  pillars,  and  his  sockets, 

12  The  ark,  and  the  staves  thereof,  ivith 
the  mercy-seat,  and  the  vail  of  the  covering, 


13  The  table,  and  his  staves,  and  all  his 
vessels,  and  the  shew-bread, 

14  The  candlestick  also  for  the  light,  and 
his  furniture,  and  his  lamps,  with  the  oil 
for  the  light, 

15  And  the  incense-altar,  and  his  staves, 
and  the  anointing  oil,  and  the  sweet  incense, 
and  the  hanging  for  the  door  at  the  entering 
in  of  the  tabernacle, 

16  The  altar  of  burnt-offering,  with  his 
brazen  grate,  his  staves,  and  all  his  vessels, 
the  laver  and  his  foot, 

17  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his  pillars, 
and  their  sockets,  and  the  hanging  for  the 
door  of  the  court, 

18  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the 
pins  of  the  court,  and  their  cords, 

19  The  clothes  of  service,  to  do  service 
in  the  holy  place,  the  holy  garments  for 
Aaron  the  priest,  and  the  garments  of  his 
sons,  to  minister  in  the  priest's  office. 

20  I  And  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  departed  from  the  presence 
of  Moses. 

21  And  they  came,  every  one  whose 
heart  stirred  him  up,  and  every  one  whom 
his  spirit  made  willing,  and  they  brought 
the  Lord's  offering  to  the  work  of  the  ta- 
berriacle  of  the  congregation,  and  for  all  his 
service,  and  for  the  holy  garments. 

22  And  they  came,  both  men  and  wo- 
men, as  many  as  were  willing-hearted,  and 
brought  bracelets,  and  ear-rings,  and  rings, 
and  tablets,  all  jewels  of  gold :  and  every 
man  that  offered,  offered  an  offering  of 
gold  unto  the  Lord. 

23  And  every  man,  with  whom  was  found 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  linen, 
and  goats'  hair,  and  red  skins  of  rams,  and 
badgers'  skins,  brought  them. 

24  Every  one  that  did  offer  an  offering 
of  silver  and  brass  brought  the  Lord's  o^ 
ferin^:  and  every  man  with  whom  was 
found  shittim-wood  for  any  work  of  the  ser- 
vice, brought  it. 

25  And  all  the  women  that  were  wise- 
hearted  did  spin  with  their  hands,  and 
brought  that  which  they  had  spun,  both  of 
blue,  and  of  purple,  and  of  scarlet,  and  of 
fine  linen. 

26  And  all  the  women  whose  hearts 
stirred  them  up  in  wisdom  spun  goats' 
hair. 

27  And  the  rulers  brought  onyx-stones, 
and  stones  to  be  set,  for  the  ephod,  and  for 
the  breast-plate ; 

28  And  spice,  and  oil  for  the  light,  and 
for  the  anointing  oil,  and  for  the  sweet  in- 
cense. 

29  The  children  of  Israel  brought  a  will- 
ing offering  unto  the  Lord,  every  man  and 
woman,  whose  heart  made  them  willing  to 
bring  for  all  manner  of  work,  which  the 
Lord  had  commanded  to  be  made  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

30  U  And  Moses  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  See,   the  Lord  liath  called  by 

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Offerings  are  received. 


EXODUS.        Curtains,  S^c.  of  the  tabernacle. 


name  Bezaleel,  the  son  of  Un,  the  son  ot 
Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah  ; 

31  And  he  hath  filled  hnn  with  the  spirit 
of  God,  in  wisdom,  in  understanding,  and  in 
knowledge,  and  in  all  manner  ot  workman- 

32  And  to  devise  curious  works,  to  work 
in  -mid,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass, 

33  And  in  the  cutting  ot  stones  to  set 
them,  and  in  carving  of  wood,  to  make  any 
manner  of  cunning  work. 

3-1  And  he  hath  put  in  his  heart  that  lie 
may  teach,  both  he,  and  Aholiab,  the  son 
of  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  ot  Dan. 

35  Them  hath  he  filled  with  wisdom  ot 
heart,  to  work  all  manner  of  work,  ot  the 
en-raver,  and  of  the  cunning  workman, 
and  of  the  embroiderer,  in  blue,  and  in  pur- 
ple in  scarlet,  and  in  fine  linen,  and  ot  the 
weaver,  even  of  them  that  do  any  work,  and 
of  those  that  devise  cunning  work. 
CHAP.  XXXVI. 

THEN  wrought  Bezaleel  and  Ahohab, 
and  everv  wise-hearted  man,  in  whom 
the  Lord  put\visdom  and  understanding  to 
kno^v  how  to  work  all  manner  of  work  for 
the  service  of  the  sanctuary,  according  to 
all  that  the  Lord  had  commanded. 

2  And  Moses  called  Bezaleel  and  Aho- 
liab and  every  wise-hearted  man,  m  vvhose 
heart  the  Lord  had  put  wisdom,  even  every 
one  whose  heart  stirred  him  up  to  come  un- 
to the  work  to  do  it : 

3  And  they  received  of  Moses  all  the  ot- 
fering  which  the  children  of  Israel  had 
brought  for  the  work  of  the  service  ot  the 
sanctuary,  to  make  it  unthal.  And  they 
brought  yet  unto  him  free-otfenngs  every 
morning. 

4  11  And  all  the  wise  men,  that  wrought 
all  the  work  of  the  sanctuary,  came  every 
man  from  his  work  which  they  made  ; 

5  And  thev  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  | 
The  people  bring  much  more  than  enough 
for  the  service  of  the  work,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  to  make. 

6  And  Moses  gave  commandment,  and 
they  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed  throughout 
the  camp,  saying,  Let  neither  man  nnr  wo- 
man make  any  more  work  for  the  offering 
of  tlie  sanctuary.  So  the  people  were  re- 
strained from  bringing. 

7  For  the  stuti'  they  had  was  sufficient 
for  all  the  work  to  make  it,  and  too  much. 

8  H  And  every  wise-hearted^  man  among 
them  that  wrought  the  work  of  the  taberna- 
cle made  ten  curtains  ry/fine  twined  linen, 
and  blue,  and  })urple,  and  scarlet :  withche- 
rubims  of  cunning  work  made  he  them. 

9  'J'iic  length  of  one  curtain  was  tvventy 
and  eight  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  one 
curtain  four  cubits :  the  curtains  were  all  of 
one  size. 

10  And  he  coupled  the  five  curtains  one 
unto  another  :  and  the  other  five  curtains  he 
coupled  one  unto  another. 

1 1  And  he  made  loops  of  blue  on  the 


ed^e  of  one  curtain  from  the  selvedge  in  the 
coupling:  likewise  he  made  in  the  uttermost 
side  of  another  curtain,  in  the  coupling  ot 
the  second.  . 

12  Fifty  loops  made  he  in  one  curtain, 
and  fifty  loops  made  he  in  the  edge  ot  tne 
curtain  which  tvas  in  the  coupling  ot  the 
second:    the    loops  held   one    curtain  to 

another.  ,        ^      1 1       a 

13  And  he  made  fifty  taches  ot  gold,  and 
coupled  the  curtains  one  unto  another  with 
the  taches.     So  it  became  one  tabernacle.^ 

14  "^  And  he  made  curtains  (?/ goats' /mir 
tor  the  tent  over  the  tabernacle :  eleven  cur- 
tains he  made  them. 

15  The  length  of  one  curtain  toas  thirty 
cubits,  and  four  cubits  was  the  breadth  of 
one  curtain:  the  eleven  curtains  were  ot 
one  size.  . 
I  16  And  he  coupled  five  curtains  by  them- 
selves, and  six  curtains  by  themselves. 

17  And  he  made  fifty  loops  upon  the  ut- 
termost edge  of  the  curtain  in  the  coupling, 
and  fifty  loops  made  he  upon  the  edge  of 
the  curtain  which  coupleth  the  second. 

IS  And  he  made  fifty  taches  of  brass  to 
couple  the  tent  together,  that  it  might  be 
one.  . 

19  H  And  he  made  a  covering  lor  the  tent 
c/rams'  skins  dyed  red,  and  a  covering  of 
badgers'  skins  above  that. 

20  H  And  he  made  boards  for  the  taber- 
nacle of  shittim-wood,  standing  up. 

21  The  length  of  a  board  icas  ten  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  of  a  board  one  cubit  and  a 
half 

22  One  board  had  two  tenons,  equally 
distant  one  from  another :  thus  did  he  make 
for  all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle, 

23  And  he  made  boards  for  the  taberna- 
cle ;  twenty  boards  for  the  south  side  south- 
ward : 

24  And  forty  sockets  of  silver  he  made 
under  the  twenty  boards ;  two  sockets  un- 
der one  board  for  his  two  tenons,  and  two 
sockets  under  another  board  for  las  two 
tenons. 

25  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  taberna- 
cle which  is  toward  the  north  corner,  he 
made  twenty  boards, 

26  A  nd  their  forty  sockets  of  silver ;  two 
sockets  under  one  board,  and  two  sockets 
under  another  board. 

27  And  for  the  sides  of  the  tabernacle 
westward  he  made  six  boards. 

28  And  two  boards  made  he  for  the  cor- 
ners of  the  tabernacle  in  the  two  sides. 

29  And  they  were  coupled  beneath,  and 
coupled  together  at  the  head  thereof,  to  one 
ring :  thus  he  did  to  both  of  them  in  both 
the  corners. 

30  And  there  were  eight  boards ;  and 
their  sockets  were  sixteen  sockets  of  silver, 
under  every  board  two  sockets. 

31  If  And  he  made  bars  of  shittim-wood  ; 
five  lor  the  boards  of  the  one  side  of  the 
tabernacle, 

76 


The  ark,  mercy-seat,  table,        CHAP.  XXX VI I.     candlestick,  and  incense-altar. 


32  And  five  bars  for  the  boards  of  the 
other  side  of  t!ie  tabernacle,  and  five  bars 
for  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle  for  the 
sides  westward 

33  And  lie  made  the  middle  bar  to  shoot 
through  the  boards  from  the  one  end  to  the 
other. 

34  And  he  overlaid  the  boards  with  gold, 
and  made  their  rings  of  gold  to  he  places 
for  the  bars,  and  overlaid  the  bars  with 
gold. 

35  If  And  he  made  a  vail  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  : 
ivitli  cherubims  made  he  it  of  cunning  work. 

36  And  he  made  thereunto  four  pillars  r;/' 
shitiim-wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  gold  : 
their  hooks  were  of  gold ;  and  he  cast  for 
them  four  sockets  of  silver. 

37  II  And  he  made  an  hanging  for  the 
tabernacle-door  of  blue,  and  purple,  and 
scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen,  of  needle- 
work ; 

38  And  the  five  pillars  of  it,  with  their 
hooks  :  and  he  overlaid  their  chapiters  and 
their  fillets  with  gold  :  but  their  five  sockets 
icere  of  brass. 

CHAP,  xxxvn. 

ND  Bezaleel  made  the  ark  of  shittim- 
wood  :  two  cubits  and  a  half  wai;  the 
length  of  it,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
breadth  of  it,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  the 
height  of  it : 

2  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold  with- 
in and  without,  and  made  a  crown  of  gold 
to  it  round  about. 

3  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold, 
to  be  set  by  the  four  corners  of  it :  even  two 
rings  upon  the  one  side  of  it,  and  two  rings 
upon  the  other  side  of  it. 

4  And  he  made  staves  of  shittim-wood, 
and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

5  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings 
by  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to  bear  the  ark. 

6  ^  And  lie  made  the  merc)^-seat  q/"pure 
gold  :  two  cubits  and  a  half  ivas  the'length 
thereof,  and  one  cubit  and  a  half  the 
breadth  thereof. 

7  And  he  made  two  cherubims  of  gold, 
beaten  out  of  one  piece  made  he  them,  on 
the  two  ends  of  the  mercy-seat ; 

8  One  cherub  on  the  end  on  this  side, 
and  another  cherub  on  the  ot/ic)-  end  on  that 
side :  out  of  the  mercy-seat  made  he  the 
cherubims  on  the  two  ends  thereof 

9  And  the  cherubims  spread  out  their 
wings  on  high,  and  covered  with  their  wings 
over  the  mercy-seat,  with  their  faces  one  to 
another  ;  even  to  the  mercj'-seat-ward  were 
the  faces  of  the  cherubims. 

10  11  And  he  made  the  table  o/" shittim- 
wood  :  two  cubits  iras  the  length  thereof, 
and  a  cubit  the  breadth  thereof,  and  a  cubit 
and  a  half  the  height  thereof: 

11  And  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold, 
and  made  thereunto  a  crown  of  gold  round 
about. 

12  Also  he  made  thereunto  a  border  of 


an  hand-breadth  round  about ;  and  made  a 
crown  of  gold  for  the  border  thereof  round 
about. 

13  And  he  cast  for  it  four  rings  of  gold, 
and  put  the  rings  upon  the  four  corners 
that  were  in  the  four  feet  thereof. 

14  Over  against  the  border  were  the 
rings,  the  places  for  the  staves,  to  bear  the 
table. 

15  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim- 
wood,  and  overlaid  tliem  with  gold,  to  bear 
the  table. 

16  And  he  made  the  vessels  which  were 
upon  the  table,  his  dishes,  and  his  spoons, 
and  his  bowls,  and  his  covers  to  cover  with- 
al, of  pure  "old. 

17  11  And  he  made  the  candlestick  of 
pure  gold ;  of  beaten  work  made  he  the 
candlestick  ;  his  shaft,  and  his  branch,  his 
bowls,  his  knops,  and  his  fiowers  were  of 
the  same : 

18  And  six  branches  going  out  of  the 
sides  thereof:  three  branchesof  the  candle- 
stick out  of  the  one  side  thereof:  and  three 
branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the  other 
side  thereof: 

19  Three  bowls  made  after  the  fashion 
of  almonds  in  one  branch  a  knop,  and  a 
flower ;  and  three  bowls  made  like  almonds 
in  another  b;^nch  a  knop,  and  a  flower  :  so 
throughout  the  six  branches  going  out  of 
the  candlestick. 

20  And  in  the  candlestick  were  four  bowls 
made  like  almonds,  his  knops  and  his  flow- 
ers : 

21  And  a  knop  under  two  branches  of 
the  same,  and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  and  a  knop  under  two  branches 
of  the  same,  according  to  the  six  branches 
going  out  of  it. 

22  Their  knops  and  their  branches  were 
of  the  same  :  all  of  it  teas  one  beaten  work 
of  pure  gold. 

23  And  he  made  his  seven  lamps,  and 
his  snuffers,  and  his  snuflf-dishes,  of  pure 
cold. 

24  Of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  made  he  it, 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof. 

25  H  And  he  made  the  incense-altar  of 
shittim-wood :  the  length  of  it  teas  a  cubit, 
and  the  breadth  of  it  a  cubit ;  it  tms  four- 
.square  ;  and  two  cubits  was  the  height  of 
it ;  the  horns  thereof  were  of  the  same. 

26  And  he  overlaid  it  witii  pure  gold, 
both  the  top  of  it,  and  the  sides  thereof 
round  about,  and  the  horns  of  it :  also  he 
made  unto  it  a  crown  of  gold  round 
about. 

27  And  he  made  two  rings  of  gold  for  it 
under  the  crown  thereof'  by  the  two  cor- 
ners of  it,  upon  the  two  sides  thereof,  to  be 
places  for  the  staves  to  bear  it  withal. 

28  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim- 
wood  and  overlaid  them  with  gold. 

29  IT  And  he  made  the  holy  anointing  oil, 
and  the  pure  incense  of  sweet  spices,  ac- 
cording to  the  work  of  the  apothecary. 

77 


T]ie  altar  of  burnt-offering. 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 

AND  he  made  the  altar  of  burnt-offer- 
ing of  shittim-wood  :  five  cubits  tvas 
the  length  thereof,  and  five  cubits  the 
breadth  thereof;  it  was  four-square  ;  and 
three  cubits  the  height  thereof. 

2  And  he  made  the  horns  thereof  on  the 
four  corners  of  it ;  the  horns  thereof  were 
of  the  same :  and  he  overlaid  it  with  brass. 

3  And  he  made  all  the  vessels  of  the 
altar,  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  ba- 
sins, and  the  flesh-hooks,  and  the  fire-pans  : 
all  the  vessels  thereof  made  he  of  brass. 

4  And  he  made  for  the  altar  a  brazen 
grate  of  net-work  under  the  compass  there- 
of beneath  unto  the  midst  of  it. 

5  And  he  cast  four  rings  for  the  four 
ends  of  the  grate  of  brass,  to  be  places  for 
the  staves. 

6  And  he  made  the  staves  of  shittim- 
wood,  and  overlaid  them  with  brass. 

7  And  he  put  the  staves  into  the  rings 
on  the  sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear  it  withal ; 
he  made  the  altar  hollow  with  boards. 

8  H  And  he  made  the  laver  of  brass,  and 
the  foot  of  it  of  brass,  of  the  looking-glasses 
of  the  women  assembling,  which  assembled 
at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

9  H  And  he  made  the  court :  on  thfe 
south  side  southward  the  hangings  of  the 
court  were  (*/ fine  twined  linen,  an  hundred 
cubits : 

10  Their  pillars  ivcrc  twenty,  and  their 
brazen  sockets  twenty ;  the  hooks  of  the 
pillars,  and  their  fillets,  tcerc  of  silver. 

11  And  for  the  north  side,  t/ie  Jumgings 
were  an  hundred  cubits,  their  pillars  iccre 
twenty,  and  their  sockets  of  brass  twenty  : 
the  hooks  of  the  pillars,  and  their  fillets, 
of  silver. 

12  And  for  the  west  side  ivere  hangings 
of  fifty  cubits,  their  pillars  ten,  and  their 
sockets  ten  ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars,  and 
their  fillets,  of  silver. 

13  And  for  the  east  side  eastward  fifty 
cubits. 

14  The  hangings  of  the  one  side  of  the 
gate  were  fifteen  cubits ;  their  pillars  three, 
and  their  sockets  three. 

15  And  for  the  other  side  of  the  court- 
gate,  on  this  hand  and  that  hand,  itjcrc 
hangings  of  fifteen  cubits ;  their  pillars 
three,  and  their  sockets  three. 

16  All  the  hangings  of  the  court  round 
about  ircrc  of  fine  twined  linen. 

17  And  the  sockets  for  tlie  pillars  u'cre 
(f  brass ;  the  hooks  of  the  pillars,  and 
their  iillets,  of  silver  ;  and  the  overlaying 
of  their  chapiters  of  silver  ;  and  all  the 
pillars  of  the  court  7rere  filleted  with  silver. 

18  And  the  hanging  for  the  gate  of  the 
court  v-as  needle-work,  of  blue,  and  purple, 
and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen  :  and 
twenty  cubits  was  the  length,  and  the 
height  in  the  breadth  ivas  five  cubits,  an- 
ewerable  to  the  hangings  of  the  court. 


EXODUS.  The  sum  of  the  offerings. 

19  And  their  pillars  iverc  four,  and  their 
sockets  of  brass  tour  ;  their  hooks  of  silver, 
and  the  overlaying  of  their  chapiters  and 
their  fillets  of  silver. 

20  And  all  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle, 
and  of  the  court  round  about,  weir  of  brass. 

21  II  This  is  the  sum  of  the  tabernacle, 
even  of  the  tabernacle  of  testimony,  as  it 
was  counted,  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  Moses,  for  the  service  of  the  Le- 
vites,  by  the  hand  of  Ithamar,  son  to  Aaron 
the  priest. 

22  And  Bezaleel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son 
of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  made  all 
that  the  Loud  commanded  Moses. 

23  And  with  him  was  Aholiab,  son  of 
Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  an  en- 
graver, and  a  cunning  \\orkman,  and  an 
embroiderer  in  blue,  and  in  purple,  and  in 
scarlet,  and  fine  linen. 

24  All  the  gold  that  was  occupied  for 
the  work  in  all  the  work  of  the  holy  place, 
even  the  gold  of  the  offering,  was  twenty  and 
nine  talents,  and  seven  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary. 

25  And  the  silver  of  them  that  were 
numbered  of  the  congregation  was  an  hun- 
dred talents,  and  a  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore  and  fifteen  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

26  A  bekah  for  every  man,  that  is,  half 
a  shekel,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary, 
for  every  one  that  went  to  be  numbered, 
from  twenty  years  old  and  upward,  for  six 
hundred  thousand  and  three  thousand  and 
five  hundred  and  fifty  ?nc7i. 

27  And  of  the  hundred  talents  of  silver 
were  cast  the  sockets  of  the  sanctuary, 
and  the  sockets  of  the  vail ;  an  hundred 
sockets  of  the  hundred  talents,  a  talent  for 
a  socket. 

28  And  of  the  thousand  seven  hundred 
seventy  and  five  shekels  he  made  hooks  for 
the  pillars,  and  overlaid  their  chapiters, 
and  filleted  them. 

29  And  the  brass  of  the  offering  icas 
seventy  talents,  and  two  thousand  and  four 
hundred  shekels. 

30  And  therewith  he  made  the  sockets 
to  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation, and  the  brazen  altar,  and  the 
brazen  grate  for  it,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  altar, 

31  And  the  sockets  of  the  court  round 
about,  and  the  sockets  of  the  court  gate, 
and  all  the  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  all 
the  pins  of  the  court  round  about. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 


AND  of  the  blue,  and  ])urple,  and  scar- 
let, they  made  clothes  of  service,  to 
do  service  in  the  holy  place,  and  made  the 
holy  garments  for  Aaron ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

2  "if  And  he  made  the  ephod  of  gold, 
blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine 
twined  linen. 

3  And  they  did  beat  the  gold  into  thin 

78 


Th,  breast-plate.  CHAP.  XXXIX.  77..  holy  garments. 

plates,  and  cut  it  into  wires,  to  work  it  inja  lace  of  blue,  that  it  might  be  above  the 

he  blue,  and  in  the  purple,  and  in  the  scar-  curious  girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  that  the 

let,  and  in  the  fine  linen,  with  cunning  I  hrpp^t-ril^ito  ,^;„i.f  „„.  1".  ^J^^T.^  T^ 

work. 

4  They  made  shoulder-pieces  for  it,  to 
couple  it  together  :  by  the  two  edges  was 
it  coupled  together. 

5  Ani  the  curious  girdle  of  his  ephod, 
that  teas  upon  it,  was  of  the  same,  accord- 
ing to  the  work  thereof;  of  gold,  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  fine  twined  linen ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

6  And  they  wrought  onyx  stones  in- 
closed in  ouches  of  gold,  graven  as  signets 
are  graven,  with  the  names  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

7  And  he  put  them  on  the  shoulders  of 
the  ephod,  that  they  should  be  stones  for  a 
memorial  to  the  children  of  Israel ;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

8  1[  And  he  made  the  breast-plate  0/ 
cunning  work,  like  the  work  of  the  ephod  ; 


u  j  ^ ••"&,"■  "ui,  uc  lutjoeu  irom  tne 

ephod  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 

22  U  And  he  made  the  robe  of  the  ephod 
of  woven  work,  all  of  blue. 

23  And  there  was  an  hole  in  the  midst 
of  the  robe,  as  the  hole  of  an  habergeon 
imth  a  band  round  abotit  the  hole  that  it 
should  not  rend.  ' 

24  And  they  made  upon  the  hems  of 
I  the  robe  pomegranates  of  blue,  and  purple 

and  scarlet,  and  twined  linen.  ' 

25  And  they  made  bells  of  pure  gold, 
and  put  the  bells  between  the  pomegra- 
nates upon  the  hem  of  the  robe,  round 
about  between  the  pomegranates  ; 

26  A  bell  and  a  pomegranate,  a  bell  and 
a  pomegranate,  round  about  the  hem  of 
the  robe  to  minister  in ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

.27  H  And  they  made  coats  of  fine  linen, 


nf  ^r.\A   u\  -J    -—■'"">■"'  ""-cp.iuu,      ^i    "  .HLuu  mey  maae  coats  of  line  Jinen 

finffwinedhn'^i    ^"'^    '  '"^  ''''^'''  ^'^^/rr^-ork,  for  Aaron  and  for  his  sons,' 


fine  twined  linen. 

9  It  was  four-square;  they  made  the 
breast-plate  double  :  a  span  ivas  the  length 
thereof,  and  a  span  the  breadth  thereof 
being  doubled.  ' 

10  And  they  set  in  it  four  rows  of  stones : 
the  first  row  was  a  sardius,  a  topaz,  and  a 
carbuncle  :  this  7oas  the  first  row. 

11  And  the  second  row,  an  emerald  a 
sapphire,  and  a  diamond. 

12  And  the  third  row,  a  ligure,  an  agate 
and  an  amethyst.  ' 

13  And  the  fourth  row,  a  beryl,  an  onyx 
and  a  jasper  :  they  were  inclosed  'in  ouches 
ot  gold  m  their  inclosings. 

14  And  the  stones  were  according  to  the 
names  of  the  children  of  Israel,  twelve,  ac- 
cording to  their  names,  like  the  engravings 
ot  a  signet,  every  one  with  his  name,  ac- 
cording to  the  twelve  tribes. 

15  And  they  made  upon  the  breast-plate 
chains  at  the  ends,  of  wreathen  work  of 
pure  gold. 

16  And  they  made  two  ouches  of  gold 
and  two  gold  rings,  and  put  the  two  rings 
m  the  two  ends  of  the  breast-plate. 

17  And  they  put  the  two  wreathen 
chains  of  gold  m  the  two  rings  on  the  ends 
ot  the  breast-plate. 

IS  And -the  two  ends  of  the  two  weath- 
en  chains  they  fastened  in  the  two  ouches 
and  put  them  on  the  shoulder-pieces  of  the 
ephod,  before  it. 

19  And  they  made  two  rings  of  gold 
and  put  them  on  the  two  ends  of  the  breast- 
plate, upon  the  border  of  it,  which  loas  on 
the  side  of  the  ephod  inward. 
.  20  And  they  made  two  other  golden 
rings,  and  put  them  on  the  two  sides  of 
the  ephod  underneath,  toward  the  forepart 
ot  It  over  against  the  other  coupling  there- 

01    r  \     <^""ous  girdle  of  the  ephod 


hisiints  unt?thi'^  ^'""^  the  breast-plate  by  I  au  tne  vessels  of  the  service  of  the  ta 
Ills  rings  unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod  withlnacle,  for  the  tent  of  the  congregation 

79 


2b  Ami  a  mitre  o/fine  linen,  and  goodly 
bonnets  of  fine  linen,  and  linen  breeches 
oj  fine  twined  linen, 

29  And  a  girdle  of  fine  twined  linen, 
and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  of  nee- 
dle-work ;  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  H  And  they  made  the  plate  of  the 
holy  crown  of  pure  gold,  and  wrote  upon 
It  a  writing,  like  to  the  engravings  of  a 
signet,  HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD. 

31  And  they  tied  unto  it  a  lace  of  blue, 
to  fasten  it  on  high  upon  the  mitre ;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

32  H  Thus  was  all  the  work  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  tent  of  the  congregation  finish- 
ed :  and  the  children  of  Israel  did  accord- 
ing to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 
so  did  they.  ' 

33  And  they  brought  the  tabernacle 
unto  Moses,  the  tent,  and  all  his  furniture 
his  taches,  his  boards,  his  bars,  and  his  pil- 
lars, and  his  sockets, 

34  And  the  covering  of  rams'  skins  dyed 
red  and  the  covering  of  badgers'  skins 
and  the  vail  of  the  covering,  ' 

35  The  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  the 
staves  thereof,  and  the  mercy-seat, 

36  The  table,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof 
and  the  shew-bread,  ' 

37  The  pure  candlestick,  loith  the  lamps 
thereof,  even  with  the  lamps  to  be  set  in 
order,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  the 
oil  for  light, 

38  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the  anoint- 
ing oil,  and  the  sweet  incense,  and  the 
hanging  for  the  tabernacle-door, 

39  The  brazen  altar,  and  his  grate  of 
brass,  his  staves,  and  all  his  vessels,  the 
laver  and  his  foot, 

40  The  hangings  of  the  court,  his  pil- 
lars, and  his  sockets,  and  the  hangin<>-  for 
the  court-gate,  his  cords,  and  his  pins,°and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  service  of  the  taber- 


The  tabernacle  reared. 

41  The  clothes  of  service  to  do  service 
in  the  holy  v^ace,  and  the  holy  garments 
for  Aaron  the  priest  and. h,s  sons  gar- 
ments to  minister  in  the  priest  s  office. 

42  According  to  all  that  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses,  so  the  children  of  Israel 
made  all  the  work.  n   a  ^ 

43  And  Moses  did  look  upon  all  the 
work,  and  behold,  they  had  done  it  as  the 
Lord  had  commanded,  even  so  had  they 
done  it :  and  Moses  blessed  them. 

CHAP.  XL. 
4   ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 

2  oAe  first dayof  the  first  month  shalt 
thou  set  up  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent  of  the 
consresjation.  ,       •     ,i         i     r 

3  And  thou  Shalt  put  therein  he  ark  of 
the  testimony,  and  cover  the  ark  with  the 

^^4  And  thou  Shalt  bring  in  the  table,  and 
set  in  order  the  things  that  are  to  be  set  in 
order  upon  it;  and  thou  shalt  bring  m  the 
candlestick,  and  light  the  lamps  thereof. 

5  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  of  gold 
for  the  incense  before  the  ark  ot  the  testi- 
mony, and  put  the  hanging  of  the  door  to 
the  tabernacle. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  the  altar  ol  the 
burnt-oifering  before  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  tent  of  the  congregation. 

7  And  tliou  shalt  set  the  laver  between 
the  tent  of  the  congregation  and  tlie  altar, 
and  shalt  put  water  therein. 

8  And  thou  shalt  set  up  the  court  round 
about,  and  hang  up  the  hanging  at  the 
court-gate. 

9  H  And  thou  shalt  take  the  anointing 
oil,  and  anoint  the  tabernacle,  and  all  that 
is  therein,  and  siiall  hallow  it,  and  all  the 
vessels  thereof:  and  it  shall  be  holy. 

10  And  thou  slialt  anoint  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-offering,  and  all  his  vessels,  and  sanc- 
tify the  altar :  and  it  shall  be  an  altar  most 

holy.  ,     ,  , 

11  And  thou  shalt  anomt  the  laver  and 

his  foot,  and  sanctify  it. 

12  *!l  And  thou  shah  bring  Aaron  and  his 
sons  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  wash  them  with  water. 

13  And  thou  slialt  put  upon  Aaron  the 
holy  garments,  and  anoint  him,  and  sanc- 
tify him ;  that  he  may  minister  unto  me  in 
the  priest's  office. 

14  And  thou  shalt  bring  his  sons,  and 
clotlie  tliem  with  coats  : 

15  And  thou  shalt  anoint  them,  as  thou 
didst  anoint  tlieir  fiither,  that  tl^ey  may 
minister  unto  me  in  the  priest's  office  :  for 
their  anointing  shall  surely  be  an  everlasting 
priesthood  throughout  tlicir  generations. 

16  H  Thus  did  Moses ;  according  to  all 
that  the  Lord  commanded  him,  so  did  he. 

17  1i  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  first 
month,  in  the  second  year,  on  the  first  r/r/y  of 
the  month,  that  the  tabernacle  was  reared  up. 

18  And  Moses  reared  up  the  tabernacle, 


EXODUS.  A  cloud  covers  the  tabernacle. 

and  fastened  his  sockets,  and  set  up  the 
boards  thereof,  and  put  in  the  bars  thereof, 
and  reared  up  his  pillars. 

19  And  he  spread  abroad  the  tent  over 
the  tabernacle,  and  put  the  covering  of  the 
tent  above  upon  it ;  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 

90  H  And  he  took  and  put  the  testimony 
into  the  ark,  and  set  the  staves  on  the  ark, 
and  put  the  mercy-seat  above  upon  the  ark  : 

21  And  he  brought  the  ark  into  the  ta- 
bernacle, and  set  up  the  vail  of  the  cover- 
ing, and  covered  the  ark  of  the  testimony ; 
asThe  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

22  ^  And  he  put  the  table  in  the  tent  ot 
the  congregation,  upon  the  side  of  the  ta- 
bernacle northward,  without  the  vail. 

23  And  he  set  the  bread  in  order  upon 
it  before  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded Moses.  ■  ,    •    .. 

24  11  And  he  put  the  candlestick  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  over  against  the 
table,  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle  south- 

'25  And  he  lighted  the  lamps  before  the 
Lord  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

26  11  And  he  put  the  golden  altar  in  the 
tent  of  the  congregation,  before  the  vail : 

27  And  he  burnt  sweet  incense  thereon  ; 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

28  H  And  he  set  up  the  hanging  at  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle. 

29  And  he  put  the  altar  of  burnt-otter- 
ino-  by  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  tent 
of  "the  congregation,  and  offered  upon  it  the 
burnt-offering,  and  the  meat-offering;  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

30  H  And  he  set  the, laver  between  the 
tent  of  the  congregation  and  the  altar,  and 
put  water  there,  to  wash  withal. 

31  And  Moses,  and  Aaron,  and  his  sons, 
washed  their  hands  and  their  feet  thereat : 

30  When  they  went  into  the  tent  ot  the 
congregation,  and  when  they  came  near 
unto  the  altar,  they  washed ;  as  the  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

33  *A  And  he  reared  up  the  court  round 
about  the  tabernacle  and  the  altar,  and  set 
up  the  hanging  of  the  court-gate  :  so  Moses 
finished  the"  work.  ,    i      .     *   ^r 

34  II  Then  a  cloud  covered  the  tent  ot 
the  con-regati.m,  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

3.5  And  Moses  was  not  able  to  enter  into 
the  tent  of  the  congregation,  because  the 
cloud  abode  thereon,  and  tlie  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  tabernacle. 

36  And  when  the  cloud  was  taken  up 
fr(.m  over  the  tabernacle,  the  children  ot 
Israel  went  onward  in  all  their  journeys; 

37  But  if  the  cloud  were  not  taken  up, 
then  they  journeyed  not  till  the  day  that  u 
was  taken  up.  ,      ^ 

38  For  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  was  upon 
the  tabernacle  by  day,  and  fire  was  on  it 
by  night,  in  the  sight  of  all  the  house  ot 
Israel,  throughout  all  their  journeys. 

80 


ir  The  Third  Book  of  MOSES,  called  LEVITICUS. 


CHAP.  I. 

AND  the  Lord  called  unto  Moses,  and 
spake  unto  him  out  ol"  tiie  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  If  any  man  of  you  bring  an 
ottering  unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  bring  your 
offering  of  the  cattle,  even  of  the  lierd,  and 
of  the  dock. 

3  If  If  his  offering  be  a  burnt-sacrifice  of 
the  herd,  let  him  offer  a  male  without  ble- 
mish :  he  shall  offer  it  of  his  own  volunta- 
ry will  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  before  the  Lord. 

4  And  he  shall  put  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  burnt-offering  ;  and  it  shall  be 
accepted  for  him  to  make  atonement  for 
him. 

5  And  he  shall  kill  the  bullock  before  the 
Lord  :  and  the  priests,  Aaron's  sons,  shall 
brhig  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  the  blood 
round  about  upon  the  altar  that  is  by  the 
door  of  tha  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

6  And  he  shall  flay  the  burnt-offering, 
and  cut  it  into  his  pieces, 

7  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priest  shall 
put  fire  upon  tiie  altar,  and  lay  the  wood 
ni  order  upon  the  fire. 

8  And  the  priests,  Aaron's  sons,  shall 
lay  tlie  parts,  tlie  head,  and  the  fat,  in  or- 
der upon  the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire  which 
is  upon  the  altar. 

9  But  his  inwards  and  his  legs  shall  he 
wash  in  water :  and  the  priest  shall  burn 
all  on  the  altar,  to  he  a  burnt-sacrifice,  an 
offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto 
the  Lord. 

10  *(I  And  if  his  offering  be  of  the  flocks, 
namely,  of  the  sheep,  or  of  the  goats,  for  a 
burnt-sacrifice ;  he  shall  bring  it  a  male 
without  blemish. 

11  And  he  shall  kill  it  on  the  side  of  the 
altar  northward  before  the  Lord  :  and  the 
priests,  Aaron's  sons,  shall  sprinkle  his  blood 
round  about  upon  the  altar  : 

12  And  he  shall  cut  it  into  his  pieces, 
with  his  head  and  his  fat :  and  the  priest 
shall  lay  them  in  order  on  the  wood  that  is 
on  the  fire  which  is  upon  the  altar : 

13  But  he  shall  wash  the  inwards  and 
the  legs  with  water  :  and  the  priest  shall 
bring  it  all,  and  burn  it  upon  the  altar  :  it 
is  a  burnt-sacrifice,  an  offering  made  by 
fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

14  '^  And  if  the  burnt-sacrifice  for  his  of- 
fering to  the  Lord  be  of  fowls,  then  he 
shall  bring  his  offering  of  turtle-doves,  or 
of  young  pigeons. 

io  And  the  priest  shall  bring  it  unto  the 
altar,  and  wring  off  his  head,  and  burn  if 
on  the  altar  :  and  the  blood  thereof  shall 
be  wrung  out  at  the  side  of  the  altar  : 

16  And  he  shall  pluck  away  his  crop 
with  his  feathers,  and  cast  it  beside  the  al- 
ii 


tar  on  the  east  part,  by  the  place  of  the 
ashes  : 

17  And  he  shall  cleave  it  with  the  wings 
thereof,  but  shall  not  divide  it  asunder : 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar, 
upon  the  wood  that  is  upon  the  fire  :  it  is 
a  burnt-sacrifice,  an  offering  made  by  fire, 
of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  II. 
ND  when  any  will  offer  a  meat-offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord,  his  offering  shall 
be  o/fine  flour  ;  and  he  shall  pour  oil  upon 
it,  and  put  ti-ankincense  thereon  : 

2  And  he  shall  bring  it  to  Aaron's  sons 
the  priests  :  and  he  shall  take  thereout  his 
handful  of  the  flour  thereof,  and  of  the  oil 
thereof,  with  all  the  frankincense  thereof, 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  the  memorial  of 
it  upon  the  altar,  to  be  an  offering  made  by 
fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  : 

3  And  the  renmant  of  the  meat-offering 
shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons' :  it  is  a  thing 
most  holy  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made 
by  fire. 

4  II  And  if  thou  bring  an  oblation  of  a 
meat-offering  baken  in  the  oven,  it  shall  he 
unleavened  cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil,  or  unleavened  wafers  anointed 
with  oil. 

5  H  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat-offer- 
ing baken  in  a  pan,  it  shall  be  of  fine  flour 
unleavened,  mingled  with  oil. 

6  Thou  shalt  part  it  in  jjieces,  and  pour 
oil  thereon  :  it  is  a  meat-oftering. 

7  H  And  if  thy  oblation  be  a  meat-offer- 
ing baken  in  the  frying-pan,  it  shall  be 
made  of  fine  flour  with  oil. 

8  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  meat-offering 
that  is  made  of  these  things  unto  the  Lord  : 
and  when  it  is  presented  unto  the  priest, 
he  shall  bring  it  unto  the  altar. 

9  And  the  priest  shall  take  from  the 
meat-offering  a  memorial  thereof,  and  shall 
burn  it  upon  the  altar:  it  is  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

10  And  that  which  is  left  of  the  meat- 
offering shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons'  :  it  is 
a  thing  most  holy,  of  the  offerings  of  the 
Lord  made  by  fire. 

11  No  meat-offering  which  ye  shall 
bring  unto  tlie  Lord  shall  be  made  with 
leaven :  for  ye  shall  burn  no  leaven,  nor 
any  honey,  in  any  offering  of  the  Lord 
made  by  fire. 

12  H  As  for  the  oblation  of  the  first- 
fruits,  ye  shall  offer  them  unto  the  Lord, 
but  they  shall  not  be  burnt  on  the  altar  for 
a  sweet  savour. 

13  ^  And  every  oblation  of  thy  meat- 
offering shalt  thou  season  with  salt ;  neither 
shalt  thou  suffer  the  salt  of  the  covenant  of 
thy  God  to  be  lacking  from  thy  meat-offering: 
with  all  thine  offerings  thou  shah  offer  salt 

81 


Peace-offering  of  the  herd.  LEVITICUS. 

14  H  And  if  thou  offer  a  meat-offering  of 
thy  first-fruits  unto  the  Lord,  thou  shalt  of- 
fer for  tlie  meat-offering  of  thy  first-fruits, 
green  ears  of  corn  dried  by  the  fire,  even 
corn  beaten  out  of  full  ears. 

15  And  thou  shalt  put  oil  upon  it,  and  lay 
frankincense  thereon  :  it  is  a  meat-offering. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bum  the  memo- 
rial of  it,  part  of  the  beaten  corn  thereof, 
and  part  of  tlie  oil  thereof,  with  all  the 
frankincense  thereof:  it  is  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  if  his  oblation  he  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offering,  if  he  offer  it  of  the 
herd,  whether  it  be  a  male  or  female ;  he  shall 
offer  it  without  blemish  before  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  his  offering,  and  kill  it  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  tlie  congregation  :  and 
Aaron's  sons  the  priests  shall  sprinkle  the 
blood  upon  the  aliar  round  about. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace-offering,  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord  ;  the  fat  that  covereth  tiie  in- 
wards, and  ail  the  fat  that /.s  upon  the  inwards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  on  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and  the 
caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it 
shall  he  take  away. 

5  And  Aaron's  sons  shall  burn  it  on  the 
altar,  upon  the  burnt-sacrifice,  which  ?5upon 
the  wood  that  is  on  the  fire  :  it  is  an  oftering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

6  IT  And  if  his  offering  for  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offering  unto  the  Lord  be  qfthe  flock, 
male  or  female,  he  shall  offer  it  without 
blemish. 

7  If  he  offer  a  lamb  for  his  offering,  then 
shall  he  offer  it  before  the  Lord. 

8  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  his  offering,  and  kill  it  before  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation  :  and  Aaron's 
sons  shv.U  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof  round 
about  upon  the  altar. 

9  And  he  shall  offer  of  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace-offering  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord  :  the  lat  thereof,  and  the 
Avhole  rump,  it  sliall  he  take  off  hard  by  tlie 
back-bone  ;  and  the  fat  that  covereth  the  in- 
wards, and  all  the  fat  th.at  is  upon  the  in- 
wards, 

10  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  upon  th.em,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it 
shall  he  take  away. 

11  And  the  priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the 
altar  :  it  is  the  food  of  the  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

12  II  And  if  his  offering  he  a  goat,  then 
he  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  shall  lay  h.is  hand  upon  the 
head  of  it,  and  kill  it  before  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation  :  and  the  sons  of  Aaron 
shall  sprinkle  the  blood  thereof  upon  the 
altar  round  about 


Sin-offering  oj  ignorance. 

14  And  he  shall  offer  thereof  his  offer- 
ing, even  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lor.D  ;  the  fat  that  covereth  the  inwards, 
and  all  the  fat  that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

15  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys,  it 
shall  he  take  away. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  burn  them  upon 
the  altar :  it  is  the  food  of  the  offering  made 
by  fire  for  a  sweet  savour :  all  the  fat  is  the 
Lord's. 

17  It  shcdl  he  a  perpetual  statute  for  your 
generations  throughout  all  your  dwellings, 
that  ye  eat  neither  fat  nor  blood. 

CHAP.  IV. 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing. If  a  soul  shall  sin  through  ignorance 
agauist  any  of  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord  concerning  things  which  ought  not 
to  be  done,  and  shall  do  against  any  of 
them  : 

3  If  the  priest  that  is  anointed  do  sin 
according  to  the  sin  of  the  people  ;  then  let 
him  bring  for  his  sin  which  he  nath  sinned, 
a  youns^  oullock  without  blemish  unto  the 
Lord  for  a  sin-offering. 

4  And  lie  shall  bring  the  bullock  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion before  the  Lord  ;  and  shall  lay  his 
hand  upon  the  bullock's  head,  and  kill  the 
bullock  before  the  Lord. 

5  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed  shall 
take  of  the  bullock's  blood,  and  bring  it  to 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in 
the  blood,  and  sprinkle  of  the  blood  seven 
times  before  the  Lord,  before  the  vail  of  the 
sanctuary. 

7  And  the  priest  shall  put  some  of  the 
blood  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  sweet 
incense  before  the  Lord,  which  is  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  ;  and  shall 
pour  all  the  blood  of  tJie  bullock  at  the  bot- 
tom of  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  which 
is  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

8  And  he  shall  take  off  from  it  all  the  fat 
of  the  bullock  for  the  sin-offering  ;  the  fat 
that  covereth  the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat 
that  is  upon  the  inwards, 

9  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that 
is  upon  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and 
the  caul  above  the  liver,  with  the  kidneys, 
it  shall  he  take  away, 

10  As  it  was  taken  off  from  the  bullock 
of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings-  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  them  upon  the  ahar  of  the 
burnt-offering. 

11  And  the  skin  of  the  bullock,  and  all 
his  flesh,  with  his  head,  and  with  his  legs, 
and  his  inwards,  and  his  dung, 

12  Even  the  whole  bullock  shall  he  carry 
forth  without  the  camp  unto  a  clean  place, 
where  the  ashes  are  poured  out,  and  burn 

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Sin-offering  for  the 


CHAP.  V.        congregation,  ruler,  and  people. 


him  on  the  wood  with  fire :  where  the  ashes 
are  poured  out  shall  he  be  burnt. 

13  If  Ajid  if  the  whole  congregation  of 
Israel  sin  through  ignorance,  and  the  thing 
be  hid  from  the  eyes  of  the  assembly,  and 
they  have  done  somewhat  against  any  of  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  concerning 
things  which  should  not  be  done,  and  are 
guilty ; 

14  When  the  sin  which  they  have  sinned 
against  it  is  known,  tlien  the  congregation 
shall  offer  a  young  bullock  for  the  sin,  and 
bring  him  before  tiie  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

15  And  the  elders  of  the  congregation 
shall  lay  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
bullock  before  the  Lord  :  and  the  bullock 
shall  be  killed  before  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priest  that  is  anointed  shall 
bring  of  the  bullock's  blood  to  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  dip  his  finger  in 
some  of  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  it  seven 
times  before  the  Lord,  even  before  the  vail. 

IS  And  he  shall  put  some  of  the  blood 
upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  which  is  before 
the  Lord,  that  is  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the 
blood  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  of  the 
burnt-offering,  which  is  at  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

19  And  he  shall  take  all  his  fat  from  him, 
and  burn  it  upon  the  altar. 

20  And  he  shall  do  with  the  bullock  as 
he  did  with  the  bullock  for  a  sin-otfering,  so 
shall  he  do  with  this  :  and  the  priest  shall 
make  an  atonement  for  them,  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  them. 

21  And  he  shall  carry  forth  the  bullock 
without  the  camp,  and  burn  him  as  he  burn- 
ed the  first  bullock :  it  is  a  sin-offering  for 
the  congregation. 

22  "^  When  a  ruler  hath  sinned,  and  done 
somewhat  through  ignorance  against  any  of 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord  his  God 
concerning  things  which  should  not  be  done, 
and  is  guilt}' ; 

23  Or  if  his  sin,  wherein  he  hath  sinned, 
come  to  his  knowledge ;  he  shall  bring  his 
offering,  a  kid  of  the  goats,  a  male  without 
blemish : 

24  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  goat,  and  kill  it  in  the  place 
where  they  kill  the  burnt-offering  before  the 
Lord  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  sin-oftering  with  his  finger,  and  put 
it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt-ofler- 
ing,  and  shall  pour  out  his  blood  at  the  bot- 
tom of  tlie  altar  of  burnt-oflering. 

26  And  he  shall  burn  all  his  fat  upon  the 
altar,  as  the  fat  of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-of- 
ferings :  and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  as  concerning  his  sin,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him. 

27  ^  And  if  any  one  of  the  common  peo- 
ple sin  through  ignorance,  while  he  doeth 


somewhat  against  any  of  the  command- 
ments of  the  hoRB  co7iccrning  things  which 
ought  not  to  be  done,  and  be  guilty  ; 

28  Or  if  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned 
come  to  his  knowledge :  then  he  shall 
bring  his  offering,  a  kid  of  the  goats,  a  fe- 
male without  blemish,  for  his  sin  which  he 
hath  sinned. 

29  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  sin-offering,  and  slay  the  sin- 
offering  iu  the  place  of  the  burnt-offer- 
ing. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
thereof  with  his  finger,  and  put  if  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt-offering,  and 
shall  pour  out  all  the  blood  thereof  at  the 
bottom  of  the  altar. 

31  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  fat 
thereof,  as  the  fat  is  taken  away  from  off 
the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings ;  and  the 
priest  shall  burn  it  upon  the  altar  for  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  the  priest 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  him,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him. 

32  And  if  he  bring  a  lamb  for  a  sin-of- 
fering, he  shall  bring  it  a  female  without 
blemish. 

33  And  he  shall  lay  his  hand  upon  the 
head  of  the  sin-offering,  and  slay  it  for  a 
sin-offering  in  the  place  where  they  kill  the 
burnt-offering. 

34  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  the  blood 
of  the  sin-offermg  with  his  finger,  and  put 
it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  burnt-ofier- 
ing,  and  shall  pour  out  all  the  blood  thereof 
at  the  bottom  of  the  altar  : 

35  And  he  shall  take  away  all  the  fat 
thereof,  as  the  fat  of  the  lamb  is  taken  away 
from  the  sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings ; 
and  the  priest  shall  burn  tiiem  upon  the  al- 
tar, according  to  the  offerings  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord  :  and  the  priest  sliall  make 
an  atonement  for  his  sin  tliat  he  hath  com- 
mitted, and  it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

CHAP.  V. 
ND  if  a  soul  sin,  and  hear  the  voice  of 
swearing,  and  is  a  witness,  whether  he 
hath  seen  or  known  of  it ;  if  lie  do  not  ut- 
ter it,  then  he  shall  bear  his  inicjuity. 

2  Or  if  a  soul  touch  any  unclean  thing, 
whether  it  be  a  carcass  of  an  unclean 
beast,  or  a  carcass  of  unclean  cattle,  or  the 
carcass  of  unclean  creeping  things,  and  if 
it  be  hidden  from  him ;  he  also  shall  be  un- 
clean, and  guilty. 

3  Or  if  he  touch  the  uncleannessof  man, 
whatsoever  uncleanness  it  he  that  a  man 
shall  be  defiled  withal,  and  it  be  hid  from 
him ;  when  he  knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall 
be  guilty. 

4  Or' if  a  soul  swear,  pronouncing  with 
his  lips  to  do  evil,  or  to  do  good,  whatsoever 
//  be  that  a  man  shall  pronounce  with  an 
oath,  and  it  be  hid  from  him  ;  when  he 
knoweth  of  it,  then  he  shall  be  guilty  in  one 
of  these. 

5  And  it  shall  be,  when  he  shall  be  guilty 

63 


Offerings  for  divers  sins.  LEVITICUS.  The  trespass-offering. 

in  one  of  these  things,  that  he  shall  confess  I  blemish  out  of  the  flock,  with  thy  estima- 


that  he  hath  sinned  in  that  thing  : 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass-offering 
unto  the  Lord  for  his  sin  which  he  hath 
sinned,  a  female  from  the  flock,  a  lamb  or  a 
kid  of  the  goats,  for  a  sin-oftering ;  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him  con- 
cerning his  sin. 

7  If  And  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring  a  lamb, 
then  he  shall  bring  for  his  trespass  which 
he  hath  committed,  two  turtle-doves,  or  two 
young  pigeons,  unto  the  Lord  ;  one  for  a 
sin-oftering,  and  the  other  for  a  burnt-ofter- 
ing. 

8  And  he  shall  bring  them  unto  the  priest, 
who  shall  offer  that  which  is  for  the  sin-of- 
fering first,  and  wring  off"  his  head  from  his 
neck,  but  shall  not  divide  it  asunder  : 

9  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood  of 
the  sin-offering  upon  the  side  of  the  altar ; 
and  the  rest  of  tlie  blood  shall  be  wrung 
out  at  the  bottom  of  the  altar :  it  is  a  sin-off'er- 
ino". 

10  And  he  shall  offer  the  second  for  a 
burnt-offering,  according  to  the  manner: 
and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
him  for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned,  and  it 
shall  be  forgiven  him. 

11  H  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  bring  two 
turtle-doves,  or  two  young  pigeons:  then 
he  that  sinned  shall  bring  for  his  offering 
the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for 
a  sin-offering ;  he  shall  put  no  oil  upon  it, 
neither  shall  he  put  any  frankincense  there- 
on :  for  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

12  Then  shall  he  bring  it  to  the  priest, 
and  the  priest  shall  take  his  handiul  of  it, 
even  a  memorial  thereof,  and  burn  it  on  the 
altar,  according  to  the  offerings  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  sin-offering. 

13  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment tor  him  as  touching  his  sin  that  he 
hath  sinned  in  one  of  these,  and  it  shall  be 
forgiven  him :  and  the  remnant  shall  be  the 
priest's,  as  a  meat-offering. 

14  ^[  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

15  If  a  soul  commit  a  trespass,  and  sin 
through  ignorance,  in  the  holy  things  of  the 
Lord  ;  then  he  shall  bring  for  his  trespass 
unto  the  Lord  a  ram  without  blemish  out 
of  the  flocks,  with  thy  estimation  by  she- 
kels of  silver,  after  the  sliekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, for  a  trespass-offering: 


16  And  he  shall  make  amends  for  the  side  the  altar. 


tion,  for  a  trespass-offering  unto  the  priest ; 
and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
him  concerning  his  ignorance  wherein  he 
erred  and  wist  it  not,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
him. 

19  It  is  a  trespass-offering:  he  hath  cer 
tainly  trespassed  against  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  VI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say 
ing, 

2  If  a  soul  sin,  and  commit  a  trespass 
against  the  Lord,  and  lie  unto  his  neigh- 
bour in  that  which  was  delivered  him  tc 
keep,  or  in  fellowship,  or  in  a  thing  taken 
away  by  violence,  or  hath  deceived  his 
neighbour ; 

3  Or  have  found  that  which  was  lost,  and 
lieth  concerning  it,  and  sweareth  falsely; 
in  any  of  all  these  that  a  man  doeth,  sinning 
therein  : 

4  Then  it  shall  be,  because  he  hath  sin- 
ned and  is  guilty,  that  he  shall  restore  that 
which  he  took  violently  away,  or  the  thing 
wliich  he  hath  deceitfully  gotten,  or  that 
which  was  delivered  him  to  keep,  or  the  lost 
thing  which  he  found, 

5  Or  all  that  about  which  he  hath  sworn 
falsely ;  he  shall  even  restore  it  in  the  prin- 
cipal, and  shall  add  the  fifth  part  more 
thereto,  and  give  it  unto  him  to  whom  it  ap- 
pertaineth,  in  the  day  of  his  trespass-of- 
fering. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass-offering 
unto  the  Lord,  a  ram  without  blemish  out 
of  the  flock,  with  thj^  estimation,  for  a  tres- 
pass-offering, unto  the  priest : 

7  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  before  the  Lord  :  and  it  shall 
be  forgiven  him  tor  any  thing  of  all  that  he 
hath  done  in  trespassing  therein. 

8  *ff  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

9  Command  Aaron  and  his  sons,  saying, 
This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt-offering  :  It  is 
the  burnt-offering,  because  of  the  burning 
upon  the  altar  all  night  unto  the  morning, 
and  the  fire  of  the  altar  sliall  be  burning  in 
it. 

10  And  the  priest  shall  put  on  his  linen 
garment,  and  his  linen  breeches  shall  he  put 
upon  his  flesh,  and  take  up  tlie  ashes  which 
tl)e  fire  hatli  consumed  with  the  burnt-offer- 
ing on  the  altar,  and  he  shall  put  them  be- 


harm  that  he  hath  done  in  the  holy  thing, 
and  shall  add  the  fifth  part  thereto,  and  give 
it  unto  the  priest :  and  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  him  with  the  ram  of  the 
trespass-otfering,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
liim. 

17  H  And  if  a  soul  sin,  and  commit  any 
of  these  things  v/hich  are  forbidden  to  be 
done  by  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  : 
though  he  wist  it  not,  yet  is  he  guilty,  and 
shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

18  And  he  shall  bring  a  ram  without 


11  And  he  shall  put  off  his  garments,  and 
put  on  other  garments,  and  carry  tbrtli  the 
aslies  without  the  camp  unto  a  clean  place. 

12  And  the  fire  upon  the  altar  shall  be 
burning  in  it ;  it  shall  not  be  put  out :  and 
the  priest  shall  burn  wood  on  it  every  morn- 
ing, and  lay  the  burnt-offering  in  order  upon 
it ;  and  he  shall  burn  thereon  the  fat  of  the 
peace-offerings. 

13  The  fire  shall  ever  be  burning  upon 
the  altar ;  it  shall  never  go  out. 

14  H  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  meat- 

84 


Law  of  the  sin-offering.  CHAP 

offering :  the  sons  of  Aaron  shall  offer  it 
before  the  Lord,  before  the  altar. 

15  And  he  shall  take  of  it  his  handful, 
of  the  flour  of  the  meat-offering,  and  of  the 
oil  thereof,  and  all  the  frankincense  which 
is  upon  the  meat-offering,  and  shall  burn  it 
upon  the  altar /«/•  a  sweet  savour,  even  the 
memorial  of  it,  unto  the  Lord. 

16  And  tlie  remainder  thereof  shall  Aaron 
and  his  sons  eat:  with  unleavened  bread 
shall  it  be  eaten  in  the  holy  place;  in  the 
court  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
they  shall  eat  it. 

17  It  shall  not  be  baken  with  leaven.  I 
have  given  it  unto  them  for  their  portion  of 
my  offerings  made  by  fire ;  It  is  most  holy, 
as  is  the  sin-offering,  and  as  the  trespass- 
offering. 

18  All  the  males  among  the  children  of 
Aaron  shall  eat  of  it.  It  shall  be  a  statute 
lor  ever  in  your  generations  concerning  the 
offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire  :  every 
one  that  toucheth  them  shall  be  holy. 

19  "il  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

20  This  is  the  offering  of  Aaron  and  of 
his  sons,  which  they  shall  offer  unto  the 
Lord  in  the  day  when  he  is  anointed ;  the 
tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  fine  flour  for  a 
meat-offering  perpetual,  half  of  it  in  the 
morning,  and  half  thereof  at  night. 

21  In  a  pan  it  shall  be  made  with  oil ; 
androken  it  is  baken,  thou  shalt  bring  it  in  : 
and  the  baken  pieces  of  the  meat-offering 
shalt  thou  offer  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

22  And  the  priest  of  his  sons  that  is 
anointed  in  his  stead  shall  offer  it :  It  is  a 
statute  for  ever  unto  the  Lord  ;  it  shall  be 
whollv  burnt. 

23  For  every  meat-offering  for  the  priest 
shall  be  wholly  burnt :  it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

24  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
savin  a;, 

25  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons, 
saying,  This  is  the  law  of  the  sin-oftering  : 
in  the  place  where  the  burnt-offering  is 
killed  shall  the  shi-offering  be  killed  before 
the  Lord  :  it  is  most  holy. 

2G  The  priest  that  oflereth  it  for  sin  shall 
eat  it:  in  the  holy  place  shall  it  be  eaten,  in 
the  court  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation. 

27  Whatsoever  shall  touch  the  flesli 
thereof  shall  be  holy :  and  when  there  is 
sprinkled  of  the  blood  thereof  upon  any 
garment,  thou  shalt  wash  that  whereon  it 
was  sprinkled  in  the  holy  place. 

28  But  the  earthen  vessel  wherein  it  is 
sodden  shall  be  broken:  and  if  it  be  sod- 
den in  a  brazen  pot,  it  shall  be  both  scoured, 
and  rinsed  in  water. 

29  All  the  males  among  the  priests  shall 
eat  thereof:  it  /.■>  most  holy. 

30  And  no  sin-offering,  whereof  any  of 
the  blood  is  brought  into  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  to  reconcile  withal  in  the 


.  VII.  Law  of  the  trespass-offering. 

holy  place,  shall  be  eaten :  it  shall  be  burnt 
in  the  fire. 

CHAP.  vn. 

LIKEWISE  this  is  the  law  of  the  tres- 
pass-offering :  it  is  most  holy. 

2  In  the  place  where  they  kill  the  burnt- 
offering  shall  they  kill  the  trespass-offering : 
and  the  blood  thereof  shall  he  sprinkle 
round  about  upon  the  altar. 

3  And  he  shall  offer  of  it  all  the  fat  thereof, 
the  rump,  and  the  fat  that  covereth  the  in- 
wards, 

4  And  the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  that  is 
on  them,  which  is  by  the  flanks,  and  the 
caul  that  is  above  the  liver,  with  the  kid- 
neys, it  shall  he  take  away  : 

5  And  tlie  priest  shall  burn  them  upon 
the  altar  for  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord  :  it  is  a  tresp  iss-offering. 

6  Every  male  among  the  priests  shall  eat 
thereof:  it  shall  be  eaten  in  the  holy  place  : 
it  is  most  holy. 

7  As  the  sin-offering  is,  so  is  the  trespass- 
offering  :  there  is  one  law  for  them :  the 
priest  that  maketh  atonement  therewith 
shall  have  it. 

8  And  the  priest  that  offereth  any  man  s 
burnt-offering,  even  the  priest  shall  have  to 
himself  the  s^un  of  the  burnt-offering  which 
he  hath  offered. 

9  And  all  the  meat-offering  that  is  baken 
in  the  oven,  and  all  that  is  dressed  in  the 
frying-pan,  and  in  the  pan,  shall  be  the 
priest's  that  offereth  it. 

10  And  every  meat-offering  mingled  with 
oil,  and  dry,  shall  all  the  sons  of  Aaron  have, 
one  as  much  as  another. 

11  !I  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  sacrifice 
of  peace-offerings,  which  he  shall  ofler  unto 
the  Lord. 

12  If  he  offer  it  for  a  thanksgiving,  then 
he  shall  offer  with  the  sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving unleavened  cakes  mingled  with  oil, 
and  unleavened  wafers  anointed  with  oil, 
and  cakes  mingled  with  oil,  of  fine  flour, 
fried. 

13  Besides  the  cakes,  he  shall  offer  for 
his  offering,  leavened  bread,  with  the  sacri- 
fice of  thanksgiving  of  his  peace-offerings. 

14  And  of  it  he  shall  offer  one  out  of  the 
whole  oblation  for  an  heave-offering  unto 
the  Lord,  and  it  shall  be  the  priest's  that 
sprinkleth  the  blood  of  the  peace-offerings. 

15  And  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  his 
peace-offerings  for  thanksgiving  shall  be 
eaten  the  same  day  that  it  is  offered  ;  he 
shall  not  leave  any  of  it  until  the  morning. 

16  But  if  the  sacrifice  of  his  offering  be 
a  vow,  or  a  voluntary  offering,  it  shall  be 
eaten  the  same  day  tliat  he  offereth  his  .sa- 
crifice :  and  on  the  morrow  also  the  remain- 
der of  it  shall  be  eaten  : 

17  But  the  remainder  of  the  flesh  of  the 
sacrifice  on  the  third  day  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire. 

18  And  if  any  of  the  flesh  of  the  sacri- 
fice of  his  peace-offerings  be  eaten  at  all 

85 


Law  of  the  peacc-qffcrings.         LEVITICUS.     Aaron  and  his  sons  consecrated. 


on  the  third  day,  it  shall  not  be  accepted, 
neither  shall  it  be  imputed  unto  him  that 
offereth  it :  it  shall  be  an  abomination,  and 
the  soul  that  eateth  of  it  shall  bear  his 
iniquity. 

19  And  the  flesh  that  toucheth  any  un- 
clean thing  shall  not  be  eaten  ;  it  shall  be 
burnt  with  fire :  and  as  lor  the  flesh,  all 
that  be  clean  shall  eat  thereof. 

20  But  the  soul  that  eateth  of  the  flesli 
of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-ofierings  that  per- 
tain unto  the  Lord,  having  his  unclean- 
ness  upon  him,  even  that  soul  shall  be  cut 
oflTfrom  his  people. 

21  Moreover,  the  soul  that  shall  touch 
any  unclean  thing,  as  the  uncleanness  of 
man,  or  any  unclean  beast,  or  any  abomi- 
nable unclean  thing,  and  eat  of  the  flesh 
of  the  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings  which 
pertain  unto  the  Lord,  even  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off  from  his  people. 

22  U  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  Ye  shall  eat  no  manner  of  fat,  of 
ox,  or  of  sheep,  or  of  goat. 

24  And  the  fat  of  the  beast  that  dieth 
of  itself,  and  the  fat  of  that  which  is  torn 
with  beasts,  may  be  used  in  any  other  use  : 
but  ye  shall  in  no  wise  eat  of  it. 

25  For  whosoever  eateth  the  fat  of  the 
))east,  of  which  men  offer  an  oflTering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord,  even  the  soul  that 
eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off"  from  his  people. 

26  Moreover,  ye  shall  eat  no  manner  of 
blood,  ickcther  it  be  of  fowl  or  of  beast,  in 
any  of  your  dwellings. 

27  Whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  eateth  any 
manner  of  blood,  even  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  off  from  his  people. 

28  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

29  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  He  that  oiTereth  tlie  sacrifice  of  his 
peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord,  shall  bring 
his  oblation  unto  the  Lord  of  the  sacrifice 
of  his  peace-offerings. 

30  His  own  hands  shall  bring  the  offer- 
ings of  the  Lord  made  by  fire,  the  fat  with 
the  breast,  it  shall  he  bring,  that  the  breast 
may  be  waved  for  a  wave-offering  before 
the  Lord. 

31  And  the  priest  shall  burn  the  fat  up- 
on the  altar :  but  the  breast  shall  be  Aaron's 
and  his  sons'. 

32  And  the  riglit  shoulder  shall  ye  give 
unto  the  priest  ,/«/•  an  h.eave-off'ering  of  the 
sacrifices  of  your  peace-offerings. 

33  He  among  the  sons  of  Aaron  that 
offereth  the  blood  of  the  peace-offerings, 
and  the  fat,  shall  have  the  right  shoulder 
for  his  part. 

34  For  the  wave-breast  and  the  heave- 
shoulder  have  I  taken,  of  the  children  of 
Israel  from  off  the  sacrifices  of  their  peace- 
offermgs,  and  have  given  them  unto  Aaron 
the  priest,  and  unto  his  sons,  by  a  statute 


for  ever,  from  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

35  M  This  is  the  portian  of  the  anointing 
of  Aaron,  and  of  the  anointing  of  his  sons, 
out  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire,  in  the  day  w/iC7i  he  presented  them  to 
minister  unto  the  Lord  in  the  priest's 
office ; 

36  Which  the  Lord  commanded  to  be 
given  them  of  the  children  of  Israel,  in  the 
day  that  he  anointed  them,  by  a  statute  for 
ever  througliout  their  generations. 

37  This  is  the  law  of  the  burnt-offering, 
of  the  meat-offering,  and  of  the  sin-offer- 
ing, and  of  the  trespass-offering,  and  of  the 
consecrations,  and  of  the  sacrifice  of  the 
peace-offerings ; 

38  Whicli  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 
in  mount  Sinai,  in  the  day  tliat  he  com- 
manded the  children  of  Israel  to  offer  their 
oblations  unto  the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness 
of  Sinai. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Take  Aaron  and  his  sons  with  him, 
and  the  garments,  and  the  anointing  oil, 
and  a  bullock  for  the  sin-offering,  and  two 
rams,  and  a  basket  of  unleavened  bread  ; 

3  And  gather  tliou  all  the  congregation 
together  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

4  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded him  ;  and  the  assembly  was  gather- 
ed together  unto  the  door  of  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  the  congregation. 
This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  com- 
manded to  be  done. 

6  And  Moses  brought  Aaron  and  his 
sons,  and  washed  them  with  water. 

7  And'  he  put  upon  him  the  coat,  and 
girded  him  Vvith  the  girdle,  and  clothed 
him  with  the  robe,  and  put  the  ephod  upon 
him,  and  he  girded  him  with  tl:e  curious 
girdle  of  the  ephod,  and  bound  it  unto  him 
therewith. 

8  And  he  put  the  breast-plate  upon  him  : 
also  he  put  in  the  breast-plate  the  Urim 
and  the  Thummim. 

9  And  he  put  the  mitre  upon  his  head ; 
also  upon  the  mitre,  cvai  upon  his  fore- 
front, did  he  put  tlie  golden  plate,  tlie  holy 
crown  ;  as  the  Lord  commai^ded  Moses. 

10  And  Moses  took  the  anointing  oil,  and 
anointed  tlie  tabernacle  and  all  that  was 
therein,  and  sanctified  them. 

11  And  he  sprinkled  thereof  upon  the 
altar  seven  times,  and  anointed  the  altar  and 
all  his  vessels,  botii  the  laver  and  his  foot, 
to  sanctify  them. 

12  And  he  poured  of  the  anointing  oil 
upon  Aaron's  head,  and  anointed  him,  to 
sanctify  him. 

13  And  Moses  brought  Aharon's  sons,  and 
put  coats  upon  them,  and  girded  them  with 
girdles,  and  put  bonnets  upon  them ;  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

86 


The  ram  of  consecration. 


CHAP.  IX.         Aaron's  sin  and  burnt-offering. 


14  H  And  he  brought  the  bullock  for  the 
sin-offering :  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid 
tiieir  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  bullock 
for  the  sin-offering. 

15  And  he  slew  it;  and  Moses  took  the 
blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar 
round  about  with  his  finger,  and  purified 
the  altar,  and  poured  the  blood  at  the  bot- 
tom of  tiie  altar,  and  sanctified  it,  to  make 
reconciliation  upon  it. 

16  And  he  took  all  the  fat  that  icas  upon 
the  inwards,  and  the  caul  above  the  liver, 
and  the  two  kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and 
Moses  burned  it  upon  the  altar. 

17  But  the  bullock,  and  his  hide,  his 
flesh,  and  his  dung,  he  burnt  with  fire 
without  the  camp ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

18  If  And  he  brought  the  ram  for  the 
burnt-offering :  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  laid 
their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the  ram. 

19  And  he  killed  it ;  and  Moses  sprin- 
kled the  blood  upon  the  altar  round  about. 

20  And  he  cut  the  ram  into  pieces ;  and 
Moses  burnt  the  head,  and  the  pieces,  and 
the  fat. 

21  And  he  washed  the  inwards  and  the 
legs  in  water ;  and  Moses  burnt  the  whole 
ram  upon  the  altar  :  it  loas  a  burnt-sacrifice 
for  a  sweet  savour,  and  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed Moses. 

\22  H  And  he  brought  the  other  ram,  the 
ram  of  consecration  :  and  Aaron  and  his 
sons  laid  their  hands  upon  the  head  of  the 
ram. 

23  And  he  slew  it ;  and  Moses  took  of 
the  blood  of  it,  and  put  it  upon  the  tip  of 
Aaron's  right  ear,  and  upon  the  thumb  of 
his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great  toe  of 
his  right  foot. 

24  And  he  brought  Aaron's  sons,  and 
Moses  put  of  the  blood  upon  the  tip  of  their 
right  ear,  and  upon  the  thumbs  of  their 
right  hands,  and  upon  the  great  toes  of  their 
right  feet :  and  Moses  sprinkled  the  blood 
upon  the  altar  round  about. 

25  And  he  took  the  fat,  and  the  rump, 
and  all  the  fat  that  7vas  upon  the  inwards, 
and  the  caul  above  the  liver,  and  the  two 
kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and  the  right  shoul- 
der : 

26  And  out  of  the  basket  of  unleavened 
bread,  that  ivas  before  the  Lord,  he  took 
one  unleavened  cake,  and  a  cake  of  oiled 
bread,  and  one  wafer,  and  put  tliem  on  the 
fat,  and  upon  the  right  shoulder  : 

27  And  he  put  all  upon  Aaron's  hands, 
and  upon  his  sons'  hands,  and  waved  them 
for  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord. 

28  And  Moses  took  them  from  off  their 
hands,  and  burnt  them  on  the  altar  upon  the 
burnt-offering :  they  were  consecrations  for 
a  sweet  savour  :  it  /*■  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

29  And  Moses  took  the  breast,  and  wav- 
ed it  for  a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord  : 


for  of  the  ram  of  consecration  it  was  Mo- 
ses' part ;  as  the  Lord  c(jmnianded  Moses, 

30  And  Moses  took  of  the  anointing  oil, 
and  of  the  blood  which  zvas  upon  the  altar, 
and  sprinkled  it  upon  Aaron,  and  upon  his 
garments,  and  upon  his  sons,  and  upon  his 
sons'  garments  with  him  ;  and  sanctified 
Aaron,  and  his  garments,  and  his  sons,  and 
his  sons'  garments  with  him. 

31  H  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron  and 
to  his  sons.  Boil  the  flesh  at  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation ;  and 
there  eat  it  with  the  bread  that  is  in  the 
basket  of  consecrations,  as  I  commanded, 
saying,  Aaron  and  his  sons  shall  eat  it. 

32  And  that  which  remaineth  of  the  flesh 
and  of  the  bread  shall  ye  burn  with  fire. 

33  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  of  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  in 
seven  days,  until  the  days  of  your  conse- 
cration be  at  an  end :  for  seven  days  shall 
he  consecrate  you. 

34  As  he  hath  done  this  day,  so  the 
Lord  hath  commanded  to  do,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  you. 

35  Therefore  shall  ye  abide  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  day 
and  night  seven  days,  and  keep  the  charge 
of  the  Lord,  that  ye  die  not :  for  so  I  am 
commanded. 

36  So  Aaron  and  his  sons  did  all  things 
which  the  Lord  commanded  by  the  hand 
of  Moses. 

CHAP.  IX. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  on  the  eighth  day, 
that  Moses  called  Aaron  and  his  sons, 
and  the  elders  of  Israel ; 

2  And  he  said  unto  Aaron,  Take  thee  a 
young  calf  for  a  sin-offering,  and  a  ram  for 
a  burnt-oflering,  without  blemish,  and  offer 
them  before  the  Lord. 

3  And  unto  the  children  of  Israel  thou 
shalt  speak,  saying,  Take  ye  a  kid  of  the 
goats  for  a  sin-offering ;  and  a  calf  and  a 
lamb,  both  of  the  first  year,  without  blemish, 
for  a  burnt-offering ; 

4  Also  a  bullock  and  a  ram  for  peace-of^ 
ferings,  to  sacrifice  before  the  Lord  ;  and  a 
meat-offering  mingled  with  oil :  for  to-day 
the  Lord  will  appear  unto  you. 

5  And  they  brought  that  which  Moses 
commanded  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation :  and  all  the  congregation 
drew  near  and  stood  before  the  Lord. 

6  And  Moses  said,  This  is  the  thing 
which  the  Lord  commanded  that  ye  should 
do  :  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  appear 
unto  you. 

7  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Go  imto 
the  altar,  and  offer  thy  sin-offering,  and  thy 
burnt-offering,  and  make  an  atonement  for 
thyself,  and  for  the  people :  and  offer  the 
offering  of  the  people,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  them  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded. 

8  "ff  Aaron  therefore  went  unto  the  altar, 
and  slew  the  calf  of  the  sin-offering,  which 
was  for  himself. 

87 


Tlie  offerings  for  the  people.         LEVITICUS. 


Nadab  and  Ahihu  burnt. 


9  And  the  sons  of  Aaron  brought  the 
blood  unto  him:  and  he  dipped  his  tinger 
in  the  blood,  and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of 
the  altar,  and  poured  out  the  blood  at  the 
bottom  of  the  altar  : 

10  But  the  fat,  and  the  kidneys,  and  the 
caul  above  the  liver  of  the  sin-ofiiering,  he 
burnt  upon  the  altar;  as  the  Lokd  com- 
manded Moses. 

11  And  the  flesh  and  the  hide  he  burnt 
with  fire  without  the  camp. 

12  And  he  slew  the  burnt-offering;  and 
Aaron's  sons  presented  unto  him  the  blood, 
which  he  sprinkled  round  about  upon  the 
altar. 

13  And  they  presented  the  burnt-offering 
unto  him,  with  the  pieces  thereof,  and  the 
head :  and  he  burnt  tlicm  upon  the  al- 
tar. 

14  And  he  did  wash  the  inwards  and  the 
legs,  and  burnt  them  upon  the  burnt-offer- 
ing on  the  altar. 

15  If  And  he  brought  the  people's  offer- 
ing, and  took  the  goat,  which  ivas  tlie  sin- 
ofiering  for  the  people,  and  slew  it,  and  of- 
fered it  for  sin,  as  the  first. 

16  And  he  brought  the  burnt-offering, 
and  offered  it  according  to  the  manner. 

17  And  he  brought  the  meat-offering, 
and  took  an  handful  thereof,  and  burnt  it 
upon  the  altar,  beside  the  burnt-sacrifice  of 
the  morning. 

18  He  slew  also  the  bullock  and  the  ram 
for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings,  which 
was  for  the  people  :  and  Aaron's  sons  pre- 
sented unto  liim  the  blood,  which  he  sprin- 
kled upon  the  altar  round  about, 

19  And  the  fat  of  the  bullock,  and  of  the 
ram,  the  rump,  and  that  which  covereth 
the  inwards,  and  the  kidneys,  and  the  caul 
above  the  liver  : 

20  And  they  put  the  fat  upon  the  breasts, 
and  he  burnt  the  fat  upon  the  altar  : 

21  And  tlie  breasts  and  the  right  shoul- 
der Aaren  waved  for  a  wave-offering  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  as  Moses  commanded. 

22  And  Aaron  lifted  up  his  hand  toward 
the  people,  and  blessed  them;  and  came 
down  from  offering  of  the  sin-offering,  and 
the  burnt-offering,  and  peace-offerings. 

23  H  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  came 
out,  and  blessed  the  people  :  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple. 

24  And  there  came  a  fire  out  from  before 
the  Lord,  and  consumed  upon  the  altar  the 
burnt-offering  and  the  fat :  trhich  when  all 
the  people  saw,  they  shouted,  and  fell  on 
their  faces. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  Nadab  and  Abihu,  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  took  either  of  them  his  cen- 
ser, and  put  fire  therein,  and  put  incense 
thereon,  and  offered  strange  fire  before 
the  Lord,  which  he  commanded  them 
not. 


2  And  there  went  out  fire  from  the  Lord, 
and  devoured  them,  and  they  died  before 
the  Lord. 

3  Then  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  This  is 
it  that  the  Lord  spake,  saying,  1  will  be 
sanctified  in  them  that  come  nigh  me,  and 
before  all  the  people  1  will  be  glorified. 
And  Aaron  held  his  peace. 

4  And  Moses  called  Mishael  and  Elza- 
phan,  tlie  sons  of  Uzziel  the  uncle  of 
Aaron,  and  said  unto  them.  Come  near, 
carry  your  brethren  from  before  the  sanc- 
tuary out  of  tlie  camp. 

5  So  they  went  near,  and  carried  them 
in  their  coats  out  of  the  camp ;  as  Moses 
had  said. 

6  H  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  and 
unto  Eleazar  and  unto  Ithamar,  his  sons. 
Uncover  not  your  heads,  neither  rend  your 
clcthes ;  lest  ye  die,  and  lest  wrath  come 
upon  all  the  people  :  but  let  your  brethren, 
the  wbole  house  of  Israel,  bewail  the  burn- 
ing which  the  Lord  hath  kindled. 

7  And  ye  shall  not  go  out  from  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  lest 
ye  die  :  for  the  anointing  oil  of  the  Lord  is 
upon  you.  And  they  did  according  to  the 
word  of  Moses. 

8  *il  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron, 
saying, 

9  Do  not  drink  wine  nor  strong  drink, 
thou,  nor  thy  sons  with  thee,  when  ye  go 
into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  lest 
ye  die :  it  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  through- 
out your  generations : 

10  And  that  ye  may  put  difference  be- 
tween holy  and  unholy,  and  between  un- 
clean and  clean  ; 

11  And  that  ye  may  teach  the  children 
of  Israel  all  the  statutes  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  unto  them  by  the  hand  of  Mo- 
ses. 

12  If  And  Moses  spake  unto  Aaron,  and 
unto  Eleazar  and  unto  Ithamar,  his  sons 
that  were  left,  I'ake  the  meat-ofiiering  that 
remaineth  of  the  offerings  of  the  Lord 
made  by  fire,  and  eat  it  without  leaven  be- 
side the  altar :  for  it  is  most  holy  : 

13  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  the  hoh'  place, 
because  it  /.s  thy  due,  and  thy  sons'  due,  of 
the  sacrifices  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire : 
for  so  I  am  commanded. 

14  And  the  wave-breast  and  heave-shoul- 
der shall  ye  eat  in  a  clean  place  ;  thou,  and 
thy  sons,  and  thj'  daughters  with  thee :  for 
they  be  thy  due.  and  thy  sons'  due,  ickich 
are  given  out  of  the  sacrifices  of  peace-of- 
ferings of  the  children  of  Israel. 

15  The  heave-shoulder  and  the  wave- 
breast  shall  they  bring,  with  the  offerings 
made  by  fire  of  the  fat,  to  wave  it  for  a 
wave-offering  before  the  Lord  ;  and  it  sliall 
be  thine,  and  thy  sons  with  thee,  by  a  sta- 
tute for  ever  ;  as  the  Lord  hath  command- 
ed. 

16  II  And  Moses  diligently  sought  the 
goat  of  the  sin-offering,  and  behold,  it  was 

88 


Of  meats  clean  and  unclean.  CHAP 

burnt :  and  he  was  angry  with  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar,  tlie  sons  of  Aaron  XDliich  were  left 
alive,  saying, 

17  Wherefore  have  ye  not  eaten  the  sin- 
offering  in  the  holy  place,  seeing  it  is  most 
holy,  and  God  hath  given  it  you  to  bear  tlie 
iniquity  of  the  congregation,  to  make  atone- 
ment for  them  before  the  Lord  ? 

IS  Behold,  the  blood  of  it  was  not  brought 
in  within  the  holy  place  :  ye  should  indeed 
have  eaten  it  in  the  holy  place,  as  I  com- 
manded. 

19  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses,  Behold, 
this  day  have  they  offered  their  sin-offering, 
and  their  burnt-offering  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  such  things  have  befallen  me  :  and  if  t 
had  eaten  the  sin-offering  to-day,  should  it 
have  been  accepted  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  ? 

20  And  when  Moses  heard  that,  he  was 
content. 

CHAP.  XL 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
to  Aaron,  saying  unto  them, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying.  These  are  the  beasts  which  ye  shall 
eat  among  all  the  beasts  that  ctre  on  the 
earth. 

3  Whatsoever  parteth  the  hoof,  and  is 
cloven-looted,  and  cheweth  the  cud  among 
the  beasts,  that  shall  ye  eat. 

4  Nevertheless,  these  shall  ye  not  eat,  of 
them  that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that 
divide  the  hoof:  as  the  camel,  because  he 
cheweth  the  cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof; 
he  is  unclean  unto  you. 

5  And  the  coney,  because  he  cheweth 
the  cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof;  he  is 
unclean  unto  you. 

6  And  the  hare,  because  he  cheweth  the 
cud,  but  divideth  not  the  hoof;  he  is  un- 
clean unto  you. 

7  And  the  swine,  though  he  divide  the 
hoof,  and  be  cloven-footed,  yet  he  cheweth 
not  tiie  cud  ;  he  is  unclean  to  you. 

8  Of  their  flesh  shall  ye  not  eat,  and  their 
carcass  shall  ye  not  touch ;  they  are  un- 
clean to  you. 

9  1i  These  shall  ye  eat,  of  all  that  are  in 
the  waters  :  whatsoever  hath  fins  and  scales 
in  the  waters,  in  the  seas,  and  in  the  rivers, 
them  shall  ye  eat. 

10  And  all  that  have  not  fins  nor  scales 
in  the  seas,  and  in  the  rivers,  of  all  that 
move  in  the  waters,  and  of  any  living  thing 
which  /.';  in  the  waters,  they  shall  be  an 
abomination  unto  you : 

11  They  shall  be  even  an  abomination 
unto  you  :"  ye  shall  not  eat  of  their  flesh, 
but  ye  shall  have  their  carcasses  in  abomi- 
nation. 

12  Whatsoever  hath  no  fins  nor  scales  in 
the  waters,  that  shall  be  an  abomination 
unto  you. 

1.3  ^  And  these  are  they  which  ye  shall 
have  in  abomination  among  the  fowls  ;  they 
shall  not  be  eaten,  they  are  an  abomina- 
12 


XI.  TTie  unclean  creeping  things. 

tion  :  the  eagle,  and  the  ossifrage,  and  the 
ospray, 

14  And  the  vulture,  and  the  kite  after 
his  kind ; 

15  Every  raven  after  his  kind; 

16  And  the  owl,  and  the  night-hawk,  and 
the  cuckow,  and  the  hawk  after  his  kind, 

17  And  the  litde  owl,  and  the  cormorant, 
and  the  great  owl, 

IS  And  the  swan,  and  the  pelican,  and 
the  gier-eagle, 

19  And  the  stork,  and  the  heron  after  her 
kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the  bat. 

20  All  fowls  that  creep,  going  upon  cdl 
four,  shall  be  an  abomination  unto  you. 

21  Yet  these  may  ye  eat,  of  every  flying 
creeping  thing  that  goetli  upon  all  tour, 
which  have  legs  above  their  feet,  to  leap 
withal  upon  the  earth  ; 

22  Even  these  of  them  ye  may  eat ;  the 
locust  after  his  kino,  and  the  bald  locust 
after  his  kind,  and  the  beetle  after  his  kind, 
and  the  grasshopper  after  his  kind. 

23  But  all  Gti'icr  flying  creeping  things, 
which  have  four  feet,  shall  be  an  abomina- 
tion unto  you. 

24  And  for  these  ye  shall  be  unclean  : 
whosoever  toucheth  the  carcass  of  them 
shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

25  And  whosoever  beareth  ought  of  the 
carcass  of  them  shall  wasii  his  clothes,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

26  The  carcasses  of  every  beast  which 
divideth  the  hoof  and  /.>;  not  cloven-tooted, 
nor  cheweth  the  cud,  are  unclean  unto  you : 
every  one  that  toucheth  them  shall  be  un- 
clean. 

27  And  whatsoever  goeth  upon  his  paws, 
among  all  manner  of  beasts  that  go  on  all 
four,  those  are  unclean  unto  you  :  whoso 
toucheth  their  carcass  shall  be  unclean  un- 
til the  even. 

28  And  he  that  beareth  the  carcass  of 
them  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even  :  they  are  unclean  unto  you. 

29  ^  These  also  shcdl  be  unclean  unto 
you  among  the  creeping  things  that  creep 
upon  the  earth ;  the  weasel,  and  the  mouse, 
and  the  tortoise  after  his  kind, 

30  And  the  ferret,  and  the  chameleon, 
and  the  lizard,  and  the  snail,  and  the  mole. 

31  These  are  unclean  to  you  among  all 
that  creep  :  whosoever  dotifi  touch  tiiem, 
when  they  be  dead,  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

32  And  upon  whatsoever  any  of  them, 
when  they  are  dead,  doth  fall,  it  shall  be 
unclean  ;  whether  it  be  any  vessel  of  wood, 
or  raiment,  or  skin,  or  sack,  whatsoever  ves- 
sel it  be,  wherein  any  work  is  done,  it  must 
be  put  into  water,  and  it  shall  be  unclean 
until  the  even  ;  so  it  shall  be  cleansed. 

33  And  every  earthen  vessel,  whereinto 
any  of  them  falleth,  wliatsoever  is  in  it  shall 
be  unclean ;  and  ye  shall  break  it. 

34  Of  all  meat  which  may  be  eaten,  that 
on  which  such  water  cometh  shall  be  un- 

89 


T7ic  purification  of  ivomcn.  LEVITICUS.  Lau's  for  the  leprosy. 

clean  :  and  all  drink  that  may  be  drunk  in  i  days:  she  shall  touch  no  hallowed  thing,  nor 


every  such  vessel,  shall  be  unclean. 

35  And  every  thing  whereupon  any  part 
of  their  carcass  ialleth,  shall  be  unclean ; 
ivhcther  it  he  oven,  or  ranges  for  pots,  they 
shall  be  broken  down  :  for  they  are  un- 
clean, and  shall  be  unclean  unto  you. 

36  Nevertheless,  a  fountain  or  pit,  where- 
in there  is  plenty  of  water,  shall  be  clean  : 
but  that  wliich  toucheth  their  carcass  shall 
be  unclean. 

37  And  if  any  part  of  their  carcass  fall 
upon  any  sowing-seed  which  is  to  be  sown, 
it  shall  bfi  clean. 

38  But  if  any  water  be  put  upon  the  seed, 
and  any  part  of  their  carcass  fall  thereon, 
it  shall  he  unclean  unto  you. 

39  And  if  any  beast,  of  which  ye  may 
eat,  die  ;  he  that  "toucheth  the  carcass  there- 
of shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

40  And  he  that  eateth  of  the  carcass  of 
it  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even;  he  also  that  beareth  the 
carcass  of  it  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

41  And  every  creeping  thing  that  creep- 
eth  upon  the  earth  shall  be  an  abomination  ; 
it  shall  not  be  eaten. 

42  Whatsoever  goeth  upon  the  belly,  and 
whatsoever  goetli  upon  all  four,  or  whatso- 
ever hath  more  feet  among  all  creeping 
things  that  creep  upon  the  earth,  them  ye 
shall  not  eat ;  ibr  they  are  an  abomination. 

43  Ye  shall  not  make  yourselves  abomi- 
nable with  any  creeping  thing  that  creep- 
■eth,  neither  shall  ye  make  yourselves  un- 
clean with  them,  that  ye  should  be  defiled 
thereby. 

44  For  I  am  the  Lord  your  God  :  ye 
shall  therefore  sanctify  yourselves,  and  ye 
shall  be  holy ;  for  I  am  holy  :  neither  shall 
ye  defile  yourselves  with  any  manner  of 
creeping  thing  that  creepethupon  the  earth. 

45  For  I  (rm  the  Lord  that  bringeth  you 
up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  be  your  God  : 
ye  shall  therefore  be  hoi)',  for  I  am  holy. 

46  This  is  the  law  of  the  beasts,  and  of 
the  fowl,  and  of  every  living  creature  that 
moveth  in  the  waters,  and  of  every  crea- 
ture that  creepeth  upon  the  earth  ; 

47  To  make  a  difiisrence  between  the  un 
clean  and  the  clean,  and  between  the  beast 
that  may  be  eaten  and  the  beast  that  may 
not  be  eaten. 

CHAP.  xn. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing. If  a  woman  have  conceived  seed,  and 
born  a  man-chiid :  then  she  shall  be  unclean 
seven  days ;  according  to  the  days  of  the 
separation  for  her  infirmity  shall  she  be  un- 
clean. 

3  And  in  the  eighth  day  the  flesh  of  his 
foreskin  shall  be  circumcised. 

4  And  she  shall  then  continue  in  the 
blood  of  her   purifying  three  and  thirty 


come  into  the  sanctuary,  until  the  days  of 
her  purifying  be  fulfilled. 

5  But  if  she  bear  a  maid-child,  then  she 
shall  be  unclean  two  weeks,  as  in  her  sepa- 
ration :  and  she  shall  continue  in  the  blood 
of  her  purifying  threescore  and  six  days. 

6  If  And  when  the  days  of  her  purifying 
are  fulfilled,  for  a  son,  or  for  a  daughter, 
she  shall  bring  a  lamb  of  the  first  year 
for  a  burnt-offering,  and  a  young  pigeon,  or 
a  turtle-dove,  for  a  sin-offering,  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
unto  the  priest : 

7  Who  shall  offer  it  before  the  Lord  and 
make  an  atonement  for  her  ;  and  she  shall 
be  cleansed  fi-om  the  issue  of  her  blood. 
This  is  the  law  for  her  that  hath  born  a 
male  or  a  female. 

8  And  if  slie  be  not  able  to  bring  a  lamb, 
then  she  shall  bring  tv/o  turtles,  or  two 
young  pigeons  ;  the  one  for  the  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  the  other  for  a  sin-offering :  and 
the  priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  her, 
and  she  shall  be  clean. 

CHAP.  XIII. 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron,  saying, 

2  When  a  man  shall  have  in  the  skin  of 
his  flesh  a  rising,  a  scab,  or  bright  spot,  and 
it  be  in  the  skin  of  his  flesh  like  the  plague 
of  leprosy ;  then  he  shall  be  brought  unto 
Aaron  the  priest,  or  unto  one  of  his  sons 
the  priests : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  plague 
in  the  skin  of  the  flesh  :  and  uiheri  the  hair  in 
the  plague  is  turned  Vv'hite,  and  the  plague 
in  sight  be  deeper  than  the  skin  of  his  flesh, 
it  is  a  plague  of  leprosy :  and  the  priest  shall 
look  on  him,  and  pronounce  him  unclean. 

4  If  the  bright  spot  be  white  in  the  skin 
of  his  flesh,  and  in  sight  be  not  deeper  than 
the  skin,  and  the  hair  thereof  be  not  turned 
white ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut  up  him 
that  hath  the  plague  seven  days : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  the 
seventh  day  :  and  behold,  if  the  plague  in 
his  sight  be  at  a  stay,  and  the  plague  spread 
not  in  the  skin ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut 
him  up  seven  days  more  : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  again 
the  seventh  day  :  and  behold,  if  the  plague 
be  somewhat  dark,  and  the  plague  spread 
not  in  the  skin,  the  priest  shall  pronounce 
him  clean :  it  is  but  a  scab :  and  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

7  But  if  the  scab  spread  much  abroad  in 
the  skin,  after  that  he  hath  been  seen  of 
the  priest  for  his  cleansing,  he  shall  be 
seen  of  the  priest  again: 

8  And  if  the  priest  see  that,  behold,  the 
scab  spreadeth  m  the  skin,  then  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  unclean  :  it  is  a  leprosy. 

9  ^  When  the  plague  of  leprosy  is  in  a 
man,  then  he  shall  be  brought  unto  the 
priest : 

10  And  the  priest  shall  see  Jiim :   and 

90 


Laws  and  tokens  for  CHAP. 

behold,  if  the  rising  he  white  in  the  skin, 
and  it  have  turned  the  hair  white,  and  there 
be  quick  raw  flesh  in  the  rising  : 

lilt  is  an  old  leprosy  in  the  skin  of  his 
flesli,  and  the  priest  sliall  pronounce  him 
unclean,  and  shall  not  shut  him  up  :  for  he 
is  unclean. 

12  And  if  a  leprosy  break  out  abroad  in 
the  skin,  and  the  leprosy  cover  all  the  skin 
of  him  that  hath  the  plague  from  his  head 
even  to  his  foot,  wheresoever  the  priest 
looketh ; 

13  Then  the  priest  shall  consider  :  and 
behold,  if  the  leprosy  have  covered  all  his 
flesh,  he  shall  pronounce  him  clean  that 
hath  the  plague  :  it  is  all  turned  white  :  he 
is  clean. 

14  But  when  raw  flesh  appeareth  in  him, 
he  shall  be  unclean. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  see  the  raw  flesh, 
and  pronounce  him  to  be  unclean :  for  the 
raw  flesh  is  unclean  :  it  is  a  leprosy. 

16  Or  if  the  raw  flesh  turn  again,  and  be 
changed  into  white,  he  shall  come  unto  the 
priest ; 

17  And  the  priest  shall  see  him  :  and  be- 
hold, //'  the  plague  be  turned  into  white ; 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean 
that  hath  the  plague  :  he  is  clean. 

18  H  The  flesh  also,  in  which,  even  in  the 
skin  thereof,  was  a  boil,  and  is  healed, 

19  And  in  the  place  of  the  boil  there  be 
a  white  rising,  or  a  bright  spot,  white,  and 
somewhat  reddish,  and  it  be  shewed  to  the 
priest ; 

20  And  if,  when  the  priest  seeth  it,  be- 
hold, it  be  in  si^ht  lov/er  than  the  skin,  and 
the  hair  thereot  be  turned  white ;  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  unclean  :  it  is  a  plague 
of  leprosy  broken  out  of  the  boil. 

21  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and  be- 
hold, there  be  no  white  hairs  therein,  and 
if  it  be  not  lower  than  the  skin,  but  be  some- 
what dark ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut  him 
up  seven  days : 

22  And  if  it  spread  much  abroad  in  the 
skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him 
unclean  :  it  is  a  plague, 

23  But  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  his  place, 
and  spread  not,  it  is  a  burning  boil ;  and 
the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

24  H  Or  if  there  be  atjy  flesh,  in  the  skin 
whereof  there  is  a  hot  burning,  and  the 
quick  flesh  that  burneth  have  a  white  bright 
spot,  somewhat  reddish,  or  white  ; 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it : 
and  behold,  if  the  hair  in  the  brigiit  spot 
be  turned  white,  and  it  be  in  sight  deeper 
than  the  skin :  it  is  a  leprosy  broken  out 
of  the  burning  :  wherefore  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  him  unclean  :  it  is  the  plague  of 
leprosy. 

26  But  if  the  priest  look  on  it,  and  be- 
hold, there  be  no  white  hair  in  the  bright 
spot,  and  it  be  no  lower  than  the  other  skin, 
but  be  somewhat  dark  ;  then  the  priest  shall 
shut  him  uj)  seven  days  : 


XIII.  discerning  the  leprosy- 

27  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  him 
the  seventh  day  :  and  if  it  be  spread  much 
abroad  in  the  skin,  then  the  priest  shall  pro- 
nounce him  unclean  :  it  is  the  plague  of 
leprosy. 

28  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  his 
place  caul  spread  not  in  the  skin,  but  it  be 
somewhat  dark  ;  it  i^- a  rising  of  the  burning, 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean  : 
for  it  is  an  inflammation  of  the  burning. 

29  1l  If  a  man  or  woman  have  a  plague 
upon  the  head  or  the  beard  ; 

30  Then  the  priest  shall  see  the  plague  : 
and  behold,  if  it  be  in  sight  deeper  than  the 
skin,  and  there  be  in  it  a  yellow  thin  hair  ; 
then  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  un- 
clean :  it  is  a  dry  scall,  even  a  leprosy  upon 
the  head  or  beard. 

31  And  if  the  priest  look  on  the  plague 
of  the  scall,  and  behold,  it  be  not  in  sight 
deeper  than  the  skin,  and  that  there  is  no 
black  hair  in  it ;  then  the  priest  shall  shut  up 
him  that  hath  the  plague  of  the  seal)  seven 
days : 

32  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  priest  shall 
look  on  the  plague :  and  behold,  if  the 
scall  spread  not,  and  there  be  in  it  no  yel- 
low hair,  and  the  scall  be  not  in  sight  deep- 
er than  the  skin ; 

33  He  shall  be  shaven,  but  the  scafl  shall 
he  not  shave ;  and  the  priest  sliall  shut  up 
hi7n  that  hath  the  scall  seven  days  more  : 

34  And  in  the  seventh  day  the  priest 
shall  look  on  the  scall :  and  behold,  if  the 
scall  be  not  spread  in  the  skin,  nor  be  in 
sight  deeper  than  the  skin  ;  then  the  priest 
shall  pronounce  him  clean :  and  he  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  be  clean. 

35  But  if  the  scall  spread  much  in  the 
skin  after  his  cleansing ; 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  look  on  him  . 
and  behold,  if  the  scall  be  spread  in  the 
skin,  the  priest  shaU  not  seek  for  yellow 
hair ;  he  is  unclean.     ' 

37  But  if  the  scall  be  in  his  sight  at  a 
stay,  and  that  there  is  black  hair  grown  up 
therein;  the  scall  is  healed,  he  is  clean: 
and  the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  clean. 

38  II  If  a  man  also  or  a  woman  have  in 
the  skin  of  their  flesh  bright  spots,  even 
white  bright  spots ; 

39  Then  the  priest  shall  look :  and  be- 
hold, if  the  bright  spots  in  the  skin  of  their 
flesh  be  darkish  white ;  it  is  a  freckled  spot 
that  groweth  in  the  skin ;  he  is  clean. 

40  And  the  man  whose  hair  is  fallen  off" 
his  head,  he  is  bald ;  yet  is  he  clean. 

41  And  he  that  hath  his  hair  fallen  oflf 
from  the  part  of  his  head  toward  his  face, 
he  is  forehead-bald  ;  yet  is  he  clean. 

42  And  if  there  be  in  the  bald  head,  or 
bald  forehead,  a  white  reddish  sore ;  it  is  a 
leprosy  sprung  up  in  his  bald  head,  or  his 
bald  forehead. 

43  Then  the  priest  shall  look  upon  it: 
and  behold,  if  the  rising  of  the  sore  be 
white  reddish  in  his  bald  head,  or  in  his 

91 


Laics  for  the  leprosy.  LEVITICUS. 

bald  forehead,  as  the  leprosy  appeareth  in 
the  skin  of  the  flesh  ; 

44  He  is  a  leprous  man,  he  is  unclean : 
the  priest  shall  pronounce  him  utterly  un- 
clean ;  his  plague  is  in  his  head. 

45  And  the  leper  in  whom  the  plague  is, 
his  clothes  shall  be  rent,  and  his  head  bare, 
and  he  shall  put  a  covering  upon  his  upper 
lip,  and  shall  cry,  Unclean,  unclean. 

46  All  the  days  wherein  the  plague  shall 
he  in  him  he  shall  be  defiled  ;  he  is  unclean : 
he  shall  dwell  alone,  without  the  camp  shall 
his  habitation  be. 

47  II  The  garment  also  that  the  plague  of 
leprosy  is  in,  ivhetlier  it  be  a  woollen  gar- 
ment, or  a  linen  garment; 

4S  Whether  it  he  in  the  warp,  or  woof; 
of  linen,  or  of  woollen  ;  whether  in  a  skin, 
or  in  any  thing  made  of  skin  ; 

49  And  if  the  plague  be  greenish  or  red- 
dish in  the  garment,  or  in  the  skin,  either 
in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any  thing 
of  skin;  liis  a  plague  of  leprosy,  and  shall 
be  shewed  unto  the  priest : 

50  And  the  priest  shall  look  upon  the 
plague,  and  shut  up  it  that  hath  the  plague 
seven  daj-s : 

51  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague  on 
the  seventh  day :  if  the  plague  be  spread 
in  the  garment,  either  in  the  warp,  or  in  the 
woof,  or  in  a  skin,  or  in  any  work  that  is 
made  of  skin;  the  plague  is  a  fretting  le- 
prosy ;  it  is  unclean. 

52  He  shall  therefore  burn  that  garment, 
whether  warp  or  woof,  in  woollen  or  in  linen, 
or  in  any  thing  of  skin,  wherein  the  plague 
is :  for  it  is  a  fretting  leprosy ;  it  shall  be 
burnt  in  the  fire. 

63  And  if  the  priest  shall  look,  and  be- 
hold, the  plague  be  not  spread  in  the  gar- 
ment, either  in  the  warp  or  in  the  woof,  or 
in  any  thing  of  skin; 

54  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that 
they  wash  the  tiling  wherein  the  plague  is, 
and  he  shall  shut  it  up  seven  days  more : 

55  And  the  priest  shall  look  on  the  plague 
after  that  it  is  washed  :  and  behold,  ?/  the 
plague  have  not  changed  his  colour,  and  the 
plague  be  not  spread  ;  it  is  unclean  ;  thou 
shalt  burn  it  in  the  fire ;  it  is  fret  inward, 
whether  it  be  bare  within  or  without. 

56  And  if  the  priest  look,  and  behold, 
the  plague  he  somewhat  dark  after  the  wash- 
ing of  it ;  then  he  shall  rend  it  out  of  the 
garment,  or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of  the 
warp,  or  out  of  the  woof: 

57  And  if  it  appear  still  in  the  garment, 
either  in  the  warp,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any 
thing  of  skin  ;  it  is  a  spreading  plague : 
thou  shalt  burn  that  wherein  the  plague  is 
with  fire. 

58  And  the  garment,  either  warp,  or 
woof,  or  whatsoever  thing  of  skin  it  he, 
which  thou  shalt  wash,  if  the  plague  be  de- 
parted from  them,  then  it  shall  be  washed 
the  second  time,  and  shall  be  clean. 

59  This  is  the  law  of  the  plague  of  le- 


Rites  and  sacrifices. 
prosy  in  a  garment  of  woollen  or  linen,  ei- 
ther in  the  warp  or  woof,  or  any  thing  of 
skins,   to  pronounce   it  clean,  or  to  pro- 
nounce it  unclean. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  U  '1  his  shall  be  the  law  of  the  leper  in 
the  day  of  his  cleansing :  He  shall  be 
brought  unto  the  priest : 

3  And  the  priest  shall  go  forth  out  of  the 
camp  :  and  the  priest  shall  look,  and  behold, 
if  the  plague  of  leprosy  be  healed  in  the 
leper ; 

4  Then  shall  the  priest  command  to  take 
for  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed  two  birds  alive, 
and  clean,  and  cedar- wood,  and  scarlet,  and 
hyssop. 

5  And  the  priest  shall  command  that  one 
of  the  birds  be  killed  in  an  earthen  vessel, 
over  running  water. 

6  As  for  the  living  bird,  he  shall  take  it, 
and  the  cedar-wood,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the 
hyssop,  and  shall  dip  them,  and  the  living 
bird,  m  the  blood  of  the  bird  that  iceis  killed 
over  the  running  water. 

7  And  he  shall  sprinkle  upon  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed  from  the  leprosy  seven 
times,  and  sliall  pronounce  him  clean,  and 
shall  let  the  living  bird  loose  into  the  open 
field. 

8  And  he  that  is  to  be  cleansed  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  shave  off  all  his  hair, 
and  wash  himself  in  water,  that  he  may  be 
clean  :  and  after  that  he  shall  come  into  the 
camp,  and  shall  tarry  abroad  out  of  his  tent 
seven  days. 

9  But  it  shall  be  on  the  seventh  day,  that 
he  shall  shave  all  his  hair  oflf  his  head,  and 
his  beard,  and  his  eye-brows,  even  all  his 
hair  he  shall  shave  off;  and  he  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  also  he  shall  wash  his  flesh  in 
water,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  take 
two  he-lambs  without  blemish,  and  one  ewe- 
lamb  of  the  first  year  without  blemish,  and 
three  tenth-deals  of  fine  flour  for  a  meat- 
offerins-.  mingled  with  oil,  and  one  los;  of 


11  And  the  priest  that  maketh  ?ii?n  clean, 
shall  present  the  man  that  is  to  be  made 
clean,  and  those  things,  before  the  Lokd,  at 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion. 

12  And  the  priest  shall  take  one  he-lamb, 
and  ofler  him  for  a  trespass-offering,  and 
the  log  of  oil,  and  wave  them  for  a  wave- 
offering  before  the  Lokd. 

13  And  he  shall  slay  the  lamb  in  the 
place  where  he  shall  kill  the  sin-offering 
and  the  burnt-offering,  in  the  holy  place : 
for  as  the  sin-offering  is  the  priest's,  so  is 
the  trespass-offering:  it  is  most  holy. 

14  And  the  priest  shall  take  so7iie  of  the 
blood  of  the  trespass-offering,  and  the  priest 
shall  put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the 

92 


Of  leprosy  in  a  Jwuse.  CHAP 

thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great 
toe  of  his  right  foot. 

15  And  the  priest  shall  take  some  of  the 
log  of  oil,  and  pour  it  into  the  palm  of  his 
own  left  hand  : 

16  And  tiie  priest  shall  dip  his  right  fin- 
ger in  the  oil  that  is  in  his  left  hand,  and 
shall  sprinkle  of  the  oil  with  his  finger  seven 
times  before  the  Loud. 

17  And  of  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his 
hand,  shall  the  priest  put  upon  the  tip  of 
the  right  ear  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed, 
and  upon  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and 
upon  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon 
the  blood  of  the  trespass-offering. 

IS  And  the  remnant  of  the  oil  that  is  in 
the  priest's  hand  he  shall  pour  upon  the 
head  of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed:  and  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him  be- 
fore the  Lord. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  sin-of- 
fering, and  make  an  atonement  for  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed  from  his  uncleanness ; 
and  afterward  he  shall  kill  the  burnt-offer- 
ing. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  burnt- 
offerin:;c,  and  the  meat-offering  upon  the 
altar :  and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him,  and  he  shall  be  clean. 

21  And  if  he  be  poor,  and  cannot  get  so 
much ;  then  he  shall  take  one  lamb  for  a 
trespass-offering  to  be  waved,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  him,  and  one  tenth-deal  of 
fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat-offer- 
ing, and  a  log  of  oil ; 

22  And  two  turtle-doves,  or  two  young 
pigeons,  such  as  he  is  able  to  get ;  and  the 
one  shall  be  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  a 
burnt-offering. 

23  And  he  shall  bring  them  on  the  eighth 
day  for  his  cleansing  unto  the  priest,  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, before  the  Lord. 

24  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  lamb 
of  the  trespass-offering,  and  the  log  of  oil, 
and  the  pnest  shall  wave  them  for  a  wave- 
offering  before  the  Lord. 

25  And  he  shall  kill  the  lamb  of  the  tres- 
pass-offering, and  the  priest  shall  take  some 
of  the  blood  of  the  trespass-offering,  and 
put  it  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of 
him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  upon  the  great 
toe  of  his  right  foot. 

26  And  the  priest  shall  pour  of  the  oil 
into  the  palm  of  his  own  left  hand. 

27  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle  with  his 
right  finger  some  of  the  oil  that  is  in  his  left 
hand  seven  times  before  the  Lord  : 

2S  And  the  priest  shall  put  of  the  oil  that 
is  in  his  hand,  upon  the  tip  of  the  right  ear 
of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  upon  the 
thumb  of  his  riglit  hand,  and  upon  the  great 
toe  of  his  right  foot,  upon  the  place  of  the 
blood  of  the  trespass-offering. 

29  And  the  rest  of  the  oil  that  is  in  the 
priest's  hand,  he  shall  put  upon  the  head 


XIV.         Of  cleansing  a  leprous  house. 
of  him  that  is  to  be  cleansed,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  him  before  the  Lord. 

30  And  he  shall  offer  the  one  of  the  tur- 
tle-doves, or  of  the  young  pigeons,  such  as 
he  can  get ; 

31  Ercji  such  as  he  is  able  to  get,  the  one 
for  a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a  burnt- 
ofiering,  with  the  meat-offering.  And  the 
priest  shall  make  an  atonement  for  him  that 
is  to  be  cleansed,  before  the  Lord. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  in  whom  is 
the  plague  of  leprosy,  whose  hand  is  not 
able  to  get  that  which  pertaineth  to  his 
cleansing. 

33  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saj-ing, 

34  When  ye  be  come  into  the  land  of 
Canaan,  which  I  give  to  you  for  a  posses- 
sion, and  I  put  the  plague  of  leprosy  in  a 
house  of  the  land  of  your  possession  ; 

35  And  he  that  owneth  the  house  shall 
come  and  tell  the  priest,  saying.  It  seemeth 
to  me  there  is  as  it  were  a  plague  in  the 
house : 

36  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that 
they  empty  the  house,  before  the  priest  go 
into  it  to  see  the  plague,  that  all  that  is  in 
the  house  be  not  made  unclean ;  and  after- 
ward the  priest  shall  go  in  to  see  the  house: 

37  And  he  shall  look  on  the  plague,  and 
behold,  if  the  plague  he  in  the  walls  of  the 
house,  with  hollow  strakes,  greenish,  or  red- 
dish, which  in  sight  are  lower  than  the 
wall  ; 

38  Then  the  priest  shall  go  out  of  the 
house  to  the  door  of  the  house,  and  shut  up 
the  house  seven  days  : 

39  And  the  priest  shall  come  again  the 
seventh  day,  and  shall  look ;  and  behold, 
>f  the  plague  be  spread  in  the  walls  of  the 
house  ; 

40  Then  the  priest  shall  command  that 
they  take  away  the  stones  in  which  the 
plague  is,  and  they  shall  cast  them  into  an 
unclean  place  without  the  city  : 

41  And  he  shall  cause  the  house  to  be 
scraped  within  round  about,  and  they  shall 
pour  out  the  dust  that  they  scrape  off  with- 
out the  city  into  an  unclean  place : 

42  And  they  shall  take  other  stones,  and 
put  them  in  the  place  of  those  stones  ;  and 
he  shall  take  other  mortar,  and  shall  plaster 
the  house. 

43  And  if  the  plague  come  again,  and 
break  out  in  the  house,  after  that  he  hath 
taken  away  the  stones,  and  after  he  hath 
scraped  the  house,  and  after  it  is  plastered  ; 

44  Then  the  priest  shall  come  and  look ; 
and  behold,  if  the  plague  be  spread  in  the 
house,  it  is  a  fretting  leprosy  in  the  house : 
it  is  unclean. 

45  And  he  shall  break  down  the  house, 
the  stones  of  it,  and  the  timber  thereof,  and 
all  the  mortar  of  the  house  :  and  he  shall 
carry  thetu  forth  out  of  the  city  into  an  un- 
clean place. 

46  Moreover,    he  that  goeth    into    the 

93 


Of  uncleanness  by  issues,  LEVITICUS 

house  all  the  while  that  it  is  shut  up,  shall 
be  unclean  until  the  even. 

47  And  he  that  lieth  in  the  house  shall 
wash  his  clothes  :  and  he  that  eateth  in  the 
house  shall  wash  his  clothes. 

48  H  And  if  the  priest  shall  come  in, 
and  look  upon  it,  and  behold,  the  plague 
hath  not  spread  in  the  house,  after  the 
house  was  plastered :  then  the  priest  shall 
pronounce  the  house  clean,  because  the 
plague  is  healed. 

49  And  he  shall  take  to  cleanse  the  house 
two  birds,  and  cedar- wood,  and  scarlet,  and 
hyssop  : 

50  And  he  shall  kill  the  one  of  the  birds 
in  an  earthen  vessel,  over  running  water  : 

51  And  he  shall  take  the  cedar-wood, 
and  the  hyssop,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the  liv- 
ing bird,  and  dip  them  in  the  blood  of  the 
slain  bird,  and  in  the  running  water,  and 
sprinkle  the  house  seven  times : 

52  And  he  shall  cleanse  the  house  with 
the  blood  of  the  bird,  and  with  the  running 
water,  and  with  the  living  bird,  and  with  the 
cedar-wood,  and  with  the  hyssop,  and  with 
the  scarlet : 

53  But  he  shall  let  go  the  living  bird  out 
of  the  city  into  the  open  fields,  and  make 
an  atonement  for  the  house  :  and  it  shall  be 
clean. 

54  This  is  the  law  for  all  manner  of 
plague  of  leprosj",  and  scall, 

55  And  for  the  leprosy  of  a  garment,  and 
of  a  house, 

56  And  for  a  rising,  and  for  a  scab,  and 
for  a  bright  spot : 

57  To  teach  when  it  is  unclean,  and 
when  it  is  clean  :  this  is  the  law  of  leprosy. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  to 
Aaron,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  any  man  hath  a  run- 
ning issue  out  of  his  flesh,  because  of  his 
issue  he  is  unclean. 

3  And  this  shall  be  his  uncleanness  in  his 
issue  :  whether  his  flesh  run  with  his  issue, 
or  his  flesh  be  stopped  from  his  issue,  it  is 
his  uncleanness. 

4  Every  bed  whereon  he  lieth  that  hath 
the  issue,  is  unclean  :  and  every  thing 
whereon  he  sitteth,  shall  be  unclean. 

5  And  whosoever  toucheth  his  bed,  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  batlie  himself  in  wa- 
ter, and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

6  And  he  that  sitteth  on  any  thing  where- 
on he  sat  that  hath  the  issue,  shall  wash  liis 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 

7  And  he  that  toucheth  the  flesh  of  him 
that  hath  the  issue,  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  batlie  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  tlie  even. 

8  And  if  he  that  hath  the  issue  spit  upon 
him  that  is  clean  ;  then  he  shall  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be 
unclean  until  the  even. 


and  of  cleansing  therefrom. 

9  And  what  saddle  soever  he  rideth  upon 
that  hath  the  issue,  shall  be  unclean. 

10  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing 
that  was  under  liim  shall  be  unclean  until 
the  even  :  and  he  that  beareth  any  of  those 
things,  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

11  And  whomsoever  he  toucheth  that 
hath  the  issue,  (and  hath  not  rinsed  his 
hands  in  water,)  he  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

12  And  the  vessel  of  earth  that  he  touch- 
eth which  hath  the  issue,  shall  be  broken  : 
and  every  vessel  of  wood  shall  be  rinsed  in 
water. 

13  And  when  he  that  hath  an  issue  is 
cleansed  of  his  issue  ;  then  he  shall  num- 
ber to  himself  seven  days  for  his  cleansing, 
and  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in 
running  water,  and  shall  be  clean. 

14  And  on  the  eightli  day  he  shall  take 
to  him  two  turtle-doves,  or  tvv'o  3'oung  pi- 
geons, and  come  before  the  Lord,  unto  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
and  give  them  unto  the  priest : 

15  And  the  priest  shall  ofifer  them,  the 
one  for  a  sin-oft'ering,  and  the  other  for  a 
burnt-oflfering ;  and  the  priest  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  him  before  the  Lord  for 
his  issue. 

16  And  if  any  man's  seed  of  copulation 
go  out  from  him,  then  he  shall  wash  all  his 
flesh  in  water,  and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

17  And  every  garment,  and  every  skin 
whereon  is  the  seed  of  copulation,  shall  be 
washed  with  water,  and  be  unclean  until 
the  even. 

18  The  woman  also  with  whom  man 
shall  lie  uith  seed  of  copulation,  they  shall 
both  bathe  themselves  in  water,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even. 

19  H  And  if  a  woman  have  an  issue,  and 
her  issue  in  her  flesh  be  blood,  she  shall  be 
put  apart  seven  days ;  and  whosoever  touch- 
eth her  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

20  And  every  thing  that  she  lieth  upon 
in  her  separation  shall  be  unclean  :  every 
thing  also  that  she  sitteth  upon  shah  be  un- 
clean. 

21  And  whosoever  toucheth  her  bed  shall 
wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water, 
and  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

22  And  whosoever  toucheth  any  thing 
that  she  sat  upon  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and 
batlie  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean  un- 
til the  even. 

23  And  if  it  be  on  her  bed,  or  on  any 
thing  whereon  she  sitteth,  when  he  touch- 
eth it  he  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

24  And  if  any  man  lie  with  her  at  all, 
and  her  flowers  be  upon  him,  he  shall  be 
unclean  seven  days  :  and  all  the  bed  where- 
on he  lieth  shall  be  unclean. 

25  And  if  a  woman  have  an  issue  of  her 
blood  many  days  out  of  the  time  of  lier  se- 

94 


The  Ugh-priesfs  sin-offering.  CHAP- 
paration,  or  if  it  run  beyond  the  time  of  her 
separation  ;  all  the  days  of  the  issue  of  her 
uncleanness  shall  be  as  the  days  of  her  se- 
paration :  she  shall  be  unclean. 

26  Every  bed  whereon  she  lieth  all  the 
days  of  her  issue  shall  be  unto  her  as  the 
bed  of  her  separation :  and  whatsoever  she 
sitteth  upon  shall  be  unclean,  as  the  un- 
cleanness of  her  separation. 

27  And  whosoever  toucheth  those  things 
shall  be  unclean,  and  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and  be  unclean 
until  the  even. 

28  But  if  she  be  cleansed  of  her  issue, 
then  she  shall  number  to  herself  seven  days, 
and  after  that  she  shall  be  clean. 

29  And  on  the  eighth  day  she  shall  take 
unto  her  two  turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons, 
and  bring  them  unto  the  priest,  to  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

30  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one  for 
a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a  burnt-of- 
fering ;  and  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  her  before  the  Lord  for  the  issue 
of  her  uncleanness. 

31  Thus  shall  ye  separate  the  children 
of  Israel  from  their  uncleanness  :  that  they 
die  not  in  their  uncleanness,  when  they  de- 
file my  tabernacle  that  is  among  them. 

32  This  is  the  law  of  him  that  hath  an 
issue,  and  of  him  whose  seed  goeth  from 
him,  and  is  defiled  therewith ; 

33  And  of  her  that  is  sick  of  her  flowers, 
and  of  him  that  hath  an  issue,  of  the  man 
and  of  the  woman,  and  of  him  that  lieth 
with  her  that  is  unclean. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  after 
the  death  of  the  two  sons  of  Aaron, 
when  they  offered  before  the  Lord,  and  died: 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak 
unto  Aaron  thy  brother,  that  he  come  not 
at  all  times  into  the  holy  place  within  the 
vail,  before  the  mercy-seat,  which  is  upon 
the  ark  ;  that  he  die  not :  for  I  will  appear 
in  the  cloud  upon  the  mercy-seat. 

3  Thus  shall  Aaron  come  into  the  holy 
place :  with  a  young  bullock  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing, and  a  ram  for  a  burnt-offering. 

4  He  shall  put  on  the  holy  linen  coat, 
and  he  shall  have  the  linen  breeches  upon 
his  flesh,  and  shall  be  girded  with  a  linen 
girdle,  and  with  the  linen  mitre  shall  he  be 
attired :  these  are  holy  garments  ;  therefore 
shall  he  wash  his  flesh  in  water,  and  so  put 
them  on. 

5  And  he  shall  take  of  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel  two  kids  of  the 
goats  for  a  sin-offering,  and  one  ram  for  a 
burnt-offering. 

6  And  Aaron  shall  offer  his  bullock  of 
the  sin-offsring,  which  is  for  himself,  and 
make  an  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his 
house. 

7  And  he  shall  take  the  two  goats,  and 
present  them  before  the  Lord  at  the  door 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 


XVL  Tlie  live  goat 

8  And  Aaron  shall  cast  lots  upon  the 
two  goats ;  one  lot  for  the  Lord,  and  the 
other  lot  for  the  scape-goat. 

9  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  goat  upon 
which  the  Lord's  lot  fell,  and  offer  him /or 
a  sin-offering. 

10  But  the  goat  on  which  the  lot  fell  to 
be  the  scape-goat,  shall  be  presented  alive 
before  the  Lord,  to  make  an  atonement 
with  him,  and  to  let  him  go  for  a  scape-goat 
into  the  wilderness, 

11  "ff  And  Aaron  shall  bring  the  bullock 
of  the  sin-offering,  which  is  for  himself,  and 
shall  make  an  atonement  for  himself,  and 
Tor  his  house,  and  shall  kill  the  bullock  of 
the  sin-offering  which  is  for  himself: 

12  And  he  shall  take  a  censer  full  of 
burning  coals  of  fire  from  off  the  altar  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  his  hands  full  of  sweet 
incense  beaten  small,  and  bring  it  within 
the  vail : 

13  And  he  shall  put  the  incense  upon 
the  fire  before  the  Lord,  that  the  cloud  of 
the  incense  may  cover  the  mercy-seat  that 
is  upon  the  testimony,  that  he  die  not. 

14  And  he  shall  take  of  the  blood  of  the 
bullock,  and  sprinkle  it  with  his  finger  upon 
the  mercy-seat  eastward:  and  before  the 
mercy-seat  shall  he  sprinkle  of  the  blood 
with  his  finger  seven  times. 

15  U  Then  shall  he  kill  the  goat  of  the 
sin-offering  that  is  for  the  people,  and  bring 
his  blood  within  the  vail,  and  do  with  that 
blood  as  he  did  with  the  blood  of  the  bul- 
lock, and  sprinkle  it  upon  the  mercy-seat, 
and  before  the  mercy-seat : 

16  And  he  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
the  holy  place,  because  of  the  uncleanness 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  because  of 
their  transgressions  in  all  their  sins :  and  so 
shall  he  do  for  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation that  remaineth  among  them  m 
the  midst  of  their  uncleanness. 

17  And  there  shall  be  no  man  in  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation  Avhen  he  go- 
eth in  to  make  an  atonement  in  the  holy 
place,  until  he  come  out,  and  have  made  an 
atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  house- 
liold,  and  for  all  the  congregation  of  Is- 
rael. 

18  And  he  shall  go  out  unto  the  altar 
that  is  before  the  Lord,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  it;  and  shall  take  of  the  blood  of 
the  bullock,  and  of  the  blood  of  the  goat, 
and  put  it  upon  the  horns  of  the  altar  round 
about. 

19  And  he  shall  sprinkle  of  the  blood 
upon  it  with  his  finger  seven  times,  and 
cleanse  it,  and  liallow  it  from  the  unclean- 
ness of  the  children  of  Israel. 

20  If  And  when  he  hath  made  an  end  of 
reconciling  the  holy  place,  and  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  congregation,  and  the  altar,  he 
shall  bring  the  live  goat : 

21  And  Aaron  shall  lay  both  his  hands 
upon  the  head  of  the  live  goat,  and  confess 
over  him  all  the  iniquities  of  the  children 

95 


T^ie  feast  of  expiation. 


LEVITICUS. 


Blood  forbidden 


of  Israel,  and  all  their  transgressions  in  all 
their  sins,  putting  them  upon  the  head  of 
the  goat,  and  shall  send  kim  away  by  the 
hand  of  a  fit  man  into  the  wilderness : 

22  And  the  goat  shall  bear  upon  him  all 
their  iniquities  unto  a  land  not  hihabited: 
and  he  shall  let  go  the  goat  in  the  wilder- 
ness. 

23  And  Aaron  shall  come  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  shall  putofl" 
the  linen  garments  which  he  put  on  when 
he  went  into  the  holy  place.,  and  shall  leave 
them  there : 

24  And  he  shall  wash  his  flesh  with  water 
in  the  holy  place,  and  put  on  his  garments, 
and  come  forth,  and  offer  his  burnt-ol!ering, 
and  the  burnt  offering  of  the  people,  and 
make  an  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  tlie 
people. 

25  And  the  fat  of  the  sin-offering  shall 
he  burn  upon  the  altar. 

26  And  he  that  let  go  the  goat  for  the 
scape-goat  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  bathe 
his  flesh  in  water,  and  afterward  come  into 
the  camp. 

27  And  the  bullock /or  the  sin-oflfering, 
and  the  goat  for  the  sin-offering,  whose 
blood  was  brought  in  to  make  atonement  in 
the  holy  place,  shall  one  carry  forth  without 
the  camp ;  and  they  shall  burn  in  the 
fire  their  skins,  and  their  flesh,  and  their 
dung. 

28  And  he  that  burneth  them  shall  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and 
afterward  he  shall  come  into  the  camp. 

29  U  And  this  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever 
unto  you :  tlmt  in  the  seventh  month,  on 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  ye  shall  afflict 
your  souls,  and  do  no  work  at  all,  ivhethcr 
it  be  one  of  your  own  country,  (;r  a  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  among  you  : 

30  For  on  that  day  shall  the  priest  make 
an  atonement  for  you,  to  cleanse  you,  that 
ye  may  be  clean  from  all  your  sins  before 
the  Lord. 

31  It  shall  be  a  sabbath  of  rest  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls  by  a  statute 
for  ever. 

32  And  the  priest  whom  he  shall  anoint, 
and  whom  he  shall  consecrate  to  minister 
in  the  priest's  office  in  his  lather's  stead, 
shall  make  the  atonement,  and  shall  put  on 
the  linen  clothes,  even  the  holy  garments : 

33  And  he  shall  make  an  atonement  for 
the  holy  sanctuary,  and  he  shall  make  an 
atonen)ent  for  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  for  the  altar:  and  he  shall  make 
an  atonement  for  the  priests,  and  for  all  the 
people  of  the  congregation. 

34  And  this  shall  be  an  everlasting  statute 
unto  you,  to  make  an  atonement  for  the 
children  of  Israel  for'all  their  sins  once  a 
year.  And  he  did  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
in,2:, 


2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  his  sons, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them,  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded,  saying, 

3  What  man  soever  there  be  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  that  killeth  an  ox,  or  lamb,  or  goat 
in  the  camp,  or  that  killeth  it  out  of  the 
camp, 

4  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to  oflTer 
an  oflTering  unto  the  Lord  before  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  Lord:  blood  shall  be  im- 
puted unto  that  man  ;  he  hath  shed  blood ; 
and  that  man  shall  be  cut  off"  from  among 
his  people : 

5  To  the  end  that  the  children  of  Israel 
may  bring  their  sacrifices  which  they  offer 
in  the  open  field,  even  that  they  may  bring 
them  unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  unto  the 
priest,  and  offer  them  for  peace-offerings 
unto  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  priest  shall  sprinkle  the  blood 
upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  at  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  burn 
the  fat  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  they  shall  no  more  offer  their  sa- 
crifices unto  devils,  after  whom  they  have 
gone  a  whoring  :  This  shall  be  a  statute  for 
ever  unto  them  throughout  their  genera- 
tions. 

8  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  What- 
soever man  there  be  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
or  of  the  strangers  which  sojourn  among 
you,  that  offereth  a  burnt-offering  or  sacri- 
fice, 

9  And  bringeth  it  not  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to  offer 
it  unto  the  Lord  ;  even  that  man  shall  be 
cut  off"  from  among  his  people. 

10  ^\  And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of  the 
house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that  so- 
j'ourn  among  you,  that  eateth  any  maimer  of 
blood ;  I  will  even  set  my  face  against  that 
soul  that  eateth  blood,  and  will  cut  him  off" 
from  among  his  people. 

1 1  For  tiie  life  of  the  flesh  is  in  the  blood : 
and  I  have  given  it  to  you  upon  the  altar, 
to  make  an  atonement  lor  your  souls :  for  it 
is  the  blood  that  maketh  an  atonement  for 
the  soul. 

12  Therefore  I  said  unto  the  cliildren  of 
Israel,  No  soul  of  you  shall  eat  blood,  nei- 
ther sliall  any  stranger  that  sojourneth 
among  you  eat  blood. 

13  And  whatsoever  man  there  be  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that 
sojourn  among  you,  which  hunteth  and 
catcheth  any  beast  or  fowl  that  may  be 
eaten ;  he  shall  even  pour  out  the  blood 
thereof  and  cover  it  with  dust. 

14  For  it  is  tlie  life  of  all  flesh,  the  blood 
of  it  is  for  the  life  thereof:  therefore  I  said 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye  shall  eat  the 
blood  of  no  manner  of  flesli :  for  the  life  of 
all  flesh  is  the  blood  thereof:  whosoever 
eateth  it  shall  be  cut  off". 

96 


Unlawful  marriages.  CHAP. 

15  IT  And  every  soul  that  eateth  that 
which  died  of  itself,  or  that  which  was  torn 
toith  beasts,  {whether  it  be  one  of  your  own 
country,  or  a  stranger,)  he  shall  both  wash 
his  clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
be  unclean  until  the  even :  then  shall  he  be 
clean. 

16  But  if  he  wash  them  not,  nor  bathe  his 
flesh ;  then  he  shall  bear  his  iniquity. 

CHAP.  XVHI. 
ND  the  Loud  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ings 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

3  A  fter  the  doings  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
wherein  ye  dwelt,  shall  ye  not  do  :  and  alter 
the  doings  of  the  land  of  Canaan  whither  I 
bring  you,  shall  ye  not  do :  neither  shall  ye 
walk  in  their  ordinances. 

4  Ye  shall  do  my  judgments,  and  keep 
mine  ordinances,  to  walk  therein :  I  am  the 
Lord  your  God. 

5  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments :  which  if  a  man  do,  he 
shall  live  in  them  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

6  H  None  of  you  shall  approach  to  any 
that  is  near  of  kin  to  him,  to  uncover  their 
nakedness :  I  am  the  Lord. 

7  The  nakedness  of  thy  father,  or  the 
nakedness  of  thy  mother,  shalt  thou  not  un- 
cover :  she  is  thy  mother,  thou  shalt  not 
uncover  her  nakedness. 

S  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's  wife 
shalt  thou  not  uncover :  it  is  thy  father's 
nakedness. 

9  The  nakedness  of  thy  sister,  the  daugh- 
ter of  thy  father,  or  daughter  of  thy  mother, 
whether  she  be  born  at  home,  or  born  abroad, 
even  their  nakedness  thou  shalt  not  unco- 
ver. 

10  The  nakedness  of  thy  son's  daughter, 
or  of  thy  daughter's  daughter,  epen  their 
nakedness  thou  shalt  not  uncover :  for  theirs 
is  thine  own  nakedness. 

11  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's  wife's 
daughter,  begotten  of  thy  father,  (she  is 
thy  sister)  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her  naked- 
ness. 

12  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  thy  father's  sister :  she  is  thy  father's 
near  kinswoman. 

13  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  th}'  mother's  sister :  for  she  is  thy  mo- 
ther's near  kinswoman. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  thy  father's  brother,  thou  shalt  not  ap- 
proach to  his  wife  :  she  is  thine  aunt. 

1-5  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  thy  daughter-in-law :  she  is  thy  son's 
wife,  thou  shalt  not  uncover  her  nakedness. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  thy  brother's  wife :  it  is  thy  brother's 
nakedness. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  nakedness 
of  a  woman  and  her  daughter,  neither  shalt 
thou  take  her  son's  daugliter,  or  her  daugh- 
ter's daughter,  to  uncover  her  nakedness ; 

13 


XVHI.  Unlmoful  lusts, 

for  they  are  her  near  kinswomen :  it  is 
wickedness. 

IS  Neither  shalt  tliou  take  a  wife  to  her 
sister,  to  vex  her,  to  uncover  her  nakedness 
beside  the  other  in  her  Wie-time. 

19  H  Also  thou  shalt  not  approach  unto 
a  woman  to  uncover  her  nakedness,  as  long 
as  she  is  put  apart  for  her  uncleanness. 

20  Moreover,  thou  shalt  not  lie  carnally 
with  thy  neighbour's  wife,  to  dehle  thyself 
with  her. 

21  And  thou  shalt  not  let  any  of  thy 
seed  pass  through  the  fire  to  Molech,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  profane  the  name  of  thy  God : 
I  am  the  Lord. 

22  Thou  shalt  not  lie  with  mankind,  as 
with  womankind  :  it  is  abomination. 

23  Neither  shalt  thou  lie  with  any  beast 
to  defile  thj'self  therewith :  neither  shall 
any  woman  stand  before  a  beast  to  lie  down 
thereto  :  it  is  confusion. 

24  Defile  not  ye  )'ourselves  in  any  of 
these  things :  for  in  all  these  the  nations 
are  defiled  which  I  cast  out  before  you : 

25  And  the  land  is  defiled  :  therefore  I 
do  visit  the  iniquity  thereof  upon  it,  and 
the  land  itself  vomiteth  out  her  inhabitants. 

26  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  my  statutes 
and  my  judgments,  and  shall  not  commit 
any  of  these  abominations ;  neither  an}"  of 
your  own  nation,  nor  any  stranger  that  so- 
journeth  among  you : 

27  (For  all  these  abominations  have  the 
men  of  the  land  done,  which  tucre  before 
you,  and  the  land  is  defiled  ;) 

28  That  the  land  spue  not  you  out  also, 
when  ye  defile  it,  as  it  spued  out  the  nations 
that  ivere  before  you. 

29  For  whosoever  shall  commit  any  of 
these  abominations,  even  the  souls  that 
commit  them  shall  be  cut  off  from  among 
their  people. 

30  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  mine  ordi- 
nance, that  ye  commit  not  any  one  of  these 
abominable  customs,  whicli  were  committed 
before  you,  and  that  ye  defile  not  yourselves 
therein  :  I  am.  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  XiX. 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  all  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  tliem.  Ye 
shall  be  holy  :  for  I  the  Lord  your  God  am 
holy. 

3  Ye  shall  fear  every  man  his  mother 
and  his  father,  and  keep  my  sabbatlis :  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

4  Turn  ye  not  unto  idols,  nor  make  to 
yourselves  molten  gods :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

5  And  if  ye  offer  a  sacrifice  of  peace- 
offerings  unto  the  Lord,  ye  shall  offer  it  at 
your  own  will. 

6  It  shall  be  eaten  the  same  day  ye  offer 
it,  and  on  the  morrow  :  and  if  ought  remain 
until  the  third  day,  it  shall  be  burnt  in  the 
fire. 

97 


A  repetition  of  sundry  laivs. 

7  And  if  it  be  eaten  at  all  on  the  third 
day,  it  is  abominable ;  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
cepted. 

8  Therefore  every  one  that  eateth  it  shall 
bear  his  iniquity,  because  he  hath  profaned 
the  hallowed  thing  of  the  Lord  ;  and  that 
soul  shall  be  cut  on  from  among  his  people. 

9  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of  your 
land,  thou  shalt  not  wholly  reap  the  corners 
of  thy  held,  neither  shalt  th.ou  gather  the 
gleanings  of  thy  harvest. 

10  And  thou  shalt  not  glean  thy  vine- 
yard, neither  shalt  thou  gather  every  grape 
of  thy  vineyard :  thou  shalt  leave  them  ibr 
the  poor  and  stranger  :  I  (im  the  Lord  your 
God. 

11  Ye  shall  not  steal,  neither  deal  falsely, 
neither  lie  one  to  another. 

12  And  ye  shall  not  swear  by  my  name 
fiilsely,  neitiier  shalt  thou  profane  the  name 
of  thy  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  Thou  shak  not  defraud  thy  neigh- 
bour, neither  rob  him :  the  wages  of  him 
that  is  hired  shall  not  abide  with  thee  all 
night  until  the  morning. 

14  Thou  shalt  not  curse  the  deaf,  nor  put 
a  stumbling-ljlock  before  the  blind,  but 
shalt  fear  th}'  God  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

15  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in 
judgment ;  thou  shalt  not  respect  the  per- 
son of  the  poor,  nor  honour  the  person  of 
the  mighty  :  hut  in  righteousness  shalt  thou 
judge  thy  neighbour. 

16  Thou  shalt  not  go  up  and  down  eis  a. 
tale-bearer  among  thy  people ;  neither  shalt 
thou  stand  against  the  blood  of  thy  neigh- 
bour ;  I  eim  the  Lord. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy  brother  in 
thine  heart :  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  rebuke 
thy  neighbour,  and  not  suffer  sin  upon 
him. 

18  Thou  shalt  not  avenge,  nor  bear  any 
grudge  against  the  children  of  th}^  people, 
but  thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 
self: I  am  the  Lord. 

19  Ye  shall  keep  my  statutes.  Thou 
slialt  not  let  thy  cattle  gender  with  a  di- 
verse kind :  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  field 
with  mingled  seed  :  neithershall  a  garment 
mingled  of  linen  and  woollen  come  upon 
thee. 

20  And  whosoever  lieth  carnally  with  a 
woman  that  is  a  bond-maid  betrothed  to  an 
husband,  and  not  at  all  redeemed,  nor  free- 
dom given  her ;  she  shall  be  scourged : 
they  shall  not  be  put  to  death,  because  she 
was  not  free. 

21  And  he  shall  bring  his  trespass-offer- 
ing unto  the  Lord,  unto  the  door  of  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation,  even  a  ram 
for  a  trespass-offering. 

22  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  him  with  the  ram  of  the  trespass- 
offering  before  the  Lord  for  his  sin  which 
lie  hath  done  ;  and  the  sin  which  he  hath 
done  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

23  And  when  ye  shall   come  into   the 


LEVITICUS.         A  repetition  of  sundry  latvs. 

land,  and  shall  have  planted  all  manner  of 
trees  for  food ;  then  ye  shall  count  the  fruit 
thereof  as  uncircumcised :  three  years  shall 
it  be  as  uncircumcised  unto  you  :  it  shall 
not  be  eaten  of. 

24  But  in  the  fourth  year  all  the  fruit 
thereof  shall  be  holy  to  praise  the  Lord 
imtlial. 

25  And  in  the  fifth  year  shall  ye  eat  of 
the  fruit  thereof,  that  it  may  yield  unto  you 
the  increase  thereof:  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

26  Ye  shall  not  eat  (my  thing  with  the 
blood  :  neither  shall  )"e  use  enchantment, 
nor  observe  times. 

27  Ye  shall  not  round  the  corners  of 
your  heads,  neither  shalt  thou  mar  the  cor- 
ners of  thy  beard. 

28  Ye  shall  not  make  any  cuttings  in 
your  flesh  for  the  dead,  nor  print  any  marks 
upon  you  :  1  a  in  the  Lord. 

29  bo  not  prostitute  thy  daughter  to 
cause  her  to  be  a  whore  :  lest  the  land  fall 
to  whoredom,  and  the  land  become  full  of 
wickedness. 

30  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  reve- 
rence my  sanctuary  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

31  Regard  not  them  that  have  familiar 
spirits,  neither  seek  after  wizards,  to  be  de- 
filed by  them  :  I  can  the  Lord  your  God. 

32  Thou  shalt  rise  up  before  the  hoary 
head,  and  honour  the  face  of  the  old  man, 
and  fear  thy  God  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

33  And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with  thee 
in  your  land,  ye  shall  not  vex  him. 

34  But  the  stranger  that  dwelleth  with 
j^ou  shall  be  unto  you  as  one  born  among 
you,  and  thou  shalt  love  him  as  thyself;  for 
ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt :  I 
am  the  Lord  your  God. 

35  Ye  shall  do  no  unrighteousness  in 
judgment,  in  mete-yard,  in  weight,  or  in 
measure. 

36  Just  balances,  just  weights,  a  just 
ephah,  and  a  just  bin  shall  ye  have  :  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

37  Therefore  shall  ye  observe  all  my  sta- 
tutes, and  all  my  judgments,  and  do  them  : 
I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  ^  Again  thou  shalt  say  to  the  children 
of  Israel,  Whosoever  he  be  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  that  sojourn 
in  Israel,  that  giveth  a?iy  of  his  seed  unto 
Molech,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death : 
the  people  of  the  land  shall  stone  him  with 
stones. 

3  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  that 
man,  and  will  cut  him  off  from  among  his 
people ;  because  he  liath  given  of  his  seed 
unto  Molech,  to  defile  my  sanctuary,  and  to 
profane  my  holy  name. 

4  H  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  do  any 
ways  hide  their  eyes  from  the  man,  wlien 

98 


Divers  laws  and  ordinances.  CHAP, 

lie  givetli  of  his  seed  unto  Molech,  and  kill 
him  not ; 

5  Then  I  will  set  my  face  against  that 
man  and  against  his  family,  and  will  cut 
him  off,  and  all  that  go  a  whoring  after  him, 
to  commit  whoredom  with  Molech  from 
among  their  people. 

6  H  And  the  soul  that  turneth  after  such 
as  have  familiar  spirits,  and  after  wizards, 
to  go  a  whoring  after  them,  I  will  even  set 
my  face  against  that  soul,  and  will  cut  iiim 
off  from  among  his  people. 

7  *\  Sanctify  yourselves  therefore  and  be 
ye  holy  :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

8  And  ye  shall  keep  my  statutes,  and  do 
them  :  I  am  the  Lord  which  sanctify  you. 

9  If  For  every  one  that  curseth  his  father 
or  his  mother,  shall  be  surely  put  to  death  : 
he  hath  cursed  his  father  or  his  mother  :  his 
blood  shall  be  upon  him. 

10  U  And  the  man  that  committeth  adul- 
tery with  another  man's  wife,  even  he  that 
committeth  adultery  with  his  neighbour's 
wife,  the  adulterer  and  the  adulteress  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

11"^  And  the  man  that  lieth  with  his  fa- 
ther's wife  hath  uncovered  his  father's  naked- 
ness :  both  of  them  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death  :  their  blood  shall  he  upon  them. 

12  And  if  a  man  lie  with  his  daughter- 
in-law,  both  of  them  shall  surely  be  jnit  to 
death  :  they  have  wrought  confusion  ;  their 
blood  shall  be  upon  them. 

13  H  If  a  man  also  lie  with  mankind,  as 
he  lieth  with  a  woman,  both  of  them  have 
committed  an  abomination :  they  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death  ;  their  blood  shcdl  be 
upon  them. 

14  °i  And  if  a  man  take  a  wife  and  her 
motlier,  it  is  wickedness :  they  shall  be 
burnt  with  fire,  both  he  and  they :  that 
there  be  no  wickedness  among  3"ou. 

15  H  And  if  a  man  lie  with  a  beast,  he 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death  :  and  ye  shall 
slay  the  beast. 

IG  And  if  a  woman  approach  unto  any 
beast,  and  lie  down  thereto,  thou  shall  kill 
the  woman  and  the  beast ;  they  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death ;  their  blood  shcdl  be  upon 
them. 

17  ^  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his  sister, 
his  father's  daughter,  or  his  mother's  daugh- 
ter, and  see  her  nakedness,  and  she  see  his 
nakedness  :  it  is  a  wicked  thing ;  and  they 
shall  be  cut  off  in  the  sight  of  their  people  : 
he  hath  uncovered  his  sister' nakedness ;  he 
shall  bear  his  iniqvuty. 

IS  ^  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  a  wo- 
man having  her  sickness,  and  shall  uncover 
her  nakedness;  he  hath  discovered  her 
fountain,  and  she  hath  uncovered  the  foun- 
tain of  her  blood:  and  both  of  them  shall 
be  cut  off  from  among  their  people. 

19  ^  And  thou  shalt  not  uncover  the  na- 
kedness of  tl\y  mother's  sister,  nor  of  thy 
father's  sister :  for  he  uncovereth  his  near 
kin  :  they  shall  bear  their  iniquity. 


XXI.  Of  the  priests''  mourning. 

20  And  if  a  man  shall  lie  with  his  uncle's 
wiie,  he  hath  uncovered  his  uncle's  naked- 
ness :  they  shall  bear  their  sin ;  they  shall 
die  childless. 

21  And  if  a  man  shall  take  his  brother's 
wife,  it /.s  an  unclean  thing:  he  hath  un- 
covered his  brother's  nakedness ;  they  shall 
be  childless. 

22  H  Ye  shall  therefore  keep  all  my  sta- 
tutes, and  all  my  judgments,  and  do  them: 
that  the  land  whither  I  bring  you  to  dwell 
therein,  spue  you  not  out. 

23  And  ye  shall  not  walk  in  the  manners 
of  the  nation  which  I  cast  out  before  you : 
for  they  committed  all  these  things,  and 
therefore  I  abhorred  them. 

24  But  I  have  said  unto  you,  Ye  shall  in- 
herit their  land,  and  I  will  give  it  unto  you 
to  possess  it,  a  land  that  floweth  with  milk 
and  honey  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
have  separated  you  from  other  people. 

25  Ye  shall  therefore  put  difference  be- 
tween clean  beasts  and  unclean,  and  be- 
tween unclean  fowls  and  clean:  and  ye 
shall  not  make  your  souls  abominable  by 
beast  or  by  fowl,  or  by  any  manner  of  liv- 
ing thing  that  creepeth  on  the  ground, 
which  I  have  separated  from  you  as  un- 
clean. 

26  And  ye  shall  be  holy  unto  me :  for  I 
the  Lord  am  hoi}',  and  have  severed  you 
from  other  people,  that  ye  should  be  mine. 

27  II  A  man  also  or  a  woman  that  hath  a 
familiar  spirit,  or  that  is  a  wizard,  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death:  they  shall  stone 
them  with  stones :  their  blood  shall  be  upon 
them. 

CHAP.  XXI. 
ND  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Speak 
unto  the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and 

say  unto  them,  There  shall  none  be  defiled 

for  the  dead  among  his  people : 

2  But  for  his  kin,  that  is  near  unto  him, 
tluit  is,  for  his  mother,  and  for  his  father, 
and  for  his  son,  and  for  his  daughter,  and 
for  his  brother, 

3  And  for  his  sister  a  virqfm,  that  is  ni^h 
unto  him,  which  hath  had  no  husband :  lor 
her  may  he  be  defiled. 

4  But  he  shall  not  defile  himself,  bei7ig- 
a  chief  man  among  his  people,  to  profane 
himself 

5  They  shall  not  make  baldness  upon 
their  head,  neither  shall  they  shave  off  the 
corner  of  their  beard,  nor  make  any  cut- 
tings in  their  flesh. 

6  II  They  shall  be  holy  unto  their  God, 
and  not  profane  the  name  of  their  God : 
for  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by  fire, 
and  the  bread  of  their  God  they  do  offer : 
therefore  they  shall  be  holy. 

7  H  They  shall  not  take  a  wife  that  is  a 
whore,  or  profane  ;  neither  shall  they  take 
a  woman  put  away  from  her  husband  :  for 
he  is  holy  unto  his  God. 

8  Thou  shalt  sanctify  him  therefore,  for 
he  offereth  the  bread  of  thy  God  :  he  shall 

99 


When  the  priests  are  to 


LEVITICUS. 


abstainfrom  holy  things. 


be  holy  unto  thee  :  for  I  the  Lord,  which 
sanctify  you,  am  holy. 

9  *il  And  the  daughter  of  any  priest,  if 
she  profane  herself  by  playing  the  whore, 
she  profaneth  her  father:  she  shall  be  burnt 
with  fire. 

10  Tf  And  he  that  is  the  high  priest  among 
his  bretliren,  upon  whose  head  the  anoint- 
ing oil  was  poured,  and  that  is  consecrated 
to  put  on  the  garments,  shall  not  uncover 
his  head,  nor  rend  his  clothes ; 

11  Neither  shall  he  go  in  to  any  dead 
body,  nor  defile  himself  for  his  father,  or 
ibr  his  mother ; 

12  Neither  shall  he  go  out  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, nor  profane  the  sanctuary  of  his  God ; 
for  the  crown  of  the  anointing  oil  of  his 
God  is  upon  him :  I  am  the  Lord. 

13  II  And  he  shall  take  a  wife  in  her  vir- 
ginity. 

14  A  widow,  or  a  divorced  woman,  or 
profane,  or  an  harlot,  these  shall  he  not 
take :  but  he  shall  take  a  virgin  of  his  own 
people  to  wife. 

15  Neither  shall  he  profane  his  seed 
among  his  people :  for  I  the  Lord  do  sanc- 
tify him. 

16  II  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

17  Speak  unto  Aaron,  saying,  Whoso- 
ever he  be  of  thy  seed  in  their  generations 
that  hath  any  blemish,  let  him  not  approach 
to  offer  the  bread  of  his  God  : 

18  For  whatsoever  man  he  be  that  hath  a 
blemish,  he  shall  not  approach :  a  blind 
man,  or  a  lame,  or  he  that  hath  a  flat  nose, 
or  any  thing  superfluous, 

19  Or  a  man  that  is  broken-footed,  or 
broken-handed, 

20  Or  crook-backed,  or  a  dwarf,  or  that 
hath  a  blemish  in  his  eye,  or  be  scurvy,  or 
scabbed,  or  hath  his  stones  broken ; 

21  No  man  tliat  hath  a  blemish  of  the 
seed  of  Aaron  the  priest  shaU  come  nigh 
to  offer  the  offerings  of  the  Lord  made  by 
fire ;  he  hath  a  blemish,  he  shall  not  come 
nigh  to  offer  the  broad  of  his  God. 

22  He  shall  eat  the  bread  of  his  God,  both 
of  the  most  holy,  and  of  the  holy. 

23  Only  he  shall  not  go  in  unto  the  vail, 
nor  come  nigh  unto  the  altar,  because  he 
hath  a  blemish ;  that  he  profane  not  my 
sanctuaries :  for  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify 
them. 

24  And  Moses  told  if  imto  Aaron,  and  to 
his  sons,  and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel 

CHAP.  XXII. 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons,  that 
they  separate  themselves  from  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  that 
they  profane  not  my  holy  name  in  those 
things  which  they  hallow  unto  me  :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

3  Say  unto  them,  Whosoever  he  be  of  all 
your  seed  among  your  generations,  that 


goeth  unto  the  holy  things,  which  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  hallow  unto  the  Lord,  having 
his  uncleanness  upon  him,  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off"  from  my  presence :  I  am  the 
Lord. 

4  What  man  soever  of  the  seed  of  Aaron 
is  a  leper,  or  hath  a  running  issue ;  he  shall 
not  eat  of  the  holy  things,  until  he  be  clean. 
And  whoso  toucheth  any  thing  that  is  un- 
clean by  the  dead,  or  a  man  whose  seed 
goeth  from  him ; 

5  Or  whosoever  toucheth  any  creeping 
thing,  whereby  he  may  be  made  unclean, 
or  a  man  of  whom  he  may  take  unclean- 
ness, whatsoever  uncleanness  he  hath  : 

6  The  soul  which  hath  touched  an}'  such 
shall  be  unclean  until  even,  and  shall  not 
eat  of  the  holy  things,  unless  he  wash  his 
flesh  with  water. 

7  And  when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall  be 
clean,  and  shall  afterward  eat  of  the  holy 
things,  because  it  is  his  food. 

8  That  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn 
with  beasts,  he  shall  not  eat  to  defile  himself 
therewith :  I  a?n  the  Lord. 

9  They  shall  therefore  keep  mine  ordi- 
nance, lest  they  bear  sin  for  it,  and  die 
therefore,  if  they  profane  it :  I  the  Lord  do 
sanctify  them. 

10  ^  There  shall  no  stranger  eat  of  the 
holy  thing :  a  sojourner  of  the  priest,  or  an 
hired  servant,  shall  not  eat  of  the  holy 
thing. 

11  But  if  the  priest  buy  any  soul  with 
his  money,  he  shall  eat  of  it,  and  he  that  is 
born  in  his  house :  they  shall  eat  of  his 
meat. 

12  If  the  priest's  daughter  also  be  married 
unto  a  stranger,  she  may  not  eat  of  an  of- 
fering of  the  holy  things. 

13  But  if  the  priest's  daughter  be  a 
widow,  or  divorced,  and  have  no  child,  and 
is  returned  unto  her  father's  house,  as  in 
her  youth,  she  shall  eat  of  her  father's 
meat ;  but  there  shall  no  stranger  eat  there- 
of 

14  "ff  And  if  a  man  eat  of  the  holy  thing 
unwittinglj',  then  he  sliall  put  the  fifth  part 
thereof  unto  it,  and  shall  give  it  unto  the 
priest,  with  the  holy  thing. 

15  And  they  shall  not  profane  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  Israel  which  they 
offer  unto  the  Lord  : 

16  Or  suffer  them  to  bear  the  iniquity  of 
trespass,  when  they  eat  their  holy  things ; 
for  I  the  Lord  do  sanctify  them. 

17  *il  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

18  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his  sons, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  say 
unto  them.  Whatsoever  he  br.  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  or  of  the  strangers  in  Israel,  that 
will  offer  his  oblation  for  all  his  vows,  and 
for  all  his  free-will-offerings,  which  tliey 
will  offer  unto  the  Lord  for  a  burnt-offer- 
ing : 

19  Ye  shall  offer  at  your  own  will  a  male 

100 


Tlic  age  of  the  sacrifice. 


CHAP.  XXIII. 


Of  sundry  feasts. 


without  blemish  of  the  beeves,  of  the  sheep, 
or  of  the  goats. 

20  But  whatsoever  hath  a  blemish,  that 
shall  ye  not  offer :  for  it  shall  not  be  ac- 
ceptable for  you. 

21  And  whosoever  ofFereth  a  sacrifice  of 
peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord  to  accom- 
plish his  vow,  or  a  free-will-offering  in 
beeves,  or  sheep,  it  shall  be  perfect  to  be 
accepted :  there  shall  be  no  blemish  therein. 

22  Blind,  or  broken,  or  maimed,  or  hav- 
ing a  wen,  or  scurvy,  or  scabbed,  ye  shall 
not  offer  these  unto  the  Lord,  nor  make 
an  offering  by  fire  of  them  upon  the  altar 
unto  the  Lord. 

23  Either  a  bullock,  or  a  lamb  that  hath 
any  thing  superfluous  or  lacking  in  his  parts, 
that  mayest  thou  offer /or  a  free-will-offer- 
ing; but  for  a  vow  it  shall  not  be  accepted. 

24  Ye  shall  not  offer  unto  the  Lord  that 
which  is  bruised,  or  crushed,  or  broken,  or 
cut;  neither  shall  ye  make  any  offering 
thereof  in  your  land. 

26  Neither  from  a  stranger's  hand  shall 
ye  offer  the  bread  of  your  God  of  any  of 
these;  because  their  corruption  is  in  them, 
and  blemishes  be  in  them  :  they  shall  not  be 
accepted  for  you. 

26  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

27  when  a  bullock,  or  a  sheep,  or  a  goat 
is  brought  forth,  then  it  shall  be  seven  days 
under  the  dam ;  and  from  the  eighth  day 
and  thenceforth  it  shall  be  accepted  for  an 
offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  lohvther  it  be  cow,  or  ewe,  ye 
shall  not  kill  it  and  her  young  both  in  one 
day. 

29  II  And  when  ye  will  offer  a  sacrifice 
of  thanksgiving  unto  the  Lord,  offer  it  at 
your  own  ^vill. 

30  On  the  same  day  it  shall  be  eaten  up, 
ye  shall  leave  none  of  it  until  the  morrow : 
I  am  the  Lord. 

31  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  my  com- 
mandm.ents,  and  do  them  :  I  am  the  Lord. 

32  Neither  shall  ye  profane  m}^  holy 
name;  but  I  will  be  hallowed  among  tl^.e 
children  of  Israel :  I  am  the  Lord  which 
hallow  you, 

33  That  brought  you  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  to  be  your  God :  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIIL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  Concerning  the  feasts  of  the 
Lord,  which  ye  shall  proclaim  to  he  holy 
convocations,  even  th.ese  are  my  feasts. 

3  H  Six  days  shall  work  be  done  :  but  the 
seventli  day  is  the  sabbath  of  rest,  an  holy 
convocation  :  ye  shall  do  no  work  therein : 
it  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord  in  all  your 
dwellings 


5  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month 
at  even  is  the  Lord's  passover. 

6  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same 
month  is  the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  unto 
the  Lord  :  seven  days  ye  must  eat  unlea- 
vened bread. 

7  In  the  first  day  ye  shall  have  an  holy 
convocation :  jq  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein. 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made 
by  fire  unto  the  Lord  seven  days :  in  the 
seventh  day  is  an  holy  convocation,  ye  shall 
do  no  servile  work  therein. 

9  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  When  ye  be  come  into  the 
land  which  I  give  unto  you,  and  shall  reap 
the  harvest  thereof,  then  ye  shall  bring  a 
sheaf  of  the  first-fruits  of  your  harvest  unto 
the  priest : 

11  And  he  shall  wave  the  sheaf  before 
the  Lord,  to  be  accepted  for  you :  on  the 
morrow  after  the  sabbath  the  priest  shall 
wave  it. 

12  And  ye  shall  offer  that  day  when  ye 
wave  the  sheaf,  an  he-lamb  without  blemish 
of  the  first  year  for  a  burnt-offering  unto 
the  Lord. 

13  And  the  meat-offering  thereof  shall  he 
two  tenth-deals  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil,  an  offering  made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord 
for  a  sweet  savour  :  and  the  drink-offering 
thereof  shall  be  of  wine,  the  fourth  part  of 
an  hin. 

14  And  ye  shall  eat  neither  bread,  nor 
parched  corn,  nor  green  ears,  until  the  self- 
same day  that  ye  have  brought  an  offering 
unto  jour  God :  It  shall  be  a  statute  for 
ever  throughout  your  generations  in  all 
your  dwellings. 

15  H  And  ye  shall  count  unto  you  from 
the  morrow  after  the  sabbath,  from  the  day 
that  ye  brought  the  sheaf  of  the  wave-of- 
fering ;  seven  sabbaths  shall  be  complete  : 

16  Even  unto  the  morrow  after  the  se- 
venth sabbatli  shall  ye  number  fifty  days ; 
and  ye  shall  offer  a  ne\v  meat-offering  unto 
the  Lord. 

17  Ye  shall  bring  out  of  your  habitations 
two  wave-loaves  of  two  tenth-deals :  they 
shall  be  of  fine  flour,  they  shall  be  baken  with 
leaven,  thry  are  the  first-fruits  unto  the  Lord. 

IS  And  ye  shall  offer  with  the  bread  se- 
ven lambs  without  blemish  of  the  first  j'ear, 
and  one  young  bullock,  and  two  rams :  they 
shall  he  for  a  burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord, 
with  their  meat-offering,  and  their  drink-of- 
ferings, even  an  offering  made  by  fire  of  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

19  Then  ye  shall  sacrifice  one  kid  of  the 
goats  for  a  sin-offering,  and  two  lambs  of  the 
first  year  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings. 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  with 
4  IT  These   are  the  feasts  of  the  LoRD,;th.e  bread  of  the  first-fruits /«?•  a  wave-offer 


even  holy  convocations,  which  ye  shall  pro- 
claim in  tlieir  seasons. 


I  mg  before  the  Lord,  with  the  two  lambs : 

I  they  shall  be  holy  to  the  Lord  for  the  priest. 

101 


The  feast  of  tabernacles. 


LEVITICUS. 


The  sheiv-hread. 


21  And  ye  sliall  proclaim  on  the  self- 
same day,  that  it  may  be  an  holy  convoca- 
tion unto  you :  ye  shall  do  no  servile  work 
therein.  It  shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  in  all 
your  dwellings  throughout  your  genera- 
tions. 

22  '\  And  when  ye  reap  the  harvest  of 
your  land,  thou  shaJt  not  make  clean  rid- 
dance of  the  corners  of  thy  field  when  thou 
reapest,  neither  shalt  thou  gather  any  glean- 
ing of  thy  harvest:  thou  shalt  leave  them 
unto  the  poor,  and  to  tJie  stranger :  I  am 
the  Lord  your  God. 

23  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  in  the  seventh  month,  in  the  first 
day  of  the  month,  shall  ye  have  a  sabbath, 
a  memorial  of  blowing  of  trumpets,  an  holy 
convocation. 

25  Ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein  ; 
but  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord. 

26  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

27  Also  on  the  tenth  daij  of  this  seventh 
month  there  shall  be  a  day  of  atonement ;  it 
shall  be  an  holy  convocation  unto  you,  and 
ye  shall  afflict  )'our  souls,  and  offer  an  offer- 
ing made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord. 

28  And  ye  shall  do  no  work  in  that  same 
day ;  for  it  is  a  day  of  atonement,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  you  before  the  Lord  your 
God. 

29  For  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  shall 
not  be  afflicted  in  that  same  day,  he  shall  be 
cut  off'  from  among  his  people. 

30  And  whatsoever  soul  it  be  that  doeth 
any  work  in  that  same  day,  the  same  soul 
will  I  destroy  froin  among  his  people. 

31  Ye  sliall  do  no  manner  of  work.  It 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  throughout  your 
generations  in  all  your  dwellings. 

32  It  shall  be  unto  you  a  sabbath  of  rest, 
and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls  in  the  ninth 
flay  of  the  month  at  even  :  from  even  unto 
even,  shall  ye  celebrate  your  sabbath. 

33  '\\  And  the  I^ord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

34  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  say- 
ing, The  fifteenth  day  of  this  seventh  month 
shall  be  tlie  feast  of  tabernacles  for  seven 
days  unto  the  Lord. 

35  On  the  first  day  shall  be  an  holy  con- 
vocation :  ye  shall  do  no  servile  v/ork  therein. 

36  Seven  days  ye  shall  offer  an  offering 
made  by  fire  unto  the  Lord  :  on  the  eighth 
day  shall  be  an  holy  convocation  unto  you, 
and  ye  shall  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord  :  it  is  a  solemn  assembly ;  and 
ye  shall  do  no  servile  work  therein. 

37  These  are  the  feasts  of  the  Lord, 
which  ye  shall  proclaim  to  be  holy  convo- 
cations, to  offer  an  offering  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord,  a  burnt-offering,  and  a  meat- 
offering, a  sacrifice,  and  drink-offerings, 
every  thing  upon  his  day : 


38  Beside  the  sabbaths  of  the  Lord,  and 
beside  your  gifts,  and  beside  all  your  vows, 
and  beside  all  your  free-will-offerings,  which 
ye  give  unto  the  Lord. 

39  Also  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  se- 
venth month,  when  ye  have  gatliered  in  the 
fruit  of  the  land,  ye  shall  keep  a  least  unto 
the  Lord  seven  days :  on  the  first  day  shall 
be  a  sabbath,  and  on  the  eighth  day  shall 
be  a  sabbath. 

40  And  ye  shall  take  you  on  the  first  day 
the  boughs  of  goodly  trees,  branches  of 
palm-trees,  and  the  boughs  of  thick  trees, 
and  willows  of  the  brook ;  and  ye  shall  re- 
joice before  the  Lord  your  God  seven  days. 

41  And  ye  shall  keep  it  a  feast  unto  the 
Lord  seven  days  in  the  year.  It  shall  be  a 
statute  for  ever  in  )^our  generations;  \e 
shall  celebrate  it  in  the  seventh  month. 

42  Ye  shall  dwell  in  booths  seven  days ; 
all  that  are  Israelites  born  shall  dwell  in 
booths : 

43  That  your  generations  may  know 
that  I  made  the  chddren  of  Israel  to  dwell 
in  booths,  when  I  brought  them  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt:  I  a?n  the  Lord  your  God. 

44  And  Moses  declared  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  the  feasts  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  bring  unto  thee  pure  oil-olive  beaten 
for  the  light,  to  cause  the  lamps  to  burn  con- 
tinually. 

3  Without  the  vail  of  the  testimony,  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  shall 
Aaron  order  it  from  the  evening  unto  the 
morning  before  the  Lord  continually :  it 
shall  be  a  statute  for  ever  in  your  genera- 
tions. 

4  He  shall  order  the  lamps  upon  the  pure 
candlestick  before  the  Lord  continually. 

5  II  And  thou  shalt  take  fine  flour,  and 
bake  twelve  cakes  thereof:  two  tenth-deals 
shall  be  in  one  cake. 

6  And  thou  shalt  set  them  in  two  rows, 
six  on  a  row,  upon  the  pure  table  before 
the  Lord. 

7  And  thou  shalt  put  pure  frankincense 
upon  each  row,  that  it  may  be  on  the  bread 
for  a  memorial,  ei^en  an  offering  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

8  Every  sabbath  he  shall  set  it  in  order 
before  the  Lord  continually,  being  taken 
from  the  children  of  Israel  by  an  everlast- 
ing covenant. 

9  And  it  shall  be  Aaron's  and  his  sons ; 
and  they  shall  eat  it  in  the  holy  place :  for 
it  is  most  holy  unto  him  of  the  offerings  of 
the  Lord  made  by  fire  by  a  perpetual  sta- 
tute. 

10  'il  And  the  son  of  an  Israelitish  wo- 
man, whose  father  7aas  an  Egyptian,  went 
out  among  the  children  of  Israel ;  and  this 
son  of  the  Israelitish  uwman  and  a  man  of 
Israel  strove  together  in  the  camp ; 

102 


Sabbath  of  the  seventh  year.       CHAP. 

11  And  the  Israelitish  woman's  son  blas- 
phemed the  name  of  the  LORD,  and 
cursed :  and  they  brought  him  unto  Moses : 
(and  his  mother's  name  teas  Shelomith,  the 
daughter  of  Dibri,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan  :) 

12  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  that  the 
mind  of  the  Lord  might  be  shewed  them. 

13  A;id  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

14  Bring  forth  him  that  hath  cursed  with- 
out the  camp ;  and  let  all  that  heard  him 
lay  their  hands  upon  his  head,  and  let  all 
the  congregation  stone  him. 

15  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saj'ing,  Whosoever  curseth 
his  God  shall  bear  his  sin. 

16  And  he  that  blasphemeth  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  he  shall  surely  be  put  to  death, 
and  all  the  congregation  shall  certainly 
stone  him :  as  well  the  stranger,  as  he  that 
is  born  in  the  land,  when  he  blasphemeth 
the  name  of  the  LORD,  shall  be  put  to 
death. 

17  IT  And  he  that  killeth  any  man  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

18  1l  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast  shall 
make  it  good  ;  beast  for  beast. 

19  And  if  a  man  cause  a  blemish  in  his 
neighbour;  as  he  hath  done,  so  shall  it  be 
done  unto  him : 

20  Breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye,  tooth 
for  tooth  :  as  he  hath  caused  a  blemish  in  a 
man,  so  shall  it  be  done  to  him  again. 

21  And  he  that  killeth  a  beast,  he  shall 
restore  it :  and  he  that  killeth  a  man,  he 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

22  Ye  shall  have  one  manner  of  law,  as 
well  for  the  stranger,  as  for  one  of  your  own 
country  :  for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

23  IT  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  that  they  should  bring  forth  him 
that  had  cursed  out  of  the  camp,  and  stone 
him  with  stones  :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
did  as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAP.  XXV. 
ND  the  Lord  spake   unto  Moses  in 
mount  Sinai,  saying, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  come  into  the  land 
whicii  I  give  you,  then  shall  the  land  keep 
a  sabbath  unto  the  Lord. 

3  Six  years  thou  shalt  sow  thy  field,  and 
six  years  thou  shalt  prune  thy  vineyard, 
and  gather  in  the  fruit  thereof; 

4  But  in  the  seventh  year  shall  be  a  sab- 
bath of  rest  unto  the  land,  a  sabbath  for  the 
Lord  :  thou  shalt  neither  sow  thy  field,  nor 
prune  thy  vineyard. 

5  That  which  groweth  of  its  own  accord 
of  thy  harvest,  thou  shalt  not  reap,  neither 
gvather  the  grapes  of  thy  vine  undressed  : 
for  it  is  a  year  of  rest  unto  the  land. 

6  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land  shall  be 
meat  for  you ;  for  thee,  and  for  thy  servant, 
and  for  thy  maid,  and  for  thy  hired  servant, 
and  for  thy  stranger  that  sojourneth  with 
thee. 


XXV.  The  year  of  jubilee. 

7  And  for  thy  cattle,  and  for  tlie  beast 
that  are  in  thy  land,  shall  all  the  increase 
thereof  be  meat. 

8  IT  And  thou  shalt  number  seven  sab- 
baths of  years  unto  thee,  seven  times  seven 
years ;  and  the  space  of  the  seven  sabbaths 
of  years  shall  be  unto  thee  forty  and  nine 
years. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  cause  the  trumpet  of 
the  jubilee  to  sound,  on  the  tenth  day  of 
the  seventh  month,  in  the  day  of  atonement 
shall  ye  make  the  trumpet  sound  through- 
out all  your  land. 

10  And  ye  shall  hallow  the  fiftieth  year, 
and  proclaim  liberty  throughout  all  the 
land  unto  all  the  inhabitants  thereof:  it 
shall  be  a  jubilee  unto  you ;  and  ye  shall 
return  every  man  unto  his  possession,  and 
ye  shall  return  every  man  unto  his  family. 

11  A  jubilee  shall  that  fiftieth  year  be 
unto  you  :  ye  shall  not  sow,  neither  reap 
that  which  groweth  of  itself  in  it,  nor  ga- 
ther the  grapes  in  it  of  thy  vine  undressed. 

12  For  it  is  the  jubilee ;  it  shall  be  holy 
unto  you  :  ye  shall  eat  the  increase  thereoif 
out  of  the  field. 

13  In  the  year  of  this  jubilee  ye  shall 
return  every  man  unto  his  possession. 

14  IT  And  if  thou  sell  ought  unto  thy 
neighbour,  or  buyest  ought  of  thy  neigh- 
bour's hand,  ye  shall  not  oppress  one 
another : 

15  According  to  the 
after  the  jubilee,  thou 
neighbour,  and  according  unto  the  number 
of  j'ears  of  the   fruits  he   shall  sell  unto 
thee : 

16  According  to  the  multitude  of  years 
thou  shalt  increase  the  price  thereof,  and 
according  to  the  fewness  of  years  thou  shalt 
diminish  the  price  of  it :  for  according  to 
the  number  oj  the  years  of  the  fruits  doth 
he  sell  unto  thee. 

17  Ye  shall  not  therefore  oppress  one 
another  ;  but  thou  shalt  fear  thy  God  :  for 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

18  IT  Wherefore  ye  shall  do  my  statutes 
and  keep  my  judgments,  and  do  them ; 
and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  in  safety. 

19  And  the  land  shall  yield  her  fruit, 
and  ye  shall  eat  your  fill,  and  dwell  therein 
in  safety. 

20  And  if  ye  shall  say,  What  shall  we 
eat  the  seventh  year  ?  behold,  we  shall  not 
sow  nor  gather  in  our  increase  : 

21  Then  I  will  command  my  blessing 
upon  you  in  the  sixth  year,  and  it  shall 
bring  forth  fruit  for  three  years. 

22  And  ye  shall  sow  "the  eighth  year, 
and  eat  yet  of  old  fruit  until  the  ninth 
year  ;  until  her  fruits  come  in  ye  shall  eat 
of  the  old  store. 

23  11  The  land  shall  not  be  sold  for  ever ; 
for  the  land  is  mine,  for  ye  arc  strangers 
and  sojourners  with  me. 

24  And  in  all  the  land  of  your  possession 
ye  shall  grant  a  redemption  for  the  land. 

103 


number  of  years 
shalt   buy  of  thy 


The  usage  of  bondmen. 

25  If  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor,  and 
hath  sold  away  some  of  his  possession,  and 
if  any  of  his  kin  come  to  redeem  it,  then 
shall  he  redeem  that  which  his  brother  sold. 

26  And  if  the  man  have  none  to  redeem 
it,  and  himself  be  able  to  redeem  it ; 

27  Then  let  him  count  the  years  of  the 
sale  thereof,  and  restore  the  overplus  unto 
the  man  to  whom  he  sold  it ;  tnat  he  may 
return  unto  his  possession. 

28  But  if  he  be  not  able  to  restore  it  to 
him,  then  that  which  is  sold  shall  remain  in 
the  hand  of  him  that  hath  bought  it  until 
the  year  of  jubilee :  and  in  the  jubilee  it 
shall  go  out,  and  he  shcdl  return  unto  his 
possession. 

29  H  And  if  a  man  sell  a  dwelling-house 
in  a  walled  city,  then  he  may  redeem  it 
within  a  whole  year  after  it  is  sold :  within 
a  full  year  may  he  redeem  it. 

30  And  if  it  be  not  redeemed  within  the 
space  of  a  full  year,  then  the  house  that  is 
in  the  walled  city  shall  be  established  for 
ever  to  him  that  bought  it,  throughout  his 
generations  :  it  shall  not  go  out  in  the  ju- 
bilee. 

31  But  the  houses  of  the  villages  which 
have  no  wall  round  about  them,  siiall  be 
counted  as  the  fields  of  the  country  :  they 
may  be  redeemed,  and  they  shall  go  out  in 
the  jubilee. 

32  Notwiths landing  the  cities  of  the  Le- 
vites,  and  the  houses  of  the  cities  of  their 
possession,  may  the  Levites  redeem  at  any 
time. 

33  And  if  a  man  purchase  of  the  Le- 
vites, then  the  house  that  was  sold,  and  the 
city  of  his  possession  shall  go  out  irAhe 
year  of  j  ubilee  ;  for  the  houses  of  the  cities 
of  the  Levites  are  their  possession  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

34  But  the  field  of  the  suburbs  of  their 
cities  may  not  be  sold,  for  it  is  their  perpe- 
tual possession. 

35  H  And  if  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor, 
and  fallen  in  decay  with  thee ;  then  thou 
shalt  relieve  him  :  yea,  though  he  be  a  stran- 
ger, or  a  sojourner  ;  that  he  may  live  with 
thee. 

36  Take  thou  no  usury  of  him,  or  in- 
crease ;  but  fear  thy  God ;  that  thy  brother 
may  live  with  thee. 

37  Thou  shalt  not  give  him  thy  money 
upon  usury,  nor  lend  him  thy  victuals  for 
increase. 

38  1  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
to  give  you  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  to  be 
your  God. 

39  "I  And  if  thy  brother  that  dtoelleth  by 
thee  be  waxen  poor,  and  be  sold  unto  thee ; 
thou  shalt  not  compel  him  to  serve  as  a 
bond-servant : 

40  But  as  an  hired  servant,  and  as  a  so- 
journer he  shall  be  with  thee,  and  shall 
serve  thee  unto  the  year  of  jubilee  : 

41  And  then  shall  he  depart  from  thee, 


LEVITICUS.  TJie  redemption  of  servants. 

both  he  and  his  children  with  him,  and 
shall  return  unto  his  own  family,  and  unto 
the  possession  of  his  fathers  shall  he  return. 

42  For  they  are  my  servants  which  I 
brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt; 
they  shall  not  be  sold  as  bond-men. 

43  Thou  shalt  not  rule  over  him  with  ri- 
gour, but  shalt  fear  thy  God. 

44  Both  thy  bond-men,  and  thy  bond- 
maids, which  thou  shalt  have,  shcdl  be  of  the 
heathen  that  are  round  about  you  ;  of  them 
shall  ye  buy  bond-men  and  bond-maids. 

45  Moreover  of  the  children  of  the  stran- 
gers that  do  sojourn  among  you,  of  them 
shall  3'e  buy,  and  of  their  families  that  are 
with  you,  which  they  begat  in  your  land : 
and  they  shall  be  your  possession. 

46  And  ye  shall  take  them  as  an  inheri- 
tance for  your  children  after  you,  to  inherit 
them  far  a  possession,  they  shall  be  your 
bond-men  for  ever  :  but  over  your  brethren 
the  children  of  Israel,  ye  shall  not  rule  one 
over  another  with  rigour. 

47  "^r  And  if  a  sojourner  or  a  stranger 
wax  rich  by  thee,  and  thy  brother  that  divell- 
eth  by  him  wax  poor,  and  sell  himself  unto 
the  stranger  or  sojourner  by  thee,  or  to  the 
stock  of  the  stranger's  family : 

48  After  that  he  is  sold  he  may  be  re- 
deemed again ;  one  of  his  brethren  may 
redeem  him : 

49  Either  his  uncle,  or  his  uncle's  son 
may  redeem  him,  or  any  that  is  nigh  of  kin 
unto  him  of  his  family  may  redeem  him ;  or 
if  he  be  able,  he  may  redeem  himself. 

50  And  he  shall  reckon  with  him  that 
bouglit  him,  from  the  year  tiiat  he  was  sold 
to  him,  unto  the  year  of  jubilee:  and  the 
price  of  his  sale  shall  be  according  unto 
the,  number  of  years,  according  to  the  time 
of  an  hired  servant  shall  it  be  with  him. 

51  If  there  be  yet  many  years  behind, 
according  unto  them  he  shall  give  again 
the  price  of  his  redemption  out  of  the  mo- 
ney that  he  was  bought  for. 

52  And  if  tliere  remain  but  few  years 
unto  the  year  of  jubilee,  then  he  shall  count 
with  him,  and  according  unto  his  years 
shall  he  give  him  again  the  price  of  his  re- 
demption. 

53  And  as  a  yearly  hired  servant  shall  he 
be  with  him :  and  the  other  shall  not  rule 
with  rigour  over  him  in  thy  sight. 

54  And  if  he  be  not  redeemed  in  these 
years,  then  he  shall  go  out  in  the  year  of 
jubilee,  both  he,  and  his  children  with 
him. 

55  For  unto  mc  the  children  of  Israel 
are  servants,  they  are  mj^  servants  whom 
I  brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt : 
I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  XXVL 

YE  shall  make  you  no  idols  nor  graven 
image,  neither  rear  j'ou  up  a  standing 
image,  neither  shall  ye  set  up  any  image 
of  stone  in  your  land,  to  bow  down  unto  it : 
for  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 
104 


Plagues  threatened  CHAP 

2  Ye  shall  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  re- 
verence my  sanctuary  :  1  am  the  Lord. 

3  U  If  ye  walk  in  my  statutes  and  keep 
my  commandments,  and  do  them  ; 

4  Tlien  I  will  give  you  rain  in  due  sea- 
son, and  the  land  shall  yield  her  increase, 
and  the  trees  of  the  field  shall  yield  their 
fruit : 

5  And  jour  threshing  shall  reach  unto 
the  vintage,  and  the  vmtage  shall  reach 
unto  the  sowing-time ;  and  ye  shall  eat 
your  bread  to  the  full,  and  dwell  in  your 
land  safely. 

6  And  1  will  give  peace  in  the  land,  and 
ye  shall  lie  down,  and  none  shall  make  you 
afraid  :  and  I  will  rid  evil  beasts  out  of  the 
land,  neither  shall  the  sword  go  through 
your  land. 

7  And  ye  shall  chase  your  enemies,  and 
they  shall  fall  before  you  by  the  sword. 

8  And  five  of  you  shall  chase  an  hun- 
dred, and  an  hundred  of  you  shall  put  ten 
thousand  to  flight :  and  your  enemies  shall 
fall  before  you  by  the  sword. 

9  For  I  will  have  respect  unto  you,  and 
make  you  fruitful,  and  multiply  you,  and 
establish  my  covenant  with  you. 

10  And  ye  shall  eat  old  store,  and  bring 
forth  the  old  because  of  the  new. 

11  And  1  will  set  my  tabernacle  among 
you  :  and  my  soul  shall  not  abhor  you. 

12  And  I  will  walk  among  you,  and  will 
be  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people. 

13  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
that  ye  should  not  be  their  bond-men,  and 
I  have  broken  the  bands  of  your  yoke,  and 
made  you  go  upright. 

14  TT  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto 
me,  and  will  not  do  all  these  command- 
ments ; 

15  And  if  je  shall  despise  my  statutes, 
or  if  your  soul  abhor  my  judgments,  so 
that  ye  will  not  do  all  my  commandments, 
hut  that  ye  break  my  covenant : 

IG  I  also  will  do  this  unto  you,  I  will 
even  appoint  over  you  terror,  consump- 
tion, and  the  burning  ague,  that  shall  con- 
sume the  eyes,  and  cause  sorrow  of  heart : 
and  ye  shall  sow  your  seed  in  vain,  for 
your  enemies  shall  eat  it. 

17  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  j'ou, 
and  ye  shall  be  slain  before  your  enemies : 
they  that  hate  j'ou  shall  reign  over  j'ou, 
and  ye  shall  flee  \vhen  none  pursueth  you. 

18  And  if  ye  will  not  yet  for  all  this 
hearken  unto  me,  then  I  will  punish  you 
seven  times  more  for  your  sins. 

19  And  I  will  break  the  pride  of  your 
power ;  and  I  will  make  your  heaven  as 
iron,  and  your  earth  as  brass  : 

20  And  your  strength  shall  be  spent  in 
vain  :  for  your  land  shall  not  yield  her  in- 
crease, neither  shall  the  trees  of  the  land 
yield  their  fruits. 

21  And  if  ye  walk  contrary  unto  me, 
and  Avill  not  hearken  unto  me,  1  will  bring 

14 


,  XXVL  for  disobedience. 

seven  times  more   plagues  upon  you  ac- 
cording to  your  sins. 

22  1  will  also  send  wild  beasts  among 
you,  which  shafl  rob  you  of  your  children, 
and  destroy  your  cattle,  and  make  you  few 
in  number,  and  your  /t/g-/i-ways  shall  be 
desolate. 

23  And  if  ye  will  not  be  reformed  by  me 
by  these  things,  but  will  walk  contrary  unto 
me; 

24  Then  will  I  also  walk  contrary  unto 
you,  and  will  punish  you  yet  seven  times 
for  your  sins. 

25  And  I  will  bring  a  sword  upon  you, 
that  shall  avenge  the  quarrel  of  mtj  cove- 
nant :  and  when  ye  are  gathered  together 
within  your  cities,  I  will  send  the  pesti- 
lence among  you :  and  ye  shall  be  deli- 
vered into  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

26  And  when  I  have  broken  the  staff"  of 
your  bread,  ten  women  shall  bake  your 
bread  in  one  oven,  and  they  shall  deliver 
you  your  bread  again  by  weight :  and  ye 
shall  eat  and  not  be  satisfied. 

27  And  if  ye  will  not  for  all  this  hearken 
unto  me,  but  walk  contrary  unto  me ; 

28  Then  I  will  walk  contrary  unto  j'ou 
also  in  fury;  and  \,  even  I,  will  chastise 
you  seven  times  for  3'our  sins. 

29  And  ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  your 
sons,  and  the  flesh  of  your  daughters  shall 
ye  eat. 

30  And  I  will  destroy  your  high  places, 
and  cut  down  your  images,  and  cast  your 
carcasses  upon  the  carcasses  of  your  idols, 
and  my  soul  shall  abhor  you. 

31  And  I  will  make  your  cities  waste, 
and  bring  your  sanctuaries  unto  desolation, 
and  I  will  not  smell  the  savour  of  your 
sAveet  odours. 

32  And  I  will  bring  the  land  into  deso- 
lation :  and  your  enemies  which  dwell 
therein  shall  be  astonished  at  it. 

33  And  I  will  scatter  you  among  the 
heathen,  and  will  draw  out  a  sword  after 
J'OU :  and  your  land  shall  be  desolate,  and 
your  cities  waste. 

34  Then  shall  the  land  enjoy  her  sab- 
baths, as  long  as  it  lieth  desolate,  and  ye 
he  in  your  enemies'  land ;  even  then  shall 
the  land  rest,  and  enjoy  her  sabbaths. 

35  As  long  as  it  lieth  desolate  it  shall 
rest;  because  it  did  not  rest  in  your  sab- ■ 
baths,  when  ye  dwelt  upon  it. 

36  And  upon  them  that  are  left  alive  of 
you,  I  will  send  a  faintness  into  their  hearts 
in  the  lands  of  their  enemies ;  and  the  sound 
of  a  shaken  leaf  shall  chase  them ;  and  they 
shall  flee,  as  fleeing  from  a  sword  ;  and  they 
shall  fall,  when  none  pursueth. 

37  And  they  shall  fall  one  upon  another, 
as  it  were  before  a  sword,  when  none  pur- 
sueth :  and  ye  shall  have  no  power  to  stand 
before  your  enemies. 

38  And  ye  shall  perish  among  the  hea- 
then, and  the  land  of  your  enemies  shall 
eat  you  up. 

105 


Lcms  respecting  votes. 


LEVITICUS.       Sanctifying  houses  and  fields. 


39  And  they  that  are  left  of  you  shall 
pine  away  in  their  iniquity  in  your  ene- 
mies' lands ;  and  also  in  the  iniquities  of 
their  fathers  shall  they  pine  awa)'  with 
them. 

40  H  If  they  shall  confess  their  iniqui- 
ty, and  the  iniquity  of  their  fathers,  with 
their  trespass  which  they  trespassed  against 
me,  and  that  also  they  have  walked  con- 
trary unto  me ; 

41  And  that  I  also  have  walked  contrary 
unto  them,  and  have  brought  them  into  the 
land  of  their  enemies ;  if  then  their  uncir- 
cumcised  hearts  be  humbled,  and  they  then 
accept  of  the  punishment  of  their  iniquity: 

42  Then  will  I  remember  my  covenant 
with  Jacoij,  and  also  my  covenant  with 
Isaac,  and  also  my  covenant  with  Abra- 
ham will  I  remember ;  and  I  will  remem- 
ber the  land. 

43  The  land  also  shall  be  left  of  them, 
and  shall  enjoy  her  sabbaths,  while  she 
lieth  desolate  without  them  :  and  they  shall 
accept  of  the  punishment  of  their  iniquity; 
because,  even  because  they  despised  my 
judgments,  and  because  their  soul  abhorred 
my  statutes. 

44  And  yet  for  all  that,  when  they  be  in 
the  land  of  their  enemies,  I  will  not  cast 
them  away,  neither  will  I  abhor  them,  to 
destroy  them  utterly,  and  to  break  my  co- 
venant with  them :  for  I  am  the  Lord  their 
God. 

45  But  I  will  for  their  sakes  remember 
the  covenant  of  their  ancestors,  whom  I 
brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  in 
the  sight  of  the  heathen,  that  I  mignt  be 
their  God  :  I  can  the  Lord. 

46  These  are  the  statutes,  and  judg- 
ments, and  laws,  which  the  Lord  made  be- 
tween him  and  the  children  of  Israel  in 
mount  Siiiai  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  When  a  man  shall  make  a 
singular  vow,  the  persons  shall  he  for  the 
Lord,  by  thy  estimation. 

3  H  And  thj  estimation  shall  be,  of  the 
male  from  twenty  years  old  even  unto  sixty 
years  old,  even  thy  estimation  shall  be  fifty 
'shekels  of  silver,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary. 

4  And  if  it  he  a  female,  then  thy  estima- 
tion shall  be  thirty  shekels. 

5  And  if  it  he  from  five  years  old  even 
unto  twenty  years  old,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  of  the  male  twenty  shekels,  and  for 
the  female  ten  shekels. 

6  And  if  it  he  from  a  month  old  even 
unto  five  years  old,  then  thy  estimation 
shall  be  of  the  male  five  shekels  of  silver, 
and  for  the  female  thy  estimation  shall  he 
three  shekels  of  silver. 

7  And  if  it  he  from  sixty  years  old  and 
above  ;  if  it  he  a  male,  then  thy  estimation 


shall  be  fifteen  shekels,  and  for  the  female 
ten  shekels. 

8  But  if  he  be  poorer  than  thy  estima- 
tion, then  he  shall  present  himself  before 
the  priest,  and  the  priest  shall  value  him  : 
according  to  his  ability  that  vowed  shall 
the  priest  value  him. 

9  H  And  if  it  he  a  beast  whereof  men 
bring  an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  all  that 
any  man  giveth  of  such  unto  the  Lord 
shall  be  holy. 

10  He  shall  not  alter  it,  nor  change  it,  a 
good  for  a  b"d,  or  a  bad  for  a  good  :  and 
if  he  shall  at  all  change  beast  for  beast  then 
it  and  the  exchange  thereof  shall  be  holy. 

11  x4nd  ii  it  he  any  unclean  beast,  of 
which  they  do  not  offer  a  sacrifice  unto  the 
Lord,  then  he  shall  present  the  beast  be- 
fore the  priest : 

12  And  the  priest  shall  value  it,  whe- 
ther it  be  good  or  bad  :  as  thou  valuest  it 
who  art  the  priest,  so  shall  it  be. 

13  But  if  he  will  at  all  redeem  it,  then 
he  sliall  add  a  fifth  part  thereof  unto  thy 
estimation. 

14  "ff  And  when  a  man  shall  sanctify  his 
house  to  he  holy  unto  the  Lord,  then  the 
priest  shall  estimate  it,  whether  it  be  good 
or  bad :  as  the  priest  shall  estimate  it,  so 
shall  it  stand. 

15  And  if  he  that  sanctified  it  will  redeem 
his  house,  then  he  shall  add  the  fifth  pai^t 
of  the  money  of  thy  estimation  unto  it,  and 
it  shall  be  his. 

16  H  And  if  a  man  shall  sanctify  unto 
the  Lord  some  part  of  a  field  of  his  pos- 
session, then  thy  estimation  shall  be  ac- 
cording to  the  seed  thereof:  an  homer  of 
barley  seed  shall  he  valued  at  fifty  shekels 
of  silver. 

17  If  he  sanctify  his  field  from  the  year 
of  jubilee,  according  to  thy  estimation  it 
shall  stand. 

18  But  if  he  sanctify  his  field  after  the 
jubilee,  then  the  priest  shall  reckon  unto 
him  the  money  according  to  the  years  that 
remain,  even  unto  the  year  of  the  jubilee, 
and  it  shall  be  abated  from  thy  estimation. 

19  And  if  he  that  sanctified  the  field  will 
in  any  wise  redeem  it,  then  he  shall  add 
the  fifth  part  of  the  money  of  thy  estima- 
tion unto  it,  and  it  shall  be  assured  to  him. 

20  And  if  he  will  not  redeem  the  field, 
or  if  he  have  sold  the  field  to  another  man, 
it  shall  not  be  redeemed  any  more. 

21  But  the  field,  when  it  goeth  out  in  the 
jubilee,  shall  be  holy  unto  the  Lord,  as  a 
field  devoted  :  the  possession  thereof  shall 
be  the  priest's. 

22  And  if  «  man  sanctif}^  unto  the  Lord 
a  field  which  he  hath  bought,  which  is  not 
of  the  fields  of  his  possession  ; 

23  Then  the  priest  shall  reckon  unto 
him  the  worth  of  thy  estimation,  even  unto 
the  year  of  the  jubilee  :  and  he  shall  give 
thine  estimation  in  that  day,  as  a  holy  thing 
unto  the  Lord. 

106 


God  commands  Moses 


CHAP.  1. 


24  In  the  year  of  the  jubilee  the  field 
shall  return  unto  him  of  whom  it  was  bought, 
even  to  him  to  whom  the  possession  of  the 
land  did  belong. 

25  And  all  thy  estimations  shall  be  ac- 
cording to  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 
twenty  gerahs  shall  be  tiie  shekel. 

26  ^  Only  the  firstling  of  the  beasts, 
which  should  be  the  Lord's  firstling,  no 
man  shall  sanctify  it ;  whether  it  be  ox,  or 
sheep :  it  is  the  Lord's. 

27  And  if  it  be  of  an  unclean  beast,  then 
he  shall  redcjm  it  according  to  thine  esti- 
mation, and  shall  add  a  fifth  part  of  it  there- 
to: or  if  it  be  not  redeemed,  then  it  shall 
be  sold  according  to  thy  estimation. 

2S  "^  Notwithstanding,  no  devoted  thing 
that  a  man  shall  devote  unto  the  Loud  of 
all  that  he  hath,  both  of  man  and  beast,  and 
of  the  field  of  his  possession,  shall  be  sold 
or  redeemed  :  every  devoted  thing  is  most 
holy  unto  the  Lord. 


to  number  the  people. 


29  None  devoted,  which  shall  be  devoted 
of  men,  shall  be  redeemed ;  but  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death. 

30  H  And  all  the  tithe  of  the  land,  n>he- 
ther  of  the  seed  of  the  land,  or  of  the  fruit 
of  the  tree,  is  the  Lord's  :  it  is  holy  unto 
the  Lord. 

31  And  if  a  man  will  at  all  redeem  ought 
of  his  tithes,  he  shall  add  thereto  the  fifth 
part  thereof. 

32  And  concerning  the  tithe  of  the 
herd,  or  of  the  flock,  even  of  whatsoever 
passeth  under  the  rod,  the  tenth  shall  be 
holy  unto  the  Lord. 

33  He  shall  not  search  whether  it  be 
good  or  bad,  neither  shall  he  change  it :  and 
if  he  change  it  at  all,  then  both  it  and  the 
change  thereof  shall  be  holy ;  it  shall  not 
be  redeemed. 

34  These  are  the  commandments  which 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses  for  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  in  mount  Sinai. 


M  The  Fourth  Book  of  MOSES,  called  NUMBERS. 


CHAP.  I. 

/%  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the 
-t\-  wilderness  of  Sinai,  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  on  the  first  day  of  the 
second  month,  in  the  second  year  after  they 
were  come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  say- 
ing, 

2  Take  ye  the  sum  of  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel,  after  their 
families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  with 
the  number  of  tlieir  names,  every  male  by 
their  poll : 

3  From  twenty  )'ears  old  and  upward,  all 
that  are  able  to  go  forth  to  war  in  Israel ; 
thou  and  Aaron  shall  number  them  by  their 
armies. 

4  And  with  you  there  shall  be  a  man  of 
every  tribe ;  every  one  head  of  the  house 
of  his  fathers. 

5  *if  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  men 
that  shall  stand  with  you :  Of  the  ti-ibc  of 
Reuben  ;  Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

6  Of  Simeon  ;  Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zu- 
rishaddai. 

7  OfJudah;  Nahshon  the  son  of  Ammi- 
nadab. 

8  Of  Issachar;  Nethaneel  the  son  of 
Zuar. 

9  Of  Zebulun  ;  Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

10  Of  the  children  of  Joseph  :  of  Ephra- 
im ;  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud :  of 
Manasseh;  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

11  Of  Benjamin;  Abidan  the  son  of  Gi- 
deoni. 

12  Of  Dan  ;  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammi- 
shaddai. 

13  Of  Asher ;  Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

14  Of  Gad;  Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel. 

15  Of  Naphtali ;  Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 
1')  These  were  the  renowned  of  the  con- 


gregation, princes  of  the  tribes  of  their  fa- 
thers, heads  of  thousands  in  Israel. 

17  1i  And  Moses  and  Aaron  took  these 
men  which  are  expressed  bj^  their  names  : 

IS  And  they  assembled  all  the  congre- 
gation together  on  the  first  day  of  the  se- 
cond month,  and  they  declared  their  pedi- 
grees after  their  families,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, by  their  polls. 

19  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 
he  numbered  them  in  the  wilderness  of  Si- 
nai. 

20  ^  And  the  children  of  Reuben,  Is- 
rael's eldest  son,  by  their  generations,  after 
their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  names,  by 
their  polls,  every  male  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  ail  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

21  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  were  forty  and 
six  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

22  H  Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  according  to  the  number  of 
the  names,  by  their  polls,  every  male  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  all  that  were 
able  to  go  forth  to  ^^'ar  : 

23  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  u'ere  fifty  and 
nine  thousand  and  three  hundred. 

24  H  Of  the  children  of  Gad,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
ibrth  to  war ; 

107 


The  number  of  every  tribe. 


NUMBERS. 


The  Levites  are  exempted. 


25  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  toerc  forty  and  five 
thousand  six  liundred  and  fifty. 

26  II  Of  the  children  of  Judah,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  famihes,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  tlie  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

27  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  tcere  threescore 
and  fourteen  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

28  II  Of  the  children  of  Issachar,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

29  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  ivere  fifty  and 
four  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

30  "fl  Of  the  children  of  Zebulun,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twent}'  years 
old  and  upward,  all  tliat  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

31  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  ivcrc  fifty  and 
seven  thousand  and  ibur  hundred. 

32  H  Of  the  children  of  Joseph,  namely, 
of  the  children  of  Ephraiin,  by  their  ge- 
nerations, after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  ; 

33  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Epliraim,  were  forty 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

34  H  Of  the  children  of  Manasseh,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

35  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  u^crc  thirty 
and  two  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

36  H  Of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  by 
their  generations,  after  their  famihes,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

37  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  were  thirty 
and  five  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

38  H  Of  the  children  of  Dan,  by  their  ge- 
nerations, after  their  families,  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers,  according  to  the  number 
of  the  names,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war; 

39  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  tvere  threescore 
and  two  thousand  and  seven  hundred. 


40  H  Of  the  children  of  Asher,  by  their 
generations,  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war  ; 

41  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
even  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  icere  forty  and 
one  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

42  H  Of  the  children  of  Naphtali,  through- 
out their  generations,  after  their  families,  by 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  names,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go 
forth  to  war ; 

43  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
rvcn  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  were  fifty 
and  three  thousand  and  four  hundred. 

44  H  These  are  those  that  were  number- 
ed, which  Moses  and  Aaron  numbered, 
and  the  princes  of  Israel,  being  twelve 
men :  each  one  was  for  the  house  of  his 
fathers. 

45  So  were  all  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  the  children  of  Israel,  by  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  all  that  were  able  to  go  forth  to 
war  in  Israel ; 

46  Even  all  they  that  were  numbered, 
were  six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 

47  H  But  the  Levites,  after  the  tribe  of 
their  fathers,  were  not  numbered  among 
them. 

48  For  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

49  Only  thou  shalt  not  number  the  tribe 
of  Levi,  neither  take  the  sum  of  them 
among  the  children  of  Israel : 

50  But  thou  shalt  appoint  the  Levites 
over  th^  tabernacle  of  testimony,  and  over 
all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  over  all  things 
that  belimg  to  it :  they  shall  bear  the  taber- 
nacle, and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  they 
shall  minister  unto  it,  and  shall  encamp 
round  about  the  tabernacle. 

51  And  when  th.e  tabernacle  setteth  for- 
ward, the  Levites  shall  take  it  down;  and 
when  the  tabernacle  is  to  be  pitched,  the 
Levites  shall  set  it  up  :  and  the  stranger 
that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to  death. 

52  And  the  children  of  Israel  shall  pitch 
their  tents  every  man  by  his  own  camp,  and 
every  man  b}^  his  own  standard,  throughout 
their  hosts. 

53  But  the  Levites  shall  pitch  round 
about  the  tabernacle  of  testimony  ;  that 
there  be  no  wrath  upon  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel :  and  the  Levites  shall 
keep  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  testi- 
mony. 

54  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  accord- 
ing to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses, 
so  did  they. 

CHAP.  IL 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  saying, 
108 


The  order  of  the  tribes  CHAP.  III. 

2  Every  man  of  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  pitch  by  his  own  standard,  with  the 
ensign  of  their  father's  house :  far  off  about 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  shall 
they  pitch. 

3  '\  And  on  the  east  side,  toward  the  ris- 
of  the  sun  shall  they  of  the  standard 


of  the  camp  of  Judah  pitch  throughout 
their  armies  :  and  Nahshon  the  son  of  Am- 
minadab  shall  be  captain  of  the  children  of 
Judah. 

4  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  ^mrc  threescore  and  four- 
teen thousand  and  six  hundred. 

5  And  those  that  do  pitch  next  unto  him, 
shall  be  the  tribe  of  Issachar  :  and  Netha- 
neel  the  son  of  Zuar  shall  be  captain  of  the 
children  of  Issachar. 

6  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  num 
bered  thereof  were  fifty  and  four  thousand 
and  four  hundred. 

7  Then  the  tribe  of  Zebulun  :  and  Eliab 
the  son  of  Melon  shall  be  captain  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun. 

8  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were  num- 
bered thereof,  tvere  fifty  and  seven  thou- 
sand and  four  hundred. 

9  All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp  of 
Judah  iocre  an  hundred  thousand  and  four- 
score thousand  and  six  thousand  and  four 
hundred  throughout  their  armies :  these 
shall  first  set  forth. 

10  II  On  the  south  side  shall  be  the  stand- 
ard of  the  camp  of  Reuben  according  to 
their  armies  :  and  the  captain  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  shall  be  Elizur  the  son  of 
Shedeur. 

11  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  thereof,  rvere  forty  and  six  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred. 

12  And  those  which  pitch  by  him  shall 
he  the  tribe  of  Simeon :  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Simeon  shall  be  Shelumiel 
the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

13  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  fifty  and  nine 
thousand  and  three  hundred. 

14  Then  the  tribe  of  Gad  :  and  the  cap- 
tain of  the  sons  of  Gad  shall  he  Eliasaph 
the  son  of  Reuel. 

15  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  thorn,  icere  fort}'_  and  five 
thousand  and  six  hundred  and  fifty. 

16  All  that  were  numbered  in  the  camp 
of  Reuben  were  an  hundred  thousand  and 
fifty  and  one  thousand  and  four  hundred 
and  fifty,  throughout  their  armies:  and 
they  shall  set  forth  in  the  second  rank. 

17  H  Then  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation shall  set  forward  with  the  camp  of 
the  Levites,  in  the  midst  of  the  camp  :  as 
they  encamp,  so  shall  they  set  forward, 
every  man  in  his  place  by  their  stand- 
ards. 

18  IT  On  the  west  side  shall  be  the  stand- 
ard of  the  camp  of  Ephraim,  according  to 
their  armies  :  and  the  captain  of  the  sons 


in  their  tents. 
of  Ephraim  shall  be  Elishama  the  son  of 
Ammihud. 

19  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  forty  thousand 
and  five  hundred. 

20  And  by  him  shall  be  the  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh  :  and  the  captain  of  the  children  of 
Manasseh  shall  he  Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pe- 
dahzur. 

21  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them  ivere  thirty  and  two 
thousand  and  two  hundred. 

22  Then  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  :  and  the 
captain  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin  shall  he 
Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

23  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  ioere  thirty  and  five 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

24  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  camp 
of  Ephraim  ivere  an  hundred  thousand  and 
eight  thousand  and  an  hundred,  throughout 
their  armies :  and  they  shall  go  forward  in 
the  third  rank. 

25  H  The  standard  of  the  camp  of  Dan 
shall  be  on  the  north  side  by  their  armies : 
and  the  captain  of  the  children  of  Dan 
shall  he.  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

26  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  icere  threescore  and  two 
thousand  and  seven  hundred. 

27  And  those  that  encamp  by  him  shall 
be  the  tribe  of  Asher  :  and  the  captain  of 
the  children  of  Asher  shall  be  Pagiel  the 
son  of  Ocran. 

28  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  forty  and  one  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred. 

29  Then  the  tribe  of  Naphtali :  and  the 
captain  of  the  children  of  Naphtali  shall  be 
Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

30  And  his  host,  and  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  were  fifty  and  three 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

31  All  they  that  were  numbered  in  the 
camp  of  Dan  toere  an  hundred  thousand  and 
fifty  and  seven  thousand  and  six  hundred  : 
they  shall  go  hindmost  with  their  stand- 
ards. 

32  II  These  are  those  which  were  num- 
bered of  the  children  of  Israel  by  the  house 
of  their  fathers.  All  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  camps  throughout  their  hosts, 
were  six  hundred  thousand  and  three  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 

33  But  the  Levites  were  not  numbered 
among  the  children  of  Israel ;  as  the  Loui> 
commanded  Moses. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  accord- 
ins  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Mo- 

so  they  pitched  by 


their  standards, 

every  one  after 

to  the  house  of 


and  so  they  set  forward 
their  families,  accord  in 
their  fathers. 

CHAP.  III. 

THESE    also    are    the   generations  of 
Aaron  and  Moses,  in  the  day  thati\\e: 
Lord  spake  with  Moses  in  mount  Sinai. 
109 


The  sons  of  Aaron.  NUMBERS. 

2  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
Aaron;  Nadab  the  first-born,  and  Abihu, 
Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

3  These  arc  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
Aaron,  the  priests  which  were  anointed, 
whom  he  consecrated  to  minister  in  the 
priest's  office. 

4  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died  before  the 
Lord,  when  they  ofl'ered  strange  fire  before 
the  Lord,  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  and 
they  had  no  children :  and  Eleazar  and 
Ithamar  ministered  in  the  priest's  office  in 
the  sight  of  Aaron  their  father. 

5  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

6  Bring  the  tribe  of  Levi  near,  and  pre- 
sent them  before  Aaron  the  priest,  that 
they  may  minister  unto  him. 

7  And  they  shall  keep  his  charge,  and 
the  charge  of  the  whole  congregation  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to 
do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle. 

8  And  they  shall  keep  all  the  instru- 
ments of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  the  charge  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, to  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle. 

9  And  thou  shalt  give  the  Levites  unto 
Aaron  and  to  his  sons:  they  arc  wholly 
given  unto  him  out  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  thou  shalt  appoint  Aaron  and 
his  sons,  and  they  shall  wait  on  their  priest's 
office :  and  the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh 
shall  be  put  to  death. 

\l  '^.  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

12  And  I,  behold,  I  have  taken  the  Le- 
vites from  among  the  children  of  Israel,  in- 
stead of  all  the  first-born  that  openeth  the 
matrix  among  the  children  of  Israel :  there- 
fore the  Levites  shall  be  mine  ; 

13  Because  all  the  first-born  arc  mine 
for  on  the  day  that  I  smote  all  the  first- 
born in  the  land  of  Egypt,  I  hallowed  unto 
me  all  the  first-born  in  Israel,  both  man  and 
beast :  mine  they  shall  be :  I  am  the  Lord. 

14  "il  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in 
the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  saying, 

15  Number  the  children  of  Levi  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  by  their  families  : 
every  male  from  a  month  old  and  upward 
shalt  thou  number  them. 

16  And  Moses  numbered  them  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  as  he  was  com- 
manded. 

17  And  these  were  the  sons  of  Levi,  by 
their  names;  Gershon,  and  Kohath,  and 
Merari. 

18  And  these  arc  the  names  of  the  sons 
of  Gershon  by  their  families ;  Libni,  and 
Shimei. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  by  their  fa- 
milies ;  Aiiiram,  and  Izehar,  Hebron,  and 
Uzziel. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Merari  by  their  fa- 
rnilies;  Mahli,  and  Mushi :  these  arc  the 
iamilies  of  the  Levites,  according  to  the 
house  of  their  fathers. 


Tlie  Levites  are  numbered. 

21  IT  Of  Gershon  urns  the  family  of 
the  Libnites,  and  the  family  of  the  Shim- 
ites  :  these  are  the  families  of  the  Gershon- 
ites. 

22  Those  that  were  numbered  of  them, 
according  to  the  number  of  all  the  males, 
from  a  month  old  and  upward,  evc7i  those 
that  were  numbered  of  them,  zvere  seven 
thousand  and  five  hundred. 

23  The  families  of  the  Gershonites  shall 
pitch  behmd  the  tabernacle  westward. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the 
father  of  the  Gershonites  shall  he  Eliasaph 
the  son  of  Lael. 

25  And  the  charge  of  the  sons  of  Ger- 
shon in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation 
shall  be  the  tabernacle,  and  the  tent,  the 
covering  thereof,  and  the  hanging  for  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, 

26  And  the  hangings  of  the  court,  and 
the  curtain  ibr  the  door  of  the  court,  which 
is  by  the  tabernacle,  and  by  the  altar  round 
about,  and  the  cords  of  it,  ibr  all  the  service 
thereof 

27  H  And  of  Kohath  tras  the  family  of 
the  Amramites,  and  the  family  of  the  Ize- 
harites,  and  the  family  of  the  Hebronites, 
and  the  family  of  the  Uzzielites :  these  are 
the  families  of  the  Kohathites. 

28  In  the  number  of  all  the  males  from  a 
month  old  and  upward,  viere  eight  thousand 
and  six  hundred,  keeping  the  charge  of  the 
sanctuary. 

29  The  families  of  the  sons  of  Kohath 
shall  pitch  on  the  side  of  the  tabernacle 
southward. 

30  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  fa- 
ther of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites  shall 
be  Elizaphan  the  son  of  Uzziel. 

31  And  their  charge  shall  he  the  ark,  and 
the  table,  and  the  candlestick,  and  the  al- 
tars, and  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary  where- 
with they  minister,  and  the  hanging,  and 
all  the  service  thereof. 

32  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the 
priest  shall  he  chief  over  the  chief  of  the 
Levites,  and  have  the  oversight  of  them 
that  keep  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary. 

33  II  Of  Merari  tvcis  the  family  of  the 
Mahlites,  and  the  family  of  the  Mushites  : 
these  are  the  families  of  Merari. 

34  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  according  to  the  number  of  ail  the 
males  from  a  month  old  and  upward,  icerc 
six  thousand  and  two  hundred. 

35  And  the  chief  of  the  house  of  the  fa- 
ther of  the  families  of  Merari  iras  Zuriel 
the  son  of  Abihail :  these  shall  pitch  on  the 
side  of  the  tabernacle  northward. 

36  And  viukr  the  custody  and  charge 
of  the  sons  of  Merari  shall  be  the  boards  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and  the 
pillars  thereof,  and  the  sockets  thereof,  and 
all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  all  that  serveth 
thereto, 

37  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round 

110 


The  first-born  redeemed.  CHAP. 

about,  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins,  and 
their  cords. 

38  H  But  those  that  encamp  before  the 
tabernacle  toward  the  east,  even  before  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  eastward 
shall  he  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  his  sons, 
keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary,  for 
the  charge  of  the  children  of  Israel ;  and 
the  stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put 
to  death. 

39  All  that  were  numbered  of  the  Levites, 
which  Moses  and  Aaron  numbered  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  throughout 
their  families,  all  the  males  from  a  month 
old  and  upward,  loere  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand. 

40  If  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Number  all  the  first-born  of  the  males  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  from  a  month  old  and 
upward,  and  take  the  number  of  their 
names. 

41  And  thou  shalt  take  the  Levites  for 
me  (I  am  the  Lord)  instead  of  all  the  first- 
born among  the  children  of  Israel ;  and  the 
cattle  of  the  Levites,  instead  of  all  the  first- 
lings among  the  cattle  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

42  And  Moses  numbered,  as  tlie  Lord 
commanded  him,  all  the  first-born  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

43  And  all  the  first-born  males  by  the 
number  of  names,  from  a  month  old  and 
upward,  of  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  were  twenty  and  two  thousand  tu'o 
hundred  and  threescore  and  thirteen. 

44  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

45  Take  the  Levites  instead  of  all  the 
first-born  among  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
the  cattle  of  the  Levites  instead  of  their 
cattle  ;  and  the  Levites  shall  be  mine :  I  am 
the  Lord. 

46  And  for  those  that  are  to  be  redeemed 
of  the  two  hundred  and  threescore  and  thir- 
teen, of  the  first-born  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  are  more  than  the  Levites  : 

47  Thou  shalt  even  take  five  shekels 
apiece  by  the  poll,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary  shalt  thou  take  them :  the  shekel 
is  twenty  gerahs. 

48  And  thou  shalt  give  the  money, 
wherewith  the  odd  number  of  them  is  to  be 
redeemed,  unto  Aaron  and  to  his  sons. 

49  And  Moses  took  the  redemption-mo- 
ney of  them  that  were  over  and  above  them 
that  were  redeemed  by  the  Levites : 

50  Of  the  first-born  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael took  he  the  money ;  a  thousand  three 
hundred  and  threescore   and  five   shekel: 
after  the  sliekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

51  And  Moses  gave  the  money  of  them 
that  were  redeemed  unto  Aaron,  and  to  his 
sons,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  saying, 


IV.  Services  of  the  Levites. 

2  Take  the  sum  of  the  sons  of  Kohath 
from  among  the  sons  of  Levi,  after  their  fa- 
milies, by  the  house  of  their  fathers ; 

3  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward,  even 
until  fifty  years  old,  all  that  enter  into  the 
host,  to  do  the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

4  H  This  shall  be  the  service  of  the  sons 
of  Kohath  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation, about  the  most  holy  things. 

5  And  when  the  camp  setteth  forward, 
Aaron  shall  come,  and  his  sons,  and  they 
shall  take  down  the  covering  vail,  and  cover 
the  ark  of  testimony  with  it : 

6  And  shall  put  thereon  the  covering  of 
badgers'  skins,  and  shall  spread  over  it  a 
cloth  wholly  of  blue,  and  shall  put  in  the 
staves  thereof. 

7  And  upon  the  table  of  shew-bread  they 
shall  spread  a  cloth  of  blue,  and  put  thereon 
the  dishes,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  bowls, 
and  covers  to  cover  withal :  and  the  conti- 
nual bread  shall  be  thereon  : 

S  And  they  shall  spread  upon  them  a 
cloth  of  scarlet,  and  cover  the  same  with  a 
covering  of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put  in 
the  staves  thereof. 

9  And  they  shall  take  a  cloth  of  blue,  and 
cover  the  candlestick  of  the  light,  and  his 
lamps,  and  his  tongs,  and  his  snuff-dishes, 
and  all  the  oil-vessels  thereof,  wherewith 
they  minister  unto  it : 

10  And  they  shall  put  it,  and  all  the  ves- 
sels thereof,  within  a  covering  of  badgers' 
skins,  and  shall  put  it  upon  a  bar. 

11  And  upon  the  golden  altar  they  shall 
spread  a  cloth  of  blu6,  and  cover  it  with  a 
covering  of  badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put 
to  the  staves  thereof: 

12  And  they  shall  take  all  the  instru- 
ments of  ministry,  wherewith  they  minister 
in  the  sanctuary,  and  put  thrm  in  a  cloth  of 
blue,  and  cover  them  with  a  covering  of 
badgers'  skins,  and  shall  put  them  on  a 
bar. 

13  And  they  shall  take  away  the  ashes 
from  the  altar,  and  spread  a  purple  cloth 
thereon : 

14  And  they  shall  put  upon  it  all  the 
vessels  thereof,  wherewith  they  minister 
about  it,  even  the  censers,  the  flesh-hooks, 
and  the  shovels,  and  the  basins,  all  the  ves- 
sels of  the  altar ;  and  they  sliall  spread 
upon  it  a  covering  of  badgers'  skins,  and 
put  to  the  staves  of  it. 

15  And  when  Aaron  and  his  sons  have 
made  an  end  of  covering  the  sanctuary,  and 
all  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary,  as  the  camp 
is  to  set  forward ;  after  that,  the  sons  of  Ko- 
liath  shall  come  to  bear  it :  but  tiiey  shall 
not  touch  amj  holy  thing,  lest  they  die. 
These  things  are  the  burden  of  the  sons 
of  Kohath  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation. 

16  H  And  to  the  office  of  Eleazar  the  son 
of  Aaron  the  priest  pertaineth  the  oil  for 
the  light,  and  the  sweet  incense,  and  the 

111 


The  Levitts'  offices, 


NUMBERS. 


and  their  number. 


daily  meat-offering,  and  the  anointing  oil, 
and  the  oversight  of  all  the  tabernacle,  and 
of  all  that  therein  is,  in  the  sanctuary,  and 
in  the  vessels  thereof. 

17  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

18  Cut  ye  not  off"  the  tribe  of  the  families 
of  the  Kohathites  from  among  the  Levites : 

19  But  thus  do  unto  them,  that  they  may 
live,  and  not  die,  when  they  approach  unto 
the  most  holy  things :  Aaron  and  his  sons 
shall  go  in,  and  appoint  them  every  one  to 
his  service  and  to  his  burden : 

20  But  they  shall  not  go  in  to  see  when 
the  holy  things  are  covered,  lest  they  die. 

21  II  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

22  Take  also  the  sum  of  the  sons  of 
Gershon,  throughout  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, by  their  families ; 

23  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward  un- 
til fifty  years  old  shalt  thou  number  them  ; 
all  that  enter  in  to  perform  the  service,  to 
do  the  work  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

24  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of 
the  Gershonites,  to  serve,  and  for  burdens : 

25  And  they  shall  bear  the  curtains  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  his  covering,  and  the  covering 
of  the  badgers'  skins  that  is  above  upon  it, 
and  the  hanging  for  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation, 

26  And  the  hangmgs  of  the  court,  and 
the  hanging  for  the  door  of  the  gate  of  the 
court,  wiiich  is  by  the  tabernacle  and  by 
the  altar  round  about,  and  their  cords,  and 
all  the  instruments  of  their  service,  and  all 
that  is  made  for  them :  so  shall  they 
serve. 

27  At  the  appointment  of  Aaron  and  his 
sons  shall  be  all  the  service  of  the  sons  of 
the  Gershonites,  in  all  their  burdens,  and  in 
all  their  service  :  and  ye  shall  appoint  unto 
them  in  charge  all  their  burdens. 

28  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Gershon  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation :  and  their  charge  shall  he 
under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  priest. 

29  H  As  for  the  sons  of  Merari,  thou  shalt 
number  them  after  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers ; 

30  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old  shalt  thou  number 
them,  every  one  that  entereth  into  the  ser- 
vice, to  do  the  work  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

31  And  this  is  the  charge  of  their  burden, 
according  to  all  their  service  in  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation ;  the  boards  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  the  bars  thereof,  and  the 
pillars  thereof,  and  sockets  thereof, 

32  And  the  pillars  of  the  court  round 
about,  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins, 
and  their  cords,  with  all  their  instruments, 
and  with  all  their  service  :  and  by  name  ye 


shall  reckon  the  instruments  of  the  charge 
of  their  burden. 

33  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of 
the  sons  of  Merari,  according  to  all  their 
service,  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  the  son  of 
Aaron  the  priest. 

34  U  And  Moses  and  Aaron  and  the 
chief  of  the  congregation  numbered  the 
sons  of  the  Kohathites  after  their  families, 
and  after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

35  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
entereth  into  the  service,  for  the  work  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

36  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  them 
by  their  families  were  two  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  fifty. 

37  These  were  they  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites,  all  that 
might  do  service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  which  Moses  and  Aaron  did 
number  according  to  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

38  H  And  those  that  were  numbered  of  the 
sons  of  Gershon,  throughout  their  families, 
and  by  the  house  of  their  fatliers, 

39  From  thirty  j^ears  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that  en- 
tereth into  the  service,  for  the  work  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

40  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  throughout  their  families,  by  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  were  two  thousand 
and  six  hundred  and  thirty. 

41  These  ore  they  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Gershon,  of 
all  that  might  do  service  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation,  whom  Moses  and 
Aaron  did  number  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord. 

42  If  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
the  families  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  through- 
out their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, 

43  From  thirtj'^  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that  en- 
tereth into  the  service,  for  the  work  in  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 

44  Even  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them  after  their  families,  were  three  thou- 
sand and  two  hundred. 

45  These  he  those  that  were  numbered 
of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  whom 
Moses  and  Aaron  numbered  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of  Mo- 
ses. 

46  All  those  that  were  numbered  of  the 
Levites,  whom  Moses  and  Aaron  and  the 
chief  of  Israel  numbered,  after  their  fami- 
lies, and  after  the  house  of  their  fathers, 

47  From  thirty  years  old  and  upward 
even  unto  fifty  years  old,  every  one  that 
came  to  do  the  service  of  the  ministry,  and 
the  service  of  the  burden  in  the  tabernacle 
of  the  congregation, 

48  Even  those   that  were  numbered  of 

112 


Tlie  unclean  put  out  of  camp.  CHAP 

them,  were  eight  thousand  and  five  hundred 
and  fourscore. 

49  According  to  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  they  were  numbered  by  the  hand 
of  Moses,  every  one  according  to  his  ser- 
vice, and  according  to  his  burden :  thus 
were  they  numbered  of  him,  as  tlie  Lord 
commanded  Moses. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Conmiand  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  put  out  of  the  camp  every  leper,  and 
every  one  that  hath  an  issue,  and  whoso- 
ever is  defiled  by  the  dead : 

3  Both  male  and  female  shall  ye  put  out, 
without  the  camp  shall  ye  put  them ;  that 
they  defile  not  their  camps,  in  the  midst 
whereof  I  dwell. 

4  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so,  and 
put  them  out  without  the  camp :  as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  so  did  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

5  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

6  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
When  a  man  or  woman  shall  commit  any 
sin  that  men  commit,  to  do  a  trespass 
against  the  Lord,  and  that  person  be  guilty ; 

7  Then  they  shall  confess  their  sin  which 
they  have  done :  and  he  shall  recompense 
his  trespass  with  the  principal  thereof,  and 
add  unto  it  the  fifth  part  thereof,  and  give 
it  unto  him  against  whom  he  hath  trespass- 
ed. 

8  But  if  the  man  have  no  kinsman  to 
recompense  the  trespass  unto,  let  the  tres- 
pass be  recompensed  imto  the  Lord,  even 
to  the  priest ;  beside  the  ram  of  the  atone- 
ment, whereby  an  atonement  shall  be  made 
for  him. 

9  "'I  And  every  offering  of  all  the  holy 
things  of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  they 
bring  unto  the  priest,  shall  be  his. 

id  And  every  man's  hallowed  things 
shall  be  his:  whatsoever  any  man  giveth 
the  priest,  it  shall  be  his. 

11  "^  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

12  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  If  any  man's  wife  go  aside, 
and  commit  a  trespass  against  him, 

13  And  a  man  lie  with  her  carnally,  and 
it  be  hid  from  the  eyes  of  her  husband,  and 
be  kept  close,  and  she  be  defiled,  and  there 
he  no  witness  against  her,  neither  she  be 
taken  with  the  manner ; 

14  And  the  spirit  of  jealousy  come  upon 
him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife,  and  she 
be  defiled :  or  if  the  spirit  of  jealousy  come 
upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  of  his  wife, 
and  she  be  not  defiled : 

15  Then  shall  the  man  bring  his  wife 
unto  tlie  priest,  and  he  shall  bring  her  of- 
fering for  her,  the  tenth  part  of  an  ephah 
of  barlej'-meal ;  he  shall  pour  no  oil  upon 
it,  nor  put  frankincense  thereon ;  for  it  is 

15 


V.  Tlie  trial  of  jealousy. 

an  offering  of  jealousy,  an  offering  of  me- 
morial, bringing  iniquity  to  remembrance. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  her  near, 
and  set  her  before  the  Lord  : 

17  And  the  priest  shall  take  holy  water 
in  an  earthen  vessel ;  and  of  the  dust  that 
is  in  the  floor  of  the  tabernacle  the  priest 
shall  take,  and  put  it  into  the  water  : 

IS  And  the  priest  shall  set  the  woman 
before  the  Lord,  and  uncover  the  woman's 
head,  and  put  the  offering  of  memorial  in 
her  hands,  which  is  the  jealousy-offering : 
and  the  priest  shall  have  in  his  hand  tlie 
bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse  : 

19  And  the  priest  shall  charge  her  by  an 
oath,  and  say  unto  the  woman.  If  no  man 
have  lain  with  thee,  and  if  thou  hast  not 
gone  aside  to  uncleanness  with  another  in- 
stead of  thy  husband,  be  thou  free  from 
this  bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse  : 

20  But  if  thou  hast  gone  aside  to  another 
instead  of  thy  husband,  and  if  thou  be  de- 
filed, and  some  man  have  lain  with  thee  be- 
side thine  husband : 

21  Then  the  priest  shall  charge  the  wo- 
man with  an  oath  of  cursing,  and  the  priest 
shall  say  unto  the  woman.  The  Lord  make 
thee  a  curse  and  an  oath  among  thy  people, 
when  the  Lord  doth  make  thy  thigh  to  rot, 
and  thy  belly  to  swell ; 

22  And  this  water  that  causeth  the  curse 
shall  go  into  thy  bowels,  to  make  thy  belly 
to  swell,  and  thy  thigh  to  rot.  And  the  wo- 
man shall  say.  Amen,  amen. 

23  And  the  priest  shall  write  these  curses 
in  a  book,  and  he  shall  blot  thc7n  out  with 
the  bitter  water : 

24  And  he  shall  cause  the  woman  to  drink 
the  bitter  water  that  causeth  the  curse :  and 
the  water  that  causeth  the  curse  shall  enter 
into  her,  cmcl  become  bitter. 

25  Then  the  priest  shall  take  the  jea- 
lousy-offering out  of  the  woman's  hand, 
aiid  shall  wave  the  offering  before  the 
Lord,  and  offer  it  upon  the  altar : 

26  And  the  priest  shall  take  an  handful 
of  the  offering,  ef!e?i  the  memorial  thereof, 
and  burn  it  upon  the  altar,  and  afterward 
shall  cause  the  woman  to  drink  the  wa- 
ter. 

27  And  when  he  hath  made  her  to  drink 
the  water,  then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that,  if 
she  be  defiled,  and  have  done  trespass 
against  her  husband,  that  the  water  that 
causeth  the  curse  shall  enter  into  her,  ajul 
become  bitter,  and  her  belly  shall  swell,  and 
her  thigh  shall  rot :  and  the  woman  shall  be 
a  curse  among  her  people. 

28  And  if  the  woman  be  not  defiled,  but 
be  clean ;  then  she  shall  be  free,  and  shall 
conceive  seed. 

29  This  is  the  law  of  jealousies,  when  a 
wife  goeth  aside  to  another  instead  of  her 
husband,  and  is  defiled  ; 

30  Or  when  tlie  spirit  of  jealousy  Com- 
eth upon  him,  and  he  be  jealous  over  his 
wife,  and  shall  set  the  woman  before  the 

113 


The  law  of  tlic  Nazarites.  NUMBERS. 

Lord,  and  the  priest  shall  execute  upon 
her  all  this  law. 

.31  Then  shall  the  man  be  guiltless  from 
iniquity,  and  this  woman  shall  bear  her  ini- 
quity. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  either  man  or  woman 
shall  separate  themselves  to  vow  a  vow  of  a 
Nazarite,  to  separate  themselves  unto  the 
Lord  : 

3  He  shall  separate  himself  from  wine 
and  strong  drink,  and  shall  drink  no  vine- 
gar of  wine,  or  vinegar  of  strong  drink, 
neither  shall  he  drink  any  liquor  oi  grapes, 
nor  eat  moist  grapes,  or  dried. 

4  All  the  days  of  his  separation  shall  he 
eat  nothing  that  is  made  of  the  vine-tree, 
from  the  kernels  eVen  to  the  husk. 

5  All  the  days  of  the  vow  of  his  separa- 
tion there  shall  no  razor  come  upon  his 
head:  until  the  days  be  fulfilled,  in  the 
which  he  separateth  himself  unto  the 
Lord,  he  shall  be  holy,  and  shall  let  the 
locks  of  the  hair  of  his  head  grow. 

6  All  the  days  that  he  separateth  himself 
unto  the  Lord,  he  shall  come  at  no  dead 
body. 

7  He  shall  not  make  himself  unclean  for 
his  father,  or  for  his  mother,  for  his  brother, 
or  for  his  sister,  vv'hen  they  die:  because 
the  consecration  of  his  God  is  upon  his 
head. 

8  All  the  days  of  his  separation  he  is 
holy  unto  the  Lord. 

9  And  if  any  man  die  very  suddenly  by 
him,  and  he  hath  defiled  the  head  of  his 
consecration ;  then  he  shall  shave  his  head 
in  the  day  6f  his  cleansing,  on  the  seventh 
day  shall  he  shave  it. 

10  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  shall  bring 
two  turtles,  or  two  young  pigeons,  to  the 
priest,  to  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation : 

11  And  the  priest  shall  offer  the  one  for 
a  sin-offering,  and  the  other  for  a  burnt-of- 
fering, and  make  an  atonement  for  hnn, 
for  that  he  sinned  by  the  dead,  and  shall 
hallow  his  head  that  same  day. 

12  And  he  shall  consecrate  unto  the 
Lord  the  days  of  his  separation,  and  shall 
bring  a  lamb  of  the  first  year  for  a  trespass- 
offering  :  but  the  days  that  were  before 
shall  be  lost,  because  his  separation  was  de- 
filed. 

13  II  And  this  is  the  law  of  the  Nazarite, 
when  the  days  of  his  separation  are  fulfill- 
ed :  he  shall  be  brought  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  : 

14  And  he  shall  offer  his  offering  unto 
the  Lord,  one  he-lamb  of  the  first  year 
without  blemish  for  a  burnt-offering,  and 
one  ewe-lamb  of  the  first  year  without  ble- 
mish for  a  sin-offering,  and  one  ram  without 
blemish  for  peace-offerings, 


Form  of  blessing  the  people. 

15  And  a  basket  of  unleavened  bread, 
cakes  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil,  and 
wafers  of  unleavened  bread  anointed  with 
oil,  and  their  meat-offering  and  their  drink- 
offerings. 

16  And  the  priest  shall  bring  the7n  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  shall  offer  his  sin-offer- 
ing, and  his  burnt-offering : 

17  And  he  shall  offer  the  ram  for  a  sa- 
crifice of  peace-offerings  unto  the  Lord, 
with  the  basket  of  unleavened  bread  :  the 
priest  shall  offer  also  his  meat-offering,  and 
his  drink-offering. 

18  And  the  Nazarite  shall  shave  the  head 
of  his  separation  at  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  shall  take 
the  hair  of  the  head  of  his  separation,  and 
put  it  in  the  fire  which  is  under  the  sacri- 
fice of  the  peace-offerings. 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  sodden 
shoulder  of  the  ram,  and  one  unleavened 
cake  out  of  the  basket,  and  one  unleavened 
wafer,  and  shall  put  them  upon  the  hands 
of  the  Nazarite,  after  the  hair  of  his  sepa- 
ration is  shaven : 

20  And  the  priest  shall  wave  them  for 
a  wave-offering  before  the  Lord  :  this  is 
holy  for  the  priest,  with  the  wave-breast, 
and  heave-shoulder :  and  after  that,  the 
Nazarite  may  drink  wine. 

21  This  is  the  law  of  the  Nazarite  who 
hath  vowed,  ajid  of  his  offering  unto  the 
Lord  for  his  separation,  beside  tliat  that  his 
hand  shall  get :  according  to  the  vow  which 
he  vowed,  so  he  must  do  after  the  law  of  his 
separation. 

22  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Aaron  atid  unto  his  sons, 
saying,  On  this  wise  ye  shall  bless  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying  unto  them, 

24  The  Lord  bless  thee,  and  keep  thee : 

25  The  Lord  make  his  face  shine  upon 
thee,  and  be  gracious  unto  thee : 

26  The  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance 
upon  thee,  and  give  thee  peace. 

27  And  they  shall  put  my  name  upon 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  I  will  bless  them. 

CHAP.  VIL 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the  day  that 
Moses  had  fully  set  up  the  tabernacle, 
and  had  anointed  it,  and  sanctified  it,  and 
all  the  instruments  thereof,  both  the  altar 
and  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and  had  anoint- 
ed them,  and  sanctified  them  ; 

2  That  the  princes  of  Israel,  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  who  wc7-e  the 
princes  of  the  tribes,  and  were  over  them 
that  were  numbered,  offered  : 

3  And  they  brought  their  offering  before 
the  Lord,  six  covered  wagons,  and  twelve 
oxen  ;  a  wagon  for  two  of  the  princes,  and 
for  each  one  an  ox :  and  they  brought  them 
before  the  tabernacle. 

4  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

5  Take  it  of  them,  that  they  may  be  to 

114 


Tlie  princes'  offerings  at  the  CHAP. 

do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation ;  and  thou  shalt  give  them  unto 
the  Levites,  to  every  man  according  to  his 
service. 

6  And  Moses  took  the  wagons  and  the 
oxen,  and  gave  them  unto  the  Levites. 

7  Two  wagons  and  four  oxen  he  gave 
unto  the  sons  of  Gershon,  according  to  their 
service : 

8  And  four  wagons  and  eight  oxen  he 
gave  unto  the  sons  of  Merari,  according 
unto  tlieir  service,  under  the  hand  of  Itha- 
mar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 

9  But  unto  the  sons  of  Koliath  he  gave 
none  :  because  the  service  of  the  sanctuary 
belonging  unto  them  ivas  that  they  should 
bear  upon  their  shoulders. 

10  1i  And  the  princes  offered  for  dedi- 
cating of  the  altar  in  the  day  that  it  was 
anointed,  even  the  princes  offered  their  of- 
fering before  the  altar. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  They 
shall  offer  their  offering,  each  prince  on  his 
day,  for  the  dedicating  of  the  altar. 

12  H  And  he  that  offered  his  offering 
the  first  day  was  Nahshon  the  son  of  Am- 
minadab,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah  : 

13  And  his  offering  ivas  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  ivas  an  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the 
sanctuary ;  both  of  them  were  full  of  fine 
flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

14  One  spoon  often  shekels  of  gold,  full 
of  incense : 

15  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
Iamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

16  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing: 

17  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  offering  of 
Nahshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

18  11  On  the  second  day  Nethaneel  the 
son  of  Zuar,  prince  of  Issachar,  did  offer  : 

19  He  offered  for  his  offering  one  silver 
charger,  the  weight  whereof  was  an  hun- 
dred and  thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of 
seventy  shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary ;  both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled 
with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

20  One  spoon  of  gold  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

21  One  j'oung  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
Iamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

22  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering  : 

23  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year :  this  7vas  the  offering  of 
Nethaneel  the  son  of  Zuar. 

24  H  On  the  third  day  Eliab  the  son  of 
Helon,  prince  of  the  children  of  Zebulun, 
did  offer  : 

25  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  tras  an  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 


Vn.  dedication  of  the  temple. 

both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering : 

26  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

27  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

28  One  kid  of  the  goats  tor  a  sin-offering  : 

29  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  larnbs 
of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  offering  of 
Eliab  the  son  of  Helon. 

30  H  On  the  fourth  day  Elizur  the  son 
of  Shedeur,  prince  of  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben, did  offer  : 

31  His  offering  toas  one  silver  charger, 
of  the  weiglit  of  an  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a 
meat-offering : 

32  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

33  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  tor  a  burnt-offering  : 

34  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-ofter- 

35  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year  :  this  was  the  offering  of 
Elizur  the  son  of  Shedeur. 

36  H  On  the  fifth  day  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  Zurishaddai,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Simeon,  did  offer : 

37  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  an  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
sliekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

38  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

39  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one 
lamb  of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

40  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-ofter- 


41  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year  :  this  was  the  offering  of 
Shelumiel  the  son  of  Zurishaddai. 

42  H  On  the  sixth  day  Ehasapli  the  son  of 
Deuel,  princeofthe  children  of  Gad,  offered: 

43  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
of  the  weight  of  an  hundred  and  thirty 
shekels,  a  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ;  both  of 
them  fiill  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for  a 
meat-offering : 

44  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

45  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  Iamb 
of  the  first"  year"^  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

46  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

47  And  fora  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  hc-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year  :  this  was  the  offering  of 
Eliasaph  the  son  of  Deuel. 

48  H  On  the  seventh  day  Elishama  the 
115 


The  princes*  offerings  at  the         NUMBERS. 


son  of  Ammihud,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim,  offered: 
49  His  offering  teas  one  silver  charger, 


dedication  of  the  temple. 


71  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year  :  this  ivas  the  offering  of 


the  weight  whereof  was  an  hundred  and  i  Ahiezer  the  son  of  Ammishaddai 


thirty  sjiekek,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering : 

50  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

51  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

52  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering  : 

53  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year:  this  teas  the  offering  of 
Eiishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

54  H  On  the  eighth  day  offered  Gamaliel 
the  son  of  Pedahzur,  prince  of  the  children 
of  Manasseh : 

55  His\)ffering  was  one  silver  charger, 
of  the  weight  of  an  hundred  and  thnty 
shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary ;  both  of 
them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with  oil  for 
a  meat-offering : 

56  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

57  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year  for  a  burnt-ofiering  : 

58  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 

59  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  j^ear  :  this  was  the  offering  of 
Gamaliel  the  son  of  Pedahzur. 

60  U  On  the  ninth  day  Abidan  the  son 
of  Gideoni,  prince  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
jamin, (ffere.d: 

61  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  an  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

62  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense  : 

63  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

64  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering  : 

65  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen ,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year :  this  was  the  offering  of 
Abidan  the  son  of  Gideoni. 

66  *i[  On  the  tenth  day  Ahiezer  the  son 
of  Ammishaddai,  prince  of  the  children  of 
Dan,  offered: 

67  His  offering  7vas  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  an  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

68  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

69  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering  : 

70  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering : 


72  IT  On  the  eleventh  day  Pagiel  the  son 
of  Ocran,  prince  of  the  children  of  Asher, 
offered : 

73  His  offering  was  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  an  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  for  a  meat-offering  : 

74  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

75  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

76  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering  : 

77  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year :  this  teas  the  offering  of 
Pagiel  the  son  of  Ocran. 

78  ^  On  the  twelfth  day  Ahira  the  son 
of  Enan,  prince  of  the  children  of  Naph- 
tali,  offered : 

79  His  offering  icas  one  silver  charger, 
the  weight  whereof  was  an  hundred  and 
thirty  shekels,  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
shekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  ; 
both  of  them  full  of  fine  flour  mingled  with 
oil  lor  a  meat-offering  : 

80  One  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels,  full 
of  incense : 

81  One  young  bullock,  one  ram,  one  lamb 
of  the  first  year,  for  a  burnt-offering : 

82  One  kid  of  the  «;oats  for  a  sin-offering : 

83  And  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs 
of  the  first  year :  this  teas  the  offering  of 
Ahira  the  son  of  Enan. 

84  This  ipas  the  dedication  of  the  altar 
(in  the  day  when  it  was  anointed)  bj^  the 
princes  of  Israel :  twelve  chargers  of  silver, 
twelve  silver  bowls,  twelve  spoons  of  gold  : 

85  Each  charger  of  silver  iveigking  an 
hundred  and  thirty  shekels,  each  bowl 
seventy  :  all  the  silver  vessels  iceighed  two 
thousand  and  four  hundred  shekels,  after  the 
shekel  of  the  sanctuary  : 

86  The  golden  spoons  were  twelve,  full 
of  incense,  weighing  ten  shekels  apiece, 
after  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary  :  all  the 
gold  of  the  spoons  tccts  djt\  hundred  and 
twenty  shekels. 

87  All  the  oxen  for  the  burnt-offering 
irerr  twelve  bullocks,  the  rams  twelve,  the 
lambs  of  the  first  year  twelve,  with  their 
meat-offering  :  and  the  kids  of  the  goats 
for  sin-offering,  twelve. 

88  And  all  the  oxen  for  the  sacrifice  of 
the  peace-ofterings  i(:>e7'c  twenty  and  four 
bullocks,  the  rams  sixty,  the  he-goats  sixty, 
the  lambs  of  the  first  year  sixty.  This  was 
the  dedication  of  the  altar,  after  that  it  was 
anointed. 

89  H  And  when  Moses  was  gone  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  to  speak  with 

116 


Consecration  of  the  Levites.        CHAP.  VIII,  IX. 


him,  then  he  heard  the  voice  of  one  speak- 
ing unto  him  from  off  the  mercy-seat  that 
tvas  upon  the  ark  of  testimony,  from  be- 
tween the  two  cherubims :  and  he  spake 
unto  him. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and  say  unto  him, 
When  thou  Hghtest  the  lamps,  the  seven 
lamps  shall  give  light  over  against  the  can- 
dlestick. 

3  And  Aaron  did  so ;  he  lighted  the 
lamps  thereof  over  against  the  candlestick, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

4  And  this  work  of  the  candlestick  urns 
o/ beaten  gold,  unto  the  shaft  thereof,  unto 
the  flowers  thereof,  was  beaten  work  :  ac- 
cording unto  the  pattern  which  the  Lord 
had  shewed  Moses,  so  he  made  the  candle- 
stick. 

5  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
sayiiig, 

6  Take  the  Levites  from  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  cleanse  them. 

7  And  thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  them,  to 
cleanse  them  :  Sprinkle  water  of  purifying 
upon  them,  and  let  them  shave  all  their 
flesh,  and  let  them  wash  their  clothes,  and 
so  make  themselves  clean. 

8  Then  let  them  take  a  youn^  bullock 
with  his  meat-offering,  even  fine  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  and  another  young  bullock 
shalt  thou  take  for  a  sin-offering. 

9  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Levites  be- 
fore the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 
and  thou  shalt  gather  the  whole  assembly 
of.  the  children  of  Israel  together: 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  the  Levites  be- 
fore the  Lord  :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  put  their  hands  upon  the  Levites : 

11  And  Aaron  shall  offer  the  Levites  be- 
fore the  Lord  for  an  offering  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  may  execute  the 
service  of  the  Lord. 

12  And  the  Levites  shall  lay  their  hands 
upon  the  heads  of  the  bullocks  :  and  thou 
shalt  offer  the  one /or  a  sin-offering,  and 
the  other  for  a  burnt-offering,  unto  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  the  Le- 
vites. 

13  And  thou  shalt  set  the  Levites  before 
Aaron,  and  before  his  sons,  and  offer  them 
for  an  offering  unto  the  Lord. 

14  Thus  shalt  thou  separate  the  Levites 
from  among  the  children  of  Israel  :  and  the 
Levites  shall  be  mine. 

15  And  after  that  shall  the  Levites  go  in 
to  do  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation :  and  thou  shalt  cleanse  them, 
and  offer  them  for  an  offering. 

16  For  they  are  wholly  given  unto  me 
from  among  the  children  of  Israel ;  instead 
of  such  as  open  every  womb,  even  instead 
o/the  first-born  of  all  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, have  I  taken  them  unto  me. 

17  For  all  the  first-born  of  the  children 


A  second  passover. 


of  Israel  are  mine,  both  man  and  beast :  on 
the  day  that  I  smote  every  first-born  in  the 
land  of  Egypt  I  sanctified  them  for  myself. 

18  And  I  have  taken  the  Levhes  for  all 
the  first-born  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

19  And  I  have  given  the  Levites  as  a 
gift  to  Aaron  and  to  his  sons  from  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  to  do  the  service  of 
the  children  of  Israel  in  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  and  to  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  children  of  Israel :  that  there 
be  no  plague  among  the  children  of  Israel 
when  the  children  of  Israel  come  nigh  unto 
the  sanctuary. 

20  And  Moses,  and  Aaron,  and  all  the 
congregation  of  the  children  of  Israel,  did 
to  the  Levites  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses  concerning  the 
Levites,  so  did  the  children  of  Israel  unto 
them. 

21  And  the  Levites  were  purified,  and 
they  washed  their  clothes  ;  and  Aaron  offer- 
ed them  as  an  offering  before  the  Lord  ; 
and  Aaron  made  an  atonement  for  them  to 
cleanse  them. 

22  And  after  that  went  the  Levites  in  to 
do  their  service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  before  Aaron,  and  before  his 
sons :  as  the  Lord  had  commanded  Moses 
concerning  the  Levites,  so  did  they  unto 
them. 

23  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying 

24  This  is  it  that  helongcth  unto  the  Le- 
vites :  from  twenty  and  five  years  old  and 
upward  they  shall  go  in  to  wait  upon  the 
service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation : 

2.5  And  from  the  age  of  fifty  years  they 
shall  cease  waiting  upon  the  service  there- 
of and  shall  serve  no  more  : 

26  But  shall  minister  with  their  brethren 
in  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  to 
keej)  the  cliarge,  and  shall  do  no  service. 
Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  the  Levites  touch- 
ing their  charge. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in  the 
wilderness  of  Sinai,  in  the  first  month 
of  the  second  year  after  they  were  come 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying, 

2  Let  the  children  of  Israel  also  keep 
the  passover  at  his  appointed  season. 

3  In  the  fourteenth  day  of  this  month,  at 
even,  ye  shall  keep  it  in  his  appointed  sea- 
son :  according  to  all  the  rites  of  it,  and  ac- 
cording to  all  the  ceremonies  thereof,  shall 
ye  keep  it. 

4  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  that  they  should  keep  the  passover. 

5  And  they  kept  the  passover  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month  at  even  in 
the  wilderness  of  Sinai :  according  to  all 
that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so  did 
the  children  of  Israel. 

6  II  And  there  w^ere  certain  men,  who 
were  defiled  by  the  dead  body  of  a  man, 
that  they  could  not  keep  the  passover  on 

117 


The  cloud  guides  the  Israelites.    NUMBERS.  The  use  of  the  silver  trumpets. 


that  day  :  and  they  came  before  Moses  and 
before  Aaron  on  that  day  : 

7  And  those  men  said  unto  him,  We  are 
defiled  by  the  dead  body  of  a  man  :  where- 
fore are  we  kept  back,  that  we  may  not  of- 
fer an  offering  of  tlie  Lord  in  his  appoint- 
ed season  among  the  children  of  Israel  1 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  Stand  still, 
and  I  will  hear  what  the  Lord  will  com- 
mand concerning  you. 

9  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
saying,  If  any  man  of  you  or  of  your  pos- 
terity shall  be  unclean  by  reason  of  a  dead 
body,  or  be  in  a  journey  afar  off,  yet  he 
shall  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord. 

11  The  fourteenth  day  of  the  second 
month  at  even  they  shall  keep  it,  and  eat  it 
with  unleavened  bread  and  bitter  hc7'bs. 

12  They  shall  leave  none  of  it  unto  the 
morning,  nor  break  any  bone  of  it :  accord- 
ing to  all  the  ordinances  of  the  passover  they 
shall  keep  it. 

13  But  the  man  that  is  clean,  and  is  not 
in  a  journey,  and  forbeareth  to  keep  the 
passover,  even  the  same  soul  shall  be  cut 
off  from  among  his  people  :  because  he 
brought  not  the  offering  of  the  Lord  in  his 
appointed  season,  that  man  shall  bear  his 
sin. 

14  And  if  a  stranger  shall  sojourn  among 
you,  and  will  keep  the  passover  unto  the 
Lord  ;  according  to  the  ordinance  of  the 
passover,  and  according  to  the  manner 
thereof,  so  shall  he  do  :  ye  shall  have  one 
ordinance  both  for  the  stranger,  and  for  him 
that  was  born  in  the  land. 

15  %  And  on  the  day  that  the  tabernacle 
was  reared  up,  the  cloud  covered  the  taber- 
nacle, namehi,  the  tent  of  the  testimony : 
and  at  even  there  was  upon  the  tabernacle 
as  it  were  the  appearance  of  fire,  until  the 
morning. 

16  So  it  was  al\\'ay :  the  cloud  covered 
it  by  day,  and  the  appearance  of  fire  by 
night. 

17  And  when  the  cloud  was  taken  up 
from  the  tabernacle,  then  after  that  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  journeyed  :  and  in  the  place 
v'here  the  cloud  abode,  there  the  children  of 
Israel  pitched  their  tents. 

18  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  the 
children  of  Israel  journeyed,  and  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  they  pitched  : 
as  long  as  the  cloud  abode  upon  the  taber- 
nacle they  rested  in  their  tents. 

19  And  when  the  cloud  tarried  long  upon 
the  tabernacle  many  days,  then  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  kept  the  charge  of  the  Lord, 
and  journeyed  not. 

20  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud  was  a 
few  days  upon  the  tabernacle ;  according 
to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  they 
abode  in  their  tents,  and  according  to  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  thej'journeyed. 

21  And  so  it  was,  when  the  cloud  abode 


from  even  unto  the  morning,  and  that  the 
cloud  was  taken  up  in  the  morning,  then 
they  journeyed  :  whether  it  ums  by  day  or 
by  night  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up,  they 
journeyed. 

22  Or  lohether  it  ivere  two  days,  or  a 
month,  or  a  year,  that  the  cloud  tarried  up- 
on the  tabernacle,  remaining  thereon,  the 
children  of  Israel  abode  in  their  tents,  and 
journeyed  not :  but  when  it  was  taken  up, 
they  journeyed. 

23  At  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
they  rested  in  their  tents,  and  at  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  they  journeyed: 
they  kept  the  charge  of  the  Lord,  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

CHAP.  X. 
A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
x\-  in^, 

2  Make  thee  two  trumpets  of  silver ;  of 
an  whole  piece  shalt  thou  make  them  :  that 
thou  mayest  use  them  for  the  calling  of  the 
assemblj^,  and  for  the  journeying  of  the 
camps. 

3  And  when  they  shall  blow  with  them, 
all  the  assembly  shall  assemble  themselves 
to  thee  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

4  And  if  they  blow  but  with  one  trumpet, 
then  the  princes,  tchich  are  heads  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel,  shall  gather  themselves 
unto  thee. 

5  When  ye  blow  an  alarm,  then  the 
camps  that  lie  on  the  east  parts  shall  go  for- 
ward. 

6  When  ye  blow  an  alarm  the  second 
time,  then  the  camps  that  lie  on  the  south 
side  shall  take  their  journej^ :  they  shall 
blow  an  alarm  for  their  journeys. 

7  But  when  the  congregation  is  to  be 
gathered  together,  ye  shall  blow,  but  ye 
siiall  not  sound  an  alarm. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests, 
shall  blow  with  the  trumpets ;  and  they  shall 
be  to  you  for  an  ordinance  for  ever  through- 
out your  generations. 

9  And  if  ye  go  to  war  in  your  land 
against  the  enemy  that  oppresseth  you, 
then  ye  shall  blow  an  alarm  with  the  trum- 
pets ;  and  ye  shall  be  remembered  before 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  shall  be  saved 
from  your  enemies. 

10  Also  in  the  day  of  your  gladne.'^s,  and 
in  your  solemn  days,  and  in  the  beginnings 
of  your  months,  ye  shall  blow  with  the  trum- 
pets over  your  burnt-offerings,  and  over  the 
sacrifices  of  your  peace-offerings ;  that  they 
may  be  to  you  for  a  memorial  before  your 
God  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

11  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  second 
year,  that  the  cloud  was  taken  up  from  off 
the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  took  their 
journeys  out  of  the  wilderness  of  Sinai ;  and 
the  cloud  rested  in  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

118 


Tlie  Israelites  go  to  Paran.         CHAP 

13  And  they  first  took  their  journey  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

14  H  In  the  first  place  went  the  standard 
of  the  camp  of  the  children  of  Judah  ac- 
cording to  their  armies  :  and  over  his  host 
ivas  Nnhshon  the  son  of  Amminadab. 

15  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Issachar  was  Nethaneel  the  son 
of  Zuar. 

16  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun  was  Eliab  the  son  of 
Helon. 

17  And  the  tabernacle  was  taken  down  ; 
and  the  sons  of  Gershon  and  the  sons  of 
Merari  set  forward,  bearing  the  tabernacle. 

18  H  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of 
Reuben  set  forward  according  to  their  ar- 
mies :  and  over  his  host  was  Elizur  the  son 
of  Shedeur. 

19  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Simeon  was  Shelumiel  the  son 
of  Zurishaddai. 

20  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Gad  was  Eliasaph  the  son  of 
Deuel. 

21  And  the  Kohathites  set  forward,  bear- 
ing the  sanctuary :  and  the  other  did  set  up 
the  tabernacle  against  they  came. 

22  IT  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of 
the  children  of  Ephraim  set  forward  ac- 
cording to  their  armies  :  and  over  his  host 
teas  Elishama  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

23  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Manasseh  was  Gamaliel  the  son 
of  Pedahzur. 

24  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin  was  Abidan  the  son 
of  Gideoni. 

25  H  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of 
the  children  of  Dan  set  forward,  which  was 
the  rere-ward  of  all  the  camps  throughout 
their  hosts  :  and  over  his  host  was  Ahiezer 
the  son  of  Ammishaddai. 

26  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Asher  ivas  Pagiel  the  son  of 
Ocran. 

27  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali  ivas  Ahira  the  son  of 
Enan. 

28  Thus  were  the  journeyings  of  the 
children  of  Israel  according  to  their  armies, 
when  they  set  forward. 

29  IT  And  Moses  said  unto  Hobab,  the 
son  of  Raguel  the  Midianite,  Moses'  father- 
in-law,  We  are  journeying  unto  the  place 
of  which  the  Lord  said,  I  will  give  it  you : 
come  thou  with  us,  and  we  will  do  thee 
good  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  good  con- 
cerning Israel. 

30  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  will  not  go  ; 
but  I  will  depart  to  mine  own  land,  and  to 
my  kindred. 

31  And  he  said,  Leave  us  not,  I  pray 
thee :  forasmuch  as  thou  knowest  how  we 
are  to  encamp  in  the  wilderness,  and  thou 
mayest  be  to  us  instead  of  eyes. 


XL         Moses  complains  of  his  charge. 

32  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  go  with  us, 
yea,  it  shall  be,  that  what  goodness  the 
Lord  shall  do  unto  us,  the  same  will  we 
do  unto  thee. 

33  H  And  they  departed  from  the  mount 
of  the  Lord  three  days'  journey  :  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  went  be- 
fore them  in  the  three  days'  journey,  to 
search  out  a  resting-place  for  them. 

34  And  the  cloud  of  the  Lord  was  upon 
them  by  day,when  they  went  out  of  the  camp. 

85  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  ark 
set  forward,  that  Moses  said,  Rise  up, 
Lord,  and  let  thine  enemies  be  scattered ; 
and  let  them  that  hate  thee  flee  before  thee. 

36  And  when  it  rested,  he  said,  Return, 
O  Lord,  unto  the  many  thousands  of  Israel. 
CHAP.  XL 

AND  tvhen  the  people  complained,  it 
displeased  the  Lord  :  and  the  Lord 
heard  it :  and  his  anger  was  kindled  ;  and 
the  fire  of  the  Lord  burnt  among  them,  and 
consumed  them  that  were  in  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  camp. 

2  And  the  people  cried  unto  Moses; 
and  when  Moses  prayed  unto  the  Lord, 
the  fire  was  quenched. 

3  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
Taberah :  because  the  fire  of  the  Lord 
burnt  among  them. 

4  H  And  the  mixed  multitude  that  icas 
among  them  fell  a  lusting  :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  also  wept  agam,  and  said,  Who 
shall  give  us  flesh  to  eat  ? 

6  We  remember  the  fish  which  we  did 
eat  in  Egypt  freely ;  the  cucumbers,  and 
the  melons,  and  the  leeks,  and  the  onions, 
and  the  garlick : 

6  But  now  our  soul  is  dried  away  ;  there 
is  nothing  at  all,  beside  this  manna,  before 
our  eyes. 

7  And  the  manna. was  as  coriander-seed, 
and  the  colour  thereof  as  the  colour  of 
bdellium. 

8  Arid  the  people  went  about,  and  ga- 
thered it,  and  ground  it  in  mills,  or  beat  it 
in  a  mortar,  and  baked  it  in  pans,  and  made 
cakes  of  it :  and  the  taste  of  it  was  as  the 
taste  of  fresh  oil. 

9  And  when  the  dew  fell  upon  the  camp 
in  the  night,  the  manna  fell  upon  it. 

10  H  Then  Moses  heard  the  people 
weep  throughout  their  families,  every  man 
in  the  door  of  his  tent :  and  the  anger  of 
the  Lord  was  kindled  greatly  ;  Moses  also 
was  displeased. 

11  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Wherefore  hast  thou  afflicted  thy  servant  ? 
and  wherefore  have  I  not  found  favour  in 
thy  sight,  that  thou  layest  the  burden  of 
all  this  people  upon  me  ? 

12  Have  I  conceived  all  this  people? 
have  I  begotten  them,  that  thou  shouldest 
say  unto  me,  Carry  them  in  thy  bosom,  as 
a  nursing-father  beareth  the  sucking  child, 
unto  the  land  which  thou  swearest  unto 
their  fathers  ? 

119 


Seventy  elders  appointed.  NUMBERS 


Quails  are  given  in  wrath. 


13  Whence  should  I  have  flesh  to  give 
unto  all  this  people  1  for  they  weep  unto 
me,  saying,  Give  us   flesh,  that  we   may 

14  I  am  not  able  to  bear  all  this  people 
alone,  because  it  is  too  heavy  for  me. 

15  And  if  thou  deal  thus  with  me,  kill  me, 
I  pray  thee,  out  of  hand,  if  I  have  found 
favour  in  thy  sight ;  and  let  me  not  see  my 
wretched)iess> 

16  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Gather  unto  me  seventy  men  of  the  elders 
of  Israel,  whom  thou  knowest  to  be  the 
elders  of  the  people,  and  officers  over  them  ; 
and  bring  them  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  that  they  may  stand  there 
with  thee. 

17  And  I  will  come  down  and  talk  witli 
thee  there :  and  I  will  take  of  the  spirit 
which  is  upon  thee,  and  will  put  it  upon 
them  ;  and  they  shall  bear  the  burden  of 
the  people  with  thee,  that  thou  bear  it  not 
thyself  alone. 

"18  And  say  thou  unto  the  people.  Sanc- 
tify yourselves  against  to-morrow,  and  ye 
shall  eat  flesh :  for  ye  have  wept  in  the 
ears  of  the  Lord,  saying.  Who  shall  give 
us  flesh  to  eat  ?  for  it  was  well  with  us  in 
Egypt :  therefore  the  Lord  will  give  you 
flesh,  and  ye  shall  eat. 

19  Ye  shall  not  eat  one  day,  nor  two  days, 
nor  five  days,  neither  ten  days,  nor  twenty 
days ;  . 

20  But  even  a  whole  month,  until  it 
come  out  at  your  nostrils,  and  it  be  loath- 
some unto  you  :  because  that  ye  have  de- 
spised the  Lord  which  is  among  you,  and 
have  wept  before  him,  saying,  Why  came 
we  forth  out  of  Egypt  1 

21  H  And  Moses  said.  The  people  among 
whom  I  am,  are  six  hundred  thousand  foot- 
men ;  and  thou  hast  said,  I  will  give  them 
flesh,  that  they  may  eat  a  whole  month. 

22  Shall  the  flocks  and  the  herds  be 
slain  for  them,  to  suffice  them?  or  shall  all 
the  fish  of  the  sea  be  gathered  together  for 
them,  to  suffice  them  l 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Is 
the  Lord's  hand  waxed  short  ?  thou  shah 
see  now  whether  my  word  shall  come  to 
pass  unto  thee,  or  not. 

24  H  And  Moses  went  out,  and  told  the 
people  the  words  of  the  Lord,  and  gather- 
ed the  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  the 
people,  and  set  them  round  about  the  taber- 
nacle. 

25  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  a  cloud, 
and  spake  unto  him,  and  took  of  the  spirit 
that  was  upon  him,  and  gave  it  unto  the 
seventy  elders :  and  it  came  to  pass,  that 
when  "the  spirit  rested  upon  them,  they 
prophesied,  and  did  not  cease. 

26  But  there  remained  two  of  the  men 
in  the  camp,  the  name  of  the  one  was  Eldad, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Medad :  and 
the  Spirit  rested  upon  them  ;  and  they  loere 
of  them  that  were  written,  but   went  not 


out  unto  the  tabernacle  :  and  they  prophe- 
sied in  the  camp. 

27  And  there  ran  a  young  man,  and  told 
Moses,  and  said,  Eldad  and  Medad  do 
prophesy  in  the  camp. 

28  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  ser- 
vant of  Moses,  one  of  his^young  men,  an- 
swered and  said,  My  lord  Moses,  forbid 
them. 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  him,  Enviest 
thou  for  my  sake?  would  God  that  all  the 
Lord's  people  were  prophets,  and  that  the 
Lord  would  put  his  Spirit  upon  them. 

30  And  Moses  gat  him  into  the  camp, 
he  and  the  elders  of  Israel. 

31  H  And  there  went  forth  a  wind  from 
the  Lord,  and  brought  quails  from  the  sea, 
and  let  them  fall  by  the  camp,  as  it  were  a 
day's  journey  on  this  side,  and  as  it  were 
a  day's  journey  on  the  other  side,  round 
about  the  camp,  and  as  it  were  two  cubits 
high  upon  the  face  of  the  earth. 

32  And  the  people  stood  up  all  that  day, 
and  all  that  night,  and  all  the  next  day, 
and  they  gathered  the  quails:  he  that 
gathered  least  gathered  ten  homers:  and 
they  spread  them  all  abroad  for  themselves 
round  about  the  camp. 

33  And  while  the  flesh  7ims  yet  between  ^ 
their  teeth,  ere  it  was  chewed,  the  wrath  of  ' 
the  Lord  was  kindled  against  the  people, 
and  the  Lord  smote  the  people  with  a  very 
great  plague. 

34  And  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Kibroth-hattaavah  :  because  there  they  bu- 
ried the  people  that  lusted. 

35  And  the  people  journeyed  from  Ki- 
broth-hattaavah unto  Hazeroth  :  and  abode 
at  Hazeroth. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  Miriam  and  Aaron  spake  against 
Moses  because  of  the  Ethiopian  wo- 
man whom  he  had  married  :  for  he  had  mar- 
ried an  Ethiopian  woman. 

2  And  they  said,  Hatli  tlie  Lord  indeed 
spoken  onlv  by  Moses  ?  hath  he  not  spoken 
also  by  us  ?  And  the  Lord  heard  it. 

3  (Now  the  man  Moses  tvas  very  meek, 
above  all  the  men  whicli  tvcre  upon  the  face 
of  the  earth.) 

4  And  the  Lord  spake  suddenly  unto 
Moses,  and  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  Miriam, 
Come  out  ve  three  unto  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation.  And  they  three  came 
out.  .  ., 

5  And  the  Lord  came  down  in  the  pil- 
lar of  the  cloud,  and  stood  in  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle,  and  called  Aaron  and  Mi- 
riam :  and  they  both  came  forth. 

6  And  he  said.  Hear  now  my  words :  If 
there  be  a  prophet  among  you,  /  the  Lord 
will  make  myself  known  unto  him  in  a  vi- 
sion, and  will  speak  unto  him  in  a  dream.  _ 

7  'My  servant  Moses  is  not  so,  who  is 
faithful  in  all  mine  house. 

8  With  him  will  I  speak  mouth  to  mouth, 
even  apparently,  and  not  in  dark  speeches; 

120 


The  names  of  the  spies. 


CHAP.  XIII. 


Acts  and  reports  of  the  spies. 


and  the  similitude  of  the  Lord  shall  he  be- 
hold :  wherefore  then  were  ye  not  afraid  to 
speak  against  my  servant  Moses  1 

9  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  them ;  and  he  departed. 

10  H  And  the  cloud  departed  from  off  the 
tabernacle;  and  behold,  Miriam  became 
leprous,  white  as  snow  :  and  Aaron  looked 
upon  Miriam,  and  behold,  she  was  leprous. 

11  And  Aaron  said  unto  Moses,  Alas,  my 
lord,  I  beseech  thee,  lay  not  the  sin  upon 
us,  wherein  we  have  done  foolishly,  and 
wherein  we  have  sinned. 

12  Let  her  not  be  as  one  dead,  of  whom 
the  Hesh  is  half  consumed  when  he  cometh 
out  of  his  mother's  womb. 

13  And  Moses  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
saying,  Heal  her  now,  O  God,  I  beseech 
thee. 

14  II  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  If 
her  Hither  had  but  spit  in  her  face,  should 
she  not  be  ashamed  seven  days  ?  let  her 
be  shut  out  from  the  camp  seven  days,  and 
after  that  let  her  be  received  in  again. 

15  And  Miriam  was  shut  out  from  the 
camp  seven  days  :  and  the  people  journey- 
ed not  till  Miriam  was  brought  in  again. 

16  U  And  afterward  the  people  removed 
from  Hazeroth,  and  pitched  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Paran. 

CHAP.  XIII. 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 


2  Send  thou  men,  that  they  may  search 
the  land  of  Canaan,  which  I  give  unto  the 
children  of  Israel :  of  every  tribe  of  their 
fathers  shall  ye  send  a  man,  every  one  a 
ruler  among  them. 

3  And  Moses  by  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  sent  them  from  the  wilderness  of 
Paran  :  all  those  men  toerc  heads  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

4  And  these  loere  their  names :  Of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  Shammua  the  son  of  Zac- 
cur. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  Shaphat  the 
son  of  Hori. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunneh. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Igal  the  son 
of  Joseph. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  Oshea  the 
son  of  Nun. 

9  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Palti  the 
son  of  Raphu. 

10  Of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Gaddiel  the 
son  of  Sodi. 

11  Of  the  tribe  of  Joseph,  namely,  of  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  Gaddi  the  son  of  Susi. 

12  Of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Ammiel  the  son 
of  Gemalli. 

13  Of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Sethur  the  son 
of  .Michael. 

14  Of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Nahbi  the 
son  of  Vophsi. 

15  Of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Geuel  the  son  of 
Machi. 

16 


16  These  are  the  names  of  the  men 
which  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  the  land.  And 
Moses  called  Oshea  the  son  of  Nun  Jeho- 
shua. 

17  H  And  Moses  sent  them  to  spy  out  the 
land  of  Canaan,  and  said  unto  them,  Get 
you  up  this  ivay  southward,  and  go  up  into 
the  mountain : 

IS  And  see  the  land,  what  it  is  ;  and  the 
people  that  dwelleth  therein,  whether  they 
be  strong  or  weak,  few  or  many ; 

19  And  what  the  land  is  that  they  dwell 
in,  whether  it  be  good  or  liad ;  and  what 
cities  they  be  that  they  dwell  in,  whether  in 
tents,  or  in  strong  holds  ; 

20  And  what  the  land  is.,  whether  it  be 
fat  or  lean,  whether  there  be  wood  therein, 
or  not.  And  be  ye  of  good  courage,  and 
bring  of  the  fruit  of  the  land.  Now  the 
time  vms  the  time  of  the  first  ripe  grapes. 

21  If  So  they  went  up,  and  searched  the 
land  from  the  wilderness  of  Zin  unto  Re- 
hob,  as  men  come  to  Hamath. 

22  And  they  ascended  by  the  south,  and 
came  unto  Hebron;  where  Ahiman,  She- 
shai,  and  Talmai,  the  children  of  Anak, 
were.  (Now  Hebron  was  built  seven  yeara 
before  Zoan  in  Egypt.) 

23  And  they  came  unto  the  brook  of 
Eshcol,  and  cut  down  from  thence  a  branch 
with  one  cluster  of  grapes,  and  they  bare  it 
between  two  upon  a  staff;  and  they  brought 
of  the  pomegranates,  and  of  the  figs. 

24  The  place  was  called  the  brook  Esh- 
col, because  of  the  cluster  of  grapes  which 
the  children  of  Israel  cut  down  from  thence. 

25  And  they  returned  from  searching  of 
the  land  after  forty  days. 

26  H  And  they  went  and  came  to  Moses, 
and  to  Aaron,  and  to  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  the  wilder- 
ness of  Paran,  to  Kadesh;  and  brought 
back  word  unto  them,  and  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation, and  shewed  them  the  fruit  of  the 
land. 

27  And  they  told  him,  and  said.  We 
came  unto  the  land  whither  thou  sentest  us, 
and  surely  it  floweth  with  milk  and  honey ; 
and  this  is  the  fruit  of  it. 

28  Nevertheless,  the  people  be  strong 
that  dwell  in  the  land,  and  the  cities  are 
walled,  and  very  great :  and  moreover,  we 
saw  the  children  of  Anak  there. 

29  The  Amalekites  dwell  in  the  land  of 
the  south :  and  the  Hiitites,  and  the  Jebu- 
sitcs,  and  tlie  Amorites,  dwell  in  the  moun- 
tains ;  and  the  Caiiaanites  dwell  by  the  sea, 
and  by  the  coast  of  Jordan. 

30  And  Caleb  stilled  tlie  people  before 
Moses,  and  said,  Let  us  go  up  at  once,  and 
possess  it;  for  we  are  well  able  to  over- 
come it. 

31  But  the  men  that  went  up  with  him 
said.  We  be  not  able  to  go  up  against  the 
people  ;  for  they  arc  stronger  than  we. 

32  And  thev  brought  up  an  evil  report, 
of  the  land  which  thev  had  searched  unto 

121 


The  people  murmur  at  the  news,     NUMBERS. 


and  are  threatened. 


the  children  of  Israel,  saying,  The  land 
through  which  we  have  gone  to  search  it,  is 
a  land  that  eateth  up  the  inhabitants  there- 
of; and  all  the  people  that  we  saw  in  it  arc 
men  of  a  great  stature. 

33  And  there  we  saw  the  giants,  the  sons 
of  Anak,  which  come  of  the  giants :  and  we 
were  in  our  own  sight  as  grasshoppers,  and 
so  we  were  in  their  sight. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  all  the  congregation  lifted  up  their 
voice,  and  cried ;  and  the  people  wept 
that  night. 

2  And  all  the  children  of  Israel  murmur- 
ed against  Moses  and  against  Aaron  :  and 
the  whole  congregation  said  unto  them, 
Would  God  that  we  had  died  in  the  land  of 
Egypt !  or  would  God  we  had  died  in  this 
wilderness ! 

3  And  wherefore  hath  the  Lord  brought 
us  unto  this  land,  to  fall  by  the  sword,  that 
our  wives  and  our  children  should  be  a 
prey  ?  were  it  not  better  for  us  to  return 
into  Egypt? 

4  And  they  said  one  to  another.  Let  us 
make  a  captain,  and  let  us  return  into 
Egypt. 

5  Then  Moses  and  Aaron  fell  on  their 
faces  before  all  the  assembly  of  the  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  Israel. 

6  H  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  Ca- 
leb the  son  of  Jephunneh,  which  icere  of 
them  that  searched  the  land,  rent  their 
clothes : 

7  And  they  spake  unto  all  the  company 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  saying.  The  land, 
which  we  passed  through  to  search  it,  is  an 
exceeding  ^ood  land. 

8  If  the  Lord  delight  in  us,  then  he  will 
bring  us  into  this  land,  and  give  it  us;  a 
land  which  fioweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

9  Only  rebel  not  ye  against  the  Lord, 
neither  fear  ye  the  people  of  the  land  :  for 
they  are  bread  for  us :  their  defence  is  de- 
parted from  them,  and  the  Lord  is  with 
us :  fear  them  not. 

10  But  al!  the  congregation  bade  stone 
them  with  stones.  And  the  glory  of  th.e 
Lord  appeared  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  con- 
gregation before  all  the  cliildren  of  Israel. 

11  "il  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  How 
long  will  this  people  provoke  me  ?  and  how 
long  will  it  be  ere  they  believe  me,  for  all 
the  signs  which  I  have  shewed  among  them  ? 

12  I  will  smite  them  with  the  pestilence, 
and  disinherit  them,  and  will  make  of  thee 
a.  greater  nation  and  mightier  than  they. 

13  ^  And  Moses  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Then  the  Egyptians  shall  hear  it,  (for  thou 
broughtest  up  this  people  in  thy  might  from 
among  them  ;) 

14  And  they  will  tell  it  to  the  inhabit- 
ants of  this  land  :  for  they  have  heard  that 
thou  Lord  art  among  this  people,  that  thou 
Lord  art  seen  face  to  face,  and  that  thy 
cloud  standeth  over  them,  and  that  thou 
goest  before  them,  by  day-time  in  a  pillar 


of  a  cloud,  and  in  a  pillar  of  fire  by  night. 

15  Now  if  thou  shalt  kill  all  this  people 
as  one  man,  then  the  nations  which  have 
heard  the  fame  of  thee  will  speak,  saying, 

16  Because  the  Lord  was  not  able  to 
bring  this  people  into  the  land  which  he 
sware  unto  them,  therefore  he  hath  slain 
them  in  the  wilderness. 

17  And  now,  I  beseech  thee,  let  the  pow- 
er of  my  Lord  be  great,  according  as  thou 
hast  spoken,  saying, 

18  The  Lord  is  long-suffering,  and  of 
great  mercy,  forgiving  iniquity  and  trans- 
gression, and  by  no  means  clearing  the 
guilty,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers 
upon  the  children  unto  the  third  and  fourth 
generation. 

19  Pardon,  I  beseech  thee,  the  iniquity 
of  this  people  according  unto  the  greatness 
of  thy  mercy,  and  as  thou  hast  forgiven 
this  people,  from  Egypt  even  until  now. 

20  And  the  Lord  said,  I  have  pardoned 
according  to  thy  word  : 

21  But  as  truly  as  I  live,  all  the  earth 
shall  be  filled  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

22  Because  all  those  men  which  have 
seen  my  glory,  and  my  miracles,  which  I 
did  in  Egypt  and  in  the  wilderness,  and 
have  tempted  me  now  these  ten  times,  and 
have  not  hearkened  to  my  voice ; 

23  Surely  they  shall  not  see  the  land 
which  I  sware  unto  their  fathers,  neither 
shall  any  of  them  that  provoke  me  see  it : 

24  But  my  servant  Caleb,  because  he 
had  another  spirit  with  him,  and  hath  fol- 
lowed me  fully,  him  will  I  bring  into  the  land 
whereinto  he  went ;  and  his  seed  shall  pos- 
sess it. 

25  (Now  the  Amalekites,  and  the  Ca- 
naanites  dwelt  in  the  valley.)  To-morrow 
turn  you,  and  get  you  into  the  wilderness 
by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea. 

26  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  unto  Aaron,  saying, 

27  How  long  shall  1  bear  unth  this  evil 
congregation,  which  murmur  against  me  '.' 
I  have  heard  the  murmurings  of  the  chil- 
dren of  lsrael,which  theymurmur  against  me. 

28  Say  unto  them.  As  truly  as  I  live, 
saith  the  Lord,  as  ye  have  spoken  in  mine 
ears,  so  will  I  do  to  you  : 

29  Your  carcasses  shall  fall  in  this  wil- 
derness ;  and  all  that  were  numbered  of 
you,  according  to  5'our  whole  number,  from 
twenty  years  old  and  upward,  which  have 
murmured  against  me, 

30  Doubtless  ye  shall  not  come  into  the 
land  concerning  which  I  sware  to  make  you 
dwell  therein,  save  Caleb  the  son  of  Je- 
phunneh, and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

31  But  your  little  ones,  which  ye  said 
should  be  a  prey,  them  will  I  bring  in,  and 
they  shall  know  the  land  which  ye  have  de- 
spised. 

32  But  as  for  you,  your  carcasses,  they 
shall  fall  in  this  wilderness. 

33  And  your  children  shall  wander  in 

122 


The  Amalekites  discomfit  them.        CHAP.  XV.         The  law  of  sundry  offerings. 


the  wilderness  forty  years,  and  bear  your 
whoredoms,  until  your  carcasses  be  wasted 
in  the  wilderness. 

34  After  the  number  of  the  days  in 
which  ye  searched  the  land,  even  forty  days 
(each  day  for  a  year)  shall  ye  bear  your 
iniquities,  even  forty  years,  and  ye  shall 
know  my  breach  of  promise. 

35  I  the  Lord  have  said,  I  will  surely  do 
it  unto  all  this  evil  congregation,  that  are 
gathered  together  against  me  :  in  this  wil- 
derness they  shall  be  consumed,  and  there 
they  shall  die. 

36  If  And  the  men  which  Moses  sent  to 
search  the  land,  who  returned,  and  made 
all  the  congregation  to  murmur  against 
him,  by  bringing  up  a  slander  upon  the  land, 

37  Even  those  men  that  did  brmg  up  the 
evil  report  upon  the  land,  died  by  the 
plague  before  the  Lord. 

38  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  Ca- 
leb the  son  of  Jephunneh,  which  ivere  of 
the  men  that  went  to  search  the  land,livedsi!27/. 

39  And  Moses  told  these  sayings  unto  all 
the  children  of  Israel :  and  the  people 
mourned  greatly. 

40  11  And  thej^  rose  up  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  gat  them  up  into  the  top  of  the 
mountain,  saying,  Lo,  we  he  here,  and  will 
go  up  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  hath 
promised  :  for  we  have  sinned. 

41  And  Moses  said.  Wherefore  now  do 
ye  transgress  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  ?  but  it  shall  not  prosper. 

42  Go  not  up,  for  the  Lord  is  not  among 
you;  that  ye  be  not  smitten  before  your 
enemies. 

43  For  the  Amalekites  and  the  Canaan- 
ites  are  there  beibre  you,  and  ye  shall  fall 
by  the  sword :  because  ye  are  turned  away 
from  the  Lord,  therefore  the  Lord  will  not 
be  with  you. 

44  But  they  presumed  to  go  up  unto  the 
hill-top :  nevertheless  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord,  and  Moses,  departed  not 
out  of  the  camp. 

45  Then  the  Amalekites  came  down,  and 
the  Canaanites  which  dwelt  in  that  hill,  and 
smote  them,  and  discomfited  them,  even 
unto  Hormah. 

CHAP.  XV. 
ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing; 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  be  come  into  the 
land  of  your  habitations,  which  I  give  unto 
you, 

3  And  will  make  an  offering  by  fire  unto 
the  Lord,  a  burnt-offering,  or  a  sacrifice  in 
performing  a  vow,  or  in  a  free-will-offering, 
or  in  your  solemn  feasts,  to  make  a  sweet  sa- 
vour unto  the  Lord,  of  the  herd,  or  of  the 
flock 

4  Then  shall  he  that  offereth  his  offering 
unto  the  Lord  bring  a  meat-offering  of  a 
tenth-deal  of  flour  mingled  with  the  fourth 
part  of  an  hin  of  oil 


5  And  the  fourth  part  of  an  hin  of  wine 
for  a  drink-offering  slialt  thou  prepare  with 
the  burnt-offering  or  sacrifice,  for  one  lamb. 

6  Or  for  a  ram,  thou  shalt  prepare  for  a 
meat-offering  two  tenth-deals  of  flour  min- 
gled with  the  third  part  of  an  hin  of  oil. 

7  And  for  a  drink-offering  thou  shalt  of- 
fer the  third  part  of  an  hin  of  wine,  for  a 
sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord. 

8  And  when  thou  preparest  a  bullock 
for  a  burnt-oflering,  or  for  a  sacrifice  in 
performing  a  vow,  or  peace-offerings  unto 
the  Lord: 

9  Then  shall  he  bring  with  a  bullock  a 
meat-offering  of  three  tenth-deals  of  flour 
mingled  with  half  an  hin  of  oil. 

10  And  thou  shalt  bring  for  a  drink-offer- 
ing half  an  hin  of  wine,  for  an  offering 
made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord  : 

11  Thus  shall  it  be  done  for  one  bullock, 
or  for  one  ram,  or  for  a  lamb,  or  a  kid. 

12  According  to  the  number  that  ye  shall 
prepare,  so  shall  ye  do  to  every  one  accord- 
ing to  their  number. 

13  All  that  are  born  of  the  country  shall 
do  these  things  after  this  manner,  in  oflfer- 
ing  an  offering  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord. 

14  H  And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with  you, 
or  whosoever  be  among  you  in  your  genera- 
tions, and  will  offer  an  offering  made  by 
fire,  of  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  as 
ye  do,  so  he  shall  do. 

15  One  ordinance  shall  he  hoth  for  you 
of  the  congregation,  and  also  for  the  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  tcith  you,  an  ordinance 
for  ever  in  your  generations :  as  ye  arc,  so 
shall  the  stranger  be  before  the  Lord. 

16  One  law  and  one  manner  shall  be  for 
you,  and  for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth 
with  you. 

17  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

18  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  come  into  the 
land  wiiither  I  bring  you, 

19  Then  it  shall  be,  that  when  ye  eat  of 
the  bread  of  the  land,  ye  shall  offer  up  an 
heave-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

20  Ye  shall  offer  up  a  cake  of  the  first 
of  your  dough  for  an  heave-offering  :  as  ye 
do  the  hsave-offering  of  the  threshing-floor, 
so  shall  ye  heave  it. 

21  Of  the  first  of  j^our  dough  ye  shall 
give  unto  the  Lord  an  heave-offering  in 
your  generations. 

22  If  And  if  ye  have  erred,  and  not  ob- 
served all  these  commandments  which  the 
Lord  hath  spoken  unto  Moses, 

23  Even  all  that  the  Lord  hath  com- 
manded you  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  from 
the  daj'  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses, 
and  henceforward  among  your  generations ; 

24  Then  it  shall  be,  if  ought  be  commit- 
Ited  by  ignorance  without  the  knowledge  of 
Ithe  congregation,  that  all  the  congregation 

123 


The  sabbath-breakers  stoned. 


NUMBERS. 


TTie  rebellion  of  Korah. 


shall  offer  one  young  bullock  for  a  burnt- 
offering,  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord, 
with  his  meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offer- 
ing, according  to  the  manner,  and  one  kid 
of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering. 

25  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  all  the  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  it  shall  be  forgiven 
them ;  for  it  is  ignorance :  and  they  shall 
bring  their  offering,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire 
unto  the  Lord,  and  their  sin-offering  before 
the  Lord,  for  their  ignorance : 

26  And  it  shall  be  forgiven  all  the  con- 
gregation of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  the 
stranger  that  sojourneth  among  them ;  see- 
ing all  the  people  icere  in  ignorance. 

27  IT  And  if  any  soul  sin  through  igno- 
rance, then  he  shall  bring  a  she-goat  of  the 
first  year  for  a  sin-offering. 

28  And  the  priest  shall  make  an  atone- 
ment for  the  soul  that  sinneth  ignorantly, 
when  he  sinneth  by  ignorance  before  the 
Lord,  to  make  an  atonement  for  him ;  and 
it  shall  be  forgiven  him. 

29  Ye  shall  have  one  law  for  him  that 
sinneth  through  ignorance,  both  for  him 
that  is  born  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth  among 
them. 

30  II  But  the  soul  that  doeth  ought  pre- 
sumptuously, tvkcther  he  be  born  in  the  land, 
or  a  stranger,  the  same  reproacheth  the 
Lord  ;  and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from 
amonc;  his  people. 

31  Because  he  hath  despised  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  hath  broken  his  com- 
mandment, that  soul  shall  utterly  be  cut  off; 
his  iniquity  shall  be  upon  him. 

32  H  And  while  the  children  of  Israel 
were  in  the  wilderness,  they  found  a  man 
that  gathered  sticks  upon  the  sabbath- 
day. 

33  And  they  that  found  him  gathering 
sticks  brought  him  unto  Moses  and  Aaron, 
and  unto  all  the  congregation. 

34  And  they  put  him  in  ward,  because 
it  was  not  declared  what  should  be  done  to 
him. 

35  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  The 
man  shall  be  surely  put  to  death :  all  the 
congregation  shall  stone  him  with  stones 
without  the  camp. 

36  And  all  the  congregation  brought  him 
without  the  camp,  and  stoned  him  with 
stones,  and  he  died;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses. 

37  U  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

38  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
bid  them  that  they  make  them  fringes  in  the 
borders  of  their  garments  throughout  their 
generations,  and  that  they  put  upon  the 
fringe  of  the  borders  a  riband  of  blue  : 

39  And  it  shall  be  unto  you  for  a  fringe, 
that  ye  may  look  upon  it,  and  remember  all 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  and  do 
them  ;  and  that  ye  seek  not  after  your  own 


heart  and  your  own  eyes,  after  which  ye  use 
to  go  a  whoring : 

40  That  ye  may  remember,  and  do  all 
my  commandments,  and  be  holy  unto  your 
God. 

41  I  am  the  Lord  your  God,  which 
brought  you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to 
be  your  God  :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

NOW  Korah,  the  son  of  Izhar,  the  son 
of  Kohath,  the  son- of  Levi,  and  Da- 
than  and  Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab,  and 
On,  the  son  of  Peleth,  sons  of  Reuben,  took 
men ; 

2  And  they  rose  up  before  Moses,  with 
certain  of  the  children  of  Israel,  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  princes  of  the  assembly, 
famous  in  the  congregation,  men  of  re- 
nown •. 

3  And  they  gathered  themselves  toge- 
ther against  Moses  and  against  Aaron,  and 
said  unto  them,  Ye  take  too  much  upon 
you,  seeing  all  the  congregation  are  holy, 
every  one  of  them,  and  the  Lord  is  among 
them  :  wherefore  then  lift  ye  up  yourselves 
above  the  congregation  of  the  Lord  '? 

4  H  And  when  Moses  heard  it,  he  fell 
upon  his  face : 

5  And  he  spake  unto  Korah  and  unto 
all  his  company,  saying,  Even  to-morrow 
the  Lord  will  shew  who  are  his,  and  icho 
is  holy ;  and  will  cause  him  to  come  near 
unto  him  :  even  him  whom  he  hath  chosen 
will  he  cause  to  come  near  unto  him. 

6  This  do;  Take  you  censers,  Korah, 
and  all  his  company ; 

7  And  put  fire  therein,  and  put  incense 
in  them  before  the  Lord  to-morrow  :  and 
it  shall  be  that  the  man  whom  the  Lord 
doth  choose,  he  shall  be  holy  :  ye  take  too 
much  upon  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi. 

8  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah,  Hear,  I 
pray  you,  ye  sons  of  Levi  : 

9  Seeme'th  it  but  a  small  thing  unto  you, 
that  the  God  of  Israel  hath  separated  you 
from  the  congregation  of  Israel,  to  bring 
you  near  to  himself  to  do  the  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and  to  stand  before 
the  congregation  to  minister  unto  them  ? 

10  And  he  hath  brought  thee  near  to 
him,  and  all  thj^  brethren  the  sons  of  Levi 
with  thee  :  and  seek  ye  the  priesthood  also  1 

11  For  which  cause  both  thou  and  all 
thy  company  are  gathered  together  against 
the  Lord  :  and  what  is  Aaron,  that  ye 
murmur  against  him  ? 

•  12  H  And  Moses  sent  to  call  Dathan  and 
Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab :  which  said,  We 
will  not  come  up : 

13  Is  it  a  small  thing  that  thou  hast 
brought  us  up  out  of  a  land  that  floweth 
with  milk  and  honey,  to  kill  us  in  the  wil- 
derness, except  thou  make  thyself  altoge- 
ther a  prince  over  us  ? 

14  Moreover,  thou  hast  not  brought  us 
into  a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and 
honey,  or  given  us  inheritance  of  fields  and 

124 


The  punishment  of  Korah,  Sfc.     CHAP.  XVI 
vineyards :  wilt  thou  put  out  the  eyes  of 
these  men  ?  we  will  not  come  up. 

15  And  Moses  was  very  wroth,  and  said 
unto  the  Lord,  Respect  not  thou  their  of- 
fering :  I  have  not  taken  one  ass  from  them, 
neither  have  I  hurt  one  of  them. 

16  "if  And  Moses  said  unto  Korah,  Be 
thou  and  all  thy  company  before  the  Lord, 
thou,  and  they,  and  Aaron,  to-raorrow  : 

17  And  take  every  man  his  censer,  and 
put  incense  in  them,  and  bring  ye  before 
the  Lord  every  man  his  censer,  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  censers :  thou  also  and  Aaron 
each  of  you  his  censer. 

IS  And  they  took  every  man  his  censer, 
and  put  fire  in  them,  and  laid  incense 
thereon,  and  stood  in  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation  with  Moses  and 
Aaron. 

19  And  Korah  gathered  all  the  congre- 
gation against  them  unto  the  door  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation  :  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  all  the 
congregation. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  saying, 

21  Separate  yourselves  from  among  this 
congregation,  that  I  may  consume  them  in 
a  moment. 

22  And  they  fell  upon  their  faces,  and 
said,  O  God,  the  God  of  the  spirits  of  all 
flesli,  shall  one  man  sin,  and  wilt  thou  be 
wroth  with  all  tlie  congregation  ? 

23  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

24  Speak  unto  the  congregation,  saying. 
Get  you  up  from  about  the  tabernacle  of 
Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram. 

25  And  Moses  rose  up,  and  went  unto 
Dathan  and  Abiram;  and  the  elders  of  Is- 
rael followed  him. 

26  And  he  spake  unto  the  congregation, 
saying,  Depart,  I  pray  you,  from  tiie  tents 
of  these  wicked  men,  and  touch  nothing  of 
theirs,  lest  ye  be  consumed  in  all  their  sins. 

27  So  they  gat  up  from  the  tabernacle 
of  Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram,  on  every 
side  :  and  Dathan  and  Abiram  came  out, 
and  stood  in  the  door  of  their  tents,  and 
their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their  little 
children. 

28  And  Moses  said.  Hereby  ye  shall 
know  that  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to  do  all 
these  works ;  for  /  have  not  done  than  of 
mine  own  mind. 

29  If  these  men  die  the  common  death 
of  all  men,  or  if  they  be  visited  after  the  visi- 
tation of  all  men  ;  then  the  Lord  hath  not 
sent  me. 

30  But  if  the  Lord  make  a  new  thing, 
and  the  earth  open  her  mouth,  and  swallow 
them  up,  with  all  that  appertain  unto  them, 
and  they  go  down  quick  into  the  pit ;  then 
ye  shall  understand  that  these  men  have 
provoked  the  Lord. 

31  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  had 
made  an  end  of  speaking  all  these  words, 


Aaron  stays  the  plague. 
that  the  ground  clave  asunder  that  was 
under  them : 

32  And  the  earth  opened  her  mouth, 
and  swallowed  them  up,  and  their  houses, 
and  all  the  men  that  appertained  unto  Ko- 
rah, and  all  their  goods. 

33  They,  and  all  that  appertained  to 
them  went  down  alive  into  the  pit,  and  the 
earth  closed  upon  them :  and  they  perished 
from  among  the  congregation. 

34  And  all  Israel  that  tvere  round  about 
them,  fled  at  the  cry  of  them  :  for  they  said, 
Lest  the  earth  swallow  us  up  also. 

35  And  there  came  out  a  fire  from  the 
Lord,  and  consumed  the  two  hundred  and 
fifty  men  that  oifered  incense. 

36  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saving, 

37  Speak  unto  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  priest,  that  he  take  up  the  censers  out 
of  the  burning,  and  scatter  thou  the  fire 
yonder  ;  for  they  are  hallowed. 

38  The  censers  of  these  sinners  against 
their  own  souls,  let  them  make  them  broad 
plates  for  a  covering  of  the  altar  :  for  they 
offered  them  before  the  Lord,  therefore 
they  are  hallowed  :  and  they  shall  be  a  sign 
unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

39  And  Eleazar  the  priest  took  the  bra- 
zen censers,  wherewith  they  that  were 
burnt  had  offered ;  and  they  were  made 
broad  plates  for  a  covering  of  the  altar  : 

40  To  be  a  memorial  unto  the  childreri 
of  Israel,  that  no  stranger,  which  is  not  of 
the  seed  of  Aaron,  come  near  to  offer  m- 
cense  before  the  Lord  ;  that  he  be  not  as 
Korah,  and  as  his  company :  as  the  Lord 
said  to  him  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

41  H  But  on  the  morrow  all  the  congre- 
gation of  the  children  of  Israel  murmured 
against  Moses  and  against  Aaron,  saying, 
Ye  have  killed  the  people  of  the  Lord. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass  when  the  con- 
gregation was  gathered  against  Moses  and 
against  Aaron,  that  they  looked  toward 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation  :  and  be- 
hold, the  cloud  covered  it,  and  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared. 

43  And  Moses  and  Aaron  came  before 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

44  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

45  Get  you  up  from  among  this  congre- 
gation, that  I  may  consume  them  as  in  a 
moment.     And  they  fell  upon  their  faces. 

46  H  And  Moses  said  unto  Aaron,  Take 
a  censer,  and  put  fire  therein  from  off  the 
altar,  and  put  on  incense,  and  go  quickly 
unto  the  congregation,  and  make  an  atone- 
ment for  them  :  for  there  is  wrath  gone  out 
from  the  Lord  ;  the  plague  is  begun. 

47  And  Aaron  took  as  Moses  command- 
ed, and  ran  into  the  midst  of  the  con"rega- 
tion ;  and  behold,  the  plague  was  begun 
among  the  people  :  and  he  put  on  incense, 
and  made  an  atonement  for  the  people. 

48  And    he    stood   between   the    dead 
125 


Aaron's  rod  budding.  NUMBERS. 

and    the    living ;     and    the    plague    was 
stayed. 

49  Now  they  that  died  in  the  plague 
were  fourteen  thousand  and  seven  hundred, 
beside  them  that  died  about  the  matter  of 
Korah. 

50  And  Aaron  returned  unto  Moses  unto 
the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation :  and  the  plague  was  stayed. 

CHAP.  XVIL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
take  of  ever)'  one  of  them  a  rod  according 
to  the  house  of  tkeir  fathers,  of  all  their 
princes  according  to  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, twelve  rods  :  write  thou  every  man's 
name  upon  his  rod. 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  Aaron's  name 
upon  the  rod  of  Levi :  for  one  rod  shall  be 
for  the  head  of  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

4  And  thou  shalt  lay  them  up  in  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation  before  the 
testimony,  where  I  will  meet  with  you. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
man's  rod,  whom  I  shall  choose,  shall  blos- 
som :  and  1  will  make  to  cease  from  me  the 
murmurings  of  the  children  of  Israel,  where- 
by thej^  murmur  against  you. 

6  H  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  every  one  of  their  princes 
gave  him  a  rod  apiece,  for  each  prince  one, 
according  to  their  fathers'  houses,  even 
twelve  rods :  and  the  rod  of  Aaron  icas 
among  their  rods.   ■ 

7  And  Moses  laid  up  the  rods  before  tlie 
Lord  in  the  tabernacle  of  witness. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the  mor- 
row Moses  went  into  the  tabernacle  of  wit- 
ness ;  and  behold,  the  rod  of  Aaron  for  the 
house  of  Levi  was  budded,  and  brought 
forth  buds,  and  bloomed  blossoms,  and  yield- 
ed almonds. 

9  And  Moses  brought  out  all  the  rods 
from  before  the  Lord  unto  all  the  children 
of  Israel :  and  they  looked,  and  took  every 
man  his  rod. 

10  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Bring  Aaron's  rod  again,  before  the  testi- 
mony, to  be  kept  for  a  token  against  th.e 
rebels  ;  and  thou  shalt  quite  take  away  their 
murmurings  from  me,  that  they  die  not. 

11  And  Moses  did  so  :  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded him.  so  did  he. 

12  And  the  children  of  Israel  spalic  unto 
Moses,  saying,  Behold,  we  die,  we  perish, 
we  all  perish. 

13  Whosoever  cometh  any  thing  near 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  shall  die  : 
shall  we  be  consumed  with  dying  1 

CHAP.  XVIlf. 
ND  the  Lord  said  unto  Aaron,  Thou 
and  thy  sons  and  thy  father's  house 
with  thee  shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  sanc- 
tuary :    and  thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee 
shall  bear  the  iniquity  of  your  priesthood. 
2  And  thy  brethren  also  of  the  tribe  of 


The  portion  of  the  priests. 


Levi,  the  tribe  of  thy  father,  bring  thou 
with  thee,  that  they  may  be  joined  unto 
thee,  and  minister  unto  thee :  but  thou  and 
thy  sons  with  thee  shall  minister  before  the 
tabernacle  of  witness. 

3  And  they  shall  keep  thy  charge,  and 
the  charge  of  all  the  tabernacle :  only  they 
shall  not  come  nigh  the  vessels  of  the  sanc- 
tuary and  the  altar,  that  neither  they,  nor 
ye  also,  die. 

4  And  they  shall  be  joined  unto  thee,  and 
keep  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation,  for  all  the  service  of  the  ta- 
bernacle :  and  a  stranger  shall  not  come 
nigh  unto  you. 

6  And  ye  shall  keep  the  charge  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  the  charge  of  the  altar: 
that  there  be  no  wrath  any  more  upon  the 
children  of  Israel. 

6  And  I,  behold,  I  have  taken  your  bre^ 
thren  the  Levites  from  among  the  children 
of  Israel  :  to  you  they  arc  given  as  a  gift 
tor  the  Lord,  to  do  the  service  of  the  ta- 
bernacle of  the  congregation. 

7  Therefore  thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee 
shall  keep  your  priest's  office  for  every 
thing  of  the  altar,  and  within  the  vail ;  and 
ye  shall  serve :  I  have  given  your  priest's 
office  unto  you  as  a  service  of  gift :  and  the 
stranger  that  cometh  nigh  shall  be  put  to 
death. 

8  IT  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron, 
Behold,  I  also  have  given  thee  the  charge 
of  mine  heave-offerings  of  all  the  hallowed 
things  of  the  children  of  Israel ;  unto  thee 
have  I  given  them  by  reason  of  the  anoint- 
ing, and  to  thy  sons,  by  an  ordinance  for 
ever. 

9  This  shall  be  thine  of  the  most  holy 
things  reserved  from  the  fire  :  every  oblation 
of  tiieirs,  every  meat-ofiering  of  theirs,  and 
every  sin-offering  of  theirs,  and  every  tres- 
pass-offering of  theirs,  which  they  shall 
render  unto  me,  shall  be  most  holy  for  thee 
and  fjr  thy  sons. 

10  In  the  most  \\o\y  plaec  shalt  thou  eat 
it^  every  male  shall  eat  it :  it  shall  be  holy 
unto  thee. 

11  And  this  25  thine ;  the  heave-offering 
of  their  gift,  v/ith  all  the  wave-offerings  of 
the  children  of  Israel :  I  have  given  them 
unto  thee,  and  to  th)''  sons,  and  to  thy 
daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute  for  ever : 
every  one  that  is  clean  in  th}'  house  shall 
eat  of  it. 

12  All  the  best  of  the  oil,  and  all  the 
best  of  the  wine  and  of  the  wheat,  the  first- 
fruits  of  them  which  they  shall  offer  unto 
the  Lord,  them  have  I  given  thee. 

13  And  whatsoever  is  first  ripe  in  tlie 
land,  which  they  shall  bring  unto  tiie  Lord, 
shall  be  thine ;  every  one  that  is  clean  in 
thine  house  shall  eat  of  it. 

14  Every  thing  devoted  in  Israel  shall  be 
thine. 

15  Every  thing  that  openeth  the  matrix 
in   all   flesh,  which  they   bring  unto  the 

126 


The  Levites'  portion. 


CHAP.  XIX. 


The  water  of  separation. 


Lord,  ichcther  it  he  of  men  or  beasts,  shall 
be  thine :  nevertheless,  the  first-born  of 
man  shall  thou  surely  redeem,  and  the  first- 
ling of  unclean  beasts  shalt  thou  redeem. 

16  And  those  that  are  to  be  redeemed 
from  a  month  old  shalt  thou  redeem,  ac- 
cording to  thine  estimation,  for  the  money 
of  fiveshekels,  after  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, which  is  twenty  gerahs. 

17  But  the  firstling  of  a  cow,  or  the  first- 
ling of  a  sheep,  or  the  firstling  of  a  goat, 
thou  shalt  not  redeem  ;  they  are  holy  :  thou 
shalt  sprinkle  their  blood  upon  the  altar, 
and  shalt  burn  their  fat  for  an  oflfering 
made  by  fire,  for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the 
Lord. 

18  And  the  flesh  of  them  shall  be  thine, 
as  the  wave-breast  and  as  the  right  shoulder 
are  thine. 

19  All  the  heave-offerings  of  the  holy 
things,  which  the  children  of  Israel  offer 
unto  the  Lord,  have  I  given  thee,  and  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters  with  thee,  by  a  sta- 
tute for  ever :  it  is  a  covenant  of  salt  for 
ever  before  the  Lord  unto  thee  and  to  thy 
seed  with  thee. 

20  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Aaron, 
Thou  shalt  have  no  inheritance  in  their 
land,  neither  shalt  thou  have  any  part 
among  them :  I  am  thy  part  and  thine  in- 
heritance among  the  children  of  Israel. 

21  H  And  behold,  I  have  given  the  chil 
dren  of  Levi  all  the  tenth  in  Israel  for  an 
inheritance,  for  their  service  which  they 
serve,  even  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation. 

22  Neither  must  the  children  of  Israel 
henceforth  come  nigh  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation,  lest  they  bear  sin,  and 
die. 

23  But  the  Levites  shall  do  the  service  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
they  shall  bear  their  iniquity :  It  shall  be 
a  statute  for  ever  throughout  your  genera- 
tions, that  among  the  children  of  Israel 
they  have  no  inheritance. 

24  But  the  tithes  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  they  offer  as  an  heave-offering 
unto  the  Lord,  I  have  given  to  the  Levites 
to  inherit :  therefore  I  have  said  unto  them. 
Among  the  children  of  Israel  they  shall 
have  no  inheritance. 

25  M  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

26  Thus  speak  unto  the  Levites,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  take  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  the  tithes  which  I  have  given 
you  from  them  for  your  inheritance,  then  ye 
shall  offer  up  an  heave-offering  of  it  for  the 
Lord,  even  a  tenth  part  of  the  tithe. 

27  And  this  your  heave-offering  shall  be 
reckoned  unto  you,  as  though  it  were  the 
corn  of  the  threshing-floor,  and  as  the  ful- 
ness of  the  wine-press. 

28  Thus  ye  also  shall  offer  an  heave-of- 
fering unto  the  Lord  of  all  your  tithes 
which  ye  receive  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 


and  ye  shall  give  thereof  the  Lord's  heave- 
offering  to  Aaron  the  priest. 

29  Out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  shall  offer 
every  heave-offering  of  the  Lord,  of  all  the 
best  thereof,  even  the  hallowed  part  thereof 
out  of  it. 

30  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
When  ye  have  heaved  the  best  thereof  from 
it,  then  it  shall  be  counted  unto  the  Levites 
as  the  increase  of  the  threshing-floor,  and 
as  the  increase  of  the  vyine-press. 

31  And  ye  shall  eat  it  in  every  place,  ye 
and  your  households  :  for  it  is  your  reward 
for  your  service  in  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

32  And  ye  shall  bear  no  sin  by  reason  of 
it,  when  ye  have  heaved  from  it  the  best  of 
it :  neither  shall  ye  pollute  the  holy  things 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  lest  ye  die. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
unto  Aaron,  saying, 

2  This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  law  which 
the  Lord  hath  commanded,  saying.  Speak 
unto  the  children  of  Israel,  that  they  bring 
thee  a  red  heifer  without  spot,  wherein  is 
no  blemish,  and  upon  which  never  came 
yoke : 

3  And  ye  shall  give  her  unto  Eleazar  the 
priest,  that  he  may  bring  her  forth  without 
the  camp,  and  one  shall  slay  her  before  his 
face  : 

4  And  Eleazar  the  priest  shall  take  of 
her  blood  with  his  finger,  and  sprinkle  of 
her  blood  directly  before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  seven  times : 

5  And  one  shall  burn  the  heifer  in  his 
sight;  her  skin,  and  her  flesh,  and  her 
blood,  with  her  dung,  shall  he  burn : 

6  And  the  priest  shall  take  cedar-wood, 
and  hyssop,  and  scarlet,  and  castit  into  the 
midst  of  the  burning  of  the  heifer. 

7  Then  the  priest  shall  wash  his  clothes, 
and  he  shall  bathe  his  flesh  in  water,  and 
afterward  he  shall  come  into  the  camp, 
and  the  priest  shall  be  unclean  until  the 
even. 

8  And  he  that  burneth  her  shall  wash  his 
clothes  in  water,  and  bathe  his  flesh  in  wa- 
ter, and  shall  be  unclean  until  the  even. 

9  And  a  man  that  is  clean  shall  gather 
up  the  ashes  of  the  heifer,  and  lay  thetn  up 
without  the  camp  in  a  clean  place,  and  it 
shall  be  kept  for  the  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  for  a  water  of  separation : 
it  is  a  purification  for  sin. 

10  And  he  that  gathereth  the  ashes  of 
the  heifer  shall  wash  his  clothes,  and  be  un- 
clean until  the  even :  and  it  shall  be  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  unto  the  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  among  them,  for  a  sta- 
tute for  ever. 

11  IT  He  that  toucheth  the  dead  body  of 
any  man  shall  be  uncle;. n  seven  days. 

12  He  shall  purify  himself  with  it  on  the 
third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day  he  shall 
be  clean  :  but  if  he  purify  not  himself  the 

127 


The  people  murmur  for  water.        N  UMBERS. 


Water  out  of  the  rock. 


third  day,  then  the  seventh  day  he  shall  not 
be  clean. 

13  Whosoever  toucheth  the  dead  body 
of  any  man  that  is  dead,  and  purifieth  not 
himself,  defileth  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  that  soul  shall  be  cut  off  from  Israel : 
because  the  water  of  separation  was  not 
sprinkled  upon  him,  he  shall  be  unclean ; 
his  uncleanness  is  yet  upon  him. 

14  This  is  the  law,  when  a  man  dieth  in 
a  tent :  all  that  come  into  the  tent,  and  all 
that  is  in  the  tent,  shall  be  unclean  seven 
days, 

15  And  every  open  vessel,  which  hath 
no  covering  bound  upon  it,  is  unclean. 

16  And  whosoever  toucheth  one  that  is 
slain  with  a  sword  in  the  open  fields,  or  a 
dead  body,  or  a  bone  of  a  man,  or  a  grave, 
shall  be  unclean  seven  days. 

17  And  for  an  unclean  person  they  shall 
take  of  the  ashes  of  the  burnt  heifer  of  pu- 
rification for  sin,  and  running  water  shall  be 
put  thereto  in  a  vessel : 

18  And  a  clean  person  shall  take  hyssop, 
and  dip  it  in  the  water,  and  sprinkle  it 
upon  the  tent,  and  upon  all  the  vessels,  and 
upon  the  persons  that  were  there,  and  upon 
him  that  touched  a  bone,  or  one  slain,  or 
one  dead,  or  a  grave: 

19  And  the  clean  person  shall  sprmkle 
upon  the  unclean  on  the  third  day,  and  on 
the  seventh  day :  and  on  the  seventh  day 
he  shall  purify  himself,  and  wash  his 
clothes,  and  bathe  himself  in  water,  and 
shall  be  clean  at  even. 

20  But  the  man  that  shall  be  unclean, 
and  shall  not  purify  himself,  that  soul  shall 
be  cut  off  from  among  the  congregation, 
because  he  hath  defiled  the  sanctuary  of  the 
Lord:  the  water  of  separation  hath  not 
been  sprinkled  upon  him  ;  he  is  unclean. 

21  And  it  shall  be  a  perpetual  statute 
unto  them,  that  he  that  sprinkleth  the  water 
of  separation  shall  wash  his  clothes ;  and 
he  that  toucheth  the  water  of  separation 
shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

22  And  whatsoever  the  unclean  person 
toucheth  shall  be  unclean;  and  the  soul 
that  toucheth  it  shall  be  unclean  until  even. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THEN  came  the  children  of  Israel,  even 
the  whole  congregation,  into  the  de- 
sert of  Zin  in  the  first  month  :  and  the  peo- 
ple abode  in  Kadesh;  and  Miriam  died 
there,  and  was  buried  there. 

2  H  And  there  was  no  water  for  the  con- 
gregation: and  they  gathered  themselves 
together  against  Moses  and  against  Aaron. 

3  And  the  people  chode  with  Moses, 
and  spake,  saying,  Would  God  that  we 
had  died  when  our  brethren  died  before  the 
Lord  ! 

4  And  why  have  ye  brought  up  the  con- 
gregation of  the  L  :>RD  into  this  wilderness, 
that  we  and  our  cattle  should  die  there  ? 

5  And  wherefore  have  ye  made  us  to 
come  up  out  of  Egypt,  to  bring  us  in  unto 


this  evil  place  ?  it  is  no  place  of  seed,  or 
of  figs,  or  of  vines,  or  of  pomegranates; 
neither  is  there  any  water  to  drink. 

6  And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  from  the 
presence  of  the  assembly  unto  the  door  of 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
they  fell  upon  their  faces  :  and  the  glory  of 
the  Lord  appeared  unto  them. 

7  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
sayiiig, 

8  Take  the  rod,  and  gather  thou  the  as- 
sembly together,  thou  and  Aaron  thy  bro- 
ther, and  speak  ye  unto  the  rock  before 
their  eyes ;  and  it  shall  give  forth  his  wa- 
ter, and  thou  shalt  bring  forth  to  them  water 
out  of  the  rock  :  so  thou  shalt  give  the  con- 
gregation and  their  beasts  drink. 

9  And  Moses  took  the  rod  from  before 
the  Lord,  as  he  commanded  him. 

10  And  Moses  and  Aaron  gathered  the 
congregation  together  before  the  rock,  and 
he  said  unto  them,  Hear  now,  ye  rebels ; 
must  we  fetch  you  water  out  of  this 
rock  ? 

11  And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand,  and 
with  his  rod  he  smote  the  rock  twice  :  and 
the  water  came  out  abundantly,  and  the 
congregation  drank,  and  their  beasts  also. 

12  II  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
and  Aaron,  Because  ye  believed  me  not,  to 
sanctify  me  in  the  eyes  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  therefore  ye  shall  not  bring  this  con- 
gregation into  the  land  which  I  have  given 
them. 

13  This  is  the  water  of  Meribah ;  be- 
cause the  children  of  Israel  strove  with  the 
Lord,  and  he  was  sanctified  in  them. 

14  H  And  Moses  sent  messengers  from 
Kadesh  unto  the  kingof  Edom,  Thus  saith 
thy  brother  Israel,  Thou  knowest  all  the 
travail  that  hath  befallen  us  : 

15  How  our  fathers  went  down  into 
Egypt,  and  we  have  dwelt  in  Egypt  a  long 
time  ;  and  the  Egyptians  vexed  us,  and  our 
fathers : 

16  And  when  we  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
he  heard  our  voice,  and  sent  an  angel,  and 
hath  brought  us  forth  out  of  Egypt :  and 
behold,  we  are  in  Kadesh,  a  city  in  the  ut- 
termost of  thy  border : 

17  Let  us  pass,  I  pray  thee,  through  thy 
country :  we  will  not  pass  through  the 
fields,  or  through  the  vineyards,  neither 
will  we  drink  of  the  water  of  the  wells  :  we 
will  go  by  the  king's  highway,  we  will  not 
turn  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left,  until 
we  have  passed  thy  borders. 

IS  And  Edom  said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt 
not  pass  by  me,  lest  I  come  out  against 
thee  with  the  sword. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  unto 
him,  We  will  go  by  the  highway  :  and  if  I 
and  my  cattle  drink  of  thy  water,  then  I 
will  pay  for  it :  I  will  only,  without  doing 
any  thiim;  else,  go  through  on  my  feet. 

20  And  he  said,  Thou  shalt  not  go 
through.     And   Edom  came  out    against 

12S 


Of  the  fiery  serpents.  CHAP. 

him  with  much  people,  and  with  a  strong 
hand, 

21  Thus  Edom  refused  to  give  Israel 
passage  through  his  border  :  wherefore  Is- 
rael turned  away  from  him. 

22  H  And  the  children  of  Israel,  even  the 
whole  congregation,  journeyed  from  Ka- 
desh,  and  came  unto  mount  Hor. 

23  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and 
Aaron  in  mount  Hor,  by  the  coast  of  the 
land  of  Edom,  saying, 

24  Aaron  shall  be  gathered  unto  his  peo- 
ple :  for  he  shall  not  enter  into  the  land 
which  I  have  given  unto  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, because  ye  rebelled  against  my  word 
at  the  water  of  Meribah. 

25  Take  Aaron  and  Eleazar  his  son,  and 
bring  them  up  unto  mount  Hor  : 

26  And  strip  Aaron  of  his  garments,  and 
put  them  upon  Eleazar  his  son  :  and  Aaron 
shall  be  gathered  unto  his  people,  and  shall 
die  there. 

27  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded :  and  they  went  up  into  mount  Hor 
in  the  sight  of  all  the  congregation. 

28  And  Moses  stripped  Aaron  of  his  gar- 
ments, and  put  them  upon  Eleazar  his  son  ; 
and  Aaron  died  there  in  the  top  of  the 
mount :  and  Moses  and  Eleazar  came  down 
from  the  mount. 

29  And  when  all  the  congregation  saw 
that  Aaron  was  dead,  they  mourned  for 
Aaron  thirty  days,  eveti  all  the  house  of  Is- 
rael. 

CHAP.  XXI. 
ND  tvhen  king  Arad  the  Canaanite, 
which  dwelt  m  the  south,  heard  tell 
that  Israel  came  by  the  way  of  the  spies ; 
then  he  fought  against  Israel,  and  took 
some  of  them  prisoners. 

2  And  Israel  vowed  a  vow  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  If  thou  wilt  indeed  deliver  this 
people  into  my  hand,  then  I  will  utterly  de- 
stroy their  cities. 

3  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to  the  voice 
of  Israel,  and  delivered  up  the  Canaanites; 
and  they  utterly  destroyed  them  and  their 
cities :  and  he  called  the  name  of  the  place 
HorniaJi. 

4  "Tf  And  they  journeyed  from  mount 
Hor  by  the  way  of  the  Red  sea,  to  compass 
the  land  of  Edom  :  and  the  soul  of  the  peo- 
ple was  much  discouraged  because  of  the 
way. 

5  And  the  people  spake  against  God, 
and  against  Moses,  Wherefore  have  ye 
brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt  to  die  in  the 
wilderness  ?  for  there  is  no  bread,  neither  is 
there  any  water ;  and  our  soul  loatheth  this 
light  bread. 

G  And  the  Lord  sent  fiery  serpents 
among  the  people,  and  they  bit  the  people ; 
and  much  people  of  Israel  died. 

7  H  Therefore  the  people  came  to  Moses, 
and  said,  We  have  sinned,  for  we  have  spo- 
ken against  the  Lord,  and  against  thee ; 
pray  unto  the  Lord,  that  he  take  away  the 
17 


XXI.  Journeys  of  the  Israelites. 

serpents  from  us.     And  Moses  prayed  fbt 
the  people. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Make 
thee  a  fiery  serpent,  and  set  it  upon  a  pole  : 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every  one 
that  is  bitten,  when  he  looketh  upon  it,  shall 
live. 

9  And  Moses  made  a  serpent  of  brass, 
and  put  it  upon  a  pole,  and  it  came  to  pass, 
that  if  a  serpent  had  bitten  any  man,  when 
he  beheld  the  serpent  of  brass,  he  lived. 

10  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  set  for- 
ward, and  pitched  in  Oboth. 

11  And  they  journeyed  from  Oboth,  and 
j)itched  at  Ije-abarim,  in  the  wilderness 
which  is  before  Moab,  toward  the  sun-ris- 
ing. 

12  From  thence  they  removed,  and  pitch- 
ed in  the  valley  of  Zared. 

13  From  thence  they  removed,  and  pitch- 
ed on  the  other  side  of  Arnon,  which  is  in 
the  wilderness  that  cometh  out  of  the  coasts 
of  the  Amorites :  for  Arnon  is  the  border 
of  Moab,  between  Moab  and  the  Amo- 
rites. 

14  Wherefore  it  is  said  in  the  book  of  the 
wars  of  the  Lord,  What  he  did  in  the  Red 
sea,  and  in  the  brooks  of  Arnon, 

15  And  at  the  stream  of  the  brooks  that 
goeth  down  to  the  dwelling  of  Ar,  and  lieth 
upon  the  border  of  Moab. 

16  And  from  thence  t/iey  went  to  Beer  : 
that  is  the  well  whereof  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Moses,  Gather  the  people  together, 
and  I  will  give  them  water. 

17  Then  Israel  sang  this  song,  Spring 
up,  O  well ;  sing  ye  unto  it : 

18  The  princes  digged  the  well,  the  no- 
bles of  the  people  digged  it,  by  the  direc- 
tion  of  the  lawgiver,  with  their  staves.  And 
from  the  wilderness  they  went  to  Mattanah : 

19  And  from  Mattanah  to  Nahaliel :  and 
from  Nahaliel  to  Bamoth  : 

20  And  from  Bamoth  in  the  valley,  that 
is  in  the  country  of  Moab,  to  the  top  of 
Pisgali,  which  looketh  toward  Jeshimon. 

21  H  And  Israel  sent  messengers  unto 
Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  saying, 

22  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land  :  we 
will  not  turn  into  the  fields,  or  into  the  vine- 
yards ;  we  will  not  drink  of  the  waters  of 
the  well :  hut  we  will  go  along  by  the 
king's  highway,  until  we  be  past  thy  bor- 
ders. 

23  And  Sihon  would  not  suffer  Israel  to 
pass  through  his  border :  but  Sihon  gath- 
ered all  his  people  together,  and  went  out 
against  Israel  into  the  wilderness:  and  he 
came  to  Jahaz,  and  fought  against  Israel  : 

24  And  Israel  smotehim  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  and  possessed  his  land  from 
Arnon  unto  Jabbok,  even  unto  the  children 
of  Amnion  :  for  the  border  of  the  children 
of  Ammon  7/'as  strong. 

25  And  Israel  took  all  those  cities :  and 
Israel  dwelt  in  all  the  cities  of  the  Amorites, 
in  Ileshbon,  and  in  all  the  villages  thereof. 

129 


Balaa7n  is  sent  for  by  Balah         NUMBERS 


His  ass  speaks  to  him. 


26  For  Heshbon  7vas  the  city  of  Sihon 
the  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  had  fought 
against  the  former  king  of  Moab,  and  taken 
all  his  land  out  of  his  hand,  even  unto 
Arnon. 

27  Wherefore  they  that  speak  in  pro- 
verbs say,  Come  into  Heshbon,  let  the  city 
of  Sihon  be  built  and  prepared  : 

28  For  there  is  a  fire  gone  out  of  Hesh- 
bon, a  tlame  from  the  city  of  Sihon  :  it  hath 
consumed  Ar  of  Moab,  fmfZ  the  lords  of 
the  higli  places  of  Arnon. 

29  Wo  to  thee,  Moab  !  Thou  art  undone, 
O  people  of  Chemosh :  he  hath  given  his 
sons  that  escaped,  and  his  daughters,  into 
captivity  unto  Sihon  king  of  the  Amo- 
rites. 

30  We  have  shot  at  them ;  Heshbon  is 
perished  even  unto  Dibon,  and  we  have 
laid  them  waste  even  unto  Nophah,  which 
reacheth  unto  Medeba. 

31  Thus  Israel  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the 
Amorites. 

32  And  Moses  sent  to  spy  out  Jaazer, 
and  they  took  the  villages  thereof,  and 
drove  out  the  Amorites  that  locre  there. 

33  H  And  they  turned  and  went  up  by 
the  way  of  Bashan :  and  Og  the  king  of 
Bashan  went  out  against  them,  he,  and  all 
his  people,  to  the  battle  at  Edrei. 

34  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Fear 
him  not :  for  I  have  delivered  him  into  thy 
hand,  and  all  his  people,  and  his  land  ;  and 
thou  shalt  do  to  him  as  thou  didst  unto  Si- 
hon king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  at 
Heshbon. 

35  So  they  smote  him,  and  his  sons,  and 
all  his  people,  until  there  was  none  left  him 
alive  :  and  they  possessed  his  land. 

CHAP.  XXH. 
ND  the  children  of  Israel  set  forward, 
and  pitched  in  the  plains  of  Moab  on 
this  side  Jordan  by  Jericho. 

2  IT  And  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor  saw  all 
that  Israel  had  done  to  the  Amorites. 

3  And  Moab  was  sore  afraid  of  the  peo- 
ple, because  they  ipcre  many :  and  Moab 
was  distressed  because  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

4  And  Moab  said  unto  the  elders  of  Mi- 
dian.  Now  shall  this  company  lick  up  all 
that  are  round  about  us,  as  the  ox  licketh 
up  the  grass  of  tlie  field.  And  Balak  the 
son  of  Zippor  ivas  king  of  the  Moabites  at 
that  time. 

5  He  sent  messengers  therefore  unto 
Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  to  Pethor,  which  is 
by  the  river  of  the  land  of  the  children  of 
his  people,  to  call  him,  saying.  Behold, 
there  is  a  people  come  out  from  Egypt : 
behold,  they  cover  the  face  of  the  earth, 
and  they  abide  over  against  me  : 

6  Come  now  therefore,  I  pray  thee. 
Curse  me  this  people ;  for  they  arc  too 
mighty  for  me  :  peradventure  I  shall  pre- 
vail, that  we  may  smite  them,  and  that  I 
may  drive  them  out  of  the  land :  for  I  wot 


and 


that  he  whom  thou  blessest  is  blessed^ 
he  whom  thou  cursest  is  cursed. 

7  And  the  elders  of  Moab  and  the  elders 
of  Midian  departed  with  the  rewards  of 
divination  in  their  hand ;  and  they  came 
unto  Balaam,  and  spake  unto  him  the 
words  of  Balak. 

8  And  he  said  unto  them,  Lodge  here 
this  night,  and  I  will  bring  you  word 
again,  as  the  Lord  shall  speak  unto  me : 
and  the  princes  of  Moab  abode  with  Ba- 
laam. 

9  And  God  came  unto  Balaam,  and  said, 
What  men  are  these  with  thee? 

10  And  Balaam  said  unto  God,  Balak 
the  son  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab,  hath  sent 
unto  me,  saying, 

11  Behold,  there  is  a  people  come  out 
of  Egypt,  which  covereth  the  face  of  the 
earth :  come  now,  curse  me  them ;  perad- 
venture 1  shall  be  able  to  overcome  them, 
and  drive  them  out. 

12  And  God  said  unto  Balaam,  Thou 
shalt  not  go  with  them;  thou  shalt  not 
curse  the  people :  for  they  are  blessed. 

13  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  said  unto  the  princes  of  Balak,  Get 
you  into  your  land  :  for  the  Lord  refuseth 
to  give  me  leave  to  go  with  you. 

14  And  the  princes  of  Moab  rose  up, 
and  they  went  unto  Balak,  and  said,  Ba- 
laam refuseth  to  come  with  us. 

15  H  And  Balak  sent  yet  again  princes, 
more,  an,d  more  honourable  than  tliey. 

16  And  they  came  to  Balaam,  and  said 
to  him.  Thus  saith  Balak  the  son  of  Zip- 
por, Let  nothing,  I  pray  thee,  hinder  thee 
from  comin"-  unto  me  : 

17  For  I  will  promote  thee  unto  very 
great  honour,  and  I  will  do  whatsoever 
thou  sayest  unto  me:  come  therefore,  I 
pray  thee,  curse  me  this  people. 

18  And  Balaam  answered  and  said  unto 
the  servants  of  Balak,  If  Balak  would  give 
me  his  house  full  of  silver  and  gold,  I  can- 
not go  beyond  the  word  of  the  Lord  my 
God,  to  do  less  or  more. 

19  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you,  tarry  ye 
also  here  this  night,  that  I  may  know  what 
the  Lord  will  say  unto  me  more. 

20  And  God  came  unto  Balaam  at  night, 
and  said  unto  him,  If  the  men  come  to  call 
thee,  rise  up,  and  go  with  them :  but  yet 
the  word  which  I  shall  say  unto  thee,  that 
shalt  thou  do. 

21  And  Balaam  rose  up  in  the  L^orning, 
and  saddled  his  ass,  and  went  with  the 
princes  of  Moab. 

22  H  And  God's  anger  was  kindled  be- 
cause he  went :  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
stood  in  the  way  for  an  adversary  against 
him.  Now  he  was  riding  upon  his  ass,  and 
his  two  servants  were  ^vith  him. 

23  And  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  standing  in  the  way,  and  his  sword 
drawn  in  his" hand :  and  the  ass  turned 
aside  out  of  the  way,  and  went   into  the 

130 


Balak  entertains  Balaam.  CHAP 

field :  and  Balaam  smote  the  ass,  to  turn 
her  into  the  way. 

24  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  in 
a  path  of  the  vineyards,  a  wall  being  on 
this  side,  and  a  wall  on  that  side. 

25  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  she  thrust  herself  unto  the  wall, 
and  crushed  Balaam's  foot  against  the  wall : 
and  he  smote  her  again. 

26  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went  fur- 
ther, and  stood  in  a  narrow  place,  where  was 
no  way  to  turn  either  to  tlie  right  hand 
or  to  the  left. 

27  And  when  the  ass  saw  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  she  fell  down  under  Balaam : 
and  Balaam's  auger  was  liindled,  and  he 
smote  the  ass  witli  a  staff. 

28  And  the  Lord  opened  the  mouth  of 
the  ass,  and  she  said  unto  Balaam,  What 
have  I  done  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  smit- 
ten me  these  three  times  ? 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  the  ass,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  mocked  me  :  1  would  there 
were  a  sword  in  mine  hand,  for  now  would 
I  kill  thee. 

30  And  the  ass  said  unto  Balaam,  Am 
not  I  thine  ass,  upon  which  thou  hast  rid- 
den ever  since  /  was  thine  unto  this  day  1 
was  I  ever  wont  to  do  so  unto  thee  ?  And 
he  said,  Nay. 

31  Then  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of 
Balaam,  and  he  saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
standing  in  the  way,  and  his  sword  drawn 
in  his  hand  :  and  he  bowed  down  his  head, 
and  fell  flat  on  his  face. 

32  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Wiierefore  hast  thou  smitten  thine 
ass  these  three  times  ?  behold,  I  went  out 
to  withstand  thee,  because  thy  way  is  per- 
verse before  me : 

33  And  the  ass  saw  me,  and  turned 
from  me  these  tln-ee  times  :  unless  she  had 
turned  from  me,  surely  now  also  I  had  slain 
thee,  and  saved  her  alive. 

34  And  Balaam  said  unto  tlie  angel  of 
the  Lord,  I  have  sinned  ;  for  I  knew  not 
that  thou  stoodest  in  the  way  against  me  : 
now  therefore,  if  it  displease  thee,  I  will 
get  me  bade  again. 

35  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Balaam,  Go  with  the  men:  but  only  the 
word  that  I  shall  speak  unto  thee,  that  thou 
shalt  speak  :  so  Balaam  went  with  the  prin- 
ces of  Balak. 

36  11  And  when  Balak  heard  that  Ba- 
laam was  come,  he  went  out  to  meet  him 
unto  a  city  of  Moab,  which  is  in  the  bor- 
der of  Arnon,  which  is  in  the  utmost  coast. 

37  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Did  T 
not  earnestly  send  unto  thee  to  call  thee? 
wherefore  camest  thou  not  unto  me  ?  am 
I  not  able  indeed  to  promote  thee  to  ho- 
nour ? 

38  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Lo,  I 
am  come  unto  thee  :  have  I  now  any  power 
at  all  to  say  any  thing  ?  the  word  that  God 
putteth  in  my  mouth,  that  shall  I  speak. 


XXIIL  Bala/c's  sacrifices. 

39  And  Balaam  went  with  Balak,  and 
they  came  unto  Kirjath-huzoth. 

40  And  Balak  offered  oxen  and  sheep, 
and  sent  to  Balaam,  and  to  the  princes  that 
were  with  him. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  Balak  took  Balaam,  and  brought  him 
up  into  the  high  places  of  Baal,  that  thence 
he  might  see  theutmost  um-f  of  the  people. 

CHAP.  XXHL 
ND  Balaam   said   unto  Balak,  Build 
me  here  seven  altars,  and  prepare  me 
here  seven  oxen  and  seven  rams. 

2  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  liad  spoken  ; 
and  Balak  and  Balaam  offered  on  every 
altar  a  bullock  and  a  ram. 

3  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Stand 
by  thy  burnt-offering,  and  I  will  go :  per- 
adventure  the  Lord  will  come  to  meet  me  : 
and  whatsoever  he  sheweth  me  I  vvill  tell 
thee.     And  he  went  to  an  high  place. 

4  And  God  met  Balaam  :  and  he  said 
unto  him,  1  have  prepared  seven  altars, 
and  I  have  offered  upon  every  altar  a  bul- 
lock and  a  ram. 

5  And  the  Lord  put  a  word  in  Balaam's 
mouth,  and  said.  Return  unto  Balak,  and 
thus  thou  shalt  speak. 

6  And  he  returned  unto  him,  and  lo,  he 
stood  by  his  burnt-sacrifice,  he,  and  all  the 
princes  of  Moab. 

7  H  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and 
said,  Balak  the  king  of  Moab  hath  brought 
me  from  Aram,  out  of  the  mountains  of  the 
east,  saying,  Come,  curse  me  Jacob,  and 
come,  defy  Israel. 

8  How  shall  I  curse,  whom  God  hath 
not  cursed  1  or  how  shall  I  defy,  whom  the 
Lord  hath  not  defied '? 

9  For  from  the  top  of  the  rocks  1  see 
him,  and  from  the  hills  1  behold  him :  lo, 
the  people  shall  dwell  alone,  and  shall  not 
be  reckoned  among  the  nations. 

10  Who  can  count  the  dust  of  Jacob, 
and  the  number  of  the  fourth  jXirt  of  Is- 
rael 1  Let  me  die  the  death  of  the  righteous, 
and  let  my  last  end  be  like  his  ! 

11  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  What 
hast  thou  done  unto  me?  I  took  thee  to 
curse  mine  enemies,  and  behold,  thou  hast 
blessed  thcm^  altogether. 

12  And  he  answered  and  said,  Must  1 
not  take  heed  to  speak  that  which  the 
Lord  hath  put  in  my  mouth  1 

13  And  Balak  said  unto  him.  Come,  I 
pray  thee,  with  me  unto  another  place, 
from  whence  thou  maycst  see  them :  thou 
shalt  see  but  the  utmost  part  of  them,  and 
shalt  not  see  them  all :  and  curse  me  them 
from  thence. 

14  If  And  he  brought  him  mto  the  field 
of  Zophim,  to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  and  built 
seven  altars,  and  offered  a  bullock  and  a 
ram  on  every  altar. 

15  And  Tie  said  unto  Balak,  Stand  here 
by  thv  burnt-oflering,  while  I  meet  the 
LORD  yonder. 

131 


IsraeVs  happiness,  and  the 


NUMBERS. 


Star  of  Jacob  foretold. 


16  And  the  Lord  met  Balaam,  and  put 
a  word  in  his  mouth,  and  said,  Go  again 
unio  Balak,  and  say  thus. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  him,  behold, 
he  stood  by  his  burnt-offering,  and  the 
princes  of  Moab  with  him.  And  Balak 
said  unto  him,  What  hath  the  Lord  spo- 
ken? 

18  '^  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and 
said,  Rise  up,  Balak,  and  hear;  hearken 
unto  me,  thou  son  of  Zippor : 

19  God  /.•>  not  a  man,  that  he  should  lie ; 
neither  the  son  of  man,  that  he  should  re- 
pent :  hath  he  said,  and  shall  he  not  do  it  ? 
or  hath  he  spoken,  and  shall  he  not  make  it 
good  ? 

20  Behold,  I  have  received  command- 
ment to  bless :  and  he  hath  blessed,  and  I 
cannot  reverse  it. 

21  He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity  in  Jacob, 
neither  hath  he  seen  perverseness  in  Israel : 
the  Lord  his  God  is  with  him,  and  the  shout 
of  a  king  is  among  them. 

22  God  brought  them  out  of  Egypt ;  he 
hath  as  i*:  were  the  strength  of  an  unicorn. 

23  Surely  t herds  no  enchantment  against 
Jacob,  neither  ?'*■  there  any  divination  against 
Israel :  according  to  this  time  it  shall  be 
said  of  Jacob  and  of  Israel,  What  hath  God 
wrought ! 

24  Behold,  the  people  shall  rise  up  as 
a  great  lion,  and  lift  up  himself  as  a  }'oung 
lion  :  he  shall  not  lie  down  until  he  eat  of 
the  prey,  and  drink  the  blood  of  the  slain. 

25  H  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  Nei- 
ther curse  them  at  all,  nor  bless  them  at  all. 

26  But  Balaam  answered  and  said  unto 
Balak,  Told  not  I  thee,  saying.  All  that  the 
Lord  speaketh,  that  I  must  do  1 

27  And  Balak  said  unto  Balaam.  Come, 
I  pray  thee,  I  will  bring  thee  unto  another 
place ;  peradventure  it  will  please  God 
that  thou  mayest  curse  me  them  from 
thence. 

28  And  Balak  brought  Balaam  unto  the 
top  of  Peor,  that  looketh  toward  Jeshimon. 

29  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Build 
me  here  seven  altars,  and  prepare  me  here 
seven  bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

30  And  Balak  did  as  Balaam  had  said. 
and  offered  a  bullock  and  a  ram  on  crcry 
altar. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 
ND  when  Balaam  saw  that  it  pleased 
the  Lord  to  bless  Israel,  he  went  not, 
as  at  other  times,  to  seek  for  enchantments, 
but  he  set  his  face  toward  the  wilder- 
ness. 

2  And  Balaam  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  he 
saw  Israel  abiding  in  his  tents  according 
to  their  tribes,  and  the  Spirit  of  God  came 
upon  him. 

3  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  hath  said,  and  the 
man  whose  eyes  are  open  hath  said : 

4  He  hath  said,  which  heard  the  words 
of  God,  which  saw  the  vision  of  the  Al 


mighty,  falling  into  a  trance,  but  having  his 
eyes  open : 

5  How  goodly  are  thy  tents,  O  Jacob, 
a7id  thy  tabernacles,  O  Israel ! 

6  As  the  valleys  are  they  spread  forth,  as 
gardens  by  the  river's  side,  as  the  trees  of 
"ign-aloes  which  the  Lord  hath  planted,  and 
as  cedar-trees  beside  the  waters. 

7  He  shall  pour  the  water  out  of  his 
buckets,  and  his  seed  shall  be  in  many  wa- 
ters, and  his  king  shall  be  higher  than 
Agag,  and  his  kingdom  shall  be  exalted. 

8  God  brought  him  forth  out  of  Egypt : 
he  hath  as  it  were  the  strength  of  an  vmi- 
corn :  he  shall  eat  up  the  nations  his  ene- 
mies, and  shall  break  their  bones,  and  pierce 
the7n  through  with  his  arrows. 

9  He  couched,  he  lay  down  as  a  lion,  and 
as  a  great  lion :  who  shall  stir  him  up  1 
Blessed  is  he  that  blesseth  thee,  and  cursed 
is  he  that  curseth  thee. 

10  H  And  Balak's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Balaam,  and  he  smote  his  hands  to- 
gether :  and  Balak  said  unto  Balaam,  I  call- 
ed thee  to  curse  mine  enemies,  and  behold, 
thou  hast  altogether  blessed  the7n  these 
three  times. 

11  Therefore  now  flee  thou  to  thy  place  : 
I  thought  to  promote  thee  unto  great  ho- 
nour ;  but  lo,  the  Lord  hath  kept  thee  back 
from  honour. 

12  And  Balaam  said  unto  Balak,  Spake 
I  not  also  to  thy  messengers  which  thou 
seiitest  unto  me,  saying, 

13  If  Balak  would  give  me  his  house  full 
of  silver  and  gold,  I  cannot  go  beyond  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  to  do  either 
good  or  bad  of  mine  own  mind  ;  but  what 
the  Lord  saith,  that  will  I  speak  ? 

14  And  now,  behold,  I  go  unto  my  peo- 
ple :  come  therefore,  and  I  will  advertise 
thee  what  this  people  shall  do  to  thy  people 
in  the  latter  days. 

1.5  *f  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and 
said,  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  hath  said, 
and  tlie  niEin  whofe  eyes  are  open  hath  said  : 

16  He  hath  said,  which  heard  tlie  words 
of  God,  and  knew  the  knowledge  of  the 
Most  High,  ivhirk  saw  the  vision  of  the  Al- 

hty,  falling  into  a  trance,  but  having  his 
eyes  open  : 

17  1  shall  see  him,  but  not  now :  I  shall 
behold  him,  but  not  nigh  :  there  shall  come 
a  Star  out  of  Jacob,  and  a  Sceptre  shall  rise 
out  of  Israel,  and  shall  smite  the  corners 
of  JNIoab,  and  destroy  all  the  children  of 
Sheth. 

15  And  Edom  shall  be  a  possession,  Seir 
also  shall  be  a  possession  for  his  enemies ; 
and  Israel  shall  do  valiantly. 

19  Out  of  Jacob  shall  come  he  that  shall 
have  dominion,  and  shall  destroy  him  that 
remaineth  of  the  city. 

20  And  when  he  looked  on  Amalek,  he 
took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Amalek  teas 
the  first  of  the  nations  but  his  latter  end 
shall  be  that  he  perish  for  ever. 

132 


Zimri  aiid  Cozbi  slain.  CHAP.  XXV,  XXVI.         The  Israelites  numbered. 


21  And  he  looked  on  the  Kenites,  and 
took  up  his  parable,  and  said,  Strong  is  thy 
dwelling-place,  and  thou  puttest  thy  nest 
in  a  rock. 

22  Nevertheless,  the  Kenite  shall  be 
wasted,  until  Ashur  shall  carry  thee  away 
captive. 

23  And  he  took  up  his  parable,  and  said, 
Alas,  who  shall  live  when  God  doeth  this ! 

24  And  ships  shall  come  from  the  coast 
of  Chittim,  and  shall  afflict  Ashur,  and 
shall  afflict  Eber,  and  he  also  shall  perish 
for  ever. 

25  And  Balaam  rose  up,  and  went  and 
returned  to  his  place :  and  Balak  also  went 
his  way. 

CHAP.  XXV. 
ND  Israel  abode  in  Shittim,  and  the 
people   began  to  commit  whoredom 
with  the  daughters  of  Moab. 

2  And  they  called  the  people  unto  the 
sacrifices  of  their  gods:  and  the  people 
did  eat,  and  bowed  down  to  their  gods. 

3  And  Israel  joined  himself  unto  Baal- 
peor :  and  the  an^er  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Israel. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Take 
all  the  heads  of  the  people,  and  hang  them 
up  before  the  Lord  against  the  sun,  that 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  may  be  turned 
away  from  Israel. 

5  And  Moses  said  unto  the  judges  of  Is- 
rael, Slay  ye  every  one  his  men  that  were 
joined  unto  Baal-peor. 

6  H  And,  behold,  one  of  the  children  of 
Israel  came  and  brought  unto  his  brethren 
a  Midianitish  woman  in  the  sight  of  Moses, 
and  in  the  sight  of  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel,  who  roere  weeping 
hefo7'e  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

7  And  when  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Elea- 
zar,  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  saw  it,  he 
rose  up  from  among  the  congregation,  and 
took  a  javelin  in  his  hand  ; 

8  And  he  went  after  the  man  of  Israel 
into  the  tent,  and  thrust  both  of  them 
through,  the  man  of  Israel,  and  the  woman 
through  her  belly :  So  the  plague  was  stay- 
ed from  the  children  of  Israel. 

9  And  those  that  died  in  the  plague  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

10  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying 

11  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son 
of  Aaron  the  priest,  hath  turned  my  wrath 
away  from  the  children  of  Israel,  (while  he 
was  zealous  for  my  sake  among  them,)  that 
I  consumed  not  the  children  of  Israel  in  my 
jealousy. 

12  Wherefore  say.  Behold,  I  give  unto 
him  my  covenant  of  peace  : 

13  And  he  shall  have  it,  and  his  seed  af- 
ter him,  even  the  covenant  of  an  everlasting 
priesthood ;  because  he  was  zealous  for  his 
God,  and  made  an  atonement  for  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 


14  Now  the  name  of  the  Israelite  that 
was  slain,  even  that  was  slain  with  the  Midi- 
anitish woman,  was  Zimri,  the  son  of  Salu, 
a  prince  of  a  chief  house  among  the  Sime- 
onites. 

15  And  the  name  of  the  Midianitish  wo- 
man that  was  slain  was  Cozbi  the  daughter 
of  Zur ;  he  ivas  head  over  a  people,  and  of 
a  chief  house  in  Midian. 

16  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

17  Vex  the  Midianites  and  smite  them  : 

18  For  they  vex  you  with  their  wiles, 
wherewith  they  have  beguiled  you  in  the 
matter  of  Peor,  and  in  the  matter  of  Cozbi, 
the  daughter  of  a  prince  of  Midian  their 
sister,  which  was  slain  in  the  day  of  the 
plague  for  Poor's  sake. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  the  plague, 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  and 
unto  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
saying, 

2  'take  the  sum  of  all  the  congregation 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  throughout  their  fathers' 
house,  all  that  are  able  to  go  to  war  in  Is- 
rael. 

3  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest 
spake  with  them  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by 
Jordan  near  Jericho,  saying, 

4  Take  the  sum  of  the  people,  from  twenty 
years  old  and  upward ;  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded Moses  and  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, which  went  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

5  H  Reuben  the  eldest  son  of  Israel :  the 
children  of  Reuben ;  Hanoch,  of  tohom 
Cometh  the  family  of  the  Hanochites :  of 
Pallu,  the  family  of  the  Palluites: 

6  Of  Hezron,  the  family  of  the  Hezron- 
ites  :  of  Carmi,  the  family  of  the  Carmites. 

7  These  are  the  families  of  the  Reuben- 
ites :  and  they  that  were  numbered  of  them 
were  forty  and  three  thousand  and  seven 
hundred  and  thirty. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Pallu ;  Eliab. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Eliab ;  Nemuel,  and 
Dathan,  and  Abiram.  This  is  that  Dathan 
and  Abiram,  lohich  were  famous  in  the  con- 
gregation, who  strove  against  Moses  and 
agamst  Aaron  in  the  company  of  Korah, 
when  they  strove  against  the  Lord  : 

10  And  the  earth  opened  her  mouth,  and 
swallowed  them  up  together  wi'h  Korah, 
when  that  company  died,  what  time  the  fire 
devoured  two  hundred  and  fifty  men :  and 
they  became  a  sign. 

11  Notwithstanding  the  children  of  Ko- 
rah died  not. 

12  11  The  sons  of  Simeon  alter  their  fa- 
milies: of  Nemuel,  the  family  of  the  Ne- 
muelites :  of  Jamin,  the  family  of  the  Ja- 
minites :  of  Jachin,  the  family  of  the  Ja- 
chinites: 

13  Of  Zerah,  the  family  of  the  Zarhites: 
of  Shaul,  the  family  of  the  Shaulites. 

133 


T%e  Israelites  numbered. 


NUMBERS. 


The  land  divided. 


14  These  are  the  families  of  the  Simeon- 
jtes,  twenty  and  two  thousand  and  two  hun- 
dred. 

16  II  The  children  of  Gad  after  their  fami- 
lies: of  Zephon,the  family  of  the  Zephon- 
ites :  of  Haggai,  the  family  of  the  Hag- 
gites :  of  Shuni,  the  family  of  the  Shunites  : 

16  Of  Ozni,  the  family  of  the  Oznites  : 
of  Eri,  the  family  of  the  Erites  : 

17  Of  Arod,  the  family  of  the  Arodites : 
of  Areli,  the  family  of  the  Arelites. 

18  These  are  the  families  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  them,  forty  thousand  and  five 
hundred. 

19  H  The  sons  of  Judah  were  Er  and 
Onan  :  and  Er  and  Onan  died  in  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Judah  after  their  fa- 
milies were  ;  of  Shelah,  the  family  of  the 
Shelaiiites :  of  Pharez,  the  family  of  the 
Pharzites:  of  Zerah,  the  family  of  the 
Zarhites.  j 

21  And  the  sons  of  Pharez  were;  of 
Hezron,  the  family  of  the  Hezronites :  of 
Hamul,  die  family  of  the  Hamulites. 

22  These  are  tlie  families  of  Judah  ac- 
cording to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  threescore  and  sixteen  thousand  and 
five  hundred. 

23  %  Of  the  sons  of  Issachar  after  their 
families:  of  Tola,  the  family  of  the  Tola- 
ites  :  of  Pua,  the  family  of  the  Punites : 

24  Of  Jashub,  the  family  of  the  Jashub- 
ites:  of  Shimron,  the  family  of  the  Shim- 
ronites. 

25  These  arc  the  fomilies  of  Issachar 
accoivJing  to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  threescore  and  four  thousand  and 
three  hundred. 

26  H  Of  the  sons  of  Zebulon  after  their 
families :  of  Sered,  the  family  of  the  Sar- 
dites:  of  Elon,  the  family  of  the  Elonites: 
of  Jahleel,  the  family  of  the  Jahleelites. 

27  These  are  the  families  of  the  Zebu- 
lunites  according  to  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  them,  threescore  thousand  and  five 
hundred. 

28  1[  The  sons  of  Joseph  after  their  fami- 
lies (7V'?y  Manasseh  and  Ephraim. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Manasseh  :  of  Machir, 
the  family  of  the  Macliirites :  and  Machir 
begat  Gilead  :  of  Gilead  come  the  family  of 
the  Gileadites. 

30  These  are  the  sons  of  Gilead :  of 
Jeezer,  the  family  of  the  Jeezerites:  of 
Helek,  the  family  of  the  Helekites  : 

31  And  of  Asriel,  the  family  of  the  As- 
rielites:  and  «/Shechem,  the  family  of  the 
Shechemites : 

32  And  of  Shemida,  the  family  of  the 
Shemidaites:  and  of  liepher,  the  family  of 
the  Hepherites. 

33  And  Zelophehad  the  son  of  Hepher 
had  no  sons,  but  daughters  :  and  the  names 
of  the  daughter;^  of  Zelophehad  locrf  Mah- 
lah.  and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and  Tirzah 


34  These  are  the  families  of  Manasseh, 
and  those  that  were  numbered  of  tliem, 
fifty  and  two  thousand  and  seven  hun- 
dred. 

35  H  These  are  the  sons  of  Ephraim  af- 
ter their  families  :  of  Shuthelah,  the  family 
of  the  Shuthalhites  :  of  Becher,  the  i'amily 
of  the  Bachrites  :  of  Tahan,  the  family  of 
the  Tahanites. 

36  And  these  arc  the  sons  of  Shuthelah  : 
of  Eran,  the  family  of  the  Eranites. 

37  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Ephraim  according  to  those  that  were  num- 
bered of  them,  thirty  and  two  thousand  and 
five  hundred.  These  are  the  sons  of  Jo- 
seph after  their  families. 

38  H  The  sons  of  Benjamin  after  their  fa- 
milies :  of  Bela,  the  family  of  the  Belaites  : 
of  Ashbel,  the  family  of  the  Ashbelites  :  of 
Ahiram,  the  family  of  the  Ahiramites  : 

39  Of  Shupham,  the  family  of  the  Shu- 
phamites :  of  Hupham,  the  famii}-  of  the 
Huphamites. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were  Ard  and 
Naaman  :  of  Ard,  the  family  of  the  Ardites : 
ajidof  Naaman,  the  family  of  the  Naamites. 

41  These  are  the  sons  of  Benjamin  after 
their  families :  and  they  that  were  number- 
ed of  them  toere  forty  and  five  thousand  and 
six  hundred. 

42  H  These  are  the  sons  of  Dan  after 
their  families  :  of  Shuham,  the  family  of  the 
Shuhamites.  These  arc  the  families  of 
Dan  after  their  families. 

43  All  the  families  of  the  Shuhamites 
according  to  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them,  if'crc  threescore  and  four  thousand  and 
four  hundred. 

44  U  Of  the  children  of  Asher  after  their 
families :  of  Jimna,  the  family  of  the  Jim- 
nites  :  of  Jesui,  the  family  oftlie  Jesuites: 
of  Beriah,  the  family  of  the  Beriites. 

45  Of  the  sons  of  Beriah  :  of  Heber,  the 
family  of  the  Heberites :  of  Malchiel,  the 
family  of  the  Malchielites. 

46  And  the  name  of  the  daughter  of 
Asher  7ras  Sarah. 

47  These  are  the  families  of  the  sons  of 
Asher  according  to  those  that  were  number- 
ed of  them  ;  irho  ircre  fifty  and  three  thou- 
sa)id  and  four  hundred. 

48  ^  Of  the  sons  of  Naphtali  after  their 
families:  of  Jahzeel,  the  family  of  the 
Jahzeclites  :  of  Guni,  the  family  of  the 
Gunites : 

49  Of  Jezer,  the  family  of  the  Jezerites: 
of  Shillem,  the  family  of  the  Shillemites. 

50  These  are  the  families  of  Naphtali 
according  to  their  families :  and  they  that 
were  numbered  of  them,  n^ei-e  Ibrty  and  five 
thousand  and  four  hundred. 

51  Tliese  7rcre  t!ie  numbered  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  six  hundred  thousand  and 
a.  thousand  seven  hundred  and  thirty. 

52  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 

saying, 

53  Unto  these  the  land  shall  be  divided 

134 


The  Levites  numbered.  CHAP 

for  an  inheritance,  according  to  the  number 
of  names. 

54  To  many  thou  shalt  give  the  more  in- 
heritance, and  to  few  thou  shalt  give  the  less 
inheritance :  to  every  one  shall  his  inherit- 
ance be  given,  according  to  those  that  were 
numbered  of  him. 

55  Notwithstanding,  the  land  shall  be  di- 
vided by  lot :  according  to  the  names  of  the 
tribes  of  their  fathers  they  shall  inherit. 

56  According  to  the  lot  shall  the  posses- 
sion thereof  be  divided  between  many  and 
few. 

57  II  And  these  are  they  that  were  num- 
bered of  the  Levites  after  their  families :  of 
Gershon,  the  family  of  the  Gershonites  :  of 
Kohath,  the  family  of  the  Kohathites :  of 
Merari,  the  family  of  the  Merarites. 

58  These  are  the  families  of  the  Levites  : 
the  family  of  the  Libnites,  the  family  of  the 
Hebronites,  the  family  of  the  Mahlites,  the 
family  of  the  Mushites,  the  family  of  the 
Korathites.     And  Kohath  begat  Amram. 

59  And  the  name  of  Amram's  wife  ivas 
Jochebed,  the  daughter  of  Levi,  whom  her 
viother  bare  to  Levi  in  Egypt:  and  she  bare 
unto  Amram  Aaron  and  Moses,  and  Miriam 
their  sister. 

60  And  unto  Aaron  was  born  Nadab, 
and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

61  And  Nadab  and  Abihu  died,  when 
they  offered  strange  fire  before  the  Lord. 

62  And  those  that  were  numbered  of 
them  were  twenty  and  three  thousand,  all 
males  from  a  month  old  and  upward :  for 
they  were  not  numbered  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  because  there  was  no  inherit- 
ance given  them  among  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

63  H  These  are  they  that  were  number- 
ed by  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  who 
numbered  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho. 

64  But  among  these  there  was  not  a  man 
of  tliem  whom  Moses  and  Aaron  the  priest 
numbered,  when  they  numbered  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  in  the  "wilderness  of  Sinai. 

63  For  the  Lord  had  said  of  them.  They 
shall  surely  die  in  the  wilderness.  And 
there  was  not  left  a  man  of  them,  save  Ca- 
leb the  son  of  Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  the 
son  of  Nun. 

CHAP.  XXVIL 

THEN  came  the  daughters  of  Zelophe- 
had,  the  son  of  Hepher,  the  son  of 
Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the  son  of  Ma- 
nasseh,  of  the  families  of  Manasseh  the  son 
of  Joseph :  and  these  are  the  names  of  his 
daughters;  Mahlah,  Noah,  and  Hoglah, 
and  Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 

2  And  they  stood  before  Moses,  and  be- 
fore Eleazar'  the  priest,  and  before  the 
princes,  and  all  the  congregation,  by  the 
door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation, 
saying, 

3  Our  father  died  in  the  wilderness,  and 
he  was  not  in  the  company  of  them  that 


XXVIL  The  Imo  of  inheritance. 

gathered  themselves  together  against  the 
Lord  in  the  company  of  Korah  ;  but  died 
in  his  own  sin,  and  had  no  sons. 

4  Why  should  the  name  of  our  father  be 
done  away  from  among  his  family,  because 
he  hath  no  son?  Give  unto  us  therefore  a 
possession  among  the  brethren  of  our  fa- 
ther. 

5  And  Moses  brought  their  cause  before 
the  Lord. 

6  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

7  The  daughters  of  Zelophehad  speak 
right :  thou  shalt  surely  give  them  a  pos- 
session of  an  inheritance  among  their  fa- 
ther's brethren ;  and  thou  shalt  cause  the 
inheritance  of  their  father  to  pass  unto 
them. 

8  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  saying.  If  a  man  die,  and 
have  no  son,  then  ye  shall  cause  his  inherit- 
ance to  pass  unto  his  daughter. 

9  And  if  he  have  no  daughter,  then  ye 
shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his  brethren. 

10  And  if  he  have  no  brethren,  then  ye 
shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his  father's 
brethren. 

11  And  if  his  father  have  no  brethren, 
then  ye  shall  give  his  inheritance  unto  his 
kinsman  that  is  next  to  him  of  his  family^ 
and  he  shall  possess  it :  and  it  shall  be  unto 
the  children  of  Israel  a  statute  of  judgment, 
as  the  Loud  commanded  Moses. 

12  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Get 
thee  up  into  this  mount  Abarim,  and  see 
the  land  which  I  have  given  unto  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

13  And  when  thou  hast  seen  it,  thoa 
also  shalt  be  gathered  unto  thy  people,  as 
Aaron  thy  brother  was  gathered. 

14  For  ye  rebelled  against  my  command- 
ment in  the  desert  of  Zin,  in  the  strife  of 
the  congregation,  to  sanctify  me  at  the  wa- 
ter before  their  eyes :  that  is  the  water  of 
Meribah  in  Kadesh  in  the  wilderness  of 
Zin. 

15  H  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  Lord, 
saying,  .  . 

16  Let  the  Lord,  the  God  of  the  spirits 
of  all  flesh  set  a  man  over  the  congregation, 

17  Which  may  go  out  before  them,  and 
which  may  go  in  before  them,  and  which 
may  lead  them  out,  and  which  may  bring 
them  in ;  that  the  congregation  of  the  Lord 
be  not  as  sheep  which  have  no  shepherd. 

18  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Take  thee  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  a  man  in 
whom  is  the  spirit,  and  lay  thine  hand  upon 
him ; 

19  And  set  him  before  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  before  all  the  congregation  :  and  give 
him  a  charge  in  their  sight. 

20  And  thou  shalt  put  some  of  thine  ho- 
nour upon  him,  tliat  all  the  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  may  be  obedient. 

21  And  he  shall  stand  before  Eleazar  the 
I  priest,  who  shall  ask  counsel  for  him  after 


The  continual  hurnt-offering,  NUMBERS, 
the  judgment  of  Urim  before  the  Lord  :  at 
his  word  shall  they  go  out,  and  at  his  word 
they  shall  come  in,  both  he,  and  all  the  chil- 
dren of  srael  with  him,  even  all  the  con 
gregation. 

22  And  Moses  did  as  the  Lord  com- 
manded him  :  and  he  took  Joshua,  and  set 
him  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  before 
ail  the  congregation : 

23  And  he  laid  his  hands  upon  him,  and 
gave  him  a  charge,  as  the  Lord  command- 
ed by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

CHAP.  XXVIIL 

AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing. 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  My  offering,  and  my  bread 
for  my  sacrifices  made  by  fire,  for  a  sweet 
savour  unto  me,  shall  ye  observe  to  offer 
unto  me  in  their  due  season. 

3  H  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  This 
is  the  offering  made  by  fire  whicli  ye  shall 
offer  unto  the  Lord  ;  two  lambs  of  the  first 
year  witlwut  spot  day  by  day,  for  a  con- 
tinual burnt-offering. 

4  The  one  lamb  shalt  thou  offer  in  the 
morning,  and  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou  of- 
fer at  even : 

5  And  a  tenth  part  of  an  ephah  of  flour 
for  a  meat-offering,  mingled  with  the  fourth 
part  of  an  hin  of  beaten  oil. 

6  It  is  a  continual  burnt-offering,  which 
was  ordained  in  mount  Sinai  for  a  sweet 
savour,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 

7  And  the  drink-offering  thereof  shall  be 
the  fourtli  pa)t  of  an  hin  for  the  one  lamb  : 
in  the  holy  place  shalt  thou  cause  the  strong 
wine  to  be  poured  unto  the  Lord  for  a 
drink-offering  : 

8  And  the  other  lamb  shalt  thou  offer  at 
even  :  as  the  meat-offering  of  the  morning 
and  as  the  drink-offering  thereof,  thou  shalt 
offer  if,  a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet 
savour  unto  the  Lord. 

9  H  And  on  the  sabbath-day  two  lambs 
of  the  first  year  without  spot,  and  two  tenth- 
deals  of  flour  for  a  meat-offering,  mingled 
with  oil,  and  the  drink-offerinoj  thereof: 

10  This  is  the  burnt-offering  of  every 
sabbath,  beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, and  his  drink-offering. 


11  H  And  in  the  beginnings  of  your 
months  j'e  shall  oft'er  a  burnt-offering  unto 
the  Lord  ;  two  young  bullocks,  and  one 
ram,  seven  lambs  of  the  first  year  without 
spot ; 

12  And  three  tenth-deals  of  flour  for  a 
meat-offering,  mingled  with  oil,  for  one 
bullock  ;  and  two  tenth-deals  of  flour  for 
a  meat-offering,  mingled  with  oil,  for  one 
ram ; 

13  And  a  several  tenth-deal  of  flour  min- 
gled with  oil  for  a  meat-offering  unto  one 
lamb,  for  a  burnt-offering  of  a  sweet  sa- 
vour, a  sacrifice  made  by  fire  unto  the 
Lord. 


and  other  offerings. 

14  And  their  drink-offering  shall  be  half 
an  hin  of  wine  unto  a  bullock,  and  the  third 
part  of  an  hin  unto  a  ram,  and  a  fourth 
part  of  an  hin  unto  a  lamb :  this  is  the  burnt- 
offering  of  every  month  throughout  the 
months  of  the  year. 

15  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  unto  the  Lord  shall  be  offered,  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
drink-oflfering. 

16  H  And  in  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  is  the  passover  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  this  month 
is  the  feast ;  seven  days  shall  unleavened 
bread  be  eaten. 

18  In  the  first  day  shall  be  an  holy  con- 
vocation ;  ye  shall  do  no  manner  of  servile 
work  therein  : 

19  But  ye  shall  offer  a  sacrifice  made  by 
fire  for  a  burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord  ; 
two  young  bullocks,  and  one  ram,  and  seven 
lambs  of  the  first  year  :  they  shall  be  unto 
you  without  blemish : 

20  And  their  meat-offering  shall  be  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil :  three  tenth-deals 
shall  ye  off«r  for  a  bullock,  and  two  tenth- 
deals  for  a  ram  ; 

21  A  several  tenth-deal  shalt  thou  offer 
for  every  lamb,  throughout  the  seven  lambs : 

22  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering,  to 
make  an  atonement  for  you. 

23  Ye  shall  offer  these  beside  the  burnt- 
offering  in  the  morning,  which  is  for  a  con- 
tinual burnt-offering. 

24  After  this  manner  ye  shall  offer  daily 
throughout  the  seven  days,  the  meat  of  the 
sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  :  it  shall  be  offered  beside 
the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his  drink- 
offering. 

25  And  on  the  seventh  day  ye  shall  have 
an  holy  convocation ;  ye  shall  do  no  ser- 
vile work. 

26  U  Also  in  the  Jay  of  the  first-fruits, 
when  ye  bring  a  new  meat-offering  unto 
the  Lord,  after  your  weeks  be  oid,  ye  shall 
have  an  holy  convocation ;  ye  shall  do  no 
servile  work  : 

27  But  ye  shall  offer  the  burnt-offering 
for  a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  two 
young  bullocks,  one  ram,  seven  lambs  of 
the  first  year ; 

28  And  their  meat-offering  of  flour  min- 
gled with  oil,  three  tenth-deals  unto  one 
bullock,  two  tenth-deals  unto  one  ram, 

29  A  several  tenth-deal  unto  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs  ; 

30  And  one  kid  of  the  goats,  to  make  an 
atonement  for  you. 

31  Ye  shall  offer  thnn  beside  the  con- 
tinual burnt-offering  and  his  meat-offering, 
(they  shall  be  unto  you  without  blemish,) 
and  their  drink-offerings. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

AND  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the  first 
day  of  the  month,   ye  shall  have  an 
holy  convocation ;   ye  shall  do  no  servile 
136 


Offerings  on  the  eight  days        CHAP.  XXIX. 


work :  it  is  a  day  of  blowing  the  trumpets 
unto  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering  for 
a  sweet  savour  unto  the  Lord  ;  one  young 
bullock,  one  ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

3  And  their  meat-offering  shall  be  of  Rour 
mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals  for  a 
bullock,  and  two  tenth-deals  for  a  ram, 

4  And  one  tenth-deal  for  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs  : 

5  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  /or  a  sin-of- 
fering, to  make  an  atonement  for  you  : 

6  Beside  the  burnt-offering  of  the  month, 
and  his  meat-offering,  and  the  daily  burnt- 
offering,  and  his  meat-offering,  and  their 
drink-offerings,  according  unto  their  man- 
ner, for  a  sweet  savour,  a  sacrifice  made  by 
fire  unto  the  Lord. 

7  II  And  ye  shall  have  on  the  tenth  day 
of  this  seventh  month  an  holy  convocation ; 
and  ye  shall  afflict  your  souls :  j'e  shall  not 
do  any  work  therein : 

8  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering  unto 
the  Lord  for  a  sweet  savour  ;  one  young 
bullock,  one  ram,  and  seven  lambs  of  the 
first  year  ;  the}'  shall  be  unto  you  without 
blemish  : 

9  And  their  meat-offering  shall  be  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals 
to  a  bullock,  and  two  tenth-deals  to  one 
ram, 

10  A  several  tenth-deal  for  one  lamb, 
throughout  the  seven  lambs : 

11  One  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offer- 
ing ;  beside  the  sin-offering  of  atonement, 
and  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  the 
meat-offering  of  it,  and  their  drink-offer 
ings. 

12  IT  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  se 
venth  month  ye  shall  have  an  holy  convo- 
cation ;  ye  shall  do  no  servile  work,  and  ye 

*  shall  keep   a  feast  unto  the  Lord  seven 
days : 

13  And  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering,  a 
sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  ;  thirteen  young  bullocks, 
two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year  ;  they  shall  be  without  blemish : 

14  And  their  meat-offering  shall  be  of 
flour  mingled  with  oil,  three  tenth-deals 
unto  every  bullock  of  the  thirteen  bullocks, 
two  tenth-deals  to  each  ram  of  the  two 
rams, 

15  And  a  several  tenth-deal  to  each  lamb 
of  the  fourteen  lambs  : 

16  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  ;  beside  the  continual  burnt-of- 
fering, his  meat-offering,  and  his  drink- 
offering. 

17  ^  And  on  the  second  day  ye  shall 
offer  twelve  young  bullocks,  two  rams,  four- 
teen lambs  of  the  first  year  without  spot : 

18  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner  : 

18 


of  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 


19  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering;  beside  the  continual  burnt-of- 
fering, and  the  meat-offering  thereof,  and 
their  drink-offerings. 

20  If  And  on  the  third  day  eleven  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  fourteen  Iambs  of  the  first 
year  without  blemish : 

21  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-ofterings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams, 
and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner  : 

22  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering ;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-ofiering. 

23  If  And  on  the  fourth  day  ten  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  a?id  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

24  Their  meat-offering  and  their  drink- 
offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and 
for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner  : 

25  And  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
offering  ;  beside  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
ing, his  meat-oftering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

26  If  And  on  the  fifth  da)^  nine  bullocks, 
two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
year  without  spot : 

27  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams, 
and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner  : 

28  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering  ;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-oflering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-oflering. 

29  If  And  on  the  sixth  day  eight  bullocks, 
two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the  first 
j^ear  without  blemish : 

30  And  their  meat-offering  and  their 
drink-offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the 
rams,  and  for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according 
to  their  number,  after  the  manner : 

31  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  his  meat- 
offering, and  his  drink-offering. 

32  If  And  on  the  seventh  day  seven  bul- 
locks, two  rams,  and  fourteen  lambs  of  the 
first  year  without  blemish  : 

33  And  their  meat-offering  and  their  drink- 
offerings  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and 
for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner : 

34  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering  ;  be- 
side the  continual  burnt-offering,  his  meat- 
oftering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

35  i  On  the  eighth  day  ye  shall  have  a 
solemn  assembly :  ye  shall  do  no  servile 
work  tha-ein: 

36  But  ye  shall  offer  a  burnt-offering, 
a  sacrifice  made  by  fire,  of  a  sweet  savour 
unto  the  Lord  :  one  bullock,  one  ram,  se- 
ven lambs  of  the  first  year  without  ble- 
mish : 

37  Their  meat-offering  and  their  drink- 
offerings  for  the  bullock,  for  the  ram,  and 
for  the  lambs,  shall  be  according  to  their 
number,  after  the  manner  : 

38  And  one  goat  for  a  sin-offering  ;  he- 

137 


LittiDs  concerning  voios. 


NUMBERS. 


The  Midianites  spotted. 


side  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  his 
meat-offering,  and  his  drink-offering. 

39  These  tilings  ye  shall  do  unto  the 
Lord  in  your  set  feasts,  beside  your  vows, 
and  your  freewill-offerings,  for  your  burnt- 
offerings,  and  for  your  meat-offerings,  and 
for  )^our  drink-offerings,  and  for  your  peace- 
offerings. 

40  And  Moses  told  the  children  of  Israel 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

CHAP.  XXX. 
ND  Moses  spake  unto  the  heads  of  the 
tribes  concerning  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  This  is  the  thing  which  the 
Lord  hath  commanded. 

2  [fa  man  vow  a  vow  unto  the  Lord,  or 
swear  an  oath  to  bind  his  soul  with  a  bond  ; 
he  shall  not  break  his  word,  he  shall  do 
according  to  all  that  proceedeth  out  of  his 
mouth. 

3  1l  If  a  woman  also  vow  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  and  bind  herself  by  a  bond,  being  in 
her  father's  house  in  her  youth ; 

4  And  her  father  hear  her  vow,  and  her 
bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul, 
and  her  father  shall  hold  his  peace  at  her  : 
then  all  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  every 
bond  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her  soul 
shall  stand. 

5  But  if  her  father  disallow  her  in  the 
day  that  he  heareth  ;  not  any  of  her  vows  or 
of  her  bonds  wherewith  she  hath  bound  her 
soul  shall  stand :  and  the  Lord  shall  for- 
give her,  because  her  father  disallowed  her. 

6  If  And  if  she  had  at  all  an  husband 
when  she  vowed,  or  uttered  ought  out  of 
her  lips,  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul : 

7  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and  held 
his  peace  at  her  in  the  day  that  he  heard 
it:  then  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  her 
bonds  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

8  But  if  her  husband  disallowed  her  on 
the  day  that  he  heard  it ;  then  he  shall 
make  her  vow  which  she  vowed,  and  that 
which  she  uttered  with  her  lips,  wherewith 
she  bound  her  soul,  of  none  effect :  and  the 
Lord  shall  forgive  her. 

9  H  But  every  vow  of  a  widow,  and  of 
her  that  is  divorced,  wherewith  they  have 
bound  their  souls,  shall  stand  against  her. 

10  And  if  she  vowed  in  her  husband's 
house,  or  bound  her  soul  by  a  bond  with  an 
oath ; 

11  And  her  husband  heard  it,  and  held 
his  peace  at  her,  and  disallowed  her  not : 
then  all  her  vows  shall  stand,  and  every 
bond  wherewith  she  bound  her  soul  shall 
stand. 

12  But  if  her  husband  hath  utterly  made 
them  void  on  the  day  he  heard  them ;  then 
whatsoever  proceeded  out  of  her  lips  con- 
cerning her  vows,  or  concerning  the  bond 
of  her  soul,  shall  not  stand :  her  husband 
hath  made  them  void  ;  and  the  Lord  shall 
forgive  her. 


13  Every  vow,  and  every  binding  oath  to 
afflict  the  soul,  her  husband  may  establish 
it,  or  her  husband  may  make  it  void. 

14  But  if  her  husband  altogether  hold  his 
peace  at  her  from  day  to  day  ;  then  he  es- 
tablisheth  all  her  vows,  or  all  her  bonds, 
which  are  upon  her  :  he  confirmeth  them, 
because  he  held  his  peace  at  her  in  the  day 
that  he  heard  them. 

15  But  if  he  shall  any  ways  make  them 
void  after  that  he  hath  heard  thein ;  then  he 
shall  bear  her  iniquity. 

16  These  are  the  statutes  which  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses  between  a  man 
and  his  wife,  between  the  father  and  his 
daughter,  being  yet  in  her  youth  in  her  fa- 
ther s  house. 

CHAP.  XXXL 
A  ND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
±\.  ing, 

2  Avenge  the  children  of  Israel  of  the 
Midianites  :  afterward  shalt  thou  be  gather- 
ed unto  thy  people. 

3  And  Moses  spake  unto  the  people,  say- 
ing. Arm  some  of  yourselves  unto  the  war, 
and  let  them  go  against  the  Midianites,  and 
avenge  the  Lord  of  Midian. 

4  Of  every  tribe  a  thousand,  through- 
out all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  shall  ye  send  to 
the  war. 

5  So  there  were  delivered  out  of  the 
thousands  of  Israel,  a  thousand  of  every 
tribe,  twelve  thousand  armed  for  war. 

6  And  Moses  sent  them  to  the  war,  a 
thousand  oi  every  tribe,  them  and  Phinehas 
the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest,  to  the  war, 
with  the  holy  instruments,  and  the  trum- 
pets to  blow  in  his  hand. 

7  And  they  warred  against  the  Midian- 
ites, as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  ;  and 
they  slew  all  the  males. 

8  And  they  slew  the  kings  of  Midian,  be- 
side the  rest  of  them  that  were  slain ; 
namchj,  Evi,  and  Rekem,and  Zur,  and  Hur, 
and  lleba,  five  kings  of  Midian :  Balaam 
also  the  son  of  Beor  they  slew  with  the 
sword. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  took  all  the 
women  of  Midian  captives,  and  their  little 
ones,  and  took  the  spoil  of  all  their  cattle, 
and  all  their  flocks,  and  all  their  goods. 

10  And  they  burnt  all  their  cities  where- 
in they  dwelt,  and  all  their  goodly  castles, 
with  fire. 

11  And  they  took  all  the  spoil,  and  all 
the  prey,  both  of  men  and  of  beasts. 

12  And  they  brought  the  captives,  and 
the  prey,  and  the  spoil,  unto  Moses  and 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  the  congrega- 
tion of  the  children  of  Israel,  unto  the  camp 
at  the  plains  of  Moab,  which  are  by  Jordan 
near  Jericho. 

13  II  And  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the  priest, 
and  all  the  princes  of  the  congregation, 
went  forth  to  meet  them  without  the  camp. 

14  And  Moses  was  wroth  with  the  oni- 
cers  of  the  host,  unth  the  captains  over 

138 


The  soldiers  to  be  purified,        CHAP.  XXXI 
thousands,   and    captains    over   hundreds, 
which  came  from  the  battle. 

15  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  Have  ye 
saved  all  the  women  alive  ? 

16  Behold,  these  caused  the  children  of 
Israel,  through  the  counsel  of  Balaam,  to 
commit  trespass  against  the  Lord  in  the 
matter  of  Peor,  and  there  was  a  plague 
among  the  congregation  of  the  Loud. 

17  Now  therefore  kill  every  male  among 
the  little  ones,  and  kill  every  woman  that 
hath  known  man  by  lying  with  him. 

IS  But  all  the  women-children,  that  have 
not  known  a  man  by  lying  with  him,  keep 
alive  for  yourselves. 

19  And  do  ye  abide  without  the  camp 
seven  days :  whosoever  hath  killed  any 
person,  and  whosoever  hath  touched  any 
slain,  purify  both  yourselves  and  your  cap- 
tives on  the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh 
day. 

20  And  purify  all  your  raiment,  and  all 
that  is  made  of  skins,  and  all  work  of  goats' 
hair,  and  all  things  made  of  wood. 

21  ^  And  Eleazar  the  priest  said  unto 
the  men  of  war  which  went  to  the  battle, 
This  is  the  ordinance  of  the  law  which  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses ; 

22  Only  the  gold,  and  the  silver,  the 
brass,  the  iron,  the  tin,  and  the  lead, 

23  Every  thing  that  may  abide  the  fire, 
je  shall  make  it  go  through  the  fire,  and  it 
shall  be  clean  :  nevertheless  it  shall  be  pu- 
rified with  the  water  of  separation  :  and  all 
that  abideth  not  the  fire  ye  shall  make  go 
through  the  water. 

24  And  ye  shall  wash  your  clothes  on 
the  seventh  day,  and  ye  shall  be  clean,  and 
afterward  ye  shall  come  into  the  camp. 

25  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

26  Take  the  sum  of  the  prey  that  was 
taken,  both  of  man  and  of  beast,  thou,  and 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  the  chief  fathers  of 
the  congregation  : 

27  And  divide  the  prey  into  two  parts; 
between  them  that  took  the  war  upon  them, 
who  went  out  to  battle,  and  between  all  the 
congregation : 

28  And  levy  a  tribute  unto  the  Lord  of 
the  men  of  war  which  went  out  to  battle  : 
one  soul  of  five  hundred,  both  of  the  per- 
sons, and  of  the  beeves,  and  of  the  asses, 
and  of  the  sheep  : 

29  Take  it  of  their  half,  and  give  it  unto 
Eleazar  the  priest, /or  an  heave-offering  of 
the  Lord. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's  half,  thou 
slialt  take  one  portion  of  fifty  of  the  per- 
sons, of  the  beeves,  of  the  asses,  and  of  the 
flocks,  of  all  manner  of  beasts,  and  give 
them  unto  the  Levites,  which  keep  the 
charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest  did 
as  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

32  And  the  booty  being  the  rest  of  the 
prey  which  the  men  of  war  had  caught, 


and  the  prey  divided. 
was  six  hundred  thousand    and   seventy 
thousand  and  five  thousand  sheep, 

33  And  threescore  and  twelve  thousand 
beeves, 

34  And  threescore  and  one  thousand  asses, 

35  And  thirty  and  two  thousand  per- 
sons in  all,  of  women  that  had  not  known 
man  by  lying  with  him. 

36  And  the  half,  tvhich  icas  the  portion  of 
them  that  went  out  to  war,  was  in  number 
three  hundred  thousand  and  seven  and 
thirty  thousand  and  five  hundred  sheep  : 

37  And  the  Lord's  tribute  of  the  sheep 
was  six  hundred  and  threescore  and  fifteen. 

3S  And  the  beeves  imre  thirty  and  six 
thousand  ;  of  which  the  Lord's  tribute  was 
threescore  and  twelve. 

39  And  the  asses  were  thirty  thousand 
and  five  hundred  ;  of  which  the  Lord's  tri- 
bute ivas  threescore  and  one. 

40  And  the  persons  loere  sixteen  thou- 
sand ;  of  which  the  Lord's  tribute  ioas 
thirty  and  two  persons. 

41  And  Moses  gave  the  tribute,  ivhich 
ivas  the  Lord's  heave-offering,  unto  Ele- 
azar the  priest,  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

42  And  of  the  children  of  Israel's  half, 
which  Moses  divided  from  the  men  that 
warred, 

43  (Now  the  \\^\{  that  pertained  unto  the 
congregation  was  three  hundred  thousand 
and  thirty  thousand  and  seven  thousand 
and  five  hundred  sheep, 

44  And  thirty  and  six  thousand  beeves, 

45  And  thirty  thousand  asses  and  five 
hundred, 

46  And  sixteen  thousand  persons;) 

47  Even  of  the  children  of  Israel's  half, 
Moses  took  one  portion  of  fifty,  both  of  man 
and  of  beast,  and  gave  them  unto  the  Le- 
vites, which  kept  the  charge  of  the  taberna- 
cle of  the  Lord  ;  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

48  H  And  the  officers  which  icere  over 
thousands  of  the  host,  the  captains  of  thou- 
sands, and  captains  of  hundreds,  came  near 
unto  JMoses : 

49  And  they  said  unto  Moses,  Thy  ser- 
vants have  taken  the  sum  of  the  men  of 
war  which  are  under  our  charge,  and  there 
lacketh  not  one  man  of  us. 

50  We  have  therefore  brought  an  obla- 
tion for  the  Lord,  what  every  man  hath 
gotten,  of  jewels  of  gold,  chains,  and  brace- 
lets, rings,  ear-rings,  and  tablets,  to  make 
an  atonement  for  our  souls  before  the  Lord. 

51  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest 
took  the  gold  of  tliem,  even  all  wrought 
jewels. 

52  And  all  the  gold  of  the  offering  that 
they  offered  up  to  the  Lord,  of  the  captains 
of  thousands,  and  of  the  captains  of  hun- 
dreds, was  sixteen  thousand  seven  hundred 
and  fifty  shekels. 

53  {For  the  men  of  war  had  taken  spoil, 
every  man  for  himself.) 

139 


The  Reubcnites  and  Gadites 
54  And  Moses  and  Eleazar  the  priest 
took  the  gold  of  the  captains  of  thousands 
and  of  hundreds,  and  brought  it  into  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  for  a  me- 
morial for  the  children  of  Israel  before  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 
"OW  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the 
children  of  Gad  had  a  very  great  mul- 
titude of  cattle :  and  when  they  saw  the 
land  of  Jazer,  and  the  land  of  Gilead,  that 
behold,  the  place  ilhis  a  place  for  cattle  ; 

2  The  children  of  Gad  and  the  children 
of  Reuben  came  and  spake  unto  Moses, 
and  to  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto  the 
princes  of  the  congregation,  saying, 

3  Ataroth,  and  Dibon,  and  Jazer,  and 
Nimrah,  and  Heshbon,  and  Elealeh,  and 
Shebam,  and  Nebo,  and  Beon, 

4  Even  the  country  which  the  Lord 
smote  before  the  congregation  of  Israel,  is  a 
land  for  cattle,  and  thy  servants  have  cattle : 

5  Wherefore,  said  they,  if  we  have  found 
grace  in  thy  sight,  let  this  land  be  given 
unto  thy  servants  for  a  possession,  and  bring 
us  not  over  Jordan. 

6  If  And  Moses  said  unto  the  children  of 
Gad  and  to  the  children  of  Reuben,  Shall 
your  brethren  goto  war,  and  shall  ye  sit  here  ? 

7  And  wherefore  discourage  ye  the  heart 
of  the  children  of  Israel  from  going  over 
into  the  land  which  the  Lord  hath  given 
them  ? 

8  Thus  did  your  fathers,  when  I  sent 
them  from  Kadesh-barnea  to  see  the  land. 

9  For  when  they  went  up  unto  the  valley 
of  Eshcol,  and  saw  the  land,  they  discou- 
raged the  heart  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
that  they  should  not  go  into  the  land  which 
the  Lord  had  given  them. 

10  And  the  Lord's  anger  was  kindled 
the  same  time,  and  he  sware,  saying, 

11  Surely  none  of  the  men  that  came 
up  out  of  Egypt,  from  twenty  years  old  and 
upward,  shall  see  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  Abraham,  unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob ; 
because  they  have  not  wholly  fdlowed  me  : 

12  Save  Caleb  tlie  son  of  Jephunneh  the 
Kenezite,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun :  for 
they  have  wholly  followed  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  Lord's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Israel,  and  he  made  them  wander 
in  the  wilderness  forty  years,  until  all  the 
generation  that  had  done  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  was  consumed. 

14  And  behold,  ye  are  risen  up  in  your 
fathers'  stead,  an  increase  of  sinful  men, 
to  augment  yet  the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord  toward  Israel. 

15  For  if  3"e  turn  away  from  after  him, 
he  will  yet  again  leave  them  in  the  wilder- 
ness ;  and  ye  shall  destroy  all  this  people. 

16  H  And  they  came  near  unto  him,  and 
said.  We  will  build  sheep-folds  here  for 
our  cattle,  and  cities  for  our  little  ones  : 

17  But  we  ourselves  will  go  ready  armed 
before  the  children  of  Israel,  until  we  have 


NUMBERS.  sue  for  their  inheritance. 

brought  them  unto  their  place:  and  our 
little  ones  shall  dwell  in  the  fenced  cities, 
because  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

18  We  will  not  return  unto  our  houses, 
until  the  children  of  Israel  have  inherited 
every  man  his  inheritance. 

19  For  vve  will  not  inherit  with  them  on 
3'onder  side  Jordan,  or  forward ;  because 
our  inheritance  is  fallen  to  us  on  this  side 
Jordan  eastward 

20  U  And  Moses  said  unto  them.  If  ye 
will  do  this  thing,  if  ye  will  go  armed  be- 
fore the  Lord  to  war, 

21  And  will  go  all  of  you  armed  over 
Jordan  before  the  Lord,  until  he  hath 
driven  out  his  enemies  from  before  him, 

22  And  the  land  be  subdued  before  the 
Lord  :  then  afterward  ye  shall  return,  and 
be  guiltless  before  the  Lord,  and  before 
Israel ;  and  this  land  shall  be  your  posses- 
sion before  the  Lord. 

23  But  if  ye  will  not  do  so,  behold,  ye 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord  :  and  be  sure 
your  sin  will  find  you  out. 

24  Build  you  cities  for  your  little  ones, 
and  folds  for  your  sheep ;  and  do  that  which 
hath  proceeded  out  of  your  mouth. 

25  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  spake  unto  Moses,  saying, 
Thy  servants  will  do  as  my  lord  command- 
eth. 

26  Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our  flocks, 
and  all  our  cattle,  shall  be  there  in  the  cities 
of  Gilead  : 

27  But  thy  servants  will  pass  over,  every 
man  armed  for  war,  before  the  Lord  to 
battle,  as  my  lord  saith. 

28  So  concerning  them  Moses  command- 
ed Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son 
of  Nun,  and  the  chief  fathers  of  the  tribes 
of  the  children  of  Israel : 

29  And  Moses  said  unto  them,  If  the 
children  of  Gad  and  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben will  pass  with  you  over  Jordan,  every 
man  armed  to  battle,  before  the  Lord,  and 
the  land  shall  be  subdued  before  you ;  then 
ye  shall  give  them  the  land  of  Gilead  for  a 
possession : 

30  But  if  they  will  not  pass  over  with 
you  armed,  they  shall  have  possessions 
among  you  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 

31  And  the  children  of  Gad  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Reuben  answered,  saying,  as  the 
Lord  hath  said  unto  thy  servants,  so  will 
we  do. 

32  We  will  pass  over  armed  before  the 
Lord  into  the  land  of  Canaan,  that  the  pos- 
session of  our  inheritance  on  this  side  Jor- 
dan may  he  ours. 

33  And  Moses  gave  unto  them,  even  to 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  children  of 
Reuben,  and  unto  half  the  tribe  of  Manas- 
seh,  the  son  of  Joseph,  the  kingdom  of  Si- 
hon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and  the  kingdom 
of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  the  land,  with  the 
cities  thereof  in  the  coasts,  even  the  cities 
of  the  country  round  about. 

140 


The  two  and  forty  journeys        CHAP.  XXXIII. 


of  the  Israelites. 


34  H  And  the  children  of  Gad  built  Di- 
bon,  and  Ataroth,  and  Aroer, 

35  And  Atroth,  Shophan,  and  Jaazer, 
and  Jogbehah, 

36  And  Beth-nimrah,  and  Beth-haran, 
fenced  cities  :  and  folds  for  sheep. 

37  And  the  children  of  Reuben  built 
Heshbon,  and  Elealeh,  and  Kirjathaim, 

38  And  Nebo,  and  Baal-meon,  (their 
names  being  changed,)  and  Shibniab:  and 
gave  other  names  unto  the  cities  which  they 
builded. 

39  And  the  children  of  Machir  the  son 
of  Manasseh  went  to  Gilead,  and  took  it, 
and  dispossessed  the  Amorite  which  icas  in 
it. 

40  And  Moses  gave  Gilead  unto  Machir 
the  son  of  Manasseh  ;  and  he  dwelt  therein. 

41  And  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh  went 
and  took  the  small  towns  thereof,  and  called 
them  Havoth-jair. 

42  And  Nobah  went  and  took  Kenath, 
and  the  villages  thereof,  and  called  it  No- 
bah, after  his  own  name. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

THESE  are  the  journeys  of  the  children 
of  Israel,  which  went  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt  with  their  armies  under  the 
hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 

2  And  Moses  wrote  their  goings  out  ac- 
cording to  their  journeys  by  the  command- 
ment of  the  Lord:  and  these  «rc  their  jour- 
neys according  to  their  goings  out. 

.3  And  they  departed  from  Rameses  in 
the  first  month,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
first  month  ;  on  the  morrow  after  the  pass- 
over  the  children  of  Israel  went  out  with  an 
high  hand  in  the  sight  of  all  the  Egyptians. 

4  For  the  Egyptians  buried  all  their  first- 
born, which  the  Lord  had  smitten  among 
them :  upon  their  gods  also  the  Lord  ex- 
ecuted judgments. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  removed 
from  Rameses,  and  pitched  in  Succoth. 

6  And  they  departed  from  Succoth,  and 
pitched  in  Eiham,  which  is  in  the  edge  of 
the  wilderness. 

7  And  they  removed  from  Etham,  and 
turned  again  unto  Pi-hahiroth,  which  is  be- 
fore Baal-zephon  :  and  they  pitched  before 
Migdol. 

8  And  they  departed  from  before  Pi- 
hahiroth,  and  passed  tlirough  the  midst  of 
the  sea  into  the  wilderness,  and  went  three 
days'  journey  in  the  wilderness  of  Etham, 
and  pitched  in  Marah. 

9  And  they  removed  from  Marah,  and 
came  unto  Elim :  and  in  Elim  were  twelve 
fountains  of  water,  and  threescore  and  ten 
palm-trees ;  and  they  pitched  there, 

10  And  they  removed  from  Elim,  and 
encamped  by  the  Red  sea. 

11  And  they  removed  from  the  Red  sea, 
and  encamped  in  the  wilderness  of  Sin. 

12  And  they  took  their  journey  out  of 
the  wilderness  of  Sin,  and  encamped  in 
Dophkah. 


13  And  they  departed  from  Dophkah, 
and  encamped  in  Alush. 

14  And  they  removed  from  Alush,  and 
encamped  at  Rephidim,  where  was  no  wa- 
ter for  the  people  to  drink. 

15  And  they  departed  from  Rephidim, 
and  pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai. 

16  And  they  removed  from  the  desert 
of  Sinai,  and  pitched  at  Kibroth-hatta- 
avah. 

17  And  they  departed  from  Kibroth-hat- 
taavah,  and  encamped  at  Hazeroth. 

IS  And  they  departed  from  Hazeroth, 
and  pitched  in  Rithmah. 

19  And  they  departed  from  Rithmah, 
and  pitched  at  Rimmon-parez. 

20  And  they  departed  from  Rimmon-pa- 
rez, and  pitclied  in  Libnah. 

21  And  they  removed  from  Libnah,  and 
pitched  at  Rissah. 

22  And  they  journeyed  from  Rissah,  and 
pitched  in  Kehelathah. 

23  And  they  went  from  Kehelathah,  and 
pitched  in  mount  Shapher. 

24  And  they  removed  from  mount  Sha- 
pher, and  encamped  in  Haradah. 

25  And  they  removed  from  Haradah,  and 
pitched  in  Makheloth. 

26  And  they  removed  from  Makheloth, 
and  encamped  at  Tahath. 

27  And  they  departed  from  Tahath,  and 
pitched  at  Tarah. 

28  And  they  removed  from  Tarah,  and 
pitched  in  Mithcah. 

29  And  they  went  from  Mithcah,  and 
pitched  in  Hashmonah. 

30  And  they  departed  from  Hashmonah, 
and  encamped  at  Moseroth. 

31  And  they  departed  from  Moseroth, 
and  pitched  in  Bene-jaakan. 

32  And  they  removed  from  Bene-jaakan, 
and  encamped  at  Hor-hagidgad. 

33  And  they  went  from  Hor-hagidgad, 
and  pitched  in  Jotbathah. 

34  And  they  removed  from  Jotbathah, 
and  encamped  at  Ebroiiah. 

35  And  they  departed  from  Ebronah,  and 
encamped  at  Ezion-gaber. 

36  And  they  removed  from  Ezion-gaber, 
and  pitched  in  the  wilderness  of  Zin,  which 
is  Kadesh. 

37  And  they  removed  from  Kadesh,  and 
pitched  in  mount  Hor,  in  the  edge  of  the 
land  of  Edom. 

38  And  Aaron  the  priest  went  up  into 
mount  Hor  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord,  and  died  there,  in  the  fortieth  year 
after  the  children  of  Israel  were  come  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
fifth  month. 

39  And  Aaron  was  an  hundred  and 
twenty  and  three  years  old  when  he  died 
in  mount  Hor. 

40  And  king  Arad  the  Canaanite,  which 
dwelt  in  the  south  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
heard  of  the  coming  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

141 


The  Canaanitcs  to  be  destroyed,    NUMBERS. 

41  And  they  departed  from  mount  Hor, 
and  pitched  in  Zahnonah. 

42  And  they  departed  from  Zalmonah 
and  pitched  in  Punon. 

43  And  they  departed  from  Punon,  and 
pitched  in  Oboth. 

44  And  they  departed  from  Oboth,  and 

S itched  in   Ije-abarim,  in  the  border  of 
loab. 

45  And  they  departed  from  lim,  and 
pitclied  in  Dibon-gad. 

46  And  they  removed  from  Dibon-gad, 
and  encamped  in  Almon-diblathaim. 

47  And  they  removed  from  Ahnon-dibla- 
thaim,  and  pitched  in  the  mountains  of 
Abarim,  before  Nebo. 

48  And  they  departed  from  the  moun- 
tains of  Abarim,  and  pitched  in  the  plains 
of  Moab  by  Jordan  near  Jericho. 

49  And  they  pitched  by  Jordan,  from 
Beth-jesimoth  even  unto  Abel-shittim  in  tlie 
plains  of  Moab. 

50  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  nem'  Jeri- 
cho, saying, 

51  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them,  When  ye  are  passed  over 
Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 

52  Then  ye  shall  drive  out  all  the  inha- 
bitants of  the  land  from  before  30U,  and  de- 
stroy all  their  pictures,  and  destro)'  all  their 
molten  imao;es,  and  quite  pluck  down  ail 
their  high  places: 

53  And  ye  shall  dispossess  tJie  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land,  and  dwell  therein  :  for  I 
Jiavegivcn  you  the  land  to  possess  it. 

54  And  ye  shall  divide  the  land  by  lot 
for  an  inheritance  among  your  families : 
and  to  the  more  ye  shall  give  the  more  in- 
heritance, and  to  the  fewer  ye  shall  give 
tlie  less  inheritance :  every  man's  inherit- 
ance shall  be  in  the  place  where  his  lot 
falleth  ;  according  to  the  tribes  of  your  fa- 
thers ye  shall  inherit. 

55  But  if  ye  will  not  drive  out  the  inha- 
bitants of  the  land  from  before  you  ;  then  it 
«hall  come  to  pass,  that  those  which  ye  let 
remain  of  them  shall  be  pricks  in  your  eyes, 
and  thorns  in  your  sides,  and  shall  ve.\  jou 
in  the  land  wherein  ye  dwell. 

56  Moreover,  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  I 
shall  do  unto  you,  as  I  thought  to  do  unto 
them. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 


AND  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  say- 
ing, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
say  unto  them.  When  ye  come  into  the 
land  of  Canaan  ;  (this  is  the  land  that  shall 
fall  unto  you  for  an  inheritance,  even  the 
land  of  Canaan  with  the  coasts  thereof:) 

3  Then  your  south  (juarter  shall  be  from 
the  wilderness  of  Zin  along  by  the  coast  of 
Edom,  and  your  south  border  shall  be  the 
outmost  coast  of  the  salt  sea  eastward  : 

4  And  your  border  shall  turn  from  the 
south  to  the  ascent  of  Akrabbim,  and  pass 


The  borders  of  the  land. 
on  to  Zin :   and  the   going  forth  thereof 
shall  be  from  the  south  to  Kadesh-barnea, 
and  shall  go  on  to  Hazar-addar,  and  pass  on 
to  Azmon : 

5  And  the  border  shall  letch  a  compass 
from  Azmon  unto  the  river  of  Egypt,  and 
the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at  the  sea. 

6  And  as  for  the  western  border,  ye  shall 
even  have  the  great  sea  for  a  border  :  this 
shall  be  your  west  border. 

7  And  this  shall  be  your  north  border : 
from  the  great  sea  ye  shall  point  out  for  you 
mount  Hor : 

8  From  mount  Hor  ye  shall  point  out 
yoiir  border  unto  the  entrance  of  Hamath  : 
and  the  goings  forth  of  the  border  shall  be 
to  Zedad  : 

9  And  the  border  shall  go  on  to  Ziphron, 
and  the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at  Hazar- 
enan  :  this  shall  be  your  north  border. 

10  And  ye  shall  point  out  your  east  bor- 
der from  Hazar-enan  to  Shepham  : 

11  And  the  coast  shall  go  down  from 
Shepham  to  Riblah,  on  the  east  side  of 
Ain  ;  and  the  border  shall  descend,  and 
shall  reach  unto  the  side  of  the  seaof  Chin- 
nereth  eastward : 

12  And  the  border  shall  go  down  to  Jor- 
dan, and  the  goings  out  of  it  shall  be  at  the 
salt  sea  :  This  shall  be  your  land  with  the 
coasts  thereof  round  about. 

13  And  Moses  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel,  saying,  This  is  the  land  which 
ye  shall  inherit  by  lot,  which  the  Lord 
commanded  to  give  unto  the  nine  tribes,  and 
to  the  half  tribe  : 

14  For  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Reu- 
ben, according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
and  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Gad  ac- 
cording to  the  house  of  their  fathers,  have 
received  their  inheritance ;  and  half  the 
tribe  of  Manasseh  have  received  their  in- 
heritance : 

15  The  two  tribes  and  the  half  tribe 
have  received  their  inheritance  on  this  side 
Jordan  7iear  Jericho  eastward  toward  the 
sun-rising. 

16  U  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

17  These  are  the  names  of  the  men 
which  shall  divide  the  land  unto  you: 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun. 

18  And  ye  shall  take  one  prince  of  every 
tribe,  to  divide  the  land  by  inheritance. 

19  And  the  names  of  the  men  rov  these  : 
of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  the  son  of  Je- 
phunneh. 

20  And  of  the  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Simeon,  Shemuel  the  son  of  Ammihud. 

21  Of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Elidad  the 
son  of  Chislon. 

22  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Dan,  Bukki  the  son  of  Jogli. 

23  The  prince  of  the  children  of  Joseph, 
for  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Manasseh, 
Hanniel  the  son  of  Ephod. 

142 


The  cities  of  the  Levites.  CHAP.  XXXV. 


The  laws  of  murder. 


24  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Ephraim,  Kemuel  the  son  of 
Shiphtan. 

25  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Zebulun,  Elizaphan  the  son  of 
Parnach. 

2G  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  ofIssachar,Paltiel  the  son  of  Azzan. 

27  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Asher,  Ahihud  the  son  of  She- 
lomi. 

2S  And  the  prince  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Naphtali,  Pedahel  the  son  of 
Ammihud. 

29  These  are  they  whom  the  Lord  com- 
manded to  divide  the  inheritance  unto  the 
children  of  Israel  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 
CHAP.  XXXV. 

AND  the   Lord  spake  unto  Moses  in 
the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan  near 
Jericho,  saying, 

2  Command  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
they  give  unto  the  Levites  of  the  inherit- 
ance of  their  possession  cities  to  dwell  in  ; 
and  ye  shall  give  also  unto  the  Levites  sub- 
urbs for  the  cities  round  about  them. 

3  And  the  cities  shall  they  have  to  dwell 
in  ;  and  the  suburbs  of  them  shall  be  for 
their  cattle,  and  for  their  goods,  and  for  all 
their  beasts. 

4  And  the  suburbs  of  the  cities  which  ye 
shall  give  unto  the  Levites,  shall  reach  from 
the  wall  of  the  city  and  outward  a  thousand 
cubits  round  about. 

5  And  ye  shall  measure  from  without  the 
city  on  the  east  side  two  thousand  cubits, 
and  on  the  south  side  two  thousand  cubits, 
and  on  the  west  side  two  thousand  cubits, 
and  on  the  north  side  two  thousand  cubits ; 
and  the  city  shall  be  in  the  midst :  this  shall 
be  to  them  the  suburbs  of  the  cities. 

6  And  among  the  cities  which  ye  shall 
give  unto  the  Levites  there  shall  be  six 
cities  for  refuge,  which  ye  shall  appoint 
for  the  manslayer,  that  he  may  flee  thither  : 
and  to  them  ye  shall  add  forty  and  two  cities. 

7  So  all  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give  to 
the  Levites  shall  be  forty  and  eight  cities  : 
them  shall  yc  give  with  their  suburbs. 

8  And  the  cities  which  ye  shall  give 
shall  be  of  the  possession  of  the  children  of 
Israel :  from  them  that  have  many  ye  shall 
give  many  ;  but  from  them  that  have  few  ye 
shall  give  few  :  every  one  shall  give  of  his 
cities  unto  the  Levites  according  to  his  in- 
heritance which  he  inheriteth. 

9  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses, 
saying, 

10  Speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
and  say  unto  them.  When  ye  be  come  over 
Jordan  into  the  land  of  Canaan ; 

11  Then  ye  shall  appoint  you  cities  to 
be  cities  of  refuge  for  you  ;  that  the  slayer 
may  flee  thither,  which  killeth  any  person 
at  unawares. 

12  And  they  shall  be  unto  you  cities  for 
refuge  from  the  avenger ;   that  the  man- 


slayer  die  not,  until  he  stand  before  the  con- 
gregation  in  judgment. 

13  And  of  these  cities  which  ye  shall 
give,  six  cities  shall  ye  have  for  refuge. 

14  Ye  shall  give  three  cities  on  this  side 
Jordan,  and  three  cities  shall  ye  give  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  which  shall  be  cities  of  re- 

15  These  six  cities  shall  be  a  refuge,  both 
for  the  children  of  Israel,  and  for  the  stran- 
ger, and  for  the  sojourner  among  them : 
that  every  one  that  killeth  any  person  una- 
wares may  flee  thither. 

16  And  if  he  smite  him  with  an  mstru- 
ment  of  iron,  so  that  he  die,  he  is  a  mur- 
derer :  the  murderer  shall  surely  be  put  to 
death. 

17  And  if  he  smite  him  with  throwing  a 
stone,  wherewith  he  may  die,  and  he  die,  he 
is  a  murderer  :  the  murderer  shall  surely  be 
put  to  death. 

18  Or  if  he  smite  him  with  an  hand-wea- 
pon of  wood,  wherewith  he  may  die,  and 
he  die,  he  is  a  murderer :  the  murderer  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

19  The  revenger  of  blood  himself  shall 
slay  the  murderer :  when  he  meeteth  him, 
hq  shall  slay  him. 

20  But  if  he  thrust  him  of  hatred,  or  hurl 
at  him  by  laying  of  wait,  that  he  die  ; 

21  Or  in  enmity  smite  him  with  his  hand, 
that  he  die :  he  that  smote  hitn  shall  surely 
be  put  to  death  ;  for  he  is  a  murderer  :  the 
revenger  of  blood  shall  slay  the  murderer, 
when  he  meeteth  him. 

22  But  if  he  thrust  him  suddenly  without 
enmity,  or  have  cast  upon  him  anything 
without  laying  of  wait, 

23  Or  with  any  stone,  wherewith  a  man 
may  die,  seeing  him  not,  and  cast  it  upon 
him,  that  he  die,  and  was  not  his  enemy, 
neither  sought  his  harm : 

24  Then  the  congregation  shall  judge 
between  the  slayer  and  the  revenger  ot 
blood  according  to  these  judgments  : 

25  And  the  congregation  shall  deliver 
the  slayer  out  of  the  hand  of  the  revenger 
of  blood,  and  the  congregation  shall  restore 
him  to  the  city  of  his  refuge,  whither  he 
was  fled  :  and  he  shall  abide  in  it  unto  the 
death  of  the  high  priest,  which  was  anoint- 
ed with  the  holy  oil. 

26  But  if  the  slayer  shall  at  any  time 
come  without  the  border  of  the  city  of  his 
refuge,  whither  he  was  fled  ; 

27  And  the  revenger  of  blood  find  him 
without  the  borders  of  the  city  of  his  re- 
fuge, and  the  revenger  of  blood  kill  the 
slayer  ;  he  shall  not  be  guilty  of  blood  : 

28  Because  he  should  have  remained  in 
the  city  of  his  refuge  until  the  death  of  the 
high  priest:  but  after  the  death  of  the  high 
priest  the  slayer  shall  return  into  the  land 
of  his  possession. 

29  So  these  things  shall  be  for  a  statute 
of  judgment  unto  you  throughout  your  ge- 
nerations in  all  your  dwellings. 

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No  satisfaction  for  murder.       DEUTERONOMY. 

30  Whoso  killeth  any  person,  the  mur- 
derer shall  be  put  to  death  by  the  mouth 
of  witnesses:  but  one  witness  shall  not  tes- 
tify against  any  person  to  cause  him  to  die. 

31  H  Moreover,  ye  shall  take  no  satisfac- 
tion for  the  life  of  a  murderer,  which  is 
guilty  of  death :  but  he  shall  be  surely  put 
to  death. 

32  And  ye  shall  take  no  satisfaction  for 
him  that  is  fled  to  the  city  of  his  refuge, 
that  he  should  come  again  to  dwell  in  the 
land,  until  the  death  of  the  priest. 

33  So  ye  shall  not  pollute  the  land 
wherein  ye  arc :  for  blood  it  defileth  the 
land :  and  the  land  cannot  be  cleansed  of 
the  blood  that  is  shed  therein,  but  by  the 
blood  of  him  that  shed  it. 

34  Defile  not  therefore  the  land  which  ye 
shall  inhabit,  wherein  I  dwell :  for  I  tiie 
Lord  dwell  among  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

AND  the  chief  fathers  of  the  families  of 
the  children  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Ma- 
chir,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  of  the  families 
of  the  sons  of  Joseph,  came  near,  and  spake 
before  Moses,  and  before  the  princes,  the 
chief  fathers  of  the  cliildren  of  Israel : 

2  And  they  said,  The  Lord  commanded 
my  lord  to  give  the  land  for  an  inheritance 
by  lot  to  the  children  of  Israel :  and  my 
lord  was  commanded  by  the  Lord  to  give 
the  inheritance  of  Zelophehad  our  brother 
unto  his  daughters. 

3  And  if  they  be  married  to  any  of  the 
sons  of  the  other  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  then  shall  their  inheritance  be  taken 
from  the  inheritance  of  our  fathers,  and 
shall  be  put  to  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
whereunto  they  are  received  :  so  shall  it  be 
taken  from  the  lot  of  our  inheritance. 

4  And  when  the  jubilee  of  the  children 
of  Israel  shall  be,  then  shall  their  inherit- 
ance  be  put  unto  the  inheritance  of  the 


Inheritance  of  daughters. 
tribe  whereunto  they  are  received  :  so  shall 
their  inheritance  be  taken  away  from  the 
inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  our  fathers. 

5  H  And  Moses  commanded  the  children 
of  Israel  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
saying,  The  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Joseph 
hath  said  well. 

6  This  is  the  thing  which  the  Lord  doth 
command  concerning  the  daughters  of  Ze- 
lophehad, saying,  Let  them  marry  to  whom 
they  think  best;  only  to  the  family  of  the 
tribe  of  their  father  shall  they  marry. 

7  So  shall  not  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  remove  from  tribe  to  tribe : 
for  every  one  of  the  children  of  Israel  shall 
keep  himself  to  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
of  his  fathers. 

8  And  every  daughter,  that  possesseth  an 
inheritance  in  any  tribe  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  shall  be  wife  unto  one  of  tlie  family 
of  the  tribe  of  her  father,  that  the  children 
of  Israel  may  enjoy  every  man  the  inherit- 
ance of  his  lathers. 

9  Neitlier  shall  the  inheritance  remove 
from  one  tribe  to  another  tribe  ;  but  every 
one  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  keep  himself  to  his  own  inheritance. 

10  ^  Even  as  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses,  so  did  the  daughters  of  Zelophe- 
had : 

11  For  Mahlah,  Tirzah,  and  Hoglah, 
and  Milcah,  and  Noah,  the  daughters  of 
Zelophehad,  were  married  unto  their  fa- 
ther's brothers'  sons  : 

12  And  they  were  married  into  the  fami- 
lies of  the  sons  of  Manasseh,  the  son  of  Jo- 
seph, and  their  inheritance  remained  in  the 
tribe  of  the  family  of  their  father. 

13  These  cur  the  commandments  and 
the  judgments,  which  the  Lord  command- 
ed by  the  hand  of  Moses  unto  the  children 
of  Israel  in  the  plains  of  Moab  by  Jordan 
near  Jericho. 


II  The  Fifth  Bock  of  MOSES,  called  DEUTER0N03IY. 


CHAP.  I.  ! 

THESE  be  the  words  which  Moses 
spake  unto  all  Israel  on  this  side  Jor- 
dan in  the  wilderness,  in  the  plain  over 
against  the  Red  sen,  between  Paran,  and 
Tophel,  and  Laban,  and  Hazeroth,  and 
Dizahab. 

2  (  There  are  eleven  days'  journey  from 
Horeb  by  the  way  of  Mount  Seir  unto  Ka- 
desh-barnea.) 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fortieth 
year,  in  the  eleventh  month,  on  the  first 
day  of  the  month,  that  Moses  spake  unto 
the  cliildren  of  Israel,  according  unto  all 
that  the  Lord  had  given  him  in  command- 
ment unto  them ; 

4  After  he  had  slain  Sihon  the  king  of 
the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  in  Heshbon,  and 
Og  the  king  of  Bashan,  which  dwelt  at  As- 
taroth  in  Edrei . 


5  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  land  of  Mo- 
ab, began  Moses  to  declare  this  law,  saying, 

6  H  The  Lord  our  God  spake  unto  us  in 
Horeb,  saying.  Ye  have  dwelt  long  enough 
in  this  mount : 

7  Turn  you,  and  take  your  journey,  and 
go  to  the  mount  of  the  Amorites,  and  unto 
all  the  pfnccs  nigh  thereunto,  in  the  plain, 
in  the  hills,  and  in  the  vale,  and  in  the  south, 
and  by  the  sea-side,  to  the  land  of  the  Ca- 
naanites,  and  unto  Lebanon,  unto  the  great 
river,  the  river  Euphrates. 

8  Behold,  I  have  set  the  land  before  you: 
go  in  and  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  j^our  fathers,  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Jacob,  to  give  unto  them  and  to  their 
seed  after  them. 

9  H  And  I  spake  unto  you  at  that  time, 
saying,  I  am  not  able  to  bear  you  myself 
alone : 

144 


Moses  rehearses  the  story  of  CHAP 

10  The  Lord  your  God  hath  multiphed 
you,  and  behold,  ye  are  this  day  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 

11  (The  Lord  God  of  your  fathers  make 
you  a  thousand  times  so  many  more  as  ye 
arc,  and  bless  you,  as  he  hath  promised 
you!) 

12  How  can  I  myself  alone  bear  your 
cumbrance,  and  your  burden,  and  your 
strife  ? 

13  Take  ye  wise  men,  and  understanding, 
and  known  among  your  tribes,  and  I  will 
make  them  rulers  over  you. 

14  And  ye  answered  me,  and  said,  The 
thing  which  thou  hast  spoken  is  good  for 
us  to  do. 

15  So  I  took  the  chief  of  your  tribes, 
wise  men,  and  known,  and  made  them 
heads  over  you,  captains  over  thousands, 
and  captains  over  hundreds,  and  captains 
over  fifties,  and  captains  over  tens,  and  of- 
ficers among  j'our  tribes. 

16  And  I  charged  your  judges  at  that 
time,  saying,  Hear  the  causes  between  your 
brethren,  and  judge  righteously  between 
every  man  and  his  brother,  and  the  stran- 
ger that  is  with  him. 

17  Ye  shall  not  respect  persons  m  judg- 
ment ;  but  ye  shall  hear  the  ■  small  as  well 
as  the  great ;  ye  shall  not  be  afraid  of  the 
face  of  man;  for  the  judgment  is  God's: 
and  the  cause  that  is  too  hard  for  you,  bring 
it  unto  me,  and  I  will  hear  it. 

IS  And  I  commanded  you  at  that  time 
all  the  things  which  ye  should  do. 

19  IT  And  when  we  departed  from  Horeb, 
we  went  through  all  that  great  and  terrible 
wilderness,  which  ye  saw  by  the  way  of  the 
mountain  of  the  Amorites,  as  the  Lord  our 
God  commanded  us ;  and  we  came  to  Ka- 
desh-barnea. 

20  And  I  said  unto  you.  Ye  are  come 
unto  the  mountain  of  the  Amorites,  which 
the  Lord  our  God  doth  give  unto  us. 

21  Behold,  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  set 
the  land  before  thee  :  go  up  and  possess  it, 
as  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath  said 
unto  thee ;  fear  not,  neither  be  discou- 
raged. 

22  H  And  ye  came  near  unto  me  every 
one  of  you,  and  said,  We  will  send  men  be- 
fore us,  and  they  shall  search  us  out  the  land, 
and  bring  us  word  again  by  what  way  we 
must  go  up,  and  into  what  cities  we  shall 
come. 

23  And  the  saying  pleased  me  well : 
and  I  took  twelve  men  of  you,  one  of  a 
tribe  : 

24  And  they  turned  and  went  up  into 
the  mountain,  and  came  unto  the  valley  of 
Eshcol,  and  searched  it  out. 

25  And  they  took  of  the  fruit   of  the 


I.  God''s  promise. 

but  rebelled  against  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  your  God  : 

27  And  ye  murmured  in  your  tents,  and 
said.  Because  the  Lord  hated  us,  he  hath 
brought  us  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
to  deliver  us  into  the  hand  of  the  Amorites, 
to  destroy  us. 

28  Whither  shall  we  go  up?  our  bre- 
thren have  discouraged  our  heart,  saying. 
The  people  is  greater  and  taller  than  we; 
the  cities  ca-c  great  and  walled  up  to  hea- 
ven ;  and  moreover,  we  have  seen  the  sons 
of  the  Anakims  there. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  you.  Dread  not,  nei- 
ther be  afraid  of  them. 

30  The  Lord  your  God  which  goeth  be- 
fore you,  he  shall  fight  for  you,  according 
to  all  that  he  did  for  you  in  Egj'pt  before 
your  eyes; 

31  And  in  the  wilderness,  where  thou 
hast  seen  how  that  the  Lord  thy  God  bare 
thee,  as  a  man  doth  bear  his  son,  in  all  the 
way  that  ye  went,  until  ye  came  into  this 
place. 

32  Yet  in  this  thing  ye  did  not  believe 
the  Lord  your  God, 

33  Who  went  in  the  way  before  you,  to 
search  you  out  a  place  to  pitch  your  tents 
in,  in  fire  by  night,  to  shew  }'ou  by  what 
way  ye  should  go,  and  in  a  cloud  by  day. 

34  IT  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of 
your  words,  and  was  wroth,  and  sware,  say- 
ing, 

35  Surely  there  shall  not  one  of  these 
men  of  this  evil  generation  see  that  good 
land,  which  I  sware  to  give  unto  your  fa- 
thers, 

36  Save  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh ; 
be  shall  see  it,  and  to  him  will  I  give  the 
land  that  he  hath  trodden  upon,  and  to  his 
children,  because  he  hath  wholly  followed 
the  Lord. 

37  Also  the  Lord  was  angry  with  me, 
for  your  sakes,  saying.  Thou  also  shalt  not 
go  in  thither. 

38  But  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  which 
standeth  before  thee,  he  shall  go  in  thither. 
Encourage  him :  for  he  shall  cause  Israel 
to  inherit  it. 

39  Moreover,  your  little  ones,  which  ye 
said  should  be  a  prey,  and  your  children, 
which  in  that  day  had  no  kno^vledge  be- 
tween good  and  evil,  they  shall  go  in  thi- 
ther, and  unto  them  will  I  give  it,  and  they 
shall  possess  it. 

40  But  as  for  you,  turn  ye,  and  take 
}'our  journey  into  the  wilderness  by  the  way 
of  the  Red  sea. 

41  Then  ye  answered  and  said  unto  me, 
We  have  sinned  against  the  Lord,  we  will 
go  up  and  fight,  according  to  all  that  the 
Lord  our  God  commanded  us.     And  when 


land  in  their  hands,  and  brought  it  down  |  ye  had  girded  on  every  man  his  weapons 
unto  us,  and  brought  us  word  again,  and  |  of  v/ar,  ye  were  ready  to  go  up  into  the 


said.  It  is  a  good  land  which  the  Lord  our 
God  doth  ffive  us. 


/ar, 
lill. 
42  And 


the   Lord   said  unto  me.  Say 


26  Notwithstanding,  ye  would  not  go  up,  I  unto  them,  Go  not  up,  neither  fight;  for  I 
19  145 


Moses'  speech,  rehearsing        DEUTERONOMY.        GocTs  dealings  with  Israel. 


am  not  among  you  ;  lest  ye  be  smitten  be- 
fore your  enemies. 

43  So  I  spake  unto  you ;  and  j^e  would 
not  liear,  but  rebelled  against  the  com- 
mandment ol' the  Lord,  and  went  presump- 
tuously up  into  the  hill. 

44  And  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  in  that 
mountain,  came  out  against  you,  and  chased 
you,  as  bees  do,  and  destroyed  you  in  Seir, 
even  unto  Hormah. 

45  And  ye  returned  and  wept  before  the 
Lord  ;  but  the  Loud  would  not  hearken  to 
your  voice,  nor  give  ear  unto  you. 

46  So  ye  abode  in  Kadesh  many  days, 
according  unto  the  davs  that  ye  abode  there. 

CHAP.  IL 

THEN  we  turned,  and  took  our  journey 
into  the  wilderness  by  tiie  v/ay  of  the 
Red  sea,  as  the  Lord  spake  unto  me:  and 
we  compassed  mount  Seir  many  days. 

2  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  saying, 

3  Ye  have  compassed  this  mountain  long 
enough  :  turn  you  northward. 

4  And  command  thou  the  people,  sa)'- 
ing,  Ye  are  to  pass  tlirough  the  coast  of 
your  brethren  the  children  of  Esau,  which 
dwell  in  Seir ;  and  they  shall  be  afraid  of 
you :  take  ye  good  heed  unto  yourselves 
therefore : 

6  Meddle  not  with  them ;  for  I  will  not 
give  you  of  their  land,  no,  not  so  much  as 
a  foot-breadth  ;  because  I  have  given  mount 
Seir  unto  Esau /"or  a  possession. 

6  Ye  shall  buy  meat  of  them  for  money, 
that  ye  may  eat ;  and  ye  shall  also  buy 
water  of  them  for  money,  that  ye  may  drink. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed 
thee  in  all  the  works  of  thy  hand  :  heknow- 
eth  thy  walking  through  this  great  wilder- 
ness :  these  forty  years  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  been  with  thee :  thou  hast  lacked  no- 
thing. 

8  And  when  we  passed  by  from  our 
brethren  the  children  of  Esau,  which  dwelt 
in  Seir,  through  the  way  of  the  plain  from 
Elath,  and  from  Ezion-gaber,  we  turned 
and  passed  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
ofMoab. 

9  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Dis- 
tress not  the  Moabites,  neither  contend 
with  them  in  battle  :  for  I  will  not  give  thee 
of  their  land  for  a  possession  ;  because  I 
have  given  Ar  unto  the  children  of  Lot /or 
a  possession. 

10  (The  Emims  dwelt  therein  in  times 
past,  a  people  great,  and  many,  and  tall  as 
the  Anakims ; 

11  Which  also  were  accounted  giants,  as 
the  Anakims ;  but  the  Moabites  call  them 
Emims. 

12  Tlie  Horims  also  dwelt  in  Seir  before- 
time,  but  the  children  of  Esau  succeeded 
them,  when  they  had  destroyed  them  from 
before  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead;  as 
Israel  did  unto  the  land  of  his  possession, 
which  the  Lord  gave  unto  them.) 

13  Now  rise  up,  said  I,  and  get  you  over 


the  brook  Zered :  and  we  went  over  the 
brook  Zered. 

14  And  the  space  in  which  we  came  from 
Kadesh-barnea,  until  we  were  come  over 
the  brook  Zered,  ivas  thirty  and  eight 
years ;  until  all  the  generation  of  the  men 
of  war  were  wasted  out  from  among  the 
host,  as  the  Lord  sware  unto  them. 

15  For  indeed  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
against  them,  to  destroy  them  from  among 
the  host,  until  they  were  consumed. 

16  ^  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the 
men  of  war  were  consumed  and  dead  from 
amon^  the  people, 

17  That  the  Lord  spake  unto  me,  say- 
ing, 

IS  Thou  art  to  pass  over  through  Ar,  the 
coast  of  Moab,  this  day  : 

19  And  10 hen  thou  comest  nigh  over 
against  the  children  of  Amnion,  distress 
them  not,  nor  meddle  with  them  :  for  I  will 
not  give  thee  of  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  any  possession ;  because  I  have 
given  it  unto  the  children  oiluoi  for  a  pos- 
session. 

20  (That  also  was  accounted  a  land  of 
giants :  giants  dwelt  therein  in  old  time ; 
and  the  Ammonites  call  them  Zamzum- 
mims ; 

21  A.  people  great,  and  many,  and  tali 
as  the  Anakims ;  but  the  Lord  destroj^ed 
them  before  them ;  and  they  succeeded 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead  : 

22  As  he  did  to  the  children  of  Esau, 
which  dwelt  in  Seir,  when  he  destroyed 
the  Horims  from  before  them ;  and  they 
succeeded  them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead 
even  unto  this  day : 

23  And  the  Avims  which  dwelt  in  Ha- 
zerim,  even  unto  Azzah,  the  Caphtorims, 
which  came  forth  out  of  Caphtor,  destro3^ed 
them,  and  dwelt  in  their  stead.) 

24  II  Rise  ye  up,  take  your  journey,  and 
pass  over  the  river  Arnon  :  behold,  I  have 
given  into  thine  hand  Sihon  the  Amorite, 
king  of  Heshbon,  and  his  land :  begin  to 
possess  it,  and  contend  with  him  in  battle. 

25  This  day  will  I  begin  to  put  the  dread 
of  thee  and  the  fear  of  thee  upon  the  na- 
tions that  are  under  the  whole  heaven,  who 
shall  liear  report  of  thee,  and  shall  tremble, 
and  be  in  anguish  because  of  thee. 

26  And  I  sent  messengers  out  of  the  wil- 
derness of  Kedemoth  unto  Sihon  king  of 
Heshbon  with  words  of  peace,  saying, 

27  Let  me  pass  through  thy  land  :  I  will 
go  along  by  the  highway,  I  will  neither 
turn  unto  the  right  hand  nor  to  the  left. 

28  Thou  shalt  sell  me  meat  for  money, 
that  I  may  eat ;  and  give  me  water  for 
money,  that  I  may  drink :  only  I  will  pass 
through  on  my  feet ; 

29  (As  the  children  of  Esau  which  dwell 
in  Seir,  and  the  JMoabites  which  dwell  in 
Ar,  did  unto  me;)  until  I  shall  pass  over 
Jordan  into  the  land  which  the  Lord  our 
God  giveth  us. 

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Of  Og  king  o/Bashan.  CHAP 

30  But  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon  would 
not  let  us  pass  by  him :  for  the  Lord  thy 
God  hardened  his  spirit,  and  made  his 
heart  obstinate,  that  he  might  deliver  him 
into  tliy  hand,  as  appcaretk  this  day. 

31  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Behold, 
1  haA'e  begun  to  give  Sihon  and  his  land 
before  thee  :  begin  to  possess,  that  thou 
mayest  inherit  his  land. 

32  Then  Sihon  came  out  against  us,  he 
and  all  his  people,  to  fight  at  Jahaz. 

33  And  the  Loud  our  God  delivered  him 
before  us ;  and  we  smote  him  and  his  sons, 
and  all  his  people. 

34  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that 
time,  and  utterly  destroyed  the  men,  and 
the  women,  and  the  little  ones  of  every  city, 
we  left  none  to  remain. 

35  Only  the  cattle  we  took  for  a  prey 
unto  ourselves,  and  the  spoil  of  the  cities 
which  we  took. 

36  From  Aroer,  which  ?'*■  by  the  brink  of 
the  river  of  Arnon,  and  from  the  city  that 
is  by  the  river,  even  unto  Gilead,  there 
was  not  one  city  too  strong  for  us :  the 
Lord  our  God  delivered  all  unto  us  : 

37  Onl)'  unto  the  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  thou  earnest  not,  nor  unto  any 
place  of  the  river  Jabbok,  nor  unto  the 
cities  in  the  mountains,  nor  unto  whatso- 
ever the  Lord  our  God  forbad  us. 

CHAP.  HL 

THEN  we  turned,  and  went  up  the  way 
to  Bashan :  and  Og  the  king  of  Ba- 
shan  came  out  against  us,  he  and  all  his 
people,  to  battle  at  Edrei. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Fear  him 
not ;  for  I  will  deliver  him,  and  all  his  peo- 
ple, and  his  land,  into  thy  hand  ;  and  thou 
shalt  do  unto  him  as  thou  didst  unto  Sihon 
king  of  the  Amorites,  which  dwelt  at  Hesh- 
bon. 

3  So  the  Lord  our  God  delivered  into 
our  hands  Og  also  the  king  of  Bashan,  and 
all  his  people :  and  we  smote  him  until 
none  was  left  to  him  remaining. 

4  And  we  took  all  his  cities  at  that  time, 
there  was  not  a  city  which  we  took  not 
from  them,  threescore  cities,  all  the  region 
of  Argob,  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan. 

5  AH  these  cities  were  fenced  with  high 
walls,  gates,  and  bars ;  beside  unwalled 
towns  a  great  many. 

6  And  we  utterly  destroyed  them,  as  we 
did  unto  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  utterly 
destroying  the  men,  women,  and  children 
of  every  city. 

7  But  all  the  cattle,  and  the  spoil  of  the 
cities,  we  took  ibr  a  prey  to  ourselves. 

8  And  we  took  at  that  time  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites  the 
land  that  was  on  this  side  Jordan,  from  the 
river  of  Arnon  unto  mount  Hermon  ; 

9  {W/iirh  Hermon  the  Sidonians  call 
Sirion  :  and  tlie  Amorites  call  it  Shenir ;) 

10  All  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  all 
Gilead,  and  all  Bashan,  unto  Salchah  and 


.  HL  The  prayer  of  Moses. 

Edrei,  cities  of  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Ba- 
shan. 

1 1  For  only  Og  king  of  Bashan  remained 
of  the  remnant  of  giants ;  behold,  his  bed- 
stead was  a  bedstead  of  iron ;  is  it  not  in 
Rabbath  of  the  children  of  Ammon  ?  nine 
cubits  7cas  the  length  thereof,  and  four 
cubits  the  breadth  of  it,  after  the  cubit  of  a 
man. 

12  II  And  this  land,  lohich  we  possessed 
at  that  time,  from  Aroer,  which  is  by  the 
river  Arnon,  and  half  mount  Gilead,  and  the 
cities  thereof,  gave  I  unto  the  Reubenites 
and  to  the  Gadites. 

13  And  the  rest  of  Gilead,  and  all  Ba- 
shan, being  the  kingdom  of  Og,  gave  I  unto 
the  half-tribe  of  IVIanasseh ;  all  the  region 
of  Argob,  with  all  Bashan,  which  was  called 
the  land  of  giants. 

14  Jair  the  son  of  Manasseh  took  all  the 
country  of  Argob,  unto  the  coasts  of  Ge- 
shuri,  and  Maachathi ;  and  called  them 
after  his  own  name,  Bashan-havoth-jair, 
unto  this  day. 

15  And  I  gave  Gilead  unto  Machir. 

16  And  unto  the  Reubenites  and  unto 
the  Gadites  I  gave  from  Gilead  even  unto 
the  river  Arnon  half  the  valley,  and  the 
border,  even  unto  the  river  Jabbok,  which 
is  the  border  of  the  children  of  Ammon  : 

17  The  plain  also,  and  Jordan,  and  the 
coast  thereof,  from  Chinnereth  even  unto 
the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the  salt-sea,  under 
Ashdoth-pisgah  eastward. 

18  ^  And  1  commanded  you  at  that  time, 
saj'ing.  The  Lord  your  God  hath  given  you 
this  land  to  possess  it ;  ye  shall  pass  over 
armed  before  j'our  brethren  the  children  of 
Israel,  all  that  are  meet  for  the  war. 

19  But  your  wives,  and  your  little  ones, 
and  your  cattle,  {for  I  know  that  ye  have 
much  cattle,)  shall  abide  in  your  cities 
Vvhich  I  have  given  you  ; 

20  Until  the  Lord  have  given  rest  unto 
your  brethren,  as  well  as  unto  you,  and  un- 
til they  also  possess  the  land  which  the 
Lord  your  God  hath  given  them  beyond 
Jordan  :  and  then  shall  ye  return  every  man 
unto  his  possession  which  1  have  given 
you. 

21  IT  And  I  commanded  Joshua  at  that 
time,  saying.  Thine  eyes  have  seen  all  that 
the  Lord  your  God  hath  done  unto  these 
two  kings :  so  shall  the  Lord  do  unto  all 
the  kingdoms  whither  thou  passest. 

22  Ye  shall  not  fear  them  :  for  the  Lord 
your  God  he  shall  fight  for  you. 

23  H  And  I  besought  the  Lord  at  that 
time,  saying, 

24  O  Lord  God,  thou  hast  begun  to 
shew  thy  servant  thy  greatness,  and  th)"- 
mighty  hand :  for  what  God  is  there  in 
heaven  or  in  earth,  that  can  do  according 
to  thy  works,  and  according  to  thy  might  ? 

25  I  pray  thee,  let  me  go  over,  and  sec 
the  good  land  that  is  beyond  Jordan,  that 
goodly  mountain,  and  Lebanon. 

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An  exhortation 


DEUTERONOMY. 


to  obedience. 


26  But  the  Lord  was  \vroth  with  me  for 
your  sakes,  and  would  not  hear  me :  and 
the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Let  it  suffice  thee  ; 
speak  no  more  unto  me  of  this  matter. 

27  Get  thee  up  into  the  top  of  Pisgah, 
and  lift  up  thine  eyes  westward,  and  north- 
ward, and  southward,  and  eastward,  and 
behold  it  with  thine  eyes :  for  thou  shalt 
not  go  over  this  Jordan. 

28  But  charge  Joshua,  and  encourage 
him,  and  strengthen  him :  for  he  shall  go 
over  before  this  people,  and  he  shall  cause 
them  to  inherit  the  land  which  thou  shalt 
see. 

29  So  we  abode  in  the  valley  over  against 
Beth-peor. 

CHAP.  IV. 
"OW  therefore  hearken,  O  Israel,  unto 
the  statutes,  and  unto  the  judgments, 
which  I  teach  you,  for  to  do  than,  that  ye 
may  live,  and  go  in  and  possess  the  land 
which  the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers  giveth 
you. 

2  Ye  shall  not  add  unto  the  word  which 
[  command  you,  neither  shall  ye  diminish 
ought  from  it,  that  ye  may  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God  which  I 
command  you. 

3  Your  eyes  have  seen  what  the  Lord 
did  because  of  Baal-peor  :  for  all  the  men 
that  followed  Baal-peor,  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  destroyed  them  from  among  you. 

4  But  ye  that  did  cleave  unto  the  Lord 
your  God,  are  alive  every  one  of  you  this 
day. 

5  Behold,  I  have  taught  you  statutes  and 
judgments,  even  as  the  Lord  my  God  com- 
manded me,  that  ye  should  do  so  in  the  land 
whither  ye  go  to  possess  it. 

6  Keep  therefore  and  do  them:  for  this 
is  your  wisdom  and  your  understanding  in 
the  sight  of  the  nations,  which  shall  hear 
all  these  statutes,  and  say,  Surely  this 
great  nation  i:;  a  wise  and  understanding 
people. 

7  For  what  nation  is  there  so  great,  who 
hath  God  so  nigh  unto  them,  as  the  Lord 
our  God  is  in  all  things  that  we  call  upon 
him  for  ? 

8  And  what  nation  is  there  so  great,  that 
hath  statutes  and  judgments  .so  righteous 
as  all  this  law,  whicii  I  set  before  you  this 
day  ? 

9  Only  take  heed  to  thyself,  and  keep 
thy  soul  diligently,  lest  thou  forget  the 
things  which  thine  eyes  have  seen,  and  lest 
they  depart  from  thy  heart  all  the  days  of 
thy  life  :  but  teach  them  thy  sons,  and  thy 
sons'  sons : 

10  Specially  the  day  that  thou  stoodest 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb,  when 
the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Gather  me  the  peo- 
ple together,  and  I  will  make  them  hear  my 
words,  that  thej^  may  learn  to  fear  me  all 
the  days  that  they  shall  live  upon  the 
earth,  and  that  they  may  teach  their  chil 
dren. 


11  And  ye  came  near  and  stood  under 
the  mountain ;  and  the  mountain  burned 
with  fire  unto  the  midst  of  heaven,  with 
darkness,  clouds,  and  thick  darkness. 

12  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  out  of 
the  midst  of  the  fire  :  ye  heard  the  voice  of 
the  words,  but  saw  no  similitude  ;  only  ye 
heard  a  voice. 

13  And  he  declared  unto  you  his  cove- 
nant, which  he  commanded  you  to  perform, 
even  ten  commandments ;  and  he  wrote 
them  upon  two  tables  of  stone. 

14  And  the  Lord  commanded  me  at 
that  time  to  teach  j^ou  statutes  and  judg- 
ments, that  ye  might  do  them  in  the  land 
whither  ye  go  over  to  possess  it. 

15  If  Take  ye  therefore  good  heed  unto 
yourselves ;  for  ye  saw  no  manner  of  simi- 
litude on  the  day  that  the  Lord  spake  unto 
you  in  Horeb  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire ; 

16  Lest  ye  corrupt  yoiirsdvcs,  and  make 
you  a  graven  image,  the  similitude  of  any 
figure,  the  likeness  of  male  or  female, 

17  The  likeness  of  any  beast  tiiat  is  on 
the  earth,  the  likeness  of  any  winged  fowl 
that  flieth  in  the  air, 

18  The  likeness  of  any  thing  that  creep- 
eth  on  the  ground,  the  likeness  of  any  fish 
that  is  in  the  waters  beneath  the  earth  : 

19  And  lest  thou  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto 
heaven,  and  when  thou  seest  the  sun,  and 
the  moon,  and  the  stars,  even  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  shouldest  be  driven  to  worship 
them,  and  serve  them,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  divided  unto  all  nations  under  the 
whole  heaven. 

20  But  the  Lord  hath  taken  you,  and 
brought  you  forth  out  of  the  iron  furnace, 
even  out  of  Egypt,  to  be  unto  him  a  people 
of  inheritance,  as  ye  are  this  day. 

21  Furthermore  the  Lord  was  angry 
with  me  for  your  sakes,  and  sware  that  I 
should  not  go  over  Jordan,  and  that  I  should 
not  go  in  unto  that  good  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee /or  an  inheritance  : 

22  But  I  must  die  in  this  land,  I  must  not 
go  over  Jordan :  but  ye  shall  go  over,  and 
possess  that  good  land. 

23  Take  heed  unto  yourselves,  lest  ye 
forget  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  your  God, 
which  he  made  with  you,  and  make  you  a 
graven  image,  or  the  likeness  of  any  thing 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  forbidden 
thee. 

24  For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  consum- 
ing fire,  even  a  jealous  God. 

25  H  When  thou  shalt  beget  children,  and 
children's  children,  and  shalt  have  remain- 
ed long  in  the  land,  and  shall  corrupt  your- 
selves, and  make  a  graven  image,  or  the 
hkeness  of  any  thing,  and  shall  do  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  provoke 
him  to  anger : 

26  I  call  heaven  and  earth  to  witness 
against  you  this  day,  that  ye  shall  soon 
utterly  perish  from  off  the  land  whereunto 
3'e  go  over  Jordan  to  possess  it :  ye  shall 

148 


An  exhortation  to  obedience. 


CHAP.  V. 


The  covenant  in  Horeh. 


not  prolong  your  days  upon  it,  but  shall 
utterly  be  destroyed. 

27  And  the  Lord  .«hall  scatter  you  among 
the  nations,  and  ye  shall  be  left  iew  in  num- 
ber among  the  heathen,  whither  the  Lord 
shall  lead  you. 

28  And  there  ye  shall  serve  gods,  the 
work  of  men's  hands,  wood  and  stone, 
which  neither  see,  nor  hear,  nor  eat,  nor 
smell. 

29  But  if  from  thence  thou  shalt  seek  the 
Lord  thy  God,  thou  shalt  find  him,  if  thou 
seek  him  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
soul. 

30  When  thou  art  in  tribulation,  and  all 
these  things  are  come  upon  thee,  even  in 
the  latter  days,  if  thou  turn  to  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  shalt  be  obedient  unto  his 
voice ; 

31  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  zs  a  merciful 
God ;)  he  will  not  forsake  thee,  neither  de- 
stroy thee,  nor  forget  the  covenant  of  thy 
fathers,  which  he  sware  unto  them. 

32  H  For  ask  now  of  the  days  that  are 
past,  which  were  before  thee,  since  the  day 
that  God  created  man  upon  the  earth,  and 
ask  from  the  one  side  of  heaven  unto  the 
other,  whether  there  hath  been  any  such 
thing  as  this  great  thing  is,  or  hath  been 
heard  like  it  ? 

33  Did  ever  people  hear  the  voice  of 
God  speaking  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
as  thou  hast  heard,  and  live  ? 

34  Or  hath  God  assayed  to  go  and  take 
him  a  nation  from  the  midst  of  another  na- 
tion, by  temptations,  by  signs,  and  by  won- 
ders, and  by  war,  and  by  a  mighty  hand, 
and  by  a  stretched  out  arm,  and  by  great 
terrors,  according  to  all  that  the  Lord  your 
God  did  for  you  in  Egypt  before  your  eyes  1 

35  Unto  thee  it  was  shewed,  that  thou 
mightest  know  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  : 
there  is  none  else  beside  him. 

36  Out  of  heaven  he  made  thee  to  hear 
his  voice,  that  he  might  instruct  thee  :  and 
upon  earth  he  shewed  thee  his  great  fire  ; 
and  thou  heardest  his  words  out  .of  the 
midst  of  the  fire. 

37  And  because  he  loved  thy  fathers, 
therefore  he  chose  their  seed  after  them, 
and  brought  thee  out  in  his  sight  with  his 
mighty  power  out  of  Egypt ; 

38  To  drive  out  nations  from  before  thee, 
greater  and  mightier  than  thou  art,  to  bring 
thee  in,  to  give  thee  their  land  for  an  in- 
heritance, as  it  is  this  day. 

39  Know  therefore  this  day,  and  con- 
sider it  in  thine  heart,  that  the  Lord  he  is 
God  in  heaven  above,  and  upon  the  earth 
beneath  :  thei-e  is  none  else. 

40  Thou  shalt  keep  therefore  his  .statutes 
and  his  commandments  which  I  command 
thee  this  day,  that  it  may  go  well  with 
thee,  and  with  thy  children  after  thee,  and 
that  thou  mayest  prolong  thy  days  upon  the 
earth,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee, 
for  ever. 


41  IT  Then  Moses  severed  three  cities  on 
this  side  Jordan,  toward  the  sun-rising ; 

42  That  the  slayer  might  flee  thither, 
which  should  kill  his  neighbour  unawares, 
and  hated  him  not  in  times  past ;  and  that 
fleeing  unto  one  of  these  cities  he  might  live  : 

43  Namely,  Bezer  in  the  wilderness,  in 
the  plain  country,  of  the  Reubenites  :  and 
Ramoth  in  Gilead,  of  the  Gadites ;  and 
Golan  in  Bashan,  of  the  Manassites. 

44  If  And  this  is  the  law  which  Moses 
set  before  the  children  of  Israel : 

45  These  are  the  testimonies,  and  the 
statutes,  and  the  judgments,  which  Moses 
spake  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  after  they 
came  forth  out  of  Egypt, 

46  On  this  side  Jordan,  in  the  valley 
over  against  Beth-peor,  in  thelandof  Sihon 
king  of  the  Amorites,  who  dwelt  at  Hesh- 
bon,  whom  Moses  and  the  children  of  Is- 
rael smote,  after  they  were  come  forth  out 
of  Egypt : 

47  And  they  possessed  his  land,  and  the 
land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  two  kings  of 
the  Amorites,  which  loere  on  this  side  Jor- 
dan, toward  the  sun-rising ; 

48  From  Aroer,  which  is  by  the  bank  of 
the  river  Arnon,  even  unto  mount  Sion, 
which  is  Hermon, 

49  And  all  the  plain  on  this  side  Jordan 
eastward,  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  plain,  un- 
der the  springs  of  Pisgah. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  Moses  called  all  Israel,  and  said 
unto  them.  Hear,  O  Israel,  the  sta- 
tutes and  judgments  which  I  speak  in  your 
ears  this  day,  that  ye  may  learn  them,  and 
keep,  and  do  them. 

2  The  Lord  our  God  made  a  covenant 
with  us  in  Horeb. 

3  The  Lord  made  not  this  covenant  with 
our  fathers,  but  with  us,  eve7i  us,  who  are 
all  of  us  here  alive  this  day. 

4  The  Lord  talked  with  you  face  to 
face  in  the  mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
fire, 

5  (I  stood  between  the  Lord  and  you 
at  that  time,  to  shew  you  the  word  of  the 
Lord  :  for  ye  were  afraid  by  reason  of 
the  fire,  and  went  not  up  into  the  mount;) 
saying, 

6  H  1  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  from 
the  house  of  bondage. 

7  Thou  shalt  have  none  other  gods  before 
me. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  make  thee  any  graven 
image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that 
is  in  heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth  be- 
neath, or  that  is  in  the  waters  beneath  the 
earth  : 

9  Thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  unto 
them,  nor  serve  them :  for  I  the  Lord  thy 
God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity 
of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the 
third  and  fourth  generation  of  them  that 
hate  me, 

149 


The  ten  commandments. 


DEUTERONOMY.     Moses  exhorts  the  Israelites. 


10  And  shewing  mercy  unto  thousands 
of  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my  com- 
mandments. 

11  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  vain :  for  the  Lord  will 
not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh  his  name 
in  vain. 

12  Keep  the  sabbath-day  to  sanctify  it, 
as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  commanded 
thee. 

13  Six  days  thou  shalt  labour,  and  do  all 
thy  work : 

14  But  the  seventh  day  is  the  sabbath 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in  it  thou  shalt  not 
do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy 
daughter,  nor  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy 
maid-servant,  nor  thine  ox,  nor  thine  ass, 
nor  any  of  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that 
is  within  thy  gates ;  that  thy  man-servant 
and  thy  maid-servant  may  rest  as  well  as 
thou. 

15  And  remember  that  thou  wast  a  ser- 
vant in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  brought  thee  out  thence 
through  a  mighty  hand  and  by  a  stretched 
out  arm :  therefore  the  Lord  thy  God  com- 
manded thee  to  keep  the  sabbath-day. 

16  H  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother, 
as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  commanded 
thee  ;  that  thy  days  may  be  prolonged,  and 
that  it  may  go  well  with  thee,  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

17  Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

18  Neither  shalt  thou  commit  adultery. 

19  Neither  shalt  thou  steal. 

20  Neither  shalt  thou  bear  false  witness 
against  thy  neighbour. 

21  Neither  shalt  thou  desire  thy  neigh- 
bour's wife,  neither  shalt  thou  covet  thy 
neighbour's  house,  his  field,  or  his  man- 
servant, or  his  maid-servant,  his  ox,  or  his 
ass,  or  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 

22  H  These  words  the  Lord  spake  unto 
all  your  assembly  in  the  mount  out  of  the 
midst  of  the  fire,  of  the  cloud,  and  of  the 
thick  darkness,  witli  a  great  voice  :  and  he 
added  no  more.  And  he  wrote  them  in  two 
tables  of  stone,  and  delivered  them  unto  me. 

23  And  it  came  to  paps,  when  he  heard 
the  voice  out  of  tlie  midst  of  the  darkness, 
(tor  the  mountain  did  burn  with  fire,)  that 
ye  came  near  unto  me,  ri'cn  all  the  heads  of 
your  tribes,  and  your  elders  ; 

24  And  ye  said,  Behold,  the  Lord  our 
God  hath  shewed  us  liis  glory  and  his 
greatness,  and  we  have  heard  his  voice  out 
of  the  midst  of  the  fire  :  we  have  seen  this 
day  that  God  doth  talk  with  man,  and  he 
liveth. 

25  Now  therefore  wh}'  should  we  die  ?  for 
this  great  fire  will  consume  us  :  if  we  hear 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God  any  more, 
then  we  shall  die. 

26  For  who  is  there  of  all  flesh  that  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  the  living  God  speaking 
out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  as  we  have,  and 
lived? 


27  Go  thou  near,  and  hear  all  that  the  Lord 
our  God  shall  say  ;  and  speak  thou  unto  us 
all  that  the  Lord  our  God  shall  speak  unto 
thee ;  and  we  will  hear  it,  and  do  it. 

28  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of  your 
words,  when  ye  spake  unto  me  ;  and  the 
Lord  said  unto  me,  1  have  heard  the  voice 
of  the  words  of  this  people,  which  they 
have  spoken  unto  thee  :  they  have  well  said 
all  that  they  have  spoken. 

29  O  that  there  were  such  an  heart  in 
them,  that  they  would  fear  me,  and  keep  all 
my  commandments  always,  that  it  might 
be  well  with  them,  and  with  their  children 
for  ever ! 

30  Go  say  to  them,  Get  you  into  your 
tents  again. 

31  But  as  for  thee,  stand  thou  here  by 
me,  and  I  will  speak  unto  thee  all  tiie  com- 
mandments, and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
ments, which  thou  shalt  teach  them,  that 
they  may  do  thein  in  the  land  which  I  give 
them  to  possess  it. 

32  Ye  shall  observe  to  do  therefore  as  the 
Lord  your  God  hath  commanded  you  :  ye 
shall  not  turn  aside  to  the  right  hand  or  to 
the  left. 

33  Ye  shall  walk  in  all  the  ways  which 
the  Lord  your  God  hath  commanded  you, 
that  ye  may  live,  and  that  it  may  be  well 
with  you,  and  that  ye  may  prolong  your 
da3's  in  the  land  whicli  ye  shall  possess. 

CHAP.  VL 

NOW  these  are  the  commandments,  the 
statutes,  and  the  judgments  which  the 
Lord  your  God  commanded  to  teach  you, 
that  ye  might  do  them  in  the  land  wiiither 
3'e  go  to  possess  it : 

2  That  thou  mightest  fear  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  keep  all  his  statutes  and  his  com- 
mandments which  I  command  thee,  thou, 
and  thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son,  all  tlie  days 
of  thy  life  ;  and  that  thy  days  may  be  pro- 
longed. 

3  H  Hear  tlierefore,  O  Israel,  and  observe 
to  do  it;  that  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and 
that  ye  may  increase  miglitil}',  as  the  Lord 
God  of  thy  fathers  hath  promised  thee,  in 
the  land  that  tloweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

4  Hear,  O  Israel :  the  Lord  our  God  is 
one  Lord : 

5  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all  thy  might. 

6  And  these  words  which  I  command 
thee  this  day,  shall  be  in  thine  heart : 

7  And  thou  shalt  teach  them  diligently 
unto  thy  children,  and  shalt  talk  of  them 
when  thou  sittest  in  thine  house,  and  when 
thou  walkest  by  the  way,  and  when  thou 
best  down,  and  when  thou  risest  up. 

8  And  thou  slialt  bind  them  for  a  sign 
upon  thine  hand,  and  they  shall  be  as  front- 
lets between  thine  eyes. 

9  And  thou  shalt  write  them  upon  the 
posts  of  thy  house,  and  on  thy  gates. 

10  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  thy 

150 


All  communion  with  the 


CHAP.  VIL 


nations  is  forbidden. 


God  shail  have  brought  thee  into  the  land 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abra- 
ham, to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  thee 
great  and  goodly  cities,  which  thou  buildest 
not, 

11  And  houses  full  of  all  good  things, 
whicli  tiiou  filledst  not,  and  wells  digged, 
which  thou  diggedst  not,  vineyards  and 
olive-trees,  which  thou  plantedst  not ;  when 
thou  shalt  have  eaten  and  be  full ; 

12  Then  beware  lest  thou  forget  the 
Lord,  which  brought  thee  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bon- 
dage. 

13  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God, 
and  serve  him,  and  shalt  swear  by  his  name. 

14  Ye  shall  not  go  after  other  gods,  of 
the  gods  of  the  people  which  are  round 
about  you ; 

1-5  (For  the  Lord  thy  God  is  a  jealous 
God  among  you)  lest  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
thy  God  be  kindled  against  thee,  and  de- 
stroy thee  from  off  the  face  of  the  earth. 

16  Ye  shall  not  tempt  the  Lord  your 
God,  as  ye  tempted  him  in  Massah. 

17  Ye  shall  diligently  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  his 
testimonies,  and  his  statutes,  which  he  hath 
commanded  thee. 

15  And  thou  shalt  do  that  lohich  is  right 
and  good  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  that 
it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thou 
mayest  go  in  and  possess  the  good  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers, 

19  To  cast  out  all  thine  enemies  from 
before  thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

20  If  And  when  thy  son  asketh  thee  in 
time  to  come,  saying,  What  mean  the  testi- 
monies, and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
ments, which  the  Lord  our  God  hath  com- 
manded you  ? 

21  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  thy  son.  We 
were  Pharaoh's  bondmen  in  Egypt;  and 
the  Lord  brought  us  out  of  Egypt  with  a 
mighty  hand  : 

22  And  the  Lord  shewed  signs  and  won- 
ders, great  and  sore,  upon  Egypt,  upon 
Pharaoii,  and  upon  all  his  household,  before 
our  eyes : 

23  And  he  brought  us  out  from  thence, 
that  he  might  bring  us  in,  to  give  us  the 
land  which  he  sware  unto  our  fathers. 

24  And  the  Lord  commanded  us  to  do 
all  these  statutes,  to  fear  the  Lord  our  God, 
for  our  good  always,  that  he  might  preserve 
us  alive,  as  it  is  at  this  day. 

25  And  it  shall  be  our  righteousness,  if 
we  observe  to  do  all  these  commandments 
before  the  Lord  our  God,  as  he  hath  com- 
manded us. 

CHAP.  VIL 

WHEN  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bring 
thee  into  the  land  whither  thou  goest 
to  possess  it,  and  hath  cast  out  many  nations 
before  thee,  the  Hittites,  and  the  Girgashites, 
and  the  Amorites,  and  the  Canaanites,  and 
the  Perizzites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Je- 


busites,  seven  nations  greater  and  mightier 
than  thou ; 

2  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  de- 
liver them  before  thee,  thou  shalt  smite  them 
and  utterly  destroy  them,  thou  shalt  make 
no  covenant  with  them,  nor  shew  mercy 
unto  them : 

3  Neither  shalt  thou  make  marriages 
with  them  ;  thy  daughter  thou  shalt  not  give 
unto  his  son,  nor  his  daughter  shalt  thou 
take  unto  thy  son. 

4  For  they  will  turn  away  thy  son  from 
following  me,  that  they  may  serve  other 
gods :  so  will  the  anger  of  the  Lord  be 
kindled  against  you,  and  destroy  thee  sud- 
denly. 

5  But  thus  shall  ye  deal  with  them ;  ye 
shall  destroy  their  altars,  and  break  down 
their  images,  and  cut  down  their  groves, 
and  burn  their  graven  images  with  fire. 

6  H  For  thou  art  an  holy  people  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God :  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
chosen  thee  to  be  a  special  people  unto 
himself,  above  all  people  that  are  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

7  The  Lord  did  not  set  his  love  upon 
you,  nor  choose  you,  because  ye  were  more 
in  number  than  any  people;  for  ye  were 
the  fewest  of  all  people  : 

8  But  because  the  Lord  loved  you,  and 
because  he  would  keep  the  oath  which  he 
had  sworn  unto  your  fathers,  hath  the 
Lord  brought  you  out  with  a  mighty  hand, 
and  redeemed  you  out  of  the  house  of 
bondmen,  from  the  hand  of  Pharaoh  king 
of  Egypt. 

9  H  Know  therefore  that  the  Lord  thy 
God,  he  is  God,  the  faithful  God,  which 
keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  with  them 
that  love  him  and  keep  his  commandments 
to  a  thousand  generations  ; 

10  And  repayeth  them  that  hate  him  to 
their  face,  to  destroy  them :  he  will  not  be 
slack  to  him  that  hateth  him,  he  will  repay 
him  to  his  face. 

11  Thou  shalt  therefore  keep  the  com- 
mandments, and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
ments, which  I  command  thee  this  day,  to 
do  them. 

12  H  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if 
ye  hearken  to  these  judgments,  and  keep, 
and  do  them,  that  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
keep  unto  thee  the  covenant  and  the  mercy 
which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers  : 

13  And  he  will  love  thee,  and  bless  thee, 
and  multiply  thee :  he  will  also  bless  the 
fruit  of  thy  womb,  and  the  fruit  of  thy  land, 
thy  corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine  oil,  the 
increase  of  thy  kine,  and  the  flocks  of  thy 
sheep,  in  the  land  which  he  sware  unto  thy 
fathers  to  give  thee. 

14  Thou  shalt  be  blessed  above  all  peo- 
ple :  there  shall  not  be  male  or  female  bar- 
ren among  you,  or  among  your  cattle. 

15  And  the  Lord  will  take  away  from 
thee  all  sickness,  and  will  put  none  of  the 
evil  diseases  of  Egvpt  (which  thou  know- 

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An  exJiortation 


DEUTERONOMY. 


to  obedience. 


est)  upon  thee  ;  but  will  lay  them  upon  all 
them  that  hate  thee. 

16  And  thou  shalt  consume  all  the  peo- 
ple which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver 
thee ;  thine  eye  shall  have  no  pity  upon 
them  :  neither  shalt  thou  serve  their  gods  ; 
for  that  mill  be  a  snare  unto  thee. 

17  If  thou  shalt  say  in  thine  heart, 
These  nations  are  more  than  I,  how  can  I 
dispossess  them  1 

18  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  of  them : 
but  shalt  well  remember  what  the  Lord 
thy  God  did  unto  Pharaoh,  and  unto  all 
Egypt  ; 

19  The  great  temptations  which  thine 
eyes  saw,  and  the  signs,  and  the  wonders, 
and  the  mighty  hand,  and  the  stretched 
out  arm,  whereby  the  Lord  thy  God 
brought  thee  out:  so  shall  the  Lord  thy 
God  do  unto  all  the  people  of  whom  thou 
art  afraid. 

20  Moreover,  the  Lord  thy  God  will 
send  the  hornet  among  them,  until  they 
that  are  left,  and  hide  themselves  from  thee, 
be  destroyed. 

21  Thou  shalt  not  be  affrighted  at  them  : 
for  the  Lord  thy  God  is  among  you,  a 
mighty  God  and  terrible. 

22  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  put  out 
those  nations  before  thee  by  little  and  little : 
thou  mayest  not  consume  them  at  once, 
lest  the  beasts  of  the  field  increase  upon 
thee. 

23  But  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  deliver 
them  unto  thee,  and  shall  destroy  them 
with  a  mighty  destruction,  until  they  be 
destroyed. 

24  And  he  shall  deliver  their  kings  into 
thine  hand,  and  thou  shalt  destroy  their 
name  from  under  heaven  :  there  shall  no 
man  be  able  to  stand  before  thee,  until  thou 
have  destroyed  them. 

25  If  The  graven  images  of  their  gods 
shall  ye  burn  with  fire :  thou  shalt  not  de- 
sire the  silver  or  gold  tJtat  is  on  them,  nor 
take  il  unto  thee,  lest  thou  be  snared  there- 
in :  for  it  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

26  Neither  shalt  thou  bring  an  abomina- 
tion into  thine  house,  lest  thou  be  a  cursed 
thing  like  it :  bid  thou  shalt  utterly  detest  it, 
and  thou  shalt  utterly  abhor  it ;  for  it  is  a 
cursed  thing. 

CHAP.  VIIL 
LL  the  commandments  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day  shall  ye  observe 
to  do,  that  ye  may  live,  and  multiply,  and 
go  in  and  possess  the  land  which  tlie  Lord 
sware  unto  your  fathers. 

2  And  thou  shalt  remember  all  the  way 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  led  thee  these 
forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  to  humble 
thee,  and  to  prove  thee,  to  know  what  tvas 
in  thine  heart,  whether  thou  wouldest  keep 
his  commandments,  or  no. 

3  And  he  humbled  thee,  and  suffered 
thee  to  hunger,  and  fed  thee  with  manna, 


which  thou  knewest  not,  neither  did  thy  fa- 
thers know  ;  that  he  might  make  thee  know 
that  man  doth  not  live  by  bread  only,  but 
by  every  ivo7-d  that  proceedeth  out  of  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord,  doth  man  live. 

4  Thy  raiment  waxed  not  old  upon  thee, 
neither  did  thy  foot  swell  these  forty  years. 

5  Thou  shalt  also  consider  in  thine  heart, 
that  as  a  man  chasteneth  his  son,  so  the 
Lord  thy  God  chasteneth  thee. 

6  Therefore  thou  shalt  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk 
in  his  ways,  and  to  fear  him. 

7  For  the  Lord  thy  God  bringeth  thee 
into  a  good  land,  a  land  of  brooks  of  water, 
of  fountains,  and  depths  that  spring  out  of 
valleys  and  hills ; 

8  A  land  of  wheat,  and  barley,  and 
vines,  and  fig-lrees,  and  pomegranates,  a 
land  of  oil-olive,  and  honey  ; 

9  A  land  wherein  thou  shalt  eat  bread 
without  scarceness,  thou  shalt  not  lack  any 
fJmig  in  it,  a  land  whose  stones  are  iron, 
and  out  of  whose  hills  thou  mayest  dig 
brass. 

10  When  thou  hast  eaten  and  art  full, 
then  thou  shalt  bless  the  Lord  thy  God  for 
the  good  land  which  he  hath  given  thee. 

11  Beware  that  thou  forget  not  the  Lord 
thy  God,  in  not  keeping  his  command- 
ments, and  his  judgments,  and  his  statutes, 
which  I  command  thee  this  day : 

12  Lest  iolicn  thou  hast  eaten,  and  art 
full,  and  hast  built  goodly  houses,  and 
dwelt  therein ; 

13  And  ii^hcyi  thy  herds  and  thy  flocks 
multiply,  and  thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is 
multiplied,  and  all  that  thou  hast  is  multi- 
plied ; 

14  Then  thine  heart  be  lifted  up,  and 
thou  forget  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
brought  thee  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
from  the  house  of  bondage  ; 

15  Who  led  thee  through  that  great  and 
terrible  wilderness,  tvhcrcin  were  fiery  ser- 
pents, and  scorpions,  and  drought,  where 
there  was  no  water  :  who  brought  thee  forth 
water  out  of  the  rock  of  flint ; 

16  Who  fed  thee  in  the  wilderness  with 
manna,  which  thy  fathers  knew  not,  that  he 
might  humble  thee,  and  that  he  might  prove 
thee,  to  do  thee  good  at  thy  latter  end. 

17  And  thou  say  in  thine  heart.  My  pow- 
er and  the  might  of  mine  hand  hath  gotten 
me  this  wealth. 

IS  But  thou  shaltremember  the  Lord  thy 
God  :  for  it  is  he  that  giveth  thee  power  to 
get  wealth,  that  he  may  establish  his  cove- 
nant which  he  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  as  it 
is  this  day. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  do  at  all  forget 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  after  other 
gods,  and  serve  them,  and  worship  them,  I 
testify  against  you  this  day  that  ye  shall 
surelj^  perish. 

20  As  the  nations  which  the  Lord  de- 
stroyeth  before  your  face,  so  shall  ye  pe- 

152 


Moses  rehearses 


CHAP.  IX. 


t/ie  rebellions  of  Israel. 


which  I  commanded  them  ;  they  have  made 
them  a  molten  image. 

13  Furthermore,  the  Lord  spake  unto 
me,  saying,  I  have  seen  this  people,  and 
behold,  it  is  a  stiff-necked  people : 

14  Let  me  alone,  that  I  may  destroy  them, 
and  blot  out  their  name  from  under  hea- 
ven :  and  1  will  make  of  thee  a  nation 
mightier  and  greater  than  they. 

15  So  I  turned  and  came  down  from  the 
mount,  and  the  mount  burned  with  lire: 
and  the  two  tables  of  the  covenant  tcere  in 
my  two  hands. 

16  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  ye  had 
sinned  against  the  Lord  j'our  God,  and 
had  made  you  a  molten  calf:  ye  had  turn- 
ed aside  quickly  out  of  the  way  which  the 
Lord  had  commanded  you. 

17  And  I  took  the  two  tables,  and  cast 
them  out  of  my  two  hands,  and  brake  them 
before  your  eyes. 

18  And  I  fell  down  before  the  Lord,  as 
at  the  first,  forty  days  and  fort)^  nights :  I 
did  neither  eat  bread,  nor  drink  water,  be- 
cause of  all  your  sins  which  ye  sinned,  in 
doing  wickedly  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

19  (For  I  was  afraid  of  the  anger  and 
hot  displeasure  wherewith  the  Lord  was 
wroth  against  you  to  destroy  you.)  But  the 
Lord  hearkened  unto  me  at  that  time  also. 

20  And  the  Lord  was  very  angry  with 
Aaron  to  have  destroyed  him :  and  I  pray- 
ed for  Aaron  also  the  same  time. 

21  And  I  took  your  sin,  the  calf  which 
ye  had  made,  and  burnt  it  with  fire,  and 
stamped  it,  and  ground  it  very  small,  even 
until  it  was  as  small  as  dust :  and  I  cast  the 
dust  thereof  into  the  brook  that  descended 
out  of  the  mount. 

22  And  at  Taberah,  and  at  Massah,  and 
at  Kibroth-hattaavah,  ye  provoked  the  Lord 
to  wrath. 

23  Likewise  when  the  Lord  sent  you 
from  Kadesh-barnea,  saying.  Go  up  and 
possess  the  land  which  I  have  given  you ; 
then  ye  rebelled  against  the  commandment 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  ye  believed  him 
not,  nor  hearkened  to  his  voice. 

24  Ye  have  been  rebellious  against  the 
Lord  from  the  day  that  I  knew  you. 

25  Thus  I  fell  down  before  the  Lord 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  as  I  fell  down 
at  the  first ;  because  the  Lord  had  said  he 
would  destroy  you. 

26  I  prayed  therefore  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  God,  destroy  not  thy 
people  and  thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
hast  redeemed  through  thy  greatness,  which 
thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of  Egypt  with 
a  mighty  hand. 

27  Remember  thy  servants,  Abraham, 
Isaac,  and  Jacob ;  look  not  unto  the  stub- 
bornness of  this  people,  nor  to  their  wick- 
edness, nor  to  their  sin  : 

^   _^  ^  ,28  Lest  the  land  whence  thou  brought- 

are  quickly  turned   aside  out  of  the  way  est  us  out,  say,  Because  the  Lord  v*as  not 
20  153 


rish ;  because  ye  would  not  be  obedient  un- 
to the  voice  of  the  Lord  your  God. 
CHAP.  IX. 

HEAR,  O  Israel :  Thou  art  to  pass  over 
Jordan  this  day,  to  go  in  to  possess 
nations  greater  and  mightier  than  thyself, 
cities  great  and  fenced  up  to  heaven  ; 

2  A  people  great  and  tall,  tlie  children 
of  the  Anakims,  whom  thou  knowest,  and 
of  tvhom  thou  hast  heard  say,  Who  can 
stand  before  the  children  of  Anak ! 

3  Understand  therefore  this  day,  that  the 
Lord  thy  God  is  he  which  goeth  over  be- 
fore thee  ;  as  a  consuming  fire  he  shall  de- 
stroy them,  and  he  shall  bring  them  down 
before  thy  face  :  so  shah  thou  drive  them 
out,  and  destroy  them  quickly,  as  the  Lord 
hath  said  unto  thee. 

4  Speak  not  thou  in  thine  heart,  after 
that  the  Lord  thy  God  hast  cast  them  out 
from  before  thee,  saying.  For  my  righteous- 
ness the  Lord  hath  brought  me  in  to  pos- 
sess this  land :  but  for  the  wickedness  of 
these  nations  the  Lord  doth  drive  them  out 
from  before  thee. 

5  Not  for  thj'  righteousness,  or  for  the 
uprightness  of  thine  heart  dost  thou  ^o  to 
possess  their  land :  but  for  the  wickedness 
of  these  nations,  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 
drive  them  out  from  before  thee,  and  that  he 
may  perform  the  word  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  thy  fathers,  Abraham,  Isaac, 
and  Jacob. 

6  Understand  therefore,  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee  not  this  good  land  to 
possess  it  for  thy  righteousness;  for  thou 
art  a  stiff-necked  people. 

7  ^  Remember,  and  forget  not,  how  thou 
provokedst  the  Lord  thy  God  to  wrath  in 
the  wilderness :  from  the  day  that  thou  didst 
depart  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  until  ye 
came  unto  this  place,  ye  have  been  rebel- 
lious against  the  Lord. 

8  Also  in  Horeb  ye  provoked  the  Lord 
to  wrath,  so  that  the  Lord  was  angry  with 
you  to  have  destroyed  you. 

9  When  I  was  gone  up  into  the  mount, 
to  receive  the  tables  of  stone,  even  the  ta- 
bles of  the  covenant  which  the  Lord  made 
with  you,  then  I  abode  in  the  mount  forty 
days  'and  forty  nights,  I  neither  did  eat 
bread,  nor  drink  water  : 

10  And  the  Lord  delivered  unto  me  two 
tables  of  stone  written  with  the  finger  of 
God  ;  and  on  them  was  written  according 
to  all  the  words  which  the  Lord  spake  with 
you  in  the  mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
fire,  in  the  day  of  the  assembly. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
forty  days  and  forty  nights,  that  the  Lord 
gave  me  the  two  tables  of  stone,  even  the 
tables  of  the  covenant, 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arise, 
get  thee  down  quickly  from  hence ;  for  thy 
people  which  thou  hast  brouglit  forth  out 
of  Egypt  have  corrupted  themselves  ;  they 


GocPs  mercy 


DEUTERONOMY.       in  restoring  the  tioo  tables. 


able  to  bring  them  into  the  land  which  he 
promised  them,  and  because  he  hated  them, 
he  hath  brought  them  out  to  slay  them  in 
the  wilderness. 

29  Yet  they  are  thy  people  and  thine  in- 
heritance which  thou  broughtest  out  by  thy 
mishty  power  and  bv  thy  stretched  out  arm. 
CHAP.  X. 

AT  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Hew  thee  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto 
the  first,  and  come  up  unto  me  into  the 
mount,  and  make  thee  an  ark  of  wood. 

2  And  I  will  write  on  the  tables  the  words 
that  were  in  the  first  tables  which  thou 
brakedst,  and  thou  shalt  put  them  in  the 
ark. 

3  And  I  made  an  ark  of  shittim-wood, 
and  hewed  two  tables  of  stone  like  unto  the 
first,  and  went  up  into  the  mount,  having 
the  two  tables  in  mine  hand. 

4  And  he  wrote  on  the  tables,  according 
to  the  first  writing,  tiie  ten  commandments, 
which  the  Lord  spake  unto  you  in  the 
mount  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  in  the  day 
of  the  assembly  ;  and  the  Lord  gave  them 
unto  me. 

5  And  I  turned  myself  and  came  down 
from  the  mount,  and  put  the  tables  in  the 
ark  which  I  had  made  ;  and  there  they  be, 
as  the  Lord  commanded  me. 

6  II  And  the  children  of  Israel  took  their 
journey  from  Beeroth  of  the  children  of 
Jaakan  to  Mosera  :  there  Aaron  died,  and 
there  he  was  buried ;  and  Eleazar  his  son 
ministered  in  the  priest's  office  in  his  stead. 

7  From  thence  they  journeyed  untoGud- 
godah ;  and  from  Gudgodah  to  Jotbath,  a 
land  of  rivers  of  waters. 

8  H  At  tliat  time  the  Lord  separated  the 
tribe  of  Levi,  to  bear  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord,  to  stand  before  the  Lord 
to  minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless  in  his 
name,  unto  this  day. 

9  Wherefore  Levi  hath  no  part  nor  in- 
heritance with  his  brethren ;  the  Lord  is 
his  inheritance,  according  as  the  Lord  thy 
God  promised  him. 

10  11  And  I  stayed  in  the  mount,  accord- 
ing to  the  first  time,  forty  days  and  forty 
nights  ;  and  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  me 
at  that  time  also,  and  the  Lord  would  not 
destroy  thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arise, 
take  tinj  journey  before  the  people,  that 
they  may  go  in  and  possess  the  land  which 
I  sware  unto  their  failiers  to  give  unto  them. 

12  II  And  now,  Israel,  what  doth  the 
Lord  thy  God  require  of  thse  but  to  fear 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways, 
and  to  love  him,  and  to  serve  the  Lord  thy 
God  with  all  thy  heart  and  with  all  thy  soul, 

13  To  keep  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,  and  his  statutes,  which  I  command 
thee  this  day  for  thy  good  1 

14  Behold,  the  heaven  and  the  heaven 
of  heavens  is  the  Lord's  thy  God,  the  earth 
also,  with  all  that  therein  ^5. 


15  Only  the  Lord  had  a  delight  in  thy 
fathers  to  love  them,  and  he  chose  their 
seed  after  them,  even  you  above  all  people, 
as  if  is  this  day. 

16  Circumcise  therefore  the  foreskin  of 
your  heart,  and  be  no  more  stiff-necked. 

17  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  God  of 
gods,  and  Lord  of  lords,  a  great  God,  a 
mighty,  and  a  terrible,  which  regardeth  not 
persons,  nor  taketh  reward  : 

18  He  doth  execute  the  judgment  of  the 
fatherless  and  widow,  and  loveth  the  stran- 
ger, in  giving  him  food  and  raiment. 

19  Love  ye  therefore  the  stranger :  for 
ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

20  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God ; 
him  shalt  thou  serve,  and  to  him  shalt  thou 
cleave,  and  swear  by  his  name. 

21  He  is  thy  praise,  and  he  is  thy  God, 
that  hath  done  for  thee  these  great  and 
terrible  things  which  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

22  Thy  fathers  went  down  into  Egypt 
with  threescore  and  ten  persons ;  and  now 
the  Lord  thy  God  hath  made  thee  as  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THEREFORE  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  keep  his  charge,  and  his 
statutes,  and  hie  judgments,  and  his  com- 
mandments, alvvay. 

2  H  And  know  ye  this  day  :  for  /  speok 
not  with  v'our  children  which  have  not 
known,  and  which  have  not  seen  the  chas- 
tisement of  the  Lord  your  God,  liis  great- 
ness, his  mighty  hand,  and  his  stretched 
out  arm, 

3  And  his  miracles,  and  his  acts,  which 
he  did  in  the  midst  of  Egypt,  unto  Pharaoh 
the  king  of  Egypt,  and  unto  all  his  land; 

4  And  what  he  did  unto  the  army  of 
Egypt,  unto  their  horses,  and  to  their  cha- 
riots ;  how  he  made  the  water  of  the  Red 
sea  to  overflow  them  as  they  pursued  after 
you,  and  Iiow  the  Lord  hath  destroyed 
them  unto  this  daj' ; 

5  And  wliat  he  did  unto  you  in  the  wil- 
derness, until  ye  came  into  this  place  ; 

6  And  what  he  did  unto  Dathan  and 
Abiram,  the  sons  of  Eliab,  the  son  of  Reu- 
ben :  how  the  earth  opened  her  mouth,  and 
svt'allowed  them  up,  and  their  households, 
and  their  tents,  and  all  the  substance  that 
ivas  in  their  possession,  in  the  midst  of  all 
Israel : 

7  But  your  eyes  have  seen  all  the  great 
acts  of  tlie  Lord  which  he  did. 

8  Therefore  shall  ye  keep  all  the  com- 
mandments which  I  command  you  this  da)-, 
that  ye  may  be  strong,  and  go  in  and  pos- 
sess the  land,  whither  ye  go  to  possess  it ; 

9  And  that  ye  may  prolong  your  days  in 
the  land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto  your 
fathers  to  give  unto  them,  and  to  their  seed, 
a  land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  II  For  the  land,  whither  thou^est  in 
to  possess  it,  is  not  as  the  land  of  Egypt, 
from    whence  ve  came  out,   where  thou 

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A?i  exhortation  to  obedience  CHAP 

sowedst  thy  seed,  and  wateredst  it  with  thy 
foot,  as  a  garden  of  herbs : 

11  But  the  land,  whither  ye  go  to  pos- 
sess it,  is  a  land  of  hills  and  valleys,  and 
drinketh  water  of  the  rain  of  heaven  : 

12  A  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
careth  for  :  the  ej'es  of  the  Lord  tliy  God 
are  always  upon  it,  from  the  beginning  of 
the  year  even  unto  the  end  of  the  year. 

13  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  shall 
hearken  diligently  unto  my  commandments 
which  I  command  you  this  day,  to  love  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  to  serve  him  with  all 
your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul, 

14  That  1  will  give  you  the  rain  of  your 
land  in  his  due  season,  the  hrst  rain  and  the 
latter  rain,  that  thou  mayest  gather  in  thy 
corn,  and  thy  wine,  and  thine  oil. 

15  And  I  will  send  grass  in  thy  fields  for 
thy  cattle,  that  thou  mayest  eat  and  be  full. 

16  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  that  your 
heart  be  not  deceived,  and  ye  turn  aside, 
and  serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them  ; 

17  And  then  the  Lord's  wrath  be  kindled 
against  you,  and  he  shut  up  the  heaven, 
that  there  be  no  rain,  and  that  the  land 
yield  not  her  fruit ;  and  lest  ye  perish  quick- 
ly from  off  the  good  land  which  the  Lord 
giveth  you. 

18  H  Therefore  shall  ye  lay  up  these  my 
words  in  your  heart  and  in  your  soul,  and 
bind  them  for  a  sign  upon  your  hand,  that 
they  may  be  as  frontlets  between  your  eyes. 

19  And  ye  shall  teach  them  your  chil- 
dren, speaking  of  them  when  thou  sittest 
in  thine  house,  and  when  thou  walkest  by 
the  way,  when  thou  liest  down,  and  when 
thou  risest  up. 

20  And  thou  slialt  write  them  upon  the 
door  posts  of  thine  house,  and  upon  thy 
gates : 

21  That  3'our  days  may  be  multiplied, 
and  the  days  of  your  children,  in  the  land 
which  the  Lord  sware  unto  your  fathers  to 
give  them,  as  the  da5"s  of  heaven  upon  the 
earth. 

22  IT  For  if  ye  shall  diligently  keep  all 
these  commandments  which  I  command 
you,  to  do  them,  to  love  the  Lord  your  God, 
to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  cleave  unto 
him  ; 

23  Then  will  the  Lord  drive  out  all  these 
nations  from  before  you,  and  ye  shall  pos- 
sess greater  nations  and  mightier  than  your- 
selves. 

24  Every  place  whereon  the  soles  of  your 
feet  shall  tread  shall  be  yours :  from  the 
wilderness,  and  Lebanon,  from  the  river,  the 
river  Euphrates,  even  unto  the  uttermost 
sea  shall  your  coast  be. 

25  There  shall  no  man  be  al^le  to  stand 
before  you :  for  the  Lord  vour  God  shall 
lay  the  fear  of  you,  and  the  dread  of  you 
upon  all  the  land  that  ye  shall  tread  upon, 
as  he  'hath  said  unto  you. 

26  11  Behold,  I  set  before  you  this  day  a 
blessiuG:  and  a  curse : 


.  XIL         by  promises  and  threatemngs. 

27  A  blessing,  if  ye  obey  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  your  God  which 
I  command  jou  this  day  ; 

28  And  a  curse,  if  ye  will  not  obey  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  your  God,  but 
turn  aside  out  of  the  way  which  I  com- 
mand you  this  day,  to  go  after  other  gods 
which  ye  have  not  known. 

29  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  when  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  brought  thee  in  unto 
the  land  whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it, 
that  thou  shalt  put  the  blessing  upon  mount 
Gerizim,  and  the  curse  upon  mount  Ebal. 

30  Are  they  not  on  the  other  side  Jor- 
dan, by  the  way  where  the  sun  goeth  down 
in  the  land  of  the  Canaanites,  which  dwell 
in  the  chamjjaign  over  against  Gilgal,  beside 
the  plains  of  Moreh  ? 

31  For  ye  shall  pass  over  Jordan  to  go 
in  to  possess  the  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  giveth  you,  and  ye  shall  possess  it,  and 
dwell  therein. 

32  And  ye  shall  observe  to  do  all  the  sta- 
tutes and  judgments  which  I  set  before  you 
this  day. 

CHAP.  xn. 

THESE  are  the  statutes  and  judgments 
which  ye  shall  observe  to  do  in  the 
land  which  the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers 
giveth  thee  to  possess  it,  all  the  days  that 
ye  live  upon  the  earth. 

2  Ye  shall  utterly  destroy  all  the  places, 
wherein  the  nations  which  ye  shall  possess 
served  their  gods,  upon  the  high  mountains, 
and  upon  the  hills,  and  under  every  green 
tree  : 

3  And  ye  shall  overthrow  their  altars, 
and  break  their  pillars,  and  burn  their 
groves  with  fire ;  and  ye  shall  hew  down 
the  graven  images  of  their  gods,  and  destroy 
the  names  of  them  out  of  that  place. 

4  H  Ye  shall  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord 
j'our  God. 

5  But  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord 
your  God  shall  choose  out  of  all  your  tribes 
to  put  his  name  there,  even  unto  his  habita- 
tion shall  ye  seek,  and  thither  thou  shalt 
come : 

6  And  thither  ye  shall  bring  your  burnt- 
offerings,  and  j'our  sacrifices,  and  j'our 
tithes,  and  heave-offerings  of  your  hand, 
and  your  vows,  and  your  freewill-offerings, 
and  the  firstlings  of  your  herds,  and  of  your 
flocks : 

7  And  there  ye  shall  eat  before  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  ye  shall  rejoice  in  all  that  ye 
put  your  hand  unto,  ye  and  your  house- 
holds, wherein  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
blessed  thee. 

8  Ye  shall  not  do  after  all  the  things  that 
we  do  here  this  daj",  every  man  whatsoever 
is  right  in  his  own  eyes. 

9  For  ye  are  not  as  yet  come  to  the  rest 
and  to  the  inheritance  whicli  the  Lord  your 
God  giveth  you. 

10  "But  zvhrn  ye  go  o^er  Jordan,  and 
dwell  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  your  God 

155 


Hiood  is  forbidden. 
giveth  you  to  inherit,  and  johen  he  giveth 
you  rest  from  all  your  enemies  round  about, 
so  that  ye  dwell  in  safety  : 

11  Then  there  shall  be  a  place  which  the 
Lord  your  God  shall  choose  to  cause  his 
name  to  dwell  there ;  thither  shall  ye  bring 
all  tliat  I  command  you  ;  your  burnt-offer- 
ings, and  your  sacrifices,  your  tithes,  and 
the  heave-offering  of  your  hand,  and  all 
your  choice  vows  which  he  vow  unto  the 
Lord  : 

12  And  ye  shall  rejoice  before  the  Lord 
your  God,  ye,  and  your  sons,  and  your 
daughters,  and  your  men-servants,  and 
your  maid-servants,  and  the  Levite  that  is 
within  }  our  gates ;  forasmuch  as  he  hath 
no  part  nor  inheritance  with  you. 

13  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  offer 
not  thy  burnt-offerings  in  every  place  that 
thou  seest : 

14  But  in  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose  in  one  of  thy  tribes,  there  thou  shalt 
offer  thy  burnt-offerings,  and  there  thou 
shalt  do  all  that  1  command  thee. 

15  M  Notwithstanding,  thou  mayest  kill 
and  eat  flesh  in  all  thy  gates,  whatsoever 
thy  soul  lusteth  after,  according  to  the  bless 
ing  of  the  Lord  thy  God  which  he  hath 
given  thee  :  the  unclean  and  the  clean  may 
eat  thereof,  as  of  the  roe-buck,  and  as  of  the 
hart. 

16  Only  ye  shall  not  eat  the  blood;  ye 
shall  pour  it  upon  the  earth  as  water. 

17  U  Thou  mayest  not  eat  within  thy 
gates  the  tithe  of  thy  corn,  or  of  thy  wine,  or 
of  thy  oil,  or  the  firstlings  of  thy  herds  or 
of  thy  flock,  nor  any  of  thy  vows  which 
thou  vowest,  nor  thy  freewill-offerings,  or 
heave-offering  of  thine  hand : 

18  But  thou  must  eat  them  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose,  thou,  and  thy 
son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  man-servant, 
and  thy  maid-servant,  and  the  Levite  that 
is  within  thy  gates :  and  thou  shalt  rejoice 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  all  that  thou 
puttest  thine  hands  unto. 

19  H  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  for- 
sake not  the  Levite  as  long  as  thou  livest 
upon  the  earth. 

20  U  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  en- 
large thy  border,  as  he 'hath  promised  thee, 
and  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  eat  flesh,  because 
thy  soul  longeth  to  eat  flesh  ;  thou  mayest 
eat  flesh,  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth  af- 
ter. 

21  If  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  chosen  to  put  his  name  there  be  too 
far  from  thee,  then  thou  shalt  kill  of  thy 
herd  and  of  thy  flock,  which  the  Lord  hath 
given  thee,  as  I  have  commanded  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  eat  in  thy  gates  whatsoever  thy 
soul  lusteth  after. 

22  Even  as  the  roe-buck  and  the  hart  is 
eaten,  so  thou  shalt  eat  them :  the  unclean 
and  the  clean  shall  eat  of  them  alike. 

23  Only  be  sure  that  thou  eat  not  the 


DEUTERONOMY.  Enticers  to  idolatry 

blood :  for  the  blood  is  the  life ;  and  thou 
mayest  not  eat  the  life  with  the  flesh. 

24  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it ;  thou  shalt  pour 
it  upon  the  earth  as  water. 

25  Thou  shalt  not  eat  it ;  that  it  may  go 
well  with  thee,  and  with  thy  children  after 
thee,  when  thou  shalt  do  that  iDliicli  is  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

26  H  Only  thy  holy  things  which  thou 
hast,  and  thy  vows,  thou  shalt  take,  and 
go  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose : 

27  And  thou  shalt  offer  thy  burnt-offer- 
ings, the  flesh  and  the  blood,  upon  the  altar 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  and  the  blood  of  thy 
sacrifices  shall  be  poured  out  upon  the  altar 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  thou  shalt  eat 
the  flesh. 

28  Observe  and  hear  all  these  words 
which  I  command  thee,  that  it  may  go  well 
with  thee,  and  with  thy  children  after  thee 
for  ever,  when  thou  doest  that  which  is  good 
and  right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  thy 
God. 

29  TI  When  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  cut 
off  the  nations  from  before  thee,  whither 
thou  goest  to  possess  them,  and  thou  suc- 
ceedest  them,  and  dwellest  in  their  land ; 

30  Take  heed  to  thyself  that  thou  be  not 
snared  by  following  them,  after  that  they 
be  destroyed  from  before  thee ;  and  that 
thou  inquire  not  after  their  gods,  saying, 
How  did  these  nations  serve  their  gods? 
even  so  will  I  do  likewise. 

31  Thou  shalt  not  do  so  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God ;  for  every  abomination  to  the 
Lord  which  he  hateth  have  they  done  unto 
their  gods ;  for  even  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  they  have  burnt  in  the  fire  to  their 
gods. 

32  What  thing  soever  I  command  you, 
observe  to  do  it :  thou  shalt  not  add  thereto, 
nor  diminish  from  it. 

CHAP.  XHL 

IF  there  arise  among  you  a  prophet,  or  a 
dreamer  of  dreams,  and  giveth  thee  a 
sign  or  a  wonder, 

2  And  the  sign  or  the  wonder  come  to 

Eass,  whereof  he  spake  unto  thee,  saying, 
let  us  go  after  other  gods,  which  thou  hast 
not  known,  and  let  us  serve  them  ; 

3  Thou  shalt  not  hearken  unto  the  words 
of  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of  dreams ; 
for  the  Lord  your  God  pioveth  you,  to 
know  whether  ye  love  the  Lord  your  God 
with  all  your  heart  and  with  all  your  soul. 

4  Ye  shall  walk  after  the  Lord  your  God, 
and  fear  him,  and  keep  his  commandments, 
and  obey  his  voice,  and  ye  shall  serve  him, 
and  cleave  unto  him. 

5  And  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of 
dreams,  shall  be  put  to  death  ;  because  he 
hath  spoken  to  turn  you  away  from  the 
Lord  your  God,  which  brought  you  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  redeemed  you  out 
of  the  house  of  bondage,  to  thrust  thee  out 
ol'  the  way  whicli  the  Lord  thy  God  com- 

156 


to  be  stoned  to  death. 


CHAP.  XIV. 


Tithes  of  divine  service. 


manded  thee  to  walk  in.     So  shalt  thou  put 
the  evil  away  from  the  midst  of  thee. 

6  H  If  thy  brother,  the  son  of  thy  mother, 
or  thy  son,  or  thy  daughter,  or  the  wife  of 
thy  bosom,  or  thy  friend,  which  is  as  thine 
own  soul,  entice  thee  secretly,  saying,  Let 
us  go  and  serve  other  gods,  which  thou  hast 
not  known,  thou,  nor  thy  fathers  ; 

7  Namdij,  of  the  gods  of  the  people 
which  are  round  about  you,  nigh  unto  thee, 
or  far  off  from  thee,  from  the  one  end  of  the 
earth  even  unto  the  other  end  of  the  earth ; 

8  Thou  shalt  not  consent  unto  him,  nor 
hearken  unto  him ;  neither  shall  thine  eye 
pity  him,  neither  shalt  thou  spare,  neither 
shalt  thou  conceal  him  : 

9  But  thou  shalt  surely  kill  him ;  thine 
hand  shall  be  first  upon  him  to  put  him  to 
death,  and  afterward  the  hand  of  all  the 
people. 

10  And  thou  shalt  stone  him  with  stones 
that  he  die;  because  he  hath  sought  to 
thrust  thee  away  from  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt  from  the  house  of  bondage. 

11  And  all  Israel  shall  hear,  and  fear,  and 
shall  do  no  more  any  such  wickedness  as 
this  is,  among  you. 

12  t  If  thou  shalt  hear  say  in  one  of  thy 
cities,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  given 
thee  to  dwell  there,  saying, 

13  Certain  men,  the  children  of  Belial,  are 
gone  out  from  among  you,  and  have  with- 
drawn the  inhabitants  of  their  city,  saying. 
Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods,  which  ye 
have  not  known ; 

14  Then  shalt  thou  inquire,  and  make 
search,  and  ask  diligently ;  and  behold,  if  it 
he  truth,  and  the  thing  certain,  that  such 
abomination  is  wrought  among  you  ; 

15  Thou  shalt  surely  smite  the  inhabit- 
ants of  that  city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
destroying  it  utterly,  and  all  that  is  therein, 
and  the  cattle  thereof,  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword. 

16  And  thou  shalt  gather  all  the  spoil  of 
it  into  the  midst  of  the  street  thereof,  and 
shalt  burn  with  fire  the  city,  and  all  the  spoil 
thereof  every  whit,  for  the  Lord  thy  God  : 
and  it  shall  be  an  heap  for  ever ;  it  shall  not 
be  built  again. 

17  And  there  shall  cleave  nought  of  the 
cursed  thing  to  thine  hand  :  that  the  Lord 
may  turn  from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger, 
and  shew  thee  mercy,  and  have  compassion 
upon  thee,  and  multiply  thee,  as  he  hath 
sworn  unto  thy  fathers ; 

18  When  thou  shalt  hearken  to  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  all  his  com- 
mandments whicli  I  command  thee  this 
day,  to  do  that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

YE  «re  the  children  of  the  Lord  your 
God  :  ye  shall  not  cut  yourselves,  nor 
make  any  baldness  between  your  eyes  for 
the  dead. 


2  For  thou  art  an  holy  people  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  the  Lord  hath  chosen 
thee  to  be  a  peculiar  people  unto  himself, 
above  all  the  nations  that  are  upon  the 
earth. 

3  If  Thou  shalt  not  eat  any  abominable 
thing. 

4  These  arc  the  beasts  which  ye  shall 
eat :  the  ox,  the  sheep,  and  the  goat,       ' 

5  The  hart,  and  the  roe-buck,  and  the 
fallow-deer,  and  the  wild-goat,  and  the  py- 
garg,  and  the  wild-ox,  and  the  chamois. 

6  And  every  beast  that  parteth  the 
hoof,  and  cleaveth  the  cleft  into  two  claws, 
and  cheweth  the  cud  among  the  beasts,  that 
ye  shall  eat. 

7  Nevertheless,  these  ye  shall  not  eat,  of 
them  that  chew  the  cud,  or  of  them  that  di- 
vide the  cloven  hoof;  as  the  camel,  and  the 
hare,  and  the  coney :  for  they  chew  the  cud, 
but  divide  not  the  hoof;  therefore  they  are 
unclean  unto  j'ou. 

8  And  the  swine,  because  it  divideth  the 
hoof,  yet  cheweth  not  the  cud,  it  is  unclean 
unto  you :  ye  shall  not  eat  of  their  flesh, 
nor  touch  their  dead  carcass. 

9  H  These  ye  shall  eat,  of  all  that  are  in 
the  waters:  all  that  have  fins  and  scales 
shall  ye  eat : 

10  And  whatsoever  hath  not  fins  and 
scales  ye  may  not  eat;  it  is  unclean  unto 
you. 

11  H  O/all  clean  birds  ye  shall  eat. 

12  But  these  «?'e  they  of  which  ye  shall 
not  eat :  the  eagle,  and  the  ossifrage,  and 
the  ospray, 

13  And  the  glede,  and  the  kite,  and  the 
vulture  after  his  kind, 

14  And  every  raven  after  his  kind, 

15  And  the  owl,  and  the  night-hawk, 
and  the  cuckow,  and  the  hawk  after  his 
kind, 

16  The  little  owl,  and  the  great  owl,  and 
the  swan, 

17  And  the  pelican,  and  the  gier-eagle, 
and  the  cormorant, 

18  And  the  stork,  and  the  heron  after  her 
kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the  bat. 

19  And  every  creeping  thing  that  fiieth 
is  unclean  unto  you :  they  shall  not  be 
eaten. 

20  But  of  all  clean  fowls  ye  may  eat. 

21  'i  Ye  shall  not  eat  of  an}'  thing  that 
dieth  of  itself:  thou  shalt  give  it  unto  the 
stranger  that  is  in  thy  gates,  that  he  may 
eat  it ;  or  thou  mayest  sell  it  unto  an  alien : 
for  thou  art  an  holy  people  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God.  Thou  shalt  not  seethe  a  kid  in 
his  mother's  milk. 

22  H  Thou  shalt  truly  tithe  all  the  in- 
crease of  thy  seed,  that  the  field  bringeth 
forth  year  by  year. 

23  H  And  thou  shalt  eat  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  in  the  place  which  he  shall  choose 
to  place  his  name  there,  the  tithe  of  thy 
corn,  of  thy  wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the 
firstlings  of   thy  herds  and  of  thy  flocks ; 

157 


Of  the  year  of  release ; 


DEUTERONOMY.        and  of  an  Hebrew  servant. 


that  thou  mayest  learn  to  fear  the  Lord  thy 
God  aJway. 

24  IT  And  if  the  way  be  too  long  for  thee, 
so  that  thou  art  not  able  to  carry  it ;  or  if 
the  place  be  too  far  from  thee,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  choose  to  set  his  name 
there,  vvlien  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed 
thee: 

25  Then  shalt  thou  turn  it  into  money, 
and  bind  up  the  money  in  thine  hand,  and 
shalt  go  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  choose : 

26  And  thou  shalt  bestow  that  money 
for  whatsoever  thy  soul  lusteth  after,  for 
oxen,  or  for  sheep,  or  for  wine,  or  for  strong 
drink,  or  for  whatsoever  thy  soul  desireth : 
and  thou  shalt  eat  there  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  and  thou  shalt  rejoice,  thou,  and 
thnie  household. 

27  And  the  Levite  that  is  within  thy 
gates ;  thou  shalt  not  forsake  him  :  for  he 
hath  no  part  nor  inheritance  with  thee. 

28  II  At  the  end  of  three  years  thou  shalt 
bring  forth  all  the  tithe  of  thine  increase  the 
same  year,  and  shalt  lay  it  up  within  thy 
gates : 

29  And  the  Levite,  (because  he  hath  no 
part  nor  inheritance  with  thee,)  and  the 
stranger,  and  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow, 
which  arc  within  thy  gates,  shall  come,  and 
shall  eat  and  be  satisfied ;  that  the  Lord 
thy  God  may  bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of 
thine  hand  which  thou  doest. 

CHAP.  XV. 
T  the  end  of  every  seven  years  thou 
shalt  make  a  release. 

2  And  this  is  the  manner  of  the  release : 
Every  creditor  that  lendeth  ought  unto  his 
neighbour,  shall  release  if;  he  shall  not  ex- 
act it  of  his  neighbour,  or  of  his  brother ; 
because  it  is  called  the  Lord's  release. 

3  Of  a  foreigner  thou  mayest  exact  it 
again :  but  that  which  is  thine  with  thy 
brother  thine  hand  shall  release  : 

4  Save  when  there  shall  be  no  poor 
among  you  ;  for  the  Lord  shall  greatly 
bless  thee  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance  to  pos- 
sess it : 

5  Only  if  thou  carefully  hearken  unto 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe 
to  do  all  these  commajidments  which  I 
command  thee  this  day. 

G  For  the  Lord  thy  God  blesseth  thee,  as 
he  promised  thee  :  and  thou  shalt  lend  un- 
to many  nations,  but  thou  shalt  not  borrow ; 
and  tliou  shalt  reign  over  many  nations,  but 
they  shall  not  reign  over  thee. 

7  II  If  there  be  among  j'ou  a  poor  man 
of  one  of  thy  brethren  within  any  of  thy 
gates  in  thy  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  thou  shalt  not  harden  thine 
heart,  nor  shut  thine  hand  from  thy  poor 
brother : 

8  But  thou  shalt  open  thine  hand  wide 
unto  him,  and  shalt  surely  lend  him  suffi- 
cient for  his  need,  in  that  which  he  wanteth. 


9  Beware  that  there  be  not  a  thought  in 
thy  wicked  heart,  saying.  The  seventh  year, 
the  year  of  release,  is  at  hand  ;  and  thine 
eye  be  evil  against  thy  poor  brother,  and 
thou  givest  him  nought ;  and  he  cry  unto 
the  Lord  against  thee,  and  it  be  sin  unto 
thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  surely  give  him,  and 
thine  heart  shall  not  be  grieved  when  thou 
givest  unto  him  :  because  that  for  this  thing 
the  Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thy 
works,  and  in  all  that  thou  puttest  thine 
hand  unto. 

11  For  the  poor  shall  never  cease  out  of 
the  land  :  therefore  I  command  thee,  saj'- 
ing.  Thou  shalt  open  thine  hand  wide  unto 
thy  brother,  to  thy  poor,  and  to  thy  needy, 
in  thy  land. 

12  H  And  if  thy  brother,  an  Hebrew 
man,  or  an  Hebrew  woman,  be  sold  unto 
thee,  and  serve  thee  six  years  ;  then  in  the 
seventh  year  thou  shalt  let  him  go  free  from 
thee. 

13  And  when  thou  sendest  him  out  free 
from  thee,  thou  shalt  not  let  him  go  away 
empty  : 

14  Thou  shalt  furnish  him  liberally  out 
of  thy  flock,  and  out  of  thy  floor,  and  out 
of  thy  wine-press :  of  that  wherewith  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed  thee  thou  shalt 
give  unto  him. 

15  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bond-man  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
the  Lord  thy  God  redeemed  thee :  there- 
fore I  command  thee  this  thing  to-day. 

16  And  it  shall  be,  if  he  say  unto  thee, 
I  will  not  go  away  from  thee ;  because  he 
loveth  thee  and  thine  house,  because  he  is 
well  with  thee ; 

17  Then  thou  shalt  take  an  awl,  and 
thrust  it  through  his  ear  unto  the  door,  and 
he  shall  be  thy  servant  for  ever.  And  also 
unto  thy  maid-servant  thou  shalt  do  like- 
wise. 

18  It  shall  not  seem  hard  unto  thee,  when 
thou  sendest  him  away  free  from  thee :  for 
he  hath  been  worth  a  double  hired  servant 
to  thcc,  in  serving  thee  six  years  :  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  that 
thou  doest. 

19  H  All  the  firstling  males  that  come  of 
thy  herd  and  of  thy  flock  thou  shalt  sanc- 
tily  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  :  thou  shalt  do 
no  work  with  the  firstling  of  tliy  bullock, 
nor  shear  the  firstling  of  thy  sheep. 

20  Thou  shalt  eat  it  before  the  Lord 
thy  God  year  by  year  in  the  place  which 
the  Lord  shall  choose,  thou  and  thy  house- 
hold. 

21  And  if  there  be  any  blemish  therein, 
as  if  it  be  lame,  or  blind,  or  have  any  ill 
blemish,  thou  shalt  not  sacrifice  it  unto  the 
Lord  thy  God. 

22  Thou  shalt  eat  it  witliin  thy  gates : 
the  unclean  and  the  clean  person  shall  eat 
it  alike,  as  the  roe-buck,  and  as  the  hart. 

23  Only   thou  shalt  not  eat  the   blood 

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The  feast  of  the  passover.        CHAP.  XVI,  XVII. 


Idolaters  must  he  slain. 


thereof;  thou  shalt  pour  it  upon  the  ground 
as  water. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

OBSERVE  the  month  of  Abib,  and 
keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  :  for  in  the  month  of  Abib  the  Lord 
thy  God  brought  thee  forth  out  of  Egypt 
by  night. 

2  Thou  shah  therefore  sacrifice  the  pass- 
over  unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  of  the  Hock 
and  the  herd,  in  the  place  which  the  Lord 
shall  choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

3  Thou  shalt  eat  no  leavened  bread  with 
it ;  seven  days  shalt  thou  eat  unleavened 
bread  therewith,  even  the  bread  of  affliction ; 
for  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egj'pt  in  haste  :  that  tliou  mayest  remem- 
ber the  day  when  thou  earnest  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt  all  the  days  of  thy  life. 

4  And  there  shall  be  no  leavened  bread 
seen  with  thee  in  all  th)^  coast  seven  days  ; 
neither  shall  there  any  thing  of  the  flesh, 
which  thou  sacrificedst  the  first  day  at 
even,  remain  all  night  until  the  morning. 

5  Thou  mayest  not  sacrifice  the  pass- 
over  within  any  of  thy  gates,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  : 

6  But  at  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  shall  choose  to  place  his  name  in,  there 
thou  shalt  sacrifice  the  passover  at  even,  at 
the  going  down  of  the  sun,  at  the  season 
that  thou  earnest  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

7  And  thou  shalt  roast  and  eat  it  in  the 
place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  choose : 
and  thou  shalt  turn  in  the  morning,  and  go 
unto  thy  tents. 

8  Six  days  thou  shalt  eat  unleavened 
bread :  and  on  the  seventh  day  shall  be  a 
solemn  assembly  to  the  Lord  thy  God  :  thou 
shalt  do  no  work  therein. 

9  If  Seven  weeks  shalt  thou  number  unto 
thee  :  begin  to  number  the  seven  weeks 
from  such  time  as  thou  beginnest  to  put  the 
sickle  to  the  corn. 

10  And  thou  shalt  keep  the  feast  of  weeks 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  a  tribute  of  a 
freewill-ofi;ering  of  thine  hand,  which  thou 
shalt  give  unto  the  LORD  thy  God,  ac- 
cording as  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  blessed 
thee : 

11  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  before  the 
Lord  thy  God,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy 
daugliter,  and  thy  man-servant,  and  thy 
maid-servant,  and  the  Levite  that  is  within 
thy  gates,  and  the  stranger,  and  the  father- 
less, and  the  widow,  that  are  among  you, 
in  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
chosen  to  place  his  name  there. 

12  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bond-man  in  Egypt :  and  thou  shalt 
observe  and  do  these  statutes. 

13  H  Thou  shalt  observe  the  feast  of  ta- 
bernacles seven  days,  after  that  thou  hast 
gathered  in  thy  corn,  and  thy  wine. 

14  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  thy  feast, 
thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and 
thy  man-servant,  and  tiiy  maid-servant,  and 


the  Levite,  the  stranger,  and  the  father- 
less, and  the  widow,  that  are  within  thy 
gates : 

15  Seven  days  shalt  thou  keep  a  solemn 
feast  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place 
which  the  Lord  shall  choose  :  because  the 
Lord  thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  all  thine 
increase,  and  in  all  the  works  of  thine  hands, 
therefore  thou  shalt  surely  rejoice. 

16  If  Three  times  in  a  year  shall  all  thy 
males  appear  before  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
the  place  which  he  shall  choose ;  in  the 
feast  of  unleavened  bread,  and  in  the  feast 
of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles : 
and  they  shall  not  appear  before  the  Lord 
empty : 

17  Every  man  shall  give  as  he  is  able, 
according  to  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  which  he  hath  given  thee. 

18  ^  Judges  and  officers  shalt  thou  make 
thee  in  all  thy  gates,  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee,  throughout  thy  tribes  :  and 
they  shall  judge  the  people  with  just  judg- 
ment. 

19  Thou  shalt  not  wrest  judgment ;  thou 
shalt  not  respect  persons,  neither  take  a 
gift :  for  a  gift  doth  blind  the  eyes  of  the 
wise,  and  pervert  the  words  of  the  right- 
eous. 

20  That  which  is  altogether  just  shalt 
thou  follow,  that  thou  mayest  live,  and  in- 
herit the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee. 

21  If  Thou  shalt  not  plant  thee  a  grove  of 
any  trees  near  unto  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  which  thou  shalt  make  thee. 

22  Neither  shalt  thou  set  thee  up  any 
image  ;  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hateth. 

CHAP.   XVII. 

THOU  shalt  not  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God  any  bullock,  or  sheep,  where- 
in is  blemish,  or  any  evil  favouredness : 
for  that  is  an  abomination  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

2  If  If  there  be  found  among  you,  within 
any  of  thy  gates  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
giveth  thee,  man  or  woman  that  hath 
wrought  wickedness  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  in  transgressing  his  cove- 
nant, 

3  And  hath  gone  and  served  other  gods, 
and  worshipped  them,  either  the  sun,  or 
moon,  or  any  of  the  host  of  heaven,  which 
I  have  not  commanded  ; 

4  And  it  be  told  thee,  and  thou  hast  heard 
of  it,  and  inquired  diligenUy,  and  behold, 
it  he  true,  and  the  thing  certain,  that  such 
abomination  is  wrought  in  Israel : 

5  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  that  man 
or  that  woman,  which  have  committed  that 
wicked  thing,  unto  thy  gates,  even  that  man 
or  that  woman,  and  shalt  stone  them  with 
stones,  till  they  die. 

6  At  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or  three 
witnesses,  shall  he  that  is  worthy  of  death 
be  put  to  death  ;  hut  at  the  mouth  of  one 
witness  he  shall  not  be  put  to  death. 

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Election  and  duty  of  a  king.    DEUTERONOMY. 


TTie  Levite's  portion. 


7  The  hands  of  the  witnesses  shall  be 
first  upon  him  to  put  him  to  death,  and  af- 
terward the  hands  of  all  the  people.  So 
thou  shalt  put  the  evil  away  from  among 
you. 

8  H  If  there  arise  a  matter  too  hard  for 
thee  in  judgment,  between  blood  and  blood, 
between  plea  and  plea,  and  between  stroke 
and  stroke,  being  matters  of  controversy 
within  thy  gates  :  then  shalt  thou  arise,  and 
get  thee  up  into  the  place  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  choose ; 

9  And  thou  shalt  come  unto  the  priests 
the  Levites,  and  unto  the  judge  that  shall 
be  in  those  days,  and  inquire;  and  they 
shall  shew  thee  the  sentence  of  judgment : 

10  And  thou  shalt  do  according  to  the 
sentence,  which  they  of  that  place  which 
the  Lord  shall  choose  shall  shew  thee; 
and  thou  shalt  observe  to  do  according  to 
all  that  they  inform  thee  : 

11  According  to  the  sentence  of  the  law 
which  they  shall  teach  thee,  and  according 
to  the  judgment  which  they  shall  tell  thee, 
thou  shalt  do :  thou  shalt  not  decline  from 
the  sentence  which  they  shall  shew  thee, 
to  the  right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

12  And  the  man  that  will  do  presump- 
tuously, and  will  not  hearken  unto  the 
priest  that  standeth  to  minister  there  be- 
fore the  Lord  thy  God,  or  unto  the  judge, 
even  that  man  shall  die  :  and  thou  shalt  put 
away  the  evil  from  Israel. 

13  And  all  the  people  shall  hear,  and 
fear,  and  do  no  more  presumptuously. 

14  II  When  thou  art  come  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  and 
shalt  possess  it,  and  shalt  dwell  therein,  and 
shalt  say,  I  will  set  a  king  over  me,  like  as 
all  the  nations  that  are  about  me ; 

15  Thou  shalt  in  any  wise  set  him  king 
over  thee  whom  the  Lord  thy  God  shall 
choose  :  one  from  among  thy  brethren  shalt 
thou  set  king  over  thee :  thou  mayest  not 
set  a  stranger  over  thee,  which  is  not  thy 
brother. 

16  But  he  shall  not  multiply  horses  to 
himself,  nor  cause  the  people  to  return  to 
Egypt,  to  the  end  that  he  should  multiply 
horses  :  forasmuch  as  the  Lord  hath  said 
unto  you.  Ye  shall  henceforth  return  no 
more  that  way. 

17  Neither  shall  he  multiply  wives  to 
himself,  that  his  heart  turn  not  away  :  nei- 
ther shall  he  greatly  multiply  to  himself 
silver  and  gold. 

18  And  it  shall  be  when  he  sitteth  upon 
the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  that  he  shall 
write  him  a  copy  of  this  law  in  a  book  out 
of  that  ivhich  is  before  the  priests  the  Le- 
vites. 

19  And  it  shall  be  with  him,  and  he 
shall  read  therein  all  the  days  of  his  life  : 
that  he  may  learn  to  fear  the  Lord  his 
God,  to  keep  all  the  words  of  this  law  and 
these  statutes,  to  do  them  : 

20  That  his  heart  l)e  not  lifted  up  above 


his  brethren,  and  that  he  turn  not  aside 
from  the  commandment  to  the  right  hand 
or  to  the  left :  to  the  end  that  he  may  pro- 
long his  days  in  his  kingdom,  he,  and  his 
children,  in  the  midst  of  Israel. 
CHAP.  XVIIL 

THE  priests  the  Levites,  and  all  the  tribe 
of  Levi,  shall  have  no  part  nor  inherit- 
ance with  Israel :  they  shall  eat  the  offerings 
of  the  Lord  made  by  fire,  and  his  inherit- 
ance. 

2  Therefore  shall  they  have  no  inherit- 
ance among  their  brethren :  the  Lord  is 
their  inheritance,  as  he  hath  said  unto  them. 

3  If  And  this  shall  be  the  priest's  due 
from  the  people,  from  them  that  offer  a 
sacrifice,  whether  it  be  ox  or  sheep ;  and 
they  shall  give  unto  the  priest  the  shoulder, 
and  the  two  clieeks,  and  the  maw. 

4  The  first-fruit  also  of  thy  corn,  of  thy 
wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the  first  of  the 
fleece  of  thy  sheep,  shalt  thou  give  him. 

5  For  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  chosen 
him  out  of  all  thy  tribes,  to  stand  to  minis- 
ter in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  him  and  his 
sons  for  ever. 

6  H  And  if  a  Levite  come  from  any  of 
thy  gates  out  of  all  Israel,  where  he  so- 
journed, and  come  with  all  the  desire  of  his 
mind  unto  the  place  which  the  Lord  shall 
choose ; 

7  Then  he  shall  minister  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  his  God,  as  all  his  brethren  the 
Levites  do,  which  stand  there  before  the 
Lord. 

8  They  shall  have  like  portions  to  eat, 
beside  that  which  cometh  of  the  sale  of 
his  patrimony. 

9  H  When  thou  art  come  into  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  thou 
shalt  not  learn  to  do  after  the  abominations 
of  those  nations. 

10  There  shall  not  be  found  among  you 
any  one  that  maketh  his  son  or  his  daugh- 
ter to  pass  through  the  fire,  or  that  useth 
divination,  or  an  observer  of  times,  or  an 
enchanter,  or  a  witch, 

1 1  Or  a  charmer,  or  a .  consulter  with  fa- 
miliar spirits,  or  a  wizard,  or  a  necroman- 
cer. 

12  For  all  that  do  these  things  are  an 
abomination  unto  the  Lord  :  and  because  of 
these  abominations  the  Lord  thy  God  doth 
drive  tliem  out  from  before  thee. 

13  Thou  shalt  be  perfect  with  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

14  For  these  nations,  which  thou  shalt 
possess,  hearkened  unto  observers  of  times, 
and  unto  diviners :  but  as  for  thee,  the 
Lord  thy  God  hath  not  suffered  thee  so 
to  do. 

15  11  The  Lord  thy  God  will  raise  up 
unto  thee  a  Prophet  from  the  midst  of  thee, 
of  thy  brethren,  like  unto  me ;  unto  him 
ye  shall  hearken. 

16  According  to  all  that  thou  desiredst 
I  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in  Horeb  in  the  day 

160 


The  cities  of  refuge. 


CHAP.  XTX,  XX,    Punishment  of  a  false  witness. 


of  the  assembly,  saying,  Let  me  not  hear 
again  tlie  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  nei- 
ther let  me  see  this  great  fire  any  more, 
that  I  die  not. 

17  And  the  Loud  said  unto  me,  They 
have  well  spoken  that  which  they  have 
spoken. 

18  I  will  raise  them  up  a  Prophet  from 
among  their  brethren,  like  unto  thee,  and 
will  put  my  words  in  his  mouth ;  and  he 
shall  speak  unto  them  all  that  I  shall  com- 
mand him. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever will  not  hearken  unto  my  words 
which  he  shall  speak  in  my  name,  I  will 
I'equire  it  of  him. 

20  ^  But  the  prophet,  which  shall  pre- 
sume to  speak  a  word  in  my  name,  which 
I  have  not  commanded  him  to  speak,  or 
that  shall  speak  in  the  name  of  other  gods, 
even  that  prophet  shall  die. 

21  II  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart.  How 
shall  we  know  the  word  which  the  Lord 
liath  not  spoken  1 

22  When  a  prophet  speaketh  in  tlie  name 
of  the  Lord,  if  the  thing  follow  not,  nor 
come  to  pass,  that  is  the  tiling  which  the 
Lord  hath  not  spoken,  but  the  prophet 
hath  spoken  it  presumptuously  :  thou  shalt 
not  be  afraid  of  him. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

WHEN  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  cut  off 
the  nations,  whose  land  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee,  and  thou  succeedest 
them,  and  dwellest  in  their  cities,  and  in 
their  houses ; 

2  Thou  shalt  separate  three  cities  for 
thee  in  the  midst  of  thy  land  which  the 
l.ord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

3  Thou  shalt  prepare  thee  a  way,  and 
divide  tlie  coasts  of  thy  land  which  the 
TjOrd  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  inherit,  into 
three  parts,  that  every  slayer  may  flee 
thither. 

4  H  And  this  is  the  case  of  the  slayer, 
•which  shall  flee  thither,  that  he  may  live  : 
Whoso  killeth  his  neighbour  ignorantly, 
whom  he  hateth  not  in  time  past ; 

5  As  when  a  man  goeth  into  the  wood 
with  his  neighbour  to  hew  wood,  and  his 
hand  fetchetli  a  stroke  with  the  ax  to  cut 
down  the  tree,  and  the  head  slippeth  from 
the  helve,  and  lighteth  upon  his  neighbour, 
that  he  die ;  he  shall  flee  unto  one  of  these 
cities,  and  live : 

6  Lest  the  avenger  of  blood  pursue  the 
slayer,  while  his  heart  is  hot,  and  overtake 
him,  because  the  Way  is  long,  and  slay  him  ; 
whereas  he  was  not  worthy  of  death,  inas- 
much as  he  hated  him  not  in  time  past. 

7  Wherefore  I  command  thee,  saying. 
Thou  shalt  separate  three  cities  for  thee. 

8  And  if  the  Lord  thy  God  enlarge  thy 
coast,  as  he  hatli  sworn  unt(j  thy  fathers, 
and  give  thee  all  the  land  which  he  pro- 
mised to  give  unto  thy  fathers ; 

9  If  thou  shalt  keep  all  these  command- 

21 


ments  to  do  them,  which  I  command  thee 
this  day,  to  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  to 
walk  ever  in  his  ways ;  then  shalt  thou  add 
three  cities  more  for  thee,  beside  these 
three : 

10  That  innocent  blood  be  not  shed  in 
thy  land,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  foi'  an  inheritance,  and  so  blood  be 
upon  thee. 

11  H  But  if  \ny  man  hate  his  neighbour, 
and  lie  in  wait  for  him,  and  rise  up  against 
him,  and  smite  him  mortally  that  he  die, 
and  fleeth  into  one  of  these  cities  : 

12  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  send 
and  fetch  him  thence,  and  deliver  him  into 
the  hand  of  the  avenger  of  blood,  that  he 
may  die. 

13  Thine  eye  shall  not  pity  him,  but  thou 
shalt  put  away  the  guilt  of  innocent  blood 
from  Israel,  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee. 

14  'IT  Thou  slialt  not  remove  tliy  neigh- 
bour's land-mark,  which  they  of  old  time 
have  set  in  thine  inheritance,  which  thou 
shalt  inherit  in  the  land  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  to  possess  it. 

15  1i  One  witness  siiall  not  rise  up 
against  a  man  for  any  iniquity,  or  for  any 
sin,  in  any  sin  that  he  sinneth ;  at  the 
mouth  of  two  witnesses,  or  at  the  mouth 
of  three  witnesses,  shall  the  matter  be  esta- 
blished. 

16  If  If  a  false  witness  rise  up  against 
any  man  to  testify  against  him  that  which 
is  wrong ; 

17  Then  both  the  men  between  whom  the 
controversy  is  shall  stand  before  the  Lord, 
before  the  priests,  and  the  judges,  which 
shall  be  in  those  days ; 

18  And  the  judges  shall  make  diligent 
inquisition  :  and  behold,  if  the  witness  he 
a  false  witness,  and  hath  testified  falsely 
against  his  brother  ; 

19  Then  shall  ye  do  unto  him,  as  he  had 
thought  to  have  done  unto  his  brother  :  so 
shalt  thou  put  the  evil  away  from  among 
you. 

20  And  those  which  remain  shall  hear, 
and  fear,  and  shall  henceforth  commit  no 
more  any  such  evil  among  you. 

21  And  thine  eye  shall  not  pity ;  hut  life 
shall  go  for  life,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth, 
hand  for  hand,  foot  for  foot. 

CHAP.  XX. 

WHEN  thou  goest  out  to  battle  against 
thine  enemies,  and  seest  horses,  and 
chariots,  fmr/ a  people  more  than  thou,  be  not 
afraid  of  them :  for  the  Lord  thy  God  is 
with  thee,  wliich  brought  thee  up  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt. 

2  And  it  shall  be  when  ye  are  come  nigh 
unto  the  battle,  that  the  priest  shall  ap- 
proach and  speak  unto  the  people, 

3  And  shall  say  unto  them.  Hear,  O  Is- 
rael, ye  approach  this  day  unto  battle 
against  your  enemies:  let  not  your  hearts 
faint,  fear  not,  and  do  not  tremble,  neither 
be  ve  terrified  because  of  them  ; 

161 


The  devoted  cities. 


DEUTERONOMY. 


Of  uncertain  imirder. 


4  For  the  Lord  your  God  is  he  that  go- 
eth  with  you,  to  fight  for  you  against  your 
enemies,  to  save  you. 

5  ^  And  the  officers  shall  speak  unto  the 
people,  sa3'ing,  What  man  is  there  that  hath 
built  a  new  house,  and  hath  not  dedicated 
it  ?  let  him  go  and  return  unto  his  house, 
lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  another  man 
dedicate  it. 

6  And  what  man  is  he  that  hath  planted 
a  vineyard,  and  hath  not  yet  eaten  of  it  1 
let  him  edso  go  and  return  unto  his  house, 
lest  he  die  in  the  battle,  and  another  man 
eat  of  it.  ' 

7  And  what  man  is  there  that  hath  be- 
trothed a  wife,  and  hath  not  taken  her  ?  let 
him  go  and  return  unto  his  house,  lest  he 
die  in  the  battle,  and  another  man  take 
her. 

8  And  the  officers  shall  speak  further 
unto  the  people,  and  they  shall  say,  What 
man  is  there  thrit  is  fearful  and  faint-heart- 
ed ?  let  him  go  and  return  unto  his  house, 
lest  his  brethren's  heart  faint  as  well  as  his 
heart. 

9  And  it  shall  be,  when  the  officers  have 
made  an  end  of  speaking  unto  the  people, 
that  they  shall  make  captains  of  the  armies 
to  lead  the  people. 

10  H  When  thou  comest  nigh  unto  a  city 
to  fight  against  it,  then  proclaim  peace  unto 
it. 

11  And  it  shall  be,  if  it  make  thee  answer 
of  peace,  and  open  unto  thee,  then  it  shall 
be,  that  all  the  people  that  is  found  therein, 
shall  be  tributaries  unto  thee,  and  they  shall 
serve  thee. 

12  And  if  it  will  make  no  peace  with 
thee,  but  will  make  war  against  thee,  then 
thou  shalt  besiege  it ; 

13  And  when  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
delivered  it  into  thine  hands,  thou  shalt 
smite  every  male  thereof  with  the  edge  of 
the  sword : 

14  But  the  women,  and  the  little  ones, 
and  the  cattle,  and  all  that  is  in  the  city, 
even  all  the  spoil  thereof,  shalt  thou  take 
unto  thyself:  and  thou  shalt  eat  the  spoil 
of  thine  enemies,  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  tlice. 

15  Thus  shalt  thou  do  unto  all  the  cities 
luhicli  arc  very  far  otF  from  thee,  which  arc 
not  of  the  cities  of  these  nations. 

16  If  But  of  the  cities  of  these  people 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  doth  give  thee 
for  an  inheritance,  thou  shalt  save  alive 
nothina;  that  breatheth : 

17  But  thou  shalt  utterly  destroy  them 
namehj,  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  the 
Canaanites,  and  the  Perizzites,  the  Hivites. 
and  the  .febusites,  as  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  commanded  thee  : 

18  That  they  teach  you  not  to  do  after 
all  their  abominations  which  they  have 
done  unto  their  gods ;  so  should  ye  sin 
against  the  Lord  your  God. 

19  "Tl  When  thou  shalt  besiege  a  city  a 


long  time  in  making  war  against  it  to  take 
it,  thou  shalt  not  destroy  the  trees  thereof 
by  forcing  an  ax  against  them ;  for  thou 
mayest  eat  of  them  :  and  thou  shalt  not  cut 
them  down  (for  the  tree  of  the  field  is  man's 
life)  to  employ  them  in  the  siege  : 

20  Only  the  trees  which  thou  knowest 
that  they  be  not  trees  for  meat,  thou  shalt 
destroy  and  cut  them  down ;  and  thou  shalt 
build  bulwarks  against  the  city  that  maketh 
war  with  thee,  until  it  be  subdued. 
CHAP.  XXL 

IF  one  be  found  slain  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  to  pos- 
sess it,  lying  in  the  field,  and  it  be  not 
known  who  hath  slain  him  : 

2  Then  thy  elders  and  thy  judges  shall 
come  forth,  and  they  shall  measure  unto 
the  cities  which  are  round  about  him  that 
is  slain : 

3  And  it  shall  be  that  the  city  lohicli  is 
next  unto  the  slain  man,  even  the  elders  of 
that  city  shall  take  an  heifer  which  hath 
not  been  wTought  with,  and  which  hath 
not  drawn  in  the  yoke; 

4  And  the  elders  of  that  city  shall  bring 
down  the  heifer  unto  a  rough  valley,  which 
is  neither  eared  nor  sown,  and  shall  strike 
oflT  the  heifer's  neck  there  in  the  valle)" ; 

5  And  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi  shall 
come  near,  (for  them  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
chosen  to  minister  unto  him,  and  to  bless 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord,)  and  by  their  word 
shall  every  controversy  and  every  stroke  be 
tried; 

6  And  all  the  elders  of  that  city  that  are 
next  unto  the  slain  man,  shall  wash  their 
hands  over  the  heifer  that  is  beheaded  in 
the  valley : 

7  And  they  shall  answer  and  say.  Our 
hands  have  not  shed  this  blood,  neither  have 
our  eyes  seen  it. 

8  Be  merciful,  O  Lord,  unto  th)'  people 
Israel,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed,  and  lay 
not  innocent  blood  unto  thy  people  of  Is- 
rael's charge.  And  the  blood  shall  be  for- 
given them. 

9  So  shalt  thou  put  away  the  gidlt  of'm- 
nocent  blood  from  among  you,  when  thou 
shalt  do  fhcd  which  is  right  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord. 

10  1l  When  thou  goest  forth  to  war 
against  thine  enemies,  and  the  Lord  thy 
God  hath  delivered  them  into  thine  hands, 
and  thou  hast  taken  them  captive, 

11  And  seest  among  the  captives  a  beau- 
tiful woman,  and  liast  a  desire  unto  her, 
that  thou  wouldest  have  her  to  thy  wife : 

12  Then  thou  shalt  bring  her  home  to 
thine  house,  and  she  shall  shave  her  head, 
and  pare  her  nails: 

13  And  she  shall  put  the  raiment  of  her 
captivity  from  off  her,  and  shall  remain  in 
thine  house,  and  bewail  her  father  and  her 
mother  a  full  month :  and  after  that,  thou 
shalt  go  in  unto  her,  and  be  her  husband, 
and  she  shall  be  thv  wife. 

"162 


Inheritance  of  the  first-born.         CHAP. 

14  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  have  no  de- 
light in  lier,  then  thou  shalt  let  her  go  whi- 
ther she  will ;  but  thou  shalt  not  sell  her 
at  all  for  money  ;  thou  shalt  not  make  mer- 
chandise of  her,  because  thou  hast  hum- 
bled her, 

15  H  If  a  man  have  two  wives,  one  be- 
loved, and  another  hated,  and  they  have 
born  him  children,  both  the  beloved  and  the 
hated ;  and  if  the  first-born  son  be  hers 
that  was  hated : 

16  Then  it  shall  be,  when  he  maketh  his 
sons  to  inherit  that  which  he  hath,  that  he 
may  not  make  the  son  of  the  beloved  first- 
born, before  the  son  of  the  hated,  which  is 
indeed  the  first-born : 

17  But  he  shall  acknowledge  the  son  of 
the  hated  for  the  first-born,  by  giving  him 
a  double  portion  of  all  that  he  hath  :  for  he 
is  the  beginning  of  his  strength ;  the  right 
of  the  first-born  is  his. 

IS  H  If  a  man  have  a  stubborn  and  re- 
bellious son,  which  will  not  obey  the  voice 
of  his  father,  or  the  voice  of  his  mother,  and 
that,  when  they  have  chastened  him,  will 
not  hearken  unto  them  : 

19  Then  shall  his  father  and  his  mother 
lay  hold  on  him,  and  bring  him  out  unto  the 
elders  of  his  city,  and  unto  the  gate  of  his 
place ; 

20  And  they  shall  say  unto  the  elders  of 
his  city.  This  our  son  is  stubborn  and  re- 
bellious, he  will  not  obey  our  voice ;  he  is  a 
glutton,  and  a  drunkard. 

21  And  all  the  men  of  his  city  shall  stone 
him  with  stones,  that  he  die  :  so  shalt  thou 
put  evil  away  from  among  you,  and  all  Is- 
rael shall  hear,  and  fear. 

22  IT  And  if  a  man  have  committed  a  sin 
worthy  of  death,  and  he  be  to  be  put  to 
death,  and  thou  hang  him  on  a  tree  : 

23  His  body  shall  not  remain  all  night 
upon  the  tree,  but  thou  shalt  in  any  wise 
bury  him  that  day  ;  (for  he  that  is  lianged 
is  accursed  of  God;)  that  thy  land  be  not 
defiled,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee  for  an  inheritance. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

THOU  shalt  not  see  thy  brother's  ox  or 
his  sheep  go  astray,  and  hide  thyself 
from  them :  thou  shalt  in  any  case  bring 
them  again  unto  thy  brother. 

2  And  if  thy  brother  be  not  nigh  unto 
thee,  or  if  thou  know  him  not,  then  thou 
shalt  bring  it  unto  thine  own  house,  and  it 
shall  be  with  thee  until  thy  brother  seek  af- 
ter it,  and  thou  shalt  restore  it  to  him  again. 

3  In  like  manner  shalt  thou  do  with  his 
ass  ;  and  so  shalt  thou  do  with  his  raiment ; 
and  with  all  lost  things  of  thy  brother's, 
which  he  hath  lost,  and  thou  hast  found, 
shalt  thou  do  likewise  :  thou  mayest  not  hide 
thyself 

4  Thou  shalt  not  see  thy  brother's  ass  or 
his  ox  fall  down  by  the  way,  and  hide  thy- 
self from  them  :  thou  shalt  surely  help  him 
to  lift  them  up  again 


XXIl.  Punishment  of  ccdidtei'y. 

5  11  The  woman  shall  not  wear  that 
which  pertaineth  unto  a  man,  neither  shall 
a  man  put  on  a  woman's  garment :  for  all 
that  do  so  arc  abomination  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

6  H  If  a  bird's  nest  chance  to  be  before 
thee  in  the  way  in  any  tree,  or  on  the 
ground,  whether  they  be  joung  ones,  or 
eggs,  and  the  dam  sitting  upon  the  young, 
or  upon  the  eggs,  thou  shalt  not  take  the 
dam  with  the  young  : 

7  But  thou  shalt  in  any  wise  let  the  dam 
go,  and  take  the  young  to  thee  ;  that  it  may 
be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest 
prolong  thy  days. 

8  11  When  thou  buildest  a  new  house, 
then  thou  shalt  make  a  battlement  for  thy 
roof,  that  thou  bring  not  blood  upon  thine 
house,  if  any  man  fall  from  thence. 

9  U  Thou  shalt  not  sow  thy  vineyard 
with  divers  seeds  :  lest  the  fruit  of  thy  seed 
which  thou  hast  sown,  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
vineyard,  be  defiled. 

10  Thou  shalt  not  plough  with  an  ox  and 
an  ass  together. 

11  Thou  shalt  not  wear  a  garment  of 
divers  sorts,  as  of  woollen  and  linen  together. 

12  If  Thou  shalt  make  thee  fringes  upon 
the  four  quarters  of  the  vesture,  wherewith 
thou  coverest  thyself 

13  If  If  any  man  take  a  wife,  and  go  in 
unto  her,  and  hate  her, 

14  And  give  occasion  of  speech  against 
her,  and  bring  up  an  evil  name  upon  her, 
and  say,  I  took  this  woman,  and  when  I 
came  to  her,  I  found  her  not  a  maid  : 

15  'Then  shall  the  father  of  the  damsel, 
and  her  mother,  take  and  bring  forth  the 
tokens  o/ihe  damsel's  virginity  unto  the  el- 
ders of  the  city  in  the  gate  : 

16  And  the'damsel's  father  shall  say  unto 
the  elders,  I  gave  my  daughter  unto  this 
man  to  wife,  and  he  hateth  her. 

17  And  lo,  he  hath  given  occasions  of 
speech  against  her,  saying,  I  found  not  thy 
daughters  maid  ;  and  yet  these  ctre  the  to- 
kens of  my  daughter's  virginity.  And  they 
shall  spread  the  cloth  before  the  elders  of 
the  city. 

IS  And  tlie  elders  of  that  city  shall  take 
that  man  and  chastise  him  ; 

19  And  they  shall  amerce  him  in  an  hun- 
dred shekels  of  silver,  and  give  them  unto 
the  father  of  the  damsel,  because  he  hath 
brought  up  an  evil  name  upon  a  virgin  of 
Israel :  and  she  shall  be  his  wife ;  he  may 
not  put  her  away  all  his  days. 

20  But  if  this  thing  be  true,  and  the  to- 
kens of  lirginity  be  not  found  for  the  dam- 
sel : 

21  Then  they  shall  bring  out  the  damsel 
to  the  door  of  her  father's  house,  and  the 
men  of  her  city  shall  stone  her  with  stones 
that  she  die ;  because  she  hath  wrought  fol- 
ly in  Israel,  to  play  the  whore  in  her  lather's 
liouse :  so  shalt  thou  put  evil  away  from 
among  you. 

^'  163 


Unckanness  to  be  avoided.        DEUTERONOMY. 


Of  votes  and  trespasses. 


22  If  If  a  man  be  found  lying  with  a  wo- 
man married  to  an  husband,  then  they  shall 
both  of  them  die,  both  the  man  that  lay  with 
the  woman,  and  the  woman  :  so  shalt  thou 
put  away  evil  from  Israel. 

23  ^  If  a  damsel  theit  is  a  virgin  be  be- 
trothed unto  an  husband,  and  a  man  find 
her  in  the  city,  and  lie  with  her ; 

24  Then  ye  shall  bring  them  both  out 
unto  the  gate  of  that  city,  and  ye  shall 
stone  them  with  stones  that  thev  die ;  the 
damsel,  because  she  cried  not,  being  in  the 
city ;  and  the  man,  because  he  hath  hum- 
bled his  neighbour's  wife :  so  thou  shalt  put 
away  evil  from  among  you. 

25  f  But  if  a  man  find  a  betrothed  dam- 
sel in  the  field,  and  the  man  force  her,  and 
lie  with  her ;  then  the  man  only  that  lay 
with  her  shall  die : 

26  But  unto  the  damsel  thou  shalt  do 
nothing  ;  there  is  in  the  damsel  no  sin  wor- 
thy of  "death :  for  as  when  a  man  riseth 
against  his  neighbour,  and  slayeth  him, 
even  so  is  this  matter  : 

27  For  he  found  her  in  the  field,  and  the 
betrothed  damsel  cried,  and  there  was  none 
to  save  her. 

28  11  If  a  man  find  a  damsel  that  is  a 
virgin,  which  is  not  betrothed,  and  lay  hold 
on  her,  and  lie  with  her,  and  they  be  found ; 

29  Then  the  man  that  lay  with  her  shall 
give  unto  the  damsel's  father  fifty  sJiekels 
of  silver,  and  she  shall  be  his  wife ;  because 
he  hath  humbled  her,  he  may  not  put  her 
away  all  his  days. 

30  H  A  man  shall  not  take  his  father's 
wife,  nor  discover  his  father's  skirt. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 
"E  that  is  wounded  in  the  stones,  or 
hath  his  privy  member  cut  off,  shall 
not    enter   into  the   congregation   of   the 
Lord. 

2  A  bastard  shall  not  enter  into  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord  ;  even  to  his  tenth 
generation  shall  he  not  enter  into  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Lord. 

3  11  An  Ammonite  or  Moabite  shall  not 
enter  into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord  ; 
even  to  their  tenth  generation  shall  they  not 
enter  into  the  congregation  of  the  Lord  for 
ever : 

4  Because  they  met  you  not  with  bread 
and  with  water  in  the  way,  when  ye  came 
forth  out  of  Egypt ;  and  because  they  hired 
against  thee  Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  of 
Pethor  of  Mesopotamia,  to  curse  thee. 

6  Nevertheless,  the  Lord  thy  God  would 
not  hearken  unto  Balaam  :  but  the  Loud 
thy  God  turned  the  curse  into  a  blessing 
uiito  thee,  because  the  Lord  thy  God  loved 
thee. 

6  Thou  shalt  not  seek  their  peace,  nor 
their  prosperity  all  thy  days  for  ever. 

7  II  Thou  shalt  not  abhor  an  Edomite, 
for  he  is  thy  brother  :  thou  shalt  not  abhor 
an  Egyptian,  because  thou  Avast  a  stranger 
in  his  land. 


8  The  children  that  are  begotten  of  them 
shall  enter  into  the  congregation  of  the 
Lord  in  their  third  generation. 

9  If  When  the  host  goeth  forth  against 
thine  enemies,  then  keep  thee  from  every 
wicked  thing. 

10  If  If  there  be  among  you  any  man 
that  is  not  clean  by  reason  of  uncleanness 
that  chanceth  him  by  night,  then  shall  he 
go  abroad  out  of  the  camp,  he  shall  not 
come  within  the  camp  : 

11  But  it  shall  be,  when  evening  cometh 
on,  he  shall  wash  himself  with  water  :  and 
when  the  sun  is  down,  he  shall  come  into 
the  camp  ag-a/n. 

12  If  Thou  shalt  have  a  place  also  with- 
out the  camp,  whither  thou  shalt  go  forth 
abroad : 

13  And  thou  shalt  have  a  paddle  upon 
thy  weapon  :  and  it  shall  be  when  thou  wilt 
ease  thyself  abroad,  thou  shalt  dig  there- 
with, and  shalt  turn  back,  and  cover  that 
which  cometh  from  thee  : 

14  For  the  Lord  thy  God  walketh  in  the 
midst  of  thy  camp,  to  deliver  thee,  and  to 
give  up  thine  enemies  before  thee ;  there- 
fore shall  thy  camp  be  holy  :  that  he  see  no 
unclean  thing  in  thee,  and  turn  away  from 
thee. 

15  If  Thou  shalt  not  deliver  unto  his  mas- 
ter the  servant  which  is  escaped  from  his 
master  unto  thee  : 

16  He  shall  dwell  with  thee,  even  among 
j'ou  in  that  place  Avhich  he  shall  choose  in 
one  of  thy  gates  where  it  liketh  him  best : 
thou  shalt  not  oppress  him. 

17  If  There  shall  be  no  whore  of  the 
daughters  of  Israel,  nor  a  sodomite  of  the 
sons  of  Israel. 

18  If  Thou  shalt  not  bring  the  hire  of  a 
whore,  or  the  price  of  a  dog  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord  thy  God  for  any  vow  :  for  even 
both  these  are  abomination  unto  the  Lord 
thv  God. 

"l9  II  Thou  shalt  not  lend  upon  usury  to 
thy  brother;  usury  of  money,  usury  of 
victuals,  usury  of  any  thing  that  is  lent  up- 
on usury  : 

20  Unto  a  stranger  thou  mayest  lend  up- 
on usury ;  but  unto  thy  brother  thou  shalt 
not  lend  upon  usury :  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  mav  bless  thee^  in  all  that  thou  settest 
thine  hand  to  in  the  land  whither  thou  go- 
est  to  possess  it. 

21  If  When  thou  shalt  vow  a  vow  unto 
th.e  Lord  thy  God,  thou  shalt  not  slack  to 
pay  it :  for  the  Lord  thy  God  will  surely 
require  it  of  thee ;  and  it  would  be  sin  in 
thee. 

22  But  if  tliou  shalt  forbear  to  vow,  it 
shall  be  no  sin  in  thee. 

23  That  which  is  gone  out  of  thy  lips 
thou  shalt  keep  and  perform  ;  even  a  fi-ee- 
will-offering,  according  as  thou  hast  vowed 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  thou  hast 
promised  with  thy  mouth. 

94  If  When  thou  comest  into  thy  neigh- 
164 


Sundry  laws 
hour's    vineyard,    then  thou    mayest  eat 
grapes  thy  hll,  at  thine  own  pleasure ;  but 
thou  shalt  not  put  any  in  thy  vessel. 

•25  When  thou  comest  into  the  standnig- 
corn  of  thy  neighbour,  then  thou  mayest 
pluck  the  ears  with  thine  hand :  but  thou 
shalt  not  move  a  sickle  unto  thy  neighbour's 

standing  corn.  .,.,,r 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

WHEN  a  man  hath  taken  a  wife,  and 
married  her,  and  it  come  to  pass 
that  she  find  no  favour  in  his  eyes,  because 
he  hath  found  some  uncleanness  in  her: 
then  let  him  write  her  a  bill  of  divorce- 
ment, and  give  it  in  her  hand,  and  send  her 
out  of  his  house.  . 

2  And  when  she  is  departed  out  ot  his 
house,  she  may  go  and  be  another  man's 

wife.  ,       ,    ,         , 

3  And  if  the  latter  husband  hate  her, 
and  write  her  a  bill  of  divorcement,  and 
giveth  it  in  her  hand,  and  sendeth  her  out 
of  his  house ;  or  if  the  latter  husband  die, 
which  took  her  to  be  his  wife  ; 

4  Her  former  husband  which  sent  her 
away,  may  not  take  her  again  to  be  his 
wife",  after  that  she  is  defiled;  for  that  i^ 
abomination  before  the  Lord:  and  thou 
shalt  not  cause  the  land  to  sin,  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inherit- 
ance. . 

5  H  When  a  man  hath  taken  a  new  wiie, 
he  shall  not  go  out  to  war,  neither  shall  he 
be  charged  with  any  business :  but  he  shall 
be  free  at  home  one  year,  and  shall  cheer 
up  his  wife  which  he  hath  taken. 

6  H  No  man  shall  take  the  nether  or  the 
upper  millstone  to  pledge :  for  he  taketh  a 
jnan's  life  to  pledge 


CHAP.  XXIV,  XXV.  and  ordinances. 

be  of  thy  brethren,  or  of  thy  strangers  that 
are  in  thy  land  within  thy  gates : 

15  At  his  day  thou  shalt  give  him  his 
hire,  neither  shall  the  sun  go  down  upon  it, 
for  he  is  poor,  and  setteth  his  heart  upon 
it :  lest  he  cry  against  thee  unto  the  Lord, 
and  it  be  sin  unto  thee. 

16  H  The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death 
for  the  children,  neither  shall  the  children 
be  put  to  death  for  the  fathers :  every  man 
shall  be  put  to  death  for  his  own  sin, 

17  H  Thou  shalt  not  pervert  the  judg- 
ment of  the  stranger,  nor  of  the  fatherless, 
nor  take  the  widow's  raiment  to  pledge  : 

18  But  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bond-man  in  Egypt,  and  the  Lord 
thy  God  redeemed  thee  thence  :  therefore 
I  command  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

19  H  When  thou  cuttest  down  thine  liar- 
vest  in  thy  field,  and  hast  forgot  a  sheat  in 
the  field,  thou  shah  not  go  again  to  fetch  it : 
it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the  tather- 
less,  and  for  the  widow  :  that  the  Lord  thy 
God  may  bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of  thine 
hands.  ,  .         ,. 

20  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive-tree, 
thou  shalt  not  go  over  the  boughs  again  :  it 
shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the  fatherless, 
and  for  the  widow. 

21  When  thou  gatherest  the  grapes  ot  thy 
vineyard,  thou  shah  not  glean  if  afterward  : 
it  shall  be  for  the  stranger,  for  the  father- 
less, and  for  the  widow. 

22  And  thou  shalt  remember  that  thou 
wast  a  bond-man  in  the  land  of  Egypt : 
therefore  I  command  thee  to  do  this  thing. 

CHAP.   XXV. 
F  there  be  a  controversy  between  men, 
and  they  come  unto  judgment,  that  the 


T^lfVi/rb?  found  stealing  any  oAjuies  ^  j^f  .^''"ild 'condel  Ihe 
his  brethren  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  justify   the   righteous,  and    condemn    the 

maketh  merchandise  of  him,  or  selleth  him  •,  wicked. 


then  that  thief  shall  die ;  and  thou  shalt  put 
evil  awav  from  among  you. 

8  "^  Take  heed  in  the  plague  of  leprosy, 
that  thou  observe  diligently,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  priests  the  Levites 
shall  teach  you  :  as  I  commanded  them,  so 
ye  shall  observe  to  do.  ,      ^    , 

9  Remember  what  the  Lord  thy  God 
did  unto  Miriam  by  the  way,  after  that  ye 
were  come  forth  out  of  Egypt. 

10  II  When  thou  dost  lend  thy  brother 
any  thing,  thou  shah  not  go  into  his  house 
to  fetch  Ills  pledge  : 

11  Thou  shalt  stand  abroad,  and  the  man 
to  whom  thou  dost  lend  shall  bring  out  the 
pleda-e  abroad  unto  thee  : 

12"  And  if  the  man  be  poor,  thou  shalt 
not  sleep  with  his  pledge  :  . 

13  In  any  case  thou  shah  deliver  him 
the  pledge  again  when  the  sun  goeth  down, 
that  he  may  "sleep  in  his  own  raiment,  and 
bless  thee  ;  and  it  shall  be  righteousness 
unto  thee  before  the  Lord  thy  God. 

14  IT  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  an   hired 


2  And  it  shall  be,  if  the  wicked  man  6e 
worthy  to  be  beaten,  that  the  judge  shall 
cause  him  to  lie  down,  and  to  be  beaten 
before  his  face,  according  to  his  fault,  by  a 
certain  number.  •       ,  •  » 

3  Forty  stripes  he  may  give  him,  ami 
not  exceed:  lest?/ he  should  exceed,  and 
beat  him  above  these  with  many  stripes, 
then  thy  brother  should  seem  vile  unto  thee. 

4  H  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  ox  when 
he  treadeth  out  the  corn. 

5  II  If  brethren  dwell  together,  and  one 
of  them  die  and  have  no  child,  the  wife  ot 
the  dead  shall  not  marry  without  unto  a 
stranger  :  her  husband's  brother  snail  go  in 
unto  her,  and  take  her  to  him  to  wife,  and 
perform  the  duty  of  an  husband  s  brother 

unto  her.  ,        ,      r    .  i 

6  And  it  shall  be,  that  the  first-born 
which  she  beareth,  shall  succeed  m  the 
name  of  his  brother  which  is  dead,  that  his 
name  be  not  put  out  of  Israel.  . 

7  And  if  the  man  like  not  to  take  nis 
brother's  wife,  then  let  his  brother's  wife 


14  ^  Thou  shah  not  oppress  an    nirea  uruLnt^i  »  wi.^,  "•-'';";,"-,  i„_  .„j  g-^ 
servant  that  is  poor  and  needy,  whether  he^go  up  to  the  gate  unto  the  elder.,  and  say, 


Amakk  to  be  blotted  out.        DEUTERONOMY. 


Of  the  third  yearh  tithes. 


My  husband's  brother  refuseth  to  raise  up 
unto  his  brother  a  name  in  Israel,  he  will 
not  perform  the  duty  of  my  husband's  bro- 
ther. 

8  Then  the  elders  of  his  city  shall  call 
him,  and  speak  unto  him :  and  if  he  stand 
to  it,  and  say,  I  like  not  to  take  her, 

9  Then  shall  his  brother's  wife  come  unto 
him  in  the  presence  of  the  elders,  and  loose 
his  shoe  from  off  his  foot,  and  spit  in  his 
face,  and  shall  answer  and  say,  So  shall  it 
be  done  unto  that  man  that  will  not  build 
up  his  brother's  house. 

10  And  his  name  shall  be  called  in  Is- 
rael, The  house  of  him  that  hath  his  shoe 
loosed. 

11  ^  When  men  strive  together  one  with 
another,  and  the  wife  of  the  one  draweth 
near  for  to  deliver  her  husband  out  of  the 
hand  of  him  that  smiteth  him,  and  putteth 
forth  her  hand,  and  taketh  him  by  the  se- 
crets : 

12  Then  thou  shalt  cut  off  her  hand, 
thine  eye  shall  not  pity  her. 

13  H  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thy  bag  di- 
vers weights,  a  great  and  a  small : 

14  Thou  shalt  not  have  in  thine  house 
divers  measures,  a  great  and  a  small : 

15  But  thou  shalt  have  a  perfect  and 
just  weight,  a  perfect  and  just  measure 
shalt  thou  have  ;  that  thy  days  may  be 
lengthened  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee. 

16  For  all  that  do  such  things,  and  aW 
that  do  unrighteously,  are  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord  th}'  God. 

17  H  Remember  what  Amalek  did  unto 
thee  by  the  way,  when  ye  were  come  forth 
out  of  Egypt ; 

18  How  he  met  thee  by  the  way,  and 
smote  the  hindmost  of  thee,  even  all  that 
!vc)-e  feeble  behind  thee,  when  thou  wast 
faint  and  weary  :  and  he  feared  not  God. 

19  Therefore  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord 
thy  God  hath  given  thee  rest  from  all  thine 
enemies  round  about,  in  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee  for  an  inlierit- 
ance  to  possess  it,  that  tliou  shalt  blot  out 
the  remembrance  of  Amalek  from  under 
heaven ;  thou  shalt  not  forget  it. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 
ND  it  sliall  be,  when  thou  art  come  in 
unto  the   land  wiiich  the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee  for  an  inheritance,  and 
possesses!  it,  and  dwcllest  therein  ; 

2  That  thou  slialt  talce  of  the  first  of  all 
the  fruit  of  the  earth,  which  thou  shalt  bring 
of  thy  land  that  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee,  and  shalt  put  it  in  a  basket,  and  shalt 
go  vmto  the  place  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
shall  choose  to  place  his  name  there. 

3  And  thou  shalt  go  unto  the  priest  that  „     , , 
shall  be  in  those  days,  and  say  unto  him,  1 1  do  them  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with  all 
profess  this  day  unto  the  Lord   thy  God,  j  thy  soul. 

that  I  am  come  unto  the  country  which  IT  Thou  hast  avouched  the  Lord  this 
the  Lord  sware  unto  our  fathers  for  to  day  to  be  thy  God,  and  to  walk  in  his  ways, 
give  us.  and  to  keep  his  statutes,  and  his  command- 

166 


4  And  the  priest  shall  take  the  basket 
out  of  thine  hand,  and  set  it  down  before 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

5  And  thou  shalt  speak  and  say  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  A  Syrian  ready  to 
perish  was  my  father,  and  he  went  dovt^n 
into  Egypt,  and  sojourned  there  with  a  few, 
and  became  there  a  nation,  great,  mighty, 
and  populous  : 

6  And  the  Egyptians  evil-entreated  us,  and 
afflicted  us,  and  laid  upon  us  hard  bondage  : 

7  And  when  we  cried  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  our  fathers,  the  Lord  heard  our 
voice,  and  looked  on  our  affliction,  and  our 
labour,  and  our  oppression  : 

8  And  the  Lord  brought  us  forth  out  of 
Egypt  with  a  mighty  hand,  and  witii  an 
out-stretched  arm,  and  with  great  terrible- 
ness,  and  with  signs,  and  with  wonders ; 

9  And  he  hath  brought  us  into  this  place, 
and  hath  given  us  this  land,  even  a  land  that 
Ho  wet  h  with  milk  and  honey. 

10  And  now,  behold,  I  have  brought  the 
first-fruits  of  the  land,  which  thou,  O  Lord, 
hast  given  me  :  and  thou  shalt  set  it  before 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  worship  before  the 
Lord  thy  God  : 

11  And  thou  shalt  rejoice  in  every  good 
thing  which  the  Lord  tii}'  God  hath  given 
unto  thee,  and  unto  thine  house,  thou  and 
the  Levite,  and  the  stranger  that  is  among 
you. 

12  IT  When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of 
tithing  all  the  tithes  of  thine  increase  the 
third  year,  which  is  the  yearof  tithing,  and 
hast  given  it  unto  the  Levite,  the  stranger, 
the  fatherless,  and  the  widow,  that  they 
may  eat  within  thy  gates,  and  be  filled  : 

13  Then  thou  shalt  say  before  the  Lord 
thy  God,  I  have  brought  away  the  hallowed 
things  out  of  mine  house,  and  also  have 
given  them  unto  the  Levite,  and  unto  the 
stranger,  to  the  fatherless,  and  to  the  widow, 
according  to  all  thy  commandments  which 
thou  hast  commanded  me  :  I  have  not  trans- 
gressed thy  commandments,  neither  have  I 
forgotten  them: 

14  I  have  not  eaten  thereof  in  my  mourn- 
ing, neither  have  I  taken  away  ought  there- 
of for  eaiy  unclean  use,  nor  given  ought 
thereof  for  the  dead  :  but  I  have  hearkened 
to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  my  God,  f/»f/have 
done  according  to  all  tliat  thou  hast  com- 
manded me. 

15  Look  down  from  thy  lioly  habitation, 
from  heaven,  and  bless  thy  people  Israel, 
and  the  land  which  thou  hast  given  us,  as 
thou  svvarest  unto  our  fathers,  a  land  that 
flov.eth  with  milk  and  honey. 

16  "il  This  day  the  LoRo'thy  God  hath 
commanded  thee  to  do  these  statutes  and 
iudaments  :  thou  shalt  therefore  keep  and 


An  altar  to  be  built. 


merits,  and  his  judgments,  and  to  hearken 
unto  his  voice : 

18  And  the  Lord  hath  avouched  thee 
this  day  to  be  his  peculiar  people,  as  he  hath 
promised  thee,  and  that  thou  shouldestkeep 
all  his  commandments ; 

19  And  to  make  thee  high  above  all  na- 
tions which  he  hath  made,  in  praise,  and  in 
name,  and  in  honour  ;  and  that  thou  maj- 
est  be  an  holy  people  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  as  he  hath  spoken. 

CHAP.   XXVII. 
ND  Moses  with  the  elders  of  Israel 
commanded  the  people,  saying.  Keep 
all  the  commandments  which  I  command 
you  this  daj'. 

2  And  it  shall  be  on  the  day  when  ye 
shall  pass  over  Jordan  unto  the  land  which 
the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  that  thou 
shalt  set  thee  up  great  stones,  and  plaster 
them  with  plaster : 

3  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  them  all  the 
words  of  this  law,  when  thou  art  passed 
over,  that  thou  mayest  go  in  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee,  a 
land  that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey ;  as 
the  Lord  God  of  thy  fathers  hath  promised 
thee. 

4  Therefore  it  shall  be  when  ye  be  gone 
over  Jordan,  that  ye  shall  set  up  these 
stones,  which  I  command  you  this  day,  in 
mount  Ebal,  and  thou  shalt  plaster  them 
with  plaster. 

5  And  there  shalt  thou  build  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God,  an  altar  of  stones : 
thou  shalt  not  lift  up  any  iron  tool  upon 
them. 

6  Thou  shalt  build  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
thv  God  of  whole  stones :  and  thou  shalt 
offer  burnt-offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord 
thy  God : 

7  And  thou  shalt  offer  peace-offerings, 
and  shalt  eat  there,  and  rejoice  before  the 
Loud  thy  God. 

8  And  thou  shalt  write  upon  the  stones 
all  the  words  of  this  law,  very  plainly 

9  1i  And  Moses  and  the  priests  the  Le- 
vites  spake  unto  all  Israel,  saying,  Take 
heed  and  hearken,  O  Israel,  this  day  thou 
art  become  the  people  of  the  Lord  thj'  God. 

10  Thou  shalt  therefore  obey  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  th}^  God,  and  do  his  command- 
ments and  his  statutes  which  I  command 
thee  this  day. 

11  ^  And  Moses  charged  the  people  the 
same  day,  saying, 

12  These  shall  stand  upon  mount  Ge- 
rizim  to  bless  the  people,  when  ye  are  come 
over  Jordan ;  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and  Ju- 
dah,  and  Issachar,  and  Joseph,  and  Benja- 
min : 

13  And  these  shall  stand  upon  mount 
Ebal  to  curse  ;  Reuben.  Gad,  and  Asher, 
and  Zebulun,  Dan,  and  Naphtali. 

14  H  And  the  Levites  shall  speak,  and 
say  unto  all  the  men  of  Israel  with  a  loud 
voice, 


CHAP.  XXVII,  XXVIII.  Curses  pronounced. 


15  Cursed  be  the  man  that  maketh  any 
graven  or  molten  image,  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord,  the  work  of  the  hands  of 
the  craftsman,  and  putteth  it  in  a  secret 
place:  and  all  the  people  shall  answer  and 
say.  Amen. 

16  Cursed  be  he  that  setteth  light  by  his 
father  or  his  mother :  and  all  the  people 
shall  say,  Amen. 

17  Cursed  be  he  that  removeth  his  neigh- 
bour's land-mark :  and  all  the  people  shall 
say.  Amen. 

18  Cursed  be  he  that  maketh  the  blind 
to  wander  out  of  the  way  :  and  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say,  Amen. 

19  Cursed  be  he  that  perverteth  the  judg- 
ment of  the  stranger,  fatherless,  and  wi- 
dow :  and  all  the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

20  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  fa- 
ther's wife ;  because  he  uncovereth  his  fa- 
ther's skirt :  and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

21  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  any 
manner  of  beast :  and  all  the  people  shall 
say.  Amen. 

22  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  sis- 
ter, the  daughter  of  his  father,  or  the  daugh- 
ter of  his  mother  :  and  all  the  people  shall 
say.  Amen. 

23  Cursed  be  he  that  lieth  with  his  mo- 
ther-in-law :  and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

24  Cursed  be  he  that  smiteth  his  neigh- 
bour secretly :  and  all  the  people  shall  say, 
Amen. 

2.5  Cursed  be  he  that  taketh  reward  to 
slay  an  innocent  person :  and  all  the  peo- 
ple shall  say.  Amen. 

26  Cursed  be  he  that  confirmeth  not  all 
the  words  of  this  law  to  do  them :  and  all 
the  people  shall  say.  Amen. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou  shalt 
hearken  diligently  unto  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe  and  to  do  all 
his  commandments  which  I  command  thee 
this  day :  that  the  Lord  thy  God  will  set 
thee  on  high  above  all  nations  of  the  earth: 

2  And  all  these  blessings  shall  come  on 
thee,  and  overtake  thee,  if  thou  shalt  heark- 
en unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

3  Blessed  s/talt  thou  be  in  the  city,  and 
blessed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  field. 

4  Blessed  shall  be  the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  ground,  and  the  fruit 
of  thy  cattle,  the  increase  of  thy  kine,  and 
the  flocks  of  thy  sheep. 

5  Blessed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  thy 
store. 

6  Blessed  shalt  thou  be  when  thou  com- 
est  in,  and  blessed  shalt  thou  he  when  thou 
goest  out. 

7  The  Lord  shall  cause  thine  enemies 
that  rise  up  against  thee  to  be  smitten  be- 
fore thy  face:  they  shall  come  out  against 
thee  one  way,  and  flee  before  thee  seven 
ways. 

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Blessings  for  obedience.  DEUTERONOMY. 

8  The  Lord  shall  command  the  blessing 
upon  thee  in  thy  store-houses,  and  in  all 
that  thou  settest  thine  hand  unto :  and  he 
shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  giveth  thee. 

9  The  Lord  shall  establish  thee  an  holy 
people  unto  himself  as  he  hath  sworn  unto 
thee,  if  thou  shalt  keep  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  walk  in  his 
ways. 

10  And  all  people  of  the  earth  shall  see 
that  thou  art  called  by  the  name  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  shall  be  afraid  of  thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  plen- 
teous in  goods,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and 
in  the  fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of 
thy  ground,  in  the  land  which  the  Lord 
sware  unto  thy  fathers  to  give  thee. 

12  The  Lord  shall  open  unto  thee  his 
good  treasure,  the  heaven  to  give  the  rain 
unto  thy  land  in  his  season,  and  to  bless  all 
the  work  of  thine  hand :  and  thou  shalt 
lend  unto  many  nations,  and  thou  shalt  not 
borrow. 

13  And  the  Lord  shall  make  thee  the 
head,  and  not  the  tail ;  and  thou  shalt  be 
above  only,  and  thou  shalt  not  be  beneath; 
if  that  thou  hearken  unto  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  I  com- 
mand thee  this  day,  to  observe  and  to  do 
them : 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  go  aside  from  any 
of  the  words  which  I  command  thee  this 
day,  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  to  go 
after  other  gods  to  serve  them. 

15  H  But  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  thou 
wilt  not  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
thy  God,  to  observe  to  do  all  his  command- 
ments and  his  statutes  which  I  command 
thee  this  day :  that  all  these  curses  shall 
come  upon  thee,  and  overtake  thee: 

16  Cursed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  city,  and 
cursed  shalt  thou  be  in  the  field. 

17  Cursed  shall  be  thy  basket  and  thy 
store. 

18  Cursed  shallbe  the  fruit  of  thy  body, 
and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  the  increase  of  thy 
kine,  and  the  flocks  of  thy  sheep. 

19  Cursed  shalt  thou  be  when  thou  com- 
est  in,  and  cursed  shalt  thou  be  when  tliou 
goest  out. 

20  The  Lord  shall  send  upon  thee  curs- 
ing, vexation,  and  rebuke,  in  all  that  thou 
settest  thine  hand  unto  for  to  do,  until  thou 
be  destroyed,  and  until  thou  perish  quickly  : 
because  of  the  wickedness  of  thy  doings 
whereby  thou  hast  forsaken  me. 

21  The  Lord  shall  make  the  pestilence 
cleave  unto  thee,  until  he  have  consumed 
thee  from  off  the  land,  whither  thou  goest 
to  possess  it. 

22  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  a  con- 
sumption, and  v/ith  a  fever,  and  \vith  an  in- 
flammation, and  with  an  extreme  burning, 
and  with  the  sword,  and  with  blasting,  and 
with  mildew:  and  they  shall  pursue  thee 
until  thou  perish. 


Curses  for  disobedience. 

23  And  thy  heaven  that  is  over  thy  head 
shall  be  brass,  and  the  earth  that  is  under 
thee  shall  be  iron. 

24  The  Lord  shall  make  the  rain  of  thy 
land  powder  and  dust :  from  heaven  shall 
it  come  down  upon  thee,  until  thou  be  de- 
stroyed. 

25  The  Lord  shall  cause  thee  to  be  smit- 
ten before  thine  enemies :  thou  shalt  go  out 
one  way  against  them,  and  flee  seven  ways 
before  them  ;  and  shalt  be  removed  into  all 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

26  And  thy  carcass  shall  be  meat  unto  all 
fowls  of  the  air,  and  unto  the  beasts  of  the 
earth,  and  no  man  shall  fray  tlmn  away. 

27  The  Lord  will  smite  thee  with  the 
botch  of  Egypt,  and  with  the  emerods,  and 
with  the  scab,  and  with  the  itch,  whereof 
thou  canst  not  be  healed. 

28  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  with  mad- 
ness, and  blindness,  and  astonishment  of 
heart : 

29  And  thou  shalt  grope  at  noon-day,  as 
the  blind  gropeth  in  darkness,  and  thou 
shalt  not  prosper  in  thy  ways :  and  thou 
shalt  be  only  oppressed  and  spoiled  ever- 
more, and  no  man  shall  save  thee. 

30  Thou  shalt  betroth  a  wife,  and  another 
man  shall  lie  with  her :  thou  shalt  build  an 
house,  and  thou  shalt  not  dwell  therein : 
thou  shalt  plant  a  vineyard,  and  shalt  not 
gather  the  grapes  thereof. 

31  Thine  ox  shall  be  slain  before  thine 
eyes,  and  thou  shalt  not  eat  thereof:  thine 
ass  shall  be  violently  taken  away  from  be- 
fore thy  face,  and  shall  not  be  restored  to 
thee :  thy  sheep  shall  be  given  unto  thine 
enemies,  and  thou  shalt  have  none  to  rescue 
them. 

32  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  shall  be 
given  unto  another  people,  and  thine  eyes 
shall  look,  and  fail  with  longing  for  them 
all  the  day  long :  and  there  shall  be  no 
might  in  thine  hand. 

33  The  fruit  of  thy  land,  and  all  thy  la- 
bours, shall  a  nation  which  thou  knowest 
not  eat  up  :  and  thou  shalt  be  only  oppress- 
ed and  crushed  alway : 

34  So  that  thou  shalt  be  mad  for  the  sight 
of  thine  eyes  which  thou  shalt  see. 

35  The  Lord  shall  smite  thee  in  the 
knees,  and  in  the  legs,  with  a  sore  botch 
tliat  cannot  be  healed,  from  the  sole  of  thy 
foot  unto  the  top  of  thy  head. 

36  The  Lord  shall  bring  thee,  and  thy 
king  which  thou  shalt  set  over  thee,  unto  a 
nation  which  neither  thou  nor  thy  fathers 
have  known;  and  there  shalt  thou  serve 
other  gods,  wood  and  stone. 

37  And  thou  shalt  become  an  astonish- 
ment, a  proverb,  and  a  by-word,  among  all 
nations  whither  the  Lord  shall  lead  thee. 

38  Thou  shalt  carry  much  seed  out  into 
the  field,  and  shalt  gather  but  little  in:  for 
the  locust  shall  consume  it. 

39  Thou  shalt  plant  vineyards  and  dress 
them,  but  shalt  neither  drink  of  the  wine, 

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Curses  threatened 


CHAP.  xxvm. 


nor  gather  the  grapes :  for  the  worms  shall 
eat  them. 

40  Thou  shalt  have  olive-trees  through- 
out all  thy  coasts,  but  thou  shalt  not  anoint 
thysc/f  with  the  oil :  for  thine  olive  shall 
cast  his  fruit. 

41  Thou  shalt  beget  sons  and  daughters, 
but  thou  shalt  not  enjoy  them :  for  they 
shall  go  into  captivity. 

42  All  thy  trees  and  fruit  of  thy  land 
shall  the  locust  consume. 

43  The  stranger  that  is  within  thee  shall 
get  up  above  thee  very  high ;  and  thou  shalt 
come  down  very  low. 

44  He  shall  lend  to  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
not  lend  to  him  :  he  shall  be  the  head,  and 
thou  shalt  be  the  tail. 

45  Moreover,  all  these  curses  shall  come 
upon  thee,  and  shall  pursue  tliee,  and  over- 
take thee,  till  thou  be  destroyed :  because 
thou  hearkenedst  not  unto  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  commandments 
and  his  statutes  which  he  commanded 
thee. 

46  And  they  shall  be  upon  thee  for  a 
sign  and  for  a  wonder,  and  upon  thy  seed 
for  ever. 

47  Because  thou  servedst  not  the  Lord 
thy  God  \vith  joyfulness  and  with  gladness 
of  heart,  for  the  abundance  of  all  things ; 

48  Therefore  shalt  thou  serve  thine  ene- 
mies which  the  Lord  shall  send  against 
thee,  in  hunger,  and  in  thirst,  and  in  na- 
kedness, and  in  want  of  all  things:  and  he 
shall  put  a  yoke  of  iron  upon  thy  neck,  un- 
til he  have  destroyed  thee. 

49  The  Lord  shall  bring  a  nation  against 
thee  from  far,  from  the  end  of  the  earth,  as 
swift  as  the  eagle  flieth,  a  nation  whose 
tongue  thou  shalt  not  understand  ; 

50  A  nation  of  tierce  countenance, 
which  shall  not  regard  the  person  of  the 
old,  nor  shew  favour  to  the  young  : 

51  And  ye  shall  eat  the  fruit  of  thy  cat- 
tle, and  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  until  thou  be 
destroyed  :  which  also  shall  not  leave  thee 
eithfr  corn,  wine,  or  oil,  or  the  increase  of 
thy  kine,  or  flocks  of  thy  sheep,  until  he 
have  destroyed  thee. 

52  And  he  shall  besiege  thee  in  all  thy 
gates,  until  thy  high  and  fenced  walls  come 
Sown,  wherein  thou  trustedst,  throughout 
all  thy  land  :  and  he  shall  besiege  thee  in 
all  thy  gates  throughout  all  thy  land  which 
the  Loud  thy  God  hath  given  thee. 

53  And  thou  shalt  eat  the  fruit  of  thine 
own  body,  the  flesii  of  thy  sons  and  of  thy 
daughters  which  the  Loud  thy  God  hath 
given  tliee,  in  the  siege  and  in  the  strait- 
ness  wherewith  thine  enemies  shall  distress 
thee: 

54  iSo  that  the  man  that  is  tender  among 
you,  and  very  delicate,  his  eye  shall  be  evil 
toward  his  brother,  and  toward  the  wife  of 
his  bosom,  and  toward  the  remnant  of  his 
children  which  he  shall  leave  : 

55  So  that  he  will  not  give  to  anv  of 

22 


for  disobedience. 


them  of  the  flesh  of  his  children  whom  he 
shall  eat  :  because  he  hath  nothing  left  him 
in  the  siege  and  in  the  straitness  wherewith 
thine  enemies  shall  distress  thee  in  all  thy 
gates. 

56  The  tender  and  delicate  woman 
among  you,  which  would  not  adventure  to 
set  the  sole  of  her  foot  upon  the  ground  for 
delicateness  and  tenderness,  her  eye  shall 
be  evil  toward  the  husband  of  her  bosom, 
and  toward  her  son,  and  toward  her  daugh- 
ter, 

57  And  toward  her  3^oung  one  that 
cometh  out  from  between  her  leet,  and  to- 
ward her  children  which  she  shall  bear  :  for 
she  shall  eat  them  for  want  of  all  things 
secretly  in  the  siege  and  straitness  where- 
with thine  enemy  shall  distress  thee  in  thy 
gates. 

58  If  thou  wilt  not  observe  to  do  all  the 
words  of  this  law  that  are  written  in  this 
book,  that  thou  mayest  fear  this  glorious  and 
fearful  name  THE  LORD  THY  GOD ; 

59  Then  the  Loud  will  make  thy  plagues 
wonderful,  and  the  plagues  of  thy  seed, 
even  great  plagues,  and  of  long  continu- 
ance, and  sore  sicknesses,  and  of  long  con- 
tinuance. 

60  Moreover,  he  will  bring  upon  thee  all 
the  diseases  of  Egypt,  which  thou  wast 
afraid  of;  and  they  shall  cleave  unto  thee. 

61  Also  every  sickness,  and  every  plague 
which  is  not  written  in  the  book  of  this  law, 
them  will  the  Lord  bring  upon  thee,  until 
thou  be  destroyed. 

62  And  ye  shall  be  left  few  in  number, 
whereas  ye  were  as  the  stars  of  heaven  for 
multitude  ;  because  thou  wouldest  not  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

63  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as  the 
Lord  rejoiced  over  you  to  do  you  good,  and 
to  multiply  you ;  so  the  Lord  will  rejoice 
over  you  to  destroy  you  and  to  bring  you  to 
nought  ;  and  ye  shall  be  plucked  from  ofl" 
the  land  whither  thou  goest  to  possess  it. 

64  And  the  Lord  shall  scatter  thee 
among  all  people  from  the  one  end  of  the 
earth  even  unto  the  other ;  and  there  thou 
shalt  serve  other  gods,  which  neither  thou 
nor  thy  fathers  have  known,  even  wood  and 
stone. 

65  And  among  these  nations  shalt  thou 
find  no  ease,  neither  shall  the  sole  of  thy 
foot  have  rest :  but  the  Loud  shall  give  thee 
there  a  trembling  heart,  and  failing  of  eyes, 
and  sorrow  of  mind. 

66  And  thy  life  shall  hang  in  doubt  be- 
fore thee  :  and  thou  shalt  fear  day  and 
night,  and  shalt  have  none  assurance  of  thy 
life : 

67  In  the  morning  thou  shalt  say,  Would 
God  it  were  even !  and  at  even  thou  shalt 
say,  Would  God  it  were  morning !  for  the 
fear  of  thine  heart  wherewith  thou  shalt 
fear,  and  for  the  sight  of  thine  eyes  which 
thou  shalt  se?. 

68  And  the  Lord  shall  bring  thee  into 

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An  exhortation  to  obedience.     DEUTERONOMY.      God  covenants  with  Israel. 


Egypt  again  with  ships,  by  the  way  where- 
of" I  spake  unto  thee,  Tliou  shalt  see  it  no 
more  again  :  and  there  ye  shall  be  sold  un- 
to your  enemies  for  bond-men  and  bond-wo- 
men, and  no  man  shall  buy  you. 
CHAP.  XXIX. 

THESE  are  the  words  of  the  covenant 
which  the  Lord  commanded  Moses 
to  make  with  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
land  of  Moab,  beside  the  covenant  which 
he  made  with  them  in  Horeb. 

2  "il  And  Moses  called  unto  all  Israel,  and 
said  unto  them.  Ye  have  seen  all  that  the 
Lord  did  before  your  ej^es  in  the  land  of 
Egypt  unto  Pharaoh,  and  unto  all  his  ser- 
vants, and  unto  all  his  land  ; 

3  The  great  temptations  which  thine 
eyes  have  seen,  the  signs,  and  those  great 
miracles : 

4  Yet  the  Lord  hath  not  given  you  an 
heart  to  perceive,  and  eyes  to  see,  and  ears 
to  hear,  unto  this  day. 

5  And  I  have  led  you  forty  years  in  the 
wilderness :  your  clothes  are  not  waxen 
old  upon  you,  and  thy  shoe  is  not  waxen  old 
upon  thy  foot. 

6  Ye  have  not  eaten  bread,  neither  have 
ye  drunk  wine  or  strong  drink  :  that  ye 
might  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

7  And  when  ye  came  unto  this  place, 
Sihon  the  king  of  Heshbon,  and  Og  the 
king  of  Bashan,  came  out  against  us  unto 
battle,  and  we  smote  them  : 

S  And  we  took  their  land,  and  gave  it  for 
an  inheritance  unto  the  Reubenites,  and  to 
the  Gadites,  and  to  the  half-tribe  of  Manas- 
seh. 

9  Keep  therefore  the  words  of  this  cove- 
nant, and  do  them,  that  ye  may  prosper  in 
all  that  }'e  do. 

10  IT  Ye  stand  this  day  all  of  you  before 
the  Lord  your  God  ;  your  captains  of  j-our 
tribes,  your  ciders,  and  your  officers,  tvith 
all  the  men  of  Israel, 

11  Your  little  ones,  your  wives,  and  thy 
stranger  that  is  in  thy  camp,  from  the 
hewer  of  thy  wood,  unto  the  drawer  of  thy 
water : 

12  That  thou  shouldest  enter  into  cove- 
nant with  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  into  his 
oath,  which  the  Lord  thy  God  maketh  with 
thee  this  day  ■. 

13  That  he  may  establish  thee  to-day  for 
a  people  unto  himself,  and  that  he  may  be 
unto  thee  a  God,  as  he  hath  said  unto  thee, 
and  as  he  hath  sworn  unto  thy  fathers,  to 
Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 

14  Neither  with  you  only  do  I  make  this 
covenant  and  this  oath ; 

15  But  with  him  that  standeth  here  with 
us  this  day  before  the  Lord  our  God,  and 
also  with  him  that  is  not  here  with  us  this 
day : 

16  (For  ye  know  how  we  have  dwelt  in 
the  land  of  Egypt ;  and  how  we  came 
through  the  nations  wliich  ye  passed  by  ; 

17  And  ye  have  seen  their  abominations, 


and  their  idols,  wood  and  stone,  silver  and 
gold,  which  icere  among  them  :) 

18  Lest  there  should  be  among  you  man, 
or  woman,  or  family,  or  tribe,  whose  heart 
turneth  away  this  day  from  tlie  Lord  our 
God,  to  go  and  serve  the  gods  of  these  na- 
tions ;  lest  there  should  be  among  you  a 
root  that  beareth  gall  and  wormwood  ; 

19  And  it  come  to  pass,  when  he  heareth 
the  words  of  this  curse,  that  he  bless  himself 
in  his  heart,  saying,  I  shall  have  peace, 
though  I  walk  in  the  imagination  ot  mine 
heart,  to  add  drunkenness  to  thirst : 

20  The  Lord  will  not  spare  him,  but 
then  the  anger  of  the  Lord  and  his  jealousy 
shall  smoke  against  that  man,  and  all  the 
curses  that  are  written  in  this  book  shall  lie 
upon  him,  and  the  Lord  shall  blot  out  his 
name  from  under  heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  separate  him  unto 
evil  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  according 
to  all  the  curses  of  the  covenant  that  are 
written  in  this  book  of  the  law  : 

22  So  that  the  generation  to  come  of  5"our 
children  that  shall  rise  up  after  you,  and 
the  stranger  that  shall  come  from  a  far  land, 
shall  say,  when  they  see  the  plagues  of 
that  land,  and  the  sicknesses  which  the 
Lord  hath  laid  upon  it ; 

23  And  that  the  whole  land  thereof  is 
brimstone,  and  salt,  and  burning,  that  it  is 
not  sown,  nor  beareth,  nor  any  grass  grovv- 
eth  therein,  like  the  overthrow  of  Sodom, 
and  Gomorrah,  Admah,  and  Zeboim,  which 
the  Lord  overthrew  in  his  anger  and  in  his 
wrath : 

24  Even  all  nations  shall  say.  Wherefore 
hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land  ? 
what  meaiicth  the  heat  of  this  great  anger  ? 

25  Then  men  shall  say.  Because  they 
have  forsaken  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  which  he  made  with 
them  when  he  brought  them  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt : 

26  For  they  went  and  served  other  gods, 
and  worshipped  them,  gods  whom  they 
knew  not,  and  tvhom  he  had  not  given  unto 
them  : 

27  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  this  land,  to  bring  upon  it  all 
the  curses  that  are  written  in  this  book : 

28  And  the  Lord  rooted  them  out  of 
their  land  in  anger  and  in  wrath,  and  in 
great  indignation,  and  cast  them  into 
another  land,  as  it  is  this  day. 

29  The  secret  things  belong  unto  the 
Lord  our  God  :  but  those  things  which  are 
revealed  belong  unto  us,  and  to  our  children 
for  ever,  that  loe  may  do  all  the  words  of 
this  law. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  all  these 
things  are  come  upon  thee,  the  bless- 
ing and  the  curse,  which  I  have  set  before 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  call  them  to  mind  among 
all  the  nations  whither  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  driven  thee, 

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Mercy  promised  the  penitent.        CHAP, 

2  And  shalt  return  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  shalt  obey  his  voice  according  to 
all  that  I  command  thee  this  day,  thou  and 
thy  children,  with  all  thine  heart,  and  with 
all  thy  soul ; 

3  That  then  the  Lord  thy  God  will  turn 
thy  captivity,  and  have  compassion  upon 
thee,  and  will  return  and  gather  thee  from 
all  the  nations  wiiither  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  scattered  thee. 

4  If  any  of  tliine  be  driven  out  unto  tlie 
utmost  parts  of  heaven,  from  thence  will 
the  Lord  thy  God  gather  thee,  and  from 
thence  will  he  fetch  thee  : 

5  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  bring  thee 
into  the  land  which  thy  fathers  possessed, 
and  thou  shalt  possess  it:  and  he  will  do 
thee  good,  and  multiply  thee  above  thy  fa- 
thers. 

6  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  circumcise 
thine  heart,  and  the  iieart  of  thy  seed,  to 
love  the  Lord  thy  God  witli  all  thine  heart, 
and  with  all  thy  soul,  that  thou  mayest 
live. 

7  And  the  Lord  tiiy  God  will  put  all 
these  curses  upon  thine  enemies,  and  on 
them  that  hate  thee,  which  persecuted  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  return  and  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord,  and  do  all  his  com- 
mandments which  I  command  thee  this 
day. 

9  And  the  Lord  thy  God  will  make  thee 
plenteous  in  every  work  of  thine  hand,  in 
the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  in  the  fruit  of 
thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy  land,  for 
good :  for  the  Lord  will  again  rejoice  over 
thee  for  good,  as  he  rejoiced  over  thy  fa- 
thers : 

10  If  thou  shalt  hearken  unto  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  to  keep  his  com- 
mandments and  his  statutes  which  are  writ- 
ten in  this  book  of  the  law,  and  if  thou  turn 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thine  heart 
and  with  all  thy  soul. 

11  ^  For  this  commandment  which  I 
command  thee  this  day,  it  /5  not  hidden 
from  thee,  neither  is  it  tar  off. 

12  It  is  not  in  heaven,  that  thou  should- 
est  say.  Who  shall  go  up  for  us  to  heaven, 
and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we  may  hear  it, 
and  do  it  ? 

13  Neither  is  it  beyond  the  sea,  that  thou 
shouldest  say,  Who  shall  go  over  the  sea  for 
us,  and  bring  it  unto  us,  that  we  may  hear 
it,  and  do  it  ? 

14  But  the  word  is  very  nigh  unto  thee, 
in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart,  that  thou 
mayest  do  it. 

15  'i  See,  I  have  set  before  thee  this  day  i 
life  and  good,  and  death  and  evil ;  j 

16  In  that  I  command  thee  this  day  to 
love  the  Loud  thy  God,  to  walk  in  his 
wa)'s,  and  to  keep  his  commandments,  and 
his  statutes,  and  his  judgments,  that  thou 
mayest  live  and  multiply :  and  the  Lord 
thy  God  shall  bless  thee  in  the  land  whither 
thou  2oest  to  possess  it 


XXXL  TTie  people  encmraged. 

17  But  if  thine  heart  turn  away,  so  that 
thou  wilt  not  hear,  but  shalt  be  drawn 
away,  and  worship  other  gods,  and  serve 
them ; 

IS  I  denounce  unto  you  this  day,  that  5'e 
shall  surely  perish,  and  that  ye  shall  not 
prolong  your  days  upon  the  land,  whither 
thou  passest  over  Jordan  to  go  to  possess 
it. 

19  I  call  heaven  and  earth  to  record  thi' 
day  against  you,  t/iat  I  have  set  before  you 
life  and  death,  blessing  and  cursing  :  there- 
fore choose  life,  that  both  thou  and  thy  seed 
may  live : 

20  That  thou  mayest  love  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  that  thou  mayest  obey  his  voice, 
and  that  thou  mayest  cleave  unto  him  ;  (for 
he  is  thy  life,  and  the  length  of  thy  days,) 
that  thou  mayest  dwell  in  the  land  which 
the  Lord  sware  unto  thy  fathers,  to  Abra- 
ham, to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  the-m. 

CHAP.  XXXL 
ND  Moses  went  and  spake  these  words 
unto  all  Israel. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  am  an  hun- 
dred and  twenty  years  old  this  day  ;  I  can 
no  more  go  out  and  come  in :  also  the  Lord 
hath  said  unto  me.  Thou  shalt  not  go  over 
this  Jordan. 

3  The  Lord  thy  God,  he  will  go  over  be- 
fore thee,  and  he  will  destroy  these  nations 
from  before  thee,  and  thou  shalt  possess 
them :  and  Joshua  he  shall  go  over  before 
thee,  as  the  Lord  hath  said. 

4  And  the  Lord  shall  do  unto  them  as 
he  did  to  Sihon,  and  to  Og,  kings  of  the 
Amorites,  and  unto  the  land  of  them,  whom 
he  destroyed. 

5  And  the  Lord  shall  give  them  up  be- 
fore your  face,  that  ye  may  do  unto  them 
according  unto  all  the  commandments 
which  I  have  commanded  you. 

6  Be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage,  fear 
not,  nor  be  afraid  of  them :  for  the  Lord 
thy  God,  he  it  is  that  doth  go  with  thee,  he 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

7  M  And  Moses  called  unto  Joshua,  and 
said  unto  him  in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  Be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage :  for  tliou 
must  go  with  this  people  unto  the  land 
which  the  Lord  hath  sworn  unto  their  fa- 
thers to  give  them ;  and  thou  shalt  cause 
them  to  inherit  it. 

8  And  the  Lord,  he  it  is  that  doth  go 
before  thee ;  he  will  be  with  thee,  he  will 
not  fail  thee,  neither  forsake  thee  :  fear  not, 
neither  be  dismayed. 

9  H  And  Moses  wrote  this  law,  and  deli- 
vered it  unto  the  priests  the  sons  of  Levi, 
which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  and  unto  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 

10  And  Moses  commanded  them,  saying, 
At  the  end  of  every  seven  years,  in  the  so- 
lemnity of  the  year  of  release,  in  the  feast 
of  tabernacles, 

11  When  all  Israel  is  come  to  appear 
before  the  Lord  thy  God  in  the  place  wliich 

171 


God's  charge  to  Joshua.         DEUTERONOM  Y.    He  testifies  against  the  people. 


he  shall  choose,  thou  shalt  read  this  law  be- 
fore all  Israel  in  their  hearing. 

12  Gather  the  people  together,  men, 
and  women,  and  children,  and  thy  stranger 
that  is  within  thy  gates,  that  they  may  hear, 
and  that  they  may  learn,  and  fear  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  observe  to  do  all  the  words 
of  tliis  law : 

13  And  that  their  children  which  have 
not  known  any  thing,  may  hear,  and  learn 
to  fear  the  Lord  your  God,  as  long  as  ye 
hve  in  the  land  whither  j-e  go  over  Jordan 
to  possess  it. 

14  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses, 
Behold,  thy  days  approach  that  thou  must 
die :  call  Joshua,  and  present  yourselves  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  that  I 
may  give  him  a  charge.  And  Moses  and 
Joshua  went  and  presented  themselves  in 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation. 

15  And  the  Loud  appeared  in  the  taber- 
nacle in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud  :  and  the  pillar 
of  the  cloud  stood  over  the  door  of  the  ta- 
bernacle. 

16  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses,  Be- 
hold, thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers,  and 
this  people  will  rise  up,  and  go  a  whoring 
after  the  gods  of  the  strangers  of  the  land, 
whither  they  go  to  be  among  them,  and  will 
forsake  me,  and  break  my  covenant  which 
I  have  made  with  them. 

17  Then  my  anger  shall  be  kindled 
against  them  in  that  day,  and  I  will  forsake 
them,  and  I  will  hide  my  face  from  them, 
and  they  shall  be  devoured,  and  many  evils 
and  troubles  shall  befall  them,  so  that  they 
will  say  in  that  day,  Are  not  these  evils 
come  upon  us,  because  our  God  is  not 
among  us? 

18  And  I  will  surely  hide  mj''  face  in 
that  day  for  all  the  evils  which  they  shall 
have  wrought,  in  that  they  are  turned  unto 
other  gods. 

19  Now  therefore  write  ye  this  song  for 
you,  and  teach  it  the  children  of  Israel :  put 
it  in  their  mouths,  that  this  song  may  be  a 
witness  for  me  against  the  children  of  Is- 
rael. 

20  For  when  I  shall  have  brought  them 
into  the  land  which  I  sware  unto  their  fa- 
thers, that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey; 
and  they  shall  have  eaten  and  filled  them- 
selves, and  waxen  fat ;  then  will  they  turn 
unto  other  gods,  and  serve  them,  and  pro- 
voke me,  and  break  my  covenant. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  many 
evils  and  troubles  are  befallen  them,  that 
this  song  shall  testify  against  them  as  a 
•witness  :  for  it  shall  not  be  forgotten  out  of 
the  mouths  of  their  seed  :  for  I  know  their 
imagination  which  they  go  about,  even  now, 
before  I  have  brought  them  into  the  land 
which  I  sv.'are. 

22  Moses  therefore  wrote  this  song  the 


same  day,  and  taught  it  the  children  of  I 
rael. 

23  ^  And  he  gave  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  I  in  the  waste  howling  wilderness; 

172 


a  charge,  and  said.  Be  strong  and  of  a  good 
courage :  for  thou  shalt  bring  the  children 
of  Israel  into  the  land  which  I  sware  unto 
them :  and  I  will  be  with  thee. 

24  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Moses 
had  made  an  end  of  writing  the  words  of 
this  law  in  a  book,  until  they  were  finished, 

25  That  Moses  commanded  tlie  Levites 
which  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord,  saying, 

26  Take  this  book  of  the  law,  and  put  it 
in  the  side  of  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  that  it  may  be  there  for  a 
witness  against  thee. 

27  For  I  know  thy  rebellion,  and  thy 
stiff  neck :  behold,  while  I  am  yet  alive 
with  you  this  day,  ye  have  been  rebellious 
against  the  Lord  ;  and  how  much  more  af- 
ter my  death  ? 

28  Gather  unto  me  all  the  elders  of  your 
tribes,  and  your  oflicers,  that  I  may  speak 
these  words  in  their  ears,  and  call  heaven 
and  earth  to  record  against  them. 

29  For  I  know  that  after  my  death  ye 
will  utterly  corrupt  yourselves,  and  turn 
aside  from  the  way  which  I  have  command- 
ed you  ;  and  evil  will  befall  you  in  the  lat- 
ter days ;  because  ye  will  do  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger 
through  the  work  of  your  hands. 

30  And  Moses  spake  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  congregation  of  Israel  the  words  of  this 
song  until  they  were  ended. 

Chap,  xxxii. 

GIVE  ear,  O  ye  heavens,   and  I   will 
speak ;  and  hear,  O  earth,  the  words 
of  my  mouth. 

2  My  doctrine  shall  drop  as  the  rain,  my 
speech  shall  distil  as  the  dew,  as  the  small 
rain  upon  the  tender  herb,  and  as  the 
showers  upon  the  grass : 

3  Because  I  will  publish  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  ascribe  ye  greatness  unto  our  God. 

4  He  is  the  JR^ock,  his  work  is  perfect : 
for  all  his  ways  ore  judgment:  a  God  of 
truth  and  without  iniquity,  just  and  right 
is  he. 

5  They  have  corrupted  themselves,  their 
spot  is  not  the  spot  of  his  children:  they 
are  a  perverse  and  crooked  generation. 

6  Do  ye  thus  requite  the  Lord,  O  fool- 
ish people  and  imwise  ?  is  not  he  thy  father 
that  hath  bought  thee  '?  hath  he  not  made 
thee,  and  established  thee  1 

7  ^  Remember  the  days  of  old,  consider 
the  years  of  many  generations  :  ask  thy  fa- 
ther, and  he  will  shew  thee  ;  thy  elders,  and 
they  will  tell  thee. 

8  When  the  Most  High  divided  to  the 
nations  their  inheritance,  when  he  separat- 
ed the  sons  of  Adam,  he  set  the  bounds  of 
the  people  according  to  the  number  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

9  For  the  Lord's  portion  is  his  people ; 
Jacob  is  the  lot  of  his  inheritance. 

10  He  found  him  in  a  desert  land,  and 

he  led 


Moses'  song  of  God's  CHAP.  XXXII. 

him  about,  he  instructed  him,  he  kept  him 
as  the  apple  of  his  eye. 

11  As  an  eagle  stirreth  up  her  nest,  flut- 
tereth  over  her  young,  spreadeth  abroad 
her  wings,  taketh  them,  beareth  them  on 
her  wings ; 

12  So  the  Lord  alone  did  lead  him,  and 
there  ipcis  no  strange  god  with  him. 

13  He  made  him  ride  on  the  high  places 
of  the  earth,  that  he  might  eat  the  increase 
of  the  fields  ;  and  he  made  him  to  suck  ho- 
ney out  of  the  rock,  and  oil  out  of  the  flinty 
rock ;  ^ 

14  Butter  of  kine,  and  milk  of  sneep, 
with  fat  of  lambs,  and  rams  of  the  breed  of 
Bashan,  and  goats,  with  the  tlit  of  kidneys 
of  wheat ;  and  thou  didst  drink  the  pure 
blood  of  the  grape. 

15  11  But  Jeshurun  waxed  fat,  and  kick- 
ed :  thou  art  waxen  fat,  thou  art  grown 
thick,  thou  art  covered  with  fatness  ;  then 
he  forsook  God  ivhich  made  him,  and  lightly 
esteemed  the  Rock  of  his  salvation. 

16  They  provoked  him  to  jealousy  with 
strange  gods,  with  abominations  provoked 
they  him  to  anger. 

17  They  sacrificed  unto  devils,  not  to 
God ;  to  gods  whom  they  knew  not,  to  new 
gods  that  came  newly  up,  whom  your  fa- 
thers feared  not. 

18  Of  the  Rock  that  begat  thee  thou  art 
unmindful,  and  hast  forgotten  God  that 
formed  thee. 

19  H  And  when  the  Lord  saw  it,  he  ab- 
horred them,  because  of  the  provoking  of 
ins  sons,  and  of  his  daughters. 

20  And  he  said,  I  will  hide  my  face  from 
them,  I  will  see  what  their  end  shall  be. :  for 
they  are  a  very  froward  generation,  children 
in  whom  is  no  faith. 

21  They  have  moved  me  to  jealousy 
with  that  wliich  is  not  God  :  they  have  pro- 
voked me  to  anger  with  their  vanities  :  and 
I  will  move  them  to  jealousy  with  those 
ichich  are  not  a  people ;  I  will  provoke 
them  to  anger  with  a  foolish  nation. 

22  For  a  fire  is  kindled  in  mine  anger, 
and  shall  burn  unto  the  lowest  hell,  and 
shall  consume  the  earth  with  her  increase, 
and  set  on  fire  the  foundations  of  the  moun- 
tains. 

23  I  will  heap  mischiefs  upon  them ;  I 
will  spend  mine  arrows  upon  them. 

24  They  shall  be  burnt  with  hunger,  arid 
devoured  with  burning  heat,  and  with  bit- 
ter destruction  :  I  will  also  send  the  teeth 
of  beasts  upon  them,  with  the  poison  of 
serpents  of  the  dust. 

25  The  sword  without,  and  terror  with- 
in, sliall  destroy  both  the  young  man  and 
the  virgin,  the  suckling  also  with  the  man 
of  gray  hairs. 

26  I  said,  I  would  scatter  them  into  cor- 
ners, I  would  make  the  remembrance  of 
them  to  cease  from  among  men  ; 

27  Were  it  not  that  I  feared  the  wrath 
of  the  enemy,  lest  their  adversaries  should 


mercy  and  judgment. 
behave  themselves  strangely,  and  lest  they 
should   say,  Our   hand  is  high,   and  the 
Lord  hath  not  done  all  this. 

28  For  they  arc  a  nation  void  of  counsel, 
neither  is  there  any  understanding  in  them. 

29  Oh  that  they  were  wise,  that  they  un- 
derstood this,  that  they  would  consider 
their  latter  end ! 

30  How  should  one  chase  a  thousand, 
and  two  put  ten  thousand  to  flight,  except 
their  Rock  had  sold  them,  and  the  Lord 
had  shut  them  up  ? 

31  For  their  rock  is  not  as  our  Rock, 
even  our  enemies  themselves  being  judges  : 

32  For  their  vine  is  of  the  vine  of  So- 
dom, and  of  the  fields  of  Gomorrah  :  their 
grapes  are  grapes  of  gall,  their  clusters  are 
bitter : 

33  Their  wine  is  the  poison  of  dragons, 
and  the  cruel  venom  of  asps. 

34  Is  not  this  laid  up  m  store  with  me, 
and  sealed  up  among  my  treasures  ? 

35  To  me  bclongeth  vengeance,  and  re- 
compense ;  their  foot  shall  slide  m  due 
time :  for  the  day  of  their  calamity  is  at 
hand,  and  the  things  that  shall  come  upon 
them  make  haste. 

36  For  the  Lord  shall  judge  his  people, 
and  repent  himself  for  his  servants  :  when 
he  seeth  that  their  power  is  gone,  and  there 
is  none  shut  up,  or  left. 

37  And  he  shall  say.  Where  are  their 
gods,  their  rock  in  whom  they  trusted, 

38  Which  did  eat  the  fat  of  their  sacri- 
fices, and  drank  the  wine  of  their  drink-of- 
ferings? let  them  rise  up  and  help  you,  and 
be  your  protection. 

39  See  now  that  I,  even  I  am  he,  and 
there  is  no  god  with  me  :  I  kill,  and  I  make 
alive ;  I  wound,  and  I  heal :  neither  is 
there  any  that  can  deliver  out  of  my  hand. 

40  For  1  lift  up  my  hand  to  heaven,  and 
say,  I  live  for  ever. 

41  If  I  whet  my  glittering  sword,  arid 
mine  hand  take  hold  on  judgment ;  I  will 
render  vengeance  to  mine  enemies,  and  will 
reward  them  that  hate  qae. 

42  I  will  make  mine  arrows  drunk  with 
blood,  and  my  sword  shall  devour  flesh ; 
and  that  with  the  blood  of  the  slain  and  of 
the  captives  from  the  beginning  of  revenges 
upon  the  enemy. 

43  Rejoice,  O  ye  nations,  tcith  his  peo- 
ple :  for  he  will  avenge  the  blood  of  his  ser- 
vants, and  will  render  vengeance  to  his  ad- 
versaries, and  will  be  merciful  unto  his  land, 
and  to  his  people. 

44  II  And  Moses  came  and  spake  all  the 
words  of  this  song  in  the  ears  of  the  peo- 
ple, he  and  Hoshea  the  son  of  Nun. 

45  And  Moses  made  an  end  of  .speaking 
all  these  words  to  all  Israel : 

46  And  he  said  unto  them,  Set  your 
hearts  unto  all  the  words  which  I  testify 
among  you  this  day,  which  ye  shall  com- 
mand your  children  to  observe  to  do,  all  the 
words  of  this  law. 

173 


The  majesty  of  God.  DEUTERONOMY 

47  For  it  is  not  a  vain  thing  for  you  :  be- 
cause it  is  your  life  ;  and  through  this  thing 
ye  shall  prolong  your  days  in  the  land 
whither  ye  go  over  Jordan  to  possess  it. 

48  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses 
that  self-same  day,  saying, 

49  Get  thee  up  into  this  mountain  Aba- 
rim,  unto  mount  Nebo,  which  is  in  the  land 
of  Moab,  that  is  over  against  Jericho ;  and 
behold  the  land  of  Canaan  which  I  give  un- 
to the  children  of  Israel  for  a  possession  : 

50  And  die  in  the  mount  whither  thou 
goest  up,  and  be  gathered  unto  thy  peo- 

Ele ;  as  Aaron  thy  brother  died  in  mount 
[or,  and  was  gathered  unto  his  people : 

51  Because  ye  trespassed  against  me 
among  the  children  of  Israel  at  the  waters 
of  Meribah-Kadesh,  in  the  wilderness  of 
Zin ;  because  ye  sanctified  me  not  in  the 
midst  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

52  Yet  thou  shalt  see  the  land  before 
thee,  but  thou  shalt  not  go  thither  unto  the 
land  which  I  give  the  children  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

AND  this  is  the  blessing  wherewith  Mo- 
ses the  man  of  God  blessed  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  before  his  death. 

2  And  he  said.  The  Lord  came  from  Si- 
nai, and  rose  up  from  Seir  unto  them  ;  he 
shined  forth  from  mount  Paran,  and  he 
came  with  ten  thousands  of  saints  :  from  his 
right  hand  loent  a  fiery  law  for  them. 

3  Yea,  he  loved  the  people ;  all  his  saints 
are  in  thy  hand  :  and  they  sat  down  at  thy 
feet ;  every  one  shall  receive  of  thy  words. 

4  Moses  commanded  us  a  law ;  even  the 
inheritance  of  the  congregation  of  Jacob. 

5  And  he  was  king  in  Jeshurun,  when 
the  heads  of  the  people  and  the  tribes  of 
Israel  were  gathered  together. 

6  H  Let  Reuben  live,  and  not  die ;  and 
let  Jiot  his  men  be  few. 

7  U  And  this  /.s-  the  Wes.s«Hg-of  Judah :  and 
lie  said.  Hear,  Lord,  the  voice  ofJudah, 
and  bring  him  unto  his  people :  let  his 
hands  be  sufficient  for  him,  and  be  thou  an 
help  to  him  from  his  enemies. 

S  II  And  of  Levi  he  said,  Let  thy  Thum- 
mim  and  thy  Urim  he  with  tliy  holy  one, 
whom  thou  "didst  prove  at  Massah,  and  with 
whom  tliou  didst  strive  at  the  waters  of  Me- 
ribah ; 

9  Who  said  unto  his  father  and  to  his 
mother,  I  have  not  seen  hiui,  neither  did  he 
acknowledge  his  brethren,  nor  knew  his 
own  children  :  for  they  have  observed  thy 
word,  and  kept  thy  covenant. 

10  They  shall  teach  Jacob  thy  judg- 
ments, and  Israel  thy  law  ;  they  shall  put 
incense  before  thee,  and  whole  burnt  sacri- 
fice upon  thine  altar. 

11  Bless,  Lord,  his  substance,  and  ac- 
cept the  work  of  his  hands :  smite  through 
the  loins  of  them  that  rise  against  him,  and 
of  them  that  hate  him,  that  they  rise  not 
again. 

12  %  /l?2c?  of  Benjamin  he  said,  The  be- 


Tlie  twelve  tribes  blessed. 
loved  of  the  Lord  shall  dwell  in  safety  by 
him;  and  the  LORD  shall  cover  him  all 
the  day  long,  and  he  shall  dwell  between 
his  shoulders. 

13  H  And  of  Joseph  he  said.  Blessed  of 
the  Lord  be  his  land,  for  the  precious 
things  of  heaven,  for  the  dew,  and  for  the 
deep  that  coucheth  beneath. 

14  And  for  the  precious  fruits  brought 
forth  by  the  sun,  and  for  the  precious 
things  put  forth  by  the  moon. 

15  And  for  the  chief  things  of  the  an- 
cient mountains,  and  for  the  precious  things 
of  the  lasting  hills. 

16  And  for  the  precious  things  of  the 
earth  and  fulness  thereof,  and/o?-  the  good 
will  of  him  that  dwelt  in  the  bush :  let  the 
blessing  come  upon  the  head  of  Joseph, 
and  upon  the  top  of  the  head  of  him  that 
was  separated  from  his  brethren. 

17  His  glory  is  like  the  firstling  of  his 
bullock,  and  his  horns  arc  like  the  horns 
of  unicorns  :  with  them  he  shall  push  the 
people  together  to  the  ends  of  the  earth  : 
and  they  arc  the  ten  thousands  of  Ephraim, 
and  they  arc  the  thousands  of  Manasseh. 

18  If  And  of  Zebulun  he  said.  Rejoice, 
Zebulun,  in  thy  going  out ;  and  Issachar, 
in  thy  tents. 

19  They  shall  call  the  people  unto  the 
mountain ;  there  they  shall  offer  sacrifices 
of  righteousness  :  for  they  shall  suck  of  the 
abundance  of  the  seas,  and  c/"  treasures  hid 
in  the  sand. 

20  U  And  of  Gad  he  said.  Blessed  be  he 
that  enlargeth  Gad  :  he  dvvelleth  as  a  lion, 
and  teareth  the  arm  with  the  crown  of  the 
head. 

21  And  he  provided  the  first  part  for 
himself,  because  there,  in  a  portion  of  the 
lawgiver,  was  he  seated  :  and  he  came  with 
the  heads  of  the  people,  he  executed  the 
justice  of  the  Lord,  and  his  judgments 
with  Israel. 

22  II  And  of  Dan  he  said,  Dan  is  alien's 
whelp  :  he  shall  leap  from  Bashan. 

23  11  And  of  Naphtali  he  said,  O  Naph- 
tali,  satisfied  with  I'avour,  and  full  with  the 
blessing  of  the  Lord,  possess  thou  the  west 
and  the  south. 

24  II  And  of  Asher  he  said,  Let  Asher 
be  blessed  with  children  ;  let  him  be  ac- 
ceptable to  his  brethren,  and  let  him  dip 
his  foot  in  oil. 

25  Thy  shoes  shall  be  iron  and  bra.ss; 
and  as  thy  days,  so  shall  thy  strength  be. 

26  H  There  is  none  like  unto  the  God 
of  Jeshurun,  ivho  rideth  upon  the  heaven 
in  thy  help,  and  in  his  excellency  on  the  sky. 

27  The  eternal  God  is  thy  refuge,  and 
underneath  are  the  everlasting  arms :  and 
he  shall  thrust  out  the  enemy  from  before 
thee  ;  and  shall  say,  Destroy  rhein. 

2S  Israel  then  shall  dwell  in  safety  alone  ; 
the  fountain  of  Jacob  shall  be  upon  a  land 
of  corn  and  wine,  also  his  heavens  shall 
drop  down  dev,-. 

174 


Death  of  Moses. 


CHAP.  I. 


Josliua  succeeds  hint. 


29  Happy  art  thou,  O  Israel :  who  is 
like  unto  thee,  O  people  saved  by  the  Lord, 
the  shield  of  thy  help,  and  who  is  the 
sword  of  thy  excellency  !  and  thine  ene- 
mies shall  be  found  liars  unto  thee ;  and 
thou  shalt  tread  upon  their  high  places. 
CHAP.  XXXIV. 

AND  Moses  went  up  from  the  plains  of 
Moab,  unto  the  mountain  of  Nebo, 
to  the  top  of  Pis^ah,  that  is  over  against 
Jericho :  and  the  Lord  shewed  him  all  the 
land  of  Gilead,  unto  Dan, 

2  And  all  Naphtali,  and  the  land  of 
Ephraim,  and  Manasseh,  and  all  the  land  of 
Judah,  unto  the  utmost  sea, 

3  And  the  south,  and  the  plain  of  the  valley 
of  Jericho,  the  city  of  palm-trees,  unto  Zoar. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  This  is 
the  land  which  I  sware  unto  Abraham,  unto 
Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob,  saying,  I  will  give 
it  unto  thy  seed  :  I  have  caused  thee  to  see 
it  with  thine  eyes,  but  thou  shalt  not  go 
over  thither. 

5  H  So  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
died  there  in  the  land  of  Moab,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 


6  And  he  buried  him  in  a  valley  in  the 
land  of  Moab,  over  against  Beth-peor :  but 
no  man  knoweth  of  his  sepulchre  unto  this 
day. 

7  IT  And  Moses  was  an  hundred  and 
twenty  years  old  when  he  died :  his  eye 
was  not  dim,  nor  his  natural  force  abated. 

8  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  wept  for 
Moses  in  the  plains  of  Moab  thirty  days: 
so  the  days  of  weeping  and  mourning  for 
Moses  were  ended. 

9  H  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  was  full 
of  the  spirit  of  wisdom ;  for  Moses  had 
laid  his  hands  upon  him  :  and  the  children 
of  Israel  hearkened  unto  him,  and  did  as 
the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

10  H  And  there  arose  not  a  prophet  since 
in  Israel  like  unto  Moses,  whom  the  Lord 
knew  face  to  face, 

11  In  all  the  signs  and  the  wonders  which 
the  Lord  sent  him  to  do  in  the  land  of 
Egypt,  to  Pharaoh,  and  to  all  his  servants, 
and  to  all  his  land. 

12  And  in  all  that  mighty  hand,  and  in 
all  the  great  terror  which  Moses  shewed  in 
the  sight  of  all  Israel. 


H  The  Booh  of  JOSHUA. 


CHAP.  L 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Moses  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord,  it  came  to  pass,  that 
the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  Moses'  minister,  saying, 

2  Moses  my  servant  is  dead  ;  now  there- 
fore arise,  go  over  this  Jordan,  thou  and  all 
this  people,  unto  the  land  which  I  do  give 
to  them,  cocn  to  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  IT  Every  place  that  the  sole  of  j^our  foot 
shall  tread  upon,  that  have  I  given  unto 
you,  as  I  said  imto  Moses. 

4  From  the  wilderness  and  this  Leba- 
non even  unto  the  great  river,  the  river 
Euphrates,  all  the  land  of  the  Hittites,  and 
unto  the  great  sea  toward  the  going  down 
of  the  sun,  shall  be  your  coast. 

5  H  There  shall  not  any  man  be  able  to 
stand  before  thee  all  the  days  of  thy  life  :  as 
I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with  thee  : 
I  will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

6  Be  stron'i;  and  of  a  good  courage  :  for 
unto  this  people  shalt  thou  divide  for  an  in- 
heritance the  land  which  I  sware  unto  their 
fathers  to  give  them. 

7  Only  be  thou  strong  and  very  coura- 
geous, that  tliou  mayest  observe  to  do  ac- 
cording to  all  the  law  which  Moses  mv 
servant  commanded  thee  :  turn  not  from  it 
to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left,  that  thou 
mayest  prosper  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

8  This  book  of  the  law  shall  not  depart 
out  ofthv  mouth;  but  thou  shalt  merlitate 
therein  day  and  night,  that  thou  mayest 
observe  to  do  according  to  all  that  is  writ- 
ten therein  :  for  then  thou  shalt  make  thy 


way  prosperous,  and  then  thou  shalt  have 
good  success. 

9  Have  not  T  commanded  thee?  Be 
strong  and  of  a  good  courage;  be  not 
afraid,  neither  be  thou  dismayed :  for  the 
Lord  thy  God  is  with  thee  whithersoever 
thou  goest. 

10  ^  Then  Joshua  commanded  the  offi- 
cers of  the  people,  saying, 

11  Pass  through  the  host,  and  command 
the  people,  saying,  Prepare  you  victuals ; 
for  within  three  days  ye  shall  pass  over 
this  Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess  the  land 
which  the  Lord  your  God  giveth  you  to 
possess  it. 

12  If  And  to  the  Reubenites,  and  to  the 
Gadites,  and  to  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
spake  Joshua,  saying, 

13  Remember  the  word  which  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  commanded  you, 
saying,  Tiie  Lord  your  God  hath  given 
you  rest,  and  hath  given  you  this  land. 

14  Your  wives,  your  little  ones,  and  your 
cattle  shall  remain  in  the  land  which  Moses 
gave  you  on  this  side  Jordan  ;  but  ye  shall 
pass  before  your  brethren  armed,  all  the 
mighty  men  of  valour,  and  help  them  ; 

15  'Until  the  Lord  have  given  your 
brethren  rest,  as  he  hath  given  you,  and 
they  also  have  possessed  the  land  which  the 
Lord  your  God  giveth  them  :  then  ye  shall 
return  unto  the  land  of  your  possession,  and 
enjoy  it,  which  Moses  the  Lord's  servant 
gave  you  on  this  side  Jordan  toward  the 
sun-rising. 

16  IT  And  they  answered  Joshua,  saying, 

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Rahah  conceals  the  spies.  JOSHUA 

All  that  thou  commandest  us,  we  will  do, 
and  whithersoever  thou  sendest  us,  we 
will  go. 

17  According  as  we  hearkened  unto 
Moses  in  all  things,  so  will  we  hearken  unto 
thee :  only  the  Lord  thy  God  be  with 
thee,  as  he  was  with  Moses. 

18  Whosoever  he  be  that  doth  rebel 
against  thy  commandment,  and  will  not 
hearken  unto  thy  words  in  all  that  thou 
commandest  him,  he  shall  be  put  to  death  : 
only  be  strong  and  of  a  good  courage. 

CHAP.  H. 
ND  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  sent  out 
of  Shittim  two  men  to  spy  secret- 
ly, saying.  Go  view  the  land,  even  Jeri- 
cho. And  they  went,  and  came  into  an 
harlot's  house,  named  Rahab,  and  lodged 
there. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  king  of  Jecicho, 
saying,  Behold,  there  came  men  in  hither 
to-night  of  the  children  of  Israel,  to  search 
out  the  country. 

3  And  the  king  of  Jericho  sent  unto 
Rahab,  saying,  Bring  forth  the  men  that 
are  come  to  thee,  which  are  entered  into 
thine  house :  for  they  be  come  to  search 
out  all  the  country. 

4  And  the  woman  took  the  two  men, 
and  hid  them,  and  said  thus.  There  came 
men  unto  me,  but  I  wist  not  whence  they 
toere  : 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  about  the  time  of 
shutting  of  the  gate,  when  it  was  dark, 
that  the  men  went  out :  whither  the  men 
went,  I  wot  not :  pursue  after  them  quick- 
ly ;  for  ye  shall  overtake  them. 

6  But  she  had  brought  them  up  to  the 
roof  of  the  house,  and  hid  them  with  the 
stalks  of  flax,  which  she  had  laid  in  order 
upon  the  roof. 

7  And  the  men  pursued  after  them  the 
way  to  Jordan  unto  the  fords :  and  as  soon 
as  they  which  pursued  after  them  were 
gone  out,  they  shut  the  gate. 

8  II  And  before  they  were  laid  down,  she 
came  up  unto  them  upon  the  roof; 

9  And  she  said  unto  the  men,  I  know 
that  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  land, 
and  that  j'our  terror  is  fallen  upon  us,  and 
that  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  faint  be- 
cause of  you. 

10  For  we  have  heard  how  the  Lord 
dried  up  the  water  of  the  Red  sea  for  you, 
when  ye  came  out  of  Egypt :  and  what  ye 
did  unto  the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites  that 
itrrc  on  the  other  side  Jordan,  Sihon  and 
Og,  whom  ye  utterly  destroyed. 

11  And  as  soon  as  we  had  heard  these 
things,  our  hearts  did  melt,  neither  did 
there  remain  any  more  courage  in  any  man, 
because  of  you :  for  the  Lord  your  God, 
he  is  God  in  heaven  above,  and  in  earth 
beneath. 

12  Now  therefore,  I  pray  you,  swear 
unto  me  by  the  Lord,  since  1  have  shewed 
you  kindness,  that  ye  will  also  shew  kind- 


Her  covenant  with  them. 

ness  unto  my  father's  house,  and  give  me  a 
true  token : 

13  And  that  ye  will  save  alive  my  father, 
and  my  mother,  and  my  brethren,  and  my 
sisters,  and  all  that  they  have,  and  deliver 
our  lives  from  death. 

14  And  the  men  answered  her,  Our  life 
for  yours,  if  ye  utter  not  this  our  business. 
And  it  shall  be,  when  the  Lord  hath  given 
us  the  land,  that  we  will  deal  kindly  and 
truly  with  thee. 

15  Then  she  let  them  down  by  a  cord 
through  the  window :  for  her  house  ivas  upon 
the  town-wall,  and  she  dwelt  upon  the  wall. 

16  And  she  said  unto  them,  Get  you  to 
the  mountain,  lest  the  pursuers  meet  you  ; 
and  hide  yourselves  there  three  days,  until 
the  pursuers  be  returned :  and  afterward 
may  ye  go  your  way. 

17  And  the  men  said  unto  her,  We  vriU 
be  blameless  of  this  thine  oath  which  thou 
hast  made  us  swear. 

18  Behold,  7ohcn  we  come  into  the  land, 
thou  shalt  bind  this  line  of  scarlet  thread  in 
the  window  which  thou  didst  let  us  down 
by :  and  thou  shalt  bring  thy  father,  and 
thy  mother,  and  thy  brethren,  and  all  thy 
father's  household  home  unto  thee. 

19  And  it  shall  be,  thai  whosoever  shall 
go  out  of  the  doors  of  thy  house  into  the 
street,  his  blood  shall  be  upon  his  head,  and 
we  loill  be  guiltless  :  and  whosoever  shall  be 
with  thee  in  the  house,  his  blood  shall  be 
on  our  head,  i{  any  hand  be  upon  him. 

20  And  if  thou  utter  this  our  business, 
then  we  will  be  quit  of  thine  oath  which 
thou  hast  made  us  to  swear. 

21  And  she  said.  According  unto  your 
words,  so  be  it.  And  she  sent  them  away, 
and  they  departed :  and  she  bound  the 
scarlet  line  in  the  window. 

22  And  they  went,  and  came  unto  the 
mountain,  and  abode  there  three  days, 
until  the  pursuers  were  returned  :  and  the 
pursuers  sought  them  throughout  all  the 
way,  but  found  the7n  not. 

23  ^i  So  the  two  men  returned,  and  de- 
scended from  the  mountain,  and  passed 
over,  and  came  to  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
and  told  him  all  things  that  befel  them  : 

24  And  they  said  unto  Joshua,  Truly 
the  Lord  hath  delivered  into  our  liands  all 
the  land  ;  for  even  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  country  do  faint  because  of  us. 

CHAP.  in. 

ND  Joshua  rose  earh-  in  the  morning ; 

and  they  removed  from  Shittim,  and 

came  to  Jordan,  he  and  all  the  children  of 

Israel,  and  lodged  there  before  they  passed 

over. 

2  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  after  three  days, 
that  the  officers  went  through  the  host ; 

3  And  they  commanded  the  people,  say- 
ing. When  ye  see  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  and  the  priests  the 
Levites  bearing  it,  then  ye  shall  remove 
from  your  place,  and  go  after  it. 

176 


Joshua  comes  to  Jordan.  CHAP 

4  Yet  there  shall  be  a  space  between 
you  and  it,  about  two  thousand  cubits  by 
measure :  come  not  near  unto  it,  that  ye 
may  know  the  way  by  which  ye  must  go ; 
for  ye  have  not  passed  this  way  heretofore. 

5  U  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people, 
Sanctify  yourselves  :  for  to-morrow  the 
Lord  will  do  wonders  among  j^ou. 

6  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  priests, 
saying,  Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant, 
and  pass  over  before  the  people.  And 
thej'  took  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and 
went  before  the  people. 

7  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
This  day  will  I  begin  to  magnify  thee  in 
the  sight  of  all  Israel,  thai  thej'  may  know 
that  as  I  was  with  Moses,  so  I  will  be  with 
thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  command  the  priests 
that  bear  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  saying, 
When  ye  are  come  to  the  brink  of  the  wa- 
ter of  Jordan,  ye  shall  stand  still  in  Jordan. 

9  IT  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  Come  hither,  and  hear  the  words 
of  the  Lord  your  God. 

10  And  Joshua  said,  Hereby  ye  shall 
know  that  the  living  God  is  among  you, 
and  that  he  will  without  fail  drive  out  from 
before  you  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Hit- 
tites,  and  the  Hivites,  and  the  Perizzites, 
and  the  Girgashites,  and  the  Amorites,  and 
the  Jebusites. 

11  Beliold,  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  of  all  the  earth  passeth  over  be- 
fore you  into  Jordan. 

12  Now  therefore  take  you  twelve  men 
out  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  out  of  every  tribe 
a  man. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the  priests  that  bear 
the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  all  the 
earth,  sliall  rest  in  the  waters  of  Jordan, 
that  the  waters  of  Jordan  slmll  be  cut  off 
from  the  waters  that  come  down  from  above ; 
and  they  siiali  stand  upon  an  heap. 

14  *il  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  peo- 
ple removed  from  their  tents  to  pass  over 
Jordan,  and  the  priests  bearing  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  before  the  people  ; 

15  And  as  they  tliat  l)car  the  ark  were 
come  unto  Jordan,  and  the  feet  of  the  priests 
that  bare  the  ark  were  dipped  in  the  brim 
of  the  water,  (for  Jordan  overfloweth  all 
his  banks  all  tlie  time  of  harvest,) 

16  Tiiat  the  waters  which  came  down 
from  above  stood  and  rose  up  upon  an  heap 
very  far  from  the  city  Adam,  that  is  beside 
Zaretan  ;  and  those  that  came  down  to- 
ward the  sea  of  the  plain,  even  the  salt  sea, 
failed,  and  were  cut  off:  and  the  people 
passed  over  right  against  Jericho. 

17  And  the  priests  that  bare  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  stood  firm  on  dry 
er^und  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  and  all  the 
Israelites  passed  over  on  drj-  ground,  until 
all  the  people  were  passed  clean  over  Jor- 
dan. 

23 


IV.  The  people  pass  over. 

CHAP.  IV. 

\  ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  peo- 
-^^^  pie  were  clean  passed  over  Jordan, 
that  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  saying, 

2  Take  you  twelve  men  out  of  the  peo- 
ple, out  of  every  tribe  a  man, 

3  And  command  ye  them,  saying.  Take 
you  hence  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  out 
of  the  place  where  the  priests'  feet  stood 
firm,  twelve  stones,  and  ye  shall  carry 
them  over  with  you,  and  leave  tliem  in  the 
lodging-place  where  ye  shall  lodge  this 
night. 

4  Then  Joshua  called  the  twelve  men, 
whom  he  had  prepared  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  out  of  every  tribe  a  man  : 

5  And  Joshua  said  unto  them.  Pass  over 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord  your  God  into 
the  midst  of  .Fordan,  and  take  ye  up  every 
man  of  you  a  stone  upon  his  shoulder,  ac- 
cording unto  the  number  of  the  tribes  of 
the  children  of  Israel : 

6  That  this  may  be  a  sign  among  j^ou, 
that  when  your  children  ask  their  fathers 
in  time  to  come,  saying.  What  ?nea7i  ye  by 
these  stones  ? 

7  Then  ye  shall  answer  them.  That  the 
waters  of  Jordan  were  cut  off  before  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  ;  when  it 
passed  over  Jordan,  the  waters  of  Jordan 
were  cut  off:  and  these  stones  shall  be  for  a 
memorial  unto  the  children  of  Israel  forever. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  so  as 
Joshua  commanded,  and  took  up  twelve 
stones  out  of  the  midst  of  Jordan,  as  the 
Lord  spake  unto  Joshua,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, and  carried  them  over  with  them  unto 
the  place  where  they  lodged,  and  laid  them 
down  there. 

9  ^  And  Joshua  set  up  twelve  stones  in 
the  midst  of  Jordan,  in  the  place  where 
the  feet  of  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  stood  :  and  they  are  there 
unto  this  day. 

10  ^  For  the  priests  which  bare  the  ark, 
stood  in  the  midst  of  Jordan,  until  every 
thing  was  finished  that  the  Lord  command- 
ed Joshua  to  speak  unto  the  people,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Moses  commanded 
Joshua :  and  the  people  hasted  and  passed 
over. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the 
people  were  clean  passed  over,  that  the 
ark  of  the  Lord  passed  over,  and  the  priests 
in  the  presence  of  the  people. 

12  And  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  half  the  tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh,  passed  over  armed  before  tlie  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  as  Moses  spake  unto  them : 

13  Al)ont  forty  thousand  prepared  for 
war  passed  over  before  the  Lord  unto  bat- 
tle, to  the  plains  of  Jericho. 

14  If  On  that  day  the  Lord  magnified 
Josliua  in  the  sight"of  all  Israel,  and  they 
feared  him  as  they  feared  Moses,  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

177 


Circumcision  renewed.  JOSHUA. 

15  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Joshua, 
saying, 

16  Command  the  priests  that  bear  the 
ark  of  the  testimony,  that  they  come  up 
out  of  Jordan. 

17  Joshua  therefore  commanded  the 
.priests,  saying,  Come  ye  up  out  of  Jordan. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  priests 
that  bare  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  were  come  up  out  of  the  midst  of 
Jordan,  and  the  soles  of  the  priests'  feet 
were  lifted  up  unto  the  dr}'  land,  that  the 
waters  of  Jordan  returned  unto  their  place, 
and  flowed  over  all  his  banks,  as  they  did 
before. 

19  IT  And  the  people  came  up  out  of 
Jordan  on  the  tenth  day  of  the  first  month, 
and  encamped  in  Gilgal,  in  the  east  border 
of  Jericho. 

20  U  And  those  twelve  stones  which 
they  took  out  of  Jordan,  did  Joshua  pitch 
in  Gilgal. 

21  And  he  spake  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  saying.  When  your  children  shall 
ask  their  fathers  in  time  to  come,  saying, 
What  meaa  these  stones  ? 

22  Then  ye  shall  let  your  children  know, 
saying,  Israel  came  over  this  Jordan  on 
dry  land. 

23  For  the  Lord  your  God  dried  up  the 
waters  of  Jordan  from  before  j^ou,  until  ye 
were  passed  over,  as  the  Lord  your  God 
did  to  the  Red  sea,  which  he  dried  up  from 
before  us,  until  we  were  gone  over  : 

24  That  all  the  people  of  the  earth  might 
know  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  that  it  is 
mighty  :  that  ye  might  fear  the  Lord  your 
God  for  ever. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings 
of  the  Amorites  Avhich  loere  on  the 
side  of  Jordan  westward,  and  all  the  kings 
of  the  Canaanites  wliich  tuerc  by  the  sea, 
heard  that  the  Lord  had  dried  up  the  wa- 
ters of  .Tordan  from  before  the  children  of 
Israel,  until  we  were  passed  over,  that  their 
heart  melted ;  neither  was  there  spirit  in 
them  anj^  more,  because  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

2  IT  At  that  time  the  Lord  said  unto 
Joshua,  Make  thee  sharp  knives,  and  cir- 
ciimcise  again  the  children  of  Israel  the 
second  time. 

3  And  Joshua  made  him  sharp  knives, 
and  circumcised  the  children  of  Israel  at 
the  hill  of  the  foreskins. 

4  And  this  is  the  cause  why  Joshua  did 
circumcise :  Ail  the  people  that  came  out 
of  Egypt,  that  icere  males  even  all  the  men 
of  war  died  in  the  wilderness  by  the  way, 
after  they  came  out  of  Egypt. 

_  5  Now  all  the  people  that  came  out  were 
circumcised ;  but  all  the  people  that  were 
born  in  the  wilderness  by  the  way  as  they 
came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  them  they  had 
not  circumcised. 

6  For  the  children  of  Israel  walked  forty 


Jericho  is  shut  up. 
years  in  the  wilderness,  till  all  the  people 
that  icere  men  of  war  which  came  out  of 
Egypt  were  consumed,  because  they  obey- 
ed not  the  voice  of  the  Lord  :  unto  whom 
the  Lord  sware  that  he  would  not  show 
them  the  land  which  the  Lord  sware  unto 
their  fathers  that  he  would  give  us,  a  land 
that  floweth  with  milk  and  honey. 

7  And  their  children,  ivhom  he  raised  up 
in  their  stead,  them  Joshua  circumcised: 
for  the)^  were  uncircumcised,  because  they 
had  not  circumcised  them  by  the  way. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  when  they  had 
done  circumcising  all  the  people,  that  they 
abode  in  their  places  in  the  camp,  till  they 
were  whole. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  This 
day  have  I  rolled  away  the  reproach  of 
Egypt  from  off  you  :  Wherefore  the  name 
of  the  place  is  called  Gilgal  unto  this  day. 

10  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  encamp- 
ed in  Gilgal,  and  kept  the  passover  on  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  month  at  even,  in  the 
plains  of  Jericho. 

11  And  tliey  did  eat  of  the  old  corn  of 
the  land  on  the  morrow  after  the  passover, 
unleavened  cakes  and  parched  corn  in  the 
self-same  day. 

12  IT  And  the  manna  ceased  on  the  mor- 
row after  they  had  eaten  of  the  old  corn  of 
the  land  ;  neither  had  the  children  of  Israel 
manna  any  more ;  but  they  did  eat  of  the 
fruit  of  the  land  of  Canaan  that  year. 

13  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Joshua 
was  by  Jericho,  that  he  lifted  up  his  eyes 
and  looked,  and  behold,  there  stood  a  man 
over  against  him  with  his  sword  drawn  in 
his  hand  :  and  Joshua  went  unto  him,  and 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  for  us,  or  for  our 
adversaries  ? 

14  And  he  said.  Nay;  but  as  captain  of 
the  host  of  the  Lord  am  I  now  come.  And 
Joshua  fell  on  his  face  to  the  earth,  and  did 
worship,  and  said  unto  him.  What  saith  my 
lord  unto  his  servant? 

15  And  the  captain  of  the  Lord's  host 
said  unto  Joshua,  Loose  thy  shoe  from  off 
thy  foot,  for  the  place  whereon  thou  stand- 
est  is  holy :  and  Joshua  did  so. 

CHAP.  VL 

NOW  Jericho  w'as  straitly  shut  up  be- 
cause of  the  children  of  Israel :  none 
went  out,  and  none  came  in. 

2  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  See, 
I  have  given  into  thine  hand  Jericho,  and  the 
king  thereof,  and  the  might}^  men  of  valour. 

3  And  ye  shall  compass  the  city,  all  ye 
men  of  war,  and  go  round  about  the  city 
once :  thus  shalt  thou  do  six  days. 

4  And  seven  priests  shall  bear  before 
the  ark  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns : 
and  the  seventh  day  ye  shall  compass  the 
city  seven  times,  and  "the  priests  shall  blow 
with  the  trumpets. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when 
they  make  a  long  blast  with  the  ram's 
horn,  and  when  ye  hear  the  sound  of  the 

178 


The  city  is  compassecL  CHAP.  VII.  The  Israelites  smitten  at  Ai. 

trumpet,  all  the  people  shall  shout  with  a  I  the  Lord  :  they  shall  come  into  the  trea- 


o;reat  shout :  and  the  wall  of  the  city  shall 
tall  down  flat,  and  the  people  shall  ascend 
up  every  man  straight  before  him. 

6  IT  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  called 
the  priests,  and  said  unto  them,  Take  up 
the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  let  seven 
priests  bear  seven  trumpets  of  rams'  horns 
before  the  ark  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  he  said  unto  the  people,  Pass  on, 
and  compass  the  city,  and  let  him  that  is 
armed  pass  on  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord. 

8  *i  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua 
had  spoken  unto  the  people,  that  the  seven 
priests  bearing  the  seven  trumpets  of  rams' 
horns  passed  on  before  the  Lord,  and  blew 
with  the  trumpets:  and  the  ark  of  the  co- 
venant of  the  Lord  followed  them. 

9  And  the  armed  men  went  before  the 
priests  that  blew  with  the  trumpets,  and  the 
rere-ward  came  after  the  ark,  the  priests 
going  on,  and  blowing  with  the  trumpets. 

10  And  Joshua  had  commanded  the  peo- 
ple, saying,  Ye  shall  not  shout,  nor  make 
any  noise  with  your  voice,  neither  shall  any 
word  proceed  out  of  your  mouth,  until  the 
day  I  bid  vou  shout,  then  shall  ye  shout. 

11  So  the  ark  of  the  Lord  compassed 
the  city,  going  about  it  once:  and  they 
came  into  the  camp,  and  lodged  in  the 
camp. 

12  And  Joshua  rose  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  priests  took  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord. 

13  And  seven  priests  bearing  seven  trum- 
pets of  rams'  horns  before  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  went  on  continually,  and  blew  with 
the  trumpets  :  and  the  armed  men  went  be- 
fore them;  but  the  rere-ward  came  after 
the  ark  of  the  Lord,  the  priests  going  on, 
and  blowing  with  the  trumpets. 

14  And  the  second  day  they  compassed 
the  city  once,  and  returned  into  the  camp. 
So  they  did  six  days. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  they  rose  early  about  the  dawn- 
ing of  tlie  day,  and  compassed  the  city 
after  the  same  manner  seven  times :  only 
on  that  day  they  compassed  the  city  seven 
times. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh 
time,  when  the  priests  blew  with  the  trum- 
pets, Josluia  said  unto  the  people,  Shout ; 
for  the  Lord  hath  given  you  the  city. 

17  H  And  the  city  shall  be  accursed,  even 
it,  and  all  that  cire  therein,  to  the  Lord  : 
only  Rahab  the  harlot  shall  live,  she  and  all 
that  are  with  her  in  the  house,  l)ecause  she 
hid  the  messengers  that  we  sent. 

18  And  ye,  in  any  wise  keep  yourselves 
from  the  accursed  thing,  lest  ye  make  your- 
selves accursed,  when  ye  take  of  the  accurs- 
ed thing,  and  make  the  camp  of  Israel  a 
curse,  and  trouble  it. 

19  But  all  the  silver,  and  gold,  and  ves- 
sels of  brass  and  iron,  arc  consecrated  unto 


sury  of  the  Lord. 

20  *i\  So  the  people  shouted  when  the 
priests  blew  with  the  trumpets :  and  it  came 
to  pass,  when  the  people  heard  the  sound 
of  the  trumpet,  and  the  people  shouted 
with  a  great  shout,  that  the  wall  fell  down 
flat,  so  that  the  people  went  up  into  the 
city,  every  man  straight  before  him,  and 
they  took  the  city. 

21  And  they  utterly  destroyed  all  that 
was  in  the  city,  both  man  and  woman, 
young  and  old,  and  ox,  and  sheep,  and  ass, 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

22  II  But  Joshua  had  said  unto  the  two 
men  that  had  spied  out  the  country,  Go  into 
the  harlot's  house,  and  bring  out  thence  the 
woman,  and  all  that  she  hath,  as  ye  sware 
unto  her. 

23  And  the  young  men  that  were  spies 
went  in,  and  brought  out  Rahab,  and  her 
father,  and  her  mother,  and  her  brethren, 
and  all  that  she  had  ;  and  they  brought  out 
all  her  kindred,  and  left  them  without  the 
camp  of  Israel. 

24  And  they  burnt  the  city  with  fire,  and 
all  that  u-as  therein :  only  the  silver,  and  the 
gold,  and  the  vessels  of  brass  and  of  iron, 
they  put  into  the  treasury  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

25  And  Joshua  saved  Rahab  the  harlot 
alive,  and  her  father's  household,  and  all 
that  she  had ;  and  she  dwelleth  in  Israel 
eve7i  unto  this  day;  because  she  hid  the 
messengers  which  Joshua  sent  to  spy  out 
Jericho. 

26  ^  And  Joshua  adjured  fhc}u  at  that 
time,  saying,  Cursed  be  the  man  before  the 
Lord,  that  riseth  up  and  buildeth  this  city 
Jericho :  he  shall  lay  the  foundation  there- 
of in  his  first-born,  and  in  his  youngest  son 
shall  he  set  up  the  gates  of  it. 

27  So  the  Lord  was  with  Joshua ;  and 
his  fame  was  noised  throughout  all  the 
countr3\ 

CHAP.  VII. 
UT  the  children  of  Israel  committed^  a 
trespass  in  the  accursed  thing :  for 
Achan,  the  son  of  Carmi,  the  sonof  Zabdi, 
tl>e  son  of  Zcrah,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
took  of  the  accursed  thing :  and  the  anger 
of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

2  H  And  Joshua  sent  men  from  Jericho 
to  Ai,  which  is  beside  Beth-aven,  on  the 
east  side  of  Beth-el,  and  spake  unto  them, 
saying.  Go  up  and  view  the  country.  And 
the  men  went  up  and  viewed  Ai. 

3  And  they  returned  to  Joshua,  and  said 
unto  him.  Let  not  all  the  people  go  up;  but 
let  about  two  or  three  thousand  men  go  up 
and  smite  Ai :  a7u/  make  not  all  the  people 
to  labour  thither ;  for  they  arc  but  few. 

4  So  there  went  up  thither  of  the  people 
about  three  thousand  men :  and  they  fled 
before  the  men  of  Ai. 

5  And  the  men  of  Ai  smote  of  thorn  about 
179 


Jos/ma's  complaint. 


JOSHUA. 


Achan  taken  by  lot. 


thirty  and  six  men :  for  they  chased  them 
from  before  the  gate  even  unto  Shebarim, 
and  smote  them  in  the  going  down  :  where- 
fore the  hearts  of  the  people  melted,  and  be- 
came as  water. 

6  II  And  Joshua  rent  his  clothes,  and  fell 
to  the  earth  upon  his  face  before  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  until  the  even-tide,  he  and  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  put  dust  upon  their 
heads. 

7  And  Joshua  said,  Alas,  O  Lord  God, 
wherefore  hast  thou  at  all  brought  this  peo- 
ple over  Jordan,  to  deliver  us  into  the  liand 
of  the  Amorites,  to  destroy  us  ?  would  to 
God  we  had  been  content,  and  dwelt  on  the 
other  side  Jordan ! 

8  O  Lord,  what  shall  I  say,  when  Israel 
turneth  their  backs  before  their  enemies ! 

9  For  the  Canaanites,  and  all  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land  shall  hear  of  it,  and  shall 
environ  us  round,  and  cut  off  our  name 
from  the  earth :  and  what  wilt  thou  do  unto 
thy  great  name  1 

10  ^  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Get 
thee  up ;  wherefore  liest  thou  thus  upon  thy 
face] 

11  Israel  hath  sinned,  and  they  have  also 
transgressed  my  covenant  which  I  com- 
manded them :  for  they  have  even  taken 
of  the  accursed  thing,  and  have  also  stolen, 
and  dissembled  also,  and  they  have  put  it 
even  among  their  own  stuff. 

12  Therefore  the  children  of  Israel  could 
not  stand  before  their  enemies,  hut  turned 
their  backs  before  their  enemies,  because 
they  were  accursed :  neither  will  I  be  with 
you  any  more,  except  ye  destroy  the  ac- 
cursed from  among  you. 

13  Up,  sanctify  the  people,  and  say. 
Sanctify  yourselves  against  to-morrow :  for 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  There  is 
an  accursed  thing  in  the  midst  of  thee,  O 
Israel :  thou  canst  not  stand  before  thine 
enemies,  until  ye  take  away  the  accursed 
thing  from  among  you. 

14  In  the  morning  therefore  ye  shall  be 
brought  according  to  your  tribes:  and  it 
shall  be,  that  the  tribe  which  the  Lord 
taketh  shall  come  according  to  the  families 
thereof;  and  the  fimily  which  the  Lord 
shall  take  shall  come  by  houoeholds ;  and 
the  household  which  the  Lord  shall  take 
shall  come  man  by  man. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  that  he  that  is  taken 
with  the  accursed  thing  shall  be  burnt  with 
fire,  he  and  all  that  he  hath :  because  he  hath 
transgressed  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and 
because  he  hath  wrought  folly  in  Israel. 

16  *il  So  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  brought  Israel  by  their  tribes ; 
and  the  tribe  of  Judah  was  taken  : 

17  And  he  brought  the  family  of  Judah  ; 
and  he  took  the  family  of  the  Zarhites  :  and 
he  brought  the  family  of  the  Zarhites  man 
by  man  :  and  Zabdi  was  taken  : 

18  And  he  brought  his  household  man  by 
man ;  and  Achan  the  son  of  Carmi,  the 


son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of  Zerah,  of  the  tribe 
of  Judah,  was  taken. 

19  ^  And  Joshua  said  unto  Achan,  My 
son,  give,  I  pray  thee,  glory  to  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  and  make  confession  unto 
him  ;  and  tell  me  now  what  thou  hast  done, 
hide  it  not  from  me. 

20  And  Achan  answered  Joshua,  and 
said,  Indeed  I  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  thus  and  thus  have 
I  done. 

21  When  I  saw  among  the  spoils  a  goodly 
Babylonish  garment,  and  two  hundred  she- 
kels of  silver,  and  a  wedge  of  gold  of  fifty 
shekels  weight,  then  1  coveted  them,  and 
took  them,  and  behold,  they  are  hid  in 
the  earth  in  the  midst  of  my  tent,  and  the 
silver  under  it. 

22  So  Joshua  sent  messengers,  and  they 
ran  unto  the  tent,  and  behold,  it  was  hid  in 
his  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it. 

23  And  they  took  them  out  of  the  midst 
of  the  tent,  and  brought  them  unto  Joshua, 
and  unto  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  laid 
them  out  before  the  Lord. 

24  11  And  Joshua,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
took  Achan  the  son  of  Zerah,  and  the  sil- 
ver, and  the  garment,  and  the  wedge  of 
gold,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daughters,  and 
his  oxen,  and  his  asses,  and  his  sheep,  and 
his  tent,  and  all  that  he  had  :  and  they 
brought  them  unto  the  valley  of  Achor. 

25  And  Joshua  said.  Why  hast  thou 
troubled  us  ?  the  Lord  shall  trouble  thee 
this  day.  And  all  Israel  stoned  him  with 
stones,  and  burned  them  with  fire,  after 
they  had  stoned  them  with  stones. 

26  And  they  raised  over  him  a  great 
heap  of  stones  unto  this  day.  So  the  Lord 
turned  from  the  fierceness  of  his  anger : 
wherefore  the  name  of  that  place  was  called 
the  valley  of  Achor  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Fear 
not,  neither  be  thou  dismayed  :  take 
all  the  people  of  war  with  thee,  and  arise, 
go  up  to  Ai :  see,  I  have  given  into  thy 
hand  the  king  of  Ai,  and  his  people,  an(J 
his  city,  and  his  land  : 

2  And  thou  shalt  do  to  Ai  and  her  king, 
as  thou  didst  unto  Jericho  and  her  king  : 
only  the  spoil  thereof,  and  the  cattle  there- 
of, shall  ye  take  for  a  prey  unto  yourselves  : 
lay  thee  an  ambush  for  the  city  behind  it. 

3  H  So  Joshua  arose,  and  all  the  people 
of  war,  to  go  up  against  Ai :  and  Joshua 
chose  out  thirty  thousand  mighty  men  of 
valour,  and  sent  them  away  by  night. 

4  And  he  commanded  them,  saying.  Be- 
hold, ye  shall  lie  in  wait  against  the  city, 
ci-e?}  behind  the  city :  go  not  very  far  from 
the  citj',  but  be  ye  all  ready : 

5  And  I,  and  all  the  people  that  are  Avith 
me,  Avill  approach  unto  the  city :  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass  when  they  come  out 
against  us,  as  at  the  first,  that  we  will  flee 
before  them, 

180 


Ai  taken  by  stratagem. 


6  (For  they  will  come  out  after  us)  till 
we  have  drawn  them  from  the  city ;  for 
they  will  say,  They  flee  before  us,  as  at  the 
first :  therefore  we  will  flee  before  them. 

7  Then  ye  shall  rise  up  from  the  ambush, 
and  seize  upon  the  city  :  for  the  Lord  your 
God  will  deliver  it  into  your  hand. 

8  And  it  shall  be  when  ye  have  taken  the 
city,  that  ye  shall  set  the  city  on  fire :  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
shall  }'e  do.     See,  I  have  commanded  you. 

9  II  Joshua  therefore  sent  them  forth ; 
and  they  went  to  lie  in  ambush,  and  abode 
between  Beth-el  and  Ai,  on  the  west  side  of 
Ai:  but  Joshua  lodged  that  night  among 
the  people. 

10  And  Joshua  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  numbered  the  people,  and 
went  up,  he  and  the  elders  of  Israel,  before 
the  people  to  Ai. 

11  And  all  the  people,  even  the  people  of 
war  that  were  witii  him,  went  up,  and  drew 
nigh,  and  came  before  the  city,  and  pitched 
on  the  north  side  of  Ai ;  now  there  tvas  a 
valley  between  them  and  Ai. 

12  And  betook  about  five  thousand  men, 
and  set  them  to  lie  in  ambush  between 
Beth-el  and  Ai,on  the  west  side  of  the  city. 

13  And  when  they  had  set  the  people, 
even  all  the  host  that  was  on  the  north  of 
the  city,  and  their  liers  in  wait  on  the  west 
of  the  city,  Joshua  went  that  night  into  the 
midst  of  the  valley. 

14  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  when  the  king 
of  Ai  saw  it,  that  they  hasted  and  rose  up 
early,  and  the  men  of  the  city  went  out 
against  Israel  to  battle,  he  and  all  his  peo- 
ple, at  a  time  appointed,  before  the  plain  : 
but  he  wist  not  that  there  were  liers  in  am- 
bush against  him  behind  the  city. 

15  And  Joshua  and  all  Israel  made  as  if 
they  were  beaten  before  them,  and  fled  by 
the  way  of  the  wilderness. 

16  And  all  the  people  that  vvre  in  Ai 
were  called  together  to  pursue  after  them  : 
and  they  pursued  after  Joshua,  and  were 
drawn  away  from  the  citJ^ 

17  And  there  was  not  a  man  left  in  Ai, 
or  Beth-el,  that  went  not  out  after  Israel : 
and  they  left  the  cit)^  open,  and  pursued  af- 
ter Israel. 

IS  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Stretch  out  the  spear  that  is  in  thy  hand  to- 
ward Ai ;  for  I  will  give  it  into  thine  hand. 
And  Joshua  stretched  out  the  spear  that  he 
had  in  his  hand  toward  the  city. 

19  And  the  ambush  arose  (juickly  out  of 
their  place,  and  they  ran  as  soon  as  he  had 
stretched  out  his  hand  :  and  they  entered 
into  the  city,  and  took  it,  and  hasted,  and 
set  the  city  on  fire. 

20  And  when  the  men  of  Ai  looked  be- 
hind them,  they  saw,  and  behold,  the  smoke 
of  the  city  ascended  up  to  heaven,  and 
they  liad  no  power  to  flee  this  way  or  that 
way  :  and  the  people  that  fled  to  the  wil- 
derness turned  back  upon  the  pursuers. 


CHAP.  VIII.         TJie  Icing  of  Ai  is  hanged. 


21  And  when  Joshua  and  all  Israel  saw 
that  the  ambush  had  taken  the  city,  and 
that  the  smoke  of  the  city  ascended,  then 
they  turned  again,  and  slew  the  men  of  Ai. 

22  And  the  other  issued  out  of  the  city 
against  them  ;  so  they  were  in  the  midst  of 
Israel,  some  on  this  side,  and  some  on  that 
side:  and  they  smote  them,  so  that  they 
let  none  of  them  remain  or  escape. 

23  And  the  king  of  Ai  they  took  alive, 
and  brought  him  to  Joshua. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Israel  had 
made  an  end  of  slaying  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Ai  in  the  field,  in  the  wilderness  wherein 
they  chased  them,  and  when  they  were  all 
fallen  on  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until  they 
were  consumed,  that  all  the  Israelites  re- 
turned unto  Ai,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword. 

25  And  so  it  was,  that  all  that  fell  that 
day,  both  of  men  and  women,  we?-e  twelve 
thousand,  eve7i  all  the  men  of  Ai. 

26  For  Joshua  drew  not  his  hand  back 
wherewith  he  stretched  out  the  spear,  until 
he  had  utterly  destroyed  all  the  inhabitants 
of  Ai. 

27  Only  the  cattle  and  the  spoil  of  that 
city  Israel  took  for  a  prey  unto  themselves, 
according  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  which 
he  commanded  Joshua. 

28  And  Joshua  burnt  Ai,  and  made  it  an 
heap  for  ever,  even  a  desolation  unto  this 
day. 

29  And  the  king  of  Ai  he  hanged  on  a 
tree  until  even-tide  :  and  as  soon  as  the  sun 
was  down,  Joshua  commanded  that  they 
should  take  his  carcass  down  from  the  tree, 
and  cast  it  at  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
city,  and  raise  thereon  a  great  heap  of 
stones,  that  remaineth  unto  this  day. 

30  ir  Then  Joshua  built  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  in  mount  Ebal, 

31  As  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
commanded  the  children  of  Israel,  as  it  is 
written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  an 
altar  of  whole  stones,  over  which  no  man 
hath  lifted  up  any  iron  :  and  they  offered 
thereon  burnt-oflerings  unto  the  Lord,  and 
sacrificed  peace-offerings. 

32  And  he  wrote  there  upon  the  stones  a 
copy  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which  he  wrote 
in  the  presence  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

33  And  all  Israel,  and  their  elders,  and 
officers,  and  their  judges,  stood  on  this  side 
the  ark  and  on  tiiat  side  before  the  priests 
the  Levites,  which  bare  the  ark  of  the  co- 
venant of  the  Lord,  as  well  the  stranger, 
as  he  that  was  born  among  them  ;  half  of 
them  over  against  mount  Gerizim,  and  half 
of  them  over  against  mount  Ebal ;  as  Mo- 
ses the  servant  of  the  Lord  had  command- 
ed before,  that  they  should  bless  the  people 
of  Israel. 

34  And  afterward  he  read  all  the  words 
of  the  law,  the  blessings  and  cursings,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  is  written  in  the  book  of 
the  law. 

181 


Combination  against  Israel,  JOSHUA 

35  There  was  not  a  word  of  all  that  Mo- 
ses commanded,  which  Joshua  read  not  be- 
fore all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  with  the 
women,  and  the  little  ones,  and  the  stran- 
gers that  were  conversant  among  them. 
CHAP.  IX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  kings 
which  toei'e  on  this  side  Jordan,  in  the 
hills,  and  in  the  valleys,  and  in  all  the  coasts 
of  the  great  sea  over  against  Lebanon,  the 
Hittite,  and  the  Amorites,  the  Canaanite, 
the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite 
heard  thereof; 

2  That  they  gathered  themselves  toge- 
ther, to  fight  with  Joshua  and  with  Israel, 
with  one  accord. 

3  H  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon 
heard  what  Joshua  had  done  unto  Jericho 
and  to  Ai, 

4  They  did  work  wilily,  and  went  and 
made  as  if  they  had  been  ambassadors,  and 
took  old  sacks  upon  their  asses,  and  wine- 
bottles,  old,  and  rent,  and  bound  up ; 

5  And  old  shoes  and  clouted  upon  their 
feet,  and  old  garments  upon  them  ;  and  all 
the  bread  of  their  provision  was  dry  and 
mouldy. 

6  And  they  went  to  Joshua  unto  the 
camp  at  Gilgal,  and  said  unto  him,  and  to 
the  men  of  Israel,  We  be  come  from  a  far 
country :  now  therefore  make  ye  a  league 
with  us. 

7  And  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto  the 
Hivites,  Peradventure  ye  dwell  among  us ; 
and  how  shall  we  make  a  league  with  you  ? 

8  And  they  said  unto  Joshua,  We  are  thy 
servants.  And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  Who 
are  ye  ?  and  from  whence  come  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said  unto  him,  From  a  very 
far  country  thy  servants  are  come,  because 
of  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  for  we 
have  heard  the  fame  of  him,  and  all  that  he 
did  in  Egypt, 

10  And  all  that  he  did  to  the  two  kings 
of  the  Amorites,  that  ire?'c  beyond  Jordan, 
to  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  and  to  Og  king 
of  Bashan,  which  was  at  Ashtaroth. 

11  Wlierefore  our  elders,  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  our  country  spake  to  us,  say- 
ing. Take  victuals  with  you  for  the  jour- 
ney, and  go  to  meet  them,  and  say  unto 
them.  We  arc  your  servants  :  therefore  now 
make  ve  a  league  with  us  : 

12  This  our  bread  we  took  hot  for  our 
provision  out  of  our  houses  on  the  "day  we 
came  forth  to  go  unto  jou ;  but  now,  be- 
hold, it  is  dry,  and  it  is  mouldy  : 

13  And  these  bottles  of  wine  which  we 
filled,  were  new,  and  behold  they  be  rent : 
and  these  our  garments  and  our  shoes  are 
become  old  b}^  reason  of  the  very  long 
journey. 

14  And  the  men  took  of  their  victuals, 
and  asked  not  counsel  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord. 

15  And  Joshua  made  peace  with  them, 
and  made  a  league  with  them,  to  let  them 


Five  kings  attack  Gibeon. 

live :  and  the  princes  of  the  congregation 
sware  unto  them. 

16  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
three  days  after  they  had  made  a  league 
with  them,  that  they  heard  that  they  loere 
their  neighbours,  and  that  they  dwelt 
among  them. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  journeyed, 
and  came  unto  their  cities  on  the  third  day. 
Now  their  cities  locre  Gibeon,  and  Chephi- 
rah,  and  Beeroth,  and  Kirjath-jearim. 

18  And  the  children  of  Israel  smote 
them  not,  because  the  princes  of  the  con- 
gregation had  sworn  unto  them  by  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel.  And  all  the  congre- 
gation murmured  against  the  princes. 

19  But  all  the  princes  said  unto  all  the 
congregation.  We  have  sworn  unto  them 
by  the  Lord  God  of  Israel :  now  therefore 
we  may  not  touch  them. 

20  This  we  will  do  to  them;  we  will 
even  let  them  live,  lest  wrath  be  upon  us, 
because  of  the  oath  which  we  sware  unto 
them.  ^ 

21  And  the  princes  said  unto  them,  Let 
them  live  ;  but  let  them  be  hewers  of  wood, 
and  drawers  of  water  unto  all  the  con- 
gregation ;  as  the  princes  had  promised 
them. 

22  H  And  Joshua  called  for  them,  and  he 
spake  unto  them,  saying.  Wherefore  have 
ye  beguiled  us,  saying.  We  are  very  far 
from  you ;  when  ye  dwell  among  us  ? 

23  Now  therefore  ye  are  cursed,  and 
there  shall  none  of  you  be  freed  from  being 
bond-men,  and  hewers  of  wood  and  draw- 
ers of  water  for  the  house  of  my  God. 

24  And  they  answered  Joshua,  and  said, 
Because  it  was  certainly  told  thy  servants, 
how  that  the  Lord  thy  God  commanded 
his  servant  Moses  to  give  you  all  the  land, 
and  to  destroy  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land  from  before  you,  therefore  we  were 
sore  afraid  of  our  lives  because  of  you,  and 
have  done  this  thing. 

25  And  now,  behold,  we  are  in  thine 
hand :  as  it  seemeth  good  and  right  unto 
thee  to  do  unto  us,  do. 

26  And  so  did  he  unto  them,  and  de- 
livered them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  that  they  slew  them  not. 

27  And  Joshua  made  them  that  day 
hewers  of  wood  and  drawers  of  water  for 
the  congregation,  and  for  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  even  unto  this  day,  in  the  place 
which  he  should  choose. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  Adoni- 
zedec  king  of  Jerusalem  had  heard 
how  Joshua  had  taken  Ai,  and  had  utterly 
destroyed  it ;  as  he  had  done  to  Jericho 
and  her  king,  so  he  had  done  to  Ai  and 
her  king;  and  how  the  inhabitants  of  Gi- 
beon had  made  peace  with  Israel,  and  were 
among  them ; 

2  That    they    feared    greatly,    because 
Gibeon  was  a  great  city,  as  one  of  the  royal 
182 


Joshua  rescues  it. 


CHAP.  X. 


cities,  and  because  it  was  greater  than  Ai, 
and  all  the  men  thereof  icere  mighty. 

3  Wherefore  Adoni-zedec  king  of  Jeru- 
salem sent  unto  Hoham  king  of  Hebron, 
and  unto  Piram  king  of  Jarmuth,  and  unto 
Japhia  king  of  Lachish,  and  unto  Debir 
king  of  Eglon,  saying, 

4  Come  up  unto  me,  and  help  me,  that 
we  may  smite  Gibeon :  for  it  hath  made 
peace  with  Joshua  and  with  the  children 
of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  five  kings  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  the  king  of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of 
Hebron,  the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  of 
Lachish,  the  king  of  Eglon,  gathered  them- 
selves together,  and  went  up,  they  and  all 
their  hosts,  and  encamped  before  Gibeon, 
and  made  war  against  it. 

6  H  And  th»  men  of  Gibeon  sent  unto 
Joshua  to  the  camp  to  Gilgal,  saying,  Slack 
not  thy  hand  from  thy  servants ;  come  up 
to  us  quickly,  and  save  us,  and  help  us : 
for  all  the  kings  of  the  Amorites  that  dwell 
in  the  mountains  are  gathered  together 
against  us. 

7  So  Joshua  ascended  from  Gilgal,  he, 
and  all  the  people  of  war  with  him,  and  all 
the  mighty  men  of  valour. 

8  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua, 
Fear  them  not :  for  I  have  delivered  them 
into  thine  hand  ;  there  shall  not  a  man  of 
them  stand  before  thee. 

9  Joshua  therefore  came  unto  them  sud- 
denly, and  went  up  from  Gilgal  all  night. 

10  And  the  Lord  discomfited  them  be- 
fore Israel,  and  slew  them  with  a  great 
slaughter  at  Gibeon,  and  chased  them  along 
the  way  that  goeth  up  to  Beth-horon,  and 
smote  them  to  Azekah,and  untoMakkedah. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  fled  from 
before  Israel,  and  were  in  the  going  down 
to  Beth-horon,  that  the  Lord  cast  down 
great  stones  from  heaven  upon  them  unto 
Azekah,  and  the)^  died :  they  ivere  more 
which  died  with  hailstones  than  they  whom 
the  children  of  Israel  slew  with  the  sword. 

12  U  Then  spake  Joshua  to  the  Lord  in 
the  day  when  the  Lord  delivered  up  the 
Amorites  before  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
he  said  in  the  sight  of  Israel,  Sun,  stand 
thou  still  upon  Gibeon,  and  thou  Moon,  in 
the  valley  of  Ajalon. 

13  And  the  sun  stood  still,  and  the  moon 
stayed,  until  the  people  had  avenged  them- 
selves upon  their  enemies.  Is  not  this 
^vTitten  in  the  book  of  Jasher  ?  So  the  sun 
stood  still  in  the  midst  of  heaven,  and 
hasted  not  to  go  down  about  a  whole  day. 

14  And  there  was  no  day  like  that  be- 
fore it  or  after  it,  that  the  Lord  hearkened 
unto  the  voice  of  a  man :  for  the  Lord 
fought  for  Israel. 

1.5  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 

16  *r  But  these  five  kings  fled,  and  hid 
themselves  in  a  cave  at  Makkedah. 

17  And  it  was  told  Joshua,  saying,  The 


The  Jive  Icings  hanged. 


five  kings  are  found  hid  in  a  cave  at  Mak- 
kedah. 

18  And  Joshua  said,  Roll  great  stones 
upon  the  mouth  of  the  cave,  and  set  men 
by  it  for  to  keep  them : 

19  And  stay  you  not,  bvt  pursue  after 
your  enemies,  and  smite  the  hindmost  of 
them ;  suffer  them  not  to  enter  into  their 
cities :  for  the  Lord  your  God  hath  deli- 
vered them  into  your  hand. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joshua 
and  the  children  of  Israel  had  made  an 
end  of  slaying  them  with  a  very  great 
slaughter,  till  they  were  consumed,  that  the 
rest  ivhich  remained  of  them  entered  into 
fenced  cities. 

21  And  all  the  people  returned  to  the 
camp  to  Joshua  at  Makkedah  in  peace: 
none  moved  his  tongue  against  any  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

22  IF  Then  said  Joshua,  Open  the  mouth 
of  the  cave,  and  bring  out  those  five  kings 
unto  me  out  of  the  cave. 

23  And  they  did  so,  and  brought  forth 
those  five  kings  unto  him  out  of  the  cave, 
the  king  of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of  Hebron, 
the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  of  Lachish, 
and  the  king  of  Eglon. 

24  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
brought  out  those  kings  unto  Joshua,  that 
Joshua  called  for  all  the  men  of  Israel,  and 
said  unto  the  captains  of  the  men  of  war 
which  went  with  nim,  Come  near,  put  your 
feet  upon  the  necks  of  these  kings.  And 
they  came  near,  and  put  their  feet  upon 
the  necks  of  them. 

25  And  Joshua  said  unto  them,  Fear 
not,  nor  be  dismayed,  be  strong  and  of  good 
courage  :  for  thus  shall  the  Lord  do  to  all 
your  enemies  against  whom  ye  fight. 

26  And  afterward  Joshua  smote  them, 
and  slew  them,  and  hanged  them  on  five 
trees  :  and  they  were  hanging  upon  the 
trees  until  the  evening. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of 
the  going  down  of  the  sun,  that  Joshua 
commanded,  and  they  took  them  down  off 
the  trees,  and  cast  them  into  the  cave 
wherein  they  had  been  hid,  and  laid  great 
stones  in  the  cave's  mouth,  ichich  remain 
until  this  very  day. 

28  1i  And  that  day  Joshua  took  Makke- 
dah, and  smote  it  "with  the  edge  of  the 
sword,  and  the  king  thereof  he  utterly  de- 
stroyed, them,  and  all  the  souls  that  icere 
therein ;  he  let  none  remain  :  and  he  did 
to  the  kin^  of  Makkedah  as  he  did  unto 
the  king  ot  Jericho. 

29  H  Then  Joshua  passed  from  Makke- 
dah, and  all  Israel  with  him,  unto  Libnah, 
and  fought  against  Libnah  : 

30  And  the  Lord  delivered  it  also,  and 
the  king  thereof,  into  the  hand  of  Israel : 
and  he  smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  all  the  souls  that  ?/Trp  therein ;  he  let 
none  remain  in  it ;  but  did  unto  the  king 
thereof  as  he  did  unto  the  king  of  Jericho. 

183 


Joshua  returns  to  Gilgal. 


JOSHUA. 


Hazor  is  taken  and  burnt. 


31  IT  And  Joshua  passed  from  Libnah, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  unto  Lachish,  and 
encamped  against  it,  and  fought  against  it : 

32  And  the  Lord  delivered  Lachish 
into  the  hand  of  Israel,  which  took  it  on 
the  second  day,  and  smote  it  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  and  all  the  souls  that  were 
therein,  according  to  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Libnah. 

33  H  Then  Horam  kin^  of  Gezer  came 
up  to  help  Lachish  ;  and  Joshua  smote  him 
and  his  people,  until  he  had  left  him  none 
remaining. 

34  H  And  from  Lachish  Joshua  passed 
unto  Eglon,  and  all  Israel  with  him  :  and 
they  encamped  against  it,  and  fought 
against  it : 

35  And  they  took  it  on  that  day,  and 
smote  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  all 
the  souls  that  were  therein  he  utterly  de- 
stroyed that  day,  according  to  all  that  he 
had  done  to  Lachish. 

36  ff  And  Joshua  went  up  from  Eglon, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  unto  Hebron ;  and 
they  fought  against  it : 

37  And  they  took  it,  and  smote  it  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  the  king  there- 
of, and  all  the  cities  thereof,  and  all  the 
souls  that  tvcre  therein ;  he  left  none  re- 
maining, (according  to  all  that  he  had  done 
to  Eglon,)  but  destroyed  it  utterly,  and  all 
the  souls  that  ivere  therein. 

38  H  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  to  Debir  ;  and  fought  against  it : 

39  And  he  took  it,  and  the  king  thereof, 
and  all  the  cities  thereof,  and  they  smote 
them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  ut- 
terly destroyed  all  the  souls  that  were  there- 
in ;  he  left  none  remaining^:  as  he  had  done 
to  Hebron,  so  he  did  to  Debir,  and  to  the 
king  thereof;  as  he  had  done  also  to  Lib- 
nah, and  to  her  king. 

40  H  So  Joshua  smote  all  the  country  of 
the  hills,  and  of  the  south,  and  of  the  vale, 
and  of  the  springs,  and  all  their  kings :  he 
left  none  remainmg,  but  utterlj'  destroyed 
all  that  breathed,  as  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael commanded. 

41  And  Joshua  smote  them  from  Ka- 
desh-barnea  even  unto  Gaza,  and  all  the 
country  of  Goshen,  even  unto  Gibeon. 

42  And  all  these  kings  and  their  land 
did  Joshua  take  at  one  time  ;  because  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  fought  for  Israel. 

43  And  Joshua  returned,  and  all  Israel 
with  him,  unto  the  camp  to  Gilgal. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jabin  king 
of  Hazor  had  heard  those  things,  that 
he  sent  to  Jobab  king  of  JNIadon,  and  to  the 
king  of  Shimron,  and  to  the  king  of  Ach- 
shaph, 

2  And  to  the  kings  that  were  on  the  north 
of  the  mountains,  and  of  the  plains  south 
of  Cinneroth,  and  in  the  vallej',  and  in  the 
borders  of  Dor  on  the  west, 

3  And  to  the  Canaanite  on  the  east  and 


on  the  west,  and  to  the  Amorite,  and  the 
Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the  Jebu- 
site  in  the  mountains,  and  to  the  Hivite 
under  Hermon  in  the  land  of  Mizpeh. 

4  And  they  went  out,  they  and  all  their 
hosts  with  them,  nmch  people,  even  as  the 
sand  that  is  upon  the  sea-shore  in  multi- 
tude, with  horses  and  chariots  very  many. 

5  And  when  all  these  kings  were  met  to- 
gether, they  came  and  pitched  together  at 
the  waters  of  Merom,  to  fight  against  Is- 
rael. 

6  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Joshua,  Be 
not  afraid  because  of  them :  for  to-morrow 
about  tliis  time  will  I  deliver  them  up  all 
slain  before  Israel :  thou  shalt  hough  their 
horses,  and  burn  their  chariots  with  fire. 

7  So  Joshua  came,  and  all  the  people 
of  war  with  him,  against  them  by  the  wa- 
ters of  Merom  suddenly,  and  they  fell  upon 
them. 

8  And  the  Lord  delivered  them  into  the 
hand  of  Israel,  who  smote  them,  and  chased 
them  unto  great  Zidon,  and  unto  Misre- 
photh-maim,  and  unto  the  valley  of  Mizpeh 
eastward  ;  and  they  smote  them,  until  they 
left  them  none  remaining. 

9  And  Joshua  did  unto  them  as  the 
Lord  bade  him  :  he  houghed  their  horses, 
and  burnt  their  chariots  with  fire. 

10  U  And  Joshua  at  that  time  turned 
back,  and  took  Hazor,  and  smote  the  king 
thereof  with  the  sword  :  for  Hazor  before- 
time  was  the  head  of  all  those  kingdoms. 

11  And  they  smote  all  the  souls  that 
were  therein  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
utterly  destroying  them  :  there  was  not  any 
left  to  breathe :  and  he  burnt  Hazor  with 
fire. 

12  And  all  the  cities  of  those  kings,  and 
all  the  kings  of  them,  did  Joshua  take,  and 
smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
he  utterly  destro3'ed  them,  as  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  commanded. 

13  But  as  for  the  cities  that  stood  still  in 
their  strength,  Israel  burned  none  of  them, 
save  Hazor  only ;  that  did  Joshua  burn. 

14  And  all  the  spoil  of  these  cities,  and 
the  cattle,  the  children  of  Israel  took  for  a 
prey  unto  themselves :  but  every  man  they 
smote  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  until  they 
had  destroyed  them,  neither  left  they  any 
to  breathe. 

15  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses  his 
servant,  so  did  Moses  command  Joshua, 
and  so  did  Joshua  :  he  left  nothing  undone 
of  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses. 

16  H  So  Joshua  took  all  that  land,  the 
hills,  and  all  the  south  countr_v,  and  all  the 
land  of  Goshen,  and  the  vallej^,  and  the 
plain,  and  the  mountain  of  Israel,  and  the 
valley  of  the  same ; 

17  Even  from  the  mount  Halak,  that 
goeth  up  to  Seir,  even  unto  Baal-gad,  in  the 
valley  of  Lebanon  under  mount  Hermon  : 
and  all  their  kings  he  took,  and  smote  them, 
and  slew  them. 

184 


The  Anakims  cut  off. 


CHAP.  XII,  XIII.   Tlie  one  andtlm-ty  kings  smote. 


18  Joshua  made  war  a  long  time  with  all 
those  kings. 

19  There  was  not  a  city  that  made  peace 
with  the  children  of  Israel,  save  the  Hivites 
the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  :  all  other  they 
took  in  battle. 

20  For  it  was  of  the  Lord  to  harden  their 
hearts,  that  they  should  come  against  Is- 
rael in  battle,  that  he  might  destroy  them 
utterly,  and  that  they  might  have  no  fa- 
vour, but  that  he  might  destroy  them,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses. 

21  H  And  at  that  time  came  Joshua  and 
cut  off  the  Anakims  from  the  mountains, 
from  Hebron,  from  Debir,  from  Anab,  and 
from  all  the  mountains  of  Judah,  and  from 
all  the  mountains  of  Israel :  Joshua  de- 
stroyed them  utterly  with  their  cities. 

22  Tliei;e  was  none  of  the  Anakims  left 
in  the  lan^  of  the  children  of  Israel :  only 
in  Gaza,  in  Gath,  and  in  Ashdod,  there  re- 
mained. 

23  H  So  Joshua  took  the  whole  land,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  Lord  said  unto  Mo- 
ses, and  Joshua  gave  it  for  an  inheritance 
unto  Israel  according  to  their  divisions  by 
their  tribes.     And  the  land  rested  from  war. 

CHAP.  XH. 

NOW  these  are  the  kings  of  the  land, 
which  the  children  of  Israel  smote, 
and  possessed  their  land  on  the  otl^er  side 
Jordan  toward  the  rising  of  the  sun,  from 
the  river  Arnon,  unto  mount  Hermon,  and 
all  the  plain  on  the  east : 

2  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  who  dwelt 
in  Heshbon,  and  ruled  from  Aroer,  which 
■is  upon  the  bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and 
from  the  middle  of  the  river,  and  from  half 
Gilead,  even  unto  the  river  Jabbok,  ichich 
is  the  border  of  the  children  of  Ammon ; 

3  And  from  the  plain  to  the  sea  of  Cin- 
neroth  on  the  east,  and  unto  the  sea  of  the 
plain,  even  the  salt  sea  on  the  east,  the  way 
to  Beth-jeshimoth ;  and  from  the  south, 
under  Aslidoth-pisgah : 

4  And  the  coast  of  Og  king  of  Baslian, 
zohich  was  of  the  remnant  of  the  giants, 
that  dwelt  at  Ashtaroth  and  at  Edrei, 

5  And  reigned  in  mount  Hermon,  and  in 
Salcah,  and  in  all  Bashan,  unto  the  border 
of  the  Geshurites,  and  the  Maachathites, 
and  half  Gilead,  the  border  of  Sihon  king  of 
Heshbon. 

6  Them  did  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  children  of  Israel  smite : 
and  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave 
it  for  a  possession  unto  the  Reubenites,  and 
the  Gadites,  and  the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh. 

7  H  And  these  are  the  kings  of  the 
country  which  Joshua  and  the  children  of 
Israel  smote  on  this  side  Jordan  on  the 
west,  from  Baal-gad  in  the  valley  of  Le- 
banon, even  unto  the  mount  Halak  that 
goeth  up  to  Seir ;  which  Joshua  gave  unto 
(he  tribes  of  Israel /or  a  possession  accord- 
ing to  their  divisions ; 

8  In  the  mountains,  and  in  the  valleys, 

24 


and  in  the  plains,  and  in  the  springs,  and 
in  the  wilderness,  and  in  the  south  coun- 
try;  the  Hittites,  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Canaanites,  the  Perizzites,  the  Hivites,  and 
the  Jebusites : 

9  The  king  of  Jericho,  one  ;  the  king  of 
Ai,  which  is  beside  Beth-el,  one ; 

10  The    king  of  Jerusalem,   one ;    the 
king  of  Hebron,  one ; 

11  The  king  of  Jarmuth,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Lachish,  one ; 

12  The  king  of  Eglon,  one ;  the  king 
of  Gezer,  one ; 

13  The  king  of  Debir,  one  ;  the  king  of 
Geder,  one ; 

14  The  king  of  Hormah,  one ;  the  king 
of  Arad,  one ; 

15  The  king  of  Libnah,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Adullam,  one ; 

16  The  king  of  Makkedah,  one ;  the 
king  of  Beth-el,  one  ; 

17  The  king  of  Tappuah,  one ;  the 
king  of  Hepher,  one  ; 

18  The  king  of  Aphek,  one ;  the  king 
of  Lasharon,  one ; 

19  The  king  of  Madon,  one  ;  the  king 
of  Hazor,  one  ; 

20  The  king  of  Shimron-meron,  one ; 
the  king  of  Achshaph,  one ; 

21  The  king  of  Taanach,  one ;  the  king 
of  Megiddo,  one ; 

22  The  king  of  Kedesh,  one ;  the  king 
of  Jokneam  of  Carmel,  one  ; 

23  The  king  of  Dor  in  the  coast  of  Dor, 
one  ;  the  king  of  the  nations  of  Gilgal,  one  ; 

24  The  king  of  Tirzah,  one :  all  the 
kings  thirty  and  one. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

OW  Joshua  was  old  and  stricken  in 

years  ;  and  the  Lord  said  unto  him, 

Thou  art  old  and  stricken  in  years,  and 

there  remaineth  yet  very  much  land  to  be 

possessed. 

2  This  ?.s-  the  land  that  yet  remaineth : 
all  the  borders  of  the  Philistines,  and  all 
Geshuri, 

3  From  Sihor,  which  is  before  Egypt, 
even  unto  the  borders  of  Ekron  northward, 
which  is  counted  to  the  Canaanite  :  five 
lords  of  the  Philistines ;  the  Gazathites, 
and  the  Ashdothites,  the  Eshkalonites,  the 
Gittites,  and  the  Ekronites  ;  also  the  Avites  : 

4  From  the  .^outh  all  the  land  of  the  Ca- 
naanites, and  Mearah  that  is  beside  the 
Sidonians,  unto  Aphek  to  the  borders  of 
the  Amorites : 

.5  And  the  land  of  the  Giblites,  and  all 
Lebanon  toward  tlie  sun-rising,  from  Baal- 
gad  under  mount  Hermon  unto  the  entering 
into  Plamath. 

G  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  hill-country 
from  Lebanon  unto  Misrephoth-maim,  r/rtf/ 
all  the  Sidonians,  them  will  I  drive  out  from 
before  the  children  of  Israel :  only  divide 
thou  it  by  lot  unto  the  Israelites  for  an  in- 
heritance, as  I  have  commanded  thee. 

7  Now  therefore  divide  this  land  fbr  an 
1?.5 


Bounds  of  the  unconquered  land.      JOSHUA. 


Balaam  is  slain. 


inheritance  unto  the  nine   tribes,  and  the 
half-tribe  of  Manasseh, 

8  With  whom  the  Reubenites  and  the 
Gadites  have  received  their  inheritance, 
which  Moses  gave  them,  beyond  Jordan 
eastward,  even  as  Moses  the  servant  of  the 
Lord  gave  them  ; 

9  From  Aroer  that  is  upon  the  bank  of 
the  river  Arnon,  and  the  city  that  is  in  the 
midst  of  the  river,  and  all  the  plain  of  Me- 
deba  unto  Dibon  ; 

10  And  'all  the  cities  of  Sihon  king 
of  the  Amorites,  which  reigned  in  Hesh- 
bon,  unto  the  border  of  the  children  of 
Amnion  ; 

11  And  Gilead,  and  the  border  of  the 
Geshurites  and  Maachathites,  and  all  mount 
Hermon,  and  all  Bashan  unto  Salcah  ; 

12  All  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  BashaU; 
which  reigned  in  Ashtaroth  and  in  Edrei, 
who  remained  of  the  remnant  of  the  giants. 
For  these  did  Moses  smite,  and  cast  them  out. 

13  Nevertheless,  the  children  of  Israel 
expelled  not  the  Geshurites,  nor  the  Maa- 
chathites :  but  the  Geshurites  and  the  Maa- 
chathites dwell  among  the  Israelites  until 
this  day. 

14  Only  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  he  gave 
none  inheritance ;  the  sacrifices  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  made  by  fire  are  their 
inheritance,  as  he  said  unto  them. 

15  ^  And  Moses  gave  unto  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Reuben  bihcritancc  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

16  And  tiieir  coast  was  from  Aroer  that 
is  on  the  bank  of  the  river  Arnon,  and  the 
city  that  is  in  the  midst  of  the  river,  and  all 
the  plain  by  Medeba  : 

17  Heshbon,  and  all  her  cities  that  arc 
in  the  plain  ;  Dibon,  and  Bamoth-baal,  and 
Beth-baal-meon, 

18  And  Jahaza,  and  Kedemoth,  and 
Mephaath, 

19  And  Kirjathaim,  and  Sibmah,  and 
Zareth-shahar  in  the  mount  of  the  valley, 

20  And  Betli-peor,  and  Ashdoth-pisgah, 
and  Beth-jeshimoth, 

21  And  all  the  cities  of  the  plain  and  all 
the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amo- 
rites, which  reigned  in  Heshbon,  wliom 
Moses  smote  with  the  princes  of  Midian, 
Evi,  and  Rekem,  and  Zur,  and  Hur,  and 
Reba,  whick  mere  dukes  of  Sihon,  dwelling 
in  tlie  country. 

22  Balaam  also  the  son  of  Beor,  the 
soothsayer,  did  the  children  of  Israel  slay 
with  the  sword,  among  them  that  were 
slain  by  them. 

23  And  the  border  of  the  children  of 
Reuben  was  Jordan,  and  the  border  tJicrcof. 
This  ioas  the  inheritance  of  the  children  of 
Reuben,  after  their  families,  the  cities  and 
the  villages  thereof. 

24  II  And  Moses  gave  inheritance  unto  the 
tribe  of  Gad,  even  unto  the  children  of  Gad 
according  to  their  families. 

25  And  their  coast  was  Jazer,  and  all 


the  cities  of  Gilead,  and  half  the  land  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  unto  Aroer  that  is 
before  Rabbah ; 

26  And  from  Heshbon  unto  Ramath- 
mizpeh,  and  Betonim ;  and  from  Mahanaim 
unto  the  border  of  Debir  ; 

27  And  in  the  valley,  Beth-aram,  and 
Beth-nimrah,  and  Succoth,  and  Zaphon, 
the  rest  of  the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king  of 
Heshbon,  Jordan  and  his  border,  even  unto 
the  edge  of  the  sea  of  Cinneroth,  on  the 
other  side  Jordan  eastward. 

28  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad  after  their  families,  the  cities, 
and  their  villages. 

29  H  And  Moses  gave  inheritance  unto 
the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh :  and  this  was 
the  2iossessio7i  of  the  half-tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Manasseh  by  their  families. 

30  And  their  coast  was  from  Mahanaim, 
all  Bashan,  all  the  kingdom  of  Og  king  of 
Bashan,  and  all  the  towns  of  Jair,  which 
are  in  Baslian,  threescore  cities  : 

31  And  half  Gilead,  and  Ashtaroth,  and 
Edrei,  cities  of  the  kingdoin  of  Og  in  Ba- 
shan, were  pertaining  unto  the  children  of 
Machir  the  son  of  INIanasseh,  even  to  the 
one  half  of  the  children  of  Machir  by  their 
families. 

32  These  are  the  countries  which  Moses 
did  distribute  for  inheritance  in  the  plains  of 
Moab,  on  the  other  side  Jordan  by  Jericho 
eastward. 

33  But  unto  the  tribe  of  Levi  Moses 
gave  not  any  inheritance  :  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  was  their  inheritance,  as  he  said 
unto  them. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
ND  these  are  the  countries  which  the 
children  of  Israel  inherited  in  the  land 
of  Canaan,  which  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  and  the  heads  of 
the  fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the  children  of 
Israel  distributed  for  inheritance  unto  them. 

2  By  lot  ivas  their  inheritance,  as  the 
Lord  commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses, 
for  the  nine  tribes,  and  for  the  half-tribe. 

3  For  Moses  had  given  the  inheritance 
of  two  tribes  and  an  half-tribe  on  the  other 
side  .Jordan :  but  unto  the  Levites  he  gave 
none  inheritance  among  them. 

4  For  the  children  of  Joseph  were  two 
tribes,  Manasseh  and  Ephraim :  therefore 
they  gave  no  part  unto  the  Levites  in  the 
land,  save  cities  to  dwell  in,  with  their  sub- 
urbs for  their  cattle,  and  for  their  substance. 

5  As  the  Lord  commanded  Moses,  so 
the  children  of  Israel  did,  and  they  divided 
the  land. 

6  11  Then  the  children  of  Judah  came 
unto  Joshua  in  Gilgal :  and  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunneh  the  Kenezite  said  unto  him, 
Thou  knowest  the  thing  that  the  Lord  said 
unto  Moses  the  man  of  God  concerning  me 
and  thee  in  Kadesh-barnea. 

7  Forty  3'ears  old  was  I  when  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  sent  me  from  Kadesh- 

186 


Inheritance  of  the  tribes. 


CHAP.  XV. 


barnea  to  espy  out  the  land ;  and  I  brought 
him  word  again  as  it  xvas  in  mine  heart. 

8  Nevertheless,  my  brethren  that  went 
up  with  me  made  the  heart  of  the  people 
melt:  butlwhollyfollowedtheLoRDmyGod. 

9  And  Moses  sware  on  that  day,  saying, 
Surely  the  land  whereon  thy  feet  have 
trodden  shall  be  thine  inheritance,  and  thy 
children's  for  ever ;  because  thou  hast 
Avholly  followed  the  Lord  my  God. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  Lord  hath 
kept  me  alive,  as  he  said,  these  forty  end 
live  }'ears,  even  since  the  Lord  spake  this 
word  unto  Moses,  while  the  children  of 
Israel  wandered  in  the  wilderness:  and 
now,  lo,  I  am  this  day  fourscore  and  live 
years  old. 

11  As  yet  I  am  as  strong  this  day,  as  I 
was  in  the  day  that  Moses  sent  me  :  as  my 
strength  ivas  then,  even  so  is  my  strength 
now,  for  war,  both  to  go  out,  and  to  come  in. 

12  Now  therefore  give  me  this  mountain, 
whereof  the  Lord  spake  in  that  day;  for 
thou  heardest  In  that  day  hov/  the  Anakims 
icere  there,  and  tliat  the  cities  were  great  and 
fenced :  if  so  be  the  Lord  inll  be  with  me, 
then  I  shall  be  able  to  drive  them  out,  as  the 
Lord  said. 

13  And  Joshua  blessed  hmi,  and  gave 
unto  Caleb  the  sou  of  Jephunneh  Hebron 
for  an  inheritance. 

14  Hebron  therefore  became  the  inherit- 
ance of  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunneh  the 
Kenezite  unto  this  day  ;  because  that  he 
wholly  followed  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

15  And  the  name  of  Hebron  before  ?w/s 
Kirjath-arba ;  johich  Arhatnas  a  great  man 
among  the  Anakims.  And  the  land  had 
rest  from  wsx. 

CHAP.  XV. 
^IIIS  then  was  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Judah  by  their  fami- 
lies ;  even  to  the  border  of  Edom,  the  wil- 
derness of  Zin  southward  n-as  the  utter- 
most part  of  the  south  coast. 

2  And  their  south  border  was  from  the 
shore  of  the  salt-sea,  from  the  bay  that  look- 
eth  south^vard  : 

3  And  it  went  out  to  the  south  side  to 
Maaleh-acrabbim,  and  passed  along  to  Zin, 
and  ascended  up  on  the  south  side  unto 
Kadesh-barnea,  and  passed  along  to  Hez- 
ron,  and  went  up  to  Adar,  and  fetched  a 
compass  to  Karkaa : 

4  From  thence  it  passed  toward  Azmon, 
and  went  out  unto  the  river  of  Egypt ;  and 
the  goings  out  of  that  coast  were  at  the 
sea :  this  shall  be  your  south  coast. 

5  And  the  east  border  iras  the  salt-sea, 
even  unto  the  end  of  Jordan  :  and  their 
border  in  the  north  quarter  icas  from  the 
bay  of  the  sea,  at  the  uttermost  part  of 
Jordan : 

6  xind  tlie  border  went  up  to  Beth-hogla, 
and  passed  along  by  the  north  of  Beth-ara- 
bah  ;  and  the  border  went  up  to  the  stone 
of  Bohau  the  son  of  Reuben  : 


Borders  of  the  lot  of  Judah. 


7  And  the  border  went  up  toward  Debir 
from  the  valley  of  Achor,  and  so  northward 
looking  toward  Gilgal,  that  is  before  the  go- 
ing up  to  Adummim,  which  is  on  the  south 
side  of  the  river  :  and  the  border  passed  to- 
ward the  waters  of  En-shemesh,  and  the  go- 
ings out  thereof  were  at  En-rogel : 

8  And  the  border  went  up  by  the  valley 
of  the  son  of  Ilinnom,  unto  the  south  side 
of  the  Jebusite ;  the  same  is  Jerusalem : 
and  the  border  went  up  to  the  top  of  the 
mountain  that  lirtli  before  the  valley  of 
Hinnom  westward,  which  is  at  the  end  of 
the  vallejr  of  the  giants  northward  : 

9  And  the  border  was  drawn  from  the 
top  of  the  hill  unto  the  fountain  of  the 
water  of  Neplitoah,  and  ^\ent  out  to  the 
cities  of  mount  Ephron ;  and  the  border 
was  drawn  to  Baalah,  which  is  Kirjath-jea- 
rim  : 

10  And  the  border  compassed  from  Baa- 
lah westward  unto  mount  Seir,  and  passed 
along  unto  the  side  of  mount  Jearim  (which 
is  Chesalon)  on  tiie  north  side,  and  went 
dov.'n  to  Beth-shcmesh,  and  passed  on  to 
Timnah : 

11  And  tlie  border  went  out  unto  the  side 
of  Ekron  northward  :  and  the  border  was 
drawn  to  Shicron,  and  passed  along  to 
mount  Baalah,  and  went  out  unto  Jabneel ; 
and  the  goings  out  of  the  border  were  at  the 
sea.' 

12  And  the  west  border  ioas  to  the  great 
sea,  and  the  coast  thereof:  this  is  the  coast 
of  the  children  of  Judah  round  about,  ac- 
cording to  their  families. 

13  H  And  unto  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephun- 
neh he  gave  a  part  among  the  children  of 
Judah,  according  to  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord  to  Joshua,  even  the  city  of  Arba 
the  father  of  Anal;,  v/hich  ciiy  is  Hebron. 

14  And  Caleb  drove  thence  the  three  sons 
of  Anak,  Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  and  Tal- 
mai,  the  children  of  Anak. 

15  And  he  went  up  thence  to  the  inha- 
bitants of  Debir :  and  the  name  of  Debir 
before  ^ms  Kir  jath-sepher. 

16  'il  And  Caleb  said,  He  that  smiteth 
Kirjath-sejyher,  and  taketh  it,  to  hiin  will  1 
give  Achsah  my  daughter  to  wife. 

17  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz,  the 
brotlier  of  Caleb,  took  it :  and  he  gave  him 
Achsah  his  daughter  to  wife. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  came 
unto  him,  that  she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her 
liither  a  field.  And  she  lighted  off  her  ass  ; 
and  Caleb  said  unto  her,  What  wouldcst 
thou  ? 

19  Who  ansv.-ered,  Give  me  a  blessing ; 
for  thou  hast  given  me  a  south  land,  give 
me  also  springs  of  water.  And  he  gave  her 
the  upper  sprmgs,  and  the  netker  springs. 

20  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Judah  according  to  their  fa- 
milies. 

21  1l  And  the  uttermost  cities  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Judah  toward  the  coast 

187 


The  cities  of  Judali. 


JOSHUA.  The  lot  of  the  sons  of  Joseph. 


of  Edom   southward   were   Kabzeel,  and 
Eder,  and  Jagur, 

22  And  Kinah,  and  Dimonah,  and  Ada- 
dah, 

23  And  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and  Ithnan, 

24  Ziph,  and  Telem,  and  Bealoth, 

25  And  Hazor,  Hadattah,  and  Kerioth, 
and  Hezron,  which  is  Hazor, 

26  Aman,  and  Shema,  and  Moladah, 

27  And  Hazar-gaddah,  and  Heshmon, 
and  Beth-palet, 

28  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Beer-sheba, 
and  Bizjothjah, 

29  Baalah,  and  lim,  and  Azem, 

30  And  Eltolad,  and  Chesil,  and  Hor- 
mah, 

31  And  Ziklag,  and  Madmannah,  and 
Sansannah, 

32  And  Lebaoth,  and  Shilhim,  and  Ain, 
and  Rinimon  :  all  the  cities  are  twenty  and 
nine,  with  their  villages : 

33  And  in  the  valley,  Eshtaol,  and  Zo- 
reah,  and  Ashnah, 

34  And  Zanoah,  and  En-gannim,  Tap- 
piiah,  and  Enam, 

35  Jarmuth,  and  Adullam,  Socoh,  and 
Azekah, 

36  And  Sharaim,  and  Adithaim,  and 
Gederah,  and  Gederothaim ;  fourteen  cities 
with  their  villages : 

37  Zenan,  and  Hadashah,  and  Migdal- 
gad, 

38  And  Dilean,  and  Mizpeh,  and  Jok- 
theel, 

39  Lachish,  and  Bozkath,  and  Eglon, 

40  And  Cabbon,  and  Lahmam,  and 
Kithlish, 

41  And  Gederoth,  Beth-dagon,  and  Naa- 
mah,  and  Makkedah ;  sixteen  cities  with 
their  villages : 

42  Libnah,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan, 

43  And  Jiphtah,  and  Ashnah,  and  Ne- 
zib, 

44  And  Keilah,  and  Achzib,  and  Mare- 
shah  ;  nine  cities  with  their  villages : 

45  Ekron,  with  her  towns  and  her  vil- 
lages : 

46  From  Ekron  even  unto  the  sea,  all 
that  lay  near  Ashdod,  with  their  villages  : 

47  Ashdod,  with  her  towns  and  her  vil- 
lages; Gaza,  with  her  towns  and  her  vil- 
lages, unto  the  river  of  Egypt,  and  the 
great  sea,  and  the  border  thereof: 

48  And  in  the  mountains,  Shamir,  and 
Jattir,  and  Socoh, 

49  And  Dannah,  and  Kirjath-sannah, 
which  is  Debir, 

50  And  Anab,  and  Eshtemoh,  and  Anim, 

51  And  Goshen,  and  Holon,  and  Giloh ; 
eleven  cities  with  their  villages : 

52  Arab,  and  Dumah,  and  Eshean, 

53  And  Janum,  and  Beth-tappuah,  and 
Aphekah, 

54  And  Humtah,  andKirjath-arba,  (which 
is  Hebron,)  and  Zior;  nine  cities  with 
their  villages : 

55  Maon,  Carmel,  and  Ziph,  and  Juttah, 


56  And  Jezreel,  and  Jokdeam,  and  Za- 
noah, 

57  Cain,  Gibeah,  and  Timnah ;  ten  cities 
with  their  villages : 

58  Halhul,  Beth-zur,  and  Gedor, 

59  And  Maarath,  and  Beth-anoth,  and 
Eltekon  ;  six  cities  with  their  villages : 

60  Kirjath-baal,  (which  is  Kirjath-jea- 
rim,)  and  Rabbah ;  two  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages : 

61  In  the  wilderness,  Beth-arabah,  Mid- 
din,  and  Secacah, 

62  And  Nibshan,  and  the  city  of  Salt, 
and  En-gedi ;  six  cities  with  their  villages. 

63  H  As  for  the  Jebusites,  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  the  children  of  Judah  could 
not  drive  them  out :  but  the  Jebusites  dwell 
with  the  children  of  Judah  at  Jerusalem 
unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  XVI. 
ND  the  lot  of  the  children  of  Joseph 
fell  from  Jordan  by  Jericho,  unto  the 
water  of  Jericho,  on  the  east,  to  the  wilder- 
ness that  goeth  up  from  Jericho  throughout 
mount  Beth-el, 

2  And  goeth  out  from  Beth-el  to  Luz, 
aud  passeth  along  unto  the  borders  of  Archi 
to  Ataroth, 

3  And  goeth  down  westward  to  the  coast 
of  Japhleti,  unto  the  coast  of  Beth-horon 
the  nether,  and  to  Gezer :  and  the  goings 
out  thereof  are  at  the  sea. 

4  So  the  children  of  Joseph,  Manasseh 
and  Ephraim,  took  their  inheritance. 

5  H  And  the  border  of  the  children  of 
Ephraim  according  to  their  families  was 
t/ms :  even  the  border  of  their  inheritance 
on  the  east  side  was  Ataroth-adar,  unto 
Beth-horon  the  upper ; 

6  And  the  border  went  out  toward  the 
sea  to  Michmethah  on  the  north  side ;  and 
the  border  went  about  eastward  unto  Taa- 
nath-shiloh,  and  passed  by  it  on  the  east  to 
Janohah ; 

7  And  it  went  down  from  Janohah  to 
Ataroth,  and  to  Naarath,  and  came  to  Je- 
richo, and  went  out  at  Jordan. 

8  The  border  went  out  from  Tappuah 
Vi'estward  unto  the  river  Kanah;  and  the 
goings  out  thereof  were  at  the  sea.  This 
is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim  by  their  families. 

9  And  the  separate  cities  for  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim  7vcre  among  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  children  of  Manasseh,  all  the 
cities  with  their  villages. 

10  U  And  they  drave  not  out  the  Canaan- 
ites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer :  but  the  Canaan- 
ites  dwell  among  the  Ephraimites  unto  this 
day,  and  serve  under  tribute. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THERE  was  also  a  lot  for  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh  ;  for  he  nu/s  the  first-born  of 
Joseph ;  to  wit,  for  Machir  the  first-born  of 
Manasseh,  the  father  of  Gilead :  because 
he  was  a  man  of  war,  therefore  he  had 
Gilead  and  Bashan. 

188 


The  lot  of  Mcmasseh.  CHAP 

2  There  was  also  a  lot  for  the  rest  of  the 
children  of  Manasseh  by  their  families ;  for 
the  children  of  Abiezer,  and  for  the  chil 
dren  of  Helek,  and  for  the  children  of  As- 
riel,  and  for  the  children  of  Shecheni,  and 
for  the  children  of  Hepher,  and  for  the 
children  of  Shemida  :  these  were  the  male 
children  of  Manasseh  the  son  of  Joseph  bj- 
their  families. 

3  U  But  Zelophehad,  the  son  of  Hepher, 
the  son  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir,  the 
son  of  Manasseh,  had  no  sons,  but  daugh- 
ters :  and  these  arc  the  names  of  his  daugh- 
ters, Mahlah,  and  Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah, 
and  Tirzah. 

4  And  they  came  near  before  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  before  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  and  before  the  princes,  saying,  The 
LoKD  commanded  Moses  to  give  us  an  in- 
heritance among  our  brethren :  therefore 
according  to  the  commandment  of  the  Lord 
he  gave  them  an  inheritance  among  the 
brethren  of  their  father. 

5  And  there  fell  ten  portions  to  Manas- 
seh, beside  the  land  of  Gilead  and  Bashan, 
which  jcere  on  the  other  side  Jordan  ; 

6  Because  the  daughters  of  Manasseh 
had  an  inheritance  among  his  sons:  and 
the  rest  of  Manasseh's  sons  had  the  land  of 
Gilead. 

7  IT  And  the  coast  of  Manasseh  was  from 
Asher  to  Michmethah,  that  lieth  before 
Shechem ;  and  the  border  went  along  on 
the  right  hand  unto  the  inhabitants  of  En- 
tappuah. 

8  Now  Manasseh  had  the  land  of  Tap- 
puah  :  but  Tappuah  on  the  border  of  Ma- 
nasseh hdongea  to  the  children  of  Ephraim : 

9  And  the  coast  descended  unto  the 
river  K;inah,  southward  of  the  river.  These 
cities  of  Ephraim  are  among  the  cities  of 
Manasseh  :  the  coast  of  Manasseh  also  vms 
on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  and  the  out- 
goings of  it  were  at  the  sea: 

10  Southward  it  tims  Ephraim's,  and 
uortliward  it  was  Manasseh's,  and  the  sea 
is  his  border ;  and  they  met  together  in 
Asher  on  the  north,  and  in  Issacihar  on  the 
east. 

11  And  Manasseh  had  in  Issachar  and 
in  Asher  Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  and 
Ibk>am  and  her  towns,  and  the  inJiabitants 
of  Dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  En-dor  and  her  towns,  and  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Taanach  and  her  towns,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Megiddo  and  her  towns,  even 
tliree  countries. 

12  "ff  Yet  the  children  of  Manasseh  could 
not  drive  out  the  inhabitants,  o/*  those  cities ; 
bat  the  Canaanites  would  dwell  in  that 
land. 

13  Yet  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  children 
of  Israel  were  waxen  strong,  that  they  put 
tlie  Canaanites  to  tribute  ;  but  did  not  ut- 
terly drive  them  out. 

14  ^  And  the  children  of  Joseph  spake 
unto  Joshua,  saying,  Why  hast  thou  given 


XVni.  The  tabernacle  set  up. 

me  but  one  lot  and  one  portion  to  inherit, 
seeing  I  am  a  great  people,  forasmuch  as 
the  Lord  hath  blessed  me  hitherto  ? 

15  And  Joshua  answered  them,  If  thou 
be  a  great  people,  the?i  get  thee  up  to  the 
wood-country,  and  cut  down  for  thyself 
there  in  the  land  of  the  Perizzites  and  of 
the  giants,  if  mount  Ephraim  be  too  nar- 
row for  thee. 

16  And  the  children  of  Joseph  said,  The 
hill  is  not  enough  for  us :  and  all  the  Ca- 
naanites that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the  valley 
have  chariots  of  iron,  both  they  who  are  of 
Beth-shean  and  her  towns,  and  they  who 
are  of  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

17  And  Joshua  spake  unto  the  house  of 
Joseph,  even  to  Ephraim  and  to  Manasseh, 
saying.  Thou  art  a  great  people,  and  hast 
great  power:  thou  shalt  not  have  one  lot 
only : 

18  But  the  mountain  shall  be  thine ;  for 
it  is  a  wood,  and  thou  shalt  cut  it  down : 
and  the  out-goings  of  it  shall  be  thine  :  for 
thou  shalt  drive  out  the  Canaanites,  though 
they  have  iron  chariots,  and  though  they 
be  strong. 

CHAP.  XVIH. 

AND  the  whole  congregation  of  the 
children  of  Israel  assembled  together 
at  Shiloh,  and  set  up  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation  there :  and  the  land  was  sub- 
dued before  them. 

2  H  And  there  remained  among  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  seven  tribes,  which  had  not 
yet  received  their  inheritance. 

3  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  How  long  are  ye  slack  to  go  to  pos- 
sess the  land  which  the  Lord  God  of  j'our 
fathers  hath  given  you  ? 

4  Give  out  from  among  you  three  men 
for  each  tribe :  and  I  will  send  them,  and 
they  shall  rise,  and  go  through  the  land, 
and  describe  it  according  to  the  inheritance 
of  them,  and  they  shall  come  again  to  me. 

5  And  they  shall  divide  it  into  seven 
parts :  Judah  shall  abide  in  their  coasts  on 
the  south,  and  the  house  of  Joseph  shall 
abide  in  their  coasts  on  the  north. 

6  Ye  shall  therefore  describe  the  land 
into  seven  parts,  and  bring  the  description 
hither  to  me,  that  I  maj^  cast  lots  for  you 
here  before  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  But  the  Levites  have  no  part  among 
you ;  for  the  priesthood  of  the  Lord  is 
their  inheritance.  And  Gad,  and  Reuben, 
and  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  have  receiv- 
ed their  inheritance  beyond  Jordan  on  the 
east,  which  Moses  the  servant  of  the  Lord 
gave  them. 

8  IT  And  the  men  arose,  and  went  away : 
and  Joshua  charged  them  that  went  to  de- 
scribe the  land,  saying,  Go,  and  walk 
through  the  land,  and  describe  it,  and  come 
again  to  me,  that  I  may  liere  cast  lots  for 
you  before  tlie  liORD  in  Shiloh. 

9  And  the  men  went  and  passed  through 
the  land,  and  described  it  bv  cities  into  seven 

189 


The  land  divided  by  lot. 


JOSHUA. 


The  lot  of  Simeon,  Zebulim, 


parts  in  a  book,  and  came  again  to  Joshua 
Jo  the  host  at  Shiloh. 

10  H  And  Joshua  cast  lots  for  them  in 
Shiloh  before  the  Lord  :  and  there  Joshua 
divided  the  land  unto  tlie  cliildren  of  Israel 
according  to  their  divisions. 

11  U  And  the  lot  of  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  came  up  according  to 
their  families :  and  the  coast  of  their  lot 
came  forth  between  the  children  of  Judah 
and  the  children  of  Joseph. 

12  And  their  border  on  the  north  side 
was  from  Jordan ;  and  the  border  went  up 
to  the  side  of  Jericho  on  the  north  side,  and 
went  up  through  the  mountains  westward  ; 
and  the  goings  out  thereof  were  at  the  wil- 
derness of  Beth-aven. 

13  And  the  border  went  over  from  thence 
toward  Luz,  to  the  side  of  Luz,  (which  is 
Beth-el,)  southward;  and  the  border  de- 
scended to  Ataroth-adar,  near  the  hill  that 
lieth  on  the  south  side  of  the  nether  Beth- 
horon. 

14  And  the  border  was  drawn  thence, 
and  compassed  the  corner  of  the  sea  south- 
ward, from  the  hill  that  litth  before  Beth- 
horon  southward  ;  and  the  goings  out  there- 
of were  at  Kirjath-baal,  (which  is  Kirjath- 
jearim,)  a  city  of  tiie  children  of  Judah. 
This  ivas  tlie  west  quarter. 

15  And  the  south  quarter  7vas  from  the 
end  of  Kirjath-jearim,  and  the  border  went 
out  on  the  west,  and  went  out  to  the  well 
of  waters  of  Nephtoah  : 

16  And  the  border  came  down  to  the 
end  of  the  mountain  that  lieth  before  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  and  which  is 
in  the  valley  of  the  giants  on  the  north,  and 
descended  to  the  valley  of  Hinnom,  to  the 
side  of  Jebusi  on  the  south,  and  descended 
to  En-rogel, 

17  And  was  drawn  from  tlie  north,  and 
went  forth  to  En-shemesh,  and  went  forth 
toward  Geliloth,  which  is  over  against  the 
going  up  of  Adummim,  and  descended  to 
tlie  stone  of  Bohan  the  son  of  Reuben, 

18  And  passed  along  toward  the  side 
over  against  Arabah  northward,  and  v/ent 
down  unto  Arabah  : 

19  And  the  border  passed  along  to  the 
side  of  Beth-hoglah  northward  :  and  the 
out-goings  of  the  border  were  at  the  north 
bay  of  the  salt-sea  at  the  south  end  of  Jor- 
dan.    This  was  the  south  coast. 

20  And  Jordan  was  the  border  of  it  on 
the  east  side.  This  was  the  inheritance  of 
the  children  of  Benjamin,  by  the  coasts 
thereof  round  about,  according  to  their  fa- 
milies. 

21  IT  Now  the  cities  of  the  tribe  of  the 
children  of  Benjamin  according  to  their 
families,  were  Jericho,  and  Beth-hoglah, 
and  the  valley  of  Keziz, 

22  And  Beth-arabah,  and  Zemaraim,  and 
Betli-el, 

23  And  Avim,  and  Parah,  and  Ophrah, 

24  And  Chephar-haamonai,  and  Ophni, 


and  Gaba ;    twelve  cities  with  their   vil- 
lages : 

25  Gibeon,  and  Ramah,  and  Beeroth, 

26  And  Mizpeh,  and  Chephirah,  and 
Mozah, 

27  And  Rekem,  and  Irpeel,and  Taralah, 

28  And  Zelah,  Eleph,  and  Jebusi,  (which 
is  Jerusalem,)  Gibeath,  07«f/ Kirjath  ;  four- 
teen cities  with  their  villages.  This  is  the 
inheritance  of  the  children  of  Benjamin  ac- 
cording to  their  families. 

CHAP.  XIX. 
ND  the  second  lot  came  forth  to  Si- 
meon, even  for  the  tribe  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Simeon  according  to  their  families: 
and  their  inheritance  was  within  the  in- 
heritance of  the  children  of  Judah. 

2  And  thej^  had  in  their  inheritance, 
Beer-sheba,  and  Sheba,  and  Moladah, 

3  And  Hazar-shual,  and  Balah,  and 
Azem, 

4  And  Eltolad,  and  Bethul,  and  Ilormah, 

5  And  Ziklag,  and  Beth-marcaboth,  and 
Hazar-susah, 

6  And  Beth-lebaoth,  and  Sharuhen  ; 
thirteen  cities  and  their  villages  : 

7  Ain,  Remmon,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan  ; 
four  cities  and  their  villages  : 

8  And  all  the  villages  that  were  round 
about  these  cities  to  Baalath-beer,  Ramalh 
of  the  south.  This  is  the  inheritance  of 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

9  Out  of  the  portion  of  the  children  of 
Judah  uias  the  inheritance  of  the  children 
of  Simeon  :  for  the  part  of  the  children  of 
Judah  was  too  much  for  them :  therefore 
the  children  of  Simeon  had  their  inherit- 
ance within  the  inheritance  of  them. 

10  ^  And  the  third  lot  came  up  for  the 
children  of  Zebulun  according  to  their  fa- 
milies :  and  the  border  of  their  inheritance 
was  unto  Sarid : 

11  And  their  border  went  up  toward 
the  sea,  and  Maralah,  and  reached  to  Dab- 
basheth,  and  reached  to  the  river  that  is 
before  Jokneam, 

12  And  turned  from  Sarid  eastward,  to- 
ward the  sun-rising,  unto  the  border  of 
Chisloth-tabor,  and  then  goeth  out  to  Da- 
berath,  and  goeth  up  to  Japhia, 

13  And  from  thence  passeth  on  along 
on  the  east  to  Gittah-hepher,  to  Ittah-kazin, 
and  goeth  out  to  Reminon-niethoar  to  Neah ; 

14  And  the  border  compasseth  it  on  the 
north  side  to  Hannathon :  and  the  out- 
goings thereof  are  in  the  valley  of  Jipli- 
thah-el : 

15  And  Kattath,  and  Nahallal,  and  Shim- 
ron,  and  Idalah,  and  Beth-lehem ;  twelve 
cities  with  their  villages. 

16  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Zebulun  according  to  their  fami- 
lies, these  cities  with  their  villages. 

17  If  And  the  fourth  lot  came  out  to  Is- 
sachar,  for  the  children  of  Issachar  accord- 
ing to  their  families. 

190 


Issachar,  AsJier,  Sfc.  CHAP. 

18  And  their  border  was  toward  Jez- 
reel,  and  ChesuUoth,  and  Shunem, 

19  And  Hapharaim,  and  Shihon,  and 
Anaharath, 

20  And  Rabbith,  and  Kishion,  and 
Abez, 

21  And  Remeth,  and  En-gannim,  and 
En-haddah,  and  Beth-pazzez  ; 

22  And  the  coast  reacheth  to  Tabor,  and 
Shahazimah,  and  Beth-shemesh,  and  the 
out-goings  of  their  border  were  at  Jordan : 
sixteen  cities  with  their  villages. 

23  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Issachar  according  to  their 
families,  the  cities  and  their  villages. 

24  M  And  the  fifth  lot  came  out  for  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Asher  according  to 
their  families : 

25  And  their  border  was  Helkath,  and 
Hali,  and  Beten,  and  Achshaph, 

26  And  Alammelech,  and  Amad,  and 
Misheal ;  and  reacheth  to  Carmel  westward, 
and  to  Shihor-libnath ; 

27  And  turneth  toward  the  sun-rising 
to  Beth-dagon,  and  reacheth  to  Zebulun, 
and  to  the  valley  of  Jiphthah-el  toward  the 
north  side  of  Beth-emek,  and  Neiel,  and 
goeth  out  to  Cabul  on  the  left  hand, 

28  And  Hebron,  and  Rehob,  and  Ham- 
mon,  and  Kanah,  even  unto  great  Zidon  ; 

29  And  then  the  coast  turneth  to  Ramah, 
and  to  the  strong  city  Tyre  ;  and  the  coast 
turneth  to  Hosah :  and  the  out-goings 
thereof  are  at  the  sea  from  the  coast  to 
Achzib : 

30  Ummali  also,  and  Aphek,  and  Re- 
hob  :  twenty  and  two  cities  with  their  vil- 
lages. 

31  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Asher  according  to  their 
families,  these  cities  with  their  villages. 

32  %  The  sixth  lot  came  out  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Naphtali,  cve7i  for  the  children  of 
Naphtali  according  to  their  families. 

33  And  their  coast  was  from  Heleph, 
from  Allon  to  Zaanannim,  and  Adami,  Ne- 
keb,  and  Jabneel,  unto  Lakum  ;  and  the 
out-goings  thereof  were  at  Jordan  : 

34  And  fhoi  the  coast  turneth  westward 
to  Aznoth-tabor,  and  goeth  out  from  thence 
to  Hukkok,  and  reacheth  to  Zebulun  on 
the  south  side,  and  reacheth  to  Asher  on  the 
west  side,  and  to  Judah  upon  Jordan  to- 
ward the  sun-rising. 

35  And  the  fenced  cities  wc  Ziddim, 
Zer,  and  Hammath,  Rakkath,tand  Cinne- 
reth, 

36  And  Adamah,  and  Ramah,  and  Ha- 
zor, 

87  And  Kedesh,  and  Edrei,  and  En-ha- 
zor, 

38  And  Iron,  and  Migdal-el,  Horem,  and 
Beth-anath,  and  Beth-shemesh ;  nineteen 
cities  with  their  villages. 

39  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Naphtali  according  to  their 
families,  the  cities  and  their  villages. 


XX.  T7ie  six  cities  of  refuge. 

40  II  And  the  seventh  lot  came  out  for 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Dan  according 
to  their  families. 

41  And  the  coast  of  their  inheritance  was 
Zorah,  and  Eshtaol,  and  Ir-shemesh, 

42  And  Shaalabbim,  and  Ajalon,  and 
Jethlah, 

43  And  Elon,  and  Thimnathah,  and 
Ekron, 

44  And  Eltekeh,  and  Gibbethon,  and 
Baalath, 

45  And  Jehud,  and  Bene-berak,  and 
Gath-rimmon, 

46  And  Me-jarkon,  and  Rakkon,  with 
the  border  before  Jap  ho. 

47  And  the  coast  of  the  children  of  Dan, 
went  out  too  little  for  them  :  therefore  the 
children  of  Dan  went  up  to  fight  against 
Leshem,  and  took  it,  and  smote  it  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  possessed  it,  and 
dwelt  therein,  and  called  Leshem,  Dan, 
after  the  name  of  Dan  their  father. 

48  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Dan  according  to  tlieir  fa- 
milies, these  cities  with  their  villages, 

49  II  When  they  had  made  an  end  of 
dividing  the  land  for  inheritance  by  their 
coasts,  the  children  of  Israel  gave  an  inhe- 
ritance to  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  among 
them : 

50  According  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
they  gave  him  the  city  which  he  asked, 
even  Timnath-serah  in  mount  Ephraim : 
and  he  built  the  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

51  These  are  the  inheritances  which 
Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  the  son  of 
Nun,  and  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel,  divided  for 
an  inheritance  by  lot  in  Shiloh  before  the 
Lord,  at  the  door  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation.  So  they  made  an  end  of 
dividing  the  country. 

CHAP.   XX. 

THE    Lord   also  spake   unto   Joshua, 
saying, 

2  Speak  to  the  children  of  Israel,  saying, 
Appoint  out  for  j^ou  cities  of  refuge,  where- 
of I  spake  unto  you  by  the  hand  of  Moses : 

3  That  the  slayer  that  killeth  any  per- 
son unawares  and  unwittingly  may  flee 
thither  :  and  they  shall  be  your  refuge  from 
the  avenger  of  blood. 

4  And  when  he  that  doth  flee  unto  one 
of  those  cities  shall  stand  at  the  entering  of 
the  gate  of  the  city,  and  shall  declare  his 
■cause  in  the  ears  of  the  elders  of  that  city, 
they  shall  take  him  into  the  city  unto  them, 
and  give  him  a  place,  that  he  may  dwell 
among  them. 

5  And  if  the  avenger  of  blood  pursue  af- 
ter him,  then  they  shall  not  deliver  the 
slayer  up  into  his  hand  ;  because  he  smote 
his  neighbour  unwittingly,  and  hated  him 
not  before-time. 

6  And  he  shall  dwell  in  that  city,  until 
he  stand  before  the  congregation  for  judg- 
ment, and  until  the  death  of  the  high  priest 

191 


Forty-eight  cities  given 
that  shall  be  in  those  days  :  then  shall  the 
slayer  return,  and  come  unto  his  own  city, 
and  unto  his  own  house,  unto  the  city  from 
whence  he  fled. 

7  H  And  they  appointed  Kedesh  in  Ga- 
lilee in  mount  Naphtali,  and  Shechem  in 
mount  Ephraim,  and  Kirjath-arba,  (which 
is  Hebron,)  in  the  mountain  of  Judah. 

8  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan  by  Jeri- 
cho eastward,  they  assigned  Bezer  in  the 
wilderness  upon  the  plam  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Reuben,  and  Ramoth  in  Gilead  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  Golan  in  Bashan  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh. 

9  These  were  the  cities  appointed  for 
all  the  children  of  Israel,  and  for  the  stran- 
ger that  sojourneth  among  them,  that  who- 
soever killeth  any  person  at  unawares 
might  flee  thither,  and  not  die  by  the  hand 
of  the  avenger  of  blood,  until  he  stood  be- 
fore the  congregation. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THEN  came  near  the  heads  of  the 
fathers  of  the  Levites  unto  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  unto  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun, 
and  unto  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel ; 

2  And  they  spake  unto  them  at  Shiloh 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  saying.  The  Lord 
commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses  to  give 
us  cities  to  dwell  in,  with  the  suburbs 
thereof  for  our  cattle. 

3  And  the  cliildren  of  Israel  gave  unto 
the  Levites  out  of  their  inheritance,  at  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord,  these  cities 
and  their  suburbs. 

4  And  the  lot  came  out  for  the  families 
of  the  Kohathites:  and  the  children  of 
Aaron  the  priest,  which  were  of  tlie  Le- 
vites, had  by  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  thirteen  cities. 

5  And  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Kohath 
had  by  lot  out  of  the  families  of  the  tribe 
of  Ephraim,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
and  out  of  the  hall-tribe  of  Manasseh,  ten 
cities. 

6  And  the  children  of  Gershon  had  by 
lot  out  of  the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
char,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of  the 
half-tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thirteen 
cities. 

7  The  children  of  Merari  by  their  fami- 
lies had  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  and 
out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Zebulun,  twelve  cities. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  by  lot 
unto  the  Levites  these  cities  with  their 
suburbs,  as  the  Lord  commanded  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

9  11  And  they  gave  out  of  the  tribe  of 
the  children  of  Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Simeon,  these  cities 
which  are  here  mentioned  by  name, 

10  Which  the  children  of  Aaron,  bei7ig 
of  the  families  of  the  Kohathites,  ivho  were 


JOSHUA.  by  lot  to  the  Levites. 

of  the  children  of  Levi,  had  :  for  theirs  was 
the  first  lot. 

11  And  they  gave  them  the  city  of  Arba 
the  father  of  Anak,  (which  city  is  Hebron,) 
in  the  hill-country  of  Judah,  with  the  sub- 
urbs thereof  round  about  it. 

12  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the  vil- 
lages thereof,  ^ave  they  to  Caleb  the  son 
of  Jephunneh  tor  his  possession. 

13  Thus  they  gave  to  the  children  of 
Aaron  the  priest,  Hebron  with  her  suburbs, 
to  be  a  city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer  ;  and 
Libnah  with  her  suburbs, 

14  And  Jattir  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Eshtemoa  with  her  suburbs, 

15  And  Holon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Debir  with  her  suburbs, 

16  And  Ain  with  her  suburbs,  and  Juttah 
with  her  suburbs,  «Hf/Beth-shemeshwith  her 
suburbs  ;  nine  cities  out  of  those  two  tribes. 

17  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
Gibeon  with  her  suburbs,  Geba  with  her 
suburbs, 

18  Anathoth  with  her  suburbs,  and  Al- 
mon  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cities. 

19  All  the  cities  of  the  children  of  Aaron, 
the  priests,  ioere  thirteen  cities  with  their 
suburbs. 

20  H  And  the  families  of  the  children  of 
Kohath,  the  Levites  which  remained  of  the 
children  of  Kohath,  even  they  had  the  ci- 
ties of  their  lot  out  of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim. 

21  For  they  gave  them  Shechem  with 
her  suburbs  in  mount  Ephraim,  to  be  a  city 
of  refuge  for  the  slayer ;  and  Gezer  with 
her  suburbs, 

22  And  Kibzaim  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Beth-horou  with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

23  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Eltekeh 
with  her  suburbs,  Gibbethon  with  her 
suburbs, 

24  Ajalon  with  her  suburbs,  Gath-rim- 
mon  with  her  suburbs ;  four  cities. 

25  And  out  of  the  half-tribe  of  Manas- 
seh, Tanach  with  her  suburbs,  and  Gath- 
rimmon  with  her  suburbs  ;  two  cities. 

26  All  the  cities  tcere  ten  with  their  sub- 
urbs, for  the  families  of  the  children  of 
Kohath  that  remained. 

27  H  And  unto  the  cliildren  of  Gershon, 
of  the  families  of  the  Levites,  out  of  the 
other  half-tribe  of  Manasseh  they  gave  Go- 
lan in  Bashan  with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a  city 
of  refuge  for  the  slayer,  and  Beesh-terah 
with  her  suburbs  ;  two  cities. 

28  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Ki- 
slion  with  her  suburbs,  Dabareh  with  her 
suburbs, 

29  Jarmuthwith  her  suburbs,  En-gannim 
with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

30  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Mishal 
with  her  suburbs,  Abdon  with  her  suburbs, 

31  Helkath  with  her  suburbs,  and  Re- 
hob  with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

32  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Ke- 
desh in  Galilee  with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a 
city  of  refuge  for  the  slayer ;   and  Ham- 

192 


The  Israelites  rest  from  tear.      CHAP.  XXII 
motlvdor  with  her   suburbs,   and  Kartan 
with  her  suburbs  ;  three  cities. 

33  All  the  cities  of  the  Gershonites,  ac- 
cording to  their  families,  tccre  thirteen 
cities  with  their  suburbs. 

34  H  And  unto  the  families  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Merari,  the  rest  of  the-Levites,  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  Jokneam  with  her 
suburbs,  and  Kartah  with  her  suburbs, 

35  Dimnah  with  her  suburbs,  Nahalal 
with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

36  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  Be- 
zer  with  her  suburbs,  and  Jahazah  with 
her  suburbs, 

37  Kederaoth  with  her  suburbs,  and  Me- 
phaath  with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities. 

38  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Ramoth 
in  Gilead  with  her  suburbs,  to  be  a  city  of 
refuge  for  the  slayer  ;  and  Mahanaim  with 
her  suburbs, 

39  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs,  Jazer 
with  her  suburbs  ;  four  cities  in  all. 

40  So  all  the  cities  for  the  children  of 
Merari  by  their  families,  which  were  re- 
maining of  the  families  of  the  Levites,  were 
by  their  lot  twelve  cities. 

41  All  the  cities  of  the  Levites  within 
the  possession  of  the  children  of  Israel  tcere 
forty  and  eight  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

42  These  cities  were  every  one  with 
their  suburbs  round  about  them.  Thus 
tccrc  all  these  cities. 

43  11  And  the  Lord  gave  unto  Israel  all 
the  land  which  he  sware  to  give  unto  their 
fathers :  and  they  possessed  it,  and  dwelt 
therein. 

44  And  the  Lord  gave  them  rest  round 
about,  according  to  all  that  he  sware  unto 
their  lathers  :  and  there  stood  not  a  man  of 
all  their  enemies  before  them ;  the  Lord 
delivered  all  their  enemies  into  their  hand. 

45  There  failed  not  ought  of  any  good 
thing  which  the  Lord  had  spoken  unto  the 
house  of  Israel ;  all  came  to  pass. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

THEN  Joshua  called  the   Reubenites, 
and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh, 

2  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  have  kept  all 
that  IMoses  the  servant  of  the  Lord  com- 
manded you,  and  have  obeyed  my  voice 
in  all  that  I  commanded  you  : 

3  Ye  have  not  left  your  l)retliren  these 
many  days  unto  this  day,  but  have  kept 
the  charge  of  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  your  God. 

4  And  now  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
given  rest  unto  your  bretln-en,  as  he  pro- 
mised them  :  therefore  now  return  ye,  and 
get  ye  unto  your  tents,  and  unto  the  land 
of  your  possession,  which  JMoses  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord  gave  you  on  the  other 
side  Jordan. 

5  But  take  diligent  heed  to  do  the  com- 
mandment and  the  law,  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  charged  you,  to  love 
the  Lord  your  God,  and  to  walk  in  all  hi 

25 


An  altar  of  testimony  halt. 
ways,  and  to  keep  his  commandments,  and 
to  cleave  unto  him,  and  to  serve  him  with 
all  your  heart,  and  with  all  your  soul. 

6  So  Joshua  blessed  them,  and  sent  them 
away  ;  and  they  went  unto  their  tents. 

7  Now  to  the  one  half  of  the  tribe  of 
Manasseh  Moses  had  given  possession  in 
Bashan  :  but  unto  the  other  half  thereof 
gave  Joshua  among  their  brethren  on  this 
side  Jordan  westward.  And  when  Joshua 
sent  them  away  also  unto  their  tents,  then 
he  blessed  them, 

8  And  he  spake  unto  them,  saying.  Re- 
turn with  much  riches  unto  your  tents,  and 
with  very  much  cattle,  with  silver,  and 
with  gold,  and  with  brass,  and  with  iron, 
and  with  very  much  raiment :  divide  the 
spoil  of  your  enemies  with  your  brethren. 

9  And  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh returned,  and  departed  from  the 
children  of  Israel  out  of  Shiloh,  which  is 
in  the  land  of  Canaan,  to  go  unto  the  coun- 
try of  Gilead,  to  the  land  of  their  posses- 
sion, Avhereof  they  were  possessed,  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord  by  the 
hand  of  Moses. 

10  H  And  when  they  came  unto  the 
borders  of  Jordan,  that  are  in  the  land  of 
Canaan,  the  children  of  Reuben,  and  the 
children  of  Gad,  and  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh built  there  an  altar  by  Jordan,  a 
great  altar  to  see  to. 

11  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  heard 
say.  Behold,  the  children  of  Reuben,  and 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh,  have  built  an  altar  over  against 
the  land  of  Canaan,  in  the  borders  of 
Jordan,  at  the  passage  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

12  And  when  the  children  of  Israel 
heard  of  it,  the  v.'hole  congregation  of 
the  children  of  Israel  gathered  themselves 
together  at  Shiloh,  to  go  up  to  war  against 
them. 

13  And  the  children  of  Israel  sent  unto 
the  children  of  Reuben,  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  and  to  the  halt-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh into  the  land  of  Gilead,  Phinehas 
the  son  of  Eleazar  the  priest, 

14  And  with  him  ten  princes,  of  each 
chief  house  a  prince  throughout  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel ;  and  each  one  teas  an  head 
of  the  house  of  their  fathers  among  the 
thousands  of  Israel. 

15  And  they  came  unto  the  children  of 
Reuben,  and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to 
the  half-tribeof  Manasseh,  unto  the  land  of 
Gilead.  and  they  spake  with  them,  saying, 

16  Thus  saith  the  whole  congregation 
of  the  Lord,  What  trespass  is  this  that  ye 
have  committed  against  the  God  of  Israel, 
to  turn  away  this  day  from  following  the 
Lord,  in  that  ye  have  builded  you  an  al- 
tar, that  ye  might  rebel  this  day  against 
tlie  Lord  ? 

17  Is  the  iniquity  of  Peor  too  little  for 
193 


The  Israelites  contend  together.        JOSHUA 
us,  from  which  we  are  not  cleansed  until 
this  day,  although  there  was  a  plague  in 
the  congregation  of  the  Lord, 

18  But  that  ye  must  turn  away  this  day 
from  following  the  Lord  1  and  it  will  be, 
seeing  ye  rebel  to-day  against  the  Lord, 
that  to-morrow  he  will  be  wroth  witli  the 
whole  congregation  of  Israel. 

19  Notwithstanding,  if  the  land  of  your 
possession  be  unclean,  then  pass  ye  over 
unto  the  land  of  the  possession  of  the  Lord, 
wherein  the  Lord's  tabernacle  dwelleth, 
and  take  possession  among  us :  but  rebel 
not  against  the  Lord,  nor  rebel  against  us, 
in  building  you  an  altar  beside  the  altar  of 
the  Lord  our  God. 

20  Did  not  Achan  the  son  of  Zerah 
commit  a  trespass  in  the  accursed  thing, 
and  wrath  fell  on  all  the  congregation  of 
Israel  ?  and  that  man  perished  not  alone  in 
his  iniquity. 

21  ^  Then  the  children  of  Reuben,  and 
the  children  of  Gad,  and  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh  answered,  and  said  unto  the 
heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel, 

22  The  Lord  God  of  gods,  the  Lord 
God  of  gods,  he  knoweth,  and  Israel  he 
shall  know ;  if  it  be  in  rebellion,  or  if  in 
transgression  against  the  Lord,  (save  us  not 
this  day,) 

23  That  we  have  built  us  an  altar  to  turn 
from  following  the  Lord,  or  if  to  offer  there- 
on burnt-offering,  or  meat-offering,  or  if  to 
offer  peace-offermgs  thereon,  let  the  Lord 
himself  require  it ; 

24  And  if  we  have  not  rather  done  it  for 
fear  of  this  thing,  saying.  In  time  to  come 
your  children  might  speak  unto  our  chil- 
dren, saying,  What  have  ye  to  do  with  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  1 

25  For  the  Lord  hath  made  Jordan  a 
border  between  us  and  you,  ye  children  of 
Reuben  and  children  of  Gad  ;  ye  have  no 
part  in  the  Lord.  So  shall  your  children 
make  our  children  cease  from  fearing  the 
Lord. 

26  Therefore  we  said.  Let  us  now  pre- 
pare to  build  us  an  altar,  not  for  burnt-offer- 
ing, nor  for  sacrifice : 

27  But  that  it  may  be  a  witness  between 
us,  and  you,  and  our  generations  after  us, 
that  we  might  do  the  service  of  the  Lord 
before  him  witli  our  burnt-offerings,  and 
witli  our  sacrifices,  and  with  our  peace-of- 
ferings ;  that  your  children  may  not  say  to 
our  children  in  time  to  come,  Ye  have  no 
part  in  the  Lord. 

28  Therefore  said  we,  that  it  shall  be, 
when  they  should  so  say  to  us  or  to  our  ge- 
nerations in  time  to  come,  that  we  may  say 
again,  Behold  the  pattern  of  the  altar  of 
the  Lord,  which  our  fathers  made,  not  for 
burnt-offerings,  nor  for  sacrifices  ;  but  it  is 
a  witness  between  us  and  you. 

29  God  forbid  that  we  should  rebel 
against  the  Lord,  and  turn  this  day  from 
following  the  Lord,  to  build  an  aUar  for 


Joshua^s  erhortation. 
burnt-offerings,   for    meat-offerings,  or  for 
sacrifices,  beside  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our 
God  that  is  before  his  tabernacle. 

30  IT  And  when  Phinehas  the  priest,  and 
the  princes  of  the  congregation,  and  heads 
of  the  thousands  of  Israel  which  tcere  with 
him,  heard  the  words  that  the  children  of 
Reuben,  and  the  children  of  Gad,  and  the 
children  of  Manasseh  spake,  it  pleased  them. 

31  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazarthe 
priest  said  unto  the  children  of  Reuben, 
and  to  the  children  of  Gad,  and  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Manasseh,  This  day  we  perceive 
that  the  Lord  is  among  us,  because  ye 
have  not  committed  this  trespass  against  the 
Lord  :  now  ye  have  delivered  the  children 
of  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Lord. 

32  H  And  Phinehas  the  son  of  Eleazar 
the  priest,  and  the  princes,  returned  from 
the  children  of  Reuben,  and  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Gad,  out  of  the  land  of  Gilead,  un- 
to the  land  of  Canaan,  to  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  brought  them  word  again. 

33  And  the  thing  pleased  the  children 
of  Israel ;  and  the  children  of  Israel  bless- 
ed God,  and  did  not  intend  to  go  up  against 
them  in  battle,  to  destroy  the  land  wherein 
the  children  of  Reuben  and  Gad  dwelt. 

34  And  the  children  of  Reuben  and  the 
children  of  Gad  called  the  altar  Ed:  for  it 
shall  be  a  witness  between  us  that  the  Lord 
is  God. 

CHAP.  XXIIl. 
ND  it  came  to  pass,  a  long  time  after 
that  the  Lord  had  given  rest  unto  Is- 
rael  from  all  their  enemies  round   about, 
that  Joshua  waxed  old  arid  stricken  in  age. 
2  And  Joshua  called  for  all  Israel,  and 
for  their  elders,  and  for  their  heads,  and  for 
their  judges,   and   for  their  officers,   and 
said  unto  them,  I  am  old  and  stricken  in 


age: 

3  And  ye  have  seen  all  that  the  Lord 
5'our  God  hath  done  unto  all  these  nations 
because  of  you ;  for  the  Lord  your  God  is 
he  that  hath  fought  for  you. 

4  Behold,  I  have  divided  unto  you  by  lot 
these  nations  that  remain,  to  be  an  inherit- 
ance for  your  tribes,  from  Jordan,  witli  all 
the  nations  that  I  have  cut  off,  even  unto 
the  great  sea  westward. 

5  '^  And  the  Lord  your  God,  he  shall 
expel  them  from  before  you,  and  drive  them 
from  out  of  your  sight ;  and  ye  shall  pos- 
sess their  land,  as  the  Lord  your  God  hath 
promised  unto  you. 

6  Be  ye  therefore  very  courageous  to  keep 
and  to  do  all  that  is  written  in  the  book 
of  the  law  of  Moses,  that  ye  turn  not  aside 
therefrom  to  the  right  hand  or  to  the  left ; 

7  That  ye  come  not  among  these  nations, 
these  that  remain  among  j'ou ;  neither 
make  mention  of  the  name  of  their  gods, 
nor  cause  to  swear  by  them,  neither  serve 
them,  nor  bow  yourselves  unto  them  : 

8  But  cleave  unto  the  Lord  jour  God, 
as  ye  have  done  unto  this  day. 

194 


Joshua  relates  God's  benefits.     CHAP.  XXIV. 

9  For  the  Lord  hath  driven  out  from  be- 
fore you  great  nations  and  strong :  but  as 
for  you,  no  man  hatli  been  able  to  stand 
before  you  unto  this  day. 

10  One  man  of  you  shall  chase  a  thou- 
sand :  for  the  Lord  your  God,  he  it  is 
that  fighteth  for  you,  as  he  hath  promised 
you. 

11  Take  good  heed  therefore  unto  your- 
selves, that  ye  love  the  Lord  your  God. 

12  U  Else  if  ye  do  in  any  wise  go  back, 
and  cleave  unto  the  remnant  of  these  na- 
tions, even  these  that  remain  among  you, 
and  shall  make  marriages  with  them,  and 
go  in  unto  them,  and  they  to  you  : 

13  Know  for  a  certainty  that  the  Lord 
j^ourGod  will  no  more  drive  out  any  of 
these  nations  from  before  you  :  but  they 
shall  be  snares  and  traps  unto  you,  and 
scourges  in  your  sides,  and  thorns  in  your 
eyes,  until  ye  perish  from  off  this  good 
land  which  the  Lord  your  God  hath  given 
you. 

14  And  behold,  this  day  I  am  going  the 
way  of  all  the  earth  ;  and  }'e  know  in  all 
your  hearts  and  in  all  your  souls,  that  not 
one  thing  hath  failed  of  all  the  good  things 
which  tlie  Lord  your  God  spake  concern- 
ing you;  all  are  come  to  pass  unto  you, 
and  not  one  thing  hath  failed  thereof 

15  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
as  all  good  things  are  come  upon  you, 
which  the  Lord  your  God  promised  you  ; 
so  shall  the  Lord  bring  upon  you  all  evil 
things,  until  he  have  destroyed  you  from 
off  this  good  land  which  the  Lord  your 
God  hath  given  you. 

16  When  ye  have  transgressed  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  your  God,  which  he  com- 
manded you,  and  have  gone  and  served 
other  gods,  and  bowed  yourselves  to  them; 
then  shall  the  anger  of  the  Lord  be  kindled 
against  you,  and  ye  shall  perish  quickly 
from  off  the  good  land  which  he  hath  given 
unto  you. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 
ND  Joshua  gathered  all'  the  tribes  of 
Israel  to  Shechem,  and  called  for  the 
elders  of  Israel,  and  for  their  heads  and  for 
their  judges,  and  for  their  officers  ;  and  they 
presented  themselves  before  God. 

2  "^  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Your 
fathers  duelt  on  the  otlier  side  of  the  tiood 
in  old  time,  evenTemh,  the  father  of  Ahra- 
liam,  and  the  father  of  Nachor  :  and  they 
served  other  gods. 

3  And  I  took  your  father  Abraham  from 
the  other  side  of  the  flood,  and  led  him 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  mul- 
tiplied his  seed,  and  gave  him  Isaac. 

4  And  I  gave  unto  Isaac  Jacob  and 
Esau  :  and  I  gave  unto  Esau  mount  Seir,  to 
possess  it ;  but  Jacob  and  h.is  ciiildren  went 
down  into  Egypt 


Israel's  covenant  renewed. 
did  among  them  :  and  afterward  I  brought 
you  out. 

6  And  I  brought  your  fathers  out  of 
Egypt :  and  ye  came  unto  the  sea ;  and 
the  Egyptians  pursued  after  your  fathers 
with  chariots  and  horsemen  unto  the  Red  sea. 

7  And  when  they  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
he  put  darkness  between  you  and  the 
Egyptians,  and  brought  the  sea  upon  them, 
and  covered  them;  and  your  eyes  have 
seen  what  I  have  done  in  Egypt :  and  ye 
dwelt  in  the  wilderness  a  long  season. 

8  And  I  brought  you  into  the  land  of  the 
Amorites,  whicli  dwelt  on  the  other  side 
Jordan ;  and  they  fought  with  you  :  and  I 
gave  them  into  your  hands,  that  ye  might 
possess  their  land  ;  and  I  destroyed  them 
from  before  you. 

9  Then  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor,  king 
of  Moab,  arose  and  warred  against  Israel, 
and  sent  and  called  Balaam  tlie  son  of  Beor 
to  curse  you  : 

10  But  I  would  not  hearken  unto  Ba- 
laam ;  therefore  he  blessed  you  still :  so  I 
delivered  you  out  of  his  hand. 

11  And  ye  went  over  Jordan,  and  came 
unto  Jericho  :  and  the  men  of  Jericho 
fought  against  you,  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  Canaanites,  and  the 
Hittites,  and  the  Girgashites,  the  Hivites, 
and  the  Jebusites,  and  I  delivered  them 
into  your  hand. 

12  And  I  sent  the  hornet  before  you, 
which  drave  them  out  from  before  you,  even 
the  two  kings  of  the  Amorites:  but  not 
with  thy  sword,  nor  with  thy  bow. 

13  And  I  have  given  you  a  land  for 
which  ye  did  not  labour,  and  cities  which 
ye  built  not,  and  ye  dwell  in  them  ;  of  the 
vineyards  and  olive-yards  which  ye  planted 
not  do  ye  eat. 

14  IT  Now  therefore  fear  the  Lord,  and 
serve  him  in  sincerity  and  in  truth ;  and 
pat  awav  the  gods  which  your  fathers  serv- 
ed on  the  other  side  of  the  flood,  and  in 
Egypt ;  and  serve  ye  the  Lord. 

15  And  if  it  seem  evil  unto  you  to  serve 
the  Lord,  choose  you  this  day  whom  ye 
will  serve,  whether  the  gods  which  your  fa- 
thers served  that  trere  on  the  other  side  of 
the  flood,  or  the  gods  of  the  Amorites  m 
whose  land  ye  dwell :  but  as  for  me  and  my 
house,  we  v/ill  serve  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  people  answered,  and  said, 
God  forbid  that  we  should  forsake  the  Lord, 
to  serve  other  gods ;  .     .     v 

17  For  the  Lord  our  Gdd,  he  tt  is  that 
brought  us  up,  and  our  fathers,  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bondage, 
and  which  did  those  great  signs  m  our 
si<Tht  and  preserved  us  in  all  the  way  where- 
in''we  went,  and  among  all  the  people 
throu2;h  w^hom  we  passed  : 

18  "And  the  Lord  drave  out  from  beiore 
us  all  the  people,  even  the  Amorites  which 


.5"isent1flo^Js  also  and  Aaron,  and  1 1  dwelt  in  the 'land:  ilierefore  will  we  alsa 
plagued  Egypt,  according  to  that  which  1 1  serve  the  Lord;  lor  he  ?s  our  Uod. 


Death  of  Joshua. 


JUDGES.        The  acts  of  Judah  and  Simeon. 


19  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  Ye 
cannot  serve  the  Lord  :  for  he  is  an  holy 
God :  he  is  a  jealous  God ;  he  will  not  for- 
give your  transgressions,  nor  your  sins. 

20  If  ye  forsake  the  Lord,  and  serve 
strange  gods,  then  he  will  turn  and  do  you 
hurt,  and  consume  you,  after  that  he  hath 
done  you  good. 

21  And  the  people  said  unto  Joshua, 
Nay ;  but  we  will  serve  the  Lord. 

22  And  Joshua  said  unto  the  people,  Ye 
are  witnesses  against  yourselves  that  ye 
have  chosen  you  the  Lord,  to  serve  him 
And  they  said,  IVc  are  witnesses. 

23  Now  therefore  put  away  {said  he)  the 
strange  gods  which  are  among  you,  and 
incline  your  heart  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

24  And  the  people  said  unto  Joshua,  The 
Lord  our  God  will  we  serve,  and  his  voice 
will  we  obey. 

25  So  Joshua  made  a  covenant  with  the 
people  that  day,  and  set  them  a  statute  and 
an  ordinance  in  Shechem. 

26  II  And  Joshua  wrote  these  words  in 
the  book  of  the  law  of  God,  and  took 
a  great  stone,  and  set  it  up  there  under  an 
oak  that  teas  by  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord. 

27  And  Joshua  said  unto  all  the  people. 
Behold,  this  stone  shall  be  a  witness  unto 


us ;  for  it  hath  heard  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord  which  he  spake  unto  us :  it  shall  be 
therefore  a  witness  unto  you,  lest  ye  deny 
)'our  God. 

28  So  Joshua  let  the  people  depart,  every 
man  unto  his  inheritance. 

29  U  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord  died,  being  an  hundred 
and  ten  years  old. 

30  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border 
of  his  inheritance  in  Timnath-serah,  which 
is  in  mount  Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  of 
the  hill  of  Gaash. 

31  And  Israel  served  the  Lord  all  the 
days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the  el- 
ders that  overlived  Joshua,  and  which  had 
known  all  the  works  of  the  Lord  that  he 
had  done  for  Israel. 

32  ^  And  the  bones  of  Joseph,  which 
the  children  of  Israel  brought  up  out  of 
Egypt,  buried  they  in  Shechem,  in  a  par- 
cel of  ground  which  Jacob  bought  of  the 
sons  ot  Ilamor  the  father  of  Shechem  for 
an  hundred  pieces  of  silver ;  and  it  became 
the  inheritance  of  the  children  of  Joseph. 

33  H  And  Eleazar  the  son  of  Aaron  died  ; 
and  they  buried  him  in  a  hill  that  pertain- 
eth  to  Phinehas  his  son,  which  was  given 
him  in  mount  Ephraim. 


H  The  Book  of  JUDGES. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  after  the  death  of  Joshua  it  came 
to  pass,  that  the  children  of  Israel 
asked  the  Lord,  saying.  Who  shall  go  up 
for  us  against  the  Canaanites  first  to  fight 
against  them? 

2  And  the  Lord  said,  Judah  shall  go 
up :  behold,  I  have  delivered  the  land  into 
his  hand. 

3  And  Judah  said  unto  Simeon  his  bro- 
ther, Come  up  with  me  into  my  lot,  that 
we  may  fight  against  the  Canaanites ;  and 
I  likewise  will  go  with  thee  into  thy  lot.  So 
Simeon  went  with  him. 

4  And  Judah  went  up,  and  the  Lord  de- 
livered the  Canaanites  and  the  Perizzites 
into  their  hand  :  and  they  slew  of  them  in 
Bezek  ten  thousand  men. 

5  And  they  found  Adoni-bezek  in  Be- 
zek :  and  they  fought  against  him,  and 
they  slew  the  Canaanites  and  the  Periz- 
zites. 

6  But  Adoni-bezek  fied ;  and  they  pur- 
sued after  him,  and  caught  him,  and  cut  off 
his  thumbs  and  his  great  toes. 

7  And  Adoni-bezek  said.  Threescore 
and  ten  kings,  having  their  thumbs  and 
their  great  toes  cut  off,  gathered  their  meat 
under  my  table ;  as  I  have  done,  so  God 
hath  requited  me.  And  they  brought  him 
to  Jerusalem,  and  there  he  died. 

8  U  (Now  the  children  of  Judah  had 


fought  against  Jerusalem,  and  had  taken  it, 
and  smitten  it  with  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
and  set  the  city  on  fire.) 

9  And  afterward  the  children  of  Judah 
went  down  to  fight  against  the  Canaanites 
that  dwelt  in  the  mountain,  and  in  the  south, 
and  in  the  valley. 

10  ^  And  Judah  went  against  the  Ca- 
naanites that  dwelt  in  Hebron :  (now  the 
name  of  Hebron  before  was  Kirjath-arba:) 
and  they  slew  Sheshai,  and  Ahiman,  and 
Talmai. 

11  H  And  from  thence  he  went  against 
the  inhabitants  of  Debir :  and  the  name  of 
Debir  before  icas  Kir jath-sepher : 

12  And  Caleb  said,  He  that  smiteth  Kir- 
jath-sepher,  and  taketh  it,  to  him  will  I 
give  Achsah  my  daughter  to  wife. 

13  And  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz,  Ca- 
leb's younger  brother,  took  it:  and  he  gave 
him  Achsah  his  daughter  to  wife. 

14  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  she  came 
to  him,  that  she  moved  him  to  ask  of  her  fa- 
ther a  field  :  and  she  lighted  from  off  her 
ass ;  and  Caleb  said  unto  her.  What  wilt 
thou  ? 

15  And  she  said  unto  him,  Give  me  a 
blessing:  for' thou  hast  given  me  a  south 
land  ;  give  me  also  springs  of  water.  And 
Caleb  gave  her  tlie  upper  springs,  and  the 
nether  springs. 

16  II  And  the  children  of  the   Kenite, 

196 


Jerusalem  and  Hebron  taken. 


CHAP.  II.       The  people  of  Bochim  rebuked. 


Moses'  father-in-law,  went  up  out  of  the 
city  of  palm-trees  with  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah  into  the  wilderness  of  Judali,  which 
lieth  in  the  south  of  Arad  ;  and  they  went 
and  dwelt  among  the  people. 

17  H  And  Judah  went  with  Simeon  his 
brother,  and  they  slew  the  Canaan  ites  that 
inhabited  Zephath,  and  utterly  destroyed 
it.  And  the  name  of  the  city  was  called 
Hormah. 

IS  Also  Judah  took  Gaza  with  the  coast 
thereof,  and  Askelon  with  the  coast  there- 
of, and  Ekron  with  the  coast  thereof 

19  And  the  Lord  was  with  Judah ;  and 
he  drave  out  the  inhabitants  of  the  moun- 
tain ;  but  could  not  drive  out  the  inhabitants 
of  the  valley,  because  they  had  chariots  of 
iron. 

20  And  they  gave  Hebron  unto  Caleb, 
as  Moses  said  :  and  he  expelled  thence  the 
three  sons  of  Anak. 

21  H  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  did 
not  drive  out  the  Jebusites  that  inhabitedJe- 
rusalem ;  but  the  Jebusites  dwell  with  the 
children  of  Benjamin  in  Jerusalem  unto 
this  day. 

22  H  And  the  house  of  Joseph,  they  also 
went  up  against  Beth-el :  and  the  Lord 
loas  with  them. 

23  And  the  house  of  Joseph  sent  to  de- 
scry Beth-el.  Now  the  name  of  the  city 
before  urns  Luz. 

24  And  the  spies  saw  a  man  come  forth 
out  of  the  city,  and  they  said  unto  him, 
Shew  us,  we  pray  thee,  the  entrance  into 
the  city,  and  we  will  shew  thee  mercy. 

25  And  when  he  shewed  them  the  en- 
trance into  the  city,  they  smote  the  city 
vv'ith  the  edge  of  the  sword:  but  they  let  go 
the  man  and  all  his  family. 

26  And  the  man  went  into  the  land  of 
the  Hittites,  and  built  a  city,  and  called  the 
name  thereof  Luz :  which  is  the  name 
thereof  unto  this  day. 

27  ^  Neither  did  Manasseh  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Beth-shean  and  her  towns, 
nor  Taanach  and  her  towns,  nor  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Dor  and  her  towns,  nor  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Ibleam  and  her  towns,  nor  the  in- 
habitants of  Megiddo  and  her  towns ;  but 
the  Canaanites  would  dwell  in  that  land. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Israel  was 
strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaanites  to  tri 
bute,  and  did  not  utterly  drive  them  out. 

29  *i  Neither  did  Ephraim  drive  out  the 
Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  Gezer ;  but  the 
Canaanites  dwelt  in  Gezer  among  them. 

30  II  Neither  did  Zebulun  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Kitron,  nor  the  inhabitants  of 
Nahalol  ;  but  the  Canaanites  dwelt  among 
them,  and  became  tributaries. 

31  V  Neither  did  Asher  drive  out  the  in- 
habitants of  Accho,  nor  the  inhabitants 
of  Zidon,  nor  of  Ahlab,  nor  of  Achzib, 
nor  of  Helbah,  nor  of  Aphik,  nor  of  Re- 
hob: 

32  But  the  Asherites  dwelt  among  the 


Canaanites,   the   inhabitants  of  the  land  ; 
for  they  did  not  drive  them  out. 

33  H  Neither  did  Naphtali  drive  out  the 
inhabitants  of  Beth-shemesh,  nor  the  in- 
habitants of  Beth-anath ;  but  he  dwelt 
among  the  Canaanites,  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land :  nevertheless,  the  inhabitants  of 
Beth-shemesh  and  of  Beth-anath  became 
tributaries  unto  them. 

34  H  And  the  Amorites  forced  the  chil- 
dren of  Dan  into  the  mountain :  for  they 
would  not  suffer  them  to  come  down  to  the 
valley : 

35  But  the  Amorites  would  dwell  in 
mount  Heres  in  Ajalon,  and  in  Shaalbim : 
yet  the  hand  of  the  house  of  Joseph  pre- 
vailed, so  that  they  became  tributaries. 

36  And  the  coast  of  the  Amorites  was 
from  the  going  up  to  Akrabbim,  from  the 
rock,  and  upward. 

CHAP.  IL 
ND  an  angel  of  the  Lord  came  up 
from  Gilgal  to  Bochim,  and  said,  I 
made  you  to  go  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  have 
brought  you  unto  the  land  which  I  sware 
unto  your  fathers ;  and  I  said,  I  will  never 
break  my  covenant  with  you. 

2  And  ye  shall  make  no  league  with  the 
inhabitants  of  this  land ;  ye  shall  throw 
down  their  altars :  but  ye  have  not  obeyed 
mj^  voice :  why  have  ye  done  this  ? 

3  Wherefore  I  also  said,  I  will  not  drive 
them  out  from  before  you ;  but  they  shall 
be  as  thonis  in  your  sides,  and  their  gods 
shall  be  a  snare  unto  you. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  spake  these  words  unto  all  the 
children  of  Israel,  that  the  people  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept. 

5  And  they  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Bochim :  and  they  sacrificed  there  unto  the 
Lord. 

6  H  And  when  Joshua  had  let  the  people 
go,  the  children  of  Israel  went  every  man 
unto  his  inheritance  to  possess  the  land. 

7  And  the  people  served  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the 
elders  that  outlived  Joshua,  who  had  seen 
all  the  great  works  of  the  Lord,  that  he 
did  for  Israel. 

8  And  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun,  the  ser- 
vant of  the  Lord,  died,  being  an  hundred 
and  ten  years  old. 

9  And  they  buried  him  in  the  border  of 
his  inheritance  in  Timnath-heres,  in  the 
mount  of  Ephraim,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
hill  Gaash. 

10  ^  And  also  all  that  generation  were 
gathered  unto  their  fathers :  and  there  arose 
another  generation  after  them,  which  knew 
not  the  Lord,  nor  yet  the  works  which  he 
had  done  for  Israel. 

11  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  served  Baalim : 

12  And  they  forsook  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers,  which  brought  them  out  of 
the  land  of  Egvpt,  and  followed  other  gods, 

197 


Wickedness  of  the  Israelites. 


JUDGES. 


Their  obstinate  idolatry. 


of  the  gods  of  the  people  that  were  round 
about  them,  and  bowed  themselves  unto 
them,  and  provoked  the  Lord  to  anger. 

13  And  they  forsook  the  Lord,  and 
served  Baal  and  Ashtaroth. 

14  H  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
hot  against  Israel,  and  he  delivered  them 
into  the  hands  of  spoilers  that  spoiled  them, 
and  he  sold  them  into  the  hands  of  their 
enemies  round  about,  so  that  they  could 
not  any  longer  stand  before  their  enemies. 

15  Whithersoever  they  went  out,  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  was  against  them  for  evil, 
as  the  Lord  had  said,  and  as  the  Lord  had 
sworn  unto  them :  and  they  were  greatly 
distressed. 

16  H  Nevertheless  the  Lord  raised  up 
judges,  which  delivered  them  out  of  the 
hand  of  those  that  spoiled  them. 

17  And  yet  they  would  not  hearken  unto 
their  judges,  but  they  went  a  whoring  after 
other  gods,  and  bowed  themselves  unto 
them  :  they  turned  quickly  out  of  the  way 
which  their  fathers  walked  in,  obeying  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord  ;  hut  they  did 
not  so. 

18  And  when  the  Lord  raised  them  up 
judges,  then  the  Lord  was  with  the  judge, 
and  delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of  their 
enemies  all  the  days  of  the  judge  :  (for  it 
repented  the  Lord  because  of  their  groan- 
ings  by  reason  of  them  that  oppressed  them 
and  vexed  them.) 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  judge 
was  dead,  that  they  returned,  and  corrupt- 
ed themselves  more  than  their  fathers,  in 
following  other  gods  to  serve  them,  and  to 
bow  down  unto  them ;  they  ceased  not 
from  their  own  doings,  nor  from  their  stub- 
born way. 

20  H  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
liot  against  Israel ;  and  he  said.  Because 
that  this  people  hath  transgressed  my  co- 
venant which  I  commanded  their  fathers, 
and  have  not  hearkened  unto  my  voice  ; 

21  I  also  will  not  henceforth  drive  out 
any  from  before  them  of  the  nations  which 
Joshua  left  when  he  died  : 

22  That  through  them  I  maj-  prove  Is- 
rael, whether  they  will  keep  the  way  of 
the  Lord  to  walk  therein,  as  their  fathers 
did  keep  ?V,  or  not. 

23  Therefore  the  Lord  left  those  na- 
tions, without  driving  them  out  hastily, 
neither  delivered  he  them  into  the  hand  of 
Joshua. 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  these  are  the  nations  which  the 
Lord  left,  to  prove  Israel  by  them, 
{even  as  man  5^  of  Israel  as  had  not  known 
all  the  wars  of  Canaan  ; 

2  Onlv  that  the  generations  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  might  know  to  teach  them 
war,  at  tlie  least  such  as  before  knew  no- 
thing thereof;) 

3  Namely,  five  lords  of  the  Philistines, 
and  all  the  Canaanites,  and  the  Sidonians, 


and  the  Hivites  that  dwelt  in  mount  Leba- 
non, from  mount  Baal-hermon  unto  the  en- 
tering in  of  Hamath. 

4  And  they  were  to  prove  Israel  by  them, 
to  know  whether  they  would  hearken  unto 
the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
commanded  their  fathers  by  the  hand  of 
Moses. 

5  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  dwelt 
among  the  Canaanites,  Hittites,  and  Amo- 
rites,  and  Perizzites,  and  Hivites,  and  Je- 
busites : 

6  And  they  took  their  daughters  to  be 
their  wives,  and  gave  their  daughters  to 
their  sons,  and  served  their  gods. 

7  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  forgat  the 
Lord  their  God,  and  served  Baalim,  and 
the  groves. 

8  I1  Therefore  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
was  hot  against  Israel,  and  he  sold  them 
into  the  hand  of  Chushan-rishathaim  king 
of  Mesopotamia  :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
served  Chushan-rishathaim  ei^ht  years. 

9  And  when  the  children  ot  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord  raised  up  a  de- 
liverer to  the  children  of  Israel,  who  de- 
livered them,  even  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz, 
Caleb's  younger  brother. 

10  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  him,  and  he  judged  Israel,  and  went 
out  to  war  :  and  the  Lord  delivered  Chu- 
shan-rishathaim king  of  Mesopotamia  into 
his  hand ;  and  his  hand  prevailed  against 
Chushan-rishathaim. 

1 1  And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years : 
and  Othniel  the  son  of  Kenaz  died. 

12  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil 
again  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  and  the 
Lord  strengthened  Eglon  the  kingof  Moab 
against  Israel,  because  they  had  done  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  gathered  unto  him  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  and  Amalek,  and  went  and 
smote  Israel,  and  possessed  the  city  of 
palm-trees. 

14  So  the  children  of  Israel  served  Eg- 
lon the  king  of  Moab  eighteen  years. 

15  But  when  the  children  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  the  Lord  raised  them  up  a 
deliverer,  Ehud  the  son  of  Gera,  a  Benja- 
mite,  a  man  left-handed  :  and  by  him  the 
children  of  Israel  sent  a  present  unto  Eglon 
the  king  of  Moab. 

16  But  Ehud  made  him  a  dagger  which 
had  two  edges,  of  a  cubit  length ;  and  he 
did  gird  it  under  his  raiment  upon  his  right 
thigh. 

17  And  he  brought  the  present  unto 
Eglon  king  of  Moab :  and  Eglon  teas  a 
very  fat  man. 

IS  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  to 
offer  the  present,  he  sent  away  tiie  people 
that  bare  the  present. 

19  But  he  himself  turned  again  from  the 
quarries  that  icere  by  Gilgal,  and  said,  I 
iiive  a  secret  errand  unto  thee,  O  king: 
198 


The  conduct  of  Ehud.  CHAP. 

who  said,  Keep  silence.     And  all  that  stood 
by  him  went  out  from  him. 

20  And  Ehud  came  unto  him ;  and  he 
was  sitting  in  a  summer-parlour,  which  he 
had  for  himself  alone :  and  Ehud  said,  I 
have  a  message  from  God  unto  thee.  And 
he  arose  out  of  his  seat. 

21  And  Ehud  put  forth  his  left  hand,  and 
took  the  dagger  from  his  right  thigh,  and 
thrust  it  into  his  belly : 

22  And  the  haft  also  went  in  after  the 
blade :  and  the  fat  closed  upon  the  blade, 
so  that  he  could  not  draw  the  dagger  out 
of  his  belly  ;  and  the  dirt  came  out. 

23  Then  Ehud  went  forth  through  the 
porch,  and  shut  the  doors  of  the  parlour 
upon  him,  and  locked  them. 

24  When  he  was  gone  out,  his  servants 
came ;  and  when  they  saw  that,  behold, 
the  doors  of  the  parlour  icere  locked,  they 
said,  Surely  he  covereth  his  feet  in  his  sum- 
mer-chamber. 

25  And  they  tarried  till  they  were 
ashamed :  and  behold,  he  opened  not  the 
doors  of  the  parlour,  therefore  they  took  a 
key  and  opened  them :  and  behold,  their 
lord  was  fallen  down  dead  on  the  earth. 

26  And  Ehud  escaped  while  they  tar- 
ried ;  and  passed  beyond  the  quarries,  and 
escaped  unto  Seirath. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  when  he  was 
come,  that  he  blew  a  trumpet  in  the  moun- 
tain of  Ephraim,  and  the  children  of  Israel 
went  down  with  him  from  the  mount,  and 
he  before  them. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them.  Follow  after 
me  :  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  your  ene- 
mies the  Moabites  into  your  hand.  And 
they  went  down  after  him,  and  took  the 
fords  of  Jordan  toward  Moab,  and  suffered 
not  a  man  to  pass  over. 

29  And  they  slew  of  Moab  at  that  time 
about  ten  thousand  men,  all  lusty,  and  all 
men  of  valour :  and  there  escaped  not  a 
man. 

30  So  Moab  was  subdued  that  day  un- 
der the  hand  of  Israel :  and  the  land  had 
rest  fourscore  years. 

31  H  And  after  him  was  Shamgar  the 
son  of  Anath,  which  slew  of  the  Philis- 
tines six  hundred  men  with  an  ox-goad ; 
and  he  also  delivered  Israel. 

CHAP.  IV. 
ND  the  children  of  Israel  again  did 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  when 
Eluid  was  dead. 

2  And  the  Lord  sold  them  into  the  hand 
of  .Tabin  king  of  Canaan  that  reigned  in 
Hazor,  the  captain  of  whose  host  urns  Sise- 
ra,  which  dwelt  in  Harosheth  of  the  Gen 
tiles. 

3  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto 
the  Lord  ;  for  he  had  nine  hundred  cha- 
riots of  iron  ;  and  twenty  years  he  mighti- 
ly oppressed  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  H  And  Deborah,  a  prophetess,  the  wife 
of  Lapidoth,  she  judged  Israel  at  that  time. 


IV.   Deborah  and  Barak  deliver  Israel. 

5  And  she  dwelt  under  the  palm-tree  of 
Deborah,  between  Ramah  and  Beth-el  in 
mount  Ephraim  :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
came  up  to  her  for  judgment. 

6  And  she  sent  and  called  Barak  the  son 
of  Abinoam  out  of  Kedesh-naphtali,  and 
said  unto  him.  Hath  not  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  commanded,  saying.  Go,  and  draw 
toward  mount  Tabor,  and  take  with  thee 
ten  thousand  men  of  the  children  of  Naph- 
tali,  and  of  the  children  of  Zebuiun  1 

7  And  I  will  draw  unto  thee,  to  the  ri- 
ver Kishon,  Sisera  the  captain  of  Jabin's 
army,  with  his  chariots  and  his  multitude  ; 
and  I  will  deliver  him  into  thine  hand. 

8  And  Barak  said  unto  her,  If  thou  wilt 
go  with  me,  then  I  will  go  :  but  if  thou  wilt 
not  go  with  me,  then  I  will  not  go. 

9  And  she  said,  I  will  surely  go  with 
thee :  notwithstanding  the  journey  that 
thou  takest  shall  not  be  for  thine  honour  ; 
for  the  Lord  shall  sell  Sisera  into  the  hand 
of  a  woman.  And  Deborah  arose,  and  went 
with  Barak  to  Kedesh. 

10  H  And  Barak  called  Zebuiun  and 
Naphtali  to  Kedesh  ;  and  he  went  up  with 
ten  thousand  men  at  his  feet :  and  Debo- 
rah went  up  with  him. 

11  Now  Heber  the  Kenite,  7chichwas  of 
the  children  of  Ilobab  the  father-in-law  of 
Moses,  had  severed  himself  from  the  Ken- 
ites,  and  pitched  his  tent  unto  the  plain 
of  Zaanaim,  which  is  by  Kedesh. 

12  And  they  shewed  Sisera  that  Barak 
the  son  of  Abinoam  was  gone  up  to  mount 
Tabor. 

13  And  Sisera  gathered  together  all  his 
chariots,  even  nine  hundred  chariots  of  iron, 
and  all  the  people  that  loere  with  him,  from 
Harosheth  of  the  Gentiles  unto  the  river  of 
Kishon. 

14  And  Deborah  said  unto  Barak,  Up  ; 
for  this  is  the  day  in  which  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  Sisera  into  thine  hand  :  is  not 
the  Lord  gone  out  before  thee  1  So  Barak 
went  down  from  mount  Tabor,  and  ten 
thousand  men  after  him. 

15  And  the  Lord  discomfited  Sisera, 
and  all  his  chariots,  and  all  his  host,  with 
the  edge  of  the  sword  before  Barak ;  so 
that  Sisera  lighted  down  off  his  chariot,  and 
fled  away  on  his  feet. 

16  But  Barak  pursued  after  the  chariots, 
and  after  the  host,  unto  Harosheth  of  the 
Gentiles  :  and  all  the  host  of  Sisera  fell  upon 
the  edge  of  the  sword  ;  and  there  was  not 
a  man  left. 

17  H  Howbeit,  Sisera  fled  away  on  his 
feet  to  the  tent  of  Jael  the  wife  of  Heber  the 
Kenite :  for  there  teas  peace  between  Jabin 
the  king  of  Hazor  and  the  house  of  Heber 
the  Kenite. 

18  And  Jael  went  out  to  meet  Sisera, 
and  said  unto  him,  Turn  in,  my  lord,  turn 
in  to  me;  fear  not.  And  when  he  had 
turned  in  unto  her  into  the  tent  she  cover- 
ed him  with  a  mantle. 

199 


Joel  kins  Sisera.  JUDGES 

19  And  he  said  unto  her,  Give  me,  I 
pray  thee,  a  little  water  to  drink ;  for  1  am 
thirsty.  And  she  opened  a  bottle  of  milk, 
and  gave  him  drink,  and  covered  him. 

20  Again  he  said  unto  her.  Stand  in  the 
door  of  the  tent,  and  it  shall  be,  when  any 
man  doth  come  and  inquire  of  thee,  and 
say,  Is  there  any  man  here  ?  that  thou  shalt 
say.  No. 

21  Then  Jael  Heber's  wife  took  a  nail 
of  the  tent,  and  took  an  hammer  in  her 
hand,  and  went  softly  unto  him,  and  smote 
the  nail  into  his  temples,  and  fastened  it 
into  the  ground :  for  he  was  fast  asleep, 
and  weary.     So  he  died. 

22  And  behold,  as  Barak  pursued  Si- 
sera,  Jael  came  out  to  meet  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  Come,  and  I  will  shew  thee  the 
man  whom  thou  seekest.  And  when  he 
came  into  her  tent,  behold,  Sisera  lay  dead, 
and  the  nail  ivas  in  his  temples. 

23  11  So  God  subdued  on  that  day  Jabin 
the  king  of  Canaan  before  the  children  of 
Israel. 

24  And  the  hand  of  the  children  of  Israel 
prospered,  and  prevailed  against  Jabin  the 
king  of  Canaan,  until  they  had  destroyed 
Jabm  king  of  Canaan. 

CHAP.  V. 

THEN  sang  Deborah  and  Barak  the  son 
of  Abinoam  on  that  day,  saying, 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord  for  the  avenging 
of  Israel,  when  the  people  willingly  offered 
themselves. 

3  Hear,  O  ye  kings  ;  give  ear,  O  ye  prin- 
ces ;  I,  even  1,  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  ;  I 
will  sing  praise  to  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

4  Lord,  v/hen  thou  wentest  out  of  Seir, 
when  thou  marchedst  out  of  the  field  of 
Edom,  the  earth  trembled,  and  the  hea- 
vens dropped,  the  clouds  also  dropped 
water. 

5  The  mountains  melted  from  before 
the  Lord,  even  that  Sinai  from  before  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

6  In  the  days  of  Shamgar  the  son  of 
Anath,  in  the  days  of  Jael,  the  highways 
were  unoccupied,  and  the  travellers  walked 
through  by-ways. 

7  T/i£  inhabitants  of  the  villages  ceased, 
they  ceased  in  Israel,  until  thatl  Deborah 
arose,  that  I  arose  a  mother  in  Israel. 

8  They  chose  new  gods  ;  then  ivas  war 
in  the  gates :  was  there  a  shield  or  spear 
seen  among  forty  thousand  in  Israel  ? 

9  My  heart  is  toward  the  governors  of 
Israel  that  offered  themselves  willingly 
among  the  people  :  Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

10  Speak,  ye  that  ride  on  white  asses,  ye 
that  sit  in  judgment,  and  walk  by  the  way. 

1 1  They  that  are  delivered  from  the  noise 
of  archers  in  the  places  of  drawing  water, 
there  shall  they  rehearse  the  righteous  acts 
oftlie  Lord,  even  the  righteous  acts  to- 
ward  the  inhabitants  of  his  villages  in  Is- 
rael :  then  shall  the  people  of  the  Lord  go 
down  to  the  gates. 


Song  of  Deborah  and  Barak. 

12  Awake,  awake,  Deborah ;  awake, 
awake,  utter  a  song :  arise,  Barak,  and  lead 
thy  captivity  captive,  thou  son  of  Abinoam. 

13  Then  he  made  him  that  remaineth 
have  dominion  over  the  nobles  among  the 
people  :  the  Lord  made  me  have  dominion 
over  the  mighty. 

14  Out  of  Ephraim  was  there  a  root  of 
them  against  Amalek ;  after  thee,  Benja- 
min, among  thy  people;  out  of  Machir 
came  down  governors,  and  out  of  Zebulun 
they  that  handle  the  pen  of  the  writer. 

15  And  the  princes  of  Issachar  were 
with  Deborah ;  even  Issachar,  and  also 
Barak  :  he  was  sent  on  foot  into  the  valley. 
For  the  divisions  of  Reuben  there  were  great 
thoughts  of  heart. 

16  Why  abodest  thou  among  the  sheep- 
folds,  to  hear  the  bleatings  of  the  flocks  ? 
For  the  divisions  of  Reuben  there  icere 
great  searchings  of  heart. 

17  Gilead  abode  beyond  Jordan :  and 
why  did  Dan  remain  in  ships  ?  Asher  con- 
tinued on  the  sea-shore,  and  abode  in  his 
breaches. 

18  Zebulun  and  Naphtali  were  a  people 
that  jeoparded  their  lives  unto  the  deatii 
in  the  high  places  of  the  field. 

19  The  kings  came  and  fought,  then 
fought  the  kings  of  Canaan  in  Taanach  by 
the  waters  of  Megiddo  ;  they  took  no  gain 
of  money. 

20  They  fought  from  heaven  ;  the  stars 
in  their  courses  fought  against  Sisera. 

21  The  river  of  Kishon  swept  them 
away,  that  ancient  river,  the  river  Kishon. 
O  my  soul,  thou  hast  trodden  down 
strength. 

22  Then  were  the  horse-hoofs  broken  by 
the  means  of  the  prancings,  the  prancings 
of  their  mighty  ones. 

23  Curse  ye  Meroz,  said  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  curse  ye  bitterly  the  inhabitants 
thereof;  because  they  came  not  to  the  help 
of  the  Lord,  to  the  help  of  the  Lord  against 
the  mighty. 

24  Blessed  above  women  shall  Jael  the 
wife  of  Heber  the  Kenite  be,  blessed  shall 
she  be  above  women  in  the  tent. 

25  He  asked  water,  and  she  gave  liim 
milk ;  she  brought  forth  butter  in  a  lordly 
dish. 

26  She  put  her  hand  to  the  nail,  and  her 
right  hand  to  the  workmen's  hammer  ;  and 
witli  the  hammer  she  smote  Sisera,  she 
smote  off  his  liead,  when  she  had  pierced 
and  stricken  through  his  temples. 

27  At  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell,  he  lay 
down  :  at  her  feet  he  bov/ed,  he  lell :  where 
he  bowed,  there  he  fell  down  dead. 

28  The  mother  of  Sisera  looked  out  at  a 
window,  and  cried  tlirough  the  lattice,  Why 
is  his  chariot  so  long  in  coming  \  why  tarry 
the  wheels  of  his  chariots  ? 

29  Her  wise  ladies  answered  her,  yea,  she 
returned  answer  to  herself, 

30  Have  they  not  sped  ?  have  thej^  not 

200 


The  Israelites  oppressed.  CHAP.  VI 

divided  the  prey ;  to  every  man  a  damsel 
or  two  ;  to  Sisera  a  prey  of  divers  colours, 
a  prey  of  divers  colours  of  needle-work,  of 
divers  colours  of  needle-work  on  both  sides, 
meet  for  the  necks  of  thein  that  take  the 
spoil  ? 

31  So  let  all  thine  enemies  perish,   O 
Lord  :  but  let  them  that  love  him  he  as  the 
sun  when    he  goeth    forth   in   his   might. 
And  the  land  had  rest  forty  years. 
CHAP.  VI. 

AND  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  and  the  Lord 
delivered  them  into  the  hand  of  Midian  se- 
ven years. 

2  And  the  hand  of  Midian  prevailed 
against  Israel :  and  because  of  the  Midian- 
ites  the  children  of  Israel  made  them  the 
dens  which  are  in  the  mountains,  and  caves, 
and  strong  holds. 

3  And  so  it  was,  when  Israel  had  sown, 
that  the  Midianites  came  up,  and  the  Ama- 
lekites,  and  the  children  of  the  east,  even 
they  came  up  against  them  : 

4  And  they  encamped  against  them,  and 
destroyed  the  increase  ot  the  earth,  till 
thou  come  unto  Gaza;  and  left  no  suste- 
nance for  Israel,  neither  sheep,  nor  ox,  nor 
ass. 

5  For  they  came  up  with  their  cattle  and 
their  tents,  and  they  came  as  grasshoppers 
for  multitude ;  for  both  they  and  their 
camels  were  without  number :  and  they 
entered  into  the  land  to  destroy  it. 

6  And  Israel  was  greatly  impoverished 
because  of  the  Midianites ;  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord. 

7  *\  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  cried  unto  the  Lord  because 
of  the  Midianites, 

8  That  the  Lord  sent  a  prophet  unto 
tlie  children  of  Israel,  which  said  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
brought  you  up  from  Egypt,  and  brought 
you  forth  out  of  the  house  of  bondage  ; 

9  And  I  delivered  you  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of 


Gideon  sent  to  deliver  them. 
Did  not  the  Lord  bring  us  up  from  Egypt  ? 
but  now  the  Lord  hath  forsaken  us,  and 
delivered  us  into  the  hands  of  the  Midian- 
ites. 

14  And  the  Lord  looked  upon  him,  and 
said.  Go  in  this  thy  might,  and  thou  shalt 
save  Israel  from  the  hand  of  the  Midian- 
ites :  have  not  I  sent  thee  ? 

15  And  he  said  unto  him,  O  my  Lord, 
wherewith  shall  I  save  Israel  1  behold  my 
family  is  poor  in  Manasseh,  and  I  am  the 
least  in  my  father's  house. 

16  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Surely 
I  will  be  with  thee,  and  thou  shalt  smite  the 
Midianites  as  one  man. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  now  I  have 
found  grace  in  thy  sight,  then  shew  me  a 
sign  that  thou  talkest  with  me. 

IS  Depart  not  hence,  I  pray  thee,  until 
I  come  unto  thee,  and  bring  forth  my  pre- 

said, 


ull   that  oppressed  you,    and  drave  them' Abi-ezrites. 
out  from  before  jou,   and  gave  you  their 
land  ; 


sent,  and  set  it  before  thee.     And  he 
I  will  tarry  until  thou  come  again. 

19  And  Gideon  went  in,  and  made  ready 
a  kid,  and  unleavened  cakes  of  an  ephah 
of  flour:  the  flesh  he  put  in  a  basket,  and 
he  put  the  broth  in  a  pot,  and  brought  it  out 
unto  him  under  the  oak,  and  presented  it. 

20  And  the  angel  of  God  said  unto  him. 
Take  the  flesh  and  the  unleavened  cakes, 
and  lay  them  upon  this  rock,  and  pour  out 
the  broth.     And  he  did  so. 

21  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  put  forth 
the  end  of  the  staff"that  ivas  in  his  hand,  and 
touched  the  flesh  and  the  unleavened 
cakes;  and  there  rose  up  fire  out  of  the 
rock,  and  consumed  the  flesh  and  the  un- 
leavened cakes.  Then  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  departed  out  of  his  sight. 

22  And  when  Gideon  perceived  that  he 
ivas  an  angel  of  the  Lord,  Gideon  said, 
Alas,  O  Lord  God  !  for  because  I  have 
seen  an  angel  of  the  Lord  face  to  face. 

23  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Peace 
be  unto  thee  ;  fear  not :  thou  shalt  not  die. 

24  Then  Gideon  built  an  altar  there  unto 
the  Lord,  and  called  it  Jehovah-shalom  : 
unto  this  day  it  is  yet  in  Ophrah  of  the 


25  U  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night, 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  fa- 


10  And  I  said  unto  you,  I  am.  the  LoRDjther's  young  bullock,  even  the  second  bul- 
your  God;  fear  not  the  gods  of  the  Amo-jlock  of  seven  j-ears  old,  and  throw  down 


rites,  in  whose  land  ye  dwell :  but  ye  have 
not  obe3ed  my  voice. 

11  H  And  there  came  an  angel  of  the 
Lord,  and  sat  under  an  oak  which  ivas  in 
Ophrah,  that  pertained  unto  Joash  the 
Abi-ezrite  :  and  his  son  Gideon  threshed 
wheat  by  the  wine-press,  to  hide  it  from  the 
Midianites. 

12  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  him,  and  said  unto  him.  The  Lord  is 
with  thee,  thou  mighty  man  of  valour. 

13  And  Gideon  said  unto  him,  O  my 
Lord,  if  the  Lord  be  with  us,  why  then  is 
all  this  befallen  us  ?  and  where  he  all  his 
miracles  which  our  fathers  told  us  6f,  saying, 

26 


the  altar  of  Baal  that  thy  father  hath,  and 
cut  down  the  grove  that  is  by  it : 

26  And  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  upon  the  top  of  this  rock,  in  the  order- 
ed place,  and  take  the  second  bullock,  and 
offer  a  burnt-sacrifice  with  the  wood  of  the 
grove  which  thou  shalt  cut  down. 

27  Then  Gideon  took  ten  men  of  his  ser- 
vants, and  did  as  the  Lord  had  said  unto 
him  :  and  so  it  was,  because  he  feared  his 
father's  household,  and  the  men  of  the  city, 
that  he  could  not  do  it  by  day,  that  he  did 
it  by  night. 

28  H  And  when  the  men  of  the  city 
arose  early  in  the  morning,  behold,  the  al- 

201 


Gideon  sjleece.  JUDGES 

tar  of  Baal  was  cast  down,  and  tlie  grove  lest 
was  cut  down  that  loas  by  it,  and  the  se- 
cond bullock  was  offered  upon  the  altar  that 
was  built. 

29  And  they  said  one  to  another,  W  ho 
hath  done  this  thing  ?  And  when  they  in- 
quired and  asked,  they  said,  Gideon  the 
son  of  Joash  hath  done  this  thing. 

30  Then  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
Joash,  Bring  out  thy  son,  that  he  may  die  : 
because  he  hath  cast  down  the  altar  ot  Baal, 
and  because  he  hath  cut  down  the  grove 
that  was  by  it. 

31  And  Joash  said  unto  all  that  stood 
against  him,  Will  ye  plead  for  Baal  ?  will 
ye  save  him  ?  he  that  will  plead  for  him,  let 
him  be  put  to  death  whilst  it  is  yet  morn- 
ing :  if  he  be  a  god,  let  him  plead  for  him- 
seFf,  because  one  hath  cast  down  his  al- 
tar. 

32  Therefore  on  that  day  he  called  him 
Jerubbaal,  saying,  Let  Baal  plead  against 
him,  because  he  hath  thrown  down  his  al- 
tar. 

33  H  Then  all  the  Midianites,  and  the 
Amalekites,  and  the  children  of  the  east 
were  gathered  to.^ether,  and  went  over,  and 
pitched  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel. 

34  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon 
Gideon,  and  he  blew  a  trumpet ;  and  Abi- 
ezer  was  gathered  after  him. 

3.5  And  he  sent  messengers  throughout 
all  Manasseh  ;  who  also  was  gathered  after 
him  :  and  he  sent  messengers  unto  Asher, 
and  unto  Zebulun,  and  unto  Naphtali ;  and 
they  came  up  to  meet  them. 

36  H  And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  If  thou 
wilt  save  Israel  by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast 
said, 

37  Behold,  I  will  put  a  fleece  of  wool  m 
the  floor :  and  if  the  dew  be  on  the  fleece 
only,  and  if  he  dry  upon  all  the  earth  beside, 
then  shall  I  know  that  thou  wilt  save  Israel 
by  mine  hand,  as  thou  hast  said. 

38  And  it  was  so :  for  he  rose  up  early 
on  the  morrow,  and  thrust  the  fleece  toge- 
ther, and  wringed  the  dew  out  of  the  fleece, 
a  bowl-full  of  water. 

39  And  Gideon  said  unto  God,  Let  not 
thine  anger  be  hot  against  me,  and  I 
will  speak  but  this  once  :  Let  me  prove,  I 
pray  thee,  but  this  once  with  the  fleece; 
let  it  now  be  dry  only  upon  the  fleece,  and 
upon  all  the  ground  let  there  be  dew. 

40  And  God  did  so  that  night :  for  it  was 
dry  upon  the  fleece  only,  and  there  was 
dew  on  all  the  ground. 

CHAP.  VIL 

THEN  Jerubbaal  (who  is  Gideon)  and 
all  the  people  that  were  with  him,  rose 
up  early  and  pitched  beside  the  well  of  Ha- 
rod  :  so  tliat  the  host  of  the  Midianites  were 
on  the  north  side  of  them  by  the  hill  of 
Morch,  in  the  valley. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The 
people  that  arc  with  tliee  are  too  many  for 
me  to  give  the  Midianites  into  their  hands, 


He  is  encouraged  by  a  dream. 

Israel   vaunt  themselves  against  me, 

saying.  Mine  own  hand  hath  saved  me. 

3  Now  therefore  go  to,  proclaim  in  the 
ears  of  the  people,  saying,  Whosoever  is 
fearful  and  afraid,  let  him  return  and  depart 
early  from  mount  Gilead.  And  there  re- 
turned of  the  people  twenty  and  two 
thousand;  and  there  remained  ten  thou- 
sand. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  The 
people  arc  yet  too  many  ;  bring  them  down 
unto  the  water,  and  I  will  try  them  for  thee 
there ;  and  it  shall  be  that,  of  whom  I  say 
unto  thee,  This  shall  go  with  thee,  the 
same  shall  go  with  thee ;  and  of  whomso- 
ever I  say  unto  thee.  This  shall  not  go  with 
thee,  the  same  shall  not  go. 

5  So  he  brought  down  the  people  unto 
the  water  :  and  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon, 
Every  one  that  lappeth  of  the  water  with 
his  tongue  as  a  dog  lappeth,  him  shalt  thou 
set  by  himself;  likewise  every  one  that 
boweth  down  upon  his  knees  to  drink. 

6  And  the  number  of  them  that  lapped, 
putting  their  hand  to  their  mouth,  were 
three  hundred  men  :  but  all  the  rest  of  the 
people  bowed  down  upon  their  knees  to 
drink  water. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Gideon,  By 
the  three  hundred  men  that  lapped  will  I 
save  you,  and  deliver  the  Midianites  into 
thine  hand  ;  and  let  all  the  other  people  go 
every  man  unto  his  place. 

8  So  the  people  took  victuals  in  their 
hand,  and  their  trumpets :  and  he  sent  all 
the  rest  of  Israel  every  man  unto  his  tent, 
and  retained  those  three  hundred  men. 
And  the  host  of  Midian  was  beneath  liim 
in  the  valley. 

9  If  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night, 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Arise,  get 
thee  down  unto  the  host;  for  I  have  de- 
livered it  into  thine  hand. 

10  But  if  thou  fear  to  go  down,  go  thou 
with  Phurah  thy  servant  down  to  the  host : 

11  And  thou  shalt  hear  what  they  say: 
and  afterward  shall  thine  hands  be  strength- 
ened to  go  down  unto  the  host.  Then 
went  he  down  with  Phurah  his  servant  unto 
the  outside  of  the  armed  men  that  icere  in 
the  host. 

12  And  the  Midianites,  and  the  Amale- 
kites, and  all  the  children  of  the  east,  lay 
along  in  the  valley  like  grasshoppers  for 
multitude ;  and  their  camels  were  without 
number,  as  the  sand  by  the  sea  side  for  mul- 
titude. 

13  And  when  Gideon  was  come,  behold, 
there  was  a  man  that  told  a  dream  unto  his 
fellow,  and  said,  Behold,  I  dreamed  a  dream, 
and  lo,  a  cake  of  barley-bread  tumbled  into 
the  host  of  Midian,  and  came  unto  a  tent, 
and  smote  it  that  it  fell,  and  overturned  it 
that  the  tent  lay  along. 

14  And  his  fellow  answered,  and  said, 
This  is  nothing  else  save  the  sword  of  Gide- 
on the  son  of  Joash,  a  man  of  Israel :  for 

202 


The  Midianites  overthroicn.  CHAP, 
into  his  hand  hath  God  delivered  Midian, 
and  all  the  host. 

15  And  it  was  so,  when  Gideon  heard 
the  telling  of  the  dream,  and  the  interpre- 
tation thereof,  that  he  worshipped,  and  re- 
turned into  the  host  of  Israel,  and  said, 
Arise ;  for  the  Lord  hath  delivered  into 
your  hand  the  host  of  Midian. 

16  H  And  he  divided  the  three  hundred 
men  into  three  companies,  and  he  put  a 
trumpet  in  every  man's  hand,  with  empty 
pitchers,  and  lamps  within  the  pitchers. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them.  Look  on  me, 
and  do  likewise :  and  behold,  when  I  come 
to  the  outside  of  the  camp,  it  shall  be  tliat 
as  I  do,  so  shall  ye  do. 

18  When  I  blow  with  a  trumpet,  I  and 
all  that  arc  with  me,  then  blow  ye  the  trum- 
pets also  on  every  side  of  all  the  camp,  and 
say,  The  sivoi-d  of  the  Lord,  and  of  Gide- 
on. 

19  H  So  Gideon,  and  the  hundred  men 
that  loerc  with  him,  came  unto  the  outside 
of  the  camp  in  the  beginning  of  tlie  middle 
watch ;  and  they  had  but  newly  set  the 
watch :  and  they  blew  the  trumpets,  and 
brake  the  pitchers  that  locrc  in  their  hands. 

20  And  the  three  companies  blew  the 
trumpets,  and  brake  the  pitchers,  and  held 
the  lamps  in  their  left  hands,  and  the  trum- 
pets in  their  right  hands  to  blow  withal: 
and  they  cried,  The  sword  of  the  Lord,  and 
of  Gideon. 

21  And  they  stood  every  man  in  his 
place  round  about  the  camp ;  and  all  the 
host  ran,  and  cried,  and  tied. 

22  And  the  three  hundred  blew  the  trum- 
pets, and  the  Lord  set  every  man's  sword 
against  his  fellow,  even  throughout  all  the 
host:  and  the  host  fled  to  Beth-shittah  in 
Zerera-th,  and  to  the  border  of  Abel-meho- 
lah,  unto  Tabbath. 

23  And  the  men  of  Israel  gathered  them- 
selves together  out  of  Naphtali,  and  out  of 
Asher,  and  out  of  all  Manasseh,  and  pur- 
sued after  the  Midianites. 

24  1l  And  Gideon  sent  messengers 
throughout  all  mount  Ephraim,  saying. 
Come  down  against  tb.e  Midianites,  and 
take  before  them  the  waters  unto  Beth-ba- 
rah  and  Jordan.  Tlien  all  the  men  of 
Ephraim  gathered  themselves  together,  and 
took  the  waters  unto  Beth-barah  and  Jor- 
dan. 

2-5  And  tliey  took  two  princes  of  the 
Midianites,  Oreb  and  Zeeb  ;  and  they  slew 
Oreb  upon  the  rock  Oreb,  and  Zeeb  they 
slew  at  the  wme-press  of  Zeeb,  and  pursu- 
ed Midian,  and  brought  the  heads  of  Oreb 
and  Zeeb  to  Gideon  on  the  other  side  Jor- 
dan. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  the  men  of  Ephraim  said  unto 
him.  Why  hast  thou  served  us  thus, 
that  thou  calledst  us  not  when  thou  wentest 
to  fight  with  the  Midianites?  and  they  did 
chide  with  him  sharply. 


VIII.  The  Ephraimitcs  pacified. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  have  I 
done  now  in  comparison  of  you  1  /snot  the 
gleaning  of  the  grapes  of  Ephraim  better 
than  the  vintage  of  Abiezer  7 

3  God  hath  delivered  into  j'our  hands  the 
princes  of  Midian,  Oreb  and  Zeeb :  and 
what  was  I  able  to  do  in  comparison  of 
you  ?  Then  their  anger  was  abated  toward 
him,  when  he  had  said  that. 

4  H  And  Gideon  came  to  Jordan,  and 
passed  over,  he,  and  the  three  hundred  men 
that  toe.rc  with  him,  faint,  yei  pursuing 
them. 

5  And  he  said  unto  the  men  of  Succoth, 
Give,  I  pray  you,  loaves  of  bread  unto  the 
people  that  follow  me :  for  they  he  faint, 
and  I  am  pursuing  after  Zebah  and  Zal- 
murma,  kings  of  Midian. 

6  And  the  princes  of  Succoth  said.  Are 
the  hands  of  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  now  in 
thine  hand,  that  we  should  give  bread  unto 
thine  army  ? 

7  And  Gideon  said.  Therefore  when  the 
Lord  hath  delivered  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
into  mine  hand,  th.en  I  will  tear  your  flesh 
with  the  thorns  of  the  wilderness  and  with 
briers. 

8  And  he  went  up  thence  to  Penuel,  and 
spake  unto  them  likewise :  and  the  men  of 
Penuel  answered  him  as  the  men  of  Suc- 
coth had  answered  Mm. 

9  And  he  spake  also  unto  the  men  of 
Penuel,  saying,  When  I  come  again  in 
peace,  I  will  break  down  this  tower. 

10  11  Now  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  ivere  in 
Karkor,  and  their  hosts  with  them,  about 
fifteen  thousand  ^mn,  all  tliat  were  left  of 
all  the  hosts  of  the  children  of  the  east :  for 
there  feH  an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand 
men  that  drew  sword. 

11  And  Gideon  went  up  bj^  the  way  of 
them  that  dwelt  in  tents  on  the  east  of  No- 
bah  and  Jogbehah,  and  smote  the  host:  for 
the  host  was  secure. 

12  And  when  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
fled,  he  pursued  after  them,  and  took  the 
two  kings  of  Midian,  Zebah  and  Zalmun- 
na, and  discomfited  all  the  host. 

13  'f  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  re- 
turned from  battle  before  the  sun  iras  up, 

14  And  caught  a  young  man  of  the  men 
of  Succoth,  and  inquired  of  him  :  and  he 
described  unto  him  the  princes  of  Succoth, 
and  the  elders  thereof,  even  threescore  and 
seventeen  men. 

15  And  he  came  unto  the  men  of  Suc- 
coth, and  said,  Behold  Zebah  and  Zalmun 
na,  with  whom  ye  did  upbraid  me,  saying, 
Arc  the  hands  of  Zebah  and  Zalmunna 
now  in  thine  hand,  that  we  should  give 
bread  unto  thy  men  that  arc  weary  ? 

16  And  he  took  the  elders  of  the  city, 
and  thorns  of  the  wilderness  and  briers, 
and  with  them  he  taught  the  men  of  Suc- 
coth. 

17  And  he  beat  down  the  tower  of  Pe- 
nuel, and  slew  the  men  of  the  city. 

203 


Gideon'' s  death  and  burial. 


JUDGES. 


Abimelech  made  king. 


18  H  Then  said  he  unto  Zebah  and  Zal- 
munna,  What  manner  of  men  toe7-e  they 
whom  ye  slew  at  Tabor  ?  And  they  an- 
swered, As  thou  a)'t,  so  tvere  they ;  each 
one  resembled  the  children  of  a  king. 

19  And  he  said,  They  were  my  brethren. 
even  the  sons  of  my  mother :  as  the  Lord 
liveth,  if  ye  had  saved  them  alive,  I  would 
not  slay  you. 

20  And  he  said  unto  Jether  his  first-born, 
Up,  and  slay  them.  But  the  youth  drew 
not  his  sword :  for  he  feared,  because  he 
was  yet  a  youth. 

21  Then  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  said, 
Rise  thou,  and  fell  upon  us :  for  as  the  man 
is,  so  is  his  strength.  And  Gideon  arose, 
and  slew  Zebah  and  Zalmunna,  and  took 
away  the  ornaments  that  were  on  their  ca- 
mels' necks. 

22  H  Then  the  men  of  Israel  said  unto 
Gideon,  Rule  thou  over  us,  both  thou,  and 
thy  son,  and  thy  son's  son  also :  for  thou 
hast  delivered  us  from  the  hand  of  Midi- 
an. 

23  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  I  will 
not  rule  over  you,  neither  shall  my  son  rule 
over  you  :  the  Lord  shall  rule  over  you. 

24  And  Gideon  said  unto  them,  1  would 
desire  a  request  of  you,  that  you  would  give 
me  every  man  the  ear-rings  of  his  pre5^ 
(For  they  had  golden  ear-rings,  because 
they  ivere  Ishmaelites.) 

25  And  they  answered.  We  will  willingly 
give  the7)i.  And  they  spread  a  garment, 
and  did  cast  therein  every  man  the  ear-rings 
of  his  prey. 

26  And  the  weight  of  the  golden  ear- 
rings that  he  requested,  was  a  thousand  and 
seven  hundred  shekels  of  gold ;  beside  or- 
naments, and  collars,  and  purple  raiment 
that  7vas  on  the  kings  of  Midian,  and  be- 
side the  chains  that  were  about  their  ca- 
mels' necks. 

27  And  Gideon  made  an  ephod  thereof, 
and  put  it  in  his  city,  even  in  Ophrah  :  and 
all  Israel  went  thither  a  whoring  after  it : 
which  thing  became  a  snare  unto  Gideon, 
and  to  his  house. 

28  H  Thus  was  Midian  subdued  before 
the  children  of  Israel,  so  that  they  lifted  up 
their  heads  no  more.  And  the  country 
was  in  quietness  forty  years  in  the  days  of 
Gideon. 

29  11  And  Jerubbaal  the  son  of  Joash 
went  and  dwelt  in  his  own  house. 

30  And  Gideon  had  threescore  and  ten 
sons  of  his  body  begotten :  for  he  had  many 
wives. 

31  And  his  concubine  that  was  in  She- 
chem,  she  also  bare  him  a  son,  whose  name 
he  called  Abimelech. 

32  H  And  Gideon  the  son  of  Joash  died 
in  a  good  old  age,  and  was  buried  in  the 
sepulchre  of  Joash  his  father,  in  Ophrah 
of  the  Abi-ezrites. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass  as  soon  as  Gi- 
deon was  dead,  that  the  children  of  Israel 


turned  again,  and  went  a  whoring  after 
Baalim,  and  made  Baal-berith  their  god. 

34  And  the  children  of  Israel  remember- 
ed not  the  Lord  their  God,  who  had  de- 
livered them  out  of  the  hands  of  all  their 
enemies  on  every  side : 

35  Neither  shewed  they  kindness  to  the 
house  of  Jerubbaal,  namely,  Gideon,  accord- 
ing to  all  the  goodness  which  he  had  shew- 
ed unto  Israel. 

CHAP.  IX. 
ND  Abimelech  the  son  of  Jerubbaal 
went  to  Shechem  unto  his  mother's 
brethren,  and  communed  with  them,  and 
with  all  the  family  of  the  house  of  his  mo- 
ther's father,  saying, 

2  Speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  men  of  Shechem,  Whether  is  better 
for  you,  either  that  all  the  sons  of  Jerub- 
baal, lohich  are  threescore  and  ten  persons, 
reign  over  j'ou,  or  that  one  reign  over  you  1 
remember  also  that  I  am  your  bone  and 
your  flesh. 

3  And  his  mother's  brethren  spake  of 
him  in  the  ears  of  all  the  men  of  Shechem 
all  these  words :  and  their  hearts  inclined  to 
follow  Abimelech :  for  they  said,  He  is  our 
brother. 

4  And  they  gave  him  threescore  and  ten 
pieces  of  silver  out  of  the  house  of  Baal-be- 
rith, wherewith  Abimelech  hired  vain  and 
light  persons,  which  followed  him. 

5  And  he  went  unto  his  father's  house  at 
Ophrah,  and  slew  his  brethren  the  sons  of 
Jerubbaal,  being  threescore  and  ten  persons, 
upon  one  stone :  notwithstanding,  yet  Jo- 
tham  the  j'oungest  son  of  Jerubbaal  was 
left ;  for  he  hid  himself. 

6  And  all  the  men  of  Shechem  gathered 
together,  and  all  the  house  of  Millo,  and 
went  and  made  Abimelech  king,  by  the 
plain  of  the  pillar  that  was  in  Shechem. 

7  H  And  when  they  told  it  to  Jotham, 
he  went  and  stood  in  the  top  of  mount  Ge- 
rizim,  and  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  cried,  and 
said  unto  them,  Ilearken  unto  me,  ye  men 
of  Shechem,  that  God  may  hearken  unto 
you. 

8  The  trees  went  forth  on  a  time  to  anoint 
a  king  over  them ;  and  they  said  unto  the 
olive-tree.  Reign  thou  over  us. 

9  But  the  olive-tree  said  unto  them. 
Should  I  leave  my  fatness,  wherewith  by 
me  they  honour  God  and  man,  and  go  to 
be  promoted  over  tlie  trees  ? 

10  And  the  trees  said  to  the  fig-tree, 
Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

11  But  the  fig-tree  said  unto  them.  Should 
I  forsake  my  sweetness,  and  my  good  fruit, 
and  go  to  be  promoted  over  the  trees  ? 

12  Then  said  the  trees  unto  the  vine. 
Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

13  And  the  vine  said  unto  them,  Should 
I  leave  my  wine,  which  cheereth  God  and 
man,  and  goto  be  promoted  over  the  trees? 

14  Then  said  all  the  trees  unto  the  bram- 
ble, Come  thou,  and  reign  over  us. 

204 


Conspiracy  of  Gaol.  CHAP 

15  And  the  bramble  said  unto  the  trees, 
If  in  truth  ye  anoint  me  king  over  you, 
tlien  come  anf/put  j^our  trust  in  my  shadow : 
and  it"  not,  let  fire  come  out  of  the  bram- 
ble, and  devour  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

16  Now  therefore,  if  ye  have  done  truly 
and  sincerely,  in  that  ye  have  made  Abime- 
lech  king,  and  if  ye  have  dealt  well  with 
Jerubbaal  and  his  house,  and  have  done 
unto  him  according  to  the  deserving  of  his 
hands : 

17  (For  my  father  fought  for  you,  and 
adventured  his  life  far,  and  delivered  you 
out  of  the  hand  of  Midian  : 

18  And  ye  are  risen  up  against  my  fa- 
ther's house  this  day,  and  have  slain  his 
sons,  threescore  and  ten  persons,  upon  one 
stone,  and  have  made  Abimelech,  the  son 
of  his  maid-servant,  king  over  the  men  of 
Shechem,  because  he  is  your  brother  :) 

19  If  ye  then  have  dealt  truly  and  sin- 
cerely with  Jerubbaal  and  with  his  house 
this  day,  then  rejoice  ye  in  Abimelech,  and 
let  him  also  rejoice  in  j'ou  : 

20  But  if  not,  let  fire  come  out  from  Abi- 
melech, and  devour  the  men  of  Shechem, 
and  the  house  of  Millo ;  and  let  fire  come 
out  from  the  men  of  Shechem,  and  from 
the  house  of  Millo,  and  devour  Abimelech. 

21  And  Jotham  ran  away,  and  fled,  and 
went  to  Beer,  and  dwelt  there,  for  fear  of 
Abimelech  his  brother. 

22  H  When  Abimelech  had  reigned  three 
years  over  Israel, 

23  Then  God  sent  an  evil  spirit  between 
Abimelech  and  the  men  of  Shechem  ;  and 
the  men  of  Shechem  dealt  treacherously 
with  Abimelech : 

24  That  the  cruelty  done  to  the  three- 
score and  ten  sons  of  Jerubbaal  might  come, 
and  their  blood  be  laid  upon  Abimelech 
their  brother  which  slew  them,  and  upon 
the  men  of  Shechem  which  aided  him  in 
the  killing  of  his  brethren. 

25  And  the  men  of  Shechem  set  Hers  in 
wait  for  him  in  the  top  of  the  mountains, 
and  they  robbed  all  that  came  along  that 
way  by  them  :  and  it  was  told  Abimelech. 

26  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  came  with 
his  brethren,  and  went  over  to  Shechem: 
and  the  men  of  Shechem  put  their  confi- 
dence in  him. 

27  And  they  went  out  into  the  fields,  and 
gathered   their   vineyards,   and    trode    th 
grapes,  and  made  merry,  and  went  into  the 
house  of  their  god,  and  did  eat  and  drink, 
and  cursed  Abimelech. 

28  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  said.  Who 
is  Abimelech,  and  who  is  Shechem,  that 
we  should  serve  him  1  is  not  he  the  son  of 
Jerubbaal  ?  and  Zebul  his  officer  ?  Serve 
the  men  of  Hamor  the  father  of  Shechem : 
for  why  should  we  serve  him  ? 

29  And  would  to  God  this  people  were 
under  my  hand  !  then  would  I  remove  Abi- 
melech. And  he  said  to  Abimelech,  In- 
crease thine  armv,  and  come  out. 


IX.  Abimelech  overcomes  him. 

30  H  And  when  Zebul  the  ruler  of  the 
city  heard  the  words  of  Gaal  the  son  of 
Ebed,  his  anger  was  kindled. 

31  And  he  sent  messengers  unto  Abi- 
melech privily,  saying.  Behold,  Gaal  the 
son  of  Ebed,  and  his  brethren,  be  come 
to  Shechem ;  and  behold,  they  fortify  the 
city  against  thee. 

32  Now  therefore  up  by  night,  thou,  and 
the  people  that  is  with  thee,  and  lie  in  wait 
in  the  field : 

33  And  it  shall  be,  that  in  the  morning, 
as  soon  as  the  sun  is  up,  thou  shalt  rise 
early,  and  set  upon  the  city :  and  behold, 
lohen  he  and  the  people  that  is  with  him 
come  out  against  thee,  then  mayest  thou 
do  to  them  as  thou  shalt  find  occasion. 

34  *f[  And  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  all  the 
people  that  were  with  him,  by  night,  and 
they  laid  wait  against  Shechem  in  four 
companies. 

35  And  Gaal  the  son  of  Ebed  went  out, 
and  stood  in  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
cit}^ :  and  Abimelech  rose  up,  and  the  peo- 
ple that  toerc  with  him,  from  lying  in  wait. 

36  And  when  Gaal  saw  the  people,  he 
said  to  Zebul,  Behold,  there  come  people 
down  from  the  top  of  the  mountains.  And 
Zebul  said  unto  him,  Thou  seest  the  sha- 
dow of  the  mountains  as  if  they  tcere  men. 

37  And  Gaal  spake  again,  and  said,  See, 
there  come  people  down  by  the  middle  of 
the  land,  and  another  company  come  along 
by  the  plain  of  Meonenim. 

38  Then  said  Zebul  unto  him.  Where  is 
now  thy  mouth,  wherewith  thou  saidst, 
Who  is  Abimelech,  that  we  should  serve 
him  ?  is  not  this  the  people  that  thou  hast 
despised  1  go  out,  I  pray  now,  and  fight 
with  them. 

39  And  Gaal  went  out  before  the  men  of 
Shechem,  and  fought  with  Abimelech. 

40  And  Abimelech  chased  him,  and  he 
fled  before  him,  and  many  were  over- 
thrown and  wounded,  even  unto  the  enter- 
ing of  the  gate. 

41  And  Abimelech  dwelt  at  Arumah : 
and  Zebul  thrust  out  Gaal  and  his  brethren, 
that  the}-  should  not  dwell  in  Shechem. 

42  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  people  went  out  into  the  field ;  and 
they  told  Abimelech. 

43  And  he  took  the  people,  and  divided 
them  into  three  companies,  and  laid  wait 
in  the  field,  and  looked,  and  behold,  the 
people  were  come  forth  out  of  the  city  ;  and 
he  rose  up  against  them,  and  smote  them. 

44  And  Abimelech,  and  the  company 
that  was  with  him,  rushed  forward,  and 
stood  in  the  entering  of  the  gate  of  the 
city':  and  the  two  other  companies  ran 
upon  all  the  people  that  were  in  the  fields, 
and  slew  them. 

45  And  Abimelech  fought  against  the 
city  all  that  day ;  and  he  took  the  city,  and 
slew  the  people  that  was  therein,  and  beat 
down  the  city,  and  sowed  it  with  salt. 

205 


Death  of  AbimelccL 


JUDGES. 


The  Israelites  oppressed. 


46  ^  And  when  all  the  men  of  the  tower 
of  Shechem  heard  that,  they  entered  into 
an  hold  of  the  house  of  the  god  Berith. 

47  And  it  was  told  Abimelech,  that  all 
the  men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  were 
gathered  together. 

48  And  Abimelech  gat  him  up  to  mount 
Zalmon,  he  and  all  the  people  that  ivere 
with  him ;  and  Abimelech  took  an  ax  in 
his  hand,  and  cut  down  a  bough  from  the 
trees,  and  took  it,  and  laid  it  on  his  shoul- 
der, and  said  unto  the  people  that  tvei'e  with 
him.  What  ye  have  seen  me  do,  make  haste, 
and  do  as  I  have  done. 

49  And  all  the  people  likewise  cut  down 
every  man  his  bough,  and  followed  Abime- 
lech, and  put  them  to  the  hold,  and  set  the 
hold  on  hre  upon  them  :  so  that  all  the 
men  of  the  tower  of  Shechem  died  also, 
about  a  thousand  men  and  women. 

50  If  Then  went  Abimelech  to  The- 
bez,  and  encamped  against  Thebez,  and 
took  it. 

51  But  there  was  a  strong  tower  within 
the  city,  and  thither  fled  all  the  men  and 
women,  and  all  they  of  the  city,  and  shut 
it  to  them,  and  gat  them  up  to  the  top  of 
the  tower. 

52  And  Abimelech  came  unto  the  tower, 
and  fought  against  it,  and  went  hard  unto 
the  door  of  the  tower  to  burn  it  with  fire. 

53  And  a  certain  woman  cast  a  piece  of 
a  millstone  upon  Abimelech's  head,  and  all 
to  break  his  skull. 

54  Then  he  called  hastily  unto  the 
j^oung  man  his  armour-bearer,  and  said 
unto  him.  Draw  thy  sword,  and  slay  me, 
that  men  say  not  of  me,  A  woman  slew 
him.  And  his  young  man  thrust  him 
through,  and  he  died. 

55  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  saw 
that  Abimelech  was  dead,  they  departed 
e'-ery  man  unto  his  place. 

■  56  "ff  Thus  God  rendered  the  wickedness 
of  Abimelech,  which  he  did  unto  his  father, 
in  slaying  his  seventy  brethren : 

57  And  all  the  evil  of  the  men  of  She- 
chem did  God  render  upon  their  heads : 
and  upon  them  came  the  curse  of  Jotham 
the  son  of  Jerubbaal. 

CHAP.  X. 
ND  after  Abimelecli  there  arose  to  de- 
fend Israel  Tola  the  son  of  Puah,  tiie 
son  of  Dodo,  a  man  oflssachar;  and  he 
dwelt  in  Shamir  in  mount  Ephraim. 

2  And  he  judged  Israel  twenty  and  three 
years,  and  died,  and  was  buried'in  Shamir. 

3  "if  And  after  him  arose  Jair,  a  Gilead- 
ite,  and  judged  Israel  twenty  and  two 
years. 

4  And  he  had  thirty  sons  that  rode  on 
thirty  ass  colts,  and  tliey  had  thirty  cities, 
which  are  called  Havoth-jair  .unto  this  day, 
which  arc  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

5  And  Jair  died,  and  was  buried  in  Ca- 
raon. 

6  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  evil 


again  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  served 
Baalim,  and  Ashtaroth,  and  the  gods  of 
Syria,  and  the  gods  of  Zidon,  and  the 
gods  of  Moab,  and  the  gods  of  the  children 
of  Ammon,  and  the  gods  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  forsook  the  Lord,  and  served 
not  him. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  hot 
against  Israel,  and  he  sold  them  into  the 
hands  of  the  Philistines,  and  into  the  hands 
of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

8  And  that  year  they  vexed  and  oppress- 
ed the  children  of  Israel  eighteen  years, 
all  the  children  of  Israel  that  tvere  on  the 
other  side  Jordan  in  the  land  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  which  is  in  Gilead. 

9  Moreover,  the  children  of  Ammon 
passed  over  Jordan,  to  fight  also  against 
Judah,  and  against  Benjamin,  and  against 
the  house  of  Ephraim  :  so  that  Israel  was 
sore  distressed. 

10  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  cried 
unto  the  Lord,  saying,  We  have  sinned 
against  thee,  both  because  we  have  for- 
saken our  God,  and  also  served  Baalim. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  the  children 
of  Israel,  Did  not  /  deliver  you  from  the 
Egyptians,  and  from  the  Amorites,  from 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Phi- 
listines ? 

12  The  Zidonians  also,  and  the  Amale- 
kites,  and  the  Maonites  did  oppress  you ; 
and  ye  cried  to  me,  and  I  delivered  you 
out  of  their  hand. 

13  Yet  ye  have  forsaken  me,  and  served 
other  gods  :  wherefore  I  will  deliver  you  no 
more. 

14  Go  and  crj'  unto  the  gods  which  ye 
have  chosen  ;  let  them  deliver  you  in  the 
time  of  j'our  tribulation. 

15  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  said 
unto  the  Lord,  We  have  sinned  :  do  thou 
unto  us  whatsoever  seemeth  good  unto 
thee ;  deliver  us  only,  we  pray  thee,  this 
day. 

16  And  they  put  away  the  strange  gods 
from  among  them,  and  served  the  Lord  : 
and  his  soul  was  grieved  for  the  miser}^  of 
Israel. 

17  IT  Then  the  children  of  Ammon  were 
gathered  together,  and  encamped  in  Gi- 
lead. And  the  children  of  Israel  assem- 
bled themselves  together,  and  encamped  in 
Mizpeh. 

18  And  tiie  people  m^r/ princes  of  Gi- 
lead said  one  to  another.  What  man  is  he 
that  will  begin  to  fight  against  the  children 
of  Ammon  ?  he  shall  be  head  over  all  the 
inhabitants  of  Gilead. 

CHAP.  XL 
■RlOW   Jephthah   the   Gileadite  was  a 
-L^    mighty  man  of  valour,  and  he   7V(is 
the  son  of  an  harlot :    and  Gilead   begat 
Jephthah. 

2  And  Gilead's  wife  bare  him  sons ;  and 
his  wife's  sons  grew  up,  and  they  thrust  out 
Jephthah,  and  said  unto  him,  Thou  .shalt 
206 


Jephthah  is  chosen  captain.  CHAP. 

not  inherit  in  our  father's  house ;  for  thou 
art  the  son  of  a  strange  woman. 

3  Then  Jephthah  fled  from  his  brethren, 
and  dwelt  m  the  land  of  Tob :  and  there 
were  gathered  vain  men  to  Jephthah,  and 
went  out  with  him. 

4  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  process  of 
time,  that  the  children  of  Ammon  made 
war  against  Israel. 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  the  children 
of  Ammon  made  war  against  Israel,  the 
elders  of  Gilead  went  to  fetch  Jephthah 
out  of  the  land  of  Tob  : 

6  And  they  said  unto  Jephthah,  Come, 
and  be  our  captain,  that  we  may  fight  with 
the  children  of  Ammon. 

7  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the  elders  of 
Gilead,  Did  not  ye  hate  me,  and  expel  me 
out  of  my  father's  house  ?  and  why  are  ye 
come  unto  me  now  when  ye  are  in  dis- 
tress ? 

8  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said  unto 
Jephthah,  Therefore  we  turn  again  to  thee 
now,  that  thou  mayest  go  with  us,  and  fight 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  be 
our  head  over  all  the  inhabitants  of  Gilead. 

9  And  Jephthah  said  unto  the  elders  of 
Gilead,  If  ye  bring  me  home  again  to  fight 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  the 
Lord  deliver  them  before  me,  shall  I  be 
your  head  ? 

10  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  said  unto 
Jephthah,  The  Lord  be  witness  between 
us,  if  we  do  not  so  according  to  thy  words. 

11  Then  Jephthah  went  with  the  elders 
of  Gilead,  and  the  people  made  him  head 
and  captain  over  them  :  and  Jephthah 
uttered  all  his  words  before  the  Lord  in 
Mizpeh. 

12  If  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers 
unto  the  king  of  the  children  of  Ammon, 
saying,  what  hast  thou  to  do  with  me,  that 
thou  art  come  against  me  to  fight  in  my 
land  ? 

13  And  the  king  of  the  children  of  Am 
mon  answered  unto  the  messengers  of 
Jephthah,  Because  Israel  took  away  my 
land,  when  they  came  up  out  of  Egypt, 
from  Arnon  even  unto  Jabbok,  and  unto 
Jordan  :  now  therefore  restore  those  lands 
again  peaceably. 

14  And  Jephthah  sent  messengers  again 
unto  the  king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  : 

15  And  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith  Jeph- 
thah, Israel  took  not  away  the  land  of 
Moab,  nor  the  land  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon : 

16  But  when  Israel  came  up  from  Egypt, 
and  walked  through  the  wilderness  unto 
the  Red  sea,  and  came  to  Kadesh  ; 

17  Then  Israel  sent  messengers  unto  the 
king  of  Edom,  saying.  Let  me,  I  pray 
thee,  pass  through  thy  land  :  but  the  king 
of  Edom  would  not  hearken  thereto.  And 
in  like  manner  they  sent  unto  the  king  of 
Moab;  but  he  would  not  consent.  And 
Israel  abode  in  Kadesh. 


XI.  Mis  rash  vow. 

18  Then  they  went  along  through  the 
wilderness,  and  compassed  the  land  of 
Edom,  and  the  land  ot  Moab,  and  came  by 
the  east  side  of  the  land  of  Moab,  and  pitch- 
ed on  the  other  side  of  Arnon,  but  came 
not  within  the  border  of  Moab  :  for  Arnon 
icas  the  border  of  Moab. 

19  And  Israel  sent  messengers  unto 
Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  the  king  of 
Heshbon  ;  and  Israel  said  unto  him.  Let  us 
pass,  we  pray  thee,  through  thy  land  unto 
my  place. 

20  But  Sihon  trusted  not  Israel  to  pass 
through  his  coast :  but  Sihon  gathered  all 
his  people  together,  and  pitched  in  Jahaz, 
and  fought  against  Israel. 

21  And  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  deliver- 
ed Sihon  and  all  his  people  into  the  hand 
of  Israel,  and  they  smote  them :  so  Israel 
possessed  all  the  land  of  the  Amorites,  the 
inhabitants  of  that  country. 

22  And  they  possessed  all  the  coasts  of 
the  Amorites,  from  Arnon  even  unto  Jab- 
bok, and  from  the  wilderness  even  unto 
Jordan. 

23  So  now  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  hath 
dispossessed  the  Amorites  from  before  his 
people  Israel,  and  shouldest  thou  possess 
it? 

24  Wilt  not  thou  possess  that  which 
Chemosh  thy  god  giveth  thee  to  possess  ? 
So  whomsoever  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
drive  out  from  before  us,  them  will  we  pos- 
sess. 

25  And  now  a?'t  thou  any  thing  better 
than  Balak  the  son  of  Zippor  king  of  Mo- 
ab ]  did  he  ever  strive  against  Israel,  or  did 
he  ever  fight  against  them, 

26  While  Israel  dwelt  in  Heshbon  and 
her  towns,  and  in  Aroer  and  her  towns,  and 
in  all  the  cities  that  be  along  by  the  coasts 
of  Arnon,  three  hundred  years  1  why  there- 
fore did  ye  not  recover  them  within  that 
time  ? 

27  Wherefore  I  have  not  sinned  against 
thee,  but  thou  doest  me  wrong  to  war 
against  me  :  the  Lord  the  Judge  be  judge 
this  day  between  the  children  of  Israel  and 
the  children  of  Ammon. 

28  Howbeit,  the  king  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  hearkened  not  unto  the  words  of 
Jephthah  which  he  sent  him. 

29  H  Then  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  Jephthah,  and  he  passed  over  Gilead, 
and  Manasseh,  and  passed  over  Mizpeh  of 
Gilead,  and  from  Mizpeh  of  Gilead  he 
passed  over  unto  the  children  of  Ammon. 

30  And  Jephthah  vowed  a  vow  unto  the 
Lord,  and  said.  If  thou  shalt  without  fail 
deliver  the  children  of  Ammon  into  mine 
hands, 

31  Then  it  shall  be,  that  whatsoever 
Cometh  forth  of  the  doors  of  my  house  to 
meet  me,  when  I  return  in  peace  from  the 
children  of  Ammon,  shall  surely  be  the 
Lord's,  and  I  will  offer  it  up  for  a  burnt- 
offering. 

207 


The  Ephraimites  slain. 


JUDGES. 


ManoaWs  wife  sees  an  angel. 


32  H  So  Jephthah  passed  over  unto  the 
children  of  Ammon  to  fight  against  them  : 
and  the  Lord  dehvered  them  into  his 
hands. 

33  And  he  smote  them  from  Aroer  even 
till  thou  come  to  Minnith,  even  twenty  ci- 
ties, and  unto  the  plain  of  the  vineyards, 
with  a  very  great  slaughter.  Thus  the 
children  of  Ammon  were  subdued  before 
the  children  of  Israel. 

34  ^  And  Jephthah  came  to  Mizpeh 
unto  his  house,  and  behold,  his  daughter 
came  out  to  meet  him  with  timbrels  and 
with  dances  :  and  she  was  Jiis  only  child  ; 
beside  her  he  had  neither  son  nor  daugh- 
ter. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  saw 
her,  that  he  rent  his  clothes,  and  said,  Alas, 
my  daughter !  thou  hast  brought  me  very 
low,  and  thou  art  one  of  them  that  trouble 
me :  for  I  have  opened  my  mouth  unto  the 
Lord,  and  I  cannot  go  back. 

36  And  she  said  unto  him,  My  father,  if 
thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth  unto  the  Lord, 
do  to  me  according  to  that  which  hath  pro- 
ceeded out  of  thy  mouth ;  forasmuch  as  the 
Lord  hath  taken  vengeance  for  thee  of 
thine  enemies,  even  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon. 

37  And  she  said  unto  her  father,  Let  this 
thing  be  done  for  me :  Let  me  alone  two 
months,  that  I  may  go  up  and  down  upon 
the  mountains,  and  bewail  my  virginity,  I 
and  my  fellows. 

38  And  he  said,  Go.  And  he  sent  her 
away  for  two  months  :  and  she  went  with 
her  companions,  and  bewailed  her  virginity 
upon  the  mountains. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  two 
months,  that  she  returned  unto  her  father, 
who  did  with  her  according  to  his  vow 
which  he  had  vowed:  and  she  knew  no 
man.     And  it  was  a  custom  in  Israel, 

40  That  the  daughters  of  Israel  went 
yearly  to  lament  the  daughter  of  Jephthah 
the  Gileadite  four  days  in  a  year. 

CHAP.  XII. 
ND  the  men  of  Ephraim  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  went  north- 
ward, and  said  unto  Jephthah,  Wherefore 
passedst  thou  over  to  fight  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  didst  not  call  us  to  go 
with  thee  ?  we  will  burn  thine  house  upon 
thee  with  fire. 

2  And  Jephthah  said  unto  them,  I  and 
my  people  were  at  great  strife  with  the 
children  of  Ammon ;  and  when  I  called 
you,  ye  delivered  me  not  out  of  their  hands. 

3  And  when  I  saw  that  ye  delivered  7nc 
not,  I  put  my  life  in  my  hands,  and  passed 
over  against  the  children  of  Ammon,  and 
the  Lord  delivered  them  into  my  hand : 
wherefore  then  are  ye  come  up  unto  me 
this  day,  to  fight  against  me  ? 

4  Then  Jephthah  gathered  together  all 
the  men  of  Gilead,  and  fought  with  Ephra- 
im :  and  the  men  of  Gilead  .smote  Ephra- 


im, because  they  said,  Ye  Gileadites  are 
fugitives  of  Ephraim  among  the  Ephraim- 
ites, and  among  the  Manassites. 

5  And  the  Gileadites  took  the  passages 
of  Jordan  before  the  Ephraimites  :  and  it 
was  so,  that  when  those  Ephraimites  which 
were  escaped,  said,  Let  me  go  over ;  that 
the  men  of  Gilead  said  unto  him,  Art  thou 
an  Ephraimite  1  If  he  said.  Nay  ; 

6  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Say  now 
Shibboleth  :  and  he  said  Sibboleth  :  for  he 
could  not  frame  to  pronounce  it  right.  Then 
they  took  him  and  slew  him  at  the  pas- 
sages of  Jordan.  And  there  fell  at  that  time 
of  the  Ephraimites  forty  and  two  thou- 
sand. 

7  If  And  Jephthah  judged  Israel  six  years: 
then  died  Jephthah  the  Gileadite,  and  was 
buried  in  otie  of  the  cities  of  Gilead. 

8  H  And  after  him  Ibzan  of  Beth-lehem 
judged  Israel. 

9  And  he  had  thirty  sons  and  thirty 
daughters  tohoiu  he  sent  abroad,  and  took 
in  thirty  daughters  from  abroad  for  his  sons : 
and  he  judged  Israel  seven  years. 

10  Then  died  Ibzan,  and  was  buried  at 
Beth-lehem. 

11  IT  And  after  him  Elon,  a  Zebulonite, 
judged  Israel ;  and  he  judged  Israel  ten 
years. 

12  And  Elon  the  Zebulonite  died,  and 
was  buried  in  Ajalon  in  the  country  of  Ze- 
bulun. 

13  H  And  after  him  Abdon  the  son  of 
Hillel,  a  Pirathonite,  judged  Israel. 

14  And  he  had  forty  sons  and  thirty  ne- 
phews, that  rode  on  threescore  and  ten  ass 
colts  :  and  he  judged  Israel  eight  years. 

15  And  Abdon  the  son  of  Hillel  the  Pi- 
rathonite died,  and  was  buried  in  Pirathon 
in  the  land  of  Ephraim,  in  the  mount  of  the 
Amalekites. 

CHAP.  XIIL 
ND  the   children   of   Israel  did   evil 
again  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
the  Lord  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
the  Philistines  forty  years. 

2  H  And  there  was  a  certain  man  of  Zo- 
rah,  of  the  family  of  the  Danites,  whose 
name  was  Manoah  ;  and  his  wife  loas  bar- 
ren, and  bare  not. 

3  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared 
unto  the  woman,  and  said  unto  her,  Be- 
hold, now,  thou  art  barren,  and  bearest 
not :  but  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son. 

4  Now  therefore  beware,  I  prav  thee, 
and  drink  not  wine,  nor  strong  drink,  and 
eat  not  any  unclean  thing  : 

5  For  lo,  thou  shalt  conceive,  and  bear 
a  son  ;  and  no  razor  shall  come  on  his  head  : 
for  the  child  shall  be  a  Nazarite  unto  God 
from  the  womb :  and  he  shall  begin  to  deli- 
ver Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

6  U  Then  the  woman  came  and  told  her 
husband,  saying,  A  man  of  God  came  unto 
me,  and  his  countenance  ivas  like  the  coun- 

208 


Manoali's  sacrifice.  CHA  P. 

tenance  of  an  angel  of  God,  very  terrible : 
but  I  asked  him  not  whence  he  ivas,  neither 
told  he  me  his  name : 

7  But  he  said  unto  me,  Behold,  thou 
shalt  conceive,  and  bear  a  son ;  and  now 
drink  no  wine  nor  strong  drink,  neither  eat 
any  unclean  thing :  for  the  child  shall  be  a 
Nazarite  to  God  from  the  womb  to  the  day 
of  his  death. 

8  H  Then  Manoah  entreated  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  my  Lord,  let  the  man  of  God 
which  thou  didst  send  come  again  unto  us, 
and  teach  us  what  we  shall  do  unto  the 
child  that  shall  be  born. 

9  And  God  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
Manoah ;  and  the  angel  of  God  came  again 
unto  the  woman  as  she  sat  in  the  field :  but 
Manoah  her  husband  was  not  with  her. 

10  And  the  woman  made  haste,  and  ran, 
and  shewed  her  husband,  and  said  unto 
him.  Behold,  the  man  hath  appeared  unto 
me,  that  came  unto  me  the  other  day. 

11  And  Manoah  arose,  and  went  after 
his  wife,  and  came  to  the  man,  and  said  un- 
to him.  Art  thou  the  man  that  spakest  unto 
the  woman  ?  And  he  said,  I  am. 

12  And  Manoah  said.  Now  let  thy  words 
come  to  pass.  How  shall  we  order  the 
child,  and  hoiv  shall  we  do  unto  him  1 

13  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Manoah,  Of  all  that  I  said  unto  the  woman, 
let  her  beware. 

14  She  may  not  eat  of  any  thing  that 
Cometh  of  the  vine,  neither  let  her  drink 
Avine  or  strong  drink,  nor  eat  any  unclean 
thing :  all  that  I  commanded  her  let  her 
observe. 

15  ^  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel 
of  the  Lord,  I  pray  thee,  let  us  detain  thee, 
until  we  shall  have  made  ready  a  kid  for  thee. 

16  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Manoah,  Though  thou  detain  me,  I  will 
not  eat  of  thy  bread  :  and  if  thou  wilt  offer 
a  burnt-offering,  thou  must  offer  it  unto  the 
Lord.  For  Manoah  knew  not  that  he  was 
an  angel  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  Manoah  said  unto  the  angel  of 
the  Lord,  What  is  thy  name,  that  when  thy 
sayings  come  to  pass,  we  may  do  thee  ho- 
nour ? 

18  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
him,  Wli.y  askest  thou  thus  after  my  name, 
seeing  it  is  secret  ? 

19  So  Manoah  took  a  kid,  with  a  meat- 
offering, and  offered  it  upon  a  rock  unto  the 
Ix)RD  ;  and  the  angel  did  wonderously,  and 
Manoah  and  his  wife  looked  on. 

20  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  flame 
went  up  toward  heaven  from  off  the  altar, 
that  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ascended  in  the 
flame  of  the  altar,  and  Manoah  and  his  wife 
looked  on  it,  and  fell  on  their  faces  to  the 
ground. 

21  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  did  no 
more  appear  to  Manoah  and  to  his  wife. 
Then  Manoah  knew  that  he  was  an  angel 
of  the  Lord. 

27 


XIV.  Samson  is  born  :  kills  a  Hon. 

22  And  Manoah  said  unto  his  wife.  We 
shall  surely  die,  because  we  have  seen  God. 

23  But  his  wife  said  unto  him.  If  the 
Lord  were  pleased  to  kill  us,  he  would  not 
have  received  a  burnt-offering  and  a  meat- 
offermg  at  our  hands,  neither  would  he 
have  shewed  us  ail  these  things,  nor  would 
as  at  this  time  have  told  us  such  things  as 
these. 

24  IT  And  the  woman  bare  a  son,  and 
called  his  name  Samson.  And  the  child 
grew,  and  the  Lord  blessed  him. 

2.5  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  began 
to  move  him  at  times  in  the  camp  of  Dan, 
between  Zorah  and  Eshtaol. 
CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  Samson  went  down  to  Timnath, 
and  saw  a  woman  in  Timnath  of  the 
daughters  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  came  up,  and  told  his  father 
and  his  mother,  and  said,  I  have  seen  a 
woman  in  Timnath  of  the  daughters  of  the 
Philistines  :  now  therefore  get  her  for  me 
to  wife. 

3  Then  his  father  and  his  mother  said 
unto  him,  Is  there  never  a  woman  among 
the  daughters  of  thy  brethren,  or  among 
all  my  people,  that  thou  goest  to  take  a 
wife  of  the  uncircumcised  Philistines?  And 
Samson  said  unto  his  father,  Get  her  for 

for  she  pleaseth  me  well. 


4  But  his  father  and  his  mother  knew 
not  that  it  teas  of  the  Lord,  that  he  sought 
an  occasion  against  the  Philistines :  for  at 
that  time  the  Philistines  had  dominion  over 
Israel. 

5  II  Then  went  Samson  down,  and  his 
father  and  his  mother,  to  Timnath,  and 
came  to  the  vineyards  of  Timnath :  and 
behold,  a  young  lion  roared  against  him. 

6  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
mightily  upon  him,  and  he  rent  him  as  he 
would  have  rent  a  kid,  and  he  had  nothing 
in  his  hand  :  but  he  told  not  his  father  or 
his  mother  what  he  had  done. 

7  And  he  went  down,  and  talked  v»ith 
the  woman  ;  and  she  pleased  Samson  well. 

8  H  And  after  a  time  he  returned  to  take 
her,  and  he  turned  aside  to  see  the  carcass 
of  the  lion  :  and  behold,  there  ivas  a  swarm 
of  bees  and  honey  in  the  carcass  of  the 
lion. 

9  And  he  took  thereof  in  his  hands,  and 
went  on  eating,  and  came  to  his  flither  and 
mother,  and  he  gave  them,  and  they  did 
eat :  but  he  told  not  tliem  tliat  he  had  taken 
the  honey  out  of  the  carcass  of  the  lion. 

10  H  So  his  father  went  down  unto  the 
woman:  and  Samson  made  there  a  feast; 
for  so  used  the  young  men  to  do. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  saw 
him,  that  they  brought  thirty  companions 
to  be  with  him. 

12  H  And  Samson  said  unto  them,  I  will 
now  put  forth  a  riddle  unto  you  :  if  ye  can 
certainly  declare  it  me  within  the  seven 
davs  of  the  feast,  and  find  it  out,  then  I 

209 


Samson's  riddle.  JUDGES, 

will   give    you    thirty    sheets    and  thirty 
change  of  garments  : 

13  But  if  ye  cannot  declare  it  me,  then 
shall  ye  give  me  thirty  sheets  and  thirty 
change  of  garments.  And  they  said  unto 
him,  Put  forth  thy  riddle,  that  we  may  hear 
it. 

14  And  he  said  unto  them,  Out  of  the 
eater  came  forth  meat,  and  out  of  the  strong 
came  forth  sweetness.  And  they  could  not 
in  three  days  expound  the  riddle. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day,  that  they  said  to  Samson's  wife,  En- 
tice thy  husband,  that  he  may  declare  unto 
us  tlie  riddle,  lest  we  burn  thee  and  thy 
father's  house  with  fire  :  have  ye  called  us 
to  take  that  we  have  ?  is  it  not  so  ? 

16  And  Samson's  wife  wept  before  him 
and  said,  Thou  dost  but  hate  me,  and  lovest 
me  not :  thou  hast  put  forth  a  riddle  unto 
the  children  of  my  people,  and  hast  not 
told  it  me.  And  lie  said  unto  her.  Behold, 
I  liave  not  told  it  my  father  nor  my  mother, 
and  shall  I  tell  it  thee  ? 

17  And  she  wept  before  him  the  seven 
days,  wliile  their  feast  lasted :  and  it  came 
to  pass  on  the  seventh  day,  that  he  told 
her,  because  she  lay  sore  upon  him :  and 
she  told  the  riddle  to  the  children  of  her 
people. 

18  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto  him 
on  the  seventh  day  before  the  sun  went 
down.  What  is  sweeter  than  honey  ?  and 
what  is  stronger  than  a  lion  ?  And  he  said 
unto  them,  It  ye  had  not  ploughed  with 
my  heifer,  ye  had  not  found  out  my  riddle. 

19  II  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  him,  and  he  went  down  to  Ashkelon, 
and  slew  thirty  men  of  them,  and  took  their 
spoil,  and  gave  change  of  garments  unto 
them  which  expounded  the  riddle.  And 
his  anger  was  kindled,  and  he  went  up  to 
his  father's  house. 

20  But  Samson's  wife  was  given  to  his 
companion,  whom  he  had  used  as  his 
friend. 

CHAP.  XV. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass  within  a  while  af- 
ter, in  the  time  of  wheat-harvest,  that 
Samson  visited  his  wife  with  a  kid  ;  and  he 
said,  I  will  go  in  to  my  wife  into  the  cham- 
ber. But  her  father  would  not  suffer  him 
to  go  in. 

2  And  her  father  said,  I  verily  thought 
that  thou  hadst  utterly  hated  her;  therefore 
I  gave  her  to  thy  companion :  is  not  her 
younger  sister  fairer  than  she  ?  take  her,  1 
pray  Ihee,  instead  of  her. 

3  '^  And  Samson  said  concerning  them. 
Now  shall  I  be  more  blameless  than  the 
Philistines,  though  I  do  them  a  displeasure. 

4  And  Samson  went  and  caught  three 
hundred  foxes,  and  took  fire-brands,  and 
turned  tail  to  tail,  and  put  a  fire-brand  in 
the  midst  I)etween  two  tails. 

5  And  when  he  had  set  the  brands  on 
lire,  he  let  them  go  into  the  standing  corn 


He  burns  the  Philistines'  corn. 


of  the  Philistines,  and  burnt  up  both  the 
shocks,  and  also  the  standing  corn,  with 
the  vineyards  and  olives. 

6  Then  the  Philistines  said.  Who  hath 
done  this  1  And  they  answered,  Samson, 
the  son-in-law  of  the  Timnite,  because  he 
had  taken  his  wife,  and  given  her  to  his 
companion.  And  the  Philistines  came  up, 
and  burnt  her  and  her  father  with  fire. 

7  If  And  Samson  said  unto  them.  Though 
ye  have  done  this,  yet  will  I  be  avenged 
of  you,  and  after  that  I  will  cease. 

8  And  he  smote  them  hip  and  thigh  with 
a  great  slaughter.  And  he  went  down  and 
dwelt  in  the  top  of  the  rock  Etam. 

9  IT  Then  the  Philistines  went  up,  and 
pitched  in  Judah,  and  spread  themselves  iu 
Lehi. 

10  And  the  men  of  Judah  said,  Why 
are  ye  come  up  against  us  ?  And  they  an- 
swered, To  bind  Samson  are  we  come  up, 
to  do  to  him  as  he  hath  done  to  us. 

11  Then  three  thousand  men  of  Judah 
went  to  the  top  of  the  rock  Etam,  and  said 
to  Samson,  Knowest  thou  not  that  the  Phi- 
listines arc  rulers  over  us '?  what  is  this 
that  thou  hast  done  unto  us  ?  And  he  said 
unto  them.  As  they  did  unto  me,  so  have  I 
done  unto  them. 

12  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  are 
come  down  to  bind  thee,  that  we  may  de- 
liver thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 
And  Samson  said  unto  them,  Swear  unto 
me,  that  ye  will  not  fall  upon  me  your- 
selves. 

13  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying. 
No  ;  but  we  will  bmd  thee  fast,  and  deliver 
thee  into  their  hand  :  but  surely  we  will  not 
kill  thee.  And  they  bound  him  with  two 
new  cords,  and  brought  him  up  from  the 
rock. 

14  *ii  And  when  he  came  unto  Lehi,  the 
Philistines  shouted  against  him:  and  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  mightily  upon 
him,  and  the  cords  that  tcere  upon  his  arms 
became  as  flax  that  was  burnt  with  fire,  and 
his  bands  loosed  from  oflf  his  hands. 

15  And  he  found  a  new  jaw-bone  of  an 
ass,  and  put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  it,  and 
slew  a  thousand  men  therewith. 

16  And  Samson  said.  With  the  jaw-bone 
of  an  ass,  heaps  upon  heaps,  with  the  jaw 
of  an  ass  have  I  slain  a  thousand  men. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  when  he  had 
made  an  end  of  speaking,  that  he  cast 
away  the  jaw-bone  out  of  his  hand,  and 
called  that  place  Ramath-lehi. 

18  II  And  he  was  sore  athirst,  and  called 
on  the  Lord,  and  said,  Thou  hast  given 
this  great  deliverance  into  the  hand  of  thy 
servant :  and  now  shall  I  die  for  thirst, 
and  fall  into  the  hand  of  the  uncircum- 
cised  1 

19  But  God  clave  an  hollow  place  that 
uHis  in  the  jaw,  and  there  came  water  there- 
out ;  and  when  he  had  drunk,  his  spirit 
came  again,  and  he  revived  :  wherefore  he 

210 


He  is  enticed  by  Delilah.  CHAP. 

called  the  name  thereof  En-hakkore,  which 
is  in  Lehi  unto  this  day. 

20  And  he  judged  Israel  in  the  days  of 
the  Philistines  twenty  years. 
CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN  went  Samson  to  Gaza,  and  saw 
there  an  harlot,  and  went  in  unto  her. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  Gazites,  saying, 
Samson  is  come  hither.  And  they  com- 
passed /»'/«  in,  and  laid  wait  for  him  all 
night  in  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  were  quiet 
all  the  night,  saying.  In  the  morning  when 
it  is  day  we  shall  kill  him. 

3  And  Samson  lay  till  midnight,  and 
arose  at  midnight,  and  took  the  doors  of  the 
gate  of  the  city,  and  the  two  posts,  and 
went  away  with  them,  bar  and  all,  and  put 
them  upon  his  shoulders,  and  carried  them 
up  to  the  top  of  an  iiill  that  is  before 
Hebron. 

4  H  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that 
he  loved  a  woman  in  the  valle}-  of  Sorek, 
whose  name  ivas  Delilah. 

5  And  the  lords  of  the  Pliilistines  came 
up  unto  her,  and  said  unto  her.  Entice  him, 
and  see  wherein  his  great  strength  lictli, 
and  by  wliat  means  we  may  prevail  against 
him,  that  we  may  bind  him  to  afflict  him : 
and  we  will  give  thee  every  one  of  us 
eleven  hundred  pieces  of  silver. 

6  And  Delilah  said  to  Samson,  Tell  me, 
I  pray  thee,  wherein  thy  great  strength 
lieth,  and  wherewith  thou  mightest  be 
bound  to  afRict  thee. 

7  And  Samson  said  unto  her.  If  they 
bind  me  with  seven  green  withs,  that  were 
never  dried,  then  shall  I  be  weak,  and  be 
as  another  man. 

8  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
brought  up  to  her  seven  green  withs,  which 
had  not  been  dried,  and  she  bound  him 
with  them. 

9  (Now  there  luere  men  lying  in  wait, 
abiding  with  her  in  the  chamber.)  And 
she  said  unto  him,  Th.e  Philistines  he  upon 
thee,  Samson.  And  lie  brake  the  withs 
as  a  thread  of  tow  is  broken  when  it 
toucheth  the  fire.  So  his  strength  was  not 
known. 

10  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Be- 
liold  thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told  me 
lies :  now  tell  me,  I  pray  thee,  wherewith 
thou  mightest  be  bound. 

11  And  he  said  unto  her,  If  they  bind 
me  fast  with  new  ropes  that  never  were  oc- 
cupied, then  shall  1  be  weak,  and  be  as 
another  man. 

12  Delilah  therefore  took  new  ropes,  and 
bound  him  therewith,  and  said  unto  him. 
The  Philistines  be  upon  thee,  Samson. 
(And  there  were  liers  in  wait  abiding  in  the 
chamber.)  And  he  brake  them  from  off 
his  arms  like  a  thread. 

13  And  Delilah  said  unto  Samson,  Hi- 
therto thou  hast  mocked  me,  and  told  me 
lies :  tell  me  wherewith  thou  mightest  be 
bound.     And   he  said  unto   her,  If  thou 


XVI.  His  imprisonment  and  death. 

weavest  the  seven  locks  of  my  head  with 
the  web. 

14  And  she  fastened  it  with  a  pin,  and 
said  unto  him.  The  Philistines  he  upon  thee, 
Samson.  And  he  awaked  out  of  his  sleep, 
and  went  away  with  the  pin  of  the  beam, 
and  with  the  web. 

15  1i  And  she  said  unto  him.  How  canst 
thou  .say,  I  love  thee,  when  thine  heart  is 
not  with  me  ?  Thou  hast  mocked  me  these 
three  times,  and  hast  not  told  me  wherein 
thy  great  strength  lieth. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  when  she  pressed 
him  daily  with  her  words,  and  urged  him, 
so  that  his  soul  was  vexed  unto  death  ; 

17  That  he  told  her  all  his  heart,  and 
said  unto  her.  There  hath  not  come  a  razor 
upon  mine  head  ;  for  I  have  been  a  Naza- 
rite  unto  God  from  my  mother's  womb :  if 
I  be  shaven,  then  my  strength  will  go  from 
me,  and  I  shall  become  weak,  and  be  like 
any  other  man. 

18  And  when  Delilah  saw  that  he  had 
told  her  all  his  heart,  .she  sent  and  called  lor 
the  lords  of  the  Philistines,  saying.  Come 
u|i  this  once,  for  he  hath  shewed  me  all  his 
heart.  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
came  up  unto  her,  and  brought  money  in 
their  liand. 

19  And  she  made  him  sleep  upon  her 
knees ;  and  she  called  for  a  man,  and  she 
caused  him  to  shave  off  the  seven  locks  of 
his  head ;  and  she  began  to  afflict  him, 
and  his  strength  went  from  him. 

20  And  she  said,  The  Philistines  he 
upon  thee,  Samson.  And  he  awoke  out  of 
his  sleep,  and  said,  I  \w'\\\  go  out  as  at  other 
times  before,  and  shake  myself  And  he 
wist  not  that  the  Lord  was  dej)arted  from 
him. 

21  II  But  the  Philistines  took  him,  and 
put  out  his  eyes,  and  brought  him  down  to 
Gaza,  and  bound  him  with  fetters  of  brass; 
and  he  did  grind  in  the  prison-house. 

22  Plowbeit  the  hair  of  his  head  began  to 
grow  again  after  b.e  was  shaven. 

23  H  Then  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  ga- 
thered them  together,  for  to  offer  a  great 
sacrifice  unto  DagoJi  their  god,  and  to  re- 
joice :  for  they  said.  Our  god  hath  delivered 
Samson  our  enemy  into  our  hand. 

24  And  when  the  people  saw  him,  they 
praised  their  god  :  for  they  said.  Our  god 
hath  delivered  into  our  hands  our  enemy, 
and  the  destroyer  of  our  country ;  which 
slew  many  of  us. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  v/hcn  their  hearts 
were  merry,  that  they  said.  Call  for  Sam- 
son that  he  may  make  us  sport.  And  they 
called  for  Samson  out  of  the  prison-house  ; 
and  he  made  them  sport :  and  they  set  him 
between  the  pillars. 

26  H  And  Samson  said  unto  the  lad  that 
held  him  by  the  hand.  Suffer  me  that  I  may 
feel  the  pillars  whereupon  the  house  stand- 
eth,  that  I  may  lean  upon  them. 

27  Now  the  house  was  full  of  men  and 

211 


The  idolatry  of  Micah. 


JUDGES.        The  Danites  seek  an  inheritance. 


women  :  and  all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
icere  there :  and  there  icere  upon  the  roof 
about  three  thousand  men  and  women,  that 
beheld  while  Samson  made  sport. 

28  And  Samson  called  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  God,  remember  me,  I 
pray  thee,  and  strengthen  me,  I  pray  thee, 
only  this  once,  O  God,  that  I  may  be  at 
once  avenged  of  the  Philistines  for  my  two 
eyes. 

•29  And  Samson  took  hold  of  the  two 
middle  pillars  upon  which  the  house  stood, 
and  on  which  it  was  borne  up,  of  the  one 
with  his  right  hand,  and  of  the  other  with 
his  left. 

30  And  Samson  said.  Let  me  die  with 
the  Philistines.  And  he  bowed  himself 
with  all  his  might ;  and  the  house  fell  upon 
the  lords,  and  upon  all  the  people  that  ivere 
therein.  So  the  dead  which  he  slew  at  his 
death  were  more  than  they  which  he  slew 
in  his  life. 

31  Then  his  brethren  and  all  the  house 
of  his  father  came  down,  and  took  him,  and 
brought  him  up,  and  buried  him  between 
Zorah  and  Eshtaol  in  the  burying-place  of 
Manoah  his  father.  And  he  judged  Israel 
twenty  years. 

CHAP.  xvn. 

AND  there  was  a  man  of  mount  Epiiraim, 
whose  name  was  Micah. 

2  And  he  said  unto  his  mother,  The 
eleven  hundred  shekels  of  silver  that  were 
taken  from  thee,  about  which  thou  cursedst, 
and  spakest  of  also  in  mine  ears,  behold, 
the  silver  is  with  me  ;  I  took  it.  And  his 
mother  said.  Blessed  he  thou  of  the  Lord, 
my  son. 

3  And  when  he  had  restored  the  eleven 
hundred  shekels  of  silver  to  his  mother,  his 
mother  said,  I  had  wholly  dedicated  the 
silver  unto  the  Lord  from  my  hand  for  my 
son,  to  make  a  graven  image  and  a  molten 
image  :  now  therefore  I  will  restore  it  unto 
thee. 

4  Yet  he  restored  the  money  unto  his 
mother  ;  and  his  mother  took  two  hundred 
shekels  of  silver,  and  gave  them  to  the 
founder,  who  made  thereof  a  graven  image 
and  a  molten  image  ;  and  they  were  in  the 
house  of  Micah. 

5  If  And  the  man  Micah  had  an  house  of 
gods,  and  made  an  ephod,  and  teraphim, 
and  consecrated  one  of  his  sons,  who  be- 
came his  priest. 

6  In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in 
Israel,  but  every  man  did  that  which  icas 
right  in  his  own  eyes. 

7  ^  And  there  was  a  young  man  out  of 
Beth-lehem-judah  of  the  family  of  Judah, 
who  toas  a  Levite,  and  he  sojourned  there. 

8  And  the  man  departed  out  of  the  city 
from  Beth-lehem-judah,  to  sojourn  where 
he  could  find  a  place :  and  he  came  to 
mount  Ephraim  to  the  house  of  Micah,  as 
he  journeyed. 

9  And  Micah  said  unto  him    Whence 


comest  thou  ?  And  he  said  unto  him,  I  am 
a  Levite  of  Beth-lehem-judah,  and  1  go  to 
sojourn  where  I  may  find  a  place. 

10  And  Micah  said  unto  him,  Dwell 
with  me,  and  be  unto  me  a  father  and  a 
priest,  and  I  will  give  thee  ten  shekels  of 
silver  by  the  year,  and  a  suit  of  apparel,  and 
thy  victuals.     So  the  Levite  went  in. 

11  And  the  Levite  was  content  to  dwell 
with  the  man;  and  the  young  man  was 
unto  him  as  one  of  his  sons. 

12  And  Micah  consecrated  the  Levite ; 
and  the  young  man  became  his  priest,  and 
was  in  the  house  of  Micah. 

13  Then  said  Micah,  Now  know  I  that 
the  Lord  will  do  me  good,  seeing  I  have  a 
Levite  to  my  priest. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 
N  those  days  there  was  no  king  in  Israel : 
—  and  in  those  days  the  tribe  of  the  Danites 
sought  them  an  inheritance  to  dwell  in  ;  for 
unto  that  day  all  their  inheritance  had  not 
fallen  unto  them  among  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

2  And  the  children  of  Dan  sent  of  their 
family  five  men  from  their  coasts,  men  of 
valour,  from  Zorah,  and  from  Eshtaol,  to 
spy  out  the  land,  and  to  search  it ;  and  they 
said  unto  them,  Go,  search  the  land :  who 
when  they  came  to  mount  Ephraim,  to  the 
house  of  Micah,  they  lodged  there. 

3  When  they  were  by  the  house  of  Mi- 
cah, they  knew  the  voice  of  the  young  man 
the  Levite  :  and  they  turned  in  thither,  and 
said  unto  him,  Who  brought  thee  hither  1 
and  what  makest  thou  in  this  place  1  and 
what  hast  thou  here  1 

4  And  he  said  unto  them,  Thus  and  thus 
dealeth  Micah  with  me,  and  hath  hired  me, 
and  I  am  his  priest. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him,  Ask  counsel, 
we  pray  thee,  of  God,  that  we  may  know 
whether  our  way  which  we  go  shall  be  pros- 
perous. 

6  And  the  priest  said  unto  them,  Go  in 
peace  :  before  the  Lord  is  your  way  where- 
in ve  go. 

7  U  Then  the  five  men  departed,  and 
came  to  Laish,  and  saw  the  people  that 
ircre  therein,  how  they  dwelt  careless,  after 
the  manner  of  the  Zidonians,  quiet  and 
secure  ;  and  there  was  no  magistrate  in  the 
land,  that  might  put  them  to  shame  in  any 
thing  ;  and  they  were  far  from  the  Zidoni- 
ans, and  had  no  business  with  any  man. 

8  And  they  came  unto  their  brethren  to 
Zorah  and  Eshtaol :  and  their  brethren  said 
unto  them,  What  say  ye  ? 

9  And  they  said,  Arise,  that  we  may  go 
up  against  them :  for  we  have  seen  the 
land,  and  behold,  it  is  very  good  :  and  are 
ye  still  1  be  not  slothful  to  go,  and  to  enter 
to  possess  the  land. 

10  When  ye  go,  ye  shall  come  unto  a 
people  secure,  and  to  a  large  land  :  for  God 
hath  given  it  into  your  hands;  a  place 
where  there  is  no  want  of  any  thing  that  is 
in  the  earth. 

212 


They  go  to  Laish.  CHAP. 

11  H  And  there  went  from  thence  of  the 
family  of  the  Danites,  out  of  Zorah  and  out 
of  Eshtaol,  six  hundred  men  appointed 
with  weapons  of  war. 

12  And  they  went  up,  and  pitched  in 
Kirjath-jearim,  in  Judah  :  wherefore  they 
called  that  place  Mahaneh-dan  unto  this 
day  :  behold,  it  is  behind  Kirjath-jearim. 

13  And  they  passed  thence  unto  mount 
Ephraim,  and  came  unto  the  house  of  Mi- 
cah. 

14  H  Then  answered  the  five  men  that 
went  to  spy  out  the  country  of  Laish,  and 
said  unto  their  brethren,  Do  ye  know  that 
there  is  in  these  houses  an  ephod,  and  tera- 
phim,  and  a  graven  image,  and  a  molten 
image?  now  therefore  consider  what  ye  have 
to  do. 

15  And  they  turned  thitherward,  and 
came  to  the  house  of  the  young  man  the 
Levite,  even  unto  the  house  of  Micah,  and 
saluted  him. 

16  And  the  six  hundred  men  appointed 
with  their  weapons  of  war,  which  icere  of 
the  children  of  Dan,  stood  by  the  entering 
of  the  gate. 

17  And  the  five  men  that  went  to  spy 
out  the  land  went  up,  and  came  in  thither, 
and  took  the  graven  image,  and  the  ephod, 
and  the  teraphim,  and  the  molten  image : 
and  the  priest  stood  in  the  entering  of  the 
gate  with  the  six  hundred  men  that  were 
appointed  with  weapons  of  war. 

18  And  these  went  into  Micah's  house, 
and  fetched  the  carved  image,  the  ephod, 
and  the  teraphim,  and  the  molten  image. 
Then  said  the  priest  unto  them.  What  do  ye  ? 

19  And  they  said  unto  him,  Hold  thy 
peace,  lay  thine  hand  upon  thy  mouth,  and 
go  with  us,  and  be  to  us  a  father  and  a  priest : 
Is  it  better  for  thee  to  be  a  priest  unto  the 
house  of  one  man,  or  that  thou  be  a  priest 
unto  a  tribe  and  a  family  in  Israel  ? 

20  And  the  priest's  heart  was  glad,  and 
he  took  the  ephod,  and  the  teraphim,  and 
the  graven  image,  and  went  in  the  midst  of 
the  people. 

21  So  they  turned  and  departed,  and 
put  the  little  ones,  and  the  cattle,  and  the 
carriage  before  them. 

22  H  And  when  they  were  a  good  way 
from  the  house  of  Micah,  the  men  that 
tvej-e  in  the  houses  near  to  Micah's  house 
were  gathered  together,  and  overtook  the 
children  of  Dan. 

23  And  they  cried  unto  the  children  of 
Dan.  And  they  turned  their  faces,  and 
said  unto  Micah,  What  aileth  thee,  that 
thou  comest  with  such  a  company  I 

24  And  he  said,  Ye  have  taken  away  my 
gods  which  I  made,  and  the  priest,  and  ye 
are  gone  away  :  and  what  have  I  more  7 
and  what  is  this  that  ye  say  unto  me,  What 
aileth  thee  ? 

25  And  the  children  of  Dan  said  unto 
him.  Let  not  thy  voice  be  heard  among  us, 


A' 


XIX.  The  Levite  and  his  concubine. 

lose  thy  life,  with  the  lives  of  thy  household. 

26  And  the  children  of  Dan  went  their 
way  :  and  when  Micah  saw  that  they  loere 
too  strong  for  him,  he  turned  and  went  back 
unto  his  house. 

27  H  And  they  took  the  things  which 
Micah  had  made,  and  the  priest  which  he 
had,  and  came  unto  Laish,  unto  a  people 
that  ivere  at  quiet  and  secure :  and  they 
smote  them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and 
burnt  the  city  with  fire. 

28  And  there  was  no  deliverer,  because 
it  was  far  from  Zidon,  and  they  had  no  bu- 
siness with  any  man;  and  it  was  in  the 
valley  that  lieth  by  Beth-rehob.  And  they 
built  a  city,  and  dwelt  therein. 

29  And  they  called  the  name  of  the  city 
Dan,  after  the  name  of  Dan  their  father, 
who  was  born  unto  Israel:  howbeit  the 
name  of  the  city  was  Laish  at  the  first. 

30  H  And  the  children  of  Dan  set  up  the 
graven  image:  and  Jonathan,  the  son  of 
Gershom,  the  son  of  Manasseh,  he  and  his 
sons  were  priests  to  the  tribe  of  Dan  until 
the  day  of  the  captivity  of  the  land. 

31  And  they  set  them  up  Micah's  graven 
image  which  he  made,  all  the  time  that  the 
house  of  God  was  in  Shiloh. 

CHAP.  XIX. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
when  the7-e  loas  no  king  in  Israel,  that 
there  was  a  certain  Levite  sojourning  on 
the  side  of  mount  Ephraim,  who  took  to 
him  a  concubine  out  of  Beth-lehem-ju- 
dah. 

2  And  his  concubine  played  the  whore 
against  him,  and  went  away  from  him  unto 
her  father's  house  to  Beth-lehem-judah,  and 
was  there  four  whole  months. 

3  And  her  husband  arose,  and  went  after 
her,  to  speak  friendly  unto  her,  and  to  bring 
her  again,  having  his  servant  with  him,  and 
a  couple  of  asses :  and  she  brought  him 
into  her  father's  house :  and  when  the  fa- 
ther of  the  damsel  saw  him,  he  rejoiced  to 
meet  him. 

4  And  his  father-in-law,  the  damsel's  fa- 
ther, retained  him ;  and  he  abode  \yith  him 
three  days :  so  they  did  eat  and  drink,  and 
lodged  there. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  fourth  day, 
when  they  arose  early  in  the  morning,  that 
he  rose  up  to  depart:  and  the  damsel's  fa- 
ther said  unto  his  son-in-law,  Comfort  thine 
heart  with  a  morsel  of  bread,  and  afterward 
go  your  way. 

6  And  they  sat  down,  and  did  eat  and 
drink  both  of  them  together :  for  the  dam- 
sel's father  had  said  unto  the  man,  Be  con- 
tent, I  pray  thee,  and  tarry  all  night,  and 
let  thine  lieart  be  merry. 

7  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to  depart, 
his  lather-in-law  urged  him:  therefore  he 
lodged  there  again. 

8  And  he  arose  early  in  the  morning  on 
the  fifth  day  to  depart :  and  the  damsel's 


lest  angry  follows  run  upon  thee,  and  thou  I  father  said,   Comfort  thine   heart,  I  pray 


The  Levitt  is 


JUDGES. 


thee.     And  they  tarried   until  afternoon, 
and  they  did  eat  both  of  thera. 

9  And  when  the  man  rose  up  to  depart, 
he,  and  his  concubine,  and  his  servant,  his 
father-in-law,  the  damsel's  father,  said  unto 
him.  Behold,  now  the  day  draweth  toward 
evening,  I  pray  you  tarry  all  night :  behold 
the  day  grovveth  to  an  end,  lodge  here,  that 
thine  heart  may  be  merry ;  and  to-morrow 
get  you  early  on  your  way,  that  thou  may 
est  go  home. 

10  But  the  man  would  not  tarry  that 
night,  but  he  rose  up  and  departed,  and 
came  over  against  Jebus,  which  is  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  tha-e  were  with  him  two  asses  sad- 
dled, his  concubine  also  ivas  with  him. 

11  And  when  they  icere  by  Jebus,  the 
day  was  far  spent;  and  the  servant  said 
unto  his  master,  Come,  I  pray  thee,  and 
let  us  turn  in  unto  this  city  of  the  Jebusites, 
and  lodge  in  it. 

12  And  his  master  said  unto  him.  We 
will  not  turn  aside  hither  into  the  city  of  a 
stranger,  that  is  not  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael ;  we  will  pass  over  to  Gibeah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  servant,  Come, 
and  let  us  draw  near  to  one  of  these  places 
to  lodge  all  night,  in  Gibeah,  or  in  Ramah. 

14  And  they  passed  on  and  went  their 
way ;  and  the  sun  went  down  upon  them 
zohen  they  were  b}^  Gibeah,  which  belongcth 
to  Benjamin. 

15  And  they  turned  aside  thither,  to  go 
in  and  to  lodge  in  Gibeah :  and  when  he 
went  in,  he  sat  him  down  in  a  street  of  the 
city :  for  there  was  no  man  that  took  them 
Into  his  house  to  lodging, 

16  H  And  behold,  there  came  an  old  man 
from  his  work  out  of  the  field  at  even,  which 
was  also  of  mount  Ephraim ;  and  he  so- 
journed in  Gibeah ;  but  the  men  of  the 
place  ircre  Benjamites. 

17  And  when  he  had  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
he  saw  a  wayfaring  man  in  the  street  of  the 
city  :  and  tlie  old  man  said,  Whither  goest 
thou  1  and  whence  coniest  thou  ? 

18  And  he  said  unto  him,  We  are  passing 
from  Beth-leliem-judah  toward  the  side  of 
mount  Ephraim ;  from  thence  am  I :  and  I 
went  to  Beth-lehem-judah,  but  I  am  now 
going  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  ;  and  there 
is  no  man  that  receiveth  me  to  house. 

19  Yet  there  is  both  straw  and  provender 
for  our  asses;  and  there  is  bread  and  wine 
also  for  me,  and  for  thy  handmaid,  and  for 
the  young  man  lokich  is  with  thy  servants : 
there  is  no  want  of  any  thing. 

20  And  the  old  man  said,  Peace  be  with 
thee  ;  howsoever,  let  all  thy  wants  lie  upon 
me ;  only  lodge  not  in  the  street. 

21  So  he  brought  him  into  his  house, 
and  gave  provender  unto  the  asses:  and 
they  washed  their  feet,  and  did  eat  and 
drink. 

22  II  Noiv  as  they  were  making  their 
hearts  merry,  behold,  the  men  of  the  city, 
certain  sons  of  Belial,  beset  the  house  round 


entertained  at  Gibeah. 


about,  and  beat  at  the  door,  and  spake  to 
the  master  of  the  house,  the  old  man,  say- 
ing, Bring  forth  the  man  that  came  into 
thine  house,  that  we  may  know  him. 

23  And  the  man,  the  master  of  the  house, 
went  out  unto  them,  and  said  unto  them. 
Nay,  my  brethren,  nay,  I  pray  you,  do  not 
so  wickedly;  seeing  that  this  man  is  come 
into  mine  house,  do  not  this  folly. 

24  Behold,  here  is  my  daughter,  a  maiden, 
and  his  concubine ;  them  1  will  bring  out 
now,  and  humble  ye  them,  and  do  with 
them  \yhat  seemeth  good  unto  you :  but 
unto  this  man  do  not  so  vile  a  thing. 

25  But  the  men  would  not  hearken  to 
him :  so  the  man  took  his  concubine,  and 
brought  her  forth  unto  them;  and  they 
knew  her,  and  abused  her  all  the  night  until 
the  morning:  and  when  the  day  began  to 
spring,  they  let  her  go. 

26  Then  came  the  woman  in  the  dawn- 
ing of  the  day,  and  fell  down  at  the  door  of 
the  man's  house  where  her  lord  was,  till  it 
was  light. 

27  And  her  lord  rose  up  in  the  morning, 
and  opened  the  doors  of  the  house,  and  v.'ent 
out  to  go  his  way  :  and  behold,  tlie  woman 
his  concubine  was  fallen  down  at  the  door 
of  the  house,  and  her  hands  were  upon  the 
threshold. 

28  And  he  said  unto  her.  Up,  and  let  us 
be  going.  But  none  answered.  Then  the 
man  took  her  tip  upon  an  ass,  and  the  man 
rose  up,  and  gat  him  unto  his  place. 

29  H  And  when  he  was  come  into  his 
house,  he  took  a  knife,  and  laid  hold  on  his 
concubine,  and  divided  her,  together  with. 
her  bones,  into  twelve  pieces,  and  sent  her 
into  all  the  coasts  of  Israel. 

30  And  it  was  so,  that  all  that  saw  it,  said. 
There  was  no  such  deed  done  nor  seen  from 
the  day  that  the  children  of  Israel  came  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day :  con- 
sider of  it,  take  advice,  and  spe:ik  yom' 
minds. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THEN  all  the  children  of  Israel  went 
out,  and  the  congregation  was  gather- 
ed together  as  one  man,  from  Dan  even  to 
Beer-sheba,  with  the  land  of  Gilead,  unto 
the  Lord  in  Mizpeh. 

2  And  the  chief  of  all  the  people,  even 
of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  presented  them- 
selves in  the  assembly  of  the  people  of  God, 
four  hundred  thousand  footmen  that  drew 
sword. 

3  (Now  the  children  of  Benjamin  heard 
that  the  children  of  Is'-ael  were  gone  up  to 
Mizpeh. )  Then  said  the  children  of  Israel, 
Tell  lis,  how  was  this  wickedness  ? 

4  And  the  Levite,  the  husband  of  the 
woman  that  was  slain,  ansuered  and  said,  I 
came  into  Gibeah  that  belongeth  to  Benja- 
min, I  and  my  concubine,  to  lodge. 

5  And  the  men  of  Gibeah  rose  against 
me,  and  beset  the  house  round  about  upon 
me  by  night,  and  thought  to  have  slain  me  : 

214 


The  Levite  declares  Ms  wrong.      CHAP. 
and  my  concubine  have  they  forced,  that 
she  is  dead. 

6  And  I  took  my  concubine,  and  cut  her 
in  pieces,  and  sent  her  throughout  all  the 
country  of  the  inheritance  of  Israel :  for 
they  have  committed  lewdness  and  folly  in 
Israel. 

7  Behold,  ye  are  all  children  of  Israel ; 
give  here  your  advice  and  counsel. 

8  H  And  all  the  people  arose  as  one  man, 
saying,  We  will  not  any  of  us  go  to  his 
tent,  neither  will  we  any  of  us  turn  into  his 
house : 

9  Bat  now  this  shall  be  the  thing  which 
we  will  do  to  Gibeah :  ice  loill  go  up  by  lot 
against  it ; 

10  And  we  will  take  ten  men  of  an  hun- 
dred throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and 
an  hundred  of  a  thousand,  and  a  thousand 
out  of  ten  thousand,  to  fetch  victual  for  the 
people,  that  they  may  do,  when  they  come 
to  Gibeah  of  Benjamin,  according  to  all  the 
folly  that  they  have  wrought  in  Israel. 

1 1  So  all  the  men  of  Israel  were  gathered 
against  the  city,  knit  together  as  one  man. 

12  Ti  And  the  tribes  of  Israel  sent  men 
through  all  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  saying, 
What  wickedness  is  this  that  is  done  among 
you? 

13  Now  therefore  deliver  us  the  men,  the 
children  of  Belial,  which  are  in  Gibeah, 
that  we  may  put  them  to  death,  and  put 
away  evil  from  Israel.  But  the  children  of 
Benjamin  would  not  hearken  to  the  voice  of 
their  brethren  the  children  of  Israel : 

14  But  the  children  of  Benjamin  gather- 
ed themselves  together  out  of  the  cities  unto 
Gibeah,  to  go  out  to  battle  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

1.5  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  were 
numbered  at  that  time  out  of  the  cities 
twenty  and  six  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword,  beside  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeah, 
which  were  numbered  seven  hundred  cho- 


sen men. 

16  Among  all  this  people  there  joere 
seven  hundred  chosen  men  left-handed ; 
every  one  could  sling  stones  at  an  hair- 
breadth,  and  not  miss. 

17  And  the  men  of  Israel,  beside  Benja- 
min, were  numbered  four  hundred  thousand 
men  that  drew  sword :  all  these  ivere  men 
of  war. 

18  !T  And  the  children  of  Israel  arose, 
and  went  up  to  the  house  of  God,  and  ask- 
ed counsel  of  God,  and  said.  Which  of  us 
shall  go  up  first  to  the  battle  against  the 
children  of  Benjamin  ?  and  the  Lord  said, 
Judah  shall  go  vp  first. 

19  And  the  children  of  Israel  rose  up  in 
the  morning,  and  encamped  against  Gibeah. 

20  And  the  men  of  Israel  went  out  to 
battle  against  Benjamin  ;  and  the  men  of 
Israel  put  themselves  in  array  to  fight 
against  them  at  Gibeah. 

21  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  came 
forth  out  of  Gibeah,  and  destroyed  down  to 


XX.  The  Betyamites  slaiii. 

the  ground  of  the  Israelites  that  day  twenty 
and  two  thousand  men. 

22  H  And  the  people  of  the  men  of  Israel 
encouraged  themselves,  and  set  their  bat- 
de  again  in  array  in  the  place  where  they 
put  themselves  in  array  the  first  day. 

23  (And  the  children  of  Israel  went  up 
and  wept  before  the  Lord  until  even,  and 
asked  counsel  of  the  Lord,  saying,  Shall 
I  go  up  again  to  battle  against  the  children 
of  Benjamin  my  brother  .'  And  the  Lord 
said.  Go  up  against  him.) 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  came  near 
against  the  children  of  Benjamin  the  second 
day. 

25  And  Benjamin  went  forth  against 
them  out  of  Gibeah  the  second  day,  and 
destroyed  down  to  the  ground  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  again  eighteen  thousand 
men ;  all  these  drew  the  sword. 

26  H  Then  all  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
all  the  people,  went  up,  and  came  unto  the 
house  of  God,  and  wept,  and  sat  there  be- 
fore the  Lord,  and  fasted  that  day  until 
even,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and  peace- 
offerings  before  the  Lord. 

27  And  the  children  of  Israel  inquired 
of  the  Lord,  (for  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
of  God  was  there  in  those  days, 

28  And  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar, 
the  son  of  Aaron,  stood  before  it  in  those 
days,)  saying,  Shall  I  yet  again  go  out  to 
battle  against  the  children  of  Benjamin  my 
brother,  or  shall  I  cease  ?  And  the  Lord 
said,  Go  up ;  for  to-morrow  I  will  deliver 
them  into  thine  hand. 

29  IT  And  Israel  set  Hers  in  wait  round 
about  Gibeah. 

30  And  the  children  of  Israel  went  up 
against  the  children  of  Benjamin  on  the 
third  day,  and  put  themselves  in  array 
against  Gibeah,  as  at  other  times. 

31  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  went 
out  against  the  people,  and  were  drawn 
away  from  the  city;  and  they  began  to 
smite  of  the  people,  and  kill,  as  at  other 
times,  in  the  highways,  of  which  one  go- 
eth  up  to  the  house  of  God,  and  the  other 
to  Gibeah  in  the  field,  about  thirty  men  of 
Israel. 

32  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  said, 
They  are  smitten  down  before  us,  as  at  the 
first.  But  the  children  of  Israel  said,  Let  us 
flee,  and  draw  them  from  the  city  unto  the 
highways. 

33  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  rose  up  cut 
of  their  place,  and  put  themselves  in  array 
at  Baal-tamar  :  and  the  Hers  in  wait  of  Is- 
rael came  forth  out  of  their  places,  even  out 
of  the  meadows  of  Gibeah. 

34  And  there  came  against  Gibeah  ten 
thousand  chosen  men  out  of  all  Israel,  and 
the  battle  was  sore  :  but  they  knew  not  that 
evil  toas  near  them. 

35  And  the  Lord  smote  Benjamin  before 
Israel :  and  the  children  of  Israel  destroyed 
of  the  Benjamites  that  day  twenty  and  five 

216 


Gibeah  burnt. 

thousand  and  an  hundred  men 
drew  the  sword. 

36  So  the  children  of  Benjamin  saw  that 
they  were  smitten :  for  the  men  of  Israel 
gave  place  to  the  Benjamites,  because  they 
trusted  unto  the  liers  in  wait  which  they 
had  set  beside  Gibeah. 

37  And  the  liers  in  wait  hasted,  and 
rushed  upon  Gibeah ;  and  the  liers  in  wait 
drew  themselves  along,  and  smote  all  the 
city  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

38  Now  there  was  an  appointed  sign  be- 
tween the  men  of  Israel  and  the  hers  in 
wait,  that  they  should  make  a  great  flame 
with  smoke  to  rise  up  out  of  the  city. 

39  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  retired  in 
the  battle,  Benjamin  began  to  smite  and 
kill  of  the  men  of  Israel  about  thirty  per- 
sons :  for  they  said.  Surely  they  are  smit- 
ten down  before  us,  as  in  the  first  battle. 

40  But  when  the  flame  began  to  arise 
up  out  of  the  city  with  a  pillar  of  smoke, 
the  Benjamites  looked  behind  them,  and 
behold,  the  flame  of  the  city  ascended  up 
to  heaven. 

41  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  turned 
again,  the  men  of  Benjamin  were  amazed  : 
for  they  saw  that  evil  was  come  upon  them. 

42  Therefore  they  turned  their  hacks  be- 
fore the  men  of  Israel  unto  the  way  of  the 
wilderness ;  but  the  battle  overtook  them ; 
and  them  which  cayne  out  of  the  cities  they 
destroyed  in  the  midst  of  them. 

43  Thus  they  inclosed  the  Benjamites 
round  about,  and  chased  them,  and  trode 
them  down  with  ease  over  against  Gibeah 
toward  the  sun-rising. 

44  And  there  fell  of  Benjamin  eighteen 
thousand  men ;  all  these  loere  men  of  va- 
lour. 

45  And  they  turned  and  fled  toward  the 
wilderness  unto  the  rock  of  Rimmon  :  and 
they  gleaned  of  them  in  the  highways  five 
thousand  men;  and  pursued  hard  after 
them  unto  Gidom,  and  slew  two  thousand 
men  of  them. 

46  So  that  all  which  fell  that  day  of 
Benjamin  were  twenty  and  five  thousand 
men  that  drew  the  sword ;  all  these  2vere 
men  of  valour. 

47  But  six  hundred  men  turned  and  fled 
to  the  wilderness  unto  the  rock  Rimmon, 
and  abode  in  the  rock  Rimmon  four 
months. 

48  And  the  men  of  Israel  turned  again 
upon  the  children  of  Benjamin,  and  smote 
them  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  as  well 
the  men  of  every  city,  as  the  beast,  and  all 
that  came  to  hand  :  also  they  set  on  fire  all 
the  cities  that  they  came  to. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

TVTOW  the  men  of  Israel  had  sworn   in 

„      Mizpeh,  saying.  There  shall  not  any 

of  us  give  his  daughter  unto  Benjamin  to 

wile. 

2  And  the  people  came  to  the  house  of 
God,  and  abode  there  till  even  before  God, 


J  UDGES.  The  desolation  of  Benjamin. 

all  these  and  lifted  up  their  voices,  and  wept  sore  ; 

3  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  why 
is  this  come  to  pass  in  Israel,  that  there 
should  be  to-day  one  tribe  lacking  in  Is- 
rael ? 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  the  people  rose  early,  and  built  there  an 
altar,  and  offered  burnt-offerings,  and  peace- 
offerings. 

5  And  the  children  of  Israel  said,  Who 
IS  there  among  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  that 
came  not  up  with  the  congregation  unto 
the  Lord  ?  For  they  had  made  a  great 
oath  concerning  him  that  come  not  up  to 
the  Lord  to  Mizpeh,  saying,  He  shall 
surely  be  put  to  death. 

6  And  tlie  children  of  Israel  repented 
them  for  Benjamin  their  brother,  and  said, 
There  is  one  tribe  cut  off  from  Israel  this 
day. 

7  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for  them 
that  remain,  seeing  we  have  sworn  by  the 
Lord,  that  we  will  not  give  them  of  our 
daughters  to  wives? 

8  H  And  they  said.  What  one  is  there  of 
the  tribes  of  Israel  that  came  not  up  to 
Mizpeh  to  the  Lord?  and  behold,  there 
came  none  to  the  camp  from  Jabesh-gilead 
to  the  assembly. 

9  For  the  people  were  numbered,  and 
behold  there  were  none  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Jabesh-gilead  there. 

10  And  the  congregation  sent  thither 
twelve  thousand  men  of  the  valiantest,  and 
commanded  them,  saying,  Go  and  smite  the 
inhabitants  of  Jabesh-gilead  with  the  edge 
of  the  sword,  with  the  women  and  the  chil- 
dren. 

11  And  this  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do. 
Ye  shall  utterly  destroy  every  male,  and 
every  woman  that  hath  lain  by  man. 

12  And  they  found  among  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jabesh-gilead  four  hundred  young 
virgins  that  had  known  no  man  by  lying 
with  any  male  :  and  they  brought  them  un- 
to the  camp  to  Shiloh,  vvhich  is  in  the  land 
of  Canaan. 

13  And  the  whole  congregation  sent 
some  to  speak  to  the  children  of  Benjamin 
that  loere  in  the  rock  Rimmon,  and  to  call 
peaceably  unto  them. 

14  And  Benjamin  came  again  at  that 
time ;  and  they  gave  them  wives  which 
they  had  saved  alive  of  the  women  of  Ja- 
besh-gilead :  and  yet  so  they  sufficed  them 
not. 

15  And  the  people  repented  them  for 
Benjamin,  because  that  the  Lord  had  made 
a  breach  in  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

16  If  Then  the  elders  of  the  congrega- 
tion said,  How  shall  we  do  for  wives  for 
them  that  remain,  seeing  the  women  are 
destroyed  out  of  Benjamin  ? 

17  And  they  said,  There  must  he  an  in- 
heritance for  them  that  be  escaped  of  Ben- 
jamin, that  a  tribe  be  not  destroyed  out  of 
Israel. 

216 


The  virgins  of  Shihh  surprised.  RUTH. 


18  Howbeit,  we  may  not  give  them  wives 
of  our  daughters :  for  the  children  of  Israel 
have  sworn,  saying,  Cursed  be  he  that  giveth 
a  wife  to  Benjamin. 

19  Then  they  said.  Behold,  there  is  a 
feast  of  the  Lord  in  Shiloh  yearly  in  a 
place  which  is  on  the  north  side  of  Beth-el, 
on  the  east  side  of  the  highway  that  goeth 
up  from  Beth-el  to  Shechem,  and  on  the 
south  of  Lebonah. 

20  Therefore  they  commanded  the  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin,  saying.  Go,  and  lie  in 
wait  in  the  vineyards  ; 

21  And  see,  and  behold,  if  the  daugh- 
ters of  Shiloh  come  out  to  dance  in  dances, 
then  come  ye  out  of  the  vineyards,  and 
catch  you  every  man  his  wife  of  the 
daughters  of  Shiloh,  and  go  to  the  land  of 
Benjamin. 

22  And  it  shall  be,  when  their  fathers  or 


RutWs  constancy  to  Boaz. 


their  brethren  come  unto  us  to  complain, 
that  we  will  say  unto  them.  Be  favourable 
unto  them  for  our  sakes:  because  we  re- 
served not  to  each  man  his  wife  in  the  war : 
for  ye  did  not  give  unto  them  at  tins  time, 
that  ye  should  be  guilty. 

23  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  did  so, 
and  took  them  wives,  according  to  their 
number,  of  them  that  danced,  whom  they 
caught :  and  they  went  and  returned  unto 
their  inheritance,  and  repaired  the  cities, 
and  dwelt  in  them. 

24  And  the  children  of  Israel  departed 
thence  at  that  time,  every  man  to  his 
tribe  and  to  his  family,  and  they  went 
out  from  thence  every  man  to  his  "inherit- 
ance. 

25  In  those  days  there  was  no  king  in 
Israel :  every  man  did  that  which  teas  right 
in  his  own  eyes. 


U  The  Book  of  RUTH. 


CHAP.  1. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  when 
the  judges  ruled,  that  there  was  a 
famine  in  the  land.  And  a  certain  man 
of  Beth-lehem-judah  went  to  sojourn  in  the 
country  of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife,  and  his 
two  sons. 

2  And  the  name  of  the  man  was  Elime- 
lech,  and  the  name  of  his  wife  Naomi,  and 
the  name  of  his  two  sons  Mahlon  and  Chili- 
on,  Ephrathites  of  Beth-lehem-judah.  And 
they  came  into  the  country  of  Moab,  and 
continued  there. 

3  And  Elimelech  Naomi's  husband  died ; 
and  she  was  left,  and  her  two  sons. 

4  And  they  took  them  wives  of  the  wo- 
men of  Moab ;  the  name  of  the  one  was 
Orpah,  and  the  name  of  the  other  Ruth : 
and  they  dwelled  there  about  ten  years. 

5  And  Mahlon  and  Chilion  died  also  both 
of  them ;  and  the  woman  was  left  of  her 
two  sons  and  her  husband. 

6  IT  Then  she  arose  with  her  daughters- 
in-law,  that  she  might  return  from  the  coun- 
try of  Moab  :  for  she  had  heard  in  the  coun- 
try of  Moab  how  that  the  Lord  had  visited 
his  people  in  giving  them  bread. 

7  Wherefore  she  went  forth  out  of  the 
place  where  she  was,  and  her  two  daugh- 
ters-in-law ivith  her ;  and  they  went  on  the 
way  to  return  unto  the  land  of  Judah. 

8  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  two  daugh- 
ters-in-law, Go,  return  each  to  her  mother's 
house:  the  Lord  deal  kindly  with  you,  as 
ye  have  dealt  with  the  dead,  and  with  me. 

9  The  Lord  grant  you  that  ye  may  find 
rest,  each  of  you  in  the  house 'of  her  hus- 
band. Then  she  kissed  them;  and  they 
lifted  up  their  voice,  and  wept. 

10  And  they  said  unto  her.  Surely  we 
will  return  with  thee  unto  thy  people. 

11  And  Naomi  said,  Turn  again,  my 
daughters :  why  will  ye  go  with  me  ?  are 

26 


there  yet  cmy  more  sons  in  my  womb,  that 
they  may  be  your  husbands? 

12  Turn  again,  my  daughters,  go  your 
toay ;  for  I  am  too  old  to  have  an  husband. 
If  I  should  say,  I  have  hope,  if  I  should 
have  an  husband  also  to-night,  and  should 
also  bear  sons  ; 

13  Would  ye  tarry  for  them  till  they  were 
grown  ?  would  ye  stay  for  them  from  having 
husbands  ?  nay,  my  daughters ;  for  it  griev- 
eth  me  much  for  your  sakes,  that  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  is  gone  out  against  me. 

14  And  they  lifted  up  their  voice,  and 
wept  again.  And  Orpah  kissed  her  mo- 
ther-in-law ;  but  Ruth  clave  unto  her. 

15  And  she  said,  Behold,  thy  sister-in- 
law  is  gone  back  unto  her  people,  and  unto 
her  gods:  return  thou  after  thy  sister-in- 
law. 

16  And  Ruth  said.  Entreat  me  not  to 
leave  thee,  or  to  return  from  following  after 
thee  :  for  whither  thou  goest,  1  will  go ;  and 
where  thou  lodgest,  I  will  lodge  :  thy  peo- 
ple shall  be  my  people,  and  thy  God  my 
God: 

17  Where  thou  diest,  will  I  die,  and  there 
will  I  be  buried  ;  the  Lord  do  so  to  me,  and 
more  also,  if  ought  but  death  part  thee  and 
me. 

18  When  she  saw  that  she  was  steadfastly 
minded  to  go  with  her,  then  she  left  speak- 
ing unto  her. 

19  U  So  they  two  went  until  they  came 
to  Beth-lehem.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when 
they  were  come  to  Beth-lehem,  that  all  the 
city  was  moved  about  them,  and  they  said, 
Is  this  Naomi  ? 

20  And  she  said  unto  them,  Call  me  not 
Naomi,  call  me  Mara :  for  the  Almighty 
hath  dealt  very  bitterly  with  me. 

21  I  went  out  full,  and  the  Lord  hath 
brought  me  home  again  empty :  why  then 
call  ye  me  Naomi,  seeing  the  Lord  hath 

217 


Ruth  gleans  in  tlic  field  of  Boaz.  RU' 
testified  against  me,  and  the  Almighty  hath 
afflicted  me  ? 

22  So  Naomi  returned,  and  Ruth  the 
Moabitess  her  daughter-in-law  with  her, 
which  returned  out  of  the  country  of  Moab : 
and  they  came  to  Beth-lehem  in  the  begin- 
ning of  barley-harvest. 

CHAP.  II. 
ND  Naomi  had  a  kinsman  of  her  hus- 
band's, a  mighty  man  of  wealth,  of 
the   family  of  Elimelech;    and  his  name 
was  Boaz. 

2  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said  unto  Na- 
omi, Let  me  now  go  to  the  field,  and  glean 
ears  of  corn  after  liim  in  whose  sight  I  shall 
find  grace.  And  she  said  unto  her,  Go,  my 
daughter. 

3  And  she  went,  and  came,  and  gleaned 
in  the  field  after  tlie  reapers :  and  her  hap 
was  to  light  on  a  part  of  the  field  belon'^ing 
unto  Boaz,  who  ?««  of  the  kindred  of  Eli- 
melech. 

4  II  And  behold,  Boaz  came  from  Beth- 
lehem, and  said  unto  the  reapers,  The  Lord 
he  with  you.  And  they  answered  him,  The 
Lord  bless  thee. 

5  Then  said  Boaz  unto  his  servant  that 
was  set  over  the  reapers,  Whose  damsel  is 
this? 

6  And  the  servant  that  was  set  over  the 
reapers  answered  and  said,  It  is  the  Moab- 
itish  damsel  that  came  back  with  Naomi 
out  of  the  country  of  Moab : 

7  And  she  said,  I  pray  you,  let  me  glean 
and  gather  after  the  reapers  among  the 
sheaves :  so  she  came,  and  hath  continued 
even  from  the  morning  until  now,  that  she 
tarried  a  little  in  the  house. 

8  Then  said  Boaz  unto  Ruth,  Hearest 
thou  not,  my  daup;hter '!  Go  not  to  glean 
in  another  field,  neitlier  go  from  hence,  but 
abide  here  fast  by  my  maidens : 

9  Let  thine  eyes  be  on  the  field  that  they 
do  reap,  and  go  thou  after  them :  have  I 
not  charged  the  young  men  that  they  shall 
not  toucli  thee  ?  and  when  thou  art  athirst, 
go  unto  the  vessels,  and  drink  of  thai  which 
the  young  men  have  drawn. 

10  Then  slie  fell  on  her  flice,  and  bowed 
herself  to  the  ground,  and  said  unto  him, 
Why  have  I  found  grace  in  thine  eyes,  that 
thou  shouldest  take  knowledge  of  me,  see- 
ing I  am  a  stranger  ? 

11  And  Boaz  answered  and  said  unto 
her,  It  hath  fully  been  shewed  me,  all  that 
thou  hast  done  unto  thy  mother-in-law  since 
the  death  of  thine  husband  :  and  Jiow  thou 
hast  left  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  and  the 
land  of  thy  nativity,  and  art  come  unto  a 
people  which  thou  knewest  not  heretofore. 

12  The  Lord  recompense  thy  work,  and 
a  full  reward  be  given  thee  of  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  under  whose  wings  thou  art 
come  to  trust. 

13  Then  she  said,  Let  me  find  favour  in 
thy  sight,  my  lord ;  for  that  thou  hast  com- 
forted me,  and  for  that  thou  hast  spoken 


TH.  The  kindness  of  Boaz  to  Ruth. 

friendly  unto  thine  handmaid,  though  1  be 
not  like  unto  one  of  thine  handmaidens. 

14  And  Boaz  said  unto  her,  At  meal-time 
come  thou  hither,  and  eat  of  the  bread,  and 
dip  thy  morsel  in  the  vinegar.  And  she 
sat  beside  the  reapers :  and  he  reached  her 
parched  earn,  and  she  did  eat,  and  was  suf- 
ficed, and  left. 

15  And  when  she  was  risen  up  to  glean, 
Boaz  commanded  his  young  men,  saying, 
Let  her  glean  even  among  the  sheaves,  and 
reproach  her  not: 

16  And  let  fall  also  some  of  the  handfuls 
of  purpose  for  her,  and  leave  them,  that  she 
may  glean  them,  and  rebuke  her  not. 

17  So  she  gleaned  in  the  field  until  even, 
and  beat  out  that  she  had  gleaned  :  and  it 
was  about  an  ephah  of  barley. 

18  11  And  she  took  it  up,  and  went  into 
the  city :  and  her  mother-in-law  saw  what 
she  had  gleaned  :  and  she  brought  forth,  and 
gave  to  her  that  she  had  reserved  after  she 
was  sufficed. 

19  And  her  mother-in-law  said  unto  her. 
Where  hast  thou  gleaned  to-day  ?  and 
where  wroughtest  thou  ?  blessed  be  he  that 
did  take  knowledge  of  thee.  And  she 
shewed  her  mother-in-law  with  whom  she 
had  wrought,  and  said.  The  man's  name  with 
whom  I  wrought  to-day  is  Boaz. 

20  And  Naomi  said  unto  her  daughter- 
in-law,  Blessed  be  he  of  the  Lord,  who  hath 
not  left  off  his  kindness  to  the  living  and  to 
the  dead.  And  Naomi  said  unto  her,  The 
man  is  near  of  kin  unto  us,  one  of  our  next 
kinsmen. 

21  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  said,  He  said 
unto  me  also,  Thou  shalt  keep  fast  by  my 
young  men,  until  they  have  ended  all  my 
harvest. 

22  And  Naomi  said  unto  Ruth  her  daugh- 
ter-in-law. It  is  good,  my  daughter,  that  thou 
go  out  with  his  maidens,  that  they  meet  thee 
not  in  any  other  field. 

23  So  she  kept  fast  by  the  maidens  of 
Boaz  to  glean  unto  the  end  of  barley-har- 
vest and  of  wheat-harvest ;  and  dwelt  with 
her  mother-in-law. 

CHAP.  IIL 

THEN  Naomi  her  mother-in-law  said 
unto  her,  Mj^  daughter,  shall  I  not 
seek  rest  for  thee,  that  it  may  be  well  with 
thee  1 

2  And  now  is  not  Boaz  of  our  kindred, 
with  whose  maidens  thou  wast?  Behold,  he 
winnoweth  barley  to-night  in  the  threshing 
floor. 

3  Wash  thyself  therefore,  and  anoint 
thee,  and  put  thy  raiment  upon  thee,  and 
get  thee  down  to  the  floor  :  but  make  not 
thyself  known  unto  the  man,  until  he  shall 
have  done  eating  and  drinking. 

4  And  it  shall  be  when  he  lieth  do^\^l, 
that  thou  shalt  mark  the  place  where  he 
shall  lie,  and  thou  shalt  go  in,  and  uncover 
his  feet,  and  lay  thee  down  ;  and  he  will  tell 
thee  what  thou  shalt  do. 

218 


Naomi's  instniction  to  her.  CHAP.  IV 

5  And  she  said  unto  her,  All  that  thou 
sayest  unto  me  I  will  do. 

6  H  And  she  went  down  unto  the  floor,  and 
did  according  to  all  that  her  mother-in-law 
bade  her. 

7  And  when  Boaz  had  eaten  and  drunk, 
and  his  heart  was  merry,  he  went  to  lie 
down  at  the  end  of  the  heap  of  corn :  and 
she  came  softly,  and  uncovered  his  feet,  and 
laid  her  down. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass  at  midnight,  that 
the  man  was  afraid,  and  turned  himself:  and 
behold,  a  woman  lay  at  his  feet. 

9  And  he  said,  Who  art  thou  '?  And  she 
answered,  I  am  Ruth  thine  handmaid : 
spread  therefore  thy  skirt  over  thine  hand- 
maid ;  for  thou  art  a  near  kinsman. 

10  And  he  said.  Blessed  be  thou  of  the 
Lord,  my  daughter  :  for  thou  hast  shewed 
more  kindness  in  the  latter  end  than  at  the 
beginning,  inasmuch  as  thou  fbllowedst  not 
young  men,  whether  poor  or  rich. 

11  And  now,  my  daughter,  fear  not;  I 
will  do  to  thee  all  tiiat  thou  requirest :  for 
all  the  city  of  my  people  doth  know  that 
thou  art  a  virtuous  woman. 

12  And  now  it  is  true  that  1  am  thy  near 
kinsman :  howbeit  there  is  a  kinsman  nearer 
than  I. 

13  Tarry  this  night,  and  it  shall  be  in  the 
morning,  that  if  he  will  perform  unto  thee 
the  part  of  a  kinsman,  well ;  let  him  do  the 
kinsman's  part :  but  if  he  will  not  do  the 
part  of  a  kinsman  to  thee,  then  will  I  do  the 
part  of  a  kinsman  to  thee,  as  the  Lord 
liveth :  lie  down  until  the  morning. 

14  If  And  she  lay  at  his  feet  until  the 
morning :  and  she  rose  up  before  one  could 
know  another.  And  he  said,  Let  it  not  be 
known  that  a  woman  came  into  the  floor. 

15  Also  he  said.  Bring  the  vail  that  thou 
hast  upon  thee,  and  hold  it.  And  when  she 
held  it,  he  measured  six  ineasuns  of  barley, 
and  laid/Y  on  her :  and  she  went  into  tlie  city. 

16  And  when  she  came  to  her  mother-in- 
law,  she  said.  Who  art  thou,  my  daughter  ? 
And  she  told  her  all  that  the  man  had  done 
to  her. 

17  And  she  said,  These  six  measures  of 
barley  gave  he  me ;  tor  he  said  to  me.  Go 
not  empty  unto  thy  mother-in-law. 

18  Then  said  she.  Sit  still,  my  daughter, 
until  thou  know  liow  the  matter  will  fall : 
for  the  man  will  not  be  in  rest,  until  he 
have  finished  the  thing  this  day. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THEN  went  Boaz  up  to  the  gate,  and 
sat  him  down  there :  and  behold,  the 
kinsman  of  whom  Boaz  spake  came  by  ; 
unto  wliom  he  said.  Ho,  such  a  one  !  turn 
aside,  sit  down  here.  And  he  turned 
aside,  and  sat  down. 

2  And  he  took  ten  men  of  the  elders  of 
the  city,  and  said,  Sit  ye  down  here.  And 
they  sat  down. 

3  And  he  said  unto  the  kinsman,  Naomi, 
that  is  come  again  out  of  the  country  of 


Boaz  inarries  Ruth. 
Moab,  selleth  a  parcel  of  land,  which  was 
our  brother  Elimelech's : 

4  And  I  thought  to  advertise  thee,  say- 
ing, Buy  it  before  the  inhabitants,  and  be- 
fore the  elders  of  my  people.  If  thou  wilt 
redeem  it,  redeem  it:  but  if  thou  wilt  not 
redeem  //,  then  tell  me,  that  I  may  know  : 
for  there  is  none  to  redeem  it  beside  thee ; 
and  I  am  after  thee.  And  he  said,  I  will 
redeem  it. 

5  Then  said  Boaz,  What  day  thou  buy- 
est  the  field  of  the  hand  of  Naomi,  thou 
must  buy  it  also  of  Ruth  the  Moabitess,  the 
wife  of  the  dead,  to  raise  up  the  name  of 
the  dead  upon  his  inheritance. 

6  U  And  the  kinsman  said,  I  cannot  re- 
deem it  for  myself,  lest  I  mar  mine  own 
inheritance  :  redeem  thou  my  right  to  thy- 
self;  for  I  cannot  redeem  it. 

7  Now  this  loas  the  mawier  in  former 
time  in  Israel  concerning  redeeming  and 
concerning  changing,  for  to  confirm  all 
things ;  a  man  plucked  off  liis  slioe,  and 
gave  it  to  his  neighbour :  and  this  iras  a 
testimony  in  Israel. 

8  Therefore  the  kinsman  said  unto  Boaz, 
Buy  it  for  thee.     So  he  drew  off  his  shoe. 

9  ^  And  Boaz  said  unto  the  elders,  and 
mifo  all  the  people,  Ye  are  witnesses  this 
day,  that  I  have  bought  all  that  was  Elime- 
lech's, and  all  that  was  Chilion's  and  Mali- 
lon's,  of  the  hand  of  Naomi. 

10  Moreover,  Ruth  the  Moabitess,  the 
wife  of  Mahlon,  have  I  purchased  to  be  my 
wife,  to  raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead 
upon  his  inheritance,  that  the  name  of  the 
dead  be  not  cut  off  from  among  his  brethren, 
and  from  the  gate  of  his  place :  ye  are  wit- 
nesses this  day. 

11  And  all  the  people  that  icere  in  the 
gate,  and  the  elders  said,  We  are  witnesses, 
The  Loud  make  the  woman  that  is  come 
into  thine  liouse  like  Rachel  and  like  Leah, 
which  two  did  build  the  house  of  Israel : 
and  do  thou  worthily  in  Ephratah  and  be 
famous  ill  Beth-lehem  : 

12  And  let  thy  house  be  like  the  house 
of  Pliarez,  whom  Tamar  bare  unto  Judah, 
of  the  seed  which  the  Lord  shall  give  thee 
of  this  young  woman. 

13  f[  So  Boaz  took  Ruth,  and  she  was 
his  wife :  and  when  he  went  in  unto  her, 
the  Lord  gave  her  conception,  and  she 
bare  a  son. 

14  And  the  women  said  imto  Naomi, 
Blessed  he  the  Lord,  which  hath  not  left 
thee  this  day  without  a  kinsman,  that  his 
name  may  be  famous  in  Israel. 

15  And  he  shall  be  unto  thee  a  restorer 
of  thy^  life,  and  a  nourisher  of  thine  old 
age  :  for  thy  daughter-in-law,  which  loveth 
thee,  which  is  better  to  thee  than  seven 
sons,  hath  born  him. 

16  And  Naomi  took  the  child,  and  laid 
it  in  her  bosom,  and  became  nurse  unto  it. 

17  And  the  women  her  neighbours  gave 
it  a  name,  saying,  There  is  a  .son  born  to 

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Elkanah  and  Ms  two  loives. 


1.  SAMUEL. 


Samuel  is  bom. 


Naomi ;  and  they  called  his  name  Obed  : 
he  is  the  father  of  Jesse,  the  father  of  David. 

18  H  Now  these  are  the  generations  of 
Pharez  :  Pharez  begat  Hezron, 

19  And  Hezron  begat  Ram,  and  Ram 
begat  Amminadab, 


20  And  Amminadab  begat  Nahshon,  and 
Nahshon  begat  Salmon, 

21  And  Salmon  begat  Boaz,  and  Boaz 
begat  Obed, 

22  And    Obed   begat  Jesse,   and  Jesse 
begat  David. 


The  First  Book  of  SAMUEL,  othenoise  called,  The  First  Book  of  the  KINGS. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  there  was  a  certain  man  of  Ra- 
mathaim-zophim,  of  mount  Ephraim, 
and  his  name  was  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Je- 
roham,  the  son  of  Elihu,  the  son  of  Tohu, 
the   son  of  Zuph,  an  Ephrathite  : 

2  And  he  had  two  wives ;  the  name  of 
the  one  was  Hannah,  and  the  name  of  the 
other  Peninnah  :  and  Peninnah  had  chil- 
dren, but  Hannah  had  no  children. 

3  And  this  man  went  up  out  of  his  city 
yearly  to  worship  and  to  sacrifice  unto  the 
Lord  of  hosts  in  Shiloh.  And  the  two  sons 
of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas,  the  priests 
of  the  Lord,  loerc  there. 

4  II  And  when  the  time  was  that  Elka- 
nah offered,  he  gave  to  Peninnah  his  wife, 
and  to  all  her  sons  and  her  daughters, 
portions : 

5  But  unto  Hannah  he  gave  a  worthy 

Eortion ;    for  he  loved   Hannah ;   but  the 
.ORD  had  shut  up  her  womb. 

6  And  her  adversary  also  provoked  her 
sore,  for  to  make  her  fret,  because  the 
Lord  had  shut  up  her  womb. 

7  And  as  he  did  so  year  by  year,  when 
she  went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  so 
she  provoked  her ;  therefore  she  wept,  and 
did  not  eat. 

8  Then  said  Elkanah  her  husband  to 
her,  Hannah,  why  weepest  thou  ?  and  why 
eatest  thou  not?  and  why  is  thy  heart 
grieved  1  am  not  I  better  to  thee  than  ten 
sons? 

9  H  So  Hannah  rose  up  after  they  had 
eaten  in  Shiloh,  and  after  they  had  drunk  : 
now  Eli  the  priest  sat  upon  a  seat  by  a 
post  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord  : 

10  And  she  ivas  in  bitterness  of  soul, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  wept  sore. 

11  And  she  vowed  a  vow,  and  said,  O 
Lord  of  hosts,  if  thou  wilt  indeed  look  on 
the  affliction  of  thine  handmaid,  and  re- 
member me,  and  not  forget  thine  handmaid, 
but  wilt  give  unto  thine  handmaid  a  man 
child,  then  I  will  give  him  unto  the  Lord  all 
the  days  of  his  life,  and  there  shall  no  razor 
come  upon  his  head. 

12  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  she  con- 
tinued praying  before  the  Lord,  that  Eli 
marked  her  mouth. 

13  Now  Hannah,  she  spake  in  her  heart; 
only  her  lips  moved,  but  her  voice  was  not 
heard :  therefore  Eli  thought  she  had  been 
drunken. 

14  And  Eli  said  unto  her,  How  long  wilt 


thou  be  drunken?  put  away  thy  wine  from 
thee. 

15  And  Hannah  answered  and  said.  No, 
my  lord,  I  am  n  woman  of  a  sorrowful 
spirit :  I  have  drunk  neither  wine  nor 
strong  drink,  but  have  poured  out  my  soul 
before  the  Lord. 

16  Count  not  thine  handmaid  for  a 
daughter  of  Belial :  for  out  of  the  abun- 
dance of  my  complaint  and  grief  have  I 
spoken  hitherto. 

17  Then  Eli  answered  and  said.  Go  in 
peace :  and  the  God  of  Israel  grant  thee 
thy  petition  that  thou  hast  asked  of  him. 

18  And  she  said,  Let  thine  handmaid 
find  grace  in  thy  sight.  So  the  woman 
went  her  way,  and  did  eat,  and  her  coun- 
tenance was  no  more  sad. 

19  *i  And  they  rose  up  in  the  morning 
early,  and  worshipped  before  the  Lord, 
and  returned,  and  came  to  their  house  to 
Ramah :  and  Elkanah  knew  Hannah  his 
wife  ;   and  the  Lord  remembered  her. 

20  Wherefore  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
time  was  come  about  after  Hannah  had 
conceived,  that  she  bare  a  son,  and  called 
his  name  Samuel,  saying,  Because  I  have 
asked  him  of  the  J^ord. 

21  And  the  man  Elkanah,  and  all  his 
house,  went  up  to  offer  unto  the  Lord  the 
yearly  sacrifice,  and  his  vow. 

22  But  Hannah  went  not  up  ;  for  she  said 
unto  her  husband,  /  will  not  go  up  until 
the  child  be  v.'eaned,  and  then  I  will  bring 
hi^Ti,  that  he  may  appear  before  the  Lord, 
and  there  abide  for  ever. 

23  And  Elkanah  her  husband  said  unto 
her.  Do  what  seemeth  thee  good ;  tarry  un- 
til thou  have  weaned  him ;  only  the  Lord 
establish  his  word.  So  the  woman  abode, 
and  gave  her  son  suck  until  she  weaned 
him. 

24  U  And  when  she  had  weaned  him,  she 
took  him  up  with  her,  with  three  bullocks, 
and  one  ephah  of  flour,  and  a  bottle  of 
wine,  and  brought  him  unto  the  house  of 
the  Lord  in  Shiloh :  and  the  child  was 
young. 

25  And  they  slew  a  bullock,  and  brought 
the  child  to  Eli. 

'26  And  she  said,  O  my  lord,  as  thy  soul 
liveth,  my  lord,  I  am  the  woman  that  stood 
by  thee  here,  praying  unto  the  Lord. 

27  For  this  child  I  prayed ;  and  the 
Lord  hath  given  me  my  petition  which  1 
asked  of  hhn  : 

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Hannali's  song.  CHAP.  II.  Eli  reproves  Jiis  sons. 

28  Therefore  also  I  have  lent  him  to  the  j  </<cw  take  as  much  as  thy  soul   desireth ; 


Lord  ;  as  long  as  he  liveth  he  shall  be  lent 
to  the  Lord.  And  he  worshipped  the 
Lord  there. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  Hannah  prayed,  and  said,  My 
heart  rejoiceth  in  the  Lord,  mine 
horn  is  exalted  in  the  Lord  ;  my  mouth  is 
enlarged  over  mine  enemies  ;  because  I  re- 
joice m  thy  salvation. 

2  There  is  none  holy  as  the  Lord  :  for 
there  is  none  beside  thee :  neither  is  there 
any  rock  ii'ke  our  God. 

3  Talk  no  more  so  exceeding  proudly ; 
let  not  arrogancy  come  out  of  your  mouth : 
for  the  Lord  is  a  God  of  knowledge,  and 
by  him  actions  are  weighed. 

4  The  bows  of  the  mighty  men  are 
broken,  and  they  that  stumbled  are  girded 
with  strength. 

6  Thetj  that  were  full  have  hired  out 
themselves  for  bread ;  and  they  that  were 
hungry  ceased:  so  that  the  barren  hath 
born  seven ;  and  she  that  hath  many  chil- 
dren is  waxed  feeble. 

6  The  Lord  killeth,  and  maketh  alive  : 
he  bringeth  down  to  the  grave,  and  bring- 
eth  up. 

7  The  Lord  maketh  poor,  and  maketh 
rich  :  he  bringeth  low,  and  lifteth  up. 

8  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust, 
and  lifteth  up  the  beggar  from  the  dung- 
hill, to  set  them  among  princes,  and  to 
make  them  inherit  the  throne  of  glory  :  for 
the  pillars  of  the  earth  are  the  Lord's,  and 
he  hath  set  the  world  upon  them. 

9  He  will  keep  the  feet  of  his  saints,  and 
the  wicked  shall  be  silent  in  darkness ;  for 
by  strength  shall  no  man  prevail. 

10  The  adversaries  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
broken  to  pieces ;  out  of  heaven  shall  he 
thunder  upon  them  :  the  Lord  shall  judge 
the  ends  of  the  earth ;  and  he  shall  give 
strength  unto  his  king,  and  exalt  the  horn 
of  his  anointed. 

11  And  Elkanah  went  to  Ramah  to  his 
house.  And  the  child  did  minister  unto  the 
Lord  before  Eli  the  priest. 

12  If  Now  the  sons  of  Eli  icere  sons  of 
Belial ;  they  knew  not  the  Lord. 

13  And  the  priest's  custom  with  the  peo- 
ple xcas,  that,  when  any  man  offered  sacri- 
fice, the  priest's  servant  came,  while  the 
flesh  was  m  seething,  with  a  Hesh-hook  of 
three  teeth  in  his  hand ; 

14  And  he  struck  it  into  the  pan,  or 
kettle,  or  caldron,  or  pot;  all  that  the 
flesh-hook  brought  up  the  priest  took  for 
himself  So  they  did  in  Shiloh  unto  all  the 
Israelites  that  came  thither. 

15  Also  before  they  burnt  the  fat,  the 
priest's  servant  came,  and  said  to  the  man 
that  sacrificed.  Give  flesh  to  roast  for  the 
priest;  for  he  will  not  have  sodden  flesh 
of  thee,  but  raw. 

16  And  if  any  man  said  unto  him,  Let 


them  not  fail  to  burn  the  fat  presently,  and 'lightly  esteemed. 


then  he  would  answer  him.  Nay;  but  thou 
shalt  give  it  me  now :  and  if  not,  1  will  take 
it  by  tbrce. 

17  Wherefore  the  sin  of  the  young  men 
was  very  great  before  the  Lord  :  for  men 
abhorred  the  offering  of  the  Lord. 

18  If  But  Samuel  ministered  before  the 
Lord,  being  a  child,  girded  with  a  linen 
ephod. 

19  Moreover  his  mother  made  him  a  lit- 
tle coat,  and  brought  it  to  him  from  year  to 
year,  when  she  came  up  with  her  husband, 
to  offer  the  yearly  sacrifice. 

20  If  And  Eli  blessed  Elkanah  and  his 
wife,  and  said.  The  Lord  give  thee  seed  of 
this  woman  for  the  loan  which  is  lent  to  the 
Lord.  And  they  went  unto  their  own 
home. 

21  And  the  Lord  visited  Hannah,  so 
that  she  conceived,  and  bare  three  sons  and 
two  daughters.  And  the  child  Samuel 
grew  before  the  Lord. 

22  If  Now  Eli  was  very  old,  and  heard 
all  that  his  sons  did  unto  all  Israel ;  and 
how  they  lay  with  the  women  that  assem- 
bled at  the  docM"  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
congregation. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  Why  do  ye 
such  things  ?  for  I  hear  of  your  evil  deal- 
ings by  all  this  people. 

24  Nay,  my  sons ;  for  it  is  no  good  re- 
port that  I  hear :  ye  make  the  Lord's 
people  to  transgress. 

25  If  one  man  sin  against  another,  the 
judge  shall  judge  him :  but  if  a  man  sin 
agamst  the  Lord,  who  shall  entreat  for 
him?  Notwithstanding  they  hearkened  not 
unto  the  voice  of  their  father,  because  the 
Lord  would  slay  them. 

26  And  the  child  Samuel  grew  on,  and 
was  in  favour  both  with  the  Lord,  and  also 
with  men. 

27  If  And  there  came  a  man  of  God  unto 
Eli,  and  .said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Did  I  plainly  appear  unto  the  house 
of  thy  father,  when  they  were  in  Egypt  in 
Pharaoh's  house  1 

28  And  did  I  choose  him  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  to  he  my  priest,  to  offer  upon 
mine  altar,  to  burn  incense,  to  wear  an 
ephod  before  me!  and  did  I  gi^'e  unto  the 
house  of  thy  father  all  the  offerings  made 
by  fire  of  the  children  of  Israel  1 

29  Wherefore  kick  ye  at  my  sacrifice 
and  at  mine  offering,  which  I  have  com- 
manded in  my  habitation ;  and  honourest 
thy  sons  above  me.  to  make  yourselves  fat 
with  the  chiefest  of  all  the  offerings  of  Is- 
rael mv  people  ? 

30  Wherefore  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
saith,  I  said  indeed  that  thy  house,  and  the 
house  of  thy  father,  should  walk  before  me 
for  ever :  but  now  the  Lord  saith.  Be  it  far 
from  me ;  for  them  that  honour  me  I  will 

lonour,  and  they  that  despise  me  shall  be 


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Samuel  called.  I.  SAMUEL. 

31  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  I  will  cut 
off  thine  arm,  and  the  arm  of  thy  father's 
house,  that  there  shall  not  be  an  old  man  in 
thine  house. 

32  And  thou  shalt  see  an  enemy  in  my 
habitation,  in  all  the  ivcalth  which  God 
shall  give  Israel :  and  there  shall  not  be  an 
old  man  in  thine  house  for  ever. 

33  And  tiie  man  of  thine,  ivhom  I  shall 
not  cut  off  from  mine  altar,  shall  be  to  con- 
sume thine  eyes,  and  to  grieve  thine  heart : 
and  all  the  increase  of  thine  house  shall  die 
in  the  flower  of  their  age. 

34  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee, 
that  shall  come  upon   thy   two   sons,   on 


The  Israelites  are  overcome. 
Then  Samuel  answered,   Speak;   for  thy 
servant  heareth. 

11  H  And  the  Lord  said  to  Samuel,  Be- 
hold, I  will  do  a  thing  in  Israel,  at  which 
both  the  ears  of  every  one  that  heareth  it 
shall  tingle. 

12  in  that  day  I  will  perform  against 
Eli  all  things  which  I  have  spoken  con- 
cerning his  house :  when  I  begin,  I  will 
also  make  an  end. 

13  For  I  have  told  him,  that  I  will  judge 
his  house  for  ever,  for  the  iniquity  which 
he  knoweth  :  because  his  sons  made  them- 
selves vile,  and  he  restrained  them  not. 

14  And  therefore  I  have  sworn  unto  the 


Hophni   and  Phinehas:  in  one  day  they  house  of  Eli,  that  the  iniquity  of  Eli's  house 


shall  die  both  of  them 

35  And  I  will  raise  me  up  a  faithful 
priest,  that  shall  do  according  to  that  which 
is  in  mine  heart  and  in  my  mind  :  and  I 
will  build  him  a  sure  house ;  and  he  shall 
walk  before  mine  Anointed  for  ever. 

36  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
one  that  is  left  in  thine  house,  shall  come 
and  crouch  to  him  for  a  piece  of  silver  and 
a  morsel  of  bread,  and  shall  say,  Put  me,  I 
pray  thee,  into  one  of  the  priests'  offices, 
that  I  may  eat  a  piece  of  bread. 

CHAP.  in. 

AND  the  child  Samuel  ministered  unto 
the  Lord  before  Eli.  And  the  word 
of  the  Lord  was  precious  in  those  days ; 
there  was  no  open  vision 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time,  when 
Eli  toas  laid  down  in  his  place,  and  his 
eyes  began  to  wax  dim,  that  he  could  not 
see  ; 

3  And  ere  the  lamp  of  God  went  out  in 
the  temple  of  the  Lord,  where  the  ark  of 
God  loas,  and  Samuel  was  laid  down  to 
sleep  ; 

4  That  the  Lord  called  Samuel :  and  he 
answered.  Here  am  I. 

5  And  he  ran  unto  Eli,  and  said.  Here 
am  I ;  forthou  calledst  me.  A«d  he  said, 
I  called  not ;  lie  down  again.  And  he  went 
and  lay  down. 

6  And  the  Lord  called  yet  again,  Sa- 
muel. And  Samuel  arose  and  went  to  Eli, 
and  said,  Here  ami;  for  thou  didst  call 
me.  And  he  answered,  I  called  not,  my 
son  ;  lie  down  again. 

7  Now  Sanmel  did  not  yet  know  the 
Lord,  neither  v.'as  the  word  of  the  Lord 
yet  revealed  unto  him. 

8  And  the  Lord  called  Samuel  again 
the  third  time.  And  he  arose  and  went  to 
Eli,  and  said,  Here  avt  I ;  for  thou  didst 
call  me.  And  Eli  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  called  the  child. 

9  Therefore  Eli  said  unto  Samuel,  Go, 
lie  down  :  and  it  shall  be,  if  he  call  thee, 
that  thou  shall  say,  Speak,  Lord;  for  thy 
servant  heareth.  "So  Samuel  went  and  lay 
down  in  his  place. 

10  And  the  Lord  came,  and  stood  and 
called  as  at  other  times,  Samuel,   Samuel. 


shall  not  be  purged  with  sacrifice  nor  offer- 
ing for  ever. 

15  "il  And  Samuel  lay  until  the  morning, 
and  opened  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  :  and  Samuel  feared  to  shew  Eli  the 
vision. 

J6  Then  Eli  called  Samuel,  and  said, 
Samuel,  my  son.  And  he  answered.  Here 
am  I. 

17  And  he  said,  What  is  the  thing  that 
the  LORD  hath  said  unto  thee  ?  I  pray 
thee  hide  it  not  from  me :  God  do  so  to 
thee,  and  more  also,  if  thou  hide  anij  thing 
from  me,  of  all  the  things  that  he  said  unto 
thee. 

18  And  Samuel  told  him  every  whit,  and 
hid  nothing  from  him.  And  he  said.  It  is 
the  Lord  :  let  him  do  what  seemeth  him 
good. 

19  H  And  Samuel  grew,  and  the  Lord 
was  with  him,  and  did  let  none  of  his  words 
fall  to  the  grt)und. 

20  And  all  Israel,  from  Dan  even  to 
Beer-sheba,  knew  that  Samuel  ivas  esta- 
blished to  be  a  prophet  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  the  Lord  appeared  again  in 
Shiloh :  ibr  the  Lord  revealed  himself  to 
Samuel  in  Shiloh  by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  IV. 

ND  the  word  of  Samuel  came  to  all 

Israel.     Now  Israel  went  out  against 

the  Philistines  to  battle,  and  pitched  beside 

Eben-ezer  :  and  the  Philistines  pitched  in 

Aphck. 

2  And  the  Philistines  put  themselves  in 
array  against  Israel :  and  when  they  joined 
battle,  Israel  was  smitten  before  the  Philis- 
tines :  and  they  slew  of  the  army  in  the 
field  about  four  thousand  men. 

3  H  And  when  the  people  were  come 
into  the  camp,  the  elders  of  Israel  said, 
Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  smitten  us  to-day 
before  tlie  Philistines  ?  Let  us  fetch  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  Shiloh 
unto  us,  that  when  it  coineth  among  us,  it 
may  save  us  out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies. 

4  So  the  people  sent  to  Shiloh,  that  they 
might  bring  from  thence  the  ark  of  the  co- 
venant of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  which  dwell- 
eth  between  the  cherubims  :  and  the  two 
sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and    Phinehas,   iPere 

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ElVs  death. 


CHAP.  V. 


there  with  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God. 

5  And  when  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord  came  into  the  camp,  all  Israel 
shouted  with  a  great  shout,  so  that  the 
earth  rang  again. 

6  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  the 
noise  of  the  shout,  they  said,  What  mcaneth 
the  noise  of  this  great  shout  in  the  camp  of 
the  Hebrews?  And  they  understood  that 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  come  into  the 
camp. 

7  And  the  Philistines  were  afraid,  for 
the}'  said,  God  is  come  into  the  camp. 
And  they  said,  Wo  unto  us  !  for  there  hath 
not  been  such  a  thing  heretofore. 

8  Wo  unto  us  !  Who  shall  deliver  us  out 
of  the  hand  of  these  mighty  Gods  1  these 
arc  the  Gods  that  smote  the  Egyptians  with 
all  the  plagues  in  the  wilderness. 

9  Be  strong,  and  quit  yourselves  like 
men,  O  ye  Philistines,  that  ye  be  not  ser- 
vants unto  the  Hebrews,  as  they  have  been 
to  you  :  quit  yourselves  hke  men,  and  fight. 

10  IT  And  the  Philistines  fought,  and  Is- 
rael was  smitten,  and  they  fled  every  man 
into  his  tent :  and  there  was  a  very  great 
slaughter,  for  there  fell  of  Israel  thirty  thou- 
sand footmen. 

11  And  the  ark  of  God  was  taken;  and 
the  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and  Phinehas, 
were  slain. 

12  H  And  there  ran  a  man  of  Benjamin 
out  of  the  army,  and  came  to  Shiloh  the 
same  day  with  his  clothes  rent,  and  with 
earth  upon  his  head. 

13  And  when  he  came,  lo,  Eli  sat  upon 
a  seat  by  the  way-side  watching :  for  his 
heart  trembled  for  the  ark  of  God.  And 
when  the  man  came  into  the  city  and  told 
it,  all  the  city  cried  out. 

14  And  when  Eli  heard  the  noise  of  the 
crying,  he  said.  What  meaneth  the  noise  of 
this  tumult  ?  And  the  man  came  in  hastily, 
and  told  Eli. 

15  Now  Eli  was  ninety  and  eight  years 
old ;  and  his  eyes  were  dim,  that  he  could 
not  see. 

16  And  the  man  said  unto  Eli,  I  am  he 
that  came  out  of  the  army,  and  I  fled  to- 
day out  of  the  army.  And  he  said.  What 
is  there  done,  my  son  ? 

17  And  the  messenger  answered  and  said, 
Israel  is  fled  before  the  Philistines,  and 
there  hath  been  also  a  great  slaughter  among 
the  people,  and  thy  two  sons  also,  Hophni 
and  Phinehas,  are  dead,  and  the  ark  of  God 
is  taken. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  made 
mention  of  the  ark  of  God,  that  he  fell  from 
ofl"  the  seat  backward  by  the  side  of  the 
gate,  and  his  neck  brake,  and  he  died  :  for 
he  was  an  old  man,  and  heavy.  And  he 
had  judged  Israel  forty  years. 

19  IT  And  his  daughter-in-law,  Phinehas' 
vi'ife,  was  with  child  near  to  be  delivered  : 
and  when  she  heard  the  tidings  that  the  ark 
of  God  was  taken,  and  that  her  father-in^ 


D  agon  falls  before  the  ark. 


law  and  her  husband  were  dead,  she  bowed 
herself,  and  travailed ;  for  her  pains  came 
upon  her. 

20  And  about  the  time  of  her  death,  the 
women  that  stood  by  her  said  unto  her.  Fear 
not;  for  thou  hast  born  a  son.  But  she 
answered  not,  neither  did  she  regard  it. 

21  And  she  named  the  child  I-chabod, 
saying,  The  glory  is  departed  from  Israel. 
(Because  the  ark  of  God  was  taken,  and  be- 
cause of  her  father-in-law  and  her  husband.) 

22  And  she  said.  The  glory  is  departea 
from  Israel :  for  the  ark  of  God  is  taken. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  the  Philistines  took  the  ark  of  God, 
and  brought  it  from  Eben-ezer  unto 
Ashdod. 

2  When  the  Philistines  took  the  ark  of 
God,  they  brought  it  into  the  house  of  Da- 
gon,  and  set  it  by  Dagon. 

3  H  And  when  they  of  Ashdod  arose  early 
on  the  morrow,  Behold,  Dagon  was  faller* 
upon  his  face  to  the  earth  before  the  ark  of 
the  Lord.  And  they  took  Dagon,  and  set 
him  in  his  place  again. 

4  And  when  they  arose  early  on  the 
morrow  morning.  Behold,  Dagon  was  fallen 
upon  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  :  and  the  head  of  Dagon,  and 
both  the  palms  of  his  hands  ivere  cut  off 
upon  the  threshold  ;  only  the  stump  of 
Dagon  was  left  to  him. 

5  Therefore  neither  the  priests  of  Da- 
gon, nor  any  that  come  into  Dagon's  house, 
tread  on  the  threshold  of  Dagon  in  Ashdod 
unto  this  day. 

6  IT  But  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  heavy 
upon  them  of  Ashdod,  and  he  destroyed 
them,  and  smote  them  with  emerods,  even 
Ashdod,  and  the  coasts  thereof. 

7  And  when  the  men  of  Ashdod  saw 
that  it  ivas  so,  they  said.  The  ark  of  the 
God  of  Israel  shall  not  abide  with  us  :  for 
his  hand  is  sore  upon  us,  and  upon  Dagon 
our  god. 

8  IT  They  sent  therefore,  and  gathered 
all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  unto  them, 
and  said,  What  shall  we  do  with  the  ark  of 
the  God  of  Israel  ?  And  they  answered. 
Let  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  be  carried 
about  unto  Gath.  And  they  carried  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  about  thither. 

9  And  it  was  so,  that  after  they  had 
carried  it  about,  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was 
against  the  city  with  a  very  great  destruc- 
tion :  and  he  smote  the  men  of  the  city 
both  small  and  great,  and  they  had  eme- 
rods in  their  secret  parts. 

10  IT  Therefore  they  sent  the  ark  of  God 
to  Ekron.  And  it  came  to  pass  as  the  ark 
of  God  came  to  Ekron,  that  the  Ekronites 
cried  out,  saying.  They  have  brought  about 
the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel  to  us,  to  slay 
us  and  our  people. 

11  So  they  sent  and  gathered  together 
all  the  lords  of  the  Philistines,  and  said, 
Send  away  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel, 

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•  The  Philistines  return  the  ark.    I.  SAMUEL. 


and  let  it  go  again  to  his  own  place,  that  it 
slay  us  not,  and  our  people  :  for  there  was  a 
deadly  destruction  throughout  all  the  city  ; 
the  hand  of  God  was  very  heavy  there. 

12  And  the    men   that   died  not,  were 

smitten  with  the  emerods  :  and  the  cry  of 

the  city  went  up  to  heaven. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  the  ark  of  the  Lord  was  in  the 
country  ofthe  Philistines  seven  months. 

2  And  the  Philistines  called  for  the 
priests  and  the  diviners,  saying,  What  shall 
we  do  to  the  ark  ofthe  Lord  ?  tell  us  where- 
with we  shall  send  it  to  his  place. 

3  And  they  said.  If  ye  send  away  the 
ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  send  it  not  empty  ; 
but  in  any  wise  return  him  a  trespass-of- 
fering :  then  ye  shall  be  healed,  and  it  shall 
be  known  to  you  why  his  hand  is  not  re- 
moved from  you. 

4  Then  said  they.  What  shall  be  the 
trespass-offering  which  we  shall  return  to 
him  ?  They  answered,  Five  golden  eme- 
rods, and  five  golden  mice,  according  to 
the  number  ofthe  lords  of  the  Philistines  : 
for  one  plague  teas  on  you  all,  and  on  your 
lords. 

5  Wherefore  ye  shall  make  images  of 
your  emerods,  and  images  of  your  mice 
that  mar  the  land  ;  and  ye  shall  give  glory 
unto  the  God  of  Israel :  peradventure  he 
will  lighten  his  hand  from  off  you,  and  from 
off  your  gods,  and  from  off  your  land. 

6  Wherefore  then  do  ye  harden  your 
hearts,  as  the  Egyptians  and  Pharaoh  hard- 
ened their  hearts?  when  he  had  wrought 
wonderfully  among  them,  did  they  not  let 
the  people  go,  and  they  departed  ? 

7  Now  therefore  make  a  new  cart,  and 
take  two  milch-kine  on  which  there  hath 
come  rio  yoke,  and  tie  the  kine  to  the  cart, 
and  bring  their  calves  home  from  them : 

8  And  take  the  ark  of  the  Lord,  and 
lay  it  upon  the  cart ;  and  put  the  jewels  of 
gold  which  ye  return  him /or  a  trespass- 
offering,  in  a  coffer  by  the  side  thereof; 
and  send  it  away,  that  it  may  go. 

9  And  see,  if  it  goeth  up  by  the  way 
of  his  own  coast  to  Beth-shemesh,  then  he 
hath  done  us  this  great  evil :  but  if  not, 
then  we  shall  know  that  it  is  not  his  hand 
that  smote  us ;  it  loas  a  chance  that  hap- 
pened to  us. 

10  H  And  the  men  did  so ;  and  took  two 
milch-kine,  and  tied  them  to  the  cart,  and 
shut  up  tlieir  calves  at  home : 

11  And  they  laid  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
upon  the  cart,  and  the  coffer  with  the  mice 
of  gold  and  the  images  of  their  emerods. 

12  And  the  kine  took  the  straight  way 
to  the  way  of  Beth-shemesh,  and  went 
along  the  highway,  lowing  as  they  went, 
and  turned  not  aside  to  the  right  hand  or 
to  the  left ;  and  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
went  after  them  unto  the  border  of  Beth- 
shemesh. 

13  And  they  of  Beth-shemesh  were  reap- 


Repentance  of  tJie  Israelites. 


ing  their  wheat  harvest  in  the  valley  :  and 
they  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and  saw  the  ark, 
and  rejoiced  to  see  it. 

14  And  the  cart  came  into  the  field  of 
Joshua,  a  Beth-shemite,  aod  stood  there, 
where  there  was  a  great  stone  :  and  they 
clave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and  o-ffered  the 
kine  a  burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

15  And  the  Levites  took  down  the  ark 
ofthe  Lord,  and  the  coffer  that  was  witli 
it,  wherein  the  jewels  of  gold  ivcrc,  and 
put  them  on  the  great  stone  :  and  the  men 
of  Beth-shemesh  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
sacrificed  sacrifices  the  same  day  unto  the 
Lord. 

16  And  when  the  five  lords  of  the  Phi- 
listines had  seen  it,  they  returned  to  Ekron 
the  same  day. 

17  And  these  arc  the  golden  emerods 
which  the  Philistines  returned  for  a  tres- 
pass-offering unto  the  Lord  ;  for  Ashdod 
one,  for  Gaza  one,  for  Askelon  one,  for 
G?th  one,  for  Ekron  one  ; 

18  And  the  golden  mice,  according  to 
the  number  of  all  the  cities  of  the  Philis- 
tines belonging  to  the  five  lords,  both  of 
fenced  cities,  and  of  country  villages,  even 
unto  the  great  stone  of  Abel,  whereon  they 
set  down  the  ark  ofthe  Lord  :  rrhich  stone 
•cmaincth  unto  this  day  in  the  field  of  Joshua 

the  Beth-shemite. 

19  IT  And  he  smote  the  men  of  Beth- 
shemesh,  because  they  had  looked  into  the 
ark  ofthe  Lord,  even  he  smote  of  the  peo- 
ple fifty  tliousand  and  threescore  and  ten 
men  :  and  the  people  lamented,  because 
the  Lord  had  smitten  7nany  of  the  people 
with  a  great  slaughter. 

20  And  the  men  of  Beth-shemesh  said, 
Who  is  able  to  stand  before  this  holy  Lord 
God  ?  and  to  whom  shall  he  go  up  from  us  ? 

21  U  And  they  sent  messengers  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Kirjath-jearim,  saying,  The 
Philistines  have  brought  again  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  ;  come  \e  down,  and  fetch  it  up 
to  you. 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  the  men  of  Kirjath-jearim  came, 
and  fetched  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  brought  it  into  the  house  of  Abinadab 
in  the  hill,  and  sanctified  Eleazar  his  son 
to  keep  the  ark  ofthe  Lord. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  the  ark 
abode  in  Kirjath-jearim,  that  the  time  was 
long  ;  for  it  was  twenty  years  :  and  all  the 
house  of  Israel  lamented  after  the  Lord. 

3  *ff  And  Samuel  spake  unto  all  the  house 
of  Israel,  saying.  If  ye  do  return  unto  the 
Lord  with  all  your  hearts,  then  put  away 
the  strange  gods,  and  Ashtaroth,  from  among 
you,  and  prepare  your  hearts  unto  the 
Lord,  and  serve  him  only  :  and  he  will  de- 

iver  you  out  of  the  hand  ofthe  Philistines. 

4  Then  the  children  of  Israel  did  put 
away  Baalim,  and  Ashtaroth,  and  served 
the  Lord  only. 

5  And  Samuel  said,  Gather  all  Israel  to 


The  Israelites  desire  a  king.  CilAP 

Mizpeh,  and  I  will  pray  for  you  unto  the 
Lord. 

6  And  they  gathered  together  to  Miz- 
peh, and  drew  water,  and  poured  it  out 
before  the  Loed,  and  fasted  on  that  day, 
and  said  there,  We  have  sinned  against  the 
Lord.  And  Samuel  judged  the  children 
of  Israel  in  Mizpeh. 

7  %  And  when  the  Philistines  heard  that 
the  children  of  Israel  were  gathered  to- 
gether to  Mizpeh,  the  lords  of  the  Philis- 
tines went  up  against  Israel.  And  when 
the  children  of  Israel  heard  it,  they  were 
afraid  of  the  Philistines. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  said  to  Sa- 
muel, Cease  not  to  cry  unto  the  Lord  our 
God  for  us,  that  he  will  save  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines. 

9  IT  And  Samuel  took  a  sucking  lamb, 
and  offered  it  for  a  burnt-offering  wholly 
unto  the  Lord  :  and  Samuel  cried  unto  the 
Lord  for  Israel ;  and  the  Lord  heard  him. 

10  And  as  Samuel  was  offering  up  the 
burnt-offering,  the  Philistines  drew  near  to 
battle  against  Israel :  but  the  Lord  thun- 
dered with  a  great  thunder  on  that  day  upon 
the  Philistines,  and  discomfited  them;  and 
they  were  smitten  before  Israel. 

11  And  the  men  of  Israel  went  out  of 
Mizpeh,  and  pursued  the  Philistines,  and 
smote  them,  until  they  came  under  Beth-car. 

12  Then  Samuel  took  a  stone,  and  set  it 
between  Mizpeh  and  Shen,  and  called  the 
name  of  it  Eben-ezer,  saying.  Hitherto  hath 
the  Lord  helped  us. 

13  H  So  the  Philistines  were  subdued, 
and  they  came  no  more  into  the  coast  of  Is- 
rael :  and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  against 
the  Philistines  all  the  days  of  Samuel. 

14  And  the  cities  which  the  Philistines 
had  taken  from  Israel  were  restored  to  Is- 
rael, from  Ekron  even  unto  Gath ;  and  the 
coasts  thereof  did  Israel  deliver  out  of  the 
hands  of  the  Philistines :  and  there  was 
peace  between  Israel  and  the  Amorites. 

15  H  And  Samuel  judged  Israel  all  the 
days  of  his  life. 

16  And  he  went  from  year  to  year  in 
circuit  to  Beth-el,  and  Gilgal,  and  Mizpeh, 
and  judged  Israel  in  all  those  places. 

17  And  his  return  was  to  Ramah ;  for 
there  was  his  house  :  and  there  he  judged 
Israel ;  and  there  he  built  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  VIII 
ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Samuel  was 
old,  that  he  made  his  sons  judges  over 
Israel. 

2  Now  the  name  of  his  first-born  was 
Joel;  and  the  name  of  his  second,  Abiah  : 
they  were  judges  in  Beer-sheba. 

3  And  ills  sons  walked  not  in  his  ways, 
but  turned  aside  after  lucre,  and  took  bribes, 
and  perverted  judgment. 

4  Then  all  the  elders  of  Israel  gathered 
themselves  together,  and  came  to  Samuel 
unto  Ramah, 


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VIII.  The  manner  of  a  king. 

5  And  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thou  art 
old,  and  thy  sons  walk  not  in  thy  ways: 
now  make  us  a  king  to  judge  us  like  all 
the  nations. 

6  H  But  the  thing  displeased  Samuel, 
when  they  said,  Give  us  a  king  to  judge 
us :  and  Samuel  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel, 
Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  people  in 
all  that  they  say  unto  thee :  for  they  have 
not  rejected  thee,  but  they  have  rejected 
me,  that  I  should  not  reign  over  them. 

8  According  to  all  the  works  which  they 
have  done  since  the  day  that  I  brought 
them  up  out  of  Egypt  even  unto  this  day, 
wherewith  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
served  other  gods,  so  do  they  also  unto 
thee. 

9  Now  therefore  hearken  unto  their 
voice :  howbeit,  ye  protest  solemnly  unto 
them,  and  shew  them  the  manner  of  the 
king  that  shall  reign  over  them. 

10  H  And  Samuel  told  all  the  words  of 
the  Lord  unto  the  people  that  asked  of  him 
a  king. 

11  And  he  said,  This  will  be  the  manner 
of  the  king  that  shall  reign  over  you :  He 
will  take  your  sons,  and  appoint  thetn  for 
himself,  for  his  chariots,  and  to  be  his  horse- 
men ;  and  some  shall  run  before  his  chari- 
ots. 

12  And  he  will  appoint  him  captains 
over  thousands,  and  captains  over  fifties; 
and  will  set  them  to  ear  his  ground,  and  to 
reap  his  harvest,  and  to  make  his  instru- 
ments of  war,  and  instruments  of  his  cha- 
riots. 

13  And  he  will  take  your  daughters  to 
be  confectionaries,  and  to  be  cooks,  and  to 
be  bakers. 

14  And  he  will  take  your  fields,  and 
your  vineyards,  and  your  olive-yards,  even 
the  best  of  them,  and  give  them  to  his  ser- 
vants. 

15  And  he  will  take  the  tenth  of  your 
seed,  and  of  your  vineyards,  and  give  to  his 
officers,  and  to  his  servants. 

IG  And  he  will  take  your  men-servants, 
and  your  maid-servants,  and  j'our  goodliest 
young  men,  and  your  asses,  and  put  them 
to  his  work. 

17  He  will  take  the  tenth  of  your  sheep: 
and  ye  shall  be  his  servants. 

18  And  ye  shall  cry  out  in  that  day  be- 
cause of  your  king  which  ye  sliall  have 
chosen  you ;  and  the  Lord  will  not  hear 
you  in  that  day. 

19  H  Nevertheless,  the  people  refused  to 
obey  the  voice  of  Samuel ;  and  they  said, 
Nay ;  but  we  will  have  a  king  over  us ; 

20  That  we  also  may  be  like  all  the  na- 
tions; and  that  our  king  may  judge  us,  and 
go  out  before  us,  and  fight  our  battles. 

21  And  Samuel  heard  all  the  words  of 
the  people,  and  he  rehearsed  them  in  the 
ears  of  the  Lord. 

22  And  the  liORD  said  to  Samuel,  Heark- 
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Saul  comes  to  Samuel,  I.  SAMUEL, 

en  unto  their  voice,  and  make  them  a  king. 
And  Samuel  said  unto  the  men  of  Israel,  Go 
ve  every  man  unto  his  city. 
CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  there  was  a  man  of  Benjamin, 
whose  name  was  Kish,  the  son  of 
Abiel,  the  son  of  Zeror,  the  son  of  BechO' 
rath,  the  son  of  Aphiah,  a  Benjamite,  a 
mighty  man  of  power. 

2  And  he  had  a  son,  whose  name  uris 
Saul,  a  choice  j'oung  man,  and  a  goodly 
and  there  was  not  among  the  children  of  Is- 
rael a  goodlier  person  than  he :  from  his 
shoulders  and  upward  he  was  higher  than 
any  of  the  people. 

3  And  the  asses  of  Kish,  Saul's  father, 
were  lost.  And  Kish  said  to  Saul  his  son, 
Take  now  one  of  the  servants  with  thee, 
and  arise,  go  seek  the  asses. 

4  And  he  passed  through  mount  Ephraim, 
and  passed  through  the  land  of  Shalisha, 
but  they  found  them  not :  then  they  passed 
through  the  land  of  Shalim,  and  there  they 
ivere  not :  and  he  passed  through  the  land 
of  the  Benjamites,  but  they  found  tlicm  not. 

5  And  when  they  were  come  to  the  land 
of  Zuph,  Saul  said  to  his  servant  that  was 
with  hun,  Come,  and  let  us  return;  lest  my 
father  leave  caring  for  the  asses,  and  take 
thought  for  us. 

6  And  he  said  unto  him.  Behold  now, 
tliere  is  in  this  city  a  man  of  God,  and  he  is 
an  honourable  man ;  all  that  he  saith  Com- 
eth surely  to  pass:  now  let  us  go  thither; 
peradventure  he  can  shew  us  our  way  that 
we  should  go. 

.  7  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  But  be- 
hold, if  we  go,  what  shall  we  bring  the 
man  ?  for  the  bread  is  spent  in  our  vessels, 
and  there  is  not  a  present  to  bring  to  the 
man  of  God  :  what  have  we  ? 

8  And  the  servant  answered  Saul  again, 
and  said,  Behold,  I  have  liere  at  hand  the 
fourth  part  of  a  sliekel  of  silver :  that  will  I 
give  to  the  man  of  God,  to  tell  us  our  way. 

9  (Before-time  in  Israel,  when  a  man 
went  to  inquire  of  God,  thus  he  spake, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  to  the  seer  :  for  he  that 
is  now  railed  a  Prophet  was  before-time 
called  a  Seer.) 

10  Then  said  Saul  to  his  servant,  Well 
said  ;  come,  let  us  go :  so  they  went  unto 
the  city  where  the  man  of  God  was.  ' 

11  li  And  as  they  went  up  the  hill  to  the 
city,  they  found  j'oung  maidens  going  out 
to  draw  water,  and  said  unto  them,  Is  the 
seer  here  ? 

12  And  they  answered  them,  and  said, 
He  is ;  behold,  he  is  before  you  :  make  haste 
now,  for  he  came  to-day  to  the  city ;  for 
there  is  a  sacrifice  of  the  people  to-day  in 
the  high  place  : 

13  As  soon  as  ye  be  come  into  the  city, 
ye  shall  straightway  find  him,  before  he  go 
up  to  the  high  place  to  eat :  for  the  people 
will  not  eat  until  he  come,  because  he  doth 
bless  the  sacrifice ;  and  afterward  they  eat 


and  is  entertained  by  him. 
that  be   bidden.     Now   therefore  get  you 
up,:  for  about  this  time  ye  shall  find  him. 

14  And  they  went  up  into  the  city  :  and 
when  they  were  come  into  the  city,  behold, 
Samuel  came  out  against  them,  for  to  go  up 
to  the  high  place. 

15  ^  Now  the  Lord  had  told  Samuel  in 
his  ear  a  daj"  before  Saul  came,  saying, 

16  To-morrow  about  this  time  I  will  send 
thee  a  man  out  of  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
and  thou  shalt  anoint  him  to  be  captain 
over  my  people  Israel,  that  he  may  save  my 
people  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines : 
for  I  have  looked  upon  my  people,  because 
their  cr}^  is  come  unto  me. 

17  And  when  Samuel  saw  Saul,  the 
Lord  said  unto  him,  Behold  the  man  whom 
I  spake  to  thee  of!  this  same  shall  reign 
over  my  people. 

IS  Then  Saul  drew  near  to  Samuel  in 
the  gate,  and  said,  Tell  me,  I  pray  thee, 
where  the  seer's  house  is. 

19  And  Samuel  answered  Saul,  and  said, 
I  am  the  seer :  go  up  before  me  unto  the 
high  place ;  for  ye  shall  eat  with  me  to-day, 
and  to-morrow  I  will  let  thee  go,  and  will 
tell  thee  all  that  is  in  thine  heart. 

20  And  as  for  thine  asses  that  were  lost 
three  days  ago,  set  not  thy  mind  on  them; 
for  they  are  found.  And  on  whom  is  all  the 
desire  of  Israel  ?  Is  it  not  on  thee,  and  on 
all  thy  father's  house  ? 

21  And  Saul  answered  and  said,^?rt  not 
I  a  Benjamite,  of  the  smallest  of  the  tribes 
of  Israel  ?  and  my  family  the  least  of  all 
the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  ? 
wherefore  then  speakest  thou  so  to  me  ? 

22  And  Samuel  took  Saul,  and  his  ser- 
vant, and  brought  them  into  the  parlour, 
and  made  them  sit  in  the  chiefest  place 
among  them  that  were  bidden,  which  icejx 
about  thirty  persons. 

23  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  cook,  Bring 
the  portion  which  I  gave  thee,  of  which  I 
said  unto  thee,  Set  it  by  thee. 

24  And  the  cook  took  up  the  shoulder, 
and  that  which  ivas  upon  it,  and  set  it  be- 
fore Saul.  And  Samuel  said,  Behold  that 
which  is  left !  set  it  before  thee,  and  eat ; 
for  unto  this  time  hath  it  been  kept  for  thee 
since  I  said,  I  have  invited  the  people.  So 
Saul  did  eat  with  Samuel  that  day. 

25  ^  And  when  they  were  come  down 
from  the  high  place  into  the  city,  Samuel 
communed  with  Saul  upon  the  top  of  the 
"louse. 

26  And  they  rose  early :  and  it  came 
to  pass  about  the  spring  of  the  day  that 
Samuel  called  Saul  to  the  top  of  the  house, 
saying.  Up,  that  I  may  send  thee  away. 
And  Saul  arose,  and  they  went  out  both  of 
them,  he  and  Samuel,  abroad. 

27  And  as  they  were  going  down  to  the 
end  of  the  city,  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Bid 
the  servant  pass  on  before  us,  (and  he  pass- 
ed on,)  but  stand  thou  still  a  while,  that  I 
may  shew  thee  the  word  of  God. 

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Samuel  anoints  Saul. 

CHAP.  X. 

rr^HEN  Samuel  took  a  vial  of  oil,  and 
A  poured  it  upon  his  head,  and  kissed 
him,  and  said,  Is  it  not  because  the  Lord 
hath  anointed  thee  to  be  captain  over  his 
inheritance  ? 

2  When  thou  art  departed  from  me  to- 
day, then  thou  shalt  find  two  men  by  Ra- 
chel's sepulchre  in  the  border  of  Benjamin 
at  Zelzah ;  and  they  will  say  unto  thee, 
The  asses  which  thou  wentest  to  seek  are 
found :  and  lo,  thy  father  hath  left  the  care 
of  the  asses,  and  sorroweth  for  you,  saying, 
What  shall  I  do  for  my  son  ? 

3  Then  shalt  thou  go  on  forward  from 
thence,  and  thou  shalt  come  to  the  plain  of 
Tabor,  and  there  shall  meet  thee  three 
men  going  up  to  God  to  Beth-el,  one  car- 
rying three  kids,  and  another  carrying 
three  loaves  of  bread,  and  another  carrying 
a  bottle  of  wine  : 

4  And  they  will  salute  thee,  and  give 
thee  two  loaves  of  bread  ;  whicii  thou  shalt 
receive  of  their  hands. 

5  After  that  thou  shalt  come  to  the  hill 
of  God,  where  is  the  garrison  of  the  Piiiiis- 
tines :  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou 
art  come  thither  to  the  city,  that  thou  shalt 
meet  a  company  of  prophets  coming  down 
from  the  high  place  with  a  psaltery,  and  a 
tabret,  and  a  pipe,  and  a  harp  before  them  ; 
and  they  shall  prophesy  : 

6  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  will  come 
upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  prophesy  with 
them,  and  shalt  be  turned  into  another  man. 

7  And  let  it  be,  when  these  signs  are 
come  unto  thee,  that  tliou  do  as  occasion 
shall  serve  thee  ;  for  God  is  with  thee. 

8  And  thou  shalt  go  down  before  me  to 
Gilgal ;  and  behold,  I  will  come  down  unto 
thee,  to  offer  burnt-offerings,  and  to  sacri- 
fice sacrifices  of  peace-oflerings :  seven 
days  shalt  thou  tarry,  till  I  come  to  tiiee, 
and  shew  thee  what  tliou  shalt  do. 

9  II  And  it  was  so,  that  v.-iien  lie  had 
turned  his  back  to  go  from  Samuel,  God 
gave  him  another  heart :  and  all  those  signs 
came  to  pass  that  day. 

10  And  when  they  came  thither  to  the 
hill,  behold,  a  company  of  prophets  met 
him ;  and  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon 
him,  and  he  prophesied  among  them. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass  when  all  that 
knew  him  before-time,  saw  that,  behold,  he 
prophesied  among  the  prophets,  then  the 
people  said  one  to  another,  What  is  this 
that  is  come  unto  the  son  of  Kish  ?  Is  Saul 
also  among  the  prophets  ? 

12  And  one  of  the  same  place  answered 
and  said.  But  who  is  their  lather  ?  There- 
fore it  became  a  proverb,  Is  Saul  also 
among  the  prophets  ? 

13  And  when  he  had  made  an  end  of 
prophesying,  he  came  to  the  high  place. 

14  H  And  Saul's  uncle  said  unto  him 
and  to  his  servant.  Whither  went  ye  ?  And 
he  said,  To  seek  the  asses  :  and  when  we 


Saul  chosen  at  Mizpeh. 
no  where,  we  came  to 


CHAP.  X. 

saw  that  they  were 
Samuel. 

15  And  Saul's  uncle  said.  Tell  me,  1 
pray  thee,  what  Samuel  said  unto  you. 

16  And  Saul  said  unto  his  uncle,  He 
told  us  plainly  that  the  asses  were  found. 
But  of  the  matter  of  the  kingdom,  whereof 
Samuel  spake,  he  told  him  not. 

17  11  And  Samuel  called  the  people  to- 
gether unto  the  Lord  to  Mizpeh  ; 

18  And  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  I 
brought  up  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and  de- 
livered you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyp- 
tians, and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  kingdoms, 
and  of  them  that  oppressed  you  : 

19  And  ye  have  this  day  rejected  your 
God,  Vi'ho  himself  saved  you  out  of  all  your 
adversities,  and  your  tribulations;  and  ye 
have  said  unto  him.  Nay,  but  set  a  king 
over  us.  Now  therefore  present  yourselves 
before  the  Lord  by  your  tribes,  and  by 
your  thousands. 

20  And  when  Samuel  had  caused  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel  to  come  near,  the  tribe  of 
Benjamin  was  taken. 

21  When  he  had  caused  tlie  tribe  of 
Benjamin  to  come  near  by  their  families, 
the  lamily  of  Matri  was  taken,  and  Saul 
the  son  of  Kish  was  taken  :  and  when  they 
sought  him,  he  could  not  be  found. 

22  Therefore  they  inquired  of  the  Lord 
further,  if  the  man  should  yet  come  thither. 
And  the  Lord  answered.  Behold,  he  hatli 
hid  himself  among  the  stuff. 

23  And  they  ran  and  fetched  him  thence: 
and  when  he  stood  among  the  people,  he 
was  higher  than  any  of  the  people  from  his 
shoulders  and  upward. 

24  And  Samuel  said  to  all  the  people, 
See  ye  him  whom  the  Lord  hath  chosen, 
that  there  is  none  like  him  among  all  the 
people  ?  And  all  the  people  shouted,  and 
said,  God  save  the  king. 

25  Then  Samuel  told  the  people  the 
manner  of  the  kingdom,  and  wrote  it  in  a 
book,  and  laid  it  up  before  the  Lord.  And 
Samuel  sent  all  the  people  away,  every 
man  to  his  house. 

26  fi  And  Saul  also  went  home  to  Gi- 
beali ;  and  there  Avent  with  him  a  band  of 
men,  whose  hearts  God  had  touched. 

27  But  the  children  of  Belial  said.  How 
shall  this  man  save  us  ?  And  they  despised 
him,  and  brought  him  no  presents.  But 
he  held  his  peace. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THEN  Nahash  the  Ammonite  came  up, 
and  encamped  against  Jabesh-gilead  : 
and  all  the  men  of  Jabesh  said  unto  Na- 
hash, Make  a  covenant  with  us,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

2  And  Nahash  the  Ammonite  answered 
them,  On  this  condition  will  I  make  a  co- 
venant with  you,  that  I  may  thrust  out  all 
your  right  eyes,  and  lay  it  for  a  reproach 
upon  all  Israel. 

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Saul  rescues  Jabesh-gilead.  I.  SAMUEL. 

3  And  the  elders  of  Jabesh  said  unto 
him,  Give  us  seven  days  respite,  that  we 
may  send  messengers  unto  all  the  coasts  of 
Israel :  and  then,  if  there  be  no  man  to  save 
us,  we  will  come  out  to  thee. 

4  H  Then  came  the  messengers  to  Gi- 
beah  of  Saul,  and  told  the  tidings  in  the 
ears  of  the  people:  and  all  the  people  lift- 
ed up  their  voices,  and  wept. 

5  And  behold,  Saul  came  after  the  herd 
out  of  the  field  ;  and  Saul  said,  What  aileth 
the  people  that  they  weep  ?  And  they  told 
him  the  tidings  of  the  men  of  Jabesh. 

6  And  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  Saul 
when  he  heard  those  tidings,  and  his  anger 
was  kindled  greatly. 

7  And  he  took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  hew- 
ed them  in  pieces,  and  sent  them  throughout 
all  the  coasts  of  Israel  by  the  hands  of  mes- 
sengers, saying,  Whosoever  cometh  not 
forth  after  Saul  and  after  Samuel,  so  shall  it 
be  done  unto  his  oxen.  And  the  fear  of 
the  Lord  fell  on  the  people,  and  they  came 
out  with  one  consent. 

8  And  when  he  numbered  them  in  Be- 
zek,  the  children  of  Israel  were  three  hun- 
dred thousand,  and  the  men  of  Judah  thirty 
thousand. 

9  And  they  said  unto  the  messengers 
that  came,  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  the  men 
of  Jabesh-gilead,  To-morrow,  by  that  time 
the  sun  be  hot,  ye  shall  have  help.  And 
the  messengers  came  and  shewed  it  to  the 
men  of  Jabesh  ;  and  they  were  glad. 

10  Therefore  the  men  of  Jabesh  said, 
To-morrow  we  will  come  out  unto  you,  and 
ye  shall  do  with  us  all  that  seemeth  good 
unto  you. 

11  And  it  was  so  on  the  morrow,  that 
Saul  put  the  people  in  three  companies  ; 
and  they  came  into  the  midst  of  the  host 
in  the  morning-watch,  and  slew  the  Am- 
monites until  the  heat  of  the  daj' :  and  it 
came  to  pass,  that  they  which  remained 
were  scattered,  so  that  two  of  them  were 
not  left  together. 

12  U  And  the  people  said  unto  Samuel, 
Who  is  he  that  said,  Shall  Saul  reign  over 
us  ?  bring  the  men,  that  we  may  put  them 
to  death. 

13  And  Saul  said.  There  shall  not  a  man 
be  put  to  death  this  day :  for  to-day  the 
Lord  hath  wrought  salvation  in  Israel. 

14  H  Then  said  Samuel  to  the  people. 
Come,  and  let  us  go  to  Gilgal,  and  renew 
the  kingdom  there. 

15  And  all  tlie  people  went  to  Gilgal ; 
and  there  thej^  made  Saul  king  before  the 
Lord  in  Gilgal :  and  there  they  sacrificed 


Samuel  reproves  the  people. 

2  And  now,  behold,  the  king  walketh 
before  you  :  and  I  am  old  and  gray-headed; 
and  behold,  my  sons  arc  with  you  :  and  I 
have  walked  before  you  from  my  childhood 
unto  this  day. 

3  Behold,  here  I  am :  witness  against 
me  before  the  Lord,  and  before  his  anoint- 
ed •  whose  ox  have  I  taken?  or  whose  ass 
have  I  taken  ?  or  whom  have  I  defrauded  ? 
whom  have  I  oppressed  ?  or  of  whose  hand 
have  I  received  any  bribe  to  blind  mine 
eyes  therewith ?  and  I  will  restore  it  jou. 

4  And  they  said.  Thou  hast  not  defraud- 
ed us,  nor  oppressed  us,  neither  hast  thou 
taken  ought  of  any  man's  hand. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  Lord  is 
witness  against  you,  and  his  anointed  is 
witness  this  day,  that  ye  have  not  found 
ought  in  my  hand.  And  they  answered, 
He  is  witness. 

6  H  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people, 
It  is  the  Lord  that  advanced  Moses  and 
Aaron,  and  that  brought  your  fathers  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

7  Now  therefore  stand  still,  that  I  may 
reason  with  you  before  the  Lord  of  all  the 
righteous  acts  of  the  Lord,  which  he  did 
to  you  and  to  your  fathers. 

8  When  Jacob  was  come  into  Egypt, 
and  your  fathers  cried  unto  the  Lord,  then 
the  Lord  sent  Moses  and  Aaron,  which 
brought  forth  your  fathers  out  of  Egypt, 
and  made  them  dwell  in  this  place. 

9  And  when  they  forgat  the  Lord  their 
God,  he  sold  them  into  the  hand  of  Sisera, 
captain  of  the  host  of  Hazor,  and  into  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines,  and  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Moab,  and  they  fought 
against  them. 

10  And  they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  We  have  sinned,  because  we  have 
forsaken  the  Lord,  and  have  served  Baa- 
lim and  Ashtaroth :  but  now  deliver  us  out 
of  the  hand  of  our  enemies,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

11  And  the  Lord  sent  Jerubbaal  and 
Bedan,  and  Jephthah,  and  Samuel,  and 
delivered  you  out  of  the  hand  of  your  ene- 
mies on  every  side,  and  ye  dwelled  safe. 

12  And  when  ye  saw  that  Nahash  the 
king  of  the  children  of  Ammon  came 
against  you,  ye  said  unto  me,  Nay  ;  but  a 
king  shall  reign  over  us :  when  the  Lord 
your  God  icas  your  king. 

13  Now  therefore,  behold  the  king  whom 
ye  have  chosen,  and  whom  ye  have  desir- 
ed !  and  behold,  the  Lord  hath  set  a  king 
over  you. 

14  If  ye  will  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve 


sacrifices  of  peace-offerings  before  the! him,  and  obey  his  voice,  and  not  rebel 
Lord  ;  and  there  Saul  and  all  the  men  of  |  against  the  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
Israel  rejoiced  greatly.  ;  then  shall  both  ye,  and  also  the  king  that 

CHAP.  XII.  reigneth  over  you,  continue  following  the 

ND  Samuel  said  unto  all  Israel,  Be- 1  Lord  your  God. 
hold,   I  have   hearkened  unto    your!     15  But  if  ye  will  not  obey  the  voice  of 
voice  in  all  that  ye  said  unto  me,  and  have  I  the  Lord,  but  rebel  against  the  command- 
made  a  king  over  you.  '  ment  of  the  Lord,  then  shall  the  hand  of 

228 


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SauVs  selected  band. 


CHAP. 


the  Lord  be  against  you,  as  it  was  against 
your  fathers. 

16  Now  therefore  stand  and  see  this 
great  thing,  which  the  Lord  will  do  before 
your  eyes. 

17  Is  it  not  wheat-harvest  to-day?  I 
will  call  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  send 
thunder  and  rain  ;  that  ye  may  perceive 
and  see  that  your  wickedness  is  great, 
which  ye  have  done  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  in  asking  you  a  king. 

18  If  So  Samuel  called  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  the  Lord  sent  thunder  and  rain  that 
day  :  and  all  the  people  greatly  feared  the 
Lord  and  Samuel. 

19  And  all  the  people  said  unto  Samuel, 
Pray  for  thy  servants  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God,  that  we  die  not :  for  we  have  added 
unto  all  our  sins  this  evil,  to  ask  us  a  king. 

20  ^  And  Samuel  said  unto  the  people. 
Fear  not :  ye  have  done  all  this  wickedness : 
yet  turn  not  aside  from  following  the  Lord, 
but  serve  the  Lord  with  all  your  heart ; 

21  And  turn  ye  not  aside :  for  then 
should  ye  go  after  vain  things,  which  can- 
not protit  nor  deliver ;  for  they  arc  vain. 

22  For  the  Lord  will  not  forsake  his 
people  for  his  great  name's  sake :  because 
It  hath  pleased  the  Lord  to  make  you  his 
people. 

23  Moreover  as  for  me,  God  forbid  that 
I  should  sin  against  the  Lord  in  ceasing  to 
pray  for  you :  but  I  will  teach  you  the 
good  and  the  right  way  : 

24  Only  fear  the  Lord,  and  serve  him 
in  truth  with  all  your  heart :  for  consider 
how  great  things  he  hath  done  for  you. 

25  But  if  ye  shall  still  do  wickedly,  ye 
shall  be  consumed,  both  ve  and  your  kin 

CHAP.  XHL 

SAUL  reigned  one  year  ;  and  when  he 
had  reigned  two  years  over  Israel, 

2  Saul  chose  him  three  thousand  men  of 
Israel ;  whereof  two  thousand  were  with 
Saul  in  Michmash  and  in  mount  Beth-el, 
and  a  thousand  were  with  Jonathan  in 
Gibeah  of  Benjamin :  and  the  rest  of  the 
people  he  sent  every  man  to  his  tent. 

3  *i]  And  Jonathan  smote  the  garrison  of 
the  Philistines  that  M'a.<J  in  Geba;  and  the 
Philistines  heard  of  it.  And  Saul  blew 
the  trumpet  throuo;hout  all  the  land,  saying. 
Let  the  Hebrews  hear. 

4  And  all  Israel  heard  say  that  Saul  had 
smitten  a  garrison  of  the  Philistines,  and 
that  Israel  also  was  had  in  abomination 
with  the  Philistines :  and  the  people  were 
called  together  after  Saul  to  Gil  gal. 

5  %  And  the  Philistines  gathered  them- 
selves together  to  fight  with  Israel,  thirty 
thousand  chariots,  and  si.x  thousand  horse- 
men, and  people  as  the  sand  which  is  on 
the  sea  shore  in  multitude  :  and  they  came 
up,  and  pitched  in  Michmash,  eastward 
from  Beth-aven. 

6  IT  When  the  men  of  Israel  saw  that 
they  were  in  a  strait,  (for  the  people  were 


XIIL  Samuel  reproves  Mm. 

distressed,)  then  the  people  did  hide  them- 
selves in  caves,  and  in  thickets,  and  in 
rocks,  and  in  high  places,  and  in  pits. 

7  And  some  of  the  Hebrews  went  over 
Jordan  to  the  land  of  Gad  and  Gilead.  As 
for  Saul,  he  was  yet  in  Gilgal,  and  all  the 
people  followed  him  trembling. 

8  H  And  he  tarried  seven  days,  accord- 
ing to  the  set  time  that  Samuel  had  ap- 
pointed: but  Samuel  came  not  to  Gilgal; 
and  the  people  were  scattered  from  him. 

9  And  Saul  said,  Bring  hither  a  burnt- 
offering  to  me,  and  peace-offerings.  And 
he  offered  the  burnt-offering. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  soon  as 
he  had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt- 
offering,  behold,  Samuel  came ;  and  Saul 
M'ent  out  to  meet  him,  that  he  might  salute 
him. 

11  IT  And  Samuel  said.  What  hast  thou 
done  ?  And  Saul  said,  Because  I  saw  that 
the  people  were  scattered  from  nie,  and 
that  thou  camest  not  within  the  days  ap- 
pointed, and  that  the  Philistines  gathered 
themselves  together  at  Michmash; 

12  Therefore  said  I,  The  Philistines 
will  come  down  now  upon  me  to  Gilgal, 
and  I  have  not  made  supplication  unto  the 
Lord  :  I  forced  myself  therefore,  and  of- 
fered a  burnt-offering. 

13  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Thou  hast 
done  foolishly  :  thou  hast  not  kept  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  he 
commanded  thee :  for  now  would  the  Lord 
have  established  thy  kingdom  upon  Israel 
for  ever. 

14  But  now  thy  kingdom  shall  not  con- 
tinue :  the  Lord  hath  sought  him  a  man 
after  his  own  heart,  and  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  him  to  be  captain  over  his 
people,  because  thou  hast  not  kept  that 
which  the  Lord  commanded  thee. 

15  And  Samuel  arose,  and  gat  him  up 
from  Gilgal  unto  Gibeah  of  Benjamin. 
And  Saul  numbeted  the  people  that  were 
present  with  him,  about  six  hundred  men. 

16  And  Saul,  and  Jonathan  his  son,  and 
the  people  that  were  present  with  them, 
abode  in  Gibeah  of  Benjamin :  but  the 
Philistines  encamped  in  Michmash. 

17  ^<  And  the  spoilers  came  out  of  the 
camp  of  the  Philistmes  in  three  companies  : 
one  company  turned  unto  the  way  that 
leadcth  to  Ophrah,  unto  the  land  of  Shual : 

18  And  another  company  turned  the 
way  tn  Beth-horon  :  and  another  company 
turned  to  the  way  of  the  border  that  look- 
eth  to  the  valley  of  Zeboim  toward  the 
wilderness. 

19  *\  Now  there  was  no  smith  found 
throughout  all  the  land  of  Israel :  (for  the 
Philistines  said.  Lest  the  Hebrews  make 
them  swords  or  spears  :) 

20  But  all  the  Israelites  went  down  to 
the  Philistines,  to  sharpen  every  man  his 
share,  and  his  coulter,  and  his  ax,  and  his 
mattock. 

229 


Jonathan  miraculously  smites 

21  Yet  they  had  a  file  for  the  mattocks, 
and  for  the  coulters,  and  for  the  forks,  and 
for  the  axes,  and  to  sharpen  the  goads. 

22  So  it  came  to  pass  in  the  da}'  of  battle, 
that  there  was  neither  sword  nor  spear 
found  in  the  hand  of  any  of  the  people  that 
ivere  with  Saul  and  Jonathan  :  but  with 
Saul  and  with  Jonathan  his  son  was  there 
found. 

23  And  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines 
went  out  to  the  passage  of  Michmash. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  upon  a  day,  that 
Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul  said  unto 
the  young  man  that  bare  his  armour.  Come, 
and  let  us  go  over  to  the  Philistines'  garri- 
son, that  is  on  the  other  side.  But  he  told 
not  his  father. 

2  And  Saul  tarried  in  the  uttermost  part 
of  Gibeah  under  a  pomegranate  tree  which 
is  in  Migron  :  and  the  people  that  icerc 
with  him  ivere  about  six  hundred  men  ; 

3  And  Ahiah,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  I-cha- 
bod's  brother,  the  son  of  Pliinehas,  the  son 
of  Eli,  the  Lord's  priest  in  Shiloh,  wear- 
ing an  ephod.  And  the  people  knew  not 
that  Jonathan  was  gone. 

4  And  between  the  passages  by  which 
Jonathan  sought  to  go  over  unto  the  Phi- 
listines' garrison,  there  was  a  sharp  rock  on 
the  one  side,  and  a  sharp  rock  on  the  other 
side  :  and  the  name  of  the  one  ?t:as  Bozez, 
and  the  name  of  the  other  Seneh. 

5  The  forefront  of  the  one  loas  situate 
northward  over  against  Michmash,  and  the 
other  southward  over  against  Gibeah. 

6  And  Jonatlian  said  to  the  young  man 
that  bare  his  armour,  Come,  and  let  us  go 
oyer  unto  the  garrison  of  these  uncircum- 
cised  :  it  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  work 
for  us :  for  t/icrc  is  no  restraint  to  the  Lord 
to  save  by  many  or  by  few. 

7  And  his  armour-bearer  said  unto  him. 
Do  all  that  is  in  thine  heart :  turn  thee  ;  be- 
hold, I  am  with  thee  according  to  thy  heart. 

8  Then  said  Jonathan,  Behold,  we  will 
pass  over  unto  these  men,  and  we  will  dis- 
cover ourselves  unto  them. 

9  If  they  say  thus  unto  us.  Tarry  until 
we  come  to  you ;  then  we  will  stand  still  in 
our  place,  and  will  not  go  up  unto  them. 

10  But  if  they  say  thus,  Come  up  unto 
us ;  then  we  will  go  up :  for  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  them  into  our  hand  ;  and  this 
shall  be  a  sign  unto  us. 

11  And  both  of  them  discovered  them- 
selves unto  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines : 
and  the  Philistines  said,  Behold,  the  He- 
brews come  forth  out  of  the  holes  where 
they  had  hid  themselves. 

12  And  the  men  of  the  garrison  answer- 
ed Jonathan  and  his  armour-bearer,  and 
said.  Come  up  to  us,  and  we  will  sliew  you 
a  thing.  And  Jonathan  said  unto  his"  ar- 
mour-bearer. Come  up  after  me :  for  the 
Lord  hath  delivered  them  into  the  hand  of 
Israel. 


I.  SAMUEL.         the  garrison  of  the  Philistines. 

13  And  Jonathan  climbed  up  upon  hia 
hands  and  upon  his  feet,  and  his  armour- 
bearer  after  him  :  and  they  fell  before  Jona- 
than ;  and  his  armour-bearer  slew  after 
him. 

14  And  that  first  slaughter,  which  Jona- 
than and  his  armour-bearer  made,  was 
about  twenty  men,  within  as  it  were  an 
half-acre  of  land,  which  a  yoke  of  oxen 
might  plough. 

15  IT  And  there  was  trembling  in  the 
host,  in  the  field,  and  among  all  the  people : 
the  garrison,  and  the  spoilers,  they  also 
trembled,  and  the  earth  quaked  :  so  it  was 
a  very  great  trembling. 

16  And  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in  Gibeah 
of  Benjamin  looked;  and  behold,  the  mul- 
titude melted  away,  and  they  went  on  beat- 
ing down  one  another. 

17  H  Then  said  Saul  unto  the  people 
that  ivere  with  him.  Number  now,  and  see 
who  is  gone  from  us.  And  when  thev  had 
numbered,  behold,  Jonathan  and  hfs  ar- 
mour-bearer were  not  there. 

18  And  Saul    .said    unto    Ahiah,  Bring 
hither  the  ark  of  God.     For  the  ark  of  God  • 
was  at  that  time  with  the  children  of  Israel. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass  while  Said  talked 
unto  the  priest,  that  the  noise  that  was  in 
the  host  of  the  Philistines  went  on,  and  in- 
creased :  and  Saul  said  unto  the  priest, 
Withdraw  thine  hand. 

20  And  Saul  and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him  assembled  themselves,  and 
they  came  to  the  battle  :  and  behold,  every 
man's  sword  was  against  his  fellow,  aiul 
there  ivas  a  very  great  discomfiture. 

21  Moreover,  the  Hebrews  that  were 
with  the  Phi'listines  before  that  time,  which 
went  up  with  them  into  the  camp /row  the 
country  round  about,  even  they  also  turnrd 
to  be  with  the  Israelites  tiiat  irere  with  Saul 
and  Jonathan. 

22  Likewise  all  tlie  men  of  Israel  which 
had  hid  themselves  in  mount  Ephraim, 
when  they  heard  that  the  Philistines  fled' 
even  they  also  followed  hard  after  them  in 
the  battle. 

23  So  the  Lord  saved  Israel  that  day  : 
and  the  battle  passed  over  unto  Beth-aven. 

24  *lf  And  the  men  of  Israel  were  dis- 
tressed that  day  :  for  Saul  had  adjured  tlie 
people,  saying.  Cursed  he  the  man  that 
eateth  any  food  until  evening,  that  I  niav 
be  avenged  on  mine  enemies.  So  none  of 
the  people  tasted  any  food. 

25  And  all  tliey  of  the  land  came  to  a 
wood ;  and  there  was  honey  upon  the 
ground. 

26  And  when  the  people  were  come  into 
the  wood,  beliold,  the  honey  dropped  ;  but 
no  man  put  his  hand  to  his'mouth:  for  the 
people  feared  the  oath. 

27  But  Jonathan  heard  not  when  his 
father  charged  the  people  with  the  oath  : 
wherefore  he  put  forth  the  end  of  the  rod 
that  was  in  his  hand,  and  dipped  it  in  an 

230 


SauVs  unadvised  adjuration.  CHAP 
honey-comb,  and  put  his  hand  to  his  mouth ; 
and  his  eyes  were  enhghtened, 

28  Then  answered  one  of  the  people, 
and  said,  Thy  father  straitly  charged  the 
people  with  an  oath,  saying.  Cursed  be  the 
man  that  eateth  any  food  this  day.  And 
the  people  were  faint. 

29  Then  said  Jonathan,  My  father  hath 
troubled  the  land :  see,  I  pray  you,  how 
mine  eyes  have  been  enlightened,  because 
I  tasted  a  little  of  this  honey. 

30  How  much  more,  if  haply  the  people 
had  eaten  freely  to-day  of  the  spoil  of  their 
enemies  which  they  found  ?  for  had  there 
not  been  now  a  much  greater  slaughter 
among  the  Philistines  ? 

31  "il  And  they  smote  the  Philistines  that 
day  from  Michmash  to  Ajalon  :  and  the 
people  were  very  faint. 

32  And  the  people  flew  upon  the  spoil, 
and  took  sheep,  and  oxen,  and  calves,  and 
slew  tlicm  on  the  ground  :  and  the  people 
did  eat  them  with  the  blood. 

33  Then  they  told  Saul,  saying.  Behold, 
the  people  sin  against  the  Lord,  in  that 
they  eat  with  the  blood.  And  he  said,  Ye 
have  transgressed :  roll  a  great  stone  unto 
me  this  day. 

34  And  Saul  said.  Disperse  yourselves 
among  the  people,  and  say  unto  them. 
Bring  me  hither  every  man  his  ox,  and 
every  man  his  sheep,  and  slay  them  here, 
and  eat ;  and  sin  not  against  the  Lord  in 
eating  with  the  blood.  And  all  the  people 
brought  every  man  his  ox  with  him  that 
night,  and  slew  them  there. 

35  If  And  Saul  built  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  :  the  same  was  the  first  altar  that  he 
built  unto  the  Lord  : 

36  And  Saul  said,  Let  us  go  down  after 
the  Philistines  by  night,  and  spoil  them  un- 
til the  morning  light,  and  let  us  not  leave 
a  man  of  them.  And  they  said,  Do  what- 
soever seemeth  good  unto  thee.  Then 
said  the  priest,  Let  us  draw  near  hither 
unto  God. 

37  H  And  Saul  asked  counsel  of  God, 
Shall  I  go  down  after  the  Philistines  ?  wilt 
thou  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Israel  ? 
but  he  answered  him  not  that  day. 

38  H  And  Saul  said,  Draw  ye  near  hither 
all  the  chief  of  the  people:  and  know  and 
.see  wherein  this  sin  hath  been  this  day. 

39  For  as  the  Lord  liveth,  which  saveth 
Israel,  though  it  be  in  Jonathan  my  son,  he 
shall  surely  die.  But  there  was  not  a  man 
among  all  the  people  that  answered  him. 

40  Then  said  he  unto  all  Israel,  Be  j^e 
on  one  side,  and  I  and  Jonathan  my  son 
will  be  on  the  other  side.  And  the  people 
said  unto  Saul,  Do  what  seemeth  good  unto 
thee. 

41  Therefore  Saul  said  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  Give  a  perfect  lot.  And 
Saul  and  Jonathan  were  taken :  but  the 
people  escaped. 

42  And  Saul  said,  Cast  lots  between  me 


XV.  SauVs  strength  and  f amity. 

and  Jonathan  my  son.     And  Jonathan  was 
taken. 

43  Then  Saul  said  to  Jonathan,  Tell  me 
what  thou  hast  done.  And  Jonathan  told 
him,  and  said,  I  did  but  taste  a  little  honey 
with  the  end  of  the  rod  that  was  in  mine 
hand,  and  lo,  I  must  die. 

44  And  Saul  answered,  God  do  so,  and 
more  also :  for  thou  shalt  surely  die,  Jona- 
than. 

45  And  the  people  said  unto  Saul,  ShalJ 
Jonathan  die,  who  hath  wrought  this  great 
salvation  in  Israel  ?  God  forbid :  as  the 
Lord  liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of  his 
head  fall  to  the  ground ;  for  he  hath 
wrought  with  God  this  day.  So  the  peo- 
ple rescued  Jonathan,  that  he  died  not. 

46  Then  Saul  went  up  from  following 
the  Philistines :  and  the  Philistines  went 
to  their  own  place. 

47  H  So  Saul  took  the  kingdom  over 
Israel,  and  fought  against  all  his  enemies 
on  every  side,  against  Moab,  and  against 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  against  Edom, 
and  against  the  kings  of  Zobah,  and  against 
the  Philistines  :  and  whithersoever  he  turn- 
ed himself,  he  vexed  them. 

48  And  he  gathered  an  host,  and  smote 
the  Amalekites,  and  delivered  Israel  out  of 
the  hands  of  them  that  spoiled  them. 

49  H  Now  the  sons  of  Saul  were  Jona- 
than, and  Ishui,  and  Melchi-shua  :  and  the 
names  of  his  two  daughters  were  these ; 
the  name  of  the  first-born  Merab,  and  the 
name  of  the  younger  Michal  : 

50  And  the  name  of  Saul's  icife  was 
Ahinoam,  the  daughter  of  Ahimaaz :  and 
the  name  of  the  captain  of  his  host  was 
Abner,  the  son  of  Ner,  Saul's  uncle. 

51  And  Kish  icas  the  father  of  Saul; 
and  Ner  the  father  of  Abner  was  the  son 
of  Abiel. 

52  And  there  was  sore  war  against  the 
Philistines  all  the  days  of  Saul ;  and  when 
Saul  saw  any  strong  man,  or  any  valiant 
man,  he  took  him  unto  him. 

CHAP.  XV. 

SAMUEL  also  said  unto  Saul,  The 
Lord  sent  me  to  anoint  thee  to  be 
king  over  his  people,  over  Israel :  now 
therefore  hearken  thou  unto  the  voice  of 
the  words  of  the  Lord. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  re- 
member that  which  Amalek  did  to  Israel, 
how  he  laid  wait  for  him  in  the  way,  when 
he  came  up  from  Egypt. 

3  Now  go  and  smite  Amalek,  and  utter- 
ly destroy  all  that  they  have,  and  spare 
them  not;  but  slay  both  man  and  woman, 
infant  and  suckling,  ox  and  sheep,  camel 
and  ass. 

4  And  Saul  gathered  the  people  toge- 
ther, and  numbered  them  in  Telaim,  two 
hundred  thousand  footmen,  and  ten  thou- 
sand men  of  Judah. 

5  And  Saul  came  to  a  city  of  Amalek, 
and  laid  wait  in  the  valley. 

231 


Saul  smites  the  Amalekites. 


1.  SAMUEL. 


6  H  And  Saul  said  unto  the  Kenites,  Go, 
depart,  get  you  down  from  among  the 
Amalekites,  lest  I  destroy  you  with  them  : 
for  ye  shewed  kindness  to  all  the  children 
of  Israel  when  they  came  up  out  of  Egypt. 
So  the  Kenites  departed  from  among  the 
Amalekites. 

7  U  And  Saul  smote  the  Amalekites  from 
Havilah,  until  thou  comest  to  Shur,  that  is 
over  against  Egypt. 

8  And  he  took  Agag  the  king  of  the 
Amalekites  alive,  and  utterly  destroyed  all 
the  people  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

9  But  Saul  and  the  people  spared  Agag, 
and  the  best  of  the  sheep,  and  of  the  oxen, 
and  of  the  fallings,  and  the  lambs,  and  all 
that  teas  good,  and  would  not  utterly  de- 
stroy them  :  but  every  tiling  that  was  vile 
and  refuse,  that  they  destroyed  utterly. 

10  If  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Samuel,  saying, 

11  It  repenteth  me  that  I  have  set  up 
Saul  to  be  king :  for  he  is  turned  back  from 
following  me,  and  hath  not  performed  my 
commandments.  And  it  grieved  Samuel ; 
and  he  cried  unto  the  Lord  all  night. 

12  H  And  when  Samuel  rose  early  to 
meet  Saul  in  the  morning,  it  was  told  Sa- 
muel, saying,  Saul  came  to  Carmel,  and 
behold,  he  set  him  up  a  place,  and  is  gone 
about,  and  passed  on,  and  gone  down  to 
Gilgal. 

13  And  Samuel  came  to  Saul :  and  Saul 
said  unto  him.  Blessed  he  thou  of  the  Lord  : 
I  have  performed  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord. 

14  And  Samuel  said,  What  incanetli  then 
this  bleating  of  the  sheep  in  mine  ears,  and 
the  lowing  of  the  oxen  which  I  hear  ? 

1-5  And  Saul  said.  They  have  brought 
them  from  the  Amalekites:  for  the  people 
spared  the  best  of  the  sheep  and  of  the 
oxen,  to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  God ; 
and  the  rest  we  have  utterly  destroyed. 

16  Then  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  Stay, 
and  I  will  tell  thee  what  the  Lord  hath 
said  to  me  this  night.  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Sajr  on. 

17  And  Samuel  said,  When  thou  toast 
little  in  thine  own  sight,  ivast  thou  not  made 
the  head  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  the 
Lord  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel  ? 

18  And  the  Lord  sent  thee  on  a  journey, 
and  said.  Go,  and  utterly  destroy  the  sin- 
ners the  Amalekites,  and  fight  against  therPi 
until  they  be  consumed. 

19  Wherefore  then  didst  thou  not  obey 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  but  didst  fly  upon 
the  spoil,  and  didst  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord  ? 

20  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  Yea,  I 
have  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and 
have  gone  the  way  which  the  Lord  sent 
me,  and  have  brought  Agag  the  king  of 
Amalek,  and  have  utterly  destroyed  the 
Amalekites. 

21  But    the    people  took  of  the   spoil, 


Samuel  kills  Agag. 


sheep  and  oxen,  the  chief  of  the  things 
which  should  have  been  uttterly  destroyed, 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
Gilgal. 

22  And  Samuel  said,  Hath  the  Lord  as 
great  delight  in  burnt-offerings  and  sacri- 
fices, as  in  obeying  the  voice  of  the  Lord  ? 
Behold,  to  obey  is  better  than  sacrifice,  and 
to  hearken  than  the  fat  of  rams. 

23  For  rebellion  is  as  the  sin  of  witch- 
craft, and  stubbornness  is  as  iniquity  and 
idolatry.  Because  thou  hast  rejected  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  he  hath  also  rejected 
thee  from  beiiig  king. 

24  H  And  Saul  said  unto  Samuel,  I  have 
sinned :  for  I  have  transgressed  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord,  and  thy  words : 
because  I  feared  the  people,  and  obeyed 
their  voice. 

25  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  pardon 
my  sin,  and  turn  again  with  me,  that  I  may 
worship  the  Lord. 

26  And  Samuel  said  unto  Saul,  I  will 
not  return  with  thee  :  for  thou  hast  reject- 
ed the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord  hath 
rejected  thee  from  being  king  over  Israel. 

27  And  as  Samuel  turned  about  to  go 
away,  he  laid  hold  upon  the  skirt  of  his 
mantle,  and  it  rent. 

28  And  Samuel  said  unto  him,  The 
Lord  hath  rent  the  kingdom  of  Israel  from 
thee  this  day,  and  hath  given  it  to  a  neigh- 
bour of  thine  that  is  better  than  thou. 

29  And  also  the  Strength  of  Israel  will 
not  lie  nor  repent :  for  he  is  not  a  man,  that 
he  should  repent. 

30  Then  he  said,  I  have  sinned :  yrt 
honour  me  now,  I  pray  thee,  before  the  el- 
ders of  my  people,  and  before  Israel,  and 
turn  again  with  me,  that  I  may  worship 
the  Lord  thy  God. 

31  So  Samuel  turned  again  after  Saul ; 
and  Saul  worsliipped  the  Lord. 

32  fl  Then  said  Samuel,  Bring  ye  hither 
to  me  Agag  the  king  of  the  Amalekites. 
And  Agag  came  unto  him  delicately.  And 
Ao;ag  said,  Surely  the  bitterness  of  death 
is  past. 

33  And  Samuel  said.  As  thy  sword  hath 
made  women  childless,  so  shall  thy  mother 
be  childless  among  women.  And  Samuel 
hewed  Agag  in  pieces  before  the  Lord  in 
Gilgal. 

34  H  Then  Samuel  went  to  Ramah  ;  and 
Saul  went  up  to  his  house  to  Gibeah  of 
Saul. 

35  And  Samuel  came  no  more  to  see 
Saul  until  the  day  of  his  death  :  neverthe- 
less Samuel  mourned  for  Saul :  and  the 
Lord  repented  that  he  had  made  Saul  king 
over  Israel. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  How 
long  wilt  thou  mourn  for  Saul,  seeing 
I  have   rejected  him  from  reigning  over 
Israel  1  fill  thine  horn  with  oil,  and  go,  I 
will  send  thee  to  Jesse  the  Beth-lehemite: 
232 


Samuel  anoints  David.  CHAP 

for  I  have  provided  me  a  king  among  his 
sons. 

2  And  Samuel  said,  How  can  I  go?  if 
Saul  hear  it,  he  will  kill  me.  And  the  Lord 
said,  Take  an  heifer  with  thee,  and  say,  I 
am  come  to  sacrifice  to  the  Lord. 

3  And  call  Jesse  to  the  sacrifice,  and  I 
will  shew  thee  what  thou  shalt  do :  and  thou 
shalt  anoint  unto  me  Mm  whom  I  name 
unto  thee. 

A  And  Samuel  did  that  which  the  Lord 
spake,  and  came  to  Beth-leheni.  And  the 
elders  of  the  town  trembled  at  his  coming, 
and  said,  Comest  thou  peaceably  ? 

5  And  he  said.  Peaceably :  I  am  come 
to  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  :  sanctify  your- 
selves, and  come  with  me  to  the  sacrifice. 
And  he  sanctified  Jesse  and  his  sons,  and 
called  them  to  the  sacrifice. 

6  H  And  it  came  to  pass  when  they  were 
come,  that  he  looked  on  Eliab,  and  said, 
Surely  the  Lord's  anointed  is  before  him. 

7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  Samuel,  Look 
not  on  his  countenance,  or  on  the  height  of 
his  .stature ;  because  I  have  refused  him  : 
for  the  LORD  sect/i  not  as  man  seeth ;  ibr 
man  looketh  on  the  outward  appearance, 
but  the  Lord  looketh  on  the  heart. 

8  Then  Jesse  called  Abinadab,  and 
made  him  pass  before  Samuel.  And  he 
said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord  chosen  this. 

9  Then  Jesse  made  Shammah  to  pass 
bj'.  And  he  said.  Neither  hath  the  Lord 
chosen  this. 

10  Again  Jesse  made  seven  of  his  sons 
to  pass  before  Samuel.  And  Samuel  said 
unto  Jesse,  The  Lord  hath  not  chosen 
these. 

11  H  And  Samuel  said  unto  Jesse,  Are 
here  all  t/ty  children  ?  And  he  said.  There 
remaineth  yet  the  youngest,  and  behold, 
he  keepeth  the  sheep.  And  Samuel  said 
unto  Jesse,  Send  and  fetch  him :  for  we 
will  not  sit  down  till  he  come  hither. 

12  And  he  sent,  and  brought  him  in. 
Now  he  icas  ruddy,  and  withal  of  a  beauti- 
fid  countenance,  and  goodly  to  look  to.  And 
the  Lord  said,  Arise,  anoint  him :  for  this 
is  he. 

13  Then  Samuel  took  the  horn  of  oil, 
and  anointed  him  in  the  midst  of  his  bre- 
thren :  and  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  David  from  that  day  forward.  So  Sa- 
muel rose  up,  and  went  to  Ramah. 

14  H  But  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  departed 
from  Saul,  and  an  evil  spirit  from  the  Lord 
troubled  him. 

1-5  And  Saul's  servants  said  unto  him, 
Behold  now,  an  evil  spirit  from  God  trou- 
bleth  thee. 

16  Let  our  lord  now  command  thy  ser- 
vants, icliick  arc  before  thee,  to  seek  out  a 
man  who  is  a  cunning  player  on  an  harp  : 
and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the  evil  spi- 
rit from  God  is  upon  thee,  that  he  shall  play 
with  his  hand,  and  thou  shalt  be  well. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  his  servants,  Pro- 

30 


.  XVn.  The  challenge  of  Goliath. 

vide  me  now  a  man  that  can  play  well,  and 
bring  him  to  me. 

18  Then  answered  one  of  the  servants, 
and  said.  Behold,  I  have  seen  a  son  of  Jes- 
se the  Beth-lehemite,  that  is  cunning  in 
playing,  and  a  mighty  valiant  man,  and  a 
man  of  war,  and  prudent  in  matters,  and 
a  comely  person,  and  the  Lord  is  with  him. 

19  Wherefore  Saul  sent  messengers  unto 
Jesse,  and  said,  Send  me  David  thy  son, 
which  is  with  the  sheep. 

20  And  Jesse  took  an  ass  kidni  with 
bread,  and  a  bottle  of  wine,  and  a  kid,  and 
sent  them  by  David  his  son  unto  Saul. 

21  And  David  came  to  Saul,  and  stood 
before  him  :  and  he  loved  him  greatly ;  and 
he  became  his  armour-bearer. 

22  And  Saul  sent  to  Jesse,  saying,  Let 
David,  I  pray  thee,  stand  before  me ;  for 
he  hath  found  favour  in  my  sight. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  wlien  the  evil 
spirit  from  God  was  upon  Saul,  that  David 
took  an  harp,  and  played  with  his  hand : 
so  Saul  Vv'as  refreslied,  and  was  well,  and 
the  evil  spirit  departed  from  him. 

CHAP.  XVH. 

NOW  the  Philistines  gathered  together 
their  armies  to  battle,  and  were  ga- 
thered together  at  Shochoh,  which  belongeih 
to  Judah,  and  pitched  between  Shochoh  and 
Azekah,  in  Ephes-dammim. 

2  And  Saul  and  the  men  of  Israel  were 
gathered  together,  and  pitched  by  the  val- 
ley of  Elah,  and  set  the  battle  in  array 
against  the  Philistines. 

3  And  the  Pliilistines  stood  on  a  moun- 
tain on  the  one  side,  and  Israel  stood  on  a 
mountain  on  the  other  side :  and  there  was 
a  valley  between  them. 

4  li  And  there  went  out  a  champion  out 
of  the  camp  of  the  Philistines,  named  Go- 
liath, of  Gath,  whose  height  icas  six  cubits 
and  a  span. 

.5  And  he  had  an  helmet  of  brass  upon 
his  head,  and  lie  tvas  armed  with  a  coat  of 
mail ;  and  the  weight  of  the  coat  icas  five 
thousand  shekels  of  brass. 

6  And  he  had  greaves  of  brass  upon  his 
legs,  and  a  target  of  brass  between  his 
shoulders. 

7  And  the  staff  of  his  spear  teas  like  a 
weaver's  beam  ;  and  his  spear's  head  iccigh- 
cd  six  hundred  shekels  of  iron  :  and  one 
bearing  a  shield  went  before  him. 

8  And  he  stood  and  cried  unto  the  ar- 
mies of  Israel,  and  said  unto  them.  Why 
are  ye  come  out  to  set  yonr  battle  in  array  ? 
am  not  I  a  Pliilistine,  and  ye  servants  to 
Saul  ?  choose  you  a  man  for  you,  and  let 
him  come  down  to  me. 

9  If  he  be  able  to  fight  with  me,  and  to 
kill  me,  then  will  we  be  your  servants :  but 
if  I  prevail  against  him,  and  kill  him,  then 
shall  ye  be  our  servants,  and  serve  us. 

10  And  the  Philistine  said,  1  defy  the 
armies  of  Israel  this  day  ;  give  me  a  man, 
that  we  may  fight  tosetlier. 

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David  accepts 


I.  SAMUEL. 


the  challenge. 


11  When  Saul  and  all  Israel  heard  those 
words  of  the  Philistine,  they  were  dismay- 
ed, and  greatly  afraid. 

12  *\  Now  David  teas  the  son  of  that 
Ephrathite  of  Beth-lehem-judah,  whose 
name  icas  Jesse ;  and  he  had  eight  sons : 
and  the  man  went  among  men  for  an  old 
man  in  the  days  of  Saul. 

13  And  the  three  eldest  sons  of  Jesse 
went  and  followed  Saul  to  the  battle :  and 
the  names  of  his  three  sons  that  went  to  the 
battle  were  Eliab  the  first-born,  and  next 
unto  him  Abinadab,  and  the  third  Sham- 
mah. 

14  And  David  7oas  the  youngest:  and 
the  three  eldest  followed  Saul. 

15  But  David  went  and  returned  from 
Saul  to  feed  his  fother's  sheep  atBeth-lehem. 

16  And  the  Philistine  drew  near  morning 
and  evening,  and  presented  himself  forty 
days. 

17  And  Jesse  said  unto  David  his  son, 
Take  now  for  thy  brethren  an  ephah  of  this 
parched  corn,  and  these  ten  loaves,  and  run 
to  the  camp  to  thy  brethren : 

18  And  carry  these  ten  cheeses  unto  the 
captain  o^  their  thousand,  and  look  how  thy 
brethren  fare,  and  take  their  pledge. 

19  Now  Saul,  and  they,  and  all  the  men 
of  Israel,  were  in  the  valley  of  Elah,  fight- 
ing with  the  Philistines. 

20  *!1  And  David  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  left  the  sheep  with  a  keeper, 
and  took,  and  went,  as  Jesse  had  command- 
ed him  ;  and  he  came  to  the  trench,  as  the 
host  was  going  forth  to  the  fight,  and  shout- 
ed for  the  battle, 

21  For  Israel  and  the  Philistines  had  put 
the  battle  in  array,  army  against  army, 

22  And  David  left  his  carriage  in  the 
hand  of  the  keeper  of  the  carriage,  and  ran 
into  tlie  army,  and  came  and  saluted  his 
brethren. 

23  And  as  he  talked  with  them,  behold, 
there  came  up  the  champion,  the  Philistine 
of  Gath,  Goliath  by  name,  out  of  the  ar- 
mies of  the  Philistines,  and  spake  according 
to  the  same  words :  and  David  heard  them. 

24  And  all  the  men  of  Israel,  when  they 
saw  the  man,  fled  from  him,  and  were  sore 
afraid. 

25  And  the  men  of  Israel  said.  Have  ye 
seen  this  man  that  is  come  up  ?  surelyto 
defy  Lsrael  is  he  come  up:  and  it  shallbe, 
that  the  man  who  killetli  iiim,  the  king  will 
enrich  him  with  great  riches,  and  will  give 
him  his  daughter,  and  make  his  father's 
house  free  in  Israel. 

26  And  David  spake  to  the  men  that 
stood  by  him,  saying,  What  shall  be  done 
to  the  man  that  "killeth  this  Philistine,  and 
taketh  away  the  reproach  from  Israel  ?  for 
who  is  this  uncircumcised  Philistine,  that 
he  should  defy  the  armies  of  the  living  God  ? 

27  And  the  people  answered  him  after 
this  manner,  saving.  So  shall  it  be  done  to 
the  man  that  killeth  him. 


28  H  And  Eliab  his  eldest  brother  heard 
when  he  spake  unto  the  men  ;  and  Eliab's 
anger  was  kindled  against  David,  and  he 
said.  Why  camest  thou  down  hither  ?  and 
with  whom  hast  thou  left  those  few  sheep  in 
the  wilderness  ?  I  know  thy  pride,  and  the 
naughtiness  of  thine  heart ;  for  thou  art  come 
down  that  thou  mightest  see  the  battle. 

29  And  David  said.  What  have  I  now 
done?  Is  there  not  a  cause  ? 

30  If  And  he  turned  from  him  toward 
another,  and  spake  after  the  same  manner : 
and  the  people  answered  him  again  after 
the  former  manner. 

31  And  when  the  words  were  heard 
which  David  spake,  they  rehearsed  them  be- 
fore Saul :  and  he  sent  for  him. 

32  H  And  David  said  to  Saul,  Let  no 
man's  heart  fail  because  of  him  ;  thy  ser- 
vant will  go  and  fight  with  this  Philis- 
tine. 

33  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Thou  art  not 
able  to  go  against  this  Philistine  to  fight 
with  him:  for  thou  art  hut  a  youth,  and 
he  a  man  of  war  from  his  youth. 

34  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Thy  ser- 
vant kept  his  father's  sheep,  and  there  came 
a  lion,  and  a  bear,  and  took  a  lamb  out  of  the 
flock : 

35  And  I  went  out  after  him,  and  smote 
him,  and  delivered  it  out  of  his  mouth  :  and 
when  he  arose  against  me,  I  caught  him  by 
his  beard,  and  smote  him,  and  slew  him. 

36  Thy  servant  slew  both  the  lion  and 
the  bear :  and  this  uncircumcised  Philistine 
shall  be  as  one  of  them,  seeing  he  hath  de- 
fied the  armies  of  the  living  God. 

37  David  said  moreover.  The  Lord  that 
delivered  me  out  of  the  paw  of  the  lion, 
and  out  of  the  paw  of  the  bear,  he  will  de- 
liver me  out  of  the  hand  of  this  Philis- 
tine. And  Saul  said  unto  David,  Go,  and 
the  Lord  be  with  thee. 

38  IT  And  Saul  armed  David  with  his  ar- 
mour, and  he  put  an  helmet  of  brass  upon 
his  head ;  also  he  armed  him  with  a  csat  of 
mail. 

39  And  David  girded  his  sword  upon  his 
armour,  and  he  assayed  to  go;  for  he  had 
not  proved  it.  And  David  said  unto  Saul, 
I  cannot  go  with  these,  for  I  have  not  proved 
them.     And  David  put  them  off"  him. 

40  And  he  took  his  staff"  in  his  hand,  and 
chose  him  five  smooth  stones  out  of  the 
brook,  and  put  them  in  a  shepherd's  bag 
which  he  had,  even  in  a  scrip  ;  and  his  sling 
was  in  his  hand :  and  he  drew  near  to  the 
Philistine. 

41  And  the  Philistine  came  on,  and 
drew  near  unto  David ;  and  the  man  that 
bare  the  shield  went  before  him. 

42  And  when  the  Philistine  looked  about, 
and  saw  David,  he  disdained  him  :  for  he 
was  hut  a  youth,  and  ruddy,  and  of  a  fair 
countenance. 

43  And  the  Philistine  said  unto  David, 
.4m  I  a  dog,  that  thou  comest  to  me  with 

234 


David  kills  Goliath.  CHAP. 

staves  ?  and  the  Philistine  cursed  David  by 
his  gods. 

44  And  the  Philistine  said  to  David, 
Come  to  me,  and  I  will  give  thy  flesh  unto 
the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the 
field. 

45  Then  said  David  to  the  Philistine, 
Thou  comest  to  me  with  a  sword,  and  with 
a  spear,  and  with  a  shield :  but  I  come  to 
thee  in  tlie  name  of  the  Loud  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  the  armies  of  Israel,  whom  thou  hast 
defied. 

46  This  day  will  the  Lord  deliver  thee 
into  mine  hand ;  and  1  will  smite  thee,  and 
take  thine  head  from  thee ;  and  1  will  give 
the  carcasses  of  the  host  of  the  Philistines 
this  day  unto  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and  to  the 
wild  beasts  of  the  earth  :  that  all  the  earth 
may  know  that  there  is  a  God  in  Israel. 

47  And  all  this  assembly  shall  know  that 
the  Lord  saveth  not  with  sword  and  spear  : 
for  the  battle  is  the  Lord's,  and  he  will  give 
you  into  our  hands. 

48  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Philis- 
tine arose,  and  came  and  drew  nigh  to 
meet  David,  that  David  hasted,  and  ran 
toward  the  army  to  meet  tlie  Philistine. 

49  And  David  put  his  hand  in  his  bag, 
and  took  thence  a  stone,  and  slang  it,  and 
smote  the  Philistine  in  his  forehead,  that 
the  stone  sunk  into  his  forehead ;  and  he 
fell  upon  his  face  to  the  earth. 

50  So  David  prevailed  over  the  Philis- 
tine iwith  a  sling  and  with  a  stone,  and 
smote  the  Philistine,  and  slew  him ;  but 
there  was  no  sword  in  the  hand  of  David. 

51  Therefore  David  ran  and  stood  upon 
the  Philistine,  and  took  his  sword,  and 
drew  it  out  of  the  sheath  thereot",  and  slew 
him,  and  cut  off  his  head  therewith.  And 
when  the  Philistines  saw  their  champion 
was  dead,  they  fled. 

52  H  And  the  men  of  Israel  and  of  Ju- 
dah  arose,  and  shouted,  and  pursued  the 
Philistines,  until  thou  come  to  the  valley, 
and  to  the  gates  of  Ekron.  And  the  wound- 
ed of  the  Philistines  fell  down  by  the  way 
to  Shaaraim,  even  unto  Gath,  and  unto 
Ekron. 

53  And  the  children  of  Israel  returned 
from  chasing  after  the  Philistines,  and  they 
spoiled  their  tents. 

54  H  And  David  took  the  head  of  the 
Philistine,  and  brought  it  to  Jerusalem ; 
but  he  put  his  armour  in  his  tent. 

55  And  when  Saul  saw  David  go  forth 
against  the  Philistine,  he  said  unto  Abner 
the  captain  of  the  host,  Abner,  whose  son 
is  this  youth  1  And  Abner  said,  As  thy  soul 
liveth,  O  king,  I  cannot  tell. 

56  And  the  king  said.  Inquire  thou 
whose  son  the  stripling  is. 

57  And  as  David  returned  from  the 
slaughter  of  the  Philistine,  Abner  took  him, 
and  brought  him  before  Saul  with  the  head 
of  the  Philistine  in  his  hand. 

56  And  Saul  said  to  him,  Whose  son  art 


XVIII.  Jonathan  loves  David. 

thou,  thou  young  man?  And  David  an- 
swered, /  am  the  son  of  thy  servant  Jesse 
the  Beth-leheniite. 

CHAP.  XVIH. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  had 
made  an  end  of  speaking  unto  Saul 
that  the  soul  of  Jonathan  was  knit  with  the 
soul  of  David,  and  Jonathan  loved  him  as 
his  own  soul. 

2  And  Saul  took  him  that  day,  and 
would  let  him  go  no  more  home  to  his  fa- 
ther's house. 

3  Then  Jonathan  and  David  made  a 
covenant,  because  he  loved  him  as  his  own 
soul. 

4  And  Jonathan  stripped  himself  of  the 
robe  that  was  upon  him,  and  gave  it  to 
David,  and  his  garments,  even  to  his  sword, 
and  to  his  bow,  and  to  his  girdle. 

5  fl  And  David  went  out  whithersoever 
Saul  sent  him,  onrf  behaved  himself  wisely : 
and  Saul  set  him  over  the  men  of  war,  and 
he  was  accepted  in  the  sight  of  all  the 
people,  and  also  in  the  sight  of  Saul's  ser- 
vants. 

6  If  And  it  came  to  pass  as  they  came, 
when  David  was  returned  from  the  slaugh- 
ter of  the  Philistine,  that  the  women  came 
out  of  all  the  cities  of  Israel,  singing  and 
dancing,  to  meet  king  Saul,  with  tabrets, 
with  joy,  and  with  instruments  of  music. 

7  And  the  women  answered  oie  another 
as  they  played,  and  said,  Saul  hath  slain 
his  thousands,  and  David  his  ten  thousands. 

8  And  Saul  was  very  wroth,  and  the 
saying  displeased  him  ;  and  he  said.  They 
have  ascribed  unto  David  ten  thousands, 
and  to  nie  they  have  ascribed  but  thou- 
sands :  and  irha't  can  he  have  more  but  the 
kingdom  ? 

9  And  Saul  eyed  David  from  that  day 
and  forward. 

10  H  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  mor- 
row, that  the  evil  spirit  from  God  came  up- 
on Saul,  and  he  prophesied  in  the  midst  of 
the  house :  and  David  played  with  his 
hand,  as  at  other  times :  and  there  was  a 
javelin  in  Saul's  hand. 

11  And  Saul  cast  the  javelin  ;  for  he  said, 
I  will  smite  David  even  to  the  wall  with  if. 
And  David  avoided  out  of  his  presence 
twice. 

12  ^  And  Saul  was  afraid  of  David,  be- 
cause the  Lord  was  with  him,  and  was  de- 
parted from  Saul. 

13  Therefore  Saul  removed  him  from 
him,  and  made  him  his  captain  over  a  thou- 
sand ;  and  he  went  out  and  came  in  before 
the  people. 

14  And  David  behaved  himself  wisely  in 
all  his  ways;  and  the  Lord  was  with  him. 

15  Wherefore  when  Saul  saw  that  he 
behaved  himself  very  wisely,  he  was  afraid 
of  him. 

16  But  all  Israel  and  Judah  loved  David, 
because  he  went  out  and  came  in  before 
them. 

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Saul  conspires  against  David.      I.  SAMUEX.. 

17  ^  And  Saul  said  to  David,  Behold, 
my  elder  daughter  Merab,  her  will  I  give 
thee  to  wife  :  only  be  thou  valiant  for  me, 
and  fight  the  Lord's  battles.  For  Saul 
said,  Let  not  mine  hand  be  upon  him,  but 
let  the  hand  of  the  Philistines  be  upon  him. 

18  And  David  said  unto  Saul,  Who  am 
I  ?  and  what  is  my  life,  oi-  my  father's 
family  in  Israel,  that  I  should  be  son-in- 
law  to  the  king? 

19  But  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  when 
Merab  Saul's  daughter  should  have  been 
given  to  David,  that  she  was  given  unto 
Adriel  the  Meholathite  to  wife. 

20  And  Michal  Saul's  daughter  loved 
David  :  and  they  told  Saul,  and  the  thing 
pleased  him. 

21  And  Saul  said,  I  will  give  him  her, 
that  she  may  be  a  snare  to  him,  and  that 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines  maybe  ao;ainst 
him.  Wherefore  Saul  said  to  David,  Thou 
shalt  this  day  be  my  son-in-law,  in  the  one 
of  the  twain. 

22  U  And  Saul  commanded  his  servants, 
saying,  Commune  with  David  secretly, 
and  say,  Behold,  the  king  hath  delight  in 
thee,  and  all  his  servants  love  thee  :  now 
therefore  be  the  king's  son-in-law. 

23  And  Saul's  servants  spake  those 
words  in  the  ears  of  David.  And  David 
said,  Seemeth  it  to  you  a  light  thing  to  be 
a  king's  son-in-law,  seeing  that  I  am  a 
poor  man,  and  lightly  esteemed  ? 

24  And  the  servants  of  Saul  told  him, 
saying.  On  this  manner  spake  David 


Jonathan  discloses  it  to  him. 

2  But  Jonathan  Saul's  son  delighted 
much  in  David  :  and  Jonathan  told  David, 
saying,  Saul  my  father  seeketh  to  kill  thee : 
now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  take  heed  to 
thyself  until  the  morning,  and  abide  in  a 
secret  place,  and  hide  thyself: 

3  And  1  will  go  out  and  stand  beside  my 
father  in  the  field  where  thou  art,  and  I 
will  commune  with  my  father  of  thee  ;  and 
what  I  see,  that  I  will  tell  thee. 

4  H  And  Jonathan  spake  good  of  David 
unto  Saul  his  father,  and  said  unto  him, 
Let  not  the  king  sin  against  his  servant, 
against  David  ;  because  he  hath  not  sinned 
against  thee,  and  because  his  works  have 
been  to  thee-ward  very  good  : 

5  For  he  did  put  his  life  in  his  hand,  and 
slew  the  Philistine,  and  the  Lord  wrought 
a  great  salvation  for  all  Israel :  thou  sawest 
it,  and  didst  rejoice :  wherefore  then  wilt 
thou  sin  against  innocent  blood,  to  slay 
David  without  a  cause  1 

6  And  Saul  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of 
Jonathan :  and  Saul  sware,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  he  shall  not  be  slain. 

7  And  Jonathan  called  David,  and  Jona- 
than shewed  him  all  those  things.  And 
Jonathan  brought  David  to  Saul,  and  he 
was  in  his  presence,  as  in  times  past. 

8  ^  And  there  was  war  again  :  and  Da- 
vid went  out,  and  fought  with  the  Philis- 
tines, and  slew  them  with  a  great  slaugh- 
ter ;  and  they  fled  from  him. 

9  And  the  evil  spirit  from  the  Lord  was 
upon  Saul,  as  he  sat  in  his  house  with  his 


25  And  Saul  said.  Thus  shall  ye  say  to  I  javelin  in  his  hand  :  and  David  played  with 


David,  The  king  desireth  not  anj'  dowr}% 
but  an  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philis- 
tines, to  be  avenged  of  the  king's  enemies. 
But  Saul  thouglit  to  make  David  fall  by 
the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

26  And  when  his  servants  told  David 
these  words,  it  pleased  David  well  to  be  the 
kino's  son-in-law :  and  the  days  were  not 
expired. 

27  Wherefore  David  arose  and  went, 
he  and  his  men,  and  slew  of  the  Philistines 
two  hundred  men ;  and  David  brought 
their  foreskins,  and  they  gave  them  in  full 
tale  to  tlie  king,  that  he  might  be  the  king's 
son-in-law.  And  Saul  gave  him  Michal 
his  daughter  to  wife. 

28  H  And  Saul  saw  and  knew  that  the 
Lord  loas  with  David,  and  that  Michal 
Saul's  daughter  loved  him. 

29  And  Saul  was  yet  the  more  afraid  of 
David ;  and  Saul  became  David's  enemy 
continually. 

30  Then  the  princes  of  the  Philistines 
went  forth :  and  it  came  to  pass,  after  they 
went  forth,  that  David  behaved  himself 
more  wisely  than  all  the  servants  of  Saul : 
so  that  his  name  was  much  set  by. 

CHAP.  XIX. 
ND  Saul  spake  to  Jonathan  his  son, 
and   to  all  his    servants,    that    they 
should  kill  David. 


his  hand. 

10  And  Saul  sought  to  smite  David  even 
to  the  wall  with  the  javelin  ;  but  he  slipped 
away  out  of  Saul's  presence,  and  he  smote 
the  javelin  into  the  wall :  and  David  fled, 
and  escaped  that  night. 

11  If  Saul  also  sent  messengers  unto  Da- 
vid's house,  to  watch  him,  and  to  slay  him 
in  the  morning :  and  Michal  David's  wife 
told  him,  saying,  If  thou  save  not  thy  life 
to-night,  to-morrow  thou  shalt  be  slain. 

12  H  So  Michal  let  David  down  through 
a  window :  and  he  went,  and  fled,  and  es- 
caped. 

13  And  Michal  took  an  image,  and  laid 
it  in  the  bed,  and  put  a  pillow  of  goats'  hair 
for  his  bolster,  and  covered  it  with  a 
cloth. 

14  And  when  Saul  sent  messengers  to 
take  David,  she  said,  He  is  sick. 

15  And  Saul  sent  the  messengers  again 
to  see  David,  saying.  Bring  him  up  to  me 
in  the  bed,  that  I  maj"  slay  him. 

16  And  when  the  messengers  were  come 
in,  behold,  there  was  an  image  in  the  bed, 
with  a  pillow  of  goats'  hair  for  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  said  unto  Michal,  Why  hast 
thou  deceived  me  so,  and  sent  away  mine 
enemy,  that  he  is  escaped  ?  And  Michal 
answered  Saul,  He  said  unto  me,  Let  me 
go  ;  why  should  I  kill  thee  ? 

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David  and  Jonathan  consult.       CHAP. 

18  ^  So  David  fled,  and  escaped,  and 
came  to  Samuel  to  Ramah,  and  told  him  all 
that  Saul  had  done  to  him.  And  he  and 
Samuel  went  and  dwelt  in  Naioth. 

19  And  it  was  told  Saul,  saj'ing,  Behold, 
David  is  at  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

20  And  Saul  sent  messengers  to  take 
David :  and  when  i\\e\  saw  trie  company 
of  the  prophets  prophesying,  and  Samuel 
standing  as  appomted  over  them,  the  Spi- 
rit of  God  was  upon  the  messengers  of  Saul, 
and  they  also  prophesied. 

21  And  when  it  was  told  Saul,  he  sent 
other  messengers,  and  they  prophesied  like- 
wise. And  Saul  sent  messengers  again  the 
third  time,  and  they  prophesied  also. 

22  Then  went  he  also  to  Ramah,  and 
came  to  a  great  well  that  is  in  Sechu  :  and 
he  asked  and  said.  Where  arc  Samuel  and 
David  ?  And  one  said,  Behold,  they  be  at 
Naioth  in  Ramah. 

23  U  And  he  went  thither  to  Naioth  in 
Ramah  :  and  the  Spirit  of  God  was  upon 
him  also,  and  he  went  on,  and  prophesied, 
until  he  came  to  Naioth  in  Ramah. 

24  And  he  stripped  off  his  clothes  also, 
and  prophesied  before  Samuel  in  like  man- 
ner, and  lay  down  naked  all  that  day  and 
all  that  night.  Wherefore  they  say,  Is 
Saul  also  among  the  prophets  ?  . 

CHAP.  XX. 
ND  David  fled  from  Naioth  in  Ramah, 
and  came  and  said  before  Jonathan, 
What  have  I  done  1  what  is  mine  iniquity  ? 
and  what  is  my  sin  beibre  thy  father,  that 
he  seeketh  my  life? 

2  And  he  said  unto  him,  God  forbid; 
thou  shalt  not  die  :  behold,  my  father  will 
do  nothing  either  great  or  small,  but  that  he 
will  shew  it  me  :  and  why  should  my  father 
hide  this  thing  from  me  ?  it  is  not  so. 

3  And  David  sware  moreover,  and  said, 
Thy  father  certainly  knoweth  that  I  have 
found  grace  in  thine  eyes ;  and  he  saith, 
Let  not  Jonathan  know  this,  lest  he  be 
grieved :  But  truly  as  the  Lord  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  there  is  but  a  step 
between  me  and  death. 

4  Then  said  Jonathan  unto  David,  What- 
soever thy  soul  desireth,  I  will  even  do  it 
for  thee. 

.5  And  David  said  unto  Jonathan,  Be- 
hold, to-morrow  is  the  new-moon,  and  I 
should  not  fail  to  sit  with  the  king  at  meat : 
but  let  me  go,  that  I  may  hide  myself  in 
the  field  unto  the  third  day  at  even. 

6  If  thy  father  at  all  miss  me,  then  say, 
David  earnestly  asked  leave  of  me,  that  he 
might  run  to  Beth-lehem  his  city  :  for  there 
is  a  yearly  sacrifice  there  for  all  the  family. 

7  If  he  say  thus,  It  is  well;  thy  servant 
shall  have  peace :  but  if  he  be  very  wroth, 
then  be  sure  that  evil  is  determined  by  him. 

8  Therefore  thou  shalt  deal  kindly  with 
thy  servant ;  for  thou  hast  brought  thy  ser- 
vant into  a  covenant  of  the  Lord  with 
thee :  notwithstanding,  If  there  be  in  me 


XX.  Thty  renew  their  covenant 

iniquity,  slay  me  thyself;  for  why  should" 
est  thou  bring  me  to  thy  father  ? 

9  And  Jonathan  said.  Far  be  it  from 
th-ee :  for  if  I  knew  certainly  that  evil  were 
determined  by  my  fatlier  to  come  upon  thee, 
then  would  not  I  tell  it  thee  ? 

10  Then  said  David  to  Jonathan,  Who 
shall  tell  me  ?  or  what  if  thy  father  answer 
thee  roughly  ? 

11  H  And  Jonathan  said  unto  David, 
Come,  and  let  us  go  out  into  the  field.  And 
they  went  out  both  oi"  them  into  the  field. 

12  And  Jonathan  said  unto  David,  O 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  when  I  have  sounded 
my  father  about  to-morrow  any  time,  or 
the  third  day,  and  behold,  if  there  be  good 
toward  David,  and  I  then  send  not  unto 
thee,  and  shew  it  thee  ; 

13  The  Lord  do  so  and  much  more  to 
Jonathan  ;  but  if  it  please  my  father  to  do 
thee  evil,  then  I  will  shew  it  thee,  and  send 
thee  away,  that  thou  mayest  go  in  peace : 
and  the  Lord  be  with  thee,  as  he  hath  been 
with  my  father. 

14  And  thou  shalt  not  only  while  yet  I 
live  shew  me  the  kindness  of  the  Lord, 
that  I  die  not : 

15  But  also  thou  shalt  not  cut  off  thy 
kindness  from  my  house  for  ever :  no,  not 
when  the  Lord  hath  cut  off  the  enemies  of 
David  every  one  from  the  face  of  the  earth. 

16  So  Jonathan  made  a  covenant  with 
the  house  of  David,  saying,  Let  the  Lord 
even  require  it  at  the  hand  of  David's  ene- 
mies. 

17  And  Jonathan  caused  David  to  swear 
again,  because  he  loved  him :  for  he  loved 
him  as  he  loved  his  own  soul. 

18  H  Then  Jonathan  said  to  David,  To- 
morrow is  the  new-moon  :  and  thou  shalt 
be  missed,  because  thy  seat  will  be  empty. 

19  And  whcjt  thou  hast  stayed  three 
days,  then  thou  shalt  go  down  quickly, 
and  come  to  the  place  where  thou  didst 
hide  thyself  when  the  business  was  m 
hand,  aiid  shalt  remain  by  the  stone  Ezel. 

20  And  I  will  shoot  three  arrows  on  the 
side  thereof  as  though  I  shot  at  a  mark. 

21  And  behold,  I  will  send  a  lad,  saying. 
Go,  find  out  the  arrows.  If  1  expressly 
say  unto  the  lad.  Behold,  the  arrows  are  on 
this  side  of  thee,  take  them ;  then  come 
thou :  for  there  is  peace  to  thee,  and  no 
hurt ;  as  the  Lord  liveth. 

22  But  if  I  say  thus  unto  the  young  man, 
Behold,  the  arrows  arc  beyond  thee;  go 
thy  way  :  for  the  Lord  hath  sent  thee  away. 

23  And  as  touching  the  matter  which 
thou  and  I  have  spoken  of,  behold,  the 
Lord  be  between  thee  and  me  for  ever. 

24  1i  So  David  hid  himself  in  the  field  : 
and  when  the  new-moon  was  come,  the 
king  sat  him  down  to  eat  meat. 

25  And  the  king  sat  upon  his  seat,  as  at 
other  times,  eveii  upon  a  seat  by  the  wall : 
and  Jonathan  arose,  and  Abner  sat  by  Saul's 
side,  and  David's  place  was  empty. 

237 


Saul  seeJcs  to  kill  Jonathan. 


I.  SAMUEL. 


David  goes  to  Ahimelech. 


26  Nevertheless  Saul  spake  not  anything 
that  day  :  for  he  thought,  Something  hath 
befallen  him,  he  is  not  clean  ;  surely  he  is 
not  clean. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
7ohir.h  teas  the  second  day  of  the  month, 
that  David's  place  was  empty  :  and  Saul 
said  unto  Jonathan  his  son.  Wherefore 
Cometh  not  the  son  of  Jesse  to  meat,  nei- 
ther yesterday,  nor  to-day  ? 

2S  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul,  David 
earnestly  asked  leave  of  me  to  go  to  Beth- 
lehem : 

29  And  he  said.  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee ; 
for  our  family  hath  a  sacrihce  in  the  city  ; 
and  my  brother  he  hath  commanded  me  to 
be  there :  and  now  if  I  have  found  favour 
in  thine  eyes,  let  me  get  away,  I  pray  thee, 
and  see  my  brethren.  Therefore  he  Co- 
meth not  unto  the  king's  table. 

30  Then  Saul's  anger  was  kindled 
against  Jonathan,  and  he  said  unto  him. 
Thou  son  of  the  perverse  rebellious  n^o- 
man,  do  not  I  know  that  thou  hast  chosen 
the  son  of  Jesse  to  thine  own  confusion, 
and  unto  the  confusion  of  thj^  mother's 
nakedness '! 

31  For  as  long  as  the  son  of  Jesse  liveth 
upon  the  ground,  thou  shalt  not  be  esta- 
blished, nor  tliy  kingdom.  Wherefore  now 
send  and  fetcli  him  unto  me,  for  he  shall 
surely  die. 

32  And  Jonathan  answered  Saul  his  fa- 
ther, and  said  unto  him.  Wherefore  shall 
he  be  slain  ?  what  hath  he  done  ? 

33  And  Saul  cast  a  javelin  at  him  to 
smite  him:  whereby  Jonathan  knew  that  it 
was  determined  of  his  father  to  slav  Da- 
vid. 

34  So  Jonathan  arose  from  the  table  in 
fierce  anger,  and  did  eat  no  meat  the  se- 
cond day  of  the  month  :  for  he  was  grieved 
for  David,  because  his  father  had  done  him 
shame. 

35  If  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morn- 
ing, that  Jonathan  went  out  into  the  field 
at  the  time  appointed  with  David,  and  a 
little  lad  with  him. 

36  And  he  said  unto  his  lad.  Run,  find 
out  now  the  arrows  which  1  shoot.  And 
as  the  lad  ran,  he  sliot  an  arrow  beyond 
him. 

37  And  when  the  lad  was  come  to  the 
place  of  the  arrow  which  Jonathan  had  shot, 
Jonathan  cried  after  the  lad,  and  said.  Is. 
not  the  arrow  beyond  thee  ? 

3S  And  Jonatiian  cried  after  the  lad. 
Make  speed,  haste,  stay  not.  And  Jona- 
than's lad  gathered  up  the  arrows,  and 
came  to  his  master. 

39  But  the  lad  knew  not  any  thing :  only 
Jonathan  and  David  knew  the  matter. 

40  And  Jonathan  gave  his  artillery  unto 
his  lad,  and  said  unto  him,  Go,  carry  them 
to  the  city. 

41  U  And  as  soon  as  the  lad  was  gone, 
David   arose  out  of  a  place   toward  the 


south,  and  fell  on  his  face  to  the  ground, 
and  bowed  himself  three  times  :  and  they 
kissed  one  another,  and  wept  one  with  ano- 
ther, until  David  exceeded. 

42  And  Jonathan  said  to  David,  Go,  in 
peace,  forasmuch  as  we  have  sworn  both 
of  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  saying, 
The  Lord  be  between  me  and  thee,  and 
between  my  seed  and  thy  seed  for  ever. 
And  he  arose  and  departed  :  and  Jonathan 
went  into  the  citv. 

CHAP.  XXL 

THEN  came  David  to  Nob  to  Ahime- 
lech the  priest :  and  Ahimelech  was 
afraid  at  the  meeting  of  David,  and  said 
unto  him.  Why  art  thou  alone,  and  no  man 
with  thee  ? 

2  And  David  said  unto  Ahimelech  the 
priest,  The  king  hath  commanded  me  a 
business,  and  hath  said  unto  me.  Let  no 
man  knou'  any  thing  of  the  business  where- 
about 1  send  thee,  and  what  1  have  com- 
manded tliee :  and  I  have  appointed  my 
servants  to  such  and  such  a  place. 

3  Nov/  therefore  what  is  under  thine 
hand  ?  give  me  five  loaves  of  bread  in  mine 
hand,  or  wliat  there  is  present. 

4  And  the  priest  answered  David,  and 
said.  There  is  no  common  bread  under 
mine  hand,  but  there  is  hallowed  bread  ;  if 
tlie  young  men  have  kept  themselves  at 
least  from  women. 

5  And  David  answered  the  priest,  and 
said  unto  him,  Of  a  truth  women  have  been 
kept  from  us  about  these  three  days,  since 
I  came  out,  and  the  vessels  of  the  young 
men  are  holy,  and  the  bread  is  in  a  manner 
common,  yea,  though  it  were  sanctified 
this  day  in  the  vessel. 

6  So  the  priest  gave  him  hallowed  bread: 
for  there  was  no  bread  there  but  the  shew- 
bread,  that  was  taken  from  before  the 
Lord,  to  put  hot  bread  in  the  day  when  it 
was  taken  away. 

7  Now  a  certain  man  of  the  servants  of 
Saul  10 lis  there  that  day,  detained  before 
the  Lord  :  and  his  name  was  Doeg,  an 
Edomite,  the  chiefest  of  the  herdmen  that 
belonged  to  Saul. 

8  if  And  David  said  unto  Ahimelech, 
And  is  there  not  here  under  thine  hand 
spear  or  sword  1  for  I  have  neither  brought 
m}f  sword  nor  my  weapons  with  me, 
because  the  king's  business  required  haste. 

9  And  the  priest  said.  The  sword  of  Go- 
liath the  Philistine,  whom  thou  slowest  in 
the  valley  of  Elah,  behold,  it  is  here  wrap- 
ped in  a  cloth  behind  the  ephod  :  if  thou 
wilt  take  that,  take  it :  for  there  is  no  other 
save  that  here.  And  David  said.  There  is 
none  like  that ;  give  it  me. 

10  ^  And  David  arose,  and  fled  that  day 
for  fear  of  Saul,  and  went  to  Achish  the 
king  of  Gath. 

11  And  the  servants  of  Achish  said  unto 
him,  Is  not  this  David  the  king  of  the  land  ? 
did  they  not  sing  one  to  another  of  him  in 

238 


Doeg  accuses  Ahimelech 
dances,  saying,  Saul  hath  slain  his  thou- 
sands, and  David  his  ten  thousands? 

12  And  David  laid  up  these  words  in  his 
heart,  and  was  sore  afraid  of  Achish  the 
king  of  Gath. 

13  And  he  changed  his  behaviour  before 
them,  and  feigned  himself  mad  in  their 
hands,  and  scrabbled  on  the  doors  of  the 
gate,  and  let  his  spittle  fall  down  upon  his 
beard. 

14  Then  said  Achish  unto  his  servants, 
Lo,  ye  see  the  man  is  mad  :  wherefore  then 
have  ye  brought  him  to  me  ? 


CHAP.  XXII,  XXIII.  The  escape  of  Abiathar. 

11  H  Then  the  king  sent  to  call  Ahime- 
lech the  priest,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and  all 
his  father's  house,  the  priests  that  tcere  in 
Nob :  and  they  came  all  of  them  to  the 
king. 

12  And  Saul  said.  Hear  now,  thou  son 
of  Ahitub.  And  he  answered.  Here  I  am, 
my  lord. 

13  And  Saul  said  unto  him.  Why  have 
ye  conspired  against  me,  thou  and  the  son 
"of  Jesse,  in  that  thou  hast  given  him  bread, 
and  a  sword,  and  hast  inquired  of  God  for 
him,  that  he  should  rise  against  me,  to  lie 


15  Have  I  need  of  mad-men,  that  ye  in  wait,  as  at  this  day  ? 


have  brought  this  fellow  to  play  the  mad- 
man in  ni)'^  presence  ?  shall  this  fellow 
come  into  my  house  1 

CHAP.  XXII. 
AVID  therefore  departed  thence,  and 
escaped  to  the  cave  Adullam  :  and 
when  his  brethren  and  all  his  father's 
house  heard  it,  they  went  down  thither  to 
him. 

2  And  every  one  that  toas  in  distress, 
and  everyone  that  was  in  debt,  and  every 
one  that  was  discontented,  gathered  them- 
selves unto  him  ;  and  he  became  a  captain 
over  them  :  and  there  were  with  him  about 
four  hundred  men. 

3  IT  And  David  went  thence  to  Mizpeh  of 
Moab  :  and  he  said  unto  the  king  of  Moab, 
Let  my  father  and  my  mother,  I  pray  thee, 
come  forth,  and  be  with  you,  till  I  know 
what  God  will  do  for  me. 

4  And  he  brought  them  before  the  king 
of  Moab  :  and  they  dwelt  with  him  all  the 
while  that  David  was  in  the  hold. 

5  "if  And  the  propliet  Gad  said  unto  Da- 
vid, Abide  not  in  the  hold  ;  depart,  and  get 
thee  into  the  land  of  Judah.  Then  David 
departed,  and  came  into  the  ibrest  of  Hareth. 

6  'i  When  Saul  heard  that  David  was 
discovered,  and  the  men  that  tcere  with 
him.  (now  Saul  abode  in  Gibeah  under  a 


14  Then  Ahimelech  answered  the  king, 
and  said,  And  who  is  so  faithful  among  all 
thy  servants  as  David,  which  is  the  king's 
son-in-law,  and  goeth  at  thy  bidding,  and 
is  honourable  in  thine  house  ? 

15  Did  I  then  begin  to  inquire  of  God 
for  him  ?  be  it  far  ffom  me.  Let  not  the 
king  impute  any  thing  unto  his  servant, 
nor  to  all  the  house  of  my  father  ;  for  thy 
servant  knew  nothing  of  all  this,  less  or 
more. 

16  And  the  king  said,  Thou  shalt  surely 
die,  Ahimelech,  thou,  and  all  thy  father's 
house. 

17  If  And  the  king  said  unto  the  foot- 
men that  stood  about  him,  Turn,  and  slay 
the  priests  of  the  Lord  ;  because  their 
hand  also  is  with  David,  and  because  they 
knew  when  he  fled,  and  did  not  shew  it  to 
me.  But  the  servants  of  the  king  would 
not  put  forth  their  hand  to  fall  upon  the 
priests  of  the  Lord. 

18  And  the  king  said  to  Doeg,  Turn 
thou,  and  fall  upon  the  priests.  And  Doeg 
the  Edomite  turned,  and  he  fell  upon  the 
priests,  and  slew  on  that  day  fourscore 
and  five  persons  that  did  wear  a  linen 
ephod. 

19  And  Nob,  the  city  of  the  priests, 
smote  he  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  both 


m   Ramah,  having  his  spear  in   his  j  men  and  women,  children  and  sucklings, 

and  oxen,  and  asses,  and  sheep,  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword. 

20  H  And  one  of  the  sons  of  Ahimelech 
the  son  of  Ahitub,  named  Abiathar,  es- 
caped, and  fled  after  David. 

21  And  Abiathar  shewed  David  that 
Saul  had  slain  the  Lord's  prie.sts. 

22  And  David  said  unto  Abiathar,  I 
knew  it  that  day,  when  Doeg  the  Edomite 
was  there,  that  "he  would  surely  tell  Saul : 
I  have  occasioned  the  death  of  all  the  per- 
sons of  thy  father's  house. 

23  Abide  thou  with  me,  fear  not :  for  he 
that  seeketli  my  life  seeketh  thy  life  :  but 
with  me  thou  shalt  be  in  safe-guard. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

THEN  they  told  David,  saying.  Behold, 
the  Philistines  fight   against  Keilah, 
and  they  rob  the  threshing-floors. 

2  Therefore  David  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
saying,  Shall  I  go  and  smite  these  Philis- 
tines ?  And  the  Lord  said  unto  David,  Go, 
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tree 

hand,    and  all  his  servants  ircre   standing 

about  him ;) 

7  Then  Saul  said  unto  liis  servants  that 
stood  about  him,  Hear  nov,',  ye  Benjamites  ; 
will  the  son  of  Jesse  give  every  one  of  you 
fields  and  vineyards,  and  make  you  all 
captains  of  thousands,  and  captains  of 
hundreds ; 

8  That  all  of  you  have  conspired  against 
me,  and  there  is  none  that  shevveth  me  that 
my  son  hath  made  a  league  with  the  son 
of  Jesse,  and  there  is  none  of  you  that  is 
sorry  for  me,  or  sheweth  unto  me  that  my 
son  hath  stirred  up  my  servant  against  me, 
to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day  1 

9  H  Then  answered  Doeg  the  Edomite, 
which  was  set  over  the  servants  of  Saul, 
and  said,  I  saw  the  son  of  Jesse  coming  to 
Nob,  to  Ahimelech  the  son  of  Ahitub. 

10  And  he  inquired  of  the  Lord  for  him, 
and  gave  him  victuals,  and  gave  him  the 
sword  of  Goliath  the  Philistine. 


David  escapes  from  Keilah  I.  SAMUEL 

and  smite  the  Philistines,  and  save  Kei- 
iah. 

3  And  David's  men  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, we  be  afraid  here  in  Judah  :  how 
much  more  then  if  we  come  to  Keilah 
against  the  armies  of  the  Philistines? 

4  Then  David  inquired  of  the  Lord  yet 
again.  And  the  Lord  answered  him  and 
said,  Arise,  go  down  to  Keilah  ;  for  I  will 
deliver  the  Philistines  into  thine  hand. 

5  So  David  and  his  men  went  to  Keilah, 
and  fought  with  the  Philistines,  and  brought 
away  their  cattle,  and   smote  them  with  a 

freat  slaughter.     So  David  saved  the  in- 
abitants  of  Keilah. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Abiathar 
the  son  of  Ahimelech  fled  to  David  to  Kei- 
lah, that  he  came  down  with  an  ephod  in 
his  hand. 

7  H  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was 
come  to  KeilaL  And  Saul  said,  God  hath 
delivered  him  into  mine  hand ;  for  he  is 
shut  in,  by  entering  into  a  town  that  hath 
gates  and  bars. 

8  And  Saul  called  all  the  people  toge- 
ther to  war,  to  go  down  to  Keilah,  to  be- 
siege David  and  his  men. 

9  If  And  David  knew  that  Saul  secretly 
practised  mischief  against  him ;  and  he 
said  to  Abiathar  the  priest.  Bring  hither  the 
ephod. 

10  Then  said  David,  O  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  thy  servant  hath  certainly  heard 
that  Saul  seeketh  to  come  to  Keilah,  to  de- 
stroy the  city  for  my  sake. 

11  Will  the  men  of  Keilah  deliver  me 
up  into  his  hand  ?  will  Saul  come  down,  as 
thy  servant  hath  heard  ?  O  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  I  beseech  thee,  tell  thy  servant. 
And  the  Lord  said.  He  will  come  down. 

12  Then  said  David,  Will  the  men  of 
Keilah  deliver  me  and  my  men  into  the 
hand  of  Saul  ?  And  the  Lord  said.  They 
will  deliver  thee  up. 

13  If  Then  David  and  his  men,  v^hicJi 
icere  about  six  hundred,  arose  and  depart- 
ed out  of  Keilah,  and  went  whithersoever 
they  could  go.  And  it  was  told  Saul  that 
David  was  escaped  from  Keilah ;  and  he 
forbare  to  go  forth. 

14  And  David  abode  in  the  wilderness 
in  strong  holds,  and  remained  in  a  moun- 
tain in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph.  And  Saul 
sought  him  every  day,  but  God  delivered 
him  not  into  his  hand. 

15  And  David  saw  that  Saul  was  come 
out  to  seek  his  life  :  and  David  7Das  in  the 
wilderness  of  Ziph  in  a  wood. 

16  And  Jonathan  Saul's  son  arose,  and 
went  to  David  into  the  wood,  and  strength- 
ened his  hand  in  God. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Fear  not :  for 
the  hand  of  Saul  my  father  shall  not  find 
thee ;  and  thou  shah  be  king  over  Israel, 
and  I  shall  be  next  unto  thee;  and  that 
also  Saul  my  father  knoweth. 

18  And  they  two  made  a  covenant  be- 


to  Ziph  and  Maori. 
fore  the  Lord  :    and  David  abode   in  the 
wood,  and  Jonathan  went  to  his  house. 

19  If  Then  came  up  the  Ziphites  to  Saul 
to  Gibeah,  saying.  Doth  not  David  hide 
himself  with  us  in  strong  holds  in  the 
wood,  in  the  hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  on 
the  south  of  Jeshimon  '? 

20  Now  therefore,  O  king,  come  down 
according  to  all  the  desire  of  thy  soul  to 
come  down ;  and  our  part  shall  be  to  de- 
liver him  into  the  king's  hand. 

21  And  Saul  said,  Blessed  be  ye  of  the 
Lord  ;  for  ye  have  compassion  on  me. 

22  Go,  I  pray  you,  prepare  yet,  and 
know,  and  see  his  place  where  his  liaunt  is, 
and  who  hath  seen  him  there  :  for  it  is  told 
me  i/iat  he  dealeth  very  subtilly. 

23  See  therefore,  and  take  knowledge 
of  all  the  lurking-places  where  he  hideth 
himself,  and  come  ye  again  to  me  with  the 
certainty,  and  I  will  go  with  you :  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  if  he  be  in  the  land, 
tliat  I  will  search  him  out  throughout  all 
the  thousands  of  Judah. 

24  And  they  arose,  and  went  to  Ziph 
before  Saul  :  but  David  and  his  men  tvere 
in  the  wilderness  of  Maon,  in  the  plain  on 
the  south  of  Jeshimon. 

25  Saul  also  and  his  men  went  to  seek 
/mn.  And  they  told  David  :  wherefore  he 
came  down  into  a  rock,  and  abode  in  the 
wilderness  of  Maon.  And  when  Saul 
heard  that,  he  pursued  after  David  in  the 
wilderness  of  Maon. 

26  And  Saul  went  on  this  side  of  the 
mountain,  and  David  and  his  men  on  that 
side  of  the  mountain  :  and  David  made 
haste  to  get  away  for  fear  of  Saul ;  for 
Saul  and  his  men  compassed  David  and  his 
men  round  about  to  take  them. 

27  If  But  there  came  a  messenger  unto 
Saul,  Saying,  Haste  thee,  and  come;  for 
the  Philistines  have  invaded  the  land. 

28  Wherefore  Saul  returned  from  pur- 
suing after  David,  and  went  against  the 
Philistines;  therefore  they  called  that  place 
Sela-hammah-lekoth. 

29  *il  And  David  went  up  from  thence, 
and  dwelt  in  strong  holds  at  En-gedi. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Saul  was 
returned  from  following  the  Philis- 
tines, that  it  was  told  him,  saving,  Behold, 
David  is  in  the  wilderness  of  En-gedi. 

2  Then  Saul  took  three  thousand  chosen 
men  out  of  all  Israel,  and  went  to  seek  Da- 
vid and  his  men  upon  the  rocks  of  the  wild 
goats. 

3  And  he  came  to  the  sheep-cotes  by  the 
way,  where  ?vas  a  cave  ;  and  Saul  went  in 
to  cover  his  feet :  and  David  and  his  men 
remained  in  the  sides  of  the  cave. 

4  And  the  men  of  David  said  unto  him. 
Behold  the  day  of  which  the  Lord  said  unto 
thee.  Behold,  I  will  deliver  thine  enemy  into 
thine  hand,  that  thou  mayest  do  to  him  as 
it  shall  seem  good  unto  thee.    Then  Da- 

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Saul  acknowledges  his  fault.         CILAP.  XXV. 


The  death  of  Samuel. 


robe  privily. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that 
David's  heart  smote  him,  because  he  had 
cut  off  Saul's  skirt. 

6  And  he  said  unto  his  men,  The  Lord 
forbid  that  I  should  do  this  thing  unto  my 
master,  the  Lord's  anointed,  to  stretch  forth 
mine  hand  against  him,  seeing  he  is  the 
anointed  of  the  Lord. 

7  So  David  stayed  his  servants  with  these 
words,  and  suffered  them  not  to  rise  against 
Saul.  But  Saul  rose  up  out  of  the  cave, 
and  went  on  his  way. 

8  U  David  also  rose  afterward,  and  went 
out  of  the  cave,  and  cried  after  Saul,  say- 
ing, My  lord  the  king.  And  when  Saul 
looked  behind  him,  David  stooped  with  his 
face  to  the  earth,  and  bowed  himself. 

9  And  David  said  to  Saul,  Wherefore 
hearest  thou  men's  words,  saying,  Behold, 
David  seeketh  thy  hurt  ? 

10  Behold,  this  day  thine  eyes  have  seen 
how  that  the  Lord  hath  delivered  thee  to- 
day into  mine  hand  in  the  cave:  and  some 
bade  me  kill  thee  ;  but  mine  eye  spared  thee ; 
and  I  said,  I  will  not  put  forth  mine  hand 
against  my  lord ;  for  he  is  the  Lord's 
anointed. 

11  Moreover,  my  father,  see,  yea,  see  the 
skirt  of  thy  robe  in  my  hand  :  for  in  that  I 
cut  off  the  skirt  of  thy  robe,  and  killed  thee 
not,  know  thou  and  see  that  there  is  neither 
evil  nor  transgression  in  mine  hand,  and  I 
have  not  sinned  against  thee ;  yet  thou  hunt- 
est  my  soul  to  take  it. 

12  The  Lord  judge  between  me  and 
thee,  and  the  Lord  avenge  me  of  thee :  but 
mine  hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

13  As  saith  the  proverb  of  the  ancients, 
Wickedness  proceedeth  from  the  wicked  : 
but  mine  hand  shall  not  be  upon  thee. 

14  After  whom  is  the  king  of  Israel  come 
out  ?  after  whom  dost  thou  pursue  ?  after  a 
dead  dog,  after  a  flea  ? 

15  The  Lord  therefore  be  judge,  and 
judge  between  me  and  thee,  and  see,  and 
plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me  out  of  thine 
liand. 

16  H  And  it  came  to  pass  when  David 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking  these  words 
unto  Saul,  that  Saul  said,  Is  this  thy  voice, 
my  son  David?  And  Saul  lifted  up  his 
voice,  and  wept. 

17  And  he  said  to  David,  Thou  art  more 
righteous  than  I :  for  thou  hast  rewarded 
me  good,  whereas  I  have  rewarded  thee 
evil. 

18  And  thou  hast  shewed  this  day  how 
that  thou  hast  dealt  well  with  me ;  foras- 
much as  when  the  Lord  had  delivered  me 
into  tliine  hand,  thou  killedst  me  not. 

19  For  if  a  man  find  his  enemy,  will  he 
let  him  go  well  away  ?  wherefore  the  Lord 
reward  thee  good,  for  that  thou  hast  done 
unto  me  this  day. 

20  And  now,  behold,  I  know  well  that 

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vid  arose,  and  cut  off  the  skirt  of  Saul's  thou  shalt  surely  be  king,  and  that  the  king- 
'"'         :■'■'"  dom  of  Israel  shall  be  established  in  thine 

hand. 

21  Swear  now  therefore  unto  me  by  the 
Lord,  that  thou  wilt  not  cut  off  my  seed 
after  me,  and  that  thou  wilt  not  destroy  my 
name  out  of  my  father's  house. 

22  And  David  sware  unto  Saul.  And 
Saul  went  home ;  but  David  and  his  men 
gat  them  up  unto  the  hold. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

AND  Samuel  died :  and  all  the  Israel- 
ites were  gathered  together,  and  la- 
mented him,  and  buried  him  m  his  house  at 
Ramah.  And  David  arose,  and  went  down 
to  the  wilderness  of  Paran. 

2  If  And  there  was  a  man  in  Maon,  whose 
possessions  were  in  Carmel :  and  the  man 
was  very  great,  and  he  had  three  thousand 
sheep,  and  a  thousand  goats :  and  he  was 
shearing  his  sheep  in  Carmel. 

3  Now  the  name  of  the  man  teas  Nabal ; 
and  the  name  of  his  wife  Abigail :  and  she 
was  a  woman  of  good  understanding,  and 
of  a  beautiful  countenance :  but  the  man 
ivas  churlish  and  evil  in  his  doings;  and 
he  ivas  of  the  house  of  Caleb. 

4  ^  And  David  heard  in  the  wilderness 
that  Nabal  did  shear  his  sheep. 

5  And  David  sent  out  ten  young  men, 
and  David  said  unto  the  young  men.  Get 
you  up  to  Carmel,  and  go  to  Nabal,  and 
greet  him  in  my  name : 

6  And  thus  shall  ye  say  to  him  thatliveth 
in  prosperity.  Peace  be  both  to  thee,  and 
peace  be  to  thine  house,  and  peace  be  unto 
all  that  thou  hast. 

7  And  now  I  have  heard  that  thou  hast 
shearers :  now  thy  shepherds  which  were 
with  us,  we  hurt  them  not,  neither  was  there 
ought  missing  unto  them,  all  the  while  they 
were  in  Carmel. 

8  Ask  thy  young  men,  and  the}'  will 
shew  thee.  Wherelbre  let  the  young  men 
find  favour  in  thine  eyes :  for  we  come  in  a 
good  day:  give,  I  pray  thee,  whatsoever 
Cometh  to  thme  hand  unto  thy  servants,  and 
to  thy  son  David. 

9  And  when  David's  )'oung  men  came, 
they  spake  to  Nabal  according  to  all  those 
words  in  the  name  of  David,  and  ceased. 

10  11^  And  Nabal  answered  David's  ser- 
vants, and  said,  Who  is  David?  and  who  25 
the  son  of  Jesse  ?  there  be  manj'  servants 
now-a-days  that  break  away  every  man 
from  his  master. 

11  Shall  I  then  take  my  bread,  and  my 
water,  and  my  flesh  that  I  have  killed  for 
my  shearers,  and  give  it  unto  men,  whom  I 
know  not  whence  they  be  ? 

12  So  David's  young  men  turned  their 
way,  and  went  again,  and  came  and  told 
him  all  those  sayings. 

13  And  David  said  unto  his  men.  Gird  ye 
on  every  man  his  sword.  And  they  girded 
on  ever}-  man  his  sword ;  and  David  also 
girded  on  his  sword :  and  there  went  up 

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Vavid provoTced  to  Mil  Nahal        I.  SAMUEL, 
after  David  about  four  hundred  men ;  and 
two  hundred  abode  by  the  stuff. 

14  If  But  one  of  the  young  men  told 
Abigail,  Nabal's  wife,  saying,  Behold,  Da- 
vid sent  messengers  out  of  the  wilderness 
to  salute  our  master;  and  he  railed  on 
them. 

15  But  the  men  were  very  good  unto  us, 
and  we  were  not  hurt,  neither  missed  we 
any  thing,  as  long  as  we  Avere  conversant 
with  them,  when  we  were  in  the  fields : 

16  They  were  a  wall  unto  us  both  by 
night  and  day,  all  the  while  we  were  with 
them  keeping  the  sheep. 

17  Now  therefore  know  and  consider 
what  thou  wilt  do:  for  evil  is  determined 
against  our  master,  and  against  all  his 
household :  for  he  is  such  a  son  of  Belial, 
that  a  man  cannot  speak  to  him. 

18  H  Then  Abigail  made  haste,  and  took 
two  hundred  loaves,  and  two  bottles  of  wine, 
and  five  sheep  ready  dressed,  and  five  mea- 
sures of  parched  corn,  and  an  hundred  clus- 
ters of  raisins,  and  two  hundred  cakes  of 
figs,  and  laid  lliem  on  asses. 

19  And  she  said  unto  her  servants,  Go 
on  before  me ;  behold,  I  come  after  you. 
But  she  told  not  her  husband  Nabal. 

20  And  it  was  so,  as  she  rode  on  the  ass, 
that  she  came  down  by  the  covert  of  the  hill, 
and  behold,  David  and  his  men  came  down 
against  her  ;  and  she  met  them. 

21  (Now  David  had  said.  Surely  in  vain 
have  1  kept  all  that  this  felloiv  hath  in  the 
wilderness,  so  that  nothing  was  missed  of 
all  that  pertained  unto  him :  and  he  hath 
requited  me  evil  for  good. 

22  So  and  more  also  do  God  unto  the 
enemies  of  David,  if  I  leave  of  all  that  pcr- 
fain  to  him  by  the  morning  light  any  that 
pisseth  against  the  wall.) 

23  And  when  Abigail  saw  David,  she 
hasted,  and  lighted  oflf  the  ass,  and  fell  be- 
fore David  on  her  face,  and  bowed  herself 
to  the  ground, 

24  And  fell  at  his  feet,  and  said,  Upon 
me,  my  lord,  upon  me  let  this  iniquity  be  : 
and  let  thine  handmaid,  I  pray  thee,  speak 
in  thine  audience,  and  hear  the  words  of 
thine  handmaid. 

25  Let  not  my  lord,  I  pray  thee,  regard 
this  man  of  Belial,  even  Nabal :  for  as  his 
name  is,  so  is  he ;  Nabal  is  his  name,  and 
folly  is  with  him :  but  I  thine  handmaid 
saw  not  the  young  men  of  my  lord,  whom 
thou  didst  send. 

26  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  as  the  Lord 
liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  seeing  the 
Lord  hath  withholden  thee  from  commg  to 
shed  blood,  and  from  avenging  thyself  with 
thine  oWn  hand,  now  let  thine  enemies,  and 
they  that  seek  evil  to  my  lord,  be  as  Nabal. 

27  And  now  this  blessing  which  thine 
handmaid  hath  brought  unto"  my  lord,  let  it 
even  be  given  unto  the  young  men  that  fol- 
low my  lord. 

28  I  pray  thee,  forgive  the  trespass  of 


Abigail  prevents  it. 
thine  handmaid  :  for  the  Lord  will  certainly 
make  my  lord  a  sure  house ;  because  my 
lord  fighteth  the  battles  of  the  Lord,  and 
evil  hath  not  been  found  in  thee  «/^thy 
days. 

29  Yet  a  man  is  risen  to  pursue  thee,  and 
to  seek  thy  soul :  but  the  soul  of  my  lord 
shall  be  bound  in  the  bundle  of  life  with 
the  Lord  thy  God  ;  and  the  souls  of  thine 
enemies,  them  shall  he  sling  out,  as  out  of 
the  middle  of  a  sling, 

30  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  the 
Lord  shall  have  done  to  my  lord  according 
to  all  the  good  that  he  hath  spoken  concern- 
ing thee,  and  shall  have  appointed  thee  ruler 
over  Israel ; 

31  That  this  shall  be  no  grief  unto  thee, 
nor  offence  of  heart  unto  mj'  lord,  either 
that  thou  hast  shed  blood  causeless,  or  that 
my  lord  hath  avenged  himself:  but  when 
the  Lord  shall  have  dealt  well  with  my  lord, 
then  remember  thine  handmaid. 

32  II  And  David  said  to  Abigail,  Blessed 
be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  sent  thee 
this  daj'  to  meet  me  : 

33  And  blessed  be  thy  advice,  and  bless- 
ed he  thou,  which  hast  kept  me  this  day 
from  coming  to  shed  blood,  and  from  aveng- 
ing myself  with  mine  own  hand. 

34  For  in  very  deed,  as  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  liveth,  which  hath  kept  me  back 
from  hurting  thee,  except  thou  hadst  hasted 
and  come  to  meet  me,  surely  there  had  not 
been  left  unto  Nabal  by  the  morning  light 
an}^  that  pisseth  against  the  wall. 

35  So  David  received  of  her  hand  that 
which  she  had  brought  him,  and  said  unto 
her.  Go  up  in  peace  to  thine  house  ;  see,  I 
have  hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and  have  ac- 
cepted thy  person. 

36  ^  And  Abigail  came  to  Nabal ;  and 
behold,  he  held  a  feast  in  his  house,  like 
the  feast  of  a  king  ;  and  Nabal's  heart  was 
merry  within  him,  for  he  u'as  very  drunken  : 
wherefore  she  told  him  nothing,  less  or 
more,  until  the  morning  light. 

37  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
when  the  wine  was  gone  out  of  Nabal,  and 
his  wife  had  told  him  these  things,  that  his 
heart  died  within  him,  and  he  became  as  a 
stone. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass  about  ten  days 
after,  that  the  Lord  smote  Nabal,  that  he 
died. 

39  H  And  when  David  heard  that  Nabal 
was  dead,  he  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord, 


that  hath  pleaded  the  cause  of  my  reproach 
from  the  hand  of  Nabal,  and  hath  kept  his 
servant  from  evil :  for  the  Lord  hath  re- 
turned the  wickedness  of  Nabal  upon  his 
own  head.  And  David  sent  and  communed 
with  Abigail,  to  take  her  to  him  to  wife. 

40  And  when  the  servants  of  David  were 
come  to  Abigail  to  Carmel,  they  spake  unto 
her,  saying,  David  sent  us  unto  thee,  to 
take  thee  to  him  to  wife. 

41  And  she  arose,  and  bowed  herself  on 
242 


David  saves  SauVs  life.  CHAP.  XXVI. 

her  face  to  the  earth,  and  said,  Behold,  let 
thine  handmaid  he  a  servant  to  wash  the 
feet  of  the  servants  of  mj^  lord. 

42  And  Abigail  hasted,  and  arose,  and 
rode  upon  an  ass,  with  five  damsels  of  hers 
that  went  after  her  ;  and  she  went  after  the 
messengers  of  David,  and  became  his  wife. 

43  David  also  took  Ahinoam  of  Jczreel ; 
and  they  were  also  both  of  them  his  wives. 

44  H  But  Saul  had  given  Michal  his 
daughter,  David's  wife,  to  Phalti  the  son  of 
Laish,  which  vms  of  Gallim. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 
ND  the  Ziphites  came  unto  Saul  to 
Gibeah,  saying,  Doth  not  David  hide 
himself  in  the  hill  of  Hachilah,  which  is  be- 
fore Jeshimon  ? 

2  Then  Saul  arose,  and  went  down  to 
the  wilderness  of  Ziph,  having  three  thou- 
sand chosen  men  of  Israel  with  him,  to  seek 
David  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziph. 

3  And  Saul  pitched  in  the  hill  of  Hachi- 
lah, which  is  before  Jeshimon,  by  the  way. 
But  David  abode  in  the  wilderness,  and  he 
saw  that  Saul  came  after  him  into  the  wil- 
derness. 

4  David  therefore  sent  out  spies,  and 
understood  that  Saul  was  come  in  very  deed. 

5  11  And  David  arose,  and  came  to  the 

Klace  v.'here  Saul  had  pitched  :  and  David 
eheld  the  place  where  Saul  lay,  and  Abner 
the  son  of  Ner,  the  captain  of  his  host. 
And  Saul  lay  in  the  trench,  and  the  people 
pitched  round  about  him. 

6  Then  answered  David  and  said  to 
Ahimelech  the  Hittite,  and  to  Abishai  the 
son  of  Zeruiah,  brother  to  Joab,  saying. 
Who  will  go  down  with  me  to  Saul  to  the 


Saul  acknowledges  his  sin. 
nor  knew  it,  neither  awaked  :  for  they  were 
all  asleep  ;  because  a  deep  sleep  from  the 
Lord  was  fallen  upon  them. 

13  IT  Then  David  went  over  to  the 
other  side,  and  stood  on  the  top  of  an  hill 
afar  off";  a  great  space  beitig  between  them : 

14  And  David  cried  to  the  people,  and 
to  Abnor  the  son  of  Ner,  saying,  Answer- 
est  thou  not,  Abner?  Then  Abner  answer- 
ed and  said.  Who  art  thou  that  criest  to  the 
king? 

15  And  David  said  to  Abner,  Art  not 
thou  a  vcdiant  man  ?  and  who  is  like  to  thee 
in  Israel  ?  Wherefore  then  hast  thou  not 
kept  thy  lord  the  king  ?  for  there  came  one 
of  the  people  in  to  destroy  the  king  thy  lord. 

16  This  thing  is  not  good  that  thou  hast 
done.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  ye  are  worthy 
to  die,  because  ye  have  not  kept  your 
master  the  Lord's  anointed.  And  now 
see  where  the  king's  spear  is,  and  the 
cruse  of  water  that  was  at  his  bolster. 

17  And  Saul  knew  David's  voice,  and 
said,  Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son  David? 
and  David  said.  It  is  my  voice,  my  lord, 
O  king. 

he  said,    Wherefore    doth    my 

fursue    after    his    servant?    for 
done  ?  or  what  evil  is  in  mine 


camp  ?  And  Abishai  said,  I  will  go  down 
with  thee. 

7  So  David  and  Abishai  came  to  the  peo- 
ple by  night :  and  behold,  Saul  lay  sleep- 
ing within  the  trench,  and  his  spear  stuck 
in  the  ground  at  his  bolster  :  but  Abner  and 
the  people  lay  round  about  him. 

8  Then  said  Abishai  to  David,  God  hath 
delivered  thine  enemy  into  thine  hand  this 
day  :  now  therefore  let  me  smite  him,  I  pra)^ 
thee,  with  the  spear,  even  to  the  earth  at 
once,  and  I  will  not  smite  him  the  second 
time. 

9  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  Destroy 
him  not :  for  who  can  stretch  forth  his  hand 
against  the  Lord's  anointed,  and  be  guilt- 
less ? 

10  David  said  furthermore,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  the  Lord  shall  smite  him  ;  or  his 
day  shall  come  to  die  ;  or  he  shall  descend 
into  battle,  and  perish 

11  The  Lord  forbid  that  I  should  stretch 
forth  mine  hand  against  the  Lord's  anoint- 
ed :  but,  I  pray  thee,  take  thou  now  the 
spear  that  is  at  his  bolster,  and  the  cruse 
of  water,  and  let  us  go. 

12  So  David  took  the  spear  and  the 
cruse  of  water  from    Saul's    bolster;    and 


they  gat  them  away,  and  no  man  saw  it^  I  turned  to  his  place 


18  And 
lord  thus 
what  have 
hand  ? 

19  Now  therefore,  I  j)ray  thee,  let  my 
lord  the  king  hear  the  words  of  his  servant. 
If  the  Lord  have  stirred  thee  up  against 
me,  let  him  accept  an  offering :  but  if  they 
he  the  children  of  men,  cursed  he  they  be- 
fore the  Lord  ;  for  they  have  driven  me 
out  this  day  from  abiding  in  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  Lord,  saying.  Go,  serve  other 
gods. 

20  Now  therefore,  let  not  my  blood  fall 
to  the  earth  before  tlie  face  of  the  Lord  : 
for  the  king  of  Israel  is  come  out  to  seek  a 
flea,  as  when  one  doth  hunt  a  partridge  in 
the  mountains. 

21  51  Then  said  Saul,  I  have  sinned : 
return,  my  son  David :  for  1  will  no  more 
do  thee  harm,  because  my  soul  was  pre- 
cious in  thine  eyes  this  day  :  behold,  I  have 
played  the  fool,  and  have  erred  exceeding- 
ly- 

22  And  David  answered  and  said,  Be- 
hold the  king's  spear  !  and  let  one  of  the 
young  men  come  over  and  fetch  it. 

23  The  Lord  render  to  every  man  his 
righteousness  and  his  faithfulness  :  for  the 
Lord  delivered  tliee  into  my  hand  to-day, 
but  I  would  not  stretch  forth  mine  hand 
against  the  Lord's  anointed. 

24  And  behold,  as  thy  life  was  much 
set  by  this  day  in  mine  eyes,  so  let  my  life 
be  much  set  "by  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord, 
and  let  him  deliver  me  out  of  all  tribulation. 

25  Then  Saul  said  to  David,  Blessed 
he  thou,  my  son  David:  thou  slialt  both 
do  great  things,  and  also  shalt  still  prevail. 
So  David  went  on  his  way,  and  Saul  re- 


243 


David  dwells  in  Zihlag.  I. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

AND  David  said  in  his  lieart,  I  shall  now 
perish  one  day  by  the  hand  of  Saul : 
there  is  nothing  better  for  me  than  that  I 
should  speedily  escape  into  the  land  of  the 
Philistines  ;  and  Saul  shall  despair  of  me,  to 
seek  me  any  more  in  any  coast  of  Israel : 
so  shall  [  escape  out  of  his  hand. 

2  And  David  arose,  and  he  passed  over 
with  the  six  hundred  men  that  loere  with  him 
unto  Achish,  the  son  of  Maoch,  king  of  Gath. 

3  And  David  dwelt  with  Achish  at  Gath, 
he  and  his  men,  every  man  with  his  house- 
hold, even  David  with  his  two  wives,  Ahi 
noam  the  Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  the  Car- 
melitess  Nabal's  wife. 

4  And  it  was  told  Saul  that  David  was 
fled  to  Gath :  and  he  sought  no  more  again 
for  him. 

5  H  And  David  said  unto  Achish,  If  T 
have  now  found  grace  in  thine  eyes,  let 
them  give  me  a  place  in  some  town  in  the 
country,  that  I  may  dwell  there  :  for  why 
should  thy  servant  dwell  in  the  royal  city 
with  thee  ? 

6  Then  Achish  gave  him  Ziklag  that 
day  :  v^^herefore  Ziklag  pertaineth  unto  the 
kings  of  Judah  unto  this  day. 

7  And  the  time  that  David  dwelt  in  the 
country  of  the  Philistines  was  a  full  year 
and  four  months. 

8  H  And  David  and  his  men  went  up, 
and  invaded  the  Geshurites,  and  the  Gez- 
rites,  and  the  Amalekites  :  for  those  nations 
zflerc  of  old  the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  as 
thou  goest  to  Shur,  even  unto  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

9  And  David  smote  the  land,  and  left 
neither  man  nor  woman  alive,  and  took 
away  the  sheep,  and  the  oxen,  and  the  ass- 
es, and  the  camels,  and  the  apparel,  and 
returned,  and  came  to  Achish. 

10  And  Achish  said.  Whither  have  ye 
made  a  road  to-day  ?  And  David  said, 
Against  the  south  of  Judah,  and  against  the 
south  of  the  Jerahmeelites,  and  against  the 
south  of  the  Kenites. 

11  And  David  saved  neither  man  nor 
woman  alive,  to  bring  tiditigs  to  Gath,  say- 
ing, Lest  they  should  tell  on  us,  saying.  So 
did  David,  and  so  7ciU  be  his  manner  all 
the  while  he  dwelleth  in  the  country  of  the 
Philistines. 

12  And  Achish  believed  David,  saying, 
He  hath  made  his  people  Israel  utterly  to 
abhor  him :  therefore  he  shall  be  my  ser- 
vant for  ever. 

CHAP.   XXVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that 
the  Philistines  gathered  their  armies 
together  for  warfare,  to  fight  with  Israel. 
And  Achish  said  unto  David,  Know  thou 
assuredly,  that  thou  shalt  go  out  with  me  to 
battle,  thou  and  thy  men. 

2  And  David  said  to  Achish,  Surely 
thou  shalt  know  what  thy  servant  can 
do.     And  Achish  said  to   David,    There- 


SAMUEL.  Samuel  appears  to  Saul. 

fore  will  I  make  thee  keeper  of  mine  head 
for  ever. 

3  ^  Now  Samuel  was  dead,  and  all  Is- 
rael had  lamented  him,  and  buried  him  in 
Ramah,  even  in  his  own  city.  And  Saul 
had  put  away  those  that  had  familiar  spi- 
rits, and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land. 

4  U  And  the  Philistines  gathered  them- 
selves together,  and  came  and  pitched  in 
Shunem  :  and  Saul  gathered  all  Israel  to- 
gether, and  they  pitched  in  Gilboa. 

5  And  when  Saul  saw  the  host  of  the 
Philistines,  he  was  afraid,  and  his  heart 
greatly  trembled. 

6  And  when  Saul  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  answered  him  not,  neither  by 
dreams,  nor  by  Urim,  nor  by  prophets. 

7  ^  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  servants, 
Seek  me  a  woman  that  hath  a  familiar  spirit, 
that  I  may  go  to  her,  and  inquire  of  her.  And 
his  servants  said  to  him.  Behold,  there  is  a 
woman  that  hath  a  familiar  spirit  at  En-dor. 

8  And  Saul  disguised  himself,  and  put  on 
other  raiment,  and  he  went,  and  two  men 
with  him,  and  they  came  to  the  woman  b)-- 
night :  and  he  said,  I  pray  thee,  divine  unto 
me,  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and  bring  me 
him  up  whom  I  shall  name  unto  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  said  unto  him,  Behold, 
thou  knowest  what  Saul  hath  done,  ho\v  he 
hath  cut  offthose  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land  :  wherefore 
then  layest  thou  a  snare  for  my  life,  to 
cause  me  to  die  ? 

10  And  Saul  sware  to  her  by  the  Lord, 
saying.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  there  shall  no 
punishment  happen  to  thee  for  this  thing. 

11  Then  said  the  woman.  Whom  shall  I 
bring  up  unto  thee  ?  And  he  said,  Bring  me 
up  Samuel. 

12  And  when  the  woman  saw  Samuel, 
she  cried  with  a  loud  voice ;  and  the  wo- 
man spake  to  Saul,  saying.  Why  hast  thou 
deceived  me  '.  for  thou  art  Saul. 

13  And  the  king  said  unto  her,  Be  not 
afraid :  for  what  sawest  thou  ?  And  the 
woman  said  unto  Saul,  I  saw  gods  ascend- 
ing out  of  the  earth. 

14  And  he  said  unto  her,  What  form  /,'> 
he  of?  And  she  said.  An  old  man  cometh 
up ;  and  he  /.s covered  v»ith  a  mantle.  And 
Saul  perceived  that  it  was  Samuel,  ami  ho 
stooped  v/ith  his  fiice  to  the  ground^  and 
bowed  himself. 

15  T  And  Samuel  said  to  Saul,  Why 
hast  thou  disquieted  me,  to  bring  me  up  ? 
And  Saul  answered,  1  am  sore  distressed; 
for  the  Philistines  make  war  against  me, 
and  God  is  departed  from  me,  and  answer- 
eth  me  no  more,  neither  by  prophets,  nor 
by  dreams:  therefore,  I  have  called  thee, 
that  thou  mayest  make  known  unto  me 
what  I  shall  do. 

16  Then  said  Samuel,  Wherefore  then 
dost  thou  ask  of  me,  seeing  the  Lord  is 
departed  from  thee,  and  is  become  thine 
enemy? 

244 


The  tcitch  gives  Saul  food.      CHAP.  XXIX,  XXX. 


ZiTdag  is  spoiled. 


17  And  the  Lord  hath  done  to  him,  as 
he  spake  by  me :  for  the  Lord  hath  rent 
the  kingdom  out  of  thine  hand,  and  given 
it  to  thy  neighbour,  even  to  David : 

18  Because  thou  obeyedst  not  the  voice 
of  the  Lord,  nor  executedst  his  fierce  wrath 
upon  Amalek,  therefore  hath  the  Lord 
done  this  thing  unto  thee  this  day. 

19  Moreover,  the  Lord  will  also  dehver 
Israel  with  thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 
tines :  and  to-morrow  slialt  thou  and  thy 
sons  be  with  me  :  the  Lord  also  shall  deli- 
ver the  host  of  Israel  into  the  hand  of  the 
Philistines. 

20  Then  Saul  fell  straightway  all  along 
on  the  earth,  and  was  sore  afraid,  because 
of  the  words  of  Samuel :  and  there  was  no 
strength  in  him  ;  for  he  had  eaten  no  bread 
all  the  day,  nor  all  the  night. 

21  H  And  the  woman  came  unto  Saul, 
and  saw  that  he  was  sore  troubled,  and 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  thine  handmaid 
hath  obeyed  thy  voice,  and  I  have  put  my 
life  in  my  hand,  and  have  hearkened  unto 
thy  words  which  thou  spakest  unto  me. 

22  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  hearken 
thou  also  unto  the  voice  of  thine  handmaid, 
and  let  me  set  a  morsel  of  bread  before 
thee ;  and  eat,  that  thou  mayest  have 
strength  when  thou  goest  on  thy  way. 

23  But  he  refused,  and  said,  I  will  not 
eat.  But  his  servants,  together  with  the 
woman,  compelled  him ;  and  he  hearkened 
unto  their  voice.  So  he  arose  from  the 
earth,  and  sat  upon  the  bed. 

24  And  the  woman  had  a  fat  calf  in  the 
house  ;  and  she  hasted,  and  killed  it,  and 
took  flour,  and  kneaded  it,  and  did  bake 
unleavened  bread  thereof: 

25  And  she  brought  it  before  Saul,  and 
before  his  servants ;  and  they  did  eat. 
Then  they  arose  up,  and  went  away  that 
night. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

NOW  the  Philistines  gathered  together 
all  their  armies  to  Aphek  :  and  the 
Israelites  pitched  by  a  fountain  which  is  in 
Jezreel. 

2  And  the  lords  of  the  Philistines  passed 
on  by  hundreds,  and  by  thousands :  but 
David  and  his  men  passed  on  in  the  rere- 
ward  with  Achisli. 

3  Then  said  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines, What  do  these  Hebrews  here  ?  And 
Achish  said  unto  the  princes  of  the  Philis- 
tines, Is  net  this  David,  the  servant  of  Saul 
the  king  of  Israel,  which  hath  been  with 
me  these  days,  or  these  years,  and  I  have 
Ibund  no  fault  in  him  since  he  fell  unto  me 
unto  this  day  ? 

4  And  the  princes  of  the  Philistines  were 
wroth  with  him ;  and  the  princes  of  the 
Philistines  said  unto  him,  Make  this  fellow 
return,  that  he  may  go  again  to  his  place 
which  thou  hast  appointed  him,  and  let 
him  not  go  down  with  us  to  battle,  lest  in 
the   battle  he  be  an  adversary  to  us :  for 


wherewith  should  he  reconcile  himself  un- 
to his  master?  should  it  not  be  with  the 
heads  of  these  men  ? 

5  Is  not  this  David,  of  whom  they  sang 
one  to  another  in  dances,  saying,  Saul  slew 
his  thousands,  and  David  his  ten  thousands  ? 

6  H  Then  Achish  called  David,  and  said 
unto  him,  Surely,  as  the  Lord  liveth,  thou 
hast  been  upright,  and  thy  going  out  and 
thy  coming  m  with  me  in  the  host  is  good 
in  my  sight :  for  I  have  not  found  evil  in 
thee  since  the  day  of  thy  coming  unto  me 
unto  this  day  :  nevertheless  the  lords  fa- 
vour thee  not. 

7  Wherefore  now  return,  and  go  in 
peace,  that  thou  displease  not  the  lords  of 
the  Philistines. 

8  And  David  said  unto  Achish,  But 
what  have  I  done  ?  and  what  hast  thou 
found  in  thy  servant,  so  long  as  I  have  been 
with  thee  unto  this  day,  that  I  may  not  go 
fight  against  the  enemies  of  my  lord  the  king  ? 

9  And  Achish  answered  and  said  to  Da- 
vid, I  know  that  thou  art  good  in  my  sight, 
as  an  angel  of  God  :  notwithstanding,  the 
princes  of  the  Philistines  have  said.  He 
shall  not  go  up  with  us  to  the  battle. 

10  Wherefore  now  rise  up  early  in  the 
morning  with  thy  master's  servants  that  are 
come  with  thee  :  and  as  soon  as  ye  be  up 
early  in  the  morning,  and  have  light,  de- 
part. 

11  So  David  and  his  men  rose  up  early 
to  depart  in  the  morning,  to  return  into  the 
land  of  the  Philistines.  And  the  Philistines 
went  up  to  Jezreel. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  and 
his  men  were  come  to  Ziklag  on  the 
third  day,  that  the  Amalekites  had  invaded 
the  south,  and  Ziklag,  and  smitten  Ziklag, 
and  burned  it  with  fire ; 

2  And  had  taken  the  women  captives 
that  icere  therein  ;  they  slew  not  any,  either 
great  or  small,  but  carried  them  away,  and 
went  on  their  way. 

3  If  So  David  and  his  men  came  to  the 
city,  and  behold,  it  teas  burned  with  fire ; 
and  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their 
daughters,  were  taken  captives. 

4  Then  David  and  the  people  that  icere 
with  him  lifted  up  their  voice  and  wept, 
until  they  had  no  more  power  to  weep. 

•6  And  David's  two  wives  were  taken 
captives,  Ahinoam  the  .Tezreelitess,  and 
Abigail  the  wife  of  Nabal  the  Carmelite. 

6  "And  David  was  greatly  distressed  :  for 
the  people  spake  of  stoning  him,  because 
the  soul  of  all  the  people  was  grieved, 
every  man  for  his  sons,  and  for  his  daugh- 
ters :  But  David  encouraged  himself  in  the 
Lord  his  God. 

7  And  David  said  to  Abiathar  the  priest, 
Ahimelech's  son,  I  pray  thee  bring  me  hi- 
ther the  ephod.  And  Abiathar  brought 
thither  the  ephod  to  David. 

8  And  David  inquired  at  the  Lord,  say- 

245 


David  pursues  the  Amalekites,      I.  SAMUEL. 


and  recovers  the  spoil. 


ing,  Shall  I  pursue  after  this  troop  ?  shall  I 
overtake  them?  And  he  answered  him, 
Pursue  :  for  thou  shalt  surely  overtake  them, 
and  without  fail  recover  all. 

9  U  So  David  went,  he  and  the  six  hun- 
dred men  that  loere  with  him,  and  came  to 
the  brook  Besor,  where  those  that  were  left 
behind  stayed. 

10  But  David  pursued,  he  and  four  hun- 
dred men  :  for  two  hundred  abode  behind, 
which  were  so  faint  that  they  could  not  go 
over  the  brook  Besor. 

11  And  they  found  an  Egyptian  in  the 
field,  and  brought  him  to  David,  and  gave 
him  bread,  and  he  did  eat ;  and  they  made 
him  drink  water ; 

12  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of  a  cake 
of  figs,  and  two  clusters  of  raisins :  and 
when  he  had  eaten,  his  spirit  came  again  to 
him  :  for  he  had  eaten  no  bread,  nor  drunk 
any  water,  three  days  and  three  nights. 

13  And  David  said  unto  him,  To  whom 
belongest  thou  ?  and  whence  art  thou  1  And 
he  said,  I  a7n  a  young  man  of  Egypt,  ser- 
vant to  an  Amalekite  ;  and  my  master  left 
me,  because  three  days  agone  I  fell  sick. 

14  We  made  an  invasion  upon  the  south 
of  the  Cherethites,  and  upon  the  coast  which 
belongeth  to  Judah,  and  upon  the  south  of 
Caleb ;  and  we  burned  Ziklag  with  fire. 

15  And  David  said  to  him.  Canst  thou 
bring  me  down  to  this  company  ?  And  he 
said,  Swear  unto  me  by  God,  that  thou 
wilt  neither  kill  me,  nor  deliver  me  into  the 
hands  of  my  master,  and  I  will  bring  thee 
down  to  this  company. 

16  H  And  when  he  had  brought  him 
down,  behold,  they  imre  spread  abroad  up- 
on all  the  earth,  eating  and  drinking,  and 
dancing,  because  of  all  the  great  spoil  that 
they  had  taken  out  of  the  land  of  the  Phi- 
listines, and  out  of  the  land  of  Judah. 

17  And  David  smote  them  from  the  twi- 
light even  unto  the  evening  of  the  next  day : 
and  there  escaped  not  a  man  of  them,  save 
four  hundred  young  men,  which  rode  upon 
camels,  and  fled. 

18  And  David  recovered  all  that  the 
Amalekites  had  carried  away  :  and  David 
rescued  his  two  wives. 

19  And  there  was  nothing  lacking  to 
them,  neither  small  nor  great,  neither  sons 
nor  daughters,  neither  spoil,  nor  any  thing 
that  they  had  taken  to  them  :  David  reco- 
vered all. 

20  And  David  took  all  the  flocks  and  the 
herds,  ivhich  they  drave  before  those  other 
cattle,  and  said.  This  is  David's  spoil. 

21  And  David  came  to  the  two  hundred 
men,  which  were  so  faint  that  they  could 
not  follow  David,  whom  they  had  made 
also  to  abide  at  the  brook  Besor  :  and  they 
went  forth  to  meet  David,  and  to  meet  the 
people  that  were  with  him :  And  when 
David  came  near  to  the  people,  he  saluted 
them. 

22  H  Then  answered  all  the  wicked  men, 


and  men  of  Belial,  of  those  that  went  with 
David,  and  said.  Because  they  went  not 
with  us,  we  will  not  give  them  ought  of  the 
spoil  that  we  have  recovered,  save  to  every 
man  his  wife  and  his  children,  that  they 
may  lead  them  away,  and  depart. 

23  Then  said  David,  Ye  shall  not  do  so, 
my  brethren,  with  that  which  the  Lord 
hath  given  us,  who  hath  preserved  us,  and 
delivered  the  compan}'  that  came  against 
us  into  our  hand. 

24  For  who  will  hearken  unto  you  in 
this  matter  ?  but  as  his  part  is  that  goeth 
down  to  the  battle,  so  shall  his  part  he 
that  tarrieth  by  the  stuff":  they  shall  pan 
alike. 

25  And  it  was  so  from  that  day  forward, 
that  he  made  it  a  statute  and  an  ordinance 
for  Israel  unto  this  day. 

26  If  And  when  David  came  to  Ziklag, 
he  sent  of  the  spoil  unto  the  elders  of  Ju- 
dah, even  to  his  friends,  saying,  Behold  a 
present  for  you,  of  the  spoil  of  the  enemies 
of  the  Lord  ; 

27  To  them  which  ioere  in  Beth-el,  and  to 
them  which  were  in  south  Ramoth,  and  to 
them  which  tvere  in  Jattir, 

28  And  to  them  which  were  in  Aroer,  and 
to  them  which  uiere  in  Siphmoth,  and  to 
them  which  were  in  Eshtemoa, 

29  And  to  them  which  were  in  Rachal, 
and  to  them  which  loere  in  the  cities  of  the 
Jerahmeelites,  and  to  them  which  ivcre  in 
the  cities  of  the  Kenites, 

30  And  to  them  which  tcere  in  Hormah, 
and  to  them  which  ivere  in  Chor-ashan,  and 
to  them  which  were  in  Athach, 

31  And  to  them  which  were  in  Hebron, 
and  to  all  the  places  where  David  himself 
and  his  men  were  wont  to  haunt. 

CHAP.  XXXL 

NOW  tlie  Philistines  fought  against  Is- 
rael :  and  the  men  of  Israel  fled  from 
before  the  Philistines,  and  fell  down  slain 
in  mount  Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed  hard  upon 
Saul  and  upon  his  sons ;  and  the  Philis- 
tines slew  Jonathan,  and  Abinadab,  and 
Malchi-shua,  Saul's  sons. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore  against  Sav.l, 
and  the  archers  hit  him  ;  and  he  was  sore 
wounded  of  the  archers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  unto  his  armour-bear- 
er, Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust  me  through 
therewith  ;  lest  these  uncircumcised  come 
and  thrust  me  through,  and  abuse  me. 
But  his  armour-bearer  would  not  :  for  he 
was  sore  afraid.  Therefore  Saul  took  a 
sword,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  ^vhen  his  armour-bearer  saw  that 
Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise  upon  his 
sword,  and  died  with  him. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and 
his  armour-bearer,  and  all  his  men,  that 
same  day  together. 

7  ^  And  when  the  men  of  Israel  that 
iocre  on  the  other  side  of  the  vallej',  and 

246 


Saul  and  his  sons  are  slain.  CHAP.  I 

they  that  7cere  on  the  other  side  Jordan  saw 
that  the  men  of  Israel  fled,  and  that  Saul 
and  his  sons  were  dead,  they  forsook  the 
cities,  and  fled  ;  and  the  Philistines  came 
and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  H  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
when  the  Philistines  came  to  strip  the  slain, 
that  they  found  Saul  and  his  three  sons 
fallen  in  mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  they  cut  off" his  head,  and  stripped 
off"  his  armour,  and  sent  into  the  land  of 
the  Philistines  round  about,  to  publish  it 
in  the  house  of  their  idols,  and  among  the 
people. 


David  laments  for  Saul 

10  And  they  put  his  armour  in  the  house 
of  Ashtaroth  :  and  they  fastened  his  body- 
to  the  wall  of  Beth-shan. 

11  II  And  when  the  inhabitants  of  Ja- 
besh-gilead  heard  of  that  which  the  Phi- 
listines had  done  to  Saul, 

12  All  the  valiant  men  arose,  and  went 
all  night,  and  took  the  body  of  Saul,  and  the 
bodies  of  his  sons  from  the  wall  of  Beth- 
shan,  and  came  to  Jabesh,  and  burnt  them 
there. 

13  And  they  took  their  bones,  and  buri- 
ed them  un,der  a  tree  at  Jabesh,  and  fasted 
seven  days. 


If  The  Second  Book  of  SA3IUEL,  othenoise  called,  The  Second  Book  of  the  KINGS. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  after  the  death  of 
Saul,  when  David  was  returned  from 
the  slaughter  of  the  Amalekites,  and  Da- 
vid had  abode  two  days  in  Ziklag  ; 

2  It  came  even  to  pass  on  the  third  day, 
that  behold,  a  man  came  out  of  the  camp 
from  Saul  with  his  clothes  rent,  and  eartii 
upon  his  head :  and  so  it  was,  when  he 
came  to  David,  that  he  fell  to  the  earth, 
and  did  obeisance. 

3  And  David  said  unto  him.  From 
whence  comest  thou?  And  he  said  unto 
him.  Out  of  the  camp  of  Israel  am  I 
escaped. 

4  And  David  said  unto  him,  How  went 
the  matter  1  I  pray  thee,  tell  me.  And  he 
answered,  That  the  people  are  fled  from 
the  battle,  and  many  of  the  people  also  are 
fallen  and  dead ;  and  Saul  and  Jonathan 
his  son  are  dead  also. 

5  And  David  said  unto  the  young  man 
that  told  him,  How  knowest  thou  that  Saul 
and  Jonathan  his  son  be  dead  ? 

6  And  the  young  man  that  told  him  said. 
As  I  happened  by  chance  upon  mount 
Gilboa,  behold,  Saul  leaned  upon  his  spear; 
and  lo,  the  chariots  and  horsemen  followed 
hard  after  him. 

7  And  when  he  looked  behind  him,  he 
saw  me,  and  called  unto  me.  And  1  an- 
swered. Here  a?u  I. 

8  And  he  said  unto  me,  Who  ai-t  thou  1 
And  I  answered  him,  I  am  an  Amalekite. 

9  He  said  unto  me  again.  Stand,  I  pray 
thee,  upon  me,  and  slay  me ;  for  anguish 
is  come  upon  me,  because  my  life  is  yet 
whole  in  me. 

10  So  I  stood  upon  him,  and  slew  him, 
because  I  was  sure  that  he  could  not  live 
after  that  he  was  fallen :  and  I  took  the 
crown  that  was  upon  his  head,  and  the 
bracelet  that  7vas  on  his  arm,  and  have 
brought  them  hither  unto  my  lord. 

11  H  Then  David  took  hold  on  his 
clothes,  and  rent  them ;  and  likewise  all 
the  men  that  icere  with  him : 

12  And   they  mourned  and  wept,  and 


fasted  until  even,  for  Saul  and  for  Jonathan 
his  son,  and  for  the  people  of  the  Lord, 
and  for  the  house  of  Israel ;  because  they 
were  fallen  by  the  sword. 

13  H  And  David  said  unto  the  young 
man  that  told  him.  Whence  art  thou  ?  And 
he  answered,  I  am  the  son  of  a  stranger, 
an  Amalekite. 

-  14  And  David  said  unto  him.  How  wast 
thou  not  afraid  to  stretch  forth  thine  hand 
to  destroy  the  Lord's  anointed  1 

15  And  David  called  one  of  the  young 
men,  and  said,  Go  near,  and  fall  upon  him. 
And  he  smote  him  that  he  died. 

16  And  David  said  unto  him.  Thy  blood 
be  upon  thy  head  ;  for  thy  mouth  hath  tes- 
tified against  thee,  saying,  I  have  slain  the 
Lord's  anointed. 

17  IT  And  David  lamented  with  this  la- 
mentation over  Saul,  and  over  Jonathan  hi? 
son. 

18  (Also  he  bade  them  teach  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  the  use  of  the  bow :  behold, 
it  is  written  in  the  book  of  Jasher.) 

19  The  beauty  of  Israel  is  slain  upon  thy 
high  places  :  how  are  the  mighty  fallen  1 

20  Tell  it  not  in  Gath,  publish  it  not  in 
the  streets  of  Askelon  ;  lest  the  daughters 
of  the  Philistines  rejoice,  lest  the  daughters 
of  the  uncircumcised  triumph. 

21  Ye  mountains  of  Gilboa,  let  there  be 
no  dew,  neither  let  there  be  rain  upon  you, 
nor  fields  of  offerings :  for  there  the  shield 
of  the  mighty  is  vilely  cast  away,  the  shield 
of  Saul,  as  thou-gh  he  had  not  been  anointed 
with  oil. 

22  From  the  blood  of  the  slain,  from  the 
fat  of  the  mighty,  the  bow  of  Jonathan 
turned  not  back,  and  the  sword  of  Saul  re- 
turned not  empty 

23  Saul  and  Jonathan  we7-e  lovely  and 
pleasant  in  their  lives,  and  in  their  death 
they  were  not  divided :  they  were  swifter 
than  eagles,  they  were  stronger  than  lions. 

24  Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep  over 
Saul,  who  clothed  you  in  scarlet,  with 
other  delights ;  who  put  on  ornaments  of 
gold  upon  your  apparel. 

247 


David  is  made  king  of  Judah. 

25  How  are  the   mighty  fallen 
midst  of  the  battle  !  O  Jonathan,  tkou  wast 
slain  in  thine  high  places. 

26  I  am  distressed  for  thee,  my  brother 
Jonathan :  very  pleasant  hast  thou  been 
unto  me :  thy  love  to  me  was  wonderful, 
passing  the  love  of  women. 

27  How  are  the  mighty  fallen,  and  the 
weapons  of  war  perished  ! 

CHAP.  n. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Da- 
vid inquired  of  the  Lord,  saying. 
Shall  I  go  up  into  any  of  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah ?  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Go  up. 
And  David  said,  Whither  shall  I  go  up  ? 
And  he  said.  Unto  Hebron. 

2  So  David  went  up  thither,  and  his  two 
wives  *also,  Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and 
Abigail  Nabal's  wife  the  Carmelite. 

3  And  his  men  that  ivere  with  him  did 
David  bring  up,  every  man  with  his  house- 
hold :  and  they  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  He- 
bron, 

4  And  the  men  of  Judah  came,  and  there 
they  anointed  David  king  over  the  house 
of  Judah.  And  they  told  David,  saying, 
That  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead  icere  tlicy 
that  buried  Saul. 

5  H  And  David  sent  messengers  unto  the 
men  of  Jabesh-gilead,  and  said  unto  them, 
Blessed  be  ye  of  the  Lord,  that  ye  have 
shewed  this  kindness  unto  your  lord,  even 
unto  Saul,  and  have  buried  him. 

6  And  now  the  Lord  shew  kindness  and 
truth  unto  you  :  and  I  also  will  requite  you 
this  kindness,  because  ye  have  done  this 
thing. 

7  Therefore  now  let  your  hands  be 
strengthened,  and  be  ye  valiant :  for  your 
master  Saul  is  dead,  and  also  the  house  of 
Judah  have  anointed  me  king  over  them. 

8  H  But  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  captain 
of  Saul's  host,  took  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of 
Saul,  and  brought  him  over  to  Mahanaim  ; 

9  And  made  him  king  over  Gilead,  and 
over  the  Ashurites,  and  over  Jezreel,  and 
over  Ephraim,  and  over  Benjamin,  and  over 
all  Israel. 

10  Ish-bosheth  Saul's  son  rcas  forty 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  over 
Israel,  and  reigned  two  years :  but  the 
house  of  Judah  followed  David. 

11  And  the  time  that  David  was  king 
in  Hebron,  over  the  house  of  Judah,  was 
seven  years  and  six  months. 

12  f  And  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  the 
servants  of  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul, 
went  out  from  Mahanaim  to  Gibeon. 

13  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  and 
the  servants  of  David  went  out,  and  met 
together  by  the  pool  of  Gibeon  :  and  they 
sat  down,  the  one  on  the  one  side  of  the 
pool,  and  the  other  on  the  other  side  of  the 
pool. 

14  And  Abner  said  to  Joab,  Let  the 
young  men  now  arise,  and  play  before  us. 
And  Joab  said,  Let  them  arise. 


XL  SAMUEL.  Ahntr  slays  Asahel 

in   the       15  Then  there  arose,  and  went  over  by 


number,  twelve  of  Benjamin,  which  per- 
tained to  Ish-bosheth  the  son  of  Saul,  and 
twelve  of  the  servants  of  David. 

16  And  they  caught  everyone  his  fellow 
by  the  head,  and  thrust  his  sword  in  his 
fellow's  side:  .so  they  fell  down  together: 
wherefore  that  place  was  called  Helkath- 
hazzurim,  which  is  in  Gibeon. 

17  And  there  was  a  very  sore  battle  that 
day ;  and  Abner  was  beaten,  and  the  men 
of  Israel,  before  the  servants  of  David. 

18  IT  And  there  were  three  sons  of  Ze- 
ruiah there,  Joab,  and  Abishai,  and  Asa- 
hel :  and  Asahel  teas  as  light  of  foot  as  a 
wild  roe. 

19  And  Asahel  pursued  after  Abner ;  and 
in  going  he  turned  not  to  the  right  hand 
nor  to  the  left  from  following  Abner; 

20  Then  Abner  looked  behind  him,  and 
said.  Art  thou  Asahel  ?  and  he  answered, 
I  a»i. 

21  And  Abner  said  to  him.  Turn  thee 
aside  to  thy  right  hand  or  to  thy  left,  and 
lay  thee  hold  on  one  of  the  young  men, 
and  take  thee  his  armour.  But  Asahel 
would  not  turn  aside  from  following  of  him. 

22  And  Abner  said  again  to  Asahel, 
Turn  thee  aside  from  following  me :  where- 
fore should  I  smite  thee  to  the  ground  ? 
how  then  should  I  hold  up  my  face  to  Joab 
thy  brother? 

23  Howbeit  he  refused  to  turn  aside: 
wherefore  Abner  with  the  hinder  end  of  the 
spear  smote  him  under  the  fifth  rib,' that 
the  spear  came  out  behind  him ;  and  he 
fell  down  there,  and  died  in  the  same  place : 
and  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  many  as  came 
to  the  place  where  Asahel  iell  down  and 
died,  stood  still. 

24  Joab  also  and  Abishai  pursued  after 
Abner  :  and  the  sun  went  down  when  thej^ 
were  come  to  the  hill  of  Ammah,  that  licth 
before  Giah,  by  the  way  of  the  wilderness 
of  Gibeon. 

25  H  And  the  children  of  Benjamin  ga- 
thered themselves  together  after  Abner,  and 
became  one  troop,  and  stood  on  the  top  of 
an  hill. 

26  Then  Abner  called  to  Joab,  and  said. 
Shall  the  sword  devour  for  ever  1  knowest 
thou  not  that  it  will  be  bitterness  in  the  lat- 
ter end  ?  how  long  shall  it  be  then  ere  thou 
bid  the  people  return  from  following  their 
brethren  ? 

27  And  Joab  said,  As  God  liveth,  unless 
thou  hadst  spoken,  surely  then  in  the  morn- 
ing the  people  had  gone  up  every  one  from 
following  his  brother. 

28  So  Joab  blew  a  trumpet,  and  all  the 
people  stood  still,  and  pursued  after  Israel 
no  more,  neither  fought  they  any  more. 

29  And  Abner  and  his  men  walked  all 
that  night  through  the  plain,  and  passed 
over  Jordan,  and  went  through  all  Bithron, 
and  they  came  to  Mahanaim. 

30  IT  And  Joab  returned  from  following 

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Ahncr  revolts  to  David. 


CHAP.  III. 


Joah  kills  Ahner. 


Abner :  and  when  he  had  gathered  all  the 
people  together,  there  lacked  of  David's 
servants  nineteen  men,  and  Asahel. 

31  But  the  servants  of  David  had  smitten 
of  Benjamin,  and  of  Abner's  men,  so  that 
three  hundred  and  threescore  men  died. 

32  IT  And  they  took  up  Asahel,  and  buri- 
ed him  in  the  sepulchre  of  his  father,  which 
i/)as  in  Beth-lehem.  And  Joab  and  his  men 
went  all  night,  and  they  came  to  Hebron 
at  break  of  ddiv. 

CHAP.  III. 
1^"OW  there  was  long  war  between  the 
-L^  house  of  Saul  and  the  house  of  Da- 
vid :  but  David  waxed  stronger  and  strong- 
er, and  the  house  of  Saul  waxed  weaker 
and  weaker. 

2  H  And  unto  David  were  sons  born  in 
Hebron  :  and  his  first-born  was  Amnon,  of 
Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess; 

3  And  his  second,  Chileab,  of  Abigail 
the  wife  of  Nabal  the  Carmelite ;  and  the 
third,  Absalom  the  son  of  Maacah,  the 
daughter  of  Talmai  king  of  Geshur  ; 

4  And  the  fourth,  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  ;  and  the  fifth,  Shephatiah  the  son 
of  A  bital ; 

5  And  the  sixth  Ithream,  by  Eglah  Da- 
vid's wife.  These  were  born  to  David  in 
Hebron. 

6  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  there  was 
war  between  the  house  of  Saul  and  the  house 
of  David,  that  Abner  made  himself  strong 
for  the  house  of  Saul. 

7  And  Saul  had  a  concubine,  whose  name 
was  Rizpah,  the  daughter  of  Aiah :  and 
Ish-hoshcth  said  to  Abner,  Wherefore  hast 
thou  gone  in  unto  my  father's  concubine  ? 

8  Then  was  Abner  verj-  wroth  for  the 
words  of  Ish-bosheth,  and  said.  Am  I  a 
dog's  head,  which  against  Judah  do  shew 
kindness  this  day  unto  the  house  of  Saul 
thy  father,  to  his  brethren,  and  to  his  friends, 
and  have  not  delivered  thee  into  the  hand 
of  David,  that  tiiou  chargest  me  to-day  with 
a  fault  concerning  this  woman  ? 

9  So  do  God  to  Abner,  and  more  also 


wife  Michal,  which  I  espoused  to  me  for  an 
hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philistines. 

15  And  Ish-bosheth  sent,  and  took  her 
from  her  husband,  even  from  Phaltiel  the 
son  of  Laish. 

16  And  her  husband  went  with  her  along 
weeping  behind  her  to  Bahurim.  Then 
said  Abner  unto  him,  Go,  return.  And  he 
returned. 

17  *\  And  Abner  had  communication 
with  the  elders  of  Israel,  saying,  Ye  sought 
for  David  in  times  past  to  be  king  over  you : 

18  Now  then  do  it :  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  of  David,  saying,  By  the  hand  of 
my  servant  David  I  will  save  my  people  Is- 
rael out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines,  and 
out  of  the  hand  of  ail  their  enemies, 

19  And  Abner  also  spake  in  the  ears  of 
Benjamin :  and  Abner  went  also  to  speak 
in  the  ears  of  David  in  Hebron  all  that  seem- 
ed good  to  Israel,  and  that  seemed  good  to 
the  whole  house  of  Benjamin. 

20  So  Abner  came  to  David  to  Hebron, 
and  twenty  men  with  him  :  and  David  made 
Abner,  and  the  men  that  ivere  with  him, 
a  feast. 

21  And  Abner  said  unto  David,  I  will 
arise  and  go,  and  will  gather  all  Israel  unto 
my  lord  the  king,  that  they  may  make  a 
league  with  thee,  and  that  thou  mayest 
reign  over  all  that  thine  heart  desireth.  And 
David  sent  Abner  away ;  and  he  went  in 
peace. 

22  H  And  behold,  the  servants  of  David 
and  Joab  came  from  pursuing  a  troop,  and 
brought  in  a  great  spoil  with  them :  but 
Abner  was  not  with  David  in  Hebron;  for 
he  had  sent  him  away,  and  he  was  gone  in 
peace. 

23  When  Joab  and  all  the  host  that  toas 
with  him  were  come,  they  told  Joab,  saying, 
Abner  the  son  of  Ner  came  to  the  king,  and 
he  hath  sent  him  awaj^  and  he  is  gone  in 
peace. 

24  Then  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and 
said,  What  hast  thou  done  ?  behold,  Abner 
came  unto  thee ;  why /s  it  that  thou  hast 


except,  as  the  Lord  hath  sworn  to  David,  sent  him  away,  and  he  is  quite  gone? 


even  so  I  do  to  him 

10  To  translate  the  kingdom  from  the 
house  of  Saul,  and  to  set  up  the  throne  of 
David  over  Israel  and  over  Judah,  from 
Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba. 

11  And  he  could  not  answer  Abner  a 
word  again,  because  he  feared  him. 

12  fi  And  Abner  sent  messengers  to  Da- 
vid on  his  behalf,  saying,  Whose  is  the 
land  ?  saying  also,  Make  thy  league  with 
me,  and  behold,  my  hand  shall  he  with 
thee,  to  bring  about  all  Israel  unto  thee. 

13  H  And  he  said.  Well ;  I  will  make  .a 
league  with  thee :  but  one  thing  I  require 
of  thee,  that  is,  Thou  shalt  not  see  my  face, 
except  thou  first  bring  Michal  Saul's  daugh- 
ter, when  thou  comest  to  see  m}'  face. 

14  And  David  sent  messengers  to  Ish- 
bosheth  Saul's  son,  saving,  Deliver  mc  mv 

32 


25  Thou  knowest  Abner  the  son  of  Ner, 
that  he  came  to  deceive  thee,  and  to  know 
thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in,  and  to 
know  all  that  thou  doest. 

26  And  when  Joab  Avas  come  out  from 
David,  he  sent  messengers  after  Abner, 
which  brought  him  again  from  tlie  well 
of  Sirah  :  but  David  knew  it  not. 

27  And  when  Abner  was  returned  to 
Hebron,  Joab  took  him  aside  in  the  gate  to 
speak  with  him  quietly,  and  smote  him 
there  under  the  fifth  rib  that  he  died,  for  the 
blood  of  Asahel  his  brother. 

28  ^  And  afterward  when  David  heard 
it,  he  said,  I  and  my  kingdom  are  guiltless 
before  the  Lord  for  ever  from  the  blood  of 
Abner  the  son  of  Ner : 

29  Let  it  rest  on  the  head  of  Joab,  and 
on  all  his  father's  house  :  and  let  there  not 

2-^9 


Baanah  and  Recliah  II.  SAMUEL 

fliil  from  the  house  of  Joab  one  that  hath 
an  issue,  or  that  is  a  leper,  or  that  leaneth 
on  a  staff,  or  that  falleth  on  the  sword,  or 
that  lacketh  bread. 

30  So  Joab  and  Abishai  his  brother  slew 
Abner,  because  he  had  slain  their  brother 
Asahel  at  Gibeon  in  the  battle. 

31  H  And  David  said  to  Joab,  and  to  all 
the  people  that  rvcrc  with  him,  Rend  your 
clothes,  and  gird  j^ou  with  sackcloth,  and 
mourn  before  Abner.  And  king  David 
himself  followed  the  bier. 

32  And  the)^  buried  Abner  in  Hebron : 
and  the  king  lifted  up  his  voice  and  wept 
at  the  grave  of  Abner ;  and  all  the  people 
wept. 

33  And  the  king  lamented  over  Abner, 
and  said,  Died  Abner  as  a  fool  dieth  ? 

34  Thy  hands  were  not  bound,  nor  thy 
feet  put  into  fetters  :  as  a  man  falleth  before 
wicked  men,  so  (ellest  thou.  And  all  the 
people  wept  again  over  him. 

35  And  when  all  the  people  came  to 
cause  David  to  eat  meat  while  it  was  yet 
day,  David  sware,  saying,  So  do  God  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  I  taste  bread  or  ought 
else,  till  the  sun  be  down. 

36  And  all  the  people  took  notice  of  it, 
and  it  pleased  them :  as  whatsoever  the 
king  did  pleased  all  the  people. 

37  For  all  the  people  and  all  Israel  un- 
derstood (hat  day  that  it  was  not  of  the  king 
to  slay  Abner  the  son  of  Ner. 

38  And  the  king  said  unto  his  servants, 
Know  ye  not  that  there  is  a  prince  and  a 
great  man  fallen  this  day  in  Israel  ? 

39  And  I  am  this  day  weak,  though 
anointed  king ;  and  these  men  the  sons  of 
Zeruiah  be  too  hard  for  me.  The  Lord 
shall  reward  the  doer  of  evil  according  to 
his  wickedness. 

CHAP.  IV. 
ND  when  Saul's  son  heard  that  Abner 
was  dead  in  Hebron,  his  hands  were 
feeble,  and  all  the  Israelites  were  troubled. 

2  IT  And  Saul's  son  had  two  men  that  were 
captains  of  bands :  the  name  of  the  one 
?vas  Baanah,  and  the  name  of  the  other 
Recliab,  the  sons  of  Rimmon  a  Beerothite, 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin  :  (for  Beeroth 
also  was  reckoned  to  Benjamin  : 

3  And  the  Beerolhites  fled  to  Gittaim, 
and  were  sojourners  there  until  this  day.) 

4  And  Jonathan,  Saul's  son,  had  a  son 
that  was  lame  of  his  feet :  he  was  five  years 
old  when  the  tidings  came  of  Saul  and  Jo- 
nathan out  of  Jezreel,  and  his  nurse  took 
hiin  up,  and  fled :  and  it  came  to  pass,  as 
she  made  haste  to  flee,  that  he  fell,  and  be- 
came lame.  And  his  name  ivas  Mephibo- 
sheth. 

5  And  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the  Beeroth- 
ite, Rechab  and  Baanah,  went,  and  came 
about  the  heat  of  the  day  to  the  house  of 
Ish-bosheth  wlio  lay  on  a  bed  at  noon. 

0  And  the}^  came  thither  into  the  midst 
of  the  house,  as  tliough  they  would  have 


slay  Ish-bosheth. 
fetched  wheat ;  and  they  smote  him  under 
the  fifth  7-ib:  and  Rechab  and  Baanah  his 
brother  escaped. 

7  For  when  they  came  into  the  house, 
he  lay  on  his  bed  in  his  bed-chamber,  and 
they  smote  him,  and  slew  him,  and  beheaded 
him,  and  took  his  head,  and  gat  them  away 
through  the  plain  all  night. 

8  And  they  brought  the  head  of  Ish- 
bosheth  unto  David  to  Hebron,  and  said  to 
the  king,  Behold  the  head  of  Ish-bosheth 
the  son  of  Saul  thine  enemy,  which  sought 
thy  life ;  and  the  Lord  hath  avenged  my 
lord  the  king  this  dayof  Saulandof  his  seed. 

9  H  And  David  answered  Rechab  and 
Baanah  his  brother,  the  sons  of  Rimmon 
the  Beerothite,  and  said  unto  them.  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  who  hath  redeemed  my  soul 
out  of  all  adversity, 

10  When  one  told  me,  saying,  Behold, 
Saul  is  dead,  (thinking  to  have  brought 
good  tidings,)  I  took  hold  of  him,  and  slew 
him  in  Ziklag,  who  thought  that  I  would 
have  given  him  a  reward  for  his  tidings : 

11  How  much  more,  when  wicked  men 
have  slain  a  righteous  person  in  his  own 
house  upon  his  bed  ?  shall  I  not  therefore 
now  require  his  blood  of  your  hand,  and 
take  you  away  from  the  earth  ? 

12  And  David  commanded  his  young 
men,  and  they  slew  them,  and  cut  off  their 
hands  and  their  feet,  and  hanged  them  up 
over  the  pool  in  Hebron.  But  they  took 
the  head  of  Ish-bosheth,  and  buried  it  in 
the  sepulchre  of  Abner  in  Hebron. 

CHAP.  V. 

THEN  came  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to 
David  unto  Hebron,  and  spake,  say- 
ing. Behold,  we  are  thy  bone  and  thy  flesli. 

2  Also  in  time  past,  when  Saul  was  king 
over  us,  thou  wast  he  that  leddest  out  and 
broughtest  in  Israel :  and  the  Lord  said 
to  thee,  Thou  shalt  feed  my  people  Israel, 
and  thou  shalt  be  a  captain  over  Israel. 

3  So  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came  to  the 
king  to  Hebron  ;  and  king  David  made  a 
league  with  them  in  Hebron  before  the 
Lord  :  and  they  anointed  David  king  over 
Israel. 

4  %  David  iims  thirty  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  forty  years. 

5  In  Hebron  he  reigned  over  Judah  seven 
years  and  six  months :  and  in  Jerusalem 
he  reigned  thirty  and  three  years  over  all 
Israel  and  Judah. 

6  H  And  the  king  and  his  men  went  to 
Jerusalem  unto  the  Jebusites  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  land :  which  spake  unto  David, 
saying,  Except  thou  take  away  the  blind 
and  the  lame,  thou  shalt  not  come  in  hither  : 
thinking,  David  cannot  come  in  hither. 

7  Nevertheless,  David  took  the  strong 
hold  of  Zion  :  the  same  is  the  city  of  David. 

8  And  David  said  on  that  day.  Whoso- 
ever getteth  up  to  the  gutter,  and  smiteth 
the  Jebusites,  and  the  lame  and  the  blind, 
that  are  hated  of  David's  soul,  he  shall  be 

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David  anointed  king  at  Hebron.    CHAP.  VI. 


He  fetches  the  ark. 


chief  and  captain.  Wherefore  they  said, 
The  blind  and  the  lame  shall  not  come  into 
the  house. 

9  So  David  dwelt  in  the  fort,  and  called 
it,  The  city  of  David.  And  David  built 
round  about  from  Millo  and  inward. 

10  And  David  went  on,  and  grew  great, 
and  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  nms  with  him. 

11  If  And  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  mes- 
sengers to  David,  and  cedar-trees,  and  car- 
penters, and  masons  :  and  they  built  David 
an  house. 

12  And  David  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  established  hmr  king  over  Israel,  and 
that  he  had  exalted  his  kingdom  for  his  peo- 
ple Israel's  sake. 

13  H  And  David  took  him  more  concu- 
bines and  wives  out  of  Jerusalem,  after  he 
was  come  from  Hebron  :  and  there  were 
yet  sons  and  daughters  born  to  David. 

14  And  these  be  the  names  of  those  that 
were  born  unto  him  in  Jerusalem  ;  Sham- 
muah,  and  Shobab,  and  Nathan,  and  Solo- 
mon, 

1.5  Ibhar  also,  and  Elishua,  and  Nepheg, 
and  Japliia, 

16  And  Elishama,  and  Eliada,  and  Eli- 
phalet. 

17  IT  But  when  the  Philistines  heard  that 
they  had  anointed  David  king  over  Israel, 
all  the  Philistines  came  up  to  seek  David  ; 
and  David  heard  of  it,  and  went  down  to 
the  hold. 

18  The  Philistines  also  came  and  spread 
themselves  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

19  And  David  inquired  of  the  Lord, 
saying.  Shall  I  go  up  to  the  Philistines  ? 
wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  mine  hand  ? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  David,  Go  up  : 
for  I  will  doubtless  deliver  the  Philistines 
into  thine  hand. 

20  And  David  came  to  Baal-perazim, 
and  David  smote  them  there,  and  said.  The 
Lord  hath  broken  forth  upon  mine  ene- 
mies before  me,  as  the  breach  of  waters. 
Therefore  he  called  the  name  of  that  place 
Baal-perazim. 

21  And  there  they  left  their  images,  and 
David  and  his  men  burned  them. 

22  II  And  the  Philistines  came  up  yet 
again,  and  spread  themselves  in  the  valley 
of  Rephaim. 

23  And  when  David  inquired  of  the 
Lord,  he  said.  Thou  shalt  not  go  up  :  but 
fetch  a  compass  behind  them,  and  come 
upon  them  over  against  the  mulberry-trees. 

24  And  let  it  be,  when  thou  hearest  the 
sound  of  a  going  in  the  tops  of  the  mulber- 
ry-trees, that  then  thou  shalt  bestir  thyself: 
for  then  shall  the  Lord  go  out  before  thee, 
to  smite  the  host  of  the  Philistines. 

2.5  And  David  did  so  as  the  Lord  had 
commanded  him ;  and  smote  the  Philistines 
from  Geba  until  thou  come  to  Gazer. 
CHAP.  VL 

AGAIN,  David  gathered  together  all  the 
chosen  men  of  Israel,  thirty  thousand. 


2  And  David  arose,  and  went  with  all 
the  people  that  were  with  him  from  Baale 
of  Judah,  to  bring  up  from  thence  the  ark 
of  God,  whose  name  is  called  by  the  name  of 
The  Lord  of  hosts  that  dwelleth  between 
the  cherubims. 

3  And  they  set  the  ark  of  God  upon  a 
new  cart,  and  brought  it  out  of  the  house 
of  Abinadab  that  was  in  Gibeah  :  and  Uz- 
zah  and  Ahio  the  sons  of  Abinadab  drave 
the  new  cart. 

4  And  they  brought  it  out  of  the  house 
of  Abinadab,  which  teas  at  Gibeah,  accom- 
panying the  ark  of  God :  and  Ahio  went 
before  the  ark. 

5  And  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
played  before  the  Lord  on  all  manner  of 
instrnments  made  of  tir-vvood,  even  on  harps, 
and  on  psalteries,  and  on  timbrels,  and  on 
cornets,  and  on  cymbals. 

6  f[  And  when  they  came  to  Nachon's 
thresliing-floor,  Uzzah  put  ibrth  his  hand 
to  the  ark  of  God,  and  took  hold  of  it :  for 
the  oxen  shook  it. 

7  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Uzzah,  and  God  smote  him 
there  for  his  error ;  and  there  he  died  by 
the  ark  of  God. 

8  And  David  was  displeased,  because 
the  Lord  had  made  a  breach  upon  Uzzah  : 
and  he  called  the  name  of  the  place  Perez- 
uzzah  to  this  daj". 

9  And  David  was  afraid  of  the  Lord 
that  day,  and  said.  How  shall  the  ark  of 
the  Lord  come  to  me  ? 

10  So  David  would  not  remove  the  ark 
of  the  Lord  unto  him  into  the  city  of  Da- 
vid :  but  David  carried  it  aside  into  the 
house  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite. 

11  And  the  ark  of  the  Lord  continued 
in  the  house  of  Obed-edom  the  Gittite 
three  montiis  :  and  the  Lord  blessed  Obed- 
edom  and  all  his  household. 

12  H  And  it  was  told  king  David,  say- 
ing. The  Lord  hath  blessed  the  house  of 
Obed-edom,  and  all  that  perfaineth  unto 
him,  because  of  the  ark  of  God.  So  Da- 
vid went  and  brought  up  the  ark  of  God 
from  the  house  of  Obed-edom  into  the  city 
of  David  with  gladness. 

13  And  it  vvas  so,  that  when  they  that 
bare  the  ark  of  the  Lord  had  gone  six 
paces,  he  sacrificed  oxen  and  fatlings. 

14  And  David  danced  before  the  Lord 
with  all /;/5  might;  and  David  was  girded 
with  a  linen  ephod. 

15  So  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
brought  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  with  shout- 
ing, and  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet. 

le  And  as  the  ark  of  the  Lord  came 
into  the  city  of  David,  Michal  Saul's  daugh- 
ter looked  "through  a  window,  and  saw  king 
David  leaping  and  dancing  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  she  despised  him  in  her  heart. 

17  ^  And  they  brought  in  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  set  it  in  his  place,  in  the  midst  of 
the  tabernacle  that  David  had  pitched  for 
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GoiVs  promises  to  David. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David's  thanksgiving. 


it :  and  David  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings  before  the  Lord. 

18  And  as  soon  as  David  had  made  an 
end  of  offering  burnt-offerings  and  peace- 
offerings,  he  blessed  the  people  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

19  And  he  dealt  among  all  the  people, 
even  among  the  whole  multitude  of  Israel, 
as  well  to  the  women  as  men,  to  every  one 
a  cake  of  bread,  and  a  good  piece  of  flesh, 
and  a  flagon  of  wine.  So  all  the  people 
departed  every  one  to  his  house. 

20  M  Then  David  returned  to  bless  his 
household.  And  Michal  the  daughter  of 
Saul  came  out  to  meet  David,  and  said. 
How  glorious  was  the  king  of  Israel  to-day, 
who  uncovered  himself  to-day  in  the  eyes 
of  the  handmaids  of  his  servants,  as  one  of 
the  vain  fellows  shamelessly  uncovereth 
himself! 

21  And  David  said  unto  Michal,  It  was 
before  the  Lord,  which  chose  me  before 
thy  father,  and  before  all  his  house,  to  ap- 
point me  ruler  over  the  people  of  the  Lord, 
over  Israel :  therefore  will  1  play  before  the 
Lord. 

22  And  I  will  yet  be  more  vile  than  thus, 
and  will  be  base  in  mine  own  sight :  and 
of  the  maid-servants  which  thou  hast  spoken 
of,  of  them  shall  I  be  had  in  honour. 

23  Therefore  Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul 
had  no  child  unto  the  day  of  her  deatli. 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  sat 
in  his  house,  and  the  Lord  had  given 
him  rest  round  about  from  all  his  enemies, 

2  That  the  king  said  unto  Nathan  the 
prophet.  See  now,  I  dwell  in  an  house  of 
cedar,  but  the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  within 
curtains. 

3  And  Nathan  said  to  the  king,  Go,  do 
all  that  is  in  thine  heart :  for  the  Lord  is 
with  thee. 

4  H  And  it  came  to  pass  that  nidit,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  Nathan, 
saying, 

5  Go  and  tell  my  servant  David,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Shalt  thou  build  ine  an 
house  for  me  to  dwell  in  ? 

6  Whereas  I  have  not  dwelt  in  any  house 
since  the  time  that  I  brought  up  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  even  to  this 
day,  but  have  walked  in  a  tent  and  in  a  ta- 
bernacle. 

7  In  all  the  places  wherein  I  have  walked 
with  all  the  children  of  Israel  spake  I  a 
word  with  any  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  whom 
I  commanded  to  feed  my  people  Israel, 
saying,  Why  build  ye  not  me  an  house  of 
cedar  ? 

8  Now  therefore  so  shalt  thou  say  unto 
my  servant  David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  I  took  thee  from  the  sheep-cote,  from 
following  the  sheep,  to  be  ruler  over  my 
people,  over  Israel : 

9  And  i  was  with  thee  whithersoever 
thou   wentest,  and  have  cut  off  all  thine 


enemies  out  of  thy  sight,  and  have  made 
thee  a  great  name,  like  unto  the  name  of 
the  great  me7i  that  arc  in  the  earth. 

10  Moreover,  I  will  appoint  a  place  for 
my  people  Israel,  and  will  plant  them,  that 
they  may  dwell  in  a  place  of  their  own, 
and  move  no  more  ;  neither  shall  the  chil- 
dren of  wickedness  afflict  them  any  more 
as  before-time. 

11  And  as  since  the  time  that  I  com- 
manded judges  to  be  over  my  people  Israel, 
and  have  caused  thee  to  rest  from  all  thine 
enemies.  Also  the  Lord  telleth  thee  that 
he  will  make  thee  an  house. 

12  *II  And  when  thy  days  be  fulfilled, 
and  thou  shalt  sleep  with  thy  fathers,  I  will 
set  up  thy  seed  after  thee,  which  shall  pro- 
ceed out  of  thy  bowels,  and  I  will  establish 
his  kingdom. 

13  He  shall  build  an  house  for  my  name, 
and  I  will  stablish  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom for  ever. 

14  I  will  be  his  father,  and  he  shall  be 
my  son.  If  he  conmiit  iniquity,  I  will 
chasten  him  with  the  rod  of  men,  and  with 
the  stripes  of  the  children  of  men  : 

15  But  my  mercy  shall  not  depart  away 
from  him,  as  I  took  it  from  Saul,  A\'hom  I 
put  away  before  thee. 

16  And  thine  house  and  thy  kingdom 
shall  be  established  for  ever  before  thee : 
thy  throne  shall  be  established  for  ever. 

17  According  to  all  these  words,  and  ac- 
cording to  all  this  vision,  so  did  Nathan 
speak  unto  David. 

18  IT  Then  went  king  David  in,  and  sat 
before  the  Lord,  and  he  said,  Who  am  I, 
O  Lord  God  ?  and  what  is  my  house,  that 
thou  hast  brought  me  hitherto '? 

19  And  this  was  yet  a  small  thing  in  thy 
sight,  O  Lord  God  ;  but  thou  hast  spoken 
also  of  thy  servant's  house  for  a  great  while 
to  come.  And  is  this  the  manner  of  man, 
O  Lord  God  ? 

20  And  what  can  David  say  more  unto 
thee?  for  thou.  Lord  God,  knowest  thy 
servant. 

21  For  thy  word's  sake,  and  according 
to  thine  own  heart,  hast  thou  done  all  these 
great  things,  to  make  thy  servant  know 
tlietn. 

22  Wherefore  thou  art  great,  O  Lord 
God  :  for  there  is  none  like  thee,  neither  is 
there  any  God  beside  thee,  according  to 
all  that  we  have  heard  with  our  ears. 

23  And  what  one  nation  in  the  earth  is 
like  thy  people,  even  like  Israel,  whom 
God  went  to  redeem  for  a  people  to  him- 
self, and  to  make  him  a  name,  and  to  do 
for  you  great  things  and  terrible,  for  thy 
land,  before  thy  people  which  thou  re- 
deemedst  to  thee  from  Egypt,  fro?n  the 
nations  and  their  gods  ? 

24  For  thou  hast  confirmed  to  thyself  thy 
people  Israel  to  be  a  people  unto  thee  for 
ever :  and  thou.  Lord,  art  become  their 
God. 

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David  subdues  the  Philistines.     CHAP. 

25  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  the  word 
that  thou  hast  spoken  concerning  thy  ser- 
vant, and  concerning  his  house,  estabhsh 
it  for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

26  And  let  thy  name  be  magnified  for 
ever,  saying,  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the 
God  over  Israel :  and  let  the  house  of  thy 
servant  David  be  established  before  thee. 

27  For  thou,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of 
Israel,  hast  revealed  to  thy  servant,  saying, 
I  will  build  thee  an  house  :  therefore  hatli 
thy  servant  found  in  his  heart  to  pray  this 
prayer  unto  thee. 

28  And  now,  O  Lord  God,  thou  art  that 
God,  and  thy  words  be  true,  and  thou  hast 
promised  this  goodness  unto  thy  servant : 

29  Therefore  now  let  it  please  thee  to 
bless  the  house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may 
continue  for  ever  before  thee  :  for  thou,  O 
Lord  God,  hast  spoken  it :  and  with  thy 
blessing  let  the  house  of  thy  servant  be 
blessed  for  ever. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  after  this  it  came  to  pass,  that  Da- 
vid smote  the  Philistines,  and  subdued 
them  :  and  David  took  Metheg-ammah  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

2  And  he  smote  Moab,  and  measured 
them  with  a  line,  casting  them  do\\'n  to  the 
ground  ;  even  Avith  two  lines  measured  he 
to  put  to  death,  and  with  one  full  line  to 
keep  alive.  And  so  the  Moabites  became 
David's  servants,  and  brought  gifts. 

3  IT  David  smote  also  Hadadezer,  the 
son  of  Rehob,  king  of  Zobah,  as  he  went 
to  recover  his  border  at  the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a  thousand 
chariots,  and  seven  hundred  horsemen, 
and  twenty  thousand  footmen  :  and  David 
houghed  all  the  chariot-Z^or^^.s,  but  reserv- 
ed of  themybr  an  hundred  chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syrians  of  Damascus 
came  to  succour  Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah, 
David  slew  of  the  Syrians  two  and  twenty 
thousand  men. 

6  Then  David  put  garrisons  in  Syria  of 
Damascus  :  and  the  Syrians  became  ser- 
vants to  David,  and  brought  gifts.  And 
the  Lord  preserved  David  whithersoever 
he  went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of  gold 
that  were  on  the  servants  of  Hadadezer, 
and  brought  them  to  Jerusalem. 

8  And  from  Betah,  and  from  Berothai, 
cities  of  Hadadezer,  king  David  took  ex 
ceeding  much  brass. 

9  "H  When  Toi  king  of  Hamalh  heard 
that  David  had  smitten  all  the  host  of  Ha- 
dadezer, 

10  Then  Toi  sent  Joram  his  son  unto 
king  David,  to  salute  him,  and  to  bless  him, 
because  he  had  fought  against  Hadadezer, 
and  smitten  him  :  (for  Hadadezer  had 
wars  with  Toi.)  And  Joram  brought  with 
him  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold, 
and  vessels  of  brass  : 

11  Which  also  king  David  did  dedicate 


VIII,  IX.     He  sends  for  Mephibosheth. 
unto  the  Lord,  with  the  silver  and   gold 
that  he  had  dedicated  of  all  nations  which 
he  subdued ; 

12  Of  Syria,  and  of  Moab,  and  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  of  the  Philistines, 
and  of  Amalek,  and  of  the  spoil  of  Hada- 
dezer son  of  Rehob,  king  of  Zobah. 

13  And  David  gat  hi?n  a  name  when  he 
returned  irom  smiting  of  the  Syrians  in  the 
valley  of  Salt,  being  eighteen  thousand 
men. 

14  H  And  he  put  garrisons  in  Edom ; 
throughout  all  Edom  put  he  garrisons,  and  ^ 
all  they  of  Edom  became  David's  servants. 
And  the  Lord  preserved  David  whither- 
soever he  went. 

15  II  And  David  reigned  over  all  Israel ; 
and  David  executed  judgment  and  justice 
unto  all  his  people. 

16  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  pjas 
over  the  host ;  and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of 
Ahilud  zvas  recorder ; 

17  And  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and 
Ahimelecli  the  son  of  Abiathar,  loere  the 
priests ;  and  Seraiah  was  the  scribe  ; 

18  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  was 
over  both  the  Cherethites  and  the  Peleth- 
ites ;  and  David's  sons  were  chief  rulers. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  David  said,  Is  there  yet  any  that 
is  left  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I 
may  shew  him  kindness  for  Jonathan's 
sake? 

2  And  the7'e  teas  of  the  house  of  Saul  a 
servant  whose  name  was  Ziba.  And  when 
they  had  called  him  unto  David,  the  king 
said  unto  him,  A7-t  thou  Ziba '?  And  he 
said.  Thy  servant  is  he. 

3  And  the  king  said,  Is  there  not  yet 
any  of  the  house  of  Saul,  that  I  may  shew 
the  kindness  of  God  unto  him  ?  And  Ziba 
said  unto  the  king,  Jonathan  hath  yet  a 
son,  tchich  is  lame  on  his  feet. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Where  is 
he  ?  And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king.  Behold, 
he  is  in  the  house  of  Machir,  the  son  of 
Ammiel,  in  Lo-debar. 

5  ^  Then  king  David  sent,  and  fetched 
him  out  of  the  house  of  Machir,  the  son  of 
Ammiel,  from  Lo-debar. 

6  Now  when  Mephibosheth,  the  son  of 
Jonathan,  the  son  of  Saul,  was  come  unto 
David,  he  fell  on  his  face,  and  did  reve- 
rence. And  David  said,  Mephibosheth. 
And  he  answered,  Behold  thy  servant ! 

7  If  And  David  said  unto  him.  Fear  not : 
for  I  will  surely  shew  thee  kindness  for  Jo- 
nathan thy  father's  sake,  and  will  restore 
thee  all  the  land  of  Saul  thy  father ;  and 
thou  shalt  eat  bread  at  my  table  continually. 

8  And  he  bowed  himself,  and  said,  What 
is  thy  servant,  that  thou  shouldest  look  up- 
on such  a  dead  doe;  as  I  atn  ? 

9  H  Then  the  king  called  to  Ziba,  Saul's 
servant,  and  said  unto  him,  I  have  given 
unto  thy  master's  son  all  that  pertained  to 
Saul,  and  to  all  his  house. 

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David  sends  to  comfort  Hajiun. 

10  Thou  therefore,  and  thy  sons, 
thy  servants,  shall  till  the  land  for  him,  and 
thou  shalt  bring  in  the  fruits  that  thy  mas- 
ter's son  may  have  food  to  eat :  but  Me- 
phibosheth  thy  master's  son  shall  eat  bread 
alway  at  my  table.  Now  Ziba  had  fifteen 
sons  and  twent)^  servants. 

11  Then  said  Ziba  unto  the  king,  Ac- 
cording to  all  that  my  lord  the  king  hath 
commanded  his  servant,  so  shall  thy  servant 
do.  As  for  Mephibosheth,  said  the  king, 
he  shall  eat  at  my  table,  as  one  of  the 
king's  sons. 

12  And  Mephibosheth  had  a  young  son, 
whose  name  was  Micha.  And  all  that 
dwelt  in  the  house  of  Ziba  were  servants 
unto  Mephibosheth. 

13  So  Mephibosheth  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  : 
for  he  did  eat  continually  at  the  king's  ta- 
ble ;  and  was  lame  on  both  his  feet. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  the 
king  of  tile  children  of  Amnion  died, 
and  Hanun  his  sun  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  Then  said  David,  i  will  shew  kindness 
unto  Hanun  the  son  of  Nahash,  as  his 
father  shewed  kindness  unto  me.  And 
David  sent  to  comfort  him  by  the  hand  of 
his  servants  for  his  father.  And  David's 
servants  came  into  the  land  of  the  children 
of  Amnion. 

3  And  the  princes  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  said  unto  Hanun  their  lord,  Think- 
est  thou  that  David  doth  honour  thy  father, 
that  he  hath  sent  comforters  unto  thee  ? 
hath  not  David  rather  .sent  his  servants  un- 
to thee,  to  search  the  city,  and  to  spy  it 
out,  and  to  overthrow  it? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's  ser- 
vants, and  shaved  off  the  one  half  of  their 
beards,  and  cut  off  their  garments  in  the 
middle,  encn  to  their  buttocks,  and  sent 
them  away. 

•5  When  they  told  it  unto  David,  he  sent 
to  meet  them,  because  the  men  were  great- 
ly ashamed.  And  tlie  king  said.  Tarry  at 
Jericho  until  your  beards  be  grown,  and 
then  return. 

6  U  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
saw  that  they  stank  before  David,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon  sent  and  hired  the  Syrians 
of  Beth-rehob,  and  the  Syrians  of  "Zoba, 
twenty  thousand  footmen,  and  of  king  Ma- 
acah  a  thousand  men,  and  of  Ish-tob  twelve 
thousand  men. 

7  And  when  David  heard  of  it,  he  sent 
Joab,  and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men. 

8  And  the  children  of  Ammon  came  out, 
and  put  the  battle  in  array  at  the  entering 
in  of  the  gate :  and  tlie  Syrians  of  Zoba, 
and  of  Rehob,  and  Ish-tob,  and  Maacah 
incrc  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

9  When  Joab  saw  that  the  front  of  the 
battle  was  against  him  before  and  behind, 
he  chose  of  all  the  choice  men  of  Israel,  and 
put  them  in  array  against  the  Syrians  : 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  deliver-' 


II.  SAMUEL.  Shohach  is  slain  by  David. 

and  ed  into  the  hand  of  Abishai  hi-s  brother, 
that  he  might  put  them  in  array  against  the 
children  of  Ammon. 

11  And  he  said,  If  the  Syrians  be  too 
strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt  help  me  :  but 
if  the  children  of  Ammon  be  too  strong  for 
thee,  then  I  will  come  and  help  thee. 

12  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us  play 
the  men  for  our  people,  and  for  the  cities 
of  our  God  :  and  the  Lord  do  that  which 
seemeth  him  good. 

13  And  Joab  drew  nigh,  and  the  people 
that  were  with  him,  unto  the  battle  against 
the  SjTians  :  and  they  fled  before  him. 

14  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
saw  that  the  Syrians  were  fled,  then  fled 
they  also  before  Abishai,  and  entered  into 
the  city.  So  Joab  returned  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

1-5  H  And  when  the  Syrians  saw  that 
they  were  smitten  before  Israel,  they  ga- 
thered themselves  together. 

16  And  Hadarezer  sent,  and  brought  out 
the  Syrians  that  were  bej'ond  the  river : 
and  they  came  to  Helam :  and  Shobach 
the  captain  of  the  host  of  Hadarezer  loent 
before  them. 

17  And  when  it  was  told  David,  he  ga- 
thered all  Israel  together,  and  passed  over 
Jordan,  and  came  to  Helam.  And  the  Sy- 
rians set  themselves  in  array  against  David, 
and  fought  with  him. 

18  And  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel ; 
and  David  slew  the  men  of  seven  hundred 
chariots  of  the  Syrians,  and  forty  thousand 
horsemen,  and  smote  Shobach  the  captain 
of  their  host,  who  died  there. 

19  And  when  all  the  kings  that  were  ser- 
vants to  Hadarezer  saw  that  they  were 
smitten  before  Israel,  they  made  peiace  with 
Israel,  and  served  them.  So  the  Syrians 
feared  to  help  the  children  of  Ammon  any 
more. 

CHAP.  XL 
ND  it  came  to  pass,  after  the  year 
was  expired,  at  the  time  when  kings 
go  forth  to  hattk,  that  David  sent  Joab,  and 
his  servants  with  him,  and  all  Israel;  and 
they  destroyed  the  children  of  Amnion, 
and  besieged  Rabbah.  But  David  tarried 
still  at  Jerusalem. 

2  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  an  evening- 
tide,  that  David  arose  from  off  his  bed,  and 
walked  upon  the  roof  of  the  king's  house: 
and  from  the -roof  he  saw  a  woman  wash- 
ing herself;  and  the  woman  was  very 
beautiful  to  look  upon. 

3  And  David  sent  and  inquired  after  the 
woman.  And  one  said,  Is  not  this  Batli- 
sheba  the  daughter  of  Eliam,  the  wife  of 
Uriah  the  Hittite? 

4  And  David  sent  messengers  and  took 
her :  and  she  came  in  unto  him,  and  he  lay 
with  her;  (for  she  was  purified  from  her 
uncleanness ;)  and  she  i^eturned  unto  her 
house. 

5  H  And  the  woman  conceived,  and  sent 
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David  commits  adultery.  CHAP. 

and  told  David,  and  said,  1  am  with  child. 

6  And  David  sent  to  Joab,  saying,  Send 
me  Uriah  the  Hittite.  And  Joab  sent 
Uriah  to  David. 

7  And  when  Uriah  was  come  unto  him, 
David  demanded  of  him  how  Joab  did, 
and  how  the  people  did,  and  how  the  war 
prospered. 

8  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Go  down  to 
thy  house,  and  wash  thy  feet.  And  Uriah 
departed  out  of  the  king's  house,  and  there 
followed  him  a  mess  of  meat  from  the 
king. 

9  But  Uriah  slept  at  the  door  of  the  king's 
house  with  all  the  servants  of  his  lord,  and 
went  not  down  to  his  house. 

10  And  when  they  had  told  David,  say- 
ing, Uriah  went  not  down  unto  his  house, 
David  said  unto  Uriah,  Camest  thou  not 
from  thy  journey  ?  why  then  didst  thou  not 
go  down  unto  thine  house  ? 

11  And  Uriah  said  unto  David,  The  ark, 
and  Israel,  and  Judah,  abide  in  tents;  and 
my  lord  Joab,  and  the  servants  of  my  lord 
are  encamped  in  the  open  fields ;  shall  I 
then  go  into  mine  house,  to  eat  and  to 
drink,  and  to  lie  with  my  wife  ?  as  thou 
livest,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  do 
this  thing. 

12  And  David  said  to  Uriah,  Tarry  here 
to-day  also,  and  to-morrow  I  will  let  thee 
depart.  So  Uriah  abode  in  Jerusalem  that 
day  and  the  morrow. 

13  And  when  David  had  called  him,  he 
did  eat  and  drink  before  him  ;  and  he  made 
him  drunk :  and  at  even  he  went  out  to  lie 
on  his  bed  with  the  servants  of  his  lord,  but 
went  not  down  to  his  house. 

14  II  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morn- 
ing that  David  wrote  a  letter  to  Joab,  and 
sent  it  by  the  hand  of  Uriah. 

15  And  he  wrote  in  the  letter,  saying, 
Set  ye  Uriah  in  the  forefront  of  the  hottest 
battle,  and  retire  ye  from  him,  that  he  may 
be  smitten,  and  die. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joab  ob- 
served the  city,  that  he  assigned  Uriah 
unto  a  place  where  he  knew  that  valiant 
men  ivere. 

17  And  the  men  of  the  city  went  out, 
and  fought  with  Joab :  and  there  fell  some 
of  the  people  of  the  servants  of  David  ;  and 
Uriah  the  Hittite  died  also. 

18  II  Then  Joab  sent  and  told  David  all 
the  things  concerning  the  war  ; 

19  And  charged  the  messenger,  saying. 
When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of  telling  the 
matters  of  the  war  unto  the  king, 

20  And  if  so  be  that  the  king's  wrath 
arise,  and  he  say  unto  thee.  Wherefore  ap- 
proached ye  so  nigh  unto  the  city  when 
ye  did  fight  ?  knew  ye  not  that  they  would 
shoot  from  the  wall  ? 

21  Who  smote  Abimelech  the  son  of 
Jerub-besheth  ?  did  not  a  woman  cast  a 
piece  of  a  mill-stone  upon  him  from  the 
wall  that  he  died  in  Thebez  ?  why  went  ye 


XH.      David  takes  Bath-sheba  to  vnfe. 
nigh  the  wall  ?  Then  say  thou.  Thy  ser- 
vant Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

22  H  So  the  messenger  went,  and  came 
and  shewed  David  all  that  Joab  had  sent 
him  for. 

23  And  the  messenger  said  unto  David, 
Surely  the  men  prevailed  against  us,  and 
came  out  unto  us  into  the  field,  and  we 
were  upon  them  even  unto  the  entering 
of  the  gate. 

24  And  the  shooters  shot  from  off  the 
wall  upon  thy  servants :  and  some  of  the 
king's  servants  be  dead,  and  thy  servant 
Uriah  the  Hittite  is  dead  also. 

25  Then  David  said  unto  the  messenger, 
Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  Joab,  Let  not  this 
thing  displease  thee,  for  the  sword  devour- 
eth  one  as  well  as  another :  make  thy  battle 
more  strong  against  the  city,  and  overthrow 
it :  and  encourage  thou  him. 

2G  H  And  when  the  wife  of  Uriah  heard 
that  Uriah  her  husband  was  dead,  she 
mourned  for  her  husband. 

27  And  when  the  mourning  was  past, 
David  sent  and  fetched  her  to  his  house, 
and  she  became  his  wife,  and  bare  him  a 
son.  But  the  thing  that  David  had  done 
displeased  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XH. 

AND  the  Lord  sent  Nathan  unto  Da- 
vid. And  he  came  unto  him,  and 
said  unto  him.  There  were  two  men  in  one 
city  ;  the  one  rich,  and  the  other  poor. 

2  The  rich  man  had  exceeding  many 
flocks  and  herds : 

3  But  the  poor  man  had  nothing  save 
one  little  ewe-lamb,  which  he  had  bought 
and  nourished  up  :  and  it  grew  up  together 
with  him,  and  with  his  children  ;  it  did  eat 
of  his  own  meat,  and  drank  of  his  own  cup, 
and  lay  in  his  bosom,  and  was  unto  him  as 
a  daughter. 

4  And  there  came  a  traveller  unto  the 
rich  man,  and  he  spared  to  take  of  his  own 
flock  and  of  his  own  herd,  to  dress  for  the 
way-faring  man  that  was  come  unto  him ; 
but  took  the  poor  man's  lamb,  and  dressed 
it  for  the  man  that  was  come  to  him, 

5  And  David's  anger  was  greatly  kin- 
dled against  the  man ;  and  he  said  to  Na- 
than, As  the  Lord  liveth,  the  man  that 
hath  done  this  thing  shall  surely  die. 

6  And  he  shall  restore  the  lamb  fourfold, 
because  he  did  this  thing,  and  because  he 
had  no  pity. 

7  H  And  Nathan  said  to  David,  Thou 
art  the  man.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  I  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel, 
and  I  delivered  thee  out  of  the  hand  of 
Saul ; 

8  And  I  gave  thee  thy  master's  house, 
and  thy  master's  wives  into  thy  bosom,  and 
gave  thee  the  house  of  Israel  and  of  Judah  ; 
and  if  that  had  been  too  little,  I  would 
moreover  have  given  unto  thee  such  and 
such  things. 

9  Wherefore    hast    thou    despised    the 

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David  mourns. 


II.  SAMUEL. 


Solomon  is  horn. 


commandment  of  the  Lord,  to  do  evil  in 
his  sight  1  thou  hast  killed  Uriah  the  Hit- 
tite  with  the  sword,  and  hast  taken  his  wife 
to  he  thy  wife,  and  hast  slain  him  with  the 
sword  of  the  children  of  Amnion. 

10  Now  therefore  the  sword  shall  never 
depart  from  thine  house ;  because  thou  hast 
despised  me,  and  hast  taken  the  wife  of 
Uriah  the  Hittite  to  be  thy  wife. 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold  I  will 
raise  up  evil  against  thee  out  of  thine  own 
house,  and  I  will  take  thy  wives  before 
thine  eyes,  and  give  them  unto  thy  neigh- 
bour, and  he  shall  lie  with  thy  wives  in  the 
sight  of  this  sun. 

12  For  thou  didst  it  secretly  :  but  I  will 
do  this  thing  before  all  Israel,  and  before 
the  sun. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Nathan,  I  have 
sinned  against  the  Lord.  And  Nathan 
said  unto  David,  The  Lord  also  hath  put 
away  thy  sin  ;  thou  shalt  not  die. 

14  Howbeit,  because  by  this  deed  thou 
hast  given  great  occasion  to  the  enemies 
of  the  Lord  to  blaspheme,  the  child  also 
tliat  is  born  unto  thee  shall  surely  die. 

15  II  And  Nathan  departed  unto  his 
house.  And  the  Lord  struck  the  child 
that  Uriah's  wife  bare  unto  David,  and  it 
was  very  sick. 

16  David  therefore  besought  God  for  the 
child ;  and  David  fasted,  and  went  in,  and 
lay  all  night  upon  the  earth. 

17  And  the  elders  of  his  house  arose, 
and  iccnt  to  him,  to  raise  him  up  from  the 
earth :  but  he  would  not,  neither  did  he  eat 
bread  with  them. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  seventh 
day  that  the  child  died.  And  the  servants 
of  David  feared  to  tell  him  that  the  child 
was  dead :  for  they  said,  Behold  while  the 
child  was  yet  alive,  we  spake  unto  him, 
and  he  would  not  hearken  unto  our  voice : 
how  will  he  then  vex  himself,  if  we  tell 
him  that  the  child  is  dead  ? 

19  But  when  David  saw  that  his  servants 
whispered,  David  perceived  that  the  child 
was  dead  :  therefore  David  said  unto  his 
servants.  Is  the  child  dead  1  And  they  said. 
He  is  dead. 

20  Then  David  arose  from  the  earth,  and 
washed,  and  anointed  him^df,  and  changed 
his  apparel,  and  came  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  worshipped  :  then  he  came 
to  his  own  house ;  and  when  he  required, 
they  set  bread  before  him,  and  he  did  eat. 

21  Then  said  his  servants  unto  him.  What 
thing  is  this  that  thou  hast  done ;  thou 
di'lst  fast  and  weep  for  the  child,  %vMlc  it 
tiins  alive;  but  when  the  child  was  dead, 
thou  didst  rise  and  eat  bread. 

22  And  he  said,  While  the  child  was  yet 
alive,  I  fasted,  and  wept:  for  I  said.  Who 
can  tell  v)hcther  God  will  be  gracious  to 
me,  that  the  child  may  live? 

23  But  now  he  is  dead,  wherefore  should 
I  fast?  can  I  brina;  him  back  again?  I  shall 


go  to  him,  but  he  shall  not  return  to  me. 

24  y  And  David  comforted  Bath-sheba 
his  wife,  and  went  in  unto  her,  and  lay  with 
her :  and  she  bare  a  son,  and  he  called  his 
name  Solomon  :  and  the  Lord  loved  him. 

25  And  he  sent  by  the  hand  of  Nathan 
the  prophet ;  and  he  called  his  name  Jede- 
diah,  because  of  the  Lord. 

26  H  And  Joab  fought  against  Rabbah 
of  the  children  of  Ammon,  and  took  the 
royal  city. 

27  And  Joab  sent  messengers  to  David, 
and  said,  I  have  fought  against  Rabbah, 
and  have  taken  the  city  of  waters. 

28  Now  therefore  gather  the  rest  of  the 
people  together,  and  encamp  against  the 
city,  and  take  it :  lest  I  take  the  city,  and 
it  be  called  after  my  name. 

29  And  David  gathered  all  the  people 
together,  and  went  to  Rabbah,  and  fought 
against  it,  and  took  it. 

30  And  he  took  their  king's  crown  from 
off  his  head,  (the  weight  whereof  was  a 
talent  of  gold  with  the  precious  stones,) 
and  it  was  set  on  David's  head.  And  he 
brought  forth  the  spoil  of  the  city  in  great 
abundance. 

31  And  he  brought  forth  the  people  that 
ivere  therein,  and  put  them  under  saws  and 
under  harrows  of  iron,  and  under  axes  of 
iron,  and  made  them  pass  through  the 
brick-kiln :  and  thus  did  he  unto  all  the 
cities  of  the  children  of  Ammon.  So  Da- 
vid and  all  the  people  returned  unto  Jeru- 
salem. 

CHAP.  xni. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Ab- 
salom the  son  of  David  had  a  fair  sis- 
ter, whose  name  was  Tamar  ;  and  Amnon 
the  son  of  David  loved  her. 

2  And  Amnon  was  so  vexed,  that  he  fell 
sick  for  his  sister  Tamar ;  for  she  was  a 
virgin;  and  Amnon  thought  it  liard  for  him 
to  do  any  thing  to  her. 

3  But  Amnon  had  a  friend,  whose  name 
rcas  Jonadab,  the  son  of  Shimeah  David's 
brother:  and  Jonadab  ivas  a  very  subtle 
man. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him,  Why  art  thou, 
beings  the  king's  son,  lean  from  day  to  day  ? 
wilt  thou  not  tell  me  7  And  Amnon  said 
unto  him,  I  love  Tamar,  my  brother  Ab- 
salom's sister. 

5  And  Jonadab  said  unto  him.  Lay  thee 
down  on  thy  bed,  and  make  thyself  sick : 
and  when  thy  father  cometh  to  see  thee, 
say  unto  him,  I  pray  thee,  let  my  sister 
Tamar  come,  and  give  me  meat,  and  dress 
the  meat  in  my  sight,  that  I  may  see  it, 
and  eat  it  at  her  hand. 

6  H  So  Amnon  lay  down,  and  made  him- 
self sick :  and  when  the  king  was  come  to 
see  him,  Amnon  said  unto  the  king,  I  pray 
thee,  let  Tamar  my  sister  come,  and  make 
me  a  couple  of  cakes  in  my  sight,  that  I 
may  eat  at  her  hand. 

7  Then  David  sent  home  to  Tamar,  say- 

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Amnori's  incestuous  love.  CHAP, 

ing,  Go  now  to  thy  brother  Amnon's  house, 
and  dress  him  meat. 

8  So  Tamar  went  to  her  brother  Amnon's 
house;  and  he  was  laid  down.  And  she 
took  flour,  and  kneaded  it,  and  made  cakes 
in  his  sight,  and  did  bake  the  cakes. 

9  And  she  took  a  pan,  and  poured  them 
out  before  him ;  but  he  refused  to  eat.  And 
Amnon  said,  Have  out  all  men  from  me. 
And  they  went  out  every  man  from  him. 

10  And  Amnon  said  unto  Tamar,  Bring 
the  meat  into  the  chamber,  that  I  may  eat 
of  thine  hand.  And  Tamar  took  the  cakes 
which  she  had  made,  and  brought  them 
into  the  chamber  to  Amnon  her  brother. 

11  And  when  she  had  brought  them  unto 
him  to  eat,  he  took  hold  of  her,  and  said 
unto  her.  Come  lie  with  me,  my  sister. 

12  And  she  answered  him,  Nay,  my 
brother,  do  not  force  me ;  for  no  such  thing 
ought  to  be  done  in  Israel :  do  not  thou  this 
folly. 

13  And  I,  whither  shall  I  cause  my  shame 
to  go?  and  as  for  thee,  thou  shalt  be  as  one 
of  the  fools  in  Israel.  Now  therefore,  I 
pray  thee,  speak  unto  the  king ;  for  he  will 
not  withhold  me  from  thee. 

14  Howbeit,  he  would  not  hearken  unto 
her  voice :  but  being  stronger  than  she, 
forced  her,  and  lay  with  her. 

15  H  Then  Amnon  hated  her  exceeding- 
ly ;  so  that  the  hatred  wherewith  he  hated 
her  2vas  greater  than  the  love  wherewith  he 
had  loved  her.  And  Amnon  said  unto  her. 
Arise,  be  gone. 

16  And  she  said  unto  him.  There  is  no 
cause :  this  evil  in  sending  me  away  is 
greater  than  the  other  that  thou  didst  unto 
me.     But  he  would  not  hearken  unto  her. 

17  Then  he  called  his  servant  that  minis- 
tered unto  him,  and  said.  Put  now  this  tco- 
7nan  out  from  me,  and  bolt  the  door  after  her. 

18  And  she  had  a  garment  of  divers  co- 
lours upon  her  :  for  with  such  robes  were 
the  king's  daughters  that  icere  virgins  ap- 
parelled. Then  his  servant  brought  her 
out,  and  bolted  the  door  after  her. 

19  H  And  Tamar  put  ashes  on  her  head, 
and  rent  her  garment  of  divers  colours  that 
was  on  her,  and  laid  her  hand  on  her  head, 
and  went  on  crying. 

20  And  Absalom  her  brother  said  unto 
her.  Hath  Amnon  thy  brother  been  with 
thee  1  but  hold  now  thy  peace,  my  sister : 
he  is  thy  brother,  regard  not  this  thing.  So 
Tamar  remained  desolate  in  her  brother 
Absalom's  house. 

21  H  But  when  king  David  heard  of  all 
these  things,  he  was  very  wroth. 

22  And  Absalom  spake  unto  his  brother 
Amnon  neither  good  nor  bad  :  for  Absalom 
hated  Amnon,  because  he  had  forced  his 
sister  Tamar. 

23  U  And  it  came  to  pass  after  two  full 
years,  that  Absalom  had  sheep-shearers  in 
!Baal-hazor,  which  ks'  beside  Ephraim :  and 
Absalom  invited  all  the  king's  sons. 

33 


XIII.  Absalom  Icills  Amnon. 

24  And  Absalom  came  to  the  king? 
and  said,  Behold  now,  thy  servant  hath 
sheep-shearers:  let  the  king,  I  beseech 
thee,  and  his  servants  go  with  thy  servant. 

25  And  the  king  said  to  Absalom,  Nay, 
my  son,  let  us  not  all  now  go,  lest  we  be 
chargeable  unto  thee.  And  he  pressed 
him :  howbeit  he  would  not  go,  but  blessed 
him. 

26  Then  said  Absalom,  If  not,  I  pray 
thee,  let  my  brother  Amnon  go  with  us. 
And  the  king  said  unto  him.  Why  should 
he  go  with  thee  1 

27  But  Absalom  pressed  him,  that  he  let 
Amnon  and  all  the  king's  sons  go  with 
him. 

28  If  Now  Absalom  had  commanded  his 
servants,  saying,  Mark  ye  now  when  Am- 
non's heart  is  merry  with  wine,  and  when 
I  say  unto  you,  Smite  Amnon ;  then  kill 
him,  fear  not :  have  not  I  commanded  you  ? 
be  courageous,  and  be  valiant. 

29  And  the  servants  of  Absalom  did  unto 
Amnon  as  Absalom  had  commanded.  Then 
all  the  king's  sons  arose,  and  every  man  gat 
him  up  upon  his  mule,  and  fled. 

30  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they 
were  in  the  way,  that  tidings  came  to  Da- 
vid, saying,  Absalom  hath  slain  all  the 
king's  sons,  and  there  is  not  one  of  them 
left. 

31  Then  the  king  arose,  and  tare  his  gar- 
ments and  lay  on  the  earth ;  and  all  his  ser- 
vants stood  by  with  their  clothes  rent. 

32  And  Jonadab,  the  son  of  Shimeah 
David's  brother,  answered  and  said.  Let  not 
my  lord  suppose  that  they  have  slain  all 
the  young  men  the  king's  sons ;  for  Am- 
non only  IS  dead  :  for  by  the  appointment 
of  Absalom  this  hath  been  determined 
from  the  day  that  he  forced  his  sister  Ta- 
mar. 

33  Now  therefore  let  not  my  lord  the 
king  take  the  thing  to  his  heart,  to  think 
that  all  the  king's  sons  are  dead  :  for  Am- 
non only  is  dead. 

34  But  Absalom  fled.  And  the  j'oung 
man  that  kept  the  watch  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  looked,  and  behold,  there  came  much 
people  by  the  way 'of  the  hill-side  behind 
him. 

35  And  Jonadab  said  unto  the  king.  Be- 
hold, the  king's  sons  come  :  as  thy  servant 
said,  so  it  is. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he 
had  made  an  end  of  speaking,  that  behold, 
the  king's  sons  came,  and  lifted  up  their 
voice  and  wept :  and  the  king  also  and  all 
his  servants  wept  very  sore. 

37  H  But  Absalom  fled,  and  v>ent  to  Tal- 
mai,  the  son  of  Ammihud,  king  of  Geshur. 
And  David  mourned  for  his  son  every  day. 

38  So  Absalom  fled,  and  went  to  Geshur, 
and  was  there  three  years. 

39  And  the  soid  of  k'mg  David  longed  to 
go  forth  unto  Absalom :  for  he  was  comibrt- 

ied  concerning  Amnon,  seeing  he  was  dead. 
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Joab  suborns  the  widow. 
CHAP.  XIV. 

NOW  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  perceiv- 
ed that  the  king's  heart  loas  toward 
Absalom. 

2  And  Joab  sent  to  Tekoah,  and  fetched 
thence  a  wise  woman,  and  said  unto  her,  I 
pray  thee,  feign  thyself  to  be  a  mourner, 
and  put  on  now  mourning  apparel,  and 
anoint  not  thyself  with  oil,  but  be  as  a  wo- 
man that  had  a  long  time  mourned  for  the 
dead  : 

3  And  come  to  the  king,  and  speak  on 
this  manner  unto  him.  So  Joab  put  the 
words  in  her  mouth. 

4  H  And  when  the  woman  of  Tekoah 
spake  to  the  king,  she  fell  on  her  face  to 
the  ground,  and  did  obeisance,  and  said, 
Help,  O  king. 

5  And  the  king  said  unto  her.  What  ail- 
eth  thee  ?  And  she  answered,  I  am  indeed 
a  widow  woman,  and  mine  husband  is  dead. 

6  And  thy  handmaid  had  two  sons,  and 
they  two  strove  together  in  the  field,  and 
there  urns  none  to  part  them,  but  the  one 
smote  the  other,  and  slew  him. 

7  And  behold,  the  whole  family  is  risen 
against  thine  handmaid,  and  they  said. 
Deliver  him  that  smote  his  brother,  that  we 
may  kill  him,  for  the  life  of  his  brother  whom 
he  slew  ;  and  we  will  destroy  the  heir  also : 
and  so  they  shall  quench  my  coal  which  is 
left,  and  shall  not  leave  to  my  husband  nei- 
ther name  nor  remainder  upon  the  earth. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  the  woman, 
Go  to  thine  house,  and  I  will  give  charge 
concerning  thee. 

9  And  the  woman  of  Tekoah  said  unto 
the  king,  My  lord,  O  king,  the  iniquity  he 
on  me,  and  on  my  father's  house :  and  the 
king  and  his  throne  be  guiltless. 

10  And  the  king  said.  Whosoever  saith 
ought  unto  thee,  bring  him  to  me,  and  he 
shall  not  touch  thee  any  more. 

11  Then  said  she,  I  pray  thee,  let  the 
king  remember  the  Lord  thy  God,  that 
thou  wouldest  not  suffer  the  revengers  of 
blood  to  destroy  any  more,  lest  they  de- 
stroy my  son.  And  he  said,  As  the  Lord 
liveth,  there  shall  not  one  hair  of  thy  son 
fall  to  the  earth. 

12  Then  the  woman  said.  Let  thine  hand- 
maid, I  pray  thee,  speak  one  word  unto  my 
lord  the  king.     And  he  said,  Say  on. 

13  And  the  woman  said,  Wherefore  then 
hast  thou  thought  such  a  thing  against  the 
people  of  God  ?  for  the  king  doth  speak 
this  thing  as  one  which  is  fault}',  in  that  the 
king  dotli  not  fetch  home  again  his  banished. 

14  For  we  must  needs  die,  and  are  as 
water  spilt  on  the  ground,  which  cannot  be 
gathered  up  again  ;  neither  doth  God  re- 
spect any  person :  yet  doth  he  devise 
means,  that  his  banished  be  not  expelled 
from  him. 

15  Now  therefore  that  I  am  come  to 
speak  of  this  thing  unto  my  lord  the  king, 
it  is  because  the   people  have  made  me 


11.  SAMUEL.  Absalom  returns. 

afraid :  and  thy  handmaid  said,  I  will  now 
speak  unto  the  king ;  it  may  be  that  the 
king  will  perform  the  request  of  his  hand- 
maid. 

16  For  the  king  will  hear,  to  deliver  his 
handmaid  out  of  the  hand  of  the  man  that 
would  destroy  me  and  my  son  together  out 
of  the  inheritance  of  God. 

17  Then  thine  handmaid  said,  The  word 
of  my  lord  the  king  shall  now  be  comforta- 
ble :  for  as  an  angel  of  God,  so  is  my  lord 
the  king  to  discern  good  and  bad :  there- 
fore the'LoRD  thy  God  will  be  with  thee. 

18  Then  the  king  answered  and  said 
unto  the  woman,  Hide  not  from  me,  I  pray 
thee,  the  thing  that  I  shall  ask  thee.  And 
the  woman  said.  Let  my  lord  the  king  now 
speak. 

19  And  the  king  said,  Is  not  ihe  hand  of 
Joab  with  thee  in  all  this  ?  And  the  woman 
answered  and  said.  As  thy  soul  liveth,  my 
lord  the  king,  none  can  turn  to  the  right 
hand  or  to  the  left  from  ought  that  my  lord 
the  king  hath  spoken  :  for  thy  servant  Joab, 
he  bade  me,  and  he  put  all  these  words  in 
the  mouth  of  thine  handmaid  : 

20  To  fetch  about  this  form  of  speech 
hath  thy  servant  Joab  done  this  thing :  and 
my  lord  is  wise,  according  to  the  wisdom 
of  an  angel  of  God,  to  know  all  things  that 
«re  in  the  earth. 

21  ![  And  the  king  said  unto  Joab,  Be- 
hold now,  I  have  done  this  thing  :  go  there- 
fore, bring  the  young  man  Absalom  again. 

22  And  Joab  fell  to  the  ground  on  his 
face,  and  bowed  himself,  and  thanked  the 
king :  and  Joab  said.  To-day  thy  servant 
knoweth  that  I  have  found  grace  in  thy 
sight,   my  lord,  O  king,  in  that  the  king 

ath  fulfilled  the  request  of  his  servant. 

23  So  .Toab  arose  and  went  to  Geshur, 
and  brought  Absalom  to  Jerusalem. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Let  him  turn  to 
his  own  house,  and  let  him  not  see  my  face. 
So  Absalom  returned  to  his  own  house,  and 
saw  not  the  king's  face. 

25  H  But  in  all  Israel  there  was  none  to 
be  so  much  praised  as  Absalom  for  his  beau- 
ty :  from  the  sole  of  his  foot  even  to  the 
crown  of  his  head  there  was  no  blemish  in 
him. 

26  And  when  he  polled  his  head,  (for 
it  was  at  every  year's  end  that  he  polled  it  : 
because  the  hair  was  heavy  on  him,  there- 
fore he  polled  it :)  he  weighed  the  hair  of 
his  head  at  two  hundred  shekels  after  the 
king's  weight. 

27  U  And  unto  Absalom  there  were  born 
three  sons,  and  one  daughter,  whose  name 
uris  Tamar :  she  was  a  woman  of  a  fair 
coimtenance. 

28  II  So  Absalom  dwelt  two  full  years  in 
Jerusalem,  and  saw  not  the  king's  face. 

29  Therefore  Absalom  sent  for  Joab,  to 


have  sent  him  to  the  king ;  but  he  would 
not  come  to  him  :  and  when  he  sent  again 
the  second  time,  he  would  not  come. 

258 


The  conspiracy  of  Absalom.  CHAP.  XV. 


David  flees  from  Jerusalem. 


30  Therefore  he  said  unto  his  servants, 
See,  Joab's  field  is  near  mine,  and  he  hath 
barley  there ;  go  and  set  it  on  fire.  And 
Absalom's  servants  set  the  field  on  fire. 

31  Then  Joab  arose,  and  came  to  Ab- 
salom unto  Ms  house,  and  said  unto  liim, 
Wherefore  have  thy  servants  set  my  field 
on  fire  ? 

32  And  Absalom  answered  Joab,  Behold, 
I  sent  unto  thee,  saying,  Come  hither,  that 
I  may  send  thee  to  the  king,  to  say.  Where- 
fore am  I  come  from  Geshur  ?  it  had  been 
good  for  me  to  have  been  there  still :  now 
therefore  let  me  see  the  king's  face ;  and 
if  there  be  any  iniquity  in  me,  let  him  kill 
me. 

33  So  Joab  came  to  the  king,  and  told 
him :  and  when  he  had  called  for  Absa- 
fom,  he  came  to  the  king,  and  bowed  him- 
self on  his  face  to  the  ground  before  the 
king :  and  the  king  kissed  Absalom. 

CHAP.  XV. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Ab- 
salom  prepared   him    chariots    and 
horses,  and  fifty  men  to  run  before  him. 

2  And  Absalom  rose  up  early,  and  stood 
beside  the  way  of  the  gate  :  and  it  was  so, 
that  when  any  man  that  had  a  controversy 
came  to  the  king  for  judgment,  then  Absa- 
lom called  unto  him,  and  said.  Of  what  city 
art  thou  ?  And  he  said,  Thy  servant  is  of 
one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

3  And  Absalom  said  unto  him,  See,  thy 
matters  are  ^ood  and  right ;  but  there  is  no 
man  deputed  oi  \he  king  to  hear  thee. 

4  Absalom  said  moreover,  Oh  that  I  were 
made  judge  in  the  land,  that  every  man 
which  hath  any  suit  or  cause  mighl  come 
unto  me,  and  I  would  do  him  justice  ! 

5  And  it  was  so,  that  when  any  man 
came  nigh  to  him  to  do  him  obeisance,  he 
put  forth  his  hand,  and  took  him,  and  kissed 
him. 

6  And  on  this  manner  did  Absalom  to 
all  Israel  that  came  to  the  king  for  judg- 
ment :  so  Absalom  stole  the  hearts  of  the 
men  of  Israel. 

7  1i  And  it  came  to  pass  after  forty  years, 
that  Absalom  said  unto  the  king,  I  pray 
thee,  let  me  go  and  pay  my  vow,  which  I 
have  vowed  unto  the  Lord,  in  Hebron. 

8  For  thy  servant  vowed  a  vow  while  I 
abode  at  Geshur  in  Syria,  saying.  If  the 
Lord  shall  bring  me  again  indeed  to  Jeru- 
salem, then  I  will  serve  the  Lord. 

9  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Go  in 
peace.     So  he  arose,  and  went  to  Hebron. 

10  H  But  Absalom  sent  spies  throughout 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying.  As  soon  as 
ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye 
shall  say,  Absalom  reigneth  in  Hebron. 

11  And  with  Absalom  went  two  hun- 
dred men  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  mere  call- 
ed ;  and  the}'  went  in  their  simplicity,  and 
they  knew  not  any  thing. 

12  And  Absalom  sent  for  Ahithophel  the 
Gilonite,  David's  counsellor,  from  his  city, 


even  from  Giloh,  while  he  offered  sacrifices. 
And  the  conspiracy  was  strong ;  for  the  peo- 
ple increased  continually  with  Absalom. 

13  H  And  there  came  a  messenger  to 
David,  saying.  The  hearts  of  the  men  of 
Israel  are  after  Absalom. 

14  And  David  said  unto  all  his  servants 
that  were  with  him  at  Jerusalem,  Arise,  and 
let  us  flee  ;  for  we  shall  not  else  escape  from 
Absalom :  make  speed  to  depart,  lest  he 
overtake  us  suddenly,  and  bring  evil  upon 
us,  and  smite  the  city  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword. 

15  And  the  king's  servants  said  unto  the 
king.  Behold,  thy  servants  are  ready  to  do 
whatsoever  my  lord  the  king  shall  appoint. 

16  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  his 
household  after  him.  And  the  king  left 
ten  women  lohich  ivcre  concubines  to  keep 
the  house. 

17  And  the  king  went  forth,  and  all  the 
people  after  him,  and  tarried  in  a  place  that 
was  far  off". 

18  And  all  his  servants  passed  on  be- 
side him  ;  and  all  the  Cherethites,  and  all 
the  Pelethites,  and  all  the  Gittites,  six  hun- 
dred men  which  came  after  him  from  Gatli, 
passed  on  before  the  king. 

19  H  Then  said  the  ^king  to  Ittai  the 
Gittite,  Wherefore  goest  thou  also  with  us  ? 
return  to  thy  place,  and  abide  with  the 
king  :  for  thou  art  a  stranger,  and  also  an 
exile. 

20  Whereas  thou  earnest  bid  yesterday, 
should  I  this  day  make  thee  go  up  and 
down  with  us  ?  seeing  I  go  whither  I  may  ; 
return  thou,  and  take  back  thy  brethren  : 
mercy  and  truth  be  with  thee. 

21  And  Ittai  answered  the  king,  and 
said,  As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  my  lord 
the  king  liveth,  surely  in  what  place  Qiy 
lord  the  king  shall  be.  whether  in  death  or 
life,  even  there  also  will  thy  servant  be. 

22  And  David  said  to  Ittai,  Go  and  pass 
over.  And  Ittai  the  Gittite  passed  over, 
and  all  his  men,  and  all  the  little  ones  that 
were  with  him. 

23  And  all  the  country  wept  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  all  the  people  passed  over :  the 
king  also  himself  passed  over  the  brook 
Kidron,  and  ail  the  people  passed  over,  to- 
ward the  way  of  the  wilderness. 

24  1i  And  lo,  Zadok  also,  and  all  the 
Levites  were  with  him,  bearing  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  God  :  and  they  set  down 
the  ark  of  God ;  and  Abiathar  went  up, 
until  all  the  people  had  done  passing  out 
of  the  city. 

25  And  the  king  said  unto  Zadok,  Carry 
back  the  ark  of  God  into  the  city  :  if  I  shall 
find  favour  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  he  will 
bring  me  again,  and  shew  me  both  it,  and 
his  habitation : 

26  But  if  he  thus  say,  I  have  no  delight  in 
thee ;  behold^  here  am  I,  let  him  do  to  me 
as  seemeth  good  unto  him. 

27  The  king  said  also  unto  Zadok  the 

259 


David  curses  AMthopheVs  counsel.  II.  SAMUEL. 


Shimei  curses  David. 


priest,  Art  not  thou  a  seer?  return  into  the 
city  in  peace,  and  your  two  sons  with  you, 
Ahimaaz  thy  son,  and  Jonathan  the  son  of 
Abiathar. 

28  See,  I  will  tarry  in  the  plain  of  the 
wilderness,  until  there  come  word  from  you 
to  certify  me. 

29  Zadok  therefore  and  Abiathar  car- 
ried the  ark  of  God  again  to  Jerusalem : 
and  they  tarried  there. 

30  H  And  David  went  up  by  the  ascent 
of  mount  Olivet,  and  wept  as  he  went  up, 
and  had  his  head  covered,  and  he  went 
bare-foot :  and  all  the  people  that  urns  with 
him  covered  every  man  his  head,  and  they 
went  up,  weeping  as  they  went  up. 

31  "^  And  one  told  David,  saymg,  Ahi- 
thophel  is  among  the  conspirators  with  Ab- 
salom. And  David  said,  O  Lord,  I  pray 
thee,  turn  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel  into 
foolishness. 

32  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Da- 
vid was  come  to  the  top  of  the  mount,  where 
he  worshipped  God,  behold,  Hushai  the 
Archite  came  to  meet  him  with  his  coat 
rent,  and  earth  upon  his  bead : 

33  Unto  whom  David  said.  If  thou  passest 
on  with  me,  then  thou  shalt  be  a  burden 
unto  me  : 

34  But  if  thou  return  to  the  city,  and 
say  unto  Absalom,  I  will  be  thy  servant, 
O  king ;  as  I  have  been  thy  father's  servant 
hitherto,  so  ivill  I  now  also  he  thy  servant : 
then  mayest  thou  for  me  defeat  the  counsel 
of  Ahithophel. 

3.5  And  hast  thou  not  there  with  thee 
Zadok  and  Abiathar  the  priests  ?  therefore 
it  shall  be,  that  what  thing  soever  thou 
shalt  hear  out  of  the  king's  house,  thou 
shalt  tell  it  to  Zadok  and  Abiathar  the 
priests. 

36  Behold,  they  have  there  with  them 
their  two  sons,  Ahimaaz  Zadok's  son,  and 
Jonathan  Abiathar's  son ;  and  by  them  3^e 
shall  send  unto  me  every  thing  that  ye  can 
hear. 

37  So  Hushai  David's  friend  came  into 
the  city,  and  Absalom  came  into  Jeru- 
salem. 

CHAP.  XVL 

AND  when  David  was  a  little  past  the 
top  of  the  hill,  behold,  Ziba  the  ser 
vant  of  Mephibosheth  met  him,  with  a 
couple  of  asses  saddled,  and  upon  them 
two  hundred  loaves  of  bread,  and  an  hun- 
dred bunches  of  raisins,  and  an  hundred 
of  summer  fruits,  and  a  bottle  of  wine. 

2  And  the  king  said  unto  Ziba,  What 
meanest  thou  by  these  ?  And  Ziba  said, 
The  asses  he  for  the  king's  household  to 
ride  on ;  and  the  bread  and  summer  fruit 
for  the  young  men  to  eat ;  and  the  wine, 
that  such  as  be  faint  in  the  wilderness  may 
drink. 

3  And  the  king  said.  And  where  is  thy 
master's  son  ?  And  Ziba  said  unto  the  king, 
Beholdj  he  abideth  at  Jerusalem  :  for  he 


said,  To-day  shall  the  house  of  Israel  re- 
store me  the  kingdom  of  my  father. 

4  Then  said  the  king  to  Ziba,  Behold, 
thine  are  all  i\\?i\.  pertained  unto  Mephibo- 
sheth. And  Ziba  said,  I  humbly  beseech 
thee  that  I  may  find  grace  in  thy  sight,  my 
lord,  O  king. 

5  H  And  when  king  David  came  to  Ba- 
hurim,  behold,  thence  came  out  a  man 
of  the  family  of  the  house  of  Saul,  whose 
name  was  Shimei,  the  son  of  Gera  :  he 
came  forth,  and  cursed  still  as  he  came. 

6  And  he  cast  stones  at  David,  and  at 
all  the  servants  of  king  David :  and  all 
the  people  and  all  the  mighty  men  ivere  on 
his  ri^ht  hand  and  on  his  left. 

7  And  thus  said  Shimei  when  he  cursed, 
Come  out,  come  out,  thou  bloody  man,  and 
thou  man  of  Belial : 

8  The  Lord  hath  returned  upon  thee  all 
the  blood  of  the  house  of  Saul,  in  whose 
stead  thou  hast  reigned ;  and  the  Lord 
hath  delivered  the  kingdom  into  the  hand 
of  Absalom  thy  son  :  and  behold,  thou  art 
taken  in  thy  mischief,  because  thou  art  a 
bloody  man. 

9  II  Then  said  Abishai  the  son  of  Zerui- 
ah  unto  the  king.  Why  should  this  dead 
dog  curse  my  lord  the  king  ?  let  me  go 
over,  I  pray  thee,  and  take  off  his  head. 

10  And  the  king  said,  What  have  I  to  do 
with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah  ?  so  let  him 
curse,  because  the  Lord  hath  said  unto 
him.  Curse  David.  Who  shall  then  say, 
Wherefore  hast  thou  done  so  ? 

11  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  and  to  all 
his  servants.  Behold,  my  son,  which  came 
forth  of  my  bowels,  seeketh  my  life  :  how 
much  more  now  may  this  Benjamite  do  it  ? 
let  him  alone,  and  let  him  curse ;  for  the 
Lord  hath  bidden  him. 

12  It  may  be  that  the  Lord  will  look  on 
mine  affliction,  and  that  the  Lord  will  re- 
quite me  good  for  his  cursing  this  day. 

13  And  as  David  and  his  men  went  by 
the  way,  Shimei  went  along  on  the  hill's 
side  over  against  him,  and  cursed  as  he 
went,  and  threw  stones  at  him,  and  cast 
dust. 

14  And  the  king,  and  all  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  came  weary,  and  refreshed 
themselves  there. 

15  If  And  Absalom,  and  all  the  people 
the  men  of  Israel,  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
Ahithophel  with  him. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hushai 
the  Archite,  David's  friend,  was  come  unto 
Absalom,  that  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom, 
God  save  the  king,  God  save  the  king. 

17  And  Absalom  said  to  Hushai,  Is  this 
thy  kindness  to  thy  friend  ?  why  wentest 
thou  not  with  thy  friend  ? 

18  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  Nay ; 
but  whom  the  Lord,  and  this  people,  and 
all  the  men  of  Israel  choose,  his  will  I  be, 
and  with  him  will  I  abide. 

19  And  aeain,  whom  should  1  serve? 

260 


Hushai's  counsel  accepted.  CHAP 

should  I  not  serve  in  the  presence  of  his 
son  ?  as  I  have  served  in  thy  father's  pre- 
sence, so  will  I  be  in  thy  presence. 

20  H  Then  said  Absalom  to  Ahithophel, 
Give  counsel  among  you  what  we  shall  do. 

21  And  Ahithophel  said  unto  Absalom, 
Go  in  unto  thy  father's  concubines,  which 
he  hath  left  to  keep  the  house  ;  and  all  Is- 
rael shall  hear  that  thou  art  abhorred  of 
thy  father  :  then  shall  the  hands  of  all  that 
are  with  thee  be  strong. 

22  So  they  spread  Absalom  a  tent  upon 
the  top  of  the  house ;  and  Absalom  went 
in  unto  his  father's  concubines  in  the  sight 
of  all  Israel. 

23  And  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel, 
which  he  counselled  in  those  days,  loas  as 
if  a  man  had  inquired  at  the  oracle  of 
God  :  so  was  all  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel 
both  with  David  and  with  Absalom. 

CHAP.  xvn. 

MOREOVER,  Ahithophel  said  unto 
Absalom,  Let  me  now  choose  out 
twelve  thousand  men,  and  I  will  arise  and 
pursue  after  David  this  night : 

2  And  I  will  come  upon  him  while  he 
is  weary  and  weak-handed,  and  will  make 
him  afraid  :  and  all  the  people  that  ai-c  with 
him  shall  flee ;  and  I  will  smite  the  king 
only  : 

3  And  I  will  bring  back  all  the  people 
unto  thee  :  the  man  whom  thou  seekest  is 
as  if  all  returned :  so  all  the  people  shall  be 
in  peace. 

4  And  the  saying  pleased  Absalom  well, 
and  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 

5  Then  said  Absalom,  Call  now  Hushai 
the  Archite  also,  and  let  us  hear  likewise 
what  he  saith. 

6  And  when  Hushai  was  come  to  Absa- 
lom, Absalom  spake  unto  him,  saying,  Ahi- 
thophel hath  spoken  after  this  manner : 
shall  we  do  after  his  saying  ?  if  not,  speak 
thou. 

7  And  Hushai  said  unto  Absalom,  The 
counsel  that  Ahithophel  hath  given  is  not 
good  at  this  time. 

8  For,  said  Hushai,  thou  knowest  thy 
father  and  his  men,  that  they  be  mighty 
men,  and  they  be  chafed  in  their  minds,  as 
a  bear  robbed  of  her  whelps  in  the  field : 
and  thy  father  is  a  man  of  war,  and  will 
not  lodge  with  the  people. 

9  Behold,  he  is  hid  now  in  some  pit,  or  in 
some  other  place  :  and  it  will  come  to  pass, 
when  some  of  them  be  overthrown  at  the 
first,  that  whosoever  heareth  it  will  say. 
There  is  a  slaughter  among  the  people  that 
follow  Absalom. 

10  And  he  also  that  is  valiant,  whose 
heart  is  as  the  heart  of  a  lion,  shall  utterly 
melt :  for  all  Israel  knoweth  that  thy  father 
is  a  mighty  man,  and  they  which  be  with 
him  are  valiant  men. 

11  Therefore  I  counsel  that  all  Israel  be 
generally  gathered  unto  thee,  from  Dan 
even  to  Beer-sheba,  as  the  sand  that  is  by 


XVII.  Ahithophel  hangs  himself. 

the  sea  for  multitude  ;  and  that  thou  go  to 
battle  in  thine  own  person. 

12  So  shall  we  come  upon  him  in  some 
place  where  he  shall  be  found,  and  we  will 
light  upon  him  as  the  dew  falleth  on  the 
ground  :  and  of  him  and  of  all  the  men 
that  are  with  him  there  shall  not  be  left  so 
much  as  one. 

13  Moreover,  if  he  be  gotten  into  a  city, 
then  shall  all  Israel  bring  ropes  to  that  city, 
and  we  will  draw  it  into  the  river,  until 
there  be  not  one  small  stone  found  there. 

14  And  Absalom  and  all  the  men  of  Is- 
rael said.  The  counsel  of  Hushai  the  Ar- 
chite is  better  than  the  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
|ihel.  For  the  Lord  had  appointed  to  de- 
leat  the  good  counsel  of  Ahithophel,  to 
the  intent  that  the  Lord  might  bring  evil 
upon  Absalom. 

15  IT  Then  said  Hushai  unto  Zadok  and 
to  Abiathar  the  priests,  Thus  and  thus  did 
Ahithophel  counsel  Absalom  and  the  elders 
of  Israel ;  and  thus  and  thus  have  I  coun- 
selled. 

16  Now  therefore  send  quickly,  and  tell 
David,  saying.  Lodge  not  this  night  in  the 
plains  of  the  wilderness,  but  speedily  pass 
over ;  lest  the  king  be  swallowed  up,  and 
all  the  people  that  are  with  him. 

17  Now  Jonathan  and  Ahimaaz  stayed 
by  En-rogel;  for  they  might  not  be  seen 
to  come  into  the  city  :  and  a  wench  went 
and  told  them ;  and  they  went  and  told 
king  David. 

18  Nevertheless,  a  lad  saw  them,  and 
told  Absalom  :  but  they  went  both  of  them 
away  quickly,  and  came  to  a  man's  house 
in  Bahurim,  which  had  a  well  in  his  court ; 
whither  they  went  down. 

19  And  the  woman  took  and  spread  a 
covering  over  the  well's  mouth,  and  spread 
ground  corn  thereon  ;  and  the  thing  was 
not  known. 

20  And  when  Absalom's  servants  came 
to  the  woman  to  the  house,  they  said.  Where 
is  Ahimaaz  and  Jonathan  ?  And  the  wo- 
man said  unto  them.  They  be  gone  over 
the  brook  of  water.  And  when  they  had 
sought  and  could  not  find  them,  they  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  they  were 
departed,  that  they  came  up  out  of  the 
well,  and  went  and  told  king  David,  and 
said  unto  David,  Arise,  and  pass  quickly 
over  the  water  :  for  thus  hath  Ahithophel 
counselled  against  you. 

22  Then  David  arose,  and  all  the  people 
that  zvere  with  him,  and  they  passed  over 
Jordan  :  by  the  morning  light  there  lacked 
not  one  of  them  that  was  not  gone  over 
Jordan. 

23  IT  And  when  Ahithophel  saw  that 
his  counsel  was  not  followed,  he  saddled 
his  ass,  and  arose,  aiTd  gat  him  home  to  his 
house,  to  his  city,  and  put  his  household  in 
order,  and  hanged  himself,  and  died,  and 
was  buried  in  the  se})ulchre  of  his  father. 

261 


Absalom,  hanging  in  an  oak,        II.  SAMUEL. 


is  stain  by  Joab. 


24  Then  David  came  to  Mahanaim. 
And  Absalom  passed  over  Jordan,  he  and 
all  the  men  of  Israel  with  him. 

25  H  And  Absalom  made  Amasa  cap- 
tain of  the  host  instead  of  Joab:  which 
Amasa  was  a  man's  son,  whose  n<iXi\e  was 
Ithra,  an  Israelite,  that  went  in  to  Abigail 
the  daughter  of  Nahash,  sister  to  Zeruiah, 
Joab's  mother. 

26  So  Israel  and  Absalom  pitched  in  the 
land  of  Gilead. 

27  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  David 
was  come  to  Mahanaim,  that  Shobi  the  son 
of  Nahash  of  Rabbah  of  the  children  of 
Ammon,  and  Machir  the  son  of  Ammiel 
of  Lo-debar,  and  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  of 
Rogelira, 

28  Brought  beds,  and  basons,  and  earth- 
en vessels,  and  wheat,  and  barley,  and 
flour,  and  parched  corn,  and  beans,  and 
lentiles,  and  parched  pulse, 

29  And  honey,  and  butter,  and  sheep, 
and  cheese  of  kine,  for  David,  and  for  the 
people  that  tvcre  with  him,  to  eat :  for  they 
said.  The  people  is  hungry,  and  weary, 
and  thirsty,  in  the  wilderness. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  David  numbered  the  people  that 
were  with  him,  and  set  captains  of 
thousands  and  captains  of  hundreds  over 
them. 

2  And  David  sent  forth  a  third  part  of 
the  people  under  the  hand  of  Joab,  and  a 
third  part  under  the  hand  of  Abishai  the 
son  of  Zeruiah,  Joab's  brother,  and  a  third 
part  under  the  hand  of  Ittai  the  Gittite. 
And  the  king  said  unto  the  people,  1  will 
surely  go  forth  with  you  myself  also. 

3  But  the  people  answered,  Thou  shalt 
not  go  forth  :  for  if  we  flee  away,  they  will 
not  care  for  us ;  neither  if  half  of  us  die, 
will  they  care  for  us:  but  now  thou  art 
worth  ten  thousand  of  us :  therefore  now  it 
is  better  that  thou  succour  us  out  of  the 
city. 

4  And  the  king  said  unto  them.  What 
seemeth  you  best  I  will  do.  And  the  king 
stood  b}"  the  gate  side,  and  all  the  people 
came  out  by  hundreds  and  by  thousands. 

5  And  the  king  commanded  Joab  and 
Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying,  Deal  gently  for 
my  sake  with  the  young  man,  even  with 
Absalom.  And  all  the  people  heard  when 
the  king  gave  all  the  captains  charge  con- 
cerning Absalom. 

6  H  So  the  people  went  out  into  the  field 
against  Israel :  and  the  battle  was  in  the 
wood  of  Ephraim ; 

7  Where  the  people  of  Israel  were  slain 
before  the  servants  of  David,  and  there 
was  there  a  great  slaughter  that  day  of 
twenty  thousand  men. 

8  For  the  battle  was  there  scattered  over 
the  face  of  all  the  country  :  and  the  wood 
devoured  more  people  that  day  than  the 
sword  devoured. 

9  %  And  Absalom  met  the  servants  of 


David.  And  Absalom  rode  upon  a  mule, 
and  the  mule  went  under  the  thick  boughs 
of  a  great  oak,  and  his  head  caught  hold  of 
the  oak,  and  he  was  taken  up  between  the 
heaven  and  the  earth ;  and  the  mule  that 
was  under  him  went  away. 

10  And  a  certain  man  saw  it,  and  told 
Joab,  and  said,  Behold,  I  saw  Absalom 
hanged  in  an  oak. 

11  And  Joab  said  unto  the  man  that  told 
him,  And  behold,  thou  sawest  him,  and 
why  didst  thou  not  smite  him  there  to  the 
ground  1  and  I  would  have  given  thee  ten 
shekels  of  silver,  and  a  girdle. 

12  And  the  man  said  unto  Joab,  Though 
I  should  receive  a  thousand  shekels  of  silver 
in  mine  hand,  ijet  would  I  not  put  forth 
mine  hand  against  the  king's  son :  for  in 
our  hearing  ihe  king  charged  thee  and 
Abishai  and  Ittai,  saying.  Beware  that 
none  touch  the  young  man  Absalom. 

13  Otherwise  I  should  have  wrought 
falsehood  against  mine  own  life  :  for  there 
is  no  matter  hid  from  the  king,  and  thou 
thyself  wouldest  have  set  thyself  against 
me. 

14  Then  said  Joab,  I  may  not  tarry  thus 
with  thee.  And  he  took  three  darts  in  his 
hand,  and  thrust  them  through  the  heart  of 
Absalom,  while  he  tvas  yet  alive  in  the 
midst  of  the  oak. 

15  And  ten  young  men  that  bare  Joab's 
armour  compassed  about  and  smote  Absa- 
lom, and  slew  him. 

16  And  Joab  blew  the  trumpet,  and  the 
people  returned  from  pursuing  after  Israel : 
for  Joab  lield  back  the  people. 

17  And  they  took  Absalom,  and  cast  him 
into  a  great  pit  in  the  wood,  and  laid  a  very 
great  heap  of  stones  upon  him :  and  all 
Israel  fled  every  one  to  his  tent. 

18  II  Now  Absalom  in  his  life-time  had 
taken  and  reared  up  for  himself  a  pillar, 
which  is  in  the  king's  dale  :  for  he  said,  I 
have  no  son  to  keep  my  name  in  remem- 
brance :  and  he  called  the  pillar  after  his 
own  name :  and  it  is  called  unto  this  day, 
Absalom's  place. 

19  ^  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  sonof  Za- 
dok.  Let  me  now  run,  and  bear  the  king 
tidings,  how  that  the  Lord  hath  avenged 
him  of  his  enemies. 

20  And  Joab  said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt 
not  bear  tidings  this  day,  but  thou  shalt 
bear  tidings  another  day  :  but  this  day  thou 
shalt  bear  no  tidings,  because  the  "king's 
son  is  dead. 

21  Then  said  Joab  to  Cushi,  Go,  tell  the 
king  what  thou  hast  seen.  And  Cushi 
bowed  himself  unto  Joab,  and  ran. 

22  Then  said  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Za- 
dok  yet  again  to  Joab,  But  howsoever,  let 
me,  i  pray  thee,  also  run  after  Cushi.  And 
Joab  said,Wherefore  wilt  thou  run,  my  son, 
seeing  that  thou  hast  no  tidings  readj'  1 

23  But  howsoever,  said  he,  let  me  run. 
And  he  said  unto  him,  Run.     Tlien  Alii- 

262 


David  mourns  for  Absalom.  CHA  P, 
maaz  ran  bj^  the  way  of  the  plain,  and 
overran  Cushi. 

24  And  David  sat  between  the  two  gates : 
and  the  watchman  went  up  to  the  roof  over 
the  gate  unto  the  wall,  and  lifted  up  his 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  a  man  run- 
ning alone. 

25  And  the  watchman  cried,  and  told 
the  king.  And  the  king  said,  If  he  be 
alone  there  is  tidings  in  his  mouth.  And 
he  came  apace,  and  drew  near. 

26  And  the  watchman  saw  another  man 
running :  and  the  watchman  called  unto 
the  porter,  and  said.  Behold,  another  man 
running  alone.  And  the  king  said,  He 
also  brmgeth  tidings. 

27  And  the  watchman  said,  Methinketh 
the  running  of  the  foremost  is  like  the  run- 
ning of  Ahimaaz  the  son  of  Zadok.  And 
the  king  said.  He  is  a  good  man,  and 
Cometh  with  good  tidings. 

28  And  Ahimaaz  called,  and  said  unto 
the  king,  All  is  well.  And  he  fell  down  to 
the  earth  upon  his  face  before  the  king, 
and  said,  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God, 
which  hath  delivered  up  the  men  that  lifted 
up  their  hand  against  my  lord  the  king. 

29  And  the  kmg  said,  Is  the  young  man 
Absalom  safe?  And  Ahimaaz  answered, 
When  Joab  sent  the  king's  servant,  and  me 
thy  servant,  I  saw  a  great  tumult,  but  I 
knew  not  what  it  teas. 

30  And  the  king  said  unto  Mm,  Turn 
aside  and  stand  here.  And  he  turned  aside, 
and  stood  still. 

31  And  behold,  Cushi  came  ;  and  Cushi 
said.  Tidings,  my  lord  the  king:  for  the 
Lord  hath  avenged  thee  this  day  of  all 
them  that  rose  up  against  thee. 

32  And  the  king  said  unto  Cushi,  Is  the 
j'Oung  man  Absalom  safe  1  And  Cushi  an- 
swered, The  enemies  of  my  lord  tlie  king, 
and  all  that  rise  against  thee  to  do  thee  hurt, 
be  as  that  young  man  is. 

33  And  the  king  was  much  moved,  and 
went  up  to  the  chamber  over  the  gate  and 
wept :  and  as  he  went,  thus  he  said,  O  my 
son  Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  Absalom ! 
would  God  I  had  died  for  thee,  O  Absalom, 
mv  son,  my  son  ! 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  it  was  told  Joab,  Behold,  the  king 
weepeth  and  mourneth  for  Absalom. 

2  And  the  victory  that  day  was  turned 
into  mourning  unto  all  the  people  :  for  the 
people  heard  say  that  day  how  the  king 
was  grieved  for  his  son. 

3  And  the  people  gat  them  by  stealth 
that  day  into  the  city,  as  people  being 
ashamed  steal  away  when  they  flee  in  bat- 
tle. 

4  But  the  king  covered  his  face,  and  the 
king  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  O  my  son 
Absalom  !  O  Absalom,  my  son,  my  son  ! 

5  And  Joab  came  into  the  house  to  the 
king,  and  said,  Thou  hast  shamed  this  day 
the  faces  of  all  thy  servants,  which  this  day 


XIX.  He  returns  to  Jerusalcnt^ 

have  saved  thy  life,  and  the  lives  of  thy 
sons  and  of  thy  daughters,  and  the  lives  of 
thy  wives,  and  the  lives  of  thy  concubines  ; 

6  In  that  thou  lovest  thine  enemies,  and 
hatest  thy  friends.  For  thou  hast  declared 
this  day,  that  thou  regardest  neither  prin- 
ces nor  servants:  for  this  day  I  perceive, 
that  if  Absalom  had  lived,  and  all  we  had 
died  this  day,  then  it  had  pleased  thee  well. 

7  Now  therefore  arise,  go  forth,  and 
speak  comfortably  unto  thy  servants:  for 
I  swear  by  the  Lord,  if  thou  go  not  forth, 
there  will  not  tarry  one  with  thee  this  night : 
and  that  will  be  worse  unto  thee  than  all 
the  evil  that  befel  thee  from  thy  youth  un- 
til now. 

8  Then  the  king  rose,  and  sat  in  the  gate. 
And  they  told  unto  all  the  people,  saying, 
Behold,  the  king  doth  sit  in  the  gate.  And 
all  the  people  came  before  the  king:  for 
Israel  had  fl^d  every  man  to  his  tent. 

9  H  And  all  the  people  were  at  strife 
throughout  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying. 
The  king  saved  us  out  of  the  hand  of  our 
enemies,  and  he  delivered  us  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  Philistines ;  and  now  he  is  fled 
out  of  the  land  for  Absalom. 

10  And  Absalom,  whom  we  anointed 
over  us,  is  dead  in  battle.  Now  therefore 
why  speak  ye  not  a  word  of  bringing  the 
king  back  ? 

11  H  And  king  David  sent  to  Zadok  and 
to  Abiathar  the  priests,  saying,  Speak  unto 
the  elders  of  Judah,  saying,  Why  are  ye 
the  last  to  bring  the  king  back  to  his  house  ? 
seeing  the  speech  of  all  Israel  is  come  to 
the  kmg,  even  to  his  house. 

12  Ye  are  my  brethren,  ye  are  my  bones 
and  my  flesh :  wherefore  then  are  ye  the 
last  to  bring  back  the  king  ? 

13  And  say  ye  to  Amasa,  Art  thou  not 
of  my  bone,  and  of  my  flesh  ?  God  do  so  to 
me,  and  more  also,  if  thou  be  not  captain 
of  the  host  before  me  continually  in  the 
room  of  Joab. 

14  And  he  bowed  the  heart  of  all  the 
men  of  Judah,  even  as  the  heart  of  one 
man ;  so  that  they  sent  this  word  unto  the 
king,  Return  thou,  and  all  thy  servants. 

15  So  the  king  returned,  and  came  to 
Jordan.  And  Judah  came  to  Gilgal,  to  go 
to  meet  the  king,  to  conduct  the  king  over 
Jordan. 

16  U  And  Shimei  the  son  of  Gera,  a  Ben- 
jamite,  which  icas  of  Bahurim,  hasted  and 
came  down  with  the  men  of  Judah  to  meet 
king  David. 

17  And  there  were  a  thousand  men  of 
Benjamin  with  him,  and  Ziba  the  servant 
of  the  house  of  Saul,  and  his  fifteen  sons 
and  his  twenty  servants  with  him  ;  and  they 
went  over  Jordan  before  the  king. 

18  And  there  went  over  a  ferry-boat  to 
carry  over  the  king's  household,  and  to  do 
what  he  thought  good.  And  Shimei  the 
son  of  Gera  fell  down  before  the  king,  as 
he  was  come  over  Jordan ; 

263 


Shimei  is  pardoned. 


11.  SAMUEL.  Of  Barzillai  and  CJiimham. 


19  And  said  unto  the  king,  Let  not  my 
lord  impute  iniquity  unto  me,  neither  do 
thou  remember  that  which  thy  servant  did 
perversely  the  day  that  my  lord  the  king 
went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the  king  should 
take  it  to  his  heart. 

20  For  thy  servant  doth  know  that  I  have 
sinned :  therefore  behold,  I  am  come  the 
first  this  day  of  all  the  house  of  Joseph  to 
go  down  to  meet  my  lord  the  king. 

21  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  an- 
swered and  said.  Shall  not  Shimei  be  put 
to  death  for  this,  because  he  cursed  the 
Lord's  anointed? 

22  And  David  said.  What  have  I  to  do 
with  you,  ye  sons  of  Zeruiah,  that  ye 
should  this  day  be  adversaries  unto  me? 
shall  there  any  man  be  put  to  death  this 
day  in  Israel  ?  for  do  not  I  know  that  I  am 
this  day  king  over  Israel  ? 

23  Therefore  the  king  said  unto  Shimei, 
Thou  shalt  not  die.  And  the  king  sware 
unto  him. 

24  H  And  Mephibosheth  the  son  of  Saul 
came  down  to  meet  the  king,  and  had  nei- 
ther dressed  his  feet,  nor  trimmed  his  beard, 
nor  washed  his  clothes,  from  the  day  the 
king  departed  until  the  day  he  came  again 
in  peace. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come  to  Jerusalem  to  meet  the  king,  that 
the  king  said  unto  him.  Wherefore  wentest 
not  thou  with  me,  Mephibosheth  ? 

26  And  he  answered,  My  lord,  O  king, 
my  servant  deceived  me :  for  thy  servant 
said,  I  will  saddle  me  an  ass,  that  I  may 
ride  thereon,  and  go  to  the  king ;  because 
thy  servant  is  lame. 

27  And  he  hath  slandered  thy  servant 
unto  my  lord  the  king;  but  my  lord  the 
king  is  as  an  angel  of  God :  do  therefore 
what  is  good  in  thine  eyes. 

28  For  all  of  my  father's  house  were  but 
dead  men  before  my  lord  the  king :  yet 
didst  thou  set  thy  servant  among  them  that 
did  eat  at  thine  own  table.  What  right 
therefore  have  I  yet  to  cry  any  more  unto 
the  king  ? 

29  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  Why 
speakest  thou  any  more  of  thy  matters  ?  I 
have  said,  Thou  and  Ziba  divide  the  land. 

30  And  Mephibosheth  said  unto  the  king, 
Yea,  let  him  take  all,  forasmuch  as  my  lord 
the  king  is  come  again  in  peace  unto  his 
own  house. 

31  IT  And  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  came 
down  from  Rogelim,  and  went  over  Jor- 
dan with  the  king,  to  conduct  him  over  Jor- 
dan. 

32  Now  Barzillai  was  a  very  aged  man, 
€iJC«  fourscore  years  old:  and  he  had  pro- 
vided the  king  of  sustenance  while  he  lay 
at  Mahanaim  :  for  he  toas  a  very  great  man. 

33  And  the  king  said  unto  Barzillai, 
Come  thou  over  with  me,  and  I  will  feed 
thee  with  me  in  Jerusalem. 

34  And  Barzillai  said  unto  the  king, 


How  long  have  I  to  live,  that  I  should  go 
up  with  the  king  unto  Jerusalem? 

35  I  am  this  day  fourscore  years  old : 
and  ca.n  I  discern  between  good  and  evil? 
can  thy  servant  taste  what  I  eat  or  what  I 
drink  ?  can  I  hear  any  more  the  voice  of 
singing-men  and  singing-women  ?  where- 
fore then  should  thy  servant  be  yet  a  bur- 
den unto  my  lord  the  king  ? 

36  Thy  servant  will  go  a  little  way  over 
Jordan  with  the  king  :  and  why  should  the 
king  recompense  it  me  with  such  a  reward  ? 

37  Let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee,  turn 
back  again,  that  I  may  die  in  mine  own 
city,  and  be  buried  by  the  grave  of  my  fa- 
ther and  my  mother.  But  behold  thy  ser- 
vant Chimham ;  let  him  go  over  with  my 
lord  the  king;  and  do  to  him  what  shall 
seem  good  unto  thee. 

38  And  the  king  answered,  Chimham 
shall  go  over  with  me,  and  I  will  do  to  him 
that  which  shall  seem  good  unto  thee  :  and 
whatsoever  thou  shalt  require  of  me,  that 
will  I  do  for  thee. 

39  And  all  the  people  went  over  Jordan. 
And  when  the  king  was  come  over,  the  king 
kissed  Barzillai,  and  blessed  him :  and  he 
returned  unto  his  own  place. 

40  Then  the  king  went  on  to  Gilgal,  and 
Chimham  went  on  with  him :  and  all  the 
people  of  Judah  conducted  the  king,  and 
also  half  the  people  of  Israel. 

41  ^  And  behold,  all  the  men  of  Israel 
came  to  the  king,  and  said  unto  the  king. 
Why  have  our  brethren  the  men  of  Judah 
stolen  thee  away,  and  have  brou^lit  the 
king,  and  his  household,  and  all  David's 
men  with  him,  over  Jordan  ? 

42  And  all  the  men  of  Judah  answered 
the  men  of  Israel,  Because  the  king  is  near 
of  kin  to  us :  wherefore  then  be  ye  angry 
for  this  matter  ?  have  we  eaten  at  all  of  the 
king's  cost  ?  or  hath  he  given  us  any  gift? 

43  And  the  men  of  Israel  answered  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  said,  We  have  ten  parts 
in  the  king,  and  we  have  also  more  right 
in  David  than  ye :  why  then  did  ye  despise 
us,  that  our  advice  should  not  be  first  had 
in  bringing  back  our  king  ?  And  the  words 
of  the  men  of  Judah  were  fiercer  than  the 
words  of  the  men  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  there  happened  to  be  there  a  man 
of  Belial,  whose  name  was  Sheba,  the 
son  of  Bichri,  a  Benjamite :  and  he  blew  a 
trumpet,  and  said,  We  have  no  part  in  Da- 
vid, neither  have  we  inheritance  in  the  son 
of  Jesse :  every  man  to  his  tents,  O  Israel. 

2  So  every  man  of  Israel  went  up  from 
after  David,  and  followed  Sheba  the  son  of 
Bichri :  but  the  men  of  Judah  clave  unto 
their  king,  from  Jordan  even  to  Jerusalem. 

3  H  And  David  came  to  his  house  at  Je- 
rusalem ;  and  the  king  took  the  ten  women 
his  concubines,  whom  he  had  left  to  keep 
the  house,  and  put  them  in  ward,  and  fed 
them,  but  went  not  in  unto  them.     So  they 

264 


Rebellion  of  Sheha.  CHAP. 

were  shut  up  unto  the  day  of  their  death, 
living  in  widowhood. 

4  *!\  Then  said  the  king  to  Amasa,  As- 
semble me  the  men  of  Judah  within  three 
days,  and  be  thou  here  present. 

5  So  Amasa  went  to  assemble  the  men  of 
Judah :  but  he  tarried  longer  than  the  set 
time  which  he  had  appointed  him. 

6  And  David  said  to  Abishai,  Now  shall 
Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri  do  us  more  harm 
than  did  Absalom  :  take  thou  thy  lord's  ser- 
vants and  pursue  after  him,  lest  he  get  him 
fenced  cities,  and  escape  us. 

7  And  there  went  out  after  him  Joab's 
men,  and  the  Cherethites,  and  the  Pele- 
thites,  and  all  the  mighty  men :  and  they 
went  out  of  Jerusalem,  to  pursue  after  She- 
ba the  son  of  Bichri. 

8  When  they  were  at  the  great  stone 
which  is  in  Gibeon,  Amasa  went  before 
them.  And  Joab's  garment  that  he  had 
put  on  was  girded  unto  him,  and  upon  it 
a  girdle  loith  a  sword  fastened  upon  his  loins 
in  the  sheath  thereof;  and  as  he  went  forth 
it  fell  out. 

9  And  Joab  said  to  Amasa,  Ai-t  thou  in 
health,  my  brother?  And  Joab  took  Amasa 
by  the  beard  with  the  right  hand  to  kiss  him. 

10  But  Amasa  took  no  heed  to  the  sword 
that  was  in  Joab's  hand  :  so  he  smote  him 
therewith  in  the  fifth  rib,  and  shed  out  his 
bowels  to  the  ground,  and  struck  him  not 
again ;  and  he  died.  So  Joab  and  Abishai 
his  brother  pursued  after  Sheba  the  son  of 
Bichri. 

11  And  one  of  Joab's  men  stood  by  him, 
and  said,  He  that  favoureth  Joab,  and  he 
that  is  for  David,  let  him  go  after  Joab. 

12  And  Amasa  wallowed  in  blood  in  the 
midst  of  the  highway.  And  when  the  man 
saw  that  all  the  people  stood  still,  he  re- 
moved Amasa  out  of  the  highway  into  the 
field,  and  cast  a  cloth  upon  him,  when  he 
saw  that  every  one  that  came  by  him  stood 
still. 

13  When  he  was  removed  out  of  the 
highwa}',  all  the  people  went  on  after  Joab, 
to  pursue  after  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri. 

14  H  And  he  went  through  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel  unto  Abel,  and  to  Beth-maachah, 
and  all  the  Berites :  and  they  were  gathered 
together,  and  went  also  after  him. 

15  And  the}'  came  and  besieged  him  in 
Abel  of  Beth-maachah,  and  tiiey  cast  up  a 
bank  against  the  city,  and  it  stood  in  the 
trench :  and  all  the  people  that  toere  with 
Joab  battered  the  wall  to  throw  it  down. 

16  ^  Then  cried  a  wise  woman  out  of 
the  city,  Hear,  hear ;  say,  I  pray  you,  unto 
Joab,  Come  near  hither,  that  I  may  speak 
with  thee. 

17  And  when  he  was  come  near  unto 
her,  the  woman  said.  Art  thou  Joab?  And 
he  answered,  I  am  he.  Then  she  said  unto 
him.  Hear  the  words  of  thine  handmaid. 
And  he  answered,  I  do  hear. 

IS  Then  she  spake,  saying,  They  were 
84 


XXI.  TTic  three  years'*  famine. 

wont  to  speak  in  old  time,  saying,  They  shall 
surely  ask  counsel  at  Abel:  and  so  they 
ended  the  matter. 

19  I  r/?«  OJie  of  them  that  are  peaceable 
and  faithful  in  Israel :  thou  seekest  to  de- 
stroy a  city  and  a  mother  in  Israel :  why 
wilt  thou  swallow  up  the  inheritance  of  the 
Lord  ? 

20  And  Joab  answered  and  said.  Far  be 
it,  far  be  it  from  me,  that  I  should  swallow 
up  or  destroy. 

21  The  matter  is  not  so :  but  a  man  of 
mount  Ephraim,  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri 
by  name,  hath  lifted  up  his  hand  against 
the  king,  even  against  David  :  deliver  him 
only,  and  I  will  depart  from  the  city.  And 
the  woman  said  unto  Joab,  Behold,  his  head 
shall  be  thrown  to  thee  over  the  wall. 

22  Then  the  woman  went  unto  all  the 
people  in  her  wisdom.  And  they  cut  off 
the  head  of  Sheba  the  son  of  Bichri  and 
cast  it  out  to  Joab.  And  he  blew  a  trum- 
pet, and  they  retired  from  the  city,  every 
man  to  his  tent.  And  Joab  returned  to  Je- 
rusalem urito  the  king. 

23  H  Now  Joab  ivas  over  all  the  host  of 
Israel :  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada 
was  over  the  Cherethites  and  over  the  Pe- 
letliites : 

24  And  Adoram  was  over  the  tribute : 
and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahilud  icas  re- 
corder : 

25  And  Sheva  was  scribe :  and  Zadok 
and  Abiathar  were  the  priests  : 

26  And  Ira  also  the  Jairite  was  a  chief 
ruler  about  David. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THEN  there  was  a  famine  in  the  days 
of  David  three  years,  year  after  year ; 
and  David  inquired  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
Lord  answered.  It  is  for  Saul,  and  for  his 
bloody  house,  because  he  slew  the  Gibeon- 
ites.  ^ 

2  And  the  king  called  the  Gibeonites, 
and  said  unto  them ;  (now  the  Gibeonites 
were  not  of  the  children  of  Israel,  but  of  the 
remnant  of  the  Amorites;  and  the  children 
of  Israel  had  sworn  unto  them :  and  Saul 
sought  to  slay  them,  in  his  zeal  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  and  Judah.) 

3  Wherefore  David  said  unto  the  Gibe- 
onites, What  shall  I  do  for  you  ?  and  where- 
with shall  I  make  the  atonement,  that  ye 
may  bless  the  inheritance  of  the  Lord  ? 

4  And  the  Gibeonites  said  unto  him.  We 
will  have  no  silver  nor  gold  of  Saul,  nor 
of  his  house ;  neither  for  us  shalt  thou  kill 
any  man  in  Israel.  And  he  said,  What  ye 
shall  say,  that  will  I  do  for  you. 

5  And  they  answered  the  king.  The  man 
that  consumed  us,  and  that  devised  against 
us,  that  we  should  be  destroyed  from  re- 
maining in  any  of  the  coasts  of  Israel, 

6  Let  seven  men  of  his  sons  be  delivered 
unto  us,  and  we  will  hang  them  up  unto  the 
Lord  in  Gibeahof  Saul,  whom  the  Lord  did 
choose.    And  the  kin^"  said.  I  will  give  than. 

265 


Seven  of  Saufs  sons  hanged.  II.  SAMUEL. 


David's  thanksgiving. 


7  But  the  king  spared  Mephibosheth, 
the  son  of  Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul,  be- 
cause of  the  Lord's  oath  that  tvas  between 
them,  between  David  and  Jonathan  the 
son  of  Saul. 

8  But  the  king  took  the  two  sons  of  Riz- 
pah  the  daughter  of  Aiah,  whom  she  bare 
unto  Saul,  Armoni  and  Mephibosheth ;  and 
the  five  sons  of  Michal  the  daughter  of 
Saul,  whom  she  brought  up  for  Adriel  the 
son  of  Barzillai  the  Meholathite  : 

9  And  he  delivered  them  into  the  hands 
of  the  Gibeonites,  and  they  hanged  them 
in  the  hill  before  the  Lord  :  and  they  fell 
all  seven  together,  and  were  put  to  death 
in  the  daj-s  of  harvest,  in  the  first  daTjs,  in 
the  beginning  of  barley  harvest. 

10  if  And  Rizpah  the  daughter  of  Aiah 
took  sackcloth,  and  spread  it  for  her  upon 
the  rock,  from  the  beginning  of  harvest  un- 
til water  dropped  upon  them  out  of  heaven, 
and  suffered  neither  the  birds  of  the  air  to 
rest  on  them  by  day,  nor  the  beasts  of  the 
field  by  night 

11  And  it  was  told  David  what  Rizpah 
the  daughter  of  Aiah  the  concubine  of  Saul 
had  done. 

12  U  And  David  went  and  took  the  bones 
of  Saul  and  the  bones  of  Jonathan  his  son 
from  the  men  of  Jabesh-gilead,  which  had 
stolen  them  from  the  street  of  Beth-shan, 
where  the  Philistines  had  hanged  them, 
when  the  Philistines  had  slain  Saul  in 
Gil  boa : 

13  And  he  brought  up  from  thence  the 
bones  of  Saul  and  the  bones  of  Jonathan 
his  son:  and  they  gathered  the  bones  of 
them  that  were  hanged. 

14  And  the  bones  of  Saul  and  Jonathan 
his  son  buried  they  in  the  country  of  Ben- 
jamin in  Zelah,  in  the  sepulchre  of  Kish  his 
father :  and  they  performed  all  that  the 
king  commanded.  And  after  that  God 
was  entreated  for  the  land. 

15  ^  Moreover,  the  Philistines  had  yet 
war  again  with  Israel ;  and  David  went 
down,  and  his  servants  with  him,  and 
fought  against  the  Philistines :  and  David 
waxed  faint. 

16  And  Ishbi-benob,  which  2cas  of  the 
sons  of  the  giant,  (the  weight  of  whose 
spear  toeighcd  three  hundred  shekels  of 
brass  in  weight,)  he  being  girded  with  a 
new  sword,  thought  to  have  slain  David. 

17  But  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah  suc- 
coured him,  and  smote  the  Philistine,  and 
killed  him.  Then  the  men  of  David  sware 
unto  him,  saying,  Thou  shalt  go  no  more 
out  witli  us  to  battle,  that  thou  quench  not 
the  light  of  Israel. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
there  was  again  a  battle  with  the  Philis- 
tines at  Gob:  then  Sibbechai  the  Husha- 
thite  slew  Saph,  which  ivas  of  the  sons  of 
the  giant 


of  Jaare-oregim,  a  Beth-lehemite,  slew  the 
brother  of  Goliath  the  Gittite,  the  staff  of 
whose  spear  was  like  a  weaver's  beam. 

20  And  there  was  yet  a  battle  in  Gath, 
where  was  a  man  oi^  great  stature,  that  had 
on  every  hand  six  fingers,  and  on  every  foot 
six  toes,  four  and  twenty  in  number ;  and 
he  also  was  born  to  the  giant. 

21  And  when  he  defied  Israel,  Jonathan 
the  son  of  Shimeah  the  brother  of  David 
slew  him. 

22  These  four  were  born  to  the  giant  in 
Gath,  and  fell  by  the  hand  of  David,  and  by 
the  hand  of  his  servants. 

CHAP.  xxn. 

AND  David  spake  unto  the  Lord  the 
words  of  this  song  in  the  day  that  the 
Lord  had  delivered  him  out  of  the  hand 
of  all  his  enemies,  and  out  of  the  hand 
of  Saul : 

2  And  he  said,  The  Lord  is  my  rock, 
and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliverer ; 

3  The  God  of  my  rock  ;  in  him  will  I 
trust:  he  is  my  shield,  and  the  horn  of  my 
salvation,  in}-  high  tower,  and  my  refuge, 
my  saviour ;  thou  savest  me  from  violence. 

4  I  will  call  on  the  Lord,  loho  is  worthy 
to  be  praised :  so  shall  I  be  saved  from 
mine  enemies. 

5  When  the  waves  of  death  compassed 
me,  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me 
afraid  ; 

6  The  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me 
about ;  the  snares  of  death  prevented  me  ; 

7  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 
and  cried  to  my  God  :  and  he  did  hear  my 
voice  out  of  his  temple,  and  my  cry  did 
etitcr  into  his  ears. 

8  Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled : 
the  foundations  of  heaven  moved  and 
shook,  because  he  was  wroth. 

9  There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his  nos- 
trils, and  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured : 
coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

10  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came 
down ;  and  darkness  tvas  under  his  feet. 

11  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  and  did 
fly :  and  he  was  seen  upon  the  wings  of 
the  wind. 

12  And  he  made  darkness  pavilions 
round  about  him,  dark  waters,  and  thick 
clouds  of  the  skies. 

13  Through  the  brightness  before  him 
were  coals  of  fire  kindled. 

14  The  Lord  thundered  from  heaven, 
and  the  Most  High  uttered  his  voice. 

15  And  he  sent  out  arrows,  and  scattered 
them  ;  lightning,  and  discomfited  them. 

16  And  the  channels  of  the  sea  appear- 
ed, the  foundations  of  the  world  were  dis- 
covered, at  the  rebuking  of  the  Lord,  at 
the  blast  of  the  breath  of  his  nostrils. 

17  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me  ;  he 
drew  me  out  of  many  waters : 

18  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong 
enemy,  and  from  them  that  hated  me  :  for 


19  And  there  was  again  a  battle  in  Gob 
with  the  Philistines,  where  Elhanan  the  son  I  they  were  too  strong  for  me. 

206 


A  psalm  of  thanksgiving.  CHAP. 

19  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of  my 
calamity :  but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

20  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large 
place :  he  delivered  me,  because  he  de- 
lighted in  me. 

21  The  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to 
my  righteousness :  according  to  the  clean- 
ness of  my  hands  hath  he  recompensed 
me. 

22  For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  the 
Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly  departed 
from  my  God. 

23  For  all  his  judgments  were  before 
me :  and  as  for  his  statutes,  I  did  not  de- 
part from  them. 

24  I  was  also  upright  before  him,  and 
have  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

25  Therefore  the  Lord  hath  recompens- 
ed me  according  to  my  righteousness ; 
according  to  my  cleanness  in  his  eye-sight. 

26  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thy- 
self merciful,  and  with  the  upright  man 
thou  wilt  shew  thyself  upright. 

27  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thyself 
pure ;  and  with  the  froward  thou  wilt  shew 
thyself  unsavoury. 

28  And  the  afflicted  people  thou  wilt 
save  :  but  thine  eyes  are  upon  the  haughty, 
that  thou  mayest  bring  them  down. 

29  For  thou  art  mj'  lamp^  O  Lord  :  and 
the  Lord  will  lighten  my  darkness. 

30  For  by  thee  1  have  run  through  a 
troop  :  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  over  a 
wall. 

31  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect;  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  tried :  he  is  a  buckler 
to  all  them  that  trust  in  him. 

32  For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord?  and 
who  is  a  rock,  save  our  God? 

33  God  is  my  strength  and  power  :  and 
he  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

34  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  feet : 
and  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

35  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war ;  so 
that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

36  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield 
of  thy  salvation :  and  thy  gentleness  hath 
made  me  great. 

37  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under 
me ;  so  that  my  feet  did  not  slip. 

38  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and 
destroyed  them ;  and  turned  not  again  un- 
til I  had  consumed  them. 

39  And  I  have  consumed  them,  and 
wounded  them,  that  they  could  notarise: 
yea,  they  are  fallen  under  my  feet. 

40  For  thou  hast  gircled  me  with 
strength  to  battle :  them  that  rose  up 
against  me  hast  thou  subdued  under  me. 

41  Tiiou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks 
of  mine  enemies,  that  1  might  destroy  them 
that  hate  me. 

42  They  looked,  but  there  teas  none  to 
save ;  even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answer- 
ed them  not. 

43  Then  did  1  beat  them  as  small  as  the 
dust  of  the  earth,  I  did  stamp  them  as  the 


XXHL  David's  last  tcords. 

mire  of  the  street,  and  did  spread  them 
abroad. 

44  Thou  also  hast  delivered  me  from  the 
strivings  of  my  people,  thou  hast  kept  me 
to  be  head  of  the  heathen :  a  people  ivhich 
I  knew  not  shall  serve  me. 

45  Strangers  shall  submit  themselves  un- 
to me :  as  soon  as  they  hear,  they  shall  be 
obedient  unto  me. 

46  Strangers  shall  fade  away,  and  they 
shall  be  afraid  out  of  their  close  places. 

47  The  Lord  liveth ;  and  blessed  be  my 
rock ;  and  exalted  be  the  God  of  the  rock 
of  my  salvation. 

48  It  is  God  that  avengeth  me,  and  that 
bringeth  down  the  people  under  me, 

49  And  that  bringeth  me  forth  from 
mine  enemies :  thou  also  hast  lifted  me  up 
on  high  above  them  that  rose  up  against 
me :  thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  vio- 
lent man. 

50  Therefore  I  will  give  thanks  unto 
thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  heathen,  and  I 
will  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

51  lie  is  the  tower  of  salvation  for  his 
king :  and  sheweth  mercy  to  his  anointed, 
unto  David,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

CHAP.  XXHL 

NOAV  these  be  the  last  words  of  David. 
David  the  son  of  Jesse  said,  and  the 
man  who  ivas  raised  up  on  high,  the  anoint- 
ed of  the  God  of  Jacob,  and  the  sweet 
psalmist  of  Israel,  said, 

2  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  spake  by  me, 
and  his  word  toas  in  my  tongue. 

3  The  God  of  Israel  said,  the  Rock  of 
Israel  spake  to  me,  He  that  rulcth  over 
men  imisi  6e  just,  ruling  in  the  fear  of  God. 

4  And  he  shall  be  as  the  light  of  the 
morning,  when  the  sun  riseth,  even  a  morn- 
ing without  clouds;  as  the  tender  grass 
springing  out  of  the  earth  by  clear  shining 
after  rain. 

5  Although  my  house  he  not  so  with 
God;  yet  he  hath  made  with  me  an  ever- 
lasting" covenant,  ordered  in  all  things,  and 
sure  :  for  this  is  all  my  salvation,  and  all  my 
desire,  although  he  make  it  not  to  grow. 

6  But  the  sons  of  Belial  shall  be  all  of 
them  as  thorns  thrust  away,  because  they 
cannot  be  taken  with  hands : 

7  But  the  man  that  shall  touch  them 
must  be  fenced  with  iron  and  the  staff  of  a 
spear;  and  they  shall  be  utterly  burned 
with  fire  in  the  sarne  place. 

8  U  These  be  the  names  of  the  mighty 
men  whom  David  had:  The  Tachmonite 
that  sat  in  the  seat,  chief  among  the  cap- 
tains; the  same  teas  Adino  the  Eznite  :  he 
lifted  up  his  spear  against  eight  hundred, 
whom  he  slew  at  one  time. 

9  And  after  him  ivas  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Dodo  the  Ahohite,  one  of  the  three  mighty 
men  with  David,  when  they  defied  the 
Philistines  that  were  there  gathered  toge- 
ther to  battle,  and  the  men  of  Israel  were 
gone  away  : 

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A  catalogue  of 


II.  SAMUEL. 


David's  mighty  men. 


10  He  arose,  and  smote  the  Philistines 
until  his  hand  was  weary,  and  his  hand 
clave  unto  the  sword :  and  the  Lord 
wrought  a  great  victory  that  day  ;  and  the 
people  returned  after  him  only  to  spoil. 

11  And  after  him  icas  Shammahthe  son 
of  A  gee  the  Hararite.  And  the  Philis- 
tines were  gathered  together  into  a  troop, 
where  was  a  piece  of  ground  full  of  lentiles  : 
and  the  people  fled  from  the  Philistines. 

12  But  he  stood  in  the  midst  of  the 
ground,  and  defended  it,  and  slew  the  Phi- 
listines :  and  the  Lord  wrought  a  great 
victory. 

13  And  three  of  the  thirty  chief  went 
down,  and  came  to  David  in  the  harvest 
time  unto  the  cave  of  Adullam :  and  the 
troop  of  the  Philistines  pitched  in  the  val- 
ley of  Rephaim. 

14  And  David  loas  then  in  an  hold,  and 
the  garrison  of  the  Philistines  was  then  in 
Beth-lehem. 

15  And  David  longed,  and  said.  Oh  that 
one  would  give  me  drink  of  the  water  of 
the  well  of  Beth-lehem,  which  is  by  the  gate ! 

16  And  the  three  mighty  men  brake 
through  the  host  of  the  Philistines,  and 
drew  water  out  of  the  well  of  Beth-lehem, 
that  was  by  the  gate,  and  took  it,  and 
brought  it  to  David :  nevertheless  he  would 
not  drink  thereof,  but  poured  it  out  unto 
the  Lord. 

17  And  he  said.  Be  it  far  from  me,  O 
Lord,  that  I  should  do  this  :  is  not  this  the 
blood  of  the  men  that  went  in  jeopardy  of 
their  lives?  therefore  he  would  not  drink 
it.  These  things  did  these  three  mighty 
men. 

18  And  Abishai,  the  brother  of  Joab, 
the  son  of  Zeruiah,  was  chief  among  three. 
And  he  lifted  up  his  spear  against  three 
hundred,  and  slew  them,  and  had  the  name 
among  three. 

19  Was  he  not  most  honourable  of  three  ? 
therefore  he  was  their  captain :  howbeit  he 
attained  not  unto  i\ie  first  three. 

20  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada, 
the  son  of  a  valiant  man,  of  Kabzeel,  who 
had  done  many  acts,  he  slew  two  lion-like 
men  of  Moab :  he  went  down  also  and 
slew  a  lion  in  the  midst  of  a  pit  in  time  of 
snow : 

21  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a  goodly 
man  :  and  the  Egyptian  had  a  spear  in  his 
hand ;  but  he  went  down  to  him  with  a 
staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of  the 
Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew  him  with  his 
own  spear. 

22  These  things  did  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  and  had  the  name  among  three 
mighty  men. 

23  He  was  more  honourable  than  the 
thirty,  but  he  attained  not  to  the^rs^  three. 
And  David  set  him  over  his  guard. 

24  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab  teas  one 
of  the  thirty ;  Elhanan  the  son  of  Dodo  of 
Beth-lehem. 


25  Shammah  the  Harodite,  Elika  the 
Harodite, 

26  Helez  the  Paltite,  Ira  the  son  of 
Ikkesh  the  Tekoite, 

27  Abiezer  the  Anethothite,  Mebunnai 
the  Hushathite, 

28  Zalmon  the  Ahohite,  Maharai  the 
Netophathite, 

29  Heleb  the  son  of  Baanah,  a  Netopha- 
thite, Ittai  the  son  of  Ribai  out  of  Gibeah 
of  the  children  of  Benjamin, 

30  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  Hiddai  of 
the  brooks  of  Gaash, 

31  Abi-albon  the  Arbathite,  Azmaveth 
the  Barhumite, 

32  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite,  of  the  sons 
of  Jashen,  Jonathan, 

33  Shammah  the  Hararite,  Ahiam  the 
son  of  Sharar  the  Hararite, 

34  Eliphelet  the  son  of  Ahasbai,  the  son 
of  the  Maachathite,  Eliam  the  son  of  Ahi- 
thophel  the  Gilonite, 

35  Hezrai  the  Carmelite,  Paarai  the 
Arbite, 

36  Igal  the  son  of  Nathan  of  Zobah, 
Bani  the  Gadite, 

37  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai  the 
Beerothite,  armour-bearer  to  Joab  the  son 
of  Zeruiah, 

38  Ira  an  Ithrite,  Gareb  an  Ithrite, 

39  Uriah  the  Hittite  :  thirty  and  seven  in 
all. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  again  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Israel,  and  he  moved 
David  against  them  to  say,  Go  number  Is- 
rael and  Judah. 

2  For  the  king  said  to  Joab,  the  captain 
of  the  host,  which  loas  with  him,  Go  now 
through  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  from  Dan 
even  to  Beer-sheba,  and  number  ye  the 
people,  that  I  may  know  the  number  of 
the  people. 

3  And  Joab  said  unto  the  king.  Now  the 
Lord  thy  God  add  unto  the  people,  how 
many  soever  they  be,  an  hundred-fold,  and 
that  the  eyes  of  my  lord  the  king  may  see 
it :  but  whjr  doth  my  lord  the  king  delight 
in  this  thing  ? 

4  Notwithstanding  the  king's  word  pre- 
vailed against  Joab,  and  against  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host.  And  Joab  and  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host  went  out  from  the  pre- 
sence of  the  king,  to  number  the  people  of 
Israel. 

5  ^  And  they  passed  over  Jordan,  and 
pitched  in  Aroer,  on  the  right  side  of  the 
city  that  lieth  in  the  midst  of  tiie  river  of 
Gad,  and  toward  Jazer  : 

6  Then  they  came  to  Gilead,  and  to  the 
land  of  Tahtim-hodshi ;  and  they  came  to 
Dan-jaan,  and  about  to  Zidon, 

7  And  came  to  the  strong  hold  of  Tyre, 
and  to  all  the  cities  of  the  Hivites,  and  of 
the  Canaanites  :  and  they  went  out  to  the 
south  of  Judah,  even  to  Beer-sheba. 

8  So  when  they  had  gone  through  all 

268 


David  numbers  the  people. 


CHAP.  1. 


His  intercession  to  God. 


the  land,  they  came  to  Jerusalem  at  the 
end  of  nine  months  and  twenty  days. 

9  And  Joab  gave  up  the  sum  of  the 
number  of  the  people  unto  the  king :  and 
there  were  in  Israel  eight  hundred  thou- 
sand valiant  men  that  drew  the  sword ; 
and  the  men  of  Judah  loere  five  hundred 
thousand  men. 

10  H  And  David's  heart  smote  him  after 
that  he  had  numbered  the  people.  And 
David  said  unto  the  Lord,  1  have  sinned 
greatly  in  that  I  have  done  :  and  now,  I 
beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  take  away  the  ini- 
quity of  thy  servant ;  for  I  have  done  very 
foolishly. 

11  For  when  David  was  up  in  the  morn- 
ing, the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  the 
prophet  Gad,  David's  seer,  saying, 

12  Go  and  say  unto  David,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  I  offer  thee  three  things  ;  choose 
thee  one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it  unto  thee. 

13  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  told  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  Shall  seven  years  of 
famine  come  unto  thee  in  thy  land  ?  or  wilt 
thou  flee  three  months  before  thine  enemies, 
while  they  pursue  thee  1  or  that  there  be 
three  days'  pestilence  in  thy  land  ?  Now 
advise,  and  see  what  answer  I  shall  return 
to  him  that  sent  me. 

14  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  I  am  in  a 
great  strait :  let  us  fall  now  into  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  ;  for  his  mercies  are  great : 
and  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand  of  man. 

15  H  So  the  Lord  sent  a  pestilence  upon 
Israel  from  the  morning  even  to  the  time 
appointed :  and  there  died  of  the  people 
from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba  seventy  thou- 
.sand  men. 

16  And  when  the  angel  stretched  out  his 
hand  upon  Jerusalem  to  destroy  it,  the 
Lord  repented  him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to 
the  angel  that  destroyed  the  people.  It  is 
enough :  stay  now  thine  hand.  And  the 
angel  of  the  Lord  was  by  the  threshing- 
place  of  Araunah  the  Jebusite. 


17  And  David  spake  unto  the  Lord 
when  he  saw  the  angel  that  smote  the  peo- 
ple, and  said,  Lo,  I  have  sinned,  and  I  have 
done  wickedly  :  but  these  sheep,  what  have 
they  done  1  Let  thine  hand,  I  pray  thee, 
be  against  me,  and  against  my  father's 
house. 

18  H  And  Gad  came  that  day  to  David, 
and  said  unto  him.  Go  up,  rear  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord  in  the  threshing-floor  of 
Araunah  the  Jebusite. 

19  And  David,  according  to  the  saying 
of  Gad,  went  up  as  the  Lord  commanded. 

20  And  Araunah  looked,  and  saw  the 
king  and  his  servants  coming  on  toward 
him :  And  Araunah  went  out,  and  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  on  his  face  upon 
the  ground. 

21  And  Araunah  said,  Wherefore  is  my 
lord  the  king  come  to  his  servant?  And 
David  said.  To  buy  the  threshing-floor  of 
thee,  to  build  an  altar  unto  the  Lord,  that 
the  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the  people. 

22  And  Araunah  said  unto  David,  Let 
my  lord  the  king  take  and  offer  up  what 
seemcth  good  unto  him  :  behold,  here  be 
oxen  for  burnt-sacrifice,  and  threshing-in- 
struments and  other  instruments  of  the 
oxen  for  wood. 

23  All  these  things  did  Araunah,  as  a 
king,  give  unto  the  king.  And  Araunah 
said  unto  the  king.  The  Lord  thy  God 
accept  thee. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  Araunah, 
Nay  ;  but  I  will  surely  buy  it  of  thee  at  a 
price :  neither  will  I  offer  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  Lord  my  God  of  that  which  doth 
cost  me  nothing.  So  David  bought  the 
threshing-floor  and  the  oxen  for  fifty  she- 
kels of  silver. 

25  And  David  built  there  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt<)fferings  and 
peace-offerings.  So  the  Lord  was  en- 
treated for  the  land,  and  the  plague  was 
sta)^ed  from  Israel. 


ir  The  First  Book  of  the  KINGS,  commonly  called,  The  Third  Book  of  the  KINGS. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  king  David  was  old  and  stricken 
in  years  ;  and  they  covered  him  with 
clothes,  but  he  gat  no  heat. 

2  Wherefore  his  servants  said  unto  him, 
Let  there  be  sought  for  my  lord  the  king  a 
young  virgin  :  and  let  her  stand  before  the 
king,  and  let  her  cherish  him,  and  let  her 
lie  m  th}'  bosom,  that  my  lord  the  king 
may  get  heat. 

3  So  they  sought  for  a  fair  damsel 
throughout  all  the  coasts  of  Israel,  and 
found  Abishag  a  Shunammite,  and  brought 
her  to  tlie  king. 

4  And  the  damsel  7Pas  very  fair,  and 
cherished  the  king,  and  ministered  to  him  : 
but  the  king  knew  her  not. 


5  IT  Then  Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith 
exalted  himself,  saying,  I  will  be  king: 
and  he  prepared  him  chariots  and  horse- 
men, and  fifty  men  to  run  before  him. 

6  And  his  father  had  not  displeased  him 
at  any  time  in  saying.  Why  hast  thou  done 
so?  and  he  also  teas  a  very  goodly  man; 
and  his  mother  bare  him  after  Absalom. 

7  And  he  conferred  with  Joab  the  son 
of  Zeruiah,  and  with  Abiathar  the  priest : 
and  they,  following  Adonijah,  helped  him. 

8  But  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada,  and  Nathan  the  prophet, 
and  Shimei,  and  Rei,  and  the  mighty  men 
which  belonged  to  David,  were  not  with 
Adonijah. 

9  And  Adonijah  slew  sheep,  and  oxen, 

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Adonijak  usurps  the  kingdom.         I.  KINGS.         David  declares  Solomon  king. 


and  fat  cattle,  by  the  stone  of  Zoheleth, 
which  is  by  En-rogel,  and  called  all  his 
brethren  the  king's  sons,  and  all  the  men 
of  Judah  the  king's  servants: 

10  But  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Benaiah, 
and  the  mighty  men,  and  Solomon  his  bro- 
ther, he  called  not. 

11  H  Wherefore  Nathan  spake  unto  Bath- 
sheba  the  mother  of  Solomon,  saying.  Hast 
thou  not  heard  that  Adonijah  the  son  of 
Haggith  doth  reign,  and  David  our  lord 
knoweth  it  not  ? 

12  Now  therefore  come,  let  me,  I  pray 
thee,  give  thee  counsel,  that  thou  mayest 
save  thine  own  life,  and  the  life  of  thy  son 
Solomon. 

13  Go,  and  get  thee  in  unto  king  David, 
.  and  say  unto  him,  Didst  not  thou,  my  lord, 

O  king,  swear  unto  thine  handmaid,  say- 
ing. Assuredly  Solomon  thy  son  shall  reign 
after  me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  ? 
why  then  doth  Adonijah  reign  ? 

14  Behold,  while  thou  yet  talkest  there 
with  the  king,  I  also  will  come  in  after  thee, 
and  confirm  thy  words. 

15  H  And  Bath-sheba  went  in  unto  the 
king  into  the  chamber:  and  the  king  was 
very  old  ;  and  Abishag  the  Shunammite  mi- 
nistered unto  the  king. 

16  And  Bath-sheba  bowed,  and  did  obei- 
sance unto  the  king.  And  the  king  said, 
What  wouldest  thou  ? 

17  And  she  said  unto  him.  My  lord,  thou 
swarest  by  the  Lord  thy  God  unto  thine 
handmaid,  saying,  Assuredly  Solomon  thy 
son  shall  reign  after  me,  and  he  shall  sit 
upon  my  throne. 

18  And  now,  behold,  Adonijah  reigneth ; 
and  now,  my  lord  the  king,  thou  knowest 
it  not : 

19  And  he  hath  slain  oxen,  and  fat  cat- 
tle, and  sheep  in  abundance,  and  hath  call- 
ed all  the  sons  of  the  king,  and  Abiathar 
the  priest,  and  Joab  the  captain  of  the  host : 
but  Solomon  thy  servant  hath  he  not  called. 

20  And  thou,  my  lord,  O  king,  the  eyes 
of  all  Israel  are  upon  thee,  that  thou  should- 
est  tell  them  who  shall  sit  on  the  thfone  of 
my  lord  the  king  after  him. 

21  Otherwise  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
my  lord  the  king  shall  sleep  with  his  fa- 
thers, that  I  and  my  son  Solomon  shall  be 
counted  offenders. 

22  H  And  lo,  while  she  yet  talked  with 
the  king,  Nathan  the  prophet  also  came  in. 

23  And  they  told  the  king,  saying.  Be- 
hold Nathan  the  prophet.  And  when  he 
was  come  in  before  the  king,  he  bowed 
himself  before  the  king  with  his  face  to  the 
ground. 

24  And  Nathan  said,  My  lord,  O  king, 
hast  thou  said,  Adonijah  shall  reign  after 
me,  and  he  shall  sit  upon  my  throne  ? 

2.5  For  he  is  gone  down  this  day,  and 
hath  slain  oxen,  and  fat  cattle,  and  sheep  in 
abundance,  and  hath  called  all  the  king's 
sons,  and  the  captains  of  the  host,  and  Abi- 


athar the  priest ;  and  behold,  they  eat  and 
drink  before  him,  and  say,  God  save  king 
Adonijah. 

26  But  me,  even  me  thy  servant,  and 
Zadok  the  priest,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of 
Jehoiada,  and  thy  servant  Solomon,  hath  he 
not  called. 

27  Is  this  thing  done  by  my  lord  the 
king,  and  thou  hast  not  shewed  it  unto  thy 
servant,  who  should  sit  on  the  throne  of  my 
lord  the  king  after  him  ? 

28  If  Then  king  David  answered  and 
said.  Call  me  Bath-sheba.  And  she  came 
into  the  king's  presence,  and  stood  before 
the  king. 

29  And  the  king  sware,  and  said,  As  the 
Lord  liveth,  that  hath  redeemed  my  soul 
out  of  all  distress, 

30  Even  as  I  sware  unto  thee  by  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  saying,  Assuredly  So- 
lomon thy  son  shall  reign  a^ter  me,  and  he 
shall  sit  upon  my  throne  in  my  stead ;  even 
so  will  1  certainly  do  this  day. 

31  Then  Bath-sheba  bowed  with  her  face 
to  the  earth,  and  did  reverence  to  the  king, 
and  said,  Let  my  lord  king  David  live  for 
ever. 

32  If  And  king  David  said.  Call  me  Za- 
dok the  priest,  and  Nathan  the  prophet, 
and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada.  And 
they  came  before  the  king. 

33  The  king  also  said  unto  them.  Take 
with  j'ou  the  servants  of  your  lord,  and 
cause  Solomon  my  son  to  ride  upon  mine 
own  mule,  and  bring  him  down  to  Gihon : 

34  And  let  Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan 
the  prophet  anoint  him  there  king  over  Is- 
rael :  and  blow  ye  with  the  trumpet,  and 
say,  God  save  king  Solomon. 

35  Then  ye  shall  come  up  after  him,  that 
he  may  come  and  sit  upon  my  throne  ;  for 
he  shall  be  king  in  my  stead :  and  I  have 
appointed  him  to  be  ruler  over  Israel  and 
over  Judah. 

36  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  an- 
swered the  king,  and  said.  Amen :  the 
Lord  God  of  my  lord  the  king  say  so  too. 

37  As  the  Lord  hath  been  with  my  lord 
the  king,  even  so  be  he  with  Solomon,  and 
make  his  throne  greater  than  the  throne  of 
my  lord  king  David. 

38  II  So  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan 
the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoia- 
da, and  the  Cherethites,  and  the  Pelethites, 
went  down,  and  caused  Solomon  to  ride 
upon  king  David's  mule,  and  brought  him 
to  Gihon. 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest  took  an  horn  of 
oil  out  of  the  tabernacle,  and  anointed  Solo- 
mon. And  they  blew  the  trumpet ;  and 
all  the  people  said,  God  save  king  Solo- 
mon. 

40  And  all  the  people  came  up  after 
him,  and  the  people  piped  with  pipes,  and 
rejoiced  with  great  joy,  so  that  the  earth 
rent  with  the  sound  of  them. 

41  If  And  Adonijah  and  all  the  guests 

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AdonijalCs  fear. 


CHAP.  II. 


David's  charge  to  Solomon. 


that  were  with  him  heard  it  as  they  had 
made  an  end  of  eating.  And  when  Joab 
heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  he  said, 
Wherefore  is  this  noise  of  the  city  being 
in  an  uproar  ? 

42  And  while  he  yet  spake,  behold,  Jo- 
nathan the  son  of  Abiathar  the  priest  came : 
and  Adonijah  said  unto  him,  Come  in ;  for 
thou  art  a  valiant  man,  and  bringest  good 
tidings. 

43  And  Jonathan  answered  and  said  to 
Adonijah,  Verily  our  lord  king  David  hath 
made  Solomon  king. 

44  And  the  king  hath  sent  with  him  Za- 
dok  the  priest,  and  Nathan  the  prophet, 
and  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  the 
Cherethites,  and  the  Pelethites,  and  they 
have  caused  him  to  ride  upon  the  king's 
mule: 

45  And  Zadok  the  priest  and  Nathan 
the  prophet  have  anointed  him  king  in 
Gihon  :  and  they  are  come  up  from  thence 
rejoicing,  so  that  the  city  rang  again.  This 
is  the  noi.se  that  ye  have  heard. 

46  And  also  Solomon  sitteth  on  the 
throne  of  the  kingdom. 

47  And  moreover  the  king's  servants 
came  to  bless  our  lord  king  David,  saying, 
God  make  the  name  of  Solomon  better  than 
thy  name,  and  make  his  throne  greater 
than  thy  throne.  And  the  king  bowed  him- 
self upon  the  bed. 

48  And  also  thus  said  the  kmg,  Blessed 
be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  hath 
given  one  to  sit  on  my  throne  this  day, 
mine  eyes  even  seeing  it. 

49  And  all  the  guests  that  were  with 
Adonijah  were  afraid,  and  rose  up,  and  went 
every  man  his  way. 

50  H  And  Adonijah  feared  because  of 
Solomon,  and  arose,  and  went,  and  caught 
hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

51  And  it  was  told  Solomon,  saying,  Be- 
hold, Adonijah  feareth  king  Solomon:  for 
lo,  he  hath  caught  hold  on  the  horns  of  the 
altar,  saying,  Let  king  Solomon  swear  unto 
me  to-day  that  he  will  not  slay  his  servant 
with  the  sword. 

52  And  Solomon  said.  If  he  will  shew 
himself  a  worthy  man,  there  shall  not  an 
hair  of  him  fall  to  the  earth :  but  if  wick- 
edness shall  be  found  in  him,  he  shall  die. 

53  So  king  Solomon  sent,  and  they 
brought  him  down  from  the  altar.  And  he 
came  and  bowed  himself  to  king  Solomon: 
and  Solomon  said  unto  him,  Go  to  thine 
house. 

CHAP.  H. 

NOW  the  days  of  David  drew  nigh  that 
he  should  die ;  and  he  charged  Solo- 
mon his  son,  saying, 

2  I  go  the  way  of  all  the  earth ;  be  thou 
strong  therefore,  and  shew  thyself  a  man ;  ' 

3  And  keep  the  charge  of  the  Lord  thy 
God,  to  walk  in  his  ways,  to  keep  his  sta- 
tutes, and  his  commandments,  and  his 
judgments,   and   his   testimonies,   as  it  is 


written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that  thou  may- 
est  prosper  in  all  that  thou  doest,  and  whi- 
thersoever thou  turnest  thyself. 

4  That  the  Lord  may  continue  his  word 
which  he  spake  concerning  me,  saying, 
If  thy  children  take  heed  to  their  way,  to 
walk  before  me  in  truth  with  all  their  heart 
and  with  all  their  soul,  there  shall  not  fail 
thee  (said  he)  a  man  on  the  throne  of  Is- 
rael. 

5  Moreover,  thou  knowest  also  what  Joab 
the  son  of  Zeruiah  did  to  me,  and  what  he 
did  to  the  two  captains  of  the  host  of  Is- 
rael, unto  Abner  the  son  of  Ner,  and  unto 
Amasa  the  son  of  Jether,  v/hom  he  slew, 
and  shed  the  blood  of  war  in  peace,  and 
put  the  blood  of  war  upon  his  girdle  that 
was  about  his  loins,  and  in  his  shoes  that 
were  on  his  feet. 

6  Do  therefore  according  to  thy  wisdom, 
and  let  not  his  hoar  head  go  down  to  the 
grave  in  peace. 

7  But  shew  kindness  unto  the  sons  of 
Barzillai  the  Gileadite,  and  let  them  be  of 
those  that  eat  at  thy  table :  for  so  they  came 
to  me  when  I  fled  because  of  Absalom  thy 
brother. 

8  And  behold,  thou  hast  with  thee  Shi- 
mei  the  son  of  Gera,  a  Benjamite  of  Bahu- 
rim,  which  cursed  me  with  a  grievous  curse 
in  the  day  when  I  went  to  Mahanaim : 
but  he  came  down  to  meet  me  at  Jordan, 
and  I  sware  to  him  by  the  Lord,  saying,  I 
will  not  put  thee  to  death  with  the  sword. 

9  Now  therefore  hold  him  not  guiltless : 
for  thou  art  a  wise  man,  and  knowest  what 
thou  oughtest  to  do  unto  him ;  but  his  hoar 
head  bring  thou  down  to  the  grave  with 
blood. 

10  IT  So  David  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  in  the  city  of  David. 

11  And  the  days  that  David  reigned  over 
Israel  tocre  forty  years :  seven  years  reigned 
he  in  Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three  years 
reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

12  H  Then  sat  Solomon  upon  the  throne 
of  David  his  father  ;  and  liis  kingdom  was 
established  greatly. 

13  H  And  Adonijah  the  son  of  Haggith 
came  to  Bath-sheba  the  mother  of  Solomon. 
And  she  said,  Comest  thou  peaceably  ? 
And  he  said.  Peaceably. 

14  He  said  moreover,  I  have  somewhat 
to  say  unto  thee.     And  she  said,  Say  on. 

15  And  he  said.  Thou  knowest  that  the 
kingdom  was  mine,  and  that  all  Israel  set 
their  faces  on  me,  that  I  should  reign : 
howbeit  the  kingdom  is  turned  about,  and 
is  become  my  brother's :  for  it  was  his 
from  the  Lord. 

16  And  now  I  ask  one  petition  of  thee, 
deny  me  not.  And  she  said  unto  him, 
Say  on. 

i7  And  he  said,  Speak,  I  pray  thee, 
unto  Solomon  the  king,  (for  he  will  not  say 
thee  nay,)  that  he  give  me  Abishag  the 
Shunammite  to  wife. 

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Joab  is  slain.  I. 

18  And  Bath-sheba  said,  Well;  I 
speak  for  thee  unto  the  king. 

19  Bath-slieba  therefore  went  unto  king 
Solomon,  to  speak  unto  him  for  Adonijah. 
And  the  king  rose  up  to  meet  her,  and 
bowed  himself  unto  her,  and  sat  down  on 
his  throne,  and  caused  a  seat  to  be  set  for  the 
king's  mother ;  and  she  saton  his  right  hand. 

20  Then  she  said,  1  desire  one  small  pe- 
tition of  thee  ;  I  pray  thee,  say  me  not  nay. 
And  the  king  said  unto  her,  Ask  on,  my 
mother  :  for  I  will  not  say  thee  nay. 

21  And  she  said,  Let  Abishag  the  Shu- 
nammite  be  given  to  Adonijah  thy  brother 
to  wife. 

22  And  king  Solomon  answered  and 
said  unto  his  mother.  And  why  dost  thou 
ask  Abishag  the  Shunammite  for  Adonijah? 
ask  for  him  the  kingdom  also;  for  he  is 
mine  elder  brother;  even  for  him,  and  for 
Abiathar  the  priest,  and  for  Joab  the  son  of 
Zeruiah. 

23  Then  king  Solomon  sware  by  the 
Lord,  saying,  God  do  so  to  me,  and  more 
also,  if  Adonijah  have  not  spoken  this  word 
against  his  own  life. 

24  Now  therefore,  as  the  Lord  liveth, 
which  hath  established  me,  and  set  me  on 
the  throne  of  David  my  father,  and  who 
hath  made  me  an  house,  as  he  promised, 
Adonijah  shall  be  put  to  death  this  day. 

25  And  king  Solomon  sent  by  the  hand 
of  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada;  and  he  fell 
upon  him  that  he  died. 

26  H  And  unto  Abiathar  the  priest  said 
the  king,  Get  thee  to  Anathoth,  unto  thine 
own  fields  :  for  thou  art  worthy  of  death  : 
but  T  will  not  at  this  time  put  thee  to  death, 
because  thou  barest  the  ark  of  the  Lord 
God  before  David  my  father,  and  because 
thou  hast  been  afflicted  in  all  wherein  my 
father  was  afflicted. 

27  So  Solomon  thrust  out  Abiathar  from 
being  priest  unto  the  Lord  ;  that  he  might 
fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
concerning  the  house  of  Eli  in  Shiloh. 

28  11  Then  tidings  came  to  Joab:  for 
Joab  had  turned  after  Adonijah,  though  he 
turned  not  after  Absalom ;  and  Joab  fled 
unto  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord,  and  caught 
hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

29  And  it  was  told  king  Solomon  that 
Joab  was  fled  unto  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  behold,  he  is  by  the  altar. 
Then  Solomon  sent  Benaiah  the  son  of  Je- 
hoiada, saying.  Go,  fall  upon  him. 

30  And  Benaiah  came  to  the  tabernacle 
of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
the  king,  Come  forth.  And  he  said.  Nay 
but  I  will  die  here.  And  Benaiah  brought 
the  king  word  again,  saying.  Thus  said 
Joab,  and  thus  he  answered  me. 

31  And  the  king  said  unto  him.  Do  as 
he  hath  said,  and  fall  upon  him,  and  bury 
him ;  that  thou  mayest  take  away  the  in 
nocent  blood  which  Joab  shed,  from  me, 
and  from  the  house  of  my  father. 


KINGS.  Shimei  is  put  to  death. 

will  32  And  the  Lord  shall  return  his  blood 
upon  his  own  head,  who  fell  upon  two  men 
more  righteous  and  better  tnan  he,  and 
slew  them  with  the  sword,  my  father  Da- 
vid not  knowing  thereof,  to  wit,  Abner  the 
son  of  Ner,  captain  of  the  host  of  Israel, 
and  Amasa  the  son  of  Jether,  captain  of  the 
host  of  Judah. 

33  Their  blood  shall  therefore  return 
upon  the  head  of  Joab,  and  upon  the  head 
ot  his  seed  for  ever  :  but  upon  David,  and 
upon  his  seed,  and  upon  his  house,  and 
upon  his  throne,  shall  there  be  peace  for 
ever  from  the  Lord. 

34  So  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  went 
up,  and  fell  upon  him,  and  slew  him  :  and 
he  was  buried  in  his  own  house  in  the  wil- 
derness. 

35  H  And  the  king  put  Benaiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiada  in  his  room  over  the  host :  and 
Zadok  the  priest  did  the  king  put  in  the 
room  of  Abiathar. 

36  H  Aud  the  king  sent  and  called  for 
Shimei,  and  said  unto  him.  Build  thee  an 
house  in  Jerusalem,  and  dwell  there,  and 
go  not  forth  thence  any  whither. 

37  For  it  shall  be,  that  on  the  day  thou 
goest  out,  and  passest  over  the  brook  Kid- 
ron,  thou  shalt  know  for  certain  that  thou 
shalt  surely  die  :  thy  blood  shall  be  upon 
thine  own  head. 

38  And  Shimei  said  unto  the  king.  The 
saying  is  good  :  as  my  lord  the  king  hath 
said,  so  will  thy  servant  do.  And  Shimei 
dwelt  in  Jerusalem  many  days. 

39  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
three  years,  that  two  of  the  servants  of 
Shimei  ran  away  unto  Achish  son  of  Maa- 
chah  king  of  Gath  :  and  they  told  Shimei, 
saying.  Behold,  thy  servants  be  in  Gath. 

40  And  Shimei  arose  and  saddled  his 
ass,  and  went  to  Gath  to  Achish  to  seek  his 
servants  :  and  Shimei  went  and  brought  his 
servants  from  Gath. 

41  And  it  was  told  Solomon  that  Shimei 
had  gone  from  Jerusalem  to  Gath,  and  was 
come  again. 

42  And  the  king  sent  and  called  for  Shi- 
mei, and  said  unto  him.  Did  I  not  make 
thee  to  swear  by  the  Lord,  and  protested 
unto  thee,  saying,  Know  for  a  certain,  on 
the  day  thou  goest  out,  and  walkest  abroad 
any  whither,  that  thou  shalt  surely  die  1  and 
tliou  saidst  unto  me,  The  word  that  I  have 
heard  is  good. 

43  Why  then  hast  thou  not  kept  the  oath 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  commandment  that  I 
have  charged  thee  with  1 

44  The  king  said  moreover  to  Shimei, 
Thou  knowest  all  the  wickedness  which 
thine  heart  is  privy  to,  that  thou  didst  to 
David  my  father  :  therefore  the  Lord  shall 
return  thy  wickedness  upon  thine  own 
head ; 

45  And  king  Solomon  shall  be  blessed, 
and  the  throne  of  David  shall  be  established 
before  the  Lord  for  ever. 

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IV. 


The  choice  of  Solomon.  CHAP.  Ill 

46  So  the  king  commanded  Benaiah  the 
son  of  Jehoiada ;  which  went  out,  and  fell 
upon  him,  that  he  died.     And  the  kingdom 
was  estabhshed  in  the  hand  of  Solomon. 
CHAP.  III. 

AND  Solomon  made  affinity  with  Pha- 
raoh king  of  Egypt,  and  took  Pharaoh's 
daughter,  and  brought  her  into  the  city  of 
David,  until  he  had  made  an  end  of  build- 
ing his  own  house,  and  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  round 
about. 

2  ^  Only  the  people  sacrificed  in  high 
places,  because  there  was  no  house  built 
unto  the  name  of  the  Lord,  until  those  days. 

3  And  Solomon  loved  the  Lord,  walking 
in  the  statutes  of  David  his  father  :  only  he 
sacrificed  and  burnt  incense  in  high  places. 

4  And  the  king  went  to  Gibeon  to  sacri- 
fice there  ;  for  that  loas  the  great  high  place : 
a  thousand  burnt-offerings  did  Solomon  offer 
upon  that  altar. 

5  11  In  Gibeon  the  Lord  appeared  to 
Solomon  in  a  dream  by  night :  and  God 
said,  Ask  what  I  shall  give  thee. 

6  And  Solomon  said,  Thou  hast  shewed 
unto  thy  servant  David  my  father  great 
mercy,  according  as  he  walked  before  thee 
in  truth,  and  in  righteousness,  and  in  up- 
rightness of  heart  with  thee  ;  and  thou  hast 
kept  for  him  this  great  kindness,  that  thou 
hast  given  him  a  son  to  sit  on  his  throne,  as 
it  is  this  day. 

7  And  now,  O  Lord  my  God,  thou  hast 
made  thy  servant  king  instead  of  David 
my  father :  and  I  a?K  but  a  little  child :  I 
know  not  ho2o  to  go  out  or  come  in. 

8  And  thy  servant  is  in  the  midst  of  thy 
people  which  thou  hast  chosen,  a  great  peo- 
ple, that  cannot  be  numbered  nor  counted 
for  multitude. 

9  Give  therefore  thy  servant  an  under- 
standing heart  to  judge  thy  people,  that  I 
may  discern  between  good  and  bad :  for  who 
is  able  to  judge  this  thy  so  great  a  people? 

10  And  the  speech  pleased  the  Lord, 
that  Solomon  had  asked  this  thing. 

1 1  And  God  said  unto  him.  Because  thou 
hast  asked  this  thing,  and  hast  not  asked 
for  thyself  long  life ;  neither  hast  asked 
riches  for  thyself,  nor  hast  asked  the  life  of 
thine  enemies  :  but  hast  asked  for  thyself 
understanding  to  discern  judgment ; 

12  Behold,  I  have  done  according  to  thy 
words  :  lo,  I  have  given  thee  a  wise  and  an 
understanding  heart ;  so  that  there  was 
none  like  thee  before  thee,  neither  after 
thee  shall  any  arise  like  unto  thee. 

13  And  I  have  also  given  thee  that  which 
thou  hast  not  asked,  both  riches,  and  ho- 
nour :  so  that  there  shall  not  be  any  among 
the  kings  like  unto  thee  all  thy  days. 

14  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  to 
keep  my  statutes  and  my  commandments, 
as  thy  f;ither  David  did  walk,  then  I  will 
lengthen  thy  days. 

15  And  Solomon  awoke  ;  and  behold,  it' ire  re  the  prie.sts  : 

35 


Solo7Uon^s  judgtnent. 
teas  a  dream.  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem, 
and  stood  before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,  and  offered  up  burnt-offerings, 
and  offered  peace-offerings,  and  made  a  feast 
to  all  his  servants. 

16  H  Then  came  there  two  women,  that 
were  harlots,  unto  the  king,  and  stood  be- 
fore him. 

17  And  the  one  woman  said,  O  my  lord, 
I  and  this  woman  dwell  in  one  house ;  and  I 
was  delivered  of  a  child  with  her  in  the 
house. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  the  third  day  after 
that  I  was  delivered,  that  this  woman  was 
delivered  also  :  and  we  wei-e  together ;  there 
was  no  stranger  w  ith  us  in  the  house,  save 
we  two  in  the  house. 

19  And  this  woman's  child  died  in  the 
night ;  because  she  overlaid  it. 

20  And  she  arose  at  midnight,  and  took 
mj^  son  from  beside  me,  while  thine  hand- 
maid slept,  and  laid  it  in  her  bosom,  and 
laid  her  dead  child  in  my  bosom. 

21  And  when  I  arose  in  the  morning  to 
give  my  child  suck,  behold,  it  was  dead : 
but  when  I  had  considered  it  in  the  morn- 
ing, behold,  it  was  not  my  son,  which  I 
did  bear. 

22  And  the  other  woman  said.  Nay  ;  but 
the  living  is  my  son,  and  the  dead  is  thy 
son.  And  this  said.  No;  but  the  dead  is 
thy  son,  and  the  living  is  my  son.  Thus 
they  spake  before  the  king. 

23  Then  said  the  king.  The  one  saith, 
This  is  my  son  that  liveth,  and  thy  son  is 
the  dead  ;  and  the  other  saith.  Nay ;  but  thy 
son  is  the  dead,  and  my  son  is  the  living. 

24  And  the  king  said.  Bring  me  a  sword. 
And  they  brought  a  sword  before  the 
king. 

25  And  the  king  said.  Divide  the  living 
child  in  two,  and  give  half  to  the  one,  and 
half  to  the  other. 

26  Then  spake  the  woman  whose  the 
living  child  was  unto  the  king,  for  her  bow- 
els yearned  upon  her  son,  and  she  said,  O 
my  lord,  give  her  the  living  child,  and  in 
no  wise  slay  it.  But  the  other  said.  Let  it 
be  neither  mine  nor  thine,  but  divide  it. 

27  Then  the  king  answered  and  said. 
Give  her  the  living  child,  and  in  no  wise 
slay  it :  she  is  the  mother  thereof 

28  And  all  Israel  heard  of  the  judgment 
which  the  king  had  judged  ;  and  they  fear- 
ed the  king :  for  they  saw  that  the  wisdom 
of  God  was  in  him,  to  do  judgment. 

CHAP.  IV. 

SO  king  Solomon  was  king  over  all  Is- 
rael. 
2  And  these  tcere  the  princes  which  he 
;  Azariah  the  son  of  Zadok  the  priest; 
Elihoreph  and  Ahiah,  the  sons  of  Shi- 
scribes  ;  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Ahi- 
lud,  the  recorder. 

4  And  Benaiah  the  .son  of  Jehoiada  teas 
over   the  host :  and    Zadok  and   Abiathar 


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sha. 


Solomon's  princes  and  officers.         I.  KINGS. 

6  And  Azariah  the  son  of  Nathan  ivas  side  the   river 
over  the   officers:  and  Zabud  the  son  of 
Nathan    ivas    principal    officer,    and   the 
king's  friend: 

6  And  Ahishar  ivas  over  the  household  : 
and  Adoniram  the  son  of  Abda  ivas  over 
the  tribute. 

7  If  And  Solomon  had  twelve  officers 
over  all  Israel,  which  provided  victuals  for 
the  king  and  his  household  :  each  man  his 
month  in  a  year  made  provision. 

8  And  these  arc  their  names :  The  son 
of  Hur,  in  mount  Ephraim  : 

9  The  son  of  Dekar,  in  Makaz,  and  in 
Shaalbim,  and  Beth-shemesh,  and  Elon- 
beth-hanan : 

10  The  son  of  Hesed,  in  Aruboth;  to 
him  pertained  Sochoh,  and  all  the  land  of 
Hepher : 

11  The  son  of  Abinadab,  in  all  the  re- 
gion of  Dor;  which  had  Taphath  the 
daughter  ol"  Solomon  to  wife  : 

12  Baana  the  son  of  Ahilud;  to  Jiim  per- 
tained Taanach  and  Megiddo,  and  all 
Beth-shean,  which  is  by  Zartanah  beneath 
Jezreel,  from  Beth-shean  to  Abel-meholah, 
even  unto  the  place  that  is  beyond  Jokneam : 

13  The  son  of  Geber,  in  Ramoth-gilead  ; 
to  him  pertained  the  towns  of  Jair  the  son 
of  Manasseh,  which  arc  in  Gilead;  to  him 
also  pertained  the  region  of  Argob,  which  is 
in  Bashan,  threescore  great  cities  with  walls 
and  brazen  bars : 

14  Ahinadab  the  son  of  Iddo  had  Maha- 
naim : 

15  Ahimaaz  loas  in  Naphtali ;  he  also 
took  Basmath  the  daughter  of  Solomon  to 
wife : 

16  Baanah  the  son  of  Hushai  teas  in 
Asher  and  in  Aloth  : 

17  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Paruah,  in 
Issachar : 

18  Shimei  the  son  of  Elah,  in  Benja- 
min : 

19  Geber  the  son  of  Uri  teas  in  the 
country  of  Gilead,  in  the  country  of  Sihon 
king  of  the  Amorites,  and  of  Og  king  of 
Bashan ;  and  he  was  the  only  officer  which 
ivas  in  the  land. 

20  5i  Judali  and  Israel  were  many,  as  the 
sand  which  is  by  the  sea  in  multitude,  eat- 
ing and  drinking,  and  making  merry. 

21  And  Solomon  reigned  over  all  king- 
doms, from  the  river  unto  the  land  of  the 
Philistines,  and  unto  the  border  of  Eg}-pt : 
they  brought  presents,  and  served  Solomon 
all  the  days  of  his  life. 

22  ^  And  Solomon's  provision  for  one 
day  was  thirty  measures  of  fine  flour,  and 
threescore  measures  of  meal, 

23  Ten  fat  oxen,  and  twenty  oxen  out  of 
the  pastures,  and  an  hundred  sheep,  be- 
side harts,  and  roe-bucks,  and  fallow-deer, 
and  fatted  fowl. 

24  For  he  had  dominion  over  all  the  re- 
gion on  this  side  the  river,  from  Tiphsah 
even  to  Azzah,  over  all  the  kings  on  this 


Hirayn  congratulates  Mm. 
:    and  he  had  peace  on  all 
sides  round  about  him. 

25  And  Judah  and  Israel  dwelt  safelj-, 
every  man  under  his  vine  and  under  his 
fig-tree,  from  Dan  even  to  Beer-sheba,  all 
the  days  of  Solomon. 

26  f  And  Solomon  had  forty  thousand 
stalls  of  horses  for  his  chariots,  and  twelve 
thousand  horsemen. 

27  And  those  officers  provided  victual 
for  king  Solomon,  and  for  all  that  came 
unto  king  Solomon's  table,  every  man  in 
his  month  :  they  lacked  nothing. 

28  Barley  also  and  straw  for  the  horses 
and  dromedaries  brought  they  unto  the 
place  where  the  officers  were,  every  man 
according  to  his  charge. 

29  If  And  God  gave  Solomon  wisdom 
and  understanding  exceeding  much,  and 
largeness  of  heart,  even  as  the  sand  that  is 
on  the  sea-shore. 

30  And  Solomon's  wisdom  excelled  the 
wisdom  of  all  the  children  of  the  east 
country,  and  all  the  wisdom  of  Egypt. 

31  For  he  was  wiser  than  all  men;  than 
Ethan  '  the  Ezrahite,  and  Heman,  and 
Chalcol,  and  Darda,  the  sons  of  Mahol :  and 
his  fame  was  in  all  nations  round  about. 

32  And  he  spake  three  thousand  pro- 
verbs :  and  his  songs  were  a  thousand  and 
five. 

33  And  he  spake  of  trees,  from  the  ce- 
dar-tree that  is  in  Lebanon  even  unto  the 
hyssop  that  springeth  out  of  the  wall :  he 
spake  also  of  beasts,  and  of  fowl,  and  of 
creeping  things,  and  of  fishes. 

34  And  there  came  of  all  people  to  hear 
the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  from  all  kings  of 
the  earth,  which  had  heard  of  his  wisdom. 

CHAP.  V. 
ND  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  his  ser- 
vants   unto    Solomon ;    for    he    had 
heard  that  they  had  anointed  him  king  in 
the  room  of  his  father  :  for  Hiram  was  ever 
a  lover  of  David. 

2  And  Solomon  sent  to  Hiram,  saying, 

3  Thou  knowest  how  that  David  my 
father  could  not  build  an  house  unto  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  for  the  wars 
which  were  about  him  on  every  side,  until 
the  Lord  put  them  under  the  soles  of  his 
feet. 

4  But  now  the  Lord  my  God  hath 
given  me  rest  on  every  side,  so  that  there  is 
neither  adversary  nor  evil  occurrent. 

5  And  behold,  I  purpose  to  build  an 
house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  my  God, 
as  the  Lord  spake  unto  David  my  father, 
saying,  Th)'  son  whom  I  will  set  upon  thy 
throne  in  thy  room,  he  shall  build  an  house 
unto  mj'  name. 

6  Now  therefore  command  thou,  that 
they  hew  me  cedar-trees  out  of  Lebanon  ; 
and  my  servants  shall  be  with  thy  servants  : 
and  unto  thee  will  I  give  hire  for  thy  ser- 
vants according  to  all  that  thou  shalt  ap- 
point :  for  thou  knowest  that  there  is  not 

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The  building  of  the  temple.  CHA  P. 

among  us  any  that  can  skill  to  hew  timber 
like  unto  the  Sidonians. 

7  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Hiram 
heard  the  words  of  Solomon,  that   he  re- 

i'oiced  greatly,   and   said,   Blessed   be   the 
jOrd  tliis  day,  which  hath  given  unto  Da- 
vid a  wise  son  over  this  great  people. 

8  And  Hiram  sent  to  Solomon,  saying, 
I  have  considered  the  things  which  thou 
sentest  to  me  for :  and  1  will  do  all  thy  de- 
sire concerning  timber  of  cedar,  and  con- 
cerning timber  of  fir. 

9  M)^  servants  shall  bring  them  down 
from  Lebanon  unto  the  sea:  and  I  will 
convey  them  by  sea  in  floats  unto  tiie 
place  that  thou  shalt  appoint  me,  and  will 
cause  them  to  be  discharged  there,  and 
thou  shalt  receive  the?n :  and  thou  shalt  ac- 
complish my  desire,  in  giving  food  for  my 
household. 

10  H  So  Hiram  gave  Solomon  cedar- 
trees  and  fir-trees  according  to  all  his  de- 
sire. 

11  And  Solomon  gave  Hiram  twenty 
thousand  measures  of  wheat  for  food  to  his 
liousehold,  and  twenty  measures  of  pure 
oil :  thus  gave  Solomon  to  Hiram  year  by 
year. 

12  And  the  Lord  gave  Solomon  wisdom, 
as  he  promised  him:  and  there  was  peace 
between  Hiram  and  Solomon ;  and  they 
two  made  a  league  together. 

13  U  And  king  Solomon  raised  a  levy 
out  of  all  Israel ;  and  the  levy  was  thirty 
thousand  men. 

14  And  he  sent  them  to  Lebanon  ten 
thousand  a  month  by  courses;  a  month  they 
were  in  Lebanon,  and  two  months  at  home. 
And  Adoniram  tocts  over  the  levy. 

15  And  Solomon  had  threescore  and  ten 
thousand  that  bare  burdens,  and  fourscore 
thousand  hewers  in  the  mountains; 

16  Beside  the  chief  of  Solomon's  officers 
which  jrcrc  over  the  work,  three  thousand 
and  three  hundred,  which  ruled  over  the 
people  that  wrought  in  the  work. 

17  And  the  king  commanded,  and  they 
brought  great  stones,  costly  stones,  and 
hewed  stones,  to  lay  the  foundation  of  the 
house, 

18  And  Solomon's  builders,  and  Hiram's 
builders  did  hew  the?)i,  and  the  stone-squar- 
ers  :  so  they  prepared  timber  and  stones  to 
build  the  house. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  four  hun- 
dred and  eightieth  year  after  the 
children  of  Israel  were  come  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  in  the  fourth  year  of  Solo- 
mon's reign  over  Israel,  in  the  month  Zif, 
which  is  the  second  month,  that  he  began 
to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  the  house  which  king  Solomon 
built  for  the  Lord,  the  length  thereof  was 
threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
twenty  cubits,  and  the  height  thereof  thirty 
cubits. 


VI.  God^s  promise  unto  it. 

3  And  the  porch  before  the  temple  of 
the  house,  twenty  cubits  tvas  the  length 
thereof,  according  to  the  breadth  of  the 
house ;  and  ten  cubits  ivas  the  breadth 
thereof,  before  the  house. 

4  tr  And  for  the  house  he  made  windows 
of  narrow  lights. 

5  H  And  against  the  wall  of  the  house  he 
built  chambers  round  about,  against  the 
walls  of  the  house  round  about,  both  of  the 
temple  and  of  the  oracle :  and  he  made 
chambers  round  about : 

6  The  nethermost  chamber  was  five  cu- 
bits broad,  and  the  middle  loas  six  cubits 
broad,  and  the  third  was  seven  cubits  broad  : 
for  without  in  the  wall  of  the  house  he  made 
narrowed  nests  round  about,  that  the  beams 
should  not  be  fastened  in  the  walls  of  the 
house. 

7  And  the  house,  when  it  was  in  build- 
ing, was  built  of  stone  made  ready  before 
it  was  brought  thither ;  so  that  there  was 
neither  hammer  nor  axe,  nor  any  tool  of 
iron,  heard  in  the  house  while  it  was  in 
building. 

8  The  door  for  the  middle  chamber  uias 
in  the  right  side  of  the  house :  and  they 
went  up  with  winding  stairs  into  the  mid- 
dle chamber,  and  out  of  the  middle  into  the 
third. 

9  So  he  built  the  house,  and  finished  it ; 
and  covered  the  house  with  beams  and 
boards  of  cedar. 

10  And  then  he  built  chambers  against 
all  the  house,  five  cubits  high :  and  they 
rested  on  the  house  with  timber  of  cedar. 

11  II  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Solomon,  saying, 

12  Concerning  this  house  which  thou 
art  in  building,  if  thou  wilt  walk  in  my 
statutes,  j.nd  execute  my  judgments,  and 
keep  all  my  commandments  to  walk  in 
them ;  then  will  I  perform  my  word  witli 
thee,  which  I  spake  unto  David  thy 
father  : 

13  And  I  will  dwell  among  the  children 
of  Israel,  and  will  not  forsake  my  people 
Israel. 

14  H  So  Solomon  built  the  house,  and 
finished  it. 

15  And  he  built  the  wails  of  the  house 
within  with  boards  of  cedar,  both  the  floor 
of  the  house,  and  the  walls  of  the  ceiling : 
and  he  covered  them  on  the  inside  with 
wood,  and  covered  the  floor  of  the  house 
with  planks  of  fir. 

16  And  he  built  twenty  cubits  on  the 
sides  of  the  house,  both  the  floor  and  the 
walls  with  boards  of  cedar  :  he  even  built 
t/ievi  for  it  within,  ei^cn  for  the  oracle,  even 
for  the  most  holy  place. 

17  And  the  house,  that  /.<;,  the  temple 
before  it,  was  forty  cubits  long. 

IS  And  the  cedar  of  the  house  within 
was  carved  with  knops  and  open  flowers  : 
all  was  cedar;  there  was  no  stone  seen. 

19  H  And  the  oracle  he  prepared  in  the 
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The  adorning  of  the  temple. 


I.  KINGS. 


Solomon's  other  buildings. 


house  within,  to  set  there  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord. 

20  And  the  oracle  in  the  forepart  vms 
twenty  cubits  in  length,  and  twenty  cubits 
in  breadth,  and  twenty  cubits  in  the  height 
thereof:  and  he  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold; 
and  so  covered  the  altar  lohich  was  of 
cedar. 

21  So  Solomon  overlaid  the  house  within 
with  pure  gold :  and  he  made  a  partition 
by  the  chains  of  gold  before  the  oracle ; 
and  he  overlaid  it  with  gold. 

22  And  the  whole  house  he  overlaid 
with  gold,  until  he  had  finished  all  the 
house  :  also  the  whole  altar  that  was  by  the 
oracle  he  overlaid  with  gold. 

23  H  And  within  the  oracle  he  made  two 
cherubims  of  olive-tree,  each  ten  cubits 
high. 

24  And  five  cubits  zoas  the  one  wing  of 
the  cherub,  and  five  cubits  the  other  wing 
of  the  cherub:  from  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  one  wing  unto  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  other  icere  ten  cubits. 

25  And  the  other  cherub  was  ten  cubits  : 
both  the  cherubims  were  of  one  measure 
and  one  size. 

26  The  height  of  the  one  cherub  loas  ten 
cubits,  and  so  was  it  of  the  other  cherub. 

27  And  he  set  the  cherubims  within  the 
inner  house :  and  they  stretched  forth  the 
wings  of  the  cherubims,  so  that  the  wing 
of  the  one  touched  the  one  wall,  and  the 
wing  of  the  other  cherub  touched  the  other 
wall ;  and  their  wings  touched  one  another 
in  the  midst  of  the  house. 

28  And  he  overlaid  the  cherubims  with 
gold. 

29  And  he  carved  all  the  walls  of  the 
house  round  about  with  carved  figures 
of  cherubims,  and  palm-trees,  and  open 
flowers,  within  and  without. 

30  And  the  floor  of  the  house  he  over- 
laid with  gold,  within  and  without. 

31  H  And  for  the  entering  of  the  oracle 
he  made  doors  of  olive-tree :  the  lintel 
and  side-posts  tcere  a  fifth  part  of  the  loall. 

32  The  two  doors  also  were  of  olive-tree ; 
and  he  carved  upon  them  carvings  of  che- 
rubims, and  palm-trees,  and  open  flowers, 
and  overlaid  them  with  gold,  and  spread 
gold  upon  the  cherubims,  and  upon  the 
palm-trees. 

33  So  also  made  he  for  the  door  of  the 
temple,  posts  q/"  olive-tree,  a  fourth  part  of 
the  loall. 

34  And  the  two  doors  loere  of  fir-tree : 
the  two  leaves  of  the  one  door  were  folding, 
and  the  two  leaves  of  the  other  door  icerc 
folding. 

35  And  he  carved  thereon  cherubims, 
and  palm-trees,  and  open  flowers ;  and 
covered  them  with  gold,  fitted  upon  the 
carved  work. 

36  H  And  he  built  the  inner  court  with 
three  rows  of  hewed  stone,  and  a  row  of 
cedar  beams. 


37  H  In  the  fourth  year  was  the  founda- 
tion of  the  house  of  the  Lord  laid,  in  the 
month  Zif : 

38  And  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the 
month  Bui,  (which  is  the  eighth  month,)  was 
the  house  finished  throughout  all  the  parts 
thereof,  and  according  to  all  the  fashion  of 
it.     So  was  he  seven  years  in  building  it. 

CHAP.  VII. 

BUT   Solomon   was  building  his   own 
house  thirteen  years,  and  he  finished 
all  his  house. 

2  H  He  built  also  the  house  of  the  forest 
of  Lebanon ;  the  length  thereof  icas  an 
hundred  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
fifty  cubits,  and  the  height  thereof  thirt}' 
cubits,  upon  four  rows  of  cedar  pillars,  with 
cedar  beams  upon  the  pillars. 

3  And  it  was  covered  with  cedar  above 
upon  the  beams,  that  lay  on  forty-five  pil- 
lars, fifteen  m  a  row. 

4  And  there  loerc  windows  in  three  rows, 
and  light  teas  against  light  in  three  ranks. 

5  And  all  the  doors  and  posts  were 
square,  with  the  windows :  and  light  loas 
against  light  in  three  ranks. 

6  H  And  he  made  a  porch  of  pillars;  the 
length  thereof  zvas  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  thirty  cubits :  and  the 
porch  was  before  them :  and  the  other 
pillars  and  the  thick  beam  tcere  before 
them. 

7  H  Then  he  made  a  porch  for  the  throne 
where  he  might  judge,  even  the  porch  of 
judgment  :  and  it  was  covered  with  cedar 
from  one  side  of  the  floor  to  the  other. 

8  51  And  his  house  where  he  dwelt  had 
another  court  within  the  porch,  ^rhich  was 
of  the  like  work.  Solomon  made  also  an 
house  for  Pharaoh's  daughter,  whom  he 
had  taken  to  tvife,  like  unto  this  porch. 

9  5[  All  these  icerc  of  costly  stones,  ac- 
cording to  'the  measures  of  hewed  stones, 
sawed  with  saws,  within  and  without,  even 
from  the  foundation  unto  the  coping,  and 
so  on  the  outside  toward  the  great  court. 

10  And  the  foundation  was  of  costly 
stones,  even  great  stones  ;  stones  of  ten  cu- 
bits, and  stones  of  eight  cubits. 

11  And  above  were  costly  stones,  after 
the  measures  of  hewed  stones,  and  cedars. 

12  And  the  great  court  round  about  ivas 
with  three  rows  of  hewed  stones,  and  a 
row  of  cedar  beams,  both  for  the  inner 
court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
the  porch  of  the  house. 

13  51  And  king  Solomon  sent  and  fetch- 
ed Hiram  out  of  Tyre. 

14  He  loas  a  widow's  son  of  the  tribe  of 
Naphtali,  and  his  father  was  a  man  of 
Tyre,  a  worker  in  brass  :  and  he  was  filled 
with  wisdom,  and  understanding,  and  cun- 
ning to  work  all  works  in  brass.  And  he 
came  to  king  Solomon,  and  wrought  all  his 
work. 

15  51  For  he  cast  two  pillars  of  brass,  of 
eighteen  cubits  high  apiece :  and  a  line  of 

276 


The  pillars,  ornaments,  and  CHAP, 
twelve  cubits  did  compass  either  of  them 
about. 

16  And  he  made  two  chapiters  nf  molten 
brass,  to  set  upon  the  tops  of  the  pillars : 
the  height  of  the  one  chapiter  zoas  five  cu- 
bits, and  the  height  of  the  other  chapiter 
teas  five  cubits : 

17  ylrtf/nets  of  checker-work,  and  wreaths 
of  chain-work,  for  the  chapiters  which  ivere 
upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  ;  seven  for  the 
one  chapiter,  and  seven  for  the  other 
chapiter. 

18  And  he  made  the  pillars,  and  two 
rows  round  about  upon  the  one  net-work, 
to  cover  the  chapiters  that  were  upon  the 
top,  with  pomegranates  :  and  so  did  he  for 
the  other  chapiter. 

19  And  the  chapiters  that  were  upon  the 
top  of  the  pillars  were  of  lily-work  in  the 
porch,  four  cubits. 

20  And  the  chapiters  upon  the  two  pil- 
lars Jiad  pomegranates  also  above,  over 
against  the  belly  which  teas  by  the  net- 
work ;  and  the  pomegranates  were  two 
hundred  in  rows  round  about  upon  the 
other  chapiter. 

21  And  he  setup  the  pillars  in  the  porch 
of  the  temple  :  and  he  set  up  the  right 
pillar,  and  called  the  name  thereof  Jachm : 
and  he  set  up  the  left  pillar,  and  called  the 
name  thereof  Boaz. 

22  And  upon  the  top  of  the  pillars  teas 
iily-work :  so  was  the  work  of  the  pillars 
finished. 

23  II  And  he  made  a  molten  sea,  ten 
cubits  from  the  one  brim  to  the  other :  it 
icas  round  all  about,  and  his  height  was 
five  cubits  :  and  a  line  of  thirty  cubits  did 
compass  it  round  about. 

24  And  under  the  brim  of  it  round  about 
there  were  knops  compassing  it,  ten  in  a 
cubit,  compassing  the  sea  round  about : 
the  knops  icere  cast  in  two  rows,  when  it 
was  cast. 

25  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three  look- 
ing toward  the  north,  and  three  looking  to- 
ward the  west,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  south,  and  three  looking  toward  the 
east :  and  the  sea  was  set  above  upon  them, 
and  all  their  hinder  parts  icere  inward. 

26  And  it  tvas  an  hand-breadth  thick, 
and  the  brim  thereof  was  wrought  like  the 
brim  of  a  cup,  with  flowers  of  lilies :  it 
contained  two  thousand  baths. 

27  H  And  he  made  ten  bases  of  brass ; 
four  cubits  was  the  length  of  one  base,  and 
four  cubits  the  breadth  thereof,  and  three 
cubits  the  height  of  it. 

28  And  the  work  of  the  bases  tvas  on 
this  manner :  They  had  borders,  and  the 
borders  were  between  the  ledges : 

29  And  on  the  borders  that  tcere  between 
the  ledges  were  lions,  oxen,  and  cherubims: 
and  upon  the  ledges  there  loas  a  base  above  : 
and  beneath  the  lions  and  oxen  iccre  certain 
additions  made  of  thin  work. 

30  And    every   base   had    four    brazen 


VII.  utensils  for  the.  temple. 

wheels,  and  plates  of  brass :  and  the  four 
corners  thereof  had  undersetters :  under 
the  laver  were  undersetters  molten,  at  the 
side  of  every  addition. 

31  And  the  mouth  of  it  within  the  chapi- 
ter and  above  icas  a  cubit :  but  the  mouth 
thereof  ivas  round  after  the  work  of  the 
base,  a  cubit  and  an  half:  and  also  upon 
the  mouth  of  it  were  gravings  with  their 
borders,  four  square,  not  round. 

32  And  under  the  borders  were  four 
wheels;  and  the  axletrees  of  the  wheels 
were  joined  io  the  base:  and  the  height  of 
a  wheel  was  a  cubit  and  half  a  cubit. 

33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels  teas  like 
tk?  work  of  a  chariot  wheel :  their  axle- 
trees,  and  their  naves,  and  their  felloes,  and 
their  spokes,  zcere  all  molten. 

34  And  there  icere  four  undersetters  to 
the  four  corners  of  one  base :  and  the  un- 
dersetters were  of  the  very  base  itself 

35  And  in  the  top  of  the  h%se  was  there 
a  round  compass  of  half  a  cubit  high  :  and 
on  the  top  of  the  base  the  ledges  thereof 
and  the  borders  iXxexeoi  were  of  the  same. 

36  For  on  the  plates  of  the  ledges 
thereof,  and  on  the  borders  thereof,  he 
graved  cherubims,  lions,  and  palm-trees, 
according  to  the  proportion  of  every  one, 
and  additions  round  about. 

37  After  this  manner  he  made  the  ten 
bases :  all  of  them  had  one  casting,  one 
measure,  and  o«e  size. 

38  '^  Then  made  he  ten  lavers  of  brass : 
one  laver  contained  forty  baths :  and  every 
laver  was  four  cubits :  and  upon  every  one 
of  the  ten  bases  one  laver. 

39  And  he  put  five  bases  on  the  right 
side  of  the  house,  and  five  on  the  left  side  of 
the  house :  and  he  set  the  sea  on  the  right 
side  of  the  house  eastward,  over  against  the 
south. 

40  IT  And  Hiram  made  the  lavers,  and  the 
shovels,  and  the  basins.  So  Hiram  made 
an  end  of  doing  all  the  work  that  he  made 
king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

41  The  two  pillars,  and  the  trco  bowls 
of  the  chapiters  that  ivcre  on  the  top  of  the 
two  pillars ;  and  the  two  net-works,  to  cover 
the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  which  were 
upon  the  top  of  the  pillars ; 

42  And  lour  hundred  pomegranates  for 
the  two  net-works,  even  two  rows  of  pome- 
granates for  one  net-work,  to  cover  the  two 
bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  tccre  upon  the 
pillars; 

43  And  the  ten  bases,  and  ten  lavers  on 
the  bases ; 

44  And  one  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under 
the  sea ; 

45  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  basins:  and  all  these  vessels  which 
Hiram  made  to  king  Solomon  for  the  house 
of  the  Loud,  were  of  bright  brass. 

46  In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the  king 
cast  them,  in  the  clay-ground  between  Sue- 
cot  h  and  Zarthan. 

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47  And  Solomon  left  all  the  vessels  un- 
weighed,  because  they  were  exceeding  ma- 
ny :  neither  was  the  weight  of  the  brass 
found  out. 

48  H  And  Solomon  made  all  the  vessels 
that  pertained  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 
the  altar  of  gold,  and  the  table  of  gold, 
whereupon  the  shew-bread  loas, 

49  And  the  candlesticks  of  pure  gold, 
\  five  on  the  right  side,  and  five  on  the  left, 

before  the  oracle,  with  the  flowers,  and  the 
lamps,  and  the  tongs  of  gold, 

50  And  the  bowls,  and  the  snuffers,  and 
the  basins,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  censers 

'  of  pure  gold ;  and  the  hinges  of  gold,  both 
for  the  doors  of  the  inner  house,  the  most 
holyj9/«ce,  and  for  the  doors  of  the  house, 
to  ivit,  of  the  temple. 

51  So  was  ended  all  the  work  that  king 
Solomon  made  for  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  Solomon  brought  in  the  things  which 
David  his  father  had  dedicated :  even  the 
silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  did 
he  put  among  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THEN  Solomon  assembled  the  elders  of 
Israel,  and  all  the  heads  of  the  tribes, 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, unto  king  Solomon  in  Jerusalem,  that 
they  might  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord  out  of  the  city  of  David, 
which  is  Zion. 

2  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  assembled 
themselves  unto  king  Solomon  at  the  feast 
in  the  month  Ethanim,  which  is  the  seventh 
month. 

3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came,  and 
the  priests  took  up  the  ark. 

4  And  they  brought  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  all  the  holy  vessels  that  were  in 
the  tabernacle,  even  tho.se  did  the  priests 
and  the  Levites  bring  up. 

5  And  king  Solomon,  and  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel,  that  were  assembbd  unto 
him,  roere  with  him  before  the  ark,  sacri- 
ficing sheep  and  oxen,  that  could  not  be 
told  nor  numbered  for  multitude. 

6  And  the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  unto  his  place, 
into  the  oracle  of  the  house,  to  the  mo.st  holy 
place,  even  underthe  wingsof  the  cherubims. 

7  For  the  cherubims  spread  forth  their 
two  wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and 
the  cherubims  covered  the  ark  and  the 
staves  thereof  above. 

8  And  they  drew  out  the  staves,  that  the 
ends  of  the  staves  were  seen  out  in  the 
holy  place  before  the  oracle,  and  they  were 
not  seen  without :  and  there  they  are  unto 
this  day. 

9  There  was  nothing  in  the  ark  save  the 
two  tables  of  stone,  which  Mo.ses  put  there 
at  Horeb,  when  the  Lord  made  a  covenant 
with  the  children  of  Israel,  when  they 
came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 


Solomon's  blessing. 

10  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  were  come  out  of  the  holy  place, 
that  the  cloud  filled  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

11  So  that  the  priests  could  not  stand  to 
minister  because  of  the  cloud :  for  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

12  H  Then  spake  Solomon,  The  Lord 
said  that  he  would  dwell  in  the  thick  dark- 


13  I  have  surely  built  thee  an  house  to 
dwell  in,  a  settled  place  for  thee  to  abide 
in  for  ever. 

14  And  the  king  turned  his  face  about, 
and  blessed  all  the  congregation  of  Israel : 
and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  stood  ; 

15  And  he  said.  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  which  spake  with  his  mouth  unto 
David  my  father,  and  hath  with  his  hand 
fulfilled  it,  saying, 

16  Since  the  day  that  I  brought  forth  my 
people  Israel  out  of  Eg3^pt,  I  chose  no 
city  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  to  build 
an  house,  that  my  name  might  be  therein  ; 
but  I  chose  David  to  be  over  my  people  Is- 
rael. 

17  And  it  was  in  the  heart  of  David  my 
father  to  build  an  house  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

18  And  the  Lord  said  unto  David  my 
father.  Whereas  it  was  in  thine  heart  to 
build  an  house  unto  my  name,  thou  didst 
well  that  it  was  in  thine  heart. 

19  Nevertheless,  thou  shalt  not  build  the 
house ;  but  thy  son,  that  shall  come  forth 
out  of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build  the  house 
unto  my  name. 

20  And  the  Lord  hath  performed  his 
word  that  he  spake,  and  I  am  risen  up  in 
the  room  of  David  my  father,  and  sit  on 
the  throne  of  Israel,  as  the  Lord  promised, 
and  have  built  an  house  for  the  name  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

21  And  I  have  set  there  a  place  for  the 
ark,  wherein  is  the  covenant  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  made  with  our  fathers,  when  he 
brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt. 

22  H  And  Solomon  stood  before  the  altar 
of  the  Lord  in  the  presence  of  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel,  and  spread  forth  his 
hands  toward  heaven : 

23  And  he  said.  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
there  is  no  God  like  thee,  in  heaven  above, 
or  on  earth  beneath,  who  keepest  covenant 
and  mercy  with  thy  servants  that  walk  be- 
fore thee  with  all  their  heart : 

24  Who  hast  kept  with  thy  servant  Da- 
vid my  father  that  thou  promisedst  him  : 
tliou  spakest  also  with  thy  moutli,  and  hast 
fulfilled  it  with  thine  hand,  as  it  is  this  day. 

25  Therefore  nov>'.  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
keep  with  thy  servant  David  my  father  that 
thou  promisedst  him,  saying.  There  shall 
not  fail  thee  a  man  in  my  sight  to  sit  on  the 
throne  of  Israel ;  so  that  thy  children  take 
heed  to  their  way,  that  they  walk  before  me 
as  thou  hast  walked  before  me. 

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Solomon's  prayer  at  the  CHAI' 

26  And  now,  O  God  of  Israel,  let  thy 
word,  1  pray  thee,  be  verified,  which  thou 
spakest  unto  thy  servant  David  my  lather. 
21  But  will  God  indeed  dwell  on  the 
earth  ?  behold  the  heaven  and  heaven  of 
heavens  cannot  contain  thee  ;  how  much 
less  this  house  that  I  have  builded  ? 

28  Yet  have  thou  respect  unto  the  prayer 
of  thy  servant,  and  to  his  supplication,  O 
Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry  and 
to  the  prayer,  which  thy  servant  prayeth 
before  thee  to-day  :  ' 

29  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  toward 
this  house  night  and  day,  even  toward  the 
place  of  which  thou  hast  said,  My  name 
shall  be  there :  that  thou  mayest  hearken 
unto  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  shall 
make  toward  this  place. 

30  And  hearken  thou  to  the  supplication 
of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people  Israel, 
when  they  shall  pray  toward  this  place : 
and  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling-place  : 
and  when  thou  hearest,  forgive. 

31  H  If  any  man  trespass  against  his 
neighbour,  and  an  oath  be  laid  upon  him 
to  cause  him  to  swear,  and  the  oath  come 
before  thine  altar  in  this  house : 

32  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  do, 
and  judge  thy  servants,  condemning  the 
wicked,  to  bring  his  way  upon  his  head; 
and  justifying  the  righteous,  to  give  him 
according  to  his  righteousness. 

33  If  When  thy  people  Israel  be  smitten 
down  before  the  enemy,  because  they  have 
sinned  against  thee,  and  shall  turn  again 
to  thee,  and  confess  thy  name,  and  pray,  and 
make  supplication  unto  thee  in  this  house : 

34  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  for- 
give the  sin  of  thy  people  Israel,  and  bring 
them  again  unto  the  land  which  thou  gavest 
unto  their  fathers. 

35  H  When  heaven  is  shut  up,  and  there 
is  no  rain,  because  they  have  sinned  against 
thee ;  if  they  pray  toward  this  place,  and 
confess  thy  name,  and  turn  from  their  sin, 
when  thou  afflrctest  them  : 

36  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven,  and  for- 
give the  sin  of  thy  servants,  and  of  thy 
people  Israel,  that  thou  teach  them  the 
good  way  wherein  they  should  walk,  and 
give  rain  upon  thy  land,  which  thou  hast 
given  to  thy  people  for  an  inheritance. 

37  IT  If  there  be  in  the  land  famine,  if 
there  be  pestilence,  blasting,  mildew,  locust, 
or  if  there  be  caterpillar ;  if  their  enemy 
besiege  them  in  the  land  of  their  cities, 
whatsoever  plague,  whatsoever  sickness 
there  be; 

38  What  prayer  and  supplication  soever 
be  7na(k  by  any  man,  or  by  all  thy  people 
Israel,  which  shall  know  every  man  the 
plague  of  his  own  heart,  and  spread  forth 
his  hands  toward  this  house : 

39  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwell- 
ing-place, and  forgive,  and  do,  and  give  to 
every  man  according  to  his  ways,  whose 
heart  thou  knowest;  (for  thou,  even  thou 


.  VIII.  dedication  of  the  temple. 

only,  knowest  the  hearts  of  all  the  children 
of  men;) 

40  That  they  may  fear  thee  all  the  days 
that  they  live  in  the  land  which  thou  gavest 
unto  our  fathers. 

41  U  Moreover,  concerning  a  stranger, 
that  is  not  of  thy  people  Israel,  but  cometh 
out  of  a  far  country  for  thy  name's  sake ; 

42  (For  they  shall  hear  of  thy  great 
name,  and  of  thy  strong  hand,  and  of  thy 
stretched-out  arm;)  when  he  shall  come 
and  pray  toward  this  house ; 

43  Hear  thou  in  heaven  thy  dwelling- 
place,  and  do  according  to  all  that  the 
stranger  calleth  to  thee  tor :  that  all  people 
of  the  earth  may  know  thy  name,  to  iear 
thee,  as  do  thy  people  Israel ;  and  that 
they  may  know  that  this  house  which  I 
have  builded  is  called  by  thy  name. 

44  If  If  thy  people  go  out  to  battle  against 
their  enemy,  whithersoever  thou  shalt  send 
them,  and  shall  pray  unto  the  Lord  toward 
the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  toivard 
the  house  that  I  have  built  for  thy  name  : 

45  Then  hear  thou  in  heaven  their  prayer 
and  their  supplication,  and  maintain  their 
cause. 

46  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for  there  is 
no  man  that  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be  an- 
gry with  them,  and  deliver  them  to  the  ene- 
my, so  that  they  carry  them  away  captives 
unto  the  land  of  the  enemy,  far  or  near ; 

47  Yet  if  they  shall  bethink  themselves 
in  the  land  whither  they  were  carried  cap- 
tives, and  repent,  and  make  supplication 
unto  thee  in  the  land  of  them  that  carried 
them  captives,  saying,  We  have  sinned,  and 
have  done  perversely,  we  have  committed 
wickedness ; 

48  And  so  return  unto  thee  with  all  their 
heart,  and  with  all  their  soul,  in  the  land 
of  their  enemies  which  led  them  away  cap- 
tive, and  pray  unto  thee  toward  their  land, 
which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers,  the 
city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  the  house 
which  I  have  built  for  thy  name  : 

49  Then  hear  thou  their  prayer  and  their 
supplication  in  heaven  thy  dwelling-place, 
and  maintain  their  cause, 

50  And  forgive  thy  people  that  have  sin- 
ned against  thee,  and  all  their  transgres- 
sions wherein  they  have  transgressed  against 
thee,  and  give  them  compassion  before  them 
who  carried  them  captive,  that  they  may 
have  compassion  on  them  : 

51  For  they  he  thy  people,  and  thine  in- 
heritance, which  thou  broughtest  forth  out  of 
Egypt,  from  the  midst  of  the  furnace  of  iron : 

52  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  unto 
the  supplication  of  thy  servant,  and  unto  the 
supplication  of  thy  people  Israel,  to  heark- 
en unto  them  in  all  that  they  call  for  unto 
thee. 

53  For  thou  didst  separate  them  from 
among  all  the  people  of  the  earth,  to  he 
thine  inheritance,  as  thou  spakest  by  the 
hand   of  Moses    thy   servant,  when   thou 

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SolomorCs  sacrifice.  1.  KINGS. 

broughtest  our  fathers  out  of  Egypt,   O 
Lord  God. 

54  H  And  it  was  so,  that  when  Solomon 
had  made  an  end  of  praying  all  this  prayer 
and  supplication  unto  the  Lord,  he  arose 
from  before  the  altar  of  the  liORD,  from 
kneeling  on  his  knees  with  his  hands  spread 
up  to  heaven. 

55  And  he  stood  and  blessed  all  the  con- 
gregation of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice,  saying, 

56  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  that  hath  given 
rest  unto  his  people  Israel,  according  to  all 
that  he  promised  :  there  hath  not  failed  one 
word  of  all  his  good  promise,  which  he  pro- 
mised by  the  hand  of  Moses  his  servant. 

57  The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us,  as  he 
was  with  our  fathers  :  let  liim  not  leave  us, 
nor  forsake  us  : 

58  That  he  may  incline  our  hearts  unto 
him,  to  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep 
his  commandments,  and  his  statutes,  and 
his  judgments,  which  he  commanded  our 
fathers. 

59  And  let  these  my  words  wherewith 
I  have  made  supplication  before  the  Lord, 
be  nigh  unto  the  Lord  our  God  day  and 
night,  that  he  maintain  the  cause  of  his 
servant,  and  the  cause  of  his  people  Israel 
at  all  times,  as  the  matter  shall  require  : 

60  That  all  the  people  of  the  earth  may 
know  that  the  Lord  is  God,  and  that  there 
is  none  else. 

61  Let  your  heart  therefore  be  perfect 
with  the  Lord  our  God,  to  walk  in  his  sta- 
tutes, and  to  keep  his  commandments,  as 
at  this  day. 

62  H  And  the  king,  and  all  Israel  with 
him,  offered  sacrifice  before  the  Lord. 

63  And  Solomon  offered  a   sacrifice  of 

Eeace-ofTerings,  which  he  offered  unto  the 
lORD,  two  and  twenty  thousand  oxen,  and 
an  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  sheep. 
So  the  king  and  all  the  children  of  Israel 
dedicated  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

64  The  same  day  did  the  king  hallow 
the  middle  of  the  court  that  lous  before  the 
house  of  the  Lord  :  for  there  he  oflfered 
burnt-offerings,  and  meat-offerings,  and  the 
fat  of  the  peace-offerings  :  because  the  bra- 
zen altar  that  loas  before  the  Lord  teas 
too  little  to  receive  the  burnt-offerings,  and 
meat-offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace- 
offerings. 

65  11  And  at  that  time  Solomon  held  a 
feast,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  a  great  con- 
gregation, from  the  entering  in  of  Hamath 
unto  the  river  of  Egypt,  before  the  Lord 
our  God,  seven  days  and  seven  days,  even 
fourteen  days. 

&Q  On  the  eighth  day  he  sent  the  people 
away  :  and  they  blessed  the  king,  and  went 
unto  their  tents  joyful  and  glad  of  heart  for 
all  the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had  done  for 
David  his  servant,  and  for  Israel  his  people. 
CHAP.  IX. 
ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solomon  had 
finished  the  building  of  the  house  of 


God's  covenant  with  Solomon. 


the  Lord,  and  the  king's  house,  and  all  So- 
lomon's desire  which  he  was  pleased  to  do, 

2  That  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solomon 
the  second  time,  as  he  had  appeared  unto 
him  at  Gibeon. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  I  have 
heard  thy  prayer  and  thy  supplication  that 
thou  hast  made  before  me  :  I  have  hallow- 
ed this  house,  which  thou  hast  built,  to  put 
my  name  there  for  ever ;  and  mine  eyes 
and  mine  heart  shall  be  there  perpetually. 

4  And  if  thou  wilt  walk  before  me,  as 
David  thy  father  walked,  in  integrity  of 
heart,  and  in  uprightness,  to  do  accord- 
ing to  all  that  I  have  commanded  thee,  and 
wilt  keep  my  statutes  and  my  judgments : 

5  Then  I  will  establish  the  throne  of 
thy  kingdom  upon  Israel  for  ever,  as  I 
promised  to  David  thy  father,  saying. 
There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  upon  the 
throne  of  Israel. 

6  But  if  ye  shall  at  all  turn  from  follow- 
ing me,  ye  or  your  children,  and  will  not 
keep  my  commandments  and  my  statutes 
which  I  have  set  before  you,  but  go  and 
serve  other  gods,  and  worship  them  : 

7  Then  will  I  cut  off  Israel  out  of  the 
land  which  I  have  given  them ;  and  this 
house  which  I  have  hallowed  for  my  name, 
will  I  cast  out  of  my  sight ;  and  Israel  shall 
be  a  proverb  and  a  by-word  among  all  peo- 
ple : 

8  And  at  this  house,  which  is  high,  every 
one  that  passeth  by  it  shall  be  astonished, 
and  shall  hiss ;  and  they  shall  say.  Why 
hath  the  Lord  done  thus  unto  this  land, 
and  to  this  house  ? 

9  And  they  shall  answer,  Because  they 
forsook  the  Lord  their  God,  who  brought 
forth  their  fathers  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  have  taken  hold  upon  other  gods,  and 
have  worshipped  them,  and  served  them : 
therefore  hath  the  Lord  brought  upon  them 
all  this  evil. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
twenty  years,  when  Solomon  had  built  the 
two  houses,  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  king's  house, 

11  {Noio  Hiram  the  king  of  Tyre  had 
furnished  Solomon  with  cedar-trees  and 
fir-trees,  and  with  gold,  according  to  all 
his  desire,)  that  then  king  Solomon  gave 
Hiram  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Galilee. 

12  And  Hiram  came  out  from  Tyre  to 
see  the  cities  which  Solomon  had  given 
him  ;  and  they  pleased  him  not. 

13  And  he  said,  What  cities  are  these 
which  thou  hast  given  me,  my  brother  1 
And  he  called  them  the  land  of  Cabul  unto 
this  day. 

14  And  Hiram  sent  to  the  king  sixscore 
talents  of  gold. 

15  H  And  this  is  the  reason  of  the  levy 
which  king  Solomon  raised ;  for  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  his  own  house,  and 
Millo,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  and  Ha- 
zor,  and  Megiddo,  and  Gezer. 

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Solomon's  yearly  sacrifices.  CHAP 

16  For  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  had  gone 
uj/,  and  taken  Gezer,  and  burnt  it  with  fire, 
and  slain  the  Canaanites  that  dwelt  in  the 
city,  and  given  it  for  a  present  unto  his 
daughter,  Solomon's  wife. 

17  And  Solomon  built  Gezer,  and  Beth- 
horon  the  nether, 

18  And  Baalath,  and  Tadmor  in  the 
wilderness,  in  the  land, 

19  And  all  the  cities  of  store  that  Solo- 
mon had,  and  cities  for  his  chariots,  and 
cities  for  his  horsemen,  and  that  which 
Solomon  desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem,  and 
in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the  land  of  his  do- 
minion. 

20  H  And  all  the  people  that  were  left  of 
the  Amorites,  Hittites,  Perizzites,  Hivites. 
and  Jebusites,  which  were  not  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel, 

21  Their  children  that  were  left  after 
them  in  the  land,  whom  the  children  of  Is- 
rael also  were  not  able  utterly  to  destroy, 
upon  those  did  Solomon  levy  a  tribute  of 
bond-service  unto  this  day. 

22  But  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  So- 
lomon make  no  bond-men  :  but  they  ivere 
men  of  war,  and  his  servants,  and  his 
princes,  and  his  captains,  and  rulers  of  his 
chariots,  and  his  horsemen. 

23  These  were  the  chief  of  the  officers 
that  tvere  over  Solomon's  work,  five  hun- 
dred and  fifty,  which  bare  rule  over  the  peo- 
ple that  wrought  in  the  work. 

24  H  But  Pharaoh's  daughter  came  up 
out  of  the  city  of  David  unto  her  house 
which  Solo?nnn  had  built  for  her :  then  did 
he  build  Millo. 

25  H  And  three  times  in  a  year  did  Solo- 
mon offer  burnt-offerings  and  peace-offer- 
ings upon  the  altar  which  he  built  unto  the 
Lord,  and  he  burnt  incense  upon  the  altar 
that  was  before  the  Lord.  So  he  finished 
the  house. 

26  H  And  king  Solomon  made  a  navy 
of  ships  in  Ezion-geber,  which  is  beside 
Eloth,  on  the  shore  of  the  Red  sea,  in  the 
land  of  Edom. 

27  And  Hiram  sent  in  the  navy  his  ser- 
vants, shipmen  that  had  knowledge  of  the 
sea,  with  the  servants  of  Solomon. 

28  And  they  came  to  Ophir,  and  fetched 
from  thence  gold,  four  hundred  and  twenty 
talents,  and  brought  it  to  king  Solomon. 

CllAP.   X. 
ND  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Solomon  concerning 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  she  came  to  prove 
him  with  hard  questions. 

2  And  she  came  to  Jerusalem  with  a 
very  great  train,  with  camels  that  bare 
spices,  and  very  much  gold,  and  precious 
stones :  and  when  she  was  come  to  Solo- 
mon, she  communed  with  him  of  all  that 
was  in  her  heart. 

3  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  ques- 
tions :  there  was  not  any  thing  hid  from 
the  king,  which  he  told  her  not. 

26 


■  X.  Tlie  queen  of  Sheba^s  visit. 

4  H  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  had 
seen  all  Solomon's  wisdom,  and  the  house 
that  he  had  built, 

5  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the 
sitting  of  his  servants,  and  the  attendance 
of  his  ministers,  and  their  apparel,  and  his 
cup-bearers,  and  his  ascent  by  which  he 
went  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord  ;  there 
was  no  more  spirit  in  her. 

6  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It  was  a  true 
report  that  I  heard  in  mine  own  land  of 
thy  acts  and  of  thy  wisdom. 

7  Howbeit,  I  believed  not  the  words, 
until  I  came,  and  mine  ej^es  had  seen  it: 
and  behold,  the  half  was  not  told  me :  thy 
wisdom  and  prosperity  exceedeth  the  fame 
which  I  heard. 

8  Happy  are  thy  men,  happy  are  these 
thy  servants,  which  stand  continually  be- 
fore thee,  and  that  hear  thy  wisdom. 

9  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
delighted  in  thee,  to  set  thee  on  the  throne 
of  Israel :  because  the  Lord  loved  Israel 
for  ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king,  to 
do  judgment  and  justice. 

10  U  And  she  gave  the  king  an  hundred 
and  twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  of  spices 
very  great  store,  and  precious  stones :  there 
came  no  more  such  abundance  of  spices  as 
these  which  the  queen  of  Sheba  gave  to 
king  Solomon. 

11  And  the  navy  also  of  Hiram,  that 
brought  gold  from  Ophir,  brought  in  from 
Ophir  great  plenty  of  almug-trees,  and 
precious  stones. 

12  And  the  king  made  of  the  almug- 
trees  pillars  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  the  king's  house,  harps  also  and  psalte- 
ries for  singers :  there  came  no  such  almug- 
trees,  nor  were  seen  unto  this  day. 

13  And  king  Solomon  gave  unto  the 
queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire,  whatsoever 
she  asked,  beside  that  which  Solomon  gave 
her  of  his  royal  bounty.  So  she  turned 
and  went  to  her  own  country,  she  and  her 
servants. 

14  If  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came 
to  Solomon  in  one  year  was  six  hundred 
threescore  and  six  talents  of  gold, 

15  Beside  that  he  had  of  the  merchant- 
men, and  of  the  traffick  of  the  spice-mer- 
chants, and  of  all  the  kings  of  Arabia,  and 
of  the  governors  of  the  country. 

16  IT  And  king  Solomon  made  two  hun- 
dred targets  of  beaten  gold ;  six  hundred 
shekels  of  gold  went  to  one  target. 

17  And  he  made  three  hundred  shields 
of  beaten  gold ;  three  pound  of  gold  went 
to  one  shield  :  and  the  king  put  them  in 
the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon. 

18  If  Moreover,  the  king  made  a  great 
throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  the 
best  gold. 

19  The  throne  had  six  steps,  and  the  top 
of  the  throne  was  round  behind  :  and  there 
were  stays  on  either  side  on  the  place  of 
the  seat,  and  two  lions  stood  beside  thestavs. 

281 


Solomoii's  magnificence. 


I.  KINGS. 


Solomon's  idolatry. 


20  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  upon  the  six 
steps :  there  was  not  the  like  made  in  any 
kingdom. 

21  IT  And  all  king  Solomon's  drinking 
vessels  jvcre  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of 
the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  u-crc  of 
pure  gold  ;  none  ivere  of  silver :  it  was 
nothing  accounted  of  in  the  days  of  Solo- 
mon. 

22  For  the  king  had  at  sea  a  navy  of 
Tharshish  with  the  navy  of  Hiram  :  once 
in  three  j'ears  came  the  navy  of  Tharshish, 
bringing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and  apes, 
and  peacocks. 

23  So  king  Solomon  exceeded  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  for  riche.-i  and  for  wis- 
dom. 

24  "il  And  all  the  earth  sought  to  Solo- 
mon, to  hear  his  wisdom,  which  God  had 
put  in  his  heart. 

25  And  they  brought  every  man  his 
present,  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of 
gold,  and  garments,  and  armour,  and 
spices,  horses,  and  mules,  a  rate  year  by 
year. 

26  H  And  Solomon  gathered  together 
chariots,  and  horsemen :  and  he  had  a 
thousand  and  four  hundred  chariots,  and 
twelve  tliousand  liorsemen,  wliom  he  be- 
stowed in  tliG  cities  for  chariots,  and  with 
the  king  at  Jerusalem. 

27  H  And  the  king  made  silver  to  he  in 
Jerusalem  as  stones,  and  cedars  made  he  to 
be  as  the  sycamore-trees  that  are  in  the 
vale,  for  abundance. 

28  1l  And  Solomon  had  horses  brought 
out  of  Egypt,  and  linen  yarn  :  the  king's 
merchants  received  the  linen  yarn  at  a 
price. 

29  And  a  chariot  came  up  and  went  out 
of  Egypt  for  six  hundred  shekels  of  silver, 
and  an-  horse  for  an  hundred  and  fifty:  and 
so  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Ilittites,  and  for 
the  kings  of  Syria,  did  they  bring  them  out 
by  their  means. 

CHAP.    XL 

BUT  king  Solomon  loved  man)'  strange 
women,  together  with  the  daughter  of 
Pharaoh,  women  of  the  Moabites,  Ammon- 
ites, Edomites,  Zidonians,  and  Hittites  ; 

2  Of  the  nations  eemecniins^  \vh\ch  the 
Lord  said  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  Ye 
shall  not  go  in  to  them,  neither  shall  they 
come  in  unto  you :  for  surel)^  they  will 
turn  away  your  heart  after  their  gods:  So- 
lomon clave  unto  these  in  love. 

3  And  he  had  seven  hundred  wives, 
princesses,  and  three  hundred  concubines : 
and  his  wives  turned  away  his  heart. 

4  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  Solomon 
was  old,  that  his  wives  turned  away  his 
heart  after  other  gods  :  and  his  heart  was 
not  perfect  with  the  Lord  his  God,  as  was 
the  heart  of  David  his  father. 

5  For  Solomon  went  after  Ashtoreth  the 
goddess  of  the  Zidonians,  and  after  Mil- 


corn  the   abomination   of  the  Ammonites. 

6  And  Solomon  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  went  not  fully  after  the 
Lord,  as  did  David  his  father. 

7  Then  did  Solomon  build  an  high 
place  for  Chemosh,  the  abomination  of 
Moab,  in  the  hill  that  is  before  Jerusalem, 
and  for  Molech,  the  abomination  of  the 
children  of  Ammon. 

8  And  likewise  did  he  for  all  his  strange 
wives,  which  burnt  incense  and  sacrificed 
unto  their  gods. 

9  %  And  the  Lord  was  angry  with  So- 
lomon, because  his  heart  was  turned  from 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  which  Jiad  ap- 
peared unto  him  twice, 

10  And  had  conmianded  him  concern- 
ing this  thing,  that  he  should  not  go  after 
other  gods  :  but  he  kept  not  that  which 
the  Lord  commanded. 

11  Wherefore  the  Lord  said  unto  Solo- 
mon, Forasmuch  as  this  is  done  of  thee, 
and  tliou  hast  not  kept  my  covenant  and 
my  statutes  which  I  have  commanded  thee, 
I  will  surely  rend  the  kingdom  from  thee, 
and  will  give  it  to  thy  servant. 

12  Notwithstanding,  in  thy  days  I  will 
not  do  it  lor  David  thy  father's  sake :  but  1 
will  rend  it  out  of  the  hand  of  thy  son. 

13  Ilowbeit,  I  will  not  rend  away  all  the 
kingdom ;  bid  will  give  one  tribe  to  th}- 
son,  for  David  my  servant's  sake,  and  for 
Jerusalem's  sake  which  I  have  chosen. 

14  11  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  an  adver- 
sary unto  Solomon,  Hadad  the  Edomite:  he 
iras  of  the  king's  seed  in  Edom. 

15  For  it  came  to  pass,  when  David  was 
in  Edom,  and  Joab  the  captain  of  the  host 
was  gone  up  to  bury  the  slain,  after  lie  had 
smitten  every  male  in  Edom; 

16  (For  six  months  did  Joab  remain 
there  with  all  Israel,  until  he  had  cut  off 
every  inale  in  Edom  :) 

17  That  Hadad  fled,  he  and  certain 
Edomites  of  his  father's  servants  with  him, 
to  go  into  Egypt ;  Hadad  being  yet  a  little 
child. 

18  And  they  arose  out  of  Midian,  and 
came  to  Paran :  and  they  took  men  with 
tliem  out  of  Paran,  and  they  came  to 
Egypt,  unto  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt ;  which 
gave  him  an  house,  and  appointed  him 
victuals,  and  gave  him  land. 

19  And  Hadad  found  great  favour  in  the 
sight  of  Pharaoh,  so  that  he  gave  him  to 
wife  the  sister  of  his  own  wife,  the  sister  of 
Tahpenes  the  queen. 

20  And  the  sister  of  Tahpenes  bare  him 
Geiuibath  his  son,  whom  Tahpenes  weaned 
in  Pharaoh's  house:  and  Geiuibath  was  in 
Pharaoh's  household  among  the  sons  of 
Pharaoh. 

21  And  when  Hadad  heard  in  Egypt 
that  David  slept  with  liis  fathers,  and  that 
Joab  the  captain  of  the  host  Avas  dead, 
Hadad  said  to  Pharaoh,  Let  me  depart, 
that  I  may  go  to  mine  own  country. 

282 


Solotnon^s  adversaries. 


CHAP. 


22  Then  Pharaoh  said  unto  him,  But 
what  hast  thou  lacked  with  me,  that,  be- 
hold, thou  seekest  to  go  to  tiiine  own 
country?  And  he  answered,  Nothing: 
howbeit,  let  me  go  in  any  wise. 

23  If  And  God  stirred  him  up  (inothcr 
adversary,  Rezon  the  son  of  Eliadah, 
which  fled  trom  his  lord  Hadadezer  king 
of  Zobah : 

24  And  he  gathered  men  unto  him,  and 
became  captain  over  a  band,  when  David 
slew  them  of  Zobah :  and  they  went  to 
Damascus,  and  dwelt  therein,  and  reigned 
in  Damascus. 

2-5  And  he  was  an  adversary  to  Israel  all 
the  days  of  Solomon,  beside  "the  mischief 
that  Hadad  did :  and  he  abhorred  Israel, 
and  reigned  over  Syria. 

26  H  And  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
an  Ephratliite  of  Zereda,  Solomon's  ser- 
vant, whose  mother's  name  was  Zeruah,  a 
widow  woman,  even  he  lifted  up  his  hand 
against  the  king. 

27  And  tliis  was  the  cause  that  he  lifted 
up  /lis  hand  against  the  king:  Solomon 
built  Millo,  a/id  repaired  the  breaches  of 
the  city  of  David  his  father. 

28  And  the  man  Jeroboam  was  a  mighty 
man  of  valour:  and  Solomon  seeing  the 
young  man  that  he  was  industrious,  he 
made  him  ruler  over  all  the  charge  of  the 
house  of  Joseph. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass  at  that  time  when 
Jeroboam  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  that  the 
j)rophet  Ahijah  the  Shilonite  found  him  in 
the  way ;  and  he  had  clad  himself  with  a 
new  garment;  and  they  two  w'erc  alone  in 
the  field : 

30  And  Ahijah  caught  the  new  garment 
that  was  on  him,  and  rent  it  in  twelve 
pieces : 

31  And  he  said  to  Jeroboam,  Take  thee 
ten  pieces :  for  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the 
God  of  Israel,  Behold,  I  will  rend  the 
kingdom  out  of  the  hand  of  Solomon,  and 
will  give  ten  tribes  to  thee  : 

32  (But  he  shall  have  one  tribe  for  my 
servant  David's  sake,  and  for  Jerusalem's 
sake,  the  city  which  I  have  chosen  out  of 
all  the  tribes  of  Israel :) 

33  Because  that  they  have  forsaken  nic, 
and  have  worshipped  Ashtoreth  the  god- 
dess of  the  Zidonians,  Chemosh  the  god  of 
the  Moabites,  and  Milcom  the  god  of  the 
children  of  Amnion,  and  have  not  walked 
in  my  ways,  to  do  that  ichirh  is  right  in 
mine  eyes,  and  to  keep  my  statutes  and  my 
judgments,  as  did  David  his  father. 

34  Howbeit,  I  will  not  take  the  whole 
kingdom  out  of  his  hand  :  but  I  will  make 
him  prince  all  the  days  of  his  life  for  Da 
vid  my  servant's  sake,  whom  1  chose,  be- 
cause he  kept  my  commandments  and  my 
statutes: 

35  But  I  will  take  the  kingdom  out  of 
his  son's  hand,  and  will  give  it  unto  thee 
even  ten  tribes. 


XII.  Tlie  death  of  Solomon. 

36  And  unto  his  son  will  I  give  one 
tribe,  that  David  my  servant  may  have  a 
light  always  before  me  in  Jerusalem,  the 
city  which  I  have  chosen  me  to  put  my 
name  tliere. 

37  And  I  will  take  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
reign  according  to  all  that  thy  soul  desireth, 
and  shalt  be  king  over  Israel. 

38  And  it  shall  be,  if  thou  wilt  hearken 
unto  all  that  I  command  thee,  and  wilt 
walk  in  my  ways,  and  do  that  is  right  in 
my  sight,  to  keep  my  statutes  and  nij"  com- 
mandments, as  David  my  servant  did  ;  that 
I  will  be  with  thee,  and  build  tliee  a  sure 
house,  as  I  built  lor  David,  and  will  give 
Israel  unto  thee. 

39  And  I  will  for  this  afflict  the  seed  of 
David,  but  not  for  ever. 

40  Solomon  sought  therefore  to  kill  .fe- 
roboani.  And  Jeroboam  arose,  and  tied 
into  Egypt,  unto  Shishak  king  of  Egypt, 
and  was  in  Egypt  until  the  death  of  Solo- 
mon. 

41  *i  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solo- 
mon, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  wisdom, 
are  they  not  w'ritten  in  the  book  of  the  acts 
of  Solomon  \ 

42  And  the  time  that  Solomon  reigned 
in  Jerusalem  over  all  Israel  was  forty  years. 

43  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  lathers, 
and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father :  and  Rehoboam  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAP.  XII. 
ND  Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem  :  for 
all  Lsrael  were  come  to  Shechem  to 
make  hiin  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  was  yet  in  Egypt, 
heard  of  if,  (ibr  he  was  fled  from  the  pre- 
sence of  king  Solomon,  and  Jeroboam 
dwelt  in  Egypt;) 

3  That  they  sent  and  called  him.  And 
Jeroboam  and  all  the  congregation  of  Is- 
rael came,  and  spake  unto  Rehoboam, 
saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke  grievous  : 
now  therefore  make  thou  the  grievous  ser- 
vice of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy  yoke 
which  he  put  upon  us,  lighter,  and  we  will 
serve  thee. 

5  And  ne  said  unto  them.  Depart  yet 
for  three  days,  then  come  again  to  me. 
And  the  people  departed. 

6  *if  And  king  Rehoboam  consulted  with 
the  old  men  that  stood  before  Solomon  his 
father  while  he  yet  lived,  and  .said,  How  do 
ye  advise  that  I  may  answer  this  people  ? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  saying.  If 
thou  wilt  be  a  servant  unto  tliis  people  this 
day,  and  wilt  serve  them,  and  answer  them, 
and  speak  good  words  to  them,  then  they 
will  be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  of  the  okl 
men,  which  they  had  given  him,  and  con- 
sulted with  the  young  men  th;it  were  grown 
uo  with  him,  «HfZ  which  stood  before  him  : 

283 


Revolt  against  Relioboam. 


I.  KINGS. 


Jeroboam's  idolatry. 


9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  counsel 
give  ye  that  we  may  answer  this  people, 
who  have  spoken  to  me,  saying,  Make  the 
yoke  which  thy  father  did  put  upon  us 
lighter  ? 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were  grown 
up  with  him  spake  unto  him,  saying.  Thus 
shalt  thou  speak  unto  this  people  that  spake 
unto  thee,  saying.  Thy  father  made  our 
yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it  lighter  unto 
us;  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  them,  My 
little  finger  shall  be  thicker  than  my  fa- 
ther's loins. 

1 1  And  now  whereas  my  father  did  lade 
you  with  a  heavy  yoke,  I  will  add  to  your 
yoke :  my  fiither  hath  chastised  you  with 
whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with  scor- 
pions. 

12  If  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people 
came  to  Rehoboam  the  third  da)',  as  the 
king  had  appointed,  saying,  Come  to  me 
agam  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  the  people 
roughly,  and  forsook  the  old  men's  counsel 
that  they  gave  him ; 

14  And  spake  to  them  after  the  counsel 
of  the  young  men,  saying,  My  father 
made  your  yoke  heavy,  and  I  will  add  to 
your  joke:  my  father  also  chastised  yon 
with  whips,  but  I  will  chastise  you  with 
scorpions. 

15  Wherefore  the  king  hearkened  not 
unto  the  people  ;  for  the  cause  was  from 
the  Lord,  that  he  might  perform  his  say- 
ing, which  the  Lord  spake  by  Ahijah  the 
Shilonite  unto  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

16  II  So  when  all  Israel  saw  that  the 
king  hearkened  not  unto  them,  the  people 
answered  the  king,  saying,  What  portion 
have  we  in  David  ?  neither  have  ive  inhe- 
ritance in  the  son  of  Jesse  :  to  your  tents, 
O  Israel  :  now  see  to  thine  own  house,  Da- 
vid.    So  Israel  departed  unto  their  tents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  Israel  which 
dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  Rehoboam 
reigned  over  them. 

18  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  Adoram, 
who  teas  over  the  tribute ;  and  all  Israel 
stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he  died. 
Therefore  king  Rehoboam  made  speed  to 
get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

19  So  Israel  rebelled  against  the  house 
of  David  unto  this  day. 

20  1i  And  it  came  to  pass  when  all  Israel 
heard  that  Jeroboam  was  come  again,  that 
they  sent  and  called  him  unto  the  con- 
gregation, and  made  him  king  over  all 
Israel :  there  was  none  that  followed  the 
house  of  David,  but  the  tribe  of  Judah  only. 

21  H  And  when  Rehoboam  was  come  to 
Jerusalem,  he  assembled  all  the  house  of 
Judah,  with  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  an  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  thousand  chosen  men, 
which  were  warriors,  to  fight  against  the 
house  of  Israel,  to  bring  the  kingdom  again 
to  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon. 


22  But  the  word  of  God  came  unto  She- 
maiah  the  man  of  God,  saying, 

23  Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the  son  of  So- 
lomon, king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  the 
house  of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  to  the 
remnant  of  the  people,  saying, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not 
go  up,  nor  fight  against  your  brethren  the 
children  of  Israel:  return  every  man  to  his 
house ;  for  this  thing  is  from  me.  They 
hearkened  therefore  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  and  returned  to  depart,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

25  H  Then  Jeroboam  built  Shechem  in 
mount  Ephraim,  and  dwelt  therein ;  and 
went  out  from  thence,  and  built  Penuel. 

26 1i  And  Jeroboam  said  in  his  heart,  Now 
shall  the  kingdom  return  to  the  house  of 
David  : 

27  If  this  people  go  up  to  do  sacrifice 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem, 
then  shall  the  heart  of  this  people  turn 
again  unto  their  lord,  even  unto  Rehoboam 
king  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  kill  me,  and 
go  again  to  Rehoboam  king  of  Judah. 

28  Whereupon  the  king  took  counsel, 
and  made  two  calves  of  gold,  and  said 
unto  them,  It  is  too  much  for  you  to  go  up 
to  Jerusalem:  behold  thy  gods,  O  Israel, 
which  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

29  And  he  set  the  one  in  Beth-el,  and 
the  other  put  he  in  Dan. 

30  And  this  thing  became  a  sin  :  for  the 
people  went  to  icorship  before  the  one,  even 
unto  Dan. 

31  And  he  made  an  house  of  high  places, 
and  made  priests  of  the  lowest  of  the  peo- 
ple, which  were  not  of  the  .sons  of  Levi. 

32  And  Jeroboam  ordained  a  feast  in 
the  eighth  month,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of 
the  month,  like  unto  the  feast  that  is  in  Ju- 
dah, and  he  offered  upon  the  altar.  So  did 
he  in  Beth-el,  sacrificing  unto  the  calves 
that  he  had  made :  and  he  placed  in  Beth- 
el the  priests  of  the  high  places  which  he 
had  made. 

33  So  he  offered  upon  the  altar  which 
he  had  made  in  Beth-el  the  fifteenth  day 
of  the  eighth  month,  even  in  the  month 
which  he  had  devised  of  his  own  heart; 
and  ordained  a  feast  unto  the  children  of 
Israel :  and  he  offered  upon  the  altar,  and 
burnt  incense. 

CHAP.  XIIL 
ND  behold,  there  came  a  man  of  God 
out  of  Judah  by  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Beth-el :  and  Jeroboam  stood  by  the 
altar  to  burn  incense. 

2  And  he  cried  against  the  altar  in  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  and  said,  O  altar,  altar! 
thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  a  child  shall 
be  born  unto  the  house  of  David,  Josiah 
by  name  ;  and  upon  thee  shall  he  offer  the 
priests  of  the  high  places  that  burn  incense 
upon  thee,  and  men's  bones  shall  be  burnt 
upon  thee. 

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Jerohoani'i  hand  withers.  CHAP 

3  And  he  gave  a  sign  the  same  day, 
saying,  This  is  the  sign  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken ;  Behold,  the  ahar  shall  be 
rent,  and  the  ashes  that  are  upon  it  shall 
be  poured  out. 

4  If  And  it  came  to  pass  when  king  Jero- 
boam heard  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God, 
which  had  cried  against  the  altar  in  Beth-el, 
that  he  put  forth  his  hand  from  the  altar, 
saying,  Lay  hold  on  him.  And  his  hand, 
which  he  put  forth  against  him,  dried  up, 
so  that  he  could  not  pull  it  in  again  to  him. 

5  The  altar  also  was  rent,  and  the  ashes 
poured  out  from  the  altar,  according  to  the 
sign  which  the  man  of  God  had  given  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  the  king  answered  and  said  unto 
the  man  of  God,  Entreat  now  the  face  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  and  pray  for  me,  that 
my  hand  may  be  restored  me  again.  And 
the  man  of  God  besought  the  I^ord,  and 
the  king's  hand  was  restored  him  again, 
and  became  as  it  teas  before. 

7  If  And  the  king  said  unto  the  man  of 
God,  Come  home  with  me,  and  refresh 
thyself,  and  I  will  give  thee  a  reward. 

8  And  the  man  of  God  said  unto  the 
king,  If  thou  wilt  give  me  half  thine  house, 
I  will  not  go  in  with  thee,  neither  will  I 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water  in  this  place  : 

9  For  so  was  it  charged  me  by  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  saying,  Eat  no  bread,  nor 
drink  water,  nor  turn  again  by  the  same 
way  that  thou  earnest. 

10  So  he  went  another  way,  and  return- 
ed not  by  the  way  that  he  came  to  Beth-el. 

11  If  Now  there  dwelt  an  old  prophet  in 
Beth-el ;  and  his  sons  came  and  told  him 
all  the  works  that  the  man  of  God  had 
done  that  day  in  Beth-el :  the  words  which 
he  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  them  they 
told  also  to  their  father. 

12  And  their  father  said  unto  them. 
What  way  went  he  1  for  his  sons  had  seen 
what  way  the  man  of  God  went  which 
came  from  Judah. 

13  And  he  said  unto  his  sons.  Saddle 
me  the  ass.  So  they  saddled  him  the  ass  : 
and  he  rode  thereon, 

14  And  went  after  the  man  of  God,  and 
found  him  sittin";  under  an  oak  :  and  he 
said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  man  of  God 
that  earnest  from  Judah  ?  And  he  said,  I 
am. 

15  Then  he  said  unto  him,  Come  home 
with  me,   and  eat  bread. 

16  And  he  said,  I  maj^  not  return  with 
thee,  nor  go  in  with  thee :  neither  will  I 
eat  bread  nor  drink  water  with  thee  in  this 
place  : 

17  For  it  was  said  to  me  by  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  eat  no  bread  nor 
drink  water  there,  nor  turn  again  to  go  by 
the  way  that  thou  earnest. 

18  He  said  unto  him,  I  am  a  prophet 
also  as  thou  art ;  and  an  angel  spake  unto 
me  by   the   word  of  the   Lord,    saying, 


XHL  Jeroboam's  obstinacy. 

Bring  him  back  with  thee  into  thine  house, 
that  he  may  eat  bread  and  drink  water. 
But  he  lied  unto  him. 

19  So  he  went  back  with  him,  and  did 
eat  bread  in  his  house  and  drank  water. 

20  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  sat  at 
the  table,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  the  prophet  that  brought  him  back  : 

21  And  he  cried  unto  the  man  of  God 
that  came  from  Judah,  saying.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou  hast  disobey- 
ed the  mouth  of  the  Lord,  and  hast  not 
kept  the  commandment  which  the  Lord 
thy  God  commanded  thee, 

22  But  earnest  back,  and  hast  eaten 
bread  and  drunk  water  in  the  place,  of  the 
which  the  LORD  did  say  to  thee.  Eat  no 
bread,  and  drink  no  water ;  thy  carcass  shall 
not  come  unto  the  sepulchre  of  thy  fathers. 

23  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had 
eaten  bread,  and  after  he  had  drunk,  that  he 
saddled  for  him  the  ass,  to  wit,  for  the 
prophet  whom  he  had  brought  back. 

24  And  when  he  was  gone,  a  lion  met 
him  by  the  way,  and  slew  him  :  and  his 
carcass  was  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass 
stood  by  it,  the  lion  also  stood  by  the  car- 
cass. 

25  And  behold,  men  passed  by,  and  saw 
the  carcass  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  lion 
standing  by  the  carcass :  and  they  came 
and  told  it  in  the  city  where  the  old  pro- 
phet dwelt. 

26  If  And  when  the  prophet  that  brought 
him  back  from  the  way  heard  thereof,  he 
said.  It  is  the  man  of  God,  who  was  diso- 
bedient unto  the  word  of  the  Lord  :  there- 
fore the  Lord  hath  delivered  him  unto  the 
lion,  which  hath  torn  him,  and  slain  him, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which 
he  spake  unto  him. 

27  And  he  spake  to  his  sons,  saying, 
Saddle  me  the  ass.    And  they  saddled  him. 

28  And  he  went  and  found  his  carcass 
cast  in  the  way,  and  the  ass  and  the  lion 
standing  by  the  carcass  :  the  lion  had  not 
eaten  the  carcass,  nor  torn  the  ass. 

29  And  the  prophet  took  up  the  carcass 
of  the  man  of  God,  and  laid  it  upon  the 
ass,  and  brought  it  back  :  and  the  old  pro- 
phet came  to  the  city,  to  mourn  and  to 
bury  him. 

30  And  he  laid  his  carcass  in  his  own 
grave  ;  and  they  mourned  over  him,  saying, 
Alas,  my  brother ! 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  he  had 
buried  him,  that  he  spake  to  his  sons,  say- 
ing. When  I  am  dead,  then  bury  me  in  the 
sepulchre  wherein  the  man  of  God  is  bu- 
ried ;  lay  my  bones  beside  his  bones  : 

32  For  the  saying  which  he  cried  by 
the  word  of  the  Lord  against  the  altar  in 
Beth-el,  and  against  all  the  houses  of  the 
high  places  which  are  in  the  cities  of  Sama- 
ria, shall  surely  conic  to  pass. 

33  ^  After  this  thing  Jeroboam  returned 
not  from  his  evil  way,  but  made  again  of 

285 


AbijaJi  falls  sick. 


the  lowest  of  the  people  priests  of  the  higli 
places :  whosoever  would,  he  consecrated 
nim,  and  he  became  owe  of  the  priests  of 
the  liigh  places. 

34  And  this  thing  became  sin  unto  the 
house  of  Jeroboam,  even  to  cut  it  off,  and 
to  destroy  it  Irom  off  the  face  of  the  earth. 
CHAP.  XIV. 

AT  that  time  Abijah  the  son  of  Jeroboam 
fell  sick. 

2  And  Jeroboam  said  to  his  wife,  Arise, 
[  pray  thee,  and  disguise  thyself,  that  thou 
be  not  known  to  be  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  ; 
and  get  thee  to  Shiloh :  behold,  there  is 
Ahijah  the  prophet,  which  told  me  that  / 
should  be  king  over  this  people. 

3  And  take  with  thee  ten  loaves,  and 
cracknels,  and  a  cruse  of  honey,  and  go  to 
hira :  he  shall  tell  thee  what  shall  become 
of  the  child. 

4  And  Jeroboam's  wife  did  so,  and  arose, 
and  went  to  Shiloh,  and  came  to  the  house 
of  Ahijah.  But  Ahijali  could  not  see;  for 
his  eyes  were  set  by  reason  of  his  age. 

5  11  And  the  Lord  .said  unto  Ahijah, 
Behold,  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  cometh  to 
ask  a  thing  of  thee  for  her  son ;  for  he  is 
sick  :  thus  and  thus  shall  thou  say  unto  her : 
for  it  shall  be,  when  she  cometh  in,  that  she 
shall  feign  herself  ^o  be  another  wovian. 

6  And  it  was  so,  when  Ahijah  heard  the 
sound  of  her  feet,  as  she  came  in  at  the 
door,  that  he  said,  Come  in,  thou  wife  of 
Jeroboam  ;  why  feignest  thou  thyself  to  be 
another  ?  for  I  am  sent  to  thee  with  heavy 
ticUngs. 

7  Go,  tell  Jeroboam,  Thus  saitli  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  Forasmuch  as  I  ex- 
alted thee  from  among  the  people,  and 
made  thee  prince  over  my  people  Israel, 

8  And  rent  the  kingdom  away  from  the 
house  of  David,  and  gave  it  thee  :  and  yet 
thou  hast  not  been  as  my  servant  David, 
who  kept  my  commandments,  and  who 
folio  .ved  me  with  all  his  heart,  to  do  that 
only  trkich  was  right  in  mine  eyes  ; 

9  But  hast  done  evil  above  all  that  were 
before  thee  :  for  thou  hast  gone  and  made 
thee  other  gods,  and  molten  images,  to 
provoke  me  to  anger,  and  hast  cast  me  be- 
hind thy  back  : 

10  Therefore  behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  and  will  cut 
off  from  Jeroboam  him  that  pisseth  against 
the  wall,  and  him  tliat  is  shut  up  aiid  left 
in  Israel,  and  will  take  away  the  remnant 
of  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  as  a  man  taketh 
away  dung,  till  it  be  all  gone. 

11  Ilim  that  dieth  of  Jeroboam  in  the 
city  shall  the  dogs  eat;  and  him  that  dieth 
in  the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat : 
for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

12  Arise  thou  therefore,  get  thee  to  thine 
own  house  :  and  when  thy  feet  enter  into 
the  city,  the  child  shall  die. 

13  Aufl  all  Israel  shall  mourn  for  him, 
and  bury  hi 


r.  KINGS.  Jeroboam  threatened. 

shall  come  to  the  grave,  because  in  him 
there  is  found  some  good  thing  toward  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  in  the  house  of  Jero- 
boam. 

14  Moreover,  the  Lord  shall  raise  him 
up  a  king  over  Israel,  who  shall  cut  off  the 
house  of  Jeroboam  that  day :  but  what  ? 
even  now. 

15  For  the  Loud  shall  smite  Israel,  as  a 
reed  is  shaken  in  the  water,  and  he  shall 
root  up  Israel  out  of  this  good  land,  which 
he  gave  to  their  fathers,  and  shall  scatter 
them  beyond  the  river,  because  they  have 
made  their  groves,  provoking  the  Lord  to 
anger. 

16  And  he  shall  give  Israel  up  because 
of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam,  who  did  sin,  and 
who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

17  II  And  Jeroboam's  wife  arose,  and 
departed,  and  came  to  Tirzah  :  and  when 
she  came  to  the  threshold  of  the  door,  the 
child  died : 

IS  And  they  buried  him :  and  all  Israel 
mourned  for  him,  according  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by  the  hand  of 
his  servant  Ahijah  the  prophet. 

19  ""l  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  .fero- 
boam,  how  he  warred,  and  how  he  reigned, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

20  And  the  days  which  Jeroboam  reign- 
ed loere  two  and  twenty  years  :  and  he  slept 
with  his  fathers,  and  Nadab  his  son  reigned, 
in  his  stead. 

21  *\  And  Rehoboam  the  son  of  Solomon 
reigned  in  Judah.  Rehoboam  was  forty 
and  one  years  old  when  he  began  to  reign, 
and  he  reigned  seventeen  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem, the  city  which  the  Lord  did  choose 
out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  to  put  his 
name  there.  And  his  mother's  name  was 
Naamah  an  Ammonitess. 

22  And  Judah  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  they  provoked  him  to  jealousy 
with  their  sins  which  they  had  committed, 
above  all  that  their  lathers  had  done. 

23  For  they  also  built  them  high  places, 
and  images  and  groves,  on  every  high  hill, 
and  under  every  green  tree. 

24  And  there  were  also  sodomites  in 
the  land:  and  they  did  according  to  all 
the  abomina.tions  of  tlie  p.ations  which  the 
Lord  cast  out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

2.0  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth 
year  of  king  Rehoboam,  that  Shishak  king 
of  Egypt  came  up  against  Jerusalem  : 

26  And  he  took  away  the  treasures  of  the 

house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the 

kinc's  house  ;  he  even  took  away  all :  and 

hields  of  gold  which 


he  took  away  all  the 
Solomon  had  made. 

27  And  king  Rehoboam  made  in  their 

stead  brazen  shields',  and  committed  tlieju 

unto  the  hands  (jf  the  chief  of  the  guard, 

which  kept  the  door  of  the  king's  house. 

2S  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  v/ent 

for  he  only  of  .Teroboamlinto  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that  the  gnanl 

286 


Abija/n's  loiclccd  reign.  CHAP 

bare  them,  and  brought  them  back  into  the 
guard  chamber. 

29  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Reho- 
hoam,  and  all  that  he  did,  are  thej'  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

30  And  there  was  war  between  Reho- 
boam  and  Jeroboam  all  their  days. 

31  And  Rehoboam  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  cit}- 
of  David.  And  his  mother's  name  le^as 
Naamali  an  Ammonitess.  And  Abijam  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XV. 
"OW  in  the  eighteenth  j^ear   of  king 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat  reigned 
Abijam  over  Judah. 

2  Three  years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother's  name  teas  Maachah,  the 
daughter  of  Abishalom. 

3  And  he  walked  in  all  the  sins  of  his 
father,  \vhich  he  had  done  before  him  :  and 
his  heart  was  not  j)erfect  with  the  Loud  his 
God,  as  the  heart  of  David  his  father. 

4  Nevertheless,  for  David's  sake  did  the 
Lord  his  God  give  him  a  lamp  in  Jerusa- 
lem, to  set  up  his  son  after  him,  and  to 
establish  Jerusalem  : 

5  Because  David  did  that  zphich  urns 
right  in  tlie  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  turned 
not  aside  from  any  thiiig  that  he  command- 
ed him  all  the  days  of  his  life,  save  onl}^  in 
the  matter  of  Uriah  the  Hittite. 

6  And  there  was  war  between  Reho- 
boam and  Jeroboam  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

7  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abijam, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ?  And  there  was  war  between  Abi- 
jam and  Jeroboam. 

8  And  Abijam  slept  with  his  fathers; 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David : 
and  Asa  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  *i[  And  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Jero- 
boam king  of  Israel  reigned  Asa  over  Ju- 
dah. 

10  And  forty  and  one  years  reigned  he 
in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name  icas 
Maachah,  the  daughter  of  Abishalom. 

11  And  Asa  did  that  lohich  teas  right  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  as  did  David  his  fa- 
ther. 

12  And  he  took  away  the  sodomites  out 
of  the  land,  and  removed  all  the  idols  that 
his  fathers  had  made. 

13  And  also  Maachah  his  mother,  even 
her  he  removed  from  being  queen,  because 
she  had  made  an  idol  in  a  grove ;  and  Asa 
destroyed  her  idol,  and  burnt  it  by  the 
brook  Kidron. 

14  But  the  high  places  were  not  removed  : 
nevertheless  Asa's  heart  was  perfect  with 
the  Lord  all  his  days. 

15  And  he  brought  in  the  things  which 
his  father  had  dedicated,  and  tlie  things 
which  himself  had  dedicated,  into  the  house 
of  the  liOHD,  silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 


XV.  NadaVs  wicked  reign. 

16  H  And  there  was  war  between  Asa 
and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all  their  days. 

17  And  Baasha  king  of  Israel  went  up 
against  Judah,  and  built  Ramah,  that  he 
might  not  suffer  any  to  go  out  or  come  in 
to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

18  Then  Asa  took  all  the  silver  and  the 
gold  that  were  left  in  the  treasures  of  the 
nouse  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
king's  house,  and  delivered  them  into  the 
hand  of  his  servants:  and  king  Asa  sent 
them  to  Ben-hadad,  the  son  of  Tabrimon, 
the  son  of  Hezion,  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt 
at  Damascus,  saying, 

19  There  is  a  league  between  me  and 
thee,  and  between  my  father  and  th}''  fa- 
ther :  behold,  I  have  sent  unto  thee  a  present 
of  silver  and  gold ;  come  and  break  thy 
league  with  Baasha  king  of  Israel,  that  he 
maj'  depart  from  me. 

20  So  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto  king 
Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of  the  hosts  which 
he  had  against  the  cities  of  Israel,  and 
smote  Ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abel-beth-maa- 
chah,  and  all  Cinneroth,  with  all  the  land  of 
Naphtali. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Baasha 
heard  thereof,  that  he  left  off  building  of 
Ramah,  and  dwelt  in  Tirzah. 

22  Then  king  Asa  made  a  proclamation 
throughout  all  Judah  ;  none  was  exempted : 
and  they  took  away  the  stones  of  Ramah, 
and  the  timber  thereof,  wherewith  Baasha 
had  builded  ;  and  king  Asa  built  with  them 
Geba  of  Benjamin,  and  Mizpah. 

23  M  The  rest  of  all  the  acts  of  Asa,  and 
all  his  might,  and  all  that  he  did,  and  the 
cities  which  he  built,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings 
of  Judah  ?  Nevertheless  in  the  time  of  his 
old  age  he  was  diseased  in  his  feet. 

24  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David  his  father :  and  Jehoshaphat  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  H  And  Nadab  the  son  of  Jeroboam 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  the  second 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  reigned 
over  Israel  two  j'ears. 

26  And  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  his  father, 
and  in  his  sin  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to 
sin. 

27  H  And  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah,  of 
the  house  of  Issachar,  conspired  against 
him  ;  and  Baasha  smote  him  at  Gibbethon, 
which  behmged  to  the  Philistines :  for  Na- 
dab and  all  Israel  laid  siege  to  Gibbethon. 

28  Even  in  the  third  ye'ar  of  Asa  king  of 
Judah  did  Baasha  slay  him,  and  reigned 
in  his  stead. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  reigned, 
that  lie  smote  all  the  house  of  Jeroboam ; 
he  left  )iot  to  Jeroboam  any  that  breathed, 
until  he  had  destroyed  him,  according  unto 
the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
by  his  servant  Ahijah  the  Shilonite  : 

287 


The  conspiracy  of  Zimri. 


I.  KINGS. 


OmrVs  wicked  reign. 


30  Because  of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  which 
he  sinned,  and  which  he  made  Israel  sin, 
by  his  provocation  wherewith  he  provoked 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger. 

31  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Nadab, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  ? 

32  H  And  there  was  war  between  Asa  and 
Baasha  king  of  Israel  all  their  days. 

33  In  the  third  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah 
began  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahijah  to  reign 
over  all  Israel  in  Tirzah,  twenty  and  four 
years. 

34  And  he  did  evil  in  the  si^ht  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  Jeroboam, 
and  in  his  sin  wherewith  he  made  Israel  to 
sin. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani  against  Baa- 
sha, saying, 

2  Forasmuch  as  I  exalted  thee  out  of  the 
dust,  and  made  thee  prince  over  my  people 
Israel,  and  thou  hast  walked  in  the  way  of 
Jeroboam,  and  hast  made  my  people  Israel 
to  sin,  to  provoke  me  to  anger  with  their 
sins; 

3  Behold,  I  will  take  away  the  posterity 
of  Baasha,  and  the  posterity  of  his  house  ; 
and  will  make  thy  house  like  the  house  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

4  Him  that  dieth  of  Baasha  in  the  city 
shall  the  dogs  eat ;  and  him  that  dieth  of 
his  in  the  fields  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

5  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Baasha, 
and  what  he  did,  and  his  might,  arc  they 
not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of 
the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

6  So  Baasha  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  in  Tirzah :  and  Elah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

7  And  also  by  the  hand  of  the  prophet 
Jehu  the  son  of  Hanani  came  the  word  of 
the  Lord  against  Baasha,  and  against  his 
house,  even  for  all  the  evil  that  he  did  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  provoking  him  to 
anger  with  the  work  of  his  hands,  in  being 
like  the  house  of  Jeroboam ;  and  because 
he  killed  him. 

8  H  In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah  began  Elah  the  son  of  Baasha 
to  reign  over  Israel  in  Tirzah,  two  years. 

9  And  his  servant  Zimri,  captain  of  half 
his  chariots,  conspired  against  him,  as  he 
was  in  Tirzah,  drinking  himself  drunk  in 
the  house  of  Arza,  steward  of  his  house  in 
Tirzah. 

10  And  Zimri  went  in  and  smote  him, 
and  killed  him,  in  the  twenty  and  seventh 
year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

11  II  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  began 
to  reign,  as  soon  as  he  sat  on  his  throne,  that 
he  slew  all  the  house  of  Baasha :  he  left  him 
not  one  that  pisseth  against  a  wall,  neither 
of  his  kinsfolks,  nor  of  his  friends. 


12  Thus  did  Zimri  destroy  all  the  house 
of  Baasha,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  against  Baasha  by 
Jehu  the  prophet, 

13  For  all  the  sins  of  Baasha,  and  the 
sins  of  Elah  his  son,  by  which  they  sinned, 
and  by  which  they  made  Israel  to  sin,  in 
provoking  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  an- 
ger with  their  vanities. 

14  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Elah,  and 
all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

15  H  In  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of 
Asa  king^  of  Judah  did  Zimri  reign  seven 
days  in  Tirzah.  And  the  people  were  en- 
camped against  Gibbethon,  which  belonged 
to  the  Philistines. 

16  And  the  people  that  urre  encamped 
heard  say,  Zimri  hath  conspired,  and  hath 
also  slain  the  king :  wherefore  all  Israel 
made  Omri,  the  captain  of  the  host,  king 
over  Israel  that  day  in  the  camp. 

17  And  Omri  went  up  from  Gibbethon, 
and  all  Israel  with  him,  and  they  besieged 
Tirzah. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Zimri  saw 
that  the  city  was  taken,  that  he  went  into 
the  palace  of  the  king's  house,  and  burnt 
the  king's  house  over  him  with  fire,  and 
died, 

19  For  his  sins  which  he  sinned  in  doing 
evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  in  walking  in 
the  way  of  Jeroboam,  and  in  his  sin  which 
he  did,  to  make  Israel  to  sin. 

20  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zimri,  and 
his  treason  that  he  wrought,  are  they  not 
written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  ? 

21  TI  Then  were  the  people  of  Israel  di- 
vided into  two  parts:  half  of  the  people  fol- 
lowed Tibni  the  son  of  Ginath,  to  make 
him  king ;  and  half  followed  Omri. 

22  But  the  people  that  followed  Omri 
prevailed  against  the  people  that  followed 
Tibni  the  son  of  Ginath:  so  Tibni  died,  and 
Omri  reigned. 

23  H  In  the  thirty  and  first  year  of  Asa 
king  of  Judah  began  Omri  to  reign  over 
Israel,  twelve  years :  six  years  reigned  he 
in  Tirzah. 

24  And  he  bought  the  hill  Samaria  of 
Shemer  for  two  talents  of  silver,  and  built 
on  the  hill,  and  called  the  name  of  the  city 
which  he  built,  after  the  name  of  Shemer, 
owner  of  the  hill,  Samaria. 

25  H  But  Omri  wrought  evil  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord,  and  did  worse  than  all  that 
were  before  him. 

26  For  he  walked  in  all  the  way  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  and  in  his  sin 
wherewith  he  made  Israel  to  sin,  to  pro- 
voke the  Lord  God  of  Israel  to  anger  with 
their  vanities. 

27  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Omri 
which  he  did,  and  his  might  that  he  shewed, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel? 

288 


Elijah  fed  by  ravens. 


CHAP.  XVII,  XVIII.       He  raises  the  widow's  son. 


28  So  Omri  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  in  Samaria:  and  Ahab  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  U  And  in  the  thirty  and  eighth  year 
of  Asa  king  of  Judah  began  Aliab  the  son 
of  Omri  to  reign  over  Israel :  and  Ahab  the 
son  of  Omri  reigned  over  Israel  in  Sa- 
maria twenty  and  two  years. 

30  And  Ahab  the  son  of  Omri  did  evil 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  above  all  that  ictrc 
be  lore  him. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  if  it  had  been 
a  light  thing  for  him  to  walk  in  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  that  he  took  to 
wife  Jezebel  the  daughter  of  Ethabaal  king 
of  the  Zidonians,  and  went  and  served  Baal, 
and  worshipped  him. 

32  And  he  reared  up  an  altar  for  Baal  in 
the  house  of  Baal,  which  he  had  built  in 
Samaria. 

33  And  Ahab  made  a  grove;  and  Ahab 
did  more  to  provoke  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael to  anger  than  all  the  kings  of  Israel 
that  were  before  him. 

34  !I  In  his  days  did  Hiel  the  Beth-elite 
build  Jericho :  he  laid  the  foundation  there- 
of in  Abiram  his  first-born,  and  set  up  the 
gates  thereof  in  his  youngest  son  Segub,  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  by  Joshua  the  son  of  Nun. 

CHAP.  XVIL 

AND  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  tcho  was  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Gilead,  said  unto 
Ahab,  ^5  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  liveth, 
before  whom  I  stand,  there  shall  not  be  dew 
nor  rain  these  years,  but  according  to  my 
word. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
him,  saying, 

3  Get  thee  hence,  and  turn  thee  eastward, 
and  hide  thyself  by  the  brook  Cherith,  that 
is  before  Jordan. 

4  And  it  shall  be,  that  thou  shalt  drink 
of  the  brook ;  and  I  have  commanded  the 
ravens  to  feed  thee  there. 

5  So  he  went  and  did  according  unto  the 
word  of  the  Lord  :  for  he  went  and  dwelt 
by  the  brook  Cherith,  that  is  before  Jordan. 

6  And  the  ravens  brought  him  bread 
and  flesh  in  the  morning,  and  bread  and 
flesh  in  the  evening ;  and  he  drank  of  the 
brook 

7  And  it  came  to  pass  after  a  while, 
that  the  brook  dried  up,  because  there  had 
been  no  rain  in  the  land. 

8  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  un- 
to him,  saying, 

9  Arise,  get  thee  to  Zarephath,  which 
helongeth  to  Zidon,  and  dwell  there:  be- 
hold I  have  commanded  a  widow  woman 
there  to  sustain  thee. 

10  So  he  arose  and  went  to  Zarephath. 
And  when  he  came  to  the  gate  of  the  city, 
behold,  the  widow  woman  icas  there  ga- 
thering of  sticks  :  and  he  called  to  her,  and 
said,  Fetch  me,  ]  pray  thee,  a  little  water 
in  a  vessel,  that  I  may  drink. 


11  And  as  she  was  going  to  fetch  it,  he 
called  to  her,  and  said.  Bring  me,  I  pray 
thee,  a  morsel  of  bread  in  thine  hand. 

12  And  she  said.  As  the  Lord  thy  God 
liveth,  I  have  not  a  cake,  but  an  handful  of 
meal  in  a  barrel,  and  a  little  oil  in  a  cruse  : 
and  behold,  I  am  gathering  two  sticks,  that 
I  may  go  in  and  dress  it  for  me  and  my 
son,  that  we  may  eat  it,  and  die. 

13  And  Elijah  said  unto  her,  Fear  not ; 
go  and  do  as  thou  hast  said  :  but  make  me 
thereof  a  little  cake  first,  and  bring  it  unto 
me,  and  after  make  for  thee  and  for  thy 
son. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, The  barrel  of  meal  shall  not  waste, 
neither  shall  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  until  the 
day  that  the  Lord  sendeth  rain  upon  the 
earth. 

15  And  she  went  and  did  according  to 
the  saying  of  Elijah  :  and  she,  and  he,  and 
her  house,  did  eat  many  days. 

16  And  the  barrel  of  meal  wasted  not, 
neither  did  the  cruse  of  oil  fail,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake 
by  Elijah. 

17  il  And  it  came  to  pass  after  these 
things,  that  the  son  of  the  woman,  the  mis- 
tress of  the  house,  fell  sick ;  and  his  sick- 
ness was  so  sore,  that  there  was  no  breath 
left  in  him. 

18  And  she  said  unto  Elijah,  What  have 
I  to  do  with  thee,  O  thou  man  of  God  ?  art 
thou  come  unto  me  to  call  my  sin  to  re- 
membrance, and  to  slay  my  son  ? 

19  And  he  said  unto  her,  Give  me  thy 
son.  And  he  took  him  out  of  her  bosom, 
and  carried  him  up  into  a  loft,  where  he 
abode,  and  laid  him  upon  his  own  bed. 

20  And  he  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  O  Lord  my  God,  hast  thou  also 
brought  evil  upon  the  widow  with  whom  I 
sojourn,  by  slaying  her  son  1 

21  And  he  stretched  himself  upon  the 
child  three  times,  and  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said,  O  Lord  my  God,  I  pray  thee,  let 
this  child's  soul  come  into  him  again. 

22  And  the  Lord  heard  the  voice  of 
Elijah  ;  and  the  soul  of  the  child  came  into 
him  again,  and  he  revived. 

23  And  Elijah  took  the  child,  and  brought 
him  down  out  of  the  chamber  into  the 
house,  and  delivered  him  unto  his  mother : 
and  Elijah  said,  See,  thy  son  liveth. 

24  And  the  woman  said  to  Elijah,  Now 
by  this  I  know  that  thou  art  a  man  of  God, 
and  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  in  thy  mouth 
is  truth.  / 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Elijah  in  the  third  year,  saying,  Go,  shew 
thyself  unto  Ahab ;  and  I  will  send  rain 
upon  the  earth. 

2  And  Elijah  went  to  shew  himself  unto 
Ahab.  And  there  inas  a  sore  famine  in 
Samaria, 

289 


Elijah  meets  icith  Ahah. 


I.  KINGS.  He  convinces  BaaVs  prophets. 


3  If  And  Ahab  called  Obadiah,  which 
icns  the  governor  oi  his  house.  (Now  Oba- 
diah feared  the  Lord  greatly : 

4  For  it  was  so,  when  Jezebel  cut  off 
the  prophets  of  the  Lord,  that  Obadiah 
took  an  hundred  prophets,  and  hid  them  by 
fifty  in  a  cave,  and  fed  them  with  bread 
and  water.) 

5  And  Ahab  said  unto  Obadiah,  Go  into 
the  land  unto  all  fountains  of  water,  and 
unto  all  brooks :  peradventure  we  may  find 
grass  to  save  the  horses  and  mules  alive, 
that  we  lose  not  all  the  beasts. 

6  So  they  divided  the  land  between  them 
to  pass  throughout  it:  Ahab  went  one  way 
by  himself,  and  Obabiah  went  another  way 
by  himself. 

7  IT  And  as  Obadiah  was  in  the  way, 
behold,  Elijah  met  him:  and  he  knew  him, 
and  fell  on  his  face,  and  said,  Art  thou  that 
my  lord  Elijah  ? 

8  And  he  answered  him,  I  am:  go,  tell 
thy  lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here. 

9  And  he  said,  What  have  I  sinned,  that 
thou  wouldest  deliver  thy  servant  into  the 
hand  of  Ahab,  to  slay  me  ? 

10  As  the  Lord  thy  God  liveth,  there  is 
no  nation  nor  kingdom,  whither  my  lord 
hath  not  sent  to  seek  thee  :  and  when  they 
said.  He  is  not  there ;  he  took  an  oath  of 
the  kingdom  and  nation,  that  they  found 
thee  not. 

11  And  now  thou  sayest,  Go,  tell  thy 
lord,  behold,  Elijah  is  here. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  as  soon  as 
I  am  gone  from  thee,  that  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  shall  carry  thee  whither  I  know  not ; 
and  so  when  I  come  and  tell  Ahab,  and 
he  cannot  find  thee,  he  shall  slay  me: 
but  I  thy  servant  fear  the  Lord  from  my 
youth. 

13  Was  it  not  told  my  lord  what  1  did 
when  Jezebel  slew  the  prophets  of  the 
Lord,  how  I  hid  an  hundred  men  of  the 
Lord's  prophets  by  fifty  in  a  cave,  and  fed 
them  with  bread  and  water  1 

14  And  now  thou  sayest,  Go,  tell  thy 
lord.  Behold,  Elijah  is  here ;  and  he  shall 
slay  me. 

is  And  Elijah  said.  As  the  Lord  of 
hosts  liveth,  before  whom  I  stand,  I  will 
surely  shew  myself  unto  him  to-day. 

16"  So  Obadiah  went  to  meet  Ahab,  and 
told  him :  and  Ahab  went  to  meet  Elijah. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Ahab  saw 
Elijah,  that  Ahab  said  unto  him,  Art  thou 
he  that  troubleth  Israel  ? 

15  II  And  he  answered,  I  have  not 
troubled  Israel ;  but  thou,  and  thy  father's 
house,  in  that  ye  have  forsaken  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord,  and  thou  hast 
followed  Baalim. 

19  Now  therefore  send,  and  gather  to 
me  all  Israel  unto  mount  Carmel,  and  the 
prophets  of  Baal  four  hundred  and  fifty, 
and  the  prophets  of  the  groves  four  hun- 
dred, which  eat  at  Jezebel's  table. 


20  So  Ahab  sent  unto  all  the  children  of 
Israel,  and  gathered  the  prophets  together 
unto  mount  Carmel. 

21  U  And  Elijah  came  unto  all  the  peo- 
ple, and  said,  How  long  halt  ye  between 
two  opinions  ]  if  the  Lord  be  God,  follow 
him :  but  if  Baal,  then  follow  him.  And 
the  people  answered  him  not  a  word. 

22  Then  said  Elijah  unto  the  people,  I, 
even  I,  only,  remain  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  ; 
But  Baal's  prophets  are  four  hundred  and 
fifty  men. 

23  Let  them  therefore  give  us  two  bul- 
locks;  and  let  them  choose  one  buHock 
for  themselves,  and  cut  it  in  pieces,  and  lay 
it  on  wood,  and  put  no  fire  iinder :  and  I 
will  dress  the  other  bullock,  and  lay  it  on 
wood,  and  put  no  fire  tinder  : 

24  And  call  ye  on  the  name  of  your  gods, 
and  1  will  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
and  the  God  that  answereth  by  fire,  let 
him  be  God.  And  all  the  people  answered 
and  said,  It  is  well  spoken. 

25  If  And  Elijah  said  unto  the  prophets 
of  Baal,  Choose  you  one  bullock  for  your- 
selves, and  dress  it  first ;  for  ye  are  many  ; 
and  call  on  the  name  of  your  gods,  but  put 
no  fire  tinder. 

26  And  they  took  the  bullock  which 
was  given  them,  and  they  dressed  it,  and 
called  on  the  name  of  Baal  from  morning 
even  until  noon,  saying,  O  Baal,  hear  us. 
But  there  loas  no  voice,  nor  any  that  an- 
swered. And  they  leaped  upon  the  altar 
which  was  made. 

27  And  it  came  to  pass  at  noon,  that 
Elijah  mocked  them,  and  said.  Cry  aloud: 
for  he  is  a  god:  either  he  is  talking,  or 
he  is  pursuing,  or  he  is  in  a  journey,  or 
peradventure  he  sleepeth,  and  must  be 
awaked. 

28  And  they  cried  aloud,  and  cut  them- 
selves after  their  manner  with  knives  and 
lancets,  till  the  blood  gushed  out  upon  them. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  mid-day 
was  past,  and  they  prophesied  until  the 
time  of  the  offering  of  the  evening  sacrifice, 
that  there  was  neither  voice,  nor  any  to  an- 
swer, nor  any  that  regarded. 

30  11  And  Elijah  said  unto  all  the  people, 
Come  near  unto  me.  And  all  the  people 
came  near  unto  him.  And  he  repaired  the 
altar  of  the  Lord  that  was  broken  down. 

31  And  Elijah  took  twelve  stones,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  the 
sons  of  Jacob,  unto  whom  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came,  saying,  Israel  shall  be  thy 
name : 

32  And  with  the  stones  he  built  an  altar 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  and  he  made  a 
trench  about  the  altar,  as  great  as  would 
contain  two  measures  of  seed. 

33  And  he  put  the  wood  in  order,  and 
cut  the  bullock  in  pieces,  and  laid  him  on 
the  wood,  and  said,  Fill  four  barrels  with 
water,  and  pour  it  on  the  burnt-sacrifice, 
and  on  the  wood. 

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Elijah  slays  the  false  prophets.     CHAP. 

34  And  he  said,  Do  it  the  second  time. 
And  they  did  it  the  second  time.  And  he 
said,  Do  it  the  third  time.  And  they  did 
it  the  third  time. 

35  And  the  water  ran  round  about  the 
altar;  and  he  filled  the  trench  also  with 
water. 

36  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  time  of 
the  offering  of  the  evening  sacrifice,  that 
Elijah  the  prophet  came  near  and  said, 
Loud  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  of  Is- 
rael, let  it  be  known  this  day  that  thou  art 
God  in  Israel,  and  that  I  am  thy  servant, 
and  tliat  I  have  done  all  these  things  at  tliy 
word. 

37  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  hear  me,  that  this 
people  may  know  that  thou  art  the  Lord 
God,  and  that  thou  hast  turned  their  heart 
back  again. 

3S  Then  the  fire  of  the  Lord  fell,  and 
consumed  the  burnt-sacrifice,  and  the  wood, 
and  the  stones,  and  the  dust,  and  licked  up 
the  water  that  was  in  the  trench. 

39  And  when  all  the  people  saw  it,  they 
fell  on  their  faces:  and  they  said.  The 
Lord,  he  is  the  God ;  the  Lord,  he  is  the 
God. 

40  And  Elijah  said  unto  them.  Take  the 
prophets  of  Baal;  let  not  one  of  them  es- 
cape. And  they  took  them :  and  Elijah 
brought  them  down  to  the  brook  Kishon, 
and  slew  them  there. 

41  II  And  Elijah  said  unto  Ahab,  Get 
thee  up,  eat  and  drink;  for  there  is  a  sound 
of  abundance  of  rain. 

42  So  Ahab  went  up  to  eat  and  to 
drink.  And  Elijah  went  up  to  the  top  of 
Carmel ;  and  he  cast  himself  down  upon 
the  earth,  and  put  his  face  between  his 
knees, 

43  And  said  to  his  servant,  Go  up  now, 
look  toward  the  sea.  And  he  went  up, 
and  looked,  and  said,  There  is  nothing. 
And  he  said.  Go  again  seven  times. 

44  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seventh 
time,  that  he  said,  Behold,  there  ariseth  a 
little  cloud  out  of  the  sea,  like  a  man's 
hand.  And  he  said,  Go  up,  say  unto  Ahab, 
Prepare  thy  chariot,  and  get  thee  down,  that 
the  rain  stop  thee  not. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  mean 
while,  that  the  heaven  was  black  with 
clouds  and  wind,  and  there  was  a  great 
rain.     And  Ahab  rode,  and  went  to  Jezreel. 

46  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  on 
Elijah  ;  and  he  girded  up  his  loins,  and  ran 
before  Ahab  to  the  entrance  of  Jezreel. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  Ahab  told  Jezebel  all  that  Elijah 
had  done,  and  withal  how  he  had  slain 
all  the  prophets  with  the  sword. 

2  Then  Jezebel  sent  a  messenger  unto 
Elijah,  saying,  So  let  the  gods  do  to  me, 
and  more  also,  if  I  make  not  thy  life  as  the 
life  of  one  of  them  by  to-morrow  about  this 
time. 

3  And  when  he  saw  that,  he  arose,  and  I 


XIX.         He  is  comforted  hy  an  angel. 
went  for  his  life,  and  came  to  Beer-sheba, 
which  belongeth  to  Judah,  and  left  his  ser- 
vant there. 

4  11  But  he  himself  went  a  day's  jour- 
ney into  the  wilderness,  and  came  and  sat 
down  under  a  juniper-tree  :  and  he  request- 
ed for  himself  that  he  might  die  :  and  said. 
It  is  enough  ;  now,  O  Lord,  take  away  my 
life  ;  for  I  am  not  better  than  my  lathers. 

5  And  as  he  lay  and  slept  under  a  juni- 
per-tree, behold,  then  an  angel  touched 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  Arise  and  eat. 

6  And  he  locked,  and  behold,  there  icas 
a  cake  baken  on  the  coals,  and  a  cruse  of 
water  at  his  head.  And  he  did  eat  and 
drink,  and  laid  him  down  again. 

7  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  again 
the  second  time,  and  touched  him,  and  said, 
Arise  and  eat,  because  the  journey  is  too 
great  for  thee. 

8  And  he  arose,  and  did  eat  and  drink, 
and  went  in  the  strength  of  that  meat  forty 
days  and  forty  nights  unto  Horeb  the  mount 
of  God. 

9  *[[  And  he  came  thither  unto  a  cave, 
and  lodged  there  ;  and  behold,  the  word  of 
the  Lord  came  to  him,  and  he  said  unto 
him.  What  doest  thou  here,  Elijah  ? 

10  And  he  said,  I  have  been  very  jea- 
lous for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts :  for  the 
children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy  cove- 
nant, thrown  down  thine  altars,  and  slain 
thy  prophets  with  the  sword ;  and  I,  even 
I  only,  am  left ;  and  thej-  seek  my  life  to 
take  it  away. 

11  And  he  said.  Go  forth,  and  stand  upon 
the  mount  before  the  Lord.  And  behold, 
the  Lord  passed  by,  and  a  great  and  strong 
wind   rent  the   mountains,    and   brake   in 

Eieces  the  rocks  before  the  Lord  ;  hnt  the 
ORD  ?o«.-;  not  in  the  wind  :  and  after  the 
wind  an  earthquake  ;  hutihe  Lord  ?f05  not 
in  the  earthquake : 

12  And  after  the  earthquake  a  fire ;  hut 
the  Lord  loas  not  in  the  fire  :  and  after  the 
fire  a  still  small  voice. 

13  And  it  was  so,  when  Elijah  heard  it, 
that  he  wrapped  his  face  in  his  mantle, 
and  went  out,  and  stood  in  the  entering  in 
of  the  cave.  And  behold,  there  came  a  voice 
unto  him,  and  said,  What  doest  thou  here, 
Elijah  ? 

14  And  he  said,  I  have  been  very  jealous 
for  the  Lord  God  of  hosts :  because  the 
children  of  Israel  have  forsaken  thy  cove- 
nant, thrown  down  thine  altars,  and  slain 
thy  prophets  with  the  sword ;  and  I,  even 
I  only,  am  left ;  and  they  seek  my  life,  to 
take  it  away. 

15  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Go, 
return  on  thy  way  to  the  wilderness  of  Da- 
mascus :  and  when  thou  comest,  anoint 
Hazael  to  he  king  over  Syria  : 

16  And  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi  shalt 
thou  anoint  to  he  king  over  Israel :  and 
Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat  of  Abcl-meholah 
shalt  thou  anoint  to  be  prophet  in  thy  room. 

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Ben-hadad  lyesieges  Samaria.         1.  KINGS. 


The  Syrians  are  slain. 


17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  him 
that  escapeth  the  sword  of  Hazael  shall 
Jehu  slay  :  and  him  that  escapeth  from  the 
sword  of  Jehu  shall  Elisha  slay. 

18  Yet  I  have  left  7ne  seven  thousand  in 
Israel,  all  the  knees  which  have  not  bowed 
unto  Baal,  and  every  mouth  which  hath  not 
kissed  him. 

19  H  So  he  departed  thence,  and  found 
Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat,  who  loas  plough- 
ing with  twelve  yoke  of  oxen  before  him, 
and  he  with  the  twelfth  :  and  Elijah  passed 
by  him,  and  cast  his  mantle  upon  him. 

20  And  he  left  the  oxen,  and  ran  after 
Elijah,  and  said,  Let  me,  I  pray  thee,  kiss 
my  father  and  my  mother,  and  thai  I  will 
follow  thee.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Go 
back  again  :  for  what  have  I  done  to  thee  ? 

21  And  he  returned  back  from  him,  and 
took  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  slew  them,  and 
boiled  their  flesh  with  the  instruments  of 
the  oxen,  and  gave  unto  the  people,  and 
they  did  eat.  Then  he  arose,  and  went 
after  Elijah,  and  ministered  unto  him. 

CHAP.  XX. 
ND  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria  ga- 
thered all  his  host  together  :  and  there 
were  thirty  and  two  kings  with  him,  and 
horses,  and  chariots  :  and  he  went  up  and 
besieged  Samaria,  and  warred  against  it. 

2  And  he  sent  messengers  to  Ahab  king 
of  Israel  into  the  city,  and  said  unto  him. 
Thus  saith  Ben-hadad, 

3  Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  is  mine ;  thy 
wives  also  and  thy  children,  eucw  the  good- 
liest, are  mine. 

4  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and 
said,  My  lord,  O  king,  according  to  thy 
saying,  I  am  thine,  and  all  that  I  have. 

5  And  the  messengers  came  again,  and 
said.  Thus  speaketh  Ben-hadad,  saying. 
Although  I  have  sent  unto  thee,  saying, 
Thou  shall  deliver  me  thy  silver,  and  thy 
gold,  and  thy  wives,  and  thy  children  ; 

6  Yet  I  will  send  my  servants  unto  thee 
to-morrow  about  this  time,  and  they  shall 
search  thine  house,  and  the  houses  of  thy 
.servants ;  and  it  shall  be,  that  whatsoever 
is  pleasant  in  thine  eyes,  they  shall  put  it 
in  their  hand,  and  take  it  awa3^ 

7  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  all  the 
elders  of  the  land,  and  said,  Mark,  I  pray 
you,  and  see  how  this  man  seeketh  mis- 
chief: for  he  sent  unto  me  for  my  wives, 
and  for  my  children,  and  for  my  silver,  and 
for  my  gold,  and  I  denied  him  not. 

8  And  all  the  elders  and  all  the  people 
said  unto  him.  Hearken  not  unto  him,  nor 
consent. 

9  Wherefore  he  said  unto  the  messen- 
gers of  Ben-hadad,  Tell  my  lord  the  king, 
All  that  thou  didst  send  for  to  thy  servant 
at  the  first,  I  will  do :  but  this  thing  I  may 
not  do.  And  the  messengers  departed, 
and  brought  him  word  again. 

10  And  Ben-hadad  sent  unto  him,  and 
said,  The  gods  do  so  unto  me,  and  more 


also,  if  the  dust  of  Samaria  shall  suffice  for 
handfuls  for  all  the  people  that  follow  me. 

1 1  And  the  king  of  Israel  answered  and 
said,  Tell  him,  Let  not  him  that  girdeth 
on  his  harness  boast  himself  as  he  that  put- 
teth  it  off. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ben-ha- 
dad heard  this  message  as  he  was  drink- 
ing, he  and  the  kings  in  the  pavilions,  that 
he  said  unto  his  servants.  Set  yourselves  in 
array.  And  they  set  themselves  in  array 
against  the  city. 

13  H  And  behold,  there  carne  a  prophet 
unto  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou  seen  all  th/s  great 
multitude?  behold,  I  will  deliver  it  into 
thine  hand  this  day ;  and  thou  shalt  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

14  And  Ahab  said.  By  whom  ?  And  he 
said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  by  the 
young  men  of  the  princes  of  the  provinces. 
Then  he  said.  Who  shall  order  the  battle  1 
And  he  answered.  Thou. 

15  Then  he  numbered  the  young  men 
of  the  princes  of  the  provinces,  and  they 
were  two  hundred  and  thirty-two :  and 
after  them  he  numbered  all  the  people, 
even  all  the  children  of  Israel,  being  seven 
thousand. 

16  And  they  went  out  at  noon.  But  Ben- 
hadad  icas  drinking  himself  drunk  in  the 
pavilions,  he  and  the  kings,  the  thirt}'  and 
two  kings  that  helped  him. 

17  And  the  young  men  of  the  princes  of 
the  provinces  went  out  first ;  and  Ben-ha- 
dad sent  out,  and  they  told  him,  saying. 
There  are  men  come  out  of  Samaria. 

18  And  he  said,  Whether  they  be  come 
out  for  peace,  take  them  alive  ;  or  whether 
they  be  come  out  for  war,  take  them  alive. 

19  So  these  young  men  of  the  princes  of 
the  provinces  came  out  of  the  city,  and  the 
army  which  followed  them. 

20  And  they  slew  every  one  his  man: 
and  the  Syrians  fled  ;  and  Israel  pursued 
them :  and  Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria 
escaped  on  an  horse  with  the  horsemen. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  went  out,  and 
smote  the  horses  and  chariots,  and  slewtlK; 
Syrians  with  a  great  slaughter. 

22  *![  And  the  prophet  came  to  !^.'  !  ing 
of  Israel,  and  said  unto  him,  Go,  strengthen 
thyself,  and  mark,  and  see  what  thou  do- 
est :  for  at  the  return  of  the  year  the  king 
of  Syria  will  come  up  against  thee. 

23  And  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Syria 
said  unto  him,  Their  gods  are  gods  of  the 
hills;  therefore  they  were  stronger  than 
we ;  but  let  us  fight  against  them  in  the 
plain,  and  surely  we  shall  be  stronger  tlian 
they. 

24  And  do  this  thing,  Take  the  kings 
away,  every  man  out  of  his  place,  and  j^ut 
captains  in  their  rooms  : 

25  And  number  thee  an  army,  like  tl^^o 
army  that  thou  hast  lost,  horse  for  horse, 
and  chariot  for  chariot :  and  we  will  fight 

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A  prophet  reproves  Ahab.  CHAP. 

against  them  in  the  plain,  and  surely  we 
shall  be  stronger  than  they.  And  he  heark- 
ened unto  their  voice,  and  did  so. 

26  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  return  of 
the  year,  that  Ben-hadad  numbered  the 
Syrians,  and  went  up  to  Aphek,  to  fight 
against  Israel. 

27  A  nd  the  children  of  Israel  were  num- 
bered, and  were  all  present,  and  went 
against  them :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
pitched  before  them  like  two  little  flocks  of 
kids  ;  but  the  Syrians  filled  the  country. 

28  And  there  came  a  man  of  God,  and 
spake  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  and  said, 
Thus  saith  the  Loud,  Because  the  Syrians 
have  said,  The  Lord  /.s  God  of  the  hills, 
but  he  r$  not  God  of  the  valleys,  therefore 
will  I  deliver  all  this  great  multitude  into 
thine  hand,  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

29  And  they  pitched  one  over  against 
the  other  seven  daj^s.  And  &o  it  was,  that  in 
the  seventh  day  the  battle  was  joined  :  and 
the  children  of  Israel  slew  of  the  Sy- 
rians an  hundred  thousand  footmen  in  one 
day. 

30  But  the  rest  fled  to  Aphek,  into  the 
city ;  and  there  a  wall  fell  upon  twenty  and 
seven  thousand  of  the  men  that  were  left. 
And  Ben-hadad  fled,  and  came  into  the 
city,  into  an  inner  chamber. 

31  H  And  his  servants  said  unto  him, 
Behold  now,  we  have  heard  that  the  kings 
of  the  house  of  Israel  are  merciful  kings  : 
let  us,  I  pray  thee,  put  sackcloth  on  our 
loins,  and  ropes  upon  our  heads,  and  go 
out  to  the  king  of  Israel :  peradventure  he 
will  save  thy  life. 

32  So  they  girded  sackcloth  on  their 
loin.s,  and  put  ropes  on  their  heads,  and 
came  to  the  king  of  Israel,  and  said.  Thy 
servant  Ben-hadad  saith,  I  pray  thee,  let  me 
live.  And  he  said.  Is  he  yet  alive  ?  he  is 
my  brother. 

33  Now  the  men  did  diligently  observe 
whether  aiuj  thing  icoidd  come  from  him, 
and  did  hastily  catch  it:  and  they  said. 
Thy  brother  Ben-hadad.  Then  he  said. 
Go  ye,  bring  him.  Then  Ben-hadad  came 
forth  to  him ;  and  he  caused  him  to  come 
up  into  the  chariot. 

34  And  Ben-hadad  said  unto  him.  The 
cities,  which  my  father  took  from  thy  fa- 
ther, I  will  restore ;  and  thou  shall  make 
streets  for  thee  in  Damascus,  as  my  father 
made  in  Samaria.  Then  said  Ahab,  I  will 
send  thee  away  v/ith  this  covenant.  So  he 
made  a  covenant  with  him,  and  sent  him 
away. 

35  H  And  a  certain  man  of  the  sons  of 
the  prophets  said  unto  his  neighbour  in  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee. 
And  the  man  refused  to  smite  him. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  him,  Because  thou 
hast  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  be- 
hold, as  soon  as  thou  art  departed  from  me, 
a  lion  shall  slay  thee.     And  as  soon  as  he 


XXI.  TTie  conduct  of  Jeztbet. 

was  departed  from  him,  a  lion  found  him^ 
and  slew  him. 

37  Then  he  found  another  man,  and  saidy 
Smite  me,  I  pray  thee.  And  the  man  smote 
him,  so  that  in  smiting  he  wounded  him. 

38  So  the  prophet  departed,  and  waited 
for  the  king  by  the  way,  and  disguised  him- 
self with  ashes  upon  his  face. 

39  And  as  the  king  passed  bj',  he  cried 
unto  the  king  :  and  he  said.  Thy  servant 
went  out  into  the  midst  of  the  battle  ;  and 
behold,  a  man  turned  aside,  and  brought  a 
man  unto  me,  and  said.  Keep  this  man  :  if 
by  any  means  he  be  missing,  then  shall  thy 
life  be  for  his  life,  or  else  thou  shalt  pay  a 
talent  of  silver. 

40  And  as  thy  servant  was  busy  here 
and  there,  he  was  gone.  And  the  king  of 
Israel  said  unto  him,  So  shall  thy  judgment 
be;  thyself  hast  decided  ?Y. 

41  And  he  hasted,  and  took  the  ashes 
away  from  his  face  ;  and  the  king  of  Israel 
discerned  him  that  he  was  of  the  prophets. 

42  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Because  thou  hast  let  go  out  of 
thy  hand  a  man  whom  I  appointed  to  utter 
destruction,  therefore  thy  life  shall  go  for 
his  life,  and  thy  people  for  his  people. 

43  And  the  king  of  Israel  went  to  his 
house  heavy  and  displeased,  and  came  to 
Samaria. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  after  these  things, 
that  Naboth  the  Jezreelite  had  a  vine- 
yard, which  icas  in  Jezreel,  hard  by  the 
palace  of  Ahab  king  of  Samaria. 

2  And  Ahab  spake  unto  Naboth,  saying. 
Give  me  thy  vineyard,  that  I  may  have  it 
for  a  garden  of  herbs,  because  it  is  near 
unto  my  house  :  and  I  will  give  thee  for  it 
a  better  vineyard  than  it ;  or  if  it  seem  good 
to  thee,  1  will  give  thee  the  v/orth  of  it  in 
money. 

3  And  Naboth  said  to  Ahab,  The  Lord 
forbid  it  me,  that  I  should  give  the  inhe- 
ritance of  my  fathers  unto  thee. 

4  And  Ahab  came  into  his  house  heavy 
and  displeased,  because  of  the  word  which 
Naboth  the  Jezreelite  had  spoken  to  him  : 
for  he  had  said,  I  will  not  give  thee  the  in- 
heritance of  my  fathers.  And  he  laid  him 
down  upon  his  bed,  and  turned  away  his 
face,  and  would  eat  no  bread. 

5  "^  But  Jezebel  his  wife  came  to  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  Why  is  thy  spirit  so 
sad,  that  thou  eatest  no  bread  ? 

6  And  he  said  unto  her,  Because  I  spake 
unto  Naboth  the  Jezreelite,  and  said  unto 
him,  Give  me  thj'  vineyard  for  money ;  or 
else,  if  it  please  thee,  I  will  give  thee  ano- 
ther vineyard  for  it :  and  he  answered,  I 
will  not  give  thee  my  vineyard. 

7  And  Jezebel  his  v,ife  said  unto  him, 
Dost  thou  now  govern  the  kingdom  of 
Israel?  arise,  and  eat  bread,  and  let  thine 
heart  be  merry :  I  will  give  thee  the  vine- 
yard of  Naboth  the  Jezreelite. 

293 


JBlijaJi  denounces  judgment 


I.  KINGS. 


against  Ahah  and  Jezebel. 


8  So  she  wrote  letters  in  Ahab's  name, 
and  sealed  tkcm  with  his  seal,  and  sent  the 
letters  unto  the  elders  and  to  the  nobles  that 
toere  in  his  city,  dwelling  with  Naboth. 

9  And  she  wrote  in  the  letters,  saying, 
Proclaim  a  fast,  and  set  Naboth  on  high 
among  the  people : 

10  And  set  two  men,  sons  of  Belial,  be- 
fore him  to  bear  witness  against  him,  say- 
ing. Thou  didst  blaspheme  God  and  tlie 
king.  And  tlicii  carry  him  out,  and  stone 
him,  that  he  may  die. 

11  And  the  men  of  his  city,  even  the  el- 
ders and  the  nobles  who  were  the  inhabit- 
ants in  his  city,  did  as  Jezebel  had  sent 
unto  them,  and  as  it  icas  written  in  the  let- 
ters which  she  had  sent  unto  them. 

12  They  proclaimed  a  fast,  and  set  Na- 
both on  high  among  the  people. 

13  And  there  came  in  two  men,  children 
of  Belial,  and  sat  before  him  :  and  the 
men  of  Belial  witnessed  against  him,  even 
against  Naboth,  in  the  presence  of  the 
people,  saying,  Naboth  did  blaspheihe  God 
and  the  king.  Then  they  carried  him  forth 
out  of  the  city,  and  stoned  him  with  stones, 
that  he  died. 

14  Then  they  sent  to  Jezebel,  saying, 
Naboth  is  stoned,  and  is  dead. 

15  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jeze- 
bel heard  that  Naboth  was  stoned,  and  was 
dead,  that  Jezebel  said  to  Ahab,  Arise, 
take  possession  of  the  vinej^ard  of  Naboth 
the  Jezreelite,  which  he  refused  to  give 
thee  for  money  :  for  Naboth  is  not  alij^, 
but  dead. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab 
heard  that  Naboth  was  dead,  that  Ahab 
rose  up  to  go  down  to  the  vineyard  of  Na- 
both the  Jezreelite,  to  take  possession  of  it. 

17  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Eli.jah  the  Tishbite,  saying, 

is  Arise,  gc  down  to  meet  Ahab  king 
of  Israel,  which  is  in  Samaria :  behold,  lie 
is  in  the  vineyard  of  Naboth,  whither  he  is 
gone  down  to  possess  it. 

19  And  thou  shalt  speak  unto  him,  say- 
ing, Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Hast  thou  killed, 
and  also  taken  possession?  And  thou  slialt 
speak  unto  him,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  In  the  place  where  dogs  licked  the 
blood  of  Naboth  shall  dogs  lick  thy  blood, 
even  thine. 

'  20  And  Ahab  said  to  Elijah,  Hast  thou 
found  me,  O  mine  enemy  ?  And  he  an- 
swered, I  have  found  tJiee :  because  thou 
hast  sold  thyself  to  work  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord. 

21  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil  upon  thee, 
and  will  take  away  thy  posterity,  and  wilt 
cut  off  from  Ahab  him  that  pisseth  against 
the  wall,  and  him  that  is  shut  up  and  left 
in  Israel, 

22  And  will  make  thine  house  like  the 
house  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  and 
like  the  house  of  Baasha  the  son  of  Ahi- 
jah,  for  the   provocation  wherewith   thou 


hast  provoked  me  to  anger,  and  made  Israel 
to  sin. 

23  And  of  Jezebel  also  spake  the  Lord, 
saying,  The  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel  by  the 
wall  of  Jezreel. 

24  Him  that  dieth  of  Ahab  in  the  city 
the  dogs  shall  eat:  and  him  that  dieth  in 
the  field  shall  the  fowls  of  the  air  eat. 

25  But  there  was  none  like  unto  Ahab, 
which  did  sell  himself  to  work  wickedness 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  whom  Jezebel  his 
wife  stirred  up. 

26  And  he  did  very  abominably  in  fol- 
lowing idols,  according  to  all  things  as  did 
the  Amorites,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel. 

27  II  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab 
heard  those  words,  that  he  rent  his  clothes, 
and  put  sackcloth  upon  his  flesh,  and  fasted, 
and  lay  in  sackcloth,  and  went  softly. 

28  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying, 

29  Seest  thou  how  Ahab  humbleth  him- 
self before  me  ?  because  he  humbleth  him- 
self before  me,  I  will  not  bring  the  evil  in 
his  days  :  but  in  his  son's  days  will  I  bring 
the  evil  upon  his  house. 

CHAP.  XXII. 
ND  they  continued  three  years  with- 
out war  between  Syria  and  Israel. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year, 
that  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  came 
down  to  the  king  of  Israel. 

3  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  his 
servants,  Know  ye  that  Ramoth  in  Gilead 
is  ours,  and  we  be  still,  and  take  it  not  out 
of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria  ? 

4  And  he  said  unto  Jehoshaphat,  Wilt 
thou  ^0  with  me  to  battle  to  Ramoth-gilead  ? 
And  Jehoshaphat  said  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
I  am  as  thou  art,  my  people  as  thy  people, 
my  horses  as  thy  horses. 

5  If  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  at  the  word 
of  the  Lord  to-day. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Israel  gathered  the 
prophets  together,  about  four  hundred  men, 
and  said  unto  them,  Shall  I  go  against  R:i- 
moth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear  ? 
And  they  said,  Go  up  ;  for  the  Lojid  shall 
deliver  if  into  the  hand  of  the  king. 

7  IT  And  Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  beside,  that 
we  might  inquire  of  him  t 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat, There  is  yet  one  man,  Micaiah 
the  son  of  Imlah,  by  whom  we  may  inquire 
of  the  Lord  :  but  I  hate  him  :  for  he  doth 
not  prophesy  good  concerning  me,  but  evil. 
And  Jehoshaphat  said,  Let  not  the  king 
say  so. 

9  Then  the  king  of  Israel  called  an  offi- 
cer, and  said.  Hasten  hither  Micaiah  the 
son  of  Imlah. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat the  king  of  Judah  sat  each  on  his 
throne,  having  put  on  their  robes,  in  a  void 

294 


Ahab  imprisons  Micaiah. 


CHAP.  xxri. 


Ahah  is  slain. 


place  in  the  entrance  of  the  gate  of  Sama- 
ria ;  and  ail  the  prophets  prophesied  before 
them. 

11  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah 
made  him  horns  of  iron  :  and  he  said,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  With  these  shall  thou  push 
the  Syrians,  until  thou  have  consumed 
them. 

12  And  all  the  prophets  prophesied  so, 
saying,  Go  up  to  Ramoth-gilead,  and  pros- 
per :  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the 
king's  hand. 

13  And  the  messenger  that  was  gone  to 
call  Micaiah  spake  unto  him,  saying,  Be- 
hold now,  the  words  of  the  prophets  declare 
good  unto  the  king  with  one  mouth :  let 
thy  word,  I  pray  thee,  be  like  the  word  of 
one  of  them,  and  speak  that  irhich  is  good. 

14  And  Micaiah  said.  As  the  Lord  liv- 
eth,  what  the  Lord  saith  unto  me,  that  will 
I  speak. 

15  IT  So  he  came  to  the  king.  And  the 
king  said  unto  him,  Micaiah,  shall  we  go 
against  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  we 
forbear  ?  And  he  answered  him.  Go,  and 
prosper :  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into 
the  hand  of  the  king. 

16  And  the  king  said  unto  him,  How 
many  times  shall  1  adjure  thee  that  thou 
tell  me  nothing  but  that  lohich  is  true  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  ? 

17  And  he  said,  I  saw  all  Israel  scatter- 
ed upon  the  hills,  as  sheep  that  have  not  a 
shepherd :  and  the  Lord  said,  These  have 
no  master :  let  them  return  every  man  to 
his  house  in  peace. 

18  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat.  Did  I  not  tell  thee  that  he  would 
prophesy  no  good  concerning  me,  but 
evil  ? 

19  And  he  said.  Hear  thou  therefore  the 
word  of  the  Lord  :  I  saw  the  Lord  sitting 
on  his  throne,  and  all  the  host  of  heaven 
standing  by  him  on  his  right  hand  and  on 
his  left. 

20  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  shall  per- 
suade Ahab,  that  he  may  go  up  and  fall  at 
Ramoth-gilead  ?  And  one  said  on  this  man- 
ner, and  another  said  on  that  manner. 

21  And  there  came  forth  a  spirit,  and 
stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  will 
persuade  him. 

22  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Where- 
with ?  And  he  said,  I  will  go  forth,  and  I 
will  be  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  his 
prophets.  And  he  said.  Thou  shalt  per- 
suade/</;»,  and  prevail  also:  go  forth,  and 
do  so. 

23  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord  hath 
put  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  these 
thy  prophets,  and  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
evil  concerning  thee. 

24  H  But  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaa- 
nah went  near,  and  smote  Micaiah  on  the 
cheek,  and  said.  Which  way  went  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  from  me  to  speak  unto 
thee? 


25  And  Micaiah  said,  Behold,  thou  shalt 
see  in  that  day,  when  thou  shalt  go  into  an 
inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

26  And  the  king  of  Israel  said.  Take 
Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back  unto  Amon 
the  governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Joash  the 
king's  son ; 

27  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  king.  Put 
i\\\sfcllotv  in  the  prison,  and  feed  him  with 
bread  of  affliction,  and  with  water  of  afflic- 
tion, until  I  come  in  peace. 

28  And  Micaiah  said.  If  thou  return  at 
all  in  peace,  the  Lord  hath  not  spoken  by 
me.  And  he  said.  Hearken,  O  people, 
every  one  of  you. 

29  IT  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat  the  king  of  Judah  went  up  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead. 

30  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat,  I  will  disguise  myself,  and  en- 
ter into  the  battle ;  but  put  thou  on  thy 
robes.  And  the  king  of  Israel  disguised 
himself,  and  went  into  the  battle. 

31  'IT  But  the  king  of  Syria  commanded 
his  thirty  and  two  captains  that  had  rule 
pver  his  chariots,  saying,  Fight  neither 
with  small  nor  great,  save  only  with  the 
king  of  Israel. 

32  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat,  that 
they  said.  Surely  it  is  the  king  of  Israel. 
And  they  turned  aside  to  fight  against  him : 
and  Jehoshaprtat  cried  out. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots  perceived  that  it  ?««s 
not  the  king  of  Israel,  that  they  turned 
back  from  pursuing  him. 

34  IT  And  a  certain  man  drew  a  bow  at  a 
venture,  and  smote  the  king  of  Israel  be- 
tween the  joints  of  the  harness:  wherefore 
he  said  unto  the  driver  of  his  chariot,  Turn 
thine  hand,  and  carry  me  out  of  the  host; 
for  I  am  wounded. 

35  And  the  battle  irxreased  that  day: 
and  the  king  was  stayed  «p  in  his  chariot 
against  the  Syrians,  and  died  at  even  :  and 
the  blood  ran  out  of  the  wound  into  the 
midst  of  the  chariot. 

36  And  there  went  a  proclamation 
throughout  the  host  about  the  going  down 
of  the  sun,  saying,  Every  man  to  his  city 
and  every  man  to  his  own  country. 

37  ^T  So  the  king  died,  and  was  brought 
to  Samaria ;  and  they  buried  the  king  in 
Samaria. 

38  And  one  washed  the  chariot  in  the 
pool  of  Samaria ;  and  the  dogs  licked  up 
his  blood  ;  and  they  washed  his  armour ; 
according  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord 
which  he  spake. 

39  IT  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahab, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  the  ivory  house 
which  he  made,  and  all  the  cities  that  he 
built,  are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

40  So  Ahab  slept  with  his  fathers;  and 
Ahaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

295 


JehoshapTiafs  good  reign.  II.  KINGS.  Ahaziah's  evil  reign. 

41  U  And  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of  Asa      48   Jehoshaphat  made   ships  of  Thar- 


began  to  reign  over  Judah  in   the  fourth 
year  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel. 

42  Jehoshaphat  ?o«s  thirty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign ;  and  he  reign- 
ed twenty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem. 
And  his  mother's  name  tvas  Azubah  the 
daughter  of  Sliilhi. 

43  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way  of  Asa 
his  father ;  he  turned  not  aside  from  it, 
doing  that  ickich  was  right  in  the  eyes  of 
the  LojiD :  nevertheless  the  high  places 
were  not  taken  away  ;  for  the  people  otfered 
and  burnt  incense  yet  in  the  high  places. 

44  And  Jehoshaphat  made  peace  with 
the  king  of  Israel. 

45  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehosha- 
phat, and  his  might  that  he  shewed,  and 
how  he  warred,  arc  they  not  written  in  the 
book  oCtlie  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  1 

46  And  the  remnant  of  the  sodomites, 
which  remained  in  the  days  of  his  father 
Asa,  he  took  out  of  the  land. 

47  There  was  then  no  king  in  Edom  :  a 
deputy  was  king. 


shish  to  go  to  Ophir  for  gold :  but  they 
went  not :  for  the  ships  were  broken  at 
Ezion-geber. 

49  Then  said  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab 
unto  Jehoshaphat,  Let  my  servants  go  with 
thy  servant  in  the  ships.  But  Jehoshaphat 
would  not. 

50  H  And  Jehoshaphat  slept  with  his 
fathers,  and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in 
the  city  of  David  his  father:  and  Jehoram 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

51  H  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Ahab  began  to 
reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria  the  seven- 
teenth year  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah, 
and  reigned  two  years  over  Israel. 

52  And  he  did  evil  in  the  siglit  of  the 
Lord,  and  walked  in  the  way  of  his  father, 
and  in  the  way  of  his  mother,  and  in  the 
way  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nobat,  who 
made  1  srael  to  sin  : 

53  For  he  served  Baal,  and  worshipped 
him,  and  provoked  to  anger  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  according  to  all  that  his  father 
had  done. 


H  The  Second  Book  of  the  KINGS,  commonly  called,  The  Fourth  Book  of  the  KINGS. 


CHAP.  I. 

THEN  Moab  rebelled  against  Israel  af- 
ter the  death  of  Ahab. 

2  H  And  Ahaziah  fell  down  through  a 
lattice  in  his  upper  chamber  that  7oas  in 
Samaria,  and  was  sick  :  and  he  sent  mes- 
sengers, and  said  unto  them.  Go,  inquire 
of  Baal-zebiib  the  god  of  Ekron,  whether 
I  shall  recover  of  this  disease. 

3  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  to  Eli- 
jah the  Tishbite,  Arise,  go  up  to  meet  the 
messengers  of  the  king  of  Samaria,  and  say 
unto  them,  Is  it  not  because  the7'e  is  not  a 
God  in  Israel,  Jhat  ye  go  to  inquire  of 
Baal-zebub  the  god  of  Ekron  1 

4  Now  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Thou  shalt  not  come  down  from  that  bed 
on  which  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt  surely 
die.     And  Elijah  cleparted. 

5  IT  And  when  the  messengers  turned 
back  unto  him,  he  said  unto  them,  Why 
are  ye  now  turned  back  ? 

6  And  they  said  unto  him,  There  came 
a  man  up  to  meet  us,  and  said  unto  us,  Go, 
turn  again  unto  the  king  that  sent  you,  and 
say  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Is  it 
not  because  there  is  not  a  God  in  Israel, 
that  thou  sendest  to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub 
the  god  of  Ekron  ?  therefore  thou  shalt  not 
come  down  from  that  bed  ori  which  thou 
art  gone  up,  but  shalt  surely  die. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  manner 
of  man  was  he  which  came  up  to  meet  you, 
and  told  you  these  words  ? 

8  And  they  answered  him.  He  was  an 
hairy  man,  and  girt  with  a  girdle  of  leather 


about  his  loins.     And  he  said,  It  is  Elijah 
the  Tishbite. 

9  Then  the  king  sent  unto  him  a  cap- 
tain of  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  he  went  up 
to  him :  and  behold  he  sat  on  the  top  of  an 
hill.  And  he  spake  unto  him,  Tiiou  man  of 
God,  the  king  hath  said.  Come  down. 

10  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  to  the 
captain  of  fifty,  If  I  be  a  man  of  God,  then 
let  fire  come  down  from  heaven,  and  con- 
sume thee  and  thy  fifty.  And  there  came 
down  fire  from  heaven,  and  consumed  him 
and  his  fifty. 

11  Again  also  he  sent  unto  him  another 
captain  of  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  he  an- 
swered and  said  unto  him,  O  man  of  God, 
thus  hath  the  king  said.  Come  down 
quickly. 

12  And  Elijah  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  If  I  6c  a  man  of  God,  let  fire  come 
down  from  heaven,  and  consume  thee  and 
thy  fifty.  And  the  fire  of  God  came  down 
from  heaven,  and  consumed  him  and  his 

fifty. 

13  H  And  he  sent  again  a  captain  of  the 
third  fifty  with  his  fifty.  And  the  third 
captain  of  fifty  went  up,  and  came  and  fell 
on  his  knees  before  Elijah,  and  besought 
him,  and  said  unto  him,  O  man  of  God,  I 
pray  thee,  let  my  life,  and  the  life  of  these 
fifty,  thy  servants,  be  precious  in  thy  sight. 

i4  Behold,  there  came  fire  down  from 
heaven,  and  burnt  up  the  two  captains  of 
the  former  fifties  with  their  fifties :  there- 
fore let  my  life  now  be  precious  in  thy 
sight. 

296 


Elijah  is  taken  up  to  heaven.  CHAP, 

15  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto 
Elijah,  Go  down  with  him  :  be  not  afraid 
of  him.  And  he  arose,  and  went  down 
with  him  unto  the  king. 

16  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Forasmuch  as  thou  hast  sent  mes- 
seiigers  to  inquire  of  Baal-zebub  the  god 
of  Ekron,  Is  if  not  because  there  is  no  God 
in  Israel  to  inquire  of  his  word  ?  therefore 
thou  shalt  not  come  down  off  that  bed  on 
which  thou  art  gone  up,  but  shalt  surely 
die. 

17  11  So  he  died  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord  which  Elijah  had  spoken. 
And  Jehoram  reigned  in  his  stead  in  the 
second  j'ear  of  Jehoram  the  son  of  Jeliosha- 
phatking  of  Judah;  becau.se  he  had  no  son. 

18  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahaziah 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael ? 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  Lord 
would  take  up  Elijah  into  heaven  by 
a  whirlwind,  that  Elijah  went  with  Elisha 
from  Gilgal. 

2  And  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  Tarry 
here,  I  pray  thee ;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent 
me  to  Beth-el.  And  Elisha  said  unto  him, 
As  the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth, 
I  will  not  leave  thee.  So  they  went  down 
to  Beth-el. 

3  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  that  ivere 
at  Beth-el  came  forth  to  Elisha,  and  said 
unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord  will 
take  au'ay  th)-  master  from  thy  head  to-day. 
And  he  said,  Yea,  I  know  it;  hold  ye  your 
peace. 

4  And  Elijah  said  unto  him,  Elisha,  tarry 
here,  I  pray  thee ;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me 
to  Jericho.  And  he  said,  ^.s  the  Lord  liv- 
eth, and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave 
thee.     So  they  came  to  Jericho. 

5  And  the  sons  of  the  prophets  tliat  were 
at  Jericho  came  to  Elisha,  and  said  unto 
him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Lord  will  take 
away  thy  master  from  thy  head  to-day  ? 
And  he  answered.  Yea,  I  know  it;  hold 
ye  your  peace. 

6  And  Elijah  said  unto  him,  Tarr\",  I  pray 
thee,  here;  for  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  to 
Jordan.  And  lie  said,  As  tlie  Lokd  liveth, 
and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  I  will  not  leave  thee. 
And  they  two  went  on. 

7  And  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of  tiie  pro- 
phets went,  and  stood  to  view  afar  oif:  and 
they  two  stood  by  Jordan. 

8  And  Elijah  took  his  mantle,  and  wrap- 
ped //  together,  and  smote  the  v\aters,  and 
they  were  divided  hither  and  thither,  so 
that  they  two  went  over  on  dry  ground. 

9  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  tliey  were 
gone  over,  that  Elijah  said  unto  Elisha,  Ask 
what  I  shall  do  for  thee,  before  I  be  taken 
away  from  thee.  And  Elisha  said,  I  pray 
thee,  let  a  double  portion  of  thy  spirit  be 
upon  me. 

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II.  Elisha'' s  mockers  destroyed. 

10  And  he  said,  Thou  hast  asked  a  hard 
thing:  nevertheless,  if  thou  see  me  ivhcn  I 
am  taken  from  thee,  it  shall  be  so  unto  thee ; 
but  if  not,  it  shall  not  be  so. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  still  went 
on,  and  talked,  that  behold,  there  appeared 
a  chariot  of  fire,  and  horses  of  fire,  and 
parted  them  both  asunder ;  and  Elijah  Vv'ent 
up  by  a  whirlwind  into  heaven. 

12  ^  And  Elisha  saw  it,  and  he  cried, 
My  father,  m}-  father,  the  chariot  of  Israel, 
and  the  horsemen  thereof.  And  he  saw 
him  no  more :  and  he  took  hold  of  his  own 
clothes,  and  rent  them  in  two  pieces. 

13  He  took  up  also  the  mantle  of  Elijah 
that  fell  from  him,  and  went  back,  and  stood 
by  the  bank  of  Jordan  ; 

14  And  he  took  the  mantle  of  Elijah  that 
fell  from  him,  and  smote  the  waters,  and 
said,  Where  is  the  Lord  God  of  Elijah? 
And  when  he  had  also  smitten  tlie  waters, 
the}'  parted  hither  and  thither:  and  Elisha 
went  over. 

15  And  when  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
which  icere  to  view  at  Jericho  saw  him, 
they  said,  The  spirit  of  Elijah  doth  rest  on 
Elisha.  And  they  came  to  meet  him,  and 
bowed  themselves  to  the  ground  before  him. 

16  II  And  they  said  unto  him,  Behold 
now,  there  be  with  thy  servants  fifty  strong 
men  ;  let  them  go,  we  pray  thee,  and  seek 
thy  master:  lest  peradventure  the  Spirit  of 
the  Lord  hath  taken  him  up,  and  cast  him 
upon  some  mountain,  or  into  some  valley. 
And  he  said,  Ye  shall  not  send. 

17  And  when  they  urged  him  till  he  was 
ashamed,  he  said.  Send.  They  sent  there- 
fore fifty  men ;  and  they  sought  three  days, 
but  found  him  not. 

18  And  when  they  came  again  to  him, 
(for  he  tarried  at  Jericho,)  he  said  unto 
them,  Did  I  not  say  unto  you,  Go  not  ? 

19  II  And  the  men  of  the  city  said  unto 
Elisha,  Behold,  I  pray  thee,  the  situation 
of  this  city  is  pleasant,  as  my  lord  seeth: 
but  the  water  is  nought,  and  the  ground 
barren. 

20  And  he  said,  Bring  me  a  new  cruse, 
and  put  salt  therein.  And  they  brought 
it  to  him. 

21  And  he  went  forth  unto  the  spring  of 
the  waters,  and  cast  the  salt  in  there,  and 
said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I  have  healed 
these  waters ;  there  shall  not  be  from  thence 
any  more  death  or  barren  land. 

22  So  the  waters  were  healed  unto  this 
day,  according  to  the  saying  of  Elisha 
which  he  spake. 

23  ^  And  he  went  up  from  thence  unto 
Beth-el :  and  as  he  was  goinp  up  by  the 
way,  there  came  forth  little  cliildren  out  of 
the  city,  and  mocked  liim,  and  said  unto 
him,  Go  up,  thou  bald-head ;  go  up,  thou 
bald-head. 

24  And  he  turned  back,  and  looked  on 
them,  and  cursed  them  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord.    And  there  came  forth  two  she-bears 

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JeJioravi's  reign. 


II.  KINGS. 


Tlie  Moabites  are  overcome. 


out  of  the  wood,  and  tare  forty  and  two 
children  of  them. 

25  And  he  went  from  thence  to  mount 
Carmel,  and  from  thence  he  returned  to  Sa- 
maria. 

CHAP.  III. 
"OW  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  began 
to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria  /«  the 
eighteenth  year  of  Jehoshapliat  king  of  Ju- 
dah,  and  reigned  twelve  years. 

2  And  he  wrought  evil  in  tlie  sight  of  the 
Lord  ;  but  not  like  his  father,  and  like  his 
mother:  tor  he  put  away  the  image  of  Baal 
that  his  father  had  made. 

3  Nevertheless,  he  cleaved  unto  the  sins 
of  Jeroboatu  the  son  of  Nebat,  which  made 
Israel  to  sin ;  he  departed  not  therefrom. 

4  *iT  And  JMeslia  king  of  Moab  was  a 
sheep-master,  and  rendered  unto  the  king 
of  Israel  an  hundred  thousand  lambs,  and 
an  hundred  thousand  rams,  with  the  wool. 

5  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Ahab  was 
dead,  that  the  king  of  Moab  rebelled  against 
the  king  of  Israel. 

6  ^  And  king  Jehoram  went  out  of  Sa- 
maria the  same  time,  and  numbered  all  Is- 
rael. 

7  And  he  went  and  sent  to  Jehoshaphat 
the  king  of  Judah,  saying.  The  king  of 
Moab  hath  rebelled  against  me  :  wilt  thou 
go  with  me  against  Moab  to  battle?  And 
he  said,  I  will  go  up  :  1  am  as  thou  art,  my 
people  as  thy  people,  and  ray  horses  as  thy 
horses. 

8  And  he  said.  Which  way  shall  we  go 
up  ?  And  he  answered.  The  way  through 
the  wilderness  of  Edom. 

9  So  the  king  of  Israel  went,  and  the 
king  of  Judah,  and  the  king  of  Edom  :  and 
they  fetched  a  compass  of  seven  days' 
journey :  and  there  was  no  water  for  the 
host,  and  for  the  cattle  that  followed  them. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  said,  Alas! 
that  the  Lord  hath  called  tliese  three  kings 
together,  to  deliver  them  into  the  hand  of 
Moab ! 

11  But  Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord,  that  we  may 
inquire  of  the  Lord  by  him  ?  And  one  of 
the  king  of  Israel's  servants  answered  and 
said,  Here  /5  Elisha  the  son  of  Shaphat 
which  poured  water  on  the  hands  of  Eli- 
jah. 

12  And  Jehoshaphat  said,  Tlie  word  of 
the  Lord  is  with  him.  So  the  king  of  Is- 
rael and  Jehoshaphat  and  the  king  of  Edom 
went  down  to  him. 

13  And  Elisha  said  unto  the  king  of  Is- 
rael, What  have  I  to  with  thee?  get  thee 
to  tlie  prophets  of  thy  father,  and  to  the 
prophets  of  thy  mother.  And  the  king  of 
Israel  said  unto  him.  Nay :  for  the  Lord 
hath  called  these  three  kings  together,  to 
deliver  them  into  the  hand  of  Moab. 

14  And  Elisha  said,  As  the  Lord  of 
hosts  livetli,  before  whom  I  stand,  surely, 
were  it  not  that  I  regard  the  presence  of 


Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah,  I  would 

not  look  toward  thee,  nor  see  thee. 

15  But  now  bring  me  a  minstrel.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  when  the  minstrel  played, 
that  the  hand  of  the  Lord  came  upon  him. 

16  And  he  said,  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
Make  this  valley  full  of  ditches. 

17  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not 
see  wind,  neither  shall  ye  see  rain ;  yet  that 
valley  shall  be  filled  with  water,  that  ye  may 
driid?,  both  ye,  and  your  cattle,  and  your 
beasts. 

18  And  this  is  hut  a  light  thing  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  will  deliver  the  Mo- 
abites also  into  your  hand. 

19  And  ye  shall  smite  every  fenced  city, 
and  every  choice  city,  and  shall  fell  every 
good  tree,  and  stop  all  wells  of  water,  and 
mar  every  good  piece  of  land  with  stones. 

20  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
when  the  meat-offering  was  offered,  that 
behold,  there  came  water  by  the  way  of 
Edom,  and  the  country  was  filled  \vith  water. 

21  And  when  all  the  Moabites  heard 
that  the  kings  were  come  up  to  fight  against 
them,  they  gathered  all  that  were  able  to 
put  on  armour,  and  upward,  and  stood  in 
the  border. 

22  And  they  rose  up  earl}'  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  sun  siione  upon  the  water,  and 
the  Moabites  saw  the  water  on  the  other 
side  as  red  as  blood : 

23  And  they  said,  This  is  blood :  the 
kings  are  surely  slain,  and  they  have  smit- 
ten one  another  :  now  therefore,  Moab,  to 
the  spoil. 

24  And  when  they  came  to  the  camp  of 
Israel,  the  Israelites  rose  up  and  smote  the 
Moabites,  so  that  they  fled  before  them  : 
but  they  Avent  forward  smiting  the  Moab- 
ites, even  in  their  country. 

25  And  they  beat  down  the  cities,  and  on 
every  good  piece  of  land  cast  every  man 
his  stone,  and  filled  it ;  and  they  stopped  all 
the  wells  of  water,  and  felled  all  the  good 
trees :  only  in  Kir-haraseth  left  they  the 
stones  thereof;  howbeit  the  slingers  went 
about  it,  and  smote  it. 

26  11  And  when  the  king  of  Moab  sav»f 
that  the  battle  was  too  sore  for  him,  he  took 
with  him  seven  hundred  men  that  drew 
swords,  to  break  through  cvcnnnio  the  king 
of  Edom  :  but  they  could  not. 

27  Then  h.e  took  his  eldest  son  that 
should  have  reigned  in  his  stead,  and  offered 
himybr  a  burnt-otTering  upon  the  wall.  And 
there  was  great  indignation  against  Israel : 
And  they  departed  from  him,  and  returned 
to  their  own  land. 

CHAP.  IV. 
T^OW  there  cried  a  certain  woman  of 
-L^  the  wives  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets 
unto  Elisha,  saying.  Thy  servant  my  hus- 
band is  dead ;  and  thou  knowest  that  thy 
servant  did  fear  the  Lord  :  and  the  creditor 
is  come  to  take  unto  him  my  two  sons  to  be 
bond-men. 

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Tlie  wido2o's  oil  muIfipUed.  CHAP 

2  And  Elisha  said  unto  her,  What  shall  I 
do  for  thee?  tell  me,  what  hast  thou  in  the 
house?  And  she  said,  Thine  handmaid 
hath  not  any  thing  in  the  house  save  a  pot 
of  oil. 

3  Then  he  said,  Go,  borrow  thee  vessels 
abroad  of  all  thy  neighbours,  even  empty 
vessels :  borrow  not  a  few. 

4  And  when  thou  art  come  in,  thou  shalt 
shut  the  door  upon  thee  and  upon  thy  sons, 
and  shalt  pour  out  into  all  those  vessels,  and 
thou  shalt  set  aside  that  which  is  full. 

5  So  she  went  from  him,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  her  and  upon  her  sons,  who 
brought  the  vessels  to  her ;  and  she  poured 
out. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  vessels 
were  full,  that  she  said  unto  her  son.  Bring 
me  yet  a  vessel.  And  he  said  unto  her, 
There  is  not  a  vessel  more.  And  tlie  oil 
stayed. 

7  Then  she  came  and  told  the  man  of 
God.  And  he  said.  Go,  sell  the  oil,  and 
pay  thy  debt,  and  live  thou  and  thy  chil- 
dren of  tiie  rest. 

8  1i  And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  Elisha 
passed  to  Shunem,  where  was  a  great  wo- 
man ;  and  she  constrained  him  to  eat  bread. 
And  so  it  was,  that  as  oft  as  he  passed  by, 
he  turned  in  thither  to  eat  bread. 

9  And  she  said  unto  her  husband,  Be- 
hold now,  I  perceive  that  this  is  an  holy 
man  of  God,  which  passeth  by  us  con- 
tinually. 

10  Let  us  make  a  little  chamber,  I  pray 
thee,  on  the  wall ;  and  let  us  set  for  him 
there  a  bed,  and  a  table,  and  a  stool,  and 
a  candlestick  :  and  it  shall  be,  when  he 
Cometh  to  us,  that  he  shall  turn  in  thither 

11  And  it  fell  on  a  day,  that  he  came 


IV.  The  Shitnnmmitc''s  son  raised. 

19  And  he  said  unto  his  father,  My  head, 
my  head.  And  he  said  to  a  lad.  Carry 
him  to  his  mother. 

20  And  Avhen  he  had  taken  him,  and 
brought  him  to  his  mother,  he  sat  on  her 
knees  till  noon,  and  thcii  died. 

21  And  she  went  up,  and  laid  him  on 
the  bed  of  the  man  of  God,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  him,  and  went  out. 

22  And  she  called  unto  her  husband, 
and  said,  Send  me,  I  pray  thee,  one  of  the 
young  men,  and  one  of  the  asses,  that  1 
may  run  to  the  man  of  God,  and  come 
again. 

23  And  he  said.  Wherefore  wilt  thou  go 
to  him  to-day  ?  if  is  neither  new  moon,  nor 
sabbath.     And  she  said.  It  shall  he  well. 

24  Then  she  saddled  an  ass,  and  said  to 
her  servant,  Drive,  and  go  forward ;  slack 
not  thy  riding  for  me,  except  I  bid  thee. 

25  So  she  went  and  came  unto  the  man 
of  God  to  mount  Carmel.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  when  tlie  man  of  God  saw  her  afar 
off',  that  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  servant.  Be- 
hold, yonder  is  that  Shunammite  : 

26  Run  now,  I  pray  thee,  to  meet  her, 
and  say  unto  her.  Is  it  well  with  thee  ?  Is 
it  well  with  thy  husband  ?  Is  it  well  with 
the  child  ?  And  she  answered.  It  is  well. 

27  And  when  she  came  to  the  man  of 
God  to  the  hill,  she  caught  him  by  the  feet : 
but  Gehazi  came  near  to  thrust  her  away. 
And  the  man  of  God  said,  Let  her  alone; 
for  her  soul  is  vexed  within  her :  and  the 
Loud  hath  hid  it  from  me,  and  hath  not 
told  me. 

28  Then  she  said,  Did  I  desire  a  son  of 
my  lord  ?  did  I  not  say,  Do  not  deceive 
me? 

29  Then  he  said  to  Gehazi,  Gird  up  thy 


thither,  and  he  turned  into  the  chamber,  {loins,  and  take  my  staff  in  thine  hand,  and 
and  lay  there.  igo  thy  way  :  if  thou  meet  any  man,  salute 

12  And  he  said  to  Gehazi  his  .servant, | him  not;  and  if  any  salute  thee,  answer 

him  not  again  :  and  lay  my  staff  upon  the 

face  of  the  child. 

30  And  the  mother  of  the  child  said,  .4s 
the  Lord  liveth,  and  as  thy  soul  liveth,  1 
will  not  leave  thee.  And  he  arose,  and 
followed  her. 

31  And  Gehazi  passed  on  before  them, 
and  laid  the  staff  upon  the  face  of  the 
child  ;  but  there  teas  neither  voice,  nor  hear- 
ing. Wherefore  he  went  again  to  meet 
him,  and  told  him,  saying,  The  child  is 
not  awaked. 

32  And  when  Elisha  was  come  into  the 
house,  behold,  the  child  was  dead,  and  laid 
upon  his  bed. 

33  He  went  in  therefore,  and  shut  the 
door  upon  them  twain,  and  prayed  unto  the 
Lord. 

34  And  he  went  up,  and  lay  upon  the 
child,  and  put  his  mouth  upon  his  mouth, 
and  his  eyes  upon  his  eyes,  and  his  hands 

and  he  stretched  himself 

and  the  flesh  of  the  child 

waxed  warm. 

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Call  this  Shunammite.     And  when  he  had 
called  her,  she  stood  before  him. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him,  Say  now  unto 
her.  Behold,  thou  hast  been  careful  for  us 
with  all  this  care ;  what  is  to  be  done  for 
thee  ?  wouldest  thou  be  spoken  for  to  the 
king,  or  to  the  captain  of  the  host?  And  she 
answere^i,  I  dwell  among  mine  own  people. 

14  And  he  said.  What  then  7.s  to  be  done 
for  her?  And  Gehazi  answered,  Verily  she 
hath  no  child,  and  her  husband  is  old. 

1.5  And  he  said.  Call  her.  And  when 
he  had  called  her,  she  stood  in  the  door. 

16  And  he  said,  About  this  season,  ac- 
cording to  the  time  of  liie,  thou  shalt  em- 
brace a  son.  And  she  said,  Nay,  my  lord, 
fhoi/  man  of  God,  do  not  lie  unto  thine 
handmaid. 

17  vVnd  the  woman  conceived,  and  bare 
a  son  at  tliat  season  that  Elisha  had  said 
unto  her,  according  to  the  time  of  life.    • 

18  H  And  Vvhen  the  child  was  grown,  it! upon  his  hands 
fell  on  a  day,  that  he  went  out  to  his  father  upon  the  child 
to  the  reapers. 


The  deadly  pottage  healed.  II.  KINGS 

35  Then  he  returned,  and  walked  in  the 
house  to  and  fro  ;  and  went  up,  and  stretch- 
ed himself  upon  him  :  and  the  child  sneez- 
ed seven  times,  and  the  child  opened  his 
eyes. 

36  And  he  called  Gehazi,  and  said,  Call 
this  Shunammite.  So  he  called  her.  And 
when  she  was  come  in  unto  him,  he  said. 
Take  up  thy  son. 

37  Then  she  went  in,  and  fell  at  his  feet, 
and  bowed  herself  to  the  ground,  and  took 
up  her  son,  and  went  out. 

38  *\  And  Elisha  came  again  to  Gilgal. 
And  tlicre  was  a  dearth  in  the  land ;  and 
tlie  sons  of  the  prophets  7ncrc  sitting  before 
him:  and  he  said  unto  his  servant.  Set  on 
the  great  pot,  and  seethe  pottage  for  the 
sons  of  the  prophets. 

39  And  one  went  out  into  the  field  to 
gather  herbs,  and  found  a  wild  vine,  and 
gathered  thereof  wild  gourds  his  lap  full, 
and  came  and  shred  them  into  the  pot  of 
pottage :  for  they  knew  them  not. 

40  So  they  poured  out  for  the  men  to 
eat.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were 
eating  of  the  pottage,  that  they  cried  out, 
and  said,  O  tliou  man  of  God,  there  is 
death  in  the  pot.  And  they  could  not  eat 
thereof. 

41  But  he  said,  Then  bring  meal.  And 
he  cast  it  into  the  pot ;  and  he  said,  Pour 
out  for  the  people,  tliat  they  may  eat. 
And  there  was  no  harm  in  the  pot. 

42  II  And  there  came  a  man  from  Baal- 
shalisha,  and  brought  the  man  of  God  bread 
of  the  first-fruits,  twenty  loaves  of  barley, 
and  full  ears  of  corn  in  the  husk  thereof 
And  he  said,  Give  unto  the  people,  that 
they  may  eat. 

43  And  his  servitor  said.  What !  should 
I  set  this  before  an  hundred  men  ?  He  said 
again,  Give  the  people,  that  they  may  eat: 
for  thus  saith  the  Lord,  They  shall  eat, 
and  shall  leave  thereof. 

44  So  he  set  it  before  them,  and  they 
did  eat,  and  left  thereof,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  v. 
"OW  Naaman,  captain  of  the  host  of 
the  king  of  Syria,  was  a  great  man 
with  his  master,  and  honourable,  because 
by  him  the  Lord  had  given  deliverance 
unto  Syria  :  he  was  also  a  mighty  man  in 
valour,  but  lie  wcis  a  leper. 

2  And  the  Syrians  had  gone  out  by  com- 
panies, and  had  brought  away  captive  out 
of  the  land  of  Israel  a  little  maid  ;  and  she 
waited  on  Naaman's  wife. 

3  And  she  said  unto  her  mistress,  Would 
God  my  lord  ivere  with  the  prophet  that  is 
in  Samaria !  for  he  would  recover  him  of 
his  leprosy. 

4  And  one  went  in,  and  told  his  lord, 
saying,  Thus  and  thus  said  the  maid  that 
is  of  the  land  of  Israel. 

5  And  the  king  of  Syria  said,  Go  to,  go, 
and  I  will  send  a  letter  unto  the  king  of 


Naaman's  leprosy  healed. 
Israel.     And  he  departed,  and  took  with 
him  ten  talents  of  silver,  and  six  thousand 
pieces  of  gold,  and  ten  changes  of  raiment. 

6  And  he  brought  the  letter  to  the  king 
of  Israel,  saying,  Now  when  this  letter  is 
come  unto  thee,  behold,  I  have  thereivith 
sent  Naaman  my  servant  to  thee,  that  thou 
mayest  recover  him  of  his  leprosy. 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king  of 
Israel  had  read  the  letter,  that  he  rent  his 
clothes,  and  said,  Am  I  God,  to  kill'  and  to 
make  alive,  that  this  man  doth  send  unto 
me  to  recover  a  man  of  his  leprosy  ?  Where- 
fore consider,  I  pray  you,  and  see  how  he 
seeketh  a  quarrel  against  me. 

S  If  And  it  was  .so,  when  Elisha  the  man 
of  God  had  heard  that  the  king  of  Israel 
had  rent  his  clothes,  that  he  sent  to  the 
king,  saying.  Wherefore  hast  thou  rent  thy 
clothes?  let  him  come  now  to  me,  and  he 
shall  know  that  there  is  a  prophet  in  Israel. 

9  So  Naaman  came  with  his  horses  and 
with  his  chariot,  and  stood  at  the  door  of 
the  house  of  Elisha. 

10  And  Elisha  sent  a  messenger  unto 
him,  saying,  Go  and  v/ash  in  Jordan  seven 
times,  and  thy  flesh  shall  come  again  to 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  clean. 

11  But  Naaman  was  wroth,  and  went 
away,  and  said,  Behold,  I  thought.  He  will 
surely  come  out  to  me,  and  stand,  and  call 
on  the  name  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and 


strike  his  hand  over  the  place,  and  recover 
the  leper. 

12  Are  not  Abana  and  Pharpar,  rivers 
of  Damascus,  better  than  all  the  waters  of 
Israel  '\  may  I  not  wash  in  them,  and  be 
clean  ?  So  he  turned  and  went  away  in  a 
rage. 

13  And  his  servants  came  near,  and 
spake  unto  him,  and  said.  My  father,  if 
the  prophet  had  bid  thee  do  some  great 
thing,  wouldest  thou  not  have  done  it  ? 
how  much  rather  then,  when  he  saith  to 
thee.  Wash,  and  be  clean  ? 

14  Then  went  he  down,  and  dipped 
himself  seven  times  in  Jordan,  according 
to  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God :  and  his 
flesh  came  again  like  unto  the  flesh  of  a 
little  child,  and  he  was  clean. 

15  H  And  he  returned  to  the  man  of 
God,  he  and  all  his  company,  and  came 
and  stood  before  him  :  and  he  said,  Behold, 
now  I  know  that  there  is  no  God  in  all  the 
earth,  but  in  Israel :  now  therefore,  I  pray 
thee,  take  a  blessing  of  thy  servant. 

16  But  he  said.  As  the  Lord  liveth,  be- 
fore whom  I  stand,  I  will  receive  none. 
And  he  urged  him  to  take  it ;  but  he  refused. 

17  And  Naaman  said,  Shall  there  not 
then,  I  pray  thee,  be  given  to  thy  servant 
two  mules'  burden  of  earth  ?  for  thy  ser- 
vant will  henceforth  ofier  neither  burnt- 
offering  nor  sacrifice  unto  other  gods,  but 
unto  the  Lord. 

18  In  this  thing  the  Lord  pardon  tliy 
servant,  that  when  my  master  goeth  into 

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Gehazi  smitten  with  leprosy.  CHAP 

the  house  of  Rimmon  to  worship  there, 
and  he  leaneth  on  my  hand,  and  I  bow 
myself  in  the  house  of  Rimmon:  when  I 
bow  down  myself  in  the  house  of  Rim 
mon,  the  Lord  pardon  thy  servant  in  this 
thing. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him,  Go  in  peace. 
So  he  departed  from  him  a  little  way. 

20  H  But  Geliazi,  tiie  servant  of  Elisha 
the  man  of  God,  said,  Behold,  my  master 
hath  spared  Naaman  this  Syrian,  in  not 
receiving  at  his  hands  that  which  he 
brought :  but  as  the  Lord  liveth,  I  will  run 
after  him,  and  take  somewhat  of  him. 

21  So  Gehazi  followed  after  Naaman. 
And  when  Naaman  saw  him  running  after 
him,  he  lighted  down  from  the  chariot  to 
meet  him,  and  said,  /*•  all  well  ? 

22  And  he  said.  All  is  well.  My  mas- 
ter hath  sent  me,  saying,  Behold,  even  now 
there  be  come  to  me  from  mount  Ephraim 
two  young  m.en  of  the  sons  of  the  prophets : 
give  them,  I  pray  thee,  a  talent  of  silver, 
and  two  changes  of  garments. 

23  And  Naaman  said,  Be  content,  take 
two  talents.  And  he  urged  him,  and 
bound  two  talents  of  silver  in  two  bags, 
with  two  changes  of  garments,  and  laid 
them  upon  two  of  his  servants ;  and  they 
bare  (hem  before  him. 

24  And  when  he  came  to  the  tower,  he 
took  them  from  their  hand,  and  bestowed 
them  in  the  house  :  and  he  let  the  men  go, 
and  they  departed. 

25  But  he  went  in,  and  stood  before  his 
master  :  and  Elisha  said  unto  him,  Whence 
contest  thou,  Gehazi '!  And  he  said,  Thy 
servant  went  no  whither. 

26  And  he  said  unto  him,  Went  not 
mine  heart  with  thee,  when  the  man  turned 
again  from  his  chariot  to  meet  thee  1  Is  it 
a  time  to  receive  money,  and  to  receive 
garments,  and  olive-yards,  and  vineyards, 
and  slieep,  and  oxen,  and  men-servants, 
and  maid-servants  ? 

27  The  leprosy  therefore  of  Naaman 
shall  cleave  unto  thee  and  unto  thy  seed 
for  ever.  And  he  went  out  from  his  pre- 
sence a  leper  «5  white  as  snow. 

CHAP.  VL 

AND  the  sons  of  the  prophets  said  unto 
Elisha,  Behold  now,  the  place  where 
we  dwell  with  thee  is  too  strait  for  us. 

2  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto  Jordan, 
and  take  thence  every  majr  a  beam,  and  let 
us  make  us  a  place  there,  where  we  may 
dwell.     And  he  answered,  Go  ye. 

3  And  one  said,  Be  content,  1  pray  thee, 
and  go  with  thy  servants.  And  he  an- 
swered, I  will  go. 

4  So  he  went  with  them.  And  when 
they  came  to  Jordan,  tliey  cut  down  wood. 

5  But  as  one  was  felling  a  beam,  the  axe- 
head  fell  into  the  water  :  and  he  cried,  and 
said,  Alas,  master!  For  it  was  borrowed. 

6  And  the  man  of  God  said.  Where  fell 
it  ?  And  he  shewed  him  the  place.     And 


VL  The  Syrians  struck  blind. 

he  cut  down  a  stick,  and  cast  it  in  thither  ; 
and  the  iron  did  swim. 

7  Therefore  said  he.  Take  it  up  to  thee. 
And  he  put  out  his  hand,  and  took  it. 

8  II  Then  the  king  of  Syria  warred  against 
Israel,  and  took  counsel  with  his  servants, 
saying,  In  such  and  such  a  place  shall  he 
my  camp. 

9  And  the  man  of  (jod  sent  unto  the 
king  of  Israel,  saying.  Beware  that  thou 
pass  not  such  a  place  ;  for  thither  the  Sy- 
rians are  come  down. 

10  And  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to  the 
place  which  the  man  of  God  told  him  and 
warned  him  of,  and  saved  himself  there, 
not  once  nor  twice. 

11  1i  Therefore  the  heart  of  the  king  of 
Syria  was  sore  troubled  for  this  thing  ;  and 
he  called  his  servants,  and  said  unto  them. 
Will  ye  not  shew  me  which  of  us  is  for  the 
king  of  Israel  ? 

12  And  one  of  his  servants  said.  None, 
my  lord,  O  king :  but  Elisha,  the  prophet 
that  is  in  Israel,  telleth  the  king  of  Israel 
the  words  that  thou  speakest  in  thy  bed- 
chamber. 

13  And  he  said,  Go,  and  spy  where  he  is, 
that  I  may  send  and  fetch  him.  And  it  was 
told  him,  saying.  Behold,  he  is  in  Dothan. 

14  Therefore  sent  he  thither  horses,  and 
chariots,  and  a  great  host :  and  they  came 
by  night,  and  compassed  the  city  about. 

15  ^  And  when  the  servant  of  the  man 
of  God  was  risen  earlj- ,  and  gone  forth,  be- 
hold, an  host  compassed  the  city  both  with 
horses  and  chariots.  And  his  servant  said 
unto  him,  Alas,  my  master !  how  shall  we  do  1 

16  And  he  answered.  Fear  not :  for  they 
that  be  with  us  are  more  than  they  that  6c 
with  them. 

17  And  Elisha  prayed,  and  said.  Lord, 
I  pray  thee,  open  his  ayes,  that  he  may  see. 
And  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of  the  young 
man ;  and  he  saw  :  and  behold,  the  moun- 
tain was  full  of  horses  and  chariots  of  lire 
round  about  Elisha. 

18  *Ii  And  when  they  came  down  to  him, 
Elisha  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and  said. 
Smite  this  people,  I  pray  thee,  with  blind- 
ness. And  he  smote  them  with  blindness, 
according  to  the  word  of  Elislia. 

19  And  Elisha  said  unto  them.  This  ?5 
not  the  way,  neither  is  this  the  city  :  fol- 
low me,  and  I  will  bring  you  to  the  man 
whom  ye  seek.  But  he  led  them  to  Sa- 
maria. 

20  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they 
were  come  into  Samaria,  that  Elisha  said, 
Lord,  open  the  eyes  of  these  itiett,  tliat  thej- 
may  see.  And  the  Lord  opened  their 
eyes,  and  they  saw  ;  and  behold,  they  were 
in  the  midst  of  Samaria. 

21  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Eli- 
sha, when  he  saw  them,  My  father,  shall  I 
smite  them  ?  shall  I  smite  them  ? 

22  And  he  answered,  Thou  shalt  not 
smite  thetn  :  wouldestthou  smite  those  whom 

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Ben-hadad  besieges  Samaria.        II.  KINGS. 


thou  hast  taken  captive  with  thy  sword  and 
with  thy  bow  ?  set  bread  and  water  before 
them,  that  they  may  eat  and  drink,  and  go 
to  their  master. 

23  And  he  prepared  great  provision  for 
them  :  and  when  they  had  eaten  and  drunk, 
he  sent  them  away,  and  they  went  to  their 
master.  So  the  bands  of  Syria  came  no 
more  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

24  If  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria  gathered  all  his 
host,  and  went  up,  and  besieged  Samaria. 

25  And  there  was  a  great  famine  in  Sa- 
maria :  and  behold,  they  besieged  it,  until 
an  ass's  head  was  sold  for  fourscore  pieces 
of  silver,  and  the  fourth  part  of  a  cab  of 
dove's  dang  for  five  pieces  of  silver. 

26  H  And  as  the  king  of  Israel  was  pass- 
ing by  upon  the  wall,  there  cried  a  woman 
unto  him,  saying,  Help,  my  lord,  O  king. 

27  And  he  said,  If  the  Lord  do  not  help 
thee,  whence  shall  I  help  thee  ?  out  of  the 
barn-floor,  or  out  of  the  wine-press? 

28  And  the  king  said  unto  her,  What 
aileth  thee?  And  she  answered,  This  wo- 
man said  unto  me.  Give  thy  son,  that  we 
may  eat  him  to-day,  and  we  will  eat  my 
son  to-morrow, 

29  So  we  boiled  my  son,  and  did  eat 
him  :  and  I  said  unto  her  on  the  next  day, 
Give  thy  son,  that  we  may  eat  him :  and 
she  hath  hid  her  son. 

30  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
king  heard  the  words  of  the  woman,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes ;  and  he  passed  by  upon 
the  wall,  and  the  people  looked,  and  be- 
hold, /le  A«r/ sackcloth  within  upon  his  flesh. 

31  Then  he  said,  God  do  so  and  more 
also  to  me,  if  the  head  of  Elisha  the  son  of 
Shaphat  shall  stand  on  him  this  day. 

32  But  Elisha  sat  in  his  house,  and  the 
elders  sat  with  him ;.  and  f/ie  king  sent  a 
man  from  before  him  :  but  ere  the  messen- 
ger came  to  him,  he  said  to  the  elders.  See 
ye  how  this  son  of  a  murderer  hath  sent  to 
take  away  mine  head?  look,  when  the 
messenger  cometh,  shut  the  door,  and  hold 
him  fast  at  the  door :  is  not  the  sound  of 
his  master's  feet  behind  him  ? 

33  And  while  he  yet  talked  with  them, 
behold,  the  messenger  came  down  unto 
him :  and  he  said.  Behold,  this  evil  is  of 
the  Lord  ;  what  should  I  wait  for  the  Lord 
any  longer  ? 

CHAP.  VIL 

THEN  Elisha  said.  Hear  ye  the  word 
of  the  Lord  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
To-morrow  about  this  time  shall  a  mea- 
sure of  fine  flour  be  sold  for  a  shekel,  and 
two  measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  in  the 
gate  of  Samaria. 

2  Then  a  lord  on  whose  hand  the  king 
leaned  answered  the  man  of  God,  and  said, 
Behold,  if  the  Lord  would  make  windows 
in  heaven,  might  this  thing  be  ?  And  he 
said,  Behold,  tliou  shalt  see  if  with  thine 
eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat  thereof 


Elisha  propliesics  of  plenty. 


3  H  And  there  were  four  leprous  men  at 
the  entering  in  of  the  gate  :  and  they  said 
one  to  another,  Why  sit  we  here  until  we 
die? 

4  If  we  say,  We  will  enter  into  the 
city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the  city,  and  we 
shall  die  there  :  and  if  we  sit  still  here,  we 
die  also.  Now  therefore  come,  and  let  us 
fall  unto  the  host  of  the  Syrians :  if  they 
save  us  alive,  we  shall  live  ;  and  if  they  kill 
us,  we  shall  but  die. 

5  And  they  rose  up  in  the  twilight  to  go 
unto  the  camp  of  the  Syrians  :  and  when 
they  were  come  to  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
camp  of  Syria,  behold,  there  was  no  man 
there. 

6  For  the  Lord  had  made  the  host  of 
the  Syrians  to  hear  a  noise  of  chariots,  and 
a  noise  of  horses,  even  the  noise  of  a  great 
host :  and  they  said  one  to  another,  Lo, 
the  king  of  Israel  hath  hired  against  us  the 
kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  the  kings  of  the 
Egyptians,  to  come  upon  us. 

7  Wherefore  they  arose  and  fled  in  the 
twilight,  and  left  their  tents,  and  their 
horses,  and  their  asses,  even  the  camp  as 
it  was,  and  fled  for  their  life. 

8  And  when  these  lepers  came  to  the 
uttermost  part  of  the  camp,  they  went  into 
one  tent,  and  did  eat  and  drink,  and  car- 
ried thence  silver,  and  gold,  and  raiment, 
and  went  and  hid  it :  and  came  again,  and 
entered  into  another  tent,  and  carried  thence 
also,  and  went  and  hid  it. 

9  Then  they  said  one  to  another,  We 
do  not  well :  this  day  is  a  day  of  good 
tidings,  and  we  hold  our  peace  :  if  we  tarry 
till  the  morning  light,  some  mischief  will 
come  upon  us :  now  therefore  come,  that 
we  may  go  and  tell  the  king's  household. 

10  So  they  came  and  called  unto  the 
porter  of  the  city  :  and  they  told  them, 
saying,  We  came  to  the  camp  of  the  Syri- 
ans, and  behold,  there  was  no  man  there, 
neither  voice  of  man,  but  horses  tied,  and 
asses  tied,  and  the  tents  as  they  tvere, 

11  And  he  called  the  porters;  and  they 
told  it  to  the  king's  house  within. 

12  H  And  the  king  arose  in  the  night, 
and  said  unto  his  servants,  I  will  now  shew 
you  what  the  Syrians  have  done  to  us. 
They  know  that  we  be  hungrj' ;  therefore 
are  they  gone  out  of  the  camp,  to  hide 
themselves  in  the  field,  saying,  When  they 
come  out  of  the  city,  we  shall  catch  them 
alive,  and  get  into  the  chy. 

13  And  one  of  his  servants  answered 
and  said.  Let  some  take,  1  pray  thee,  five 
of  the  horses  that  remain,  which  are  left  in 
the  city,  (behold,  they  are  as  all  the  multi- 
tude of  Israel  that  are  left  in  it :  behold,  / 

atj,  they  are  even  as  all  the  multitude  of 
the  Israelites  that  are  consumed :)  and  let  us 
send  and  see. 

14  They  took  therefore  two  chariot 
horses ;  and  the  king  sent  after  the  host  of 
the  Syrians,  saying,  Go  and  see. 

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15  And  they  went  after  them  unto  Jor- 
dan :  and  lo,  all  the  way  ims  full  of  gar- 
ments and  vessels,  which  the  Syrians  had 
cast  away  in  their  haste.  And  the  mes- 
sengers returned,  and  told  the  king. 

16  And  the  people  went  out,  and  spoiled 
the  tents  of  the  Syrians.  So  a  measure  of 
fine  flour  was  sold  for  a  shekel,  and  two 
measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  ^  And  the  king  appointed  the  lord  on 
whose  hand  he  leaned  to  have  the  charge 
of  the  gate  :  and  the  people  trode  upon  him 
in  the  gate,  and  he  died,  as  the  man  of  God 
had  said,  who  spake  when  the  king  came 
down  to  him. 

18  And  it  came  to  pass  as  the  man  of 
God  had  spoken  to  the  king,  saying,  Two 
measures  of  barley  for  a  shekel,  and  a  mea- 
sure of  fine  flour  for  a  shekel,  shall  be  to- 
morrow about  this  time  in  the  gate  of  Sa- 
maria : 

19  And  that  lord  answered  the  man  of 
God,  and  said.  Now,  behold,  if  the  Lord 
should  make  windows  in  heaven,  might 
such  a  thing  be  ?  And  he  said.  Behold,  thou 
shalt  see  it  with  thine  eyes,  but  shalt  not  eat 
thereof. 

20  And  so  it  fell  out  unto  him :  for  the 
people  trode  upon  him  in  the  gate  and  he 
died. 

CHAP.  VHL 

THEN  spake  Elisha  unto  the  woman, 
whose  son  he  had  restored  to  life,  say- 
ing, Arise,  and  go  thou  and  thine  house- 
hold, and  sojourn  wheresoever  thou  canst 
sojourn :  for  the  Lord  hath  called  for  a  fa- 
mine ;  and  it  shall  also  come  upon  the  land 
seven  years. 

2  And  the  woman  arose,  and  did  after 
the  saying  of  the  man  of  God :  and  she 
went  with  her  household,  and  sojourned 
in  the  land  of  the  Philistines  seven  years 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  seven  years' 
end,  that  the  woman  returned  out  of  the 
land  of  the  Philistines :  and  she  went  forth 
to  cry  unto  the  king  for  her  house,  and  for 
her  land. 

4  And  the  king  talked  with  Gehazi  the 
servant  of  the  man  of  God,  saying.  Tell  me 
T  pray  thee,  all  the  great  things  that  Elisha 
hath  done. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  telling 
the  king  how  he  had  restored  a  dead  body 
to  life,  that  behold,  the  woman,  whose  son 
he  had  restored  to  life,  cried  to  the  king  for 
her  house  and  for  her  land.  And  Gehazi 
said.  My  lord,  O  king,  this  is  the  woman 
and  this  is  her  son,  whom  Elisha  restored 
to  life. 

6  And  when  the  king  asked  the  woman, 
she  told  him.  So  the  king  appointed  unto 
her  a  certain  officer,  saymg.  Restore  all 
that  was  hers,  and  all  the  fruits  of  the  field 
since  the  day  that  she  left  the  land  even 
until  now. 

7  H  And  Elisha  came  to  Damascus :  and 


VHL  Hazael  kills  his  master. 

Ben-hadad  the  king  of  Syria  was  sick  :  and 
it  was  told  him,  saying,  The  man  of  God 
is  come  hither. 

8  And  the  king  said  unto  Hazael,  Take  a 
present  in  thine  hand,  and  go,  meet  the 
man  of  God,  and  inquire  of  the  Lord  by 
him,  saying,  shall  I  recover  of  this  disease  ? 

9  So  Hazael  went  to  meet  him,  and  took 
a  present  with  him,  even  of  every  good 
thing  of  Damascus,  forty  camels'  burden, 
and  came  and  stood  belbre  him,  and  said, 
Thy  son  Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria  hath  sent 
me  to  thee,  saying,  ShaJl  I  recover  of  this 
disease  ? 

10  And  Elisha  said  unto  him.  Go,  say 
unto  him,  thou  mayest  certainly  recover: 
howbeit,  the  Lord  hath  shewed  me,  that 
he  shall  surely  die. 

11  And  he  settled  his  countenance  stead- 
fastly, until  he  was  ashamed  :  and  the  man 
of  God  wept. 

12  And  Hazael  said.  Why  weepeth  my 
lord  ?  And  he  answered.  Because  I  know 
the  evil  that  thou  wilt  do  unto  the  children 
of  Israel :  their  strong  holds  wilt  thou  set 
on  fire,  and  their  young  men  wilt  thou  slay 
with  the  sword,  and  wilt  dash  their  children, 
and  rip  up  their  women  with  child. 

13  And  Hazael  said,  But  what!  is  thy 
servant  a  dog,  that  he  should  do  this  great 
thing t  and  Elisha  answered,  The  Lord 
hath  shewed  me  that  thou  shalt  be  king  over 
Syria. 

14  So  he  departed  from  Elisha,  and  came 
to  his  master ;  who  said  to  him.  What  said 
Elisha  to  thee  1  And  he  answered.  He  told 
me  that  thou  shouldest  surely  recover. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  he  took  a  thick  cloth,  and  dipped  it  in 
water,  and  spread  it  on  his  face,  so  that  he 
died  :  and  Hazael  reigned  in  his  stead. 

16  U  And  in  the  fifth  year  of  Joram  the 
son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  Jehoshaphat 
being  then  king,of  Judah,  Jehoram  the  son 
of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah  began  to 
reign. 

17  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign ;  and  he  reigned 
eight  years  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab : 
for  the  daughter  of  Ahab  was  his  wife  :  and 
he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

19  Yet  the  Lord  would  not  destroy  Ju- 
dah, for  David  his  servant's  sake,  as  he  pro- 
mised him  to  give  him  alway  a  light,  and 
to  his  children. 

20  If  In  his  days  Edom  revolted  from 
under  the  hand  of  Judah,  and  made  a  king 
over  themselves. 

21  So  Joram  went  over  to  Zair,  and  all 
the  chariots  with  him:  and  he  rose  by 
night,  and  smote  the  Edomites  which  com- 
pa'ssed  him  about,  and  the  captains  of  the 
chariots:  and  the  people  fled  into  their 
tents. 

22  Yet  Edom  revolted  from  under  the 

303 


Ahaziah  succeeds  Jelioram.  11.  KINGS 

liand  of  Judah  unto  this  day.    Then  Lib- 
nah  revolted  at  the  same  time. 

23  U  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joram, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

24  And  Joram  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David  ;  and  Ahaziah  his  son  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

25  1[  In  the  twelfth  year  of  Joram  the 
son  of  Ahab  king  of  Israel  did  Ahaziah  the 
son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah  begin  to 
reign. 

26  Two  and  twenty  years  old  tvas  Aha- 
ziah when  he  began  to  reign;  and  he  reign- 
ed one  year  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mo- 
ther's name  was  Athaliah,  the  daughter  of 
Omri  king  of  Israel. 

27  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
house  of  Ahab,  and  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  as  did  the  house  of  Ahab:  for 
he  2oas  the  son-in-law  of  the  house  of  Ahab. 

28  H  And  he  went  with  Joram  the  son 
of  Ahab  to  the  war  against  Hazael  king  of 
Syria  in  Ramoth-gilead ;  and  the  Syrians 
wounded  Joram. 

29  And  king  Joram  went  back  to  be 
healed  in  Jezreel  of  the  wounds  which  the 
Syrians  had  given  him  at  Ramah,  when 
he  fought  against  Hazael  king  of  Syria. 
And  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jehoram  king  of 
Judah  went  down  to  see  Joram  the  son  of 
Ahab  in  Jezreel,  because  he  was  sick. 

CHAP.  IX. 
A  ND  Elisha  the  prophet  called  one  of 
-l\-  the  children  of  the  prophets,  and  .said 
unto  him,  Gird  up  thy  loins,  and  take  this 
box  of  oil  in  thine  hand,  and  go  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead : 

2  And  when  thou  comest  thither,  look 
out  there  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat,  the 
son  of  Nimshi,  and  go  in,  and  make  him 
arise  up  from  among  his  brethren,  and  car- 
ry him  to  an  inner  chamber  ; 

3  Then  take  the  box  of  oil,  and  pour  it 
on  his  head,  and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
I  have  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel.  Then 
open  tlie  door,  and  flee,  and  tarry  not. 

4  H  So  the  young  man,  even  the  young 
man  the  prophet,  went  to  Ramoth-gilead. 

6  And  when  he  came,  behold,  the  cap- 
tains of  the  host  iccre  sitting;  and  he  said, 
I  have  an  errand  to  thee,  O  captain.  And 
Jehu  said,  Unto  which  of  all  us  ?  And  he 
said.  To  thee,  O  captain. 

6  And  he  arose,  and  went  into  the  house  ; 
and  he  poured  the  oil  on  his  head,  and  said 
unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, I  liave  anointed  thee  king  over  the 
people  of  the  Lord,  even  over  Israel. 

7  And  thou  shalt  smite  the  house  of  Ahab 
thy  master,  that  I  may  avenge  the  blood  of 
my  servants  the  prophets,  and  the  blood  of 
all  the  servants  ot  the  Lord,  at  the  hand  of 
Jezebel. 

5  For  the  whole  house  of  Ahab  shall  pe- 


Jehu  is  anointed. 
rish :  and   I  will  cut  off  from  Ahab  him 
that  pisseth  against  the  wall,  and  him  that 
is  shut  up  and  left  in  Israel : 

9  And  I  will  make  the  house  of  Ahab 
like  the  house  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat,  and  like  the  house  of  Baasha  the  son  of 
Ahijah: 

10  And  the  dogs  shall  eat  Jezebel  in  the 
portion  of  Jezreel,  and  there  slinll  be  none  to 
bury  her.  And  he  opened  the  door,  and 
fled. 

11  ^  Then  Jehu  came  forth  to  the  ser- 
vants of  his  lord:  and  one  said  unto  him.  Is 
all  well  ?  wherefore  came  this  mad  fellow 
to  thee  ?  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  know 
the  man,  and  his  communication. 

12  And  they  said.  It  is  false;  tell  us 
now.  And  he  said.  Thus  and  thus  spake 
he  to  me,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  I 
have  anointed  thee  king  over  Israel. 

13  Then  they  hasted  and  took  every  man 
his  garment,  and  put  it  under  him  on  the 
top  of  the  stairs,  and  blew  with  trumpets, 
saying,  Jehu  is  king. 

14  So  Jehu  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat,  the 
son  of  Nimshi,  conspired  against  Joram. 
(Now  Joram  had  kept  Ramoth-gilead,  he 
and  all  Israel,  because  of  Hazael  king  of 
Syria. 

15  But  king  Joram  was  returned  to  be 
healed  in  .Tezreel  of  the  wounds  which  the 
Syrians  had  given  him,  when  he  fought 
with  Hazael  king  of  Syria.)  And  Jehu 
said.  If  it  be  your  minds,  the7i  let  none  go 
forth  nor  escape  out  of  the  city  to  go  to  tell 
it  in  Jezreel. 

16  H  So  Jehu  rode  in  a  chariot,  and  went 
to  Jezreel ;  for  Joram  lay  there.  And 
Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  was  come  down  to 
see  Joram. 

17  And  there  stood  a  watchman  on  the 
tower  in  Jezreel,  and  he  spied  the  company 
of  Jehu  as  he  came,  and  said,  I  see  a  com- 
pany. And  Joram  said.  Take  an  horseman 
and  send  to  meet  them,  and  let  him  saj', 
Is  it  peace? 

IS  So  there  went  one  on  horseback  to 
meet  him,  and  said.  Thus  saith  the  king,' 
Is  if  peace?  And  Jehu  said,  what  hast  thou 
to  do  with  peace?  turn  thee  behind  me. 
And  the  watchman  told,  saying.  The  mes- 
senger came  to  them,  but  he  cometh  not 
again. 

19  Then  he  sent  out  a  second  on  Iiorse- 
back,  which  came  to  them,  and  said.  Thus 
saith  the  king.  Is  it  peace  ?  And  Jehu  an- 
swered. What  hast  thou  to  do  with  peace  ? 
turn  thee  behind  me. 

20  And  the  watchman  told,  saying,  He 
came  even  unto  them,  and  cometh  not 
again :  and  the  driving  is  like  the  driving 
of  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi ;  for  he  drivetb 
furiousl}". 

21  And  Joram  said,  Make  ready.  And  his 
chariot  was  made  ready.  And  Joram  king 
of  Israel  and  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah  went 
out,  each  in  his  chariot,  and  thev  went  out 

304 


Ahaziah  is  slain  at  Gur. 


CHAP.  X. 


AliaVs  children  slain. 


against  Jehu,  and  met  him  in  the  portion 
ol'Naboththe  Jezreelite. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Joram 
saw  Jehu,  that  he  said.  Is  it  peace,  Jehu  ? 
And  he  answered,  What  peace,  so  long  as 
the  whoredoms  of  thy  mother  Jezebel  and 
her  witchcrafts  arc  so  many  ? 

23  And  Joram  turned  his  hands,  and 
fled,  and  said  to  Ahaziah,  There  is  trea- 
chery, O  Ahaziah. 

24  And  Jehu  drew  a  bow  with  his  full 
strength,  and  smote  Jehoram  between  his 
arms,  and  the  arrow  went  out  at  his  heart 
and  he  sunk  down  in  his  chariot. 

2.5  Then  said  Jehu  to  Bidkar  his  captain. 
Take  up,  and  cast  him  in  the  portion  of 
the  field  of Naboth  the  Jezreelite:  for  re- 
member how  that,  when  1  and  thou  rode 
together  after  Ahab  his  father,  the  Lord 
laid  this  burden  upon  him  ; 

26  Surely  I  have  seen  yesterday  the 
blood  of  Naboth,  and  the  blood  of  his  sons, 
saitli  the  Lord;  and  I  will  requite  thee  in 
this  plat,  saith  the  Lord.  Now  therefore 
take  and  cast  him  into  the  plat  of  ground, 
according  the  word  of  the  Lord, 

27  H  But  when  Ahaziah  the  king  of  Ju- 
day  saw  this,  he  fled  by  the  waj-  of  the 
garden-house.  And  Jehu  followed  after 
him,  and  said.  Smite  him  also  in  the  cha- 
riot. And  they  did  so  at  the  going  up  to 
Gur,  which  is  by  Ibleam.  And  he  fled  to 
Megiddo,  and  died  there. 

28  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a 
chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and  buried  him  in  his 
sepulchre  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David. 

29  And  in  the  eleventh  year  of  Joram 
tlic  son  of  Ahab  began  Ahaziah  to  reign 
over  Judah. 

30  H  And  when  Jehu  was  come  to  Jez- 
reel,  Jezebel  heard  of  it;  and  she  painted 
her  face,  and  tired  her  head,  and  looked 
out  at  a  window. 

31  And  as  Jehu  entered  in  at  the  gate, 
she  said,  Had  Zimri  peace,  who  slew  his 
master? 

32  And  he  lifted  up  his  face  to  the  win- 
dow, and  said,  Who  is  on  my  side?  who? 
And  there  looked  out  to  him  two  or  three 
eunuchs. 

33  And  he  said.  Throw  her  down.  So 
tliey  threw  her  down:  and  sonic  of  her 
blood  was  sprinkled  on  the  wall,  and  on 
the  horses :  and  he  trode  her  under  foot. 

34  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he  did 
eat  and  drink,  and  said,  Go,  see  now  this 
cursed  icoman,  and  bury  her:  for  she  i5  a 
king's  daughter. 

35  And  they  went  to  bury  her  :  but  they 
found  no  more  of  her  than  the  skull,  and 
the  feet,  and  the  palms  of  her  hands. 

36  Wherefore  they  came  again,  and  told 
him.  And  he  said,  This  is  the  \\'ord  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  spake  by  his  servant  Eli- 
jah the  Tishbite,  saying,  In  the  portion  of 
Jezreel  sliall  dogs  eat  the  flesh  of  Jezebel : 

39 


37  And  the  carcass  of  Jezebel  shall  be 
as  dung  upon  the  face  of  the  field  in  the 
portion  of  Jezreel;  so  that  they  shall  not 
say.  This  is  Jezebel. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  Ahab  had  seventy  sons  in  Sama- 
ria. And  Jehu  wrote  letters,  and 
sent  to  Samaria,  unto  the  rulers  of  Jezreel, 
to  the  elders,  and  to  them  that  brought  up 
Ahab's  children,  saying, 

2  Now  as  soon  as  this  letter  cometh  to 
you,  seeing  your  master's  sons  are  with 
you,  and  there  arc  with  you  chariots  and 
horses,  a  fenced  city  also,  and  armour ; 

3  Look  even  out  the  best  and  meetest 
of  your  master's  sons,  and  set  Am  on  his 
father's  throne,  and  fight  for  your  master's 
house. 

4  But  they  were  exceedingly  afraid,  and 
said,  Behold,  two  kings  stood  not  before 
him :  how  then  shall  we  stand  ? 

5  And  he  that  vxis  over  the  house,  and 
he  that  was  over  the  city,  the  elders  also, 
and  the  bringers  up  of  the  children,  sent  to 
Jehu,  saying.  We  arc  thy  servants,  and 
will  do  all  that  thou  shalt  bid  us ;  M'e  will  not 
make  any  king  :  do  thou  that  lohich  is  good 
in  thine  eyes. 

6  Then  he  wrote  a  letter  the  second  time 
to  them,  saying.  If  )'e  be  mine,  and  if  ye 
will  hearken  unto  my  voice,  take  ye  the 
heads  of  the  men  your  master's  sons,  and 
come  to  me  to  Jezreel  by  to-morrow  this 
time.  (Now  the  king's  sons  being  seventy 
persons,  tcere  with  the  great  men  of  the 
city,  which  brought  them  up.) 

7  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  letter 
came  to  them,  that  they  took  the  king's 
sons,  and  slew  seventy  persons,  and  put 
their  heads  in  baskets,  and  sent  him  them 
to  Jezreel. 

8  If  And  there  came  a  messenger,  and 
told  him,  saying.  They  have  brought  the 
heads  of  the  king's  sons.  And  he  said, 
Laj^  ye  them  in  two  heaps  at  the  entering 
in  of  the  gate  until  the  morning. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
that  he  went  out,  and  stood,  and  said  to  all 
the  people.  Ye  be  righteous :  behold,  I 
conspired  against  my  master,  and  slew 
him :  but  who  slew  all  these  ? 

10  Know  now  that  there  shall  fall  unto 
the  earth  nothing  of  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
which  the  Loud  spake  concerning  the 
house  of  Ahab :  for  the  Lord  hath  done 
that  which  he  spake  by  his  servant  Elijah. 

11  So  Jehu  slew  all  that  remained  of  the 
house  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,  and  all  his  great 
men,  and  his  kinsfolk,  and  his  priests,  until 
he  left  him  none  remaining. 

12  H  And  he  arose  and  departed,  and 
came  to  Samaria.  And  as  he  teas  at  the 
shearing-house  in  the  way, 

13  Jehu  met  with  the  brethren  of  Aha- 
ziah king  of  Judah,  ^nd  said,  Who  are  ye  ? 
And  they  answered,  We  arc  the  brethren 
of  Ahaziah ;  and  we  go  down  to  salute  the 

805 


Baal's  prophets  destroyed.  II.  KINGS 


Hazael  oppresses  Israel. 


children  of  the  king  and  the  children  of  the 
queen. 

14  And  he  said,  Take  them  alive.  And 
they  took  them  alive,  and  slew  them  at  the 
pit  of  the  shearing-house,  even  two  and 
torty  men  ;  neither  left  he  any  of  them. 

15  H  And  when  he  was  departed  thence, 
he  lighted  on  Jehonadab  the  son  of  Rechab 
coming  to  meet  him :  and  he  saluted  him, 
and  said  to  him.  Is  thine  heart  right,  as  my 
heart  is  with  thy  heart '!  And  Jelionadab 
answered,  it  is.  If  it  be,  give  me  thine 
hand.  And  he  gave  him.  his  hand ;  and  he 
took  him  up  to  him  into  the  chariot. 

16  And  he  said,  Come  with  me,  and  see 
my  zeal  for  the  Loud.  So  they  made  hmi 
ride  in  Ids  chariot. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  Samaria,  he 
slew  all  that  remained  unto  Ahab  in  Sa- 
maria, till  he  had  destroyed  him,  according 
to  the  saying  of  the  Lord,  which  he 
spake  to  Elijah. 

IS  If  And  Jehu  gathered  all  the  people 
together,  and  said  unto  them,  Ahab  served 
Baal  a  little;  bat  Jehu  shall  serve  him 
much. 

19  Now  therefore  call  unto  me  all  the 
prophets  of  Baal,  all  his  servants,  and  all 
his  priests ;  let  none  be  wanting :  for  I 
have  a  great  sacrifice  to  do  to  Baal :  who- 
soever shall  be  wanting,  he  shall  not  live. 
But  Jehu  did  it  in  subtilty,  to  the  intent 
that  he  might  destroy  the  worshippers  of 
Baal. 

20  And  Jehu  said,  Proclaim  a  solemn 
assembly  for  Baal.  And  they  proclaimed  iY. 

21  And  Jehu  sent  through  all  Israel  : 
and  all  the  worshippers  of  Baal  came,  so 
that  there  was  not  a  man  left  that  came  not. 
And  they  came  into  the  house  of  Baal ; 
and  the  house  of  Baal  was  full  from  one  end 
to  another. 

22  And  he  said  unto  him  that  inas  over 
the  vestry,  Bring  forth  vestments  for  all  the 
worshippers  of  Baal.  And  he  brought 
them  forth  vestments. 

23  And  Jehu  went,  and  Jehonadab  the 
son  of  Rechab,  into  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  said  unto  the  worshippers  of  Baal, 
Search,  and  look  that  there  be  here  with 
you  none  of  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  but 
the  worshippers  of  Baal  only. 

24  And  when  they  went  in  to  offer  sacri- 
fices and  burnt-offerings,  Jehu  appointed 
fourscore  men  without,  and  said.  If  any  of 
the  men  whom  I  have  brought  into  your 
hands  escape,  he  that  letteth  him  go,  his  life 
shallhc  for  the  life  of  him. 

25  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  he 
had  made  an  end  of  offering  the  burnt- 
offering,  that  Jehu  said  to  the  guard  and 
to  the  captains,  Go  in,  and  slay  them ;  let 
none  come  forth.  And  they  smote  them 
with  the  edge  of  the  sword  ;  and  the  guard 
and  the  captains  cast  the7n  out,  and  went 
to  the  citv  of  the  house  of  Baal. 

26  And  they  brought  forth  the  images 


out  of  the  house  of  Baal,  and  burned  them. 

27  And  they  brake  down  the  ima^of 
Baal,  and  brake  down  the  house  of  Baal, 
and  made  it  a  draught-house  unto  this 
day. 

28  Thus  Jehu  destroyed  Baal  out  of 
Israel. 

29  H  Howbeit,  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  Avho  made  Israel  to  sin, 
Jehu  departed  not  from  after  them,  to  wit, 
the  golden  calves  that  tvere  in  Betli-el,  and 
that  were  in  Dan. 

30  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Jehu,  Be- 
cause thou  hast  done  well  in  executing  that 
tohich  is  right  in  mine  eyes,  and  hast  done 
unto  the  house  of  Ahab  according  to  all 
that  toas  in  mine  heart,  thy  children  of  the 
fourth  generation  shall  sit  on  the  throne  ot 
Israel. 

31  But  Jehu  took  no  heed  to  walk  m  the 
law  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  with  all  his 
heart :  for  he  departed  not  from  the  sins 
of  Jeroboam,  which  made  Israel  to  sin. 

32  'iT  In  those  days  the  Lord  began  to 
cut  Israel  short :  and  Hazael  smote  them  m 
all  the  coasts  of  Israel; 

33  From  Jordan  eastward,  all  the  land 
of  Gilead,  the  Gadites,  and  the  Reubenites, 
and  the  Manassites,  from  Aroer,  which 
/s  by  the  river  Anion,  even  Gilead  and 
Bashan. 

34  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehu, 
and  all  that  he  did,  and  all  his  might,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chro- 
nicles of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

35  And  Jehu  slept  with  his  fathers :  and 
they  buried  him  in  Samaria.  And  Jehoa- 
haz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

36  And  the  time  that  Jehu  reigned  over 
Israel  in  Samaria  ivas  twenty  and  eight 
years. 

CHAP.  XI. 
NDwhen  Athaliah  the  mother  of  Aha- 

ziah  saw  that  her  son  was  dead,  she 

arose  and  destroyed  all  the  seed  royal. 

2  But  Jehosheba,  the  daughter  of  king 
Joram,  sister  of  Ahaziah,  took  Joash  the 
son  of  Ahaziah,  and  stole  him  from  among 
the  king's  sons  which  were  slain ;  and  they 
hid  him,  even  him  and  his  nurse,  in  the 
bed-chamber,  from  Athaliah,  so  that  he  was 
not  slain. 

3  And  he  was  with  her  hid  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  six  years.  And  Athaliah  did 
reign  over  the  land. 

4  H  And  the  seventh  year  Jehoiada  sent 
and  fetched  the  rulers  over  hundreds,  with 
the  captains  and  the  guard,  and  brought 
them  to  him  into  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  made  a  covenant  with  them,  and  took 
an  oath  of  them  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  shewed  them  the  king's  son. 

5  And  he  commanded  them,  saying, 
This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do  :  A  third 
part  of  vou  that  enter  in  on  the  sabbath 
shall  even  be  keepers  of  the  watch  of  the 
king's  house ; 

306 


Jehoash  anointed  king:  CHAP 

6  And  a  third  part  shall  he  at  the  gate 
of  Sur  ;  and  a  third  part  at  the  gate  behind 
the  guard :  so  shall  ye  keep  the  watch  of 
the  house,  that  it  be  not  broken  down. 

7  And  two  parts  of  all  you  that  go  forth 
on  the  sabbath,  even  they  shall  keep  the 
watch  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  about  tlie 
king. 

8  And  ye  shall  compass  the  king  round 
about,  every  man  with  his  weapons  in  his 
hand :  and  he  that  conieth  within  the 
ranges,  let  him  be  slain.  And  be  ye  with 
the  king  as  he  goeth  out  and  as  he  conieth 
in. 

9  And  the  captains  over  the  hundreds 
did  according  to  all  things  that  Jehoiada 
the  priest  commanded :  and  they  took  every 
man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in  on  the 
sabbath,  with  them  that  should  go  out  on 
the  sabbath,  and  came  to  Jehoiada  the 
priest. 

10  And  to  the  captains  over  hundreds 
did  the  priest  give  king  David's  spears  and 
shields,  that  were  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

11  And  the  guard  stood,  every  man  witii 
his  weapons  in  his  hand,  round  about  the 
king,  from  the  right  corner  of  the  temple 
to  the  left  corner  of  the  temple,  along  by 
the  altar  and  the  temple. 

12  And  he  brouglit  forth  the  king's  son, 
and  put  the  crown  upon  him,  and  gave  him 
the  testimony ;  and  the}'  made  him  king, 
and  anointed  him;  and  they  clapped  their 
hands,  and  said,  God  save  the  king. 

13  II  And  when  Athaliah  heard  the  noise 
of  the  guard  and  of  the  people,  she  came 
lo  the  people  into  the  temple  of  the  Lokd. 

1-4  And  when  she  looked,  behold,  the 
king  stood  b)'  a  pillar,  as  the  manner  7cn 
and  the  princes  and  the  trumpeters  by  the 
king,  and  all  the  people  of  the  land  rejoiced, 
and  blew  with  trumpets.  And  Athaliah 
rent  her  clothes,  and  cried,  Treason,  trea- 
son ! 

15  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  commanded 
the  captains  of  the  hundreds,  the  officers 
of  the  host,  and  said  unto  them,  Have  her 
forth  without  the  ranges :  and  him  that  fol- 
loweth  her  kill  with  the  sword.  For  the 
priest  had  said.  Let  lier  not  be  slain  in  tiie 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  they  laid  hands  on  her  ;  and  she 
went  by  the  way  by  th.e  which  the  horses 
came  into  the  king's  house  :  and  there  was 
she  slain. 

17  M  And  Jehoiada  made  a  covenant  be- 
tween the  Loud  and  the  king  and  the 
people,  that  they  should  be  the  Lord's 
people ;  between  the  king  also  and  the 
people. 

18  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  went 
into  the  house  of  Baal,  and  brake  it  down  ; 
his  altars  and  his  images  brake  thej'  in 
pieces  thoroughly,  and  slew  Mattan  the 
priest  of  Baal  before  the  altars.  And  the 
priest  appointed  officers  over  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 


Xn.  He  repairs  the  temple. 

19  And  he  took  the  rulers  over  hundreds, 
and  the  captains,  and  the  guard,  and  all 
tile  people  of  the  land  ;  and  they  brought 
down  the  king  from  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  came  by  the  way  of  the  gate  of  the 
guard  to  the  king's  house.  And  he  sat  on 
the  throne  of  the  kings. 

20  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced, and  the  city  was  in  quiet :  and  they 
slew  Athaliah  with  the  sword  beside  the 
king's  house. 

21  Seven  years  old  ivas  Jehoash  when 
he  began  to  reign. 

CHAP.  xn. 

IN  the  seventh  year  of  Jehu  Jehoash  be- 
gan to  reign ;  and  forty  years  reigned 
he  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's  name 
was  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Jehoash  did  that  ir.hieh  was  right 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  all  his  days  where- 
in Jehoiada  the  priest  instructed  him. 

3  But  the  high  places  were  not  taken 
away :  the  people  still  sacrificed  and  burnt 
incense  in  the  high  places. 

4  ^  And  Jehoash  said  to  the  priests,  All 
the  mone}'  of  the  dedicated  things  that  is 
brouglit  into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
the  money  of  every  one  that  passeth  the 
account,  the  money  that  every  man  is  set 
at,  and  all  the  mone}'  that  cometli  into  any 
man's  heart  to  bring  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

5  Let  the  priests  take  it  to  them,  every 
man  of  his  acquaintance  :  and  let  them  re- 
pair the  breaches  of  the  house,  where- 
soever any  breach  shall  be  found. 

6  But  it  was  so,  that  in  the  three  and 
twentieth  year  of  king  Jehoash  the  priests 
had  not  repaired  the  breaches  of  the  house. 

7  Then  king  Jehoash  called  for  Jehoia- 
da the  priest,  and  the  other  priests,  and 
said  unto  them.  Why  repair  j'e  not  th<; 
breaches  of  the  house?  now  therefore  re- 
ceive no  7nGre  money  of  your  acquaintance, 
but  deliver  it  for  the  breaches  of  the  house. 

8  And  the  priests  consented, to  receive 
no  more  money  of  the  people,  neither  to 
repair  the  breaches  of  the  house. 

9  But  Jehoiada  the  priest  took  a  chest, 
and  bored  a  hole  in  the  lid  of  it,  and  set 
it  beside  the  altar,  on  the  right  side  as  one 
Cometh  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and 
the  priests  that  kept  the  door  put  therein 
all  the  money  that  was  brought  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  it  was  so,  when  they  saw  that 
there  was  much  money  in  the  chest,  that 
the  king's  scribe  and  the  high  priest  came 
up,  and  they  put  up  in  bags,  and  told  the 
money  (hat  loas  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

11  And  they  gave  the  money,  being 
told,  into  the  hands  of  tliem  that  did  the 
work,  that  had  the  oversight  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  :  and  they  laid  it  out  to  the 
carpenters  and  builders,  that  wrought  upon 
Ithe  house  of  the  Lord, 

807 


Wicked  reign  of  Jekoahaz.  II. 

12  And  to  masons,  and  hewers  of  stone, 
and  to  buy  timber  and  hewed  stone  to  re- 
pair the  breaches  of  the  house  of  tlie  Lord, 
and  for  all  that  was  laid  out  for  the  house  to 
repair  it. 

13  Howbeit,  there  were  not  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord  bowls  of  silver,  snuffers, 
basins,  trumpets,  any  vessels  of  gold,  or 
vessels  of  silver,  of  the  money  tliat  was 
brought  into  the  house  of  the  Lord  : 

14  But  they  gave  that  to  the  workmen, 
and  repaired  therewith  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

15  Moreover,  they  reckoned  not  with 
the  men,  into  whose  hand  they  delivered 
the  money  to  be  bestowed  on  workmen : 
for  they  dealt  faithfully. 

16  The  trespass-money  and  sin-money 
was  not  brought  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  :  it  was  the  priests'. 

17  H  Then  Hazael  king  of  Syria  went 
up,  and  fought  against  Gath,  and  took  it : 
and  Hazael  set  his  face  to  go  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem. 

18  And  Jehoash  king  of  Judah  took  all 
the  hallowed  things  that  Jehoshaphat,  and 
Jehoram,  and  Ahaziah,  his  fathers,  kings 
of  Judah,  had  dedicated,  and  his  own  hal- 
lowed things,  and  all  the  gold  that  was 
found  in  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  in  the  king's  house,  and  sent  it 
to  Hazael  king  of  Syria:  and  he  went 
away  from  Jerusalem. 

19  H  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joash, 
and  all  that  he  did,  arc  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  1 

20  And  his  servants  arose,  and  made  a 
conspiracy,  and  slew  Joasii  in  the  house 
of  Millo,  which  goeth  down  to  Silla. 

21  For  Jozachar  the  son  of  Shimeath, 
and  Jehozabad  the  son  of  Shomer,  his  ser- 
vants, smote  him,  and  he  died ;  and  they 
buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
David :  and  Amaziah  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAP.  XHL 

IN  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of  Joash 
the  son  of  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah,  Je- 
hoahaz  the  son  of  Jehu  began  to  reign  over 
Israel  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  seventeen 
years. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  teas  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  followed  the  sins  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  which  made 
Israel  to  sin  ;  he  departed  not  therefrom. 

3  H  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Israel,  and  he  delivered  them 
into  the  hand  of  Hazael  king  of  Syria,  and 
into  the  hand  of  Ben-hadad  the  son  of  Ha- 
zael, all  their  days. 

4  And  Jehoahaz  besought  the  Lord, 
and  the  Lord  hearkened  unto  him :  for  he 
saw  the  oppression  of  Israel,  because  the 
king  of  Syria  oppressed  them. 

6  (And  the  Lord  gave  Israel  a  saviour, 
so  that  they  went  out  from  under  the  hand 


KINGS.  Elisha's  prophecy,  death,  ^c. 

of  the  Syrians  :  and  the  children  of  Israel 
dwelt  in  their  tents,  as  before-time. 

6  Nevertheless  they  departed  not  from 
the  sins  of  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  who 
made  Israel  sin,  but  walked  therein  :  and 
there  remained  the  grove  also  in  Samaria.) 

7  Neither  did  he  leave  of  the  people  to 
Jehoahaz  but  fifty  horsemen,  and  ten  cha- 
riots, and  ten  thousand  footmen  ;  for  the 
king  of  Syria  had  destroyed  them,  and  had 
made  them  like  the  dust  by  threshing. 

8  II  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoa- 
haz, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel  I 

9  And  Jehoahaz  slept  with  his  fathers; 
and  they  buried  him  in  Samaria  :  and  Jo- 
ash bis  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

10  H  In  the  thirty  and  seventh  year  of 
Joash  king  of  Judah  began  Jehoash  the 
son  of  Jehoahaz  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Sa- 
maria, and  reigned  sixteen  years. 

11  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  ;  he  departed  not  from 
all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat, 
who  made  Israel  sin ;  but  he  walked  there- 
in. 

12  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Joash,  and 
all  that  he  did,  and  his  might  wherewith 
he  fought  against  Amaziah  king  of  Judah, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

13  And  Joash  slept  with  his  fathers ;  and 
Jeroboam  sat  upon  his  throne  ;  and  Joash 
was  buried  in  Samaria  with  the  kings  of 
Israel. 

14  IT  Now  Elisha  was  fallen  sick  of  his 
sickness  whereof  he  died.  And  Joash  the 
king  of  Israel  came  down  unto  him,  and 
wept  over  his  face,  and  said,  O  my  father, 
my  iather !  the  chariot  of  Israel,  and  the 
horsemen  thereof! 

15  And  Elisha  said  unto  him,  Take  bow 
and  arrows.  And  he  took  unto  him  bow 
and  arrows. 

16  And  he  said  to  the  king  of  Israel,  Put 
thine  hand  upon  the  bow.  And  he  put  his 
hand  i/pon  it:  and  Elisha  put  his  hands 
upon  the  king's  hands. 

17  And  he  said.  Open  the  window  east- 
ward. And  he  opened  it.  Then  Elisha 
said.  Shoot.  And  he  sliot.  And  he  said. 
The  arrow  of  the  Lord's  deliverance,  and 
the  arrow  of  deliverance  from  Syria:  for 
thou  shalt  smite  the  Syrians  in  Aphek,  till 
thou  have  consumed  them. 

18  And  he  said,  Take  the  arrows.  And 
he  took  them.  And  he  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  Smite  upon  the  ground.  And  he 
smote  thrice,  and  stayed. 

19  And  the  man  of  God  was  wroth  with 
him,  and  said,  thou  shouldest  have  smitten 
five  or  six  times;  then  hadst  thou  smitten 
Syria  till  thou  hadst  consumed  it:  whereas 
now  thou  shalt  smite  Syria  but  thrice. 

20  1[  And  Elisha  died,  and  they  buried 
him.     And  the  bands  of  the  Moabites  in- 

308 


AmaziaK's  good  reign.  CHAP.  XIV 

vaded  the   land  at  the  coming  in  of  the 
year. 

21  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were 
burying  a  man,  that  behold,  they  spied  a 
h?inA  of  men;  and  they  cast  the  man  into 
the  sepulchre  of  Elisha  :  and  when  the  man 
was  let  down,  and  touched  the  bones  of 
Elisha,  he  revived,  and  stood  upon  his  feet. 

22  If  But  Hazael  king  of  Syria  oppress- 
ed Israel  all  the  days  of  Jehoahaz. 

23  And  the  Lord  was  gracious  unto 
them,  and  had  compassion  on  them,  and 
had  respect  unto  them,  because  of  his  co- 
venant with  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
and  would  not  destroy  them,  neither  cast  he 
them  from  his  presence  as  yet. 

24  So  Hazael  king  of  Syria  died;  and 
Ben-hadad  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

25  And  Jehoashthe  son  of  Jehoahaz  took 
again  out  of  the  hand  of  Ben-hadad  the  son 
of  Hazael  the  cities,  which  he  had  taken 
out  of  the  hand  of  Jehoahaz  his  father  by 
war.  Three  times  did  Joash  beat  him,  and 
recovered  the  cities  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

IN  the  second  year  of  Joash  son  of  Jehoa- 
haz king  of  Israel  reigned  Amaziah  the 
son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah. 

2  He  was  twenty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned  twen 
ty  and  nine  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  loas  Jehoaddan  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

3  And  he  did  that  tvhich  loas  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  yet  not  like  David  his 
father :  he  did  according  to  all  things  as 
Joash  his  father  did. 

4  Howbeit,  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away  :  as  yet  the  people  did  sacrifice, 
and  burnt  incense  on  the  high  places. 

5  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  soon  as  the 
kingdom  was  confirmed  in  his  hand,  that 
he  slew  his  servants  which  had  slain  the 
king  his  father. 

6  But  the  children  of  the  murderers  he 
slew  not :  according  unto  that  which  is 
written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses, 
wherein  the  Lord  commanded,  saying, 
The  fathers  shall  not  be  put  to  death  for 
the  children,  nor  the  children  be  put  to 
death  for  the  fathers  ;  but  every  man  shall 
be  put  to  death  for  his  own  sin. 

7  H  He  slew  of  Edom  in  the  valley  of 
Salt  ten  thousand,  and  took  Selah  by  war, 
and  called  the  name  of  it  Joktheel  unto  this 
day. 

8  H  Then  Amaziah  sent  messengers  to 
Jehoash  the  son  of  Jehoahaz  son  of  Jehu 
king  of  Israel,  saying.  Come,  let  us  look 
one  another  in  the  face. 

9  And  Jehoash  the  king  of  Israel  sent  to 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  saying,  The  this- 
tle that  icas  in  Lebanon  sent  to  the  cedar 
that  was  in  Lebanon,  saying.  Give  thy 
daughter  to  my  son  to  wife:  and  there 
passed  by  a  wild  beast  that  was  in  Lebanon, 
and  trode  down  the  thistle. 


JerohoarrHs  icicked  reign. 

10  Thou  hast  indeed  smitten  Edom,  and 
thine  heart  hath  lifted  thee  up :  glory  of 
this,  and  tarry  at  home:  for  why  shouldest 
thou  meddle  to  thy  hurt,  that  thou  shouldest 
fall,  even  thou,  and  Judah  with  thee  ? 

11  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear.  There- 
fore Jehoash  king  of  Israel  went  up ;  and 
he  and  Amaziah  king  of  Judah  looked  one 
another  in  the  face  at  Beth-shemesh,  which. 
belongith  to  Judah. 

12  And  Judah  was  put  to  the  worse  be- 
fore Israel ;  and  they  fled  every  man  to 
their  tents. 

13  And  Jehoash  king  of  Israel  took 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the  son  of  Jehoash 
the  son  of  Ahaziah,  at  Beth-shemesh,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake  down  the 
Wall  of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate  ofEphraim 
unto  the  corner  gate,  four  hundred  cubits. 

14  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and  silver, 
and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  treasures  of 
the  king's  house,  and  hostages,  and  return- 
ed to  Samaria. 

15  ff  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoash 
which  he  did,  and  his  might,  and  how  he 
fought  with  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  are 
they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 

16  And  Jehoash  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  Samaria  with  the  kings 
of  Israel ;  and  Jeroboam  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

17  H  And  Amaziah  the  son  of  Joash  king 
of  Judah  lived  after  the  death  of  Jehoash 
son  of  Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel  fifteen 
years. 

18  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amaziah, 
are  they  not  written  in  the  book  of  the  chro- 
nicles of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

19  Now  they  made  a  conspiracy  against 
him  in  Jerusalem  :  and  he  fled  to  Lachish  ; 
but  they  sent  after  him  to  Lachish,  and 
slew  him  there. 

20  And  they  brought  him  on  horses : 
and  he  was  buried  at  Jerusalem  with  his 
fathers  in  the  city  of  David. 

21  If  And  all  the  people  of  Judah  took 
Azariah,  which  ivas  sixteen  years  old,  and 
made  him  king  instead  of  his  father  Ama- 
ziah. 

22  He  built  Elath,  and  restored  it  to  Ju- 
dah, after  that  the  king  slept  with  his 
fathers. 

23  If  In  the  fifteenth  year  of  Amaziah 
the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah,  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel  began  to 
reign  in  Samaria,  and  reigned  forty  and 
one  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not 
from  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  wlio  made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  He  restored  the  coast  of  Israel  from 
the  entering  of  Hamath  unto  the  sea  of  the 
plain,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lori> 
God  of  Israel,  which  he  spake  bv  the^  hand 

309 


Azariali's  good  reign.  II.  KINGS.  Of  Jotliam  and  other  kings. 

of  his  servant  Jonah,  the  son  of  Amittai,|to  reign  in  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of 


the  prophet,  which  was  ofGath-hepher, 

26  For  the  Lord  saw  the  affliction  of  Is- 
rael, that  it  was  very  bitter :  for  there  was 
not  any  shut  up,  nor  any  left,  nor  any 
helper  for  Israel. 

27  And  the  Lord  said  not  that  he  would 
blot  out  the  name  of  Israel  from  under 
heaven  :  but  he  saved  them  by  the  hand  of 
Jeroboam  the  son  of  Joash. 

28  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jero- 
boam, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might, 
how  he  warred,  and  how  he  recovered  Da- 
mascus, and  Hamath,  lohich  belongeth  to 
Judah,  for  Israel,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Israel  ? 

29  And  Jeroboam  slept  with  his  fathers, 
even  with  the  kings  of  Israel;  and  Zacha- 
riah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XV. 

IN  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Jero- 
boam king  of  Israel  began  Azariah  son 
of  Amaziah  king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

2  Sixteen  years  old  was  he  when  he  be- 
gan to  reign,  and  he  reigned  two  and  fifty 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  was  Jecholiah  of  Jerusalem. 

3  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  his 
father  Amaziah  had  done  ; 

4  Save  that  the  high  places  were  not  re- 
moved :  the  people  sacrificed  and  burnt 
incense  still  on  the  high  places. 

5  H  And  tlie  Lord  smote  the  king,  so 
that  he  was  a  leper  unto  the  day  of  his 
death,  and  dwelt  in  a  several  house.  And 
Jotham  the  king's  son  was  over  the  house, 
judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

6  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Azariah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

7  So  Azariah  slept  with  his  fathers;  and 
they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David;  and  Jotham  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

S  H  In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of  Aza- 
riah king  of  Judah  did  Zachanah  the  son 
of  Jeroboam  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria 
six  months. 

9  And  he  did  that  zrhich  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his  fathers  had  done : 
he  departed  not  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

10  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  con- 
spired against  him,  and  smote  him  before 
the  people,  and  slew  him,  and  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Zachariah, 
behold,  they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

12  This  ivas  the  word  of  the  Lord  which 
he  spake  unto  Jehu,  saying,  Thy  sons  shall 
sit  on  the  throne  of  Israel  unto  the  fourth 
generation.     And  so  it  came  to  pass. 

13  U  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  began 


Uzziah  king  of  Judah ;  and  he  reigned  a 
full  month  in  Samaria. 

14  For  Menahem  the  son  of  Gadi  went 
up  from  Tirzah,  and  came  to  Samaria,  and 
smote  Shallum  the  son  of  Jabesh  in  Sama- 
ria, and  slew  him,  and  reigned  in  iiis  stead. 

15  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Shallum, 
and  his  conspiracy  which  he  made,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  chroni- 
cles of  the  kings  of  Israel. 

16  H  Then  Menahem  smote  Tiphsaii, 
and  all  that  were  therein,  and  the  coasts 
thereof  from  Tirzah  :  because  they  opened 
not  to  him,  therefore  he  smote  it :  and  all 
the  women  therein  that  were  with  child  he 
ripped  up. 

17  11  In  the  nine  and  thirtieth  year  of 
Azariah  king  of  Judah  began  Menahem 
the  son  of  Gadi  to  reign  over  Israel,  and 
reigned  ten  years  in  Samaria. 

18  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not  all  his 
days  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of 
Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

19  H  ^wr/ Pul  the  king  of  Assyria  came 
against  the  land  :  and  Menahem  gave  Pul 
a  thousand  talents  of  silver,  that  his  hand 
plight  be  with  him  to  confirm  the  kingdom 
in  his  hand. 

20  And  Menahem  exacted  the  money  of 
Israel,  even  of  all  the  mighty  men  of  wealth, 
of  each  man  fifty  shekels  of  silver,  to  give  to 
the  king  of  Assyria.  So  the  king  of  Assyria 
turned  back, and  stayed  not  therein  the  land. 

21  ^  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Mena- 
hem, and  all  that  he  did,  arc  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel  ? 

22  And  Menahem  slept  with  his  fathers  ; 
and  Pekahiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

23  IT  In  the  fiftieth  }-ear  of  Azariah  king 
of  Judah  Pekahiah  the  son  of  Menahem 
began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Samaria,  and 
reigned  two  years. 

24  And  he  did  that  which  tvas  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not 
from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Ne- 
bat, who  made  Israel  to  sin. 

25  But  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah,  a 
captain  of  his,  conspired  against  him,  and 
smote  him  in  Samaria,  in  the  palace  of  the 
king's  house,  with  Argob  and  Arieh,  and 
with  him  fifty  men  of  the  Gileadites  :  and 
he  killed  him,  and  reigned  in  his  room. 

26  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pekahiah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  behold,  they  ai-e  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

27  ^  In  the  two  and  fiftieth  year  of  Aza- 
riah king  of  Judah,  Pekah  the  son  of  Re- 
maliah began  to  reign  over  Israel  in  Sama- 
ria, ctnd  reigned  twenty  years. 

28  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  :  he  departed  not  from 
the  sins  of  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat,  who 
made  Israel  to  sin. 

310 


Ahaz's  wicked  reign. 


CHAP.  XVI. 


Hezekiali  succeeds  1dm. 


29  1i  In  the  days  of  Pekah  king  of  Israel  |pileser  king  of  Assyria,  saying,  I  ai7i  thy 


came  Tiglath-pileser  king  of  Assyria,  and 
took  Ijon,  and  Abel-beth-niaachah,  and  Ja- 
noah,  and  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and  GiJead, 
and  Galilee,  all  the  land  of  Naphtali,  and 
carried  them  captive  to  Assyria. 

30  U  And  Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah  made 
a  conspiracy  against  Pekah  the  son  of  Re- 
maliah,  and  smote  liim,  and  slew  him,  and 
reigned  in  his  stead,  in  the  twentieth  year 
of  Jotham  the  son  of  Uzziah. 

31  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Pekah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Israel. 

32  %  In  the  second  year  of  Pekah  the  son 
of  Remaliah  kin-g  of  Israel  began  Jotham 
the  son  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah  to  reign. 

33  Five  and  twenty  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mo- 
ther's name  ims  Jerusha,  the  daughter  of 
Zadok. 

34  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord:  he  did  according  to 
all  that  his  father  Uzziah  had  done. 

35  Howbeit,  the  high  places  were  not 
removed  :  the  people  sacrificed  and  burned 
incense  still  in  the  high  places.  He  built 
the  higher  gate  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

36  if  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jotham, 
and  all  that  he  did,  arc  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah  ? 

37  In  those  days  the  Lord  began  to 
send  against  Judah  Rezin  the  king  of  Sy- 
ria, and  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah. 

38  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  David  his  father:  And  Ahaz  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead, 

CHAP.  XVI. 

IN  the  seventeenth  year  of  Pekah   the 
son  of  Remaliah  Ahaz  the  son  of  Jotham 
king  of  Judah,  began  to  reign. 

2  Twenty  years  old  tvas  Ahaz  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  reigned  sixteen  years 
in  Jerusalem,  and  did  not  that  which  was 
right  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his  God, 
like  David  his  father. 

3  But  he  walked  in  the  way  of  the  kings 
of  Israel,  yea,  and  made  his  son  to  pass 
through  the  fire,  according  to  the  abomina- 
tions of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast 
out  from  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  And  he  sacrificed  and  burnt  incense 
in  the  high  places,  and  on  the  hills,  and 
under  every  green  tree. 

5  H  Then  Rezin  king  of  Syria  and  Pe- 
kah son  of  Remaliah  king  of  Israel  came 
up  to  Jerusalem  to  war :  and  they  besieged 
Ahaz,  but  could  not  overcome  him. 

6  At  that  time  Rezin  king  of  Syria  re- 
covered Elath  to  Syria,  and  drave  the  Jews 
from  Elath  :  and  the  Syrians  came  to  Elath, 
and  dwelt  there  unto  this  day. 

7  H  So  Ahaz  sent  messengers  to  Tiglath- 


servant  and  thy  son  :  come  up,  and  save 
me  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria, 
and  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Israel, 
which  rise  up  against  me. 

8  And  Ahaz  took  the  silver  and  gold 
that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  tlie  treasures  of  the  king's  house, 
and  sent  it  for  a  present  to  the  king  of 
Assyria. 

9  And  the  king  of  Assyria  hearkened 
unto  him  :  for  the  king  of  Assyria  went  up 
against  Damascus,  and  took  it,  and  carried 
the  people  of  it  captive  to  Kir,  and  slew 
Rezin. 

10  If  And  king  Ahaz  went  to  Damascus 
to  meet  Tiglath-pileser  king  of  Assyria, 
and  saw  an  altar  that  itms  at  Damascus: 
and  king  Ahaz  sent  to  Urijah  the  priest  the 
fashion  of  the  altar,  and  the  pattern  of  it, 
according  to  all  the  workmanship  thereof 

11  And  Urijah  the  priest  built  an  altar 
according  to  all  that  king  Ahaz  had  sent 
from  Damascus  :  so  Urijah  the  priest  made 
it  against  king  Ahaz  came  from  Damascus. 

12  And  when  the  king  was  come  from 
Damascus,  the  king  saw  tiie  altar  :  and  the 
king  approached  to  the  altar,  and  offered 
thereon. 

13  And  he  burnt  his  burnt-offering  and 
his  meat-offering,  and  poured  his  drink- 
offering,  and  sprinkled  the  blood  of  his 
peace-offerings  upon  the  altar. 

14  And  he  brought  also  the  brazen  altar, 
which  was  before  the  Lord,  from  the  fore- 
front of  the  house,  from  between  the  altar 
and  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  put  it  on 
the  north  side  of  the  altar. 

15  And  king  Ahaz  commanded  Urijah 
the  priest,  saying,  Upon  the  great  altar 
burn  the  morning  burnt-offering,  and  the 
evening  meat-offering,  and  the  king's  burnt- 
sacrifice,  and  his  meat-offering,  with  the 
burnt-offering  of  all  the  people  of  the  land, 
and  their  meat-offering,  and  their  drink- 
offerings  ;  and  sprinkle  upon  it  all  the  blood 
of  the  burnt-offering,  and  all  the  blood  of 
the  sacrifice  :  and  the  brazen  altar  shall  be 
for  me  to  inquire  by. 

16  Thus  did  Urijah  the  priest,  according 
to  all  that  king  Ahaz  commanded. 

17  If  And  king  Ahaz  cut  off  the  borders 
of  the  bases,  and  removed  the  laver  from 
off  them ;  and  took  down  the  sea  from  off 
the  brazen  oxen  that  tccre  under  it,  and  put 
it  upon  a  pavement  of  stones. 

18  And  the  covert  for  the  sabbath  that 
they  had  built  in  the  house,  and  the  king's 
entry  without,  turned  he  from  the  house  of 
the  Lord  for  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  ^  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Ahaz 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 

20  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
was  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  citj'  of 
David  :  and  Hezekiah  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

311 


Hushea's  wicked  reign. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

JN  the  twelfth  year  of  Ahaz  kin^of  Ju- 
dah  began  Hoshea  the  son  of  Elah,  to 
reign  in  Samaria  over  Israel  nine  jears. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  icas  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not  as  the  kings  of 
Israel  that  were  before  him. 

3  U  Against  him  came  up  Shalmaneser 
king  of  Assyria ;  and  Hoshea  became  his 
servant,  and  gave  him  presents. 

4  And  the  king  of  Assyria  found  con- 
spiracy in  Hoshea :  for  he  had  sent  mes- 
sengers to  So  king  of  Egypt,  and  brought 
no  present  to  the  king  of  Assyria,  as  he  had 
done  year  by  year  :  therefore  the  king  of 
Assyria  shut  him  up,  and  bound  him  in 
prison. 

5  H  Then  the  king  of  Assyria  came  up 
throughout  all  the  land,  and  went  up  to  Sa- 
maria, and  besieged  it  three  years. 

6  In  the  ninth  year  of  Hoshea  the  king 
■of  Assyria  took  Samaria,  and  carried  Israel 
away  into  Assyria,  and  placed  them  in  Ha- 
lah  and  in  Habor  by  the  river  of  Gozan, 
and  in  the  cities  of  the  Medes. 

7  For  so  it  was,  that  the  children  of  Is- 
rael had  sinned  against  the  Lord  their 
God,  which  had  brought  them  up  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  from  under  the  hand  of 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  had  feared 
•other  gods, 

8  And  walked  in  the  statutes  of  the 
heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out  from 
before  the  children  of  Israel,  and  of  the  kings 
of  Israel,  which  they  had  made. 

9  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  se- 
cretly those  things  that  were  not  right 
against  the  Lord  their  God,  and  they 
built  them  high  places  in  all  their  cities, 
from  the  tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the 
fenced  city. 

10  And  they  set  them  up  images  and 
groves  in  every  high  hill,  and  under  every 
green  tree : 

11  And  there  they  burnt  incense  in  all 
tl  e  high  i^laces,  as  did  the  heathen  whom 
t!  e  Lord  carried  away  before  them  ;  and 
wrought  wicked  things  to  provoke  the 
Lord  to  anger : 

12  For  they  served  idols,  whereof  the 
Lord  had  said  unto  them,  Ye  shall  not  do 
this  thing. 

13  Yet  the  Lord  testified  against  Is- 
rael, and  against  Judah,  by  all  the  pro- 
phets, and  by  all  the  seers,  saying.  Turn 
ye  from  your  evil  ways,  and  keep  my 
commandments,  and  my  statutes,  accord- 
ing to  all  the  law  which  I  commanded  your 
fathers,  and  which  I  sent  to  you  by  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets. 

14  Notwithstanding,  they  would  not  hear, 
but  hardened  their  necks,  like  to  tlie  neck 
of  their  fathers,  that  did  not  believe  in  the 
Lord  their  God. 

15  And  they  rejected  his  statutes,  and 
his  covenant  that  he  made  with  their  fa- 
thers, and  his  testimonies  which  he  testi- 


II.  KINGS.  Israel  carried  away  captive. 

fied  against  them ;  and  they  followed  vani- 
ty, and  became  vain,  and  went  after  the 
heathen  that  were  round  about  them,  con- 
cerning whom  the  Loud  had  charged  them, 
that  they  should  not  do  like  them. 

16  And  they  left  all  the  commandments 
of  the  Lord  their  God,  and  made  them 
molten  images,  even  two  calves,  and  made 
a  grove,  and  worshipped  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  and  served  Baal. 

17  And  they  caused  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  to  pass  through  the  fire,  and 
used  divination  and  enchantments,  and  sold 
themselves  to  do  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

18  Tl>erefore  the  Lord  was  very  angry 
with  Israel,  and  removed  them  out  of  his 
sight :  there  was  none  left  but  the  tribe  of 
Judah  only. 

19  Also  Judah  kept  not  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord  their  God,  but  walked 
in  the  statutes  of  Israel  which  they  made. 

20  And  the  Lord  rejected  all  the  seed 
nf  Israel,  and  afflicted  them,  and  delivered 
them  into  the  hand  of  spoilers,  until  he  had 
cast  them  out  of  his  sight. 

21  For  he  rent  Israel  from  the  house  of 
David  ;  and  they  made  Jeroboam  the  son 
of  Nebat  king  :  and  Jeroboam  drave  Israel 
from  following  the  Lord,  and  made  them 
sin  a  great  sin. 

22  For  the  children  of  Israel  walked  in 
all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  which  he  did: 
they  departed  not  from  them ; 

23  Until  the  Lord  removed  Israel  out  of 
his  sight,  as  he  had  said  by  all  his  servants 
the  prophets.  So  was  Israel  carried  away 
out  of  their  own  land  to  Assyria  unto  this 
day. 

24  H  And  the  king  of  As.syria  brought 
7nen  from  Babylon,  and  from  Ciithah,  and 
from  Ava,  and  from  Hamath,  and  from  Se- 
pharvaim,  and  placed  than  in  the  cities  of 
Samaria  instead  of  the  children  of  Israel : 
and  they  possessed  Samaria,  and  dwelt  in 
t!;e  cities  thereof. 

25  And  so  it  was  at  the  beginning  of 
tlieir  dwelling  there,  that  they  feared  not 
the  Lord  :  therefore  the  Lord  sent  lions 
among  them,  which  slew  some  of  them. 

26  Wherefore  they  spake  to  the  king  of 
Assyria,  saying,  The  nations  wliich  thou 
hast  removed,  and  placed  in  the  cities  of 
Samaria,  know  not  the  manner  of  the  God 
of  the  land :  therefore  he  hath  sent  lions 
among  them,  and  behold,  they  slay  them, 
because  they  know  not  the  manner  of  the 
God  of  the  land. 

27  Then  the  king  of  Assyria  command- 
ed, saying.  Carry  thither  one  of  the  priests 
whom  ye  brought  from  thence ;  and  let 
them  go  and  dwell  there,  and  let  him  teach 
them  the  manner  of  the  God  of  the  land. 

28  Then  one  of  the  priests  whom  they 
had  carried  away  from  Samaria  came  and 
dwelt  in  Beth-el,  and  taught  them  how  they 
should  fear  the  Lord. 

312 


A  mixture  of  religions.  CHAP.  XVI II 

29  Howbeit,  every  nation  made  gods  of 
their  own,  and  put  timn  in  the  houses  of  the 
high  places  which  the  Samaritans  liad  made, 
every  nation  in  their  cities  wherein  they 
dwelt. 

30  And  the  men  of  Babylon  made  Suc- 
coth-benoth,  and  the  men  of  Cuth  made 
Nergal,  and  the  men  of  Hamath  made 
Ashima, 

31  And  the  Avites  made  Nibhaz  and 
Tartak,  and  the  Sepharvites  burnt  their 
ciiildren  in  tire  to  Adrammelechand  Anam- 
melech,  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim. 

32  So  they  feared  the  Lord,  and  made 
unto  themselves  of  the  lowest  of  them 
priests  of  the  high  places,  which  sacrificed 
for  them  in  the  houses  of  the  high  places. 

33  They  feared  the  Lord,  and  served 
their  own  gods,  after  the  manner  of  the  na- 
tions whom  the}'  carried  away  from  thence 

34  Unto  this  day  they  do  after  the  former 
manners :  they  fear  not  the  Lord,  neither 
do  they  after  their  statutes,  or  after  their 
ordinances,  or  after  the  law  and  command- 
ment which  the  Lord  commanded  the  chil 
dren  of  Jacob,  whom  he  named  Israel ; 

35  With  whom  the  Lord  had  made  a 
covenant,  and  charged  them,  saying.  Ye 
shall  not  fear  other  gods,  nor  bow  yourselves 
to  them,  nor  serve  them,  nor  sacrifice  to 
them : 

36  But  the  Lord,  who  brought  you  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  great  power 
and  a  stretched-out  arm,  him  shall  ye  fear, 
and  him  shall  ye  worship,  and  to  him  shall 
ye  do  sacrifice. 

37  And  the  statutes,  and  the  ordinances, 
and  the  law,  and  the  commandment  which 
he  wrote  for  you,  ye  shall  observe  to  do  for 
evermore ;  and  ye  shall  not  fear  other  gods. 

3S  And  the  covenant  that  I  have  made 
with  you  ye  shall  not  forget ;  neither  shall  ye 
fear  other  gods. 

39  But  the  Lord  your  God  ye  shall  fear ; 
and  he  shall  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of 
all  your  enemies. 

40  Howbeit  they  did  not  hearken,  but 
tliey  did  after  their  former  manner. 

41  So  these  nations  feared  the  Lord,  and 
served  their  graven  images,  botli  their  chil 


dren,  and  their  children  s  children  :  as  did 
their  fathers,  so  do  they  unto  this  day. 
CHAP.  XVHI. 
OW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  third  year 
of  Hoshea  son  of  Elah  king  of  Israel, 
that  Hezekiah  the  son  of  Ahaz  king  of  Ju- 
dah  began  to  reigp. 

2  Twenty  and  five  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign ;  and  he  reigned 
twenty  and  nine  years  in  Jerusalem.  His 
mother's  name  also  urns  Abi  the  daughter 
of  Zachariah. 

3  And  he  did  that  ivhich  ?oas  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  Da- 
vid his  father  did. 

4  H  He  removed  the  high   places,  and 


Hczekiah's  good  reign. 
and  brake  in  pieces  the  brazen  serpent  that 
Moses  had  made :  for  unto  those  days  the 
children  of  Israel  did  burn  incense  to  it: 
and  he  called  it  Nehushtan. 

5  He  trusted  in  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 
so  that  after  him  was  none  like  him  among 
all  the  kings  of  Judah,  nor  a7iy  that  were 
before  him. 

6  For  he  clave  to  the  Lord,  and  departed 
not  from  following  him,  but  kept  his  com- 
mandments, which  the  Lord  commanded 
Moses. 

7  And  the  Lord  was  with  him  :  and  he 
prospered  whithersoever  he  went  forth  :  and 
he  rebelled  against  the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
served  him  not. 

8  He  smote  the  Philistines,  even  unto 
Gaza,  and  the  borders  thereof,  from  the 
tower  of  the  watchmen  to  the  fenced  city. 

9  H  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth 
year  of  king  Hezekiah,  which  was  the 
seventh  year  of  Hoshea  son  of  Elah  king 
of  Israel,  that  Shalmaneser  king  of  Assy- 
ria came  up  against  Samaria,  and  besieged 
it. 

10  And  at  the  end  of  three  years  they 
took  it :  even  in  the  sixth  year  of  Hezekiah, 
that  is,  the  ninth  year  of  Lloshea  king  of 
Israel,  Samaria  was  taken. 

11  And  the  king  of  Assyria  did  carry 
away  Israel  unto  Assyria,  and  put  them  in 
Halah  and  in  Habor  by  the  river  of  Gozan, 
and  in  the  cities  of  the  Medes  : 

12  Because  they  obeyed  not  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  their  God,  but  transgressed  his 
covenant,  and  all  that  Moses  the  servant  of 
the  Lord  commanded,  and  would  not  hear 
them,  nor  do  them. 

13  H  Now  in  the  fourteenth  year  of  king 
Hezekiah  did  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria 
come  up  against  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, and  took  them. 

14  And  Hezekiah  kin^  of  Judah  sent 
to  the  king  of  Assyria  to  Lachish,  saying, 
I  have  offended ;  return  from  me :  that 
which  thou  puttest  on  me  I  will  bear.  And 
the  king  of  Assyria  appointed  unto  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah  three  hundred  talents 
of  silver  and  thirty  talents  of  gold. 

15  And  Hezekiah  gave  him  all  the  silver 
that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  in  the  treasures  of  the  king's  house. 

16  At  that  time  did  Hezekiah  cut  off  the 
gold  from  the  doors  of  the  temple  of  the 
Lord,  and/rom  the  pillars  which  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah  had  overlaid,  and  gave  it  to 
the  king  of  Assyria. 

17  ^  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  Tar- 
tan and  Rabsaris  and  Rab-shakeh  from  La- 
chish to  king  Hezekiah  with  a  great  host 
against  Jerusalem  :  and  they  went  up,  and 
came  to  Jerusalem :  and  when  they  were 
come  up,  they  came  and  stood  by  the  con- 
duit of  the  upper  pool,  which  is  in  the 
highway  of  the  fuller's  field. 

18  And  when  thev  had  called  to  the  king. 


brake  the  images,  and  cut  down  the  groves,  1  there  came  out  to  them  Eliakim  the  son  of 
40  313 


Rab-shakeFs  blasphemy.  H.  KINGS.     Hezekiah  mourning  is  comforted. 

Hilkiah,  which  ivas  over  the  household,  and  I  iaud  hke  your  own  land,  a  land  of  corn  and 


Shebna  the  scribe,   and  Joah  the  son  of 
Asaph  the  recorder. 

19  And  Rab-shakeh  said  unto  them. 
Speak  ye  now  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith  the 
great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria,  What  con- 
fidence is  this  wherein  thou  trustest  ? 

20  Thou  sayest,  but  tlmj  are  hut  vain 
words,  /  have  counsel  and  strength  for  the 
war.  Now  on  whom  dost  thou  trust,  that 
thou  rebellest  against  me  ? 

•21  Now  beliold,  thou  trustest  upon  the 
staff  of  this  bruised  reed,  even  upon  Egypt, 
on  which  if  a  man  lean,  it  will  go  into  his 
hand,  and  pierce  it ;  so  is  Pharaoh  king  ot 
Egypt  unto  all  that  trust  on  him. 

22  But  if  ye  say  unto  me,  We  trust  in 
the  Lord  our  God :  /i;  not  that  he  whose 
high  places  and  whose  altars  Hezekiah  hath 
taken  away,  and  hath  said  to  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  Ye  shall  v^rorship  before  this  al- 
tar in  Jerusalem  ? 

23  Now  therefore,  I  pray  thee,  give 
pledges  to  my  lord  the  Inng  of  Assyria,  and 
I  will  deliver  thee  two  thousand  horses,  if 
thou  be  able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders  upon 
them. 

24  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away  the  face 
of  one  captain  of  the  least  of  my  master's 
servants,  and  put  thy  trust  on  Egypt  for 
chariots  and  for  horsemen'? 

25  Am  I  now  come  up  without  the  Lord 
against  this  place  to  destroy  it?  The  Lord 
said  to  me.  Go  up  again.st  this  land,  and  de- 
stroy it. 

26  Then  said  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 
and  Shebna,  and  Joah,  unto  Rab-shakeh, 
Speak,  I  pray  thee,  to  thy  servants  in  the 
Syrian  language;  for  we  understand  it: 
and  talk  not  with  us  in  the  Jews'  language 
in  the  ears  of  the  people  that  are  on  the 
wall. 

27  But  P^ab-shakeh  said  unto  them,  Hatli 
my  master  sent  me  to  thy  master,  and  to 
thee,  to  speak  these  words?  hath  he  not 
sent  me  to  the  men  which  sit  on  the  wall, 
that  they  may  eat  their  own  dung,  and  drink 
their  own  piss  witli  you  ? 

28  H  Then  Rab-shakeh  stood  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews'  language,  and 
spake,  saying,  Hear  the  word  of  the  great 
king,  the  king  of  Assyria: 

29  Thus  saith  the  king,  Let  not  Hezekiah 
deceive  you  :  for  he  shall  not  be  able  to  de- 
liver you  out  of  his  hand  : 

30  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you  trust 
in  the  Lord,  saying,  The  Lord  will  surely 
deliver  us,  and  this  city  shall  not  be  deliver- 
ed into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

31  Hearken  not  unto  Hezekiah:  for  thus 
saith  the  king  of  Assyria,  Make  an  agree- 
ment with  me  by  a  present,  and  come  out 
to  me,  and  then  eat  ye  every  man  of  his 
own  vine,  and  every  one  of  his  fig-tree,  and 


wine,  a  land  of  bread  and  vineyards,  a  land 
of  oil-olive  and  of  honey,  that  ye  may  live, 
and  not  die:  and  hearken  not  unto  Heze- 
kiah, when  he  persuadeth  you,  saying,  the 
Lord  will  deliver  us. 

33  Hatli  any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations 
delivered  at  all  his  land  out  of  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Assyria? 

34  Where  are  the  gods  of  Hamath,  and 
of  Arpad  ?  where  art  the  gods  of  Sephar- 
vaim,  Hena,  and  Ivah  ?  have  they  delivered 
Samaria  out  of  mine  hand  ? 

35  Who  arc  they  among  all  the  gods  of 
the  countries,  that  have  delivered  their  coun- 
try out  of  mine  hand,  that  the  Lord  should 
deliver  Jerusalem  out  of  mine  hand  1 

36  But  the  people  held  their  peace,  and 
answered  him  not  a  word :  for  the  king's 
commandment  was,  saying,  Answer  him 
not. 

37  Then  came  Eliakim  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah, which  ivas  over  the  household,  and 
Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah  the  son  of 
Asaph  the  recorder,  to  Hezekiah  with  their 
clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words  of  Rab- 
shakeh. 

CHAP.  XIX. 


AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Heze- 
kiah heard  it,  that  he  rent  his  clothes, 
and  covered  himself  with  sackcloth,  and 
went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  which  tvas  over 
the  household,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
the  elders  of  the  priests,  covered  with  sack- 
cloth, to  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son  of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day  of  trouble,  and 
of  rebuke,  and  blasphemy:  for  the  chil- 
dren are  come  to  the  birth,  and  there  is  not 
strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hear 
all  the  words  of  Rab-shakeh,  whom  the 
king  of  Assyria  his  master  hath  sent  to  re- 
proach the  living  God  ;  and  will  reprove 
the  words  which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath 
heard  :  wherefore  lift  up  thtj  prayer  for  the 
remnant  that  are  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah  came 
to  Isaiah. 

6  IT  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them,  Thus 
shall  ye  say  to  your  master,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of  the  words  which 
thou  hast  heard,  with  which  the  servants  of 
the  king  of  Assyria  have  blasphemed  me. 

7  Beliold,  I  will  send  a  blast  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  hear  a  rumour,  and  shall  re- 
turn to  his  own  land ;  and  I  will  cause  him 
to  fall  by  the  sword  in  his  own  land. 

8  11  So  Rab-shakeh  returned,  and  found 
the  king  of  Assyria  warring  against  Lib- 
nah :  for  he  had  "heard  that  he  was  depart- 
ed from  Lachish. 

9  And  when  he  heard  say  of  Tirhakah 


UVVll    vine,    ttllU    CVCl  J*    UlUi    Ul    lllJ   llj^-<i<^v^,    uijiv^  -^      ^i..^     .. Tl     1       111- 

drink  ye  every  one  the  waters  of  his  cis-  king  of  Ethiopia,  Behold,  he  is  come  out 
tern:  to  fight  against  thee:  he  sent  messengers 

32  Until  I  come  and  take  you  away  to  a 'again  unto  Hezekiah,  saying, 

314 


Hezekiali's  prayer.  CHAP 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  saying,  Let  not  thj-  God  in 
whom  thou  trustest  deceive  thee,  saying, 
Jerusalem  shall  not  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the 
kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to  all  lands,  by 
destroying  them  utterly  :  and  shalt  thou  be 
delivered  ? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  deliver- 
ed them  which  my  fathers  have  destroyed ; 
as  Gozan,  and  Haran,  and  Rezeph,  and 
the  children  of  Eden  which  loere  in  Thd- 
lasar  ? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  Hamath,  and 
the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the  city 
of  Sepharvaim,  of  Hena,  and  Ivah  1 

14  If  And  Hezekiah  received  the  letter 
of  the  hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read 
it :  and  Hezekiah  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the  Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  before  the 
Lord  and  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
which  dwellest  between  the  cherubim.s,  thou 
art  the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth ;  thou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

16  Lord,  bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear : 
open,  Lord,  thine  eyes,  and  see  :  and  hear 
the  words  of  Sennacherib,  which  hath  .sent 
him  to  reproach  the  living  God. 

IT  Of  a  truth,  Lord,  the  kings  of  As- 
syria have  destroyed  the  nations  and  their 
lands, 

18  And  have  cast  their  gods  into  the  fire  : 
for  they  iverc  no  gods,  but  the  work  of  men's 
hands,  wood  and  stone  :  therefore  they  have 
de.stroyed  them. 

19  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  our  God,  I 
beseech  thee,  save  thou  us  out  of  his  hand, 
that  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  may 
know  that  thou  art  the  Lord  God,  even 
thou  only. 

20  H  Then  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz  sent 
to  Hezekiah,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  IiOrd 
God  of  Israel,  Tlud  which  thou  hast  pray- 
ed to  me  against  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria I  have  heard. 

21  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  concerning  him ;  The  virgin  the 
daughter  of  Zion  hath  despi-sed  thee,  und 
laughed  thee  to  scorn  ;  the  daughter  of  Je- 
rusalem hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee. 

22  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and 
blasphemed  ?  and  against  whom  hast  thou 
exalted  thy  voice,  and  lifted  up  thine  eyes 
on  high  ?  even  against  the  Holy  One  of  Is- 
rael. 

23  By  the  messengers  thou  hast  re- 
proached the  Lord,  and  hast  said,  With 
the  multitude  of  my  chariots  I  am  come  up 
to  the  height  of  the  mountains,  to  the  sides 
of  Lebanon,  and  will  cut  down  the  tall  cedar- 
trees  thereof,  and  the  choice  fir-trees  there- 
of: and  I  will  enter  into  the  lodgings  of  his 
borders,  and  into  the  forest  of  his  Carmel. 

24  I  have  digged  and  drunk  strange  wa- 


.  XX.        An  anget  slays  the  Assyrians. 
ters,  and  with  the  sole  of  my  feet  have  I 
dried  up  all  the  rivers  of  besieged  places. 

25  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago  hew  I 
have  done  it,  and  of  ancient  times  that  I 
have  formed  it  ?  now  have  I  brought  it  to 
pass,  that  thou  shouldest  be  to  lay  waste 
fenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

26  Therefore  their  inhabitants  were  of 
small  power,  they  were  dismayed  and 
confounded ;  they  were  as  the  grass  of  the 
field,  and  eis  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass  on 
the  house-tops,  and  as  corn  blasted  before 
it  be  grown  up. 

27  But  I  know  thy  abode,  and  thy  going 
out,  and  thy  coming  in,  and  thy  rage  against 
me.    ^ 

28  Because  thy  rage  against  me  and 
thy  tumult  is  come  up  into  mine  ears, 
therefore  I  will  put  my  hook  in  thy  nose, 
and  my  bridle  hi  thy  "lips,  and  I  will  turn 
thee  back  by  the  way  by  which  thou 
camest. 

29  And  this  sheiil  he  a  sign  unto  thee, 
Ye  shall  eat  this^-^f^ar  such  things  as  grow 
of  themselves,  and  in  the  second  year  that 
which  springeth  of  the  same ;  and  in  the 
third  year  sow  ye,  and  .reap,  and  plant 
vineyards,  and  eat  the  fruits  thereof. 

30  And  the  remnant  that  is  escaped  of 
the  house  of  Judah  s]^ll  yet  again  take 
root  downward,  and  War  friiit  upward. 

31  For  out  of  Jef^salem  shall  go  forth  a 
remnant,  an (^  they  that  escape  out  of  mount 
Zion  :  the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
do  this. 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  king  of  Assyria,  He  shall  not 
come  into  this  city,  nor  shoot  an  arrow 
there,  nor  come  before  it  with  shield,  nor 
cast  a  bank  against  it. 

33  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  tlie  same 
shall  he  return,  and  shall  not  come  into  this 
city,  saith  the  Lord. 

34  For  I  will  defend  this  city,  to  save  it, 
for  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  Da- 
vid's sake. 

35  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  that  night, 
that  the  angel  of  the  Lord  v.ent  out,  and 
smote  in  the  camp  of  the  Assyrians  an 
hundred  fourscore  and  five  thousand :  and 
when  they  arose  early  in  the  morning,  be- 
hold, they  tvere  all  dead  corpses. 

36  So  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria  de- 
parted, and  went  and  returned,  and  dwelt 
at  Nineveh. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  wor- 
shipping in  the  house  of  Nisroch  his  god, 
that  Adrammelech  and  Sharezer  h.is  sons 
smote  him  with  the  sword  :  and  they 
escaped  into  the  land  of  Armenia.  Aiid 
Esar-haddon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  ^X. 

IN  those  days  \vas  Hezekiah  sick  unto 
death.     And  the  prophet  Isaiah  the  son 
of  Amoz  came  to  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Set  thine  house  in 
order;  for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 
315 


HezekiaTi's  sickness  and  recovery.  II.  KINGS. 


MannsseTi's  zoickcd  reign. 


2  Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the  wall, 
and  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  saying, 

3  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  remember 
now  how  I  have  walked  before  thee  in 
truth  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and  have 
done  that  which  is  good  in  thy  sight.  And 
Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  afore  Isaiah  was 
gone  out  into  the  middle  court,  that  the 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  saying, 

5  Turn  again,  and  tell  Hezekiah  the 
captain  of  my  people.  Thus  saith  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  David  thy  father,  I  have  heard 
thy  prayer,  I  have  seen  thy  tears :  behold, 
I  will  heal  thee  :  on  the  third  day  thou  shalt 
go  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  And  I  will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen 
years ;  and  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this  city 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria  ;  and 
I  will  defend  this  city  for  mine  own  sake, 
and  for  my  servant  David's  sake. 

7  And  Isaiah  said.  Take  a  lump  of  figs. 
And  they  took  and  laid  it  on  the  boil,  and 
he  recovered. 

8  H  And  Hezekiah  said  unto  Isaiah, 
What  shcdl  be  the  sign  that  the  Lord  will 
heal  me,  and  that  I  shall  go  up  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  the  third  day  '! 

9  And  Isaiah  said,  This  sign  shalt  thou 
have  of  the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will  do  the 
thing  that  he  hath  spoken  :  shall  the  sha- 
dow go  forward  ten  degrees,  or  go  back 
ten  degrees  ? 

10  And  Hezekiah  answered, It  is  alight 
thing  for  the  shadow  to  go  down  ten  de- 
grees :  nay,  but  let  the  shadow  return  back- 
ward ten  degrees. 

11  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cried  unto 
the  Lord  :  and  he  brought  the  shadow  ten 
degrees  backward,  by  which  it  had  gone 
down  in  the  dial  of  Ahaz. 

12  H  At  that  time  Berodach-baladan,  the 
son  of  Baladan,  king  of  Babylon,  sent  letters 
and  a  present  unto  Hezekiah  :  for  he  had 
heard  that  Hezekiah  had  been  sick. 

13  And  Hezekiah  hearkened  unto  them, 
and  shewed  them  all  the  house  of  his  pre- 
cious things,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
the  spices,  and  the  precious  ointment,  and 
cdl  the  house  of  his  armour,  and  all  that  was 
found  in  his  treasures :  there  was  nothing 
in  his  house,  nor  in  all  his  dominion,  that 
Hezekiah  shewed  them  not. 

14  If  Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet  unto 
king  Hezekiah,  and  said  unto  him.  What 
said  these  men  1  and  from  whence  came 
they  unto  thee  ?  And  Hezekiah  said. 
They  are  come  from  a  far  country,  even 
from  Babylon. 

15  And  he  said.  What  have  they  seen  in 
thine  house?  And  Hezekiah  answered. 
All  the  things  that  arc  in  mine  house  have 
they  seen :  there  is  nothing  among  my 
treasures  that  I  have  not  shewed  them. 

16  And  Isaiah  said  unto  Hezekiah, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

17  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all  that 


is  in  thine  house,  and  that  which  thy  fa- 
thers have  laid  up  in  store  unto  this  day, 
shall  be  carried  into  Babylon  :  nothing  shall 
be  left,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  And  of  thj'  sons  that  shall  issue  from 
thee,  which  thou  shalt  beget,  shall  they 
take  away ;  and  they  shall  be  eunuchs  in 
the  palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  said  Hezekiah  unto  Isaiah, 
Good  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  thou 
hast  spoken.  And  he  said.  Is  it  not  good, 
if  peace  and  truth  be  in  my  days'? 

20  H  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Heze- 
kiah, and  all  his  might,  and  how  he  made 
a  pool,  and  a  conduit,  and  brought  water 
into  the  city,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
dah? 

21  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his  fathers : 
and  Manasseh  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXI. 
ANASSEH    tvas   twelve    years   old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned 
fift}-  and  five  j'ears  in  Jerusalem.     And  his 
mother's  name  loas  Hephzi-bah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  after  the  abominations 
of  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  cast  out 
before  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  For  he  built  up  again  the  high  places 
which  Hezekiah  his  father  had  destroyed ; 
and  he  reared  up  altars  for  Baal,  and  made 
a  grove,  as  did  Ahab  king  of  Israel ;  and 
worshipped  all  the  host  of  heaven,  and  serv- 
ed them. 

4  And  he  built  altars  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  of  which  the  Lord  said.  In  Jerusa- 
lem will  I  put  my  name. 

5  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of 
heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

6  And  he  made  his  son  pass  through  the 
fire,  and  observed  times,  and  used  enchant- 
ments, and  dealt  with  familiar  spirits  and 
wizards :  he  wrought  much  wickedness  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to 
anger. 

7  And  he  set  a  graven  image  of  the 
grove  that  he  had  made  in  the  house,  of 
which  the  Lord  said  to  David,  and  to  So- 
lomon his  son,  In  this  house,  and  in  Jeru- 
salem, which  I  have  chosen  out  of  all  tribes 
of  Israel,  will  I  put  my  name  for  ever: 

8  Neither  will  I  make  the  feet  of  Israel 
move  any  more  out  of  the  land  which  I 
gave  their  fathers ;  only  if  they  will  observe 
to  do  according  to  all  that  I  have  com- 
manded them,  and  according  to  all  the  law 
that  my  servant  Moses  commanded  them. 

9  But  they  hearkened  not :  and  Manas- 
seh seduced  them  to  do  more  evil  than  did 
the  nations  whom  the  Lord  destroyed  be- 
fore the  children  of  Israel. 

10  M  And  the  Lord  spake  by  his  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  saying, 

11  Because  Manasseh  king  of  Judah 
hath   done  these  abominations,  and  hath 

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Anion's  icicked  reign.  CHAP. 

done  wickedly  above  all  that  the  Amorites 
did,  which  were  before  him,  and  hath  made 
Judah  also  to  sin  with  his  idols: 

12  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  Behold,  I  am  bringing  such  evil 
upon  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  that  whosoever 
heareth  of  it,  both  his  ears  shall  tingle. 

13  And  I  will  stretch  over  Jerusalem  the 
line  of  Samaria,  and  the  plummet  of  the 
house  of  Ahab:  and  I  will  wipe  Jerusalem 
as  a  man  wipeth  a  dish,  wiping  it,  and  turn- 
ing it  upside  down. 

14  And  I  will  forsake  the  remnant  of 
mine  inheritance,  and  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  their  enemies ;  and  they  shall  be- 
come a  prey  and  a  spoil  to  all  their  ene- 
mies ; 

15  Because  they  have  done  that  which 
7t'as  evil  in  my  sight,  and  have  provoked 
me  to  anger,  since  the  day  their  fathers 
came  forth  out  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this 
day. 

16  Moreover,  Manasseh  shed  innocent 
blood  very  much,  till  he  had  filled  Jerusa- 
lem from  one  end  to  another;  beside  his 
sin  wherewith  he  made  Judah  to  sin,  in 
doing  that  ivhich  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord. 

17  1T,Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Manas- 
seh, and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  sin  that  he 
sinned,  arc  they  not  written  in  the  book  of 
the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah? 

18  And  Manasseh  slept  witii  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  the  garden  of  his  own 
house,  in  the  garden  of  Uzza:  and  Amon 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

19  "If  Amon  loas  twenty  and  two  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  "two 
years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's 
name  ?cas  Meshullemeth,  the  daughter  of 
Haruz  of  Jotbah. 

20  xlnd  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  as  his  father  Manasseh 
did. 

21  And  he  walked  in  all  the  way  that  his 
fatlier  walked  in,  and  served  the  idols  that 
his  father  served,  and  worshipped  them : 

22  And  he  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  his 
fathers,  and  walked  not  in  the  way  of  the 
Lord. 

23  U  And  the  servants  of  Amon  con- 
spired against  him,  and  slew  the  king  in  his 
own  house. 

24  And  the  people  of  the  land  slew  all 
them  that  had  conspired  against  king 
Amon;  and  the  people  of  the  land  made 
Josiah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 

25  !I  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amon 
which  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kinss  of  Ju- 
dah ?  * 

26  And  he  was  buried  in  his  sepulchre  in 
the  garden  of  Uzza :  and  Josiah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  xxn. 

TOSIAH  teas  eight  years  old  when  he 
^   began  to  reign,  and  reigned  thirty  and 


xxn.  Josiah'' s  good  reign. 

one  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his  mother's? 
name  teas  Jedidah,  the  daughter  of  Adaiah 
of  Boscath. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  all  the  way 
of  David  his  father,  and  turned  not  aside  ta 
the  right  hand  or  to  the  left. 

3  II  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eighteenth 
year  of  king  Josiah,  that  the  king  sent 
Shaphan  the  son  of  Azaliah,  the  son  of  Me- 
shullam,  the  scribe,  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  saying, 

4  Go  up  to  Hilkiah  the  high  priest,  that 
he  may  sum  the  silver  which  is  broughtinto 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  which  the  keepers 
of  the  door  have  gathered  of  the  people : 

5  And  let  them  deliver  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  doers  of  the  work,  that  have  the 
oversight  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and 
let  them  give  it  to  the  doers  of  the  work, 
which  is  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  re- 
pair the  breaches  of  the  house, 

6  Unto  carpenters,  and  builders,  and  ma- 
sons, and  to  buy  timber,  and  hewn  stone  to 
repair  tlie  house. 

7  Howbeit,  there  was  no  reckoning  made 
with  them  of  the  money  that  was  delivered 
into  their  hand,  because  they  dealt  faithfully. 

8  H  And  Hilkiah  the  high  priest  said 
unto  Shaphan  the  scribe,  I  have  found  the 
book  of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 
And  Hilkiah  gave  the  book  to  Shaphan, 
and  he  read  it. 

9  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  came  to  the 
king,  and  brought  the  king  word  again,  and 
said.  Thy  servants  have  gathered  the  money 
that  was  found  in  the  house,  and  have  de- 
livered it  into  the  hand  of  them  that  do  the 
work,  that  have  the  oversight  of  tlie  house 
of  the  Lord. 

10  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  shewed  the 
king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  de- 
livered me  a  book.  And  Shaphan  read  it 
before  the  king. 

11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king 
had  heard  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
law,  that  he  rent  his  clothes. 

12  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah  the 
priest,  and  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and 
Achbor  the  son  of  Michaiah,  and  SJiaphan 
the  scribe,  and  Asahiah  a  servant  of  the 
king's,  saying, 

13  Go  ye,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for  me, 
and  for  the  people,  and  for  all  Judah,  con- 
cerning the  words  of  this  book  that  is 
found :  for  great  is  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
that  is  kindled  against  us,  because  our  fa- 
thers have  not  hearkened  unto  the  words  of 
this  book,  to  do  according  unto  all  that  which 
is  \\'ritten  concerning  us. 

14  So  Hilkiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam, 
and  Achbor,  and  Shaphan,  and  Asahiah, 
went  unto  Huldah  the  prophetess,  the  wife 
of  Shallum  the  son  of  Tikvah,  the  son  of 
Harhas,  keeper  of  the  wardrobe  ;  (now  she 
dwelt  in  Jerusalem  in  the  college;)  and 
they  communed  with  her. 

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Josiah  covenants  loith  God. 

15  If  And  she  said  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Tell  the  man  that 
sent  you  to  me, 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the  in- 
habitants thereof,  even  all  the  words  of  the 
book  which  the  king  of  Judah  hath  read : 

17  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  that 
they  might  provoke  me  to  anger  with  all 
the  works  of  their  hands;  therefore  my 
wrath  shall  be  kindled  against  this  place, 
and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

18  But  to  the  king  of  Judah  which  sent 
you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  thus  shall  ye 
say  to  him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  x\s  touching  the  words  which  thou 
hast  heard ; 

19  Because  thine  heart  was  tender,  and 
thou  hast  humbled  thyself  before  the  Lord, 
when  thou  heardest  what  I  spake  against 
this  place,  and  against  the  inhabitants  there- 
of, that  they  should  become  a  desolation  and 
a  curse,  and  hast  rent  thy  clothes,  and  went 
before  me ;  I  also  have  heard  thee,  saith  the 
Lord. 

20  Behold  therefore,  I  will  gather  thee 
unto  thy  fathers,  and  thou  shalt  be  gathered 
into  thy  grave  in  peace;  and  thine  eyes 
shall  not  see  all  the  evil  which  I  will  bring 
upon  this  place.  And  they  brought  the 
king  word  again. 

CHAP.  XXIIL 

AND  the  king  sent,  and  they  gathered 
unto  him  all  the  elders  of  Judah  and 
of  Jerusalem. 

2  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Judah  and 
all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  with  him, 
and  the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all 
the  people,  both  small  and  great :  and  he 
read  in  their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book 
of  the  covenant  which  was  found  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

3  H  And  the  king  stood  by  a  pillar,  and 
made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord,  to  walk 
after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  his  testimonies,  and  his  statutes, 
with  all  their  heart,  and  all  their  soul,  to 
perform  the  words  of  this  covenant  that 
were  written  in  this  book.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple stood  to  the  covenant. 

4  H  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah 
the  high  priest,  and  the  priests  of  the  se- 
cond order,  and  the  keepers  of  the  door,  to 
bring  forth  out  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord 
all  tiie  vessels  that  were  made  for  Baal,  and 
for  the  grove,  and  for  all  the  host  of  heaven : 
and  he  burned  them  without  Jerusalem  in 
the  fields  of  Kidron,  and  carried  the  ashes 
of  them  unto  Beth-cl. 

5  And  he  put  down  the  idolatrous  priests, 
whom  the  kings  of  Judah  had  ordained  to 
burn  incense  in  the  high  places  in  the  cities 
of  Judah,  and  in  the  places  round  about 
Jerusalem;  them  also  that  burned  incense 
unto  Baal,  to  the  sun,  and  to  the  moon,  and 


II.  KINGS.  He  destroys  idolatry. 

to  the  planets,  and  to  all  the  host  of  heaven. 

6  And  he  brought  out  the  grove  from  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  without  Jerusalem,  unto 
the  brook  Kidron,  and  burned  it  at  the 
brook  Kidron,  and  stamped  it  small  to  pow- 
der, and  cast  the  powder  thereof  upon  the 
graves  of  the  children  of  the  people. 

7  And  he  brake  down  the  houses  of  the 
sodomites  that  ?vere  by  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  where  the  women  wove  hangings  for 
the  grove. 

8  And  he  brought  all  the  priests  out  of 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  defiled  the  high 
places  where  tlie  priests  had  burnt  incense, 
from  Geba  to  Beer-sheba,  and  brake  down 
the  high  places  of  the  gates  that  were  in 
the  entering  in  of  the  gate  of  Joshua  the 
governor  of  the  city,  which  ivereon  a  man's 
left  hand  at  the  gate  of  the  city. 

9  Nevertheless,  the  priests  of  the  high 
places  came  not  up  to  the  altar  of  the  Lord 
in  Jerusalem,  but  they  did  eat  of  the  un- 
leavened bread  among  their  brethren. 

10  And  he  defiled  Topheth,  which  is  in 
the  valley  of  the  children  of  Hinnom,  that 
no  man  might  make  his  son  or  his  daughter 
to  pass  through  the  fire  to  Molech. 

11  And  he  took  away  the  horses  that  the 
kings  of  Judah  had  given  to  the  sun,  at 
the  entering  in  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
by  the  chamber  of  Nathan-melech  the 
chamberlain,  which  loas  in  the  suburbs, 
and  burned  the  chariots  of  the  sun  with 
fire. 

12  And  the  altars  that  ivere  on  the  top 
of  the  upper  chamber  of  Ahaz,  which  tlie 
kings  of  Judah  had  made,  and  the  altars 
which  Manasseh  had  made  in  the  two 
courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  did  the 
king  beat  down,  and  brake  thcyn  down  from 
thence,  and  cast  the  dust  of  them  into  the 
brook  Kidron. 

13  And  the  high  places  that  jcerc  before 
Jerusalem,  which  ?cere  on  the  right  hand 
of  the  mount  of  corruption,  which  Solo- 
mon the  king  of  Israel  had  budded  for 
Ashtoreth  the  abomination  of  the  Zidoni- 
ans,  and  for  Chemosh  the  abomination  of 
the  Moabites,  and  for  Milcom  the  abomi- 
nation of  the  children  of  Amnion,  did  the 
king  defile. 

14  And  he  brake  in  pieces  the  images, 
and  cut  down  the  groves,  and  filled  their 
places  with  the  bones  of  men. 

1.5  "ff  Moreover,  the  altar  that  nrrs  at 
Beth-el,  and  the  high  place  which  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat,  who  made  Israel  to 
sin,  had  made,  both  that  altar  and  the  high 
place  he  brake  down,  and  burned  the  liigh 
place,  and  stamped  it  small  to  powder,  and 
burned  the  grove. 

16  And  as  Josiah  turned  himself,  he 
spied  the  sepulchres  that  icere  tliere  in  the 
mount,  and  sent,  and  took  the  bones  out  of 
the  sepulchres,  and  burned  them  upon  the 
altar,  and  polluted  it,  according  to  the 
I  word  of  the  Lord  which  the  man  of  God 
318 


JosiaWs  zeal  for  reformation 
proclaimed,  who  proclaimed  these  words. 

17  Then  he  said,  What  title  is  that  that 
I  see  ?  And  the  men  of  the  city  told  him, 
It  is  the  sepulchre  of  the  man  of  God, 
which  came  from  Judah,  and  proclaimed 
these  things  that  thou  hast  done  against 
the  altar  of  Beth-el. 

IS  And  he  said,  Let  him  alone ;  let  no 
man  move  his  bones.  So  they  let  his  bones 
alone,  with  the  bones  of  the  prophet  that 
came  out  of  Samaria. 

19  II  And  all  the  houses  also  of  the  high 
places  that  were  in  the  cities  of  Samaria, 
which  the  kings  of  Israel  had  made  to  pro- 
voke tlie  LORD  to  anger,  Josiah  took 
awaj',  and  did  to  them  according  to  all  the 
acts  that  he  had  done  in  Beth-el. 

20  And  he  slew  all  the  priests  of  the 
high  places  that  ivere  there  upon  the  altars, 
and  burnt  men's  bones  upon  them,  and  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem. 

21  H  And  the  king  commanded  all  the 
people,  saying,  Keep  the  passover  unto  the 
Lord  your  God,  as  it  is  written  in  the 
book  of  this  covenant. 

22  Surely  there  was  not  holden  such  a 
passover  from  the  days  of  the  judges  that 
judged  Israel,  nor  in  all  the  days  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  nor  of  the  kings  of  Judah ; 

23  But  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
Josiah,  wherein  this  passover  was  holden  to 
the  Lord  in  Jerusalem. 

24  H  Moreover,  the  icorkers  with  fa- 
miliar spirits,  and  the  wizards,  and  the 
images,  and  the  idols,  and  all  the  abomina- 
tions that  were  spied  in  the  land  of  Judah 
and  in  Jerusalem,  did  Josiah  put  away, 
that  he  might  perform  the  words  of  the 
law  which  were  written  in  the  book  that 
Hilkiah  the  priest  found  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

25  And  like  unto  him  was  there  no  king 
before  him,  that  turned  to  the  Lord  with 
all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  and  with 
all  his  might,  according  to  all  the  law  of 
Moses ;  neither  after  him  arose  there  any 
like  him. 

26  ^  Notwithstanding,  the  Lord  turned 
not  from  the  fierceness  of  his  great  wrath, 
wherewith  his  anger  was  kindled  against 
Judah,  because  of  all  the  provocations  that 
Manasseh  had  provoked  him  withal. 

27  And  the  Lord  said,  I  will  remove 
Judah  also  out  of  mj'  sight,  as  1  have  re- 
moved Israel,  and  will  cast  off  this  city 
Jerusalem  which  1  have  chosen,  and  the 
house  of  which  I  said,  My  name  shall  be 
there. 

28  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Josiah, 
and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
Judah? 

29  11  In  his  days  Pharaoh-nechoh  king 
of  Egypt  went  up  against  the  king  of  As- 
syria to  the  river  Euphrates  :  and  king  Jo- 
siah went  against  him ;  and  he  slew  him  at 
Megiddo,  when  he  had  seen  him 


CHAP.  XXIV.    Jehoialiirn's  rebellion  and  ruin. 


30  And  his  servants  carried  him  in  a 
chariot  dead  from  Megiddo,  and  brought 
him  to  Jerusalem,  and  buried  him  in  his 
own  sepulchre.  And  the  people  of  the 
land  took  Jehoahaz  the  son  of  Josiah,  and 
anointed  him,  and  made  him  king  in  his 
father's  stead. 

31  H  Jehoahaz  loas  twenty  and  three 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign ;  and  he 
reigned  three  months  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  was  Hamutal,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

32  And  he  did  that  ivhich  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  his 
fathers  had  done. 

33  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  put  him  in 
bands  at  Riblah  in  the  land  of  Hamath, 
that  he  might  not  reign  in  Jerusalem  ;  and 
put  the  land  to  a  tribute  of  an  hundred 
talents  of  silver,  and  a  talent  of  gold. 

34  And  Pharaoh-nechoh  made  Eliakim 
the  son  of  Josiah  king  in  the  room  of  Jo- 
siah his  father,  and  turned  his  name  to  Je- 
hoiakim,  and  took  Jehoahaz  away:  and 
he  came  to  Egypt,  and  died  there. 

35  H  And  Jehoiakim  gave  the  silver  and 
the  gold  to  Pharaoh  ;  but  he  taxed  the  land 
to  give  the  money  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  Pharaoh :  he  exacted  the 
silver  and  the  gold  of  the  people  of  the 
land,  of  every  one  according  to  his  taxation, 
to  give  it  unto  Pharaoh-nechoh. 

36  H  Jehoiakim  was  twenty  and  five 
years  old  when  he  began  to  reign  ;  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  ivas  Zebudah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Pedaiah  of  Rumah. 

37  And  he  did  that  lohich  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  his 
fathers  had  done. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

IN  his  days  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  came  up,  and  Jehoiakim  be- 
came his  servant  three  years :  then  he 
turned  and  rebelled  against  him. 

2  And  the  Lord  sent  against  him  bands 
of  the  Chaldees,  and  bands  of  the  Syrians, 
and  bands  of  the  Moabites,  and  bands  of 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  sent  them 
against  Judah  to  destroy  it,  according  to 
the  word  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by 
his  servants  the  prophets. 

3  Surely  at  the  commandment  of  the 
Lord  came  this  upon  Judah,  to  remove 
them  out  of  his  sight,  for  the  sins  of  Ma- 
nasseh, according  to  all  that  he  did  ; 

4  And  also  for  the  innocent  blood  that 
he  shed  :  (for  he  filled  Jerusalem  with  inno- 
cent blood ;)  which  the  Lord  would  not 
pardon. 

5  If  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoia- 
kim, and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  the  chronicles  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  1 

6  So  Jehoiakim  slept  with  his  fathers : 
and  Jehoiachin  his  son  reisrned  in  his  stead. 

7  H  And  the  king  of  Egypt  came  not 

319 


ZedckialCs  wicked  reign. 

any  more  out  of  his  land : 


II. 


again  any  more  oui  oi  lus  lauu  :  for  the 
kmg  of  Babylon  had  taken  from  the  river 
of  Egypt  unto  the  river  Euphrates  all  that 
pertanied  to  the  king  of  Egypt. 

8  If  Jehoiachin  ivas  eighteen  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  in 
Jerusalem  three  months.  And  his  mother's 
name  loas  Nehushta,  the  daughter  of  El- 
nathan  of  Jerusalem. 

9  And  he  did  that  which  loas  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
his  father  had  done. 

10  H  At  thai  time  the  servants  of  Nebu- 
chadnezzar king  of  Babylon  came  up 
against  Jerusalem,  and  the  city  was  be- 
sieged. 

11  And  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon came  against  the  city,  and  his  servants 
did  besiege  it. 

12  And  Jehoiachin  the  king  of  Judah 
went  out  to  the  king  of  Babylon,  he,  and 
his  mother,  and  his  servants,  and  his 
princes,  and  his  officers  :  and  the  king  of 
JBabylon  took  him  in  the  eighth  year  of  his 
reign. 

13  And  he  carried  out  thence  all  the 
treasures  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  treasures  of  the  king's  house,  and  cut  in 
pieces  all  the  vessels  of  gold  which  Solo- 
mon king  of  Israel  liad  made  in  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Lord,  as  the  Lord  had  said. 

14  And  he  carried  away  all  Jerusalem, 
and  all  the  princes,  and  all  the  mighty 
men  of  valour,  even  ten  thousand  captives 


KINGS.  The  people  carried  away. 

nezzar  king  of  Babylon  came,  he,  and  all 
his  host,  against  Jerusalem,  and  pitched 
against  it ;  and  they  built  forts  against  it 
round  about. 

2  And  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the 
eleventh  year  of  king  Zedekiah. 

3  And  on  the  ninth  day  of  tlie  fourth 
month  the  famine  prevailed  in  the  city,  and 
there  was  no  bread  for  the  people  of  the 
land. 

4  U  And  the  city  was  broken  up,  and  all 
the  men  of  war  fled  by  night  by  the  way  of 
the  gate  between  two  walls,  which  is  by 
the  king's  garden :  (now  the  Chaldees 
were  against  the  city  round  about:)  and  the 
king  went  the  way  toward  the  plain. 

5  And  the  army  of  the  Chaldees  pursued 
after  the  king,  and  overtook  him  in  the 
plains  of  Jericho:  and  all  his  army  were 
scattered  from  him. 

6  So  they  took  the  king,  and  brought 
him  up  to  the  king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah ; 
and  they  gave  judgment  upon  him. 

7  And  they  slew  the  sons  of  Zedekiah 
before  his  eyes,  and  put  out  tlie  eyes  of 
Zedekiah,  and  bound  him  with  fetters  of 
brass,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon. 

8  ^  And  in  the  fifth  mouth,  on  the  se- 
venth day  of  the  month,  which  is  the  nine- 
teenth year  of  king  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon,  came  Nebuzar-adan,  captain 
of  the  guard,  a  servant  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, unto  Jerusalem  : 

9  And  he  burnt  the  house  of  the  Lord, 


and  ali   the  craftsmen,  and  smiths:  none  i  and  the  king's  house,  and  all  the  houses  of 


remained,  save  the  poorest  sort  of  ihe  peo 
pie  of  the  land. 

15  And  he  carried  away  Jehoiachin  to 
Babylon,  and  the  king's  mother,  and  the 
king's  wives,  and  his  officers,  and  the 
mighty  of  the  land,  those  carried  he  into 
captivity  from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon. 

16  And  all  the  men  of  might,  even  seven 
thousand,  and  craftsmen  and  smiths  a 
thousand,  all  that  were  strong  and  apt  for 
war,  even  them  the  king  of  Babylon 
brought  captive  to  Babylon. 

17  H  And  the  king  of  Babylon  made 
Mattaniah  his  father's  brother  king  in  his 
stead,  and  changed  his  name  to  Zedekiah. 

18  Zedekiah  was  twenty  and  one  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.  And  his 
mother's  name  ivas  Hamutal,  the  daughter 
of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

19  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  evil  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
Jehoiakim  had  done. 

20  For  through  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
it  came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem,  and  Judah, 
until  he  had  cast  them  out  from  his  pre- 
sence, that  Zedekiah  rebelled  against  the 
king  of  Babylon. 

"  CHAP.  XXV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  ninth  year 
of  his  reign,  in  the  tenth  month,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  that  Nebuchad- 


Jerusalem,  and  every    great  man''s   house 
burnt  he  with  fire. 

10  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chaldees,  that 
were  icith  the  captain  of  the  guard,  brake 
down  the  walls  ot  Jerusalem  round  about. 

11  Now  the  rest  of  the  people  that  were 
left  in  the  city,  and  the  fugitives  that  fell 
away  to  the  king  of  Babylon,  with  the  rem- 
nant of  the  multitude,  did  Nebuzar-adan 
the  captain  of  the  guard  carry  awav. 

12  But  the  captain  of  the  guard  left  of 
the  poor  of  the  land  to  he  vine-dressers  and 
husbandmen. 

13  H  And  the  pillars  of  brass  that  were  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  avid  the  bases,  and 
the  brazen  sea  that  was  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  did  the  Chaldees  break  in  pieces, 
and  carried  the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

14  And  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  snuffers,  and  the  spoons,  and  all  the 
vessels  of  brass  wherewith  they  ministered, 
took  they  away. 

1.5  And  the  fire-pans,  and  the  bowls, 
and  such  things  as  were  of  gold,  in  gold, 
and  of  silver,  in  silver,  the  captain  of  the 
guard  took  away. 

16  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and  the 
bases  which  Solomon  had  made  for  the 
house  of  the  Lord  ;  the  brass  of  all  these 
vessels  was  witliout  weight. 

17  The  height  of  the  one  pillar  ivas 
ei2;liteen  cubits,  and  the  chapiter  upon  it 

320 


Adam's  line.  The  sons  of  Ham.      CHAP.  1. 


was  brass:  and  the  height  of  the  chapiter 
three  cubits;  and  tlie  wreathen  work,  and 
pomegranates  upon  the  chapiter  round 
alx)ut,  all  of  brass :  and  like  unto  these  had 
the  second  pillar  with  wreathen  work. 

18  U  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
Seraiah  the  chief  priest,  and  Zephaniah 
the  second  priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of 
the  door : 

19  And  out  of  the  city  he  took  an  officer 
that  was  set  over  the  men  of  war,  and  five 
men  of  them  that  were  in  the  king's  pre- 
sence, which  were  found  in  the  city,  and 
the  principal  scribe  of  the  host,  which 
mustered  the  people  of  the  land,  and  three- 
score men  of  the  people  of  the  land  that 
ivere  found  in  the  city  : 

20  And  Nebuzar-adan  captain  of  the 
guard  took  these,  and  brought  them  to  the 
king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  : 

21  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote  them, 
and  slew  them  at  Riblah  in  the  land  of 
Hamath.  So  Judah  was  carried  away  out 
of  their  land. 

22  H  And  as  for  the  people  that  remain- 
ed m  the  land  of  Judah,  vvliom  Nebuchad- 
nezzar king  of  Babylon  had  left,  even  over 
them  he  madeGedaliah  the  son  of  Ahjkam, 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  ruler. 

23  And  when  all  the  captains  of  the  ar- 
mies, they  and  their  men,  heard  that  the 
king  of  Babylon  had  made  Gedaliah  go- 
vernor, there  came  to  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah, 
even  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,    and 


The  sons  of  Shcm. 


the  son  of  Tanhumeth  the  Netophathite, 
and  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  a  Maachathite, 
they  and  their  men. 

24  And  Gedaliah  sware  to  them,  and  to 
their  men,  and  said  unto  them.  Fear  not  to 
be  the  servants  of  the  Chaldees :  dwell  in 
the  land,  and  serve  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  it  shall  be  well  with  you. 

25  But  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh 
month,  that  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah, 
the  son  of  Elishama,  of  the  seed  royal, 
came,  and  ten  men  with  him,  and  smote  Ge- 
daliah, that  he  died,  and  the  Jews  and  the 
Chaldees  that  were  with  him  at  Mizpnli. 

26  And  all  the  people,  both  small  and 
great,  and  the  captains  of  the  armies,  arose, 
and  came  to  Egypt :  for  they  were  afraid 
of  the  Chaldees. 

27  H  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven 
and  thirtieth  year  of  the  captivity  of  Je- 
hoiachin  king  of  Judah,  in  the  twelfth 
month,  on  the  seven  and  twentieth  clay  of 
the  month,  that  Evil-merodach  king"  of 
Babylon  in  the  year  that  he  began  to  reign 
did  lift  up  the  head  of  Jehoiachin  king  of 
Judah  out  of  prison  ; 

28  And  he  spake  kindly  to  him,  and  set 
his  throne  above  the  throne  of  the  kings 
that  ?rere  with  him  in  Babylon  ; 

29  And  changed  his  pri.=on-garments . 
and  he  did  eat  bread  continually  before 
him  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

30  And  his  allowance  ivas  a  continual 
allowance  given    him  of  the  kins,  a  daily 


~  -"■   '■ ""'■)    """  ""--ovaiiv^c   givcii    iiuu  ui    iiie   King,  a  uau 

Johanan  the   son  of  Careah,  and  Seraiah  I  rate  for  every  day,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 


II  The  First  Book  of  the  CHRONICLES. 


CHAP.  I. 
DAM,  Sheth,  Enosh, 
2  Kenan,  Mahalaleel,  Jered, 

3  Henoch,  Methuselah,  Lamech, 

4  Noah,  Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 

5  H  The  sons  of  Japheth ;  Gomer,  and 
Magog,  and  Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal, 
and  Mesheeh,  and  Tiras. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Gomer;  Ashchenaz, 
and  Riphath,  and  Togarmah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Javan ;  Elisha,  and 
Tarshish,  Kittim,  and  Dodanim. 

8  11  The  sons  of  Ham  ;  Cush,  and  Miz- 
raim,  Put,  and  Canaan. 

9  And  the  sons  of  Cush;  Seba,  and 
Havilah,  and  Sabta,  and  Raamah,  and 
Sabtecha.  And  the  sons  of  Raamah  ;  She- 
ba,  and  Dedan. 

10  And  Cush  begat  Nimrod.  He  began 
to  be  mighty  upon  the  earth. 

11  And  Mizraim  begat  Ludim,  and  An- 
amim,  and  Lehabim,  and  Naphtuiiim, 

12  And  Pathrusim,  and  Casluhim,  (of 
whom  came  the  Philistines.)  and  Caphtho- 
rim. 

13  And  Canaan  begat  Zidon  his  first- 
born, and  Heth, 

41 


14  The  Jebusite  also,  and  the  Amorite, 
and  tlie  Girgashite, 

15  And  the  Hivite,  and  the  Archite,  and 
the  Sinite, 

16  And  the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zemarite, 
and  the  Hamathite. 

17  U  The  sons  of  Shem;  Elam,  and  As- 
shur,  and  Arphaxad,  and  Lud,  and  Aram 
and  Uz,  and  Hul,  and  Gether  and  Mesheeh. 

18  And  Arphaxad  begat  Shelah,  and 
Shelah  begat  Eber. 

19  And  unto  Eber  were  born  two  sons: 
the  name  of  the  one  ivas  Peleg  ;  because  in 
his  days  the  earth  was  divided  :  and  his 
brother's  name  was  Joktan. 

20  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and  She- 
leph,  and  Hazarmaveth,  and  Jerah, 

21  Hadoram  also,  and  Uzal,  and  Diklah, 

22  And  Ebal,  and  Abimacl,  and  Sheba, 

23  And  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and  Jobab. 
All  these  wei'e  the  sons  of  Joktan. 

24  "^  Shem,  Arphaxad,  Shelah, 

25  Eber,  Peleg,  Reu, 

26  Serug,  Nahor,  Terah, 

27  Abram  ;  the  same  is  Abraham. 

28  The  sons  of  Abraham ;  Isaac,  and 
Ishmael. 

321 


The  posterity  of  Abraham.         I 

29  U  These  arc  their  generations.  The 
first-born  of  Ishmael,  Nebaioth ;  then  Ke- 
dar,  and  Adbeel,  and  Mibsam, 

30  Mishma,  and  Durnah,  Massa,  Hadad, 
and  Tema, 

31  Jetur,  Naphish,  and  Kedemah. 
These  are  the  sons  of  Ishmael. 

32  II  Now  the  sons  of  Keturah,  Abra- 
ham's concubine :  she  bare  Zimran,  and 
Jokshan,  and  Medan,  and  Midian,  and 
Ishbak,  and  Shuah.  And  the  sons  of  Jok- 
shan ;  Sheba,  and  Dedan. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Midian;  Ephah,  and 
Epher,  and  Henoch,  and  Abida,  and  El- 
daah.     All  these   are  the  sons  of  Keturah. 

34  IT  And  Abraham  begat  Isaac.  The 
sons  of  Isaac ;  Esau,  and  Israel. 

35  The  sons  of  Esau ;  Eliphaz,  Reue], 
and  Jeush,  and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 

36  The  sons  of  Eliphaz ;  Teman,  and 
Omar,  Zephi,  and  Gatam,  Kenaz,  and 
Timna,  and  Amalek. 

37  The  sons  ofReuel;  Nahath,  Zerah, 
Shammah,  and  Mizzah. 

38  H  And  the  sons  of  Seir ;  Lotan,  and 
Sliobal,  andZibeon,  and  Anah,  and  Dishon, 
and  Ezar,  and  Dishan. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Lotan  ;  Hori,  and 
Homam  :  and  Timna  was  Lotan's  sister. 

40  The  sons  of  Shobal ;  Allan,  and 
Manahath,  and  Ebal,  Shephi,  and  Onam. 
And  the  sons  of  Zibeon  ;  Aiah,  and  Anah. 

41  The  sons  of  Anah;  Dishon.  And 
the  sons  of  Dishon  ;  Amram,  and  Eshban, 
and  Ithran,  and  Cheran. 

42  The  sons  of  Ezer ;  liilhan,  and  Za- 
van,  and  Jakan.  The  sons  of  Dishan  ;  Uz, 
and  Aran. 

43  II  Now  these  are  the  kings  that  reign- 
ed in  the  land  of  Edom  before  any  king 
reigned  over  the  children  of  Israel;  Bela 
the  son  of  Beor  :  and  the  name  of  his  city 
was  Dinhabah. 

44  And  when  Bela  was  dead,  Jobab  the 
son  of  Zerah  of  Bozrah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

45  And  when  Jobab  was  dead,  Husham 
of  the  land  of  tlie  Temanites  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

46  And  when  Husham  was  dead,  Hadad 
the  son  of  Bedad,  which  smote  Midian  in 
the  field  of  Moab,  reigned  in  his  stead :  and 
the  name  of  his  city  loas  Avith. 

47  And  when  Hadad  was  dead,  Samlah 
of  Mazrekah  reigned  in  his  stead. 

48  And  when  Samlah  was  dead,  Shaulof 
Ilehoboth  by  the  river  reigned  in  his  stead. 

49  And  when  Shaul  was  dead,  Baal- 
hanan  the  son  of  Achbor  reigned  in  his 
stead. 

50  And  when  Baal-hanan  was  dead, 
Hadad  reigned  in  his  stead  :  and  the  name 
of  his  city  was  Pai ;  and  his  wife's  name 
was  Mehetabeh  the  daughter  of  Matred, 
the  daughter  of  Mezahab.' 

51  U  Hadad  died  also.  And  the  dukes 
of  Edom  were;  duke  Timnah,  duke  Aliah, 
duke  Jetheth, 


CHRONICLES.  The  sons  of  Israel 

52  Duke  Aholibamah,  duke  Elah,  duke 
Pinon, 

53  Duke  Kenaz,  duke  Teman,  duke 
Mibzar, 

54  Duke  Magdiel,  duke  Iram.  These 
are  the  dukes  of  Edom. 

CHAP.  II. 

THESE  are  the  sons  of  Israel ;  Reuben, 
Simeon,  Levi,  and  Judah,  Issachar, 
and  Zebulun, 

2  Dan,  Joseph,  and  Benjamin,  Naphtali, 
Gad,  and  Asher. 

3  ^  The  sons  of  Judah  ;  Er,  and  Onan, 
and  Shelah  :  lohich  three  were  born  unto 
him  of  the  daughter  of  Shua  the  Canaan- 
itess.  And  Er,  the  first-born  of  Judah, 
was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  ;  and  he 
slew  him. 

4  And  Tamar  his  daughter-in-law  bare 
him  Pharez  and  Zerah.  All  the  sons  of 
Judah  icere  five. 

5  The  sons  of  Pharez;  Hezron,  and 
Hamul. 

6  And  the  sons  of  Zerah ;  Zimri,  and 
Ethan,  and  Heman,  and  Calcol,  and  Dara: 
five  of  them  in  all. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Carmi ;  Achar,  the 
troubier  of  Israel,  who  transgressed  in  the 
thing  accursed. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Ethan  ;  Azariah. 

9  The  sons  also  of  Hezron,  that  were 
born  unto  him ;  Jerahmeel,  and  Ram,  and 
Chelubai. 

10  And  Ram  begat  Amminadab ;  and 
Amminadab  begat  Nahshon,  prince  of  the 
children  of  Judah; 

11  And  Nahshon  begat  Salma,  and  Sal- 
ma  begat  Boaz, 

12  And  Boaz  begat  Obed,  and  Obed 
begat  Jesse, 

13  ''I  And  Jesse  begat  his  first-born  Eliab, 
and  Abinadab  the  second,  and  Shimma 
the  third, 

14  Nethaneel  the  fourth,  Raddai  the 
fifth, 

15  Ozem  the  sixth,  David  the  seventh  : 

16  Whose  sisters  were  Zeruiah,  and 
Abigail.  And  the  sons  of  Zeruiah;  Abi- 
shai,  and  Joab,  and  Asahel,  three. 

17  And  Abigail  bare  Amasa:  and  the 
father  of  Amasa  was  Jether  the  Ishmael- 
ite. 

18  H  And  Caleb  the  son  of  Hezron  he- 
gat  children  of  Azubah  his  wife,  and  of  Je- 
rioth  :  her  sons  arc  these ;  Jesher,  and 
Shobab,  and  Ardon. 

19  And  when  Azubah  was  dead,  Caleb 
took  unto  him  Ephrath,  which  bare  him 
Hur. 

20  And  Hur  begat  Uri,  and  Uri  begat 
Bezaleel. 

21  U  And  afterward  Hezron  went  in  to 
the  daughter  of  Machir  the  father  of  Gilead, 
whom  he  married  when  he  was  threescore 
years  old ;  and  she  bare  him  Segub. 

22  And  Segub  begat  Jair,  who  had  three 
and  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

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The  posterity  of  Sheslian.  CHAP 

23  And  he  took  Geshur,  and  Aram,  with 
the  towns  of  Jair,  from  them,  with  Kenath 
and  the  towns  thereof,  even  threescore  ci- 
ties. All  these  belonged  to  the  sons  of  Ma- 
chir  the  father  of  Gilead. 

24  And  after  that  Hezron  was  dead  in 
Caleb-ephratah,  then  Abiah  Hezron's  wife 
bare  him  Ashur  the  father  of  Tekoa. 

25  H  And  the  sons  of  Jerahmeel  the 
first-born  of  Hezron  were,  Ram  the  first- 
born, and  Bunah,  and  Oren,  and  Ozem, 
and  Ahijah. 

26  Jerahmeel  had  also  another  wife, 
whose  name  loas  Atarah ;  she  was  the  mo- 
ther of  Onam. 

27  And  the  sons  of  Ram,  the  first-born 
of  Jerahmeel,  were,  Maaz,  and  Jamin,  and 
Eker. 

28  And  the  sons  of  Onam  were,  Sham- 
mai,  and  Jada.  And  the  sons  of  Shammai ; 
Nadab,  and  Abishur. 

29  And  the  name  of  the  wife  of  Abishur 
was  Abihail ;  and  she  bare  him  Ahban,  and 
Molid. 

30  And  the  sons  of  Nadab  ;  Seled,  and 
Appaim  :  but  Seled  died  without  children. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Appaim  ;  Ishi.  And 
the  sons  of  Ishi;  Sheshan.  And  the  chil- 
dren of  Sheshan ;  Ahlai. 

32  And  the  sons  of  Jada  the  brotuer  of 
Shammai;  Jether,  and  Jonathan:  and  Je- 
ther  died  without  children. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Jonathan  ;  Peleth, 
and  Zaza.  These  were  the  sons  of  Jerah- 
meel. 

34  H  Now  Sheshan  had  no  sons,  but 
dau2;hters.  And  Sheshan  had  a  servant, 
an  Egyptian,  whose  name  was  Jar  ha. 

35  And  Sheshan  gave  his  daughter  to 
Jarha  his  servant  to  wife  ;  and  she  bare  him 
Attai. 

36  A  nd  Attai  begat  Nathan,  and  Nathan 
begat  Zabad, 

37  And  Zabad  begat  Ephlal,  and  Ephlal 
begat  Obed, 

38  And  Obed  begat  Jehu,  and  Jehu  be- 
gat Azariah, 

39  And  Azariah  begat  Helez,  and  He- 
lez  begat  Eleasah, 

40  And  Eleasah  begat  Sisamai,  and 
Sisamai  begat  Shallum, 

41  And  Shallum  begat  Jekamiah,  and 
Jekamiah  begat  Elishama. 

42  If  Now  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  brother 
of  Jerahmeel  were,  Mesha  his  first-born, 
which  tvas  the  father  of  Ziph  ;  and  the  sons 
of  Mareshah  the  father  of  Hebron. 

43  And  the  sons  of  Hebron  ;  Korah,  and 
Tappuah,  and  Rekem,  and  Shema. 

44  And  Shema  begat  Raham,  the  father 
of  Jorkoam  :  and  Rekem  begat  Shammai. 

45  And  the  son  of  Shammai  was  Maon  : 
and  Maon  was  the  father  of  Beth-zur. 

46  And  Ephah,  Caleb's  concubine,  bare 
Haran,  and  Moza,  and  Gazez  :  and  Haran 
begat  Gazez. 

47  And  the  sonsof  Jahdai ;  Regem,  and 


•  in.  The  sons  of  David. 

Jotham,  and  Geshan,  and  Pelet,  and  Ephah, 
and  Shaaph. 

48  Maachah,  Caleb's  concubine,  bare 
Sheber,  and  Tirhanah. 

49  She  bare  also  Shaaph  the  father  of 
Madmannah,  Sheva  the  father  of  Machbe- 
nah,  and  the  father  of  Gibea :  and  the 
daughter  of  Caleb  teas  Achsa. 

50  H  These  were  the  sons  of  Caleb  the 
son  of  Hur,  the  first-born  of  Ephratah ; 
Shobal  the  father  of  Kirjath-jearim, 

51  Salma  the  father  of  Beth-lehem,  Ha- 
reph  the  father  of  Beth-gader. 

52  And  Shobal  the  father  of  Kirjath- 
jearim  had  sons  ;  Haroeh,  and  half  of  the 
Manahethites. 

53  And  the  families  of  Kirjath-jearim ; 
the  Ithrites,  and  the  Puhites,  and  the  Shu- 
mathites,  and  the  Mishraites  ;  of  them  came 
the  Zareathites,  and  the  Eshtaulites. 

54  The  sons  of  Salma ;  Beth-lehem,  and 
the  Netophathites,  Ataroth,  the  house  of 
Joab,  and  half  of  the  Manahethites,  the 
Zorites. 

55  And  the  families  of  the  scribes  which 
dwelt  at  Jabez ;  The  Tirathites,  the  Shi- 
meathites,  and  Suchathites.  These  are 
the  Kenites  that  came  of  Hemath,  the  fa- 
ther of  the  house  of  Rechab. 

CHAP.  HI. 

OW   these    were   the   sons  of  David, 

whicii  were  born  unto  him  in  Hebron ; 

the  first-born  Amnon,  of  Ahinoam  the  Jez- 

reelitess  ;  the  second,  Daniel  of  Abigail  the 

Carmelitess : 

2  The  third,  Absalom  the  son  of  Maa- 
chah the  daughter  of  Talmai  king  of  Ge- 
shur: the  fourth,  Adonijahthe  sonof  Plag- 
gith  : 

3  The  fifth,  Shephatiah  of  Abital :  the 
sixth,  Ithream  by  Eglah  his  wife. 

4  These  six  were  born  unto  him  in  He- 
bron ;  and  there  he  reigned  seven  years 
and  six  months  :  and  in  Jerusalem  he  reign- 
ed thirty  and  three  years. 

5  And  these  were  born  unto  him  in  Je- 
rusalem; Shimea,  and  Shobab,  and  Nathan, 
and  Solomon,  four,  of  Bath-shua  the  daugh- 
ter of  Ammiel : 

6  Ibhar  also,  and  Elishama,  and  Eli- 
phelet, 

7  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Ja- 
phia, 

8  And  Elishama,  and  Eliada,  and  Eli- 
phelet,  nine. 

9  These  icere  all  the  sons  of  David,  be- 
side the  sons  of  the  concubines,  and  Ta- 
mar  their  sister. 

10  *fi  And  Solomon's  son  tvas  Rehoboani, 
Abia  his  son,  Asa  his  son,  Jehosaphat  his 
son, 

11  Joram  his  son,  Ahaziah  his  son,  Jo- 
ash  his  son, 

12  Amaziah  his  son,  Azariah  his  son, 
Jotham  his  son, 

13  Ahaz  his  son,  Hezekiah  his  son,  Ma- 
nasseh  his  son, 

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I.  CHRONICLES. 


TVic  posterity  of  Shelah, 


14  Amon  his  son,  Josiah  his  son. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Josiah  were,  the  first- 
born Johanan,  the  second  Jehoiakim,  the 
third  Zedekiah,  the  fourth  Shallum. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehoiakim  :  Jeconiah 
his  son,  Zedekiah  his  son. 

17  H  And  the  sons  of  Jeconiah ;  Assir, 
Salathiel  his  son. 

18  Malchiram  also,  and  Pedaiah,  and 
Shenazar,  Jecamiah,  Hoshama,  and  Ne- 
dabiah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Pedaiah  icere,  Ze- 
rubbabel,  and  Shimei :  and  the  sons  of  Ze- 
rubbabel ;  Meshullam,  and  Hananiah,  and 
Slielomith  their  sister : 

20  And  Hashubah,  and  Ohel,  and  Bere- 
chiah,  and  Hasadiah,  Jushab-hesed,  five. 

21  And  the  sons  of  Hananiah  ;  Pelatiah, 
and  Jesaiah :  tlie  sons  of  Rephaiah,  the 
sons  of  Arnan,  the  sons  of  Obadiah,  the 
sons  of  Shechaniah. 

22  And  the  sons  of  Shechaniah ;  She- 
maiah  :  and  the  sonsof  Shemaiah ;  Hattush, 
and  Igeal,  and  Bariah,  and  Neariah,  and 
Shaphat,  six. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Neariah  ;  Ehoenai, 
and  Hezekiali,  and  Azrikam,  three. 

24  And  the  sons  of  Elioenai  ivere^  Ho- 
daiah,  and  Ehashib,  and  Pelaiah,  and  Ak- 
kub,  and  Johanan,  and  Delaiah,  and  Anani, 
seven. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THE  sons  of  Judah ;  Pharez,  Hezron, 
and  Carmi,  and  Hur,  and  Shobal. 

2  And  Reaiah  the  son  of  Shobal  begat 
Jahath;  and  Jahath  begat  Ahumai,  and 
Lahad.  These  are  the  families  of  the  Zo- 
rathites. 

3  And  these  icere  of  the  father  of  Etam ; 
Jezreel,  and  Ishma,  and  Idbash :  and  the 
name  of  their  sister  was  Hazelelponi : 

4  And  Penuel  the  father  of  Gedor,  and 
Ezer  the  fatlier  of  Hushah.  These  arc  the 
sons  of  Hur,  the  first-born  of  Ephratah,  the 
father  of  Beth-leheni. 

5  11  And  Ashur  the  father  of  Tekoa  had 
two  wives,  Helah  and  Naarah. 

6  And  Naaraii  bare  him  Ahuzam,  and 
Hepher,  and  Temeni,  and  Haahashtari. 
These  were  the  sons  of  Naarah. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Helah  loere,  Zereth, 
and  Jezoar,  and  Ethnan. 

8  And  Coz  begat  Anub,  and  Zobebah, 
and  the  families  of  Aharhel  the  son  of  Ha- 
rum. 

9  H  And  Jabez  was  more  honourable 
than  his  brethren :  and  his  mother  called 
his  naane  Jabez,  saying,  Because  I  bare 
him  with  sorrow. 

10  And  Jabez  called  on  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  Oh  that  thou  wouldest  bless 
me  indeed,  and  enlarge  my  coast,  and  that 
thine  hand  might  be  with  me,  and  that 
thou  wouldest  keep  me  from  evil,  that  it 
may  not  grieve  me  !  And  God  granted  him 
that  which  he  requested. 

11  H  And  Chelub  the  brother  of  Shuah 


begat  Mehir,  which    was    the    father   of 
Eshton. 

12  And  Eshton  begat  Beth-rapha,  and 
Paseah,  and  Tehinnah  the  father  of  Irna- 
hash.     These  are  the  men  of  Rechah. 

13  And  the  sons  of  Kenaz  ;  Othniel, 
and  Seraiah :  and  the  sons  of  Othniel ; 
Hathath. 

14  And  Meonothai  begat  Oplirah :  and 
Seraiah  begat  Joab,  the  father  of  the  valley 
of  Charashim  ;  for  they  were  craftsmen. 

15  And  the  sons  of  Caleb  the  son  of  Je- 
phunneh ;  Iru,  Elah,  and  Naam  :  and  the 
sons  of  Elah,  even  Kenaz. 

16  And  the  sons  of  Jehaleleel ;  Ziph, 
and  Ziphah,  Tiria,  and  Asareel. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ezra  were  Jethur, 
and  Mered,  and  Epher,  and  Jalon  :  and 
she  bare  Miriam,  and  Shammai,  and  Ish- 
bah  the  father  of  Eshtemoa. 

18  And  his  wife  Jehudijah  bare  Jered 
the  father  of  Gedor,  and  Heber  the  father 
of  Socho,  and  Jekuthiel  the  father  of  Za- 
noah.  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Bithiah  the 
daughter  of  Pharaoh,  which  Mered  took. 

19  And  the  sons  of  his  wife  Hodiah  the 
sister  of  Naham,  the  father  of  Keilah  the 
Garmite,  and  Eshtemoa  the  Maachathite. 

20  And  the  sons  of  Shimon  ^cere,  Am- 
non,  and  Rinnah,  Ben-hanan,  and  Tilon. 
And  the  sons  of  Ishi  were,  Zoheth,  and 
Ben-zoheth. 

21  H  The  sons  of  Shelah  the  son  of  Ju- 
dah were,  Er,  the  father  of  Lecah,  and  Laa- 
dah  the  father  of  Mareshah,  and  the  fami- 
lies of  the  house  of  them  that  wrought  fine 
linen,  of  the  house  of  Ashbea, 

22  And  Jokim,  and  the  men  of  Choze- 
ba,  and  Joash,  and  Saraph,  who  had  the 
dominion  in  Moab,  and  Jashubi-lehem. 
And  these  arc  ancient  things. 

23  These  loerc  the  potters,  and  those  that 
dwelt  among  plants  and  hedges:  there 
they  dwelt  with  the  king  for  his  work. 

24  H  The  sons  of  Simeon  loere,  Nemuel, 
and  Jamin,  Jarib,  Zerah,  and  Shaul : 

25  Siiallum  his  son,  Mibsam  his  son, 
Mishma  his  son. 

26  And  the  sons  of  Mishma;  Hamuel, 
his  son,  Zacchur  his  son,  Shimei  his  son. 

27  And  Shimei  had  sixteen  sons  and  six 
daughters  :  but  his  brethren  had  not  many 
children,  neither  did  all  their  family  multi- 
ply like  to  the  children  of  Judah. 

28  And  they  dwelt  at  Beer-sheba,  and 
Moladah,  and  Hazar-shual, 

29  And  at  Bilhah,  and  at  Ezem,  and  at 
Tolad, 

30  And  at  Bethuel,  and  at  Hormah,  and 
at  Ziklag, 

31  And  at  Beth-marcaboth,  and  Hazar- 
susim,  and  at  Beth-birei,  and  at  Shaaraim. 
These  icere  their  cities  unto  the  reign  of 
David. 

32  And  their  villages  tcere,  Etam,  and 
Ain,  Rimmon,  and  Tochen,  and  Ashan 
five  cities : 

324 


The  line  of  Reuben.  CHAP 

33  And  all  their  villages  that  were  round 
about  the  same  cities  unto  Baal.  These 
were  their  habitations,  and  their  genealogy. 

34  And  Meshobab,  and  Jamlech,  and 
Joshah  the  son  of  Amaziah, 

35  And  Joel,  and  Jehu  the  son  of  Josi- 
biah,  the  Son  of  Seraiah,  the  son  of  Asiel, 

36  And  Elioenai,  and  Jaakobah,  and  Je- 
shohaiah,  and  Asaiah,  and  Adiel,  and  Je- 
simiel,  and  Benaiah, 

37  And  Ziza  the  son  of  Shiphi,  the  son 
of  Allon,  the  son  of  Jedaiah,  the  son  of 
Shiniri,  the  son  of  Shemaiah. 

38  These  mentioned  by  their  names  were 
princes  in  their  families  :  and  the  house  of 
their  fathers  increased  greatly. 

39  H  And  they  went  to  the  entrance  of 
Gedor,  even  unto  the  east  side  of  the  valley, 
to  seek  pasture  for  their  flocks. 

40  And  they  found  fat  pasture  and  good, 
and  the  land  toas  wide,  and  quiet,  and 
peaceable  ;  for  tkey  of  Ham  had  dwelt 
there  of  old. 

41  And  these  written  by  name  came  in 
the  days  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and 
smote  their  tents,  and  the  habitations  that 
were  found  there,  and  destroyed  them  ut- 
terly unto  this  day,  and  dwelt  in  their 
rooms  :  because  there  was  pasture  there  for 
their  flocks. 

42  And  some  of  them,cwert  of  the  sons  of 
Simeon,  five  hundred  men,  went  to  mount 
Seir,  having  for  their  captains  Pelatiah, 
and  Neariah,  and  Rephaiah,  and  Uzziel, 
the  sons  of  Ishi. 

43  And  they  smote  the  rest  of  the  Ama- 
lekites  that  were  escaped,  and  dwelt  there 
unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  the  sons  of  Reuben,  the  first-born 
of  Israel,  (for  he  7oas  the  first-born; 
but,  forasmuch  as  he  defiled  his  father's  bed, 
his  birthright  was  given  unto  the  sons  of 
Joseph  the  son  of  Israel :  and  the  genealo- 
gy is  not  to  be  reckoned  after  the  birth- 
right. 

2  For  Judah  prevailed  above  his  bre- 
thren, and  of  him  came  the  chief  ruler ; 
but  the  birthright  was  Joseph's:) 

3  Tiie  sons,  /  say,  of  Reuben  the  first- 
born of  Israel  tcere,  Hanoch,  and  Pallu, 
Hezron,  and  Carmi. 

^  4  The  sons  of  Joel ;  Shemaiah  his  son, 
Gog  his  son,  Shimei  his  son, 

5  Micah  his  son,  Reaia  his  son,  Baal  his 
son, 

6  Beerah  his  son,  whom  Tilgath-pilne- 
ser  king  of  Assyria  carried  away  captive  : 
he  ivas  prince  of  the  Reubenites. 

7  And  his  brethren  by  their  families, 
when  the  genealogy  of  their  generations 
was  reckoned,  were  the  chief,  Jeiel,  and 
Zechariah, 

8  And  Bela  tlie  son  of  Azaz,  the  son  of 
Shema,  the  son  of  Joel,  who  dwelt  in 
Aroer,  even  unto  Nebo,  and  Baal-meon : 

9  And  eastward  he  inhabited  unto  the 


V. 


The  chiefs  of  Gad. 
entering  in  of  the  wilderness  from  the  river 
Euphrates  :  because  their  cattle  were  mul- 
tiplied in  the  land  of  Gilead. 

10  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they  made 
war  with  the  Hagarites,  who  fell  by  their 
hand  :  and  they  dwelt  in  their  tents  through- 
out all  the  east  /and  of  Gilead. 

11  If  And  the  children  of  Gad  dwelt  over 
agamst  them,  in  the  land  of  Bashan  unto 
Salcah : 

12  Joel  the  chief,  and  Shapham  the  next, 
and  Jaanai,  and  Shaphat  in  Bashan. 

13  And  their  brethren  of  the  house  of 
their  fathers  were,  Michael,  and  Meshullam, 
and  Sheba,  and  Jorai,  and  Jachan,  and 
Zia,  and  Heber,  seven. 

14  These  are  the  children  of  Abihail  the 
son  of  Huri,  the  son  of  Jeroah,  the  son  of 
Gilead,  the  son  of  Michael,  the  son  of  Je- 
shishai,  the  son  of  Jahdo,  the  son  of  Buz  ; 

15  Ahi  the  son  of  Abdiel,  the  son  of 
Guni,  chief  of  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

16  And  they  dwelt  in  Gilead  in  Bashan, 
and  in  her  towns,  and  in  all  the  suburbs  of 
Sharon,  upon  their  borders. 

17  All  these  were  reckoned  by  genealo- 
gies in  the  days  of  Jotham  king  of  Judah, 
and  in  the  days  of  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel. 

18  IT  The  sons  of  Reuben,  and  the  Gad- 
ites,  and  half  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  of 
valiant  men,  men  able  to  bear  buckler  and 
sword,  and  to  shoot  with  bow,  and  skilful 
in  war,  ivcre  four  and  forty  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  threescore,  that  went  out  to 
the  war. 

19  And  they  made  war  with  the  Haga- 
rites, with  Jetur,  and  Nephish,  and  Nodab. 

20  And  they  were  helped  against  them, 
and  the  Hagarites  were  delivered  into  their 
hand,  and  all  that  were  with  them  :  for  they 
cried  to  God  in  the  battle,  and  he  was  en- 
treated of  them;  because  they  put  their 
trust  in  him. 

21  And  they  took  away  their  cattle  ;  of 
their  camels  fifty  thousand,  and  of  sheep 
two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand,  and  of 
asses  two  thousand,  and  of  men  an  hun- 
dred thousand. 

22  For  there  fell  down  many  slain,  be- 
cause the  war  was  of  God.  And  they 
dwelt  in  their  steads  until  the  captivity. 

23  ^  And  the  children  of  the  half-tribe 
of  Manasseh  dwelt  in  the  land  :  they  in- 
creased from  Bashan  unto  Baal-hermon 
and  Senir,  and  unto  mount  Hermon. 

24  And  these  were  the  heads  of  tlie  house 
of  their  fathers,  even  Enher,  and  Islii,  and 
Eliel,  and  Azriel,  and  Jeremiah,  and  IIo- 
daviah,  and  Jahdiel,  mighty  men  of  valour, 
famous  men,  and  heads  of  the  house  of  their 
fathers. 

25  IT  And  they  transgressed  against  the 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  went  a  whoring 
after  the  gods  of  the  people  of  the  land 
whom  God  destroved  before  them. 

26  And  the  God  of  Israel  stirred  up  tht; 
spirit  of  Pul  king  of  Assyria,  and  the  spirit 

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Tlie  sons  of  Levi. 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


The  office  of  Aaron. 


of  Tilgath-pilneser  king  of  Assyria,  and  he 
carried  them  away,  even  the  Reubenites, 
and  the  Gadites,  and  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
Jiasseh,  and  brought  them  unto  Halah,  aud 
Habor,  and  Hara,  and  to  the  river  Gozan, 
unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THE  sons  of  Levi ;    Gershon,  Kohath, 
and  Merari. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  ;  Amram,  Iz- 
har,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

3  And  the  children  of  Amram  ;  Aaron, 
and  Moses,  and  Miriam.  The  sons  also  of 
Aaron ;  Nadab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and 
Ithamar. 

4  li  Eleazar  begat  Phinehas,  Phinehas 
begat  Abishua, 

5  And  Abishua  begat  Bukki,  and  Bukki 
begat  Uzzi, 

6  And  Uzzi  begat  Zerahiah,  and  Zera- 
hiah  begat  Meraioth, 

7  Meraioth  begat  Amariah,  and  Ama- 
riah  begat  Ahitub, 

8  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and  Zadok 
begat  Ahimaaz, 

9  And  Ahimaaz  begat  Azariah,  and 
Azarjah  begat  Johanan, 

10  And  Johanan  begat  Azariah,  (he  it  is 
that  executed  the  priest's  office  in  the  tem- 
ple that  Solomon  built  in  Jerusalem  :) 

11  And  Azariah  begat  Amariah,  and 
Amariah  begat  Ahitub, 

12  And  Ahitub  begat  Zadok,  and  Za- 
dok begat  Shallum, 

13  And  Shallum  begat  Hilkiah,  and 
Hilkiah  begat  Azariah, 

14  And  Azariah  begat  Seraiah,  and  Se- 
raiah  begat  Jehozadak, 

15  And  Jehozadak  went  into  captivity, 
when  the  Lord  carried  away  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  by  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnez- 
zar. 

16  H  The  sons  of  Levi ;  Gershom,  Ko- 
hath, and  Merari. 

17  Aud  these  be  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
Gershom ;  Libni,  and  Shimei. 

18  And  the  sons  of  Kohath  we7-c,  Am- 
ram, and  Izhar,  and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 

19  The  sons  of  Merari ;  Mahli,  and  Mu- 
shL  And  these  arc  the  families  of  the  Le- 
vites  according  to  their  fathers. 

20  H  Of  Gershon;  Libni  his  son,  Jahath 
his  son,  Zimmah  his  son, 

21  Joah  his  son,  Iddo  his  son,  Zerah  his 
son,  Jeaterai  his  son. 

22  H  The  sons  of  Kohath ;  Amminadab 
his  son,  Korah  his  son,  Assir  his  son, 

23  Elkanah  his  son,  and  Ebiasaph  his 
son,  and  Assir  his  son, 

24  Tahatn  his  son,  Uriel  his  son,  Uzziah 
his  son,  and  Shaul  his  son. 

25  And  the  sons  of  Elkanah ;  Amasai, 
and  Ahimoth. 

26  jis  for  Elkanah :  the  sons  of  Elka- 
nah; Zophai  his  son,  and  Nahath  his  son, 

27  Eliab  his  son,  Jeroham  his  son,  Elka- 
nah his  son. 


28  And  the  sons  of  Samuel;  the  first- 
born Vashni,  and  Abiah. 

29  H  The  sons  of  Merari ;  Mahli,  Libni 
his  son,  Shimei  his  son,  Uzza  his  son, 

30  Shimei  his  son,  Haggiah  his  son,  Asa- 
iah  his  son. 

31  H  And  these  «re  t/icy  whom  David  set 
over  the  service  of  song  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  after  that  the  ark  had  rest. 

32  And  they  ministered  before  the  dwell- 
ing-place of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congre- 
gation with  singing,  until  Solomon  had 
built  the  house  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  then  they  waited  on  their  office,  accord- 
ing to  tlieir  order. 

33  And  these  are  they  that  waited  with 
their  children.  Of  the  sons  of  the  Kohu- 
thites;  Heman  a  singer,  the  son  of  Joel,  the 
son  ol'  Shemuel, 

34  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Jero- 
ham, the  son  of  Eliel,  the  son  of  Toah, 

35  The  son  of  Zuph,  the  son  of  Elka- 
nah, the  son  of  Mahath,  the  sonof  Ania,sai, 

36  The  son  of  Elkanah,  the  son  of  Joel, 
the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son  of  Zephaniah, 

37  The  son  of  Tahath,  the  son  of  Assir, 
the  son  of  Ebiasaph,  the  son  of  Korah, 

38  The  son  of  Izhar,  the  son  of  Kohath, 
the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Israel. 

39  And  his  brother  Asaph,  who  stood  on 
his  right  hand,  even  Asaph  the  son  of  Bere- 
chiah,  the  son  of  Shimea, 

40  The  son  of  Michael,  the  son  of  Baa- 
seiah,  the  son  of  Malchiah, 

41  The  son  of  Ethni,  the  son  of  Zerah, 
the  son  of  Adaiah, 

42  The  son  of  Ethan,  the  son  of  Zim- 
mah, the  son  of  Shimei, 

43  The  son  of  Jahath,  the  son  of  Ger- 
shom, tlie  son  of  Levi. 

44  And  their  brethren  the  .sons  of  Merari 
stood  on  the  left  hand  :  Ethan  the  son  of 
Kishi,  the  son  of  Abdi,  the  son  of  Malluch, 

45  The  son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of 
Amaziah,  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 

46  The  son  of  Amzi,  the  son  of  Bani, 
the  son  of  Shamer, 

47  The  son  of  Mahli,  the  son  of  Mushi, 
the  son  of  Merari,  the  son  of  Levi. 

48  Their  brethren  also  the  liCvites  n'C7-e 
appointed  unto  all  manner  of  service  of  the 
tabernacle  of  the  house  of  God. 

49  If  But  Aaron  and  his  sons  offered  upon 
the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  and  on  the 
altar  of  incense,  (ind  were  appoijited  for  all 
the  work  of  the  place  most  holy,  and  to  make 
an  atonement  for  Israel,  according  to  all 
that  Moses  the  servant  of  God  had  com- 
manded. 

50  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Aaron; 
Eleazar  his  son,  Phinehas  his  son,  Abishua 
his  son, 

51  Bukki  his  son,  Uzzi  his  son,  Zerahiah 
his  son, 

52  Meraioth  his  son,  Amariah  his  son, 
Ahitub  his  son, 

53  Zadok  his  son,  Ahimaaz  his  son. 

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The  cities  of  the  Levites. 


CHAP.  VII. 


Tlie  sons  of  Issachaf. 


64  If  Now  these  are  their  dwelling-places 
throughout  their  castles  in  their  coasts,  of 
the  sons  of  Aaron,  of  the  families  of  the 
Kohathites :  for  theirs  was  the  lot. 

55  And  they  gave  them  Hebron  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  and  the  suburbs  thereof 
round  about  it. 

56  But  the  fields  of  the  city,  and  the  vil- 
lages thereof,  they  gave  to  Caleb  the  son  of 
Jephunneh. 

57  And  to  the  sons  of  Aaron  they  gave 
the  cities  of  Judah,  namely,  Hebron,  the 
city  of  refuge,  and  Libnah  with  her  sub- 
urbs, and  Jattir,  and  Eshtemoa,  with  their 
suburbs, 

58  And  Hilen  with  her  suburbs,  Debir 
with  her  suburbs, 

59  And  Ashan  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Beth-shemesh  with  her  suburbs  : 

60  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin ; 
Geba  with  her  suburbs,  and  Alemetli  with 
her  suburbs,  and  Anathoth  with  her  sub- 
urbs. All  their  cities  throughout  their  fa- 
milies were  thirteen  cities. 

61  And  unto  the  sons  of  Kohath  whicli 
tcerc  left  of  the  family  of  that  tribe,  were 
cities  given  out  of  the  half-tribe,  namely,  out 
of  the  ha.\{-tribe  of  Manasseh,  by  lot,  ten 
cities. 

62  And  to  the  sons  of  Gershom  through- 
out their  families  were  given  out  of  the  tribe 
of  Issachar,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher, 
and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  in  Bashan,  thir- 
teen cities. 

63  Unto  the  sons  of  Merari  icere  given 
by  lot,  throughout  their  families,  out  of  the 
tribe  of  Reuben,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun, 
twelve  cities. 

64  And  the  children  of  Israel  gave  to 
the  Levites  these  cities  with  their  suburbs. 

65  And  they  gave  by  lot  out  of  the  tribe 
of  the  children  of  Judah,  and  out  of  the 
tribe  of  the  children  of  Simeon,  and  out  of 
the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Benjamin,  these 
cities,  which  are  called  by  their  names, 

QQ  And  the  residue  of  the  families  of  the 
sons  of  Kohath  had  cities  of  their  coasts  out 
of  the  tribe  of  Ephraim. 

67  And  they  gave  unto  them,  o/the  cities 
of  refuge,  Shechem  in  mount  Ephraim  with 
her  suburbs;  they  gave  also  Gezer  with  her 
suburbs, 

68  And  Jokmeam  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Beth-horon  with  her  suburbs, 

69  And  Ajalon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Gath-rimmon  with  her  suburbs  : 

70  And  out  of  the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh ; 
Aner  with  her  suburbs,  and  Bileam  with 
her  suburbs,  for  the  family  of  the  remnant 
of  the  sons  of  Kohath. 

71  Unto  the  sons  of  Gershom  luere  given 
out  of  the  family  of  the  half-tribe  of  Ma- 
nasseh, Golan  in  Baslian  with  her  suburbs, 
and  Ashtaroth  with  her  suburbs : 

72  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar ;  Ke- 


desh  with  her  suburbs,  Daberath  with  her 
suburbs, 

73  And  Ramoth  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Anem  with  her  suburbs : 

74  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Asher ;  Ma- 
shal  with  her  suburbs,  and  Abdon  with  her 
suburbs, 

75  And  Hukok  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Rehob  with  her  suburbs : 

76  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali ;  Ke- 
desh  in  Galilee  with  her  suburbs,  and  Ham- 
mon  with  her  suburbs,  and  Kirjathaim  with 
her  suburbs. 

77  Unto  the  rest  of  the  children  of  Me- 
rari were  given  out  of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun, 
Rimmon  with  her  suburbs.  Tabor  with  her 
suburbs: 

78  And  on  the  other  side  Jordan  by 
Jericho,  on  the  east  side  of  Jordan,  were 
given  them  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  Be- 
zer  in  the  wilderness  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jahzar  with  her  suburbs, 

79  Kedemoth  also  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Mephaath  with  her  suburbs  : 

80  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad ;  Ra- 
moth in  Gilead  with  her  suburbs,  and  Ma- 
hanaim  with  her  suburjjs, 

81  And  Heshbon  with  her  suburbs,  and 
Jazer  with  her  suburbs. 

CHAP.  VII. 

NOW  the  sons  of  Issachar  were  Tola, 
and  Puah,  Jashub,  and  Shimron,  four. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Tola  ;  Uzzi,  and  Re- 
phaiah,  and  Jeriel,  and  Jahmai,  and  Jibsam, 
and  Shemuel,  heads  of  their  father's  house, 
to  wit,  of  Tola :  they  were  valiant  men  of 
might  in  their  generations ;  whose  number 
was  in  the  days  of  David  two  and  twenty 
thousand  and  six  hundred. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Uzzi ;  Izrahiah :  and 
the  sons  of  Izrahiah ;  Michael,  and  Obe- 
diah,  and  Joel,  Ishaiah,  five :  all  of  them 
chief  men. 

4  And  with  them,  by  their  generations, 
after  the  house  of  their  fathers,  icere  bands 
of  soldiers  for  war,  six  and  thirty  thousand 
men :  for  they  had  many  wives  and  sons. 

5  And  their  brethren  among  all  the  fami- 
lies of  Issachar  rcere  valiant  men  of  might, 
reckoned  in  all  by  their  genealogies  four- 
score and  seven  thousand. 

6  ^r  The  sons  of  Benjamin ;  Bela,  and 
Becher,  and  Jediael,  three. 

7  And  the  sons  of  Bela;  Ezbon,  and 
Uzzi,  and  Uzziel,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Iri, 
five ;  heads  of  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
mighty  men  of  valour  ;  and  were  reckoned 
by  their  genealogies  twenty  and  two  thou- 
sand and  thirty  and  four. 

8  And  the  sons  of  Becher  ;  Zemira,  and 
Joash,  and  Eliezer,  and  Elioenai,  and  Omri, 
and  Jerimoth,  and  Abiah,  and  Anathoth, 
and  Alameth.  All  these  are  the  sons  of 
Becher. 

9  And  the  number  of  them,  after  their 
genealogy  by  their  generations,  heads  of 
the  house  of  their  fathers,  mighty  men  of 

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Tlie  sons  of  Manasseh,  Ephraim,  I.  CHRONICLES.  Asher,  and  Benjamin. 


valour,  was  twenty  thousand  and  two  hun- 
dred. 

10  The  sons  also  of  Jediael ;  Bilhan : 
and  the  sons  of  Billian;  Jeush,  and  Benja- 
min, and  Ehud,  and  Chenaanah,  and  Ze- 
than,  and  Tharshish,  and  Ahisliahar. 

11  All  these  the  sons  of  Jediael,  by  the 
heads  of  their  fathers,  mighty  men  of  va- 
lour, were  seventeen  thousand  and  two 
hundred  soldiers,  fit  to  go  out  for  war  and 
battle. 

12  Shuppim  also,  and  Huppim,  the  chil- 
dren of  Ir,  and  Hushim,  the  sons  of  Aher. 

13  H  The  sons  of  Naphtali;  Jahziel,  and 
Guni,  and  Jezer,  and  Shallum,  the  sons  of 
Bilhah.  . 

14  U  The  sons  of  Manasseh;  Ashriel, 
whom  she  bare  :  [hut  his  concubine  the  Ara- 
mitess  bare  Machir  the  father  of  Gilead : 

15  And  Machir  took  to  wife  the  sister  of 
Huppim  and  Shuppiin,  whose  sister's  name 
was  Maachah;)  and  the  name  of  the  se- 
cond was  Zelophehad :  and  Zelophehad 
had  daughters. 

16  And  Maachah  the  wife  of  Machir 
bare  a  son,  and  she  called  his  name  Peresh ; 
and  the  name  of  his  brother  teas  Sheresh  ; 
and  his  sons  were  Ulam,  and  Rakem. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Ulam  ;  Bedan.  These 
toere  the  sons  of  Gilead,  the  son  of  Machir, 
the  son  of  Manasseh. 

18  And  his  sister  Hammoleketh  bare 
Ishod,  and  Abiezer,  and  Mahalah. 

19  And  the  sons  of  Shemida  were,  Ahian, 
and  Shechem,  and  Likhi,  and  Aniam. 

20  H  And  the  sons  of  Ephraim  ;  Shuthe- 
lah,  and  Bered  his  son,  and  Tahath  his  son, 
and  Eladah  his  son,  and  Tahath  his  son, 

21  And  Zabad  his  son,  and  Shuthelah 
his  son,  and  Ezer,  and  Elead,  whom  the 
men  of  Gath  that  were  born  in  thai  land 
slew,  because  they  came  down  to  take  away 
their  cattle. 

22  And  Ephraim  their  fatlier  mourned 
many  days,  and  his  brethren  came  to  com- 
fort him. 

23  ^  And  when  he  went  in  to  his  wife, 
she  conceived  and  bare  a  son,  and  he  call- 
ed his  name  Beriah,  because  it  went  evil 
with  his  house. 

24  (And  his  daughter  was  Sherah,  who 
built  Beth-horon  the  nether,  and  the  upper, 
and  Uzzen-sherah.) 

25  And  Rephah  was  his  son,  also  Re- 
sheph,  and  Telah  his  son,  and  Tahan  his 
son, 

26  Laadan  his  son,  Ammihud  his  son, 
Elishama  his  son, 

27  Non  his  son,  Jehoshua  his  son. 

28  H  And  their  possessions  and  habita- 
tions were  Beth-el,  and  the  towns  thereof, 
and  eastward  Naaran,  and  westward  Ge- 
zer,  with  the  towns  thereof;  Shechem  also 
and  the  towns  thereof,  unto  Gaza  and  the 
towns  thereof: 

29  And  by  the  borders  of  the  children 
of  Manasseh,  Beth-shean  and  her  towns. 


Taanach  and  her  towns,  Megiddo  and  her 
towns.  Dor  and  her  towns.  In  these  dwelt 
the  children  of  Josef)h  the  son  of  Israel. 

30  H  The  sons  of  Asher ;  Imnah,  and 
Isuah,  and  Ishuai,  and  Beriah,  and  Serah 
their  sister. 

31  And  the  sons  of  Beriah  ;  Heber,  and 
Malchiel,  who  is  the  father  of  Birzavith. 

32  And  Heber  begat  Japhlet,  and  Sho- 
mer,  and  Hotham,  and  Sliua  their  sister. 

33  And  the  sons  of  Japhlet;  Pasach, 
and  Bimhal,  and  Ashvath.  These  are  tlie 
children  of  Japhlet. 

34  And  the  sons  of  Shamer ;  Ahi,  and 
Rohgah,  Jehubbah,  and  Aram. 

35  And  the  sons  of  his  brother  Helem ; 
Zophah,  and  Imna,  and  Shelesh,  and  Amal. 

36  The  sons  of  Zophah  ;  Suah,  and 
Harnepher,  and  Shual,  and  Beri,  and  Im- 
rah, 

37  Bezer,  and  Hod,  and  Shamma,  and 
Shilshah,  and  Ithran,  and  Beera. 

38  And  the  sons  of  Jether ;  Jephunneh, 
and  Pispah,  and  Ara. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Ulla ;  Arab,  and 
Haniel,  and  Rezia. 

40  All  these  were  the  children  of  Asher, 
heads  of  their  father's  house,  choice  and 
mighty  men  of  valour,  chief  of  the  princes. 
And  the  number  throughout  the  genealogy 
of  them  that  were  apt  to  the  war  and  to 
battle  was  twenty  and  six  thousand  men. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

NOW  Benjamin    begat   Bela  his   first- 
born, Ashbel  the  second,  and  Aharah 
the  third, 

2  Nohah  the  fourth,  and  Rapha  the  fifth. 

3  And  the  sons  of  Bela  were,  A  ddar,  and 
Gera,  and  Abihud, 

4  And  Abishua,  and  Naam.an,  and 
Ahoah, 

5  And  Gera,  and  Shephuphan,  and  Hu- 
ram. 

6  And  these  arc  the  sons  of  Ehud  :  these 
are  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Geba,  and  they  removed  them  to 
Manahath  : 

7  And  Naaman,  and  Ahiah,  and  Gera, 
he  removed  them,  and  begat  Uzza,  and 
Ahihud. 

8  And  Shaharaim  begat  children  in  the 
country  of  Moab,  after  he  had  sent  them 
away  ;  Hushim  and  Baara  ivere  his  wives. 

9  And  he  begat  of  Hodesh  his  wife,  Jo- 
bab,  and  Zibia,  and  Mesha,  and  Malcham, 

10  And  Jeuz,  and  Shachia,  and  Mirma. 
These  were  his  sons,  heads  of  the  fathers. 

11  And  of  Hushim  he  begat  Abitub, 
and  Elpaal. 

12  The  sons  of  Elpaal ;  Eber,  and  Mi- 
sham,  and  Shamed,  who  built  Ono,  and 
]^od,  with  the  towns  thereof : 

13  Beriah  also,  and  Shema,  who  were 
heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Aijalon,  who  drove  away  the  inhabitants  of 
Gath  : 

14  And  Ahio,  Shashak,  and  Jeremoth, 

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Tile  original  of  Israel's  CHAP. 

15  And  Zebadiah,  and  Arad,  and  Ader, 

16  And  Michael,  and  Ispah,  and  Joha, 
the  sons  of  Beriah  ; 

17  And  Zebadiah,  and  Meshullam,  and 
Hezeki,  and  Heber, 

18  Ishmerai  also,  and  Jezliah,  and  Jo- 
bab,  the  sons  of  Elpaal ; 

19  And  Jakim,  and  Zichri,  and  Zabdi, 

20  And  Elienai,  and  Zilthai,  and  EHel, 

21  And  Adaiah,  and  Beraiah,  and  Shim- 
rath,  the  sons  of  Shimhi ; 

22  And  Ishpan,  and  Heber,  and  Eliel, 

23  And  Abdon,  and  Zichri,  and  Hanan, 

24  And  Hananiah,  and  Elam,  and  An- 
totliijah, 

25  And  Iphedeiah,  and  Penuel,  the  sons 
of  Shashak ; 

26  And  Shamsherai,  and  Shehariah,  and 
Athaliah, 

27  And  Jaresiah,  and  Eliah,  and  Zichri, 
the  sons  of  Jerohani. 

28  These  icerc  heads  of  the  fathers,  by 
their  generations,  chief  7ncn.  These  dwelt 
in  Jerusalem. 

29  And  at  Gibeon  dwelt  the  father  of 
Gibeon  ;  whose  wife's  name  was  Maachah  : 

30  And  his  first-born  son  Abdon,  and 
Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and  Nadab, 

31  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  Zacher. 

32  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeah.  And 
these  also  dwelt  with  their  brethren  in  Je- 
rusalem, over  against  them. 

33  H  And  Ner  begat  Kish,  and  Kish  be- 
gat Saul,  and  Saul  begat  Jonathan,  and 
Malchi-shua,  and  Abinadab,  and  Esh-baal. 

34  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  vms  Merib- 
baal J  and  Merib-baal  begat  Micah. 

35  And  the  sons  of  Micah  were,  Pithon, 
and  Melech,  and  Tarea,  and  Ahaz. 

36  And  Ahaz  begat  Jehoadah ;  and  Je- 
hoadah  begat  Alemeth,  and  Azmavcth,  and 
Zimri ;  and  Zimri  begat  Moza, 

37  And  Moza  begat  Binea  :  kapha  loas 
his  son,  Eleasah  his  son,  Azel  his  son  : 

3S  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose  names 
are  these,  Azrikam,  Bocheru,  and  Ishmael, 
and  Sheariah,  and  Obadiah,  and  Hanan! 
All  these  were  the  sons  of  Azel. 

39  And  the  sons  of  Eshek  his  brother 
were,  Ulani  his  first-born,  Jehush  the  se- 
cond, and  Eliphelet  the  third. 

40  And  the  sons  of  Ulain  were  mighty 
men  of  valour,  archers,  and  had  many  sons, 
and  sons'  sons,  an  hundred  and  fifty.  All 
these  are  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin. 

CHAP.  IX. 
^O  all  Israel  were  reckoned  by  genealo- 
►^  gies  ;  and  behold,  they  were  written  in 
the  book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and  Judah, 
wlio  were  carried  away  to  Babylon  for  their 
transgression. 

_  2  H  Now  the  first  inhabitants  that  fhrelt 
m  their  possessions  in  their  cities  were,  the 
Israelites,  the  priests,  Levites,  and  the 
Nethinims. 

3  ^  And  in  Jerusalem  dwelt  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah,  and  of  the  children  of  Ben- 
42 


IX. 


and  Judali's  genealogies. 

jamin,  and  of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  and 
Manasseh : 

4  Uthai  the  son  of  Amniihud,  the  son  of 
Omri,  the  son  of  Imri,  the  son  of  Bani,  of 
the  children  of  Pharez  the  son  of  Judah. 

5  And  of  the  Shilonites;  Asaiah  the  first- 
born, and  his  sons. 

6  And  of  the  sons  of  Zerah  ;  Jeuel,  and 
their  brethren,  six  hundred  and  ninety. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin ;  Sallu 
the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of  Hodaviah, 
the  son  of  Hasenuah, 

8  And  Ibneiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  and 
Elah  the  son  of  Uzzi,  the  son  of  Micliri',  and 
M[eshullam  the  son  of  Shephatiah,  the  son 
of  Reuel,  the  son  of  Ibnijah; 

9  And  their  brethren,  according  to  their 
generations,  nine  hundred  and  fifty  and  six. 
All  these  men  zvere  chief  of  the  fathers  in 
the  house  of  their  fathers. 

10  If  And  of  the  priests;  Jedaiah,  and 
Jehoiarib,  and  Jachin, 

11  And  Azariah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the 
son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of  Zadok,  the 
son  of  Meraioth,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  the 
ruler  of  the  house  of  God  ; 

12  And  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham,  the 
son  of  Pashur,  the  son  of  Malchijah.  and 
Maasiai  the  son  of  Adiel,  the  son  of  Jah- 
zerah,  the  son  of  Meshullam,  the  son  of 
Meshillemeth,  the  son  of  Immer; 

13  And  their  brethren,  heads  of  the 
house  of  their  fathers,  a  thousand  and  seven 
hundred  and  threescore  :  very  able  men  for 
the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house  of  God. 

14  H  And  of  the  Levites:  Shemaiah  the 
son  of  Hasshub,  the  son  of  Azrikam,  the 
son  of  Hashabiah,  of  the  sons  of  Merari; 

15  And  Bakbakkar,  Heresh,  and  Galal, 
and  Mattaniah  the  son  of  Micah,  the  son 
of  Zichri,  the  son  of  Asaph; 

16  And  Obadiah  the  son  of  Shemaiah, 
the  son  of  Galal,  the  son  of  Jeduthun,  and 
Berechiah  the  son  of  Asa,  the  son  of  Elka- 
nah,  that  dwelt  in  the  villages  of  the  Ne- 
tophathites. 

17  And  the  porters  icei-e  Shallinn,  and 
Akkub,  and  Talmon,  and  Ahiman,  and 
their  brethren  :  Shallum  was  the  chief; 

18  Who  hitherto  waited  in  the  king's 
gate  eastward  :  they  loere  porters  in  the 
companies  of  the  children  of  Levi. 

I  19  And  Shallum  the  son  of  Kore,  the  son 
of  Ebiasaph,  the  son  of  Korah,  and  his 
brethren  of  the  house  of  his  liither,  the  Ko- 
rahites,  icere  over  the  work  of  the  service, 
keepers  of  the  gates  of  the  tabernacle:  and 
their  fathers,  being  over  the  host  of  the 
Lord,  2rrrf  keepers  of  the  entry. 

20  And  "Phinehas  the  son  of  "Eleazar  was 
the  ruler  over  them  in  time  past,  and  the 
Lord  teas  with  him. 

21  And  Zechariah  the  son  of  Meshele- 
miah  was  porter  of  the  door  of  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation. 

22  All  these  ivhick  were  chosen  to  be 
porters  in  the  gates  were  two  hundred  and 

329 


2%c  stock  of  Saul,  S^c. 


1.  CHRONICLES.      SauVs  overthrow  and  death. 


twelve.  These  were  reckoned  by  their 
genealogy  in  their  villages,  whom  David 
and  Samuel  the  seer  did  ordain  in  their  set 
office. 

23  So  they  and  their  children  had  the 
oversight  of  the  gates  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  namely,  the  house  of  the  tabernacle, 
by  wards. 

24  In  four  quarters  were  the  porters,  to- 
ward the  east,  west,  north,  and  south. 

25  And  tlieir  brethren,  tchick  irere  in  their 
villages,  were  to  come  after  seven  days  from 
time  to  time  with  them. 

26  For  these  Levites,  the  four  chief  por- 
ters, were  in  their  set  office,  and  were  over 
the  chambers  and  treasuries  of  the  house 
of  God. 

27  And  they  lodged  round  about  the 
house  of  God,  because  the  charge  was  upon 
Ihem,  and  the  opening  thereof  every  morn- 
ing pertained  to  tliem. 

28  And  certain  of  them  had  the  charge 
of  the  ministering  vessels,  that  they  should 
bring  them  in  and  out  by  tale. 

29  *S^y/«t' of  them  also  were  appointed  to 
oversee  the  vessels,  and  all  the  instruments 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  fine  flour,  and  the 
wine,  and  the  oil,  and  tlie  frankincense, 
and  the  spices. 

30  And  some  of  the  sons  of  the  priests 
made  the  ointment  of  the  spices. 

31  And  Mattithiah,  one  of  the  Levites, 
who  ivas  the  first-born  of  Shallum  the  Ko- 
rahite,  had  tlie  set  office  over  the  things 
that  were  made  in  the  pans. 

32  And  other  of  their  brethren,  of  the 
sons  of  the  Kohathites,  were  over  the  shew- 
bread,  to  prepare  it  every  sabbath. 

33  And  these  are  the  singers,  chief  of 
the  fathers  of  the  Levites,  wlio  remaining  in 
the  chambers  were  free  :  for  they  were  em- 
ployed in  that  work  day  and  night. 

34  These  chief  fathers  of  the  Levites 
ica-e  chief  throughout  their  generations ; 
these  dwelt  at  Jerusalem. 

35  H  And  in  Gibeon  dwelt  the  father  of 
Gibeon,  Jehiel,  whose  wife's  name  was 
Maachah  : 

36  And  his  first-born  son  Abdon,  then 
Zur,  and  Kish,  and  Baal,  and  Ner,  and 
Nadab, 

37  And  Gedor,  and  Ahio,  and  Zecha- 
riah,  and  Mikloth. 

38  And  Mikloth  begat  Shimeam.  And 
they  also  dwelt  with  their  brethren  at  Je- 
rusalem, over  against  their  brethren. 

39  And  Ner  begat  Kish  ;  and  Kish  begat 
Saul ;  and  Saul  begat  Jonathan,  and  Mal- 
chi-shua,  and  Abinadab,  and  Esh-baal. 

40  And  the  son  of  Jonathan  was  Merib- 
baal :  and  Merib-baal  begat  Micah. 

41  And  the  sons  of  Micali  7rere,  Pithon, 
and  Melech,  and  Tahrea,  and  Ahaz. 

42  And  Ahaz  begat  Jarah;  and  Jarah 
begat  Alemeth,  and  Azmaveth,  and  Zimri; 
and  Zimri  begat  Moza  ; 

43  And  Moza  begat   Binea;   and  Re- 


phaiah  his  son,  Eleasah  his  son,  Azel  his 
son. 

44  And  Azel  had  six  sons,  whose  names 
are  these,  Azrikam,  Bocheru,  and  Ishmael, 
and  Sheariah,  and  Obadiah,  and  Hanan : 
there  tvere  the  sons  of  Azel. 
CHAP.  X. 
OW  the  Philistines  fought  against  Is- 
rael ;  and  the  men  of  Israel  fled  from 
before  the  Philistines,  and  fell  down  slain 
in  mount  Gilboa. 

2  And  the  Philistines  followed  hard  after 
Saul,  and  after  his  sons;  and  the  Philistines 
slew  Jonathan,  and  Abinadab,  and  Malchi- 
shua,  the  sons  of  Saul. 

3  And  the  battle  went  sore  against  Saul, 
and  the  archers  hit  him,  and  he  was  wound- 
ed of  the  archers. 

4  Then  said  Saul  to  his  armour-bearer. 
Draw  thy  sword,  and  thrust  me  through 
therewith,  lest  these  uncircumcised  come 
and  abuse  me.  But  his  armour-bearer 
would  not ;  for  he  was  sore  afraid.  So 
Saul  took  a  sword,  and  fell  upon  it. 

5  And  when  his  armour-bearer  saw  that 
Saul  was  dead,  he  fell  likewise  on  the  sword, 
and  died. 

6  So  Saul  died,  and  his  three  sons,  and 
all  his  house  died  together. 

7  And  when  all  the  men  of  Israel  that 
were  in  the  valley  saw  that  they  fled,  and 
that  Saul  and  his  sons  were  dead,  then  they 
Ibrsook  their  cities,  and  fled :  and  the  Phi- 
listines came  and  dwelt  in  them. 

8  II  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
when  the  Philistines  came  to  strip  the  slain, 
that  they  found  Saul  and  his  sons  fallen  in 
mount  Gilboa. 

9  And  when  they  had  stripped  liim, 
they  took  his  head,  and  his  armour,  and 
sent  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines  round 
about,  to  carry  tidings  unto  their  idols,  and 
to  the  people. 

10  And  thej'  put  his  armour  in  the  house 
of  their  gods,  and  fastened  his  head  in  the 
temple  of  Dagon. 

11  H  And  when  all  Jabesh-gilead  heard 
all  that  the  Philistines  had  done  to  Saul, 

12  They  arose,  all  the  valiant  men,  and 
took  away  the  body  of  Saul,  and  the  bodies 
of  his  sons,  and  brought  them  to  Jabesh, 
and  buried  their  bones  under  the  oak  in 
Jabesh,  and  fasted  seven  days. 

13  H  So  Saul  died  for  his  transgression 
which  he  committed  against  the  Lord, 
even  against  the  word  of  the  Lord,  which 
he  kept  not,  and  also  for  asking  counsel  of 
one  that  had  a  familiar  spirit,  to  inquire 
of  it ; 

14  And  inquired  not  of  the  Lord  :  there- 
fore he  slew  him,  and  turned  the  kingdom 
unto  David  the  son  of  Jesse. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THEN  all  Israel   gathered    themselves 
to  David   unto  Hebron,   saying,   Be- 
hold, we  are  thy  bone  and  thy  flesh. 

2  And  moreover  in  time  past,  even  when 
330 


David  made  king.  CHAP 

Saul  was  king,  thou  ioast  he  that  leddest 
out  and  broughtest  in  Israel:  and  the 
Lord  thy  God  said  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt 
feed  my  people  Israel,  and  thou  shalt  be 
ruler  over  my  people  Israel. 

3  Therefore  came  all  the  elders  of  Israel 
to  the  king  to  Hebron ;  and  David  made  a 
covenant  with  them  in  Hebron  before  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  anointed  David  king  over 
Israel,  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
by  Samuel. 

4  If  And  David  and  all  Israel  went  to 
Jerusalem,  which  is  Jebus ;  where  the  Je- 
busites  were,  the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

5  And  the  inhabitants  of  Jebus  said  to 
David,  Thou  shalt  not  come  hither.  Ne- 
vertheless David  took  the  castle  of  Zion, 
which  is  the  city  of  David. 

6  And  David  said,  Whosoever  smiteth 
the  Jebusites  first  shall  be  chief  and  cap- 
tain. So  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  went 
first  up,  and  was  chief 

7  And  David  dwelt  in  the  castle ;  there- 
fore they  called  it,  I'he  city  of  David. 

8  And  he  built  the  city  round  about, 
even  from  Millo  round  about :  and  Joab 
repaired  the  rest  of  the  city. 

9  So  David  waxed  greater  and  greater  : 
for  the  Lord  of  hosts  toas  with  him. 

10  1[  These  also  are  the  chief  of  the 
mighty  men  whom  David  had,  who 
strengthened  themselves  with  him  in  his 
kingdom,  and  with  all  Israel,  to  make  him 
king  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord 
concerning  Israel. 

11  And  this  is  the  number  of  the  mighty 
men  whom  David  had :  Jashobeam  an 
Hachmonite,  the  chief  of  the  captains :  he 
lifted  up  his  spear  against  three  hundred 
slain  by  him  at  one  time. 

12  And  after  him  loas  Eleazar  the  son  of 
Dodo,  the  Ahohite,  who  icas  one  of  the 
three  mighties. 

13  He  was  with  David  at  Pas-dammim, 
and  there  the  Philistines  were  gathered 
together  to  battle,  where  was  a  parcel  of 
ground  full  of  barley  ;  and  the  people  fled 
from  before  the  Philistines. 

14  And  they  set  themselves  in  the  midst 
of  fliat  parcel,  and  delivered  it,  and  slew 
the  Philistines;  and  the  Lord  saved //it??? 
by  a  great  deliverance. 

15  Now  three  of  the  thirty  captains  went 
down  to  the  rock  to  David,  into  the  cave  of 
Adullam ;  and  the  host  of  tlie  Philistines 
encamped  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

IG  And  David  tvas  then  in  the  hold,  and 
the  Philistines'  garrison  ivas  then  at  Beth- 
lehem. 

17  And  David  longed,  and  said.  Oh  that 
one  would  give  me  drink  of  the  water 
of  the  well  of  Beth-lehcm,  that  is  at  the 
gate ! 

18  And  the  three  brake  through  the  host 
of  the  Philistines,  and  drew  water  out  of  the 
well  of  Beth-lehem,  that  was  by  the  gate, 
and  took  it,  and  brought  it  to  David :   but 


.  XL  David's  mighty  men. 

David  would  not  drink  of  it,  but  poured  it 
out  to  the  Lord, 

19  And  said.  My  God  forbid  it  me,  that 
I  should  do  this  thing :  shall  I  drink  the 
blood  of  these  men  that  have  put  their 
lives  in  jeopardy  ?  for  with  the  jeopardy  of 
their  lives  they  brought  it.  Therefore  he 
would  not  drink  it.  These  things  did 
these  three  mightiest. 

20  And  Abishai  the  brother  of  Joab,  he 
was  chief  of  the  three  :  for  lifting  up  his 
spear  against  three  hundred,  he  slew  them, 
and  had  a  name  among  the  three. 

21  Of  the  tliree,  he  was  more  honour- 
able than  the  two;  for  he  was  their  cap- 
tain :  howbeit  he  attained  not  unto  the  first 
three. 

22  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada,  the  son 
of  a  valiant  man  of  Kabzeel,  Avho  had  done 
many  acts ;  he  slew  two  lion-like  men  of 
Moab :  also  he  went  down  and  slew  a  lion 
in  a  pit  in  a  snowy  daj'. 

23  And  he  slew  an  Egyptian,  a  man  of 
great  stature,  five  cubits  high  ;  and  in  the 
Egyptian's  hand  was  a  spear  like  a  wea- 
ver's beam  ;  and  he  went  down  to  liim  with 
a  staff,  and  plucked  the  spear  out  of  the 
Egyptian's  hand,  and  slew  him  with  his 
own  spear. 

24  These  things  did  Benaiah  the  son 
of  Jehoiada,  and  had  a  name  among  the 
three  mighties. 

25  Behold,  he  was  honourable  among  the 
thirty,  but  attained  not  to  i\\e  first  three : 
and  David  set  hirn  over  his  guard. 

26  Also  the  valiant  men  of  the  armies 
were,  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab,  Elhanan 
the  son  of  Dodo  of  Beth-lehem, 

27  Shammoth  the  Harorite,  Helez  the 
Pelonite, 

28  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite, 
Abiezer  the  Antothite, 

29  Sibbecai  the  Hushathite,  Ilai  tlie 
Ahohite, 

30  Maharai  the  Netophathite,  Heled  the 
son  of  Baanah  the  Netophathite, 

31  Ithai  the  son  of  Ribai  of  Gibeah,  that 
pertained  to  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
Benaiah  the  Pirathonite, 

32  Plurai  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash,  Abiel 
the  Arbathite, 

33  Azmaveth  the  Baharumite,  Eliahba 
the  Shaalbonite, 

34  The  sons  of  Hashem  the  Gizonite, 
Jonathan  the  son  of  Shage  the  Hararite, 

35  Ahiamthe  son  of  Sacar  the  Hararite, 
Eliphal  the  son  of  Ur, 

36  Hepher  the  Mecherathite,  Ahijah  the 
Pelonite, 

37  Hezro  the  Carmelite,  Naarai  the  son 
of  Ezbai, 

38  Joel  the  brother  of  Nathan,  Mibhar 
the  son  of  Haggeri, 

39  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai  the 
Berothite,  the  armour-bearer  of  Joab  the 
son  of  Zeruiah, 

40  Ira  the  Ithrite,  Gareb  the  Ithrite, 

331 


TJie  armies  that  came  I.  CHRONICLES. 

41  Uriah  the  Hittite,  Zabad  the  son  of       16  And 
Ahlai, 

42  Adina  the  son  of  Shiza  the  Reuben- 
ite,  a  captain  of  the  Reubenites,  and  thirty 
with  him, 

43  Hanan  the  son  of  Maachah,  and  Josha- 
phat  the  Mithnite, 

44  Uzzia  the  Ashterathite,  Shama  and 
Jehiel  the  sons  of  Hothan  the  Aroerite, 

45  Jediael  the  son  of  Shimri,  and  Joha 
his  brother,  tlie  Tizite, 

46  EHel  the  Mehavite,  and  Jeribai,  and 
Joshaviah,  the  sons  of  Einaam,  and  Ithmah 
the  Moabite, 

47  Ehel,  and  Obed,  and  Jasiel  the  Me- 
sobaite. 

CHAP.  xn. 

Now  these  are  they  that  came  to  Da- 
vid to  Ziklag,  while  he  yet  kept 
himself  close  because  of  Saul  the  son  of 
Kish  :  and  they  inere  among  the  mighty 
men,  helpers  of  the  war. 

2  They  were  armed  with  bows,  and  could 
use  both  the  right  hand  and  the  left  in 
hurling  stones,  and  shootirig  arrows  out  of 
a  bow,  even  of  Saul's  brethren  of  Benja- 
min. 

3  The  chief  ttias  Ahiezer,  then  Joash, 
the  sons  of  Shemaah  the  Gibeathite  ;  and 
Jeziel,  and  Pelet,  the  sons  of  Azmaveth ; 
and  Berachah,  and  Jehu  the  Antothite, 

4  And  Ismaiah  the  Gibeonite,  a  mighty 
man  among  the  thirty,  and  over  the  thirty  ; 
and  Jeremiah,  and  Jahaziel,  and  Johanan, 
and  Josabad  the  Gederathite, 

5  Eluzai,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Bealiah, 
and  Shemariah,  and  Shephatiah  the  Ha- 
ruphite, 

6  Elkanah,  and  Jesiah,  and  Azareel,  and 
Joezer,  and  Jashobeam,  the  Korhites, 

7  And  Joelah,  and  Zebadiah,  the  sons  of 
Jeroham  of  Gedor. 

8  And  of  the  Gadites  there  separated 
themselves  unto  David  into  the  hold  to  the 
wilderness  men  of  might,  ami  men  of  war 
Jit  for  the  battle,  that  could  handle  shield 
and  buckler,  whose  faces  ipcre  like  the  faces 
of  lions,  and  were  as  swift  as  the  roes  upon 
the  mountains ; 

9  Ezer  the  first,  Obadiah  the  second, 
Eliab  the  third, 

10  Mishmannah  the  fourth,  Jeremiah 
the  fifth, 

11  Altai  the  sixth,  Eliel  the  seventh, 

12  Johanan  the  eighth,  Elzabad  the 
ninth, 

13  Jeremiah  the  tenth,  Machbanai  the 
eleventh. 

14  These  loej'e  of  the  sons  of  Gad,  cap- 
tains of  the  host :  one  of  the  least  loas  over 
an  hundred,  and  the  greatest  over  a  thou- 
sand. 

15  These  are  they  that  went  over  Jor- 


to  make  David  king, 
there  came  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin  and  Judah  to  the  hold  unto  Da- 
vid. 

17  And  David  went  out  to  meet  them, 
and  answered  and  said  unto  them,  If  ye 
be  come  peaceably  unto  me  to  help  me, 
mine  heart  shall  be  knit  unto  you  :  but  if 
ye  be  come  to  betray  me  to  mine  enemies, 
seeing  there  is  no  wrong  in  mine  hands, 
the  God  of  our  fathers  look  thereon,  and 
rebuke  it. 

IS  Then  the  spirit  came  upon  Amasai, 
who  was  chief  of  the  captains,  and  he  said, 
Thine  are  we,  David,  and  on  thy  side,  thou 
son  of  Jesse:  peace,  peace  be  unto  thee, 
and  peace  be  to  thine  helpers;  for  thy  God 
helpeth  thee.  Then  David  received  them, 
and  made  them  captains  of  the  band. 

19  And  there  fell  some  of  Manasseh  to 
David,  when  he  came  with  the  Philistines 
against  Saul  to  battle :  but  they  helped 
them  not :  for  the  lords  of  the  Philistines 
upon  advisement  sent  him  away,  sajing. 
He  will  fall  to  his  master  Saul  to  the  jeopar- 
dy of  our  heads. 

20  As  he  went  to  Ziklag,  there  fell  to 
him  of  Manasseh,  Adnah,  and  Jozabad, 
and  Jediael,  and  Michael,  and  .Jozabad, 
and  Elihu,  and  Zilthai,  captains  of  the 
thousands  that  were  of  Manasseh. 

21  And  they  helped  David  against  the 
band  of  the  rovers  :  for  they  joere  all 
mighty  men  of  valour,  and  were  captains 
in  the  host. 

22  For  at  that  time  day  by  day  there 
came  to  David  to  help  him,  until  it  teas  a 
great  host,  like  the  host  of  God. 

23  ^  And  these  are  the  numbers  of  the 
bands  that  ivrre  ready  armed  to  the  war, 
and  came  to  David  to  Hebron,  to  turn  the 
kingdom  of  Saul  to  him,  according  to  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

24  The  children  of  Judah  that  bare 
shield  and  spear  ivere  six  thousand  and 
eight  hundred,  ready  armed  to  the  war. 

25  Of  the  children  of  Simeon,  mighty 
men  of  valour  for  the  war,  seven  thousand 
and  one  hundred. 

26  Of  the  children  of  Levi  four  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred, 

27  And  Jehoiada  was  the  leader  of  the 
Aaronites,  and  with  him  were  three  thou- 
sand and  seven  hundred  ; 

28  And  Zadok,  a  young  man  mighty  of 
valour,  and  of  his  father's  house  twenty 
and  two  captains. 

29  And  of  the  children  of  Benjamin, 
the  kindred  of  Saul,  three  thousand  :  for 
hitherto  the  greatest  part  of  them  had  kept 
the  ward  of  the  house  of  Saul. 

30  And  of  the  children  of  Ephraim 
twenty  thousand  and  eight  hundred,  mighty 
men    of    valour,    famous    throughout   the 


dan  in  the  first  month,  when  it  had  over- 1  house  of  their  fathers. 


flown  ail  his  banks  ;  and  they  put  to  flight 
all  them  of  the  valleys,  both  toward  the 
east,  and  toward  the  west. 


31  And  of  the  half-tribe  of   Manasseh 
eighteen  thousand,  which  were  expressed 
by  name,  to  come  and  make  David  king. 
332 


David  fetches  the  ark. 

32  And  of  the  children 
which  were  men  that  had  understanding  of 
tlie  times,  to  know  what  Israel  ouglit  to  do ; 
the  heads  of  them  ivere  two  hundred  ;  and 
all  their  brethren  toci-e  at  their  command- 
ment 

33  Of  Zebulun,  such  as  went  forth  to 
battle,  expert  in  war,  with  all  instruments 
of  war,  fifty  thousand,  which  could  keep 
rank  :  they  were  not  of  double  heart. 

34  And  of  Naphtali  a  thousand  cap- 
tains, and  with  them  with  shield  and  spear 
thirty  and  seven  thousand. 

35  And  of  the  Danites  expert  in  war 
twenty  and  eight  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

36  And  of  Asher,  such  as  went  forth  to 
battle,  expert  in  war,  forty  thousand. 

37  And  on  the  other  side  of  Jordan,  of 
the  Reubenites,  and  the  Gadites,  andof  the 
half-tribe  of  Manasseh,  with  all  manner  of 
instruments  of  war  lor  the  battle,  an  hun- 
dred and  twenty  thousand. 

38  All  these  men  of  war,  that  could  keep 
rank,  came  with  a  perfect  heart  to  Hebron, 
to  make  David  king  over  all  Israel  :  and  all 
the  rest  also  of  Israel  were  of  one  heart  to 
make  David  king. 

39  And  there  they  were  with  David 
three  days,  eating  and  drinking  :  for  their 
brethren  had  prepared  for  them. 

40  Moreover,  they  that  were  nigh  them, 
even  unto  Issachar,  and  Zebulun,  and 
Naphtali,  brought  bread  on  asses,  and  on 
camels,  and  on  mules,  and  on  oxen,  emd 
meat,  meal,  cakes  of  figs,  and  bunches  of 
raisins,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  oxen,  and 
sheep  abundantly  :  for  there  was  joy  in 
Israel. 

CHAP.  xin. 

AND  David  consulted  with  the  captains 
of  thousands,  and  hundreds,  and  with 
every  leader. 

2  And  David  said  unto  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel,  If  il  seem  good  unto  you, 
and  that  it  be  of  the  Lord  our  God,  let  us 
send  abroad  unto  our  brethren  every  where, 
that  are  left  in  all  the  land  of  Israel,  and 
with  them  also  to  the  priests  and  Levites 
ichich  are  in  their  cities  and  suburbs,  that 
they  may  gather  themselves  unto  us : 

3  And  let  us  bring  again  the  ark  of  our 
God  to  us  :  for  we  inquired  not  at  it  in  the 
days  of  Saul. 

4  And  all  the  congregation  said  that 
they  w^ould  do  so:  for  the  thing  was  right 
in  the  eyes  of  all  the  people. 

5  So  David  gathered  all  Israel  together, 
from  Shihor  of  Egypt  even  unto  the  enter- 
ing of  Hemath,  to  bring  the  ark  of  God 
from  Kirjath-jearim. 

6  And  David  went  up,  and  all  Israel,  to 
Baalah,  that  is,  to  Kirjath-jearim,  which 
belonged  to  Judah,  to  bring  up  thence  the 
ark  of  God  the  Lord,  that  dwelleth  be- 
tween the  cherubims,  whose  name  is  called 

VII   it. 

1  And  thev  carried  the  ark  of  God  in  a 


CHAP.  XIII,  XIV.      Hiram's  kindness  to  David. 
of   Issachar,  new  cart  out  of  the  house  of  Abinadab: 
and  Uzza  and  Ahio  drave  ihe  cart. 

8  And  David  and  all  Israel  played  be- 
fore God  with  all  their  might,  and  with 
singing,  and  with  harps,  and  with  psalte- 
ries, and  with  timbrels,  and  with  cymbals, 
and  with  trumpets. 

9  H  And  when  they  came  unto  the 
threshing-floor  of  Chidon,  Uzza  put  forth 
his  hand  to  hold  the  ark ;  for  the  oxen 
stumbled. 

10  And  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kin- 
dled against  Uzza,  and  he  smote  him,  be- 
cause he  put  his  hand  to  the  ark  :  and  there 
he  died  before  God. 

11  And  David  was  displeased  because 
the  Lord  had  made  a  breach  upon  Uzza : 
wherefore  that  place  is  called  Perez-uzza 
to  this  day. 

12  And  David  was  afraid  of  God  that 
day,  saying.  How  shall  I  bring  the  ark  of 
God  hinnc  to  me  1 

13  So  David  brought  not  the  ark  home 
to  himself  to  the  city  of  David,  but  carried 
it  aside  into  the  house  of  Obed-edom  the 
Gittite. 

14  And  the  ark  of  God  remained  with 
the  family  of  Obed-edom  in  his  house  three 
months.  And  the  Lord  blessed  the  house 
of  Obed-edom,  and  all  that  he  had. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

NOW  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sent  messen- 
gers to  David,  and  timber  of  cedars, 
with  masons  and  carpenters,  to  build  him 
an  house. 

2  H  And  David  perceived  that  the  Lord 
had  confirmed  him  king  over  Israel,  for  his 
kingdom  was  lifted  up  on  high,  because  of 
his  people  Israel. 

3  H  And  David  took  more  wives  at  Je- 
rusalem :  and  David  begat  more  sons  and 
daughters. 

4  Now  these  are  the  names  of  his  chil- 
dren which  he  had  in  Jerusalem  ;  Sham- 
mua,  and  Shobab,  Nathan,  and  Solomon, 

5  And  Ibhar,  and  Elishua,  and  Elpalet, 

6  And  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 

7  And  Elishama,  and  Beeliada,  and  Eli- 
phalet. 

8  ^  And  when  the  Philistines  heard 
that  David  was  anointed  king  over  all  Is- 
rael, all  the  Philistines  went  up  to  seek 
David.  And  David  heard  of  it,  and  went 
out  against  them. 

9  And  the  Philistines  came  and  spread 
themselves  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 

10  And  David  inquired  of  God,  saying, 
Shall  I  go  up  against  the  Philistines  ?  aiid 
wilt  thou  deliver  them  into  mine  hand  ? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go  up;  for 
1  will  deliver  them  into  thine  hand. 

11  So  tliey  came  up  to  Baal-perazim ; 
and  David  smote  them  there.  Then  Da- 
vid said,  God  hath  broken  in  upon  mine 
enemies  by  mine  hand  like  the  breaking 
forth  of  waters :  therefore  they  called  the 
name  of  that  place  Baal-perazim. 

333 


The  arlc  brought  from 


I.  CHRONICLES. 


the  house  of  Obed-edom. 


12  And  when  they  had  left  their  gods 
there,  David  gave  a  commandment,  and 
they  were  burned  with  fire. 

13  And  the  Phihstines  yet  again  spread 
themselves  abroad  in  the  valley. 

14  Therefore  David  inquired  again  of 
God :  and  God  said  unto  him,  Go  not  up 
after  them ;  turn  away  from  them,  and 
come  upon  them  over  against  the  mulberry- 
trees. 

15  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  shalt  hear 
a  sound  of  going  in  the  tops  of  the  mulber- 
ry-trees, that  then  thou  shalt  go  out  to  bat- 
tle :  for  God  is  gone  forth  before  thee,  to 
smite  the  host  of  the  Philistines. 

16  David  therefore  did  as  God  command- 
ed him:  and  they  smote  the  host  of  the 
Philistines  from  Gibeon  even  to  Gazer. 

17  And  the  fame  of  David  went  out  into 
all  lands ;  and  the  Lord  brought  the  fear 
of  him  upon  all  nations. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  David  made  him  houses  in  the 
city  of  David,  and  prepared  a  place 
for  the  ark  of  God,  and  pitched  for  it  a 
tent. 

2  Then  David  said,  None  ought  to  carry 
the  ark  of  God  but  the  Levites :  for  them 
hath  the  Lord  chosen  to  carry  the  ark  of 
God,  and  to  minister  unto  him  for  ever. 

3  And  David  gathered  all  Israel  together 
to  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  unto  his  place,  which  he  had  prepar- 
ed for  it. 

4  And  David  assembled  the  children  of 
Aaron,  and  the  Levites : 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Kohath ;  Uriel  the  chief, 
and  his  brethren  an  hundred  and  twenty : 

6  Of  the  sons  of  Merari;  Asaiah  the 
chief,  and  his  brethren  two  hundred  and 
twenty : 

7  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom  ;  Joel  the  chief, 
and  his  brethren  an  hundred  and  thirty  : 

8  Of  the  sons  of  Eiizaphan ;  Shemaiah 
the  chief,  and  his  brethren  two  hundred : 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Hebron ;  Eliel  the  chief, 
and  his  brethren  fourscore : 

10  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Amminadab 
the  cliief,  and  his  brethren  an  hundred  and 
twelve. 

11  And  David  called  for  Zadok  and  Abi- 
athar  the  priests,  and  for  the  Levites,  for 
Uriel,  Asaiali,  atid  Joel,  Shemaiah,  and 
Eliel,  and  Amminadab, 

12  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  the  chief 
of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites:  sanctify  j^our- 
selves,  hnfh  ye  and  your  brethren,  that  ye 
may  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  unto  the  place  that  I  have  prepared 
for  it. 

13  For  because  ye  did  it  not  at  the  first, 
the  Loud  our  God  made  a  breach  upon  us, 
for  that  we  sought  him  not  after  the  due 
order. 

14  So  the  priests  and  the  Levites  sanc- 
tified tliemselves  to  bring  up  tiie  ark  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 


15  And  the  children  of  the  Levites  bare 
the  ark  of  God  upon  their  shoulders  with 
the  staves  thereon,  as  Moses  commanded, 
according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  David  spake  to  the  chief  of  the 
Levites  to  appoint  their  brethren  to  be  the 
singers  with  instruments  of  music,  psalte- 
ries, and  harps,  and  cymbals,  sounding,  by 
lifting  up  the  voice  with  joy. 

17  So  the  Levites  appointed  Ileman  the 
son  of  Joel ;  and  of  his  brethren,  Asaph 
the  son  of  Berechiah ;  and  of  the  sons  of 
Merari  their  brethren,  Ethan  the  son  of 
Kushaiah ; 

18  And  with  them  their  brethren  of  the 
second  degree,  Zechariah,  Ben,  and  Jaa- 
ziel,  and  Shemiramoth,  and  Jehiel,  and 
Unni,  Eliab,  and  Benaiah,  and  Maaseiah, 
and  Mattithiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and  Miknei- 
ah,  and  Obed-edom,  and  Jeiel,  the  porters. 

19  So  the  singers,  Heman,  Asaph,  and 
Ethan,  were  appointed  to  sound  with  cym- 
bals of  brass ; 

20  And  Zechariah,  and  Aziel,  and  Slie- 
miramoth,  and  Jehiel,  and  Unni,  and  Eliab, 
and  Maaseiah,  and  Benaiah,  with  psalteries 
on  Alamoth : 

21  And  Mattithiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and 
Mikneiah,  and  Obed-edom,  and  Jeiel,  and 
Azaziah,  with  harps  on  the  Sheminith  to 
excel. 

22  And  Chenaniah,  chief  of  the  Levites, 
teas  for  song  :  he  instructed  about  the  song, 
because  he  mas  skilful. 

23  And  Berechiah  and  Elkanah  7rcre 
door-keepers  for  the  ark. 

24  And  Shebaniah,  and  Jehoshaphat,  and 
Nethaneel,  and  Amasai,  and  Zechariah, 
and  Benaiah,  and  Eliezer,  the  priests,  did 
blow  witli  the  trumpets  before  the  ark  of 
God :  and  Obed-edom  and  Jehiah  jrerc 
door-keepers  for  the  ark. 

25  If  So  David  and  tlie  elders  of  Israel, 
and  the  captains  over  thousands,  went  to 
bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  out  of  tlie  house  of  Obed-edom  with 

Jo.V- 

26  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  God  help- 
ed the  Levites  that  bare  the  ark  of  the  co- 
venant of  the  Lord,  that  they  offered  seven 
bullocks  and  seven  rams. 

27  And  David  was  clothed  with  a  robe 
of  fine  linen,  and  all  the  Levites  that  bare 
the  ark,  and  the  singers,  and  Ciienaniah 
the  master  of  the  song  with  the  singers: 
David  also  had  upon  him  an  ephod  of  linen. 

2S  Thus  all  Israel  brought  up  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  ^^ORD  with  shouting, 
and  with  sound  of  the  cornet,  and  Avith 
trumpets,  and  with  cymbals,  making  a 
noise  with  psalteries  and  harps. 

29  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  came  to  the  city  of 
David,  that  Michal  the  daughter  of  Saul 
looking  out  at  a  window  saw  king  David 
dancing  and  playin-i- :  and  she  despised 
him  in  her  heart. 

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David  appoints  CHAP, 

CHAP.  XVI. 

^O  they  brought  the  ark  of  God,  and  set 
•^  it  in  the  midst  of  the  tent  that  David 
had  pitched  for  it :  and  tliey  offered  burnt- 
sacritices  and  peace-offerings  before  God. 

2  And  when  David  had  made  an  end  of 
offering  the  burnt-offerings  and  the  peace- 
offerings,  he  blessed  the  people  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

3  And  he  dealt  to  every  one  of  Israel, 
both  man  and  woman,  to  every  one  a  loaf 
of  bread,  and  a  good  piece  of  flesh,  and  a 
flaggon  of  wine. 

4  H  And  he  appointed  certain  of  the  Le- 
vites  to  minister  before  the  ark  of  the  Lord, 
and  to  record,  and  to  thank  and  praise  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel : 

5  Asaph  the  chief,  and  next  to  him  Ze- 
chariah,  Jeiel,  and  Shemiramoth,  and  Je- 
hiel,  and  Mattithiah,  and  Eliab,  and  Bena- 
iah,  and  Obed-edom:  and  Jeiel  with  psal- 
teries and  with  harps;  but  Asaph  made  a 
sound  with  cymbals; 

6  Benaiah  also  and  Jehaziel  the  priests 
with  trumpets  continually  before  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  God. 

7  H  Then  on  that  day  David  delivered 
first  this  psalm  to  thank  the  Lord,  into  the 
hand  of  Asaph  and  his  brethren. 

8  Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon 
his  name,  make  known  his  deeds  among 
the  people. 

9  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him, 
talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  works. 

10  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name :  let  the 
heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

1 1  Seek  the  Lord  and  his  strength,  seek 
his  face  continually^ 

12  Remember  his  marvellous  works  that 
he  hath  done,  his  wonders,  and  the  judg- 
ments of  his  mouth ; 

13  O  ye  seed  of  Israel  his  servant,  ye 
children  of  Jacob,  his  chosen  ones. 

14  He  is  the  Lord  our  God ;  his  judg- 
ments arc  in  all  the  earth. 

15  Be  ye  mindful  always  of  his  covenant ; 
the  word  whic/i  he  commanded  to  a  thou- 
sand generations; 

16  Krcn  of  the  covenant  which  he  made 
with  Abraham,  and  of  his  oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

17  And  hath  confirmed  the  same  to  Ja- 
cob, for  a  law,  and  to  Israel  for  an  everlast- 
ing covenant, 

IS  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give  the  land 
of  Canaan,  the  lot  of  your  inheritance ; 

19  When  ye  were  but  few,  even  a  kw, 
and  strangers  in  it. 

20  And  when  thej^  went  from  nation  to 
nation,  and  from  one  kingdom  to  another 
people ; 

21  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them 
wrong:  yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their 
sakes, 

22  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed, 
and  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

23  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth; 
shew  forth  from  day  to  day  his  salvation. 


.  XVI.  a  thanksgiving. 

24  Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen; 
his  marvellous  works  among  all  nations. 

25  For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to 
be  praised  :  he  also  is  to  be  feared  above  all 
gods. 

26  For  all  the  gods  of  the  people  are 
idols:  but  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

27  Glory  and  honour  are  in  his  pre- 
sence ;  strength  and  gladness  arc  in  his  place. 

28  Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of 
the  people,  give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and 
strength. 

29  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto 
his  name  :  bring  an  offering,  and  come  be- 
fore him  :  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty 
of  holiness. 

30  Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth :  the 
world  also  shall  be  stable,  that  it  be  not 
moved. 

31  Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the 
earth  rejoice :  and  let  men  say  among  the 
nations.  The  Lord  reigneth. 

32  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness 
thereof:  let  the  fields  rejoice,  and  all  that 
is  therein. 

33  Then  shall  the  trees  of  the  wood  sing 
out  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  because 
he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth. 

34  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  lie 
is  good  ;  for  his  mercy  enduretli  for  ever. 

35  And  say  ye,  Save  us,  O  God  of  our 
salvation,  and  gather  us  together,  and  de- 
liver us  from  the  heathen,  that  we  may  give 
thanks  to  thy  holy  name,  and  glory  in  thy 
praise. 

36  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  for 
ever  and  ever.  And  all  the  people  said, 
Amen,  and  praised  the  Lord. 

37  U  So  he  left  there  before  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  Asaph  and  his 
brethren,  to  minister  before  the  ark  con- 
tinually, as  every  day's  work  required  : 

38  And  Obed-edom  with  their  brethren, 
threescore  and  eight ;  Obed-edom  also  the 
son  of  Jeduthun  and  Hosah  to  be  porters : 

39  And  Zadok  the  priest,  and  his  bre- 
thren the  priests,  before  the  tabernacle  of 
the  Lord  in  the  high  place  that  was  at  Gi- 
beon, 

40  To  offer  burnt-offerings  unto  the  Lord 
upon  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering  conti- 
nually morning  and  evening,  and  to  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  is  written  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord,  which  he  commanded  Israel ; 

41  And  with  them  Heman  and  Jedu- 
thun, and  the  rest  that  were  chosen,  who 
were  expressed  by  name,  to  give  thanks  to 
the  Lord,  because  his  mercy  endurctk  for 
ever; 

42  And  with  them  Heman  and  Jeduthun, 
with  trumpets  and  cymbals  for  those  that 
should  make  a  sound,  and  with  musical  in- 
struments of  God.  And  the  sons  of  Jedu- 
thun vcre  porters. 

43  And  all  the  people  departed  every 
man  to  his  house :  and  David  returned  to 
bless  his  house. 

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Nathan's  message  to  David. 
CHAP.  XVII. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  as  David  sat  in  his 
house,  that  David  said  to  Nathan 
the  prophet,  Lo,  I  dwell  in  an  house  of  ce- 
dars, but  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  remaincth  under  curtains. 

2  Then  Nathan  said  unto  David,  Do  all 
that  is  in  thine  heart ;  for  God  is  with  thee. 

3  H  And  it  came  to  pass  the  same  night, 
that  the  word  of  God  came  to  Nathan, 
saying, 

4  Go  and  tell  David  my  servant,  1  hus 
saith  the  Lord,  Thou  shalt  not  build  me 
an  house  to  dwell  in: 

5  For  1  have  not  dwelt  in  an  house  since 
the  day  that  I  brought  up  Israel  unto  this 
day  :  but  have  gone  from  tent  to  tent,  and 
from  one  tabernacle  to  another. 

6  Wheresoever  1  have  walked  with  all 
Israel,  spake  I  a  word  to  any  of  the  judges 
of  Israel,  whom  I  commanded  to  feed  my 
people,  saying,  Why  have  ye  not  built  me 
an  house  of  cedars? 

7  Now  therefore  thus  shalt  thou  say  unto 
my  servant  David,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  I  took  thee  from  the  sheep-cote,  even 
from  following  the  sheep,  that  thou  should- 
est  be  ruler  over  my  people  Israel : 

8  And  I  have  been  with  thee  whitherso- 
ever thou  hast  walked,  and  have  cut  off  all 
thine  enemies  from  before  thee,  and  have 
made  thee  a  name  like  the  name  of  the 
great  men  that  arc  in  the  eartk 

9  Also  I  will  ordain  a  place  for  my  peo- 
ple Israel,  and  will  plant  them,  and  they 
shall  dwell  in  their  place,  and  shall  be 
moved  no  more;  neither  shall  the  children 
of  wickedness  waste  them  any  more,  as  at 
the  beginning, 

10  And  since  the  time  that  I  command- 
ed judges  to  be  over  my  people  Israel. 
Moreover,  I  will  subdue  all  thine  enemies. 
Furthermore,  I  tell  thee  that  the  Lord  will 
build  thee  an  house. 

11  II  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
thy  days  be  expired  that  thou  must  go  to 
be  with  thy  fothers,  that  I  will  raise  up  thy 
seed  after  "thee,  which  shall  be  of  thy  sons; 
and  I  will  establish  his  kingdom. 

12  He  shall  build  me  an  house,  and  I 
will  establish  his  throne  for  ever. 

13  I  will  be  his  father,  and  he  shall  be 
my  son:  and  I  will  not  take  my  mercy 
away  from  him,  as  1  took  it  from  him  that 
was  before  thee : 

14  But  I  will  settle  him  in  mine  house 
and  in  my  kingdom  forever  :  and  his  throne 
shall  be  established  for  evermore. 

15  According  to  all  these  words,  and 
according  to  all  this  vision,  so  did  Nathan 
speak  unto  David. 

16  H  And  David  the  king  came  and  sat 
before  the  Lord,  and  said,  Who  am  I,  O 
Lord  God,  and  what  is  mine  house,  that 
thou  hast  brought  me  hitherto  1 

17  And  yet  this  was  a  small  thing  in 
thine  eyes,  O  God;    for  thou  hast    also 


I.  CHRONICLES.  David's  victories. 

spoken  of  thy  servant's  house  for  a  great 
while  to  come,  and  hast  regarded  me  ac- 
cording to  the  estate  of  a  man  of  high  de- 
gree, O  Lord  God. 

18  What  can  David  speak  more  to  thee 
for  the  honour  of  thy  servant?  for  thou 
knowest  thv  servant. 

19  O  Lord,  for  thy  servant's  sake,  and 
according  to  thine  own  heart,  hast  thou 
done  all  this  greatness,  in  making  known 
all  these  great  things. 

20  O  Lord,  there  is  none  like  thee, 
neither  is  there  any  God  beside  thee,  ac- 
cording to  all  that  we  have  heard  with  our 
ears. 

21  And  what  one  nation  in  the  earth  is 
like  thy  people  Israel,  whom  God  went  to 
redeem,  to  be  his  own  people,  to  make  thee 
a  name  of  greatness  and  terribleness,  by 
driving  out  nations  from  before  thy  people, 
whom  thou  hast  redeemed  out  of  Egypt? 

22  For  thy  people  Israel  didst  thou 
make  thine  own  people  for  ever ;  and  thou, 
Lord,  becamest  their  God. 

23  Therefore  now.  Lord,  let  the  thing 
that  thou  hast  spoken  concerning  thy  ser- 
vant, and  concerning  his  house,  be  esta- 
blished for  ever,  and  do  as  thou  hast  said. 

24  Let  it  even  be  established,  that  thy 
name  may  be  magnified  for  ever,  saying, 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  the  God  of  Israel, 
even  a  God  to  Israel:  and  let  the  house  of 
David  thy  servant  be  established  before 
thee. 

25  For  thou,  O  my  God,  hast  told  thy 
servant  that  thou  wilt  build  him  an  house  : 
therefore  thy  servant  hath  found  in  his 
heart  to  pray  before  thee. 

26  And  now.  Lord,  thou  art  God,  and 
hast  promised  this  goodness  unto  thy  ser- 
vant : 

27  Now  therefore  let  it  please  thee  to 
bless  the  house  of  thy  servant,  that  it  may 
be  before  thee  for  ever :  for  thou  blessest, 

0  Lord,  and  it  shall  be  blessed  for  ever. 
CHAP.  XVIII. 

NOW  after  this  it  came  to  pass  that 
David  smote  the  Philistines,  and  sub- 
dued them,  and  took  Gath  and  her  towns 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 

1  2  And  he  smote  Moab ;  and  the  Moabites 
'became  David's  servants,  «»(7  brought  gifts. 

3  If  And  David  smote  Iladarezer  king 
of  Zobah  unto  Ilamath,  as  he  went  to  es- 
tablish his  dominion  by  the  river  Euphrates. 

4  And  David  took  from  him  a  thousand 
chariots,  and  seven  thousand  horseinen,  and 
twenty  thousand  footmen :  David  also 
houghed  all  the  chariot-//or5e.s,  but  reserv- 
ed of  them  an  hundred  chariots. 

5  And  when  the  Syrians  of  Damascus 
came  to  help  Iladarezer  king  of  Zobah, 
David  slew  of  the  Syrians  two  and  twenty 
thousand  men.  .  . 

6  Then  David  put  garrisons  in  Syria- 
Damascus;  and  the  Syrians  became  Da- 
vid's servants,  and  brought  gifts.     Thus 

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Tou  congratulates  David.  CHAP. 

the  Lord  preserved  David  whithersoever 
he  went. 

7  And  David  took  the  shields  of  gold  that 
were  on  the  servants  of  Hadarezer,  and 
brought  them  to  Jerusalem. 

8  Likewise  from  Tibhath,  and  from 
Chun,  cities  of  Hadarezer,  brought  David 
very  much  brass,  wherewith  Solomon  made 
the  brazen  sea,  and  the  pillars,  and  the 
vessels  of  brass. 

9  H  Now  when  Tou  king  of  Ilamath 
lieard  how  David  had  smitten  all  the  host 
of  Hadarezer  king  of  Zobah  ; 

10  He  sent  Hadoram  his  son  to  king 
David,  to  inquire  of  his  welfare,  and  to 
congratulate  him,  because  he  had  fought 
against  Hadarezer,  and  smitten  him;  (for 
Hadarezer  had  warred  with  Tou;)  and 
zcith  him  all  manner  of  vessels  of  gold,  and 
silver,  and  brass. 

11  Them  also  king  David  dedicated  un- 
to the  Lord,  with  the  silver  and  the  gold 
tliat  he  brought  from  all  these  nations ;  from 
Edoni,  and  from  Moab,  and  from  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Philistines, 
and  from  Amalek. 

12  Moreover,  Abishai  the  son  of  Zeruiah 
slew  of  the  Edomites  in  the  valley  of  Salt 
eighteen  thousand. 

13  U  And  he  put  garrisons  in  Edom ; 
and  all  the  Edomites  became  David's  ser- 
vants. Thus  the  Lord  preserved  David 
whithersoever  he  went. 

14  H  So  David  reigned  over  all  Israel, 
and  executed  judgment  and  justice  among 
all  his  people. 

1.5  And  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  was 
over  the  host ;  and  Jehoshaphat  the  son  of 
Ahilud,  recorder ; 

16  And  Zadok  the  son  of  Ahitub,  and 
Abimelech  the  son  of  Abiathar,  were  the 
priests ;  and  Shavsha  7vas  scribe ; 

17  And  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  7cas 
over  the  Clierethites  and  the  Pelethites ; 
and  the  sons  of  David  tcere  chief  about  the 
king. 

CHAP.  XIX. 
"OW  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  Na- 
hash  the  king  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon died,  and  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  And  David  said,  I  will  shew  kindness 
unto  Hanun  the  sonof  Nahash,  because  his 
father  shewed  kindness  to  me.  And  Da- 
vid sent  messengers  to  comfort  him  con- 
cerning his  father.  So  the  servants  of  Da- 
vid came  into  tlie  land  of  the  children  of 
Ammon  to  Hanun,  to  comfort  him. 

3  But  the  princes  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon said  to  Hanun,  Tliinkest  thou  that 
David  doth  honour  thy  father,  that  he  hath 
sent  comforters  unto  thee  ?  are  not  his  ser- 
vants come  unto  thee  for  to  search,  and  to 
overthrow,  and  to  spy  out  the  land  ? 

4  Wherefore  Hanun  took  David's  ser- 
vants, and  shaved  them,  and  cut  off  their 
garments  in  the  midst  hard  by  their  but- 
tocks, and  sent  them  away. 

43 


XIX.  Hanuri's  ungratefulness. 

5  Then  there  went  certain,  and  told 
David  how  the  men  were  served.  And  he 
sent  to  meet  them  :  for  the  men  were  great- 
ly ashamed.  And  the  king  said,  Tarry  at 
Jericho  until  your  beards  be  grown,  and 
then  return. 

6  H  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
saw  that  they  had  made  themselves  odious 
to  David,  Hanun  and  the  children  of  Am- 
mon sent  a  thousand  talents  of  silver  to  hire 
them  chariots  and  horsemen  out  of  Meso- 
potamia, and  out  of  Syria-maachah,  and 
out  of  Zobah. 

7  So  they  hired  thirty  and  two  thousand 
chariots,  and  the  king  of  Maacliah  and  his 
people,  who  came  and  pitched  before  Me- 
deba.  And  the  children  of  Ammon  ga- 
thered themselves  together  from  their  cities, 
and  came  to  battle. 

8  And  when  David  heard  of  it,  he  sent 
Joab,  and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men. 

9  And  the  children  of  Ammon  came  out, 
and  put  the  battle  in  array  before  the  gate 
of  the  city  :  and  the  kings  that  were  come 
were  by  themselves  in  the  field. 

10  Now  when  Joab  saw  that  the  battle 
was  set  against  him  before  and  behind,  he 
chose  out  of  all  the  choice  of  Israel,  and 
put  them  in  array  against  the  Syrians. 

11  And  the  rest  of  the  people  he  deliver- 
ed unto  the  hand  of  Abishai  his  brother, 
and  they  set  themselves  in  array  against  the 
children  of  Ammon. 

12  And  he  said,  If  the  Syrians  be  too 
strong  for  me,  then  thou  shalt  help  me  :  but 
if  the  children  of  Ammon  be  too  strong  for 
thee,  then  I  will  help  thee. 

13  Be  of  good  courage,  and  let  us  be- 
have ourselves  valiantly  for  our  people,  and 
for  the  cities  of  our  God  :  and  let  the  Lord 
do  that  ivhich  is  good  in  his  sight. 

14  So  Joab  and  the  people  that  7ccre 
with  him  drew  nigh  before  the  Syrians  un- 
to the  battle  ;  and  they  fled  before  him. 

15  And  when  the  children  of  Ammon 
saw  that  the  Syrians  were  fled,  they  like- 
wise fled  before  Abishai  his  brother,  and 
entered  into  the  city.  Then  Joab  came  to 
Jerusalem. 

16  II  And  when  the  Syrians  saw  that 
they  were  put  to  the  worse  before  Israel, 
they  sent  messengers,  and  drew  forth  the 
Syrians  that  were  beyond  tlie  river :  and 
Shophach  the  captain  of  the  host  of  Hada- 
rezer irent  before  them. 

17  And  it  was  told  David  ;  and  he  ga- 
thered all  Israel,  and  passed  over  Jordan, 
and  came  upon  them,  and  set  the  battle  in 
array  against  them.  So  when  David  had 
put  the  battle  in  array  against  the  Syrians, 
they  fought  with  him. 

18  But  the  Syrians  fled  before  Israel; 
and  David  slew  of  the  Syrians  seven  thou- 
sand 7iHn  which  fought  in  chariots,  and 
forty  thousand  footmen,  and  killed  Sho- 
phach the  captain  of  the  host. 

19  And  when  the  servants  of  Hadarezer 

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Rahhah  besieged  and  taken.      1.  CHRONICLES.        David  numbers  the  people. 


saw  that  they  were  put  to  the  worse  before 
Israel,  they  made  peace  with  David,  and 
became  his  servants :  neither  would  the 
Syrians  help  the  children  of  Ammon  any 
more. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  the  year 
was  expired,  at  the  time  that  kings 
go  out  to  buttle,  Joab  led  forth  the  power 
of  the  army,  and  wasted  the  country  of  the 
children  of  Ammon,  and  came  and  besieged 
Rabbah.  But  David  tarried  at  Jerusalem. 
And  Joab  smote  Rabbah,  and  destroyed 
it. 

2  And  David  took  the  crown  of  their 
king  from  otF  his  head,  and  found  it  to 
weigh  a  talent  of  gold,  and  tlicre  iccre  pre- 
cious stones  in  it ;  and  it  was  set  upon 
^David's  head :  and  he  brought  also  ex- 
ceeding much  spoil  out  of  the  city. 

3  And  he  brougiit  out  the  people  that 
were  in  it,  and  cut  tlieni  with  saws,  and  with 
harrows  of  iron,  and  with  axes.  Even  so 
dealt  David  with  all  the  cities  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ammon.  And  David  and  all  the 
people  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

4  H  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
there  arose  war  at  Gezer  with  the  Philis- 
tines :  at  which  time  Sibbechai  the  Husha- 
thite  slew  Sippai,  that  loas  of  the  children 
of  the  giant :  and  they  were  subdued. 

5  And  there  was  war  again  with  the 
Pliilistines ;  and  Elhanan  the  son  of  Jair 
slew  Lahmi  the  brother  of  Goliath  the 
Gittite,  whose  spear-staff  icas  like  a  wea- 
ver's beam. 

6  And  yet  again  there  was  war  at  Gath, 
where  was  a  man  of  grcMt  stature,  whose 


fingers  and  toes  were  four  and  twenty,  six  thousand  men. 


they  of  Israel  were  a  thousand  thousand 
and  an  hundred  thousand  men  that  drew 
sword  :  and  Judah  %oas  four  hundred  three- 
score and  ten  thousand  men  that  drew  sword. 

6  But  Levi  and  Benjamin  counted  he 
not  among  them  :  for  the  king's  word  was 
abominable  to  Joab. 

7  H  And  God  was  displeased  with  this 
thing,  therefore  he  smote  Israel. 

S  And  David  said  unto  God,  I  have  sin- 
ned greatly,  because  I  have  done  this 
thing :  but  now,  I  beseech  thee,  do  away 
the  iniquity  of  thy  servant ;  for  I  have  done 
very  foolishly. 

9  If  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Gad,  Da- 
vid's seer,  saying, 

10  Go  and  tell  David,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  I  offer  thee  three  things ; 
choose  thee  one  of  them,  that  I  may  do  it 
unto  thee. 

11  So  Gad  came  to  David,  and  said  unto 
him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Choose  thee 

12  Either  three  years'  famine ;  or  three 
months  to  be  destroyed  before  thy  foes, 
while  that  the  sword  of  thine  enemies  over- 
taketh  thee ;  or  else  three  days  the  sword 
of  the  Lord,  even  the  pestilence,  in  the 
land,  and  the  angel  of  the  Lord  destroying 
throughout  all  the  coasts  of  Israel.  Now 
therefore  advise  thyself  what  word  I  shall 
bring  again  to  hiui  that  sent  me. 

13  And  David  said  unto  Gad,  1  am  in  a 
great  strait :  let  me  fall  now  into  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  ;  for  very  great  arc  his  mer- 
cies :  but  let  me  not  fall  into  the  hand  of 
man. 

14  IT  So  the  Lord  sent  pestilence  upon 
Israel :   and    there    fell  of  Israel   seventy 


on  each  hand,  and  six  on  each  foot :  and  he 
also  was  the  son  of  the  giant. 

7  But  when  he  defied  Israel,  Jonathan 
the  son  of  Shimea,  David's  brother,  slew 
him. 

8  These  were  born  unto  the  giant  in 
Gath  ;  and  they  fell  by  the  hand  of  David, 
and  by  the  hand  of  his  servants. 

CHAP.  XXL 

AND  Satan  stood  up  against  Israel,  and 
provoked  David  to  immber  Israel. 

2  And  David  said  to  Joab  and  to  the 
rulers  of  the  people.  Go,  number  Israel 
from  Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan  ;  and  bring 
the  number  of  them  to  me,  that  I  may 
know  it. 

3  And  Joab  answered.  The  Lord  make 
his  people  an  hundred  times  so  many  more 
as  they  be:  but,  my  lord  the  king,  are  they 


15  And  God  sent  an  angel  unto  Jerusa- 
lem to  destroy  it :  and  as  he  was  destroy- 
ing, the  Lord  beheld,  and  he  repented 
him  of  the  evil,  and  said  to  the  angel  that 
destroyed.  It  is  enough,  stay  now  thine 
hand.  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood  by 
the  threshing-floor  of  Oman  the  Jebusite. 

16  If  And  David  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and 
saw  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stand  between 
the  earth  and  the  heaven,  having  a  drawn 
sword  in  his  hand,  stretched  out  over  Je- 
rusalem. Then  David  and  the  elders  of 
Israel,  who  were  clothed  in  sackcloth,  fell 
upon  their  faces. 

17  And  David  said  unto  God,  Is  it  not  I 
that  commanded  the  people  to  be  num- 
bered ?  even  I  it  is  that  have  sinned  and 
done  evil  indeed  ;  but  as  for  these  sheep, 

.,  what  have  they  done?  let  thine  hand,  I 
not  all  my  lord's  servants  ?  why  then  doth  pray  thee,  O  Lord  my  God,  be  on  me, 
my  lord  require  this  thing  ?  why  will  he  be  and  on  my  father's  house ;  but  not  on  thy 


a  cause  of  trespass  to  Israel  ? 

4  Nevertheless  the  king's  word  prevailed 
against  Joab.  Wherefore  Joab  departed, 
and  went  throughout  all  Israel,  and  came 
to  Jerusalem. 

5  If  And  Joab  gave  the  sum  of  the  num- 
ber of  the  people  unto  David.    And  all 


people,  that  they  should  be  plagued. 

18  If  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  com- 
manded Gad  to  say  to  David,  that  David 
should  go  up,  and  set  up  an  altar  unto  the 
Lord  in  the  threshing-floor  of  Oman  the 
Jebusite. 

19  And  David  went  up  at  the  saying  of 

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David  builds  an  altar.  CHAP. 

Gad,  which  he  spake  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

20  And  Oman  turned  back,  and  saw 
the  angel ;  and  his  four  sons  with  him  hid 
themselves.  Now  Oman  was  threshing 
wheat. 

21  And  as  David  came  to  Oman,  Oman 
looked,  and  saw  David,  and  went  out  of 
the  threshing-floor,  and  bowed  himself  to 
David  with  his  face  to  the  ground. 

22  Then  David  said  to  Oman,  Grant 
me  the  place  of  this  threshing-floor,  that  I 
may  build  an  altar  therein  unto  the  Lord  : 
thou  shalt  grant  it  me  for  the  full  price : 
that  the  plague  may  be  stayed  from  the 
people. 

23  And  Oman  said  unto  David,  Take  it 
to  thee,  and  let  my  lord  the  king  do  that 
lohich  is  good  in  his  eyes :  lo,  I  give  thee 
the  oxen  also  for  bumt-offerings,  and  the 
threshing  instruments  for  wood,  and  the 
wheat  for  the  meat-offering ;  1  give  it  all. 

24  And  king  David  said  to  C)rnan,  Nay  ; 
but  I  will  verily  buy  it  for  the  full  price : 
for  I  will  not  take  that  which  is  thine  for 
the  Lord,  nor  offer  burnt-offerings  without 
cost. 

25  So  David  gave  to  Oman  for  the  place 
six  hundred  shekels  of  gold  by  weight. 

26  And  David  built  there  an  altar  unto 
the  Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  and 
peace-offerings,  and  called  upon  the  Lord  ; 
and  he  answered  him  from  heaven  by  fire 
upon  the  altar  of  burnt-offering. 

27  And  the  Lord  commanded  the  angel ; 
and  he  put  up  his  sword  again  into  the 
sheath  thereof. 

28  H  At  that  time  when  David  saw  that 
the  Lord  had  answered  him  in  the  thresh- 
ing-floor of  Oman  the  Jebusite,  then  he 
sacrificed  there. 

29  For  the  tabernacle  of  the  Lord, 
which  Moses  made  in  the  wilderness,  and 
the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  icere  at  that 
season  in  the  high  place  at  Gibeon. 

30  But  David  could  not  go  before  it  to 
inquire  of  God  :  for  he  was  afraid  because 
of  the  sword  of  the  angel  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  xxn. 

THEN  David  said,  This  ?s  the  house  of 
the  Lord  God,  and  this  is  the  altar  of 
the  burnt-offering  for  Israel. 

2  And  David  commanded  to  gather  to- 
gether the  strangers  that  loere  in  the  land  of 
Israel ;  and  he  set  masons  to  hew  wrought 
stones  to  build  the  house  of  God. 

3  And  David  prepared  iron  in  abun- 
dance for  the  nails  for  the  doors  of  the 
gates,  and  for  the  joinings ;  and  brass  in 
abundance  without  weight ; 

4  Also  cedar-trees  in  abundance :  for 
the  Zidonians  and  they  of  Tyre  brought 
much  cedar-wood  to  David. 

5  And  David  said,  Solomon  my  son  is 
young  and  tender,  and  the  house  ihat  is  to 
be  builded  for  the  Lord  7)mst  be  exceeding 
magnifical.  of  fame  and  of  glory  through- 


XXII.  Preparations  for  the  temple. 

out  all  countries :  I  will  therefore  now 
make  preparation  for  it.  So  David  pre- 
pared abundantly  before  his  death. 

6  H  Then  he  called  for  Solomon  his  son, 
and  charged  him  to  build  an  house  for  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel. 

7  And  Djavid  said  to  Solomon,  My  son, 
as  for  me,  it  was  in  my  mind  to  build  an 
house  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord  my  God. 

8  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  me, 
saying,  Thou  hast  shed  blood  abundantly, 
and  hast  made  great  wars :  thou  shalt  not 
build  an  house  unto  my  name,  because 
thou  hast  shed  much  blood  upon  the  tarth 
in  my  sight. 

9  Behold,  a  son  shall  be  born  to  thee, 
who  shall  be  a  man  of  rest ;  and  I  will 
give  him  rest  from  all  his  enemies  round 
about :  for  his  name  shall  be  Solomon,  and 
I  will  give  peace  and  quietness  unto  Israel 
in  his  days. 

10  He  shall  build  an  house  for  my  name; 
and  he  shall  be  my  son,  and  I  irill  be  his 
father  ;  and  I  will  establish  the  throne  of 
his  kingdom  over  Israel  for  ever. 

11  Now,  my  son,  the  Lord  be  with 
thee ;  and  prosper  thou,  and  build  the  house 
of  the  Lord  thy  God,  as  he  hath  said  of 
thee. 

12  Only  the  Lord  give  thee  wisdom  and 
understanding,  and  give  thee  charge  con- 
cerning Israel,  that  thou  mayest  keep  the 
law  of  the  Lord  thy  God. 

13  Then  shalt  thou  prosper,  if  thou  takest 
heed  to  fulfil  the  statutes  and  judgments 
which  the  Lord  charged  Moses  with  con- 
cerning Israel :  be  strong,  and  of  good  cou- 
rage ;  dread  not,  nor  be  dismayed. 

14  Now  behold,  in  my  trouble  I  have 
prepared  for  the  house  of  the  Lord  an  hun- 
dred thousand  talents  of  gold,  and  a  thou- 
sand thousand  talents  of  silver  ;  and  of  brass 
and  iron  without  weight :  for  it  is  in  abun- 
dance :  timber  also  and  stone  have  I  pre- 
pared ;  and  thou  mayest  add  thereto. 

15  Moreover,  there  are  workmen  with 
thee  in  abundance,  hewers  and  workers  of 
stone  and  timber,  and  all  manner  of  cun- 
ning men  for  every  manner  of  work. 

16  Of  the  gold,  the  silver,  and  the  brass, 
and  the  iron,  there  is  no  number.  Arise, 
therefore,  and  be  doing,  and  the  Lord  be 
with  thee. 

17  H  David  also  commanded  all  the 
princes  of  Israel  to  help  Solomon  his  son, 
saying, 

18  Is  not  the  Lord  your  God  with  you? 
and  hath  he  not  given  you  rest  on  every 
side  ?  for  he  hath  given  the  inhabitants  of 
the  land  into  mine  hand  ;  and  the  land  is 
subdued  before  the  Lord,  and  before  his 
people. 

19  Now  set  your  heart  and  your  soul  to 
seek  the  Lord  your  God  :  arise  therefore, 
and  build  ye  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord 
God,  to  bring  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
the  Lord,   and  the  holy  vessels  of  God, 

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Solomon  made  king. 


I.  CHRONICLES.  The  offices  of  the  Levites. 


into  the  house  that   is  to  be  built  to  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIIL 

SO  when  David  was  old  and  full  of  days, 
he  made   Solomon  his  son  king  over 
Israel. 

2  H  And  he  gathered  together  all  the 
princes  of  Israel,  with  the  priests  and  the 
Levites. 

3  Now  the  Levites  were  numbered  from 
the  age  of  thirty  years  and  upward  :  and 
their  number  by  their  polls,  man  by  man, 
was  thirty  and  eight  thousand. 

4  Of  which,  twenty  and  four  thousand 
were  to  set  forward  the  work  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ;  and  six  thousand  iccre  offi- 
cers and  judges: 

5  Moreover,  four  thousand  irere  porters  ; 
and  four  thousand  praised  the  Lord  with 
the  instruments  which  I  made,  said  David, 
to  praise  therewith. 

6  And  David  divided  them  into  courses 
among  the  sons  of  Levi,  namely,  Gershon, 
Kohath,  and  Merari. 

7  H  Of  the  Gershonites  were  Laadan  and 
Shimei. 

8  The  sons  of  Laadan  ;  the  chief  ivas 
Jehiel,  and  Zetham,  and  Joel,  three. 

9  The  sons  of  Shimei ;  Shelomith,  and 
Haziel,  and  Haran,  three.  These  were 
the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Laadan. 

10  And  the  sons  of  Shimei  were,  Jahath, 
Zina,  and  Jeush,  and  Beriah.  These  four 
toere  the  sons  of  Shimei. 

11  And  Jahath  was  the  chief,  and  Zizah 
the  second  :  but  Jeush  and  Beriah  had  not 
many  sons ;  therefore  they  were  in  one 
reckoning,  according  to  their  father's  house. 

12  H  The  sons  of  Kohath ;  Amram,  Iz- 
har,  Hebron,  and  Uzziel,  four. 

13  The  sons  of  Amram ;  Aaron  and 
Moses:  and  Aaron  was  separated,  that  he 
should  sanctify  the  most  holy  things,  he 
and  his  sons  for  ever,  to  burn  incense  be- 
fore the  Lord,  to  minister  unto  him,  and 
to  bless  in  his  name  for  ever. 

14  Now  concerning  Moses  the  man  of 
God,  his  sons  were  named  of  the  tribe  of 
Levi. 

15  The  sons  of  Moses  locre,  Gershom, 
and  Eliezer. 

16  Of  the  sons  of  Gershom,  Shebuel 
was  the  chief. 

17  And  the  sons  of  Eliezer  loere.,  Reha- 
biah  the  chief  And  Eliezer  had  none 
other  sons  ;  but  the  sons  of  Rehabiah  were 
very  many. 

18  Of  the  sons  of  Izhar  ;  Shelomith  the 
chief  I 

19  Of  the  sons  of  Hebron ;  Jeriah  the 
first,  Amariah  the  second,  Jahaziel  the 
third,  and  Jekameam  the  fourth. 

20  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Micah  the 
first,  and  Jesiah  the  second. 

21  H  The  sons  of  Merari  ;  Mahli,  and 
Mushi.  The  sons  of  Mahli :  Eleazar,  and 
Kish. 


22  And  Eleazar  died,  and  had  no  sons, 
but  daughters  :  and  their  brethren  the  sons 
of  Kish  took  them. 

23  The  sons  of  Mushi  ;  Mahli,  and 
Eder,  and  Jeremoth,  three. 

24  If  These  ivcre  the  sons  of  Levi  after 
the  house  of  their  fathers  ;  even  the  chief 
of  the  fathers,  as  they  were  counted  by 
number  of  names  by  their  polls,  that  did 
the  work  for  the  service  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  from  the  age  of  twenty  years  and 
upward. 

25  For  David  said.  The  Lord  God  of 
Israel  hath  given  re.st  unto  his  people,  that 
they  may  dwell  in  Jerusalem  for  ever ; 

26  And  also  unto  the  Levites  :  they  shall 
no  more  carry  the  tabernacle,  nor  any  ves- 
sels of  it  for  the  service  thereof 

27  For  by  the  last  words  of  David  the 
Levites  wei-e  numbered  from  twenty  years 
old  and  above  : 

28  Because  their  office  teas  to  wait  on 
the  sons  of  Aaron  for  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  in  the  courts,  and  in 
the  chambers,  and  in  the  purifying  of  all 
holy  things,  and  the  work  of  the  service  of 
the  house  of  God  ; 

29  Both  for  the  shew-bread,  and  for  the 
fine  flour  for  meat-offering,  and  for  the  un- 
leavened cakes,  and  for  that  which  is  baked 
in  the  pan,  and  for  that  which  is  fried,  and 
for  all  manner  of  measure  and  size  ; 

30  And  to  stand  every  morning  to  thank 
and  praise  the  Lord,  and  likewise  at 
even ; 

31  And  to  offer  all  burnt-sacrifices  unto 
the  Lord  in  the  sabbaths,  in  the  new 
moons,  and  on  the  set  feasts,  by  number, 
according  to  the  order  commanded  unto 
them,  continually  before  the  Lord  : 

32  And  that  they  should  keep  the  charge 
of  the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
the  charge  of  the  holy  place,  and  the 
charge  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  their  brethren, 
in  the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 
OW  these  are  the  divisions  of  the  sons 
of  Aaron.     The  sons  of  Aaron  ;  Na- 
dab,  and  Abihu,  Eleazar,  and  Ithamar. 

2  But  Nadab  and  Abihu  died  before  their 
father,  and  had  no  children  :  therefore 
Eleazar  and  Ithamar  executed  the  priest's 
office. 

3  And  David  distributed  them,  both  Za- 
dok  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  Aliime- 
lech  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar,  according  to 
their  offices  in  their  service. 

4  And  there  were  more  chief  men  found 
of  the  sons  of  Eleazar  than  of  the  sons  of 
Ithamar;  and  thi/s  were  they  divided. 
Among  the  sons  of  Eleazar  there  were  six- 
teen chief  men  of  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
and  eight  among  the  sons  of  Ithamar  ac- 
cording to  the  house  of  their  fathers. 

5  Thus  were  they  divided  by  lot,  one 
sort  with  another  ;  for  the  governors  of  the 
sanctuary,  and  governors  of  the  house  of 

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The  order  of  the  priests. 


CHAP.  XXV. 


God,  were  of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  and  of 
the  sons  of  Ithamar. 

6  And  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Nethaneel 
the  scribe,  one  of  the  Levites,  wrote  them 
before  the  king,  and  the  princes,  and  Za- 
dok  the  priest,  and  Aiiimelech  the  son  of 
Abiathar,  and  before  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers of  the  priests  and  Levites  :  one  prin- 
cipal household  being  taken  for  Eleazar, 
and  one  taken  for  Ithamar. 

7  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  to  Jehoi- 
arib,  the  second  to  Jedaiah, 

8  The  third  to  Harim,  the  fourth  to  Seo- 
rim, 

9  The  fifth  to  Malchijah,  the  sixth  to 
Mijamin, 

10  The  seventh  to  Hakkoz,  the  eighth  to 
Abijah, 

11  The  ninth  to  Jeshua,  the  tenth  to 
Shecaniah, 

12  The  eleventh  to  Eliashib,  the  twelfth 
to  Jakim, 

13  The  thirteenth  to  Huppah,  the  four- 
teenth to  Jeshebeab, 

14  The  fifteenth  to  Bilgah,  the  sixteenth 
to  Immer, 

15  The  seventeenth  to  Hezir,  the  eigh- 
teenth to  Aphses, 

16  The  nineteenth  to  Pethahiah,  the 
twentieth  to  Jehezekel, 

17  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Jachin,  the 
two  and  twentieth  to  Gamul, 

18  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Delaiah, 
the  four  and  twentieth  to  Maaziah. 

19  These  were  the  orderings  of  them  in 
their  service  to  come  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  their  manner,  under 
Aaron  their  father,  as  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael had  commanded  him. 

20  H  And  the  rest  of  the  sons  of  Levi 
icere  these  :  Of  the  sons  of  Amram  ;  Shu- 
bael :  of  the  sons  of  Shubael ;  Jehdeiah. 

21  Concerning  Rehabiah :  of  the  sons 
of  Rehabiah,  the  first  vas  Isshiah. 

22  Of  the  Izharites ;  Shelomoth :  of  the 
sons  of  Shelomoth  ;  Jahath. 

23  And  the  sons  of  Hebron ;  Jeriah  the 
first,  Amariah  the  second,  Jehaziel  the 
third,  Jekameam  the  fourth. 

24  Of  the  sons  of  Uzziel ;  Michah  :  of 
the  sons  of  Michah  ;  Shamir. 

25  The  brother  of  Michah  ivas  Isshiah: 
of  the  sons  of  Isshiah  ;  Zechariah. 

26  II  The  sons  of  Merari  were  Mahli,  and 
Mushi :  the  sons  of  Jaaziah  ;  Beno. 

27  The  sons  of  Merari  by  Jaaziah  ;  Be- 
no,  and  Shoham,  and  Zaccur,  and  Ibri. 

28  Of  Mahli  came  Eleazar,  who  had  no 
sons. 

29  Concerning  Kish :  the  son  of  Kish 
was  Jerahmeel. 

30  The  sons  also  of  Mushi ;  Mahli,  and 
Eder,  and  Jerimoth.  These  were  the  sons 
of  the  Levites  after  "the  house  of  their 
fathers. 

31  The.se  likewise  cast  lots  over  against 
their  brethren  the  sons  of  Aaron  in  the 


TJie  offices  of  the  singers. 


presence  of  David  the  king,  and  Zadok, 
arid  Ahimelech,and  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  the  priests  and  Levites,  even  the  prin- 
cipal fathers  over  against  their  younger 
brethren. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

MOREOVER  David  and  the  captains 
of  the  host  separated  to  the  service  of 
the  sons  of  Asaph,  and  of  Heman,  and  of 
Jeduthun,  who  should  prophesy  with  harps, 
with  psalteries,  and  with  cymbals  :  and  the 
number  of  the  workmen  according  to  their 
service  was : 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph ;  Zaccur,  and 
Joseph,  and  Nethaniah,  and  Asarelah,  the 
sons  of  Asaph  under  the  hands  of  Asaph, 
which  propiiesied  according  to  the  order 
of  the  king. 

3  Of  Jeduthun :  the  sons  of  Jeduthun ; 
Gedaliah,  and  Zeri,  and  Jeshaiah,  Hasha- 
biah,  and  Mattithiah,  six,  under  the  hands 
of  their  father  Jeduthun,  who  prophesied 
with  a  harp,  to  give  thanks  and  to  praise 
the  Lord. 

4  Of  Heman  :  the  sons  of  Heman  ;  Buk- 
kiah,  Mattaniah,  Uzziel,  Shebuel,  and  Je- 
rimoth, Hananiah,  Hanani,  Eliathah,  Gid- 
dalti,  and  Romamti-ezer,  Joshbekashah, 
Mallothi,  Hothir,  and  Mahazioth  : 

5  All  these  icere  the  sons  of  Heman  the 
king's  seer  in  the  words  of  God,  to  lift  up 
the  horn.  And  God  gave  to  Heman  four- 
teen sons  and  three  daughters. 

6  All  these  icere  under  the  hands  of  their 
father  for  song  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
with  cymbals,  psalteries,  and  harps,  for  the 
service  of  the  house  of  God,  according  to 
the  king's  order  to  Asaph,  Jeduthun,  and 
Heman. 

7  So  the  number  of  them,  with  their 
brethren  that  were  instructed  in  the  songf? 
of  the  Lord,  even  all  that  were  cunning, 
loas  two  hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

8  H  And  they  cast  lots,  ward  against  ?/»arf^, 
as  well  the  small  as  the  great,  the  teacher 
as  the  scholar. 

9  Now  the  first  lot  came  forth  for  Asaph 
to  Joseph  :  the  second  to  Gedaliah,  who, 
with  his  brethren  and  sons  were  twelve : 

10  The  third  to  Zaccur, /<e,  his  sons,  and 
his  brethren,  irere  twelve  : 

11  The  fourth  to  Tzri,  he,  his  sons,  and 
his  brethren,  irere  twelve  : 

12  The  fifth  to  Nethaniah,  7/f,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

13  The  sixth  to  Bukkiah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

14  The  seventh  to  Jesharelah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  7rere  twelve : 

15  The  eighth  to  Jeshaiah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  irere  twelve  : 

16  The  ninth  to  Mattaniah,  he,  his  sons, 
and  liis  brethren,  irerc  twelve  : 

17  The  tenth  to  Shimei,  he,  his  sons,  and 
his  brethren,  %pcre  twelve  : 

18  The  eleventh  to  Azareel,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  were  twelve : 

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he,  his 
he,  his 


Division  of  the  porters.  I, 

19  The  twelfth   to  Hashabiah, 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  tocre  twelve  : 

20  The  thirteenth  to  Shubael,  he,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  tvere  twelve  : 

21  The  fourteenth  to  Mattithiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  ivcre  twelve : 

22  The  hfteenth  to  Jeremoth,Ae,  his  sons, 
and  his  brethren,  ivere  twelve : 

23  The  sixteenth  to  Hananiah,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  icere  twelve  : 

24  The  seventeenth  to  Joshbekashah,/te, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  tverc  twelve  : 

25  The  eighteenth  to  Hanani,  he,  his 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  toere  twelve 

26  The   nineteenth  to  Mallothi, 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  were,  twelve 

27  The  twentieth  to  Eliathah, 
sons,  and  his  brethren,  toere  twelve  : 

28  The  one  and  twentieth  to  Hothir,  he, 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve : 

29  The  two  and  twentieth  to  Giddalti, 
he,  bis  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were  twelve  : 

30  The  three  and  twentieth  to  Mahazioth, 
he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  tvcrc  twelve : 

31  The  four  and  twentieth  to  lioinaniti- 
ezer,  he,  his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  were 
twelve. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

CONCERNING  the  divisions  of  the 
porters:  Of  the  Korhites  ?w/.s-  Mesh- 
elemiah  the  son  of  Kore,  of  the  sons  of 
Asaph. 

2  And  the  sons  of  Meshelemiah  toere, 
Zechariah  the  first-born,  Jediael  the  se- 
cond, Zebadiah  the  third,  Jathniel  the 
fourth, 

3  Elam  the  fifth,  Jehohanan  the  sixth, 
Elioenai  the  seventh. 

4  Moreover  the  sons  of  Obed-edom  were, 
Shemaiah  the  first-born,  Jehozabad  the  se- 
cond, Joah  the  third,  and  Sacar  the  fourth, 
and  Nethaneel  the  fifth, 

5  Aminiel  the  sixth,  Issachar  the  seventh, 
Peulthai  the  eighth  :  for  God  blessed  him. 

6  Also  unto  Shemaiah  his  son  were  sons 
born,  that  ruled  throughout  the  house  of 
their  father  :  for  they  were  miglity  men  of 
valour. 

7  The  sons  of  Shemaiah ;  Othni,  and 
Rephael,  and  Obed,  Elzabad,  whose  bre- 
thren were  strong  men,  Elihu,  and  Sema- 
chiah. 

8  All  these  of  the  sons  of  Obed-edom : 
they  and  their  sons'  and  their  brethren,  able 
men  for  strength  for  the  service,  were  three- 
score and  two  of  Obed-edom. 

9  And  Meshelemiah  had  sons  and  bre- 
thren, strong  men,  eighteen. 

10  Also  Hosah  of  the  children  of  Me- 
rari,  had  sons;  Simri  the  chief,  (for  though 
he  was  not  the  first-born,  yet  his  father 
made  him  the  chief;) 

11  Hilkiah  the  second,  Tebaliah  the 
third,  Zechariah  the  fourth :  all  the  sons 
and  brethren  of  Hosah  loere  thirteen. 

12  Among  these  were  the  divisions  of  the 
porters,  even  among  the  chief  men,  having 


CHRONICLES.  Officers  and  judges, 

he,  his  wards  one  against  another,  to  minister  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

13  H  And  they  cast  lots,  as  well  the  small 
as  the  great,  according  to  the  house  of 
their  fathers,  for  every  gate. 

14  And  the  lot  eastward  fell  to  Shelemi- 
ah.  Then  for  Zechariah  his  son,  a  wise 
counsellor,  they  cast  lots  ;  and  his  lot  came 
out  northward. 

15  To  Obed-edom  southward ;  and  to 
his  sons  the  house  of  Asuppim. 

16  To  Shuppim  and  Hosah  the  lot  caiue 
forth  westward,  with  the  gate  Shallecheth, 
by  the  causeway  of  the  going  up,  ward 
against  ward. 

17  Eastward  were  six  Levites,  northward 
four  a  day,  southward  four  a  day,  and  to- 
ward Asuppim,  two  and  two. 

18  At  Parbar  westward,  four  at  the  cause- 
way, and  two  at  Parbar. 

19  These  are  the  divisions  of  the  porters 
among  the  sons  of  Kore,  and  among  the 
sons  of  Merari. 

20  ^  And  of  the  Levites,  Ahijah  loas 
over  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  God,  and 
over  the  treasures  of  the  dedicated  tilings. 

21  As  concerning  the  sons  of  Laadan ; 
the  sons  of  the  Gershonite  Laadan,  chief 
fathers,  even  of  Laadan  the  Gershonite, 
locrc  Jehieli. 

22  The  sons  of  Jehieli ;  Zetham,  and 
Joel  his  brother,  whiehwere  over  the  trea- 
sures of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

23  Of  the  Amramites,  nnd\\\Q  Izharites, 
the  Hebronites,  and  the  Uzzielites  : 

24  And  Shebuel  the  sonof  Gershom,  the 
son  of  Moses,  was  ruler  of  the  treasures. 

25  And  his  brethren  by  Eliezer;  Reha- 
biah  his  son,  and  Jeshaiah  his  son,  and  Jo- 
ram  his  son,  and  Zichri  his  son,  and  Slielo- 
mith  his  son. 

26  Which  Shelomith  and  his  brethren 
loere  over  all  the  treasures  of  the  dedicated 
things,  which  David  tlie  king,  and  the 
chief  fathers,  the  captains  over  thousands 
and  hundreds,  and  the  captains  of  the  host 
had  dedicated. 

27  Out  of  the  spoils  won  in  battles  did 
they  dedicate  to  maintain  the  house  of  the 
Lord. 

28  And  all  that  Sainuel  tiie  seer,  and 
Saul  the  son  of  Kish,  and  Abrier  the  son  of 
Ner,  and  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah,  had  dedi- 
cated ;  and  whosoever  had  dedicated  amj 
thing,  it  was  under  the  hand  of  Siielomith, 
and  of  his  brethren. 

29  II  Of  the  Izharites,  Chenaniah  and 
his  sons  were  for  the  outward  business  over 
Israel,  for  officers  and  judges. 

30  And  of  the  Hebronites,  Hashabiah 
and  his  brethren,  men  of  valour,  a  thousand 
and  seven  hundred,  irere  officers  among 
them  of  Israel  on  this  side  Jordan  west- 
ward in  all  the  business  of  the  Loud,  and 
in  the  service  of  the  king. 

31  Among  the  Hebronites  was  Jerijah 
the  chief,  even  among  the  Hebronites,  ac- 

342 


The  twelve  captains.  CHAP.  XXVII. 

cording  to  the  generations  of  his  fathers. 
In  the  fortieth  year  of  the  reign  of  David 
the}^  were  sought  for,  and  there  were  found 
among  them  mighty  men  of  valour  at  Jazer 
of  Gilead. 

32  And  his  brethren,  men  of  valour,  iccrc 
two  thousand  and  seven  hundred  chief  fa- 
thers, whom  king  David  made  rulers  over 
the  Reubenites,  the  Gadites,  and  the  haH- 
tribe  of  Manasseh,  for  every  matter  per- 
taining to  God,  and  affairs  of  the  king. 
CHAP.  XXVII. 

NOW  the  children  of  Israel  after  their 
number,  to  wit,  the  chief  fathers,  and 
captains  of  thousands  and  hundreds,  and 
their  officers  that  served  the  king  in  any 
matter  of  the  courses,  which  came  in  and 
went  out  month  by  month  throughout  all 
the  months  of  the  year,  of  every  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

2  Over  the  first  course  for  the  first  month 
teas  Jashobeam  the  son  of  Zabdiel :  and  in 
his  course  icerc  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

3  Of  the  children  of  Perez  was  the  chief 
of  all  the  captains  of  the  host  for  the  first 
month. 

4  And  over  the  course  of  the  second 
month  toas  Dodai  an  Ahohite,  and  of  his 
course  was  Mikloth  also  the  ruler:  in  his 
course  likewise  toere  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand. 

5  The  third  captain  of  the  host  for  the 
third  month  was  Benaiah  the  son  of  Jehoi- 
ada,  a  chief  priest :  and  in  his  course  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

6  This  is  that  Benaiah,  ioho  was  mighty 
among  the  thirty,  and  above  the  thirty  :  and 
in  his  course  was  Ammizabad  his  son. 

7  The  fourth  captain  for  the  fourth 
month  7oas  Asahel  the  brother  of  Joab, 
and  Zebediah  his  son  after  him  :  and  in  his 
course  wr.i-e  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

8  The  fifth  captain  for  the  fifth  month 
was  Shamhuth  the  Izrahite:  and  in  his 
course  were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

9  The  sixth  captain  for  the  sixth  month 
icas  Ira  the  son  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite  :  and 
in  his  course  were  twenty  and  four  thou- 
sand. 

10  The  seventh  captain  for  the  seventh 
month  iras  Helez  the  Pelonite,  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim :  and  in  his  course  were 
twenty  and  four  thousand. 

11  The  eighth  captain  for  the  eighth 
month  was  Sibbecai  the  Hushathite,  of  the 
Zarhites :  and  in  his  course  were  twenty 
and  four  thousand. 

12  The  ninth  captain  for  the  ninth  month 
was  Abiezer  the  Anetothite,  of  the  Benja- 
mites :  and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

13  The  tenth  captain  for  the  tenth  month 
was  Maharai  the  Netophathite,  of  the  Zar- 


Davidh  several  officers. 
children  of  Ephraim :    and   in  his  course 
were  twenty  and  four  thousand. 

15  The  twelfth  captain  for  the  twelfth 
month  was  Heldai  the  Netophathite,  of  Oth- 
niel :  and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and 
four  thousand. 

16  H  Furthermore  over  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael :  the  ruler  of  the  Reubenites  was  Eli- 
ezer  the  son  of  Zichri :  of  the  Simeonites, 
Shephatiah  the  son  of  Maachah  : 

17  Of  the  Levites,  Hashabiah  the  son  of 
Kemuel :  of  the  Aaronites,  Zadok  : 

18  Of  Judah,  Elihu,  one  of  the  brethren 
of  David :  of  Issachar,  Omri  the  son  of  Mi- 
chael : 

19  Of  Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  the  son  of 
Obadiah  :  of  Naphtali,  Jeremoth  the  son  of 
Azriel : 

20  Of  the  children  of  Ephraim,  Hoshea 
the  son  of  Azaziah:  of  the  half-tribe  of 
Manasseh,  Joel  the  son  of  Pedaiah : 

21  Of  the  half-/n6e  of  Manasseh  in  Gi- 
lead, Iddo  the  son  of  Zechariah :  of  Ben- 
jamin, Jaasiel  the  son  of  Abner  : 

22  Of  Dan,  Azareel  the  son  of  Jeroham. 
These  were  the  princes  of  the  tribes  of  Is- 
rael. 

23  II  But  David  took  not  the  number  of 
them  from  twenty  years  old  and  under :  be- 
cause the  Lord  had  said  he  would  increase 
Israel  like  to  the  stars  of  the  heavens. 

24  Joab  the  son  of  Zeruiah  began  to 
number,  but  he  finished  not,  because  there 
fell  wrath  for  it  against  Israel ;  neither  was 
the  number  put  in  the  account  of  the  chro- 
nicles of  king  David. 

25  t  And  over  the  king's  treasures  icas 
Azmaveth  the  son  of  Adiel :  and  over  the 
store-houses  in  the  fields,  in  the  cities,  and 
in  the  villages,  and  in  the  castles,  loas  Jeho- 
nathan  the  son  of  Uzziah  : 

26  And  over  them  that  did  the  work  of 
the  field  for  tillage  of  the  ground  icas  Ezri 
the  son  of  Chelub  : 

27  And  over  the  vineyards  was  Shimei 
the  Ramathite :  over  the  increase  of  the 
vineyards  for  the  wine-cellars  icas  Zabdi 
the  Shiphmite : 

28  And  over  the  olive-trees  and  the  syca- 
more-trees that  jrcre  in  the  low  plains  urns 
Baal-hanan  the  Gederite  :  and  over  the  cel- 
lars of  oil  loas  Joash  : 

29  And  over  the  herds  that  fed  in  Sha- 
ron was  Shitrai  the  Sharonite  :  and  over 
the  herds  that  wc7r  in  the  valleys  was  Sha- 
phat  the  son  of  Adlai. 

30  Over  the  camels  also  was  Obil  the 
Ishmaelite  :  and  over  the  asses  teas  Jehde- 
iah  the  Meronothite : 

31  And  over  the  flocks  teas  Jaziz  the 
Hagerite.  All  these  ?cerc  the  rulers  of  the 
substance  which  icas  king  David's. 

32  Also  Jonathan  David's  uncle  was  a 


hites :  and  in  his  course  were  twenty  and! counsellor,  a  wise  man,  and  a  scribe:  and 


four  thousand. 


Jehiel  the  son  of  Hachmoni  teas  with  the 


14  The  eleventh  captain  for  the  eleventh  king's  sons  : 


month  was  Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  of  the  | 


33  And  Ahithophel  teas  the  king's  coun- 
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CHRONICLES 

the 


was 


David's  exhortation.  1. 

sellor :    and  Hushai  the  Archite 
king's  companion  :  x  i    ■  j 

34  And  after  Ahithophel  ivas  Jehoiada 
the  son  of  Benaiah,  and  Abiathar  :  and  the 
general  of  the  king's  army  was  Joab. 
CHAP.  XXVHI. 

AND  David  assembled  all  the  prmces 
of  Israel,  the  princes  of  the  tribes, 
and  the  captains  of  the  companies  that 
ministered  to  the  king  by  course,  and  the 
captains  over  the  thousands,  and  captains 
over  tiie  hundreds,  and  the  stewards  over 
all  the  substance  and  possession  of  the  king, 
and  of  his  sons,  witli  the  officers,  and  with 
the  mighty  men,  and  with  all  the  valiant 
men  unto  Jerusalem. 

2  Tiien  David  tiie  king  stood  up  upon 
his  feet,  and  said,  Hear  me,  my  brethren, 
and  my  people  :  As  fur  me,  I  had  in  mine 
heart  to  build  an  house  of  rest  for  the  ark 
of  tlie  covenant  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the 
footstool  of  our  God,  and  had  made  ready 
for  the  building  : 

3  But  God  said  unto  me.  Thou  shalt  not 
build  an  house  for  my  name,  because  thou 
hast  been  a  man  of  war,  and  hast  shed 
blood. 

4  Howbeit  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  chose 
me  before  all  the  house  of  my  father  to  be 
king  over  Israel  for  ever :  for  he  hath  cho- 
sen Judah  to  be  the  ruler  ;  and  of  the  house 
of  Judah,  the  house  of  my  father;  and 
among  the  sons  of  my  father  he  liked  me 
to  make  mc  king  over  all  Israel : 

5  And  of  ail  my  sons,  (for  the  Lord  ha.th 
given  me  many  sons,)  he  hath  chosen  So- 
lomon my  son  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  the 
kingdom  of  the  Lord  over  Israel. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  Solomon  thy 
son,  he  shall  build  my  house  and  my  courts : 
for  I  have  chosen  him  to  be  my  son,  and  I 
will  be  his  fatiier. 

7  Moreover  I  will  establish  his  kingdom 
for  ever,  if  he  be  constant  to  do  my  com- 
mandments and  my  judgments,  as  at  this 
day. 

8  Now  therefore  in  the  sight  of  all  Is- 
rael, the  congregation  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
the  audience  of  our  God,  keep  and  seek 
for  all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord  your 
God  :  that  ye  may  possess  this  good  land, 
and  leave  it  for  an  inheritance  for  your 
children  after  you  for  ever. 

9  H  And  thou,  Solomon  my  son,  know 
thou  the  God  of  thy  father,  and  serve  him 
with  a  perfect  heart,  and  with  a  willing 
mind:  for  the  I^ord  searcheth  all  hearts, 
and  underatandeth  all  the  imaginations  of 
the  thoughts :  if  thou  seek  him,  he  will  be 
found  of  thee  ;  but  if  thou  forsake  him,  he 
will  c^st  thee  off  for  ever. 

10  Take  heed  now ;  for  the  Lord  hath 
chosen  thee  to  build  an  house  for  the  sanc- 
tuary :  be  strong,  and  do  //. 

11  H  Then  David  gave  to  Solomon  his 
son  the  pattern  of  the  porch,  and  of  the 
houses  thereof,  and  of  the  treasuries  there- 


His  ijistructions  to  Solomon, 
of,  and  of  the  upper  chambers  thereof,  and 
of  the  inner  parlours  thereof,  and  of  the 
place  of  the  mercy-seat, 

12  And  the  pattern  of  all  that  he  had 
by  the  Spirit,  of  the  courts  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  of  all  the  chambers  round 
about,  of  the  treasuries  of  the  house  of  God, 
and  of  the  treasuries  of  the  dedicated  things: 

13  Also  for  the  courses  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  for  all  the  work  of 
the  service  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
for  all  the  vessels  of  service  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

14  He  gave  of  gold  by  weight  for  things 
of  gold,  for  all  instruments  of  all  manner 
of  service ;  silver  also  for  all  instruments  of 
silver  by  weight,  for  all  instruments  of 
every  kind  of  service  : 

15  Even  the  weight  for  the  candlesticks 
of  gold,  and  for  th6ir  larnps  of  gold,  by 
weight  for  every  candlestick,  and  for  the 
lamps  thereof:  and  for  the  candlesticks  of 
silver  by  weight,  both  for  the  candlestick, 
and  also  for  the  lamps  thereof,  according  to 
the  use  of  every  candlestick. 

16  And  by  weight  he  gave  gold  for  the 
tables  of  shew-bread,  for  every  table  ;  and 
likewise  silver  for  the  tables  of  silver  : 

17  Also  pure  gold  for  the  flesh-hooks, 
and  the  bowls,  and  the  cups :  and  for  the 
golden  basins  he  gave  gold  by  weight  for 
every  basin  ;  and  likewise  silver  by  weight 
for  every  basin  of  silver : 

18  And  for  the  altar  of  incense  refined 
gold  by  weight ;  and  gold  for  the  pattern 
of  the  chariot  of  the  cherubims,  that  spread 
out  their  wings,  and  covered  the  ark  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord. 

19  All  this,  said  David,  the  Lord  made 
me  understand  in  writing  by  his  hand  upon 
me,  even  all  the  works  ot  this  pattern. 

20  H  And  David  said  to  Solomon  his  son, 
Be  strong,  and  of  good  courage,  and  do  it  : 
fear  not,  nor  be  dismayed,  for  the  Lord 
God,  even  my  God,  will  be  with  thee  ;  he 
will  not  fail  thee,  nor  forsake  thee,  until 
thou  hast  finished  all  the  work  for  the  ser- 
vice of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  behold,  the  courses  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  even  they  shall  be  with 
thee  for  all  the  service  of  the  house  of  God: 
and  tfiere  shall  be  whh  thee  for  all  manner 
of  workmanship  every  willing  skilful  man, 
for  any  manner  of  service  :  also  the  princes 
and  all  the  people  zcill  be  wholly  at  thy 
commandment. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

FURTHERMORE  David  tlie  king  said 
unto  all  the  congregation,  Solomon 
my  son,  whom  alone  God  hath  cho.sen,  is 
yet  young  and  tender,  and  the  work  is 
great ;  for  the  palace  is  not  for  man,  but 
for  the  Lord  God. 

2    Now  I  have  prepared   with    all   my 

might  for  the  house  of  my  God  the  gold  for 

things  to  be  made  of  gold,  and  the  silver 

for  things  of  silver,  and  the  brass  for  things 

344 


DavicVs  thanksgiving.  CHAP.  XXIX. 

of  brass,  the  iron  for  things  of  iron,  and 
wood  for  things  of  wood  ;  onyx-stones,  and 
stones  to  be  set,  glistering  stones,  and  of 
divers  colours,  and  all  manner  of  pre- 
cious stones,  and  marble  stones  in  abun- 
dance. 

3  Moreover,  because  I  have  set  my  af- 
fection to  the  house  of  my  God,  I  have  of 
mine  own  proper  good,  of  gold  and  silver, 
which  I  have  given  to  the  house  of  my  God, 
over  and  above  all  that  I  have  prepared  for 
the  holy  house. 

4  I^vcn  three  thousand  talents  of  gold, 
of  the  gold  of  Ophir,  and  seven  thousand 
talents  of  refined  silver,  to  overlay  the  walls 
of  the  houses  withal: 

5  The  gold  for  things  of  gold,  and  the 
silver  for  things  of  silver,  and  for  all  man- 
ner of  work  to  be  made  by  the  hands  of 
artificers.  And  who  thai  is  willing  to  con- 
secrate his  service  this  day  unto  the  Lord  ? 

6  U  Then  the  chief  of  the  fathers  and 
princes  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  the  cap- 
tains of  thousands  and  of  hundreds,  with 
the  rulers  over  the  king's  work,  offered 
willingly, 

7  And  gave  for  the  service  of  the  house 
of  God  of  gold  five  thousand  talents  and 
ten  thousand  drams,  and  of  silver  ten  thou- 
sand talents,  and  of  brass  eighteen  thou- 
sand talents,  and  one  hundred  thousand 
talents  of  iron. 

8  And  they  with  whom  precious  stones 
were  found  gave  them  to  the  treasure  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  by  the  hand  of  Jehiel 
the  Gershonite, 

9  Then  the  people  rejoiced,  for  that 
they  offered  willingly,  because  with  perfect 
heart  ihey  offered  willingly  to  the  Lord  : 
and  David  the  king  also  rejoiced  with  great 

10  H  \^'herefore  David  blessed  the  Lord 
before  all  the  congregation  :  and  David  said. 
Blessed  be  thou.  Lord  God  of  Israel  our  fa- 
ther, for  ever  and  ever. 

11  Thine,  O  Lord,  is  the  greatness,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  and  the  victory, 
and  the  majesty  :  for  all  that  is  in  the  hea- 
ven and  in  the  earth  is  thine  ;  thine  is  the 
kingdom,  O  Lord,  and  thou  art  exalted  as 
head  above  all. 

12  Both  riches  and  honour  come  of  thee, 
and  thou  reignest  over  all ;  and  in  thine 
hand  is  power  and  might ;  and  in  thine 
hand  it  is  to  make  great,  and  to  give 
strength  unto  all. 

13  Now  therefore,  our  God,  we  thank 
thee,  and  prai:-e  thy  glorious  name. 

14  But  who  am  1,  and  what  ?.s  my  peo- 
ple, that  we  sliould  be  able  to  offer  so  will- 
ingly after  this  sort?  for  all  things  come  of 
thee,  and  of  thine  own  have  we  given  thee. 

15  For  we  arc  strangers  before  tliee, 
and  sojourners,  as  were  all  our  fathers  :  our 
days  on  the  earth  are  as  a  shadow,  and 
there  is  none  abiding. 

16  O  Lord  our  God,  all  this  store  tliat 

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His  reign  and  death. 
we  have  prepared  to  build  thee  an  house 
for  thine  holy  name  comcth  of  thine  hand, 
and  is  all  thine  own. 

17  I  know  also,  my  God,  that  thou  triest 
the  heart,  and  hast  pleasure  in  uprightness. 
As  for  me,  in  the  uprightness  of  mine 
heart  I  have  willingly  offered  all  these 
things :  and  now  have  I  seen  with  joy  thy 
people,  which  are  present  here,  to  offer 
willingly  unto  thee. 

IS  O  Lord  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
of  Israel,  our  fathers,  keep  this  for  ever  in 
the  imagination  of  the  thoughts  of  the  heart 
of  thy  people,  and  prepare  their  heart  unto 
thee : 

19  And  give  unto  Solomon  my  son  a 
perfect  heart,  to  keep  thy  commandments, 
thy  testimonies,  and  thy  statutes,  and  to  do 
all  these  things,  and  to  build  the  palace, /or 
the  which  I  have  made  provision. 

20  H  And  David  said  to  all  the  congrega- 
gation.  Now  bless  the  Lord  your  God.  And 
all  the  congregation  blessed  the  Lord  God 
of  their  fathers,  and  bowed  down  their  heads,  , 
and  worshipped  the  Lord,  and  the  king. 

21  And  they  sacrificed  sacrifices  unto  the 
Lord,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  unto  the 
Lord,  on  the  morrow  after  that  daj%  even 
a  thousand  bullocks,  a  thousand  rams,  and 
a  thousand  lambs,  with  their  drink-offerings, 
and  sacrifices  in  abundance  for  all  Israel : 

22  And  did  eat  and  drink  before  the 
Lord  on  that  day  with  great  gladness. 
And  they  made  Solomon  the  son  of  David 
king  the  second  time,  and  anointed  him 
unto  the  Lord  to  be  the  chief  governor,  and 
Zadok  to  be  priest. 

23  II  Then  Solomon  sat  on  the  throne 
of  the  Lord  as  king  instead  of  David  his 
father,  and  prospered ;  and  all  Israel  obey- 
ed him. 

24  And  all  the  princes,  and  the  mighty 
men,  and  all  the  sons  likewise  of  king  Da- 
vid, submitted  themselves  unto  Solomon 
the  king. 

25  And  the  Lord  magnified  Solomon  ex- 
ceedingly in  the  sight  of  all  Israel,  and  be- 
stowed upon  him  such  rov'al  majesty  as  had 
not  been  on  any  king  before  him  in  Israel. 

26  U  Thus  David  the  son  of  Jesse  reign- 
ed over  all  Israel. 

27  And  the  time  that  he  reigned  over 
Israel  tras  forty  years ;  seven  years  reign- 
ed he  in  Hebron,  and  thirty  and  three 
years  reigned  he  in  Jerusalem. 

28  And  he  died  in  a  good  old  age,  full 
of  days,  riches,  and  honour :  and  Solomon 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

29  Now  the  acts  of  David  the  king,  first 
and  last,  behold,  they  are  written  in  the 
book  of  Samuel  the  seer,  and  in  the  book 
of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  in  the  book  of 
Gad  the  seer, 

30  With  all  his  reign  and  his  might,  and 
the  times  that  went  over  him,  and  over 
Israel,  and  over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the 
countries. 

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CHAP.  I. 

AND  Solomon  the  son  of  David  was 
strengthened  in  his  kingdom,  and  the 
Lord  his  God  icas  with  him,  and  magnified 
him  exceedingly. 

2  Then  Solomon  spake  unto  all  Israel. 
to  the  captains  of  thousands  and  of  hun- 
dreds, and  to  the  judges,  and  to  every 
governor  in  all  Israel,  the  chief  of  the 
fathers. 

3  So  Solomon,  and  all  the  congregation 
with  him,  went  to  the  high  place  that  wai^ 
at  Gibeon  ;  for  there  was  the  tabernacle  of 
the  congregation  of  God,  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Loud  had  made  in  the  wil- 
derness. 

4  But  the  ark  of  God  had  David  brought 
up  from  Kirjath-jearim  to  the  place  lohich 
David  had  prepared  for  it:  for  he  had 
pitched  a  tent  for  it  at  Jerusalem. 

5  Moreover,  the  brazen  altar,  that  Be- 
zaleel  the  son  of  Uri,  the  son  of  Hur,  had 
made,  he  put  before  the  tabernacle  of  the 
Lord:  and  Solomon  and  the  congregation 
sought  unto  it. 

6  And  Solomon  went  up  thither  to  the 
brazen  altar  before  the  Lord,  which  tvas  at 
the  tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and 
offered  a  thousand  burnt-offerings  upon  if. 

7  H  In  that  night  did  God  appear  unto 
Solomon,  and  said  unto  him.  Ask  what  1 
shall  give  thee. 

8  And  Solomon  said  unto  God,  Thou 
hast  shewed  great  mercy  unto  David  my 
father,  and  hast  made  me  to  reign  in  his 
stead. 

9  Now,  O  Lord  God,  let  thy  promise 
unto  David  my  lather  be  established :  for 
thou  hast  made  me  king  over  a  people  like 
the  dust  of  the  earth  in  multitude. 

10  Give  me  now  wisdom  and  knowledge, 
that  I  may  go  out  and  come  in  before  this 
people:  for  who  can  judge  this  thy  people, 
that  is  so  great  ? 

11  And  God  said  to  Solomon,  Because 
this  was  in  thine  heart,  and  thou  hast  not 
asked  riches,  wealth,  or  honour,  nor  the 
life  of  thine  enemies,  neither  yet  hast  ask- 
ed long  life  ;  but  hast  asked  wisdom  and 
knowledge  for  thyself,  that  thou  mayest 
judge  my  people,  over  whom  I  have  made 
thee  king: 

12  Wisdom  and  knowledge  is  granted 
unto  thee;  and  I  will  give  thee  riches  and 
wealth,  and  honour,  such  as  none  of  the 
kings  have  had  that  have  been  before  thee, 
neither  shall  there  any  after  thee  have  the 
like. 

13  H  Then  Solomon  came  from  his 
journey  to  the  high  place  that  was  at  Gi- 
beon to  Jerusalem,  from  before  the  taber- 
nacle of  the  congregation,  and  reigned  over 
Israel. 


14  And  Solomon  gathered  chariots  and 
horsemen :  and  he  had  a  thousand  and  four 
hundred  cliariots,  and  twelve  thousand 
horsemen,  which  he  placed  in  the  chariot- 
cities,  and  with  the  knig  at  Jerusalem. 

15  And  the  king  made  silver  and  gold 
it  Jerusalem  as  plenteous  as  stones,  and 
cedar-trees  made  he  as  the  sycamore-trees 
that  are  in  the  vale  for  abundance. 

16  And  Solomon  had  horses  brought  out 
of  Egypt,  and  linen  yarn  :  the  king's  mer- 
chants received  the  linen  yarn  at  a  price. 

17  And  they  fetched  up,  and  brought 
forth  oui  of  Egypt  a  chariot  for  six  hundred 
shekels  of  silver,  and  an  horse  for  an  hun- 
dred and  fifty:  and  so  brought  they  out 
'lorses  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and 
for  the  kings  of  Svria,  by  their  means. 

CHAP.  11. 
ND  Solomon  determined  to  build  an 
house  for  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and 
an  house  for  his  kingdom. 

2  And  Solomon  told  out  threescore  and 
ten  thousand  men  to  bear  burdens,  and 
fourscore  thousand  to  hew  in  the  mountain, 
and  three  thousand  and  six  hundred  to 
oversee  them. 

3  IT  And  Solomon  sent  to  Huram  the 
king  of  Tyre,  saying,  As  thou  didst  deal 
with  David  my  father,  and  didst  send  him 
cedars  to  build  him  an  house  to  dwell 
therein,  even  so  deal  with  me. 

4  Behold,  I  build  an  house  to  the  name 
of  the  Lord  my  God,  to  dedicate  it  io  him, 
and  to  burn  before  him  sweet  incense,  and 
for  the  continual  shew-bread,  and  for  the 
burnt-offerings  morning  and  evening,  on 
the  sabbaths,  and  on  the  new  moons,  and 
on  the  solemn  feasts  of  the  Lord  our  God. 
This  is  an  ordinance  for  ever  to  Israel. 

5  And  the  house  which  I  build  is  great : 
for  great  is  our  God  above  all  gods. 

6  But  who  is  able  to  build  hnn  an  house, 
seeing  the  heaven  and  heaven  of  heavens 
cannot  contain  him  ?  who  am  I  then  that  I 
should  build  him  an  house,  save  only  to 
burn  sacrifice  before  him  ? 

7  Send  me  now  therefore  a  man  cunning 
to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass, 
and  in  iron,  and  in  purple,  and  crimson, 
and  blue,  and  that  can  skill  to  grave  with 
the  cunning  men  that  are  with  me  in  Ju- 
dah  and  in  Jerusalem,  whom  David  my 
father  did  provide. 

8  Send  me  also  cedar-trees,  fir-trees,  and 
algum-trees  out  of  Lebanon :  (for  I  know 
that  thy  servants  can  skill  to  cut  timber  in 
Lebanon;)  and  behold,  my  servants  shall 
he  with  thy  servants, 

9  Even  to  prepare  me  timber  in  abun- 
dance: for  the  house  which  I  am  about  to 
build  slicdl  be  wonderful  great. 

10  And   behold,  I  will  give  to  thy  ser- 

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The  molten  sea. 


vants,  the  hewers  that  cut  timber,  twenty 
thousand  measures  of  beaten  wheat,  and 
twenty  thousand  measures  of  barley,  and 
twenty  thousand  baths  of  wine,  and  twenty 
thousand  baths  of  oil. 

11  H  Then  Huram  the  king  of  Tyre 
answered  in  writing,  which  he  sent  to  So- 
lomon, Because  tlie  Lord  had  loved  his 
people,  he  hath  made  thee  king  over  them. 

12  Huram  said  moreover.  Blessed  be  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  that  made  heaven  and 
earth,  who  hath  given  to  David  the  king  a 
wise  son,  endued  with  prudence  and  un- 
derstanding, that  might  build  an  house  for 
the  Lord,  and  an  house  for  his  kingdom. 

13  And  now  I  have  sent  a  cunning  man, 
endued  with  understanding,  of  Huram  my 
father's, 

14  The  son  of  a  woman  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Dan,  and  his  father  teas  a  man  of 
Tyre,  skilful  to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver, 
in  brass,  in  iron,  in  stone,  and  in  timber,  in 
purple,  in  blue,  and  in  fine  linen,  and  in 
crimson ;  also  to  grave  any  manner  of 
graving,  and  to  find  out  every  device  which 
shall  be  put  to  him,  with  thy  cunning  men, 
and  with  the  cunning  men  of  my  lord  Da- 
vid thy  father. 

15  Now  therefore  the  wheat,  and  the 
barley,  the  oil,  and  the  wine  which  my 
lord  hath  spoken  of,  let  him  send  unto  his 
servants ; 

16  And  we  will  cut  \A'ood  out  of  Leba- 
non, as  much  as  thou  shalt  need:  and  we 
will  bring  it  to  thee  in  floats  by  sea  to 
Joppa;  and  thou  shalt  carry  it  up  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

17  ^  And  Solomon  numbered  all  the 
strangers  that  jcere  in  the  land  of  Israel, 
after  the  numbering  wherewith  David  his 
father  had  numbered  them  ;  and  tliey  were 
ibund  an  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  and 
three  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

18  And  he  set  threescore  and  ten  thou- 
sand of  them  to  be  bearers  of  burdens,  and 
iburscore  thousand  to  be  liewers  in  the 
mountain,  and  three  thousand  and  six  hun- 
dred overseers  to  set  the  people  a-work. 

CHAP.  in. 

THEN  Solomon  began  to  build  the 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem  in 
mount  Moriah,  where  the  LORD  appear- 
ed unto  David  his  father,  in  the  place  that 
David  had  prepared  in  the  threshing-floor 
of  Oman  the  Jebusite. 

2  And  he  began  to  build  in  the  second 
(lay  of  the  seconcl  month,  in  the  fourth  year 
of  his  reign. 

3  H  Now  these  arc  the  things  wherein 
Solomon  was  instructed  for  the  building  of 
the  house  of  God.  The  length  by  cubits 
after  the  first  measure  ivas  threescore  cu- 
bits, and  the  breadth  twenty  cubits. 

4  And  the  porch  that  was  in  the  front  of 
the  house,  the  length  of  it  teas  according  to 
the  breadth  of  the  house,  twenty  cubits, 
and  the  height  was  an  hundred  and  twenty  : 


and  he  overlaid  it  within  with  pure  gold. 

5  And  the  greater  house  he  ceiled  with 
fir-tree,  which  he  overlaid  with  fine  gold, 
and  set  thereon  palm-trees  and  chains. 

6  And  he  garnished  the  house  with  pre- 
cious stones  for  beauty  :  and  the  gold  tvas 
gold  of  Parvaim. 

7  He  overlaid  also  the  house,  the  beams, 
the  posts,  and  the  walls  thereof,  and  the 
doors  thereof,  with  gold ;  and  graved  che- 
rubims  on  the  walls. 

8  %  And  he  made  the  most  holy  house, 
the  length  whereof  was  according  to  the 
breadth  of  the  house,  twenty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  thereof  twenty  cubits  :  and  he 
overlaid  it  with  fine  gold,  avwunting  to  six 
hundred  talents. 

9  And  the  weight  of  the  nails  7cas  fifty 
shekels  of  gold.  And  he  overlaid  the  up- 
per chambers  with  gold. 

10  And  in  the  most  holy  house  he  made 
two  cherubims  of  image-work,  and  overlaid 
them  v>ith  gold. 

11  And  the  wings  of  the  cherubims 
?f'erc  twenty  cubits  long:  one  wing  of  the 
one  cherub  was  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the 
wall  of  the  house  :  and  the  other  w'mgicas 
likewise  five  cubits,  reaching  to  the  wing  of 
the  other  cherub. 

12  And  one  wing  of  the  other  cherub 
was  five  cubits,  reacliing  to  the  wall  of  the 
house  :  and  the  other  wing  icas  five  cubits 
also,  joining  to  the  wing  of  the  other  che- 
rub. 

13  The  wings  of  these  cherubims  spread 
themselves  forth  twenty  cubits :  and  they 
stood  on  their  feet,  and  their  faces  tvere  in- 
ward. 

14  ^  And  he  made  the  vail  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  crimson,  and  fine  linen,  and 
wrought  cherubims  thereon. 

15  "!i  Also  he  made  before  the  house  two 
pillars  of  thirty  and  five  cubits  high,  and 
the  chapiter  tliat  was  on  the  top  of  each  of 
them  was  five  cubits. 

16  And  he  made  chains,  as  in  the  oracle, 
and  put  them  on  the  heads  of  the  pillars ; 
and  made  an  hundred  pomegranates,  and 
put  them  on  the  chains. 

17  And  he  reared  up  the  pillars  before 
the  temple,  one  on  the  right  hand,  and  the 
other  on  the  left;  and  called  the  name  of 
that  on  the  right  hand  Jachin,  and  the  name 
of  that  on  the  left  Boaz. 

CHAP.  IV. 

MOREOVER  he  made  an  altar  of 
brass,  twenty  cubits  the  length  there- 
of, and  twenty  cubits  the  breadth  thereof, 
and  ten  cubits  the  height  thereof 

2  If  Also  he  made  "a  molten  sea  of  ten 
cubits  from  brim  to  brim,  round  in  compass, 
and  five  cubits  the  height  thereof;  and  a 
line  of  thh-ty  cubits  did  compass  it  round 
about. 

3  And  under  it  was  the  similitude  of  ox- 
en, which  did  compass  it  round  about :  ten 
in  a  cubit,  compassine  the  sea  round  about 

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Tlic  ark  brought  up. 


Two  rows  of  oxen  were  cast,  when  it  was 
cast. 

4  It  stood  upon  twelve  oxen,  three  look- 
ing toward  the  north,  and  three  looking 
toward  the  west,  and  three  looking  to- 
ward the  south,  and  three  looking  toward 
the  east:  and  the  sea  was  set  above  upon 
them,  and  all  their  hinder  parts  toerc  in- 
ward. 

5  And  the  thickness  of  it  was  an  hand- 
breadth,  and  the  brim  of  it  like  the  work 
of  the  brim  of  a  cup,  with  flowers  of  lilies; 
a7id  it  received  and  held  three  thousand 
baths. 

6  H  He  made  also  ten  lavers,  and  put 
five  on  the  right  hand,  and  five  on  the  left, 
to  wash  in  them  :  such  things  as  they  of- 
fered for  the  burnt-offering  they  washed  in 
them ;  but  the  sea  ivas  for  the  priests  to 
wash  in. 

7  And  he  made  ten  candlesticks  of  gold 
according  to  their  form,  and  set  them  in  the 
temple,  five  on  the  right  hand,  and  five  on 
the  left. 

8  He  made  also  ten  tables,  and  placed 
them  in  the  temple,  five  on  the  right  side, 
and  five  on  the  left.  And  he  made  an  hun- 
dred basins  of  gold. 

9  H  Furthermore  he  made  the  court  of 
the  priests,  and  the  great  court,  and  doors 
for  the  court,  and  overlaid  the  doors  of  them 
with  brass. 

10  And  he  set  the  sea  on  the  right  side 
of  the  east  end,  over  against  the  south. 

11  H  And  Huram  made  the  pots,  and 
the  shovels,  and  the  basins.  And  Huram 
finished  the  work  that  he  was  to  make  for 
king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  God ; 

12  To  icit,  the  two  pillars,  and  the  pom- 
mels, and  the  chapiters  jnhich  were  on  the 
top  of  the  two  pillars,  and  the  two  wreaths 
to  cover  the  two  pommels  of  the  chapiters 
which  toere  on  the  top  of  the  pillars ; 

13  And  four  hundred  pomegranates  on 
the  two  wreaths ;  two  rows  of  pomegra- 
nates on  each  wreath,  to  cover  the  two  pom- 
mels of  the  chapiters  which  were  upon  the 
pillars. 

14  He  made  also  bases,  and  lavers  made 
he  upon  the  bases ; 

15  One  sea,  and  twelve  oxen  under  it. 

16  The  pots  also,  and  the  shovels,  and 
the  flesh-hooks,  and  all  their  instruments, 
did  Huram  his  father  make  to  king  Solo- 
mon for  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  bright 
brass. 

17  In  the  plain  of  Jordan  did  the  king 
cast  them,  in  the  clay  ground  between  Suc- 
coth  and  Zeredathah. 

18  Thus  Solomon  made  all  these  vessels 
in  great  abundance  :  for  the  weight  of  the 
brass  could  not  be  found  out. 

19  H  And  Solomon  made  all  the  vessels 
that  toere  for  the  house  of  God,  the  golden 
altar  also,  and  the  tables  whereon  the  shew- 
bread  urns  set ; 

20  Moreover  the  candlesticks  with  their 


lamps,  that  they  should  burn  after  the  man- 
ner before  the  oracle,  of  pure  gold ; 

21  And  the  flowers,  and  the  lamps,  and 
the  tongs,  ?uade  he  of  gold,  a7id  that  perfect 
gold; 

22  And  the  snuffers,  and  the  basins, 
and  the  spoons,  and  the  censers,  of  pure 
gold  :  and  the  entry  of  the  house,  the  inner 
doors  thereof  for  the  most  holy  place,  and 
the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  temple,  were 
of  gold. 

CHAP.  V. 

THUS  all  the  work  that  Solomon  made 
for  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  finish- 
ed :  and  Solomon  brought  in  all  the  things 
that  David  his  father  had  dedicated ;  and 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  all  the  instru- 
ments, put  he  among  the  treasures  of  the 
house  of  God. 

2  H  Then  Solomon  assembled  the  elders 
of  Israel,  and  all  the  heads  of  the  tribes,  the 
chief  of  the  fathers  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael, unto  Jerusalem,  to  bring  up  the  ark 
of  the  covenant  of  the  Lord  out  of  the  city 
of  David,  which  is  Zion. 

3  Wherefore  all  the  men  of  Israel  assem- 
bled themselves  unto  the  king  in  the  feast 
which  was  in  the  seventh  month. 

4  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  came ;  and 
the  Levites  took  up  the  ark. 

5  And  they  brought  up  the  ark,  and  the 
tabernacle  of  the  congregation,  and  all  the 
holy  vessels  that  tve?'e  m  the  tabernacle, 
these  did  the  priests  and  the  Levites  bring 
up. 

6  Also  king  Solomon,  and  all  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel  that  were  assembled  unto 
him  before  the  ark,  sacrificed  sheep  and 
oxen,  which  could  not  be  told  nor  number- 
ed for  multitude. 

7  And  the  priests  brought  in  the  ark  of 
the  covenant  of  the  Lord  unto  his  place, 
to  the  oracle  of  the  house,  into  the  most 
holy  place,  even  under  the  wings  of  the 
cherubims: 

8  For  the  cherubims  spread  forth  their 
wings  over  the  place  of  the  ark,  and  the 
cherubims  covered  the  ark,  and  the  staves 
thereof  above. 

9  And  they  drew  out  the  staves  of  the 
ark,  that  the  ends  of  the  staves  were  seen 
from  the  ark  before  the  oracle ;  but  they 
were  not  seen  without.  And  there  it  is  unto 
this  day. 

10  There  7cas  nothing  in  the  ark  save 
the  two  tables  which  Moses  put  therein  at 
Horeb,  when  the  Lord  made  a  covenant 
with  the  children  of  Israel,  when  they  came 
out  of  Egypt. 

11  U  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
priests  were  come  out  of  the  holy  place  : 
(for  all  the  priests  that  ivere  present  were 
sanctified,  and  did  not  then  wait  by  course  : 

12  Also  the  Levites  which  were  the  sing- 
ers, all  of  them  of  Asaph,  of  Heman,  of 
Jeduthun,  with  their  sons  and  their  bre- 
thren ;  being  arrayed  in  white  linen,  having; 

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Solamon^s  prayer  at  the  CHAP 

cymbals  and  psalteries  and  harps,  stood  at 
the  east  end  of  the  altar,  and  with  them  an 
hundred  and  twenty  priests  sounding  with 
trumpets  :) 

13  It  came  even  to  pass,  as  the  trum- 
peters and  singers  were  as  one,  to  make 
one  sound  to  be  heard  in  praising  and 
thanking  the  Lord  ;  and  when  they  lifted 
up  their  voice  with  the  trumpets  and  cym- 
bals and  instruments  of  music,  and  praised 
the  Lord,  saying,  For  he  is  good ;  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever :  that  then  the  house 
was  filled  with  a  cloud,  even  the  house  of 
the  Lord  ; 

14  So  that  the  priests  could  not  stand  to 
minister  by  reason  of  the  cloud :  for  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  house  of 
(God. 

CHAP.  VL 

THEN  said  Solomon,  The  Lord  hatli 
said  that  he  would  dwell  in  the  thick 
darkness. 

2  But  1  have  built  an  house  of  habitation 
for  thee,  and  a  place  for  thy  dwelling  for 
ever. 

3  And  the  king  turned  his  face,  and 
blessed  the  whole  congregation  of  Israel : 
and  all  the  congregation  of  Israel  stood. 

4  And  he  said.  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  who  hath  with  his  hands  fulfilled 
that  which  he  spake  with  his  mouth  to  my 
father  David,  saying, 

5  Since  the  day  that  I  brought  forth  my 
people  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  I  chose  no 
city  among  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  build 
an  house  in,  that  my  name  might  be  there; 
neither  chose  I  any  man  to  be  a  ruler  over 
my  people  Israel : 

6  But  I  have  chosen  Jerusalem,  that  my 
name  might  be  there ;  and  have  chosen 
David  to  be  over  my  people  Israel. 

7  Now  it  was  in  the  heart  of  David  my 
father  to  build  an  house  for  the  name  of  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel ; 

8  But  the  Lord  said  to  David  my  father, 
Forasnmch  as  it  was  in  thine  heart  to  build 
an  house  for  my  name,  thou  didst  well  in 
that  it  was  in  thine  heart : 

9  Notwithstanding  thou  shalt  not  build 
the  house;  but  thy  son  which  shall  come 
forth  out  of  thy  loins,  he  shall  build  the 
house  .for  my  name. 

10  The  Lord  therefore  hath  performed 
his  word  that  he  hath  spoken  :  for  I  am  risen 
up  in  the  room  of  David  my  father,  and 
am  set  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  as  the  Lord 
promised,  and  have  built  the  house  for  the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

11  And  in  it  have  I  put  the  ark,  wherein 
is  the  covenant  of  the  Lord,  that  he  made 
with  the  cliildren  of  Israel. 

12  H  And  he  stood  before  the  altar  of  the 
Lord  in  the  presence  of  all  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  and  spread  tbrth  his  hands : 

13  (For  Solomon  had  made  a  brazen 
scaffold,  of  five  cubits  long,  and  P.ve  cubits 
broad,  and  three  cubits  high,  and  had  set  it 


VL  consecration  of  tJie  temple. 

in  the  midst  of  the  court :  and  upon  it  he 
stood,  and  kneeled  down  upon  his  knees 
before  all  the  congregation  of  Israel,  and 
spread  Ibrth  his  hands  toward  heaven,) 

14  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
there  is  no  God  like  thee  in  the  heaven,  nor 
in  the  earth  ;  which  keepest  covenant,  and 
shewcst  mercy  unto  thy  servants,  that  walk 
before  thee  witii  all  their  hearts : 

15  Thou  which  hast  kept  with  thy  ser- 
vant David  my  father  that  which  thou  hast 
promised  him  ;  and  spakest  with  thy  mouth, 
and  hast  fulfilled  it  with  thine  hand,  as  it  is 
this  day. 

16  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, keep  with  thy  servant  David  my  fa- 
ther that  which  thou  hast  promised  him, 
saying,  There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  in 
my  sight  to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  Israel ; 
yet  so  that  thy  children  take  heed  to  their 
way  to  walk  in  my  law,  as  thou  hast  walked 
betbre  me. 

17  Now  then,  O  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
let  thy  word  be  verified,  which  thou  hast 
spoken  unto  thy  servant  David. 

18  But  will  God  in  very  deed  dwell  with 
men  on  the  earth  ?  Behold,  heaven  and  the 
heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain  thee  ; 
how  much  less  this  house  which  I  have 
built! 

19  Have  respect  therefore  to  the  prayer 
of  thy  servant,  and  to  his  supplication,  O 
Lord  my  God,  to  hearken  unto  the  cry 
and  the  prayer  which  thy  servant  prayeth 
before  thee : 

20  That  thine  eyes  may  be  open  upon 
this  house  day  and  night,  upon  the  place 
whereof  thou  hast  said,  that  thou  wouldest 
put  thy  name  there  ;  to  hearken  unto  the 
prayer  which  thy  servant  praj^eth  toward 
this  place. 

21  Hearken  therefore  unto  the  supplica- 
tions of  thy  servant,  and  of  thy  people 
Israel,  which  they  shall  make  toward  this 
place :  hear  thou  from  thy  dwelling-place, 
even  from  heaven  ;  and  when  thou  hearest, 
forgive. 

22  H  If  a  man  sin  against  his  neighbour, 
and  an  oath  be  laid  upon  him  to  make  him 
swear,  and  the  oath  come  before  thine  al- 
tar in  this  house ; 

23  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven,  and  do, 
and  judge  thy  servants,  by  requiting  the 
wicked,  by  recompensing  his  way  upon 
his  own  head  ;  and  by  justifying  the  right- 
eous, by  giving  him  according  to  his  right- 
eousness. 

24  IT  And  if  thy  people  Israel  be  put  to 
the  worse  before  the  enemy,  because  thej^ 
have  sinned  against  thee  ;  and  shall  return 
and  confess  thy  name,  and  pray  and  make 
supplication  before  thee  in  this  house  ; 

25  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens, 
and  forgive  the  sin  of  thy  people  Israel, 
and  bring  them  again  unto  the  land  which 
thou  gavest  to  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

26  II  When  the  heaven  is  shut  up,  and 

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there  is  no  rain,  because  they  have  sin- 
ned against  thee ;  yet  if  they  pray  toward 
this  place,  and  confess  thy  name,  and 
turn  from  their  sin,  when  thou  dost  afflict 
them ; 

27  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven,  and 
forgive  the  sin  of  thy  servants,  and  of  thy 
people  Israel,  when  thou  hast  taught  them 
the  good  way  wherein  they  should  walk ; 
and  send  rain  upon  thy  land,  which  thou 
hast  given  unto  thy  people  for  an  inherit- 
ance. 

28  If  If  there  be  dearth  in  the  land,  if 
there  be  pestilence,  if  there  be  blasting, 
or  mildew,  locusts,  or  caterpillars  ;  if  their 
enemies  besiege  them  in  the  cities  of  their 
land  ;  whatsoever  sore,  or  whatsoever  sick- 
ness there  be  : 

29  Then  what  prayer,  or  what  suppli- 
cation soever  shall  be  made  of  any  man,  or 
of  all  thy  people  Israel,  when  every  one 
shall  know  his  own  sore  and  his  own  grief, 
and  shall  spread  forth  his  hands  in  this 
house  : 

30  Then  hear  thou  from  heaven  thy 
dwelling-place,  and  forgive,  and  render 
unto  every  man  according  unto  all  his 
ways,  whose  heart  thou  knowest ;  (for  thou 
only  knowest  the  hearts  of  the  children  of 
men  :) 

31  That  they  may  fear  thee,  to  walk  in 
thy  ways,  so  long  as  they  live  in  the  land 
which  thou  gavest  unto  our  fathers. 

32  If  Moreover,  concerning  the  stranger, 
which  is  not  of  thy  people  Israel,  but  is 
come  from  a  far  country  for  thy  great 
name's  sake,  and  thy  mighty  hand,  and 
tliy  stretched-out  arm ;  if  they  come  and 
pray  in  this  house  ; 

33  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens, 
even  from  thy  dwelling-place,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  the  stranger  calleth  to 
thee  tor  ;  that  all  people  of  the  earth  may 
^now  thy  name,  and  fear  ihee,  as  doth  thy 
people  Israel,  and  may  know  that  this 
house  which  1  have  built  is  called  by  thy 
name. 

34  If  If  thy  people  go  out  to  war  against 
their  enemies  by  the  way  that  thou  shalt 
send  them,  and  they  pray  unto  thee  toward 
this  city  which  thou  hast  chosen,  and  the 
house  which  I  have  built  for  thy  name; 

35  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens 
their  prayer  and  their  supplication,  and 
maintain  their  cause. 

3G  *\  If  they  sin  against  thee,  (for  there 
is  no  man  which  sinneth  not,)  and  thou  be 
angry  with  them,  and  deliver  them  over 
before  their  enemies,  and  they  carry  them 
away  captives  unto  a  land  far  off  or  near; 

37  Yet  if  they  bethink  themselves  in  the 
land  whither  they  are  carried  captive,  and 
turn  and  pray  unto  thee  in  the  land  of 
their  captivity,  saying,  We  have  sinned, 
we  have  done  amiss,  and  have  dealt  wick- 
edly ; 

38  If  they  return  to  thee  with  all  their 


CHRONICLES.  His  aolemn  sacrifice. 

heart  and  with  all  their  soul  in  the  land  of 
their  captivity,  whither  they  have  carried 
them  captives,  and  pray  toward  their  land 
which  thou  gavest  unto  their  fathers,  and 
toward  the  city  which  thou  hast  chosen, 
and  toward  the  house  which  I  have  built 
for  thy  name : 

39  Then  hear  thou  from  the  heavens, 
even  from  thy  dwelling-place,  their  prayer 
and  their  supplications,  and  maintain  their 
cause,  and  forgive  thy  people  which  have 
sinned  against  thee. 

40  II  Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech  thee, 
thine  eyes  be  open,  and  let  thine  ears  be 
attent  unto  the  prayer  that  is  made  in  this 
place. 

41  Now  therefore  arise,  O  Lord  God, 
into  thy  resting-place,  thou,  and  the  ark  of 
thy  strength  :  let  thy  priests,  O  Lord  God, 
be  clothecl  with  salvation,  and  let  thy  saints 
rejoice  in  goodness. 

42  O  Lord  God,  turn  not  away  the  face 
of  thme  anointed  :  remember  the  mercies 
of  David  thy  servant. 

CHAP.  VIL 

NOW  when  Solomon  had  made  an  end 
of  praying,  the  fire  came  down  from 
heaven,  and  consumed  the  burnt-offering 
and  the  sacrifices ;  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  filled  the  house. 

2  And  the  priests  could  not  enter  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  because  the  giory 
of  the  Lord  had  filled  the  Lord's  house. 

3  And  when  all  the  children  of  Israel 
saw  how  the  fire  came  down,  and  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  upon  the  house,  they  bowed 
themselves  with  their  faces  to  the  ground 
upon  the  pavement,  and  worshipped,  and 
praised  the  Lord,  saying,  For  he  is  good  ; 
for  his  mercy  cndurcth  for  ever. 

4  If  Then  the  king  and  all  the  people 
offered  sacrifices  before  the  Lord. 

5  And  king  Solomon  offered  a  sacrifice 
of  twenty  and  two  thousand  oxen,  and  an 
hundred  and  twenty  thousand  sheep  :  so 
the  kin^  and  all  the  people  dedicated  the 
house  ot  God. 

6  And  the  priests  waited  on  their  offices  : 
the  Levites  also  with  instruments  of  music 
of  the  Lord,  whicli  David  the  king  had 
made  to  praise  the  Lord,  because  his  mer- 
cy endureth  for  ever,  when  David  praised 
by  their  ministry  ;  and  the  priests  sounded 
trumpets  before  them,  and  all  Israel  stood. 

7  Moreover  Solomon  hallowed  the  mid- 
dle of  the  court  that  iras  before  the  house 
of  the  Lord  :  for  there  he  offered  burnt- 
offerings,  and  the  fat  of  the  peace-offerings, 
because  the  brazen  altar  which  Solomon 
had  made  was  not  able  to  receive  the  burnt- 
offerings,  and  the  meat-offerings,  and  the 
fat. 

8  "if  Also  at  the  same  time  Solomon  kept 
the  feast  seven  daj's,  and  all  Israel  with  him, 
a  very  great  congregation,  from  the  enter- 
ing in  of  Hamath  unto  the  river  of  Egypt. 

9  And  in  the  eighth  day  they  made  a 
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God's  promises  to  Solomon.  CHAP.  VIIl. 

solemn  assembly :  for  they  kept  tlie  dedi- 
cation of  the  altar  seven  days,  and  the 
feast  seven  days. 

10  And  on  the  three  and  twentieth  day 
of  the  seventh  month  he  sent  the  people 
away  into  their  tents,  glad  and  merry  in 
heart  for  the  goodness  that  the  Lord  had 
shewed  unto  David,  and  to  Solomon,  and 
to  Israel  his  people. 

1 1  Thus  Solomon  finished  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  king's  house :  and  all 
that  came  into  Solomon's  heart  to  make  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  his  own 
house,  he  prosperously  effected. 

12  ^  And  the  Lord  appeared  to  Solo- 
mon by  night,  and  said  unto  him,  I  have 
heard  thy  prayer,  and  have  chosen  this 
place  to  myself  for  an  house  of  sacrifice. 

13  If  I  shut  up  heaven  that  there  be  no 
rain,  or  if  I  command  the  locusts  to  devour 
the  land,  or  if  1  send  pestilence  among  my 
people ; 

14  If  my  people,  which  are  called  by 
my  name,  shall  humble  themselves,  and 
pray,  and  seek  my  face,  and  turn  from 
their  wicked  ways ;  then  will  I  hear  from 
heaven,  and  will  forgive  their  sin,  and  will 
heal  their  land. 

15  Now  mine  eyes  shall  be  open,  and 
mine  ears  attent  unto  the  prayer  that  is 
made  in  this  place. 

16  For  now  have  I  chosen  and  sanctified 
this  house,  that  my  name  may  be  there  for 
ever  :  and  mine  eyes  and  mine  heart  shall 
be  there  perpetually. 

17  And  as  for  thee.  If  thou  wilt  walk  be- 
fore me,  as  David  thy  father  walked,  and 
do  according  to  all  that  I  have  commanded 
thee,  and  shalt  observe  my  statutes  and  my 
judgments : 

18  Then  will  I  establish  the  throne  of 
thy  kingdom  according  as  I  have  cove- 
nanted with  David  thy  father,  saying. 
There  shall  not  fail  thee  a  man  to  be  ruler 
in  Israel. 

19  But  if  ye  turn  away,  and  forsake  my 


Solomon's  buildings. 
CHAP.  VIIL 

AND  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of  twen- 
ty   Vears.  whei-pin    Rnlnmnn    \^ar\   Imilt 

the 


statutes  and  my  commandments,  which  I 
have  set  before  you,  and  shall  go  and  serve 
other  gods,  and  worship  them; 

20  Then  will  I  pluck  them  up  by  the 
roots  out  of  my  land  which  I  have  given 
them ;  and  this  house,  which  I  have  sanc- 
tified for  my  name,  will  ]  cast  out  of  my 
sight,  and  will  make  it  to  be  a  proverb  and 
a  by-word  among  all  nations. 

21  And  this  house,  which  is  high,  shall 
be  an  astonishment  to  every  one  that  pass- 
eth  by  it;  so  that  he  shall" say,  Why  hath 
the  Lord  done  thus  unto  tliis  land,  and 
unto  this  house  ? 

22  And  it  shall  be  answered,  Because 
they  forsook  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers, 
which  brought  them  forth  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  laid  hold  on  other  gods,  and 
worshipped  ihem,  and  served  them  :  there- 
fore hath  he  brought  all  this  evil  upon 
them. 


ty  years,  wherein  Solomon  had  built 
house  of  the    Lord,  and    his   own 
house, 

2  That  the  cities  which  Huram  had  re- 
stored to  Solomon,  Solomon  built  them, 
and  caused  the  children  of  Israel  to  dwell 
there. 

3  And  Solomon  went  to  Hamath-zobah, 
and  prevailed  against  it. 

4  And  he  built  Tadmor  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  all  the  store-cities,  which  he  built 
in  Hamath. 

5  Also  he  built  Beth-horon  the  upper, 
and  Beth-horon  the  nether,  fenced-cities, 
with  walls,  gates,  and  bars ; 

6  And  Baalath,  and  all  the  store-cities 
that  Solomon  had,  and  all  the  chariot-cities, 
and  the  cities  of  the  horsemen,  and  all  that 
Solomon  desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem,  and 
in  Lebanon,  and  throughout  all  the  land  of 
his  dominion. 

7  H  ^5  for  all  the  people  that  were  left 
of  the  Hittites,  and  the  Amorites,  and  the 
Perizzites,  and  the  Rivites,  and  the  Jebu- 
sites,  which  icere  not  of  Israel, 

8  But  of  their  children,  who  were  left 
after  them  in  the  land,  whom  the  children 
of  Israel  consumed  not,  them  did  Solomon 
make  to  pay  tribute  until  this  day. 

9  But  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  Solo- 
mon make  no  servants  for  his  work ;  but 
they  toere  men  of  war,  and  chief  of  his 
captains,  and  captains  of  his  chariots  and 
horsemen. 

10  And  these  were  the  chief  of  king  So- 
lomon's officers,  even  two  hundred  and  fifty, 
that  bare  rule  over  the  people. 

11 1i  And  Solomon  brought  up  the  daugh- 
ter of  Pharaoh  out  of  the  city  of  David 
unto  the  house  that  he  had  built  for  her : 
for  he  said,  My  wite  shall  not  dwell  in  the 
house  of  David  king  of  Israel,  because  the 
places  are  holy,  whereunto  the  ark  of  the 
Lord  hath  come. 

12  H  Then  Solomon  offered  burnt-offer- 
ings unto  the  Lord  on  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  had  built  before  the 
porch, 

13  Even  after  a  certain  rate  every  day, 
oflfering  according  to  the  commandment  of 
Moses,  on  the  sabbaths,  and  on  the  new- 
moons,  and  on  the  solemn  feasts,  three 
times  in  the  year,  even  in  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread,  and  in  the  feast  of  weeks, 
and  in  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

14  If  And  he  appointed,  according  to 
the  order  of  David  his  father,  the  courses 
of  the  priests  to  their  service,  and  the  lie- 
vites  to  their  charges,  to  praise  and  minis- 
ter before  the  priests,  as  the  duty  of  every 
day  required:  the  porters  also  by  their 
courses  at  every  gate  :  for  so  had  David 
the  man  of  God  commanded. 

15  And  they  departed  not  from  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  unto  the  priests  and 

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The  quern  of  SlMs  visit.     II.  CHRONICLES 
Levites  concerning   any  matter,   or    con- 
cerning tlie  treasures. 

16  If  Now  all  the  work  of  Solomon  was 
prepared  unto  the  day  of  the  foundation  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  untd  it  was 
finished.  So  the  house  of  the  Lord  was 
perfected.  . 

17  IT  Then  went  Solomon  to  Lzion-ge- 
ber,  and  to  Eloth,  at  the  sea-side  m  the 
land  of  Edom.  ,       ,      u      i 

18  And  Huram  sent  him  by  the  hands 
of  his  servants  ships,  and  servants  that  had 
knowledge  of  the  sea  ;  and  they  went  with 
the  servants  of  Solomon  to  Ophir,  and  took 
thence  lour  hundred  and  fifty  talents  ot 
gold,  and  brought  them  to  king  Solomon. 
^  CHAP.  IX. 

AND  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Solomon,  she  came 
to  prove  Solomon  with  hard  questions  at 
Jerusalem,  with  a  very  great  company, 
and  camels  that  bare  spices,  and  gold  in 
abundance,  and  precious  stones :  and  when 
she  was  come  to  Solomon,  she  communed 
with  him  of  all  that  was  in  her  heart. 

2  And  Solomon  told  her  all  her  ques- 
tions: and  there  was  nothing  hid  from  So 
lomon  which  he  told  her  not. 

3  And  when  the  queen  of  Sheba  had 
seen  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  and  the  house 
that  he  had  built,  ,    ,       ■ 

4  And  the  meat  of  his  table,  and  the  sit- 
ting of  his  servants,  and  the  attendance  of 
his^ministers,  and  their  apparel ;  his  cup- 
bearers also,  and  their  apparel;  and  his 
ascent  by  which  he  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord  ;  there  was  no  more  spirit  in 
her. 

5  And  she  said  to  the  king,  It  was  a  true 
report  which  I  heard  in  mine  own  land  of 
thine  acts,  and  of  thy  wisdom  : 

6  Howbeit,  I  believed  not  their  words, 
until  I  came,  and  mine  eyes  had  seen  it  : 
and  behold,  the  one  half  of  the  greatness 
of  thy  wisdom  was  not  told  me :  for  thou 
exceedest  the  fame  tliat  I  heard. 

7  Happy  are  thy  men,  and  happy  arc 
these  thy  servants,  which  stand  continually 
before  thee,  and  hear  thy  wisdom. 

8  Blessed  be  the  Lord  thy  God,  which 
delighted  in  thee  to  set  thee  on  his  throne, 
to  be  king  for  the  Lord  thy  God  :  because 
thy  God  loved  Israel,  to  establish  them  lor 
ever,  therefore  made  he  thee  king  over 
them,  to  do  judgment  and  justice. 

9  And  she  gave  tlie  king  an  hundred 
and  twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  of  spices 
great  abundance,  and  precious  stones: 
neither  was  there  any  such  spice  as  the 
queen  of  Sheba  gave  king  Solomon. 

10  And  the  servants  also  of  Huram,  and 
the  ssrvants  of  Solomon,  which  brought 
gold  from  Ophir,  brought  algum-trees  and 
precious  stones. 

11  And  the  king  made  of  the  algum- 
trees  terraces  to  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and 
to  the  king's  palace,  and  harps  and  psalte- 


Solomon's  riches. 
ries  for  singers  :  and  there  were  none  such 
seen  before  in  the  land  of  Judah. 

12  And  king  Solomon  gave  to  the  queen 
of  Sheba  all  her  desire,"  whatsoever  she 
asked,  beside  that  which  she  had  brought 
unto  the  king.  So  she  turned,  and  went 
away  to  her  own  land,  she  and  her  servants. 

13  H  Now  the  weight  of  gold  that  came 
to  Solomon  in  one  year  was  six  hundred 
and  threescore  and  six  talents  of  gold ; 

14  Beside  that  tvhich  chapmen  and 
merchants  brought.  And  all  the  kings 
of  Arabia  and  governors  of  the  country 
brought  gold  and  silver  to  Solomon. 

15  U  And  king  Solomon  made  two  hun- 
dred targets  of  beaten  gold  :  six  hundred 
shekels  of  beaten  gold  went  to  one  target. 

16  And  three  hundred  shields  made  he 
of  beaten  gold :  three  hundred  shekels  of 
gold  went  to  one  shield.  And  the  king  put 
ihem  in  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon. 

17  H  Moreover,  the  king  made  a  great 
throne  of  ivory,  and  overlaid  it  with  pure 
gold. 

18  And  there  were  six  steps  to  the  throne, 
with  a  footstool  of  gold,  lohich  jvere  fasten- 
ed to  the  throne,  and  stays  on  each  side 
of  the  sitting-place,  and  two  lions  standing 
by  the  stays : 

19  And  twelve  lions  stood  there  on  the 
one  side  and  on  the  other  upon  the  six 
steps.  There  was  not  the  like  made  in 
any  kingdom.  . 

20  H  And  all  the  drinking  vessels  of  king 
Solomon  irrrc  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels 
of  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  were 
of  pure  gold  :  none  loerc  of  silver ;  it  was 
not  any  tiling  accounted  of  in  the  days  of 
Solomon. 

21  For  the  king's  ships  went  to  1  ar- 
shish  with  the  servants  of  Huram :  every 
three  years  once  came  the  ships  ot  Tar- 
shish  bringing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and 
apes,  and  peacocks. 

22  And  king  Solomon  passed  all  the 
kinsjs  of  the  earth  in  riches  and  wisdom.  ^ 

23  11  And  all  the  kine;s  of  the  earth 
sought  the  presence  of  Solomon,  to  hear 
his  wisdom,  that  God  had  put  in  his  heart. 

24  And  they  brought  every  man  his 
present,  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  ot 
gold,  and  raiment,  harness,  and  spices, 
horses,  and  mules,  a  rate  year  by  year. 

25  II  And  Solomon  had  four  thousand 
stalls  for  horses  and  chariots,  and  twelve 
thousand  horsemen  ;  whom  he  bestowed  in 
the  chariot-cities,  and  with  the  king  at 
Jerusalem. 

26  U  And  he  reigned  over  all  the  kings 
from  the  river  even  unto  the  land  of  the 
Philistines,  and  to  the  border  of  Egypt. 

27  And  the  king  made  silver  in  Jerusa- 
lem as  stones,  and  cedar-trees  made  he  as 
the  sycamore-trees  that  arc  m  the  low 
plains  in  abundance. 

28  And  they  brought  unto  Solomon 
horses  out  of  Egypt,  and  out  of  all  lands. 

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Reliohoam  succeeds  him.  CHAP. 

29  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Solo- 
mon, first  and  last,  are  they  not  written  in 
the  book  of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  in 
the  prophecy  of  Ahijah  the  Shilonite,  and 
in  the  visions  of  Iddo  the  seer  against  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Nebat  ? 

30  And  Solomon  reigned  in  Jerusalem 
over  all  Israel  forty  years. 

31  And  Solomon  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  he  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David  his 
father :  and  Rehoboam  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead. 

CHAP.  X. 
ND  Rehoboam  went  to  Shechem :  for 
to  Shechem  were  all  Israel  come  to 
make  him  king. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  was  in  Egypt, 
whither  he  had  tied  from  the  presence  of 
Solomon  the  king,  heard  it,  that  Jeroboam 
returned  out  of  Egj^pt. 

3  And  they  sent  and  called  him.  So  Je- 
roboam and  all  Israel  came  and  spake  to 
Rehoboam,  saying, 

4  Thy  father  made  our  yoke  grievous : 
now  therefore  ease  thou  somewhat  the 
grievous  servitude  of  thy  father,  and  his 
heavy  yoke  that  he  put  upon  us,  and  we 
will  serve  thee. 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Come  again 
unto  me  after  three  days.  And  the  people 
departed. 

6  IT  And  king  Rehoboam  took  counsel 
with  the  old  men  that  had  stood  before 
Solomon  his  father  v/hile  he  yet  lived, 
saying.  What  counsel  gi,ve  ye  me  to  return 
answer  to  this  people  ? 

7  And  they  spake  unto  him,  sajang,  If 
thou  be  kind  to  this  people,  and  please 
them,  and  speak  good  words  to  them,  they 
Vi^ill  be  thy  servants  for  ever. 

8  But  he  forsook  the  counsel  which  the 
old  men  gave  him,  and  took  counsel  with 
the  young  men  that  were  brought  up  with 
him,  that  stood  before  him. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  advice 
give  ye,  that  we  may  return  answer  to  this 
people,  which  have  spoken  to  me,  saj'ing, 
Ease  somewhat  the  yoke  that  thy  father 
did  put  upon  us  1 

10  And  the  young  men  that  were 
brought  up  with  him,  spake  unto  him, 
saying,  Thus  shalt  thou  answer  the  people 
that  spake  unto  thee,  sa5'ing,  Thy  father 
made  our  yoke  heavy,  but  make  thou  it 
somewhat  lighter  for  us ;  thus  shalt  thou 
say  unto  them.  My  little  finger  shall  be 
thicker  than  my  father's  loins. 

11  For  whereas  my  father  put  a  heavy 
yoke  upon  you,  1  will  put  more  to  your 
yoke :  my  father  chastised  you  with  whips, 
but  1  will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

12  ^  So  Jeroboam  and  all  the  people 
came  to  Rehoboam  on  the  third  day,  as 
the  king  bade,  saying.  Come  again  to  me 
on  the  third  day. 

13  And  the  king  answered  them  rough- 

4.5 


X,  XI.  Rehoboam  raises  an  army. 

ly  :  and  king  Rehoboam  forsook  tlie  coun- 
sel of  the  old  men, 

14  And  answered  them  after  the  advice 
of  the  young  men,  saying  My  father  made 
your  yoke  heavy,  but  I  will  add  thereto : 
my  father  chastised  you  with  whips,  but  I 
will  chastise  you  with  scorpions. 

15  So  the  "king  hearkened  not  unto  the 
people  :  for  the  cause  was  of  God,  that  the 
Lord  might  perform  his  word,  which  he 
spake  by  the  hand  of  Ahijah  the  Sliilonite 
to  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat. 

16  H  And  when  all  Israel  saiv  that  the 
king  would  not  hearken  unto  them,  the 
people  answered  the  king,  saying.  What 
portion  have  we  in  David  ?  and  ice  have 
none  inheritance  in  the  son  of  Jesse  :  every 
man  to  your  tents,  O  Israel :  and  nov/,  Da- 
vid, see  to  thine  own  house.  So  all  Israel 
went  to  their  tents. 

17  But  as  for  the  children  of  Israel  that 
dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  Rehoboam 
reigned  over  them. 

IS  Then  king  Rehoboam  sent  Hadoram 
that  was  over  the  tribute  ;  and  the  children 
of  Israel  stoned  him  with  stones,  that  he 
died.  But  king  Rehoboam  made  speed 
to  get  him  up  to  his  chariot,  to  flee  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

19  And  Israel  rebelled  against  the  house 
of  David  unto  this  day. 

CHAP.  XL 

AND  when  Rehoboam  was  come  to  Je- 
rusalem, he  gathered  of  the  house  of 
Judah  and  Benjamin  an  hundred  and  four- 
score thousand  chosen  vicn  which  were 
warriors,  to  fight  against  Israel,  that  he 
might  bring  the  kingdom  again  to  Reho- 
boam. 

2  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  She- 
maiah  the  man  of  God,  saying, 

3  Speak  unto  Rehoboam  the  son  of 
Solomon,  king  of  Judah,  and  to  all  Israel 
in  Judah  and  Benjamin,  saying,       ^ 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  shall  not  go 
up,  nor  fight  against  your  brethren  :  return 
every  man  to  his  house  :  for  this  thing  is 
done  of  me.  And  they  obeyed  the  words 
of  the  Lord,  and  returned  from  going 
against  Jeroboam. 

5  If  And  Rehoboam  dwelt  in  Jerusalem, 
and  built  cities  for  delenc^e  in  Judah. 

6  He  built  even  Beth-lehem,  and  Etam, 
and  Tekoa, 

7  And  Beth-zur,  and  Shoco,  and  Adul- 
1am, 

8  And  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and  Ziph, 

9  And  Adoraim,  and  Lachish,  and 
Azekah, 

10  And  Zorah,  and  Ajalon,  and  Hebron, 
which  a-re  in  Judah  and  in  Benjamin, 
fenced  cities. 

11  And  he  fortified  the  strong  holds,  and 
put  captains  in  them,  and  store  of  victual, 
and  of  oil  and  wine. 

12  And  in  every  several  city  he  put 
shields  and  spears,   and  made  them  ex- 

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Reltoboani's  death. 


ceeding  strong,  having  Judah  and  Benja 
niin  on  his  side. 

13  IT  And  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
that  icere  in  all  Israel  resorted  to  him  out 
of  all  their  coasts. 

14  (For  the  Levites  left  their  suburbs  and 
their  possession,  and  came  to  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  :  for  Jeroboam  and  his  sons  had 
cast  them  off  from  executing  the  priest's 
office  unto  the  Lord  : 

15  And  he  ordained  him  priests  for  the 
high  places,  and  for  the  devils,  and  for  the 
calves  which  he  had  made.) 

16  And  after  them  out  of  all  the  tribes 
of  Israel,  such  as  set  their  hearts  to  seek 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel  came  to  Jerusalem, 
to  sacriiice  unto  the  Lopa)  God  of  their  fa- 
thers. 

17  So  they  strengthened  the  kmgdom  of 
Judah,  and  made  Rehoboam  the  son  of 
Solomon  strong,  three  years:  for  three 
years  they  walked  in  the  way  of  David 
and  Solomon. 

18  IT  And  Rehoboam  took  him  Mahalath 
the  daughter  of  Jerimoth  the  son  of  David 
to  wife,  and  Abihail  the  daughter  of  Eliab 
the  son  of  Jesse  ; 

19  Which  bare  him  children,  Jeush,  and 
Shamariah,  and  Zaham. 

20  And  after  her  he  took  Maachah  the 
daughter  of  Absalom  :  which  bare  him  Abi- 
jah,  and  Attai,  and  Ziza,  and  Shelomith. 

21  And  Rehoboam  loved  Maachah  the 
daughter  of  Absalom  above  all  his  wives 
and  his  concubines  :  (for  he  took  eighteen 
wives,  and  threescore  concubines ;  and  be- 
gat twenty  and  eight  sons,  and  threescore 
daughters.) 

22  And  Rehoboam  made  Abijah  the  son 
of  Maachah  the  chief,  to  he  ruler  among  his 
brethren  :  for  he  thought  to  make  him  king. 

23  And  he  dealt  wisely,  and  dispersed 
of  all  his  children  throughout  all  the  coun- 
tries of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  unto  every 
fenced  city :  and  he  gave  them  victual  in 
abundance.     And  he  desired  many  wives. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Rehoboam 
had  establishecl  the  kingdom,  and 
had  strengthened  himself,  he  forsook  the 
law  of  the'LoiiD,  and  all  Israel  with  him. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  the  fifth 
year  of  king  Rehoboam  Shishak  king  of 
Egypt  came  up  against  Jerusalem,  because 
they  had  transgressed  against  the  Lord, 

3  With  twelve  hundred  chariots,  and 
threescore  thousand  horsemen :  and  the 
people  loere  without  number  that  came  with 
him  out  of  Egypt ;  the  Lubiras,  the  Suk- 
kiims,  and  the  Ethiopians. 

4  And  he  took  the  fenced  cities  which 
pertained  to  Judah,  and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

5  ^  Then  came  Shemaiah  the  prophet 
to  Rehoboam,  and  to  the  princes  of  Judah, 
that  were  gathered  together  to  Jerusalem 
because  of  Shishak,  and  said  unto  them, 
Thus       ■'      '      ^  -     1         .       ,  _^ 


me,  and  therefore  have  I  also  left  you  in 
the  hand  of  Shishak. 

6  Whereupon  the  princes  of  Israel,  and 
the  king  humbled  themselves;  and  they 
said.  The  Lord  h  righteous. 

7  And  when  the  Lord  saw  that  they 
humbled  themselves,  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Shemaiah,  saying.  They  have 
humbled  themselves;  therefore  I  will  not 
destroy  them,  but  I  will  grant  them  some 
deliverance;  and  my  wrath  shall  not  be 
poured  out  upon  Jerusalem  by  the  hand  of 
Shishak. 

8  Nevertheless  they  shall  be  his  ser- 
vants;  that  they  may  know  my  service, 
and  the  service  of  the  kingdoms  of  the 
countries. 

9  So  Shishak  king  of  Egypt  came  up 
against  Jerusalem,  and  took  away  the  trea- 
sures of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the 
treasures  of  the  king's  house  ;  he  took  all : 
he  carried  away  also  the  shields  of  gold 
which  Solomon  had  made. 

10  Instead  of  which,  king  Rehoboam 
made  shields  of  brass,  and  committed  them 
to  the  hands  of  the  chief  of  the  guard,  that 
kept  the  entrance  of  the  king's  house. 

11  And  when  the  king  entered  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  the  guard  came  and 
fetched  them,  and  brought  them  again  into 
the  guard-chamber. 

12  And  when  he  humbled  himself,  the 
wrath  of  the  Lord  turned  from  him,  that 
he  would  not  destroy  him  altogether :  and 
also  in  Judah  things  went  well. 

13  IT  So  king  Rehoboam  strengthened 
himself  in  Jerusalem,  and  reigned:  for 
Rehoboam  icas  one  and  forty  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
seventeen  years  in  Jerusalem,  the  city 
which  the  "Lord  had  chosen  out  of  ajl  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  to  put  his  name  there.  And 
his  mother's  name  loas  Naaniah  an  Am- 
monitess. 

14  And  he  did  evil,  because  he  prepared 
not  his  heart  to  seek  the  Lord. 

15  Now  the  acts  of  Rehoboam,  first  and 
last,  are  thev  not  written  in  the  book  of 
Shemaiah  the  prophet,  and  of  Iddo  the  seer 
concerning  genealogies  1  And  there  were 
wars  between  Rehoboam  and  Jeroboam 
continually. 

16  And  Rehoboam  slept  witli  his  fathers, 
and  was  buried  in  the  city  of  David  :  and 
Abiiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XIII. 
OW  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
Jeroboam  began  Abijah  to  reign  over 
Judah. 

2  He  reigned  three  years  in  Jerusalem. 
His  mother's  name  also  //'r/.s  Michaiah  the 
daughter  of  Uriel  of  Gibeah.  And  there 
was  war  between  Abijah  and  Jeroboam. 

3  And  Abijah  set  the  battle  in  array 
with  an  army  of  valiant  men  of  war  even 
four  hundred  thousand  chosen  men  :  Jero- 

a2;ainst 


saith  the  Lord,  Ye  have  forsakeiiiboam  also  set  the  battle  in  array 

354 


AbijaJt's  victory.  CHAP. 

Ijim  with  eight  hundred  thousand  chosen 
men,  being  mighty  men  oi"  valour. 

4  H  And  Abijali  stood  up  upon  mount 
Zemaraim,  wh^ch  is  in  mount  Ephraim, 
and  said,  Hear  me,  thou  Jeroboam,  and 
all  Israel; 

5  Ought  ye  not  to  know  that  the  Loud 
God  of  Israel  gave  the  kingdom  over  Israel 
to  David  for  ever,  even  to  him  and  to  his 
sons  by  a  covenant  of  salt  1 

6  Yet  Jeroboam  the  son  of  Nebat  the 
servant  of  Solomon  the  son  of  David,  is 
risen  up,  and  hath  rebelled  agamst  Ins  lord. 

7  And  there  are  gathered  unto  him 
vain  men,  the  children  of  Belial,  and  have 
strengthened  themselves  against  Rehoboam 
the  son  of  Solomon,  when  Rehoboam  was 
young  and  tender-hearted,  and  could  not 
withstand  them. 

8  And  now  ye  think  to  withstand  the 
kingdom  of  the  Lord  in  the,  hand  of  the 
sons  of  David  ;  and  ye  be  a  great  multi- 
tude, and  there  are  with  you  golden  calves, 
which  Jeroboam  made  you  for  gods. 

9  Have  ye  not  cast  out  the  priests  of  the 
Lord,  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites, 
and  have  made  you  priests  after  the  man- 
ner of  the  nations  of  other  lands '?  so  that 
whosoever  cometh  to  consecrate  himself 
with  a  young  bullock  and  seven  rams,  the 
same  ma}-  be  a  priest  of  them  that  arc  no 
gods. 

10  But  as  for  us,  the  Lord  is  ohr  God, 
and  we  have  not  forsaken  him  ;  and  tlie 
priests,  which  minister  unto  the  Lord,  are 
the  sons  of  Aaron,  and  the  Levites  tvait 
upon  their  business : 

1 1  And  they  burn  unto  the  Lord  everj' 
morning  and  every  evening  burnt-sacri- 
fices and  sweet  incense :  tlie  slievz-bread 
also  set  they  in  order  upon  the  pure  table  ; 
and  the  candlestick  of  gold  with  the  lamps 
thereof  to  burn  every  evening  :  for  we  keep 
the  charge  of  tlie  Lord  our  God ;  but  ye 
have  forsaken  him. 

12  And  behold,  God  himself  is  with  us 
for  our  captain,  and  his  priests  with  sound- 
ing trumpets  to  cry  alarm  against  you.  O 
chddren  of  Israel,  fight  yc  not  against  the 
Lord  God  of  your  fathers  ;  for  j'e  shall  not 
prosper. 

13  H  But  Jeroboam  caused  an  ambush- 
ment  to  come  about  behind  them  :  so  they 
were  before  Judah,  and  the  ambushment 
icas  behind  them. 

14  And  when  Judah  looked  back,  be- 
liold,  the  battle  n-as  before  and  behind  :  and 
they  cried  unto  the  Lord,  and  the  priests 
sounded  with  the  trumpets. 

15  Then  the  men  of  Judah  gave  a  shout: 
and  as  the  men  of  Judah  shouted,  it  came 
to  pass,  tliat  God  smote  Jeroboam  and  all 
Israel  before  Abijah  and  Judaii. 

16  And  the  children  of  Israel  fled  before 
Judah  :  and  God  delivered  them  into  their 
hand. 

17  And  Abijah   and  his   people  slew 


XIV.  Asa  succeeds  hirti. 

jthem  with  a  great  slaughter :  so  there  fell 

!  down  slain  of  Israel  five  liundred  thousand 

1  chosen  men. 

i  IS  Thus  the  children  of  Israel  were 
brought  under  at  that  time,  and  the  chil- 
dren of  Judah  prevailed,  because  they  re- 
lied upon  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

19  And  Abijah  pursued  after  Jeroboam, 
and  took  cities  from  him,  Betii-el  with  the 
towns  thereof,  and  Jeshanah  with  the  towns 
thereof,  and  Ephraim  with  the  towns 
thereof. 

20  Neither  did  Jeroboam  recover  strength 
again  in  the  days  of  Abijah  :  and  the  Lord 
struck  him,  and  he  died. 

21  ^  But  Abijah  waxed  mighty,  and 
married  fourteen  wives,  and  begat  twenty 
and  two  sons,  and  sixteen  daughters. 

22  And  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Abijah, 
and  his  ways,  and  his  sayings,  are  written 
in  the  story  of  the  prophet  Iddo. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

SO  Abijah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David  : 
and  Asa  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead.  In 
his  days  the  land  was  quiet  ten  years. 

2  And  Asa  did  thcd  which  was  good  and 
right  in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  his  God  : 

3  For  he  took  away  the  altars  of  the 
strange  gods,  and  the  high  places,  and 
brake  down  the  images,  and  cut  down  the 
groves : 

4  And  commanded  Judah  to  seek  the 
Lord,  God  of  their  fathers,  and  to  do  the 
law  and  the  commandment. 

5  Also  he  took  awaj-  out  of  all  the  cities 
of  Judah  the  high  places  and  tlie  images  : 
and  tlie  kingdom  was  quiet  before  him. 

6  "il  And  he  built  fenced  cities  in  Judah  : 
for  the  land  had  rest,  and  he  had  no  war 
in  those  years ;  because  the  Lord  had 
given  him  rest. 

7  Therefore  he  said  unto  Judah,  Let  us 
build  these  cities,  and  make  about  them 
walls,  and  towers,  gates,  and  bars,  ivhih 
the  land  is  yet  before  tis ;  because  we  have 
sought  the  Lord  our  God,  we  have  sought 
him,  and  he  hath  given  us  rest  on  every 
side.     So  they  built,  and  prospered. 

8  ^  And  Asa  had  an  army  of  men  that 
bare  targets  and  spears,  out  of  Judah  tlirce 
hundred  thousand  ;  and  out  of  Benjamin, 
that  bare  shields  and  drew  bows,  tv.o  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  thousand :  all  these 
were  mighty  men  of  valour. 

9  II  And  there  came  out  against  them 
Zerah  the  Ethiopian,  with  an  host  of  a 
thousand  thousand,  and  three  liundred  cha- 
riots ;  and  came  unto  IVIareshah. 

10  Then  Asa  went  out  against  him,  and 
they  set  the  battle  in  array  in  the  valley  of 
Zephathah  at  Mareshah. 

11  And  Asa  cried  unto  the  Lord  his 
God,  and  said,  Lord,  it  is  nothing  with 
th.ce  to  help,  whether  with  many,  or  with 
them  that  have  no  pov/ev  :  help  us,  O  Lord 
our  God :  for  we  rest  on  theej  and  in  thy 

355 


Asa  covenants  tcith  God.        II.  CHRONICLJilS.      Ramahh  building  prevented. 


name  we  go  against  this  multitude.  O 
Lord,  thou  art  our  God ;  let  not  man  pre- 
vail against  thee. 

12  So  the  Lord  smote  the  Ethiopians 
before  Asa,  and  before  Judah ;  and  the 
Ethiopians  fled. 

13  And  Asa  and  the  people  that  ivcre 
with  him  pursued  them  unto  Gerar  :  and 
the  Ethiopians  were  overthrown,  that  they 
could  not  recover  themselves;  for  they 
were  destroyed  before  the  Lord,  and  be- 
fore his  host  ;  and  they  carried  away  very 
much  spoil. 

14  And  they  smote  all  the  cities  round 
about  Gerar  ;  for  the  fear  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  them :  and  they  spoiled  all  the  cities  ; 
for  there  was  exceeding  much  spoil  in 
them. 

15  They  smote  also  the  tents  of  cattle, 
and  carried  away  sheep  and  camels  in 
abundance,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  XV. 
ND  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon  Aza- 
riah  the  son  of  Oded  : 

2  And  he  went  out  to  meet  Asa,  and 
said  unto  him,  Hear  ye  me,  Asa,  and  all 
Judah  and  Benjamin ;  The  Lord  is  with 
you,  while  ye  be  with  him  ;  and  if  ye  seek 
him  he  will  be  found  of  you ;  but  if  ye  for- 
sake him,  he  will  forsake  you. 

3  Now  for  a  long  season  Israel  hath  been 
without  the  true  God,  and  without  a  teach- 
ing priest,  and  without  law 

4  But  when  they  in  their  trouble  did 
turn  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and 
sought  him,  he  was  found  of  them. 

5  And  in  those  times  there  teas  no  peace 
to  him  that  went  out,  nor  to  him  that  came 
in,  but  great  vexations  were  upon  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  countries. 

6  And  nation  was  destroyed  of  nation, 
and  city  of  city:  for  God  did  vex  them 
\yith  all  adversity. 

7  Be  ye  strong  therefore,  and  let  not 
your  hands  be  weak ;  for  your  work  shall 
be  rewarded. 

8  II  And  when  Asa  heard  these  words, 
and  the  prophecy  of  Oded  the  prophet,  he 
took  courage,  and  put  away  the  abomina- 
ble idols  out  of  all  the  land  of  Judah  and 
Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities  which  he 
had  taken  from  mount  Ephraim,  and  re- 
newed tlie  altar  of  the  Lord,  that  2vas  be- 
fore the  porch  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  he  gathered  all  Judah  and  Ben- 
jamin, and  the  strangers  with  them  out 
of  Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  and  out  of 
Simeon  :  for  they  fell  to  him  out  of  Israel 
in  abundance,  when  they  saw  that  the 
Lord  his  God  ?oas  with  him. 

10  So  they  gathered  themselves  together 
at  Jerusalem  in  the  third  month,  in  the 
fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa. 

11  And  they  offered  unto  the  Lord' the 
same  time,  of  the  spoil  ivhich  they  had 
brought,  seven  hundred  oxen  and  seven 
thousand  sheep. 


12  And  they  entered  into  a  covenant  to 
seek  the  Loro  God  of  their  fathers  with 
all  their  heart  and  with  all  their  soul ; 

13  That  whosoever  would  not  seek  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  should  be  put  to  death, 
whether  small  or  great,  whether  man  or 
woman. 

14  And  they  sware  unto  the  Lord  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  with  shouting,  and  with 
trumpets,  and  with  cornets. 

15  And  all  Judah  rejoiced  at  the  oath : 
for  they  had  sworn  with  all  their  heart,  and 
sought  him  Vt^ith  their  whole  desire;  and 
he  was  found  of  them  :  and  the  Lord  gave 
them  rest  round  about. 

16  "!!  And  also  concerning  Maachah  the 
mother  of  Asa  the  king,  he  removed  her 
from  being  queen,  because  she  had  made 
an  idol  in  a  grove :  and  Asa  cut  down  her 
idol,  and  stamped  it,  and  burnt  it  at  the 
brook  Kidron. 

17  But  the  high  places  Avere  not  taken 
away  out  of  Israel :  nevertheless  the  heart 
of  Asa  was  perfect  all  his  days. 

18  IT  And  he  brought  into  the  house  of 
God  the  things  that  "his  father  had  dedi- 
cated, and  that  he  himself  had  dedicated, 
silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 

19  And  there  was  no  7nore  war  unto  the 
five  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

IN  the  six  and  thirtieth  year  of  the  reign 
of  Asa,  Baasha  kin<5  of  Israel  came  up 
against  Judah,  and  built  Ramah,  to  the  in- 
tent that  he  might  let  none  go  out  or  come 
in  to  Asa  king  of  Judah. 

2  Then  Asa  brought  out  silver  and  gold 
out  of  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  and  of  the  king's  house,  and  sent  to 
Ben-hadad  king  of  Syria,  that  dwelt  at  Da- 
mascus, saying, 

3  There  is  a  league  between  me  and 
thee,  as  there  zms  between  my  father  and 
thy  father  :  behold,  I  have  seat  thee  silver 
and  gold ;  go,  break  thy  league  with  Baa- 
sha king  of  Israel,  that  he  may  depart  from 
me. 

4  And  Ben-hadad  hearkened  unto  king 
Asa,  and  sent  the  captains  of  his  armies 


„_,ainst  the  cities  of  Israel ;  and  they  smote 
ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abelmaim,  and  all  the 
store-cities  of  Naphtali. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Baasha 
heard  it,  that  he  left  off  building  of  Ramah, 
and  let  his  work  cease. 

6  Then  Asa  the  king  took  all  Judah ; 
and  they  carried  away  the  stones  of  Ra- 
mah, and  the  timber  thereof,  wherewith 
Baasha  was  building,  and  he  built  there- 
with Geba  and  Mizpah. 

7  H  And  at  that  time  Hanani  the  seer 
came  to  Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  said  unto 
him,  Because  thou  hast  relied  on  the  king 
of  Syria,  and  not  relied  on  the  Lord  thy 
God,  therefore  is  the  host  of  the  king  of 
Syria  escaped  out  of  thine  hand. 

*8  Were  not  the  Ethiopians  and  the  liU- 
35G 


Jehoshaphafs  good  reign.      CHAP.  XVII,  XVIIL 


His  greatness. 


bims  a  huge  host,  with  very  many  chariots 
and  horsemen  1  yet,  because  thou  didst  re- 
ly on  the  Lord,  he  dehvered  them  into 
thine  hand. 

9  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  run  to  and 
fro  throughout  the  whole  earth,  to  shew 
himself  strong  in  the  behalf  of  than  whose 
heart  is  perfect  toward  him.  Herein  thou 
hast  done  foolishly  :  therefore  from  hence- 
forth thou  shalt  have  wars. 

10  Then  Asa  was  wroth  with  the  seer, 
and  put  him  in  a  prison-house  ;  for  he  was 
in  a  rage  with  him  because  of  this  thing. 
And  Asa  oppressed  so7nc  of  the  people  the 
same  time. 

11  "il  And  behold,  the  acts  of  Asa,  first 
and  last,  lo,  they  m-c  written  in  the  book 
of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

12  And  Asa  in  the  thirty  and  ninth  year 
of  his  reign  was  diseased  in  his  feet,  until 
his  disease  iras  exceeding  great :  yet  in 
his  disease  he  sought  not  to  the  Lord,  but 
to  the  physicians. 

13  11  And  Asa  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
died  in  the  one  and  fortieth  year  of  his 
reign. 

14  And  they  buried  him  in  his  own  se- 
pulchres v/hich  he  had  made  for  himself  in 
the  city  of  David,  and  laid  him  in  the  bed 
which  was  filled  with  sweet  odours,  and 
divers  kinds  of  spices  prepared  by  the 
apothecaries'  art :  and  they  made  a  very 
great  burning  for  him. 

CHAP.  xvn. 

AND  Jehoshaphat  his  son  reigned  in 
his  stead,  and  strengthened  himself 
against  Israel. 

2  And  he  placed  forces  in  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Judah,  and  set  garrisons  in  the 
land  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of  Ephraim, 
which  Asa  his  father  had  taken. 

3  And  the  Lord  was  with  Jehoshaphat, 
because  he  walked  in  the  first  ways  of  his 
father  David,  and  sought  not  unto  Baalim ; 

4  But  sought  to  the  LORD  God  of  his 
father,  and  walked  in  his  commandments, 
and  not  after  the  doings  of  Israel. 

5  Therefore  the  Lord  established  the 
kingdom  in  his  hand ;  and  all  Judah  brought 
to  Jehoshaphat  presents ;  and  he  had  riches 
and  honour  in  abundance. 

6  And  liis  heart  was  lifted  up  in  the 
ways  of  the  Lord  :  moreover  he  took  away 
the  high  places  and  groves  out  of  Judah. 

7  H  Also  in  the  third  year  of  his  reign 
he  sent  to  his  princes,  n^c7i  to  Ben-hail, 
and  to  Obadiah,  and  to  Zechariah,  and  to 
Nethaneel,  and  to  Michaiah,  to  teach  in  the 
cities  of  Judah. 

8  And  with  them  he  sent  Levites,  cvej7 
Shemaiah,  and  Nethaniah,  and  Zebadiah, 
and  Asahel,  and  Shemiramoth,  and  Jehon- 
athan,  and  Adonijah,  and  Tobijah,  and 
Tob-adonijah,  Levites;  and  with  tliem  Eli- 
shama  and  Jehoram,  priests. 

9  And  they  taught  in  Judah,  and  /mf?the 
book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  with  them, 


and  went  about  throughout  all  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  taught  the  people. 

10  IT  And  the  fear  of  the  Lord  fell  upon 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  lands  that  were 
round  about  Judah,  so  that  they  made  no 
war  against  Jehoshaphat. 

11  Also  some  of  the  Phihstines  brought 
Jehoshaphat  presents,  and  tribute  silver ; 
and  the  Arabians  brought  him  flocks,  seven 
thousand  and  seven  hundred  rams,  and 
seven  thousand  and  seven  hundred  he- 
goats. 

12  H  And  Jehoshaphat  waxed  great  ex- 
ceedingly ;  and  he  built  in  Judah  castles, 
and  cjties  of  store. 

13  And  he  had  much  business  in  the 
cities  of  Judah :  and  the  men  of  war, 
mighty  men  of  valour,  we7-e  in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  these  arc  the  numbers  of  them 
according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers  :  Of 
Judah,  the  captains  of  thousands,  Adnah 
the  chief,  and  with  him  mighty  men  of  va- 
lour three  hundred  thousand. 

15  And  next  to  him  was  Jehohanan  the 
captain,  and  with  him  two  hundred  and 
fourscore  thousand. 

16  And  next  him  icas  Amasiah  the  son 
of  Zichri,  who  willingly  offered  himself 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  with  him  two  hundred 
thousand  mighty  men  of  valour. 

17  And  of  Benjamin ;  Eliada  a  mighty 
man  of  valour,  and  with  him  armed  men 
with  bow  and  shield  two  hundred  thousand. 

18  And  next  him  ivas  Jehozabad,  and 
with  him  an  hundred  and  fourscore  thou- 
sand ready  prepared  for  the  war. 

19  These  waited  on  the  king,  beside 
those  whom  the  king  put  in  the  fenced 
cities  throughout  all  Judah. 

CHAP.  XVIH. 
OW  Jehoshaphat  had  riches  and  ho- 
nour in  abundance,  and  joined  affinity 
with  Ahab. 

2  And  after  certai7i  years  he  went  down 
to  Ahab  to  Samaria.  And  Ahab  killed 
sheep  and  oxen  for  him  in  abundance,  and 
for  the  people  that  he  had  with  him,  and 
persuaded  him  to  go  up  tcitli  /r/m  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead. 

3  And  Ahab  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je- 
hoshaphat king  of  Judah,  Wilt  thou  go 
with  me  to  Ramoth-gilead  1  And  he  an- 
swered him,  I  o?H  as  thou  art,  and  my  peo- 
ple as  thy  people ;  and  loe  will  he  with,  thee 
in  the  war. 

4  II  And  Jehoshaphat  said  unto  the  king 
of  Israel,  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  at  the  word 
of  the  Lord  to-day. 

5  Therefore  the  king  of  Israel  gathered 
together  of  prophets  four  hundred  men, 
and  said  unto  them.  Shall  we  go  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead to  battle,  or  shall  I  forbear  ? 
And  they  said,  Go  up  ;  for  God  will  deliver 
it  into  the  king's  hand. 

6  II  But  Jehoshaphat  said.  Is  there  not 
here  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  beside,  that 
we  might  inquire  of  him  ? 

357 


AliaVs  false  prophets.  II.  CHRONICLES.  Micaiah's  prophecy. 

7  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  unto  Je-| /*/»?,  and  thou  shalt  also  prevail :  go  out  and 


hoshaphat,  There  is  yet  one  man,  by  whom 
we  may  inquire  of  the  Lord  :  but  I  hate 
him ;  for  he  never  prophesieth  good  unto 
me,  but  always  evil:  the  same  is  Micaiah 
the  son  of  Imla.  And  Jehoshaphat  said, 
Let  not  the  king  say  so. 

8  And  the  king  of  Israel  called  for  one 
of  his  officers,  and  said.  Fetch  quickly  Mi- 
caiah the  son  of  Imla. 

9  And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat king  of  Judah  sat  either  of  them  on 
his  throne,  clothed  in  their  robes,  and  they 
sat  in  a  void  place  at  the  entering  in  of  the 
gate  of  Samaria:  and  all  the  prophets 
prophesied  before  them. 

10  And  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaanah 
had  made  him  horns  of  iron,  and  said, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  With  these  thou 
shalt  push  Syria  until  they  be  consumed. 

11  And  all  the  prophets  prophesied  so, 
saying,  Go  up  to  Ramoth-gilead,  and  pros- 

i)er :  for  the  Lord  shall  deliver  it  into  the 
land  of  the  king. 

12  And  the  messenger  that  went  to  call 
Micaiah  spake  to  him,  saying.  Behold,  the 
words  of  the  prophets  declare  good  to  the 
king  with  one  assent ;  let  thy  word  there- 
fore, I  pray  thee,  be  like  one  of  theirs,  and 
speak  thou  good. 

13  And  Micaiah  said,  ^.s  the  Lord 
liveth,  even  what  my  God  saith,  that  will  I 
speak. 

14  And  when  he  was  come  to  the  king, 
the  king  said  unto  him,  Micaiah,  shall  we 
go  to  Ramoth-gilead  to  battle,  or  shall  I  for- 
bear? And  he  said,  Go  ye  up,  and  pros- 
per, and  they  shall  be  delivered  into  your 
hand. 

1.5  II  And  the  king  said  to  him,  How  ma- 
ny times  shall  I  adjure  thee  that  thou  say 
nothing  but  the  truth  to  me  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  ? 

16  Then  he  said,  I  did  see  all  Israel  scat- 
tered upon  the  mountains,  as  sheep  that 
have  no  shepherd:  and  the  Lord  said. 
These  have  no  master;  let  them  return 
iherrfore  every  man  to  his  house  in  peace. 

17  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  to  Jehosh- 
aphat, Did  I  not  tell  thee  tliat  he  would  not 
prophesy  good  unto  me,  but  evil  ? 

15  Again  he  said.  Therefore  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord  ;  I  saw  the  Lord  sitting 
upon  his  throne,  and  all  the  host  of  heaven 
standing  on  his  right  hand  and  on  his  left. 

19  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  shall  entice 
Ahab  king  of  Israel,  that  he  may  go  up 
and  fall  at  Ramoth-gilead  '?  And  one  spake 
saying  after  this  manner,  and  another  say- 
ing alter  that  manner. 

20  Then  there  came  out  a  spirit,  and 
stood  before  the  Lord,  and  said,  I  will  en- 
tice him.  And  the  Loud  said  unto  him. 
Wherewith  ? 

21  And  he  said,  I  will  go  out,  and  be  a 
lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  all  his  prophets 


do  even  so. 

22  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord  hath 
put  a  lying  spirit  in  the  mouth  of  these  thy 
prophets,  and  the  Lord  hath  spoken  evil 
against  thee. 

23  "il  Then  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Chenaa- 
nah came  near,  and  smote  Micaiah  upon 
the  cheek,  and  said,  Which  way  went  the 
spirit  of  the  Lord  Irom  me  to  speak  unto 
thee? 

24  And  Micaiah  said.  Behold,  thou  shalt 
see  on  that  day  when  thou  shalt  go  into  an 
inner  chamber  to  hide  thyself. 

25  Then  the  king  of  Israel  said.  Take 
ye  Micaiah,  and  carry  him  back  to  Amon 
the  governor  of  the  city,  and  to  Joash  the 
king's  son ; 

26  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  king.  Put 
tlusf elloiv  in  the  prison,  and  feed  him  with 
bread  of  affliction  and  with  water  of  afflic- 
tion, until  1  return  in  peace. 

27  And  Micaiah  said,  If  thou  certainly 
return  in  peace,  then  hath  not  the  Lord 
spoken  by  me.  And  he  said.  Hearken,  all 
ye  people. 

28  1i  So  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehosha- 
phat the  king  of  Judah  went  up  to  Ra- 
moth-gilead. 

29  And  the  king  of  Israel  said  mito  Je- 
hoshaptliat,  I  will  disguise  myself,  and  will 
go  to  the  battle  ;  but  put  thou  on  thy  robes. 
So  the  king  of  Israel  disguised  himself; 
and  they  went  to  the  battle. 

30  Now  the  king  of  Syria  had  command- 
ed the  captains  of  the  chariots  that  iDC7-e 
with  him,  saying.  Fight  ye  not  with  small 
or  great,  save  onl}"  with  the  king  of  Israel. 

31  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  cap- 
tains of  tlife  chariots  saw  Jehoshaphat,  that 
they  said,  It  /i;  the  king  of  Israel.  There- 
fore tliey  compassed  about  him  to  fight : 
but  Jehoshaphat  cried  out,  and  the  Lord 
helped  him  ;  and  God  moved  them  to  de- 
part from  him. 

32  For  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  the 
captains  of  the  chariots  perceived  that  it 
was  not  the  king  of  Israel,  they  turned  back 
again  from  pursuing  him. 

33  '^  And  a  certain  man  drev/  a  bow  at  a 
venture,  and  smote  the  king  of  Israel  be- 
tween the  joints  of  the  harness :  therefore 
he  said  to  his  chariot-man,  Turn  thine  hand, 
that  thou  mayest  carry  me  out  of  the  host ; 
for  I  am  wounded. 

34  And  the  battle  increased  that  day : 
howbeit  the  king  of  Israel  stayed  himself 
up  in  his  chariot  against  tlie  Syrians  until 
the  even :  and  about  the  time  of  the  sun 
going  down  he  died. 

CHAP.  XIX. 
A  ND  Jehoshaphat  the  king  of  Judah  re- 
-t^  turned  to  his  house  in  peace  to  Jeru- 
salem. 

2  And  Jehu  the  son  of  lianani  the  seer 
went  out  to  meet  him,  and  said  to  king  Je- 


And  the  LORD  said,  Thou  shalt  entice  I  hoshaphat,  Shouldest thou  help  the  ungodly 

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JeJioshapJiafs  fast  and  prayer.      CHAP 
and  love  them  that  hate  the  Lord  ?  there- 
fore is  wrath  upon  thee  from  before  the 
Lord. 

3  Nevertheless,  there  are  good  things 
found  in  thee,  in  that  thou  hast  taken  au^ay 
the  groves  out  of  the  land,  and  hast  pre- 
pared thine  heart  to  seek  God. 

4  H  And  Jehoshaphat  dwelt  at  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  he  went  out  again  through  the 
people  from  Beer-sheba  to  mount  Epliraim, 
and  brought  them  back  unto  the  Lord  God 
of  their  fathers. 

5  IT  And  he  set  judges  in  the  land  through- 
out all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  city  by 
city ; 

6  And  said  to  the  judges,  Take  heed 
what  ye  do :  for  ye  judge  not  for  man,  but 
for  the  Lord,  who  is  with  you  in  the  judg- 
ment. 

7  Wherefore  now  let  the  fear  of  the 
Lord  be  upon  you :  take  heed  and  do  it  : 
for  there  is  no  iniquity  with  the  Lord  our 
God,  nor  respect  of  persons,  nor  taking  of 
gifts. 

8  IT  IVToreover,  in  Jerusalem  did  Jehosha- 
phat set  of  the  Levites,  and  of  the  priests, 
and  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  for 
the  judgment  of  the  Lord,  and  for  con- 
troversies, when  they  returned  to  Jerusa- 
lem. 

9  And  he  charged  them,  saying.  Thus 
shall  ye  do  in  the  tear  of  the  Lord,  faith- 
fully, and  with  a  perfect  heart. 

10  And  what  cause  soever  shall  come  to 
you  of  your  brethren  that  dwell  in  their 
cities,  between  blood  and  blood,  between 
law  and  commandment,  statutes  and  judg- 
ments, ye  shall  even  warn  them  that  they 
trespass  not  against  the  Lord,  and  so  wrath 
come  upon  you,  and  upon  your  brethren  : 
this  do,  and  ye  shall  not  trespass. 

11  And  behold,  Amariah  the  chief  priest 
is  over  you  in  all  matters  of  the  Lord  ;  and 
Zebadiah  the  son  of  Ishmael,  the  ruler  of 
the  house  of  Judah,  for  all  the  king's  mat- 
ters: also  the  Levites  shall  be  officers  be- 
fore you.  Deal  courageously,  and  the 
Lord  shall  be  with  the  good. 

CHAP.  XX. 
TT  came  to  pass  after  this  also,  that  the 
A  children  of  Moab,  and  the  children  of 
Amnion,  and  with  them  other  beside  the 
Ammonites,  came  against  Jehoshaphat  to 
battle. 

2  Then  there  came  some  that  told  Je- 
hoshaphat, saying.  There  cometh  a  great 
multitude  against  thee  from  beyond  the  sea 
on  this  side  Syria ;  and  behold,  they  be  in 
Hazazon-tamar,  which  is  En-gedi. 

3  And  Jehoshaphat  feared,  and  set  him- 
self to  seek  the  Lord,  and  proclaimed  a 
fast  throughout  all  Judah. 

4  And  Judah  gathered  themselves  toge- 
ther, to  ask  help  of  the  Lord  ;  even  out  of 
all  the  cities  of  Judah  thej^  came  to  seek  the 
Lord. 

5  IT  And  Jehoshaphat  stood  in  the  con- 


.  XX.  JdhazicVs  prophecy. 

gregation  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  before  the  new  court, 

6  And  said,  O  Lord  God  of  our  fathers, 
art  not  thou  God  in  heaven  ?  and  rulest 
not  thou  over  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  hea- 
then? and  in  thine  hand  is  there  not  power 
and  might,  so  that  none  is  able  to  withstand 
thee  ? 

7  Art  not  thou  our  God,  lohe  didst  drive 
out  the  inhabitants  of  this  land  bsfore  thy 
people  Israel  and  gavest  it  to  the  seed  of 
Abraham  thy  friend  for  ever  1 

8  And  they  dwelt  therein,  and  have 
built  thee  a  sanctuary  therein  for  thy 
name,  saying, 

9  If,  7vhen  evil  cometh  upon  us,  as  the 
sword,  judgment,  or  pestilence,  or  famine, 
we  stand  before  this  house,  and  in  thy  pre- 
sence, (for  thy  name  is  in  this  house,)  and 
cry  unto  thee  in  our  affliction,  then  thou 
wilt  hear  and  help. 

10  And  now,  behold,  the  children  of 
Ammon  and  Moab,  and  mount  Seir,  whom 
thou  wouldest  not  let  Israel  invade,  when 
they  came  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  but 
they  turned  from  them,  and  destroyed  them 
not; 

11  Behold,  I  say,  how  they  reward  us,  to 
come  to  cast  us  out  of  thy  possession,  which 
thou  hast  given  us  to  inherit. 

12  O  our  God,  wilt  thou  not  judge  them  ? 
for  we  have  no  might  against  this  great 
company  that  cometh  against  us ;  neither 
know  we  what  to  do :  but  our  eyes  are  up- 
on thee. 

13  And  all  Judah  stood  before  the  Lord, 
with  their  little  ones,  their  wives  and  their 
children. 

14  IT  Then  upon  Jahaziel  the  son  of 
Zechariah,  the  son  of  Benaiah,  the  son  of 
Jeiel,  the  son  of  Mattaniah,  a  Levite  of  the 
sons  of  Asaph,  came  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
in  the  midst  of  the  congregation  ; 

15  And  he  said,  Hearken  ye,  all  Judah, 
and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  thou 
king  Jehoshaphat,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
unto  you,  Be  not  afraid  nor  dismayed  by 
reason  of  this  great  multitude;  for  the  bat- 
tle is  not  yours,  but  God's. 

16  To-morrow  go  ye  down  against 
them :  behold,  they  come  up  by  the  clift'of 
Ziz ;  and  ye  shall  find  them  at  the  end  of 
the  brook,  before  the  wilderness  of  Jernel. 

17  Ye  shall  not  need  to  fight  in  this  bat- 
tle :  set  yourselves,  stand  ye  still,  and  see 
the  salvation  of  the  Lord  with  you,  O  Ju- 
dah and  Jerusalem :  fear  not,  nor  be  dis- 
maj-ed ;> to-morrov/  go  out  against  them: 
for  the  Lord  irill  be  with  you. 

18  And  Jehoshaphat  bowed  his  head 
with  his  face  to  the  ground  :  and  all  Judah 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  fell  before 
the  Lord,  worshipping  the  Lord. 

19  And  the  Levites,  of  the  children  of 
the  Kohathites,  and  of  the  children  of  the 
Korhites,  stood  up  to  praise  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice  on  high. 

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Moshaphafs  reign.  II.  CHRONICLES. 

20  IT  And  they  rose  early  in  the  morning,  1 
and  went  forth  into  the  wilderness  of  Te- 
koa :  and  as  they  went  forth,  Jehoshaphat 
stood  and  said,  Hear  me,  O  Judah,  and  ye 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem ;  believe  in  the 
Lord  your  God,  so  shall  ye  be  established ; 
believe  his  prophets,  so  shall  ye  prosper. 

21  And  when  he  had  consulted  with 
the  people,  he  appointed  singers  unto  the 
Lord,  and  that  should  praise  the  beauty 
of  holiness,  as  they  went  out  before  the 
army,  and  to  say,  Praise  the  Lord;  tor 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

22  H  And  when  they  began  to  sing  and 
to  praise  the  Lord  set  ambushments 
against  the  children  of  Ammon,  Moab,  and 
mount  Seir,  which  were  come  against  Ju- 
dah ;  and  they  were  smitten. 

23  For  the  children  of  Ammon  and  Mo- 
ab   stood    up    against    the   inhabitants  of 


Jchoram  made  king. 

33  Howbeit,  the  high  places  were  not 
taken  away  :  for  as  yet  the  people  had  not 
prepared  their  hearts  unto  the  God  of  their 
fathers. 

34  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehosh- 
aphat, first  and  last,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  Jehu  the  son  of 
Hanani,  who  is  mentioned  in  the  book  of 
the  kings  of  Israel. 

35  "![  And  after  this  did  Jehoshaphat 
king  of  Judah  join  himself  with  Ahaziah 
king  of  Israel,  who  did  very  wickedly: 

36  And  he  joined  himself  with  him  to 
make  ships  to  go  to  Tarshish:  and  they 
made  the  ships  in  Ezion-geber. 

37  Then  Eliezer  the  son  of  Dodavah  of 
Mareshah  prophesied  against  Jehoshaphat, 
saying.  Because  thou  hast  joined  thyseli 
with  Ahaziah,  the  Lord  hath  broken  thy 
works.     And  the  ships  were  broken,  that 


Seir,^tterly   to  slay  and  destroy  they  were  not  able  to  go  to  Tarshish 


mount   .^^..,   „..^..j    -        .  - 

them :  and  when  they  had  made  an  end  ot 
the  inhabitants  of  Seir,  every  one  helped  to 
destroy  another. 

24  And  when  Judah  came  toward  the 
watch-tower  in  the  wilderness,  they  looked 
unto  the  multitude,  and  behold,  they  iverc 
dead  bodies  fallen  to  the  earth,  and  none 
escaped. 

25  And  when  Jehoshaphat  and  his  peo- 
ple came  to  take  away  the  spoil  of  them, 
they  found  among  them  in  abundance  both 
riches  with  the  dead  bodies,  and  precious 
jewels,  which  they  stripped  off  for  them- 
selves, more  than  they  could  carry  away  : 
and  they  were  three  days  in  gathering  ot 
the  spoil,  it  was  so  much. 

26  H  And  on  the  fourth  day  they  as- 
sembled themselves  in  the  valley  of  Bera- 
chah;  for  there  they  blessed  the  Lord: 
therefore  the  name  of  the  same  place  was 
called.  The  valley  of  Berachah,  unto  this 

day-  ,  r 

27  Then  they  returned,  every  man  ot 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  Jehoshaphat 
in  the   Ibre-fror.t  of  them,  to  go  again  to 


CHAP.  XXI. 

OW   Jehoshaphat  slept  with   his  fa- 
thers, and  was  buried  with  his  fathers 
in  the  city  of  David.     And   Jehoram  his 
son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

2  And  he  had  brethren  the  sons  ot  Je- 
hoshaphat, Azariah,  and  Jehiel,  and  Zecha- 
riah,  and  Azariah,  and  Michael,  and  She- 
phatiah:  all  these  were  the  sons  of  Jehosli- 
aphat  king  of  Israel. 

3  And  thei.  tl.ther  gave  them  great 
gifts  of  silver,  and  of  gold,  and  of  precious 
Uiings,  with  fenced  cities  in  Judah:  but 
the  kingdom  gave  he  to  Jehoram ;  because 
he  urns  the  first-born. 

4  Now  when  Jehoram  was  risen  up  to 
the  kingdom  of  his  father,  he  strengthened 
himself,  and  slew  all  his  brethren  with  the 
sword,   and  divers  also  of  the  princes  of 

5  H  Jehoram  ivas  thirty  and  two  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
eight  years  in  Jerusalem. 

6  And  he  walked  in  the  way  ot  the 
kings  of  Israel,  like  as  did  the  house  of 


Jerusalem    wif.i  joy, 

made  them  to  re'oice  over  their  enemies. 

28  And  they 'came  to  Jerusalem  with 
psalteries  and  harps  and  trumpets  unto 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

29  And  the  fear  of  God  was  on  all  the 
kingdoms  of  those  countries,  when  they 
had  heard  that  the  Lord  fought  against  the 
enemies  of  Israel. 

30  So  the  realm  of  Jehoshaphat  was  qui- 
et :  for  his  God  gave  him  rest  round  alx)ut. 

31  H  And  Jehoshaphat  reigned  over 
Judah:  lie  was  thirty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
twenty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  loas  Azubah  the  daugh- 
ter of  Shilhi. 

32  And  he  walked  in  the  way  of  Asa  his 
father,  and  departed  not  from  it,  doing 
that  ivhich  teas  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord. 


for  the   Lord   had  Ahab  :  for  he  had  the  daughter  of  Ahab  to 


wife:  and  he  wrought  ^/ta^  ivhich  was  evil 
in  the  eyes  of  the  Lord. 

7  Howbeit  the  Lord  would  not  destroy 
the  house  of  David,  because  of  the  cove- 
nant that  he  had  made  with  David,  and  as 
he  promised  to  give  a  light  to  him  and  to 
ills  sons  for  ever.  . 

8  IT  la  his  days  the  Edomites  revolted 
from  under  the  dominion  of  Judah,  and 
made  themselves  a  king.  •  ,    i  • 

9  Then  Jehoram  went  forth  with  Ins 
princes,  and  all  his  chariots  with  hun :  and 
he  rose  up  by  night,  and  smote  the  Edom- 
ites which  compassed  him  in,  and  the  cap- 
tains of  the  chariots. 

10  So  the  Edomites  revolted  from  under 
the  hand  of  Judah  unto  this  day.  1  he 
same  time  also  did  Libnah  revolt  trom  un- 
der  his  hand  ;  because  he  had  forsaken  tlu 
Lord  God  of  his  father. 

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His  infamous  death. 


CHAP.  XXII,  XXIII. 


11  Moreover,  he  made  high  places  in 
the  mountains  of  Jiidah,  and  caused  the 
inhabitants  of"  Jerusalem  to  commit  forni- 
cation, and  compelled  Judah  thereto. 

12  II  And  there  came  a  writing  to  him 
from  Elijah  the  prophet,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  David  thy  father, 
Because  thou  hast  not  walked  in  the  ways 
of  Jehoshaphat  thy  father,  nor  in  the  ways 
of  Asa  king  of  Judah, 

13  But  hast  walked  in  the  way  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  and  hast  made  Judah  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to  go  a  whor- 
ing, like  to  the  whoredoms  of  the  house  of 
Ahab,  and  also  hast  slain  thy  brethren  of 
thy  father's  house,  lokich  loerc  better  than 
thyself: 

14  Behold,  with  a  great  plague  will  the 
Lord  smite  thy  people,  and  thy  children, 
and  thy  wives,  and  all  tliy  goods : 

15  And  thou  shalt  have  great  sickness 
by  disease  of  thy  bowels,  until  thy  bowels 
fall  out  by  reason  of  the  sickness  day  by 
day. 

16  H  Moreover,  the  Lord  stirred  up 
against  Jehoram  the  spirit  of  the  Philis- 
tines, and  of  the  Arabians,  that  tcere  near 
the  Ethiopians : 

17  And  they  came  up  into  Judah,  and 


Ahazidli's  wicked  reign. 


5  H  He  walked  also  after  their  counsel, 
and  went  with  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab 
king  of  Israel  to  war  against  Hazael  king 
of  Syria  at  Ramoth-gilead  :  and  the  Sy- 
rians smote  Joram. 

6  And  he  returned  to  be  healed  in  Jez- 
reel  because  of  the  wounds  which  were 
given  him  at  Ramah,  when  he  fought  with 
Hazael  king  of  Syria.  And  Azariah  the 
son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah  went  down 
to  see  Jehoram  the  son  of  Ahab  at  Jezreel, 
because  he  was  sick. 

7  And  the  destruction  of  Ahaziah  was 
of  God  by  coming  to  Joram:  for  when  he 
was  come,  he  went  out  with  Jehoram 
against  Jehu  the  son  of  Nimshi,  whom  the 
Lord  had  anointed  to  cut  oli'  the  house  of 
Ahab. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jehu 
was  executing  judgment  upon  the  house 
of  Ahab,  and  found  the  princes  of  Judah, 
and  the  sons  of  the  brethren  of  Aha- 
ziah, that  ministered  to  Ahaziah,  he  slew 
them. 

9  And  he  sought  Ahaziah :  and  they 
caught  him,  (for  he  was  hid  in  Samaria,) 
and  brought  him  to  Jehu :  and  when  they 
had  slain  him,  they  buried  him  :  Because, 
said  they,  he  is  the  son  of  Jehoshaphat, 


brake  into  it,  and  carried  away  all  the  sub-  who  sou2:ht  the  Lord  with  all    his  heart 


stance  that  was  found  in  the  king's  house, 
and  his  sons  also,  and  his  wives ;  so  that 
tliere  was  never  a  son  left  him,  save  Jehoa- 
liaz  the  youngest  of  his  sons. 

18  H  And  alter  all  this  the  Lord  smote 
him  in  his  bowels  with  an  incurable  dis- 
ease. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  in  process 
of  time,  after  the  end  of  two  years,  his 
bowels  fell  out  by  reason  of  his  sickness : 
so  he  died  of  sore  diseases.  And  his  peo- 
ple made  no  burning  for  him,  like  the 
burning  of  his  fathers. 

20  Thirty  and  two  years  old  was  he 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  in 
Jerusalem  eight  years,  and  departed  with- 
out being  desired  :  howbeit  tliey  buried 
him  in  the  city  of  David,  but  not  in  the  se- 
pulchres of  the  kings. 

CHAP.  XXII. 
ND  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  made 
Ahaziah  his  youngest  son  king  in  his 
stead  :  for  the  band  of  men  that  came  with 
the  Arabians  to  the  camp  had  slain  all  the 
eldest.  So  Ahaziah  the  son  of  Jehoram 
king  of  Judah  reigned. 

2  Forty  and  two  years  old  was  Ahaziah 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
one  year  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  xvas  Athaliah  the  daughter  of  Omri. 

3  He  also  walked  in  the  ways  of  the 
house  of  Ahab  :  for  his  mother  was  his 
counsellor  to  do  wickedly. 

4  Wherefore  he  did  evil  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord  like  the  house  of  Ahab  :  ibr  they 
were  his  counsellors,  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  to  his  destruction. 

46 


So  the  house  of  Ahaziah  had  no  power  to 
keep  still  the  kingdom. 

10  U  But  when  Athaliah  the  mother  of 
Ahaziah  saw  that  her  son  was  dead,  she 
arose,  and  destroyed  all  the  seed  royal  of 
the  house  of  Judah. 

11  But  Jehoshabeath,  the  daughter  of 
the  king,  took  Joash  the  son  of  Ahaziah, 
and  stole  him  from  among  the  king's  sons 
that  were  slain,  and  put  him  and  his  nurse 
in  a  bed  chamber.  So  Jehoshabeath,  the 
daughter  of  king  Jehoram,  the  wife  of  Je- 
hoiada  the  priest,  (for  she  was  the  sister  of 
Ahaziah,)  hid  him  from  Athaliah,  so  that 
she  slew  him  not. 

12  And  he  was  with  them  hid  in  the 
house  of  God  six  years:  and  Athaliah 
reigned  over  the  land. 

CHAP.  xxin. 

ND  in  the  seventh  year  Jehoiada 
strengthened  himself,  and  took  the 
captains  of  hundreds,  Azariah  the  son  of 
Jeroham,  and  Ishniael  the  sonof  Jehohanan, 
and  Azariah  the  son  of  Obed,  and  Maaseiah 
the  son  of  Adaiah,  and  Elishaphat  the  son 
of  Zichri,  into  covenant  with  him. 

2  And  they  went  about  in  Judah,  and 
gathered  the  Levites  out  of  all  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Israel, 
and  they  came  to  Jerusalem. 

3  And  all  the  congregation  made  a  co- 
venant with  the  king  in  the  house  of  God. 
And  he  said  unto  them,  Behold,  the  king's 
son  shall  reign,  as  the  Lord  hath  said  of 
the  sons  of  David. 

4  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  shall  do ;  A 
third  part  of  vou  entering  on  the  sabbath, 

361 


Athaliah  is  slain. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


of  the  priests  and  of  the  Levites,  shall  be 
porters  of  the  doors  ; 

5  And  a  third  part  shall  be  at  the  king's 
house ;  and  a  third  part  at  the  gate  of  tlie 
foundation  :  and  all  the  people  shall  be  in 
the  courts  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

6  But  let  none  come  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  save  the  priests,  and  they  that 
minister  of  the  Levites ;  they  shall  go  in, 
lor  they  arc  holy  :  but  all  the  people  shall 
keep  the  watch  of  the  Lord. 

7  And  the  Levites  shall  compass  the 
king  round  about,  every  man  with  his 
weapons  in  his  hand  ;  and  whosoever  else 
cometii  into  the  house,  he  shall  be  put  to 
death:  but  be  ye  with  the  king  when  he 
Cometh  in,  and  when  he  goeth  out. 

8  So  the  Levites  and  all  Judah  did  ac- 
cording to  all  things  that  Jehoiada  the 
priest  had  commanded,  and  took  every 
man  his  men  that  were  to  come  in  on  the 
sabbatii,  with  them  that  were  to  go  out  on 
the  sabbath :  for  Jehoiada  the  priest  dis- 
missed not  the  courses. 

9  Moreover,  Jehoiada  the  priest  deliver- 
ed to  the  captains  of  hundreds  spears,  and 
bucklers,  and  shields,  that  hcul  been  king 
David's,  which  were  in  the  house  of  God. 

10  And  he  set  all  the  people,  every  man 
having  his  weapon  in  his  hand,  from  the 
right  side  of  the  temple  to  the  left  side  of 
the  temple,  along  by  the  altar  and  the  tem- 
ple, by  the  king  round  about. 

11  Then  they  brought  out  the  king's 
son,  and  put  upon  him  the  crown,  and  gave 
him  the  testimony,  and  made  him  king. 
And  Jehoiada  and  his  sons  anointed  him, 
and  said,  God  save  the  king. 

12  H  Now  when  Athaliah  heard  the  noise 
of  the  people  running  and  praising  the 
king,  she  came  to  the  people  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord  : 

13  And  she  looked,  and  behold,  the  kin^ 
stood  at  his  pillar  at  the  entering  in,  and 
the  princes  and  the  trumpets  by  the  king  : 
and  all  the  people  of  the  land  rejoiced, 
and  sounded  with  trumpets  ;  also  the  sing- 
ers with  instruments  of  music,  and  such  as 
taught  to  sing  praise.  Then  Athaliah  rent 
her  clothes,  and  said,  Treason,  treason  ! 

14  Then  Jehoiada  the  priest  brought  out 
the  captains  of  himdreds  that  were  set  over 
the  host,  and  said  unto  them,  Have  her 
forth  of  the  ranges :  and  whoso  followeth 
her,  let  him  be  slain  with  the  sword.  For 
the  priest  said,  Slay  her  not  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

15  So  the}"-  laid  hands  on  her ;  and  when 
she  was  come  to  the  entering  of  the  horse- 
gate  by  the  kind's  house,  they  slew  her  there. 

16  IT  And  Jehoiada  made  a  covenant 
between  him,  and  between  all  the  people, 
and  between  the  king,  that  they  should  be 
the  Lord's  people. 

17  Then  all  the  people  went  to  the  house 
of  Baal,  and  brake  it  down,  and  brake  his 
altars  and  liis  images  in  pieces,  and  slew 


Joash's  good  reign. 


Mattau  the  priest  of  Baal  before  the  al- 
tars. 

18  Also  Jehoiada  appointed  the  offices 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord  by  the  hand  of 
the  priests  the  Levites,  whom  David  had 
distributed  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to 
offer  the  burnt-offerings  of  the  Lord,  as  it 
is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  with  re- 
joicing and  with  singing,  as  it  was  ordain- 
ed by  David. 

19  And  he  set  the  porters  at  the  gates 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that  none  lohich 
teas  unclean  in  any  thing  should  enter  in. 

20  And  he  took  the  captains  of  hun- 
dreds, and  the  nobles,  and  the  governors 
of  the  people,  and  all  the  peoj)le  of  the 
land,  and  brought  down  the  king  from  the 
house  of  the  Lord  :  and  they  came  through 
the  high  gate  into  the  king's  house,  and  set 
the  king  upon  the  throne  of  the  kingdom. 

21  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  re- 
joiced :  and  the  city  was  quiet,  after  that 
they  had  slain  Athaliah  with  the  sword. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

JOASH  ivas  seven  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  forty 
years  \n  Jerusalem.  His  mother's  name 
also  teas  Zibiah  of  Beer-sheba. 

2  And  Joash  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  Je- 
hoiada the  priest. 

3  And  Jehoiada  took  for  him  two  wives ; 
and  he  begat  sons  and  daughters. 

4  H  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that 
Joash  was  minded  to  repair  the  house  of 
the  Lord, 

5  And  he  gathered  together  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  said  to  ihem,  Go  out 
unto  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  gather  of  all 
Israel  money  to  repair  the  house  of  your 
God  from  year  to  year,  and  see  that  ye 
hasten  the  matter.  Howbeit  the  Levites 
hastened  it  not. 

6  And  the  king  called  for  Jehoiada  the 
chief,  and  said  unto  him,  Why  hast  thou 
not  required  of  the  Levites  to  bring  in  out 
of  Judah  and  outof  Jerusalem  the  collection, 
according  to  the  commandment  of  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord,  and  of  the  congrega- 
tion of  Israel,  for  the  tabernacle  of  witness? 

7  For  the  sons  of  Athaliah,  that  wicked 
woman,  had  broken  up  the  house  of  God  ; 
and  also  all  the  dedicated  things  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  did  they  bestow  upon  Baalim. 

8  And  at  the  king's  commandment  they 
made  a  chest,  and  set  it  without  at  the  gate 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

9  And  they  made  a  proclamation  through 
Judah  and  Jerusalem,  to  bring  in  to  the 
Lord  the  collection  that  Moses  the  servant 
of  God  laid  upon  Israel  in  the  wilderness. 

10  And  all  the  princes  and  all  the  peo- 
ple rejoiced,  and  brought  in,  and  cast  into 
the  chest,  until  they  had  made  an  end. 

11  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  what 
time  the  chest  was  brought  unto  the  king's 
office    by   the  hand   of  the   Levites,  and 

362 


Joash  is  slain.  CHAP, 

when  they  saw  that  there  was  much  money, 
the  king's  scribe  and  the  high  priest's 
officer  came  and  emptied  the  chest,  and 
took  it,  and  carried  it  to  his  place  again. 
Thus  they  did  day  by  day,  and  gathered 
money  in  abundance. 

12  And  the  king  and  Jehoiada  gave  it 
to  such  as  did  the  work  of  the  service  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  hired  masons 
and  carpenters  to  repair  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  also  such  as  wrought  iron  and 
brass  to  mend  the  house  of  the  Lord.   . 

13  So  the  workmen  wrought,  and  the 
work  was  perfected  by  them,  and  they  set 
the  house  of  God  in  his  state,  and  strength- 
ened it. 

14  And  when  they  had  finished  it,  they 
brought  the  rest  of  the  money  before  the 
king  and  Jehoiada,  whereof  were  made 
vessels  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  even 
vessels  to  minister,  and  to  offer  withal,  and 
spoons,  and  vessels  of  gold  and  silver. 
And  they  offered  burnt-offerings  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  continually  ail  the  days 
of  Jehoiada. 

15  !f  But  Jehoiada  waxed  old,  and  was 
full  of  days  when  he  died ;  an  hundred 
and  thirty  years  old  loas  he  when  he  died. 

16  And  thej'  buried  him  in  the  city  of 
David  among  the  kings,  because  he  had 
done  good  in  Israel,  both  toward  God, 
and  toward  his  house. 

17  U  Now  after  the  death  of  Jehoiada 
came  the  princes  of  Judah,  and  made  obei- 
sance to  the  king.  Then  the  king  hearken- 
ed unto  them. 

18  And  they  left  the  house  of  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers,  and  served  proves  and 
idols :  and  wrath  came  upon  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  lor  this  their  trespass. 

19  Yet  he  sent  prophets  to  them,  to  bring 
them  again  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  they  tes- 
tified against  them  :  but  they  would  not  give 
ear. 

20  And  tlie  Spirit  of  God  came  upon 
Zechariah  the  son  of  Jehoiada  the  priest, 
which  stood  above  the  people,  and  said 
unto  them,  Thus  saith  God,  Why  trans- 
gress ye  tlie  commandments  of  the  Lord, 
that  ye  cannot  prosper  ?  because  ye  have  for- 
saken the  Lord,  he  hath  also  forsaken  you. 

21  And  they  conspired  against  him,  and 
stoned  hiiu  with  stones  at  the  command- 
ment of  the  king  in  the  court  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

22  Thus  Joash  the  king  remembered  not 
the  kindness  which  Jehoiada  his  father  had 
done  to  him,  but  slew  his  son.  And  when 
he  died,  he  said,  The  Lord  look  upon  it, 
and  require  it. 

23  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
the  3'ear,  that  the  host  of  Syria  came  up 
against  him  :  and  they  came  to  Judah  and 
Jerusalem,  and  destroyed  all  the  princes  of 
the  people  from  among  the  people,  and 
sent  all  the  spoil  of  them  unto  the  king  of 
Damascus. 


XXV.  The  reign  of  Amaziali. 

24  For  the  army  of  the  Syrians  came 
with  a  small  company  of  men,  and  the 
Lord  delivered  a  very  great  host  into  their 
hand,  because  they  had  forsaken  the  Lord 
God  of  their  fathers.  So  they  executed 
judgment  against  Joash. 

25  And  when  they  were  departed  from 
him,  (for  they  left  him  in  great  diseases,) 
his  own  servants  conspired  against  him  for 
the  blood  of  the  sons  of  Jehoiada  the  priest, 
and  slew  him  on  his  bed,  and  he  died  :  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David,  but 
they  buried  him  not  in  the  sepulchres  of  the 
kings. 

26  And  these  are  they  that  conspired 
against  him  ;  Zabad  the  son  of  Shimeth 
an  Ammonitess,  and  Jehozabad  the  .son  of 
Shimrith  a  Moabitess. 

27  II  Now  coneerning  his  sons,  and  the 
greatness  of  the  burdens  laid  upon  him, 
and  the  repairing  of  the  house  of  God,  be- 
hold, the)-  are  written  in  the  story  of  the 
book  of  the  kings.  And  Amaziah  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

AMAZIAH  teas  twenty  and  five  j'ears 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  twenty  and  nine  years  in  Jerusa- 
lem. And  his  mother's  name  was  Jehoad- 
dan  of  Jerusalem. 

2  And  he  did  that  lohich  ?i'a5  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  but  not  with  a  perfect 
heart. 

3  1i  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king- 
dom was  established  to  him,  that  he  slew 
his  servants  that  had  killed  the  king  his  fa- 
ther. 

4  But  he  slew  not  their  children,  but  did 
as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  the  book  of 
Moses,  where  the  Lord  commanded,  say- 
ing. The  fathers  shall  not  die  for  the  chil- 
dren, neither  shall  the  children  die  for  the 
fathers,  but  every  man  shall  die  for  his  own 
sin. 

5  IT  Moreover,  Amaziah  gathered  Judah 
together,  and  made  them  captains  over  thou- 
sands, and  captains  over  hundreds,  accord- 
ing to  the  houses  of  their  fathers,  through- 
out all  Judah  and  Benjamin :  and  he  num- 
bered them  from  twenty  years  old  and 
above,  and  found  them  three  hundred  thou- 
sand choice  7uen,  able  to  go  forth  to  war,  that 
could  handle  spear  and  shield. 

6  He  hired  also  an  hundred  tliousand 
mighty  men  of  valour  out  of  Israel  for  an 
hundred  talents  of  silver. 

7  But  there  came  a  man  of  God  to  him, 
saying,  O  king,  let  not  the  army  of  Israel 
go  with  thee ;  for  the  Lord  /s  not  with  Is- 
rael, to  wit,  with  all  the  children  of  Ephraim. 

8  But  if  thou  wilt  go,  do  if,  be  strong  for 
the  battle :  God  shall  make  thee  fall  before 
the  enemy  :  for  God  hath  power  to  help, 
and  to  cast  down. 

9  And  Amaziah  said  to  the  man  of  God, 
But  what  shall  we  do  for  the  hundred  talents 
which  I  have  given  to  the  army  of  Israel  2 

363 


The  Edomites  are  overcome.    11.  CHRONICLES 


Tlie  reign  of  Uzziah. 


And  the  man  of  God  answered,  The  Lord 
is  able  to  give  thee  much  more  than  this. 

10  Then  Aniaziah  separated  them,  to 
wit,  t!ie  army  that  was  come  to  him  out  of 
Ephraim,  to  go  home  again :  wherefore 
their  auger  was  greaUy  kindled  against  Ju- 
dah,  and  they  returned  liome  in  great  anger. 

11  U  And  Amaziah  strengthened  him- 
self, and  let  forth  his  people,  and  went  to 
the  valley  of  Salt,  and  smote  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Seir  ten  thousand. 

12  And  other  ten  thousand  left  alive  did 
the  children  of  Judah  carry  away  captive, 
and  brought  them  unto  the  top  of  the  rock, 
and  cast  them  down  from  the  top  of  the 
rock,  that  they  all  were  broken  in  pieces. 

13  H  But  the  soldiers  of  the  army  which 
Amaziah  sent  back,  that  they  should  not 
go  with  him  to  battle,  fell  upon  the  cities 
of  Judah,  from  Samaria  even  unto  Beth- 
horon,  and  smote  three  thousand  of  them, 
and  took  much  spoil. 

14  U  Now  it  came  to  pass,  after  that 
Amaziah  was  come  from  the  slaughter  of 
the  Edomites,  that  he  brought  the  gods  of 
the  children  of  Seir,  and  set  them  up  to  he  \ 
his  gods,  and  bowed  down  himself  before 
them,  and  burned  incense  unto  them. 

1.5  Wherefore  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was 
kindled  against  Amaziah,  and  he  sent  unto 
him  a  prophet,  which  said  unto  him,  Why 
hast  thou  sought  after  the  gods  of  the  peo- 
ple, which  could  not  deliver  their  own  peo- 
ple out  of  thine  hand  ? 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  talked  with 
him,  tiiat  the  king  said  unto  him.  Art  thou 
made  of  the  king's  council?  forbear;  why 
shouldest  thou  be  smitten  ?  Then  the  pro- 
phet forbare,  and  said,  I  know  that  God  hath 
determined  to  destroy  thee,  because  thou 
hast  done  this,  and  hast  not  hearkened  unto 
my  counsel. 

"17  H  Then  Amaziah  king  of  Judah  took 
advice,  and  sent  to  Joash,  the  son  of  Jeho- 
ahaz,  the  son  of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  say- 
ing. Come,  let  us  see  one  another  in  the  face. 

18  And  .loash  king  of  Israel  sent  to 
Amaziah  kingof  Judah,  saying.  The  thistle 
that  iintx  in  Lebanon  sent  to  the  cedar  that 
was  in  Lebanon,  saying,  Give  thy  daughter 
to  mv  son  to  wife :"  and  there  passed  by  a 
wild  beast  that  tms  in  Lebanon,  and  trode 
down  the  thistle. 

19  Thou  sayest.  La,  thou  hast  smitten 
the  Edomites ;  and  thine  heart  lifteth  thee 
up  to  boast:  abide  now  at  home;  why 
shouldest  thou  meddle  to  thine  hurt,  that 
thou  shouldest  fall,  even  thou,  and  Judah 
with  thee? 

20  But  Amaziah  would  not  hear ;  for  it 
came  of  God,  that  he  might  deliver  them  into 


22  And  Judah  was  put  to  the  worse  be- 
fore Israel,  and  they  fled  every  man  to  his 
tent. 

23  And  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  took 
Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  the  son  of  Joash, 
the  son  of  Jehoahaz,  at  Beth-shemesh,  and 
brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  and  brake  down 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  from  the  gate  of 
Ephraim  to  the  corner  gate,  four  hundred 
cubits. 

24  And  he  took  all  the  gold  and  the  sil- 
ver, and  all  the  vessels  that  were  found  in 
the  house  of  God  with  Obed-edom,  and  the 
treasures  of  the  king's  house,  the  hostages 
also,  and  returned  to  Samaria. 

25  11  And  Amaziah,  the  son  of  Joash 
king  of  Judah,  lived  after  the  death  of  Jo- 
ash, son  of  Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel,  fifteen 
years. 

26  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Amaziah, 
first  and  last,  behold,  are  they  not  written 
in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and 
Israel  ? 

27  IT  Now  after  the  time  that  Amaziah 
did  turn  away  from  following  the  Lord  they 
made  a  conspiracy  against  him  in  Jerusa- 
lem ;  and  he  fled  to  Lachish  :  but  they  sent 
to  Lachish  after  him,  and  slew  him  there. 

28  And  they  brought  him  upon  horses, 
and  buried  him  whh  his  fathers  in  the  city 
of  Judah. 

CHAP.  XXVL 

THEN  all  the  people  of  Judah  took  Uz- 
ziah, who  was  sixteen  years  old,  and 
made  him  king  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Amaziah. 

2  He  built  Eloth,  and  restored  it  to  Ju- 
dah, after  that  the  king  slept  with  liis  fa- 
thers. 

3  Sixteen  years  old  icas  Uzziah  when  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  fifty  and 
two  years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mother's 
name  also  was  Jecoliah  of  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  did  that  which  ivas  right  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  liis 
father  Amaziah  did. 

5  And  he  sought  God  in  the  days  of 
Zechariah,  who  had  understanding  in  the 
visions  of  God  :  and,  as  long  as  he  sought 
the  Lord,  God  made  him  to  prosper. 

6  And  he  went  fortli  and  warred  against 
the  Philistines,  and  brake  down  the  wall  of 
Gath,  and  the  wall  of  Jabneh,  and  the  wall 
of  Ashdod,  and  built  cities  about  Ashdod, 
and  among  the  Philistines. 

7  And  God  helped  him  against  the  Phi- 
listines, and  against  the  Arabians  that  dwelt 
in  Gur-baal,  and  the  Mehunims. 

8  And  the  Ammonites  gave  gifts  to  Uz- 
ziah: and  his  name  spread  abroad  even  to 
the  entering  in  of  Egypt :  for  lie  strength- 


the  hand   of  their  encmirs,   because   they  lened /im.sf//  exceedingly 


sought  after  the  gods  of  Edom. 


9  II  Moreover,  Uzziah  built  towers  in  Je- 


21  So  Joash  the  king  of  Israel  went  up ;  rusalem  at  the  corner  gate,  and  at  the  val- 
and  they  saw  one  another  in  the  face,  both\\ey  gate,  and  at  the  turning  oj  the  ivatl,  and 
he  and  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  at  Beth- 1  fortified  them.  .     ,      ,  . 
»..       T    ,  ,               1     jg  Also  he  built  towers  in  the  desert,  and 

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shemesh,  which  belongeth  to  Judah. 


He  is  smitten  with  leprosy.     CHAP.  XXVII,  XXVIII.       Tlie  reign  of  Jotham. 


digged  many  wells  :  for  he  had  much  cattle, 
both  in  the  low  country  and  in  the  plains; 
husbandmen  also,  and  vine-dressers  in  the 
mountains,  and  in  Carmel :  for  he  loved 
husbandry. 

11  H  Moreover,  IJzziah  had  an  host  of 
fighting  men,  that  went  out  to  war  by  bands, 
according  to  the  number  of  their  account 
by  the  hand  of  Jeiel  the  scribe  and  Maa- 
seiah,  the  ruler,  under  the  hand  of  Ilanani- 
ah,  one  of  the  king's  captains. 

12  The  whole  number  of  the  chief  of 
the  fatliers  of  the  mighty  men  of  valour 
were  two  thousand  and  six  hundred. 

13  And  under  their  hand  icas  an  army, 
three  hundred  thousand  and  seven  thousand 
and  five  hundred,  that  made  war  with 
mighty  power,  to  help  the  king  against  the 
enemy. 

14  And  Uzziah  prepared  for  them 
throughout  all  the  host  shields,  and  spears, 
and  helmets,  and  habergeons,  and  bows, 
and  slings  to  cast  stones. 

15  And  he  made  in  Jerusalem  engines, 
invented  by  cunning  men,  to  be  on  the 
towers  and  upon  the  bulwarks,  to  shoot  ar- 
rows  and  great   stones   withal.     And   his 


they  buried  him  with  his  fathers  in  the  field 
of  the  burial  which  belonged  to  the  kings ; 
for  they  said,  He  is  a  leper :  and  Jotham 
his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

JOTHAM  was  twenty  and  five  years  old 
when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reign- 
ed sixteen  years  in  Jerusalem.  His  mo- 
ther's name  also  loas  Jerushah,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zadok. 

2  And  he  did  that  tcMch  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that 
his  father  Uzziah  did  :  howbeit,  he  entered 
not  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord.  And  the 
people  did  yet  corruptly. 

3  H  He  built  the  high  gate  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  on  the  wall  of  Ophel  he 
built  much. 

4  Moreover,  he  built  cities  in  the  moun- 
tains of  Judah,  and  in  the  forests  he  built 
castles  and  towers. 

5  H  He  fought  also  with  the  king  of  the 
Ammonites,  and  prevailed  against  them. 
And  the  children  of  Amnion  gave  him  the 
same  year  an  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and 
ten  thousand  measures  of  wheat,  and  ten 
thousand  of  barley.     So  much  did  the  chil- 


name  spread  far  abroad ;  for  he  was  mar-  dren  of  Animon  pay  unto  him,  both  the 


vellously  helped,  till  he  was  strong 

16  H  But  when  he  was  strong,  his  heart 
was  lifted  up  to  his  destruction  .  for  he 
transgressed  against  the  Lord  his  God,  and 
went  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord  to  burn 
incense  upon  the  altar  of  incense. 

17  And  Azariah  the  priest  went  in  after 
him,  and  with  him  fourscore  priests  of  the 
Lord,  that  locre  valiant  men  : 

18  And  they  withstood  Uzziah  the  king, 
and  said  unto  him.  It  apprrtaineth  not  unto 
thee,  Uzziah,  to  burn  incense  unto  the 
Lord,  but  to  the  priests,  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
that  are  consecrated  to  burn  incense :  go 
out  of  the  sanctuary  ;  for  thou  hast  tres- 
passed ;  neither  shall  it  be  for  thine  honour 
from  the  Lord  God. 

19  Then  Uzziah  was  wroth,  and  had  a 
censer  in  his  hand  to  burn  incense  :  and 
while  he  was  wroth  with  the  priests,  the 
leprosy  even  rose  up  in  his  forehead  before 
the  yjriests  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  Irom 
beside  the  incense  altar. 

20  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest,  and  all 
the  priests  looked  upon  him,  and  behold, 
he  was  leprous  in  his  forehead,  and  they 
thrust  him  out  from  thence :  yea,  himself 
hasted  also  to  go  out,  because  the  Lord 
had  smitten  him. 

21  And  Uzziah  the  king  was  a  leper 
unto  the  day  of  his  death,  and  dwelt  in  a 
several  house,  being  a  leper ;  for  he  was 
cut  oir  from  the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and 
Jotham  his  son  7t'as  over  the  king's  house, 
judging  the  people  of  the  land. 

22  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Uzziah, 
first  and  last,  did  Isaiah  the  prophet,  the 
son  of  Amoz,  write. 

23  So  Uzziah  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 


second  year,  and  the  third. 

6  So  Jotham  became  mighty,  because 
he  prepared  his  ways  before  the  Lord  his 
God. 

7  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jotham, 
and  all  his  wars,  and  his  ways,  lo,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Israel 
and  Judah. 

8  He  was  five  and  twenty  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned  sixteen 
years  in  Jerusalem. 

9  And  Jotham  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city  of  David :  and 
Ahaz  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXVIH. 

AHAZ  was  twenty  years  old  whem  he 
began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  six- 
teen years  in  Jerusalem  :  but  he  did  not 
that  ichich  ?ims  right  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  like  David  his  father : 

2  For  he  walked  in  the  ways  of  the 
kings  of  Israel,  and  made  also  molten 
images  for  Baalim. 

3  Moreover,  he  burnt  incense  in  the 
valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  and  burnt  his 
children  in  the  fire,  after  the  abominations 
of  the  heathen  vi'hom  the  Lord  had  cast 
out  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

4  He  sacrificed  also  and  burnt  incense 
in  the  high  places,  and  on  the  hills,  and 
under  every  green  tree. 

5  Wherefore  the  Lord  his  God  delivered 
him  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Syria; 
and  they  smote  him,  and  carried  away  a 
great  multitude  of  them  captives,  and 
brought  the7n  to  Damascus.  And  he  was 
also  delivered  into  the  hand  of  tiie  king 
of  Israel,  who  smote  him  with  a  great 
slaughter. 

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Ahaz'i  wicked  reigft.  II.  CHRONICLES. 

6  For  Pekah  the  son  of  Remaliah  slew 
in  Judah  an  liundred  and  twenty  thousand 
in  one  day,  which  rvere  all  valiant  men  ;  be- 
cause they  had  forsaken  the  Lord  God  of 
their  fathers. 

7  And  Zichri,  a  mighty  man  of  Ephraim, 
slew  Maaseiah  the  king's  son,  and  Azri- 
kam  the  governor  of  the  house,  and  Elka- 
nah  that  was  next  to  the  king. 

8  H  And  the  children  of  Israel  carried 
away  captive  of  their  brethren  two  hun- 
dred thousand,  women,  sons,  and  daugh- 
ters, and  took  also  away  much  spoil  from 
them,  and  brought  the  spoil  to  Samaria. 

9  But  a  prophet  of  the  Lord  was  there, 
whose  name  was  Oded :  and  he  went  out 
before  the  host  that  came  to  Samaria,  and 
said  unto  them,  Behold,  because  the  Lord 
God  of  your  fathers  was  wroth  with  Judah, 
he  hath  delivered  them  into  your  hand, 
and  ye  have  slain  them  in  a  rage  that 
reacheth  up  unto  heaven. 

10  And  now  ye  purpose  to  keep  under 
the  children  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem  for 
bond-men  and  bond-women  unto  you  :  hut 
are  there  not  with  you,  even  with  you,  sins 
against  the  Lord  3  our  God  ? 

11  Now  hear  me  therefore,  and  deliver 
the  captives  again,  which  ye  have  taken 
captive  of  your  brethren  :  for  the  fierce 
wrath  of  the  Lord  is  upon  you. 

12  Then  certain  of  the  heads  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Ephraim,  Azariah  the  son  of  Jo- 
hanan,  Berechiah  the  son  of  Meshillemoth, 
and  Jehizkiah  the  son  of  Shallum,  and 
Amasa  the  son  of  Hadlai,  stood  up  against 
them  that  came  from  the  war, 

13  And  said  unto  them,  Ye  shall  not 
bring  in  the  captives  hither  :  ibr  whereas 
we  have  offended  against  the  Lord  already, 
ye  intend  to  add  inore  to  our  sins  and  to 
our  trespass  :  for  our  trespass  is  great,  and 
there  is  fierce  wratli  against  Israel. 

14  So  the  armed  men  left  the  captives 
and  the  spoil  before  the  princes  and  all  the 
congregation. 

15  And  the  men  which  were  expressed 
by  name  rose  up,  and  took  the  captives, 
and  with  the  spoil  clothed  all  tliat  were 
naked  among  them,  and  arrayed  them,  and 
sliod  them,  and  gave  them  to  eat  and  to 
drink,  and  anointed  them,  and  carried  all 
the  feeble  of  them  upon  asses,  and  brought 
them  to  Jericho,  the  city  of  palm-trees,  to 
their  brethren :  then  they  returned  to  Sa- 
maria. 

16  II  At  that  time  did  king  Ahaz  send 
unto  the  kings  of  Assyria  to  help  him. 

17  For  again  the  Edomites  had  come  and 
smitten  Judali,  and  carried  away  captives. 

IS  The  Philistines  also  had  invaded  the 
cities  of  the  low  country,  and  of  the  south 


HezekiaVs  good  reign. 

19  For  the  Lord  brought  Judah  low 
because  of  Ahaz  king  of  Israel :  for  he 
made  Judah  naked,  and  transgressed  sore 
against  the  Lord. 

20  And  Tilgath-pilneser  king  of  Assy- 
ria came  unto  him,  and  distressed  him,  but 
strengthened  him  not. 

21  For  Ahaz  took  away  a  portion  out 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  out  of  the 
house  of  the  king,  and  of  the  princes,  and 
gave  //  unto  the  king  of  Assyria  :  but  he 
helped  him  not. 

22  11  And  in  the  time  of  his  distress  did 
he  trespass  yet  more  against  the  Lord  : 
this  is  that  king  Ahaz. 

23  For  he  sacrificed  unto  the  gods  of 
Damascus,  which  smote  him  :  and  he  said, 
Because  the  gods  of  the  king  of  Syria 
help  them,  therefore  will  I  sacrifice  to  them, 
that  the  J'  may  help  me.  But  they  were 
the  ruin  of  him,  and  of  all  Israel. 

24  And  Ahaz  gathered  together  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  and  cut  in 
pieces  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  and 
shut  up  the  doors  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  he  made  him  altars  in  every  corner  of 
Jerusalem. 

25  And  in  every  several  city  of  Judah 
he  made  high  places  to  burn  incense  unto 
other  gods,  and  provoked  to  anger  the 
Lord  God  of  his  fiithers. 

26  ^  Now  the  rest  of  his  acts  and  of  all 
his  ways,  first  and  last,  behold,  they  are 
written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah 
and  Israel.  ^ 

27  And  Ahaz  slept  with  his  fathers,  and 
they  buried  him  in  the  city,  even  in  Jeru- 
salem :  but  they  brought  him  not  into  the 
sepulchres  of  the  kings  of  Israel  :  and  He- 
zekiah  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

HEZEKIAH  began  to  reign  irhcn  he 
was  five  and  twenty  years  old,  and 
he  reigned  nine  and  twenty  years  in  Je- 
rusalem. And  his  mother's  namew^as  Abi- 
jaii  the  daughter  of  Zechariah. 

2  And  he  did  that  which  was  right  in 
the  sigiit  of  the  Loud,  according  to  all  that 
David  his  fatlier  had  done. 

3  ^  He,  in  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  in 
the  first  month,  opened  tlie  doors  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  repaired  them. 

4  And  he  brought  in  the  priests  and  the 
Levites,  and  gathered  them  together  into 
the  east  street, 

5  And  said  unto  them.  Hear  me,  ye 
Levites,  sanctify  now  yourselves,  and  sanc- 
tify the  house  of  the  Lord  God  of  your 
fathers,  and  carry  forth  the  filthiness  out 
of  the  holy  place. 

6  For  our  fathers  have  trespassed,  and 
done  that  which  ivcts  evil  in  the  eves  of  the 


of  Judah,  and  had  taken  Beth-shemesh,  sLord  our  God,  and  have  forsaken  him, 
and  Ajalon,  and  Gederoth,  and  Shocho  and  have  turned  away  their  laces  from  the 
with  tlie  villages  thereof,  and  Timnah  with  habitation  of  the  Lord,  and  turned  their 
the  villages  thereof,  Gimzo  also  and  the, backs. 

villages  thereof :  and  they  dwelt  there.         |     7  Also  they  have  shut  up  the  doors  of 

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The  house  of  Gad  cleansed.        CHAP.  XXfX 
the  porch,  and  put  out  the  lamps,  and  have 
not  burned  incense  nor  offered  burnt-offer- 
ings in  the  holy  place  unto  the  God  of 
Israel. 

S  Wherefore  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  was 
upon  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  he  hath 
delivered  them  to  trouble,  to  astonishment 
and  to  hissing,  as  ye  see  with  your  eyes. 

9  For  lo,  our  fathers  have  lailen  by  the 
sword,  and  our  sons  and  our  daughters  and 
our  wives  are  in  captivity  for  this. 

10  Now  it  is  in  mine  heart  to  make  a 
covenant  with  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  that 
his  fierce  wrath  may  turn  away  from  us. 

11  My  sons,  be  not  now  negligent:  for 
the  Lord  hath  chosen  you  to  stand  before 
him,  to  serve  him,  and  that  ye  should 
minister  unto  him,  and  burn  incense. 

12  H  Then  the  Levites  arose,  Mahath 
the  son  of  Amasai,  and  Joel  the  son  of 
Azariah,  of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites: 
and  of  the  sons  of  Merari,  Kish  the  son  of 
Abdi,  and  Azariah  the  son  of  Jehalelel : 
and  of  the  Gershonites  ;  Joah  the  son  of 
Zimmah,  and  Eden  the  son  of  Joah: 

13  And  of  thesonsof  Elizaphan  ;  Shim- 
ri,  and  Jeiel :  and  of  the  sons  of  Asaph ; 
Zachariah,  and  Mattaniah  : 

14  And  of  the  sons  of  Heman ;  Jehiel, 
and  Shimei :  and  of  the  sons  of  Jeduthun  ; 
Shemaiah,  and  Uzziel. 

15  And  they  gathered  their  brethren, 
and  sanctified  themselves,  and  came,  ac- 
cording to  the  commandment  of  the  king, 
by  the  words  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  the  priests  went  into  the  inner 
part  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  to  cleanse 
a,  and  brought  out  all  the  uncleanness  that 
they  found  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord  into 
the  court  of  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
the  Levites  took  il,  to  carry  it  out  abroad 
into  the  brook  Kidron. 

17  Now  they  began  on  the  first  day  of 
the  first  month  to  sanctify,  and  on  tiie 
eighth  day  of  the  month  came  they  to  the 
porch  of  the  Lord  :  so  they  sanctified  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  in  eight  days  ;  and  in 


ITezekiah^s  solemn  sacrifices. 
kingdom,  and   for  the  sanctuary,  and  for 
Judah.     And   he  commanded  the   priestg 
the  sons  of  Aaron  to  offer  them  on  the  altar 
of  the  Lord. 

22  So  they  killed  the  bullocks,  and  the 
priests  received  the  blood,  and  sprinkled 
it  on  the  altar :  likewise,  when  they  had 
killed  the  rams,  they  sprinkled  tlie  blood 
upon  the  altar  :  they  killed  also  the  lambs, 
and  they  sprinkled  the  blood  upon  the  altar, 

23  And  they  brought  forth  the  he-goats 
for  the  sin-offering  before  the  king  and  the 
congregation;  and  they  laid  their  hands 
upon  them  : 

24  And  the  priests  killed  them,  and 
they  made  reconciliation  with  their  blood 
upon  the  altar,  to  make  an  atonement  for 
all  Israel  :  for  the  king  commanded  that  the 
burnt-offering  and  the  sin-ofi'ering  should  be 
mode  for  all  Israel. 

25  And  he  set  the  Levites  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  with  cymbals,  with  psalteries, 
and  with  harps,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  David,  and  of  Gad  the  king's 

j seer,  and  Nathan  the  prophet :  for  .so  zias 
[the  commandment  of  the  Lord  by  his 
!  prophets. 

26  And  the  Levites  stood  with  the  in- 
struments of  David,  and  the  priests  with 
the  trumpets. 

27  And  Hezekiah  commanded  to  offer 
the  burnt-offering  upon  the  altar.  And 
when  the  burnt-offering  began,  the  song 
of  the  Lord  began  also  with  the  trumpets, 
and  with  the  instruments  ordained  by  Da- 
vid king  of  Israel. 

28  And  all  the  congregation  worshipped, 
and  the  singers  sang,  and  the  trumpeters 
sounded  :  and  all  this  continued  until  the 
burnt-offering  was  finished. 

29  And  when  they  had  made  an  end  of 
offering,  the  king  and  all  that  were  pre- 
sent with  him  bowed  themselves,  and  wor- 
shipped. 

30  Moreover,  Hezekiah  the  king  and 
the  princes  commanded  the  Levites  to  sing 
praise  unto  the  Lord  with  the  words  of 
David,  and  of  Asaph  the  seer.     And  they 


the  sixteenth  day  of  the  first  month  they  sang  praises  with  gladness,  and  thev  bowed 


made  an  end 

18  Then  they  went  in  to  Hezekiah  the 
king,  and  said.  We  have  cleansed  all  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  altar  of  burnt- 
offering,  with  all  the  vessels  thereof,  and 
the  shew-bread  table,  with  all  the  vessels 
thereof. 

19  Moreover  all  the  vessels,  which  king 
Ahaz  in  his  reign  did  cast  away  in  his 
transgression,  have  we  prepared  and  sanc- 
tified, and  behold,  they  arc  before  the  al- 
tar of  the  Lord. 

20  II  Then  Hezekiah  the  king  rose  early, 
and  gathered  the  rulers  of  the  city,  and 
went  up  to  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  they   brought  seven   bullocks, 


their  heads  and  worshipped. 

31  Then  Hezekiah  answered  and  said. 
Now  ye  have  consecrated  yourselves  unto 
the  Lord,  come  near  and  bring  sacrifices 
and  thank-offerings  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord.  And  the  congregation  brought  in 
sacrifices  and  thank-offerings;  and,  as  many 
as  were  of  a  free  heart,  burnt-offerings. 

32  And  the  number  of  the  burnt-offer- 
ings, which  the  congregation  brought,  was 
threescore  and  ten  bullocks,  an  hundred 
rams,  and  two  hundred  lambs  :  all  these 
were  for  a  burnt-offering  to  the  Lord. 

33  And  the  consecrated  things,  ircre  six 
hundred  oxen  and  three  thousand  sheep. 

34  But  the  priests  were  too  iew,  so  that 


and   seven    rams    and   seven    lambs,    and  they  could  not' flay  all  the  burnt-offcrin'rs  • 
seven  he-goats,  for  a  sin-offering  for  the, wherefore  their  brethren  the  Levites  Tlid 

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A  passover  is  proclaimed,      II.  CHRONICLES. 


and  solemnly  observed. 


help  them  till  the  work  was  ended,  and 
until  the  other  priests  had  sanctified  them- 
selves :  for  the  Levites  were  more  upright 
in  heart  to  sanctify  themselves  than  the 
priests. 

35  And  also  the  burnt-offerings  7oere  in 
abundance,  with  the  fat  of  the  peace-offor- 
ings,  and  tlie  drink-offerings  for  every  burnt- 
oliering.  So  the  service  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord  was  set  in  order. 

36  And  Hezekiah  rejoiced,  and  all  the 
people,  that  God  had  prepared  the  people : 
for  tiie  thing  was  do7ie  suddenly. 

CHAP.   XXX. 

AND  Hezekiah  sent  to  all  Israel  and 
Judah,  and  wrote  letters  also  to 
Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  that  they  should 
come  to  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jeru- 
salem, to  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel. 

2  For  the  king  had  taken  counsel,  and 
his  princes,  and  all  the  congregation  in  Je- 
rusalem, to  keep  the  passover  in  the  second 
month. 

3  For  they  could  not  keep  it  at  that  time, 
because  the  priests  had  not  sanctified  them- 
selves sufficiently,  neither  had  the  people 
gathered  themselves  together  to  Jerusalem. 

4  And  the  thing  pleased  the  king  and  all 
the  congregation. 

5  So  they  established  a  decree  to  make 
proclamation  throughout  all  Israel,  from 
Beer-sheba  even  to  Dan,  that  they  should 
come  to  keep  the  passover  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  at  Jerusalem :  for  they  had 
not  done  it  of  a  long  time  in  such  sort  as  it 
was  written. 

6  So  the  posts  went  with  the  letters  from 
the  king  and  his  princes  throughout  all  Is- 
rael and  Judah,  and  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king,  saying.  Ye  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  turn  again  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Israel,  and 
he  will  return  to  the  remnant  of  you  that 
are  escaped  out  of  the  hand  of  the  kings  of 
Assyria. 

7  And  be  not  ye  like  j'our  fathers,  and 
like  your  brethren,  which  trespassed  against 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers,  who  there- 
fore gave  them  up  to  desolation,  as  ye  see. 

8  Now  be  ye  not  stiff-necked,  as  your 
fathers  were,  but  yield  yourselves  unto  the 
Lord,  and  enter  into  his  sanctuary,  which 
he  hath  sanctified  for  ever :  and  serve  the 
Lord  your  God,  tiiat  the  fierceness  of  his 
wrath  may  turn  away  from  you. 

9  For  if  ye  turn  again  unto  the  Lord, 
your  brethren  and  your  children  shall  find 
compassion  before  them  that  lead  them 
captive,  so  that  thev  shall  come  again  into 
this  land  :  for  the  Lord  your  God  is  gra- 
cious and  merciful,  and  will  not  turn  away 
his  face  from  you,  if  ye  return  unto  him. 

10  So  the  posts  passed  from  city  to  city 
through  the  country  of  Ephraim  and  Ma- 
nasseh even  unto  Zebulun  :  but  they  laugh- 
ed them  to  scorn,  and  mocked  them. 


11  Nevertheless,  divers  of  Asherand  Ma- 
nasseh and  of  Zebulun  humbled  them- 
selves, and  came  to  Jerusalem. 

12  Also  in  Judah  the  hand  of  God  was 
to  give  them  one  heart  to  do  the  com- 
mandment of  the  king  and  of  the  princes, 
by  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

13  H  And  there  assembled  at  Jerusalem 
much  people  to  keep  the  feast  of  unleaven- 
ed bread  in  the  second  month,  a  very  great 
congregation. 

14  And  they  arose  and  took  away  the 
altars  that  were  in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the 
altars  for  incense  took  they  away,  and  cast 
them  into  the  brook  Kidron. 

15  Then  they  killed  the  passover  on 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  second  month : 
and  the  priests  and  the  Levites  were 
ashamed,  and  sanctified  themselves,  and 
brought  in  the  burnt-offerings  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

16  And  they  stood  in  their  place  after 
their  manner,  according  to  the  law  of  Mo- 
ses the  man  of  God  :  the  priests  sprinkled 
the  blood,  lahich  they  received  of  tiie  hand 
of  the  Levites. 

17  For  there  rvere  many  in  the  congre- 
gation that  were  not  sanctified :  therefore 
the  Levites  had  the  charge  of  the  killing 
of  the  passovers  for  every  one  that  was  not 
clean,  to  sanctify  them  unto  the  Lord. 

18  For  a  multitude  of  the  people,  even 
many  of  Ephraim,  and  Manasseh,  Issa- 
char  and  Zebulun,  had  not  cleansed  them- 
selves, yet  did  they  eat  the  passover  otlier- 
wise  than  it  was  written.  But  Hezekiah 
prayed  for  them,  saying.  The  good  Lofto 
pardon  every  one. 

19  That  prepareth  his  heart  to  seek 
God,  the  Lord  God  of  his  fathers,  though 
he  be  not  cleansed  according  to  the  purifi- 
cation of  the  sanctuary. 

20  And  the  Lord  hearkened  to  Heze- 
kiah, and  healed  the  people. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  u-cre 
present  at  Jerusalem  kept  the  feast  of  un- 
leavened bread  seven  days  with  great  glad- 
ness :  and  the  Levites  and  the  priests  prais- 
ed the  Lord  day  by  day,  singing  with  loud 
instruments  unto  the  Lord. 

22  And  Hezekiah  spake  comfortably 
unto  all  the  Levites  that  taught  the  good 
knowledge  of  the  Lord  :  and  they  did 
eat  throughout  the  feast  seven  days,  offer- 
ing peace-offerings,  and  making  confession 
to  the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers. 

23  And  the  whole  assembly  took  coun- 
sel to  keep  other  seven  days :  and  they 
kept  ot/ier  seven  days  with  gladness. 

24  For  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  did 
give  to  the  congregation  a  thousand  bul- 
locks and  seven  thousand  sheep  ;  and  the 
princes  gave  to  the  congregation  a  thou- 
sand bullocks  and  ten  thousand  sheep  :  and 
a  great  number  of  priests  sanctified  them- 
selves. 

25  And  all  the  congregation  of  Judah,with 

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Idolatry  is  destroyed.  CHAP.  XXXI,  XXXIl. 


Hczckiali's  sincerity. 


the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and  all  the  con- 
gregation that  came  out  of  Israel,  and  the 
strangers  that  came  out  of  the  land  of  Israel, 
and  that  dwelt  in  Judah,  rejoiced. 

26  So  there  was  great  joy  in  Jerusalem  : 
for  since  the  time  of  Solomon  the  son  of 
David  king  of  Israel  there  icas  not  the  like 
in  Jerusalem. 

27  If  Then  the  priests  the  Levites  arose 
and  blessed  the  people :  and  their  voice 
was  heard,  and  their  prayer  came  up  to  his 
holy  dwelling-place,  even  unto  heaven. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 

NOW  when  all  this  was  finished,  ail 
Israel  that  loere  present  went  out  to 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  brake  the  images 
in  pieces,  and  cut  down  the  groves,  and 
threw  down  the  high  places  and  the  altars 
out  of  all  Judah  and  Benjamin,  in  Ephraim 
also  and  Manasseh,  until  they  had  utterly 
destroyed  them  all.  Then  all  the  children 
of  Israel  returned,  every  man  to  his  pos- 
session, into  their  own  cities. 

2  If  And  Hezekiah  appointed  the  courses 
of  the  priests  and  the  Levites  after  their 
courses,  every  man  according  to  his  ser- 
vice, the  priests  and  Levites  for  burnt- 
offerings  and  for  peace-offerings,  to  minis- 
ter, and  to  give  thanks,  and  to  praise  in  the 
gates  of  the  tents  of  the  Lord. 

3  He  appointed  also  the  king's  portion 
of  his  substance  for  the  burnt-offerings,  to 
wit,  for  the  morning  and  evening  burnt- 
offerings,  and  the  burnt-offerings  for  the 
sabbaths,  and  for  the  new-moons,  and  for 
the  set  feasts,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of 
the  Lord. 

4  Moreover,  he  commanded  the  people 
that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  to  give  the  portion 
of  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  that  they 
might  be  encouraged  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord. 

5  ^  And  as  soon  as  the  commandment 
came  abroad,  the  children  of  Israel  brought 
in  abundancethe  first-fruits  of  corn,  wine, 
and  oil,  and  honey,  and  of  all  the  increase 
of  the  field ;  and  tlie  tithe  of  all  things 
brought  they  in  abundantl\\ 

6  And  concerning  the  children  of  Israel 
and  Judah,  that  dwelt  in  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, they  also  brought  in  the  tithe  of  oxen 
and  sheep,  and  the  tithe  of  holy  things 
which  were  consecrated  unto  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  laid  them  by  heaps. 

7  In  the  third  month  they  began  to  lay 
the  foundation  of  the  heaps,  and  finished 
them  in  the  seventh  month. 

8  And  when  Hezekiah  and  the  princes 
came  and  saw  the  heaps,  thej"  blessed  the 
Lord,  and  his  people  Israel. 

9  Then  Hezekiah  questioned  with  the 
priests  and  the  Levites  concerning  the 
heaps. 

10  And  Azariah  the  chief  priest  of  the 
house  of  Zadok  answered  him,  and  said, 
Since  the  people  began  to  bring  the  offer- 
ings into  the  house  of  the  Lord,  we  have 

47 


had  enough  to  eat,  and  have  left  plenty: 
for  the  Lord  hath  blessed  his  people  ;  and 
that  which  is  left  is  this  great  store. 

11  If  Then  Hezekiah  commanded  to 
prepare  chambers  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  prepared  them, 

12  And  brought  in  the  ofierings  and  the 
tithes,  and  the  dedicated  t/iings  faithfully  : 
over  which  Cononiah  the  Levite  was  ruler, 
and  Shimei  his  brother  ivas  tlie  next. 

13  And  Jehiel,  and  Azaziah,  and  Na- 
hath,  and  Asahel,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Jo- 
zabad,  and  Eliel,  and  Ismachiah,  and  Ma- 
hath,  and  Benaiah,  were  overseers  under 
the  hand  of  Cononiah  and  Shimei  his 
brother,  at  the  commandment  of  Hezekiah 
the  king,  and  Azariah  the  ruler  of  the 
house  of  God. 

14  And  Kore  the  son  of  Imnah  the  Le- 
vite, the  porter  toward  the  east,  was  over 
the  freewill-offerings  of  God,  to  distribute 
the  oblations  of  the  Lord,  and  the  most 
holy  things.  ^ 

15  And  next  him  were  Eden,  and  Mmi- 
amin,  and  Jeshua,  and  Shemaiah,  Amariah, 
and  Shecaniah,  in  the  cities  of  the  priests, 
in  their  set  ofiice,  to  give  to  their  brethren 
by  courses,  as  well  to  the  great  as  to  the 
small: 

16  Beside  their  genealogy  of  males, 
from  three  years  old  and  upward,  even 
unto  every  one  that  entereth  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  his  daily  portion  for  their 
service  in  their  charges  according  to  tlieir 
courses ; 

17  Both  to  the  genealogy  of  the  priests 
by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  and  the  Le- 
vites from  twenty  years  old  and  upward, 
in  their  charges,  by  their  courses; 

18  And  to  the  genealogy  of  all  their  lit- 
tle ones,  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and 
their  daughters,  through  all  the  congrega- 
tion :  for  in  their  set  office  they  sanctified 
themselves  in  holiness : 

19  Also  of  the  sons  of  Aaron  the  priests, 
lohich  ivere  in  the  fields  of  the  suburbs  of 
their  cities,  in  every  several  city,  the  men 
that  were  expressed  by  name,  to  give  por- 
tions to  all  the  males  among  the  priests, 
and  to  all  that  were  reckoned  by  genealo- 
gies among  the  Levites. 

20  If  And  thus  did  Hezekiah  throughout 
all  Judah,  and  wrouglit  thcd  which  was 
good  and  right  and  truth  before  the  Lord 
his  God. 

21  And  in  every  work  that  he  began  in 
the  service  of  the  "house  of  God,  and  in  the 
law,  and  in  the  commandments,  to  seek 
his  God,  he  did  it  with  all  his  heart,  and 
prospered. 

CHAP.  XXXIL 
FTER  these  things,  and  the  establish- 
ment  thereof,  Sennacherib  king  of 
Assyria  came,  and  entered  into  Judah,  and 
encamped   against  the  fenced   cities,  and 
thought  to  win  them  for  himself. 
2  And  when  Hezekiah  saw  that  Senna- 
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Sennacherih  invades  Jiidah.     II.  CHRONICLES.  Tlie  Assyrians  destroyed. 


cherib  was  come,  and  that  he  was  purposed 
to  fight  against  Jerusalem, 

3  He  took  counsel  with  his  princes  and 
his  mighty  men  to  stop  the  waters  of  the 
fountains  which  iccre  without  the  city : 
and  they  did  help  him. 

4  So  there  was  gathered  much  people 
together,  who  stopped  all  the  fountains, 
and  the  brook  that  ran  through  the  midst 
of  the  land,  saying,  Why  should  the  kings 
of  Assyria  come,  and  find  much  water  ? 

5  Also  he  strengthened  himself,  and 
built  up  all  the  wall  that  was  broken,  and 
raised  it  up  to  the  towers,  and  another  wall 
without,  and  repaired  Millo  m  the  city  of 
David,  and  made  darts  and  shields  in  abun- 
dance. 

6  And  he  set  captains  of  war  over  the 
people,  and  gathered  them  together  to  him 
in  the  street  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and 
spake  comfortably  to  them,  saying, 

7  Be  strong  and  courageous,  be  not 
afraid  nor  dismayed  for  the  king  of  Assy- 
ria, nor  for  all  the  multitude  that  is  with  him  : 
for  there  be  more  with  us  than  with  him  : 

8  With  him  is  an  arm  of  flesh ;  but  with 
us  is  the  Lord  our  God  to  help  us,  and  to 
fight  our  battles.  And  the  people  rested 
themselves  upon  the  words  of  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah. 

9  H  After  this  did  Sennacherib  king  of 
Assyria  send  his  servants  to  Jerusalem, 
(but  he  himself  laid  siege  against  Lachish, 
and  all  his  power  with  him,)  unto  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah,  and  unto  all  Judah 
that  were  at  Jerusalem,  saying, 

10  Thus  saith  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
syria, Whereon  do  ye  trust,  that  ye  abide 
in  the  siege  in  Jerusalem  ? 

11  Doth  not  Hezekiah  persuade  you  to 
give  over  yourselves  to  die  by  famine  and 
by  thirst,  saying,  The  Lord  our  God  shall 
deliver  us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
Assyria  1 

12  Hath  not  the  same  Hezekiah  taken 
away  his  high  places,  and  his  altars,  and 
commanded  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  saying. 
Ye  shall  worship  before  one  altar,  and 
burn  incense  upon  it  ? 

1.3  Know  ye  not  what  I  and  my  fathers 
have  done  unto  all  the  people  of  other 
lands  ?  were  the  gods  of  the  nations  of  those 
lands  any  ways  able  to  deliver  their  lands 
out  of  mine  hand  '? 

14  Who  was  there  among  all  the  gods 
of  those  nations  that  my  fathers  utterly  de- 
stroyed, that  could  deliver  his  people  out 
of  mine  hand,  that  your  God  should  be  able 
to  deliver  you  out  of  mine  hand  1 

15  Now  therefore  let  not  Hezekiah  de- 
ceive you,  nor  persuade  you  on  this  man- 
ner, neither  yet  believe  him :  for  no  god 
of  any  nation  or  kingdom  was  able  to  de- 
liver his  people  out  of  mine  hand,  and  out 
of  the  hand  of  my  fathers:  how  much  less 
shall  your  God  deliver  you  out  of  mine 
hand? 


16  And  his  servants  spake  yet  more 
against  the  Lord  God,  and  against  his  ser- 
vant Hezekiah. 

17  He  wrote  also  letters  to  rail  on  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  to  speak  against 
him,  saying,  As  the  gods  of  the  nations  of 
other  lands  have  not  delivered  their  people 
out  of  mine  hand,  so  shall  not  the  God 
of  Hezekiah  deliver  his  people  out  of  mine 
hand. 

18  Then  they  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  in 
the  Jews'  speech,  unto  the  people  of  Jeru- 
salem that  ivere  on  the  wall,  to  affright 
them,  and  to  trouble  them ;  that  they 
might  take  the  city. 

19  And  they  spake  against  the  God  of 
Jerusalem,  as  against  the  gods  of  the  peo- 
ple of  the  earth,  ivhich  icere  the  work  of 
the  hands  of  man. 

20  II  And  for  this  canse  Hezekiah  the 
king,  and  the  prophet  Isaiah  the  son  of 
Amoz,  prayed  and  cried  to  heaven. 

21  And  the  Lord  sent  an  angel,  which 
cut  off  all  the  mighty  men  of  valour,  and 
the  leaders  and  captains  in  the  camp  of 
the  king  of  Assyria.  So  he  returned  with 
shame  of  face  to  his  own  land.  And  when 
he  was  come  into  the  house  of  his  god, 
they  that  came  forth  of  his  own  bowels  slew 
him  there  with  the  sword. 

22  Thus  the  Lord  saved  Hezekiah  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  from  the  hand 
of  Sennacherib  the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
from  the  hand  of  all  other,  and  guided  them 
on  every  side. 

23  And  many  brought  gifts  unto  the 
Lord  to  Jerusalem,  and  presents  to  Heze- 
kiah king  of  Judah  :  so  that  he  was  magni- 
fied in  the  sight  of  all  nations  from  thence- 
forth. 

24  H  In  those  days  Hezekiah  was  sick 
to  the  death,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord  : 
and  he  spake  unto  him,  and  he  gave  him  a 
sign. 

25  But  Hezekiah  rendered  not  again 
according  to  the  benefit  done  unto  him ;  for 
his  heart  was  lifted  up  :  therefore  there  was 
wrath  upon  him,  and  upon  Judah  and  Je- 
rusalem. 

26  Notwithstanding,  Hezekiah  humbled 
himself  for  the  pride  of  his  heart,  both  he 
and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  so  that 
the  wrath  of  the  Lord  came  not  upon  them 
in  the  days  of  Hezekiah. 

27  H  And  Hezekiah  had  exceeding  much 
riches  and  honour  :  and  he  made  himself 
treasuries  for  silver,  and  for  gold,  and  for 
precious  stones,  and  for  spices,  and  for 
shields,  and  for  all  manner  of  pleasant  jew- 
els: 

28  Storehouses  also  for  the  increase  of 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil ;  and  stalls  for  all 
manner  of  beasts,  and  cotes  for  flocks. 

29  Moreover,  he  provided  him  cities, 
and  possessions  of  flocks  and  herds  in  abun- 
dance :  for  God  had  given  him  substance 
very  much. 

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Manasseli's  wicked  reign.  CIIAP.  XXXIIl. 


30  This  same  Hezekiah  also  stopped  the 
upper  water-course  of  Gihon,  and  brought 
it  straight  down  to  the  west  side  of  tlie  city 
of  David.  And  Hezekiah  prospered  in  all 
his  works. 

31  If  Howbeit,  in  the  hiisiiiess  o/the  am- 
bassadors of  the  princes  of  Babylon,  who 
sent  unto  him  to  inquire  of  the  wonder  that 
was  done  in  the  land,  God  left  him,  to  try 
him,  that  he  might  know  all  that  was  in 
his  heart. 

32  II  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Heze- 
kia,h,  and  his  goodness,  behold,  they  arc 
written  in  the  vision  of  Isaiah  the  prophet, 
the  son  of  Amoz,  and  in  the  book  of  the 
kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 

33  And  Hezekiah  slept  with  his  fathers. 
and  they  buried  him  in  the  chiefest  of  the 
sepulchres  of  the  sons  of  David :  and  all 
Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  did 
him  honour  at  his  death  :  and  Manasseh 
his  son  reigned  in  liis  stead. 

CHAP.  XXXIIl. 

MANASSEH   was   twelve    years    old 
when   he   began   to    reign,    and    he 
reigned  tifty  and  five  years  in  Jerusalem  : 

2  But  did  that  which  ?ras  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  like  unto  the  abominations  of 
the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord  had  cast  out 
before  the  children  of  Israel. 

3  For  he  built  again  the  high  places 
which  Hezekiah  his  father  had  broken 
down ;  and  he  reared  up  altars  for  Baalim, 
and  made  groves,  and  worshipped  all  the 
host  of  heaven,  and  served  them. 

4  Also  he  built  altars  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  whereof  the  Lord  had  said,  in  Je- 
rusalem shall  my  name  be  for  ever. 

6  And  he  built  altars  for  all  the  host  of 
heaven  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  he  caused  his  children  to  pass 
through  the  fire  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hinnom :  also  he  observed  times,  and  used 
enchantments,  and  used  witchcraft,  and 
dealt  with  a  familiar  spirit,  and  with  wi- 
zards :  he  wrought  much  evil  in  the  sight 
of  the  Lord,  to  provoke  him  to  anger. 

7  And  he  set  a  carved  image,  the  idol 
which  he  had  made,  in  tlie  house  of  God, 
of  which  God  had  said  to  David  and  to  So- 
lomon his  son,  In  this  house  and  in  Jerusa- 
lem, which  I  have  chosen  before  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  will  I  put  my  name  for 
ever : 

8  Neither  will  I  any  more  remove  the 
foot  of  Israel  from  out  of  the  land  which  I 
have  appointed  for  your  fathers ;  so  tliat 
they  will  take  heed  "to  do  all  that  I  have 
commanded  them,  according  to  the  whole 
law  and  the  statutes  and  the  ordinances  by 
the  hand  of  Moses, 

9  So  Mariasseh  made  Judah  and  the  in- 
habitants of  Jerusalem  to  err,  and  to  do 
worse  tiian  the  heathen,  whom  the  Lord 
had  destroyed  before  the  children  of  Israel. 

10  ^  And  the  Lord  spake  to  Manasseh, 


A7no7i^s  wicked  reign. 
people :  but  they  would  not 


and  to  his 
hearken. 

11  Wherefore  the  Lord  brought  upon 
them  the  captains  of  the  host  of  the  king 
of  Assyria,  which  took  Manasseh  among 
the  thorns,  and  bound  him  with  fetters,  and 
carried  him  to  Babylon. 

12  And  when  he  was  in  affliction,  he 
besought  the  Lord  his  God,  and  humbled 
himself  greatly  before  the  God  of  his 
fathers, 

13  And  prayed  unto  him  :  and  he  was 
entreated  of  him,  and  heard  his  supplica- 
tion, and  brought  him  again  to  Jerusalem 
into  his  kingdom.  Then  Manasseh  knew 
that  the  Lord  he  7Pas  God. 

14  U  Now  after  this,  he  built  a  wall  with- 
out the  city  of  David,  on  the  west  side  of 
Gihon,  in  the  valley,  even  to  the  entering 
in  at  the  fish-gate,  and  compassed  about 
Ophel,  and  raised  it  up  a  very  great  height, 
and  put  captains  of  war  in  all  the  fenced 
cities  of  Judah. 

15  And  he  took  away  the  strange  gods, 
and  the  idol  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  all  the  altars  that  he  had  built  in  the 
mount  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  in 
Jerusalem,  and  cast  fhc?n  out  of  the  city. 

16  And  he  repaired  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  and  sacrificed  thereon  peace-offer- 
ings and  thank-offerings,  and  commanded 
Judah  to  serve  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

17  Nevertheless,  the  people  did  sacrifice 
still  in  the  high  places,  yet  unto  the  Lokd 
their  God  only. 

18  51  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Manas- 
seh, and  his  prayer  unto  his  God,  and  tlie 
words  of  the  seers  that  spake  to  him  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  behold, 
they  are  icritten  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel. 

19  His  prayer  also,  and  hmo  God  was 
entreated  of  him,  and  all  his  sin,  and  his 
trespass,  and  the  places  wherein  he  built 
high  places,  and  set  up  groves  and  graven 
images,  before  he  was  humbled :  behold, 
they  (ire  written  among  the  sayings  of  the 
seers. 

20  II  So  Manasseh  slept  with  his  fathers, 
and  they  buried  him  in  his  own  house  :  and 
Amon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

21  H  Amon  teas  two  and  t^^'enty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned 
two  j^ears  in  Jerusalem. 

22  But  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord,  as  did  Manasseh  his 
father  :  for  Amon  sacrificed  unto  all  the 
carved  images  which  Manasseh  his  father 
had  made,  and  served  them  ; 

23  And  humbled  not  himself  before  the 
Lord,  as  Manasseh  his  father  had  hum- 
bled himself;  but  Amon  trespassed  more 
and  more. 

24  And  his  servants  conspired  against 
him,  and  slew  him  in  his  own  house. 

25  H  Buf  the  peojde  of  the  land  slew  all 
them  that   had    conspired    against    king 

371 


Josiali's  good  reign. 


II.  CHRONICLES. 


He  repairs  tJie  temple. 


Amon  ;  and  the  people  of  the  land  made 
Josiah  his  son  king  in  his  stead. 
CHAP.  XXXIV. 

JOSIAH  loas  eight  years  old  when  he 
began  to  reign,  ^nd  he  reigned  in  Je- 
rusalem one  and  thirty  years. 

2  And  he  did  thai  xohich  was  right  in 
the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  walked  in  the 
ways  of  David  his  father,  and  declined 
neither  to  the  right  hand,  nor  to  the  left. 

3  11  For  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign, 
while  he  was  yet  young,  he  began  to  seek 
after  the  God  of  David  his  father  :  and  in 
the  twelfth  year  he  began  to  purge  Judah 
and  Jerusalem  from  the  high  places,  and 
the  groves,  and  the  carved  images,  and  the 
molten  images. 

4  And  they  brake  down  the  altars  of 
Baalim  in  his  presence ;  and  the  images, 
that  were  on  high  above  them,  be  cut  down  ; 
and  the  groves,  and  the  carved  images, 
and  the  molten  images,  he  brake  in  pieces, 
and  made  dust  of  them,  and  strewed  it  up- 
on the  graves  of  them  that  had  sacrificed 
unto  them. 

5  And  he  burnt  the  bones  of  the  priests 
upon  their  altars,  and  cleansed  Judah  and 
Jerusalem. 

6  And  so  did  he  in  the  cities  of  Manas- 
seh,  and  Ephraim,  and  Simeon,  even  unto 
Naphtali,  with  their  mattocks  round  about. 

7  And  when  he  had  broken  down  the 
altars  and  the  groves,  and  had  beaten  the 
graven  images  into  powder,  and  cut  down 
all  the  idols  throughout  all  the  land  of  Is- 
rael, he  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

8  TI  Now  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  his 
reign,  when  he  had  purged  the  land,  and 
the  house,  he  sent  Shaphan  the  son  of 
Azaliah,  and  Maaseiah  the  governor  of  the 
city,  and  Joah  the  son  of  Joahaz  the  re- 
corder, to  repair  the  house  of  the  Loud  his 
God. 

9  And  when  they  came  to  Hilkiah  the 
high  priest,  they  delivered  the  money 
that  was  brought  into  the  house  of  God, 
which  the  Levites  that  kept  the  doors  had 
gathered  of  the  hand  of  Manasseh  and 
Ephraim,  and  of  all  the  remnant  of  Israel, 
and  of  all  Judah  and  Benjamin  ;  and  they 
returned  to  Jerusalem. 

10  And  they  put  it  in  the  hand  of  the 
workmen  that  had  the  oversight  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  they  gave  it  to  the 
workmen  that  wrought  in  the  house  of  the 
Loud,  to  repair  and  mend  the  house  : 

11  Even  to  the  artificers  and  builders 
gave  they  it,  to  buy  hewn  stone,  and  tim- 
ber for  couplings,  and  to  floor  the  houses 
which  the  kings  of  Judah  had  destroyed. 

12  And  the  men  did  the  work  faithfully : 
and  the  overseers  of  them  tnerc  Jahath  and 
Obadiah,  the  Levites,  of  the  sons  of  Merari ; 
and  Zechariah  and  Meshullam,  of  the  sons 
of  the  Kohathites,  to  set  it  forward ;  and 
other  of  the  Levites,  all  that  could  skill  of 
instruments  of  music. 


13  Also  they  were  over  the  bearers  of 
burdens,  and  loere  overseers  of  all  that 
wrought  the  work  in  any  manner  of  ser- 
vice :  and  of  the  Levites  there  were  scribes, 
and  officers,  and  porters. 

14  II  And  when  they  brought  out  the 
money  that  was  brought  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  Hilkiah  the  priest  found  a 
book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  given  by  Mo- 
ses. 

15  And  Hilkiah  answered  and  said  to 
Shaphan  the  scribe,  I  have  found  the  book 
of  the  law  in  the  house  of  the  Lord.  And 
Hilkiah  delivered  the  book  to  Shaphan. 

16  And  Shaphan  carried  the  book  to  the 
king,  and  brought  the  king  word  back 
agam,  saying.  All  that  was  committed  to 
thy  servants,  they  do  it. 

17  And  tliey  have  gathered  together  the 
money  that  was  found  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  and  have  delivered  it  into  the  hand 
of  the  overseers,  and  to  the  hand  of  the 
workmen. 

18  Then  Shaphan  the  scribe  told  the 
king,  saying,  Hilkiah  the  priest  hath  given 
me  a  book.  And  Shaphan  read  it  before 
the  king. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass  when  the  king 
had  heard  the  words  of  the  law,  that  he 
rent  his  clothes. 

20  And  the  king  commanded  Hilkiah, 
and  Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Ab- 
don  the  son  of  Micah,  and  Shaphan  the 
scribe,  and  Asaiah  a  servant  of  the  king's, 
saying, 

21  Go,  inquire  of  the  Lord  for  me,  and 
for  them  that  are  left  in  Israel,  and  in  Ju- 
dah, concerning  the  words  of  the  book 
that  is  found  :  for  great  is  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  that  is  poured  out  upon  us,  because 
our  fathers  have  not  kept  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  to  do  after  all  that  is  written  in  this 
book. 

22  And  Hilkiah,  and  they  that  the  king 
hcul  appointed,  Avent  to  Huldah  the  pro- 
phetess, the  wife  of  Shallum  the  son  of 
Tikvath,  the  son  of  Hasrah,  keeper  of  the 
wardrobe  ;  (now  she  dwelt  in  Jerusalem  in 
the  college  :)  and  they  spake  to  her  to  that 
effeet. 

23  H  And  she  answered  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  Tell  ye  the  man 
that  sent  you  to  me, 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will 
bring  evil  upon  this  place,  and  upon  the 
inhabitants  thereof,  even  all  the  curses  that 
are  written  in  the  book  which  they  have 
read  before  the  king  of  Judah  ; 

25  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  burned  incense  unto  other  gods,  that 
they  might  provoke  me  to  anger  with  all 
the  works  of  their  hands ;  therefore  my 
wrath  shall  be  poured  out  upon  this  place, 
and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

26  And  as  for  the  king  of  Judah,  who 
sent  you  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  so  shall 
\e  say  unto  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 

372 


The  covenant  renewed.  CHAP. 

of  Israel  concerniyig  the  words  which  thou 
hast  heard; 

27  Because  thine  heart  was  tender,  and 
thou  didst  humble  thyself  before  God  when 
thou  heardest  his  words  against  this  place, 
and  against  the  inhabitants  thereof,  and 
humbledst  thyself  before  me,  and  didst 
rend  thy  clothes,  and  weep  before  me  ; 
I  have  even  heard  thee  also,  saith  the 
Lord. 

28-  Behold,  I  will  gather  thee  to  thy  fa- 
thers, and  thou  shalt  be  gathered  to  thy 
grave  in  peace,  neither  shall  thine  eyes  see 
all  the  evil  that  I  will  bring  upon  this  place, 
and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  the  same.  So 
they  brought  the  king  word  again. 

29  H  Tiien  the  king  sent  and  gathered 
together  all  the  elders  of  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem. 

30  And  the  king  went  up  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  men  of  Judah  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  the  priests, 
and  the  Levites,  and  all  the  people,  great 
and  small :  and  he  read  in  their  ears  all  the 
words  of  the  book  of  the  covenant  that 
was  found  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

31  And  the  king  stood  in  his  place,  and 
made  a  covenant  before  the  Lord,  to  walk 
after  the  Lord,  and  to  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  his  testimonies,  and  his  statutes, 
with  all  his  heart,  and  with  all  his  soul,  to 
perform  the  words  of  the  covenant  which 
are  written  in  this  book. 

32  And  he  caused  all  that  were  present 
in  Jerusalem  and  Benjamin  to  stand  to  it. 
And  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  did  ac- 
cording to  the  covenant  of  God,  the  God 
of  their  fathers. 

33  And  Josiah  took  away  all  the  abomi- 
nations out  of  all  the  countries  that  pertain- 
ed to  the  children  of  Israel,  and  made  all 
that  were  present  in  Israel  to  serve,  even  to 
serve  the  Lord  their  God.  And  all  his  days 
they  departed  not  from  following  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  their  fathers. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

MOREOVER,  Josiah  kept  a  passover 
unto  the  Lord  in  Jerusalem :  and 
they  killed  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  tirst  month. 

2  And  he  set  the  priests  in  their  charges, 
and  encouraged  them  to  the  service  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord, 

3  And  said  unto  the  Levites  that  taught 
all  Israel,  which  were  holj^  unto  the  Lord, 
Put  the  holy  ark  in  the  house  which  Solo- 
mon the  son  of  David  king  of  Israel  did 
build  :  it  shall  not  be  a  burden  upon  your 
shoulders :  serve  now  the  Lord  your  God, 
and  his  people  Israel, 

4  And  prepare  yourselves  by  the  houses 
of  your  fathers  after  your  courses,  accord- 
ing to  the  writing  of  David  king  of  Israel, 
and  according  to  the  writing  of  Solomon 
his  son. 

5  And  stand  in  the  holy  place  according 
to  the  divisions  of  the  families  of  the  fathers 


XXXV.  Josiah'' s  solemn  passover. 

of  your  brethren  the  people,  and  after  the 
division  of  the  families  of  the  Levites. 

6  So  kill  the  passover,  and  sanctify  your- 
selves, and  prepare  your  brethren,  that  they 
may  do  according  to  the  word  of  the  Lori> 
by  the  hand  of  Moses. 

7  And  Josiah  gave  to  the  people,  of  the 
flock,  lambs  and  kids,  all  for  the  passover- 
ofTerings,  for  all  that  were  present,  to  the 
number  of  thirty  thousand,  and  three  thou- 
sand bullocks  :  these  were  of  the  king's  sub- 
stance. 

8  And  his  princes  gave  willingly  unto 
the  people,  to  the  priests,  and  to  the  Le- 
vites: Hilkiah  and  Zechariah  and  Jehiel, 
rulers  of  the  house  of  God,  gave  unto  the 
priests  for  the  passover-offerings  two  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred  small  cattle.,  and  three 
hundred  oxen. 

9  Cononiah  also,  and  Shemaiah,  and  Ne- 
thaneel,  his  brethren,  and  Hashabiah,  and 
Jeiel,  and  Jozabad,  chief  of  the  Levites, 
gave  unto  the  Levi*;es  for  passover-offerings 
live  thousand  small  cattle,  and  five  hundred 
oxen. 

10  So  the  service  was  prepared,  and  the 
priests  stood  in  their  place,  and  the  Levites 
in  their  courses,  according  to  the  king's 
commandment. 

11  And  they  killed  the  passover,  and  the 
priests  sprinkled  the  Mood  from  their  hands, 
and  the  Levites  flayed  them. 

12  And  they  removed  the  burnt-offer- 
ings, that  they  might  give  according  to  the 
divisions  of  the  families  of  the  people,  to 
offer  unto  the  Lord,  as  it  is  written  in  the 
book  of  Moses.  And  so  did  they  with  the 
oxen. 

13  And  they  roasted  the  passover  with 
fire  according  to  the  ordinance :  but  the 
other  holy  offerings  sod  they  in  pots,  and  in 
caldrons,  and  in  pans,  and  divided  them 
speedily  among  all  the  people. 

14  And  afterward  they  made  ready  for 
tliemselves,  and  for  the  priests:  because 
the  priests  the  sons  of  Aaron  icere  busied  in 
offering  of  burnt-offerings  and  the  fat  until 
night;  therefore  the  Levites  prepared  for 
themselves,  and  for  the  priests  the  sons  of 
Aaron. 

15  And  the  singers  the  sons  of  Asaph 
were  in  their  place,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  David,  and  Asaph,  and  He- 
man,  and  Jeduthun  the  king's  seer ;  and 
the  porters  waited  at  every  gate;  they 
might  not  depart  from  their  service;  for 
their  brethren  the  Levites  prepared  for 
them. 

16  So  all  the  service  of  the  Lord  was 
prepared  the  same  day,  to  keep  the  pass- 
over,  and  to  oflTer  burnt-offerings  upon  the 
altar  of  the  Lord,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  king  Josiah. 

17  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  were 
present  kept  the  passover  at  that  time,  and 
the  feast  of  unleavened  bread  seven  days. 

IS  And  there  was  no  passover   like  to 
373 


Josiah  is  slain.  II.  CHRONICLES.      Pliaraoh  deposes  Jchoahaz. 

that  kept  in  Israel  from  the  days  of  Samuel  which  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  his 
the  prophet;  neither  did  all  the  kings  of  God. 


Israel  keep  such  a  passover  as  Josiah  kept 
and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all  J  u- 
dah  and  Israel  that  were  present,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

19  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the  reign 
of  Josiah  was  this  passover  kept. 

20  H  After  all  this,  when  Josiah  had  pre- 
pared the  temple,  Necho  king  of  Egypt 
came  up  to  fight  against  Charchemish  by 
Euphrates:  and  Josiah  went  out  against 
him. 

21  But  he  sent  ambassadors  to  him,  say- 
ing, What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  thou  king 
of  Judah  ?  /  come  not  against  thee  this  day, 
but  against  the  house  wherewith  I  have 
war :  for  God  conmianded  me  to  make  haste : 
forbear  thee  from  mciklling  with  God,  who 
is  with  me,  that  he  destroy  thee  not. 

22  Nevertheless  Josiah  would  not  turn 
his  face  from  him,  but  disguised  himself  that 
he  might  fight  with  him,  and  hearkened 
not  unto  the  words  of  Necho  from  the 
mouth  of  God,  and  came  to  fight  in  the  val- 
ley of  Megiddo. 

23  And  the  archers  shot  at  king  Josiah; 
atid  the  king  said  to  his  servants,  Have  me 
away  ;  for  I  am  sore  wounded. 

24  His  servants  therefore  took  him  out 
of  that  chariot,  and  put  him  in  the  second 
chariot  that  he  had  ;  and  they  brought  him 
to  Jerusalem,  and  he  died,  and  was  buried 
in  one  of  the  sepulchres  of  his  fathers. 
And  all  Judah  and  Jerusalem  mourned  for 
Josiah. 

25  U  And  Jeremiah  lamented  for  Josiah : 
and  all  the  singing  men  and  the  si)iging 
women  spake  of  Josiah  in  their  lamenta- 
tions to  this  daj",  and  made  them  an  ordi- 
nance in  Israel :  and  behold,  they  are  writ- 
ten in  the  lamentations. 

26  H  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Josiah, 
and  his  goodness,  according  to  that  which 
?vas  written  in  the  law  of  the  Lord, 

27  And  jiis  deeds,  first  and  last,  behold, 
they  are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings 
of  Israel  and  Judah. 

CHAP.  XXXVL 

THEN  the  people  of  tlie  land  took  Je- 
hoahaz  tlie  son  of  Josiah,  and  made 
him  king  in  his  father's  stead  in  Jerusalem. 

2  Jehoahaz  was  twenty  and  three  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 
three  months  in  Jerusalem. 

3  And  tlie  king  of  Egypt  put  him  down 
at  Jerusalem,  and  condemned  the  land  in 
an  hundred  talents  of  silver  and  a  talent  of 
gold. 

4  And  the  king  of  Egypt  made  Eliakim 
his  brother  king  over  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
and  turned  his  name  to  Jehoiakim.  And 
Necho  took  Jehoahaz  his  brother,  and  car- 
ried him  to  Egypt. 

5  H  Jehoiakim  7c>as  twenty  and  five  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned 


6  Against  him  came  up  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon,  and  bound  him  in  fet- 
ters, to  carry  him  to  Babylon. 

7  Nebuchadnezzar  also  carried  of  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  to  Baby- 
lon, and  put  them  in  his  temple  at  Baby- 
lon. 

8  Now  the  rest  of  the  acts  of  Jehoiakim, 
and  his  abominations  which  he  did,  and 
that  which  was  found  in  him,  behold,  they 
are  written  in  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
rael and  Judah.  And  Jehoiachin  his  son 
reigned  in  his  stead. 

9  If  Jehoiachin  was  eight  years  old  when 
he  began  to  reign,  and  he  reigned  three 
months  and  ten  days  in  Jerusalem  :  and  he 
did  that  ivhich  was  evil  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord. 

10  And  when  the  j^ear  was  expired,  king 
Nebuchadnezzar  sent,  and  brought  him  to 
Babylon,  with  the  goodly  vessels  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  made  Zedekiah  his  bro- 
ther king  over  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

11  "ii  Zedekiah  ?p«s  one  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  reigned 
eleven  years  in  Jerusalem. 

12  And  he  did  that  which  was  evil  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lord  his  God,  and  humbled 
not  himself  before  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
speaking  from  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  also  rebelled  against  king 
Nebuchadnezzar,  who  had  made  him  swear 
by  God:  but  he  stiffened  his  neck,  and  har- 
dened his  heart  from  turning  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel. 

14  H  Moreover,  all  the  chief  of  the  priests, 
and  the  people,  transgressed  verj'  much 
after  all  the  abominations  of  the  heathen ; 
and  polluted  the  house  of  the  Lord  which 
he  had  hallowed  in  Jerusalem. 

15  And  tlie  Lord  God  of  their  fathers 
sent  to  them  by  his  messengers,  rising  up 
betimes  and  sending;  because  he  had  com- 
passion on  his  people,  and  on  his  dwelling- 
place  : 

16  But  they  mocked  the  messengers  of 
God,  and  despised  liis  words,  and  misused 
his  prophets,  until  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
arose  against  his  people,  till  there  was  no 
remedy. 

17  Therefore  he  brought  upon  them  the 
king  of  the  Chaldees,  who  slew  their  young 
men  with  the  sword  in  the  house  of  their 
sanctuary,  and  had  no  compassion  upon 
young  man  or  maiden,  old  man,  or  liim 
that  stooped  for  age  :  he  gave  the/a  all  into 
his  hand. 

IS  And  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of 
God,  great  and  small,  and  the  treasures  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  treasures  of 
the  king,  and  of  his  princes;  ail  these  he 
brought  to  Babylon. 

19  And  they  burnt  the  house  of  God,  and 

brake    down    the   wall  of  Jerusalem,  and 

eleven  years  in^Jerusalem  :  and  he  did^i^.'tGi  1  burnt  all  the  palaces  thereof  with  fire,  and 

374 


The  proclamation  of  Cyrus.  CHAP. 
destroyed   all   the  goodly  vessels  thereof. 

20  And  them  that  had  escaped  from  the 
sword  carried  he  away  to  Babylon  ;  where 
they  were  servants  to  him  and  his  sons 
until  the  reign  of  the  kingdom  of  Persia  : 

21  To  fulfil  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  until  the  land  had 
enjo}'ed  her  sabbaths :  for  as  lon^  as  she 
lay  desolate  she  kept  sabbath,  to  fulfil  three- 
score and  ten  years. 

22  If  Now  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king 
of  Persia,  (that  the  word  of  the  Lord  spoken 


I,  IL  Vessels  of  the  temple  restored. 

by  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  might  be  accom- 
plished,) the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of 
Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  that  he  made  a  pro- 
clamation throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and 
put  it  also  in  writing,  saying, 

23  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia,  All 
the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  hath  the  Lord 
God  of  heaven  given  me;  and  he  hath 
charged  me  to  build  him  an  house  in  Je- 
rusalem, which  is  in  Judah.  Who  is  there 
among  you  of  all  his  people  1  The  Lord 
his  God  be  with  him,  and  let  him  go  up. 


II  EZRA. 


CHAP.  L 

NOW  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of 
Persia,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
the  mouth  of  Jeremiah  might  be  fulfilled 
the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus 
king  of  Persia,  that  he  made  a  proclama- 
tion throughout  all  his  kingdom,  and  put  it 
also  in  writing,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  Persia :  The 
Lord  God  of  heaven  hath  given  me  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  earth;  and  he  hath  charged 
me  to  build  him  an  house  at  Jerusalem, 
which  is  in  Judah. 

3  Who  is  there  among  you  of  all  his  peo- 
ple ?  his  God  be  with  him,  and  let  him  go 
up  to  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Judah,  and 
build  the  house  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
(he  is  the  God.)  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

4  And  whosoever  remaineth  in  any  place 
where  he  sojourneth,  let  the  men  of  his 
place  help  him  with  silver,  and  with  gold, 
and  with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  beside 
the  freewill-offering  for  the  house  of  God 
that  is  in  Jerusalem. 

5  H  Then  rose  up  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  the  priests, 
and  the  Levites,  with  all  them  whose  spirit 
God  had  raised,  to  go  up  to  build  the  house 
of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

6  And  all  they  that  tnere  about  them 
strengthened  their  hands  with  vessels  of  sil- 
ver, with  gold,  with  goods,  and  v.ith  beasts, 
and  with  precious  things,  beside  all  that 
was  willingly  offered. 

7  H  Also  Cyrus  the  king  brought  forth 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  which 
Nebuchadnezzar  had  brought  forth  out  of 
Jerusalem,  and  had  put  them  in  the  house 
of  his  gods ; 

8  Even  those  did  Cyrus  king  of  Persia 
bring  forth  by  the  hand  of  Mithredath  the 
treasurer,  and  numbered  them  unto  Shesh- 
bazzar,  the  prince  of  Judah. 

9  And  this  is  the  number  of  them :  thirty 
chargers  of  gold,  a  thousand  chargers  of 
silver,  nine  and  twenty  knives, 

10  Thirty  basins  of  gold,  silver  basins  of 
a  second  sort  four  hundred  and  ten,  and 
other  vessels  a  thousand. 

11  All  the  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver 


icere  five  thousand  and  four  hundred.     All 
these  did  Sheshbazzar  bring  up  with  them 
of  the  captivity  that  were  brought  up  from 
Babylon  unto  Jerusalem. 
CHAP.  n. 

Now  these  are  the  children  of  the  pro- 
vince that  went  up  out  of  the  captivi- 
ty, of  those  which  had  been  carried  away, 
whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon had  carried  away  unto  Babylon,  and 
came  again  unto  Jerusalem  and  Judah, 
every  one  unto  his  city ; 

2  Which  came  with  Zerubbabel :  Jeshua, 
Nehemiah,  Seraiah,  Reelaiah,  Mordecai, 
Bilshan,  Mizpar,  Bigvai,  Rehum,  Baanah. 
The  number  of  the  men  of  the  people  of 
Israel : 

3  The  children  of  Parosh,  two  thousand 
an  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

4  The  children  of  Shephatiah,  three 
hundred  seventy  and  two. 

5  The  children  of  Arab,  seven  hundred 
seventy  and  five. 

6  The  children  of  Pahath-moab,  of  the 
children  of  Jeshua  and  Joab,  two  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  twelve. 

7  The  children  of  Elam,  a  thousand  two 
hundred  fifty  and  four. 

8  The  children  of  Zattu,  nine  hundred 
forty  and  five. 

9  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore. 

10  The  children  of  Bani,  six  hundred 
forty  and  two. 

1 1  The  children  of  Bebai,  six  hundred 
twenty  and  three. 

12  The  children  of  Azgad,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

13  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six  hun- 
dred sixty  and  six. 

14  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two  thousand 
fifty  and  six. 

15  The  children  of  Adin,  four  hundred 
fifty  and  four. 

16  The  children  of  Ater  of  Hezekiah, 
ninety  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Bezai,  three  hundred 
twenty  and  three. 

18  The  children  of  Jorah,  an  hundred 
and  twelve. 

375 


The  number  of  those 

19  The  children  of  Hashum,  two  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

20  The  children  of  Gibbar,  mnety  and 

21  The  children  of  Belth-lehem,  an  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

22  The  men  of  Netophah,  fifty  and  six. 

23  The  men  of  Anathoth,  an  hundred 
twenty  and  eight.  ,    r-   .         j 

24  The  children  of  Azmaveth,  forty  and 

^^2.5  The  children  of  Kirjath-arim  Che- 
phirah,  and  Beeroth,  seven  hundred  and 
forty  and  three.  j  ^  , 

26  The  children  of  Ramah  and  Ciaba, 
six  hundred  twenty  and  one. 

27  The  men  of  Michmas,   an  hundred 
twenty  and  two. 

28  The  men  of  Bethel  and  Ai,  two  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

29  The  children  of  Nebo,  fifty  and  two. 

30  The  children  of  Magbish,  an  hun- 
dred fifty  and  six. 

31  The  children  of  the  other  Llam,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

32  The  children  of  Harun,  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty. 

33  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadid,  and 
Ono,  seven  hundred  twenty  and  five. 

34  The  children  of  Jericho,  three  hun- 
dred forty  and  five. 

35  The  children  of  Senaah,  three  thou- 
sand and  six  hundred  and  thirty. 

36  H  The  priests:  the  children  ot  Je- 
daiah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua,  nine  hun- 
dred seventy  and  three. 

37  The  children  of  Immer,  a  thousand 
fifty  and  two. 

38  The  children  of  Pashur,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  forty  and  seven. 

39  The  children  of  Hanm,  a  thousand 
and  seventeen. 

40  IT  The  Levites:  the  children  ol  Je- 
shua and  Kadmiel,  of  the  children  of  Ho- 
daviah,  seventy  and  four. 

41  The  singers  :  the  children  of  Asaph, 
an  hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

42  The  children  of  the  porters:  the  chil- 
dren of  Shallum,  the  children  of  Ater,  the 
children  of  Talmon,  the  children  of  Akkub, 
the  children  of  Hatita,  the  children  of  Sho- 
bai,  in  all  an  hundred  thirty  and  nine. 

43  H  The  Nethinims:  the  children  of 
Ziha,  the  children  of  Hasupha,  the  chil- 
dren of  Tabbaotli, 

44  The  children  of  Keros,  the 
of  Siaha,  the  children  of  Padon, 

45  The  children  of  Lebanah, 
dren  of  Hagabah,  the  children  of  Akkub, 

46  The  children  of  Hagab,  the  children 
of  Shalmai,  the  children  of  Hanan, 

47  The  children  of  Giddel,  the  children 
of  Gahar,  the  children  of  Reaiah, 

48  The  children  of  Rezin,  the  children 
of  Nekoda,  the  children  of  Gazzam, 

49  The  children  of  Uzza,  the  children 
of  Paseah,  the  children  of  Besai, 


EZRA.  who  returned  from  Bahylon. 

50  The  children  of  Asnah,  the  children 
of  Mehunim,  the  children  of  Nephusim, 

51  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the  chil- 
dren ofHakupha,  the  children  of  Harhur, 

52  The  children  of  Bazlutli,  the  children 
of  Mehida,  the  children  of  Harsha, 

53  The  children  of  Barkos,  the  children 
of  Sisera,  the  children  of  Thamah, 

54  The  children  of  Neziah,  the  children 
of  Hatipha. 

55  H  The  children  of  Solomon's  servants : 
the  children  of  Sotai,  the  children  of  Sophe- 
reth,  the  children  of  Peruda, 

56  The  children  of  Jaalah,  the  children 
of  Darkon,  the  children  of  Giddel, 

57  The  children  of  Shephatiah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hattil,  the  children  of  Pochereth  of 
Zebaim,  the  children  of  Ami. 

58  All  the  Nethinims,  and  the  children 
of  Solomon's  servants,  ivcre  three  hundred 
ninety  and  two. 

59  And  these  were  they  which  went  up 
from  Tel-melah,  Tel-harsa,  Cherub,  Addan, 
and  Immer :  but  they  could  not  shew  their 
father's  house,  and  their  seed,  whether  they 
locrc  of  Israel : 

60  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the  children 
of  Tobiah,  the  children  of  Nekoda,  six  hun- 
dred fifty  and  two. 

61  "H  And  of  the  children  of  the  priests  : 
the  children  of  Habaiah,  the  children  of 
Koz,  the  children  of  Barzillai :  which  took 
a  wife  of  the  daughters  of  BarziUai  the 
Gileadite,  and  was  called  after  their  name  : 

62  These  sought  their  register  among 
those  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogy, 
but  they  were  not  found :  therefore  were 
they,  as  polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

63  And  the  Tirshatha  said  unto  them, 
that  they  should  not  eat  of  the  most  holy 
things,  till  there  stood  up  a  priest  with 
Urim  and  with  Thummim. 

64  11  The  whole  congregation  together 
ims  forty  and  two  thousand  three  hundred 
a«r/ threescore,  . 

66  Beside  their  servants  and  their 
maids,  of  whom  there  toerc  seven  thousand 
three  hundred  thirty  and  seven  :  and  there 
were  among  them  two  hundred  singing-men 
and  singing-women. 

66  Their  horses  iverc  seven  hundred 
thirty  and  six ;  their  mules,  two  hundred 
forty  and  five ;  ^     ,    i  •  . 

67  Their  camels,  four  hundred  tnirty 
and  five;  their  asses,  six  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  twenty. 

68  H  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers, 
when  they  canYe  to  the  house  of  the  Lord 
which  is  at  Jerusalem,  offered  freely  for 
the  house  of  God  to  set  it  up  in  his  place : 

69  They  gave  after  their  ability  unto  the 
treasure  of  the  work  threescore  and  one 
thousand  drams  of  gold,  and  five  thousand 
pounds  of  silver,  and  one  hundred  priests 
garments.  .  , 

70  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
some  of  the  people,  and  the  singers,  and 

376 


children 
the  chil- 


The  altar  set  up. 


CHAP.  Ill,  IV. 


The  letter  to  Artazcrxes. 


the  porters,  and  the  Nethinims,   dwelt  in 
their  cities,  and  all  Israel  in  their  cities. 
CHAP.  III. 

AND  when  the  seventh  month  was 
come,  and  the  children  of  Israel  were 
in  the  cities,  the  people  gathered  them- 
selves together  as  one  man  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  stood  up  Jeshua  the  son  of  Jo- 
zadak,  and  his  brethren  the  priests,  and 
Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  his 
brethren,  and  builded  the  altar  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  to  offer  burnt-offerings  thereon,  as 
it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses  the  man 
of  God. 

3  And  they  set  the  altar  upon  his  bases ; 
for  fear  was  upon  tliem  because  of  the  peo- 
ple of  those  countries :  and  they  offered 
burnt-offerings  thereon  unto  the  Lord,  even 
burnt-offerings  morning  and  evening. 

4  ^  They  kept  also  the  feast  of  taberna- 
cles, as  it  is  written,  and  offered  the  daily 
burnt-offerings  by  number,  according  to 
the  custom,  as  the  duty  of  every  day  re- 
quired ; 

5  And  afterward  offered  the  continual 
burnt-offering,  both  of  the  new-moons,  and 
of  all  the  set  feasts  of  the  Lord  that  were 
consecrated,  and  of  every  one  that  will- 
ingly offered  a  freewill-offering  unto  the 
Lord. 

6  From  the  first  day  of  the  seventh 
month  began  they  to  offer  burnt-offerings 
unto  the  Lord.  But  the  foundation  of  the 
temple  of  the  Lord  was  not  yet  laid. 

7  H  They  gave  money  also  unto  the  ma- 
sons, and  to  the  carpenters;  and  meat, 
and  drink,  and  oil,  unto  them  of  Zidon, 
and  to  them  of  Tyre,  to  bring  cedar-trees 
from  Lebanon  to  the  sea  of  Joppa,  accord- 
ing to  the  grant  that  they  had  of  Cyrus 
king  of  Persia. 

8  H  Now  in  the  second  year  of  their 
coming  unto  the  house  of  God  at  Jerusa- 
lem, in  the  second  month,  began  Zerub 
babel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the 
son  of  Jozadak,  and  the  remnant  of  their 
brethren  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  and 
all  they  that  were  come  out  of  the  cap' 
tivity  unto  Jerusalem ;  and  appointed  the 
Levites,  from  twenty  years  old  and  up- 
ward, to  set  forward  the  work  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

9  Then  stood  Jeshua  with  his  sons  and 
his  brethren,  Kadmiel  and  his  sons,  the 
sons  of  Judah,  together,  to  set  forward  the 
workmen  in  the  house  of  God :  the  sons 
of  Henadad,  with  their  sons  and  their 
brethren  the  Levites. 

10  And  when  the  builders  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  they 
set  the  priests  in  their  apparel  with  trum- 
pets, and  the  Levites  the  sons  of  Asaph 
with  cymbals,  to  praise  the  Lord,  after  the 
orduiance  of  David  king  of  Israel. 

11  And  they  sang  together  by  course  in 
praising  and  giving  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ; 
because  he  is  good,  for  his  mercy  cndureth 

48 


for  ever  toward  Israel.  And  all  the  peo- 
ple shouted  with  a  great  shout,  when  they 
praised  the  Lord,  because  the  foundation 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord  was  laid. 

12  But  many  of  the  priests  and  Levites 
and  chief  of  the  fathers,  ivho  were  ancient 
men,  that  had  seen  the  first  house,  when 
tlie  foundation  of  this  house  was  laid  before 
their  eyes,  wept  with  a  loud  voice ;  and 
many  shouted  aloud  for  joy  : 

13  So  that  the  people  could  not  discern 
the  noise  of  the  shout  of  joy  from  the  noise 
of  the  weeping  of  the  people:  for  the 
people  shouted  with  a  loud  shout,  and  the 
noise  was  heard  afar  off. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  when  the  adversaries  of  Judah 
and  Benjamin  heard  that  the  chil- 
dren of  the  captivity  builded  the  temple 
unto  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 

2  Then  they  came  to  Zerubbabel,  and 
to  the  chief  of  the  fathers,  and  said  unto 
them,  Let  us  build  with  you:  for  we  seek 
your  God,  as  ye  do;  and  we  do  sacrifice 
unto  him  since  the  days  of  Esar-haddon 
king  of  Assur,  which  brought  us  up  hither. 

3  But  Zerubbabel,  and  Jeshua,  and  the 
rest  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  Israel, 
said  unto  them,  Ye  have  nothing  to  do  with 
us  to  build  an  house  unto  our  God  ;  but  we 
ourselves  together  will  build  unto  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel,  as  king  Cyrus  the  king  of 
Persia  hath  commanded  us. 

4  Then  the  people  of  the  land  weaken- 
ed the  hands  ot  the  people  of  Judah,  and 
troubled  them  in  building, 

5  And  hired  counsellors  against  them, 
to  frustrate  their  purpose,  all  the  days  of 
Cyrus  kin^  of  Persia,  even  until  the  reign 
of  Darius,  king  of  Persia. 

6  And  in  the  reign  of  Ahasuerus,  in  the 
beginning  of  his  reign,  wrote  the}^  7i7ito 
him  an  accusation  against  the  inhabitants 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 

7  U  And  in  the  days  of  Artaxerxes  wrote 
Bishlam,  Mithredath,  Tabeel,  and  the  rest 
of  their  companions  unto  Artaxerxes  king 
of  Persia,  and  the  writing  of  the  letter  was 
written  in  the  Syrian  tongue,  and  inter- 
preted in  the  Syrian  tongue. 

8  Rehum  the  chancellor  and  Shimshai 
the  scribe  wrote  a  letter  against  Jerusalem 
to  Artaxerxes  the  king  in  this  sort : 

9  Then  tcrote  Rehum  the  chancellor, 
and  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and  the  rest  of 
their  companions;  the  Dinaites,  the  Aphar- 
sathchites,  the  Tarpelites,  the  Apharsites, 
the  Archevites,  the  Babylonians,  the  Su- 
sanchites,  the  Dehavites,  and  the  Elam- 
ites, 

10  And  the  rest  of  the  nations  whom  the 
great  and  noble  Asnapper  brought  over, 
and  set  in  the  cities  of  Samaria,  and  the 
rest  that  are  on  this  side  the  river,  and  at 
such  a  time. 

11  If  This  is  the  copj'  of  the  letter  that 
they  sent  unto  him,  even  unto  Artaxerxes 

377 


The  decree  of  Arfaxerxes. 


EZRA. 


The  huilding  again  setfoi^ard. 


the   king ;  Thy  servants  the  men  on  this 
side  the  river,  and  at  such  a  time. 

12  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  tliat  the 
Jews  which  came  up  from  thee  to  us  are 
come  unto  Jerusalem,  building  the  rebel- 
lious and  the  bad  cit}^  and  have  set  up 
the  walls  thereof,  and  joined  the  founda- 
tions. 

13  Be  it  known  now  unto  the  king,  that 
if  this  city  be  builded,  and  the  walls  set  up 
again,  then  will  they  not  pay  toll,  tribute, 
and  custom,  and  so  thou  shalt  endamage 
the  revenue  of  the  kings. 

14  Now  because  we  have  maintenance 
from  the  king''s  palace,  and  it  was  not  meet 
for  us  to  see  the  king's  dishonour,  there- 
fore have  we  sent  and  certified  the  king ; 

15  That  search  may  be  made  in  the 
book  of  the  records  of  thy  fathers :  so  shalt 
thou  find  in  the  book  of  the  records,  and 
know  that  this  city  is  a  rebellious  city,  and 
hurtful  unto  kings  and  provinces,  and  that 
they  have  moved  sedition  within  the  same 
of  old  time:  for  which  cause  was  this  city 
destroyed. 

16  We  certify  the  king  that,  if  this  city 
be  builded  again,  and  the  walls  thereof  set 
up,  by  this  means  thou  shalt  have  no  por- 
tion on  this  side  the  river. 

17  *!f  Then  sent  the  king  an  answer  unto 
Rehum  the  chancellor,  and  to  Shimshai 
the  scribe,  and  to  the  rest  of  their  compa- 
nions that  dwell  in  Samaria,  and  tinto  the 
rest  beyond  the  river,  Peace,  and  at  such  a 
time. 

18  The  letter  which  ye  sent  unto  us 
hatii  been  plainly  read  before  me. 

19  And  I  commanded,  and  search  hath 
been  made,  and  it  is  found  that  this  city  of 
old  time  hath  made  insurrection  against 
kings,  and  that  rebellion  and  sedition  have 

'been  made  therein. 

20  There  have  been  mighty  kings  also 
over  Jerusalem,  which  have  ruled  over  all 
countries  beyond  the  river  :  and  toll,  tri- 
bute, and  custom,  was  paid  unto  them. 

21  Give  ye  now  commandment  to  cause 
these  men  to  cease,  and  that  this  city  be 
not  builded,  until  another  commandment 
shall  he  given  from  me. 

22  Take  heed  now  that  ye  fail  not  to  do 
this :  why  should  damage  grow  to  the  hurt 
of  the  kings  ? 

23  H  Now  when  the  copy  of  king  Arta- 
xerxes  letter  was  read  before  Rehum,  and 
Shimsliai  the  scribe,  and  their  companions, 
they  went  up  in  haste  to  Jerusalem  unto 
the  .Tews,  and  made  them  to  cease  by  force 
and  power. 

24  Then  ceased  the  work  of  the  house 
of  God  which  is  at  Jerusalem.  So  it 
ceased  unto  the  second  year  of  the  reign 
of  Darius  king  of  Persia. 

CHAP.  V. 

THEN  the  prophets,    Haggai  the  pro- 
phet, and  Zechariah  the  son  of  Iddo, 
prophesied  unto  the  Jews  that  loere  in  Ju- 


dah  and  Jerusalem  in  the  name  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  even  unto  them. 

2  Then  rose  up  Zerubbabel  the  son  of 
Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  the  son  of  Jozadak, 
and  began  to  build  the  house  of  God  which 
is  at  Jerusalem :  and  with  them  were  the 
prophets  of  God  helping  them. 

3  11  At  the  same  time  came  to  them 
Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side  the  river, 
and  Shetharboznai,  and  their  companions, 
and  said  thus  unto  them.  Who  hath  com- 
manded you  to  build  this  house,  and  to 
make  up  tliis  wall  ? 

4  Then  said  we  unto  them  after  this 
manner,  What  are  the  names  of  the  men 
that  make  this  building  ? 

5  But  the  eye  of  their  God  was  upon  the 
elders  of  the  Jews,  that  they  could  not  cause 
them  to  cease,  till  the  matter  came  to  Da- 
rius :  and  then  they  returned  answer  by 
letter  concerning  this  matter. 

6  H  The  copy  of  the  letter  that  Tatnai, 
governor  on  this  side  the  river,  and  She- 
thar-boznai,  and  his  companions  the  Aphar- 
sachites,  which  were  on  this  side  the  river, 
sent  unto  Darius  the  king : 

7  They  sent  a  letter  unto  him,  wherein 
was  written  thus;  Unto  Darius  the  king, 
all  peace. 

8  Be  it  known  unto  the  king,  that  we 
went  into  the  province  of  Judea,  to  the 
house  of  the  great  God,  which  is  builded 
with  great  stones,  and  timber  is  laid  in  the 
walls,  and  this  work  goeth  fast  on,  and 
prospereth  in  their  hands. 

9  Then  asked  we  those  elders,  and  said 
unto  them  thus,  Who  commanded  you  to 
build  this  house,  and  to  make  up  these 
walls  1 

10  We  asked  their  names  also,  to  certify 
thee,  that  we  might  write  the  names  of  the 
men  that  laere  the  chief  of  them. 

11  And  thus  they  returned  us  answer, 
saying.  We  are  the  servants  of  the  God  of 
heaven  and  earth,  and  build  the  house  that 
was  builded  these  many  years  ago,  which 
a  great  king  of  Israel  builded  and  set  up. 

12  But  after  that  our  fathers  had  pro- 
voked the  God  of  heaven  unto  wrath,  he 
gave  them  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnez- 
zar the  king  of  Babylon,  the  Chaldean, 
who  destroyed  this  house,  and  carried  the 
people  away  into  Babylon. 

13  But  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the 
king  of  Babylon,  the  same  king  Cyrus 
made  a  decree  to  build  this  house  of  God. 

14  And  the  vessels  also  of  gold  and  silver 
of  the  house  of  God,  which  Nebuchadnez- 
zar took  out  of  the  temple  that  was  in  Je- 
rusalem, and  brought  them  into  the  temple 
of  Babylon,  those  did  Cyrus  the  king  take 
out  of  the  temple  of  Babylon,  and  they 
were  delivered  unto  one,  whose  name  was 
Sheshbazzar,  whom  he  had  made  gover- 
nor ; 

15  And  said  unto  him,  Take  these  ves- 
sels, go,  carry  them  into  the  temple  that  is 

378 


Darius  advances  the  building.    CHAP, 
in  Jerusalem,  and  let  the  house  of  God  be 
builded  in  his  place. 

16  Then  came  the  same  Sheshbazzar, 
and  laid  the  foundation  of  the  house  of 
God  which  is  in  Jerusalem  :  and  since  tiiat 
time  even  until  now  hath  it  been  in  build- 
ing, and  yet  it  is  not  finished. 

17  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem  good  to  the 
king,  let  there  be  search  made  in  the  king's 
treasure-house,  which  is  there  at  Babylon, 
whether  it  be  so,  that  a  decree  was  made  of 
Cyrus  the  king  to  build  this  house  of  God 
at  Jerusalem,  and  let  the  king  send  his 
pleasure  to  us  concerning  this  matter. 

CHAP.  VI. 

THEN  Darius  the  king  made  a  decree, 
and  search  was  made  in  the  house  of 
the  rolls,  where  the  treasures  were  laid  up 
in  Babylon. 

2  And  there  was  found  at  Achmetha,  in 
the  palace  that  is  in  the  province  of  the 
Medes,  a  roll,  and  therein  ivas  a  record 
thus  written : 

.3  In  the  first  year  of  C^'rus  the  king,  the 
same  Cyrus  the  king  made  a  decree  con- 
cerning the  house  of  God  at  Jerusalem, 
Let  the  house  be  builded,  the  place  where 
they  offered  sacrifices,  and  let  the  founda- 
tions thereof  be  strongly  laid ;  the  height 
thereof  threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  threescore  cubits ; 

4  With  three  rows  of  great  stones,  and 
a  row  of  new  timber :  and  let  the  expenses 
be  given  out  of  the  king's  house  : 

5  And  also  let  the  golden  and  silver  ves- 
sels of  the  house  of  God,  which  Nebuchad- 
nezzar took  forth  out  of  the  temple  which 
is  at  Jerusalem,  and  brought  unto  Babylon, 
be  restored,  and  brought  again  unto  the 
temple  which  is  at  Jerusalem,  every  one  to 
his  place,  and  place  them  in  the  house  of 
God. 

6  Now  therefore,  Tatnai  governor  be- 
yond the  river,  Shethar-boznai,  and  your 
companions  the  Apharsachites,  which  are 
beyond  the  river,  be  ye  far  from  thence  : 

7  Let  the  work  of  this  house  of  God 
alone ;  let  the  governor  of  the  Jews,  and 
the  elders  of  the  Jews,  build  this  house  of 
God  in  his  place. 

8  Moreover,  I  make  a  decree  what  ye 
shall  do  to  the  elders  of  these  Jews  for  the 
building  of  this  house  of  God  :  that  of  the 
king's  goods,  even  of  the  tribute  beyond  the 
river,  forthwith  expenses  be  given  unto 
these  men,  that  they  be  not  hindered. 

9  And  that  which  they  have  need  of, 
both  young  bullocks,  and  rams,  and  lambs, 
for  the  burnt-offerings  of  the  God  of  heaven, 
wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  according  to  the 
appointment  of  the  priests  which  arc  at 
Jerusalem,  let  it  be  given  them  da}'  by  day 
without  fail : 

10  That  they  may  offer  sacrifices  of 
sweet  savours  unto  the  God  of  heaven,  and 
pray  for  the  life  of  the  king  and  of  his 
sons. 


VL  VIL  The  temple  is  finished. 

11  Also  I  have  made  a  decree,  that  who- 
soever shall  alter  this  word,  let  timber  be 
pulled  down  from  his  house,  and  being  set 
up,  let  him  be  hanged  thereon  ;  and  let  his 
house  be  made  a  dunghill  for  this. 

12  And  the  God  that  hath  caused  his 
name  to  dwell  there  destroy  all  kings  and 
people,  that  shall  put  to  their  hand  to  alter 
and  to  destroy  this  house  of  God  which  is 
at  Jerusalem.  1  Darius  have  made  a  de- 
cree ;  let  it  be  done  with  speed. 

13  ^  Then  Tatnai,  governor  on  this  side 
the  river,  Shethar-boznai,  and  their  com- 
panions, according  to  that  which  Darius 
the  king  had  sent,  so  they  did  speedily. 

14  And  the  elders  of  the  Jews  budded, 
and  they  prospered  through  the  prophesy- 
ing of  Haggai  the  prophet  and  Zechariah 
the  son  of  Iddo.  And  they  builded,  and 
finished  it,  according  to  the  commandment 
of  the  God  of  Israel,  and  according  to  the 
commandment  of  Cyrus,  and  Darius,  and 
Artaxerxes  king  of'Persia. 

15  And  this  house  was  finished  on  the 
third  day  of  the  month  Adar,  which  was 
in  the  sixth  year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  the 
king. 

16  H  And  the  children  of  Israel,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  rest  of  the 
children  of  the  captivity,  kept  the  dedica- 
tion of  this  liouse  of  God  with  joy, 

17  And  offered  at  the  dedication  of  this 
house  of  God  an  hundred  bullocks,  two 
hundred  rams,  four  hundred  lambs ;  and 
for  a  sin-offering  for  all  Israel,  twelve  he- 
goats,  according  to  the  number  of  the 
tribes  of  Israel. 

18  And  they  set  the  priests  in  their  di- 
visions, and  the  Levites  in  their  courses, 
for  the  service  of  God,  which  is  at  Je- 
rusalem ;  as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
Moses. 

19  And  the  children  of  the  captivity 
kept  the  passover  upon  the  fourteenth  day 
of  the  first  month. 

20  For  the  priests  and  the  Levites  were 
purified  together,  all  of  them  were  pure, 
and  killed  the  passover  for  all  the  children 
of  the  captivity,  and  for  their  brethren  the 
priests,  and  for  themselves. 

21  And  the  children  of  Israel,  which 
were  come  again  out  of  captivity,  and  all 
such  as  had  separated  themselves  unto 
them  from  the  filthiness  of  the  heathen  of 
the  land,  to  seek  the  Lord  God  of  Israel, 
did  eat, 

22  And  kept  the  feast  of  unleavened 
bread  seven  days  with  joy :  for  the  Lord 
had  made  them  joyful,  and  turned  the 
heart  of  the  king  of  Assyria  unto  them,  to 
strengthen  their  hands  in  the  work  of  the 
house  of  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  VII. 

NOW  after  these  things,  in  the  reign  of 
Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia,  Ezra  the 
son  of  Seraiah,  the  son  of  Azariah,  the  son 
of  Hilkiah, 

379 


Ezra  goes  up  to  Jcmsalem. 


EZRA. 


The  commission  of  Artaxerxes. 


2  The  son  of  Shallum,  the  son  of  Za- 
dok,  the  son  of  Ahitub, 

3  The  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of  Aza- 
riah,  the  son  of  Meraioth, 

4  The  son  of  Zerahiah,  the  son  of  Uzzi, 
the  son  of  Bukki, 

5  The  son  of  Abishua,  the  son  of  Phine- 
has,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  chief  priest : 

6  This  Ezra  went  up  from  Babylon ; 
and  he  it)as  a  ready  scribe  in  the  law  of 
Moses,  which  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  had 
given :  and  the  king  granted  him  all  his 
request,  according  to  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  his  God  upon  him. 

7  And  there  went  up  some  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  and  of  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  and  the  singers,  and  the  porters, 
and  the  Nethinims,  unto  Jerusalem,  in  the 
seventh  year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

8  And  he  came  to  Jerusalem  in  the  fifth 
month,  which  ivas  in  the  seventh  year  of 
the  king. 

9  For  upon  the  first  day  of  the  first 
month  began  he  to  go  up  from  Babylon, 
and  on  the  first  day  of  the  fifth  month  came 
he  to  Jerusalem,  according  to  the  good 
hand  of  his  God  upon  him. 

10  For  Ezra  had  prepared  his  heart  to 
seek  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and  to  do  it,  and 
to  teach  in  Israel  statutes  and  judgments. 

11  H  Now  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letter 
that  the  king  Artaxerxes  gave  unto  Ezra 
the  priest,  the  scribe,  even  a  scribe  of  the 
words  of  the  commandments  of  the  Lord, 
and  of  his  statutes  to  Israel. 

12  Artaxerxes,  king  of  kings,  unto  Ezra 
the  priest,  a  scribe  of  the  law  of  the  God 
of  heaven,  perfect  peace,  and  at  such  a 
time. 

13  I  make  a  decree,  that  all  they  of  the 

Eeople  of  Israel,  and  of  his  priests  and 
levites,  in  my  realm,  which  are  minded 
of  their  own  free  will  to  go  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem, go  with  thee. 

14  "Forasmuch  as  thou  art  sent  of  the 
king,  and  of  his  seven  counsellors,  to  in- 
quire concerning  Judali  and  Jerusalem, 
according  to  the  law  of  thy  God  which  is 
in  thine  hand ; 

15  And  to  carry  the  silver  and  gold, 
which  the  king  and  his  counsellors  have 
freely  offered  unto  the  God  of  Israel,  whose 
habitation  is  in  Jerusalem. 

16  And  all  the  silver  and  gold  that  thou 
canst  find  in  all  the  province  of  Babylon, 
with  the  freewill-offering  of  the  people, 
and  of  the  priests,  offering  Avillingly  for 
the  house  of  their  God  which  is  in  Jeru- 
salem : 

17  That  thou  mayest  buy  speedily  with 
this  money  bullocks,  rams,  lambs,  with 
their  meat-offerings  and  their  drink-oflfer- 
ings,  and  offer  them  upon  the  altar  of  the 
house  of  your  God  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  whatsoever  shall  seem  good  to 
thee,  and  to  thy  brethren,  to  do  with  the 


rest  of  the  silver  and  the  gold,  that  do  after 
the  will  of  your  God. 

19  The  vessels  also  that  are  given  thee 
for  the  service  of  the  house  of  thy  God, 
those  deliver  thou  before  the  God  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

20  And  whatsoever  more  shall  be  need- 
ful for  the  house  of  thy  God,  which  thou 
shalt  have  occasion  to  bestow,  bestow  it 
out  of  the  king's  treasure-house, 

21  And  I,  even  I  Artaxerxes  the  king, 
do  make  a  decree  to  all  the  treasurers  which 
are  beyond  the  river,  that  whatsoever  Ezra 
the  priest,  the  scribe  of  the  law  of  the  God 
of  heaven,  shall  require  of  you,  it  be  done 
speedily, 

22  Unto  an  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and 
to  an  hundred  measures  of  wheat,  and  to 
an  hundred  baths  of  wine,  and  to  an  hun- 
dred baths  of  oil,  and  salt  without  pre- 
scribing how  much. 

23  Whatsoever  is  commanded  by  the 
God  of  heaven,  let  it  be  diligently  done 
for  the  house  of  the  God  of  heaven :  for 
why  should  there  be  wrath  against  the 
realm  of  the  king  and  his  sons  ? 

24  Also  we  certify  you,  that  touching 
any  of  the  priests  and  Levites,  singers, 
porters,  Nethinims,  or  ministers  of  this 
house  of  God,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  im- 
pose toll,  tribute,  or  custom,  upon  them. 

25  And  thou,  Ezra,  after  the  wisdom  of 
thy  God,  that  is  in  thine  hand,  set  magis- 
trates and  judges,  which  may  judge  all  the 
people  that  are  beyond  the  river,  all  such 
as  know  the  laws  of  thy  God ;  and  teach  ye 
them  that  know  them  not. 

26  And  whosoever  will  not  do  the  law 
of  thy  God,  and  the  law  of  the  king,  let 
judgment  be  executed  speedily  upon  him, 
whether  it  be  unto  death,  or  to  banishment, 
or  to  confiscation  of  goods,  or  to  imprison- 
ment. 

27  H  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  our 
fathers,  which  hath  put  such  a  thing  as  this 
in  the  king's  heart,  to  beautify  the  house 
of  the  Lord  which  is  in  Jerusalem : 

28  And  hath  extended  mercy  unto  me 
before  the  king,  and  his  counsellors,  and 
before  all  the  kmg's  mightj^  princes.  And 
I  was  strengthened  as  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  my  God  tvas  upon  me,  and  I  gather- 
ed together  out  of  Israel  chief  men  to  go 
up  with  me. 

CHAP.  VIIL 

THESE  are  now  the  chief  of  their  fa- 
thers, and  this  is  the  genealogy  of 
them  that  went  up  with  me  from  Babylon, 
in  the  reign  of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 

2  Of  the  sons  of  Phinehas ;  Gershom : 
of  the  sons  of  Ithamar;  Daniel :  of  the  sons 
of  David ;  Hattush. 

3  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah,  of  the  sons 
of  Pharosh;  Zechariah  :  and  with  him 
were  reckoned  by  genealogy  of  the  males 
an  hundred  and  fifty. 

4  Of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab ;  Elihoenai 

380 


Tliose  who  returned  with  Ezra.  CHAP, 
the  son  of  Zeraiah,  and  with  him  two  hun- 
dred males. 

5  Of  the  sons  of  Shechaniah  ;  the  son  of 
Jahaziel,  and  with  him  three  hundred 
males. 

6  Of  the  sons  also  of  Adin ;  Ebed  the 
son  of  Jonathan,  and  with  him  fifty  males. 

7  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam ;  Jeshaiah 
the  son  of  Athaliah,  and  with  him  seventy 
males. 

8  And  of  the  sons  of  Shephatiah ;  Zeba- 
diah  the  son  of  Michael,  and  with  him  four- 
score males. 

9  Of  the  sons  of  Joab  ;  Obadiah  the  son 
of  Jehiel,  and  with  him  two  hundred  and 
eighteen  males. 

10  And  of  the  sons  of  Shelomith;  the 
son  of  Josiphiah,  and  with  him  an  hundred 
and  threescore  males. 

11  And  of  the  sons  of  Bebai ;  Zechariah 
the  son  of  Bebai,  and  with  him  twenty  and 
eight  males. 

12  And  of  the  sons  of  Azgad  ;  Johanan 
the  son  of  Hakkatan,  and  with  him  an  hun- 
dred and  ten  males. 

13  And  of  the  last  sons  of  Adonikam, 
whose  names  are  these,  Eliphelet,  Jeiel, 
and  Shemaiah,  and  with  them  threescore 
males. 

14  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bigvai ;  Uthai,  and 
Zabbud,  and  with  them  seventy  males. 

15  H  And  I  gathered  them  together  to 
the  river  that  runrteth  to  Ahava ;  and  there 
abode  we  in  tents  three  days :  and  I  view- 
ed the  people,  and  the  priests,  and  found 
there  none  of  the  sons  ot  Levi. 

16  Then  sent  I  for  Eliezer,  for  Ariel,  for 
Shemaiah,  and  for  Einathan,  and  for  Jarib, 
and  for  Elnathan,  and  for  Nathan,  and 
for  Zechariah,  and  for  Meshullam,  chief 
men ;  also  for  Joiarib,  and  lor  Elnathan, 
men  of  understanding. 

17  And  I  sent  them  with  commandment 
unto  Iddo  the  chief  at  the  place  Casiphia, 
and  I  told  them  what  they  should  say  unto 
Iddo,  and  to  his  brethren  the  Nethinims, 
at  the  place  Casiphia,  that  they  should 
bring  unto  us  ministers  for  the  house  of 
our  God. 

18  And  by  the  good  hand  of  our  God 
upon  us  they  brought  us  a  man  of  under- 
standing, of  the  sons  of  Mahli,  the  son  of 
Levi,  the  son  of  Lsrael ;  and  Sherebiah,  with 
his  sons  and  his  brethren,  eighteen ; 

19  And  Hashabiah,  and  with  him  Jesha- 
iah of  the  sons  of  Merari,  his  brethren  and 
their  sons,  twenty ; 

20  Also  of  the  Nethinims,  whom  David 
and  the  princes  had  appointed  for  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Levites,  tjvo  hundred  and  twen- 
ty Nethinims:  all  of  them  were  expressed 
by  name. 

21  11  Then  I  proclaimed  a  fast  there,  at 
the  river  Ahava,  that  we  might  afflict  our 
selves  before  our  God,  to  seek  of  him  a  right 
way  for  us,  and  for  our  little  ones,  and  for 
all  our  substance. 


VIIL  The  treasure  is  loeighed. 

22  For  I  was  ashamed  to  require  of  the 
king  a  band  of  soldiers  and  horsemen  to 
help  us  against  the  enemy  in  the  way  :  be- 
cause we  had  spoken  unto  the  king,  say- 
ing, The  hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all  them 
for  good  that  seek  him ;  but  his  power  and 
his  wrath  is  against  all  them  that  forsake 
him. 

23  So  we  fasted  and  besought  our  God 
for  this :  and  he  was  entreated  of  us. 

24  ^  Then  I  separated  twelve  of  the 
chief  of  the  priests,  Sherebiah,  Hashabiah, 
and  ten  of  their  brethren  with  them, 

25  And  weighed  unto  them  the  silver, 
and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  even  the  of- 
fering of  the  house  of  our  God,  which  the 
king,  and  his  counsellors,  and  his  lords, 
and  all  Israel  tlicre  present,  had  offered : 

26  I  even  weighed  unto  their  hand  six 
hundred  and  fifty  talents  of  silver,  and  sil- 
ver vessels  an  hundred  talents,  and  of  gold 
an  hundred  talents; 

27  Also  twenty  basins  of  gold,  of  a  thou- 
sand drams;  and  two  vessels  of  fine  cop- 
per, precious  as  gold. 

28  And  I  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  holy 
unto  the  Lord  ;  the  vessels  arc  holy  also, 
and  the  silver  and  the  gold  are  a  freewill- 
offering  unto  the  Lord  God  of  your  fa- 
thers. 

29  Watch  ye,  and  keep  them  until  ye 
weigh  i?/«em,  before  the  chief  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  and  chief  of  the  fathers  of 
Israel,  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  chambers  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

30  So  took  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
the  weight  of  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
the  vessels,  to  bring  them  to  Jerusalem  un- 
to the  house  of  our  God. 

31  II  Then  we  departed  from  the  river 
Ahava  on  the  twelfth  day  of  the  first  month, 
to  go  unto  Jerusalem :  and  the  hand  of  our 
God  was  upon  us,  and  he  delivered  us 
from  the  hand  of  the  enemy,  and  of  such  as 
lay  in  wait  by  the  way. 

32  And  we  came  to  Jerusalem,  and 
abode  there  three  days. 

33  11  Now  on  the. fourth  day  was  the 
silver  and  the  gold  and  the  vessels  weigh- 
ed in  the  house  of  our  God  by  the  hand  of 
Meremoth  the  son  of  Uriah  the  priest; 
and  with  him  icas  Eleazar  the  son  of  Phi- 
nehas ;  and  with  them  was  Jozabad  the 
son  of  Jeshua,  and  Noadiah  the  sonofBin- 
nui,  Levites; 

34  By  number  and  by  weight  of  every 
one :  and  all  the  weight  was  written  at  that 
time. 

35  Also  the  children  of  those  that  had 
been  carried  away,  which  were  come  out 
of  the  captivity,  offered  burnt-offerings  un- 
to the  God  of  Israel,  twelve  bullocks  for  all 
Israel,  ninety  and  six  rams,  seventy  and 
seven  lambs,  twelve  he-goats  fur  a  sin- 
offering  :  all  this  ivas  a  burnt-offering  unto 
the  Lord. 

36  H  And    thev    delivered    the    king's 

'381 


Ezra  prays  to  God. 


EZRA. 


commissions  unto  the  king's  lieutenants, 
and  to  the  governors  on  this  side  the  river : 
and  they  furthered  the  people,  and  the 
house  of  God. 

CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  when  these  things  were  done,  the 
princes  came  to  me,  saying,  The 
Eeople  of  Israel,  and  the  priests,  and  the 
evites,  have  not  separated  themselves 
from  the  people  of  the  lands,  doing  ac- 
cording to  their  abominations,  even  of  the 
Canaanites,  the  Hittites,  the  Perizzites,  the 
Jebusites,  the  Ammonites,  the  Moabites, 
the  Egyptians,  and  the  Amorites. 

2  For  they  have  taken  of  their  daugh- 
ters for  themselves,  and  for  their  sons :  so 
that  the  holy  seed  have  mingled  themselves 
with  the  people  of  those  lands:  yea,  the 
hand  of  the  princes  and  rulers  hath  been 
chief  in  this  trespass. 

3  And  when  I  heard  this  thing  I  rent 
my  garment  and  my  mantle,  and  plucked 
off  the  hair  of  my  head  and  of  my  beard, 
and  sat  down  astonied. 

4  Then  were  assembled  unto  me  every 
one  that  trembled  at  the  words  of  the  God 
of  Israel,  because  of  the  transgression  of 
those  that  had  been  carried  away ;  and  I 
sat  astonied  until  the  evening  sacrifice. 

5  U  And  at  the  evening  sacrifice  I  arose 
up  from  my  heaviness ;  and  having  rent 
my  garment  and  my  mantle,  I  fell  upon 
my  knees,  and  spread  out  my  hands  unto 
the  Lord  my  God. 

6  And  said,  O  my  God,  I  am  ashamed 
and  blush  to  lift  up  my  face  to  thee,  my 
God :  for  our  iniquities  are  increased  over 
our  head,  and  our  trespass  is  grown  up  un- 
to the  heavens. 

7  Since  the  days  of  our  fathers  hcwc  we 
been  in  a  great  trespass  unto  this  day ;  and 
for  our  iniquities  have  we,  our  kings,  and 
our  priests,  been  delivered  into  the  hand  of 
the  kings  of  the  lands,  to  the  sword,  to 
captivity,  and  to  a  spoil,  and  to  confusion 
of  face,  as  it  is  this  day. 

8  And  now  for  a  little  space  grace  hath 
been  shewed  from  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
leave  us  a  remnant  to  escape,  and  to  give 
us  a  nail  in  his  holy  place,  that  our  God 
may  lighten  our  eyes,  and  give  us  a  little 
reviving  in  our  bondage. 

9  For  we  were  bond-men ;  yet  our  God 
hath  not  forsaken  us  in  our  bondage,  but 
hath  extended  merc)^  unto  us  in  the  sight 
of  the  kings  of  Persia,  to  give  us  a  reviving, 
to  set  up  the  house  of  our  God,  and  to  re- 
pair the  desolations  thereof,  and  to  give  us 
a  wall  in  Judah  and  in  Jerusalem. 

10  And  now,  O  our  God,  what  shall  we 
say  after  this  ?  for  we  have  forsaken  thy 
commandments, 

11  Which  thou  hast  commanded  by  thy 
servants  the  prophets,  saying.  The  land 
unto  which  ye  go  to  possess  it,  is  an  un- 
clean land  with  the  filthiness  of  the  people 
of  the  lands,  with  their  abominations,  which 


He  rejorms  tJie  people. 


mg 


have  filled  it  from  one  end  to  another  with 
their  uncleanness. 

12  Now  therefore  give  not  your  daugh- 
ters unto  their  sons,  neither  take  their 
daughters  unto  your  sons,  nor  seek  their 
peace  or  their  wealth  for  ever  :  that  ye  may 
be  strong,  and  eat  the  good  of  the  land, 
and  leave  it  for  an  inheritance  to  your  chil- 
dren for  ever. 

13  And  after  all  that  is  come  upon  us 
for  our  evil  deeds,  and  for  our  great  tres- 
pass, seeing  that  thou  our  God  hast  punisli- 
ed  us  less  than  our  iniquities  deserve,  and 
hast  given  us  sueh  deliverance  as  this ; 

14  Should  we  again  break  thy  command- 
ments, and  join  in  affinity  with  the  people 
of  these  abominations?  wouldest  not  tliou 
be  angry  with  us  till  thou  hadst  consumed 
us,  so  that  there  should  be  no  remnant  nor 
escaping  ? 

15  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  thou  ai-t 
righteous :  for  we  remain  yet  escaped,  as 
it  is  this  day :  behold,  we  are  before  thee 
in  our  trespasses  ;  for  we  cannot  stand  be- 
fore thee  because  of  this. 

CHAP.  X. 
OW  when  Ezra  had  prayed,  and  when 
he  had  confessed,  weeping  and  cast- 
himself  down  before  the  house  of  God, 
there  assembled  unto  him  out  of  Israel  a 
very  great  congregation  of  men  and  wo- 
men and  children :  for  the  people  wept  very 
sore. 

2  And  Shechaniah  the  son  of  Jehiel,  one 
of  the  sonsof  Elam,  answered  and  said  unto 
Ezra,  We  have  trespassed  against  our  God, 
and  have  taken  strange  wives  of  the  people 
of  the  land :  j'et  now  there  is  hope  in  Israel 
concerning  this  thing. 

3  Now  therefore  let  us  make  a  covenant 
with  our  God  to  put  away  all  the  wives,  and 
such  as  are  born  of  them,  according  to  the 
counsel  of  my  lord,  and  of  tliose  that  trem- 
ble at  the  commandment  of  our  God;  and 
let  it  be  done  according  to  the  law. 

4  Arise ;  for  this  matter  belongcth  unto 
thee  :  we  also  will  he  with  thee :  be  of  good 
courage,  and  do  it. 

5  Then  arose  Ezra,  and  made  the  chief 
priests,  the  Levites,  and  all  Israel,  to  swear 
that  the}^  should  do  according  to  this  word. 
And  they  sware. 

6  ^  Then  Ezra  rose  up  from  before  the 
house  of  God,  and  went  mto  the  chamber 
of  Johanan  the  son  of  Eliashib  :  and  when 
he  came  thither,  he  did  eat  no  bread,  nor 
drink  water:  for  he  mourned  because  of 
the  transgression  of  them  that  had  been  car- 
ried away. 

7  And  they  made  proclamation  through- 
out Judah  and  Jerusalem  unto  all  the  chil- 
dren of  the  captivity,  that  tJiey  should  ga- 
ther themselves  together  unto  Jerusalem  ; 

8  And  that  whosoever  would  not  come 
within  three  days,  according  to  the  counsel 
of  the  princes  and  the  elders,  all  his  sub- 
stance should  be  forfeited,  and  himself  se- 

382 


The  names  of  those 


CHAP.  I. 


toho  took  strange  wives. 


parated  from  the  congregation  of  those  that 
had  been  carried  away. 

9  H  Then  all  the  men  of  Judah  and  Ben- 
jamin gathered  themselves  together  unto 
Jerusalem  within  three  days.  It  was  the 
ninth  month,  and  the  twentieth  day  of  the 
month  ;  and  all  the  people  sat  in  the  street 
of  the  house  of  God,  trembling  because  of 
this  matter,  and  for  the  great  rain. 

10  And  Ezra  the  priest  stood  up,  and  said 
unto  them,  Ye  have  transgressed,  and  have 
taken  strange  wives  to  increase  the  trespass 
of  Israel. 

1 1  Now  therefore  make  confession  unto 
the  Lord  God  of  your  fathers,  and  do  his 
pleasure :  and  separate  yourselves  from 
the  people  of  the  land,  and  from  the  strange 
wives. 

12  Then  all  the  congregation  answered 
and  said  with  a  loud  voice.  As  thou  hast 
said,  so  must  we  do. 

13  But  the  people  a>-e  many,  and  it  is 
a  time  of  much  rain,  and  we  are  not  able  to 
stand  without,  neither  is  this  a  work  of  one 
day  or  two:  for  we  are  many  that  have 
transgressed  in  this  thing. 

14  Let  now  our  rulers  of  all  the  congre- 
gation stand,  and  let  all  them  which  have 
taken  strange  wives  in  our  cities  come  at 
appointed  times,  and  with  them  the  elders 
of  every  city,  and  the  judges  thereof,  until 
the  fierce  wrath  of  our  God  for  this  matter 
be  turned  from  us. 

15  H  Only  Jonathan  the  son  of  Asahel 
and  Jahaziah  the  son  of  Tikvah  were  em- 
ployed about  this  matter :  and  Meshullam 
and  Shabbethai  the  Levite  helped  them. 

16  And  the  children  of  the  captivity  did 
so.  And  Ezra  the  priest,  loith  certain  chief 
of  the  fathers,  after  the  house  of  their  fa- 
thers, and  all  of  them  by  their  names,  were 
separated,  and  sat  down  in  the  first  day  of 
the  tenth  month  to  examine  the  matter. 

17  And  they  made  an  end  with  all  the 
men  that  had  taken  strange  wives  by  the 
first  day  of  the  first  month. 

18  H  And  among  the  sons  of  the  priests 
that  were  found  that  had  taken  strange 
wives :  namely,  of  the  sons  of  Jeshua  the 
son  of  Jozadak,  and  his  brethren ;  Maase- 
iah,  and  Eliezer,  and  Jarib,  and  Gedaliah. 

19  And  they  gave  their  hands  that  they 
would  put  away  their  wives ;  and  being 
guilty,  they  offered  a  ram  of  the  flock  for 
their  trespass. 


20  And  of  the  sons  of  Immer  :  Hanani, 
and  Zebadiah. 

21  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim ;  Maasei- 
ah,  and  Elijah,  and  Shemaiah,  and  Jehiel, 
and  Uzziah. 

22  And  of  the  sons  of  Pashur ;  Elioenai, 
Maaseiah,  Ishmael,  Nethaneel,  Jozabad, 
and  Elasah. 

23  Also  of  the  Levites;  Jozabad,  and 
Shimei,  and  Kelaiah,  (the  same  is  Kelita.) 
Pethahiah,  Judah,  and  Eliezer. 

24  Of  the  singers  also;  Eliashib:  and  of 
the  porters;  Shallum,  and  Telem,  and  Uri. 

25  Moreover,  of  Israel :  of  the  sons  of 
Parosh;  Ramiah,  and  Jeziah,  and  Mal- 
chiah,  and  Miamin,  and  Eleazar,  and  Mal- 
chijah,  and  Benaiah. 

26  And  of  the  sons  of  Elam  ;  Mattaniah, 
Zechariah,  and  Jehiel,  and  Abdi,  and  Je- 
remoth,  and  Eliah. 

27  And  of  the  sons  of  Zattu  ;  Elioenai, 
Eliashib,  Mattaniah,  and  Jeremoth,  and 
Zabad,  and  Aziza. 

28  Of  the  sons  also  of  Bebai ;  Jehoha- 
nan,  Hananiah,  Zabbai,  and  Athlai. 

29  And  of  thesonsof  Bani ;  Meshullam, 
Malluch,  and  Adaiah,  Jashub,  and  Sheal, 
and  Ramoth. 

30  And  of  the  sons  of  Pahath-moab ;  Ad- 
na,  and  Chelal,  Benaiah,  Maaseiah,  Matta- 
niah, Bezaleel,  and  Binnui,  and  Manas- 
seh. 

31  And  of  the  sons  of  Harim  ;  Eliezer, 
Ishijah,  Malchiah,  Shemaiah,  Shimeon, 

32  Benjamin,  Malluch,  and  Shemariah. 

33  Of  the  sons  of  Hashum;  Mattenai, 
Mattathah,  Zabad,  Eliphelet,  Jeremai,  Ma- 
nasseh,  and  Shimei. 

34  Of  the  sons  of  Bani ;  Maadai,  Am- 
ram,  and  Uel, 

35  Benaiah,  Bedeiah,  Chelluh, 

36  Vaniah,  Meremoth,  Eliashib, 

37  Mattaniah,  Mattenai,  and  Jaasau, 

38  And  Bani,  and  Binnui,  Shimei, 

39  And  Shelemiah,  and  Nathan,  and 
Adaiah, 

40  Machnadebai,  Shashai,  Sharai, 

41  Azareel,  and  Shelemiah,  Shemariah, 

42  Shallum,  Amariah,  and  Joseph. 

43  Of  the  sons  of  Nebo ;  Jeiel,  Matti- 
thiah,  Zabad,  Zebina,  Jadau,  and  Joel,  Be- 
naiah. 

44  All  these  had  taken  strange  wives : 
and  su7ne  of  them  had  wives  by  whom  they 
had  children. 


H  The  Book  of  NEHEBIIAH. 


CHAP.  L 

THE  words  of  Nehemiah  the  son  of 
Hachaliah.  And  it  came  to  pass  in 
the  month  Chisleu,  in  the  twentieth  year,  as 
I  was  in  Shushan  the  palace, 

2    That  Hanani,   one   of  my  brethren, 
came,  he  and  certain  men  of  Judah;  and 


I  asked  them  concerning  the  Jews  that  had 
escaped,  which  were  left  of  the  captivity, 
and  concerning  Jerusalem. 

3  And  they  said  unto  me.  The  remnant 
that  are  left  of  the  captivity  there  in  the 
province  are  in    great  affliction   and   re- 
proach :  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  also  is  bro- 
383 


Nehemiah's  prayer. 


NEHEMIAH. 


He  is  sent  to  Jerusalem. 


ken  down,  and  the  gates  thereof  are  burned 
with  fire. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I  heard 
these  words,  that  I  sat  down  and  wept,  and 
mourned  certain  days,  and  fasted,  and  pray- 
ed before  the  God  of  heaven, 

5  H  And  said,  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord 
God  of  heaven,  the  great  and  terrible  God, 
that  keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  for  them 
that  love  him  and  observe  his  command- 
ments : 

6  Let  thme  ear  now  be  attentive,  and 
thine  eyes  open,  that  thou  mayest  hear  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  which  I  pray  before 
thee  now,  day  and  night,  for  the  children 
of  Israel  thy  servants,  and  confess  the  sins 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  which  we  have 
sinned  against  thee :  both  I  and  my  fa- 
ther's house  have  sinned. 

7  We  have  dealt  very  corruptly  against 
thee,  and  have  not  kept  the  command- 
ments, nor  the  statutes,  nor  the  judgments, 
which  thou  commandedst  thy  servant  Moses. 

8  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  the  word 
that  thou  commandedst  thy  servant  Moses 
saying,  If  ye  transgress,  1  will  scatter  you 
abroad  among  the  nations  : 

9  But  ij  ye  turn  unto  me,  and  keep  my 
commandments,  and  do  them  ;  though  there 
were  of  you  cast  out  unto  the  uttermost  part 
of  the  heaven,  yet  will  I  gather  them  from 
thence,  and  will  bring  them  unto  the  place 
that  I  have  chosen  to  set  my  name  there. 

10  Now  these  are  thy  servants  and  thy 
people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  by  thy 
great  power,  and  by  thy  strong  hand. 

11  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  let  now  thine 
ear  be  attentive  to  the  prayer  of  thy  ser- 
vant, and  to  the  prayer  of  thy  servants, 
who  desire  to  fear  thy  name :  and  prosper, 
I  pray  thee,  thy  servant  this  day,  and  grant 
him  mercy  in  the  sight  of  this  man.  For 
I  was  the  king's  cup-bearer. 

CHAP.  \L 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  month  Ni- 
san,  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Arta- 
xerxes  the  king,  that  wine  icas  before  him : 
and  I  took  up  the  wine,  and  gave  it  unto 
the  king.  Now  I  had  not  been  beforetime 
sad  in  his  presence. 

2  Wherefore  the  king  said  unto  me. 
Why  is  thy  countenance  sad,  seeing  thou 
art  not  sick  ?  this  is  nothing  else  but  sorrow 
of  heart.     Then  I  was  very  sore  afraid, 

3  And  said  unto  the  king.  Let  the  king 
live  for  ever :  why  should  not  my  counte- 
nance be  sad,  when  the  city,  the  place  of 
my  fathers'  sepulchres,  lieth  waste,  and  the 
gates  thereof  are  consumed  with  fire  "? 

4  Then  the  king  said  unto  me.  For  what 
dost  thou  make  request?  So  I  prayed  to 
the  God  of  heaven. 

5  And  I  said  unto  the  king.  If  it  please 
the  king,  and  if  thy  servant  have  found  fa- 
vour in  thy  sight,  that  thou  wouldest  send 
me  unto  Judah,  unto  the  city  of  my  fathers' 
sepulchres,  that  I  may  build  it. 


6  And  the  king  said  unto  me,  (the  queen 
also  sitting  by  him,)  For  how  long  shall  thy 
journey  be?  and  when  wilt  thou  return? 
So  it  pleased  the  king  to  send  me ;  and  I 
set  him  a  time. 

7  Moreover,  1  said  unto  the  king.  If  it 
please  the  king,  let  letters  be  given  me  to 
the  governors  bej'ond  the  river,  that  they 
may  convey  me  over  till  I  come  into  Ju- 
dah; 

8  And  a  letter  unto  Asaph  the  keeper  of 
the  king's  forest,  that  he  may  give  me  tim- 
ber to  make  beams  for  the  gates  of  the  pa- 
lace which  appertained  to  the  house,  and 
for  the  wall  of  the  citj^,  and  for  the  house 
that  I  shall  enter  into.  And  the  king  grant- 
ed me,  according  to  the  good  hand  of  my 
God  upon  me. 

9  H  Then  I  came  to  the  governors  be- 
yond the  river,  and  gave  them  the  king's 
letters.  Now  the  king  had  sent  captains 
of  the  army  and  horsemen  with  me. 

10  When  Sanballat  the  Horonite,  and 
Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite,  heard 
of  it,  it  grieved  them  exceedingly  that  there 
was  come  a  man  to  seek  the  welfare  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

11  So  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  was 
there  three  days. 

12  H  And  I  arose  in  the  night,  I  and 
some  few  men  with  me  ;  neither  told  I  any 
man  what  my  God  had  put  in  my  heart  to 
do  at  Jerusalem:  neither  was  there  any 
beast  with  me,  save  the  beast  that  I  rode 
upon. 

13  And  I  went  out  by  night  by  the  gate 
of  the  valley,  even  before  the  dragon-well, 
and  to  the  dung-port,  and  viewed  the  walls 
of  Jerusalem,  which  were  broken  down,  and 
the  gates  thereof  were  consumed  with  fire. 

14  Then  I  went  on  to  the  gate  of  the 
fountain,  and  to  the  king's  pool :  but  there 
was  no  place  for  the  beast  that  was  under 
me  to  pass. 

15  "rhen  v/ent  I  up  in  the  night  by  the 
brook,  and  viewed  the  wall,  and  turned 
back,  and  entered  by  the  gate  of  the  val- 
le}^  and  so  returned. 

16  And  the  rulers  knew  not  whither  1 
went,  or  what  I  did  ;  neither  had  I  as  yet 
told  it  to  the  Jews,  nor  to  the  priests,  nor 
to  the  nobles,  nor  to  the  rulers,  nor  to  the 
rest  that  did  the  work. 

17  H  Then  said  I  unto  them,  Ye  see 
the  distress  that  we  are  in,  how  Jerusalem 
lieth  waste,  and  the  gates  thereof  are  burn- 
ed with  fire :  come,  and  let  us  build  up 
the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  that  we  be  no  more 
a  reproach. 

18  Then  I  told  them  of  the  hand  of  my 
God  which  was  good  upon  me ;  as  also  the 
king's  words  that  he  had  spoken  unto  me. 
And  they  said,  Let  us  rise  up  and  build. 
So  they  strengthened  their  hands  for  this 
good  v'ork. 

19  But  when  Sanballat  the  Horonite, 
and    Tobiah  the   servant,  the   Ammonite, 

384 


The  names,  ^c.  of  them  CHAP 

and  Geshem  the  Arabian,  heard  it,  they 
laughed  us  to  scorn,  and  despised  us,  and 
said,  What  is  this  thing  that  ye  do?  will 
ye  rebel  against  the  king  1 

20  Then  answered  I  them,  and  said  unto 
them.  The  God  of  heaven,  he  will  prosper 
us  ;  therefore  we  his  servants  will  arise  and 
build :  but  ye  have  no  portion,  nor  right, 
nor  memorial,  in  Jerusalem. 
CHAP.  HI. 

THEN  Eliashib  the  high  priest  rose  up 
with  his  brethren  the  priests,  and  they 
builded  the  sheep-gate ;  they  sanctified  it, 
and  set  up  the  doors  of  it ;  even  unto  the 
tower  of  Meah  they  sanctified  it,  unto  the 
tower  of  Hananeel. 

2  And  next  unto  him  builded  the  men 
of  Jericho.  And  next  to  them  builded 
Zaccur  the  son  of  Imri. 

3  But  the  fish-gate  did  the  sons  of  Has- 
senaah  build,  who  also  laid  the  beams 
thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the 
locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof 

4  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Mere- 
moth  the  son  of  Urijah,  the  son  of  Koz. 
And  next  unto  them  repaired  Meshullam 
the  son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Mesheza- 
beel.  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Zadok 
the  son  of  Baana. 

5  And  next  unto  them  the  Tekoites  re- 
paired :  but  their  nobles  put  not  their  necks 
to  the  work  of  their  Lord. 

6  Moreover,  the  old  gate  repaired  Je- 
hoiada  the  son  of  Paseah,  and  Meshullam 
the  son  of  Besodeiah  ;  thej'  laid  the  beams 
thereof,  and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  and 
the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars  thereof 

7  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Mela- 
tiali  the  Gibeonite,  and  Jadon  the  Mero- 
nothite,  the  men  of  Gibeon,  and  of  Miz- 
pah,  unto  the  throne  of  the  governor  on  this 
side  tiie  river. 

S  Next  unto  him  repaired  Uzziel  the 
son  cf  Harhaiah,  of  the  goldsmiths.  Next 
unto  him  also  repaired  Hananiah  the  son 
of  one  of  the  apothecaries,  and  they  forti- 
fied Jerusalem  unto  tlie  broad  wall. 

9  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Rephai- 
ah  the  son  of  Hur,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part 
of  Jerusalem. 

10  And  next  unto  them  repaired  Jedai- 
ah  the  son  of  Hiirumaph,  even  over  against 
his  house.  And  next  unto  him  repaired 
Hattush  the  son  of  Hashabniah. 

11  Malchijah  the  son  of  Harim,  and 
Hashub  the  son  of  Pahath-moab,  repaired 
the  other  piece,  and  the  tower  of  the  fur- 
naces. 

12  And  next  unto  him  repaired  Shallum 
the  .son  of  Halohesh,  the  ruler  of  the  half 
part  of  Jerusalem,  he  and  his  daughters. 

13  The  valley-gate  repaired  Hanun,  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Zanoah  ;  they  built  it, 
and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the  locks  there- 
of, and  the  bars  thereof,  and  a  thousand 
cubits  on  the  wall  unto  the  dung-gate. 

14  But  the  dung-gate  repaired  Malchiah 

^49 


in.  that  built  the  icaU. 

the  son  of  Rechab,  the  ruler  of  part  of  Beth- 
haccerem  ;  he  built  it,  and  set  up  the  doors 
thereof,  the  locks  thereof,  and  the  bars 
thereof. 

15  But  the  gate  of  the  fountain  repaired 
Shallum  the  son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  ruler  of 
part  of  Mizpah  ;  he  built  it,  and  covered  it, 
and  set  up  the  doors  thereof,  the  locks 
thereof,  and  the  bars  thereol'  and  the  wall 
of  the  pool  of  Siloah  by  the  king's  garden, 
and  unto  the  stairs  that  go  down  from  the 
city  of  David. 

16  After  him  repaired  Nehemiah  tlie  son 
of  Azbuk,  the  ruler  of  the  half  part  of  Beth- 
zur,  unto  the  place  over  against  the  sepul- 
chres of  David,  and  to  the  pool  that  was 
made,  and  unto  the  house  of  the  mighty. 

17  After  him  repaired  the  Levites,  Re- 
hum  the  son  of  Bani.  Ne.xt  unto  him  re- 
paired Hashabiah  the  ruler  of  the  half  part 
of  Keilah,  in  his  part. 

18  After  him  repaired  their  brethren, 
Bavai  the  son  of  Henadad,  the  ruler  of  the 
half  part  of  Keilah. 

19  And  next  to  him  repaired  Ezer  the 
son  of  Jeshua,  the  ruler  of  Alizpah,  another 
piece  over  against  the  going  up  to  the  ar- 
moury, at  the  turning  of  the  loall. 

20  After  him  Baruch  the  son  of  Zabbai 
earnestly  repaired  the  other  piece,  from 
the  turning  of  the  wall  unto  the  door  of  the 
house  of  Eliashib  the  high  priest. 

21  After  him  repaired  Meremoth  the  son 
of  Urijah,  the  son  of  Koz,  another  piece, 
from  the  door  of  the  house  of  Eliashib  even 
to  the  end  of  the  house  of  Eliashib, 

22  And  after  him  repaired  the  priests, 
the  men  of  the  plain. 

23  After  him  repaired  Benjamin  and 
Hashub  over  against  their  house.  After 
him  repaired  Azariah  the  son  of  Maaseiah 
the  son  of  Ananiah  by  his  house. 

24  After  him  repaired  Binnui  the  son  of 
Henadad  another  piece,  from  the  house  of 
Azariah  unto  the  turning  of  the  ivall,  even 
unto  the  corner. 

25  Palal  the  son  of  Uzai,  over  against 
the  turning  of  the  waif,  and  the  tower 
which  lieth  out  from  the  king's  high  house, 
that  was  by  the  court  of  the  prison.  After 
him,  Pedaiah  the  son  of  Parosh. 

26  Moreover,  the  Nethinims  dwelt  in 
Ophel,  unto  the  place  over  against  the 
v/ater-gate  toward  the  east,  and  the  tower 
that  lieth  out. 

27  After  them  the  Tekoites  repaired 
another  piece,  over  against  the  great  tower 
that  lieth  out,  even  unto  the  wall  of  Ophel. 

28  From  above  the  horse-gate  repaired 
the  priests,  every  one  over  against  his  house. 

29  After  them  repaired  Zadok  the  son 
of  Imnier  over  against  his  house.  After 
him  repaired  also  Shemaiah  the  son  of  She- 
chaniah,  the  keeper  of  the  east  gate. 

30  After  him  repaired  Hananiah  the  .son 
of  Shelemiah,  and  Hanun  the  sixth  son  of 
Zalaph,  another  piece.     After  him  repaired 

385 


Nehemiah  sets  a  watch. 


NEHEMIAH. 


Meshullam  the  son  of  Berechiah  over  against 
his  chamber. 

31  After  him  repaired  Malchiah  the  gold- 
smith's son,  unto  tlie  place  of  the  Nethi- 
nims,  and  of  the  merchants,  over  against 
the  gate  Miphkad,  and  to  the  going  up  of 
the  corner. 

32  And  between  the  going  up  of  the 
corner  unto  the  sheep-gate  repaired  the 
goldsmiths  and  the  merchants. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BUT  it  came  to  pass  that  when  Sanbal- 
lat  heard  that  we  builded  the  wall,  he 
was  wroth,  and  took  great  indignation,  and 
mocked  the  Jews. 

2  And  he  spake  before  his  brethren,  and 
the  army  of  Samaria,  and  said.  What  do 
these  feeble  Jews?  will  they  fortify  them- 
selves ?  will  they  sacrifice  ?  will  they  make 
an  end  in  a  day  1  will  they  revive  the  stones 
out  of  the  heaps  of  the  rubbish  which  are 
burned  ? 

3  Now  Tobiah  the  Ammonite  toas  by 
him,  and  he  said,  Even  that  which  they 
build,  if  a  fox  go  up,  he  shall  even  break 
down  their  stone  wall. 

4  Hear,  O  our  God ;  for  we  are  despised  : 
and  turn  their  reproach  upon  their  own 
head,  and  give  them  for  a  prey  in  the  land 
of  captivity : 

5  And  cover  not  their  iniquity,  and  let 
not  their  sin  be  blotted  out  from  before 
thee  :  for  they  have  provoked  t/ice  to  anger 
before  the  builders. 

6  So  built  we  the  wall ;  and  all  the  wall 
was  joined  together  unto  the  half  thereof: 
for  the  people  had  a  mind  to  work. 

7  ^  But  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  San- 
ballat,  and  Tobiah,  and  the  Arabians,  and 
the  Ammonites,  and  the  Ashdodites,  heard 
that  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  were  made  up, 
and  that  the  breaches  began  to  be  stopped, 
then  they  were  very  wroth, 

8  And  conspired  all  of  them  together  to 
come  and  to  hght  against  Jerusalem,  and 
to  hinder  it. 

9  Nevertheless  we  made  our  prayer 
unto  our  God,  and  set  a  watch  against  them 
day  and  night,  because  of  them. 

10  And  .ludah  said,  The  strength  of  the 
bearers  of  burdens  is  decayed,  and  there  is 
much  rubbish  ;  so  that  we  are  not  able  to 
build  the  wall. 

11  And  our  adversaries  said,  They  shall 
not  know,  neither  see,  till  we  come  in  the 
midst  among  them,  and  slay  them,  and 
cause  the  work  to  cease. 

12  And  it  came  to  pass  that  when  the 
Jews  which  dwelt  by  them  came,  they  said 
unto  us  ten  times,  From  all  places  whence 
ye  shall  return  unto  us  they  will  he  tipon 
you. 

13  H  Therefore  set  I  in  the  lower  places 
behind  the  wall,  and  on  the  higher  places,  I 
even  set  the  people  after  their  families  with 
their  swords,  their  spears,  and  their  bows. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  rose  up,  and  said 


He  reforms  usury. 


unto  the  nobles,  and  to  the  rulers,  and  to 
the  rest  of  the  people,  Be  not  ye  afraid  of 
them  :  remember  the  Lord  which  is  great 
and  terrible,  and  fight  for  your  brethren, 
your  sons,  and  your  daughters,  your  wives, 
and  your  houses. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  our  ene- 
mies heard  that  it  was  known  unto  us,  and 
God  had  brought  their  counsel  to  nought, 
that  we  returned  all  of  us  to  the  wall,  every 
one  unto  his  work. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  from  that  time 
forth,  that  the  half  of  my  servants  wrought 
in  the  work,  and  the  other  half  of  them 
held  both  the  spears,  the  shields,  and  the 
bows,  and  the  habergeons;  and  the  rulers 
iccrc  behind  all  the  house  of  Judah. 

17  They  which  builded  on  the  wall,  and 
they  that  bare  burdens,  with  those  that 
laded,  every  one  with  one  of  his  hands 
wrought  in  the  work,  and  with  the  other 
hatid  held  a  weapon. 

18  For  the  builders,  every  one  had  his 
sword  girded  by  his  side,  and  so  builded. 
And  he  that  sounded  the  trumpet  was  by 
me. 

19  And  1  said  unto  the  nobles,  and  to 
the  rulers,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  people, 
The  work  is  great  and  large,  and  we  are 
separated  upon  the  wall,  one  far  from 
another. 

20  In  what  place  therefore  ye  hear  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  resort  ye  thither 
unto  us  :  our  God  shall  fight  for  us. 

21  So  we  laboured  in  the  work  :  and 
half  of  them  held  the  spears  from  the  rising 
of  the  morning  till  the  stars  appeared. 

22  Likewise  at  the  same  time  said  I  un- 
to the  people,  Let  every  one  with  his  ser- 
vant lodge  within  Jerusalem,  that  in  the 
night  they  may  be  a  guard  to  us,  and 
labour  on  the  day. 

23  So  neither  I,  nor  my  brethren,  nor 
my  servants,  nor  the  men  of  the  guard 
which  followed  me,  none  of  us  put  oft"  our 
clothes,  saving  that  every  one  put  them  off" 
for  washing. 

CHAP.  V. 
ND  there  was  a  great  cry  of  the  peo- 
ple and  of  their  wives  against  their 
brethren  the  Jews. 

2  For  there  were  that  said.  We,  our  sons, 
and  our  daughters,  arc  many  :  therefore  we 
take  up  corn  for  them,  that  we  may  eat, 
and  live. 

3  Some  also  there  were  that  said.  We 
have  mortgaged  our  lands,  vineyards,  and 
houses,  that  we  might  buy  corn,  because 
of  the  dearth. 

4  There  were  also  that  said,  We  have 
borrowed  money  for  the  king's  tribute,  and 
that  upon  our  lands  and  vineyards. 

5  Yet  now  our  flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of  our 
brethren,  our  children  as  their  children  : 
and  lo,  we  bring  into  bondage  our  sons  and 
our  daughters  to  be  servants,  and  some  of 
our  daughters  are  brought  into  bondage 

386 


Nehemiah's  hospitality, 
already :  neither  is  it  in  our  power  to  re- 
deem them ;  for  other  men  have  our  lands 
and  vineyards. 

6  H  And  1  was  very  angry  when  I  heard 
their  cry  and  these  words. 

7  Then  I  consulted  with  myself,'  and  I 
rebuked  the  nobles,  and  the  rulers,  and 
said  unto  them,  Ye  exact  usury,  every  one 
of  his  brother.  And  I  set  a  great  assembly 
against  them. 

8  And  I  said  unto  them,  We  after  our 
ability  have  redeemed  our  brethren  the 
Jews,  which  were  sold  unto  the  heathen  ; 
and  will  ye  even  sell  your  brethren  ?  or 
shall  they  be  sold  unto  us  ?  Then  held  they 
their  peace,  and  found  nothing  to  answer. 

9  Also  I  said.  It  is  not  good  that  ye  do  : 
ought  ye  not  to  walk  in  the  fear  of  our 
God  because  of  the  reproach  of  the  heathen 
our  enemies? 

10  I  likewise,  and  my  brethren,  and  my 
servants,  might  exact  of  them  money  and 
corn :  I  pray  you,  let  us  leave  off  this 
usury. 

11  Restore,  I  pray  you,  to  them,  even 
this  day,  their  lands,  their  vineyards,  their 
olive-yards,  and  their  houses,  also  the  hun- 
dredth par<  of  the  money,  and  of  the  corn, 
the  wine,  and  the  oil,  that  ye  exact  of 
them. 

12  Then  said  they,  We  will  restore  them, 
and  will  require  nothing  of  them ;  so  will 
we  do  as  thou  sayest.  Then  I  called  tlie 
priests,  and  took  an  oath  of  them,  that 
they  should  do  according  to  this  promise. 

13  Also  I  shook  my  lap,  and  said.  So 
God  shake  out  every  man  from  his  house, 
and  from  his  labour,  that  performeth  not 
this  promise,  even  thus  be  he  shaken  out, 
and  emptied.  And  all  the  congregation 
said,  Amen,  and  praised  the  Lord.  And 
the  people  did  according  to  this  promise. 

14  II  Moreover,  from  the  time  that  1  was 
appointed  to  be  their  governor  in  the  land 
of  Judah,  from  the  twentietii  year  even 
unto  the  two  and  thirtieth  year  of  Arta- 
xerxes  the  king,  that  is,  twelve  years,  I  and 
my  brethren  have  not  eaten  the  bread  of 
the  governor. 

15  But  the  former  governors  that  had 
been  before  me  were  chargeable  unto  the 
people,  and  had  taken  of  them  bread  and 
wine,  beside  fortj'  shekels  of  silver;  yea, 
even  their  servants  bare  rule  over  the  peo- 
ple :  but  so  did  not  1,  because  of  the  fear 
of  God. 

16  Yea,  also  I  continued  in  the  work  of 
this  wall,  neither  bought  we  any  land  :  and 
all  my  servants  were  gathered  thither  unto 
the  work. 

17  Moreover,  there  were  at  my  table  an 
hundred  and  fifty  of  the  Jews  and  rulers, 
beside  those  that  came  unto  us  from 
among  the  heathen  that  are  about  us. 

18  Now  that  which  was  prepared  for 
me  daily  was  one  ox  and  six  choice  sheep  ; 


CHAP.  VI.      Insidious  conduct  of  Sanballat. 
in  ten  days  store  of  all  sorts  of  wine  :  yet 
for  all  this  required  not  I  the  bread  of  the 
governor,  because  the  bondage  was  heavy 
upon  this  people. 

19  Think  upon  me,  my  God,  for  good 
according  to  all  that  I  have  done  for  this 
people. 

CHAP.  VI. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass,  when  Sanballat, 
and  Tobiah,  and  Geshem  the  Ara- 
bian, and  the  rest  of  our  enemies,  heard 
that  I  had  builded  the  wall,  and  that  there 
was  no  breach  left  therein  ;  (though  at 
that  time  I  had  not  set  up  the  doors  upon 
the  gates  ;) 

2  That  Sanballat  and  Geshem  sent  unto 
me,  saying,  Come,  let  us  meet  together  in 
some  one  (^'the  villages  in  the  plain  of  Ono. 
But  they  thought  to  do  me  mischief. 

3  And  I  sent  messengers  unto  them, 
saying,  I  am  doing  a  great  work,  so  that  I 
cannot  come  down :  why  should  tlie  work 
cease,  whilst  I  leave  it,  and  come  down  to 
you  ? 

4  Yet  they  sent  unto  me  four  times  after 
this  sort ;  and  I  answered  them  after  the 
same  manner. 

5  H  Then  sent  Sanballat  his  servant  unto 
me  in  like  manner  the  fifth  time  with  an 
open  letter  in  his  hand  ; 

6  Wherein  was  written.  It  is  reported 
among  the  heathen,  and  Gashmu  saith  it, 
that  thou  and  the  Jews  think  to  rebel :  for 
which  cause  thou  buildest  the  wall,  that 
thou  mayest  be  their  king,  according  to 
these  words. 

7  And  thou  hast  also  appointed  prophets 
to  preach  of  thee  at  Jerusalem,  saying, 
There  is  a  king  in  Judah  :  and  now  shall 
it  be  reported  to  the  king  according  to 
these  words.  Come  now  therefore,  and  let 
us  take  counsel  together. 

8  Then  I  sent  unto  him,  saying.  There 
are  no  such  things  done  as  thou  sayest,  but 
thou  feignest  them  out  of  thine  own  heart. 

9  For  tliey  all  made  us  afraid,  saying, 
Their  hands  shall  be  weakened  from  the 
work,  that  it  be  not  done.  Now  therefore, 
O  God,  strengthen  my  hands. 

10  H  Afterward  I  came  unto  the  house 
of  Shemaiah  the  son  of  Delaiah  the  son  of 
Mehetabeel,  who  was  shut  up  ;  and  he  said, 
Let  us  meet  together  in  the  house  of  God, 
within  the  temple,  and  let  us  shut  the  doors 
of  the  temple :  for  they  will  come  to  slay 
thee  ;  yea,  in  the  night  will  they  come  to 
slay  thee. 

1 1  And  I  said.  Should  such  a  man  as  I 
flee  ?  and  who  is  there,  that,  being  as  I 
am,  would  go  into  the  temple  to  save  his 
life  ?  I  will  not  go  in. 

12  And  lo,  I  perceived  that  God  had  not 
sent  him ;  but  that  he  pronounced  this 
prophecy  against  me  :  for  Tobiah  and  San- 
ballat had  hired  him. 

13  Therefore  was  he  hired,  that  T  should 


also  fowls  were  prepared  for  me,  and  once !  be  afraid,  and  do  so,  and  sin,  and  that  they 

387 


TJic  ivall  is  finished. 


NEHEMIAH. 


A  register  of  those  that 


might  have  matter  for  an  evil  report,  that 
they  might  reproach  me. 

14  My  God,  think  thou  upon  Tobiah 
and  Sanballat,  according  to  these  their 
works,  and  on  the  prophetess  Noadiah,  and 
the  rest  of  the  prophets,  that  would  have 
put  me  in  fear. 

15  "ff  So  the  wall  was  finished  in  the 
twenty  and  fifth  day  of  the  month  Elul,  in 
fifty  and  two  days. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  all 
our  enemies  heard  thereof,  and  all  the 
heathen  that  ^t'ere  about  us  saw  these  things, 
they  were  mucli  cast  down  in  their  own 
eyes :  for  they  perceived  that  this  work 
was  wrought  of  our  God. 

17  *If  Moreover,  in  those  days  the  nobles 
of  Judah  sent  many  letters  unto  Tobiah, 
and  the  letters  of  Tobiah  came  unto  them. 

IS  For  there  icere  many  in  Judah  sworn 
unto  him,  because  he  loas  the  son-in-law 
of  Shechaniah  the  son  of  Arab ;  and  his 
son  Johanan  had  taken  the  daughter  of 
Meshullam  the  son  of  Berechiah. 

19  Also  they  reported  his  good  deeds 
before  me,  and  uttered  my  words  to  him. 
And  Tobiah  sent  letters  to  put  me  in  fear. 
CHAP.  VII. 
~OW  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  wall 
was  built,  and  I  had  set  up  the  doors, 
and  the  porters  and  the  singers  and  the 
Levites  were  appointed, 

2  That  I  gave  my  brother  Ilanani,  and 
Hananiah  the  ruler  of  the  palace,  charge 
over  Jerusalem  :  for  he  was  a  faithful  man, 
and  feared  God  above  many. 

3  And  I  said  unto  them,  Let  not  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem  be  opened  until  the  sun 
be  hot ;  and  while  they  stand  by,  let  them 
shut  the  doors,  and  bar  them  :  and  appoint 
watches  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
every  one  in  his  watch,  and  every  one  to  be 
over  against  his  house. 

4  Now  the  city  7oas  large  and  great : 
but  the  people  were  few  therein,  and  the 
houses  were  not  builded. 

5  '\l  And  my  God  put  into  mine  heart  to 
gather  together  the  nobles,  and  the  rulers, 
and  the  people,  that  they  might  be  reckon- 
ed by  genealogy.  And  1  found  a  register 
of  the  genealogy  of  them  which  came  up  at 
the  first,  and  found  written  therein, 

6  These  are  the  children  of  the  province, 
that  went  up  out  of  the  captivity,  of  those 
that  had  been  carried  awa}',  whom  Nebu- 
chadnezzar the  king  of  Babylon  had  car- 
ried away,  and  came  again  to  Jerusalem 
and  to  Judah,  every  one  unto  his  city ; 

7  Who  came  with  Zerubbabel,  Jeshua, 
Nehemiah,  Azariah,  Raamiah,  Nahamani, 
Mordecai,  Bilshan,  Mispereth,  Bigvai,  Ne- 
hum,  Baanah.  The  number,  /  say,  of  the 
men  of  the  people  of  Israel  ivas  this; 

8  The  children  of  Parosh,  two  thousand 
an  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

9  The  children  of  Shephatiah,  three 
hundred  seventy  and  two. 


10  The  children  of  Arab,  six  hundred 
fifty  and  two. 

11  The  children  of  Pahath-moab,  of  the 
children  of  Jeshua  and  Joab,  two  thousand 
and  eight  hundred  and  eighteen. 

12  The  children  of  Elam,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

13  The  children  of  Zattu,  eight  hundred 
forty  and  five. 

14  The  children  of  Zaccai,  seven  hun- 
dred and  threescore. 

15  The  children  of  Binnui,  six  hundred 
forty  and  eight. 

16  The  children  of  Bebai,  six  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

17  The  children  of  Azgad,  two  thou- 
sand three  hundred  twenty  and  two. 

18  The  children  of  Adonikam,  six  hun- 
dred threescore  and  seven. 

19  The  children  of  Bigvai,  two  thousand 
threescore  and  seven. 

20  The  children  of  Adin,  six  hundred 
fifty  and  five. 

21  The  children  of  Ater  of  Hezekiah, 
ninety  and  eight. 

22  Tlie  children  of  Hashum,  three  hun- 
dred twenty  and  eight. 

23  The  children  of  Bezai,  three  hundred 
twenty  and  four. 

24  The  children  of  Hariph,  an  hundred 
and  twelve. 

25  The  children  of  Gibeon,  ninety  and 
five. 

26  The  men  of  Beth-lehem  and  Neto- 
phah,  an  hundred  fourscore  and  eight. 

27  The  men  of  Anathoth,  an  hundred 
twenty  and  eight. 

28  The  men  of  Beth-azmaveth,  forty  and 
two. 

29  The  men  of  Kirjath-jearim,  Chephi- 
rah,  and  Beeroth,  seven  hundred  forty  and 
three. 

30  The  men  of  Ramah  and  Gaba,  six 
hundred  twenty  and  one. 

31  The  men  of  Michmas,  an  hundred 
and  twenty  and  two. 

32  The  men  of  Beth-el  and  Ai,  an  hun- 
dred twenty  and  three. 

33  The  'men  of  the  other  Nebo,  fifty 
and  two. 

34  The  children  of  the  other  Elam,  a 
thousand  two  hundred  fifty  and  four. 

35  Tlie  children  of  Harim,  three  hun- 
dred and  twenty. 

36  The  children  of  Jericho,  three  hun- 
dred forty  and  five. 

37  The  children  of  Lod,  Hadid,  and 
Ono,  seven  hundred  twent}^  and  one. 

38  The  children  of  Senaah,  three  thou- 
sand nine  hundred  and  thirty. 

39  H  The  priests  :  the  children  of  Jedai- 
ah,  of  the  house  of  Jeshua,  nine  hundred 
seventy  and  three. 

40  The  children  of  Immer,  a  thousand 
fifty  and  two. 

41  The  children  of  Pashur,  a  thousand 
two  hundred  forty  and  seven. 

388 


returned  from  Babylon.  CHAP. 

42  The  children  of  Harim,  a  thousand 
and  seventeen. 

43  H  The  Levites :  the  children  of  Je- 
shua,  of  Kadmiel,  and  of  the  children  of 
Hodevah,  seventy  and  four. 

44  The  singers  :  the  children  of  Asaph, 
an  hundred  forty  and  eight. 

45  The  porters :  the  children  of  Shal- 
lum,  the  children  of  Ater,  the  children  of 
Talmon,  the  children  of  Akkub,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hatita,  the  children  of  Shobai,  an 
hundred  thirty  and  eight. 

46  If  The  "Nethinims:  the  children  of 
Ziha,  the  children  of  Hashupha,  the  chil- 
dren of  Tabbaoth, 

47  The  children  of  Keros,  the  children 
of  Sia,  the  children  of  Padon, 

48  The  children  of  Lebana,  the  children 
of  Hagaba,  the  children  of  Shalmai, 

49  The  children  of  Hanan,  the  children 
of  Giddel,  the  children  of  Gahar, 

50  The  children  of  Reaiah,  the  children 
of  Rezin,  tlie  children  of  Nekoda, 

51  The  children  of  Gazzam,  the  children 
of  Uzza,  the  children  of  Phaseah, 

52  The  children  of  Besai,  the  children 
of  Meunim,  the  children  of  Nephishesim, 

53  The  children  of  Bakbuk,  the  children 
of  Hakupha,  the  children  of  Harhur, 

54  The  children  of  JBazlith,  the  children 
of  Mehida,  the  children  of  Harsha, 

55  The  children  of  Barkos,  the  children 
of  Sisera,  the  children  of  Tamah, 

56  The  children  of  Neziah,  the  children 
of  Hatipha. 

57  H  The  children  of  Solomon's  servants : 
the  children  of  Sotai,  the  children  of  So- 
phereth,  the  children  of  Perida, 

58  The  children  of  Jaala,  the  children 
of  Darkon,  the  children  of  Giddel, 

59  The  children  of  Shephatiah,  the  chil- 
dren of  Hattil,  the  children  of  Pochereth 
of  Zebaim,  the  cliildren  of  Amon. 

60  All  the  Nethinims,  and  the  children 
of  Solomon's  servants,  iverc  three  hundred 
ninety  and  two. 

61  And  these  icere  they  which  went  up 
also  from  Tel-mela,  Tel-haresha,  Cherub, 
Addon,  and  Immer:  but  they  could  not 
shew  their  father's  house,  nor  their  seed, 
whether  they  were  of  Israel. 

62  The  children  of  Delaiah,  the  children 
of  Tobiah,  the  children  of  Nekoda,  six 
hundred  forty  and  two. 

63  If  And  of  the  priests  :  the  children  of 
Habaiah,  the  children  of  Koz,  the  children 
of  Barziilai,  which  took  one  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Barziilai  the  Gileadite  to  wife,  and 
was  called  after  their  name. 

64  These  sought  their  register  among 
those  that  were  reckoned  by  genealogy,  but 
It  was  not  found :  therefore  were  they,  as 
polluted,  put  from  the  priesthood. 

65  And  the  Tirshathasaid  urito  them,  that 
they  should  not  eat  of  the  most  holy  things, 
till  there  stood  up  a  priest  with  Urim  and 
Thummim. 


VIII.  Tlie  law  is  read  by  Ezra. 

66  H  The  whole  congregation  together 
was  forty  and  two  thousand  three  hundred 
and  threescore, 

67  Beside  their  man-servants  and  their 
maid-servants,  of  whom  there  ivere  seven 
thousand  three  hundred  thirty  and  seven  : 
and  they  had  two  hundred  forty  and  five 
singing-men  and  singing-women. 

68  1  heir  horses,  seven  hundred  thirty  and 
six :  their  mules,  two  hundred  forty  and  five : 

69  Their  camels,  four  hundred  thirty 
and  five :  six  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
twenty  asses. 

70  If  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fa- 
thers gave  unto  the  work.  The  Tirshatha 
gave  to  the  treasure  a  thousand  drams  of 
gold,  fifty  basins,  five  hundred  and  thirty 
priests'  garments. 

71  And  some  of  the  chief  of  the  fathers 
gave  to  the  treasure  of  the  work  twenty 
thousand  drams  of  gold,  and  two  thuosand 
and  two  hundred  pounds  of  silver. 

72  And  tliat  which  the  rest  of  the  peo- 
ple gave  was  twenty  thousand  drams  of 
gold,  and  two  thousand  pounds  of  silver, 
and  threescore  and  seven  priests'  garments. 

73  So  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and 
the  porters,  and  the  singers,  and  some  of 
the  people,  and  the  Nethinims,  and  all  Is- 
rael, dwelt  in  their  cities ;  and  when  the 
seventh  month  came,  the  children  of  Israel 
were  in  their  cities. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  all  the  people  gathered  themselves 
together  as  one  man  into  the  street 
that  was  before  the  water-gate ;  and  they 
spake  unto  Ezra  the  scribe  to  bring  the 
book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  which  the  Lord 
had  commanded  to  Israel. 

2  And  Ezra  the  priest  brought  the  law 
before  the  congregation  both  of  men  and 
women,  and  all  that  could  hear  with  un- 
derstanding, upon  the  first  day  of  the 
seventh  month. 

3  And  he  read  therein  before  the  street 
that  loas  before  the  water-gate  from  the 
morning  until  mid-day,  before  the  men  and 
the  women,  and  those  that  could  under- 
stand ;  and  the  ears  of  all  the  people  ivere 
attentive  unto  the  book  of  the  law. 

4  And  Ezra  the  scribe  stood  upon  a  pul- 
pit of  wood,  which  they  had  made  ibr  the 
purpose ;  and  beside  hiin  stood  Mattithiah, 
and  Shema,  and  Anaiah,  and  Urijah,  and 
Hilkiah,  and  Maaseiah,  on  his  right  hand  ; 
and  on  his  left  hand,  Pedaiah,  and  Mishael, 
and  Malchiah,  and  Hashum,  and  Hashba- 
dana,  Zechariah,  and  Meshullam. 

5  And  Ezra  opened  the  book  in  the  sight 
of  all  the  people ;  (tor  he  was  above  all  the 
people;)  and  when  he  opened  it,  all  the 
people  stood  up : 

6  And  Ezra  blessed  the  Lord,  the  great 
God.  And  all  the  people  answered.  Amen, 
Amen,  with  lifting  up  their  hands  :  and 
they  bowed  their  heads,  and  worshipped 
the  Lord  with  their  faces  to  the  ground. 

389 


The  people  are  comforted.  NEHEMIAH 

•  7  Also  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  and  Sherebiah, 
Jamin,  Akkub,  Shabbethai,  Hodijah,  Maa- 
seiah,  Kelita,  Azariah,  Jozabad,  Hanan, 
Pelaiah,  and  the  Levites,  caused  the  people 
to  understand  the  law :  and  the  people  stood 
in  their  place. 

8  So  they  read  in  the  book  in  the  law 
of  God  distinctly,  and  gave  the  sense,  and 
caused  them  to  understand  the  reading. 

9  H  And  Nehemiah,  which  is  the  Tir- 
shatha,  and  Ezra  the  priest  the  scribe,  and 
the  Levites  that  taught  the  people,  said 
unto  all  the  people.  This  day  is  holy  unto 
the  Lord  your  God  ;  mourn  not,  nor  weep. 
For  all  the  people  wept,  when  they  heard 
the  words  of  the  law. 

10  Then  he  said  unto  them,  Go  your 
way,  eat  the  fat,  and  drink  the  sweet,  and 
send  portions  unto  them  for  whom  nothing 
is  prepared :  for  this  day  is  holy  unto  our 
Lord  :  neither  be  ye  sorry  ;  for  the  joy  of 
the  Lord  is  your  strength. 

11  So  the  Levites  stilled  all  the  people, 
saying.  Hold  your  peace,  for  the  day  is 
holy  ;  neither  be  ye  grieved. 

12  And  all  the  people  went  their  way 
to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to  send  portions, 
and  to  make  great  mirth,  because  they  had 
understood  the  words  that  were  declared 
unto  them. 

13  IT  And  on  the  second  day  were  gather- 
ed together  the  chief  of  the  fathers  of  all  the 
people,  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  unto 
Ezra  the  scribe,  even  to  understand  the 
words  of  the  law. 

14  And  they  found  written  in  the  law 
which  the  Lord  had  commanded  by  Moses, 
that  the  children  of  Israel  should  dwell  in 
booths  in  the  feast  of  the  seventh  month : 

15  And   that  they  should   publisli   and 

f)roclaim  in  all  their  cities,  and  in  Jerusa- 
em,  saying,  Go  forth  unto  the  mount,  and 
fetch  olive-branches,  and  pine-branches, 
and  myrtle-branches,  and  palm  branches, 
and  branches  of  thick  trees,  to  make  booths, 
as  it  is  written. 

16  U  So  the  people  went  forth,  and 
brought  thcm^  and  made  themselves  booths, 
every  one  upon  the  roof  of  his  house,  and  in 
their  courts,  and  in  the  courts  of  the  house 
of  God,  and  in  the  street  of  the  water-gate, 
and  in  the  street  of  the  gate  of  Ephraim. 

17  And  all  the  congregation  of  them 
that  were  come  again  out  of  the  captivity 
made  booths,  and  sat  under  the  booths ;  for 
since  the  days  of  Jeshua  the  son  of  Nun 
unto  that  day  had  not  the  children  of  Is- 
rael done  so.  And  there  was  very  great 
gladness. 

18  Also  day  by  day,  from  the  first  day 
unto  the  last  day,  he  read  in  the  book  of 
the  law  of  God.  And  tliey  kept  the  feast 
seven  days ;  and  on  the  eighth  day  was  a  so- 
lemn assembly,  according  unto  the  manner. 

'  CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of 
this  month  the  children  of  Israel  were 


Confession  of  the  Levites. 

assembled    with    fasting,    and  with   sack- 
clothes,  and  earth  upon  them. 

2  And  the  seed  of  Israel  separated  them- 
selves from  all  strangers,  and  stood  and 
confessed  their  sins,  and  the  iniquities  of 
their  fathers. 

3  And  they  stood  up  in  their  place,  and 
read  jn  the  book  of  the  law  of  the  Lord 
their  God  one  fourth  part  of  the  day ;  and 
another  fourth  part  they  confessed,  and 
worshipped  the  Lord  their  God. 

4  II  Then  stood  up  upon  the  stairs,  of 
the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  Kadmiel, 
Shebaniah,  Bunni,  Sherebiah,  Bani,  and 
Chenani,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice  unto 
the  Lord  their  God. 

5  Then  the  Levites,  Jeshua,  and  Kad- 
miel, Bani,  Hashabniah,  Sherebiah,  Hodi- 
jah, Shebaniah,  atid  Pethahiah,  said,  Stand 
up  and  bless  the  Lord  your  God  for  ever 
and  ever :  and  blessed  be  thy  glorious  name, 
which  is  exalted  above  all  blessing  and 
praise. 

6  Thou,  even  thou,  art  Lord  alone  ;  tiiou 
hast  made  heaven,  the  heaven  of  heavens, 
with  all  their  host,  the  earth,  and  all  things 
that  a?-e  therein,  the  seas,  and  all  that  is 
therein,  and  thou  preservest  them  all ;  and 
the  host  of  heaven  worshippeth  tliee. 

7  Thou  art  the  Lord  the  God,  who 
didst  choose  Abram,  and  broughtest  him 
forth  out  of  Ur  of  the  Chaldees,  and  gavest 
him  the  name  of  Abraham; 

8  And  foundest  his  heart  faithful  before 
thee,  and  madest  a  covenant  with  him  to 
give  the  land  of  the  Canaanites.  the  Hittites, 
the  Amorites,  and  the  Perizzites,  and  the 
Jebusites,  and  the  Girgashites,  to  give  it,  I 
say,  to  his  seed,  and  hast  performed  thy 
words  ;  for  tliou  art  righteous : 

9  And  didst  see  the  affliction  of  our  fa- 
thers in  Egypt,  and  heardest  their  cry  by 
the  Red  sea; 

10  And  shewedst  signs  and  wonders  up- 
on Pharaoh,  and  on  all  his  servants,  and  on 
all  the  people  of  his  land  :  for  thou  knewest 
that  they  dealt  proudly  against  them.  So 
didst  thou  get  thee  a  name,  as  it  is  this 
day. 

11  And  thou  didst  divide  the  sea  before 
them,  so  that  they  went  through  the  midst 
of  the  sea  on  the  dry  land  ;  and  their  per- 
secutors thou  threwest  into  the  deeps,  as  a 
stone  into  the  mighty  waters. 

12  Moreover,  thou  leddest  them  in  the 
day  by  a  cloudy  pillar  ;  and  in  the  night  by 
a  pillar  of  fire,  to  give  them  light  in  the 
way  wherein  they  should  go. 

13  Thou  earnest  down  also  upon  mount 
Sinai,  and  spakest  witli  them  from  heaven, 
and  gavest  them  right  judgments,  and  true 
laws,  good  statutes,  and  connnandments  : 

14  And  madest  known  unto  them  thy 
holy  sabbath,  and  commandedst  them  pre- 
cepts, statutes,  and  laws,  by  the  hand  of 
Moses  thy  servant : 

15  And  gavest  them  bread  from  heaven 
390 


Of  God's  goodness  and  CHAP 

for  their  hanger,  and  broughtest  forth  water 
for  them  out  of  the  rock  for  their  thirst,  and 
promisedst  them  that  they  should  go  in  to 
possess  the  land  which  thou  hadst  sworn  to 
give  them. 

16  But  they  and  our  fathers  dealt  proud- 
ly, and  hardened  their  necks,  and  hearken- 
ed not  to  thy  commandn\ents, 

17  And  refused  to  obey,  neither  were 
mindful  of  thy  wonders  that  thou  didst 
among  them ;  but  hardened  their  necks, 
and  in  their  rebellion  appointed  a  captain 
to  return  to  their  bondage  :  but  thou  art  a 
God  ready  to  pardon,  gracious  and  merci 
ful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness, 
and  forsookest  them  not. 

18  Yea,  when  they  had  made  them  a 
molten  calf,  and  said,  This  is  thy  God  that 
brought  thee  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  had 
wrought  great  provocations ; 

19  Yet  thou  in  thy  manifold  mercies 
forsookest  them  not  in  the  wilderness  :  the 
pillar  of  the  cloud  departed  not  from  them 
by  day,  to  lead  them  in  the  way ;  neither 
the  pillar  of  fire  by  night,  to  shew  them 
light,  and  the  way  wherein  they  should  go. 

20  Thou  gavest  also  thy  good  Spirit  to 
instruct  them,  and  withheldest  not  thy 
manna  from  their  mouth,  and  gavest  them 
water  for  their  thirst. 

21  Yea,  forty  years  didst  thou  sustain 
them  in  the  wilderness,  so  that  they  lacked 
nothing ;  their  clothes  waxed  not  old,  and 
their  feet  swelled  not. 

22  Moreover,  thou  gavest  them  king- 
doms and  nations,  and  didst  divide  them 
into  corners :  so  they  possessed  the  land  of 
Sihon,  and  the  land  of  the  king  of  Hesh- 
bon,  and  the  land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan. 

23  Their  children  also  multipliedst  thou 
as  the  stars  of  heaven,  and  broughtest  them 
into  the  land,  concerning  which  thou  hadst 
promised  to  their  fathers,  that  they  should 
go  in  to  possess  it. 

24  So  the  children  went  in  and  possessed 
the  land,  and  thou  subduedst  before  them 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land,  the  Canaanites, 
and  gavest  them  into  their  hands,  with 
their  kings,  and  the  people  of  the  land,  that 
they  might  do  with  them  as  thej'  would. 

25  And  they  took  strong  cities,  and  a 
fat  land,  and  possessed  houses  full  of  all 
goods,  wells  digged,  vineyards  and  olive- 
yards,  and  fruit-trees  in  abundance :  so 
they  did  eat,  and  were  filled,  and  became 
fat,  and  delighted  themselves  in  thy  great 
goodness. 

26  Nevertheless,  they  were  disobedient, 
and  rebelled  against  thee,  and  cast  thy  law 
behind  their  backs,  and  slew  thy  prophets 
which  testified  against  them  to  turn  them 
to  thee,  and  they  wrought  great  provoca- 
tions. 

27  Therefore  thou  deliveredst  them  into 
the  hand  of  their  enemies,  who  vexed  them : 
and  in  the  time  of  their  trouble,  when  they 
cried  unto  thee,  thou  heardest  them  from 


IX.  the  people's  wickedness. 

heaven;  and  according  to  thy  manifold 
mercies  thou  gavest  them  saviours,  who 
saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies. 

28  But  after  they  had  rest,  they  did  evil 
again  before  thee:  therefore  leftest  thou 
them  in  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  so  that 
they  had  the  dominion  over  them :  yet 
when  they  returned  and  cried  unto  thee, 
thou  heardest  thein  from  heaven ;  and  many 
times  didst  thou  deliver  them  according  to 
thy  mercies; 

29  And  testifiedst  against  them,  that 
thou  mightest  bring  them  again  unto  thy 
law  :  yet  they  dealt  proudly,  and  hearken- 
ed not  unto  thy  commandments,  but  sinned 
against  thy  judgments,  (which  if  a  man  do, 
he  shall  live  in  them;)  and  withdrew  the 
shoulder,  and  hardened  their  neck,  and 
would  not  hear. 

30  Yet  many  years  didst  thou  forbear 
them,  and  testifiedst  against  them  by  thy 
Spirit  in  thy  prophets :  yet  would  they  not 
give  ear :  therefore  gavest  thou  them  into 
the  hand  of  the  people  of  the  lands. 

31  Nevertheless,  for  thy  great  mercies* 
sake  thou  didst  not  utterly  consume  them, 
nor  forsake  them ;  for  thou  art  a  gracious 
and  merciful  God. 

32  Now  therefore,  our  God,  the  great, 
the  mighty,  and  the  terrible  God,  who 
keepest  covenant  and  mercy,  let  not  all  the 
trouble  seem  little  before  thee,  that  hath 
come  upon  us,  on  our  kings,  on  our  princes, 
and  on  our  priests,  and  on  our  prophets, 
and  on  our  fathers,  and  on  all  thy  people, 
since  the  time  of  the  kings  of  Assyria  unto 
this  day. 

33  Howbeit,  thou  art  just  in  all  that  is 
brought  upon  us  :  for  thou  hast  done  right, 
but  we  have  done  wickedly : 

34  Neither  have  our  kings,  our  princes, 
our  priests,  nor  our  fathers,  kept  thy  law, 
nor  hearkened  unto  thy  commandments 
and  thy  testimonies,  wherewith  thou  didst 
testify  against  them. 

35  For  they  have  not  served  thee  in  their 
kingdom,  and  in  thy  great  goodness  that 
thou  gavest  them,  and  in  the  large  and  fat 
land  which  thou  gavest  before  them,  nei- 
ther turned  they  from  their  wicked  works. 

36  Behold,  we  are  servants  this  day,  and 
for  the  land  that  thou  gavest  unto  our  fa- 
thers to  eat  the  fruit  thereof  and  the  good 
thereof,  behold,  we  are  servants  in  it: 

37  And  it  yieldeth  much  increase  unto 
the  kings  whom  thou  hast  set  over  us  be- 
cause of  our  sins:  also  they  have  dominion 
over  our  bodies,  and  over  our  cattle,  at 
their  pleasure,  and  we  arc  in  great  distress. 

38  And  because  of  all  this  we  make  a 
sure  covenant  and  w^ite  it ;  and  our  princes, 
Levites,  and  priests,  seal  unto  it. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  those  that  sealed  were,  Nehemiah 
the  Tirshatha,  the  son  of  Hachaliah, 
and  Zidkijah. 

391 


Those  wJio  sealed  the  covenant. 
2  Seraiah,  Azariah,  Jeremiah, 


these 


3  Pashur,  Amariah,  Malchijah, 

4  Hattush,  Shebaniah,  Malluch, 

5  Harim,  Meremoth,  Obadiah, 

6  Daniel,  Ginnethon,  Baruch, 

7  MeshuUam,  Abijah,  Mijamin, 

8  Maaziah,    Bilgai,    Shemaiah 
were  the  priests. 

9  And  the  Levites :  both  Jeshua  tlie  son 
of  Azaniah,  Binnui,  of  the  sons  of  Hena- 

dad,  Kadmiel :  o,,    i      •  i     tj 

10  And  their  brethren,  Shebaniah,  Ho 
dijah,  Kehta,  Pelaiah,  Hanan, 

11  Micha,  Rehob,  Hashabiah, 

12  Zaccur,  Sherebiah,  Shebaniah, 

13  Hodijah,  Bani,  Beninu, 

14  The   chief  of  the   people ;    Parosh, 
Pahath-Moab,  Elam,  Zatthu,  Bam, 

15  Bunni,  Azgad,  Bebai, 

16  Adonijah,  Bigvai,  Adm, 

17  Ater,  Hizkijah,  Azzur, 

18  Hodijah,  Hashum,  Bezai, 

19  Hariph,  Anathoth,  Nebai, 

20  Magpiash,  Meshullam,  Hezir, 

21  Meshezabeel,  Zadok,  Jaddua, 

22  Pelatiah,  Hanan,  Anaiah, 

23  Hoshea,  Hananiah,  Hashub, 

24  Hallohesh,  Pileha,  Shobek, 

25  Rehum,  Hashabnah,  Maaseiah, 

26  And  Ahijah,  Hanan,  Anan, 

27  Malluch,  Harim,  Baanah. 

28  U  And  the  rest  of  the   people,  the 
priests,  the  Levites,  the  porters,  the  sing 


NEHEMIAH.     Those  who  dwelt  at  Jerusalem. 

priests,  the  Levites,  and  the  people,  for  the 
wood-offering,  to  bring  it  into  the  house  ot 
our  God,  after  the  houses  of  our  fathers,  at 
times  appointed  year  by  year,  to  burn  upon 
the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God,  as  it  is  writ- 
ten in  the  law :  „    .        „ 

35  And  to  bring  the  first-fruits  ot  our 
ground,  and  the  first-fruits  of  all  fruit  of  all 
trees,  year  by  year,  unto  the  house  of  the 
Lord :  . 

36  Also  the  first-born  of  our  sons,  and 
of  our  cattle,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law, 
and  the  firstlings  of  our  herds  and  of  our 
flocks,  to  bring  to  the  house  of  our  God, 
unto  the  priests  that  minister  in  the  house 
of  our  God.  . 

37  And  that  we  should  bring  the  hrst- 
fruits  of  our  dough,  and  our  offerings,  and 
the  fruit  of  all  manner  of  trees,  of  wine  and 
of  oil  unto  the  priests,  to  the  chambers  of 
the  house  of  our  God ;  and  the  tithes  of 
our  ground  unto  the  Levites,  that  the  same 
Levites  might  have  the  tithes  in  all  the 
cities  of  our  tillage. 

38  And  the  priest  the  son  of  Aaron  shall 
be  with  the  Levites  when  the  Levites  take 
tithes :  and  the  Levites  shall  bring  up  the 
tithe  of  the  tithes  unto  the  house  of  our  God, 
to  the  chambers,  into  the  treasure-house. 

39  For  the  children  of  Israel  and  the 
children  of  Levi  shall  bring  the  offering  of 
the  corn,  of  the  new  wine,  and  the  oil,  unto 
the  chambers,  where  are  the  vessels  of  the 


crb,  iiic  i^cLiiiuiiii-,  J +K^  ,.^,.*^vo   onrl   fhp   sintrprs  :  and  we  Will 


separated  themselves  from  the  people  ot 
the  lands  unto  the  law  of  God,  their  wives, 
their  sons,  and  their  daughters,  every  one 
having  knowledge,  and  having  under- 
standing; 

29  They  clave  to  their  brethren,  their 
nobles,  and  entered  into  a  curse,  and  into 
an  oath,  to  walk  in  God's  law,  which  was 
given  by  Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and  to 
observe  and  do  all  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord  our  Lord,  and  his  judgments  and 
his  statutes; 

30  And  that  we  would  not  give  our 
daughters  unto  the  people  of  the  land,  nor 
take  their  daughters  for  our  sons : 

31  And  if  the  people  of  the  land  bring 
ware  or  any  victuals  on  the  sabbath  day  to 
sell,  that  we  would  not  buy  it  of  them  on 
the  sabbath,  or  on  the  holy  day  :  and  that 
we  would  leave  the  seventh  year,  and  the 
exaction  of  every  debt. 

32  Also  we  made  ordinances  for  us,  to 
charge  ourselves  yearly  with  the  third  part 
of  a  shekel  for  the  service  of  the  house  of 
our  God ; 

33  For  the  shew-bread,  and  for  the  con- 
tinual meat-offering,  and  for  the  continual 
burnt-offering,  of  the  sabbaths,  of  the  new- 
moons,  for  the  set  feasts,  and  for  the  holy 
things,  and  for  the  sin-offerings  to  make  an 
atonement  for  Israel,  and  for  all  the  work 
of  the  house  of  our  God. 


the  porters,  and  the  singers :  and  we  will 
not  forsake  the  house  of  our  God. 
CHAP.  XL 

AND  the  rulers  of  the  fieople  dwelt  at 
Jerusalem  :  the  rest  of  the  people  al- 
so cast  lots,  to  bring  one  of  ten  to  dwell  in 
Jerusalem  the  holy  city,  and  nine  parts  to 
dwell  in  other  cities. 

2  And  the  people  blessed  all  the  men 
that  willingly  offered  themselves  to  dwell 
Rt  TprLis3,lein. 

3  H  Now  these  are  the  chief  of  tlie  pro- 
vince that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem :  but  in  the 
cities  of  Judah  dwelt  every  one  in  his  pos- 
session in  their  cities,  to  ?i>/^,  Israel,  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  Nethinims, 
and  the  children  of  Solomon's  servants 

4  And  at  Jerusalem  dwelt  ca'tain  of  the 
children  of  Judah,  and  of  the  children  of 
Benjamin.  Of  the  children  of  Judah  ;  Atha- 
iah  the  son  of  Uzziah,  the  son  of  Zechariah, 
the  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of  Shephatiah 
the  son  of  Mahalaleel,  of  the  children  of 

5  And  Maaseiah  the  son  of  Baruch,  the 
son  of  Col-hozeh,  the  son  of  Hazaiah,  the 
son  of  Adaiah,  the  son  of  Joianb,  the  son 
of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Shiloni. 

6  All  the  sons  of  Perez  that  dwelt  at 
Jerusalem  were  four  hundred  threescore 
and  eight  valiant  men.  ^  t.     •      • 

7  And  these  are  the  sons  of  Benjamin ; 


3?  AnTwlTasYle  to  among  .helsalluthesonof  Meshullam, the  sonof  Joed, 


The  inhabitants  of  the  cities.         CHAP, 
the  son  of  Pedaiah,  the  son  of  Kolaiah,  the 
son  of  Maaseiah,  the  son  of  Ithiel,  the  son 
of  Jesaiah. 

8  And  after  him  Gabbai,  Sallai,  nine 
hundred  twenty  and  eight. 

9  And  Joel  the  son  of  Zichri  was  their 
overseer :  and  Judah  the  son  of  Senuah 
was  second  over  the  city. 

10  Of  the  priests :  Jedaiah  the  son  of 
Joiarib,  Jachin. 

11  Seraiah  the  son  of  Hilkiah,  the  son 
of  Meshullam,  the  son  ofZadok,  the  son  of 
Meraioth,  the  son  of  Ahitub,  teas  the  ruler 
of  the  house  of  God. 

12  And  their  brethren  that  did  the  work 
of  the  house  icere  eight  hundred  twenty 
and  two  :  and  Adaiah  the  son  of  Jeroham, 
the  son  of  Pelaliah,  the  son  of  Amzi,  the 
son  of  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Pashur,  the 
son  of  Malchiah, 

13  And  his  brethren,  chief  of  the  fathers, 
two  hundred  forty  and  two  :  and  Amashai 
the  son  of  Azareel,  the  son  of  Ahasai,  the 
son  of  Meshillemoth,  the  son  of  Immer, 

14  And  their  brethren,  mighty  men  of 
valour,  an  hundred  twenty  and  eight :  and 
their  overseer  ims  Zabdiel,  the  son  of  one 
of  the  great  men. 

15  Also  of  the  Levites :  Shemaiah  the 
son  of  Hashub,  the  son  of  Azrikam,  the 
son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of  Bunni ; 

16  And  Shabbethai  and  Jozabad,  of  the 
chief  of  the  Levites,  had  the  oversight  of 
the  outward  business  of  the  house  of  God. 

17  And  Mattaniah  the  son  of  Micha,  the 
son  of  Zabdi,  the  son  of  Asaph,  ivas  the 
principal  to  begin  the  thanksgiving  in 
prayer  ;  and  Bakbukaiah  the  second  among 
his  brethren,  and  Abda  the  son  of  Sham- 
nma,  the  son  of  Galal,  the  son  of  Jedu- 
thun. 

18  All  the  Levites  in  the  holy  city  rvere 
two  hundred  fourscore  and  four. 

19  Moreover,  the  porters,  Akkub,  Tal- 
mon,  and  their  brethren  that  kept  the 
gates,  were  an  hundred  seventy  and  two. 

20  If  And  the  residue  of  Israel,  of  the 
priests,  and  the  Levites,  icere  in  all  the 
cities  of  Judah,  every  one  in  his  inherit- 
ance. 

21  But  the  Nethinims  dwelt  in  Ophel : 
and  Ziha  and  Gispa  iverc  over  the  Nethi- 
nims. 

22  The  overseer  also  of  the  Levites  at 
Jerusalem  ims  Uzzi  the  son  of  Bani,  the 
son  of  Hashabiah,  the  son  of  Mattaniah, 
the  son  of  Micha.  Of  the  sons  of  Asaph, 
the  singers  ivcre  over  the  business  of  the 
house  of  God. 

23  For  it  was  the  king's  commandment 
concerning  them,  that  a  certain  portion 
should  be  for  the  singers,  due  for  every 
day. 

24  And  Pethahiah  the  son  of  Mesheza- 
beel,  of  tlie  children  of  Zerah  the  son  of 
Judah,  was  at  the  king's  hand  in  all  mat- 
ters concerning  the  people. 

50 


Xn.        The  succession  of  high  priests. 

25  And  for  the  villages,  with  their  fields, 
some  of  the  children  of  Judah  dwelt  at  Kir- 
jath-arba,  and  in  the  villages  thereof,  and 
at  Dibon,  and  in  the  villages  thereof,  and 
at  Jekabzeel,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

26  And  at  Jeshua,  and  at  Moladah,  and 
at  Beth-phelet, 

27  And  at  Hazar-shual,  and  at  Beer- 
sheba,  and  in  the  villages  thereof, 

28  And  at  Ziklag,  and  at  Mekonah,  and 
in  the  villages  thereof, 

29  And  at  En-rimmon,  and  at  Zareah, 
and  at  Jarmuth, 

30  Zanoah,  Adullam,  and  in  their  vil- 
lages, at  Lachish,  and  the  fields  thereof,  at 
Azekah,  and  in  the  villages  thereof  And 
they  dwelt  from  Beer-sheba  unto  the  val- 
ley of  Hinnom. 

31  The  children  also  of  Benjamm  from 
Geba  dicelt  at  Michmash,  and  Aija,  and 
Beth-el,  and  in  their  villages, 

32  And  at  Anatlioth,  Nob,  Ananiah, 

33  Hazor,  Ramah,  Gittaim, 

34  Hadid,  Zeboim,  Neballat, 

35  Lod,  and  Ono,  the  valley  of  crafts- 
men. 

36  And  of  the  Levites  tvere  divisions  in 
Judah,  and  in  Benjamin. 

CHAP.  XH. 

NOW  these  are  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
vites that  went  up  with  Zerubbabel 
the  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  :  Seraiah, 
Jeremiah,  Ezra, 

2  Amariah,  Malluch,  Hattush, 

3  Shechaniah,  Rehum,  Meremoth, 

4  Iddo,  Ginnetho,  Abijah, 

5  Miamin,  Maadiah,  Bilgah, 

6  Shemaiah,  and  Joiarib,  Jedaiah, 

7  Sallu,  Amok,  Hilkiah,  Jedaiah.  These 
were  the  chief  of  the  priests  and  of  their 
brethren  in  the  days  of  Jeshua. 

8  Moreover  the  Levites :  Jeshua,  Bin- 
nui,  Kadmiel,  Sherebiah,  Judah,  and  Mat- 
taniah, which  was  over  the  thanksgiving, 
he  and  his  brethren. 

9  Also  Bakbukiah  and  Unni,  their  breth- 
ren, ivcrc  over  against  them  in  the  watches. 

10  IT  And  Jeshua  begat  Joiakim,  Joia- 
kim  also  begat  Eliashib,  and  Eliashib  be- 
gat Joiada, 

11  And  Joiada  begat  Jonathan,  and  Jo- 
nathan begat  Jaddua. 

12  And  in  the  da)'s  of  Joiakim  were 
priests,  the  chief  of  the  fathers  :  of  Seraiah, 
Meraiah  ;  of  Jeremiah,  Hananiah  ; 

13  Of  Ezra,  Meshullam  ;  of  Amariah, 
Jehohanan  ; 

14  Of  Melicu,  Jonathan;  of  Shebaniah, 
Joseph  ; 

15  Of  Harim,  Adna ;  of  Meraioth,  Hel- 
kai ; 

16  Of  Iddo,  Zechariah  ;  of  Ginnethon, 
Meshullam ; 

17  Of  Abijah,  Zichri;  ofMiniamin;  of 
Aloadiah,  Pijtai ; 

18  Of  Bilgah,  Shammua  ;  of  Shemaiah, 
Jehonathan ; 

393 


Dedication  of  the  high  walls.        NEHEMIAH.     Separation  from  the.  multitude. 


19  And  of  Joiarib,  Mattenai ;  of  Jedai- 
^ah,  Uzzi  ; 

20  Of  Sallai,  Kallai ;  of  Amok,  Eber  ; 

21  Of  Hilkiah,  Hashabiah ;  of  Jedaiah, 
Nethaneel. 

22'  If  The  Levites  in  the  days  of  EHa- 
shib,  Joiada,  and  Johanan,  and  Jaddua, 
ivere  recorded  chief  of  the  fathers :  also 
the  priests,  to  the  reign  of  Darius  the  Per- 
sian. 

23  The  sons  of  Levi,  the  chief  of  the 
fathers,  icere  written  in  the  book  of  the 
chronicles,  even  until  the  days  of  Johanan 
the  son  of  Eliashib. 

24  And  the  chief  of  the  Levites  :  Hasha- 
biah, Sherebiah,  and  Jeshua  the  son  of 
Kadmiel,  with  their  brethren  over  against 
them,  to  praise  and  to  give  thanks,  accord- 
ing to  the  commandment  of  David  the 
man  of  God,  ward  over  against  ward. 

25  Mattaniah,  and  Bakbukiah,  Oba- 
diah,  Meshullam,  Talmon,  Akkub,  were 
porters  keeping  the  ward  at  the  thresholds 
of  the  gates. 

26  These  were  in  the  days  of  Joiakim 
the  son  of  Jeshua,  the  son  of  Jozadak,  and 
in  the  days  of  Nehemiah  the  governor,  and 
of  Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe. 

27  H  And  at  the  dedication  of  the  wall 
of  Jerusalem,  they  sought  the  Levites  out 
of  all  their  places,  to  bring  them  to  Jeru- 
salem, to  keep  the  dedication  with  glad- 
ness, both  with  thanksgivings,  and  with 
singing,  loith  cymbals,  psalteries,  and  with 
harps. 

28  And  the  sons  of  the  singers  gathered 
themselves  together,  both  out  of  the  plain 
country  round  about  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  villages  of  Netophathi ; 

29  Also  from  the  house  of  Gilgal,  and 
out  of  the  fields  of  Geba  and  Azmaveth  : 
for  the  singers  had  builded  them  villages 
round  about  Jerusalem. 

30  And  the  priests  and  the  Levites  pu- 
rified themselves,  and  purified  the  people, 
and  the  gates,  and  the  wall. 

31  Then  I  brought  up  the  princes  of 
Judah  upon  the  wall,  and  appointed  two 
great  companies  of  them  that  gave  thanks, 
whereof  one  went  on  the  right  hand  upon 
the  wall  toward  the  dung-gate  : 

32  And  after  them  went  Hoshaiah,  and 
half  of  the  princes  of  Judah, 

33  And  Azariah,  Ezra,  and  Meshullam, 

34  Judah,  and  Benjamin,  and  Shemaiah, 
and  Jeremiah, 

35  And  certain  of  the  priests'  sons  with 
trumpets ;  namely,  Zechariah  the  son  of 
Jonathan,  the  son  of  Shemaiah,  the  son  of 
Mattaniah,  the  son  of  Michaiah,  the  son  of 
Zaccur,  the  son  of  Asaph  : 

36  And  his  brethren,  Shemaiah,  and 
Azarael,  Milalai,  Gilalai,  Maai,  Nethaneel, 
and  Judah,  Hanani,  with  the  musical  in- 
struments of  David  the  man  of  God,  and 
Ezra  tlio  scribe  before  them. 

37  And  at  the  fountain-gate,  which  was 


over  against  them,  they  went  up  by  the 
stairs  of  the  city  of  David,  at  the  going  up 
of  the  wall,  above  the  house  of  David,  even 
unto  the  water-gate  eastward. 

38  And  the  other  company  of  them  that 
gave  thanks  went  over  against  them^  and  I 
after  them,  and  the  half  of  the  people  upon 
the  wall,  from  beyond  the  tower  ot  the  fur- 
naces even  unto  the  broad  wall ; 

39  And  from  above  the  gate  of  Ephraira, 
and  above  the  old  gate,  and  above  the  fish- 
gate,  and  the  tower  of  Hananeel,  and  the 
tower  of  Meah,  even  unto  the  sheep-gate  • 
and  they  stood  still  in  the  prison-gate. 

40  So  stood  the  two  companies  of  them 
that  gave  thanks  in  the  house  of  God,  and 
I,  and  the  half  of  the  rulers  with  me  : 

41  And  tlie  priests  ;  Eliakim,  Maaseiah, 
Miniamin,  Michaiah,  Elioenai,  Zechariah, 
and  Hananiah,  with  trumpets  ; 

42  And  Maaseiah,  and  Shemaiah,  and 
Eleazar,  and  Uzzi,  and  Jehohanan,  and 
Malchijah,  and  Elam,  and  Ezer.  And  the 
singers  sang  loud,  with  Jezrahiah  their 
overseer. 

43  Also  that  day  they  offered  great  sa- 
crifices, and  rejoiced :  for  God  had  made 
them  rejoice  with  great  joy :  the  wives 
also  and  the  children  rejoiced :  so  that  the 
joy  of  Jerusalem  was  heard  even  afar  off. 

44  H  And  at  that  time  were  some  ap- 
pointed over  the  chambers  for  the  treasures, 
for  the  offerings,  for  the  first-fruits,  and  for 
the  tithes,  to  gather  into  them  out  of  the 
fields  of  the  cities  the  portions  of  the  law 
for  the  priests  and  Levites :  for  Judah  re- 
joiced for  the  priests  and  for  the  Levites 
that  waited. 

45  And  both  the  singers  and  the  porters 
kept  the  ward  of  their  God,  and  the  ward 
of  the  purification,  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  David,  and  of  Solomon  his 
son. 

46  For  in  the  days  of  David  and  Asaph 
of  old  there  loere  chief  of  the  singers,  and 
songs  of  praise  and  thanksgiving  unto  God. 

47  And  all  Israel  in  the  days  of  Zerub- 
babel,  and  in  the  da3's  of  Nehemiah,  gave 
the  portions  of  the  singers  and  the  porters, 
every  day  his  portion  :  and  they  sanctified 
holy  things  unto  the  Levites  ;  and  the  Le- 
vites sanctified  thetn  unto  the  children  of 
Aaron. 

CHAP.  xin. 

ON  that  day  they  read  in  the  book  ot 
Moses  in  the  audience  of  the  people ; 
and  therein  was  found  written,  that  the 
Ammonite  and  the  Moabite  should  not  come 
into  the  congregation  of  God  for  ever  ; 

2  Because  they  met  not  the  children  of 
Israel  with  bread  and  with  water,  but  hired 
Balaam  against  them,  that  he  should  curse 
them  :  howbeit,  our  God  turned  the  ourse 
into  a  blessing. 

3  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
heard  the  law,  that  they  separated  from 
Israel  all  the  mixed  multitude. 

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Nehemiah  reforms  CHAP. 

4  U  And  before  this,  Eliashib  the  priest, 
having  the  oversight  of  the  chamber  of  the 
house  of  our  God,  teas  allied  unto  Tobiah : 

5  And  he  had  prepared  for  him  a  great 
chamber,  where  aforetime  they  laid  the 
meat-offerings,  the  frankincense,  and  the 
vessels,  and  the  tithes  of  the  corn,  the  new 
wine,  and  the  oil,  (which  was  commanded 
to  be  given  to  the  Levites,  and  the  singers, 
and  the  porters,)  and  the  offerings  of  the 
priests. 

6  But  in  all  this  time  was  not  I  at  Jeru- 
salem :  for  in  the  two  and  thirtieth  year  of 
Artaxerxes  king  of  Babylon  came  1  unto 
the  king,  and  alter  certain  days  obtained  I 
leave  ot  the  king  : 

7  And  I  came  to  Jerusalem,  and  under- 
stood of  the  evil  that  Eliashib  did  for  To- 
biah, in  preparing  him  a  chamber  in  the 
courts  of  the  house  of  God. 

8  And  it  grieved  me  sore :  therefore  I 
cast  forth  all  the  household-stuff  of  Tobiah 
out  of  the  chamber. 

9  Then  I  commanded,  and  they  cleansed 
the  chambers  :  and  thither  brought  I  again 
the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  with  the 
meat-offering  and  the  frankincense. 

10  H  And  I  perceived  that  the  portions 
of  the  Levites  had  not  been  given  them  : 
for  the  Levites  and  the  singers,  that  did  the 
work,  were  fled  every  one  to  his  field. 

11  Then  contended  I  with  the  rulers, 
and  said.  Why  is  the  house  of  God  for- 
saken 1  And  I  gathered  them  together, 
and  set  them  in  their  place. 

12  Then  brought  all  Judah  the  tithe  of 
the  corn  and  the  new  wine  and  the  oil  unto 
the  treasuries. 

13  And  I  made  treasurers  over  the  trea- 
suries, Sheleniiah  the  priest,  and  Zadok  the 
scribe ;  and  of  the  Levites,  Pedaiah :  and 
next  to  them  was  Hanan  the  son  of  Zaccur, 
the  son  of  Mattaniah  :  for  the)'  were  count- 
ed faithful ;  and  their  office  ivas  to  dis- 
tribute unto  their  brethren. 

14  Remember  me,  O  my  God,  concern- 
ing this,  and  wipe  not  out  my  good  deeds 
that  I  have  done  for  the  house  of  my  God, 
and  for  the  offices  thereof. 

15  'I  In  those  days  saw  I  in  Judah  some 
treading  wine-presses  on  the  sabbath,  and 
bringing  in  sheaves,  and  lading  asses;  as 
also  wine,  grapes,  and  figs,  and  all  manner 
of  burdens,  which  they  brought  into  .leru- 
salem  on  the  sabbath  day  :  and  I  testified 
against  them  in  the  day  wherein  they  sold 
victuals. 

16  There  dwelt  men  of  Tyre  also  there- 
in, which  brought  fish,  and  all  manner  of 
ware,  and  sold  on  the  sabbath  unto  the 
children  of  Judah,  and  in  Jerusalem. 

17  Then  I  contended  with  the  nobles  of 
Judah,  and  said  unto  them,  What  evil  thing 
is  this  that  ye  do,  and  profane  the  sabbath 
day? 


XIIL  certain  abuses. 

18  Did  not  your  fathers  thus,  and  did 
not  our  God  bring  all  this  evil   upon  us, 
and  upon  this  city  ?    yet  ye  bring  more, 
wrath  upon  Israel  by  profaning  the  sab- 
bath. 

19  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  when  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem  began  to  be  dark  before 
tiie  sabbath,  I  commanded  tliat  the  gates 
should  be  shut,  and  charged  that  they 
should  not  be  opened  till  after  the  sabbath  : 
and  so7ne  of  my  servants  set  I  at  the  gates, 
that  there  should  no  burden  be  brought  in 
on  the  sabbath  day. 

20  "So  the  merchants  and  sellers  of  all 
kind  of  ware  lodged  without  Jerusalem 
once  or  twice. 

21  Then  I  testified  against  them,  and 
said  unto  them,  Why  lodge  ye  about  the 
wall  ?  if  ye  do  so  again,  I  will  lay  hands  on 
you.  From  that  tune  forth  came  they  no 
more  on  the  sabbath. 

22  And  I  commanded  the  Levites,  that 
they  should  cleanse  themselves,  and  that 
they  should  come  and  keep  the  gates,  to 
sanctify  the  sabbath  day.    llemember  me, 

0  my  God,  concerning  this  also,  and  spare 
me  according  to  the  greatness  of  thy 
mercy. 

23  IT  In  those  days  also  saw  I  Jews  that 
had  married  wives  of  Ashdod,  of  Ammon, 
and  of  Moab : 

24  And  their  children  spake  half  in  the 
speech  of  Ashdod,  and  could  not  speak  in 
the  Jews'  language,  but  according  to  the 
language  of  each  people. 

25  And  I  contended  with  them,  and 
cursed  them,  and  smote  certain  of  them, 
and  plucked  off  their  hair,  and  made  them 
swear  by  God,  saying,  Ye  shall  not  give 
your  daughters  unto  their  sons,  nor  take 
their  daughters  unto  your  sons,  or  for  your- 
selves. 

26  Did  not  Solomon  king  of  Israel  sin 
by  these  things  ?  yet  among  many  nations 
was  there  no  king  like  him,  who  was  be- 
loved of  his  God,  and  God  made  him  king 
over  all  Israel :  nevertheless  even  him  did 
outlandish  women  cause  to  sin. 

27  Shall  we  then  hearken  unto  you  to 
do  all  this  great  evil,  to  transgress  against 
our  God  in  marrying  strange  wi\  es  ? 

28  And  one  of  the  sons  of  Joiada,  the 
son  of  Eliashib  the  high  priest,  zcas  son- 
in-law  to  Sanballat  the  Horonite  :  therefore 

1  chased  him  from  me. 

29  Remember  them,  O  my  God,  because 
they  have  defiled  the  priesthood,  and  the 
covenant  of  the  priesthood,  and  of  the  Le- 
vites. 

30  Thus  cleansed  I  thorn  from  all  stran- 
gers, and  appointed  the  wards  of  the  priests 
and  the  Levites,  every  one  in  his  business ; 

31  And  for  the  wood-offering,  at  times 
appomted,  and  for  the  first-fruits.  Re- 
member me,  O  my  God,  for  good. 

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CHAP.  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of 
Ahasuerus,  (this  is  Ahasuerus  which 
reigned  from  India  even  unto  Ethiopia, 
over  an  hundred  and  seven  and  twenty 
provinces :) 

2  That  in  those  days,  when  the  king 
Ahasuerus  sat  on  the  throne  of  his  king- 
dom, which  was  in  Shushan  the  palace, 

3  In  the  third  year  of  his  reign,  he  made 
a  feast  unto  all  his  princes  and  his  servants ; 
the  power  of  Persia  and  Media,  the  nobles 
and  princes  of  the  provinces,  being  before 
him : 

4  When  he  shewed  the  riches  of  his 
glorious  kingdom  and  the  honour  of  his  ex- 
cellent majesty  many  days,  even  an  hun- 
dred and  fourscore  days. 

5  And  when  these  days  were  expired, 
the  king  made  a  feast  unto  all  the  people 
that  were  present  in  Shushan  the  palace, 
both  unto  great  and  small,  seven  days,  in 
the  court  of  the  garden  of  the  king's 
palace ; 

6  Where  toere  white,  green,  and  blue 
hangings,  fastened  with  cords  of  fine  linen 
and  purple  to  silver  rings  and  pillars  of 
marble:  the  beds  were  oj  gold  and  silver, 
upon  a  pavement  of  red,  and  blue,  and 
white,  and  black  marble. 

7  And  they  gave  them  drink  in  vessels 
of  gold,  (the  vessels  being  diverse  one  from 
another,)  and  royal  wine  in  abundance, 
according  to  the  state  of  the  king. 

8  And  the  drinking  was  according  to 
the  law  ;  none  did  compel  :  for  so  the  king 
had  appointed  to  all  the  officers  of  his 
house,  that  they  should  do  according  to 
every  man's  pleasure. 

9  Also  Vashti  the  queen  made  a  feast  for 
the  women  in  the  royal  house  which  he- 
longed  to  king  Ahasuerus. 

10  H  On  the  seventh  day,  when  the 
heart  of  the  king  was  merry  with  wine,  he 
commanded  Mehuman,  Biztha,  Harbona, 
Bigtha,  and  Abagtha,  Zetliar,  and  Carcas, 
the  seven  chamberlains  that  served  in  the 
presence  of  Ahasuerus  the  king, 

11  To  bring  Vashti  the  queen  before  the 
king  with  the  crown  royal,  to  shew  the 
people  and  the  princes  her  beauty :  for  she 
was  fair  to  look  on. 

12  But  the  queen  Vashti  refused  to  come 
at  the  king's  commandment  by  his  cham- 
berlains :  therefore  was  the  king  very 
wroth,  and  his  anger  burned  in  him. 

13  H  Then  the  king  said  to  the  wise 
men,  which  knew  the  times,  (for  so  was 
the  king's  manner  toward  all  that  knew 
law  and  judgment. 

14  And  the  ne.xt  unto  him  was  Carshena, 
Shethar,  Admatha,  Tarshish,  Meres,  Mar- 
sena  and  Memucan,  the  seven  princes  of 


Persia  and  Media,  which  saw  the  king's  face, 
and  which  sat  the  first  in  the  kingdom;) 

15  What  shall  we  do  unto  the  queen 
Vashti  according  to  law,  because  she  hath 
not  performed  the  commandment  of  the 
king  Ahasuerus  by  the  chamberlains  ? 

16  And  Memucan  answered  before  the 
king  and  the  princes,  Vashti  the  queen 
hath  not  done  wrong  to  the  king  only,  but 
also  to  all  the  princes,  and  to  all  the  people 
that  are  in  all  the  provinces  of  the  king 
Ahasuerus. 

17  For  this  deed  of  the  queen  shall 
come  abroad  unto  all  women,  so  that  they 
shall  despise  their  husbands  in  their  eyes, 
when  it  shall  be  reported,  The  king 
Ahasuerus  commanded  Vashti  the  queen 
to  be  brought  in  before  him,  but  she  came 
not. 

IS  Likewise  shall  the  ladies  of  Persia 
and  Media  say  this  day  unto  all  the  king's 
princes,  which  have  heard  of  the  deed  of 
the  queen.  Thus  shall  there  arise  too 
much  contempt  and  wratli. 

19  If  it  please  the  king,  let  there  go  a 
royal  commandment  from  him,  and  let  it 
be  written  among  the  laws  of  the  Persians 
and  the  Modes,  that  it  be  not  altered.  That 
Vashti  come  no  more  before  king  Ahasue- 
rus ;  and  let  the  king  give  her  royal  estate 
unto  another  that  is  better  than  she. 

20  And  when  the  king's  decree  which 
he  shall  make  shall  be  published  through- 
out all  his  empire,  (for  it  is  great,)  all  the 
wives  shall  give  to  their  husbands  honour, 
both  to  great  and  small. 

21  And  the  saying  pleased  the  king  and 
the  princes ;  and  the  king  did  according  to 
the  word  of  Memucan  : 

22  For  he  sent  letters  into  all  the  king's 
provinces,  into  every  province  according  to 
the  writing  thereof,  and  to  every  people 
after  their  language,  that  every  man  should 
bear  rule  in  his  own  house,  and  that  it 
should  be  published  according  to  the  lan- 
guage of  every  people. 

CHAP.  II. 

AFTER  these  things,  when  the  wrath 
of  king  Ahasuerus  was  appeased,  he 
remembered  Vashti,  and  what  she  had  done, 
and  what  was  decreed  against  her. 

2  Then  said  the  king's  servants  that  mi- 
nistered unto  him,  Let  there  be  fair  young 
virgins  sought  for  the  king : 

3  And  let  the  king  appoint  officers  in 
all  the  provinces  of  his  kingdom,  that  they 
may  gather  together  all  the  fair  young  vir- 
gins unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the  house 
of  the  women,  unto  the  custody  of  Hege 
the  kinf^'s  chamberlain,  keeper  of  the 
women ;  and  let  their  things  for  purifica- 
tion be  given  them : 

4  And  let  the  maiden  which  pleaseth  the 

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Esther  is  chosen  queen.  CHAP, 

king  be  queen  instead  of  Vashti.     And  the 
thing  pleased  the  king ;  and  he  did  so. 

5  If  Nmv  in  Shushan  the  palace  there 
was  a  certain  Jew,  whose  name  icas  Mor- 
decai,  the  son  of  Jair,  the  son  of  Shimei, 
the  son  of  Kish,  a  Benjamite; 

6  Who  had  been  carried  away  from  Je- 
rusalem with  the  captivity  which  had  been 
carried  away  with  Jeconiah  king  of  Judah, 
whom  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon had  carried  away. 

7  And  he  brought  up  Hadassah,  that  is, 
Esther,  his  uncle's  daughter :  for  she  had 
neither  father  nor  mother,  and  the  maid  urns 
fair  and  beautiful ;  whom  Mordecai,  when 
her  father  and  mother  were  dead,  took  for 
his  own  daughter. 

8  II  So  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  king's 
commandment  and  his  decree  was  heard, 
and  when  many  maidens  were  gathered 
together  unto  Shushan  the  palace,  to  the 
custody  of  Hegai,  that  Esther  was  brought 
also  unto  the  king's  house,  to  the  custody 
of  Hegai,  keeper  of  the  women. 

9  And  the  maiden  pleased  him,  and  she 
obtained  kindness  of  him;  and  he  speedily 
gave  her  her  things  for  purification,  with 
such  things  as  belonged  to  her,  and  seven 
maidens  which  icerc  meet  to  be  given  her, 
out  of  the  king's  house  :  and  he  preferred 
her  and  her  maids  unto  the  best  place  of 
the  house  of  the  women. 

10  Esther  had  not  shewed  her  people 
nor  her  kindred  :  for  Mordecai  had  charg- 
ed her  that  she  should  not  shew  it. 

11  And  Mordecai  walked  every  day 
before  the  court  of  the  women's  house,  to 
know  how  Esther  did,  and  what  should  be- 
come of  her. 

12  11  Now  when  every  maid's  turn  was 
come  to  go  in  to  king  Ahasuerus,  after  that 
she  had  been  twelve  months,  according  to 
the  manner  of  the  women,  (for  so  were  the 
days  of  their  purifications  accomplished, 
to  mt,  six  months  with  oil  of  myrrh,  and 
six  months  with  sweet  odours,  and  with 
other  things  for  the  purifying  of  the 
women;) 

13  Then  thus  came 
the     king ;  whatsoever    sne    desirea    was 
given  her  to  go  with  her  out  of  the  house 
of  the  women  unto  the  king's  house. 

14  In  the  evening  she  went,  and  on  the 
morrow  she  returned  into  the  second  house 
of  the  women,  to  the  custody  of  Shaashgaz, 
the  king's  chamberlain,  which  kept  the 
concubines  :  she  came  in  unto  the  kmg  no 
more,  except  the  king  deliglited  in  her,  and 
that  she  were  called  b}'  name. 

15  !i  Now  when  the  turn  of  Esther,  the 
daughter  of  Abihail  the  uncle  of  Mordecai, 
who  had  taken  her  for  his  daughter,  was 
come  to  go  in  unto  the  king,  she  required 
nothing  but  what  Hegai  the  king's  cham- 
berlain, the  keeper  of  the  women,  appoint- 
ed. And  Esther  obtained  favour  in  the 
sight  of  all  them  that  looked  upon  her. 


cvc7^y  maiden  unto 
she    desired 


III.    Haman  seeks  to  destroy  the  Jews. 

16  So  Esther  was  taken  unto  king  Aha- 
suerus into  his  house-royal  in  the  tenth 
month,  which  is  the  month  Tebelh,  in  the 
seventh  year  of  his  reign. 

17  And  the  king  loved  Esther  above  all 
the  women,  and  she  obtained  ^race  and 
favour  in  his  sight  more  than  all  the  vir- 
gins ;  so  that  he  set  the  royal  crown  upon 
her  head,  and  made  her  queen  instead  of 
Vashti. 

18  Then  the  king  made  a  great  feast  un- 
to all  his  princes  and  his  servants,  etxn 
Esther's  feast ;  and  he  made  a  release  to 
the  provinces,  and  gave  gifts,  according  to 
the  state  of  the  king. 

19  And  when  the  virgins  were  gathered 
together  the  second  time,  then  Mordecai 
sat  in  the  king's  gate. 

20  Esther  had  not  yet  shewed  her  kin- 
dred, nor  her  people,  as  Mordecai  had 
charged  her  :  for  Esther  did  the  command- 
ment of  Mordecai,  like  as  when  sije  was 
brought  up  with  him. 

21  U  In  those  days,  while  Mordecai  sat 
in  the  king's  gate,  two  of  the  king's  cham- 
berlains, Bigthan  and  Teresh,  of  those 
which  kept  the  door,  were  wroth,  and 
sought  to  lay  hand  on  the  king  Ahasue- 
rus. 

22  And  the  thing  was  known  to  Morde- 
cai who  told  it  unto  Esther  the  queen ; 
and  Esther  certified  the  king  thereof  in 
Mordecai's  name. 

23  And  when  inquisition  was  made  of 
the  matter,  it  was  found  out ;  therefore 
they  were  both  hanged  on  a  tree :  and  it 
was  written  in  the  book  of  the  chronicles 
before  the  king. 

CHAP.  III. 

AFTER  these  things  did  king  Ahasue- 
rus promote  Haman  tne  son  of  Ham- 
medatha  the  Agagite,  and  advanced  him, 
and  set  his  seat  above  all  the  princes  that 
were  with  him. 

2  And  all  the  king's  servants  that  iverc 
in  the  king's  gate,  bowed,  and  reverenced 
Haman :  for  the  king  had  so  commanded 
concerning  him.  But  Mordecai  bowed 
not,  nor  did  him  reverence. 

3  Then  the  king's  servants  which  loerc 
in  the  king's  gate,  said  unto  Mordecai, 
Why  transgresses!  thou  the  king's  com- 
mandment 1 

4  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  spake 
daily  unto  him,  and  he  hearkened  not  unto 
them,  that  they  told  Haman,  to  see  whether 
Mordecai's  matters  would  stand :  for  he 
had  told  them  that  he  was  a  Jew. 

5  And  when  Haman  saw  that  Mordecai 
bowed  not,  nor  did  him  reverence,  then 
was  Haman  full  of  wrath. 

6  And  he  thought  scorn  to  lay  hands  on 
Mordecai  alone ;  for  they  had  shewed  him 
the  people  of  Mordecai :  wherefore  Haman 
s^ought  to  destroy  all  the  Jews  that  iverc 
throughout  the  whole  kingdom  of  Ahasue- 
rus, even  the  people  of  Mordecai. 

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Mordecai  and  the  Jeics  mourn.        ESTHER. 


7  H  In  the  first  month,  (that  is,  the  month 
IVisan,)  in  the  twelfth  year  of  king  Ahasue- 
rus,  they  cast  Pur,  that  is,  the  lot,  before 
Haman  from  day  to  day,  and  from  month 
to  month,  to  the  twelfth  month,  that  is,  the 
month  Adar. 

8  H  And  Haman  said  unto  king  Ahasue- 
rus,  There  is  a  certain  people  scattered 
abroad  and  dispersed  among  the  people  in 
all  the  provinces  of  thy  kingdom ;  and  their 
laws  arc  diverse  from  all  people;  neither 
keep  they  the  king's  laws :  therefore  it  is 
not  for  the  king's  profit  to  suffer  them. 

9  If  it  please  the  king,  let  it  be  written 
that  they  may  be  destroyed  :  and  I  will  pay 
ten  thousand  talents  of  silver  to  the  hands 
of  those  that  have  the  charge  of  the  busi- 
ness, to  bring  it  into  the  king's  treasu- 
ries. 

10  And  the  king  took  his  ring  from  his 
hand,  and  gave  it  unto  Haman  the  son 
of  Hammedatha,  the  Agagite,  the  Jews' 
enemy. 

11  And  the  king  said  unto  Haman,  The 
silver  is  given  to  thee,  the  people  also,  to 
do  with  them  as  it  seemeth  good  to  thee. 

12  Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called 
on  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  first  month,  and 
there  was  written  according  to  all  that  Ha- 
man had  commanded  unto  the  king's  lieu- 
tenants, and  to  the  governors  that  were  over 
every  province,  and  to  the  rulers  of  every 
people  of  every  province,  according  to  the 
writmg  thereof,  and  to  every  people  after 
their  language ;  in  the  name  of  king  Aha- 
suerus  was  it  written,  and  sealed  with  the 
king's  ring. 

13  And  the  letters  were  sent  by  posts 
into  all  the  king's  provinces,  to  destro}',  to 
kill,  and  to  cause  to  perish,  all  Jews,  both 
young  and  old,  little  children  and  women, 
in  one  day,  even  upon  the  thirteenth  day 
of  the  twelfth  month,  which  is  the  month 
Adar,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them  for  a 
prey. 

14  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a  com- 
mandment to  be  given  in  every  province 
was  published  unto  all  people,  that  they 
should  be  ready  against  that  day. 

15  The  posts  went  out,  being  hastened 
by  the  king's  commandment,  and  the  de- 
cree was  given  in  Shushan  the  palace.  And 
the  king  and  Haman  sat  down  to  drink ; 
but  the  city  Shushan  was  perplexed. 

CHAP.  IV. 

WHEN  Mordecai  perceived  all  that 
was  done,  Mordecai  rent  his  clothes, 
and  put  on  sackcloth  with  aslles,  and  went 
out  into  the  midst  of  the  city,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  and  a  bitter  cry : 

2  And  came  even  before  the  king's  gate : 
for  none  might  enter  into  the  king's  gate 
clothed  with  sackcloth. 

3  And  in  every  province  whithersoever 
the  king's  commandment  and  his  decree 
came,  there  was  great  mourning  among 
the  Jews,  and  fasting,  and  weeping,  and 


MordccaVs  advice  to  Esther. 
and  many  lay  in  sackcloth  and 


wailiag ; 
ashes. 

4  U  So  Esther's  maids  and  her  chamber- 
lains came  and  told  it  her.  Then  was  the 
queen  exceedingly  grieved ;  and  she  sent 
raiment  to  clothe  Mordecai,  and  to  take 
away  his  sackcloth  from  him :  but  he  re- 
ceived it  not. 

6  Then  called  Esther  for  Hatach,  one  of 
the  king's  chamberlains,  whom  he  had  ap- 
pointed to  attend  upon  her,  and  gave  him 
a  commandment  to  Mordecai,  to  know 
what  it  loas,  and  why  it  was. 

6  So  Hatach  went  forth  to  Mordecai, 
unto  the  street  of  the  citj-,  which  loas  be- 
fore the  king's  gate. 

7  And  Mordecai  told  him  of  all  that  had 
happened  unto  him,  and  of  the  sum  of  the 
money  that  Haman  had  promised  to  pay  to 
the  king's  treasuries  for  the  Jews,  to  destroy 
them. 

8  Also  he  gave  him  the  copy  of  the  writ- 
ing of  the  decree  that  was  given  at  Shushan 
to  destroy  them,  to  shew  it  unto  Esther,  and 
to  declare  it  unto  her,  and  to  charge  her 
that  she  should  go  in  unto  the  king,  to 
make  supplication  unto  him,  and  to  make 
request  before  him  for  her  people. 

9  And  Hatach  came  and  told  Esther  the 
words  of  Mordecai. 

10  H  Again  Esther  spake  unto  Hatach, 
and  gave  him  commandment  unto  Morde- 
cai ; 

11  All  the  king's  servants,  and  the  peo- 
ple of  the  king's  provinces,  do  know,  that 
whosoever,  whether  man  or  woman,  shall 
come  unto  the  king  into  the  inner  court, 
who  is  not  called,  there  is  one  law  of  his  to 
put  him  to  death,  except  such  to  whom 
the  king  shall  hold  out  the  golden  sceptre, 
that  he  may  live :  but  I  have  not  been  called 
to  come  in  unto  the  king  these  thirty  days. 

12  And  they  told  to  Mordecai  Esther's 
words. 

13  Then  Mordecai  commanded  to  an- 
swer Esther,  Think  not  with  thyself  that 
thou  shalt  escape  in  the  king's  house,  more 
tlian  all  the  Jews. 

14  For  if  thou  altogether  boldest  thy 
peace  at  this  time,  then  shall  there  enlarge- 
ment and  deliverance  arise  to  the  Jews 
from  another  place  ;  but  thou  and  thy  fa- 
ther's house  shall  be  destroyed:  and  who 
knoweth,  whether  thou  art  come  to  the  king- 
dom ibr  such  a  time  as  this  ? 

15  H  Then  Esther  bade  them  return  Mor- 
decai this  answer, 

16  Go,  gather  together  all  the  Jews  that 
arc  present  in  Shushan,  and  fast  ye  for  me, 
and  neither  eat  nor  drink  three  days,  night 
or  day :  I  also  and  my  maidens  will  fast 
likewise  :  and  so  will  I  go  in  unto  the  king, 
wliich  is  not  according  to  the  law ;  and  if 
I  perish,  I  perish. 

17  So  Mordecai  Avent  his  way,  and  did 
according  to  all  that  Esther  had  commanded 
him. 

398 


The  banquet  of  Esther.  CHAP. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  on  the  third  day, 
that  Esther  put  on  her  royal  ap^ 
parel,  and  stood  in  the  inner  court  of  the 
king's  house,  over  against  the  king's  house 
and  the  king  sat  upon  his  royal  throne  in  the 
royal  house,  over  against  the  gate  of  the 
house. 

2  And  it  was  so,  when  the  king  saw 
Esther  the  queen  standing  in  the  court,  that 
she  obtained  favour  in  his  sight :  and  the 
king  held  out  to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre 
that  was  in  his  hand.  So  Esther  drew  near, 
and  touched  the  top  of  the  sceptre. 

3  Then  said  the  king  unto  her,  What 
wilt  thou,  queen  Esther  ?  and  what  is  thy 
request  ?  it  shall  be  even  given  thee  to  the 
half  of  the  kingdom. 

4  And  Esther  answered.  If  it  seem  good 
unto  the  king,  let  the  king  and  Haman 
come  this  daj'  unto  the  banquet  that  I  have 
prepared  for  him. 

5  Then  the  king  said,  Cause  Haman  to 
make  haste,  that  he  may  do  as  Esther  hath 
said.  So  the  king  and  Haman  came  to  the 
banquet  that  Esther  had  prepared. 

6  H  And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  at  the 
banquet  of  wine,  What  is  thy  petition  ? 
and  it  shall  be  granted  thee :  and  what  is 
thy  request  ?  even  to  the  half  of  the  king- 
dom it  shall  be  performed. 

7  Then  answered  Esther,  and  said,  My 
petition  and  my  request  is : 

8  If  I  have  found  favour  in  the  sight  of 
the  king,  and  if  it  please  the  king  to  grant 
my  petition,  and  to  perform  my  request,  let 
the  king  and  Haman  come  to  the  banquet 
that  I  shall  prepare  for  them,  and  I  will  do 
to-morrow  as  the  king  hath  said. 

9  H  Then  went  Haman  forth  that  day 
joyful  and  with  a  glad  heart:  but  when 
Haman  saw  Mordecai  in  the  king's  gate, 
that  he  stood  not  up,  nor  moved  for  him,  he 
was  full  of  indignation  against  Mordecai. 

10  Nevertheless,  Haman  refrained  him- 
self; and  when  he  came  home,  he  sent  and 
called  for  his  friends,  and  Zeresh  his  wife. 

11  And  Haman  told  them  of  the  glory 
of  his  riches,  and  the  multitude  of  his  chil- 
dren, and  all  the  things  wherein  the  king 
had  promoted  him,  and  how  he  had  ad- 
vanced him  above  the  princes  and  servants 
of  the  king. 

12  Haman  said  moreover,  Yea,  Esther 
the  queen  did  let  no  man  come  in  vv'ith  the 
king  unto  the  banquet  that  she  had  pre- 
pared but  myself;  and  to-morrow  am  I  in- 
vited unto  her  also  with  the  king. 

13  Yet  all  this  availeth  me  nothing,  so 
long  as  I  see  Mordecai  the  Jew  sitting  at 
the  king's  gate. 

14  II  Then  said  Zeresh  his  wife  and  all 
his  friends  unto  him,  Let  a  gallows  be 
made  of  fifty  cubits  high,  and  to-morrow 
speak  thou  unto  the  king  that  Mordecai 
may  be  hanged  thereon  :  then  go  thou  in 
merrily  with  the  king  unto  the  banquet.  I 


V,  VI.  Mordecai  is  honoured. 

And   the  thing  pleased  Haman;   and  he 
caused  the  gallows  to  be  made. 
CHAP.  VI. 

ON  that  night  could  not  the  king  sleep, 
and  he  commanded  to  bring  the  book 
of  records  of  the  chronicles;  and  they  were 
read  before  the  king. 

2  And  it  was  found  written,  that  Mor- 
decai had  told  of  Bigthana  and  Teresh,  two 
of  the  king's  chamberlains,  the  keepers  of 
the  door,  who  sought  to  lay  hand  on  the 
king  Ahasuerus. 

3  And  the  king  said.  What  honour  and 
dignity  hath  been  done  to  Mordecai  for 
this  ?  Then  said  the  king's  servants  that 
ministered  unto  him,  There  is  nothing  done 
for  him. 

4  H  And  the  king  said,  Who  is  in  the 
court  ?  Now  Haman  was  come  into  the 
outward  court  of  the  king's  house,  to  speak 
unto  the  king  to  hang  Mordecai  on  the  gal- 
lows that  he  had  prepared  for  him. 

5  IT  And  the  king's  servants  said  unto 
him,  Behold,  Haman  standeth  in  the  court. 
And  the  king  said,  Let  him  come  in. 

6  So  Haman  came  in.  And  the  king 
said  unto  him,  What  shall  be  done  unto 
the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  ho- 
nour ?  Now  Haman  thought  in  his  heart, 
To  whom  would  the  king  delight  to  do 
honour  more  than  to  myself? 

7  And  Haman  answered  the  king.  For 
the  man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  ho- 
nour, 

8  Let  the  royal  apparel  be  brought  which 
the  king  7tseth  to  wear,  and  the  horse  that 
the  king  rideth  upon,  and  the  crown  royal 
which  is  set  upon  his  head  : 

9  And  let  this  apparel  and  horse  be  de- 
livered to  the  hand  of  one  of  the  king's 
most  noble  princes,  that  they  may  array 
the  man  unthal  whom  the  king  delighteth 
to  honour,  and  bring  him  on  horseback 
through  the  street  of  the  city,  and  proclaim 
before  him,  Thus  shall  it  be  done  to  the 
man  whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour. 

10  Then  the  king  said  to  Haman,  Make 
haste,  and  take  the  apparel  and  the  horse, 
as  thou  hast  said,  and  do  even  so  to  Mor- 
decai the  Jew,  that  sitteth  at  the  king's 
gate  :  let  nothing  fail  of  all  that  thou  hast 
spoken. 

11  Then  took  Haman  the  apparel  and 
the  horse,  and  arrayed  Mordecai,  and 
brought  him  on  horseback  through  the 
street  of  the  city,  and  proclaimed  before 
him,  Thus  shall  it  be  done  unto  the  man 
whom  the  king  delighteth  to  honour. 

12  HAnd  Mordecai  came  again  to  the 
king's  gate.  But  Haman  hasted  to  his 
house  mourning,  and  having  his  head  co- 
vered. 

13  And  Haman  told  Zeresh  his  wife  and 
all  his  friends  everj'  thing  that  had  befallen 
him.  Then  said  his  wise  men  and  Zeresh 
his  wife  unto  him.  If  Mordecai  be  of  the 
seed  of  the  Jews,  before  whom  thou  hast 

399 


Haman  is  hanged. 


ESTHER 


Mordecai  is  advanced. 


begun  to  fall,  thou  shalt  not  prevail  against 
him  but  shalt  surely  fall  before  him. 

14  And  while  they  were  yet  talking  with 
him,  came  the  king's  chamberlains,   and 
hasted  to  bring  Haman  unto  the  banquet 
that  Esther  had  prepared. 
CHAP.  VII. 

SO  the  king  and  Haman  came  to  ban- 
quet with  Esther  the  queen. 

2  And  the  king  said  again  unto  Esther  on 
the  second  day  at  the  banquet  of  wine, 
What  is  thy  petition,  queen  Esther  ?  and  it 
shall  be  granted  thee  :  and  what  is  thy  re- 
quest ?  and  it  shall  be  performed,  even  to  the 
half  of  the  kingdom. 

3  Then  Esther  the  queen  answered  and 
said  If  I  have  found  favour  in  thy  sight, 
O  king,  and  if  it  please  the  king,  let  my 
life  be  given  me  at  my  petition,  and  my 
people  at  my  request : 

4  For  we  are  sold,  I  and  my  people,  to 
be  destroyed,  to  be  slain,  and  to  perish.  But 
if  we  had  been  sold  for  bond-men  and  bond- 
women, I  had  held  my  tongue,  although 
the  enemy  could  not  countervail  the  king's 
damage. 

5  Vrhen  the  king  Ahasuerus  answered 
and  said  unto  Esther  the  queen,  Who  is  he, 
and  where  is  he,  that  durst  presume  in  his 
heart  to  do  so? 

6  And  Esther  said.  The  adversary  and 
enemy  is  this  wicked  Haman.  Then  Ha- 
man was  afraid  before  the  king  and  the 
queen. 

7  H  And  the  king  arising  from  the  ban- 
quet of  wine  in  his  wrath  we7it  into  the 
palace-garden:  and  Haman  stood  up  to 
make  request  for  his  life  to  Esther  the 
queen ;  for  he  saw  that  there  was  evil  de 
termined  against  him  by  the  king. 

8  Then  the  king  returned  out  of  the  pa- 
lace-garden into  the  place  of  the  banquet 
of  wine  ;  and  Haman  was  fallen  upon  the 
bed  whereon  Esther  toas.  Then  said  the 
king,  Will  he  force  the  queen  also  before  me 
in  the  house?  As  the  word  went  out  of  the 
king's  mouth,  they  covered  Hainan's  face. 

9  And  Harbonah,  one  of  the  chamber- 
lains, said  before  the  king,  Behold  also  the 
gallows  fifty  cubits  high,  which  Haman 
had  made  for  Mordecai,  who  had  spoken 
good  for  the  king,  standeth  in  the  house  of 
Haman.  Then  the  king  said.  Hang  him 
thereon. 

10  So  they  hanged  Hainan  on  the  gal- 
lows that  he  had  prepared  for  Mordecai. 
Then  was  the  king's  wrath  pacified. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

ON  that  day  did  the  king  Ahasuerus 
give  the  "house  of  Haman,  the  Jews' 
enemy,  unto  Esther  the  queen,  And  Mor- 
decai came  before  the  king ;  for  Esther  had 
told  wliat  he  was  unto  her. 

2  And  the  king  took  off  his  ring  which 
he  had  taken  from  Haman,  and  gave  it  unto 
Mordecai.  And  Esther  set  Mordecai  over 
the  house  of  Haman. 


3  H  And  Esther  spake  yet  again  before 
the  king,  and  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and  be- 
sought him  with  tears  to  put  away  the  mis- 
chief of  Haman  the  Agagite,  and  his  device 
that  he  had  devised  against  the  Jews. 

4  Then  the  king  held  out  the  golden 
sceptre  toward  Esther.  So  Esther  arose, 
and  stood  before  the  king. 

5  And  said.  If  it  please  the  king,  and 
if  I  have  found  favour  in  his  sight,  and  the 
thing  seem  right  before  the  king,  and  I  be 
pleasing  in  his  eyes,  let  it  be  written  to  re- 
verse the  letters  devised  by  Haman  the  son 
of  Hammedatha  the  Agagite,  which  he 
wrote  to  destroy  the  Jews  which  are  m  all 
the  king's  provinces : 

6  For  how  can  I  endure  to  see  the  evil 
that  shall  come  unto  my  people  ?  or  how 
can  I  endure  to  see  the  destruction  of  my 
kindred  ? 

7  H  Then  the  king  Ahasuerus  said  unto 
Esther  the  queen  and  to  Mordecai  the  Jew, 
Behold,  I  have  given  Esther  the  house  of 
Haman,  and  him  they  have  hanged  upon 
the  gallows,  because  he  laid  his  hand  upon 

the  Jews.  •   ,-,     , 

8  Write  ye  also  for  the  Jews,  as  it  hketli 
you,  in  the  king's  name,  and  seal  if  with 
the  king's  ring  :  for  the  writing  which  is 
written  in  the  king's  name,  and  sealed  witli 
the  king's  ring,  may  no  man  reverse. 

9  Then  were  the  king's  scribes  called 
at  that  time  in  the  third  month,  that  is,  tha 
month  Sivan,  on  the  three  and  twentieth 
day  thereof;  and  it  was  written,  according 
to  all  that  Mordecai  commanded,  unto  the 
Jews,  and  to  the  lieutenants,  and  the  depu- 
ties and  rulers  of  the  provinces  which  are 
from  India  unto  Ethiopia,  an  hundred  twen- 
ty and  seven  provinces,  unto  every  pro- 
vince according  to  the  writing  thereof,  and 
unto  every  people  after  their  language,  and 
to  the  Jews  according  to  their  writing,  and 
according  to  their  language. 

10  And  he  wrote  in  the  king  Ahasuerus 
and  sealed  it  with  the  king's  rin,( 


name,  .t..^ ^  - 

and  sent  letters  by  posts  on  horseback,  and 
riders  on  mules,  camels,  and  young  drome- 

11  Wherein  the  king  granted  the  Jews 
which  were  in  every  city  to  gather  tliein- 
selves  together,  and  to  stand  for  their  hie, 
to  destroy,  to  slay,  and  to  cause  to  perish, 
all  the  power  of  the  people  and  province 
that  would  assault  them,  both  little  ones 
and  women,  and  to  take  the  spoil  of  them 

for  a  prey,  .      „  ,  •  r 

12  Upon  one  day  m  all  the  provinces  ot 
king  Ahasuerus,  nnmdy,  upon  the  thir- 
teenth day  of  the  twelfth  month,  which  is 
the  month  Adar. 

13  The  copy  of  the  writing  for  a  com- 
mandment to  be  given  in  every  province 
ivas  published  unto  all  people,  and  that  the 
Jews  should  be  ready  against  that  day  to 
avenge  themselves  on  their  enemies. 

14  So  the  posts  that  rode  upon  mules 

400 


The  Jews  slay  their  enemies.  CHAP 
and  camels  went  out,  being  hastened  and 
pressed  on  by  the  king's  commandment. 
And  the  decree  was  given  at  Shushan  the 
palace. 

15  H  And  Mordecai  went  out  from  the 
presence  of  the  king  in  royal  apparel  of 
blue  and  white,  and  with  a  great  crown  of 
gold,  and  with  a  garment  of  fine  linen,  and 
purple  :  and  the  city  of  Shushan  rejoiced, 
and  was  glad : 

16  The  Jews  had  light,  and  gladness, 
and  joy,  and  honour. 

17  And  in  every  province,  and  in  every 
city,  whithersoever  the  king's  command- 
ment and  his  decree  came,  the  Jews  had 
joy  and  gladness,  a  feast  and  a  good  day. 
And  many  of  the  people  of  the  land  be- 
came Jews ;  for  the  fear  of  the  Jews  fell 
upon  them. 

CHAP.  IX. 

NOW  in  the  twelfth  month,  that  is,  the 
month  Adar,  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
the  same,  when  the  king's  commandment 
and  his  decree  drew  near  to  be  put  in  exe- 
cution, in  the  day  that  the  enemies  of  the 
Jews  hoped  to  have  power  over  them, 
(though  it  was  turned  to  the  contrary,  that 
the  Jews  had  rule  over  them  that  hated 
them ;) 

2  The  Jews  gathered  themselves  toge- 
ther in  their  cities  throughout  all  the  pro- 
vinces of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  to  lay  hand 
on  such  as  sought  their  hurt :  and  no  man 
could  withstand  them  ;  for  the  fear  of  them 
fell  upon  all  people. 

3  And  all  the  rulers  of  the  provinces, 
and  the  lieutenants,  and  the  deputies,  and 
officers  of  the  king  helped  the  Jews  ;  be- 
cause the  fear  of  Mordecai  fell  upon  them. 

4  For  Mordecai  teas  great  in  the  king's 
house,  and  his  fame  went  out  throughout 
all  the  provinces :  for  this  man  Mordecai 
waxed  greater  and  greater. 

5  Thus  the  Jews  smote  all  their  enemies 
with  the  stroke  of  the  sword,  and  slaughter, 
and  destruction,  and  did  what  they  would 
unto  those  that  hated  them. 

6  And  in  Shushan  the  palace  the  Jews 
slew  and  destroyed  five  hundred  men. 

7  And  Parshandatha,  and  Dalphon,  and 
Aspatha, 

8  And  Poratha,  and  Adalia,  and  Ari- 
datha, 

9  And  Parmashta,  and  Arisai,  and  Ari- 
dai,  and  Vajezatha, 

10  The  ten  sons  of  Haman  the  son  of 
Hammedatha,  the  enemy  of  the  Jews,  slew 
they  ;  but  on  the  spoil  laid  they  not  their 
hand. 

11  On  that  day  the  number  of  those  that 
were  slain  in  Shushan  the  palace  was 
brought  before  the  king. 

12  ^  And  the  king  said  unto  Esther  the 
queen,  The  Jews  have  slain  and  destroyed 
five  hundred  men  in  Shushan  the  palace, 
and  the  ten  sons  of  Haman  ;  what  have 
they  done  in  the  rest  of  the   king's  pro- 

51 


IX.  They  establish  a  festival. 

vinces  ?  now  what  is  thy  petition  ?  and  it 
shall  be  granted  thee :  or  what  is  thy  re- 
quest further  1  and  it  shall  be  done. 

13  Then  said  Esther,  If  it  please  the 
king,  let  it  be  granted  to  the  Jews  which 
are  in  Shushan  to  do  to-morrow  also  ac- 
cording unto  this  day's  decree,  and  let  Ha- 
man's  ten  sons  be  hanged  upon  the  gal- 
lows. 

14  And  the  king  commanded  it  so  to  be 
done :  and  the  decree  was  given  at  Shu- 
shan ;  and  they  hanged  Haman's  ten  sons. 

15  For  the  Jews  that  7cere  in  Shushan 
gathered  themselves  together  on  the  four- 
teenth day  also  of  the  month  Adar,  and 
slew  three  hundred  men  at  Shushan ;  but 
on  the  prey  they  laid  not  their  hand. 

16  But  the  other  Jews  that  tcere  in 
the  king's  provinces  gathered  themselves 
together,  and  stood  for  their  lives,  and  had 
rest  from  their  enemies,  and  slew  of  their 
foes  seventy  and  five  thousand,  but  they 
laid  not  their  hands  on  jthe  prey, 

17  On  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  month 
Adar  ;  and  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
same  rested  they,  and  made  it  a  day  of  feast- 
ing and  gladness. 

IS  But  the  Jews  that  2vc7-e  at  Shushan 
assembled  together  on  the  thirteenth  day 
thereof,  and  on  the  fourteenth  thereof;  and 
on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  same  they  rest- 
ed, and  made  it  a  day  of  feasting  and 
gladness. 

19  Therefore  the  Jews  of  the  villages, 
that  dwelt  in  the  unwalled  towns,  made 
the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar  a  day 
of  gladness  and  feasting,  and  a  good  day, 
and  of  sending  portions  one  to  another. 

20  ir  And  Mordecai  wrote  these  tilings, 
and  sent  letters  unto  all  the  Jews  that  loere 
in  all  the  provinces  of  the  king  Ahasuerus, 
both  nigh  and  far, 

21  'To  stablish  this  among  them,  that 
they  should  keep  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
month  Adar,  and  the  fifteenth  da}^  of  the 
same,  yearly, 

22  As  the  days  wherein  the  Jews  rested 
from  their  enemies,  and  the  month  which 
was  turned  unto  them  from  sorrow  to  joy, 
and  from  mourning  into  a  good  day :  that 
they  should  make  them  days  of  feasting 
and  joy,  and  of  sending  portions  one  to 
another,  and  gifts  to  the  poor. 

23  And  the  Jews  undertook  to  do  as  they 
had  begun,  and  as  Mordecai  had  written 
unto  them ; 

24  Because  Haman  the  son  of  Hamme- 
datha, the  Agagite,  the  enemy  of  all  the 
Jews,  had  devised  against  the  Jews  to  fie- 
stroy  them,  and  had  cast  Pur,  (that  is,  the 
lot,)  to  consume  them,  and  to  destroy  them  ; 

25  But  when  Esther  came  before  the 
king,  he  commanded  by  letters  that  his 
wicked  device,  which  he  devised  against 
the  Jews,  should  return  upon  his  own  head, 
and  that  he  and  his  sons  should  be  hanged 
on  the  gallows. 

401 


Satan  appears  before  God. 


JOB. 


He  obtains  leave  to  tempt  Job. 


26  Wherefore  they  called  these  days 
Purim  after  the  name  of  Pur.  There- 
fore for  all  the  words  of  this  letter,  and 
of  that  which  they  had  seen  concerning 
this  matter,  and  which  had  come  unto 
them, 

27  The  Jews  ordained,  and  took  upon 
them,  and  upon  their  seed,  and  upon  all 
such  as  joined  themselves  unto  them,  so  as 
it  should  not  fail,  that  they  would  keep 
these  two  days  according  to  their  writing, 
and  according  to  their  appointed  time  eve- 
ry year ; 

28  And  that  these  days  should  be  re- 
membered and  kept  throughout  every  ge- 
neration, every  family,  every  province,  and 
every  city  ;  and  that  these  days  of  Pu- 
rim should  not  fail  from  among  the  Jews, 
nor  the  memorial  of  them  perish  from  their 
seed. 

29  Then  Esther  the  queen,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Abihail,  and  Mordecai  the  Jew, 
wrote  with  all  authority,  to  confirm  this 
second  letter  of  Purim. 

30  And  he  sent  the  letters  unto  all  the 
Jews,  to  the  hundred   twenty  and   seven 


provinces  of  the   kingdom   of  Ahasuerus, 
with  words  of  peace  and  truth, 

31  To  confirm  these  days  of  Purim  in 
their  times  appointed,  according  as  Mor- 
decai the  Jew  and  Esther  the  queen  had 
enjoined  tliem,  and  as  they  had  decreed 
for  themselves  and  for  their  seed,  the  mat- 
ters of  the  fastings  and  their  cry. 

32  And  the  decree  of  Esther  confirmed 
these  matters  of  Purim  ;  and  it  was  written 
in  the  book. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  the  king  Ahasuerus  laid  a  tribute 
upon  the  land,  and  upon  the  isles  of 
the  sea. 

2  And  all  the  acts  of  his  power  and  of 
his  might,  and  the  declaration  of  the  great- 
ness of  Mordecai,  whereunto  the  king  ad- 
vanced him,  are  they  not  written  in  the 
book  of  the  chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Media 
and  Persia? 

3  For  Mordecai  the  Jew  icas  next  unto 
king  Ahasuerus,  and  great  among  the  Jews, 
and  accepted  of  the  multitude  of  his  bre- 
thren, seeking  the  wealth  of  his  people,  and 
speaking  peace  to  all  his  seed. 


IT  The  Booh  of  JOB. 


CHAP.  I. 

THERE  was  a  man  in  the  land  of  Uz, 
whose  name  was  Job  ;  and  that  man 
was  perfect  and  upright,  and  one  that  fear- 
ed God,  and  eschewed  evil. 

2  And  there  were  born  unto  him  seven 
sons  and  three  daughters. 

3  His  substance  also  was  seven  thousand 
sheep,  and  three  thousand  camels,  and  five 
hundred  yoke  of  oxen,  and  five  hundred 
she-asses,  and  a  very  great  household ;  so 
that  this  man  was  the  greatest  of  all  the 
men  of  the  east. 

4  And  his  sons  went  and  feasted  iri  their 
houses,  every  one  his  day;  and  sent  and 
called  for  their  three  sisters  to  eat  and  to 
drink  with  them. 

5  And  it  was  so,  when  the  days  of  their 
feasting  were  gone  about,  that  Job  sent  and 
sanctified  them,  and  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning  and  offered  burnt-offerings  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  them  all :  for  Job 
said,  It  may  be  that  my  sons  have  sinned, 
and  cursed  God  in  their  hearts.  Thus  did 
Job  continually. 

6  IT  Now  there  was  a  day  when  the  sons 
of  God  came  to  present  themselves  before 
the  Lord,  and  Satan  came  also  among 
them. 

7  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan, 
Whence  comest  thou  1  Then  Satan  an- 
swered the  Lord,  and  said.  From  going  to 
and  fro  in  the  earth,  and  from  walking  up 
and  down  in  it. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast 
thou  considered  my  servant  Job,  that  there 


is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  a  perfect  and 
an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth  God,  and 
escheweth  evil  ? 

9  Then  Satan  answered  the  Lord  and 
said.  Doth  Job  fear  God  for  nought  ? 

10  Hast  not  thou  made  an  hedge  about 
him,  and  about  his  house,  and  about  all  that 
he  hath  on  every  side  ?  thou  hast  blessed 
the  work  of  his  hands,  and  his  substance  is 
increased  in  the  land. 

11  But  put  forth  thine  hand  now,  and 
touch  all  that  he  hath,  and  he  will  curse 
thee  to  thy  face. 

12  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Be- 
hold, all  that  he  hath  is  in  thj'  power  ;  only 
upon  himself  put  not  forth  thine  hand.  So 
Satan  went  forth  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord. 

13  H  And  there  was  a  day  when  his  sons 
and  his  daughters  imre  eating  and  drinking 
wine  in  their  eldest  brother's  house  : 

14  And  there  came  a  messenger  unto 
Job,  and  said.  The  oxen  were  ploughing, 
and  the  asses  feeding  beside  them : 

15  And  the  Sabeans  fell  upon  them,  and 
took  them  away  ;  yea,  they  have  slain  the 
servants  with  the  edge  of  the  sword ;  and  I 
only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

16  While  he  nms  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said.  The  fire  of 
God  is  fallen  from  heaven,  and  hath  burned 
up  the  sheep  and  the  servants,  and  con- 
sumed them ;  and  I  only  am  escaped  alone 
to  tell  thee. 

17  While  he  uhis  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said,  The  Chaldeans 

402 


Joh  smitten  with  boils. 


CHAP. 


made  out  three  bands,  and  fell  upon  the 
camels,  and  have  carried  them  away,  yea, 
and  slain  the  servants  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword ;  and  I  only  am  escaped  alone  to  tell 
thee. 

18  While  he  was  yet  speaking,  there 
came  also  another,  and  said,  Thy  sons  and 
thy  daughters  tveix  eating  and  drinking 
wine  in  tlieir  eldest  brother  s  house  : 

19  And  behold,  there  came  a  great  wind 
from  the  wilderness,  and  smote  the  four 
corners  of  the  house,  and  it  fell  upon  the 
young  men,  and  they  are  dead;  and  I  only 
am  escaped  alone  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  Job  arose,  and  rent  his  mantle, 
and  shaved  his  head,  and  fell  down  upon 
the  ground,  and  worshipped, 

21  And  said,  Naked  came  I  out  of  my 
mother's  womb,  and  naked  shall  I  return 
thither ;  The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord 
hath  taken  away  :  blessed  be  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

22  In  all  this  Job  sinned  not,  nor  charged 
God  foolishly. 

CHAP.  H. 

AGAIN  there  was  a  day  when  the  sons 
of  God  came  to  present  themselves 
before  the  Lord,  and  Satan  came  also 
among  them  to  present  himself  before  the 
Lord. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  From 
whence  comest  thou  1  And  Satan  answered 
the  Lord,  and  said.  From  going  to  and  fro 
in  the  earth,  and  from  walking  up  and  down 
in  it. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Hast 
thou  considered  my  servant  Job,  that  there 
is  none  like  him  in  the  earth,  a  perfect  and 
an  upright  man,  one  that  feareth  God,  and 
escheweth  evil  ?  and  still  he  holdeth  fast 
his  integrity,  although  thou  movedst  me 
against  him,  to  destroy  him  without  cause. 

4  And  Satan  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said,  Skin  for  skin,  yea,  all  that  a  man  hath 
will  he  give  for  his  life. 

5  But  put  forth  thine  hand  now,  and 
touch  his  bone  and  his  flesh,  and  he  will 
curse  thee  to  thy  face. 

6  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  Behold, 
he  is  in  thine  hand;  but  save  his  life. 

7  11  So  Avent  Satan  forth  from  the  pre- 
sence of  the  Lord,  and  smote  Job  with 
sore  boils  from  the  sole  of  his  foot  unto  his 
crown. 

S  And  he  took  him  a  potsherd  to  scrape 
himself  withal;  and  he  sat  down  among 
the  ashes. 

9  H  Then  said  his  wife  unto  him,  Dost 
thou  still  retain  thine  integrity  ?  curse  God, 
and  die. 

10  But  he  said  unto  her,  Thou  speakest 
as  one  of  the  foolish  women  speaketh. 
What !  shall  we  receive  good  at  tlie  hand 
of  God,  and  shall  we  not  receive  evil?  In 
all  this  did  not  Job  sin  with  his  lips. 

11  H  Now  when  Job's  three  friends  heard 
of  all  this  evil  that  was  come  upon  him, 


II,  III.  Ne  curses  the  day  of  his  birth. 
they  came  every  one  from  his  own  place ; 
Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and  Bildad  the  Shu- 
hite,  and  Zophar  the  Naamathite :  for  they ' 
had  made  an  appointment  together  to  come 
to  mourn  with  him,  and  to  comfort  him. 

12  And  when  they  lifted  up  their  eyes 
afar  off,  and  knew  him  not,  they  lifted  up 
their  voice,  and  wept ;  and  they  rent  every 
one  his  mantle,  and  sprinkled  dust  upon 
their  heads  toward  heaven. 

13  So  they  sat  down  with  him  upon  the 
ground  seven  days  and  seven  nights,  and 
none  spake  a  word  unto  him :  for  they  saw 
that  his  grief  was  very  great. 

CHAP.  HI. 

AFTER  this  opened  Job  his  mouth,  and 
cursed  his  day. 

2  And  Job  spake,  and  said, 

3  Let  the  day  perish  wherein  I  was  born, 
and  the  night  i7i  which  it  was  said,  There 
is  a  man  child  conceived. 

4  Let  that  day  be  darkness ;  let  not  God 
regard  it  from  above,  neither  let  the  light 
shine  upon  it. 

5  Let  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death 
stain  it ;  let  a  cloud  dwell  upon  it ;  let  the 
blackness  of  the  day  terrify  it. 

6  As  for  that  night,  let  darkness  seize 
upon  it ;  let  it  not  be  joined  unto  the  days 
of  the  year,  let  it  not  come  into  the  number 
of  the  months. 

7  Lo,  let  that  night  be  solitary ;  let  no 
joyful  voice  come  therein. 

8  Let  them  curse  it  that  curse  the  day, 
who  are  ready  to  raise  up  their  mourning. 

9  Let  the  stars  of  the  twilight  thereof  be 
dark  ;  let  it  look  for  light,  but  have  none ; 
neither  let  it  see  the  dawning  of  the  day : 

10  Because  it  shut  not  up  the  doors  of 
my  mother^s  womb,  nor  hid  sorrow  from 
mine  eyes. 

11  Why  died  I  not  from  the  Avomb?  loJiy 
did  I  not  give  up  the  ghost  when  I  came 
out  of  the  belly  1 

12  Why  did  the  knees  prevent  me?  or 
why  the  breasts  that  I  should  suck  ? 

13  For  now  should  I  have  lain  still  and 
been  quiet,  I  should  have  slept:  then  had  I 
been  at  rest, 

14  With  kings  and  counsellors  of  the 
earth,  which  built  desolate  places  for  them- 
selves ; 

15  Or  with  princes  that  had  gold,  who 
filled  their  houses  with  silver : 

16  Or  as  an  hidden  untimely  birth  I  had 
not  been  ;  as  infants  which  never  saw  light. 

17  There  the  wicked  cease  from  trou- 
bling ;  and  there  the  weary  be  at  rest. 

18  There  the  prisoners  rest  together; 
they  hear  not  the  voice  of  the  oppressor. 

19  The  small  and  great  are  there ;  and 
the  servant  is  free  from  his  master. 

20  Wherefore  is  light  given  to  him  that 
is  in  misery,  and  life  unto  the  bitter  in  soul; 

21  Which  long  for  death,  but  it  cometh 
not ;  and  dig  for  it  more  than  for  hid  trea- 
sures ; 

403 


EUphaz  reproves  Job. 


JOB. 


God  to  he  sought  in  affliction. 


22  Which  rejoice  exceedingly,  and  are 
glad,  when  they  can  find  the  grave? 

23  Why  is  light  given  to  a  man  whose 
way  is  hid,  and  whom  God  hath  hedged  in  ? 

24  For  my  sighing  cometh  before  I  eat, 
and  my  roarings  are  poured  out  like  the 
waters. 

25  For  the  thing  which  I  greatly  feared 
is  come  upon  me,  and  that  which  I  was 
afraid  of  is  come  unto  me. 

26  I  was  not  in  safety,  neither  had  I  rest, 
neither  was  I  quiet ;  yet  trouble  came. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THEN  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  answered 
and  said, 

2  If  we  assay  to  commune  with  thee, 
wilt  thou  be  grieved  ?  but  who  can  withhold 
himself  from  speaking  ? 

3  Behold,  thou  hast  instructed  many,  and 
thou  hast  strengthened  the  weak  hands. 

4  Thy  words  have  upholden  him  that 
was  falling,  and  thou  hast  strengthened  the 
feeble  knees. 

5  But  now  it  is  come  upon  thee,  and  thou 
faintest ;  it  toucheth  thee,  and  thou  art 
troubled. 

6  Is  not  this  i\\j  fear,  thy  confidence, 
thy  hope,  and  the  uprightness  of  thy  ways  ? 

7  Remember,  I  pray  thee,  who  ever 
perished,  being  innocent?  or  where  were 
the  righteous  cut  off? 

8  Even  as  I  have  seen,  they  that  plough 
iniquity,  and  sow  wickedness,  reap  the 
same. 

9  By  the  blast  of  God  they  perish,  and 
by  the  breath  of  his  nostrils  are  they  con- 
sumed. 

10  The  roaring  of  the  lion,  and  the  voice 
of  the  fierce  lion,  and  the  teeth  of  the  young 
lions,  are  broken. 

11  The  old  lion  perisheth  for  lack  of 
pre}',  and  the  stout  lion's  whelps  are  scat- 
tered abroad. 

12  Now  a  thing  was  secretly  brought  to 
me,  and  mine  ear  received  a  little  thereof 

13  In  thoughts  from  the  visions  of  the 
night,  when  deep  sleep  falleth  on  men, 

14  Fear  came  upon  me,  and  trembling, 
which  made  all  my  bones  to  shake. 

15  Then  a  spirit  passed  before  my  face ; 
the  hair  of  my  flesh  stood  up  : 

16  It  stood  still,  but  I  could  not  discern 
the  form  thereof:  au  image  was  before 
mine  eyes,  there  was  silence,  and  I  heard  a 
voice,  saying, 

17  Shall  mortal  man  be  more  just  than 
God  ?  shall  a  man  be  more  pure  than  his 
maker  ? 

18  Behold,  be  put  no  trust  in  his  ser- 
vants ;  and  his  angels  he  charged  with  folly  : 

19  How  much  less  ?n  them  that  dwell  in 
houses  of  clay,  whose  foundation  is  in  the 
dust,  which  are  crushed  before  the  moth  ? 

20  They  are  destroyed  from  morning  to 
evening ;  they  perish  for  ever  without  any 
regarding  it. 

21  Doth  not  their  excellency  which  is 


in  them  go  away  1  they  die,  even  without 
wisdom. 

CHAP.  V. 

CALL  now,  if  there  be  any  that  will 
answer  thee ;    and  to  which  of  the 
saints  wilt  thou  turn  ? 

2  For  wrath  killeth  the  foolish  man,  and 
envy  slayeth  the  silly  one. 

3  I  have  seen  the  foolish  taking  root : 
but  suddenly  I  cursed  his  habitation. 

4  His  children  are  far  from  safety,  and 
they  are  crushed  in  the  gate,  neither  is 
there  any  to  deliver  them. 

5  Whose  harvest  the  hungry  eateth  up, 
and  taketh  it  even  out  of  the  thorns,  and 
the  robber  swalloweth  up  their  substance. 

6  Although  affliction  cometh  not  forth 
of  the  dust,  neither  doth  trouble  spring  out 
of  the  ground ; 

7  Yet  man  is  born  unto  trouble,  as  the 
sparks  fly  upward. 

8  I  would  seek  unto  God,  and  unto  God 
would  I  commit  my  cause  : 

9  Which  doeth  great  things  and  un- 
searchable ;  marvellous  things  without 
number : 

10  Who  giveth  rain  upon  the  earth,  and 
sendeth  waters  upon  the  fields : 

1 1  To  set  up  on  high  those  that  be  low  ; 
that  those  which  mourn  may  be  exalted  to 
safety. 

12  He  disappointeth  the  devices  of  the 
crafty,  so  that  their  hands  cannot  perforin 
their  enterprise. 

13  He  taketh  the  wise  in  their  own 
craftiness  :  and  the  counsel  of  the  froward 
is  carried  headlong. 

14  They  meet  with  darkness  in  the  day- 
time, and  grope  in  the  noon-day  as  in  tlie 
night. 

15  But  he  saveth  the  poor  from  tlie 
sword,  from  their  mouth,  and  fi-om  the  hand 
of  the  mighty. 

16  So  the  poor  hath  hope,  and  iniquity 
stoppeth  her  mouth. 

17  Behold,  happy  is  the  man  whom  God 
correcteth  :  therefore  despise  not  thou  the 
chastening  of  the  Almighty  : 

18  For  he  maketh  sore,  and  bindeth  up  : 
he  woundeth,  and  his  hands  make  whole. 

19  He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles : 
yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil  touch  thee. 

20  In  famine  he  shall  redeem  thee  from 
death :  and  in  war  from  the  power  of  the 
sword. 

21  Thou  shalt  be  hid  from  the  scourge 
of  the  tongue  :  neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid 
of  destruction  when  it  cometh. 

22  At  destruction  and  famine  thou  shalt 
laugh :  neither  shalt  thou  be  afraid  of  the 
beasts  of  the  earth. 

23  For  thou  shalt  be  in  league  with  the 
stones  of  the  field :  and  the  beasts  of  the 
field  shall  be  at  peace  with  thee. 

24  And  thou  shalt  know  that  thy  taber- 
nacle shall  be  in  peace ;  and  thou  shalt 
visit  thy  habitation  and  shalt  not  sin. 

404 


Job  wishes  for  death. 


CHAP.  V1,VIL 


He  excuses  that  desire. 


25  Thou  shalt  know  also  that  thy  seed 
shall  be  great,  and  thine  offspring  as  the 
grass  of  the  earth. 

26  Thou  shalt  come  to  thy  grave  in  a 
full  age,  like  as  a  shock  of  corn  cometh  in 
his  season. 

27  Lo  this,  we  have  searched  it,  so  it  is ; 
hear  it,  and  know  thou  it  for  thy  good. 

CHAP.  VI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Oh  that  my  grief  were  thoroughly 
weighed,  and  my  calamity  laid  in  the  ba- 
lances together ! 

3  For  now  it  would  be  heavier  than  the 
sand  of  the  sea :  therefore  my  words  are 
swallowed  up. 

4  For  the  arrows  of  the  Almighty  are 
within  me,  the  poison  whereof  drinketh  up 
mj'  spirit :  the  terrors  of  God  do  set  them- 
selves in  array  against  me. 

5  Doth  the  wild  ass  bray  when  he  hath 
grass  ?  or  loweth  the  ox  over  his  fodder  ? 

6  Can  that  which  is  unsavoury  be  eaten 
without  salt  ?  or  is  there  any  taste  in  the 
white  of  an  egg  ? 

7  The  things  that  my  soul  refused  to 
touch  arc  as  my  sorrowful  meat. 

8  Oh  that  I  might  have  my  request ; 
and  that  God  would  grant  me  the  thing 
that  I  long  for  ! 

9  Even  that  it  would  please  God  to  de- 
stroy me  ;  that  he  would  let  loose  his  hand, 
and  cut  me  off! 

10  Then  should  I  yet  have  comfort ; 
yea,  1  would  harden  myself  in  sorrow  :  let 
him  not  spare ;  for  I  have  not  concealed 
the  words  of  the  Holy  One. 

11  What  is  my  strength,  that  I  should 
hope  ?  And  what  is  mine  end,  that  I 
should  prolong  my  life  1 

12  Is  my  strength  the  strength  of  stones  ? 
or  is  my  flesh  of  brass  ? 

13  Is  not  my  help  in  me  ?  and  is  wisdom 
driven  quite  from  me  ? 

14  To  him  that  is  afflicted  pity  should 
be  shewed  from  his  friend  ;  but  he  forsaketh 
the  fear  of  the  Almighty. 

15  M3'  brethren  have  dealt  deceitfully 
as  a  brook,  and  as  the  stream  of  brooks  they 
pass  away ; 

16  Which  are  blackish  hy  reason  of  the 
ice,  and  wherein  the  snow  is  hid  : 

17  What  time  they  wax  warm,  they 
vanish  :  when  it  is  hot,  they  are  consumed 
out  of  their  place. 

18  The  paths  of  their  wa}^  are  turned 
aside  ;  they  go  to  nothing,  and  perish. 

19  The  troops  of  Tema  looked,  the 
companies  of  Sheba  waited  for  them. 

20  They  were  confounded  because  they 
had  hoped ;  they  came  thither,  and  were 
ashamed. 

21  For  now  ye  are  nothing  ;  ye  see  my 
casting  down,  and  are  afraid. 

22  Did  I  saj',  Bring  unto  me  ?  or.  Give 
a  reward  for  me  of  your  substance  ? 

23  Or,   Deliver  me    from    the   enemy's 


hand  ?  or,  Redeem  me  from  the  hand  of 
the  mighty  ? 

24  1  each  me,  and  I  will  hold  my  tongue  r- 
and  cause  me  to  understand  wherein  I 
have  erred. 

25  How  forcible  are  right  words  J  but 
what  doth  your  arguing  reprove  ? 

26  Do  ye  imagine  to  reprove  words,  and 
the  speeches  of  one  that  is  desperate,  Ji'A/cA 
are  as  wind  ? 

27  Yea,  ye  overwhelm  the  fatherless,  and 
ye  dig  a  pit  for  your  fi-iend. 

28  Now  therefore  be  content,  look  upon 
me  ;  for  it  is  evident  unto  you  if  I'  lie. 

29  Return,  I  pray  you,  let  it  not  be 
iniquity  ;  yea,  return  againj  my  righteous* 
ness  is  in  it. 

30  Is  there  iniquity  in  my  tongue  ?  can- 
not my  taste  discern  perverse  things  I 

CHAP.  VII. 
IS  there  not  an  appointed  time  to  man 
upon  earth  ?  are  not  his  days  also  like 
the  days  of  an  hireling  ? 

2  As  a  servant  earnestly  desireth  the 
shadow,  and  as  an  hireling  looketh  for  the 
reward  of  his  work  : 

3  So  am  I  made  to  possess  montha  oF 
vanity,  and  wearisome  nights  are  appointed 
to  me. 

4  When  I  lie  down,  I  say,  When  shall  I 
arise,  and  the  night  be  gone?  and  I  am 
full  of  tossings  to  and  fro  unto  the  dawning 
of  the  day. 

5  My  flesh  is  clothed  with  worms  and 
clods  of  dust ;  my  skin  is  broken,  and  be- 
come loathsome. 

6  My  days  are  swifter  than  a  weaver's 
shuttle,  and  are  spent  without  hope. 

7  O  remember  that  my  life  is  wind : 
mine  eye  shall  no  more  see  good. 

8  The  e}-e  of  him  that  hath  seen  me 
shall  see  me  no  more :  thine  eyes  are  upon 
me,  and  I  am  not. 

9  As  the  cloud  is  consumed  and  vanisheth 
away  :  so  he  that  goeth  down  to  the  grave 
shall  come  up  no  more. 

10  He  shall  return  no  more  to  his  house, 
neither  shall  his  place  know  him  any  more. 

11  Therefore!  will  not  refrain  my  mouth ; 
I  will  speak  in  the  anguish  of  my  spirit ;  I 
will  complain  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

12  Am  I  a  sea,  or  a  whale,  that  thou 
settest  a  watch  over  me? 

13  When  I  say,  My  bed  shall  comfort 
me,  my  couch  shall  ease  my  complaint ; 

14  Then  thou  scarest  me  with  dreams, 
and  terrifiest  me  through  visions  : 

15  So  that  my  soul  chooseth  strangling, 
and  death  rather  than  my  life. 

16  I  loathe  it ;  I  would  not  live  alway  : 
let  me  alone ;  for  my  days  arc  vanity. 

17  What  is  man,  that  thou  shouldest 
magnifj"  liim  1  and  that  thou  shouldest  set 
thine  heart  upon  him  1 

18  And  that  thou  shouldest  visit  him 
every  morning,  and  try  him  every  moment  ? 

19  How  long  wilt  thou  not  depart  from 

405 


Bildad  shews  God^s  justice.  JOB 

me,  nor  let  me  alone  till  I  swallow  down 
my  si)ittle  ? 

20  1  have  sinned;  what  shall  I  do  unto 
thee,  O  thou  preserver  of  men  ?  why  hast 
thou  set  me  as  a  mark  against  thee,  so  that 
I  am  a  burden  to  myself? 

21  And  why  dost  thou  not  pardon  my 
transgression,  and  take  away  mine  iniqui- 
ty ?  tor  now  shall  I  sleep  in  the  dust ;  and 
thou  shalt  seek  me  in  the  morning,  but  I 
shall  not  be. 

CHAP.  viir. 

THEN    answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite, 
and  said, 

2  How  long  wilt  thou  speak  these 
things?  and  how  long  shall  the  words  of 
thy  mouth  be  like  a  strong  wind  ] 

3  Doth  God  pervert  judgment?  or  doth 
the  Almighty  pervert  justice  ? 

4  If  thy  children  have  sinned  against 
hira,  and  he  have  cast  them  away  for  their 
transgression ; 

5  If  thou  wouldest  seek  unto  God  be- 
times, and  make  thy  supplication  to  the 

Almighty ; 

6  If  tliou  loert  pure  and  upright ;  surely 
now  he  would  awake  for  thee,  and  make 
the  habitation  of  thy  righteousness  pros- 
perous. 

7  Though  thy  beginning  was  small,  yet 
thy  latter  end  should  greatly  increase. 

8  For  inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the  former 
age,  and  prepare  thyself  to  the  search  of 
their  fathers : 

9  (For  we  are  but  of  yesterday,  and 
know  nothing,  because  our  days  upon 
earth  are  a  shadow:) 

10  Shall  not  they  teach  thee,  and  tell 
thee,  and  utter  vv'ords  out  of  their  heart  ? 

11  Can  the  rush  grow  up  without  mire? 
can  the  flag  grow  without  water  ? 

12  Whilst  it  is  yet  in  his  greenness,  and 
not  cut  down,  it  withereth  before  any  other 
herb. 

13  So  are  the  paths  of  all  that  forget 
God  ;  and  the  hypocrite's  hope  shall  perish : 

14  Whose  hope  shall  be  cut  off,  and 
whose  trust  shall  be  a  spider's  web. 

15  He  shall  lean  upon  his  house,  but  it 
shall  not  stand :  he  shall  hold  it  fast,  but  it 
shall  not  endure. 

16  He  is  green  before  the  sun,  and  his 
branch  shooteth  forth  in  his  garden. 

17  His  roots  are  wrapped  about  the 
heap,  and  seeth  the  place  of  stones, 

18  If  he  destroy  him  from  his  place, 
then  it  shall  deny  him,  saying,  I  have  not 
seen  thee. 

19  Behold,  this  is  the  joy  of  his  way, 
and  out  of  the  earth  shall  others  grow. 

20  Behold,  God  will  not  cast  away  a  per- 
fect man,  neither  will  he  help  the  evil  doers : 

21  Till  he  fill  thy  mouth  with  laughing, 
and  thv  lips  with  rejoicing. 

22  They  that  hate  thee  shall  be  clothed 
with  shame;  and  the  dwelling-place  of  the 
wicked  shall  come  to  nought. 


No  contending  with  God. 
CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  know  it  is  so  of  a  truth :  but  how 
should  man  be  just  with  God  ? 

3  If  he  will  contend  with  him,  he  cannot 
answer  him  one  of  a  thousand. 

4  He  is  wise  in  heart,  and  mighty  in 
strength:  who  hath  hardened  himself 
against  him,  and  hath  prospered  ? 

•5  Which  removeth  the  mountains,  and 
they  know  not :  which  overturneth  them  in 
his  an^er. 

6  Which  shaketh  the  earth  out  of  her 
place,  and  the  pillars  thereof  tremble. 

7  Which  commandeth  the  sun,  and  it 
riseth  not ;  and  sealeth  up  the  stars. 

8  Which  alone  spreadeth  out  the  hea- 
vens, and  treadeth  upon  the  waves  of  the 
sea. 

9  Which  maketh  Arcturus,  Orion,  and 
Pleiades,  and  the  chambers  of  the  south. 

10  Which  doeth  great  things  past  find- 
ing out ;  yea,  and  wonders  without  num- 
ber. 

1 1  Lo,  he  goeth  by  me,  and  I  see  him 
not :  he  passeth  on  also,  but  I  perceive  him 
not. 

12  Behold,  he  taketh  away,  who  can 
hinder  him  ?  who  will  say  unto  him,  What 
doest  thou  ? 

13  If  God  will  not  withdraw  his  anger, 
the  proud  helpers  do  stoop  under  him. 

14  How  much  less  shall  I  answer  him, 
and  choose  out  my  words  to  reason  with 
him  ? 

15  Whom,  though  I  were  righteous,  yet 
would  I  not  answer,  but  I  would  make  sup- 
plication to  my  judge. 

16  If  I  had  called,  and  he  had  answered 
me ;  yet  would  I  not  believe  that  he  had 
hearkened  unto  my  voice. 

17  For  he  breaketh  me  with  a  tempest, 
and  multiplieth  my  wounds  without  cause. 

18  He  will  not  suffer  me  to  take  my 
breath,  but  filleth  me  with  bitterness. 

19  If  /  .'^pcfi/j  of  strength,  lo,//c  is  strong: 
and  if  of  judgment,  who  shall  set  me  a 
time  to  plead  ! 

20  If  I  justify  myself,  mine  own  mouth 
shall  condemn  me:  if  I  say,  I  am  perfect, 
it  shall  also  prove  me  perverse. 

21  Though  I  nrre  perfect,  yet  would  T 
not  know  my  soul :  I  would  despise  my 
life. 

22  This  is  one  thing,  therefore  I  said  if, 
He  destroyeth  the  perfect  and  the  wicked. 

23  If  tlie  scourge  slay  suddenl}%  he  will 
laugh  at  the  trial  of  the  innocent. 

24  The  earth  is  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  wicked :  he  covereth  the  faces  of  the 
judges  thereof;  if  not,  where,  and  who 
is  he? 

25  Now  my  days  are  swifter  than  a  post : 
they  flee  away,  they  see  no  good. 

26  They  are  passed  away  as  the  swift 
ships :  as  the  eagle  that  hasteth  to  the  prey. 

27  If  I  say,  I  will  forget  my  complaint. 
406 


Job  expostulates  tcith  God.  CHAP. 

I  \vill  leave  off  my  heaviness,  and  comfort 
myself: 

28  I  am  afraid  of  all  my  sorrows,  I  know 
that  thou  wih  not  hold  me  innocent. 

29  If  [he  wicked,  why  then  labour  I  in 
vain  ? 

30  If  I  wash  myself  with  snow-water, 
and  make  my  hands  never  so  clean ; 

31  Yet  shalt  thou  plunge  me  in  the 
ditch,  and  mine  own  clothes  shall  abhor 
me. 

32  For  he  is  not  a  man,  as  I  am,  that  1 
should  answer  him,  and  we  should  come 
together  in  judgment. 

33  Neither  is  there  any  daysman  betwixt 
us,  that  might  lay  his  hand  upon  us  both. 

34  Let  him  take  his  rod  away  from  me, 
and  let  not  his  fear  terrify  me  : 

35  Then  would  I  speak,  and  not  fear 
him ;  but  it  is  not  so  with  me. 

CHAP.  X. 

MY   soul  is  weary  of  my  life ;   I  will 
leave  my  complaint  up-^n  myself;  I 
will  speak  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 

2  I  will  say  unto  God,  Do  not  condemn 
me ;  shew  me  wherefore  thou  contendest 
with  me. 

3  Is  it  good  unto  thee  that  thou  should- 
est  oppress,  that  thou  shouldest  despise  the 
work  Of  thine  hands,  and  shine  upon  the 
counsel  of  the  wicked  ? 

4  Hast  thou  eyes  of  flesh  1  or  seest  thou 
as  man  seeth  ? 

5  Are  thy  days  as  the  days  of  man  ?  are 
thy  years  as  man's  days, 

6  That  thou  inquirest  after  mine  ini- 
quity, and  searchest  after  my  sin  ? 

7  Thou  knowest  that  I  am  not  wicked  ; 
and  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of 
thine  hand. 

8  Thine  hands  have  made  me  and  fa- 
shioned me  together  round  about ;  yet  thou 
dost  destroy  me. 

9  Remember,  I  beseech  thee,  that  thou 
hast  made  me  as  the  clay;  and  wilt  thou 
bring  me  into  dust  again  ? 

10  Hast  thou  not  poured  me  out  as  milk, 
and  curdled  me  like  cheese  1 

11  Thou  hast  clothed  me  with  skin  and 
flesh,  and  hast  fenced  me  with  bones  and 
sinews. 

12  Thou  hast  granted  me  life  and  fa- 
vour, and  thy  visitation  hath  preserved  my 
spirit. 

13  And  these  things  hast  thou  hid  in 
thine  heart :  I  know  that  this  is  with  thee. 

14  If  I  sin,  then  thou  markest  me, 
and  thou  wilt  not  acquit  me  from  mine 
iniquity. 

15  If  I  be  wicked,  wo  unto  me ;  and  if 
I  be  righteous,  yet  will  I  not  lift  up  mine 
head.  /  am  full  of  confusion ;  therefore 
see  thou  mine  affliction ; 

16  For  it  increaseth.  Thou  huntest  me 
as  a  fierce  lion :  and  again  thou  shewest 
thyself  marvellous  upon  me. 

17  Thou  renewest  thy  witnesses  against 


X,  XI.      Godh  wisdom  is  unsearchable. 
me,  and  increasest  thine  indignation  upon 
me ;  changes  and  war  are  against  me. 

18  Wherefore  then  hast  thou  brought 
me  forth  out  of  the  womb  ?  Oh  that  I  had 
given  up  the  ghost,  and  no  eye  had  seen 
me! 

19  I  should  have  been  as  though  I  had 
not  been ;  I  should  have  been  carried  from 
the  womb  to  the  grave. 

20  Are  not  my  days  few?  cease  then, 
and  let  me  alone,  that  I  may  take  comfort 
a  little, 

21  Before  I  go  tchencc  I  shall  not  return, 
even  to  the  land  of  darkness,  and  the  sha- 
dow of  death ; 

22  A  land  of  darkness,  as  darkness  itself; 
and  of  the  shadow  of  death,  without  any 
order,  and  ichere  the  light  is  as  darkness. 

CHAP.  XL 

THEN  answered   Zophar  the  Naama- 
thite,  and  said, 

2  Should  not  the  multitude  of  words  be 
answered  ?  and  should  a  man  full  of  talk 
be  justified  ? 

3  Should  thy  lies  make  men  hold  their 
peace  ?  and  when  thou  mockest,  shall  no 
man  make  thee  ashamed? 

4  For  thou  hast  said,  My  doctrine  is 
pure,  and  I  am  clean  in  thine  eyes. 

5  But  oh  that  God  would  speak,  and 
open  his  lips  against  thee ; 

6  And  that  he  would  shew  thee  the  se- 
crets of  wisdom,  that  they  are  double  to 
that  which  is  !  Know  therefore  that  God 
exacteth  of  thee  less  than  thine  iniquity 
deserveth. 

7  Canst  thou  by  searching  find  out  God  ? 
canst  thou  find  out  the  Almighty  unto  per- 
fection ? 

8  It  is  as  high  as  heaven ;  what  canst 
thou  do  ?  deeper  than  hell ;  what  canst  thou 
know? 

9  The  measure  thereof  is  longer  than 
the  earth,  and  broader  than  the  sea. 

10  If  he  cut  off",  and  shut  up,  or  gather 
together,  then  who  can  hinder  him  ? 

1 1  For  he  knoweth  vain  men  :  he  seeth 
wickedness  also ;  will  he  not  then  consider 
it? 

12  For  vain  man  would  be  wise,  though 
man  be  born  like  a  wild  ass's  colt. 

13  If  thou  prepare  thine  heart,  and 
stretch  out  thine  hands  toward  him ; 

14  If  iniquity  be  in  thine  hand,  put  it  far 
away,  and  let  not  wickedness  dwell  in  th)' 
tabernacles. 

15  For  then  shalt  thou  lift  up  thy  face 
without  spot ;  yea,  thou  shalt  be  steadfast, 
and  shalt  not  fear: 

16  Because  thou  shalt  forget  thy  misery, 
and  remember  it  as  waters  that  pass  away  ; 

17  And  thine  age  shall  be  clearer  than 
the  noon-day  :  thou  shalt  shine  forth,  thou 
shalt  be  as  the  morning. 

18  And  thou  shalt  be  secure,  because 
there  is  hope ;  yea,  thou  shalt  dig  about 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  take  thy  rest  in  safety. 

407 


The  xrmnipotence  of  God. 


JOB. 


Job  reproves  his  friends. 


19  Also  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  none 
shall  make  thee  afraid ;  yea,  many  shall 
make  suit  unto  thee. 

20  But  the  eyes  of  the  wicked  shall  fail, 
and  they  shall  not  escape,  and  their  hope 
shall  be  as  the  giving  up  of  the  ghosL 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  No  doubt  but  ye  are  the  people, 
and  wisdom  shall  die  with  you. 

3  But  I  have  understanding  as  well  as 
you ;  I  am  not  inferior  to  you :  yea,  who 
inoweth  not  such  things  as  these? 

4  1  am  as  one  mocked  of  his  neighbour, 
who  calleth  upon  God,  and  he  answereth 
him :  the  just  upright  man  is  laughed  to 
scorn. 

5  He  that  is  ready  to  slip  with  his  feet 
is  as  a  lamp  despised  in  the  thought  of  him 
that  is  at  ease. 

6  The  tabernacles  of  robbers  prosper, 
and  they  that  provoke  God  are  secure ; 
into  whose  hand  God  bringeth  abundantly. 

7  But  ask  now  the  beasts,  and  they  shall 
•teach  thee ;  and  the  fowls  of  the  air,  and 
they  shall  tell  thee  : 

8  Or  speak  to  the  earth,  and  it  shall 
teach  thee;  and  the  fishes  of  the  sea  shall 
declare  unto  thee. 

9  Who  knoweth  not  in  all  these  that  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  hath  wrought  this  1 

10  In  whose  hand  is  the  soul  of  every 
living  thing,  and  the  breath  of  all  man- 
kind. 

1 1  Doth  not  the  ear  try  words  ?  and  the 
mouth  taste  his  meat  ? 

12  With  the  ancient  is  wisdom  ;  and  in 
length  of  days  understanding. 

13  With  him  is  wisdom  and  strength,  he 
hath  counsel  and  understanding. 

14  Behold,  he  breaketh  down,  and  it 
cannot  be  built  again  :  he  shutteth  up  a 
man,  and  there  can  be  no  opening. 

15  Behold,  he  withholdeth  the  waters, 
and  they  dry  up  :  also  he  sendeth  them  out, 
and  they  overturn  the  earth. 

16  With  him  is  strength  and  wisdom : 
the  deceived  and  the  deceiver  are  his. 

17  He  leadeth  counsellors  away  spoiled, 
and  maketh  the  judges  fools. 

18  He  looseth  the  bond  of  kings,  and 
girdeth  their  loins  with  a  girdle. 

19  He  leadeth  princes  away  spoiled,  and 
overthroweth  the  mighty. 

20  He  removeth  away  the  speech  of  the 
trusty,  and  taketh  away  the  understanding 
of  the  aged. 

21  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 
and  weakeneth  the  strength  of  the  mighty. 

22  He  discovereth  deep  things  out  of 
darkness,  and  bringeth  out  to  light  the 
•shadow  of  death. 

23  He  increaseth  the  nations,  and  de- 
stroyeth  them :  he  enlargeth  the  nations, 
and  straighteneth  them  again. 

24  He  taketh  away  the  heart  of  the  chief 
of  the  people  of  the  -^arth,  and  causeth 


them  to  wander  in  a  wilderness  where  there 
is  no  way. 

25  They  grope  in  the  dark  without  light, 
and  he  maketh  them  to  stagger  like  a  drunk- 
en man. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

LO,  mine  eye  hath  seen  all  this,  mine 
ear  hath  heard  and  understood  it. 

2  What  ye  know,  the  same  do  I  know 
also  :  I  am  not  inferior  unto  you. 

3  Surely  I  would  speak  to  the  Almighty ;, 
and  I  desire  to  reason  with  God. 

4  But  ye  are  forgers  of  lies,  ye  are  all 
physicians  of  no  value. 

5  O  that  ye  would  altogether  hold  your 
peace ;  and  it  should  be  your  wisdom. 

6  Hear  now  my  reasoning,  and  hearken 
to  the  pleadings  of  my  lips. 

7  Will  ye  speak  wickedly  for  God  ?  and 
talk  deceitfully  for  him  ? 

8  Will  ye  accept  his  person?  will  ye 
contend  for  God  1 

9  Is  it  good  that  he  should  search  youi 
out  ?  or  as  one  man  mocketh  another,  do 
ye  50  mock  him  ? 

10  He  will  surely  reprove  you,  if  ye  do 
secretly  accept  persons. 

11  Shall  not  his  excellency  make  you 
afi-aid  1  and  his  dread  fall  upon  you  ? 

12  Your  remembrances  are  like  unto 
ashes,  your  bodies  to  bodies  of  clay. 

13  Hold  your  peace,  let  me  alone,  that  L 
may  speak,  and  let  come  on  me  what  loill. 

14  Wherefore  do  I  take  my  flesh  in  my 
teeth,  and  put  my  life  in  mine  hand  ? 

15  Though  he  slay  me,  yet  will  I  trust 
in  him :  but  I  will  maintain  mine  own 
ways  before  him. 

16  He  also  shall  be  my  salvation  :  for  an 
hypocrite  shall  not  come  before  him. 

17  Hear  diligently  my  speech,  and  my 
declaration  with  your  ears. 

18  Behold,  now,  I  have  ordered  my  cause  ; 
I  know  that  I  shall  be  justified. 

19  Who  is  he  that  will  plead  with  me  1 
for  now,  if  I  hold  my  tongue,  I  shall  give 
up  the  ghost. 

20  Only  do  not  two  things  unto  me: 
then  will  I  not  hide  myself  from  thee. 

21  Withdraw  thine  hand  far  from  me : 
and  let  not  thy  dread  make  me  afraid. 

22  Then  call  thou,  and  I  will  answer: 
or  let  me  speak,  and  answer  thou  me. 

23  How  many  arc  mine  iniquities  and 


sins  ?  make  me  to  know  my  transgression 


and 


and  my  sin. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face, 
boldest  me  for  thine  enemy  ? 

25  Wilt  thou  break  a  leaf  driven  to  and 
fro  ?  and  wilt  thou  pursue  the  dry  stubble  ? 

26  For  thou  writest  bitter  things  against 
me,  and  makest  me  to  possess  the  iniquities 
of  my  youth. 

27  Thou  puttest  my  feet  also  in  the 
stocks,  and  lookest  narrowly  unto  all  my 
paths  ;  thou  settest  a  print  upon  the  heels 
of  my  feet.  f 

408 


Joh  entreats  God's  favour.        CHAP.  XIV,  XV. 


28  And  he,  as  a  rotten  thing,  consumeth, 
as  a  garment  that  is  moth-eaten. 
CHAP.  XIV. 
AN  that  is  born  of  a  woman  is  of  few 
days,  and  full  of  trouble. 

2  He  Cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and  is 
cut  down  :  he  fleeth  also  as  a  shadow,  and 
continueth  not. 

3  And  dost  thou  open  thuie  eyes  upon 
such  an  one,  and  bringest  me  into  judg- 
ment with  thee  1 

4  Who  can  bring  a  clean  thing  out  of 
an  unclean  ?  not  one. 

5  Seeing  his  days  are  determined,  the 
number  of  his  months  are  with  thee ;  thou 
hast  appointed  his  bounds  that  he  cannot 
pass ; 

6  Turn  from  him,  that  he  may  rest,  till 
he  shall  accomplish,  as  an  hireling,  his  day. 

7  For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  iT  it  be  cut 
down,  that  it  will  sprout  again,  and  that 
the  tender  branch  thereof  will  not  cease. 

8  Though  the  root  thereof  wax  old  in  the 
earth,  and  the  stock  thereof  die  in  the 
ground ; 

9  Yet  through  the  scent  of  water  it  will 
bud,  and  bring  forth  boughs  like  a  plant. 

10  But  man  dieth,  and  wasteth  away : 
yea,  man  giveth  up  the  ghost,  and  where 
is  he  1 

11  As  the  waters  fail  from  the  sea,  and 
the  flood  decayeth  and  drieth  up  : 

12  So  man  lieth  down,  and  riseth  not : 
till  the  heavens  be  no  more,  they  shall  not 
awake,  nor  be  raised  out  of  their  sleep. 

13  O  that  thou  wouldest  hide  me  in  the 
grave,  that  thou  wouldest  keep  me  secret, 
until  thy  wrath  be  past,  that  thou  wouldest 
appoint  me  a  set  time,  and  remember  me  ! 

14  If  a  man  die,  shall  he  live  again  ?  all 
the  days  of  my  appointed  time  will  I  wait, 
till  my  change  come. 

15  Thou  shalt  call,  and  I  will  answer 
thee :  thou  wilt  have  a  desire  to  the  work 
of  thine  hands. 

16  For  now  thou  numberest  my  steps : 
dost  thou  not  watch  over  my  sin  ? 

17  My  transgression  is  sealed  up  in  a 
bag,  and  thou  sewest  up  mine  iniquity. 

18  And  surely  the  mountain  falling 
cometh  to  nought,  and  the  rock  is  removed 
out  of  his  place. 

19  The  waters  wear  the  stones :  thou 
washest  away  the  things  which  grow  out  of 
the  dust  of  the  earth;  and  thou  destroyest 
the  hope  of  man. 

20  Thou  prevailest  for  ever  against  him, 
and  he  passeth  :  thou  changest  his  counte- 
nance, and  sendest  him  away. 

21  His  sons  come  to  honour,  and  he 
knoweth  it  not ;  and  they  are  brought  low, 
but  he  perceiveth  it  not  of  them. 

22  But  his  flesh  upon  him  shall  have  pain, 
and  his  soul  within  him  shall  mourn. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  answered  Eliphaz  the  Teman- 
ite,  and  said, 

63 


Eliphaz  reproves  Joh, 
a  wise  man  utter  vain  know- 
fill    his    belly   with    the   east 


2  Should 
ledge,  and 
wind  1 

3  Should  he  reason  with  unprofitable 
talk  1  or  with  speeches  wherewith  he  can 
do  no  good  ? 

4  Yea,  thou  castest  off  fear,  and  re- 
strainest  prayer  before  God. 

5  For  thy  mouth  uttereth  thine  iniquity, 
and  thou  choosest  the  tongue  of  the  crafty. 

6  Thine  own  mouth  condemneth  thee, 
and  not  I ;  yea,  thine  own  lips  testify 
against  thee. 

7  Art  thou  the  first  man  that  was  born  1 
or  wast  thou  made  before  the  hills  ? 

8  Hast  thou  heard  the  secret  of  God? 
and  dost  thou  restrain  wisdom  to  thyself? 

9  What  knowest  thou  that  we  know  not? 
what  understandest  thou,  which  is  not  in 
us? 

10  With  us  are  both  the  gra3--headed 
and  very  aged  men,  much  elder  than  thy 
father. 

11  Aj-e  the  consolations  of  God  small 
with  thee  ?  is  there  any  secret  thing  with 
thee  ? 

12  Why  doth  thine  heart  carry  thee 
away  ?  and  what  do  thine  eyes  wink  at, 

13  That  thou  turnest  thy  spirit  against 
God,  and  lettest  such  words  go  out  of  thy 
mouth  ? 

14  What  is  man,  that  he  should  be 
clean  ?  and  he  which  is  born  of  a  woman, 
that  he  should  be  righteous  ? 

15  Behold,  he  putteth  no  trust  in  his 
saints ;  yea,  the  heavens  are  not  clean  in 
his  sight. 

16  How  much  more  abominable  and 
filthy  is  man,  which  drinketh  iniquity  like 
water  ? 

17  I  will  shew  thee,  hear  me ;  and  that 
tvhich  I  have  seen,  I  will  declare  ; 

18  Which  wise  men  have  told  from  their 
fathers,  and  have  not  hid  it : 

19  Unto  whom  alone  the  earth  was  given, 
and  no  stranger  passed  among  them. 

20  The  wicked  man  travaileth  with  pain 
all  his  days,  and  the  number  of  years  is  hid- 
den to  the  oppressor. 

21  A  dreadful  sound  is  in  his  ears :  in 
prosperity  the  destroyer  shall  come  upon 
him. 

22  He  believeth  not  that  he  shall  return 
out  of  darkness,  and  he  is  waited  for  of  the 
sword. 

23  He  wandereth  abroad  for  bread,  say- 
ing, Where  is  it  7  he  knoweth  that  the  day 
of  darkness  is  ready  at  his  hand. 

24  Trouble  and  anguish  shall  make  him 
afraid  ;  they  shall  prevail  against  him,  as  a 
king  ready  to  the  battle. 

25  For  he  stretcheth  out  his  hand  against 
God,  and  strengtheneth  himself  against  the 
Almight}''. 

26  He  runneth  upon  him,  even  on  his 
neck,  upon  the  thick  bosses  of  his  bucklers: 

27  Because  he  covereth  his  face  with  his 

409 


Tlie  calamity  of  Job.  JOB 

fatness,  and  maketh  collops  of  fat  on  his 

28  And  he  dwelleth  in  desolate  cities, 
and  in  houses  which  no  man  inhabiteth, 
which  are  ready  to  become  heaps. 

29  He  shall  not  be  rich,  neither  shall  his 
substance  continue,  neither  shall  he  prolong 
the  perfection  thereof  upon  the  earth. 

30  He  shall  not  depart  out  of  darkness ; 
the  flame  shall  dry  up  his  branches,  and  by 
the  breath  of  his  mouth  shall  he  go  away. 

31  Let  not  him  that  is  deceived  trust  m 
vanity  :  for  vanity  sliall  be  his  recompense. 

32  It  shall  be  accomplished  before  his 
time,  and  his  branch  shall  not  be  green. 

33  He  shall  shake  off  his  unripe  grape 
as  the  vine,  and  shall  cast  off  his  flower  as 
the  olive.  •         r  t 

34  For  the  congregation  of  hypocrites 
shall  be  desolate,  and  fire  shall  consume  the 
tabernacles  of  bribery.  . 

35  They  conceive  mischief,  and  bring 
forth  vanity,  and  their  belly  prepareth  deceit. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  I  have  heard  many  such  things: 
miserable  comforters  are  ye  all. 

3  Shall  vain  words  have  an  end?  or  what 
emboldeneth  thee  that  thou  answerest  ? 

4  1  also  could  speak  as  ye  do :  if  your 
soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead,  I  could  heap 
up  words  against  you,  and  shake  mine  head 
at  you.  . 

5  But  I  would  strengthen  you  with  my 
mouth,  and  the  moving  of  my  lips  should 
assuage  ymv  grief. 

6  though  I  speak,  my  grief  is  not  as- 
suaged :  and  though  I  forbear,  what  am  1 

7  But  now  he  hath  made  me  weary :  thou 
hast  made  desolate  all  my  company. 

8  And  thou  hast  filled  me  with  wrinkles, 
ichich  is  a  witness  against  me:  and  my 
leanness  rising  up  in  me  beareth  witness 
to  my  face. 

9  He  teareth  me  in  his  wrath,  who  hateth 
me  :  he  gnasheth  upon  me  with  his  teeth  ; 
mine  enemy  sharpenetL  his  eyes  upon  me. 

10  They  have  gaped  upon  me  with  their 
mouth;  they  have  smitten  me  upon  the 
cheek  reproachfully;  they  have  gathered 
themselves  together  against  me. 

11  God  hath  delivered  me  to  the  ungodly, 
and  turned  me  over  into  the  hands  of  the 

wicked.  ,     ,     ,    ,      , 

12  I  was  at  ease,  but  he  hath  broken  me 
asunder :  he  hath  also  taken  me  by  my  neck, 
and  shaken  me  to  pieces,  and  set  me  up  for 
his  mark. 

13  His  archers  compass  me  round  about; 
he  cleaveth  my  reins  asunder,  and  doth  not 
spare ;  he  poureth  out  my  gall  upon  the 
ground. 

14  He  breaketh  me  with  breach  upon 
breach ;  he  runneth  upon  me  like  a  giant. 

15  I  have  sewed  sackcloth  upon  my  skin, 
and  defiled  my  horn  in  the  dust. 


He  appeals  to  God. 

16  My  face  is  foul  with  weeping,  and  on 
my  eyelids  is  the  shadow  of  death ; 

17  Not  for  any  injustice  in  mine  hands: 
also  my  prayer  is  pure. 

18  O  earth,  cover  not  thou  my  blood,  and 
let  my  cry  have  no  place.  _    . 

19  Also  now,  behold,  my  witness  is  m 
heaven,  and  my  record  is  on  high. 

20  My  friends  scorn  me:  hut  mine  eye 
poureth  out  tears  unto  God. 

21  O  that  one  might  plead  for  a  man 
with  God,  as  a  man  pleadeth  for  his  neigh- 
bour !  , 

22  When  a  few  years  are  come,  then  1 
shall  go  the  way  whence  I  shall  not  return. 

^        CHAP.  xvn. 

MY  breath  is  corrupt,  my  days  are  ex- 
tinct, the  graves  arc  ready  for  me. 

2  Ai-e  there  not  mockers  with  me  ?  and 
doth  not  mine  eye  continue  in  their  provo- 
cation 1  . 

3  Lay  down  now,  put  me  in  a  surety  with 
thee :  who  is  he  that  will  strike  hands  with 
me  1  „ 

4  For  thou  hast  hid  their  heart  from  un- 
derstanding ;  therefore  shah  thou  not  exalt 

them.  I .  r  ■      1 

5  He  that  speaketh  flattery  to  his  friends, 
even  the  eyes  of  his  children  shall  fail. 

6  He  hath  made  me  also  a  by-word  ot 
the  people :  and  aforetime  I  was  as  a  tabret. 

7  Mine  eye  also  is  dim  by  reason  of  sor- 
row, and  all  my  members  arc  as  a  shadow. 

8 '  Upright  ?«e«  shall  be  astonied  at  this, 
and  the  innocent  shall  stir  up  himself 
against  the  hypocrite. 

9  The  righteous  also  shall  hold  on  his 
way,  and  he  that  hath  clean  hands  shall  be 
stronger  and  stronger. 

10  But  as  for  you  all,  do  ye  return,  and 
come  now :  for  I  cannot  find  one  wise  man 
among  you. 

11  My  days  are  past,  my  purposes  are 
broken  off",  even  the  thoughts  of  my  heart. 

12  They  change  the  night  into  day  :  the 
light  is  short  because  of  darkness. 

13  If  I  wait,  the  grave  is  mine  house :  I 
have  made  my  bed  in  the  darkness. 

14  I  have  said  to  corruption.  Thou  art 
my  father  :  to  the  worm,  Thou  art  my  mo- 
ther, and  my  sister. 

15  And  where  is  now  my  hope  ?  as  for 
my  hope,  who  shall  see  it? 

16  They  shall  go  down  to  the  bars  of  the 
nit  when  our  rest  together  is  in  the  dust. 

CHAP.  XVIH. 

THEN   answered   Bildad  the   Shuhite, 
and  said, 

2  How  long  ivill  it  he  ere  ye  make  an 
end  of  words?  mark,  and  afterward  we  will 
speak. 

3  Wherefore  are  we  counted  as  beasts, 
and  reputed  vile  in  your  sight? 

4  He  teareth  himself  in  his  anger  :  shall 
the  earth  be  forsaken  for  thee  ?  and  shall  the 
rock  be  removed  out  of  his  place  ? 

5  Yea,  the  light  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
410 


TJie  calamities  of  the  vnclced.   CHAP.  XIX 
put  out,  and  the  spark  of  his  fire  shall  not 
shine. 

6  The  light  shall  be  dark  in  his  taberna- 
cle, and  his  candle  shall  be  put  out  with 
him. 

7  The  steps  of  his  strength  shall  be  strait- 
ened, and  his  own  counsel  shall  cast  him 
down. 

8  For  he  is  cast  into  a  net  by  his  own 
feet,  and  he  walketh  upon  a  snare. 

9  The  gin  shall  take  Mm  by  the  heel,  and 
the  robber  shall  prevail  against  him. 

10  The  snare  is  laid  for  him  in  the 
ground,  and  a  trap  for  him  in  the  way. 

11  Terrors  shall  make  him  afraid  on 
every  side,  and  shall  drive  him  to  his 
feet. 

12  His  strength  shall  be  hunger-bitten, 
and  destruction  shall  he  ready  at  his  side. 

13  It  shall  devour  the  strength  of  his 
skin  :  even  the  first-born  of  death  shall  de- 
vour his  strength. 

14  His  confidence  shall  be  rooted  out  of 
his  tabernacle,  and  it  shall  bring  him  to  the 
king  of  terrors. 

15  It  shall  dwell  in  his  tabernacle,  be- 
cause it  is  none  of  his :  brimstone  shall  be 
scattered  upon  his  habitation. 

16  His  roots  shall  be  dried  up  beneath, 
and  above  shall  his  branch  be  cut  off. 

17  His  remembrance  shall  perish  from 
the  earth,  and  he  shall  have  no  name  in  the 
street. 

18  He  shall  be  driven  from  light  into 
darkness,  and  chased  out  of  the  world. 

19  He  shall  neither  have  son  nor  nephew 
among  his  people,  nor  any  remaining  in  his 
dwellings. 

20  They  that  come  after  him  shall  be  as- 
tonied  at  his  day,  as  they  that  went  be- 
fore were  affrighted. 

21  Surely  such  are  the  dwellings  of  the 
wicked,  and  this  is  the  place  of  him  that 
knoweth  not  God. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  long  will  ye  vex  my  soul,  and 
break  me  in  pieces  with  words  ? 

3  These  ten  times  have  ye  reproached 
me :  ye  are  not  ashamed  that  je  make 
3'ourselves  strange  to  me. 

4  And  be  it  indeed  that  I  have  erred, 
mine  error  remaineth  with  myself. 

•5  If  indeed  ye  will  magnify  yourselves 
against  me,  and  plead  against  me  my  re- 
proach : 

6  Know  now  that  God  hath  overthrown 
me,  and  hath  compassed  me  with  his  net. 

7  Behold,  I  crj^  out  of  wrong,  but  I  am 
not  heard :  1  cry  aloud,  but  there  is  no  judg- 
ment. 

8  He  hath  fenced  up  my  way  that  I  can- 
not pass,  and  he  hath  set  darkness  in  my 
paths. 

9  He  hath  stripped  me  of  my  glory,  and 
taken  the  crown  y?-o/«  my  head. 

10  He  hath  destroyed  me  on  every  side, 


XX.  JoVs  belief  in  the  resurrection. 
and  I  arn  gone :  and  mine  hope  hath  he  re- 
moved like  a  tree. 

11  He  hath  also  kindled  his  wrath  against 
me,  and  he  counteth  me  unto  him  as  one  of 
his  enemies. 

12  His  troops  come  together,  and  raise 
up  their  way  against  me,  and  encamp  round 
about  my  tabernacle. 

13  He  hath  put  my  brethren  far  from  me, 
and  mine  acquaintance  are  verily  estranged 
from  me. 

14  My  kinsfolk  have  failed,  and  my  fa- 
miliar friends  have  forgotten  me. 

15  They  that  dwell  in  mine  house,  and 
my  maids,  count  me  for  a  stranger :  I  am 
an  alien  in  their  sight. 

16  I  called  my  servant,  and  he  gave  me 
no  answer ;  I  entreated  him  with  my  mouth. 

17  My  breath  is  strange  to  my  wife, 
though  I  entreated  for  the  children's  sake 
of  mine  own  body. 

18  Yea,  young  children  despised  me ;  1 
arose,  and  they  spake  against  me. 

19  All  my  mward  friends  abhorred  me: 
and  they  whom  I  loved  are  turned  against 
me. 

20  My  bone  cleaveth  to  my  skin  and  to 
my  flesh,  and  I  am  escaped  with  the  skin 
of  my  teeth. 

21  Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity  upon 
me,  O  ye  my  friends ;  for  the  hand  of  God 
hath  touched  me. 

22  Why  do  ye  persecute  me  as  God,  and 
are  not  satisfied  with  my  flesh  1 

23  O  that  my  words  were  now  written  ! 
O  that  thej^  were  printed  in  a  book ! 

24  That  they  were  graven  with  an  iron 
pen  and  lead  in  the  rock  for  ever ! 

25  For  I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth, 
and  that  he  shall  stand  at  the  latter  day 
upon  the  earth: 

26  And  though  after  my  skin  icorms  de- 
stroy this  body,  yet  in  my  flesh  shall  I  see 
God : 

27  Whom  I  shall  see  for  myself,  and 
mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  another; 
though  my  reins  be  consumed  within  me. 

28  But  ye  should  say.  Why  persecute 
we  him,  seeing  the  root  of  the  matter  is 
found  in  me  ? 

29  Be  ye  afraid  of  the  sword :  for  wrath 
h-ingcth  the  punishments  of  the  sword,  that 
ye  may  know  there  is  a  judgment. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THEN  answered  Zophar  the  Naama- 
thite,  and  said, 

2  Therefore  do  my  thoughts  cause  me  to 
answer,  and  for  this  I  make  haste. 

3  1  have  heard  the  check  of  my  re- 
proach, and  the  spirit  of  my  understanding 
causeth  me  to  answer. 

4  Knowest  thou  not  this  of  old,  since 
man  was  placed  upon  earth, 

5  That  the  triumphing  of  the  wicked  is 
short,  and  the  joy  of  the  hypocrite  but  for 
a  moment  ? 

6  Though  his  excellency  mount  up  to 
411 


The  state  of  the  wicked.  JOB 

the  heavens,  and  his  head  reach  unto  the 
clouds ; 

7  Yet  he  shall  perish  for  ever  like  his 
own  dung:  they  which  have  seen  him  shall 
say,  Where  is  he  ? 

8  He  shall  fly  away  as  a  dream,  and 
shall  not  be  found :  yea,  he  shall  be  chased 
away  as  a  vision  of  the  night. 

9  The  eye  also  loliick  saw  him  shall  see 
him  no  more ;  neither  shall  his  place  any 
more  behold  him. 

10  His  children  shall  seek  to  please  the 
poor,  and  his  hands  shall  restore  their  goods. 

11  His  bones  are  full  of  the  sin  of  his 
youth,  which  shall  lie  down  with  him  in 
the  dust. 

12  Though  wickedness  be  sweet  in  his 
mouth,  though  he  hide  it  under  his  tongue ; 

13  Though  he  spare  it,  and  forsake  it 
not;  but  keep  it  still  within  his  mouth : 

14  Yet  his  meat  in  his  bowels  is  turned. 


it  is  the  gall  of  asps  within  him. 

15  He  hath  swallowed  down  riches,  and 
he  shall  vomit  them  up  again :  God  shall 
cast  them  out  of  his  belly. 

16  He  shall  suck  the  poison  of  asps  :  the 
viper's  tongue  shall  slay  him. 

17  He  shall  not  see  the  rivers,  the  floods, 
the  brooks  of  honey  and  butter. 

IS  That  which  he  laboured  for  shall  he 
restore,  and  shall  not  swallow  it  down  :  ac- 
cording to  his  substance  shall  the  restitution 
he,  and  he  shall  not  rejoice  therein. 

19  Because  he  hath  oppressed  and  hath 
forsaken  the  poor ;  because  he  hath  vio- 
lently taken  away  an  house  which  he 
builded  not ; 

20  Surely  he  shall  not  feel  quietness  in 
his  belly,  he  shall  not  save  of  that  which 
he  desired. 

21  There  shall  none  of  his  meat  be  left; 
therefore  shall  no  man  look  for  his  goods. 

22  In  the  fulness  of  his  sufiiciency  he 
shall  be  in  straits :  every  hand  of  the  wick- 
ed shall  come  upon  him. 

23  When  he  is  about  to  fill  his  belly, 
God  shall  cast  the  fury  of  his  wrath  upon 
him,  and  shall  rain  it  upon  him  while  he  is 
eating. 

24  He  shall  flee  from  the  iron  weapon, 
and  the  bow  of  steel  shall  strike  him 
through. 

25  It  is  drawn,  and  cometh  out  of  the 
body ;  yea,  the  glittering  sword  cometh  out 
of  his  gall :  terrors  are  upon  him. 

26  All  darkness  shall  be  hid  in  his  se- 
cret places :  a  fire  not  blown  shall  consume 
him ;  it  sliall  go  ill  with  him  that  is  left  in 
his  tabernacle. 

27  The  heaven  shall  reveal  his  iniquity ; 
and  the  earth  shall  rise  up  against  him. 

28  The  increase  of  his  house  shall  de- 
part, and  his  goods  shall  flow  away  in  the 
day  of  his  wrath. 

29  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man 
from  God,  and  the  heritage  appointed  unto 
him  by  God. 


Job  sheics  cause  for  his  gnef 
CHAP.  XXI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Hear  diligently  my  speech,  and 
let  this  be  your  consolations. 

3  Suffer  me  that  I  may  speak ;  and  after 
that  I  have  spoken,  mock  on. 

4  As  for  me,  is  my  complaint  to  man  ? 
and  if  it  loere  so,  why  should  not  my  spirit 
be  troubled  1 

5  Mark  me,  and  be  astonished,  and  lay 
your  hand  upon  your  mouth. 

6  Even  when  I  remember  I  am  afraid, 
and  trembling  taketh  hold  on  my  flesh. 

7  Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live,  become 
old,  yea,  are  mighty  in  power  ? 

8  Their  seed  is  established  in  their  sight 
with  them,  and  their  offspring  before  their 
eyes. 

9  Their  houses  rt?*c  safe  from  fear,  neither 
is  the  rod  of  God  upon  them. 

10  Their  bull  gendereth,  and  faileth 
not :  their  cow  calveth,  and  casteth  not  her 
calf 

11  They  send  forth  their  little  ones  like 
a  flock,  and  their  children  dance. 

12  They  take  the  timbrel  and  harp,  and 
rejoice  at  the  sound  of  the  organ. 

13  They  spend  their  days  in  wealth,  and 
in  a  moment  go  down  to  the  grave. 

14  Therefore  they  say  unto  God,  De- 
part from  us  ;  for  we  desire  not  the  know- 
ledge of  thy  ways. 

15  What  is  the  Almighty,  that  we  should 
serve  him  ?  and  what  profit  should  we  have 
if  we  pray  unto  him  ? 

16  Lo,  their  good  is  not  in  their  hand: 
the  counsel  of  the  wicked  is  far  from  me. 

17  How  oft  is  the  candle  of  the  wicked 
put  out  ?  and  hoio  oft  cometh  their  destruc- 
tion upon  them?  God  distributeth  sorrows 
in  his  anger. 

18  They  are  as  stubble  before  the  wind, 
and  as  chaff"  that  the  storm  carrieth  away. 

19  God  layeth  up  his  iniquity  for  his 
children :  he  rewardeth  him,  and  he  shall 
know  it. 

20  His  eyes  shall  see  his  destruction, 
and  he  shall  drink  of  the  wrath  of  the  Al- 
mighty. 

21  For  what  pleasure  hath  he  in  his 
house  after  him,  when  the  number  of  his 
months  is  cut  oft'  in  the  midst  ? 

22  Shall  any  teach  God  knowledge  1  see- 
ing he  judgeth  those  that  are  high. 

23  One  dieth  in  his  full  strength,  being 
wholly  at  ease  and  quiet. 

24  His  breasts  are  full  of  milk,  and  his 
bones  are  moistened  with  marrow. 

25  And  another  dieth  in  the  bitterness 
of  his  soul,  and  never  eateth  with  plea- 
sure. 

26  They  shall  lie  down  alike  in  the  dust, 
and  the  worms  shall  cover  them. 

27  Behold,  I  know  your  thoughts,  and 
the  devices  which  ye  wrongfully  imagine 
against  me. 

28  For  ye  say,  Where  is  the  house  of 

412 


Job  accused  of  sundry  sins,    CHAP.  XXII,  XXIIl. 


the  prince?  and  where  are  the  dwelling- 
places  of  the  wicked  1 

29  Have  3^e  not  asked  them  that  go  by 
the  way  1  and  do  ye  not  know  their  tokens, 

30  That  the  wicked  is  reserved  to  the 
day  of  destruction  1  they  shall  be  brought 
forth  to  the  day  of  wrath. 

31  Who  shall  declare  his  way  to  his  face  ? 
and  who  shall  repay  him  what  he  hath 
done? 

32  Yet  shall  he  be  brought  to  the  grave, 
and  shall  remain  in  the  tomb. 

33  The  clods  of  the  valley  shall  be 
sweet  unto  him,  and  every  man  shall  draw 
after  him,  as  there  are  innumerable  before 
him. 

34  How  then  comfort  ye  me  in  vain, 
seeing  in  your  answers  there  remaineth 
falsehood  ? 

CHAP.  XXH. 

THEN  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  answered 
and  said, 

2  Can  a  man  be  profitable  unto  God,  as 
he  that  is  wise  may  be  profitable  unto 
himself? 

3  Is  it  any  pleasure  to  the  Almighty, 
that  thou  art  righteous?  oris  it  gain  to  him, 
that  thou  makest  thy  ways  perfect  ? 

4  Will  he  reprove  thee  for  fear  of  thee  ? 
will  he  enter  with  thee  into  judgment? 

6  Is  not  thy  wickedness  great  ?  and 
thine  iniquities  infinite  ? 

6  For  thou  hast  taken  a  pledge  from  thy 
brother  for  nought,  and  stripped  the  naked 
of  their  clothing. 

7  Thou  hast  not  given  water  to  the  wea- 
ry to  drink,  and  thou  hast  withholden 
bread  from  the  hungry. 

8  But  as  for  the  mighty  man,  he  had  the 
earth  ;  and  the  honourable  man  dwelt  in  it. 

9  Thou  hast  sent  widows  away  empty, 
and  the  arms  of  the  fatherless  have  been 
broken. 

10  Therefore  snares  are  round  about 
thee,  and  sudden  fear  troubleth  thee ; 

11  Or  darkness,  that  thou  canst  not  see  ; 
and  abimdance  of  waters  cover  thee. 

12  Is  not  God  in  the  height  of  heaven  ? 
and  beliold  the  height  of  the  stars,  how  high 
they  are ! 

13  And  thou  sayest,  How  doth  God 
know?  can  he  judge  through  the  dark 
cloud? 

14  Thick  clouds  are  a  covering  to  him, 
that  he  seeth  not ;  and  he  walketh  in  the 
circuit  of  heaven. 

15  Hast  thou  marked  the  old  way  which 
wicked  men  have  trodden  ? 

16  Which  were  cut  down  out  of  time, 
whose  foundation  was  overflown  with  a 
flood: 

17  Which  said  unto  God,  Depart  from 
us :  and  what  can  the  Almighty  do  for 
them  ? 

18  Yet  he  filled  their  houses  with  good 
things:  but  the  counsel  of  the  wicked  is 
far  from  me. 


JoVs  innocency4 


19  The  righteous  see  it,  and  are  glad ; 
and  the  innocent  laugh  them  to  scorn. 

20  Whereas  our  substance  is  not  cut 
down,  but  the  remnant  of  them  the  fire 
consumeth. 

21  Acquaint  now  thyself  with  him,  and 
be  at  peace :  thereby  good  shall  come  un- 
to thee. 

22  Receive,  1  pray  thee,  the  law  from 
his  mouth,  and  lay  up  his  words  in  thine 
heart. 

23  If  thou  return  to  the  Almighty,  thou 
shalt  be  built  up,  thou  shalt  put  away  ini- 
quity far  from  thy  tabernacles. 

24  Then  shalt  thou  lay  up  gold  as  dust, 
and  the  gold  of  Ophir  as  the  stones  of  the 
brooks. 

25  Yea,  the  Almighty  shall  be  thy  de- 
fence, and  thou  shalt  have  plenty  of  silver. 

26  For  then  shah  thou  have  thy  delight 
in  the  Almighty,  and  shalt  lift  up  thy  face 
unto  God. 

27  Thou  shalt  make  thy  praj-er  unto 
him,  and  he  shall  hear  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
pay  thy  vows. 

28  Thou  shalt  also  decree  a  thing,  and 
it  shall  be  established  unto  thee :  and  the 
light  shall  shine  upon  thy  ways. 

29  When  men  are  cast  down,  then  thou 
shalt  say.  There  is  lifting  up ;  and  he  shall 
save  the  humble  person. 

30  He  shall  deliver  the  island  of  the 
innocent:  and  it  is  delivered  by  the  pure- 
ness  of  thine  hands. 

CHAP.  xxni. 

THEN  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  Even  to-day  is  my  complaint  bit- 
ter: my  stroke  is  heavier  than  my  groaning. 

3  Oh  that  I  knew  where  I  might  find 
him !  that  1  might  come  et^cn  to  his  seat ! 

4  I  would  order  ?ny  cause  before  him, 
and  fill  my  mouth  with  arguments. 

5  I  would  know  the  words  jvhich  he 
would  answer  me,  and  understand  what  he 
would  sa}'  unto  me. 

6  Will  he  plead  against  me  with  his 
great  power  ?  No ;  but  he  would  put 
strength  in  me. 

7  There  the  righteous  might  dispute 
with  him;  so  should  I  be  delivered  for 
ever  from  my  judge. 

S  Behold,  I  go  forward,  but  he  is  not 
there;  and  backward,  but  I  cannot  per- 
ceive him : 

9  On  the  left  hand,  where  he  doth  work, 
but  I  cannot  behold  hiin  :  he  hideth  him- 
self on  the  right  hand,  that  I  cannot  see 
Idm : 

10  But  he  knoweth  the  way  that  I  take  : 
when  he  hath  tried  me,  I  shall  come  forth 
as  gold. 

11  My  foot  hath  held  his  steps,  his  way 
have  I  kept,  and  not  declined. 

12  Neither  have  I  gone  back  from  the 
commandment  of  his  lips  ;  I  have  esteemed 
the  words  of  his  mouth  more  than  my  ne- 
cessary/oo</. 

413 


Judgment  for  the  wicked. 


JOB. 


God^s  power  is  infinite. 


13  But  he  is  in  one  mind,  and  who  can 
turn  him  1  and  what  his  soul  desireth,  even 
that  he  doeth. 

14  For  he  performeth  the  thing  that  is 
appointed  for  me :  and  many  such  thitigs 
are  with  him. 

15  Therefore  am  I  troubled  at  his  pre- 
sence :  when  I  consider,  I  am  afraid  of 
him. 

16  For  God  maketh  my  heart  soft,  and 
the  Almighty  troubleth  me  : 

17  Because  I  was  not  cut  off  before  the 
darkness,  tieither  hath  he  covered  the  dark- 
ness from  my  face. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

WHY,   seeing   times   are   not  hidden 
from   the   Almighty,   do  they  that 
know  him  not  see  his  days  1 

2  Same  remove  the  landmarks;  they 
violently  take  away  flocks,  and  feed  there- 
of- 

3  They  drive  away  the  ass  of  the  father- 
less, they  take  the  widow's  ox  for  a  pledge. 

4  They  turn  the  needy  out  of  the  waj' : 
the  poor  of  the  earth  hide  themselves  to- 
gether. 

5  Behold,  as  wild  asses  in  the  desert,  go 
they  forth  to  their  work ;  rising  betimes 
for  a  prey  :  the  wilderness  yiekleth  food  for 
them  and  for  their  children. 

6  They  reap  every  one  his  corn  in  the 
field  ;  and  they  gather  the  vintage  of  the 
wicked. 

7  They  cause  the  naked  to  lodge  with- 
out clothing,  that  they  have  no  covering  in 
the  cold. 

8  They  are  wet  with  the  showers  of  the 
mountains,  and  embrace  the  rock  for  want 
of  a  shelter. 

9  They  pluck  the  fatherless  from  the 
breast,  and  take  a  pledge  of  the  poor. 

10  They  cause  him  to  go  naked  without 
clothing,  and  they  take  awaj'  the  sheaf 
from  the  hungry  ; 

11  Which  make  oil  vvithna  their  walls, 
and  tread  their  wine-presses,  and  suffer 
thirst. 

12  Men  groan  from  out  of  the  city,  and 
the  soul  of  the  wounded  crieth  out :  yet 
God  layeth  not  folly  to  than. 

13  They  are  of  those  that  rebel  against 
the  light ;  they  know  not  the  ways  thereof, 
nor  abide  in  the  paths  thereof 

14  The  murderer  rising  with  the  light 
killeth  the  poor  and  needy,  and  in  the 
night  is  as  a  thief 

15  The  eye  also  of  the  adulterer  waiteth 
for  the  twilight,  saying,  No  eye  shall  see 
jiie  :  and  disguisetii  his  face. 

16  In  the  dark  they  dig  through  houses, 
which  ihey  had  marked  for  themselves  in 
the  day-time  :  they  know  not  the  light. 

17  For  the  morning  is  to  them  even  as 
the  shadow  of  death :  if  one  know  thern, 
they  arc  in  the  terrors  of  the  shadow  of 
death. 

18  He  is  swift  as  the  waters ;  their  por- 


tion is  cursed  in  the  earth :  he  beholdeth 
not  the  way  of  the  vineyards. 

19  Drought  and  heat  consume  the  snow- 
waters :  so  doth  the  grave  those  ichich  have 
sinned. 

20  The  womb  shall  forget  him ;  the 
worm  shall  feed  sweetly  on  him ;  he  shall 
be  no  more  remembered  ;  and  wickedness 
shall  be  broken  as  a  tree. 

21  He  evil-entreateth  the  barren  that 
beareth  not :  and  doeth  not  good  to  the 
widow. 

22  He  draweth  also  the  mighty  with  his 
power  :  he  riseth  up,  and  no  man  is  sure 
of  life. 

23  Though  it  be  given  him  to  be  in  safe- 
ty, whereon  he  resteth ;  yet  his  eyes  are 
upon  their  ways. 

24  They  are  exalted  for  a  little  while, 
but  are  gone  and  brought  low ;  they  are 
taken  out  of  the  way  as  all  other,  and  cut 
off  as  the  tops  of  the  ears  of  corn. 

25  And  if  it  he  not  so  now,  who  will 
make  me  a  liar,  and  make  my  speech  no- 
thing worth  ] 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THEN  answered  Bildad  the  Shuhite, 
and  said, 

2  Dominion  and  fear  are  with  him,  he 
maketh  peace  in  his  high  places. 

3  Is  there  any  number  of  his  armies  ? 
and  upon  whom  doth  not  his  light  arise  ? 

4  How  then  can  man  be  justified  with 
God  ?  or  how  can  he  be  clean  that  is  born 
of  a  woman  ? 

5  Behold  even  to  the  moon,  and  it  shineth 
not;  j'ea,  the  stars  are  not  pure  in  his 
sight. 

6  How  much  less  man,  that  is  a  worm; 
and  the  son  of  man,  tohich  is  a  worm  ? 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

BUT  Job  answered  and  said, 
2  How  hast  thou  helped  him  that  is 
without  power  ?  how  savest  thou  the  arm 
that  hath  no  strength  ? 

3  How  hast  thou  counselled  him  that 
hath  no  ^visdom  ?  and  hoto  hast  thou  plen- 
tifully declared  the  thing  as  it  is  ?  . 

4  To  whom  hast  thou  uttered  words  ? 
and  whose  spirit  came  from  thee  ? 

5  Dead  things  are  formed  from  under 
the  waters,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof 

6  Hell  is  naked  before  him,  and  destruc- 
tion hath  no  covering. 

7  He  stretcheth  out  the  north  over  the 
empty  place,  and  hangeth  the  earth  upon 
nothing. 

8  He  bindeth  up  the  waters  in  his  thick 
clouds ;  and  the  cloud  is  not  rent  under 
them. 

9  He  holdeth  back  the  face  oHiis  throne, 
and  spreadeth  his  cloud  upon  it. 

10  He  hath  compassed  the  waters  with 
bounds,  until  the  day  and  night  come  to 
an  end. 

11  Tlie  pillars  of  heaven  tremble,  and 
are  astonished  at  his  reproof. 

414 


The  wicked  are  cursed.      CHAP.  XXVIl,  XXVIIl.     The  excellency  of  msdom. 


12  He  divideth  the  sea  with  his  power, 
and  by  his  understanding  he  smiteth 
throu^  the  proud. 

13  By  his  spirit  he  hath  garnished  the 
heavens ;  his  hand  hath  formed  the  crook- 
ed serpent. 

14  Lo,  these  are  parts  of  his  ways ;  but 
how  little  a  portion  is  heard  of  him  ?  but 
the  thunder  of  his  power  who  can  under- 
stand ? 

CHAP.  xxvn. 

MOREOVER,  Job  continued  his  para- 
ble and  said, 

2  As  God  liveth,  loho  hath  taken  away 
my  judgment ;  and  the  Almighty,  who 
hath  vexed  my  soul ; 

3  All  the  while  my  breath  is  in  me  and 
the  spirit  of  God  is  in  my  nostrils  ; 

4  My  lips  shall  not  speak  wickedness, 
nor  my  tongue  utter  deceit. 

5  God  forbid  that  I  should  justify  you : 
till  I  die  I  will  not  remove  mine  integrity 
from  me. 

6  My  righteousness  I  hold  fast,  and  will 
not  let  it  go  :  my  heart  shall  not  reproach 
me  so  long  as  I  live. 

7  Let  mine  enemy  be  as  the  wicked, 
and  he  that  riseth  up  against  me  as  the  un- 
righteous. 

8  For  what  is  the  hope  of  the  hypocrite, 
though  he  hath  gained,  when  God  taketh 
away  his  soul  1 

9  Will  God  hear  his  cry  when  trouble 
cometh  upon  him  ? 

10  Will  he  delight  himself  in  the  Al- 
mighty ?  will  he  always  call  upon  God  ? 

11  I  will  teach  you  by  the  hand  of  God  : 
that  which  is  with  the  Almighty  will  I  not 
conceal. 

12  Behold,  all  ye  yourselves  have  seen 
it ;  why  then  are  ye  thus  altogether 
vain  ? 

13  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man 
with  God,  and  the  heritage  of  oppressors, 
lohich  they  shall  receive  of  the  Almighty. 

14  If  his  children  be  multiplied,  it  is 
for  the  sword :  and  his  offspring  shall  not 
be  satisfied  with  bread. 

15  Those  that  remain  of  him  shall  be 
buried  in  death :  and  his  widows  shall  not 
weep. 

16  Though  he  heap  up  silver  as  the 
dust,  and  prepare  raiment  as  the  clay  ; 

17  He  may  prepare  it,  but  the  just  shall 
put  it  on,  and  the  innocent  shall  divide  the 
silver. 

18  He  buildeth  his  house  as  a  moth,  and 
as  a  booth  that  the  keeper  maketh. 

19  The  rich  man  shall  lie  down,  but  he 
shall  not  be  gathered :  he  openeth  his 
eyes,  and  he  is  not. 

20  Terrors  take  hold  on  him  as  waters, 
a  tempest  stealeth  him  away  in  the  night. 

21  The  east  wind  carrieth  him  away, 
and  he  departeth  :  and  as  a  storm  hurleth 
him  out  of  his  place. 

22  For  God  shall  cast  upon  him,  and 


not  spare :  he  would  fain  flee  out  of  his 
hand. 

23  Men  shall  clap  theii-  hands  at  him, 
and  shall  hiss  him  out  of  his  place. 

CHAP,  xxvni. 

SURELY  there  is  a  vein  for  the  silver, 
and  a  place  for  gold  where  they  fine  it. 

2  Iron  is  taken  out  of  the  earth,  and 
brass  is  molten  out  of  the  stone. 

3  He  setteth  an  end  to  darkness,  and 
searcheth  out  all  perfection  :  the  stones  of 
darkness,  and  the  shadow  of  death. 

4  The  flood  breaketh  out  from  the  in- 
habitant ;  even  the  waters  forgotten  of  the 
foot :  they  are  dried  up,  they  are  gone 
away  from  men. 

5  As  for  the  earth,  out  of  it  cometh 
bread  :  and  under  it  is  turned  up  as  it  were 
fire. 

6  The  stones  of  it  are  the  place  of 
sapphires :  and  it  hath  dust  of  ^old. 

7  There  is  a  path  which  no  fowl  know- 
eth,  and  which  the  vulture's  eye  hath  not 
seen : 

8  The  lion's  whelps  have  not  trodden  it, 
nor  the  fierce  lion  passed  by  it. 

9  He  putteth  forth  his  hand  upon  the 
rock  ;  he  overturneth  the  mountains  by  the 
roots. 

10  He  cutteth  out  rivers  among  the 
rocks ;  and  his  eye  seeth  every  precious 
thing, 

11  He  bindeth  the  floods  from  overflow- 
ing ;  and  the  thing  that  is  hid  bringeth  he 
forth  to  light. 

12  But  where  shall  wisdom  be  found? 
and  where  is  the  place  of  understanding  ? 

13  Man  knoweth  not  the  price  thereof; 
neither  is  it  found  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  The  depth  saith,  It  is  not  in  me: 
and  the  sea  saith.  It  is  not  with  me. 

15  It  cannot  be  gotten  for  gold,  neither 
shall  silver  be  weighed  for  the  price 
thereof 

16  It  cannot  be  valued  with  the  gold  of 
Ophir,  with  the  precious  onyx,  or  the 
sapphire. 

17  The  gold  and  the  crystal  cannot 
equal  it :  and  the  exchange  of  it  shall  not 
be  for  jewels  of  fine  gold. 

18  No  mention  shall  be  made  of  coral, 
or  of  pearls :  for  the  price  of  wisdom  is 
above  rubies. 

19  The  topaz  of  Ethiopia  shall  not  equal 
it,  neither  shall  it  be  valued  with  pure 
gold. 

20  Whence  then  cometh  wisdom  1  and 
where  is  the  place  of  understanding  ? 

21  Seeing  it  is  hid  from  the  eyes  of  all 
living,  and  kept  close  from  the  fowls  of  the 
air. 

22  Destruction  and  death  say,  We  have 
heard  the  fame  thereof  with  our  ears. 

23  God  understandeth  the  way  thereof, 
and  he  knoweth  the  place  thereof 

24  For  he  looketh  to  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  and  seeth  under  the  whole  heaven ; 

415 


Joh  bemoans  himself. 


JOB. 


His  honour  turns  into  contempt. 


25  To  make  the  weight  for  the  winds ; 
and  he  weigheth  the  waters  by  measure. 

26  When  he  made  a  decree  for  the  rain, 
and  a  way  for  the  lightning  of  the  thun- 
der ; 

27  Then  did  he  see  it,  and  declare  it  ; 
he  prepared  it,  yea,  and  searched  it  out. 

28  And  unto  man  he  said.  Behold,  the 
fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is  wisdom  ;  and  to 
depart  from  evil  is  understanding. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

MOREOVER,  Job  continued  his  para- 
ble, and  said, 

2  Oh  that  I  were  as  in  months  past,  as 
in  the  days  when  God  preserved  me  ; 

3  When  his  candle  shined  upon  my 
head,  and  when  by  his  light  I  walked 
through  darkness ; 

4  As  I  was  in  the  days  of  my  youth, 
•when  the  secret  of  God  was  upon  my  ta- 
bernacle ; 

5  When  the  Almighty  loas  yet  with  me, 
ivhen  my  children  ivere  about  me  ; 

6  When  I  washed  my  steps  with  butter, 
and  the  rock  poured  me  out  rivers  of  oil ; 

7  When  I  went  out  to  the  gate  through 
the  city,  when  I  prepared  my  seat  in  the 
street ! 

8  The  young  men  saw  me,  and  hid 
themselves :  and  the  aged  arose,  and  stood 
up. 

9  The  princes  refrained  talking,  and 
laid  their  hand  on  their  mouth. 

10  The  nobles  held  their  peace,  and  their 
tongue  cleaved  to  the  roof  of  their  mouth. 

1 1  When  the  ear  heard  /ne,  then  it  bless- 
ed me  ;  and  when  the  eye  saw  2)ie,  it  gave 
witness  to  me : 

12  Because  I  delivered  the  poor  that 
cried,  and  the  fatherless,  and  him  that  had 
none  to  help  him. 

13  The  blessing  of  him  that  was  ready 
to  perish  came  upon  me :  and  I  caused 
the  widow's  heart  to  sing  for  joy. 

14  1  put  on  righteousness,  and  it  clothed 
me :  my  judgment  2vas  as  a  robe  and  a 
diadem. 

15  1  was  eyes  to  the  blind,  and  feet  was 
I  to  the  lame. 

16  I  icas  a  father  to  the  poor :  and  the 
cause  which  I  knew  not  I  searched  out. 

17  And  I  brake  the  jaws  of  the  wicked, 
and  plucked  the  spoil  out  of  his  teeth. 

18  Then  I  said,  I  shall  die  in  my  nest, 
and  I  shall  multiply  my  days  as  the  sand. 

19  My  root  was  spread  out  by  tlie  wa- 
ters, and  the  dew  lay  all  night  upon  my 
branch. 

20  My  glory  was  fresh  in  me,  and  my 
bow  was  renewed  in  my  hand. 

21  Unto  me  men  gave  ear,  and  waited, 
and  kept  silence  at  my  counsel. 

22  After  my  words  they  spake  not  again ; 
and  my  speech  dropped  upon  them. 

23  And  they  waited  for  me  as  for  the 
rain;  and  they  opened  their  mouth  wide 
as  for  the  latter  rain. 


24  If  I  laughed  on  them,  they  believed 
it  not ;  and  the  light  of  my  countenance 
they  cast  not  down. 

25  I  chose  out  their  way,  and  sat  chief, 
and  dwelt  as  a  king  in  the  army,  as  one 
t/iat  comforteth  the  mourners. 

CHAP.   XXX. 

BUT  now  they  that  are  younger  than  I 
have  me  in  derision,  whose  fathers  I 
would  have  disdained  to  have  set  with  the 
dogs  of  my  flock. 

2  Yea,  whereto  might  the  strength  of 
their  hands  profit  me,  in  whom  old  age 
was  perished  1 

3  For  want  and  famine  they  were  soli- 
tary :  fleeing  into  the  wilderness  in  for- 
mer time  desolate  and  waste. 

4  Who  cut  up  mallows  by  the  bushes, 
and  juniper-roots ybr  their  meat. 

5  They  were  driven  forth  from  among 
me)i,  (they  cried  after  them  as  after  a 
thiefO 

6  To  dwell  in  the  cliffs  of  the  valleys,  in 
caves  of  the  earth,  and  in  the  rocks. 

7  Among  the  bushes  they  brayed;  under 
the  nettles  they  were  gathered  together. 

8  They  tcere  children  of  fools,  yea,  chil- 
dren of  base  men  :  they  were  viler  than  the 
earth. 

9  And  now  am  I  their  song,  yea,  1  am 
their  by- word. 

10  They  abhor  me,  they  flee  far  from 
me,  and  spare  not  to  spit  in  my  face. 

11  Because  he  hath  loosed  my  cord,  and 
afflicted  me,  they  have  also  let  loose  the 
bridle  before  me. 

12  Upon  my  right  hand  rise  the  jouth  ; 
they  push  away  my  feet,  and  thej'  raise  up 
against  me  the  ways  of  their  destruction. 

13  They  mar  my  path,  they  set  forward 
my  calamity,  they  have  no  helper. 

14  They  came  upon  me  as  a  wide  break- 
ing in  of  waters :  in  the  desolation  they 
rolled  themselves  tipon  me. 

15  Terrors  are  turned  upon  me :  they 
pursue  my  soul  as  the  wind :  and  ni}'  ^^"el- 
fare  passeth  away  as  a  cloud. 

16  And  now  my  soul  is  poured  out  upon 
me  ;  the  days  of  affliction  have  taken  hold 
upon  me. 

17  My  bones  are  pierced  in  me  in  the 
night  season  :  and  my  sinews  take  no  rest. 

18  By  the  great  force  of  my  disease  is 
my  garment  changed  :  it  bindeth  me  about 
as  the  collar  of  my  coat. 

19  He  hath  cast  me  into  the  mire,  and  I 
am  become  like  dust  and  ashes. 

20  I  cry  unto  tliee,  and  thou  dost  not 
hear  me :  I  stand  up,  and  thou  regardest 
me  7iot. 

21  Thou  art  become  cruel  to  me  :  with 
thy  strong  hand  thou  opposest  thyself 
against  me. 

22  Thou  liftest  me  up  to  the  wind  ;  thou 
causest  me  to  ride  upon  it,  and  dissolvest 
my  substance. 

23  For  I  know  that  thou  wilt  bring  me 

416 


JoVs  protestation  CHAP.  XXXI 

to  death,  and  to  the  house  appointed  for  all 
living. 

24  Howbeit  he  will  not  stretch  out  Ms 
hand  to  the  grave,  though  they  cry  in  his 
destruction. 

25  Did  not  I  weep  for  him  that  was  in 
trouble?  was  not  my  soul  grieved  for  the 
poor? 

26  When  I  looked  for  good,  then  evil 
came  itnto  me. :  and  when  I  waited  for  light, 
there  came  darkness. 

27  My  bowels  boiled,  and  rested  not: 
the  days  of  affliction  prevented  me. 

28  1  went  mourning  without  the  sun:  I 
stood  up,  and  I  cried  in  the  congregation. 

29  I  am  a  brother  to  dragons,  and  a 
companion  to  owls. 

30  My  skin  is  black  upon  me,  and  my 
bones  are  burned  with  heat. 

31  My  harp  also  is  tmnicd  to  mourning, 
and  my  organ  into  the  voice  of  them  that 
weep. 

CHAP   XXXI. 

I  MADE    a  covenant  with  mine  eyes ; 
why  then  sliould  I  think  upon  a  maid  ? 

2  For  what  portion  of  God  is  there  from 
above  ?  and  what  inheritance  of  the  Al- 
miglity  from  on  high? 

3  Is  not  destruction  to  the  wicked  ?  and 
a  strange  punishment  to  the  workers  of 
iniquity  1 

4  Doth  not  he  see  my  ways,  and  count 
all  my  steps? 

5  If  I  have  walked  with  vanity,  or  if  my 
foot  hath  hasted  to  deceit ; 

6  Let  me  be  weighed  in  an  even  balance, 
that  God  may  know  mine  integrity. 

7  If  my  step  hath  turned  out  of  the  way, 
and  mine  heart  Avalked  after  mine  eyes,  and 
if  any  blot  hath  cleaved  to  mine  hands ; 

8  Then  let  me  sow,  and  let  another  eat ; 
yea,  let  my  offspring  be  rooted  out. 

9  If  mine  heart  have  been  deceived  b)' 
a  woman,  or  if  I  have  laid  wait  at  my 
neighbour's  door ; 

10  Then  let  my  wife  grind  unto  another, 
and  let  others  bow  down  upon  her. 

11  For  this  is  an  heinous  crime ;  yea,  it 
is  an  iniquity  to  he  punished  by  the  judges. 

12  For  it  is  a  fire  that  consumeth  to  de- 
struction, and  would  root  out  all  mine  in- 
crease. 

13  If  I  did  despise  the  cause  of  my  man- 
servant or  of  my  maid-servant,  when  they 
contended  with  me ; 

14  What  then  shall  I  do  when  God 
riseth  up  ?  and  when  he  visiteth,  what 
shall  I  answer  him? 

15  Did  not  he  that  made  me  in  the  womb 
make  him  ?  and  did  not  one  fashion  us  in 
the  womb  ? 

16  If  I  have  withheld  the  poor  from 
their  desire,  or  have  caused  the  €yes  of  the 
widow  to  fail ; 

17  Or  have  eaten  my  morsel  myself  alone, 
and  the  fatherless  hath  not  eaten  thereof; 

18  (For  from  mj'  youth  he  was  brought 

63 


,  XXXII.     of  integrity  in  several  duties. 
up  with  me,  as  uyith  a  father,  and  I  have 
guided  her  from  my  mother's  womb;) 

19  If  1  have  seen  any  perish  for  want  of 
clothing,  or  any  poor  without  covering  ; 

20  If  his  loins  have  not  blessed  me,  and 
if  he  were  not  warmed  with  the  fleece  of 
my  sheep ; 

21  If  I  have  lifted  up  my  hand  against  the 
fatherless,  when  I  saw  my  help  in  the  gate  : 

22  Then  let  mine  arm  fall  from  my  shoul- 
der-blade, and  mine  arm  be  broken  from 
the  bone. 

23  For  destruction  froin  God  ivas  a  ter- 
ror to  me,  and  by  reason  of  his  highness  I 
could  not  endure. 

24  If  I  have  made  gold  my  hope,  or 
have  said  to  the  fine  gold,  Thoii  art  my 
confidence ; 

25  If  I  rejoiced  because  my  wealth  was 
great,  and  because  mine  hand  had  gotten 
much  ; 

26  If  I  beheld  the  sun  when  it  shined,  or 
the  moon  walking  in  brightness ; 

27  And  my  heart  hath  been  secretly  en- 
ticed, or  my  mouth  hath  kissed  my  hand : 

28  This  also  icere  an  iniquity  to  he  pu- 
nished by  the  judge  :  for  I  should  have  de- 
nied the  God  that  is  above. 

29  If  I  rejoiced  at  the  destruction  of  him 
that  hated  me,  or  lifted  up  myself  when 
evil  found  him  : 

30  Neither  have  I  suffered  my  mouth  to 
sin  by  wishing  a  curse  to  his  soul. 

31  If  the  men  of  my  tabernacle  said  not. 
Oh  that  we  had  of  his  flesh  !  we  cannot  be 
satisfied. 

32  The  stranger  did  not  lodge  in  the 
street :  but  I  opened  my  doors  to  the  tra- 
veller. 

33  If  I  covered  my  transgressions  as 
Adam,  by  hiding  mine  iniquity  in  my  bo- 
som : 

34  Did  T  fear  a  great  multitude,  or  did  the 
contempt  of  families  terrify  me,  that  I  kept 
silence,  and  went  not  out  of  the  door? 

35  Oh  that  one  would  hear  me  !  behold, 
my  desire  is,  that  the  Almighty  would  an- 
swer me,  and  that  mine  adversary  had 
written  a  book. 

36  Surely  I  would  take  it  upon  my 
shoulder,  and  bind  it  as  a  crown  to  me. 

37  I  would  declare  unto  him  the  num- 
ber of  my  steps ;  as  a  prince  would  I  go 
near  unto  him. 

38  If  my  land  cry  against  me,  or  that 
the  furrows  likewise  thereof  complain  ; 

39  If  I  have  eaten  the  fruits  thereof 
without  money,  or  have  caused  the  owners 
thereof  to  lose  their  life  : 

40  Let  thistles  grow  instead  of  wheat, 
and  cockle  instead  of  barley.  The  words 
of  Job  are  ended. 

CHAP.  xxxn. 

SO  these  three  men  ceased  to  answer 
Job,  because  he  was  righteous  in  his 
own  eyes. 

2  Then  was  kindled  the  wrath  of  Elihu 
417 


J^lilm  reproves  JoVs  friends. 


JOB. 


He  reasons  with  Job. 


the  son  of  Barachel  the  Buzite,  of  the  kin- 1  the  breath  of  the  Almighty  hath  given  me 


dred  of  Ram  :  aarainst  Job  was  his  wrath  I  life. 


kindled,  because  he  justified  himself  rather 
than  God. 

3  Also  against  his  three  friends  was  his 
wrath  kindled,  because  they  had  found  no 
answer,  and  yet  had  condemned  Job. 

4  Now  Elihu  had  waited  till  Job  had 
spoken,  because  they  nwrc  elder  than  he. 

5  Wlien  Elihu  saw  that  there  was  no  an- 
swer in  the  mouth  of  these  three  men,  then 
his  wrath  was  kindled. 

6  And  Elihu  the  son  of  Barachel  the 
Buzite  answered  and  said,  I  am  young,  and 
ye  are  very  old ;  wherefore  I  was  afraid, 
and  durst  not  shew  you  mine  opinion. 

7  I  said,  Days  should  speak,  and  multi- 
tude of  3'ears  should  teach  wisdom. 

8  But  tliere  is  a  spirit  in  man  :  and  the 
inspiration  of  the  Almighty  giveth  them 
understanding. 

9  Great  men  are  not  always  wise;  nei- 
ther do  the  aged  understand  judgment. 

10  Therefore  I  said,  Hearken  to  me ;  I 
also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

11  Behold,  I  waited  for  your  words ;  I 
gave  ear  to  your  reasons,  whilst  ye  search- 
ed out  what  to  say. 

12  Yea,  I  attended  unto  you,  and  be- 
hold, thc7'e  was  none  of  you  that  convinced 
Job,  or  that  answered  his  words  : 

13  Lest  ye  should  say.  We  have  found 
out  wisdom  :  God  thrusteth  him  down,  not 
man. 

14  Now  he  hath  not  directed  his  words 
against  me  :  neither  will  I  answer  him  with 
your  speeches. 

1-5  They  were  amazed,  they  answered 
no  more  :  they  left  off  speaking. 

16  When  I  had  waited,  (for  they  spake 
not,  but  stood  still,  and  answered  no 
more ;) 

17  I  said,  I  will  answer  also  my  part,  I 
also  will  shew  mine  opinion. 

18  For  I  am  full  of  matter,  the  spirit 
within  me  constraineth  me. 

19  Behold,  my  belly  is  as  wine  tvhich 
liath  no  vent ;  it  is  ready  to  burst  like  new 
bottles. 

20  1  will  speak,  that  I  may  be  refreshed  : 
I  will  open  my  lips  and  answer. 

21  Let  me  not,  I  pray  you,  accept  any 
man's  person,  neither  let  me  give  flatter- 
ing titles  unto  man. 

22  For  I  know  not  to  give  flattering 
titles  ;  in  so  doing,  my  Maker  would  soon 
take  me  away. 

CHAP.  XXXHL 

WHEREFORE,    Job,    I  pray  thee, 
hear  my  speeches,  and  hearken  to 
all  my  words. 

2  Behold,  now  I  have  opened  my  mouth, 
my  tongue  hath  spoken  in  my  mouth. 

3  My  words  shall  be  of  the  uprightness 
of  my  heart :  and  my  lips  shall  utter  know- 
ledge clearly. 

4  The  Spirit  of  God  hath  made  me,  and 


5  If  thou  canst  answer  me,  set  thy  words 
in  order  before  me,  stand  up. 

6  Behold,  I  am  according  to  thy  wish 
in  God's  stead:  I  also  am  formed  out  of 
the  clay. 

7  Behold,  my  terror  shall  not  make  thee 
afraid,  neither  shall  my  hand  be  heavy 
upon  thee. 

8  Surely  thou  hast  spoken  in  mine  hear- 
ing, and  i  have  heard  the  voice  of  thy 
words,  saying, 

9  I  am  clean  without  transgression,  I  am 
innocent ;  neither  is  there  iniquity  in  me. 

10  Behold,  he  findeth  occasions  against 
me,  he  counteth  me  for  his  enemy. 

11  He  putteth  my  feet  in  the  stocks,  he 
marketh  all  my  paths. 

12  Behold,  in  this  thou  art  not  just :  I  will 
answer  thee,  that  God  is  greater  than  man. 

13  Why  dost  thou  strive  against  him  ? 
for  he  giveth  not  account  of  any  of  his 
matters. 

14  For  God  speaketh  once,  yea  twice, 
yet  man  perceiveth  it  not. 

15  In  a  dream,  in  a  vision  of  the  night, 
when  deep  sleep  falleth  upon  men,  in  slum- 
berings  upon  the  bed  ; 

16  Then  he  openeth  the  ears  of  men, 
and  sealeth  their  instruction, 

17  That  he  may  withdraw  man /ro/ra  his 
purpose,  and  hide  pride  from  man. 

18  He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from  the 
pit,  and  his  life  from  perishing  by  the 
sword. 

19  He  is  chastened  also  with  pain  upon 
his  bed,  and  the  multitude  of  his  bones 
with  strong  pain  : 

20  So  that  his  life  abhorreth  bread,  and 
his  soul  dainty  meat. 

21  His  flesh  is  consumed  away,  that  it 
cannot  be  seen ;  and  his  bones  that  were 
not  seen  stick  out. 

22  Yea,  his  soul  draweth  near  unto  the 
grave,  and  his  life  to  the  destroj'ers. 

23  If  there  be  a  messenger  with  him, 
an  interpreter,  one  among  a  thousand,  to 
shew  unto  man  his  uprightness  : 

24  Then  he  is  gracious  unto  him,  and 
saith.  Deliver  him  from  going  down  to  the 
pit:  I  have  found  a  ransom. 

25  His  flesh  shall  be  fresher  than  a 
child's :  he  shall  return  to  the  days  of  his 
youth : 

26  He  shall  pray  unto  God,  and  he  will 
be  favourable  unto  him  :  and  he  shall  see 
his  face  with  joy  :  for  he  will  render  unto 
man  his  righteousness. 

27  He  looketh  upon  men,  and  if  any 
sa)%  I  have  sinned,  and  perverted  that 
which  7vas  right,  and  it  profited  me  not ; 

28  He  will  deliver  his  soul  from  going 
into  the  pit,  and  his  life  shall  see  the  light. 

29  Lo,  all  these  things  worketh  God 
oftentimes  with  man, 

30  To  bring  back  his  soul  from  the  pit, 

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JEliJiu  accuses  Job. 


CHAP.  XXXIV,  XXXV. 


to  be  enlightened  with  the  hght  of  the 
living. 

31  Mark  well,  O  Job,  hearken  unto  me  : 
hold  thy  peace,  and  I  will  speak. 

32  If  thou  hast  any  thing  to  say,  answer 
me  :  speak,  for  I  desire  to  justify  thee. 

33  If  not,  hearken  unto  me  :  hold  thy 
peace,  and  I  shall  teach  thee  wisdom. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

FURTHERMORE  Elihu answered  and 
said, 

2  Hear  my  words,  O  ye  wise  7nen ;  and 
give  ear  unto  me,  ye  that  have  knowledge. 

3  For  the  ear  trieth  words,  as  the  mouth 
tasteth  meat. 

4  Let  us  choose  to  us  judgment:  let  us 
know  among  ourselves  what  is  good. 

5  For  Job  hath  said  I  am  righteous :  and 
God  hath  taken  away  my  judgment. 

6  Should  I  lie  against  my  right?  my 
wound  is  incurable  without  transgression. 

7  What  man  is  like  Job,  who  drinketh 
up  scorning  like  water  ? 

8  Which  goeth  in  company  with  the 
workers  of  iniquity,  and  walketh  with 
wicked  men. 

9  For  he  hath  said,  It  profiteth  a  man 
nothing  that  he  should  delight  himself  with 
God. 

10  Therefore  hearken  unto  me,  ye  men 
of  understanding  :  far  be  it  from  God,  that 
he  slwuld  do  wickedness ;  and  from  the 
Almighty,  that  he  should  commit  iniquity. 

11  For  the  work  of  a  man  shall  he  render 
unto  him,  and  cause  every  man  to  find  ac- 
cording to  his  ways. 

12  Yea,  surely  God  will  not  do  wick- 
edly, neither  will  the  Almighty  pervert 
judgment. 

13  Who  hath  given  him  a  charge  over 
the  earth  ?  or  who  hath  disposed  the  whole 
world  ? 

14  If  he  set  his  heart  upon  man,  if  he 
gather  unto  himself  his  spirit  and  his 
breath ; 

15  All  flesh  shall  perish  togetlier,  and 
man  shall  turn  again  unto  dust. 

16  If  now  thou  hast  understanding,  hear 
this  :  hearken  to  the  voice  of  my  words. 

17  Shall  even  he  that  hateth  right  go- 
vern? and  wilt  thou  condemn  him  that  is 
most  just  1 

18  Is  it  fit  to  say  to  a  king,  Thoii  art 
wicked  ?  and  to  princes,    I'e  arc  ungodly  ? 

19  How  much  less  to  him  that  accepteth 
not  the  persons  of  princes,  nor  regardeth 
the  rich  more  than  the  poor  ?  for  they  all 
are  the  work  of  his  hands. 

20  In  a  moment  shall  thej'  die,  and  the 
people  shall  be  troubled  at  midnight,  and 
pass  away  :  and  the  mighty  shall  be  taken 
away  without  hand. 

21  For  his  eyes  are  upon  the  ways  of 
man,  and  he  seeth  all  his  goings. 

22  There  is  no  darkness,  nor  shadow  of 
death,  where  the  workers  of  iniquity  may 
hide  themselves. 


He  reproves  Job. 


23  For  he  will  not  lay  upon  man  more 
than  right:  that  he  should  enter  into  judg- 
ment with  God. 

24  He  shall  break  in  pieces  mighty  men 
without  number,  and  set  others  in  their 
stead. 

25  Therefore  he  knoweth  their  works, 
and  he  overturneth  them  in  the  night,  so 
that  they  are  destroyed. 

26  He  striketh  them  as  wicked  men  in 
the  open  sight  of  others  ; 

27  Because  they  turned  back  from  him, 
and  would  not  consider  any  of  his  ways  : 

28  So  that  they  cause  the  cry  of  the 
poor  to  come  unto  him,  and  he  heareth  the 
cry  of  the  afflicted. 

29  When  he  giveth  quietness,  who  then 
can  make  trouble  ?  and  when  he  hideth  his 
face,  who  then  can  behold  him  ?  whether 
it  be  done  against  a  nation,  or  against  a 
man  only  : 

30  That  the  hypocrite  reign  not,  lest 
the  people  be  ensnared. 

'  31  Surely  it  is  meet  to  be  said  unto  God, 
I  have  borne  chastisement,  I  will  not  ofl'end 
any  more : 

32  That  which  I  see  not  teach  thou  me  : 
if  I  have  done  iniquity,  I  will  do  no  more. 

33  Should  it  be  according  to  thy  mind  ? 
he  will  recompense  it,  whether  thou  refuse, 
or  whether  thou  choose ;  and  not  I :  there- 
fore speak  what  thou  knowest. 

34  Let  men  of  understanding  tell  me, 
and  let  a  wise  man  hearken  unto  me. 

35  Job  hath  spoken  without  knowledge, 
and  his  words  icere  without  wisdom. 

36  My  desire  is  that  Job  may  be  tried 
unto  the  end,  because  of  his  answers  for 
wicked  men. 

37  For  he  addeth  rebellion  unto  his  sin, 
he  clappeth  his  hands  among  us,  and  mul- 
tiplieth  his  words  against  God. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

ELIHU  spake  moreover,  and  said, 
2  Thinkest  thou  this  to  be  right,  that 
thou  saidst.  My  righteousness  is  more  than 
God's? 

3  For  thou  saidst.  What  advantage  will 
it  be  unto  thee  ?  and.  What  profit  shall  I 
have  if  I  be  cleansed  from  my  sin  ? 

4  I  will  answer  thee,  and  thy  companions 
with  thee. 

5  Look  unto  the  heavens,  and  see ;  and 
behold  the  clouds  tvhich  are  higher  than 
thou. 

6  If  thou  sinnest,  what  doest  thou  against 
him  1  or  ifihj  transgressions  be  multiplied, 
what  doest  thou  unto  him  ? 

7  If  thou  be  righteous,  what  givest  thou 
him  ?  or  what  receiveth  he  of  thine  hand  ? 

8  Thy  wickedness  77iay  hurt  a  man  as 
thou  cij-t :  and  thy  righteousness  may  profit 
the  son  of  man. 

9  By  reason  of  the  multitude  of  oppres 
sions  they  make  the  oppressed  to  cry :  they 
cry  out  by  reason  of  the  arm  of  the 
mighty. 

419 


Justice  of  Godh  ways.  JOB 

10  But  none  saith,  Where  is  God  my 
maker,  who  giveth  songs  in  the  night ; 

11  Wlio  teachetii  us  more  than  the  beasts 
of  the  earth,  and  maketh  us  wiser  than  the 
fowls  of  heaven  ? 

12  There  they  cry,  but  none  giveth  an- 
swer, because  of  the  pride  of  evil  men. 

13  Surely  God  will  not  hear  vanity,  nei- 
ther will  the  Almighty  regard  it. 

14  Although  thou  sayest  thou  shalt  not 
see  him,  yd  judgment  is  before  him ;  there- 
fore trust  thou  in  him. 

15  But  now,  because  it  is  not  so,  he  hath 
visited  in  his  anger;  yet  he  knoweth  it  not 
in  great  extremity : 

16  Therefore  doth  Job  open  his  mouth 
in  vain;  he  multiplieth  words  without 
knowledge. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 
1^  LIHU  also  proceeded  and  said, 
-Li     2  Suffer  me  a  little,  and  I  will  shew 
thee  that  /  have  yet  to  speak  on  God's  be- 
half. 

3  I  will  fetch  my  knowledge  from  afiir, 
and  will  ascribe  righteousness  to  my  Ma- 
ker. 

4  For  truly  my  words  shall  not  be  false : 
he  that  is  perfect  in  knowledge  is  with  thee. 

5  Behold,  God  is  mighty,  and  despiseth 
not  atiy :  he  is  mighty  in  strength  a?ul  wis- 
dom. 

6  He  preserveth  not  the  life  of  the  wick- 
ed :  but  giveth  right  to  the  poor. 

7  He  withdraweth  not  his  eyes  from  the 
righteous  :  but  with  kings  are  they  on  the 
the  throne  ;  yea,  he  doth  establish  them  for 
ever,  and  they  are  exalted. 

8  And  if  they  he  bound  in  fetters,  and  be 
holden  in  cords  of  affliction  ; 

9  Then  he  sheweth  them  their  work, 
and  their  transgressions  that  they  have  ex- 
ceeded. 

10  He  openeth  also  their  ear  to  discipline, 
and  commandeth  that  they  return  from  ini- 
quity. 

11  If  they  obey  and  serve  him,  they  shall 
spend  their  days  in  prosperity,  and  their 
years  in  pleasures. 

12  But  if  they  obey  not,  they  shall  perish 
by  the  sword,  and  they  shall  die  without 
knowledge. 

13  But  the  hypocrites  in  heart  heap  up 
wrath :  they  cry  not  when  he  bindeth 
them. 

14  They  die  in  youth,  and  their  life  is 
among  the  unclean. 

1-5  He  delivereth  the  poor  in  his  afflic- 
tion, and  openeth  their  ears  in  oppression. 

16  Even  so  would  he  have  removed  thee 
out  of  the  strait  into  a  broad  place,  where 
there  is  no  straitness;  and  that  which 
should  be  set  on  thy  table  should  he  full  of 
fatness. 

17  But  thou  hast  fulfilled  the  judgment 
of  the  wicked;  judgment  and  justice  take 
hold  on  thee. 

18  Because  there  is  wrath,  beware  lest  he 


God  is  to  be  feared. 
take  thee  away  with  his  stroke :   then  a 
great  ransom  cannot  deliver  thee. 

19  Will  he  esteem  thy  riches?  no,  not 
gold,  nor  all  the  forces  of  strength. 

20  Desire  not  the  night,  when  people  are 
cut  off  in  their  place. 

21  Take  heed,  regard  not  iniquity :  for 
this  hast  thou  chosen  rather  than  affliction. 

22  Behold,  God  exalteth  by  his  power : 
who  teacheth  like  him  ? 

23  Who  hath  enjoined  him  his  way  ?  or 
who  can  say,  Thou  hast  wrought  iniquity  ? 

24  Remember  that  thou  magnify  his 
work,  which  men  behold. 

25  Everyman  may  see  it;  man  may  be- 
hold it  afar  off. 

26  Behold,  God  is  great,  and  we  know 
him  not,  neither  can  the  number  of  his 
years  be  searched  out. 

27  For  he  maketh  small  the  drops  of  wa- 
ter :  they  pour  down  rain  according  to  the 
vapour  thereof: 

28  Which  the  clouds  do  drop  and  distil 
upon  man  abundantly. 

29  Also  can  any  understand  the  spread- 
ings  of  the  clouds,  or  the  noise  of  his  taber- 
nacle ? 

30  Behold,  he  spreadeth  his  light  upon 
it,  and  covereth  the  bottom  of  the  sea. 

31  For  by  them  judgeth  he  the  people; 
he  giveth  meat  in  abundance. 

32  With  clouds  he  covereth  the  light ; 
and  commandeth  it  not  to  shine  by  the  cloud 
that  Cometh  betwixt. 

33  The  noise  thereof  sheweth  concerning 
it,  the  cattle  also  concerning  the  vapour. 

CHAP.  XXXVIl. 
T  this  also  my  heart  trembleth,  and  is 
moved  out  of  his  place. 

2  Hear  attentively  the  noise  of  his  voice, 
and  the  sound  that  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 

3  He  directeth  it  under  the  whole  hea- 
ven, and  his  lightning  unto  the  ends  of  the 
earth. 

4  After  it  a  voice  roareth  ;  he  thundereth 
with  the  voice  of  his  excellency :  and  he 
will  not  stay  them  when  liis  voice  is  heard. 

5  God  thundereth  marvellously  with  his 
voice;  great  things  doeth  he,  which  we  can- 
not comprehend. 

6  For  he  saith  to  the  snow,  Be  thou  on 
the  earth ;  likewise  to  the  small  rain,  and  to 
the  great  rain  of  his  strength. 

7  He  sealeth  up  the  hand  of  every  man; 
that  all  men  may  know  his  work. 

8  Then  the  beasts  go  into  dens,  and  re- 
main in  their  places. 

9  Out  of  the  south  cometh  the  whirlwind : 
and  cold  out  of  the  north. 

10  By  the  breath  of  God  frost  is  given : 
and  the  breadth  of  the  waters  is  straitened. 

1 1  Also  by  watering  he  wearieth  the  thick 
cloud :  he  scattereth  his  bright  cloud  : 

12  And  it  is  turned  round  about  by  his 
counsels :  that  they  may  do  whatsoever  lie 
commandeth  them  upon  the  face  of  the 
world  in  the  earth. 

420 


God  cJiallenges  Job  to  answer.  CHAP.  XXXVIII.  He  convinces  Job  of  ignorance. 


13  He  causeth  it  to  come,  whether  for 
correction,  or  for  his  land,  or  for  mercy. 

14  Hearken  unto  this,  O  Job :  stand  still, 
and  consider  the  wondrous  works  of  God. 

15  Dost  thou  know  when  God  disposed 
them,  and  caused  the  light  of  his  cloud  to 
shine  ? 

16  Dost  thou  know  the  balancings  of  the 
clouds,  the  wondrous  works  of  him  which  is 
perfect  in  knowledge? 

17  How  th}^  garments  are  warm,  when 
he  quieteth  the  earth  by  the  south  wind? 

18  Hast  thou  with  him  spread  out  the 
sky,  tvhich  is  strong,  and  as  a  molten  look- 
ing-glass? 

19  Teach  us  what  we  shall  say  unto  him  ; 
for  we  cannot  order  our  speech  by  reason 
of  darkness. 

20  Shall  it  be  told  him  that  I  speak  ?  if  a 
man  speak,  surely  he  shall  be  swallowed  up. 

21  And  now  men  see  not  the  bright  light 
which  /s  in  the  clouds  :  but  the  wind  pass- 
eth,  and  cleanseth  them. 

22  Fair  weather  cometh  out  of  the  north  : 
with  God  is  terrible  majest)*. 

23  Touching  the  Almighty,  we  cannot 
find  him  out :  /le  is  excellent  in  power,  and 
in  judgment,  and  in  plenty  of  justice  :  he 
will  not  afflict. 

24  Men  do  therefore  fear  him :  he  re- 
specteth  not  any  that  are  wise  of  heart. 

CHAP.  XXXVIIl. 

THEN  the  Lord  answered  Job  out  of 
the  whirlwind,  and  said, 

2  Who  is  this  that  darkeneth  counsel  by 
words  without  knowledge  ? 

3  Gird  up  now  thy  loins  like  a  man ;  for 
I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  answer  thou  me. 

4  Where  wast  thou  when  I  laid  the  foun- 
dations of  the  earth  ?  declare,  if  thou  hast 
understanding. 

5  Who  hath  laid  the  measures  thereof,  if 
thou  knowest?  or  who  hath  stretched  the 
line  upon  it? 

6  Whereupon  are  the  foundations  there- 
of fastened?  or  who  laid  the  corner-stone 
thereof: 

7  When  the  morning  stars  sang  toge- 
ther, and  all  the  sons  of  God  shouted  for 

joy? 

8  Or  ivho  shut  up  the  sea  with  doors, 
when  it  brake  forth,  as  if  it  had  issued  out 
of  the  womb  ? 

9  When  I  made  the  cloud  the  garment 
thereof,  and  thick  darkness  a  swaddling 
band  for  it, 

10  And  brakeupfor  it  my  decreed  pfecc, 
and  set  bars  and  doors, 

11  And  said.  Hitherto  shalt  thou  come, 
but  no  further :  and  here  shall  thy  proud 
waves  1)0  stayed  1 

12  Hast  thou  commanded  the  morning 
since  thy  days;  and  caused  the  day-spring 
to  know  his  place  ; 

13  That  it  might  take  hold  of  the  ends  of 
the  earth,  that  the  wicked  might  be  shaken 
out  of  it  ? 


14  It  is  turned  as  clay  to  the  seal ;  and 
they  stand  as  a  garment. 

15  And  from  the  wicked  their  light  is 
withholden,  and  the  high  arm  shall  be 
broken. 

16  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs  of 
the  sea  ?  or  hast  thou  walked  in  the  search 
of  the  depth  ? 

17  Have  the  gates  of  death  been  opened 
unto  thee  ?  or  hast  thou  seen  the  doors  of 
the  shadow  of  death  1 

18  Hast  thou  perceived  the  breadth  of 
the  earth  ?  declare  if  thou  knowest  it  all. 

19  Where  is  the  way  where  light  dwell- 
eth  ?  and  as  for  darkness,  where  is  the 
place  thereof, 

20  That  thou  shouldest  take  it  to  the 
bound  thereof,  and  that  thou  shouldest 
know  the  paths  to  the  house  thereof? 

21  Knowest  thou  it,  because  thou  wast 
then  born  1  or  because  the  number  of  thy 
days  is  great  ? 

22  Hast  thou  entered  into  the  treasures 
of  the  snow  1  or  hast  thou  seen  the  trea- 
sures of  the  hail, 

23  Which  I  have  reserved  against  the 
time  of  trouble,  against  the  day  of  battle  and 
war  ? 

24  By  what  way  is  the  light  parted, 
which  scattereth  the  east  wind  upon  the 
earth? 

25  Who  hath  divided  a  watercourse  for 
the  overflowing  of  waters,  or  a  way  for  the 
lightning  of  thunder ; 

26  To  cause  it  to  rain  on  the  earth,  where 
no  man  is ;  on  the  wilderness,  wherein  there 
is  no  man; 

27  To  satisfy  the  desolate  and  waste 
ground ;  and  to  cause  the  bud  of  the  ten- 
der herb  to  spring  forth  ? 

28  Hath  the  rain  a  father  ?  or  who  hath 
begotten  the  drops  of  dew  ? 

29  Out  of  whose  w'omb  came  the  ice? 
and  the  hoary  frost  of  heaven,  who  hath 
gendered  it  ? 

30  The  waters  are  hid  as  idth  a  stone, 
and  the  face  of  the  deep  is  frozen. 

31  Canst  thou  bind  the  sweet  influences 
of  Pleiades,  or  loose  the  bands  of  Orion? 

32  Canst  thou  bring  forth  Mazzaroth  in 
his  season?  or  canst  thou  guide  Arcturus 
with  his  sons  ? 

33  Knowest  thou  the  ordinances  of  hea- 
ven? canst  thou  set  the  dominion  thereof 
in  the  earth  ? 

34  Canst  thou  lift  up  thy  voice  to  the 
clouds,  that  abundance  of  waters  may 
cover  thee  ? 

35  Canst  thou  send  lightnings,  that  they 
may  go.  and  say  unto  thee,  Here  we  are  ? 

36  Who  hath  put  wisdom  in  the  inward 
parts  ?  or  who  hath  given  understanding  to 
the  heart? 

37  Who  can  number  the  clouds  in  wis- 
dom ?  or  who  can  stay  the  bottles  of  heaven, 

38  When  the  dust  groweth  into  hardness, 
and  the  clods  cleave  fast  together? 

421 


God  shews  his  poioer.  JOB. 

39  Wilt  thou  hunt  the  prey  for  the  lion  1 
or  fill  the  appetite  of  the  young  lions, 

40  When  they  couch  in  their  dens,  and 
abide  in  the  covert  to  lie  in  wait? 

41  Who  provideth  for  the  raven  his 
food  ?  when  his  young  ones  cry  unto  God, 
they  wander  for  lack  of  meat. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 
NOWEST  thou  the  time  when  the 
wild  goats  of  the  rock  bring  forth  ? 
or  canst  thou  mark  when   the   hinds  do 
calve  ? 

2  Canst  thou  number  the  months  that 
they  fulfil  1  or  knowest  thou  the  time  when 
they  bring  forth  1 

3  They  bow  themselves,  they  bring 
forth  their  young  ones,  they  cast  out  their 
sorrows. 

4  Their  young  ones  are  in  good  liking, 
they  grow  up  with  corn ;  they  go  forth, 
and  return  not  unto  them. 

5  Who  hath  sent  out  the  wild  ass  free  1 
or  who  hath  loosed  the  bands  of  the  wild 
ass? 

6  Whose  house  I  liave  made  the  wilder- 
ness, and  the  barren  land  his  dwellings. 

7  He  scorneth  the  multitude  of  the  city, 
neither  regardeth  he  the  crying  of  the 
driver. 

8  The  range  of  the  mountains  is  his  pas- 
ture, and  he  searcheth  after  every  green 
thin^. 

9  Will  the  unicorn  be  willing  to  serve 
thee,  or  abide  by  thy  crib? 

10  Canst  thou  buid  the  unicorn  with  his 
band  in  the  furrow  ?  or  will  he  harrow  the 
valleys  after  thee  ? 

11  Wilt  thou  trust  him,  because  his 
strength  is  great  1  or  wih  thou  leave  thy 
labour  to  him  ? 

12  Wilt  thou  believe  him,  that  he  will 
bring  home  thy  seed,  and  gather  it  into 
thy  barn? 

13  Gavest  thou  the  goodly  wings  unto 
the  peacocks?  or  wings  and  feathers  unto 
the  ostrich  ? 

14  Which  leaveth  her  eggs  in  the  earth, 
and  warmeth  them  in  the  dust, 

15  And  forgetteth  that  the  foot  may 
crush  them,  or  that  the  wild  beast  may 
break  them. 

16  She  is  hardened  against  her  young 
ones,  as  though  Ihey  uwre  not  hers:  her 
labour  is  in  vain  without  fear  ; 

17  Because  God  hath  deprived  her  of 
wisdom,  neither  hath  he  imparted  to  her 
understanding. 

18  What  time  she  lifteth  up  herself  on 
high,  she  scorneth  the  horse  and  his  rider. 

19  Hast  thou  given  the  horse  strength  ? 
hast  thou  clothed  his  neck  with  thunder  ? 

20  Canst  thou  make  him  afraid  as  a 
grasshopper?  the  glory  ol'  his  nostrils  is 
terrible. 

21  He  paweth  in  the  valley,  and  re- 
joiceth  in  his  strength:  he  goeth  on  to 
meet  the  armed  men. 


Job  hvmbles  himself  before  God. 

22  He  mocketh  at  fear,  and  is  not  af- 
frighted ;  neither  turneth  he  back  from  the 
sword. 

23  The  quiver  rattleth  against  him.  the 
glittering  spear  and  the  shield. 

24  He  swalloweth  the  ground  with 
fierceness  and  rage ;  neither  believeth  he 
that  if  is  the  sound  of  the  trumpet. 

25  He  saith  among  the  trumpets,  Ha, 
ha ;  and  he  smelleth  the  battle  afar  off,  the 
thunder  of  the  captains,  and  the  shouting. 

26  Doth  the  hawk  tly  by  thy  wisdom, 
and  stretch  her  wings  toward  the  south  ? 

27  Doth  the  eagle  mount  up  at  thy  com- 
mand, and  make  her  nest  on  high  ? 

28  She  dwelleth  and  abideth  on  the 
rock,  upon  the  crag  of  the  rock,  and  the 
strong  place. 

29  From  thence  she  seeketh  the  prey, 
and  her  eyes  behold  afar  oflf. 

30  Her  young  ones  also  suck  up  blood  : 
and  where  the  slain  arc,  there  is  she. 

CHAP.  XL. 

MOREOVER,    the    Lord     answered 
Job,  and  said, 

2  Shall  he  that  contendeth  with  the  Al- 
mighty instruct  him?  he  that  reproveth 
God,  let  him  answer  it. 

3  ^  Then  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said, 

4  Behold,  I  am  vile ;  what  shall  I  an- 
swer thee?  1  will  lay  mine  hand  upon  ray 
mouth. 

5  Once  have  I  spoken ;  but  I  will  not 
answer :  yea,  twice ;  but  I  will  proceed  no 
further. 

6  %  Then  answered  the  Lord  unto  Jcb 
out  of  the  whirlwind,  and  said, 

7  Gird  up  thy  loins  now  like  a  man :  I 
will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou  unto 
me. 

8  Wilt  thou  also  disannul  my  judgment? 
wilt  thou  condemn  me,  that  thou  niayest 
be  righteous? 

9  Hast  thou  an  arm  like  God  ?  or  canst 
thou  thunder  with  a  voice  like  him  ? 

10  Deck  thyself  now  with  majesty  and 
excellency;  and  array  thyself  with  glory 
and  beauty. 

11  Cast  abroad  the  rage  of  thy  wrath: 
and  behold  every  one  that  is  proud,  and 
abase  him. 

12  Look  on  every  one  that  is  proud,  and 
bring  him  low  ;  and  tiead  down  the  wick- 
ed in  their  place. 

13  Hide  them  in  the  dust  together  ;  and 
bind  tlseir  faces  in  secret. 

14  Then  will  I  also  confess  unto  thee 
that  thine  own  right  hand  can  save  thee. 

15  U  Behold  now  behemoth,  which  I 
made  with  thee  ;  he  eateth  grass  as  an  ox. 

16  Lo  now,  his  strength  is  in  his  loins, 
and  his  force  is  in  the  navel  of  his  belly. 

17  He  moveth  his  tail  like  a  cedar ;  the 
sinews  of  his  stones  are  wrapped  together. 

18  His  bones  are  as  strong  pieces  of 
brass;  his  bones  are  like  bars  of  iron. 

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Of  the  behemoth,  and  leviathan.  CHAP,  XLI,  XLII.  Job  submits  himself  to  God. 


19  He  is  the  chief  of  the  ways  of  God: 
he  that  made  him  can  make  his  sword  to 
approach  unto  him. 

20  Surely  the  mountains  bring  him  forth 
food,  where  ail  tlie  beasts  of  the  Held  play. 

21  He  lieth  under  the  shadj^  trees,  in  the 
covert  of  the  reed,  and  fens. 

22  The  shady  trees  cover  him  ioith  their 
shadow  ;  the  willows  of  the  brook  compass 
him  about. 

23  Behold,  he  drinketh  up  a  river,  and 
hasteth  not :  he  trusteth  that  he  can  draw 
up  Jordan  into  his  mouth. 

24  He  taketh  it  with  his  eyes :  his  nose 
pierceth  through  snares. 

CHAP.  XLI. 

CANST  thou  draw  out  Leviathan  with 
an  hook  1  or   his  tongue  with  a  cord 
which  thou  lettest  down  ? 

2  Canst  thou  put  an  hook  into  his  nose  ? 
or  bore  his  jaw  through  with  a  thorn  ? 

3  Will  he  make  many  supplications  un- 
to thee  ?  will  he  speak  sott  words  unto 
thee  ? 

4  Will  he  make  a  covenant  with  thee  1 
wilt  thou  take  him  for  a  servant  for  ever. 

5  Wilt  thou  play  with  him  as  toith  a 
bird?  or  wilt  thou  bind  him  for  thy 
maidens  ? 

6  Shall  thy  companions  make  a  banquet 
of  him  ?  shall  they  part  him  among  the 
merchant  1 

7  Canst  thou  fill  his  skin  with  barbed 
irons  ?  or  his  head  with  fish-spears  ? 

8  Lay  thine  hand  upon  him,  remember 
the  battle,  do  no  more. 

9  Behold,  the  hope  of  him  is  in  vain : 
shall  not  one  be  cast  down  even  at  the  sight 
of  him  ? 

10  None  is  so  fierce  that  dare  stir  him 
up :  who  then  is  able  to  stand  before  me  ? 


22  In  his  neck  remaineth  strength,  and 
sorrow  is  turned  into  joy  before  him. 

23  The  flakes  of  his  flesh  are  joined  to- 
gether :  they  are  firm  in  themselves ;  they 
cannot  be  moved. 

24  His  heart  is  as  firm  as  a  stone ;  yea, 
as  hard  as  a  piece  of  the  nether  millstone. 

25  When  he  raiseth  up  himself,  the 
mighty  are  afraid  :  by  reason  of  breakings 
they  purify  themselves. 

26  The  sword  of  him  that  lajeth  at  him 
cannot  hold :  the  spear,  the  dart,  nor  the 
habergeon. 

27  He  esteemeth  iron  as  straw,  and 
brass  as  rotten  wood. 

28  The  arrow  cannot  make  him  flee: 
sling-stones  are  turned  with  him  into  stub- 
ble. 

29  Darts  are  counted  as  stubble :  he 
laugheth  at  the  shaking  of  a  spear. 

30  Sharp  stones  are  under  him :  he 
speadeth  sharp-pointed  things  upon  the 
mire. 

31  He  maketh  the  deep  to  boil  like  a 
pot :  he  maketh  the  sea  like  a  pot  of  oint- 
ment. 

32  He  maketh  a  path  to  shine  after  him ; 
one  would  think  the  deep  to  be  hoary. 

33  Upon  earth  there  is  not  his  like,  who 
is  made  without  fear. 

34  He  beholdeth  all  high  things :  he  is 
a  king  over  all  the  children  of  pride. 

CHAP.  XLII. 

THEN  Job  answered  the  Lord,  and 
said, 

2  I  know  that  thou  canst  do  every  thing, 
and  that  no  thought  can  be  withholden 
from  thee. 

3  Who  is  he  that  hideth  counsel  with- 
out knowledge?  therefore  have  I  uttered  that 
I  understood  not ;  things  too  wonderful  for 


11  Who  hath  prevented  me,  that  I  should  I  me,  which  I  knew  not. 


repay  him  ?  whatsoever  is  under  the  whole 
heaven  is  mine. 

12  I  will  not  conceal  his  parts,  nor  his 
power,  nor  his  comely  proportion. 

13  Who  can  discover  the  face  of  his 
garment?  or  who  can  come  to  him  with  his 
double  bridle  ? 

14  Who  can  open  the  doors  of  his  face  ? 
his  teeth  are  terrible  round  about. 

15  His  scales  are  his  pride,  shut  up  to- 
gether as  tvith  a  close  seal. 

16  One  is  so  near  to  another,  that  no  air 
can  come  between  them. 

17  They  are  joined  one  to  another,  they 
stick  together,  that  they  cannot  be  sun- 
dered. 

18  By  his  neesings  a  light  doth  shine, 
and  his  eyes  are  like  the  eyelids  of  the 
morning. 

19  Out  of  his  mouth  go  burning  lamps, 
and  sparks  of  fire  leap  out. 

20  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth  smoke,  as 
out  of  a  seething  pot  or  caldron. 

21  His  breath  kindleth  coals,  and  a 
flame  goeth  out  of  his  mouth. 


4  Hear,  I  beseech  thee,  and  I  will  speak : 
I  will  demand  of  thee,  and  declare  thou 
unto  me. 

5  I  have  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing  of 
the  ear :  but  now  mine  eye  seeth  thee. 

6  Wherefore  I  abhor  myself,  and  repent 
in  dust  and  ashes. 

7  H  And  it  was  so,  that  after  the  Lord 
had  spoken  these  words  unto  Job,  the 
Lord  said  to  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  My 
wrath  is  kindled  against  thee,  and  against 
thy  two  friends :  for  ye  have  not  spoken 
of  me  the  thing  that  is  right,  as  my  servant 
Job  hath. 

8  Therefore  take  unto  you  now  seven 
bullocks  and  seven  rams,  and  go  to  my 
servant  Job,  and  offer  up  for  yourselves  a 
burnt-offering ;  and  my  servant  Job  shall 
pray  for  you  :  for  him  will  I  accept :  lest  1 
deal  with  you  after  your  folly,  in  that  ye 
have  not  spoken  of  me  the  thing  which  is 
right,  like  my  servant  Job. 

^^9  II  So  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  and  Bildad 
the  Shuhite   and  Zophar  the  Naamathite 
went,  and  did  according  as  the  Lord  com- 
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The  kingdom  of  Christ. 


PSALMS. 


David  prays  for  audience. 


manded  them  :  the  Lord  also  accepted  Job. 

10  And  the  Lord  turned  the  captivity 
of  Job,  when  he  prayed  for  his  friends : 
also  the  Lord  gave  Job  twice  as  much  as 
he  had  before. 

11  Then  came  there  unto  him  all  his 
brethren,  and  all  his  sisters,  and  all  they 
that  had  been  of  his  acquaintance  before, 
and  did  eat  bread  witli  him  in  his  house : 
and  they  bemoaned  him,  and  comforted 
him  over  all  the  evil  that  the  Lord  had 
brought  upon  him :  every  man  also  gave 
him  a  piece  of  money,  and  every  one  an 
ear-ring  of  gold. 

12  So  the  Lord  blessed  the  latter  end 
of  Job  more  than  his  beginning :  for  he 
had  fourteen  thousand  sheep,  and  six  thou- 


sand camels,  and  a  thousand  yoke  of  oxen, 
and  a  thousand  she-asses. 

13  H  He  had  also  seven  sons,  and  three 
daughters. 

14  And  he  called  the  name  of  the  first, 
Jemima;  and  the  name  of  the  second, 
Kezia ;  and  the  name  of  the  third,  Keren- 
happuch. 

15  And  in  all  the  land  were  no  women 
found  so  fair  as  the  daughters  of  Job :  and 
their  father  gave  them  mheritance  among 
their  brethren. 

16  IT  After  this  lived  Job  an  hundred  and 
forty  years,  and  saw  his  sons,  and  his  sons' 
sons,  even  four  generations. 

17  So  Job  died,  being  old  and  full  of 
days. 


IT  The  Book  of  PSALMS. 


PSALM  L 

BLESSED  is  the  man  that  walketh  not 
in  the  counsel  of  the  ungodly,  nor 
standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners,  nor  sitteth 
in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

2  But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate 
day  and  night. 

3  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by 
the  rivers  of  water,  that  bringetli  forth  his 
fruit  in  his  season ;  his  leaf  also  shall  not 
wither ;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall 
prosper. 

4  The  ungodly  are  not  so  :  but  are  like 
the  chaff  which  the  wind  driveth  away. 

6  Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand 
in  the  judgment,  nor  sinners  in  the  con- 
gregation of  the  righteous. 

6  For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the 
righteous :  but  the  way  of  the  ungodly 
shall  perish. 

PSALM  IL 
HY   do  the  heathen  rage,    and  the 
people  imagine  a  vain  thing  ? 

2  The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves, 
and  the  rulers  take  counsel  together,  against 
the  Lord,  and  against  his  anointed,  saying, 

3  Let  us  break  their  bands  asunder,  and 
cast  away  their  cords  from  us. 

4  He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall 
laugh :  the  Lord  shall  have  them  in  derision. 

6  Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his 
wrath,  and  vex  them  in  his  sore  displea- 
sure. 

6  Yet  have  I  set  my  king  upon  my  holy 
hill  of  Zion. 

7  I  will  declare  the  decree :  the  Lord 
hath  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  ray  Son ;  this 
day  have  I  begotten  thee. 

8  Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the 
heathen /or  thine  inheritance,  and  the  utter- 
most parts  of  the  earth /or  thy  possession. 

9  Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of 
iron ;  thou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a 
potter's  vessel. 


10  Be  wise  now  therefore,  O  ye  kings : 
be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 

11  Serve  the  Lord  with  fear,  and  re- 
joice with  trembling. 

12  Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and 
ye  perish  from  the  way,  when  his  wrath  is 
kindled  but  a  little.  Blessed  are  all  they 
that  put  their  trust  in  him. 

PSALM  HL 
H  A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  fled  from  Ab- 
salom his  son. 
LORD,  how   are  they   increased   that 
trouble  me  1  many  are  they  that  rise 
up  against  me. 

2  Many  there  he  which  say  of  my  soul. 
There  is  no  help  for  him  in  God.     Selah. 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  shield  for 
me;  my  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  mine 
head. 

4  I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice, 
and  he  heard  me  out  of  his  holy  hill.  Selah. 

.5  I  laid  me  down  and  slej)t ;  I  awaked  ; 
for  the  Lord  sustained  me. 

6  I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands 
of  people,  that  have  set  themselves  against 
me  round  about. 

7  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  save  me,  O  my  God  ; 
for  thou  hast  smitten  all  mine  enemies  npoti 
tlie  cheek  bone  ;  thou  hast  broken  the  teeth 
of  the  ungodly. 

8  Salvation  helongeth  unto  the  Lord  :  thy 
blessing  is  upon  thy  people.     Selah. 

PSALM  IV. 
II  To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A 
Psalm  of  David. 
EAR  me  when  I  call,  O  God  of  my 
righteousness  :  thou  hast  enlarged  me 
ivhen  I  was  in  distress ;  have  mercy  upon 
me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

2  O  3'e  sons  of  men,  how  long  will  ye 
turn  my  glory  into  shame  ?  how  long  will  ye 
love  vanity,  and  seek  after  leasing  ?    Selah. 

3  But  know  that  the  Lord  hath  set  apart 
him  that  is  godly  for  himself:  the  Lord 
will  hear  when  I  call  unto  him. 

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David's  complaint  in  sickness.         PSALMS.  He  prays  against  his  enemies. 


4  Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not :  commune 
with  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and 
be  still.     Selah. 

5  Offer  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness, 
and  put  your  trust  in  the  Lord. 

6  There  be  many  that  say,  Who  will 
shew  us  any  good  ?  Lord,  lift  thou  up  the 
light  of  thy  countenance  upon  us. 

7  Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart, 
more  than  in  the  time  that  their  corn  and 
their  wine  increased. 

8  I  will  both  lay  me  down  in  peace,  and 
sleep :  for  thou,  Lord,  only  makest  me 
dwell  in  safety. 

PSALM  V. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Nehiloth, 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  words,  O  Lord,  con- 
sider my  meditation. 

2  Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  cry,  my 
King,  and  my  God :  for  unto  thee  will  I  pray. 

3  My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morn- 
ing, O  Lord  ;  in  the  morning  will  I  direct 
tny  prayer  unto  thee,  and  will  look  up. 

4  For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  hath  plea- 
sure in  wickedness  :  neither  shall  evil  dwell 
with  thee. 

5  The  foolish  shall  not  stand  in  thy  sight : 
thou  hatest  all  workers  of  iniquity. 

6  Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that  speak 
leasing  :  the  Lord  will  abhor  the  bloody 
and  deceitful  man. 

7  But  as  for  me,  I  will  come  into  thy 
house  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy  :  and 
in  thy  fear  will  I  worship  toward  thy  holy 
temple. 

8  Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy  righteous- 
ness, because  of  mine  enemies  ;  make  thy 
way  straight  before  my  face. 

9  For  there  is  no  faithfulness  in  their 
mouth  ;  their  inward  part  is  very  wicked- 
ness ;  their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ; 
they  flatter  with  their  tongue. 

10  Destroy  thou  them,  O  God  ;  let  them 
fall  by  their  own  counsels ;  cast  them  out 
in  the  multitude  of  their  transgressions ; 
for  they  have  rebelled  against  thee. 

11  But  let  all  those  that  put  their  trust  in 
thee  rejoice :  let  them  ever  shout  for  joj", 
because  thou  defendest  them :  let  them  also 
that  love  thy  name  be  joyful  in  thee. 

12  For  thou.  Lord,  wilt  bless  the  right- 
eous ;  with  favour  wilt  thou  compass  him 
as  with  a  shield. 

PSALM  VL 
11  To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth  up- 
on Sheminith,  A  Psalm  of  David. 
OLORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  anger, 
neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displea- 
sure. 

2  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  I 
am  weak  :  O  Lord,  heal  me  :  for  my  bones 
are  vexed. 

3  My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed :  but  thou, 
O  Lord,  how  long  1 

4  Return,  O  Lord,  deliver  my  soul : 
Oh  save  me  for  thv  mercies'  sake. 

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6  For  in  death  there  is  no  remembrance 
of  thee  :  in  the  grave  who  shall  give  thee 
thanks  ? 

6  I  am  weary  with  my  groaning  ;  all  the 
night  make  I  my  bed  to  swim  ;  I  water  my 
couch  with  my  tears. 

7  Mine  eye  is  consumed  because  of  grief; 
it  waxeth  old  because  of  all  mine  enemies. 

8  Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  ini- 
quity ;  lor  the  Lord  hath  heard  the  voice 
of  my  weeping. 

9  The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplica- 
tion ;  the  Lord  will  receive  my  pra}'er. 

10  Let  all  mine  enemies  be  ashamed  and 
sore  vexed  :  let  them  return  and  be  ashamed 
suddenly. 

PSALM  VH. 
If  Shiggaion  of  David,  which  he  sang  unto 
the  Lord,  concerning  the  words  of  Gush 
the  Benjamite. 

OLORD  my  God,  in  thee  do  I  put  my 
trust :  save  me  from  all  them  that  per- 
secute me,  and  deliver  me  : 

2  Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a  lion,  rend- 
ing it  in  pieces,  while  there  is  none  to  de- 
liver. 

3  O  Lord  my  God,  if  I  have  done  this ; 
if  there  be  iniquity  in  my  hands : 

4  If  I  have  rewarded  evil  unto  him  that 
was  at  peace  with  me  ;  (yea,  I  have  deliver- 
ed him  that  without  cause  is  mine  ene- 
my:) 

5  Let  the  enemy  persecute  my  soul,  and 
take  it;  yea,  let  him  tread  down  my  life 
upon  the  earth,  and  lay  mine  honour  in  the 
dust.     Selah. 

6  Arise,  O  Lord,  in  thine  anger,  lift  up 
thyself  because  of  the  rage  of  mine  ene- 
mies :  and  awake  for  me  to  the  judgment 
that  thou  hast  commanded. 

7  So  shall  the  congregation  of  the  peo- 
ple compass  thee  about:  for  their  sakes 
therefore  return  thou  on  high. 

8  The  Lord  shall  judge  the  people: 
judge  me,  O  Lord,  according  to  my  right- 
eousness, and  according  to  mine  integrity 
that  is  in  me. 

9  Oh  let  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked 
come  to  an  end  ;  but  establish  the  just:  for 
the  righteous  God  trieth  the  hearts  and 
reins. 

10  My  defence  is  of  God,  which  saveth 
the  upright  in  heart. 

11  God  judgeth  the  righteous,  and  God 
is  angry  with  the  wicked  every  day. 

12  If  he  turn  not,  he  will  whet  his 
sword  ;  he  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  made  it 
ready. 

13*  He  hath  also  prepared  for  hini  the 
instruments  of  death ;  he  ordaineth  his  ar- 
rows against  the  persecutors. 

14  Behold,  he  travaileth  with  iniquity, 
and  hath  conceived  mischief,  and  brought 
forth  falsehood. 

15  lie  made  a  pit,  and  digged  it,  and  is 
fallen  into  the  ditch  which  he  made. 

16  His  mischief  shall  return  upon   his 

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David  praises  GocVs  judgment.        PSALMS. 


His  complaint  of  the  wicked. 


own  head,   and  his  violent  dealing  shall 
come  down  upon  his  own  pate. 

17  I  will  praise  the  Lord  according  to 
his  righteousness :  and  will  sing  praise  to 
the  name  of  the  Lord  most  high. 

PSALM  VIIL 

U  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A 

Psalm  of  David. 

OLORD  our  Lord,    how  excellent  is 
tliy  name  in  all  the  earth  !  who  hast 
set  th}^  glory  above  the  heavens. 

2  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  suck- 
lings hast  thou  ordained  strength  because 
of  thine  enemies,  that  thou  mightest  still  the 
enemy  and  the  avenger. 

3  When  I  consider  th}-  heavens,  the  work 
of  thy  fingers;  the  moon  and  the  stars, 
which  thou  hast  ordained  ; 

4  What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of 
him  ?  and  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest 
him? 

5  For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little  lower 
than  the  angels,  and  hast  crowned  him  with 
glory  and  honour. 

6  Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion 
over  the  works  of  thy  hands ;  thou  hast  put 
all  things  under  his  feet : 

7  All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and  the  beasts 
of  the  field  • 

8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the 
sea,  and  whatsoever  passeth  through  the 
paths  of  the  seas. 

9  O  Lord  our  Lord,  how  excellent  isthy 
name  in  all  the  earth ! 

PSALM  IX. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Muth-lab- 

ben,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  with  my 
Vv'hole  heart ;  I  will  shew  forth  all  thy 
marvellous  works. 

2  1  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee  :  I  will 
sing  praise  to  thy  name,  O  thou  Most  High. 

3  When  mine  enemies  are  turned  back, 
they  shall  fall  and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  thou  hast  maintained  my  right  and 
my  cause  ;  thou  sattest  in  the  throne  judg- 
ing right. 

6  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  heathen,  thou 
hast  destroyed  the  wicked,  thou  hast  put 
out  their  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  O  thou  enemy,  destructions  are  come 
to  a  perpetual  end  :  and  thou  hast  destroyed 
cities ;  their  memorial  is  perished  with  them. 

7  But  the  Lord  shall  endure  for  ever  : 
he  hath  prepared  his  throne  for  judgment. 

8  And  he  sliall  judge  the  world  in  right- 
eousness, he  shall  minister  judgment  to  the 
people  in  uprightness. 

9  The  Lord  also  will  be  a  refuge  for  the 
oppressed,  a  refuge  in  times  of  trouble. 

10  And  they  that  know  thy  name  will 
put  their  trust  in  thee :  for  thou.  Lord,  hast 
not  forsaken  them  that  seek  thee. 

11  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord,  which  dwell- 
eth  in  Zion  :  declare  among  the  people  his 
doings. 

12  When  he  maketh  inquisition  for  blood, 


he  remembereth   them:  he  forgetteth  not 
the  cry  of  the  humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  :  con- 
sider my  trouble  lohich  I  snffer  of  them 
that  hate  me,  thou  that  liftest  me  up  from 
the  gates  of  death : 

14  That  I  may  shew  forth  all  thy  praise 
in  the  gates  of  the  daughter  of  Zion  :  I  will 
rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down  in  the 
pit  that  they  made :  in  the  net  which  they 
hid  is  their  own  foot  taken. 

16  The  Lord  is  known  by  the  judgment 
ivhich  he  executeth :  the  wicked  is  snared 
in  the  work  of  his  own  hands.  Higgaion. 
Selah. 

17  The  wicked  shall  be  turned  into  hell, 
and  all  the  nations  that  forget  God. 

18  For  the  needy  shall  not  always  be  for- 
gotten :  the  expectation  of  the  poor  shall 
tiot  perish  for  ever. 

19  Arise,  O  Lord;  let  not  man  prevail: 
let  the  heathen  be  judged  in  thj'  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  O  Lord  :  that  the 
nations  may  know  themselves  to  be  but  men. 
Selah. 

PSALM  X. 

WHY  standest  thou  afar  off,  O  Lord  ? 
why  hidest  thou  thyself  in  times  of 
trouble  ? 

2  The  wicked  in  his  pride  doth  persecute 
the  poor :  let  them  be  taken  in  the  devices 
that  they  have  imagined. 

3  For  the  wicked  boasteth  of  his  heart's 
desire,  and  blesseth  the  covetous,  2oho7n  the 
Lord  abhorreth. 

4  The  wicked,  through  the  pride  of  his 
countenance,  will  not  seek  after  God:  God 
is  not  in  all  his  thoughts. 

5  His  ways  are  always  grievous;  thy 
judgments  aj-e  far  above  out  of  his  sight :  as 
for  all  his  enemies,  he  puffeth  at  them. 

6  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall  not  be 
moved  :  for  I  shall  never  be  in  adversity. 

7  His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  deceit 
and  fraud :  under  his  tongue  is  mischief  and 
vanity. 

8  He  sitteth  in  the  lurking  places  of  the 
villages :  in  the  secret  places  doth  he  mur- 
der the  innocent :  his  eyes  are  privily  set 
against  the  poor. 

9  He  lieth  in  wait  secretly  as  a  lion  in  his 
den :  he  lieth  in  wait  to  catch  the  poor :  he 
doth  catch  the  poor,  when  he  draweth  him 
into  his  net.  ' 

10  He  croucheth,  and  humbleth  himself, 
that  the  poor  may  fall  by  his  strong  ones. 

11  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  God  hath 
forgotten  :  he  hideth  his  face  ;  he  will  never 
see  it. 

12  Arise,  O  Lord  ;  O  God,  lift  up  thine 
hand :  forget  not  the  humble. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked  contemn 
God?  he  hath  said  in  his  heart.  Thou  wilt 
not  require  it. 

14  Thou  hast  seen  it;  for  thou  beholdest 
mischief  and  spite,  to  requite  it  with  thy 

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David's  trust  in  God. 


PSALMS.        He  describes  a  citizen  of  Zion. 


hand :   the  poor  committeth  himself  unto 
thee ;  thou  art  the  helper  of  the  fatherless. 

15  Break  thou  the  arm  of  the  wicked 
and  the  evil  man :  seek  out  his  wickedness 
till  thou  find  none. 

16  The  Lord  is  King  for  ever  and  ever : 
the  heathen  are  perished  out  of  his  land. 

17  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  desire  of 
the  humble  :  thou  wilt  prepare  their  heart, 
thou  wilt  cause  thine  ear  to  hear  : 

18  To  judge  the  fatherless  and  the  op- 
pressed, that  the  man  of  the  earth  may  no 
more  oppress. 

PSALM  XL 
H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  PiY/^m  of  David. 

IN  the  Lord  put  I  my  trust :  how  say  ye 
to  my  soul,  I*  lee  as  a  bird  to  your  moun- 
tain? 

2  For  lo,  the  wicked  bend  tkcir  bow, 
they  make  ready  their  arrow  upon  the 
string,  that  they  may  privily  shoot  at  the 
upright  in  heart. 

3  If  the  foundations  be  destroyed,  what 
can  the  righteous  do  ? 

4  The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple,  the 
Lord's  throne  is  in  heaven :  his  eyes  be- 
hold, his  eyelids  try  the  children  of  men. 

5  The  Lord  trieth  the  righteous :  but  the 
wicked  and  him  that  loveth  violence  his  soul 
hateth. 

6  Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain  snares 
fire  and  brimstone,  and  an  horrible  tempest : 
this  shall  he  the  portion  of  their  cup. 

7  For  the  righteous  Lord  loveth  right- 
eousness ;  his  countenance  doth  behold  the 
upright. 

PSALM  XIL 
H  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Sheminith, 

A  Psalm  of  David. 
"IIIH'ELP,  Lord;  for  the  godly  man  ceas- 
-hTJL  etli ;  for  the  faithful  fail  from  among 
the  children  of  men. 

2  They  speak  vanity  ever}^  one  with  his 
neighbour :  2vith  flattering  lips  and  with  a 
double  lieart  do  tliey  speak. 

3  The  Lord  shall  cutoff  all  flattering  lips, 
and  the  tongue  that  speaketh  proud  things : 

4  Who  have  said.  With  our  tongue  will 
we  prevail ;  our  lips  arc  our  own :  who  is 
lord  over  us  ? 

5  For  the  oppression  of  the  poor,  for  the 
sighing  of  the  needy,  now  will  1  arise,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  I  will  set  him  in  safety  yrowi  him 
that  p'jfteth  at  him. 

6  The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure 
words :  as  silver  tried  in  a  furnace  of  earth, 
purified  seven  times. 

7  Thou  shalt  keep  them,  O  Lord,  thou 
.shalt  preserve  them  from  this  generation  for 
ever. 

8  The  wicked  walk  on  every  side,  when 
the  vilest  men  are  exalted. 

PSALM  XIIL 
T  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HOW   long  wilt   thou    forget    me,    O 
Lord  ?  for  ever  ?  how  long  wilt  thou 
hide  thy  face  from  me  ? 


2  How  long  shall  I  take  counsel  in  my 
soul,  havi?ig  sorrow  in  my  heart  daily?  how 
long  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted  over  me? 

3  Consider  and  hear  me,  O  Lord  my 
God:  lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  the 
slccji  of  death; 

4  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  prevailed 
against  him  ;  a?id  those  that  trouble  me  re- 
joice when  I  am  moved. 

5  But  I  have  trusted  in  thy  mercy ;  my 
heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

6  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  because  he 
hath  dealt  bountifully  with  me. 

PSALM  XIV. 
IT  To  the  chief  musician,  A  Psalm  of  David- 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart.  There 
is  no  God.  They  are  corrupt,  they 
have  done  abominable  works,  there  is  none 
that  doeth  good. 

2  The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven 
upon  the  children  of  men,  to  see  if  there 
were  any  that  did  understand,  and  seek 
God. 

3  They  are  all  gone  aside,  they  are  all 
together  become  filthy  :  there  is  none  that 
doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4  Have  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  no 
knowledge  ?  who  eat  up  my  people  as  they 
eat  bread,  and  call  not  upon  the  Lord. 

5  There  were  they  in  great  fear :  for 
God  is  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous. 

6  Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel  of  the 
poor,  because  the  Lord  is  his  refuge. 

7  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were 
come  out  of  Zion  !  when  the  Lord  bring- 
eth  back  the  captivity  of  his  people,  Jacob 
shall  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  XV. 
II  A  Psalm  of  David. 

LORD,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  taberna- 
cle ?  who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill  ? 

2  He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  work- 
eth  righteousness,  and  speaketh  the  truth 
in  his  heart. 

3  He  that  backbiteth  not  with  his  tongue, 
nor  doeth  evil  to  his  neighbour,  nor  taketh 
up  a  reproach  against  his  neighbour. 

4  In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is  con- 
temned ;  but  he  honoureth  them  that  fear 
the  Lord.  He  that  sweareth  to  his  own 
hurt,  and  changeth  not. 

•5  He  that  putteth  not  out  his'  money  to 
usury,  nor  taketh  reward  against  the  inno- 
cent. He  that  doeth  these  things  shall 
never  be  moved. 

PSALM  XVI. 
H  Mitchtam  of  David. 

PRESERVE  me,  O  God :  for  in  thee 
do  I  put  my  trust. 

2  O  my  soi/l,  thou  hast  said  unto  the 
Lord,  Thou  ca-t  my  Lord  :  my  goodness 
extendcth  not  to  thee  ; 

3  But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 
and  to  the  excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my  de- 
light. 

4  Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that 
hasten  after  another  god:  their  drink-offer  • 

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David's  hope  and  integrity. 


PSALMS. 


He  praises  God 


ings  of  blood  will  I  not  offer,  nor  take  up 
their  names  into  my  lips. 

5  The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  in- 
heritance and  of  my  cup  :  thou  maintain- 
est  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  plea- 
sant pfeces;  yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given 
me  counsel :  my  reins  also  instruct  me  in 
the  night  seasons. 

S  I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me : 
because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall  not 
be  moved. 

9  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my 
glory  rejoiceth  :  my  flesh  also  shall  rest  in 
hope. 

10  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in 
hell ;  neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy 
One  to  see  corruption. 

11  Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path  of  life  : 
in  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy  ;  at  thy 
right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  ever- 
more. 

PSALM  XVIL 
H  A  Prayer  of  David. 
'EAR  the  right,  O  Lord,  attend  unto 
m}^  cry,   give  ear  unto  my  prayer, 
that  gocth  not  out  of  feigned  lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy 
presence  ;  let  thine  eyes  behold  the  things 
that  are  equal. 

3  Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart ;  thou 
hast  visited  me  in  the  niglit ;  thou  hast  tried 
me,  a}id  shalt  find  nothing  :  I  am  purposed 
that  my  mouth  shall  not  transgress. 

4  Concerning  the  works  of  men,  by  the 
word  of  thy  lips  I  have  kept  ?ne  from  the 
paths  of  the  destroyer. 

5  Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy  paths,  that 
my  footsteps  slip  not. 

6  I  have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt 
hear  me,  O  God  :  incline  thine  ear  unto  me, 
a7id  hear  my  speech. 

7  Shew  thy  marvellous  loving-kindness, 
O  thou  that  savest  by  thy  right  hand  them 
which  put  their  trust  in  thee  from  those 
that  rise  up  against  them. 

8  Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye,  hide 
me  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 

9  From  the  wicked  that  oppress  me, 
from  my  deadly  enemies,  ivho  compass  me 
about.  i 

10  They  are  enclosed  in  their  own  fat : 
with  their  mouth  they  speak  proudly. 

11  They  have  now  compassed  us  in  our 
steps  :  they  have  set  their  eyes  bowing 
down  to  the  earth ; 

12  Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greed}^  of  his 
prey,  and  as  it  were  a  young  lion  lurking 
in  secret  places. 

13  Arise,  O  Lord,  disappoint  him,  cast 
him  down :  deliver  my  soul  from  the  wick- 
ed, lohich  is  thy  sword  : 

14  From  men  7vhich  are  thy  hand,  O 
Lord,  from  men  of  the  world,  tohich  have 
their  portion  in  this  life,  and  whose  belly 
thou  fillest  with  thy  hid  treasure :  they  are 


full  of  children,  and  leave  the  rest  of  their 
substance  to  their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy  face  in 
righteousness  :  I  shall  be  satisfied,  when  I 
awake,  with  thy  likeness. 

PSALM  xvin. 

If  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  Da- 
vid, the  servant  of  the  Lord,  who  spake 
unto  the  Lord  the  words  of  this  song  in 
the  day  that  the  Lord  delivered  him 
from  the  hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and 
from  the  hand  of  Saul :  And  he  said, 

I  WILL  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my  strength. 
2  The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  for- 
tress, and  my  deliverer  ;  my  God,  my 
strength,  in  whom  I  will  trust ;  my  buck- 
ler, and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my 
high  tower. 

3  I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  7iiho  is 
woi-thy  to  be  praised  :  so  shall  I  be  saved 
from  mine  enemies. 

4  The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me, 
and  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me 
afraid. 

5  The  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me 
about :  the  snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

6  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 
and  cried  unto  my  God :  he  heard  my 
voice  out  of  his  temple,  and  my  cry  came 
before  him,  even  into  his  ears. 

7  Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled ; 
the  foundations  also  of  the  hills  moved  and 
were  shaken,  because  he  was  wroth. 

8  There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his 
nostrils,  and  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured : 
coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

9  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came 
down :  and  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

10  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub  and  did 
fly  :  yea,  he  did  fly  upon  the  wings  of  the 
wind. 

1 1  He  made  darkness  his  .secret  place ; 
his  pavilion  round  about  him  tcere  dark 
waters  and  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

12  At  the  brightness  that  teas  before 
him  his  thick  clouds  passed,  ha\l-sio7ies 
and  coals  of  fire. 

13  The  Lord  also  thundered  in  the 
heavens,  and  the  Highest  gave  his  voice  ; 
h&W-stoncs  and  coals  of  fire. 

14  Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows,  and 
scattered  them  ;  and  he  shot  out  lightnings, 
and  discomfited  them. 

15  Then  the  channels  of  waters  were 
seen,  and  the  foundations  of  the  world  were 
discovered  at  thy  rebuke,  O  Lord,  at  the 
blast  of  the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

16  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me,  he 
drew  me  out  of  many  waters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  ene- 
mj,  and  from  them  which  hated  me :  for 
they  were  too  strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of 
my  calamity  :  but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large 
place :  he  delivered  me,  because  he  de- 
lighted in  me. 

428 


for  Ms  manifold  blessings.  PSALMS 

20  The  liORD  rewarded  me  according  to  tvhom 
my  righteousness  ;  according  to  the  clean- 
ness of  my  hands  hatli  he   recompensed 
me. 

21  For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  the 
Lord,  and  have  not  wickedly  departed 
from  my  God. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  were  before  me, 
and  I  did  not  put  away  his  statutes  from 
me. 

23  1  was  also  upright  before  him,  and  I 
kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

24  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recom- 
pensed me  according  to  my  righteousness, 
according  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in 
his  eyesight. 

25  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thy- 
self merciful ;  with  an  upright  man  thou 
wilt  shew  thyself  upright ; 

26  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thy- 
self pure  ;  and  with  the  froward  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  froward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted  peo- 
ple ;  but  wilt  bring  down  high  looks. 

28  For  thou  wilt  light  my  candle  :  the 
Lord  my  God  will  enlighten  my  darkness. 

29  For  by  thee  I  have  run  through  a 
troop  ;  and  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  over 
a  wall. 

30  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect :  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  :  he  is  a  buckler 
to  all  those  that  trust  in  him. 

31  For  who  is  God  save  the  Lord  ?  or 
who  is  a  rock  save  our  God  ? 

32  It  is  God  that  girdeth  me  with 
strength,  and  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

33  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  feet, 
and  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

34  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war,  so  that 
a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

35  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield 
of  thy  salvation :  and  thy  right  hand  hath 
holden  me  up,  and  thy  gentleness  hath 
made  me  great. 

36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under 
me,  that  my  feet  did  not  slip. 

37  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and 
overtaken  them :  neither  did  I  turn  again 
till  they  were  consumed. 

38  I  have  wounded  them  that  they  were 
not  able  to  rise  :  they  are  fallen  under  my 
feet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength 
unto  the  battle  :  thou  hast  subdued  under 
me  those  that  rose  up  against  me. 

40  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks 
of  mine  enemies;  that  I  might  destroy 
them  that  hate  me. 

41  They  cried,  but  there  icas  none  to 
save  them:  even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he 
answered  them  not. 

42  Then  did  I  beat  them  small  as  the 
dust  before  the  wind  :  I  did  cast  them  out 
as  the  dirt  in  the  streets. 

43  Thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the 
strivings  of  the  people  ;  rmrfthou  hast  made 
me  the  head  of  the  heathen :  a  people 


David  prays  for  grace. 
I  have  not  known  shall  serve  me.- 

44  As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me,  they 
shall  obey  me :  the  strangers  shall  submit 
themselves  unto  me. 

45  The  strangers  shall  fade  away,  and 
be  afraid  out  of  their  close  places. 

46  The  Lord  liveth  ;  and  blessed  be  my 
rock  ;  and  let  the  God  of  my  salvation  be 
exalted. 

47  It  is  God  that  avengeth  me,  and  sub- 
dueth  the  people  under  me. 

48  He  delivereth  me  from  mine  enemies : 
yea,  thou  liftest  me  up  above  those  that  rise 
up  against  me :  thou  hast  delivered  me 
from  the  violent  man. 

49  Therefore  will  I  give  thanks  unto 
thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  heathen,  and  sing 
praises  unto  thy  name. 

50  Great  deliverance  giveth  he  to  his 
king  ;  and  sheweth  mercy  to  his  anointed, 
to  David,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

PSALM  XIX. 
H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God ; 
and  the  firmament  sheweth  his  handy 
work. 

2  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech,  and 
night  unto  night  sheweth  knowledge. 

3  There  is  no  speech  nor  language, 
ivhcre  their  voice  is  not  heard. 

4  Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the 
earth,  and  their  words  to  the  end  of  the 
world.  In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle 
for  the  sun, 

5  Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out 
of  his  chamber,  and  rejoiceth  as  a  strong 
man  to  run  a  race. 

6  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the 
heaven,  and  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it : 
and  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat 
thereof 

7  The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  con- 
verting the  soul :  the  testimony  of  the  Lord 
/5  sure,  making  wise  the  simple. 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right, 
rejoicing  the  heart :  the  commandment  O'f 
the  Lord  is  pure,  enlightening  the  eyes. 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  endur- 
ing for  ever :  the  judgments  of  the  Lord 
are  true  and  righteous  altogether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  arc  they  than 
gold,  yea,  than  much  fine  gold :  sweeter 
also  than  honey  and  the  honey-comb. 

11  Moreover,  by  them  is  thy  servant 
warned :  and  in  keeping  of  them  there  is 
great  reward. 

12  Who  can  understand  his  errors? 
cleanse  thou  me  from  secret  fatdts. 

13  Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from 
presumptuous  sins ;  let  them  not  have  do- 
minion over  me :  then  shall  I  be  upright, 
and  I  shall  be  innocent  from  the  great 
transgression. 

14  Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the 
meditation  of  my  heart,  be  acceptable  in 
thy  sight,  O  Lord,  my  strength,  and  my 
redeemer. 

429 


A  thanksgiving  for  victory.  PSALMS 

PSALM  XX. 

II  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord   hear  thee   in  the    day  of 
trouble ;  the  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob 
defend  thee. 

2  Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuar}^ 
and  strengthen  thee  out  of  Zion. 

3  Remember  all  thy  offerings,  and  ac- 
cept thy  burnt-sacrifice.     Selah. 

4  Grant  thee  according  to  thine  own 
heart,  and  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

5  We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation,  and 
in  the  name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up  otir 
banners :  the  Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  1  that  the  Lord  saveth  his 
anointed ;  he  will  hear  him  from  his  holy 
heaven  with  the  saving  strength  of  his 
right  hand. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in 
horses:  but  we  will  rememlDer  the  name 
of  the  Lord  our  God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and  fallen : 
but  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright. 

9  Save,  Lord:  let  the  king  hear  us 
when  we  call. 

PSALM  XXI. 
H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David 

THE  king  shall  joy  in  thy  strength,  O 
Lord  ;    and    in    thy    salvation    how 
greatlj^  shall  he  rejoice  ! 

2  Thou  hast  given  him  his  heart's  de- 
sire, and  hast  not  withholden  the  request 
of  his  lips.     Selah. 

3  For  thou  preventest  him  with  the 
blessings  of  goodness  :  thou  settest  a  crown 
of  pure  gold  on  his  head. 

4  He  asked  life  of  thee,  and  thou  gavest 
it  him,  even  length  of  days  for  ever  and  ever. 

5  His  glor}'  is  great  in  thy  salvation : 
honour  and  majesty  hast  thou  laid  upon 
him. 

6  For  thou  hast  made  him  most  blessed 
for  ever :  thou  hast  made  him  exceeding 
glad  with  thy  countenance. 

7  For  the  king  trusteth  in  the  Lord, 
and  through  the  mercy  of  the  Most  High 
he  shall  not  be  moved. 

8  Thine  hand  shall  find  out  all  thine 
enemies :  thy  right  hand  shall  find  out 
those  tliat  hate  thee. 

9  Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a  fiery  oven 
in  the  time  of  thine  anger :  the  Lord  shall 
swallow  them  up  in  his  wrath,  and  the  fire 
shall  devour  them. 

10  Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy  from 
the  earth,  and  their  seed  from  among  the 
children  of  men. 

11  For  they  intended  evil  against  thee : 
they  imagined  a  mischievous  device,  trldch 
they  are  not  able  to  perform. 

12  Therefore  shalt  thou  make  them  turn 
their  back,  when  thou  shalt  make  ready 
thine  arrows  upon  thy  strings  against  the 
face  of  them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted,  Lord,  in  thine  own 
strength:  so  will  we  sing  and  praise  thy 
power. 


David's  complaint  in  distress. 
PSALM  XXIL 

H  To  the  chief  Musician  upon   Aijeleth 
Shahar,  A  Psalm  of  David. 
Y  God,  my   God,  why  hast  thou  for- 
saken me  ?  icky  art  thou  so  far  from 
helping  me,  and  from  the  words  of  my 
roaring  ? 

2  O  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  day-time,  but 
thou  hearest  not ;  and  in  the  night  season, 
and  am  not  silent. 

3  But  thou  art  XvAy,  O  thou  that  inhabit- 
est  the  praises  of  Israel. 

4  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee :  they 
trusted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 

5  They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  de- 
livered :  they  trusted  in  thee,  and  were  not 
confounded. 

6  But  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man;  a  re- 
proach of  men,  and  despised  of  the  people. 

7  All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to 
scorn:  they  shoot  out  the  lip,  they  shake 
the  head,  saying, 

8  He  trusted  on  the  Lord  that  he  would 
deliver  him :  let  him  deliver  him,  seeing 
he  delighted  in  him. 

9  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of 
the  womb :  thou  didst  make  me  hope  ivhe7i 
I  ioas  upon  my  mother's  breasts. 

10  I  was  cast  upon  thee  from  the  womb  : 
thou  art  my  God  from  my  mother's  belly. 

11  Be  not  far  from  me;  for  trouble  is 
near ;  for  there  is  none  to  help. 

12  Many  bulls  have  compassed  me : 
strong  bulls  of  Bashan  have  beset  me 
round. 

13  They  gaped  upon  me  with  their 
mouth,  as  a  ravening  and  a  roaring  lion. 

14  I  am  poured  out  like  water,  and  all 
my  bones  are  out  of  joint ;  my  heart  is  like 
wax :  it  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  my 
bowels. 

15  My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a  pot- 
sherd ;  and  my  tongue  cleaveth  to  my 
jaws ;  and  thou  hast  brought  me  into  the 
dust  of  death. 

16  For  dogs  have  compassed  me:  the 
assembl}^  of  the  wicked  have  enclosed  me : 
they  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 

17  I  may  tell  all  my  bones:  they  look 
and  stare  upon  me. 

18  They  part  my  garments  among  them, 
and  cast  lots  upon  my  vesture. 

19  But  be  not  thou  far  from  me,  O  Lord  : 
O  my  strength,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 

20  Deliver  my  soul  from  the  sword,  my 
darling  from  the  power  of  the  dog. 

21  Save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth  :  for 
thou  hast  heard  me  from  the  horns  of  the 
unicorns. 

22  I  will  declare  thy  name  unto  my 
brethren  :  in  the  midst  of  the  congregation 
will  I  praise  thee. 

23  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise  him ; 
all  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob,  glorify  him ;  and 
fear  him,  all  ye  the  seed  of  Israel. 

24  For  he  hath  not  despised  nor  abhor- 
red the  affliction  of  the  afflicted ;  neither 

430 


Davidh  confidence  in  God.  PSALMS. 

hath  he  hid  his  face  from  him;  but  when 
he  cried  unto  him,  he  heard. 

25  My  praise  shall  be  of  thee  in  the  great 
congregation :  I  will  pay  my  vows  before 
them  that  fear  him. 

26  The  meek  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  : 
they  shall  praise  the  Lord  that  seek  him 
your  heart  shall  live  for  ever. 

27  All  the  ends  of  the  world  shall  re- 
*  member  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  :  and  all 

the   kindreds  of  the  nations  shall  worship 
before  thee. 

28  For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord's  :  and 
he  is  the  governor  among  the  nations. 

29  All  they  that  be  fat  upon  earth  shall 
eat  and  worship  ;  all  they  that  go  down  to 
the  dust  shall  bow  before  him ;  and  none 
can  keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

30  A  seed  shall  serve  him ;  it  shall  be 
accounted  to  the  Lord  for  a  generation. 

31  They  shall  come,  and  shall  declare 
his  righteousness  unto  a  people  that  shall 
be  born,  that  he  hath  done  this. 

PSALM  XXIIL 
H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  my  shepherd ;  1  shall  not 
want. 

2  He  inaketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green 
pastures :  he  leadeth  me  beside  the  still 
waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul :  he  leadeth  me 
in  the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's 
sake. 

4  Yea,  though  1  walk  through  the  valley 
of  the  shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil: 
for  thou  art  with  me ;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff 
they  comfort  me. 

5  Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in 
the  presence  of  mine  enemies :  thou  anoint- 
est  my  head  with  oil ;  my  cup  runneth 
over. 

6  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  fol- 
low me  all  the  days  of  my  life:  and  I  will 
dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  ever. 

PSALM  XXIV. 
H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof;  the  world,  and  they  that 
dwell  therein. 

2  For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas, 
and  established  it  upon  the  Hoods. 

3  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the 
Lord  1  or  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy 
place  1 

4  He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure 
heart ;  who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto 
vanity,  nor  sworn  deceitfully. 

5  He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the 
Lord,  and  righteousness  from  the  God  of 
his  salvation. 

6  This  is  the  generation  of  them  that 
seek  him,  that  seek  thy  face,  O  Jacob. 
Selah. 

7  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  :  and 
be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlasting  doors ;  and 
the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

S  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  1  the  Lord 


His  confidence  in  prayer. 
strong  and  mighty,  the  Lord  mighty  in 
battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ;  even 
lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting  doors ;  and  the 
King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 
.    10  Who  is  this  King  of  ^lory  7  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  he  is  the  King  ot  glory.     Selah. 
PSALM  XXV. 
H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my 
soul. 

2  O  my  God,  I  trust  in  thee  :  let  me  not 
be  ashamed,  let  not  mine  enemies  triumph 
over  me. 

3  Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee  be 
ashamed :  let  them  be  ashamed  which 
transgress  without  cause. 

4  Shew  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord  ;  teach  me 
thy  paths. 

5  Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me  : 
for  thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation ;  on 
thee  do  1  wait  all  the  day. 

6  Remember,  O  Lord,  thy  tender  mer- 
cies and  thy  loving-kindnesses;  for  they 
have  been  ever  of  old. 

7  Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth, 
nor  my  trangsressions :  according  to  thy 
mercy  remember  thou  me  for  thy  goodness' 
sake,  O  Lord. 

8  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  :  there- 
fore will  he  teach  sinners  in  the  way. 

9  The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgment : 
and  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  mercy 
and  truth  unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant 
and  his  testimonies. 

11  For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord,  pardon 
nwne  iniquity ;  for  it  is  great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the 
Lord  ?  him  shall  he  teach  in  the  way  that 
he  shall  choose. 

13  His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease ;  and  his 
seed  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

14  The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them 
that  fear  him ;  and  he  will  shew  them  his 
covenant. 

15  Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord  ; 
for  he  shall  pluck  my  feet  out  of  the  net. 

16  Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy 
upon  me  ;  for  I  am  desolate  and  afflicted. 

17  The  troubles  of  my  heart  are  enlarg- 
ed :  O  bring  thou  me  out  of  my  distresses. 

18  Look  upon  mine  affliction  and  my 
pain ;  and  forgive  all  my  sins. 

19  Consider  mine  enemies ;  for  they  are 
many ;  and  they  hate  me  with  cruel  hatred. 

20  O  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver  me :  let 
me  not  be  ashamed ;  for  I  put  my  trust  in 
thee. 

21  Let  inte.CTity  and  uprightness  pre- 
serve me  ;  for  1  wait  on  thee. 

22  Redeem  Israel,  O  God,  out  of  all  his 
troubles. 

PSALM  XXVL 
If  A  Psalm  of  David. 

JUDGE  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  I  have  walked 
in  mine  integrity :  I  have  trusted  also 
431 


David  sustains  his  faith. 


an  the  Lord  ;  therefore  I  shall  not  slide. 

2  Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  me ; 
try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 

3  For  thy  loving  kindness  is  before  mine 
eyes :  and  I  have  walked  in  thy  truth. 

4  I  have  not  sat  with  vain  persons,  nei- 
ther will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 

5  I  have  hated  the  congregation  of  evil 
doers ;  and  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

6  I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency : 
so  will  I  compass  thine  altar,  O  Lord  : 

7  That  I  may  publish  with  the  voice  of 
thanksgiving,  and  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous 
works. 

8  Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habitation  of 
thy  house,  and  the  place  where  thine  honour 
dwelleth. 

9  Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners,  nor 
my  life  with  bloody  men  : 

10  In  whose  hands  is  mischief,  and  their 
right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in  mine 
integrity  :  redeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto 
me. 

12  My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place :  in 
the  congregations  will  I  bless  the  Lord. 

PSALM  XXVII. 
H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salva- 
tion ;  whom  shall  I  fear  1  the  Lord  is 
the  strength  of  my  life ;  of  whom  shall  I 
be  afraid  ? 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies 
and  my  foes,  came  upon  me  to  eat  up  my 
flesh,  they  stumbled  and  fell. 

3  Though  an  host  should  encamp  against 
me,  my  heart  shall  not  fear :  though  war 
should  rise  against  me,  in  this  ivill  I  be  con- 
fident. 

4  One  thing  have  I  desired  of  the  Lord, 
that  will  I  seek  after ;  that  I  may  dwell  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  my 
life,  to  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and 
to  inquire  in  his  temple. 

5  For  in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall  hide 
me  in  his  pavilion :  in  the  secret  of  his  ta- 
bernacle shall  he  hide  me ;  he  shall  set  me 
upon  a  rock. 

6  And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted  up 
above  mine  enemies  round  about  me  :  there- 
fore will  I  offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices 
of  joy ;  I  will  sing,  yea,  V  will  sing  praises 
unto  the  Lord. 

7  Hear,  O  Lord,  lohen  I  cry  with  my 
voice :  have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  an- 
swer me. 

8  When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face ; 
my  heart  said  unto  thee,  Thy  face,  Lord, 
will  I  seek. 

9  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me ;  put 
not  thy  servant  away  in  anger :  thou  hast 
been  my  help ;  leave  me  not,  neither  for- 
sake me,  O  God  of  my  salvation. 

10  When  my  father  and  my  mother  8  The  voice 
forsake  me,  then  the  Lord  will  take  me  wilderness;  the 
up.  ness  of  Kadesh. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord,  and  lead      9  The 


PSALMS,  He  prays  against  his  enemies. 


me  in  a  plain  path,  because  of  mine  ene- 
mies. 

12  Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of 
mine  enemies  :  for  false  witnesses  are  risen 
up  against  me,  and  such  as  breathe  out  cru- 
elty. 

13  I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  believed 
to  see  the  goodness  of  the  Lord  in  the  land 
of  the  living. 

14  Wait  on  the  Lord  :  be  of  good  cou- 
rage, and  he  shall  strengthen  thine  heart : 
wait,  I  say,  on  the  Lord. 

PSALM  XXVHL 
H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

UNTO  thee  will  I  cry,  O  Lord  my 
rock ;  be  not  silent  to  me  :  lest,  if  thou 
be  silent  to  me,  I  become  like  them  that  go 
down  into  the  pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications, 
when  I  cry  unto  thee,  when  I  lift  up  my 
hands  toward  thy  holy  oracle. 

3  Draw  me  not  away  with  the  wicked,  and 
with  the  workers  of  iniquity,  which  speak 
peace  to  their  neighbours,  but  mischief  is 
in  their  hearts. 

4  Give  them  according  to  their  deeds,  and 
according  to  the  wickedness  of  their  endea- 
vours :  give  them  after  the  work  of  their 
hands  ;  render  to  them  their  desert. 

5  Because  they  regard  not  the  works  of 
the  Lord,  nor  the  operation  of  his  hands, 
he  shall  destroy  them,  and  not  build  them 
up. 

6  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  because  he  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7  The  Lord  is  my  strength,  and  my 
shield  ;  my  heart  trusted  in  him,  and  I  am 
helped :  therefore  ni)"  heart  greatly  rejoic- 
eth ;  and  with  my  song  will  I  praise  him. 

8  The  Lord  is  their  strength,  and  he  is 
the  saving  strength  of  his  anointed. 

9  Save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  in- 
heritance :  feed  them  also,  and  lift  them  up 
for  ever. 

PSALM  XXIX. 
If  A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  unto   the   Lord,   O  ye  mighty, 
give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

2  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto 
his  name  ;  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty 
of  holiness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the 
waters  :  the  God  of  glory  thundereth  :  the 
Lord  is  upon  many  waters. 

4  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ; 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 

5  The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the 
cedars ;  yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars 
of  Lebanon. 

6  He  makeththem  also  to  skip  like  a  calf; 
Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a  young  unicorn. 

7  The  voice  of  the  Lord  divideth  the 
flames  of  fire. 

of  the  Lord  shaketh  the 
Lord  shaketh  the  wilder- 


of  the  Lord 
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maketh  the 


David  praises  God  for  deliverance.  PSALMS.  He  rejoices  in  God's  mercy. 


hinds  to  calve,  and  discovereth  the  forests 
and  in  his  temple  doth  every  one  speak  of 
his  glory. 

10  The  Lord  sitteth  upon  the  flood; 
yea,  the  Lord  sitteth  King  for  ever. 

11  The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto  his 
people ;  the  Lord  will  bless  his  people  with 
peace. 

PSALM  XXX. 

1 A  Psalm  and  Song,  at  the  dedication  of 

the  house  of  David. 

1WILL  extol  thee,  O  Lord  ;  for  thou 
hast  lifted  me  up,  and  hast  not  made 
my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

2  O  Lord  my  God,  I  cried  unto  thee, 
and  thou  hast  healed  me. 

3  O  Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up  my  soul 
from  the  grave :  thou  hast  kept  me  alive, 
that  I  should  not  go  down  to  the  pit. 

4  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  saints  of  his, 
and  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his 
holiness. 

5  For  his  anger  enditretli  hut  a  moment ; 
in  his  favour  is  life :  weeping  may  endure 
for  a  night,  but  joy  cometh  in  the  morning. 

6  And  in  my  prosperity  I  said,  I  shall 
never  be  moved. 

7  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast  made 
my  mountain  to  stand  strong :  thou  didst 
hide  thy  face,  and  1  was  troubled. 

8  I  cried  to  thee,  O  Lord  ;  and  unto  the 
Lord  I  made  supplication. 

9  What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood,  when 
I  go  down  to  the  pit  1  Shall  the  dust  praise 
thee  ?  shall  it  declare  thy  truth  ? 

10  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  mercy  upon 
me:  Lord,  be  thou  my  helper. 

11  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourn- 
ing into  dancing :  thou  hast  put  off  my 
sackcloth,  and  girded  me  with  gladness ; 

12  To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing 
praise  to  thee,  and  not  be  silent.  O  Lord 
my  God,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  for 
ever. 

PSALM  XXXL 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

IN  thee,  O  Lord,  do  1  put  my  trust;  let 
me  never  be  ashamed :  deliver  me  in 
thy  righteousness. 

2  Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me ;  deliver  me 
speedily:  be  thou  my  strong  rock,  for  an 
house  of  defence  to  save  me. 

3  For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress  ; 
therefore  for  thy  name's  sake  lead  me,  and 
guide  me. 

4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have 
laid  privily  for  me :  for  thou  art  my 
strength. 

5  Into  thine  hand  I  commit  my  spirit : 
thou  hast  redeemed  me,  O  Lord  God  of 
truth. 

6  I  have  hated  them  that  regard  lying 
vanities  :  but  I  trust  in  the  Lord. 

7  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy  mer- 
cy :  for  thou  hast  considered  my  trouble ; 
thou  hast  known  my  soul  in  adversities ; 

8  And  hast  not  shut  me  up  into  the  hand 

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of  the  enemy  :  thou  hast  set  my  foot  in  a 
large  room. 

9  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord,  for  1 
am  in  trouble  :  mine  eye  is  consumed  with 
grief,  yea,  my  soul  and  my  belly. 

10  For  my  life  is  spent  with  grief,  and 
my  years  with  sighing  :  my  strength  faileth 
because  of  mine  iniquity,  and  my  bones  are 
consumed. 

11  I  was  a  reproach  among  all  mine  ene- 
mies, but  especially  among  my  neighbours, 
and  a  fear  to  mine  acquaintance :  they  that 
did  see  me  without  fled  from  me. 

12  I  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man  out  of 
mind  :  I  am  like  a  broken  vessel. 

13  For  I  have  heard  the  slander  of  many : 
fear  was  on  every  side  :  while  they  took 
counsel  together  against  me,  they  devised 
to  take  away  my  life. 

14  But  I  trusted  in  thee,  O  Lord  :  I  said, 
Thou  art  my  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand :  deliver 
me  from  the  hand  of  mine  enemies,  and 
from  them  that  persecute  me. 

16  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  ser- 
vant :  save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

17  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O  Lord  ;  for 
I  have  called  upon  thee  :  let  the  wicked 
be  ashamed,  and  let  them  be  silent  in  the 
grave. 

18  Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to  silence, 
which  speak  grievous  things  proudly  and 
contemptuously  against  the  righteous. 

19  Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which 
thou  hast  laid  up  for  them  that  fear  thee  ; 
which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that  trust 
in  thee  before  the  sons  of  men  ! 

20  Thou  shalt  hide  them  in  the  secret 
of  thy  presence  from  the  pride  of  man : 
thou  shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  a  pavilion 
from  the  strife  of  tongues. 

21  Blessed  he  the  Lord  :  for  he  hath 
shewed  me  his  marvellous  kindness  in  a 
strong  city. 

22  For  I  said  in  my  haste,  I  am  cut  off" 
from  before  thine  eyes :  nevertheless  thou 
heardest  the  voice  of  my  supplications  when 
I  cried  unto  thee. 

23  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints :  for 
the  Lord  preserveth  the  faithful,  and  plen- 
tifully rewardeth  the  proud  doer. 

24  Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall 
strengthen  your  heart,  all  ye  that  hope  in 
the  Lord. 

PSALM  XXXH. 
•ii  A  Psalm  of  David,  Maschil. 

BLESSED  is  he  whose  transgression  is 
forgiven,  tvhose  sin  is  covered. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the 
Lord  imputeth  not  iniquity,  and  in  whose 
spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

3  When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed 
old  through  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 

4  For  day  and  night  thy  hand  was  heavy 
upon  me :  my  moisture  is  turned  into  the 
drought  of  summer.     Selah. 

5  i  acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and 

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God^s  goodness  to  he  praised. 


PSALMS.       The  privileges  of  the  righteous. 


mine  iniquitj^  have  I  not  hid.  I  said,  I  will 
confess  my  transgressions  unto  the  Lord  ; 
and  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin. 
Selah. 

6  For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly 
pray  unto  thee  in  a  time  when  thou  may- 
est  be  found  :  surely  in  the  floods  of  great 
waters  they  shall  not  come  nigh  unto  him. 

7  Thou  art  my  hiding-place ;  thou  shalt 
preserve  me  from  trouble  ;  thou  shalt  com- 
pass me  about  with  songs  of  deliverance. 
Selah. 

S  I  will  instruct  thee,  and  teach  thee  in 
the  way  which  thou  shalt  go :  I  will  guide 
thee  with  mine  eye. 

9  Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule, 
which  have  no  understanding  :  whose  mouth 
must  be  held  in  with  bit  and  bridle,  lest  they 
come  near  unto  thee. 

10  Many  sorrows  shall  he  to  the  wicked  : 
but  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy 
shall  compass  him  about. 

11  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice, 
ye  righteous  :  and  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that 
are  upright  in  heart. 

PSALM  XXXIIL 

REJOICE  in  the  Lord,  O  ye  righteous : 
for  praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 

2  Praise  the  Lord  with  harp  :  sing  unto 
him  with  the  psaltery  and  an  instrument 
often  strings. 

3  Sing  unto  him  a  new  song  ;  play  skil- 
fully with  a  loud  noise. 

4  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right ;  and 
all  his  works  are  done  in  truth. 

5  He  loveth  righteousness  and  judg- 
ment :  the  earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of 
the  Lord. 

6  By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the 
heavens  made  ;  and  all  the  host  of  them  by 
the  breath  of  his  mouth. 

7  He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  to- 
gether as  un  heap  :  he  layeth  up  the  depth 
in  store-houses. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  :  let  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe 
of  him. 

9  For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done;  he 
commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10  The  Lord  bringeth  the  counsel  of 
the  heathen  to  nought :  he  maketh  the  de- 
vices of  the  people  of  none  effect. 

11  The  counsel  of  the  LoRostandeth  for 
ever,  the  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all  genera- 
tions. 

12  Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is 
tlie  Lord  ;  and  the  people  whom  he  hath 
ci;osen  for  his  own  inheritance. 

13  The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven ;  he 
beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he 
looketh  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth. 

15  He  fashioneth  their  hearts  alike ;  he 
considereth  all  their  works. 

16  There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  mul- 
titude of  an  host :  a  mighty  man  is  not  dc' 
livered  by  much  strength. 


17  An  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for  safety  • 
neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great 
strength. 

18  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
them  that  fear  him,  upon  them  that  hope 
in  his  mercy ; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from  death,  and 
to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 

20  Our  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  :  he  is 
our  help  and  our  shield. 

21  For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him,  be- 
cause we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be  upon  us, 
according  as  we  hope  in  thee. 

PSALM  XXXIV. 
H  A  Psalm  of  David  when  he  changed  his 
behaviour  before  Abimelech  ;  who  drove 
him  away,  and  he  departed. 

I  WILL  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times :  his 
praise  s/m// continually  6e  in  my  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the 
Lord  :  the  humble  shall  hear  thereof  and 
be  glad. 

3  O  magnify  the  Lord  with  me,  and  let 
us  exalt  his  name  together. 

4  I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me, 
and  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

5  They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  light- 
ened :  and  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 

6  This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord 
heard  him,  and  saved  him  out  of  all  his 
troubles. 

7  The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth 
round  about  them  that  fear  him,  and  deli- 
vereth  them. 

8  O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good  : 
blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

9  O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints;  for 
there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 

10  The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer 
hunger  :  but  they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall 
not  want  any  good  thing. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me: 
1  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life,  and 
loveth  maiiy  days,  that  he  may  see  good  ? 

13  Keep  thj^  tongue  from  evil,  and  thy 
lips  from  speaking  guile. 

14  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ;  seek 
peace,  and  pursue  it. 

15  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the 
righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open  unto  their 
cry. 

16  The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them 
that  do  evil,  to  cut  off  the  remembrance  of 
them  from  the  earth. 

17  The  righteous  crj',  and  the  Lord 
heareth,  and  delivereth  them  out  of  all  their 
troubles. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are 
of  a  broken  heart ;  and  saveth  such  as  be 
of  a  contrite  spirit. 

19  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  right- 
eous :  but  the  Lord  delivereth  him  out  of 
them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones  :  not  one  of 
them  is  broken. 

434      . 


David  prays  for  his  otcn  safety.      PSALMS 

21  Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked  :  and  they 
that  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his 
servants :  and  none  of  them  that  trust  in 
him  shall  be  desolate. 

PSALM   XXXV. 
H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

PLEAD  my  cause,  O  Lord,  with  them 
that  strive  with  me  :  fight  against  them 
that  fight  against  me. 

2  Take  hold  of  shield  and  buckler,  and 
stand  up  for  mine  help. 

3  Draw  out  also  the  spear,  and  stop  tlic 
zoay  against  them  that  persecute  me  :  say 
unto  m)^  soul,  I  am  thy  salvation. 

4  Let  them  be  confounded  and  put  to 
shame  that  seek  after  my  soul :  let  them  be 
turned  back  and  brought  to  confusion  that 
devise  my  hurt. 

5  Let  them  be  as  chafF  before  the  wind  : 
and  let  the  angel  of  the  Lord  chase  t/icm. 

6  Let  their  way  be  dark  and  slippery : 
and  let  the  angel  of  the  Lord  persecute 
them. 

7  For  without  cause  have  they  hid  for 
me  their  net  in  a  pit,  rvhich  without  cause 


they  have  digged  for  my  soul. 

8  Let  destruction  come  upon  him  at  una- 
wares ;  and  let  his  net  that  he  hath  hid 
catch  himself:  into  that  very  destruction 
let  him  fall. 

9  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  the 
Lord  :  it  shall  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  All  my  bones  shall  say,  Lord,  who 
is  like  unto  thee,  which  deliverest  the  poor 
from  him  that  is  too  strong  for  him,  yea, 
the  poor  and  the  needy  from  him  that  spoil- 
eth  him  1 

1 1  False  witnesses  did  rise  up ;  they 
laid  to  my  charge  tilings  that  I  knew  not. 

12  They  rewarded  me  evil  for  good  to 
the  spoiling  of  my  soul. 

13  But  as  for  me,  when  they  were  sick, 
my  clothing  was  sackcloth  :  I  humbled  my 
soul  with  fasting ;  and  my  prayer  returned 
into  mine  own  bosom. 

14  I  behaved  myself  as  though  he  had 
been  my  friend  or  brother  :  I  bowed  down 
heavily,  as  one  that  mourneth  for  his  mo- 
ther. 

15  But  in  mine  adversity  they  rejoiced, 
and  gathered  themselves  together  :  yea, 
the  abjects  gathered  themselves  together 
against  me,  and  I  knew  it  not;  they  did 
tear  me,  and  ceased  not : 

16  With  hypocritical  mockers  in  feasts, 
the}"  gnashed  upon  me  with  their  teeth. 

17  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  look  on  ? 
rescue  my  soul  from  their  destructions,  my 
darling  from  the  lions. 

18  i  will  give  thee  thanks  in  the  great 
congregation :  I  will  praise  thee  among 
much  people. 

19  Let  not  them  that  are  mine  enemies 
wrongfully  rejoice  over  me ;  neither  let 
them  wink  with  the  eye  that  hate  me  with 
out  a  cause. 


The  excellency  of  God's  mercy. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace  :  but  they 
devise  deceitful  matters  against  them  tliat 
arc  quiet  in  the  land. 

21  Yea,  they  opened  their  mouth  wide 
against  me,  and  said.  Aha,  aha !  our  eye 
hath  seen  it. 

22  This  thou  hast  seen,  O  Lord  :  keep 
not  silence  :  O  Lord,  be  not  far  from  me. 

23  Stir  up  thyself,  and  awake  to  my 
judgment,  even  unto  my  cause,  my  God 
and  my  Lord. 

24  Judge  me,  O  Lord  my  God,  accord- 
ing to  thy  righteousness;  and  let  them  not 
rejoice  over  me. 

25  Let  them  not  say  in  their  hearts.  Ah, 
so  would  we  have  it:  let  them  not  say,  We 
have  swallowed  him  up. 

26  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  brought  to 
confusion  together  that  rejoice  at  mine 
hurt :  let  them  be  clothed  with  shame  and 
dishonour  that  magnify  themselves  against 
me. 

27  Let  them  shout  for  joy,  and  be  glad, 
that  favour  my  righteous  cause :  j'ea,  let 
them  saj'^  continually.  Let  the  Lord  be 
magnified,  which  hath  pleasure  in  the  pros- 
perity of  his  servant. 

28  And  my  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy 
righteousness  and  of  thy  praise  all  the  day 
long. 

PSALM  XXXVL 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm,  of  Da- 
vid the  servant  of  the  Lord. 
THE  transgression  of  the  wicked  saith 
within  my  heart,  that  there  is  no  fear 
of  God  before  his  eyes. 

2  For  he  flattereth  himself  in  his  own 
eyes,  until  his  iniquity  be  found  to  be 
hateful. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity 
and  deceit:  he  hath  left  off  to  be  v.'ise,  a?id 
to  do  good. 

4  He  deviseth  mischief  upon  his  bed ;  he 
setteth  himself  in  a  way  that  is  not  good  ; 
he  abhorreth  not  evil. 

5  Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  is  in  the  hea- 
vens ;  and  thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto 
the  clouds. 

6  Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  great 
mountains ;  thy  judgments  are  a  great 
deep :  O  Lord,  thou  preservest  man  and 
beast. 

7  How  excellent  is  thy  loving-kindness, 
O  God  !  therefore  the  children  of  men  put 
their  trust  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8  They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with 
the  fatness  of  thy  house ;  and  thou  shalt 
make  them  drink  of  the  river  of  thy  plea- 
sures. 

9  For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life  : 
in  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

lO'O  continue  thy  loving-kindness  unto 
them  that  know  thee  ;  and  thy  righteous- 
ness to  the  upright  in  heart. 

1 1  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  against 
me,  and  let  not  the  hand  of  the  wicked 
i  remove  me. 

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David  persuades  to  patience 


PSALMS. 


and  confidence  in  God. 


12  There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity 
fallen :  they  are  cast  down,  and  shall  not 
be  able  to  rise. 

PSALM  xxxvn. 

H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

FRET  not  thyself  because  of  evil  doers, 
neither  be   thou  envious  against  the 
workers  of  iniquity. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like 
the  grass,  and  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

3  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good ;  so 
shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily 
thou  shalt  be  fed. 

4  Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord  ;  and 
he  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine 
heart. 

5  Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ;  trust 
also  in  him  ;  and  he  shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  forth  thy  righteous- 
ness as  the  light,  and  thy  judgment  as  the 
noon-day. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently 
for  him :  fret  not  thyself  because  of  him 
who  prospereth  in  his  way,  because  of  the 
man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to  pass. 

8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  vvrath: 
fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil. 

9  For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off:  but 
those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall 
inherit  the  earth. 

10  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked 
sliall  not  he :  yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  con- 
sider his  place,  and  it  shall  not  he. 

11  But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  earth  ; 
and  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abun- 
dance of  peace. 

12  The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just, 
and  gnashesh  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

13  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him:  for 
he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 

14  The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the 
sword,  and  have  bent  their  bow,  to  cast 
down  the  poor  and  needy,  and  to  slay 
such  as  be  of  upright  conversation. 

15  Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their 
own  heart,  and  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

16  A  litde  that  a  righteous  man  hath  is 
better  than  the  riches  of  many  wicked. 

17  For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
broken :  but  the  Lord  upholdeth  the  right- 
eous. 

18  The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the 
upright :  and  their  inheritance  shall  be  for 
ever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the 
evil  time  :  and  in  the  days  of  famine  they 
shall  be  satisfied. 

20  But  the  wicked  shall  perish,  and  the 
enemies  of  the  Lord  sliall  he  as  the  fat  of 
lambs :  they  shall  consume ;  into  smoke 
shall  they  consume  away. 

21  The  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth 
not  again :  but  the  righteous  sheweth 
mercy,  and  giveth. 

22  For  such  as  he  blessed  of  him  shall 
inherit  the  earth ;  and  they  that  he  cursed 
of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 


23  The  steps  of  a  good  man  are  orderea 
by  the  Lord:  and  he  delighteth  in  his 
way. 

24  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utter- 
ly cast  down  :  for  the  Lord  upholdeth  him 
ivith  his  hand. 

2.5  1  have  been  young,  and  noto  am  old ; 
yet  have  I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken, 
nor  his  seed  begging  bread. 

26  He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth; 
and  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ;  and 
dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  the  Lord  loveth  judgment,  and 
forsaketh  not  his  saints ;  they  are  pre- 
served for  ever  :  but  the  seed  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  cut  off. 

29  The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land, 
and  dwell  therein  for  ever. 

30  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  speaketh 
wisdom,  and  his  tongue  talketh  of  judg- 
ment. 

31  The  law  of  his  God  zs  in  his  heart; 
none  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

32  The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 
and  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

33  The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his 
hand,  nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 

34  Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 
and  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land  : 
when  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt 
see  it. 

35  I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great 
power,  and  spreading  himself  like  a  green 
bay  tree. 

36  Yet  he  passed  away,  and  lo,  he  ivas 
not :  yea,  I  sought  him,  but  he  could  not 
be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  7na?i,  and  behold 
the  upright :  for  the  end  of  that  man  is 
peace. 

38  But  the  transgressors  shall  be  de- 
stroyed together:  the  end  of  the  wicked 
shall  be  cut  off. 

39  But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is 
of  the  Lord  :  he  is  their  strength  in  the 
time  of  trouble. 

40  And  the  Lord  shall  help  them,  and 
deliver  them :  he  shall  deliver  them  from 
the  wicked,  and  save  them,  because  they 
trust  in  him. 

PSALM  XXXVIIL 
U  A  Psalm  of  David  to  bring  to  remem- 
brance. 
OLORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thy  wrath : 
neither   chasten   me  in  thy  hot  dis- 
pleasure. 

2  For  thine  arrows  stick  fast  in  me,  and 
thy  hand  presseth  me  sore. 

3  There  is  no  soinidness  in  my  flesh  be- 
cause of  thine  anger  ;  neither  is  there  any 
rest  in  my  bones  because  of  my  sin. 

4  For  mine  iniquities  are  gone  over  mine 
head:  as  an  heavy  burden  they  are  too 
heavy  for  me. 

5  My  wounds  stink,  and  are  corrupt 
because  of  my  foolishness. 

436 


The  brevity  and  vanity  of  life 

6  I  am  troubled ;  I  am  bowed  down 
greatly ;  I  go  mourning  all  the  day  long. 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a  loath- 
some disease :  and  there  is  no  soundness 
in  my  flesh. 

8  I  am  feeble  and  sore  broken :  I  have 
roared  by  reason  of  the  disquietness  of  my 
heart. 

9  Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before  thee  ;  and 
my  groaning  is  not  hid  from  thee. 

10  My  heart  panteth,  my  strength  fail- 
eth  me :  as  for  the  light  of  mine  eyes,  it 
also  is  gone  from  me. 

11  My  lovers  and  my  friends  stand 
aloof  from  my  sore;  and  my  kinsmen 
stand  afar  off. 

12  They  also  that  seek  after  my  life  lay 
snares  for  me :  and  they  that  seek  my  hurt 
speak  mischievous  things,  and  imagine  de- 
ceits all  the  day  long. 

13  But  1,  as  a  deaf  man,  heard  not;  and 
/  was  as  a  dumb  man  that  openeth  not  his 
mouth. 

14  Thus  I  was  as  a  man  that  heareth 
not,  and  in  whose  mouth  arc  no  reproofs. 

15  For  in  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  hope  : 
thou  wilt  hear,  O  Lord  my  God. 

16  For  I  said,  Hear  me,  lest  otherwise 
they  should  rejoice  over  me :  when  my 
foot  slippeth,  they  magnify  themselves 
against  me. 

17  For  I  am  ready  to  halt,  and  my  sor- 
row is  continually  before  me. 

18  For  I  will  declare  mine  iniquity;  I 
will  be  sorry  for  my  sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  are  lively,  and 
they  are  strong:  and  they  that  hate  me 
wrongfully  are  multiplied. 

20  They  also  that  render  evil  for  good 
are  mine  adversaries;  because  I  follow  the 
thing  that  good  is, 

21  Forsake  me  not,  O  Lord  :  O  my 
God,  be  not  far  from  me. 

22  Make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord  my 
salvation. 

PSALM  XXXIX. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician,  even  to  Jeduthun, 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  SAID,  I  will  take  heed  to  my  ways, 
that  I  sin  not  with  my  tongue :  I  will 
keep  my  mouth  Avith  a  bridle,  while  the 
wicked  is  before  me. 

2  I  was  dumb  with  silence,  I  held  my 
peace,  even  from  good ;  and  my  sorrow 
was  stirred. 

3  My  heart  was  hot  within  me,  while 
I  was  musing  the  fire  burned  :  then  spake 
I  with  my  tongue. 

4  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end, 
and  the  measure  of  my  days,  what  it  is ; 
that  I  may  know  how  frail  I  am. 

5  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as 
an  handbreadth  ;  and  mine  age  is  as  no' 
thing  before  thee  :  verily  every  man  at  his 
best  state  /s  altogether  vanity.     Selah. 

6  Surely  every  man  walketh  in  a  vain 
shew  :  surely  they  are  disquieted  in  vain  : 


PSALMS.  Benefit  of  confidence  in  God. 

he  heapeth  up   riches,  and   knoweth  not 
who  shall  gather  them. 

7  And  now.  Lord,  what  wait  I  for  ?  my 
hope  is  in  thee. 

8  Deliver  me  from  all  my  transgressions : 
make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 

9  I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my  mouth  ; 
because  thou  didst  it. 

10  Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  me :  1 
am  consumed  by  the  blow  of  thine  hand. 

11  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  cor- 
rect man  for  iniquity,  thou  makest  his  beau- 
ty to  consume  away  like  a  moth :  surely 
every  man  is  vanity.     Selah. 

12  Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and  give 
ear  unto  my  cry ;  hold  not  thy  peace  at  my 
tears  :  for  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee  and  a 
sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers  were. 

13  O  spare  me,  that  I  may  recover 
strength,  before  I  go  hence,  and  be  no 
more. 

PSALM  XL. 
If  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WAITED  patiently  for  the  Lord  ;  and 
he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

2  He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  an  hor- 
rible pit,  out  of  the  miry  clay,  and  set  my 
feet  upon  a  rock,  and  established  my  go- 
ings. 

3  And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my 
mouth,  even  praise  unto  our  God  :  many 
shall  see  it,  and  fear,  and  shall  trust  in  the 
Lord. 

4  Blessed  is  that  man  that  maketh  the 
Lord  his  trust,  and  respecteth  not  the 
proud,  nor  such  as  turn  aside  to  lies. 

5  Many,  O  Lord  my  God,  are  thy  won- 
derful works  lohich  thou  hast  done,  and  thy 
thoughts  ivhich  are  to  us-ward  :  they  can- 
not be  reckoned  up  in  order  unto  thee  :  if 
I  would  declare  and  speak  of  them,  they 
are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 

6  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  didst  not 
desire ;  mine  ears  hast  thou  opened  :  burnt- 
offering  and  sin-offering  hast  thou  not  re- 
quired. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come :  in  the  vo- 
lume of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me, 

8  I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my  God  : 
yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 

9  I  have  preached  righteousness  in  the 
great  congregation  :  lo,  I  have  not  refrain- 
ed my  lips,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest. 

10  I  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness 
within  my  heart :  I  have  declared  thy  faith- 
fulness and  thy  salvation  :  I  have  not  con- 
cealed thy  loving-kindness  and  thy  truth 
from  the  great  congregation. 

11  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mer- 
cies from  me,  O  Lord:  let  thy  loving- 
kindness  and  thy  truth  continually  preserve 
me. 

12  For  innumerable  evils  have  compass- 
ed me  about :  mine  inifjuities  have  taken 
hold  upon  me,  so  that  I  am  not  able  to 
look  up ;  they  are  more  than  the  hairs  of 
mine  head  :  therefore  my  heart  faileth  me. 

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'    David's  zeal  to  serve  God.  PSALMS 

13  Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me : 
O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

14  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confound- 
ed together  that  seek  after  my  soul  to  de- 
stroy It ;  let  them  be  driven  backward  and 
put  to  shame  that  wish  me  evil. 

15  Let  them  be  desolate  for  a  reward  of 
their  shame  that  say  unto  me,  Aha,  aha. 

16  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice 
and  be  glad  in  thee  :  let  such  as  love  thy 
salvation  say  continually.  The  Lord  be 
magnified. 

17  But  I  am  poor  and  needy ;  yet  the 
Lord  thinketh  upon  me :  thou  art  my  help 
and  my  deliverer ;  make  no  tarrying,  O 
my  God. 

PSALM  XLL 
H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David, 

BLESSED  is  he  that  considereth  the 
poor:   the  Lord  will  deliver  him  in 
time  of  trouble. 

2  The  Loud  will  preserve  him,  and  keep 
him  alive ;  and  he  shall  be  blessed  upon 
the  earth :  and  thou  wilt  not  deliver  him 
unto  the  will  of  his  enemies. 

3  The  Lord  will  strengthen  him  upon 
the  bed  of  languishing  :  thou  wilt  make  all 
his  bed  in  his  sickness. 

4  I  said,   Lord,  be  merciful  unto  me 
heal  my  soul;   for  I  have  sinned  against 
thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of  me.  When 
shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish  ? 

6  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  speak- 
eth  vanity :  his  heart  gathereth  iniquity  to 
itself;  7t)hen  he  goeth  abroad,  he  telleth  it. 

7  All  that  hate  ine  whisper  together 
against  me :  against  me  do  they  devise 
my  hurt. 

8  An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleaveth  fast 
unto  him  :  and  now  that  he  lieth  he  shall 
rise  up  no  more. 

9  Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend,  in 
whom  I  trusted,  which  did  eat  of  my  bread, 
hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

10  But  thou,  O  Lord,  be  merciful  unto 
me,  and  raise  me  up,  that  I  may  requite 
them. 

11  By  this  I  know  that  thou  favourest 
me,  because  mine  enemy  doth  not  triumph 
over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me,  thou  upholdest  me  in 
mine  integrity,  and  settest  me  before  thy 
face  for  ever. 

13  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
from  everlasting,  and  to  everlasting.  Amen, 
and  amen. 

PSALM  XLIL 

U  To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  for  the 

sons  of  Korah. 

AS  the   hart   panteth   after  the  water- 
brooks,  so  panteth  my  soul  after  thee, 
OGod. 

2  My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  liv- 
ing God :  when  shall  I  come  and  appear 
before  God  ? 

3  My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and 


The  church  complains. 
night,  while  they  continually  say  unto  me. 
Where  is  thy  God? 

4  When  I  remember  these  things,  I 
pour  out  my  soul  in  me :  for  I  had  gone 
with  the  multitude,  I  went  with  them  to  the 
house  of  God,  with  the  voice  of  joy  and 
praise,  with  a  multitude  that  kept  holy-day. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul? 
and  why  art  thou  disquieted  in  me  ?  hope 
thou  in  God  :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him  for 
the  help  of  his  countenance. 

6  O  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down 
within  me :  therefore  will  I  remember  thee 
from  the  land  of  Jordan,  and  of  the  Her- 
monites,  from  the  hill  Mizar. 

7  Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of 
thy  water-spouts  :  all  thy  waves  and  thy 
billows  are  gone  over  me. 

8  Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  loving- 
kindness  in  the  day-time,  and  in  the  night 
his  song  shall  be  with  me,  and  my  prayer 
unto  the  God  of  my  life. 

9  I  will  say  unto  God  my  rock,  Why 
hast  thou  forgotten  me?  why  go  I  mourn- 
ing because  of  the  oppression  of  the  ene- 
my? 

10  As  with  a  sword  in  m}'  bones,  mine 
enemies  reproach  me  ;  while  they  say  dai- 
ly unto  me.  Where  ?V  thy  God  ? 

11  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  1 
and  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
hope  thou  in  God  :  tor  I  shall  yet  praise 
him,  who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance, 
and  mv  God. 

PSALM  XLIIL 

JUDGE  me,  O  God,  and  plead  my  cause 
against  an  ungodly  nation  :    O  deliver 
me  from  the  deceitful  and  unjust  man. 

2  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength : 
why  dost  thou  cast  me  off?  why  go  I 
mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the 
enemy  ? 

3  O  send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth : 
let  them  lead  me  ;  let  them  bring  me  unto 
thy  holy  hill,  and  to  thy  tabernacles. 

4  Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of  God, 
unto  God  my  exceeding  joy  :  yea,  upon 
the  harp  will  I  praise  thee,  O  God  my  God. 

5  Wli)^  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ? 
and  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
hope  in  God  :  ibr  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and 
my  God. 

PSALM  XLIV. 
H  To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of 
Korah,  Maschil. 
E  have  heard  with  our  ears,  O  God, 
our  fathers  have  told  us,  what  work 
thou  didst  in  their  days,  in  the  times  of 
old. 

2  Hoio  thou  didst  drive  out  the  heathen 
with  thy  hand,  and  plantedst  them ;  how 
thou  didst  afflict  the  people,  and  cast  them 
out. 

3  For  they  got  not  the  land  in  possession 
bj'  their  own  sword,  neither  did  their  own 
arm  save  them  :  but  thy  right  hand,  and 

438 


The  grace  of  Chrisfs  kingdom.      PSALMS.       Confidence  of  the  church  in  God. 


thine  arm,  and  the  hght  of  thy  counte- 
nance, because  thou  hadst  a  favour  unto 
them. 

4  Thou  art  my  King,  O  God  :  command 
deliverances  for  Jacob. 

5  Through  thee  will  we  push  down  our 
enemies :  through  thy  name  will  we  tread 
them  under  that  rise  up  against  us. 

6  For  I  will  not  trust  in  my  bow,  neither 
shall  my  sword  save  me. 

7  But  thou  hast  saved  us  from  our  ene 
mies,  and  hast  put  them  to  shame  that 
hated  us. 

8  In  God  we  boast  all  the  day  long,  and 
praise  thy  name  for  ever.     Selah. 

9  But  thou  hast  cast  off,  and  put  us  to 
shame  ;  and  goest  not  forth  with  our  armies 

10  Thou  makest  us  to  turn  back  from 
the  enemy  :  and  they  which  hate  us  spoil 
for  themselves. 

11  Thou  hast  given  us  like  sheep  ap 
pointed  for  meat;  and  hast  scattered  us 
amon^  the  heathen. 

12  Thou  sellest  thy  people  for  nought, 
and  dost  not  increase  thy  loealth  by  their 
price. 

13  Thou  makest  us  a  reproach  to  our 
neighbours,  a  scorn  and  a  derision  to  them 
that  are  round  about  us. 

14  Thou  makest  us  a  by-word  among 
the  heathen,  a  shaking  of  the  head  among 
the  people. 

15  My  confusion  is  continually  before  me, 
and  the  shame  of  my  face  hath  covered  me, 

16  For  the  voice  of  him  that  reproach- 
eth  and  blasphemeth  ;  by  reason  of  the 
enemy  and  avenger. 

17  All  this  is  come  upon  us;  yet  have 
we  not  forgotten  thee,  neither  have  we  dealt 
falsely  in  thy  covenant. 

18  Our  heart  is  not  turned  back,  neither 
have  our  steps  declined  from  thy  way  ; 

19  Though  thou  hast  sore  broken  us  in 
the  place  of  dragons,  and  covered  us  with 
the  shadow  of  death. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name  of  our 
God,  or  stretched  out  our  hands  to  a  strange 
god: 

21  Shall  not  God  search  this  out?  for  he 
knoweth  the  secrets  of  the  heart. 

22  Yea,  for  thy  sake  are  we  killed  all 
the  day  long  ;  we  are  counted  as  sheep  for 
the  slaughter. 

23  Awake,  why  sleepest  thou,  O  Lord  ? 
arise,  cast  us  not  off  for  ever. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face,  and 
forgettest  our  affliction  and  our  oppression  ? 

25  For  our  soul  is  bowed  down  to  the 
dust :  our  belly  cleaveth  unto  the  earth. 

26  Arise  for  our  help,  and  redeem  us  for 
thy  mercies'  sake. 

PSALM  XLV. 
II  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim, 
for  the  sons  of  Korah,  Maschil,  A  Song 
of  loves. 

MY  heart  is  inditing  a  good  matter :  I 
speak  of  the  things  which  I  have 


made  touching  the  king  :  my  tongue  is  the 
pen  of  a  ready  writer. 

2  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of 
men  :  grace  is  poured  into  thy  lips  :  there- 
fore God  hath  blessed  thee  for  ever. 

3  Gird  thy  sword  upon  tliy  thigh,  O  most 
Mighty,  ^vith  thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 

4  And  in  thy  majesty  ride  prosperously 
because  of  truth  and  meekness  and  right- 
eousness ;  and  thy  right  hand  shall  teach 
thee  terrible  things. 

5  Thine  arrows  are  sharp  in  the  heart 
of  the  king's  enemies ;  whereby  the  people 
fall  under  thee. 

6  Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and 
ever :  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  is  a  right 
sceptre. 

7  Thou  lovest  righteousness,  and  hatest 
wickedness  :  therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath 
anointed  thee  with  the  oil  of  gladness  above 
thy  fellows. 

8  All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  and 
aloes,  and  cassia,  out  of  the  ivory  palaces, 
whereby  they  have  made  thee  glad. 

9  King's  daughters  7oere  among  thy  ho- 
nourable women  :  upon  thy  right  hand  did 
stand  the  queen  in  gold  of  Ophir. 

10  Hearken,  O  daughter,  and  consider, 
and  incline  thine  ear ;  forget  also  tliine  own 
people,  and  thy  father's  house ; 

11  So  shall  the  king  greatly  desire  thy 
beauty :  for  he  is  thy  lord ;  and  worship 
thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be 
there  with  a  gift ;  even  the  rich  among  the 
people  shall  entreat  thy  favour. 

13  The  king's  daughter  is  all  glorious 
within :  her  clothing  is  of  wrought  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  unto  the  king  in 
raiment  of  needlework;  the  virgins  her 
companions  that  follow  her  shall  be  brought 
unto  thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they 
be  brought :  they  shall  enter  into  the  king's 
palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy 
children,  whom  thou  mayest  make  princes 
in  all  the  earth. 

17  I  will  make  thy  name  to  be  remem- 
bered in  all  generations :  therefore  shall  the 
people  praise  thee  for  ever  and  ever. 

PSALM  XLVI. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of 

Korah,  A  Song  upon  Alamoth. 

GOD  is  our  refuge  and  strength,  a  very 
present  help  in  trouble. 

2  Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the 
earth  be  removed,  and  though  the  moun- 
tains   be    carried  into  the   midst  of   the 

a; 

3  Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  andh& 
troubled,  though  the  mountains  shake  with 
the  swelhng  thereof.     Selah. 

4  There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof 
shall  make  glad  the  cit}"  of  God,  the  holy 
place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

5  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her;  she  shall 

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The  beauty  of  the  church. 


PSALMS. 


jiot  be  moved :  God  shall  help  her,  and  that 
sright  early. 

6  The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  were 
moved :  he  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth 
melted. 

7  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ;  the  God 
of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.     Selah. 

8  Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
what  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

9  He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end 
of  the  earth ;  he  breaketh  the  bow,  and 
cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder ;  he  burneth  the 
chariot  in  the  fire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  a??t  God :  I 
will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  I  will 
be  exalted  in  the  earth. 

11  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us;  the 
God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.     Selah. 

PSALM  XLVIL 
1  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the 
sons  of  Korah. 

OCLAP  your   hands,    all   ye  people, 
shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  of  tri- 
umph. 

2  For  the  Lord  Most  High  is  terrible  ; 
Jie  is  a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 

3  He  shall  subdue  the  people  under  us, 
and  the  nations  under  our  feet. 

4  He  shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us, 
the  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loved. 
Selak 

5  God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout,  the  Lord 
v/ith  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises :  sing 
praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 

7  For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth  : 
sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 

8  God  reigneth  over  the  heathen :  God 
sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his  holiness. 

9  The  princes  of  the  people  are  gathered 
together,  even  the  people  of  the  God  of 
Abraham  :  for  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong 
unto  God :  he  is  greatly  exalted. 

PSALM  XLVHL 
%  A  Song  and  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

GREAT  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be 
praised  in  the  city  of  our  God,  in  the 
mountain  of  his  holiness. 

2  Beautiful  for  situation,  the  joy  of  the 
whole  earth,  is  mount  Zion,  07i  the  sides  of 
the  nortli,  the  city  of  the  great  King. 

3  God  is  known  in  her  palaces  for  a  re- 
fuge. 

4  For  lo,  the  kings  were  assembled,  they 
passed  by  together. 

5  They  saw  it,  and  so  they  marvelled ; 
they  were  troubled,  and  hasted  away. 

6  Fear  took  hold  upon  them  there,  and 
pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  travail. 

7  Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tarshish 
with  an  east  wind. 

8  As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen  in 
the  city  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  city 
of  our  God  :  God  will  establish  it  for  ever. 
Selah. 

9  We  have  thought  of  thy  loving-kind- 
ness, O  God,  in  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 


The  vanity  of  worldly  riches. 


10  According  to  thy  name,  O  God,  .so  is 
thy  praise  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth :  thy 
right  hand  is  full  of  righteousness. 

11  Let  mount  Zion  rejoice,  let  the  daugh- 
ters of  Judah  be  glad,  because  of  thy  judg- 
ments. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  about 
her  :  tell  the  towers  thereof 

13  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks,  consider 
her  palaces;  that  ye  may  tell  it  to  the 
generation  following. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and 
ever :  he  will  be  our  guide  even  unto 
death. 

PSALM  XLIX. 

U  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the 

sons  of  Korah. 

HEAR  this,  all  ye  people ;  give  ear,  all 
ye  inhabitants  of  the  world : 

2  Both  low  and  high,  rich  and  poor,  to- 
gether. 

3  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wisdom ;  and 
the  meditation  of  my  heart  shall  be  of  un- 
derstanding. 

4  I  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a  parable :  I 
will  open  my  dark  saying  upon  the  harp. 

5  Wherefore  should  1  fear  in  the  days  of 
evil,  lohen  the  iniquity  of  my  heels  shall 
compass  me  about  ? 

6  They  that  trust  in  their  wealth,  and 
boast  themselves  in  the  multitude  of  their 
riches ; 

7  None  of  them  can  by  any  means  re- 
deem his  brother,  nor  give  to  God  a  ransom 
for  him : 

8  (For  the  redemption  of  their  soul  is 
precious,  and  it  ceaseth  for  ever  :) 

9  That  he  should  still  live  for  ever,  and 
not  see  corruption. 

10  For  he  seeth  that  wise  men  die,  like- 
wise the  fool  and  the  brutish  person  perish, 
and  leave  their  wealth  to  others. 

11  Their  inward  thought  is,  that  their 
houses  shall  continue  for  ever,  and  their 
dwelling-places  to  all  generations;  they  call 
their  lands  after  their  own  names. 

12  Nevertheless  man  being  in  honour 
abideth  not:  he  is  like  the  beasts  that 
perish. 

13  This  their  way  is  their  folly :  yet 
their  posterity  approve  their  sayings.  Se- 
lah. 

14  Like  sheep  they  are  laid  in  the  grave ; 
death  shall  feed  on  them  ;  and  the  upright 
shall  have  dominion  over  them  in  the  morn- 
ing ;  and  their  beauty  shall  consume  in  the 
grave  from  their  dwelling. 

15  But  God  will  redeem  my  soul  from  the 
power  of  the  grave  :  for  he  shall  receive  me. 
Selah. 

16  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is  made 
rich,  when  the  glory  of  his  house  is  in- 
creased ; 

17  For  when  he  dieth  he  shall  carry 
nothincr  away  :  his  glory  shall  not  descend 
after  him. 

18  Though  while  he  lived  he  blessed  his 

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God^s  pleasure  is  in  sincerity. 
soul,  (and  men  will  praise  thee,  when  thou 
doest  well  to  thyself,) 

19  He  shall  go  to  the  generation  of  his 
fathers ;  they  shall  never  see  light. 

20  Man  that  is  in  honour,  and  under- 
standeth  not,  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

PSALM  L. 
H  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

THE  mighty  God,  even  the  Lord,  hath 
spoken,  and  called  the  earth  from  the 
rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down 
thereof. 

2  Out  of  Zion,  the  perfection  of  beauty, 
God  hath  shined. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  not  keep 
silence  :  a  fire  shall  devour  before  him,  and 
it  shall  be  very  tempestuous  round  about 
him. 

4  He  shall  call  to  the  heavens  from 
above,  and  to  the  earth,  that  he  may  judge 
his  people. 

5  Gather  my  saints  together  unto  me ; 
those  that  have  made  a  covenant  with  me 
by  sacrifice. 

6  And  the  heavens  shall  declare  his 
righteousness :  for  God  is  judge  himself 
Selah. 

7  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  speak ; 
O  Israel,  and  I  will  testify  against  thee  :  I 
am  God,  even  thy  God. 

8  I  will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy  sacrifices 
or  thy  burnt-offerings,  to  have  been  continu- 
ally before  me. 

9  I  will  take  no  bullock  out  of  thy  house, 
nor  he-goats  out  of  thy  folds. 

10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest  is  mine, 
and  the  cattle  upon  a  thousand  hills. 

11  I  know  all  the  fowls  of  the  moun- 
tains :  and  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  are 
mine. 

12  If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not  tell 
thee  :  for  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  fulness 
thereof 

13  Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls,  or  drink 
the  blood  of  goats '? 

14  Offer  unto  God  thanksgiving ;  and 
pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Most  High : 

15  And  call  upon  me  in  the  day  of  trou- 
ble :  I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glo- 
rify me. 

16  But  unto  the  wicked  God  saith.  What 
hast  thou  to  do  to  declare  my  statutes,  or 
that  thou  shouldest  take  my  covenant  in 
thy  mouth  ? 

17  Seeing  thou  hatest  instruction,  and 
easiest  my  words  behind  thee. 

IS  When  thou  sawest  a  thief,  then  thou 
consentedst  with  him,  and  hast  been  par- 
taker with  adulterers. 

19  Thou  givest  thy  mouth  to  evil,  and 
thy  tongue  frameth  deceit. 

20  Thou  sittest  and  speakest  against  thy 
brother ;  thou  slanderest  thine  own  mother's 
son. 

21  These  things  hast  thou  done,  and  I 


PSALMS.  David  prays  for  the  church. 

reprove  thee,  and  set  them  in  order  before 
thine  eyes. 

22  Now  consider  this,  ye  that  forget  God, 
lest  I  tear  you  in  pieces, 'and  there  be  none 
to  deliver. 

23  Whoso  offereth  praise  glorifieth  me  : 
and  to  him  that  ordereth  his  conversation 
aright  will  I  shew  the  salvation  of  God. 

PSALM  LL 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  Da- 
vid,  when    Nathan  the    prophet   came 
unto  him,  after  he  had  gone  in  to  Bath- 
sheba. 

HAVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  accord- 
ing to  thy  loving-kindness  :  accord- 
ing unto  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mer- 
cies blot  out  my  transgressions. 

2  Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  ini- 
quity, and  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

3  For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions : 
and  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

4  Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sin- 
ned, and  done  this  evil  in  thy  sight :  that 
thou  mightestbe  justified  when  thou  speak- 
est, and  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

5  Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity ;  and 
in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

6  Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  in- 
ward parts :  and  in  the  hidden  part  thou 
shalt  make  me  to  know  wisdom. 

7  Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be 
clean  :  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than 
snow. 

8  Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness ; 
that  the  bones  tvhich  thou  hast  broken  may 
rejoice. 

9  Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins,  and  blot 
out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God ; 
and  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 

1 1  Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence ; 
and  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  sal- 
vation ;  and  uphold  me  with  thy  free  spi- 
rit. 

Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy 
and  sinners  shall  be  converted  unto 


13 
ways: 
thee. 

14 
God, 


Deliver  me  from  blood-guiltiness,  O 
thou  God  of  my  salvation :  and  my 
tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteous- 
ness. 

15  O  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips;  and  my 
mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 

16  For  thou  desirest  not  sacrifice ;  else 
would  I  give  it:  thou  delightest  not  in 
burnt-offering. 

17  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken 
spirit:  a  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O 
God,  thou  wilt  not  despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto 
Zion :  build  thou  "the  walls  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

19  Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased  with  the 
sacrifices  of  righteousness,    with   burnt-of^ 


kept  silence ;   thou  thoughtest  that  I  was  fering  and  whole  burnt-olTering  :  then  shall 
altogether  such  an  one  as  thyself:  but  I  will  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 


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David  prays  for  salvation.  PSALMS. 

PSALM  LIL  have 

IT  To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  A  Psalm 
of  David,  when  Doeg  the  Edomite  came 
and  told  Saul,  and  said  unto  him,  David 
is  come  to  the  house  of  Ahimelech. 

HY   boastest   thou    thyself  in   mis- 
chief, O  mighty  man  1  the  goodness 
of  God  endureth  continually. 

2  Thy  tongue  deviseth  mischiefs  ;  like  a 
sharp  razor,  working  deceitfully. 

3  Thou  lovest  evil  more  than  good  ;  and 
lying  rather  than  to  speak  righteousness. 
Selah. 

4  Thou  lovest  all  devouring  words,  O 
thoii  deceitful  tongue. 

5  God  shall  likewise  destroy  thee  for 
ever,  he  shall  take  thee  away,  and  pluck 
thee  out  of  thy  dwelling-place,  and  root 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  the  living.     Selah. 

6  The  righteous  also  shall  see,  and  fear, 
and  shall  laugh  at  him  : 

7  Lo,  tins  is  the  man  that  made  not  God 
his  strength  ;  but  trusted  in  the  abundance 
of  his  riches,  and  strengthened  himself  in 
his  wickedness. 

8  But  I  am  like  a  green  olive-tree  in  the 
house  of  God  :  1  trust  in  the  mercy  of  God 
for  ever  and  ever. 

9  I  will  praise  thee  for  ever,  because 
thou  hast  done  it :  and  I  will  wait  on  thy 
name  ;  for  it  is  good  before  thy  saints. 

PSALM  LIIL 

^  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Mahalath, 

Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There 
is  no  God.  Corrupt  are  they,  and 
have  done  abominable  iniquity :  there  is 
none  that  doeth  good. 

2  God  looked  down  from  heaven  upon 
the  children  of  men,  to  see  if  there  were  any 
that  did  understand,  that  did  seek  God. 

3  Every  one  of  them  is  gone  back  :  they 
are  altogether  become  filthy  ;  there  is  none 
that  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

4  Have  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  know- 
ledge ?  who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat 
bread  :  they  have  not  called  upon  God. 

5  There  were  they  in  great  fear,  where  no 
fear  was  :  for  God  hath  scattered  the  bones 
of  him  that  encampeth  against  thee  :  thou 
hast  put  thrm  to  shame,  because  God  hath 
despised  them. 

6  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  we7-e 
come  out  of  Zion  !  when  God  bringeth  back 
the  captivity  of  his  people,  Jacob  shall  re- 
joice, and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

PSALM  LIV. 
U   To  the   chief  Musician  on  Neginoth, 
Maschil,  A  Psabn  of  David,  when  the 
Ziphims  came   and  said  to  Saul,  Doth 
not  David  hide  himself  with  us  ? 

SAVE   me,   O  God,  by  thy  name,  and 
judge  me  by  thy  strength. 

2  Hear  my  prayer,  O  God :  give  ear  to 
the  words  of  my  mouth. 

3  For  strangers  are  risen  up  against  me, 
and  oppressors  seek  after  my  soul;  they 


He  complains  of  his  enemies. 

not  set  God    before   them.     Selah 

4  Behold,  God  is  mine  helper  :  the  Lord 
^s  with  them  that  uphold  my  soul. 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  unto  mine  ene- 
mies ;  cut  them  off  in  thy  truth. 

6  I  will  freely  sacrifice  unto  thee  :  I  will 
praise  thy  name,  O  Lord  ;  for  it  is  good. 

7  For  he  hath  delivered  me  out  of  all 
trouble  :  and  mine  eye  hath  seen  his  desire 
upon  mine  enemies. 

PSALM  LV. 

H  To   the   chief   Musician  on   Neginoth, 

Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  prayer,  O  God ;  and 
hide  not  thyself  from  my  supplication. 

2  Attend  unto  me,  and  hear  me ;  I  mourn 
in  my  complaint,  and  make  a  noise  ; 

3  Because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy,  be- 
cause of  the  oyjpression  of  the  wicked  :  for 
they  cast  iniquity  upon  me,  and  in  wrath 
they  hate  me. 

4  My  heart  is  sore  pained  within  me : 
and  the  terrors  of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 

5  Fearfulness  and  trembling  are  come 
upon  me,  and  horror  hath  overwhelmed  me. 

6  And  I  said.  Oh  that  I  had  wings  like  a 
dove  !  for  then  would  I  fly  away,  and  be  at 
rest. 

7  Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far  off,  and 
remain  in  the  wilderness.     Selah. 

8  I  would  hasten  my  escape  from  the 
windy  storm  and  tempest. 

9  Destroy,  O  Lord,  and  divide  their 
tongues :  for  I  have  seen  violence  and  strife 
in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about  it  upon 
the  walls  thereof:  mischief  also  and  sorrovt^ 
are  in  the  midst  of  it. 

11  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst  thereof: 
deceit  and  guile  depart  not  from  her  streets. 

12  For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that  re- 
proached me  ;  then  I  could  have  borne  it : 
neither  tvas  it  he  that  hated  me  that  did 
magnify  himself  against  me  ;  then  I  would 
have  hid  myself  from  him  : 

13  But  it  ivas  thou,  a  man  mine  equal, 
my  guide,  and  mine  acquaintance. 

14  We  took  sweet  counsel  together,  and 
walked  unto  the  house  of  God  in  company. 

15  Let  death  seize  upon  them,  and  let 
them  go  down  quick  into  hell ;  for  wicked- 
ness is  in  their  dwellings,  and  among  them. 

16  As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon  God  :  and 
the  Lord  shall  save  me. 

17  Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noon, 
will  I  pray,  and  cry  aloud :  and  he  shall 
hear  my  voice. 

18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in  peace 
from  the  battle  that  was  against  me :  for 
there  were  many  with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear  and  afflict  them,  even 
he  that  abideth  of  old.  Selah.  Because 
they  have  no  changes,  therefore  they  fear 
not  God. 

20  He  hath  put  forth  his  hands  against 
such  as  be  at  peace  with  him :  he  hath 
broken  his  covenant. 

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David's  confidence  in  God.  PSALMS 

21  The  words  of  his  mouth  were  smooth- 
er than  butter,  but  war  teas  in  his  heart : 
his  words  were  softer  than  oil,  yet  locreiViey 
drawn  swords. 

22  Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Loud,  and 
he  shall  sustain  thee  :  he  shall  never  suffer 
the  righteous  to  be  moved. 

23  But  thou,  O  God,  shalt  bring  them 
down  into  the  pit  of  destruction  :  bloody 
and  deceitful  men  shall  not  live  out  half 
their  days ;  but  I  will  trust  in  thee. 

PSALM  LVL 
U  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Jonathelem- 
rechokim,  Michtam  of  David,  when  the 
Philistines  took  him  in  Gath. 

BE  merciful  unto  me,  O  God  :  for  man 
would   swallow   me  up  ;   he  fighting 
daily  oppresseth  me. 

2  Mine  enemies  would  dail}'  swallow  me 
up  :  for  thry  be  many  that  fight  against  me, 

0  thou  Most  High. 

3  What  time  I  am  afraid,  1  will  trust  in 
thee. 

4  In  God  I  will  praise  his  word,  in  God 

1  have  put  my  trust ;  I  will  not  fear  what 
flesh  can  do  unto  me. 

5  Every  day  thej^  wrest  my  words :  all 
their  thoughts  arc  against  me  for  evil. 

6  They  gather  themselves  together,  they 
hide  themselves,  they  mark  my  steps,  when 
they  wait  for  my  soul. 

7  Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity  ?  in  thine 
anger  cast  down  the  people,  O  God. 

8  Thou  tellest  my  wanderings  :  put  thou 
my  tears  into  thy  bottle :  are  they  not  in 
thy  book  ? 

9  When  I  cry  nnto  thee,  then  shall  mine 
enemies  turn  back  :  this  I  know ;  for  God 
is  for  me. 

10  In  God  will  I  praise  his  word  :  in  the 
Loud  will  I  praise  his  word. 

11  In  God  have  I  put  my  trust :  I  will 
not  be  afraid  what  man  can  do  unto  me. 

12  Thy  vows  arc  upon  me,  O  God :  I 
will  render  praises  unto  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from 
death :  wilt  not  thou  deliver  my  feet  from 
falling,  that  I  may  walk  before  God  in  the 
light  of  the  living  ? 

PSALM  LVII. 
II  To    the    chief    Musician,     Al-taschith, 
Michtam  of  David,  when  he  fled  from 
Saul  in  the  cave. 

BE  merciful  unto  me,  O  God,  be  merci- 
ful unto  me  :  for  my  soul  trusteth  in 
thee  :  yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will 
I  make  my  refuge,  until  these  calamities  be 
overpast. 

2  I  will  cry  unto  God  most  high  ;  unto 
God  that  pertbrmeth  all  things  for  me. 

3  He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save 
from  the  reproach  of  him  that  would 


swallow  me  up.     Selah.     God  shall   send 
forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

4  My  soul  is  among  lions :  and  I  lie  even 
among  them  that  are  set  on  fire,  even  the 
sons  of  men,  whose  teeth  are  spears  and 


He  reproves  the  wicked. 
arrows,  and  their  tongue  a   sharp  sword. 
6  Be   thou    exalted,   O  God,   above  the 
heavens ;  let  thy  glory   be  above   all    the 
earth. 

6  They  have  prepared  a  net  for  my 
steps  ;  my  soul  is  bowed  down  :  they  have 
digged  a  pit  before  me,  into  the  midst 
whereof  they  are  fallen  themselves.     Selah. 

7  My  heart  is  fixed,  O  God,  my  heart  is 
fixed  :  I  will  sing  and  give  praise. 

8  Awake  up,  my  glory  ;  awake  psaltery 
and  harp  :  I  myself  will  awake  early. 

9  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Loud,  among  the 
people :  I  will  sing  unto  thee  among  the 
nations. 

10  For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  hea- 
vens, and  thy  truth  unto  the  clouds. 

11  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the 
heavens :  let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the 
earth. 

PSALM  LVIII. 
IT  To    the    chief    Musician,    Al-taschith, 
Michtam  of  David. 
O  ye  indeed  speak  righteousness,  O 
congregation?  do  ye  judge  uprightly, 
O  ye  sons  of  men  ? 

2  Yea,  in  heart  ye  work  wickedness ;  ye 
weigh  the  violence  of  your  hands  in  the 
earth. 

3  The  wicked  are  estranged  from  the 
womb :  they  go  astray  as  soon  as  they  be 
born,  speaking  lies. 

4  Their  poison  is  like  the  poison  of  a 
serpent :  they  are  like  the  deaf  adder  that 
stoppeth  her  ear ; 

5  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the  voice 
of  charmers,  charming  never  no  wisely. 

6  Break  their  teeth,  O  God,  in  their 
mouth :  break  out  the  great  teeth  of  the 
young  lions,  O  Loud. 

7  Let  them  melt  away  as  waters  ichich 
run  continually  :  when  he  bendeth  his  boio 
to  shoot  his  arrows,  let  them  be  as  cut  in 
pieces. 

8  As  a  snail  tvhich  melteth,  let  every  one 
of  them  pass  away  :  like  the  untimel)^  birth 
of  a  woman,  that  they  may  not  see  the  sun. 

9  Before  your  pots  can  feel  the  thorns, 
he  shall  take  them  away  as  with  a  whirl- 
wind, both  living,  and  in  his  wrath. 

10  The  righteous  shall  rejoice  when  he 
seeth  the  vengeance  :  he  shall  wash  his  feet 
in  the  blood  of  the  wicked. 

11  So  that  a  man  shall  say,  Verily  there 
is  a  reward  for  the  righteous  :  verily  he  is 
a  God  that  judgeth  in  the  earth. 

PSALM  LIX. 
H   To   the     chief   Musician,    Al-taschith, 
Michtam    of  David ;    when  Saul    sent, 
and  they  watched  the  house  to  kill  him. 

DELIVER  me  from  mine  enemies,  O 
my  God  :  defend  me  from  them  that 
rise  up  against  me. 

2  Deliver  me  from  the  workers  of  ini- 
quity, and  save  me  from  bloody  men. 

3  For  lo,  they  lie  in  wait  for  my  soul : 
the  mighty  are  gathered  against  me ;  not 

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David  craves  help  of  God. 
for  my  transgression,  nor  for  my  sin,  O 
Loud. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  themselves 
without  my  fault :  awake  to  help  me,  and 
behold. 

5  Thou  therefore,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  awake  to  visit  all  the 
heathen :  be  not  merciful  to  any  wicked 
transgressors.     Selah. 

6  They  return  at  evening:  they  make 
a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go  round  about  the 
city. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with  their 
mouth :  swords  are  in  their  lips :  for  who, 
saxj  they,  doth  hear? 

8  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  laugh  at 
them;  thou  shalt  have  all  the  heathen  in 
derision. 

9  Because  of  his  strength  will  I  wait  up- 
on thee  :  for  God  is  my  defence. 

10  The  God  of  my  mercy  shall  prevent 
me :  God  shall  let  me  see  my  desire  upon 
mine  enemies. 

11  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  people  forget: 
scatter  them  by  thy  power ;  and  bring 
them  down,  O  Lord  our  shield. 

12  For  the  sin  of  their  mouth  and  the 
words  of  their  lips  let  them  even  be  taken 
in  their  pride :  and  for  cursing  and  lying 
ivhich  they  speak. 

13  Consume  the?n  in  wrath,  consume 
them,  that  they  may  not  be  :  and  let  them 
know  that  God  ruleth  in  Jacob  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth.     Selah. 

14  And  at  evening  let  them  return  ;  Gwrf 
let  them  make  a  noise  like  a  dog,  and  go 
round  about  the  city. 

15  Let  them  wander  up  and  down  for 
meat,    and  grudge  if  they  be  not  satisfied. 

16  But  I  will  sing  of  thj^  power  ;  yea,  I 
will  sing  aloud  of  thy  mercy  in  the  morn- 
ing :  for  thou  hast  been  my  defence  and 
refuge  in  the  day  of  my  trouble. 

17  Unto  thee,  O  my  strength,  will  I 
sing  :  for  God  is  my  defence,  aiid  the  God 
of  my  mercy. 

PSALM  LX. 
IT  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shushan- 
eduth,  Michtam  of  David,  to  teach ; 
when  he  strove  with  Aram-naharaim  and 
with  Aram-zobah,  when  Joab  returned, 
and  smote  of  Edom  in  the  valley  of  Salt 
twelve  thousand. 

OGOD,  thou  hast  cast  us  off,  thou  hast 
scattered  us,  thou  hast  been  displeas- 
ed ;  O  turn  thyself  to  us  again. 

2  Thou  hast  made  the  earth  to  tremble ; 
thou  hast  broken  it:  heal  the  breaches 
thereof;  for  it  shaketh. 

3  Thou  hast  shewed  thy  people  hard 
things :  thou  hast  made  us  to  drink  the 
wine  of  astonishment. 

4  Thou  hast  given  a  banner  to  them  that 
fear  thee,  that  it  may  be  displayed  because 
of  the  truth.     Selah. 

5  That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered; 
save  tvith  thy  right  hand,  and  hear  me. 


PSALMS.  He  encourages  the  godly. 

6  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness ;  I 
will  rejoice,  I  will  divide  Shechem,  and 
mete  out  the  valley  of  Succoth. 

7  Gilead  is  mine,  and  Manasseh  is  mine ; 
Ephraim  also  is  the  strength  of  mine  head ; 
Judah  is  my  lawgiver ; 

8  Moab  is  my  washpot ;  over  Edom  will 
I  cast  out  my  shoe :  Philistia,  triumph  thou 
because  of  me. 

9  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong 
city  ?  who  will  lead  me  into  Edom  ? 

10  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  which  hadst 
cast  us  off?  and  thou,  O  God,  which  didst 
not  go  out  with  our  armies  ? 

11  Give  us  help  from  trouble:  for  vain 
is  the  help  of  man. 

12  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly : 
for  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  ene- 


PSALM  LXL 

H  To  the   chief  Musician   upon  Neginah, 
A  Psalm  of  David. 
EAR  my  cry,   O  God;  attend  unto 
my  prayer. 

2  From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  cry 
unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is  overwhelmed  : 
lead  me  to  the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  L 

3  For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  for  me, 
and  a  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

4  I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever : 
I  will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 
Selah. 

5  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  heard  my  vows : 
thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those 
that  fear  thy  name. 

6  Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's  life  :  and 
his  years  as  many  generations. 

7  He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever: 
O  prepare  mercy  and  truth,  which  may 
preserve  him. 

8  So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy  name 
for  ever,  that  I  may  daily  perform  my 
vows. 

PSALM  LXn. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jeduthun,  A 

Psalm  of  David. 

TRULY  my   soul  waiteth   upon  God: 
from  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

2  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation ; 
he  is  my  defence ;  I  shall  not  be  greatly 
moved. 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief 
against  a  man  ?  ye  shall  be  slain  all  of  you  : 
as  a  bowing  wall  shcdl  ye  he,  and  as  a  tot- 
tering fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him  down 
from  his  excellency  :  they  delight  in  lies  : 
they  bless  with  their  mouth,  but  they  curse 
inwardly.     Selah. 

5  My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God; 
for  my  expectation  is  from  him. 

6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation : 
he  is  my  defence  ;  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

7  In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory : 
the  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge,  is 
in  God. 

8  Trust  in  him  at  all  times ;  ye  people 

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David  prays  for  deliverance.  PSALMS.  He  praises  God  for  Ms  grace. 


pour  out  )'^our  heart  before  him :  God  is  a 
refuge  for  us.     Selah. 

9  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity, 
and  men  of  high  degree  are  a  he :  to  be 
laid  in  the  balance,  they  are  altogether 
lighter  than  vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  and  become 
not  vain  in  robbery :  if  riches  increase,  set 
not  your  heart  upon  them. 

11  God  hath  spoken  once;  twice  have 
I  heard  this ;  that  power  belongeth  unto 
God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  belongeth 
mercy :  for  thou  renderest  to  every  man 
according  to  his  work. 

PSALM  LXTII. 

"ff  A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  was  in  the 

wilderness  of  Judah. 

OGOD,  thou  art  my  God ;  early  will  I 
seek  thee :  my  soul  thirsteth  for  thee, 
my  flesh  longeth  for  thee  in  a  dry  and 
thirsty  land,  where  no  water  is; 

2  To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory,  so 
as  I  have  seen  thee  in  the  sanctuary. 

3  Because  thy  loving-kindness  is  better 
than  life,  my  lips  shall  praise  thee. 

4  Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live  :  I 
will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

5  My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  tcith  mar- 
row and  fatness ;  and  my  mouth  shall 
praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  : 

6  When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 
and  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 

7  Because  thou  hast  been  my  help, 
therefore  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will 
I  rejoice. 

8  My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee : 
thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 

9  But  those  that  seek  my  soul  to  destroy 
it,  shall  go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the 
earth. 

10  They  shall  fall  by  the  sword ;  they 
shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes. 

11  But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God; 
every  one  that  sweareth  by  him  shall  glo- 
ry :  but  the  mouth  of  them  that  speak  lies 
shall  be  stopped. 

PSALM  LXIV. 

UTo   the   chief  Musician,   A    Psalm   of 

David. 

HEAR  my  voice, O  God,  in  my  prayer: 
preserve  my  life   from   fear  of  the 
enemy. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of 
the  wicked ;  from  the  insurrection  of  the 
workers  of  iniquity : 

3  Who  wet  their  tongue  like  a  sword, 
and  bend  their  hows  to  shoot  their  arrows, 
even  bitter  words : 

4  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  at  the 
perfect:  suddenly  do  they  shoot  at  him, 
and  fear  not. 

5  They  encourage  themselves  in  an  evil 
matter :  they  commune  of  laying  snares 
privilv  ;  they  say.  Who  shall  see  them  ? 

6  They  search  out  iniquities ;  they  ac- 
complish a  diligent  search :   both  the  in- 


ward  thought  of  every  one  of  them,  and 
the  heart,  is  deep. 

7  But  God  shall  shoot  at  them  tcith  an 
arrow;   suddenly  shall  they  be  wounded. 

8  So  they  shall  make  their  own  tongue 
to  fall  upon  themselves :  all  that  see  them 
shall  flee  away. 

9  And  all  men  shall  fear,  and  shall  de- 
clare the  work  of  God ;  for  they  shall  wise- 
ly consider  of  his  doing. 

10  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the 
Lord,  and  shall  trust  in  him ;  and  all  the 
upright  in  heart  shall  glory. 

PSALM  LXV. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician,   A  Psalm   and 

Song  of  David. 

PRAISE  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in 
Zion :  and  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be 
performed. 

2  O  thou  that  hearest  prayer,  unto  thee 
shall  all  flesh  come. 

3  Iniquities  prevail  against  me :  as  for 
our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them 
away. 

4  Blessed  is  the  man  ivhom  thou  choosest, 
and  causest  to  approach  unto  thee,  that  he 
may  dwell  in  thy  courts  :  we  shall  be  satis- 
fied with  the  goodness  of  thy  house,  even 
of  thy  holy  temple. 

5  By  terrible  things  in  righteousness 
wilt  thou  answer  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion ;  who  art  the  confidence  of  all  the  ends 
of  the  earth,  and  of  them  that  are  afar  off 
upo7i  the  sea  : 

6  Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the 
mountains  ;  being  girded  with  power  : 

7  Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas, 
the  noise  of  their  waves,  and  the  tumult  of 
the  people. 

8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost 
parts  are  afraid  at  thy  tokens  :  thou  makest 
the  out-goings  of  the  morning  and  evening 
to  rejoice. 

9  Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterest 
it :  thou  greatly  enrichest  it  with  the  river 
of  God,  which  is  full  of  water  :  thou  pre- 
parest  them  corn,  when  thou  hast  so  pro- 
vided for  it. 

10  Thou  waterest  the  ridges  thereof 
abundantly  :  thou  settlest  the  furrows  there- 
of: thou  makest  it  soft  with  showers  :  thou 
blessest  the  springing  thereof. 

11  Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy 
goodness ;  and  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 

12  They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the 
wilderness:  and  the  little  hills  rejoice  on 
every  side. 

13  The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks  ; 
the  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn ; 
they  shout  for  joy,  thev  also  sing. 

psAlm  lxvi. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Song  or  P.salm. 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  God,  all  ye 
lands : 
2  Sing  forth  the  honour  of  his  name : 
make  his  praise  glorious. 
I     3  Say  unto  God,  How  terrible  art  thou 
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David  exhorts  to  praise  God.         PSALMS. 
in  thy  works  !  through  the  greatness  of  thy 
power  shall  thine  enemies   submit  them- 
selves unto  thee. 

4  All  the  earth  shall  worship  thee,  and 
shall  sing  unto  thee ;  they  shall  sing  to  thy 
name.     Selah. 

5  Come  and  see  the  works  of  God :  he 
is  terrible  in  his  doing  toward  the  children 
of  men. 

6  He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land :  they 
went  through  the  flood  on  foot :  there  did 
we  rejoice  in  him. 

7  He  ruleth  by  his  power  for  ever ;  his 
eyes  behold  the  nations  :  let  not  the  rebel- 
lious exalt  themselves.      Selah. 

8  O  bless  our  God,  ye  people,  and  make 
the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard  ■: 

9  Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life,  and 
suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 

10  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  proved  us : 
thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 

11  Thou  broughtest  us  into  the  net; 
thou  laidest  affliction  upon  our  loins. 

12  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over 
our  heads ;  we  went  through  fire  and 
through  water  :  but  thou  broughtest  us  out 
into  a  wealthy  place. 

13  I  will  go  into  thy  house  with  burnt- 
offerings  :  I  will  pay  thee  my  vows, 

14  Which  my  lips  have  uttered,  and  mj' 
mouth  hath  spoken,  when  I  was  in  trouble. 

15  I  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt-sacrifices 
of  fatlings,  with  the  incense  of  rams  ;  I  will 
offer  bullocks  with  goats.     Selah. 

16  Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God, 
and  I  vv^ill  declare  what  he  hath  done  for 
my  soul. 

17  I  cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth, 
and  he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 

18  U  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart,  the 
Lord  will  not  hear  mr.  : 

19  Sut  verily  God  hath  heard  Tne ;  he 
hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  praj^er. 

20  Blessed  he  God,  which  hath  not  turn- 
ed away  my  prayer,  nor  his  mercy  from 
me. 

PSALM  LXVIL 
If  To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A 
Psalm  or  Song. 
_OD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us ; 
and  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon  us. 
Selah. 

2  That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon 
earth,  thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 

3  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God  ;  let 
all  the  people  praise  thee. 

4  O  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing 
for  joy :  for  thou  shall  judge  the  people 
righteously,  and  govern  the  nations  upon 
earth.     Selah. 

5  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God  ;  let 
all  the  people  praise  thee. 

6  Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  in- 
crease; and  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall 
bless  us. 

7  God  shall  bless  us,  and  all  the  ends  of 
the  earth  shall  fear  him. 


Prayer  at  the  removing  of  the  arh 
PSALM  LXVHL 

H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  or  Song 
of  David. 

LET  God  arise,  let  his  enemies  be  scat- 
tered :  let  them  also  that  hate  him  flee 
before  him. 

2  As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so  drive 
them  away :  as  wax  melteth  before  the  fire, 
so  let  the  wicked  perish  at  the  presence  of^ 
God. 

3  But  let  the  righteous  be  glad ;  let  them 
rejoice  before  God  :  yea,  let  them  exceed- 
ingly rejoice. 

4  Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his 
name  :  extol  him  that  rideth  upon  the  hea- 
vens by  his  name  JAH,  and  rejoice  before 
him. 

5  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge 
of  the  widows,  is  God  in  his  holy  habita- 
tion. 

6  God  .setteth  the  solitary  in  families : 
he  bringeth  out  those  which  are  bound 
with  chains :  but  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a 
dry  land. 

7  O  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  be- 
fore thy  people,  when  thou  didst  march 
through  the  wilderness;  Selah  : 

8  The  earth  shook,  the  heavens  also 
dropped  at  the  presence  of  God :  evai 
Sinai  itself  7oas  moved  at  the  presence  of 
God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

9  Thou,  O  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful 
rain,  whereby  thou  didst  confirm  thine  in- 
heritance, when  it  was  weary. 

10  Thy  congregation  hath  dwelt  therein  : 
thou,  O  God,  hast  prepared  of  thy  good- 
ness for  the  poor. 

11  The  Lord  gave  the  word:  great  teas 
the  company  of  those  that  published  it. 

12  Kings  of  armies  did  flee  apace  :  and 
she  that  tarried  at  home  divided  the  spoil. 

13  Though  ye  have  lien  among  the  pots, 
yet  shall  ye  be  as  the  wings  of  a  dove  cover- 
ed with  silver,  and  her  leathers  with  yellow 
gold. 

14  When  the  Almighty  scattered  kings 
in  it,  it  was  irhite  as  snow  in  Salmon. 

15  The  hill  of  God  .-.s  as  the  hill  of  Ba- 
shan  ;  an  high  hill  as  the  hill  of  Bashan. 

16  Why  leap  ye,  ye  liigh  hills  ?  this  is 
the  hill  lohich  God  desireth  to  dwell  in; 
yea,  the  Lord  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

17  The  chariots  of  God  ar-c  twenty 
thousand,  even  thousands  of  angels  :  tlie 
Lord  is  among  them,  as  in  Sinai,  in  the 
holy  place. 

18  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou 
hast  led  captivity  captive :  thou  hast  re- 
ceived gifts  for  men  ;  yea, /o?' the  rebellious 
also,  that  the  Lord  God  might  dwell  among 
them. 

19  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  loho  daily  load- 
eth  us  with  benefits,  even  the  God  of  our 
salvation.     Selah. 

20  He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God  of  sal- 
vation ;  and  unto  God  the  Lord  belong  the 
[issues  from  death. 

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David  complains  of  his  affliction.    PSALMS. 


He  prays  for  deliverance. 


21  But  God  shall  wound  the  liead  of  his 
enemies,  and  the  hairy  scalp  of  such  an 
one  as  goeth  on  still  in  his  trespasses. 

22  The  Lord  said,  I  will  bring  again 
from  Bashan ;  I  will  bring  my  people  again 
from  the  depths  of  the  sea  : 

23  That  thy  foot  may  be  dipped  in  the 
blood  of  tlmie  enemies,  and  the  tongue  of 
thy  dogs  in  the  same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  O  God  ; 
even  the  goings  of  my  God,  my  King,  in 
the  sanctuary. 

25  The  singers  went  before,  the  players 
on  instruments  ybZ/ozf^cf/  after  ;  among  them 
were  the  damsels  playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congregations, 
eveii  the  Lord,  from  the  fountain  of  Israel. 

27  There  is  little  Benjamin  witk  their 
ruler,  the  princes  of  Judah  and  their 
counsel,  the  princes  of  Zebulun,  and  the 
princes  of  Naphtali. 

28  Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy 
strength :  strengthen,  O  God,  that  which 
thou  hast  wrought  for  us. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem 
shall  kings  bring  presents  unto  thee. 

30  Rebuke  the  company  of  spear-men, 
the  multitude  of  the  bulls,  with  the  calves 
of  the  people,  till  every  one  submit  himself 
with  pieces  of  silver  :  scatter  thou  the  peo- 
ple tliat  delight  in  war. 

31  Princes  shall  come  out  of  Egypt; 
Ethiopia  shall  soon  stretch  out  her  hands 
unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the 
earth ;  O  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  ; 
Selah : 

33  To  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens 
of  heavens,  which  were  of  old  ;  lo,  he  doth 
send  out  his  voice,  arid  that  a  mighty  voice. 

34  Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God :  his 
excellency  ifi  over  Israel,  and  his  strength 
is  in  the  clouds. 

35  O  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy 
holy  places :  the  God  of  Israel  is  he  that 
giveth  strength  and  power  unto  his  people. 
Blessed  be  God. 

PSALM  LXIX. 

If  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim, 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

SAVE  me,  O  God;  for  the  waters  are 
come  in  unto  my  soul. 

2  I  sink  in  deep  mire,  where  there  is  no 
standing :  I  am  come  into  deep  waters, 
where  the  floods  overflow  me. 

3  I  am  weary  of  my  crying :  my  throat 
is  dried  :  mine  eyes  fail  while  I  wait  for 
my  God. 

4  They  that  hate  me  without  a  cause 
are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine  head  :  they 
that  would  destroy  me,  being  mine  enemies 
wrongful!)',  are  mighty :  then  I  restored 
that  which  I  took  not  away. 

5  O  God,  thou  knowest  my  foolishness; 
and  my  sins  are  not  hid  from  thee. 

6  Let  not  them  that  wait  on  thee,  O  Lord 
God  of  hosts,  be  ashamed  for  my  sake :  let  |  giving. 


not  those  that  seek  thee  be  confounded  for 
my  sake,  O  God  of  Israel. 

7  Because  for  thy  sake  I  have  borne  re- 
proach ;  shame  hath  covered  my  face. 

8  I  am  become  a  stranger  unto  my  bre- 
thren, and  an  alien  unto  my  mother's  chil- 
dren. 

9  For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten 
me  up ;  and  the  reproaches  of  them  that 
reproached  thee  are  fallen  upon  me. 

10  When  I  wept,  and  chastened  my  soul 
with  fasting,  that  was  to  my  reproach. 

Ill  made  sackcloth  also  my  garm.ent ; 
and  I  became  a  proverb  to  them. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  speak  against 
me ;  and  1  was  the  song  of  the  drunkards. 

13  But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  is  unto  thee, 

0  Lord,  in  an  acceptable  time :  O  God,  in 
the  multitude  of  thy  mercy  hear  me,  in  the 
truth  of  thy  salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire,  and  let 
me  not  sink  :  let  me  be  delivered  from  them 
that  hate  me,  and  out  of  the  deep  waters. 

15  Let  not  the  water-flood  overflow  me, 
neither  let  the  deep  swallow  me  up,  and  let 
not  the  pit  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 

16  Hear  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  thy  loving- 
kindness  is  good :  turn  unto  me  according 
to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies. 

17  And  hide  not  thy  face  from  thy  ser 
vant ;  for  I  am  in  trouble :  hear  me  speedily. 

18  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and.  redeem 
it :  deliver  me  because  of  mine  enemies. 

19  Thou  hast  known  my  reproach,  and 
my  shame,  and  my  dishonour :  mine  ad- 
versaries are  all  before  thee. 

20  Reproach  hath  broken  my  heart ;  and 

1  am  full  of  heaviness :  and  I  looked  for 
some  to  take  pity,  but  thei-e  ivas  none;  and 
for  comforters,  but  I  found  none. 

21  They  gave  me  also  gall  for  my  meat ; 
and  in  my  thirst  they  gave  me  vinegar  to 
drink. 

22  Let  their  table  become  a  snare  before 
them ;  and  that  ivhich  should  have  been  for 
their  welfare,  let  it  become  a  trap. 

23  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they 
see  not ;  and  make  their  loins  continually 
to  shake. 

24  Pour  out  thine  indignation  upon  them, 
and  let  thy  wrathful  anger  take  hold  of 
them. 

25  Let  their  habitation  be  desolate  ;  and 
let  none  dwell  in  their  tents. 

26  For  they  persecute  hi?n  whom  thou 
hast  smitten  ;  and  they  talk  to  the  grief  of 
those  whom  thou  hast  wounded. 

27  Add  iniquity  to  their  iniquity:  and 
let  them  not  come  into  thy  righteousness. 

28  Let  them  be  blotted  out  of  the  book 
of  the  living,  and  not  be  written  with  the 
righteous. 

29  But  I  am  poor  and  sorrowful :  let  thy 
salvation,  O  God,  set  me  up  on  high. 

30  I  will  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a 
song,  and  will  magnify  him  with  thanks- 


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David's  confidence  in  God. 


PSALMS. 


He  prays  for  Solomon. 


31  This  also  shall  please  the  Lord  better 
than  an  ox  or  bullock  that  hath  horns  and 
hoofs. 

32  The  humble  shall  see  this,  and  be 
glad :  and  your  heart  shall  live  that  seek 
God. 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the  poor,  and 
despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 

34  Let  the  heaven  and  earth  praise  him, 
the  seas,  and  every  thing  that  moveth  there- 
in. 

35  For  God  will  save  Zion,  and  will  build 
the  cities  of  Judah :  that  they  may  dwell 
there,  and  have  it  in  possession. 

36  The  seed  also  of  his  servants  shall 
inherit  it :  and  they  that  love  his  name  shall 
dwell  therein. 

PSALM  LXX. 
H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  Da- 
vid, to  bring  to  remembrance. 
JIWAKJE  haste,  O  God,  to  deliver  me ; 
•^^*  make  haste  to  help  me,  O  Lord. 

2  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
that  seek  after  my  soul :  let  them  be  turned 
backward,  and  put  to  confusion,  that  desire 
my  hurt. 

3  Let  them  be  turned  back  for  a  reward 
of  their  shame  that  say,  Aha,  aha.  ' 

4  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and 
be  glad  in  thee :  and  let  such  as  love  thy 
salvation  say  continually,  Let  God  be  mag- 
nified. 

5  But  I  am  poor  and  needy :  make  haste 
unto  me,  O  God :  thou  a?-t  my  help  and  my 
deliverer;  O  Lord,  make  no  tarrying. 

PSALM  LXXL 

IN  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust ;  let 
me  never  be  put  to  confusion. 

2  Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness,  and 
cause  me  to  escape :  incline  thine  ear  unto 
me,  and  save  me. 

3  Be  thou  my  strong  habitation,  where- 
unto  I  may  continually  resort :  thou  hast 
given  commandment  to  save  me ;  for  thou 
art  my  rock  and  my  fortress. 

4  Deliver  me,  O  my  God,  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  wicked,  out  of  the  hand  of  the  un- 
righteous and  cruel  man. 

5  For  thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord  God  : 
thou  a?-t  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

6  By  thee  have  I  been  holden  up  from 
the  womb :  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of 
my  mother's  bowels:  my  praise  shall  he 
continually  of  thee. 

7  1  am  as  a  wanderer  unto  many;  but 
thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

8  Let  my  mouth  be  filled  tvith  thy  praise 
and  with  thy  honour  all  the  day. 

9  Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old 
age;  forsake  me  not  when  my  strength 
faileth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak  against  me ; 
and  they  that  lay  wait  for  my  soul  take 
counsel  together. 

11  Saying,  God  hath  forsaken  him :  per- 
secute and  take  him ;  for  there  is  none  to 
deliver  Ai'/w. 


12  O  God,  be  not  far  from  me :  O  my 
God,  make  haste  for  my  help. 

13  Let  them  be  confounded  and  consum- 
ed that  are  adversaries  to  my  soul ;  let  them 
be  covered  toith  reproach  and  dishonour 
that  seek  my  hurt. 

14  But  T  will  hope  continually,  and  will 
yet  praise  thee  more  and  more. 

15  My  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  right- 
eousness ««f/  thy  salvation  all  the  day  ;  for 
I  know  not  the  numbers  thereof. 

16  I  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord 
God  :  I  will  make  mention  of  thy  righteous- 
ness, even  of  thine  only. 

17  O  God.  thou  hast  taught  me  from  my 
youth  :  and  hitherto  have  I  declared  thy 
wondrous  works. 

18  Now  also  when  I  am  old  and  gray- 
headed,  O  God,  forsake  me  not;  until  I. 
have  shewed  thy  strength  unto  this  genera- 
tion, and  thy  power  to  every  one  that  is  to 
come. 

19  Thy  righteousness  also,  O  God,  is 
very  high,  who  hast  done  great  things :  O 
God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  1 

20  Thou,  which  hast  sliewed  me  great 
and  sore  troubles,  shalt  quicken  me  again, 
and  shalt  bring  me  up  again  from  tlie 
depths  of  the  earth. 

21  Thou  shalt  increase  my  greatness, 
and  comfort  me  on  every  side. 

22  I  will  also  praise  thee  with  the  psal- 
tery, even  thy  truth,  O  m)--  God:  unto  thee 
will  I  sing  with  the  harp,  O  thou  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

23  My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice  when  I 
sing  unto  thee ;  and  my  soul,  which  thou 
hast  redeemed. 

24  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of  thy 
righteousness  all  the  day  long  :  for  they  are 
confounded,  for  they  are  brought  unto 
shame,  that  seek  my  hurt.        t 

PSALM  LXXn. 
H  A  Psalm  for  Solomon. 

GIVE  the  king  thy  judgments,  O  God, 
and  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's 
son. 

2  He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  right- 
eousness, and  thy  poor  with  judgment. 

3  The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to 
the  people,  and  the  little  hills,  by  righteous- 
ness. 

4  He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people, 
he  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy, 
and  shall  break  in  pieces  the  oppressor. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  as  long  as  the  sun 
and  moon  endure,  throughout  all  genera- 
tions. 

6  He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon 
the  mown  grass :  as  showers  that  water  the 
earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish  : 
and  abundance  of  peace  so  long  as  the  moon 
endureth. 

8  He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea 
to  sea,  and  from  the  river  unto  the  ends  of 
the  earth. 

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The  prosperity  of  the  wicked.         PSALMS.         TTie  desolation  of  the  sanctuary. 


9  They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall 
bow  before  him ;  and  his  enemies  shall  lick 
the  dust. 

10  The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the  isles 
shall  bring  presents :  the  kings  of  Sheba 
and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 

11  Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before 
him :  all  nations  shall  serve  him. 

12  For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when 
he  crieth ;  the  poor  also,  and  him  that  hath 
no  helper. 

13  He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy, 
and  shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  de- 
ceit and  violence :  and  precious  shall  their 
blood  be  in  his  sight. 

15  And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him  shall  be 
given  of  the  gold  of  Sheba:  prayer  also 
shall  be  made  for  him  continually ;  and 
daily  shall  he  be  praised. 

16  There  shall  be  an  handful  of  corn  in 
the  earth  upon  the  top  of  the  mountains ; 
the  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon : 
and  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like  grass 
of  the  earth. 

17  His  name  shall  endure  for  ever :  his 
name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the  sun : 
and  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him :  all  nations 
shall  call  him  blessed. 

18  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of 
Israel,  who  only  doeth  wondrous  things. 

19  And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for 
ever  :  and  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  tvith 
his  glory  ;  Amen,  and  amen. 

20  The  prayers  of  David  the  son  of 
Jesse  are  ended. 

PSALM  LXXni. 
II  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

TRULY  God  is  good  to  Israel,  even  to 
such  as  are  of  a  clean  heart. 

2  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost 
gone  ;  my  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 

3  For  I  was  envious  at  the  foolish,  tohen 
I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death  : 
but  their  strength  is  firm. 

5  They  arc  not  in  trouble  as  other  men; 
neither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

6  Therefore  pride  compasseth  them 
about  as  a  chain  ;  violence  covereth  them 
as  a  garment. 

7  rheir  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness: 
they  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

8  They  are  corrupt,  and  speak  wickedly 
<;onccr«mg- oppression:  they  speak  loftily. 

9  They  set  their  mouth  against  the  hea- 
vens, and  their  tongue  walketh  through 
the  earth. 

10  Therefore  his  people  return  hither : 
and  waters  of  a  full  cup  are  wrung  out  to 
them. 

11  And  thej^  say.  How  doth  God  know? 
and  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High  ? 

12  Behold,  these  arc  the  ungodly,  who 
prosper  in  the  world ;  they  increase  in 
riches. 

13  Verily  I  have  cleansed  my  heart  in 

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vain,  and  washed  my  hands  in  innocency. 

14  For  all  the  day  long  have  I  been 
plagued,  and  chastened  every  morning. 

15  If  I  say,  I  will  speak  thus;  behold,  I 
should  offend  against  the  generation  of 
thy  children. 

16  When  I  thought  to  know  this,  it  was 
too  painful  for  me ; 

17  Until  1  went  into  the  sanctuary  of 
God ;  then  understood  I  their  end. 

18  Surely  thou  didst  set  them  in  slip- 
pery places  :  thou  castedst  them  down  into 
destruction. 

19  How  are  they  brought  into  desolation, 
as  in  a  moment !  they  are  utterly  consumed 
with  terrors. 

20  As  a  dream  when  one  awaketh ;  so, 
O  Lord,  when  thou  awakest,  thou  shalt 
despise  their  image. 

21  Thus  my  heart  was  grieved,  and  I 
was  pricked  in  my  reins. 

22  So  foolish  was  I,  and  ignorant ;  I  was 
as  a  beast  before  thee. 

23  Nevertheless  I  ayn  continually  with 
thee :  thou  hast  holden  me  by  my  right 
hand. 

24  Thou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  coun- 
sel, and  afterward  receive  me  to  glory. 

25  Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ? 
and  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire 
beside  thee. 

26  My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth :  but 
God  is  the  strength  of  my  heart,  and  my 
portion  for  ever. 

27  For  lo,  they  that  are  far  from  thee 
shall  perish :  thou  hast  destroyed  all  them 
that  go  a  whoring  from  thee. 

28  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  to 
God :  I  have  put  my  trust  in  the  Lord  God, 
that  I  may  declare  all  thy  works. 

PSALM  LXXIV. 
U  Maschil  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  why  hast  thou  cast  us  off"  for 
ever  ?  7chy  doth  thine    anger  smoke 
against  the  sheep  of  thy  pasture  ? 

2  Remember  thy  congregation,  which 
thou  hast  purchased  of  old;  the  rod  of 
thine  inheritance,  which  thou  hast  redeem- 
ed ;  this  mount  Zion,  wherein  thou  hast 
dwelt. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  perpetual 
desolations ;  even  all  that  the  enemy  hath 
done  wickedly  in  the  sanctuary. 

4  Thine  enemies  roar  in  the  midst  of 
thy  congregations ;  they  set  up  their  en- 
signs/b/*  signs. 

5  A  man  was  famous  according  as  he 
had  lifted  up  axes  upon  the  thick  trees. 

6  But  now  they  break  down  the  carved 
work  thereof  at  once  with  axes  and  ham- 
mers. 

7  They  have  cast  fire  into  thy  sanctua- 
ry, they  have  defiled  by  casting  down  the 
dwelling-place  of  thy  name  to  the  ground. 

8  They  said  in  their  hearts.  Let  us  de- 
stroy them  together  :  they  have  burned  up 
all  the  synagogues  of  God  in  the  land. 

449 


David  rebukes  the  wicked. 


PSALMS. 


9  We  see  not  our  signs :  there  is  no 
more  any  prophet:  neither  is  there  among 
us  any  that  knoweth  how  long. 

10  O  God,  how  long  shall  the  adversary 
reproach  ?  shall  the  enemy  blaspheme  thy 
name  for  ever  ? 

11  Why  withdrawest  thou  thy  hand, 
even  thy  right  hand  ?  pluck  it  out  of  thy 
bosom. 

12  For  God  is  my  King  of  old,  working 
salvation  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

13  Thou  didst  divide  the  sea  by  thy 
strength :  thou  brakest  the  heads  of  the 
dragons  in  the  waters. 

14  Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  leviathan 
in  pieces,  and  gavest  him  to  be  meat  to  the 
people  inhabiting  the  wilderness. 

15  Thou  didst  cleave  the  fountain  and 
the  flood  :  thou  driedst  up  mightj'  rivers. 

16  The  day  is  thine,  the  night  also  is 
thine  :  thou  hast  prepared  the  light  and  the 
sun. 

17  Thou  hast  set  all  the  borders  of  the 
earth  :  thou  hast  made  summer  and  winter. 

18  Remember  this,  that  the  enemy  hath 
reproached,  O  Loud,  and  that  the  foolish 
people  have  blasphemed  thy  name. 

19  O  deliver  not  the  soul  of  thy  turtle- 
dove unto  the  multitude  of  the  wicked :  for- 
get not  the  congregation  of  thy  poor  for 
ever. 

20  Have  respect  unto  the  covenant :  for 
the  dark  places  of  the  earth  are  full  of  the 
habitations  of  cruelty. 

21  O  let  not  the  oppressed  return 
ashamed:  let  the  poor  and  needy  praise 
thy  name. 

22  Arise,  O  God,  plead  thine  own  cause  : 
remember  how  the  foolish  man  reproacheth 
thee  dail}'. 

23  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine  ene- 
mies :  the  tumult  of  those  that  rise  up 
against  thee  increaseth  continually. 

PSALM  LXXV. 
H  To  the   chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  A 

_         Psalm  or  Song  of  Asaph. 
T  I  NTO  thee,  O,  God,  do  we  give  thanks, 
^    unto  thee  do  we  give  thanks :  for  that 
thy  name  is    near,  thy  wondrous    works 
declare. 

2  When  I  shall  receive  the  congrega- 
tion I  will  judge  uprightly. 

3  The  earth  and  all  the  inhabitants 
thereof  are  dissolved :  I  bear  up  the  pillars 
of  it.     Selah. 

4  I  said  unto  the  fools.  Deal  not  fool- 
ishly ;  and  to  the  wicked,  Lift  not  up  the 
horn : 

5  Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high  :  speak 
not  with  a  stiff  neck. 

6  For  promotion  cometh  neither  from  the 
east,  nor  from  the  west,  nor  from  the  south. 

7  But  God  is  the  judge :  he  putteth 
down  one,  and  setteth  up  another. 

8  For  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  there  is  a 
cup,  and  tlie  wine  is  red  ;  it  is  full  of  mix- 
ture, and  he  poureth  out  of  the  same :  but 


God^s  majesty  in  the  church. 


the  dregs  thereof  all    the   wicked  of  the 
earth  shall  wring  them  out,  and  drink  them. 

9  But  I  will  declare  for  ever ;  I  will  sing 
praises  to  the  God  of  Jacob. 

10  All  the  horns  of  the  wicked  also  will 
I  cut  off;  bid  the  horns  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  exalted. 

PSALM  LXXVI. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A 

Psalm  or  Song  of  Asaph. 

IN  Judah  is  God  known :  his  name  is 
great  in  Israel. 

2  In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle,  and 
his  dwelling-place  in  Zion. 

3  There  brake  he  the  arrows  of  the  bow, 
the  shield,  and  the  sword,  and  the  battle. 
Selah. 

4  Thou  art  more  glorious  and  excellent 
than  the  mountains  of  prey. 

5  The  stout-hearted  are  spoiled,  they 
have  slept  their  sleep  :  and  none  of  the 
men  of  might  have  found  their  hands. 

6  At  thy  rebuke,  O  God  of  Jacob,  both 
the  chariot  and  horse  are  cast  into  a  dead 
sleep. 

7  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  feared :  and 
who  may  stand  in  thy  sight  when  once 
thou  art  angry  1 

8  Thou  didst  cause  judgment  to  be 
heard  from  heaven ;  the  earth  feared,  and 
was  still, 

9  When  God  arose  to  judgment,  to  save 
all  the  meek  of  the  earth.     Selah. 

10  Surely  the  wrath  of  man  shall  praise 
thee  :  the  remainder  of  wrath  shalt  thou  re- 
strain. 

11  Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord  your 
God :  let  all  that  be  round  about  him  bring 
presents  unto  him  that  ought  to  be  feared. 

12  He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of  princes : 
he  is  terrible  to  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

PSALM  LXXVn. 

IF  To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jeduthun,  A 

Psalm  of  Asaph. 

I  CRIED  unto  God  with  my  voice,  even 
unto  God  with  my  voice ;  and  he  gave 
ear  unto  me. 

2  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  sought  the 
Lord  :  my  sore  ran  in  the  night  and  ceased 
not :  my  soul  refused  to  be  comforted. 

3  I  remembered  God,  and  was  troubled  : 
I  complained,  and  my  spirit  was  over- 
whelmed.    Selah. 

4  Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  waking :  I  am 
so  troubled  that  I  cannot  speak. 

6  I  have  considered  the  days  of  old,  the 
years  of  ancient  times. 

6  I  call  to  remembrance  my  song  in  the 
night :  I  commune  with  mine  own  heart : 
and  my  spirit  made  diligent  search. 

7  Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever  1  and 
will  he  be  favourable  no  more  7 

8  Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever  ?  doth 
his  promise  fail  for  evermore? 

9  Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gracious? 
hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his  tender  mer 
cies  ?    Selah. 

450 


God's  icrafh  against  the 


PSALMS. 


incredulous  and  disobedient. 


10  And  I  said,  This  is  my  infirmity : 
hut  I  win  remember  the  years  of  the  right 
hand  of  the  Most  High. 

11  I  will  remember  the  works  of  the 
Lord  :  surely  I  will  remember  thy  won- 
ders of  old. 

12  I  will  meditate  also  of  all  thy  work, 
and  talk  of  thy  doings. 

13  Thy  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sanc- 
tuary :  who  is  so  great  a  God  as  our  God  ! 

14  Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  won- 
ders: thou  hast  declared  thy  strength 
among  the  people. 

15  Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  redeemed 
thy  people,  the  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph. 
Selah. 

16  The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God,  the 
waters  saw  thee ;  they  were  afraid :  the 
depths  also  were  troubled. 

17  The  clouds  poured  out  water :  the 
skies  sent  out  a  sound  :  thine  arrows  also 
went  abroad. 

18  The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in  the 
heaven  :  the  lightnings  lightened  the  world : 
the  earth  trembled  and  shook. 

19  Thy  way  is  in  the  sea,  and  thy  path 
in  the  great  waters,  and  thy  footsteps  are 
not  known. 

20  Thou  leddest  thy  people  like  a  flock 
by  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 

PSALM  LXXVIIL 
H    Maschil  of  Asaph. 

GIVE  ear,  O  my  people,  to  my  law: 
incline  your  ears  to  the  words  of  my 
mouth. 

2  I  will  open  my  mouth  in  a  parable  :  I 
will  utter  dark  sayings  of  old  : 

3  Which  we  have  heard  and  known,  and 
our  fathers  have  told  us. 

4  We  will  not  hide  them  from  their  chil- 
dren, shewing  to  the  generation  to  come 
the  praises  of  the  Lord,  and  his  strength, 
and  his  wonderful  works  that  he  hath 
done. 

5  For  he  established  a  testimony  m  Ja- 
cob, and  appointed  a  law  in  Israel,  which 
he  commanded  our  fathers,  that  they  should 
make  them  known  to  their  children  : 

6  That  the  generation  to  come  might 
know  them,  even  the  children  lohich  should 
be  born  :  who  should  arise  and  declare  the7n 
to  their  children : 

7  That  they  might  set  their  hope  in  God, 
and  not  forget  the  works  of  God,  but  keep 
his  commandments : 

8  And  might  not  be  as  their  fathers, 
a  stubborn  and  rebellious  generation ;  a 
generation  that  set  not  their  heart  aright, 
and  whose  spirit  was  not  steadfast  with 
God. 

9  The  children  of  Ephraim,  being  arm 
ed,  and  carrying  bows,  turned  back  in  the 
day  of  battle. 

10  They  kept  not  the  covenant  of  God, 
and  refused  to  walk  in  his  law ; 

11  And  forgat  his  works,  and  his  won- 
ders that  he  had  shewed  them. 


12  Marvellous  things  did  he  in  the  sight 
of  their  fathers,  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in 
the  field  of  Zoan. 

13  He  divided  the  sea,  and  caused  them 
to  pass  through  ;  and  he  made  the  waters 
to  stand  as  an  heap. 

14  In  the  da}'-time  also  he  led  them  with 
a  cloud,  and  all  the  night  with  a  light  of 
fire. 

15  He  clave  the  rocks  in  the  wilderness, 
and  gave  them  drink  as  out  of  the  great 
depths. 

16  He  brought  streams  also  out  of  the 
rock,  and  caused  waters  to  run  down  like 
rivers. 

17  Aud  they  sinned  yet  more  against 
him  by  provoking  the  Most  High  in  the 
wilderness. 

18  And  they  tempted  God  in  their  heart 
by  asking  meat  for  their  lust. 

19  Yea,  they  spake  against  God ;  they 
said,  Can  God  furnish  a  table  in  the  wil- 
derness ? 

20  Behold,  he  smote  the  rock,  that  the 
waters  gushed  out,  and  the  streams  over- 
flowed ;  can  he  give  bread  also  1  can  he 
provide  flesh  for  his  people  ? 

21  Therefore  the  Lord  heard  this,  and 
was  wroth :  so  a  fire  was  kindled  against 
Jacob,  and  anger  also  came  up  against 
Israel ; 

22  Because  they  believed  not  in  God, 
and  trusted  not  in  his  salvation  : 

23  Though  he  had  commanded  the  clouds 
from  above,  and  opened  the  doors  of  hea- 
ven, 

24  And  had  rained  down  manna  upon 
them  to  eat,  and  had  given  them  of  the  corn 
of  heaven. 

25  Man  did  eat  angels'  food :  he  sent 
them  meat  to  the  full. 

26  He  caused  an  east  wind  to  blow  in 
the  heaven  :  and  by  his  power  he  brought 
in  the  south  wind. 

27  He  rained  flesh  also  upon  them  as 
dust,  and  feathered  fowls  like  as  the  sand 
of  the  sea : 

28  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst  of  their 
camp,  round  about  their  habitations. 

29  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well  filled : 
for  he  gave  them  their  own  desire  ; 

30  They  were  not  estranged  from  their 
lust :  but  while  their  meat  teas  yet  in  their 
mouths, 

31  The  wTath  of  God  came  upon  them, 
and  slew  the  fattest  of  them,  and  smote  down 
the  chosen  men  of  Israel. 

32  For  all  this  they  sinned  still,  and  be- 
lieved not  for  his  wondrous  works. 

33  Therefore  their  days  did  he  consume 
in  vanity,  and  their  years  in  trouble. 

34  When  he  slew  them,  then  they  sought 
him  :  and  they  returned  and  iniiuired  early 
after  God. 

35  And  they  remembered  that  God  vms 
their  Rock,  and  the  high  God  their  Re- 
deemer 

451 


Judah,  Zion,  and  David  chosen.     PSALMS. 


The  desolation  of  Jerusalem. 


36  Nevertheless  they  did  flatter  him 
with  their  mouth,  and  they  lied  unto  him 
with  their  tongues. 

37  For  their  heart  was  not  right  with 
him,  neither  were  they  steadfast  in  his 
covenant. 

38  But  he,  heing  full  of  compassion,  for- 
gave tlmr  iniquity,  and  destroyed  them  not : 
3'ea,  many  a  time  turned  he  his  anger  away, 
and  did  not  stir  up  all  his  wrath. 

39  For  he  remembered  that  they  ^oere 
hut  flesh ;  a  wind  that  passeth  away,  and 
Cometh  not  again. 

40  How  oft  did  they  provoke  him  in  the 
wilderness,  and  grieve  him  in  the  desert ! 

41  Yea,  they  turned  back  and  tempted 
God,  and  limited  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

42  They  remembered  not  his  hand,  nor 
the  day  when  he  delivered  them  from  the 
enemy. 

43  How  he  had  wrought  his  signs  in 
Egypt,  and  his  wonders  in  the  field  of 
Zoan : 

44  And  had  turned  their  rivers  into 
blood  :  and  their  floods,  that  they  could  not 
drink. 

45  He  sent  divers  sorts  of  flies  among 
them,  which  devoured  them ;  and  frogs 
which  destroyed  them. 

46  He  gave  also  their  increase  unto  the 
caterpillar,  and  their  labour  unto  the  lo- 
cust. 

47  He  destroyed  their  vines  with  hail, 
and  their  sycamore-trees  with  frost. 

48  He  gave  up  their  cattle  also  to  the 
hail,  and  their  flocks  to  hot  thunder-bolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierceness  of 
his  anger,  wrath,  and  indignation,  and  trou- 
ble, b)'  sending  evil  angels  among  them. 

50  He  made  a  way  to  his  anger ;  he 
spared  not  their  soul  from  death,  but  gave 
their  life  over  to  the  pestilence  ; 

51  And  smote  all  the  first-born  in  Egypt ; 
the  chief  of  their  strength  in  the  taberna- 
cles of  Ham : 

52  But  made  his  own  people  to  go  forth 
like  sheep,  and  guided  them  in  the  wilder- 
ness like  a  flock. 

53  And  he  led  them  on  safely,  so  that 
they  feared  not :  but  the  sea  overwhelmed 
their  enemies. 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  the  border 
of  his  sanctuary,  even  to  this  mountain, 
ivhich  his  right  hand  had  purchased. 

55  He  cast  out  the  heathen  also  before 
them,  and  divided  them  an  inheritance  by 
line,  and  made  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell 
in  their  tents. 

56  Yet  they  tempted  and  provoked  the 
most  high  God,  and  kept  not  his  testimo- 
nies : 

57  But  turned  back,  and  dealt  unfaith- 
fully like  their  fathers :  they  were  turned 
aside  like  a  deceitful  bow. 

58  For  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with 
their  high  places,  and  moved  him  to  jealousy 
with  their  graven  images. 


59  When  God  heard  this,  he  was  wroth, 
and  greatly  abhorred  Israel : 

60  So  that  he  forsook  the  tabernacle  of 
Shiloh,  the  tent  ivhich  he  placed  among 
men; 

61  And  delivered  his  strength  into  cap- 
tivity, and  his  glory  into  the  enemy's  hand. 

62  He  gave  his  people  over  also  unto 
the  sword ;  and  was  wroth  with  his  inhe- 
ritance. 

63  The  fire  consumed  their  young  men ; 
and  their  maidens  were  not  given  to  mar- 
riage. 

64  Their  priests  fell  by  the  sword ;  and 
their  widows  made  no  laitientation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  awaked  as  one  out 
of  sleep,  and  like  a  mighty  man  that  shout- 
eth  by  reason  of  wine. 

66  And  he  smote  his  enemies  in  the 
hinder  parts  :  he  put  them  to  a  perpetual 
reproach. 

67  Moreover  he  refused  the  tabernacle 
of  Joseph,  and  chose  not  the  tribe  of 
Ephraim : 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Judah,  the 
mount  Zion  which  he  loved. 

69  And  he  built  his  sanctuary  like  high 
palaces,  like  the  earth  which  he  hath  esta- 
blished for  ever. 

70  He  chose  David  also  his  servant,  and 
took  him  from  the  sheepfolds : 

71  From  following  the  ewes  great  with 
young  he  brought  him  to  feed  Jacob  his 
people,  and  Israel  his  inheritance. 

72  So  he  fed  them  according  to  the  in- 
tegrity of  his  heart ;  and  guided  them  by 
the  skilfulness  of  his  hands. 

PSALM  LXXIX. 
H  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

OGOD,  the  heathen  are  come  into  thine 
inheritance ;  thy  holy  temple  have 
they  defiled  ;  they  have  laid  .lerusalem  on 
heaps. 

2  The  dead  bodies  of  thy  servants  have 
they  given  to  be  meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  the  flesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the 
beasts  of  the  earth. 

3  Their  blood  have  they  shed  like  wa- 
ter round  about  Jerusalem  ;  and  there  was 
none  to  bury  them. 

4  We  are  become  a  reproach  to  our 
neighbours,  a  scorn  and  derision  to  them 
that  are  round  about  us. 

5  How  long.  Lord  ?  wilt  thou  be  angry 
for  ever  ?  shall  thy  jealousy  burn  like  fire  ? 

6  Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the  heathen 
that  have  not  known  thee,  and  upon  the  king- 
doms that  have  not  called  upon  thj"  name. 

7  For  they  have  devoured  Jacob,  and 
laid  waste  his  dwelling-place. 

8  O  remember  not  against  us  former 
iniquities :  let  thy  tender  mercies  speedily 
prevent  us :  for  we  are  brought  very  low. 

9  Help  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  for 
the  glory  of  thy  name  :  and  deliver  us,  and 
purge  away  our  sins,  for  thy  name's  sake. 

10  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say 

452 


Complaint  for  the  church. 
Where  is  their  God  1   let  him  be  known 
among  the  lieathen  in  our  sight  hy  the  re- 
venging of  the  blood  of  thy  servants  which 
is  shed : 

11  Let  the  sighing  of  the  prisoner  come 
before  thee  ;  according  to  the  greatness  of 
thy  power  preserve  thou  those  that  are  ap- 
pointed to  die ; 

12  And  render  unto  our  neighbours  se- 
ven-fold into  their  bosom  their  reproach, 
wherewith  they  have  reproached  thee,  O 
Lord. 

13  So  we  thy  people  and  sheep  of  thy 
pasture  will  give  thee  thanks  for  ever :  we 
will  shew  forth  thy  praise  to  all  generations. 

PSALM  LXXX. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician  upon   Shoshan- 

nim  Eduth,  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

GIVE  ear,  O  Shepherd  of  Israel,  thou 
that  leadest  Joseph  like  a  flock ;  thou 
that  dwellest  between  the  cherubims,  shine 
forth. 

2  Before  Ephraim  and  Benjamin  and 
Manasseh  stir  up  thy  strength,  and  come 
and  save  us. 

3  Turn  us  again,  O  God,  and  cause  thy 
face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

4  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  how  long  wilt 
thou  be  angry  against  the  prayer  of  thy 
people  1 

5  Thou  feedest  them  with  the  bread  of 
tears ;  and  givest  them  tears  to  drink  in 
great  measure. 

6  Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto  our 
neighbours :  and  our  enemies  laugh  among 
themselves. 

7  Turn  us  again,  O  God  of  hosts,  and 
cause  thy  face  to  shine ;  and  we  shall  be 
saved. 

8  Thou  hast  brought  a  vine  out  of  Egypt ; 
thou  hast  cast  out  the  heathen  and  planted  it 

9  Thou  preparedst  room  before  it,  and 
didst  cause  it  to  take  deep  root,  and  it  filled 
the  land. 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with  the 
shadow  of  it,  and  the  boughs  thereof  were 
like  the  goodly  cedars. 

11  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto  the  sea, 
and  her  branches  unto  the  river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken  down 
her  hedges,  so  that  all  they  which  pass  by 
the  way  do  pluck  her  ? 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  waste 
it,  and  the  wild  beast  of  the  field  doth  de- 
vour it. 

14  Return,  we  beseech  thee,  O  God  of 
hosts  :  look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold, 
and  visit  this  vine  ; 

15  And  the  vineyard  which  thy  right 
hand  hath  -^lanted,  and  the  branch  tJiat 
thou  madest  strong  for  thyself 

16  It  is  burnt  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down  : 
they  perisli  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  counte- 
nance. 

17  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of 
thy  right  hand,  upon  the  son  of  man  lohotn 
thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 


PSALMS.  Exhortation  to  praise  God. 

18  So  will  not  we  go  back  from  thee; 
quicken  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy 
name. 

19  Turn  us  again,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
cause  thy  face  to  shine ;  and  we  shall  be 
saved. 

PSALM  LXXXL 

H  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A 

Psalm  of  Asaph. 

SING   aloud    unto  God   our    strength: 
make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  God  of 
Jacob. 

2  Take  a  psalm  and  bring  hither  the 
timbrel,  the  pleasant  harp  with  the  psaltery. 

3  Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon, 
in  the  time  appointed,  on  our  solemn  feast- 
day. 

4  For  this  icas  a  statute  for  Israel,  and 
a  law  of  the  God  of  Jacob. 

5  This  he  ordained  in  Joseph  for  a  tes- 
timony, when  he  went  out  through  the 
land  of  Egypt :  where  I  heard  a  language 
that  I  understood  not. 

6  I  removed  his  shoulder  from  the  bur- 
den :  his  hands  were  delivered  from  the 
pots. 

7  Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I  deliver- 
ed thee;  I  answered  thee  in  the  secret 
place  of  thunder  :  I  proved  thee  at  the 
waters  of  Meribah.     Selah. 

8  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  testify 
unto  thee :  O  Israel,  if  thou  wilt  hearken 
unto  me ; 

9  There  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee ; 
neither  shalt  thou  worsnip  any  strange 
god. 

10  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God  which 
brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  : 
open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  I  will  fill  it! 

11  But  my  people  would  not  hearken  to 
my  voice  ;  and  Israel  would  none  of  me. 

12  So  1  gave  them  up  unto  their  own 
hearts'  lust :  and  they  walked  in  their  own 
counsels. 

13  O  that  my  people  had  hearkened  unto 
me,  and  Israel  had  walked  in  my  ways  ! 

14  I  should  soon  have  subdued  their 
enemies,  and  turned  my  hand  against  their 
adversaries. 

15  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  have 
submitted  themselves  unto  him :  but  their 
time  should  have  endured  for  ever. 

16  He  should  have  fed  them  also  with 
the  finest  of  the  wheat:  and  with  lioney 
out  of  the  rock  should  I  have  satisfied  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXII. 
H  A  P.salm  of  Asaph. 

GODstandeth  in  the  congregation  of  the 
mighty  ;  he  judgeth  among  the  gods. 

2  How  long  will  ye  judge  unjustly,  and 
accept  the  persons  of  the  wicked  ?  Selah. 

3  Defend  the  poor  and  fatherless :  do 
justice  to  the  afflicted  and  needy. 

4  Deliver  the  poor  and  needy  :  rid  them 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

5  They  know  not,  neither  will  they 
'understand:    they  walk   on  in   darkness* 

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Against  church-oppressors.  PSALMS. 

all  the  foundations  of  the  earth  are  out  of 


course. 

6  I  have  said,  Ye  are  gods ;  and  all  of 
you  are  children  of  the  Most  High. 

7  But  ye  shall  die  like  men,  and  fall  like 
one  of  the  princes. 

8  Arise,  O  God,  judge  the  earth :  for  thou 
shalt  inherit  all  nations. 

PSALM  LXXXIII. 
H  A  Song  or  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

KEEP  not  thou  silence,  O  God :  hold 
not  thy  peace,  and  be  not  still,  O 
God. 

2  For  lo,  thine  enemies  make  a  tumult : 
and  they  that  hate  thee  have  lifted  up  the 
head. 

3  They  have  taken  crafty  counsel  against 
thy  people,  and  consulted  against  thy  hid- 
den ones. 

4  They  have  said.  Come,  and  let  us  cut 
them  off  from  being  a  nation ;  that  the 
name  of  Israel  may  be  no  more  in  remem- 
brance. 

5  For  they  have  consulted  together  with 
one  consent :  they  are  confederate  against 
thee  : 

6  The  tabernacles  of  Edom,  and  the  Ish- 
maelites  ;  of  Moab,  and  the  Hagarenes ; 

7  Gebal,  and  Ammon,  and  Amalek  ;  the 
Philistines  with  the  inhabitants  of  Tyre  ; 

8  Assur  also  is  joined  with  them  :  they 
have  holpen  the  children  of  Lot.     Selah. 

9  Do  unto  them  as  wito  the  Midianites ; 
as  to  Sisera,  as  to  Jabin,  at  the  brook  of 
Kison : 

10  Which  perished  at  En-dor  :  they  be- 
came as  dung  for  the  earth. 

11  Make  their  nobles  like  Oreb,  and 
like  Zeeb :  yea,  all  their  princes  as  Ze- 
bah,  and  as  Zaimunna  : 

12  Who  said.  Let  us  take  to  ourselves 
the  houses  of  God  in  possession. 

13  O  my  God,  make  them  like  a  wheel ; 
as  the  stubble  before  the  wind. 

14  As  the  fire  burneth  a  wood,  and  as 
the  flame  setteth  the  mountains  on  fire ; 

15  So  persecute  them  with  thy  tempest, 
and  make  them  afraid  with  thy  storm. 

16  Fill  their  faces  with  shame  ;  that  the)' 
may  seek  thy  name,  O  Lord. 

17  Let  them  be  confounded  and  trojibled 
for  ever ;  yea,  let  them  be  put  to  shame, 
and  perish : 

18  That  7))cn  may  know  that  thou,  whose 
name  alone  is  JEHOVAH,  art  the  most 
high  over  all  the  earth. 

PSALM  LXXXIV. 
H  To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A 
Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 
"OW  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles,  O 
Lord  of  hosts ! 

2  My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for 
the  courts  of  the  Lord  :  my  heart  and  my 
flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God. 

3  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  an  house, 
and  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where 
she  may  lay  her  young,   even  thine    al- 


David  prays  for  God^s  mercies. 
tars,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  my  King,  and  my 
God. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy 
house :  they  will  be  still  praising  thee. 
Selah. 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is 
in  thee ;  in  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of 
them, 

6  Who  passing  through  the  valley  of 
Baca  make  it  a  well ;  the  rain  also  fiUeth 
the  pools. 

7  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
every  one  of  them  in  Zion  appeareth  before 
God. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer . 
give  ear,  O  God  of  Jacob.     Selah. 

9  Behold,  O  God  our  shield,  and  look 
upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

10  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than 
a  thousand.  I  had  rather  be  a  door-keeper 
in  the  house  of  my  God,  than  to  dwell  in 
the  tents  of  wickedness. 

11  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and 
shield  :  the  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory ; 
no  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from  them 
that  walk  uprightly. 

12  O  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is  the  man 
that  trusteth  in  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXV. 

H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the 

sons  of  Korah. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto 
thy  land  :  thou  hast  brought  back  the 
captivity  of  Jacob. 

2  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy 
people,  thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin. 
Selah. 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath : 
thou  hast  turned  thyself  from  the  fierceness 
of  thine  anger. 

4  Turn  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  and 
cause  thine  anger  toward  us  to  cease. 

5  Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  1 
wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  gene- 
rations ? 

6  Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again :  that 
thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee  ? 

7  Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  and 
grant  us  thy  salvation. 

8  I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will 
speak :  for  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his 
people,  and  to  his  saints  :  but  let  them  not 
turn  again  to  folly. 

9  Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that 
fear  him ;  that  glory  may  dwell  in  our 
land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together ; 
righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each 
other. 

11  Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth; 
and  righteousness  shall  look  down  from 
heaven. 

12  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which 
is  good  ;  and  our  land  shall  yield  her  in- 
crease. 

13  Righteousness  shall  go  before  him; 
and  shall  set  us  in  the  way  of  his  steps, 

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The  goodness  and  power  of  God. 
PSALM  LXXXVI. 

If  A  Prayer  of  David. 

BOW  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  hear  me : 
for  I  am  poor  and  needy. 

2  Preserve  my  soul ;  for  I  avi  holy  :  O 
thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that  trusteth 
in  thee. 

3  Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord  :  for  I 
cry  unto  thee  daily. 

4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant :  for 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 

5  For  thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready 
to  forgive ;  and  plenteous  in  mercy  unto 
all  them  that  call  upon  thee. 

6  Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  my  prayer ; 
and  attend  to  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  will  call 
upon  thee  :  for  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

8  Among  the  gods  there  is  none  like  unto 
thee,  O  Lord  ;  neither  are  there  any  works 
like  unto  thy  works. 

9  All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall 
come  and  worship  before  thee,  O  Lord  ; 
and  shall  glorify  thy  name. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  won- 
drous things  :  thou  art  God  alone. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord;  1  will 
walk  in  thy  truth :  unite  my  heart  to  fear 
thy  name. 

12  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  my  God, 
with  all  my  heart :  and  I  will  glorify  thy 
name  for  evermore. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me : 
and'thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  ,from  the 
lowest  hell. 

14  O  God,  the  proud  are  risen  against 
me,  and  the  assemblies  of  violent  men  have 
sought  after  my  soul ;  and  have  not  set  thee 
before  them. 

15  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  God  full  of 
compassion,  and  gracious,  long-suffering, 
and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

16  O  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon 
me  ;  give  thy  strength  unto  thy  servant,  and 
save  the  son  of  thine  handmaid. 

17  Shew  me  a  token  for  good  ;  that  they 
which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be  ashamed  : 
because  thou.  Lord,  hast  holpen  me,  and 
comforted  me. 

PSALM  LXXXVn. 
%  A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HIS  foundation  IS  in  the  holy  mountains. 
2  The   Lord   loveth  the  gates  of 
Zion  more  than  all  the  dwellings  of  Jacob. 

3  Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee,  O 
city  of  God.     Selah. 

4  I  will  make  mention  of  Rahab  and 
Babylon  to  them  that  know  me :  behold 
Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with  Ethiopia;  this 
man  was  born  there. 

5  And  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said.  This  and 
that  man  was  born  in  her :  and  the  Highest 
himself  shall  establish  her. 

6  The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he  writeth 
up  the  people,  that  this  man  was  born  there. 
Selah. 

7  As  well  the  smgers  as  the  players  on 


PSALMS.  A  mournful  prayer. 

instruments  shall  be  there :  all  my  springs 
are  in  thee. 

PSALM  LXXXVIIL 
If  A  Song  or  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah, 
to  the  chief  Musician    upon    Mahalath 
Leannoth,  Maschil  of  Heman  the  Ezra- 
hite. 

OLoRD  God  of  my  salvation,  I  have 
cried  day  and  night  before  thee : 

2  Let  my  prayer  come  before  thee :  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  my  cry ; 

3  For  my  soul  is  full  of  troubles :  and  my 
life  draweth  nigh  unto  the  grave. 

4  I  am  counted  with  them  that  go  down 
into  the  pit :  I  am  as  a  man  that  hath  no 
strength : 

5  Free  among  the  dead,  like  the  slain 
that  lie  in  the  grave,  whom  thou  remem- 
berest  no  more  :  and  they  are  cut  off  from 
thy  hand. 

6  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest  pit,  in 
darkness,  in  the  deeps. 

7  Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  upon  me,  and 
thou  hast  afflicted  me  with  all  thy  waves. 
Selah. 

8  Thou  hast  put  away  mine  acquaintance 
far  from  me ;  thou  hast  made  me  an  abomi- 
nation unto  them ;  I  am  shut  up,  and  I  can- 
not come  forth. 

9  Mine  eye  mourneth  by  reason  of  af- 
fliction :  Lord,  I  have  called  daily  upon 
thee,  1  have  stretched  out  my  hands  unto 
thee. 

10  Wilt  thou  shew  wonders  to  the  dead  ? 
shall  the  dead  arise  and  praise  thee  ?  Se- 
lah. 

11  Shall  thy  loving-kindness  be  declared 
in  the  grave  1  or  thy  faithfulness  in  destruc- 
tion"? 

12  Shall  thy  wonders  be  known  in  the 
dark  ?  and  thy  righteousness  in  the  land  of 
forgetfulness  ? 

13  But  unto  thee  have  I  cried,  O  Lord  ; 
and  in  the  morning  shall  my  prayer  pre- 
vent thee. 

14  Lord,  why  casteth  thou  off  my  soul? 
why  hidest  thou  thy  face  from  me  ? 

15  I  am  afflicted  and  ready  to  die  from 
my  youth  up :  while  I  suffer  thy  terrors  1 
am  distracted. 

16  Thy  fierce  wrath  goeth  over  me  ;  thy 
terrors  have  cut  me  off. 

17  They  came  round  about  me  daily 
like  water;  they  compassed  me  about  to- 
gether. 

18  Lover  and  friend  hast  thou  put  far 
from  me,  a/ic?  mine  acquaintance  into  dark- 
ness. 

PSALM  LXXXIX. 
If  Maschil  of  Ethan  the  Ezrahite. 

I  WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord 
for  ever :  with  my  mouth  will  I  make 
known  thy  faithfulness  to  all  generations. 

2  For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built 
up  for  ever :  thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  es- 
tablish in  the  very  heavens. 

3  I  have   made  a  covenant  with  my 
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Thankfulness  for  God's  mercies,     PSALMS.         Davids  complaint  and  prayer. 


chosen,  I  have  sworn  unto  David  my  ser- 
vant, 

4  Thy  seed  will  1  establish  for  ever,  and 
build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations.  Se- 
lak 

6  And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  won- 
ders, O  Lord  :  thy  faithfulness  also  in  the 
congregation  of  the  saints. 

6  For  who  in  the  heaven  can  be  com- 
pared unto  the  Lord  ?  icho  among  the  sons 
of  the  mighty  can  be  likened  unto  the 
Lord  ? 

7  God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in  the  as- 
sembly of  the  saints,  and  to  be  had  in  re- 
verence of  all  them  that  are  about  him. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a  strong 
Lord  like  unto  thee  1  or  to  thy  faithfulness 
round  about  thee  ? 

9  Thou  rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea : 
when  the  waves  thereof  arise,  thou  stillest 
them. 

10  Thou  hast  broken  Rahab  in  pieces, 
as  one  that  is  slain ;  thou  hast  scattered 
thine  enemies  with  thy  strong  arm. 

11  The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also 
is  thine :  as  for  the  world,  and  the  fulness 
thereof,  thou  hast  founded  them. 

12  The  north  and  the  south  thou  hast 
created  them :  Tabor  and  Hermon  shall 
rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm:  strong  is 
thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  right  hand. 

14  Justice  and  judgment  are  the  habita- 
tion of  thy  throne :  mercy  and  truth  shall 
go  before  thy  face. 

15  Blessed  is  the  people  that  know  the 
joyful  sound  :  they  shall  walk,  O  Lord,  in 
the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

16  In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice  all  the 
day :  and  in  thy  righteousness  shall  they 
be  exalted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their 
strength ;  and  in  thy  favour  our  horn  shall 
be  exalted. 

18  For  the  Lord  is  our  defence ;  and  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  is  our  King. 

19  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy 
Holy  One,  and  saidst,  I  have  laid  help  upon 
one  that  is  mighty ;  I  have  exalted  one 
chosen  out  of  the  people. 

20  I  have  found  David  my  servant ;  with 
my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him : 

21  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  esta- 
blished :  mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen 
him. 

22  The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him  ; 
nor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

23  And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes  before 
his  face,  and  plague  them  that  hate  him. 

24  But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy 
shall  be  with  him :  and  in  my  name  shall 
his  horn  be  exalted. 

25  I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the  sea,  and 
his  right  hand  in  the  rivers. 

26  He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou  art  my 
Father,  my  God,  and  the  Rock  of  my  sal- 
vation. 


27  Also  I  will  make  him  my  first-born, 
higher  than  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

28  My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for 
evermore,  and  my  covenant  shall  stand  fast 
with  him. 

29  His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  endure 
for  ever,  and  his  throne  as  the  days  of  hea- 
ven. 

30  If  his  children  forsake  my  law,  and 
walk  not  in  my  judgments ; 

31  If  they  break  my  statutes,  and  keep 
not  my  commandments; 

32  Then  will  I  visit  their  transgression 
with  the  rod,  and  their  iniquity  with  stripes. 

33  Nevertheless  rny  loving-kindness  will 
I  not  utterly  take  from  him,  nor  suffer  my 
faithfulness  to  fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I  not  break,  nor 
alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my 
lips. 

35  Once  have  I  sworn  by  my  holiness 
that  I  will  not  lie  unto  David. 

36  His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever,  and 
his  throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 

37  It  shall  be  established  for  ever  as  the 
moon,  and  as  a  faithful  witness  in  heaven. 
Selah. 

38  But  thou  hast  cast  off  and  abhorred, 
thou  hast  been  wroth  with  thine  anointed. 

39  Thou  hast  made  void  the  covenant  of 
thy  servant :  thou  hast  profaned  his  crown 
by  casting  it  to  the  ground. 

40  Thou  hast  broken  down  all  his  hedges; 
thou  hast  brought  his  strong  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil  him : 
he  is  a  reproach  to  his  neighbours. 

42  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right  hand  of 
his  adversaries ;  thou  hast  made  all  his  ene- 
mies to  rejoice. 

43  Thou  hast  also  turned  the  edge  of  his 
sword,  and  hast  not  made  him  to  stand  in 
the  battle. 

44  Thou  hast  made  his  glory  to  cease, 
and  cast  his  throne  down  to  the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast  thou  short- 
ened :  thou  hast  covered  him  with  shame. 
Selah. 

46  How  long,  Lord,  wilt  thou  hide  thy- 
self? for  ever  ?  shall  thy  wrath  burn  like 
fire? 

47  Remember  how  short  my  time  is : 
wherefore  hast  thou  made  all  men  in  vain  ? 

48  What  man  is  he  that  liveth,  and  shall 
not  see  death  ?  shall  he  deliver  his  soul 
from  the  hand  of  the  grave  1  Selah. 

49  Lord,  where  «re  thy  former  loving- 
kindnesses,  jvhich  thou  swarest  unto  David 
in  thy  truth  ? 

50  Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach  of 
thy  servants ;  how  I  do  bear  in  my  bosom 
the  reproach  of  all  the  mighty  people ; 

51  Wherewith  thine  enemies  have  re- 
proached, O  Lord  ;  wherewith  they  have 
reproached  the  footsteps  of  thine  anoint- 
ed. 

52  Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  evermore. 
Amen,  and  amen. 

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The  state  of  the  godly. 

PSALM  XC. 

IT  A  Prayer  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

LORD,   thou  hast  been  our  dwelling- 
place  in  all  generations. 

2  Before  the  mountains  were  brought 
forth,  or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth 
and  the  world,  even  from  everlasting  to 
everlasting,  thou  art  God. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction  ;  and 
sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 

4  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  arc 
but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past,  and  as  a 
watch  in  the  night. 

5  Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a 
flood  ;  they  are  as  a  sleep  ;  in  the  morning 
they  are  like  grass  lohich  groweth  up. 

6  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  grow- 
eth up  ;  in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and 
withereth. 

7  For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger, 
and  by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

8  Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee, 
our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  counte- 
nance. 

9  For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in 
thy  wrath :  we  spend  our  years  as  a  tale 
that  is  told. 

10  The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore 
years  and  ten  ;  and  if  by  reason  of  strength 
they  be  fourscore  years,  yet  is  their  strength 
labour  and  sorrow ;  for  it  is  soon  cut  off, 
and  we  fly  away. 

11  Who   knoweth  the  power  of  thine 


PSALMS.  Exhortation  to  praise  God. 

6  Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in 
darkness  ;  7ior  for  the  destruction  that  wast- 
eth  at  noon-day. 

7  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and 
ten  thousand  at  thy  right  hand  ;  hut  it  shall 
not  come  nigh  thee. 

8  Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold 
and  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

9  Because  thou  hast  made  the  Lord 
2vhich  is  my  refuge,  even  the  Most  High, 
thy  habitation ; 

10  There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee,  neither 
shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

11  For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge 
over  thee,  to  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands, 
lest  thou  dash  thj*  foot  against  a  stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and 
adder  :  the  young  lion  and  the  dragon  shalt 
thou  trample  under  feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon 
me,  therefore  will  I  deliver  him  :  I  will  set 
him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my 
name. 

15  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  an- 
swer him  :  I  tvill  he  with  him  in  trouble  ;  I 
will  deliver  him,  and  honour  him. 

16  With  long  life  will  1  satisfy  him,  and 
shew  him  my  salvation. 

PSALM  xcn. 

U  A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sabbath  day. 
JT  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto 


anger  ]  even  according  to  thy  fear,  so  is 
thy  wrath. 

12  So  teach  ?<s  to  number  our  days,  that 
we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

13  Return,  O  Lord,  how  long  ?  and  let 
it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

14  O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy ; 
that  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our 
days. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days 
wlierein  thou  hast  afflicted  us,  and  the  years 
wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 

16  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  ser- 
vants, and  thy  glory  unto  their  children. 

17  And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our 
God  be  upon  us :  and  establish  thou  the 
work  of  our  hands  upon  us  ;  yea,  the  work 
of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 

PSALM  XCI. 

HE  that  dwelieth  in  the  secret  place  of 
the  Most  High  shall  abide  under  the 
shadow  of  the  AlmlghU^ 

2  I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  re- 
fuge and  my  fortress :  my  God ;  in  him 
will  I  trust. 

3  Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the 
snare  of  the  fowler,  and  from  the  noisome 
pestilence. 

4  He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers, 
and  under  his  wings  shalt  thou  trust :  his 
truth  shall  he  thy  shield  and  buckler. 

5  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror 
by  night ;  nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by 
day; 

68 


the  Lord,  and  to  sing  praises  unto  thy 
name,  O  Most  High. 

2  To  shew  forth  thy  loving-kindness  in 
the  morning,  and  thy  faithfulness  every 
night, 

3  Upon  an  instrument  often  strings,  and 
upon  the  psaltery ;  upon  the  harp  with  a 
solemn  sound. 

4  For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad 
through  thy  work:  I  will  triumph  in  the 
works  of  thy  hands. 

5  O  Lord,  how  great  are  thy  works! 
and  thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

6  A  brutish  man  knoweth  not ;  neither 
doth  a  fool  understand  this. 

7  When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass, 
and  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do 
flourish  ;  it  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed 
for  ever : 

8  But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  for 
evermore. 

9  For  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord,  for 
lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish ;  all  the 
workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered. 

10  But  my  horn  shalt  thou  e.xalt  like  the 
horn  of  an  unicorn :  I  shall  be  anointed 
with  fresh  oil. 

11  Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my  desire  on 
mine  enemies,  and  mine  cars  shall  hear 
my  desire  of  the  wicked  that  rise  up  against 
me. 

12  The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the 
palm-tree :  he  shall  grow  like  a  cedar  in 
Lebanon. 

13  Those  that  be  planted  in  the  house  of 

457 


The  blessedness  of  affliction. 


PSALMS. 


Exliortation  to  praise  God. 


the  Lord  shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of  our 
God. 

14  They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in 
old  age ;  they  shall  be  fat  and  flourish- 
ing; 

15  To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  upright : 
he  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteous- 
ness in  him. 

PSALM  XCIIL 

THE  Lord  reigneth,  he  is  clothed  with 
majesty ;  the  Lord  is  clothed  with 
strength,  ivherewith  he  hath  girded  himself: 
the  world  also  is  established,  that  it  cannot 
be  moved. 

2  Thy  throne  is  established  of  old  :  thou 
art  from  everlasting. 

3  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  O  Lord,  the 
floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice ;  the  floods 
lift  up  their  waves. 

4  The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier  than 
the  noise  of  many  waters,  yea,  than  the 
mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 

5  Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure:  holi- 
ness becometh  thine  house,  O  Lord,  for 
ever. 

PSALM  XCTV. 

OLORD  God,  to  whom  vengeance  be 
longeth  ;  O  God,  to  whom  vengeance 
belongeth,  shew  thyself. 

2  Lift  up  thyself,  thou  judge  of  the  earth 
render  a  reward  to  the  proud. 

3  Lord,  how  long  shall  the  wicked,  how 
long  shall  the  wicked  triumph  ? 

4  Hoto  long  shall  they  utter  and  speak 
hard  things  ?  and  all  the  workers  of  ini- 
quity boast  themselves  ? 

5  They  break  in  pieces  thy  people,  O 
Lord,  and  afflict  thine  heritage. 

6  They  slay  the  widow  and  the  stranger, 
and  murder  the  fatherless. 

7  Yet  they  say,  The  Lord  shall  not  see, 
neither  shall  the  God  of  Jacob  regard  it. 

8  Understand,  ye  brutish  among  the  peo- 
ple :  and  ye  fools,  when  will  ye  be  wise  ? 

9  He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall  he  not 
hear  1  he  that  formed  the  eye,  shall  he  not 
see  ? 

10  He  that  chastiseth  the  heathen,  shall 
not  he  correct  ?  he  that  teacheth  man  know- 
ledge, shall  not  he.  hioio  ? 

11  The  Lord  knoweth  the  thoughts  of 
man,  that  they  are  vanity. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  chas- 
tenest,  O  Lord,  and  teachest  him  out  of  thy 
law ; 

13  That  thou  mayest  give  him  rest  from 
the  days  of  adversity,  until  the  pit  be  dig- 
ged for  the  wicked. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off"  his 
people,  neither  will  he  forsake  his  inherit- 
ance. 

15  But  judgment  shall  return  unto  right- 
eousness :  and  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall 
follow  it. 

16  Who  will  rise  up  for  me  against  the 
evil-doers  ?  or  who  will  stand  up  for  me 
against  the  workers  of  iniquity  1 


17  Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my  help, 
my  soul  had  almost  dwelt  in  silence. 

18  When  I  said.  My  foot  slippeth ;  thy 
mercy,  O  Lord,  held  me  up. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  my  thoughts  with- 
in me,  thy  comforts  delight  my  soul. 

20  Shall  the  throne  of  iniquity  have  fel- 
lowship with  thee,  which  frameth  mischief 
by  a  law  ? 

21  They  gather  themselves  together 
against  the  soul  of  the  righteous,  and  con- 
demn the  innocent  blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  is  my  defence  ;  and  my 
God  is  the  rock  of  my  refuge. 

23  And  he  shall  bring  upon  them  their 
own  iniquity,  and  shall  cut  them  off"  in 
their  own  wickedness ;  yea,  the  Lord  our 
God  shall  cut  them  off". 

PSALM  XCV. 

OCOME,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  : 
let  us  make  a  joyfulnoise  to  the  Rock 
of  our  salvation. 

2  Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with 
thanksgiving,  and  make  a  joyful  noise  unto 
him  with  psalms. 

3  For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God,  and  a 
great  King  above  all  gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the 
earth :  the  strength  of  the  hills  is  his  also. 

5  The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it :  and 
his  hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

6  O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  : 
let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  our  maker. 

7  For  he  is  our  God ;  and  we  are  the 
people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his 
hand.     To-day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  heart,  as  in  the  pro- 
vocation, and  as  in  the  day  of  temptation 
in  the  wilderness : 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me,  prov- 
ed me,  and  saw  my  work. 

10  Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved  with 
this  generation,  and  said.  It  is  a  people 
that  do  err  in  their  heart,  and  they  have  not 
known  my  ways: 

11  Unto  whom  I  sware  in  my  wrath, 
that  they  should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 

PSALM  XCVl. 

OSING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song: 
sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name  ; 
shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

3  Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen, 
his  wonders  among  all  people. 

4  For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to 
be  praised :  he  is  to  be  feared  above  all 
gods. 

5  For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations  are  idols : 
but  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

6  Honour  and  majesty  are  before  him ; 
strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 

7  Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  kindreds 
of  the  people,  give  unto  the  Lord  glory 
and  strength. 

8  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto 
his  name  :  bring  an  offering,  and  come  into 
his  courts. 

458 


Tlie  majesty  of  God^s  kingdom 

9  O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of 
holiness :  fear  before  him,  all  the  earth. 

10  Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord 
reigneth  :  the  world  also  shall  be  establish- 
ed that  it  shall  not  be  moved :  he  shall  judge 
the  people  righteously. 

11  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the 
earth  be  glad ;  let  the  sea  roar,  and  the 
fulness  thereof 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that 
is  therein :  then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the 
wood  rejoice 

13  Before  the  Lord  ;  for  he  cometh,  for 
he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth :  he  shall 
judge  the  world  with  righteousness,  and 
the  people  with  his  truth. 

PSALM  XCVIL 

THE  Lord   reigneth ;  let  the  earth  re- 
joice ;  let  the  multitude   of  isles   be 
glad  thereof. 

2  Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about 
him  :  righteousness  and  judgment  are  the 
habitation  of  his  throne. 

3  A  fire  goeth  before  him,  and  burneth 
up  his  enemies  round  about. 

4  His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world  ; 
the  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

5  The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  pre- 
sence of  the  Lord,  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

6  The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness, 
and  all  the  people  see  his  glory. 

7  Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve 
graven  images,  that  boast  themselves  of 
idols  ;  worship  him,  all  ye  gods. 

8  Zion  heard,  and  was  glad;  and  the 
•  daughters  of  Judah  rejoiced  because  of  thy 

judgments,  O  Lord. 

9  For  thou.  Lord,  art  high  above  all  the 
earth :  thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

10  Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil : 
he  preserveth  the  souls  of  his  saints ;  he 
delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
wicked. 

11  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous,  and 
gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 

12  Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous ; 
and  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his 
holiness. 

PSALM  XCVHL 
U  A  Psalm. 

OSING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song; 
for  he  hath  done  marvellous  things  : 
his  right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath  got- 
ten him  the  victory. 

2  The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  sal- 
vation :  his  righteousness  hath  he  openly 
shewed  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen. 

3  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and 
his  truth  toward  the  house  of  Israel:  all 
the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salva- 
tion of  our  God. 

4  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord, 
all  the  earth :  make  a  loud  noise,  and  re- 
joice, and  sing  praise. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp; 
with  the  harp,  and  the  voice  of  a  psalm. 


PSALMS.  David^s  vow  and  profession. 

6  With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet 
make  a  joyful  noise  before  the  Lord,  the 
King. 

7  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness 
thereof;  the  world,  and  they  that  dwell 
therein. 

8  Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands :  let 
the  hills  be  joyful  together 

9  Before  the  Lord;  for  he  cometh  to 
judge  the  earth :  with  righteousness  shall 
he  judge  the  world,  and  the  people  with 
equity. 

PSALM  XCIX. 

THE   Lord  reigneth;    let  the    people 
tremble  :  he  sitteth  between  the  che- 
rubims ;  let  the  earth  be  moved. 

2  The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion  ;  and  he  is 
high  above  all  people. 

3  Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible 
name ;  for  it  is  holy. 

4  The  king's  strength  also  loveth  judg- 
ment; thou  dost  establish  equity,  thou  ex- 
ecutest  judgment  and  righteousness  in 
Jacob. 

5  Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God,  and  wor- 
ship at  his  footstool ;  for  he  is  holy. 

6  Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests, 
and  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon  his 
name ;  they  called  upon  the  Lord,  and  he 
answered  them. 

7  He  spake  unto  them  in  the  cloudy 
pillar :  they  kept  his  testimonies,  and  the 
ordinance  that  he  gave  them. 

S  Thou  answeredst  them,  O  Lord  our 
God ;  thou  wast  a  God  that  forgavest  them, 
though  thou  tookest  vengeance  of  their 
inventions. 

9  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and  worship 
at  his  holy  hill ;  for  the  Lord  our  God  is 
holy. 

PSALM  C. 
If  A  Psalm  of  praise. 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord, 
all  ye  lands. 

2  Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness  :  come 
before  his  presence  with  singing. 

3  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  :  it 
is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  our- 
selves ;  we  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of 
his  pasture. 

4  Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving, 
and  into  his  courts  with  praise  :  be  thank- 
ful unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 

5  For  the  Lord  is  good ;  his  mercy  is 
everlasting ;  and  his  truth  endureth  to  all 
generations. 

PSALM  CL 
IT  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL  sing  of  mercy  and  judgment: 
unto  thee,  O  Lord,  will  I  sing. 

2  I  will  behave  myself  wisely  in  a  per- 
fect way.  O  when  wilt  thou  come  unto 
me?  I  will  walk  within  my  house  with  a 
perfect  heart. 

3  I  will  set  no  wicked  thing  before  mine 
eyes :  I  hate  the  work  of  them  that  turn 
aside ;  it  shall  not  cleave  to  me. 

459 


A  prayer  of  the  afflicted. 


PSALMS. 


Exiwrtation  to  praise  God. 


4  A  fro  ward  heart  shall  depart  from  me  : 

I  will  not  know  a  wicked  person. 

5  Whoso  privily  slandereth  his  neigh- 
bour, him  will  I  cut  off:  him  that  hath  an 
high  look  and  a  proud  heart  will  not  I  suffer. 

6  Mine  eyes  shall  be  upon  the  faithful 
of  the  land,  that  they  may  dwell  with  me : 
he  that  walketh  in  a  perfect  way,  he  shall 
serve  me. 

7  He  that  worketh  deceit  shall  not 
dwell  within  my  house:  he  that  telleth 
lies  shall  not  tarry  in  my  sight. 

8  I  will  early  destroy  all  the  wicked  of 
the  land ;  that  I  may  cut  off  all  wicked 
doers  from  the  city  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CIL 

II  A  Prayer  of  the  afflicted,  when  he  is 
overwhelmed,  and  poureth  out  his  com- 
plaint before  the  Lord. 

HEAR  my  prayer,   O  Lord,  and  let 
my  cry  come  unto  thee. 

2  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  day 
when  I  am  in  trouble ;  incline  thine  ear 
unto  me  :  in  the  day  when  I  call,  answer 
me  speedily. 

3  For  my  days  are  consumed  like 
smoke,  and  my  bones  are  burned  as  an 
hearth. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten,  and  withered  like 
grass ;  so  that  I  forget  to  eat  my  bread. 

5  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my  groaning 
my  bones  cleave  to  my  skin. 

6  I  am  like  a  pelican  of  the  wilderness : 
I  am  like  an  owl  of  the  desert. 

7  I  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow  alone 
upon  the  house  top. 

8  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the  day  ; 
and.  they  that  are  mad  against  me  are 
sworn  against  me. 

9  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like  bread,  and 
mingled  my  drink  with  weeping, 

10  Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy 
wrath  :  for  thou  hast  lifted  me  up,  and  cast 
me  down. 

11  My  days  are  like  a  shadow  that  de- 
clineth  ;  and  I  am  withered  like  grass. 

12  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  endure  for 
ever ;  and  thy  remembrance  unto  all  ge- 
nerations. 

13  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy 
upon  Zion :  for  the  time  to  favour  her, 
yea,  the  set  time,  is  come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  in  her 
stones,  and  favour  the  dust  thereof 

15  So  the  heathen  shall  fear  the  name  of 
the  Lord  :  and  all  the  kings  of  the  earth 
thy  glory. 

16  When  the  Lord  shall  build  up  Zion, 
he  shall  appear  in  his  glory. 

17  He  will  regard  the  prayer  of  the  des- 
titute, and  not  despise  their  prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  written  for  the  genera- 
tion to  come  :  and  the  people  which  shall 
be  created  shall  praise  the  Lord. 

19  For  he  hath  looked  down  from  the 
height  of  his  sanctuary;  from  heaven  did 
the  Lord  behold  the  earth ; 


20  To  hear  the  groaning  of  the  prisoner  ; 
to  loose  those  that  are  appointed  to  death ; 

21  To  declare  the  name  of  the  Lord  in 
Zion,  and  his  praise  in  Jerusalem  ; 

22  When  the  people  are  gathered  toge- 
ther, and  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  the  Lord. 

23  He  weakened  my  strength  in  the 
way ;  he  shortened  my  days. 

24  I  said,  O  my  God,  take  me  not  away 
in  the  midst  of  my  days :  thy  years  are 
throughout  all  generations. 

25  Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation 
of  the  earth  :  and  the  heavens  are  the  work 
of  thy  hands. 

26  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  en- 
dure :  yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a 
garment ;  as  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change 
them,  and  they  shall  be  changed : 

27  But  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years 
shall  have  no  end. 

28  The  children  of  thy  servants  shall 
continue,  and  their  seed  shall  be  establish- 
ed before  thee. 

PSALM  cin. 

U  A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul :  and  all 
that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 

2  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget 
not  all  his  benefits : 

3  Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities; 
who  healeth  all  thy  diseases ; 

4  Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruc- 
tion ;  who  crowneth  thee  with  loving-kind- 
ness and  tender  mercies ; 

5  Who  satisfieth  thy  moutK  with  good 
things ;  so  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like 
the  eagle's.  i 

6  The  Lord  executeth  righteousness 
and  judgment  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 

7  He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses, 
his  acts  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

8  The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious, 
slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

9  He  will  not  always  chide  ;  neither  will 
he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our 
sins;  nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our 
iniquities. 

11  For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the 
earth,  so  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them 
that  fear  him. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west,  so 
far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions 
from  us. 

13  Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children, 
so  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame ;  he  re- 
membereth  that  we  are  dust. 

\?)  As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass :  as 
a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it 
is  gone  ;  and  the  place  thereof  shall  know 
it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from 
everlasting  to  everlasting  upon  them  that 
fear  him,  and  his  righteousness  unto  chil- 
dren's children ; 

460 


The  mighty  power  and 


PSALMS.  wonderful  providence  of  God. 


18  To  such  as  keep  his  covenant,  and 
to  those  that  remember  his  commandments 
to  do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  throne 
in  the  heavens ;  and  his  kingdom  ruleth 
over  all. 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels,  that 
excel  in  strength,  that  do  his  command- 
ments, hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his 
w^ord. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ; 
ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 

22  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works  in  all 
places  of  his  dominion  :  bless  the  Lord,  O 
my  soul, 

PSALM  CIV. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul.     O  Lord 
my  God,  thou  art  very  great ;   thou 
art  clothed  with  honour  and  majesty. 

2  Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as  loith 
a  garment :  who  stretchest  out  the  heavens 
like  a  curtain : 

3  Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  cham- 
bers in  the  waters :  who  maketh  the  clouds 
his  chariot :  who  walketh  upon  the  wings 
of  the  wind  : 

4  Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits ;  his 
ministers  a  flaming  fire : 

5  Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 
that  it  should  not  be  removed  for  ever. 

6  Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as 
with  a  garment :  the  waters  stood  aoove 
the  mountains. 

7  At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ;  at  the  voice 
of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away. 

8  They  go  up  by  the  mountains ;  they 
go  down  by  the  valleys  unto  the  place 
which  thou  hast  founded  for  them. 

9  Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may 
not  pass  over  ;  that  they  turn  not  again  to 
cover  the  earth. 

10  He  sendeth  the  springs  into  the  val- 
leys, tchich  run  among  the  hills. 

11  They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of 
the  field :  the  wild  asses  quench  their 
thirst. 

12  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  hea- 
ven have  their  habitation,  which  sing  among 
the  branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  hills  from  his  cham- 
bers :  the  earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit  of 
thy  works. 

14  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the 
cattle,  and  herb  for  the  service  of  man  : 
that  he  may  bring  forth  food  out  of  the 
earth  : 

15  And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart 
of  man,  and  oW  to  make  his  face  to  shine, 
and  bread  lohich  strengtheneth  man's  heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  full  of 
sap  ;  the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  which  he 
hath  planted ; 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their  nests: 
as  for  the  stork,  the  fir-trees  are  her 
house. 

18  The  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for  the 
wild  goats  \  caid  the  rocks  for  the  conies. 


19  He  appointeth  the  moon  for  seasons  t 
the  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 

20  Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is 
night :  wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest 
do  creep  forth. 

21  The  young  lions  roar  after  their  prey, 
and  seek  their  meat  from  God. 

22  The  sun  ariseth,  they  gather  them- 
selves together,  and  lay  them  down  in  their 
dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  unto  his  work  and  to 
his  labour  until  the  evening. 

24  O  Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy  works ! 
in  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all :  the 
earth  is  full  of  thy  riches. 

25  So  is  this  great  and  wide  sea,  where- 
in arc  things  creeping  innumerable,  both 
small  and  great  beasts. 

26  There  go  the  ships  :  there  is  that  le- 
viathan, tvhom  thou  hast  made  to  play 
therein. 

27  These  wait  all  upon  thee  ;  that  thou 
mayest  give  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

28  That  thou  givest  them,  they  gather  : 
thou  openest  thine  hand,  they  are  filled 
with  good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are  trou- 
bled :  thou  takest  away  their  breath,  they 
die,  and  return  to  their  dust. 

30  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they 
are  created  :  and  thou  renewest  the  face  of 
the  earth. 

31  The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  endure 
for  ever :  the  Lord  shall  rejoice  in  his 
works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trem- 
bleth :  he  toucheth  the  hills,  and  they 
smoke. 

33  1  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as 
I  live :  I  will  sing  praise  unto  my  God 
while  I  have  my  being. 

34  My  meditation  of  him  shall  be  sweet : 
I  will  be  glad  in  the  Lord. 

35  Let  the  sinners  be  consumed  out  of 
the  earth,  and  let  the  wicked  be  no  more. 
Bless  thou  the  Lord,  O  my  soul.  Praise 
ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CV. 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the   Lord  ;  call 
upon   his  name :   make   known  his 
deeds  among  the  people. 

2  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him  : 
talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  works. 

3  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name :  let  the 
heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  Lord. 

4  Seek  the  Lord,  and  his  strength  :  seek 
his  face  evermore. 

5  Remember  his  marvellous  works  that 
he  hath  done  ;  his  wonders,  and  the  judg- 
ments of  his  mouth ; 

6  O  ye  seed  of  Abraham  his  servant,  ye 
children  of  Jacob  his  chosen. 

7  He  is  the  Lord  our  God :  his  judg- 
ments are  in  all  the  earth. 

8  He  hath  remembered  his  covenant 
for  ever,  the  word  tchich  he  commanded  to 
a  thousand  generations. 

461 


CrOii's  providence  over  Abraham,     PSALMS. 


and  over  the  Israelites. 


9  Which  covenant  he  made  with  Abra- 
ham, and  his  oath  unto  Isaac; 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto  Jacob 
for  a  law,  and  to  Israel  for  an  everlasting 
covenant : 

11  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give  the  land 
of  Canaan,  the  lot  of  your  inheritance  : 

12  When  they  were  but  a  few  men  in 
number  ;  yea,  very  few,  and  strangers  in  it. 

13  When  they  went  from  one  nation  to 
another,  from  one  kingdom  to  another 
people ; 

14  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them 
wrong:  yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their 
sakes ; 

15  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed, 
and  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

16  Moreover  he  called  for  a  famine  up- 
on the  land :  he  brake  the  whole  staff  of 
bread. 

17  He  sent  a  man  before  them,  even  Jo- 
seph, loho  was  sold  for  a  servant : 

18  Whose  feet  they  hurt  with  fetters :  he 
was  laid  in  iron  : 

:    19  Until  the  time  that  his  word  came  : 
the  word  of  the  Lord  tried  him. 

20  The  king  sent  and  loosed  him  ;  even 
the  ruler  of  the  people,  and  let  him  go  free. 

21  He  made  him  lord  of  his  house,  and 
ruler  of  all  his  substance  : 

22  To  bind  his  princes  at  his  pleasure ; 
and  teach  his  senators  wisdom. 

23  Israel  also  came  into  Egypt ;  and  Ja- 
cob sojourned  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

24  And  he  increased  his  people  greatly; 
and  made  them  stronger  than  their  ene- 
mies. 

25  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate  his 
people,  to  deal  subtilely  with  his  servants. 

26  He  sent  Moses  his  servant;  and 
Aaron  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  They  shewed  his  signs  among  them, 
and  wonders  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  and  made  it  dark  ; 
and  they  rebelled  not  against  his  word. 

29  He  turned  their  waters  into  blood, 
and  slew  their  fish. 

30  Their  land  brought  forth  frogs  in 
abundance,  in  the  chambers  of  their  kings. 

31  He  spake,  and  there  came  divers 
sorts  of  Hies,  and,  lice  in  all  their  coasts. 

32  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain,  and 
flaming  fire  in  their  land. 

33  He  smote  their  vines  also  and  their 
fig-trees ;  and  break  the  trees  of  their 
coasts. 

34  He  spake,  and  the  locusts  came,  and 
caterpillars,  and  that  without  number, 

35  And  did  eat  up  all  the  herbs  in  their 
land,  and  devoured  the  fruit  of  their  ground. 

36  He  smote  also  all  the  first-born  in  their 
land,  the  chief  of  all  their  strength. 

37  He  brouglit  them  forth  also  with  sil- 
ver and  gold :  and  there  teas  not  one  feeble 
person  among  their  tribes. 

38  Egypt  was  glad  when  they  departed  : 
for  the  fear  of  them  fell  upon  them. 


39  He  spread  a  cloud  for  a  covering ; 
and  fire  to  give  light  in  the  night. 

40  The  people  asked,  and  he  brought 
quails,  and  satisfied  them  with  the  bread 
of  heaven. 

41  He  opened  the  rock,  and  the  waters 
gushed  out ;  they  ran  in  the  dry  places  like 
a  river. 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy  promise, 
and  Abraham  his  servant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  people  with 
joy,  arid  his  chosen  with  gladness : 

44  And  gave  them  the  lands  of  the  hea- 
then :  and  they  inherited  the  labour  of  the 
people ; 

45  That  they  might  observe  his  statutes, 
and  keep  his  laws.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CVI. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     O  give  thanks 
unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  :    for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  the 
Lord  ?  who  can  shew  forth  all  his  praise  ? 

3  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  judgment, 
and  he  that  doeth  righteousness  at  all  times. 

4  Remember  me,  O  Lord,  with  the  fa- 
vour that  thou  bearest  imto  th)'  people  :  O 
visit  me  with  thy  salvation  ; 

5  That  I  may  see  the  good  of  thy  chosen, 
that  I  may  rejoice  in  the  gladness  of  thy 
nation,  that  I  may  glory  with  thine  inherit- 
ance. 

6  We  have  sinned  with  our  fathers,  we 
have  committed  iniquity,  we  have  done 
wickedly. 

7  Our  fathers  understood  not  thy  won- 
ders in  Egypt;  they  remembered  not  the 
multitude  of  thy  mercies;  but  provoked 
him  at  the  sea,  even  at  the  Red  sea. 

8  Nevertheless  he  saved  them  for  his 
name's  sake,  that  he  might  make  his  mighty 
power  to  be  known. 

9  He  rebuked  tlie  Red  sea  also,  and  it 
was  dried  up :  so  he  led  them  through  the 
depths,  as  through  the  wilderness. 

10  And  he  saved  them  from  the  hand  of 
him  that  hated  them,  and  redeemed  them 
from  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

11  And  the  waters  covered  their  ene- 
mies: there  was  not  one  of  them  left. 

12  Then  believed  they  his  words  ;  they 
sang  his  praise. 

13  They  soon  forgat  his  works ;  they 
waited  not  for  his  counsel  : 

14  But  lusted  exceedingly  in  the  wilder- 
ness, and  tempted  God  in  the  desert. 

15  And  he  gave  them  their  request ;  but 
sent  leanness  into  their  soul. 

16  They  envied  Moses  also  in  the  camp, 
and  Aaron  the  saint  of  the  Lord. 

17  The  earth  opened  and  swallowed  up 
Dathan,  and  covered  the  company  of  Abi- 
ram. 

18  And  a  fire  was  kindled  in  their  com- 
pany ;  the  flame  burned  up  the  wicked. 

19  They  made  a  calf  in  Horeb,  and  wor- 
shipped the  molten  image. 

462 


o 


The  rebellion  of  tie  people,  PSALMS. 

20  Thus  they  changed  their  glory  into 
the  simihtude  of  an  ox  that  eateth  grass. 

21  They  forgat  God  their  saviour,  which 
had  done  great  things  in  Egypt ; 

22  Wondrous  works  in  the  land  of  Ham, 
and  terrible  things  by  the  Red  sea. 

23  Therefore  he  said  that  he  would  de- 
stroy them,  had  not  Moses  his  chosen  stood 
before  him  in  the  breach,  to  turn  away  his 
wrath,  lest  he  should  destroy  them. 

24  Yea,  they  despised  the  pleasant  land, 
they  believed  not  his  word : 

25  But  murmured  in  their  tents,  and 
hearkened  not  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord. 

26  Therefore  he  lifted  up  his  hand 
against  them,  to  overthrow  them  in  the 
wilderness : 

27  To  overthrow  their  seed  also  among 
the  nations,  and  to  scatter  them  in  the 
lands. 

28  They  joined  themselves  also  unto 
Baal-peor,  and  ate  the  sacrifices  of  the 
dead. 

29  Thus  they  provoked  him  to  anger 
with  their  inventions :  and  the  plague 
brake  in  upon  them. 

30  Then  stood  up  Phinehas,  and  ex- 
ecuted judgment :  and  so  the  plague  was 
stayed. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto  him  for 
righteouness  unto  all  generations  for  ever- 
more. 

32  They  angered  him  also  at  the  waters 
of  strife,  so  that  it  went  ill  with  Moses  for 
their  sakes : 

33  Because  they  provoked  his  spirit,  so 
that  he  spake  unadvisedly  with  his  lips. 

34  They  did  not  destroy  the  nations, 
concerning  whom  the  Lord  commanded 
them: 

35  But  were  mingled  among  the  heathen, 
and  learned  their  works. 

36  And  they  served  their  idols :  which 
were  a  snare  unto  them. 

37  Yea,  they  sacrificed  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  unto  devils, 

38  And  shed  innocent  blood,  even  the 
blood  of  their  sons  and  of  their  daughters, 
■whom  they  sacrificed  unto  the  idols  of  Ca- 
naan :  and  the  land  was  polluted  with  blood. 

39  Thus  were  they  defiled  with  their  own 
works,  and  went  a  whoring  with  their  own 
inventions. 

40  Therefore  was  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
kindled  against  his  people,  insomuch  that 
he  abhorred  his  own  inheritance. 

41  And  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of 
the  heathen ;  and  they  that  hated  them 
ruled  over  them. 

42  Their  enemies  also  oppressed  them, 
and  they  were  brought  into  subjection  un- 
der their  hand. 

43  Many  times  did  he  deliver  them ;  but 
they  provoked  him  with  their  counsel ;  and 
were  brought  low  for  their  iniquity. 

44  Nevertheless  he  regarded  their  afflic- 
tion, when  he  heard  their  cry : 


and  the  anger  of  God. 

45  And  he  remembered  for  them  his 
covenant,  and  repented  according  to  the 
multitude  of  his  mercies. 

46  He  made  them  also  to  be  pitied  of  all 
those  that  carried  them  captives. 

47  Save  us,  O  Lord  our  God,  and  ga- 
ther us  from  among  the  heathen,  to  give 
thanks  unto  thy  holy  name,  and  to  triumph 
in  thy  praise. 

48  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel 
from  everlasting  to  everlasting :  and  let  alt 
the  people  say,  Amen.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  cvn. 

GIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  he 
is  good :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for 
ever. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so^ 
whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of 
the  enemy ; 

3  And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands, 
from  the  east,  and  from  the  west,  from  the 
north,  and  from  the  south. 

4  They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a 
solitary  way ;  they  found  no  city  to  dwell 
in. 

6  Hungry  and  thirsty,  their  soul  fainted 
in  them. 

6  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
trouble,  and  he  delivered  them  out  of  their 
distresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by  the  right  way^ 
that  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habitation. 

8  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lor» 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

9  For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul,  and 
filleth  the  hungry  soul  with  goodness. 

10  Such  as  sit  in  darkness  and  in  the 
shadow  of  death,  being  bound  in  affliction 
and  iron ; 

11  Because  they  rebelled  against  the 
words  of  God,  and  contemned  the  counsel 
of  the  Most  High  : 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down  their  heart 
with  labour ;  they  fell  down,  and  there  toas 
none  to  help. 

13  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in 
their  trouble,  and  he  saved  them  out  of  their 
distresses. 

14  He  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and 
the  shadow  of  death,  and  brake  their  bands 
in  sunder. 

15  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men ! 

16  For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass, 
and  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

17  Fools,  because  of  their  transgression, 
and  because  of  their  iniquities,  are  afflicted. 

18  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of 
meat ;  and  they  draw  near  to  the  gates  of 
death. 

19  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
trouble,  and  he  saveth  them  out  of  their 
distresses. 

20  He  sent  his  word,  and  healed  them, 
463 


David  exJiorts  to  praise  God.         PSALMS. 


His  confidence  in  God. 


and  delivered  them  from  their  destructions 

21  Oh  that  /nen  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderlul 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

22  And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacrifices 
of  thanksgiving,  and  declare  his  works  with 
rejoicing. 

23  They  that  go  dovra  to  the  sea  in  ships, 
that  do  business  m  great  waters ; 

24  These  seethe  works  of  the  Lord, 
and  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

25  For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the 
stormy  wind,  which  lifteth  up  the  waves 
thereof. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they 
go  down  again  to  the  depths  :  their  soul  is 
melted  because  of  trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger 
like  a  drunken  man,  and  are  at  their  wit's 
end. 

28  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
trouble,  and  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their 
distresses. 

29  He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm,  so  that 
the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be 
quiet ;  so  he  bringeth  them  unto  their  de- 
sired haven. 

31  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  con- 
gregation of  the  people,  and  praise  him  in 
the  assembly  of  the  elders. 

33  He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wilderness, 
and  the  water-springs  into  dry  ground  ; 

34  A  fruitful  land  into  barrenness,  for 
the  wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein. 

35  He  turneth  the  wilderness  into  a 
standing  water,  and  dry  ground  into  water- 
springs. 

36  And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to 
dwell,  that  they  may  prepare  a  city  for  ha- 
bitation ; 

37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  plant  vine- 
yards, which  may  yield  fruits  of  increase. 

38  He  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they 
are  multiplied  greatly;  and  suffereth  not 
their  cattle  to  decrease. 

39  Again,  they  are  minished  and  brought 
low  through  oppression,  affliction,  and  sor- 
row. 

40  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 
and  causeth  them  to  wander  in  the  wilder- 
ness, where  there  is  no  way. 

41  Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on  high  from 
affliction,  and  maketh  hitn  families  hke  a 
flock. 

42  The  righteous  shall  see  it,  and  re- 
joice :  and  all  iniquity  shall  stop  her  mouth. 

43  Whoso  is  wise,  and  will  observe  these 
</a"/?^.s,  even  they  shall  understand  the  lov- 
ing-kindness of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CVIIL 
A  Song  or  Psalm  of  David. 
^\  GOD,  my  heart  is  fixed;  I  will  sing 
^->*^  and  give  praise,  even  with  my  glory. 


2  Awake,  psaltery  and  harp:  I  myself 
will  awake  early, 

3  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the 
people :  and  I  will  sing  praises  unto  thee 
among  the  nations. 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  great  above  the  hea- 
vens: and  thy  truth  reacheth  unt^  the 
clouds. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the 
heavens :  and  thy  glory  above  all  the 
earth ; 

6  That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered: 
save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  answer  me. 

7  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness ;  1 
will  rejoice,  1  will  divide  Shechem,  and 
mete  out  the  valley  of  Succoth. 

8  Gilead  is  mine;  Manasseh  is  mine; 
Ephraim  also  is  the  strength  of  mine  head ; 
Judah  is  my  lawgiver ; 

9  Moab  is  my  washpot;  over  Edom  will 
I  cast  out  my  shoe ;  over  Philistia  will  1 
triumph. 

10  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong 
city  1  who  will  lead  me  into  Edom  1 

11  Wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  who  hast  cast 
us  off?  and  wilt  not  thou,  O  God,  go  forth 
with  our  hosts  ? 

12  Give  us  help  from  trouble :  for  vain  is 
the  help  of  man. 

13  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly : 
for  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  ene- 
mies. 

PSALM  CIX. 
H  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HOLD  not  thy  peace,  O  God  of  my 
praise ; 

2  For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  and  the 
mouth  of  the  deceitful  are  opened  against 
me ;  they  have  spoken  against  me  with  a 
Ij'ing  tongue. 

3  They  compassed  me  about  also  with 
words  of  hatred ;  and  fought  against  me 
without  a  cause. 

4  For  my  love  they  are  my  adversaries : 
but  I  give  myself  unto  prayer. 

5  And  they  have  rewarded  me  evil  for 
good,  and  hatred  for  my  love. 

6  Set  thou  a  wicked  man  over  him :  and 
let  Satan  stand  at  his  right  hand. 

7  When  he  shall  be  judged,  let  him  be 
condemned :  and  let  his  prayer  become 
sin. 

8  Let  his  days  be  few ;  and  let  another 
take  his  office. 

9  Let  his  children  be  fatherless,  and  his 
wife  a  widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  continually  vaga- 
bonds, and  beg :  let  them  seek  their  bread 
also  out  of  their  desolate  places. 

11  Let  the  extortioner  catch  all  that  he 
hath  ;  and  let  the  stranger  spoil  his  labour. 

12  Let  there  be  none  to  extend  mercy 
unto  him  :  neither  let  there  be  any  to  favour 
his  fatherless  children. 

13  Let  his  posterity  be  cut  off;  and  in 
the  generation  following  let  their  name  be 
blotted  out. 

464 


David  complains  of  Us  misery.        PSALMS. 


The  gain  of  godliness. 


14  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers  be  re-| 
membcred  with  the  Lord  ;  and  let  not  th* 
sin  of  his  mother  be  blotted  out. 

15  Let  them  be  before  the  Lord  con- 
tinually, that  he  may  cut  off  the  memory 
of  them  from  the  earth. 

16  Because  that  he  remembered  not  to 
shew  mercy,  but  persecuted  the  poor  and 
needy  man,  that  he  might  even  slay  the 
broken  in  heart. 

17  As  he  loved  cursing,  so  let  it  come 
unto  him  :  as  he  delighted  not  in  blessing, 
so  let  it  be  far  from  him. 

18  As  he  clothed  himself  with  cursing 
like  as  with  his  garment,  so  let  it  come 
into  his  bowels  like  water,  and  like  oil 
into  his  bones. 

19  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  garrnent 
tohich  covereth  him,  and  for  a  girdle 
wherewith  he  is  girded  continually. 

20  Let  this  be  the  reward  of  mine  adver- 
saries from  the  Lord,  and  of  them  that 
speak  evil  against  my  soul. 

21  But  do  thou  for  me,  O  God  the  Lord 
for  thy  name's  sake:  because  thy  mercy  zs 
good,  deliver  thou  me. 

22  For  I  a7)i  poor  and  needy,  and  my 
heart  is  wounded  within  me. 

23  I  am  gone  like  the  shadow  when  it 
declineth:  I   am  tossed  up  and  down 
the  locust.  . 

24  My  knees  are  weak  through  fastmg ; 
and  my  "flesh  faileth  of  fatness. 

25  I  became  also  a  reproach  unto  them : 
when  they  looked  upon  me  they  shaked 
their  heads. 

26  Help  me,  O  Lord  my  God :  O  save 
me  according  to  thy  mercy  : 

27  That  they  may  know  that  this  is  thy 
hand  ;  that  thou.  Lord,  hast  done  it. 

28  Let  them  curse,  but  bless  thou :  when 
they  arise,  let  them  be  ashamed ;  but  let 
thy  servant  rejoice. 

29  Let  mine  adversaries  be  clothed  with 
shame,  and  let  them  cover  themselves  with 
their  own  confusion,  as  with  a  mantle. 

30  I  will  greatly  praise  the  Lord  with 
my  mouth ;  yea,  I  will  praise  him  among 
the  multitude. 

31  For  he  shall  stand  at  the  right  hand 
of  the  poor,  to  save  him  from  those  that 
condemn  his  soul. 

PSALM  ex. 
H  A  Psalm  of  David 

THE  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou 
at  my  right  hand,  until  I  make  thine 
enemies  thy  footstool. 

2  The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy 
strength  out  of  Zion :  rule  thou  in  the 
midst  of  thine  enemies. 

3  Thy  people  shall  be  willing  in  the  day 
of  thy  power,  in  the  beauties  of  holiness 
from  the  womb  of  the  morning  :  thou  hast 
the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

4  The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not 
repent,  Thou  art  a  Driest  for  ever  after  the 
order  of  MelchisedeK. 

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6  The  Lord  at  thjr  right  hand  shall 
strike  through  kings  in  the  day  of  his 
wrath. 

6  He  shall  judge  among  the  heathen,  he 
shall  fill  the  places  with  the  dead  bodies : 
he  shall  wound  the  heads  over  many  coun- 
tries. 

7  He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  in  the  way : 
therefore  shall  he  lift  up  the  head. 

PSALM  CXL 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  1  will  praise  the 
Lord  with  my  whole  heart,  in  the  as- 
sembly of  the  upright,  and  in  the  con- 
gregation. 

2  The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great, 
sought  out  of  all  them  that  have  pleasure 
therein. 

3  His  work  is  honourable  and  glorious : 
and  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to 
be  remembered  :  the  Lord  is  gracious  and 
full  of  compassion. 

5  He  hath  given  meat  unto  them  that 
fear  him :  he  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his 
covenant. 

6  He  hath  shewed  his  people  the  power 
of  his  works,  that  he  may  give  them  the 
heritage  of  the  heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are  verity  and 
judgment ;  all  his  commandments  are  sure. 

8  They  stand  fast  for  ever  and  ever,  and 
are  done  "in  truth  and  uprightness. 

9  He  sent  redemption  unto  his  people  : 
he  hath  commanded  his  covenant  for  ever : 
holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
ning of  wisdom:  a  good  understanding 
have  all  they  that  do  his  commandments: 
his  praise  endureth  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXH. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Blessed  is  the 
man  that  feareth  the  Lord,  that  de- 
lighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 

2  His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth : 
the  generation  of  the  upright  shall  be 
blessed. 

3  Wealth  and  riches  shall  be  in  his  house: 
and  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in 
the  darkness :  he  is  gracious,  and  full  of 
compassion,  and  righteous. 

5  A  good  man  sheweth  favour,  and  lend- 
eth :  he  will  guide  his  affairs  with  discre- 
tion. 

6  Surely  he  shall  not  be  moved  for  ever : 
the  righteous  shall  be  in  everlasting  remem- 
brance. .,   -J- 

7  He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidmgs: 
his  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 

8  His  heart  is  established,  he  shall  not 
be  afraid,  until  he  see  his  desire  upon  his 
enemies. 

9  He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath  given  to 
the  poor;  his  righteousness  endureth  for 
ever  ;  his  horn  shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 

10  The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  be 
grieved,  he  shall  gnash  with  his  teeth,  and 

465 


The  vanity  of  idols. 


PSALMS. 


Profession  of  love  to  God. 


melt  away :  the  desire  of  the  wicked  shall 
perish. 

PSALM  CXIIL 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise,  O  ye 
servants  of  the  Lord,  praise  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord  from 
this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

3  From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the 
going  down  of  the  same  the  Lord's  name 
is  to  be  praised. 

4  The  Lord  is  high  above  all  nations, 
and  his  glory  above  the  heavens. 

5  Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 
who  dwelleth  on  high. 

6  Who  humbleth  himself  to  behold  the 
things  that  are  in  heaven,  and  in  the  earth  ! 

7  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust, 
and  lifteth  the  needy  out  of  the  dunghill  ; 

8  That  he  may  set  him  with  princes, 
even  with  the  princes  of  his  people. 

9  He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  keep 
house,  and  to  he  a  joyful  mother  of  chil- 
dren.    Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXIV. 

WHEN  Israel  went  out  of  Egypt,  the 
house  of  Jacob  from  a  people  of 
strange  language ; 

2  Judah  was  his  sanctuary,  and  Israel 
his  dominion. 

3  The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled:  Jordan  was 
driven  back. 

4  The  mountains  skipped  like  rams,  and 
the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

6  What  ailed  thee,  O  thou  sea,  that  thou 
fleddest  1  thou  Jordan,  that  thou  wast  driven 
back  ? 

6  Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped  like 
rams;  and  ye  little  hills,  like  lambs  ? 

7  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence 
of  the  Lord,  at  the  presence  of  the  God  of 
Jacob ; 

8  Which  turned  the  rock  into  a  standing 
water,  the  flint  into  a  fountain  of  waters. 

PSALM  CXV. 

NOT  unto  us,  O  Lord,  not  unto  us,  but 
unto  thy  name   give  glory,   for  thy 
mercy,  and  for  thy  truth's  sake. 

2  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say. 
Where  is  now  their  God  ? 

3  But  our  God  is  in  the  heavens;  he 
hath  done  whatsoever  he  pleased. 

4  Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold,  the 
work  of  men's  hands. 

6  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak 
not :  eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not : 

6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not : 
noses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not : 

7  They  have  hands,  but  they  handle  not : 
feet  have  they,  but  they  walk  not :  neither 
speak  they  through  their  throat. 

8  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto 
them ;  .so  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

9  O  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord  :  he  is 
their  help  and  their  shield. 

10  O  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the  Lord  : 
he  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 


11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in  the 
Lord  :  he  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

12  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us : 
he  will  bless  us ;  he  will  bless  the  house 
of  Israel ;  he  will  bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 

13  He  will  bless  them  that  fear  the 
Lord,  both  small  and  great. 

14  The  Lord  shall  increase  you  more 
and  more,  you  and  your  children. 

15  Ye  are  blessed  of  the  Lord  which 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  even  the  heavens,  are 
the  Lord's  :  but  the  earth  hath  he  given  to 
the  children  of  men. 

17  The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord,  nei- 
ther any  that  go  down  into  silence. 

18  But  we  will  bless  the  Lord  from  this 
time  forth  and  for  evermore.  Praise  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXVI. 

I  LOVE  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard 
my  voice  and  my  supplications. 

2  Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto 
me,  therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  long 
as  I  live. 

3  The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me, 
and  the  pains  of  hell  gat  hold  upon  me : 
I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

4  Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the 
Lord  ;  O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver 
my  soul. 

5  Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous ; 
yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 

6  The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple :  I 
was  brought  low,  and  he  helped  me. 

7  Return  unto  thy  rest,  O  my  soul ;  for 
the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

8  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from 
death,  mine  eyes  from  tears,  and  my  feet 
from  falling. 

9  I  will  walk  before  the  Lord  in  the  land 
of  the  living. 

10  I  believed,  therefore  have  I  spoken : 
I  was  greatly  afflicted  : 

11  I  said  in  my  haste.  All  men  are  liars. 

12  What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord 
for  all  his  benefits  toward  me  1 

13  I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and 
call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

14  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 
now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

15  Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  is 
the  death  of  his  saints. 

16  O  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant ;  I 
am  thy  servant,  and  the  son  of  thine  hand- 
maid :  thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

17  I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of 
thanksgiving,  and  will  call  upon  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

18  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 
now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people, 

19  In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house,  in 
the  midst  of  thee,  O  Jerusalem.  Praise  ye 
the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXVII. 

O  PRAISE  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations ; 
praise  him,  all  ye  people. 
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Christ's  kingdom  expressed. 


PSALMS. 


Sundry  prayers,  praises,  Sfc. 


2  For  his  merciful  kindness  is  great  to- 
ward us :   and  the  truth  of  the  Lord  en- 
dureth  for  ever.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
PSALM  CXVIIL 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he 
is  good  :  because  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

2  Let  Israel  now^  say,  that  his  mercy  en- 
dureth for  ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say,  that 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord  say, 
that  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

5  I  called  upon  the  Lord  in  distress  :  the 
Lord  answered  me,  and  set  me  in  a  large 
place. 

6  The  Lord  is  on  my  side ;  I  will  not 
fear  :  what  can  man  do  unto  me  ? 

7  The  Lord  taketh  my  part  with  them 
that  help  me  :  therefore  shall  I  see  my  de- 
sire upon  them  that  hate  me. 

8  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord  than 
to  put  confidence  in  man. 

9  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord  than 
to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me  about :  but 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  will  I  destroy 
them. 

11  They  compassed  me  about;  yea, 
they  compassed  me  about :  but  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  I  will  destroy  them. 

12  They  compassed  me  about  like  bees ; 
they  are  quenched  as  the  fire  of  thorns  :  for 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord  I  will  destroy  them. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me  that  I 
might  fall :  but  the  Lord  helped  me. 

14  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 
and  is  become  my  salvation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation 
is  in  the  tabernacles  of  the  righteous :  the 
right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

16  The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  is  exalt- 
ed :  the  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  va- 
liantly. 

17  I  shall  not  die,  but  live,  and  declare 
the  works  of  the  Lord. 

18  The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore ; 
but  he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto  death. 

19  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteous- 
ness :  I  will  go  into  them,  and  I  will  praise 
the  Lord  : 

20  This  gate  of  the  Lord,  into  which  the 
righteous  shall  enter. 

21  I  will  praise  thee  :  for  thou  hast  heard 
me,  and  art  become  my  salvation. 

22  The  stone  lohich  the  builders  refused 
is  become  the  head  stone  of  the  corner. 

23  This  is  the  Lord's  doing  ;  it  is  mar- 
vellous in  our  eyes. 

24  This  is  the  day  ichich  the  Lord  hath 
made  ;  we  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 

25  Save  nov/,  I  beseech  thee,  O  Lord  : 
O  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  send  now  pros- 
perity. 

26  Blessed  be  he  that  cometh  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  :  we  have  blessed  you  out  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 


27  God  is  the  Lord,  which  hath  shewed 
us  light :  bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords,  even 
unto  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

28  Thou  a7-t  my  God,  and  I  will  praise 
thee  :  thoit  art  my  God,  I  will  exalt  thee. 

29  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he 
is  good  :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXIX. 
ALEPH. 

BLESSED  are  the  undefiled  in  the  way, 
who  walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

2  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testi- 
monies, and  that  seek  him  with  the  whole 
heart. 

3  They  also  do  no  iniquity :  they  walk 
in  liis  ways. 

4  Thou  hast  commanded  us  to  keep  thy 
precepts  diligently. 

5  O  that  my  ways  were  directed  to  keep 
thy  statutes ! 

6  Then  shall  1  not  be  ashamed,  when  I 
have  respect  unto  all  thy  commandments. 

7  I  will  praise  thee  with  uprightness  of 
heart,  when  I  shall  have  learned  thy  right- 
eous judgments. 

8  I  will  keep  thy  statutes :  O  forsake  me 
not  utterly. 

BETH. 

9  Wherewith  shall  a  young  man  cleanse 
his  way  ?  by  taking  heed  thereto  according 
to  thy  word. 

10  With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sought 
thee  :  O  let  me  not  wander  from  thy  com- 
mandments. 

11  Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  mine  heart, 
that  I  might  not  sin  against  thee. 

12  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord  :  teach  me 
thy  statutes. 

13  With  my  lips  have  I  declared  all  the 
judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

14  I  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  tes- 
timonies, as  much  as  in  all  rich'js. 

15  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts,  and 
have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 

16  I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes  : 
I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 

GIMEL. 

17  Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant, 
that  I  may  live,  and  keep  thy  word. 

18  Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I  may  be- 
hold wondrous  things  out  of  thy  law. 

19  I  am  a  stranger  in  the  earth  :  hide 
not  thy  commandments  from  me. 

20  My  soul  breaketh  for  the  longing  that 
it  hath  unto  thy  judgments  at  all  times. 

21  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud  that  are 
cursed,  which  do  err  from  thy  command- 
ments. 

22  Remove  from  me  reproach  and  con- 
tempt ;  for  I  have  kept  thy  testimonies. 

23  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak  against 
me :  hut  thy  servant  did  meditate  in  thy 
statutes. 

24  Thy  testimonies  also  are  my  delight, 
and  my  counsellors. 

DALETH. 

25  My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the    dust* 

467 


The  meditations  of  David. 


PSALMS. 


His  prayer  and  promises. 


quicken  thou  me  according  to  thy  word. 

26  I  have  declared  my  ways,  and  thou 
heardest  me  :  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

27  Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of  thy 
precepts  :  so  shall  I  talk  of  thy  wondrous 
works. 

28  My  soul  melteth  for  heaviness: 
strengthen  thou  me  according  unto  thy 
word. 

29  Remove  from  me  the  way  of  lying : 
and  grant  me  thy  law  graciously. 

30  I  have  chosen  the  way  of  truth  :  thy 
judgments  have  I  laid  before  me. 

31  I  have  stuck  unto  thy  testimonies :  O 
Lord,  put  me  not  to  shame. 

32  I  will  run  the  way  of  thy  command- 
ments, when  thou  shalt  enlarge  my  heart. 

HE. 

33  Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of  thy 
statutes ;  and  I  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 

34  Give  me  understanding,  and  I  shall 
keep  thy  law ;  yea,  I  shall  observe  it  with 
my  whole  heart. 

35  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of  thy 
commandments  ;  for  therein  do  [  delight. 

36  Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  testimo- 
nies, and  not  to  covetousness. 

37  Turn  away  mine  eyes  from  beholding 
vanity  ;  and  quicken  thou  me  in  thy  waj^ 

38  Stablish  thy  word  unto  thy  servant, 
who  is  devoted  to  thy  fear. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  which  I 
fear  :  for  thy  judgments  arc  good. 

40  Behold,  I  have  longed  after  thy  pre- 
cepts :  quicken  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

41  Let  thy  mercies  come  also  unto  me, 

0  Lord,  even  thy  salvation,  according  to 
thy  word. 

42  So  shall  I  have  wherewith  to  answer 
him  that  reproacheth  me  :  for  I  trust  in  thy 
word. 

43  And  take  not  the  word  of  truth  ut- 
terly out  of  my  mouth ;  for  1  have  hoped 
in  thy  judgments. 

44  So  shall  I  keep  thy  law  continually 
for  ever  and  ever. 

45  And  I  will  walk  at  liberty  :  for  I  seek 
thy  precepts. 

46  I  will  speak  of  thy  testimonies  also 
before  kings,  and  will  not  be  ashamed. 

47  And  I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  com- 
mandments, which  I  have  loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up  unto  thy 
commandments,  which  I  have  loved ;  and 

1  will  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

ZAIN. 

49  Remember  the  word  unto  thy  ser- 
vant, upon  which  thou  hast  caused  me  to 
hope. 

50  This  is  my  comfort  in  my  affliction  : 
for  thy  word  hath  quickened  me. 

51  The  proud  have  had  me  greatly  in  de- 
rision :  yet  have  I  not  declined  from  thy  law. 

52  I  remembered  thy  judgments  of  old, 
O  Lord  ;  and  have  comforted  myself. 

63  Horror  hath  taken  hold  upon  me  be- 


cause of  the  wicked  that  forsake  thy  law. 

64  Thy  statutes  have  been  my  songs  in 
the  house  of  my  pilgrimage. 

65  I  have  remembered  thy  name,  O 
Lord,  in  the  night,  and  have  kept  thy  law. 

6Q  This  I  had,  because  I  kept  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

CHETH. 

57  Thou  art  my  portion,  O  Lord  :  1 
have  said  that  I  would  keep  thy  words. 

58  I  entreated  thy  favour  with  my  whole 
heart :  be  merciful  unto  me  according  to 
thy  word. 

69  1  thought  on  my  ways,  and  turned 
my  feet  unto  thy  testimonies. 

60  I  made  haste,  and  delayed  not  to  keep 
thy  commandments. 

61  The  bands  of  the  wicked  have  robbed 
me :  hut  I  have  not  forgotten  thy  law. 

62  At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give  thanks 
unto  thee,  because  of  thy  righteous  judg- 
ments. 

63  I  am  a  companion  of  all  them  that 
fear  thee,  and  of  them  that  keep  thy  pre- 
cepts. 

64  The  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  of  thy 
mercy  :  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

TETH. 

65  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy  ser- 
vant, O  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

66  Teach  me  good  judgment  and  know- 
ledge :  for  I  have  believed  thy  command- 
ments. 

67  Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went  astray 
but  now  have  I  kept  thy  word. 

68  Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good ;  teach 
me  thy  statutes. 

69  The  proud  have  forged  a  lie  against 
me  :  but  I  will  keep  thy  precepts  with  my 
whole  heart. 

70  Their  heart  is  as  fat  as  grease ;  but 
I  delight  in  thy  law. 

1\  It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  been  af- 
flicted ;  that  I  might  learn  thy  statutes. 

72  The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  better  unto 
me  than  thousands  of  gold  and  silver. 

JOD. 

73  Thy  hands  have  made  me  and 
fashioned  me :  give  me  understanding, 
that  I  may  learn  thy  commandments. 

74  They  that  fear  thee  will  be  glad  when 
they  see  me  ;  because  I  have  hoped  in  thy 
word. 

75  I  know,  O  Lord,  that  thy  judgments 
arc  right,  and  that  thou  in  faithfulness  hast 
afflicted  me. 

76  Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful  kind- 
ness be  for  my  comfort,  according  to  thy 
word  unto  thy  servant. 

77  Let  thy  tender  mercies  come  unto 
me,  that  I  may  live  :  for  thy  law  is  my  de- 
light. 

78  Let  the  proud  be  ashamed  ;  for  they 
dealt  perversely  with  me  without  a  cause  : 
but  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn  unto  me, 
and  those  that  have  known  thy  testimonies. 

46S 


The  complaint  of  David. 


PSALMS. 


TTie  word  of  God  a  light. 


80  Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy  sta- 
tutes ;  that  I  be  not  ashamed. 

CAPH. 

81  My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salvation: 
but  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

82  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word,  saying, 
When  wilt  thou  comfort  me  ? 

83  For  I  am  become  like  a  bottle  in  the 
smoke ;  yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  statutes. 

84  How  many  are  the  days  of  thy  ser- 
vant ?  when  wilt  thou  execute  judgment 
on  them  that  persecute  me  ? 

85  The  proud  have  digged  pits  for  me, 
which  are  not  after  thy  law. 

86  All  thy  commandments  are  faithful ; 
they  persecute  me  wrongfully ;  help  thou 
me. 

87  They  had  almost  consumed  me  upon 
earth  ;  but  I  forsook  not  thy  precepts. 

88  Quicken  me  after  thy  loving-kind- 
ness ;  so  shall  I  keep  the  testimony  of  thy 
mouth. 

LAMED. 

89  For  ever,  O  Lord,  thy  word  is  settled 
in  heaven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  genera- 
tions :  thou  hast  established  the  earth,  and 
it  abideth. 

91  They  continue  this  day  according  to 
thine  ordinances  :  for  all  are  thy  servants. 

92  Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delights, 
I  should  then  have  perished  in  mine  afflic- 
tion. 

93  I  will  never  forget  thy  precepts :  for 
with  them  thou  hast  quickened  me. 

94  I  am  thine,  save  me ;  for  I  have 
sought  thy  precepts. 

95  The  wicked  have  waited  for  me  to 
destroy  me  :  but  I  will  consider  thy  testi- 
monies. 

96  I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection : 
but  thy  commandment  is  exceeding  broad. 

MEM. 

97  O  how  love  I  thy  law  !  it  is  my  medi- 
tation all  the  day. 

98  Thou  through  thy  commandments 
hast  made  me  wiser  than  mine  enemies :  for 
they  are  ever  with  me. 

99  I  have  more  understanding  than  all 
my  teachers :  for  thy  testimonies  are  my 
meditation. 

100  I  understand  more  than  the  ancients, 
because  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

101  I  have  refrained  my  feet  from  every 
evil  way,  that  I  might  keep  thy  word. 

102  I  have  not  departed  from  thy  judg- 
ments :  for  thou  hast  taught  me. 

103  How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my 
taste!  yea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  my 
mouth ! 

104  Through  thy  precepts  I  get  under- 
standing :  therefore  I  hate  every  false  way. 

NUxN. 

105  Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 
and  a  light  unto  my  path. 

106  I  have  sworn,  and  I  will  perform  it, 
that  I  will  keep  thy  righteous  judgments. 


107  I  am  afflicted  very  much :  quicken 
me,  O  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

108  Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the  free-will- 
offerings  of  my  mouth,  O  Lord,  and  teach 
me  thy  judgments. 

109  My  soul  is  continually  in  ray  hand: 
yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 

110  The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for 
me  :  yet  I  erred  not  from  thy  precepts. 

111  Thy  testimonies  have  1  taken  as  an 
heritage  for  ever  :  for  they  are  the  rejoicing 
of  my  heart. 

112  I  have  inclined  my  heart  to  perform 
thy  statutes  alway,  even  unto  the  end. 

SAMECH. 

113  I  hate  vain  thoughts:  but  thy  law- 
do  I  love. 

114  Thou  art  my  hiding-place  and  my 
shield  :  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

115  Depart  from  me,  ye  evil-doers:  for 
I  will  keep  the  commandments  of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  me  according  unto  thy 
word,  that  I  may  live :  and  let  me  not  be 
ashamed  of  my  hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall  be 
safe :  and  I  will  have  respect  unto  thy  sta- 
tutes continually. 

118  Thou  hast  trodden  down  all  them 
that  err  from  thy  statutes  :  for  their  deceit 
is  falsehood. 

119  Thou  puttest  away  all  the  wicked 
of  the  earth  lilce  dross  :  therefore  I  love  thy 
testimonies. 

120  My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear  of  thee; 
and  I  am  afraid  of  thv  judgments. 

Am. 

121  I  have  done  judgment  and  justice : 
leave  me  not  to  mine  oppressors. 

122  Be  surety  for  thy  servant  for  good : 
let  not  the  proud  oppress  me. 

123  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  salvation,  and 
for  the  word  of  thy  righteousness. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  according 
unto  thy  mercy,  and  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

125  I  am  thy  servant ;  give  me  under- 
standing, that  I  may  know  thy  testimonies. 

126  It  is  time  for  thee,  Lord,  to  work : 
for  they  have  made  void  thy  law. 

127  Therefore  I  love  thy  commandments 
above  gold  ;  yea,  above  fine  gold. 

128  Therefore  I  esteem  all  thy  precepts 
concerning  all  things  to  be  right  ;  and  I 
hate  every  false  way. 

PE. 

129  Thy  testimonies  are  wonderful : 
therefore  doth  my  soul  keep  them. 

130  The  entrance  of  thy  words  giveth 
light ;  it  giveth  understanding  unto  the 
simple. 

131  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  panted  : 
for  I  longed  for  thy  commandments. 

132  Look  thou  upon  me,  and  be  merci- 
ful unto  me,  as  thou  usest  to  do  unto  those 
that  love  thy  name. 

133  Order  my  steps  in  thy  word:  and 
let  not  any  iniquity  have  dominion  over 
me. 

469 


The  zed  of  David.  PSALMS. 

134  Deliver  me  from  the  oppression  of 
man  :  so  will  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

135  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy 
servant :  and  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

136  Rivers  of  waters  run  down  mine 
eyes,  because  they  keep  not  thy  law. 

TSADDI. 

137  Righteous  art  thou,  O  Lord,  and 
upright  are  thy  judgments. 

138  Thy  testimonies  that  thou  hast  com- 
manded are  righteous  and  very  faithful. 

139  My  zeal  hath  consumed  me;  because 
mine  enemies  have  forgotten  thy  words. 

140  Thy  word  is  very  pure :  therefore 
thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  I  am  small  and  despised  :  yet  do  not 
I  forget  thy  precepts. 

142  Thy  righteousness  is  an  everlasting 
righteousness,  and  thy  law  is  the  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have  taken 
hold  on  me :  yet  thy  commandments  are 
my  delights. 

144  The  righteousness  of  thy  testimo- 
nies is  everlastmg  :  give  me  understanding, 
and  I  shall  live. 

KOPH. 

145  I  cried  with  my  whole  heart ;  hear 
me,  O  Lord  :  I  will  keep  thy  statutes. 

146  I  cried  unto  thee :  save  me,  and  I 
shall  keep  thy  testimonies. 

147  I  prevented  the  dawning  of  the 
morning,  and  cried :  I  hoped  in  thy  word. 

148  Mine  eyes  prevent  the  niglit-\\ niche?,, 
that  I  might  meditate  in  thy  word. 

149  Hear  my  voice,  according  unto  thy 
loving-kindness  :  O  Lord,  quicken  me  ac- 
cording to  thy  judgment. 

150  They  draw  nigh  that  follow  after 
mischief:  they  are  far  from  thy  law. 

151  Thou  art  near,  O  Lord;  and  all 
thy  commandments  are  truth. 

152  Concerning  thy  testimonies  1  have 
known  of  old  that  thou  hast  founded  them 
for  ever. 

RESH. 

153  Consider  mine  affliction,  and  de- 
liver me  :  for  I  do  not  forget  thy  law. 

154  Plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me : 
quicken  me  according  to  thy  word. 

155  Salvation  is  far  from  the  wicked : 
for  they  seek  not  thy  statutes. 

156  Great  arc  thy  tender  mercies,  O 
Lord  :  quicken  me  according  to  thy  judg- 
ments. 

157  Many  are  my  persecutors  and  mine 
enemies :  yet  do  I  not  decline  from  thy 
testimonies. 

158  I  beheld  the  transgressors,  and  was 
grieved ;  because  they  kept  not  thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  I  love  thy  precepts  : 
quicken  me,  O  Lord,  according  to  thy 
loving-kindness. 

160  Thy  word  is  true  from  the  begin- 
ning: and  every  one  of  thy  righteous  judg- 
ments endureth  for  ever. 

SCHIN. 

161  Princes  have  persecuted  me  without 


He  prays  against  Doeg. 

a  cause :  but  my  heart  standeth  in  awe  of 
thy  word. 

162  I  rejoice  at  thy  word,  as  one  that 
findeth  great  spoil. 

163  I  hate  and  abhor  lying  :  but  thy  law 
do  I  love. 

164  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise  thee, 
because  of  thy  righteous  judgments. 

165  Great  peace  have  they  which  love 
thy  law  :  and  nothing  shall  offend  them. 

166  Lord,  I  have  hoped  for  thy  salvation, 
and  done  thy  commandments. 

167  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  testimonies ; 
and  I  love  them  exceedingly. 

168  I  have  kept  thy  precepts  and  thy 
testimonies :  for  all  my  ways  are  before  thee. 

TAU. 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before  thee, 
O  Lord  :  give  me  understanding  accord- 
ing to  thy  word. 

170  Let  my  supplication  come  before 
thee  :  deliver  me  according  to  thy  word. 

171  My  lips  shall  utter  praise,  when 
thou  hast  taught  me  thy  statutes. 

172  My  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy  word  : 
for  all  thy  commandments  are  righteous- 
ness. 

173  Let  thine  hand  help  me;  for  I  have 
chosen  thy  precepts. 

174  I  have  longed  for  thy  salvation,  O 
Lord  ;  and  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall  praise 
thee ;  and  let  thy  judgments  help  me. 

176  I  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost  sheep  ; 
seek  thy  servant ;  for  I  do  not  forget  thy 
commandments. 

PSALM  CXX. 
H  A  Song  of  degrees. 

IN  my  distress  I  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  he  heard  me. 

2  Deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord,  from  lying 
lips,  and  from  a  deceitful  tongue. 

3  What  shall  be  given  unto  thee  ?  or 
what  shall  be  done  unto  thee,  thou  false 
tongue  ? 

4  Sharp  arrows  of  the  mighty,  with  coals 
of  juniper. 

5  Wo  is  me,  that  I  sojourn  in  Mesech, 
that  I  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Kedar ! 

6  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt  with  him 
that  hateth  peace. 

7  I  am  for  peace :  but  when  I  speak, 
they  are  for  war. 

PSALM  CXXL 
IT  A  Song  of  degrees. 

I  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills, 
from  whence  cometh  my  help. 

2  My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord,  which 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

3  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved : 
he  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel  shall 
neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

5  The  Lord  is  thy  keeper:  the  Lord 
is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

6  The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 
nor  the  moon  by  night. 

470 


The  churches  deliverance. 


all 


7  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  from 
evil :  he  shall  preserve  thy  soul. 

8  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going 
out  and  thy  coming  in  from  this  time  forth, 
and  even  for  evermore. 

PSALM  CXXIL 
H  A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

I  WAS  glad  when   they  said  unto  me, 
Let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy  gates, 
O  Jerusalem. 

3  Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  city  that  is 
compact  together : 

4  Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the  tribes  of 
the  Lord,  unto  the  testimony  of  Israel,  to 
give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

5  For  there  are  set  thrones  of  judgment, 
the  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

6  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  :  they 
shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and  pros- 
perity within  thy  palaces. 

8  For  my  brethren  and  companions' 
sakes,  I  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within 
thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our 
God  I  will  seek  thv  good. 

PSALM  CXXIIL 
If  A  Song  of  degrees. 

UNTO  thee  lift  1  up  mine  eyes,  O  thou 
that  dwellest  in  the  heavens. 

2  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look 
unto  the  liand  of  their  masters,  and  as  the 
e^^es  of  a  maiden  unto  the  hand  of  her  mis- 
tress ;  so  our  eyes  ivait  upon  the  Lord  our 
God,  until  that  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord,  have 
mercy  upon  us :  for  we  are  exceedingly 
filled  with  contempt. 

4  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled  with 
the  scorning  of  those  that  are  at  ease,  and 
with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 

PSALM  CXXIV. 
If  A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

IF  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on 
our  side,  now  may  Israel  say ; 

2  If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was 
on  our  side,  when  men  rose  up  against  us : 

3  Then  they  had  swallowed  us  up  quick, 
when  their  wrath  was  kindled  against  us : 

4  Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us, 
the  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul : 

5  Then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over 
our  soul. 

6  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  not 
given  us  as  a  prey  to  their  teeth, 

7  Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird  out  of  the 
snare  of  the  fowlers :  the  snare  is  broken, 
and  we  are  escaped. 

8  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
who  made  heaven  and  earth. 

PSALM  CXXV. 
If  A  Song  of  degrees. 

THEY  that  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be 
as  mount  Zion,  which  cannot  be  re- 
moved, but  abideth  for  ever. 
2  As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Je- 


PSALMS.  The  virtue  of  God's  blessing. 


the 
like 


rusalem,  so  the  Lord  is  round  about  his 
people  from  henceforth  even  for  ever. 

3  For  the  rod  of  the  wicked  shall  not 
rest  upon  the  lot  of  the  righteous  ;  lest  the 
righteous  put  forth  their  hands  unto  ini- 
quity. 

4  Do  good,  O  Lord,  unto  those  that  be 
good,  and  to  them  that  are  upright  in  their 
hearts. 

6  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their 
crooked  ways,  the  Lord  shall  lead  them 
forth  with  the  workers  of  iniquity :  but 
peace  shall  be  upon  Israel. 

PSALM  CXXVL 
If  A  Song  of  degrees. 

WHEN   the   Lord   turned   again 
captivity  of  Zion,    we    were 
them  that  dream. 

2  Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with  laugh- 
ter, and  our  tongue  with  singing :  then  said 
they  among  the  heathen.  The  Lord  hath 
done  great  things  for  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for 
us;  whereof  we  are  glad. 

4  Turn  again  our  captivity,  O  Lord,  as 
the  streams  m  the  south. 

5  They  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in 

joy. 

6  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth, 
bearing  precious  seed,  shall  doubtless 
come  again  with  rejoicing,  bringing  his 
sheaves  with  him. 

PSALM  CXXVII. 
If  A  Song  of  degrees  for  Solomon. 

EXCEPT  the  Lord  build  the  house, 
they  labour  in  vain  that  build  it :  ex- 
cept the  Lord  keep  the  city,  the  watch- 
man waketh  but  in  vain. 

2  It  is  vain  for  you  to  rise  up  early,  to 
sit  up  late,  to  eat  the  bread  of  sorrows : 
for  so  he  giveth  his  beloved  sleep. 

3  Lo,  children  are  an  heritage  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  the  fruit  of  the  womb  is  his 
reward. 

4  As  arrows  are  in  the  hand  of  a  mighty 
man  ;  so  are  children  of  the  youth. 

6  Happy  is  the  man  that  hath  his  quiver 
full  of  them  :  they  shall  not  be  ashamed, 
but  they  shall  speak  with  the  enemies  in 
the  gate. 

PSALM  CXXVIII. 

If  A  Song  of  degrees. 

BLESSED  is  every  one  that  feareth  the 
Lord  ;  that  walketh  in  his  ways. 

2  For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour  of  thine 
hands  :  happy  shalt  thou  be,  and  it  shall  be 
well  with  thee. 

3  Thy  wife  shall  be  as  a  fruitful  vine  by 
the  sides  of  thine  house  :  thy  children  like 
olive-plants  round  about  thy  table. 

4  Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man  be 
blessed  that  feareth  the  Lord. 

5  The  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out  of  Zion : 
and  thou  shalt  see  the  good  of  Jerusalem 
all  the  days  of  thy  life. 

6  Yea,  thou  shalt  see  thy  children's 
children,  and  peace  upon  Israel. 

471 


David's  hope  in  prayer. 


PSALMS. 


Of  the  comrtiUnion  of  smhts. 


PSALM  CXXIX. 

IT  A  Song  of  degrees. 

MANY  a  time  have  they  afflicted  me 
from  my  youth,  may  Israel  now  say : 

2  Many  a  time  have  they  afflicted  rne 
from  my  youth :  yet  they  have  not  prevail- 
ed against  me. 

3  The  ploughers  ploughed  upon  my 
back  :  they  made  long  their  furrows. 

4  The  Lord  is  righteous :  he  hath  cut 
asunder  the  cords  of  the  wicked. 

6  Let  them  all  be  confounded  and  turn- 
ed back  that  hate  Zion. 

6  Let  them  be  as  the  grass  tipon  the 
house-tops,  which  withereth  afore  it  grow- 
eth  up : 

7  Wherewith  the  mower  filleth  not  his 
hand ;  nor  he  that  bindeth  sheaves  his 
bosom. 

8  Neither  do  they  which  go  by  say, 
The  blessing  of  the  Lord  be  upon  you : 
we  bless  you  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXXX. 
H  A  Song  of  degrees. 

OUT  of  the   depths  have  I  cried  unto 
thee,  O  Lord. 

2  Lord,  hear  my  voice :  let  thine  ears 
be  attentive  to  the  voice  of  my  supplica- 
tions. 

3  If  thou.  Lord,  shouldest  mark  iniqui- 
ties, O  Lord,  who  shall  stand  ? 

4  But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee,  that 
thou  mayest  be  feared. 

5  I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth 
wait,  and  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

6  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  more 
than  they  that  watch  for  the  morning :  / 
say,  more  than  they  that  watch  for  the 
morning. 

7  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  :  for  with 
the  Lord  there  is  mercy,  and  with  him  is 
plenteous  redemption. 

8  And  he  shall  redeem  Israel  from  all 
his  iniquities. 

PSALM  CXXXI. 
II  A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

LORD,  my  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor 
mine  eyes  lofty :  neither  do  I  exer- 
cise myself  in  great  matters,  or  in  things 
too  high  for  me. 

2  Surely  I  have  behaved  and  quieted 
myself  as  a  child  that  is  weaned  of  his  mo- 
ther :  my  soul  is  even  as  a  weaned  child. 

3  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  from 
henceforth  and  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXXXII. 
IT  A  Song  of  degrees. 

LORD,  remember  David,  and  all   his 
afflictions : 

2  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord,  and 
vowed  unto  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob; 

3  Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  my  house,  nor  go  up  into  my  bed  ; 

4  I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes,  or 
slumber  to  mine  eyelids, 

5  Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  Lord, 
an  habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob. 


6  Lo,  we  heard  of  it  at  Ephratah:  we 
found  it  in  the  fields  of  the  wood. 

7  We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles:  we 
will  worship  at  his  footstool. 

8  Arise,  O  Lord,  into  thy  rest ;  thou, 
and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

9  Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  right- 
eousness ;  and  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 

10  For  thyservput  David's  sake  turn  not 
away  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

11  The  Lord  hath  sworn  m  truth  unto 
David;  he  will  no.  turn  from  it;  Of  the 
fruit  of  thy  body  will  I  set  upon  thy  throne. 

12  If  thy  children  will  keep  my  cove- 
nant and  my  testimony  that  I  shall  teach 
them ;  their  children  also  shall  sit  upon 
thy  throne  for  evermore. 

13  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion;  he 
hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 

14  This  is  my  rest  for  ever  :  here  will  I 
dwell ;  for  I  have  desired  it. 

15  I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision  : 
I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

16  I  will  also  clothe  her  priests  with 
salvation,  and  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud 
for  joy. 

17  There  will  I  make  the  horn  of  David 
to  bud :  I  have  ordained  a  lamp  for  mine 
anointed. 

18  His  enemies  will  I  clothe  with 
shame :  but  upon  himself  shall  his  crown 
flourish. 

PSALM  CXXXIIL 
IT  A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

BEHOLD,  how  good  and  how  pleasant 
it  is  for  brethren  to  dwell  together  in 
unity ! 

2  Tt  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon 
the  head,  that  ran  down  upon  the  beard, 
even  Aaron's  beard ;  that  went  down  to  the 
skirts  of  his  garments; 

3  As  the  dew  of  Hermon,  and  as  the  deio 
that  descended  upon  the  mountains  of 
Zion  :  for  there  the  Lord  commanded  the 
blessing,  even  life  for  evermore. 

PSALM  CXXXI V. 
IT  A  Song  of  degrees. 

BEHOLD,   bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  yc 
servants  of  the  Lord,  wliich  by  night 
stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  sanctuary, 
and  bless  the  Lord. 

3  The  Lord  that  made  heaven  and  earth 
bless  thee  out  of  Zion. 

PSALM  CXXXV. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the 
name  of  the  Lord  ;  praise  him,  O  ye 
servants  of  the  Lord. 

2  Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  God, 

3  Praise  the  Lord;  for  the  Lord  is 
good  ;  sing  praises  unto  his  name ;  for  it  is 
pleasant. 

4  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Jacob  unto 
himself,  and  Israel  for  his  peculiar  treasure. 

5  For  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  great, 
and  that  our  Lord  is  above  all  gods. 

472 


An  exhortation  to  thanksgiving.     PSALMS. 

6  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that  did 
he  in  heaven,  and  in  earth,  in  the  seas,  and 
all  deep  places. 

7  He  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from 
the  ends  of  the  earth;  he  maketh  light- 
nings for  the  rain ;  he  bringeth  the  wind 
out  of  his  treasuries. 

8  Who  smote  the  first-born  of  Egypt, 
both  of  man  and  beast. 

9  Who  sent  tokens  and  wonders  into  the 
midst  of  thee,  O  Egypt,  upon  Pharaoh,  and 
upon  all  his  servants. 

10  Who  smote  great  nations,  and  slew 
mighty  kings ; 

11  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites,  and  Og 
king  of  Bashan,  and  all  the  kingdoms  of 
Canaan : 

12  And  gave  their  land  fur  an  heritage, 
an  heritage  unto  Israel  his  people. 

13  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  endtarth  for 
ever ;  and  thy  memorial,  O  Lord,  through- 
out all  generations. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  judge  his  people, 
and  he  will  repent  himself  concerning  his 
servants. 

15  The  idols  of  the  heathen  are  silver 
and  gold,  the  work  of  men's  hands. 

16  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak 
not ;  eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

17  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not ; 
neither  is  there  any  breath  in  their  mouths. 

IS  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto 
them :  so  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in 
them. 

19  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  Israel : 
bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  Aaron : 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  Levi :  ye 
that  fear  the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  out  of  Zion, 
which  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord. 

PSALM  CXXXVL 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he 
is  good :  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for 
ever. 

2  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  gods : 
for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever. 

3  O  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of  lords: 
for  his  mercy  cndureth  for  ever. 

4  To  him  who  alone  doeth  great  won- 
ders :  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever. 

.5  To  him  that  by  wisdom  made  the 
heavens:  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever, 

6  To  him  that  stretcheth  out  the  earth 
above  the  waters :  for  his  mercy  endurcth 
for  ever. 

7  To  him  that  made  great  lights  :  for  his 
mercy  endurcth  for  ever : 

8  The  sun  to  rule  by  day :  for  his  mercy 
endurcth  for  ever  : 

9  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night : 
for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever. 

10  To  him  that  smote  Egypt  in  their 
first-born  :  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever : 

11  And  brought  out  Israel  from  among 
them  :  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever : 

12  With   a   strong    hand,   and  with   a 

60 


The  JeiDs''  constancy  in  captivity, 

stretched-out  arm  :  for  his  mercy  cndureth 
tor  ever. 

13  To  him  vvhich  divided  the  Red  sea 
into  parts :  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  pass  through  the 
midst  of  it:  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for 
ever : 

1.5'  But  overthrew  Pharaoh  and  his  host 
in  the  Red  sea :  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for 
ever. 

16  To  him  which  led  his  people  through 
the  wilderness :  for  his  mercy  cndureth  for 
ever. 

17  To  him  which  smote  great  kings :  for 
his  mercy  cndureth  for  ever  : 

18  And  slew  famous  kings :  for  his  mercy 
endurcth  for  ever  : 

19  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites:  for  his 
mercy  cndureth  for  ever  : 

20  And  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  :  for  his 
mercy  endurcth  for  ever : 

21  And  gave  their  land  for  an  heritage  : 
for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever : 

22  Even  an  heritage  unto  Israel  his  ser- 
vant :  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever. 

23  Who  remembered  us  in  our  low  es- 
tate :  for  his  mercy  cndureth  for  ever  : 

24  And  hath  redeemed  us  from  our  ene- 
mies :  for  his  mercy  endurctk  for  ever. 

25  Who  giveth  food  to  all  flesh :  for  his 
mercy  cndureth  for  ever. 

26  O  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  hea- 
ven :  for  his  mercy  endurcth  for  ever. 

PSALM  CXXXVII. 

BY  the  rivers  of  Babylon,  there  we  sat 
down,  yea,  we  wept,  when  we  remem- 
bered Zion. 

2  We  hanged  our  harps  upon  the  willows 
in  the  midst  thereof 

3  For  there  they  that  carried  us  away 
captive  required  of  us  a  song ;  and  they 
that  wasted  us  required  of  us  mirth,  saying, 
Sing  us  one  of  the  songs  of  Zion. 

4  How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's  song  in 
a  strange  land  1 

5  If  I  forget  thee,  O  Jerusalem,  let  my 
right  hand  forget  her  cujining. 

6  If  I  do  not  remember  thee,  let  my 
tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth  ;  if 
I  prefer  not  Jerusalem  above    my  chief 

joy- 

7  Remember,  O  Lord,  the  children  of 
Edom  in  the  day  of  Jerusalem  ;  who  said, 
Rase  it,  rase  it,  even  to  the  foundation 
thereof 

8  O  daughter  of  Babylon,  who  art  to  be 
destroyed ;  happy  shcdl  he  he,  that  reward- 
eth  thee  as  thou  hast  served  us. 

9  Happy  shcdl  he  be  that  taketh  and 
dasheth  thy  little  ones  against  the  stones. 

PSALM  CXXXVIII. 
H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I    WILL    praise    thee    with   my   whole 
heart:  before  the  gods  will  I  sing  praise 
unto  thee. 

2  I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple, 
and  praise  thy  name  for  thy  loving-kindness 
473 


Godh  all-seeing  providence.  PSA  I 

and  for  thy  truth  :  for  thou  hast  magnified 
thy  word  above  all  thy  name. 

3  In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou  answer- 
edst  me,  and  strengthenedst  me  with 
strength  in  my  soul. 

4  All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise 
thee,  O  Lord,  when  they  hear  the  words 
of  thy  mouth. 

5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways  of  the 
Lord  :  for  great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

6  Though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet  hath  he 
respect  unto  the  lowly :  but  the  proud  he 
knoweth  afar  off. 

7  Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble, 
thou  wilt  revive  me :  thou  shalt  stretch  forth 
thine  hand  against  the  wrath  of  mine  ene- 
mies, and  thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 

8  The  Lord  will  perfect  tliat  which  con- 
cerneth  me  :  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  cndureth 
for  ever :  forsake  not  the  works  of  thine  own 
hands. 

PSALM  CXXXIX. 
11  To  the   chief  Musician,    a    Psalm    of 
David. 

OLORD,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and 
known  mc. 

2  Thou  knowest  my  down-sitting  and 
mine  up-rising,  thou  understandest  my 
thought  afar  off. 

3  Thou  compassest  my  path  and  my 
lying  down,  and  art  acquainted  loith  all  my 
ways. 

4  For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue, 
hut  lo,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

5  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before, 
and  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 

6  Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for 
me ;  it  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 

7  Whither  shall  I  go  from  thj^  spirit  ?  or 
whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence  ? 

8  If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art 
there :  if  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold, 
thou  art  there. 

9  i/'  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning, 
and  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea ; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me, 
and  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

11  If  I  say.  Surely  the  darkness  shall 
cover  me ;  even  the  night  shall  be  light 
about  me. 

12  Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from 
thee  ;  but  the  night  shineth  as  the  day  :  the 
darkness  and  the  light  arc  both  alike  to 
thcc. 

13  For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins: 
thou  hast  covered  me  in  my  mother's 
womb. 

14  I  will  praise  thee;  for  I  am  fearfully 
and  wonderfully  made :  marvellous  are  thy 
works ;  and  that  my  soul  knoweth  right 
well. 

15  My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee, 
when  I  was  made  in  secret,  and  curiously 
wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

16  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet 
being  unperfect ;  and  in  thy  book  all  my 
members  were  written,  tvhich  in  continuance 


MS.  DavicVs  confidence  in  God. 

were  fashioned,  when  as  yet  there  ivas  none 
of  them. 

17  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts 
unto  me,  O  God  !  how  great  is  the  sum  of 
them ! 

18  ijr  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more 
in  riumber  than  the  sand :  when  I  awake, 
I  am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  O 
God :  depart  from  me  therefore,  ye  bloody 
men. 

20  For  they  speak  against  thee  wick- 
edly, and  thine  enemies  take  thy  name  in 
vain. 

21  Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord,  that 
hate  thee  ?  and  am  not  I  grieved  with  those 
that  rise  up  against  thee? 

22  I  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred:  I 
count  them  mine  enemies. 

23  Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my 
heart:  try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts  : 

24  And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way 
in  me,  and  lead  me  in  the  way  everlast- 
ing. 

PSALM  CXL. 
If  To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

DELIVER  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  evil 
man  :  preserve  me  from  the  violent 
man ; 

2  Which  imagine  mischiefs  in  their  heart; 
continually  are  they  gathered  together  for 
war. 

3  They  have  sharpened  their  tongues 
like  a  serpent;  adders'  poison  is  under 
their  lips.     Selah. 

4  Keep  me,  O  Lord,  from  the  hands  of 
the  wicked ;  preserve  me  from  the  violent 
man ;  who  have  purposed  to  overthrow  my 
goin^. 

.5  The  proud  have  hid  a  snare  for  me, 
and  cords ;  they  have  spread  a  net  by 
the  way  side ;  they  have  set  gins  for  me. 
Selah. 

6  I  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my 
God  :  hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications, 
O  Lord. 

7  O  God  the  Lord,  the  strength  of  my 
salvation,  thou  hast  covered  my  head  in  the 
day  of  battle. 

8  Grant  not,  O  Lord,  the  desires  of  the 
wicked  :  further  not  his  wicked  device ;  lest 
they  exalt  themselves.     Selah. 

9  As  for  the  head  of  those  that  compass 
me  about,  let  the  mischief  of  their  own  lips 
cover  them. 

10  Let  burning  coals  fall  upon  them  :  let 
them  be  cast  into  the  fire  ;  into  deep  pits, 
that  they  rise  not  up  again. 

11  Let  not  an  evil  speaker  be  establish- 
ed in  the  earth  :  evil  shall  hunt  the  violent 
man  to  overthrow  him. 

12  I  know  that  the  Lord  will  maintain 
the  cause  of  the  afflicted,  and  the  right  of 
the  poor. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall  give  thanks 
unto  thy  name  :  the  upright  shall  dwell  in 
thy  presence. 

474 


David's  comfort  in  God. 

PSALM  CXLI. 

H  A  Psalm  of  David. 

LORD,  I  cry  unto  thee :  make  haste  unto 
me  ;  give  ear  unto  my  voice,  when  I 
cry  unto  thee. 

2  Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  before  thee 
as  incense  ;  and  the  hfting  up  of  my  hands 
as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

3  Set  a  watch,  O  Lord,  before  my  mouth ; 
keep  the  door  of  my  hps. 

4  Inchne  not  my  heart  to  any  evil  thing,  to 
practise  wicked  works  with  men  that  work 
iniquity :  and  let  me  not  eat  of  their  dainties. 

5  Let  the  righteous  smite  me ;  it  shall 
he  a  kindness  :  and  let  him  reprove  me  ;  it 
shall  be  an  excellent  oil,  ivhich  shall  not 
break  my  head  :  for  yet  my  prayer  also 
shall  be  in  their  calamities. 

6  When  their  judges  are  overthrown  in 
stony  places,  they  shall  hear  my  words; 
for  they  are  sweet. 

7  Our  bones  are  scattered  at  the  grave's 
mouth,  as  when  one  cutteth  and  cleaveth 
wood  upon  the  earth. 

8  But  mine  eyes  arc  unto  thee,  O  God 
the  Lord  ;  in  thee  is  my  trust ;  leave  not 
my  soul  destitute. 

9  Keep  me  from  the  snares  which  ihey 
have  laid  for  me,  and  the  gins  of  the  work- 
ers of  iniquity. 

10  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their  own  nets, 
whilst  that  I  withal  escape. 

PSALM  CXLII. 

If   Maschil  of  David ;    a  prayer  when  he 

was  in  the  cave. 

I  CRIED  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice ; 
with  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  did  I 
make  my  supplication. 

2  I  poured  out  my  complaint  before  him ; 
I  shewed  before  him  my  trouble. 

3  When  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed 
within  me,  then  thou  k newest  my  path.  In 
the  way  wherein  I  walked  have  they  privi- 
ly laid  a  snare  for  me. 

4  I  looked  on  my  right  hand,  and  beheld, 
but  there  teas  no  man  that  would  know  me  : 
refuge  failed  me  ;  no  man  cared  for  my  soul. 

5  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord  :  I  said. 
Thou  art  my  refuge  and  my  portion  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

6  Attend  unto  my  cry  ;  for  I  am  brought 
very  low :  deliver  me  from  my  persecutors ; 
for  they  are  stronger  than  I. 

7  Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I  may 
praise  thy  name  :  the  righteous  shall  com- 
pass me  about ;  for  thou  shalt  deal  bounti- 
fully with  me. 

PSALM  CXLIIL 
II  A  Psalm  of  David. 
EAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  give  ear  to 
my  supplications:  in  thy  faithfulness 
answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteousness. 

2  And  enter  not  into  judgment  with  thy 
servant :  for  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living 
be  justified. 

3  For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my 
soul ;  he  hath  smitten  my  life  down  to  the 


PSALMS.         He  blesses  God  for  Ids  mercies. 
ground ;  he  hath  made  me  to  dwell  in  dark- 
ness, as  those  that  have  been  long  dead. 

4  Therefore  is  my  spirit  overwhelmed 
within  me  ;  my  heart  within  me  is  desolate. 

5  I  remember  the  days  of  old,  I  meditate 
on  all  thy  works ;  I  muse  on  the  work  of 
thy  hands. 

6  I  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  thee : 
my  soul  tkirsteth  after  thee,  as  a  thirsty 
land.     Selah. 

7  Hear  me  speedily,  O  Lord  :  m)^  spi- 
rit faileth  :  hide  not  thy  face  from  me,  lest  I 
be  like  unto  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

8  Cause  me  to  hear  thy  loving-kindness 
in  the  morning ;  for  in  thee  do  I  trust : 
cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I  should 
walk ;  for  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto  thee. 

9  Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine  ene- 
mies :  1  flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

10  Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for  tliou 
art  my  God  :  thy  Spirit  is  good  ;  lead  me 
into  the  land  of  uprightness. 

11  Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy  name's 
sake  :  for  thy  righteousness'  sake  bring  my 
soul  out  of  trouble. 

12  And  of  thy  mercy  cut  off  mine  ene- 
mies, and  destroy  all  them  that  afflict  my 
soul ;  for  I  am  thy  servant. 

PSALM  CXLIV. 
IT  A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  be  the  Lord  my  strength, 
which  teacheth  my  hands  to  war,  caul 
my  fingers  to  fight ; 

2  My  goodness,  and  m}'  fortress ;  ray 
high  tower,  and  my  deliverer;  my  shield, 
and  he  in  whom  I  trust ;  who  subdueth  my 
people  under  me. 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest 
knowledge  of  him !  or  the  son  of  man, 
that  thou  makest  account  of  him  ! 

4  Man  is  like  to  vanity  :  his  days  arc  as 
a  shadow  that  passeth  away. 

5  Bow  thy  heavens,  O  Lord,  and  come 
down  :  touch  the  mountains,  and  they  shall 
smoke. 

6  Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scatter  them  : 
shoot  out  thine  arrows,  and  destroy  them. 

7  Send  thine  hand  from  above ;  rid  me, 
and  deliver  me  out  of  great  waters,  from 
the  hand  of  strange  children  ; 

8  Whose  moudi  speaketh  vanity,  and 
their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  falsehood. 

9  I  will  sing  a  new  song  unto  thee,  O 
God :  upon  a  psaltery  and  an  instrument 
often  strings  will  I  sing  praises  unto  tliee. 

10  It  is  he  that  giveth  salvation  unto 
kings :  who  delivereth  David  his  servant 
from  the  hurtful  sword. 

11  Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  from  the 
hand  of  strange  children,  whose  mouth 
speaketh  vanity,  and  their  right  hand  is  a 
right  hand  of  falsehood  : 

12  That  our  sons  may  he  as  plants  grown 
up  in  their  youth ;  that  our  daughters  7narj 
he  as  corner-stones,  polished  after  the  si- 
militude of  a  palace  : 

13  That  our  garners  may  be  full,  afibrd 
475 


David  praises  God. 
ing  all  manner  of  store ;  that  our  sheep 
may  bring  forth  thousands  and  ten  thou- 
sands in  our  streets : 

14  That  our  oxen  inay  he  strong  to  la- 
bour ;  that  there  he  no  breaking  in,  nor  go- 
ing out ;  that  there  he  no  complaining  in 
our  streets. 

15  Happy  is  that  people,  that  is  in  such 
a  case  :  yea,  happy  is  that  people,  whose 
God  is  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLV. 
H  David's  Psalm  of  praise. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O  King  ;  and 
I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee  ;  and  I  will 
praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

3  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be 
praised ;  and  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

4  One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works 
to  another,  and  shall  declare  thy  mighty 
acts. 

I  will  speak  of  the  glorious  honour  of 


thy  majesty,  and  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

6  And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of 
thy  terrible  acts :  and  I  will  declare  thy 
greatness. 

7  They  shall  abundantly  utter  the  me- 
mory of  thy  great  goodness,  and  shall  sing 
of  thy  righteousness. 

S  The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  com- 
passion ;  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

9  The  Lord  is  good  to  all :  and  his  ten- 
der mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

10  All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  O 
Lord  ;  and  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

11  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy 
kingdom,  and  talk  of  thy  power; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men 
his  mighty  acts,  and  the  glorious  majesty 
of  his  kingdom. 

13  Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  king- 
dom, and  thy  dominion  endureth  through- 
out all  generations. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall,  and 
raiseth  up  all  those  that  he  bowed  down. 

15  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  :  and 
thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

16  Thou  openest  thine  hand,  and  satis- 
fiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his 
ways,  and  holy  in  all  his  works. 

is  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that 
call  upon  him,  to  all  that  call  upon  him  in 
truth. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that 
fear  him  :  he  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and 
will  save  them. 

20  The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that 
love  him :  but  all  the  wicked  will  he  de- 
stroy. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of 
the  Lord  :  and  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy 
name  for  ever  and  ever. 

PSALM  CXLVL 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  the  Lord, 
O  my  soul. 
2  While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  Lokd  :  I 


PSALMS.  God  only  worthy  to  he  trusted. 

will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I  have 
any  being. 

3  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes,  nor  in 
the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

4  His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  to 
his  earth ;  in  that  very  day  his  thoughts 
perish. 

5  Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Ja- 
cob for  his  help,  whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord 
his  God : 

6  Which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  the 
sea,  and  all  that  therein  is  :  which  keepeth 
truth  for  ever : 

7  Which  executeth  judgment  for  the  op- 
pressed :  which  giveth  food  to  the  hungry. 
The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners : 

8  The  Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  the 
blind  :  the  Lord  raiseth  the?n  that  are  bow- 
ed down  :  the  Lord  loveth  the  righteous : 

9  The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers ; 
he  relieveth  the  fatherless  and  widow  :  but 
the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside 
down. 

10  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever,  even 
thy  God,  O  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CXLVII. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  :  for  it  is  good  to 
sing  praises  unto  our  God  ;  for  it  is 
pleasant ;  and  praise  is  comely. 

2  The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem  : 
he  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

3  He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart,  and 
bindeth  up  their  wounds. 

4  He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars;  he 
calleth  them  all  by  their  names. 

5  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of  great  power : 
his  understanding  is  infinite. 

6  The  Lord  lifteth  up  the  meek  :  he 
casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

7  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiv- 
ing; sing  praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our 
God: 

8  Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds, 
who  prepareth  rain  for  the  earth,  who 
maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 

9  He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food,  atid  to 
the  young  ravens  which  cry. 

10  He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of 
the  horse :  he  taketh  not  pleasure  in  the 
legs  of  a  man. 

1 1  The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that 
fear  him,  in  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  O  Jerusalem; 
praise  thy  God,  O  Zion. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of 
thy  gates ;  he  hath  blessed  thy  children 
within  thee. 

14  He  maketh  peace  .m  thy  borders, 
and  filleth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

15  He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment 
vpn)i  earth  :  his  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  snow  like  wool :  he  scat- 
tcreth  the  hoar-frost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels : 
who  can  stand  before  his  cold  ? 

18  He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melteth 
476 


The  psalmist  exhorts  CHAP 

them :  he  causeth  his  wind  to  blow,  and 
the  waters  flow. 

19  He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Jacob,  his 
statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 

20  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation  : 
and  as  for  his  judgments,  they  have  not 
known  them.     Praise  ye  the  Loud. 

PSALM  CXLVHI. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the 
Lord  from  the  heavens :  praise  him 
in  the  heights. 

2  Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels :  praise 
ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon :  praise 
him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

4  Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens,  and 
ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 

5  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
for  he  commanded,  and  they  were  cre- 
ated. 

6  He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever 
and  ever :  he  hath  made  a  decree  which 
shall  not  pass. 

7  Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth,  ye 
dragons  and  all  deeps  : 

8  Fire,  and  hail ;  snow,  and  vapour ; 
stormy  wind  fulfilling  his  word  : 

9  Mountains,  and  all  hills  ;  fruitful  trees, 
and  all  cedars : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle  ;  creeping 
things,  and  flying  fowl : 

11  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people; 
princes,  and  all  judges  of  the  earth : 

12  Both  young  men,  and  maidens ;  old 
men,  and  children  : 

13  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  for  his  name  alone  is  excellent ;  his 
glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

14  He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of  his  peo- 
ple, the  praise  of  all  his  saints  ;  even  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  a  people  near  unto  him. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


all  things  to  praise  God. 
PSALM  CXLIX. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Sing  unto  tne 
Lord  a  new  song,  and  his  praise  in 
the  congregation  of  samts. 

2  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made 
him  :  let  the  children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in 
their  King. 

3  Let  them  praise  his  name  in  the  dance : 
let  them  sing  praises  unto  him  with  the 
timbrel  and  harp. 

4  For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  his 
people :  he  will  beautify  the  meek  with 
salvation. 

5  Let  the  saints  be  joyful  in  glory  :  let 
them  sing  aloud  upon  their  beds. 

6  Let  the  high  praises  of  God  be  in  their 
mouth,  and  a  two-edged  sword  in  their 
hand ; 

7  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  hea- 
then, and  punishments  upon  the  people ; 

8  To  bind  their  kings  with  chains,  and 
their  nobles  with  fetters  of  iron  ; 

9  To  execute  upon  them  the  judgment 
written :  this  honour  have  all  his  saints. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  CL. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.     Praise  God  in 
his  sanctuary :  praise  him  in  the  fir- 
mament of  his  power. 

2  Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts  :  praise 
him  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 

3  Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trum- 
pet :  praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and 
harp. 

4  Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance : 
praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  and 
organs. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals : 
praise  him  upon  the  high  sounding  cym- 
bals. 

6  Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise 
the  Lord.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


H  The  PROVERBS. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  proverbs  of  Solomon  the  son  of 
David,  king  of  Israel ; 

2  To  know  wisdom  and  instruction ;  to 
perceive  the  words  of  understanding  ; 

3  To  receive  the  instruction  of  wisdom, 
justice,  and  judgment,  and  equity; 

4  To  give  subtilty  to  the  simple,  to  the 
young  man  knowledge  and  discretion. 

5  A  wise  man  will  hear,  and  will  increase 
learning ;  and  a  man  of  understanding 
shall  attain  unto  wise  counsels  : 

6  To  understand  a  proverb,  and  the  in- 
terpretation :  the  words  of  the  wise,  and 
their  dark  sayings. 

7  H  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
ning of  knowledge :  but  fools  despise  wis- 
dom and  instruction. 

8  My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy  fa- 
ther, and  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mother : 


9  For  they  shall  be  an  ornament  of  grace 
unto  thy  head,  a^  chains  about  thy  neck. 

10  H  My  son,  n  sinners  entice  thee,  con- 
sent thou  not. 

11  If  they  say,  Come  with  us,  let  us 
lay  wait  for  blood,  let  us  lurk  privily  for 
the  innocent  without  cause  : 

12  Let  us  swallow  them  vp  alive  as  the 
grave  ;  and  whole,  as  those  tiiat  go  down 
into  the  pit : 

13  We  shall  find  all  precious  substance, 
we  shall  fill  our  houses  with  spoil : 

14  Cast  in  thy  lot  among  us ;  let  us  all 
have  one  purse  : 

15  My  son,  walk  not  thou  in  the  way 
with  them  ;  refrain  thy  foot  from  their  path  : 

16  For  their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  make 
haste  to  shed  blood. 

17  Surely  in  vain  the  net  is  spread  in 
the  sight  of  any  bird. 

477 


Wisdom  promises 


PROVERBS. 


godliness  to  her  children. 


18  And  they  lay  wait  for  their  own  blood ; 
they  lurk  privily  tor  their  oivn  lives. 

19  So  arc  tlie  ways  of  every  one  that  is 
greedy  of  gain  ;  which  taketh  away  the 
life  of  the  owners  thereof. 

20  H  Wisdom  crieth  without ;  she  utter- 
eth  her  voice  in  the  streets :    • 

21  She  crieth  in  the  chief  place  of  con- 
course, in  the  openings  of  tiie  gates :  in 
the  city  she  uttereth  her  words,  saying, 

22  How  long,  ye  simple  ones,  will  j^e 
love  simplicity  !  and  the  scorners  delight 
in  their  scorning,  and  fools  hate  knowledge  1 

23  Turn  you  at  my  reproof:  behold,  I 
will  pour  out  my  spirit  unto  you,  I  will 
make  known  my  words  unto  you. 

24  H  Because  I  have  called,  and  ye  re- 
fused ;  I  have  stretched  out  my  hand,  and 
no  man  regarded ; 

25  But  ye  have  set  at  nought  all  my 
counsel,  and  would  none  of  my  reproof: 

26  I  also  will  laugh  at  your  calamity :  I 
will  mock  when  your  fear  cometh  ; 

27  When  your  fear  cometh  as  desolation, 
and  your  destruction  cometh  as  a  whirl- 
wind ;  when  distress  and  anguish  cometh 
upon  you. 

28  Then  shall  they  call  upon  me,  but  I 
will  not  answer  ;  they  shall  seek  me  early, 
but  tliey  shall  not  find  me ; 

29  For  that  they  hated  knowledge,  and 
did  not  choose  the  fear  of  the  Lord  : 

30  They  would  none  of  my  counsel : 
they  despised  all  my  reproof. 

31  Therefore  shall  they  eat  of  the  fruit 
of  their  own  way,  and  be  filled  with  their 
own  devices. 

32  For  the  turning  away  of  the  simple 
shall  slay  them,  and  the  prosperity  of  fools 
shall  destroy  them. 

33  But  whoso  hearkeneth  unto  me  shall 
dwell  safely,  and  shall  be  quiet  from  fear  of 
evil. 

CHAP.  n. 

MY  son,  if  thou  wilt  receive  my  words, 
and   hide   my  commandments  with 
thee ; 

2  So  that  thou  incline  thine  ear  unto  wis- 
dom, and  apply  thine  heart  to  understand- 
ing; 

3  Yea,  if  thou  criest  after  knowledge, 
and  liftest  up  thy  voice  for  understand- 
ing; 

4  If  thou  seekest  her  as  silver,  and 
searchest  for  her  as  for  hid  treasures ; 

5  Then  shalt  thou  understand  the  fear 
of  the  Lord,  and  find  the  knowledge  of 
God. 

6  For  the  Lord  giveth  wisdom  :  out  of 
his  mouth  cometh  knowledge  and  under- 
standing. 

7  He  layeth  up  sound  wisdom  for  the 
righteous :  he  is  a  buckler  to  them  that 
walk  uprightly. 

8  He  keepeth  the  paths  of  judgment,  and 
preserveth  the  way  of  his  saints. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  understand  righteous- 


ness,  and    judgment,    and    equity ;    yea, 
every  good  path. 

10  M  When  wisdom  entereth  into  thine 
heart,  and  knowledge  is  pleasant  unto  thy 
soul ; 

1 1  Discretion  shall  preserve  thee,  under- 
standing shall  keep  thee : 

12  To  deliver  thee  from  the  way  of  the 
evil  mem,  from  the  man  that  speaketh  fro- 
ward  things  ; 

13  Who  leave  the  paths  of  uprightness, 
to  walk  in  the  ways  of  darkness  ; 

14  Who  rejoice  to  do  evil,  and  delight 
in  the  frowardness  of  the  wicked  ; 

15  Whose  ways  are  crooked,  and  they 
froward  in  their  paths : 

16  To  deliver  thee  from  the  strange  wo- 
man, even  from  the  stranger  ichich  natter- 
eth  with  her  words ; 

17  Which  forsaketh  the  guide  of  her 
youth,  and  forgetteth  the  covenant  of  her 
God. 

18  For  her  house  inclineth  unto  death, 
and  her  paths  unto  the  dead. 

19  None  that  go  unto  her  return  again, 
neither  take  they  hold  of  the  paths  of 
life. 

20  H  That  thou  mayest  walk  in  the  way 
of  good  7ncn,  and  keep  the  paths  of  the 
righteous. 

21  For  the  upright  shall  dwell  in  the 
land,  and  the  perfect  shall  remain  in  it. 

22  But  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off  from 
the  earth,  and  the  transgressors  shall  be 
rooted  out  of  it. 

CHAP.  HL 
Y  son,   forget  not  my   law ;   but  let 
thine  heart  keep  my  commandments  : 

2  For  length  of  days,  and  long  life,  and 
peace  shall  they  add  to  thee. 

3  Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee : 
bind  them  about  thy  neck ;  write  them 
upon  the  table  of  thine  heart : 

4  So  shalt  thou  find  favour  and  good  un- 
derstanding in  the  sight  of  God  and  man. 

5  H  Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thine 
heart ;  and  lean  not  unto  thine  own  under- 
standing. 

6  In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him,  and 
he  shall  direct  thy  paths. 

7  Ti  Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes :  fear 
the  Lord,  and  depart  from  evil. 

8  It  shall  be  health  to  thy  navel,  and 
marrow  to  thy  bones. 

9  H  Honour  the  Lord  with  thy  substance, 
and  with  the  first-fruits  of  all  thine  in- 
crease : 

10  So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled  with  plen- 
ty, and  thy  presses  shall  burst  out  with  new 
wine. 

11  II  My  son,  despise  not  the  chastening 
of  the  Lord  ;  neither  be  weary  of  his  cor- 
rection : 

12  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  cor- 
recteih ;  even  as  a  father  the  son  i7i  whom 
he  delighteth. 

13  H  Happy  is  the  man  thai  findeth  wis- 
478 


Solomon  persuades  to  obedience.  CHAP, 
dom,  and  the  man  that  getteth  understand- 
ing. 

14  For  the  merchandise  of  it  is  better 
than  the  merchandise  of  silver,  and  the 
gain  thereof  than  fine  gold. 

15  She  is  more  precious  than  rubies :  and 
all  the  things  thou  canst  desire  are  not  to 
be  compared  unto  her. 

16  Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand ; 
and  in  her  left  hand  riches  and  honour. 

17  Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
and  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

18  She  is  a  tree  of  life  to  them  that  lay 
hold  upon  her  :  and  happy  is  every  one  that 
retaineth  her. 

19  The  Lord  by  wisdom  hath  founded 
the  earth ;  by  understanding  hath  he  es- 
tablished the  heavens. 

20  By  his  knowledge  the  depths  are 
broken  up,  and  the  clouds  drop  down  the 
dew. 

21  H  My  son,  let  not  them  depart  from 
thine  eyes :  keep  sound  wisdom  and  dis- 
cretion : 

22  So  shall  they  be  life  unto  thy  soul, 
and  grace  to  thy  neck. 

23  Then  shalt  thou  walk  in  thy  way 
safely,  and  thy  foot  shall  not  stumble. 

24  When  thou  liest  down,  thou  shalt  not 
be  afraid  :  yea,  thou  shalt  lie  down,  and  thy 
sleep  shall  be  sweet. 

25  Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear,  neither 
of  the  desolation  of  the  wicked,  when  it 
Cometh. 

26  For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  confidence, 
and  shall  keep  thy  foot  from  being  taken. 

27  If  Withhold  not  good  from  them  to 
whom  it  is  due,  when  it  is  in  the  power  of 
thine  hand  to  do  it. 

28  Say  not  unto  thy  neighbour.  Go,  and 
come  again,  and  to-morrow  I  will  give; 
when  thou  hast  it  by  thee. 

29  H  Devise  not  evil  against  thy  neigh- 
bour, seeing  he  dwelleth  securely  by  thee 

30  Strive  not  with  a  man  without  cause, 
if  he  have  done  thee  no  harm. 

31  Envy  thou  not  the  oppressor,  and 
choose  none  of  his  ways. 

32  For  the  froward  is  abomination  to 
the  Lord  :  but  his  secret  is  with  the  right- 
eous. 

33  H  The  curse  of  the  Lord  is  in  the 
house  of  the  wicked :  but  he  blesseth  the 
habitation  of  the  just. 

34  Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorners: 
but  he  giveth  grace  unto  the  lowly. 

35  The  wise  shall  inherit  glory:  but 
shame  shall  be  the  promotion  of  fools. 

CHAP.  IV. 

HEAR,  ye  children,  the  instruction  of 
a  father,  and  attend  to  know  under- 
standing. 

2  For  I  give  you  good  doctrine,  forsake 
ye  not  my  law. 

3  For  i  was  my  father's"  son,  tender  and 
only  beloved  in  the  sight  of  my  mother. 

4  He  taught  me  also,  and  said  unto  me, 


IV,  V.  He  exhorts  to  faith. 

Let  thine  heart  retain  my  words :  keep  my 
commandments,  and  live. 

6  U  Get  wisdom,  get  understanding :  for- 
get it  not ;  neither  decline  from  the  words 
of  my  mouth. 

6  Forsake  her  not,  and  she  shall  pre- 
serve thee :  love  her,  and  she  shall  keep 
thee. 

7  Wisdom  is  the  principal  thing ;  there- 
fore get  wisdom  :  and  with  all  thy  getting 
get  understanding. 

8  Exalt  her,  and  she  shall  promote  thee ; 
she  shall  bring  thee  to  honour,  when  thou 
dost  embrace  her. 

9  She  shall  give  to  thine  head  an  orna- 
ment of  grace :  a  crown  of  glory  shall  she 
deliver  to  thee. 

10  Hear,  O  my  son,  and  receive  my 
sayings  ;  and  the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be 
many. 

Ill  have  taught  thee  in  the  way  of  wis- 
dom ;  I  have  led  thee  in  right  paths. 

12  When  thou  goest,  thy  steps  shall  not 
be  straitened ;  and  when  thou  runnest,  thou 
shalt  not  stumble. 

13  Take  fast  hold  of  instruction  ;  let  her 
not  go  :  keep  her ;  for  she  is  thy  life. 

14  IT  Enter  not  into  the  path  of  the  wick- 
ed, and  go  not  in  the  way  of  evil  /ncn. 

15  Avoid  it,  pass  not  by  it,  turn  from  it, 
and  pass  away. 

16  For  they  sleep  not,  except  they  have 
done  mischief;  and  their  sleep  is  taken 
away,  unless  they  cause  some  to  fall. 

17  For  they  eat  the  bread  of  wicked- 
ness, and  drink  the  wine  of  violence. 

18  But  the  path  of  the  just  is  as  the 
shining  light,  that  shineth  more  and  more 
unto  the  perfect  day. 

19  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as  dark- 
ness :  they  know  not  at  what  they  stumble. 

20  H  My  son,  attend  to  my  words ;  in- 
cline thine  ear  unto  my  sayings. 

21  Let  them  not  depart  from  thine  eyes; 
keep  them  in  the  midst  of  thine  heart. 

22  For  they  are  life  unto  those  that  find 
them,  and  health  to  all  their  flesh. 

23  H  Keep  thy  heart  with  all  diligence : 
for  out  of  it  are  the  issues  of  life. 

24  Put  away  from  thee  a  froward  mouth, 
and  perverse  lips  put  far  from  thee. 

25  Let  thine  eyes  look  right  on,  and  let 
thine  eyelids  look  straight  before  tliee. 

26  Ponder  the  path  of  thy  feet,  and  let 
all  thy  ways  be  established. 

27  "Turn  not  to  the  right  hand  nor  to  the 
left :  remove  thy  foot  from  evil. 

CHAP.  V. 

MY  son,  attend  unto  my  wisdom,  and 
bow  thine  ear  to  my  understanding : 

2  That  thou  mayest  regard  discretion, 
and  that  thy  lips  may  keep  knowledge. 

3  H  For  the  lips  of  a  strange  woman  drop 
as  an  honey-comb,  and  her  mouth  is 
smoother  than  oil : 

4  But  her  end  is  bitter  as  wormwood, 
sharp  as  a  two-edged  sword. 

479 


Solomon  recommends  wisdom.        PROVERBS. 


The  blessings  of  obedience. 


5  Her  feet  go  down  to  death  ;  her  steps 
take  hold  on  hell. 

6  Lest  thou  shouldest  ponder  the  path  of 
life,  her  ways  are  moveable,  that  thou  canst 
not  know  thctn. 

7  Hear  me  now  therefore,  O  ye  children, 
and  depart  not  from  the  words  of  my 
mouth. 

8  Remove  thy  way  far  from  her,  and 
come  not  nigh  the  door  of  her  house : 

9  Lest  thou  give  thine  honour  unto 
others,  and  thy  years  unto  the  cruel : 

10  Lest  strangers  be  filled  with  thy 
wealth  ;  and  thy  labours  be  in  the  house  of 
a  stranger ; 

11  And  thou  mourn  at  the  last,  when  thy 
flesh  and  thy  body  are  consumed, 

12  And  say.  How  have  I  hated  instruc- 
tion, and  my  heart  despised  reproof; 

13  And  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  my 
teachers,  nor  inclined  mine  ear  to  them  that 
instructed  me ! 

14  I  was  almost  in  all  evil  in  the  midst 
of  the  congregation  and  assembly. 

15  If  Drink  waters  out  of  thine  own  cis- 
tern, and  running  waters  out  of  thine  own 
well. 

16  Let  thy  fountains  be  dispersed 
abroad,  ajid  rivers  of  waters  in  the  streets. 

17  Let  them  be  only  thine  own,  and  not 
strangers'  with  thee. 

18  Let  thy  fountain  be  blessed :  and  re- 
joice with  the  wife  of  thy  youth. 

19  Let  her  be  as  the  loving  hind  and 
pleasant  roe  ;  let  her  breasts  satisfy  thee  at 
all  times ;  and  be  thou  ravished  always  with 
her  love. 

20  And  why  wilt  thou,  my  son,  be  ravish- 
ed with  a  strange  woman,  and  embrace  the 
bosom  of  a  stranger? 

21  For  the  ways  of  man  ore  before  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  he  pondereth  all  his 
goings. 

22  If  His  own  iniquities  shall  take  the 
wicked  himself,  and  he  shall  be  holden  with 
the  cords  of  his  sins. 

23  He  shall  die  without  instruction: 
and  in  the  greatness  of  his  folly  he  shall  go 
astray. 

CHAP.  VL 

MY  son,  if  thou  be  surety  for  thy  friend, 
if  thou  hast  stricken  thy  hand  with  a 
stranger, 

2  Thou  art  snared  with  the  words  of  thy 
mouth,  thou  art  taken  with  the  words  of  thy 
mouth. 

3  Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  deliver  thy- 
self, when  thou  art  come  into  the  hand  of 
thy  friend ;  go,  humble  thyself,  and  make 
sure  thy  friend. 

4  Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes,  nor  slum- 
ber to  thine  eyelids. 

5  Deliver  thyself  as  a  roe  from  the  hand 
of  the  hunter,  and  as  a  bird  from  the  hand 
tjf  the  fowler. 

6  If  Go  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard ;  con- 
sider her  ways,  and  be  wise : 


7  Which  having  no  guide,  overseer,  or 
ruler, 

8  Provideth  her  meat  in  the  summer,  and 
gathereth  her  food  in  the  harvest. 

9  How  long  wilt  thou  sleep,  O  sluggard  ? 
when  wilt  thou  arise  out  of  thy  sleep  1 

10  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber,  a 
little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep  : 

11  So  shall  thy  pwerty  come  as  one 
that  travelleth,  and  thy  want  as  an  armed 
man. 

12  If  A  naughty  person,  a  wicked  man. 
walketh  with  a  froward  mouth. 

13  He  winketh  with  his  eyes,  he  speak- 
eth  with  his  feet,  he  teacheth  with  his 
fingers ; 

14  Frowardness  is  in  his  heart,  he  de- 
viseth  mischief  continually ;  he  soweth 
discord. 

15  Therefore  shall  his  calamity  come 
suddenly ;  suddenly  shall  he  be  broken 
without  remedy. 

16  If  These  six  things  doth  the  Lord 
hate  ;  yea,  seven  are  an  abomination  unto 
him: 

17  A  proud  look,  a  Ij'ing  tongue,  and 
hands  that  shed  innocent  blood, 

18  An  heart  that  deviseth  wicked  ima- 
ginations, feet  that  be  swift  in  running  to 
mischief, 

19  A  false  witness  that  speaketh  lies, 
and  him  that  soweth  discord  among 
brethren. 

20  If  My  son,  keep  thy  father's  com- 
mandment, and  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy 
mother : 

21  Bind  them  continually  upon  thine 
heart,  atid  tie  them  about  thy  neck. 

22  When  thou  goest,  it  shall  lead  thee  ; 
when  thou  sleepest,  it  shall  keep  thee ; 
and  tchen  thou  awakest,  it  shall  talk  with 
thee. 

23  For  the  commandment  is  a  lamp ; 
and  the  law  is  light ;  and  reproofs  of  in- 
struction are  the  way  of  life : 

24  To  keep  thee  from  the  evil  woman, 
from  the  flattery  of  the  tongue  of  a  strange 
woman. 

25  If  Lust  not  after  her  beauty  in  thine 
heart;  neither  let  her  take  thee  with  her 
eyelids. 

26  For  by  means  of  a  whorish  woman  a 
man  is  brought  to  a  piece  of  bread :  and 
the  adulteress  will  hunt  for  the  precious 
life. 

27  Can  a  man  take  fire  in  his  bosom, 
and  his  clothes  not  be  burned  1 

28  Can  one  go  upon  hot  coals,  and  his 
feet  not  be  burned  ? 

29  So  he  that  goeth  in  to  his  neighbour's 
wife  ;  whosoever  toucheth  her  shall  not  be 
innocent. 

30  Men  do  not  despise  a  thief,  if  he  steal 
to  satisfy  his  soul  when  he  is  hungry; 

31  But  if  he  be  found,  he  shall  restore 
seven-fold  ;  he  shall  give  all  the  substance 
of  his  house. 

480 


Description  of  a  harlot. 


CHAP.  VII,  VIII. 


The  excellency  of  zoisdom. 


32  But  whoso  committeth  adultery  with 
a  woman  lacketh  understanding :  he  that 
doeth  it  destroyeth  his  own  soul. 

33  A  wound  and  dishonour  shall  he 
get ;  and  his  reproach  shall  not  be  wiped 
away. 

34  For  jealousy  is  the  rage  of  a  man  : 
therefore  he  will  not  spare  in  the  day  of 
vengeance. 

35  He  will  not  regard  any  ransom; 
neither  will  he  rest  content,  though  thou 
givest  many  gifts. 

CHAP.  VII. 

MY  son,  keep  my  words,   and  lay  up 
my  commandments  with  thee. 

2  Keep  my  commandments,  and  live ; 
and  my  law  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye. 

3  Bind  them  upon  thy  fingers,  write 
them  upon  the  table  of  thine  heart. 

4  Say  unto  wisdom,  Thou  art  my  sister; 
and  call  understanding  thy  kinswoman  : 

5  That  they  may  keep  thee  from  the 
strange  woman,  from  the  stranger  ivhich 
flattereth  with  her  words. 

6  H  For  at  the  window  of  my  house  I 
looked  through  my  casement, 

7  And  beheld  among  the  simple  ones,  I 
discerned  among  the  youths,  a  young  man 
void  of  understanding, 

8  Passing  through  the  street  near  her 
corner ;  and  he  went  the  way  to  her  house, 

9  In  the  twilight,  in  the  evening,  in  the 
black  and  dark  night : 

10  And  behold,  there  met  him  a  woman 
with  the  attire  of  an  harlot,  and  subtile  of 
heart. 

11  (She  is  loud  and  stubborn;  her  feet 
abide  not  in  her  house : 

12  Nowi's  she  without,  now  in  the  streets, 
and  lieth  in  wait  at  every  corner.) 

13  So  she  caught  him,  and  kissed  him, 
and  with  an  impudent  face  said  unto  him, 

14  /  have  peace-offerings  with  me ;  this 
day  have  I  paid  my  vows. 

15  Therefore  came  I  forth  to  meet  thee, 
diligently  to  seek  thy  face,  and  I  have 
found  thee. 

16  I  have  decked  my  bed  with  coverings 
of  tapestry,  with  carved  worhs,  with  fine 
linen  of  Egypt. 

17  I  have  perfumed  my  bed  with  myrrh, 
aloes,  and  cinnamon. 

IS  Come,  let  us  take  our  fill  of  love  uritil 
the  morning :  let  us  solace  ourselves  with 
loves. 

19  For  the  good-man  is  not  at  home,  he 
is  gone  a  long  journey  : 

20  He  hath  taken  a  bag  of  money  with 
him,  and  will  come  home  at  the  day  ap- 
pointed. 

21  With  her  much  fair  speech  she 
caused  him  to  yield,  with  the  flattering  of 
her  lips  she  forced  him. 

22  He  goeth  after  her  straightway,  as  an 
ox  goeth  to  the  slaughter,  or  as  a  fool  to 
the  correction  of  the  stocks ; 

23  Till  a  dart  strike  through  his  liver; 

61 


as  a  bird  hasteth  to  the  snare,  and  knoweth 
not  that  it  is  for  his  life. 

24  "ff  Hearken  unto  me  now  therefore,  O 
ye  children,  and  attend  to  the  words  of  my 
mouth. 

25  Let  not  thine  heart  decline  to  her 
ways,  go  not  astray  in  her  paths. 

26  For  she  hath  cast  down  many  wound- 
ed :  yea,  many  strong  men  have  been  slain 
by  her. 

27  Her  house  is  the  way  to  hell,  going 
down  to  the  chambers  of  death. 

CHAP.  VIII. 
OTH  not  wisdom   cry?  and  under- 
standing put  forth  her  voice  ? 

2  She  standeth  in  the  top  of  high  places, 
by  the  way  in  the  places  of  the  paths. 

3  She  crieth  at  the  gates,  at  the  entry  of 
the  city,  at  the  coming  in  at  the  doors : 

4  Unto  you,  O  men,  I  call;  and  my 
voice  is  to  the  sons  of  man. 

5  O  ye  simple,  understand  wisdom  :  and 
ye  fools,  be  ye  of  an  understanding  heart. 

6  H  Hear ;  for  I  will  speak  of  excellent 
things ;  and  the  opening  of  my  lips  shall 
he  riglit  things. 

7  For  my  mouth  shall  speak  truth,  and 
wickedness  is  an  abomination  to  my  lips. 

8  All  the  words  of  my  mouth  are  in 
righteousness  ;  there  is  nothing  froward  or 
perverse  in  them. 

9  They  are  all  plain  to  him  that  under- 
standeth,  and  right  to  them  that  find  know- 
ledge. 

10  H  Receive  my  instruction,  and  not 
silver;  and  knowledge  rather  than  choice 
gold. 

11  For  wisdom  is  better  than  rubies; 
and  all  the  things  that  may  be  desired  are 
not  to  be  compared  to  it. 

12  H  I  Wisdom  dwell  with  Prudence, 
and  find  out  knowledge  of  witty  inventions. 

13  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to  hate  evil: 
pride,  and  arroganc)%  and  the  evil  way, 
and  the  froward  mouth,  do  I  hate. 

14  Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound  wisdom  : 
I  am  understanding ;  I  have  strength. 

15  II  By  me  kings  reign,  and  prmces  de- 
cree justice. 

16  By  me  princes  rule,  and  nobles,  even 
all  the  judges  of  the  earth. 

17  I  love  them  that  love  me  :  and  those 
that  seek  me  early  shall  find  me. 

18  Riches  and  honour  are  with  me  ;  yea, 
durable  riches  and  righteousness. 

19  My  fruit  is  better  than  gold,  yea,  than 
fine  gold;  and  my  revenue  than  choice 
silver. 

20  I  lead  in  the  way  of  righteousness,  in 
the  midst  of  the  paths  of  judgment : 

21  That  I  may  cause  those  that  love  me 
to  inherit  substance ;  and  I  will  fill  their 
treasures. 

22  IT  The  Lord  possessed  me  in  the  be- 
ginning of  his  way,  oefore  his  works  of  old. 
"  23  I  was  set  up  from  everlasting,  from 
the  beginning,  or  ever  the  earth  was. 

481 


The  discipline  of  wisdom. 


PROVERBS. 


Of  industry  and  integrity. 


24  When  there  were  no  depths,  I  was 
brought  forth;  when  there  tvere  no  foun- 
tains abounding  with  water. 

25  Before  the  mountains  were  settled,  be- 
fore the  hills  was  I  brought  forth : 

26  While  as  yet  he  had  not  made  the 
earth,  nor  the  fields,  nor  the  highest  part 
of  the  dust  of  the  world. 

27  When  he  prepared  the  heavens,  I 
teas  there :  when  he  set  a  compass  upon 
the  face  of  the  depth : 

28  When  he  established  the  clouds 
above :  when  he  strengthened  the  foun- 
tains of  the  deep  : 

29  When  he  gave  to  the  sea  his  decree, 
that  the  waters  should  not  pass  his  com- 
mandment ;  when  he  appointed  the  foun- 
dations of  the  earth : 

30  Then  I  was  by  him,  as  one  brought 
up  7(nth  him :  and  I  was  daily  his  delight, 
rejoicing  always  before  him ; 

31  Rejoicing  in  the  habitable  part  of 
his  earth ;  and  my  delights  icere  with  the 
sons  of  men. 

32  IT  Now  therefore  hearken  unto  me,  O 
ye  children  :  for  blessed  are  they  that  keep 
my  ways. 

33  Hear  instruction,  and  be  wise,  and 
refuse  it  not. 

34  Blessed  is  the  man  that  heareth  me, 
watching  daily  at  my  gates,  waiting  at  the 
posts  of  my  doors. 

35  For  whoso  findeth  me  findeth  life, 
and  shall  obtain  favour  of  the  Lord. 

36  But  he  that  sinneth  against  me 
wrongeth  his  own  soul :  all  they  that  hate 
me  love  death. 

CHAP.  IX. 
'TSDOM  hath  builded  her  house,  she 
hath  hewn  out  her  seven  pillars : 

2  She  hath  killed  her  beasts ;  she  hath 
mingled  her  wine ;  she  hath  also  furnished 
her  table. 

3  She  hath  sent  forth  her  maidens :  she 
crieth  upon  the  highest  places  of  the  city, 

4  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn  in  hither : 
as  for  him  that  wanteth  understanding, 
she  saith  to  him, 

5  Come,  eat  of  my  bread,  and  drink  of 
the  wine  i/^hich  I  have  mingled. 

6  Forsake  the  foolish,  and  live ;  and  go 
in  the  way  of  understanding. 

7  He  that  reproveth  a  scorner  getteth  to 
himself  shame :  and  he  that  rebuketh  a 
wicked  mail  getteth  himself  a  blot. 

8  Reprove  not  a  scorner,  lest  he  hate 
thee :  rebuke  a  wise  man,  and  he  will  love 
thee. 

9  Give  instruction  to  a  wise  man,  and 
he  will  be  yet  wiser:  teach  a  just  man, 
and  he  will  increase  in  learning. 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  begin- 
ning of  wisdom  :  and  the  knowledge  of  the 
holy  is  understanding. 

11  For  by  me  thy  days  shall  be  multi- 
plied, and  the  years  of  thy  life  shall  be  in- 
creased. 


12  If  thou  be  wise,  thou  shalt  be  wise 
for  thyself:  but  if  thou  scornest,  thou 
alone  shalt  bear  it. 

13  U  A  foolish  woman  is  clamorous:  she 
is  simple,  and  knoweth  nothing. 

14  For  she  sitteth  at  the  door  of  her 
house,  on  a  seat  in  the  high  places  of  the 
city, 

15  To  call  passengers  who  go  right  on 
their  ways : 

16  Whoso  is  simple,  let  him  turn  in 
hither :  and  as  for  him  that  wanteth  un- 
derstanding, she  saith  to  him, 

17  Stolen  waters  are  sweet,  and  bread 
eateti  in  secret  is  pleasant. 

18  But  he  knoweth  not  that  the  dead  are 
there  ;  and  that  her  guests  ai-e  in  the  depths 
of  hell. 

CHAP.  X. 

THE  proverbs  of  Solomon.     A  wise  son 
maketh   a  glad  father :  but  a  foolish 
son  is  the  heaviness  of  his  mother. 

2  Treasuresof  wickedness  profit  nothing: 
but  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

3  The  Lord  will  not  suffer  the  soul  of 
the  righteous  to  famish  :  but  he  casteth 
awaj^  the  substance  of  the  wicked. 

4  He  becometh  poor  that  dealeth  loith  a 
slack  hand :  but  the  hand  of  the  diligent 
maketh  rich. 

5  He  that  gathereth  in  summer  is  a  wise 
son :  but  he  that  sleepeth  in  harvest  is  a 
son  that  causeth  shame. 

6  Blessings  are  upon  the  head  of  the 
just :  but  violence  covereth  the  mouth  of 
the  wicked. 

7  The  memory  of  the  just  zs  blessed:  but 
the  name  of  the  wicked  shall  rot. 

8  The  wise  in  heart  will  receive  com- 
mandments :  but  a  prating  fool  shall  fall. 

9  He  that  walketh  uprightly  walketh 
surely :  but  he  that  perverteth  his  ways 
shall  be  known. 

10  He  that  winketh  with  the  eye  causeth 
sorrow  :  but  a  prating  fool  shall  fall. 

11  The  mouth  of  a  righteous  7nan  is  a 
well  of  life  :  but  violence  covereth  the  mouth 
of  the  wicked. 

12  Hatred  stirreth  up  strifes:  but  love 
covereth  all  sins. 

13  In  the  lips  of  him  that  hath  under- 
standing wisdom  is  found  :  but  a  rod  is  for 
the  back  of  him  that  is  void  of  understand- 
ing. 

14  Wise  men  lay  up  knowledge  :  but  the 
mouth  of  the  foolish  is  near  destruction. 

15  The  rich  man's  wealth  is  his  strong 
city  :  the  destruction  of  the  poor  is  their 
poverty. 

16  The  labour  of  the  righteous  tendeth  to 
life  :  the  fruit  of  the  wicked  to  sin. 

17  He  is  in  the  way  of  life  that  keepeth 
instruction  :  but  he  that  refuseth  reproof 
erreth. 

18  He  that  hideth  hatred  ivith  lying  lips, 
and  he  that  uttereth  a  slander,  is  a  fool. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  words  there  want- 

482 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues, 


CHAP.  XI,  xn. 


a7id  their  contrary  vices. 


eth  not  sin :  but  he  that  refraineth  his  Hps 
is  wise. 

20  The  tongue  of  the  just  is  as  choice 
silver  :  the  heart  of  the  wicked  is  Httle 
worth. 

21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  feed  many : 
but  fools  die  for  want  of  wisdom. 

22  The  blessing  of  the  Lord,  it  maketh 
rich,  and  he  addeth  no  sorrow  with  it. 

23  It  is  as  sport  to  a  fool  to  do  mis- 
chief: but  a  man  of  understanding  hath 
wisdom. 

24  The  fear  of  the  wicked,  it  shall  come 
upon  him  :  but  the  desire  of  the  righteous 
shall  be  granted. 

25  As  the  whirlwind  passeth,  so  is  the 
wicked  no  mare :  but  the  righteous  is  an 
everlasting  foundation. 

26  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  and  as  smoke 
to  the  ej^es,  so  is  the  sluggard  to  them  that 
send  him. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  prolongeth 
daj's  :  but  the  j'ears  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
shortened. 

28  The  hope  of  the  righteous  shall  he 
gladness  :  but  the  expectation  of  the  wick- 
ed shall  perish. 

29  The  way  of  the  Lord  is  strength  to 
the  upright :  but  destruction  shall  be  to  the 
workers  of  iniquity. 

30  The  righteous  shall  never  be  re- 
moved: but  the  wicked  shall  not  inhabit 
the  earth. 

31  The  mouth  of  the  just  bringeth  forth 
wisdom  :  but  the  froward  tongue  shall  be  cut 
out. 

32  The  lips  of  the  righteous  know  what 
is  acceptable  :  but  the  mouth  of  the  wicked 
speakcth  frowardness. 

CHAP.  XL 

A  FALSE  balance   is  abomination  to 
the  Lord:  but  a  just  weight  is  his 
delight. 

2  lVhc7i  pride  cometh,  then  cometh 
shame  :  but  with  the  lowly  is  wisdom. 

3  The  integrity  of  the  upright  shall 
guide  them  :  but  the  perverseness  of  trans- 
gressors shall  destroy  them. 

4  Riches  profit  not  in  the  day  of  wrath  : 
but  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 

6  The  righteousness  of  the  perfect  shall 
direct  his  way :  but  the  wicked  shall  fall 
b}^  his  own  wickedness. 

6  The  righteousness  of  the  upright  shall 
deliver  them :  but  transgressors  shall  be 
taken  in  their  own  naughtiness. 

7  When  a  wicked  man  dieth,  his  expec- 
tation shall  perish  :  and  the  hope  of  unjust 
7ncn  perisheth. 

8  The  righteous  is  delivered  out  of  trou- 
ble, and  the  wicked  cometh  in  his  stead. 

9  An  hypocrite  with  his  mouth  destroy- 
eth  his  neighbour  :  but  through  knowledge 
shall  the  just  be  delivered. 

10  When  it  goeth  well  with  the  right 
eous,  the  city  rejoiceth :  and  when  the  wick- 
ed perish,  there  is  shouting. 


11  By  the  blessing  of  the  upright  the  city 
is  exalted :  but  it  is  overthrown  by  the  mouth 
of  the  wicked. 

12  He  that  is  void  of  wisdom  despiseth 
his  neighbour  :  but  a  man  of  understanding 
holdeth  his  peace. 

13  A  tale-bearer  revealeth  secrets :  but 
he  that  is  of  a  faithful  spirit  concealeth  the 
matter. 

14  Where  no  counsel  is,  the  people  fall : 
but  in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  thc?'e  is 
safety. 

15  He  that  is  surety  for  a  stranger  shall 
smart  for  it:  and  he  that  hateth  suretiship 
is  sure. 

16  A  gracious  woman  retaineth  honour  : 
and  strong  men  retain  riches. 

17  The  merciful  man  doeth  good  to  his 
own  soul :  but  he  that  is  cruel  troubleth  his 
own  flesh. 

18  The  wicked  worketh  a  deceitful  work  : 
but  to  him  that  soweth  righteousness  shall 
be  a  sure  reward. 

19  As  righteousness  tendeth  to  life :  so 
he  that  pursueth  evil  pursucth  it  to  his  own 
death. 

20  They  that  are  of  a  froward  heart  are 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but  such  as  are 
upright  in  their  way  are  his  delight. 

21  Though  hand  join  in  hand,  the  wick- 
ed shall  not  be  unpunished  :  but  the  seed 
of  the  righteous  shall  be  delivered. 

22  As  a  jewel  of  gold  in  a  swine's  snout, 
50  is  a  fair  woman  which  is  without  discre- 
tion. 

23  The  desire  of  the  righteous  is  only 
good  :  but  the  expectation  of  the  wicked  is 
wrath. 

24  There  is  that  scattereth,  and  yet  in- 
creaseth ;  and  there  is  that  withholdeth 
more  than  is  meet,  but  it  tendeth  to  po- 
verty. 

25  The  liberal  soul  shall  be  made  fat : 
and  he  that  watereth  shall  be  watered  also 
himself. 

26  He  that  withholdeth  corn,  the  people 
shall  curse  him  :  but  blessing  shall  be  upon 
the  head  of  him  that  selleth  it. 

27  He  that  diligently  seeketh  good  pro- 
cureth  favour :  but  he  that  seeketh  mis- 
chief, it  shall  come  unto  him. 

28  He  that  trusteth  in  his  riches  shall 
fall :  but  the  righteous  shall  flourish  as  a 
branch. 

29  He  that  troubleth  his  own  house  shall 
inherit  the  wind :  and  the  fool  shall  be  ser- 
vant to  the  wise  of  heart. 

30  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a  tree 
of  life ;  and  he  that  winneth  souls  is  wise. 

31  Behold,  the  righteous  shall  be  re- 
compensed in  the  earth  :  much  more  the 
wicked  and  the  sinner. 

CHAP.   XH. 

WHOSO     loveth    instruction     loveth 
knowledge :    but   he    that    hateth 
reproof  is  brutish. 
2  A  good  man  obtaineth  favour  of  the 
483 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues, 


PROVERBS. 


and  iheir  contrary  vices. 


Lord  :  but  a  man  of  wicked  devices  will 
he  condemn. 

3  A  man  shall  not  be  established  by 
wickedness :  but  the  root  of  the  righteous 
shall  not  be  moved. 

4  A  virtuous  woman  is  a  crown  to  her 
husband  :  but  she  that  maketh  ashamed  is 
as  rottenness  in  his  bones. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  righteous  are 
right :  but  the  counsels  of  the  wicked  are 
deceit. 

6  The  words  of  the  wicked  are  to  lie  in 
wait  for  blood  :  but  the  mouth  of  the  upright 
shall  deliver  them. 

7  The  wicked  are  overthrown,  and  are 
not :  but  the  house  of  the  righteous  shall 
stand. 

8  A  man  shall  be  commended  according 
to  his  wisdom  :  but  he  that  is  of  a  perverse 
heart  shall  be  despised. 

9  He  that  is  despised,  and  hath  a  ser- 
vant, is  better  than  he  that  honoureth  him- 
self, and  lacketh  bread. 

10  A  righteous  ma7i  regardeth  the  life  of 
his  beast:  but  the  tender  mercies  of  the 
wicked  are  cruel. 

11  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  be  satis- 
fied with  bread :  but  he  that  followeth  vain 
persons  is  void  of  understanding. 

12  The  wicked  desireth  the  net  of  evil 
men :  but  the  root  of  the  righteous  yieldeth 
fruit. 

13  The  wicked  is  snared  by  the  trans- 
gression oHiis  lips :  but  the  just  shall  come 
out  of  trouble. 

14  A  man  shall  be  satisfied  with  good 
by  the  fruit  of  his  mouth  :  and  the  recom- 
pense of  a  man's  hands  shall  be  rendered 
unto  him. 

15  The  way  of  a  fool  is  right  in  his  own 
eyes :  but  he  that  hearkeneth  unto  counsel 
is  wise. 

16  A  fool's  wrath  is  presently  known: 
but  a  prudent  7nan  covereth  shame. 

17  He  that  speaketh  truth  sheweth  forth 
righteousness :  but  a  false  witness  deceit. 

18  There  is  that  speaketh  like  the  pierc- 
ings of  a  sword  :  but  the  tongue  of  the  wise 
is  health. 

19  The  lip  of  truth  shall  be  established 
for  ever :  but  a  lying  tongue  is  but  for  a 
moment. 

20  Deceit  is  in  the  heart  of  them  that 
imagine  evil :  but  to  the  counsellors  of 
peace  is  joy. 

21  There  shall  no  evil  happen  to  the 
just :  but  the  wicked  shall  be  filled  with 
mischief. 

22  Lying  lips  are  abomination  to  the 
Lord  :  but  they  that  deal  truly  are  his 
delight. 

23  A  prudent  man  concealeth  know- 
ledge :  but  the  heart  of  fools  proclaimeth 
foolishness. 

24  The  hand  of  the  diligent  shall  bear 
rule :  but  the  slothful  shall  be  under  tribute. 

25  Heaviness  in  the  heart  of  man  maketh 


it  stoop  :  but  a  good  word  maketh  it  glad. 

26  The  righteous  is  more  excellent  than 
his  neighbour  :  but  the  way  of  the  wicked 
seduceth  them. 

27  The  slothful  ma7i  roasteth  not  that 
which  he  took  in  hunting :  but  the  substance 
of  a  diligent  man  is  precious. 

28  In  the  way  of  righteousness  is  life ; 
and  in  the  pathway  thereof  there  is  no 
death. 

CHAP.  XHL 
WISE  son   heareth  his   father's  in- 
struction :  but  a  scorner  heareth  not 
rebuke. 

2  A  man  shall  eat  good  by  the  fruit  of 
his  mouth  :  but  the  soulof  the  transgressors 
shall  eat  violence. 

3  He  that  keepeth  his  mouth  keepeth 
his  life  :  hut  he  that  openeth  wide  his  lips 
shall  have  destruction. 

4  The  soul  of  the  sluggard  desireth,  and 
hath  nothing  :  but  the  soul  of  the  diligent 
shall  be  made  fat. 

5  A  righteous  ma^i  hateth  lying :  but  a 
wicked  man  is  loathsome,  and  cometh  to 
shame. 

6  Righteousness  keepeth  him  that  is  up- 
right in  the  way  :  but  wickedness  over- 
throweth  the  sinner. 

7  There  is  that  maketh  himself  rich,  yet 
hath  nothing  :  there  is  that  maketh  himself 
poor,  yet  hath  great  riches. 

8  The  ransom  of  a  man's  life  are  his 
riches  :  but  the  poor  heareth  not  rebuke. 

9  The  light  of  the  righteous  rejoiceth : 
but  the  lamp  of  the  wicked  shall  be  put 
out. 

10  Only  by  pride  cometh  contention : 
but  with  the  well-advised  is  wisdom. 

11  Wealth  gotten  by  vanity  shall  be  di- 
minished :  but  he  that  gathereth  by  labour 
shall  increase. 

12  Hope  deferred  maketh  the  heart  sick  : 
but  lohcn  the  desire  cometh,  it  is  a  tree  of 
hfe. 

13  Whoso  despiseth  the  word  shall  be 
destroyed  :  but  he  that  feareth  the  com- 
mandment shall  be  rewarded. 

14  The  law  of  the  wise  is  a  fountain  of 
life,  to  depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

15  Good  understanding  giveth  favour : 
but  the  way  of  transgressors  /s  hard. 

16  Every  prudent  man  dealeth  with 
knowledge  :  but  a  fool  layeth  open  his  folly. 

17  A  wicked  messenger  falleth  into  mis- 
chief:  but  a  faithful  ambassador  is  health. 

18  Poverty  and  shame  shall  he  to  him 
that  refuseth  instruction :  but  he  that  re- 
gardeth reproof  shall  be  honoured. 

19  The  desire  accomplished  is  sweet  to 
the  soul :  but  it  is  abomination  to  fools  to 
depart  from  evil. 

20  He  that  walketh  v.ith  wise  7nc7i  shall 
be  wise  :  but  a  companion  of  fools  shall  be 
destroyed. 

21  Evil  pursueth  sinners  :  but  to  the 
righteous  good  shall  be  repaid. 

484 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues,  CHAP. 

22  A  good  man  leaveth  an  inheritance  to 
his  children's  children  :  and  the  wealth  of 
the  sinner  is  laid  up  for  the  just. 

23  Much  food  is  in  the  tillage  of  the 
poor :  but  there  is  that  is  destroyed  for 
want  of  judgment. 

24  He  that  spareth  his  rod  hateth  his 
son :  but  he  that  loveth  him  chasteneth 
him  betimes. 

25  The  righteous  eateth  to  the  satisfying 
of  his  soul  :  but  the  belly  of  the  wicked 
shall  want. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
1^  VERY    wise    woman     buildeth    her 
-fi-^   house :    but  the   foolish  plucketh  it 
down  with  her  hands. 

2  He  that  walketh  in  his  uprightness 
feareth  the  Lord  :  but  he  that  is  perverse 
in  his  ways  despiseth  him. 

3  In  the  mouth  of  the  foolish  is  a  rod  of 
pride :  but  the  lips  of  the  wise  shall  pre- 
serve them. 

4  Where  no  oxen  aix,  the  crih  is  clean  : 
but  much  increase  is  by  the  strength  of  the 
ox. 

5  A  faithful  witness  will  not  lie:  but  a 
false  witness  will  utter  lies. 

6  A  scorner  seeketh  wisdom,  and  findeth 
it  not :  but  knowledge  is  easy  unto  him 
that  understandeth. 

7  Go  from  the  presence  of  a  foolish  man, 
when  thou  perceivest  not  iri  him  the  lips  of 
knowledge. 

8  The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is  to  un- 
derstand his  way  :  but  the  folly  of  fools  is 
deceit. 

9  Fools  make  a  mock  at  sin  :  but  among 
the  righteous  there  is  favour. 

10  The  heart  knoweth  his  own  bitter- 
ness ;  and  a  stranger  doth  not  intermeddle 
with  his  joy. 

11  The  house  of  the 'wicked  shall  be 
overthrown  :  but  the  tabernacle  of  the  up- 
right shall  flourish. 

12  There  is  a  way  which  seemeth  right 
unto  a  man,  but  the  end  thereof  are  the 
ways  of  death. 

i3  Even  in  laughter  the  heart  is  sorrow- 
ful ;  and  the  end  of  that  mirth  is  heaviness. 

14  The  backslider  in  heart  shall  be  filled 
with  his  own  ways  :  and  a  good  man  shall 
be  satisfied  from  himself 

15  The  simple  belie veth  every  word : 
but  the  prudent  man  looketh  well  to  his 
going. 

16  A  wise  7nan  feareth,  and  departeth 
from  evil :  but  the  fool  rageth,  and  is  con- 
fident. 

17  He  that  is  soon  angry  dealeth  foolish- 
ly :  and  a  man  of  wicked  devices  is  hated. 

18  The  simple  inherit  folly  :  but  the 
prudent  are  crowned  with  knowledge. 

19  The  evil  bow  before  the  good ;  and 
the  wicked  at  the  gates  of  the  righteous. 

20  The  poor  is  hated  even  of  his  own 
neighbour :  but  the  rich  hath  many  friends. 

21  He  that  despiseth  his  neighbour  sin- 


XIV,  XV.  and  their  contrary  vices. 

neth  :  but  he  that  hath  mercy  on  the  poor 
happy  is  he. 

22  Do  they  not  err  that  devise  evil  ?  but 
mercy  and  truth  shall  he  to  them  that  de- 
vise good. 

23  In  all  labour  there  is  profit :  but  the 
talk  of  the  lips  tendcth  only  to  penury. 

24  The  crown  of  the  wise  is  their  riches : 
hit  the  foolishness  of  fools  is  folly. 

25  A  true  witness  delivereth  souls :  but 
a  deceitful  icitness  speaketh  lies. 

26  In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  strong  con- 
fidence :  and  his  children  shall  have  a 
place  of  refuge. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a  fountain  of 
life,  to  depart  from  the  snares  of  death. 

28  In  the  multitude  of  people  is  the 
king's  honour:  but  in  the  want  of  people 
is  the  destruction  of  the  prince. 

29  He  that  is  slow  to  wrath  is  of  great 
understanding :  but  he  that  is  hasty  of 
spirit  exalteth  folly. 

30  A  sound  heart  is  the  life  of  the  flesh  : 
but  envy  the  rottenness  of  the  bones. 

3 1  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  reproach- 
eth  his  Maker  :  but  he  that  honoureth  him 
hath  mercy  on  the  poor. 

32  The  wicked  is  driven  away  in  his 
wickedness :  but  the  righteous  hath  hope 
in  his  death. 

33  Wisdom  resteth  in  the  heart  of  him 
that  hath  understanding :  but  that  which  is 
in  the  midst  of  fools  is  made  known. 

34  Righteousness  exalteth  a  nation :  but 
sin  is  a  reproach  to  any  people. 

35  The  king's  favour  is  toward  a  wise 
servant :  but  his  wrath  is  against  him  that 
causeth  shame. 

CHAP.  XV. 
SOFT  answer  turneth  away  wrath : 
but  grievous  words  stir  up  anger. 

2  The  tongue  of  the  wise  useth  know- 
ledge aright :  but  the  mouth  of  fools  pour- 
eth  out  foolishness. 

3  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  in  every 
place,  beholding  the  evil  and  the  good. 

4  A  wholesome  tongue  is  a  tree  of  life : 
but  perverseness  therem  is  a  breach  in  the 
spirit. 

5  A  fool  despiseth  his  father's  instruc- 
tion :  but  he  that  regardeth  reproof  is  pru- 
dent. 

6  In  the  house  of  the  righteous  is  much 
treasure  :  but  in  the  revenues  of  the  wicked 
is  trouble. 

7  The  lips  of  the  wise  disperse  know- 
ledge :  but  the  heart  of  the  foolish  docth 
not  so. 

8  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but  the  prayer 
of  the  upright  is  his  delight. 

9  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomi- 
nation unto  the  Lord  ;  but  he  loveth  him 
that  follovveth  after  righteousness. 

10  Correction  is  grievous  unto  him  that 
forsaketh  the  way  :  and  he  that  hateth  re- 
proof shall  die. 

485 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues, 


PROVERBS. 


and  their  contrary  vices. 


11  Hell  and  destruction  are  before  the 
Lord  :  how  much  more  then  the  hearts  of 
the  children  of  men  ? 

12  A  scorner  loveth  not  one  that  re- 
proveth  him  :  neither  will  he  go  unto  the 
wise. 

13  A  merry  heart  maketh  a  cheerful 
countenance :  but  by  sorrow  of  the  heart 
the  spirit  is  broken. 

14  The  heart  of  him  that  hath  un- 
derstanding seeketh  knowledge :  but  the 
mouth  of  fools  feedeth  on  foolishness. 

15  All  the  days  of  the  afflicted  are  evil : 
but  he  that  is  of  a  merry  heart  hath  a  con- 
tinual feast. 

16  Better  is  little  with  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  than  great  treasure  and  trouble 
therewith. 

17  Better  is  a  dinner  of  herbs  where  love 
is,  than  a  stalled  ox  and  hatred  therewith. 

18  A  wrathful  man  stirreth  up  strife  :  but 
he  that  is  slow  to  anger  appeaseth  strife. 

19  The  way  of  the  slothful  ma?i  is  as  an 
hedge  of  thorns  :  but  the  way  of  the  right- 
eous is  made  plain. 

20  A  wise  son  maketh  a  glad  father  :  but 
a  foolish  man  despiseth  his  mother. 

21  Folly  is  joy  to  him  that  is  destitute 
of  wisdom  :  but  a  man  of  understanding 
walketh  uprightly. 

22  Without  counsel  purposes  are  disap- 

f)ointed  :  but  in  the  multitude  of  counsel- 
ors they  are  established. 

23  A  man  hath  joy  by  the  answer  of  his 
mouth  :  and  a  word  spoken  in  due  season, 
iiow  good  is  it ! 

24  The  way  of  life  is  above  to  the  wise, 
that  he  may  depart  from  hell  beneath. 

25  The  Loud  will  destroy  the  house  of 
the  proud  :  but  he  will  establish  the  border 
of  the  widow. 

26  The  thoughts  of  the  wicked  are  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  but  the  tvords  of 
the  pure  arc  pleasant  words. 

27  He  that  is  greedy  of  gain  troubleth 
his  own  house ;  but  he  that  hateth  gifts 
shall  live. 

28  The  heart  of  the  righteous  studieth 
to  answer  :  but  the  mouth  of  the  wicked 
poureth  out  evil  things. 

29  The  Lord  is  lar  from  the  wicked : 
but  he  heareth  the  praj^er  of  the  righteous. 

30  The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth  the 
heart :  and  a  good  report  maketh  the  bones 
fat. 

31  The  ear  that  heareth  the  reproof  of 
life  abideth  among  the  wise. 

32  He  that  refuseth  instruction  despiseth 
his  own  soul :  but  he  that  heareth  reproof 
getteth  understanding. 

33  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  instruc- 
tion of  wisdom ;  and  before  honour  is  humi- 
lity. 

CHAP.  XVL 

THE  preparations  of  the  heart  in  man, 
and  the  answer  of  the  tongue,  is  from 
the  Lord. 


2  All  the  ways  of  a  man  are  clean  in  his 
own  eyes ;  but  the  Lord  weigheth  the 
spirits. 

3  Commit  thy  works  unto  the  Lord,  and 
thy  thoughts  shall  be  established. 

4  The  Lord  hath  made  all  things  for 
himself:  yea,  even  the  wicked  for  the  day 
of  evil. 

6  Every  one  that  is  proud  in  heart  is  an 
abomination  to  the  Lord  :  though  hand 
join  in  hand,  he  shall  not  be  unpunished. 

6  By  mercy  and  truth  iniquity  is  purged  : 
and  by  the  fear  of  the  Lord  mc7i  depart 
from  evil. 

7  When  a  man's  ways  please  the  Lord, 
he  maketh  even  his  enemies  to  be  at  peace 
with  him. 

8  Better  is  a  little  with  righteousness, 
than  great  revenues  without  right. 

9  A  man's  heart  deviseth  his  way :  but 
the  Lord  directeth  his  steps. 

10  A  divine  sentence  is  in  the  lips  of  the 
king  :  his  mouth  transgresseth  not  in  judg- 
ment. 

11  A  just  weight  and  balance  are  the 
Lord's  :  all  the  weights  of  the  bag  are  his 
work. 

12  It  is  an  abomination  to  kings  to  com- 
mit wickedness :  for  the  throne  is  esta- 
blished by  righteousness. 

13  Righteous  lips  are  the  delight  of 
kings;  and  they  love  him  that  speaketh 
right. 

14  The  wrath  of  a  king  is  as  messen- 
gers of  death :  but  a  wise  man  will  pgcify 
it. 

15  In  the  light  of  the  king's  countenance 
is  life ;  and  his  favour  is  as  a  cloud  of  the 
latter  rain. 

16  How  much  better  is  it  to  get  wisdom 
than  gold '?  and  to  get  understanding  rather 
to  be  chosen  than  silver  1 

17  The  highway  of  the  upright  is  to  de- 
part from  evil :  he  that  keepeth  his  way 
preserveth  his  soul. 

18  Pride  goeth  before  destruction,  and 
an  haughty  spirit  before  a  fall. 

19  Better  it  is  to  be  of  an  humble  spirit 
with  the  lowly,  than  to  divide  the  spoil 
with  the  proud. 

20  He  that  handleth  a  matter  ^yisely 
shall  find  good  :  and  whoso  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,  happy  is  he. 

21  The  wise  in  heart  shall  be  called 
prudent :  and  the  sweetness  of  the  lips  in- 
creaseth  learning. 

22  Understanding  is  a  well-spring  of 
life  unto  him  that  hath  it:  but  the  instruc- 
tion of  fools  is  folly. 

23  The  heart  of  the  wise  teacheth  his 
mouth,  and  addeth  learning  to  his  lips. 

24  Pleasant  words  aix  as  an  hone}^- 
comb,  sweet  to  the  soul,  and  health  to  the 
bones. 

25  There  is  a  way  that  seemeth  right 
unto  a  man,  but  the  end  thereof  arc  the 
ways  of  death. 

486 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues,        CHAP.  XVII,  XVIIl.        and  their  contrary  vices. 


26  He  that  laboureth  laboureth  for  him- 
self;  for  his  mouth  craveth  it  of  him. 

27  An  ungodly  man  diggeth  up  evil : 
and  in  his  lips  there  is  as  a  burning  fire. 

28  A  froward  man  soweth  strife :  and  a 
whisperer  separateth  chief  friends. 

29  A  violent  man  enticeth  his  neighbour, 
and  leadeth  him  into  the  wa.y  that  is  not 
good.  ■     ,  ** 

30  He  shutteth  his  eyes  to  devise  fro- 
ward things:  moving  his  lips  he  bringeth 
evil  to  pass. 

31  The  hoary  head  is  a  crown  of  glory, 
if  it  be  found  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

32  He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better  than 
the  mighty ;  and  he  that  ruleth  his  spirit, 
than  he  that  taketh  a  city. 

33  The  lot  is  cast  into  the  lap ;  but  the 
whole  disposing  thereof  is  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

BETTER  is  a  dry  morsel,  and  quiet- 
ness therewith,  than  an  house  full  of 
sacrifices  tvith  strife. 

2  A  wise  servant  shall  have  rule  over  a 
son  that  causeth  shame,  and  shall  have  part 
of  the  inheritance  among  the  brethren. 

3  The  fining  pot  is  for  silver,  and  the 
furnace  for  gold :  but  the  Lord  trieth  the 
hearts. 

4  A  wicked  doer  giveth  heed  to  false 
lips;  and  a  liar  giveth  ear  to  a  naughty 
tongue. 

5  Whoso  mocketh  the  poor  reproacheth 
his  Maker  :  and  he  that  is  glad  at  calami- 
tie^||ghall  not  be  unpunished. 

6  iHhildren's  children  are  the  crown  of 
old  men ;  and  the  glory  of  children  are 
their  fathers. 

7  Excellent  speech  becometh  not  a  fool : 
much  less  do  lying  lips  a  prince. 

8  A  gift  is  as  a  precious  stone  in  the 
eyes  of  him  that  hath  it ;  whithersoever  it 
turneth,  it  prospereth. 

9  He  that  covereth  a  transgression  seek- 
eth  love ;  but  he  that  repeateth  a  matter 
separateth  very  friends. 

10  A  reproof  entereth  more  into  a  wise 
man  than  an  hundred  stripes  into  a  fool. 

11  An  evil  man  seeketh  only  rebellion : 
therefore  a  cruel  messenger  shall  be  sent 
against  him. 

12  Let  a  bear  robbed  of  her  whelps  meet 
a  man,  rather  than  a  fool  in  his  folly. 

13  Whoso  rewardeth  evil  for  good,  evil 
shall  not  depart  from  his  house. 

14  The  beginning  of  strife  is  as  when 
one  letteth  out  water:  therefore  leave  oflf 
contention,  before  it  be  meddled  with. 

15  He  that  justifieth  the  wicked,  and  he 
that  condemneth  the  just,  even  they  both 
a?-e  abomination  to  the  Lord. 

16  Wherefore  is  there  a  price  in  the 
hand  of  a  fool  to  get  wisdom,  seeing  he  hath 
no  heart  tn  if  ? 

17  A  friend  loveth  at  all  times,  and  a 
brother  is  born  for  adversity. 

18  A  man  void  of  understanding  striketh 


hands,   and  becometh  surety  in  the  pre- 
sence of  his  friend. 

19  He  loveth  transgression  that  loveth 
strife :  and  he  that  exalteth  his  gate  seek- 
eth destruction. 

20  He  that  hath  a  froward  heart  findeth 
no  good :  and  he  that  hath  a  perverse 
tongue  falleth  into  mischief. 

21  He  that  begetteth  a  fool  doeth  it  to 
his  sorrow :  and  the  father  of  a  fool  hath  no 

joy. 

22  A  merry  heart  doeth  good  like  a 
medicine :  but  a  broken  spirit  drieth  the 
bones. 

23  A  wicked  man  taketh  a  'gift  out  of 
the  bosom  to  pervert  the  ways  of  judg- 
ment. 

24  Wisdom  is  before  him  that  hath  un- 
derstanding ;  but  the  eyes  of  a  fool  are  in 
the  ends  of  the  earth. 

25  A  foolish  son  is  a  grief  to  his  father, 
and  bitterness  to  her  that  bare  him. 

26  Also  to  punish  the  just  is  not  good, 
nor  to  strike  princes  for  equity. 

27  He  that  hath  knowledge  spareth  his 
words :  and  a  man  of  understanding  is  of 
an  excellent  spirit. 

28  Even  a  fool,  when  he  holdeth  his 
peace,  is  counted  wise  :  and  he  that  shut- 
teth his  lips  is  esteemed  a  man  of  under- 
standing. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 

THROUGH  desire,  a  man,  having  se- 
parated himself,    seeketh  and   inter- 
meddleth  with  all  wisdom. 

2  A  fool  hath  no  delight  in  understand- 
ing, but  that  his  heart  may  discover  it- 
self 

3  When  the  wicked  cometh,  then  cometh 
also  contempt,  and  with  ignominy  re- 
proach. 

4  The  words  of  a  man's  mouth  are  as 
deep  waters,  and  the  well-spring  of  wisdom 
as  a  flowing  brook. 

5  It  is  not  good  to  accept  the  person  of 
the  wicked,  to  overthrow  the  righteous  in 
judgment. 

6  A  fool's  lips  enter  into  contention,  and 
his  mouth  calleth  for  strokes. 

7  A  fool's  mouth  is  his  destruction,  and 
his  lips  are  the  snare  of  his  soul. 

8  The  words  of  a  tale-bearer  are  as 
wounds,  and  they  go  down  into  the  inner- 
most parts  of  the  belly. 

9  He  also  that  is  slothful  in  his  work  is 
brother  to  him  that  is  a  great  waster. 

10  The  name  of  the  Lord  is  a  strong 
tower  :  the  righteous  runneth  into  it,  and  is 
safe. 

11  The  rich  man's  wealth  (5  his  strong 
city,  and  as  an  high  wall  in  his  own  con- 
ceit. 

12  Before  destruction  the  heart  of  man  is 
haughty,  and  before  honour  is  humility. 

13  He  that  answereth  a  matter  before 
he  heareth  it  it  is  folly  and  shame  unto 
him. 

487 


\ 


Of  sundry  moral  virtues, 


PROVERBS. 


and  their  contrary  vices. 


14  The  spirit  of  a  man  will  sustain  his 
infirmity;  but  a  wounded  spirit  who  can 
bear? 

15  The  heart  of  the  prudent  getteth 
knowledge ;  and  the  ear  of  the  wise  seeketh 
knowledge. 

16  A  man's  gift  maketh  room  for  him, 
and  bringeth  him  before  great  men. 

17  He  that  is  first  in  his  own  cause  seem- 
eth  just ;  but  liis  neighbour  cometh  and 
searcheth  him. 

18  The  lot  causeth  contentions  to  cease, 
and  parteth  between  the  mighty. 

19  A  brother  offended  is  harder  to  he 
2oon  than  a  strong  city ;  and  their  conten- 
tions are  like  the  bars  of  a  castle. 

20  A  man's  bell}'  shall  be  satisfied  with 
the  fruit  of  his  mouth ;  and  with  the  in- 
crease of  his  lips  shall  he  be  filled. 

21  Death  and  life  are  in  the  power  of  the 
tongue :  and  they  that  love  it  shall  eat  the 
fruit  thereof. 

22  Whoso  findeth  a  wife  findeth  a  good 
thing,  and  obtaineth  favour  of  the  Lord. 

23  The  poor  useth  entreaties;  but  the 
rich  answereth  roughly. 

24  A  man  that  hath  friends  must  shew 
himself  friendly  :  and  there  is  a  friend  that 
sticketh  closer  than  a  brother. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

BETTER  is  the  poor  that  walketh  in 
his  integrity,  than  he  that  is  perverse 
in  his  lips,  and  is  a  fool. 

2  Also,  that  the  soul  be  without  know- 
ledge, it  is  not  good ;  and  he  that  hasteth 
with  his  feet  sinneth. 

3  The  foolishness  of  man  perverteth 
his  way:  and  his  heart  fretteth  against 
the  Lord. 

4  Wealth  maketh  many  friends ;  but  the 
poor  is  separated  from  his  neighbour. 

5  A  false  witness  shall  not  be  unpunish- 
ed, and  he  that  speaketh  lies  shall  not  es- 
cape. 

6  Many  will  entreat  the  favour  of  the 
prince :  and  every  man  is  a  friend  to  him 
that  giveth  gifts. 

7  All  the  brethren  of  the  poor  do  hate 
him  :  how  much  more  do  his  friends  go  far 
from  him?  he  pursueth  the7n  tvith  words, 
yet  they  are  wanting  to  him. 

8  He  that  getteth  wisdom  loveth  his  own 
soul :  he  that  keepeth  understanding  shall 
find  good. 

9  A  false  witness  shall  not  be  unpu- 
nished, and  he  that  speaketh  lies  shall 
perish. 

10  Delight  is  not  seemly  for  a  fool; 
much  less  for  a  servant  to  have  rule  over 
princes. 

11  The  discretion  of  a  man  deferreth  his 
anger;  and  it  is  his  glory  to  pass  over  a 
transgression. 

12  The  king's  wrath  is  as  the  roaring 
of  a  lion;  but  his  favour  is  as  dew  upon  the 
grass. 

13  A  foolisli  son  is  the  calamity  of  his 


father :  and  the  contentions  of  a  wife  are 
a  continual  dropping. 

14  House  and  riches  are  the  inheritance 
of  fathers :  and  a  prudent  wife  is  from  the 
Lord. 

15  Slothfulness  casteth  into  a  deep  sleep ; 
and  an  idle  soul  shall  suffer  hunger. 

16  He  that  keepeth  the  commandment 
keepeth  his  own  soul :  but  he  that  despiseth 
his  ways  shall  die. 

17  He  that  hath  pity  upon  the  poor, 
lendeth  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  that  which  he 
hath  given  will  he  pay  him  again. 

18  Chasten  thy  son  while  there  is  hope, 
and  let  not  thy  soul  spare  for  his  crying. 

19  A  man  of  great  wrath  shall  suffer 
punishment :  for  if  thou  deliver  him,  yet 
thou  must  do  it  again. 

20  Hear  counsel,  and  receive  instruction, 
that  thou  mayest  be  wise  in  thy  latter  end. 

21  There  are  many  devices  in  a  man's 
heart ;  nevertheless  the  counsel  of  the  Lord, 
that  shall  stand. 

22  The  desire  of  a  man  is  his  kindness : 
and  a  poor  man  is  better  than  a  liar. 

23  The  fear  of  the  Lord  tendeth  to  life : 
and  he  that  hath  it  shall  abide  satisfied ;  he 
shall  not  be  visited  with  evil. 

24  A  slothful  man  hideth  his  hand  in  his 
bosom,  and  will  not  so  much  as  bring  it  to 
his  mouth  again. 

25  Smite  a  scorner  and  the  simple  will 
beware :  and  reprove  one  that  hath  un- 
derstanding, and  he  will  understand  know- 
ledge. _ 

26  He  that  wasteth  his  father,  ^7id 
chaseth  away  his  mother,  is  a  son  that 
causeth  shame,  and  bringeth  reproach. 

27  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  the  instruc- 
tion that  causeth  to  err  from  the  words  of 
knowledge. 

28  An  ungodly  witness  scorneth  judg- 
ment :  and  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  de- 
voureth  iniquity. 

29  Judgments  are  prepared  for  scorners, 
and  stripes  for  the  back  of  fools. 

CHAP.  XX. 
INE  is  a  mocker,  strong   drink   is 
raging  :  and  whosoever  is  deceived 
thereby  is  not  wise. 

2  The  fear  of  a  king  is  as  the  roaring  of 
a  lion :  ivhoso  provoketh  him  to  anger  sin- 
neth against  his  own  soul. 

3  //  is  an  honour  for  a  man  to  cease 
from  strife :  but  every  fool  will  be  med- 
dling. 

4  The  sluggard  will  not  plough  by  rea- 
son of  the  cold  ;  therefore  shall  he  beg  in 
harvest,  and  have  nothing. 

5  Counsel  in  the  heart  of  man  is  like 
deep  water ;  but  a  man  of  understanding 
will  draw  it  out. 

6  Most  men  will  proclaim  every  one  his 
own  goodness :  but  a  faithful  man  who  can 
find  ? 

7  The  just  man  walketh  in  his  integrity  : 
his  children  are  blessed  after  him. 

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Of  sundry  moral  virtues,  CHAP. 

8  A  king  that  sitteth  in  the  throne  of 
judgment,  scattereth  away  all  evil  with  his 
eyes. 

9  Who  can  say,  I  have  made  my  heart 
clean,  I  am  pure  from  my  sin  ? 

10  Divers  weights,  and  divers  measures, 
both  of  them  are  alike  abomination  to  the 
Lord. 

11  Even  a  child  is  known  by  his  doings, 
whetlier  his  work  he  pure,  and  whether  it 
be  right. 

12  The  hearing  ear,  and  the  seeing 
eye,  the  Lord  hath  made  even  both  of 
them. 

13  Love  not  sleep,  lest  thou  come  to  po- 
verty ;  open  thine  eyes,  and  thou  shalt  be 
satisfied  with  bread. 

14  It  is  nought,  it  is  nought,  saith  the 
buyer :  but  when  he  is  gone  his  way,  then 
he  boasteth. 

15  There  is  gold,  and  a  multitude  of  ru- 
bies :  but  the  lips  of  knowledge  are  a  pre- 
cious jewel. 

16  Take  his  garment  that  is  surety /or  a 
stranger :  and  take  a  pledge  of  him  for  a 
strange  woman. 

17  Bread  of  deceit  is  sweet  to  a  man  ;  but 
afterward  his  mouth  shall  be  filled  with 
gravel. 

18  Every  purpose  is  established  by  coun- 
sel :  and  with  good  advice  make  war. 

19  He  that  goeth  about  as  a  tale-bearer 
revealeth  secrets :  therefore  meddle  not 
with  him  that  flattereth  with  his  lips. 

^0  Whoso  curseth  his  father  or  his  mo- 
ther, his  lamp  shall  be  put  out  in  obscure 
darkness. 

21  An  inheritance  may  be  gotten  hastily 
at  the  beginning ;  but  the  end  thereof  shall 
not  be  blessed. 

22  Say  not  thou,  I  will  recompense  evil; 
but  wait  on  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  save  thee. 

23  Divers  weights  arc  an  abomination 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  a  false  balance  is  not 
good. 

24  Man's  goings  are  of  the  Lord  ;  how 
can  a  man  then  understand  his  own  way,  ? 

25  It  is  a  snare  to  the  man  u^'ho  devour- 
eth  that  which  is  holy,  and  after  vows  to 
make  inquiry. 

26  A  wise  king  scattereth  the  wicked, 
and  bringeth  the  wheel  over  them. 

27  The  spirit  of  man  is  the  candle  of 
the  Lord,  searching  all  the  inward  parts  of 
the  belly. 

28  Mercy  and  truth  preserve  the  king: 
and  his  throne  is  upholden  by  mercy. 

29  The  glory  of  young  men  is  their 
strength  :  and  the  beauty  of  old  men  is  the 
gray  head. 

30  The  blueness  of  a  wound  cleanseth 
away  evil :  so  do  stripes  the  inward  parts  of 
the  belly. 

CHAP.  XXL 

THE  king's  heart  is  in  the  hand  of  the 
Lord,  as  the  rivers  of  water :  he  turn- 
eth  it  whitheftoever  he  will. 
62 


XXL  and  their  contrary  vices. 

2  Every  way  of  a  man  is  right  in  his 
own  eyes:  but  the  Lord  pondereth  the 
hearts. 

3  To  do  justice  and  judgment  is  more 
acceptable  to  the  Lord  than  sacrifice. 

4  An  high  look,  and  a  proud  heart,  and 
the  ploughing  of  tlie  wicked,  is  sin. 

5  The  thoughts  of  the  diligent  tend  only 
to  plenteousness ;  but  of  every  one  that  is 
hasty  only  to  want. 

6  The  getting  of  treasures  by  a  lying 
tongue  is  a  vanity  tossed  to  and  fro  of  tliem 
that  seek  death. 

7  The  robbery  of  the  wicked  shall  de- 
stroy them;  because  they  refuse  to  do 
judgment. 

8  The  way  of  man  is  froward  and 
strange :  but  as  for  the  pure,  his  work  is 
right. 

9  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner  of  the 
house-top,  than  with  a  brawling  woman  in 
a  wide  house. 

10  The  soul  of  the  wicked  desireth  evil : 
his  neighbour  findeth  no  favour  in  his 
eyes. 

11  When  the  scorner  is  punished,  the 
simple  is  made  wise :  and  when  the  wise  is 
instructed,  he  receiveth  knowledge. 

12  The  righteous  man  wisely  consider- 
eth  the  house  of  the  wicked :  but  God 
overthroweth  the  wicked  for  their  wicked- 

ss. 

13  Whoso  stoppeth  his  ears  at  the  cry 
of  the  poor,  he  also  shall  cry  himself,  but 
shall  not  be  heard. 

14  A  gift  in  secret  pacifieth  anger :  and 
a  reward  in  the  bosom  strong  wrath. 

15  It  is  joy  to  the  just  to  do  judgment: 
but  destruction  shall  be  to  the  workers  of 
iniquity. 

16  The  man  that  wandereth  out  of  the 
way  of  understanding  shall  remain  in  the 
congregation  of  the  dead. 

17  He  that  loveth  pleasure  shall  be  a  poor 
man:  he  that  loveth  wine  and  oil  shall  not 
be  rich. 

18  The  wicked  shall  be  a  ransom  for 
the  righteous,  and  the  transgressor  for  the 
upright. 

19  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  the  wilderness, 
than  with  a  contentious  and  an  angry  wo- 
man. 

20  There  is  treasure  to  be  desired,  and 
oil  in  the  dwelling  of  the  wise;  but  a  foolish 
man  spendeth  it  up. 

21  He  that  followeth  after  righteousness 
and  mercy  findeth  life,  righteousness,  and 
honour. 

22  A  wise  man  scaleth  the  city  of  the 
mighty,  and  casteth  down  the  strength  of 
the  confidence  thereof 

23  Whoso  keepeth  his  mouth  and  his 
tongue,  keepeth  his  soul  from  troubles. 

24  Proud  and  haughty  scorner  is  his 
name,  who  dealeth  in  proud  wrath. 

25  The  desire  of  the  slothful  killcth  him, 
for  his  hands  refuse  to  labour. 

489 


On  sundry  moral  virtues, 


PROVERBS. 


26  He  coveteth  greedily  all  the  day  long: 
but  the  righteous  giveth  and  spareth  not. 

27  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  abomi- 
nation :  how  much  more,  when  he  bringeth 
it  with  a  wicked  mind  ? 

28  A  false  witness  shall  perish :  but  the 
man  that  heareth  speaketh  constantly. 

29  A  wicked  man  hardeneth  his  face: 
but  as  for  the  upright,  he  directeth  his 
way. 

30  There  is  no  wisdom  nor  understand- 
'"ng  nor  counsel  against  the  Lord. 

31  The  horse  is  prepared  against  the 
day  of  battle :  but  safety  is  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  xxn. 

GOOD  name  is  rather  to  be  chosen 
than  great  riches,  and  loving  favour 
rather  than  silver  and  gold. 

2  Tlie  rich  and  poor  meet  together :  the 
Lord  is  the  maker  of  them  all. 

3  A  prudent  man  foreseeth  the  evil,  and 
hideth  himself:  but  the  simple  pass  on,  and 
are  punished. 

4  By  humility  and  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
are  riches,  and  honour,  and  life. 

5  Thorns  ajid  snares  arc  in  the  way  of 
the  froward:  he  that  doth  keep  his  soul 
shall  be  far  from  them. 

6  Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  should 
go  :  and  when  he  is  old,  he  will  not  depart 
from  it. 

7  The  rich  ruleth  over  the  poor,  and  the 
borrower  is  servant  to  the  lender. 

8  He  that  soweth  iniquity  shall  reap 
vanity  :  and  the  rod  of  his  anger  shall  fail. 

9  He  that  hath  a  bountiful  eye  shall  be 
blessed  ;  for  he  giveth  of  his  bread  to  the 
poor. 

10  Cast  out  the  scorner,  and  contention 
shall  go  out ;  yea,  strife  and  reproach  shall 
cease. 

11  He  that  loveth  pureness  of  heart,  for 
the  grace  of  his  lips  the  king  shall  be  his 
friend. 

12  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  preserve 
knowledge,  and  he  overthroweth  the  words 
of  the  transgressor. 

13  The  slothful  man  saith.  There  is  a 
lion  without,  I  shall  be  slain  in  the  streets. 

14  The  mouth  of  strange  women  is  a 
deep  pit :  lie  that  is  abhorred  of  the  Lord 
shall  fall  therein. 

15  Foolishness  is  bound  in  the  heart  of 
a  child  ;  hid  the  rod  of  correction  shall 
drive  it  far  from  him. 

16  He  that  oppresseth  the  poor  to  in- 
crease his  riches,  and  he  that  giveth  to  the 
rich,  »hall  surely  come  to  want. 

17  Bow  down  thine  ear,  and  hear  the 
words  of  the  wise,  and  apply  thine  heart 
unto  my  knowledge. 

18  For  it  is  a  pleasant  thing  if  thou  keep 
them  within  thee  ;  they  shall  withal  be  fitted 
in  thy  lips. 

19  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  the  Lord, 
I  have  made  known  to  thee  this  day,  even 
to  thee. 


and  their  contrary  vices. 


consider  diligentl}'  what  is   before 


20  Have  not  I  written  to  thee  excellent 
things  in  counsels  and  knowledge, 

21  That  I  might  make  thee  know  the 
certainty  of  the  words  of  truth  ;  that  thou 
mightest  answer  the  wordsof  truth  to  them 
that  send  unto  thee  ? 

22  Rob  not  the  poor,  because  he  is  poor : 
neither  oppress  the  afflicted  in  the  gate : 

23  For  the  Lord  will  plead  their  cause, 
and  spoil  the  soul  of  those  that  spoiled 
them. 

24  Make  no  friendship  with  an  angry 
man ;  and  with  a  furious  man  thou  shalt 
not  go : 

25  Lest  thou  learn  his  ways,  and  get  a 
snare  to  thy  soul. 

26  Be  not  thou  one  of  them  that  strike 
hands,  or  of  them  that  are  sureties  for 
debts. 

27  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay,  why 
should  he  take  away  thy  bed  from  under 
thee  ? 

28  Remove  not  the  ancient  landmark, 
which  thy  fathers  have  set. 

29  Seest  thou  a  man  diligent  in  his  busi- 
ness 1  he  shall  stand  before  kings ;  he  shall 
not  stand  before  mean  men. 

CHAP.  XXHL 
X^^HEN  thou  sittest  to  eat  with  a  ruler. 

thee : 

2  And  put  a  knife  to  thy  throat,  if  thou 
be  a  man  given  to  appetite. 

3  Be  not  desirous  of  his  dainties :  for 
they  arc  deceitful  meat.  ^ 

4  Labour  not  to  be  rich:  cease  from 
thine  own  wisdom. 

5  Wilt  thou  set  thine  eyes  upon  that 
which  is  not  ?  for  riches  certainly  make 
themselves  wings;  they  fly  away  as  an  ea- 
gle toward  heaven. 

6  Eat  thou  not  the  bread  of  him  that 
hath  an  evil  eye,  neither  desire  thou  his 
dainty  meats : 

7  For  as  he  thinketh  in  his  heart,  so  is 
he:  Eat  and  drink,  saith  he  to  thee;  but 
his  heart  is  not  with  thee. 

8  The  morsel  ichich  thou  hast  eaten  shalt 
thou  vomit  up,  and  lose  thy  sweet  words. 

9  Speak  not  in  the  ears  of  a  fool :  for  he 
will  despise  the  wisdom  of  thy  words. 

10  Remove  not  the  old  landmark ;  and 
enter  not  into  the  fields  of  the  fatherless  : 

11  For  their  Redeemer  is  mighty;  he 
shall  plead  their  cause  with  thee. 

12  Apply  thine  heart  unto  instruction, 
and  thine  ears  to  the  words  of  knowledge. 

13  Withhold  not  correction  from  the 
child  :  for  if  thou  beatest  him  with  a  rod, 
he  shall  not  die. 

14  Thou  shalt  beat  him  with  the  rod, 
and  shalt  deliver  his  soul  from  hell. 

15  My  son,  if  thine  heart  be  wise,  my 
heart  shall  rejoice,  even  mine. 

16  Yea,  my  reins  shall  rejoice,  when  thy 
lips  speak  right  things. 

17  Let  not  thine  heart  envy  sinners  :  but 

490 


OJ'  sundry  moral  virtues, 


CHAP.  XXIV. 


he  thou  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  all  the  day 
loiig. 

18  For  surely  there  is  an  end  ;  and  thine 
expectation  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

19  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be  wise,  and 
guide  thine  heart  in  the  way. 

20  Be  not  among  wine-bibbers ;  among 
riotous  eaters  of  flesh  : 

21  For  the  drunkard  and  the  glutton 
shall  come  to  poverty :  and  drowsiness 
shall  clothe  a  man  with  rags. 

22  Hearken  unto  thy  father  that  begat 
thee,  and  despise  not  thy  mother  when  she 
is  old. 

23  Buy  the  truth,  and  sell  it  not ;  also 
wisdom,  and  instruction,  and  understand- 
ing. 

24  The  father  of  the  righteous  shall 
greatly  rejoice:  and  he  that  begetteth  a 
wise  child  shall  have  joy  of  him. 

25  Thy  father  and  thy  mother  shall  be 
glad,  and  she  that  bare  thee  shall  rejoice. 

26  My  son,  give  me  thine  heart,  and  let 
thine  eyes  observe  my  ways. 

27  For  an  whore  is  a  deep  ditch  ;  and  a 
strange  woman  is  a  narrow  pit. 

28  She  also  lieth  in  wait  as  for  a  prey, 
and  increaseth  the  transgressors  among 
men. 

29  Who  hath  wo  ?  who  hath  sorrow  ? 
who  hath  contentions  ?  who  hath  babbling  ? 
who  hath  wounds  without  cause  1  who  hath 
redness  of  eyes  1 

30  They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine ; 
they  that  go  to  seek  mixed  wine. 

31  Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine  when 
it  is  red,  when  it  giveth  his  colour  in  the 
cup,  ivhen  it  moveth  itself  aright. 

32  At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a  serpent, 
and  stingeth  like  an  adder. 

33  Tiiine  eyes  shall  behold  strange  wo- 
men, and  thine  heart  shall  utter  perverse 
things. 

34  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  as  he  that  lieth 
down  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  or  as  he  that 
lieth  upon  the  top  of  a  mast. 

35  They  have  stricken  me,  shalt  thou 
say,  and  I  was  not  sick  ;  they  have  beaten 
me,  and  I  felt  it  not :  when  shall  I  awake  ? 
I  will  seek  it  yet  again. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

BE  not  thou  envious  against  evil  men, 
neither  desire  to  be  with  them  : 

2  For  their  heart  studietli  destruction, 
and  their  lips  talk  of  mischief. 

3  Through  wisdom  is  an  house  builded ; 
and  by  understanding  it  is  established  : 

4  And  by  knowledge  shall  the  chambers 
be  filled  with  all  precious  and  pleasant 
riches. 

5  A  wise  man  is  strong ;  yea,  a  man  of 
knowledge  increaseth  strength. 

6  For  by  wise  counsel  tliou  shalt  make 
thy  war  :  and  in  multitude  of  counsellors 
there  is  safet}^ 

7  Wisdom  is  too  high  for  a  fool :  he 
openeth  not  his  mouth  in  the  gate. 


atid  their  contrary  vices. 


S  He  that  deviseth  to  do  evil  shall  be 
called  a  mischievous  person. 

9  The  thought  of  foolishness  is  sin  :  and 
the  scorner  is  an  abomination  to  men. 

10  If  thou  faint  in  the  day  of  adversity, 
thy  strength  is  small. 

11  If  thou  forbear  to  deliver  them  that 
are  drawn  unto  death,  and  those  that  arc 
ready  to  be  slain  ; 

12  If  thou  say  est.  Behold,  we  knew  it 
not ;  doth  not  he  that  pondereth  the  heart 
consider  it  ?  and  he  that  keepeth  thy  soul, 
doth  7iot  he  know  it  ?  and  shall  not  he  ren- 
der to  every  man  according  to  his  works? 

13  My  son,  eat  thou  honey,  because  it 
is  good ;  and  the  honey-comb,  tvhich  is 
sweet  to  thy  taste  : 

14  So  shall  the  knowledge  of  wisdom  he 
unto  thy  soul  :  when  thou  hast  found  it, 
then  there  shall  be  a  reward,  and  thy  ex- 
pectation shall  not  be  cut  off'. 

15  Lay  not  wait,  O  wicked  7)ian,  against 
the  dwelling  of  the  righteous  ;  spoil  not  his 
resting-place  :i 

16  For  a  just  7nan  falleth  seven  times, 
and  riseth  up  again  :  but  the  wicked  shall 
fall  into  mischief. 

17  Rejoice  not  when  thine  enemy  falleth, 
and  let  not  thine  heart  be  glad  when  he 
stumbleth  : 

IS  Lest  the  Lord  see  it,  and  it  displease 
him,  and  he  turn  away  his  wrath  from  him. 

19  Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil  men 
neither  be  thou  envious  at  the  wicked  ; 

20  For  there  shall  be  no  reward  to  the 
evil  ?nan ;  the  candle  of  the  wicked  shall 
be  put  out. 

21  My  son,  fear  thou  the  Lord  and  the 
king:  rtncZ  meddle  not -with  them  that  are 
given  to  change  : 

22  For  their  calamity  shall  rise  sudden- 
ly ;  and  who  knoweth  the  ruin  of  them 
both  ? 

23  These  things  also  belong  to  the  wise. 
It  is  not  good  to  have  respect  of  persons 
in  judgment. 

24  He  that  saith  unto  the  wicked.  Thou 
ai't  righteous  ;  him  shall  the  people  curse, 
nations  shall  abhor  him  : 

25  But  to  them  that  rebuke  him  shall  be 
delight,  and  a  good  blessing  shall  come 
upon  them. 

26  Every  man  shall  kiss  his  lips  that 
giveth  a  right  answer. 

27  Prepare  thy  work  without,  and  make 
it  fit  for  thyself  in  the  field  ;  and  afterward 
build  thine  house. 

28  Be  not  a  witness  against  thy  neigh- 
bour without  cause  ;  and  deceive  not  with 
thv  lips. 

29  Say  not,  I  will  do  so  to  him  as  he  hath 
done  to  me  :  I  will  render  to  the  man  ac- 
cording to  his  work. 

30  I  went  by  the  field  of  the  slothful, 
and  by  the  vineyard  of  the  man  void  of  un- 
derstanding ; 

31  And  lo,  it  was  all  grown  over  with 

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Observations  about  kings. 


PROVERBS. 


thorns,  and  nettles  had  covered  the  face 
thereof,  and  the  stone  wall  thereof  was 
broken  down. 

32  Then  I  saw,  and  considered  it  well : 
I  looked  upon  it,  and  received  instruction. 

33  Yet  a  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber,  a 
little  folding  of  the  hands  to  sleep  : 

34  So  shall  thy  poverty  come  as  one 
that  travelleth  ;  and  thy  want  as  an  armed 
man. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THESE  are  also  proverbs  of  Solomon, 
which  the  men  of  Hezekiah  king  of 
Judah  copied  out. 

2  It  is  the  glory  of  God  to  conceal  a 
thing  :  but  the  honour  of  kings  is  to  search 
out  a  matter. 

3  The  heaven  for  height,  and  the  earth 
for  depth,  and  the  heart  of  kings  is  un- 
searchable. 

4  Take  away  the  dross  from  the  silver, 
and  there  shall  come  forth  a  vessel  for  the 
finer. 

5  Take  away  the  wicked  from  before 
the  king,  and  his  throne  shall  be  establish- 
ed in  righteousness. 

6  Put  not  forth  thyself  in  the  presence 
of  the  king,  and  stand  not  in  the  place  of 
great  men : 

7  For  better  it  is  that  it  be  said  unto 
thee.  Come  up  hither;  than  that  thou 
shouldest  be  put  lower  in  the  presence  of 
the  prince  whom  thine  eyes  have  seen. 

8  Go  not  forth  hastily  to  strive,  lest  thou 
know  not  what  to  do  in  the  end  thereof, 
when  thy  neighbour  hath  put  thee  to  shame. 

9  Debate  thy  cause  with  thy  neighbour 
himself ;  and  discover  not  a  secret  to  an- 
other : 

10  Lest  he  that  heareth  it  put  thee  to 
shame,  and  thine  infamy  turn  not  away. 

1 1  A  word  fitly  spoken  is  like  apples  of 
gold  in  pictures  of  silver. 

12  As  an  ear-ring  of  gold,  and  an  orna- 
ment of  fine  gold,  so  is  a  wise  reprover 
upon  an  obedient  ear. 

13  As  the  cold  of  snow  in  the  time  of 
harvest,  so  is  a  faithful  messenger  to  them 
that  send  him :  for  he  refresheth  the  soul 
of  his  masters. 

14  Whoso  boasteth  himself  of  a  false  gift 
is  like  clouds  and  wind  without  rain. 

15  By  long  forbearing  is  a  prince  per- 
suaded, and  a  soft  tongue  breaketh  the 
bone. 

16  Hast  thou  found  honey  ?  eat  so  much 
as  is  sufficient  for  thee,  lest  thou  be  filled 
therewith,  and  vomit  it. 

17  Withdraw  thy  foot  from  thy  neigh- 
bour's house  ;  lest  he  be  weary  of  thee,  and 
so  hate  thee. 

18  A  man  that  beareth  false  witness 
against  his  neighbour  is  a  maul,  and  a 
sword,  and  a  sharp  arrow. 

19  Confidence  in  an  unfaithful  man  in 
time  of  trouble  is  like  a  broken  tooth,  and  a 
foot  out  of  joint. 


Of  fools,  sluggards,  ^c. 


20  As  he  that  taketh  away  a  garment  in 
cold  weather,  and  as  vinegar  upon  nitre : 
so  is  he  that  singeth  songs  to  an  heavy 
heart. 

21  If  thine  enemy  be  hungry,  give  him 
bread  to  eat ;  and  if  he  be  thirsty,  give  him 
water  to  drink : 

22  For  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  upon 
his  head,  and  the  Lord  shall  reward  thee. 

23  The  north  wind  driveth  away  rain  : 
so  doth  an  angry  countenance  a  backbiting 
tongue. 

24  It  is  better  to  dwell  in  a  corner  of  the 
house-top,  than  with  a  brawling  woman, 
and  in  a  wide  house. 

25  As  cold  waters  to  a  thirsty  soul,  so  is 
good  news  from  a  far  country. 

26  A  righteous  man  falling  down  before 
the  wicked  is  as  a  troubled  fountain,  and  a 
corrupt  spring. 

27  It  is  not  good  to  eat  much  honey :  so 
for  men  to  search  their  own  glory  is  not 
glory. 

28  He  that  hath  no  rule  over  his  own  spi- 
rit is  like  a  city  that  is  broken  down,  and 
without  walls. 

CHAP.  XXVL 

AS  snow  in  summer,  and  as  rain  in  har- 
vest ;  so  honour  is  not  seemlj^  for  a  fool. 

2  As  the  bird  by  wandering,  as  the 
swallow  by  flying,  so  the  curse  causeless 
shall  not  come. 

3  A  whip  for  the  horse,  a  bridle  for  the 
ass,  and  a  rod  for  the  fool's  back. 

4  Answer  not  a  fool  according  to  his 
folly,  lest  thou  also  be  like  unto  him. 

5  Answer  a  fool  according  to  his  folly, 
lest  he  be  wise  in  his  own  conceit. 

6  He  that  sendeth  a  message  by  the  hand 
of  a  fool  cutteth  off  the  feet,  and  drinketh 
damage. 

7  The  legs  of  the  lame  are  not  equal :  so 
is  a  parable  in  the  mouth  of  fools. 

8  As  he  that  bindeth  a  stone  in  a  sling, 
so  is  he  that  giveth  honour  to  a  fool. 

9  As  a  thorn  goeth  up  into  the  hand  of  a 
drunkard,  so  is  a  parable  in  the  mouth  of 
fools. 

10  The  great  God  that  formed  all  things 
both  rewardeth  the  fool,  and  rewardeth 
transgressors. 

11  As  a  dog  returneth  to  his  vomit,  so  a 
fool  returneth  to  his  folly. 

12  Seest  thou  a  man  wise  in  his  own 
conceit  ?  there  is  more  hope  of  a  fool  than 
of  him. 

13  The  slothful  man  saith.  There  is  a 
lion  in  the  way :  a  lion  is  in  the  streets. 

14  As  the  door  turneth  upon  his  hinges, 
so  doth  the  slothful  upon  his  bed. 

15  The  slothful  hideth  his  hand  in  Ms 
bosom  ;  it  grieveth  him  to  bring  it  again  to 
his  mouth. 

16  The  sluggard  is  wiser  in  his  own 
conceit  than  seven  men  that  can  render  a 
reason. 

17  He   that  passeth  by,  and  meddleth 

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Observations  on  self-love.   CHAP.  XXVII,  XXVIIl.      Of  care  to  avoid  offences. 


with  strife  belonging  not  to  him,  is  like  one 
that  taketh  a  dog  by  the  ears. 

18  As  a  mad  7nan  who  casteth  fire- 
brands, arrows,  and  death, 

19  So  is  the  man  that  deceiveth  his 
neighbour,  and  saith.  Am  not  I  in  sport  ? 

20  Where  no  wood  is,  there  the  hre  go- 
eth  out :  so  where  the7-e  is  no  tale-bearer, 
the  strife  ceasetii. 

21  As  coals  arc  to  burning  coals,  and 
wood  to  fire ;  so  is  a  contentious  man  to 
kindle  strife. 

22  The  words  of  a  tale-bearer  are  as 
wounds,  and  they  go  down  into  the  inner- 
most parts  of  the  belly. 

23  Burning  lips  and  a  wicked  heart  are 
like  a  potsherd  covered  with  silver  dross. 

24  He  that  hateth  dissembleth  with  his 
lips,  and  layeth  up  deceit  within  him ; 

25  When  he  speaketh  fair,  believe  him 
not :  for  there  are  seven  abominations  in 
his  heart. 

26  Whose  hatred  is  covered  by  deceit, 
his  wickedness  shall  be  shewed  before  the 
whole  congregation. 

27  Whoso  diggeth  a  pit  shall  fall  there- 
in :  and  he  that  rolleth  a  stone,  it  will  re- 
turn upon  him. 

28  A  lying  tongue  hateth  those  that  are 
afflicted  by  it ;  and  a  flattering  mouth  work- 
eth  ruin. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

BOAST  not  thyself  of  to-morrow  ;  for 
thou  knowest   not  what  a  day  may 
bring  forth 

2  Let  another  man  praise  thee,  and  not 
thine  own  mouth ;  a  stranger,  and  not 
thine  own  lips. 

3  A  stone  is  heavy,  and  the  sand  weigh- 
ty ;  but  a  fool's  wrath  is  heavier  than  them 
both. 

4  Wrath  is  cruel,  and  anger  is  outrage- 
ous ;  but  who  is  able  to  stand  before  envy  ? 

5  Open  rebuke  is  better  than  secret  love. 

6  Faithful  arc  the  wounds  of  a  friend ; 
but  the  kisses  of  an  enemy  are  deceitful. 

7  The  full  soul  loatheth  an  honey-comb ; 
but  to  the  hungry  soul  every  bitter  thing  is 
sweet. 

8  As  a  bird  that  wandereth  from  her 
nest,  so  is  a  man  that  wandereth  from  his 
place. 

9  Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice  the 
heart :  so  cloth  the  sweetness  of  a  man's 
friend  by  hearty  counsel. 

10  Thine  own  friend,  and  thy  father's 
friend,  forsake  not ;  neither  go  into  ihj  bro- 
ther's house  in  the  day  of  thy  calamity  :  for 
better  is  a  neighbour  that  is  near,  than  a 
brother  far  oif. 

11  My  son,  be  wise,  and  make  my  heart 
glad,  that  I  may  answer  him  that  re- 
proachetli  me. 

12  A  prudent  man  foreseeththe  evil,  and 
hideth  himself;  but  the  simple  pass  on,  and 
are  punished 


a  stranger,  and  take  a  pledge  of  him  for  a 
strange  woman. 

14  He  that  blesseth  his  friend  with  a 
loud  voice,  rising  early  in  the  morning,  it 
shall  be  counted  a  curse  to  him. 

15  A  continual  dropping  in  a  very  rainy 
day  and  a  contentious  woman  are  alike. 

16  Whosoever  hideth  her  hideth  the 
wind,  and  the  ointment  of  his  right  hand 
which  bewrayeth  itself. 

17  Iron  sharpeneth  iron ;  so  a  man 
sharpeneth  the  countenance  of  his  friend. 

18  Whoso  keepeth  the  fig-tree  shall  eat 
the  fruit  thereof:  so  he  that  waiteth  on  his 
master  shall  be  honoured. 

19  As  in  water  face  answereth  to  face, 
so  the  heart  of  man  to  man. 

20  Hell  and  destruction  are  never  full ; 
so  the  eyes  of  man  are  never  satisfied. 

21  As  the  fining-pot  for  silver,  and  the 
furnace  for  gold  ;  so  is  a  man  to  his  praise. 

22  Though  thou  shouldest  bray  a  fool  in 
a  mortar  among  wheat  with  a  pestle,  yet 
will  not  his  foolishness  depart  from  him. 

23  Be  thou  diligent  to  know  the  state  of 
\\\Y  flocks,  and  look  well  to  thy  herds  : 

24  For  riches  are  not  for  ever  :  and  doth 
the  crown  endure  to  every  generation  ? 

25  The  hay  appeareth,  and  the  tender 
grass  sheweth  itself,  and  herbs  of  the  moun- 
tains are  gathered. 

26  The  lambs  are  for  thy  clothing,  and 
the  goats  are  the  price  of  the  field. 

27  And  thoushalt  have  goats'  milk  enough 
for  thy  food,  for  the  food  of  thy  household, 
M\Afor  the  maintenance  of  thy  maidens. 

CHAP.  XXVIIL 

THE  wicked  flee  when  no  man  pur- 
sueth :  but  the  righteous  are  bold  as  a 
lion. 

2  For  the  transgression  of  a  land  many 
are  the  princes  thereof:  but  by  a  man  of 
understanding  and  knowledge  the  state 
thereof  ?,\iz\\  be  prolonged. 

3  A  poor  man  that  oppresseth  the  poor 
is  like  a  sweeping  rain  which  leaveth  no 
food. 

4  They  that  forsake  the  law  praise  the 
wicked :  but  such  as  keep  the  law  contend 
with  them. 

5  Evil  men  understand  not  judgment : 
but  they  that  seek  the  Lord  understand  all 
tilings. 

6  Better  is  the  poor  that  walketh  in  his 
uprightness,  than  he  that  is  perverse  in  his 
ways,  though  he  be  rich. 

7  Whoso  keepeth  the  law  is  a  wise  son  : 
but  he  that  is  a  companion  of  riotous  inert 
shameth  his  father. 

8  He  that  by  usury  and  unjust  gain  in- 
creaseth  his  substance,  he  shall  gather  it  for 
him  that  will  pit}'  the  poor. 

9  He  that  turneth  away  his  ear  from 
hearing  the  law,  even  his  prayer  shedl  be 
abomination. 

10  Whoso  causeth  the  righteous  to  go 
13  Take  his  garment  that  is  surety  for  I  astray  in  an  evil  way,  he  shall  fall  himself 

493 


Observations  on  impiety.  PROVERBS.  Of  public  government. 

into  his  own  pit:   but  the  upright  shall  I  land  :  but  he  that  receiveth  gifts  overthrow 


have  good  things  in  possession. 

11  The  rich  man  is  wise  in  his  own  con- 
ceit ;  but  the  poor  that  hath  understanding 
searcheth  him  out. 

12  When  righteous  men  do  rejoice,  there 
is  great  glory  :  but  when  the  wicked  rise, 
a  man  is  hidden. 

13  He  that  covereth  his  sins  shall  not 
prosper :  but  whoso  confesseth  and  for- 
saketh  them  shall  have  mercJ^ 

14  Happy  is  the  man  that  feareth  al- 
way  :  but  he  that  hardeneth  his  heart  shall 
fall  into  mischief. 

15  As  a  roaring  lion,  and  a  ranging  bear ; 
so  is  a  wicked  ruler  over  the  poor  peo- 
ple. 

16  The  prince  that  wanteth  understand- 
ing is  also  a  great  oppressor  :  but  he  that 
hateth  covetousness  shall  prolong  his  days. 

17  A  man  that  doeth  violence  to  the 
blood  of  any  person  shall  flee  to  the  pit ; 
let  no  man  stay  him. 

18  Whoso  walketh  uprightly  shall  be 
saved  ;  but  he  that  is  perverse  in  his  ways 
shall  fall  at  once. 

19  He  that  tilleth  his  land  shall  have 
plenty  of  bread :  but  he  that  followeth  after 
vain  persons  shall  have  poverty  enough. 

20  A  faithful  man  shall  abound  with 
blessings  :  but  he  that  maketh  haste  to  be 
rich  shall  not  be  innocent. 

21  To  have  respect  of  persons  is  not 
good  :  for,  for  a  piece  of  bread  that  man 
will  trafjsgress. 

22  ,^^  that  hasteth  to  be  rich  hath  an 
evil  63^,  and  considereth  not  that  poverty 
shall  come  upon  him. 

23  He  that  rebuketh  a  man,  afterward 
shall  find  more  favour  than  he  that  flatter- 
eth  with  the  tongue. 

24  Whoso  robbeth  his  father  or  his  mo- 
ther, and  saith,  It  is  no  transgression  ;  the 
same  is  the  companion  of  a  destroyer. 

25  He  that  is  of  a  proud  heart  stirreth 
.  up  strife :  but  he  that  putteth  his  trust  in 

the  Lord  shall  be  made  fat. 

26  He  that  trusteth  in  his  own  heart  is  a 
fool :  but  whoso  walketh  wisely,  he  shall  be 
delivered. 

27  He  that  giveth  unto  the  poor  shall  not 
lack:  but  he  that  hideth  his  eyes  shall  have 
many  a  curse. 

28  When  the  widced  rise,  men  hide 
themselves  :  but  when  thej^  perish,  the 
righteous  increase. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 
'E  that,  being  often  reproved,  harden- 
eth his  neck,  shall  suddenly  be  de- 
stroyed, and  that  without  reiiied)^ 

2  When  the  righteous  are  in  authority, 
the  people  rejoice:  but  when  the  wicked 
beareth  rule,  the  people  mourn. 

3  Wlioso  loveth  wisdom  rejoiceth  his 
father  :  but  he  that  keepeth  company  with 
harlots  spendeth  his  substance. 

4  The  king  by  judgment  establisheth  the  |  unto  Ithiel,  even  unto  Ithiel  and  Ucal, 

494 


eth  it. 

5  A  man  that  flattereth  his  neighbour 
spreadeth  a  net  for  his  feet. 

6  In  the  transgression  of  an  evil  man 
there  is  a  snare :  but  the  righteous  doth  sing 
and  rejoice. 

7  The  righteous  considereth  the  cause  of 
the  poor :  but  the  wicked  regardeth  not  to 
know  it. 

8  Scornful  men  bring  a  city  into  a  snare : 
but  wise  men  turn  away  wrath. 

9  i/"  a  wise  man  contendeth  with  a  fool- 
ish man,  whether  he  rage  or  laugh,  there  is 
no  rest. 

10  The  blood-thirsty  hate  the  upright: 
but  the  just  seek  his  soul. 

11  A  fool  uttereth  all  his  mind:  but  a 
wise  man  keepeth  it  in  till  afterward. 

12  If  a  ruler  hearken  to  lies,  all  his  ser- 
vants are  wicked. 

13  The  poor  and  the  deceitful  man  meet 
together :  the  Lord  lighteneth  both  their 
eyes. 

14  The  king  that  faithfully  judgeth  the 
poor,  his  throne  shall  be  establislied  for  ever. 

15  The  rod  and  reproof  give  wisdom: 
but  a  child  left  to  himself  bringeth  his  mo- 
ther to  shame. 

16  When  the  wicked  are  multiplied, 
transgression  increaseth  :  but  the  righteous 
shall  see  their  fall. 

17  Correct  thy  son,  and  he  shall  give 
thee  rest ;  yea,  he  shall  give  delight  unto 
thy  soul. 

IS  Where  there  is  no  vision,  the  people 
perish  :  but  he  that  keepeth  the  law,  happy 
is  he. 

19  A  servant  will  not  be  corrected  by 
words :  for  though  he  understand  he  will 
not  answer. 

20  Seest  thou  a  man  that  is  hasty  in  his 
words  ?  there  is  more  hope  of  a  fool  than 
of  him. 

21  He  that  delicately  bringeth  up  his  ser- 
vant from  a  child  shall  have  him  become 
las  son  at  the  length. 

22  An  angry  man  stirreth  up  strife,  and 
a  furious  man  aboundeth  in  transgression. 

23  A  man's  pride  shall  bring  him  low : 
but  honour  shall  uphold  the  humble  in 
spirit. 

24  Whoso  is  partner  with  a  thief  hateth 
his  own  soul :  he  heareth  cursing,  and  be- 
wrayeth  it  not. 

25  The  fear  of  man  bringeth  a  snare . 
but  whoso  putteth  his  trust  in  the  Lord 
shall  be  safe. 

26  Many  seek  the  ruler's  favour ;  but 
evcnj  man's  judgment  comcth  from  the  Lord. 

27  An  unjust  man  is  an  abomination  to 
the  just :  and  lie  that  is  upright  in  the  way 
is  abomination  to  the  wicked. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

THE  words  of  Agur  the  son  of  Jakeh, 
even   the   prophecy :  the  man  spake 


Agur^s  confession  and  prayer.     CHAP. 

2  Surely  I  am  more  brutish  than  any 
man,  and  have  not  the  understanding  of  a 
man. 

3  I  neither  learned  wisdom,  nor  have  the 
knowledge  of  the  holy. 

4  Who  hath  ascended  up  into  heaven, 
or  descended  ?  who  hath  gathered  the  wind 
in  his  fists?  who  hath  bound  the  waters  in 
a  garment?  who  hath  established  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth  1  what  is  his  name,  and 
what  is  his  son's  name,  if  thou  canst 
tell  ? 

5  H  Every  word  of  God  is  pure :  he  is 
a  shield  unto  them  that  put  their  trust  in 
him. 

6  Add  thou  not  unto  his  words,  lest  he 
reprove  thee,  and  thou  be  found  a  liar. 

7  H  Two  things  have  I  required  of  thee ; 
deny  me  them  not  before  I  die  : 

8  Remove  far  from  me  vanity  and  lies ; 
give  me  neither  poverty  nor  riches ;  feed 
me  with  food  convenient  for  me  : 

9  Lest  I  be  full,  and  deny  tliee,  and  say, 
Who  is  the  Lord  ?  or  lest  I  be  poor,  and 
steal,  and  take  the  name  of  my  God  in 
vain. 

10  IF  Accuse  not  a  servant  unto  his  mas- 
ter, lest  he  curse  thee,  and  thou  be  found 
guilty. 

1 1 H  There  is  a  generation  that  curseth 
their  father,  and  doth  not  bless  their  mo- 
ther. 

12  There  is  a  generation  that  are  pure 
in  their  own  eyes,  and  yet  is  not  washed 
from  their  filthiness. 

13  There  is  a  generation,  O  how  lofty 
are  their  eyes !  and  their  eyelids  are  lifted 
up. 

14  There  is  a  generation,  whose  teeth 
are  as  swords,  and  their  jaw-teeth  as  knives, 
to  devour  the  poor  from  off  the  earth,  and 
the  needy  from  among  men. 

15  ^  The  horse-leech  hath  two  daughters, 
crying,  Give,  give.  There  are  three  things 
that  are  never  satisfied,  yea,  four  things  say 
not.  It  is  enough  : 

16  The  grave;  and  the  barren  womb; 
the  earth  that  is  not  filled  with  water ;  and 
the  fire  that  saith  not.  It  is  enough. 

17  H  The  eye  that  mocketh  at  his  father, 
and  despiseth  to  obey  his  mother,  the  ra- 
vens of  the  valley  shall  pick  it  out,  and  the 
young  eagles  shall  eat  it. 

18  If  There  be  three  things  lohich  are  too 
wonderful  for  me,  yea,  four  which  I  know 
not : 

19  The  way  of  an  eagle  in  the  air;  the 
way  of  a  serpent  upon  a  rock  ;  the  way  of  a 
ship  in  the  midst  of  the  sea ;  and  the  way 
of  a  man  with  a  maid. 

20  Such  is  the  way  of  an  adulterous 
woman ;  she  eateth,  and  wipeth  her  mouth, 
and  saith,  I  have  done  no  wickedness. 

21  For  three  things  the  earth  is  disquiet- 
ed, and  for  four  lohirh  it  cannot  bear : 

22  For  a  servant  when  he  reigneth ;  and 
a  fool  when  he  is  filled  with  meat ; 


XXXL  Lemuel's  lesson  of  chastity. 

23  For  an  odious  looman  when  she  is 
married ;  and  an  handmaid  that  is  heir  to 
her  mistress. 

24  If  There  be  four  things  which  are 
little  upon  the  earth,  but  they  are  exceeding 
wise : 

25  The  ants  are  a  people  not  strong,  yet 
they  prepare  their  meat  in  the  summer  ; 

26  The  conies  are  but  a  feeble  folk,  j'et 
make  they  their  houses  in  the  rocks ; 

27  The  locusts  have  no  king,  yet  go  they 
forth  all  of  them  by  bands ; 

28  The  spider  taketh  hold  with  her 
hands,  and  is  in  kings'  palaces. 

29  IT  There  be  three  things  which  go 
well,  yea,  four  are  comely  in  going : 

30  A  lion,  ichich  is  strongest  among 
beasts,  and  turneth  not  away  for  any. 

31  A  greyhound;  an  he-goat  also;  and 
a  king,  against  whom  there  is  no  rising  up. 

32  If  It  thou  hast  done  foolishly  in  lifting 
up  thyself,  or  if  thou  hast  thought  evil,  lay 
thine  hand  upon  thy  mouth. 

33  Surely  the  churning  of  milk  bringeth 
forth  butter,  and  the  wringing  of  the  nose 
bringeth  forth  blood :  so  the  forcing  of 
wrath  bringeth  forth  strife. 

CHAP.  XXXL 

THE  words  of  king  Lemuel,  the  pro- 
phecy that  his  mother  taught  him. 

2  What,  my  son  ?  and  what,  the  son  of 
my  womb  ?  and  what,  the  son  of  my  vows  ? 

3  Give  not  thy  strength  unto  women,  nor 
thy  ways  to  that  which  destroyeth  kings. 

4  It  is  not  for  kings,  O  Lemuel,  it  is  not 
for  kings  to  drink  wine;  nor  for  -princes 
strong  drink : 

5  Lest  they  drink,  and  forget  the  law, 
and  pervert  the  judgment  of  any  of  the 
afflicted. 

6  If  Give  strong  drink  unto  him  that  is 
ready  to  perish,  and  wine  to  those  that  be 
of  heavy  hearts. 

7  Let  him  drink,  and  forget  his  poverty, 
and  remember  his  misery  no  more. 

8  Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb  in  the 
cause  of  all  such  as  are  appointed  to  de- 
struction. 

9  Open  thy  mouth,  judge  righteously, 
and  plead  the  cause  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

10  If  Who  can  find  a  virtuous  woman  ? 
for  her  price  is  far  above  rubies. 

11  The  heart  of  her  husband  doth  safely 
trust  in  her,  so  that  he  shall  have  no  need 
of  spoil. 

12  She  will  do  him  good  and  not  evil  all 
the  days  of  her  life. 

13  She  seeketh  wool,  and  flax,  and  work- 
eth  willingly  with  her  hands. 

14  She  is  like  the  merchants' ships;  sjje 
bringeth  her  food  from  afar. 

15  She  riseth  also  while  it  is  yet  night, 
and  giveth  meat  to  her  household,  and  a 
portion  to  her  maidens. 

16  She  considereth  a  field,  and  buyeth 
it :  with  the  fruit  of  her  hands  she  planteth 
a  vineyard. 

495 


AH  human  courses  vain. 


ECCLESIASTES. 


17  She  girdeth  her  loins  with  strength, 
and  strengtheneth  her  arms. 

18  Sh^  perceiveth  that  her  merchandise 
is  good  :  her  candle  goeth  not  out  by  night. 

19  She  layeth  her  hands  to  the  spindle, 
and  her  hands  hold  the  distaff. 

20  She  stretcheth  oiit  her  hand  to  the 
poor ;  yea,  she  reacheth  forth  her  hands  to 
the  needy. 

21  She  is  not  afraid  of  the  snow  for  her 
household  :  for  all  her  household  are  clothed 
with  scarlet. 

22  She  maketh  herself  coverings  of 
tapestry ;  her  clothing  is  silk  and  purple. 

23  Her  husband  is  known  in  the  gates, 
when  he  sitteth  among  the  elders  of  the  land. 

24  She  maketh  fine  linen,  and  selleth  it  ; 
and  delivereth  girdles  unto  the  merchant. 


The  vanity  of  pleasures. 


25  Strength  and  honour  are  her  cloth- 
ing ;  and  she  shall  rejoice  in  time  to  come. 

26  She  openeth  her  mouth  with  wisdom  ; 
and  in  her  tongue  is  the  law  of  kindness. 

27  She  looketh  well  to  the  ways  of  her 
household,  and  eateth  not  the  bread  of 
idleness. 

28  Her  children  arise  up,  and  call  her 
blessed;  her  husband  also,  and  he  praiseth 
her. 

29  Many  daughters  have  done  virtuously, 
but  thou  excellest  them  all. 

30  Favour  is  deceitful,  and  beauty  is 
vain  :  but  a  woman  that  feareth  the  Lord, 
she  shall  be  praised. 

31  Give  her  of  the  fruit  of  her  hands  ; 
and  let  her  own  works  praise  her  in  the 
gates. 


M  ECCLESIASTES,  or  The  PREACHER. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  words  of  the  Preacher,  the  son  of 
David,  king  of  Jerusalem. 

2  Vanity  of  vanities,  saith  the  Preacher, 
vanity  of  vanities ;  all  is  vanity. 

3  What  profit  hath  a  man  of  all  his  la- 
bour which  he  taketh  under  the  sun  ? 

4  H  One  generation  passeth  away,  and 
another  generation  cometh :  but  the  earth 
abideth  for  ever. 

5  The  sun  also  ariseth,  and  the  sun 
goeth  down,  and  hasteth  to  his  place  where 
he  arose. 

6  The  wind  goeth  toward  the  south,  and 
turneth  about  unto  the  north  ;  it  whirleth 
about  continually,  and  the  wind  returneth 
again  according  to  his  circuits. 

7  All  the  rivers  run  into  the  sea ;  yet  the 
sea  is  not  full :  unto  the  place  from  whence 
the  rivers  come,  thither  they  return  again. 

8  All  things  are  full  of  labour ;  man  can- 
not utter  it :  the  eye  is  not  satisfied  with 
seeing,  nor  the  ear  filled  with  hearing. 

9  IT  The  thing  tliat  hath  been,  it  is  that 
which  shall  be  ;  and  that  which  is  done  is 
that  which  shall  be  done :  and  there  is  no 
new  thing  under  the  sun. 

10  Is  there  any  thing  whereof  it  may  be 
said.  See,  this  is  new  ?  it  hath  been  alreadj' 
of  old  time,  which  was  before  us. 

11  There  is  no  remembrance  of  former 
things ;  neither  shall  there  be  any  remem- 
brance o{  things  that  are  to  come  with  those 
that  shall  come  after. 

12  ^  I  the  Preacher  was  king  over  Is- 
rael in  Jerusalem. 

13  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  seek  and 
search  out  by  wisdom  concerning  all  things 
that  are  done  under  heaven :  this  sore 
travail  hath  God  given  to  the  sons  of  man 
to  be  exercised  therewith. 

14  I  have  seen  all  the  works  that  are 
done  under  the  sun ;  and  behold,  all  is 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 


15  That  7vhich  is  crooked  cannot  be 
made  straight :  and  that  which  is  wanting 
cannot  be  numbered. 

16  I  communed  with  mine  own  heart, 
saying,  Lo,  I  am  come  to  great  estate,  and 
have  gotten  more  wisdom  than  all  they 
that  have  been  before  me  in  Jerusalem : 
yea,  my  heart  had  great  experience  of  wis- 
dom and  knowledge. 

17  And  I  gave  my  heart  to  know  wis- 
dom, and  to  know  madness  and  follj^ :  I 
perceived  that  this  also  is  vexation  of 
spirit. 

18  For  in  much  wisdom  is  much  grief: 
and  he  that  increaseth  knowledge  increas- 
eth  sorrow. 

CHAP.  II. 

I  SAID  in  mine  heart,  Go  to  now,  I  will 
prove  thee  with  mirth  ;  therefore  enjoy 
pleasure  :  and  behold,  this  also  is  vanit}'. 

2  1  said  of  laughter,  It  is  mad :  and  of 
mirth,  What  doeth  it? 

3  I  sought  in  mine  heart  to  give  myself 
unto  wine,  yet  acquainting  mine  heart  with 
wisdom ;  and  to  lay  hold  on  folly,  till  1 
might  see  what  ivas  that  good  for  the  sons 
ofmen,  which  they  should  do  under  the 
heaven  all  the  days  of  their  life. 

4  I  made  me  great  works ;  I  builded  me 
houses ;  I  planted  me  vineyards  : 

5  I  made  me  gardens  and  orchards,  and 
1  planted  trees  in  them  of  all  kind  of 
fruits : 

6  I  made  me  pools  of  water,  to  water 
therewith  the  wood  that  bringeth  forth 
trees : 

7  I  got  me  servants  and  maidens,  and 
had  servants  born  in  my  house  ;  also  I  had 
great  possessions  of  great  and  small  cattle 
above  all  that  were  in  Jerusalem  before 
me; 

8  I  gathered  me  also  silver  and  gold, 
and  the  peculiar  treasure  of  kings,  and  of 
the  provinces :  I  gat  me  men-singers  and 

496 


The  vanity  of  human  labour.  CHAP.  111. 


A  time  for  all  things. 


women-singers,  and  the  delights  of  the 
sons  of  men,  as  musical  instruments,  and 
that  of  all  sorts. 

9  So  1  was  great,  and  increased  more 
than  all  that  were  before  me  in  Jerusalem : 
also  my  wisdom  remained  with  me. 

10  And  whatsoever  mine  eyes  desired  I 
kept  not  from  them,  I  withheld  not  mj^ 
heart  from  any  joy  ;  for  mj'  heart  rejoiced 
in  all  my  labour  :  and  this  was  my  portion 
of  all  my  labour. 

1 1  Then  I  looked  on  all  the  works  that 
my  hands  had  wrought,  and  on  the  labour 
that  1  had  laboured  to  do :  and  behold,  all 
was  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit,  and 
there  was  no  profit  under  the  sun. 

12  H  And  I  turned  myself  to  behold  wis 
dom,  and  madness,  and  folly :  for  what  can 
the  man  do  that  cometh  after  the  king  1 
even  that  which  hath  been  already  done. 

13  Then  I  saw  that  wisdom  excelleth 
foll}%  as  far  as  light  excelleth  darkness. 

14  The  wise  man's  eyes  arc  in  his  head ; 
but  the  fool  walketh  in  darkness :  and  I 
mj'self  perceived  also  that  one  event  hap- 
peneth  to  them  all. 

15  Then  said  I  in  my  heart.  As  it  hap- 
peneth  to  the  fool,  so  it  happeneth  even  to 
nie ;  and  why  was  I  then  more  wise  ? 
Then  I  said  in  my  heart,  that  this  also  is 
vanity. 

16  For  there  is  no  remembrance  of  the 
wise  more  than  of  the  fool  for  ever;  seeing 
that  which  now  /s  in  the  days  to  come  shall 
all  be  forgotten.  And  how  dieth  the  wise 
man  ?  as  the  fool. 

17  Therefore  I  hated  life  ;  because  the 
work  that  is  wrought  under  the  sun  is 
grievous  unto  me :  for  all  is  vanity  and 
vexation  of  spirit. 

18  II  Yea,  I  hated  all  my  labour  which 
I  had  taken  under  the  sun:  because  I 
should  leave  it  unto  the  man  that  shall  be 
after  me. 

19  And  who  knoweth  whether  he  shall 
be  a  wise  man  or  a  fool  ?  yet  shall  lie  have 
rule  over  all  my  labour  wherein  I  have 
laboured,  and  wherein  I  have  shewed  my- 
self wise  under  the  sun.  This  is  also 
vanity. 

20  Therefore  I  went  about  to  cause  my 
heart  to  despair  of  all  the  labour  which  I 
took  under  the  sun. 

21  For  there  is  a  man  whose  labour  is 
in  wisdom,  and  in  knowledge,  and  in 
equity  ;  yet  to  a  man  that  hath  not  labour- 
ed therein  shall  he  leave  it /or  his  portion. 
This  also  is  vanity  and  a  great  evil. 

22  For  what  hath  man  of  all  his  labour, 
and  of  the  vexation  of  his  heart,  wherein 
he  hath  laboured  under  the  sun  1 

23  For  all  his  days  are  sorrows,  and  his 
travail  grief;  yea,  his  heart  taketh  not  rest 
in  the  night.     This  is  also  vanity. 

24  H  There  is  nothing  better  for  a  man 
than  that  he  should  eat  and  drink,  and  that 
he  should  make  his  soul  enjoy  good  in  his 

63 


labour.      This  also  I  saw,  that  it  ivas  from 
the  hand  of  God. 

25  For  who  can  eat,  or  who  else  can 
hasten  hereunto  more  than  1 1 

26  For  God  giveth  to  a  man  that  is  good 
in  his  sight,  wisdom,  and  knowledge,  and 
joy  :  but  to  the  sinner  he  giveth  travail,  to 
gather  and  to  heap  up,  that  he  may  give  to 
liim  that  is  good  before  God.  This  also  is 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

CHAP.  III. 

TO  every  thing  there  is  a  season,  and 
a  time   to   every  purpose  under  the 
heaven : 

2  A  time  to  be  born,  and  a  time  to  die  ; 
a  time  to  plant,  and  a  time  to  pluck  up 
that  ifhich  is  planted  ; 

3  A  time  to  kill,  and  a  time  to  heal ;  a 
time  to  break  down,  and  a  time  to  build  up  ; 

4  A  time  to  weep,  and  a  time  to  laugli ; 
a  time  to  mourn,  and  a  time  to  dance ; 

5  A  time  to  cast  away  stones,  and  a  time 
to  gather  stones  together :  a  time  to  em- 
brace, and  a  time  to  refrain  from  em- 
bracing ; 

6  A  time  to  get,  and  a  time  to  lose ;  a 
time  to  keep,  and  a  time  to  cast  away ; 

7  A  time  to  rend,  and  a  time  to  sew ;  a 
time  to  keep  silence,  and  a  time  to  speak ; 

8  A  time  to  love,  and  a  time  to  hate; 
a  time  of  war,  and  a  time  of  peace. 

9  What  profit  hath  he  that  worketh  in 
that  wherein  he  laboureth  ? 

10  I  have  seen  the  travail,  which  God 
hath  given  to  the  sons  of  men  to  be  exer- 
cised in  it. 

11  If  He  hath  made  every  thing  beauti- 
ful in  his  time  :  also  he  hath  set  the  world  in 
their  heart,  so  that  no  man  can  find  out  the 
work  that  God  maketh  from  the  beginning 
to  the  end. 

12  H  1  know  that  there  is  no  good  in 
them,  but  for  a  man  to  rejoice,  and  to  do 
good  in  his  life. 

13  And  also  that  every  man  should  eat 
and  drink,  and  enjoy  the  good  of  all  his 
labour;  it  is  the  gift  of  God. 

14  1  know  that,  whatsoever  God  docth, 
it  shall  be  for  ever :  nothing  can  be  put  to 
it,  nor  any  thing  taken  from  it :  and  God 
doeth  it,  that  men  should  fear  before 
him. 

15  That  which  hath  been  is  now;  and 
that  which  is  to  be  hath  already  been ;  and 
God  requireth  that  which  is  past. 

16  II  And  moreover  I  saw  under  the  sun 
the  place  of  judgment,  that  wickedness  was 
there ;  and  the  place  of  righteousness,  thai 
iniquity  was  there. 

17  I  said  in  mine  heart,  God  .shall  judge 
the  righteous  and  the  wicked  :  for  there  is 
a  time  there  for  every  purpose  and  for 
every  work. 

18  H  I  said  in  mine  heart  concerning  the 
estate  of  the  sons  of  men,  that  God  might 
manifest  them,  and  that  they  might  see  that 
they  themselves  are  beasts. 

497 


Of  vanity,  oppression,  Sfc.      ECCLESIASTES. 


Other  earthly  vanities. 


19  For  that  which  befalleth  the  sons  of 
men  befalleth  beasts;  even  one  thing  be- 
falleth them:  as  the  one  dieth,  so  dieth 
the  other ;  yea,  they  have  all  one  breath ; 
so  that  a  man  hath  no  pre-eminence  above 
a  beast :  for  all  is  vanity. 

20  All  go  unto  one  place  ;  all  are  of  the 
dust,  and  all  turn  to  dust  again. 

21  H  Who  knoweth  the  spirit  of  man 
that  goeth  upward,  and  the  spirit  of  the 
beast  that  goeth  downward  to  the  earth  ? 

22  M  Wherefore  I  perceive  that  there  is 
nothing  better,  than  that  a  man  should  re- 
joice in  his  own  works  ;  for  that  is  his  por- 
tion :  for  who  shall  bring  liim  to  see  what 
shall  be  after  him  ? 

CHAP.  IV. 

SO  1  returned,  and  considered  all  the 
oppressions  that  are  done  under  the 
sun:  and  behold  the  tears  of  s?/c/i  as  toere 
oppressed,  and  they  had  no  comforter ; 
and  on  the  side  of  their  oppressors  there 
ivas  power  ;  but  they  had  no  comforter. 

2  Wherefore  I  praised  the  dead  which 
are  already  dead  more  than  the  living 
which  are  yet  alive. 

3  Yea,  better  is  he  than  both  they,  which 
hath  not  yet  been,  who  hath  not  seen  the 
evil  work  that  is  done  under  the  sun. 

4  H  Again,  I  considered  all  travail,  and 
every  right  work,  that  for  this  a  man  is 
envied  of  his  neighbour.  This  is  also 
vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 

5  il  The  fool  foldeth  his  hands  together, 
and  eateth  his  own  flesh. 

6  II  Better  is  an  handful  with  quietness, 
than  both  the  hands  full  tvith  travail  and 
vexation  of  spirit. 

7  ^  Then  I  returned,  and  I  saw  vanity 
under  the  sun. 

8  There  is  one  alone,  and  there  is  not  a 
second ;  jea,  he  hath  neither  child  nor 
brother :  yet  is  there  no  end  of  all  his  la- 
bour ;  neither  is  his  eye  satisfied  with 
riches :  neither  saith  he,  For  whom  do  I 
labour,  and  bereave  my  soul  of  good? 
This  is  also  vanity,  yea,  it  is  a  sore  travail. 

9  H  Two  are  better  than  one ;  because 
they  have  a  good  reward  for  their  labour. 

10  For  if  they  fall,  the  one  will  lift  up 
his  fellow :  but  wo  to  him  that  is  alone 
when  he  falleth;  for  he  hath  not  another  to 
help  him  up. 

11  Again,  if  two  lie  together,  then  they 
have  heat :  but  how  can  one  be  warm  alone  ? 

12  And  if  one  prevail  against  him,  two 
shall  withstand  him ;  and  a  threefold  cord 
is  not  quickh'  broken. 

13  H  Better  is  k  poor  and  a  wise  child, 
than  an  old  and  foolish  king,  who  will  no 
more  be  admonished. 

14  For  out  of  prison  he  cometh  to  reign  ; 
whereas  also  he  that  is  born  in  his  kingdom 
becometh  poor. 

15  I  considered  all  the  living  which  walk 
under  the  sim,  with  the  second  child  that 
shall  stand  up  in  his  stead. 


16  There  is  no  end  of  all  the  people, 
even  of  all  that  have  been  before  them : 
they  also  that  come  after  shall  not  rejoice 
in  him.  Surely  this  also  is  vanity  and 
vexation  of  spirit. 

CHAP.  V. 

KEEP  thy  foot  when  thou  goest  to  the 
house  of  God,  and  be  more  ready  to 
hear,  than  to  give  the  sacrifice  of  fools :  for 
they  consider  not  that  they  do  evil. 

2  Be  not  rash  with  thy  mouth,  and  let 
not  thine  heart  be  hasty  to  utter  any  thing 
before  God  :  for  God  is  in  heaven,  and  thou 
upon  earth  :  therefore  let  tliy  words  be  few. 

3  For  a  dream  cometh  through  the  mul- 
titude of  business ;  and  a  fool's  voice  is 
knoivn  by  multitude  of  words. 

4  When  thou  vowest  a  vow  unto  God, 
defer  not  to  pay  it ;  for  he  hath  no  pleasure 
in  fools  :  pay  that  which  thou  hast  vowed. 

5  Better  is  it  that  thou  shouldest  not 
vow,  than  that  thou  shouldest  vow  and 
not  pay. 

6  Suffer  not  thy  mouth  to  cause  thy  flesh 
to  sin  ;  neither  say  thou  before  the  angel, 
that  it  tvas  an  error  :  wherefore  should  God 
be  angry  at  thy  voice,  and  destroy  the  work 
of  thine  hands  1 

7  For  in  the  multitude  of  dreams  and 
many  words  there  are  also  (livers  vanities  : 
but  fear  thou  God. 

8  U  If  thou  seest  the  oppression  of  the 
poor,  and  violent  perverting  of  judgment 
and  justice  in  a  province,  marvel  not  at 
the  matter :  for  he  that  is  higher  than  the 
highest  regardeth ;  and  there  he  higher 
than  they. 

9  U  Moreover,  the  profit  of  the  earth  is 
for  all :  the  king  himself  i?,  served  by  the  field. 

10  He  that  loveth  silver  shall  not  be  satis- 
fied with  silver;  nor  he  that  loveth  abun- 
dance with  increase  :  this  is  also  vanit}^ 

11  When  goods  increase,  they  are  in- 
creased that  eat  them :  and  what  good  is 
there  to  the  owners  thereof,  saving  the  be- 
holding of  them  with  their  eyes? 

12  The  sleep  of  a  labouring  man  is  sweet, 
whether  he  eat  little  or  much :  but  the 
abundance  of  the  rich  will  not  suffer  him  to 
sleep. 

13  There  is  a  sore  evil  ivhich  I  have  seen 
under  the  sun,  namely,  riches  kept  for  the 
owners  thereof  to  their  hurt. 

14  But  those  riches  perish  by  evil  tra- 
vail :  and  he  begetteth  a  son,  and  there  is 
nothing  in  his  hand. 

15  As  he  came  forth  of  his  mother's 
womb,  naked  shall  he  return  to  go  as  he 
came,  and  shall  take  nothing  of  his  labour, 
which  he  may  carry  away  in  his  hand. 

16  And  this  also  is  a  sore  evil,  that  in 
all  points  as  he  came,  so  shall  he  go :  and 
what  profit  hath  he  that  hath  laboured  for 
the  wind  1 

17  All  his  days  also  he  eateth  in  dark- 
ness, and  he  hath  much  sorrow  and  wrath 
with  his  sickness. 

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5  Stay  me  with  flagons,  comfort  me  with 
apples  :  for  I  am  sick  of  love. 

6  His  left  hand  is  under  my  head,  and 
his  right  hand  doth  embrace  me. 

7  I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters  of  Jeru- 
salem, by  the  roes,  and  by  the  hinds  of  the 
field,  that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  my 
love,  till  he  please. 

8  H  The  voice  of  my  beloved !  behold, 
he  Cometh  leaping  upon  the  mountains, 
skipping  upon  the  hills. 

9  M}'  beloved  is  like  a  roe,  or  a  young 
hart :  behold,  he  standeth  behind  our  wall, 
he  looketh  forth  at  the  windows,  shewing 
himself  through  the  lattice. 

10  H  My  beloved  spake,  and  said  unto 
me,  Rise,  up  my  love,  my  fair  one,  and 
come  awa}'. 

11  For  lo,  the  winter  is  past,  the  rain  is 
over  and  gone ; 

12  The  flowers  appear  on  the  earth  ; 
the  time  of  the  singing  of  birds  is  come, 
and  the  voice  of  the  turtle  is  heard  in  our 
land ; 

13  The  fig-tree  putteth  forth  her  green 
figs,  and  the  vines  icith  the  tender  grape 
give  a  good  smell.  Arise,  my  love,  my 
lair  one,  and  come  away. 

14  H  O  my  dove,  that  art  in  the  clefts 
of  the  rock,  in  the  secret  places  of  the  stairs, 
let  me  see  thy  countenance,  let  me  hear 
thy  voice ;  for  sweet  is  thy  voice,  and  thy 
countenance  is  comely. 

15  Take  us  the  foxes,  the  little  foxes, 
that  spoil  the  vines:  for  our  vines  have 
tender  grapes. 

16  H  My  beloved  is  mine,  and  I  am  his : 
he  feedeth  among  the  lilies. 

17  Until  the  day  break,  and  the  shadows 
flee  away,  turn,  my  beloved,  and  be  thou 
like  a  roe  or  a  young  hart  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Bether. 

CHAP.  HI. 

BY  night  on  my  bed  I  sought  him  whom 
my  soul  loveth :  I  sought  him,  but  1 
found  him  not. 

2  I  will  rise  now,  and  go  about  the  city 
in  the  streets,  and  in  the  broad  ways  I  will 
seek  him  whom  my  soul  loveth :  1  sought 
him,  l)ut  I  found  him  not. 

3  The  watchmen  that  go  about  the  city 
found  me :  to  whom  I  said.  Saw  ye  him 
whom  my  soul  loveth  1 

4  It  was  but  a  little  that  I  passed  from 
them,  but  I  found  him  whom  my  soul 
loveth :  I  held  him,  and  would  not  let  him 
go,  until  I  had  brought  him  into  my 
mother's  house,  and  into  the  chamber  of 
her  that  conceived  me. 

5  I  charge  you,  O  ye  daughters  of  Jeru- 
salem, by  the  ro^s,  and  by  the  hinds  of  the 
field,  that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  7ny 
love,  till  he  please. 

6  H  Who  is  this  that  cometh  out  of  the 
wilderness  like  pillars  of  smoke,  perfumed 
with  myrrh  and  frankincense,  with  all 
powders  of  the  merchant  ? 


,  ni,  IV.  The  graces  of  the  church. 

7  Behold  his  bed,  which  is  Solomon's; 
threescore  valiant  men  are  about  it,  of  the 
valiant  of  Israel. 

8  They  all  hold  swords,  being  expert  in 
war :  every  man  hath  his  sword  upon  his 
thigh  because  of  fear  in  the  night. 

9  King  Solomon  made  himself  a  chariot 
of  the  wood  of  Lebanon. 

10  He  made  the  pillars  thereof  of  sil- 
ver, the  bottom  thereof  of  gold,  the  cover- 
ing of  it  of  purple,  the  midst  thereof  being 
paved  with  love,  for  the  daughters  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

11  Go  forth,  O  ye  daughters  of  Zion, 
and  behold  king  Solomon  with  the  crown 
wherewith  his  mother  crowned  him  in  the 
day  of  his  espousals,  and  in  the  day  of  the 
gladness  of  his  heart. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BEHOLD,  thou  art  fair,  my  love  ;  be- 
hold, thou  art  fair ;  thou  hast  doves' 
eyes  within  thy  locks:  thy  hair  is  as  a 
flock  of  goats,  that  appear  from  mount 
Gilead. 

2  Thy  teeth  are  like  a  flock  of  sheep  that 
are  even  shorn,  which  came  up  from  the 
washing;  whereof  every  one  bear  twins, 
and  none  is  barren  among  them. 

3  Thy  lips  are  like  a  thread  of  scarlet, 
and  thy  speech  is  comely  :  thy  temples  are 
like  a  piece  of  a  pomegranate  within  thy 
locks. 

4  Thy  neck  is  like  the  tower  of  David 
builded  for  an  armoury,  whereon  there 
hang  a  thousand  bucklers,  all  shields  of 
mighty  men. 

5  Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two  youns; 
roes  that  are  twins,  which  feed  among  the 
lilies. 

6  Until  the  day  break,  and  the  shadows 
flee  away,  I  will  get  me  to  the  mountain  of 
myrrh,  and  to  the  hill  of  frankincense. 

7  Thou  art  all  fair,  my  love  ;  there  is  no 
spot  in  thee. 

8  !1  Come  with  me  from  Lebanon,  my 
spouse,  with  me  from  Lebanon :  look  from 
the  top  of  Amana,  from  the  top  of  Shenir 
and  Hermon,  from  the  lions'  dens,  from  the 
mountains  of  the  leopards. 

9  Thou  hast  ravished  my  heart,  my 
sister,  my  spouse ;  thou  hast  ravished  my 
heart  with  one  of  thine  eyes,  with  one  chain 
of  thy  neck. 

10  How  fair  is  thy  love,  my  sister,  my 
spouse !  how  much  better  is  thy  love  than 
wine !  and  the  smell  of  thine  ointments 
than  all  spices ! 

11  Thy  lips,  O  my  spouse,  drop  as  the 
honey-comb :  honey  and  milk  are  under 
thy  tongue  ;  and  the  smell  of  thy  garments 
is  like  the  smell  of  Lebanon. 

12  A  garden  enclosed  is  my  sister,  my 
spouse  ;  a  spring  shut  up,  a  fountain  seal- 
ed. 

13  Thy  plants  are  an  orchard  of  ])ome- 
granates,  with  pleasant  fruits ;  camphire, 
with  spikenard, 

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A  description  of  Christ        SOLOMON'S  SONG.        The  graces  of  the  church. 


14  Spikenard  and  saffron  ;  calamus  and 
cinnamon,  with  all  trees  of  frankincense  ; 
myrrh  and  aloes,  with  all  the  chief  spices  : 

15  A  fountain  of  gardens,  a  well  of  living 
waters,  and  streams  from  Lebanon. 

16  IT  Awake,  O  north  wind ;  and  come, 
thou  south ;  blow  upon  my  garden,  that 
the  spices  thereof  may  flow  out.  Let  my 
beloved  come  into  his  garden,  and  eat  his 
pleasant  fruits. 

CHAP.  V. 

I  AM  come  into  my  garden,  my  sister, 
my  spouse :  I  have  gathered  my  myrrh 
with  my  spice ;  I  have  eaten  my  honey- 
comb with  my  honey ;  I  have  drunk  my 
wine  with  my  milk  :  eat,  O  friends ;  drink, 
yea,  drink  abundantly,  O  beloved. 

2  H  I  sleep,  but  my  heart  waketh  :  it  is 
the  voice  of  my  beloved  that  knocketh, 
saying,  Open  to  me,  my  sister,  my  love, 
my  dove,  ray  undefiled :  for  my  head  is 
filled  with  dew,  and  my  locks  with  the 
drops  of  the  night. 

3  I  have  put  off  my  coat ;  how  shall  I 
put  it  on  ?  I  have  washed  my  feet ;  how- 
shall  I  defile  them  ? 

4  My  beloved  put  in  his  hand  by  the 
hole  of  the  door,  and  my  bowels  were 
moved  for  him. 

5  I  rose  up  to  open  to  my  beloved  ;  and 
my  hands  dropped  icith  myrrh,  and  my 
fingers  with  sweet-smelling  myrrh,  upon 
the  handles  of  the  lock. 

6  I  opened  to  my  beloved ;  but  my  be- 
loved had  withdrawn  himself,  cmd  was 
gone :  my  soul  failed  when  he  spake :  I 
sought  him,  but  I  could  not  find  him ;  I 
called  him,  but  he  gave  me  no  answer. 

7  The  watchmen  that  went  about  the 
city  found  me,  they  smote  me,  they  wound- 
ed me :  the  keepers  of  the  walls  took  away 
my  vail  from  me. 

8  I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of  Jerusa- 
lem, if  ye  find  my  beloved,  that  ye  tell  him, 
that  I  am  sick  of  love. 

9  U  What  is  thy  beloved  more  than  ano- 
ther beloved,  O  thou  fairest  among  women  ? 
what  is  thy  beloved  more  than  another  be- 
loved, that  thou  dost  so  charge  us  1 

10  My  beloved  is  white  and  ruddy,  the 
chiefest  among  ten  thousand. 

11  His  head  is  as  the  most  fine  gold,  his 
locks  are  bushy,  and  black  as  a  raven. 

12  His  eyes  are  as  the  eyes  of  doves  by 
the  rivers  of  waters,  washed  with  milk,  cmd 
fiiiy  set. 

13  His  cheeks  are  as  a  bed  of  spices,  as 
sweet  flowers !  his  lips  like  lilies,  dropping 
sweet-smelling  mj'rrh. 

14  His  hands  are  as  gold  rings  set  with 
the  beryl :  his  belly  is  as  bright  ivory  over- 
laid with  sapphires. 

15  His  legs  are  as  pillars  of  marble,  set 
upon  sockets  of  fine  gold:  his  countenance 
is  as  Lebanon,  excellent  as  the  cedars. 

16  His  mouth  is  most  sweet :  3^ea,  he  is 
altogether  lovely.     This  is  my   beloved, 


and  this  is  my  friend,  O  daughters  of  Je- 
rusalem. 

CHAP.  VI. 

WHITHER  is  thy  beloved  gone,  O 
thou  fairest  among  women?  whither 
is  thy  beloved  turned  aside  ?  that  we  may 
seek  him  with  thee. 

2  My  beloved  is  gone  down  into  his  gar- 
den, to  the  beds  of  spices,  to  feed  in  the 
gardens,  and  to  gather  lilies. 

3  I  am  my  beloved's,  and  my  beloved  is 
mine :  he  feedeth  among  the  lilies. 

4  H  Thou  art  beautiful,  O  my  love,  as 
Tirzah,  comely  as  Jerusalem,  terrible  as 
a7i  army  with  banners. 

5  Turn  away  thine  eyes  from  me,  for 
they  have  overcome  me:  thy  hair  is  as  a 
flock  of  goats  that  appear  from  Gilead. 

6  Thy  teeth  cti-e  as  a  flock  of  sheep 
which  go  up  from  the  washing,  whereof 
every  one  beareth  twins,  and  thc7-e  is  not 
one  barren  among  them. 

7  As  a  piece  of  a  pomegranate  ca-e  thy 
temples  within  thy  locks. 

8  There  are  threescore  queens,  and  four- 
score concubines,  and  virgins  without  num- 
ber. 

9  My  dove,  my  undefiled  is  btit  one  ;  she 
is  the  o?dy  one  of  her  mother,  she  is  the 
choice  one  of  her  that  bare  her.  The 
daughters  saw  her,  and  blessed  her ;  yea, 
the  queens  and  the  concubines,  and  they 
praised  her. 

10  U  Who  is  she  that  looketh  forth  as 
the  morning,  fair  as  the  moon,  clear  as  the 
sun,  cmd  terrible  as  cai  army  with  ban- 
ners? 

Ill  went  down  into  the  garden  of  nuts 
to  see  the  fruits  of  the  valley,  cmd  to  see 
whether  the  vine  flourished,  cmd  the  pome- 
granates budded. 

12  Or  ever  I  was  aware,  my  soul  made 
me  like  the  chariots  of  Ammi-nadib. 

13  Return,  return,  O  Shulamite  ;  return, 
return,  that  we  may  look  upon  thee.  What 
will  ye  see  in  the  Shulamite  1  As  it  were 
the  company  of  two  armies. 

CHAP.  VII. 
OW  beautiful  are  thy  feet  with  shoes, 
O  prince's  daughter !  the  joints  of 
thy  thighs  arc  like  jewels,  the  work  of  the 
hands  of  a  cunning  workman. 

2  Thy  navel  is  like  a  round  goblet,  lohich 
wantcth  not  liquor  ;  thy  belly  is  like  an 
heap  of  wheat  set  about  with  lilies. 

3  Thy  two  breasts  are  like  two  young 
roes  thcd  are  twins. 

4  Thy  neck  is  as  a  tower  of  ivory  ;  thine 
eyes  like  the  fish-pools  in  Heshbon,  by  the 
gate  of  Bath-rabbim :  thy  nose  is  as  the 
tower  of  Lebanon  which  looketh  toward 
Damascus. 

5  Thine  head  upon  thee  is  like  Carmel, 
and  the  hair  of  thine  head  like  purple ;  the 
king  is  held  in  the  galleries. 

6  How  fair  and  how  pleasant  art  thou, 
O  love,  for  delights  ! 

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The  chircli's  love  to  Christ. 


CHAP.  1. 


7  This  thy  stature  is  like  to  a  palm-tree, 
and  thy  breasts  to  clusters  of  grapes. 

8  I  said,  1  will  go  up  to  the  palm-tree,  I 
will  take  hold  of  the  boughs  thereof:  now 
also  thy  breasts  shall  be  as  clusters  of  the 
vine,  and  the  smell  of  thy  nose  like  apples  ; 

9  And  the  roof  of  thy  mouth  like  the 
best  wine  for  my  beloved,  that  goeth  doimi 
sweetly,  causing  the  lips  of  those  that  are 
asleep  to  speak. 

10  H  I  am  my  beloved's,  and  his  desire  is 
toward  me. 

11  Come,  my  beloved,  let  us  go  forth  into 
the  field ;  let  us  lodge  in  the  villages. 

12  Let  us  get  up  early  to  the  vineyards ; 
let  us  see  if  the  vine  ilourish,  whether  the 
tender  grape  appear,  and  the  pomegra- 
nates bud  forth  :  there  will  I  give  thee  my 
loves. 

13  The  mandrakes  give  a  smell,  and  at 
our  gates  are  all  manner  of  pleasant y"y«?^.s, 
new  and  old,  which  I  have  laid  up  for  thee, 

0  my  beloved. 

CHAP.  vni. 

OTHAT  thou  wei-t  as  my  brother,  that 
sucked  the  breasts  of  my  mother ! 
ichen  I  should  find  thee  without,  I  would 
kiss  thee  ;  yea,  I  should  not  be  despised. 

2  I  would  lead  thee,  and  bring  thee  into 
my  mother's  house,  lohu  would  instruct  me 

1  would  cause  thee  to  drink  of  spiced  wine 
of  the  juice  of  my  pomegranate. 

3  His  left  hand  should  be  under  my  head, 
and  his  right  hand  should  embrace,  me. 

4  I  charge  you,  O  daughters  of  Jerusa- 
lem, that  ye  stir  not  up,  nor  awake  my 
love,  until  he  please. 


IsaialCs  complaint  of  Judah. 


5  Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  from  the 
wilderness,  leaning  upon  her  beloved  ?  I 
raised  thee  up  under  the  apple-tree  :  there 
thy  mother  brought  thee  forth:  there  she 
brought  thee  forth  that  bare  thee. 

6  If  Set  me  as  a  seal  upon  thine  heart, 
as  a  seal  upon  thine  arm :  for  love  is  strong 
as  death  ;  jealousy  is  cruel  as  the  grave : 
the  coals  thereof  arc  coals  of  fire,  lohich 
hath  a  most  vehement  flame. 

7  Many  waters  cannot  quench  love,  nei- 
ther can  the  floods  drown  it :  if  a  man 
would  give  all  the  substance  of  his  house 
for  love,  it  would  utterly  be  contemned. 

8  H  We  have  a  little  sister,  and  she  hath 
no  breasts  :  what  shall  we  do  for  our  sister 
in  the  day  when  she  shall  be  spoken  for  ? 

9  If  she  be  a  wall,  we  will  build  upon 
her  a  palace  of  silver  :  and  if  she  be  a  door, 
we  will  enclose  her  with  boards  of  cedar. 

10  I  am  a  wall,  and  my  breasts  like 
towers  :  then  was  I  in  his  eyes  as  one  that 
found  favour. 

11  Solomon  had  a  vineyard  at  Baal-ha- 
mon ;  he  let  out  the  vineyard  unto  keepers ; 
every  one  for  the  fruit  thereof  was  to  bring 
a  thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

12  My  vineyard  which  is  mine,  is  before 
me  :  thou,  O  Solomon,  must  have  a  thou- 
sand, and  those  that  keep  the  fruit  thereof 
two  hundred. 

13  Thou  that  dwellest  in  the  gardens, 
the  companions  hearken  to  thy  voice : 
cause  me  to  hear  it. 

14  U  Make  haste,  my  beloved,  and  be 
thou  like  to  a  roe  or  to  a  young  hart  upon 
the  mountains  of  spices. 


IT  The  Book  of  the  Prophet  ISAIAH. 


CHAP.  T.  I 

THE  vision  of  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz, 
which  he  saw  concerning  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  in  the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham, 
Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah. 

2  Hear,  O  heavens,  and  give  ear,  O 
earth  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken,  I  have 
nourished  and  brought  up  children,  and 
they  have  rebelled  against  me. 

3  The  ox  knoweth  his  owner,  and  the 
ass  his  master's  crib :  but  Israel  doth  not 
know,  my  people  doth  not  consider. 

4  Ah  sinful  nation,  a  people  laden  with 
iniquity,  a  seed  of  evil-doers,  children  that 
are  corrupters  !  they  have  forsaken  the 
Lord,  they  have  provoked  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  unto  anger,  they  are  gone  awaj^ 
backward. 

5  H  Whj^  should  ye  be  stricken  any 
more  ?  ye  will  revolt  more  and  more :  the 
whole  head  is  sick,  and  the  whole  heart 
faint. 

6  From  the  sole  of  the  foot  even  unto 
the  head  there  is  no  soundness  in  it  ;  but 
wounds,  and  bruises,  and  putrefying  sores  : 

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they  have  not  been  closed,  neither  bound 
up,  neither  mollified  with  ointment. 

7  Your  country  is  desolate,  your  cities 
are  burned  with  fire :  your  land,  strangers 
devour  it  in  your  presence,  and  it  is  deso- 
late, as  overthrown  by  straiigers. 

8  And  the  daughter  of  Zion  is  left  as  a 
cottage  in  a  vineyard,  as  a  lodge  in  a  gar- 
den of  cucumbers,  as  a  besieged  city. 

9  Except  the  Lord  of  hosts  had  left 
unto  us  a  very  small  remnant,  we  should 
have  been  as  Sodom,  and  we  should  have 
been  like  unto  Gomorrah. 

10  II  Hear  the  ^vord  of  the  Lord,  ye 
rulers  of  Sodom  :  give  ear  unto  the  law  of 
our  God,  ye  people  of  Gomorrah. 

11  To  what  purpose  is  the  multitude  of 
your  sacrifices  unto  me?  saith  the  Lord: 
I  am  full  of  the  burnt-ofierings  of  rams, 
and  the  fat  of  fed  beasts ;  and  I  delight 
not  in  the  blood  of  bullocks,  or  of  lambs, 
or  of  he-soats. 

12-  When  ye  come  to  appear  before  me, 
who  hath  required  this  at  your  hand,  to 
tread  my  courts  1 

505 


CJirisfs  coining  prophesied.  ISAI 

13  Bring  no  more   vain   oblations :    in 
cense  is  an  abomination  unto  me  ;  the  new- 
moons  and  sabbaths,  the  calling  of  assem- 
blies, I  cannot  away  with ;  it  is  iniquity 
even  the  solemn  meeting.  ' 

14  Your  new-moons  and  your  appointed 
feasts  my  soul  hateth  :  they  are  a  trouble 
unto  me ;  I  am  weary  to  bear  tliem. 

15  And  when  ye  spread  forth  your 
hands,  I  will  hide  mine  eves  from  you: 
yea,  when  ye  make  manv  prayers,  I  will 
not  hear  :  your  hands  are  full  of  blood. 

16  H  Wash  you,  make  you  clean:  put 
away  the  evil  of  your  doings  from  before 
mine  eyes  ;  cease  to  do  evil ; 

17  Learn  to  do  well ;  seek  judgment,  re- 
lieve the  oppressed,  judge  the  latherless, 
plead  for  the  widow. 

18  Come  now,  and  let  us  reason  toge- 
ther, saith  the  Lord  :  though  your  sins  be 
as  scarlet,  they  shall  be  as  white  as  snow ; 
though  they  be  red  like  crimson,  they  shall 
be  as  wool. 

19  If  ye  be  willing  and  obedient,  ye  shall 
eat  the  good  of  the  land : 

20  But  if  ye  refuse  and  rebel,  ye  shall 
be  devoured  with  the  sword  :  for  the  mouth 
of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

21  11  How  is  the  faithful  city  become  an 
harlot !  it  was  full  of  judgment ;  righteous- 
ness lodged  in  it ;  but  now  murderers. 

22  Thy  silver  is  become  dross,  thy  wine 
mixed  with  water : 

23  Thy  princes  ai-c  rebellious,  and  com- 
panions of  thieves  :  everyone  loveth  gifts 
and  followeth  after  rewards:  they  judge 
not  the  fatherless,  neither  doth  the  cause  of 
the  widow  come  unto  them. 

24  Therefore  saith  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  mighty  One  of  Israel,  Ah,  I 
will  ease  me  of  mine  adversaries,  and  avenge 
me  of  mine  enemies  :  ° 

25  And  I  will  turn  my  hand  upon  thee 
and  purely  i)urge  away  thy  dross,  and  take 
away  all  thy  tin  : 

26  And  I  will  restore  thy  judges  as  at 
the  hrst,  and  thy  counsellors  as  at  the  be- 
ginning:  afterward  thou  shalt  be  called 
The  city  of  righteousness,  the  faithful  city! 

27  Zion  shall  be  redeemed  with  judg- 
ment, and  her  converts  with  righteousness. 

28  If  And  the  destruction  of  the  trans- 
gressors and  of  the  sinners  shall  he  toge- 
ther, and  they  that  forsake  the  Lord  shall 
be  consumed. 

29  For  they  shall  be  ashamed  of  the 
oaks  which  ye  have  desired,  and  ye  shall 
be  confounded  for  the  gardens  that  ye  have 
chosen. 

30  For  ye  shall  be  as  an  oak  whose  leaf 
fadeth,  and  as  a  garden  that  hath  no  water. 

31  And  the  strong  shall  be  as  tow,  and  the 
maker  of  it  as  a  spark,  and  they  shall  both 
burn  together,  and  none  shall  quench  them. 

TCHAP.  IL 
HE  word  that  Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz 
saw  concerning  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 


'^i^-  Isaiah  exhorts  to  fear. 

2  And  It  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  last 


days,  that  the  mountain  of  the  Lord's 
house  shall  be  established  in  the  top  of  the 
mountains,  and  shall  be  exalted  above  the 
hills ;  and  all  nations  shall  flow  unto  it. 

3  And  many  people  shall  go  and  say 
Lome  ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to  the  mountain 
ot  the  Lord,  to  the  house  of  the  God  of 
Jacob ;  and  he  will  teach  us  of  his  ways 
and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths:  for  out  of 
Zion  shall  go  forth  the  law,  and  the  word 
of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem. 

4  And  he  shall  judge  among  the  nations, 
and  shall  rebuke  many  people  :  and  they 
shall  beat  their  swords  into  plough-shares, 
and  their  spears  into  pruning  hooks :  na- 
tion shall  not  lift  up  sword  against  nation, 
neither  shall  they  learn  war  any  more. 

5  O  house  of  Jacob,  come  ye,  and  let  us 
walk  in  the  light  of  the  Lord. 

6  H  Therefore  thou  hast  forsaken  thy 
people  the  house  of  Jacob,  because  they 
be  replenished  from  the  east,  and  are  sooth- 
sayers like  the  Philistines,  and  they  please 
themselves  m  the  children  of  strangers. 

7  Their  land  also  is  flill  of  silver  and 
gold,  neither  is  there  any  end  of  their  trea- 
sures ;  their  land  is  also  full  of  horses,  nei- 
ther is  there  any  end  of  their  chariots  : 

8  Their  land  also  is  full  of  idols ;  they 
worship  the  work  of  their  own  hands,  that 
which  their  own  fingers  have  made  : 

9  And  the  mean  man  boweth  down,  and 
the  great  man  humbleth  himself:  there- 
fore forgive  them  not. 

10  H  Enter  into  the  rock,  and  hide  thee 
in  the  dust,  for  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  for 
the  glory  of  his  majesty. 

11  The  lofty  looks  of  man  shall  be  hum- 
bled, and  the  haughtiness  of  men  shall  be 
bowed  down,  and  the  Lord  alone  shall  be 
exalted  in  that  day. 

12  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
be  upon  every  07ie  that  is  proud  and  lofty, 
and  upon  every  07}e  that  is  lifted  up  ;  and 
he  shall  be  brought  low  : 

13  And  upon  all  tlie  cedars  of  Lebanon, 
that  are  high  and  lifted  up,  and  upon  all 
the  oaks  of  Bashan. 

14  And  upon  all  the  high  mountains,  and 
upon  all  the  hills  that  are  lifted  up, 

15  And  upon  every  high  tower,  and  upon 
every  fenced  wall, 

16  And  upon  all  the  ships  of  Tarshish, 
and  upon  all  pleasant  pictures. 

17  And  the  loftiness  of  man  shall  be 
bowed  down,  and  the  haughtiness  of  men 
shall  be  made  low  :  and  the  Lord  alone 
shall  be  exalted  in  that  day. 

18  And  the  idols  he  shall  utterly  abolish. 

19  And  they  shall  go  into  the  holes  of 
the  rocks,  and  into  the  caves  of  the  earth, 
for  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of  his 
majesty,  when  he  ariseth  to  shake  terribly 
the  earth. 

20  In  that  day  a  man  shall  cast  his  idols 
of  Sliver,  and  his  idols  of  gold,  which  they 

506 


J^he  impudence  of  the  people.  CHAP.  Ill,  IV,  V.     Christ.'' s  kingdom  a  sanctuary. 


made  each  one  for  himself  to  worship,  to  the 
moles  and  to  the  bats ; 

21  To  go  into  the  clefts  of  the  rocks,  and 
into  the  tops  of  the  ragged  rocks,  for  fear 
of  the  Lord,  and  for  the  glory  of  his  ma- 
jesty, when  he  ariseth  to  shake  terribly  the 
earth. 

22  Cease  ye  from  man,  whose  breath  is 
in  his  nostrils :  for  wherein  is  he  to  be  ac- 
counted of? 

CHAP.  HI. 

FOR  behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
doth  take  away  from  Jerusalem  and 
from  Judah  the  stay  and  the  staff,  the  whole 


the  daughters  of  Zion  are  haughty,  and 
walk  with  stretched  forth  necks  and  wanton 
eyes,  walking  and  mincing  as  they  go,  and 
making  a  tinkling  with  their  feet : 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  will  smite  with  a 
scab  the  crown  of  the  head  of  the  daugh- 
ters of  Zion,  and  the  Lord  will  discover 
their  secret  parts. 

18  Li  that  day  the  Lord  will  take  away 
the  bravery  of  their  tinkling  ornaments 
about  their  feet,  and  their  cauls,  and  their 
round  tires  like  the  moon, 

19  The  chains,  and  the  bracelets,  and 
the  mufflers, 


stay  of  bread,  and  the  whole  stay  of  water,  |     20  The  bonnets,  and  the  ornaments  of 


2  The  mighty  man,  and  the  man  of  war^ 
the  judge,  and  the  prophet,  and  the  pru- 
dent, and  the  ancient, 

3  The  captain  of  fifty,  and  the  honoura- 
ble man,  and  the  counsellor,  and  the  cun- 
ning artificer,  and  the  eloquent  orator. 

4  And  I  will  give  children  to  be  their 
princes,  and  babes  shall  rule  over  them. 

5  And  the  people  shall  be  oppressed, 
every  one  by  another,  and  every  one  by  his 
neighbour  :  the  child  shall  behave  himself 
proudly  against  the  ancient,  and  the  base 
against  the  honourable. 

6  When  a  man  shall  take  hold  of  his  bro- 
ther of  the  house  of  his  father,  saying, 
Thou  hast  clothing,  be  thou  our  ruler,  and 
let  this  ruin  be  under  thy  hand  : 

7  In  that  day  shall  he  swear,  saying,  I 
will  not  be  an  healer ;  for  in  my  house  is 
neither  bread  nor  clothing  :  make  me  not  a 
ruler  of  the  people. 

8  For  Jerusalem  is  ruined,  and  Judah  is 
fallen  :  because  their  tongue  and  their  do- 
ings arc  against  the  Lord,  to  provoke  the 
eyes  of  his  glory. 

9  The  shew  of  tiieir  countenance  doth 
witness  against  them ;  and  they  declare 
their  sin  as  Sodom,  they  hide  if  not.  Wo 
unto  their  soul !  for  they  have  rewarded  evil 
unto  themselves. 

10  H  Say  ye  to  the  righteous,  that?V  shcdl 
be  well  with  him  :  for  they  shall  eat  the 
fruit  of  thsir  doings. 

11  Wo  unto  the  wicked  !  it  shall  he  ill 
icith  him  :  for  the  reward  of  his  hands  shall 
be  given  him. 

12  H  As  for  mj'  people,  children  are 
their  oppressors,  and  women  rule  over 
them.  O  my  people,  they  which  lead  thee 
cause  thee  to  err,  and  destroy  the  way  of 
thy  paths. 

13  The  Lord  standeth  up  to  plead,  and 
standeth  to  judge  the  people. 

14  The  Lord  will  enter  into  judgment 
with  the  ancients  of  his  people,  and  the 
princes  thereof:  for  ye  have  eaten  up  the 
vineyard ;  the  spoil  of  the  poor  is  in  your 
houses. 

15  What  mean  ye  that  ye  beat  ray  peo- 
ple to  pieces,  and  grind  the  faces  of  the 
poor  ?  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

IG  IT  Moreover  the  Lord  saith,  Because 


the  legs,  and  the  head-bands,  and  the  tab- 
lets, and  the  ear-rings, 

21  The  rings,  and  nose-jewels, 

22  The  changeable  suits  of  apparel,  and 
the  mantles,  and  the  wimples,  and  the 
crisping-pins, 

23  The  glasses,  and  the  fine  linen,  and 
the  hoods,  and  the  vails. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in- 
stead of  sweet  smell  there  shall  be  stink ; 
and  instead  of  a  girdle  a  rent ;  and  in- 
stead of  well  set  hair  baldness ;  and  in- 
stead of  a  stomacher  a  girding  of  sackcloth  : 
and  burning  instead  of  beauty. 

25  ^  Thy  men  shall  fall  by  the  sword, 
and  thy  mighty  in  the  war. 

26  And  her  gates  shall  lament  and 
mourn ;  and  she,  being  desolate,  shall  sit 
upon  the  ground. 

CHAP.  IV. 
ND  in  tliat  day  seven  women  shall 
take  hold  of  one  man,  saying.  We 
will  eat  our  own  bread,  and  wear  our  own 
apparel :  only  let  us  be  called  by  thy  name, 
to  take  away  our  reproach. 

2  ^  In  that  day  shall  the  branch  of  the 
Lord  be  beautiful  and  glorious,  and  the 
fruit  of  the  earth  shedl  be  excellent  and 
comely  for  them  that  are  escaped  of  Is- 
rael. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  he  that 
is  left  in  Zion,  and  he  that  remaineth  in  Je- 
rusalem, shall  be  called  holy,  even  every 
one  tliat  is  written  among  the  living  in  Je- 
rusalem : 

4  When  the  Lord  shall  have  washed 
away  the  filth  of  the  daughters  of  Zion,  and 
shall  have  purged  the  blood  of  Jerusalem 
from  the  midstl^iiereof  by  the  spirit  of  judg- 
ment, and  by  the  spirit  of  burning. 

5  And  the  Lord  will  create  upon  every 
dwelling  place  of  mount  Zion,  and  upon 
her  assemblies,  a  cloud  and  smoke  by  day, 
and  the  shining  of  a  flaming  fire  by  night : 
for  upon  all  the  glory  shall  be  a  defence. 

6  And  there  shall  be  a  tabernacle  for  a 
shadow  in  the  day  time  from  the  heat,  and 
for  a  place  of  refuge,  and  for  a  covert  from 
storm  and  from  rain. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  will  I  sing  to  mj'  well-beloved  a 
song  of  my  beloved  touching  his  vine- 
607 


God^s  judgment  on  covctousness.        ISAIAH. 
yard.    My  well-beloved  hath  a  vineyard  in 
a  very  fruitful  hill : 

2  And  he  fenced  it,  and  gathered  out  the 
stones  thereof,  and  planted  it  with  the 
choicest  vine,  and  built  a  tower  in  the 
midst  of  it,  and  also  made  a  wine-press 
therein :  and  hfe  looked  that  it  should  bring 
forth  grapes,  and  it  brought  forth  wild 
grapes. 

3  And  now,  O  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
and  men  of  Judah,  judge,  I  pray  you,  be- 
twixt me  and  my  vineyard. 

4  What  could  have  been  done  more  to 
my  vineyard,  that  I  have  not  done  in  it  ? 
wherefore,  when    I   looked  that  it  should 

brought  it  forth  wild 


grapes. 


bring  forth 
grapes? 

5  And  now  go  to;  I  will  tell  you  what  I 
will  do  to  my  vineyard :  I  will  take  away 
the  hedge  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  eaten  up  ; 
and  break  down  the  wall  thereof,  and  it 
shall  be  trodden  down : 

G  And  I  v.'ill  lay  it  waste  :  it  shall  not  be 
pruned,  nor  digged  ;  but  there  shall  come 
up  briers  and  thorns:  I  will  also  com- 
mand the  clouds  that  they  rain  no  rain  upon 
it. 

7  For  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
is  the  house  of  Israel,  and  the  men  of  .Ju- 
dah his  pleasant  plant :  and  he  looked  for 
judgment,  but  behold  oppression;  for  right- 
eousness, but  behold  a  cry. 

8  IT  Wo  unto  them  that  join  house  to 
house,  that  lay  field  to  field,  till  there  he  no 
place,  that  they  may  be  placed  alone  in  the 
midst  of  the  earth ! 

9  In  mine  ears,  said  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Of  a  truth  many  houses  shall  be  desolate, 
even  great  and  fair,  without  inhabitant. 

10  Yea,  ten  acres  of  vineyard  shall  yield 
one  bath,  and  the  seed  of  an  homer  shall 
yield  an  ephah. 

11  H  Wo  unto  them  that  rise  up  earlj'  in 
the  morning,  that  they  may  follow  strong 
drink ;  that  continue  until  night,  till  wine 
inflame  them ! 

12  And  the  harp,  and  the  viol,  the  tabret, 
and  pipe,  and  wine,  are  in  their  feasts  :  but 
they  regard  not  the  work  of  the  Lord, 
neither  consider  the  operation  of  his  hands. 

13  Therefore  my  people  are  gone  into 
captivity,  because  they  have  no  knowledge  : 
and  their  honourable  men  are  famished, 
and  their  multitude  dried  up  with  thirst. 

14  Therefore  hell  hath  enlarged  herself, 
and  opened  her  mouth  without  measure : 
and  their  glory,  and  their  multitude,  and 
their  pomp,  and  he  that  rejoiceth,  shall  de- 
scend into  it. 

15  And  the  mean  man  shall  be  brought 
down,  and  the  mighty  man  shall  be  hum- 
bled, and  the  eyes  of  the  lofty  shall  be 
humbled : 

16  But  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  be  exalted 
in  judgment,  and  God  that  is  holy  shall  be 
sanctified  in  righteousness. 

17  Then  shall  the  lambs  feed  after  their 


God' s  judgment  on  injustice. 
manner,  and   the  waste  places  of  the  fat 
ones  shall  strangers  eat. 

18  H  Wo  unto  them  that  draw  iniquity 
with  cords  of  vanity,  and  sin  as  it  were 
with  a  cart-rope : 

19  That  say.  Let  him  make  speed,  and 
hasten  his  work,  that  we  may  see  it:  and 
let  the  counsel  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
draw  nigh  and  come,  that  we  may  know 
it. 

20  IT  Wo  unto  them  that  call  evil  good, 
and  good  evil ;  that  put  darkness  for  light, 
and  light  for  darkness;  that  put  bitter  for 
sweet,  and  sweet  for  bitter ! 

21  Wo  unto  them  that  are  wise  in  their 
own  eyes,  and  prudent  in  their  own  sight ! 

22  Wo  unto  them  that  are  mighty  to 
drink  wine,  and  m.cn  of  strength  to  mingle 
strong  drink : 

23  Which  justify  the  wicked  for  reward, 
and  take  away  the  righteousness  of  the 
righteous  from  him ! 

24  Therefore  as  the  fire  devoureth  the 
stubble,  and  the  flame  consumeth  the  chaff, 
so  their  root  shall  be  as  rottenness,  and  their 
blossom  shall  go  up  as  dust :  because  they 
have  cast  away  the  law  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  despised  the  word  of  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

25  Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the  Lord 
kindled  against  his  people,  and  he  hath 
stretched  forth  his  hand  against  them,  and 
hath  smitten  them  :  and  the  hills  did  trem- 
ble, and  their  carcasses  were  torn  in  the 
midst  of  the  streets.  For  all  this  his  anger 
is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is  stretch- 
ed out  still. 

26  H  And  he  will  lift  up  an  ensign  to 
the  nations  fi-om  far,  and  will  hiss  unto  them 
from  the  end  of  the  earth ;  and  behold, 
they  shall  come  with  speed  swiftly : 

27  None  shall  be  weary  nor  stumble 
among  them  ;  none  shall  slumber  nor  sleep  ; 
neither  shall  the  girdle  of  their  loins  be 
loosed,  nor  the  latchet  of  their  shoes  be 
broken : 

28  Whose  arrows  are  sharp,  and  all  their 
bows  bent,  their  horses'  hoofs  shall  be 
coimted  like  flint,  and  their  wheels  like  a 
whirlwind. 

29  Their  roaring  shall  be  like  a  lion, 
they  shall  roar  like  young  lions :  yea,  they 
shall  roar,  and  lay  hold  of  the  prey,  and 
shall  carry  it  away  safe,  and  none  shall 
deliver  it. 

30  And  in  that  day  they  shall  roar 
against  them  like  the  roaring  of  the  sea : 
and  if  one  look  unto  the  land,  behold, 
darkne.ss  and  sorrow,  and  the  light  is  dark- 
ened in  the  heavens  thereof 

CHAP.  VI. 

IN  the  year  that  king  Uzziah  died  I  saw 
also  the  Lord  sitting  upon  a  throne, 
high  and  lifted  up,  and  his  train  filled  the 
temple. 

2  Above  it  stood  the   seraphims:   each 
one  had  six  wings  ;  with  twain  he  covered 
508 


The  vision  of  Isaiah.  CHAP 

his  face,  and  with  twain  he  covered  his  feet, 
and  with  twain  he  did  fly. 

3  And  one  cried  unto  another,  and  said, 
Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the  Lord  of  hosts :  the 
whole  earth  is  full  of  his  glory. 

4  And  the  posts  of  the  door  moved  at 
the  voice  of  him  that  cried,  and  the  house 
was  filled  with  smoke. 

5  H  Then  said  I,  Wo  is  me !  for  I  am 
undone ;  because  I  am  a  man  of  unclean 
lips,  and  I  dwell  in  the  midst  of  a  people 
of  unclean  lips :  for  mine  eyes  have  seen 
the  King,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6  Then  flew  one  of  the  seraphims  unto 
me,  having  a  live  coal  in  his  hand,  lohich  he 
had  taken  with  the  tongs  from  off"  the  altar  : 

7  And  he  laid  //  upon  my  mouth,  and 
said,  Lo,  this  hath  touched  thy  lips ;  and 
thine  iniquity  is  taken  away,  and  thy  sin 
purged. 

8  H  Also  I  heard  the  voice  of  the  Lord, 
saying,  Whom  shall  I  send,  and  who  will 
go  for  us  ?  Then  said  I,  Here  am  I ;  send 
me. 

9  And  he  said,  Go,  and  tell  this  people, 
Hear  ye  indeed,  but  understand  not ;  and 
see  ye  indeed,  but  perceive  not. 

10  Make  the  heart  of  this  people  fat,  and 
make  their  ears  heavy,  and  shut  their  eyes  ; 
lest  the}-  see  with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with 
their  ears,  and  understand  with  their  heart, 
and  convert,  and  be  healed. 

11  Then  said  I,  Lord,  how  long?  And 
he  answered,  Until  the  cities  be  wasted 
without  inhabitant,  and  the  houses  without 
man,  and  the  land  be  utterly  desolate, 

12  And  the  Lord  have  removed  men  far 
away,  and  there  he  a  great  forsaking  in  the 
midst  of  the  land. 

13  IT  But  yet  in  it  shall  be  a  tenth,  and  it 
shall  return,  and  shall  be  eaten :  as  a  teil- 
tree,  and  as  an  oak  whose  substance  is  in 
them,  when  they  cast  their  leaves  :  so  the 
holy  seed  shall  he  the  substance  thereof 

CHAP.  VH. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of 
Ahaz  the  son  of  Jotham,  the  son  of 
Uzziah,  king  of  Judah,  that  Rezin  the 
king  of  Syria,  and  Pekah  the  son  of  Re- 
maliah,  king  of  Israel,  went  up  toward  Je- 
rusalem to  war  against  it,  but  could  not 
prevail  against  it. 

2  And  it  was  told  the  house  of  David, 
saying,  Syria  is  confederate  withEphraim. 
And  his  heart  was  moved,  and  the  heart  of 
his  people,  as  the  trees  of  the  wood  are 
moved  with  the  wind. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  Isaiah,  Go 
forth  now  to  meet  Ahaz,  thou,  and  Shear- 
jashub  thy  son,  at  the  end  of  the  conduit  of 
the  upper  pool  in  the  highway  of  the  ful- 
ler's field  ; 

4  And  sajr  unto  him.  Take  heed,  and 
be  quiet;  fear  not,  neither  be  faint-hearted 
for  the  two  tails  of  these  smoking  fire- 
brands, for  the  fierce  anger  of  Rezin  with 
Syria,  and  of  the  son  of  Remaliah. 


.  VII.       Ahaz  in  affliction  is  comforted. 

5  Because  Syria,  Ephraim,  and  the  son 
of  Remaliah,  have  taken  evil  counsel 
against  thee,  saying, 

6  Let  us  go  up  against  Judah,  and  vex  it, 
and  let  us  mlike  a  breach  therein  for  us,  and 
set  a  king  in  the  midst  of  it,  even  the  son  of 
Tabeal: 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  It  shall  not 
stand,  neither  shall  it  come  to  pass. 

8  Eor  the  head  of  Syria  is  Damascus, 
and  the  head  of  Damascus  is  Rezin :  and 
within  threescore  and  five  years  shall 
Ephraim  be  broken,  that  it  be  not  a  peo- 
ple. 

9  And  the  head  of  Ephraim  is  Samaria, 
and  the  head  of  Samaria  is  Remaliah's  son. 
If  ye  will  not  believe,  surely  ye  shall  not  be 
established. 

10  If  Moreover,  the  Lord  spake  again 
unto  Ahaz,  saying, 

1 1  Ask  thee  a  sign  of  the  Lord  thy  God ; 
ask  it  either  in  the  depth,  or  in  the  height 
above. 

12  But  Ahaz  said,  I  will  not  ask,  neither 
will  I  tempt  the  Lord. 

13  And  he  said,  Hear  ye  now,  O  house 
of  David ;  Is  it  a  small  thing  for  you  to 
'weary  men,  but  will  ye  weary  my  God 
also  ? 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  himself  shall  give 
you  a  sign ;  Behold,  a  virgin  shall  conceive, 
and  bear  a  son,  and  shall  call  his  name 
Immanuel. 

1.5  Butter  and  hone}'  shall  he  eat,  that  he 
may  know  to  refuse  the  evil,  and  choose  the 
ood. 

16  For  before  the  child  shall  know  to  re- 
fuse the  evil,  and  choose  the  good,  the  land 
that  thou  abhorrest  shall  be  forsaken  of  both 
her  kings. 

17  H  The  Lord  shall  bring  upon  thee, 
and  upon  thy  people,  and  upon  thy  father's 
house,  days  that  have  not  come,  from  the 
day  that  Ephraim  departed  from  Judah; 
even  the  king  of  Assyria. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  hiss  for  the  fly  that  /s 
in  the  uttermost  part  of  the  rivers  of  Egypt, 
and  for  the  bee  that  is  ip.  the  land  of  As- 
syria. 

19  And  they  shall  come,  and  shall  rest  all 
of  them  in  the  desolate  valleys,  and  in  the 
holes  of  the  rocks,  and  upon  all  thorns,  and 
upon  all  bushes. 

20  In  the  same  day  shall  the  Lord  shave 
with  a  razor  that  is  hired,  namely,  by  them 
beyond  the  river,  by  the  king  of  Assyria, 
the  head,  and  the  hair  of  the  feet :  and  it 
shall  also  consume  the  beard. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  a  man  shall  nourish  a  young  cow,  and 
two  sheep ; 

22  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  for  the 
abundance  of  milk  that  they  shall  give,  he 
shall  eat  butter  :  for  butter  and  honey  shall 
every  one  eat  that  is  left  in  the  land. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
509 


Godh  judgments  irresistible, 
that  every  place  shall  be,  where  there  were 
a  thousand  vines  at  a  thousand  silverlings, 
it  shall  even  be  for  briers  and  thorns. 

24  With  arrows  and  with  bows  shall 
vicn  come  thither  ;  because  all  the  land  shall 
become  briers  and  thorns. 

25  And  on  all  hills  that  shall  be  digged 
with  the  mattock,  there  shall  not  come 
thither  the  fear  of  briers  and  thorns :  but 
it  shall  be  for  the  sending  forth  of  oxen, 
and  for  the  treading  of  lesser  cattle. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

MOREOVER,  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Take  thee  a  great  roll,  and  write  in 
it  with  a  man's  pen  concerning  Maher- 
shalal-hash-baz. 

2  And  I  took  unto  me  faithful  witnesses 
to  record,  Uriah  the  priest,  and  Zechariah 
the  son  of  Jeberechiah. 

3  And  I  went  unto  the  prophetess ;  and 
she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son.  Then  said 
the  Lord  to  me.  Call  his  name  Maher- 
shalal-hash-baz. 

4  For  before  the  child  shall  have  know- 
ledge to  cry.  My  father,  and  my  mother, 
the  riches  of  Damascus  and  the  spoil  of 
Samaria  shall  be  taken  away  before  the 
king  of  Assyria. 

5  H  The  Lord  spake  also  unto  me 
again,  saying, 

6  Forasmuch  as  this  people  refuseth 
the  waters  of  Shiloah  that  go  softly,  and  re- 
joice in  Rezin  and  Remaliah's  son; 

7  Now  therefore,  behold,  the  Lord 
bringeth  up  upon  them  the  waters  of  the 
river,  strong  and  many,  even  the  king  of 
Assyria,  and  all  his  glory:  and  he  shall 
come  up  over  all  his  channels,  and  go  over 
all  his  banks : 

8  And  he  shall  pass  through  Judah ;  he 
shall  overflow  and  go  over,  he  shall  reach 
even  to  the  neck ;  and  the  stretching  out 
of  his  wings  shall  fill  the  breadth  of  thy 
land,  O  Immanuel. 

9  U  Associate  yourselves,  O  ye  people, 
and  ye  shall  be  broken  in  pieces ;  and 
give  ear,  all  ye  of  far  countries :  gird  your- 
selves, and  ye  shall  be  broken  in  pieces ; 
gird  yourselves,  and  ye  shall  be  broken  in 
pieces. 

10  Take  counsel  together,  and  it  shall 
come  to  nought;  speak  the  word,  and  it 
shall  not  stand :  for  God  is  with  us. 

11  II  For  the  Lord  spake  thus  to  me 
with  a  strong  hand,  and  instructed  me  that 
I  should  not  walk  in  the  way  of  this  peo- 
ple, saying, 

12  Say  ye  not,  A  confederacy,  to  all 
tltcm  fowhom  this  people  shall  say,  A  con- 
federacy ;  neither  fear  ye  their  fear,  nor 
be  afraid. 

13  Sanctify  the  Lord  of  hosts  himself; 
and  let  him  be  j^our  fear,  and  let  him  be 
your  dread. 

14  And  he  shall  be  for  a  sanctuary ;  but 
for  a.  stone  of  stumbling  and  for  a  rock  of 
offence  to  both  the  houses  of  Israel,  for  a 


ISAIAH.  Christ's  birth  and  kingdom. 

^in  and  for  a  snare  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem. 

15  And  many  among  them  shall  stum- 
ble, and  fall,  and  be  broken,  and  be  snared, 
and  be  taken. 

16  Bind  up  the  testimony,  seal  the  law 
among  my  disciples. 

17  And  I  will  wait  upon  the  Lord,  that 
hideth  his  face  from  the  house  of  Jacob, 
and  I  will  look  for  him. 

18  Behold,  I  and  the  children  whom  the 
Lord  hath  given  me  are  for  signs  and  for 
wonders  in  Israel  from  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
which  dwelleth  in  mount  Zion. 

19  And  when  they  shall  say  unto  j'ou, 
Seek  unto  them  that  have  familiar  spirits, 
and  unto  wizards  that  peep,  and  that 
mutter :  should  not  a  people  seek  unto 
their  God  ?  for  the  living  to  the  dead  ? 

20  To  the  law  and  to  the  testimony  :  if 
they  speak  not  according  to  this  word,  it 
is  because  theix  is  no  light  in  them. 

21  And  they  shall  pass  through  it,  hard- 
ly bestead  and  hungry :  and  it  shall  come 
to  pass,  that  when  they  shall  be  hungry, 
tliey  shall  fret  themselves,  and  curse  their 
king  and  their  God,  and  look  upward. 

22  And  they  shall  look  unto  the  earth  ; 
and  behold  trouble  and  darkness,  dimness 
of  anguish ;  and  they  shall  be  driven  to 
darkness. 

CHAP.  IX. 

NEVERTHELESS  the  dimness  shall 
not  be  such  as  7vas  in  her  vexation, 
when  at  the  first  he  lightly  afflicted  the 
land  of  Zebulun,  and  the  land  of  Naphtali, 
and  afterward  did  more  grievously  afflict 
her  by  the  way  of  the  sea,  beyond  Jordan, 
in  Galilee  of  the  nations. 

2  The  people  that  walked  in  darkness 
have  seen  a  great  light :  they  that  dwell  in 
the  land  of  the  shadow  of  death,  upon 
them  hath  the  light  shined. 

3  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  nation,  and 
not  increased  the  joy:  they  joy  before  thee 
according  to  the  joy  in  harvest,  a7id  as  men 
rejoice  when  they  divide  the  spoil. 

4  For  thou  hast  broken  the  yoke  of  his 
burden,  and  the  staff  of  his  shoulder,  the 
rod  of  his  oppressor,  as  in  the  day  ofMidian. 

5  For  ever}'  battle  of  the  warrior  is  with 
confused  noise,  and  garments  rolled  in 
blood ;  but  this  shall  be  with  burning  and 
fuel  of  fire. 

6  For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a 
son  is  given  :  and  the  government  shall  be 
upon  his  shoulder :  and  his  name  shall  be 
called  Wonderful,  Counsellor,  The  mighty 
God,  The  everlasting  Father,  The  Prince 
of  Peace. 

7  Of  the  increase  of  7»'s  government  and 
peace  there  shallbc  no  end,  upon  the  throne 
of  David,  and  upon  his  kingdom,  to  order 
it,  and  to  establish  it  with  judgment  and 
with  justice  from  henceforth  even  for  ever. 
The  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  will  perform 
this. 

510 


The  judgments  upon  Israel 


CHAP.  X. 


Assyria  to  he  broken. 


8  H  The  Lord  sent  a  word  into  Jacob, 
and  it  hath  hghted  upon  Israel. 

9  And  all  the  people  shall  know,  even 
Ephraim  and  the  inhabitant  of  Samaria, 
that  say  in  the  pride  and  stoutness  of 
heart, 

10  The  bricks  are  fallen  down,  but  we 
will  build  with  hewn  stones:  the  syca- 
mores are  cut  down,  but  we  will  change 
them  into  cedars. 

11  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  set  up  the 
adversaries  of  Rezin  against  him,  and  join 
his  enemies  together ; 

12  The  Syrians  before,  and  the  Philis- 
tines behind ;  and  they  shall  devour  Israel 
with  open  mouth.  For  all  this  his  anger 
is  not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is  stretch- 
ed out  still. 

13  H  For  the  people  turneth  not  unto 
him  that  smiteth  them,  neither  do  they 
seek  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

14  Therefore  the  Lord  will  cut  off  from 
Israel  head  and  tail,  branch  and  rush,  in 
one  day. 

15  The  ancient  and  honourable,  he  is 
the  head ;  and  the  prophet  that  teacheth 
lies,  he  is  the  tail. 

16  For  the  leaders  of  this  people  cause 
them  to  err ;  and  they  that  are  led  of  them 
are  destroyed. 

17  Therefore  the  Lord  shall  have  no 
joy  in  their  young  men,  neither  shall  have 
mercy  on  their  fatherless  and  widows  :  for 
every  one  is  an  hypocrite  and  an  evil-doer, 
and  every  mouth  speaketh  folly.  For  all 
this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  but  his 
hand  is  stretched  out  still. 

IS  H  For  wickedness  burneth  as  the  fire ; 
it  shall  devour  the  briers  and  thorns,  and 
shall  kindle  in  the  thickets  of  the  forest,  and 
they  shall  mount  up  like  the  lifting  up  of 
smoke. 

19  Through  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  is  the  land  darkened,  and  the  people 
shall  be  as  the  fuel  of  the  fire :  no  man 
shall  spare  his  brother. 

20  And  he  shall  snatch  on  the  right 
hand,  and  be  hungry;  and  he  shall  eat  on 
the  left  hand,  and  they  shall  not  be  satis- 
fied :  they  shall  eat  every  man  the  flesh  of 
his  own  arm  : 

21  Manasseh,  Ephraim ;  and  Ephraim, 
Manasseh :  and  they  together  sJiall  he 
against  .Tudah.  For  all  this  his  anger  is 
not  turned  away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched 
out  still. 

CHAP.  X. 
O    unto  them  that  decree    unright- 
eous decrees,  and  that  write  griev- 
ousness  which  they  have  prescribed ; 

2  To  turn  aside  the  needy  from  judg- 
ment, and  to  take  away  the  right  from  the 
poor  of  mj'  people,  that  widows  may  be 
their  prey,  ajid  that  they  may  rob  the  fa- 
therless ! 

3  And  what  will  ye  do  in  the  day  of  visi- 
tation, and  in  the  desolation   ichich    shall 


come  from  far  ?  to  whom   will   ye  flee  for 
help  ?  and  where  will  ye  leave  your  glory  1 

4  Without  me  they  shall  bow  down  un- 
der the  prisoners,  and  they  shall  fall  under 
the  slain.  For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turn- 
ed away,  but  his  hand  is  stretched  out  still. 

5  H  O  Assyrian,  the  rod  of  mine  anger, 
and  the  staff  in  their  hand  is  mine  indigna- 
tion. 

6  I  will  send  him  against  an  hypocriti- 
cal nation,  and  against  the  people  of  my 
wrath  will  I  give  him  a  charge,  to  take  the 
spoil,  and  to  take  the  prey,  and  to  tread 
them  down  like  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

7  Howbeit  he  meaneth  not  so,  neither 
doth  his  heart  think  so;  but  it  is  in  his 
heart  to  destroy  and  cut  off  nations  not  a 
few. 

8  For  he  saith.  Are  not  my  princes  al- 
together kings  1 

9  Is  not  Calno  as  Carchemish?  is  not 
Hamath  as  Arpad  ?  is  not  Samaria  as  Da- 
mascus 1 

10  As  my  hand  hath  found  the  kingdoms 
of  the  idols,  and  whose  graven  images  did 
excel  them  of  Jerusalem  and  of  Samaria ; 

11  Shall  I  not,  as  I  have  done  unto  Sa- 
maria and  her  idols,  so  do  to  Jerusalem  and 
her  idols  ] 

12  Wherefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  the  Lord  hath  performed  his  whole 
work  upon  mount  Zion  and  on  Jerusalem, 
I  will  punish  the  fruit  of  the  stout  heart  of 
the  king  of  Assyria,  and  the  glory  of  his 
high  looks. 

13  For  he  saith.  By  the  strength  of  my 
hand  I  have  done  it,  and  by  my  wisdom ; 
for  I  am  prudent :  and  I  have  removed  the 
bounds  of  the  people,  and  have  robbed 
their  treasures,  and  I  have  put  down  the 
inhabitants  like  a  valiant  ?nan  : 

14  And  my  hand  hath  found  as  a  nest 
the  riches  of  the  people :  and  as  one  ga- 
thereth  eggs  that  arc  left,  have  I  gathered 
all  the  earth  ;  and  there  was  none  that 
moved  the  wing,  or  opened  the  mouth,  or 
peeped. 

15  Shall  the  axe  boast  itself  against  him 
that  heweth  therewith?  or  shall  the  saw 
magnify  itself  against  him  that  shaketh  it? 
as  if  the  rod  should  shake  itse/f  against 
them  that  lift  it  up,  or  as  if  the  staff  should 
lift  up  itself,  as  if  it  ivcre  no  wood. 

16  Therefore  shall  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  send  amon^  his  fat  ones  leanness ; 
and  under  his  glory  he  shall  kindle  a  burn- 
ing like  the  burningof  a  fire. 

17  And  the  light  of  Israel  shall  be  for  a 
fire,  and  his  Holy  One  for  a  flame  :  and  it 
shall  burn  and  devour  his  thorns  and  his 
briers  in  one  day  ; 

18  And  shall  consume  the  glory  of  his 
forest,  and  of  his  fruitful  field,  both  soul  and 
body  :  and  they  shall  be  as  when  a  standard- 
bearer  fainteth. 

19  And  the  rest  of  the  trees  of  his  forest 
shall  be  few,  that  a  child  may  write  them. 

511 


Chi'isfs  peaceable  Mngdom.  ISAIAH 

20  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
tlay,  that  the  remnant  of  Israel,  and  such  as 
are  escaped  of  the  house  of  Jacob,  shall  no 
snore  again  stay  upon  him  that  smote  them  ; 
but  shall  stay  upon  the  Lord,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  in  truth. 

21  The  remnant  shall  return,  even  the 
remnant  of  Jacob,  unto  the  mighty  God. 

22  For  though  thy  people  Israel  be  as 
the  sand  of  the  sea,  yet  a  remnant  of  them 
sliall  return  :  the  consumption  decreed  shall 
overflow  with  righteousness. 

23  For  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  shall  make 
a  consumption,  even  determined,  in  the 
midst  of  all  the  land. 

24  "ff  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  O  my  people  that  dwellest  in  Zion, 
be  not  afraid  of  the  Assyrian  :  he  shall  smite 
thee  with  a  rod,  and  shall  lift  up  his  staff 
against  thee,  after  the  manner  of  Egypt. 

2,5  For  yet  a  very  little  while,  and  the 
indignation  shall  cease,  and  mine  anger  in 
their  destruction. 

26  And  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  stir  up  a 
scourge  for  him  according  to  the  slaughter 
of  i\lidian  at  the  rock  of  Oreb  :  and  as  his 
rod  was  upon  the  sea,  so  shall  he  lift  it  up 
after  the  manner  of  Egypt. 

27  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  his  burden  shall  be  taken  away  from 
off  tliy  shoulder,  and  his  yoke  from  off  thy 
jieck,  and  the  yoke  shall  be  destroyed  be- 
cause of  the  anointing. 

28  '^  He  is  come  to  Aiath,  he  is  passed 
to  Migron  ;  at  Michmash  he  hath  laid  up 
his  carriages : 

29  They  are  gone  over  the  passage  :  they 
have  taken  up  their  lodging  at  Geba ;  Ra- 
aiiah  is  afraid  ;  Gibeah  of  Saul  is  fled. 

30  Lift  up  ihy  voice,  O  daughter  of  Gal- 
lim:  cause  it  to  be  heard  unto  Laish,  O 
poor  Anathoth. 

31  Madmenah  is  removed;  the  inhabit 
ants  of  Gebim  gather  themselves  to  flee. 

32  As  yet  shall  he  remain  at  Nob  that 
day :  he  shah  shake  his  hand  against  the 
mount  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  the  hill  of 
Jerusalem. 

33  Behold,  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  hosts 
h;liall  lop  the  bough  with  terror  :  and  the 
high  ones  of  stature  shall  he  hewn  down 
and  the  haughty  shall  be  humbled. 

34  And  he  shall  cut  down  the  thickets 
of  the  forests  with  iron,  and  Lebanon  shall 
fall  by  a  mighty  one. 

^     CHAP.  XL 
A  ND  there  shall  come  forth  a  rod  out  of 
-l\-  the  stem  of  Jesse,  and  a  branch  shall 
grow  out  of  his  roots : 

2  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  rest 
upon  him,  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  under- 
standing, the  spirit  of  counsel  and  might, 
the  spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of 
the  Lord; 

3  And  shall  make  him  of  quick  under- 
standing in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  :  and  he 
shall  not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eyes, 


A  thanksgiving  for  mercies. 
neither  reprove  after  the  hearing  of  his  ears: 

4  But  with  righteousness  shall  he  judge 
the  poor,  and  reprove  with  equity  for  the 
meek  of  the  earth  :  and  he  shall  smite  the 
earth  with  the  rod  of  his  moutii,  and  with 
the  breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slay  the 
wicked. 

5  And  righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle 
of  his  loins,  and  faitlifulness  the  girdle  of 
his  reins. 

6  The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with  the 
lamb,  and  the  leopard  shall  lie  down  with 
the  kid  ;  and  the  calf  and  the  young  lion 
and  the  failing  together ;  and  a  little  child 
shall  lead  them. 

7  And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed  ; 
their  young  ones  shall  lie  down  together  : 
and  the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox. 

8  And  the  sucking  child  shall  play  on  the 
hole  of  the  asp,  and  the  weaned  child  shall 
put  his  hand  on  the  cockatrice's  den. 

9  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all 
my  holy  mountain  :  for  the  earth  shall  be 
full  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
waters  cover  the  sea. 

10  If  And  in  that  day  there  shall  be  a 
root  of  Jesse,  which  shall  stand  for  an  en- 
sign of  the  people  ;  to  it  shall  the  Gentiles 
seek  :  and  his  rest  shall  be  glorious. 

11  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  set  his  hand  again  the 
second  time  to  recover  the  remnant  of  his 
people,  which  shall  be  left,  from  Assyria, 
and  from  Egypt,  and  from  Pathros,  and 
from  Cush,  and  from  Elam,  and  from  Shi- 
nar,  and  from  Hamath,  and  from  the  islands 
of  the  sea. 

12  And  he  shall  set  up  an  ensign  for  the 
nations,  and  shall  assemble  the  outcasts  of 
Israel,  and  gather  together  the  dispersed  of 
Judah  from  the  four  corners  of  the  earth. 

13  The  envy  also  of  Ephraim  shall  de- 
part, and  the  adversaries  of  Judah  shall  be 
cut  off:  Ephraim  shall  not  envy  Judah,  and 
Judah  shall  not  vex  Ephraim. 

14  But  they  shall  fly  upon  the  shoulders 
of  the  Philistines  toward  the  west ;  they 
shall  spoil  them  of  the  east  together  :  they 
shall  lay  their  hand  upon  Edom  and  Moab ; 
and  the  children  of  Amnion  shall  obey 
them. 

15  And  the  Lord  shall  utterly  destroy 
the  tongue  of  the  Egyptian  sea  ;  and  with 
his  might}'  wind  shall  he  shake  his  hand 
over  the  river,  and  shall  smite  it  in  the 
seven  streams,  and  make  men  go  over  dry- 
shod. 

16  And  there  shall  be  an  highway  for 
the  remnant  of  his  people,  which  shall  be 
left,  from  Assyria  ;  like  as  it  was  to  Israel 
in  the  day  that  he  came  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

CHAP.  XII. 
ND    in    that   day   thou   shalt  say,  O 
Lord,    I    will  "praise   thee :    though 
thou  wast  angry  with  me,  thine  anger  is 
turned  away,  and  thou  comfortedst  me. 
512 


A' 


The  desolation  of  Babylon.    CHAP.  XITI,  XIV.  IsraeVs  triianpli  over  Babylon. 


2  Behold,  God  is  my  salvation  ;  I  will 
trust,  and  not  be  afraid  :  for  the  Lord  JE- 
HOVAH is  my  strength  and  my  song ;  he 
also  is  become  my  salvation. 

3  Therefore  with  joy  shall  ye  draw  wa- 
ter out  of  the  wells  of  salvation. 

4  And  in  that  day  shall  ye  say,  Praise 
the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name,  declare  his 
doings  among  the  people,  make  mention 
that  his  name  is  exalted. 

5  Sing  unto  the  IjOrd  ;  for  he  hath  done 
excellent  things :  this  is  known  in  all  the 
earth. 

6  Cr_y  out  and  shout,  thou  inhabitant  of 
Zion  ;  for  great  is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
in  the  midst  of  thee. 

CHAP.  XIH. 

THE  burden  of  Babylon,  which  Isaiah 
the  son  of  Amoz  did  see. 

2  Lift  ye  up  a  banner  upon  the  high 
mountain,  exalt  the  voice  unto  them,  shake 
the  hand,  that  they  may  go  into  the  gates 
of  the  nobles. 

3  I  have  commanded  my  sanctified  ones, 
I  have  also  called  my  mighty  ones  for 
mine  anger,  even  them  that  rejoice  in  my 
highness. 

4  The  noise  of  a  multitude  in  the  moun- 
tains, like  as  of  a  great  people ;  a  tumultu- 
ous noise  of  the  kingdoms  of  nations  ga- 
thered together :  the  Lord  of  hosts  mus- 
tereth  the  host  of  the  battle. 

5  They  come  from  a  far  country,  from 
the  end  of  heaven,  even  the  Lord,  and  the 
weapons  of  his  indignation,  to  destroy  the 
whole  land. 

6  U  Howl  ye ;  for  the  day  of  the  Lord 
is  at  hand ;  it  shall  come  as  a  destruction 
from  the  Almighty. 

7  Therefore  shall  all  hands  be  faint,  and 
every  man's  heart  shall  melt ; 

8  And  they  shall  be  afraid  ;  pangs  and 
sorrows  shall  take  hold  of  them;  they  shall 
be  in  pain  as  a  woman  that  travaileth  :  they 
shall  be  amazed  one  at  another ;  their  faces 
shall  he  as  flames. 

9  Behold,  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh, 
cruel  both  with  wratli  and  fierce  anger,  to 
lay  the  land  desolate :  and  he  shall  destroy 
the  sinners  thereof  out  of  it. 

10  For  the  stars  of  heaven  and  the  con- 
stellations thereof  shall  not  give  their  light : 
the  sun  shall  be  darkened  in  his  going  forth, 
and  the  moon  shall  not  cause  her  light  to 
shine. 

11  And  I  will  punish  the  world  for  their 
evil,  and  the  wicked  for  their  iniquity  ;  and 
I  will  cause  the  arrogancy  of  the  proud  to 
cease,  and  will  lay  low  the  haughtiness  of 
the  terrible. 

12  1  will  make  a  man  more  precious  than 
fine  gold  ;  even  a  man  than  the  golden 
wedge  of  Ophir. 

13  Therefore  I  will  shake  the  heavens, 
and  the  earth  shall  remove  out  of  her  place, 
in  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  in 
the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

65 


14  And  it  shall  be  as  the  chased  roe,  and 
as  a  sheep  that  no  man  taketh  up  :  they 
shall  every  man  turn  to  his  own  people,  and 
flee  every  one  into  his  own  land. 

15  Every  one  that  is  found  shall  be  thrust 
through  ;  and  every  one  that  is  joined  unto 
them  shall  fall  by  the  sword. 

■"6  Their  children  also  shall  be  dashed  to 
pieces  before  their  eyes  ;  their  houses  shall 
be  spoiled,  and  their  wives  ravished. 

17  Behold,  I  will  stir  up  the  Medes 
against  them,  which  shall  not  regard  sil- 
ver ;  and  as  for  gold,  they  shall  not  delight 
in  it. 

18  Their  bows  also  shall  dash  the  young- 
men  to  pieces  ;  and  they  shall  have  no  pity 
on  the  fruit  of  the  womb ;  their  eye  shall 
not  spare  children. 

19  H  And  Babylon,  the  glory  of  king- 
doms, the  beauty  of  the  Chaldees'  excel- 
lency, shall  be  as  when  God  overthrew 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah. 

20  It  shall  never  be  inhabited,  neitlier 
shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from  generation  to  gene- 
ration :  neither  shall  the  Arabian  pitch  tent 
there ;  neither  shall  the  shepherds  make 
their  fold  there : 

21  But  wild  beasts  of  the  desert  shall  lie 
there;  and  their  houses  shall  be  full  of 
doleful  creatures ;  and  owls  shall  dwell 
there,  and  satyrs  shall  dance  there. 

22  And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  islands 
shall  cry  in  their  desolate  houses,  and  dra- 
gons in  their  pleasant  palaces :  and  her 
time  is  near  to  come,  and  her  days  shall 
not  be  prolonged. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

FOR  the  Lord  will  have  mercy  on  Ja- 
cob, and  will  yet  choose  Israel,  and 
set  them  in  their  own  land  :  and  the  stran- 
gers shall  be  joined  with  them,  and  they 
shall  cleave  to  the  house  of  Jacob. 

2  And  the  people  shall  take  them,  and 
bring  them  to  their  place  :  and  the  house 
of  Israel  shall  possess  them  in  the  land  of 
the  Lord  for  servants  and  handmaids  :  and 
they  shall  take  them  captives,  whose  cap- 
tives they  were ;  and  they  shall  rule  over 
their  oppressors. 

3  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day 
that  the  Lord  shall  give  thee  rest  from  thy 
sorrow,  and  from  thy  fear,  and  from  the 
hard  bondage  wherein  thou  wast  made  to 
serve, 

4  That  thou  shalt  take  up  this  proverb 
against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  say.  How 
hath  the  oppressor  ceased  !  the  golden  city 
ce?  sed !     ^ 

5  Thu  Lord  hath  broken  the  staff  of  the 
wicked,  and  the  sceptre  of  the  rulers. 

6  He  who  smote  the  people  in  wrath 
with  a  continual  stroke,  he  that  ruled  the 
nations  in  anger,  is  persecuted,  and  none 
hindereth. 

7  The  whole  earth  is  at  rest,  and  is 
quiet :  they  break  forth  into  singing. 

8  Yea,  the  fir-trees  rejoice  at  thee,  and 

513 


Goer s purpose  against  Assyria.      ISAIAH. 


The  lamentable  state  of  Moab. 


the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  saying,  Since  thou 
art  laid  down,  no  feller  is  come  up  against 
us. 

9  Hell  from  beneath  is  moved  for  thee  to 
meet  thee  at  thy  coming :  it  stirreth  up  the 
dead  for  thee,  even  all  the  chief  ones  of  the 
earth :  it  hath  raised  up  from  their  thrones 
all  the  kings  of  the  nations. 

10  All  ihey  shall  speak  and  say  unto 
thee,  Art  thou  also  become  weak  as  we? 
Art  thou  become  like  unto  us '? 

11  Thy  pomp  is  brought  down  to  the 
grave,  and  the  noise  of  tiiy  viols :  the  worm 
is  spread  under  thee,  and  the  worms  cover 
thee. 

12  How  art  thou  fallen  from  heaven,  O 
Lucifer,  son  of  the  morning  !  how  art  thou 
cut  down  to  the  ground,  which  didst  weaken 
the  nations ! 

13  For  thou  hast  said  in  thine  heart,  I 
will  ascend  into  heaven,  I  will  exalt  my 
throne  above  the  stars  of  God  :  I  will  sit 
also  upon  the  mount  of  the  congregation, 
in  the  sides  of  the  north  : 

14  I  will  ascend  above  the  heights  of  the 
clouds ;  I  will  be  like  the  Most  High. 

15  Yet  thou  shalt  be  brought  down  to 
hell,  to  the  sides  of  the  pit. 

16  They  that  see  thee  shall  narrowly 
look  upon  thee,  and  consider  thee,  saying, 
Is  this  the  man  that  made  the  earth  to 
tremble,  that  did  shake  kingdoms : 

17  That  made  the  world  as  a  wilderness, 
and  destroyed  the  cities  thereof:  that  open- 
ed not  the  house  of  his  prisoners '? 

18  All  the  kings  of  the  nations,  even  all 
of  them,  lie  in  glory,  every  one  in  his  own 
house. 

19  But  thou  art  cast  out  of  thy  grave  like 
an  abominable  branch,  and  as  the  raiment 
of  those  that  are  slain,  thrust  through 
with  a  sword,  that  go  down  to  the  stones 
of  the  pit;  as  a  carcass  trodden  under 
feet. 

20  Thou  shalt  not  be  joined  with  them 
in  burial,  because  thou  hast  destroyed  thy 
land,  and  slain  thy  people  :  the  seed  of  evil- 
doers shall  never  be  renowned. 

21  Prepare  slaughter  for  his  children  for 
the  iniquity  of  their  fathers ;  that  they  do 
not  rise,  nor  possess  the  land,  nor  fill  the 
face  of  the  world  with  cities. 

22  For  I  will  rise  up  against  them,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  cut  off  from  Baby- 
lon the  name,  and  remnant,  and  son,  and 
nephew,  saith  the  Lord. 

23  I  will  also  make  it  a  possession  for 
the  bittern,  and  pools  of  water  :  and  I  will 
sweep  it  with  the  besom  of  destruction, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

24  II  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn, 
saying,  Surely  as  I  have  thought,  so  shall  it 
come  to  pass ;  and  as  1  have  purposed,  so 
shall  it  stand : 

25  That  I  will  break  the  Assyrian  in  rny 
land,  and  upon  my  mountains  tread  him 
under  foot :  then  shall  his  yoke  depart  from 


off  them,  and  his  burden  depart  from  off 
their  shoulders. 

26  This  is  the  purpose  that  is  purposed 
upon  the  whole  earth  :  and  this  is  the  hand 
that  is  stretched  out  upon  all  the  nations. 

27  For  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed, 
and  who  shall  disannul  it  ?  and  his  hand 
is  stretched  out,  and  who  shall  turn  it 
back? 

28  In  the  year  that  king  Ahaz  died  was 
this  burden. 

29  H  Rejoice  not  thou,  whole  Palestina, 
because  the  rod  of  him  that  smote  thee  is 
broken  :  for  out  of  the  serpent's  root  shall 
come  forth  a  cockatrice,  and  his  fruit  s/uiH 
be  a  fiery  flying  serpent. 

30  And  the  first-born  of  the  poor  shall 
feed,  and  the  needy  shall  lie  down  in  safe- 
ty :  and  I  will  kill  th}'  root  with  famine,  and 
he  shall  slay  thy  remnant. 

31  Howl,  O  gate;  cry,  O  city;  thou, 
wliole  Palestina,  ai't  dissolved:  for  there 
shall  come  from  the  north  a  smoke,  and 
none  shall  be  alone  in  his  appointed  times. 

32  What  shall  one  then  answer  the  mes- 
sengers of  the  nation?  That  the  Lord  hath 
founded  Zion,  and  the  poor  of  his  people 
shall  trust  in  it. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THE  burden  of  Moab.  Because  in  the 
night  Ar  of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and 
brought  to  silence ;  because  in  the  night 
Kir  of  Moab  is  laid  waste,  and  brought  to 
silence ; 

2  He  is  gone  up  to  Bajith,  and  to  Dibon, 
the  high  places,  to  weep  :  Moab  shall  howl 
over  Nebo,  and  over  Medeba :  on  all  their 
heads  shall  be  baldness,  and  every  beard  cut 
off. 

3  In  their  streets  they  shall  gird  them- 
selves with  sackcloth :  on  the  tops  of  their 
houses,  and  in  their  streets,  every  one  shall 
howl,  weeping  abundantly. 

4  And  Heslibon  shall  cry,  and  Elealeh ; 
their  voice  shall  be  heard  even  unto  Jahai? : 
therefore  the  armed  soldiers  of  Moab  shall 
cry  out ;  his  life  shall  be  grievous  unto 
him. 

5  My  heart  shall  cry  out  for  Moab ;  his 
fugitives  shall  flee  unto  Zoar,  an  heifer  of 
three  years  old :  for  by  the  mounting  up 
of  Luhith  with  weeping  shall  they  go  it 
up  ;  for  in  the  way  of  Horonaim  they  shall 
raise  up  a  cry  of  destruction. 

6  For  the  waters  of  Nimrim  shall  be  de- 
solate :  for  the  hay  is  withered  away,  the 
grass  faileth,  there  is  no  green  thing. 

7  Therefore  the  abundance  they  have 
gotten,  and  that  which  they  have  laid  up, 
shall  they  carry  away  to  the  brook  of  the 
willows. 

8  For  the  cry  is  gone  round  about  the 
borders  of  Moab,  the  howling  thereof  unto 
Eglaim,  and  the  howling  thereof  unto  Beer- 
elim. 

9  For  the  waters  of  Dimon  shall  be  full 
of  blood :  for  I  will  bring  more  upon  Di- 

514 


Moab  exhorted  to  obedience.  CHAP.  XVL— XVIII.   8yria  and  Israel  threatened. 


mon,  lions  upon  him  that  escapeth  of  Moab, 
and  upon  the  remnant  of  the  land. 
CHAP.  XVI. 

SEND  ye  the  lamb  to  the  ruler  of  the 
land  from  Sela  to  the  wilderness,  unto 
the  mount  of  the  daughter  of  Zion. 

2  For  it  shall  be,  tliat,  as  a  wandering- 
bird  cast  out  of  the  nest,  so  the  daughters 
of  Moab  shall  be  at  the  fords  of  Arnon. 

3  Take  counsel,  execute  judgment; 
make  thy  shadow  as  the  night  in  the  midst 
of  the  noonday  ;  hide  the  outcasts;  bewray 
not  him  that  wandereth. 

4  Let  mine  outcasts  dwell  with  thee, 
Moab ;  be  thou  a  covert  to  them  from  the 
face  of  the  spoiler :  lor  the  extortioner  is 
at  an  end,  the  spoiler  ceaseth,  the  oppres- 
sors are  consumed  out  of  the  land. 

5  And  in  mercy  shall  the  throne  be  es- 
tablished :  and  he  shall  sit  upon  it  in  truth  in 
the  tabernacle  of  David,  judging,  and  seek- 
ing judgment,  and  hasting  righteousness. 

6  H  We  have  heard  of  the  pride  of  Mo- 
ab ;  he  is  xexy  proud :  even  of  his  haughti- 
ness, and  his  pride,  and  his  wrath :  but  his 
lies  shatl  not  be  so. 

7  Therefore  shall  Moab  howl  for  Moab, 
every  one  shall  howl :  for  the  foundations 
of  Kir-hareseth  shall  ye  mourn ;  surely 
they  are  stricken. 

8  For  the  fields  of  Heshbon  languish, 
and  the  vine  of  Sibmah  :  the  lords  of  the 
heathen  have  broken  down  the  principal 
plants  thereof,  they  are  come  even  unto  Ja- 
zer,  they  wandered  though  the  wilderness : 
her  branches  are  stretched  out,  they  are 
gone  over  the  sea. 

9  Therefore  I  will  bewail  with  the  weep- 
ing of  Jazer  the  vine  of  Sibmah:  I  will 
water  thee  with  my  tears,  O  Heshbon,  and 
Elealeh  :  for  the  shouting  for  thy  summer 
fruits  and  for  th}'  harvest  is  fallen. 

10  And  gladness  is  taken  away,  and  joj- 
out  of  the  plentiful  field  ;  and  in  the  vine- 
yards there  shall  be  no  singing,  neither 
shall  there  be  .shouting :  the  treaders  shall 
tread  out  no  wine  in  their  presses  ;  I  have 
made  tliiir  inntagc-shouim^  to  cease. 

11  Wherefore  my  bowels  shall  sound 
like  an  harp  for  Moab,  and  mine  inward 
parts  for  Kir-haresh. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  it  is 
seen  that  Moab  is  weary  on  the  high  place, 
that  he  shall  come  to  his  sanctuary  to  pray ; 
but  he  shall  not  prevail. 

13  This  is  the  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  concerning  Moab  since  that  time. 

14  But  now  the  Lord  hath  spoken,  say- 
ing, Within  three  j^ears,  as  the  years  of  an 
hireling,  and  the  glory  of  Meab  shall  be 
contemned,  with  all  that  great  multitude  ; 
and  the  remnant  shall  be  very  small  and 
feeble. 

CHAP.  xvn. 

THE    burden   of    Damascus.      Behold, 
Damascus  is  taken  away  from  being 
a  city,  and  it  shall  be  a  ruinous  heap. 


2  The  cities  of  Aroer  arc  forsaken  :  they 
shall  be  for  flocks,  which  shall  lie  down, 
and  none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

3  The  fortress  also  shall  cease  from 
Ephraim,  and  the  kingdom  from  Damas- 
cus, and  the  remnant  of  Syria :  they  shall 
be  as  the  glory  of  the  children  of  Israel, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  And  in  that  day  it  shall  come  to  pa.ss, 
that  the  glory  of  Jacob  shall  be  made  thin, 
and  the  fatness  of  his  flesh  shall  wax  lean. 

5  And  it  shall  be  as  when  the  harvest- 
man  gathereth  the  corn,  and  reapeth  the 
ears  with  his  arm ;  and  it  shall  be  as  he 
that  gathereth  ears  in  the  valley  of  Re- 
phaim. 

6  °il  Yet  gleaning  grapes  shall  be  left  in 
it,  as  the  shaking  of"  an  olive-tree,  two  or 
three  berries  in  the  top  of  the  uppermost 
bough,  four  or  five  in  the  outmost  fruitful 
branches  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel. 

7  At  that  day  shall  a  man  look  to  his 
Maker,  and  his  eyes  shall  have  respect  to 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

8  And  he  shall  not  look  to  the  altars,  the 
work  of  his  hands,  neither  shall  respect 
that  which  his  fingers  have  made,  either 
the  groves,  or  the  images. 

9  H  In  that  day  shall  his  strong  cities  be 
as  a  forsaken  bough,  and  an  uppermost 
branch,  which  they  left  because  of  the 
children  of  Israel :  and  there  shall  be  deso- 
lation. 

10  Because  thou  hast  forgotten  the  God 
of  thy  salvation,  and  hast  not  been  mindful 
of  tlie  Rock  of  thy  strength,  therefore  shalt 
thou  plant  pleasant  plants,  and  shalt  set  it 
with  strange  slips : 

11  In  the  day  shalt  thou  make  thy  plant 
to  grow,  and  in  the  morning  shalt  thou 
make  thy  seed  to  flourish  :  but  the  harvest 
shall  be  a  heap  in  the  day  of  grief  and  of 
desperate  sorrow. 

12  H  Wo  to  the  multitude  of  many  peo- 
ple, ivhich  make  a  noise  like  the  noise  of 
the  seas :  and  to  the  rushing  of  nations, 
that  make  a  rushing  like  the  rushing  of 
mighty  waters  ! 

13  The  nations  shall  rush  like  the  rush- 
ing of  many  waters  :  but  God  shall  re- 
buke them,  and  they  shall  flee  far  off",  and 
shall  be  chased  as  the  chaff"  of  the  moun- 
tains before  the  wind,  and  like  a  rolling 
thing  before  the  whirlwind. 

14  And  behold  at  evening-tide  trouble  • 
and  before  the  .morning  he  is  not.  Thi^  is 
the  portion  of  them  that  spoil  us,  and  the 
lot  of  them  that  rob  us. 

CHAP.  XVIIL 
O  to  the  land  shadowing  with  wings, 
which  is  beyond  the  rivers  of  Ethi- 
opia : 

2  That  sendeth  ambassadors  by  the  sea, 
even  in  vessels  of  bulrushes  upon  the  wa- 
ters, saying,  Go,  ye  swift  messengers,  to  a 
nation  scattered  and  peeled,  to  a  people 
515 


Tlie  confusion  of  Egypt.  ISAIAH 

terrible  from  their  beginning  hitherto ;  a 
nation  meted  out  and  trodden  down,  whose 
land  the  rivers  have  spoiled  ! 

3  All  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world,  and 
dwellers  on  the  earth,  see  ye,  when  he  lift- 
eth  up  an  ensign  on  the  mountains ;  and 
when  he  bloweth  a  trumpet,  hear  ye. 

4  For  so  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  I  will 
take  my  rest,  and  I  will  consider  in  my 
dwelling-place  like  a  clear  heat  upon  herbs, 
and  like  a  cloud  of  dew  in  the  heat  of  har- 
vest. 

5  For  afore  the  harvest,  when  the  bud  is 
perfect,  and  the  sour  grape  is  ripening  in 
the  flower,  he  shall  both  cut  off  the  sprigs 
with  pruning-hooks,  and  take  away  and 
cut  down  the  branches. 

6  They  shall  be  left  together  unto  the 
fowls  of  the  mountains,  and  to  the  beasts 
of  the  earth  :  and  the  fowls  shall  summer 
upon  them,  and  all  the  beasts  of  the  earth 
shall  winter  upon  them. 

7  II  In  that  time  shall  the  present  be 
brought  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  of  a  people 
scattered  and  peeled,  and  from  a  people 
terrible  from  their  beginning  hitherto ;  a 
nation  meted  out  and  trodden  under  foot, 
whose  land  the  rivers  have  spoiled,  to  the 
place  of  the  name  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  mount  Zion. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THE  burden  of  Egypt.  Behold,  the 
Lord  rideth  upon  a  swift  cloud,  and 
shall  come  into  Egypt :  and  the  idols  of 
Egypt  shall  be  moved  at  his  presence,  and 
the  heart  of  Egypt  shall  melt  in  the  midst 
of  it. 

•2  And  I  will  set  the  Egyptians  against 
the  Egyptians :  and  they  shall  fight  every 
one  against  his  brother,  and  every  one 
against  his  neighbour  ;  city  against  city, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom. 

3  And  the  spirit  of  Egypt  shall  fail  in 
the  midst  thereof:  and  t  will  destroy  the 
counsel  thereof:  and  they  shall  seek  to  the 
idols,  and  to  the  charmers,  and  to  them  that 
have  familiar  spirits,  and  to  the  wizards. 

4  And  the  Egyptians  will  I  give  over 
into  the  hand  of  a  cruel  lord  ;  and  a  fierce 
king  shall  rule  over  them,  saith  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

5  And  the  waters  shall  fail  from  the  sea, 
and  the  rivers  shall  be  wasted  and  dried 
up. 

6  And  they  shall  turn  the  rivers  far 
away :  and  the  brooks  of  defence  shall  be 
emptied  and  dried  up  :  the  reeds  and  flags 
shall  witlier. 

7  The  paper-reeds  by  the  brooks,  by  the 
mouth  of  the  brooks,  and  every  thing  sown 
by  the  brooks,  shall  wither,  be  driven  away, 
and  be  no  more. 

8  The  fishers  also  shall  moin'n,  and  all  | 
they  that  cast  angle  into  the  brooks  shall 


The  covenant  of  Egypt,  S^c. 
and  they  that  weave  net-works,  shall  be 
confounded. 

10  And  they  shall  be  broken  in  the  pur- 
poses thereof,  all  that  make  sluices  and 
ponds  for  fish. 

11  H  Surely  the  princes  of  Zoan  are 
fools,  the  counsel  of  the  wise  counsellors 
of  Pharaoh  is  become  brutish  :  how  say 
ye  unto  Pharaoh,  I  am  the  son  of  the  wise, 
the  son  of  ancient  kings  1 

12  Where  arc  they  ?  where  arc  thy  wise 
men  ?  and  let  them  tell  thee  now,  and  let 
them  know  what  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
purposed  upon  Egypt. 

13  The  princes  of  Zoan  are  become 
fools,  the  princes  of  Noph  are  deceived  ; 
they  have  also  seduced  Egypt,  even  tliey 
that  are  the  stay  of  the  tribes  thereof 

14  The  Lord  hath  mingled  a  perverse 
spirit  in  the  midst  thereof:  and  they  have 
caused  Egypt  to  err  in  every  work  thereof, 
as  a  drunken  man  staggereth  in  his  vomit. 

15  Neither  shall  there  be  any  work  for 
Egypt,  which  the  head  or  tail,  branch  or 
rush,  may  do. 

16  In  that  daj^  shall  Egypt  be  like  unto 
women  :  and  it  shall  be  afraid  and  fear,  be- 
cause of  the  shaking  of  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  which  he  shaketh  over  it. 

17  And  the  land  of  Judah  shall  be  a  ter- 
ror unto  Egypt,  everj^  one  that  maketh 
mention  thereof  shall  be  afraid  in  himself, 
because  of  the  counsel  of  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
which  he  hatli  determined  against  it. 

18  H  In  that  day  shall  five  cities  in  the 
land  of  Egj^pt  speak  the  language  of  Ca- 
naan, and  swear  to  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  one 
shall  be  called.  The  city  of  destruction. 

19  In  that  day  shall  there  be  an  altar  to 
the  Lord  in  the  midst  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  a  pillar  at  the  border  thereof  to  the 
Lord. 

20  And  it  shall  be  for  a  sign  and  for  a 
witness  unto  the  Lord  of  hosts  in  the  land 
of  Egypt :  for  they  shall  cry  unto  the 
Lord  because  of  the  oppressors,  and  he 
shall  send  them  a  saviour,  and  a  great  one, 
and  he  shall  deliver  them. 

21  And  the  Lord  shall  be  known  to 
Egypt,  and  the  Egyptians  shall  know  the 
Lord  in  that  day,  and  shall  do  sacrifice 
and  oblation ;  yea,  they  shall  vow  a  vow 
unto  the  Lord,  and  perform  it. 

22  And  the  Lord  shall  smite  Egypt :  he 
shall  smite  and  heal  it :  and  they  shall  re- 
turn even  to  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  be  en- 
treated of  them,  and  shall  heal  them. 

23  ^  In  that  day  shall  there  be  an  high- 
way out  of  Egypt  to  Assyria,  and  the  As- 
syrian shall  come  into  Egypt,  and  the 
Egyptian  into  Assyria,  and  the  Egyptians 
shall  serve  with  the  Assyrians. 

24  In  that  day  shall  Israel  be  the  third 
with  Egypt  and  with  Assyria,  even  a  bless- 


ment,  and  they  that  spread  nets  upon  the  ing  in  the  midst  of  the  land 


waters  shall  languish. 


25  Whom  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  bless. 


9  Moreover  they  that  work  in  fine  flax, '  saying,  Blessed  he  Egypt  my  people,  and 

516 


Fall  of  Babylon  forcshewn.  CHAP. 
Assyria  the  work  of  my  hands,  and  Israel 
mine  inheritance. 

CHAP.  XX. 

IN  the  year  that  Tartan  came  unto  Ash- 
dod,  (when  Sargon  the  king  of  Assyria 
sent  him,)  and  fought  against  Ashdod,  and 
took  it ; 

2  At  the  same  time  spake  the  Lord  by 
Isaiah  the  son  of  Amoz,  saying,  Go,  and 
loose  the  sackcloth  from  off  thy  loins,  and 
put  off  thy  shoe  from  thy  foot.  And  he 
did  so,  walking  naked  and  barefoot. 

3  And  the  Lord  said,  Like  as  my  ser- 
vant Isaiah  hath  walked  naked  and  bare- 
foot three  years  for  a  sign  and  wonder  up- 
on Egypt  and  upon  Ethiopia  ; 

4  So  shall  the  king  of  Assyria  lead  away 
the  Egyptians  prisoners,  and  the  Ethiopi- 
ans captives,  young  and  old,  naked  and 
barefoot,  even  with  their  buttocks  uncover- 
ed, to  the  shame  of  Egypt. 

5  And  they  shall  be  afraid  and  ashamed 
of  Ethiopia  their  expectation,  and  of  Egypt 
their  glory. 

6  And  the  inhabitant  of  this  isle  shall 
say,  in  that  daj^,  Behold,  such  is  our  ex- 
pectation, whither  we  flee  for  help  to  be 
delivered  from  the  king  of  Assyria:  and 
how  shall  we  escape  ? 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THE  burden  of  the  desert  of  the  sea. 
As  whirlwinds  in  the  south  pass 
through  ;  so  it  cometh  from  the  desert,  from 
a  terrible  land. 

2  A  grievous  vision  is  declared  unto  me  ; 
the  treacherous  dealer  dealeth  treacherous- 
ly, and  the  spoiler  spoileth.  Go  up,  O 
Elam :  besiege,  O  Media ;  all  the  sighing 
thereof  have  I  made  to  cease. 

3  Therefore  are  my  loins  filled  with 
pain :  pangs  have  taken  hold  upon  me,  as 
the  pangs  of  a  woman  that  travaileth  :  I 
was  bowed  down  at  the  hearing  of  it ;  I 
was  dismayed  at  the  seeing  of  it. 

4  My  heart  panted,  fearfulness  affrighted 
me :  the  night  of  my  pleasure  hath  he 
turned  into  fear  unto  me. 

5  Prepare  the  table,  watch  in  the  watch- 
tower,  eat,  drink :  arise,  ye  princes,  and 
anoint  the  shield. 

6  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me, 
Go,  set  a  watchman,  let  liim  declare  what 
he  seeth. 

7  And  he  saw  a  chariot  loitli  a  couple  of 
horsemen,  a  chariot  of  asses,  and  a  chariot 
of  camels;  and  he  hearkened  diligently 
with  much  heed  : 

S  And  he  cried,  A  lion  :  My  lord,  I  stand 
continually  upon  the  watch-tower  in  the 
day  time,  and  I  am  set  in  my  ward  whole 
nights. 

9  And  behold,  here  cometh  a  chariot  of 
men,  with  a  couple  of  horsemen.  And  he 
answered  and  said,  Babylon  is  fallen,  is 
fallen  ;  and  all  the  graven  images  of  her 
gods  he  hath  broken  unto  the  ground.         j 

10  O  my  threshing,  and  the  corn  of  my  ' 


XXII.  The  invasion  of  Jewry. 

floor  :  that  which  I  have  heard  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  have  I  declared 
unto  you. 

11  HThe  burden  of  Dumah.  He  call- 
eth  to  me  out  of  Seir,  Watchman,  what 
of  the  night  ?  Watchman,  what  of  the 
night  1 

12  The  watchman  said,  The  morning 
cometh,  and  also  the  night :  if  ye  will  in- 
quire, inquire  ye  :  return,  come. 

13  H  The  burden  upon  Arabia.  In  the 
forest  in  Arabia  shall  ye  lodge,  O  ye  tra- 
velling^companies  of  Dedanim. 

14  The  inhabitants  of  the  land  of  Tema 
brought  water  to  him  that  was  thirsty,  they 
prevented  with  their  bread  him  that  fled. 

15  For  they  fled  from  the  swords,  from 
the  drawn  sword,  and  from  the  bent  bow, 
and  from  the  grievousness  of  war. 

16  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  said  unto  me. 
Within  a  year,  according  to  the  years  of 
an  hireling,  and  all  the  glory  of  Kedar  shall 
fail : 

17  And  the  residue  of  the  number  of 
archers,  the  mighty  men  of  the  children  of 
Kedar,  shall  be  diminished  :  for  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

THE   burden  of  the  valley  of  vision. 
What  aileth  thee  now,  that  thou  art 
wholly  gone  up  to  the  house-tops?  r 

2  Thou  art  full  of  stirs,  a  tumultuous 
city,  a  joyous  city  :  thy  slain  men  are  not 
slain  with  the  sword,  nor  dead  in  battle. 

3  All  thy  rulers  are  fled  together,  they 
are  bound  by  the  archers :  all  that  are 
found  in  thee  are  bound  tog.ether,  which 
have  fled  from  far. 

4  Therefore  said  I,  Look  away  from  me  ; 
I  will  weep  bitterly,  labour  not  to  comfort 
me,  because  of  the  spoiling  of  the  daughter 
of  my  people. 

5  For  it  is  a  day  of  trouble,  and  of  tread- 
ing down,  and  of  perplexity  by  the  Lord 
God  of  hosts  in  the  valley  of  vision,  break- 
ing down  the  walls,  and  of  crying  to  the 
mountains. 

6  And  Elam  bare  the  quiver  with  cha- 
riots of  men  and  horsemen,  and  Kir  unco- 
vered the  shield. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  thy 
choicest  valleys  shall  be  full  of  chariots, 
and  the  horsemen  shall  set  themselves  in 
array  at  the  gate. 

8  *il  And  he  discovered  the  covering  of 
Judah,  and  thou  didst  look  in  that  day  to 
the  armour  of  the  house  of  the  forest. 

9  Ye  have  seen  also  the  breaches  of  the 
city  of  David,  that  they  are  many  :  and  ye 
gathered  together  the  waters  of  the  lower 
pool. 

10  And  ye  have  numbered  the  houses  of 
Jerusalem,  and  the  houses  have  ye  broken 
down  to  fortify  the  wall. 

1 1  Ye  made  also  a  ditch  between  the  two 
walls  for  the  water  of  the  old  pool ;  but  ye 
have  not  looked  unto  the  maker  thereoij 

517 


The  overthrow  of  Tyre.  ISAIAH 

neither  had  respect  unto  him  that  fashion- 
ed it  long  ago. 

12  And  in  that  day  did  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts  call  to  weeping,  and  to  mourning, 
and  to  baldness,  and  to  girding  with  sack- 
cloth : 

13  And  behold  joy  and  gladness,  slaying 
oxen,  and  killing  sheep,  eating  flesh,  and 
drinking  wine  :  let  us  eat  and  drink ;  for 
to-morrow  we  shall  die. 

14  And  it  was  revealed  in  mine  ears  by 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  Surely  this  iniquity 
shall  not  be  purged  from  you  till  ye  die, 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

15  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
Go,  get  thee  unto  this  treasurer,  even  unto 
Sliebna,  which  is  over  the  house,  and  soy, 

16  What  hast  thou  here '?  and  whom 
hast  thou  here,  that  thou  hast  hewed  thee 
out  a  sepulchre  here,  as  he  that  heweth 
him  out  a  sepulchre  on  high,  and  that 
graveth  an  habitation  for  himself  in  a  rock  ? 

17  Behold,  the  Lord  will  carry  thee 
away  with  a  mighty  captivity,  and  will 
surely  cover  thee. 

18  He  will  surely  violently  turn  and  toss 
thee  like  a  ball  into  a  large  country  :  there 
shalt  thou  die,  and  there  the  chariots  of  thy 
glory  shall  be  the  shame  of  thy  lord's 
house. 

49  And  I  will  drive  thee  from  thy  sta- 
tion, and  from  thy  state  shall  he  pull  thee 
down. 

20  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  I  will  call  my  servant  Eliakim  the 
son  of  Hilkiah : 

21  And  I  will  clothe  him  with  thy  robe 


and  strengthen  him  with  thy  girdle,  and  I 
will  commit  thy  government  into  his  hand  : 
and  he  shall  be  a  father  to  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  and  to  the  house  of  Judah. 

22  And  the  key  of  the  house  of  David 
will  I  lay  upon  his  shoulder :  so  he  shall 
open,  and  none  shall  shut;  and  he  shall 
shut,  and  none  shall  open. 

23  And  I  will  fasten  him  as  a  nail  in  a 
sure  place  ;  and  he  shall  be  for  a  glorious 
throne  to  his  father's  house. 

24  And  they  shall  hang  upon  him  all 
the  glory  of  his  father's  house,  the  off- 
spring and  the  issue,  all  vessels  of  small 
quantity,  from  the  vessels  of  cups,  even  to 
all  the  vessels  of  flagons. 

25  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
shall  the  nail  that  is  fastened  in  the  sure 
place  be  removed,  and  be  cut  down,  and 
fall ;  and  the  burden  that  loas  upon  it  shall 
be  cut  oflf:  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

CHAP.  XXIIl. 

THE  burden  of  Tyre.  Howl,  ye  ships 
of  Tarshish;  for  it  is  laid  waste,  so 
that  there  is  no  house,  no  entering  in : 
from  the  land  of  Chittim  it  is  revealed  to 
them. 

2  Be  still,  ye  inhabitants  of  the  isle  :  thou 
whom  the  merchants  of  Zidon,  that  pass 
over  the  sea,  have  replenished. 


Their  unhappy  return. 

3  And  by  great  waters  the  seed  of  Si- 
hor,  the  harvest  of  the  river,  is  her  revenue ; 
and  she  is  a  mart  of  nations. 

4  Be  thou  ashamed,  O  Zidon :  for  the 
sea  hath  spoken,  even  the  strength  of  the 
sea,  saying,  I  travail  not,  nor  bring  forth 
children,  neither  do  I  nourish  up  young 
men,  nor  bring  up  virgins. 

5  As  at  the  report  concerning  Egypt,  so 
shall  they  be  sorely  pained  at  the  report  of 
Tyre. 

6  Pass  ye  over  to  Tarshish ;  howl,  ye 
inhabitants  of  the  isle. 

7  Is  this  your  joyous  city,  whose  anti- 
quity is  of  ancient  days  1  her  own  feet  shall 
carry  her  afar  off"  to  sojourn. 

8  Who  hath  taken  this  counsel  against 
Tyre,  the  crowning  city,  whose  merchants 
arc  princes,  whose  traffickers  are  the  ho- 
nourable of  the  earth  ? 

9  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  purposed  it, 
to  stain  the  pride  of  all  glory,  and  to  bring 
into  contempt  all  the  honourable  of  the  earth. 

10  Pass  through  thy  land  as  a  river,  O 
daughter  of  Tarshish  :  there  is  no  more 
strength. 

11  He  stretched  out  his  hand  over  the 
sea,  he  shook  tiie  kingdoms :  the  Lord 
hath  given  a  commandment  against  the 
merchhnt-city ,  to  destroy  the  strong  holds 
thereof 

12  And  he  said,  Thou  shalt  no  more  re- 
joice, O  thou  oppressed  virgin,  daughter  of 
Zidon  :  arise,  pass  over  to  Chittim  ;  there 
also  shalt  thou  have  no  rest. 

13  Behold  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans ; 
this  people  was  not,  till  the  Assyrian 
foimded  it  for  them  that  dwell  in  the  wil- 
derness: they  set  up  the  towers  thereof, 
they  raised  up  the  palaces  thereof,  and 
he  brought  it  to  ruin. 

14  Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish:  for  your 
strength  is  laid  waste. 

15  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  Tyre  shall  be  forgotten  seventy 
years,  according  to  the  days  of  one  king : 
after  the  end  of  .seventy  years  shall  Tyre 
sing  as  an  harlot. 

16  Take  an  harp,  go  about  the  city, 
thou  harlot  that  liast  Ijeen  forgotten ;  make 
sweet  melody,  sing  many  songs,  that  thou 
mayest  be  remembered. 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  after  the 
end  of  seventy  years,  that  the  Lord  will 
visit  Tyre,  and  she  shall  turn  to  her  hire, 
and  shall  commit  fornication  with  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world  upon  the  face  of 
the  earth. 

18  And  her  merchandise  and  her  hire 
shall  be  holiness  to  the  Lord  :  it  shall  not 
be  treasured  nor  laid  up  ;  for  her  merchan- 
dise shall  be  for  them  that  dwell  before  the 
Lord,  to  eat  sufficiently,  and  for  durable 
clothing. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

BEHOLD,  the  Lord  maketh  the  earth 
empty,   and   maketh    it  waste,    and 
518 


God's  judgment  for  sin.  C  HAP. 

turneth    it   upside    down,  and    scattereth 
abroad  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

2  And  it  shall  be,  as  with  the  people,  so 
with  the  priest ;  as  with  the  servant,  so 
with  his  master  ;  as  with  the  maid,  so  with 
her  mistress ;  as  with  the  buj^er,  so  with  the 
seller ;  as  with  the  lender,  so  with  the  bor- 
rower ;  as  with  the  taker  of  usury,  so  with 
the  giver  of  usury  to  him. 

3  The  land  shall  be  utterly  emptied,  and 
utterly  spoiled  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
this  word. 

4  The  earth  mourneth  and  fadeth  away, 
the  world  languisheth  and  fadeth  away, 
the  haughty  people  of  the  earth  do  lan- 
guish. 

6  The  earth  also  is  defiled  under  the 
inliabitants  thereof;  because  they  have 
transgressed  the  laws,  changed  the  ordi- 
nance, broken  the  everlasting  covenant. 

6  Therefore  hath  the  curse  devoured 
the  earth,  and  they  that  dwell  therein  are 
desolate":  therefore  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth  are  burned,  and  few  men  left. 

7  The  new  wine  mourneth,  the  vine 
languisheth,  all  the  merry-hearted  do  sigh. 

8  The  mirth  of  tabrets  ceaseth,  the  noise 
of  them  that  rejoice  endeth,  the  joy  of  the 
harp  ceaseth. 

9  They  shall  not  drink  wine  with  a  song ; 
strong  drink  shall  be  bitter  to  them  that 
drink  it. 

10  The  city  of  confusion  is  broken  down : 
every  house  is  shut  up,  that  no  man  may 
come  in. 

11  There  is  a  crying  for  wine  in  the 
streets ;  all  joj'  is  darkened,  the  mirth  of 
the  land  is  gone. 

12  In  the  city  is  left  desolation,  and  the 
gate  is  smitten  with  destruction. 

13  H  When  thus  it  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  the  land  among  the  people,  there  shall 
be  as  the  shaking  of  an  olive-tree,  and  as 
the  gleaning  grapes  when  the  vintage  is 
done. 

14  They  shall  lift  up  their  voice,  they 
shall  sing  for  the  majesty  of  the  Lord,  they 
shall  crv  aloud  from  the  sea. 

15  Wherefore  glorify  j'e  the  Lord  in  the 
fires,  even  the  name  of  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  in  the  isles  of  the  sea. 

16  H  From  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
earth  have  we  heard  songs,  even  glory  to 
the  righteous.  But  I  said,  My  leanness, 
my  leanness,  wo  unto  me !  the  treacherous 
dealers  have  dealt  treacherously ;  yea,  the 
treacherous  dealers  have  dealt  very  treach- 
erously. 

17  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the  snare, 
are  upon  thee,  O  inhabitant  of  the  earth. 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  he 
who  fleeth  from  the  noise  of  the  fear  shall 
fall  into  the  pit ;  and  he  that  cometh  up  out 
of  the  midst  of  the  pit  shall  be  taken  in  the 
snare :  ior  the  windows  from  on  high  are 
open,  and  the  foundations  of  the  earth  do 
shake. 


XXV.  The  prophet  praises  God. 

19  The  earth  is  utterly  broken  down, 
the  earth  is  clean  dissolved,  the  earth  is 
moved  exceedingly. 

20  The  earth  shall  reel  to  and  fro  like 
a  drunkard,  and  shall  be  removed  like  a 
cottage ;  and  the  transgression  thereof 
shall  be  heavy  upon  it ;  and  it  shall  fall, 
and  not  rise  again. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  Lord  shall  punish  the  host  of  the 
high  ones  that  are  on  high,  and  the  kings 
of  the  earth  upon  the  earth. 

22  And  they  shall  be  gathered  together, 
as  prisoners  are  gathered  in  the  pit,  and 
shall  be  shut  up  in  the  prison,  and  after 
many  days  shall  they  be  visited. 

23  Then  the  moon  shall  be  confounded, 
and  the  sun  ashamed,  when  the  Lord  of 
hosts  shall  reign  in  mount  Zion,  and  in  Je- 
rusalem, and  before  his  ancients  gloriously, 

CHAP.  XXV. 

OLORD,  thou  art  my  God;  I  will 
exalt  thee,  I  will  praise  thy  name; 
for  thou  hast  done  wonderful  things ;  thy 
counsels  of  old  are  faithfulness  and  truth. 

2  For  thou  hast  made  of  a  city  an  heap ; 
of  a  defenced  city  a  ruin :  a  palace  of 
strangers  to  be  no  city ;  it  shall  never  be 
built. 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strong  people  glo- 
rify thee,  the  city  of  the  terrible  natipns 
shall  fear  thee. 

4  For  thou  hast  been  a  strength  to  the 
poor,  a  strength  to  the  needy  in  his  dis- 
tress, a  refuge  from  the  storm,  a  shadow 
from  the  heat,  when  the  blast  of  the  terrible 
ones  is  as  a  storm  against  the  wall. 

5  Thou  shalt  bring  down  the  noise  of 
strangers,  as  the  heat  in  a  dry  place ;  eve7t 
the  heat  with  the  shadow  of  a  cloud  :  the 
branch  of  the  terrible  ones  shall  be  brought 
low. 

6  H  And  in  this  mountain  shall  the  Lord 
of  hosts  make  unto  all  people  a  feast  of  fat 
things,  a  feast  of  wines  on  the  lees ;  of  fat 
things  full  of  marrow,  of  wines  on  the  lees 
well  refined. 

7  And  he  will  destroy  in  this  mountain 
the  face  of  the  covering  cast  over  all  peo- 
ple, and  the  vail  that  is  spread  over  all  na- 
tions. 

8  He  will  swallow  up  death  in  victory ; 
and  the  Lord  God  will  wipe  away  tears 
from  oif  all  faces ;  and  the  rebuke  of  his: 
people  shall  he  take  away  from  off  all  the 
earth :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

9  And  it  shall  be  said  in  that  day,  Lo, 
this  is  our  God ;  we  have  waited  for  him, 
and  he  will  save  us  :  this  is  the  Lord  ;  we 
have  waited  for  him,  we  will  be  glad  and 
rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  For  in  this  mountain  shall  the  hand 
of  the  Lord  rest,  and  Moab  shall  be  trod- 
den down  under  him,  even  as  a  straw  is 
trodden  down  for  the  dunghill. 

11  And  he  shall  spread  forth  his  hands 
in  the  midst  of  them,  as  he  that  swimmeth 

519 


Of  confidence  in  God.  ISAIAH. 

spreadeth  forth  his  hands  to  swim  :  and  he 
shall  bring  down  their  pride  together  with 
the  spoils  of  their  hands. 

12  And  the  fortress  of  the  high  fort  of 
thy  walls  shall  he  bring  down,  lay  low,  mid 
bring  to  the  ground,  even  to  the  dust. 
CHAP.  XXVI. 

IN  that  day  shall  this  song  be  sung  in  the 
land  of  Judah  ;  We  have  a  strong  city  ; 
salvation  will  God  appoint  fa/-  walls  and 
bulwarks. 

2  Open  ye  the  gates,  that  the  righteous 
nation  which  keepeth  the  truth  may  enter 
in. 

3  Thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace, 
whose  mind  is  stayed  on  thee :  because  he 
trusteth  in  thee. 

4  Trust  ye  in  the  Lord  for  ever:  for 
in  the  Lord  JEHOVAH  is  everlasting 
strength : 

5  If  For  he  bringeth  down  them  that 
dwell  on  high  ;  the  lofty  city,  he  layeth  it 
]ow ;  he  layeth  it  low,  even  to  the  ground ; 
he  bringeth  it  even  to  the  dust. 

6  The  foot  shall  tread  it  down,  even  the 
feet  of  the  poor,  and  the  steps  of  the 
needy. 

7  The  waj^  of  the  just  is  uprightness : 
thou,  most  upright,  dost  weigh  the  path  of 
the  just. 

8  Yea,  in  the  way  of  thy  judgments,  O 
Lord,  have  we  waited  for  thee ;  the  desire 
of  0U7-  soul  is  to  thy  name,  and  to  the  re- 
membrance of  thee. 

9  With  my  soul  have  I  desired  thee  in  the 
night ;  yea,  with  my  spirit  within  me  will  I 
seek  thee  early  :  for  when  thy  judgments 
are  in  the  earth,  the  inhabitants  of  the 
world  will  learn  righteousness. 

10  Let  favour  be  shewed  to  the  wick- 
ed, yet  will  he  not  learn  righteousness :  in 
the  land  of  uprightness  will  he  deal  un- 
justly, and  will  not  behold  the  majesty  of 
the  Lord. 

11  Lord,  lohcji  thy  hand  is  lifted  up, 
they  will  not  see :  but  they  shall  see,  and 
be  ashamed  for  thei7-  envy  at  the  people ; 
3'ea,  the  fire  of  thine  enemies  shall  devour 
them. 

12  If  Lord,  thou  wilt  ordain  peace  for 
us  :  for  thou  also  hast  wrought  all  our  works 
in  us. 

13  O  Lord  our  God,  other  lords  beside 
thee  have  had  dominion  over  us;  hut  by 
thee  only  will  we  make  mention  of  thy 
name. 

14  They  are  dead,  they  shall  not  live; 
they  are  deceased,  they  shall  not  rise : 
therefore  hast  thou  visited  and  destroyed 
them,  and  made  all  their  memory  to  perish. 

15  Thou  hast  increased  the  nation,  O 
Lord,  thou  hast  increased  the  nation ;  thou 
art  glorified :  thou  hadst  removed  it  far  ujito 
all  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

16  Lord,  in  trouble  have  they  visited 
thee,  they  poured  out  a  prayer  wheti  thy 
chastening  tvas  upon  them. 


God's  care  over  his  vineyard. 

17  Like  as  a  woman  with  child,  that 
draweth  near  the  time  of  her  delivery,  is  in 
pain,  and  crieth  out  in  her  pangs  ;  so  have 
we  been  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord. 

18  We  have  been  with  child,  we  have 
been  in  pain,  we  have  as  it  were  brought 
forth  wind ;  we  have  not  wrought  any  deli- 
verance in  the  earth ;  neither  have  the  in- 
habitants of  the  world  fallen. 

19  Thy  dead  men  shall  live,  together  with 
my  dead  body  shall  they  arise.  Awake  and 
sing,  ye  that  dwell  in  dust :  for  thy  dew  is 
as  the  dew  of  herbs,  and  the  earth  shall  cast 
out  the  dead. 

20  If  Come,  my  people,  enter  thou  into 
thy  chambers,  and  shut  thy  doors  about 
thee :  hide  thyself  as  it  were  for  a  little 
moment,  until  the  indignation  be  overpast. 

21  For  behold,  the  Lord  cometh  out  of 
his  place  to  punish  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth  for  their  iniquity;  the  earth  also  shall 
disclose  her  blood,  and  shall  no  more  cover 
her  slain. 

CHAP.  XXVIl. 

IN  that  daj^  the  Lord  with  his  sore  and 
great  and  strong  sword  shall  punish  le- 
viathan the  piercing  serpent,  even  levia- 
than that  crooked  serpent;  and  he  shall 
slay  the  dragon  that  is  in  the  sea. 

2  If  In  that  day  sing  ye  unto  her,  A 
vineyard  of  red  wine. 

3  I  the  Lord  do  keep  it ;  I  will  water  it 
every  moment :  lest  any  hurt  it,  I  will  keep 
it  niglit  and  day. 

4  Furj'  is  not  in  me :  who  would  set  the 
briers  arid  thorns  against  me  in  battle  1  1 
would  go  through  them,  I  would  burn  them 
together. 

5  Or  let  him  take  hold  of  ray  strength, 
that  he  may  make  peace  with  me,  and  he 
shall  make  peace  with  me. 

6  He  shall  cause  them  that  come  of 
Jacob  to  take  root :  Israel  shall  blossom 
and  bud,  and  fill  the  face  of  the  world  with 
fruit. 

7  If  Hath  he  smitten  him,  as  he  smote 
those  that  smote  him  ?  or  is  he  slain  accord- 
ing to  the  slaughter  of  them  that  are  slain 
by  him? 

8  In  measure,  when  it  shooteth  forth, 
thou  wilt  debate  with  it:  he  stayeth  his 
rough  wind  in  the  day  of  the  east  wind. 

9  By  this  therefore  shall  the  iniquity  of 
Jacob  be  purged  ;  and  this  is  all  the  fruit  to 
take  away  his  sin ;  when  he  maketh  all  the 
stones  of  the  altar  as  chalk  stones  that  are 
beaten  in  sunder,  the  groves  and  images 
shall  not  stand  up. 

10  If  Yet  the  defenced  city  shall  he  deso- 
late, and  the  habitation  forsaken,  and  left 
like  a  wilderness :  there  shall  the  calf  feed, 
and  there  shall  he  lie  down,  and  consume 
the  branches  thereof 

11  When  the  boughs  thereof  are  withered, 
they  shall  be  broken  off":  the  women  come 
and  set  them  on  fire  :  for  it  is  a  people  of 
no  understanding  :  therefore  he  that  made 

520 


Ephraim  is  threatened.  CHAP. 

them  will  not  have  mercy  on  them,  and  he 
that  formed  them  will  shew  them  no  favour. 

12  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  the  Lord  shall  beat  off  from  the 
channel  of  the  river  unto  the  stream  of 
Egypt,  and  ye  shall  be  gathered  one  by 
one,  O  ye  children  of  Israel. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  great  trumpet  shall  be  blown,  and 
they  shall  come  which  were  ready  to  perish 
in  the  land  of  Assyria,  and  the  outcasts  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  shall  worship  the 
Lord  in  the  holj^  mount  at  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  XXVHL 
"O  to  the  crown  of  pride,  to  the 
drunkards  of  Ephraim,  whose  glori- 
ous beauty  is  a  fading  tlovver,  which  are  on 
tlie  head  of  the  fat  valleys  of  them  that  are 
overcome  with  wine  ! 

2  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a  mighty  and 
strong  one,  which  as  a  tempest  of  hail  and 
a  destroying  storm,  as  a  flood  of  mighty 
waters  overflowing,  shall  cast  down  to  the 
earth  with  the  hand. 

3  The  crown  of  pride,  the  drunkards  of 
Ephraim,  shall  be  trodden  under  feet : 

4  And  the  glorious  beauty,  which  is  on 
the  head  of  the  fat  valley,  shall  be  a  fading 
flower,  and  as  the  hasty  fruit  before  the 
summer  ;  which  when  he  that  looketh  upon 
it,  seeth,  while  it  is  yet  in  his  hand  he  eat- 
eth  it  up. 

5  H  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  of  hosts 
be  for  a  crown  of  glory,  and  for  a  diadem 
of  beauty,  unto  the  residue  of  his  people  ; 

6  And  for  a  spirit  of  judgment  to  him 
that  sitteth  in  judgment,  and  for  strength  to 
them  that  turn  the  battle  to  the  gate. 

7  H  But  they  also  have  erred  through 
wine,  and  through  strong  drink  are  out  of 
the  way  ;  the  priest  and  the  prophet  have 
erred  through  strong  drink,  they  are  swal- 
lowed up  of  wine,  they  are  out  of  the  way 
through  strong  drink  ;  they  err  in  vision, 
they  stumble  in  judgment. 

8  For  all  tables  are  full  of  vomit  and 
filthiness.  so  that  there  is  no  place  clean. 

9  H  Whom  shall  he  teach  knowledge? 
and  whom  shall  he  make  to  understand 
doctrine  ?  them  that  are  weaned  from  the 
milk,  a?id  drawn  from  the  breasts. 

10  For  precept  7nust  be  upon  precept, 
precept  upon  precept ;  line  upon  line,  line 
upon  line  ;  here  a  little,  and  there  a  little  : 

11  For  with  stammering  lips  and  another 
tongue  will  he  speak  to  this  people. 

12  To  whom  he  said.  This  is  the  rest 
irhercwith  ye  may  cause  the  weary  to  rest ; 
and  this  is  the  refreshing :  yet  they  would 
not  hear. 

13  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  unto 
them,  precept  upon  precept,  precept  upon 
precept ;  line  upon  line,  line  upon  line ; 
Iiere  a  little,  and  there  a  little  ;  that  they 
might  go,  and  fall  backward,  and  be  broken, 
and  snared,  and  taken. 

14  If  Wherefore   hear  the  word  of  the 

66 


XXVin.  Christ  is  promised. 

Lord,  ye  scornful  men,  that  rule  this  peo- 
ple which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

15  Because  ye  have  said,  We  have  made 
a  covenant  with  death,  and  with  hell  are 
we  at  agreement;  when  the  overflowing 
scourge  shall  pass  through,  it  shall  not  come 
unto  us  :  for  we  have  made  lies  our  re- 
fuge, and  under  falsehood  have  we  hid  our- 
selves : 

16  IT  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion  for  a  foundation  a 
stone,  a  tried  stone,  a  precious  corner  stone, 
a  sure  foundation :  he  that  believeth  shall 
not  make  haste. 

17  "tl  Judgment  also  will  I  lay  to  the  line, 
and  righteousness  to  the  plummet :  and  the 
hail  shall  sweep  away  the  refuge  of  lies, 
and  the  waters  shall  overflow  the  hiding- 
place. 

18  And  your  covenant  with  death  shall 
be  disannulled,  and  your  agreement  with 
hell  shall  not  stand ;  when  the  overflowing 
scourge  shall  pass  through,  then  ye  shall 
be  trodden  down  by  it. 

19  From  the  time  that  it  goeth  forth  it 
shall  take  you :  for  morning  by  morning 
shall  it  pass  over,  by  day  and  by  night : 
and  it  shall  be  a  vexation  only  to  under- 
stand the  report. 

20  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than  that  a 
man  can  stretch  himself  on  it:  and  the 
covering  narrower  than  that  he  can  wrap 
himself  in  it. 

21  For  the  Lord  shall  rise  up  as  m 
mount  Perazim,  he  shall  be  wroth  as  in 
the  valley  of  Gibeon,  that  he  may  do  his 
work,  his  strange  work  ;  and  bring  to  pass 
his  act,  his  strange  act. 

22  Now  therefore  be  ye  not  mocker.^ 
lest  your  bands  be  made  strong  :  for  I  have 
heard  from  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  a  con- 
sumption, even  determined  upon  the  whole 
earth. 

23  H  Give  ye  ear,  and  hear  my  voice ; 
hearken,  and  hear  my  speech. 

24  Doth  the  ploughman  plough  all  daj^ 
to  sow  ?  doth  he  open  and  break  the  clods 
of  his  ground  ? 

25  When  he  hath  made  plain  the  face 
thereof,  doth  he  not  cast  abroad  the  fitches, 
and  scatter  the  cummin,  and  cast  in  the 
principal  wheat,  and  the  appointed  barlej', 
and  the  rye  in  their  place  1 

26  For  his  God  doth  instruct  him  to  dis- 
cretion, and  doth  teach  him. 

27  For  the  fitches  are  not  threshed  with 
a  threshing  instrument,  neither  is  a  cart- 
wheel turned  about  upon  the  cummin  ;  but 
the  fitches  are  beaten  out  with  a  staff,  and 
the  cummin  with  a  rod. 

28  Bread-corn  is  bruised ;  because  ho 
will  not  ever  be  threshing  it,  nor  break  it 
with  the  wheel  of  his  cart,  nor  bruise  it  with 
his  horsemen. 

29  This  also  cometh  forth  from  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  which  is  wonderful  in  coun- 
sel, ff?/rZ  excellent  in  working. 

521 


The  hypocruy  of  the  Jc70s.  ISAIAH 

CHAP.  XXIX.  their 

'O  to  Ariel,  to  Ariel,  the  city  7vhere 
David  dwelt !  add  ye  year  to  year ; 
let  them  kill  sacrifices. 

2  Yet  I  will  distress  Ariel,  and  there 
shall  be  heaviness  and  sorrow  :  and  it  shall 
be  unto  me  as  Ariel. 

3  And  I  will  camp  against  thee  round 
about,  and  will  lay  siege  against  thee  with 
a  mount,  and  I  will  raise  forts  against  thee. 

4  And  thou  shalt  be  brought  down,  and 
shalt  speak  out  of  the  ground,  and  thy 
speech  shall  be  low  out  of  the  dust,  and 
thy  voice  shall  be,  as  of  one  that  hath  a 
familiar  spirit,  out  of  the  ground,  and  thy 
speech  shall  whisper  out  of  the  dust. 

5  Moreover,  the  multitude  of  thy  stran- 
gers shall  be  like  small  dust,  and  the  mul- 
titude of  the  terrible  ones  shall  be  as  chaff 
that  passeth  away :  yea,  it  shall  be  at  an 
instant  suddenly. 

6  Thou  shalt  be  visited  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  with  thunder,  and  with  earthquake, 
and  great  noise,  with  storm  and  tempest, 
and  the  flame  of  devouring  fire. 

7  And  the  multitude  of  all  the  nations 
that  fight  against  Ariel,  even  all  that  fight 
against  her  and  her  munition,  and  that  dis- 
tress her,  shall  be  as  a  dream  of  a  night- 
vision. 

8  It  shall  even  be  as  when  an  hungry 
ma7i  dreameth,  and  behold,  he  eateth ;  but 
he  awaketh,  and  his  soul  is  empty :  or  as 
when  a  thirsty  man  dreameth,  and  behold 
he  drinketh ;  but  he  awaketh,  and  behold, 
he  is  faint,  and  his  soul  hath  appetite,  so 
shall  the  multitude  of  all  the  nations  be 
that  fight  against  mount  Zion. 

9  IT  Stay  yourselves,  and  wonder ;  cry 
ye  out,  and  cry :  they  are  drunken,  but 
not  with  wine ;  they  stagger,  but  not  with 
strong  drink. 

10  For  the  Lord  hath  poured  out  upon 
you  the  spirit  of  deep  sleep,  and  hath 
closed  your  eyes :  the  prophets  and  your 
rulers,  the  seers  hath  he  covered. 

11  And  the  vision  of  all  is  become  unto 
you  as  the  words  of  a  book  that  is  sealed, 
which  ?7ie7i  deliver  to  one  that  is  learned, 
saying,  Read  this,  I  pray  thee :  and  he 
saith,  I  cannot ;  for  it  is  sealed  : 

12  And  the  book  is  delivered  to  him  that 
is  not  learned,  saying.  Read  this,  I  pray 
thee  :  and  he  saith,  I  am  not  learned. 

13  H  Wherefore  the  Lord  said,  Foras- 
much as  this  people  draw  near  ?«e  with 
their  mouth,  and  with  their  lips  do  honour 
me,  but  have  removed  their  heart  far  from 
me,  and  their  fear  toward  me  is  taught  by 
the  precept  of  men  : 

14  Therxjfore  behold,  I  will  proceed  to 
do  a  marvellous  work  among  this  people, 
evai  a  marvellous  work  and  a  wonder  :  for 
the  wisdom  of  their  wise  men  shall  perish, 
and  the  understanding  of  their  prudent  m«i 
shall  be  hid. 

15  Wo  unto  them  that  seek  deep  to  hide 


A  promise  of  hrtter  limes. 
counsel   from   the   Lord,    and   their 
works  are  in  the  dark,  and  they  say.  Who 
seeth  us  ?  and  who  knoweth  us  ? 

16  Surely  your  turning  of  things  upside 
down  shall  be  esteemed  as  the  potter's 
clay  :  for  shall  the  work  say  of  him  that 
made  it,  He  made  me  not?  or  shall  the 
thing  framed  say  of  him  that  framed  it.  He 
had  no  understanding  ? 

17  II  Is  it  not  yet  a  very  little  while,  and 
Lebanon  shall  be  turned  into  a  fruitful 
field,  and  the  fruitful  field  shall  be  esteem- 
ed as  a  forest  ? 

18  And  in  that  day  shall  the  deaf  hear 
the  words  of  the  book,  and  the  eyes  of  the 
blind  shall  see  out  of  obscurity,  and  out  of 
darkness. 

19  The  meek  also  shall  increase  their 
joy  in  the  Lord,  and  the  poor  among  men 
shall  rejoice  in  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

20  For  the  terrible  one  is  brought  to 
nought,  and  the  scorner  is  consumed,  and 
all  that  watch  for  iniquity  are  cut  off: 

21  That  make  a  man  an  offender  for  a 
word,  and  lay  a  snare  for  him  that  re- 
proveth  in  the  gate,  and  turn  aside  the 
just  for  a  thing  of  nought. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  who 
redeemed  Abraham,  concerning  the  house 
of  Jacob,  Jacob  shall  not  now  be  ashamed, 
neither  shall  his  face  now  wax  pale. 

23  But  when  he  seeth  his  children,  the 
work  of  mine  hands,  in  the  midst  of  him, 
they  shall  sanctify  my  name,  and  sanctify 
the  Holy  One  of  Jacob,  and  shall  fear  the 
God  of  Israel. 

24  They  also  that  erred  in  spirit  shall 
come  to  understanding,  and  they  that  mui'- 
mured  shall  learn  doctrine. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

WO  to  the  rebellious  children,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  take  counsel,  but 
not  of  me  ;  and  that  cover  with  a  covering, 
but  not  of  my  Spirit,  that  they  may  add  sin 
to  sin  : 

2  That  walk  to  go  down  into  Egypt,  and 
have  not  asked  at  my  mouth  ;  to  strength- 
en themselves  in  the  strength  of  Pharaoh, 
and  to  trust  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt ! 

3  Therefore  shall  the  strength  of  Pha- 
raoh be  your  shame,  and  the  trust  in  the 
shadow  of  Egypt  your  confusion. 

4  For  his  princes  were  at  Zoan,  and  his 
ambassadors  came  to  Hanes. 

5  They  were  all  ashamed  of  a  people 
that  could  not  profit  them,  nor  be  an  help 
nor  profit,  but  a  shame,  and  also  a  reproach. 

6  The  burden  of  the  beasts  of  the  soutli : 
Into  the  land  of  trouble  and  anguish,  from 
whence  corne  the  young  and  old  lion,  the 
viper  and  fiery  flying  serpent,  they  will 
carry  their  riches  upon  the  shoulders  of 
young  asses,  and  their  treasures  upon  the 
bunches  of  camels,  to  a  people  that  shall 
not  profit  thejn. 

7  For  the  Egyptians  shall  help  in  vain, 
and  to  no  purpose  :  therefore  have  I  cried 

522 


The  people  threatened  for  their  CHAP 
concerning  this,  Their  strength  h  to  sit 
still. 

8  H  Now  go,  write  it  before  them  in  a 
table,  and  note  it  in  a  book,  that  it  may  be 
for  the  time  to  come  for  ever  and  ever : 

9  That  this  U  a  rebellious  people,  lying 
children,  children  that  will  not  hear  the  law 
of  the  Lord  : 

10  Which  say  to  the  seers,  See  not ;  and 
to  the  prophets,  Prophesy  not  unto  us  right 
things,  speak  unto  us  smooth  things,  pro- 
phesy deceits : 

11  Get  you  out  of  the  way,  turn  aside 
out  of  the  path,  cause  the  Holy  One  of  Is- 
rael to  cease  from  before  us. 

12  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel,  Because  ye  despise  this  word, 
and  trust  in  oppression  and  perverseness, 
and  stay  thereon : 

13  Therefore  this  iniquity  shall  be  to  j^ou 
as  a  breach  ready  to  fall,  swelling  out  in  a 
high  wall,  whose  breaking  cometh  sudden- 
ly at  an  instant. 

14  And  he  shall  break  it  as  the  break- 
ing of  the  potter's  vessel  that  is  broken  in 
pieces ;  he  shall  not  spare  :  so  that  there 
shall  not  be  found  in  the  bursting  of  it  a 
sherd  to  take  fire  from  the  hearth,  or  to  take 
water  vnthal  out  of  the  pit. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel ;  In  returning  and  rest 
shall  ye  be  saved ;  in  quietness  and  in  con- 
fidence shall  be  j'our  strength  :  and  ye 
would  not. 

16  But  ye  said,  No  ;  for  we  will  flee  up- 
on horses;  therefore  shall  ye  flee:  and. 
We  will  ride  upon  the  swift ;  therefore 
shall  they  that  pursue  5^ou  be  swift. 

17  One  thousand  shall  jlre  at  the  rebuke 
of  one  ;  at  the  rebuke  of  five  shall  ye  llee  : 
till  ye  be  left  as  a  beacon  upon  the  top  of 
a  mountain,  and  as  an  ensign  on  an  hill. 

18  If  And  therefore  will  the  Lord  wait, 
that  he  may  be  grcicious  unto  you,  and 
therefore  will  he  be  exalted,  that  he  may 
have  mercy  upon  you  :  for  the  Lord  is  a 
God  of  judgment:  blessed  are  all  they  that 
wait  for  him. 

19  For  the  people  shall  dwell  in  Zion  at 
Jerusalem  :  thou  shalt  weep  no  more :  he 
will  be  very  gracious  unto  thee  at  the  voice 
of  thy  cry ;  when  he  shall  hear  it,  he  will 
answer  thee. 

20  And  though  the  Lord  give  you  the 
bread  of  adversity,  and  the  water  of  afflic- 
tion, yet  shall  not  thy  teachers  be  removed 
into  a  corner  any  more,  but  thme  ej'es  shall 
see  thy  teachers : 

21  And  thine  ears  shall  hear  a  word  be- 
hind thee,  saying.  This  is  the  way,  walk 
ye  in  it,  when  ye  turn  to  the  right  hand, 
and  when  ye  turn  to  the  left. 

22  Ye  shall  defile  also  the  covering  of 
thy  graven  images  of  silver,  and  the  orna- 
ment of  thy  molten  images  of  gold :  thou 
shalt  cast  them  away  as  a  menstruous  cloth ; 
thou  shalt  say  unto  it,  Get  thee  hence. 


XXXI.  contempt  of  GocVs  word. 

23  Then  shall  he  give  the  rain  of  thy 
seed,  that  thou  shalt  sow  the  ground  withal ; 
and  bread  of  the  increase  of  the  earth,  and 
it  shall  be  fat  and  plenteous :  in  that  day 
shall  thy  cattle  feed  in  large  pastures. 

24  The  oxen  likewise  and  the  young 
asses  that  ear  the  ground  shall  eat  clean 
provender,  which  hath  been  winnowed  with 
the  shovel  and  with  the  fan. 

25  And  there  shall  be  upon  every  high 
mountain,  and  upon  every  high  hill,  rivers 
and  streams  of  waters  in  the  day  of  the 
great  slaughter,  when  the  towers  fall. 

26  Moreover  the  light  of  the  moon  shall 
be  as  the  light  of  the  sun,  and  the  light  of 
the  sun  shall  be  sevenfold,  as  the  light  of 
seven  days,  in  the  day  that  the  Lord 
bindeth  up  the  breach  of  his  people,  and 
healeth  the  stroke  of  their  wound. 

27  II  Behold,  the  name  of  the  Lord 
cometh  from  far,  burning  with  his  anger, 
and  the  burden  thereof  is  heavy  :  his  lips 
are  full  of  indignation,  and  his  tongue  as  a 
devouring  fire  : 

28  And  his  breath,  as  an  overflowing 
stream,  shall  reach  to  the  midst  of  the  neck, 
to  sift  the  nations  with  the  sieve  of  vanity  : 
and  there  shall  be  a  bridle  in  the  jaws  of 
the  people,  causing  them  to  err. 

29  Ye  shall  have  a  song,  as  in  the  night 
iphen  a  holy  solemnity  is  Kept ;  and  glad- 
ness of  heart,  as  when  one  goeth  v.ith  a 
pipe  to  come  into  the  mountain  of  the 
Lord,  to  the  Mighty  One  of  Israel. 

30  And  the  Lord  shall  cause  his  glori- 
ous voice  to  be  heard,  and  shall  shew  the 
lighting  down  of  his  arm,  with  the  indigna- 
tion of  his  anger,  and  loith  the  flame  of  a 
devouring  fire,  loith  scattering,  and  tem- 
pest, and  hail-stones. 

31  For  through  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
shall  tlie  Assyrian  be  beaten  down,  which 
smote  with  a  rod. 

32  And  in  every  place  where  the 
gro'.mded  staff  shall  pass,  which  the  Lord 
shall  lay  upon  him,  it  shall  be  with  tabrets 
and  harps :  and  in  battles  of  shaking  will 
he  figlit  with  it. 

33  For  Tophet  is  ordained  of  old ;  yea, 
for  the  king  it  is  prepared;  he  hath  made 
it  deep  and  large :  the  pile  thereof  is  fire 
and  much  wood;  the  breath  of  the  Lord, 
like  a  stream  of  brimstone,  doth  kindle  it. 

CHAP.  XXXI. 
O  to  them  that  go  down  to  Egypt 
for  help ;  and  stay  on  horses,  and 
trust  in  chariots,  because  they  are  many ; 
and  in  horsemen,  because  they  are  very 
strong ;  but  they  look  not  unto  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  neither  seek  the  Lord  ! 

2  Yet  he  also  is  wise,  and  will  bring  evil, 
and  \\\\\  not  call  back  his  words :  but  ^ill 
arise  against  the  house  of  the  evil-doers, 
and  against  the  help  of  them  that  work 
iniquity. 

3  Now  the  Egyptians  arc  men,  and  not 
God  ;  and  their  horses  flesh,  and  not  spirit, 

523 


The  evil  of  forsaking  God.  CHAP.  XXXII,  XXXIII.    Desolation  is  foreshewa. 


When  the  Lord  shall  stretch  out  his  hand, 
both  he  that  helpeth  shall  fall,  and  he  that 
is  liolpen  shall  fall  down,  and  they  all  shall 
fail  together. 

4  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  spoken  unto 
me,  Like  as  the  lion  and  the  young  lion 
roaring  on  his  prey,  when  a  multitude 
of  shepherds  is  called  forth  against  him,  he 
will  not  be  afraid  of  their  voice,  nor  abase 
himself  for  the  noise  of  them  :  so  shall  the 
Lord  of  hosts  come  down  to  fight  for  mount 
Zion,  and  for  the  hill  thereof. 

5  As  birds  Hying,  so  will  the  Lord  of 
hosts  defend  Jerusalem  ;  defending  also  he 
will  deliver  it ;  and  passing  over  he  will 
preserve  it. 

6  H  Turn  ye  unto  him  from  whom  the 
children  of  Israel  have  deeply  revolted. 

7  For  in  that  day  every  man  shall  cast 
away  his  idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols  of 
gold,  which  your  own  hands  have  made 
unto  yovxfor  a  sin. 

8  U  Then  shall  the  Assyrian  fall  with 
the  sword,  not  of  a  mighty  man ;  and  the 
sv/ord,  not  of  a  mean  man,  shall  devour 
him :  but  he  shall  flee  from  the  sword,  and 
his  j'oung  men  shall  be  discomfited. 

9  And  he  shall  pass  over  to  his  strong 
hold  for  fear,  and  his  princes  shall  be  afraid 
<jf  the  ensign,  saith  the  Lord,  whose  fire  is 
in  Zion,  and  his  furnace  in  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 

BEHOLD,  a  King  shall  reign  in  right- 
eousness,  and  princes  shall   rule  in 
judgment. 

2  And  a  man  shall  be  as  an  hiding-place 
from  the  wind,  and  a  covert  from  the  tem- 
pest ;  as  rivers  of  water  in  a  dry  place,  as 
the  shadow  of  a  great  rock  in  a  weary  land. 

3  And  the  eyes  of  them  that  see  shall 
not  be  dim,  and  the  ears  of  them  that  hear 
shall  hearken. 

4  The  heart  also  of  the  rash  shall  un- 
derstand knowledge,  and  the  tongue  of  the 
stammerers  shall  be  ready  to  speak  plainly. 

5  The  vile  person  shall  be  no  more  call- 
ed liberal,  nor  the  churl  said  to  he  bounti- 
ful. 

6  For  the  vile  person  will  speak  villany, 
and  his  heart  will  work  iniquity,  to  prac- 
tise hypocrisy,  and  to  utter  error  against 
the  Lord,  to  make  empty  the  soul  of  the 
hungry  ;  and  he  will  cause  the  drink  of  the 
thirsty  to  fail. 

7  The  instruiTients  also  of  the  churl  ore 
evil:  he  deviseth  wicked  devices  to  de- 
stroy the  poor  with  lying  words,  even 
wlien  the  needy  speaketh  right. 

8  But  the  liberal  deviseth  liberal  things  ; 
and  by  liberal  things  shall  he  stand. 

9  H  Rise  up,  ye  women  that  are  at  ease ; 
hear  my  voice,  ye  careless  daughters ;  give 
ear  unto  my  speech. 

10  Many  days  and  years  shall  ye  be 
troubled,  ye  careless  women  ;  for  the  vin- 
tage shall  fail,  the  gathering  shall  not  come. 

1 1  Tremble,  ye  women  that  are  at  ease ; 


be  troubled,  ye  careless  ones :  strip  you, 
and  make  you  bare,  and  gird  sackcloth  upon 
your  loins. 

12  They  shall  lament  for  the  teats,  for 
the  pleasant  fields,  for  the  fruitful  vine. 

13  Upon  the  land  of  my  people  shall 
come  up  thorns  and  briers ;  yea,  upon  all 
the  houses  of  joy  in  the  joyous  city  : 

14  Because  the  palaces  shall  be  for- 
saken ;  the  multitude  of  the  city  shall  be 
left ;  the  forts  and  towers  shall  be  for  dens 
for  ever,  a  joy  of  wild  asses,  a  pasture  of 
flocks ; 

15  il  Until  the  Spirit  be  poured  upon  us 
from  on  high,  and  the  wilderness  be  a  fruit- 
ful field,  and  the  fruitful  field  be  counted 
for  a  forest. 

16  Then  judgment  shall  dwell  in  the 
wilderness,  and  righteousness  remain  in 
the  fruitful  field. 

17  And  the  work  of  righteousness  shall 
be  peace  ;  and  the  effect  of  righteousness, 
quietness  and  assurance  for  ever. 

18  And  my  people  shall  dwell  in  a 
peaceable  habitation,  and  in  sure  dwell- 
ings, and  in  quiet  resting-places  ; 

19  When  it  shall  hail,  coming  down  on 
the  forest ;  and  the  city  shall  be  low  in  a 
low  place. 

20  Blessed  are  ye  that  sow  beside  all 
waters,  that  send  forth  thither  the  feet  of 
the  ox  and  the  ass. 

CHAP.  XXXIII. 

WO  to  thee  that  spoilest,  and  thou 
loast  not  spoiled ;  and  dealest  trea- 
cherously, and  they  dealt  not  treacherou.sly 
with  thee  !  when  thou  shalt  cease  to  spoil, 
thou  shalt  be  spoiled ;  and  when  thou 
shalt  make  an  end  to  deal  treacherously, 
they  sliall  deal  treacherously  with  thee. 

2  O  Lord,  be  gracious  unto  us ;  we 
have  waited  for  thee :  be  thou  their  arm 
every  morning,  our  salvation  also  in  the 
time  of  trouble. 

3  At  the  noise  of  the  tumult  the  people 
fled ;  at  the  lifting  up  of  thyself  the  nations 
were  scattered. 

4  And  your  spoil  shall  be  gathered  like 
the  gathering  of  the  caterpillar :  as  the 
running  to  and  fro  of  locusts  shall  he  run 
upon  them. 

5  The  Lord  is  exalted;  for  he  dwelleth 
on  high :  he  hath  filled  Zion  with  judg- 
ment and  righteousness. 

6  And  wisdom  and  knowledge  shall  be 
the  stability  of  thy  times,  and  strength  of 
salvation :  the  fear  of  tlie  Lord  is  his 
treasure. 

7  Behold,  their  valiant  ones  shall  cry 
without :  the  ambassadors  of  peace  shall 
weep  bitterly. 

8  The  highways  lie  waste,  the  way- 
faring man  ceaseth:  he  hath  broken  the 
covenant,  he  hath  despised  the  cities,  he 
regardeth  no  man. 

9  The  earth  mourneth  and  languisheth  : 
Lebanon   is   ashamed   and    hewn    down : 

624 


The  privileges  of  the  godly.      CHAP.  XXXIV. 
Sharon  is  like  a  wilderness ;   and  Bashan 
and  Carmel  shake  o&  their  fruits. 

10  Now  will  I  rise,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
now  will  I  be  exalted ;  now  will  I  lift  up 
myself. 

\\  Ye  shall  conceive  chaff,  ye  shall 
bring  forth  stubble :  your  breath,  as  fire, 
shall  devour  you. 

12  And  the  people  shall  be  as  the  burn- 
ings of  lime ;  as  thorns  cut  up  shall  they 
be  burned  in  the  fire. 

13  H  Hear,  ye  that  are  far  oif,  what  I 
have  done  ;  and  ye  that  are  near,  acknow- 
ledge my  might. 

14  The  sinners  in  Zion  are  afraid  ;  fear- 
fulness  hath  surprised  the  hypocrites. 
Who  among  us  shall  dwell  with  the  de- 
vouring fire  I  who  among  us  shall  dwell 
with  everlasting  burnings  ? 

15  He  tha,t  walketh  righteouslj%  and 
speaketh  uprightly  ;  he  that  despiseth  the 
gain  of  oppressions,  that  shaketh  his  hands 
from  holding  of  bribes,  that  stoppeth  his 
ears  from  hearing  of  blood,  and  shutteth  his 
eyes  from  seeing  evil ; 

16  He  shall  dwell  on  high :  his  place  of 
defence  shall  be  the  munitions  of  rocks : 
bread  shall  be  given  him  ;  his  waters  shall 
be  sure. 

17  Thine  eyes  shall  see  the  King  in  his 
beauty  :  they  shall  behold  the  land  that  is 
very  far  off. 

18  Thine  heart  shall  meditate  terror. 
Where  is  the  scribe  ?  where  is  the  receiver  ? 
where  is  he  that  counted  the  towers  ? 

19  Thou  shalt  not  see  a  fierce  people,  a 
people  of  deeper  speech  than  thou  canst 
perceive ;  of  a  stammering  tongue,  that 
thou  canst  not  understand. 

20  Look  upon  Zion,  the  city  of  our  so- 
lemnities :  thine  eyes  shall  see  Jerusalem  a 
quiet  habitation,  a  tabernacle  that  shall  not 
be  taken  down ;  not  one  of  the  stakes  there- 
of shall  ever  be  removed,  neither  shall  any 
of  the  cords  thereof  be  broken. 

21  But  there  the  glorious  Lord  zcill  be 
unto  us  a  place  of  broad  rivers  rmrf  streams  ; 
wherein  shall  go  no  galley  with  oars,  nei- 
ther shall  gallant  ship  pass  thereby. 

22  For  the  Lord  is  our  judge,  the  Lord 
is  our  lawgiver,  the  Lord  is  our  King ;  he 
will  save  us. 

23  Thy  tacklings  are  loosed  ;  they  could 
not  well  strengthen  their  mast,  they  could 
not  spread  the  sail :  then  is  the  prey  of  a 
great  spoil  divided;  the  lame  take  the 
prey. 

24  And  the  inhabitants  shall  not  saj',  I 
am  sick :  the  people  that  dwell  therein 
shall  be  forgiven  their  iniquity. 

^  CHAP.  XXXIV. 

COME  near,  ye  nations,  to  hear :  and 
hearken,  ye  people :  let  the  earth  hear, 
and  all  that  is  therein ;  the  world,  and  all 
things  that  come  forth  of  it. 

2  For  the  indignation  of  the  Lord  is 
upon  all  nations,   and  his  fury  upon    all 


Fate  of  the  churches  enemies. 
their   armies :    he  hath    utterly  destroyed 
them,    he    hath    delivered    them    to    the 
slaughter. 

3  Their  slain  also  shall  be  cast  out, 
and  their  stink  shall  come  up  out  of  their 
carcasses,  and  the  mountains  shall  be  melt- 
ed with  their  blood. 

4  And  all  the  host  of  heaven  shall  be  dis- 
solved, and  the  heavens  shall  be  rolled  to- 
gether as  a  scroll :  and  all  their  host  shall 
fall  down,  as  the  leaf  falleth  off  from  the 
vine,  and  as  a  falling  ji,g-  from  the  fig-tree. 

5  For  my  sword  shall  be  bathed  in  hea- 
ven :  behold,  it  shall  come  down  upon  Idu- 
mea,  and  upon  the  people  of  my  curse,  to 
judgment. 

6  The  sword  of  the  Lord  is  filled  witli 
blood,  it  is  made  fat  with  fatness,  and  with 
the  blood  of  lambs  and  goats,  with  the  fat 
of  the  kidneys  of  rams  :  for  the  Lord  hath 
a  sacrifice  in  Bozrah,  and  a  great  slaughter 
in  the  land  of  Idumea. 

7  And  the  unicorns  shall  come  down 
with  them,  and  the  bullocks  with  the  bulls; 
and  their  land  shall  be  soaked  with  blood, 
and  their  dust  made  fat  with  fatness. 

8  For  it  is  the  day  of  the  Lord's  ven- 
geance, and  the  year  of  recompenses  for  the 
controversy  of  Zion. 

9  And  the  streams  thereof  shall  be  turn- 
ed into  pitch,  and  the  dust  thereof  into 
brimstone,  and  the  land  thereof  shall  be- 
come burning  pitch. 

10  It  shall  not  be  quenched  night  nor 
day ;  the  smoke  thereof  shall  go  up  for 
ever  :  from  generation  to  generation  it  shall 
lie  waste;  none  shall  pass  through  it  for 
ever  and  ever. 

11  But  the  cormorant  and  the  bittern 
shall  possess  it ;  the  owl  also  and  the  raven 
shall  dwell  in  it :  and  he  shall  stretch  out 
upon  it  the  line  of  confusion,  and  the  stones 
of  emptiness. 

12  They  shall  call  the  nobles  thereof  to 
the  kingdom,  but  none  shall  be  there,  and 
all  her  princes  shall  be  nothing. 

13  And  thorns  shall  come  up  in  her 
palaces,  nettles  and  brambles  in  the  for- 
tresses thereof:  and  it  shall  be  a  habita- 
tion of  dragons,  and  a  court  for  owls. 

14  The  wild  beasts  of  the  desert  shall 
also  meet  with  the  wild  beasts  of  the  island, 
and  the  satyr  shall  cry  to  his  fellow ;  the 
screech-owi  also  shall  rest  there,  and  find 
for  her.'^elf  a  place  of  rest. 

15  There  shall  the  great  owl  make  her 
nest,  and  lay,  and  hatch,  and  gather  under 
her  shadow":  there  shall  the  vultures  also 
be  gathered,  every  one  with  her  mate. 

16  *\  Seek  ye  out  of  the  book  of  the 
Lord,  and  read:  no  one  of  these  shall  fail, 
none  shall  want  her  mate :  for  my  mouth 
it  hath  commanded,  and  his  spirit  it  hath 
gathered  them. 

17  And  he  hath  cast  the  lot  for  them, 
and  his  hand  hath  divided  it  unto  them  In- 
line :  they  shall  possess  it  for   ever,  from 

g25 


Of  Christ's  kingdom.'  ISAIAH 

generation  to  generation  shall  they  dwell 
therein. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

THE  wilderness  and  the  solitary  place 
shall  be  glad  for  them ;  and  the  de- 
sert shall  rejoice,  and  blossom  as  the  rose. 

2  It  shall  blossom  abundantly,  and  re- 
joice, even  with  joy  and  singing  :  the  glory 
of  Lebanon  shall  be  given  unto  it,  the  ex- 
cellency of  Carmel  and  Sharon,  they  shall 
see  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  and  the  excel- 
lency of  our  God. 

3  H  Strengthen  ye  the  weak  hands,  and 
confirm  the  feeble  knees. 

4  Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  fearful  heart, 
Be  strong,  fear  not :  behold,  your  God 
will  come  loifh  vengeance,  even  God  with  a 
recompense  ;  he  will  come  and  save  you. 

5  Then  the  ej^es  of  the  blind  shall  be 
opened,  and  the  ears  of  the  deaf  shall  be 
unstopped. 

6  Then  shall  the  lame  7nan  leap  as  an 
hart,  and  the  tongue  of  the  dumb  shall  sing  : 
for  in  the  wilderness  shall  waters  break  out. 
and  streams  in  the  desert. 

7  And  the  parched  ground  shall  become 
a  pool,  and  the  thirsty  land  springs  of  wa- 
ter :  in  the  habitation  of  dragons,  where 
each  lay,  shall  be  grass  with  reeds  and 
rushes. 

8  And  an  highway  shall  be  there,  and  a 
way,  and  it  shall  be  called,  The  way  of 
holiness;  the  unclean  shall  not  pass  over 
it ;  but  it  shall  be  for  those  :  the  way-faring 
men,  though  fools,  shall  not  err  therein. 

9  No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  any  raven- 
ous beast  shall  go  up  thereon,  it  shall  not 
be  found  there;  but  the  redeemed  shall 
walk  there : 

10  And  the  ransomed  of  the  Loud  shall 
return,  and  come  to  Zion  with  songs  and 
everlasting  joy  upon  their  heads :  the}' 
Khali  obtain  joy  and  gladness,  and  sorrow 
and  sighing  shall  flee  away. 

CHAP.  XXXVL 
'OW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourteenth 
year  of  king  Hezekiah,  that  Senna- 
cherib king  of  Assyria  came  up  against  all 
the  defenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  took 
them. 

2  "^I  And  the  king  of  Assyria  sent  Rab- 
shakeh  from  Lachish  to  Jerusalem  unto 
king  Hezekiah  with  a  great  army.     And 

•he  stood  by  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool 
in  fne  highway  of  the  fuller's  field. 

3  Then  came  forth  unto  him  Eliakim, 
lliikiah's  son,  which  tras  over  the  house, 
and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah,  Asaph's 
son,  the  recorder. 

4  And  Rabshakeh  said  unto  them. 
Say  ye  now  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith  the 
great  king,  the  king  of  Assyria,  What  con- 
fidence is  this  wherein  thou  trustest  ? 

5  I  say,  sayest  ilioii  (but  they  arc  bnt 
vain  words)  I  have  counsel  and  strength 
for  war  :  now  on  whom  dost  t])ou  trust,  th.at 
tiiou  rebel  lest  agrainst  me  ? 


Rabshakeh' s  blasphemy. 

6  Lo,  thou  trustest  in  the  staff  of  this 
broken  reed,  on  Egypt;  whereon  if  a  man 
lean,  it  will  go  into  his  hand,  and  pierce  it : 
so  is  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  to  all  that  trust 
in  him. 

7  But  if  thou  say  to  me.  We  trust  in  the 
Lord  our  God:  is  it  not  he,  whose  high 
places  and  whose  altars  Hezekiah  hath 
taken  awa}^  and  said  to  Judah  and  to  Je- 
rusalem, Ye  shall  worship  before  this  altar  ? 

8  Now  therefore  give  pledges,  I  pray 
thee,  to  my  master  the  king  of  Assyria,  and 
I  will  give  thee  two  thousand  horses,  i!' 
thou  be  able  on  thy  part  to  set  riders  upon 
them. 

9  How  then  wilt  thou  turn  away  the  face 
of  one  captain  of  the  least  of  my  master's 
servants,  and  put  thy  trust  on  Egypt  for 
chariots  and  for  horsemen  ? 

10  And  am  I  now  come  up  without  the 
Lord  against  this  land  to  destroy  it  ?  the 
Lord  said  unto  me,  Go  up  against  this  land, 
and  destroy  it. 

11  Then  said  Eliakim  and  Shebna  and 
Joah  unto  Rabshakeh,  Speak,  I  pray  thee, 
unto  thy  servants  in  the  Syrian  language  ; 
for  we  understand  it :  and  speak  not  to  us 
in  the  Jews'  language,  in  the  ears  of  the 
people  that  are  on  the  wall. 

12  But  Rabshakeh  said.  Hath  my  master 
sent  me  to  thy  master  and  to  thee  to  speak 
these  words'?  hath  he  not  sent  me  to  the 
men  that  sit  upon  the  wall,  that  they  may 
eat  their  own  dung,  and  drink  their  own 
piss  with  you  ? 

13  H  Then  Rabshakeh  stood,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice  in  the  Jews'  language, 
and  said.  Hear  ye  the  words  of  the  great 
king,  the  king  of  Assyria. 

14  Thus  saith  the  king.  Let  not  Heze- 
kiah deceive  you :  for  he  shall  not  be  able 
to  deliver  you. 

15  Neither  let  Hezekiah  make  you  trust 
in  the  Lord,  saying.  The  Lord  will  surely 
deliver  us  :  this  city  shall  not  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  kin^  of  Assyria. 

16  Hearken  not  to  Hezekiah  :  for  thus 
saith  the  king  of  Assyria,  Make  an  agree- 
ment with  me  by  a  present,  and  come  out 
to  me  :  and  cat  ye  every  one  of  his,  vine, 
and  every  one  of  his  fig-tree,  and  drink  ye 
every  one  the  waters  of  his  own  cistern  ; 

17  Until  I  come  and  take  you  a\Aay  to  a 
land  like  your  own  land,  a  land  of  corn  and 
Vi'ine,  a  land  of  bread  and  vineyards. 

18  Bernare  lest  Hezekiah  persuade  you, 
saying,  The  Lord  will  deliver  us.  Hatli 
any  of  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered  his 
land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria? 

19  Where  arc  the  gods  of  Hamath  and 
Arpad  ?  where  are  the  gods  of  Sephar- 
vaim  ?  and  have  they  delivered  Samaria 
out  of  my  hand  ? 

20  Who  arc  they  among  all  the  gods  of 
these  lands,  that  have  delivered  their  land 
out  of  my  hand,  that  the  Lord  should  de- 

iver  Jerusalem  out  of  my  hand  ? 
526 


The  affliction  of  Hezekiah.     CHAP. 

21  But  they  held  their  peace,  and  an- 
swered him  not  a  word :  for  the  king's 
commandment  was,  saying,  Answer  him 
not. 

22  Then  came  EHakim  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah,  that  teas  over  the  household,  and 
Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah,  the  son  of 
Asaph,  the  recorder,  to  Hezekiah  with 
their  clothes  rent,  and  told  him  the  words 
of  Rabshakeh. 

CHAP,  xxxvn. 

ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  king  Heze- 
kiah heard  it,  that  he  rent  his  clothes, 
and  covered  himself  with  sackcloth,  and 
went  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

2  And  he  sent  Eliakim,  who  toas  over 
the  liousehold,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and 
the  elders  of  the  priests  covered  with 
sackcloth,  unto  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son 
of  Amoz. 

3  And  they  said  unto  him,  Thus  saith 
Hezekiah,  This  day  is  a  day  of  trouble, 
and  of  rebuke,  and  of  blasphemy  :  for  the 
children  are  come  to  the  birth,  and  there  is 
not  strength  to  bring  forth. 

4  It  may  be  the  Loud  thy  God  will  hear 
the  words  of  Rabshakeh,  whom  the  king 
of  Assyria  his  master  hath  sent  to  reproach 
the  living  God,  and  will  reprove  the  words 
which  the  Lord  thy  God  hath  heard : 
wiierefore  lift  up  thy  prayer  tor  the  remnant 
that  is  left. 

5  So  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah 
came  to  Isaiah. 

6  If  And  Isaiah  said  unto  them.  Thus 
shall  ye  say  unto  your  master.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  Be  not  afraid  of  the  words  that 
thou  hast  heard,  wherewith  the  servants  of 
the  king  of  Assyria  have  blasphemed  me. 

7  Behold,  I  will  send  a  blast  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  hear  a  rumour,  and  return  to 
his  own  land ;  and  I  will  cause  him  to  fall 
by  the  sword  in  his  own  land. 

8  11  So  Rabshakeh  returned,  and  found 
the  king  of  Assyria  warring  against  Lib- 
nah :  for  he  had  heard  that  he  was  de- 
parted from  Lachish. 

9  And  he  heard  say  concerning  Tir- 
hakah  king  of  Ethiopia,  He  is  come  forth 
to  make  war  with  thee.  And  when  he 
heard  it,  he  sent  messengers  to  Hezekiah, 
saying, 

10  Thus  shall  ye  speak  to  Hezekiah 
king  of  Judah,  saying,  Let  not  thy  God  in 
whom  thou  trustest,  deceive  thee,  saying, 
Jerusalem  shall  not  be  given  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Assyria. 

11  Behold,  thou  hast  heard  what  the 
kings  of  Assyria  have  done  to  all  lands  by 
destroying  them  utterly  ;  and  shalt  thou  be 
delivered  ? 

12  Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  deliver- 
ed them  which  my  fathers  have  destroyed, 
as  Gozan,  and  Haran,  and  Rezeph,  and 
the  children  of  Eden  which  ioere  in  Te- 
lassar? 

13  Where  is  the  king  of  llamath,  and 


XXXVII.  Hezeliidhh  prayer. 

the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the  city 
of  Sepharvaim,  Hena,  and  Ivah  1 

14  H  And  Hezekiah  received  the  letter 
from  the  hand  of  the  messengers,  and  read 
it :  and  Hezekiah  went  up  unto  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  and  spread  it  before  the 
Lord. 

15  And  Hezekiah  prayed  unto  the 
Lord,  saying, 

16  O  Lord  of  hosts,  God  of  Israel,  that 
dwellest  between  the  cherubims,  thou  art 
the  God,  even  thou  alone,  of  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  ;  thou  hast  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

17  Incline  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  and  hear ; 
open  thine  eyes,  O  Lord,  and  see :  and 
hear  all  the  words  of  Sennacherib,  which 
hath  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God. 

18  Of  a  truth,  Lord,  the  kings  of  As- 
syria have  laid  waste  all  the  nations,  and 
their  countries, 

19  And  have  cast  their  gods  into  the  fire; 
for  the}'  ivere  no  gods,  but  the  work  of 
men's  hands,  wood  and  stone :  therefore 
they  have  destroyed  them. 

20  Now  therefore,  O  Lord  our  God, 
save  us  from  his  hand,  that  all  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  may  know  that  thou  art 
the  Lord,  even  thou  only. 

21  H  Then  Isaiah  the  soti  of  Amoz  sent 
unto  Hezekiah,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel,  Whereas  thou  hast 
prayed  tome  against  Sennacherib  king  of 
Assyria : 

22  This  is  the  word  which  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  concerning  him  ;  The  virgin, 
the  daughter  of  Zion,  hath  despised  thee, 
and  laughed  thee  to  scorn ;  the  daughter 
of  Jerusalem  hath  shaken  her  head  at  thee. 

23  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and 
blasphemed  ;  and  against  whom  hast  thou 
exalted  thy  voice,  and  lifted  up  thine  eyes 
on  high  ?  even  against  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel. 

24  By  thy  servants  hast  thou  reproached 
the  Lord,  and  hast  said,  By  the  multitude 
of  ray  chariots  am  1  come  up  to  the  height 
of  the  mountains,  to  the  sides  of  Lebanon  ; 
and  I  will  cut  down  the  tall  cedars  thereof, 
and  the  choice  fir-trees  thereof:  and  I  will 
enter  into  the  height  of  his  border,  and  the 
forest  of  his  Carmel. 

25  I  have  digged,  and  drunk  water;  and 
with  the  sole  of  my  feet  have  I  dried  up  all 
the  rivers  of  the  besieged  places. 

26  Hast  thou  not  heard  long  ago,  how  I 
have  done  it  ;  and  of  ancient  times,  that  I 
have  formed  it  ?  now  have  I  brought  it  to 
pass,  that  thou  shouldest  be  to  lay  waste 
defenced  cities  into  ruinous  heaps. 

27  Therefore  their  inhabitants  wwc  of 
small  power,  they  were  dismayed  and  con- 
founded :  they  were  as  the  grass  of  the 
field,  and  as  the  green  herb,  as  the  grass 
on  the  house-tops,  and  as  corn  blasted  be- 
fore it  be  ^rown  up. 

28  But  I  know  thv  abode,  and  thy  going 
527 


ISAIAH 

thy  rage 


HezekiaVs  life  lengthened. 
out,    and    thy   coming  in,  and 
against  me. 

29  Because  thy  rage  against  me,  and  thy 
tumuh,  is  come  up  into  mine  ears,  therefore 
will  I  put  my  hook  in  thy  nose,  and  my 
bridle  in  thy  lips,  and  I  will  turn  thee  back 
by  the  way  by  which  thou  earnest. 

30  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee.  Ye 
shall  eat  this  year  such  as  groweth  of  itself; 
and  tlie  second  year  that  which  springeth 
of  the  same :  and  in  the  third  year  sow  ye, 
and  reap,  and  plant  vineyards,  and  eat  the 
fruit  thereof. 

31  And  the  remnant  that  is  escaped  of 
the  house  of  Judah  shall  again  take  root 
downward,  and  bear  fruit  upward  : 

32  For  out  of  Jerusalem  shall  go  forth  a 
renmant,  and  they  that  escape  out  of  mount 
Zion  :  the  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall 
do  this. 

33  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  king  of  Assyria,  He  shall  not 
come  into  this  citj^,  nor  shoot  an  arrow 
there,  nor  come  before  it  with  shields,  nor 
cast  a  bank  against  it. 

34  By  the  way  that  he  came,  by  the 
same  shall  he  return,  and  shall  not  come 
into  this  city,  saith  the  Lord. 

35  For  I  will  defend  this  city,  to  save  it 
ft)r  mine  own  sake,  and  for  my  servant  Da- 
vid's sake. 

36  H  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  went 
forth,  and  smote  in  the  camp  of  the  Assyri- 
ans an  hundred  and  fourscore  and  five 
thousand :  and  when  they  arose  early  in 
the  morning,  behold,  they  were  all  dead 
corpses, 

37  H  So  Sennacherib  king  of  Assyria 
departed,  and  went  and  returned,  and 
dwelt  at  Nineveh. 

38  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was  wor- 
shipping in  the  house  of  Nisroch  his  god, 
that  Adrammelech  and  Sharezer  his  sons 
smote  him  with  the  sword ;  and  they 
escaped  into  the  land  of  Armenia :  and 
Esar-haddon  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead. 

CHAP.  XXXVIH. 

IN  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto 
death.  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  the  son 
of  Amoz  came  unto  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Set  thine  house 
in  order :   for  thou  shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

2  Then  Hezekiah  turned  his  face  to- 
ward the  wall,  and  prayed  unto  the  Lord. 

3  And  said.  Remember  now,  O  Lord, 
I  beseech  thee,  how  I  have  walked  before 
thee  in  truth  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and 
liave  done  that  which  is  good  in  thy  sight. 
And  Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

4  If  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
to  Isaiah,  saying, 

5  Go  and  say  to  Hezekiah,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  David  thy  father,  I 
have  heard  thy  prayer,  I  have  seen  thy 
tears :  behold,  I  will  add  unto  thy  days 
fifteen  years. 

6  And  I  will  deliver  thee  and  this  city  out 


His  song  of  thanksgiving. 
of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Assyria:  and  I 
will  defend  this  city. 

7  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  thee  from 
the  Lord,  that  the  Lord  will  do  this  thing 
that  he  hath  spoken  ; 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  again  the  shadow 
of  the  degrees,  which  is  gone  down  in  the 
sun-dial  of  Ahaz  ten  degrees  backward. 
So  the  sun  returned  ten  degrees,  by  which 
degrees  it  was  gone  down. 

9  H  The  writing  of  Hezekiah  king  of 
Judah,  when  he  had  been  sick,  and  was 
recovered  of  his  sickness  : 

10  I  said  in  the  cutting  off  of  my  days, 
I  shall  go  to  the  gates  of  the  grave  :  I  am 
deprived  of  the  residue  of  my  years. 

Ill  said,  I  shall  not  see  the  Lord,  even 
the  Lord,  in  the  land  of  the  living  :  I  shall 
behold  man  no  more  with  the  inhabitants 
of  the  world. 

12  Mine  age  is  departed,  and  is  removed 
from  me  as  a  shepherd's  tent :  I  have  cut 
off  like  a  weaver  my  life :  he  will  cut  me 
off  with  pining  sickness  :  from  day  evcti  to 
night  wilt  thou  make  an  end  of  me. 

13  I  reckoned  till  morning,  that,  as  a 
lion,  so  will  he  break  all  my  bones  :  from 
day  even  to  night  wilt  thou  make  an  end 
of  me. 

14  Like  a  crane  or  a  swallow,  so  did  I 
chatter  :  I  did  mourn  as  a  dove  :  mine  ej'^es 
fail  ivifh  looking  upward :  O  Lord,  I  am 
oppressed  ;  undertake  for  me. 

15  What  shall  I  say  ?  he  hath  both 
spoken  unto  me,  and  himself  hath  done  it : 
I  shall  go  softly  all  my  years  in  the  bitter- 
ness of  my  soul. 

16  O  Lord,  by  these  things  men  live, 
and  in  all  these  things  is  the  life  of  my 
spirit :  so  wilt  thou  recover  me,  and  make 
me  to  live. 

17  Behold,  for  peace  I  had  great  bitter- 
ness :  but  thou  hast  in  love  to  my  soul  de- 
livered it  from  the  pit  of  corruption :  for 
thou  liast  cast  all  my  sins  behind  thy 
back. 

18  For  the  grave  cannot  praise  thee, 
death  can  not  celebrate  thee  :  they  that  go 
down  into  the  pit  cannot  hope  for  thy 
truth. 

19  The  living,  the  living,  he  shall  praise 
thee,  as  I  do  this  day  ;  the  father  to  the  chil- 
dren shall  make  known  thy  truth. 

20  The  Lord  was  ready  to  save  me : 
therefore  we  will  sing  my  songs  to  the 
stringed  instruments  all  the  daj"s  of  our  life 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  For  Isaiah  had  said.  Let  them  take 
a  lump  of  figs,  and  lay  //  for  a  plaster  upon 
the  boil,  and  he  shall  recover. 

22  Hezekiah  also  had  said.  What  is  the 
sign  that  I  shall  go  up  to  the  house  of  the 
Lord  ? 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 
T   that    time   Merodach-baladan,   the 
son  of  Baladan,    king    of   Babylon, 
sent  letters  and  a  present  to  Hezekiah :  for 
528 


A' 


The  promulgation  of  the  gospel.    CHAP 
he  had  heard  that  he  had  been  sick,  and 
was  recovered. 

2  And  Hezekiah  was  glad  of  them,  and 
shewed  them  the  house  of  his  precious 
things,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the 
spices,  and  the  precious  ointment,  and  all 
tlie  house  of  his  armour,  and  all  that  was 
found  in  his  treasures  :  there  was  nothing 
in  his  house,  nor  in  all  his  dominion,  that 
Hezekiah  shewed  them  not. 

3  ^  Then  came  Isaiah  the  prophet  unto 
king  Hezekiah  and  said  unto  him.  What 
said  these  men?  and  from  whence  came 
they  unto  thee  ?  and  Hezekiah  said.  They 
are  come  from  a  far  country  unto  me,  evc?i 
from  Babylon. 

4  Then  said  he,  What  have  they  seen  in 
thine  house?  And  Hezekiah  answered,  All 
that  is  in  mine  house  have  they  seen  :  there 
is  nothing  among  my  treasures  that  I  have 
not  shewed  them. 

5  Then  said  Isaiah  to  Hezekiah,  Hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts: 

6  Behold,  the  days  come,  that  all  that  is 
in  thine  house,  and  that  which  thy  fathers 
have  laid  up  in  store  until  this  day,  shall  be 
carried  to  Babylon :  nothing  shall  be  left, 
saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  of  thj^  sons  that  shall  issue  from 
thee,  which  thou  shalt  beget,  shall  they 
take  away  ;  and  they  shall  be  eunuchs  in 
the  palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 

8  Then  said  Hezekiah  to  Isaiah,  Good 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord  which  thou  hast 
spoken.  He  said  moreover,  For  there 
shall  be  peace  and  truth  in  my  days. 

CHAP.  XL. 

COMFORT  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people, 
saith  your  God. 

2  Speak  ye  comfortably  to  Jerusalem, 
and  cry  unto  her,  that  her  warfare  is  ac- 
complished, that  her  iniquity  is  pardoned  : 
for  she  hath  received  of  the  Lord's  hand 
double  for  all  her  sins. 

3  H  The  voice  of  him  that  crieth  in  the 
wilderness.  Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the 
Lord,  make  straight  in  the  desert  a  high- 
way for  our  God. 

4  Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  and 
every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  made  low; 
and  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight, 
and  the  rough  places  plain  : 

5  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
revealed,  and  all  flesh  shall  see  zV  together  : 
for  the  inouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

6  The  voice  said.  Cry.  And  he  said. 
What  shall  I  crj'  ?  All  flesh  /s  grass,  and 
all  the  goodliness  thereof  is  as  the  flower 
of  the  tield : 

7  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  : 
because  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  bloweth 
upon  it :  surely  the  people  is  grass. 

S  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  : 
but  the  word  of  our  God  shall  stand  for 
ever. 

9  II  O  Zion,  that  bringest  good  tidings, 
get  thee  up  into  the  high  mountain  :  O  Je- 

67 


XL.  God^s  ineomparablc  pomer. 

rusalem,  that  bringest  good  tidings,  lift  up 
thy  voice  with  strength ;  lift  it  up,  be  not 
afraid ;  say  unto  the  cities  of  Judah,  Be- 
hold your  God ! 

10  Behold  the  Lord  God  will  come  with 
strong  hand,  and  his  arm  shall  rule  for  him: 
behold,  his  reward  is  with  him,  and  his 
work  before  him. 

11  He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shep- 
herd :  he  shall  gather  the  lambs  with  his 
arm,  and  carry  tkem  in  his  bosom,  rmrf  shall 
gently  lead  those  that  are  with  j^oung. 

12  IT  Who  hath  measured  the  waters  in 
the  hollow  of  his  hand,  and  meted  out 
heaven  with  a  span,  and  comprehended 
the  dust  of  the  earth  in  a  measure,  and 
weighed  the  mountains  in  scales,  and  the 
hills  in  a  balance  ? 

13  Who  hath  directed  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord,  or  being  his  counsellor  hath  taught 
him  ? 

14  With  whom  took  he  counsel,  and  rvho 
instructed  him,  and  taught  him  in  the  path 
of  judgment,  and  taught  him  knowledge, 
and  shewed  to  him  the  way  of  understand- 
ing? 

16  Behold,  the  nations  are  as  the  drop 
of  a  bucket,  and  are  counted  as  the  small " 
dust  of  the  balance  :  behold,  he  taketh  up 
the  isles  as  a  very  little  thing. 

16  And  Lebanon  is  not  sufficient  to 
burn,  nor  the  beasts  thereof  sufficient  for  a 
burnt-offering. 

17  All  nations  before  him  are  as  nothing , 
and  they  are  counted  to  him  less  than 
nothing,  and  vanity. 

18  H  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  God? 
or  what  likeness  will  ye  compare  unto  him  ? 

19  The  workman  melteth  a  graven  im- 
age, a.id  the  goldsmith  spreadeth  it  ovei^ 
with  gold,  and  casteth  silver  chains. 

20  He  that  is  so  impoverished  that  he 
hath  no  oblation  chooseth  a  tree  that  will 
not  rot;  he  seeketh  unto  him  a  cunning 
workman  to  prepare  a  graven  image  that 
shall  not  be  moved. 

21  Have  ye  not  known?  have  ye  not 
heard  ?  hath  it  not  been  told  you  from  the 
beginning  ?  have  ye  not  understood  from 
the  foundations  of  the  earth  ? 

22  It  is  he  that  sitteth  upon  the  circle  of 
the  earth,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof  are 
as  grasshoppers;  that  stretchetli  out  the 
heavens  as  a  curtain,  and  spreadeth  them 
out  as  a  tent  to  dwell  in  : 

23  That  bringeth  the  princes  to  nothing ; 
he  maketh  the  judges  of  tlie  earth  as  vanity. 

24  Yea,  they  shall  not  be  planted  :  yea, 
they  shall  not  be  sown  :  yea,  their  stock 
shall  not  take  root  in  the  earth :  and  he 
sliall  also  blow  upon  them,  and  they  shall 
wither,  and  the  whirlwind  shall  take  them 
away  as  stubble. 

25  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  me,  or 
shall  I  be  equal  ?  saith  the  Holy  One. 

26  H  Lift  up  your  eyes  on  high,  and  be- 
hold who  hath  created  these  things,  that 

529 


God  expostulates  about  ISAIAH 

bringeth  out  their  host  by  number  :  he  call- 
eth  them  all  by  names,  by  the  greatness  of 
his  might,  for  that  he  is  strong  in  power  ; 
not  one  faileth. 

27  Why  sayest  thou,  O  Jacob,  and 
speakest,  O  Israel,  My  way  is  hid  from  the 
Lord,  and  my  judgment  is  passed  over 
from  my  God  ? 

28  Hast  thou  not  known  ?  hast  thou  not 
heard,  that  the  everlasting  God,  the  Lord, 
the  Creator  of  the  ends  of  the  earth,  faint- 
eth  not,  neither  is  weary  ?  there  is  no 
searching  of  his  understanding. 

29  He  givetli  power  to  the  faint ;  and  to 
them  that  have  no  might  he  increaseth 
strength. 

30  Even  the  youths  shall  faint  and  be 
weary,  and  the  young  men  shall  utterly 
fall: 

31  But  they  that  wait  upon  the  Lord 
shall  renew  their  strength  ;  they  shall 
mount  up  with  wings  as  eagles  ;  they  shall 
run,  and  not  be  weary  ;  and  they  shall  walk, 
and  not  faint. 

CHAP.  XLL 

KEEP  silence  before  me,  O  islands ; 
and  let  the  people  renew  their 
strength :  let  them  come  near ;  then  let 
them  speak  :  let  us  come  near  together  to 
judgment. 

2  Who  raised  up  the  righteous  man  from 
the  east,  called  him  to  his  foot,  gave  the 
nations  before  him,  and  made  him  rule 
over  kings?  he  s;avethe)u  as  the  dust  to  his 
sword,  and  as  driven  stubble  to  his  bow. 

3  He  pursued  them,  and  passed  safely  ; 
ci^en  by  the  way  that  he  had  not  gone  with 
his  feet. 

4  Who  hath  wrought  and  done  it,  call- 
ing the  generations  from  the  beginning  ?  I 
the  Lord,  the  first,  and  with  the  last ;  I  am 
he. 

5  The  isles  saw  it,  and  feared  ;  the  ends 
of  the  earth  were  afraid,  drew  near,  and 
came. 

6  They  helped  every  one  his  neighbour ; 
and  evej-y  one  said  to  his  brother.  Be  of  good 
courage. 

7  So  the  carpenter  encouraged  the  gold- 
smith, and  he  that  smootheth  zvith  the 
hammer  him  that  smote  the  anvil,  saying. 
It  is  ready  for  the  sodering  ;  and  he  fasten- 
ed it  with  nails,  that  it  should  not  be  moved. 

8  But  thou,  Israel,  art  my  servant,  Ja- 
cob whom  I  have  chosen,  the  seed  of  Abra- 
ham my  friend. 

9  Thou  whom  I  have  taken  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth,  and  called  thee  from  the 
chief  men  thereof,  and  said  unto  thee.  Thou 
art  my  servant ;  I  have  chosen  thee,  and 
not  cast  thee  away. 

10  H  Fear  thou  not ;  for  I  aju  with  thee  : 
be  not  dismayed ;  for  I  am  thy  God  :  I  will 
strengthen  thee ;  yea,  I  will  help  thee ; 
yea,  I  will  uphold  thee  with  the  right  hand 
of  my  righteousness. 

11  Behold,  all  they  that  were  incensed 


his  mercies,  ^c.  to  the  church. 

against  thee  shall  be  ashamed  and  con- 
founded :  they  shall  be  as  nothing  ;  and 
the}'  that  strive  with  thee  shall  perish. 

12  Thou  shalt  seek  them,  and  shalt  not 
find  them,  even  them  that  contended  with 
thee  :  they  that  war  against  thee  shall  be 
as  nothing,  and  as  a  thmg  of  nought. 

13  For  I  the  Lord  thy  God  will  hold 
thy  right  hand,  saying  unto  thee,  Fear  not ; 
I  will  help  thee. 

14  Fear  not,  thou  worm  Jacob,  and  ye 
men  of  Israel ;  I  will  help  thee,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  thy  Redeemer,  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

15  Behold,  I  will  make  thee  a  new  sharp 
threshing  instrument  having  teeth :  thou 
shalt  thresh  the  mountains,  and  beat  thetn 
small,  and  shalt  make  the  hills  as  chaff. 

16  Thou  shalt  fan  them,  and  the  wind 
shall  carry  them  away,  and  the  whirlwind 
shall  scatter  them  :  and  thou  shalt  rejoice 
in  the  Lord,  and  shalt  glory  in  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

17  When  the  poor  and  needy  seek  water, 
and  there  is  none,  and  their  tongue  faileth 
for  thirst,  I  the  Lord  will  hear  them,  /  the 
God  of  Israel  will  not  forsake  them. 

18  I  will  open  rivers  in  high  places,  and 
fountains  in  the  midst  of  the  valleys  :  1  will 
make  the  wilderness  a  pool  of  water,  and 
the  dry  land  springs  of  water. 

19  I  will  plant  in  the  wilderness  the 
cedar,  the  shittah-tree,  and  the  myrtle,  and 
the  oil-tree ;  1  will  set  in  the  desert  the  fir- 
tree,  and  the  pine,  and  the  box-tree  toge- 
ther : 

20  That  they  may  see,  and  know,  and 
consider,  and  understand  together,  that  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  hath  done  this,  and  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  hath  created  it. 

21 II  Produce  your  cause,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
bring  forth  your  strong  reasons,  saith  the 
King  of  Jacob. 

22  Let  them  bring  the?u  forth,  and  shew 
us  what  shall  happen :  let  them  shew  the 
former  things,  what  they  be,  that  we  may 
consider  them,  and  know  the  latter  end  of 
them  ;  or  declare  us  things  for  to  come. 

23  Shew  the  things  that  are  to  come 
hereafter,  that  we  maj-  know  that  ye  are 
gods  :  yea,  do  good,  or  do  evil,  that  we  may 
be  dismayed,  and  behold  it  together. 

24  Behold,  ye  are  of  nothing,  and  your 
work  of  nought :  an  abomination  is  he  that 
chooseth  you. 

25  I  have  raised  up  07ie  from  the  north, 
and  he  shall  come :  from  the  rising  of  the 
sun  shall  he  call  upon  my  name  :  and  he 
shall  come  upon  princes  as  t/po7i  mortar, 
and  as  the  potter  treadeth  clay. 

2G  Who  hath  declared  from  the  begin- 
ning, that  we  may  know  ?  and  beforetime, 
that  we  may  say,  He  is  righteous  ?  yea, 
there  is  none  that  sheweth,  yea,  there  is 
none  that  declareth,  )^ea,  the7-e  is  none  that 
heareth  your  words. 

27  The  first  shall  say  to  Zion,  Behold, 
530 


The  office  of  Christ. 


CHAP.  XLII,  XLIII. 


The  church  comforted. 


behold  them :  and  I  will  give  to  Jerusalem 
one  tliat  bringeth  good  tidings. 

28  For  I  beheld,  and  there  was  no  man  ; 
even  among  them,  and  there  was  no  coun- 
sellor, that,  when  I  asked  of  them,  could 
answer  a  word. 

29  Behold,  they  are  all  vanity,  their 
works  are  nothing :  tlieir  molten  images 
are  wind  and  confusion. 

CHAP.  XLH. 

BEHOLD  my  servant,  whom  T  uphold  ; 
mine  elect,  in  whom  my  soul  delight- 
eth  ;  I  have  put  my  Spirit  upon  him  :  he 
shall  bring  forth  judgment  to  the  Gentiles. 

2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up,  nor  cause 
his  voice  to  be  heard  in  the  street. 

3  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and 
the  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench  :  he 
shall  bring  forth  judgment  unto  truth. 

4  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged, 
till  he  have  set  judgment  in  the  earth  :  and 
the  isles  shall  wait  for  his  law. 

5  H  Thus  saith  God  the  Lord,  he  that 
created  the  heavens,  and  stretched  them 
out ;  he  that  spread  forth  the  earth,  and 
that  which  cometh  out  of  it ;  he  that 
giveth  breath  unto  the  people  upon  it,  and 
spirit  to  them  that  walk  therein  : 

6  I  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  right- 
eousness, and  will  hold  thine  hand,  and  will 
keep  thee,  and  give  thee  for  a  covenant  of 
the  people,  for  a  light  of  the  Gentiles; 

7  To  open  the  blind  eyes,  to  bring  out 
the  prisoners  from  the  prison,  and  them 
that  sit  in  darkness  out  of  the  prison-house. 

8  I  «/?ithe  Loud  :  that  is  my  name  :  and 
my  glory  will  1  not  give  to  another,  neither 
my  praise  to  graven  images. 

9  Behold,  the  former  things  are  come  to 
pass,  and  new  things  do  I  declare  :  before 
they  spring  forth  I  tell  you  of  them. 

10  "il  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song, 
and  his  praise  from  the  end  of  the  earth, 
ye  that  go  down  to  the  sea,  and  all  that  is 
therein  ;  the  isles,  and  the  inhabitants  there- 
of 

11  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities 
thereof  lift  up  their  voice,  the  villages  that 
Kedar  doth  inhabit :  let  the  inhabitants  of 
the  rock  sing,  let  them  shout  from  the  top 
of  the  mountains. 

12  Let  them  give  glory  unto  the  Lord, 
and  declare  his  praise  in  the  islands. 

13  H  The  Lord  shall  go  forth  as  a  migh- 
ty man,  he  shall  stir  up  jealousy  like  a 
man  of  war  :  he  shall  cr}',  yea,  roar ;  he 
shall  prevail  against  his  enemies, 

14  I  have  long  time  holden  my  peace ; 
I  have  been  still,  and  refrained  m3'self: 
now  will  I  cry  like  a  travailing  woman  ;  I 
will  destroy  and  devour  at  once. 

15  I  will  make  waste  mountains  and  hills, 
and  dry  up  all  their  herbs ;  and  I  will  make 
the  rivers  islands,  and  I  will  dry  up  the 
pools. 

16  And  I  will  bring  the  blind  by  a  way 
that  they  knew  not ;  1  will  lead  them  in 


paths  that  they  have  not  known :  I  will 
make  darkness  light  before  them,  and 
crooked  things  straight.  These  things  will 
I  do  unto  them,  and  not  forsake  them. 

17  They  shall  be  turned  back,  they 
shall  be  greatly  ashamed,  that  trust  in 
graven  images,  that  say  to  the  molten 
images.  Ye  are  our  gods. 

18  H  Hear,  ye  deaf;  and  look,  ye  blind, 
that  ye  may  see. 

19  Who  is  blind,  but  my  servant?  or 
deaf,  as  my  messenger  that  I  sent  ?  who  is 
blind  as  h.e  that  is  perfect,  and  blind  as  the 
Lord's  servant  ? 

20  Seeing  many  things,  but  thou  ob- 
servest  not ;  opening  the  ears,  but  he  hear- 
eth  not. 

21  The  Lord  is  well  pleased  for  his 
righteousness'  sake  ;  he  will  magnify  the 
law,  and  make  it  honourable. 

22  But  this  is  a  people  robbed  and  spoil- 
ed ;  they  are  all  of  them  snared  in  holes, 
and  they  are  hid  in  prison-houses;  they 
are  for  a  prey,  and  none  delivereth,  for  a 
spoil,  and  none  saith,  Restore. 

23  Who  among  you  will  give  ear  to  this  ? 
ivho  will  hearken,  and  hear  for  the  time  to 
come  ? 

24  Who  gave  Jacob  for  a  spoil,  and  Is- 
rael to  the  robbers  ?  did  not  the  Lord,  he 
against  whom  we  have  sinned  1  for  they 
would  not  walk  in  his  ways,  neither  were 
they  obedient  unto  his  law. 

25  Therefore  he  hath  poured  upon  him 
the  fury  of  his  anger,  and  the  strength  of 
battle :  and  it  hath  set  him  on  fire  round 
about,  yet  he  knew  not ;  and  it  burned  him, 
vet  he  laid  it  not  to  heart. 

CHAP.  XLHL 

BUT  now  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  cre- 
ated thee,  O  Jacob,  and  he  that  form- 
ed thee,  O  Israel,  Fear  not :  for  I  have  re- 
deemed thee,  I  have  called  thee  by  thy 
name  ;  thou  art  mine. 

2  When  thou  passest  through  the  waters, 
I  uiill  be  with  thee  ;  and  through  the  rivers, 
they  shall  not  overflow  thee  :  when  thou 
walkest  through  the  fire,  thou  shalt  not  be 
burned ;  neither  shall  the  flame  kindle 
upon  thee. 

3  For  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  the  Holy 
One  of  Israel,  thy  Saviour  :  I  gave  Egypt 
for  thy  ransom,  Ethiopia  and  Seba  for 
thee. 

4  Since  thou  wast  precious  in  my  sight, 
thou  hast  been  honourable,  and  I  have 
loved  thee :  therefore  will  I  give  men  for 
thee,  and  people  for  thy  life. 

5  Fear  not ;  for  I  am  with  thee  :  I  will 
bring  thy  seed  from  the  east,  and  gather 
thee  from  the  west : 

6  I  will  say  to  the  north.  Give  up ;  and 
to  the  south.  Keep  not  back:  bring  my 
^ons  from  far,  and  my  daughters  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth  ; 

7  Even  every  one  that  is  called  by  my 
name :  for  I  have  created  him  for  my  glory, 

531 


Babylon's  destruction  foretold.         ISAIAH. 
I  have  formed  him ;    yea,   I   have  made 
him. 

8  H  Bring  forth  the  blind  people  that 
have  ej'es,  and  the  deaf  that  have  ears. 

9  Let  all  the  nations  be  gathered  toge- 
ther, and  let  the  people  be  assembled  :  who 
among  them  can  declare  this,  and  shew  us 
former  things?  let  them  bring  forth  their 
witnesses,  that  they  may  be  justified ;  or 
let  them  hear,  and  say,  It  is  truth. 

10  Ye  are  my  witnesses,  saith  the  Lokd, 
and  my  servant  whom  I  have  chosen  :  that 
ye  may  know  and  believe  me,  and  under- 
stand that  I  am  he :  before  me  there  was 
no  God  formed,  neither  shall  there  be  after 
me. 

Ill,  even  I,  am  the  Lord  ;  and  beside 
me  there  is  no  saviour. 

12  I  have  declared,  and  have  saved,  and 
I  have  shewed,  when  there  was  no  strange 
god  among  you  :  therefore  ye  ai-e  my  wit- 
nesses, saith  the  Lord,  that  I  a?n  God. 

13  Yea,  before  the  day  was,  I  a?H  he  ; 
and  there  is  none  that  can  deliver  out  of 
mj'  hand :  I  will  work,  and  who  shall  let 
it? 

14  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your  Re- 
deemer, the  Holj'  One  of  Israel ;  For  your 
sake  I  have  sent  to  Babylon,  and  have 
brought  down  all  their  nobles,  and  the 
Chaldeans,  whose  cry  is  in  the  ships. 

15  I  am  the  Lord,  your  Holy  One,  the 
Creator  of  Israel,  your  King. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which  maketh 
a  way  in  the  sea,  and  a  path  in  the  mighty 
waters ; 

17  Which  bringeth  forth  the  chariot  and 
horse,  the  army  and  the  power ;  they  shall 
lie  down  together,  they  shall  not  rise :  they 
are  extinct,  they  are  quenched  as  tow. 

18  H  Remember  ye  not  the  former 
things,  neither  consider  the  things  of  old. 

19  Behold,  I  will  do  a  new  thing  ;  now 
it  shall  spring  forth ;  shall  ye  not  know  it  ? 
I  will  even  make  a  way  in  the  wilderness, 
a}id  rivers  in  the  desert. 

20  The  beast  of  the  field  shall  honour 
me,  the  dragons  and  the  owls :  because  I 
give  waters  in  the  wilderness,  and  rivers  in 
the  desert,  to  give  drink  to  my  people,  my 
chosen. 

21  This  people  have  I  formed  for  my- 
self; they  shall  shew  forth  my  praise. 

22  H  But  thou  hast  not  called  upon  me, 
O  Jacob  ;  but  thou  hast  been  weary  of  me, 
O  Israel. 

23  Thou  hast  not  brought  me  the  small 
cattle  of  thy  burnt-ofierings  ;  neither  hast 
thou  honoured  me  with  thy  sacrifices.  I 
have  not  caused  thee  to  serve  with  an  offer- 
ing, nor  wearied  thee  with  incense. 

24  Thou  hast  bought  me  no  sweet  cane 
witli  money,  neither  hast  thou  filled  me 
with  the  fat  of  thy  sacrifices :  but  thou  hast 
made  me  to  serve  with  thy  sins,  thou  hast 
wearied  me  with  thine  iniquities. 

25  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  blotteth  out  thy 


The  folly  of  idol  makers. 


transgressions  for  mine  own  sake,  and  will 
not  remember  thy  sins. 

26  Put  me  in  remembrance :  let  us  plead 
together :  declare  thou,  that  thou  mayest 
be  justified. 

27  Th)'  first  father  hath  sinned,  and  thy 
teachers  have  transgressed  against  me. 

28  Therefore  I  have  profaned  the  princes 
of  the  sanctuary,  and  have  given  Jacob  to 
the  curse,  and  Israel  to  reproaches. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

YET  now  hear,   O  Jacob  my  servant; 
and  Israel,  whom  1  have  chosen  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  that  made  thee, 
and  formed  thee  from  the  womb,  which  will 
help  thee ;  Fear  not,  O  Jacob,  my  servant ; 
and  thou,  Jesurun,  whom  I  have  chosen. 

3  For  I  will  pour  water  upon  him  that 
is  thirsty,  and  floods  upon  the  dry  ground : 
I  will  pour  my  spirit  upon  thy  seed,  and 
my  blessing  upon  thine  offspring  : 

4  And  they  shall  spring  up  as  among 
the  grass,  as  willows  by  the  water-courses. 

5  One  shall  say,  I  am  the  Lord's  ;  and 
another  shall  call  himself  by  the  name  of 
Jacob ;  and  another  shall  subscribe  ivith  his 
hand  unto  the  Lord,  and  surname  himself 
by  the  name  of  Israel. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  King  of  Is- 
rael, and  his  Redeemer  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
I  am.  the  first,  and  I  am  the  last ;  and  be- 
side me  there  is  no  God. 

7  And  who,  as  I,  shall  call,  and  shall  de- 
clare it,  and  set  it  in  order  for  me,  since  I 
appointed  the  ancient  people  ?  and  the 
things  that  are  coming,  and  shall  come,  let 
them  shew  unto  them. 

8  Fear  ye  not,  neither  be  afraid :  have 
not  I  told  thee  from  that  time,  and  have  de- 
clared it  ?  ye  are  even  my  witnesses.  Is 
there  a  God  beside  me  1  yea,  there  is  no 
God ;  I  know  not  rmy. 

9  *n  They  that  make  a  graven  image  arc 
all  of  them  vanity ;  and  their  delectable 
things  shall  not  profit ;  and  they  are  their 
own  witnesses ;  the)^  see  not,  nor  know, 
that  they  may  be  ashamed. 

10  Who  hath  formed  a  god,  or  molten 
a  graven  image  that  is  profitable  for  no- 
thing ? 

11  Behold,  all  his  fellows  shall  be 
ashamed :  and  the  workmen,  they  are  of 
men :  let  them  all  be  gathered  together,  let 
them  stand  up ;  yet  they  shall  fear,  and 
they  shall  be  ashamed  together. 

12  The  smith  with  the  tongs  both  work- 
eth  in  the  coals,  and  fashioneth  it  with 
hammers,  and  worketh  it  with  the  strength 
of  his  arms :  yea,  he  is  hungry,  and  his 
strength  faileth  :  he  drinketh  no  water,  and 
is  faint. 

13  The  carpenter  stretcheth  out  Jiis  rule; 
he  marketh  it  out  with  a  line  ;  he  fitteth  it 
witli  planes,  and  he  marketh  it  out  with 
the  compass,  and  maketh  it  after  the  figure 
of  a  man,  according  to  the  beauty  of  a 
man  ;  that  it  may  remain  in  the  house, 

532 


God^s  mercy  to  Israel.  CHAP. 

14  He  heweth  him  down  cedars,  and 
taketh  the  cypress  and  the  oak,  which  he 
strengtheneth  for  himself  among  the  trees 
of  the  forest :  he  planteth  an  ash,  and  the 
rain  doth  nourish  it. 

15  Then  shall  it  be  for  a  man  to  burn  : 
for  he  will  take  thereof,  and  warm  himself; 
yea,  he  kindleth  it,  and  baketh  bread  ;  yea, 
he  maketh  a  god,  and  worshippeth  it ;  he 
maketh  it  a  graven  image,  and  falleth  down 
thereto. 

16  He  burneth  part  thereof  in  the  fire ; 
with  part  thereof  he  eateth  flesh  ;  he  roast- 
eth  roast,  and  is  satisfied  :  yea,  he  warmeth 
liiniself,  and  saith,  Aha,  I  am  warm,  I  have 
seen  the  fire  : 

17  And  the  residue  thereof  he  maketh  a 
god,  even  his  graven  image :  he  falleth 
down  unto  it,  and  worshippeth  it,  and 
prayeth  unto  it,  and  saith.  Deliver  me ;  for 
thou  art  my  god. 

18  They  have  not  known  nor  under- 
stood :  for  he  hath  shut  their  eyes,  that 
they  cannot  see ;  and  their  hearts,  that  they 
cannot  understand. 

19  And  none  considereth  in  his  heart, 
neither  ?.•>  there  knowledge  nor  understand- 
ing to  saj^,  I  have  burned  part  of  it  in  the 
fire ;  yea,  also  I  have  baked  bread  upon  the 
coals  thereof;  I  have  roasted  flesh,  and 
eaten  it:  and  shall  I  make  the  residue 
thereof  an  abomination  ?  shall  I  fall  down 
to  the  stock  of  a  tree  ? 

20  He  feedeth  on  ashes :  a  deceived 
heart  hath  turned  him  aside,  that  he  can- 
not deliver  his  soul,  nor  say,  Is  there  not  a 
lie  in  my  right  hand  ? 

21  H  Remember  these,  O  Jacob  and  Is- 
rael ;  for  thou  art  my  servant :  I  have 
formed  thee  ;  thou  art  my  servant :  O  Is- 
rael, thou  shalt  not  be  forgotten  of  me. 

22  I  have  blotted  out,  as  a  thick  cloud, 
thy  transgressions,  and  as  a  cloud,  thy  sins  : 
return  unto  me  ;  for  I  have  redeemed  thee. 

23  Sing,  O  ye  heavens ;  for  the  Lord 
hath  done  it :  shout,  ye  lower  parts  of  the 
earth  :  break  forth  into  singing,  ye  moun- 
tains, O  forest,  and  every  tree  therein  :  for 
the  Loud  hath  redeemed  Jacob,  and  glo- 
rified himself  in  Israel. 

24  Thus  saith  the  Lord  thy  Redeemer, 
and  he  that  formed  thee  from  the  womb,  / 
am  the  Lord  that  maketh  all  things ;  that 
Htretcheth  forth  the  heavens  alone ;  that 
spreadeth  abroad  the  earth  by  myself: 

25  That  frustrateth  the  tokens  of  the 
liars,  and  "^laketh  diviners  mad ;  that  turn- 
eth  wise  mm  backward,  and  maketh  their 
knowledge  foolisli ; 

2Q  That  confirmeth  the  word  of  his  ser- 
vant, and  performeth  the  counsel  of  his 
messengers  ;  that  saith  to  Jerusalem,  Thou 
shalt  be  inhabited  ;  and  to  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah.  Ye  shall  be  built,  and  I  will  raise  up 
the  decayed  places  thereof: 

27  That  saith  to  the  deep.  Be  dry,  and 
I  will  dry  up  thy  rivers : 


XLV.  The  ommpotencc  of  God. 

28  That  saith  of  Cyrus,  He  is  my  shep' 
herd,  and  shall  perform  all  my  pleasure  . 
even  saying  to  Jerusalem,  Thou  shalt  be 
built ;  and  to  the  temple,  Thy  foundation 
shall  be  laid. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  to  his  anointed, 
to  Cyrus,  whose  right  hand  I  have 
holden,  to  subdue  nations  before  him;  and 
I  will  loose  the  loins  of  kings,  to  open  be- 
fore him  the  two-leaved  gates,  and  the 
gates  shall  not  be  shut ; 

2  I  will  go  before  thee,  and  make  the 
crooked  places  straight:  I  will  break  in 
pieces  the  gates  of  brass,  and  cut  in  sunder 
the  bars  of  iron : 

3  And  I  will  give  thee  the  treasures 
of  darkness,    and  hidden   riches  of  secret 

E laces,  that  thou  mayest  know  that  I,  the 
iOrd,  v/hich  call  thee  by  thy  name,  am  the 
God  of  Israel. 

4  For  Jacob  my  servant's  sake,  and  Is- 
rael mine  elect,  I  have  even  called  thee  by 
thy  nam.e:  I  have  surnamed  thee,  though 
thou  hast  not  known  me. 

5  H  I  am  the  Lord,  and  there  is  none 
else,  thc7-e  is  no  God  beside  me :  I  girded 
thee,  though  thou  hast  not  known  me : 

6  That  they  may  know  from  the  rising 
of  the  sun,  and  from  the  west,  that  there  is 
none  beside  me.  I  am  the  Lord,  and 
there  is  none  else. 

7  I  form  the  light,  and  create  darkness : 
I  make  peace,  and  create  evil :  I  the  Lord 
do  all  these  things. 

8  Drop  down,  ye  heavens,  fi-om  above, 
and  let  the  skies  pour  down  righteousness : 
let  the  earth  open,  and  let  them  bring  forth 
salvation,  and  let  righteousness  spring  up 
togetlier ;  I  the  Lord  have  created  it. 

9  Wo  unto  him  that  striveth  with  his 
Maker!  Let  the  potsherd  strive  with  the 
potsherds  of  the  earth.  Shall  the  clay  say 
to  him  that  fashioneth  it.  What  inakest 
thou  '  or  thy  work.  He  hath  no  hands  ! 

10  Wo  unto  him  that  saith  unto  his  fa- 
ther. What  begettest  thou  ?  or  to  the  wo- 
man. What  hast  thou  brought  forth  ? 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel,  and  his  Maker,  Ask  me  of  things 
to  come  concerning  my  sons,  and  concern- 
ing the  work  of  my  hands  command  ye 
me. 

12  I  have  made  the  earth,  and  created 
man  upon  it :  I,  even  my  hands,  have 
stretched  out  the  heavens,  and  all  their 
host  have  I  commanded. 

13  I  have  raised  him  up  in  rigliteous- 
ness,  and  I  will  direct  all  his  ways  :  he 
shall  build  my  city,  and  he  shall  let  go  my 
captives,  not  for  price  nor  reward,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  labour  of 
Egypt,  and  merchandise  of  Ethiopia  and 
of  the  Sabeans,  men  of  stature,  shall  come 
over  unto  thee,  and  they  shall  be  thine : 
thcv  shall  come  after  thee ;   in  chains  they 

533 


Idols  convinced  of  vanity. 
shall  come  over,  and  they  shall  fall  down 
unto  thee,   they  shall  make   supplication 
unto  thee,  saying,  Surely  God  is  in  thee ; 
and  there  is  none  else,  there  is  no  God. 

15  Verily  thou  art  a  God  that  hidest 
thyself,  O  God  of  Israel,  the  Saviour. 

16  They  shall  be  ashamed,  and  also  con- 
founded, all  of  them  :  they  shall  go  to  con- 
fusion together  that  are  makers  of  idols. 

17  But  Israel  shall  be  saved  in  the  Lord 
with  an  everlasting  salvation  :  ye  shall  not 
be  ashamed  nor  confounded  world  without 
end. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  that  created 
the  heavens ;  God  himself  that  formed  the 
earth  and  made  it ;  he  hath  established  it, 
he  created  it  not  in  vain,  he  formed  it  to  be 
inhabited  :  I  am  the  Lord  ;  and  there 
none  else. 

19  I  have  not  spoken  in  secret,  in  a  dark 
place  of  the  earth  :  I  said  not  unto  the  seed 
of  Jacob,  Seek  ye  me  in  vain  :  I  the  Lord 
speak  righteousness,  I  declare  things  that 
are  right. 

20  11  Assemble  yourselves  and  come ; 
draw  near  together,  ye  that  are  escaped  of 
the  nations  :  they  have  no  knowledge  that 
set  up  the  wood  of  their  graven  image,  and 
pray  unto  a  god  that  cannot  save. 

21  Tell  ye,  and  bring  them  near ;  yea, 
let  them  take  counsel  together :  who  hath 
declared  this  from  ancient  time  ?  who  hath 
told  it  from  that  time  ?  have  not  I  the  Lord? 
and  there  is  no  God  else  beside  me ;  a  just 
God  and  a  Saviour ;  there  is  none  beside 
nie. 

22  U  Look  unto  me,  and  be  ye  saved,  all 
the  ends  of  the  earth :  for  I  o/m  God,  and 
there  is  none  else. 

23  I  have  sworn  by  myself,  the  word  is 
gone  out  of  my  mouth  in  righteousness, 
and  shall  not  return,  That  unto  me  every 
knee  shall  bow,  every  tongue  shall  swear. 

24  Surelj^,  shall  one  say,  In  the  Lord 
have  I  righteousness  and  strength :  even  to 
him  shall  men  come  ;  and  all  that  are  in- 
censed against  him  shall  be  ashamed. 

25  In  the  Lord  shall  all  the  seed  of  Is- 
rael be  justified,  and  shall  glory. 

CHAP.  XLVI. 

BEL  howeth  down,  Nebo  stoopeth,  their 
idols  were  upon  the  beasts,  and  upon 
the  cattle:  your  carriages  icere  heavy 
loaden;  they  arc  a  burden  to  the  weary 
beast, 

2  They  stoop,  they  bow  down  together  ; 
they  could  not  deliver  the  burden,  but 
themselves  are  gone  into  captivity. 

3  11  Hearken  unto  me,  O  house  of  Ja- 
cob, and  all  the  remnant  of  the  house  of 
fsrael,  which  are  borne  by  me  from  the 
belly,  which  are  carried  from  the  womb : 

4  And  even  to  your  old  age  I  am  he  ; 
and  even  to  hoar  hairs  M'ill  I  carry  you. :  I 
have  made,  and  I  will  bear ;  even  I  will 
carry,  and  will  deliver  you. 

?  To  ^\'hom   will   ye  liken   me    and 


ISAIAH.  Idols  not  comparable  to  God. 

make  me  equal,  and  compare  me,  that  we 
may  be  like  1 

6  They  lavish  gold  out  of  the  bag,  and 
weigh  silver  in  the  balance,  and  hire  a 
goldsmith;  and  he  maketh  it  a  god  :  they 
fall  down,  yea,  they  worship. 

7  They  bear  him  upon  the  shoulder, 
they  carry  him,  and  set  him  in  his  place, 
and  he  standeth ;  from  his  place  shall  he 
not  remove :  yea,  one  shall  cry  unto  him, 
yet  can  he  not  answer,  nor  save  him  out  of 
his  trouble. 

8  Remember  this,  and  shew  yourselves 
men :  bring  it  again  to  mind,  O  ye  trans- 
gressors. 

9  Remember  the  former  things  of  old : 
for  I  am  God,  and  there  is  none  else ;  /  am 
God,  and  there  is  none  like  me, 

10  Declaring  the  end  from  the  beginning, 
and  from  ancient  times  the  things  that  are 
not  yet  done,  saying,  My  counsel  shall 
stand,  and  I  will  do  all  my  pleasure  : 

11  Calling  a  ravenous  bird  from  the 
east,  the  man  that  executeth  my  counsel 
fronj  a  far  country  :  yea,  I  have  spoken  it, 
I  will  also  bring  it  to  pass ;  I  have  purpos- 
ed it,  I  will  also  do  it. 

12  U  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  stout-heart- 
ed, that  are  far  from  righteousness : 

13  I  bring  near  my  righteousness;  it 
shall  not  be  far  off,  and  my  salvation  shall 
not  tarry :  and  I  will  place  salvation  in 
Zion  for  Israel  my  glory. 

CHAP.  XLVII. 

COME  down,  and  sit  in  the  dust,  O 
virgin  daughter  of  Babylon,  sit  on  the 
ground  :  there  is  no  throne,  O  daughter  of 
the  Chaldeans :  for  thou  shalt  no  more  be 
called  tender  and  delicate. 

2  Take  the  millstones,  and  grind  meal : 
uncover  thy  locks,  make  bare  the  leg,  un- 
cover the  thigh,  pass  over  the  rivers. 

Thy  nakedness  shall  be  uncovered, 
}'ea,  thy  shame  shall  be  seen  :  I  will  take 
vengeance,  and  I  will  not  meet  thee  as  a 
man. 

4  As  for  our  Redeemer,  the  Lord  of 
hosts  is  his  name,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

5  Sit  thou  silent,  and  get  thee  into  dark- 
ness, O  daughter  of  the  Chaldeans :  for 
thou  shalt  no  more  be  called.  The  lady  of 
kingdoms. 

6  I  was  wroth  with  my  people,  I  have 
polluted  mine  inheritance,  and  given  them 
into  thine  hand :  thou  didst  shew  them  no 
mercy ;  upon  the  ancient  hast  thou  very 
heavily  laid  thy  yoke. 

7  And  thou  saidst,  I  sliall  be  x  lady  for 
ever :  so  that  thou  didst  not  lay  these 
things  to  thy  heart,  neither  didst  remember 
the  latter  end  of  it. 

8  Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou  that  art 
given  to  pleasures,  that  dwellest  carelessly, 
that  sayest  in  thine  heart,  I  am,  and 
none  else  beside  me ;  I  shall  not  sit  as  a 
widow,  neither  shall  I  know  the  loss  of 
children : 

534 


God's  judgment  upon  Baoylon.  CHAP. 

9  But  these  two  things  shall  come  to 
thee  in  a  moment  in  one  day,  the  loss  of 
children,  and  widowhood  :  they  shall  come 
upon  thee  in  their  perfection,  for  the  mul- 
titude of  thy  sorceries,  and  for  the  great 
abundance  of  thine  enchantments. 

10  For  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy  wicked- 
ness :  thou  hast  said.  None  seeth  me.  Thy 
wisdom  and  thy  knowledge,  it  hath  per- 
verted thee ;  and  thou  hast  said  in  thine 
heart,  I  atn,  and  none  else  beside  me. 

1 1  Therefore  shall  evil  come  upon  thee ; 
thou  shalt  not  know  from  whence  it  riseth  : 
and  mischief  shall  fall  upon  thee ;  thou 
shalt  not  be  able  to  put  it  off:  and  desola- 
tion shall  come  upon  thee  suddenly,  ichick 
thou  shalt  not  know. 

12  H  Stand  now  with  thine  enchant- 
ments, and  with  the  multitude  of  thy  sorce- 
ries, wherein  thou  hast  laboured  from  thy 
youth  ;  if  so  be  thou  shalt  be  able  to  profit, 
if  so  be  thou  mayest  prevail. 

13  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  multitude  of 
thy  counsels.  Let  now  the  astrologers,  the 
star-gazers,  the  monthly  prognosticators, 
stand  up,  and  save  thee  from  these  things 
that  shall  come  upon  thee. 

14  Behold,  they  shall  be  as  stubble;  the 
fire  shall  burn  them  ;  they  shall  not  deliver 
themselves  from  the  power  of  the  flame : 
there  shall  not  he  a  coal  to  warm  at,  nor  fire 
to  sit  before  it. 

15  Thus  shall  they  be  unto  thee  with 
whom  thou  hast  laboured,  even  thy  mer- 
chants, from  thy  youth  :  they  shall  wander 
every  one  to  his  quarter ;  none  shall  save 
thee. 

CHAP.  XLVni. 
'EAR  ye  this,  O  house  of  Jacob, 
which  are  called  by  the  name  of  Is- 
rael, and  are  come  forth  out  of  the  waters 
of  Judah,  which  swear  by  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  make  mention  of  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, but  not  in  truth,  nor  in  righteous- 
ness. 

2  For  they  call  themselves  of  the  holy 
city,  and  stay  themselves  upon  the  God  of 
Israel ;  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

3  I  have  declared  the  former  things  from 
the  beginning  ;  and  they  went  forth  out  of 
my  mouth,  and  I  shewed  them  ;  I  did  them 
suddenly,  and  they  came  to  pass. 

4  Because  I  knew  that  thou  art  obstinate, 
and  thy  neck  is  an  iron  sinew,  and  thy 
brow  brass ; 

5  I  have  even  from  the  beginning  de- 
clared it  to  thee  ;  before  it  came  to  pass  I 
shewed  it  thee :  lest  thou  shouldest  say. 
Mine  idol  hath  done  them ;  and  my  graven 
image,  and  my  molten  image,  hath  com- 
manded them. 

6  Thou  hast  heard,  see  all  this ;  and  will 
not  ye  declare  it  ?  I  have  shewed  thee  new 
things  from  this  time,  even  hidden  things, 
and  thou  didst  not  know  them. 

7  They  are  created  now,  and  not  from 
the  beginning ;  even  before  the  day  when 


XLVIII,  XLIX.  Tlie  intent  of  prophecy. 

thou  heardest  them  not ;  lest  thou  shouldesl 
say,  Behold,  I  knew  them. 

8  Yea,  thou  heardest  not;  yea,  thou 
knewest  not ;  yea,  from  that  time  that 
tiiine  ear  was  not  opened :  for  I  knew  that 
thou  wouldest  deal  very  treacherously,  and 
wast  called  a  transgressor  from  the  womb. 

9  H  For  my  name's  sake  will  I  defer  mine 
anger,  and  for  my  praise  will  I  refrain  for 
thee,  that  I  cut  thee  not  off. 

10  Behold,  I  have  refined  thee,  but  not 
with  silver ;  I  have  chosen  thee  in  the  fur- 
nace of  affliction. 

11  For  mine  own  sake,  eveii  for  mine 
own  sake,  will  I  do  it :  for  how  should  my 
name  be  polluted  ?  and  I  will  not  give  my 
glory  unto  another. 

12  H  Hearken  unto  me,  O  Jacob  and 
Israel,  my  called;  I  am  he;  I  am  the  first, 
I  also  am  the  last. 

13  Mine  hand  also  hath  laid  the  founda- 
tion of  the  earth,  and  my  right  hand  hath 
spanned  the  heavens :  taheri  I  call  unto 
them,  they  stand  up  together. 

14  All  ye,  assemble  yourselves  and  hear ; 
which  among  them  hath  declared  these 
things  ?  The  Lord  hath  loved  him :  he 
will  do  his  pleasure  on  Babylon,  and  his 
arm  shall  be  on  the  Chaldeans. 

15  I,  even  I,  have  spoken,  yea,  I  have 
called  him:  I  have  brought  him,  and  he 
shall  make  his  way  prosperous. 

16  ^  Come  ye  near  unto  me,  hear  ye 
this ;  I  have  not  spoken  in  secret  from  the 
beginning ;  from  the  time  that  it  was,  there 
atn  I  :  and  now  the  Lord  God,  and  his 
Spirit,  hath  sent  me. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  thy  Redeemer, 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  I  am  the  Lord  thy 
God  which  teacheth  thee  to  profit,  which 
leadeth  thee  by  the  way  that  thou  should- 
est go. 

18  O  that  thou  hadst  hearkened  to  my 
commandments !  then  had  thy  peace  been 
as  a  river,  and  thy  righteousness  as  the 
waves  of  the  sea : 

19  Thy  seed  also  had  been  as  the  sand, 
and  the  off'spring  of  thy  bowels  like  the 
gravel  thereof;  his  name  should  not  have 
been  cut  off  nor  destroyed  from  before 
me. 

20  H  Go  ye  forth  of  Babylon,  flee  ye 
from  the  Chaldeans,  with  a  voice  of  sing- 
ing declare  ye,  tell  this,  utter  it  even  to  the 
end  of  the  earth  ;  say  ye.  The  Lord  hath 
redeemed  his  servant  Jacob. 

21  And  they  thirsted  not  when  he  led 
them  through  the  deserts:  he  caused  the 
waters  to  flow  out  of  the  rock  for  them  :  he 
clave  the  rock  also,  and  the  waters  gushed 
out. 

22  There  is  no  peace,  saith  the  Lord, 
unto  the  wicked. 

CHAP.  XLIX. 

LISTEN,0  isles,  unto  me;  and  hearken, 
ye  people,  from  far  ;  The  Lord  hath 
called  me  from  the  womb  ;  from  the  bow- 
535 


Olirist  sent  to  the  Gentiles. 


ISAIAH. 


Cause  of  the  Jews''  dereliction. 


els  of  my  mother  hath  he  made  mention  of 
my  name. 

2  And  he  hath  made  my  mouth  Hke  a 
sharp  sword ;  in  the  shadow  of  his  hand 
hath  he  hid  me,  and  made  me  a  polished 
shaft ;  in  his  quiver  hath  he  hid  me ; 

3  And  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  ser- 
vant, O  Israel,  in  whom  1  will  be  glorified. 

4  Then  I  said,  I  have  laboured  in  vain, 
1  have  spent  my  strength  for  nought,  and 
in  vain ;  yet  surely  my  judgment  is  with 
the  Lord,  and  my  work  with  my  God. 

5  U  And  now,  saith  the  Lord  that  form- 
ed me  from  the  womb  to  he  his  servant,  to 
bring  Jacob  again  to  him,  Though  Israel 
be  not  gathered,  yet  shall  I  be  glorious  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  my  God  shall  be 
my  strength. 

6  And  he  said,  It  is  a  light  thing  that 
thou  shouldest  be  my  servant  to  raise  up 
the  tribes  of  Jacob,  and  to  restore  the  pre- 
served of  Israel :  I  will  also  give  thee  for  a 
light  to  the  Gentiles,  that  thou  mayest  be 
my  salvation  unto  the  end  of  the  earth. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  Redeemer 
of  Israel,  and  his  Holy  One,  to  him  whom 
man  despiseth,  to  him  whom  the  nation  ab- 
horreth,  to  a  servant  of  rulers,  Kings  shall 
see  and  arise,  princes  also  shall  worship, 
because  of  the  Lord  that  is  faithful,  and 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  and  he  shall  choose 
thee. 

8  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  In  an  accepta- 
ble time  have  I  heard  thee,  and  in  a  day  of 
salvation  have  I  helped  thee :  and  I  will 
preserve  thee,  and  give  thee  for  a  cove- 
nant of  the  people,  to  establish  the  earth, 
to  cause  to  inherit  the  desolate  heritages: 

9  That  thou  mayest  say  to  the  prisoners, 
Go  forth ;  to  them  that  arc  in  darkness, 
Sliew  yourselves.  They  shall  feed  in  the 
ways,  and  their  pastures  shall  be  in  all  high 
places. 

10  They  shall  not  hunger  nor  thirst,  nei- 
ther shall  the  heat  nor  sun  smite  them  :  for 
he  that  hath  mercy  on  them  shall  lead  them, 
even  by  the  springs  of  water  shall  he  guide 
them. 

11  And  I  will  make  all  my  mountains  a 
way,  and  my  highways  shall  be  exalted. 

12  Behold,  these  shall  come  from  far  ; 
and  lo,  these  from  the  north  and  from  the 
west ;  and  these  from  the  land  of  Sinim. 

13  H  Sing,  O  heavens;  and  be  joyful, 
O  earth  ;  and  break  forth  into  singing,  O 
mountains :  for  the  Lord  hath  comforted 
his  people,  and  will  have  mercy  upon  his 
afflicted. 

14  But  Zion  said,  The  Lord  hath  for- 
saken me,  and  my  IjOrd  hath  forgotten  me. 

15  Can  a  woman  forget  her  sucking  child, 
that  she  should  not  have  compassion  on  the 
son  of  her  womb  ?  yea,  they  may  forget, 
yet  will  I  not  forget  thee. 

16  Behold,  I  have  graven  thee  upon  the 
palms  of  my  hands  ;  thy  walls  are  continu- 
al! v  before  me. 


17  Thy  children  shall  make  haste ;  thy 
destroyers  and  they  that  made  thee  waste 
shall  go  forth  of  thee. 

18  "t  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about,  and 
behold :  all  these  gather  themselves  toge- 
ther, and  come  to  thee.  As  I  live,  saith 
the  Lord,  thou  shalt  surely  clothe  thee 
with  them  all,  as  with  an  ornament,  and 
bind  them  on  thee,  as  a  bride  docth. 

19  For  thy  waste  and  thy  desolate  places, 
and  the  land  of  thy  destruction,  shall  even 
now  be  too  narrow  by  reason  of  the  inha- 
bitants, and  they  that  swallowed  thee  up 
shall  be  far  away. 

20  The  children  which  thou  shalt  have, 
after  thou  hast  lost  the  other,  shall  say 
again  in  thine  ears,  The  place  is  too  strait 
for  me  :  give  place  to  me  that  I  may  dwell. 

21  Then  shalt  thou  say  in  thine  heart, 
Who  hath  begotten  me  these,  seeing  I  have 
lost  my  children,  and  am  desolate,  a  cap- 
tive, and  removing  to  and  fro  ?  and  who 
hath  brought  up  these  ?  Behold  I  was  left 
alone  ;  these,  where  had  they  been  ? 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  Behold,  I 
will  lift  up  mine  hand  to  the  Gentiles,  and 
set  up  my  standard  to  the  people:  and  they 
shall  bring  thy  sons  in  their  arms,  and  thy 
daughters  shall  be  carried  upon  their  shoul- 
ders. 

23  And  kings  shall  be  thy  nursing  fa- 
thers, and  their  queens  thy  nursing  mo- 
thers :  they  shall  bow  down  to  thee  with 
their  face  toward  the  earth,  and  lick  up 
the  dust  of  thy  feet ;  and  thou  shalt  know 
that  I  am  tl.e  Lord  :  for  they  shall  not  be 
ashamed  that  wait  for  me. 

24  H  Shall  the  prey  be  taken  from  the 
mighty,  or  the  lawful  captive  delivered  ? 

25  But  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even  the 
captives  of  the  mighty  shall  be  taken  away, 
and  the  prey  of  the  terrible  shall  be  deli- 
vered :  for  I  will  contend  with  him  that 
contendeth  with  thee,  and  I  will  save  thy 
children. 

26  And  I  will  feed  them  that  oppress 
thee  with  their  own  flesh  ;  and  they  shall 
be  drunken  with  their  own  blood,  as  witii 
sweet  wine  :  and  all  flesh  shall  know  that 
I  the  Lord  am  thy  Saviour  and  thy  Re 
deemer,  the  mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

CHAP.  L. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Where  is  the 
bill  of  your  mother's  divorcement, 
whom  I  have  put  away  ?  or  which  of  my 
creditors  is  it  to  whom  1  have  sold  you  ? 
Behold,  for  your  iniquities  have  ye  sold 
yourselves,  and  for  your  transgressions  is 
your  mother  put  awa}'. 

2  Wherefore,  when  I  came,  ti^as  there 
no  man  ?  when  I  called,  urns  there  none  to 
answer?  Is  my  hand  shortened  at  all,  that 
it  cannot  redeem  1  or  have  I  no  power  to 
deliver?  behold,  at  my  rebuke  I  dry  up  the 
sea,  I  make  the  rivers  a  wilderness  :  their 
fish  stinketh,  because  there  is  no  water,  and 
dieth  for  thirst. 

536     , 


Christ  defends  his  people.  CHAP.  LI 

3  I  clothe  the  heavens  with  blackness, 
and  I  make  sackcloth  their  covering. 

4  If  The  Lord  God  hath  given  me  the 
tongue  of  the  learned,  that  1  should  know 
how  to  speak  a  word  in  season  to  him  that 
is  weary  :  he  wakeneth  morning  by  morn- 
ing, he  wakeneth  mine  ear  to  hear  as  the 
learned. 

5  H  The  Lord  God  hath  opened  mine 
ear,  and  I  was  not  rebellious,  neither 
turned  away  back. 

6  I  gave  my  back  to  the  smiters,  and  my 
cheeks  to  them  that  plucked  off  the  hair  :  I 
hid  not  my  face  from  shame  and  spitting. 

7  H  For  the  Lord  God  will  help  me : 
therefore  shall  I  not  be  confounded  :  there- 
fore have  I  set  my  face  like  a  flint,  and  I 
know  that  I  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

8  He  is  near  that  justifietK  me  :  who  will 
contend  with  me  1  let  us  stand  together : 
who  is  mine  adversary?  let  him  come  near 
to  me. 

9  Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  help  me; 
who  is  he  that  shall  condemn  me  ?  lo,  they 
all  shall  wax  old  as  a  garment ;  the  moth 
shall  eat  them  up. 

10  H  Who  is  among  you  that  feareth  the 
Lord,  that  obeyeth  the  voice  of  his  ser- 
vant, that  walketh  in  darkness,  and  hath 
no  light  ?  let  him  trust  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord,  and  stay  upon  his  God. 

11  Behold,  all  ye  that  kindle  a  fire,  that 
compass  yourselves  about  with  sparks : 
walk  in  the  light  of  your  fire,  and  in  the 
sparks  that  ye  have  kindled.  This  shall 
ye  have  of  mine  hand ;  ye  shall  lie  down 
in  sorrow. 

CHAP.  LL 
"EARKEN  to  me,  ye  that  follow  after 
righteousness,  ye  that  seek  the  Lord  : 
look  unto  the  rock  whence  ye  are  hewn, 
and  to  tlie  hole  of  the  pit  tvhence  ye  are 
digged. 

2  Look  unto  Abraham  your  father,  and 
unto  Sarah  that  bare  you  :  for  I  called  him 
alone,  and  blessed  him,  and  increased 
him. 

3  For  the  Lord  shall  comfort  Zion :  he 
will  comfort  all  her  waste  places ;  and  he 
will  make  her  wilderness  like  Eden,  and 
her  desert  like  the  garden  of  the  Lord; 
joy  and  gladness  shall  be  found  therein, 
thanksgiving,  and  the  voice  of  melody. 

4  H  Hearken  unto  me,  my  people ;  and 
give  ear  unto  me,  O  my  nation  :  for  a  law 
shall  proceed  from  me,  and  I  will  make  my 
judgment  to  rest  for  a  light  of  the  people. 

5  My  righteousness  is  near ;  my  salva- 
tion is  gone  forth,  and  mine  arms  shall 
judge  the  people;  the  isles  shall  wait  upon 
me,  and  on  mine  arm  shall  they  trust. 

6  Lift  up  your  eyes  to  the  heavens,  and 
look  upon  the  earth  beneath :  for  the  hea- 
vens shall  vanish  away  like  smoke,  and  the 
earth  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment,  and 
they  that  dwell  therein  shall  die  in  like 
manner :  but   my  salvation    shall    be   for 

68 


Jcrusalein's  affliction. 

ever,  and   my  righteousness  shall  not  be 
abolished. 

7  H  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  that  know 
righteousness,  the  people  in  whose  heart  is 
my  law  ;  fear  ye  not  the  reproach  of  men, 
neither  be  ye  afraid  of  their  revilings. 

8  For  the  moth  shall  eat  them  up  like  a 
garment,  and  the  worm  shall  eat  them  like 
wool:  but  my  righteousness  shall  be  for 
ever,  and  my  salvation  from  generation  to 
generation. 

9  H  Awake,  awake,  put  on  strength,  O 
arm  of  the  Lord  ;  awake,  as  in  the  ancient 
days,  in  the  generations  of  old.  Art  thou 
not  it  that  hath  cut  Rahab,  and  wounded 
the  dragon  ? 

10  Art  thou  not  it  which  hath  dried  the 
sea,  the  waters  of  the  great  deep  ;  that  hath 
made  the  depths  of  the  sea  a  way  for  the 
ransomed  to  pass  over  ? 

11  Therefore  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
shall  return,  and  come  with  singing  unto 
Zion  ;  and  everlasting  joy  shcill  be  upon 
their  head  :  they  shall  obtain  gladness  and 
joy ;  and  sorrow  and  mourning  shall  flee 
away. 

12  If  I,  even  I,  am  he  that  comforteth 
you  :  who  art  thou,  that  thou  shouldest  be 
afraid  of  a  man  that  shall  die,  and  of  the 
son  of  man  lohich  shall  be  made  as  grass; 

13  And  forgettest  the  Lord  thy  maker, 
that  hath  stretched  forth  the  heavens,  and 
laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth ;  and  hast 
feared  continually  every  day  because  of  the 
fury  of  the  oppressor,  as  if  he  were  ready 
to  destroy  ?  and  where  is  the  fury  of  the 
oppressor  1 

14  The  captive  exile  hasteneth  that  he 
may  be  loosed,  and  that  he  should  not  die 
in  the  pit,  nor  that,  his  bread  should  fail. 

15  But  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  that 
divided  the  sea,  whose  waves  roared  :  The 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

16  And  I  have  put  my  words  in  thy 
mouth,  and  I  have  covered  thee  in  the 
shadow  of  mine  hand,  that  I  may  plant  the 
heavens,  and  lay  the  foundations  of  the 
earth,  and  say  unto  Zion,  Thou  art  my 
people. 

17  If  Awake,  awake,  stand  up,  O  Jeru- 
salem, which  hast  drunk  at  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  the  cup  of  his  fury  ;  thou  hast  drunk- 
en the  dregs  of  the  cup  of  trembling,  and 
wrung  them  out. 

18  There  is  none  to  guide  her  among  all 
the  sons  nihom  she  hath  brought  forth ; 
neither  ?'.s-  there  any  that  taketh  her  by  the 
hand  of  all  the  sons  thcd  she  hath  brought 
up. 

19  These  two  things  are  come  unto  thee ; 
who  shall  be  sorry  for  thee  ?  desolation,  and 
destruction,  and  the  famine,  and  the  sword  : 
by  whom  shall  I  comfort  thee? 

•20  Thy   sons  have  fainted,  they  lie  at 
the  head  of  all  the  streets,  as  a  wild  bull  in 
a  net:  they  are  full  of  the  fury  of  the  Lord, 
the  rebuke  of  thv  God. 
537 


Christ's  free  redemption. 

21  IT  Therefore  hear  now  this,  thou  af- 
flicted, and  drunken,  but  not  with  wine  : 

22  Thus  saith  thy  Lord  the  Lord,  and 
thy  God  that  pleadeth  the  cause  of  his 
people.  Behold,  I  have  taken  out  of  thine 
hand  tiie  cup  of  trembling,  even  the  dregs 
of  the  cup  of  my  fury ;  thou  shalt  no  more 
drink  it  again: 

23  But  I  will  put  it  into  the  hand  of 
them  that  afflict  thee  ;  which  have  said  to 
thy  soul,  Bow  down,  that  we  may  go  over  : 
and  thou  hast  laid  thy  body  as  the  ground, 
and  as  the  street,  to  them  that  went  over. 

CHAP.  LIL 

AWAKE,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength, 
O  Zion ;  put  on  thy  beautiful  gar- 
ments, O  Jerusalem,  the  holy  city :  for 
henceforth  there  shall  no  more  come  into 
thee  the  uncircumcised  and  the  unclean. 

2  Shake  thyself  from  the  dust;  arise,  a??rf 
sit  down,  O  Jerusalem  :  loose  thyself  from 
the  bands  of  thy  neck,  O  captive  daughter 
of  Zion. 

3  For  tlius  saith  the  Lord,  Ye  have  sold 
yourselves  for  nought ;  and  ye  shall  be  re- 
deemed without  money. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  My 
people  went  down  aforetime  into  Egypt  to 
sojourn  there  ;  and  the  Assyrian  oppressed 
them  without  cause. 

5  Now  therefore,  what  have  I  here, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  my  people  is  taken 
away  for  nought  ?  they  that  rule  over  them 
make  them  to  howl,  saith  the  Lord;  and 
my  name  continually  every  day  is  blas- 
phemed. 

6  Therefore  my  people  shall  know  my 
name :  therefore  they  shall  knoiv  in  that 
day  that  I  am  he  that  doth  speak  :  behold, 
it  is  I. 

7  H  How  beautiful  upon  tlie  mountains 
are  the  feet  of  him  tliat  bringeth  good 
tidings,  that  publisheth  peace ;  that  bring- 
eth good  tidings  of  good,  that  publisheth 
salvation  ;  that  saith  unto  Zion,  Thy  God 
reigneth  •' 

8  Thj  watchmen  shall  lift  up  the  voice ; 
with  the  voice  together  shall  they  sing  :  for 
they  shall  see  eye  to  eye,  when  the  Lord 
shall  bring  again  Zion. 

9  H  Break  forth  into  joy,  sing  together, 
ye  waste  places  of  Jerusalem :  for  the 
Lord  hath  comforted  his  people,  he  hath 
redeemed  Jerusalem. 

10  The  Lord  hath  made  bare  his  holy 
arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  nations:  and  all 
the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation 
of  our  God. 

11  ^  Depart  ye,  depart  ye,  go  ye  out 
from  thence,  touch  no  unclean  thing ;  go 
ye  out  of  the  midst  of  her ;  be  ye  clean, 
that  bear  the  vessels  of  the  Lord. 

12  For  ye  shall  not  go  out  with  haste, 
nor  go  by  flight :  for  the  Lord  will  go  be- 
fore you  ;  and  the  God  of  Israel  will  he 
your  rere-ward. 

13  11  Behold,  my  servant  shall  deal  pru- 


ISAIAH.  His  passion. 

dently,  he   shall  be  exalted  and  extolled, 
and  be  very  high. 

14  As  many  were  astonished  at  thee ; 
(his  visage  was  so  marred  more  than  any 
man,  and  his  form  more  than  the  sons  of 
men:) 

15  So  shall  he  sprinkle  many  nations ; 
the  kings  shall  shut  their  mouths  at  him : 
for  that  which  had  not  been  told  them  shall 
they  see ;  and  that  which  they  had  not 
heard  shall  they  consider. 

CHAP.  LHL 

WHO  hath  believed  our  report?   and 
to  whom  is  the  arm  of  the  Lord  re- 
vealed ? 

2  For  he  shall  grow  up  before  him  as  a 
tender  plant,  and  as  a  root  out  of  a  dry 
ground  :  he  hath  no  form  nor  comeliness ; 
and  when  we  shall  see  him,  there  is  no 
beauty  that  we  should  desire  him. 

3  He  is  despised  and  rejected  of  men;  a 
man  of  sorrows,  and  acquainted  with  grief: 
and  we  hid  as  it  were  our  faces  from  him ; 
he  was  despised,  and  we  esteemed  him 
not. 

4  IT  Surely  he  hath  borne  our  griefs, 
and  carried  our  sorrows  :  yet  we  did  es- 
teem him  stricken,  smitten  of  God,  and 
afflicted. 

5  But  he  loas  wounded  for  our  trans- 
gressions, he  was  bruised  for  our  iniqui- 
ties; the  chastisement  of  our  peace  was 
upon  him ;  and  with  his  stripes  we  are 
healed. 

6  All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray; 
we  have  turned  every  one  to  his  own  way  ; 
and  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity 
of  us  all. 

7  He  was  oppressed,  and  he  was  afflict- 
ed, yet  he  opened  not  his  mouth  :  he  is 
brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter,  and  as 
a  sheep  before  her  shearers  is  dumb,  so  he 
openeth  not  his  mouth. 

8  He  was  taken  from  prison  and  from 
judgment:  and  who  shall  declare  his  gene- 
ration? for  he  was  cut  off"  out  of  the  land 
of  the  living :  for  the  transgression  of  my 
people  was  he  stricken. 

9  And  he  made  his  grave  with  the 
wicked,  and  with  the  rich  in  his  death  ;  be- 
cause he  had  done  no  violence,  neither 
2vas  any  deceit  in  his  mouth. 

10  H  Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise 
him ;  he  hath  put  ///»«  to  grief:  when  thou 
shalt  make  his  soul  an  offering  for  sin,  he 
shall  see  his  seed,  he  shall  prolong  his 
days,  and  the  pleasure  of  the  Lord  shall 
prosper  in  his  hand. 

1 1  He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of  his  soul, 
and  shall  be  satisfied :  by  his  knowledge 
shall  my  righteous  servant  justify  many ; 
for  he  shall  bear  their  iniquities. 

12  Therefore  will  I  divide  him  a  por- 
tion with  the  great,  and  he  shall  divide  the 
spoil  with  the  strong;  because  he  hath 
poured  out  his  soul  unto  death  :  and  he  was 
numbered  with  the  transgressors;   and  he 

538 


An  exhortation  to  faith. 


CHAP.  LIV,  J.V. 


7'he  happiness  oj  believers. 


bare  the  sin   of  many,  and  made  interces- 
sion for  the  transgressors. 

CHAP.  LIV. 

SING,  O  barren,  thou  that  didst  not 
bear ;  breali  forth  into  singing,  and 
cry  afoud,  thou  that  didst  not  travail  with 
child  :  for  more  arc  the  children  of  the 
desolate  than  the  children  of  the  married 
wife,  saith  the  Lord. 

2  Enlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent,  and  let 
them  stretch  forth  the  curtains  of  thine 
habitations  ;  spare  not,  lengthen  thy  cords, 
and  strengthen  thy  stakes  ; 

3  For  thou  shalt  break  forth  on  the  right 
hand  and  on  the  left ;  and  thy  seed  shall 
inherit  the  Gentiles,  and  make  the  desolate 
cities  to  be  inhabited. 

4 II  Fear  not ;  for  thou  shalt  not  be 
ashamed  :  neither  be  thou  confounded  ;  for 
thou  shalt  not  be  put  to  shame :  for  thou 
shalt  forget  the  shame  of  thy  youth,  and 
shalt  not  remember  the  reproach  of  thy 
widowhood  any  more. 

5  For  thy  Maker  is  thine  husband  ;  The 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name ;  and  thy  Re- 
deemer the  Holy  One  of  Israel ;  The  God 
of  the  whole  earth  shall  he  be  called. 

6  For  the  Lord  hath  called  thee  as 
woman  forsaken  and  grieved  in  spirit,  and 
a  wife  of  youth,  Vv'hen  thou  wast  refused 
saith  thy  God. 

7  For  a  small  moment  have  I  forsaken 
thee ;  but  with  great  mercies  will  I  gather 
thee. 

8  In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face  from 
thee  for  a  moment ;  but  with  everlasting 
kindness  will  I  have  mercy  on  thee,  saith 
the  Lord  thy  Redeemer. 

9  For  this  is  as  the  waters  of  Noah  un- 
to me :  for  as  I  have  sworn  that  the  waters 
of  Noah  should  no  more  go  over  the  earth ; 
so  have  I  sworn  that  I  would  not  be  wroth 
with  thee,  nor  rebuke  thee. 

10  For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and 
the  hills  be  removed,  but  my  kindness 
shall  not  depart  from  thee,  neither  shall  the 
covenant  ot  my  peace  be  removed,  saith 
the  Lord  that  hath  mei'cy  on  thee. 

11  ^  O  !  thou  afflicted,  tossed  with  tem- 
pest, and  not  comforted,  behold,  I  will  lay 
thy  stones  with  fair  colours,  and  lay  thy 
foundations  with  sapphires. 

12  And  I  will  make  thy  windows  of 
agates,  and  thy  gates  of  carbuncles,  and 
all  thy  borders  of  pleasant  stones. 

13  And  all  thy  children  shall  he  taught 
of  the  Lord  ;  and  great  shall  he  the  peace 
of  thy  children. 

14  In  righteousness  shalt  thou  be  esta- 
blished :  thou  shalt  be  far  from  oppression ; 
for  thou  shalt  not  fear :  and  from  terror ; 
for  it  shall  not  come  near  thee. 

15  H  Behold,  they  shall  surely  gather  to- 
gether, but  not  by  me  :  whosoever  shall 
gather  together  against  thee  shall  fall  for 
thy  sake. 

16  Behold,  I  have  created  the  smith  that 


bloweth  the  coals  in  the  fire,  and  that  bring- 
eth  forth  an  instrument  for  his  work ;  and 
I  have  created  the  waster  to  destroy. 

17  No  weapon   that  is   formed  against 
thee  shall  prosper ;  and  every  tongue  that 
shall  rise  against   thee   in  judgment  thou 
shalt  condemn.     This  is  the  heritage  of  the 
servants  of  the  Lord,  and  their  righteous- 
ness is  of  me,  saith  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  LV. 
O,  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye 
to  the  waters,  and  he  that  hath  no 
money ;  come  ye,  buy,  and  eat ;.  yea,  come, 
buy   wine  and  milk  without  money  and 
without  price. 

2  Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money  for  that 
which  is  not  bread  ?  and  your  labour  for 
that  lohich  satisfieth  not  ?  hearken  diligent- 
ly unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that  which  is  good, 
and  let  your  soul  delight  itself  in  fatness. 

3  Incline  j'our  ear,  and  come  unto  me  : 
hear,  and  your  soul  shall  live ;  and  I  will 
make  an  everlasting  covenant  with  you, 
even  the  sure  mercies  of  David. 

4  Behold,  I  have  given  him /or  a  witness 
to'  the  people,  a  leader  and  commander  to 
the  people. 

5  Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a  nation  that 
thou  knowest  not,  and  nations  that  knew 
not  thee  shall  run  unto  thee,  because  of  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel ;  for  he  hath  glorified  thee. 

6  H  Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  he  may 
be  found,  call  ye  upon  him  while  he  is 
near : 

7  Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way,  and 
the  unrighteous  man  his  thoughts :  and  let 
him  return  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  have 
mercy  upon  him ;  and  to  our  God,  for  he 
will  abundantly  pardon. 

S  ir  For  my  thoughts  arc  not  your 
thoughts,  neither  are  your  ways  my  ways, 
saith  the  Lord. 

9  For  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than 
the  earth,  so  are  my  ways  higher  than 
your  ways,  and  my  thoughts  than  your 
thoughts. 

10  For  as  the  rain  cometh  down,  and 
the  snow  from  heaven,  and  returneth  not 
thither,  but  watereth  the  earth,  and  maketh 
it  bring  forth  and  bud,  that  it  may  give 
seed  to  the  sower,  and  bread  to  the  eater : 

11  So  shall  my  word  be  that  goeth  forth 
out  of  my  mouth  :  it  shall  not  return  unto 
me  void,  but  it  shall  accomplish  that  which  I 
please,  and  it  shall  prosper  in  the  thing 
whereto  I  sent  it. 

12  For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy,  and  be 
led  forth  with  peace:  the  movmtains  and 
the  hills  shall  break  forth  before  you  into 
singing,  and  all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall 
clap  their  hands. 

13  Instead  of  the  thorn  shall  come  up 
the*  fir-tree,  and  instead  of  the  brier  shall 
come  up  the  myrtle-tree :  and  it  shall  be 
to  the  Lord  for  a  name,  for  an  everlasting 
sign  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

539 


The  Jews  reproved  for  idolatry 
CHAP.  LVI. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Keep  ye  judg- 
ment, and  do  justice  :  for  my  salva- 
tion is  near  to  come,  and  my  righteousness 
to  be  revealed. 

2  Blessed  is  the  man  tliat  doeth  this,  and 
the  son  of  man  that  layeth  hold  on  it ;  that 
keepeth  the  sabbath  from  polluting  it,  and 
keepeth  his  hand  from  doing  any  evil. 

3  ^  Neither  let  the  son  of  the  stranger, 
that  hath  joined  himself  to  the  Lord,  speak, 
saying,  The  Lord  hath  utterly  separated 
me  from  his  people  :  neither  let  the  eunuch 
say,  Behold,  I  am  a  dry  tree. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the  eu- 
nuchs that  keep  my  sabbaths,  and  choose 
the  things  that  please  me,  and  take  hold  of 
my  covenant ; 

5  Even  unto  them  will  I  give  in  mine 
house  and  within  my  walls,  a  place  and  a 
narne  better  than  of  sons  and  of  daughters  : 
I  will  give  them  an  everlasting  name,  that 
shall  not  be  cut  off. 

6  Also  the  sons  of  the  stranger,  that  join 
themselves  to  the  Lord,  to  serve  him,  and 
to  love  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  be  his 
servants,  every  one  that  keepeth  the  sab- 
bath from  polluting  it,  and  taketh  hold  of 
my  covenant ; 

7  Even  them  will  I  bring  to  my  holy 
mountain,  and  make  them  joyful  in  my 
house  of  prayer  :  their  burnt-offerings  and 
their  sacrifices  shall  be  accepted  upon  mine 
altar ;  for  mine  house  shall  be  called  an 
house  of  prayer  for  all  people. 

8  The  Lord  God  which  gathereth  the 
outcasts  of  Israel  saith,  Yet  will  I  gather 
others  to  him,  beside  those  that  are  gather- 
ed unto  him. 

9  H  All  ye  beasts  of  the  field,  come  to 
devour  ;  yea,  all  ye  beasts  in  the  forest. 

10  His  watchmen  are  blind  :  they  are 
all  ignorant,  they  are  all  dumb  dogs,  they 
cannot  bark  ;  sleeping,  lying  down,  loving 
to  slumber. 

1 1  Yea,  they  are  greedy  dogs  tvhich  can 
never  have  enough,  and  they  are  shepherds 
that  cannot  understand  :  they  all  look  to 
their  own  way,  every  one  for  his  gain,  from 
his  quarter. 

12  Come  ye,  say  they,  I  will  fetch  wine, 
and  we  will  fill  ourselves  with  strong  drink ; 
and  to-morrow  shall  be  as  this  day,  and 
much  more  abundant. 

CHAP.  LVH. 

THE  righteous  perisheth,  and  no  man 
layeth  it  to  heart :  and  merciful  men 
are  taken  away,  none  considering  that  the 
righteous  is  taken  away  from  t-he  evil  to 
come. 

2  He  shall  enter  into  peace :  they  shall 
rest  in  their  beds,  each  one  walking  in  his 
uprightness. 

3  TI  But  draw  near  hither,  ye  sons  of  the 
sorceress,  the  seed  of  the  adulterer  and  the 
whore. 

4  Against  whom  do  ye  sport  yourselves  ? 


ISAIAH.  Blessed  death  of  the  righteous. 

against  whom  make  ye  a  wide  mouth,  and 


draw  out  the  tongue  ?  are  ye  not  children 
of  transgression,  a  seed  of  falsehood ; 

5  Inflaming  yourselves  with  idols  under 
every  green  tree,  slaying  the  children  in 
the  valleys  under  the  cliffs  of  tlie  rocks  ? 

6  Among  the  smooth  stones  of  the  stream 
is  thy  portion ;  they,  they  are  thy  lot : 
even  to  them  hast  thou  poured  a  drink- 
offering,  thou  hast  offered  a  meat-offering. 
Should  I  receive  comfort  in  these  ? 

7  Upon  a  lofty  and  high  mountain  liast 
thou  set  thy  bed  :  even  thither  wentest  thou 
up  to  offer  sacrifice. 

8  Behind  the  doors  also  and  the  posts 
hast  thou  set  up  thy  remembrance :  for 
thou  hast  discovered  thyself  to  another  than 
me,  and  art  gone  up ;  thou  hast  enlarged 
thy  bed,  and  made  thee  a  covenant  with 
them ;  thou  lovedst  their  bed  where  thou 
sawest  it. 

9  And  thou  wentest  to  the  king  with 
ointment,  and  didst  increase  thy  perfumes, 
and  didst  send  thy  messengers  far  off,  and 
didst  debase  thyself  even  unto  hell. 

10  Thou  art  wearied  in  the  greatness  of 
thy  way ;  yet  saidst  thou  not,  There  is  no 
hope  :  thou  hast  found  the  life  of  thine 
hand;  therefore  thou  wast  not  grieved. 

11  And  of  whom  hast  thou  been  afraid 
or  feared,  that  thou  hast  lied,  and  hast  not 
remembered  me,  nor  laid  it  to  thy  heart? 
have  not  I  held  my  peace  even  of  old,  and 
thou  fearest  me  not  ? 

12  I  will  declare  thy  righteousness,  and 
thy  works ;  for  they  shall  not  profit  thee. 

13  H  When  thou  criest,  let  thy  compa- 
nies deliver  thee  ;  but  the  wind  shall  carry 
them  all  awaj' ;  vanity  shall  take  the?n :  but 
he  that  putteth  his  trust  in  me  shall  possess 
the  land,  and  shall  inherit  my  holy  moun- 
tain ; 

14  And  shall  say.  Cast  ye  up,  cast  ye 
up,  prepare  the  way,  take  up  the  stum- 
bling-block out  of  the  way  of  my  people. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  high  and  lofty  One 
that  inhabiteth  eternity,  whose  name  is 
Holy  ;  I  dwell  in  the  liigh  and  holy  place, 
with  him  also  that  is  of  a  contrite  and  hum- 
ble spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the  humble, 
and  to  revive  the  heart  of  the  contrite  ones. 

16  For  I  will  not  contend  for  ever,  nei- 
ther will  I  be  alwa}' s  wroth :  for  the  spirit 
should  fail  before  me,  and  the  souls  tohich  I 
have  made. 

17  For  the  iniquity  of  his  covetousness 
was  I  wroth,  and  smote  him  :  I  hid  me, 
and  was  wroth,  and  he  went  on  frowardly 
in  the  waj^  of  his  heart. 

18  I  have  seen  his  ways,  and  will  heal 
him  :  I  will  lead  him  also,  and  restore  com- 
forts unto  him  and  to  his  mourners. 

19  I  create  the  fruit  of  the  lips;  Peace, 
peace  to  him  that  is  far  off,  and  to  hijn  that 
is  near,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will  heal 
him. 

20  But  the  wicked  are  like  the  troubled 

540 


Hypocrisy  reprovea.  CHAP.  LVlll,  LIX. 

sea,  when  it  cannot  rest,  whose  waters  cast 
up  mire  and  dirt. 

21  Tlicre  is  no  peace,  saith  my  God,  to 
the  wicked. 

CHAP.  Lvni. 

CRY  aloud,  spare  not,  lift  up  thy  voice 
like  a  trumpet,  and  shew  my  people 
their  transgression,  and  the  house  of  Jacob 
their  sins. 

2  Yet  they  seek  me  daily,  and  delight 
to  know  my  ways,  as  a  nation  that  did 
righteousness,  and  forsook  not  the  ordi- 
nance of  their  God  :  they  ask  of  me  the 
ordinances  of  justice;  they  take  delight  in 
approaching  to  God. 

3  Wherefore  have  we  fasted,  say  they, 
and  thou  seest  not  ?  iclwrcfore  have  we  af- 
flicted our  sold,  and  thou  takest  no  know- 
ledge ?  Behold,  in  the  day  of  your  fast  ye 
find   pleasure,  and  exact  all  your  labours. 

4  Behold,  j^e  fost  for  strife  and  debate, 
and  to  smite  with  the  fist  of  wickedness : 
ye  shall  not  fast  as  yc  do  this  day,  to  make 
j'our  voice  to  be  heard  on  high. 

5  Is  it  such  a  fast  that  1  have  chosen  1  a 
day  for  a  man  to  afflict  his  soul  ?  is  it  to 
bow  down  his  head  as  a  bulrush,  and  to 
spread  sackcloth  and  ashes  under  him  1 
wilt  thou  call  this  a  fast,  and  an  acceptable 
day  to  the  Lord  '\ 

6  Is  not  this  the  fast  that  I  have  chosen  ? 
to  loose  the  bands  of  wickedness,  to  undo 
the  heavy  burdens,  and  to  let  the  oppress- 
ed go  free,  and  that  ye  break  every 
yqke? 

7  Is  it  not  to  deal  thy  bread  to  the  hun- 
gry, and  that  thou  bring  the  poor  that  are 
cast  out  to  thy  house  ?  when  thou  seest  the 
naked,  that  thou  cover  him ;  and  that  thou 
hide  not  thyself  from  thine  own  flesh  ? 

8  11  Then  shall  thy  light  break  forth  as 
the  morning,  and  thine  health  shall  spring 
forth  speedily  :  and  thj'^  righteousness  shall 
go  before  thee  ;  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  thy  rere-vvard. 

9  Then  shalt  thou  call,  and  the  Lord 
shall  answer ;  thou  shalt  cry,  and  he  shall 
say.  Here  I  am.  If  thou  take  away  from 
the  midst  of  thee  the  yoke,  the  puttmg 
forth  of  the  finger,  and  speaking  vanity; 

10  And  //'  thou  draw  out  thy  soul  to  the 
hungry,  and  satisfy  the  afflicted  soul ;  then 
shall  thy  light  rise  in  obscurity,  and  thy 
darkness  he  as  the  noon-day  : 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  guide  thee  con- 
tinually, and  satisfy  thy  soul  in  drought, 
and  make  fat  thy  bones :  and  thou  shalt  be 
like  a  watered  garden,  and  like  a  spring 
of  water,  whose  waters  fail  not. 

12  And  they  that  shall  be  of  thee  shall 
build  the  old  waste  places :  thou  shalt 
raise  up  the  foundations  of  many  genera- 
tions; and  thou  shalt  be  called,  The  re- 
pairer of  the  breach,  The  restorer  of  paths 
to  dwell  in. 

13  *\  If  thou  turn  away  thy  .foot  from 
the  sabbath,  from  doing  thy  pleasure  on 


Calamity  is  for  sin. 
my  holy  day ;  and  call  the  sabbath  a  de- 
light, the  holy  of  the  Lord,  honourable ; 
and  shalt  honour  him,  not  doing  thine  own 
ways,  nor  finding  thine  own  pleasure,  nor 
speaking  thine  cum  words  : 

14    Then  shalt  thou  delight  thyself  in 

the  Lord  ;  and    I  will  cause  thee  to  ride 

upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth,  and 

the  heritage  of  Jacob  thy 

mouth  of  the  Lord  hath 


feed  thee  with 
father :  for  the 
spoken  it. 

CHAP.  LIX. 

BEHOLD,  the    Lord's    hand    is    not 
shortened,   that  it  cannot  save;  nei- 
ther his  ear  heavy,  that  it  cannot  hear : 

2  But  your  iniquities  have  separated 
between  you  and  your  God,  and  your  sins 
have  hid  his  face  from  you,  that  he  will 
not  hear. 

3  For  your  hands  are  defiled  with  blood, 
and  your  fingers  with  iniquity ;  your  lips 
have  spoken  lies,  your  tongue  hath  mut- 
tered perverseness. 

4  None  calleth  for  justice,  nor  any 
pleadeth  for  truth :  they  trust  in  vanity, 
and  speak  lies ;  they  conceive  mischief, 
and  bring  forth  iniquity. 

5  They  hatch  cockatrice  eggs,  and 
weave  the  spider's  web  :  he  that  eateth 
of  their  eggs  dieth,  and  that  which  is  crush- 
ed breaketh  out  into  a  viper. 

6  Thoir  webs  shall  not  become  gar- 
ments, neither  shall  they  cover  themselves 
with  their  works :  their  works  ore  works 
of  iniquity,  and  the  act  of  violence  is  in 
their  hands. 

7  Their  feet  run  to  evil,  and  they  make 
haste  to  shed  innocent  blood  :  their  thoughts 
are  thoughts  of  iniquity ;  wasting  and  de- 
struction «re  in  their  paths. 

8  The  way  of  peace  they  know  not :  and 
there  is  no  judgment  in  their  goings  :  they 
have  made  them  crooked  paths :  whoso- 
ever goeth  therein  shall  not  know  peace. 

9  Therefore  is  judgment  far  from  us, 
neither  doth  justice  overtake  us  :  we  wait 
for  light,  but  behold  obscurity  ;  for  bright- 
ness, hi/t  we  walk  in  darkness. 

10  We  grope  for  the  wall  like  the  blind, 
and  we  grope  as  if  wc  had  no  eyes :  we 
stumble  at  noon-day  as  in  the  night ;  wc  arc 
in  desolate  places  as  dead  7}icn. 

11  We  roar  all  like  bears,  and  mourn 
sore  like  doves :  we  look  for  judgrnent,  but 
there  is  none  ;  for  salvation,  but  it  is  far  off 
from  us. 

12  For  our  transgressions  are  multiplied 
before  thee,  and  our  sins  testify  against  us : 
for  our  transgressions  arc  with  us ;  and 
as  for  our  iniquities.  Me  know  them  ; 

13  In  transgressing  and  lying  against  the 
Lord,  and  departing  away  from  our  God, 
speaking  oppression  and  revolt,  conceiving 
and  uttering  from  the  heart  words  of  false- 
hood. 

14  And  judgment  is  turned  away  back- 
ward, and  justice  standeth  afar  off:  for  truth 

541 


The  glory  of  the  church  ISAIAH, 

is  fallen  in  the  street,  and  equity  cannot 
enter. 

15  Yea,  truth  faileth ;  and  he  that  de- 
parteth  from  evil  maketh  himself  a  prey  : 
and  the  Lord  saw  it,  and  it  displeased  him 
that  there  was  no  judgment. 

16  U  And  he  saw  that  there  was  no  man, 
and  wondered  that  there  was  no  interces- 
sor :  therefore  his  arm  hrought  salvation 
unto  him ;  and  his  righteousness,  it  sus- 
tained him. 

17  For  he  put  on  righteousness  as  a 
breast-plate,  and  an  helmet  of  salvation  up- 
on his  head  ;  and  he  put  on  the  garments 
of  vengeance  for  clothing,  and  was  clad 
Avith  zeal  as  a  cloak. 

18  According  to  their  deeds,  accordingly 
lie  will  repay,  fury  to  his  adversaries,  re- 
compense to  his  enemies;  to  the  islands  he 
will  repay  recompense. 

19  So  shall  they  fear  the  name  of  the 
Lord  from  the  west,  and  his  glory  from 
the  rising  of  the  sun.  When  the  enemy 
shall  come  in  like  a  flood,  the  Spirit  of  the 
Lord  shall  lift  up  a  standard  against 
him. 

20  II  And  the  Redeemer  shall  come  to 
Zion,  and  unto  them  that  turn  from  trans- 
gression in  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  As  for  me,  this  is  my  covenant  with 
them,  saith  the  Lord  ;  My  Spirit  that  is 
upon  thee,  and  my  words  which  I  have  put 
in  thy  mouth,  shall  not  depart  out  of  thy 
mouth,  nor  out  of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed, 
iior  out  of  the  mouth  of  thy  seed's  seed, 
saith  the  Lord,  from  henceforth  and  for 
ever. 

CHAP.  LX. 

ARISE,  shine  ;  for  thy  light  is  come,  and 
the  glory  of  the  Lord  is  risen  upon 
thee. 

2  For  behold,  the  darkness  shall  cover 
the  earth,  and  gross  darkness  the  people  : 
but  the  Lord  shall  arise  upon  thee,  and  his 
glory  shall  be  seen  upon  thee. 

3  And  the  Gentiles  shall  come  to  thy 
light,  and  kings  to  the  brightness  of  thy 
rising. 

4  Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about,  and 
.^^ee :  all  they  gather  themselves  together 
they  come  to  thee :  thy  sons  shall  come 
from  far,  and  thy  daughters  shall  be  nursed 
at  thy  side. 

5  Then  thou  shalt  see,  and  flow  toge 
ther,  and  thine  heart  shall  fear,  and  be  en 
larged;  because  the  abundance  of  the  sea 
shall  be  converted  unto  thee,  the  forces  of 
the  Gentiles  shall  come  unto  thee. 

6  The  multitude  of  camels  shall  cover 
thee,  the  dromedaries  of  Midian  and 
Ephah ;  all  they  from  Sheba  shall  come : 
they  shall  bring  gold  and  incense ;  and 
they  shall  shew  forth  the  praises  of  the 
Lord. 

7  All  the  flocks  of  Kedar  shall  be  ga 
thered  together  unto  thee,  the  rams  of  Ne^ 
baioth  sliall  minister  unto  thee  :  they  shall 


in  the  access  of  the  Gentiles. 
come  up  with   acceptance  on   mine  altar, 
and  1  will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory. 

8  Who  ai-e  these  that  fly  as  a  cloud,  and 
as  the  doves  to  their  windows  1 

9  Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and 
the  ships  of  Tarshish  first,  to  bring  thy 
sons  from  far,  their  silver  and  their  gold 
with  them,  unto  the  name  of  the  LoRDthy 
God,  and  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  be- 
cause he  hath  glorified  thee. 

10  And  the  sons  of  strangers  shall  build 
up  thy  walls,  and  their  kings  shall  minister 
unto  thee :  for  in  my  wrath  I  smote  thee, 
but  in  my  favour  have  I  had  mercy  on 
thee. 

11  Therefore  thy  gates  shall  be  open 
continually  ;  they  shall  not  be  shut  day  nor 
night ;  that  me7i  may  bring  unto  thee  the 
forces  of  the  Gentiles,  and  that  their  kings 
?}iay  be  brought. 

12  For  the  nation  and  kingdom  that  will 
not  serve  thee  shall  perish  ;  yea,  those  na- 
tions shall  be  utterly  wasted. 

13  The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  come  un- 
to thee,  the  fir-tree,  the  pine-tree,  and  the 
box  together,  to  beautify  the  place  of  my 
sanctuary  ;  and  I  will  make  the  place  of 
my  feet  glorious. 

14  The  sons  also  of  them  that  afflicted 
thee  shall  come  bending  unto  thee  :  and  all 
they  that  despised  thee  shall  bow  them- 
selves down  at  the  soles  of  thy  feet ;  and 
they  shall  call  thee.  The  city  of  the  Lord, 
The  Zion  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

15  H  Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsaken 
and  hated,  so  that  no  man  went  through 
thee,  I  will  make  thee  an  eternal  excellen- 
cy, a  joy  of  many  generations. 

16  Thou  shalt  also  suck  the  milk  of  the 
Gentiles,  and  shalt  suck  the  breast  of  kings  : 
and  thou  shalt  know  that  I  the  Lord  am 
thy  Saviour  and  thy  Redeemer,  the  Mighty 
One  of  Jacob. 

17  For  brass  I  will  bring  gold,  and  for 
iron  I  will  bring  silver,  and  for  wood  brass, 
and  for  stones  iron  :  I  will  also  make  thy 
officers  peace,  and  thine  exactors  right- 
eousness. 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be  heard  in 
thy  land,  wasting  nor  destruction  within 
thy  borders ;  but  thou  shalt  call  thy  walls 
Salvation,  and  thy  gates  Praise. 

19  The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy  light 
by  day :  neither  for  brightness  shall  the 
moon  give  light  unto  thee :  but  the  Lord 
shall  be  unto  thee  an  everlasting  light,  and 
thy  God  thy  glory. 

20  Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go  down ; 
neither  shall  thy  moon  withdraw  itself:  for 
the  Lord  shall  be  thine  everlasting  light, 
and  the  days  of  thy  mourning  shall  be 
ended. 

21  Thy  people  also  shall  be  all  right- 
eous :  they  shall  inherit  the  land  for  ever, 
the  branch  of  my  planting,  the  work  of  my 
hands,  that  I  may  be  glorified. 

22  A  litde  one  shall  become  a  thousand, 
542 


The  office  of  airist.  CHAP.  LXI 

and  a  small  one  a  strong  nation:   I   the 
Lord  will  hasten  it  in  his  time. 
CHAP.  LXI. 

THE  Spirit  of  the  Lord  God  is  upon 
me ;  because  the  Lord  hath  anointed 
me  to  preach  good  tidings  unto  the  meek ; 
he  hath  sent  me  to  bind  up  the  broken- 
hearted, to  proclaim  liberty  to  the  captives, 
and  the  opening  of  the  prison  to  them  that 
are  bound ; 

2  To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  da)^  of  vengeance  of  our 
God ;  to  comfort  all  that  mourn ; 

3  To  appoint  unto  them  that  mourn  in 
Zion,  to  give  unto  them  beauty  for  ashes, 
the  oil  of  joy  for  mourning,  the  garment 
of  praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness;  that 
thej^  might  be  called  Trees  of  righteousness, 
The  planting  of  the  Lord,  that  he  might  be 
glorified. 

4  IT  And  they  shall  build  the  old  wastes, 
they  shall  raise  up  the  former  desolations, 
and  they  shall  repair  the  waste  cities,  the 
desolations  of  many  generations. 

5  And  strangers  shall  stand  and  feed 
your  flocks,  and  the  sons  of  the  alien  shall 
be  your  ploughmen  and  your  vine-dressers. 

6  But  ye  shall  be  named  the  Priests  of 
the  Lord  :  ?He«  shall  call  you  the  Ministers 
of  our  God  :  ye  shall  eat  the  riches  of  the 
Gentiles,  and  in  their  glory  shall  ye  boast 
yourselves. 

7  For  your  shame  ye  shall  have  double ; 
and  for  confusion  they  shall  rejoice  in 
their  portion :  therefore  in  their  land  they 
shall  possess  the  double :  everlasting  joy 
shall  be  unto  them. 

8  For  I  the  Lord  love  judgment,  I  hate 
robbery  for  burnt-offering ;  and  I  will  di- 
rect their  work  in  truth,  and  I  will  make 
an  everlasting  covenant  with  them. 

9  And  their  seed  shall  be  known  among 
the  Gentiles,  and  their  offspring  among  the 
people :  all  that  see  them  shall  acknow- 
ledge them,  that  they  are  the  seed  which 
the  Lord  hath  blessed. 

10  I  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord, 
my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  my  God  ;  for  he 
hath  clothed  me  with  the  garments  of  salva- 
tion, he  hath  covered  me  with  the  robe  of 
righteousness,  as  a  bridegroom  decketh 
himself  with  ornaments,  and  as  a  bride 
adorneth  herself  with  her  jewels. 

11  For  as  the  earth  bringeth  forth  her 
bud,  and  as  the  garden  causeth  the  things 
that  are  sown  in  it  to  spring  forth ;  so  the 
Lord  God  will  cause  righteousness  and 
praise  to  spring  forth  before  all  the  na- 
tions. 

CHAP.  Lxn. 

"C^OR  Zion's  sake  will  I  not  hold  my 
-ST  peace,  and  for  Jerusalem's  sake  I  will 
not  rest,  until  the  righteousness  thereof  go 
forth  as  brightness,  and  the  salvation  there- 
of as  a  lamp  that  burneth. 

2  And  the  Gentiles  shall  see  thy  right- 
eousness, and  all  kings  thy  glory :  and  thou 


• — LXHL       The  office  oj  the  ministers. 
shalt  be  called  by  a  new  name,  which  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord  shall  name. 

3  Thou  shalt  also  be  a  crown  of  glory 
in  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  a  royal  dia- 
dem in  the  hand  of  thy  God. 

4  Thou  shalt  no  more  be  termed  For- 
saken ;  neither  shall  thy  land  any  more 
be  termed  Desolate :  but  thou  shalt  be 
called  Hephzi-bah,  and  thy  land  Beulah :  for 
the  Lord  delighteth  in  thee,  and  thy  land 
shall  be  married. 

5  For  as  a  young  man  marrieth  a  virgin, 
so  shall  thy  sons  marry  thee  :  and  as  the 
bridegroom  rejoiceth  over  the  bride,  so 
shall  thy  God  rejoice  over  thee. 

6  If  I  have  set  watchmen  upon  thy  walls, 

0  Jerusalem,  tvhich  shall  never  hold  their 
peace  day  nor  night :  ye  that  make  men- 
tion of  the  Lord,  keep  not  silence, 

7  And  give  him  no  rest,  till  he  establish, 
and  till  he  make  Jerusalem  a  praise  in  the 
earth. 

8  U  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  his  right 
hand,  and  by  the  arm  of  his  strength,  Sure- 
ly I  will  no  more  give  thy  corn  to  be  meat 
for  thine  enemies ;  and  the  sons  of  the 
stranger  shall  not  drink  thy  wine,  for  the 
which  thou  hast  laboured  : 

9  But  they  that  have  gathered  it  shall  eat 
it,  and  praise  the  Lord  ;  and  they  that 
have  brought  it  together  shall  drink  it  in 
the  courts  of  my  holiness. 

10  H  Go  through,  go  through  the  gates  ; 
prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  people ;  cast 
up,  cast  up  the  highway ;  gather  out  the 
stones  ;  lift  up  a  standard  for  the  people. 

11  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  proclaimed 
unto  the  end  of  the  world.  Say  ye  to  the 
daughter  of  Zion,  Behold,  th)"^  salvation 
Cometh ;  behold,  his  reward  is  with  him, 
and  his  work  before  him. 

12  And  they  shall  call  them,  The  holy 
people.  The  redeemed  of  the  Lord  :  and 
thou  shalt  be  called,  Sought  out,  A  city 
not  forsaken. 

CHAP.  LXHL 

WHO  is  this  that  corneth  from  Edom, 
with  dyed  garments  from  Bozrah '? 
this  that  is  glorious  in  his  apparel,  travel- 
ling in  the  greatness  of  his  strength  ?  I  that 
speak  in  righteousness,  mighty  to  save. 

2  Wherefore  art  thou  red  in  thine  ap- 
parel, and  thy  garments  like  him  that 
treadeth  in  the  wine-fat  1 

3  I  have  trodden  the  wine-press  alone ; 
and  of  the  people  there  loas  none  with  me : 
for  I  will  tread  them  in  mine  anger,  and 
trample  them  in  my  fury,  and  their  blood 
shall  be  sprinkled  upon  my  garments,  and 

1  will  stain  all  my  raiment. 

4  For  the  day  of  vengeance  is  in  mine 
heart,  and  the  year  of  my  redeemed  is  come. 

5  And  I  looked,  and  there  was  none  to 
help  ;  and  I  wondered  that  there  was  none 
to  uphold  :  therefore  mine  own  arm  brought 
salvation  unto  me  ;  and  my  fury,  it  upheld 
me. 

543 


Christ  shews  who  he  is. 


ISAIAH. 


6  And  I  will  tread  down  the  people  in 
mine  anger,  and  make  them  drunk  in  my 
fury,  and  1  will  bring  down  their  strength 
to  the  earth. 

7  IT  I  will  mention  the  loving-kindnesses 
of  the  Lord,  and  the  praises  of  the  Lord, 
according  to  all  that  the  Lord  hath  bestow- 
ed on  us,  and  the  great  goodness  toward 
the  house  of  Israel,  which  he  hath  bestow- 
ed on  them  according  to  his  mercies,  and 
according  to  the  multitude  of  his  loving- 
kindnesses. 

8  For  he  said.  Surely  they  arc  my  peo- 
ple, children  that  will  not  lie :  so  he  was 
their  Saviour. 

9  In  all  their  affliction  he  was  afflicted, 
and  the  angel  of  his  presence  saved  them : 
in  his  love  and  in  his  pity  he  redeemed 
them ;  and  he  bare  them,  and  carried  them 
all  the  days  of  old. 

10  But  they  rebelled,  and  vexed  his  Holy 
Spirit :  therefore  he  was  turned  to  be  their 
enemy,  and  he  fought  against  them. 

11  Then  he  remembered  the  days  of  old, 
Moses,  and  his  people,  saying,  Where  is 
he  that  brought  them  up  out  of  the  sea  with 
the  shepherd  of  his  flock  ?  where  is  he 
that  put  his  Holy  Spirit  within  him  ? 

12  That  led  them  by  the  right  hand  of 
Moses  with  his  glorious  arm,  dividing  the 
water  before  them,  to  make  himself  an 
everlasting  name  ? 

13  That  led  them  through  the  deep  as  an 
horse  in  the  wilderness,  that  they  should 
not  stumble. 

14  As  a  beast  goeth  down  into  the  valley, 
the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  caused  him  to  rest : 
so  didst  thou  lead  thy  people,  to  make  thy- 
self a  glorious  name. 

15  II  Look  down  from  heaven,  and  be- 
hold from  the  habitation  of  thy  holiness 
and  of  thy  glory  :  where  is  thy  zeal  and 
thy  strength,  the  sounding  of  thy  bowels 
and  of  thy  mercies  toward  me  1  are  they 
restrained  1 

16  Doubtless  thou  art  our  Father,  though 
Abraham  be  ignorant  of  us,  and  Israel  ac- 
knowledge us  not :  thou,  O  Lord,  art  our 
Father,  our  Redeemer ;  thy  name  is  from 
everlasting. 

17  O  Lord,  why  hast  thou  made  us  to 
err  from  thy  ways,  and  hardened  our  heart 
from  thy  fear  1  Return,  for  thy  servants' 
sake,  the  tribes  of  thine  inheritance. 

18  The  people  of  thy  holiness  have  pos- 
sessed it  but  a  little  while  :  our  adversaries 
have  trodden  down  thy  sanctuary. 

19  We  are  thine  :  thou  never  barest  rule 
over  them ;  they  were  not  called  by  thy 
name. 

CHAP.  LXIV. 

OH  that  thou  wouldest  rend  the  heavens, 
that  thou  wouldest  come  down,  that 
the  mountains  might  flow  down  at  thy 
presence, 

2  As  lohen  the  melting  fire  burneth,  the 
fire  causeth  the  waters  to  boil,  to  make  thy 


The  Jews  are  rejected. 


name  known  to  thine  adversaries,  that  tlio 
nations  may  tremble  at  thy  presence  ! 

3  When  thou  didst  terrible  things  which 
we  looked  not  for,  thou  earnest  down,  the 
mountains  flowed  down  at  thy  presence. 

4  II  For  since  the  beginning  of  the  world 
men  have  not  heard,  nor  perceived  by  the 
ear,  neither  hath  the  eye  seen,  O  God,  be- 
side thee,  ichat  he  hath  prepared  for  him 
that  waiteth  for  him. 

5  Thou  meetest  him  that  rejoiceth,  and 
worketh  righteousness,  those  that  remem- 
ber thee  in  thy  ways  :  behold,  thou  art 
wroth  ;  for  we  have  smned  :  in  those  is  con- 
tinuance, and  we  shall  be  saved. 

6  But  we  are  all  as  an  unclean  thing, 
and  all  our  righteousnesses  are  as  filthy 
rags ;  and  we  all  do  fade  as  a  leaf;  and 
our  iniquities,  like  the  wind,  have  taken  us 
away. 

7  And  there  is  none  that  calleth  upon 
thy  name,  that  stirreth  up  himself  to  take 
hold  of  thee :  for  thou  hast  hid  thy  face 
from  us,  and  hast  consumed  us,  because  of 
our  iniquities. 

8  But  now,  O  Lord,  thou  art  our  Father; 
we  are  the  clay,  and  thou  our  potter  ;  and 
we  all  a7-e  the  work  of  thy  hand. 

9  II  Be  not  wroth  very  sore,  O  Lord, 
neither  remember  iniquity  for  ever :  be- 
hold, see,  we  beseech  thee,  we  are  all  thy 
people. 

10  Thy  holy  cities  are  a  wilderness, 
Zion  is  a  wilderness,  Jerusalem  a  desola- 
tion. 

11  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house, 
where  our  fathers  praised  thee,  is  burned 
up  with  fire :  and  all  our  pleasant  things 
are  laid  waste. 

12  Wilt  thou  refrain  thyself  for  these 
things,  O  Lord  1  wilt  thou  hold  thy  peace, 
and  afflict  us  very  sore  ? 

CHAP.  LXV. 

I  AM  sought  of  them  that  asked  not  for 
me ;  I  am  found  ofthetu  that  sought  me 
not :  I  said,  Behold  me,  unto  a  nation  that 
was  not  called  by  my  name. 

2  I  have  spread  out  my  hands  all  the  day 
unto  a  rebellious  people,  which  walketh  in 
a  way  that  ivas  not  good,  after  their  own 
thoughts ; 

3  A  people  that  provoketh  me  to  anger 
continually  to  my  face;  that  sacrificeth  in 
gardens,  and  burneth  incense  upon  altars 
of  brick ; 

4  Which  remain  among  the  graves,  and 
lodge  in  the  monuments,  which  eat  swine's 
flesh,  and  broth  of  abominable  things  is  in 
their  vessels ; 

6  Which  saj^,  Stand  b}'  thyself,  come 
not  near  to  me ;  for  I  am  holier  than  thou. 
These  arc  a  smoke  in  my  nose,  a  fire  that 
burneth  all  the  day. 

6  Behold,  it  is  written  before  me:  I  will 
not  keep  silence,  but  will  recompense,  even 
recompense  into  their  bosom,         \ 

7  Your  iniquities,  and  the  iniquities  of 

644 


A  remnant  shall  be  saved. 


your  fathers  together,  saith  the  Lord, 
which  have  burned  incense  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  blasphemed  me  upon  the  hiJls : 
therefore  will  I  measure  their  former  work 
into  their  bosom. 

8  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  As  the  new 
wine  is  found  in  the  cluster,  and  one  saith 
Destroy  it  not ;  for  a  blessing  is  in  it :  so 
will  I  do  for  my  servants'  sakes,  that  I  may 
not  destroy  them  ail. 

9  And  I  \vill  bring  forth  a  seed  out  of 
Jacob,  and  out  of  Judah  an  inheritor  of  my 
mountains :  and  mine  elect  shall  inherit  it, 
and  my  servants  shall  dwell  there. 

10  And  Sharon  shall  be  a  fold  of  flocks, 
and  the  valley  of  Achor  a  place  for  the 
herds  to  lie  down  in,  for  my  people  that 
have  sought  me. 

11  U  But  ye  ai'e  they  that  forsake  the 
Lord,  that  forget  my  holy  mountain,  that 
prepare  a  table  for  that  troop,  and  that  fur- 
nish the  drink-offering  unto  that  number. 

12  Therefore  will  I  number  you  to  the 
sword,  and  ye  shall  all  bow  down  to  the 
slaughter  :  because  when  I  called,  ye  did 
not  answer ;  when  I  spake,  ye  did  not 
hear;  but  did  evil  before  mine  eyes,  and 
did  choose  that  wherein  I  delighted  not. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Behold,  my  servants  shall  eat,  but  ye  shall 
be  hungry :  behold,  my  servants  shall 
drink,  but  ye  shall  be  thirsty:  behold,  my 
servants  shall  rejoice,  but  ye  shall  be 
ashamed : 

14  Behold,  my  servants  shall  sing  for  joy 
of  heart,  but  ye  shall  cry  for  sorrow  of 
heart,  and  shall  howl  for  vexation  of  spirit. 

15  And  ye  shall  leave  your  name  for  a 
curse  unto  my  chosen  :  for  the  Lord  God 
shall  slay  thee,  and  call  his  servants  by 
another  name : 

16  That  he  who  blesseth  himself  in  the 
earth,  shall  bless  himself  in  the  God  of 
truth ;  and  he  that  sweareth  in  the  earth, 
shall  swear  by  the  God  of  truth ;  because 
the  former  troubles  are  forgotten,  and  be- 
cause they  are  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

17  "H  For  behold,  I  create  new  heavens 
and  a  new  earth :  and  the  former  shall  not 
be  remembered,  nor  come  into  mind. 

18  But  be  ye  glad  and  rejoice  for  ever  in 
that  which  1  create :  for  behold,  I  create 
Jerusalem  a  rejoicing,  and  her  people  a 

joy- 

19  And  I  will  rejoice  in  Jerusalem,  and 
joy  in  my  people :  and  the  voice  of  weep- 
ing shall  be  no  more  heard  in  her,  nor  the 
voice  of  crying. 

20  There  shall  be  no  more  thence  an 
infant  of  days,  nor  an  old  man  that  hath 
not  filled  his  days :  for  the  child  shall  die 
an  hundred  years  old  :  but  the  sinner  being 
an  hundred  years  old  shall  be  accursed. 

21  And  they  shall  build  houses,  and  in- 
habit them ;  and  they  shall  plant  vineyards, 
and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

22  They   shall  not  build,    and  another 

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inhabit;  they  shall  not  plant,  and  another 
eat :  for  as  the  days  of  a  tree  arc  the  days 


of  my  people,  and  mine  elect  shall  long 
enjoy  the  work  of  their  hands. 

23  They  shall  not  labour  in  vain,  nor 
bring  forth  for  trouble;  for  they  are  the 
seed  of  the  blessed  of  the  Lord,  and  their 
offspring  with  them. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  beforo 
they  call,  I  will  answer;  and  while  they  are 
yet  speaking,  I  will  hear. 

25  The  wolf  and  the  lamb  shall  feed  to-' 
gether,  and  the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the 
bullock :  and  dust  shall  be  the  serpent's 
meat.  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in 
all  my  holy  mountain,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  LXVL 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  The  heaven  is 
my  throne,  and  the  earth  is  my  foot- 
stool :  where  is  the  house  that  ye  build 
unto  me  ?  and  where  is  the  place  of  my 
rest  ? 

2  For  all  those  things  hath  mine  hand 
made,  and  all  those  things  have  been,  saith 
the  Lord  :  but  to  this  man  will  I  look,  even 
to  hirii  that  is  poor  and  of  a  contrite  spirit, 
and  trembleth  at  my  word. 

3  He  that  killeth  an  ox  is  as  if  he  slew 
a  man  ;  he  that  sacrificeth  a  lamb,  as  if  he 
cut  off  a  dog's  neck ;  he  that  offereth  an 
oblation,  as  if  he  offered  swine's  blood  ;  he 
that  burneth  incense,  as  if  he  blessed  an 
idol.  Yea,  they  have  chosen  their  own 
ways,  and  their  soul  delighteth  in  their 
abominations. 

4  I  also  will  choose  their  delusions,  and 
will  bring  their  fears  upon  them  ;  because 
when  I  called,  none  did  answer;  when  1 
spake,  they  did  not  hear :  but  they  did  evil 
before  mine  eyes,  and  chose  that  in  which 
I  delighted  not. 

5  U  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  that 
tremble  at  his  word ;  Your  brethren  that 
hated  you,  that  cast  you  out  for  my  name's 
sake,  said.  Let  the  Lord  be  glorified :  but 
he  shall  appear  to  your  joy,  and  they  shall 
be  ashamed. 

6  A  voice  of  noise  from  the  city,  a  voice 
from  the  temple,  a  voice  of  the  Lord  that 
rendereth  recompense  to  his  enemies. 

7  H  Before  she  travailed,  she  brought 
forth ;  before  her  pain  came,  she  was  de- 
livered of  a  man  child. 

8  Who  hath  heard  such  a  thing?  who 
hath  seen  such  things  ?  shall  the  earth  bo 
made  to  bring  forth  in  one  day  ?  or  shall  a 
nation  be  born  at  once '?  for  as  soon  as  Zion 
travailed,  she  brought  forth  her  children. 

9  Shall  I  bring  to  tlie  birth,  and  not  cause 
to  bring  forth!  saith  the  Loud:  shall  1 
cause  to  bring  forth,  and  shut  the  tcomb  ? 
saith  thv  God. 

10  H  Rejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem,  and  be 
glad  with  iier,  all  ye  that  love  her :  rejoice 
for  joy  with  her,  all  ye  tliat  mourn  for  her : 

11  That  ye  may  suck,  and  be  satisfied 
with  the  breasts  of  her  consolations;  that 

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ye  may  milk  out,  and  be  delighted  with  the 
abundance  of  her  glory. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
will  extend  peace  to  her  like  a  river,  and 
the  glory  of  the  Gentiles  like  a  flowing 
stream :  then  shall  ye  suck,  ye  siiall  be 
borne  upon  her  sides,  and  be  dandled  upon 
licr  knees. 

13  As  one  whom  his  mother  comforteth, 
so  will  I  comfort  you  ;  and  ye  shall  be  com- 
forted in  Jerusalem. 

14  And  when  ye  seethis,  your  heart  shall 
rejoice,  and  your  bones  shall  flourish  like 
an  herb  :  and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  known  toward  his  servants,  and  his  in- 
dignation toward  his  enemies. 

1.5  If  For  behold,  the  Lord  v/ill  come 
with  fire,  and  with  his  chariots  like  a  whirl- 
wind, to  render  his  an2;er  with  fury,  and 
his  rebuke  with  flames  ot  fire. 

16  For  by  fire  and  by  his  sword  will  the 
Lord  plead  with  all  flesh :  and  the  slain  of 
the  Lord  shall  be  many. 

17  They  that  sanctify  themselves,  and 
purify  themselves  in  the  gardens  behind 
one  tree  in  the  midst,  eating  swine's  flesh, 
and  the  abomination,  and  the  mouse,  shall 
be  consumed  together,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  H  For  I  knoiv  their  works  and  their 
thoughts ;  it  shall  come,  that  I  will  gather 
all  nations  and  tongues;  and  they  shall 
come,  and  see  my  glory. 


my 
and 

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JEREMTAH.         His  message  against  Judah. 

19  And  I  will  set  a  sign  among  them,  and 
1  will  send  those  that  escape  of  them  unto 
the  nations,  to  Tarshish,  Pul,  and  Lud,  that 
draw  the  bow,  to  Tubal,  and  Javan,  to  the 
isles  afar  oft',  that  have  not  heard 
fame,  neither  have  seen  my  glory ; 
they  shall  declare  my  glory  among 
Gentiles. 

20  And  they  shall  bring  all  your 
thren  for  an  offering  unto  the  Lord,  out  o(" 
all  nations,  upon  horses,  and  in  chariots, 
and  in  litters,  and  upon  mules,  and  upon 
swift  beasts,  to  my  holy  mountain  Jerusa- 
lem, saith  the  Lord,  as  the  children  of  Is- 
rael bring  an  offering  in  a  clean  vessel  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord. 

21  And  I  will  also  take  of  them  for  priests 
and  for  Levites,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  For  as  the  new  heavens  and  the  new 
earth,  wiiich  I  will  make,  shall  remain  be- 
fore me,  saith  the  Lord,  so  shall  your  seed 
and  your  name  remain. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  from 
one  new  moon  to  another,  and  from  one 
sabbath  to  another,  shall  all  flesh  come  to 
worship  before  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

24  And  they  shall  go  forth,  and  look 
upon  the  carcasses  of  the  men  that  have 
transgressed  against  me  :  for  their  worm 
shall  not  die,  neither  shall  their  fire  be 
quenched ;  and  they  shall  be  an  abhorring 
unto  all  flesh. 


IT  The  Book  of  the  Prophet  JEREMIAH. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  words  of  Jeremiah  the  son  of  Hil- 
kiah,  of  the  priests  that  ivere  in  Ana- 
thoth  in  the  land  of  Benjamin  : 

2  To  whom  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  son  of  Amon  king 
of  Judah,  in  the  thirteenth  year  of  his 
reign. 

3  It  came  also  in  the  days  of  Jehoiakim 
the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  unto  the 
end  of  the  eleventh  year  of  Zedekiah  the 
son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  unto  the  car- 
rying away  of  Jerusalem  captive  in  the 
fifth  month. 

4  H  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

5  Before  I  formed  thee  in  the  belly  I 
knew  thee ;  and  before  thou  camest  forth 
out  of  the  womb  I  sanctified  thee,  and  I 
ordained  thee  a  prophet  unto  the  nations. 

6  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  !  behold,  I 
cannot  speak  :  for  I  am  a  child. 

7  But  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Say  not,  I 
am  a  child  :  for  thou  shalt  go  to  all  that  I 
shall  send  thee,  and  whatsoever  I  command 
thee  thou  shalt  speak. 

8  Be  not  afraid  of  their  faces  :  for  I  am 
with  thee  to  deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  Then  the  Lord  put  forth  his  hand, 
and  touched  mv  mouth.     And  the  Lord 


said  unto  me,  Behold,  I  have  put  my  words 
in  thy  mouth. 

10  See,  I  have  this  day  set  thee  over  the 
nations  and  over  the  kingdoms,  to  root  out, 
and  to  pull  down,  and  to  destroy,  and  to 
throw  down,  to  build,  and  to  plant. 

11  II  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying,  Jeremiah,  what 
seest  thou  ?  And  I  said,  I  see  a  rod  of  an 
almond-tree. 

12  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  Thou 
hast  well  seen :  for  I  will  hasten  my  word 
to  perform  it. 

13  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me  the  second  time,  saying.  What  seest 
thou?  And  I  said,  I  see  a  seething-pot; 
and  the  face   thereof  is  toward  the  north. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Out  of 
the  north  an  evil  shall  break  forth  upon  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  land. 

15  For  lo,  I  will  call  all  the  families  of 
the  kingdoms  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord; 
and  thej^  shall  come,  and  they  shall  -set 
every  one  his  throne  at  the  entering  of  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the 
walls  thereof  round  about,  and  against  all 
the  cities  of  Judah. 

16  And  I  will  utter  ray  judgments  against 
them  touching  all  their  wickedness,  who 
have  forsaken  me,  and  have  burned  incense 

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unto  other  gods,  and  worshipped  the  works 
of  tlieir  own  hands. 

17  H  Thou  therefore  gird  up  thy  loins, 
and  arise,  and  speak  unto  them  all  that  I 
command  thee  :  be  not  dismayed  at  their 
faces,  lest  I  confound  thee  before  them. 

18  For  behold,  I  have  made  thee  this 
day  a  defenced  city,  and  an  iron  pillar, 
and  brazen  walls  against  the  whole  land, 
against  the  kings  of  Judah,  against  the 
princes  thereof  against  the  priests  thereof, 
and  against  the  people  of  the  land. 

19  And  they  shall  tight  against  thee ; 
but  they  shall  not  prevail  against  thee  ;  for 
I  am  with  thee,  saith  the  Lord,  to  deliver 
thee. 

CHAP.  II. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the   Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Go,  and  cry  in  the  ears  of  Jerusalem, 
saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  I  remember 
thee,  the  kindness  of  th}^  youth,  the  love 
of  thine  espousals,  when  thou  wentest  after 
me  in  the  wilderness,  in  a  land  that  was  not 
sown. 

3  Israel  was  holiness  unto  the  Lord,  and 
the  first-fruits  of  his  increase :  all  that  de- 
vour him  shall  offend  ;   evil  shall  come  up 
on  them,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O 
house  of  Jacob,  and  all  the  families  of  the 
house  of  Israel : 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  What  iniquity 
have  your  fathers  found  in  me,  that  they 
are  gone  far  from  me,  and  have  walked 
after  vanity,  and  are  become  vain  ? 

6  Neither  said  they,  Where  is  the  Lord 
that  brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt,  that  led  us  through  the  wilderness, 
through  a  land  of  deserts  and  of  pits, 
through  a  land  of  drought,  and  of  the  sha- 
dow of  death,  through  a  land  that  no  man 
passed  through,  and  where  no  man 
dwelt? 

7  And  I  brought  you  into  a  plentiful 
country,  to  eat  the  fruit  thereof  and  the 
goodness  thereof;  but  when  ye  entered,  ye 
defiled  my  land,  and  made  mine  heritage 
an  abomination. 

8  The  priests  said  not,  Where  is  the 
Lord  1  and  they  that  handle  the  law  knew 
me  not:  the  pastors  also  transgressed 
against  me,  and  the  prophets  prophesied 
by  Baal,  and  walked  after  thi?igs  that  do 
not  profit. 

9  Wherefore  I  will  yet  plead  with  you, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  with  your  children's 
children  will  I  plead. 

10  For  pass  over  the  isles  of  Chittim, 
and  see ;  and  send  unto  Kedar,  and  con- 
sider diligently,  and  see  if  there  be  such  a 
thing. 

11  Hath  a  nation  changed  their  gods, 
which  are  3'et  no  gods?  but  my  people 
have  changed  their  glory  for  that  which 
doth  not  profit 


II.  with  the  Jews. 

and  be  horribly  afraid,  be  ye  very  desolate, 
saith  the  Lord. 

13  For  my  people  have  committed  two 
evils ;  they  have  forsaken  me  the  fountain 
of  living  waters,  and  hewed  them  out  cis- 
terns, broken  cisterns,  that  can  hold  no 
water. 

14  H  Is  Israel  a  servant?  is  he  a  home- 
born  slai'c  ?  why  is  he  spoiled  ? 

15  The  young  lions  roared  upon  him, 
and  yelled,  and  they  made  his  land  waste  : 
his  cities  are  burned  without  inhabitant. 

16  Also  the  children  of  Noph  and  Taha- 
phanes  have  broken  the  crown  of  thy  head. 

17  Hast  thou  not  procured  this  unto  thy- 
self, in  that  thou  hast  forsaken  the  Lord 
thy  God,  when  he  led  thee  by  the  way  ? 

18  H  And  now  what  hast  thou  to  do  in 
the  way  of  Egypt,  to  drink  the  waters  of 
Sihor  ?  or  what  hast  thou  to  do  in  the  way 
of  Assyria,  to  drink  the  waters  of  the  river? 

19  Thine  own  wickedness  shall  correct 
thee,  and  thy  backslidings  shall  reprove 
thee :  know  therefore  and  see  that  it  is  an 
evil  thing  and  bitter,  that  thou  hast  for- 
saken the  Lord  thy  God,  and  that  my  fear 
is  not  in  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

20  For  of  old  time  I  have  broken  thy 
yoke,  and  burst  thy  bands ;  and  thou 
saidst,  I  will  not  transgress;  when  upon 
every  high  hill  and  under  every  green  tree 
thou  wanderest,  playing  the  harlot. 

21  Yet  I  had  planted  thee  a  noble  vine, 
wholly  a  right  seed :  how  then  art  thou 
turned  into  the  degenerate  plant  of  a  strange 
vine  unto  me  ? 

22  For  though  thou  wash  thee  with  ni- 
tre, and  take  thee  much  soap,  yet  thine 
iniquity  is  marked  before  me,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

23  How  canst  thou  saj%  I  am  not  pol- 
luted, I  have  not  gone  after  Baalim  ?  see 
thy  way  in  the  valley,  know  what  tliou 
hast  done :  than  art  a  swift  dromedary 
traversing  her  ways ; 

24  A  wild  ass  used  to  the  wilderness, 
that  snufleth  up  the  wind  at  her  pleasure  ; 
in  her  occasion  who  can  turn  her  away  1 
all  they  that  seek  her  will  not  weary 
themselves ;  in  her  month  they  shall  find 
her. 

25  Withhold  "^^hy  foot  from  being  un- 
shod, and  thy  throat  from  thirst :  but  thou 
saidst.  There  is  no  hope  :  no  ;  for  I  have 
loved  strangers,  and  after  them  will  I  go. 

26  As  the  thief  is  ashamed  when  he  is 
found,  so  is  the  house  of  Israel  ashamed; 
tliey,  their  kings,  their  princes,  and  their 
priests,  and  their  prophets, 

27  Saying  to  a  stock.  Thou  a7-t  my  fa- 
ther ;  and  to  a  stone.  Thou  hast  brought 
me  forth  :  for  they  have  turned  their  back 
unto  me,  and  not  their  face :  but  in  the 
time  of  their  trouble  they  will  say,  Arise, 
and  save  us. 

28  But  where   are  thy  gods  that  thnu 


12  Be  astonished,  O  ye  heavens,  at  this, 'hast  made  thee  ?  let  them  arise,  if  they  can 

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GocVs  great  mercy  to  Judah. 


JEREMIAH. 


The  promises  of  the  Gospel 


save  thee  in  the  time  of  thy  trouble :  for 
according  to  the  number  of  thy  cities  are 
thy  gods,  O  Judah. 

29  Wherefore  will  ye  plead  with  me? 
ye  all  have  transgressed  against  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

30  In  vain  have  I  smitten  your  children ; 
they  received  no  correction :  your  own 
sword  hath  devoured  your  prophets,  like  a 
destioyuig  lion. 

31  O  generation,  see  ye  tiie  word  of  the 
Lord.  Have  I  been  a  wilderness  unto  Is- 
rael ?  a  land  of  darkness?  wherefore  say 
my  people,  We  are  lords ;  we  will  come  no 
more  unto  thee  ? 

32  Can  a  maid  forget  her  ornaments,  or 
a  bride  her  attire  ?  yet  my  people  have 
forgotten  me  days  without  number. 

33  Why  trimmest  thou  thy  way  to  seek 
love  ?  therefore  hast  thou  also  taught  the 
wicked  ones  thy  ways. 

34  Also  in  thy  skirts  is  found  the  blood 
of  the  souls  of  the  poor  innocents:  I  have 
not  found  it  by  secret  search,  but  upon  all 
these. 

35  H  Yet  thou  sayest,  Because  I  am  in- 
nocent, surely  his  anger  shall  turn  from  me. 
Behold,  I  will  plead  with  thee,  because 
thou  sayest,  I  have  not  sinned. 

36  Why  gaddest  thou  about  so  much  to 
cliange  thy  way  ?  thou  also  shalt  be  ashamed 
of  Egypt,  as  thou  wast  ashamed  of  Assyria. 

37  Yea,  thou  shalt  go  forth  from  him, 
and  thine  hands  upon  thine  head  :  for  the 
Lord  hath  rejected  thy  confidences,  and 
thou  shalt  not  prosper  in  them. 

CHAP.  IIL 

THEY  say,  If  a  man  put  away  his  wife, 
and  she  go  from  him,  and  become 
another  man's,  shall  he  return  unto  her 
again  ?  shall  not  that  land  be  greatly  pol- 
luted ?  but  thou  hast  played  the  harlot 
witli  many  lovers ;  yet  return  again  to  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

2  Lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  the  high 
places,  and  see  where  thou  hast  not  been 
lien  with.  In  the  ways  hast  thou  sat  for 
them,  as  the  Arabian  in  the  wilderness ; 
and  thou  hast  polluted  the  land  with  thy 
whoredoms,  and  with  thy  wickedness. 

3  Therefore  the  showers  have  been 
withholden,  and  there  hath  been  no  latter 
rain ;  and  thou  hadst  a  whore's  forehead, 
thou  refusedst  to  be  ashamed. 

4  Wilt  thou  not  from  this  time  cry  unto 
me.  My  father,  thou  art  the  guide  of  my 
youth  ? 

5  Will  he  reserve  Ids  anger  for  ever  ? 
will  he  keep  it  to  the  end  ?  Behold,  thou 
hast  spoken  and  done  evil  things  ^s  thou 
couldest. 

6  "H  The  Lord  said  also  unto  me  in  the 
days  of  Josiah  the  king,  Hast  thou  seen 
that  which  backsliding  Israel  hath  done  ? 
she  is  gone  up  upon  every  high  mountain, 
and  under  every  green  tree,  and  there  hath 
played  the  harlot. 


7  And  I  said  after  she  had  done  all  these 
things.  Turn  thou  unto  me.  But  she  re- 
turned not.  And  her  treacherous  sister 
Judah  saw  it. 

8  And  I  saw,  when  for  all  the  causes 
whereby  backsliding  Israel  committed 
adultery,  I  had  put  her  away,  and  given 
her  a  bill  of  divorce ;  yet  her  treacherous 
sister  Judah  feared  not,  but  went  and  play- 
ed the  harlot  also. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  through  the 
lightness  of  her  whoredom,  that  she  defiled 
the  land,  and  committed  adultery  with 
stones  and  with  stocks. 

10  And  yet  for  all  this  her  treacherous 
sister  Judah  hath  not  turned  unto  me  with 
her  whole  heart,  but  feignedly,  saith  the 
Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  The 
backsliding  Israel  hath  justified  herself 
more  than  treacherous  Judah. 

12  II  Go  and  proclaim  these  words  to- 
ward the  north,  and  say.  Return,  thou 
backsliding  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I 
will  not  cause  mine  anger  to  fall  upon  you  : 
for  I  am.  merciful,  saith  the  Lord,  and  1 
will  not  keep  anger  for  ever. 

13  Onl}^  acknowledge  thine  iniquity, 
that  thou  hast  transgressed  against  the 
Lord  thy  God,  and  hast  scattered  thy 
ways  to  the  strangers  under  every  green 
tree,  and  ye  have  not  obeyed  my  voice, 
saith  the  Lord. 

14  Turn,  O  backsliding  children,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  for  I  am  married  unto  you  :  and 
I  will  take  you  one  of  a  cit}^,  and  two  of  a 
family,  and  I  will  bring  you  to  Zion  : 

15  And  I  will  give  you  pastors  according 
to  mine  heart,  which  shall  feed  you  with 
knowledge  and  understanding. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye 
be  multiplied  and  increased  in  the  land,  in 
those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  they  shall  say 
no  more.  The  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
Lord  :  neither  shall  it  come  to  mind ; 
neither  shall  they  remember  it;  neither 
shall  they  visit  it;  neither  shall  that  be 
done  any  more. 

17  At  that  time  they  shall  call  Jerusalem 
the  throne  of  the  Lord  ;  and  all  the  nations 
shall  be  gathered  unto  it,  to  the  name  of 
the  Lord,  to  Jerusalem  :  neither  shall  they 
walk  any  more  after  the  imagination  of 
their  evil  heart. 

18  In  those  days  the  house  of  Judah 
shall  walk  with  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
they  shall  come  together  out  of  the  land  of 
the  north  to  the  land  that  I  have  given  for 
an  inheritance  imto  your  fathers. 

19  But  I  said,  How  shall  I  put  thee 
among  the  children,  and  give  thee  a  plea- 
sant land,  a  goodlj'  heritage  of  the  hosts 
of  nations?  and  I  said.  Thou  shalt  call  me, 
My  father  ;  and  shalt  not  turn  away  from 
me. 

20  If  Surely  as  a  \vife  treacherously  de- 
parteth  from  her  husband,  so  have  ye  dealt 

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treacherously  with  me,  O  house  of  Israel, 
sailh  the  Lord. 

21  A  voice  was  heard  upon  the  high 
places,  weeping  and  supplications  of  the 
children  of  Israel :  for  they  have  perverted 
their  way,  and  they  have  forgotten  the 
Lord  their  God. 

22  Return,  ye  backsliding  children,  and 
I  will  heal  your  backslidings.  Behold,  we 
come  unto  thee ;  for  thou  art  the  Lord  our 
God. 

23  Truly  in  vain  is  salvation  hoped  for 
from  the  hills,  and  from  the  multitude  of 
mountains :  truly  in  the  Lord  our  God  is 
the  salvation  of  Israel. 

24  For  shame  hath  devoured  the  labour 
of  our  fathers  from  our  youth  ;  their  flocks 
and  their  herds,  their  sons  and  their  daugh- 
ters. 

25  We  lie  down  in  our  shame,  and  our 
confusion  covereth  us  :  for  we  have  sinned 
against  the  Lord  our  God,  we  and  our  fa- 
thers, from  our  youth  even  unto  this  day, 
and  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
our  God. 

CHAP.  IV. 

IF  thou  wilt  return,  O  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord,  return  unto  me  :  and  if  thou  wilt 
put  away  thine  abominations  out  of  my 
sight,  then  shalt  thou  not  remove. 

2  And  thou  shalt  swear,  The  Lord  liveth, 
in  truth,  in  judgment,  and  in  righteousness ; 
and  the  nations  shall  bless  themselves  in 
him,  and  in  him  shall  they  glory. 

3  U  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  to  the  men 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  Break  up  your 
ikllow  ground,  and  sow  not  among  thorns. 

4  Circumcise  yourselves  to  the  Lord, 
and  take  away  the  foreskins  of  j'our  heart, 
ye  men  of  Judah  and  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem ;  lest  mj-  fury  come  forth  like  fire, 
and  burn  that  none  can  quench  it,  because 
of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 

5  Declare  ye  in  Judah,  and  publish  in 
Jerusalem  :  and  say.  Blow  ye  the  trumpet 
in  the  land  :  cry.  Gather  together,  and  say, 
Assemble  yourselves,  and  let  us  go  into  the 
defenced  cities. 

6  Set  up  the  standard  toward  Zion  :  re- 
tire, stay  not :  for  I  will  bring  evil  from  the 
north,  and  a  great  destruction. 

7  The  lion  is  come  up  from  his  thicket, 
and  the  destroyer  of  the  Gentiles  is  on  his 
way ;  he  is  gone  forth  from  his  place  to 
make  thy  land  desolate  ;  and  thy  cities 
shall  be  laid  waste,  without  an  inhabitant. 

S  For  this  gird  you  with  sackcloth,  la- 
ment and  howl  :  for  the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord  is  not  turned  back  from  us. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  the  heart  of  the  king 
shall  perish,  and  the  heart  of  the  princes  ; 
and  the  priests  shall  be  astonished,  and 
the  prophets  shall  wonder. 

10  Then  said  I,  Ah,  Lord  God  !  surely 
tliou  hast  greatly  deceived  this  people  and 
Jerusalem,  saying.  Ye  shall  have  peace; 


IV.  Lamentation  over  Judah. 

whereas  the  sword  reacheth  unto  the  soul. 

11  At  that  time  shall  it  be  said  to  this 
people  and  to  Jerusalem,  A  dry  wind  of 
the  high  places  in  the  wilderness  toward 
the  daughter  of  my  people,  not  to  fan,  nor 
to  cleanse, 

12  Even  a  full  wind  from  those  places 
shall  come  unto  me  :  now  also  will  I  give 
sentence  against  them. 

13  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  as  clouds, 
and  his  chariots  shall  be  as  a  whirlwind  : 
his  horses  are  swifter  than  eagles.  Wo 
unto  us  !  for  we  are  spoiled. 

14  O  Jerusalem,  wash  thine  heart  from 
wickedness,  that  thou  may  est  be  saved. 
How  long  shall  thy  vain  thoughts  lodge 
within  thee  ? 

15  For  a  voice  declareth  from  Dan,  and 
publisheth  affliction  from  mount  Ephraim. 

16  Make  ye  mention  to  the  nations ; 
behold,  publish  against  Jerusalem,  that 
watchers  come  from  a  far  country,  and  give 
out  their  voice  against  the  cities  of  Judah. 

17  As  keepers  of  a  field,  are  they  against 
her  round  about ;  because  she  hath  been 
rebellious  against  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

IS  Thy  way  and  thy  doings  have  pro- 
cured these  things  unto  thee ;  this  is  thy 
wickedness,  because  it  is  bitter,  because  it 
reacheth  unto  thine  heart. 

19  H  My  bowels,  my  bowels  !  I  am  pain- 
ed at  my  very  heart ;  my  heart  maketh  a 
noise  in  me  ;  I  cannot  hold  my  peace,  be- 
cause thou  hast  heard,  O  my  soul,  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet,  the  alarm  of  war. 

20  Destruction  upon  destruction  is  cried ; 
for  the  whole  land  is  spoiled  :  suddenly 
are  my  tents  spoiled,  and  my  curtains  in  a 
moment. 

21  How  long  shall  I  see  the  standard, 
and  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet? 

22  For  my  people  is  foolish,  they  have 
not  known  me ;  they  arc  sottish  children, 
and  they  have  none  understanding ;  they 
arc  wise  to  do  evil,  but  to  do  good  they 
have  no  knowledge. 

23  I  beheld  the  earth,  and  lo,  it  7oas 
without  form,  and  void;  and  the  heavens, 
and  they  had  no  light. 

24  I  beheld  the  mountains,  and  lo,  they 
trembled,  and  all  the  hills  moved  lightly. 

25  I  beheld,  and  lo,  there  was  no  man, 
and  all  the  birds  of  the  heavens  were  fled. 

26  I  beheld,  and  lo,  the  fruitful  place  ?/;os 
a  wilderness,  and  all  the  cities  thereof  were 
broken  down  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 
cmd  by  his  fierce  anger. 

27  JFor  thus  hath  the  Lord  said.  The 
whole  land  shall  be  desolate  ;  yet  will  I  not 
make  a  full  end. 

28  For  this  shall  the  earth  mourn,  and 
the  heavens  above  be  black  :  because  I 
have  spoken  it,  I  have  [)urposed  it,  and 
will  not  repent,  neither  will  I  turn  back 
from  it. 

29  The  whole  city  shall  flee  for  the  noise 
of  the  horsemen  and  bowmen ;  they  shall 

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God's  judgments  on  the  Jews 
go  into  thickets,  and  climb  up  upon  the 
rocks :  every  city  shall  he  forsaken,  and  not 
a  man  dwell  therein. 

30  And  when  thou  art  spoiled,  what  wilt 
thou  do  ?  Though  thou  clothest  thyself 
with  crimson,  though  thou  deckest  thee 
with  ornaments  of  gold,  though  thou  rent- 
€St  thy  face  with  painting,  in  vain  shalt 
thou  make  thyself  fair  :  thy  lovers  will  de- 
spise thee,  they  will  seek  thy  life. 

31  For  I  have  heard  a  voice  as  of  a 
woman  in  travail,  and  the  anguish  as  of 
her  that  bringeth  forth  her  tirst  child,  the 
voice  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  that  be- 
waileth  herself,  that  spreadeth  her  hands, 
saying,  Wo  /i-  me  now !  for  my  soul  is 
wearied  because  of  murderers. 

CHAP.  V. 
'  UN  ye  to  and  fro  through  the  streets 
of  Jerusalem,  and  see  now,  and  know, 
and  seek  in  the  broad  places  thereof,  if  ye 
can  find  a  man,  if  there  be  any  that  exe- 
cuteth  judgment,  that  seeketh  the  truth ; 
and  I  will  pardon  it. 

2  And  though  they  sa)^  The  Lord  liveth  ; 
surely  they  swear  falsely. 

3  O  Lord,  are  not  thine  eyes  upon  the 
truth  ?  thou  hast  stricken  them,  but  they 
have  not  grieved  ;  thou  hast  consumed 
them,  but  they  have  refused  to  receive 
correction :  they  have  made  their  faces 
harder  than  a  rock ;  they  have  refused  to 
return, 

4  Therefore  I  said,  Surely  these  are 
poor  ;  they  are  foolish  :  for  they  know  not 
the  way  of  the  Lord,  nor  the  judgment  of 
their  God. 

5  I  will  get  me  unto  the  great  men,  and 
will  speak  unto  them  ;  for  they  have  known 
the  way  of  the  Lord,  and  the  judgment 
of  their  God  :  but  these  have  altogether 
broken  the  yoke,  and  burst  the  bonds. 

6  Wherefore  a  lion  out  of  the  forest  shall 
slay  them,  and  a  wolf  of  the  evenings  shall 
spoil  them,  a  leopard  shall  watch  over  their 
cities  :  every  one  that  goeth  out  thence 
shall  be  torn  in  pieces :  because  their  trans- 
gressions are  many,  a7id  their  backslidings 
are  increased. 

7  IT  How  shall  I  pardon  thee  for  this  ? 
thy  children  have  forsaken  me,  and  sworn 
by  them  that  are  no  gods  :  when  I  had  fed 
them  to  the  full,  they  then  committed  adul- 
tery, and  assembled  themselves  by  troops 
in  the  harlots'  houses. 

8  They  were  as  fed  horses  in  the  morn- 
ing: every  one  neighed  after  his  neigh- 
bour's wife. 

9  Shall  I  not  visit  for  these  things?  saith 
the  Lord  :  and  shall  not  my  soul  be  avenged 
on  such  a  nation  as  this? 

10  11  Go  ye  up  upon  her  walls,  and  de- 
stroy ;  but  make  not  a  full  end  ;  take  away 
her  battlements;  for  they  «/-c  not  the  Lord's. 

11  For  the  house  of  Israel  and  the  house 
of  Judah  have  dealt  very  treacherously 
against  me,  saith  the  Lord, 


JEREMIAH,      for  their  manifold  corruptions. 

12  They  have  belied  the  Lord,  and  said, 
It  is  not  he ;  neither  shall  evil  come  upon 
us  ;  neither  shall  we  see  sword  nor  famine  : 

13  And  the  prophets  shall  become  wind, 
and  the  word  is  not  in  them :  thus  shall  it 
be  done  unto  them. 

14  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  Because  ye  speak  this  word,  Be- 
hold, 1  will  make  my  words  in  thy  mouth 
fire,  and  this  people  wood,  and  it  shall  de- 
vour them. 

15  II  Lo,  I  will  bring  a  nation  upon  you 
from  far,  O  house  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  : 
it  25  a  mighty  nation,  it  is  an  ancient  na- 
tion, a  nation  whose  language  thou  knowest 
not,  neither  understandest  what  they  say. 

16  Their  quiver  is  as  an  open  sepulchre, 
they  arc  all  mighty  men. 

17  And  they  shall  eat  up  thine  harvest, 
and  thy  bread,  zchich  thy  sons  and  thy 
daughters  should  eat:  they  shall  eat  up  thy 
flocks  and  thine  herds :  they  shall  eat  up 
thy  vines  and  thy  fig-trees:  they  shall  im- 
poverish thy  fenced  cities,  wherein  thou 
trustedst  with  the  sword. 

IS  Nevertheless  in  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord,  I  will  not  make  a  full  end  with  you. 

19  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  ye 
shall  say.  Wherefore  doeth  the  Lord  our 
God  all  these  things  unto  us  ?  then  shalt 
thou  answer  them,  Like  as  ye  have  forsaken 
me,  and  served  strange  gods  in  your  land, 
so  shall  ye  serve  strangers  in  a  land  that  is 
not  yours. 

20  *1I  Declare  this  in  the  house  of  Jacob, 
and  publish  it  in  Judah,  saying, 

21  Hear  now  this,  O  foolish  people,  and 
without  understanding ;  which  have  eyes, 
and  see  not ;  which  have  ears,  and  hear  not : 

22  Fear  ye  not  me  ?  saith  the  Lord  : 
v.'ill  ye  not  tremble  at  my  presence,  which 
have  placed  the  sand  for  the  bound  of  the 
sea  by  a  perpetual  decree,  that  it  cannot 
pass  it :  and  though  the  waves  thereof  toss 
themselves,  yet  can  they  not  prevail ; 
though  they  roar,  yet  can  they  not  pass 
over  it? 

23  But  this  people  hath  a  revolting  and 
a  rebellious  heart ;  they  are  revolted  and 
gone. 

24  Neither  say  they  in  their  heart,  Let 
us  now  iear  the  Lord  our  God,  that  giveth 
rain,  both  the  former  and  the  latter,  in  his 
season  :  he  reserveth  unto  us  the  appointed 
weeks  of  the  harvest. 

25  Your  iniquities  have  turned  away 
these  things,  and 30ur  sins  have  witliholden 
good  things  from  you. 

26  For  among  my  people  are  found 
wicked  men :  they  lay  wait,  as  he  that  set- 
teth  snares;  they  set  a -trap,  they  catch 
men. 

27  As  a  cage  is  full  of  birds,  so  arc  their 
houses  full  of  deceit :  tlierefore  they  are 
become  great,  and  waxen  ricli. 

28  They  are  waxen  fat,  they  shine :  yea, 
they  overpass  the  deeds  of  the  wicked: 

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Their  enemies  encouraged.  CHAP 

they  judge  not  the  cause,  the  cause  of  the 
fatherless,  yet  they  prosper ;  and  the  right 
of  the  needy  do  they  not  judge. 

29  Shall  i  not  visit  for  these  things  ?  saith 
the  Lord  :  shall  not  my  soul  be  avenged 
on  such  a  nation  as  this  1 

30  H  A  wonderful  and  horrible  thing  is 
committed  in  the  land  ; 

31  The  prophets  prophesy  falsely,  and 
the  priests  bear  rule  by  their  means ;  and 
my  people  love  to  have  it  so :  and  what 
will  ye  do  in  the  end  thereof? 

CHAP.  VI. 

OYE  children  of  Benjamin,  gather 
yourselves  to  flee  out  of  the  midst  of 
Jerusalem,  and  blow  the  trumpet  in  Tekoa, 
and  set  up  a  sign  of  fire  in  Beth-haccerem : 
for  evil  appeareth  out  of  the  north,  and 
great  destruction. 

2  I  have  likened  the  daughter  of  Zion 
to  a  comely  and  delicate  tooman. 

3  The  shepherds  with  their  flocks  shall 
come  unto  her  ;  they  shall  pitch  their  tents 
against  her  round  about;  they  shall  feed 
every  one  in  his  place. 

4  Prepare  ye  war  against  her ;  arise,  and 
let  us  go  up  at  noon.  Wo  unto  us  !  for  the 
day  goeth  away,  for  the  shadows  of  the 
evening  are  stretched  out. 

5  Arise,  and  let  us  go  by  night,  and  let 
us  destroy  her  palaces. 

6  U  For  thus  hath  the  Lord  of  hosts  said. 
Hew  ye  down  trees,  and  cast  a  mount 
against  Jerusalem :  this  is  the  city  to  be 
visited ;  she  is  wholly  oppression  in  the 
midst  of  her. 

7  As  a  fountain  casteth  out  her  waters, 
so  she  casteth  out  her  wickedness :  violence 
and  spoil  is  heard  in  her ;  before  me  con- 
tinually is  grief  and  wounds. 

8  Be  thou  instructed,  O  Jerusalem,  lest 
my  soul  depart  from  thee ;  lest  I  make  thee 
desolate,  a  land  not  inhabited. 

9  II  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  They 
shall  thoroughly  glean  the  remnant  of  Israel 
as  a  vine :  turn  back  thine  hand  as  a  grape- 
gatherer  into  the  baskets. 

10  To  whom  shall  I  speak,  and  give 
warning,  that  they  may  hear  ?  Behold,  their 
ear  is  uncircumcised,  and  they  cannot 
hearken :  behold,  the  word  of  the  Lord  is 
unto  them  a  reproach ;  they  have  no  de- 
light in  it. 

11  Therefore  I  am  full  of  the  fury  of  the 
Lord  ;  I  am  weary  with  holding  in  :  I  will 
pour  it  out  upon  the  children  abroad,  and 
upon  the  assembly  of  young  men  together  : 
for  even  the  husband  with  the  wife  shall  be 
taken,  the  aged  with  him  that  is  full  of  days. 

12  And  their  houses  shall  be  turned  unto 
others,  with  their  fields  and  wives  together : 
for  I  will  stretch  out  my  hand  upon  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  For  from  the  least  of  them  even  unto 
the  greatest  of  them  every  one  is  given  to 
covetousness ;  and  from  the  prophet  even 
unto  the  priest  every  one  dealeth  falsely. 


VI.  Godh  wrath  proclaimed. 

14  They  have  healed  also  the  hurt  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  slightly,  saying, 
Peace,  peace  ;  when  there  is  no  peace. 

15  Were  they  ashamed  when  they  had 
committed  abomination  1  nay,  they  were 
not  at  all  ashamed,  neither  could  they  blush ; 
therefore  they  shall  fall  among  them  that 
fall:  at  the  time  that  I  visit  them  they 
shall  be  cast  down,  saith  the  Lord. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Stand  ye  in  the 
ways,  and  see,  and  ask  for  the  old  paths, 
where  is  the  good  way,  and  walk  therein, 
and  ye  shall  find  rest  for  your  souls.  But 
they  said.  We  will  not  walk  therein. 

17  Also  I  set  watchmen  over  you,  saying. 
Hearken  to  the  sound  of  the  trumpet.  But 
they  said,  We  will  not  hearken. 

18  H  Therefore  hear,  ye  nations,  and 
know,  O  congregation,  what  is  among 
them. 

19  Hear,  O  earth :  Behold,  I  will  bring 
evil  upon  this  people,  even  the  fruit  of  their 
thoughts,  because  they  have  not  hearkened 
unto  mv  words,  nor  to  my  law,  but  rejected 
it. 

20  To  what  purpose  cometh  there  to  me 
incense  from  Sheba,  and  the  sweet  cane 
from  a  far  country  1  your  burnt-offerings 
are  not  acceptable,  nor  your  sacrifices 
sweet  unto  me. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  lay  stumbling-blocks  before  this 
people,  and  the  fathers  and  the  sons  toge- 
ther shall  fall  upon  them ;  the  neighbour 
and  his  friend  shall  perish. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  a  peo- 
ple cometh  from  the  north  country,  and  a 
great  nation  shall  be  raised  from  the  sides 
of  the  earth. 

23  They  shall  lay  hold  on  bow  and  spear ; 
they  are  cruel,  and  have  no  mercy ;  their 
voice  roareth  like  the  sea ;  and  they  ride 
upon  horses,  set  in  array  as  men  for  war 
against  thee,  O  daughter  of  Zion. 

24  We  have  heard  the  fame  thereof:  our 
hands  wax  feeble  :  anguish  hath  taken  hold 
of  us,  and  pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  travail. 

25  Go  not  forth  into  the  field,  nor  walk 
by  the  way ;  for  the  sword  of  the  enemy 
and  fear  is  on  every  side. 

26  H  O  daughter  of  my  people,  gird  thee 
with  sackcloth,  and  wallow  thyself  in  ashes  : 
make  thee  mourning,  as  for  an  only  son, 
most  bitter  lamentation :  for  the  spoiler  shall 
suddenly  come  upon  us. 

27  I  have  set  thee  for  a  tower  and  a  for- 
tress among  my  people,  that  thou  mayest 
know  and  try  their  way. 

28  They  are  all  grievous  revolters,  walk- 
ing with  slanders  :  they  are  brass  and  iron ; 
they  are  all  corrupters. 

29  The  bellows  are  burned,  the  lead  is 
consumed  of  the  fire  ;  the  founder  melteth 
in  vain :  for  the  wicked  are  not  plucked 


away. 

30  Reprobate  silver  shall  men  call  them, 
because  the  Lord  hath  rejected  them. 
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Exhortation  to  repentance. 


JEREMIAH. 


Idolatry  threatened. 


CHAP.  VII. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from 
the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Stand  in  the  gate  of  the  Lord's  house, 
and  proclaim  there  this  word,  and  say, 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  of  Ju- 
dah,  that  enter  in  at  these  gates  to  worship 
the  Lord. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel,  Amend  your  ways  and  your  do- 
ings, and  I  will  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this 
place. 

4  Trust  ye  not  in  lying  words,  saying, 
The  temple  of  the  Lord,  The  temple  of 
the  Lord,  The  temple  of  the  Lord,  are 
these. 

5  For  if  ye  thoroughly  amend  your  waj^s 
and  your  doings  :  if  ye  throughly  execute 
judgment  between  a  man  and  his  neigh- 
bour ; 

6  If  je  oppress  not  the  stranger,  the  fa- 
therless, and  the  widow,  and  shed  not  in- 
nocent blood  in  this  place,  neither  walk 
after  other  gods  to  your  hurt ; 

7  Then  will  I  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this 
place,  in  the  land  that  I  gave  to  your  fa- 
thers, for  ever  and  ever. 

8  H  Behold,  ye  trust  in  lying  words,  that 
cannot  profit. 

9  Will  ye  steal,  murder,  and  commit 
adultery,  and  swear  falsely,  and  burn  in- 
cense unto  Baal,  and  walk  after  other  gods 
whom  ye  know  not ; 

10  And  come  and  stand  before  me  in 
this  house,  which  is  called  by  my  name, 
and  say,  We  are  delivered  to  do  all  these 
abominations  ? 

11  Is  this  house,  which  is  called  by  my 
name,  become  a  den  of  robbers  in  your 
eyes?  Behold,  even  I  have  seen  it,  saith 
the  Lord. 

12  But  go  ye  now  unto  my  place  which 
was  in  Shiloh,  where  I  set  my  name  at  the 
first,  and  see  what  I  did  to  it  for  the  wick- 
edness of  my  people  Israel. 

13  And  now,  because  ye  have  done  all 
these  works,  saith  the  Lord,  and  I  spake 
unto  you,  rising  up  early  and  speaking, 
but  ye  heard  not ;  and  I  called  you,  but  ye 
answered  not  ; 

14  Therefore  will  I  do  unto  this  house, 
which  is  called  by  my  name,  wherein  ye 
trust,  and  unto  the  place  which  I  gave  to 
vou  and  to  your  fathers,  as  I  have  done  to 
Shiloh. 

15  And  I  will  cast  you  out  of  my  sight, 
as  I  have  cast  out  all  your  brethren,  even 
the  whole  seed  of  Ephraim. 

16  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for  this  peo- 
ple, neither  lift  up  cry  nor  prayer  for  them, 
neither  make  intercession  to  me :  for  I  will 
not  hear  thee. 

17  H  Seest  thou  not  what  they  do  in  the 
cities  of  Judah  and  in  the  streets  of  Jeru- 
salem ? 

18  The  children  gather  wood,  and  the 
fathers    kindle    the   fire,    and   the   women 


knead  their  dough,  to  make  cakes  to  the 
queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out  drink- 
oflerings  unto  other  gods,  that  they  may 
provoke  me  to  anger. 

19  Do  they  provoke  me  to  ai}ger?  saith 
the  Lord  :  do  they  not  provoke  themselves 
to  the  confusion  of  their  own  faces  ? 

20  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  mine  anger  and  my  fury  shall  be 
poured  out  upon  this  place,  upon  man,  and 
upon  beast,  and  upon  the  trees  of  the  field, 
and  upon  the  fruit  of  the  ground ;  and  it 
shall  burn,  and  shall  not  be  quenched. 

21  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Put  your  burnt-offerings 
unto  your  sacrifices,  and  eat  flesh. 

22  For  I  spake  not  unto  your  fathers, 
nor  commanded  them  in  the  day  that  I 
brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
concerning  burnt-offerings  or  sacrifices  : 

23  But  this  thing  commanded  I  them, 
saying,  Obey  my  voice,  and  I  will  be  your 
God,  and  ye  shall  be  my  people  :  and  walk 
ye  in  all  the  ways  that  I  have  commanded 
you,  that  it  may  be  well  unto  you. 

24  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined 
their  ear,  but  walked  in  the  counsels  and  in 
the  imagination  of  their  evil  heart,  and 
went  backward,  and  not  forward. 

25  Since  the  day  that  j^our  fathers  came 
forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this 
day  I  have  even  sent  unto  you  all  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  daily  rising  up  early 
and  sending  them  : 

26  Yet  they  hearkened  not  unto  me,  nor 
inclined  their  ear,  but  hardened  their  neck  : 
they  did  worse  than  their  fathers. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak  all  these 
words  unto  them  ;  but  they  will  not  heark- 
en to  thee  :  thou  shalt  also  call  unto  them  ; 
but  they  will  not  answer  thee. 

28  But  thou  shalt  say  unto  them.  This 
is  a  nation  that  obeyeth  not  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  their  God,  nor  receiveth  correc- 
tion :  truth  is  perished,  and  is  cut  off"  from 
their  mouth. 

29  M  Cut  off"  thine  hair,  O  Jerusalem, 
and  cast  it  away,  and  take  up  a  lamenta- 
tion on  high  places ;  for  the  Lord  hath,  re- 
jected and  forsaken  the  generation  of  his 
wrath. 

30  For  the  children  of  Judah  have  done 
evil  in  my  sight,  saith  the  Lord  :  they  have 
set  their  abominations  in  the  house  which  is 
called  by  my  name,  to  pollute  it. 

31  And  they  have  built  the  high  places 
of  Tophet,  which  is  in  the  valley  of  the 
son  of  Hirmom,  to  burn  their  sons  and 
their  daughters  in  the  fire ;  which  I  com- 
manded them  not,  neither  came  it  into  my 
heart. 

32  IT  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  it  shall  no  more  be 
called  Tophet,  nor  The  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hinnom,  but  The  valley  of  Slaughter:  for 
they  shall  bury  in  Tophet,  till  there  be  no 
place. 

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The  calamity  of  the  Jetcs.         CHAP.  VIII,  IX 

33  And  the  carcasses  of  this  people  shall 
be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and 
for  the  beasts  of  the  earth;  and  none  shall 
fray  them  away. 

34  Then  will  1  cause  to  cease  from  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  from  the  streets  of 
Jerusalem,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and  the 
voice  of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bride- 
groom, and  the  voice  of  the  bride  :  for  the 
land  shall  be  desolate. 

CHAP.  VIII. 
T  that  time,  saith  the  Lord,  they 
shall  bring  out  the  bones  of  the  kings 
of  Judah,  and  the  bones  of  his  princes,  and 
the  bones  of  the  priests,  and  the  bones  of 
the  prophets,  and  the  bones  of  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem,  out  of  their  graves : 

2  And  they  shall  spread  them  before  the 
sun,  and  the  moon,  and  all  the  host  of 
heaven,  whom  they  have  loved,  and  whom 
they  have  served,  and  after  whom  they 
have  walked,  and  whom  they  have  sought, 
and  whom  they  have  worshipped :  they 
shall  not  be  gathered,  nor  be  buried ;  they 
shall  be  for  dung  upon  the  face  of  the 
earth. 

3  And  death  shall  be  chosen  rather  than 
life  by  all  the  residue  of  them  that  remain 
of  this  evil  family,  which  remain  in  all  the 
places  whither  I  have  driven  them,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  H  Moreover,  thou  shalt  say  unto  them, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Shall  they  fall,  and 
not  arise  ?  shall  he  turn  away,  and  not 
return  ? 

5  Why  then  is  this  people  of  Jerusalem 
slidden  back  by  a  perpetual  backsliding? 
they  hold  fast  deceit,  they  refuse  to  return. 

6  I  hearkened  and  heard,  hut  they  spake 
not  aright :  no  man  repented  him  of  his 
wickedness,  saying,  VVhat  have  I  done  ? 
every  one  turned  to  his  course,  as  the  horse 
rusheth  into  the  battle. 

7  Yea,  the  stork  in  the  heaven  knoweth 
her  appointed  times ;  and  the  turtle,  and 
the  crane,  and  the  swallow,  observe  the 
time  of  their  coming ;  but  my  people  know 
not  the  judgment  of  the  Lord. 

8  How  do  ye  saj',  We  arc  wise,  and  the 
law  of  the  Lord  is  with  us?  Lo,  cer- 
tainly in  vain  made  he  it;  the  pen  of  the 
scribes  is  in  vain. 

.  9  The  wise  men  are  ashamed,  they  are 
dismayed  and  taken :  lo,  they  have  re- 
jected the  word  of  the  Lord  ;  and  what 
wisdom  is  in  them  1 

10  Therefore  will  I  give  their  wives 
unto  others,  and  their  fields  to  them  that 
shall  inherit  them  :  for  every  one  from  the 
least  even  unto  the  greatest  is  given  to 
covetousness,  from  the  prophet  even  unto 
the  priest  every  one  dealeth  falsely. 

11  For  they  have  healed  the  hurt  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  slightly,  saying, 
Peace,  peace ;  when  there  is  no  jjeace. 

12  Were  they  ashamed  when  they  had 
committed   abomination?  nay?  they  were 

70 


Their  judgment  shewed. 
not  at  all  ashamed,  neither  could  they 
blush:  therefore  shall  they  f^ill  among 
them  that  fall :  in  the  time  of  their  visita- 
tion they  shall  be  cast  down,  saith  the 
Lord. 

13  II  I  will  surely  consume  them,  saith 
the  Lord  :  there  shall  be  no  grapes  on  the 
vine,  nor  figs  on  the  fig-tree,  and  the  leaf 
shall  fade ;  and  the  things  that  I  have  given 
them  shall  pass  away  from  them. 

14  Why  do  we  sit  still  ?  assemble  your- 
selves, and  let  us  enter  into  the  defenced 
cities,  and  let  us  be  silent  there :  for  the 
Lord  our  God  hath  put  us  to  silence,  and 
given  us  water  of  gall  to  drink,  because  we 
have  sinned  against  the  Lord. 

15  We  looked  for  peace,  but  no  good 
came  ;  and  for  a  time  of  health,  and  behold, 
trouble ! 

16  The  snorting  of  his  horses  was  heard 
from  Dan  :  the  whole  land  trembled  at  the 
sound  of  the  neighing  of  his  strong  ones ; 
for  they  are  come,  and  have  devoured  the 
land,  and  all  that  is  in  it ;  the  city,  and 
those  that  dwell  therein. 

17  For  behold,  I  will  send  serpents, 
cockatrices,  among  you,  which  loill  not  be 
charmed,  and  they  shall  bite  you,  saith  the 
Lord. 

18  II  When  I  would  comfort  myself 
against  sorrow,  my  heart  is  faint  in  me. 

19  Behold  the  voice  of  the  cry  of  the 
daughter  of  my  people  because  of  them 
that  dwell  in  a  far  country :  Is  not  the 
Lord  in  Zion?  is  not  her  King  in  her? 
Why  have  they  provoked  me  to  anger  with 
their  graven  images,  and  with  strange 
vanities  ? 

20  The  harvest  is  past,  the  summer  is 
ended,  and  we  are  not  saved. 

21  For  the  hurt  of  the  daughter  of  my 
people  am  I  hurt ;  I  am  black ;  astonish- 
ment hath  taken  hold  on  me. 

22  Is  there  no  balm  in  Gilead ;  is  there 
no  physician  there  ?  \\\\y  tlien  is  not  the 
health  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  reco- 
vered ? 

CHAP.  IX. 

OH  that  my  head  were  waters,  and 
mine  ej^es  a  fountain  of  tears,  that  I 
might  weep  day  and  night  for  the  slain  of 
the  daughter  of  mjr  people  ! 

2  Oh  that  I  had  in  the  wilderness  a 
lodging-place  of  way-faring  men  ;  that  I 
might  leave  my  people,  and  go  from  them  ! 
for  they  be  all  adulterers,  an  assembly  of 
treacherous  men. 

3  And  they  bend  their  tongues  lihc  their 
bow  for  lies":  but  they  are  not  valiant  for 
the  truth  upon  the  earth ;  for  tliey  proceed 
from  evil  to  evil,  and  they  know  not  me, 
saith  tlie  Lord. 

4  Take  ye  heed  every  one  of  his  neigh- 
bour, and  trust  ye  not  in  any  brother :  for 
every  brother  will  utterly  supplant,  and 
every  neighbour  will  walk  with  slanders. 

5  Andthev  will  deceive  everv  one  his 
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The  sins  of  the  Jews  heioailed.        JEREMIAH. 


The  cause  of  their  calamity. 


neighbour,  and  will  not  speak  the  truth: 
they  have  taught  their  tongue  to  speak 
lies,  and  weary  themselves  to  commit  ini- 
quity. 

6  Thine  habitation  is  in  the  midst  of 
deceit ;  through  deceit  the}'  refuse  to  know 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Loud  of  hosts, 
Behold,  I  will  melt  them,  and  try  them ; 
for  how  shall  I  do  for  the  daughter  of  my 
people  ? 

8  Their  tongue  is  as  an  arrow  shot  out ; 
it  speaketh  deceit:  one  speaketii  peacea- 
bly to  his  neighbour  with  his  mouth,  but  in 
heart  he  layeth  his  wait. 

9  fi  Shall  I  not  visit  them  for  these 
things  ?  saith  the  Loan  :  shall  not  m)-  soul 
be  avenged  on  such  a  nation  as  this  ? 

10  For  the  mountains  will  I  take  up  a 
weeping  and  wailing,  and  for  the  habita- 
tions of  the  wilderness  a  lamentation,  be- 
cause the}-  are  burned  up,  so  that  none  can 
pass  through  them;  neitlier  can  7iim  hear 
the  voice  of  the  cattle ;  both  the  fowl  of 
the  heavens  and  the  beast  are  fled ;  they 
arc  gone. 

11  And  I  will  make  Jerusalem  heaps, 
and  a  den  of  dragons ;  and  I  will  make  the 
cities  of  Judah  desolate,  without  an  in- 
habitant. 

12  H  Who  is  the  wise  man,  that  may  un- 
derstand this '?  and  7/)ho  is  he  to  whom  the 
mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken,  that  he 
may  declare  it,  for  what  the  land  perisheth 
andis  burned  up  like  a  wilderness,  that  none 
passeth  through  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  saith.  Because  they 
have  forsaken  my  law  which  I  set  before 
them,  and .  have  not  obeyed  my  voice, 
neither  walked  therein ; 

14  But  have  walked  after  the  imagina- 
tion of  their  own  heart,  and  after  Baalim, 
which  their  fathers  taught  them  : 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  tlie  God  of  Israel;  Behold,  I  will 
feed  them,  ei-cii  this  people,  with  worm- 
wood, and  give  them  water  of  gall  to  drink. 

16  I  will  scatter  tliem  also  among  the 
heathen,  whom  neither  they  nor  their  fa- 
thers have  known:  and  I  will  send  a  sword 
after  them,  till  I  have  consumed  them. 

17  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Consider  ye,  and  call  for  the  mourning 
women,  that  they  may  come  ;  and  send  for 
cunning  loomcn,  that  they  may  come  : 

IS  And  let  them  make  haste,  and  take 
up  a  wailing  for  us,  that  our  eyes  may  run 
down  with  tears,  and  our  eyelids  gush  out 
\vith  waters. 

19  For  a  voice  of  wailing  is  heard  out  of 
Zion,  How  are  we  spoiled !  we  are  great- 
ly confounded,  because  we  have  forsaken 
the  land,  because  our  dwellings  have  cast 
us  out. 

20  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O 
ye  w^omen,  and  let  your  ear  receive  the 
word  of  his  mouth,  and  teach  your  daugh- 


ters wailing,  and  every  one  her  neighbour 
lamentation. 

21  For  death  is  come  up  into  our  wm 
dows,  and  is  entered  into  our  palaces,  to 
cut  off  the  children  from  without,  and  the 
young  men  from  the  streets. 

22  Speak,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Even 
the  carcasses  of  men  shall  fall  as  dung  upon 
the  open  field,  and  as  the  handful  alter  the 
harvest-man,  and  none  shall  gather  them. 

23  H  Thus  saith  the  I^ord,  Let  not  the 
wise  7nan  glory  in  his  wisdom,  neither  let 
the  mighty  man  glory  in  his  might,  let  not 
the  rich  man  glory  in  his  riches : 

24  But  let  him  that  glorieth,  glory  in 
this,  tliat  he  understandeth  and  knoweth 
me,  that  I  am  the  Lord  which  exercise 
loving-kindness,  judgment,  and  righteous- 
ness, in  the  earth:  for  in  these  things  I 
delight,  saith  the  Lord. 

25  H  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  punish  all  them  which 
are  circumcised  with  the  uncircumcised  ; 

26  Egypt,  and  Judah,  and  Edom,  and 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  Moab,  and  all 
that  are  in  the  utmost  corners,  that  dwell  in 
the  wilderness :  for  all  these  nations  are 
uncircumcised,  and  all  the  house  of  Israel 
are  uncircumcised  in  the  heart. 

CHAP.  X. 
EAR  ye  the  word  which  the  Lord 
speaketh  unto  you,  O  house  of  Is- 
rael : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Learn  not  the 
way  of  the  heathen,  and  be  not  dismayed 
at  the  signs  of  heaven ;  for  the  heathen  are 
dismayed  at  them. 

3  For  the  customs  of  the  people  are 
vain  :  for  one  cutteth  a  tree  out  of  the  fo- 
rest, the  work  of  the  hands  of  the  work- 
man, with  the  axe. 

4  They  deck  it  with  silver  and  with  gold; 
they  fasten  it  with  nails  and  with  hammers, 
that  it  move  not. 

5  They  are  upright  as  the  palm-tree, 
but  speak  not:  they  must  needs  be  borne, 
because  they  cannot  go.  Be  not  afraid  of 
them  ;  for  they  cannot  do  evil,  neither  also 
is  it  in  them  to  do  good. 

6  Forasmuch  as  there  is  none  like  unto 
thee,  O  Lord  ;  thou  art  great,  and  thy 
name  is  great  in  might. 

7  Who  would  not  fear  thee,  O  King  o6 
nations?  for  to  thee  doth  it  appertain;  for- 
asmuch as  among  all  the  wise  men  of  the 
nations,  and  in  all  their  kingdoms,  there  is 
none  like  unto  thee. 

8  But  they  arc  altogether  brutish  and 
foolish  :  the  stock  is  a  doctrine  of  vanities. 

9  Silver  spread  into  plates  is  brought 
from  Tarshish,  and  gold  from  Uphaz,  the 
work  of  the  workman,  and  of  the  hands  of 
the  founder :  blue  and  purple  is  their  cloth- 
ing :  they  are  all  the  work  of  cunning  77ien. 

10  But  the  Lord  is  the  true  God,  he  is 
the  living  God,  and  an  everlasting  king  : 
at  his  wrath  the  earth  shall  tremble,  and 

654 


The  vanity  of  idols.  CHAP 

the  nations  shall  not  be  able  to  abide  his 
indignation. 

11  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  them,  The 
gods  that  have  not  made  the  heavens  and 
tJie  earth,  even  they  shall  perish  from  the 
earth,  and  from  under  these  heavens. 

12  He  hath  made  the  earth  by  his  power, 
he  hath  established  the  world  by  his  wisdom, 
and  hath  stretched  out  the  heavens  by  his 
discretion. 

13  When  he  uttereth  his  voice,  there  is 
a  multitude  of  waters  in  the  heavens,  and 
he  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth ;  he  maketh  lightnings 
with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out 
of  his  treasures. 

14  Every  man  is  brutish  in  his  know- 
ledge :  every  founder  is  confounded  by  the 
graven  image :  for  his  molten  image  is 
falsehood,  and  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 

15  Tliey  are  vanit}',  and  the  work  of 
errors  :  in  the  time  of  their  visitation  they 
shall  perish. 

16  The  portion  of  Jacob  is  not  like  them : 
for  he  is  the  former  of  all  things  ;  and  Is- 
rael is  the  rod  of  his  inheritance :  The 
Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

17  IT  Gather  up  thy  wares  out  of  the 
land,  O  inhabitant  of  the  fortress. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  I 
will  sling  out  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  at 
this  once,  and  will  distress  them  that  they 
may  find  it  so. 

19  If  Wo  is  me  for  my  hurt !  my  wound 
is  grievous :  but  I  said,  Truly  this  is  a 
grief,  and  I  must  bear  it. 

20  My  tabernacle  is  spoiled,  and  all  my 
cords  are  broken  :  my  children  are  gone 
forth  of  me,  and  they  arc  not :  there  is 
none  to  stretch  forth  my  tent  any  more,  and 
to  set  up  my  curtains. 

21  For  the  pastors  are  become  brutish, 
and  have  not  sought  the  Lord  :  therefore 
they  shall  not  prosper,  and  all  their  flocks 
shall  be  scattered. 

22  Behold,  the  noise  of  the  bruit  is  come, 
and  a  great  commotion  out  of  the  north 
country,  to  make  the  cities  of  Judah  deso- 
late, and  a  den  of  dragons. 

23  ^  O  Lord,  1  know  that  the  way  of 
man  /5  not  in  himself:  it  is  not  in  man  that 
walketli  to  direct  his  steps. 

24  O  Lord,  correct  me,  but  with  judg- 
ment ;  not  in  thine  anger,  lest  thou  bring 
me  to  notliing. 

25  Pour  out  thy  fury  upon  the  heathen 
that  know  thee  not,  and  upon  the  families 
that  call  not  on  thy  name  :  for  they  have 
eaten  up  Jacob,  and  devoured  him,  and 
consumed  him,  and  have  made  his  habita- 
tion desolate. 

CHAP.  XL 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from 
the  Lord,  saying, 
2  Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  covenant, 
and  speak  unto  the  men  of  Judah,  and  to 
the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ; 


XL  God's  covenant  proclaimed. 

3  And  say  thou  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel ;  Cursed  be  the 
man  that  obeyeth  not  the  words  of  this 
covenant, 

4  Which  1  commanded  your  fathers  in 
the  day  that  I  brought  them  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the  iron  furnace, 
saying.  Obey  my  voice,  and  do  them, 
according  to  all  which  I  command  you: 
so  shall  ye  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be 
your  God  : 

5  That  I  may  perform  the  oath  which 
I  have  sworn  unto  your  fathers,  to  give  them 
a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  as  it 
is  this  day.  Then  answered  I,  and  said, 
So  be  it,  O  Lord. 

6  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Proclaim 
all  these  words  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and 
in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  saying,  Hear 
ye  the  words  of  this  covenant,  and  do  them. 

7  For  I  earnestly  protested  unto  your 
fathers  in  the  day  that  I  brought  them  up 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this 
day,  rising  early  and  protesting,  saying, 
Obey  my  voice. 

8  Yet  they  obeyed  not,  nor  inclined  their 
ear,  but  walked  every  one  in  the  imagina- 
tion of  their  evil  heart :  therefore  I  will 
bring  upon  them  all  the  words  of  this  cove- 
nant, which  1  commanded  them  to  do;  but 
they  did  thern  not. 

9  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  A  con- 
spiracy is  found  among  the  men  of  Judah, 
and  among  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 

10  They  are  turned  back  to  the  iniqui- 
ties of  their  forefathers,  which  refused  to 
hear  my  words;  and  they  went  after  other 
gods  to  serve  them :  the  house  of  Israel 
and  the  house  of  Judah  have  broken  my 
covenant  which  I  made  with  their  fathers. 

11  ^  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  bring  evil  upon  them  which 
they  shall  not  be  able  to  escape  ;  and  though 
they  shall  cry  unto  me,  I  will  not  hearken 
unto  them. 

12  Then  shall  the  cities  of  Judah  and 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  go,  and  cry  unto 
the  gods  unto  whom  they  ofler  incense : 
but  they  shall  not  save  them  at  all  in  the 
time  of  their  trouble. 

13  For  according  to  the  number  of  thy 
cities  were  thy  gods,  O  Judah  ;  and  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  the  streets  of  Je- 
rusalem have  ye  set  up  altars  to  that  shame- 
ful thing,  even  altars  to  burn  incense  unto 
Baal. 

14  Therefore  pray  not  thou  for  this  peo- 
ple, neither  lift  up  a  cry  or  prayer  for 
them  :  for  I  will  not  hear  them  in  the  time 
that  they  cry  unto  me  for  their  trouble. 

15  What  hath  my  beloved  to  do  in  mine 
house,  seeing  she  hath  wrought  lewdness 
with  many  ;  and  the  holy  llesh  is  passed 
from  thee?  when  thou  doest  evil,  then  tliou 
rejoicest. 

16  The  Lord  called  thy  name,  A  green 
olive-tree,  fair,  and  of  goodly  fruit :  with 

555 


Prosperity  of  the  wicked.  JEREMIAH.         God's  'promises  to  the  penitent. 

the  noise  of  a  great  tumult  he  hath  kindled  I  though  they  speak  fair  words  unto  thee. 


fire  upon  it,   and   the  branches  of  it  are 
broken. 

17  For  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  planted 
thee,  hath  pronounced  evil  against  thee,  for 
the  evil  of  the  house  of  Israel  and  of  the 
house  of  Judah,  which  they  have  done 
against  themselves  to  provoke  me  to  anger 
in  offering  incense  unto  Baal. 

18  H  And  the  Lord  hath  given  me 
knowledge  of  it,  and  I  know  it :  then  thou 
shewedst  me  their  doings. 

19  But  I  was  like  a  lamb  or  an  ox  that 
is  brought  to  the  slaughter;  and  I  knew 
not  that  they  had  devised  devices  against 
me,  saying,  Let  us  destroy  the  tree  with 
the  fruit  thereof,  and  let  us  cut  him  off 
from  the  land  of  the  living,  that  his  name 
may  be  no  more  remembered. 

20  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that  judgest 
righteously,  that  triest  the  reins  and  the 
heart,  let  me  see  thy  vengeance  on  tliem  : 
for  unto  thee  have  I  revealed  my  cause. 

21  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  the 
men  of  Anathotli,  that  seek  thy  life,  saying, 
Prophesy  not  in  tiie  name  of  the  Lord, 
that  thou  die  not  by  our  hand  : 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  Behold,  I  will  punish  them :  the 
young  men  shall  die  by  the  sword  ;  their 
sons  and  their  daughters  shall  die  by 
famine : 

23  And  there  shall  be  no  remnant  of 
them  :  for  I  will  bring  evil  upon  the  men  of 
Anathoth,  even  the  year  of  their  visitation. 

CHAP.  XIL 
IGHTEOUS  art  thou,  O  Lord,  when 
I  plead  with  thee  :  yet  let  me  talk 
with  thee  of  thy  judgments :  Wherefore 
doth  the  way  of  the  wicked  prosper  ? 
wherefore  are  all  they  happy  that  deal  very 
treacherously  ? 

2  Thou  hast  planted  them,  yea,  they 
have  taken  root :  they  grow,  yea,  they 
bring  forth  fruit:  thou  art  near  in  their 
mouth,  and  far  from  their  reins. 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  knowest  me :  thou 
hast  seen  me,  and  tried  mine  heart  toward 
thee  :  pull  them  out  like  sheep  for  the 
slaughter,  and  prepare  them  for  the  day  of 
slaughter. 

4  How  long  shall  the  land  mourn,  and 
the  herbs  of  every  field  wither,  for  the 
wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein  ]  the 
beasts  are  consumed,  and  the  birds ;  be- 
cause they  said.  He  shall  not  see  our  last 
end. 

5  H  If  thou  hast  run  with  the  footmen, 
and  they  have  wearied  thee,  then  how  canst 
thou  contend  with  horses  ?  and  if  in  the 
land  of  peace,  ivherein  thou  trustedst,  they 
wearied  thee,  then  how  wilt  thou  do  in  the 
swelling  of  Jordan  ? 

6  For  even  thy  brethren,  and  the  house 
of  thy  father,  even  they  have  dealt  trea- 
cherously with  thee  ;  yea,  they  have  called 
a  multitude  after  thee  :  believe  them  not, 


7  H  I  have  forsaken  mine  house,  I  have 
left  mine  heritage ;  I  have  given  the  dearly 
beloved  of  my  soul  into  the  hand  of  her 
enemies. 

8  Mine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a  lion  in 
the  forest ;  it  crieth  out  against  me  :  there- 
fore have  I  hated  it. 

9  Mine  heritage  is  unto  me  as  a  speck- 
led bird,  the  birds  round  about  are  against 
her ;  come  ye,  assemble  all  the  beasts  of 
the  field,  come  to  devour. 

10  Many  pastors  have  destroyed  my 
vineyard,  they  have  trodden  my  portion 
under  foot,  they  have  made  ray  pleasant 
portion  a  desolate  wilderness. 

11  They  have  made  it  desolate,  and  be- 
ing desolate  it  mourneth  unto  me  ;  the 
whole  land  is  made  desolate,  because  no 
man  layeth  it  to  heart. 

12  The  spoilers  are  come  upon  all  high 
places  through  the  wilderness  :  lor  the 
sword  of  the  Lord  shall  devour  from  the 
one  end  of  the  land  even  to  the  other  end  of 
the  land  :  no  flesh  shall  have  peace. 

13  They  have  sown  wheat,  but  shall 
reap  thorns  :  they  have  put  themselves  to 
pain,  but  shall  not  profit ;  and  they  shall 
be  ashamed  of  your  revenues  because  of 
the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord. 

14  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  against  all 
mine  evil  neighbours,  that  touch  the  in- 
heritance which  I  have  caused  my  people 
Israel  to  inherit ;  Behold,  I  will  pluck  them 
out  of  their  land,  and  pluck  out  the  house 
of  Judah  from  among  them. 

15  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  after  that 
I  have  plucked  them  out  I  will  return,  and 
have  compassion  on  them,  and  Avill  bring 
them  again,  every  man  to  his  heritage,  and 
every  man  to  his  land. 

16  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  they  will 
diligently  learn  the  ways  of  my  people,  to 
swear  by  my  name.  The  Lord  liveth ;  as 
they  taught  my  people  to  swear  by  Baal ; 
then  shall  ihej  be  built  in  the  midst  of  my 
people. 

17  But  if  they  will  not  obey,  I  will  ut- 
terly pluck  up  and  destroy  that  nation, 
saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  unto  me.  Go  and 
get  thee   a   linen  girdle,    and   put  it 
upon  thy  loins,  and  put  it  not  in  water. 

2  So  I  got  a  girdle  according  to  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  put  it  on  my  loins. 

3  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me  the  second  time,  saying, 

4  Take  the  girdle  that  thou  hast  got, 
which  is  upon  thy  loins,  and  arise,  go  to 
Euphrates,  and  hide  it  there  in  a  hole  of 
the  rock. 

5  So  I  went,  and  hid  it  by  Euphrates,  as 
the  Lord  commanded  me. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass  after  many  days, 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Arise,  go  to 
Euphrates,  and  take  the  girdle  from  thence. 

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Type  of  a  linen  girdle.  CHAP. 

which  I  commanded  thee  to   hide  there. 

7  Then  I  went  to  Euphrates,  and  dig- 
ged, and  took  the  girdle  from  the  place 
where  I  had  hid  it :  and  behold,  the  girdle 
was  marred,  it  was  profitable  for  nothing. 

8  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  After  this  man- 
ner will  I  mar  the  pride  of  Judah,  and  the 
great  pride  of  Jerusalem. 

10  This  evil  people,  which  refuse  to  hear 
my  words,  which  walk  in  the  imagination 
of  their  heart,  and  walk  after  other  gods,  to 
serve  tiiem,  and  to  worship  them,  shall 
even  be  as  this  girdle,  which  is  good  for 
nothing. 

1 1  For  as  the  girdle  cleaveth  to  the  loins 
of  a  man,  so  have  I  caused  to  cleave  unto 
me  the  whole  house  of  Israel  and  the  whole 
house  of  Judah,  saith  the  Lord  ;  that  they 
might  be  unto  me  for  a  people,  and  for  a 
name,  and  for  a  praise,  and  for  a  glory  :  but 
they  would  not  hear. 

12  H  Therefore  thou  shalt  speak  unto 
them  this  word ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  Israel,  Every  bottle  shall  be  filled  with 
wine :  and  they  shall  say  unto  thee.  Do  we 
not  certainly  know  that  every  bottle  shall 
be  filled  with  wine  1 

13  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  fill  all  the 
inhabitants  of  this  land,  even  the  kings  that 
sit  upon  David's  throne,  and  the  priests, 
and  the  prophets,  and  all  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  with  drunkenness. 

14  And  I  will  dash  them  one  against 
another,  even  the  fathers  and  the  sons  to- 
gether, saith  the  Lord  :  I  will  not  pity,  nor 
spare,  nor  have  mercy,  but  destroy  them. 

15  II  Hear  ye,  and  give  ear ;  be  not 
proud  :  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

16  Give  glory  to  the  Lord  your  God, 
before  he  cause  darkness,  and  before  your 
feet  stumble  upon  the  dark  mountains,  and 
while  ye  look  for  light,  he  turn  it  into  the 
shadow  of  death,  and  make  it  gross  dark- 
ness. 

17  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  it,  my  soul 
shall  weep  in  secret  places  for  your  pride  ; 
and  mine  eye  shall  weep  sore,  and  run 
down  with  tears,  because  the  Lord's  flock 
is  carried  away  captive. 

IS  Say  unto  the  king  and  to  the  queen, 
Humble  yourselves,  sit  down :  for  your 
principalities  shall  come  down,  even  the 
crown  of  your  glory. 

19  The  cities  of  the  south  shall  be  shut 
up,  and  none  shall  open  them  :  Judah  shall 
be  carried  away  captive  all  of  it,  it  shall  be 
wholly  carried  away  captive. 

20  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  behold  them 
that  come  from  the  north  :  where  is  the 
flock  tlicd  was  given  thee,  thy  beautiful 
flock  ? 

21  What  wilt  thou  say  when  he  shall 
punish  thee  ?  for  thou  hast  taught  them  to 
he  captains,  and  as  chief  over  thee :  shall 


XIV.  A  grievous  famine 

not  sorrows  take  thee,  as  a  woman  in  tra 
vail  ? 

22  If  And  if  thou  say  in  thine  heart, 
Wherefore  come  these  things  upon  me? 
For  the  greatness  of  thine  iniquity  are  thy 
skirts  discovered,  and  thy  heels  made  bare. 

23  Can  the  Ethiopian  change  his  skin, 
or  the  leopard  his  spots  ?  then  may  ye  also 
do  good,  that  are  accustomed  to  do  evil. 

24  Therefore  will  I  scatter  them  as  the 
stubble  that  passeth  away  by  the  wind  of 
the  wilderness. 

25  This  is  thy  lot,  the  portion  of  thy 
measures  from  me,  saith  the  Lord  ;  because 
thou  hast  forgotten  me,  and  trusted  in  false- 
hood. 

26  Therefore  will  I  discover  thy  skirts 
upon  thy  face,  that  thy  shame  may  appear. 

27  I  have  seen  thine  adulteries,  and  thy 
nei^hings,  the  lewdness  of  thy  whoredom, 
and  thine  abominations  on  the  hills  in  the 
fields.  Wo  unto  thee,  O  Jerusalem !  wilt 
thou  not  be  made  clean  1  when  shall  it 
once  he  ? 

CHAP.  XIV. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to 
Jeremiah  concerning  the  dearth. 

2  Judah  mourneth,  and  the  gates  thereof 
languish  ;  they  are  black  unto  the  ground ; 
and  the  cry  of  Jerusalem  is  gone  up. 

3  And  their  nobles  have  sent  their  little 
ones  to  the  waters :  they  came  to  the  pits, 
and  found  no  water ;  they  returned  with 
their  vessels  empty ;  they  were  ashamed 
and  confounded,  and  covered  their  heads. 

4  Because  the  ground  is  chapt,  for  there 
was  no  rain  in  the  earth,  the  ploughmen 
were  ashamed,  they  covered  their  heads. 

5  Yea,  the  hind  also  calved  in  the  field, 
and  forsook  it,  because  there  was  no  grass. 

6  And  the  wild  asses  did  stand  in  the 
high  places,  they  snuffed  up  the  wind  like 
dragons  ;  their  eyes  did  fail,  because  there 
was  no  grass. 

7  II  O  Lord,  though  our  iniquities  tes- 
tify against  us,  do  thou  it  for  thy  name's 
sake:  for  our  backslidings  are  many;  we 
have  sinned  against  thee. 

8  O  the  Hope  of  Israel,  the  Savioui- 
thereof  in  time  of  trouble,  why  shouldest 
thou  be  as  a  stranger  in  the  land,  and  as  a 
wayfaring  man  that  turneth  aside  to  tarry 
for  a  night  ? 

9  Why  shouldest  thou  be  as  a  man  as- 
tonished, as  a  mighty  man  that  cannot 
save?  yet  thou,  O  Lord,  art  in  the  midst 
of  us,  "and  we  are  called  by  thy  name ; 
leave  us  not. 

10  II  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  this  peo- 
ple. Thus  have  they  loved  to  wander,  they 
have  not  refrained  their  feet,  therefore  the 
Lord  doth  not  accept  them ;  he  \yill  now 
remember  their  iniquity,  and  visit  their 
sins. 

11  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  Pray 
not  for  this  people  ibr  their  good. 

12  When  they  fast,  1  will  not  hear  their 

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The  prayer  of  the  prophet. 
Giy ;   and  when   they  offer  burnt-offering 
and  an  oblation,  I  will  not  accept  them;  but 
I  will  consume  them  by  the  sword,  and  by 
the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence. 

13  H  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  !  behold 
the  prophets  say  unto  them,  Ye  shall  not 
see  the  sword,  neither  shall  ye  have  famine  ; 
but  I  will  give  you  assured  peace  in  this 
place. 

14  Then  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  The 
prophets  prophesy  lies  in  my  name  :  I  sent 
them  not,  neither  have  I  commanded  them, 
neither  spake  unto  them:  tliey  prophesy 
unto  you  a  false  vision  and  divination,  and 
a  thing  of  nought,  and  the  deceit  of  their 
heart. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning the  prophets  that  prophesy  in  my 
name,  and  I  sent  them  not,  yet  they  say. 
Sword  and  famine  shall  not  be  in  this  land ; 
By  sword  and  famine  shall  those  prophets 
be  consumed. 

16  And  the  people  to  whom  they  pro- 
phesy shall  be  cast  out  in  the  streets  of  Je- 
rusalem, because  of  the  famine,  and  the 
sword ;  and  they  shall  have  none  to  bury 
them,  them,  their  wives,  nor  their  sons,  nor 
their  daughters  :  for  I  will  pour  their  wick- 
edness upon  them. 

17  "il  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  this  word 
unto  them ;  Let  mine  eyes  run  down  with 
tears  night  and  day,  and  let  them  not  cease  : 
for  the  virgin  daughter  of  my  people  is 
broken  with  a  great  breach,  with  a  very 
grievous  blow. 

18  If  I  go  forth  into  the  field,  then  be- 
hold the  slain  with  the  sword !  and  if  I  en- 
ter into  the  city,  then  behold  them  that  are 
sick  with  famine  !  yea,  both  the  prophet 
and  the  priest  go  about  into  a  land  that 
they  know  not. 

19  Hast  thou  utterly  rejected  .Tudah  ? 
hath  thy  soul  loathed  Zion?  Why  hast  thou 
smitten  us,  and  there  is  no  healing  for  us? 
we  looked  for  peace,  and  there  is  no  good  ; 
and  for  the  time  of  healing,  and  behold 
trouble ! 

20  We  acknowledge,  O  Lord,  our  wick- 
edness, and  the  iniquity  of  our  fathers  :  for 
we  have  sinned  against  thee. 

21  Do  not  abhor  us,  for  thy  name's  sake, 
do  not  disgrace  the  throne  of  thy  glory  : 
remember,  break  not  thy  covenant  with  us. 

22  Are  there  any  among  the  vanities  of 
the  Gentiles  that  can  cause  rain  ?  or  can 
the  heavens  give  showers  ?  art  not  thou  he, 
O  Lord  our  God  I  therefore  we  will  wait 
upon  thee :  for  thou  hast  made  all  these 
things. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  Though 
Moses  and  Samuel  stood  before  m.e, 
yet  my  mind  could  not  he  toward  this  peo- 
ple :  cast  them  out  of  my  sight,  and  let 
them  go  forth. 


JEREMIAH.  The  Jews  rejected. 

thou  shalt  tell  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord; 
Such  as  are  for  death,  to  death  ;  and  such 
as  are  for  the  sword,  to  the  sword ;  and 
such  as  arc  for  the  famine,  to  the  famine  ; 
and  such  as  are  for  the  captivity,  to  the 
captivity. 

3  And  I  will  appoint  over  them  four 
kinds,  saith  the  Lord  :  the  sword  to  slay, 
and  the  dogs  to  tear,  and  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  the  beasts  of  the  earth,  to  de- 
vour and  destroy. 

4  And  I  will  cause  them  to  be  removed 
into  all  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  because  of 
Manasseh  the  son  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah,  for  thed  which  he  did  in  Jerusalem. 

5  For  who  shall  have  pity  upon  thee,  O 
Jerusalem  l  or  who  shall  bemoan  thee  ?  or 
who  shall  go  aside  to  ask  how  thou  doest  ? 

6  Thou  hast  forsaken  me,  saith  the  Lord, 
thou  art  gone  backward :  therefore  will  I 
stretch  out  my  hand  against  thee,  and  de- 
stroy thee ;  I  am  weary  with  repenting. 

7  And  I  will  fan  them  with  a  fan  in  the 
gates  of  the  land  ;  I  will  bereave  them  of 
children,  I  will  destroy  my  people,  since 
they  return  not  from  their  ways. 

8  Their  widows  are  increased  to  me 
above  the  sand  of  the  seas  :  I  have  bi'ought 
upon  them  against  the  mother  of  the  young 
men  a  spoiler  at  noon-day :  I  have  caused 
him  to  fall  upon  it  suddenly,  and  terrors 
upon  the  city. 

9  She  that  hath  borne  seven  languisheth : 
she  hath  given  up  the  ghost;  her  sun  is 
gone  down  while  it  urns  yet  day  :  she  hath 
been  ashamed  and  confounded  :  and  the 
residue  of  them  will  I  deliver  to  the  sword 
before  their  enemies,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  "H  Wo  is  me,  my  mother,  that  thou 
hast  borne  me  a  man  of  strife  and  a  man  of 
contention  to  the  whole  earth  !  I  have  nei- 
ther lent  on  usury,  nor  men  have  lent  to  me 
on  usury ;  yet  every  one  of  them  doth 
cUrse  me. 

11  The  Lord  said.  Verily  it  shall  be 
well  with  thy  remnant;  verily  I  will  cause 
the  enemy  to  entreat  thee  xrcll  in  the  time 
of  evil  and  in  the  time  of  affliction. 

12  Shall  iron  break  the  northern  iron 
and  the  steel  ? 

13  Thy  substance  and  thy  treasures  Avill 
I  give  to  the  spoil  without  price,  and  thcd 
for  all  thy  sins,  even  in  all  th}"-  borders. 

14  And  I  will  make  thee  to  pass  with 
thine  enemies  into  a  land  inhichi\\o\i  know- 
est  not :  for  a  fire  is  kindled  in  mine  anger, 
which  shall  burn  upon  you. 

15  ^  O  Lord,  thou  knowest :  remember 
me,  and  visit  me,  and  revenge  me  of  my 
persecutors ;  take  me  not  away  in  thy 
long-suffering :  know  that  for  thy  sake  I 
have  suffered  rebuke. 

16  Thy  words  were  found,  and  I  did  eat 
them  ;  and  thy  word  was  unto  me  the  joy 

nd   rejoicing   of  mine   heart :    for  I   am 


2  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,   if  thej'  say  called  by  thy  name,  O  Lord  God  of  hosts. 


unto  thee,  V/hither  shall  we  go  forth  ?  then  1     17    I  sat "  not 


m   the   assembl}^ 
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of   the 


The  utter  ruin  of  the  Jews.    CHAP.  XVI,  XVII.     Their  return  from  captivity. 


mockers,  nor  rejoiced ;  I  sat  alone  because 
of  tliy  hand :  for  thou  hast  filled  me  with 
indignation. 

18  Why  is  my  pain  perpetual,  and  my 
wound  incurable,  ivhich  refuseth  to  be  heal- 
ed ?  wilt  thou  be  altogether  unto  me  as  a 
liar,  and  as  waters  that  fail  ? 

19  If  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord,  If 
thou  return,  then  will  I  bring  thee  again, 
and  thou  shalt  stand  before  me  :  and  if  thou 
take  forth  the  precious  from  the  vile,  thou 
shalt  be  as  my  mouth  :  let  them  return  unto 
thee  ;  but  return  not  thou  unto  them. 

20  And  I  will  make  thee  unto  this  peo- 
ple a  fenced  brazen  wall :  and  they  shall 
light  against  thee,  but  they  shall  not  prevail 
against  thee :  for  I  am  with  thee  to  save 
thee  and  to  deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

21  And  I  will  deliver  thee  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  wicked,  and  I  will  redeem  thee 
out  of  the  hand  of  the  terrible. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  also  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Thou  shalt  not  take  thee  a  wife,  nei- 
ther shalt  thou  have  sons  nor  daughters  in 
this  place. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning 
the  sons  and  concerning  the  daughters  that 
are  born  in  this  place,  and  concerning 
their  mothers  that  bare  them,  and  concern- 
ing their  fathers  that  begat  them  in  this 
land  : 

4  They  shall  die  of  grievous  deaths; 
they  shall  not  be  lamented ;  neither  shall 
they  be  buried ;  but  they  shall  be  as  dung 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth  :  and  they  shall 
be  consumed  by  the  sword,  and  by  famine  ; 
and  their  carcasses  shall  be  meat  for  the 
fowls  of  heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the 
earth. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Enter  not 
into  the  house  of  mourning,  neither  go  to 
lament  nor  bemoan  them  :  for  I  have  taken 
away  my  peace  from  this  people,  saith  the 
Lord,  even  loving-kindness  and  mercies. 

6  Both  the  great  and  the  small  shall  die 
in  this  land  :  they  shall  not  be  buried,  nei- 
ther shall  men  lament  for  them,  nor  cut 
themselves,  nor  make  themselves  bald  for 
them  : 

7  Neither  shall  men  tear  themselves  for 
them  in  mourning,  to  comfort  them  for  the 
dead  ;  neither  shall  men  give  them  the  cup 
of  consolation  to  drink  for  their  father  or 
for  their  mother. 

8  Thou  shalt  not  also  go  into  the  house  of 
feasting,  to  sit  with  them  to  eat  and  to  drink. 

9  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  cause  to 
cease  out  of  this  place  in  your  eyes,  and  in 
j'our  days,  the  voice  of  mirth,  and  the  voice 
of  gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom, 
and  the  voice  of  the  bride. 

10  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when  thou 
shalt  shew  this  people  all  these  words,  and 
they  shall  say  unto  thee,  Wherefore  hath 


the  Lord  pronounced  all  this  great  evil 
against  us  1  or  what  is  our  iniquity  ?  or 
what  is  our  sin  that  we  have  committed 
against  the  Lord  our  God  ? 

11  Then  shalt  thou  say  unto  them,  Be- 
cause your  fathers  have  forsaken  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  have  walked  after  other 
gods,  and  have  served  them,  and  have 
worshipped  them,  and  have  forsaken  me, 
and  have  not  kept  my  law  ; 

12  And  ye  have  done  worse  than  your 
fathers  ;  for  behold,  ye  walk  every  one  after 
the  imagination  of  his  evil  heart,  that  they 
may  not  hearken  unto  me  : 

13  Therefore  will  I  cast  you  out  of  this 
land  into  a  land  that  ye  know  not,  neither 
ye  nor  your  fathers ;  and  there  shall  ye 
serve  other  gods  day  and  night;  where  I 
will  not  shew  you  favour. 

14  H  Therefore  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  it  shall  no  more  be 
said,  The  Lord  liveth,  that  brought  up  the 
children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  ; 

15  But,  The  Lord  liveth,  that  brought 
up  the  children  of  Israel  from  the  land  of 
the  north,  and  from  all  the  lands  whither 
he  had  driven  them  :  and  I  will  bring  them 
again  into  their  land  that  I  gave  unto  their 
fathers. 

16  11  Behold,  I  will  send  for  manj'^  fishers, 
saith  the  Lord,  and  they  shall  fish  them ; 
and  after  will  I  send  for  many  hunters,  and 
they  shall  hunt  them  from  every  mountain, 
and  from  every  hill,  and  out  of  the  holes  of 
the  rocks. 

17  For  mine  eyes  are  upon  all  their 
ways :  they  are  not  hid  from  my  face,  nei- 
ther is  their  iniquity  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

18  And  first  I  will  recompense  fheir 
iniquity  and  their  sin  double  ;  because  they 
have  defiled  my  land,  they  have  filled  mine 
inheritance  with  the  carcasses  of  their  de- 
testable and  abominable  things. 

19  O  Lord,  my  strength  and  my  for- 
tress, and  my  refuge  in  the  day  of  affliction, 
the  Gentiles  shall  come  unto  thee  from 
the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  shall  say.  Surely 
our  fathers  have  inherited  lies,  vanity,  and 
things  wherein  there  is  no  profit. 

20  Shall  a  nian  make  gods  unto  himself, 
and  they  are  no  gods? 

21  Therefore  behold,  I  will  this  once 
cause  them  to  know,  I  will  cause  them  to 
know  mine  hand  and  my  might ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  my  name  is  The  Lord. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

THE  sin  of  Judah  is  written  with  a  pen 
of  iron,  and  with  the  point  of  a  dia- 
mond :  it  is  graven  upon  the  table  of  their 
heart,  and  upon  the  horns  of  your  altars; 

2  Whilst  their  children  remember  their 
altars  and  their  groves  by  the  green  trees 
upon  the  high  hills. 

3  O  my  mountain  in  the  field,  I  will  give 
thy  substance  and  all  thy  treasures  to  the 
spoil,  and  thy  high  places  for  sin,  through- 
out all  thv  borders. 

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JudaVs  captivity  for  sin. 


JEREMIAH. 


The  type  of  the  potter. 


4  And  thou,  even  thyself,  shalt  discon- 
tinue from  thine  heritage  that  I  gave  thee  ; 
and  I  will  cause  thee  to  serve  thine  ene- 
mies in  the  land  which  thou  knowest  not: 
for  ye  have  kindled  a  fire  in  mine  anger, 
which  shall  burn  for  ever. 

5  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Cursed  be  the 
man  that  trusteth  in  man,  and  maketh 
flesh  his  arm,  and  whose  heart  departeth 
from  the  Lord. 

6  For  he  shall  be  like  the  heath  in  the 
desert,  and  shall  not  see  when  good  cometh  ; 
but  shall  inhabit  the  parched  places  in  the 
wilderness,  i)i  a  salt  land  and  not  inhabited. 

7  Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the 
Lord,  and  whose  hope  the  Lord  is. 

8  For  he  shall  be  as  a  tree  planted  by 
the  Vv'aters,  and  that  spreadeth  out  her  roots 
by  the  river,  and  shall  not  see  when  heat 
cometh,  but  her  leaf  shall  be  green ;  and 
shall  not  be  careful  in  the  year  of  drought, 
neither  shall  cease  from  yielding  fruit. 

9  H  The  heart  is  deceitful  above  all 
things,  and  desperately  wicked :  who  can 
know  it  ? 

10  I  the  Lord  search  the  heart,  Jtry'the 
reins,  even  to  give  every  man  according  to 
his  ways,  a7icl  according  to  the  fruit  of  his 
doings. 

11  As  the  partridge  sitteth  on  eggs,  and 
hatcheth  them  not ;  so  he  that  getteth  riches, 
and  not  by  right,  shall  leave  them  in  the 
midst  of  his  days,  and  at  his  end  shall  be  a 
fool. 

12  IT  A  glorious  high  throne  from  the 
beginning  is  the  place  of  our  sanctuary. 

13  O  Lord,  the  hope  of  Israel,  all  that 
forsake  thee  shall  be  ashamed,  and  they 
that  depart  from  me  shall  be  written  in  the 
earth,  because  they  have  forsaken  the 
Lord,  the  fountain  of  living  waters. 

14  Heal  me,  O  Lord,  and  I  shall  be 
healed  ;  save  me,  and  I  shall  be  saved :  for 
thou  art  mj^  praise. 

15  H  Behold,  they  say  unto  me,  Where 
is  the  word  of  the  Lord  ?  let  it  come  now. 

16  As  for  me,  I  have  not  hastened  from 
being  a  pastor  to  follow  thee :  neither  have 
I  desired  the  woful  day  ;  thou  knowest : 
that  which  came  out  of  my  lips  was  t^ight 
before  thee. 

17  Be  not  a  terror  unto  me  :  thou  a?'t  ray 
hope  in  the  day  of  evil. 

18  Let  them  be  confounded  that  perse- 
cute me,  but  let  not  me  be  confounded  : 
let  them  be  dismayed,  but  let  not  me  be 
dismayed  :  bring  upon  them  the  day  of  evil, 
and  destroy  them  with  double  destruction. 

19  H  Thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me ;  Go 
and  stand  in  the  gate  of  the  children  of  the 
people,  whereby  the  kings  of  Judah  come 
in,  and  by  the  which  they  go  out,  and  in 
all  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  ; 

20  And  say  unto  them.  Hear  yethe  word 
of  the  Lord,  ye  kings  of  Judah,  and  all 
Judah,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
that  enter  in  by  these  gates  •• 


21  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Take  heed  to 
yourselves,  and  bear  no  burden  on  the  sab- 
bath day,  nor  bring  it  in  by  the  gates  of 
Jerusalem  ; 

22  Neither  carry  forth  a  burden  out  of 
your  houses  on  the  sabbath  day,  neither  do 
ye  any  work,  but  hallow  ye  the  sabbath 
day,  as  I  commanded  your  fathers. 

23  But  they  obeyed  not,  neither  inclined 
their  ear,  but  made  their  neck  stiff,  that 
they  might  not  hear,  nor  receive  instruction. 

24  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  ye  dili- 
gently hearken  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord, 
to  bring  in  no  burden  through  the  gates  of 
this  city  on  the  sabbath  day,  but  hallow 
the  sabbath  day,  to  do  no  work  therein ; 

25  Then  shall  there  enter  into  the  gates 
of  the  city  kings  and  princes  sitting  upon 
the  throne  of  David,  riding  in  chariots  and 
on  horses,  they  and  their  princes,  the  men 
of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem : 
and  this  city  shall  remain  for  ever. 

26  And  they  shall  come  from  the  cities 
of  Judah,  and  from  the  places  about  Je- 
rusalem, and  from  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
and  from  the  plain,  and  from  the  moun- 
tains, and  from  the  south,  bringing  burnt- 
offerings,  and  sacrifices,  and  meat-offerings, 
and  incense,  and  bringing  sacrifices  of 
praise,  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

27  But  if  ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me  to 
hallow  the  sabbath  daj^,  and  not  to  bear 
a  burden,  even  entering  in  at  the  gates  of 
Jerusalem  on  the  sabbath  day ;  then  will  1 
kindle  a  fire  in  the  gates  thereof,  and  it 
shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Jerusalem,  and 
it  shall  not  be  quenched. 

CHAP.  xvin. 

THE   word   which    came  to  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Arise,  and  go  down  to  the  potter's 
house,  and  there  I  will  cause  thee  to  hear 
my  words. 

3  Then  I  went  down  to  the  potter's 
house,  and  behold,  he  wrought  a  v.ork  on 
the  wheels. 

4  And  the  vessel  that  he  made  of  clay 
was  marred  in  the  hand  of  the  potter  :  so 
he  made  it  again  another  vessel,  as  seemed 
good  to  the  potter  to  make  it. 

5  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to 
me,  saying, 

6  O  house  of  Israel,  cannot  I  do  with 
you  as  this  potter  ?  saith  the  Lord.  Be- 
hold, as  the  clay  is  in  the  potter's  hand,  so 
are  ye  in  mine  hand,  O  house  of  Israel. 

7  At  what  instant  I  shall  speak  concern- 
ing a  nation,  and  concerning  a  kingdom,  to 
pluck  up,  and  to  pull  down,  and  to  de- 
stroy it : 

8  If  that  nation  against  whom  I  have 
pronounced,  turn  from  their  evil,  I  will  re- 
pent of  the  evil  that  I  thought  to  do  unto 
them. 

9  And  at  what  instant  I  shall  speak  con- 
cerning a  nation,  and  concerning  a  king- 
dom, to  build  and  to  plant  it ; 

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Judgments  threatened.  CHAP. 

10  If  it  do  evil  in  my  sight,  that  it  obey 
not  my  voice,  then  I  will  repent  of  the 
good,  wherewith  I  said  I  would  benefit 
them. 

1 1  IT  Now  therefore  go  to,  speak  to  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Je- 
rusalem, saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  I  frame  evil  against  you,  and  de- 
vise a  device  against  you :  return  ye  now 
every  one  from  his  evil  way,  and  make 
your  ways  and  your  doings  good. 

12  And  they  said,  There  is  no  hope : 
but  we  will  walk  after  our  own  devices,  and 
we  will  every  one  do  the  imagination  of  his 
evil  heart. 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Ask 
j-e  now  among  the  heathen,  who  hath 
heard  such  things  :  the  virgin  of  Israel  hath 
done  a  very  horrible  thing. 

14  Will  a  man  leave  the  snow  of  Leba- 
non icitich  lomcth  from  the  rock  of  the  field  1 
or  shall  the  cold  flowing  waters  that  come 
from  another  place  be  forsaken? 

15  Because  my  people  hath  forgotten 
me,  they  have  burned  incense  to  vanity, 
and  they  have  caused  them  to  stumble  in 
their  ways /rom  the  ancient  paths,  to  walk 
in  paths,  in  a  way  not  cast  up ; 

16  To  make  their  land  desolate,  and  a 
perpetual  hissing ;  every  one  that  passeth 
thereby  shall  be  astonished,  and  wag  his 
head. 

17  I  will  scatter  them  as  with  an  east 
wind  before  the  enemy ;  I  will  shew  them 
the  back,  and  not  the  face,  in  the  day  of 
their  calamity. 

IS  H  Then  said  they.  Come,  and  let  us 
devise  devices  against  Jeremiah ;  for  the 
law  shall  not  perish  from  the  priest,  nor 
counsel  from  the  wise,  nor  the  word  from 
the  prophet.  Come,  and  let  us  smite  him 
with  the  tongue,  and  let  us  not  give  heed 
to  any  of  his  words. 

19  Give  heed  to  me,  O  Lord,  and  hearken 
to  the  voice  of  them  that  contend  with  me. 

20  Shall  evil  be  recompensed  for  good  ? 
for  they  have  digged  a  pit  for  my  soul 
Remember  that  1  stood  before  thee  to 
speak  good  for  them,  and  to  turn  away  thy 
wrath  from  them. 

21  Therefore  deliver  up  their  children 
to  the  famine,  and  pour  out  their  blood  by 
the  force  of  the  sword ;  and  let  their  wives 
be  bereaved  of  their  children,  and  be 
widows  ;  and  let  their  men  be  put  to  death ; 
let  their  young  men  be  slain  by  the  sword 
in  battle. 

22  Let  a  cry  be  heard  from  their  houses, 
when  thou  shalt  bring  a  troop  suddenly 
upon  them  :  for  they  have  digged  a  pit  to 
take  me,  and  hid  snares  for  my  feet. 

23  Yet,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  their 
counsel  against  me  to  slay  me  :  forgive  not 
their  iniquity,  neither  blot  out  tlieir  sin 
from  thy  sight,  but  let  them  be  overthrown 
before  thee ;  deal  thus  \\\i\\  them  in  the 
time  of  thine  anger. 

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XIX.  The  Jeios''  desolation  foretold. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  Go  and  get  a 
potter's  earthen  bottle,  and  take  of 
the  ancients  of  the  people,  and  of  the  an- 
cients of  the  priests ; 

2  And  go  forth  unto  the  valley  of  the 
son  of  Hinnom,  which  is  by  the  entry  of 
the  east  gate,  and  proclaim  there  the  words 
that  I  shall  tell  thee. 

3  And  say,  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  O  kings  of  Judah,  and  inhabitants  of 
Jerusalem  ;  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel;  Behold,  I  will  bring  evil 
upon  this  place,  the  which  whosoever  hear- 
eth,  his  ears  shall  tingle. 

4  Because  they  have  forsaken  me,  and 
have  estranged  this  place,  and  have  burned 
incense  in  it  unto  other  gods,  whom  neither 
they  nor  their  fathers  have  known,  nor  the 
kings  of  Judah,  and  have  filled  this  place 
with  the  blood  of  innocents; 

5  They  have  built  also  the  high  places 
of  Baal,  to  burn  their  sons  with  fire  for 
burnt-ofTerings  unto  Baal,  which  I  corn- 
manded  not,  nor  spake  it,  neither  came  it 
into  my  mind : 

6  Therefore  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  this  place  shall  no 
more  be  called  Tophet,  nor  The  valley  of 
the  son  of  Hinnom,  but  The  valley  of 
SlaugTiter. 

7  And  I  will  make  void  the  counsel  of 
Judah  and  Jerusalem  in  this  place  ;  and  I 
will  cause  them  to  fall  by  the  sword  before 
their  enemies,  and  by  the  hands  of  them 
that  seek  their  lives :  and  their  carcasses 
will  I  give  to  be  meat  for  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  for  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

8  And  I  will  make  this  city  desolate, 
and  an  hissing;  every  one  that  passeth 
thereby  shall  be  astonished  and  hiss  be- 
cause of  all  the  plagues  thereof. 

9  And  I  will  cause  them  to  eat  the  flesh 
of  their  sons  and  the  flesh  of  their  daugh- 
ters, and  they  shall  eat  every  one  the  flesh 
of  his  friend  in  the  siege  and  straitness 
wherewith  their  enemies,  and  they  that 
seek  their  lives,  shall  straiten  them. 

10  Then  shalt  thou  break  the  bottle  in 
the  sight  of  the  men  that  go  with  thee, 

11  And  shalt  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Even  so  will  I  break 
this  people  and  this  city,  as  one  breaketh  a 
potter's  vessel,  that  cannot  be  made  whole 
again:  and  they  shall  bury  than  in  To- 
phet, till  there  be  no  place  to  bury. 

12  Thus  will  I  do  unto  this  place,  saith 
the  Lord,  and  to  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
and  even  make  this  city  as  Tophet : 

13  And  the  houses  of  Jerusalem,  and 
the  houses  of  the  kings  of  Judah,  shall  be 
defiled  as  the  place  of'  Tophet,  because  of 
all  the  houses  upon  whose  roofs  they  have 
burned  incense  unto  all  t!ic  host  of  heaven, 
and  have  poured  out  drink-offerings  unto 
other  gods. 

14  Then  came  Jeremiah  from  Tophet, 
561 


The  complaint  of  Jeremiah. 
whither  the  Lord  had  sent  him   to  pro- 

Ehesy ;  and  he  stood  in  the  court  of  the 
ord's  house ;  and  said  to  all  the  people, 
15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  bring  upon 
this  city  and  upon  all  her  towns  all  the  evil 
that  I  have  pronounced  against  it,  because 
they  have  hardened  their  necks,  that  they 
might  not  hear  my  words. 
CHAP.  XX. 
"OW  Pashur  the  son  of  Immer  the 
priest,  who  tnas  also  chief  governor  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  heard  that  Jere- 
miah prophesied  these  things. 

2  Then  Pashur  smote  Jeremiah  the 
prophet,  and  put  him  in  the  stocks  that 
loerc  in  the  high  gate  of  Benjamin,  which 
icas  by  tlie  house  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  Pashur  brought  forth  Jeremiah  out  of 
the  stocks.  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  him, 
The  Lord  hath  not  called  thy  name  Pa- 
shur, but  Magor-missabib. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Behold,  I 
will  make  thee  a  terror  to  thyself,  and  to 
all  thy  friends  :  and  they  shall  fall  by  the 
sword  of  their  enemies,  and  thine  eyes 
shall  behold  it :  and  I  will  give  all  Judah 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
he  shall  carry  them  captive  into  Babylon, 
and  sliall  slay  them  with  the  sword. 

5  Moreover  I  will  deliver  all  the  strength 
of  this  city,  and  all  the  labours  thereof, 
and  all  the  precious  things  thereof,  and 
all  the  treasures  of  the  kings  of  Judah  will 
I  give  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies, 
which  shall  spoil  them,  and  take  them, 
and  carry  them  to  Babylon. 

6  And  thou,  Pashur,  and  all  that  dwell 
in  thine  house  shall  go  into  captivity  :  and 
thou  shall  come  to  Babylon,  and  there  thou 
shalt  die,  and  shalt  be  buried  there,  thou, 
and  all  thy  friends,  to  whom  thou  hast  pro- 
phesied lies. 

7  IF  O  Lord,  thou  hast  deceived  me, 
and  I  was  deceived  :  thou  art  stronger 
than  L  and  hast  prevailed :  I  am  in  deri- 
sion daily,  every  one  mocketh  me. 

8  For  since  I  spake,  I  cried  out,  I  cried 
violence  and  spoil ;  because  the  word  of 
the  Lord  was  made  a  reproach  unto  me, 
and  a  derision,  daily. 

9  Then  I  said,  I  will  not  make  mention 
of  him,  nor  speak  any  more  in  his  name. 
But  his  word  was  in  mine  heart  as  a  burn- 
ing fire  shut  up  in  my  bones,  and  I  was 
weary  with  forbearing,  and  I  could  not 
stay. 

10  H  For  T  heard  the  defaming  of  many, 
fear  on  every  side.  Report,  say  they,  and 
we  will  report  it.  All  my  familiars  watch- 
ed for  my  halting,  saying,  Peradventure 
he  will  be  enticed,  and  we  shall  prevail 
against  him,  and  we  shall  take  our  revenge 
on  him. 

11  But  the  Lord  is  with  me  as  a  mighty 
terrible  one  :  therefore  my  persecutors  shall 


JEREMIAH.  A  hard  siege  foretold. 

stumble,  and  they  shall  not  prevail ;  they 
shall  be  greatly  ashamed ;  tor  they  shall 
not  prosper :  their  everlasting  confusion 
shall  never  be  forgotten. 

12  But,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  that  triest  the 
righteous,  and  seest  the  reins  and  the  heart, 
let  me  see  thy  vengeance  on  them  :  for  un- 
to thee  have  I  opened  my  cause. 

13  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  praise  ye  the 
Lord  :  for  he  hath  delivered  the  soul  of 
the  poor  from  the  hand  of  evil-doers. 

14  If  Cursed  be  the  day  wherein  I  was 
born  :  let  not  the  day  wherein  my  mother 
bare  me  be  blessed. 

15  Cursed  be  the  man  who  brought  ti- 
dings to  my  father,  saying,  A  man  child  is 
born  unto  thee  ;  making  him  very  glad. 

16  And  let  that  man  be  as  the  cities 
which  the  Lord  overthrew,  and  repented 
not ;  and  let  him  hear  the  cry  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  shouting  at  noon-tide ; 

17  Because  he  slew  me  not  from  the 
womb  ;  or  that  my  mother  might  have  been 
my  grave,  and  her  womb  to  be  always  great 
toith  me. 

18  Wherefore  came  I  forth  out  of  the 
womb  to  see  labour  and  sorrow,  that  my 
days  should  be  consumed  with  shame  ? 

CHAP.  XXI. 

THE  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lord,  when  king  Zedekiah 
sent  unto  him  Pashur  the  son  of  Melchiah, 
and  Zephaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the 
priest,  saying, 

2  Inquire,  I  pray  thee,  of  the  Lord  for 
us;  for  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
maketh  war  against  us ;  if  so  be  that  the 
Lord  will  deal  with  us  according  to  all  his 
wondrous  works,  that  he  may  go  up  from 
us. 

3  H  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  them, 
Thus  shall  ye  say  to  Zedekiah  : 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 
Behold,  I  will  turn  back  the  weapons  of 
war  that  are  in  your  hands,  wherewith  ye 
fight  against  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
agai7ist  the  Chaldeans,  which  besiege  you 
witiiout  the  walls,  and  [  will  assemble  them 
into  the  midst  of  this  city. 

5  And  I  myself  will  fight  against  you 
with  an  out-stretched  hand  and  with  a 
strong  arm,  even  in  anger,  and  in  fury,  and 
in  great  wrath. 

6  And  I  will  smite  the  inhabitants  of 
this  city,  both  man  and  beast :  they  shall 
die  of  a  great  pestilence. 

7  And  afterward,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will 
deliver  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  his 
servants,  and  the  people,  and  such  as  are 
left  in  this  city  from  the  pestilence,  from 
the  sword,  and  from  the  famine,  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Bab^^don, 
and  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  and  into 
the  hand  of  those  that  seek  their  life  :  and 
he  shall  smite  ihem  with  the  edge  of  the 
sword ;  he  shall  not  spare  them,  neither 
have  pity,  nor  have  mercv. 

662 


An  exhortation  to  repentance.       CHAP. 

8  H  And  unto  this  people  thou  shalt  say, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  I  set  before 
you  the  way  of  life,  and  the  way  of  death. 

9  He  that  abideth  in  this  city  shall  die  by 
the  sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence :  but  he  that  goeth  out,  and  fall- 
eth  to  the  Chaldeans  that  besiege  you,  he 
shall  live,  and  his  life  shall  be  unto  him  for 
a  prey. 

10  For  I  have  set  my  face  against  this 
city  for  evil,  and  not  for  good,  saith  the 
Lord  :  it  shall  be  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  burn  it 
with  fire. 

11  11  And  touching  the  house  of  (he  king 
of  Judah,  say,  Hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord  ; 

12  O  house  of  David,  thus  saith  the 
Lord;  Execute  judgment  in  the  morning, 
and  deliver  him  that  is  spoiled  out  of  the 
hand  of  the  oppressor,  lest  my  fury  go  out 
like  fire,  and  burn  that  none  can  quench  it, 
because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 

13  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O  inha- 
bitant of  the  valley,  and  rock  of  the  plain, 
saith  the  Lord;  which  say,  Who  shall  come 
down  against  us?  or  who  shall  enter  into 
our  habitations? 

14  But  I  will  punish  you  according  to 
the  fruit  of  your  doings,  saith  the  Lord  : 
and  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  forest  thereof, 
and  it  shall  devour  all  things  round  about 
it. 

CHAP.  xxn. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  ;  Go  down  to  the 
house    of  the   king   of  Judah,   and 
speak  there  this  word, 

2  And  say,  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
O  king  of  Judah,  that  sittest  upon  the 
throne  of  David,  thou,  and  thy  servants, 
and  thy  people  that  enter  in  by  these 
gates : 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Execute  ye 
judgment  and  righteousness,  and  deliver  the 
spoiler  out  of  the  hand  of  the  oppressor  : 
and  do  no  wrong,  do  no  violence  to  the 
stranger,  tlie  fatherless,  nor  the  widow, 
neither  shed  innocent  blood  in  this  place. 

4  For  if  ye  do  this  thing  indeed,  then 
shall  there  enter  in  by  the  gates  of  this 
house  kings  sitting  upon  the  throne  of  Da- 
vid, riding  in  chariots  and  on  horses,  he, 
and  liis  servants,  and  his  people. 

5  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  these  words,  I 
swear  b}*  myself,  saith  the  Lord,  that  this 
house  shall  become  a  desolation. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the  king's 
house  of  Judah ;  Thou  art  Gilead  unto 
me,  and  tlie  head  of  Lebanon  :  yet  surely  I 
will  make  thee  a  wilderness,  and  cities 
tohich  are  not  inhabited. 

7  And  I  will  prepare  destroyers  against 
thee,  everyone  with  his  weapons:  and  they 
shall  cut  down  thy  choice  cedars,  and  cast 
them  into  the  fire. 

8  And  many  nations  shall  pass  by  this 
city,  and  they  shall  say  every  man  to  his 


xxn.  The  judgment  of  Coniah. 

neighbour.  Wherefore  hath  the  Lord  done 
thus  unto  this  great  city  ? 

9  Then  they  shall  answer,  Because  they 
have  forsaken  the  covenant  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  worshipped  other  gods,  and 
served  them. 

10  H  Weep  ye  not  for  the  dead,  neither 
bemoan  him :  but  weep  sore  for  him  that 
goeth  away  :  for  he  shall  return  no  more, 
nor  see  his  native  country. 

11  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  touching 
Shallum  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah, 
which  reigned  instead  of  Josiah  his  father, 
which  went  forth  out  of  this  place;  He 
shall  not  return  thither  any  more : 

12  But  he  shall  die  in  the  place  whither 
they  have  led  him  captive,  and  shall  see 
this  land  no  more. 

13  II  Wo  unto  him  that  buildeth  his 
house  by  unrigiiteousness,  and  his  cham- 
bers by  wrong ;  that  useth  his  neighbour's 
service  without  wages,  and  giveth  him  not 
for  his  work ; 

14  That  saith,  I  will  build  me  a  wide 
house  and  large  chambers,  and  cutteth  him 
out  windows ;  and  it  is  ceiled  with  cedar, 
and  painted  with  vermilion. 

15  Shalt  thou  reign,  because  thou  closest 
tliysclfm  cedar  ?  did  not  thy  father  eat  and 
drink,  and  do  judgment  and  justice,  and 
then  it  was  well  with  him  ? 

16  He  judged  the  cause  of  the  poor  and 
needy ;  then  it  ivas  well  icith  him  :  teas  not 
this  to  know  me  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

17  But  thine  eyes  and  thine  heart  are 
not  but  for  thy  covetousness,  and  for  to 
shed  iiniocent  blood,  and  for  oppression, 
and  for  violence,  to  do  it. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  con- 
cerning Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
of  Judah ;  They  shall  not  lament  for  him, 
saying,  Ah  my  brother !  or,  Ah  sister ! 
they  shall  not  lament  for  him,  saying.  Ah 
lord  !  or,  Ah  his  glory  ! 

19  He  shall  be  buried  with  the  burial  of 
an  ass,  drawn  and  cast  forth  beyond  the 
gates  of  Jerusalem. 

20  U  Go  up  to  Lebanon,  and  cry ;  and 
lift  up  thy  voice  in  Bashan,  and  cry  from 
the  passages :  for  all  thy  lovers  are  destroy- 
ed. 

21  I  spake  unto  thee  in  thy  prosperity ; 
but  thou  saidst,  I  will  not  hear.  This  hath 
been  thy  manner  from  thy  youth,  that  thou 
obeyed st  not  my  voice. 

22  The  wind  shall  eat  up  all  thy  pastors, 
and  thy  lovers  shall  go  into  captivity  :  surely 
then  shalt  thou  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
for  all  thy  wickedness. 

23  O  inhabitant  of  Lebanon,  that  makest 
thy  nest  in  the  cedars,  how  gracious  shalt 
thou  be  when  pangs  come  upon  thee,  the 
pain  as  of  a  woman  in  travail ! 

24  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord,  though  Co- 
niah the  son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah 
were  the  signet  upon  my  right  hand,  yet 
would  I  pluck  thee  thence  ; 

563 


Restoration  of  God's  people.         JEREMIAH. 


Against  false  prophets,  and 


25  And  I  will  give  thee  into  the  hand  of 
them  that  seek  thy  life,  and  into  the  hand 
of  them  whose  face  thou  fearest,  even  into 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Ba- 
bylon, and  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 

26  And  I  will  cast  thee  out,  and  thy  mo- 
ther that  bare  thee,  into  another  country, 
where  ye  were  not  born ;  and  there  shall  ye 
die. 

27  But  to  the  land  whereunto  they  de- 
sire to  return,  thither  shall  they  not  return. 

28  Is  this  man  Coniah  a  despised  broken 
idol  ?  is  he  a  vessel  wherein  is  no  pleasure  1 
wherefore  are  they  cast  out,  he  and  his 
seed,  and  are  cast  into  a  land  which  they 
know  not. 

29  O  earth,  earth,  earth,  hear  the  word 
of  the  Lord. 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Write  ye  this 
man  childless,  a  man  that  shall  not  prosper 
in  his  days:  for  no  man  of  his  seed  shall 
prosper,  sitting  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
and  ruling  any  more  in  Judah. 

CHAP.  XXHL 
'O  be  unto  the  pastors  that  destroy 
and  scatter  the  sheep  of  m}'  pasture  ! 
saith  the  Lord. 

2  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel  against  the  pastors  that  feed  ray  peo- 
ple ;  Ye  have  scattered  my  flock,  and  dri- 
ven them  away,  and  have  not  visited  them : 
behold,  I  will  visit  upon  you  the  evil  of 
your  doings,  saith  the  Lord. 

3  And  1  will  gather  the  remnant  of  my 
flock  out  of  all  countries  whither  I  have 
driven  them,  and  will  bring  them  again  to 
their  folds ;  and  they  shall  be  fruitful  and 
increase. 

4  And  I  will  setup  shepherds  over  them, 
which  shall  feed  them :  and  they  shall  fear 
no  more,  nor  be  dismayed,  neither  shall 
the)"  be  lacking,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  IT  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  raise  unto  David  a  right- 
eous Branch,  and  a  King  shall  reign  and 
prosper,  and  shall  execute  judgment  and 
justice  in  the  earth. 

6  In  his  days  Judah -shall  be  saved,  and 
Israel  shall  dwell  safely  :  and  this  is  his 
name  whereby  he  shall  be  called,  THE 
LORD  OUR  RIGHTEOUSNESS. 

7  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  they  shall  no  more 
say.  The  Lord  liveth,  which  brought  up 
the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt ; 

8  But,  The  Lord  liveth,  which  brought 
up  and  which  led  the  seed  of  the  house  of 
Israel  out  of  the  north  country,  and  from 
all  countries  whitiier  I  had  driven  them  ; 
and  they  shall  dwell  in  their  own  land. 

9  IT  Mine  heart  within  me  is  broken  be- 
cause of  the  prophets ;  all  my  bones  shake ; 
I  am  like  a  drunken  man,  and  like  a  man 
whom  wine  hath  overcome,  because  of  the 
Lord,  and  because  of  the  words  of  his 
holiness. 


10  For  the  land  is  full  of  adulterers;  for 
because  of  swearing  the  land  mourneth  ; 
the  pleasant  places  of  the  wilderness  are 
dried  up,  and  their  course  is  evil,  and  their 
force  is  not  right. 

11  For  both  prophet  and  priest  are  pro- 
fane ;  yea,  in  my  house  have  I  found  their 
wickedness,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Wherefore  their  way  shall  be  unto 
them  as  slippery  ways  izi  the  darkness : 
they  shall  be  driven  on,  and  fall  therein : 
for  I  will  bring  evil  upon  them,  even  the 
year  of  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

13  And  I  have  seen  folly  in  the  prophets 
of  Samaria ;  they  prophesied  in  Baal,  and 
caused  my  people  Israel  to  err. 

14  I  have  seen  also  in  the  prophets  of 
Jerusalem  an  horrible  thing :  they  commit 
adultery,  and  walk  in  lies  :  they  strengthen 
also  the  hands  of  evil-doers,  that  none  doth 
return  from  his  wickedness :  they  are  all 
of  them  unto  me  as  Sodom,  and  the  inhabit- 
ants thereof  as  Gomorrah. 

15  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  concerning  the  prophets ;  Behold,  I 
will  feed  them  with  wormwood,  and  make 
them  drink  the  water  of  gall :  for  from  the 
prophets  of  Jerusalem  is  profaneness  gone 
forth  into  all  the  land. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Hearken 
not  unto  the  words  of  the  prophets  that 
prophesy  unto  you  :  they  make  you  vain: 
they  speak  a  vision  of  their  own  heart,  and 
not  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

17  They  sa)'  still  unto  them  that  despise 
me.  The  Lord  hath  said.  Ye  shall  have 
peace ;  and  they  say  unto  every  one  that 
walketh  after  the  imagination  of  his  own 
heart,  No  evil  shall  come  upon  you. 

18  For  who  hath  stood  in  the  counsel  of 
the  Lord,  and  hath  perceived  and  heard 
his  word  ?  who  hath  marked  his  Vv'ord,  and 
heard  it  ? 

19  Behold,  a  whirlwind  of  the  Lord  is 
gone  forth  in  fury,  even  a  grievous  whirl- 
wind :  it  shall  fall  grievously  upon  the  head 
of  the  wicked. 

20  The  anger  of  the  Lord  shall  not  re- 
turn, until  he  have  executed,  and  till  he 
have  performed  the  thoughts  of  his  heart : 
in  the  latter  days  ye  shall  consider  it  per- 
fectly. 

21  I  have  not  sent  these  prophets,  yet 
they  ran ;  I  have  not  spoken  to  them,  yet 
they  prophesied. 

22  But  if  they  had  stood  in  my  counsel, 
and  had  caused  mj'  people  to  hear  my 
words,  then  they  should  have  turned  them 
from  their  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of 
their  doings. 

23  Am  I  a  God  at  hand,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  not  a  God  afar  off'? 

24  Can  any  hide  liimself  in  secret  places 
that  I  shall  not  see  him  ?  saith  the  Lord. 
Do  not  I  fill  heaven  and  earth  ?  saith  the 
Lord. 

25  I  have  heard  what  the  prophets  said, 

564 


mockers  of  true  prophets.       CHAP.  XXIV,  XXV. 


The  captivity  foretold. 


that  prophesy  lies  in  my  name,  saymg,  I 
have  dreamed,  I  have  dreamed. 

26  How  long  shall  this  be  in  the  heart 
of  the  prophets  that  prophesy  lies  ?  yea, 
they  are  prophets  of  the  deceit  of  their  own 
heart ; 

27  Which  think  to  cause  my  people  to 
forget  my  name  by  their  dreams  which 
they  tell  every  man  to  his  neighbour,  as  their 
fathers  have  forgotten  my  name  for  Baal. 

28  The  prophet  that  hath  a  dream,  let 
him  tell  a  dream  ;  and  he  that  hath  my 
word,  let  him  speak  my  word  faithfully. 
What  is  the  chatf  to  the  wheat  ?  saith  the 
Lord. 

29  Is  not  my  word  like  as  a  fire  1  saith 
the  Lord  ;  and  like  a  hammer  that  break- 
eth  the  rock  in  pieces  ? 

30  Therefore  behold,  I  am  against  the 
prophets,  saith  the  Lord,  that  steal  my 
words  every  one  from  his  neighbour. 

31  Behold,  I  am  against  the  prophets, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  use  their  tongues,  and 
say,  He  saith. 

32  Behold,  1  am  against  them  that  pro- 
phesy false  dreams,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
do  tell  them,  and  cause  my  people  to  err 
by  their  lies,  and  by  their  lightness;  yet  I 
sent  them  not,  nor  commanded  them : 
therefore  they  shall  not  profit  this  people 
at  all,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  II  And  when  this  people,  or  the  pro- 
phet, or  a  priest,  shall  ask  thee,  saying, 
What  is  the  burden  of  the  Lord?  thou 
shalt  then  say  unto  them,  What  burden  1 
I  will  even  forsake  you,  saith  the  Lord. 

34  And  as  for  the  prophet,  and  the 
priest,  and  the  people,  that  shall  say,  The 
burden  of  the  Lord,  I  will  even  punish 
that  man  and  his  house, 

35  Thus  shall  ye  say  every  one  to  his 
neighbour,  and  every  one  to  his  brother 
What  hath  the  Lord  answered  ?  and,  What 
hath  the  Lord  spoken  ? 

36  And  the  burden  of  the  Lord  shall 
ye  mention  no  more  :  for  every  man's  word 
shall  be  his  burden ;  for  ye  have  perverted 
the  words  of  the  living  God,  of  the  Lord 
of  hosts  our  God. 

37  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the  prophet, 
What  hath  the  Lord  answered  thee  1  and. 
What  hath  the  Lord  spoken? 

38  But  since  ye  say,  The  burden  of  the 
Lord  ;  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
cause ye  say  this  word,  The  burden  of  the 
Lord,  and  I  have  sent  unto  you,  saying. 
Ye  shall  not  say,  The  burden  of  the  Lord  ; 

39  Therefore  behold,  I,  even  T,  will  ut- 
terly forget  you,  and  I  will  forsake  j'ou, 
and  the  city  that  I  gave  you  and  your  fa- 
thers, and  cast  you  out  of  mj^  presence : 

40  And  I  will  bring  an  everlasting  re- 
proach upon  you,  and  a  perpetual  shame, 
which  shall  not  be  forgotten. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

THE  Lord  shewed  me,  and  behold,  two 
baskets  of  figs  were  set    before  the 


temple  of  the  Lord,  after  that  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon  had  carried  away 
captive  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim  king 
of  Judah,  and  the  princes  of  Judah,  with 
the  carpenters  and  smiths,  from  Jerusalem, 
and  had  brought  them  to  Babylon. 

2  One  basket  had  very  good  figs,  even 
like  the  figs  that  are  first  ripe  :  and  the 
other  basket  had  very  naughty  figs,  which 
could  not  be  eaten,  they  were  so  bad. 

3  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me.  What 
seest  thou,  Jeremiah  ?  and  I  said,  Figs  ; 
the  good  figs,  very  good  ;  and  the  evil,  very 
evil,  that  cannot  be  eaten,  they  are  so 
evil. 

4  IT  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ;  Like  these  good  figs,  so  will  I  ac- 
knowledge them  that  are  carried  away 
captive  of  Judah,  whom  I  have  sent  out  of 
this  place  into  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans 
for  t/icir  good. 

6  For  I  will  set  mine  eyes  upon  them  for 
good,  and  I  will  bring  them  again  to  this 
land :  and  I  will  build  them,  and  not  pull 
them,  down ;  and  I  will  plant  them,  and  not 
pluck  them  up. 

7  And  1  will  give  them  an  heart  to  know 
me,  that  I  a)7i  the  Lord  :  and  they  shall  be 
my  people,  and  I  will  be  their  God :  for 
they  shall  return  unto  me  with  their  whole 
heart. 

8  H  And  as  the  evil  figs,  which  cannot 
be  eaten,  they  are  so  evil ;  surely  thus  saith 
the  Lord,  So  will  I  give  Zedekiah  the 
king  of  Judah,  and  his  princes,  and  the 
residue  of  Jerusalem,  that  remain  in  this 
land,  and  them  that  dwell  in  the  land  of 
Egypt : 

9  And  I  will  deliver  them  to  be  removed 
into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  for  their 
hurt,  to  be  a  reproach  and  a  proverb,  a 
taunt  and  a  curse,  in  all  places  whither  I 
shall  drive  them. 

10  And  I  will  send  the  sword,  the  famine, 
and  the  pestilence,  among  them,  till  they 
be  consumed  from  off  the  land  that  I  gave 
unto  them  and  to  their  fathers. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  con 
cerning  all  the  people  of  Judah  in 
the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of 
Josiah  king  of  Judah,  that  m/s  the  first  year 
of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  ; 

2  The  which  Jeren'iiah  the  prophet 
spake  unto  all  the  people  of  Judah,  and  to 
all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  saying, 

3  From  the  thirteenth  year  of  Josiah  the 
son  of  Amon  king  of  Judah,  even  unto 
this  day,  that  is  the  three  and  twentieth 
year,  the  word  of  the  Lord  hath  come 
unto' me,  and  I  have  spoken  unto  you, 
rising  early  and  speaking;  but  ye  have 
not  hearkened. 

4  And  the  Lord  hath  sent  unto  you  all 
his  servants  the  prophets,  rising  early  and 

663 


Prophecy  of  general  destruction.     JEREMIAH 
sending  them;  but  ye  have  not  hearkened, 
nor  inclined  your  ear  to  hear. 

5  They  said,  Turn  ye  again  now  every 
one  from  his  evil  way,  and  from  the  evil  of 
your  doings,  and  dwell  in  the  land  that  the 
Lord  hath  given  unto  you  and  to  your  fa- 
thers for  ever  and  ever  : 

6  And  go  not  after  other  gods  to  serve 
them,  and  to  worship  them,  and  provoke 
me  not  to  anger  with  the  works  of  your 
hands ;  and  I  will  do  you  no  hurt. 

7  Yet  ye  have  not  hearkened  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  that  ye  might  provoke  me 
to  anger  with  the  works  of  your  hands  to 
your  own  hurt. 

8  U  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ;  Because  ye  have  not  heard  my 
words, 

9  Behold,  I  will  send  and  take  all  the 
families  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord,  and 
Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Babylon,  my 
servant,  and  will  bring  them  against  this 
land,  and  against  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
and  against  all  these  nations  round  about, 
and  will  utterly  destroy  them,  and  make 
them  an  astonishment,  and  an  hissing,  and 
perpetual  desolations. 

10  Moreover  I  will  take  from  them  the 
voice  of  mirth,  and  the  voice  of  gladness, 
the  voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and  the  voice 
of  the  bride,  the  sound  of  the  millstones, 
and  the  light  of  the  candle. 

11  And  this  whole  land  shall  be  a  deso- 
lation, and  an  astonishment ;  and  these 
nations  shall  serve  the  king  of  Babylon 
seventy  years. 

12  II  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  when 
seventy  years  are  accomplished,  that  I  will 
punish  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  that  na- 
tion, saith  the  Lord,  for  their  iniquity,  and 
the  land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  will  make 
it  perpetual  desolations. 

13  And  I  will  bring  upon  that  land  all 
my  words  which  I  have  pronounced  against 
it,  even  all  that  is  written  in  this  book, 
which  Jeremiah  hath  prophesied  against 
all  the  nations. 

14  For  many  nations  and  great  kings 
shall  serve  themselves  of  them  also  :  and  1 
will  recompense  them  according  to  their 
deeds,  and  according  to  the  works  of  their 
own  hands. 

15  II  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael unto  me ;  Take  the  wine-cup  of  this 
furj"  at  my  hand,  and  cause  all  the  nations, 
to  whom  I  send  thee,  to  drink  it. 

16  And  they  shall  drink,  and  be  moved, 
and  be  mad,  because  of  the  sword  that  I 
will  send  among  them. 

17  Then  took  I  the  cup  at  the  Lord's 
hand,  and  made  all  the  nations  to  drink, 
unto  whom  the  Lord  had  sent  me  : 

18  To  v:it,  Jerusalem,  and  the  cities  of 
Judah,  and  the  kings  thereof,  and  the 
princes  thereof,  to  make  them  a  desolation, 
an  astonishment,  an  hissing,  and  a  curse ; 
as  it  is  this  dav  : 


Holding  of  the  shepherds. 

19  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  his  ser- 
vants, and  his  princes,  and  all  his  people ; 

20  And  all  the  mingled  people,  and  all 
the  kin^s  of  the  land  of  Uz,  and  all  the 
kings  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and 
Ashkelon,  and  Azzah,  and  Ekron,  and  the 
remnant  of  Ashdod, 

21  Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the  children 
of  Amnion, 

22  And  all  the  kings  of  Tyrus,  and  all 
the  kings  of  Zidon,  and  the  kings  of  the 
isles  which  are  beyond  the  sea, 

23  Dedan,  and  Tema,  and  Buz,  and  all 
that  are  in  the  utmost  corners, 

24  And  all  the  kings  of  Arabia,  and  all 
the  kings  of  the  mingled  people  that  dwell 
in  the  desert, 

25  And  all  the  kings  of  Zimri,  and  all 
the  kings  of  Elam,  and  all  the  kings  of  the 
Medes, 

26  And  all  the  kings  of  the  north,  far 
and  near,  one  with  another,  and  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world,  which  are  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth :  and  the  king  of  She- 
shach  shall  drink  after  them. 

27  Therefore  thou  shalt  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of 
Israel ;  Drink  ye,  and  be  drunken,  and 
spue,  and  fall,  and  rise  no  more,  because 
of  the  sword  which  I  will  send  among  you. 

28  And  it  shall  be,  if  they  refuse  to  take 
the  cup  at  thine  hand  to  drink,  then  slialt 
thou  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts ;  Ye  shall  certainly  drink. 

29  For  lo,  I  begin  to  bring  evil  on  the 
city  which  is  called  by  my  name,  and 
should  ye  be  utterly  unpunished  ?  Ye  shall 
not  be  unpunished:  for  I  will  call  for  a 
sword  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

30  Therefore  prophesy  thou  against 
them  all  these  words,  and  say  unto  them, 
The  Lord  shall  roar  from  on  high,  and 
utter  his  voice  from  his  holy  habitation ; 
he  shall  mightily  roar  upon  his  habitation  ; 
he  shall  give  a  shout,  as  they  that  tread  the 
grapes,  against  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
earth. 

31  A  noise  shall  come  eve7i  to  the  ends 
of  the  earth ;  for  the  Lord  hath  a  con- 
troversy with  the  nations,  he  will  plead 
with  all  flesh ;  he  will  give  them  that  are 
wicked  to  the  sword,  saith  the  Lord. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Be- 
hold, evil  shall  go  forth  from  nation  to  na- 
tion, and  a  great  whirlwind  shall  be  raised 
up  from  the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

33  And  the  slain  of  the  Lord  shall  be  at 
that  day  from  one  end  of  the  earth  even 
unto  the  other  end  of  the  earth  :  they  shall 
not  be  lamented,  neither  gathered,  nor 
buried ;  they  shall  be  dung  upon  the 
ground. 

34  II  Howl,  ye  shepherds,  and  cry  ;  and 
wallow  yourselves  in  the  ashes,  ye  princi- 
pal of  the  flock:  for  the  days  of  your 
slaughter  and  of  j^our  dispersions  are  ac- 

566 


Jeremiah  is  arraigned.        CHAP.  XXVI,  XXVII. 


complished ;   and  ye  shall  fall  like  a  plea- 
sant vessel. 

35  And  the  shepherds  shall  have  no  way 
to  flee,  nor  the  principal  of  the  flock  to 
escape. 

36  A  voice  of  the  cry  of  the  shepherds, 
and  an  howling  of  the  principal  of  the 
flock,  sliall  be  heard :  for  the  Lord  hath 
spoiled  their  pasture. 

37  And  the  peaceable  habitations  are 
cut  down  because  of  the  fierce  anger  of  the 
Lord. 

38  He  hath  forsaken  his  covert,  as  the 
lion :  for  their  land  is  desolate  because  of 
the  fierceness  of  the  oppressor,  and  because' 
of  his  fierce  anger. 

CHAP.  XXVL 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Jehoia- 
kim  the  son  of  Josiah   king  of  Judah 
came  this  word  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Stand  in  the 
court  of  the  Lord's  house,  and  speak  unto 
all  the  cities  of  Judah,  which  come  to 
v\orship  in  the  Lord's  house,  all  the  words 
that  I  command  thee  to  speak  unto  them ; 
diminish  not  a  word  : 

3  If  so  be  they  will  hearken,  and  turn 
every  man  from  his  evil  way,  that  I  may 
repent  me  of  the  evil,  which  I  purpose  to 
do  unto  them  because  of  the  evil  of  their 
doings. 

4  And  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord,  If  ye  will  not  hearken  to 
me  to  walk  in  my  law,  which  I  have  set 
before  you, 

5  To  hearken  to  the  words  of  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  whom  I  sent  unto  you, 
both  rising  up  early,  and  sending  them, 
but  ye  have  not  hearkened  ; 

6  Then  will  I  make  this  house  like 
Shiloh,  and  will  make  this  city  a  curse  to 
all  the  nations  of  the  earth. 

7  So  the  priests  and  the  prophets  and  all 
the  people  heard  .Teremiah  speaking  these 
words  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

8  U  Nov/  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jere- 
miah had  made  an  end  of  speaking  all  that 
the  Lord  had  commanded  him  to  speak 
unto  all  the  people,  that  the  priests  and  the 
prophets  and  all  the  people  took  him,  say- 
ing. Thou  shalt  surely  die. 

9  Why  hast  thou  prophesied  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord,  saying.  This  house  shall  be 
like  Shiloh,  and  this  city  shall  be  desolate 
without  an  inhabitant  ?  And  all  the  people 
were  gathered  against  Jeremiah  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord. 

10  When  the  princes  of  Judah  heard 
these  things,  then  they  came  up  from  the 
king's  house  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  sat  down  in  the  entry  of  the  new  gate 
of  the  Lord's  house. 

11  Then  spake  the  priests  and  the  pro- 
phets unto  the  princes  and  to  all  the  peo- 
ple, saying.  This  man  is  worthy  to  die  ;  for 
he  hath  prophesied  against  this  city,  as  ye 
have  heard  with  your  ears. 


He  is  acquitted. 


12  If  Then  spake  Jeremiah  unto  all  the 
ijrinces,  and  to  all  the  people,  saying,  The 
Lord  sent  me  to  prophesy  against  this 
house  and  against  this  city  all  the  words 
that  ye  have  heard. 

13  Therefore  now  amend  your  ways  and 
your  doings,  and  obey  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  your  God ;  and  the  Lord  will  repent 
him  of  the  evil  that  he  hath  pronounced 
against  you. 

14  As  for  me,  behold,  I  avi  in  your  hand: 
do  with  me  as  seemeth  good  and  meet  unto 
you : 

15  But  know  ye  for  certain,  that  if  ye 
put  me  to  death,  ye  shall  surely  bring  in- 
nocent blood  upon  yourselves,  and  upon 
this  city,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof : 
for  of  a  truth  the  Lord  hath  sent  me  unto 
you  to  speak  all  these  words  in  your  ears. 

16  II  Then  said  the  princes  and  all  the 
people  unto  the  priests  and  to  the  prophets; 
This  man  is  not  worthy  to  die  :  for  he  hath 
spoken  to  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  our 
God. 

17  Then  rose  up  certain  of  the  elders  of 
the  land,  and  spake  to  all  the  assembly  of 
the  people,  saying, 

18  Micah  the  Morasthite  prophesied  in 
the  days  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and 
spake  to  all  the  people  of  Judah,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Zion  shall 
be  ploughed  like  a  field,  and  Jerusalem 
shall  become  heaps,  and  the  mountain  of 
the  house  as  the  high  places  of  a  forest. 

19  Did  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  and  all 
Judah  put  him  at  all  to  death  ?  did  he  not 
fear  the  Lord,  and  besought  the  Lord,  and 
the  Lord  repented  him  of  the  evil  which  he 
had  pronounced  against  them?  Thusr.ight 
we  procure  great  evil  against  our  souls. 

20  And  there  was  also  a  man  that  pro- 
phesied in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  Urijah 
the  son  of  Shemaiah  of  Kirjath-jearim,  who 
prophesied  against  this  city  and  against 
this  land  according  to  all  the  words  of  Jere- 
miah : 

21  And  when  Jehoiakim  the  king  with 
all  his  mighty  men,  and  all  the  princes, 
heard  his  words,  the  king  sought  to  put  him 
to  death  :  but  when  Urijah  heard  it,  he  was 
afraid  and  fled,  and  went  into  Egypt ; 

22  And  Jehoiakim  the  king  sent  men  in- 
to Egypt,  namely,  Elnathan  the  son  of 
Achbor,  and  certain  men  with  him  into 
Egypt. 

23  And  they  fetched  forth  Urijah  out  of 
Egypt,  and  brought  him  unto  Jehoiakim 
the  king ;  who  slew  him  with  the  sword, 
and  cast  his  dead  body  into  the  graves  of 
the  common  people. 

24  Nevertheless  the  handof  Ahikam  the 
son  of  Shaphan  was  with  Jeremiali,  that 
they  should  not  give  him  into  the  hand  of 
the  people  to  put  him  to  death. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Jehoia- 
kim the  son  of  Josiah  kmg  of  Judah 
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Babylon's  sovereignty  typified.    JEREMIAH 
came  this  word  unto  Jeremiah  from  the 
Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  me;  Make 
thee  bonds  and  yokes,  and  put  them  upon 
thy  neck, 

3  And  send  them  to  the  king  of  Edom, 
and  to  the  king  of  Moab,  and  to  the  king  of 
the  Ammonites,  and  to  the  king  of  Tyrus, 
and  to  the  king  of  Zidon,  by  the  hand  of 
the  messengers  which  come  to  Jerusalem 
unto  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah ; 

4  And  command  them  to  say  unto  their 
masters,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Thus  shall  ye  say  unto  your 
masters ; 

5  I  have  made  the  earth,  the  man  and 
the  beast  that  arc  upon  the  ground,  by  my 
great  power  and  by  my  out-stretched  arm, 
and  have  given  it  unto  whom  it  seemed 
meet  unto  me. 

6  And  now  have  I  given  all  these  lands 
into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
of  Babylon,  my  servant ;  and  the  beasts  of 
the  field  have  I  given  him  also  to  serve  him. 

7  And  all  nations  shall  serve  him,  and 
his  son,  and  his  son's  son,  until  the  very 
time  of  his  Rind  come :  and  then  many 
nations  and  great  kings  shall  serve  them- 
selves of  him. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the  na- 
tion and  kingdom  which  will  not  serve  the 
same  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, and  that  will  not  put  their  neck  under 
the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  that  na- 
tion will  I  punish,  saith  the  Lord,  with  the 
sword,  and  with  the  famine,  and  with  the 
pestilence,  until  I  have  consumed  them  by 
his  hand. 

9  Therefore  hearken  not  ye  to  your  pro- 
phets, nor  to  your  diviners,  nor  to  your 
dreamers,  nor  to  your  enchanters,  nor  to 
your  sorcerers,  which  speak  unto  }'ou,  say- 
ing. Ye  shall  not  serve  the  king  of  Babylon  : 

10  For  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you,  to 
remove  you  far  from  your  land  ;  and  that  I 
should  drive  you  out,  and  ye  should  perish. 

11  But  the  nations  that  bring  their  neck 
under  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  serve  him,  those  will  I  let  remain  still 
in  their  own  land,  saith  the  Lord;  and 
they  shall  till  it,  and  dwell  therein. 

12  H  I  spake  also  to  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah  according  to  all  thes''  words,  saying. 
Bring  your  necks  under  the  yoke  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him  and  his 
people,  and  live. 

13  Why  will  ye  die,  thou  and  thy  peo- 
ple, by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by 
the  pestilence,  as  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
against  the  nation  that  will  not  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon  ? 

14  Therefore  hearken  not  unto  the  words 
of  the  prophets  that  speak  unto  you,  say- 
ing, Ye  shall  not  serve  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon ;  for  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you. 

15  For  I  have  not  sent  them,  saith  the 
Lord,   yet  they   prophesy    a  lie  in    my 


Hananiah's  false  prophecy. 
name  ;  that  I  might  drive  you  out,  and  that 
ye  might  perish,  ye,  and  the  prophets  that 
prophesy  unto  you. 

16  H  Also  I  spake  to  the  priests  and  to 
all  this  people,  saying.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  Hearken  not  to  the  words  of  your 
prophets  that  prophesy  unto  you,  saying. 
Behold,  the  vessels  of  the  Lord's  house 
shall  now  shortly  be  brought  again  from 
Babylon  :  for  they  prophesy  a  lie  unto  you. 

17  Hearken  not  unto  them ;  serve  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  live :  wherefore 
should  this  city  be  laid  waste  1 

IS  But  if  they  be  prophets,  and  if  the 
word  of  the  Lord  be  with  them,  let  the«i 
now   make  intercession   to   the   Lord   of 


hosts,  that  the  vessels  which  are  left  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  house  of  the 
king  of  Judah,  and  at  Jerusalem,  go  not  to 
Babylon. 

19  H  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts 
concerning  the  pillars,  and  concerning 
the  sea,  and  concerning  the  bases,  and  con- 
cerning the  residue  of  the  vessels  that  re- 
main in  this  city, 

20  Which  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  took  not,  when  he  carried  away 
captive  Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim 
king  of  Judah  from  Jerusalem  to  Baby- 
lon, and  all  the  nobles  of  Judah  and  Jeru- 
salem ; 

21  Yea,  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  concerning  the  vessels  that 
remain  in  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  /m 
the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah  and  of  Je- 
rusalem ; 

22  They  shall  be  carried  to  Babylon,  and 
there  shall  they  be  until  the  day  that  I  visit 
them,  saith  the  Lord  ;  then  will  I  bring 
them  up,  and  restore  them  to  this  place. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  the  same  year,  in 
the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Zede- 
kiah king  of  Judah,  in  the  fourth  year,  and 
in  the  fifth  montli,  that  Hananiah  the  son 
of  Azurthe  prophet,  which  was  of  Gibeon, 
spake  unto  me  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
in  the  presence  of  the  priests,  and  of  all 
the  people,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  saying,  I  have  broken  the 
yoke  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

3  Within  two  full  years  will  I  bring 
again  into  this  place  all  the  vessels  of  the 
Lord's  house,  that  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
of  Babylon  took  away  from  this  place,  and 
carried  them  to  Babylon. 

4  And  I  will  bring  again  to  this  place 
Jeconiah  the  son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah,  with  all  the  captives  of  Judah,  that 
went  into  Babylon,  saith  the  Lord  ;  for  1 
will  break  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon. 

5  H  Then  the  prophet  Jeremiah  said  unto 
the  prophet  Hananiah  in  the  presence  of 
the  priests,  and  in  the  presence  of  all  the 
people  that  stood  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

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Jeremiah's  letter  to  the  CHAP.  XXIX 

6  Even  the  prophet  Jeremiah  said, 
Amen :  the  Lord  do  so :  the  Lord  per- 
form thy  words  which  thou  hast  prophe- 
sied, to  bring  again  tlie  vessels  of  the 
Lord's  house,  and  all  that  is  carried  away 
captive,  from  Babylon  into  this  place. 

7  Nevertheless  hear  thou  now  this  word 
that  I  speak  in  thine  ears,  and  in  the  ears 
of  all  tlie  people ; 

8  The  prophets  that  have  been  before 
me  and  before  thee  of  old  prophesied  both 
against  many  countries,  and  against  great 
kingdoms,  of  war,  and  of  evil,  and  of  pes- 
tilence. 

9  The  prophet  which  prophesieth  of 
peace,  when  the  word  of  the  prophet  shall 
come  to  pass,  then  shall  tiie  prophet  be 
known,  that  the  Lord  hath  truly  sent  him. 

10  U  Then  Hananiah  the  prophet  took 
the  yoke  from  ofl"  the  prophet  Jeremiah's 
neck,  and  brake  it. 

11  And  Hananiah  spake  in  the  presence 
of  all  the  people,  saying,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  ;  Even  so  will  I  break  the  yoke  of 
Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  from  the 
neck  of  all  nations  within  the  space  of  two 


full   years.      And   the   prophet    Jeremiah 
went  his  way. 

12  H  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  after  that  Ha- 
naniah the  prophet  had  broken  the  yoke 
from  off  the  neck  of  the  prophet  Jeremiah, 
saying, 

13  Go  and  tell  Hananiah,  saying,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Thou  hast  broken  the 
yokes  of  wood ;  but  thou  shalt  make  for 
them  yokes  of  iron. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  I  have  put  a  yoke  of  iron 
upon  the  neck  of  all  these  nations,  that 
they  may  serve  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
Babylon  ;  and  they  shall  serve  him  :  and  I 
liave  given  him  the  beasts  of  the  field  also. 

15  H  Then  said  the  prophet  Jeremiah 
unto  Hananiah  the  prophet,  Hear  now, 
Hananiah ;  the  Lord  hath  not  sent  thee  ; 
but  thou  makest  this  people  to  trust  in  a 
lie. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, 1  will  cast  thee  from  off  the  face  of 
the  earth :  this  year  thou  shalt  die,  be- 
cause thou  hast  taught  rebellion  against  the 
Lord. 

17  So  Hananiah  the  prophet  died  the 
same  year  in  the  seventh  month. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

NOW  these  arc  the  words  of  the  letter 
that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  sent  from 
Jerusalem  unto  the  residue  of  the  elders 
which  were  carried  away  captives,  and  to 
the  priests,  and  to  the  prophets,  and  to  all 
the  people  whom  Nebuchadnezzar  had 
carried  away  captive  from  Jerusalem  to 
Babylon ; 

2    (Alter  that  Jeconiah  the  king,    and 
the  queen,  and  the  eunuchs,  the   princes 
of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  the  carpea 
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captives  of  Babylon. 

ters,  and  the  smiths,  were  departed  from 
Jerusalem  ;) 

3  By  the  hand  of  Elasah  the  son  of  Sha- 
phan,  and  Gemariah  the  son  of  Hilkiah, 
(whom  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  sent  unto 
Babylon  to  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Ba- 
bylon,) saying, 

4  Ihus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  unto  all  that  are  carried 
away  captives,  whom  I  have  caused  to  be 
carried  away  from  Jerusalem  unto  Baby- 
lon ; 

5  Build  ye  houses,  and  dwell  in  them; 
and  plant  gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of 
them  ; 

6  Take  ye  wives,  and  beget  sons  and 
daughters ;  and  take  wives  for  your  sons, 
and  give  your  daughters  to  husbands,  th.at 
they  may  bear  sons  and  daughters;  that 
ye  may  be  increased  there,  and  not  di- 
minished. 

7  And  seek  the  peace  of  the  city  whither 
I  have  caused  you  to  be  carried  away  cap- 
tives, and  pray  unto  the  Lord  for  it :  for 
in  the  peace  thereof  shall  ye  have  peace. 

8  If  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel ;  Let  not  your  prophets 
and  your  diviners,  that  be  in  the  midst  of 
you,  deceive  you,  neither  hearken  to  your 
dreams  which  ye  cause  to  be  dreamed. 

9  For  they  prophesy  falsely  unto  you  in 
my  name :  I  have  not  sent  them,  saith  the 
Lord. 

10  H  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  That  af- 
ter seventy  years  be  accomplished  at  Ba- 
bylon I  will  visit  you,  and  perform  my 
good  word  toward  you,  in  causing  you  to 
return  to  this  place. 

1 1  For  I  know  the  thoughts  that  J  think 
toward  you,  saith  the  Lord,  thoughts  of 
peace,  and  not  of  evil,  to  give  you  an  ex- 
pected end. 

12  Then  shall  ye  call  upon  me,  and  ye 
shall  go  and  pray  unto  me,  and  I  will 
hearken  unto  you. 

13  And  ye  shall  seek  me,  and  find  me, 
when  ye  shall  search  for  me  with  all  your 
heart. 

14  And  I  will  be  found  of  you,  saith  the 
Lord  :  and  I  will  turn  away  your  captivity, 
and  I  will  gather  you  from  all  the  nations, 
and  from  all  the  places  whither  I  have 
driven  you,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  I  will 
bring  you  again  into  the  place  whence  I 
caused  you  to  be  carried  away  captive. 

15  IT  Because  ye  have  said,  The  Lord 
hath  raised  us  up  prophets  in  Babylon; 

16  Knmo  that  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  the 
king  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
and  of  all  the  people  that  dwelleth  in  this 
city,  and  of  your  brethren  that  are  not 
gone  forth  with  you  into  ca])tivity ; 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lorij  of  hosts;  Be« 
hold,  I  will  send  upon  them  the  sword,  the 
famine,  and  the  pestilence,  and  will  make 
them  like  vile  figs,  that  cannot  he  eaten, 
they  are  so  evil. 

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Shemaiali's  letter.  JEREMIAH. 

18  And  I  will  persecute  them  with  the 
sword,  with  the  famine,  and  with  the  pes- 
tilence, and  will  deliver  them  to  be  removed 
to  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  to  be  a 
curse,  and  an  astonishment,  and  an  hissing, 
and  a  reproach,  among  all  the  nations  whi- 
ther I  have  driven  them  : 

19  Because  they  have  not  hearkened  to 
my  words,  saith  tlie  Lord,  which  I  sent 
unto  them  by  my  servants  the  prophets, 
rising  up  early  and  sending  than ;  but  ye 
would  not  hear,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  11  Hear  ye  therefore  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  all  ye  of  the  captivity,  whom  I  have 
sent  from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon  : 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  of  Ahab  the  son  of  Kolaiah, 
and  of  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Maaseiah, 
which  prophes}'  a  lie  unto  you  in  my 
name  ;  Behold,  I  will  deliver  them  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon ;  and  he  shall  slay  them  before  your 
eyes ; 

22  And  of  them  shall  be  taken  up  a 
curse  by  all  the  captivity  of  Judah  which 
we  in  Babylon,  saying.  The  Lord  make 
thee  like  Zedekiah  and  like  Ahab,  whom 
the  king  of  Babylon  roasted  in  the  fire  ; 

23  Because  they  have  committed  villany 
in  Israel,  and  have  committed  adultery  with 
their  neighbours'  wives,  and  have  spoken 
lying  words  in  my  name,  which  I  have  not 
commanded  them  ;  even  I  know,  and  am 
a  witness,  saith  the  Lord. 

24  H  Thus  shalt  thou  also  speak  to  She- 
maiah  the  Nehelamite,  saying, 

25  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
the  God  of  Israel,  saying,  Because  thou 
hast  sent  letters  in  thy  name  unto  all  the 
people  that  are  at  Jerusalem,  and  to  Ze- 
phaniah  the  son  of  Maaseiah  the  priest,  and 
to  all  the  priests,  saying, 

26  The  Lord  hath  made  thee  priest  in 
the  stead  of  Jehoiada  the  priest,  that  ye 
should  be  officers  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
tor  every  man  that  is  mad,  and  maketh 
himself  a  prophet,  that  thou  shouldest  put 
him  in  prison,  and  in  the  stocks. 

27  Now  therefore  why  hast  thou  not 
reproved  Jeremiah  of  Anathoth,  which 
maketh  himself  a  prophet  to  you  ? 

28  For  therefore  he  sent  unto  us  in  Ba- 
bylon, saying.  This  captivity  is  long  :  build 
ye  houses,  and  dwell  in  thrm ;  and  plant 
gardens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

29  And  Zeplianiah  the  priest  read  this 
letter  in  the  ears  of  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 

30  H  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

31  Send  to  all  them  of  the  captivity, 
saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning 
Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite ;  Because  that 
Shemaiah  hath  prophesied  unto  you,  and  I 
sent  him  not,  and  he  caused  you  to  trust  in 
a  lie : 

32  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  punish  Shemaiah  the  Nehela- 


Return  of  the  Jetcs  foretold. 
mite,  and  his  seed :  he  shall  not  have  a 
man  to  dwell  among  this  people;  neither 
sball  he  behold  the  good  that  1  will  do  for 
my  people,  saitli  the  Lord  ;  because  he 
hath  taught  rebellion  against  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXX. 
^I^HE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from 
A    the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, saying.  Write  thee  all  the  words  that 
I  have  spoken  unto  thee  in  a  book. 

3  For  lo,  the  days  come,  saitii  the  Lord, 
that  I  will  bring  again  the  captivity  of  my 
people  Israel  and  Judah,  saitli  the  Lord  : 
and  I  will  cause  them  to  return  to  the  land 
that  I  gave  to  their  fathers,  and  they  shall 
possess  it. 


the  words  that  the 
and   con- 


4  II  And   these 
Lord  spake  concerning  Israel, 
cerning  Judah. 

5  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  We  have 
heard  a  voice  of  trembling,  of  fear,  and  not 
of  peace. 

6  Ask  ye  now,  and  see  whether  a  man 
doth  travail  with  child  ?  wherefore  do  I  see 
every  man  with  his  hands  on  his  loins,  as  a 
woman  in  travail,  and  all  faces  are  turned 
into  paleness  1 

7  Alas  !  for  that  day  is  great,  so  that  none 
is  like  it :  it  is  even  the  time  of  Jacob's 
trouble,  but  he  shall  be  saved  out  of  it. 

8  For  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  I  will  break 
his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck,  and  will  burst 
thy  bonds,  and  strangers  shall  no  more 
serve  themselves  of  him  : 

9  But  they  shall  serve  the  Lord  their 
God,  and  David  their  king,  whom  I  will 
raise  up  unto  them. 

10  II  Therefore  fear  thou  not,  O  my  ser- 
vant Jacob,  saith  the  Lord  ;  neither  be  dis- 
mayed, O  Israel :  for  lo,  I  will  save  thee 
from  afar,  and  thy  seed  from  the  land  of 
tiieir  captivity  ;  and  Jacob  shall  return,  and 
shall  be  in  rest,  and  be  quiet,  and  none 
shall  make  him  afraid. 

11  For  I  ain  with  thee,  saith  the  Lord, 
to  save  thee  :  though  I  make  a  full  end  of 
all  nations  whither  I  have  scattered  thee, 
yet  will  I  not  make  a  full  end  of  thee :  but 
I  will  correct  tliee  in  measure,  and  will  not 
leave  thee  altogether  unpunished. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thy  bruise 
is  incurable,  and  thy  wound  is  grievous. 

13  There  is  none  to  plead  thy  cause, 
that  thou  mayest  be  bound  up  :  thou  hast 
no  healing  medicines. 

14  All  thy  lovers  have  forgotten  thee; 
they  seek  thee  not :  for  I  have  wounded 
thee  with  the  wound  of  an  enemy,  with  the 
chastisement  of  a  cruel  one,  for  the  multi- 
tude of  thine  iniquity ;  because  thy  sins 
were  increased. 

15  Why  criest  thou  for  thine  affliction? 
thy  sorrow  is  incurable  for  the  multitude  of 
thine  iniquity  :  because  thy  sins  were  in- 
creased, I  have  done  these  things  unto  thee. 

570 


The  restoration  of  Israel.  CHAP. 

16  Therefore  all  they  that  devour  thee 
shall  be  devoured;  and  all  thine  adversa- 
ries, every  one  of  them  shall  go  into  cap- 
tivity ;  and  they  that  spoil  thee  shall  be  a 
spoil,  and  all  that  prey  upon  thee  will  I 
give  for  a  prey. 

17  For  I  will  restore  health  unto  thee, 
and  I  will  heal  thee  of  thy  wounds,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  because  they  called  thee  an 
Outcast,  saying,  This  is  Zion,  whom  no 
man  seeketh  after. 

18  II  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  I 
will  bring  again  the  captivity  of  Jacob's 
tents,  and  have  mercy  on  liis  dwelling- 
places  ;  and  the  city  shall  be  builded  upon 
ner  own  heap,  and  the  palace  shall  remain 
after  the  manner  thereof. 

19  And  out  of  them  shall  proceed  thanks- 
giving and  the  voice  of  them  that  make 
merrj^ :  and  I  will  multiply  them,  and  they 
shall  not  be  few  ;  I  will  also  glorify  them, 
and  they  shall  not  be  small. 

20  Their  children  also  shall  be  as  afore- 
time, and  their  congregation  shall  be  es- 
tablished before  me,  and  I  will  punish  all 
that  oppress  them. 

21  And  their  nobles  shall  be  of  them- 
selves, and  their  governor  shall  proceed 
from  the  midst  of  them ;  and  I  will  cause 
him  to  draw  near,  and  he  shall  approach 
unto  me  :  for  who  is  this  that  engaged  his 
heart  to  approach  unto  me?  saith  the 
Lord. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  my  people,  and  I 
will  be  your  God. 

23  H  Behold,  the  whirlwind  of  the  Lord 
goeth  forth  with  fury,  a  continuing  whirl- 
wind :  it  shall  fall  with  pain  upon  the  head 
of  the  wicked. 

24  The  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord  shall 
not  return,  until  he  have  done  it,  and  until 
he  have  performed  the  intents  of  his  heart : 
in  the  latter  days  j^e  shall  consider  it. 

CHAP.  XXXL 

AT  the  same  time,  saith  the  Lord,  will 
I  be  the  God  of  all  the  families  of 
Israel,  and  they  shall  be  my  people. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  The  people 
which  were  left  of  the  sword  found  grace  in 
the  wilderness ;  even  Israel,  when  I  went 
to  cause  him  to  rest. 

3  The  Lord  hath  appeared  of  old 
unto  me,  saying,  Yea,  I  have  loved  thee 
with  an  everlasting  love :  therefore  with 
loving-kindness  have  I  drawn  thee. 

4  Again  I  will  build  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
be  built,  O  virgin  of  Israel  :  thou  shalt 
again  be  adorned  with  thy  tabrets,  and 
shalt  go  forth  in  the  dances  of  them  that 
make  merry. 

5  Tliou  shalt  yet  plant  vines  upon  the 
mountains  of  Samaria :  the  planters  shall 
plant.,  and  shall  eat  them  as  common  things. 

6  For  there  shall  be  a  day,  that  the 
watchmen  upon  the  mount  Ephraim  shall 
cry.  Arise  ye,  and  let  us  go  up  to  Zion 
unto  the  Lord  our  God. 


XXXI.      Rachel  mourning  is  comforted. 

7  For  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Sing  with 
gladness  for  Jacob,  and  shout  among  the 
chief  of  the  nations  :  publish  ye,  praise  ye; 
and  say,  O  Lord,  save  thy  people,  the  rem- 
nant of  Israel. 

8  Behold,  I  will  bring  them  from  the 
north  country,  and  gather  them  from  the 
coasts  of  the  earth,  and  with  them  the  blind 
and  the  lame,  the  woman  with  child  and 
her  that  travaileth  with  child  together : 
a  great  company  shall  return  thither. 

9  They  shall  come  with  weeping,  and 
with  supplications  will  I  lead  tlieni ;  I  will 
cause  them  to  walk  by  the  rivers  of  waters 
in  a  straight  way,  wherein  they  shall  not 
stumble :  lor  I  am  a  father  to  Israel,  and 
Ephraim  is  my  first-born. 

10  Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O  ye 
nations,  and  declare  it  in  the  isles  afar  off, 
and  say.  He  that  scattered  Israel  will 
gather  him,  and  keep  him,  as  a  shepherd 
cloth  his  flock. 

11  For  the  Lord  hath  redeemed  Jacob, 
and  ransomed  him  from  the  hand  of  him 
that  was  stronger  than  he. 

12  Therefore  they  shall  come  and  sing 
in  the  height  of  Zion,  and  shall  flow  to- 
gether to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord,  for 
wheat,  and  for  wine,  and  for  oil,  and  for 
the  young  of  the  flock  and  of  the  herd  :  and 
their  soul  shall  be  as  a  watered  garden  ; 
and  they  shall  not  sorrow  any  more  at  all. 

13  Then  shall  the  virgin  rejoice  in  the 
dance,  both  young  men  and  old  together : 
for  I  will  turn  their  mourning  into  jo)',  and 
will  comfort  them,  and  make  them  rejoice 
from  their  sorrow. 

14  And  I  will  satiate  the  soul  of  the 
priests  with  fatness,  and  my  people  shall  be 
satisfied  with  my  goodness,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  A  voice  was 
heard  in  Ramah,  lamentation,  and  bitter 
weeping  ;  Rachel  weeping  for  her  chil- 
dren refused  to  be  comforted  for  her  chil- 
dren, because  they  icere  not. 

16  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Refrain  thy 
voice  from  weeping,  and  thine  eyes  from 
tears :  for  thy  work  shall  be  rewarded,  saith 
the  Lord  ;  and  they  shall  come  again  from 
the  land  of  the  enemy. 

17  And  there  is  hope  in  thine  end,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  thy  children  shall  come 
again  to  their  own  border. 

18  H  I  have  surely  heard  Ephraim  be- 
moaning himself  f/;«.s;  Thou  hast  chastised 
me,  and  I  was  chastised,  as  a  bullock  unac- 
customed to  the  yoke :  turn  thou  mc,  and  I 
shall  be  turned  ;  for  thou  art  the  Lord  my 
God. 

19  Surely  after  that  I  was  turned,  I  re 
pented ;  and  after  that  I  was  instructed,  1 
smote  upon  my  thigh  :  I  was  ashamed,  yea, 
even  confounded,  because  I  did  bear  the 
reproach  of  my  youth. 

20  Is  Ephraim  my  dear  son?  is  he  a 
pleasant  child?  for  since  I  spake  against 
him,  I  do  earnestly   remember  him  still: 

571 


Christ  is  promised. 


JEREMIAH. 


Imprisonment  of  Jeremiah. 


therefore  my  bowels  are  troubled  for  him ; 
I  will  surely  have  mercy  upon  him,  saith 
the  Lord. 

21  Set  thee  up  way-marks,  make  thee 
high  heaps :  set  thine  heart  toward  the 
highway,  even  the  way  which  thou  wentest : 
turn  again,  O  virgin  of  Israel,  turn  again  to 
these  thy  cities. 

22  H  How  long  wilt  thou  go  about,  O 
thou  backsliding  daughter?  for  the  Lord 
hath  created  a  new  thing  in  the  earth,  A 
woman  shall  compass  a  man. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  As  yet  they  shall  use  this 
speech  in  the  land  of  Judah  and  in  the 
cities  thereof,  when  I  shall  bring  again  their 

.  captivity  ;  The  Lord  bless  thee,  O  habita- 
tion of  justice,  and  mountain  of  holiness. 

24  And  there  shall  dwell  in  Judah  itself, 
and  in  all  the  cities  thereof  together,  hus- 
bandmen, and  they  that  go  forth  with 
flocks. 

25  For  I  have  satiated  the  weary  soul, 
and  I  have  replenished  every  sorrowful 
soul. 

26  Upon  this  I  awaked,  and  beheld ; 
and  my  sleep  was  sweet  unto  me. 

27  it  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  sow  the  house  of  Israel 
and  the  house  of  Judah  with  the  seed  of 
man,  and  with  the  seed  of  beast. 

28  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  like  as 
I  have  watched  over  them,  to  pluck  up,  and 
to  break  down,  and  to  throw  down,  and  to 
destroy,  and  to  afflict ;  so  will  I  watch  over 
them,  to  build  and  to  plant,  saith  the  Lord. 

29  H  In  those  days  they  shall  say  no 
more.  The  fathers  have  eaten  a  sour  grape, 
and  the  children's  teeth  are  set  on  edge. 

30  But  every  one  shall  die  for  his  own 
ini(iuity :  every  man  that  eateth  the  sour 
grape,  his  teeth  shall  be  set  on  edge. 

31  11  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  make  a  new  covenant 
with  the  house  of  Israel,  and  with  the  house 
of  Judah  : 

32  Not  according  to  the  covenant  that  I 
made  with  their  fathers,  in  the  day  that  I 
took  them  by  the  hand  to  bring  them  out 
of  the  land  of  Egypt ;  which  my  covenant 
they  brake,  although  I  was  an  husband 
unto  them,  saith  the  Lord  : 

33  But  this  shall  he  the  covenant  that  I 
will  make  with  the  house  of  Israel ;  After 
those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  put  my 
law  in  their  inward  parts,  and  write  it  in 
their  hearts;  and  will  be  their  God,  and 
they  shall  be  my  people. 

34  And  they  shall  teach  no  more  every 
man  b.is  neighbour,  and  every  man  his  bro- 
ther, saying.  Know  the  Lord  :  for  they 
shall  all  know  me,  from  the  least  of  them 
unto  the  greatest  of  them,  saith  the  Lord  : 
for  I  will  forgive  their  iniquity,  and  I  will 
remember  their  sin  no  more. 

35  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  which  giveth 
the  sun  for  a  light  by  day,  and  the  ordi- 


nances of  the  moon  and  of  the  stars  for  a 
light  by  night,  which  divideth  the  sea  when 
the  waves  thereof  roar  ;  The  Lord  of  hosts 
is  his  name  : 

36  If  those  ordinances  depart  from  be- 
fore me,  saith  the  Lord,  then  the  seed  of 
Israel  also  shall  cease  from  being  a  nation 
before  me  for  ever. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  If  heaven  above 
can  be  measured,  and  the  foundations  of 
the  earth  searched  out  beneath,  I  will  also 
cast  off  all  the  seed  of  Israel  for  all  that  they 
have  done,  saith  the  Lord. 

38  If  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  the  city  shall  be  built  to  the 
Lord  from  the  tower  of  Ilananeel  unto  the 
gate  of  the  corner. 

39  And  the  measuring  line  shall  yet  go 
forth  over  against  it  upon  the  hill  Gareb, 
and  shall  compass  about  to  Goath. 

40  And  the  whole  valley  of  the  dead 
bodies,  and  of  the  ashes,  and  all  the  fields 
unto  the  brook  of  Kidron,  unto  the  corner 
of  the  horse-gate  toward  the  east,  shall  be 
holy  unto  the  Lord  ;  it  shall  not  be  pluck- 
ed up,  nor  thrown  down  any  more  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XXXIL 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  from 
the  Lord  in  the  tenth  year  of  Ze- 
dekiah  king  of  Judah,  which  was  the 
eighteenth  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar. 

2  For  then  the  king  of  Babylon's  army 
besieged  Jerusalem :  and  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  was  shut  up  in  the  court  of  the 
prison,  which  loas  in  the  king  of  Judah's 
house. 

3  For  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  had  shut 
him  up,  saying,  Wherefore  dost  thou  pro- 
phesy, and  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Be- 
hold, I  will  give  this  citj^  into  the  hand  of 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  lake  it; 

4  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  shall  not 
escape  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans, 
but  shall  surely  be  delivered  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  -shall  speak 
with  him  mouth  to  mouth,  and  his  eyes 
shall  behold  his  eyes ; 

5  And  he  shall  lead  Zedekiah  to  Baby- 
lon, and  there  shall  he  be  until  I  visit  him, 
saith  the  Lord  :  though  ye  fight  with  the 
Chaldeans,  3'e  shall  not  prosper. 

6  II  And  Jeremiah  said,  The  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

7  Behold,  Hanameel  the  son  of  Shallum 
thine  uncle  shall  come  unto  thee,  saying, 
Buy  thee  my  field  that  is  in  Anathoth:  for 
the  right  of  redemption  is  thine  to  buy  it. 

8  So  Hanameel  mine  uncle's  son  came 
to  me  in  the  court  of  the  prison,  according 
to  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  said  unto  me, 
Buy  my  field,  I  pray  thee,  that  is  in  Ana- 
thoth, which  is  in  the  country  of  Benjamin  : 
for  the  right  of  inheritance  /^  thine,  and  the 
redemption  ^5  thine  ;  buy  it  for  thyself. 
Then  I  knew  that  this  teas  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

9  And  I  bought  the  field  of  Hanameel 

672 


Jeremiah  complains  to  God.        CHAP.  XXXII.        A  gracious  return  promised. 


my  uncle's  son,  that  was  in  Anathoth,  and 
weighed  him  the  money,  even  seventeen 
shekels  of  silver. 

10  And  I  subscribed  the  evidence,  and 
sealed  it,  and  took  witnesses,  and  weighed 
him  the  money  in  the  balances. 

11  So  I  took  the  evidence  of  the  pur- 
chase, both  that  which  was  sealed  accord- 
ing to  the  law  and  custom,  and  that  which 
was  open : 

12  And  I  gave  the  evidence  of  the  pur- 
chase unto  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah,  the 
son  of  Maaseiah,  in  the  sight  of  Hanameel 
mine  uncle's  son,  and  in  the  presence  of 
the  witnesses  that  subscribed  the  book  of 
the  purchase,  before  all  the  Jews  that  sat 
in  the  court  of  the  prison. 

13  II  And  I  charged  Baruch  before 
them,  saying, 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Take  these  evidences,  this 
evidence  of  the  purchase,  both  which  is 
sealed,  and  this  evidence  which  is  open ; 
and  put  them  in  an  earthen  vessel,  that 
they  may  continue  many  days. 

15  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel;  Houses  and  fields  and  vine- 
yards shall  be  possessed  again  in  this  land. 

16  ^  Now  when  I  had  delivered  the  evi- 
dence of  the  purchase  unto  Baruch  the  son 
of  Neriah,  I  prayed  unto  the  Loud,  saying, 

17  Ah  Lord  God!  behold,  thou  hast 
made  the  heaven  and  the  earth  by  thy 
great  power  and  stretched-out  arm,  and 
there  is  nothing  too  hard  for  thee : 

18  Thou  shevvest  loving-kindness  unto 
thousands,  and  recompensest  the  iniquity 
of  the  fathers  into  the  bosom  of  their  chil- 
dren after  them  :  The  Great,  The  Mighty 
God,  The  Lord  of  hosts,  is  his  name; 

19  Great  in  counsel,  and  mighty  in  work: 
for  thine  eyes  arc  open  upon  all  the  ways 
of  the  sons  of  men  :  to  give  every  one  ac- 
cording to  his  ways,  and  according  to  the 
fruit  oi"  his  doings  : 

20  Which  hast  set  signs  and  wonders  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day,  and 
in  Israel,  and  among  other  men  ;  and  hast 
made  thee  a  name,  as  at  this  day ; 

21  And  hast  brought  forth  thy  people 
Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  with  signs, 
and  with  wonders,  and  with  a  strong  hand, 
and  with  a  stretched-out  arm,  and  with 
great  terror ; 

22  And  hast  given  them  this  land,  which 
thou  didst  swear  to  their  fathers  to  give 
them,  aland  flowing  with  milk  and  honey; 

23  And  they  came  in,  and  possessed  it ; 
but  they  obeyed  not  thy  voice,  neither 
walked  in  thy  law  ;  they  have  done  nothing 
of  all  that  thou  commandedst  them  to  do : 
therefore  thou  hast  caused  all  this  evil  to 
come  upon  them : 

24  Behold  the  mounts,  they  are  come 
unto  the  city  to  take  it ;  and  the  city  is 
given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  that 
fight  against  it,  because  of  the  sword,  and 


of  the  famine,  and  of  the  pestilence :  and 
what  thou  hast  spoken  is  to  come  to  pass; 
and  behold,  thou  seest  it. 

25  And  thou  hast  said  unto  me,  O  Lord 
God,  Buy  thee  the  field  for  money,  and 
take  witnesses ;  for  the  city  is  given  into 
the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 

26  ^  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

27  Behold,  I  am  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
all  flesh :  is  there  any  thing  too  hard  for 
me? 

28  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  give  this  city  into  the  hand  of 
the  Chaldeans,  and  into  the  hand  of  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall 
take  it: 

29  And  the  Chaldeans,  that  fight  against 
this  city,  shall  come  and  set  fire  on  this 
city,"  and  burn  it  with  the  houses,  upon 
whose  roofs  they  have  offered  incense  unto 
Baal,  and  poured  out  drink-offerings  unto 
other  gods,  to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

30  For  the  children  of  Israel  and  the 
children  of  Judah  have  only  done  evil  be- 
fore me  from  their  youth  :  for  the  children 
of  Israel  have  only  provoked  me  to  anger 
with  the  work  of  their  hands,  saith  the 
Lord. 

31  For  this  city  hath  been  to  me  as  a 
provocation  of  mine  anger  and  of  my  fury 
from  the  day  that  they  built  it  even  unto 
this  day  ;  that  I  should  remove  it  from  be- 
fore my  face, 

32  Because  of  all  the  evil  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  and  of  the  children  of  Ju- 
dah, which  they  have  done  to  provoke  me 
to  anger,  they,  their  kings,  their  princes, 
their  priests,  and  their  prophets,  and  the 
men  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

33  And  they  have  turned  unto  me  the 
back,  and  not  the  face  :  though  I  taught 
them,  rising  up  early  and  teaching^/iew, 
yet  they  have  not  hearkened  to  receive  in- 
struction. 

34  But  they  set  their  abominations  in 
the  house  which  is  called  by  my  name,  to 
defile  it. 

35  And  they  built  the  high  places  of 
Baal,  which  are  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of 
Hinnom,  to  cause  their  sons  and  their 
daughters  to  pass  through  ^/((yj/'c  unto  Mo- 
lech  ;  which  I  commanded  them  not,  nei- 
ther came  it  into  my  mind,  that  they  should 
do  this  abomination,  to  cause  Judah  to 
sin. 

36  H  And  now  therefore  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  concerning  this 
city,  whereof  ye  say.  It  shall  be  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  by  the 
sword,  and  by  the  famine,  and  by  the  pes- 
tilence ; 

37  Behold,  I  will  gather  them  out  of  all 
countries,  whither  I  have  driven  them  in 
mine  anger,  and  in  my  fury,  and  in  great 
1  wrath  ;  and  I  will  bring  them  again  unto 

573 


Christ  the  Branch  of 


JEREMIAH. 


this  place,  and  I  will  cause  them  to  dwell 
safely  : 

38  And  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I 
will  be  their  God  : 

39  And  I  will  give  them  one  heart  and 
one  way,  that  they  may  fear  me  for  ever, 
for  the  good  of  them,  and  of  their  children 
after  them : 

40  And  I  will  make  an  everlasting  cove- 
nant with  them,  that  I  will  not  turn  away 
from  them,  to  do  them  good ;  but  I  will  put 
my  fear  in  their  hearts,  that  they  shall  not 
depart  from  me. 

41  Yea,  I  will  rejoice  over  them  to  do 
them  good,  and  I  will  plant  them  in  this 
land  assuredly  with  my  whole  heart  and 
with  my  whole  soul. 

42  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Like  as  I 
have  brought  all  this  great  evil  upon  this 
people,  so  will  I  bring  upon  them  all  the 
good  that  I  have  promised  them. 

43  And  fields  shall  be  bought  in  this 
land,  whereof  ye  say.  It  is  desolate  without 
man  or  beast ;  it  is  given  into  the  hand  of 
the  Chaldeans. 

44  Men  shall  buj^  fields  for  money,  and 
subscribe  evidences,  and  seal  the??!,  and 
take  witnesses  in  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
and  in  the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
mountains,  and  in  the  cities  of  the  valley, 
and  in  the  cities  of  the  south  :  for  I  will 
cause  their  captivity  to  return,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXHL 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Jeremiah  the  second  time, 
while  he  was  yet  shut  up  in  the  court  of 
the  prison,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  the  maker  there- 
of, the  Lord  that  formed  it,  to  establish  it ; 
The  Lord  is  his  name  ; 

3  Call  unto  me,  and  I  will  answer  thee, 
and  shew  thee  great  and  mighty  things, 
which  thou  knowest  not. 

4  For  thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
Israel,  concerning  the  houses  of  this  city, 
and  concerning  the  houses  of  the  kings  of 
Judah,  wliich  are  thrown  down  by  the 
mounts,  and  by  the  sword  ; 

5  They  come  to  fight  with  the  Chalde- 
ans, but  if  is  to  fill  them  with  the  dead  bo- 


righteousness  promised. 


dies  of  men,  whom  I  have  slain  in  mine 
anger  and  in  my  fury,  and  for  all  whose 
wickedness  I  have  hid  my  face  from  this 
city. 

6  Behold,  I  will  bring  it  health  and  cure, 
and  I  will  cure  them,  and  will  reveal  unto 
them  the  abundance  of  peace  and  truth. 

7  And  I  will  cause  the  captivitj^  of  Ju- 
dah and  the  captivity  of  Israel  to  return, 
and  will  build  then},  as  at  the  first. 

8  And  I  will  cleanse  tliem  from  all  their 
iniquity,  whereby  they  have  sinned  against 
me ;  and  I  will  pardon  all  their  iniquities, 
whereby  they  have  sinned,  and  whereby 
they  have  transgressed  against  me. 


9  And  it  shall  be  to  me  a  name  of  joy, 
a  praise,  and  an  honour  before  all  the  na- 
tions of  the  earth,  which  shall  hear  all  the 
good  that  I  do  unto  them :  and  they  shall 
tear  and  tremble  for  all  the  goodness  and 
for  all  the  prosperity  that  I  procure  unto 
it. 

10  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Again  there 
shall  be  heard  in  this  place,  which  ye  say 
shall  be  desolate  without  man  and  without 
beast,  even  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  that  are  desolate, 
without  man,  and  without  inhabitant,  and 
without  beast, 

11  The  voice  of  joy,  and  the  voice  of 
gladness,  the  voice  of  the  bridegroom,  and 
the  voice  of  the  bride,  the  voice  of  them 
that  shall  say,  Praise  the  Lord  of  hosts : 
for  the  Lord  is  good ;  for  his  mercy  e?i- 
dureth  for  ever :  a?id  of  them  that  shall 
bring  the  sacrifice  of  praise  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord.  For  I  will  cause  to  return 
the  captivity  of  the  land,  as  at  the  first, 
saith  the  Lord. 

12  %  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts; 
Again  in  this  place,  which  is  desolate  with- 
out man  and  without  beast,  and  in  all  the 
cities  thereof,  shall  be  an  habitation  of  shep- 
herds causing  thei?-  flocks  to  lie  down. 

13  In  the  cities  of  the  mountains,  in  the 
cities  of  the  vale,  and  in  the  cities  of  the 
south,  and  in  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  in 
the  places  about  Jerusalem,  and  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  shall  the  flocks  pass  again 
under  the  hands  of  him  that  telleth  them, 
saith  the  Lord. 

14  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  perform  that  good  thing 
which  I  have  promised  unto  the  house  of 
Israel  and  to  the  house  of  Judah. 

15  H  In  those  days,  and  at  that  time,  will 
I  cause  tlie  Branch  of  righteousness  to 
grow  up  unto  David ;  and  he  shall  execute 
judgment  and  righteousness  in  the  land, 

16  In  those  days  shall  Judah  be  saved, 
and  Jerusalem  shall  dwell  safely :  and  this 
is  the  ?icmie  wherewith  she  shall  be  called. 
The  Lord  our  Righteousness. 

17  H  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  David 
shall  never  want  a  man  to  sit  upon  the 
throne  of  the  house  of  Israel; 

18  Neither  shall  the  priests  the  Levites 
want  a  man  before  me  to  offer  burnt-ofier- 
ings,  and  to  kindle  meat-ofterings,  and  to 
do  sacrifice  continually. 

19  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  If  ye  can 
break  my  covenant  of  the  day,  and  my  co- 
venant of  the  night,  and  that  there  should 
not  be  day  and  night  in  their  season ; 

21  The?x  may  also  my  covenant  be 
broken  with  David  my  servant,  that  he 
should  not  have  a  son  to  reign  upon  his 
throne  ;  and  with  the  Levites  the  priests, 
my  ministers. 

^2  As  the  host  of  heaven  cannot  be  num- 
574 


Jeremiah  prophesies  the 


bered,  neither  the  sand  of  the  sea  measured 
so  will    I    multiply  the  seed  of  David  my 
servant,  and  the  Levites  that  minister  unto 
me. 

23  If  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Jeremiah,  saying, 

24  Considerest  thou  not  what  this  people 
have  spoken,  saying.  The  two  families 
which  the  Lord  hath  chosen,  he  hath  even 
cast  them  off?  thus  they  have  despised  my 
people,  that  they  should  be  no  more  a  na- 
tion before  them. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  If  my  cove- 
nant 6e  not  with  day  and  night,  and  if\ 
have  not  appointed  the  ordinances  of  hea- 
ven and  earth ; 

26  Then  will  I  cast  away  the  seed  of 
Jacob,  and  David  my  servant,  so  that  I  will 
not  take  any  of  his  seed  to  he  rulers  over 
the  seed  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob: 
for  I  will  cause  their  captivity  to  return, 
and  have  mercy  on  them. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

THE  word  which  came  unto  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lord,  when  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon,  and  all  his  army,  and 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth  of  his  do- 
minion, and  all  the  people  fought  against 
Jerusalem,  and  against  all  the  cities  thereof, 
saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ;  Go  and  speak  to  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  and  tell  him.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ; 
Behold,  I  will  give  this  city  into  the  hand 
of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  shall  burn 
it  with  fire : 

3  And  thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  his 
hand,  but  shalt  surely  be  taken,  and  deli- 
vered into  his  hand ;  and  thine  eyes  shall 
behold  the  eyes  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
and  he  shall  speak  with  thee  mouth  to 
mouth,  and  thou  shalt  go  to  Babylon. 

4  Yet  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord,  O 
Zedekiah  king  of  Judah ;  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  thee.  Thou  shalt  not  die  by  the 
sword : 

5  Bnt  thou  shalt  die  in  peace :  and 
with  the  burnings  of  thy  fathers,  the  former 
kings  which  were  before  thee,  so  shall  they 
burn  odours  for  thee ;  and  they  will  lament 
thee,  saying,  Ah  lord !  for  I  have  pro- 
nounced the  word,  saith  the  Lord. 

6  Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet  spake  all 
these  words  unto  Jedekiah  king  of  Judah 
in  Jerusalem, 

7  When  the  king  of  Babylon's  army 
fought  against  Jerusalem,  and  against  all 
the  cities  of  Judah  that  were  left,  against 
Lachish,  and  against  Azekah :  for  these 
defenced  cities  remained  of  the  cities  of 
Judah. 

8  If  This  is  the  word  that  came  unto 
Jeremiah  from  the  Lord,  after  that  the 
king  Zedekiah  had  made  a  covenant  with 
all  the  people  which  ivere  at  Jerusalem,  to 
proclaim  liberty  unto  them  ; 

9  That  every  man  should  let  his  man- 


CHAP.  XXXIV.         captivity  of  Zedekiah,  ^c. 

servant,  and  every  man   his  maid-servant, 


being  an  Hebrew  or  an  Bebrewess,  go 
free;  that  none  should  serve  himself  of 
them,  to  wit,  of  a  Jew  his  brother. 

10  Now  when  all  the  princes,  and  all  the 
people  which  had  entered  into  the  cove- 
nant, heard  that  every  one  should  let  his 
man-servant,  and  every  one  his  maid-ser- 
vant, go  free,  that  none  should  serve  them- 
selves of  them  any  more,  then  they  obeyed, 
and  let  them  go. 

]  1  But  afterward  they  turned,  and  caused 
the  servants  and  the  handmaids,  whom  they 
had  let  go  free,  to  return,  and  broi.,  t 
them  into  subjection  for  servants  and  ibr 
handmaids. 

12  If  Therefore  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  Jeremiah,  from  the  Lord,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael ;  I  made  a  covenant  with  your  fathers 
in  the  day  that  I  brought  them  forth  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bond- 
men, saying, 

14  At  the  end  of  seven  years  let  ye  go 
every  man  his  brother  an  Hebrew,  which 
hath  been  sold  unto  thee ;  and  when  he 
hath  served  thee  six  years,  thou  shalt  let 
him  go  free  from  thee ;  but  your  lathers 
hearkened  not  unto  me,  neither  inclined 
their  ear. 

15  And  ye  were  now  turned,  and  had 
done  right  in  my  sight,  in  proclaiming 
liberty  every  man  to  his  neighbour ;  and 
ye  had  made  a  covenant  before  me  in  the 
house  which  is  called  by  my  name  : 

16  But  ye  turned  and  polluted  my  name, 
and  caused  every  man  his  servant,  and 
every  man  his  handmaid,  whom  he  had  set 
at  libertj'  at  their  pleasure,  to  return,  and 
brought  them  into  subjection,  to  be  unto 
you  for  servants  and  for  handmaids. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Ye 
have  not  hearkened  unto  me,  in  proclaim- 
ing liberty,  every  one  to  his  brother,  and 
every  man  to  his  neighbour:  behold,!  pro- 
claim a  liberty  for  you,  saith  the  Lord,  to 
the  sword,  to  the  pestilence,  and  to  the  fa- 
mine ;  and  I  will  make  you  to  be  removed 
into  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 

18  And  I  will  give  the  men  that  have 
transgressed  my  covenant,  which  have  not 
performed  the  words  of  the  covenant  which 
they  had  made  before  me,  when  they  cut 
the  calf  in  twain,  and  passed  between  the 
parts  thereof, 

19  The  princes  of  Judah,  and  the  princes 
of  Jerusalem,  the  eunuchs,  and  the  priests, 
and  all  the  people  of  the  land,  which  pass- 
ed between  the  parts  of  the  calf; 

20  I  will  even  give  them  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  them 
that  seek  their  life :  and  their  dead  bodies 
shall  be  for  meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven,  and  to  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

21  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  and 
his  princes  will  I  give  into  the  hand  of 
their  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  them 

.575 


The  Jews  threatened. 
that  seek  their  life,  and  into  the  hand  of 
the  king   of  Babylon's   army,  which  are 
gone  up  from  you. 

22  Behold,  I  will  command,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  cause  them  to  return  to  this  city ; 
and  they  shall  fight  against  it,  and  take  it, 
and  burn  it  with  fire :  and  I  will  make  the 
cities  of  Judah  a  desolation  without  an  in- 
habitant. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

THE  word  which  came  to  Jeremiah 
from  the  Lord  in  the  days  of  Jehoi- 
ak;m  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah, 
saying, 

2  Go  unto  the  house  of  the  Rechabites, 
and  speak  unto  them,  and  bring  them  into 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  into  one  of  the 
chambers,  and  give  them  wine  to  drink. 

3  Then  I  took  Jaazaniah  the  son  of  Je- 
remiah, the  son  of  Habaziniah,  and  his 
brethren,  and  all  his  sons,  and  the  whole 
house  of  the  Rechabites  ; 

4  And  I  brought  them  into  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  into  the  chamber  of  the  sons  of 
Hanan,  the  son  of  Igdaliah,  a  man  of  God, 
which  ions  by  the  chamber  of  the  princes, 
which  ivax  above  the  chamber  of  Maaseiah 
the  son  of  Shallum,  the  keeper  of  the 
door: 

5  And  I  set  before  the  sons  of  the  house 
of  the  Rechabites  pots  full  of  wine,  and 
cups,  and  I  said  unto  them,  Drink  ye  wine. 

6  But  they  said.  We  will  drink  no  wine : 
for  Jonadab  the  son  of  Rechab  our  father 
commanded  us,  saying,  Ye  shall  drink  no 
wine,  neitlier  ye,  nor  your  sons  for  ever : 

7  Neither  shall  ye  build  house,  nor  sow 
seed,  nor  plant  vineyard,  nor  have  any: 
but  all  your  days  ye  shall  dwell  in  tents ; 
that  ye  may  live  many  days  in  the  land 
where  ye  be  strangers. 

8  Thus  have  we  obeyed  the  voice  of  Jo- 
nadab the  son  of  Rechab  our  father  in  all 
that  he  hath  charged  us,  to  drink  no  wine 
all  our  days,  we,  our  wives,  our  sons,  nor 
our  daughters ; 

9  Nor  to  build  houses  for  us  to  dwell  in : 
neither  have  we  vineyard,  nor  field,  nor 
seed : 

10  But  we  have  dwelt  in  tents,  and  have 
obeyed,  and  done  acording  to  all  that 
Jonadab  our  father  commanded  us. 

11  But  it  came  to  pass,  when  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon  came  up  into  the 
land,  that  we  said,  Come,  and  let  us  go  to  Je- 
rusalem for  fear  of  the  army  of  the  Chalde- 
ans, and  for  fear  of  the  army  of  the  Syrians  : 
so  we  dwell  at  Jerusalem. 

12  H  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying, 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  Go  and  tell  the  men  of  Ju- 
dah and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  Will 
ye  not  receive  instruction  to  hearken  to  my 
words?  saith  the  Lord. 

14  The  words  of  Jonadab  the  son  of  Re- 
chab, that  he  commanded  his  sons  not  to 


JEREMIAH.  JeremiaWs  prophecy  read. 

drink  wine,  are  performed;  for  unto  this 
day  they  drink  none,  but  obey  their  fathers 
commandment :  notwithstanding  I  have 
spoken  unto  you,  rising  early  and  speak- 
ing ;  but  ye  hearkened  not  unto  me. 

15  I  have  sent  also  unto  you  all  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  rising  up  early  and 
sending  than,  saying,  Return  ye  now 
every  man  from  his  evil  way,  and  amend 
your  doings,  and  go  not  after  other  gods  to 
serve  them,  and  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land 
which  I  have  given  to  you  and  to  your 
fathers:  but  ye  have  not  inclined  your 
ear,  nor  hearkened  unto  me. 

16  Because  the  sons  of  Jonadab  the  son 
of  Rechab  have  performed  the  command- 
ment of  their  father,  which  he  commanded 
them  ;  but  this  people  hath  not  hearkened 
unto  me  : 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Beliold,  I  will 
bring  upon  Judah  and  upon  all  the  inha- 
bitants of  Jerusalem  all  the  evil  that  I  have 
pronounced  against  them  ;  because  I  have 
spoken  unto  them,  but  they  have  not  heard ;_ 
and  I  have  called  unto  them,  but  they  have 
not  answered. 

18  If  And  Jeremiah  said  unto  the  house 
of  the  Rechabites,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Because  ye  have 
obeyed  the  commandment  of  Jonadab  your 
father,  and  kept  all  his  precepts,  and  done 
according  unto  all  that  he  hath  commanded 
you : 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Jonadab  the  son 
of  Rechab  shall  not  want  a  man  to  stand 
before  me  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year 
of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
of  Judah,  that  this  word  came  unto  Jere- 
miah from  the  Lord,  saying, 

2  Take  thee  a  roll  of  a  book,  and  write 
therein  all  the  words  that  I  have  spoken 
unto  thee  against  Israel,  and  against  Ju- 
dah, and  against  all  the  nations,  from  the 
day  I  spake  unto  thee,  from  the  days  of 
Josiah,  even  unto  this  day. 

3  It  may  be  that  the  house  of  Judah  will 
hear  all  the  evil  which  I  purpose  to  do  unto 
them ;  that  they  may  return  every  man 
from  his  evil  way  ;  that  I  may  forgive  their 
iniquity  and  their  sin. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  called  Baruch  the  son 
of  Neriah :  and  Baruch  wrote  from  the 
mouth  of  Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord,  which  he  had  spoken  unto  him,  upon 
a  roll  of  a  book. 

I  5  And  Jeremiah  commanded  Baruch, 
saying,  I  am  shut  up,  I  cannot  go  into  the 
house  of  the  Lord  : 

6  Therefore  go  thou  and  read  in  the  roll, 
which  thou  hast  written  from  my  moutli, 
the  words  of  the  Lord  in  the  ears  of  the 
people  in  the  Lord's  house  upon  the  fast- 
ing dav  :  and  also  thou  sbalt  read  them  in 
576 


Jereyniali's  prophecies  burnt.     CHAP.  XXXVII.   Siege  of  the  Chaldeans  raised. 


the  ears  of  all  Judah  that  come  out  of  their 
cities. 

7  It  may  be  they  will  present  their  sup- 
plication before  the  Lord,  and  will  return 
every  one  from  his  evil  way  :  for  great  is 
the  anger  and  the  fury  that  the  Lord  hath 
pronounced  against  this  people. 

8  And  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  did  ac- 
cording to  all  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
commanded  him,  reading  in  the  book  the 
words  of  the  Lord  in  the  Lord's  house. 

9  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fifth  year 
of  Jehoiakiin  the  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Ju- 
dah, in  the  ninth  month,  that  they  pro- 
claimed a  fast  before  the  Lord  to  all  the 
people  in  Jerusalem,  and  to  all  the  people 
that  came  from  the  cities  of  Judah  unto 
Jerusalem. 

10  Then  read  Baruch  in  the  book  the 
words  of  Jeremiah  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  in  the  chamber  of  Gemariah  the 
son  of  Shaphan  the  scribe,  in  the  higlser 
court,  at  the  entry  of  the  new  gate  of  the 
Lord's  house,  in  the  ears  of  all  the 
people. 

11  H  When  Michaiah  the  son  of  Gema- 
riah, the  son  of  Shaphan,  had  heard  out  of 
the  book  all  the  words  of  the  Lord, 

12  Then  he  went  down  into  the  king's 
house,  into  the  scribes'  chamber:  and  lo, 
all  the  princes  sat  there,  even  Elishama 
the  scribe,  and  Delaiah  the  son  of  Shema- 
iah,  and  Elnathan  the  son  of  Achbor, 
and  Gemariah  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and 
Zedekiah  the  son  of  Hananiah,  and  all  the 
princes. 

13  Then  Michaiah  declared  unto  them 
all  the  words  that  he  had  heard,  when  Ba- 
ruch read  the  book  in  the  ears  of  the 
people. 

14  Therefore  all  the  princes  sent  Je- 
hudi  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  the  son  of  She- 
lemiah,  the  son  of  Cushi,  unto  Baruch,  say- 
ing, Take  in  thine  hand  the  roll  where- 
in thou  hast  read  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 
and  come.  So  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah 
took  the  roll  in  his  hand,  and  came  unto 
them. 

1-5  And  they  said  unto  him.  Sit  down 
now,  and  read  it  in  our  ears.  So  Baruch 
read  it  in  their  ears. 

16  Now  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had 
heard  all  the  words,  they  were  afraid  both 
one  and  other,  and  said  unto  Baruch,  We 
will  surely  tell  the  king  of  all  these  words. 

17  And  thej'  asked  Baruch,  saying,  Tell 
us  now,  How  didst  thou  write  all  these 
words  at  his  mouth  ? 

15  Then  Baruch  answered  them.  He 
pronounced  all  these  words  unto  me  with 
his  mouth,  and  I  wrote  them  with  ink  in 
the  book. 

19  Then  said  the  princes  unto  Baruch, 
Go  hide  thee,  thou  and  Jeremiah ;  and  let 
no  man  know  where  ye  be. 

20  1i  And  they  went  in  to  the  king  into 
the  court,  but  thev  laid  up  the  roll  in  the 

73 


chamber  of  Elishama  the  scribe,  and  told 
all  the  words  in  the  ears  of  the  king. 

21  So  the  king  sent  Jehudi  to  letch  the 
roll :  and  he  took  it  out  of  Elishama  the 
scribe's  chamber.  And  Jehudi  read  it  in 
the  ears  of  the  king,  and  in  the  ears  of  all 
the  princes  which  stood  beside  the  king. 

22  Now  the  king  sat  in  the  winter-house 
in  the  ninth  month:  and  there  was  afire 
on  the  hearth  burning  before  him. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Je- 
hudi had  read  three  or  tour  leaves,  he  cut  it 
with  the  penknife,  and  cast  //  into  the  fire 
that  tvas  on  the  hearth,  until  all  the  roll  was 
consumed  in  the  fire  that  was  on  the 
hearth, 

24  Yet  they  were  not  afraid,  nor  rent 
their  garments,  neither  tlie  king,  nor  any 
of  his  servants  that  heard  all  these  words. 

25  Nevertheless  Elnathan  and  Delaiah 
and  Gemariali  had  made  intercession  to  the 
king  that  he  would  not  burn  the  roll:  but 
he  would  not  hear  tliem. 

26  But  the  king  commanded  Jerahmeel 
the  son  of  Hammelech,  and  Seraiah  the  son 
of  Azriel,  and  Shelemiah  the  son  of  Ab- 
deel,  to  take  Baruch  the  scribe  and  Jere- 
miah the  prophet :  but  the  Lord  hid  them. 

27  %  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Jeremiah,  after  that  the  king  had  burn- 
ed the  roll,  and  the  words  which  Baruch 
wrote  at  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  saying, 

28  Take  thee  again  another  roll,  and 
write  in  it  all  the  former  words  that  were 
in  the  first  roll,  which  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  hath  burned. 

29  And  thou  shalt  say  to  Jehoiakim  king 
of  Judah,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Thdu 
hast  burned  this  roll,  saying,  Why  hast 
thou  written  therein,  saying,  The  king  of 
Babylon  shall  certainly  come  and  destroy 
this  land,  and  shall  cause  to  cease  from 
thence  man  and  beast  ? 

30  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  Je- 
hoiakim king  of  Judah  ;  He  shall  have  none 
to  sit  upon  the  throne  of  David  :  and  his 
dead  bod}'  shall  be  cast  out  in  the  day  to 
the  heat,  and  in  the  night  to  the  frost. 

31  And  I  will  punish  him  and  his  seed 
and  his  servants  for  their  iniquity ;  and  I 
will  bring  upon  them,  and  upon  the  inha- 
bitants of  .Jerusalem,  and  upon  the  men  of 
Judah,  all  the  evil  that  I  have  pronounced 
against  them  ;  but  they  hearkened  not. 

"32  H  Then  took  Jeremiah  another  roll, 
and  gave  it  to  Baruch  the  scribe,  the  son  of 
Neriah  ;  who  wrote  therein  from  the  mouth 
of  Jeremiah  all  the  v.-ords  of  the  book  which 
Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  had  burned  in 
the  fire :  and  there  were  added  beside  unto 
them  manv  like  words. 

■  CHAP.  XXXVII. 
ND  king  Zedekiah  the  son  of  Josiah 
reigned  instead  of  Coniah  the  son  of 
.Teiioiakim,  whom  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  made  king  in  the  land  of  Judah. 
2  But  neither  he,  nor  his  servants,  nor 
577 


Jeremiah  is  imprisoned. 


JEREMIAH. 


His  enlargement. 


the  people  of  the  land,  did  hearken  unto 
the  words  of  the  Lord,  which  he  spake  by 
the  prophet  Jeremiah. 

3  And  Zedekiah  the  king  sent  Jehucal 
the  son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Zephaniah  the 
son  of  Maaseiah  the  priest  to  the  prophet 
Jeremiah,  saying,  Pray  now  unto  the  Lord 
our  God  for  us. 

4  Now  Jeremiah  came  in  and  went  out 
among  the  people :  for  they  had  not  put 
him  into  prison. 

.5  Then  Pliaraoh's  army  was  come  forth 
out  of  Egypt:  and  when  tiie  Chaldeans 
that  besieged  Jerusalem  heard  tidings  of 
them,  tiiey  departed  from  Jerusalem. 

6  i  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  the  prophet  Jeremiah,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
Thus  shall  ye  say  to  the  king  of  Judah, 
that  sent  you  unto  me  to  inquire  of  me ; 
Behold,  Pharaoii's  army,  which  is  come 
forth  to  help  you,  shall  return  to  Eg3'pt 
into  their  own  land.  ] 

8  And  the  Chaldeans  shall  come  again, 
and  fight  against  this  city,  and  take  it,  and 
burn  it  with  fire. 

9  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Deceive  not 
yourselves,  saying,  The  Chaldeans  shall 
surely  depart  from  us :  for  they  shall  not 
depart. 

10  For  though  ye  had  smitten  the  whole 
army  of  the  Chaldeans  that  fight  against 
you,  and  there  remained  but  wounded 
men  among  them,  yet  should  they  rise  up 
every  man  in  his  tent,  and  burn  this  city 
with  fire. 

11  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
the  army  of  the  Chaldeans  was  broken  up 
from  Jerusalem  for  fear  of  Pharaoh's  army, 

12  Then  Jeremiah  went  forth  out  of  Je- 
rusalem to  go  into  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
to  separate  himself  thence  in  the  midst  of 
the  people. 

13  And  when  he  was  in  the  gate  of  Ben 
jamin,  a  captain  of  the  ward  »•«>'  there, 
whose  name  was  Irijah,  the  son  of  Shele- 
miah, the  son  of  Hananiah ;  and  he  took 
Jeremiah  th.e  propliet,  saying.  Thou  fallest 
away  to  the  Chaldeans. 

14  Then  said  Jeremiah,  It  is  false ;  I 
fall  not  away  to  the  Chaldeans.  But  he 
hearkened  not  to  him  :  so  Irijah  took  Jere- 
miali,  and  brought  him  to  the  princes. 

15  Wherefore  the  princes  were  wroth 
with  Jeremiah,  and  smote  him,  and  put 
him  in  prison  in  the  house  of  Jonathan  the 
scribe  :  for  they  had  made  that  the  prison. 

16  H  When  Jeremiah  was  entered  into 
the  dungeon,  and  into  the  cabins,  and  Jere- 
miah had  remained  there  manj'  days ; 

17  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent,  and 
took  him  out:  and  the  king  asked  him  se- 
cretly in  his  house,  and  said,  Is  there  any 
word  from  the  Lord  ?  And  Jeremiah  said. 
There  is :  for,  said  he,  thou  shalt  be  de- 
livered into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

18  Moreover   Jeremiah  said  unto  king 


Zedekiah,  What  have  I  offended  against 
thee,  or  against  thy  servants,  or  against 
this  people,  that  ye  have  put  me  in  prison  ? 

19  Where  are  now  your  prophets  which 
prophesied  unto  you,  saying,  The  king  of 
Babylon  shall  not  come  against  you,  nor 
against  this  land  ? 

20  Therefore  hear  now,  I  pray  thee,  O 
my  lord  the  king :  let  my  supplication,  I 
pray  thee,  be  accepted  before  thee;  that 
thou  cause  me  not  to  return  to  the  house  of 
Jonathan  the  scribe,  lest  I  die  there. 

21  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  commanded 
that  they  should  commit  Jeremiah  into  the 
court  of  the  prison,  and  that  they  should 
give  him  daily  a  piece  of  bread  out  of  the 
bakers'  street,  until  all  the  bread  in  the  city 
were  spent.  Thus  Jeremiah  remained  in 
the  court  of  the  prison. 

CHAP.  XXXVIIL 

THEN  Shephatiah  the  son  of  Mattan, 
and  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Pashur,  and 
Jucal  the  son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Pashur  the 
son  of  Malchiah,  heard  the  words  that  Jere- 
miah had  spoken  unto  all  the  people, 
saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  He  that  remain- 
eth  in  this  city  shall  die  by  the  sword,  by 
the  famine,  and  by  the  pestilence :  but  he 
that  goeth  forth  to  the  Chaldeans  shall  live ; 
for  he  shall  have  his  life  for  a  prey,  and' 
shall  live. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  This  city  shall 
surely  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  king 
of  Babylon's  army,  which  shall  take  it. 

4  Therefore  the  princes  said  unto  the 
king,  We  beseech  thee,  let  this  man  be 
put  to  death :  for  thus  he  weakeneth  the 
hands  of  the  men  of  war  that  remain  in 
this  city,  and  the  hands  of  all  the  people, 
in  speaking  such  words  unto  them  :  for 
this  man  seeketh  not  the  welfare  of  this 
people,  but  the  hurt. 

5  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  said,  Behold, 
he  is  in  j'our  hand  :  for  the  king  is  not  he 
that  can  do  any  thin^  against  you. 

6  Then  took  they  Jeremiah,  and  cast  him 
into  the  dungeon  of  Malchiah  the  son  of 
Hammelech,  that  loas  in  the  court  of  tlie 
prison :  and  they  let  down  Jeremiah  with 
cords.  And  in  the  dungeon  there  loas  no 
water,  but  mire :  so  Jeremiah  sunk  in  the 
mire. 

7  U  Now  when  Ebed-melech  the  Ethio- 
pian, one  of  the  eunuchs  which  was  in  the 
king's  house,  heard  that  they  had  put  Jere- 
miah in  the  dungeon  ;  the  king  then  sitting 
in  the  gate  of  Benjamin  ; 

8  Ebed-melech  went  forth  out  of  the 
king's  house,  and  spake  to  the  king,  saving, 

9  My  lord  the  king,  these  men  have  done 
evil  in  all  that  they  have  done  to  Jeremiah 
tiie  prophet,  whom  they  have  cast  into  the 
dungeon  ;  and  he  is  like  to  die  for  hunger 
in  the  place  where  he  is :  for  there  is  no 
more  bread  in  the  city. 

10  Then   the  king  commanded   Ebed 
578 


JeremiaJi's  counsel  to  Zedekiali.  CHAP.  XXXIX. 
melech  the  Ethiopian,  saying,  Take  from 
hence  tliirty  men  with  thee,  and  take  up 
Jeremiah  the  prophet  out  of  the  dungeon, 
before  he  die. 

11  So  Ebed-melech  took  the  men  with 
him,  and  went  into  the  house  of  the  king 
under  the  treasury,  and  took  thence  old 
cast  clouts  and  old  rotten  rags,  and  let  them 
down  by  cords  into  the  dungeon  to  Jere- 
miah. 

12  And  Ebed-melech  the  Ethiopian  said 
unto  Jeremiah,  Put  now  these  old  cast 
clouts  and  rotten  rags  under  thine  arm-holes 
under  the  cords.     And  Jeremiah  did  so. 

13  So  they  drew  up  Jeremiah  with  cords, 
and  took  him  up  out  of  the  dungeon  :  and 
Jeremiah  remained  in  the  court  of  the 
prison. 

14  H  Then  Zedekiah  the  king  sent,  and 
took  Jeremiah  the  prophet  unto  him  into 
the  third  entry  that  is  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  :  and  the  king  said  unto  Jeremiah,  I 
will  ask  thee  a  thing;  hide  nothina;  from 


15  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  Zedekiah, 
If  I  declare  it  unto  thee,  wilt  thou  not 
surely  put  me  to  death  ?  and  if  I  give  thee 
counsel,  wilt  thou  not  hearken  unto  me  ? 

16  So  Zedekiah  the  king  sware  secretly 
unto  Jeremiah,  saying,  As  the  Lord  liveth, 
that  made  us  tbis  soul,  I  will  not  put  thee 
to  death,  neither  will  I  give  thee  into  the 
hand  of  these  men  that  seek  thy  life. 

17  Then  said  Jeremiah  unto  Zedekiah, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  If  thou  wilt  assuredly  go 
forth  unto  the  king  of  Babylon's  princes, 
then  thy  soul  shall  live,  and  this  city  shall 
not  be  burned  with  fire ;  and  thou  shalt 
live,  and  thine  house  : 

18  But  if  thou  wilt  not  go  forth  to  the 
king  of  Babylon's  princes,  then  shall  this 
city  be  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chalde- 
ans, and  thej^  shall  burn  it  with  fire,  and 
thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  their  hand. 

19  And  Zedekiah  the  king  said  unto 
Jeremiah,  I  am  afraid  nf  the  Jews  that  are 
fallen  to  the  Chaldeans,  lest  they  deliver 
me  into  their  hand,  and  they  mock  me. 

20  But  Jeremiah  said.  They  shall  not  de- 
liver thee.  Obey,  I  beseech  thee,  the  voice 
of  the  Lord,  which  I  speak  unto  thee :  so 
it  shall  be  well  unto  thee,  and  thy  soul  shall 
live. 

21  But  if  thou  refuse  to  go  forth,  this  is 
the  word  that  the  Lord  hath  shewed  me  : 

22  And  behold,  all  the  women  that  are 
left  in  the  king  of  Judah's  house  sliall  be 
brought  forth  to  the  king  of  Babylon's 
princes,  and  those  women  shall  say.  Thy 
friends  have  set  thee  on,  and  have  prevailed 
against  thee  :  thy  feet  are  sunk  in  the  mire, 
and  they  are  turned  away  back. 

23  So  tlicy  shall  bring  out  all  thy  wives 
and  thy  children  to  the  Chaldeans :  and 
thou  shalt  not  escape  out  of  their  hand,  but 
shalt  be  taken  by  the  hand  of  the  king  of 


Zedekiah  is  sent  to  Babylon. 
Babylon  :  and  thou  shalt  cause  this  city  to 
be  burned  with  fire. 

24  If  Then  said  Zedekiah  unto  Jere- 
miah, Let  no  man  know  of  these  words, 
and  thou  shalt  not  die. 

25  But  if  the  princes  hear  that  I  have 
talked  with  thee,  and  they  come  unto  thee, 
and  say  unto  thee.  Declare  unto  us  now 
what  thou  hast  said  unto  the  king,  hide  it 
not  from  us,  and  we  will  not  put  thee  to 
death  ;  also  what  the  king  said  unto  thee  : 

26  Then  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  1 
presented  my  supplication  beibre  the  king, 
that  he  would  not  cause  me  to  return  io 
Jonathan's  house,  to  die  there. 

27  Then  came  all  the  princes  unto  Je- 
remiah, and  asked  him  :  and  he  told  them 
according  to  all  these  words  that  the  king 
had  commanded.  So  they  left  ofi'  speak- 
ing with  him ;  for  the  matter  was  not  per- 
ceived. 

28  So  Jeremiah  abode  in  the  court  of 
the  prison  until  the  day  that  Jerusalem 
was  taken  :  and  he  was  there  when  Jerusa- 
lem was  taken. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

IN  the  ninth  year  of  Zedekiah  king  of 
Judah,  in  the  tenth  month,  came  Nebu- 
chadrezzar king  of  Babylon  and  all  his 
army  against  Jerusalem,  and  they  besieged 
it. 

2  And'm  the  eleventh  year  of  Zedekiah, 
in  the  fourth  month,  the  ninth  chy  of  the 
month,  the  city  was  broken  up. 

3  And  all  the  princes  of  the  king  of 
Babylon  came  in,  and  sat  in  the  middle 
gate,  even  Nergal-sharezer,  Samgar-nebo, 
Sarsechim,  Rab-saris,  Nergal-sharezer, 
Rab-mag,  with  all  the  residue  of  the  princes 
of  the  king  of  Babylon. 

4  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Zede- 
kiah the  king  of  Judah  saw  them,  and  all 
the  men  of  war,  then  they  fled,  and  went 
forth  out  of  the  city  by  night,  by  tlie  way 
of  the  king's  garden,  by  the  gate  betwixt 
the  two  walls  :  and  he  went  out  the  way  of 
the  plain. 

5  But  the  Chaldeans'  army  pursued  after 
them,  and  overtook  Zedekiah  in  the  plains 
of  Jericho :  and  when  they  had  taken  hifn, 
they  brought  him  up  to  Nebuchadnezzar 
khig  of  Babylon  to  Riblah  in  the  land  of 
Hamath,  where  he  gave  judgment  upon 
him. 

6  Then  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  the 
sons  of  Zedekiah  in  Riblah  before  his  eyes  : 
also  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  all  the  nobles 
of  Judah. 

7  Moreover  he  put  out  Zedekiah's  eyes, 
and  bound  himwitli  chains,  to  carry  him  to 
Babylon. 

8  H  And  the  Chaldeans  burned  the  king's 
house,  and  the  houses  of  the  people,  with 
fire,  and  brake  down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

9  Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  carried  away  captive  into  BabylcMi 
the  remnant  of  the  people  that  remained 

579 


Jeremiah  goes  to  GedaliaJi. 


JEREMIAH. 


IshmaeVs  conspiracy. 


in  the  city,  and  those  that  fell  away,  that 
fell  to  him,  with  the  rest  of  the  people  that 
remained. 

10  But  Nehuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  left  of  the  poor  of  the  people,  which 
had  nothing,  in  the  land  of  Judah,  and 
gave  them  vineyards  and  fields  at  the  same 
time. 

11  H  Now  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
lon gave  charge  concerning  Jeremiah  to 
Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard, 
saying, 

12  Take  him,  and  look  well  to  him,  and 
do  him  no  harm  ;  but  do  unto  him  even  as 
he  shall  say  unto  thee. 

13  So  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  sent,  and  Nebushasban,  Ilab-saris, 
and  Nergal-sharezer,  Rab-mag,  and  all  the 
king  of  Babylon's  princes  ; 

14  Even  they  sent,  and  took  Jeremiah 
out  of  the  court  of  the  prison,  and  commit- 
ted him  unto  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam 


it  seemeth  good  and  convenient  for  thee  to 
go,  thither  go. 

5  Now  while  he  was  not  yet  gone  back, 
he  said,  Go  back  also  to  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  whom  the 
king  of  Babylon  hath  made  governor  over 
the  cities  of  Judah,  and  dwell  with  him 
among  the  people :  or  go  wheresoever  it 
seemeth  convenient  unto  thee  to  go.  So 
the  captain  of  the  guard  gave  him  victuals 
and  a  reward,  and  let  him  go. 

6  Then  went  Jeremiah  unto  Gedaliah 
the  son  of  Ahikam  to  Mizpah ;  and  dwelt 
with  him  among  the  people  that  were  left 
in  the  land. 

7  11  Now  when  all  the  captains  of  the 
forces  which  were  in  the  fields,  even  they 
and  their  men,  heard  that  the  king  of  Ba- 
bylon had  made  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam governor  in  the  land,  and  had  com- 
mitted unto  him  men,  and  women,  and 
children,  and  of  the  poor  of  the  land,  of 


the  son  of  Shaphan,  that  he  should  carry  I  them  that  were  not  carried  away  captive  to 
him  home  :   so  he  dwelt  among  the  people.  I  Babylon ; 

15  H  Now  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  |  8  Then  they  came  to  Gedaliah  to  Miz- 
unto  Jeremiah,  while  he  was  shut  up  in  the! pah,  even  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah, 
court  of  the  prison,  saying,  jand  Johanan   and  Jonathan   the  sons  of 

16  Go  and  speak  to  Ebed-melech  thejKareah,  and  Seraiah  the  sonof  Tanhumeth, 
Ethiopian,  saying,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  and  the  sons  of  Ephai  the  Netophathite, 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel;   Behold,  I  will  I  and  Jezaniali  the  son  of  a  Maachathite, 


bring  my  words  upon  this  city  for  evil,  and 
not  lor  good  ;  and  they  shall  be  accom- 
plished in  that  day  before  thee. 

17  But  I  will  deliver  thee  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  :  and  thou  shalt  not  be 
given  into  the  hand  of  the  men  of  whom 
thou  art  afraid. 

18  For  I  will  surely  deliver  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  not  fall  by  the  sword,  but  thy 
life  shall  be  for  a  prey  unto  thee :  because 
thou  hast  put  thy  trust  in  me,  saith  the 
Lord. 

CHAP.  XL. 
^F^HE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah 
-S-  from  the  Lord,  after  that  Nebuzar- 
adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  had  let  him 
go  from  Ramah,  when  he  had  taken  him 
being  bound  in  chains  among  all  that  were 
carried  away  captive  of  Jerusalem  and  Ju- 
dah, which  were  carried  away  captive  unto 
Babylon. 

2  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
Jeremiah,  and  said  unto  him,  The  Lord 
thy  God  hath  pronounced  this  evil  upon 
this  place. 

3  Now  the  Lord  hath  brought  it,  and 
done  according  as  he  hath  said :  because 
3'e  have  sinned  against  the  Lord,  and  have 
not  obeyed  his  voice,  therefore  this  thing  is 
come  upon  you. 

4  And  now,  behold,  I  loose  thee  this  day 
from  the  chains  which  were  upon  thine 
hand.  If  it  seem  good  unto  thee  to  come 
with  me  into  Babylon,  come ;  and  I  will 
look  well  unto  thee  :  but  if  it  seem  ill  unto 
thee  to  come  with  me  into  Babylon,  forbear 
behold,  all  the  land  is  before  thee  :  whither 


they  and  their  men. 

9  And  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  the 
son  of  Shaphan  sware  unto  them  and  to 
their  men,  saying.  Fear  not  to  serve  the 
Chaldeans :  dwell  in  the  land,  and  serve 
the  king  of  Babylon,  and  it  shall  be  well 
with  you. 

10  As  for  me,  behold,  I  will  dwell  at 
Mizpah,  to  serve  the  Chaldeans,  which  will 
come  unto  us :  but  ye,  gather  ye  wine,  and 
summer  fruits,  and  oil,  and  put  them  in 
your  vessels,  and  dwell  in  3-our  cities  that 
ye  have  taken. 

11  Likewise  when  all  the  Jews  tliat  were 
in  Moab,  and  among  the  Ammonites,  and 
in  Edom,  and  that  were  in  all  the  coun- 
tries, heard  that  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
left  a  remnant  of  Judah,  and  that  he  had 
set  over  them  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam 
the  son  of  Shaphan  ; 

12  Even  all  the  Jews  returned  out  of  all 
places  whither  they  were  driven,  and  came 
to  the  land  of  Judah,  to  Gedaliah,  unto 
Mizpah,  and  gathered  wine  and  summer 
fruits  very  much. 

13  H  Moreover  Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  that 
were  in  the  fields,  came  to  Gedaliah  to 
Mizpah, 

14  And  said  unto  him,  Dost  thou  cer- 
tainly know  that  Baalis  the  king  of  the 
Ammonites  hath  sent  Ishmael  the  son  of 
Nethaniah  to  slay  thee  ?  But  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Ahikam  believed  them  not. 

15  Then  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah 
spake  to  Gedaliah  in  Mizpah  secretly,  say- 
ing. Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  I  will  slay 

580 


"Tshmael  kills  Gedaliah.  CHAP.  XLI,  XLII. 

Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  no  man 
shall  know  it:  wherefore  should  he  slay 
thee,  that  all  the  Jews  which  are  gathered 
unto  thee  should  be  scattered,  and  the  rem- 
nant in  Judah  perish  1 

16  But  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  said 
unto  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  Thou 
shalt  not  do  this  thing  :  for  thou  speakest 
falsely  of  Ishmael. 

CHAP.  XLI. 
'OW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh 
month,  that  Ishmael  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaniah the  son  of  Elishama,  of  the  seed 
royal,  and  the  princes  of  the  king,  even  ten 
men  with  him,  came  unto  Gedaliah  the  son 
of  Ahikam  to  Mizpah;  and  there  they  did 
eat  bread  together  in  Mizpah. 

2  Then  arose  Ishmael  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaniah, and  the  ten  men  that  were  with 
him,  and  smote  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam 
the  son  of  Shaphan  with  the  sword,  and 
slew  him,  Avhom  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
made  governor  over  the  land. 

3  Ishmael  also  slew  all  the  Jews  that 
were  with  him,  even  with  Gedaliah,  at  Miz- 
pah, and  the  Chaldeans  that  were  found 
there,  and  the  men  of  war. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  the  second  daj' 
after  he  had  slain  Gedaliah,  and  no  man 
knew  it, 

5  That  there  came  certain  from  She- 
chem,  from  Shiloh,  and  from  Samaria,  even 
fourscore  men,  having  their  beards  shaven, 
and  their  clothes  rent,  and  having  cut 
themselves,  with  offerings  and  incense  in 
their  hand,  to  bring  them  to  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

6  And  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah 
went  forth  from  Mizpah  to  meet  them, 
weeping  all  along  as  he  went :  and  it  came 
to  pass,  as  he  met  them,  he  said  unto  them, 
Come  to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam. 

7  And  it  was  so,  when  they  came  into 
the  midst  of  the  city,  that  Ishmael  the  son 
of  Nethaniah  slew  them,  and  cast  thc7n  into 
the  midst  of  the  pit,  he,  and  the  men  that 
iccrc  with  him. 

8  But  ten  men  were  found  among  them 
that  said  unto  Ishmael,  Slay  us  not :  for 
we  have  treasures  in  the  field,  of  Vt  heat, 
and  of  barley,  and  of  oil,  and  of  honey. 
So  he  forbare,  and  slew  them  not  among 
their  brethren. 

9  Now  the  pit  wherein  Ishmael  had  cast 
all  the  dead  bodies  of  the  men,  whom  he 
had  slain  because  of  Gedaliah,  jvas  it  which 
Asa  the  king  had  made  for  fear  of  Baasha 
king  of  Israel:  and  Ishmael  the  son  of 
Nethaniah  filled  it  with  them  that  were 
slain. 

10  Then  Ishmael  carried  away  captive 
all  the  residue  of  the  people  that  iverc  in 
Mizpah,  even  the  king's  daughters,  and  all 
the  people  that  remained  in  Mizpah,  whom 
Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the  guard  had 
committed  to  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahikam  : 
and  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  carr'ied 


The  captives  recovered. 
them  away  captive,  and  departed  to  go  over 
to  the  Ammonites. 

11  U  But  when  Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah, and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  that 
were  with  him,  heard  of  all  the  evil  that 
Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah  had  done, 

12  Then  they  took  all  the   men,   and 
went  to  fight  with  Ishmael  the  son  of  Ne- 
thaniah, and  found  him  by  the  great  waters  , 
that  arc  in  Gibeon. 

13  Now  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  all 
the  people  which  loere  with  Ishmael  saw 
Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the 
captains  of  the  forces  that  iccre  with  him, 
then  they  were  glad. 

14  So  all  the  people  that  Ishmael  had 
carried  away  captive  from  Mizpah  cast 
about  and  returned,  and  went  unto  Johanan 
the  son  of  Kareah. 

15  But  Ishmael  the  son  of  Nethaniah 
escaped  from  Johanan  with  eight  men,  and 
went  to  the  Ammonites. 

16  Then  took  Johanan  the  son  of  Ka- 
reah, and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces  that 
were  with  him,  all  the  remnant  of  the  peo- 
ple whom  he  liad  recovered  from  Ishmael 
the  son  of  Nethaniah,  from  Mizpah,  after 
that  he  had  slain  Gedaliah  the  son  of  Ahi- 
kam, even  mighty  men  of  war,  and  the  wo- 
men, and  the  children,  and  the  eunuchs, 
whom  he  had  brought  again  from  Gibeon : 

17  And  they  departed,  and  dwelt  in  the 
habitation  of  Chimham,  which  is  by  Beth- 
lehem, to  go  to  enter  into  Egypt, 

18  Becau.se  of  the  Chaldeans :  for  they 
were  afraid  of  them,  because  Ishmael  the 
son  of  Nethaniah  had  slain  Gedaliah  the 
son  of  Ahikam,  whom  the  king  of  Babylon 
made  governor  in  the  land. 

CHAP.  XLII. 

THEN  all  the  captains  of  the  forces, 
and  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and 
Jezaniah  the  son  of  Hoshaiah,  and  all  the 
people  from  the  least  even  unto  the  greatest, 
came  near, 

2  And  said  unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet, 
Let,  we  beseech  thee,  our  supplication  be 
accepted  before  thee,  and  pray  for  us  unto 
the  Loud  thy  God,  even  tor  all  this  rem- 
nant; (for  we  are  left  but  a  few  of  manj', 
as  thine  eyes  do  behold  us  :) 

3  That  the  Lord  thy  God  may  shew  us 
the  way  wherein  we  may  walk,  and  the 
thing  that  we  may  do. 

4  Then  Jeremiah  the  prophet  said  unto 
them,  I  have  heard  ynu ;  behold,  I  will  pray 
unto  the  Lord  your  God  according  to  your 
words;  and  it  shall  come  to  pass,  thctt 
whatsoever  thing  the  Lord  shall  answer 
you,  I  will  declare  it  unto  you ;  I  will  keep 
nothing  back  from  j'ou. 

5  Then  they  said  to  Jeremiah,  The  Lord 
be  a  true  and  faithfid  witness  bctueen  us, 
if  we  do  not  even  according  to  all  things 
for  the  which  the  Lord  thy  God  shall  send 
thee  to  us. 

6  Whether  it  be  good,  or  whether  it  be 

5S1 


Safety  promised  in  Judea.  JEREMIAH.  Conquest  of  Egypt  foretold. 

evil,  we  will  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord  i  saying,  Pray  for  us  unto  the  Lord  our  God; 

our  God,  to  whom  we  send  thee;  that  it  and  according  unto  all  that  the  Lord  our 


may  be  well  with  us,  when  we  obey  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

7  H  And  it  came  to  pass  after  ten  days, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Jeremiah. 

8  Then  called  he  Johanan  the  son  of 
Kareah,  and  all  the  captains  of  the  forces 
which  ivere  with  him,  and  all  the  people 
from  the  least  even  to  the  greatest, 

9  And  said  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  unto  whom  ye 
sent  me  to  present  your  supplication  before 
him ; 

10  If  ye  will  still  abide  in  this  land. 
Then  will  I  build  you,  and  not  pull  yoii 
down,  and  I  will  plant  you,  and  not  pluck 
you  up :  for  I  repent  me  of  the  evil  that  1 
have  done  unto  you. 

11  Be  not  afraid  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
of  whom  ye  arc  afraid  ;  be  not  afraid  of  him, 
saith  the  Lord  :  for  I  am  with  you,  to  save 
you,  and  to  deliver  you  from  his  hand. 

12  And  I  will  shew  mercies  unto  you, 
that  he  may  have  mercy  upon  you,  and 
cause  you  to  return  to  your  own  land. 

13  But  if  ye  say,  We  will  not  dwell  in 
this  land,  neither  obey  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  your  God, 

14  Saying,  No ;  but  we  will  go  into  the 
land  of  Egypt,  where  we  shall  see  no  war, 
nor  hear  the  sound  of  the  trumpet,  nor 
have  hunger  of  bread :  and  there  will  we 
dwell : 

15  And  now  therefore  hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  ye  remnant  of  Judah ;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ; 
If  ye  wholly  set  your  faces  to  enter  into 
Egypt,  and  go  to  sojourn  there  ; 

16  Then  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
sword,  which  ye  feared,  shall  overtake  you 
there  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the  famine, 
whereof  ye  were  afraid,  shall  follow  close 
after  you  there  in  Egypt;  and  there  ye 
shall  die. 

17  So  shall  it  be  with  all  the  men  that 
set  their  faces  to  go  into  Egypt  to  sojourn 
there;  they  shall  die  by  the  sword,  by  the 
fannne,  and  by  the  pestilence :  and  none 
of  them  sliall  remain  or  escape  from  the 
evil  that  I  will  bring  upon  them. 

18  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel ;  As  mine  anger  and  my  fury 
hath  been  poured  forth  upon  the  inhabit- 
ants of  Jerusalem  ;  so  shall  my  fury  be 
poured  forth  upon  you,  when  ye  shall  en- 
ter into  Egypt :  and  ye  shall  be  an  execra- 
tion, and  an  astonishment,  and  a  curse,  and 
a  reproach ;  and  ye  shall  see  this  place  no 
more. 

19  ^\  The  Lord  hath  said  concerning 
you,  O  ye  remnant  of  Judah;  Go  ye  not 
into  Egypt:  know  certainly  that  I  have 
admonished  you  this  day. 

20  For  ye  dissembled  in  your  hearts,! 
when  ye  sent  me  unto  the  Lord  your  God,| 


God  shall  say,  so  declare  unto  us,  and  we 
will  do  it. 

21  And  now  I  have  this  day  declared  it 
to  you ;  but  ye  have  not  obeyed  the  voice 
of  the  Lord  your  God,  nor  any  thing  for 
the  which  he  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

22  Now  therefore  know  certainly  that 
ye  shall  die  by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and 
by  the  pestilence,  in  the  place  whither  ye 
desire  to  go  and  to  sojourn. 

CHAP.  XLIII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jere- 
miah had  made  an  end  of  speaking 
unto  all  the  people  all  the  words  of  the 
Lord  their  God,  for  which  the  Lord  their 
God  had  sent  him  to  them,  even  all  these 
words, 

2  Then  spake  Azariah  the  son  of  Ilo- 
shaiah,  and  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah, 
and  all  the  proud  men,  saying  unto  Jere- 
miah, Thou  speakest  falsely :  the  Lord 
our  God  hath  not  sent  thee  to  say,  Go  not 
into  Egypt  to  sojourn  there  : 

3  But  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah  setteth 
thee  on  against  us,  for  to  deliver  us  into  the 
hand  of  the  Chaldeans,  that  they  might 
put  us  to  death,  and  carry  us  away  cap- 
tives into  Babylon. 

4  So  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and  all 
the  captains  of  the  forces,  and  all  the  peo- 
fde,  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  to 
dwell  in  the  land  of  Judah, 

,5  But  Johanan  the  son  of  Kareah,  and 
all  the  captains  of  the  forces,  took  all  the 
remnant  of  Judah,  that  were  returned  from 
all  nations,  whither  they  had  been  driven, 
to  dwell  in  the  land  of  Judah  ; 

6  Even  men,  and  w'omen,  and  children, 
and  the  king's  daughters,  and  every  per- 
son that  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  th.e 
guard  had  left  with  Gedaliah  the  son  of 
Ahikam  the  son  of  Shaphan,  and  Jeremiah 
the  prophet,  and  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah. 

7  So  they  came  into  the  land  of  Egypt : 
for  they  obeyed  not  the  voice  of  tlie  Lord  : 
thus  came  they  even  to  Tahpanhes. 

8  IT  Then  caine  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Jeremiah  in  Tahpanhes,  saying, 

9  Take  great  stones  in  tliine  hand,  and 
hide  them  in  the  clay  in  the  brick-kiln, 
which  /.s  at  the  entry  of  Pharaoh's  house  in 
Tahpanhes,  in  the  sight  of  the  men  of  Judah; 

10  And  say  unto  them,  Thus  saitii  the 
liORD  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Beliokl, 
I  will  send  and  take  Nebuchadrezzar  the 
king  of  Babylon,  my  servant,  and  uill  set 
his  throne  upon  these  stones  that  1  have 
hid  ;  and  he  shall  spread  his  royal  pavilion 
over  them. 

1 1  And  when  he  cometh,  he  shall  smite 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  deliver  such  as  are 
for  death  to  death ;  and  such  as  eire  for 
captivity  to  captivity  ;  and  such  as  are  for 
the  sword  to  the  sword. 

12  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  houses 
582 


The  desolation  of  Judali.  CHAP, 

of  the  gods  of  Egypt ;  and  he  shall  burn 
them,  and  carry  them  away  captives :  and 
he  shall  array  himself  with  the  land  of 
Egypt,  as  a  shepherd  putteth  on  his  gar- 
ment ;  and  he  shall  go  forth  from  thence  in 
peace. 

13  He  shall  break  also  the  images  of 
Betli-shemesh,  that  is  in  the  land  of  Egypt ; 
and  the  houses  of  the  gods  of  the  Egyptians 
shall  he  burn  with  fire. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

THE  word  that  came  to  Jeremiah  con- 
cerning all  the  Jews  which  dwell  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  which  dwell  at  Migdol, 
and  at  Tahpanhes,  and  at  Noph,  and  in 
the  country  of  Pathros,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God 
of  Israel ;  Ye  have  seen  all  the  evil  that  I 
have  brought  upon  Jerusalem,  and  upon  all 
the  cities  of  Judah ;  and  behold,  this  day 
they  are  a  desolation,  and  no  man  dwelleth 
therein  ; 

3  Because  of  their  wickedness  which 
they  have  committed  to  provoke  me  to  an- 
ger, in  that  they  went  to  burn  incense,  and 
to  serve  other  gods,  whom  they  knew  not, 
neither  they,  ye,  nor  3'our  fathers. 

4  Howbeit,  I  sent  unto  you  all  my  ser- 
vants the  prophets,  rising  early  and  send- 
ing them,  saying.  Oh,  do  not  this  abomina- 
ble thing  that  1  hate. 

5  But  they  hearkened  not,  nor  inclined 
their  ear  to  turn  from  their  wickedness,  to 
burn  no  incense  unto  other  gods. 

6  Wherefore  my  fury  and  mine  anger 
was  poured  forth,  and  was  kindled  in  the 
cities  of  Judah  and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusa- 
lem ;  and  they  are  wasted  and  desolate,  as 
at  this  day. 

7  Therefore  now  thus  saith  the  Lord, 
the  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel : 
Wherefore  commit  ye  this  great  evil 
against  your  souls,  to  cut  off  from  you 
man  and  woman,  child  and  suckling,  out 
of  Judah,  to  leave  you  none  to  remain  ; 

8  In  that  ye  provoke  me  unto  wrath 
with  the  works  of  your  hands,  burning  in- 
cense unto  other  gods  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
whither  ye  be  gone  to  dwell,  that  ye  might 
cut  yourselves  off,  and  that  ye  might  be  a 
curse  and  a  reproach  among  all  the  nations 
of  the  earth? 

9  Have  ye  forgotten  the  wickedness  of 
your  fathers,  and  the  wickedness  of  the 
kings  of  Judah,  and  the  wickedness  of 
their  wives,  and  your  own  wickedness,  and 
the  wickedness  of  your  wives,  which  they 
have  committed  in  the  land  of  Judah,  and 
in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  1 

10  They  are  not  humbled  even  unto  this 
day,  neither  have  they  feared,  nor  walked 
in  my  law,  nor  in  my  statutes,  that  I  set 
before  yf)u  and  before  your  fathers. 

11  IT  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will  set 
my  face  against  you  for  evil,  and  to  cut  off 
all  Judah. 


XLIV.  Tlie  Jews  are  threatened- 

12  And  I  will  take  the  remnant  of  Ju- 
dah, that  have  set  their  faces  to  go  into  the 
land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  and  they 
shall  all  be  consumed,  and  fall  in  the  land 
of  Egypt ;  they  shall  even  be  consumed  by 
the  sword  and  by  the  famine  :  they  shull 
die,  from  the  least  even  unto  the  greatest, 
by  the  sword  and  by  the  famine  :  and  they 
shall  be  an  execration,  and  an  astonish- 
ment, and  a  curse,  and  a  reproach. 

13  For  I  will  punish  them  that  dwell  in 
the  land  of  Egypt,  as  I  have  punished  Je- 
rusalem, by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and 
by  the  pestilence : 

14  So  that  none  of  the  remnant  of  Ju- 
dah, which  are  gone  into  the  land  of  Egypt 
to  sojourn  there,  shall  escape  or  remain, 
that  they  should  return  into  the  land  of 
Judah,  to  the  which  they  have  a  desire  to 
return  to  dwell  there :  for  none  shall  return 
but  such  as  shall  escape. 

15  U  Then  all  the  men  which  knew  that 
their  wives  had  burned  incense  unto  other 
gods,  and  all  the  women  that  stood  by,  a 
great  multitude,  even  all  the  people  that 
dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  Pathros,  an- 
swered Jeremiah,  saying, 

16  As  for  the  word  that  thou  hast  spoken 
unto  us  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  we  will 
not  hearken  unto  thee. 

17  But  we  will  certainly  do  whatsoever 
thing  goeth  forth  out  of  our  own  mouth,  to 
burn  incense  unto  the  queen  of  heaven, 
and  to  pour  out  drink-oflerings  unto  her, 
as  we  have  done,  we,  and  our  fathers,  our 
kings,  and  our  princes,  in  the  cities  of  Ju- 
dah, and  in  the  streets  of  Jerusalem :  for 
then  had  we  plenty  of  victuals,  and  were 
well,  and  saw  no  evil. 

18  But  since  we  left  off  to  burn  incense 
to  the  queen  of  heaven,  and  to  pour  out 
drink-offerings  unto  her,  we  have  wanted 
all  things,  and  have  been  consumed  by  the 
sword  and  by  the  famine. 

19  And  when  we  burned  incense  to  the 
queen  of  heaven,  and  poured  out  drink- 
offerings  unto  her,  did  we  make  her  cakes 
to  worship  her,  and  pour  out  drink-offer- 
ings unto  her,  without  our  men  1 

20  II  Then  Jeremiah  said  unto  all  the 
people,  to  the  men,  and  to  the  women,  and 
to  all  the  people  which  had  given  him  that 
answer,  saying, 

21  The  incense  that  ye  burned  in  the 
cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of  Jeru- 
salem, ye  and  your  fathers,  your  kings  and 
your  princes,  and  the  people  of  the  land, 
did  not  the  Lord  remember  them,  and 
came  it  not  into  his  mind  ? 

22  So  that  the  Lord  could  no  longer 
bear,  because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings, 
and  because  of  the  abominations  which  ye 
have  committed  ;  therefore  is  your  land  a 
desolation,  and  an  astonishment,  and  a 
curse,  without  an  inhabitant,  as  at  this  day. 

23  Because  ye  have  burned  incense,  and 
because  ye  have  sinned  against  the  Lord, 

583 


Haruch  is  comforted. 


JEREMIAH. 


Tlic  conquest  of  Egypt. 


and  have  not  obeyed  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  nor  walked  in  his  law,  nor  in  his 
statutes,  nor  in  his  testimonies ;  therefore 
this  evil  is  happened  unto  you,  as  at  this 
day. 

24  Moreover,  Jeremiah  said  unto  all  the 
people,  and  to  all  the  women,  Hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  all  Judah  that  are  in 
the  land  of  Egypt : 

25  Thus  saith  the  LoIid  of  hosts,  the 
God  of  Israel,  saying ;  Ye  and  your  wives 
have  both  spoken  with  your  mouths,  and 
fulfilled  with  your  hand,  saying,  We  will 
surely  perforin  our  vows  that  we  have 
vowed,  to  burn  incense  to  the  queen  of 
heaven,  and  to  pour  out  drink-offerings 
unto  her :  ye  will  surely  accomplish  your 
vows,  and  surely  perform  your  vows. 

26  Therefore  hear  ye  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  all  Judah  that  dwell  in  the  land  of 
Egypt ;  Behold,  I  have  sworn  b)^  my  great 
name,  saith  the  Lord,  that  my  name  shall 
no  more  be  named  in  the  mouth  of  any 
man  of  Judah  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt, 
saying,  The  Lord  God  liveth. 

27  Behold,  I  will  watch  over  them  for 
evil,  and  not  for  good  :  and  all  the  men  of 
Judah  that  are  in  the  land  of  Egypt  shall 
be  consumed  by  the  sword  and  by  the  fa- 
mine, until  there  be  an  end  of  them. 

28  Yet  a  small  number  that  escape  the 
sword  shall  return  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
into  the  land  of  Judah,  and  all  the  remnant 
of  Judah,  that  are  gone  into  the  land  of 
Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  shall  know  whose 
words  shall  stand,  mine,  or  theirs. 

29  If  And  this  shall  be  a  sign  unto  you, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  punish  you  in 
this  place,  that  ye  may  know  that  my  words 
shall  surely  stand  against  you  for  evil ; 

30  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  Behold,  I  will 
give  Piiaraoh-hophra  king  of  Egypt  into 
the  hand  of  his  enemies,  and  into  the  hand 
of  them  that  seek  his  life ;  as  I  gave  Ze- 
dekiah  king  of  Judah  into  the  hand  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  his 
enemy,  and  that  sought  his  life. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

THE  word  that  JeremiaN  the  prophet 
spake  unto  Baruch  the  son  of  Neriah, 
when  he  had  written  these  words  in  a  book 
at  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  in  the  fourth 
year  of  Jehoiakim  the  son  of  Josiah  king 
of  Judah,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, unto  thee,  O  Baruch  ; 

3  Thou  didst  say.  Wo  is  me  nov/ !  for  the 
Lord  hath  added  grief  to  my  sorrow;  I 
fainted  in  my  sighing,  and  I  find  no  rest. 

4  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  him,  The 
Lord  saith  thus ;  Behold,  that  which  I  have 
built  will  I  break  down,  and  that  which  I 
have  planted  I  will  pluck  up,  even  this 
whole  land. 

5  And  seekest  thou  great  things  for  thj'- 
self  ?  seek  themnoi :  for  behold,  I  will  bring 
evil  upon  all  flesh,  saith  the  Lord  :  but  thy 


life  will  I  give  unto  thee  for  a  prey  in  all 
places  whither  thou  goest. 

CHAP.  XLVL 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  to 
Jeremiah    the    prophet    against  the 
Gentiles ; 

2  Against  Egypt,  against  the  army  of 
Pharaoh-necho  king  of  Egypt,  which  was 
by  the  river  Euphrates  in  Carshemish, 
which  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
smote  in  the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  the 
son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah. 

3  Order  ye  the  buckler  and  shield,  and 
draw  near  to  battle. 

4  Harness  the  horses;  and  get  up,  ye 
horsemen,  and  stand  forth  with  your  hel- 
mets; furbish  the  spears,  and  put  on  the 
brigandines. 

5  Wherefore  have  I  seen  them  dismayed 
and  turned  away  back  ?  and  their  mighty 
ones  are  beaten  down,  and  are  fled  apace, 
and  look  not  back :  for  fear  mas  round 
about,  saith  the  Lord. 

6  Let  not  the  swift  flee  away,  nor  the 
mighty-  man  escape !  they  shall  stumble, 
and  fall  toward  the  north  by  the  river 
Euphrates. 

7  Who  is  this  that  comelh  up  as  a  flood, 
whose  waters  are  moved  as  the  rivers? 

8  Egypt  riseth  up  like  a  flood,  and  his 
waters  are  moved  like  the  rivers ;  and  he 
saith,  I  will  go  up,  and  will  cover  tlie  earth  ; 
I  will  destroy  the  city  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof 

9  Come  up,  ye  horses ;  and  rage,  ye 
chariots;  and  let  the  mighty  men  come 
forth  :  the  Ethiopians  and  the  Libyans,  that 
handle  the  shield ;  and  the  L5^dians,  that 
handle  and  bend  the  bow. 

10  For  this  is  the  day  of  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts,  a  day  of  vengeance,  that  he  may 
avenge  him  of  his  adversaries :  and  the 
sword  shall  devour,  and  it  shall  be  satiate 
and  made  drunk  with  their  blood :  for  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  hath  a  sacrifice  in  the 
north  country  b)'  the  river  Euphrates. 

11  Go  up  into  Gilead,  and  take  balm,  O 
virgin,  the  daughter  of  Egypt :  in  vain 
shalt  thou  use  many  medicines ;  for  thou 
shalt  not  be  cured. 

12  The  nations  have  heard  of  thy  sharre, 
and  thy  cry  hath  filled  the  land  :  for  the 
mighty  man  hath  stumbled  against  the 
mighty,  aiid  they  are  fallen  botli  together. 

13  il  The  word  that  the  Lord  spake  to 
Jeremiah  the  prophet,  how  Nebuchadrez- 
zar king  of  Babylon  should  come  and  smite 
the  land  of  Egypt. 

14  Declare  ye  in  Egypt,  and  publish  in 
Migdol,  and  publish  in  Noph  and  in  Tah- 
panhes :  say  ye,  Stand  fast,  and  prepare 
thee;  for  the  sword  shall  devour  round 
about  thee. 

]  5  Why  are  thy  valiant  7ncn  swept  away  ? 
they  stood  not,  because  the  Lord  did  drive 
them. 

16  He  made  many  to  fall,  yea,  one  fell 
584 


Jacob  h  comforted. 


upon  another :  and  they  sai.d,  Arise,  and 
let  us  go  again  to  our  own  people,  and  to 
the  land  of  our  nativity,  from  the  oppress- 
ing sword. 

17  They  did  cry  there,  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt  is  bid  a  noise;  he  hath  passed  the 
time  appointed. 

18  An  I  live,  saith  the  King,  whose  name 
is  The  Lord  of  hosts,  Surely  as  Tabor  is 
among  the  mountains,  and  as  Carmel  by 
the  sea,  so  shall  he  come. 

19  O  thou  daughter  dwelling  in  Egypt, 
furnish  thyself  to  go  into  captivity :  tor 
Noph  shall  be  waste  and  desolate  without 
an  inhabitant. 

20  Egypt  is  nice  a  very  fair  heifer,  hut 
destruction  cometh ;  it  cometh  out  of  the 
north. 

21  Also  her  hired  men  are  in  the  midst 
of  her  like  fatted  bullocks ;  for  thej-  also 
are  turned  back,  and  are  Hed  away  toge- 
ther :  they  did  not  stand,  because  the  day 
of  their  calamity  was  come  upon  them, 
and  the  time  of  their  visitation. 

22  The  voice  thereof  shall  go  like  a  ser- 
pent ;  for  they  shall  march  with  an  army, 
and  come  against  her  with  axes,  as  hewers 
of  wood. 

23  They  shall  cut  down  her  forest,  sai|;h 
the  Lord,  though  it  cannot  be  searched ; 
because  they  are  more  than  the  grasshop- 
pers, and  are  innumerable. 

24  The  daughter  of  Egypt  shall  be  con- 
founded; she  shall  be  delivered  into  the 
hand  of  the  people  of  the  north. 

25  The  Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Is- 
rael, saith ;  Behold,  I  will  punish  the  mul- 
titude of  No,  and  Pharaoh,  and  Egypt, 
Avith  their  gods,  and  their  kings;  even 
Pharaoh,  and  all  them  that  trust  in  him : 

26  And  I  will  deliver  them  into  the  hand 
of  those  that  seek  their  lives,  and  into  the 
hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
and  into  the  hand  of  his  servants :  and  af- 
terward it  shall  be  inhabited,  as  in  the  days 
of  old,  saith  the  Lord. 

27  "il  But  fear  not  thou,  O  my  servant 
.lacob,  and  be  not  dismaj'ed,  O  Israel:  for 
behold,  I  will  save  thee  from  afar  off,  and 
thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their  captivity ; 
and  Jacob  shall  return,  and  be  in  rest  and 
at  ease,  and  none  shall  make  him  afraid. 

2S  Fear  thou  not,  O  Jacob  my  servant, 
saith  the  Lord  :  for  I  am  with  thee ;  for  I 
M'ill  make  a  full  end  of  all  the  nations  whi- 
ther 1  have  driven  thee :  but  I  will  not  make 
a  full  end  of  thee,  but  correct  thee  in  mea- 
sure ;  yet  will  I  not  leave  thee  wholly  un- 
punished. 

CHAP.  XLVII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to 
Jeremiah  the  prophet  against  the 
Philistines,  before  that  Pharaoh  smote 
Gaza. 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  waters 
rise  up  out  of  the  north,  and  shall  be  an 


CHAP.  XLVII,  XLVIII.         Tlie  judgment  of  3Ioab. 


overflowing  flood, 


and 

74 


shall  overflow  thelsel,  neither  hath 


land,  and  all  that  is  therein  ;  the  city,  and 
them  that  dwell  therein :  then  the  men  shall 
cry,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  shall 
howl. 

3  At  the  noise  of  the  stamping  of  the 
hoofs  of  his  strong  Itorscs,  at  the  rushing  of 
his  chariots,  and  at  the  rumbling  of  his 
wheels,  the  fathers  shall  not  look  back  to 
their  children  for  feebleness  of  hands  ; 

4  Because  of  the  day  that  cometh  to 
spoil  all  the  Philistines,  and  to  cut  off  from 
lyrus  and  Zidon!  every  helper  that  re- 
maineth:  for  the  Lord  will  spoil  the  Phi- 
listines, the  remnant  of  the  country  of 
Caphtor. 

5  Baldness  is  come  upon  Gaza;  Ashke- 
lon  is  cut  off  with  the  remnant  of  their  val- 
ley :  how  long  wilt  thou  cut  th3'se]f  ? 

6  O  thou  sword  of  the  Lord,  how  long 
ivill  it  be  ere  thou  be  quiet?  put  up 
thyself  into  thy  scabbard,  rest,  and  be 
still. 

7  How  can  it  be  quiet,  seeing  the  Lord 
hath  given  it  a  charge  against  Ashkelon, 
and  against  the  sea  shore  ?  there  hath  he 
appointed  it. 

CHAP.  XLVIII. 

AGAINST  Moab  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Wo  unto 
Nebo !  for  it  is  spoiled  :  Kiriathaim  is  con- 
founded and  taken  :  Misgab  is  confound- 
ed and  dismayed. 

2  There  shall  be  no  more  praise  of  Moab : 
in  Heshbon  they  have  devised  evil  against 
it ;  come,  and  let  us  cut  it  off  from  being  a 
nation.  Also  thou  slialt  be  cut  down,  O 
Madmen  ;  the  sword  shall  pursue  thee. 

3  A  voice  of  crying  shall  be  from  Horo- 
naim,  spoiling  and  great  destruction. 

4  Moab  is  destroyed ;  her  little  ones  have 
caused  a  cry  to  be  heard. 

5  For  in  the  going  up  of  Luhith  con- 
tinual weeping  shall  go  up  ;  for  in  tlie  going 
down  of  Horonaim  the  enemies  have  heard 
a  cr}^  of  destruction. 

6  Flee,  save  your  lives,  and  be  like  the 
heath  in  the  wilderness. 

7  H  For  because  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy 
works  and  in  thy  treasures,  thou  shalt  also 
be  taken  :  and  Chemosh  shall  go  forth  into 
captivity  tvith  his  priests  and  his  princes 
together. 

8  And  the  spoiler  shall  come  upon  every 
city,  and  no  city  shall  escape:  the  valley 
also  shall  perish,  and  the  plain  shall  be  de- 
stroyed, as  the  Lord  hath  spoken. 

9  Give  wings  unto  Moab,  that  it  may 
flee  and  get  away:  for  the  cities  thereof 
shall  be  desolate",  without  any  to  dwell 
therein. 

10  Cursed  be  he  that  doeth  the  work  of 
the  Lord  deceitfully,  and  cursed  be  he  that 
keepeth  back  his  sword  from  blood. 

11  *i[  Moab  hath  been  at  ease  from  his 
youth,  and  he  hath  settled  on  his  lees,  and 
hath  not  been  emptied  from  vessel  to  ves- 


he  gone 

585 


nito  captivity: 


The  judgment  of  Moah 


JEREMIAH. 


therefore  his  taste  remained  in  him,  and 
his  scent  is  not  changed. 

12  Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  send  unto  him 
wanderers  that  shall  cause  him  to  wander, 
and  shall  empty  his  vessels,  and  break  their 
bottles. 

13  And  Moab  shall  be  ashamed  of  Che- 
mosh,  as  the  house  of  Israel  was  ashamed 
of  Beth-el  their  confidence. 

14  H  How  say  ye.  We  arc  mighty  and 
strong  men  for  the  war  ? 

15  Moab  is  spoiled,  and  gone  up  out  of 
her  cities,  and  his  chosen  young  men  are 
gone  down  to  the  slaughter,  saith  the  King, 
whose  name  is  The  Lord  of  hosts. 

16  The  calamity  of  Moab  is  near  to 
come,  and  his  affliction  hasteth  fast. 

17  All  ye  that  are  about  him  bemoan 
him  ;  and  all  ye  that  know  his  name,  say. 
How  is  the  strong  staff  broken,  and  the 
beautiful  rod  ! 

IS  Thou  daughter  that  dost  inhabit 
Dibon,  come  down  from  thy  glory,  and  sit 
in  thirst ;  for  the  spoiler  of  Moab  shall  come 
upon  thee,  and  he  sliall  destroy  thy  strong 
holds. 

19  O  inhabitant  of  Aroer,  stand  by  the 
way,  and  espy;  ask  him  that  fleeth,  and 
her  that  escapeth,  and  say,  What  is  done  ? 

20  Moab  is  confounded  ;  for  it  is  broken 
down  :  howl  and  cry ;  tell  ye  it  in  Arnon, 
that  Moab  is  spoiled, 

21  And  judgment  is  come  upon  the  plain 
country ;  upon  Holon,  and  upon  Jahazah, 
and  upon  Mephaath, 

22  And  upon  Dibon,  and  upon  Nebo, 
and  upon  Beth-diblathaim, 

23  And  upon  Kiriathaim,  and  upon 
Beth-gamul,  and  upon  Beth-meon, 

24  And  upon  Kerioth,  and  upon  Bozrah, 
and  upon  all  the  cities  of  the  land  of  Moab, 
far  or  near. 

25  The  horn  of  Moab  is  cut  off,  and  his 
arm  is  broken,  saith  the  Loud. 

26  *if  Make  ye  him  drunken  ;  for  he, 
magnified  /(imse//" against  the  Lord:  Moab 
also  shall  wallow  in  his  vomit,  and  he  also 
shall  be  in  derision. 

27  For  was  not  Israel  a  derision  unto 
thee?  was  he  found  among  thieves?  for 
since  thou  spakest  of  him,  thou  skippedst 
for  joy. 

28  O  ye  that  dwell  in  Moab,  leave  the 
cities,  and  dv.ell  in  the  rock,  and  be  like 
the  dove  that  maketh  her  nest  in  the  sides 
of  the  hole's  mouth. 

29  We  have  heard  the  pride  of  Moab, 
(he  is  exceeding  proud)  his  loftiness,  and 
his  arrogancy,  and  his  pride,  and  the 
haughtiness  of  his  heart. 

30  I  know  his  wrath,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
but  it  shall  not  be  so ;  his  lies  shall  not  so 
effect  it. 

31  Therefore  will  I  howl  for  Moab,  and 
[  will  cry  out  for  all  Moab  ;  mine  heart 
shall  mourn  for  the  men  of  Kir-heres. 


for  her  several  corruptions. 


32  O  vine  of  Sibmah,  I  will  weep  for 
thee  with  the  weeping  of  Jazer  :  thy  plants 
are  gone  over  the  sea,  they  reach  even  to 
the  sea  of  Jazer :  the  spoiler  is  fallen  upon 
thy  summer  fruits  and  upon  thy  vintage. 

33  And  joy  and  gladness  is  taken  tiom 
the  plentiful  field,  and  from  the  land  of 
Moab  ;  and  I  have  caused  wine  to  fail  from 
the  wine-presses :  none  shall  tread  with 
shouting  ;  their  shouting  shall  he  no  shout- 
ing. 

34  From  the  cry  of  Heshbon  er^en  unto 
Elealeh,  and  even  unto  Jahaz,  have  the)- 
uttered  their  voice,  from  Zoar  even  unto 
Horonaim,  as  an  heifer  of  three  years  old  : 
for  the  waters  also  of  Nimrim  shall  be 
desolate. 

35  Moreover  I  will  cause  to  cease  in 
Moab,  saith  the  Lord,  him  that  offereth  in 
the  high  places,  and  him  that  burneth  in- 
cense to  his  gods. 

36  Therefore  mine  heart  shall  sound  for 
Moab  like  pipes,  and  mine  heart  shall 
sound  like  pipes  for  the  men  of  Kir-heres : 
because  the  riches  that  he  hath  gotten  are 
perished. 

37  For  ei'ery  head  shall  be  bald,  and 
every  beard  clipped  :  upon  all  the  hands 
shall  he  cuttings,  and  upon  the  loins  sack- 
cloth. 

38  There  shall  he  lamentation  generally 
upon  all  the  house-tops  of  Moab,  and  in 
the  streets  thereof :  for  I  have  broken 
Moab  like  a  vessel  wherein  is  no  pleasure, 
saith  the  Lord. 

39  They  shall  howl,  saying,  How  is  it 
broken  down  !  how  hath  Moab  turned  the 
back  with  shame  !  so  shall  Moab  be  a  de- 
rision and  a  dismaying  to  all  them  about 
him. 

40  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  he 
shall  fl)'  as  an  eagle,  and  shall  spread  his 
wings  over  Moab. 

41  Kerioth  is  taken,  and  the  strong  holds 
are  surprised,  and  the  mighty  men's  hearts 
in  Moab  at  that  day  shall  be  as  the  heart 
of  a  woman  in  her  pangs. 

42  And  Moab  shall  be  destroyed  from 
being  a  people,  because  he  hath  magnified 
himself  against  the  Lord. 

43  Fear,  and  the  pit,  and  the  snare,  shall 
he  upon  thee,  O  inhabitant  of  Moab,  saith 
the  Lord. 

44  He  that  fleeth  from  the  fear,  shall  fall 
into  the  pit ;  and  he  that  getteth  up  out  of 
the  pit,  shall  be  taken  in  the  snare  :  for  I 
will  bring  upon  it,  even  upon  Moab,  the 
year  of  their  visitation,  saith  the  Lord. 

45  They  that  fled  stood  under  the  sha- 
dow of  Heshbon  because  of  the  force  :  but 
a  fire  shall  come  forth  out  of  Heshbon,  and 
a  flame  from  the  midst  of  Sihon,  and  shall 
devour  the  corner  of  Moab,  and  the  crown 
of  t!ie  head  of  the  tumultuous  ones. 

46  Wo  be  unto  thee,  O  Moab !  the  peo- 
ple of  Chemosh  perisheth  :  for  thy  sons  are 
taken  captives,  and  thy  daughters  captives. 

586 


The  judgment  of  Edom,  CHAP. 

47  II  Yet  will  I  bring  again  the  captivity 
of  Moab  in  the  latter  days,  saith  the  Lord. 
Thus  far  is  the  judgment  of  Moab. 
CHAP.  XLIX. 

CONCERNING  the  Ammonites,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Hath  Israel  no  sons  ? 
hath  he  no  heir '?  why  then  doth  their  king 
inherit  Gad,  and  his  people  dwell  in  his 
cities  ? 

2  Therefore  behold,  the  days  come,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  I  will  cause  an  alarm  of 
war  to  be  heard  in  Rabbah  of  the  Am- 
monites ;  and  it  shall  be  a  desolate  heap, 
and  her  daughters  shall  be  burned  with 
fire :  then  shall  Israel  be  heir  unto  them 
that  were  his  heirs,  saith  the  Lord. 

3  Howl,  O  Heshbon,  for  Ai  is  spoiled  : 
cry,  ye  daughters  of  Rabbah,  gird  you  with 
sackcloth  ;  lament,  and  run  to  and  fro  by 
the  hedges ;  for  their  king  shall  go  into 
captivity,  and  his  priests  and  his  princes 
together. 

4  Wherefore  gloriest  thou  in  the  valleys, 
tliy  flowing  valley,  O  backsliding  daugh- 
ter ?  that  trusted  in  her  treasures,  saying, 
Who  shall  come  unto  me  ? 

5  Behold,  I  will  bring  a  fear  upon  thee, 
saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts,  from  all  those 
that  be  about  thee ;  and  ye  shall  be  driven 
out  every  man  right  forth  ;  and  none  shall 
gather  up  him  that  wandereth. 

6  IT  And  afterward  I  will  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  the  children  of  Ammon,  saith 
the  Lord. 

7  H  Concerning  Edom,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts:  Is  wisdom  no  more  in 
Teman  ?  is  counsel  perished  from  the  pru- 
dent ?  is  their  wisdom  vanished  1 

8  Flee  ye,  turn  back,  dwell  deep,  O  in- 
habitants of  Dedan ;  for  I  will  bring  the 
calamity  of  Esau  upon  him,  the  time  that 
I  will  visit  him. 

9  If  grape-gatherers  come  to  thee,  would 
they  not  leave  some  gleaning  grapes  ?  if 
thieves  by  night,  they  will  destroy  till  they 
have  enough. 

10  But  1  have  made  Esau  bare,  I  have 
uncovered  his  secret  places,  and  he  shall 
not  be  able  to  hide  himself:  his  seed  is 
spoiled,  and  his  brethren,  and  his  neigh- 
bours, and  he  /^  not. 

11  Leave  thy  fatherless  children,  I  will 
preserve  them  alive ;  and  let  thy  widows 
trust  in  me. 

12  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold, 
they  whose  judgment  was  not  to  drink  of 
the  cup  have  assuredly  drunken ;  and  art 
thou  he  that  shall  altogether  go  unpunish- 
ed ?  thou  shalt  not  go  unpunished,  but  thou 
shalt  surely  drink  of  it. 

13  For  I  have  sworn  by  myself,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  Bozrah  shall  become  a  desola- 
tion, a  reproach,  a  waste,  and  a  curse  ;  and 
all  the  cities  thereof  shall  be  perpetual 
wastes. 

14  I  have  heard  a  rumour  from  the  Loud, 
and  an  ambassador  is  sent  unto  the  heathen, 


XLIX.  Damascus  and  Kcdar. 

saying,   Gather   ye    together,   and    come 
against  her,  and  rise  up  to  the  battle. 

15  For  lo,  1  will  make  thee  small  among 
the  heathen,  and  despised  among  men. 

16  Thy  terribleness  hath  deceived  thee, 
and  the  pride  of  thine  heart,  O  thou  that 
dvvellest  in  the  clefts  of  the  rock,  that 
boldest  the  height  of  the  hill :  though  thou 
shouldest  make  thy  nest  as  high  as  the 
eagle,  I  will  bring  thee  down  from  thence, 
saith  the  Lord. 

17  Also  Edom  shall  be  a  desolation : 
every  one  that  goeth  by  it  shall  be  astonish- 
ed, and  shall  hiss  at  all  the  plagues  thereof. 

18  As  in  the  overthrow  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  and  the  neighbour  cities  thereoi" 
saith  the  Lord,  no  man  shall  abide  there, 
neither  shall  a  son  of  man  dwell  in  it. 

19  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like  a  lion 
from  the  swelling  of  Jordan  against  the 
habitation  of  the  strong  :  but  I  will  sudden- 
ly make  him  run  away  from  her :  and  who 
is  a  chosen  iuan,  that  I  may  appoint  over 
her  ?  for  who  is  hke  me  ?  and  who  will  ap- 
point me  the  time  ?  and  who  is  that  shep- 
herd that  will  stand  before  me  1 

20  Therefore  hear  the  counsel  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  hath  taken  against  Edom ; 
and  his  purposes,  that  he  hath  purposed 
against  the  inhabitants  of  Teman  :  Surely 
the  least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  tliem  out : 
surely  he  shall  make  their  habitations  de- 
solate with  them. 

21  The  earth  is  moved  at  the  noise  of 
their  fall,  at  the  cry  the  noise  thereof  was 
heard  in  the  Red  sea. 

22  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  and  fly  as 
the  eagle,  and  spread  his  wings  over  Boz- 
rah :  and  at  that  day  shall  the  heart  of  the 
mighty  men  of  Edom  be  as  the  heart  of  a 
woman  in  lier  pangs. 

23  11  Concerning  Damascus.  Hamath 
is  confounded,  ancl  Arpad:  for  they  have 
heard  evil  tidings  :  thej^  are  faint-hearted ; 
there  is  sorrow  on  the  sea;  it  cannot  be 
quiet. 

24  Damascus  is  waxed  feeble,  and  turn- 
eth  herself  to  flee,  and  fear  hath  seized  on 
her :  anguish  and  sorrows  have  taken  her, 
as  a  woman  in  travail. 

25  How  is  the  city  of  praise  not  left,  the 
city  of  my  joy  ! 

26  Therefore  her  j^oung  men  shall  fall 
in  her  streets,  and  all  the  men  of  war  shall 
be  cut  off  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

27  And  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  wall 
of  Damascus,  and  it  shall  consume  the 
palaces  of  Ben-hadad. 

28  H  Concerning  Kedar,  and  concerning 
the  kingdoms  of  Hazor,  which  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon  shall  smite,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Arise  ye,  go  up  to  Kedar, 
and  spoil  the  men  of  the  east. 

29  Their  tents  and  their  flocks  shall 
they  take  away  :  they  shall  take  to  them- 
selves their  curtains,  and  all  their  vessels, 

587 


Judgment  of  Razor  and  Elam.      JEREMIAH. 


Judgment  of  Babylon. 


and  their  camels  ;  and  they  shall  cry  unto 
them,  Fear  is  on  every  side. 

30  H  Flee,  get  you  far  off,  dwell  deep,  O 
ye  inhabitants  of  Hazor,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
for  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  hath 
taken  counsel  against  you,  and  hath  con- 
ceived a  purpose  against  you. 

31  Arise,  get  you  up  unto  the  wealthy 
nation,  that  dwelleth  without  care,  saith 
the  Lord,  which  have  neither  gates  nor 
bars,  which  dwell  alone. 

32  And  their  camels  shall  be  a  booty, 
and  the  multitude  of  their  cattle  a  spoil : 
and  I  will  scatter  into  all  winds  them  that 
are  in  the  utmost  corners  ;  and  I  will  bring 
their  calamity  from  all  sides  thereof,  saith 
the  Lord. 

33  And  Hazor  shall  be  a  dwelling  for 
dragons,  and  a  desolation  for  ever :  there 
shall  no  man  abide  there,  nor  any  son  of 
man  dwell  in  it. 

34  ^  The  word  of  the  Lord  that  came 
to  Jeremiah  the  prophet  against  Elam  in 
the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah,  saying, 

35  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  break  the  bow  of  Elam,  the 
chief  of  their  might. 

36  And  upon  Elam  will  I  bring  the  four 
winds  from  the  four  quarters  of  heaven, 
and  will  scatter  them  toward  all  those 
winds ;  and  there  shall  be  no  nation  whither 
the  outcasts  of  Elam  shall  not  come. 

37  For  I  will  cause  Elam  to  be  dismayed 
before  their  enemies,  and  before  them  that 
seek  their  life  :  and  I  will  bring  evil  upon 
them,  even  my  fierce  anger,  saith  the  Lord  ; 
and  I  will  send  the  sword  after  them,  till  1 
have  consumed  them : 

38  And  I  will  set  my  throne  in  Elam, 
and  will  destroy  from  thence  the  king  and 
the  princes,  saith  the  Lord. 

39  H  But  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the 
latter  days,  that  I  will  bring  again  the  cap- 
tivity of  Elam,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  L. 

THE  word  that  the  Lord  spake  against 
Babylon  cind  against  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans  by  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 

2  Declare  ye  among  the  nations,  and 
publish,  and  set  up  a  standard ;  publish, 
and,  conceal  not :  say,  Babylon  is  taken, 
Bel  is  confounded,  Merodach  is  broken 
in  pieces ;  her  idols  are  confounded,  her 
images  are  broken  in  pieces. 

3  For  out  of  the  north  there  cometh  up 
a  nation  against  her,  which  shall  make  her 
land  desolate,  and  none  shall  dwell  therein  : 
they  shall  remove,  they  shall  depart,  both 
man  and  beast. 

4  H  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  saith 
the  Lord,  the  children  of  Israel  shall  come, 
they  and  the  children  of  Judah  together, 
going  and  weeping :  they  shall  go,  and 
seek  the  Lord  their  God. 

5  They  shall  ask  the  way  to  Zion  with 
their  faces  thitherward,  saying,  Come  and 


let  us  join  ourselves  to  the  Lord  in  a  per- 
petual covenant  that  shall  not  be  forgotten. 

6  My  people  hath  been  lost  sheep  :  their 
shepherds  have  caused  them  to  go  astray, 
they  have  turned  them  awaj'  07i  the  moun- 
tains :  they  have  gone  from  mountain  to 
hill,  they  have  forgotten  their  resting-place. 

7  All  that  found  them  have  devoured 
them  :  and  their  adversaries  said,  We  of- 
fend not,  because  they  have  sinned  against 
the  Lord,  the  habitation  of  justice,  even 
the  Lord,  the  hope  of  their  fathers. 

8  Remove  out  of  the  midst  of  Babylon, 
and  go  forth  out  of  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans, and  be  as  the  he-goats  before  the 
flocks. 

9  U  For  lo,  I  will  raise  and  cause  to  come 
up  against  Babylon  an  assembly  of  great 
nations  from  the  north  country :  and  they 
shall  set  themselves  in  array  against  her; 
from  thence  she  shall  be  taken :  their  ar- 
rows shall  be  as  of  a  might}'  expert  man  ; 
none  shall  return  in  vain. 

10  And  Chaldea  shall  be  a  spoil :  all  that 
spoil  her  shall  be  satisfied,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  Because  ye  were  glad,  because  ye 
rejoiced,  O  ye  destroyers  of  mine  heritage, 
because  ye  are  grown  fat  as  the  heifer  at 
grass,  and  bellow  as  bulls ; 

12  Your  mother  shall  be  sore  confound- 
ed ;  she  that  bare  you  shall  be  ashamed : 
behold,  the  hindermost  of  the  nations  shall 
be  a  wilderness,  a  dry  land,  and  a  desert. 

13  Because  of  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  it 
shall  not  be  inhabited,  but  it  shall  be  wholly 
desolate :  every  one  that  goeth  by  Baby- 
lon shall  be  astonished,  and  hiss  at  all  her 
plagues. 

14  Put  yourselves  in  array  against  Baby- 
lon round  about :  all  ye  that  bend  the  bow, 
shoot  at  her,  spare  no  arrows  :  for  she  hath 
sinned  against  the  Lord. 

15  Shout  against  her  round  about :  she 
hath  given  her  hand  :  her  foundations  are 
fallen,  her  walls  are  thrown  down  :  for  it 
is  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord  :  take  ven- 
geance upon  her  ;  as  she  hath  done,  do 
unto  her. 

16  Cut  off  the  sower  from  Babylon,  and 
him  that  handleth  the  sickle  in  the  time  of 
harvest :  for  fear  of  the  oppressing  sword 
they  shall  turn  every  one  to  his  people,  and 
they  shall  flee  every  one  to  his  own  land. 

17  ^  Israel  is  a  scattered  sheep ;  the 
lions  have  driven  hitn  away  :  first  the  king 
of  Assyria  hath  devoured  him  ;  and  last 
this  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  hath 
broken  his  bones. 

18  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel ;  Behold,  I  will 
punish  the  king  of  Babylon  and  his  land, 
as  I  have  punished  the  king  of  Assyria. 

19  And  I  will  bring  Israel  again  to  his 
habitation,  and  he  shall  feed  on  Carmel 
and  Bashan,  and  his  soul  shall  be  satisfied 
upon  mount  Ephraim  and  Gilead. 

20  In  those  days,  and  in  that  time,  saith 

588 


The  judgment  of  Babylon,  CHAP 

the  Lord,  the  iniquity  of  Israel  shall  be 
sought  for,  and  there  shall  be  none ;  and 
the  sins  of  Judah,  and  they  shall  not  be 
found :  for  I  will  pardon  them  whom  I  re- 
serve. 

21  "H  Go  up  against  the  land  of  Mera- 
thaim,  ei'c7t  against  it,  and  against  the  in- 
habitants of  Pekod  :  waste  and  utterly  de- 
stroy after  them,  saith  the  Lord,  and  do  ac- 
cording to  all  that  1  have  commanded  thee. 

22  A  sound  of  battle  is  in  the  land,  and 
of  great  destruction. 

23  How  is  the  hammer  of  the  whole 
earth  cut  asunder  and  broken !  how  is 
Babylon  become  a  desolation  among  the 
nations ! 

24  1  have  laid  a  snare  for  thee,  and  thou 
art  also  taken,  O  Babylon,  and  thou  wast 
not  aware  :  thou  art  found,  and  also  caught, 
because  thou  hast  striven  against  the  Lord. 

25  The  Lord  hath  opened  his  armoury, 
and  hath  brought  forth  the  weapons  of  his 
indignation  :  for  this  is  the  work  of  the 
Lord  God  of  hosts  in  the  land  of  the  Chal- 
deans. 

26  Come  against  her  from  the  utmost 
border,  open  her  store-houses :  cast  her  up 
as  heaps,  and  destroy  her  utterly :  let  no- 
thing of  her  be  left. 

27  Slay  all  her  bullocks ;  let  them  go 
down  to  the  slaughter  :  wo  unto  them  !  for 
their  day  is  come,  the  time  of  their  visita- 
tion. 

28  The  voice  of  them  that  flee  and 
escape  out  of  the  land  of  Babylon,  to  de- 
clare in  Zion  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord 
our  God,  the  vengeance  of  his  temple. 

29  Call  together  the  archers  against 
Babylon ;  all  ye  that  bend  the  bow,  camp 
against  it  round  about ;  let  none  thereof 
escape  :  recompense  her  according  to  her 
work  ;  according  to  all  that  she  hath  done, 
do  unto  her :  for  she  hath  been  proud 
against  the  Lord,  against  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel. 

30  Therefore  shall  her  young  men  fall 
in  the  streets,  and  all  her  men  of  war  shall 
be  cut  ofi'in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord. 

31  Behold,  1  am  against  thee,  O  thou 
most  proud,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  : 
for  thy  day  is  come,  the  time  that  I  will 
visit  thee. 

32  And  the  most  proud  shall  stumble 
and  fall,  and  none  shall  raise  him  up  :  and 
I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  his  cities,  and  it  shall 
devour  all  round  about  him. 

33  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  The 
children  of  Israel  and  the  children  of  Judah 
7rcre  oppressed  together  :  and  all  that  took 
them  captives  held  them  fast ;  they  refused 
to  let  them  go. 

34  Their  Redeemer  is  strong;  the  Lord 
of  hosts  is  his  name  :  he  shall  thoroughly 
plead  their  cause,  that  he  may  give  rest  to 
the  land,  and  disquiet  the  inhabitants  of 
Babj'lon. 

35  ^  A  sword  is  upon  the  Chaldeans, 


•  LI.  and  redemption  of  Israel 

saith  the  Lord,  and  upon  the  inhabitanta 
of  Babylon,  and  upon  her  princes,  and 
upon  her  wise  7tie7i. 

36  A  sword  is  upon  the  liars ;  and  they 
shall  dote  :  a  sword  is  upon  her  mighty 
men  ;  and  they  shall  be  dismayed. 

37  A  sword  is  upon  their  horses,  and 
upon  their  chariots,  and  upon  all  the  min- 
gled people  that  arc  in  the  midst  of  her  ; 
and  they  shall  become  as  women  :  a  sword 
is  upon  her  treasures ;  and  they  shall  be 
robbed. 

38  A  drought  is  upon  her  waters ;  and 
they  shall  be  dried  up  :  for  it  is  the  land  of 
graven  images,  and  they  are  mad  upon 
their  idols. 

39  Therefore  the  wild  beasts  of  the  de- 
sert with  the  wild  beasts  of  the  islands  shall 
dwell  there,  and  the  owls  shall  dwell  there- 
in :  and  it  shall  be  no  more  inhabited  for 
ever ;  neither  shall  it  be  dwelt  in  from 
generation  to  generation. 

40  As  God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Go- 
morrah and  the  neighbour  cities  thereof, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  so  shall  no  man  abide 
there,  neither  shall  any  son  of  man  dwell 
therein. 

41  Behold,  a  people  shall  come  from  the 
north,  and  a  great  nation,  and  manj-  kings 
shall  be  raised  up  from  the  coasts  of  the  earth. 

42  Thej-^  shall  hold  the  bow  and  the 
lance :  they  arc  cruel,  and  will  not  shew 
mercy :  their  voice  shall  roar  like  the  sea, 
and  they  shall  ride  upon  horses,  evei-y  one 
put  in  array,  like  a  man  to  the  battle, 
against  thee,  O  daughter  of  Babylon. 

43  The  king  of  Babylon  hath  heard  the 
report  of  them,  and  his  hands  waxed  feeble: 
anguish  took  hold  of  him,  and  pangs  as  of 
a  woman  in  tra\ail. 

44  Behold,  he  shall  come  up  like  a  lion 
from  the  swelling  of  Jordan  unto  the  habi- 
tation of  the  strong  :  but  I  will  make  them 
suddenly  run  away  from  her  :  and  who  is 
a  chosen  7)ian,  that  I  may  appoint  over 
her  ?  for  who  is  like  me  ?  and  who  will  ap- 
point me  the  time  ?  and  who  is  that  shep- 
herd that  will  stand  before  me? 

45  Therefore  hear  ye  the  counsel  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  hath  taken  against  Babylon  ; 
and  his  purposes,  that  he  hath  purposed 
against  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans :  Surelj' 
the  least  of  the  flock  shall  draw  them  out : 
surely  he  shall  make  their  habitation  deso- 
late with  tliem. 

46  At  the  noise  of  the  taking  of  Babj'- 
lon the  earth  is  moved,  and  the  cry  is  heard 
among  the  nations. 

CHAP.  LI. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord;  Behold,  I  will 
raise  up  against  Babylon,  ami  against 
them  that  dwell  in  tliC  midst  of  them  that 
rise  up  against  me.  a  destroying  wind  ; 

2  And  will   send  unto  Babylon  fanners, 
that  shall  fan  her,  and  shall  empty  her  land  : 
for  in  the  day   of  trouble   they   shall   be 
against  her  round  about. 
689 


God^s  judgment  on  Babylon 
3 


Against  him  that  bendeth  let  the  archer 
bend  his  bow,  and  against  him  that  hfteth 
himself  up  in  his  brigandine:  and  spare  ye 
not  her  young  men ;  destroy  ye  utterly  all 
her  host. 

4  Thus  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the  land  of 
the  Chaldeans,  and  they  that  are  thrust 
through  in  her  streets. 

5  For  Israel  hath  not  been  forsaken,  nor 
Judah  of  his  God,  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  ; 
though  their  land  was  filled  with  sin 
against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

6  Flee  out  of  the  midst  of  Babylon,  and 
deliver  every  man  his  soul :  be  not  cut  otf 
in  her  iniquity ;  for  this  is  the  time  of  the 
Lord's  vengeance ;  he  will  render  unto 
her  a  recompense. 

7  Babylon  hath  been  a  golden  cup  in  the 
Lord's  hand,  that  made  all  the  earth 
drunken  :  the  nations  have  drunken  of  her 
wine ;  therefore  the  nations  are  mad. 

8  Babylon  is  suddenly  fallen  and  de- 
stroyed :  howl  for  her ;  take  balm  for  her 
pain,  if  so  be  she  may  be  healed. 

9  We  would  have  healed  Babylon,  but 
she  is  not  healed :  forsake  her,  and  let  us 
go  every  one  into  his  own  country  :  for  her 
Judgment  reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  is 
lifted  up  even  to  the  skies. 

10  The  Lord  hath  brought  forth  our 
righteousness :  come,  and  let  us  declare  in 
Zion  the  work  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

11  Make  bright  the  arrows;  gather  the 
shields  :  the  Lord  hath  raised  up  the  spirit 
of  the  kings  of  the  Medes :  for  his  device 
is  against  Babylon,  to  destroy  it ;  because 
it  is  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord,  the  ven- 
geance of  his  temple. 

12  Set  up  the  standard  upon  the  walls 
of  Babylon,  make  the  watch  strong,  set  up 
the  watchmen,  prepare  the  ambushes :  for 
the  Lord  hath  both  devised  and  done  that 
which  he  spake  against  the  inhabitants  of 
Babylon. 

13  O  thou  that  dwellest  upon  many  wa- 
ters, abundant  in  treasures,  thine  end  is 
come,  and  the  measure  of  thy  covetous- 
ness. 

14  The  Lord  of  hosts  hath  sworn  by 
himself,  saying,  Surely  I  will  fill  thee  with 
men,  as  with  caterpillars ;  and  they  shall 
lift  up  a  shout  against  thee. 

15  He  hath  made  the  earth  b}^  his  pow- 
er, he  hath  established  the  world  by  his 
wisdom,  and  liath  stretched  out  the  heaven 
by  his  understanding.  * 

16  When  he  uttereth  his  voice,  thej-e  is  a 
multitude  of  waters  in  the  heavens;  and  he 
causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the 
ends  of  the  earth :  he  maketh  lightnings 
with  rain,  and  bringeth  forth  the  wind  out 
of  his  treasures. 

17  Every  man  is  brutish  by  his  know- 
ledge ;  every  founder  is  confounded  by  the 
graven  image :  for  his  molten  image  is 
lalsehood,  and  the7'c  is  no  breath  in  them. 

18  They  arc  vanity,  the  work  of  errors : 


JEREMIAH.  in  revenge  of  Israel. 

in  the  time  of  their  visitation  they  shall 


perish. 

19  The  Portion  of  Jacob  is  not  like 
them;  for  he  is  the  former  of  all  things: 
and  Israel  is  the  rod  of  his  inheritance: 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  his  name. 

20  Thou  ar/  my  battle-axe,  and  weapons 
of  war :  for  with  thee  will  I  break  in 
pieces  the  nations,  and  with  thee  will  I  de- 
stroy kingdoms ; 

21  And  with  thee  will  I  break  in  pieces 
the  horse  and  his  rider  ;  and  with  thee  will 
I  break  in  pieces  the  chariot  and  his 
rider ; 

22  With  thee  also  will  I  break  in  pieces 
man  and  woman ;  and  with  thee  will  I 
break  in  pieces  old  and  young;  and  with 
thee  will  I  break  in  pieces  the  young  man 
and  the  maid ; 

23  I  will  also  break  in  pieces  with  thee 
the  shepherd  and  his  flock  ;  and  with  thee 
will  I  break  in  pieces  the  husbandman  and 
his  yoke  of  oxen ;  and  with  thee  will  I 
break  in  pieces  captains  and  rulers. 

24  And  I  will  render  unto  Babylon  and 
to  all  the  inhabitants  of  Chaldea  all  their 
evil  that  the}'  have  done  in  Zion  in  your 
sight,  saith  the  Lord. 

25  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O  de- 
stroying mountain,  saith  the  Lord,  which 
destroyest  all  the  earth  :  and  I  will  stretch 
out  mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  roll  thee 
down  from  the  rocks,  and  will  make  thee  a 
burnt  mountain. 

26  And  they  shall  not  take  of  thee  a 
stone  for  a  corner,  nor  a  stone  for  founda- 
tions ;  but  thou  shalt  be  desolate  for  ever, 
saith  the  Lord. 

27  Set  ye  up  a  standard  in  the  land, 
blow  the  trumpet  among  the  nations,  pre- 
pare the  nations  against  her,  call  together 
against  her  the  kingdoms  of  Ararat,  Minni, 
and  Ashchenaz  ;  appoint  a  captain  against 
her ;  cause  the  horses  to  come  up  as  the 
rough  caterpillars. 

28  Prepare  against  her  the  nations  with 
the  kings  of  the  Medes,  the  captains  there- 
of, and  all  the  rulers  thereof,  and  all  the 
land  of  his  dominion. 

29  And  the  land  shall  tremble  and  sor- 
row ;  for  every  purpose  of  the  Lord  shall 
be  performed  against  Babylon,  to  make  the 
land  of  Bab3'lon  a  desolation  without  an  in- 
habitant. 

30  The  mighty  men  of  Babylon  have 
forborne  to  fight,  they  have  remained  in 
their  holds :  their  might  hath  failed ;  they 
became  as  women  :  they  have  burned  her 
dwelling-places  ;   her  bars  are  broken. 

31  Odc  post  shall  run  to  meet  another, 
and  one  messenger  to  meet  another,  to 
shew  the  king  of  Babylon  that  his  city  is 
taken  at  07ie  end, 

32  And  that  the  passages  are  stopped, 
a.id  the  reeds  they  have  burned  with  fire, 
and  the  men  of  war  are  affrighted. 

33  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  the 

690 


God's  judgment  on  Babylon  CHAP.  LI. 

God  of  Israel ;  The  daughter  of  Babjlon 
is  like  a  threshing-floor,  it  is  time  to  thresh 
her :  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  time  of  her 
harvest  shall  come. 

34  Nebuchadrezzar  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon hath  devoured  me,  he  hath  crushed 
me,  he  hath  made  me  an  empty  vessel,  he 
hath  swallowed  me  up  like  a  dragon,  he 
hath  filled  his  belly  with  my  delicates,  he 
hath  cast  me  out. 

3-5  The  violence  done  to  me  and  to  my 
flesh  be  upon  Babylon,  shall  the  inhabitant 
of  Zion  say  ;  and  My  blood  upon  the  inha- 
bitants of  Chaldea,  shall  Jerusalem  say. 

36  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Be- 
hold, I  will  plead  thy  cause,  and  take  ven- 
geance for  thee  ;  and  I  will  dry  up  her  sea, 
and  make  her  springs  dry. 

37  And  Babylon  shall  become' heaps,  a 
dwelling-place  for  dragons,  an  astonish- 
ment, and  an  hissing,  without  an  inhabitant. 

38  They  shall  roar  together  like  lions  : 
they  shall  yell  as  lions'  whelps. 

39  In  their  heat  I  will  make  their 
feasts,  and  I  will  make  them  drunken,  that 
they  may  rejoice,  and  sleep  a  perpetual 
sleep,  and  not  wake,  saith  the  Loud. 

40  I  will  bring  them  down  like  lambs  to 
the  slaughter,  like  rams  with  he-goats. 

41  How  is  Sheshach  taken !  and  how  is 
the  praise  of  the  whole  earth  surprised ! 
how  is  Babylon  become  an  astonishment 
among  the  nations ! 

42  The  sea  is  come  up  upon  Babylon : 
she  is  covered  with  the  multitude  of  the 
waves  thereof 

43  Her  cities  are  a  desolation,  a  dry  land, 
and  a  wilderness,  a  land  wherein  no  man 
dwelleth,  neither  doth  any  son  of  man  pass 
thereby. 

44  And  I  will  punish  Bel  in  Babylon, 
and  I  will  bring  forth  out  of  his  mouth 
that  which  he  hath  swallowed  up  :  and  the 
nations  shall  not  flow  together  any  more 
unto  him  :  yea,  the  wall  of  Babylon  shall  fall. 

45  My  people,  go  ye  out  of  the  midst 
of  her,  and  deliver  ye  every  man  his  soul 
from  the  fierce  anger  of  the  Lord.  ^ 

46  And  lest  your  heart  faint,  and  ye  fear 
for  the  rumour  that  shall  be  heard  in  the 
land  ;  a  jumour  shall  both  come  one  year, 
and  after  that  in  another  year  shall  come  a 
rumour,  and  violence  in  the  land,  ruler 
against  ruler. 

47  Therefore  behold,  the  days  come, 
that  I  will  do  judgment  upon  the  graven 
images  of  Babylon  :  and  her  whole  land 
shall  be  confounded,  and  all  her  slain  shall 
fall  in  the  midst  of  her. 

48  Then  the  heaven  and  the  earth,  and 
all  that  is  therein,  shall  sing  for  Babylon  : 
for  the  spoilers  shall  come  unto  her  from 
the  north,  saith  the  Lord. 

49  As  Bab}  Ion  hath  caused  the  slain  of 
Israel  to  fall,  so  at  Babylon  shall  fall  the 
^lain  of  all  the  earth. 

50  Ye  that  have  escaped  the  sword,  go 


in  revenge  of  Israel. 
away,  stand  not  still:  remember  the  Lord 
afar  off,  and  let  Jerusalem  come  into  your 
mind. 

51  We  are  confounded,  because  we  have 
heard  reproach:  shame  hath  covered  our 
faces ;  for  strangers  are  come  into  the  sanc- 
tuaries of  the  Lord's  house. 

52  Wherefore  behold,  the  days  come, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  do  judgment  up- 
on her  graven  images :  and  through  all  her 
land  the  wounded  shall  groan. 

53  Though  Babylon  should  mount  up 
to  heaven,  and  though  she  should  fortify 
the  height  of  her  strength,  yet  from  me 
shall  spoilers  come  unto  her,  saith  the 
Lord. 

54  A  sound  of  a  cry  cometh  from  Baby- 
lon, and  great  destruction  from  the  land  of 
the  Chaldeans : 

55  Because  the  Lord  hath  spoiled  Baby- 
lon, and  destroyed  out  of  her  the  great 
voice :  when  her  waves  do  roar  like  great 
waters,  a  noise  of  their  voice  is  uttered  : 

56  Because  the  spoiler  is  come  upon  her, 
even  upon  Babylon,  and  her  mighty  men 
are  taken,  every  one  of  their  bows  is  brok- 
en :  for  the  Lord  God  of  recompenses  shall 
surely  requite. 

57  And  I  will  make  drunk  her  princes, 
and  her  wise  men,  her  captains,  and  her 
rulers,  and  her  mighty  men :  and  they 
shall  sleep  a  perpetual  sleep,  and  not  wake, 
saith  the  King,  whose  name  is  The  Lord 
of  hosts. 

58  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  The 
broad  walls  of  Babylon  shall  be  utterly 
broken,  and  her  high  gates  shall  be  burn- 
ed with  fire ;  and  the  people  shall  labour 
in  vain,  and  the  folk  in  the  fire,  and  they 
shall  be  weary. 

59  If  The  word  which  Jeremiah  the 
prophet  commanded  Seraiah  the  son  of 
Neriah,  the  son  of  Maaseiah,  when  he 
Avent  with  Zedekiah  the  king  of  Judah  into 
Babylon  in  the  fourth  j-ear  of  his  reign. 
And  this  Seraiah  teas  a  quiet  prince. 

60  So  Jeremiah  wrote  in  a  book  all  the 
evil  that  should  come  upon  Babylon,  even 
all  these  words  that  are  written  against 
Babylon. 

61  And  Jeremiah  said  to  Seraiah,  When 
thou  comestto  Babylon,  and  shalt  see,  and 
shalt  read  all  these  words; 

62  Then  shalt  thou  say,  O  Lord,  thou 
hast  spoken  against  this  place,  to  cut  it  off, 
that  none  shall  remain  in  it,  neither  man 
nor  beast,  but  that  it  shall  be  desolate  for 
ever. 

63  And  it  shall  be,  when  thou  hast  made 
an  end  of  reading  this  book,  that  thou  shalt 
bind  a  stone  to  it,  and  cast  it  into  the  midst 
of  Euphrates : 

64  And  thou  shalt  say,  Thus  shall  Ba- 
bylon sink,  and  shall  not  rise  from  the  evil 
that  I  will  bring  upon  her :  and  they  shall 
be  weary.  Thus  far  are  the  words  of  Je- 
remiah. 

591 


The  rebellion  of  Zedehiah. 


JEREMIAH.  Jerusalem  taken  and  spoiled. 


CHAP.  LH. 

ZEDEKIAH  loas  one  and  twenty  years 
old  when  he  began  to  reign,  and  he 
reigned  eleven  years  in  Jerusalem.  And 
his  mother's  name  tvas  Hamutal  the  daugh- 
ter of  Jeremiah  of  Libnah. 

2  And  he  did  that  ivhich  teas  evil  in  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  according  to  all  that  Je- 
hoiakim  had  done. 

3  For  through  the  anger  of  the  Lord  it 
came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem  and  Judah,  till 
he  had  cast  them  out  from  his  presence, 
that  Zedekiah  rebelled  against  the  king  of 
JBabylon. 

4  ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  ninth 
year  of  his  reign,  in  the  tenth  month,  in 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  that  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon  came,  he  and  all 
his  army  against  Jerusalem,  and  pitched 
against  it,  and  built  forts  against  it  round 
about. 

5  So  the  city  was  besieged  unto  the 
eleventh  year  of  king  Zedekiah. 

6  And  in  the  fourth  month,  in  the  ninth 
day  of  the  month,  the  famine  was  sore  in 
the  city,  so  that  there  was  no  bread  for  the 
people  of  the  land. 

7  Then  the  city  was  broken  up,  and  all 
the  men  of  war  fled,  and  went  forth  out 
of  the  city  by  night  by  the  way  of  the 
gate  between  the  two  walls,  which  inas  by 
the  king's  garden ;  (now  the  Chaldeans 
were  by  the  city  round  about :)  and  they 
went  by  the  way  of  the  plain. 

8  H  But  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans  pur- 
sued after  the  kin^,  and  overtook  Zedekiah 
in  the  plains  of  Jericho ;  and  all  his  army 
was  scattered  from  him. 

9  Then  they  took  the  king,  and  carried 
him  up  unto  the  king  of  Babylon  to  Rib- 
lah,  in  the  land  of  Hamath;  where  he  gave 
judgmen   upon  him. 

10  And  the  king  of  Babylon  slew  the 
sons  of  Zedekiah  before  his  eyes :  he  slew 
also  all  the  princes  of  Judah  in  Riblah. 

11  Then  he  put  out  the  eyes  of  Zede- 
kiah ;  and  the  king  of  Babylon  bound  him 
in  chains,  and  carried  him  to  Babylon,  and 
put  him  in  prison  till  the  day  of  his  death. 

12  H  Now  in  the  fifth  month,  in  the  tenth 
day  of  the  month,  which  was  the  nine- 
teenth year  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon,  came  Nebuzar-adan,  captain  of 
the  guard,  tohich  served  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, into  Jerusalem, 

13  And  burned  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  king's  house ;  and  all  the  houses 
of  Jerusalem  and  all  the  houses  of  the 
great  men,  burned  he  with  fire 

14  And  all  the  army  of  the  Chaldeans, 
that  icere  with  the  captain  of  the  guard, 
brake  down  all  the  walls  of  Jerusalem  round 
about. 

15  Then  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of 
the  guard  carried  away  captive  certain  of 
the  poor  of  the  people,  and  the  residue  of 
the  people  that  remained  in  the  city,  and 


those  that  fell  away,  that  fell  to  the  king  of 
Babylon,  and  the  rest  of  the  multitude. 

16  But  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  left  certain  of  the  poor  of  the  land 
for  vine-dressers  and  for  husbandmen. 

17  H  Also  the  pillars  of  brass  that  were  in 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  the  bases,  and 
the  brazen  sea  that  tvas  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  the  Chaldeans  brake,  and  carried  all 
the  brass  of  them  to  Babylon. 

18  The  caldrons  also,  and  the  shovels, 
and  the  snuffers,  and  the  bowls,  and  the 
spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of  brass  where- 
with they  ministered,  took  they  away. 

19  And  the  basins,  and  the  fire-pans, 
and  the  bowls,  and  the  caldrons,  and  the 
candlesticks,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  cups  ; 
that  which  ivas  of  gold  m  gold,  and  that 
which  urns  of  silver  in  silver,  took  the  cap- 
tain of  the  guard  away. 

20  The  two  pillars,  one  sea,  and  twelve 
brazen  bulls  that  were  under  the  bases, 
which  king  Solomon  had  made  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  :  the  brass  of  all  these  vessels 
was  without  weight. 

21  And  concerning  the  pillars,  the  height 
of  one  pillar  teas  eighteen  cubits ;  and  a 
fillet  of  twelve  cubits  did  compass  it ;  and 
the  thickness  thereof  icas  four  fingers :  it 
was  hollow. 

22  And  a  chapiter  of  brass  tvas  upon  it; 
and  the  height  of  one  chapiter  icas  five 
cubits,  with  net-work  and  pomegranates 
upon  the  chapiters  round  about,  all  of  brass. 
The  second  pillar  also  and  the  pomegra- 
nates were  like  unto  these. 

23  And  there  were  ninety  and  six  pome- 
granates on  a  side ;  and  all  the  pomegranates 
upon  the  net-work  were  an  hundred  round 
about. 

24  H  And  the  captain  of  the  guard  took 
Seraiah  the  chief  priest,  and  Zephaniah 
the  second  priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of 
the  door : 

25  He  took  also  out  of  the  city  an  eunucli, 
which  had  the  charge  of  the  men  of  war ; 
and  seven  men  of  them  that  were  near  the 
king's  person,  which  were  found  in  the 
city ;  and  the  principal  scribe  of  the  host, 
who  mustered  the  people  of  the  land  ;  and 
threescore  men  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
that  were  found  in  the  midst  of  the  city. 

26  So  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain  of  the 
guard  took  them,  and  brought  them  to  the 
king  of  Babylon  to  Riblah. 

27  And  the  king  of  Babylon  smote  them, 
and  put  them  to  death  in  Riblah  in  the 
land  of  Hamath.  Thus  Judah  was  carried 
away  captive  out  of  his  own  land. 

28  H  This  is  the  people  whom  Nebuchad- 
rezzar carried  away  captive  :  in  the  seventh 
year  three  thousand  Jews  and  three  and 
twenty : 

29  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  Nebuchad- 
rezzar he  carried  away  captive  from  Jeru- 
salem eight  hundred  thirty  and  two  per- 
sons: 

592 


The  misery  of  Jerusalem 


CHAP.  I. 


30  In  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of 
Nebuchadrezzar  Nebuzar-adan  the  captain 
of  the  guard  carried  away  captive  of  the 
Jews  seven  hundred  forty  and  five  persons : 
all  the  persons  were  four  thousand  and  six 
hundred. 

31  H  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven  and 
thirtieth  year  of  the  captivity  of  Jehoia- 
chin  king  of  Judah,  in  the  twelfth  month, 
in  the  five  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month, 
that  Evil-merodach  king  of  Babylon  in  the 


hy  reason  of  her  sin. 


of  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah,  and  brought 
him  forth  out  of  prison, 

32  And  spake  kindly  unto  him,  and  set 
his  throne  above  the  throne  of  the  kings 
that  tcrre  with  him  in  Babylon, 

33  And  changed  his  prison  garments: 
and  he  did  continually  eat  bread  before 
him  all  the  days  of  his  life. 

34  And  for  his  diet,  there  was  a  con- 
tinual diet  given  him  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon, every  day  a  portion  until  the  day  of 


first  year  of  his  reign  lifted  up  the  head  |  his  death,  all  the  days  of  his  life. 


IT  The  Lamentations  of  JEREMIAH. 


CHAP.  I. 

HOW  doth  the  city  sit  solitary,  that 
ivas  full  of  people !  how  is  she  be- 
come as  a  widow !  she  that  was  great 
among  the  nations,  and  princess  among  the 
provinces,  how  is  she  become  tributary  ! 

2  She  weepeth  sore  in  the  night,  and  her 
tears  arc  on  her  cheeks:  among  all  her 
lovers  she  hath  none  to  comfort  her:  all  her 
friends  have  dealt  treacherously  with  her, 
they  are  become  her  enemies. 

3  Judah  is  gone  into  captivity  because 
of  affliction,  and  because  of  great  servi- 
tude :  she  dwelleth  among  the  heathen,  she 
findeth  no  rest :  all  her  persecutors  over- 
took her  between  the  straits. 

4  The  ways  of  Zion  do  mourn,  because 
none  come  to  the  solemn  feasts :  all  her 
gates  are  desolate :  her  priests  sigh,  her 
virgins  are  afflicted,  and  she  is  in  bitterness. 

5  Her  adversaries  are  the  chief,  her  ene- 
mies prosper ;  for  the  Lord  hath  afflicted 
her  for  the  multitude  of  her  transgressions : 
her  children  are  gone  into  captivity  before 
the  enemy. 

6  And  from  the  daughter  of  Zion  all  her 
beauty  is  departed :  her  princes  are  be- 
come like  harts  that  find  no  pasture,  and 
they  are  gone  without  strength  before  the 
})ursuer. 

7  Jerusalem  remembered  in  the  days  of 
her  affliction  and  of  her  miseries  all  her 
pleasant  things  that  she  had  in  the  days  of 
old,  when  her  j)eople  fell  into  the  hand  of 
the  enemy,  and  none  did  help  her :  the  ad- 
versaries saw  her,  and  did  mock  at  her  sab- 
baths. 

8  Jerusalem  hath  grievously  sinned ; 
tlierefore  she  is  removed:  all  that  honour- 
ed her  despise  her,  because  they  have  seen 
her  nakedness:  yea,  she  sigheth,  andturn- 
eth  backward. 

9  Her  filthiness  is  in  her  skirts  ;  she  re 
membereth  not  her  last  end ;  therefore  she 
came  down  wonderfiilly  :  she  had  no  coui 
forter.  O  Lord,  behold  my  affliction  for 
the  enemy  hath  magnified  himself. 

10  The  adversary  hath  spread  out  his 
hand  upon  all  her  pleasant  things  for  she 
hath  seen  that  the  heathen  entered  into  her 

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sanctuary,  whom  thou  didst  command  that 
they  should  not  enter  into  thy  congrega- 
tion. 

11  All  her  people  sigh,  they  seek  bread; 
they  have  given  their  pleasant  things  for 
meat  to  relieve  the  soul :  see,  O  Lord,  and 
consider;  for  I  am  become  vile. 

12  If  Is  it  nothing  to  you,  all  j'ethat  pass 
by?  behold,  and  see  if  there  be  any  sorrow 
like  unto  my  sorrow,  which  is  done  unto 
me,  wherewith  the  Lord  hath  afflicted  me 
in  the  day  of  his  fierce  anger. 

13  From  above  hath  he  sent  fire  into  my 
bones,  and  it  prevaileth  against  them :  he 
hath  spread  a  net  for  my  feet,  he  hath  turn- 
ed me  back :  he  hath  made  me  desolate 
and  faint  all  the  day. 

14  The  yoke  of  my  transgressions  is 
bound  by  his  hand  :  they  are  wreathed, 
and  come  up  upon  my  neck :  he  hath 
made  my  strength  to  fall,  the  Lord  hath 
delivered  me  into  their  hands,  yrom  ichom  I 
am  not  able  to  rise  up. 

15  The  Lord  hath  trodden  under  foot 
all  my  mighty  men  in  the  midst  of  me :  he 
hath  called  an  assembly  against  me  to  crush 
my  young  men :  the  Lord  hath  trodden 
the  virgin,  the  daughter  of  Judah,  as  in  a 
wine-press. 

16  For  these  things  I  weep  ;  nune  eye, 
mine  eye  runneth  down  with  water,  because 
the  comforter  that  should  relieve  my  soul  is 
far  from  me :  my  children  are  desolate,  be- 
cause the  enemy  prevailed. 

17  Zion  spreadeth  forth  her  hands,  a7id 
there  is  none  to  comfort  her:  the  Lord  hath 
commanded  concerning  Jacob,  that  his  ad- 
versaries should  be  round  about  him :  Je- 
rusalem is  as  a  menstruous  woman  among 
them. 

18  IT  The  Lord  is  righteous ;  for  I  have 
rebelled  against  his  commandment:  hear, 
I  pray  you,  all  people,  and  behold  my  sor- 
row :  my  virgins  and  my  young  men  are 
gone  into  captivity. 

19  I  called  for  my  lovers,  hut  they  de- 
ceived me:  my  priests  and  mine  elders 
gave  up  the  ghost  in  the  city,  while  thej- 
sought  their  meat  to  relieve  their  souls. 

20  Behold,  O  Lord  ;  for  I  a7n  in  distress 

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Jerusalein's  misery  lamented.     LAMENTATIONS. 


Jcremiali's  complaint. 


niy  bowels  are  troubled ;  mine  heart  is 
turned  within  me ;  for  I  have  grievously 
rebelled:  abroad  tiie  sword  bereaveth,  at 
home  there  is  as  death. 

21  They  have  heard  that  I  sigh  :  there  is 
none  to  comfort  me  :  all  mine  enemies  have 
heard  of  my  trouble ;  they  are  glad  that 
thou  hast  done  it :  thou  wilt  bring  the  da}' 
that  thou  hast  called,  and  they  shall  be  like 
unto  me. 

22  Let  all  their  wickedness  come  before 
thee  ;  and  do  unto  them,  as  thou  hast  done 
unto  me  for  all  my  transgressions:  for  my 
sighs  are  many,  and  inv  heart  is  faint. 

CHAP.  IL 
"OW  hath  the  Lord  covered  the  daugh- 
ter of  Zion  with  a  cloud  in  his  anger, 
and  cast  down  from  heaven  unto  the  earth 
the  beauty  of  Israel,  and  remembered  not 
his  footstool  in  the  day  of  his  anger  ! 

2  The  Lord  hath  swallowed  up  all  the 
habitations  of  Jacob,  and  hath  not  pitied : 
liie  hath  thrown  down  in  his  wrath  the 
strong  holds  of  the  daughter  of  Judah ;  he 
hath  brought  them  down  to  the  ground  :  he 
hath  polluted  the  kingdom  and  the  princes 
thereof. 

3  He  hath  cut  off  in  his  fierce  anger  all 
the  horn  of  Israel :  he  hath  drawn  back  his 
right  hand  from  before  the  enemy,  and  he 
burned  against  Jacob  like  a  Haming  fire, 
which  devoureth  round  about. 

4  He  hath  bent  his  bow  like  an  enemy : 
he  stood  with  his  right  hand  as  an  adver- 
sary and  slew  all  that  were  pleasant  to  the 
eye  in  the  tabernacle  of  the  daughter  of 
Zion  :  he  poured  out  his  fury  like  fire. 

5  The  Lord  was  as  an  enemy  :  he  hath 
swallowed  up  Israel,  he  hath  swallowed  up 
all  her  palaces :  he  hath  destroyed  his  strong 
holds,  and  hath  increased  in  the  daughter 
of  Judah  mourning  and  lamentation. 

6  And  he  hath  violently  taken  away  his 
tibernacle,  as  if  it  were  of  a.  garden  :  he 
hath  destroyed  his  places  of  the  assembly  : 
the  Lord  hath  caused  the  solemn  feasts 
and  sabbaths  to  be  forgotten  in  Zion,  and 
hath  despised  in  the  indignation  of  his  an- 
ger the  king  and  the  priest. 

7  The  Lord  hath  cast  off  his  altar,  he 
hath  abhorred  his  sanctuary,  he  hath  given 
up  into  the  hand  of  the  enemy  the  walls  of 
Irer  palaces;  they  have  made  a  noise  in  the 
hiiuse  of  the  Lord,  as  in  the  day  of  a  so- 
lemn feast. 

8  The  Lord  hath  purposed  to  destroy 
the  wall  of  the  daughter  of  Zion  :  he  hath 
stretched  out  aline,  he  hath  not  withdrawn 
his  hand  from  destroying :  therefore  he 
made  the  rampart  and  the  wall  to  lament ; 
they  languished  together. 

9  Her  gates  are  sunk  into  the  ground ; 
he  hath  destroyed  and  broken  her  bars : 
her  king  and  her  princes  are  among  the 
Gentiles:  the  law  is  no  more :  her  prophets 
also  find  no  vision  from  the  Lord. 

10  The  elders  of  the  daughter  of  Zion 


sit  upon  the  ground,  and  keep  silence : 
they  have  cast  up  dust  upon  their  heads; 
they  have  girded  themselves  with  sack- 
cloth :  the  virgins  of  Jerusalem  hang  down 
their  heads  to  the  ground. 

11  Mine  eyes  do  fail  with  tears,  my  bow- 
els are  troubled,  my  liver  is  poured  upon 
the  earth,  for  the  destruction  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people ;  because  the  children 
and  the  sucklings  swoon  in  the  streets  of 
the  city. 

12  They  say  to  their  mothers,  Where  is 
corn  and  wine  1  when  they  swooned  as  the 
wounded  in  the  streets  of  the  city,  when 
their  soul  was  poured  out  into  their  mo- 
ther's bosom. 

13  What  thing  shall  I  take  to  witness  for 
thee  1  what  thing  shall  I  liken  to  thee,  O 
daughter  of  Jerusalem  ?  What  shall  I  equal 
to  tiiee,  that  I  may  comfort  thee,  O  virgin 
daughter  of  Zion  ?  for  thy  breach  is  great 
like  the  sea :  who  can  heal  thee  ? 

14  Thy  prophets  have  seen  vain  and 
foolish  things  for  thee:  and  they  have  not 
discovered  thine  iniquity,  to  turn  away  thy 
captivity  ;  but  have  seen  for  thee  false  bur- 
dens and  causes  of  banishment. 

15  All  that  pass  by,  clap  their  hands  at 
thee  ;  thej'^  hiss  and  wag  their  head  at  the 
daughter  of  Jerusalem,  saying,  Is  this  the 
city  that  7nen  call  the  Perfection  of  beauty, 
the  Joy  of  the  whole  earth  ? 

16  All  thine  enemies  have  opened  their 
mouth  against  thee :  they  hiss  and  gnash 
the  teeth :  they  say.  We  have  swallowed 
her  up :  certainly  this  is  the  day  that  we 
looked  for ;  we  have  found,  we  have  seen 
it. 

17  The  Lord  hath  done  that  which  he 
had  devised ;  he  hath  fulfilled  his  word  that 
he  had  commanded  in  the  days  of  old  :  he 
hath  thrown  down,  and  hath  not  pitied  : 
and  he  hath  caused  thine  enemy  to  rejoice 
over  thee,  he  hath  set  up  the  horn  of  thine 
adversaries. 

18  Their  heart  cried  unto  the  Lord,  O 
wall  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  Let  tears  run 
down  like  a  river  day  and  night :  give  thy- 
self no  rest ;  let  not  the  apple  of  thine  eye 
cease. 

19  Arise,  cry  out  in  the  night:  in  the 
beginning  of  the  watches  pour  out  thine 
heart  like  water  before  the  face  of  the  Lord 
lift  up  thy  hands  toward  him  for  the  life  of 
thy  young  children,  that  faint  for  hunger 
in  the  top  of  every  street. 

20  H  Behold,  O  Lord,  and  consider  to 
whom  thou  hast  done  this.  Shall  the 
women  eat  their  fruit,  and  children  of  a 
span  long  1  shall  the  priest  and  the  pro- 
phet be  slain  in  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord? 

21  The  young  and  the  old  lie  on  the 
groimd  in  the  streets ;  my  virgins  and  my 
young  men  are  fallen  by  the  sword  ;  thou 
hast  slain  them  in  the  day  of  thine  anger; 
thou  hast  killed,  and  not  pitied. 

22  Thou  hast  called  as  in  a  solemn  day 

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Jeremiah  bewails  CHAP 

my  terrors  round  about,  so  that  in  the  day 
of  the  Lord's  anjjer  none  escaped  nor  re- 
manied :    those  that  I  have  swaddled  and 
brought  up,  hath  mine  enemy  consumed. 
CHAP.  HI. 

IAMihe  man  that  hath  seen  affliction  by 
the  rod  of  his  wrath. 

2  He  hatli  led  me,  and  brought  ?iie  into 
darkness,  but  not  into  light. 

3  Surely  against  me  is  he  turned;  he 
turneth  his  hand  against  mc  all  the  day. 

4  My  flesh  and  my  skin  hath  he  made 
old ;   lie  hatli  broken  my  bones. 

5  He  hath  builded  against  me,  and  com- 
passed mc  with  gall  and  travail. 

6  He  hath  set  me  in  dark  places,  as  they 
that  he  dead  of  old. 

7  He  hath  hedged  me  about,  that  I  can- 
not get  out :  he  hath  made  my  chain  heavy. 

8  Also  when  I  cry  and  shout,  he  shut- 
teth  out  my  prayer. 

9  He  hath  enclosed  my  ways  with  hewn 
stone,  he  hath  made  my  paths  crooked. 

10  He  was  unto  me  as  a  bear  lying  in 
wait,  and  as  a  lion  in  secret  places. 

11  He  hath  turned  aside  my  ways,  and 
pulled  me  in  pieces  :  he  hath  made  me  de- 
solate. 

12  He  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  set  me  as 
a  mark  for  the  arrow. 

13  He  hath  caused  the  arrows  of  his 
quiver  to  enter  into  my  reins. 

14  I  was  a  derision  to  all  my  people ; 
and  their  song  all  the  day. 

15  He  hath  filled  me  with  bitterness,  he 
hath  made  me  drunken  with  wormwood. 

IG  He  hath  also  broken  my  teeth  with 
gravel-stones,  he  hath  covered  me  with 
ashes. 

17  And  thou  hast  removed  my  soul  fi\r 
ofT  from  peace :  I  forgat  prosperity. 

18  And  I  said,  My  strength  and  my 
hope  is  perished  from  the  Loud: 

19  Remembering  mine  affliction  and  my 
misery,  the  wormwood  and  the  gall. 

20  My  soul  hath  them,  still  in  remem- 
brance, and  is  humbled  in  me. 

21  This  I  recall  to  my  mind,  thereibre 
have  I  hope. 

22  II  It  is  o/the  Lord's  mercies  that  we 
are  not  consumed,  because  his  compassions 
fail  not. 

23  They  arc  new  every  morning  great 
is  thy  iaithfulness. 

24  Tiie  Lord  is  my  {)ortion,  saith  my 
soul ;  therefore  will  I  hope  in  him. 

25  The  Lord  is  good  unto  them  that 
wait  for  him,  to  the  soul  that  seeketh  him. 

26  It  is  good  that  a  man  should  both 
hope  aiid  quietly  wait  for  the  salvation  of 
the  Lord. 

27  It  is  good  for  a  man  that  he  bear  the 
yoke  in  his  youth. 

28  He  sitteth  alone,  and  keepeth  silence, 
because  he  hath  borne  //  upon  him. 

29  He  putteth  his  mouth  in  the  dust ;  if 
so  be  there  may  be  hope. 


HL  his  own  calamities. 

30  He  giveth  his  cheek  to  him  that 
smiteth  him  :  he  is  filled  full  with  reproach. 

31  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  for 
ever: 

32  But  though  he  cause  grief,  yet  will 
he  have  compassion  according  to  the  mul- 
titude of  his  mercies. 

33  For  he  doth  not  afflict  willingly,  nor 
grieve  the  children  of  men. 

34  To  crush  under  his  feet  all  the  pri- 
soners of  the  earth, 

35  To  turn  aside  the  right  of  a  man  be- 
fore the  face  of  the  most  Higli, 

36  To  subvert  a  man  in  his  cause,  the 
Lord  approveth  not. 

37  H  Who  is  he  that  saith,  and  it  Com- 
eth to  pass,  ^ohen  the  Lord  commandeth  it 
not? 

38  Out  of  the  mouth  of  the  most  High 
proceedeth  not  evil  and  good  ? 

39  Wherefore  doth  a  living  man  com- 
plain, a  man  for  the  punishment  of  his 
sins? 

40  Let  us  search  and  try  our  w  ays,  and 
turn  again  to  the  Lord. 

41  Let  us  lift  up  our  heart  with  our 
hands  unto  God  in  tlie  heavens. 

42  We  have  transgressed  and  have  re- 
belled .  thou  hast  not  pardoned. 

43  Thou  hast  covered  with  anger,  and 
persecuted  us :  thou  hast  slain,  thou  hast 
not  pitied. 

44  Thou  hast  covered  thyself  with  a 
cloud,  that  our  prayer  should  not  pass 
througli. 

45  Thou  hast  made  us  as  the  ofT-scour- 
ing  and  refuse  in  the  midst  of  the  people. 

46  All  our  enemies  have  opened  their 
mouths  again.st  us. 

47  Fear  and  a  snare  is  come  upon  us, 
desolation  and  destruction. 

48  Mine  eye  runneth  down  with  rivers 
of  water  for  the  destruction  of  the  daughter 
of  my  ])eople. 

49  Aline  eye  trickleth  down,  and  ceaseth 
not,  without  any  intermission, 

50  Till  the  Lord  look  down,  and  behold 
from  heaven. 

51  Mine  eye  affecteth  mine  heart  be- 
cause of  all  the  daughters  of  my  city. 

52  Mine  enemies  chased  me  sore,  like  a 
bird,  without  cause. 

53  They  have  cut  ofTmy  life  in  the  dun- 
geon, and  cast  a  stone  upon  me. 

54  Waters  flowed  over  mine  head ;  then 
I  said,  1  am  cut  oflT. 

55  1[  I  called  upon  thy  name,  O  Lord, 
out  of  the  low  dungeon. 

56  Thou  hast  heard  my  voice :  hide  not 
thine  car  at  my  breathing,  at  my  cry. 

57  Thou  drewcst  near  in  the  day  thai  I 
called  upon  thee:  tliou  saidst,  Fear  not. 

58  O  Lord,  thou  hast  })leadcd  the 
causes  of  my  soul ;  thou  hast  redeemed 
my  life. 

59  O  Lord,  thou  hast  seen  my  wrong* 
judge  thou  my  cause. 

^     ^  595 


Zion's  pitiful  estate.  LAMENTATIONS.  Her  complaint  to  God. 

60  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  vengeance  |  iniquities  of  her  priests,  that  have  shed  the 


and  all  their  imaginations  against  me 

61  Thou  hast  heard  their  reproach,  O 
Lord,  and  all  their  imaginations  against 
me; 

62  The  lips  of  those  that  rose  up  against 
me,  and  their  device  against  me  ail  the 
day. 

63  Behold  their  sitting  down,  and  their 
rising  up  ;  I  «?«  their  music. 

64  Render  unto  them  a  recompense,  O 
Lord,  according  to  the  work  of  their  hands. 

65  Give  them  sorrow  of  heart,  thy  curse 
unto  them. 

66  Persecute  and  destroj^  them  in  anger 
from  under  the  heavens  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  IV. 

HOW  is  the  gold  become  dim !  how  is 
the  most  tine  gold  changed !  the 
stones  of  the  sanctuary  are  poured  out  in 
the  top  of  every  street. 

2  The  precious  sons  of  Zion,  compara- 
ble to  fine  gold,  how  are  they  esteemed  as 
earthen  pitchers,  the  work  of  the  hands  of 
the  potter ! 

3  Even  the  sea-monsters  draw  out  the 
breast,  they  give  suck  to  their  young  ones  : 
the  daughter  of  my  people  is  become  cruel, 
like  the  ostriches  in  the  wilderness. 

4  The  tongue  of  the  sucking  child  cleav- 
eth  to  the  roof  of  his  mouth  for  thirst :  the 
young  children  ask  bread,  and  no  man 
breaketh  it  unto  them. 

5  They  that  did  feed  delicately  are  deso- 
late in  the  streets  :  they  that  were  brought 
up  in  scarlet  embrace  dunghills. 

6  For  the  punishment  of  the  iniquity  of 
the  daughter  of  my  people  is  greater  than 
the  punishment  of  the  sin  of  Sodom,  that 
was  overthrown  as  in  a  moment,  and  no 
hands  stayed  on  her. 

7  Her  Nazarites  were  purer  than  snow, 
they  were  whiter  than  milk,  they  were 
more  ruddy  in  body  than  rubies,  their  po- 
lishing 7vas  of  sapphire  : 

8  Their  visage  is  blacker  than  a  coal ; 
they  are  not  known  in  the  streets  :  their 
skin  cleavetli  to  their  bones ;  it  is  withered, 
it  is  become  like  a  stick. 

9  They  that  be  slain  with  the  sword  are 
better  than  they  that  be  slain  with  hunger  : 
for  these  pine  away,  stricken  through  for 
want  of  the  fruits  of  the  field. 

10  The  hands  of  the  pitiful  women  have 
sodden  their  own  children  :  they  were 
their  meat  in  the  destruction  of  the  daugh- 
ter of  my  people. 

11  The  Lord  hath  accomplished  his 
fury ;  he  hath  poured  out  his  fierce  anger, 
and  hath  kindled  a  fire  in  Zion,  and  it  hath 
devoured  the  foundations  thereof 

12  The  kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  the 
inhabitants  of  the  world,  would  not  have 
believed  that  the  adversary'  and  the  enemy 
should  have  entered  into  the  gates  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

13  For  the  sins  of  her  prophets,  and  the 


blood  of  the  just  in  the  midst  of  her, 

14  They  have  wandered  as  blind  ?nen  in 
the  streets,  they  have  polluted  themselves 
with  blood,  so  that  men  could  not  touch 
their  garments. 

15  The  J'  cried  unto  them,  Depart  ye  ; 
it  is  unclean ;  depart,  depart,  touch  not : 
when  they  fied  awaj^  and  wandered,  they 
said  among  the  heathen,  They  shall  no 
more  sojourn  there. 

16  The  anger  of  the  Lord  hath  divided 
them ;  he  will  no  more  regard  them  :  they 
respected  not  the  persons  of  the  priests, 
they  favoured  not  the  elders. 

17  As  for  us,  our  eyes  as  yet  failed  for 
our  vain  help  :  in  our  watching  we  have 
watched  for  a  nation  that  could  not  save  ns. 

18  They  hunt  our  steps,  that  we  cannot 
go  in  our  streets  :  our  end  is  near,  our  days 
are  fulfilled  ;  for  our  end  is  come. 

19  Our  persecutors  are  swifter  than  the 
eagles  of  the  heaven :  they  pursued  us 
upon  the  mountains,  they  laid  wait  for  us  in 
the  wilderness. 

20  The  breath  of  our  nostrils,  the  anoint- 
ed of  the  Lord,  was  taken  in  their  pits, 
of  whom  we  said,  Under  his  shadow  we 
shall  live  among  the  heathen. 

21  H  Rejoice  and  be  glad,  O  daughter 
of  Edom,  that  dwellest  in  the  land  of  Uz ; 
the  cup  also  shall  pass  through  unto  thee : 
thou  shalt  be  drunken,  and  shalt  make  thy- 
self naked. 

22  The  punishment  of  thine  iniquity 
is  accomplished,  O  daughter  of  Zion ;  he 
will  no  more  carry  thee  away  into  captivity  : 
he  will  visit  thine  iniquity,  O  daughter  of 
Edom  ;  he  will  discover  thy  sins. 

CHAP.  V. 

REMEMBER,  O  Lord,  what  is  come 
upon  us :   consider,  and  behold  our 
reproach. 

2  Our  inheritance  is  turned  to  strangers, 
our  houses  to  aliens. 

3  We  are  orphans  and  fatherless, '  our 
mothers  are  as  widows. 

4  We  have  drunken  our  water  for  monej^ ; 
our  wood  is  sold  unto  us. 

5  Our  necks  are  under  persecution  :  we 
labour,  and  have  no  rest. 

6  We  have  given  the  hand  to  the  Egyp- 
tians, and  to  the  Assyrians,  to  be  satisfied 
with  bread. 

7  Our  fathers  have  sinned,  and  are  not ; 
and  we  have  borne  their  iniquities. 

8  Servants  have  ruled  over  us  :  there  is 
none  that  dolh  deliver  tis  out  of  their  hand. 

9  We  gat  our  bread  with  the  peril  of 
our  lives  because  of  the  sword  of  the  wil- 
derness. 

10  Our  skin  was  black  like  an  oven  be- 
cause of  the  terrible  famine. 

11  They  ravished  the  women  in  Zion, 
and  the  maids  in  the  cities  of  Judah. 

12  Princes  are  hanged  up  by  their  hand  . 
the  faces  of  elders  were  not  honoured. 

596 


EzekieVs  prophecy  at  Chebar.        CHAP.  I. 


His  vision. 


13  They  took  the  young  men  to  grind, 
and  the  children  fell  under  the  wood. 

14  The  elders  have  ceased  from  the  gate, 
the  young  men  from  their  music. 

15  The  joy  of  our  heart  is  ceased  ;  our 
dance  is  turned  into  mourning. 

16  The  crown  is  fallen  from  our  head : 
wo  unto  us,  that  we  have  sinned  ! 

17  For  this  our  heart  is  faint ;  for  these 
things  our  ej'es  are  dim. 

18  Because  of  the   mountain  of  Zion, 


which  is  desolate,  the  foxes  walk  upon 
it. 

19  Thou,  O  Lord,  remainest  for  ever; 
thy  throne  from  generation  to  generation. 

2a  Wherefore  dost  thou  forget  us  for 
ever,  and  forsake  us  so  long  time  ? 

21  Turn  thou  us  unto  thee,  O  Loud,  and 
we  shall  be  turned  ;  renew  our  days  as  of 
old. 

22  But  thou  hast  utterly  rejected  us; 
thou  art  very  wroth  against  us. 


H  The  Book  of  the  Prophet  EZEKIEL. 


CHAP.  I. 

NOW  it  came  to  pass  in  the  thirtieth 
year,  in  the  fourth  month,  in  the  fifth 
day  of  the  month,  as  I  teas  among  the  cap- 
tives by  the  river  of  Chebar,  that  the 
heavens  were  opened,  and  1  saw  visions  of 
God. 

2  In  the  fifth  day  of  the  month,  which 
ivas  the  fifth  year  of  king  Jehoiachin's 
captivity, 

3  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  expressly 
unto  Ezekiel  the  priest,  the  son  of  Buzi,  in 
the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  by  the  river  Che- 
bar ;  and  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  there 
upon  him. 

4  If  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  a  whirl- 
wind came  out  of  the  north,  a  great  cloud, 
and  a  fire  infolding  itself,  and  a  brightness 
was  about  it,  and  out  of  the  midst  thereof 
as  the  colour  of  amber,  out  of  the  midst  of 
the  fire. 

5  Also  out  of  the  midst  thereof  came  the 
likeness  of  four  living  creatures.  And  this 
was  their  appearance  ;  they  had  the  like- 
ness of  a  man. 

6  And  every  one  had  four  faces,  and 
every  one  had  four  wings. 

7  And  their  feet  tcere  straight  feet ;  and 
the  sole  of  their  feet  icas  like  the  sole  of  a 
calf's  foot,  and  they  sparkled  like  the 
colour  of  burnished  brass. 

8  And  they  had  the  hands  of  a  man  un- 
der their  wings  on  their  four  sides;  and 
they  four  had  their  faces  and  their  wings. 

9  Their  wings  ivcre  joined  one  to  ano- 
ther ;  they  turned  not  when  they  went ; 
they  went  everj'  one  straight  forward. 

10  As  for  thelikenessof  their  faces,  thej^ 
four  had  the  face  of  a  man  and  the  face  of 
a  lion,  on  the  right  side :  and  they  four 
had  the  face  of  an  ox,  on  the  left  side ; 
they  four  also  had  the  face  of  an  eagle. 

11  Thus  2cerc  their  faces  :  and  their 
wings  were  stretched  upward  ;  two  wings 
of  every  one  iccre  joined  one  to  another, 
and  two  covered  their  bodies. 

12  And  they  went  every  one  straight 
forward  ;  whither  the  spirit  was  to  go,  they 
went ;  and  they  turned  not  when  they  went. 

13  As  for  the  likeness  of  the  living  crea- 
tures, their  appearance  teas  like  burning 


coals  of  fire,  and  like  the  appearance  of 
lamps  :  it  went  up  and  down  among  the 
living  creatures ;  and  the  fire  was  bright, 
and  out  of  the  fire  went  forth  lightning. 

14  And  the  living  creatures  ran  and  re- 
turned as  the  appearance  of  a  flash  of  light- 
ning. 

15  Now  as  I  beheld  the  living  crea- 
tures, behold  one  wheel  upon  the  earth  by 
the  living  creatures,  with  his  four  faces. 

16  The  appearance  of  the  wheels  and 
their  work  was  like  unto  the  colour  of  a 
beryl :  and  they  four  had  one  likeness : 
and  their  appearance  and  their  work  was 
as  it  were  a  wheel  in  the  middle  of  a  wheel. 

17  When  they  went,  they  went  upon 
their  four  sides  :  and  they  turned  not  whe» 
they  went. 

18  As  for  their  rings,  they  were  so  high 
that  they  were  dreadful ;  and  their  rings 
were  full  of  eyes  round  about  them  four. 

19  And  when  the  living  creatures  went, 
the  wheels  went  by  them :  and  when  the 
living  creatures  were  lifted  up  from  the 
earth,  the  wheels  were  lifted  up. 

20  Whithersoever  the  spirit  was  to  go, 
they  went,  thither  ivas  their  spirit  to  go; 
and  the  wheels  were  lifted  up  over  against 
them ;  for  the  spirit  of  the  living  creature 
icas  in  the  wheels. 

21  When  those  went,  these  went  ;  and 
when  those  stood,  these  stood ;  and  when 
those  were  lifted  up  from  the  earth,  the 
wheels  were  lifted  up  over  against  tliem  : 
for  the  spirit  of  the  living  creature  ii-as  in 
the  wheels. 

22  And  the  likeness  of  the  firmament 
upon  the  heads  of  the  living  creature  ?cas 
as  the  colour  of  the  terrible  crystal,  stretch- 
ed forth  over  their  heads  above. 

23  And  under  the  firmament  irere  their 
wings  straight,  the  one  to\\ard  the  other : 
every  one  had  two,  which  covered  on  this 
side,  and  every  one  had  two,  which  covered 
on  that  side,  their  bodies. 

24  And  when  they  went,  I  heard  the 
noise  of  their  wings,  hke  the  noise  of  great 
waters,  as  the  voice  of  the  Almighty,  the 
voice  of  speech,  as  the  noise  of  an  host: 
when  they  stood,  they  let  down  their  wings. 

25  And  there  was  a  voice  from  the  nr- 

697 


The  commission  of  Ezckiel. 
mament  that  loas  over  their  heads,  when 
they  stood,  and  had  let  down  their  wings. 

26  1[  And  above  the  firmament  that  teas 
over  their  heads  ivas  the  likeness  of  a 
throne,  as  the  appearance  of  a  sapphire 
stone  :  and  upon  the  likeness  of  the  throne 
was  the  likeness  as  the  appearance  of  a 
man  above  upon  it. 

27  And  I  saw  as  the  colour  of  amber,  as 
the  appearance  of  fire  round  about  within 
it,  from  the  appearance  of  his  loins  even 
upward,  and  from  the  appearance  of  his 
loins  even  downward,  I  saw  as  it  were  the 
appearance  of  fire,  and  it  had  brightness 
round  about. 

2S  As  the  appearance  of  the  bow  that  is 
in  the  cloud  in  the  day  of  rain,  so  ivas  the 
appearance  of  the  brightness  round  about. 
This  teas  the  appearance  of  the  likeness 


of  the   glory  of  the   Lord.     And  when 
saw  it,  I  fell  upon  my  face,  and  I  heard  a 
voice  of  one  that  spake. 

CHAP.  II. 

AND  he  said   unto  me,   Son  of  man, 
stand  upon  thy  feet,  and  I  will  speak 
unto  thee. 

2  And  the  spirit  entered  into  me  when 
he  spake  unto  me,  and  set  me  upon  my 
feet,  that  I  heard  him  that  spake  unto  me. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  I 
send  thee  to  the  children  of  Israel,  to  a  re- 
bellious nation  that  hath  rebelled  against 
me :  they  and  their  fathers  have  transgress- 
ed against  me,  even  unto  this  very  day. 

4  For  they  are  impudent  children  and 
stiff-hearted.  I  do  send  thee  unto  them ; 
and  thou  shalt  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

5  And  they,  whether  they  will  hear,  or 
whether  they  will  forbear,  (for  they  are  a 
rebellious  house,)  yet  shall  know  that  there 
hath  been  a  prophet  among  them. 

6  "!I  And  thou,  son  of  man,  be  not  afraid 
of  them,  neither  be  afraid  of  their  words, 
though  briers  and  thorns  be  with  thee,  and 
thou  dost  dwell  among  scorpions:  be  not 
afraid  of  their  words,  nor  be  dismayed  at 
their  looks,  though  they  be  a  rebellious 
house. 

7  And  thou  shalt  speak  my  words  unto 
them,  whether  they  will  hear,  or  whether 
they  will  forbear :  for  they  are  most  rebel- 
lious. 

8  But  thou,  son  of  man,  hear  what  I  say 
unto  thee;  Be  not  thou  rebellious  like  that 
rebellious  house  :  open  thy  mouth,  and  eat 
that  I  give  thee. 

9  H  And  when  I  looked,  behold,  an  hand 
was  sent  unto  me  ;  and  lo,  a  roll  of  a  book 
loas  therein ; 

10  And  he  spread  it  before  me :  and  it 
ivas  written  within  and  without :  and  there 
was  written  therein  lamentations,  and 
mourning,  and  wo. 

CHAP.  IIL 
"OREOVER  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 


EZEKIEL.  He  eats  the  roll. 

roll,  and  go  speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

2  So  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  he  caused 
me  to  eat  that  roll. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
cause  thy  belly  to  eat,  and  fill  thy  bowels 
with  this  roll  that  I  give  thee.  Then  did 
I  eat  it ;  and  it  was  in  my  mouth  as  honey 
for  sweetness. 

4  H  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
go,  get  thee  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
speak  with  my  words  unto  them. 

5  For  thou  art  not  sent  to  a  people  of  a 
strange  speech  and  of  an  hard  language, 
but  to  the  house  of  Israel ; 

6  Not  to  many  people  of  a  strange 
speech  and  of  an  hard  language,  whose 
words  thou  canst  not  understand.  Surely, 
had  I  sent  thee  to  them,  they  would  have 
hearkened  unto  thee. 

7  But  the  house  of  Israel  will  not  heark- 
en unto  thee;  for  they  will  not  hearken 
unto  me  :  for  all  the  house  of  Israel  are 
impudent  and  hard-hearted. 

8  Behold,  I  have  made  thy  face  strong 
against  their  faces,  and  thy  forehead  strong 
against  their  foreheads. 

9  As  an  adamant  harder  than  flint  have 
I  made  thy  forehead :  fear  them  not,  nei- 
ther ,be  dismayed  at  their  looks,  though 
they  be  a  rebellious  house. 

10  Moreover  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  all  my  words  that  I  shall  speak  unto 
thee  receive  in  thine  heart,  and  hear  with 
thine  ears. 

11  And  go,  get  thee  to  them  of  the  cap- 
tivity, unto  the  children  of  thy  people,  and 
speak  unto  them,  and  tell  them.  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  whether  they  will  hear,  or 
whether  they  will  forbear. 

12  Then  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and  I 
heard  behind  me  a  voice  of  a  great  rushing, 
saying,  Blessed  be  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
from  his  place. 

13  I  heard  also  the  noise  of  the  wings  of 
the  living  creatures  that  touched  one  ano- 
ther, and  the  noise  of  the  wheels  over 
against  them,  and  a  noise  of  a  great  rush- 
ing. 

14  So  the  spirit  lifted  me  up,  and  took 
me  away,  and  I  went  in  bitterness,  in  the 
heat  of  my  spirit ;  but  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  was  strong  upon  me. 

15  H  Then  I  came  to  them  of  the  cap- 
tivity at  Tel-abib,  that  dwelt  by  the  river 
of  Chebar,  and  I  sat  where  they  sat,  and 
remained  there  astonished  among  them 
seven  daj^s. 

16  And  it  came  to  pass  at  the  end  of 
seven  days,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

17  Son  of  man,  I  have  made  thee  a 
watchman  unto  the  house  of  Israel :  there- 
fore hear  the  word  at  my  mouth,  and  give 
them  warning  from  me. 

18  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked,  Thou 


shalt  surely  die ;  and  thou  givest  him  not 
"lan,  eat  that  thou  findest;  cat  this!  \v»'-ning,  nor  speakest  to  warn  the  wicked 

598 


The  type  of  a  siege.  CHAP. 

from  his  wicked  way,  to  save  his  life ;  the 
same  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ; 
but  his  blood  will  I  require  at  thine  hand. 

19  Yet  if  thou  warn  the  wicked,  and  he 
turn  not  from  his  wickedness,  nor  from  his 
wicked  way,  he  shall  die  in  his  iniquity ; 
but  thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

20  Again,  When  a  righteous  ?7ian  doth 
turn  from  his  righteousness,  and  commit 
iniquity,  and  I  lay  a  stumbling-block  before 
him,  he  shall  die:  because  thou  hast  not 
given  him  warning,  he  shall  die  in  his  sin, 
and  his  righteousness  which  he  hath  done 
shall  not  be  rememberc>l;  but  his  blood  will 
I  require  at  thine  hand. 

21  Nevertheless  if  thou  warn  the  right- 
eous man,  that  the  righteous  sin  not,  and 
he  doth  not  sin,  he  shall  surely  live,  because 
he  is  warned  ;  also  thou  hast  delivered  thy 
soul. 

22  IT  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  Avas 
there  upon  me ;  and  he  said  unto  me,  Arise, 
go  forth  into  the  plain,  and  I  will  there  talk 
with  thee. 

23  Then  I  arose,  and  went  forth  into  the 
plain :  and  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
stood  there,  as  the  glory  which  I  saw  by 
the  river  of  Chebar :  and  I  fell  on  my  face. 

24  Then  the  spirit  entered  into  me,  and 
set  me  upon  my  feet,  and  spake  with  me, 
and  said  unto  me.  Go,  shut  thyself  within 
thine  house. 

25  But  thou,  O  son  of  man,  behold,  they 
shall  put  bands  upon  thee,  and  shall  bmd 
thee  with  them,  and  thou  shall  not  go  out 
among  them: 

26  And  I  will  make  thy  tongue  cleave  to 
the  roof  of  thy  mouth,  that  thou  shalt  be 
dumb,  and  shalt  not  be  to  them  a  reprover  : 
for  they  are  a  rebellious  house. 

27  But  when  I  speak  with  thee,  I  will 
open  thy  mouth,  and  thou  shalt  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  He  that 
heareth,  let  him  hear ;  and  he  that  forbear- 
eth,  let  him  forbear :  for  they  are  a  rebel- 
lious house. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THOU  also,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a  tile, 
and  lay  it  before  thee,  and  pourtra}^ 
u})on  it  the  city,  even  Jerusalem  ; 

2  And  lay  siege  against  it,  and  build  a 
fort  against  it,  and  cast  a  mount  against  it ; 
set  the  camp  also  against  it,  and  set  batter- 
ing rams  against  it  round  about. 

3  Moreover  take  thou  unto  thee  an  iron 
pan,  and  set  it  for  a  wall  of  iron  between 
thee  and  the  city :  and  set  thy  face  against 
it,  and  it  shall  be  besieged,  and  thou  shalt 
lay  siege  against  it.  This  shall  be  a  sign 
to  the  house  of  Israel. 

4  Lie  thou  also  upon  thy  left  side,  and 
lay  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel  upon 
it:  according  to  the  number  of  the  days 
tliat  thou  shalt  lie  upon  it  thou  shalt  bear 
their  iniquity. 

.5  For  I  have  laid  upon  thee  the  years  of 
their  iniquity,  according  to  the  number  of 


IV,  V.  The  type  of  hair. 

the  days,  three  hundred  and  ninety  days : 
so  shalt  thou  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  house 
of  Israel. 

6  And  when  thou  hast  accomplished 
them,  lie  again  on  thy  right  side,  and  thou 
shalt  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah  forty  days  :  I  have  appointed  thee  each 
day  for  a  year. 

7  Therefore  thou  shalt  set  thy  face  to- 
ward the  siege  of  Jerusalem,  and  thine 
arm  shall  be  uncovered,  and  thou  shalt  pro- 
phesy against  it. 

8  And  behold,  I  will  lay  bands  upon 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  not  turn  thee  from  one 
side  to  another,  till  thou  hast  ended  the 
days  of  thy  siege. 

9  M  Take  thou  also  unto  thee  wheat,  and 
barley,  and  beans,  and  lentiles,  and  millet, 
and  Htches,  and  put  them  in  one  vessel,  and 
make  thee  bread  thereof,  according  to  the 
number  of  the  days  that  thou  shalt  lie  upon 
thy  side ;  three  hundred  and  ninety  days 
shalt  thou  eat  thereof 

10  And  thy  meat  which  thou  shalt  eat 
shall  be  by  weight,  twenty  shekels  a  day  : 
from  time  to  time  shalt  thou  eat  it. 

11  Thou  shalt  drink  also  water  by  mea- 
sure, the  sixth  part  of  an  hin  :  from  time  to 
time  shalt  thou  drink. 

12  And  thou  shalt  eat  it  as  barley  cakes, 
and  thou  shalt  bake  it  with  dung  that 
Cometh  out  of  man,  in  their  sight. 

13  And  the  Lord  said,  Even  thus  shall 
the  children  of  Israel  eat  their  defiled  bread 
among  the  Gentiles,  whither  I  will  drive 
them. 

14  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  !  behold, 
my  soul  hath  not  been  polluted :  for  from 
my  youth  up  even  till  now  have  I  not  eaten 
of  that  which  dieth  of  itself,  or  is  torn  in 
pieces ;  neither  came  there  abominable  flesh 
into  my  mouth. 

1-5  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Lo,  I  have 
given  thee  cow's  dung  for  man's  dung,  and 
thou  shalt  prepare  thy  bread  therewith. 

16  ^  Moreover  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  behold,  I  will  break  the  staff  of  bread 
in  Jerusalem :  and  they  shall  eat  bread  by 
weight,  and  with  care  ;  and  they  shall  drink 
water  by  measure,  and  with  astonishment. 

17  That  they  may  want  bread  and  wa- 
ter, and  be  astonied  one  with  another,  and 
consume  away  for  their  iniquity. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  thou,  son  of  man,  take  thee  a 
sharp  knife,  take  thee  a  barber's 
razor,  and  cause  it  to  pass  upon  thine  head 
and  upon  thy  beard :  then  take  thee  balan- 
ces to  weigh,  and  divide  the  hair. 

2  Thou  shalt  burn  with  fire  a  third  part 
in  the  midst  of  the  city,  when  the  days  of 
the  siege  are  fulfilled  :  and  thou  shalt  take 
a  third  part,  and  smite  about  it  with  a 
knife :  and  a  third  part  thou  shalt  scatter 
in  the  wind ;  and  I  will  draw  out  a  sword 
after  them. 

3  Thou  shalt   also  take   thereof  a    few 

699 


The  judgment  of  Jerusalem.  EZEK 1  EL. 

in  number,   and  bind   them  in  thy  skirts. 

4  Then  take  of  them  again,  and  cast 
them  into  the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  burn 
them  in  the  fire  :  for  thereof  shall  a  fire 
come  forth  into  all  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Gob  ;  This  is 
Jerusalem ;  I  have  set  it  in  the  midst  of 
the  nations  and  countries  that  are  round 
about  her. 

6  And  she  hath  changed  my  judgments 
into  wickedness  more  than  the  nations,  and 
my  statutes  more  than  the  countries  that 
are  round  about  her  :  for  they  have  refused 
my  judgments  and  my  statutes,  they  have 
not  walked  in  them. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  ye  multiplied  more  than  the  na- 
tions that  are  round  about  you,  and  have 
not  walked  in  my  statutes,  neither  have 
kept  my  judgments,  neither  have  done  ac- 
cording to  the  judgments  of  the  nations 
that  arc  round  about  you  ; 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I,  even  I,  am  against  thee,  and 
will  execute  judgments  in  the  midst  of  thee 
in  the  sight  of  the  nations. 

9  And  I  will  do  in  thee  that  which  I  have 
not  done,  and  whereunto  I  will  not  do  any 
more  the  like,  because  of  all  thine  abomi- 
nations. 

10  Therefore  the  fathers  shall  eat  the 
sons  in  the  midst  of  thee,  and  the  sons 
shall  eat  their  fathers ;  and  I  will  execute 
judgments  in  thee,  and  the  whole  remnant 
of  thee  will  I  scatter  into  all  the  winds. 

11  Wherefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Surely,  because  thou  hast  defiled  my 
sanctuary  with  all  thy  detestable  things, 
and  with  all  thine  abominations,  therefore 
will  I  also  diminish  thee;  neither  shall  mine 
eye  spare,  neither  will  I  have  any  pity. 

12  H  A  third  part  of  thee  shall  die  with 
the  pestilence,  and  with  famine  shall  they 
be  consumed  in  the  midst  of  thee  :  and  a 
third  part  shall  fall  by  the  sword  round 
about  thee ;  and  I  will  scatter  a  third  part 
into  all  the  winds,  and  I  will  draw  out  a 
sword  after  them. 

13  Thus  shall  mine  anger  be  accom- 
plished, and  I  will  cause  my  fury  to  rest 
upon  them,  and  I  will  be  comforted :  and 
they  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it  in  my  zeal,  when  I  have  accom- 
plished my  fury  in  them. 

14  Moreover  I  will  make  thee  waste, 
and  a  reproach  among  the  nations  that  are 
round  about  thee,  in  the  sight  of  all  that 
pass  by. 

15  So  it  shall  be  a  reproach  and  a  taunt, 
an  instruction  and  an  astonishment  unto 
the  nations  that  are  round  about  thee, 
when  I  shall  execute  judgments  in  thee  in 
anger,  and  in  fury,  and  in  furious  rebukes. 
I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

16  When  I  shall  send  upon  them  the  evil 
arrows  of  famine,  which  shall  be  for  their 
destruction,  and  which  I  will  send  to  de- 


IsraeVs  idolatry  threatened. 
stroy  you:   and  I  will  increase  the  famine 
upon    you,  and  will  break  your  staff  of 
bread : 

17  So  will  I  send  upon  you  famine  and 
evil  beasts,  and  they  shall  bereave  thee; 
and  pestilence  and  blood  shall  pass  through 
thee ;  and  I  will  bring  the  sword  upon 
thee.  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 
CHAP.  VL 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  the 
mountains  of  Israel,  and  prophesy  against 
them, 

3  And  say.  Ye  mountains  of  Israel,  hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  God  :  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  to  the  mountains,  and  to  the 
hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the  valleys;  Be- 
hold, I,  even  I,  will  bring  a  sword  upon 
)'ou,  and  I  will  destro}^  your  high  places. 

4  And  3'our  altars  shall  be  desolate,  and 
your  images  shall  be  broken  :  and  I  will 
cast  down  your  slain  men  before  your  idols. 

5  And  I  will  lay  the  dead  carcasses  of 
the  children  of  Israel  before  their  idols  ; 
and  I  will  scatter  your  bones  round  about 
your  altars. 

6  In  all  your  dwelling-places  the  cities 
shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the  high  places 
shall  be  desolate  ;  that  your  altars  may  be 
laid  waste  and  made  desolate,  and  your 
idols  may  be  broken  and  cease,  and  your 
images  may  be  cut  down,  and  your  works 
may  be  abolished. 

7  And  the  slain  shall  fall  in  the  midst  of 
you,  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

8  !I  Yet  will  I  leave  a  remnant,  that  ye 
may  have  some  that  shall  escape  the  sword 
among  the  nations,  when  ye  shall  be  scat- 
tered through  the  countries. 

9  And  they  that  escape  of  you  shall  re- 
member me  among  the  nations  whither 
they  shall  be  carried  captives,  because  I 
am  broken  with  their  whorish  heart,  which 
hath  departed  from  me,  and  with  their 
eyes  which  go  a  whoring  after  their  idols : 
and  they  shall  loathe  themselves  for  the 
evils  which  they  have  committed  in  all 
their  abominations. 

10  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  and  that  I  have  not  said  in  vain 
that  I  would  do  this  evil  unto  them. 

11  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Smite 
with  thine  hand,  and  stamp  with  thy  foot, 
and  saj',  Alas,  for  all  the  evil  abominations 
of  the  house  of  Israel !  for  they  shall  fall 
by  the  sword,  by  the  famine,  and  by  the 
pestilence. 

12  He  that  is  far  oflT  shall  die  of  the  pes- 
tilence ;  and  he  that  is  near  shall  fall  by 
the  sword ;  and  he  that  remaineth  and  is 
besieged  shall  die  by  the  famine  :  thus  will 
I  accomplish  my  fury  upon  them. 

13  Then  shall  ye  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  their  slain  men  shall  be  among 
their  idols  round   about  their  altars,  upon 

600 


Final  desolation  of  Israel        CHAP.  VII,  VIII. 


every  high  hill,  in  all  the  tops  of  the  moun- 
tains, and  under  every  green  tree,  and 
under  every  thick  oak,  the  place  where 
they  did  ofTer  sweet  savour  to  all  their 
idols. 

14  So  will  I  stretch  out  my  hand  upon 
them,  and  make  the  land  desolate,  yea, 
more  desolate  than  the  wilderness  toward 
Diblath,  in  all  their  habitations :  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord, 
CHAP.  VII. 

MOREOVER  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saj'ing, 

2  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  unto  the  land  of  Israel ;  An  end, 
the  end  is  come  upon  the  four  corners  of 
the  land. 

3  Now  is  the  end  come  upon  thee,  and  I 
will  send  mine  anger  upon  thee,  and  will 
judge  thee  according  to  thy  ways,  and 
will  recompense  upon  thee  all  thine  abo- 
minations. 

4  And  mine  eye  shall  not  spare  thee, 
neither  will  I  have  pity  :  but  I  will  recom- 
pense thy  ways  upon  thee,  and  thine  abomi- 
nations shall  be  in  the  midst  of  thee  :  and 
3^e  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  An  evil,  an 
only  evil,  behold,  is  come. 

6  An  end  is  come,  the  end  is  come :  it 
watcheth  for  thee  ;  behold,  it  is  come. 

7  The  morning  is  come  unto  thee,  O 
thou  that  dwellest  in  the  land  :  the  time  is 
come,  the  day  of  trouble  is  near,  and  not 
the  sounding  again  of  the  mountains. 

8  Now  will  I  shortly  pour  out  my  fury 
upon  thee,  and  accomplish  mine  anger  up- 
on thee  :  and  I  will  judge  thee  according 
to  thy  ways,  and  will  recompense  thee  for 
all  thine  abominations. 

9  And  mine  eye  shall  not  spare,  neither 
will  I  have  pity :  I  will  recompense  thee 
according  to  thj"  ways,  and  thine  abomina- 
tions that  are  in  the  midst  of  thee ;  and 
ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  that 
smiteth. 

10  Behold  the  day,  behold,  it  is  come ; 
tlie  morning  is  gone  forth  ;  the  rod  hath 
blossomed,  pride  hath  budded. 

11  Violence  is  risen  up  into  a  rod  of 
wickedness  :  none  of  them  shall  j-emain, 
nor  of  their  multitude,  nor  of  any  of  theirs: 
neither  shall  there  be  wailing  for  them. 

12  The  time  is  come,  tlie  day  draweth 
near :  let  not  the  buyer  rejoice,  nor  the 
seller  mourn :  for  wrath  is  upon  all  the 
nmltitude  thereof. 

13  For  the  seller  shall  not  return  to  that 
which  is  sold,  although  they  were  yet 
alive  :  for  the  vision  is  touching  the  whole 
multitude  thereof,  which  sliall  not  return  ; 
neither  shall  any  strengthen  himself  in  the 
iniquity  of  his  life. 

14  They  have  blown  the  trumpet,  even 
to  make  all  ready  ;  but  none  goeth  to  the 
battle  :  for  my  wrath  is  upon  all  the  multi- 
tude thereof. 

76 


TJie  type  of  the  chain. 


15  The  sword  is  without,  and  the  pesti- 
lence and  the  famine  within  :  he  that  is  in 
the  field  shall  die  with  the  sword  ;  and  he 
that  is  in  the  city,  famine  and  pestilence 
shall  devour  him. 

16  H  But  they  that  escape  of  them  shall 
escape,  and  shall  be  on  the  mountains  like 
dovesof  the  valleys,  all  of  them  mourning, 
every  one  for  his  iniquity. 

17  All  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  all 
knees  shall  be  weak  as  water. 

18  They  shall  also  gird  themselves  with 
sackcloth,  and  horror  shall  cover  them ; 
and  shame  shall  be  upon  all  faces,  and 
baldness  upon  all  their  heads. 

19  They  shall  cast  their  silver  in  the 
streets,  and  their  gold  shall  be  removed  : 
their  silver  and  their  gold  shall  not  be  able 
to  deliver  them  in  the  day  of  the  wrath  of 
the  Lord  :  they  shall  not  satisfj-  their 
souls,  neither  fill  their  bo\vels :  because  it  is 
the  stumbling-block  of  their  iniquit}'. 

20  %  As  for  the  beauty  of  his  ornament, 
he  set  it  in  majesty :  but  they  made  the 
images  of  their  abominations  a?nl  of  their 
detestable  things  therein  :  therefore  have  I 
set  it  far  from  them. 

21  And  I  will  give  it  into  the  hands  of 
the  strangers  for  a  prey,  and  to  the  wicked 
of  the  earth  for  a  spoil ;  and  they  shall 
pollute  it. 

22  M}^  face  will  I  turn  also  from  them, 
and  they  shall  pollute  my  secret  place ;  for 
the  robbers  shall  enter  into  it,  and  defile  it. 

23  "il  Make  a  chain :  for  the  land  is  full 
of  bloody  crimes,  and  the  city  is  full  of 
violence. 

24  Wherefore  I  will  bring  the  worst  of 
the  heathen,  and  they  shall  possess  their 
houses :  I  will  also  make  the  pomp  of  the 
strong  to  cease,  and  their  holy  places  shall 
be  defiled. 

25  Destruction  cometh;  and  they  shall 
seek  peace,  and  fJicre  shall  be  none. 

26  Mischief  shall  come  upon  mischief, 
and  rumour  shall  be  upon  rumour ;  then 
shall  they  seek  a  vision  of  the  prophet; 
but  the  law  shall  perish  from  the  priest^ 
and  counsel  from  the  ancients. 

27  The  king  shall  mourn,  and  the  prince 
shall  be  clothed  with  desolation,  and  the 
hands  of  the  people  of  the  land  shall  be 
troubled :  I  will  do  unto  them  after  their 
way,  and  according  to  their  deserts  will  I 
judge  them,  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  VIIL 
ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  sixth  year,  in 
the  sixth  month,  in  the  fifth  (kni  of 
the  month,  as  I  sat  in  mine  house,  and  the 
elders   of  Judah  sat   before  me,  that  the 
hand  of  the  Lord  God  fell  there  upon  me. 
2  Then  I  beheld,  and  lo  a  likeness  as  the 
appearance  of  fire  :  from  the  appearance 
of  his  loins  even  downward,  fire  ;  and  from 
his  loins  even  upward,  as  the  appearance 
of  brightness,  as  the  colour  of  amber. 
601 


The  if7iage  of  jealousy. 


EZEKIEL. 


TTie  marked  preservea. 


3  And  he  put  forth  the  form  of  an  hand, 
and  took  me  by  a  lock  of  mine  head  ;  and 
the  spirit  hfted  me  up  between  tlie  earth 
and  the  heaven,  and  brought  me  in  the 
visions  of  God  to  Jerusalem,  to  the  door  of 
the  inner  gate  that  looketh  toward  the 
north  ;  where  was  the  seat  of  the  image  of 
jealousy,  which  provoketh  to  jealousy. 

4  And,  behold,  the  glory  of  the  God  of 
Israel  was  there,  according  to  the  vision 
that  I  saw  in  the  plain. 

5  H  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
lift  up  thine  eyes  now  the  way  toward  the 
north.  So  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes  the  way 
toward  the  north,  and  behold  northward 
at  the  gate  of  the  altar  this  image  of  jea- 
lousy in  the  entry. 

6  He  said  furthermore  unto  me.  Son  of 
man,  seest  thou  what  they  do  ?  even  the 
great  abominations  that  the  house  of  Israel 
committeth  here,  that  I  should  go  far  off 
from  my  sanctuary  ?  but  turn  thee  yet 
again,  and  thou  shalt  see  greater  abomina- 
tions. 

7  IT  And  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of 
the  court ;  and  when  I  looked,  behold  a 
hole  in  the  wall. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
dig  now  in  the  wall :  and  when  I  had  dig- 
ged in  the  wall,  behold  a  door. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me,  Go  in,  and  be- 
hold the  wicked  abominations  that  they  do 
here. 

10  So  I  went  in  and  saw;  and  behold 
every  form  of  creeping  things,  and  abomi- 
nable beasts,  and  all  the  idols  of  the  house 
of  Israel,  pourtra3ed  upon  the  wall  round 
about. 

11  And  there  stood  before  them  seventy 
men  of  the  ancients  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
and  in  the  midst  of  them  stood  Jaazaniah 
the  son  of  Shaphan,  with  every  man  his 
censer  in  his  hand ;  and  a  thick  cloud  of 
incense  went  up. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Son  of  man, 
hast  thou  seen  what  the  ancients  of  the 
house  of  Israel  do  in  the  dark,  every  man 
in  the  chambers  of  his  imager}'  ?  for  they 
say.  The  Lord  seeth  us  not ;  the  Lord  hath 
forsaken  the  earth. 

13  If  He  said  also  unto  me.  Turn  thee 
yet  again,  and  thou  shalt  see  greater  abo- 
minations that  they  do. 

14  Then  he  brought  me  to  the  door  of 
the  gate  of  the  Lord's  house  which  was 
toward  the  north  ;  and  behold,  there  sat 
women  weeping  for  Tammuz. 

15  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Hast  thou 
seen  this,  O  son  of  man  ?  turn  thee  yet 
again,  and  thou  shalt  see  greater  abomina- 
tions than  these. 

16  IT  And  he  brought  me  into  the  inner 
court  of  the  Lord's  house,  and  behold,  at 
the  door  of  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  be 
tween  the  porch  and  the  altar,  7vere  about 
five  and  twenty  men,  with  their  backs  to- 
ward the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and  their 


faces  toward  the  east ;  and  they  worship- 
ped the  sun  toward  the  east. 

17  IT  Then  he  said  unto  me,  Hast  thou 
seen  this,  O  son  of  man  1  Is  it  alight  thing 
to  the  house  of  Judah  that  they  commit  the 
abominations  which  they  commit  here  1  for 
they  have  filled  the  land  with  violence,  and 
have  returned  to  provoke  me  to  anger :  and 
lo,  they  put  the  branch  to  their  nose. 

18  Therefore  will  I  also  deal  in  fiiry : 
mine  eye  shall  not  spare,  neither  will  I 
have  pity  :  and  though  they  cry  in  mine 
ears  with  a  loud  voice,  yet  will  I  not  hear 
them. 

CHAP.  IX. 

HE  cried  also  in  mine  ears  with  a  loud 
voice,  saying.  Cause  them  that  have 
charge  over  the  city  to  draw  near,  even 
every  man  ivifh  his  destroying  weapon  in 
his  hand. 

2  And  behold,  six  men  came  from  the 
way  of  the  higher  gate,  which  lieth  toward 
the  north,  and  every  man  a  slaughter- 
weapon  in  his  hand  ;  and  one  man  among 
them  was  clothed  with  linen,  with  a  writer's 
inkhorn  by  his  side:  and  they  went  in  and 
stood  beside  the  brazen  altar. 

3  And  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was 
gone  up  from  the  cherub  whereupon  he 
was,  to  the  threshold  of  the  house.  And 
he  called  to  the  man  clothed  with  linen, 
which  had  the  writer's  inkhorn  by  his  side ; 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Go 
through  the  midst  of  the  city,  through  the 
midst  of  Jerusalem,  and  set  a  mark  upon 
the  foreheads  of  the  men  that  sigh  and  that 
cry  for  all  the  abominations  that  be  done 
in  the  midst  thereof 

5  H  And  to  the  others  he  said  in  mine 
hearing,  Go  ye  after  him  through  the  city, 
and  smite  :  let  not  your  eye  spare,  neither 
have  ye  pity : 

6  Slay  utterly  old  and  young,  both  maids, 
and  little  children,  and  women  :  but  come 
not  near  any  man  upon  whom  is  the  mark  ; 
and  begin  at  my  sanctuary.  Then  they 
began  at  the  ancient  men  which  7oere  be- 
fore the  house. 

7  And  he  said  unto  them.  Defile  the 
house,  and  fill  the  courts  with  the  slain  :  go 
ye  forth.  And  they  went  forth,  and  slew 
in  the  city. 

8  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  while  they  were 
slaying  them,  and  I  was  left,  that  I  fell 
upon  my  face,  and  cried,  and  said.  Ah 
Lord  God  !  wilt  thou  destroy  all  the  resi- 
due of  Israel  in  thy  pouring  out  of  thy  fury 
upon  Jerusalem  ? 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The  iniquity 
of  the  house  of  Israel  and  Judah  is  exceed- 
ing great,  and  the  land  is  full  of  blood,  and 
the  city  full  of  perverseness  :  for  they  say. 
The  Lord  hath  forsaken  the  earth,  and  the 
Lord  seeth  not. 

10  And  as  for  me  also,  mine  eye  shall 
not  spare,  neither  will  I  have  pity,  but  1 
will  recompense  their  way  upon  their  head. 

602 


Vision  of  the  cherxihims,  CHAP. 

11  And  behold,  the  man  clothed   with 
linen,  which  had  the  inkhorn  by  his  side, 
reported  the  matter,  saying,  I  have  done 
as  thou  hast  commanded  me. 
CHAP.  X. 

THEN  I  looked,  and  behold,  in  the  fir- 
mament that  was  above  the  head  of 
the  cherubims  there  appeared  over  them  as 
it  were  a  sapphire  stone,  as  the  appearance 
of  the  likeness  of  a  throne. 

2  And  he  spake  unto  the  man  clothed 
with  linen,  and  said,  Go  in  between  the 
wheels,  ci^en  under  the  cherub,  and  fill 
thine  hand  with  coals  of  fire  from  between 
the  cherubims,  and  scatter  them  over  the 
city.     And  he  went  in  in  my  sight. 

3  Now  the  cherubims  stood  on  the  right 
side  of  the  house,  when  the  man  went  in  ; 
and  the  cloud  filled  the  inner  court. 

4  Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up 
from  the  cherub,  and  stood  over  the  thresh- 
old of  the  house  ;  and  the  liouse  was  filled 
with  the  cloud,  and  the  court  was  full  of 
the  brightness  of  the  Lord's  glory. 

6  And  the  sound  of  the  cherubims' 
wings  was  heard  even  to  the  outer  court,  as 
the  voice  of  the  Almighty  God  when  he 
speaketh. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  he 
had  commanded  the  man  clothed  with  linen, 
saying,  Take  fire  from  between  the  wheels, 
from  between  the  cherubims  ;  then  he  went 
in,  and  stood  beside  the  wheels. 

7  And  one  cherub  stretched  forth  his 
hand  from  between  the  cherubims  unto  the 
fire  that  teas  between  the  cherubims,  and 
took  thereof,  and  put  it  into  the  hands  of 
him  that  was  clothed  with  linen  :  who  took 
it,  and  went  out. 

8  H  And  there  appeared  in  the  cheru- 
bims the  form  of  a  man's  hand  under  their 
wings. 

9  And  when  I  looked,  behold  the  four 
wheels  by  the  cherubims,  one  wheel  by 
one  cherub,  and  another  wheel  by  another 
cherub :  and  the  appearance  of  the  wheels 
teas  as  the  colour  of  a  beryl  stone. 

10  And  as  for  their  appearances,  thej^ 
four  had  one  likeness,  as  if  a  wheel  had 
been  in  the  midst  of  a  wheel. 

11  When  they  went,  they  went  upon 
their  four  sides;  they  turned  not  as  they 
went,  but  to  the  place  whither  the  head 
looked  they  followed  it ;  they  turned  not  as 
they  went. 

12  And  their  whole  body,  and  their 
backs,  and  their  hands,  and  their  wings, 
and  the  wheels,  were  full  of  eyes  round 
about,  even  the  wheels  that  they  four  had. 

13  As  for  the  wheels,  it  was  cried  unto 
them  in  my  hearing,  O  wheel. 

14  And  every  one  had  four  faces :  the 
first  face  7ras  the  face  of  a  cherub,  and  the 
second  face  was  the  face  of  a  man,  and  the 
third  the  face  of  a  lion,  and  the  fourth  the 
face  of  an  eagle. 

15  And  the  cherubims  were  lifted  up. 


X,  XL  Presumption  of  the  princes. 

This  is  the  living  creature  that  I  saw  by 
the  river  of  Chebar. 

16  And  when  the  cherubims  went,  the 
wheels  went  by  them  :  and  when  the  che- 
rubims lifted  up  their  wings  to  mount  up 
from  the  earth,  the  same  wheels  also  turned 
not  from  beside  them. 

17  When  tliey  stood  these  stood ;  and 
when  they  were  lifted  up,  these  lifted  up 
themselves  also  :  for  the  spirit  of  the  living 
creature  7vas  in  them. 

18  Then  the  glory  of  the  Lord  depart- 
ed from  off  the  threshold  of  the  house,  and 
stood  over  the  cherubims. 

19  And  the  cherubims  lifted  up  their 
wings,  and  mounted  up  from  the  earth  in 
my  sight :  when  tliey  went  out,  the  wheels 
also  tvcre  beside  them,  and  every  one  stood 
at  the  door  of  the  east  gate  of  the  Lord's 
house ;  and  the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel 
tvas  over  them  above. 

20  This  is  the  living  creature  that  I  saw 
under  the  God  of  Israel  by  the  river  of 
Chebar ;  and  I  knew  that  they  were  the 
cherubims. 

21  Every  one  had  four  faces  apiece,  and 
every  one  four  wings  ;  and  the  likeness 
of  the  hands  of  a  man  jvas  under  their 
wings. 

22  And  the  likeness  of  their  faces  icas 
the  same  faces  which  I  saw  by  the  river  of 
Chebar,  their  appearances  and  themselves : 
they  went  every  one  straight  forward. 

CHAP.  XI. 

MOREOVER  the  spirit  lifted  me  up, 
and  brought  me  unto  the  east  gate 
of  the  Lord's  house,  which  looketh  east- 
ward :  and  behold,  at  the  door  of  the  gate 
five  and  twenty  men  ;  among  whom  I  saw 
Jaazaniah  the  son  of^  Azur,  and  Pelatiah 
the  son  of  Benaiah,  princes  of  the  people. 

2  Then  said  he  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
these  are  the  men  that  devise  mischief,  and 
give  wicked  counsel  in  this  city : 

3  Which  say,  It  is  not  near ;  let  us  build 
houses :  this  city  is  the  caldron,  and  we  be 
the  flesh. 

4  H  Therefore  prop  lies  j'^  against  them, 
prophesy,  O  son  of  man. 

5  Anil  the  spirit  of  the  Lord  fell  upon 
me,  and  said  unto  me,  Speak ;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  ;  Thus  have  ye  said,  O  house  of 
Israel :  for  I  know  the  things  that  come 
into  your  mind,  every  one  of  them. 

6  Ye  have  multiplied  your  slain  in  this 
city,  and  ye  have  filled  the  streets  thereof 
with  the  slain. 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
Your  slain  whom  ye  have  laid  in  the  midst 
of  it,  they  are  the  flesh,  and  this  city  is  the 
caldron  :  but  I  will  bring  you  forth  out  of 
the  midst  of  it. 

8  Ye  have  feared  the  sword  ;  and  I  will 
bring  a  sword  upon  you,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

9  And  I  will  bring  you  out  of  the  midst 
thereof,  and  deliver  you  into  the  hands  of 

603 


Ezehiel  returned  to  the  captivity.     EZEKIEL.  Type  of  EzekieVs  removing. 


strangers,     and    will    execute    judgments 
among  you. 

10  Ye  shall  fall  by  the  sword ;  I  will 
judge  you  in  the  border  of  Israel ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  mn  the  Lord. 

11  This  city  shall  not  be  your  caldron, 
neither  shall  ye  be  the  flesh  in  the  midst 
thereof;  but  I  will  judge  you  in  the  border 
of  Israel : 

12  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  :  for  ye  have  not  walked  in  my  sta- 
tutes, neither  executed  my  judgments,  but 
have  done  after  the  manners  of  the  heathen 
that  arc  round  about  j'ou. 

13  IT  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I  prophe- 
sied, that  Pelatiah  the  son  of  Benaiah  died. 
Then  fell  I  down  upon  my  face,  and  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  and  said,  Ah  Lord  God  ! 
wilt  thou  make  a  full  end  of  the  remnant 
of  Israel  ? 

14  II  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,- saying, 

15  Son  of  man,  thy  brethren,  even  thy 
brethren,  the  men  of  thy  kindred,  and  all 
the  house  of  Israel  wholly,  are  they  unto 
whom  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  have 
said,  Get  you  far  from  the  Lord  :  unto  us 
is  this  land  given  in  possession. 

16  Therefore  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Although  I  have  cast  them  far  off 
among  the  heathen,  and  although  I  have 
scattered  them  among  the  countries,  yet 
will  I  be  to  them  as  a  little  sanctuary  in  the 
countries  where  they  shall  come. 

17  Therefore  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  I  will  even  gather  you  from  the  peo- 
ple, and  assemble  3'ou  out  of  the  countries 
where  ye  have  been  scattered,  and  I  will 
give  you  the  land  of  Israel. 

18  A)id  they  shall  come  thither,  and 
they  shall  take  away  all  the  detestable  things 
thereof,  and  all  the  abominations  thereof 
from  thence. 

19  And  I  will  give  them  one  heart,  and 
I  will  put  a  new  spirit  within  you ;  and  I 
will  take  the  stony  heart  out  of  their  flesh, 
and  will  give  them  an  heart  of  flesh  : 

20  That  they  may  walk  in  my  statutes, 
and  keep  mine  ordinances,  and  do  them : 
and  they  shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be 
their  God. 

21  But  as  for  tJtcm  whose  heart  walketh 
after  the  heart  of  their  detestable  things 
and  their  abominations,  I  will  recompense 
their  way  upon  their  own  heads,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

22  H  Then  did  the  cherubims  lift  up  their 
wings,  and  the  wheels  beside  them ;  and 
the  glory  of  the  God  of  Israel  was  over 
them  above. 

23  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  went  up 
from  the  midst  of  the  city,  and  stood  upon 
the  mountain  which  is  on  the  east  side  of 
the  city. 

24  II  Afterward  the  spirit  took  me  up, 
and  brought  me  in  a  vision  by  the  Spirit  of 


God  into  Chaldea,  to  them  of  the  captivity,  i  tries 


So  the  vision  that  I  had  seen  went  up  from 
me. 

25  Then  1  spake  unto  them  of  the  cap- 
tivity all  the  things  that  the  Lord  had 
shewed  me. 

CHAP.  XII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  also  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  Thou  dwellest  in  the 
midst  of  a  rebellious  house,  which  have 
eyes  to  see,  and  see  not ;  they  have  ears  to 
hear,  and  hear  not :  for  they  ore  a  rebellious 
house. 

3  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  prepare 
thee  stuff"  for  removing,  and  remove  by  day 
in  their  sight ;  and  thou  shalt  remove  from 
thy  place  to  another  place  in  their  sight ; 
it  may  be  they  will  consider,  though  they 
be  a  rebellious  house. 

4  Then  shalt  thou  bring  forth  thy  stuflf 
by  day  in  their  sight,  as  stuff" for  removing: 
and  thou  shalt  go  forth  at  even  in  their 
sight,  as  they  that  go  forth  into  captivity. 

5  Dig  thou  through  the  wall  in  their 
sight,  and  carry  out  thereby. 

6  In  their  sight  shalt  thou  bear  it  upon 
thy  shoulders,  and  carry  if  forth  in  the 
twilight :  thou  shalt  cover  thy  face,  that 
thou  see  not  the  ground  :  for  I  have  set 
thee  for  a  sign  unto  the  house  of  Israel. 

7  And  I  did  so  as  I  was  commanded :  I 
brought  forth  my  stuff"  by  day,  as  stuff"  for 
captivity,  and  in  the  even  I  digged  through 
the  wall  with  mine  hand ;  1  brought  zY  forth 
in  the  twilight,  cmcl  I  bare  it  upon  my 
shoulder  in  their  sight. 

8  And  in  the  morning  came  the  word 
of  the  Lord  unto  me,  saying, 

9  Son  of  man,  hath  not  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, the  rebellious  house,  said  unto  thee, 
What  doest  thou  ? 

10  Say  thou  »mto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God,  This  burden  concerneth  the 
prince  in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the  house  of 
Israel  that  are  among  them. 

11  Say,  I  can  your  sign:  like  as  I  have 
done,  so  shall  it  be  done  unto  them :  they 
shall  remove  and  go  into  captivity. 

12  And  the  prince  that  is  among  them 
shall  bear  upon  his  shoulder  in  the  twilight, 
and  shall  go  forth :  they  shall  dig  through 
the  wall  to  carry  out  thereby :  he  shall 
cover  his  face,  that  he  see  not  the  ground 
with  his  eyes. 

13  My  net  also  will  I  spread  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  be  taken  in  my  snare :  and  I 
will  bring  him  to  Babylon  to  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans,  yet  shall  he  not  see  it,  though 
he  shall  die  there. 

14  And  I  will  scatter  toward  every  wind 
all  that  are  about  him  to  help  him,  and  all 
his  bands;  and  I  will  draw  out  the  sword 
after  them. 

15  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  shall  scatter  them  among 
the  nations,  and  disperse  them  in  the  coun- 


604. 


Jews'  desolation  signified. 


CHAP.  XIII. 


16  But  I  will  leave  a  few  men  of  them 
from  the  sword,  from  the  famine,  and  from 
the  pestilence;  that  they  may  declare  all 
their  abominations  among  the  heathen  whi- 
ther they  come ;  and  they  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord. 

17  H  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  to  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  eat  thy  bread  with 
quaking,  and  drink  thy  water  with  trem- 
bling and  with  carefulness ; 

19  And  say  unto  the  people  of  the  land. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Jerusalem,  and  of  the  land  of  Israel; 
They  shall  eat  their  bread  with  carefulness, 
and  drink  their  water  with  astonishment, 
that  her  land  may  be  desolate  from  all  that 
is  therein,  because  of  the  violence  of  all 
them  that  dwell  therein. 

^  20  And  the  cities  that  are  inhabited  shall 
be  laid  waste,  and  the  land  shall  be  deso- 
late ;  and  j-e  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

21  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

22  Son  of  man,  what  is  that  proverb  that 
ye  have  in  the  land  of  Israel,  saying,  The 
days  are  prolonged,  and  every  vision  fail- 
eth? 

23  Tell  them  therefore,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  :  I  will  make  this  proverb  to 
cease,  and  they  shall  no  more  use  it  as  a 
proverb  in  Israel ;  but  say  unto  them,  The 
days  are  at  hand,  and  the  effect  of  every 
vision. 

24  For  there  shall  be  no  more  any  vain 
vision  nor  flattering  divination  within  the 
house  of  Israel. 

26  For  I  am  the  Lord  :  I  will  speak, 
and  the  word  that  I  shall  speak  shall  come 
to  pass ;  it  shall  be  no  more  prolonged :  for 
in  your  days,  O  rebellious  house,  v/ill  I  say 
the  word,  and  will  perform  it,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

26  IT  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  me,  saying, 

27  Son  of  man,  Behold,  tliey  of  the  house 
of  Israel  say,  The  vision  that  he  seeth  is 
for  many  days  to  come,  and  he  prophesieth 
of  the  times  that  are  far  off". 

28  Therefore  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  There  shall  none  of  my 
words  be  prolonged  any  more,  but  the  word 
which  I  have  spoken  shall  be  done,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  xm. 

ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against  the 
prophets  of  Israel  that  prophesy,  and  say 
thou  unto  them  that  prophesy  out  of  their 
own  hearts,  Hear  ye  the  v.ordof  the  Lord; 

3  Thus  sahh  the  Lord  Geo  ;  Wo  unto 
the  foolish  prophets,  that  follow  their  own 
spirit,  and  have  seen  nothing ! 

4  O  Israel,  thy  prophets  are  like  the 
foxes  in  the  deserts. 


False  prophets  reproved. 


5  Ye  have  not  gone  up  into  the  gaps, 
neither  made  up  the  hedge  for  the  house  of 
Israel  to  stand  m  the  battle  in  the  day  of 
the  Lord. 

6  They  have  seen  vanity  and  lying  di- 
vination, saying,  The  Lord  saith  :  and  the 
Lord  hath  not  sent  them :  and  they  have 
made  others  to  hope  that  they  would  con- 
firm the  word. 

7  Have  ye  not  seen  a  vain  vision,  and 
have  ye  not  spoken  a  lying  divination, 
whereas  ye  say.  The  Lord  saith  it,  albeit  I 
have  not  spoken  1 

8  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  ye  have  spoken  vanity,  and  seen 
lies,  therefore,  behold,  I  am  against  you, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  And  mine  hand  shall  be  upon  the  pro- 
phets that  see  vanity,  and  that  divine  lies  : 
they  shall  not  be  in  the  assembly  of  my 
people,  neither  shall  they  be  written  in  the 
writing  of  the  house  of  Israel,  neither  shall 
they  enter  into  the  land  of  Israel ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

10  Because,  even  because  they  have  se- 
duced my  people,  saying,  Peace ;  and 
there  was  no  peace ;  and  one  built  up  a 
wall,  and  lo,  others  daubed  it  with  untem- 
pered  mortar : 

11  Say  unto  them  which  daub  it  with 
untempered  mortar,  that  it  shall  fall :  there 
shall  be  an  overflowing  shower ;  and  ye, 

0  great  hailstones,  shall  fall ;  and  a  stormy 
wind  shall  rend  it. 

12  Lo,  when  the  wall  is  fallen,  shall  it 
not  be  said  untojou,  Where  is  the  daubing 
wherewith  j-e  have  daubed  it  ? 

13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 

1  will  even  rend  it  with  a  stormy  wind  in 
my  fury ;  and  there  shall  be  an  overflowing 
shower  in  mine  anger,  and  great  hailstones 
in  7ny  fury  to  consume  it. 

14  So  will  I  break  down  the  wall  that  ye 
have  daubed  with  untempered  mortar,  and 
bring  it  down  to  the  ground,  so  that  the 
foundation  thereof  shall  be  discovered,  and 
it  shall  fall,  and  ye  shall  be  consumed  in 
the  midst  thereof:  and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord. 

15  T^us  will  I  accomplish  my  wrath 
upon  the  wall,  and  upon  them  that  have 
daubed  it  with  untempered  mortar,  and 
will  say  unto  you,  The  wall  is  no  more, 
neither  they  that  daubed  it ; 

16  To  ivit,  the  prophets  of  Israel  which 
prophesy  concerning  .Jerusalem,  and  which 
see  visions  of  peace  lor  her,  and  there  is  no 
peace,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  IT  Likewise,  thou  son  of  man,  set  thy 
face  against  the  daughters  of  thy  peo{)le, 
which  prophesy  out  of  their  own  heart; 
and  prophesy  tiiou  against  them, 

18  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God ; 
Wo  to  the  women  that  sew  pillows  to  all 
arm-holes,  and  make  kerchiefs  upon  the 
head  of  every  stature  to  hunt  souls !  Will 
ye  hunt  the  souls  of  mv  people,  and  will 

605  " 


Idolaters  exhorted  to  repent. 
ye   save  the   souls  alive   that  come    unto 
you? 

19  And  will  ye  pollute  me  among  my 
people  for  handfuls  of  barley  and  for  pieces 
of  bread,  to  slay  the  souls  that  should  not 
die,  and  to  save  the  souls  alive  that  should 
not  live,  by  your  lying  to  my  people  that 
hear  your  lies  ? 

20  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  am  against  your  pillows,  where- 
with ye  there  hunt  the  souls  to  make  thein 
fly,  and  I  will  tear  them  from  your  arm.s, 
and  will  let  the  souls  go,  even  the  souls  that 
ye  hunt  to  make  them  fly. 

21  Your  kerchiefs  also  will  I  tear,  and 
deliver  my  people  out  of  your  hand,  and 
they  shall  be  no  more  in  your  hand  to  be 
hunted  ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

22  Because  with  lies  ye  have  made  the 
heart  of  the  righteous  sad,  whom  I  have 
not  made  sad  ;  and  strengthened  the  hands 
of  the  wicked,  that  he  should  not  return 
from  his  wicked  way,  by  promising  him  life ; 

23  Therefore  ye  shall  see  no  more  vanity, 
nor  divine  divinations :  for  I  will  deliver 
my  people  out  of  your  hand  :  and  ye  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

THEN   came  certain  of  the  elders  of 
Israel  unto  me,  and  sat  before  me. 

2  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  these  men  have  set  up 
their  idols  in  their  heart,  and  put  the 
stumbling-block  of  their  iniquity  before 
their  face :  should  I  be  inquired  of  at  all 
by  them  1 

4  Therefore  speak  unto  them,  and  say 
unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Every  man  of  the  house  of  Israel  that  set- 
teth  up  his  idols  in  his  heart,  and  putteth 
the  stumbling-block  of  his  iniquity  before 
his  face,  and  cometh  to  the  prophet ;  I  the 
Lord  will  answer  him  that  cometh  accord- 
ing to  the  multitude  of  his  idols; 

5  That  I  may  take  the  house  of  Israel 
in  their  own  heart,  because  they  are  all 
estranged  from  me  through  their  idols. 

6  H  Therefore  say  unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Repent, 
and  turn  yourselves  from  your  idols;  and 
turn  away  your  faces  from  all  your  abomi- 
nations. 

7  For  every  one  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or 
of  the  stranger  that  sojourneth  in  Israel, 
which  separateth  himself  from  me,  and 
setteth  up  his  idols  in  his  heart,  and  put- 
teth the  stumbling  block  of  his  iniquity 
before  his  face,  and  cometh  to  a  prophet  to 
inquire  of  him  concernin";  me;  I  the  Lord 
will  answer  him  by  myself: 

8  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  that 
man,  and  will  make  him  a  sign  and  a  pro- 
verb, and  I  will  cut  him  off"  from  the  midst 
of  my  people ;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord 


EZEKIEL.  6roc?'s  irrevocable  judgments. 

9  And  if  the  prophet  be  deceived  when 
he  hath  spoken  a  thing,  I  the  Lord  have 
deceived  that  prophet,  and  1  will  stretch 
out  my  hand  upon  him,  and  will  destroy 
him  from  the  midst  of  my  people  Israel. 

10  And  they  shall  bear  the  punishment 
of  their  iniquity  :  the  punishment  of  the 
prophet  shall  be  even  as  the  punishment  of 
him  that  seeketh  unto  him  ; 

11  That  the  house  of  Israel  may  go  no 
more  astray  from  me,  neither  be  polluted 
any  more  with  all  their  transgressions ;  but 
that  they  may  be  my  people,  and  I  may  be 
their  God,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

12  1[  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again 
to  me,  saying, 

13  Son  of  man,  when  the  land  sinneth 
against  me  by  trespassing  grievously,  tlien 
will  I  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon  it,  and 
will  break  the  staff  of  the  bread  thereof,  and 
will  send  famine  upon  it,  and  will  cut  off" 
man  and  beast  from  it : 

14  Though  these  three  men,  Noah, 
Daniel,  and  Job,  were  in  it,  they  should 
deliver  hut  their  own  souls  by  their  right- 
eousness, saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  %  If  I  cause  noisome  beasts  to  pass 
through  the  land,  and  they  spoil  it,  so  that 
it  be  desolate,  that  no  man  may  pass 
through  because  of  the  beasts  : 

16  Though  these  three  men  were  in  it,  as 
T  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall  deli- 
ver neither  sons  nor  daughters ;  they  only 
shall  be  delivered,  but  the  land  shall  be  de- 
solate. 

17  H  Or  //"  I  bring  a  sword  upon  that 
land,  and  say.  Sword,  go  through  the  land  ; 
so  that  I  cut  oflf  man  and  beast  from  it : 

18  Though  these  three  men  icere  in  it, 
as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they  shall  de- 
liver neither  sons  nor  daughters,  but  they 
only  shall  be  delivered  themselves. 

19  II  Or  if  I  send  a  pestilence  into  that 
land,  and  pour  out  my  fury  upon  it  in 
blood,  to  cut  off"  from  it  man  and  beast : 

20  Though  Noah,  Daniel,  and  Job,  ivcre 
in  it,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  they 
shall  deliver  neither  son  nor  daughter ; 
they  shall  hut  deliver  their  own  souls  by 
their  rigliteousness, 

21  II  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  How 
much  more  when  I  send  my  four  sore  judg- 
ments upon  Jerusalem,  the  sword,  and  the 
famine,  and  the  noisome  beast,  and  the 
pestilence,  to  cut  off"  from  it  man  and 
beast  ? 

22  H  Yet,  behold,  therein  shall  be  left  a 
remnant  that  shall  be  brought  forth,  both 
sons  and  daughters :  behold,  they  shall 
come  forth  Unto  you,  and  je  shall  see 
their  way  and  their  doings :  and  ye  shall 
be  comforted  concerning  the  evil  that  I 
have  brought  upon  Jerusalem,  even  con- 
cerning all  that  I  have  brought  upon  it. 

23  And  they  shall  comfort  you,  when  ye 
see  their  ways  and  their  doings ;  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  have  not  done  without 

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God^s  love  to  Jerusalem. 


CHAP.  XV,  XVI. 


Her  monstrous  whoredom. 


cause  all  that  I  have  done  in  it,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  What  is  the  vine-tree 
more  than  any  tree,  or  than  a  branch  which 
is  among  the  trees  of  the  forest  ? 

3  Shall  wood  be  taken  thereof  to  do  any 
work  ?  or  will  men  take  a  pin  of  it  to  hang 
any  vessel  thereon  ? 

4  Behold,  it  is  cast  into  the  fire  for  fuel ; 
the  fire  devoureth  both  the  ends  of  it,  and 
the  midst  of  it  is  burned.  Is  it  meet  for 
any  work  1 

5  Behold,  when  it  was  whole,  it  was 
meet  for  no  work  :  how  much  less  shall  it 
be  meet  j'et  for  any  work,  when  the  fire 
hath  devoured  it,  and  it  is  burned  ? 

6  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
As  the  vine-tree  among  the  trees  of  the 
forest,  which  I  have  given  to  the  fire  for 
fuel,  so  will  I  give  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

7  And  I  will  set  my  face  against  them  ; 
they  shall  go  out  from  one  fire,  and  another 
fire  shall  devour  them ;  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I  set  my  face 
against  them. 

8  And  I  will  make  the  land  desolate, 
because  they  have  committed  a  trespass, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XVL 

AGAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saj'ing, 

2  Son  of  man,  cause  Jerusalem  to  know 
her  abominations, 

3  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
unto  Jerusalem  ;  Thy  birth  and  thy  nativity 
is  of  the  land  of  Canaan;  thy  father  was  an 
Amorite,  and  thy  mother  an  Hittite. 

4  And  as  for  thy  nativity,  in  the  day 
thou  wast  born  thj'  navel  was  not  cut, 
neither  wast  thou  washed  in  water  to  sup- 
ple thee ;  thou  wast  not  salted  at  all,  nor 
swaddled  at  all. 

5  None  eye  pitied  thee,  to  do  any  of 
these  unto  thee,  to  have  compassion  upon 
thee ;  but  thou  wast  cast  out  in  the  open 
field,  to  the  loathing  of  thy  person,  in  the 
day  that  thou  wast  born. 

6  ^  And  when  I  passed  by  thee,  and 
saw  thee  polluted  in  thine  own  blood,  I  said 
unto  thee  ivhen  thou  wast  in  thy  blood. 
Live ;  yea,  I  said  unto  thee  ivhen  thou  toast 
in  thy  blood.  Live. 

7  1  have  caused  thee  to  multiply  as  the 
bud  of  the  field,  and  thou  hast  increased 
and  waxen  great,  and  thou  art  come  to  ex- 
cellent ornaments:  thy  breasts  are  fashion- 
ed, and  thine  hair  is  grown,  whereas  thou 
ivast  naked  and  bare. 

8  Now  when  I  passed  by  thee,  and  look- 
ed upon  thee,  behold,  thy  time  vms  the 
time  of  love;  and  I  spread  my  skirt  over 
thee,  and  covered  thy  nakedness :  yea,  I 
sware  unto  thee,  and  entered  into  a  cove- 


nant with  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God,   and 
thou  becamest  mine. 

9  Then  washed  I  thee  with  water ;  yea, 
I  thoroughly  washed  away  thy  blood  from 
thee,  and  I  anointed  thee  with  oil. 

10  I  clothed  thee  also  with  broidered 
work,  and  shod  thee  with  badgers'  skin, 
and  I  girded  thee  about  with  fine  linen, 
and  I  covered  thee  with  silk. 

11  I  decked  thee  also  with  ornaments, 
and  I  put  bracelets  upon  thine  hands,  and 
a  chain  on  thy  neck. 

12  And  I  put  a  jewel  on  thy  forehead, 
and  ear-rings  in  thine  ears,  and  a  beautiful 
crown  upon  thine  head. 

13  Thus  wast  thou  decked  with  gold  and 
silver;  and  thy  raiment  loas  of  fine  linen, 
and  silk,  and  broidered  work  ;  thou  didst 
eat  fine  flour,  and  honey,  and  oil ;  and  thou 
wast  exceeding  beautiful,  and  thou  didst 
prosper  into  a  kingdom. 

14  And  thy  renown  went  forth  among 
the  heathen  for  thy  beauty  :  for  it  teas  per- 
fect through  my  comeliness,  which  I  had 
put  upon  thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  H  But  thou  didst  trust  in  thine  own 
beauty,  and  playedst  the  harlot  because  of 
thy  renown,  and  pouredst  out  thy  fornica- 
tions on  every  one  that  passed  by ;  his  it 
was. 

16  And  of  thy  garments  thou  didst  take, 
and  deckedst  thy  high  places  with  divers 
colours,  and  playedst  the  harlot  thereupon  : 
the  like  things  shall  not  come,  neither  shall 
it  be  50. 

17  Thou  hast  also  taken  thy  fair  jewels 
of  my  gold  and  of  my  silver,  which  I  had 
given  thee,  and  madest  to  thyself  images 
of  men,  and  didst  commit  whoredom  with 
them. 

18  And  tookest  thy  broidered  garments, 
and  coveredst  them :  and  thou  hast  set 
mine  oil  and  mine  incense  before  them. 

19  My  meat  also  which  I  gave  thee,  fine 
flour,  and  oil,  and  honey,  wherewith  I  fed 
thee,  thou  hast  even  set  it  before  them  for 
a  sweet  savour :  and  thus  it  was,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

20  Moreover  thou  hast  taken  thy  sons 
and  thy  daughters,  whom  thou  hast  borne 
unto  me,  and  these  hast  thou  sacrificed 
unto  them  to  be  devoured.  Is  this  of  thy 
whoredoms  a  small  matter, 

21  That  thou  hast  slain  my  children, 
and  delivered  them  to  cause  them  to  pass 
through  the  fire  for  them  ? 

22  And  in  all  thine  abominations  and 
thy  whoredoms  thou  hast  not  remembered 
the  days  of  thy  youth,  when  thou  wast 
naked  "and  bare,  and  wast  polluted  in  thy 
blood. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass  after  all  thy 
wickedness,  (wo,  wo  unto  thee !  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;) 

24  That  thou  hast  also  built  unto  thee 
an  eminent  place,  and  hast  made  thee  an 
high  place  in  every  street. 

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God's  judgment  on  Jerusalem.         EZEKIEL 

25  Thou  hast  built  thy  high  place  at 
every  head  of  the  way,  and  hast  made  thy 
beauty  to  be  abhorred,  and  hast  opened  thy 
feet  to  every  one  that  passed  by,  and  mul- 
tiplied thy  whoredoms. 

26  Thou  hast  also  committed  fornication 
with  the  Egyptians  thy  neighbours,  great 
of  flesh  ;  and  hast  increased  thy  whore- 
doms, to  provoke  me  to  anger. 

27  Behold,  therefore  I  have  stretched 
out  my  hand  over  thee,  and  have  diminish- 
ed thine  ordinary  food,  and  delivered  thee 
unto  the  will  of  them  that  hate  thee,  the 
daughters  of  the  Philistines,  which  are 
ashamed  of  thy  lewd  way. 

28  Thou  hast  played  the  whore  also  with 
the  Assyrians,  because  thou  wast  unsatia- 
ble  ;  yea,  thou  hast  played  the  harlot  with 
them,  and  yet  couldest  not  be  satisfied. 

29  Thou  hast  moreover  multiplied  thy 
fornication  in  the  land  of  Canaan  unto 
Chaldea;  and  yet  thou  wast  not  satisfied 
herewith. 

30  How  weak  is  thine  heart,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  seeing  thou  doest  all  these 
tilings,  the  work  of  an  imperious  whorish 
woman  ; 

31  In  that  thou  buildest  thine  eminent 
place  in  the  head  of  every  way,  and  niakest 
thine  high  place  in  every  street ;  and  hast 
not  been  as  an  harlot,  in  that  thou  scornest 
hire ; 

32  Bid  as  a  wife  that  committeth  adul- 
tery, which  taketh  strangers  instead  of  her 
husband  ! 

33  They  give  gifts  to  all  whores:  but 
thou  givest  thy  gifts  to  all  thy  lovers,  and 
hirest  them,  that  they  may  come  unto  thee 
on  every  side  for  thy  whoredom. 

34  And  the  contrary  is  in  thee  from 
other  women  in  thy  whoredoms,  whereas 
none  foUoweth  thee  to  commit  whoredoms  : 
and  in  that  thou  givest  a  reward,  and  no 
reward  is  given  unto  thee,  therefore  thou 
art  contrary. 

35  H  Wherefore,  O  harlot,  hear  the  word 
of  the  Lord  : 

36  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Because 
thy  filthiness  was  poured  out,  and  thy  na- 
kedness discovered  through  thy  whoredoms 
with  thy  lovers,  and  with  all  the  idols  of 
thy  abominations,  and  by  the  blood  of  thy 
children,  which  thou  didst  give  unto  them  ; 

37  Behold  therefore,  I  will  gather  all  thy 
lovers,  with  whom  thou  hast  taken  pleasure, 
and  all  them  that  thou  hast  loved,  with  all 
them  that  thou  hast  hated  ;  I  will  even 
gather  them  round  about  against  thee,  and 
will  discover  thy  nakedness  unto  them,  that 
they  may  see  all  thy  nakedness. 

38  And  I  will  judge  thee,  as  women  that 
break  wedlock  and  shed  blood  are  judged  ; 
and  I  will  give  thee  blood  in  fury  and  jea- 
lousy. 

39  And  I  will  also 
hand,   and   they   shall 


give  thee  into  their 
throw  down   thine 


emment  place,  and  shall  break  down  thy 


She  is  worse  than  Sodom. 
high  places :  they  shall  strip  thee  also  of 
thy  clothes,  and  shall  take  thy  fair  jewels, 
and  leave  thee  naked  and  bare. 

40  They  shall  also  bring  up  a  company 
against  thee,  and  they  shall  stone  thee  with 
stones,  and  thrust  thee  through  with  their 
swords. 

41  And  they  shall  burn  thine  houses  with 
fire,  and  execute  judgments  upon  thee  in 
the  sight  of  many  women  :  and  I  will  cause 
thee  to  cease  from  playing  the  harlot,  and 
thou  also  shalt  give  no  hire  any  more. 

42  So  will  I  make  my  fury  toward  thee 
to  rest,  and  my  jealousy  shall  depart  from 
thee,  and  I  will  be  quiet,  and  will  be  no 
more  angrj^ 

43  Because  thou  hast  not  remembered 
the  days  of  thy  youth,  but  hast  fretted  me 
in  all  these  things ;  behold  therefore,  I  also 
will  recompense  thy  way  upon  thine  head, 
saith  the  Lord  God:  and  thou  shalt  not 
commit  this  lewdness  above  all  thine  abo- 
minations. 

44  H  Behold,  every  one  that  useth  pro- 
verbs shall  use  this  proverb  against  thee, 
saying,  As  is  the  mother,  so  is  her  daughter. 

45  Thou  art  thy  mother's  daughter,  that 
loatheth  her  husband  and  her  children ; 
and  thou  art  the  sister  of  thy  sisters,  which 
loathed  their  husbands  and  their  children . 
your  mother  ivas  an  Hittite,  and  your  father 
an  Amorite. 

46  And  thine  elder  sister  is  Samaria,  she 
and  her  daughters  that  dwell  at  thy  left 
hand  :  and  thy  younger  sister,  that  dwell- 
eth  at  thy  right  hand,  is  Sodom  and  her 
daughters. 

47  Yet  hast  thou  not  walked  after  their 
ways,  nor  done  after  their  abominations : 
but  as  if  that  were  a  very  little  thing,  thou 
wast  corrupted  more  than  they  in  all  thy 
waj^s. 

48  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  Sodom 
thy  sister  hath  not  done,  she  nor  her  daugh- 
ters, as  thou  hast  done,  thou  and  thy 
daughters. 

49  Behold,  this  was  the  iniquity  of  thy 
sister  Sodom,  pride,  fulness  of  bread,  and 
abundance  of  idleness  was  in  her  and  in 
her  daughters,  neither  did  she  strengthen 
the  hand  of  the  poor  and  needy. 

50  And  they  were  haughty,  and  com- 
mitted abomination  before  me  :  therefore  I 
took  them  away  as  I  saw  good. 

51  Neither  hath  Samaria  committed 
half  of  thy  sins  :  but  thou  hast  multiplied 
thine  abominations  more  than  they,  and 
hast  justified  thy  sisters  in  all  thine  abomi- 
nations which  thou  hast  done. 

52  Thou  also,  which  hast  judged  thy 
sisters,  bear  thine  own  shame  for  thy  sins 
that  thou  hast  committed  more  abominable 
than  they :  they  are  more  righteous  than 
thou :  yea,  be  thou  confounded  also,  and 
bear  tliy  shame,  in  that  thou  hast  justified 
thy  sisters. 

53  When  I  shall  bring  again  their  cap- 

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Tlie  parable  of  the  CHAP. 

tivity,  the  captivity  of  Sodom  and  her 
daughters,  and  the  captivity  of  Samaria 
and  her  daughters,  then  loill  Ibring  again 
the  captivity  of  thy  captives  in  the  midst 
of  them  : 

54  That  thou  mayest  bear  thine  own 
shame,  and  mayest  be  confounded  in  all 
that  thou  hast  done,  in  that  thou  art  a  com- 
fort unto  them. 

55  When  thy  sisters,  Sodom  and  her 
daughters,  shall  return  to  their  former 
estate,  and  Samaria  and  her  daughters  shall 
return  to  their  former  estate,  then  thou  and 
thy  daughters  shall  return  to  your  former 
estate. 

56  For  thy  sister  Sodom  was  not  men- 
tioned by  thy  mouth  in  the  day  of  thy 
pride, 

57  Before  thy  wickedness  was  discover- 
ed, as  at  the  time  of  thy  reproach  of  the 
daughters  of  Syria,  and  all  that  are  round 
about  her,  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines, 
which  despise  thee  round  about. 

58  Thou  hast  borne  thy  lewdness  and 
thine  abominations,  saith  the  Lord. 

59  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  will 
even  deal  with  thee  as  thou  hast  done, 
which  hast  despised  the  oath  in  breaking 
the  covenant. 

60  H  Nevertheless  I  will  remember  my 
covenant  with  thee  in  the  days  of  thy 
youth,  and  I  will  establish  unto  thee  an 
everlasting  covenant. 

61  Then  thou  shalt  remember  thy  ways, 
and  be  ashamed,  when  thou  shalt  receive 
thy  sisters,  thine  elder  and  thy  younger : 
and  I  will  give  them  unto  thee  for  daugh- 
ters, but  not  by  thy  covenant. 

62  And  I  will  establish  my  covenant  with 
thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I  a?«  the 
Lord  : 

63  That  thou  mayest  remember,  and  be 
confounded,  and  never  open  tliy  mouth 
any  more  because  of  thy  shame,  when  I 
am  pacified  toward  thee  for  all  that  thou 
hast  done,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XVH. 
ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 


me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  put  forth  a  riddle,  and 
speak  a  parable  unto  the  house  of  Israel ; 

3  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
A  great  eagle  with  great  wings,  long-wing- 
ed, full  of  feathers,  which  had  divers  co- 
lours, came  unto  Lebanon,  and  took  the 
highest  branch  of  the  cedar  : 

4  He  cropped  off  the  top  of  his  young 
twigs,  and  carried  it  into  a  land  of  traffic  ; 
he  set  it  in  a  city  of  merchants. 

5  He  took  also  of  the  seed  of  the  land, 
and  planted  it  in  a  fruitful  field  ;  he  placed 
■it  by  great  waters,  and  set  it  <ts  a  willow- 
tree. 

6  And  it  grew,  and  became  a  spreading 
vine  of  low  stature,  whose  branches  turned 
toward  him,  and  the  roots  thereof  were 
under    him:  so    it    became    a   vine,    and 

77 


XVII.  tico  eagles  and  a  vine. 

brought   forth    branches,   and   shot    forth 
sprigs. 

7  There  was  also  another  great  eagle 
with  great  wings  and  many  feathers :  and 
behold,  this  vine  did  bend  her  roots  toward 
him,  and  shot  forth  her  branches  toward 
him,  that  he  might  water  it  by  the  furrows 
of  her  plantation. 

8  It  was  planted  in  a  good  soil  by  great 
waters,  that  it  might  bring  forth  branches, 
and  that  it  might  bear  fruit,  that  it  might 
be  a  goodly  vine. 

9  Say  thou,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Shall  it  prosper?  shall  he  not  pull  up  the 
roots  thereof,  and  cut  off  the  fruit  thereof, 
that  it  wither  ?  it  shall  wither  in  all  the 
leaves  of  her  spring,  even  without  great 
power  or  many  people  to  pluck  it  up  by 
the  roots  thereof 

10  Yea,  behold,  being  planted,  shall  it 
prosper  ?  shall  it  not  utterly  wither,  when 
the  east  wind  toucheth  it  ?  it  shall  wither 
in  the  furrows  where  it  grew. 

11  H  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Say  now  to  the  rebellious  house, 
Know  ye  not  what  these  things  mean  ?  Tell 
the7n.  Behold,  the  king  of  Babylon  is  come 
to  Jerusalem,  and  hath  taken  the  king 
thereof,  and  the  princes  thereof,  and  led 
them  with  him  to  Babylon  ; 

13  And  hath  taken  of  the  king's  seed, 
and  made  a  covenant  with  him,  and  hath 
taken  an  oath  of  him :  he  hath  also  taken 
the  mighty  of  the  land  : 

14  That  the  kingdom  might  be  base,  that 
it  might  not  lift  itself  up,  but  that  by  keep- 
ing of  his  covenant  it  might  stand. 

15  But  he  rebelled  against  him  in  send- 
ing his  ambassadors  into  Egypt,  that  they 
might  give  him  horses  and  much  [leople. 
Shall  he  prosper?  shall  he  escape  that  do- 
eth  such  things  ?  or  shall  he  break  the 
covenant,  and  be  delivered  1 

16  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely 
in  the  place  tvhere  the  king  dwrlhih  that 
made  him  king,  whose  oath  he  despised, 
and  whose  covenant  he  brake,  even  with 
him  in  the  midst  of  Babylon  he  shall  die. 

17  Neither  shall  Pharaoh  with  his  mighty 
army  and  great  company  make  for  him  in 
the  war,  by  casting  up  mounts,  and  build- 
ing forts,  to  cut  off  many  persons : 

IS  Seeing  he  despised  the  oath  by  break- 
ing the  covenant,  when  lo,  he  had  given  his 
hand,  and  hath  done  all  these  things,  he 
shall  not  escape. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
.4.S  I  live,  surely  mine  oath  that  he  hath 
despised,  and  my  covenant  that  he  hath 
broken,  even  it  will  I  recompense  upon  his 
own  head. 

20  And  I  will  spread  my  net  upon  him, 
and  he  shall  be  taken  in  my  snare,  and  I 
will  bring  him  to  Babylon,  and  will  plead 
with  him  there  ibr  his  trespass  that  he  hath 
trespassed  against  me. 

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God^s  justice  in  punishing.  EZEKIEL 

21  And  all  his  fugitives  with  all  his  bands 
shall  fall  by  the  sword,  and  they  that  re- 
main shall  be  scattered  toward  all  winds: 
and  ye  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  have 
spoken  it. 

22  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will 
also  take  of  the  highest  branch  of  the  high 
cedar,  and  will  set  it ;  I  will  crop  off  from 
the  top  of  his  young  twigs  a  tender  one, 
and  will  plant  it  upon  an  high  mountain 
and  eminent : 

23  \n  the  mountain  of  the  height  of  Is- 
rael will  I  plant  it :  and  it  shall  bring  forth 
boughs,  and  bear  fruit,  and  be  a  goodly  ce- 
dar :  and  under  it  shall  dwell  all  fowl  of 
every  wing ;  in  the  shadow  of  the  branches 
thereof  shall  they  dwell. 

24  And  all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall 
know  that  I  the  Lord  have  brought  down 
the  high  tree,  have  exalted  the  low  tree, 
have  dried  uj)  the  green  tree,  and  have 
made  the  dry  tree  to  Hourish :  I  the  Lord 
have  spoken  and  have  done  it. 

CHAP.  XVIIL 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me 
again,  saying, 

2  What  mean  ye,  that  ye  use  this  pro- 
verb concerning  the  land  of  Israel,  saying. 
The  fathers  have  eaten  sour  grapes,  and 
the  children's  teeth  are  set  on  edge  ? 

3  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  ye  shall 
not  have  occasion  any  more  to  use  this  pro- 
verb in  Israel. 

4  Behold,  all  souls  are  mine ;  as  the  soul 
of  the  father,  so  also  the  soul  of  the  son  is 
mine :  the  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 

5  H  But  if  a  man  be  just,  and  do  that 
which  is  lawful  and  right, 

6  And  hath  not  eaten  upon  the  moun- 
tains; neither  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the 
idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  neither  hath 
defiled  his  neighbour's  wife,  neither  hath 
come  near  to  a  menstruous  woman, 

7  And  hath  not  oppressed  any,  but  hath 
restored  to  the  debtor  his  pledge,  hath 
spoiled  none  by  violence,  hath  given  his 
bread  to  the  hungry,  and  hath  covered  the 
naked  with  a  garment ; 

8  He  that  hath  not  given  forth  upon 
usury,  neither  hath  taken  any  increase,  thcd 
liath  withdrawn  his  hand  from  iniquity,  hath 
executed  true  judgment  between  man  and 
man, 

9  Hath  walked  in  my  statutes,  and  hath 
kept  my  judgments,  to  deal  truly;  he  is 
just,  he  shall  surely  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

10  H  If  he  beget  a  son  that  is  a  robber, 
a  shedder  of  blood,  and  that  doeth  the  like 
to  any  one  of  these  things, 

11  And  that  doeth  not  any  of  those  du- 
ties, but  even  hath  eaten  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  defiled  his  neighbour's  wife, 

12  Hath  oppressed  the  poor  and  needy, 
hath  spoiled  by  violence,  hath  not  restored 
the  nledge,  and  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to 
the  idois,  h?.th  committed  abomination, 


God^s  ways  are  equal. 

13  Hath  given  forth  upon  usury,  and 
hath  taken  increase :  shall  he  then  live  ] 
he  shall  not  live:  he  hath  done  all  these 
abominations ;  he  shall  surely  die ;  his  blood 
shall  be  upon  him. 

14  If  Now  lo,  if  he  beget  a  son,  that 
seeth  all  his  father's  sins  which  he  hath 
done,  and  considereth,  and  doeth  not  such 
like, 

15  That  hath  not  eaten  upon  the  moun- 
tains, neither  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the 
idols  of  the  house  of  Israel,  hath  not  defiled 
his  neighbour's  wife, 

16  Neither  hath  oppressed  any,  hath  not 
withholden  the  pledge,  neither  hath  spoiled 
by  violence,  but  hath  given  his  bread  to  the 
hungry,  and  hath  covered  the  naked  with 
a  garment, 

17  IViat  hath  taken  off"  his  hand  from 
the  poor,  that  hath  not  received  usury  nor 
increase,  hath  executed  my  judgments, 
hath  walked  in  my  statutes ;  he  shall  not 
die  for  the  iniquity  of  his  father,  he  shall 
surely  live. 

IS  As  for  his  father,  because  he  cruelly 
oppressed,  spoiled  his  brother  by  violence, 
and  did  that  which  is  not  good  among  his 
people,  lo,  even  he  shall  die  in  his  iniquitj^ 

19  H  Yet  say  ye.  Why  1  doth  not  the 
son  bear  the  iniquity  of  the  father  ?  When 
the  son  hath  done  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  cmd  hath  kept  all  my  statutes,  and 
hath  done  them,  he  shall  surely  live. 

20  The  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  die. 
The  son  shall  not  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
father,  neither  shall  the  father  bear  the  ini- 
quity of  the  son  :  the  righteousness  of  the 
righteous  shall  be  upon  him,  and  the  wick- 
edness of  the  wicked  shall  be  upon  him. 

21  U  But  if  the  wicked  will  turn  from  all 
his  sins  that  he  hath  committed,  and  keep 
all  my  statutes,  and  do  that  which  is  lawful 
and  right,  he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not 
die. 

22  All  his  transgressions  that  he  hath 
committed,  they  shall  not  be  mentioned 
unto  him  :  in  his  righteousness  that  he  hath 
done  he  shall  live. 

23  Have  I  any  pleasure  at  all  that  the 
wicked  should  die  1  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
and  not  that  he  should  return  from  his 
ways,  and  live  ? 

24  H  But  when  the  righteous  turneth 
away  from  his  righteousness,  and  commit- 
teth  iniquity,  and  doeth  according  to  all  the 
abominations  that  the  wicked  7nan  doeth, 
shall  he  live  ?  All  his  righteousness  that  he 
hath  done  shall  not  be  mentioned :  in  his 
trespass  that  he  hath  trespassed,  and  in  his 
sin  that  he  hath  sinned,  in  them  shall  he 
die. 

25  %  Yet  ye  say,  The  way  of  the  Lord 
is  not  equal.  Hear  now,  O  house  of  Israel ; 
Is  not  my  way  equal  1  are  not  your  ways 
unequal  ? 

26  When  a  righteous  7nan  turneth  away 
from  his  righteousness,  and  committeth  ini- 

610 


Parable  of  the  lions'  ichelps,    CHAP.  XIX,  XX. 


quity,  and  dieth  in  them ;  for  his  iniquity 
that  he  hath  done  shall  he  die. 

27  Again,  when  the  wicked  man  turneth 
away  from  his  wickedness  that  he  hath 
committed,  and  doeth  that  which  is  lawful 
and  right,  he  shall  save  his  soul  alive. 

28  Because  he  considereth  and  turneth 
away  from  all  his  transgressions  that  he 
hath  committed,  he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall 
not  die. 

29  Yet  saith  the  house  of  Israel,  The 
way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal.  O  house  of 
Israel,  are  not  my  ways  equal  ?  are  not  your 
ways  unequal  1 

30  Therefore  I  will  judge  you,  O  house 
of  Israel,  every  one  according  to  his  ways, 
saith  the  Lord  God.  Repent,  and  turn 
yourselves  from  all  your  transgressions ;  so 
iniquity  shall  not  be  your  ruin. 

31  H  Cast  away  from  you  all  your  trans- 
gressions, whereby  ye  have  transgressed ; 
and  make  you  a  new  heart  and  a  new  spi- 
rit :  for  why  will  ye  die,  O  house  of  Israel  ? 

32  For  I  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death 
of  him  that  dieth,  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
wherefore  turn  yourselves,  and  live  ye. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

MOREOVER  take  thou  up  a  lamenta- 
tion for  the  princes  of  Israel, 

2  And  say.  What /s  thy  mother  ?  A  lion- 
ess :  she  lay  down  among  lions,  she  nou- 
rished her  whelps  among  young  lions. 

3  And  she  brought  up  one  of  her  whelps : 
it  became  a  young  lion,  and  it  learned  to 
catch  the  prey ;  it  devoured  men. 

4  The  nations  also  heard  of  him;  he 
was  taken  in  their  pit,  and  they  brought 
him  with  chains  unto  the  land  of  Egypt. 

5  Now  when  she  saw  that  she  had  wait- 
ed, and  her  hope  was  lost,  then  she  took 
another  of  her  whelps,  and  made  him  a 
young  lion. 

6  And  he  went  up  and  down  among  the 
lions,  he  became  a  young  lion,  and  learned 
to  catch  the  prey,  and  devoured  men. 

7  And  he  knew  their  desolate  palaces, 
and  he  laid  waste  their  cities;  and  the  land 
was  desolate,  and  the  fulness  thereof,  by 
the  noise  of  his  roaring. 

8  Then  the  nations  set  against  him  on 
every  side  from  the  provinces,  and  spread 
their  net  over  him  :  he  wao  taken  in  their  pit. 

9  And  they  put  him  in  ward  in  chains, 
and  brought  him  to  the  king  of  Babylon  : 
they  brought  him  into  holds,  that  his  voice 
should  no  more  be  heard  upon  the  moun- 
tains of  Israel. 

10  II  Thy  mother  is  like  a  vine  in  thy 
blood,  planted  by  the  waters:  she  was 
fruitful  and  full  of  branches  by  reason  of 
many  waters. 

11  And  she  had  strong  rods  for  the  scep- 
tres of  them  that  bare  rule,  and  her  stature 
was  exalted  among  the  thick  branches,  and 
she  appeared  in  her  height  with  the  multi- 
tude of  her  branches. 

12  But  she  was  plucked  up  in  fury,  she 


and  of  the  wasted  vine. 


was  cast  down  to  the  ground,  and  the  east 
wind  dried  up  her  fruit :  her  strong  rods 
were  broken  and  withered;  the  fire  con- 
sumed them. 

13  And  now  she  is  planted  in  a  wilder- 
ness, in  a  dry  and  thirsty  ground. 

14  And  fire  is  gone  out  of  a  rod  of  her 
branches,  which  hath  devoured  her  fruit,  so 
that  she  hath  no  strong  rod  to  he  a  sceptre  to 
rule.  This  is  a  lamentation,  and  shall  be 
for  a  lamentation. 

CHAP.  XX. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seventh 
year,  in  the  fifth  month,  the  tenth  day 
of  the  month,  that  certain  of  the  elders  of 
Israel  came  to  inquire  of  the  Lord,  and  sat 
before  me. 

2  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  unto 
me,  saying, 

3  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  the  elders  of 
Israel,  and  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Are  ye  come  to  inquire  of  me  ? 
^is  I  live,  saith,  the  Lord  God,  I  will  not 
be  inquired  of  by  you. 

4  ^  Wilt  thou  judge  them,  son  of  man, 
wilt  thou  judge  them  1  cause  them  to  know 
the  abominations  of  their  fathers  : 

5  And  say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  In  the  day  when  I  chose  Israel, 
and  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  the  seed  of 
the  house  of  Jacob,  and  made  myself 
known  unto  them  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
when  I  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  them, 
saying,  I  am  the  Lord  j  our  God  ; 

6  In  the  day  that  I  lifted  up  mine  hand 
unto  them,  to  bring  them  forth  of  the  land 
of  Egypt  into  a  land  that  I  had  espied  for 
them,  ilowing  with  milk  and  honey,  which 
is  the  glory  of  all  lands  : 

7  Then  said  I  unto  them,  Cast  ye  away 
every  man  the  abominations  of  his  eyes, 
and  defile  not  yourselves  with  the  idols  of 
Egypt :  I  am  the  Lord  your  God. 

8  But  they  rebelled  against  me,  and 
would  not  hearken  unto  me :  they  did  not 
every  man  cast  away  tlie  abominations  of 
their  eyes,  neither  did  they  forsake  the 
idols  of  Egypt :  then  I  said,  I  will  pour  out 
my  fury  upon  them,  to  accomplish  my  an- 
ger against  them  in  the  midst  of  the  land 
of  Egypt. 

9  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's  sake, 
that  it  should  not  be  polluted  before  the 
heathen,  among  whom  they  locrc,  in  whose 
sight  I  made  myself  known  unto  them,  in 
bringing  them  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

10  Wherefore  I  caused  them  to  go  forth 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  brought  them 
into  the  wilderness. 

11  And  I  gave  them  my  statutes,  and 
shewed  them  my  judgments,  which  if  a 
man  do,  he  shall  even  live  in  them. 

12  Moreover  also  I  gave  them  my  sab- 
baths, to  be  a  sign  between  me  and  them, 
that  they  might  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
that  sanctify  them. 

611 


The  history  oflsraeVs 

13  IT  But  the  house  of  Israel  rebelled 
against  me  in  the  wilderness :  they  walked 
not  in  my  statutes,  and  Ihey  despised  my 
judgments,  which  if  a  man  do,  he  shall 
even  live  in  them  :  and  my  sabbaths  they 
greatlj^  polluted  :  then  I  said,  I  would  pour 
out  my  fury  upon  them  in  the  wilderness, 
to  consume  them. 

14  But  I  wrought  for  my  name's  sake, 
that  it  should  not  be  polluted  before  the 
heathen,  in  whose  sight  I  brought  them 
out. 

15  Yet  also  I  lifted  up  my  hand  unto 
them  in  the  wilderness,  that  I  would  not 
bring  them  into  the  land  which  I  had  given 
them,  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  which 
is  the  glory  of  all  lands  ; 

16  Because  they  despised  my  judg- 
ments, and  walked  not  in  my  statutes,  but 
polluted  my  sabbaths  :  for  their  heart  went 
after  their  idols. 

17  Nevertheless  mine  eye  spared  them 
from  destroying  them,  neither  did  I  make 
an  end  of  them  in  the  wilderness. 

18  But  I  said  unto  their  children  in  the 
wilderness.  Walk  ye  not  in  the  statutes  of 
3'our  fathers,  neither  observe  their  judg- 
ments, nor  defile  yourselves  with  their  idols  : 

19  I  am  tlie  Lord  j^our  God ;  walk  in 
my  statutes,  and  keep  my  judgments,  and 
do  them ; 

20  And  hallow  my  sabbaths ;  and  they 
shall  be  a  sign  between  me  and  you,  that 
ye  may  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  your 
God. 

21  Notwithstanding  the  children  rebel- 
led against  me :  they  walked  not  in  my 
statutes,  neither  kept  my  judgments  to  do 
them,  which  if  a  man  do,  he  shall  even  live 
in  them  :  they  polluted  my  sabbaths :  then 
I  said,  I  would  pour  out  my  fury  upon 
them,  to  accomplish  my  anger  against  them 
in  the  wilderness. 

22  Nevertheless  T  withdrew  mine  hand, 
and  wrought  for  my  name's  sake,  that  it 
should  not  be  polluted  in  the  sight  of  the 
heathen,  in  whose  sight  I  brought  them 
forth. 

23  I  lifted  up  mine  hand  unto  them 
also  in  the  wilderness,  that  I  would  scatter 
them  among  the  heathen,  and  disperse 
them  through  the  countries  ; 

24  Because  they  had  not  executed  my 
judgments,  but  had  despised  my  statutes, 
and  had  polluted  my  sabbaths,  and  their 
eyes  were  after  their  fathers'  idols. 

25  Wherefore  I  gave  them  also  statutes 
that  were  not  good,  and  judgments  where- 
by they  should  not  live ; 

26  And  I  polluted  them  in  their  own 
gifts,  in  that  they  caused  to  pass  through 
the  five  all  that  openeth  the  womb,  that  I 
might  make  them  desolate,  to  the  end  that 
they  might  know  that  I  ain  the  Lord. 

27  H  Therefore,  son  of  man,  speak  unto 
the  house  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God:   Yet  in  this 


EZEKIEL.  manifold  rebellions. 

your  fathers  have  blasphemed  me,  in  that 
they  have  committed  a  trespass  against 
me. 

28  For  when 


I  had  brought  them  into 
the  land, /or  the  which  I  lifted  up  mine 
hand  to  give  it  to  them,  then  they  saw 
every  high  hill,  and  all  the  thick  trees,  and 
they  offered  there  their  sacrifices,  and  there 
they  presented  the  provocation  of  their 
offering  :  there  also  they  made  their  sweet 
savour,  and  poured  out  there  their  drink-of- 
ferings. 

29  Then  I  said  unto  them,  What  is  the 
high  place  whereunto  ye  go?  and  the 
name  thereof  is  called  Bamah  unto  this 
day. 

30  IT  Wherefore  say  unto  the  house  of 
Israel,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  Gon;  Are  ye 
polluted  after  the  manner  of  your  fathers? 
and  commit  ye  whoredom  after  their  abo- 
minations 1 

31  For  when  ye  offer  your  gifts,  when 
ye  make  your  sons  to  pass  through  the  fire, 
ye  pollute  yourselves  with  all  your  idols, 
even  unto  this  day :  and  shall  I  be  in- 
quired of  by  you,  O  house  of  Israel?  Asl 
live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  will  not  be  in- 
quired of  by  you. 

32  And  that  which  cometh  into  your 
mind  shall  not  be  at  all,  that  ye  say.  We 
will  be  as  the  heathen,  as  the  families  of 
the  countries,  to  serve  wood  and  stone. 

33  IT  As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God, 
surely  with  a  mighty  hand,  and  with  a 
stretched-out  arm,  and  with  fury  poured  out, 
will  I  rule  over  you  : 

34  And  I  will  bring  you  out  from  the 
people,  and  will  gather  you  out  of  the 
countries  wherein  ye  are  scattered,  with  a 
mighty  hand,  and  with  a  stretched-out  arm, 
and  with  fury  poured  out. 

35  And  I  will  bring  you  into  the  wilder- 
ness of  the  people,  and  there  will  I  plead 
with  you  face  to  face. 

36  Like  as  I  pleaded  with  j'our  fathers 
in  the  wilderness  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  so 
will  I  plead  with  you,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

37  And  I  will  cause  j^ou  to  pass  under 
the  rod,  and  I  will  bring  you  into  the  bond 
of  the  covenant: 

38  And  I  will  purge  out  from  among  you 
the  rebels,  and  them  that  transgress  against 
me  :  I  will  bring  them  forth  out  of  the 
country  where  they  sojourn,  and  they  shall 
not  enter  into  the  land  of  Israel :  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

39  As  for  you,  O  house  of  Israel,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Go  ye,  serve  ye 
every  one  his  idols,  and  hereafter  also,  if 
ye  will  not  hearken  unto  me :  but  pollute 
ye  my  holy  name  no  more  with  your  gifts, 
and  with  your  idols. 

40  For  in  mine  holy  mountain,  in  the 
mountain  of  the  height  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  there  shall  all  the  house  of 
Israel,  all  of  them  in  the  land,  serve  me : 
there  will  I  accept  them,  and  there  will  1 

612 


God  promises  to  gather  Israel.  CHAP. 
require  your  offerings,  and  the  first  fruits 
of  your  oblations,  with  all  your  holy  things. 

41  I  will  accept  you  with  your  sweet  sa- 
vour, when  I  brnig  j'ou  out  from  the  peo- 
ple, and  gather  you  out  of  the  countries 
wherein  ye  have  been  scattered ;  and  I 
will  be  sanctified  in  you  before  the  heathen. 

42  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  shall  bring  you  into  the  land 
of  Israel,  into  the  country  for  the  which  I 
lifted  up  mine  hand  to  give  it  to  your  fa- 
thers. 

43  And  there  shall  ye  remember  your 
ways,  and  all  your  doings  wherein  ye  have 
been  defiled ;  and  ye  shall  loathe  your- 
selves in  your  own  sight  for  all  your  evils 
that  ye  have  committed. 

44  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  have  vvrought  with  j'ou  for 
my  name's  sake,  not  according  to  your 
wicked  ways,  nor  according  to  your  cor- 
rupt doings,  O  ye  house  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

45  H  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

46  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  the 
south,  and  drop  thy  loord  toward  the  south, 
and  prophesy  against  the  forest  of  the  south 
field; 

47  And  say  to  the  forest  of  the  south. 
Hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  ;  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  kindle  a  fire 
in  thee,  and  it  shall  devour  every  green 
tree  in  thee,  and  every  dry  tree :  the 
flaming  flame  shall  not  be  quenched,  and 
all  faces  from  the  south  to  the  north  shall 
be  burned  therein. 

48  And  all  flesh  shall  see  that  I  the  Lord 
have  kindled  it :  it  shall  not  be  quenched. 

49  Then  said  I,  Ah  Lord  God  !  they  say 
of  me.  Doth  he  not  speak  parables? 

CHAP.  XXI. 
ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 


A' 


me,  saymg, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  toward  Jeru- 
salem, and  drop  thy  ivord  toward  the  holy 
places,  and  prophesy  against  the  land  of 
Israel, 

3  And  say  to  the  land  of  Israel,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Behold,  I  am  against  thee, 
and  will  draw  forth  my  sword  out  of  his 
sheath,  and  will  cut  off  from  thee  the 
righteous  and  the  wicked. 

4  Seeing  then  that  I  will  cut  off  from 
thee  the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  there- 
fore shall  my  sword  go  forth  out  of  his 
sheath  against  all  flesh  from  the  south  to 
the  north  : 

5  That  all  flesh  may  know  that  I  the 
Lord  have  drawn  forth  my  sword  out  of 
his  sheath :    it  shall  not  return  any  more. 

6  Sigh  therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  with 
the  breaking  o['  thy  loins  ;  and  with  bitter- 
ness sigh  before  their  ej'es. 

7  And  it  shall  be,  when  they  say  unto 
thee.  Wherefore  sighest  thou?  that  thou 
shalt  answer,  For  the  tidings,  because  it 


XXI.  Prophesy  against  Jerusalem. 

cometh :  and  every  heart  shall  melt,  and 
all  hands  shall  be  feeble,  and  every  spirit 
shall  faint,  and  all  knees  shall  be  weak  as 
water:  behold,  it  cometh,  and  shall  be 
brought  to  pass,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

8  H  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

9  Son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  say.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  ;  Say,  A  sword,  a  sword  is 
sharpened,  and  also  furbished  : 

10  It  is  sharpened  to  make  a  sore  slaugh- 
ter, it  is  furbished  that  it  may  glitter ; 
should  we  then  make  mirth?  it  contemneth 
the  rod  of  my  son,  as  every  tree. 

11  And  he  hath  given  it  to  be  furbished, 
that  it  may  be  handled :  this  sword  is 
sharpened,  and  it  is  furbished,  to  give  it 
into  the  hand  of  the  slayer. 

12  Cry  and  howl,  son  of  man:  for  it 
shall  be  upon  my  people,  it  shall  be  upon 
all  the  princes  of  Israel :  terrors  by  reason 
of  the  sword  shall  be  upon  my  people : 
smite  therefore  upon  thy  thigh. 

13  Because  it  is  a  trial,  and  what  if  the 
suwrd  contemn  even  the  rod  1  it  shall  be  no 
?nore,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

14  Thou  therefore,  son  of  man,  pro- 
phesy, and  smite  thine  hands  together,  and 
let  the  sword  be  doubled  the  third  time,  the 
sword  of  the  slain  :  it  is  the  sword  of  the 
great  men  that  are  slain,  which  entereth 
into  their  privy  chambers. 

15  I  have  set  the  point  of  the  sword 
against  all  their  gates,  that  their  l^art  may 
faint,  and  their  ruins  be  multiplied  :  ah !  it 
is  made  bright,  it  is  wrapped  up  for  the 
slaughter. 

16  Go  thee  one  way  or  other,  cither  on 
the  right  hand,  o?-on  the  left,  whithersoever 
thy    face  is  set. 

17  I  will  also  smite  mine  hands  together, 
and  I  will  cause  m}'  fury  to  rest:  I  the 
Lord  have  said  it. 

18  H  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me  again,  saying, 

19  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  appoint  thee 
two  ways,  that  the  sword  of  the  king  of 
Babylon  may  come  :  both  twain  shall  come 
forth  out  of  one  land :  and  choose  thou  a 
place,  choose  it  at  the  head  of  the  v/ay  to 
the  city. 

20  Appoint  a  way,  that  the  sword  may 
come  to  Rabbath  of  the  Ammonites,  and 
to  Judah  in  Jerusalem  the  defenced. 

21  For  the  king  of  Babylon  stood  at  the 
parting  of  the  way,  at  the  head  of  the  two 
ways,  to  use  divination  ;  he  made  his  ar- 
rows bright,  he  consulted  with  images,  he 
looked  in  the  liver. 

22  At  his  right  hand  was  the  divination 
for  Jerusalem,  to  appoint  captains,  to  open 
the  mouth  in  the  slaughter,  to  lift  up  the 
voice  with  shouting,  to  appoint  haitrring 
rums  against  the  gates,  to  cast  a  mount,  and 
to  build  a  fort. 

23  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  as  a  false 
divination  in  their  sight,  to  them  that  have 

613 


The  Ammonites  threatened. 
sworn  oaths:    but  he  will  call  to  remem- 
brance the  iniquity,  that  they  may  be  taken. 

24  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  ye  have  made  your  iniquity  to  be 
remembered,  in  that  your  transgressions 
are  discovered,  so  that  in  all  your  doings 
your  sins  do  appear;  because,  I  say,  that 
ye  are  come  to  remembrance,  ye  shall  be 
taken  with  the  hand. 

25  H  And  thou,  profane  wicked  prince 
of  Israel,  whose  day  is  come,  when  iniquity 
shall  have  an  end, 

26  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Remove 
the  diadem,  and  take  off  the  crown :  this 
shall  not  be  the  same :  exalt  him  that  is 
low,  and  abase  him  that  is  high. 

27  I  will  overturn,  overturn,  overturn  it: 
and  it  shall  be  no  tiwir,  until  he  come  whose 
right  it  is;  and  I  will  give  it  hi?n. 

28  If  And  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy  and 
say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  concerning 
the  Ammonites,  and  concerning  their  re- 
proach ;  even  say  thou,  The  sword,  tlie 
sword  is  drawn :  for  the  slaughter  it  is  fur- 
bished, to  consume  because  of  the  glitter- 
ing: 

29  While  they  see  vanity  unto  thee, 
while  they  divine  a  lie  unto  thee,  to  bring 
thee  upon  the  necks  of  them  that  are  slain, 
of  the  wicked,  whose  day  is  come,  when 
their  iniquity  shall  have  an  end. 

30  Shall  I  cause  it  to  return  into  his 
sheath?  I  will  judge  thee  in  the  place 
where  thou  wast  created,  in  the  land  of  thy 
nativity. 

31  And  I  will  pour  out  mine  indignation 
upon  thee,  I  will  blow  against  thee  in  the 
fire  of  my  wrath,  and  deliver  thee  into  the 
hand  of  brutish  men,  and  skilful  to  destroy. 

32  Thou  shalt  be  for  fuel  to  the  fire ;  thy 
blood  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  the  land  ;  thou 
shalt  be  no  more  remembered :  for  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  if. 

CHAP.  XXIL 
■j^'TOREOVER  the  word  of  the  Lord 
J-'-a-  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  wilt  thou  judge, 
wilt  thou  judge  the  bloody  city?  yea,  thou 
shalt  shew  her  all  her  aljominations. 

3  Then  say  thou,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  The  city  sheddeth  blood  in  the  midst 
of  it,  that  her  time  may  come,  and  maketh 
idols  against  herself  to  defile  herself. 

4  Thou  art  become  guilty  in  thy  blood 
that  thou  hast  shed ;  and  hast  defiled  thy- 
self in  thine  idols  which  thou  hast  made  ; 
and  thou  hast  caused  thy  days  to  draw 
near,  and  art  come  even  unto  thy  years : 
therefore  have  I  made  thee  a  reproach  unto 
the  heathen,  and  a  mocking  to  all  coun- 
tries. 

5  Those  that  he  near,  and  those  that  he 
f;\r  from  thee,  shall  mock  thee,  lohich  art 
infamous  and  much  vexed. 

6  Behold,  the  princes  of  Israel,  every 
one  were  in  thee  to  their  power  to  shed 
Wood. 


EZEKIEL.  Catalogue  of  Jerusalem^  sins. 

7  In  thee  have  they  set  light  by  father 
and  mother  :  in  the  midst  of  thee  have  they 
dealt  by  oppression  with  the  stranger :  in 
thee  have  they  vexed  the  fatherless  and  the 
widow. 

8  Thou  hast  despised  mine  holy  things, 
and  hast  profaned  my  sabbaths. 

9  In  thee  are  men  that  carry  tales  to 
shed  blood :  and  in  thee  they  eat  upon  the 
mountains  :  in  the  midst  of  thee  they  com- 
mit lewdness. 

10  In  thee  have  they  discovered  their 
fathers'  nakedness  :  in  thee  have  they  hum- 
bled her  that  was  set  apart  for  pollution. 

11  And  one  hath  committed  abomination 
with  his  neighbour's  wife;  and  another 
hath  lewdl}^  defiled  his  daughter-in-law; 
and  another  in  thee  hath  humbled  his  sis- 
ter, his  father's  daughter. 

12  In  thee  have  they  taken  gifts  to  shed 
blood  ;  thou  hast  taken  usury  and  increase, 
and  thou  hast  greedily  gained  of  thy  neigh- 
bours by  extortion,  and  hast  forgotten  me, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

13  Behold,  therefore  I  have  smitten  mine 
hand  at  thy  dishonest  gain  which  thou 
hast  made,  and  at  thy  blood  which  hath 
been  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

14  Can  thine  heart  endure,  or  can  thine 
hands  be  strong,  in  the  days  that  I  shall 
deal  with  thee '!  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it, 
and  will  do  it. 

15  And  I  will  scatter  thee  among  the 
heathen,  and  disperse  thee  in  the  countries, 
and  will  consume  thy  filthiness  out  of^ 
thee. 

16  And  thou  shalt  take  thine  inheritance 
in  thyself  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen,  and 
thou  shalt  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

17  If  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  the  house  of  Israel  is  to 
me  become  dross:  all  they  are  brass,  and 
tin,  and  iron,  and  lead,  in  the  midst  of  the 
furnace;  thej'  are  eve7i  the  dross  of  silver. 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God, 
Because  ye  are  all  become  dross,  behold, 
therefore  I  will  gather  you  into  the  midst 
of  Jerusalem. 

20  As  they  gather  silver,  and  brass,  and 
iron,  and  lead,  and  tin,  into  the  midst  of 
the  f'urnace,  to  blow  the  fire  upon  it,  to  melt 
it ;  so  will  I  gather  you  m  mme  anger  and 
in  my  fury,  and  I  will  leave  you  there,  and 
melt  you. 

21  Yea,  I  will  gather  you,  and  blow  upon 
you  in  the  fire  of  my  wrath,  and  ye  shall 
be  melted  m  the  midst  thereof. 

22  As  silver  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  the 
furnace,  so  shall  ye  be  melted  in  the  midst 
thereof;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord 
have  poured  out  my  fury  upon  you. 

23  "if  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

24  Son  of  man,  say  unto  her,  Thou  art 
the  land  that  is  not  cleansed,  nor  rained 
upon  in  the  day  of  indignation. 

614 


The  whoredoms  of  CHAP. 

25  There  is  a  conspiracy  of  her  pro- 

I)hets  in  the  midst  thereof,  like  a  roaring 
ion  ravening  the  prey;  they  have  devoured 
souls;  they  have  taken  the  treasure  and 
precious  things;  they  have  made  her  many 
widows  in  the  midst  thereof. 

26  Her  priests  have  violated  my  law,  and 
have  profaned  mine  holy  things :  they  have 
put  no  difference  between  the  holy  and  pro- 
fane, neither  have  they  shewed  difference 
between  the  unclean  and  the  clean,  and 
have  hid  tlieir  eyes  from  my  sabbaths,  and 
I  am  profaned  among  them. 

27  Her  princes  in  the  midst  thereof  are 
like  wolves  ravening  the  prey,  to  shed 
blood,  and  to  destroy  souls,  to  get  dishonest 
gain. 

28  And  her  prophets  have  daubed  them 
with  untempered  mortar,  seeing  vanity,  and 
divining  lies  unto  them,  saying,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God,  when  the  Lord  hath  not 
spoken. 

29  The  people  of  the  land  have  used 
oppression,  and  exercised  robberj^  and 
have  vexed  the  poor  and  needy :  yea,  they 
have  oppressed  the  stranger  wrongfully. 

30  And  I  sought  for  a  man  among  them, 
that  should  make  up  the  hedge,  and  stand 
in  the  gap  before  me  for  the  land,  that  I 
should  not  destroy  it :  but  I  found  none. 

31  Therefore  have  I  poured  out  mine 
indignation  upon  them ;  I  have  consumed 
them  with  the  fire  of  my  wrath :  their  own 
Avay  have  I  recompensed  upon  their  heads, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXHL 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  there  were  two  women, 
the  daughters  of  one  mother  : 

3  And  they  committed  whoredoms  in 
Egypt;  they  committed  whoredoms  in 
their  youth :  there  were  their  breasts  press- 
ed, and  there  they  bruised  the  teats  of  their 
virginity. 

4  And  the  names  of  them  icere  Aholah 
the  elder,  and  Aholibah  her  sister;  and 
they  were  mine,  and  they  bare  sons  and 
daughters.  Thus  loere  their  names;  Sa- 
maria is  Aholah,  and  Jerusalem  Aholibah. 

5  And  Aholah  played  the  harlot  when 
she  was  mine  ;  and  she  doted  on  her  lovers, 
on  the  Assyrians  her  neighbours, 

6  Which  were  clothed  with  blue,  cap- 
tains and  rulers,  all  of  them  desirable  young 
men,  horsemen  riding  upon  horses. 

7  Thus  she  committed  her  whoredoms 
with  them,  with  all  them  that  were  the 
chosen  men  of  Assyria,  and  with  all  on 
whom  she  doted ;  with  all  their  idols  she 
defiled  herself 

8  Neither  left  she  her  whoredoms  brought 
from  Egypt :  for  in  her  youth  they  lay 
with  her,  and  they  bruised  the  breasts  of 
her  virginity,  and  poured  their  whoredom 
upon  her. 

9  Wherefore  I  have  delivered  her  into 


XX in.  Aholah  and  Aholibah. 

the  hand  of  her  lovers,  into  the  hand  of  the 
Assyrians,  upon  whom  she  doted. 

10  These  discovered  her  nakedness: 
they  took  her  sons  and  her  daughters,  and 
slew  her  with  the  sword :  and  she  became 
famous  among  women;  for  they  had  exe- 
cuted judgment  upon  her. 

11  And  when  her  sister  Aholibah  saw 
this,  she  was  more  corrupt  in  her  inordi- 
nate love  than  she,  and  in  her  whoredoms 
more  than  her  sister  in  her  whoredoms. 

12  She  doted  upon  the  Assyrians  her 
neighbours,  captains  and  rulers  clothed 
most  gorgeously,  horsemen  riding  upon 
horses,  all  of  them  desirable  young  men. 

13  Then  I  saw  that  she  was  defiled,  that 
they  took  both  one  way  ; 

14  And  that  she  increased  her  whore- 
doms :  for  when  she  saw  men  pourtrayed 
upon  the  wall,  the  images  of  the  Chaldeans 
pourtrayed  with  vermilion, 

15  Girded  with  girdles  upon  their  loins, 
exceeding  in  dyed  attire  upon  their  heads, 
all  of  them  princes  to  look  to,  after  the 
manner  of  the  Babylonians  of  Chaldea,  the 
land  of  their  nativity  : 

16  And  as  soon  as  she  saw  them  with 
her  eyes  she  doted  upon  them,  and  sent 
messengers  unto  them  into  Chaldea. 

17  And  the  Babylonians  came  to  her 
into  the  bed  of  love,  and  they  defiled  her 
with  their  whoredom,  and  she  was  polluted 
with  them,  and  her  mind  was  alienated  from 
them. 

18  So  she  discovered  her  whoredoms, 
and  discovered  her  nakedness :  then  my 
mind  was  alienated  from  her,  like  as  my 
mind  was  alienated  from  her  sister. 

19  Yet  she  multiplied  her  whoredoms,  in 
calling  to  remembrance  the  days  of  her 
youth,  wherein  she  had  played  the  harlot 
in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

20  For  she  doted  upon  their  paramours, 
whose  flesh  is  as  the  flesh  of  asses,  and 
whose  issue  is  like  the  issue  of  horses. 

21  Thus  thou  calledst  to  remembrance 
the  lewdness  of  thy  youth,  in  bruising  thy 
teats  by  the  Egyptians  for  the  paps  of  thj- 
youth. 

22  H  Therefore,  O  Aholibah,  thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  raise  up  thy 
lovers  against  thee,  from  whom  thy  mind 
is  alienated,  and  I  will  bring  them  against 
thee  on  every  side  ; 

23  The  Babylonians,  and  all  the  Chal- 
deans, Pekod,  and  Shoa,  and  Koa,  and  all 
the  Assyrians  with  them  :  all  of  them  de- 
sirable young  men,  captains  and  rulers, 
great  lords  and  renowned,  all  of  them 
riding  upon  horses. 

24  And  they  shall  come  against  thee 
with  chariots,  waggons,  and  wheels,  and 
with  an  assembly  of  people,  which  shall  set 
against  thee  buckler  and  shield  and  helmet 
round  about :  and  I  will  set  judgment  be- 
fore them,  and  they  shall  judge  thee  ac- 
cording to  their  judgments. 

615 


Judgments  on  Alwlali  and  EZEKIEL.        Aholihali  for  their  whoredoms. 

25  And  I  will  set  my  jealousy  against  I  messenger  was  sent;  and  lo,  they  came 


and  they  shall   deal   furiously   with  for  whom  thou  didst  wash  thyself,  paintedst 

thy  eyes,  and  deckedst  thyself  with  orna- 
ments, 

41  And  sattest  upon  a  stately  bed,  and  a 
table  prepared  before  it,  whereupon  thou 
hast  set  mine  incense  and  mine  oil. 

42  And  a  voice  of  a  multitude  being  at 
ease  was  with  her :  and  with  the  men  of 
the  common  sort  tvere  brought  Sabeans 
from  the  wilderness,  which  put  bracelets 
upon  their  hands,  and  beautiful  crowns 
upon  their  heads. 

43  Then  said  I  unto  her  that  was  old  in 
adulteries,  Will  they  now  commit  whore- 
doms with  her,  and  she  with  them  ? 

44  Yet  they  went  in  unto  her,  as  they  go 
in  unto  a  woman  that  playeth  the  harlot : 
so  went  they  in  unto  Aholah  and  unto  Aho- 
iibah,  the  lewd  women. 

45  H  And  the  righteous  men  they  shall 
judge  them  after  the  manner  of  adulteresses, 
and  after  the  manner  of  women  that  shed 
blood  ;  because  they  are  aduheresses,  and 
blood  /.s-  in  their  hands. 

46  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  will 
bring  up  a  company  upon  them,  and  will 
give  them  to  be  removed  and  spoiled. 

47  And  the  company  shall  stone  them 
with  stones,  and  despatch  them  with  their 
swords  ;  they  shall  slay  their  sons  and  their 
daughters,  and  burn  up  their  houses  with 
fire. 

48  Thus  will  I  cause  lewdness  to  cease 
out  of  the  land,  that  all  women  may  be 
taught  not  to  do  after  your  lewdness. 

49  And  they  shall  recompense  your 
lewdness  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  bear  the 
sins  of  your  idols  :  and  ye  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 
GAIN  in  the  ninth  year,  in  the  tenth 
month,  in  the  tenth  day  of  the  month, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  sa}'- 
ing, 

2  Son  of  man,  write  thee  the  name  of 
the  day,  even  of  this  same  day :  the  king 
of  Babylon  set  himself  against  Jerusalem 
this  same  day. 

3  And  utter  a  parable  unto  the  rebellious 
house,  and  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Set  on  a  pot,  set  it  on,  and  also 
pour  water  into  it : 

4  Gather  the  pieces  thereof  into  it,  even 
every  good  piece,  the  thigh,  and  the  shoul- 
der; fill  it  with  the  choice  bones. 

5  Take  the  choice  of  the  flock,  and  burn 
also  the  bones  under  it,  and  make  it  boil 
well,  and  let  them  seethe  the  bones  of  it 
therein. 

6  Wherefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Wo  to  the  bloody  city,  to  the  pot  whose 
scum  is  therein,  and  whose  scum  is  not 
gone  out  of  it !  bring  it  out  piece  by  piece  ; 
let  no  lot  fall  upon  it. 

7  For  her  blood  is  in  the  midst  of  her ; 
she  set  it  upon  the  top  of  a  rock ;  she 

616 


thee 

thee :  they  shall  take  away  thy  nose  and 
thine  ears ;  and  thy  remnant  shall  fall  by 
the  sword :  they  shall  take  thy  sons  and 
thy  daughters ;  and  thy  residue  shall  be  de- 
voured by  the  fire. 

26  They  shall  also  strip  thee  out  of  thy 
clothes,  and  take  away  thy  fair  jewels. 

27  Thus  will  I  make  thy  lewdness  to 
cease  from  thee,  and  thy  whoredom  brought 
from  the  land  of  Egypt :  so  that  thou  shalt 
not  lift  up  thine  eyes  unto  them,  nor  re- 
member Egypt  any  more. 

28  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold, 
I  will  deliver  thee  into  the  hand  of  them 
whom  thou  hatest,  into  the  hand  of  them 
from  whom  thy  mind  is  alienated : 

29  And  they  shall  deal  with  thee  hate- 
fully, and  shall  take  awaj'  all  thy  labour, 
and  shall  leave  thee  naked  and  bare :  and 
the  nakedness  of  thy  whoredoms  shall  be 
discovered,  both  thy  lewdness  and  thy 
whoredoms. 

30  I  will  do  these  things  unto  thee,  be- 
cause thou  hast  gone  a  whoring  after  the 
heathen,  and  because  thou  art  polluted 
with  their  idols. 

31  Thou  hast  walked  in  the  way  of  thy 
sister;  therefore  will  I  give  her  cup  into 
thine  hand. 

32  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Thou 
shalt  drink  of  thy  sister's  cup  deep  and 
large  :  thou  shalt  be  laughed  to  scorn  and 
had  in  derision  ;  it  containeth  much. 

33  Thou  shalt  be  filled  with  drunken- 
ness and  sorrow,  with  the  cup  of  astonish- 
ment and  desolation,  with  the  cup  of  thy 
sister  Samaria. 

34  Thou  shalt  even  drink  it  and  suck  it 
out,  and  thou  shalt  break  the  sherds  there- 
of, and  pluck  oif  thine  own  breasts  :  for  I 
have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

35  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  thou  hast  forgotten  me,  and  cast 
me  behind  thy  back,  therefore  bear  thou 
also  thy  lewdness  and  thy  whoredoms. 

36  li  The  Lord  said  moreover  unto  me  ; 
Son  of  man,  wilt  thou  judge  Aholah  and 
Aholi-bah  ?  yea,  declare  unto  them  their 
abominations  ; 

37  That  they  have  committed  adultery, 
and  blood  is  in  their  hands,  and  with  their 
idols  have  they  committed  adultery,  and 
have  also  caused  their  sons,  whom  they 
bare  unto  me,  to  pass  for  them  through  the 
fire,  to  devour  them. 

38  Moreover  this  they  have  done  unto 
me  :  they  have  defiled  my  sanctuary  in  the 
same  day,  and  have  profaned  my  sabbaths. 

39  For  when  they  had  slain  their  chil- 
dren to  their  idols,  then  they  came  the 
same  day  into  my  sanctuary  to  profane  it ; 
and  lo,  thus  have  they  done  in  the  midst 
of  mine  house. 

40  And  furthermore,  that  ye  have  sent 
for  men  to  come  from  far,  unto  whom  a 


The  calamity  of  the  Jews.  CHAP, 

poured  it  not  upon  the  ground,  to  cover  it 
with  dust ; 

8  That  it  might  cause  fury  to  come  up 
to  take  vengeance  ;  I  have  set  her  blood 
upon  the  top  of  a  rock,  that  it  should  not 
be  covered. 

9  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Wo  to  the  bloody  city !  I  will  even  make 
the  pile  for  fire  great.  } 

10  Heap  on  wood,  kindle  the  fire,  con- 
sume the  flesh,  and  spice  it  well,  and  let 
the  bones  be  burned. 

11  Then  set  it  empty  upon  the  coals 
thereof,  that  the  brass  of  it  may  be  hot, 
and  may  burn,  and  that  the  filthiness  of  it 
ma}'  be  molten  in  it,  that  the  scum  of  it 
may  be  consumed. 

12  She  hath  wearied  herself  with  lies, 
and  her  great  scum  went  not  forth  out  of 
her  :  her  scum  shall  he  in  the  fire. 

13  In  thy  filthiness  is  lewdness  :  because 
I  liave  purged  thee,  and  thou  wast  not 
purged,  thou  shall  not  be  purged  from  thy 
filthiness  any  more  till  I  have  caused  my 
fury  to  rest  upon  thee. 

14  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it:  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  and  I  will  do  it ;  I  will  not 
go  back,  neither  will  I  spare,  neither  will  I 
repent  ;  according  to  thy  ways,  and  ac- 
cording to  thy  doings,  shall  they  judge 
thee,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  H  Also  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

16  Son  of  man,  behold,  I  take  away 
from  thee  the  desire  of  thine  eyes  with  a 
stroke :  yet  neither  shalt  thou  mourn  nor 
weep,  neither  shall  thy  tears  run  down. 

17  Forbear  to  cry,  make  no  mourning 
for  the  dead,  bind  the  tire  of  thine  head 
upon  thee,  and  put  on  thy  shoes  upon  thy 
feet,  and  cover  not  thy  lips,  and  eat  not  the 
bread  of  men. 

18  So  I  spake  unto  the  people  in  the 
morning;  and  at  even  m}^  wife  died  ;  and 
I  did  in  the  morning  as  I  was  commanded. 

19  ^  And  the  people  said  unto  me.  Wilt 
thou  not  tell  us  what  these  things  are  to  us, 
that  thou  doest  so ? 

20  Then  I  answered  them.  The  word  of 
the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  prO' 
fane  my  sanctuary,  the  excellency  of  your 
strength,  the  desire  of  your  eyes,  and  that 
which  your  soul  pitieth ;  and  your  sons 
and  }'our  daughters  whom  ye  have  left  shall 
iali  by  the  sword. 

22  And  ye  shall  do  as  I  have  done  :  ye 
shall  not  cover  your  lips,  nor  eat  the  bread 
of  men. 

23  And  your  tires  shall  be  upon  your 
lieads,  and  your  shoes  upon  your  feet :  ye 
shall  not  mourn  nor  weep ;  but  ye  shall 
pine  away  for  your  iniquities,  and  mourn 
one  toward  another. 

24  Thus  Ezekiel  is  unto  you  a  sign  : 
according  to  all  that  he  hath  done  shall  ve 

78 


XXV.  God^s  vengeance  on  Moah. 

do :  and  when  this  cometh,  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

25  H  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  shall  it  not 
be  in  the  day  when  I  take  from  them  their 
strength,  the  joy  of  their  glory,  the  desire 
of  their  eyes,  and  that  whereupon  they  set 
their  minds,  their  sons  and  their  daughters, 

26  That  he  that  escapeth  in  that  day 
shall  come  unto  thee,  to  cause  thee  to  hear 
it  with  thine  ears  ? 

27  In  that  day  shall  thy  mouth  be  open- 
ed to  him  which  is  escaped,  and  thou  shalt 
speak,  and  be  no  more  dumb :  and  thou 
shalt  be  a  sign  unto  them ;  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  un- 
to me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against  the 
Ammonites,  and  prophesy  against  them  ; 

3  And  say  unto  the  Ammonites,  Hear 
the  word  of  the  Lord  God  ;  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Because  thou  saidst.  Aha, 
against  my  sanctuary,  when  it  v.as  pro- 
faned; and  against  the  land  of  Israel,  when 
it  was  desolate  ;  and  against  the  house  of 
Judah,  when  they  went  into  captivity  ; 

4  Behold,  therefore  I  will  deliver  thee  to 
the  men  of  the  east  for  a  possession,  and 
they  shall  set  their  palaces  in  thee,  and 
make  their  dwellings  in  thee :  they  shall 
eat  thy  fruit,  and  they  shall  drink  thy  milk. 

5  And  I  will  make  Rabbah  a  stable  for 
camels,  and  the  Ammonites  a  couching- 
place  for  flocks  :  and  ye  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
thou  hast  clapped  thine  hands,  and  stamp- 
ed with  the  feet,  and  rejoiced  in  heart  with 
all  thy  despite  against  the  land  of  Israel ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I  will  stretch  out 
mine  hand  upon  thee,  and  will  deliver  thee 
for  a  spoil  to  the  heathen  ;  and  I  will  cut 
thee  off  from  the  people,  and  I  will  cause 
thee  to  perish  out  of  the  countries  :  I  will 
destroy  thee ;  and  thou  shalt  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

8  U  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
that  Moab  and  Seir  do  say,  Behold,  the 
house  of  Judah  is  like  unto  all  the  heathen  ; 

9  Therefore  behold,  I  will  open  the  side 
of  Moab  from  the  cities,  from  his  cities 
which  are  on  his  frontiers,  the  glory  of  the 
country,  Beth-jeshimoth,  Baal-meon,  and 
Kiriathaim, 

10  Unto  the  men  of  the  east  ^^'ith  the 
Ammonites,  and  will  give  them  in  posses- 
sion, that  the  Ammonites  may  not  be  re- 
membered among  the  nations. 

11  And  I  will  execute  judgments  upon 
Moab;  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

12  1i  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
that  Edom  hath  dealt  against  the  house  of 
Judah  by  taking  vengeance,  and  hath 
greatly  offended,  and  revenged  himself  up- 
on them ; 

617 


Tyriis  is  threatened. 


EZEKIEL. 


Her  fall  lamented. 


13  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
I  will  also  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon 
Edom,  and  will  cut  off  man  and  beast  from 
it ;  and  I  will  make  it  desolate  from  Te- 
man  ;  and  they  of  Dedan  shall  fall  by  the 
sword. 

14  And  I  will  lay  my  vengeance  upon 
Edom  by  the  hand  of  my  people  Israel : 
and  they  shall  do  in  Edom  according  to 
mine  anger  and  according  to  my  fury  ;  and 
they  shall  know  my  vengeance,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

15  ^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
the  Philistines  have  dealt  by  revenge,  and 
have  taken  vengeance  with  a  despiteful 
heart,  to  destroy  it  lor  the  old  hatred  ; 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  will  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon 
the  Philistines,  and  I  will  cut  off  the  Che- 
rethims,  and  destroy  the  remnant  of  the 
sea  coasts. 

17  And  I  will  execute  great  vengeance 
upon  them  with  furious  rebukes  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when  I 
shall  lay  my  vengeance  upon  them. 

CHAP.  XXVL 
ND  it  came  to   pass  in  the  eleventh 
year,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month, 
that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  because  that  Tyrus  hath 
said  against  Jerusalem,  Aha,  she  is  broken 
tiiat  was  the  gates  of  the  people :  she  is 
turned  unto  me  :  I  shall  be  replenished, 
no7v  she  is  laid  waste  : 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
hold, I  a?)i  against  thee,  O  Tyrus,  and  will 
cause  many  nations  to  come  up  against  thee, 
as  the  sea  causeth  his  waves  to  come  up. 

4  And  they  shall  destroy  the  walls  of 
Tyrus,  and  break  down  her  towers :  I  will 
also  scrape  her  dust  from  her,  and  make 
her  like  the  top  of  a  rock. 

5  It  shall  be  a  place  for  the  spreading 
of  nets  in  the  midst  of  the  sea :  for  I  have 
spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God  :  and  it  shall 
become  a  spoil  to  the  nations. 

6  And  her  daughters  which  ai'e  in  the 
field  shall  be  slain  by  the  sword  ;  and  they 
shall  know  tiiat  I  am  the  Lord. 

7  H  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Be- 
hold, I  will  bring  upon  Tyrus  Nebuchad- 
rezzar king  of  Babylon,  a  king  of  kings 
from  the  north,  with  horses,  and  with  cha- 
riots, and  with  horsemen,  and  companies, 
and  much  people. 

8  He  shall  slay  with  the  sword  thy 
daughters  in  the  field :  and  he  shall  make 
a  fort  against  thee,  and  cast  a  mount  against 
thee,  and  lift  up  the  buckler  against  thee 

9  And  he  shall  set  engines  of  war  against 
thy  walls,  and  with  his  axes  he  shall  break 
down  thy  towers. 

10  By  reason  of  the  abundance  of  his 
horses  their  dust  shall  cover  thee  :  thy  walls 
shall  sliake  at  the  noise  of  the  horsemen, 
and  of  the  wheels,   and  of   the  chariots, 


when  he  shall  enter  into  thy  gates,  as  men 
enter  into  a  city  wherein  is  made  a  breach. 

1 1  With  the  hoofs  of  his  horses  shall  he 
tread  down  all  thy  streets :  he  shall  slay 
thy  people  by  the  sword,  and  thy  strong 
garrisons  shall  go  down  to  the  ground. 

12  And  they  shall  make  a  spoil  of  thy 
riches,  and  make  a  prey  of  thy  merchan- 
dise :  and  they  shall  break  down  thy  walls, 
and  destroy  thy  pleasant  houses :  and  they 
shall  lay  thy  stones,  and  thy  timber,  and 
thy  dust,  in  the  midst  of  the  water. 

13  And  I  will  cause  the  noise  of  thy 
songs  to  cease  ;  and  the  sound  of  thy  harps 
shall  be  no  more  heard. 

14  And  I  will  make  thee  like  the  top  of 
a  rock :  thou  shalt  be  a  place  to  spread  nets 
upon  ;  thou  shalt  be  built  no  more  :  for  1 
the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

15  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  to  Tyrus ; 
Shall  not  the  isles  shake  at  the  sound  of 
thy  fall,  when  the  wounded  cry,  when  the 
slaughter  is  made  in  the  midst  of  thee  ? 

16  Then  all  the  princes  of  the  sea  shall 
come  down  from  their  thrones,  and  lay 
away  their  robes,  and  put  off  their  broider- 
ed  garments :  they  shall  clothe  themselves 
with  trembling  ;  they  shall  sit  upon  the 
ground,  and  shall  tremble  at  every  moment, 
and  be  astonished  at  thee. 

17  And  they  shall  take  up  a  lamentation 
for  thee,  and  say  to  thee,  How  art  thou  de- 
stroyed, that  jvast  inhabited  of  seafaring 
men,  the  renowned  city,  which  wast  strong 
in  the  sea,  she. and  her  inhabitants,  which 
cause  their  terror  to  be  on  all  that  haunt  it ! 

IS  Now  shall  the  isles  tremble  in  the 
day  of  thy  fall ;  yea,  the  isles  that  are  in 
the  sea  shall  be  troubled  at  thy  departure. 

19  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  When 
I  shall  make  thee  a  desolate  city,  like  the 
cities  that  are  not  inhabited ;  when  I  shall 
bring  up  the  deep  upon  thee,  and  great 
waters  shall  cover  thee; 

20  When  I  shall  bring  thee  down  with 
them  that  descend  into  the  pit,  with  the 
people  of  old  time,  and  shall  set  thee  in 
the  low  parts  of  the  earth,  in  places  deso- 
late of  old,  with  them  that  go  down  to  the 
pit,  that  thou  be  not  inhabited  ;  and  I  shall 
set  glory  in  the  land  of  the  living; 

21  I  will  make  thee  a  terror,  and  thou 
shalt  be  no  more:  though  thou  be  sought 
for,  yet  shalt  thou  never  be  found  again, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXVIL 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Now,  thou  son  of  man,  take  up  a  la- 
mentation for  Tyrus ; 

3  And  say  unto  Tyrus,  O  thou  that  art 
situate  at  the  entry  of  the  sea,  which  art  a 
merchant  of  the  people  for  many  isles, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  O  Tyrus,  thou 
hast  said,  I  am  of  perfect  beauty. 

4  Thy  borders  are  in  the  midst  of  the 

618 


The  nch  supply  of  Tyrus.      CHAP.  XXVIII. 

seas,    thy    builders    have    perfected     thy 
beauty. 

5  Tliey  have  made  all  thy  s/n/j-boards 
of  fir-trees  of  Senir  :  they  have  taken  ce- 
dars from  Lebanon  to  make  masts  for  thee. 

6  Of  the  oaks  of  Bashan  have  they  made 
thine  oars  ;  the  company  of  the  Ashurites 
have  made  thy  benches  of  ivory,  brought 
out  of  the  isles  of  Chittim. 

7  Fine  linen  with  broidered  work  from 
Egypt  was  that  which  thou  spreadedst  forth 
to  be  thy  sail ;  blue  and  purple  from  the 
isles  of  Elishah  was  that  vvliich  covered 
thee. 

8  The  inhabitants  of  Zidon  and  Arvad 
were  thy  mariners :  thy  wise  men,  O  Ty- 
rus, that  were  in  thee,  were  thy  pilots. 

9  The  ancients  of  Gebal  and  the  wise 
vieii  thereof  were  in  thee  thy  calkers  :  all 
the  ships  of  the  sea  with  their  mariners 
were  in  thee  to  occupy  thy  merchandise. 

10  They  of  Persia,  and  of  Lnd,  and  of 
Phut,  were  in  thine  army,  tlij'  men  of  war  : 
they  hanged  the  shield  and  helmet  in  thee ; 
they  set  tbrth  thy  comeliness. 

11  The  men  of  Arvad  with  thine  army 
were  upon  th}^  walls  round  about,  and  the 
Gannnadims  were  in  th}^  towers  :  they 
hanged  their  shields  upon  thy  walls  round 
about ;  they  have  made  thy  beauty  perfect. 

12  Tarshish  ?f;«i' thy- merchant  by  reason 
of  the  multitude  of  all  kind  of  riches  ;  with 
silver,  iron,  tin,  and  lead,  they  traded  in 
thy  fairs. 

13  Javan,  Tubal,  and  Meshech,  they 
were  thy  merchants :  they  traded  the  per- 
sons of  men  and  vessels  of  brass  in  thy 
market. 

14  They  of  the  house  of  Togarmah 
traded  in  thy  fairs  with  horses  and  horse- 
men and  mules. 

15  The  men  of  Dedan  iirre  thy  mer- 
chants ;  many  isles  were  the  merchandise 
of  thine  hand  :  they  brought  thee  for  a 
present  horns  of  ivory  and  ebony. 

16  Syria  was  thy  merchant  by  reason  of 
the  multitude  of  the  wares  of  thy  making  : 
they  occupied  in  thy  fairs  with  emeralds, 
purple,  and  broidered  work,  and  fine  linen, 
and  coral,  and  agate. 

17  Judah,  and  the  land  of  Israel,  they 
thy  merchants  :    they  traded  in  thy 


market  wheat  of  xMinnith  and  Pannag,  and 
honey,  and  oil,  and  balm. 

18  Damascus  wai  thy  merchant  in  the 
multitude  of  the  wares  of  thy  making,  for 
the  multhude  of  all  riches  ;  in  the  wine  of 
Helbon,  and  white  wool. 

19  Dan  also  and  Javan  going  to  and 
fro  occupied  in  thy  fairs  :  bright  iron, 
cassia,  and  calamus,  were  in  thy  market. 

20  Dedan  jvos  thy  merchant  in  precious 
clothes  for  chariots. 

21  Arabia,  and  all  the  princes  of  Kedar, 
they  occupied  with  thee  in  lambs,  and 
rams,  and  goats :  in  these  icere  they  thy 
merchants. 


Its  destruction. 

22  The  merchants  of  Sheba  and  Raa- 
niah,  they  were  thy  merchants :  they  oc- 
cupied in  thy  fairs  with  chief  of  all  spices, 
and  with  all  precious  stones,  and  gold. 

23  Ilaran,  and  Canneh,  and  Lden,  the 
merchants  of  Sheba,  Asshur,  and  Chilmad, 
icere  thy  merchants. 

24  These  were  thy  merchants  in  all  sorts 
of  things,  in  blue  clothes,  and  broidered 
work,  and  in  chests  of  rich  apparel,  bound 
with  cords,  and  made  of  cedar,  among  thy 
merchandise. 

25  The  ships  of  Tarshish  did  sing  of 
thee  in  thy  market;  and  thou  wast  re- 
plenished, and  made  very  glorioles  in  the 
midst  of  the  seas. 

26  H  Thy  rowers  have  brought  thee  into 
great  waters :  the  east  wind  hath  broken 
thee  in  the  midst  of  the  seas. 

27  Thy  riches,  and  thy  fairs,  thy  mer- 
chandise, thy  mariners,  and  thy  pilots,  thy 
calkers,  and  tlie  occupiers  of  thy  mer- 
chandise, and  all  thy  men  of  war,  that  are 
in  thee,  and  in  all  thy  company  which  is 
in  the  midst  of  thee,  shall  fall  into  the 
midst  of  the  seas  in  the  day  of  thy  ruin. 

28  The  suburbs  shall  shake  at  the  sound 
of  the  cry  of  thy  pilots. 

29  And  all  that  handle  the  oar,  the  ma- 
riners, and  all  the  pilots  of  the  sea,  shall 
come  down  from  their  ships,  they  shall 
stand  upon  the  land ; 

30  And  shall  cause  their  voice  to  be 
heard  against  thee,  and  shall  cry  bitterly, 
and  shall  cast  up  dust  upon  their  iieads, 
they  shall  wallow  themselves  in  the  ashes : 

31  And  they  shall  make  themselves  ut- 
terly bald  for  thee,  and  gird  them  with 
sackcloth,  and  they  shall  weep  for  thee 
with  bitterness  of  heart  and  bitter  wailing. 

32  And  in  their  wailing  they  shall  take 
up  a  lamentation  for  thee,  and  lament  over 
tiiee,  saying,  What  city  is  like  Tyrus,  like 
the  destroyed  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  ? 

33  When  thy  wares  went  forth  out  of 
the  seas,  thou  filledst  many  people ;  thou 
didst  enrich  the  kings  of  the  earth  with 
the  multitude  of  thy  riches  and  of  thy  mer- 
chandise. 

34  In  the  time  when  tliou  shalt  be  broken 
by  the  seas  in  the  depths  of  the  waters,  thy 
merchandise  and  all  thy  company  in  ihe 
midst  of  thee  shall  fall. 

35  All  the  inhabitants  of  the  isles  shall 
be  astonished  at  thee,  and  their  kings  shall 
be  sore  afraid,  they  shall  be  troubled  in 
their  countenance. 

36  The  merchants  among  the  people 
shall  hiss  at  thee ;  thou  slialt  be  a  terror, 
and  never  shalt  be  any  more. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  un- 
to me,  saying, 
2  Son  of  man,  say  unto  the  prince  of 
Tyrus,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
thine  heart  is  lifted  up,  and  thou  hast  said, 
I  am  a  God,  I  sit  in  the  seat  of  God,  in  the 
619 


The  prince  of  Tyrus  judged.        EZEKIEL. 


The  restoration  of  Israel. 


midst  of  the  seas ;  yet  thou  art  a  man,  and 
not  God,  though  thou  set  thine  heart  as  the 
heart  of  God  : 

3  Behold,  thou  art  wiser  than  Daniel ; 
there  is  no  secret  that  they  can  hide  from 
thee  : 

4  With  thy  wisdom  and  with  thine  un- 
derstanding thou  hast  gotten  thee  riches, 
and  hast  gotten  gold  and  silver  into  thy 
treasures : 

5  By  thy  great  wisdom  and  by  th)' 
traffick  hast  thou  increased  thy  riches,  and 
thine  heart  is  lifted  up  because  of  thy 
riches : 

6  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  thou  hast  set  thine  heart  as  the 
heart  of  God ; 

7  Behold,  therefore  I  will  bring  stran- 
gers upon  thee,  the  terrible  of  the  nations : 
and  they  shall  draw  their  swords  against 
the  beauty  of  thy  wisdom,  and  they  shall 
defile  thy  brightness. 

8  They  shall  bring  thee  down  to  the 
pit,  and  thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of  them 
that  are  slain  in  the  midst  of  the  seas. 

9  Wilt  thou  5'et  say  before  him  that 
slayeth  thee,  I  am  God  ?  but  thou  shalt  he 
a  man,  and  no  God,  in  the  hand  of  him 
that  slayeth  thee. 

10  Thou  shalt  die  the  deaths  of  the  un- 
circumcised  by  the  hand  of  strangers  :  for 
I  have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

11  H  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

12  Son  of  man,  take  up  a  lamentation 
upon  the  king  of  Tyrus,  and  say  unto  him, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Thou  sealest 
up  the  sum,  full  of  wisdom,  and  perfect  in 
beauty. 

13  Thou  hast  been  in  Eden  the  garden 
of  God  :  every  precious  stone  icas  thy  co- 
vering, the  sardius,  topaz,  and  the  diamond, 
the  beryl,  the  onyx,  and  the  jasper,  the 
sapphire,  the  emerald,  and  the  carbuncle, 
and  gold  ;  the  workmanship  of  thy  tabrets 
and  of  thy  pipes  was  prepared  in  thee  in 
the  day  that  thou  wast  created. 

14  Thou  art  the  anointed  cherub  that 
covereth ;  and  I  have  set  thee  so :  thou 
wast  upon  the  holy  mountain  of  God  ;  thou 
hast  walked  up  and  down  in  the  midst  of 
the  stones  of  fire. 

15  Thou  least  perfect  in  thy  ways  from 
the  day  that  thou  wast  created,  till  iniquity 
was  found  in  thee. 

16  By  the  multitude  of  thy  merchandise 
they  have  filled  the  midst  of  thee  with  vio- 
lence, and  thou  hast  sinned :  therefore  I 
will  cast  thee  as  profane  out  of  the  moun- 
tain of  God :  and  I  will  destroy  thee,  O 
covering  cherub,  from  the  midst  of  the 
stones  of  fire. 

17  Tliine  heart  was  lifted  up  because  of 
thy  beauty,  thou  hast  corrupted  thy  wisdom 
by  reason  of  thy  brightness;  I  will  cast 
thee  to  the  ground,  I  will  lay  thee  be- 
fore kings,  that  they  may  behold  thee. 


18  Thou  hast  defiled  thy  sanctuaries  by 
the  multitude  of  thine  iniquities,  by  the  m- 
iquity  of  thy  traffick  ;  therefore  will  I  briiig 
forth  a  fire  from  the  midst  of  thee,  it  shall 
devour  thee,  and  i  will  bring  thee  to  ashes 
upon  the  earth  in  the  sight  of  all  them  that 
behold  thee. 

19  All  thej'  that  know  thee  among  the 
people  shall  be  astonished  at  thee :  thou 
shalt  be  a  terror,  and  never  shalt  thou  be 
any  more. 

20  H  Again  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
Zidon,  and  prophesy  against  it, 

22  And  say,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  O  Zidon ;  and 
I  will  be  glorified  in  the  midst  of  thee: 
and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord, 
when  I  shall  have  executed  judgments  in 
her,  and  shall  be  sanctified  in  her. 

23  For  I  will  send  into  her  pestilence, 
and  blood  into  her  streets  ;  and  the  wound- 
ed shall  be  judged  in  the  midst  of  her  by 
the  sword  upon  heron  every  side  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

24  H  And  there  shall  be  no  more  a 
pricking  brier  unto  the  house  of  Israel,  nor 
any  grieving  thorn  of  all  that  are  round 
about  them  that  despised  them  ;  and  they 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

25  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  When  I 
shall  have  gathered  the  house  of  Israel 
from  the  people  among  whom  they  are 
scattered,  and  shall  be  sanctified  in  them  in 
the  sight  of  the  heathen,  then  shall  they 
dwell  in  their  land  that  I  have  given  to  my 
servant  Jacob. 

26  And  they  shall  dwell  safely  therein, 
and  shall  build  houses,  and  plant  vine- 
yards; yea,  they  shall  dwell  with  confi- 
dence, when  I  have  executed  judgments 
upon  all  those  that  despise  them  round 
about  them  ;  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord  their  God. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 
N  the  tenth  year,  in  the  tenth  month,  in 
the  twelfth  day  of  the  month,  the  word 
of  the  Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  prophesy 
against  him,  and  against  all  Egypt: 

3  Speak,  and  sa)%  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  Pharaoh 
king  of  Egypt,  the  great  dragon  that  lieth 
in  the  midst  of  his  rivers,  which  hath  said, 
My  river  is  mine  own,  and  I  have  made  it 
for  myself 

4  But  I  will  put  hooks  in  thy  jaws,  and 
I  will  cause  the  fish  of  thy  rivers  to  stick 
unto  thy  scales,  and  I  will  brijig  thee  up 
out  of  the  midst  of  thy  rivers,  and  all  the 
fish  of  th}^  rivers  shall  stick  unto  thy  scales. 

5  And  I  will  leave  thee  throirn  into  the 
wilderness,  thee  and  all  the  fish  of  thy 
rivers :  thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  open  fields ; 
thou  shalt   not  be   brought  together,   nor 

620 


The  desolation  of  Egypt 
gathered:  I  have  given  thee 


CHAP 

for  meat  to 
the  beasts  of  the  field  and  to  the  fowls  of 
the  heaven. 

6  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  Egypt  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  because  they 
have  been  a  staff  of  reed  to  the  house  of 
Israel. 

7  When  they  took  hold  of  thee  by  thy 
hand,  thou  didst  break,  and  rend  all  their 
shoulder  :  and  when  they  leaned  upon  thee, 
thou  brakest,  and  madest  all  their  loins  to 
be  at  a  stand. 

8  If  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  will  bring  a  sword  upon  thee,  and 
cut  off  man  and  beast  out  of  thee. 

9  And  the  land  of  Egypt  shall  be  deso- 
late and  waste  ;  and  they  shall  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord  :  because  he  hath  said. 
The  river  is  mine,  and  I  have  made  it. 

10  Behold,  therefore  I  am  against  thee, 
and  against  thy  rivers,  and  I  will  make  the 
land  of  Egypt  utterly  waste  and  desolate, 
from  the  tower  of  Syene  even  unto  the  bor- 
der of  Ethiopia. 

1 1  No  foot  of  man  shall  pass  through  it, 
nor  foot  of  beast  shall  pass  through  it, 
neither  shall  it  be  inhabited  forty  years. 

12  And  I  will  make  the  land  of  Egypt 
desolate  in  the  midst  of  the  countries  that 
are  desolate,  and  her  cities  among  the 
cities  that  are  laid  waste  shall  be  desolate 
forty  years :  and  I  will  scatter  the  Egyp- 
tians among  the  nations,  and  will  disperse 
them  through  the  countries. 

13  Yet  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  At  the 
end  of  forty  years  will  I  gather  the  Egj^p- 
tians  from  the  people  whither  they  were 
scattered : 

14  And  I  will  bring  again  the  captivity 
of  Egypt,  and  will  cause  them  to  return  in- 
to the  land  of  Pathros,  into  the  land  of  their 
habitation  ;  and  they  shall  be  there  a  base 
kingdom. 

15  It  shall  be  the  basest  of  the  kingdoms ; 
neither  shall  it  exalt  itself  any  more  above 
the  nations :  for  I  will  diminish  them,  that 
they  shall  no  more  rule  over  the  nations. 

16  And  it  shall  be  no  more  the  confi- 
dence of  the  house  of  Israel,  which  bring- 
eth  their  iniquity  to  remembrance,  when 
they  shall  look  after  them  :  but  thej'  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord  God. 

17  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  seven 
and  twentieth  year,  in  the  first  month,  in 
the  first  day  of  the  month,  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
Babylon  caused  his  army  to  serve  a  great 
service  against  Tyrus:  every  head  was 
made  bald,  and  everj'  shoulder  icas  peel- 
ed :  yet  had  he  no  wages,  nor  his  army, 
for  Tyrus,  for  the  service  that  he  had 
served  against  it : 

19  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  will  give  the  land  of  Egypt  unto 
Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  ;  and  he 
shall  take  her  multitude,  and  take  her  spoil, 


and  her  helpers. 
and  it  shall  be  the 


XXX. 

and  take   her   prey; 
wages  for  his  army. 

20  I  have  given  him  the  land  of  Egypt 
for  his  labour  wherewith  he  served  against 
it,  because  they  wrought  for  me,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

21  H  In  that  day  will  I  cause  the  horn 
of  the  house  of  Israel  to  bud  forth,  and  I 
will  give  thee  the  opening  of  the  mouth  in 
the  midst  of  them;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXX. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  came  again  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  and  say,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Howl  ye,  Wo  worth 
the  day  ! 

3  For  the  day  is  near,  even  the  day  of 
the  Lord  is  near,  a  cloudy  day ;  it  shall  be 
the  time  of  the  heathen. 

4  And  the  sword  shall  come  upon  Egypt, 
and  great  pain  shall  be  in  Ethiopia,  when 
the  slain  shall  fall  in  Egypt,  and  they  shall 
take  away  her  multitude,  and  her  founda- 
tions shall  be  broken  down. 

5  Ethiopia,  and  Libya,  and  Lydia,  and 
all  the  mingled  people,  and  Chub,  and  the 
men  of  the  land  that  is  in  league,  shall  fall 
with  them  by  the  sword. 

6  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  They  also  that 
uphold  Egypt  shall  fall ;  and  the  pride  of 
her  power  shall  come  down  :  from  the 
tower  of  Syene  shall  they  fall  in  it  by  the 
sword,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  And  they  shall  be  desolate  in  the  midst 
of  the  countries  that  are  desolate,  and  her 
cities  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  the  cities  that 
arc  wasted. 

8  And  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  1  have  set  a  fire  in  Egypt,  and 
ivhen  all  her  helpers  shall  be  destrojed. 

9  In  that  day  shall  messengers  go  forth 
from  me  in  ships  to  make  the  careless  Ethi- 
opians afraid,  and  great  pain  shall  come 
upon  them,  as  in  the  day  of  Egypt :  for 
lo,  it  Cometh. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  will  also 
make  the  multitude  of  Egypt  to  cease  by 
the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Ba- 
bylon. 

11  He  and  his  people  whh  him,  the  ter- 
rible of  the  nations,  shall  be  brought  to  de- 
stroy the  land  :  and  they  shall  draw  their 
swords  against  Egypt,  and  fill  the  land  with 
the  slain. 

12  And  I  will  make  the  rivers  dry,  and 
sell  the  land  into  the  hand  of  the  wicked  : 
and  I  will  make  the  land  waste,  and  all  that 
is  therein,  bj^  the  hand  of  strangers :  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  it. 

13  Thus  saitli  the  Lord  Gon  ;  I  will  also 
destroy  the  idols,  and  I  will  cause  their 
images  to  cease  out  of  Noph  ;  and  there 
shall  be  no  more  a  prince  of  the  land  of 
Egypt:  and  I  will  put  a  fear  in  the  land  of 


Egypt. 

14   And 


will  make  Pathros  desolate, 
621 


Glory  of.  Assyria.  EZEKIEL. 

and  will  set  fire  in  Zoan,  and  will  execute 
judgments  in  No. 

15  And  I  will  pour  my  fury  upon  Sin, 
the  strength  of  Egypt ;  and  I  will  cut  off 
the  multitude  of  No. 

16  And  I  will  set  fire  in  Egypt :  Sin 
shall  have  great  pain,  and  No  shall  be  rent 
asunder,  and  Noph  hall  have  distresses 
daily 

7  The  young  men  of  Aven  and  "of  Pi- 
beseth  shall  fall  by  the  sword :  and  these 
cities  shall  go  into  captivity. 

18  At  Tehaphnehes  also  the  day  shall 
be  darkened,  when  I  shall  break  there  the 
yokes  of  E";ypt :  and  the  pomp  of  her 
strength  shall  cease  in  her  :  as  for  her,  a 
cloud  shall  cover  her,  and  her  daughters 
shall  go  into  captivity. 

19  Thus  will  I  execute  judgments  in 
Egypt :  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

20  U  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh 
year,  in  the  first  month,  in  the  seventh  day 
of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

21  Son  of  man,  I  have  broken  the  arm 
of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt ;  and  lo,  it  shall 
not  be  bound  up  to  be  healed,  to  put  a 
roller  to  bind  it,  to  make  it  strong  to  hold 
the  sword. 

22  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  a?n  against  Pharaoh  king  of 
Egypt,  and  will  break  his  arms,  the  strong, 
and  that  which  was  broken ;  and  I  will 
cause  the  sword  to  fall  out  of  his  hand. 

23  And  I  will  scatter  the  Egyptians 
among  the  nations,  and  will  disperse  them 
through  the  countries. 

24  And  I  will  strengthen  the  arms  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  put  my  sword  in  his 
hand  :  but  I  will  break  Pharaoh's  arms,  and 
he  shall  groan  before  him  with  the  groan- 
ings  of  a  deadly-wounded  7!ian. 

25  Bui:  I  will  strengthen  the  arms  of  the 
king  of  Babylon,  and  the  arms  of  Pharaoh 
.shall  fall  down  ;  and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  when  I  shall  put  mj'  sword 
into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and 
he  shall  stretch  it  out  upon  the  land  of 
Egypt, 

26  And  I  will  scatter  the  Egyptians 
among  the  nations,  and  disperse  them 
among  the  countries;  and  they  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXL 
A  ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  eleventh 


I'SL  year,  in  the  third  month,  in  the  first 
rJay  of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  unto  Pharaoh  king 
of  Egypt,  and  to  his  multitude;  Whom  art 
tliou  like  in  thy  greatness? 

3  Behold,  tlie  Assyrian  laas  a  cedar  in 
Lebanon  with   fair  branches,    and  with  a 


Fall  of  Assyria  for  pride. 
set  him  up  on  high  with  her  rivers  run- 
ning round  about  his  plants,  and  sent  out 
her  little   rivers   unto  all  the  trees  of  the 
field. 

5  Therefore  his  height  was  exalted  above 
all  the  trees  of  the  field,  and  his  boughs 
were  multiplied,  and  his  branches  became 
long  because  of  the  multitude  of  waters, 
when  he  shot  forth. 

6  All  the  fowls  of  heaven  made  their 
nests  in  his  boughs,  and  under  his  branches 
did  all  the  beasts  of  the  field  bring  forth 
their  young,  and  under  his  shadow  dwelt 
all  greai  nations. 

7  Thus  was  he  fair  in  his  greatness,  in 
the  length  of  his  branches :  for  liis  root  was 
by  great  waters. 

8  The  cedars  in  the  garden  of  God 
could  not  hide  him  :  the  fir-trees  were  not 
like  his  boughs,  and  the  chesnut-trees  were 
not  like  his  branches ;  not  any  tree  in  the 
garden  of  God  was  like  unto  him  in  his 
beauty. 

9  I  have  made  him  fair  by  the  multitude 
of  his  branches :  so  that  all  the  trees  of 
Eden,  that  icere  in  the  garden  of  God,  en- 
vied him. 

10  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Because  thou  hast  lifted  up  thyself  in 
height,  and  he  hath  shot  up  his  top  among 
the  thick  boughs,  and  his  heart  is  lifted  u] 
in  his  height ; 

11  I  have  therefore  delivered  him  into 
the  hand  of  the  mighty  one  of  the  heathen  ; 
he  shall  surely  deal  with  him  :  I  have  driven 
him  out  for  his  wickedness. 

12  And  strangers,  the  terrible  of  the  na- 
tions, iiave  cut  him  off,  and  have  left  him : 
upon  the  mountains  and  in  all  the  valleys 
his  branches  are  fallen,  and  his  boughs  are 
broken  bj'  all  the  rivers  of  the  land  ;  and 
all  the  people  of  the  earth  are  gone  down 
from  his  shadow,  and  have  left  him. 

13  Upon  his  ruin  shall  all  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  remain,  and  all  the  beasts  of  the 
field  shall  be  upon  his  branches : 

14  To  the  end  that  none  of  all  the  trees 
by  the  waters  exalt  themselves  for  their 
height,  neither  shoot  up  their  top  among 
the  thick  boughs,  neither  their  trees  stand 
up  in  their  height,  all  that  drink  water : 
for  they  are  all  delivered  unto  death,  to  the 
nether  parts  of  the  earth,  in  the  midst  of 
the  children  of  men,  with  them  that  go 
down  to  the  pit. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  In  the  day 
when  he  went  do\vn  to  the  grave  I  caused  a 
mourning :  I  covered  the  deep  for  him, 
and  I  restrained  the  floods  thereof,  and  the 
great  waters  were  stayed :  and  1  caused 
Lebanon  to  mourn  for  him,  and  all  the  trees 
of  the  field  fainted  for  him. 

16  I  made  the  nations  to  shake  at  the 
sound  of  his  iall,  when  I  cast  him  down  to 


shadowing  shroud,  and  of  an  high  stature ;  i  hell  with  them  that  descend  into  the  pit : 
and  his  top  was  among  the  thick  boughs,     and  all  the  trees  of  Eden,  tlie  choice  and 
4  The  waters  made  him  great,  the  deep  |  best  of  Lebanon,  all  that  drink'  water  shall 

622 


Destruction  of  Egypt  CHAP, 

be   comforted   in  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth. 

17  They  also  went  down  into  hell  with 
him  unto  them  that  be  slain  with  the  sword  ; 
and  fhcy  that  were  his  arm,  that  dwelt  un- 
der his  shadow  in  the  midst  of  the  heathen. 

18  H  To  whom  art  thou  thus  like  in  glorv 
and  in  greatness  among  the  trees  of  Eden  1 
yet  shalt  thou  be  brought  down  with  the 
trees  of  Eden  unto  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth:  thou  shalt  lie  in  the  midst  of  the  un- 
circumcised  with  them  that  be  slain  by  the 
sword.  This  is  Pharaoh  and  all  his  multi- 
tude, saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXXII. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth  year, 
in  the  twelfth  month,  in  the  first  day 
of  the  month,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  take  up  a  lamentation  for 
Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  say  unto  him. 
Thou  art  like  a  young  lion  of  the  nations, 
and  thou  art  as  a  whale  in  the  seas :  and 
thou  earnest  forth  with  thy  rivers,  and 
troubledst  the  waters  with  thy  feet,  and 
fouledst  their  rivers. 

3  Thus  saith  tlie  Lord  God  ;  I  will  there- 
fore spread  out  my  net  over  thee  with  a 
company  of  many  people  ;  and  they  shall 
bring  thee  up  in  my  net. 

4  Then  will  I  leave  thee  upon  the  land, 
I  will  cast  thee  forth  upon  the  open  field, 
and  will  cause  all  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
to  remain  upon  thee,  and  I  will  fill  the 
beasts  of  the  whole  earth  with  thee. 

6  And  I  will  lay  thy  flesh  upon  the  moun- 
tains, and  fill  the  valleys  with  thy  height. 

6  I  will  also  water  with  thy  blood  the 
land  wherein  thou  swimmest,  even  to  the 
mountains ;  and  the  rivers  shall  be  full  of 
thee. 

7  And  when  I  shall  put  thee  out,  I  will 
cover  the  heaven,  and  make  the  stars 
thereof  dark ;  I  will  cover  the  sun  with  a 
cloud,  and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her 
light. 

8  All  the  bright  lights  of  heaven  will  I 
make  dark  over  thee,  and  set  darkness  upon 
thy  land,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  I  will  also  vex  the  hearts  of  many  peo- 
ple, when  I  shall  bring  thy  destruction 
among  the  nations,  into  the  countries  which 
thou  hast  not  known. 

10  Yea,  I  will  make  many  people  amazed 
at  thee,  and  their  kings  shall  be  horribly 
afraid  for  thee,  when  I  shall  brandish  my 
sword  before  them;  and  they  shall  tremble 
at  every  moment,  every  man  for  his  own 
life,  in  the  day  of  thy  fall. 

11  H  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  The 
sword  of  the  king  of  Babylon  shall  come 
upon  thee. 

12  By  the  swords  of  the  mighty  will  I 
cause  thy  multitude  to  fall,  the  terrible  of 
the  nations,  all  of  them :  and  they  shall 
spoil  the  pomp  of  Egypt,  and  all  the  mul- 
titude thereof  shall  be  destroyed. 


XXXII.  by  the  stvord  of  Babylon. 

13  I  will  destroy  also  all  the  beasts  there* 
of  from  beside  the  great  waters;  neither 
shall  the  foot  of  man  trouble  them  any 
more,  nor  the  hoofs  of  beasts  trouble  them. 

14  Then  will  I  make  their  waters  deep, 
and  cause  their  rivers  to  run  like  oil,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

15  When  I  shall  make  the  land  of 
Egypt  desolate,  and  the  country  shall  be 
destitute  of  that  whereof  it  was  full,  when 
I  shall  smite  all  them  that  dwell  therein, 
then  shall  they  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

16  This  is  the  lamentation  wherewith 
they  shall  lament  her :  the  daughters  of 
the  nations  shall  lament  her :  they  shall 
lament  for  her,  even  for  Egypt,  and  for  all 
her  multitude,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

17  II  It  came  to  pass  also  in  the  twelfth 
year,  in  the  fifteenth  flay  of  the  month, 
thett  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me, 
saying, 

18  Son  of  man,  wail  for  the  multitude 
of  Egypt,  and  cast  them  down,  eve?i  her, 
and  the  daughters  of  the  famous  nations, 
unto  the  net  Iter  parts  of  the  earth,  with 
them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

19  Whom  dost  thou  pass  in  beauty  ?  ga 
down,  and  be  thou  laid  with  the  uncircum- 
cised. 

20  They  shall  fall  in  the  midst  of  them 
that  are  slain  by  the  sword  :  she  is  deliver- 
ed to  the  sword :  draw  her  and  all  her  mul- 
titudes. 

21  The  strong  among  the  mighty  shall 
speak  to  him  out  of  the  midst  of  hell  with 
them  that  help  him  :  they  are  gone  down, 
they  lie  uncircumcised,  slain  by  the  sword. 

22  Asshur  is  there  and  all  her  company  • 
his  graves  are  about  him  :  all  of  them  slain 
fallen  by  the  sword  : 

23  Whose  graves  are  set  in  the  sides  of 
the  pit,  and  her  company  is  round  about 
her  grave  :  all  of  them  slain,  fallen  by  the 
sword  which  caused  terror  in  the  land  of 
the  living. 

24  There  is  Elam  and  all  her  multitude 
round  about  her  grave,  all  of  them  slain, 
fallen  by  the  sword,  which  are  gone  down 
uncircumcised  into  the  nether  parts  of  the 
earth,  which  caused  their  terror  in  the  land 
of  the  living ;  yet  have  they  borne  their 
shame  with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

25  They  have  set  her  a  bed  in  the  midst 
of  the  slain  with  all  her  multitude :  her 
graves  are  round  about  him :  all  of  them 
uncircumcised,  slain  by  the  sword  :  though 
their  terror  was  caused  in  the  land  of  the 
living,  yet  have  they  borne  their  shame 
with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit :  he  is 
put  in  the  midst  of  the7U  that  be  slain. 

26  There  is  Meshech,  Tubal,  and  all  her 
multitude :  her  graves  are  round  about 
him :  all  of  them  uncircumcised,  slain  by 
the  sword,  though  tiiey  caused  their  terror 
in  the  land  of  the  living. 

27  And  they  shall  not  lie  with  the  mighty 
that  are  fallen  of  the  uncircumcised,  which 

623 


The  duty  of  a  watchman, 
are  gone  down  to  hell  with  their  weapons 
of  war :  and  they  have  laid  their  swords 
under  their  heads,  but  their  iniquities  shall 
be  upon  their  bones,  though  tliey  were  the 
terror  of  the  mighty  in  the  land  of  the 
living. 

28  Yea,  thou  shalt  be  broken  in  the  midst 
of  the  uncircumcised,  and  shalt  lie  with 
them  that  are  slain  with  the  sword. 

29  There  is  Edom,  her  kings,  and  all 
her  princes,  which  with  their  might  are 
laid  by  tliem  that  were  slain  by  the  sword  : 
they  shall  lie  with  the  uncircumcised,  and 
with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

30  There  be  the  princes  of  the  north,  all 
of  them,  and  all  the  Zidonians,  which  are 
gone  down  with  the  slain ;  with  their  ter- 
ror they  are  ashamed  of  their  might ;  and 
they  lie  uncircumcised  with  them  that  be 
slain  by  the  sword,  and  bear  their  shame 
with  them  that  go  down  to  the  pit. 

31  Pharaoh  shall  see  them,  and  shall  be 
comforted  over  all  his  multitude,  even  Pha- 
raoh and  all  his  army  slain  by  the  sword, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

32  For  I  have  caused  my  terror  in  the 
land  of  the  living  :  and  he  shall  be  laid  in 
the  midst  of  the  uncircumcised  with  them 
that  are  slain  with  the  sword,  even  Pharaoh 
and  all  his  multitude,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXXIIL 

AGAIN  the  word   of  the  Lord   came 
unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  speak  to  tlie  children  of 
thy  people,  and  say  unto  them.  When  I 
bring  the  sword  upon  a  land,  if  the  people 
of  the  land  take  a  man  of  their  coasts,  and 
set  him  for  their  watchman  : 

3  If  when  he  seeth  the  sword  come 
upon  the  land,  he  blow  the  trumpet,  and 
warn  the  people ; 

4  Then  whosoever  heareth  the  sound  of 
the  trumpet,  and  taketh  not  warning ;  if 
the  sword  come  and  take  him  away,  his 
blood  shall  be  upon  his  own  head. 

6  He  heard  the  sound  of  the  trumpet, 
and  took  not  warning  ;  his  blood  shall  be 
upon  him.  But  he  that  taketh  warning 
shall  deliver  his  soul. 

G  But  if  the  watchman  see  the  sword 
come,  and  blow  not  the  trumpet,  and  the 
people  be  not  warned  ;  if  the  sword  come, 
and  take  any  person  from  among  them,  he 
is  taken  away  in  his  iniquity ;  but  his 
blood  will  I  require  at  the  watchman's 
hand. 

7  So  thou,  O  son  of  man,  I  have  set  thee 
a   watchman   unto   the   house   of   Israel ; 


therefore  thou  shalt  hear  the  word  at  my 
mouth,  and  warn  tliem  from  me. 

8  When  I  say  unto  the  wicked,  O  wick- 
ed man,  thou  shalt  surely  die  ;  if  thou  dost 
not  speak  to  warn  the  wicked  from  his  way, 
that  wicked  man  shall  die  in  his  iniquity  ; 
but  his  blood  will  I  require  at  thine  hand. 

9  Nevertheless,  if  thou  warn  the  wicked 
of  his  way  to  turn  from  it ;   if  he  do  not 


EZEKIEL.  TJie  justice  of  God's  imys. 

turn  from  his  way,  he  shall  die  in  his  ini- 
quity ;  but  thou  hast  delivered  thy  soul. 

10  H  Therefore,  O  thou  son  of  man, 
speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel ;  Thus  ye 
speak,  saying.  If  our  transgressions  and  our 
sins  be  upon  us,  and  we  pine  away  in  them, 
how  should  we  then  live? 

11  Say  unto  them,  As  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  I  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death 
of  the  wicked  ;  but  that  the  wicked  turn 
from  his  way  and  live :  turn  ye,  turn  ye 
from  your  evil  ways  ;  for  why  will  ye  die, 
O  house  of  Israel  ? 

12  Therefore,  thou  son  of  man,  say  unto 
the  children  of  thy  people,  The  righteous- 
ness of  the  righteous  shall  not  deliver  him 
in  the  day  of  his  transgression  :  as  for  the 
wickedness  of  the  wicked,  he  shall  not  fall 
thereby  in  the  day  that  he  turneth  from  his 
wickedness  ;  neither  shall  the  righteous  be 
able  to  live  for  his  righteoztsness  in  the  day 
that  he  sinneth. 

13  When  I  shall  say  to  the  righteous, 
that  he  shall  surely  live  ;  if  he  trust  to  his 
own  righteousness,  and  commit  iniquity, 
all  his  righteousness  shall  not  be  remem- 
bered ;  but  for  his  iniquity  that  he  hath 
committed  he  shall  die  for  it. 

14  Again,  when  I  say  unto  the  wicked, 
Thou  shalt  surely  die  ;  if  he  turn  from  his 
sin,  and  do  that  which  is  lawful  and  right ; 

15  If  the  wicked  restore  the  pledge, 
give  again  that  he  had  robbed,  walk  in  the 
statutes  of  life,  without  committing  iniquity ; 
he  shall  surely  live,  he  shall  not  die. 

16  None  of  his  sins  that  he  hath  com- 
mitted shall  be  mentioned  unto  him  :  he 
hath  done  that  which  is  lawful  and  right ; 
he  shall  surely  live. 

17  H  Yet  the  children  of  thy  people  say. 
The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  equal :  but  as 
for  them,  their  wa)-  is  not  equal. 

18  When  the  righteous  turneth  from  his 
righteousness,  and  committeth  iniquit}',  he 
shall  even  die  thereby. 

19  But  if  the  wicked  turn  from  his  wick- 
edness, and  do  that  which  is  lawful  and 
right,  he  shall  live  thereby. 

20  Yet  ye  say.  The  way  of  the  Lord  is 
not  equal.  O  ye  house  of  Israel,  I  will 
judge  you  every  one  after  his  ways. 

21  IT  And  it  came  to  pass  in  the  twelfth 
year  of  our  captivity,  in  the  tenth  month, 
in  the  fifth  day  of  tlie  month,  that  one  that 
had  escaped  out  of  Jerusalem  came  unto 
me  saying.  The  city  is  ^mitten. 

22  Now  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  upon 
me  in  the  evening,  afore  he  that  was  es- 
caped came  ;  and  had  opened  my  mouth, 
until  he  came  to  me  in  the  morning  ;  and 
my  mouth  was  opened,  and  I  was  no  more 
dumb. 

23  Then  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 


unto  me,  saymg, 

24  Son  of  man,  they  that  inhabit  those 
wastes  of  the  land  of  Israel  speak,  saying, 
Abraham  was  one,  and  he  inherited  the 
624 


God's  judgments  against         CHAP.  XXXIV 
land  :  but  we  are  many ;  the  land  is  given 
us  for  inheritance. 

25  Wherefore  say  unto  them,  Thussaith 
the  Lord  God  ;  Ye  eat  with  the  blood,  and 
lift  up  your  eyes  toward  your  idols,  and 
shed  biood :  and  shall  ye  possess  the 
land  1 

26  Ye  stand  upon  )^our  sword,  ye  work 
abomination,  and  ye  defile  every  one  his 
neighbour's  wife  :  and  shall  ye  possess  the 
land  ? 

27  Say  thou  thus  unto  them,  Thus  saith 
the  Lord  God;  As  I  live,  surely  they  that 
are  in  the  wastes  shall  fall  by  the  sword, 
and  him  that  is  in  the  open  field  will  I  give 
to  the  beasts  to  be  devoured,  and  they  that 
he  in  the  forts  and  in  the  caves  shall  die  of 
the  pestilence. 

28  For  I  will  lay  the  land  most  desolate, 
and  the  pomp  of  her  strength  shall  cease  ; 
and  the  mountains  of  Israel  shall  be  deso- 
late, that  none  shall  pass  through. 

29  Then  shall  they  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord,  when  I  have  laid  the  land  most  de- 
solate because  of  all  their  abominations 
which  they  have  committed. 

30  H  Also,  thou  son  of  man,  the  children 
of  thy  people  still  are  talking  against  thee 
by  the  walls  and  in  the  doors  of  the  houses, 
and  speak  one  to  another,  every  one  to  his 
brother,  saying.  Come,  I  pray  you,  and 
hear  what  is  the  word  that  cometh  forth 
from  the  Lord. 

31  And  they  come  unto  thee  as  the  peo- 
ple Cometh,  and  they  sit  before  thee  as  my 
people,  and  they  hear  thy  words,  but  they 
will  not  do  them  :  for  with  their  mouth 
they  shew  much  love,  but  their  heart  goeth 
after  their  covetousness. 

32  And  lo,  thou  art  unto  them  as  a  very 
lovely  song  of  one  that  hath  a  pleasant 
voice,  and  can  play  well  on  an  instrument : 
for  they  hear  thy  words,  but  they  do  them 
not. 

33  And  when  this  cometh  to  pass,  (lo, 
it  will  come,)  then  shall  they  know  that  a 
prophet  hath  been  among  them. 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 
ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  prophesy  against  the  shep- 
herds of  Israel,  prophesy,  and  saj^  unto 
them,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  the 
shepherds  ;  Wo  he  to  the  shepherds  of  Is- 
rael that  do  feed  themselves!    should  not 

he  shepherds  feed  the  flocks  ? 

3  Ye  eat  the  fat,  and  ye  clothe  j-ou  with 
the  wool,  ye  kill  them  that  are  fed :  htit  ye 
feed  not  the  flock. 

4  The  diseased  have  ye  not  strengthen- 
ed, neither  have  ye  healed  that  which  was 
sick,  neither  h.ave  ye  bound  up  tiiat  ivhich 
7ras  broken,  neither  have  ye  brought  again 
that  whicli  was  driven  away,  neither  have 
ye  sought  that  which  was  lost ;  but  with 
force  and  with  cruelty  have  ye  ruled  them. 

5  And   they  were    scattered,    because 

79 


bad  shepherds, 
there  is  no  shepherd :   and  they   became 
meat  to  all   the  beasts  of  the  field,  when 
they  were  scattered. 

6  My  sheep  wandered  through  all  the 
mountains,  and  upon  every  high  hill  :  yea, 
my  flock  was  scattered  upon  ail  the  face  of 
the  earth,  and  none  did  search  or  seek 
after  them. 

7  H  Therefore,  ye  shepherds,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord  ; 

8  As  1  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  surely 
because  my  flock  became  a  prey,  and  my 
flock  became  meat  to  every  beast  of  the 
field,  because  thei-e  was  no  shepherd,  nei- 
ther did  my  shepherds  search  for  my  flock, 
but  the  shepherds  fed  themselves,  and  fed 
not  my  flock ; 

9  Therefore,  O  ye  shepherds,  hear  the 
word  of  the  Lord  ; 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold, 
I  am  against  the  shepherds;  and  I  will  re- 
quire my  flock  at  their  hand,  and  cause 
them  to  cease  from  feeding  the  flock  ;  nei- 
ther shall  the  shepherds  feed  themselves 
any  more ;  for  I  will  deliver  my  flock  from 
their  mouth,  that  they  may  not  be  meat  for 
them. 

11  H  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  Be- 
hold, I,  even  I,  will  both  search  my  sheep, 
and  seek  them  out. 

12  As  a  shepherd  seeketh  out  his  flock 
in  the  day  that  he  is  among  his  sheep  that 
are  scattered  ;  so  will  I  seek  out  my  sheep, 
and  will  deliver  them  out  of  all  places 
where  they  have  been  scattered  in  the 
cloudy  and  dark  day. 

13  And  I  will  bring  them  out  from  the 
people,  and  gather  them  from  the  coun- 
tries, and  will  bring  them  to  their  own 
land,  and  feed  them  upon  the  mountains  of 
Israel  by  the  rivers,  and  in  all  the  inhabited 
places  of  tlie  country. 

14  I  will  feed  them  in  a  good  pasture, 
and  upon  the  high  mountainsof  Israel  shall 
their  fold  be:  there  sliall  they  lie  in  a  good 
fold,  and  in  a  fat  pasture  shall  they  feed 
upon  the  mountains  of  Israel. 

15  I  will  feed  my  flock,  and  I  will  cause 
them  to  lie  down,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

16  I  will  seek  that  which  was  lost,  and 
bring  again  that  which  was  driven  away, 
and  will  bind  up  that  which  was  broken, 
and  will  strengthen  that  which  was  sick : 
but  I  will  destroy  the  fat  and  the  strong ;  I 
will  feed  them  with  judgment. 

17  And  as  for  you,  O  my  flock,  thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  judge  be- 
tween cattle  and  cattle,  between  the  rams 
and  the  he-goats.  • 

18  Sccmcth  it  a  small  thing  unto  you  to 
have  eaten  up  the  good  pasture,  but  ye 
must  tread  down  with  your  feet  the  residue 
of  your  pastures  ?  and  to  have  drunk  of  the 
deep  waters,  but  ye  must  foul  the  residue 
with  your  feet? 

19  And  as  for  my  flock,  they  eat  that 
Avhich  ye  have   trodden  with   your   feet; 

625 


The  Tcingdom  of  CJirist.  EZEKIEL 

and  they  drink  that  which  ye  have  fouled 
Avitli  your  feet. 

20  If  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God 
unto  them;  Behold,  I,  even  I,  will  judge 
between  the  fat  cattle  and  between  the 
lean  cattle. 

21  Because  ye  have  thrust  with  side 
and  with  shoulder,  and  pushed  all  the  dis- 
eased with  your  horns,  till  ye  have  scatter- 
ed them  abroad ; 

22  Therefore  will  I  save  my  flock,  and 
they  siiall  no  more  be  a  prey ;  and  I  will 
judge  between  cattle  and  cattle. 

23  And  I  will  set  up  one  Shepherd  over 
them,  and  he  shall  teed  them,  even  my  ser- 
vant David ;  he  shall  feed  them,  and  he 
shall  be  their  shepherd. 

24  And  I  the  Lord  will  be  their  God, 
and  my  servant  David  a  prince  among 
them ;  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it. 

25  And  I  will  make  with  them  a  cove- 
nant of  peace,  and  will  cause  the  evil 
beasts  to  cease  out  of  the  land  :  and  they 
shall  dwell  safely  in  the  wilderness,  and 
sleep  in  the  woods. 

26  And  I  will  make  them  and  the  places 
round  about  my  hill  a  blessing ;  and  I  will 
cause  the  shower  to  come  down  in  his  sea- 
son :  there  shall  be  showers  of  blessins;. 


27  And  the  tree  of  the  field  shall  yield 
her  fruit,  and  the  earth  shall  yield  her  in- 
crease, and  they  shall  be  safe  in  their  land, 
and  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord,  when 
I  have  broken  the  bands  of  their  yoke,  and 
delivered  them  out  of  the  hand  of  those  that 
served  themselves  of  them. 

28  And  they  shall  no  more  be  a  prey  to 
the  heathen,  neither  shall  the  beasts  of  the 
land  devour  them  ;  but  they  shall  dwell 
safely,  and  none  shall  make  them  afraid. 

29  And  I  will  raise  up  for  them  a  plant 
of  renown,  and  they  shall  be  no  more  con- 
sumed with  hunger  in  the  land,  neither 
bear  the  shame  of  the  heathen  any  more. 

30  Thus  shall  the)- know  that  I  the  Lord 
their  God  eim  with  them,  and  that  they, 
even  the  house  of  Israel,  eirc  my  people, 
saith  the  Lord  God. 

31  And  ye  my  flock,  the  flock  of  my 
pasture,  are  men,  (ind  I  am  your  God,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XXXV. 
l^FOREOVER  the  word  of  the  Lord 
J-Y  J.  came  unto  me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
mount  Seir,  and  prophesy  against  it, 

3  And  say  unto  it.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  Behold,  O  mount  Seir,  I  am  against 
thee,  and  I  will  stretch  out  mine  hand 
against  thee,  and  I  will  make  thee  most 
desolate. 

4  I  will  lay  thy  cities  waste,  and  thou 
shalt  be  desolate,  and  thou  shalt  know  that 
I  am  the  Lord. 

5  Because  thou  hast  had  a  perpetual 
hatred,  and  hast  shed  the  hbod  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  b}^  the  force  of  the  sword  in 


The  judgment  of  mount  Seir. 
the  time  of  their  calamity,  in  the  time  that 
their  iniquity  had  an  end  : 

6  Therefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  prepare  thee  unto  blood,  and 
blood  shall  pursue  thee  :  sith  thou  hast  not 
hated  blood,  even  blood  shall  pursue  thee. 

7  Thus  will  I  make  mount  Seir  most  de- 
solate, and  cut  off  from  him  that  passeth 
out  and  him  that  returneth. 

8  And  I  will  fill  his  mountains  with  his' 
slain  men  :  in  thy  hills,  and  in  thy  valleys, 
and  in  all  thy  rivers,  shall  they  fall  that  are 
slain  with  the  sword. 

9  I  will  make  thee  perpetual  desolations, 
and  thy  cities  shall  not  return:  and  ye 
shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

10  Because  thou  hast  said,  These  two 
nations  and  these  two  countries  shall  be 
mine,  and  we  will  possess  it;  whereas  the 
Lord  was  there: 

11  Therefore,  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord 
God,  I  will  even  do  according  to  thine  an- 
ger, and  according  to  thine  envy  which 
thou  hast  used  out  of  thy  hatred  against 
them ;  and  I  will  make  myself  known 
among  them,  when  I  have  judged  thee. 

12  And  thou  shalt  know  tfiat  I  am  the 
Lord,  and  that  I  have  heard  all  thy  blas- 
phemies which  thou  hast  spoken  against 
the  mountains  of  Israel,  saying.  They  are 
laid  desolate,  they  are  given  us  to  consume. 

13  Thus  with  your  mouth  ye  have 
boasted  against  me,  and  have  multiplied 
your  words  against  me :  I  have  heard  them. 

14  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  When 
the  whole  earth  rejoiceth,  I  will  make  thee 
desolate. 

15  As  thou  didst  rejoice  at  the  inherit- 
ance of  the  house  of  Israel,  because  it  was 
desolate,  so  will  I  do  unto  thee  :  thou  shalt 
be  desolate,  O  mount  Seir,  and  all  Idumea, 
even  all  of  it :  and  they  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXVL 

ALSO,  thou  son  of  man,  prophes}^  unto 
the  mountains  of  Israel,  and  say, 
Ye  mountains  of  Israel,  hear  the  word  of 
the  Lord  : 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
the  enemy  hath  said  against  you,  Aha, 
even  the  ancient  high  places  are  ours  ia 
possession : 

3  Therefore  prophesy  and  say,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because  they  have 
made  you  desolate,  and  swallowed  you  up 
on  every  side,  that  ye  might  be  a  possession 
unto  the  residue  of  the  heathen,  and  ye 
are  taken  up  in  the  lips  of  talkers,  and  are 
an  infamy  of  the  people  : 

4  Therefore,  ye  mountains  of  Israel, 
hear  the  word  of  the  Lord  God  ;  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  to  the  mountains,  and 
to  the  hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the  valleys, 
to  the  desolate  wastes,  and  to  the  cities  that 
are  forsaken,  which  became  a  prey  and  de- 
rision to  the  residue  of  the  heathen  that 
arc  round  about ; 

626 


Israel  is  comforted.  CHAP. 

5  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Surely  in  the  fire  of  my  jealousy  have  I 
spoken  against  the  residue  of  the  heathen, 
and  against  all  Idumea,  which  have  ap- 
pointed my  land  into  their  possession  with 
the  joy  of  all  their  heart,  with  despiteful 
minds,  to  cast  it  out  for  a  prey. 

6  Prophesy  therefore  concerning  the 
land  of  Israel,  and  say  unto  the  mountains, 
and  to  the  hills,  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the 
valleys.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold, 
I  have  spoken  in  my  jealousy  and  in  my 
fury,  because  ye  have  borne  the  shame  of 
the  heathen : 

7  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I 
have  lifted  up  mine  hand,  Surely  the  hea- 
then that  are  about  you,  they  shall  bear 
their  shame. 

8  But  ye,  O  mountains  of  Israel,  ye 
shall  shoot  forth  your  branches,  and  yield 
your  fruit  to  my  people  of  Israel ;  for  they 
are  at  hand  to  come. 


XXXVI.  Israel  rejected  for  sin. 

20  And  when  they  entered  unto  the  hea- 
then, whither  they  went,  they  profaned  my 
holy  name,  when  they  said  to  them,  These 
arc  the  people  of  the  Lord,  and  are  gone 
forth  out  of  his  land. 

21  But  I  had  phy  for  mine  holy  name, 
which  the  house  of  Israel  had  profaned 
among  the  heathen,  whither  they  went. 

22  Fhereibre  say  unto  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  I  do  not 
this  for  your  sakes,  O  house  of  Israel,  but 
for  mine  holy  name's  sake,  which  ye  have 
profaned  among  the  heathen,  whither  ye 
went. 

23  And  I  will  sanctify  my  great  name, 
which  was  profaned  among  the  heathen, 
which  ye  liave  profaned  in  the  midst  of 
them ;  and  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  saith  the  Lord  God,  when  I 
shall  be  sanctified  in  you  before  their  eyes. 

24  For  I  will  take  you  from  among  the 
heathen,  and  gather  you  out  of  all  coun- 


9  For  behold,  I  am  for  you,  and  I  will  tries,  and   will  bring  you  into  your  own 


turn  unto  you,  and  ye  shall  be  tilled  and 
sown : 

10  And  I  will  multiply  men  upon  you, 
all  the  house  of  Israel,  even  all  of  it :  and 
the  cities  shall  be  inhabited,  and  the  wastes 
shall  be  builded  • 

11  And  I  will  multiply  upon  you  man 
and  beast ;  and  they  shall  increase  and 
bring  fruit :  and  I  will  settle  you  after 
your  old  estates,  and  will  do  better  unto  you 
than  at  j'our  beginnings :  and  ye  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord. 

12  Yea,  I  will  cause  men  to  walk  upon 
you,  even  my  people  Israel ;  and  they  shall 
possess  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  tiieir  inhe- 
ritance, and  thou  shalt  no  more  hencetbrth 
bereave  them  (f  men. 

13  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Because 
they  say  unto  you.  Thou  land  devourest 
up  men,  and  hast  bereaved  thy  nations; 

14  Therefore  thou  shalt  devour  men  no 
more,  neither  bereave  thy  nations  any 
more,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

15  Neither  will  I  cause  men  to  hear  in 
thee  the  shame  of  the  heathen  any  more, 
neither  shalt  thou  bear  the  reproach  of  the 
people  any  more,  neither  shalt  thou  cause 
thy  nations  to  fall  any  more,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

16  H  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  me,  sa5'ing, 

17  Son  of  man,  when  the  house  of  Is- 
rael dwelt  in  their  own  land,  they  defiled 
it  by  tlieir  own  way  and  by  their  doings : 
their  way  was  before  me  as  the  uncleanness 
of  a  removed  woman. 

IS  Wherefore  I  poured  my  fury  upon 
them  for  the  blood  that  they  had  shed  upon 
the  land,  and  for  their  idols  wherewith  they 
had  polluted  it : 

19  And  I  scattered  them  among  the 
heathen,  and  they  were  dispersed  through 
the  countries:  according  to  their  way  and 
according  to  their  doings  I  judged  them. 


land. 

25  Then  will  I  sprinkle  clean  water  upon 
you,  and  ye  shall  be  clean :  from  all  jour 
filthiness,  and  from  all  your  idols,  will  I 
cleanse  you. 

26  A  new  heart  also  will  I  give  j'ou,  and 
a  new  spirit  will  I  put  within  you :  and  I 
will  take  away  the  stony  heart  out  of  your 
flesh,  and  I  will  give  you  an  heart  of 
flesh. 

27  And  I  will  put  my  Spirit  within  you, 
and  cause  you  to  walk  in  my  statutes,  and 
ye  shall  keep  my  judgments,  and  do  them. 

28  And  ye  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that  1 
gave  to  your  fathers ;  and  ye  shall  be  my 
people,  and  I  will  be  your  God. 

29  I  will  also  save  you  from  all  your  un- 
cleannesses:  and  I  will  call  for  the  corn, 
and  will  increase  it,  and  lay  no  famine 
upon  you. 

30  And  I  will  multiply  the  fruit  of  the 
tree,  and  the  increase  of  the  field,  that  }'e 
shall  receive  no  more  reproach  of  famine 
among  the  heathen. 

31  Then  shall  ye  remember  your  own 
evil  ways,  and  your  doings  that  ircre  not 
good,  and  shall  loathe  yourselves  in  your 
own  sight  for  your  iniquities,  and  for  your 
abominations. 

32  Not  for  your  sakes  do  I  this,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  be  it  known  unto  you :  be 
ashamed  and  confounded  for  your  own 
wavs,  O  house  of  Israel. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God;  In  the 
day  that  I  shall  have  cleansed  you  from  all 
your  iniquities  I  will  also  cause  you  to 
"dwell  in  the  cities,  and  the  wastes  shall  be 
builded. 

34  And  the  desolate  land  shall  be  tilled,' 
whereas  it  lay  desolate  in  the  sight  of  all 
that  passed  by. 

35  And  they  shall  say.  This  land  that 
was  desolate  is  become  like  the  garden  of 
Eden  ;  and  the  waste  and  desolate  and  ru- 

627 


The  resurrection  of  dry  hones.         EZEKIEL. 


ined  cities  are  become  fenced,  and  are  in- 
habited. 

36  Then  the  heathen  that  are  left  round 
about  you  shall  know  that  I  the  Lord  build 
the  ruined  places,  and  plani  that  that  was 
desolate  :  I  the  Lord  have  spoken  it,  and  I 
will  do  it. 

37  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  I  will  yet 
for  this  be  inquired  of  by  the  house  of  Is- 
rael, to  do  it  for  them  ;  I  will  increase  them 
with  men  like  a  flock. 

38  As  the  holy  flock,  as  the  flock  of  Je- 
rusalem in  her  solemn  feasts ;  so  shall  the 
waste  cities  be  filled  with  flocks  of  men : 
and  they  shall  know  that  1  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP,  xxxvn. 

THE  hand  of  the  Lord  was  upon  me, 
and  carried  me  out  in  the  Spirit  of 
the  Lord,  and  set  me  down  in  the  midst 
of  the  valley  which  ?tos  full  of  bones, 

2  And  caused  me  to  pass  by  them  round 
about :  and  behold,  there  iccre  very  many  in 
the  open  valley  ;  and  lo,  they  icere  very  dry. 

3  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man,  can 
these  bones  live?  and  I  answered,  O  Lord 
God,  thou  knowest. 

4  Again  he  said  unto  me,  Prophesy  upon 
these  bones,  and  say  unto  them,  O  ye  dry 
bones,  hear  the  word  of  the  Lord. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  unto  these 
bones;  Behold,  I  will  cause  breath  to  enter 
into  you,  and  ye  shall  live : 

6  And  I  will  lay  sinews  upon  j'ou,  and 
will  bring  up  flesh  upon  you,  and  cover 
you  with  skin,  and  put  breath  in  you,  and 
ye  shall  live;  and  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
the  Lord. 

7  So  I  prophesied  as  I  was  commanded : 
and  as  1  prophesied,  there  was  a  noise,  and 
behold  a  shaking,  and  the  bones  came  to- 
gether, bone  to  his  bone. 

8  And  when  1  beheld,  lo,  the  sinews  and 
the  flesh  came  up  upon  them,  and  the  skin 
covered  them  above:  but  there  teas  no 
breath  in  them. 

9  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Prophesy  unto 
the  wind,  prophesy,  son  of  man,  and  say 
to  the  wind,  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
Come  from  the  four  winds,  O  breath,  and 
breathe  upon  these  slain,  that  they  may 
live. 

10  So  I  prophesied  as  he  commanded 
me,  and  the  breath  came  into  them,  and 
they  lived,  and  stood  up  upon  their  feet,  an 
exceeding  great  army. 

11  Then  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man, 
these  bones  are  the  whole  house  of  Israel : 
beliold,  they  say.  Our  bones  are  dried,  and 
our  hope  is  lost:  we  are  cut  off  for  our 
parts. 

12  Therefore  prophesy  and  say  unto 
them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold, 
O  my  people,  I  will  open  your  graves,  and 
cause  you  to  come  up  out  of  your  graves, 
and  bring  you  into  the  land  of  Israel. 

13  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord, 
when  I  have  onened  your  graves,  O  my 


Chrisfs  kingdom  promised. 


people,  and  brought  you  up  out  of  you 
graves, 

14  And  shall  put  my  Spirit  in  you,  and 
ye  shall  live,  and  I  shall  place  you  in  your 
own  land :  then  shall  ye  know  that  I  the 
Lord  have  spoken  it,  and  performed  it, 
saith  the  Lord. 

15  H  The  word  of  the  Lord  came  again 
unto  me,  saying, 

16  Moreover,  thou  son  of  man,  takethee 
one  stick,  and  write  upon  it,  For  Judah, 
and  for  the  children  of  Israel  his  com- 
panions: then  take  another  stick,  and 
write  upon  it.  For  Joseph,  the  stick  of 
Ephraim,  and  fur  all  tne  house  of  Israel 
his  companions : 

17  And  join  them  one  to  another  into 
one  stick ;  and  they  shall  become  one  in 
thine  hand. 

18  And  when  the  children  of  thy  peo- 
ple shall  speak  unto  thee,  saying,  Wilt  thou 
not  shew  us  what  thou  meanest  by  these  ? 

19  Say  unto  them.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God;  Behold,  I  will  take  the  stick  of  Jo- 
seph, which  is  in  the  hand  of  Ephraim, 
and  the  tribes  of  Israel  his  fellows,  and  will 

Sut  them  with   him,  even  with  the  stick  of 
udah,  and  make  them  one  stick,  and  they 
shall  be  one  in  mine  hand. 

20  And  the  sticks  whereon  thou  writest 
shall  be  in  thine  hand  before  their  eyes. 

21  H  And  say  unto  them,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  will  take  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  from  among  the  heathen, 
whither  they  be  gone,  and  will  gather  them 
on  every  side,  and  bring  them  into  their 
own  land : 

22  And  I  will  make  them  one  nation  in 
the  land  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel ;  and 
one  king  shall  be  king  to  them  all:  and 
they  shall  be  no  more  two  nations,  neither 
shall  they  be  divided  into  two  kingdoms  any 
more  at  all : 

23  Neither  shall  they  defile  themselves 
an}"  more  with  their  idols,  nor  with  their 
detestable  things,  nor  with  any  of  their 
transgressions :  but  I  will  save  them  out  of 
all  their  dwelling-places,  wherein  they  have 
sinned,  and  will  cleanse  them :  so  shall 
they  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  their  God. 

24  And  David  my  servant  shall  be  king 
over  them ;  and  they  all  shall  have  one 
shepherd :  they  shall  also  walk  in  my 
judgments,  and  observe  my  statutes,  and 
do  them. 

25  And  they  shall  dwell  in  the  land  that 
I  have  given  unto  Jacob  my  servant,  where- 
in }'our  fathers  have  dwelt,  and  they  shall 
dwell  therein,  erc7}  they,  and  their  children, 
and  their  children's  children  for  ever  :  and 
my  servant  David  shall  be  their  prince  for 
ever. 

26  Moreover  I  will  make  a  covenant  of 
peace  with  them  ;  it  shall  be  an  everlasting 
covenant  with  them  :  and  I  will  place  them, 
and  multiply  them,  and  will  set  my  sane 
tuary  in  the  midst  of  them  for  evermore. 


shall    be    with 
God,  and  they 


The  army  of  Gog. 

27  My  tabernacle  also 
them :  yea,  1  Avill  be  their 
shall  be  my  people. 

28  And  the  heathen  shall  know  that  I 
the  Lord  do  sanctify  Israel,  when  my 
sanctuary  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  them  for 
evermore. 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 
ND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

2  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against  Gog 
the  land  of  Magog,  the  chief  prince  of  Me- 
shech  and  Tubal,  and  prophesy  against 
him, 

3  And  say.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Behold,  I  om  against  thee,  O  Gog,  the  chief 
prince  of  Meshech  and  Tubal : 

4  And  I  will  turn  thee  back,  and  put 
hooks  into  th)\jaws,  and  I  will  bring  thee 
forth,  and  all  thine  army,  horses  and  horse- 
men, all  of  them  clothed  with  all  sorts  of 
armour,  even  a  great  company  with  buck- 
lers and  shields,  all  of  them  handling 
swords : 

5  Persia,  Ethiopia,  and  Libya  with  them ; 
all  of  them  with  shield  and  helmet: 

6  Gomer,  and  all  his  bands ;  the  house  of 
Togarmah  of  the  north  quarters,  and  all  his 
bands :  and  many  people  with  thee. 

7  Be  thou  prepared,  and  prepare  for 
thyself,  thou,  and  all  thy  company  that  are 
assembled  unto  thee,  and  be  thou  a  guard 
unto  them. 

8  H  After  many  days  thou  shalt  be  visit- 
ed :  in  the  latter  years  thou  shalt  come  into 
the  land  that  is  brought  back  from  the 
sword,  and  is  gathered  out  of  many  peo- 
ple, against  the  mountains  of  Israel,  which 
have  been  always  waste :  but  it  is  brought 
forth  out  of  the  nations,  and  they  shall 
dwell  safely  all  of  them. 

9  Thou  shalt  ascend  and  come  like  a 
storm,  thou  shalt  be  like  a  cloud  to  cover 
the  land,  thou,  and  all  thy  bands,  and  many 
people  with  thee. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  it  shall 
also  come  to  pass,  that  at  the  same  time 
shall  things  come  into  thy  mind,  and  thou 
shalt  think  an  evil  thought : 

11  And  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  go  up  to 
the  land  of  unwalled  villages  ;  I  will  go  to 
them  that  are  at  rest,  that  dwell  safely,  all 
of  them  dwelling  without  walls,  and  having 
neither  bars  nor  gates, 

12  To  take  a  spoil,  and  to  take  a  prey; 
to  turn  thine  hand  upon  the  desolate  places 
that  are  now  inhabited,  and  upon  the  peo- 
ple that  are  gathered  out  of  the  nations, 
which  have  gotten  cattle  and  goods,  that 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  the  land. 

13  Sheba,  and  Dedan,  and  the  mer- 
chants of  Tarshish,  with  all  the  young  lions 
thereof,  shall  say  unto  thee.  Art  thou  come 
to  take  a  spoil  ?  hast  thou  gathered  thy 
company  to  take  a  prey  ?  to  carry  away 
silver  and  gold,  to  take  away  cattle  and 
vnrtfU  to  take  a  trreat  spoil  ? 


CHAP.  XXXVIII,  XXXIX.   God's  judgment  upon  Mm. 


14  ^  Therefore,  son  of  man,  pro])hesy 
and  say  unto  Gog,  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
God  ;  In  that  day  when  my  people  of  Is- 
rael dwelleth  safely,  shalt  thou  not  know  it  ? 

16  And  thou  shalt  come  from  thy  place 
out  of  the  north  parts,  thou,  and  many 
people  with  thee,  all  of  them  riding  upon 
horses,  a  great  company,  and  a  mighty 
army : 

16  And  thou  shalt  come  up  against  my 
people  of  Israel,  as  a  cloud  to  cover  the  land  ; 
it  shall  be  in  the  latter  days,  and  1  will  bring 
thee  against  my  land,  that  the  heathen  may 
know  me,  when  I  shall  be  sanctified  in  thee, 

0  Go";,  before  their  eyes. 

17  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Art  thou 
he  of  whom  I  have  spoken  in  old  time  by 
my  servants  the  prophets  of  Israel,  which 
prophesied  in  those  days  many  years,  that 

1  would  bring  thee  against  them  ? 

18  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  the  same 
time  when  Gog  shall  come  against  the  land 
of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God,  that  my  fury 
shall  come  up  in  my  face. 

19  For  in  my  jealousy  and  in  the  fire  of 
my  wrath  have  I  spoken.  Surely  in  that 
day  there  shall  be  a  great  shaking  in  the 
land  of  Israel ; 

20  So  that  the  fishes  of  the  sea,  and  the 
fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the  beasts  of  the 
field,  afnd  all  creeping  things  that  creep 
upon  the  earth,  and  all  the  men  that  are 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  shall  shake  at 
my  presence,  and  the  mountains  shall  be 
thrown  down,  and  the  steep  places  shall 
fall,  and  every  wall  shall  fall  to  the  ground. 

21  And  I  will  call  for  a  sword  against 
him  throughout  all  my  mountains,  saith 
the  Lord  God  :  ever}^  man's  sword  shall  be 
against  his  brother. 

22  And  I  will  plead  against  him  with 
pestilence  and  with  blood ;  and  I  will  rain 
upon  him,  and  upon  his  bands,  and  upon 
the  many  people  that  are  with  him,  an 
overflowing  rain,  and  great  hailstones,  fire, 
and  brimstone. 

23  Thus  will  I  magnify  myself,  and 
sanctify  myself;  and  I  will  be  known  in 
the  eyes  of  many  nations,  and  they  shall 
know  that  I  am  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXXIX 

THEREFORE, "thou  son  of  man,  pro- 
phesy against  Gog,  and  .say.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Behold,  I  am  against 
thee,  O  Gog,  the  chief  prince  of  Meshech 
and  Tubal : 

2  And  I  will  turn  thee  back,  and  leave 
but  the  sixth  part  of  thee,  and  will  cause 
thee  to  come  up  from  the  north  parts,  and 
will  bring  thee  upon  the  mountains  of  Israel: 

3  And  I  will  smite  thy  bow  out  of  tliy 
left  hand,  and  will  cause  thine  arrows  to 
fall  out  of  thy  right  hand. 

4  Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  mountains  of 
Israel,  thou,  and  all  thy  bands,  and  the 
people  that  is  with  thee  :  I  will  give  thee 
unto  the  ravenous  birds  of  everv  sort,  and 

629 


TThe  victory  of  Israel, 
to  the  beasts  of  the  field  to  be  devoured. 

5  Thou  shalt  fall  upon  the  open  field  : 
for  I  have  spoken  it,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

6  And  1  will  send  a  fire  on  Magog,  and 
among  them  that  dwell  carelessly  in  the 


known 
:  and  I 


isles :  and  they  shall  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord. 

7  So  will  I  make  my  holy  name 
in  the  midst  of  my  people  Israel 
will  not  let  them  pollute  my  holy  name  anj^ 
more  :  and  the  lieathen  shall  know  that  I 
am  the  Lord,  the  Holy  One  in  Israel. 

8  U  Behold,  it  is  come,  and  it  is  done, 
saith  the  Lord  God  ;  this  is  the  day  where- 
of I  have  spoken. 

9  And  they  that  dwell  in  the  cities  of  Is- 
rael shall  go  forth,  and  shall  set  on  fire  and 
burn  the  weapons,  both  the  shields  and  the 
bucklers,  the  bows  and  the  arrows,  and  the 
handstaves,  and  the  spears,  and  they  shall 
burn  them  with  fire  seven  years  : 

10  So  that  they  shall  take  no  wood  out 
of  the  field,  neither  cut  down  any  out  of 
the  forests  ;  for  they  shall  burn  the  weapons 
with  fire :  and  they  shall  spoil  those  that 
spoiled  them,  and  rob  those  that  robbed 
them,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

11  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  I  will  give  unto  Gog  a  place  there 
of  graves  in  Israel,  the  valley  of  the  pas- 
sengers on  the  east  of  the  sea :  and.  it  shall 
stop  the  noses  oi  i\\e  passengers  :  and  there 
shall  they  bury  Gog  and  all  his  multitude  : 
and  they  shall  call  it  The  valley  of  Hamon- 

12  And  seven  months  shall  the  house  of 
Israel  be  burying  of  them,  that  they  may 
cleanse  the  land. 

13  Yea,  all  the  people  of  the  land  shall 
bury  them :  and  it  shall  be  to  them  a  re- 
nown the  day  that  I  shall  be  glorified,  saith 
the  Lord  God. 

14  And  they  shall  sever  out  men  of  con- 
tinual employment,  passing  through  the 
land  to  bury  with  the  passengers  those  that 
remain  upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  to 
cleanse  it :  after  the  end  of  seven  months 
shall  tliey  search. 

15  And  the  passengers  that  pass  through 
the  land,  when  any  seeth  a  man's  bone, 
then  shall  he  set  up  a  sign  by  it,  till  the 
buriers  liave  buried  it  in  the  valley  of  Ha- 
mon-gog. 

16  And  also  the  name  of  the  city  shall 
be  Hamonah.  Thus  shall  they  cleanse  the 
land. 

17  ^  And,  thou  son  of  man,  thus  saith 
the  Lord  God  ;  Speak  unto  every  feathered 
fowl,  and  to  every  beast  of  the  field,  As- 
semble yourselves,  and  come ;  gather  your- 
selves on  every  side  to  my  sacrifice  that  I 
do  sacrifice  for  you,  even  a  great  sacrifice 
upon  the  mountains  of  Israel,  that  ye  may 
eat  flesh,  and  drink  blood. 

18  Ye  shall  eat  the  flesh  of  the  mighty. 


EZEKIEL.  The  feast  of  the  foicls. 

bullocks,  all  of  them  fallings  of  Bashan. 

19  And  ye  shall  eat  fat  till  ye  be  full,  and 
drink  blood  till  ye  be  drunken,  of  my  sa- 
crifice which  I  have  sacrificed  lor  you. 

20  Thus  ye  shall  be  filled  at  my  table 
with  horses  and  chariots,  with  mighty  men, 
and  with  all  men  of  war,  saith  the  Lord 
God. 

21  H  And  I  will  set  my  glory  among  the 
heathen,  and  all  the  heathen  shall  see  my 
judgment  that  1  have  executed,  and  my 
hand  that  I  have  laid  upon  them. 

22  So  the  house  of  Israel  shall  know 
that  I  am  the  Lord  their  God  from  that 
day  and  forward. 

23  And  the  heathen  shall  know  that  the 
house  of  Israel  went  into  captivity  for  their 
iniquity  :  because  they  trespassed  against 
me,  therefore  hid  I  my  face  from  them, 
and  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
mies :  so  fell  they  all  by  the  sword. 

24  According  to  their  uncleanness  and 
according  to  their  transgressions  have  I 
done  unto  them,  and  hid  my  face  from 
them. 

25  H  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 
Now  will  I  bring  again  the  captivit}"  of 
Jacob,  and  have  mercy  upon  the  whole 
house  of  Israel,  and  will  be  jealous  for  my 
holy  name ; 

26  After  that  they  have  borne  their 
shame,  and  all  their  trespasses  whereby 
they  have  trespassed  against  me,  when  they 
dwelt  safely  in  their  land,  and  none  made 
them  afraid. 

27  When  I  have  brought  them  again 
from  the  people,  and  gathered  them  out  of 
their  enemies'  lands,  and  am  sanctified  in 
them  in  the  sight  of  many  nations  ; 

28  Then  shall  they  know  that  I  am  the 
Lord  their  God,  which  caused  them  to  be 
led  into  captivity  among  the  heathen :  but 
I  have  gathered  them  unto  their  own  land, 
and  have  left  none  ol'them  any  more  there. 

29  Neither  will  I  iiide  my  face  any  more 
from  them  :  for  I  have  poured  out  my 
Spirit  upon  the  house  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XL. 

IN  the  five  and  twentieth  j'ear  of  our 
captivitj',  in  the  beginning  of  the  year, 
in  the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  in  the  four- 
teenth year  after  th.at  tlie  city  was  smitten, 
in  the  self-same  day  the  hand  of  the  Lord 
was  upon  me,  and  brought  me  thither. 

2  In  the  visions  of  God  brought  he  me 
into  the  land  of  Israel,  and  set  me  upon  a 
very  high  mountain,  by  which  ?i'as  as  the 
frame  of  a  city  on  the  south. 

3  And  he  brought  me  thither,  and  be- 
hold, there  was  a  man,  whose  apjjearance 
ivas  like  the  appearance  of  brass,  with  a 
line  of  flax  in  liis  hand,  and  a  measuring 
reed ;  and  he  stood  in  the  gate. 

4  And  the  man  said  unto   me,  Son  of 


and  drink  the  blood  of  the  princes  of  theiman,  behold  with  thine  eyes,  and  hear  with 
earth,  of  rams,  of  lambs,  and  of  goatS;  of  'thine  ears,  and  set  thine  heart  upon  all  that 

630 


EzekieVs  description  CHAP 

I  shall  shew  thee  ;  for  to  the  intent  that  T 
might  shew  thim  unto  thee  art  thou  brought 
hither :  declare  all  that  thou  seest  to  the 
liouse  of  Israel. 

5  And  behold  a  wall  on  the  outside  ot 
the  house  round  about,  and  in  the  man's 
hand  a  measuring  reed  of  six  cubits  long 
by  the  cubit  and  an  hand-breadth :  so  he 
measured  the  breadth  of  the  building,  one 
reed :  and  tne  height,  one  reed. 

6  *!\  Then  came  he  unto  the  gate  which 
looketh  toward  the  east,  and  went  up  the 
stairs  thereof,  and  measured  the  threshold 
of  tlie  gate,  which  teas  one  reed  broad  ;  and 
the  other  threshold  of  the  gate,  ivhich  ims 
one  reed  broad. 

7  And  every  little  chamber  was  one  reed 
long,  and  one  reed  broad  ;  and  between 
the  little  chambers  were  five  cubits :  and 
the  thresliold  of  the  gate  by  the  porch  of 
the  gate  wiliiin  wax  one  reed. 

8  He  measured  also  the  porch  of  the 
gate  within,  one  reed. 

9  Then  measured  he  the  porch  of  the 
gate,  eight  cubits ;  and  the  posts  thereof, 
two  cubits  ;  and  the  porch  of  the  gate  was 
inward. 

10  And  the  little  chambers  of  the  gate 
eastward  were  three  on  this  side,  and  three 
on  that  side ;  they  three  toere  of  one  mea- 
sure: and  the  posts  had  one  measure  on 
this  side  and  on  that  side, 

11  And  he  measured  the  breadth  of  the 
entry  of  the  gate,  ten  cubits ;  and  the 
length  of  the  gate,  thirteen  cubits. 

12  The  space  also  before  the  little  cham- 
bers was  one  cubit  on  this  side,  and  the 
space  was  one  cubit  on  that  side  :  and  the 
little  chambers  were  six  cubits  on  this  side, 
and  six  cubits  on  that  side. 

13  lie  measured  then  the  gate  from  the 
roof  of  one  little  chamber  to  the  roof  of 
another ;  the  breadth  ivas  five  and  twenty 
cubits,  door  against  door. 

14  He  made  also  posts  of  threescore 
cubits,  even  unto  the  post  of  the  court 
round  about  the  gate. 

15  And  from  the  face  of  the  gate  of  the 
entrance  unto  the  face  of  the  porch  of  the 
inner  gate  were  fifty  cubits. 

16  And  there  were  narrow  windows  to 
the  little  chambers,  and  to  their  posts  with- 
in the  gate  round  about,  and  likewise  to  the 
arclies  :  and  windows  %oere  round  about  in- 
ward :  and  upon  each  post  unrc  palm-trees. 

IT  Then  brought  he  me  into  the  outward 
court,  and  lo,  there  trcre  chambers,  and  a 
pavement  made  for  the  court  round  about : 
thirty  chambers  locre  upon  the  pavement. 

IS  And  the  pavement  by  the  side  of  the 
gates  over  against  the  length  of  the  gates 
was  the  lower  pavement. 

19  Then  he  measured  the  breadth  from 
the  forefront  of  tlie  lower  gate  unto  the 
forefront  of  the  inner  court  without,  an 
hundred  cubits  eastward  and  northward. 

20  H  And  the  gate  of  the  outward  court 


,  XL.  of  the  temple. 

that  looked  toward  the  north,  he  measured 
the  length  thereof,  and  the  breadth  thereof. 

21  And  the  little  chambers  thereof  wtre 
three  on  this  side  and  three  on  that  side ; 
and  the  posts  thereof  and  the  arches  thereof 
were  after  the  measure  of  the  first  gate  : 
the  length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

22  And  their  windows,  and  their  arches, 
and  their  palm-trees,  were  after  the  mea- 
sure of  the  gate  that  looketh  toward  the 
east :  and  they  went  up  unto  it  by  seven 
steps  ;  and  the  arches  thereof  zocre  before 
them. 

23  And  the  gate  of  the  inner  court  ivas 
over  against  the  gate  toward  the  north,  and 
toward  the  east:  and  he  measured  from 
gate  to  gate  an  hundred  cubits. 

24  If  After  that  he  brought  me  toward 
the  south,  and  behold  a  gate  toward  the 
south  :  and  he  measured  the  posts  tliereof 
and  the  arches  thereof  according  to  these 
measures. 

25  And  there  were  windows  in  it  and  in 
the  arches  thereof  round  about,  like  those 
windows  :  the  length  ivas  fifty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits. 

26  And  there  loere  seven  steps  to  go  up 
to  it,  and  the  arches  thereof  iccre  before 
them  :  and  it  had  palm-trees,  one  on  this 
side,  and  another  on  that  side,  upon  the 
posts  thereof 

27  H  And  there  was  a  gate  in  the  inner 
court  toward  the  south :  and  he  measured 
from  gate  to  gate  toward  the  south  an  hun- 
dred cubits. 

28  And  he  brought  me  to  the  inner  court 
by  the  south  gate :  and  he  measured  the 
south  gate   according  to   these  measures  ; 

29  And  the  little  chambers  thereof,  and 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof, 
according  to  these  measures:  and  there 
were  Avindows  in  it  and  in  the  arches 
thereof  round  about :  it  was  fifty  cubits 
long,  and  five  and  twenty  cubits  broad. 

30  And  the  arches  round  about  icere  five 
and  twenty  cubits  long,  and  five  cubits 
broad. 

31  And  the  arches  thereof  were  toward 
the  outer  court ;  and  palm-trees  were  upon 
the  posts  thereof:  and  the  going  up  to  it 
had  eight  steps. 

32  H  And  he  brought  me  into  the  inner 
court  toward  the  east:  and  he  measured 
the  gate  according  to  these  measures. 

33  And  the  little  chambers  thereof,  and 
the  posts  thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof, 
were  according  to  these  measures  :  and  there 
were  windows  therein  and  in  the  arches 
thereof  round  about :  it  was  fifty  cubits 
long,  and  five  and  twenty  cubits  broad. 

34  And  the  arches  thereof  7ccre  toward 
the  outward  court ;  and  palm-trees  were 
upon  the  posts  thereof,  on  this  side,  and  on 
that  side  :  and  the  going  up  to  it  had  eight 

^  35  H  And  he  brought  me  to  the  north 
631 


Description  of  the  temple.  EZEKIEL 

gate,  and  measured  it  according  to  these 
measures ; 

36  The  little  chambers  thereof,  the  posts 
thereof,  and  the  arches  thereof,  and  the 
windows  to  it  round  about :  the  length  was 
fift)^  cubits,  and  the  breadth  five  and  twen- 
ty cubits. 

37  And  the  posts  thereof  were  toward 
the  outer  court ;  and  palm-trees  tccre  upon 
the  posts  thereof,  on  this  side,  and  on  that 
side:  and  the  going  up  to  it  had  eight 
steps. 

38  And  the  chambers,  and  the  entries 
thereof  tcere  by  the  posts  of  the  gates, 
where  they  washed  the  burnt-offering. 

39  ^  And  in  the  porch  of  the  gate  locre 
two  tables  on  this  side,  and  two  tables  on 
that  side,  to  slay  thereon  the  burnt-offering, 
and  the  sin-offering,  and  the  trespass- 
offering. 

40  And  at  the  side  without,  as  one  goeth 
up  to  the  entry  of  the  north  gale,  were  two 
tables ;  and  on  the  other  side,  which  was  at 
the  porch  of  the  gate,  ivcre  two  tables. 

41  Four  tables  were  on  this  side,  and 
four  tables  on  that  side,  by  the  side  of  the 
gate ;  eight  tables,  whereupon  they  slew 
tlieir  sacrifices. 

42  And  the  four  tables  were  of  hewn 
stone  for  the  burnt-offering,  of  a  cubit  and 
an  half  long,  and  a  cubit  and  an  half  broad, 
and  one  cubit  high:  whereupon  also  they 
laid  the  instruments  wherewith  they  slew 
the  burnt-offering  and  the  sacrifice. 

43  And  within  iccre  hooks,  an  hand 
broad,  fastened  round  about:  and  upon  the 
tables  ivas  the  flesh  of  the  offering. 

44  H  And  without  the  inner  gate  were 
the  chambers  of  the  singers  in  the  inner 
court,  which  toas  at  the  side  of  the  north 
gate ;  and  their  prospect  loas  toward  the 
south  :  one  at  the  side  of  the  east  gate  hav- 
ing the  prospect  toward  the  north. 

45  And  he  said  unto  me,  This  chamber, 
whose  prospect  is  toward  the  south,  is  for 
the  priests,  the  keepers  of  the  charge  of  the 
house. 

46  And  the  chan.ber  VA'hose  prospect  is 
toward  the  north  is  for  the  priests,  the  keep- 
ers of  the  charge  of  the  altar  :  these  are  the 
sons  of  Zadok  among  the  sons  of  Levi, 
which  come  near  to  the  Lord  to  minister 
unto  him. 

47  So  he  measured  the  court,  an  hun- 
dred cubits  long,  and  an  hundred  cubits 
broad,  four-square ;  and  the  altar  that  was 
before  the  house. 

48  H  And  he  brought  me  to  the  porch  of 
the  house,  and  measured  each  post  of  the 
porch,  five  cubits  on  this  side,  and  five 
cubits  on  that  side  :  and  the  breadth  of  the 
gate  7oas  three  cubits  on  this  side,  and 
three  cubits  on  that  side. 

49  The  length  of  the  porch  ivas  twenty 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  eleven  cubits ;  and 
he  brought  mc  by  the  steps  whereby  they 
went  up  to  it :  and  there  ivere  pillars  by  the 


The  measure,  Sfc.  of  the  temple. 
posts,  one  on  this  side,  and  another  on  that 
side. 

CHAP.  XLL 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me  to  the 
temple,  and  measured  the  posts,  six 
cubits  broad  on  the  one  side,  and  six  cubits 
broad  on  the  other  side,  ivhich  ivas  the 
breadth  of  the  tabernacle. 

2  And  the  breadth  of  the  door  loas  ten 
cubits ;  and  the  sides  of  the  door  ivere  five 
cubits  on  the  one  side,  and  five  cubits  on 
the  other  side  :  and  he  measured  the  length 
thereof,  forty  cubits :  and  the  breadth,  twen- 
ty cubits. 

3  Then  went  he  inward,  and  measured 
the  post  of  the  door,  two  cubits  ;  and  the 
door,  six  cubits ;  and  the  breadth  of  the 
door,  seven  cubits. 

4  So  he  measured  the  length  thereof, 
twenty  cubits ;  and  the  breadth,  twenty 
cubits,  before  the  temple  ■  and  he  said  un- 
to me.  This  is  the  most  holy  place. 

5  Alter  he  measured  the  wall  of  the 
house,  six  cubits ;  and  the  breadth  of  every 
side-chamber,  four  cubits,  round  about  the 
house  on  every  side. 

6  And  the  side-cliambers  were  three,  one 
over  another,  and  thirtj'  in  order  ;  and  they 
entered  into  the  wall  which  rvas  of  the 
house  for  the  side-chambers  round  about, 
that  they  might  have  hold,  but  they  had 
not  hold  in  the  wall  of  the  house. 

7  And  there  was  an  enlarging,  and  a 
winding  about  still  upward  to  the  side- 
chambers  :  for  the  winding  about  of  the 
house  went  still  upward  round  about  the 
house  ;   therefore  the  breadth  of  the  house 

still  upward,  and   so  increased  from 


the  lowest  chamber  to  the   highest  by  the 
midst. 

8  I  saw  also  the  height  of  the  house 
round  about :  the  foundations  of  the  side- 
chambers  were  a  full  reed  of  six  great 
cubits. 

9  The  thickness  of  the  wall,  which  was 
for  the  side-chamber  without,  was  five  cu- 
bits :  and  that  which  was  left  teas  the 
place  of  the  side-chambers  that  unr  within. 

10  And  between  the  chambers  was  the 
wideness  of  twenty  cubits  round  about  the 
house  on  every  side. 

11  And  the  doors  of  the  side-chambers 
we?'c  toward  the  jjlacc  that  was  left,  one 
door  toward  the  north,  and  another  door  to- 
ward the  south :  and  the  breadth  of  the 
place  that  was  left  ivas  five  cubits  round 
about. 

12  Now  the  building  that  rvas  before  the 
separate  place  at  the  end  toward  the  west 
was  seventy  cubits  broad  ;  and  the  wall  of 
the  building  was  five  cubits  thick  round 
about,  and  the  length  thereof  ninety  cubits. 

13  So  he  measured  the  house,  an  hun- 
dred cubits  long ;  and  the  separate  place, 
and  the  building,  with  the  walls  thereof,  an 
hundred  cubits  long ; 

14  Also  the  breadth  of  the   face  of  the 
632 


Chambers  of  the  priests.  CHAP. 

house,  and  of  the  separate  place  toward 
the  east,  an  hundred  cubits. 

15  And  he  measured  the  length  of  the 
buildino-  over  against  the  separate  place 
which  "was  behind  it,  and  the  galleries 
thereof  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other 
side,  an  hundred  cubits,  with  the  inner 
temple,  and  the  porclies  of  the  court ; 

16  The  door  posts,  and  the  narrow 
windows,  and  the  galleries  round  about  on 
their  three  stories,  over  against  the  door, 
ceiled  with  wood  round  about,  and  from 
the  ground  up  to  the  windows,  and  the 
windows  were  covered ; 

17  To  that  above  the  door,  even  unto 
the  inner  house,  and  without,  and  by  all 
the  wall  round  about  within  and  without  by 
measure. 

IS  And  it  loas  made  with  cherubims 
and  palm-trees,  so  that  a  palm-tree  was 
between  a  cherub  and  a  cherub ;  and  every 
cherub  had  two  faces  ; 

19  So  that  the  face  of  a  man  was  toward 
the  palm-tree  on  the  one  side,  and  the  face 
of  a  young  lion  toward  the  palm-tree  on 
the  other  side  :  it  icas  made  through  all  the 
house  round  about. 

20  From  the  ground  unto  above  the  door 
toei-e  cherubims  and  palm-trees  made,  and 
on  the  wall  of  the  temple. 

21  The  posts  of  the  temple  were  squar- 
ed, «Hf/the  face  of  the  sanctuary;  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  one  as  the  appearance  of 
the  other. 

22  The  altar  of  wopd  loas  three  cubits 
high,  and  the  length  thereof  two  cubits; 
and  the  corners  thereof,  and  the  length 
thereof,  and  the  walls  thereof,  iccre  of 
wood :  and  he  said  unto  me,  This  is  the 
table  that  is  before  the  Lord. 

23  And  the  temple  and  the  sanctuary 
had  two  doors. 

24  And  the  doors  had  two  leaves  apiece, 
two  turning  leaves ;  two  leaves  for  the  one 
door,  and  two  leaves  for  the  other  door. 

9.5  And  there  icere  made  on  them,  on 
the  doors  of  the  temple,  cherubims  and 
palm-trees  like  as  were  made  upon  the 
walls;  and  there  were  thick  planks  upon 
the  face  of  the  porch  without. 

26  And  there  were  narrow  windows  and 
palm-trees  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other 
side,  on  the  sides  of  the  porch,  and  upon 
the  side-chambers  of  the  house,  and  thick 

planks.  _      ,.-r   Tr 

^  CHAP.  XLH. 

THEN  he  brought  me  forth  into  the 
outer  court,  the  way  toward  the  north  : 
and  he  brought  me  into  the  chamber  that 
was  over  against  the  separate  place,  and 
which  was  before  the  building  toward  the 

2  Before  the  length  of  an  hundred  cubits 
mas  the  north  door,  and  the  breadth  was 

fifty  cubits.  7  -^       1  •  1, 

3  Over  against  the  twenty  cubits  which 
icerc  for  the  inner  court,  and  over  against 

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LH.  The  use  thereof. 

the  pavement  which  was  for  the  outer  court, 


was  gallery  against  gallery  in  three  stories. 

4  And  before  the  chambers  was  a  walk 
of  ten  cubits  breadth  inward,  a  way  of  one 
cubit ;  and  their  doors  toward  the  north. 

5  Now  the  upper  chambers  ivere  shorter : 
for  the  galleries  were  higher  than  these, 
than  the  lower,  and  than  tiie  middlemost  of 
the  building. 

6  For  they  toere  in  three  stories,  but  had 
not  pillars  as  the   pillars  of  the   courts: 

1  therefore  the  building  was  straitened  more 
than  the  lowest  and  the  middlemost  from 
the  ground. 

7  And  the  wall  that  was  without  over 
against  the  chambers,  toward  the  outer 
court  on  the  forepart  of  the  chambers,  the 
length  thereof  was  fifty  cubits. 

8  For  the  length  of  the  chambers  that 
were  in  the  outer  court  toas  fifty  cubits  :  and 
lo,  before  the  temple  tcere  an  hundred  cu- 
bits. 

9  And  from  under  these  chambers  was 
the  entry  on  the  east  side,  as  one  goeth  into 
them  from  the  outer  court. 

10  The  chambers  icere  in  the  thickness 
of  the  wall  of  the  court  toward  the  east, 
over  against  the  separate  place,  and  over 
against  the  building. 

11  And  the  way  before  them  was  like 
the  appearance  of  the  chambers  which 
were  toward  the  north,  as  long  as  they,  and 
as  broad  as  they :  and  all  their  goings  out 
ivere  both  according  to  their  fashions,  and 
according  to  their  doors. 

12  And  according  to  the  doors  of  the 
chambers  that  were  toward  the  south  ims 
a  door  in  the  head  of  the  way,  even  the 
way  directly  before  the  wall  toward  the 
east,  as  one  entereth  into  them. 

13  H  Then  said  he  unto  me.  The  north 
chambers  and  the  south  chambers  which 
are  before  the  separate  place,  they  be  holy 
cliambers,  where  the  priests  that  approach 
unto  the  Lord  shall  eat  the  most  holy 
things :  there  shall  they  lay  the  most  holy 
things,  and  the  meat-oirering,  and  the  sin- 
offering,  and-  the  trespass-offering ;  for  the 
place  is  holy. 

14  When  the  priests  enter  therein,  then 
shall  they  not  go  out  of  the  holy  place  into 
the  outer  court,  but  there  they  shall  lay 
their  garments  wherein  they  minister ;  for 
they  are  holy  ;  and  shall  put  on  other  gar- 
ments, and  shall  approach  to  those  things 
which  are  for  the  people. 

15  V,  Now  when  he  had  made  an  end  ot 
measuring  the  inner  house,  he  brought  me 
forth  toward  the  gate  whose  prospect  is 
toward  the   east,  and  measured   it  round 

about.  .  •  1      1 

16  He  measured  the  east  side  with  the 
measuring  reed,  five  hundred  reeds,  with 
the  measuring  reed  round  alx)ut. 

17  He  measured  the  north  side,  five  hun- 
dred reeds,  with  the  measuring  reed  round 
about. 

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Israel  denied  God^s  presence. 

18  He  measured  the  south  side,  five 
hundred  reeds,  with  the  measuring  reed. 

19  He  turned  about  to  the  west  side, 
a7id  measured  five  hundred  reeds,  with  the 
measuring  reed. 

20  He  measured  it  by  the  four  sides :  it 
had  a  wall  round  about,  five  hundred  i-ccds 
long,  and  five  hundred  broad,  to  make  a 
separation  between  the  sanctuary  and  the 
profane  place. 

CHAP.  XLIH. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me  to  the 
gate,  even  the  gate  that  looketh  toward 
the  east : 

2  And  behold,  the  glory  of  the  God  of 
Israel  came  from  the  way  of  the  east :  and 
his  voice  urns  like  a  noise  of  many  waters : 
and  the  earth  shined  with  his  glory. 

3  And  it  jcos  according  to  the  appear- 
ance of  the  vision  Avhich  I  saw,  even  ac- 
cording to  the  vision  that  I  saw  when  I 
came  to  destroy  the  city :  and  the  visions 
7vere  like  the  vision  that  I  saw  by  the  river 
Chebar ;  and  I  fell  upon  my  face. 

4  And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  came  into 
the  house  by  the  way  of  the  gate  whose 
prospect  is  toward  the  east. 

5  So  the  spirit  took  me  up,  and  brought 
me  into  the  inner  court;  and  behold,  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  filled  the  house. 

6  And  I  heard  him  speaking  unto  me 
out  of  the  house ;  and  the  man  stood  by 
me. 

7  IT  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
the  place  of  my  throne,  and  the  place  of 
the  soles  of  my  feet,  where  I  will  dwell  in 
the  midst  of  the  children  of  Israel  for  ever, 
and  my  holy  name,  shall  the  house  of  Is- 
rael no  more  defile,  ?icithcr  they,  nor  their 
king^,  by  their  whoredom,  nor  by  the 
carcasses  of  their  kings  in  their  high 
places. 

8  In  their  setting  of  their  threshold  by 
my  thresholds,  and  their  post  by  my  posts, 
and  the  wall  between  me  and  them,  they 
have  even  defiled  my  holy  name  by  their 
abominations .  that  they  have  committed  : 
wherefore  I  have  consumed  them  in  mine 
anger. 

9  Now  let  them  put  away  their  whore- 
dom, and  the  carcasses  of  their  kings,  far 
from  me,  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
them  for  ever. 

10  U  Tiiou  son  of  man,  shew  the  house 
to  the  house  of  Israel,  tliat  they  may  be 
ashamed  of  their  iniquities :  and  let  them 
measure  the  pattern. 

11  And  if  they  be  ashamed  of  all  that 
they  have  done,  shew  them  the  form  of  the 
house,  and  the  fashion  thereof,  and  the 
goings  out  thereof,  and  the  comings  in 
thereof,  and  all  the  forms  thereof,  and  all  the 
ordinances  thereof,  and  all  the  forms  there- 
of, and  all  the  laws  thereof:  and  write  it  in 
their  sight,  that  they  may  keep  the  whole 
form  thereof,  and  all  the  ordinances  thereof, 
and  do  them. 


EZEKIEL.  The  ordinances  of  the  altar. 

12  This  is  the  law  of  the  house ;  Upon 
the  top  of  the  mountain  the  whole  limit 
thereof  round  about  shall  he  most  holy. 
Behold,  this  is  the  law  of  the  house. 

13  H  And  these  are  the  measures  of  the 
altar  after  the  cubits :  The  cubit  is  a  cubit 
and  an  hand-breadth  ;  even  the  bottom  shall 
be  a  cubit,  and  the  breadth  a  cubit,  and  the 
border  thereof  b}^  the  edge  thereof  round 
about  shall  be  a  span  :  and  this  shall  he  the 
higher  place  of  the  altar. 

14  And  from  the  bottom  vpon  the  ground 
even  to  the  lower  settle  shad  he  two  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  one  cubit;  and  from  the 
lesser  settle  even  to  the  greater  setUe  shall 
be  four  cubits,  and  the  breadth  one  cubits. 

15  So  the  altar  sludl  be  four  cubits ;  and 
from  the  altar  and  upward  shall  he  four 
horns. 

16  And  the  altar  shall  he  twelve  cvbits 
long,  twelve  broad,  square  in  the  four 
squares  thereof. 

17  And  the  settle  shall  be  fourteen  cvbits 
long  and  fourteen  broad  in  the  four  squares 
thereof;  and  the  border  about  it  shall  be 
half  a  cubit ;  and  the  bottom  thereof  shall 
be  a  cubit  about ;  and  his  stairs  shall  look 
toward  the  east. 

18  H  And  he  said  unto  me,  Son  of  man, 
thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  These  arc  the 
ordinances  of  the  altar  in  the  day  when 
they  shall  make  it,  to  offer  burnt-offerings 
thereon,  and  to  sprinkle  blood  thereon. 

19  And  thou  shalt  give  to  the  priests  the 
Levites  that  be  of  the  seed  of  Zadok,  which 
approach  unto  me,  to  minister  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  a  young  bullock  for  a 
sin-o  fleering. 

20  And  thou  shalt  take  of  the  blood 
thereof,  and  put  it  on  the  four  horns  of  it, 
and  on  the  four  corners  of  the  settle,  and 
upon  the  border  round  about :  thus  shalt 
thou  cleanse  and  purge  it. 

21  Thou  shalt  take  the  bullock  also  of 
the  sin-offering,  and  he  shall  burn  it  in  the 
appointed  place  of  the  house,  without  the 
sanctuarj'. 

22  And  on  the  second  day  thou  shalt 
offer  a  kid  of  the  goats  without  blemish  lor 
a  sin-offering ;  and  they  shall  cleanse  the 
altar,  as  they  did  cleanse  it  with  the  bul- 
lock. 

23  When  thou  hast  made  an  end  of 
cleansing  it,  thou  shalt  offer  a  young  bul- 
lock witliout  blemish,  and  a  ram  out  of  the 
flock  without  blemish. 

24  And  thou  shalt  offer  them  before  the 
Lord,  and  the  priests  shall  cast  salt  upon 
them,  and  they  shall  offer  them  up  for  a 
burnt-offering  unto  the  Lord. 

2.5  Seven  days  shalt  thou  prepare  every 
daj-  a  goat  fur  a  sin-offering :  tiiey  shall 
also  prepare  a  young  bullock,  and  a  ram 
out  of  the  flock,  without  blemish. 

26  Seven  days  shall  they  purge  the  altar 
and  purify  it;  and  they  shall  consecrate 
themselves. 

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'File  reproved  priests.  CHAP. 

27  And  when  these  days  are  expired,  it 
shall  be,  that  upon  the  eighth  day,  and  so 
forward,  the  priests  shall  make  your  burnt- 
oflerings  upon  the  altar,  and  your  peace- 
offerings:  and  I  will  accept  you,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XLIV. 

THEN  he  brought  me  back  the  way  of 
the  gate  of  tlie  outward  sanctuary 
which  looketh  toward  the  east ;  and  it  iixis 
shut. 

2  Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me ;  This 
gate  shall  be  shut,  it  shall  not  be  opened, 
and  no  man  shall  enter  in  by  it ;  because 
the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel,  hath  entered 
in  by  it,  therefore  it  shall  be  shut. 

3  It  is  for  the  prince ;  the  prince,  he 
shall  sit  in  it  to  eat  bread  before  the  Lord  ; 
he  shall  enter  by  the  way  of  the  porch  of 
that  gate,  and  shall  go  out  by  the  way  of 
the  same. 

4  II  Then  brought  he  me  the  way  of  the 
north  gate  before  the  house  :  and  I  looked, 
and  behold,  the  glory  of  the  Lord  tilled 
the  house  of  the  Lord  :  and  I  fell  upon  my 
face. 

5  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Son  of 
man,  mark  well,  and  behold  with  thine 
eyes,  and  hear  with  thine  ears  all  that  I 
say  unto  thee  concerning  all  the  ordinances 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the  laws 
thereof;  and  mark  well  the  entering  in  of 
the  house,  with  every  going  forth  of  the 
sanctuary. 

6  And  thou  shalt  say  to  the  rebellious, 
even  to  the  house  of  Israel,  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God;  O  ye  house  of  Israel,  let  it  suf- 
fice yon  of  all  your  abominations  ; 

7  In  that  ye  have  brought  into  my  sanc- 
tuary strangers,  uncircumcised  in  heart, 
and  uncircumcised  in  flesh,  to  be  in  my 
sanctuar)",  to  pollute  it,  even  my  house, 
when  ye  offer  ni)'  bread,  the  fat  and  the 
blood,  and  they  have  broken  my  covenant 
because  of  all  your  abominations. 

8  And  ye  have  not  kept  the  charge  of 
mine  holy  things  :  but  ye  have  set  keepers 
of  my  charge  in  ni}'  sanctuary  for  your- 
selves. 

9  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  No 
stranger,  uncircumcised  in  heart,  nor  un- 
circumcised in  flesh,  shall  enter  into  my 
sanctuary,  of  any  stranger  that  is  among 
the  children  of  Israel. 

10  And  the  Levites  that  are  gone  away 
far  from  me,  when  Israel  went  astray, 
which  went  astray  away  from  me  after 
their  idols ;  they  shall  even  bear  their  ini- 
quity. 

11  Yet  they  shall  be  ministers  in  ray 
sanctuary,  having  charge  at  the  gates  of 
the  house,  and  ministering  to  the  house : 
they  shall  slay  the  burnt-offering  and  the 
sacrifice  for  the  people,  and  tiiey  shall 
stand  before  them  to  minister  unto  them. 

12  Because  they  ministered  unto  them 
before  their  idols,  and  caused  the  house  of 


XLIV.  Ordinances  for  the  priests. 

Israel  to  fall  into  iniquity  ;  therefore  have 
I  lifted  up  mine  hand  against  tliem,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  and  they  shall  bear  their 
iniquity. 

13  And  they  shall  not  come  near  unto 
me,  to  do  the  ofiice  of  a  priest  unto  me,  nor 
to  come  near  to  any  of  my  holy  tilings,  in 
the  most  holy  place:  but  they  shall  bear 
their  shame,  and  their  abominations  which 
they  have  committed. 

14  But  I  will  make  them  keepers  of  the 
charge  of  the  house,  for  all  tlie  service 
thereof,  and  for  all  that  shall  be  done 
therein. 

15  H  But  the  priests  the  Levites,  the 
sons  of  Zadok,  that  kept  the  charge  of  my 
sanctuary  when  the  children  of  Israel  went 
astray  from  me,  they  shall  come  near  to  me 
to  minister  unto  me,  and  they  shall  stand 
before  me  to  ofier  unto  me  the  fat  and  the 
blood,  saith  the  Lord  God  : 

16  They  sliall  enter  into  my  sanctuary, 
and  they  shall  come  near  to  ni}^  table,  to 
minister  unto  me,  and  they  shall  keep  my 
charge. 

17  If  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
when  they  enter  in  at  the  gates  of  the  inner 
court,  they  shall  be  clothed  with  linen  gar- 
ments ;  and  no  wool  shall  come  upon  them, 
while  they  minister  m  the  gates  of  the  in- 
ner court,  and  within. 

18  They  shall  have  linen  bonnets  upon 
their  heads,  and  shall  have  linen  breeclies 
upon  their  loins ;  they  shall  not  gird  them- 
selves with  any  thing  that  causeth  sweat. 

19  And  when  they  go  forth  into  the 
outer  court,  even  into  the  outer  court  to  the 
people,  they  shall  put  off  their  garments 
wherein  they  ministered,  and  lay  tliem  in 
the  holy  chambers,  and  they  shall  put  on 
other  garments  ;  and  they  shall  not  sanctify 
the  people  with  their  garments. 

20  Neitlier  shall  they  shave  their  heads, 
nor  suffer  their  locks  to  grow  long ;  they 
shall  only  poll  their  heads. 

21  Neither  shall  any  priest  drink  wine, 
when  they  enter  into  the  inner  court. 

22  Neither  shall  they  take  for  their 
wives  a  widow,  nor  her  that  is  put  away  : 
but  they  shall  take  maidens  of  the  seed  of 
the  house  of  Israel,  or  a  widow  that  had  a 
priest  before. 

23  And  they  shall  teach  my  people  the 
difference  between  the  holy  and  profane, 
and  cause  them  to  discern  between  the  un- 
clean and  the  clean. 

24  And  in  controversy  they  shall  stand 
in  judgment;  and  they  shall  judge  it  ac- 
cording to  my  judgments:  and  tl:ey  sliall 
keep  mv  laws  and  my  statutes  in  all  mine 
assemblies  ;  and  they  shall  hallow  my  sab- 
batlis. 

25  And  they  shall  come  at  no  dead  per- 
son to  defile  themselves :  but  for  father,  or 
for  m.other,  or  for  son,  or  for  daughter,  for 
brother,  or  for  sister  that  hath  had  no  hus- 
band, they  may  defile  themselves. 

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The  divisions  of  the  land. 


EZEKIEL. 


Ordinances  for  the  princes. 


26  And  after  he  is  cleansed,  they  shall 
reckon  unto  him  seven  days. 

27  And  in  the  day  that  he  goeth  into  the 
sanctuary,  unto  the  inner  court,  to  minister 
in  the  sanctuary,  he  shall  offer  his  sin- 
offering,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

28  And  it  shall  be  unto  them  for  an  in- 
heritance ;  I  am  their  inheritance  :  and  ye 
shall  give  them  no  possession  in  Israel:  I 
am  their  possession. 

29  They  shall  eat  the  meat-offering,  and 
the  sin-offering,  and  the  trespass-oftering  ; 
and  every  dedicated  thing  in  Israel  shall 
be  theirs. 

30  And  the  first  of  all  the  first-fruits  of 
all  things,  and  every  oblation  of  all,  of 
every  sort  of  your  oblations,  shall  be  the 
priest's :  ye  shall  also  give  unto  the  priest 
the  first  of  your  dough,  that  he  may  cause 
the  blessing  to  rest  in  thine  house. 

81  The  priest  shall  not  eat  of  any  thing 
that  is  dead  of  itself,  or  torn,  whether  it  be 
fowl  or  beast. 

CHAP.  XLV. 
l^fOP^EOVER,  when  ye  shall  divide  by 
-L'-fi-  lot  the  land  for  inheritance,  ye  shall 
offer  an  oblation  unto  the  Lord,  an  holy 
portion  of  the  land  :  the  length  shcdl  he  the 
length  of  five  and  twenty  thousand  }-ee(h, 
and  the  breadth  shall  he  ten  thousand. 
This  shall  be  holy  in  all  the  borders  thereof 
round  about. 

2  Of  this  there  shall  be  for  the  sanctua- 
ry five  hundred  m  kngth,  with  five  hun- 
dred in  breadth,  square  round  about ;  and 
fifty  cubits  round  about  for  the  suburbs 
thereof 

3  And  of  this  measure  shalt  thou  mea- 
sure tlie  length  of  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand, and  the  breadth  of  ten  thousand  : 
and  in  it  shall  be  the  sanctuary  and  the 
most  holy  place. 

4  The  holy  portion  of  the  land  shall  be 
for  the  priests  the  ministers  of  the  sanctuary, 
which  shall  come  near  to  minister  unto  the 
Lord  :  and  it  shall  be  a  place  for  their 
houses,  and  an  holy  place  for  the  sanctuary. 

5  And  tlie  five  and  twenty  tiiousand  of 
length,  and  the  ten  thousand  of  breadth, 
shall  also  the  Levites,  the  ministers  of  the 
house,  have  for  themselves,  for  a  possession 
for  twenty  chambers. 

6  U  And  ye  shall  appoint  the  possession 
of  the  city  five  thousand  broad,  and  five 
and  twenty  thousand  long,  over  against  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion:  it  shall  be  for 
the  whole  house  of  Israel. 

7  ^\  And  a  portion  shall  be  for  the  prince 
on  the  one  side  and  on  the  other  side  of  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion,  and  of  the  pos- 
session of  the  city,  before  the  oblation  of 
the  holy  portion,  and  before  the  possession 
of  the  city,  from  the  west  side  westward, 
and  from  the  east  side  eastward  :  and  the 
length  shall  be  over  against  one  of  the  por- 
tions, from  the  west  border  unto  the  east 
border 


8  In  the  land  shall  be  his  possession  in 
Israel :  and  my  princes  shall  no  more  op- 
press my  people  ;  and  the  rest  of  the  land 
shall  they  give  to  the  house  of  Israel  ac- 
cording to  their  tribes. 

9  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  Let  it 
suffice  you,  O  princes  of  Israel :  remove 
violence  and  spoil,  and  execute  judgment 
and  justice,  take  away  your  exactions  from 
my  people,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

10  Ye  shall  have  just  balances,  and  a 
just  ephah,  and  a  just  bath. 

11  The  ephah  and  the  bath  shall  be  of 
one  measure,  that  the  bath  may  contain  the 
tenth  part  of  an  liomer,  and  the  ephah  the 
tenth  part  of  an  homer :  the  measure 
thereof  shall  be  after  the  homer. 

12  And  the  shekel  shall  be  twenty  ge- 
rahs  :  twenty  shekels,  five  and  twenty  she- 
kels, fifteen  shekels,  shall  be  your  maneh. 

13  This  is  the  oblation  that  ye  shall  offer ; 
the  sixth  part  of  an  ephah  of  an  homer  of 
wheat,  and  ye  shall  give  the  sixth  part  of 
an  ephah  of  an  homer  of  barley  ; 

14  Concerning  the  ordinance  of  oil,  the 
bath  of  oil,  ye  shall  effer  the  tenth  part  of 
a  bath  out  of  the  cor,  which  is  an  homer  of 
ten  baths  :  for  ten  baths  are  an  homer  : 

15  And  one  lamb  out  of  the  flock,  out  of 
two  hundred,  out  of  the  fat  pastures  of 
Israel,  for  a  meat-offering,  and  for  a  burnt- 
offering,  and  for  peace-offerings,  to  make 
reconciliation  for  them,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

16  All  the  people  of  the  land  shall  give 
this  oblation  for  the  prince  in  Israel. 

17  And  it  shall  be  the  princes  part  to 
give  burnt-offerings,  and  meat-ofierings, 
and  drink-offerings,  in  the  feasts,  and  in 
the  new-moons,  and  in  the  sabbaths,  in  all 
solemnities  of  the  house  of  Israel:  he  shall 
prepare  the  sin-offering,  and  the  meat- 
offering, and  the  burnt-offering,  and  the 
peace-offerings,  to  make  reconciliation  for 
the  house  of  Israel. 

18  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  In  the 
first  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month, 
thou  shalt  take  a  young  bullock  without 
blemish,  and  cleanse  the  sanctuary  : 

19  And  the  priest  shall  take  of  die  blood 
of  the  sin-offering,  and  put  it  upon  the 
posts  of  the  house,  and  upon  the  four  cor- 
ners of  the  settle  of  the  altar,  and  upon  the 
posts  of  the  gate  of  the  inner  court. 

20  And  so  thou  slialt  do  the  seventh  day 
of  the  month  for  every  one  that  erreth,  and 
for  Imn  that  is  simple :  so  shall  ye  recon- 
cile the  house. 

21  In  the  first  month,  in  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  month,  ye  shall  have  the  pass- 
over,  a  feast  of  seven  days ;  unleavened 
bread  shall  be  eaten. 

22  And  upon  that  day  shall  the  prince 
prepare  for  himself  and  for  all  the  people  of 
the  land  a  bullock /or   a  sin-offering. 

23  And  seven  days  of  the  feast  he  shall 
prepare  a  burnt-offering  to  the  Lord,  seven 
bullocks  and   seven  rams  without  blemish 

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CHAP.  XLVI,  XLVII 


Ordinances  for  the  prince 
dailv  the  seven  days;    and  a  kid  of  the 
goats  daily  for  a  sin-offering. 

24  And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat-offer- 
ing of  an  ephah  for  a  bullock,  and  an  ephah 
fora  ram,  and  an  hin  of  oil  for  an  ephah. 

25  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  fifteenth 
day  of  the  month,  shall  he  do  the  like  in 
the  feast  of  the  seven  days,  according  to 
the  sin-offering,  according  to  the  burnt- 
offering,  and  according  to  the  meat-offer- 
ins;,  and  according  to  the  oil. 

CHAP.  XLVI. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  God;  The  gate 
of  the  inner  court  that  looketh  toward 
the  east  shall  be  shut  the  six  working  days ; 
but  on  the  sabbath  it  shall  be  opened,  and 
in  the  day  of  the  new-moon  it  shall  be 
opened. 

2  And  the  prince  shall  enter  by  the  way 
of  the  porch  of  that  gate  without,  and  shall 
stand  by  the  post  of  the  gate,  and  the  priest 
shall  prepare  his  burnt-offering  and  his 
peace-offerings,  and  he  shall  worship  at  the 


and  for  the  people. 


threshold  of  the   gate 


12  Now  when  the  prince  shall  prepare  a 
voluntary  burnt-offering  or  peace-offerings 
voluntarily  unto  the  Lord,  one  shall  then 
open  him" the  gate  that  looketh  toward  the 
east,  and  he  shall  prepare  his  burnt-offering 
and  his  peace-offerings,  as  he  did  on  the 
sabbath  day  :  then  he  shall  go  ibrth ;  and 
after  his  going  forth  one  shall  shut  the  gate. 

13  Thou  shalt  daily  prepare  a  burnt-of- 
fering unto  the  Lord  of  a  lamb  of  the  first 

1  year  without  blemish :  thou  shalt  prepare 
I'it  every  morning. 

14  And  thou  shalt  prepare  a  meat-otler- 
in"-  for  it  every  morning,  the  sixth  part  ot 
an"  ephah,  and  the  third  part  of  an  hin  of 
oil,  to  temper  with  the  fine  flour;  a  meat- 
offering continually  by  a  perpetual  ordi- 
nance unto  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  shall  they  prepare  the  lamb, 
and  the  meat-offering,  and  the  oil,  every 
morning /or  a  continual  burnt-offering. 

16  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  If  the 
prince  give  a  gift  unto  any  of  his  sons,^  the 


forth ;  but  the  gate  shall  not  be  shut  until 
the  evening. 

3  Likewise  the  people  of  the  land  shall 
worship  at  the  door  of  this  gate  before  the 
Lord  in  the  sabbaths  and  in  the  new-moons. 

4  And  the  burnt-offering  that  the  prince 
shall  offer  unto  the  Lord  in  the  sabbath 
day  shall  he  six  lambs  without  blemish, 
and  a  ram  without  blemish. 

5  And  the  meat-offering  shall  be  an 
ephah  for  a  ram,  and  the  meat-offering  for 
the  lambs  as  he  shall  be  able  to  give,  and  an 
hin  of  oil  to  an  ephah. 

6  And  in  the  day  of  the  new-moon  it 
shall  be  a  young  bullock  without  blemish, 
and  six  lambs,  and  a  ram:  they  shall  be 
without  blemish.  . 

7  And  he  shall  prepare  a  meat-offering, 
an  ephah  for  a  bullock,  and  an  ephah  for  a 
ram,  and  for  the  lambs,  according  as  his 
hand  shall  attain  unto,  and  an  hin  of  oil  to 

an  ephah.  .         ,    „  i 

8  And  when  the  prince  shall  enter,  he 
shall  go  in  by  the  way  of  the  porch  of  that 
gate,  and   he  shall  go   forth  by  the  way 

thereof.  ,       r-   ,      ,     j 

9  II  But  when  the  people  of  the  land 
shall  come  before  the  Lord  in  the  solemn 
feasts,  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  way  of  the 
north  gate  to  worship  shall  go  out  by  the 
way  of  the  south  gate ;  and  he  that  entereth 
by  the  wav  of  the  south  gate  shall  go  forth 
by  the  way  of  the  north  gate:  he  shall  not 
return  by  the  way  of  the  gate  whereby  he 
came  in,  but  shall  go  forth  over  against  it. 

10  And  the  prince  in  the  midst  of  them, 
when  they  go  in,  shall  go  in ;  and  when 
thev  go  forth,  shall  go  forth. 

11  And  in  the  feasts  and  in  the  solemni- 
ties the  meat-offering  shall  be  an  ephah  to 
a  bullock,  and  an  ephah  to  a  ram,  and  to 
the  lambs  as  he  is  able  to  give,  and  an  hin 

♦oil  to  an  ephah. 


then  he  shall   go  inheritance  thereof  shall  be  his   sons  ;  it 


hall  be  their  possession  by  inheritance. 

17  But  if  he  give  a  gift  of  his  inheritance 
to  one  of  his  servants,  then  it  shall  be  his 
to  the  year  of  liberty ;  after  it  shall  return 
to  the  prince  :  but  his  inheritance  shall  be 
his  sons'  for  them. 

18  Moreover  the  prince  shall  not  take 
of  the  people's  inheritance  by  oppression, 
to  thrust  them  out  of  their  possession ;  but 
he  shall  give  his  sons  inheritance  out  of  his 
own  possession:  that  my  people  be  not 
scattered  every  man  from  his  possession. 

19  11  After  he  brought  me  through  the 
entry,  which  teas  at  the  side  of  the  gate, 
into  the  holy  chambers  ofthe  priests,  which 
looked  toward  the  north  :  and  behold,  there 
was  a  place  on  the  two  sides  westward. 

20  Then  said  he  unto  me.  This  is  the 
place  where  the  priests  shall  boil  the  tres- 
pass-offering and  the  sin-offering,  where 
they  shall  bake  the  meat-offering  ;  tliat  they 
bear  them  not  out  into  the  outer  court,  to 
sanctifv  the  people.  ^     ,    .         , 

21  Then  he  brought  me  forth  into  tlie 
outer  court,  and  caused  me  to  pass  by  the 
four  corners  of  the  court ;  and  behold,  in 
every  corner  ofthe  court  there  ?to.>  a  court. 

22  In  the  four  corners  of  the  court  there 
were  courts  joined  of  forty  cubits  long  ancl 
thirty  broad:  these  four  corners  were  ot 
one  measure. 

23  And  there  teas  a  row  oj  but  Idling 
round  about  in  them,  round  about  them 
four,  and  //  was  made  with  boiling-places 
under  the  rows  round  about. 

24  Then  said  he  unto  me,  These  wr  the 
places  of  them  that  boil,  where  the  mini>- 
ters  ofthe  house  shall  boil  the  sacrifice  of 
the  people. 

CHAP.  XLVH. 

AFTERWARD  he  brought  me  again 
unto  the  door  of  the  house  ;   and  bc- 
Ihold    waters   issued   out  from   under   the 
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The  vision  of  the  waters. 
threshold  of  the  house  eastward 
forefroi.i  of  the  house  stood  toward  the  east,  |  another 
and  the  waters  came  down  from  under  from 
the  right  side  of  the  house,  at  the  south  side 
of  the  altar 

2  Then  brought  he  me  out  of  the  way 
of  the  gate  northward,  and  led  me  about 
the  way  without  unto  the  outer  gate  by  the 
way  that  looketh  eastward  ;  and  behold, 
there  ran  out  waters  on  the  right  side. 

3  And  when  the  man  that  had  the  line 
in  his  hand  went  forth  eastward,  he  mea- 
sured a  thousand  cubits,  and  he  brought 
mo  through  the  waters;  the  waters  were  to 
the  ankles. 

4  Again  he  measured  a  thousand,  and 
brought  me  through  the  waters  ;  the  waters 
were  to  the  knees.  Again  he  measured  a 
thousand,  and  brought  me  through ;  the 
waters  wa-e  to  the  loins. 

5  Afterward  he  measured  a  thousand  ; 
and  it  was  a  river  that  I  could  not  pass 
over :  for  the  waters  were  risen,  waters  to 
swim  in,  a  river  that  could  not  be  passed 
over. 

6  II  And  he  said  unto  me.  Son  of  man, 
hast  thou  seen  this  ?  Then  he  brought  me, 
arid  caused  me  to  return  to  the  brink  of  the 
river. 

7  Now  when  I  had  returned,  behold,  at 
the  bank  of  the  river  were  very  many  trees 
on  tile  one  side  and  on  the  other. 

8  Then  said  he  unto  me,  These  waters 
issue  out  toward  the  east  countrj',  and  go 
down  into  the  desert,  and  go  into  the  sea  ; 
which  beinff  brought  forth  into  the  sea,  the 
waters  shall  he  healed. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
thing  that  liveth,  which  moveth,  whitherso- 
ever the  rivers  shall  come,  shall  live:  and 
there  shall  be  a  very  great  multitude  of 
fish,  because  these  waters  shall  come  thi- 
ther :  for  they  shall  be  healed  :  and  every 
thing  shall  live  whither  the  river  cometh.  ' 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  the 
fishers  shall  stand  upon  it  from  En-gedi 
even  unto  En-eglaim ;  they  shall  be  a.j)lace 
to  spread  forth  nets  ;  their  fish  shall  be  ac- 
cording to  their  kinds,  as  the  fish  of  the 
great  sea,  exceeding  many. 

11  But  the  miry  places  thereof  and  the 
marshes  thereof  shall  not  be  healed  ;  the}' 
shall  be  given  to  salt. 

12  And  by  the  river  upon  the  bank  there- 
of, on  this  side  and  on  that  side,  shall  grow 
all  trees  for  meat,  whose  leaf  shall  not  lade, 
neither  shall  the  fruit  thereof  be  consumed: 
it  shall  bring  forth  new  fruit  according  to 
his  month's,  because  their  waters  they  is- 
sued out  of  the  sanctuary  :  and  the  fruit 
thereof  shall  be  for  meat,  and  the  leaf 
thereof  for  medicine. 

13  '^  Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  This 
shall  be  the  border,  whereby  ve  shall  inhe- 


EZEKIEL.  Tlie  borders  of  the  land. 

for  the]     14  And  ye  shall  inherit  it,  one  as  well  as 
eoncerjiing  the  which  I  lifted  up 
mme  hand  to  give   it   unto  your  fathers : 
and  this  land  shall  fall  unto  you  for  inherit- 
ance. 

15  And  this  shall  be  the  border  of  the 
land  toward  the  north  side,  from  the  great 
sea,  the  way  of  Hethlon,  as  men  go  to 
Zedad  ; 

16  Hamath,  Berothah,  Sibraim,  v»'hich  is 
between  the  border  of  Damascus  and  the 
border  of  Hamath  ;  Hazar-hatticon,  which 
is  by  the  coast  of  Hauran. 

17  And  the  border  from  the  sea  shall  be 
Hazar-enan,  the  border  of  Damascus,  and 
the  north  northward,  and  tlie  border  of  Ha- 
math.    And  this  is  the  north  side. 

18  And  the  east  side  ye  shall  measure 
from  Hauran,  and  from  Damascus,  and 
from  Gilead,  and  from  the  land  of  Israel  by 
Jordan,  from  the  border  unto  the  east  sea. 
And  this  is  the  east  side. 

19  And  the  south  side  southward,  from 
Tamar  cvni  to  the  waters  of  strife  m  Ka- 
desh,  the  river  to  the  great  sea.  And  this 
is  the  south  side  southward. 

20  The  west  side  also  shall  be  the  great 
sea  from  tlie  border,  till  a  man  come  over 
against  Hamath.     This  is  the  west  side. 

21  So  shall  ye  divide  this  land  unto  you 
according  to  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

22  ^  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  ye 
shall  divide  it  by  lot  for  an  inheritance 
unto  3'ou,  and  to  the  strangers  that  sojourn 
among  you,  which  shall  beget  children 
among  you :  and  they  shall  be  unto  you  as 
born  in  the  country  among  the  children  of 
Israel ;  they  shall  have  inheritance  with 
you  among  tlie  tribes  of  Israel. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in 
what  tribe  the  stranger  sojourneth,  there 
shall  ye  give  him  his  inheritance,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

CHAP.  XLVIII. 
OW  these  are  the  names  of  the  tribes. 
From  the  north  end  to  the  coast  of 
the  way  of  Hethlon,  as  one  goeth  to  Ha- 
math, Hazar-enan,  the  border  of  Damascus 
northward,  to  the  coast  of  Hamath  ;  (for 
these  are  his  sides  east  on</ west ;)  ?i  portion 
for  Dan. 

2  And  by  the  border  of  Dan,  from  the 
east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion  for 
Asher. 

3  And  by  the  border  of  Asher,  from  tlie 
east  side  even  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
for  Naphtali. 

4  And  by  the  border  of  Naphtali,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
for  Manasseh. 

5  And  by  tlie  border  of  Manasseh,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
for  Ephraim. 

G  And  by  the  border  of  Ephraim,  from 


rit  the  land  according  to  the  twelve  tribes  j  the  enst  side  even  unto  the  west  side,  a  por- 
of   Israel :  Joseph    shall   have    txoo    por-//o??.y«r  Reuben. 

tions.  I     7  And  by   the  border  of  Reuben,  from 

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The  allotment  and  portions        CHAP.  XL  VIII. 


of  the  twelve  tribes. 


the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  a  portion 
for  Judah. 

8  U  And  by  the  border  of  Judah,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  shall  be 
the  offering  which  ye  shall  offer  of  five  and 
twenty  thousand  reeds  in  breadth,  and  in 
length  as  one  of  the  other  parts,  from  the 
east  side  unto  the  west  side :  and  the  sanc- 
tuary shall  be  in  the  midst  of  it. 

9  The  oblation  that  ye  shall  offer  unto 
the  Lord  shall  be  of  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand in  length,  and  of  ten  thousand  in 
breadth. 

10  And  for  them,  even  for  the  priests, 
sliall  be  this  holy  oblation ;  toward  the 
north  five  and  twenty  thousand  in  length, 
and  toward  the  west  ten  thousand  in 
breadth,  and  toward  the  east  ten  thousand 
in  breadth,  and  toward  the  south  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length ;  and  the  sanc- 
tuary of  the  Lord  shall  be  in  the  midst 
thereof 

W  It  shall  be  for  the  priests  that  are 
sanctified  of  the  sons  of  Zadok ;  which 
have  kept  my  charge,  which  went  not 
astray  when  the  children  of  Israel  went 
astray,  as  the  Levites  went  astray. 

12  And  this  oblation  of  the  land  that  is 
offered  shall  be  unto  them  a  thing  most 
holy  by  the  border  of  the  Levites. 

13  And  over  against  the  border  of  the 
priests  the  Levites  shall  have  five  and 
twenty  thousand  in  length,  and  ten  thou- 
sand in  breadth  :  all  the  length  shall  be  five 
and  twenty  thousand,  and  the  breadth  ten 
thousand. 

14  And  they  shall  not  sell  of  it,  neither 
exchange,  nor  alienate  the  first-fruits  of  the 
land :  for  it  is  holy  unto  the  Lord. 

15  ^  And  the  five  thousand,  that  are  left 
in  the  breadth  over  against  the  five  and 
twenty  thousand,  shall  be  a  profane  place 
for  the  city,  for  dwelling,  and  for  suburbs, 
and  the  city  shall  be  in  the  midst  thereof 

16  And  these  shall  be  the  measures 
thereof;  the  north  side  four  thousand  and 
five  hundred,  and  the  south  side  four  thou- 
sand and  five  hundred,  and  on  the  east  side 
four  thousand  and  five  hundred,  and  the 
west  side  four  thousand  and  five  hundred. 

17  And  the  suburbs  of  the  city  shall  be 
toward  the  north  two  hundred  and  fifty, 
and  toward  the  south  two  hundred  and 
fifty,  and  toward  the  east  two  hundred  and 
fifty,  and  toward  the  west  two  hundred  and 
fifty. 

is  And  the  residue  in  length  over 
against  the  oblation  of  the  holy  portion  shall 
be  ten  thousand  eastward,  and  ten  thousand 
westward  :  and  it  shall  be  over  against  the 
oblation  of  the  holy  portion;  and  the  in- 
crease thereof  shall  be  for  food  unto  them 
that  serve  the  city. 

19  And  they  that  serve  the  city  shall 
serve  it  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

20  All  the  oblation  shall  he  five   and 


twenty  thousand  by  five  and  twenty  thou- 
sand :  ye  shall  offer  the  holy  oblation  four- 
square, with  the  possession  of  the  city. 

21  II  And  the  residue  shall  be  for  the 
prince,  on  the  one  side  and  on  the  otlier  of 
the  holy  oblation,  and  of  the  possession  of 
the  city,  over  against  the  five  and  twenty 
thousand  of  the  oblation  toward  the  east 
border,  and  westward  over  against  the  five 
and  twenty  thousand  toward  the  west  bor- 
der, over  against  the  portions  for  the 
prince :  and  it  shall  be  the  holy  oblation ; 
and  the  sanctuary  of  the  house  shall  be  in 
the  midst  thereof 

22  Moreover  from  the  possession  of  the 
Levites,  and  from  the  possession  of  the 
city,  being  in  the  midst  of  that  which  is 
the  prince's,  between  the  border  of  Judah 
and  the  border  of  Benjamin,  shall  be  for 
the  prince. 

23  H  As  for  the  rest  of  the  tribes,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Benjamin 
shall  have  a  portion. 

24  And  by  the  border  of  Benjamin, 
from  the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Si- 
meon shall  have  a  portion. 

25  And  by  the  border  of  Simeon,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Issachar  a 
portion. 

26  And  by  the  border  of  Issachar,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Zebulun  a 
portion. 

27  And  by  the  border  of  Zebulun,  from 
the  east  side  unto  the  west  side,  Gad  a 
portion. 

28  And  by  the  border  of  Gad,  at  the 
south  side  southward,  the  border  shall  be 
even  from  Tamar  unto  the  waters  of  strife  in 
Kadesh,  and  to  the  river  toward  the  great 
sea. 

29  This  is  the  land  which  ye  shall  divide 
by  lot  unto  the  tribes  of  Israel  for  inherit- 
ance, and  these  are  their  portions,  saith  the 
Lord  God. 

30  H  And  these  are  the  goings  out  of 
the  city  on  the  north  side,  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred  measures. 

31  And  the  gates  of  the  city  shall  be  af- 
ter the  names  of  the  tribes  of  Israel :  three 
gates  northward ;  one  gate  of  Reuben,  one 
gate  of  Judah,  one  gate  of  Levi. 

32  And  at  the  east  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred :  and  three  gates :  and 
one  gate  of  Joseph,  one  gate  of  Benjamin, 
one  gate  of  Dan. 

33  And  at  the  south  side  four  thousand 
and  five  hundred  measures:  and  three 
gates ;  one  gate  of  Simeon,  one  gate  of  Is- 
sachar, one  gate  of  Zebulun. 

34  At  the  west  side  four  thousand  and 
five  hundred,  tcith  their  three  gates:  one 
gate  of  Gad,  one  gate  of  Asher,  one  gate 
of  Naphtali. 

35  It  was  round  about  eighteen  thousand 
measures :  and  the  name  of  the  city  from 
that  day  shall  be,  The  Lord  is  there. 


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IT  The  Book  of  DANIEL. 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  Jehoia- 
kim  king  of  Judah  came  Nebuchadnez- 
zar king  of  Babylon  unto  Jerusalem,  and 
besieged  it. 

2  And  the  Lord  gave  Jehoiakim  king  of 
Judah  into  his  hand,  with  part  of  the  ves- 
sels of  the  house  of  God  :  which  he  carried 
into  the  land  of  Shinar  to  the  house  of  his 
god ;  and  he  brought  the  vessels  into  the 
treasure-house  of  his  god. 

3  H  And  the  king  spake  unto  Ashpenaz 
the  master  of  his  eunuchs,  that  he  should 
bring  certain  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and 
of  the  king's  seed,  and  of  the  princes; 

4  Cliildren  in  whom  was  no  blemish,  but 
well  favoured,  and  .skilful  in  all  wisdom,  and 
cunning  in  knowledge,  and  understanding 
science,  and  such  as  kad  ability  in  them  to 
stand  in  the  king's  palace,  and  whom  they 
might  teach  the  learning  and  the  tongue  of 
the  Chaldeans. 

5  And  the  king  appointed  them  a  daily 
provision  of  the  King's  meat,  and  of  the 
•wine  which  he  drank  :  so  nourishing  them 
three  years,  that  at  the  end  thereof  they 
might  stand  before  the  king. 

6  Now  among  these  were  of  the  children 
of  Judah,  Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and 
Azariah : 

7  Unto  whom  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs 
gave  names :  for  he  gave  unto  Daniel  tlie 
name  of  Belteshazzar ;  and  to  Hananiah, 
of  Shadrach;  and  to  Mishael,  of  Meshach; 
and  to  Azariah,  of  Abed-nego. 

8  H  But  Daniel  purposed  in  his  heart 
that  he  would  not  defile  himself  with  the 
portion  of  the  king's  meat,  nor  with  the 
v.ine  which  he  drank  :  therefore  he  re- 
quested of  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  that 
he  might  not  defile  himself 

9  Now  God  had  brought  Daniel  into  fa- 
vour and  tender  love  with  the  prince  of  the 
eunuchs. 

10  And  the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  said 
unto  Daniel,  I  fear  my  lord  the  king,  who 
hath  appointed  your  meat  and  your  drink  : 
for  why  should  he  see  your  faces  worse 
liking  than  the  children  which  arc  of  your 
sort?  then  shall  ye  make  me  endanger  m}'^ 
head  to  the  king. 

11  Then  said  Daniel  to  Melzar,  whom 
the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  had  set  over 
Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Aza 
riah, 

12  Prove  tliy  servants,  I  beseech  thee, 
ten  days;  and  let  them  give  us  pulse  to  eat, 
and  water  to  drink. 

13  Then  let  our  countenances  be  looked 
upon  before  thee,  and  the  countenance  of 
the  children  that  eat  of  the  portion  of  the 
king's  meat :  and  as  thou  seest,  deal  with 
thy  servants. 


14  So  he  consented  to  them  in  this  mat- 
ter, and  proved  them  ten  days. 

15  And  at  the  end  of  ten  days  their 
countenances  appeared  fairer  and  fatter  in 
flesh  than  all  the  children  which  did  eat  the 
portion  of  the  king's  meat. 

16  Thus  Melzar  took  away  the  portion 
of  their  meat,  and  the  wine  that  they  should 
drink  ;  and  gave  them  pulse. 

17  II  As  for  these  four  children,  God  gave 
them  knowledge  and  skill  in  all  learning 
and  wisdom:  and  Daniel  had  understanding 
in  all  visions  and  dreams. 

18  Now  at  the  end  of  the  days  that  the 
king  had  said  he  should  bring  them  in,  then 
the  prince  of  the  eunuchs  brought  them  in 
before  Nebuchadnezzar. 

19  And  the  king  communed  with  them : 
and  among  them  all  was  found  none  like 
Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah : 
therefore  stood  they  before  the  king. 

20  And  in  all  matters  of  vvi.sdom  rmrZ  un- 
derstanding, that  the  king  inquired  of  them, 
he  found  them  ten  times  better  than  all  the 
magicians  and  astrologers  that  2vci-e  in  all 
his  realm. 

21  And  Daniel  continued  even  unto  the 
first  year  of  king  Cyrus. 

CHAP.  H. 

AND  in  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of 
Nebuchadnezzar,  Nebuchadnezzar 
dreamed  dreams,  wherewith  his  spirit  was 
troubled,  and  his  sleep  brake  from  him. 

2  Then  the  king  commanded  to  call  the 
magicians,  and  the  astrologers,  and  the  sor- 
cerers, and  the  Chaldeans,  for  to  shew  the 
king  his  dreams.  So  they  came  and  stood 
before  the  king. 

3  And  the  king  said  unto  them,  I  have 
dreamed  a  dream,  and  my  spirit  was  trou- 
bled to  know  the  dream. 

4  Then  spake  the  Chaldeans  to  the  king 
in  Syriac,  O  king,  live  for  ever:  tell  thy 
servants  the  dream,  and  we  will  shew  the 
interpretation. 

5  The  king  answered  and  said  to  the 
Chaldeans,  The  thing  is  gone  from  me  :  if 
ye  will  not  make  known  unto  me  the  dream, 
with  the  interpretation  thereof,  ye  shall  be 
cut  in  pieces,  and  your  houses  shall  be  made 
a  dunghill. 

6  But  if  ye  shew  the  dream,  and  the  in- 
terpretation thereof,  ye  shall  receive  of  me 
sifts  and  rewanls  and  great  honour :  there- 
fore shew  me  the  dream,  and  the  interpre- 
tation thereof 

7  They  answered  again  and  said,  Let 
the  king  tell  his  servants  the  dream,  and  we 
will  shew  the  interpretation  of  it. 

8  The  king  answered  and  said,  I  know 
of  certainty  that  ye  would  gain  the  time, 
because  ye  see  the  thing  is  gone  from 
me. 

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The  Chaldeans  threatened.  CHAP 

9  But  if  ye  will  not  make  known  unto 
me  the  dream,  there  is  hut  one  decree  for 
you :  for  ye  have  prepared  lying  and  cor- 
rupt words  to  speak  before  me,  till  the  time 
be  changed  :  therefore  tell  me  the  dream, 
and  I  shall  know  that  ye  can  shew  me  the 
interpretation  thereof. 

10  If  The  Chaldeans  answered  before  the 
king,  and  said,  There  is  not  a  man  upon  the 
earth  that  can  shew  the  king's  matter: 
therefore  there  is  no  king,  lord,  nor  ruler, 
that  asked  such  things  at  any  magician,  or 
astrologer,  or  Chaldean. 

11  And  it  is  a  rare  thing  that  the  king 
requireth,  and  there  is  none  other  that  can 
shew  it  before  the  king,  except  the  gods, 
whose  dwelling  is  not  with  flesh. 

12  For  this  cause  the  king  was  angry 
and  very  furious,  and  commanded  to  de- 
stroy all  the  wise  ?ncn  of  Babylon. 

13  And  the  decree  went  forth  that  the 
wise  men  should  be  slain ;  and  they  sought 
Daniel  and  his  fellows  to  be  slain. 

14  H  Then  Daniel  answered  with  coun- 
sel and  wisdom  to  Arioch  the  captain  of 
the  king's  guard,  which  was  gone  forth  to 
slay  the  wise  men  of  Babylon  : 

is  He  answered  and  said  to  Arioch  the 
king's  captain.  Why  is  the  decree  so  hasty 
from  the  king  ?  Then  Arioch  made  the 
thing  known  to  Daniel. 

16  Then  Daniel  went  in,  and  desired  of 
the  king  that  he  would  give  him  time,  and 
that  he  would  shew  the  king  the  interpre- 
tation. 

17  Then  Daniel  went  to  his  house  and 
made  tiie  thing  known  to  Hananiah,  Mi- 
shael,  and  Azariah,  his  companions  : 

15  That  they  w^ould  desire  mercies  of 
the  God  of  heaven  concerning  this  secret ; 
that  Daniel  and  his  fellows  should  not  per- 
ish with  the  rest  of  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 

19  Then  was  the  secret  revealed  unto 
Daniel  in  a  night  vision.  Then  Daniel 
blessed  the  God  of  heaven. 

20  Daniel  answered  and  said.  Blessed 
be  the  name  of  God  for  ever  and  ever :  for 
wisdom  and  might  are  his : 

21  And  he  changeth  the  times  and  the 
seasons ;  he  removeth  kings,  and  setteth 
up  kings ;  he  giveth  wisdom  unto  the  wise, 
and  knowledge  to  them  that  know  under- 
standing : 

22  He  revealeth  the  deep  and  secret 
things :  he  knoweth  what  is  in  the  dark- 
ness, and  the  light  dwelleth  with  him. 

23  I  thank  thee,  and  praise  thee,  O  thou 
God  of  my  fathers,  who  hast  given  me  wis- 
dom and  might,  and  hast  made  known  unto 
me  now  what  ue  desired  of  thee  :  for  thou 
hast  now  made  known  unto  us  the  king's 
matter. 

24  If  Therefore  Daniel  went  in  unto 
Arioch.,  whom  the  king  had  ordained  to  de- 
stroy the  wise  ?nen  of  Babylon :  he  went 
and  said  tluis  unto  him ;  Destroy  not  the 
wise  men  of  Babylon :  bring  me  in  before 

81 


n.  Nebuchadnezzar'' s  dream. 

the  king,  and  I  will  shew  unto  the  king  the 
interpretation. 

25  Then  Arioch  brought  in  Daniel  be- 
fore the  king  in  haste,  and  said  thus  unto 
him,  I  have  found  a  man  of  the  captives  of 
Judah,  that  will  make  known  unto  the  king 
the  interpretation. 

26  The  king  answered  and  said  to  Da- 
niel, whose  name  jdus  Belteshazzar,  Art 
thou  able  to  make  known  unto  me  the 
dream  which  I  have  seen,  and  the  inter- 
pretation thereof] 

27  Daniel  answered  in  the  presence  of 
the  king,  and  said.  The  secret  which  the 
king  hath  demanded  cannot  the  wise  men, 
the  astrologers,  the  magicians,  the  sooth- 
sayers, shew  unto  the  king; 

28  But  there  is  a  God  in  heaven  that  re- 
vealeth secrets,  and  maketh  known  to  the 
kina;  Nebuchadnezzar  what  shall  be  in  the 


latter  days.     Thy  dream,  and  the  visions 
of  thy  head  upon  thy  bed,  are  these  ; 

29"  As  for  thee,"  O  king,  thy  thoughts 
came  into  thy  mind  upon  thy  bed,  what 
should  come  to  pass  hereafter  :  and  he  that 
revealeth  secrets  maketh  known  to  thee 
what  shall  come  to  pass. 

30  But  as  for  me,  this  secret  is  not  re- 
vealed to  me  for  any  wisdom  that  I  have 
more  than  any  living,  but  for  their  sakes 
that  shall  make  known  the  interpretation  to 
the  king,  and  that  thou  mightest  know  the 
thoughts  of  thy  heart. 

31  If  Thou,  O  king,  sawest,  and  behold 
a  great  image.  This  great  image,  whose 
brightness  was  excellent,  stood  before  thee ; 
and  the  form  thereof  u-as  terrible. 

32  This  image's  head  tons  of  fine  gold, 
his  breast  and  his  arms  of  silver,  his  belly 
and  his  thighs  of  brass, 

33  His  legs  of  iron,  his  feet  part  of  iron 
and  part  of  claj-. 

34  Thou  sawest  till  that  a  stone  was  cut 
out  without  hands,  which  smote  the  image 
upon  his  feet  that  ivere  of  iron  and  clay, 
and  brake  them  to  pieces. 

35  Then  was  the  iron,  the  clay,  the  brass, 
the  silver,  and  the  gold,  broken  to  pieces 
together,  and  became  like  the  chalT  of  the 
summer  threshing-floors  •,  and  ths  wind  car- 
ried them  away,  that  no  place  was  found 
for  them:  and  the  stone  that  smote  the 
image  became  a  great  mountain,  and  filled 
the  whole  earth. 

36  This  is  the  dream ;  and  we  will  tell 
the  interpretation  thereof  before  the  king. 

37  Thou,  O  king,  art  a  king  of  kings: 
for  the  God  of  heaven  hath  given  thee 
a  kingdom,  power,  and  strength,  and 
glorv. 

38  And  wheresoever  the  children  of  men 
dwell,  the  beasts  of  the  field  and  the  fowls 
of  tlie  heaven  hath  he  given  into  thine 
hand,  and  hath  made  thee  ruler  over  them 
all.     Thou  art  this  head  of  gold. 

39  And  after  thee  shall  arise  another 
kingdom  inferior  to  thee,  and  another  tliird 

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DanicVs  advancement. 


DANIEL. 


kingdom  of  brass,  which  shall   bear   rule 
over  all  the  earth. 

40  And  the  fourth  kingdom  shall  be 
strong  as  iron  :  forasmuch  as  iron  breaketh 
in  pieces  and  subdueth  all  things:  and  as 
iron  that  breaketh  all  these,  shall  it  break  in 
pieces  and  bruise. 

41  And  whereas  thou  sawest  the  feet 
and  toes,  part  of  potters'  clay,  and  part  of 
iron,  the  kingdom  shall  be  divided ;  but 
there  shall  be  in  it  of  the  strength  of  the 
iron,  forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  the  iron 
mixed  with  miry  clay. 

42  And  as  the  toes  of  the  feet  wfrc  part 
of  iron,  and  part  of  clay,  so  the  kingdom 
shall  be  partly  strong,  and  partly  broken. 

43  And  whereas  thou  sawest  iron  mixed 
with  miry  clay,  they  shall  mingle  them- 
selves with  the  seed  of  men :  but  they 
shall  not  cleave  one  to  another,  even  as 
iron  is  not  mixed  with  clay. 

44  And  in  the  days  of  these  kings  shall 
the  God  of  heaven  set  up  a  kingdom,  which 
shall  never  be  destroyed  :  and  the  kingdom 
shall  not  be  left  to  other  people,  bid  it  shall 
break  in  pieces  and  consume  all  these 
kingdoms,  and  it  shall  stand  for  ever. 

45  Forasmuch  as  thou  sawest  that  the 
stone  was  cut  out  of  the  mountain  without 
hands,  and  that  it  brake  in  pieces  the  iron, 
the  brass,  the  clay,  the  silver,  and  the  gold  ; 
the  great  God  hath  made  known  to  the 
king  w'aat  shall  come  to  pass  hereafter : 
and  the  dream  is  certain,  and  the  interpre- 
tation thereof  sure. 

46  H  Then  the  king  Nebuchadnezzar 
fell  upon  his  face,  and  worshipped  Daniel, 
and  commanded  that  the)'  should  offer  an 
oblation  and  sweet  odours  unto  him. 

47  The  king  answered  unto  Daniel,  and 
said.  Of  a  truth  if  is,  that  your  God  is  a 
God  of  gods,  and  a  Lord  of  kings,  and  a  re- 
vealer  of  secrets,  seeing  thou  couldest  re- 
veal this  secret. 

48  Then  the  king  made  Daniel  a  great 
man,  and  gave  him  many  great  gifts,  and 
made  him  ruler  over  the  whole  province 
of  Babylon,  and  cliief  of  the  governors 
over  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon. 

49  Then  Daniel  requested  of  the  king, 
and  he  set  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego,  over  the  affairs  of  the  province  of  Ba- 
b\don  :  but  Daniel  sat  in  the  gate  of  the  king. 

CHAP.  in. 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR  the  king  made 
an  image  of  gold,  whose  height  was 
threescore  cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof 
six  cubits:  he  set  it  up  in  the  plain  of  Du- 
ra, in  the  province  of  Babylon. 

2  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  sent 
to  gather  together  tlie  princes,  the  govern- 
ors, and  the  captains,  the  judges,  the  trea- 
surers, the  counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and  all 
the  rulers  of  the  provinces,  to  come  to  the 
dedication  of  the  image  which  Nebuchad- 
nezzar the  king  had  set  up. 

3  Then  the  princes,  the   governors,  and 


Tlie  golden  image  set  up. 


captains,  the  judges,  the  treasurers,  the 
counsellors,  the  sheriffs,  and  all  the  rulers 
of  the  provinces,  were  gathered  together 
unto  the  dedication  of  the  image  that  Ne- 
buchadnezzar the  king  had  set  up ;  and 
they  stood  before  the  image  that  Nebu 
chadnezzar  had  set  up. 

4  Then  an  herald  cried  aloud,  To  you 
it  is  commanded,  O  people,  nations,  and 
languages, 

5  That  at  what  time  ye  hear  tlie  sound 
of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery, 
dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  ye  fall 
down  and  worship  the  golden  image  that 
Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  hath  set  up. 

6  And  whoso  fallelh  not  down  and  wor- 
shippeth  shall  the  same  hour  be  cast  into 
the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace. 

7  Therefore  at  that  time,  when  all  the 
people  heard  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute, 
harp,  sackbut,  psaltery,  and  all  kinds  of 
music,  all  the  people,  the  nations,  and  the 
languages,  fell  down  and  worshipped  the 
golden  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
king  had  set  up. 

8  ^  Wherefore  at  that  time  certain  Chal- 
deans came  near,  and  accused  the  Jews. 

9  They  spake  and  said  to  the  king  Ne- 
buchadnezzar, O  king,  live  for  ever. 

10  Thou,  O  king,  liast  made  a  decree, 
that  every  man  that  shall  hear  the  sound  of 
the  cornet,  flute,  harp,  sackbut,  psaltery, 
and  dulcimer,  and  all  kinds  of  music,  shall 
fall  down  and  worship  the  golden  image: 

11  And  whoso  falleth  not  down  and 
worshippeth,  that  he  should  be  cast  into 
the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace. 

12  There  are  certain  Jews  whom  thou 
hast  set  over  the  affairs  of  the  province  of 
Babylon,  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego ;  these  men,  O  king,  have  not  regarded 
thee  :  they  serve  not  thy  gods,  nor  worship 
the  golden  image  which  thou  hast  set  up. 

13  "U  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  in  his  rage 
and  fury  commanded  to  bring  Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego.  Then  they 
brought  these  men  before  the  king. 

14  Nebuchadnezzar  spake  and  said  unto 
them,  Is  it  true,  O  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego,  do  not  ye  serve  my  gods,  nor 
worship  the  golden  image  which  I  have 
set  up  ? 

16  Now  if  ye  be  ready  that  at  what  time 
ye  hear  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp, 
sackbut,  psaltery,  and  dulcimer,  and  all 
kinds  of  music,  ye  fall  down  and  worship 
the  image  which  I  have  made ;  u'cll :  but  if 
ye  worship  not,  ye  shall  be  cast  the  same 
hour  into  the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  fur- 
nace ;  and  who  is  that  God  that  shall  de- 
liver you  out  of  my  hands  ? 

16  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
answered  and  said  to  the  king,  O  Nebu- 
chadnezzar, we  are  not  careful  to  answer 
thee  in  this  matter. 

17  If  it  be  so,  our  God  whom  we  serve 
is  able  to  deliver  us  from  the  burning  fiery 

642 


Nebuchadnezzar  Messes  God.  CHAP 
furnace,  and  he  will  deliver  ks  out  of  thine 
hand,  O  king. 

18  But  if  not,  be  it  known  unto  thee, 
O  king,  that  we  will  not  serve  tli}^  gods, 
nor  worship  the  golden  image  which  thou 
hast  set  up. 

19  U  Then  was  Nebuchadnezzar  full  of 
fury,  and  the  form  of  his  visage  was  chang- 
ed against  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
nego:  therefore  he  spake,  and  commanded 
that  they  should  heat  the  furnace  one  seven 
times  more  than  it  was  wont  to  be  heated. 

20  And  he  commanded  the  most  mighty 
men  that  xcere  in  his  army  to  bind  Sha- 
drach, Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  and  to 
cast  them  into  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

21  Then  these  men  were  bound  in  their 
coats,  their  hosen,  and  their  hats,  and  their 
other  garments,  and  were  cast  into  the 
midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

22  Therefore  because  the  king's  com- 
mandment was  urgent,  and  the  furnace  ex- 
ceeding hot,  the  flame  of  the  fire  slew  those 
men  that  took  up  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
Abed-nego. 

23  And  these  three  men,  Shadrach, 
Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  fell  down  bound 
into  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 

24  H  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  was 
astonied,  and  rose  up  in  haste,  and  spake, 
and  said  unto  his  counsellors.  Did  not  we 
cast  three  men  bound  into  the  midst  of  the 
fire  ?  They  answered  and  said  unto  the 
king,  True,  O  king. 

25  He  answered  and  said,  Lo,  I  see  four 
men  loose,  walking  in  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
and  they  have  no  hurt:  and  the  form  of 
the  fourth  is  like  the  son  of  God. 

26  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  came  near 
to  the  mouth  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace, 
and  spake,  and  said,  Shadrach,  Meshach, 
and  Abed-nego,  ye  servants  of  the  most 
high  God,  come  forth,  and  come  hither. 
Then  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego, 
came  forth  of  the  midst  of  the  fire. 

27  And  the  princes,  governors,  and  cap- 
tains, and  the  king's  counsellors,  being 
gathered  together,  saw  these  men,  upon 
whose  bodies  the  fire  had  no  power,  nor 
was  an  hair  of  their  head  singed,  neither 
were  their  coats  changed,  nor  the  smell  of 
fire  had  passed  on  them. 

28  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  spake,  and 
said.  Blessed  he  the  God  of  Shadrach,  Me- 
shach, and  Abed-nego,  who  hath  sent  his 
angel,  and  delivered  his  servants  that  trust- 
ed in  him,  and  have  changed  the  king's 
word,  and  yielded  their  bodies,  that  they 
might  not  serve  nor  worship  any  god,  ex- 
cept their  own  God. 

29  Therefore  I  make  a  decree,  that 
every  people,  nation,  and  language,  which 
speak  any  thing  amiss  against  the  God  of 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego,  shall 
be  cut  in  pieces,  and  their  houses  shall  be 
made  a  dunghill :  because  there  is  no  other 
god  that  can  deliver  after  this  sort. 


IV.  He  relates  his  dream. 

30  H  Then  the  king  promoted  Shadrach, 


—       —  ......,_,  ^^.v,,.w — — J 

Meshacli,  and  Abed-nego,  in  the  province 
of  Babylon. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NEBUCHADNEZZAR  the  king,  unto 
all  people,  nations,  and  languages,  that 
dwell  in  all  the  earth  ;  Peace  be  multiplied 
unto  you. 

2  I  thought  it  good  to  shew  the  signs 
and  wonders  that  the  high  ^od  hath 
wrought  toward  me. 

3  How  great  are  his  signs !  and  how 
mighty  arc,  his  wonders  !  his  kingdom  is 
an  everlasting  kingdom,  and  his  dominion 
is  from  generation  to  generation. 

4  H  I  Nebuchadnezzar  was  at  rest  in 
mine  house,  and  flourishing  in  my  palace  : 

5  I  saw  a  dream  which  made  me  afraid, 
and  the  thoughts  upon  my  bed  and  the 
visions  of  my  head  troul)ied  me. 

6  Therefore  made  I  a  decree  to  bring  in 
all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon  before  me, 
that  they  might  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation  of  the  dream. 

7  Then  came  in  the  magicians,  the  as- 
trologers, the  Chaldeans,  and  the  sooth- 
sayers :  and  I  told  the  dream  before  them  ; 
but  they  did  not  make  known  unto  me  the 
interpretation  thereof. 

8  H  But  at  the  last  Daniel  came  in  before 
me,  whose  name  was  Belteshazzar,  accord- 
ing to  ihe  name  of  my  god,  and  in  whom 
is  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  :  and  before 
him  I  told  the  dream,  saying, 

9  O  Belteshazzar,  master  of  the  magi- 
cians, because  I  know  that  the  spirit  of  the 
holy  gods  is  in  thee,  and  no  secret  troubletli 
thee,  tell  me  the  visions  of  my  dream  that 
I  have  seen,  and  the  interpretation  thereotl 

10  Thus  icere  the  visions  of  mine  head 
in  my  bed  ;  I  saw,  and  behold  a  tree  in  the 
midst  of  the  earth,  and  the  height  thereof 
tvas  great. 

11  The  tree  grew,  and  was  strong,  and 
the  height  thereof  reached  unto  heaven, 
and  the  sight  thereof  to  the  end  of  all  the 
earth  : 

12  The  leaves  thereof  were  fair,  and  the 
fruit  thereof  much,  and  in  it  was  meat  for 
all :  the  beasts  of  the  field  had  shadow  un- 
der it,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  dwelt  m 
the  boughs  thereof,  and  all  flesh  was  fed 
of  it.  ,      , 

13  I  saw  in  the  visions  of  my  head  upon 
my  bed,  and  behold,  a  watcher  and  an 
holy  one  came  down  from  heaven  ; 

14  He  cried  aloud,  and  said  thus.  Hew 
down  the  tree,  and  cut  off"  liis  branches, 
shake  oflf  his  leaves,  and  scatter  his  fruit : 
let  the  beasts  get  away  from  under  it,  and 
the  fowls  from  his  branches.  _ 

15  Nevertheless  leave  the  stump  of  his 
roots  in  the  earth,  even  with  a  band  ot  iron 
and  brass,  in  the  tender  grass  of  the  lield  ; 
and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven, 
and  let  his  portion  be  with  the  Ijeasts  m 
the  grass  of  the  earth. 

643 


The  dream  interpreted.  DANIEL, 

16  Let  his  heart  be  changed  from  man's, 
and  let  a  beast's  heart  be  given  unto  him  ; 
and  let  seven  times  pass  over  him. 

17  This  matter  is  by  the  decree  of  the 
watchers,  and  the  demand  by  the  word  of 
the  holy  ones  :  to  the  intent  that  the  living 
may  know  that  the  Most  High  ruleth  in 
the  kingdom  of  men,  and  giveth  it  to 
whomsoever  he  will,  and  setteth  up  over  it 
the  basest  of  men. 

IS  This  dream  I  kin^  Nebuchadnezzar 
have  seen.  Now  thou,  O  Belteshazzar,  de- 
clare the  interpretation  thereof,  forasmuch 
as  all  the  wise  men  of  my  kingdom  are  not 
able  to  make  known  unto  me  the  interpreta- 
tion :  but  thou  art  able ;  for  the  spirit  of 
the  holy  gods  is  in  thee. 

19  H  Then  Daniel,  whoso  name  icas  Bel- 
teshazzar, was  astonied  for  one  hour,  and 
his  thoughts  troubled  him.  The  king 
spake,  and  said,  Belteshazzar,  let  not  the 
dream,  or  the  interpretation  thereof,  trouble 
thee.  Belteshazzar  answered,  and  said. 
My  lord,  the  dream  he  to  them  that  hate 
thee,  and  the  interpretation  thereof  to  thine 
enemies. 

20  The  tree  that  thou  sawest,  which 
grew,  and  was  strong,  whose  height  reach- 
ed unto  the  heaven,  and  the  sight  thereof 
to  all  the  earth  ; 

21  Whose  leaves  ivcre  fair,  and  the  fruit 
thereof  much,  and  in  it  was  meat  for  all ; 
under  which  the  beasts  of  the  field  dwelt, 
and  upon  whose  branches  the  fowls  of  the 
heaven  had  their  habitation  : 

22  It  is  thou,  O  king,  that  art  grown  and 
become  strong  :  for  thy  greatness  is  grown, 
and  reacheth  unto  heaven,  and  thy  do- 
minion to  the  end  of  the  eartli. 

23  And  whereas  the  king  saw  a  watcher 
and  an  holy  one  coming  down  from  heaven, 
and  saying.  Hew  the  tree  down,  and  de- 
stroy it:  yet  leave  the  stump  of  the  roots 
thereof  in  the  earth,  even  with  a  band  of 
iron  and  brass,  in  the  tender  grass  of  the 
field  ;  and  let  it  be  wet  with  the  dew  of 
heaven,  and  Jet  his  portion  be  with  the 
beasts  of  the  field,  till  seven  times  pass  over 
him  ; 

24  This  is  the  interpretation,  O  king, 
and  this  is  the  decree  of  the  Most  High, 
which  is  come  upon  my  lord  the  king : 

25  That  they  shall  drive  thee  from  men, 
and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts  of 
tl'.e  field,  and  they  shall  make  thee  to  eat 
grass  as  oxen,  and  they  shall  wet  thee  with 
the  dew  of  heaven,  and  seven  times  shall 
pass  over  thee,  till  thou  know  that  the  Most 
High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and 
giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will. 

26  And  whereas  they  commanded  to 
leave  the  stump  of  the  tree  roots  ;  thy  king- 
dom shall  be  sure  unto  thee,  after  that  thou 
shalt  have  known  that  the  heavens  do  rule. 

27  Wherefore,  O  king,  let  my  counsel 
be  acceptable  unto  thee,  and  break  off  thy 
sins  by  righteousness,  and  thine  iniquities 


The  story  of  the  event. 
by  shewing  mercy  to  the  poor  ;  if  it  may 
be  a  lengthening  of  thy  tranquillity. 

28  1i  All  this  came  upon  the  king  Ne- 
buchadnezzar. 

29  At  the  end  of  twelve  months  he  walk- 
ed in  the  palace  of  the  kingdom  of  Baby- 
lon. 

30  The  king  spake,  and  said.  Is  not  this 
great  Babylon,  that  I  have  built  for  the 
house  of  the  kingdom  by  the  might  of  my 
power,  and  for  the  honour  of  my  majesty  ? 

31  While  the  word  teas  in  the  king's 
mouth,  there  fell  a  voice  from  heaven,  say- 
ing, O  king  Nebuchadnezzar,  to  tliee  it  is 
spoken ;  The  kingdom  is  departed  from 
thee : 

32  And  they  shall  drive  thee  from  men, 
and  thy  dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts 
of  the  field :  they  shall  make  thee  to  eat 
grass  as  oxen,  and  seven  times  shall  pass 
over  thee,  until  thou  know  that  the  Most 
High  ruleth  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and 
giveth  it  to  whomsoever  he  will. 

33  The  same  hour  was  the  thing  fulfilled 
upon  Nebuchadnezzar  :  and  he  was  driven 
from  men,  and  did  eat  grass  as  oxen,  and 
his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of  heaven, 
till  his  hairs  were  grown  like  eagles'  fea- 
thers, and  his  nails  like  birds'  claws. 

34  And  at  the  end  of  the  days  I  Nebu- 
chadnezzar lifted  up  mine  eyes  unto  hea- 
ven, and  mine  understanding  returned  unto 
me,  and  I  blessed  the  Most  High,  and  I 
praised  and  honoured  him  that  liveth  for 
ever,  whose  dominion  is  an  everlasting  do- 
minion, and  his  kingdom  2S  from  generation 
to  generation  : 

35  And  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth 
are  reputed  as  nothing :  and  he  doeth  ac- 
cording to  his  will  in  the  army  of  heaven, 
and  among  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth : 
and  none  can  stay  his  hand,  or  say  unto 
him.  What  doest  thou  ? 

36  At  the  same  time  my  reason  returned 
unto  me:  and  for  the  glory  of  my  king- 
dom, mine  honour  and  brightness  returned 
unto  me ;  and  my  counsellors  and  my  lords 
sought  unto  me  ;  and  I  was  established  in 
my  kingdom,  and  excellent  majesty  was 
added  unto  me. 

37  Now  I  Nebuchadnezzar  prajse  and 
extol  and  honour  the  King  of  heaven,  all 
whose  works  arc  truth,  and  his  ways  judg- 
ment :  and  those  that  walk  in  pride  he  is 
able  to  abase. 

CHAP.  V. 

BELSHAZZAR  the  king  made  a  great 
feast  to  a  thousand  of  his  lords,  and 
drank  wine  before  the  thousand. 

2  Belshazzar,  while  he  tasted  the  wine, 
commanded  to  bring  the  golden  and  silver 
vessels  which  his  father  Nebuchadnezzar 
had  taken  out  of  the  temple  which  iras  in 
Jerusalem  ;  that  the  king,  and  his  princes, 
his  wives,  and  his  concubines  might  drink 
therein. 

3  Then  they  brought  the  golden  vessels 
644 


The  Tiand-ioriting  on  the  icall.         CHAP.  V.  Daniel  interprets  if. 

that  were  taken  out  of  the  temple  of  the  known  unto  ine  the  interpretation  thereof: 
house  of  God   wliich  ivas  at  Jerusalem ;  but  they  could  not  shew  the  interpretation 
and  the  king  and  his  princes,   his  wives, | of  the  thing: 
and  his  concubines,  drank  in  them.  16  And  1  have  heard  of  thee,  that  thou 

4  They    drank   wine,   and   praised    the  canst  make    interpretations,    and   dissolve 


gods  of  gold,  and  of  silver,  of  brass,  of 
iron,  of  wood,  and  of  stone. 

5  H  In  the  same  hour  came  forth  fingers 
of  a  man's  hand,  and  wrote  over  against 
the  candlestick  upon  the  plaster  of  the  wall 
of  the  king's  palace  :  and  the  king  saw  the 
part  of  the  hand  that  wrote. 

6  Then  the  king's  countenance  was 
changed,  and  his  thoughts  troubled  him,  so 
that  the  joints  of  his  loins  were  loosed,  and 
his  knees  smote  one  against  another. 

7  The  king  cried  aloud  to  bring  in  the 
astrologers,  the  Clialdeans,  and  the  sooth- 
sayers. And  the  king  spake  and  said  to 
the  wise  men  of  Babylon,  Whosoever  shall 
read  this  writing,  and  shew  me  the  inter- 
pretation thereof,  shall  be  clothed  with  scar- 
let, and  have  a  chain  of  gold  about  his 
neck,  and  shall  be  the  third  ruler  in  the 
kingdom. 

8  Then  came  in  all  the  king's  wise  men : 
but  they  could  not  read  the  writing,  nor 
make  known  to  the  king  the  interpretation 
thereof 

9  Then  was  king  Belshazzar  greatly 
troubled,  and  his  countenance  was  changed 
in  him,  and  his  lords  were  astonied. 

10  H  Noic  the  queen  by  reason  of  the 
words  of  the  king  and  his  lords  came  into 
the  banquet  house :  and  the  queen  spake 
and  said,  O  king,  live  for  ever :  let  not  thy 
thoughts  trouble  thee,  nor  let  thy  counte- 
nance be  changed : 

11  There  is  a  man  in  thy  kingdom,  in 
whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holj'  gods;  and  in 
the  days  of  thy  father  light  and  understand- 
ing and  wisdom,  like  the  wisdom  of  the 
gods,  was  found  in  him  ;  whom  the  king 
Nebuchadnezzar  thy  father,  the  king,  / 
say,  thy  father,  made  master  of  the  magi- 
cians, astrologers,  Chaldeans,  and  sooth- 
sayers : 

12  Forasmuch  as  an  excellent  spirit,  and 
knowledge,  and  understanding,  interpret- 
ing of  dreams,  and  shewing  of  hard  sen- 
tences, and  dissolving  of  doubts,  were  found 
in  the  same  Daniel,  whom  the  king  named 
Belteshazzar :  now  let  Daniel  be  called, 
and  he  will  shew  the  interpretation. 

13  Then  was  Daniel  brought  in  before 
the  king.  And  the  king  spake  and  said 
unto  Daniel,  Art  thou  that  Daniel,  which 
art  of  the  children  of  the  captivity  of  Ju- 
dah,  whom  the  king  my  father  brought  out 
of  Jewry  ? 

14  I  have  even  heard  of  thee,  that  the 
spirit  of  the  gods  is  in  thee,  and  that  light 
and  understanding  and  excellent  wisdom 
is  found  in  thee. 

15  And  now  the  wise  men,  the  astrolo- 
gers, have  been  brought  in  before  me,  that 
they   should  read  this  writing,  and  make 


doubts  :  now  if  thou  canst  read  the  writing, 
and  make  known  to  me  the  interpretation 
thereof,  thou  shalt  be  clothed  with  scarlet, 
and  have  a  chain  of  gold  about  thy  neck, 
and  shalt  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  king- 
dom. 

17  H  Then  Daniel  answered  and  said  be- 
fore the  king.  Let  thy  gifts  be  to  thyself, 
and  give  thy  rewards  to  another ;  yet  I 
will  read  the  writing  unto  the  king,  and 
make  known  to  him  the  interpretation. 

18  O  thou  king,  the  most  high  God  gave 
Nebuchadnezzar  thy  father  a  kingdom,  and 
majesty,  and  glory,  and  honour: 

19  And  for  the  majesty  that  he  gave  him, 
all  people,  nations,  and  languages,  trembled 
and  feared  before  him :  whom  he  would  he 
slew ;  and  whom  he  would  he  kept  alive ; 
and  whom  he  would  he  set  up ;  and  whom 
he  uould  he  put  down. 

20  But  when  his  heart  was  lifted  up,  and 
his  mind  hardened  in  pride,  he  was  de- 
posed from  his  kingly  throne,  and  they 
took  his  glory  from  him: 

21  And  he  was  driven  from  the  sons  of 
men ;  and  his  heart  was  made  like  the 
beasts',  and  his  dwelling  ivas  with  the  wild 
asses :  they  fed  him  with  grass  like  oxen, 
and  his  body  was  wet  with  the  dew  of  hea- 
ven ;  till  he  knew  that  the  most  high  God 
ruled  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  that  he 
appointeth  over  it  whomsoever  he  will. 

22  And  thou  his  son,  O  Belshazzar,  hast 
not  humbled  thine  heart,  though  thou 
knewest  all  this ; 

2.3  But  hast  lifted  up  thyself  against  tlic 
Lord  of  heaven  ;  and  they  have  brought 
the  vessels  of  his  house  before  thee,  and 
thou,  and  thy  lords,  thy  wives  and  thy  con- 
cubines, have  drunk  wine  in  them;  and 
thou  hast  praised  the  gods  of  silver,  and 
gold,  of  brass,  iron,  wood,  and  stone,  which 
see  not,  nor  hear,  nor  know :  and  the  God 
in  whose  hand  thy  breath  is,  and  whose 
are  all  thy  ways,  hast  thou  not  glorified. 

24  Then  was  the  part  of  the  hand  sent 
from  him  ;  and  this  writing  was  written. 

25  "^  And  this  is  the  writing  that  was  writ- 
ten, MENE,  MENE,  TEKEL,  UPHAR- 
SIN. 

26  This  is  the  interpretation  of  the  thing  : 
MENE;  God  hath  numbered  thy  kingdom, 
and  finished  it. 

■27  TEKEL;  Thou  art  weighed  in  the 
balances,  and  art  foun<l  wanting. 

28  PERES;  Tiiy  kingdom  is  divided, 
and  given  to  the  Medcs  and  Persians. 

29  Then  commanded  Belshazzar,  and 
thev  clothed  Daniel  with  scarlet,  and  put  a 
chain  of  gold  about  his  neck,  and  made  a 
proclamation  concerning  him,  that  ho 
should  be  the  third  ruler  in  the  kingdom. 

645 


Daniel  cast  into  the  lions'  den. 


DANIEL. 


He  is  saved  and  avenged. 


30  IT  In  that  night  was  Belshazzar  the 
king  of  the  Chaldeans  slain. 

31  And  Darius  the  Median  took  the 
kingdom,  being  about  threescore  and  two 
years  old. 

CHAP.  VI. 

IT  pleased  Darius  to  set  over  the  kingdom 
an  hundred  and  twenty  princes,  which 
should  be  over  the  whole  kingdom ; 

2  And  over  these  three  presidents;  of 
whom  Daniel  urns  first:  that  the  princes 
might  give  accounts  unto  them,  and  the 
king  should  have  no  damage. 

3  Then  this  Daniel  was  preferred  above 
the  presidents  and  princes,  because  an  ex- 
cellent spirit  was  m  him  ;  and  the  king 
thought  to  set  him  over  the  whole  realm. 

4  11  Then  the  presidents  and  princes 
sought  to  find  occasion  against  Daniel  con- 
cerning the  kingdom ;  but  they  could  find 
none  occasion  nor  fault ;  forasmuch  as  he 
icas  faithful,  neither  was  there  any  error  or 
fault  found  in  him. 

5  Then  said  these  men,  We  shall  not 
find  any  occasion  against  this  Daniel,  ex- 
cept we  find  it  against  him  concerning  the 
law  of  his  God. 

6  Then  these  presidents  and  princes  as- 
sembled together  to  the  king,  and  said  thus 
unto  him,  King  Darius,  live  for  ever. 

7  All  the  presidents  of  the  kingdom,  the 
governors,  and  the  princes,  the  counsellors, 
and  the  captains,  have  consulted  together 
to  establish  a  royal  statute,  and  to  make  a 
firm  decree,  that  whosoever  shall  ask  a  pe- 
tition of  any  ^od  or  man  for  thirty  days, 
save  of  thee,  O  king,  he  shall  be  cast  into 
the  den  of  lions. 

8  Now,  O  king,  establish  the  decree,  and 
sign  the  writing,  that  it  be  not  changed,  ac- 
cording to  the  law  of  the  Medes  and  Per- 
sians, which  altereth  not. 

9  Wherefore  king  Darius  signed  the 
writing  and  the  decree. 

10  H  Now  when  Daniel  knew  tliat  the 
writing  was  signed,  he  went  into  his  house; 
and  his  windows  being  open  in  his  chamber 
toward  Jerusalem,  he  kneeled  upon  his 
knees  three  times  a  day,  and  prayed,  and 
gave  thanks  before  his  God,  as  he  did  afore- 
time. 

11  Then  these  men  assembled,  and  found 
Daniel  praying  and  making  supplication 
before  his  God. 

12  Then  they  came  near,  and  spake  be- 
fore the  king  concerning  the  king's  decree  ; 
Hast  thou  not  signed  a  decree,  that  every 
man  that  shall  ask  a  petition  of  any  god  ov 
man  within  thirty  days,  save  of  thee,  O 
king,  shall  be  cast  into  the  den  of  lions? 
The  king  answered  and  said,  The  thing  is 
true,  according  to  the  law  of  the  Medes 
and  Persians,  which  altereth  not. 

13  Then  answered  tliey  and  said  before 
tlie  king.  That  Daniel,  which  is  of  the 
children  of  the  captivity  of  Judah,  regardeth 
not  thee,  O  kin.g,  nor  the  decree  that  thou 


hast  signed,  but  maketh  his  petition  three 
times  a  day. 

14  Then  the  king,  when  he  heard  these 
words,  was  sore  displeased  with  himself, 
and  set  his  heart  on  Daniel  to  deliver  him : 
and  he  laboured  till  the  going  down  of  the 
sun  to  deliver  him. 

15  Then  these  men  assembled  unto  the 
king,  and  said  unto  the  king,  Know,  O 
king,  that  the  law  of  the  Medes  and  Per- 
sians is,  That  no  decree  nor  statute  which 
the  king  establisheth  may  be  changed. 

16  Then  the  king  commanded,  and  they 
brought  Daniel,  and  cast  him  into  the  den 
of  lions.  Note  the  king  spake  and  said 
unto  Daniel,  Thy  God  whom  thou  servest 
continually,  he  will  deliver  thee. 

17  And  a  stone  was  brought,  and  laid 
upon  the  mouth  of  the  den  ;  and  the  king 
sealed  it  with  his  own  signet,  and  with  the 
signet  of  his  lords ;  that  the  purpose  might 
not  be  changed  concerning  Daniel. 

18  H  Then  the  king  went  to  his  palace, 
and  passed  the  night  fasting :  neither  were 
instruments  of  music  brought  before  him : 
and  his  sleep  went  from  him. 

19  Then  the  king  arose  very  early  in  the 
morning,  and  went  in  haste  unto  the  den  of 
lions. 

20  And  when  he  came  to  the  den,  he 
cried  with  a  lamentable  voice  unto  Daniel : 
and  the  king  spake  and  said  to  Daniel,  O 
Daniel,  servant  of  the  living  God,  is  thy 
God,  Avhom  thou  servest  continually,  able  to 
deliver  thee  from  the  lions  ? 

21  Then  said  Daniel  unto  the  king,  O 
king,  live  for  ever. 

22  My  God  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath 
shut  the  lions'  mouths,  that  they  have  not 
hurt  me :  forasmuch  as  before  him  inno- 
cency  was  found  in  me ;  and  also  before 
thee,  O  king,  have  I  done  no  hurt. 

23  Then  was  the  king  exceeding  glad 
for  him,  and  commanded  that  they  should 
take  Daniel  up  out  of  the  den.  So  Daniel 
was  taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and  no  man- 
ner of  hurt  was  found  upon  him,  because 
he  believed  in  his  God. 

24  H  And  the  king  commanded,  and 
they  brought  those  men  which  had  accused 
Daniel,  and  they  cast  them  into  the  den  of 
lions,  them,  their  children,  and  their  wives  ; 
and  the  lions  had  the  mastery  of  them,  and 
brake  all  their  bones  in  pieces  or  ever  they 
came  at  the  bottom  of  the  den. 

2.5  H  Then  king  Darius  wrote  unto  all 
people,  nations,  and  languages,  that  dwell 
in  all  the  earth  ;  Peace  be  multiplied  unto 
you. 

26  I  make  a  decree,  That  in  every  do- 
minion of  my  kingdom  men  tremble  and 
fear  before  the  God  of  Daniel :  for  he  is  the 
living  God,  and  steadfast  for  ever,  and  his 
kingdom  that  which  shall  not  be  destroyed, 
and  his  dominion  shall  he  even  unto  the 
end. 

27  He  delivereth  and  rescueth,  and  he 

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DanieVs  vision  of  four  beasts.  CHAP 
worketh  signs  and  wonders  in  heaven  and 
in  earth,  who  hath  deUvered  Daniel  from  the 
power  of  the  hons. 

28  So  this  Daniel  prospered  in  the  reign 
of  Darius,  and  in  the  reign  of  Cyrus  the 
Persian. 

CHAP.  vn. 

IN  the  first  year  of  Belshazzar  king  of 
Babylon  Daniel  had  a  dream  and  visions 
of  his  head  upon  his  bed ;  then  he  wrote 
the  dream,  a?ul  told  the  sum  of  the  matters. 

2  Daniel  spake  and  said,  I  saw  in  my 
vision  by  night,  and  behold,  the  four  winds 
of  the  heaven  strove  upon  the  great  sea. 

3  And  four  great  beasts  came  up  from 
the  sea,  diverse  one  from  another. 

4  The  first  7cas  like  a  lion,  and  had 
eagles'  wings ;  I  beheld  till  the  wings 
thereof  were  plucked,  and  it  was  lifted  up 
from  the  earth,  and  made  stand  upon  the 
feet  as  a  man,  and  a  man's  heart  was  given 
to  it. 

5  And  behold  another  beast,  a  second, 
like  to  a  bear,  and  it  raised  up  itself  on  one 
side,  and  it  had  three  ribs  in  the  mouth  of 
it  between  the  teeth  of  it :  and  they  said 
thus  unto  it,  Arise,  devour  much  flesh. 

6  After  this  I  beheld,  and  lo  another, 
like  a  leopard,  which  had  upon  the  back 
of  it  four  wings  of  a  fowl ;  the  beast  had 
also  four  heads ;  and  dominion  was  given 
to  it. 

7  After  this  I  saw  in  the  night  visions, 
and  behold  a  fourth  beast,  dreadful  and 
terrible,  and  strong  exceedingly;  and  it 
had  great  iron  teeth :  it  devoured  and  brake 
in  pieces,  and  stamped  the  residue  with 
the  feet  of  it :  and  it  was  diverse  from  all 
the  beasts  that  we7-e  before  it ;  and  it  had 
ten  horns. 

8  I  considered  the  horns,  and  behold, 
there  came  up  among  them  another  little 
horn,  before  whom  there  were  three  of  the 
first  horns  plucked  up  by  the  roots  :  and 
behold,  in  this  horn  ivere  eyes  like  the  eyes 
of  man,  and  a  mouth  speaking  great  things. 

9  ll  I  beheld  till  the  thrones  were  cast 
down,  and  the  Ancient  of  days  did  sit, 
whose  garment  tras  white  as  snow,  and  the 
hair  of  his  head  like  the  pure  wool :  his 
throne  teas  like  the  fiery  flame,  and  his 
wheels  as  burning  fire. 

10  A  fiery  stream  issued  and  came  forth 
from  before  him  :  thousand  thousands  mi- 
nistered unto  him,  and  ten  thousand  times 
ten  thousand  stood  before  him  :  the  judg- 
ment was  set,  and  the  books  were  opened. 

Ill  beheld  then  because  of  the  voice 
of  the  great  words  which  the  horn  spake : 
I  beheld  even  till  the  beast  was  slain,  and 
his  body  destroyed,  and  given  to  the  burn- 
ing flame. 

12  As  concerning  the  rest  of  the  beasts, 
they  had  their  dominion  taken  away :  yet 
their  lives  were  prolonged  for  a  season  and 
time. 

13  I  saw  in  the  night  visions,  and  be- 


VH.  The  vision  interpreted. 

hold,  one  like  the  Son  of  man  came  with 
the  clouds  of  heaven,  and  came  to  the  An- 
cient of  days,  and  they  brought  him  near 
before  him. 

14  And  there  was  given  him  dominion, 
and  glory,  and  a  kingdom,  that  all  people, 
nations,  and  languages,  should  serve  him  ; 
his  dominion  is  an  everlasting  dominion, 
which  shall  not  pass  away,  and  his  king- 
dom, that  which  shall  not  be  destroyed. 

15  H  I  Daniel  was  grieved  in  my  spirit 
in  the  midst  of  niy  body,  and  the  visions  of 
my  head  troubled  me. 

16  I  came  near  unto  one  of  them  that 
stood  b)',  and  asked  him  the  truth  of  all 
this.  So  he  told  me,  and  made  me  know 
the  interpretation  of  the  things. 

17  These  great  beasts,  which  are  four, 
are  four  kings,  ichich  shall  arise  out  of  the 
earth. 

18  But  the  saints  of  the  Most  High  shall 
take  the  kingdom,  and  possess  the  king- 
dom for  ever,  even  for  ever  and  ever. 

19  Then  I  would  know  the  truth  of  the 
fourth  beast,  which  was  diverse  from  all 
the  others,  exceeding  dreadful,  whose  teeth 
inere  o/iron,  and  his  nails  of  brass;  ichick 
devoured,  brake  in  pieces,  and  stamped 
the  residue  with  his  feet; 

20  And  of  the  ten  horns  that  icere  in  his 
head,  and  o/ the  other  which  came  up,  and 
before  whom  three  fell ;  even  of  that  horn 
that  had  eyes,  and  a  mouth  that  spake  very 
great  things,  whose  look  icas  more  stout 
than  his  fellows. 

21  I  beheld,  and  the  same  horn  made 
war  with  the  saints,  and  prevailed  against 
them : 

22  Until  the  Ancient  of  days  came,  and 
judgment  was  given  to  the  saints  of  the 
Most  High ;  and  the  time  came  that  the 
saints  possessed  the  kingdom. 

23  Thus  he  said,  The  fourth  beast  shall 
be  the  fourth  kingdom  upon  earth,  which 
shall  be  diverse  from  all  kingdoms,  and 
shall  devour  the  whole  earth,  and  shall 
tread  it  down,  and  break  it  in  pieces. 

24  And  the  ten  horns  out  of  this  king- 
dom are  ten  kings  that  shall  arise :  and 
another  shall  rise  after  them ;  and  he  shall 
be  diverse  from  the  first,  and  he  shall  sul)- 
due  three  kings. 

25  And  he  shall  speak  great  words 
against  the  Most  High,  and  shall  wear  out 
the  saints  of  the  Mo.st  High,  and  tliink  to 
change  times  and  laws  :  and  tliey  shall  be 
given  into  his  hand  until  a  time  and  times 
and  the  dividing  of  time. 

26  But  the  judgment  shall  sit,  and  they 
shall  take  away  his  dominion  to  consume 
and  to  destroy  it  unto  the  end . 

27  And  the  kingdom  and  dominion,  and 
the  greatness  of  the  kingdom  under  the 
whole  heaven,  shall  be  given  to  the  people 
of  the  saints  of  the  Most  High,  whose  king- 
dom is  an  everlasting  kingdom,  and  all  do- 
minions shall  serve  and  obey  him. 

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Vision  of  the  ram  and  goat.  DANIEL.  GahrieVs  interpretation  of  it. 

28  Hitherto  is  the  end  of  the  matter,  i  vision  concerning  the  daily  sacrifice,  ^nA 
As  for   me  Daniel,  my  cogitations  much  1  the  transgression  of  desolation,  to  give  both 


troubled  me,  and  my  countenance  changed 

in  me :  but  I  kept  the  matter  in  my  heart. 

CHAP.  VHI. 

IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of  king 
Belshazzar  a  vision  appeared  unto  me, 
even  unto  me  Daniel,  after  that  which  ap- 
peared unto  me  at  the  first. 

2  And  1  saw  in  a  vision  ;  and  it  came  to 
pass,  when  I  saw,  that  I  was  at  Shushan  in 
the  palace,  which  is  in  the  province  of 
Elam  ;  and  I  saw  in  a  vision,  and  I  was  by 
the  river  of  Ulai. 

3  Then  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  saw, 
and  behold,  there  stood  before  tiie  river  a 
ram  which  had  two  liorns :  and  the  two 
horns  were  high  ;  but  one  was  higher  than 
the  other,  and  the  higher  came  up  last. 

4  I  saw  the  ram  pushing  westward,  and 
northward,  and  southward ;  so  that  no 
beasts  might  stand  before  him,  neither  7cas 
there  any  that  could  deliver  out  of  his  hand  ; 
but  he  did  according  to  his  will,  and  be- 
came great. 

5  And  as  I  was  considering,  behold,  an 
he-goat  came  from  the  west  on  the  face  of 
the  whole  earth,  and  touched  not  the 
ground  :  and  the  goat  had  a  notable  horn 
between  his  eyes. 

6  And  he  came  to  the  ram  that  had  tiro 
horns,  which  I  had  seen  standing  before 
the  river,  and  ran  unto  him  in  the  fury  of 
bis  power. 

7  And  I  saw  him  come  close  unto  the 
ram,  and  he  was  moved  with  choler  against 
him,  and  smote  the  ram,  and  brake  his  two 
horns  :  and  there  was  no  power  in  the  ram 
to  stand  before  him,  but  he  cast  him  down 
to  the  ground,  and  stamped  upon  him  :  and 
there  was  none  that  could  deliver  the  ram 
out  of  his  hand. 

S  Therefore  the  he-goat  waxed  very 
great :  and  when  he  was  strong,  the  great 
horn  was  broken  ;  and  for  it  came  up  four 
notable  ones  toward  the  four  winds  of 
heaven. 

9  And  out  of  one  of  them  came  forth  a 
little  horn,  which  waxed  exceeding  great, 
toward  the  soutli,  and  toward  the  east,  and 
toward  the  pleasant  land. 

10  And  it  waxed  great,  even  to  the  host 
of  heaven ;  and  it  cast  down  sotne  of  the 
host  and  of  the  stars  to  the  ground,  and 
stamped  upon  them. 

11  Yea,  he  magnified  himsc/f  even  toXhe 
prince  of  the  host,  and  by  him  the  daily 
sa'-rifice  was  taken  away,  and  the  place  of 
his  sanctuary  was  cast  down. 

12  And  an  host  was  given  him  agamst 
the  daily  sacrifice  by  reason  of  trans 
gression,  and  it  cast  down  the  truth  to 
the  ground;  and  it  practised,  and  pros 
pered. 

13  "^  Then  T  heard  one  saint  speaking, 
and  another  saint  said  unto  that  certam 
sai7it  which  spake,  How  long  shall  be  the 


the  sanctuary  and  the  host  to  be  trodden 
under  foot  ? 

14  And  he  said  unto  me.  Unto  two  thou- 
sand and  three  hundred  days ;  then  shall 
the  sanctuary  be  cleansed. 

15  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  I,  evc7i 
I  Daniel,  had  seen  the  vision,  and  sought 
for  the  meaning,  then  behold,  there  stood 
before  me  as  the  appearance  of  a  man. 

16  And  I  heard  a  man's  voice  between 
the  banks  of  Ulai,  which  called,  and  said, 
Gabriel,  make  this  man  to  understand  the 
vision. 

17  So  he  came  near  where  1  stood :  and 
when  he  came,  I  was  afraid,  and  fell  upon 
my  face  :  but  he  said  urxto  me.  Understand, 
O  son  of  man  :  for  at  the  time  of  the  end 
shall  be  the  vision. 

IS  Now  as  he  was  speaking  with  me,  I 
was  in  a  deep  sleep  on  my  face  toward  the 
ground:  but  he  touched  me,  and  set  me 
upright. 

19  And  he  said.  Behold,  I  will  make 
thee  know  what  shall  be  in  the  last  end  of 
the  indignation  :  for  at  the  time  appointed 
the  end  shall  be. 

20  The  ram  which  thou  sawest  having 
two  horns  are  the  kings  of  Media  and 
Persia. 

21  And  the  rough  goat  is  the  king  of 
Grecia  :  and  the  great  horn  that  is  between 
his  eyes  ?'.sthe  first  king. 

22  Now  that  being  broken,  whereas  four 
stood  up  for  it,  four  kingdoms  shall  stand 
up  out  of  the  nation,  but  not  in  his  power. 

23  And  in  the  latter  time  of  their  king- 
dom, when  the  transgressors  are  come  to 
the  full,  a  king  of  fierce  countenance,  and 
understanding  dark  sentences,  shall  stand 
up. 

24  And  his  power  shall  be  mighty,  but 
not  by  his  own  power :  and  he  shall  destroy 
wonderfully,  and  shall  prosper,  and  prac- 
tise, and  shall  destroy  the  mighty  and  the 
holy  people. 

25  And  through  his  policy  also  he  shall 
cause  craft  to  prosper  in  his  hand  ;  and  he 
shall  magnify  himself  in  his  heart,  and  by 
peace  shall  destroy  many :  he  shall  also 
stand  up  against  the  Prince  of  princes;  but 
he  shall  be  broken  without  hand. 

26  And  the  vision  of  the  evening  and  the 
morning  which  was  told  is  true  :  wherefore 
shut  thou  up  the  vision ;  for  it  shall  be  for 
man}^  days. 

27  And  I  Daniel  fainted,  and  was  sick 
certain  days ;  afterward  I  rose  up,  and  did 
the  king's  business ;  and  I  was  astonished 
.at  the  vision,  but  none  understood  it. 

CHAP.  IX. 

IN   the  first  year  of  Darius  the  son  of 
Ahasuerus,  of  the  seed  of  the   Medes, 
which  was  made  king  over  the  realm  of  the 
Chaldeans ; 
2  In  the  first  year  of  his  reign  I  Daniel 
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Danid^s  confession  and  prayer.  CHAP 
understood  by  books  the  number  of  the 
years,  whereof  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
to  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  that  he  would  ac- 
comphsh  seventy  years  in  the  desolations 
of  Jerusalem. 

3  U  And  I  set  my  face  unto  the  Lord 
God,  to  seek  by  prayer  and  supplications, 
with  fasting,  and  sackcloth,  and  ashes : 

4  And  I  prayed  unto  the  Lord  my  God, 
and  made  my  confession,  and  said,  O  Lord, 
the  great  and  dreadful  God,  keeping  the 
covenant  and  mercy  to  them  that  love  him, 
and  to  them  that  keep  his  commandments ; 

5  We  have  sinned,  and  have  committed 
iniquity,  and  have  done  wickedly,  and  have 
rebelled,  even  by  departing  from  thy  pre- 
cepts and  from  thy  judgments  : 

6  Neither  have  we  hearkened  unto  thy 
servants  the  prophets,  which  spake  in  thy 
name  to  our  kings,  our  princes,  and  our 
fathers,  and  to  all  the  people  of  the  land. 

7  O  Lord,  righteousness  bclongcth  unto 
thee,  but  unto  us  confusion  of  faces,  as  at 
this  day  ;  to  the  men  of  Judah,  and  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  unto  all  Is- 
rael, that  are  near,  and  that  are  far  off, 
through  all  the  countries  whither  thou  hast 
driven  them,  because  of  their  trespass  that 
they  have  trespassed  against  thee. 

8  O  Lord,  to  us  belongeth  confusion  of 
face,  to  our  kings,  to  our  princes,  and  to  our 
fathers,  because  we  have  sinned  against  thee. 

9  To  the  Lord  our  God  belong  mercies 
and  forgivenesses,  though  we  have  rebelled 
against  him ; 

10  Neither  have  we  obeyed  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  our  God,  to  walk  in  his  laws, 
which  he  set  before  us  by  his  servants  the 
prophets. 

11  Yea,  all  Israel  have  transgressed  thy. 
law,  even  by  departing,  that  they  might 
not  obey  thy  voice  ;  therefore  the  curse  is 
poured  upon  us,  and  the  oath  that  is  written 
m  the  law  of  Moses  the  servant  of  God, 
because  we  have  sinned  against  him. 

12  And  he  hath  confirmed  his  words, 
which  he  spake  against  us,  and  against  our 
judges  that  judged  us,  by  bringing  upon  us 
a  great  evil :  for  under  the  whole  heaven 
hath  not  been  done  as  hath  been  done  upon 
Jerusalem. 

13  As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses, 
all  this  evil  is  come  upon  us  :  yet  made  we 
not  our  prayer  before  the  Lord  our  God, 
that  we  might  turn  from  our  iniquities,  and 
understand  thy  truth. 

14  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  watched 
upon  the  evil,  and  brought  it  upon  us :  for 
the  Lord  our  God  is  righteous  in  all  his 
works  which  he  doeth  :  for  we  obeyed  not 
his  voice. 

15  And  now,  O  Lord  our  God,  that  hast 
brought  thy  people  forth  out  of  the  land  of 
-Egypt  witli  a  mighty  hand,  and  hast  gotten 
thee  renown,  as  at  this  day  ;  we  have  sin- 
ned, we  have  done  wickedly. 

16  H  O  Lord,  according  to  all  thv  right- 

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IX.  Of  the  seventy  weeks. 

eousness,  I  beseech  thee,  let  thine  anger 
and  thy  fury  be  turned  away  from  thy  city 
Jerusalem,  thy  holy  mountain :  because 
for  our  sins  and  for  the  iniquities  of  our 
fathers,  Jerusalem  and  thy  people  are  be- 
come a  reproach  to  all  that  arc  about  us. 

17  Now  therefore,  O  our  God,  hear  the 
prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  his  supplications, 
and  cause  thy  face  to  shine  upon  th}-  sanc- 
tuary that  is  desolate,  lor  the  Lord's  sake. 

18  O  my  God,  incline  thine  ear,  and 
hear  ;  open  thine  eyes,  and  behold  our  de- 
solations, and  the  city  which  is  called  by 
thy  name :  for  we  do  not  present  our  sup- 
plications before  thee  for  our  righteous- 
nesses, but  for  thy  great  mercies. 

19  O  Lord,  hear ;  O  Lord,  forgive ;  O 
Lord,  hearken  and  do ;  defer  not,  for  thine 
own  sake,  O  my  God  :  for  thy  city  and  thy 
people  are  called  by  thy  name. 

20  IT  And  while  I  was  speaking,  and 
praying,  and  confessing  my  sin,  and  the 
sin  of  my  people  Israel,  and  presenting 
my  supplication  before  the  Lord  my  God 
for  the  holy  mountain  of  my  God ; 

21  Yea,  while  I  ivas  speaking  in  prayer, 
even  the  man  Gabriel,  whom  I  had  seen  in 
the  vision  at  the  beginning,  being  caused 
to  fly  swiftly,  touched  me  about  the  time 
of  the  evening  oblation. 

22  And  he  informed  ?nc,  and  talked  with 
me,  and  said,  O  Daniel,  I  am  now  come 
forth  to  give  thee  skill  and  understanding. 

23  At  the  beginningof  thy  supplications 
the  commandment  came  forth,  and  I  am 
come  to  shew  tlicc ;  for  thou  art  greatly 
beloved:  therefore  understand  the  matter, 
and  consider  the  vision. 

24  Seventy  weeks  are  determined  upon 
thy  people  and  upon  thy  holy  city,  to  finish 
the  transgression,  and  to  make  an  end  of 
sins,  and  to  make  reconciliation  for  iniquity, 
and  to  bring  in  everlasting  righteousness, 
and  to  seal  up  the  vision  and  prophecy, 
and  to  anoint  the  Most  Holy. 

25  Know  therefore  and  understand,  that 
from  the  going  forth  of  the  commandment 
to  restore  and  to  build  Jerusalem  unto  the 
Messiah  the  Prince  shall  be  seven  weeks, 
and  threescore  and  two  weeks :  the  street 
shall  be  built  again,  and  the  wall,  even  in 
troublous  times. 

26  And  after  threescore  and  two  weeks 
shall  Messiah  be  cut  off,  but  not  for  him- 
self: and  the  people  of  the  prince  that 
shall  come  shall  destroy  the  city  and  the 
sanctuary;  and  tlie  end  thereof  shall  be 
with  a  fiood,  and  unto  the  end  of  the  war 
desolations  are  determined. 

27  And  he  shall  confirm  the  covenant 
with  many  for  one  week  :  and  in  the  midst 
of  the  week  he  shall  cause  the  sacrifice  and 
the  oblation  to  cease,  and  for  the  over- 
spreading of  abominations,  he  shall  make 
it  desolate,  even  until  the  consummation, 
and  tiiat  determined  shall  be  poured  upon 
the  desolate. 

619 


Daniel  hcholds  a  vision. 


DANIEL. 


The  overthroio  of  Persia. 


CHAP.  X. 

IN  the  tliird  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia 
a  thing  was  revealed  unto  Daniel,  whose 
name  was  called  Belteshazzar ;  and  the 
thing  teas  true,  but  the  time  appointed  was 
long :  and  he  understood  the  thing,  and 
had  understanding  of  the  vision. 

2  In  those  days  I  Daniel  was  mourning 
three  full  weeks. 

3  I  ate  no  pleasant  bread,  neither  came 
flesh  nor  wine  in  my  mouth,  neither  did  I 
anoint  myself  at  all,  till  three  whole  weeks 
were  fulfilled. 

4  And  in  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  first  month,  as  I  was  by  the  side  of  the 
great  river,  which  is  Hiddekel ; 

5  Then  I  lifted  up  mine  eyes,  and  look- 
ed, and  behold  a  certain  man  clothed  in 
linen,  whose  loins  were  girded  with  fine 
gold  of  Uphaz  : 

6  His  body  also  was  like  the  beryl,  and 
his  face  as  the  appearance  of  lightning-, 
and  his  eyes  as  lamps  of  fire,  and  his  arms 
and  his  feet  like  in  colour  to  polished  brass, 
and  the  voice  of  his  words  like  the  voice  of 
a  multitude. 

7  And  I  Daniel  alone  saw  the  vision : 
for  the  men  that  were  with  me  saw  not  the 
vision  ;  but  a  great  quaking  fell  upon  them, 
so  that  they  fled  to  hide  themselves. 

8  Therefore  I  was  left  alone,  and  saw 
this  great  vision,  and  there  remained  no 
strength  in  me :  for  my  comeliness  was 
turned  in  me  into  corruption,  and  I  retained 
no  strength. 

9  Yet  heard  I  the  voice  of  his  words : 
and  when  I  heard  the  voice  of  his  words, 
then  was  I  in  a  deep  sleep  on  my  face,  and 
my  face  toward  the  ground. 

10  H  And  behold,  an  hand  touched  me, 
which  set  me  upon  my  knees  and  upon  the 
palms  of  my  hands, 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  O  Daniel,  a 
man  greatly  beloved,  understand  the  words 
that  I  speak  unto  thee,  and  stand  upright : 
for  unto  thee  am  I  now  sent.  And  when 
he  had  spoken  this  word  unto  me,  I  stood 
trembling. 

12  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Fear  not, 
Daniel :  for  from  the  first  day  that  thou 
didst  set  thine  heart  to  understand,  and  to 
chasten  thyself  before  thy  God,  thy  words 
were  heard,  and  I  am  come  for  thy  words. 

13  But  the  prince  of  the  kingdom  of 
Persia  withstood  me  one  and  twenty  days : 
but  lo,  Michael,  one  of  the  chief  princes, 
came  to  help  me ;  and  I  remained  there 
with  the  kings  of  Persia. 

14  Now  I  am  come  to  make  thee  under- 
stand what  shall  befall  thy  people  in  the  lat- 
ter daj'S  :  for  yet  the  vision  is  for  many  days. 

1.5  And  when  he, had  spoken  such  words 
unto  me,  I  set  m}^  face  toward  the  ground, 
and  I  became  dumb. 

16  And  behold,  one  like  the  similitude 
of  the  sons  of  men  touched  my  lips :  then 
I  opened  my  mouth,  and  spake,  and  said 


unto  him  that  stood  before  me,  O  my  lord, 
by  the  vision  my  sorrows  are  turned  upon 
me,  and  I  have  retained  no  strength. 

17  For  how  can  the  servant  of  this  my 
lord  talk  with  this  my  lord  ?  for  as  for  me, 
straightway  there  remained  no  strength  in 
me,  neither  is  there  breath  left  in  me. 

18  Then  there  came  again  and  touched 
me  071C  like  the  appearance  of  a  man,  and 
he  strengthened  me, 

19  And  said,  O  man  greatly  beloved,  fear 
not :  peace  be  unto  thee,  be  strong,  yea, 
be  strong.  And  when  he  had  spoken  unto 
me,  I  was  strengthened,  and  said,  Let  my 
lord  speak  ;  for  thou  hast  strengthened  me. 

20  Then  said  he,  Knowest  thou  where- 
fore I  come  unto  thee  ?  and  now  will  I  re- 
turn to  fight  with  the  prince  of  Persia  :  and 
when  I  am  gone  forth,  lo,  the  prince  of 
Grecia  shall  come. 

21  But  I  will  shew  thee  that  which  is 
noted  in  the  scripture  of  truth  :  and  there 
is  none  that  holdeth  with  me  in  these 
things,  but  Michael  your  prince. 

CHAP.  XL 

ALSO  I,  in  the  first  year  of  Darius  the 
Mede,  evc7i  I,  stood  to   confirm  and 
to  strengthen  him. 

2  And  now  will  I  shew  thee  the  truth. 
Behold,  there  shall  stand  up  yet  three  kings 
in  Persia;  and  the  fourth  shall  be  far  richer 
than  they  all :  and  by  his  stre'ngth  through 
his  riches  he  shall  stir  up  all  against  the 
realm  of  Grecia. 

3  And  a  mighty  king  shall  stand  up, 
that  shall  rule  with  great  dominion,  and  do 
according  to  his  will. 

4  And  when  he  shall  stand  up,  his  king- 
dom shall  be  broken,  and  shall  be  divided 
toward  the  four  winds  of  heaven ;  and  not  to 
his  posterity,  nor  according  to  his  dominion 
which  he  ruled :  for  his  kingdom  shall  be 
plucked  up,  even  for  others  beside  those. 

5  M  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be 
strong,  and  one  of  his  princes  ;  and  he  shall 
be  strong  above  him,  and  have  dominion ; 
his  dominion  shall  be  a  great  dominion. 

6  And  in  the  end  of  years  they  shall  join 
themselves  together  ;  for  the  king's  daugh- 
ter of  the  south  shall  come  to  the  king  of 
the  north  to  make  an  agreement :  but  she 
shall  not  retain  the  power  of  the  arm  ;  nei- 
ther shall  he  stand,  nor  his  arm :  but  she 
shall  be  given  up,  and  they  that  brought 
her,  and  he  that  begat  her,  and  he  that 
strengthened  her  in  these  times. 

7  But  out  of  a  branch  of  her  roots  shall 
one  stand  up  in  his  estate,  which  shall  come 
with  an  army,  and  shall  enter  into  the  for- 
tress of  the  king  of  the  north,  and  shall 
deal  against  them,  and  shall  prevail : 

8  And  shall  also  carry  captives  into 
Egypt  their  gods,  with  their  princes,  and 
with  their  precious  vessels  of  silver  and  of 
gold;  and  he  shall  continue  more  years 
than  the  king  of  the  north. 

9  So  the  king  of  the  south  shall  come 

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Leagues  and  conflicts  between  CHAP 
into  Ms  kingdom,  and  shall  return  into  his 
own  land. 

10  But  his  sons  shall  be  stirred  up,  and 
shall  assemble  a  multitude  of  great  forces  : 
and  one  shall  certainh'  come,  and  overflow, 
and  pass  through  :  then  shall  he  return, 
and  be  stirred  up,  even  to  his  fortress. 

11  And  the  king  of  the  south  shall  be 
moved  with  choler,  and  shall  come  forth 
and  fight  with  him,  even  with  the  king  of 
the  north :  and  he  shall  set  forth  a  great 
multitude  ;  but  the  multitude  shall  be  given 
into  his  hand. 

12  And  when  he  hath  taken  awaj^  the 
multitude,  his  heart  shall  be  lifted  up ;  and 
he  shall  cast  down  many  ten  thousands  : 
but  he  shall  not  be  strengthened  by  it. 

13  For  the  king  of  the  north  shall  re- 
turn, and  shall  set  forth  a  multitude  greater 
than  the  former,  and  shall  certainly  come 
after  certain  years  with  a  great  army  and 
with  much  riches. 

14  And  in  those  times  there  shall  many 
stand  up  against  the  king  of  the  south  : 
also  the  robbers  of  thy  people  shall  exalt 
themselves  to  establish  the  vision  ;  but  they 
shall  fall. 

15  So  the  king  of  the  north  shall  come, 
and  cast  up  a  mount,  and  take  the  most 
fenced  cities :  and  the  arms  of  the  south 
shall  not  withstand,  neither  his  chosen  peo- 
ple, neither  shall  there  be  any  strength  to 
withstand. 

16  But  he  that  cometh  against  him  shall 
do  according  to  his  own  will,  and  none 
shall  stand  before  him :  and  he  shall  stand 
in  the  glorious  land,  which  by  his  hand 
shall  be  consumed. 

17  He  shall  also  set  his  face  to  enter 
with  the  strength  of  his  whole  kingdom, 
and  upright  ones  with  him  ;  thus  shall  he 
do :  and  he  shall  give  him  the  daughter  of 
Vv'omen,  corrupting  her  :  but  she  shall  not 
stand  on  his  side,  neither  be  for  him. 

18  After  this  shall  he  turn  his  face  unto 
the  isles,  and  shall  take  many  :  but  a  prince 
for  his  own  behalf  shall  cause  the  reproach 
offered  by  him  to  cease ;  without  his  own 
reproach  he  shall  cause  it  to  turn  upon  him. 

19  Then  he  shall  turn  his  face  toward  the 
fort  of  his  own  land  :  but  he  shall  stumble 
and  fall,  and  not  be  found. 

20  Then  shall  stand  up  in  his  estate  a 
raiser  of  taxes  in  the  glory  of  the  kingdom  : 
but  within  few  days  he  shall  be  destroyed, 
neither  in  anger,  nor  in  battle. 

21  H  And  in  his  estate  shall  stand  up  a 
vile  person,  to  whom  they  shall  not  give 
the  honour  of  the  kingdom  :  but  he  shall 
come  in  peaceably,  and  obtain  the  king- 
dom by  flatteries. 

22  And  with  the  arms  of  a  flood  shall 
they  be  overflown  from  before  him,  and 
nhall  be  broken ;  yea,  also  the  prince  of 
the  covenant. 

23  And  after  the  league  made  with  him 
he  shall  work  deceitfully  :  for  he  shall  come 


XI.       the  kings  of  the  south  and  north. 
up,  and  shall  become  strong  with  a  small 
people. 

24  He  shall  enter  peaceably  even  upon 
the  fattest  places  of  the  province  ;  and  he 
shall  do  that  which  his  fathers  have  not 
done,  nor  his  fathers'  fathers;  he  shall 
scatter  among  them  the  prey,  and  spoil, 
and  riches :  yea,  and  he  shall  forecast  his 
devices  against  the  strong  holds,  even  for  a 
time. 

25  And  he  shall  stir  up  his  power  and 
his  courage  against  the  king  of  the  south 
with  a  great  army ;  and  the  king  of  the 
south  shall  be  stirred  up  to  battle  with  a 
ver}^  great  and  mighty  army  ;  but  he  shall 
not  stand :  for  they  shall  forecast  devices 
against  him. 

26  Yea,  they  that  feed  of  the  portion  of 
his  meat  shall  destroy  him,  and  his  army 
shall  overflow  :  and  many  shall  fall  down 
slain. 

27  And  both  these  kings'  hearts  shall  be 
to  do  mischief,  and  they  shall  speak  lies  at 
one  table  ;  but  it  shall  not  prosper  :  for  yet 
the  end  shcdl  be  at  the  time  appointed. 

28  Then  shall  he  return  into  his  land 
with  great  riches ;  and  his  heart  shall  be 
against  the  holy  covenant ;  and  he  shall  do 
exploits,  and  return  to  his  own  land. 

29  At  the  time  appointed  he  shall  return, 
and  come  toward  the  south  ;  but  it  shall 
not  be  as  the  former,  or  as  the  latter. 

30  "ff  For  the  ships  of  Chittim  shall  come 
against  him  :  therefore  he  shall  be  grieved, 
and  return,  and  have  indignation  against 
the  hoi}'  covenant :  so  shall  he  do  ;  he  shall 
even  return,  and  have  intelligence  with 
them  that  forsake  the  holy  covenant. 

31  And  arms  shall  stand  on  his  part,  and 
they  shall  pollute  the  sanctuary  of  strength, 
and  shall  take  away  the  daily  sacrifice, 
and  they  shall  place  the  abomination  that 
maketh  desolate. 

32  And  such  as  do  wickedly  against  the 
covenant  shall  he  corrupt  by  flatteries :  but 
the  people  that  do  know  their  God  shall  be 
strong,  and  do  exploits. 

33  And  they  that  understand  among  the 
people  shall  instruct  inany :  j^et  they  shall 
fall  by  the  sword,  and  by  flame,  by  captivi- 
ty, and  by  spoil,  7n(my  days. 

34  Now  when  they  shall  fall,  they  shall 
be  holpen  with  a  little  help  :  but  many 
shall  cleave  to  them  with  flatteries. 

35  And  some  of  them  of  understanding 
shall  fall,  to  try  them,  and  to  purge,  and  to 
make  thc7n  white,  cvrn  to  the  time  of  the 
end  :  because  it  is  yet  for  a  time  appointed. 

36  II  And  the  king  shall  do  according  to 
his  will;  and  he  shall  exalt  himself,  and 
magnify  himself  above  every  god,  and  shall 
speak  marvellous  things  against  the  God  of 
gods,  and  shall  prosper  till  the  indignation 
be  accomplished  :  for  that  that  is  determined 
shall  be  done. 

37  Neither  shall  he  regard  the  God  of 
his  fathers,  nor  the  desire  of  women,  nor 

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The  deliverance  of  Israel.  HOSE  A.  Daniel  informed  of  the  times. 

regard  any  god  :  for  he  shall  magnifj' him-  dust  of  the  earth  shall  awake,  some  to  ever- 


self  above  all. 

38  But  in  his  estate  shall  he  honour  the 
God  of  forces  :  and  a  god  whom  his  fathers 
knew  not  shall  he  honour  with  gold,  and 
silver,  and  with  precious  stones,  and  plea- 
sant things. 

39  Thus  shall  he  do  in  the  most  strong 
holds  with  a  strange  god,  whom  he  shall 
acknowledge  and  increase  with  glory  :  and 
he  shall  cause  them  to  rule  over  many,  and 
shall  divide  the  land  for  gain. 

40  11  And  at  the  time  of  the  end  shall 
the  king  of  the  south  push  at  him :  and 
the  king  of  the  north  shall  come  against 
him  like  a  whirlwind,  with  chariots,  and 
with  horsemen,  and  with  many  ships ;  and 
he  shall  enter  into  the  countries,  and  shall 
overflow  and  pass  over. 

41  He  shall  enter  also  into  the  glorious 
land,  and  many  countries  shall  be  over- 
thrown :  but  these  shall  escape  out  of  his 
hand,  even  Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the  chief 
of  the  children  of  Ammon. 

42  He  shall  stretch  forth  his  hand  also 
upon  the  countries:  and  the  land  of  Egypt 
shall  not  escape. 

43  But  he  shall  have  power  over  the 
treasures  of  gold  and  of  silver,  and  over  all 
the  precious  things  of  Egypt :  and  the 
Libyans  and  the  Ethiopians  shall  be  at  his 
steps. 

44  But  tidings  out  of  the  east  and  out  of 
the  north  shall  trouble  him :  therefore  he 
shall  go  forth  with  great  fury  to  destroy, 
and  utterly  to  make  away  many. 

45  And  he  shall  plant  the  tabernacles  of 
his  palaces  between  the  seas  in  the  glorious 
holy  mountain:  yet  he  shall  come  to  his 
end,  and  none  shall  help  him. 

CHAP.  XH. 
ND  at  that  time  shall  Michael  stand 
up,  the  great  prince  which  standeth 
for  the  children  of  thy  people :  and  there 
shall  be  a  time  of  trouble,  such  as  never 
was  since  there  was  a  nation  even  to  that 
same  time:  and  at  that  time  thy  people 
shall  be  delivered,  every  one  that  shall  be 
found  written  in  the  book. 

2  And  many  of  them  that  sleep  in  the 


lasting  life,  and  some  to  shame  and  ever- 
lasting contempt. 

3  And  they  that  be  wise  shall  shine  as 
the  brightness  of  the  firmament ;  and  they 
that  turn  man)'  to  righteousness  as  the  stars 
for  ever  and  ever. 

4  But  thou,  O  Daniel,  shut  up  the  words, 
and  seal  the  book,  even  to  the  time  of  the 
end  :  many  shall  run  to  and  fro,  and  know- 
ledge shall  be  increased. 

5  H  Then  I  Daniel  looked,  and  behold 
there  stood  other  two,  the  one  on  this  side 
of  the  bank  of  the  river,  and  the  other  on 
that  side  of  the  bank  of  the  river. 

6  And  one  said  to  the  man  clothed  in 
linen,  which  was  upon  the  waters  of  the 
river.  How  long  shall  it  be  to  the  end  of 
these  wonders  ? 

7  And  I  heard  the  man  clothed  in  linen, 
which  was  upon  the  waters  of  the  river, 
when  he  held  up  his  right  hand  and  his 
left  hand  unto  heaven,  and  sware  by  him 
that  liveth  for  ever,  that  it  shall  he  for  a 
time,  times,  and  an  half;  and  when  he 
shall  have  accomplished  to  scatter  the 
power  of  the  holy  people,  all  these  things 
shall  be  finished. 

8  And  I  heard,  but  I  understood  not : 
then  said  I,  O  my  lord,  what  shall  be  the 
end  of  these  things  7 

9  And  he  said.  Go  thy  way,  Daniel :  for 
the  words  are  closed  up  and  sealed  till  the 
time  of  the  end. 

10  Many  shall  be  purified,  and  made 
white,  and  tried;  but  the  wicked  shall  do 
wickedly  :  and  none  of  the  wicked  shall 
understand ;  but  the  wise  shall  under- 
stand. 

11  And  from  the  time  that  the  daily  sa- 
crifice shall  be  taken  away,  and  the  abomi- 
nation that  maketh  desolate  set  up,  there 
shall  be  a  thousand  two  hundred  and  ninety 
days. 

12  Blessed  is  he  that  waiteth,  andcometh 
to  the  thousand  three  hundred  and  five 
and  thirty  days. 

13  But  go  thou  thy  way  till  the  end  he : 
for  thou  shalt  rest,  and  stand  in  thy  lot  at 
the  end  of  the  days. 


IT  H08EA. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  unto 
Hosea,  the  sonof'Beeri,  in  the  days 
of  Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah, 
kings  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of  Jero- 
boam the  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel. 

2  II  The  beginning  of  the  word  of  the 
Lord  by  Hosea.  And  the  Lord  said  to 
Hosea  Go,  take  imto  thee  a  wife  of  whore- 
doms and  children  of  whoredoms  ;  for  the 
land  hath  committed  great  whoredom,  de- 
parting from  the  Lord. 


3  So  he  went  and  took  Gomer  the  daugh- 
ter of  Diblaim  ;  which  conceived,  and  bare 
him  a  son. 

4  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Call  his 
name  Jezreel ;  for  yet  a  little  icihile,  and  I  will 
avenge  the  blood  of  Jezreel  upon  the  house 
of  Jehu,  and  will  cause  to  cease  the  king- 
dom of  the  house  of  Israel. 

5  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that  day, 
that  I  will  break  the  bow  of  Israel  in  the 
valley  of  Jezreel. 

6  %  And  she  conceived  again,  and  bare 

652 


Idolatry  of  the  people.  CHAP.  II,  III. 

a  daughter.  And  God  said  unto  him,  Call 
her  nartie  Lo-ruhamah  :  for  I  will  no  more 
have  mercy  upon  the  house  of  Israel ;  but 
I  will  utterly  take  them  away. 

7  But  I  will  have  mercy  upon  the  house 
of  Judah,  and  will  save  them  by  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  will  not  save  them  hy  bow, 
nor  by  sword,  nor  by  battle,  by  horses,  nor 
by  horsemen. 

8  H  Now  when  she  had  weaned  Lo-ruha- 
mah, she  conceived,  and  bare  a  son. 

9  Then  said  God,  Call  his  name  Lo-am- 
mi:  for  ye  arc  not  my  people,  and  I  will 
not  be  your  God. 

10  II  Yet  the  number  of  the  children  of 
Israel  shall  be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  which 
cannot  be  measured  nor  numbered ;  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass,  thcct  in  the  place  where 
it  was  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  not  my  peo- 
ple, there  it  shall  be  said  unto  them,  Ye  arc 
the  sons  of  the  living  God. 

11  Then  shall  the  children  of  Judah  and 
the  children  of  Israel  be  gathered  together, 
and  appoint  themselves  one  head,  and  they 
shall  come  up  out  of  the  land :  for  great 
shall  be  the  day  of  Jezreel. 

CHAP.  II. 
AY  ye  unto  your  brethren,  Ammi;  and 
to  your  sisters,  Ruhamah. 

2  Plead  with  your  mother,  plead ;  for  she 
is  not  my  wife,  neither  am  I  her  husband : 
let  her  therefore  put  away  her  whoredoms 
out  of  her  sight,  and  her  adulteries  from  be- 
tween her  breasts ; 

3  Lest  I  strip  her  naked,  and  set  her  as 
in  the  day  that  she  was  born,  and  make  her 
as  a  wilderness,  and  set  her  like  a  dry  land, 
and  slay  her  with  thirst. 

4  And  I  will  not  have  mercy  upon  her 
children  ;  for  they  be  the  children  of  whore- 
doms. 

5  For  their  mother  hath  played  the  har- 
lot :  she  that  conceived  them  hath  done 
shamefully :  for  she  said,  I  will  go  after  my 
lovers,  that  give  me  my  bread  and  my  wa- 
ter, my  wool  and  my  flax,  mine  oil  and  my 
drink. 

6  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  hedge  up  the 
way  with  thorns,  and  make  a  wall,  that  she 
shall  not  find  her  paths. 

7  And  she  shall  follow  after  her  lovers, 
but  she  shall  not  overtake  them  ;  and  she 
shall  seek  them,  but  shall  not  find  them  : 
then  shall  she  say,  I  will  go  and  return  to 
my  first  husban^} ;  for  then  nns  it  better 
with  me  than  now. 

S  For  she  did  not  know  that  I  gave  her 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  multiplied  her 
silver  and  gold,  ?/'/»>/;  they  prepared  for  Baal. 

9  Therefore  will  I  return,  and  take  away 
m.y  corn  in  the  time  thereof,  and  my  wine 
in  the  season  thereof,  and  will  recover 
my  wool  and  my  flax  givcji  to  cover  her 
nakedness. 

10  And  now  will  I  discover  her  lewdness 


God's  promises  of  reconciliation. 

11  I  will  also  cause  all  her  mirth  to 
cease,  her  feast  days,  her  new-moons,  and 
her  sabbaths,  and  all  her  solemn  feasts. 

12  And  I  will  destroy  her  vines  and  her 
fig-trees,  whereof  she  hath  said,  These  are 
my  rewards  that  my  lovers  have  given  me : 
and  I  will  make  them  a  forest,  and  the 
beasts  of  the  field  shall  eat  them. 

13  And  I  will  visit  upon  her  the  days  of 
Baalim,  wherein  she  burned  incense  to 
them,  and  she  decked  herself  with  her  ear- 
rings and  her  jewels,  and  she  went  after 
her  lovers,  and  forgat  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

14  H  Therefore,  behold,  I  will  allure 
her,  and  bring  her  into  the  wilderness,  and 
speak  comfortably  unto  her. 

15  And  I  will  give  her  her  vineyards 
from  thence,  and  the  valley  of  Achor  for  a 
door  of  hope  :  and  she  shall  sing  there,  as 
in  the  days  of  her  youth,  and  as  m  the  day 
when  she  came  up  out  of  the  land  of 
Egypt. 

16  And  it  shall  be  at  that  day,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  thou  shalt  call  me  Ishi ;  and 
shalt  call  me  no  more  Baali. 

17  For  I  will  take  away  the  names  of 
Baalim  out  of  her  mouth,  and  they  shall  no 
more  be  remembered  by  their  name. 

18  And  in  that  day  will  I  make  a  cove- 
nant for  them  with  the  beasts  of  the  field, 
and  with  the  fowls  of  heaven,  and  ivith  the 
creeping  things  of  the  ground :  and  I  will 
break  the  bow  and  the  sword  and  the  bat- 
tle out  of  the  earth,  and  will  make  them  to 

ie  down  safely. 

19  And  I  will  betroth  thee  unto  me  for 
ever ;  yea,  I  will  betroth  thee  unto  me  in 
righteousness,  and  in  judgment,  and  in 
loving-kindness,  and  in  mercies. 

20  I  will  even  betroth  thee  unto  me  in 
faithfulness :  and  thou  shalt  know  the  Lord. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
I  will  hear,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  hear  the 
heavens,  and  they  shall  hear  the  earth  ; 

22  And  the  earth  shall  hear  the  corn, 
and  the  wine,  and  the  oil ;  and  they  shall 
hear  Jezreel. 

23  And  I  will  sow  her  unto  me  in  the 
earth;  and  I  will  have  mercy  upon  her 
that  had  not  obtained  mercy ;  and  I  will 
say  to  them  loMch  locre  not  my  people, 
Thou  art  my  people ;  and  they  shall  say, 
Thou  art  my  God. 

CHAP.  III. 

THEN  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  Go  yet, 
love  a  woman  beloved  of  her  friend, 
yet  an  adulteress,  according  to  the  love  of 
the  Lord  toward  the  children  ol' Israel,  who 
look   to  other   gods,  and  love  flagons  of 


2  So  I  bought  her  to  me  for  fifteen  j)icccs 
of  silver,  and /or  an  homer  of  barley,  and 
an  half  homer  of  barley  : 

3  And  I  said  unto  her.  Thou  shalt  abide 
for  me  many  davs ;  thou  shalt  not  play  the 


in  the  sight  of  her  lovers,  and  none  shall  harlot,  and  thou  shalt   not  be  for  another 


deliver  her  out  of  mine  hand. 


so  vnll  I  also  be  for  thee. 
653 


God's  judgment  on  the  sins 

4  For  the  children  of  Israel 
many  days  without  a  king,  and  without  a 
prince,  and  without  a  sacritice,  and  without 
an  image,  and  without  an  ephod,  and  icith- 
out  teraphim : 

6  Afterward  shall  the  children  of  Israel 
return,  and  seek  the  Lord  their  God,  and 
David  their  king;  and  shall  fear  the  Lord 
and  his  goodness  in  the  latter  days. 
CHAP.  IV. 
"EAR  the  word  of  the  Lord,  ye  chil- 
dren of  Israel :  for  the  Lord  hath  a 
controversy  with  the  inhabitants  of  the 
land,  because  there  is  no  truth,  nor  mercy, 
nor  knowledge  of  God  in  the  land. 

2  B}'^  swearing,  and  lying,  and  killing, 
and  stealing,  and  committing  adultery, 
they  break  out,  and  blood  toucheth  blood. 

3  Therefore  shall  the  land  mourn,  and 
every  one  that  dwelleth  therein  shall  lan- 
guish, with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  with 
the  fowls  of  heaven  ;  j^e,  the  fishes  of  the 
sea  also  shall  be  taken  away. 

4  Yet  let  no  man  strive,  nor  reprove 
another  :  for  thy  people  are  as  they  that 
strive  with  the  priest. 

5  Therefore  shalt  thou  fall  in  the  day, 
and  the  prophet  also  shall  fall  with  thee  in 
the  night,  and  I  will  destroy  thy  mother. 

6  H  My  people  are  destroyed  for  lack 
of  knowledge:  because  thou  hast  rejected 
knowledge,  I  will  also  reject  thee,  that 
thou  shalt  be  no  priest  to  me  :  seeing  thou 
hast  forgotten  the  law  of  thy  God,  I  will 
also  forget  thy  children. 

7  As  they  were  increased,  so  they  sinned 
against  me  :  therefore  will  I  change  their 
glory  into  shame. 

8  They  eat  up  the  sin  of  mj'  people,  and 
they  set  their  heart  on  their  iniquity. 

9  And  there  shall  be,  like  people,  like 
priest:  and  I  will  punish  them  for  their 
ways,  and  reward  them  their  doings. 

iO  For  they  shall  eat,  and  not  have 
enough :  they  shall  commit  whoredom, 
and  shall  not  increase  :  because  they  have 
left  off  to  take  heed  to  the  Lord. 

11  Whoredom  and  wine  and  new  wine 
take  away  the  heart. 

12  If  My  people  ask  counsel  at  their 
stocks,  and  their  staff  declareth  unto  them  : 
for  the  spirit  of  whoredoms  hath  caused 
f.hein  to  err,  and  they  have  gone  a  whoring 
from  under  their  God. 

13  They  sacrifice  upon  the  tops  of  the 
mountains,  and  burn  incense  upon  the  hills, 
under  oaks  and  poplars  and  elms,  because 
the  shadow  thereof /.s- good  :  therefore  your 
daughters  shall  commit  whoredom,  and 
your  spouses  shall  commit  adultery. 

14  I  will  not  punish  j'our  daughters 
when  they  coinmit  whoredom,  nor  your 
spouses  when  they  commit  adultery:  for 
themselves  are  separated  with  whores,  and 
they  sacrifice  with  harlots :  therefore  the 
people  that  doth  not  understand  shall  fall. 

15  11  Though  thou,  Israel,  play  the  har- 


HOSEA.  of  the  people  and  the  priests. 

shall  abide  lot,  yet  let  not  Judah  offend  ;  and  come  not 
ye  unto  Gilgal,  neither  go  ye  up  to  Beth- 
aven,  nor  swear,  The  Lord  liveth. 

16  For  Israel  slideth  back  as  a  back- 
sliding heifer :  now  the  Lord  will  feed 
them  as  a  lamb  in  a  large  place. 

17  Ephraim  is  joined  to  idols :  let  him 
alone. 

18  Their  drink  is  sour :  they  have  com- 
mitted whoredom  continually :  her  rulers 
with  shame  do  love,  Give  ye. 

19  The  wind  hath  bound  her  up  in  her 
wings,  and  they  shall  be  ashamed  because 
of  their  sacrifices. 

CHAP.  V. 
EAR  ye  this,  O  priests ;  and  hearken, 
ye  house  of  Israel ;  and  give  ye  ear, 

0  house  of  the  king;  for  judgment  is  to- 
ward you,  because  ye  have  been  a  snare  on 
Mizpah,  and  a  net  spread  upon  Tabor. 

2  And  the  revolters  are  profound  to  make 
slaughter,  though  I  have  been  a  rebuker  of 
them  all. 

3  I  know  Ephraim,  and  Israel  is  not  hid 
from  me  :  for  now,  O  Ephraim,  thou  com- 
mittest  whoredom,  and  Israel  is  defiled. 

4  They  will  not  frame  their  doings  to 
turn  unto  their  God :  for  the  spirit  of 
whoredoms  is  in  the  midst  of  them,  and 
they  have  not  known  the  Lord. 

5  And  the  pride  of  Israel  doth  testify  to 
his  face  :  therefore  shall  Israel  and  Ephraim 
fall  in  their  iniquity  ;  Judah  also  shall  fall 
with  them. 

6  They  shall  go  with  their  flocks  and 
with  their  herds  to  seek  the  Lord  ;  but 
they  shall  not  find  him ;  he  hath  withdrawn 
himself  from  them. 

7  They  have  dealt  treacherously  against 
the  Lord  :  for  they  have  begotten  strange 
children  :  now  shall  a  month  devour  them 
with  their  portions. 

S  Blow  ye  the  cornet  in  Gibeah,  and  the 
trumpet  in  Ramah  :  cry  aloud  at  Beth-aven, 
after  thee,  O  Benjamin. 

9  Ephraim  shall  be  desolate  in  the  day 
of  rebuke  :   among  the  tribes  of  Israel  have 

1  made  known  that  which  shall  surely  be. 

10  The  princes  of  Judah  were  like  them 
that  remove  the  bound  :  therefore  I  will 
pour  out  my  wrath  upon  them  like  water. 

11  Ephraim  is  oppressed  and  broken 
in  judgment,  because  he  willingly  walked 
after  the  commandment. 

12  Therefore  7oill  I  he  unto  Ephraim  as 
a  moth,  and  to  the  house  of  Judah  as  rotten- 
ness. 

13  When  Ephraim  saw  his  sickness,  and 
Judah  saw  his  wound,  then  went  Ephraim 
to  the  Assyrian,  and  sent  to  king  Jareb : 
yet  could  he  not  heal  you,  nor  cure  you  of 
your  wound. 

14  For  I  tcill  he  unto  Ephraim  as  a  lion, 
and  as  a  young  lion  to  the  house  of  Judah : 
I,  even  I,  will  tear  and  go  away ;  I  will  take 
away,  and  none  .shall  rescue  him. 

15  H  I  will  go  and  return  to  n^y  place,  till 
654 


Exhortation  to  repentance.      CHAP.  VI,  VII,  VIII.     Reproof  for  manifold  sins. 


thej'  acknowledge  their  offence,  and  seek 
my  face :  in  their  affliction  they  will  seek 
me  early. 

CHAP.  VI. 

COME, and  let  us  return  unto  the  Lord  : 
for  he  hath  torn,  and  he  will  heal  us ; 
he  hath  smitten,  and  he  will  bind  us  up. 

2  After  two  days  will  he  revive  us :  in 
the  third  day  he  will  raise  us  up,  and  we 
shall  live  in  his  sight. 

3  Then  shall  we  know,  if  we  follow  on 
to  know  the  Lord  :  his  going  forth  is  pre- 
pared as  the  morning  ;  and  he  shall  come 
unto  us  as  the  rain,  as  the  latter  and  former 
rain  unto  the  earth. 

4  H  O  Ephraim,  what  shall  I  do  unto 
thee  ?  O  Judah,  what  shall  I  do  unto  thee? 
for  your  goodness  is  as  a  morning  cloud, 
and  as  the  early  dew  it  goeth  away. 

5  Therefore  have  I  hewed  them  by  the 
prophets ;  I  have  slain  them  b}^  the  words 
of  my  mouth:  and  thy  judgments  are  as 
the  light  t/iat  goeth  forth. 

6  For  I  desired  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice ; 
and  the  knowledge  of  God  more  than  burnt- 
offerings. 

7  But  they  like  men  have  transgressed 
the  covenant :  there  have  they  dealt  trea- 
cherously against  me. 

8  Gilead  is  a  city  of  them  that  work 
iniquity,  and  is  polluted  with  blood. 

9  And  as  troops  of  robbers  wait  for  a 
man,  so  the  company  of  priests  murder  in 
the  way  by  consent :  for  they  commit  lewd- 
ness. 

10  I  have  seen  an  horrible  thing  in  the 
house  of  Israel :  there  is  the  whoredom  of 
Ephraim,  Israel  is  defiled. 

11  Also,  O  Judah,  he  hath  set  an  harvest 
for  thee,  when  I  returned  the  captivity  of 
my  people. 

CHAP.  VII. 

WHEN  I  would  have  healed  Israel, 
then  the  iniquity  of  Ephraim  was 
discovered,  and  the  wickedness  of  Sama- 
ria :  for  they  commit  falsehood  :  and  the 
thief  Cometh  in,  and  the  troop  of  robbers 
spoileth  without. 

2  And  they  consider  not  in  their  hearts, 
that  I  remember  all  their  wickedness  :  now 
their  own  doings  have  beset  them  about; 
they  are  before  my  face. 

3  They  make  the  king  glad  with  their 
wickedness,  and  the  princes  with  their  lies. 

4  They  are  all  adulterers,  as  an  oven 
heated  by  the  baker,  ivho  ceaseth  from 
raising  after  he  hath  kneaded  the  dough, 
until  it  be  leavened. 

5  In  the  day  of  our  king  the  princes  have 
made  hitn  sick  with  bottles  of  wine ;  he 
stretched  out  his  hand  with  scorners. 

6  For  they  have  made  ready  their  heart 
like  an  oven,  while  they  lie  in  wait :  their 
baker  sleepeth  all  the  night ;  in  the  morn- 
ing it  burneth  as  a  flaming  fire. 

7  They  are  all  hot  as  an  oven,  and  have 
devoured  their  judges ;  all  their  kings  are 


none    among   them  that 


fallen  :    there  is 
cahy^ih  unto  me ; 

8  Ephraim,  he  hath  mixed  himself 
among  the  people  ;  Ephraim  is  a  cake  not 
turned. 

9  Strangers  have  devoured  his  strength^ 
and  he  knoweth  it  not :  yea,  gray  hairs  are 
here  and  there  upon  him,  yet  he  knoweth 
not. 

10  And  the  pride  of  Israel  testifieth  to 
his  face:  and  they  do  not  return  to  the 
Lord  their  God,  nor  seek  him  for  all  this. 

11  It  Ephraim  also  is  like  a  silly  dove 
without  heart :  they  call  to  Egypt,  they  go 
to  Assyria. 

12  When  they  shall  go,  I  will  spread  my 
net  upon  them  ;  I  will  bring  them  down  as 
the  fowls  of  the  heaven ;  I  will  chastise 
them,  as  their  congregation  hath  heard. 

13  Wo  unto  them !  for  they  have  fled 
from  me :  destruction  unto  them !  because 
they  have  transgressed  against  me  :  though 
I  have  redeemed  them,  j^et  they  liave 
spoken  lies  against  me. 

14  And  they  have  not  cried  unto  me 
with  their  heart,  when  they  howled  upon 
their  beds :  they  assemble  themselves  for 
corn  and  wine,  and  they  rebel  against  me. 

15  Though  I  have  bound  a7id  strength- 
ened their  arms,  yet  do  they  imagine  mis- 
chief against  me. 

16  They  return,  but  not  to  the  MosJ 
High  :  they  are  like  a  deceitful  bow  :  their 
princes  shall  fall  by  the  sword  for  the  rage 
of  their  tongue  :  this  shall  be  their  derision 
in  the  land  of  Egypt. 

CftAP.  VIIL 
^E  T  the  trumpet  to  thy  mouth.  He  shall 
^  cotne  as  an  eagle  against  the  house  of 
the  Lord,  because  they  have  transgiessed 
my  covenant,  and  trespassed  against  my 
law. 

2  Israel  shall  cry  unto  me.  My  God,  we 
know  thee. 

3  Israel  hath  cast  off  the  thing  that  is 
good  :  the  enemy  shall  pursue  him. 

4  They  have  set  up  kings,  but  not  by 
me  :  they  have  made  princes,  and  I  knew 
it  not :  of  their  silver  and  their  gold  have 
they  made  them  idols,  that  they  may  be 
cut  off. 

5  Thy  calf,  O  Samaria,  hath  cast  thee 
off;  mine  anger  is  kindled  against  them: 
how  long  icill  it  be  ere  they  attain  to  inno- 
cency  ? 

6  For  from  Israel  was  it  also  :  the  work- 
man made  it ;  therefore  it  is  not  God :  but 
the  calf  of  Samaria  shall  be  broken  in 
pieces. 

7  For  they  have  sown  the  wind,  and 
they  shall  reap  the  whirlwind  :  it  hath  no 
stalk  :  the  bud  shall  yield  no  meal :  if  so  be 
it  yield,  the  strangers  shall  swallow  it  up. 

8  Israel  is  swallowed  up  :  now  shall  they 
be  among  the  Gentiles  as  a  vessel  wherein 
is  no  pleasure. 

9  For  they  are  gone  up  to  Assyria,  a 

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Destruction  threatened  on  Israel.      HOSEA. 


Their  distress  and  captivity. 


wild  ass  alone  by  himself:  Ephraim  hath 
hired  lovers. 

10  Yea,  though  they  have  hired  among 
the  nations,  now  will  I  gather  them,  and 
they  shall  sorrow  a  little  for  the  burden  of 
the  king  of  princes. 

11  Because  Ephraim  hath  made  many 
altars  to  sin,  altars  shall  be  unto  him  to  sin. 

12  I  have  written  to  him  the  great  things 
of  my  law,  but  they  were  counted  as  a 
strange  thing. 

13  They  sacrifice  flesh /or  the  sacrifices 
of  mine  offerings,  and  eat  it ;  hut  the  Lord 
accepteth  them  not ;  now  will  he  remem- 
ber their  iniquity  and  visit  their  sins :  they 
shall  return  to  Egypt. 

14  For  Israel  hath  forgotten  his  Maker, 
and  buildeth  temples  ;  and  Judah  hath 
multiplied  fenced  cities:  but  I  will  send  a 
fire  upon  his  cities,  and  it  shall  devour  the 
palaces  thereof. 

CHAP.  IX. 
EJOICE   not,   O   Israel,   for  joy,  as 
other  people  :  for  thou  hast  gone  a 
whoring  from  thy  God,  thou  hast  loved  a 
reward  upon  every  corn-floor. 

2  The  floor  and  the  wine-press  shall  not 
feed  them,  and  the  new  wine  shall  fail  in 
her. 

3  They  shall  not  dwell  in  the  Lord's 
land  ;  but  Ephraim  shall  return  to  Egypt, 
and  they  shall  eat  unclean  things  in 
Assyria. 

4 "They  shall  not  offer  wme-offerings  to 
the  Lord,  neither  shall  they  be  pleasing 
unto  him  :  their  sacrifices  shall  be  unto 
them  as  the  bread  of  mourners ;  all  that 
eat  thereof  shall  be  polluted  :  for  their  bread 
for  their  soul  shall  not  come  into  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

5  What  will  ye  do  in  the  solemn  day, 
and  in  the  day  of  the  feast  of  the  Lord  ? 

6  For  lo,  they  are  gone  because  of  de- 
struction :  Egypt  shall  gather  them  up, 
Memphis  shall  bury  them  :  the  pleasant 
places  for  their  silver,  nettles  shall  possess 
them  :  thorns  shcdl  be  in  their  tabernacles. 

7  The  days  of  visitation  are  come,  the 
days  of  recompense  are  come;  Israel  shall 
know  it :  the  prophet  is  a  fool,  the  spiritual 
man  is  mad,  for  the  multitude  of  thine  ini- 
quity, and  the  great  hatred. 

8  The  watchman  of  Ephraim  icas  with 
my  God  :  but  the  prophet  is  a  snare  of  a 
fowler  in  all  his  ways,  and  hatred  in  the 
house  of  his  God. 

9  They  have  deeply  corrupted  tlmn- 
selves,  as  in  the  days  of  Gibeah :  therefore 
he  will  remember  their  iniquity,  he  will 
visit  their  sins. 

10  I  found  Israel  like  grapes  in  the  wil- 
derness ;  I  saw  your  fathers  as  the  first 
ripe  in  the  fig-tree  at  her  first  time:  but 
they  went  to  Baal-peor,  and  separated  them- 
selves unto  tliat  shame  ;  and  their  abomi- 
nations were  according  as  they  loved. 

11  As  for  Ephraim,  their  glory  shall  fly 


away  like  a  bird,  from  the  birth,  and  from 
the  womb,  and  from  the  conception. 

12  Though  they  bring  up  their  children, 
yet  will  I  bereave  them,  that  there  shall  not 
be  a  man  left :  yea,  wo  also  to  them  when 
I  depart  from  them  ! 

13  Ephraim,  as  I  saw  Tyrus,  is  planted 
in  a  pleasant  place :  but  Ephraim  shall 
bring  forth  his  children  to  the  murderer. 

14  Give  them,  O  Lord  :  what  wilt  thou 
give  ?  give  them  a  miscarrying  womb  and 
dry  breasts. 

15  All  their  wickedness  is  in  Gilgal :  for 
there  I  hated  them :  for  the  wickedness  of 
their  doings  I  will  drive  them  out  of  mine 
house,  I  will  love  them  no  more  :  all  their 
princes  are  revolters. 

16  Ephraim  is  smitten,  their  root  is  dried 
up,  they  shall  bear  no  fruit :  yea,  though 
they  bring  forth,  yet  will  I  slay  even  the 
beloved  fruit  of  their  womb. 

17  My  God  will  cast  them  away,  be- 
cause they  did  not  hearken  unto  him  :  and 
they  shall  be  wanderers  among  the  nations. 

CHAP.  X. 

ISRAEL  is  an  empty  vine,  he  bringeth 
forth  fruit  unto  himself:  according  to 
the  multitude  of  his  fruit  he  hath  increased 
the  altars ;  according  to  the  goodness  of 
his  land  they  have  made  goodly  images. 

2  Their  heart  is  divided  ;  now  shall  they 
be  found  faulty  :  he  shall  break  down  their 
altars,  he  shall  spoil  their  images. 

3  For  now  they  shall  say,  We  have  no 
king,  because  we  feared  not  the  Lord; 
what  then  should  a  king  do  to  us? 

4  They  have  spoken  words,  swearing 
falsely  in  making  a  covenant :  thus  judg- 
ment springeth  up  as  hemlock  in  the  fur- 
rows of  the  field. 

5  The  inhabitants  of  Samaria  shall  fear 
because  of  the  calves  of  Beth-aven  :  for  the 
people  thereof  shall  mourn  over  it,  and  the 
priests  thereof  that  rejoiced  on  it,  for  the 
glory  thereof,  because  it  is  departed  from  it. 

6  It  shall  be  also  carried  unto  Assj'ria, 
fur  a  present  to  king  Jareb  :  Ephraim  shall 
receive  shame,  and  Israel  shall  be  ashamed 
of  his  own  counsel. 

7  As  for  Samaria,  her  king  is  cut  off  as 
the  foam  upon  the  water. 

8  The  high  places  also  of  Aven,  the  sin 
of  Israel,  shall  be  destroyed:  the  thorn  and 
the  thistle  shall  come  up  on  their  altars; 
and  they  shall  saj'  to  the  mountains.  Cover 
us  ;  and  to  the  hills,  Fall  on  us. 

9  O  Israel,  thou  hast  sinned  from  the 
days  of  Gibeah :  there  they  stood  :  the 
battle  in  Gibeah  against  the  children  of 
iniquity  did  not  overtake  them. 

10  it  is  in  my  desire  that  I  should  chas- 
tise them ;  and  the  people  shall  be  gather- 
ed against  them,  when  they  shall  bind 
themselves  in  their  two  furrows. 

11  And  Ephraim  is  as  an  heifer  that  is 
taught,  a?id  loveth  to  tread  out  the  corn ; 
but  I  passed  over  upon  her  fair  neck :   I 

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Israel's  ingratitude  judged.  CHAP.  XI, 
will  make  Ephraira  to  ride ;  Judah  shall 
plough,  and  Jacob  shall  break  his  clods. 

12  Sow  to  yourselves  in  righteousness, 
reap  in  mercy;  break  up  your  fallow 
ground  :  for  it  is  time  to  seek  the  Loud,  till 
he  come  and  rain  righteousness  upon  you. 

13  Ye  have  ploughed  wickedness,  ye 
have  reaped  iniquity  ;  ye  have  eaten  the 
fruit  of  lies  :  because  thou  didst  trust  in  thy 
way,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mighty  men. 

14  Therefore  shall  a  tumult  arise  among 
thy  people,  and  all  thy  fortresses  shall  be 
spoiled,  as  Shalman  spoiled  Beth-arbel  in 
the  day  of  battle  :  the  mother  was  dashed 
in  pieces  upon  her  children. 

15  So  shall  Beth-el  do  unto  you  because 
of  your  great  wickedness :  in  a  morning 
shall  the  king  of  Israel  utterly  be  cut  off". 

CHAP.  XI. 
"HEN    Israel    was   a   child,  then   I 
loved  him,  and  called  my  son  out  of 
Egypt. 

2  As  they  called  them,  so  they  went 
from  them  :  they  sacrificed  unto  Baalim, 
and  burned  incense  to  graven  images. 

3  I  taught  Ephraim  also  to  go,  taking 
them  by  their  arms;  but  they  knew  not 
that  I  healed  them. 

4  I  drew  them  with  cords  of  a  man,  with 
bands  of  love  :  and  I  was  to  them  as  they 
that  take  off"  the  yoke  on  their  jaws,  and  I 
laid  meat  unto  them. 

5  H  He  shall  not  return  into  the  land  of 
Egypt,  but  the  Assyrian  shall  be  his  king, 
because  they  refused  to  return. 

6  And  the  sword  shall  abide  on  his  cities, 
and  shall  consume  his  branches,  and  de- 
vour them,  because  of  their  own  counsels. 

7  And  my  people  are  bent  to  back- 
sliding from  me  :  though  they  called  them 
to  the  Most  High,  none  at  all  would  exalt 
hitn. 

8  1i  How  shall  I  give  thee  up,  Ephraim  ? 
how  shall  I  deliver  thee,  Israel  1  how  shall 
1  make  thee  as  Admah  ?  how  shall  I  set 
thee  as  Zeboim  ?  mine  heart  is  turned  with- 
in me,  my  repentings  are  kindled  together. 

9  I  will  not  execute  the  fierceness  of 
mine  anger,  I  will  not  return  to  destroy 
Ephraim  :  for  I  am  God,  and  not  man  ;  the 
Holy  One  in  the  midst  of  thee :  and  I  will 
not  enter  into  the  city. 

10  They  shall  walk  after  the  Lord  :  he 
shall  roar  like  a  lion  :  when  he  shall  roar, 
then  the  children  shall  tremble  from  the 
west. 

11  They  shall  tremble  as  a  bird  out  of 
Egypt,  and  as  a  dove  out  of  the  land  of 
Assyria:  and  I  will  place  them  in  their 
houses,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  If  Ephraim  compasseth  me  about 
with  lies,  and  the  house  of  Israel  with 
deceit :  but  Judah  yet  ruleth  with  God,  and 
is  faithful  with  the  saints. 

CHAP.  XH. 

EPHRAIM  feedeth  on  wind,  and  fol- 
loweth  after  the  east  wind  :   he  daily 
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XII,  XIII.     Reproof  of  Ephraim,  Spc. 
increaseth  lies  and  desolation;   and   they 
do  make  a  covenant  with  the   Assyrians, 
and  oil  is  carried  into  Egypt. 

2  The  Lord  hath  also  a  controversy 
with  Judah,  and  will  punish  Jacob  accord- 
ing to  his  ways ;  according  to  his  doings 
will  he  recompense  him. 

3  H  He  took  his  brother  by  the  heel  in 
the  womb,  and  by  his  strength  he  had 
power  with  God : 

4  Yea,  he  had  power  over  the  angel, 
and  prevailed :  he  wept,  and  made  sup- 
plication unto  him  :  he  found  him  in  Beth- 
el, and  there  he  spake  with  us ; 

5  Even  the  Lord  God  of  hosts ;  the 
Lord  is  his  memorial. 

6  Therefore  turn  thou  to  thy  God :  keep 
mercy  and  judgment,  and  wait  on  thy  God 
continually. 

7  U  He  is  a  merchant,  the  balances  of 
deceit  are  in  his  hand  :  he  loveth  to  op- 
press. 

8  And  Ephraim  said.  Yet  I  am  become 
rich,  I  have  found  me  out  substance  :  in  all 
my  labours  they  shall  find  none  iniquity  in 
me  that  were  sin. 

9  And  I  that  am  the  Lord  thy  God  from 
the  land  of  Egypt  will  yet  make  thee  to 
dwell  in  tabernacles,  as  in  the  da3's  of  the 
solemn  feasts. 

10  I  have  also  spoken  by  the  prophets, 
and  I  have  multiplied  visions,  and  used 
similitudes,  b}^  the  ministry  of  the  pro- 
phets. 

11  Is  there  iniquity  in  Gilead?  surely 
they  are  vanity  :  they  sacrifice  bullocks  in 
Gilgal ;  yea,  their  altars  are  as  heaps  in  the 
furrows  of  the  fields. 

12  And  Jacob  fled  into  the  country  of 
Syria,  and  Israel  served  for  a  wife,  and  for 
a  wife  he  kept  sheep. 

13  And  by  a  prophet  the  Lord  brought 
Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and  by  a  prophet  was 
he  preserved. 

14  Ephraim  provoked  him  to  anger  most 
bitterly  :  therefore  shall  he  leave  his  blood 
upon  him,  and  his  reproach  shall  his  Lord 
return  unto  him. 

CHAP.  XIIL 

WHEN  Ephraim  spake  trembling,  he 
exalted  himself  in  Israel;  but  when 
he  offended  in  Baal,  he  died. 

2  And  now  they  sin  more  and  more,  and 
have  made  them  molten  images  of  their 
silver,  and  idols  according  to  their  own 
understanding,  all  of  it  the  work  of  the 
craftsmen  :  they  say  of  them.  Let  the  men 
that  sacrifice  kiss  the  calves. 

3  Therefore  they  shall  be  as  the  morning 
cloud,  and  as  the' early  dew  that  passetli 
away,  as  the  chaff"  that  is  driven  with  the 
whirlwind  out  of  the  floor,  and  as  the 
smoke  out  of  the  chimney. 

4  1l  Yet  I  a?n  the  Lord  thy  God  from 
the  land  of  Egypt,  and  thou  .shalt  know  no 
God  but  me :  "for  there  is  no  saviour  beside 
me. 

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A  promise  of  GocVs  JOEL 

5  I  did  know  thee  in  the  wilderness,  in 
the  land  of  great  drought. 

6  According  to  their  pasture,  so  were 
they  filled ;  they  were  filled,  and  their 
heart  was  exalted ;  therefore  have  they 
forgotten  me. 

7  Therefore  I  will  be  unto  them  as  a 
lion :  as  a  leopard  by  the  way  will  I  ob- 
serve them. 

8  I  will  meet  them  as  a  bear  that  is  be- 
reaved of  her  lohelps,  and  will  rend  the 
caul  of  their  heart,  and  there  will  I  devour 
them  like  a  lion  :  the  wild  beast  shall  tear 
them. 

9  IF  O  Israel,  thou  hast  destroyed  thy- 
self; but  in  me  is  thine  help. 

10  I  will  be  thy  king:  where  is  any  other 
that  may  save  thee  in  all  thy  cities  ?  and 
thy  judges  of  whom  thou  saidst.  Give  me  a 
king  and  princes  1 

111  gave  thee  a  king  in  mine  anger,  and 
took  him  away  in  my  wrath. 

12  The  iniquitj^  of  Ephraim  is  bound 
up  ;    his  sin  is  hid. 

13  The  sorrows  of  a  travailing  woman 
shall  come  upon  him :  he  is  an  unwise 
son ;  for  he  should  not  stay  long  in  the 
place  of  the  breaking  forth  of  children. 

14  I  will  ransom  them  from  the  power  of 
the  grave  ;  I  will  redeem  them  from  death  : 
O  death,  I  will  be  thy  plagues,  O  grave,  T 
will  be  thy  destruction :  repentance  shall 
be  hid  from  mine  eyes. 

15  H  Though  he  be  fruitful  among  his 
brethren,  an  east  wind  shall  come,  the 
wind  of  the  Lord  shall  come  up  from  the 
wilderness,  and  his  spring  shall  become 
dry,  and  his  fountain  shall  be  dried  up  :  he 
shall  spoil  the  treasure  of  all  pleasant  ves- 
sels. 


mercy  and  blessing. 

16  Samaria  shall  become  desolate ;  for 
she  hath  rebelled  against  her  God :  they 
shall  fall  by  the  sword  :  their  infants  shall 
be  dashed  in  pieces,  and  their  women  with 
child  shall  be  ripped  up. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

O   ISRAEL,  return  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God;   for  thou  hast  fallen   by   thine 
iniquity. 

2  Take  with  you  words,  and  turn  to  the 
Lord  :  say  unto  him.  Take  away  all  ini- 
quity, and  receive  its  graciously :  so  will 
we  render  the  calves  of  our  lips. 

3  Ashur  shall  not  save  us ;  we  will  not 
ride  upon  horses  :  neither  will  we  say  any 
more  to  the  work  of  our  hands,  Ye  are  our 
gods :  for  in  thee  the  fatherless  findeth 
mercy. 

4  11  I  will  heal  their  backsliding,  I  will 
love  them  freely :  for  mine  anger  is  turned 
away  from  him. 

5  I  will  be  as  the  dew  unto  Israel :  he 
shall  grow  as  the  lily,  and  cast  forth  his 
roots  as  Lebanon. 

6  His  branches  shall  spread,  and  his 
beauty  shall  be  as  the  olive-tree,  and  his 
smell  as  Lebanon. 

7  They  that  dwell  under  his  shadow 
shall  return ;  they  shall  revive  as  the  corn, 
and  grow  as  the  vine :  the  scent  thereof 
shall  be  as  the  wine  of  Lebanon. 

8  Ephraim  shall  say,  What  have  I  to  do 
any  more  with  idols?  I  have  heard  him, 
and  observed  him  :  I  can  like  a  green  fir- 
tree.    From  me  is  thy  fruit  found. 

9  Who  is  wise,  and  he  shall  understand 
these  things  ?  prudent,  and  he  shall  know 
them  1  for  the  ways  of  the  Lord  are  right, 
and  the  just  shall  walk  in  them :  but  the 
transgressors  shall  fall  therein. 


H  JOEL. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  word  of  the   Lord  that  came  to 
Joel  the  son  of  Pethuel. 

2  Hear  this,  ye  old  men,  and  give  ear, 
all  ye  inhabitants  of  the  land.  Hath  this 
been  in  your  days,  or  even  in  the  days  of 
your  fathers  1 

3  Tell  ye  your  children  of  it,  and  let 
your  children  tell  their  children,  and  their 
children  another  generation. 

4  That  which  the  palmer-worm  hath  left 
hath  the  locust  eaten ;  and  that  which  the 
locust  hath  left  hath  the  canker-worm  eat- 
en ;  and  that  which  the  canker-worm  hath 
left  hath  the  caterpillar  eaten. 

5  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and  weep  ;  and 
howl,  all  ye  drinkers  of  wine,  because  of 
the  new  wine  ;  for  it  is  cut  off  from  your 
mouth. 

6  For  a  nation  is  come  up  upon  my  land, 
strong,  and  without  number,  whose  teeth 


are  the  teeth  of  a  lion,  and  he  hath  the 
cheek  teeth  of  a  great  lion. 

7  He  hath  laid  my  vine  waste,  and 
barked  my  fig-tree ;  he  hath  made  it  clean 
bare,  and  cast  it  away ;  the  branches  there- 
of are  made  white. 

8  H  Lament  like  a  virgin  girded  with 
sackcloth  for  the  husband  of  her  youth. 

9  The  meat-offering  and  the  drink-offer- 
ing is  cutoff  from  the  house  of  the  Lord  ; 
the  priests,  the  Lord's  ministers,  mourn. 

10  The  field  is  wasted,  the  land  mourn- 
etli ;  for  the  corn  is  wasted  :  the  new  wine 
is  dried  up,  the  oil  languisheth. 

11  Be  ye  ashamed,  O  ye  husbandmen ; 
howl,  O  ye  vine-dressers,  for  the  wheat  and 
for  the  barley  ;  because  the  harvest  of  the 
field  is  perished. 

12  The  vine  is  dried  up,  and  the  fig-tree 
languisheth ;  the  pomegranate-tree,  the 
palm-tree  also,  and  the  apple-tree,  even  all 

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Terribleness  of  Godh  judgment.    CHAP 
4;he   trees  of  the  field,   are  withered :  be- 
cause joy  is  withered  away  from  the  sons 
of  men. 

13  Gird  yourselves,  and  lament,  ye 
priests :  howl,  ye  ministers  of  the  altar : 
come,  lie  all  night  in  sackcloth,  ye  minis- 
ters of  my  God  :  for  the  meat-offering  and 
the  drink-offering  is  withholden  from  the 
house  of  your  God. 

14  If  Sanctify  ye  a  fast,  call  a  solemn 
assembly,  gather  the  elders  and  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  land  into  the  house  of  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  cry  unto  the  Lord, 

15  Alas  for  the  day !  for  the  day  of  the 
Lord  is  at  hand,  and  as  a  destruction  from 
the  Almighty  shall  it  come. 

16  Is  not  the  meat  cut  off  before  our 
eyes,  yea,  joy  and  gladness  from  the 
house  of  our  God? 

17  The  seed  is  rotten  under  their  clods, 
the  garners  are  laid  desolate,  the  barns  are 
broken  down  ;  for  the  corn  is  withered. 

18  How  do  the  beasts  groan  !  the  herds 
of  cattle  are  perplexed,  because  they  have 
no  pasture ;  yea,  the  flocks  of  sheep  are 
made  desolate. 

19  O  Lord,  to  thee  will  I  cry :  for  the 
fire  hath  devoured  the  pastures  of  the  wil- 
derness, and  the  flame  hath  burned  all  the 
trees  of  the  field. 

20  The  beasts  of  the  field  cry  also  unto 
thee :  for  the  rivers  of  waters  are  dried  up, 
and  the  fire  hath  devoured  the  pastures  of 
the  wilderness. 

CHAP.  IL 

BLOW  ye  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  and 
sound  an  alarm  in  my  holy  mountain  : 
let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  tremble  : 
for  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh,  for  it  is 
nigh  at  hand ; 

2  A  day  of  darkness  and  of  gloominess, 
a  day  of  clouds  and  of  thick  darkness,  as 
the  morning  spread  upon  the  mountains  :  a 
great  people  and  a  strong  ;  there  hath  not 
been  ever  the  like,  neither  shall  be  any 
more  after  it,  even  to  the  years  of  many 
generations. 

3  A  fire  devoureth  before  them ;  and 
behind  them  a  flame  burneth :  the  land  is 
as  the  garden  of  Eden  before  them,  and 
behind  them  a  desolate  wilderness ;  yea, 
and  nothing  shall  escape  them. 

4  The  appearance  of  them  is  as  the  ap- 
pearance of  horses ;  and  as  horsemen  so 
shall  they  run. 

5  Like  the  noise  of  chariots  on  the  tops 
of  mountains  shall  they  leap,  like  the  noise 
of  a  flame  of  fire  that  devoureth  the  stubble, 
as  a  strong  people  set  in  battle  array. 

6  Before  their  face  the  people  shall  be 
much  pained  :  all  faces  shall  gather  black- 
ness. 

7  They  shall  run  like  mighty  men  ;  they 
shall  climb  the  wall  like  men  of  war ;  and 
they  shall  march  every  one  on  his  ways, 
and  they  shall  not  break  tlieir  ranks  : 

8  Neither  shall  one  thrust  another ;  they 


n.  Joel  prescribes  a  fast. 

shall  walk  every  one  in  his  path :  and  token 
they  fall  upon  the  sword,  they  shall  not  be 
wounded. 

9  They  shall  run  to  and  fro  in  the  city  ; 
they  shall  run  upon  the  wall,  they  shall 
climb  up  upon  the  houses  ;  they  shall  enter 
in  at  the  windows  like  a  thief 

10  The  earth  shall  quake  before  them ; 
the  heavens  shall  tremble  :  the  sun  and  the 
moon  shall  be  dark,  and  the  stars  shall 
withdraw  their  shining  : 

11  And  the  Lord  shall  utter  his  voice  be- 
fore his  army  :  for  his  camp  is  very  great : 
for  he  is  strong  that  executeth  his  word : 
for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  great  and  very 
terrible  ;    and  who  can  abide  itl 

12  H  Therefore  also  now,  saith  the 
Lord,  Turn  ye  even  to  me  with  all  your 
heart,  and  with  fasting,  and  with  weeping, 
and  with  mourning : 

13  And  rend  your  heart,  and  not  your 
garments,  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  your 
God  :  for  he  is  gracious  and  merciful,  slow 
to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness,  and  re- 
penteth  him  of  the  evil. 

14  Who  knoweth  if  he  will  return  and 
repent,  and  leave  a  blessing  behind  him; 
evc7i  a  meat-offering  and  a  drink-offering 
unto  the  Lord  your  God  1 

15  H  Blow  the  trumpet  in  Zion,  sanctify 
a  fast,  call  a  solemn  assembly  : 

16  Gather  the  people,  sanctify  the  con- 
gregation, assemble  the  elders,  gather  the 
children,  and  those  that  suck  the  breasts : 
let  the  bridegroom  go  forth  of  his  chamber, 
and  the  bride  out  of  her  closet. 

17  Let  the  priests,  the  ministers  of  the 
I^ORD,  weep  between  the  porch  and  the 
altar,  and  let  them  say,  Spare  thy  people, 
O  Lord,  and  give  not  thine  heritage  to  re- 
proach, that  the  heathen  should  rule  over 
them  :  wherefore  should  they  say  among 
the  people,  Where  is  their  God  ] 

18  H  Then  will  the  Lord  be  jealous  for 
his  land,  and  pity  his  people. 

19  Yea,  the  Lord  will  answer  and  say 
unto  his  people,  Behold,  I  will  send  j'ou 
corn,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  ye  shall  be 
satisfied  therewith:  and  I  will  no  more 
make  you  a  reproach  among  the  heathen  : 

20  But  I  will  remove  far  off  from  jouthe 
northern  army,  and  will  drive  him  into  a 
land  barren  and  desolate,  with  his  fiice  to- 
ward the  east  sea,  and  his  hinder  part  to- 
ward the  utmost  sea,  and  his  stink  shall 
come  up,  and  his  ill  savour  shall  come  up, 
because  he  hath  done  great  things. 

21  H  Fear  not,  O  land  ;  be  glad  and  re- 
joice :  for  the  Lord  will  do  great  things. 

22  Be  not  afraid,  ye  beasts  of  the  field  : 
for  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness  do  spring, 
for  the  tree  beareth  her  fruit,  the  fig-tree 
and  the  vine  do  yield  their  strength. 

23  Be  glad  then,  ye  children  of  Zion, 
and  rejoice  in  the  Lord  your  God  :  for  he 
hath  given  you  the  former  rain  moderately, 
and  he  wilf  cause  to  come  down  for  you  the 

659 


God^s  judgment  on  his  enemies.  JOEL. 


His  blessing  upon  the  church. 


rain,  the  former  rain,  and  the  latter  rain  in 
the  first  month. 

24  And  the  floors  shall  be  full  of  wheat, 
and  the  fats  shall  overflow  with  wine  and 
oil. 

25  And  I  will  restore  to  you  the  years 
that  the  locust  hath  eaten,  the  canker- 
worm,  and  the  caterpillar,  and  the  palmer- 
worm,  my  great  army  which  I  sent  among 
you. 

26  And  ye  shall  eat  in  plenty,  and  be 
satisfied,  and  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord 
your  God,  that  hath  dealt  wondrously 
with  you :  and  my  people  shall  never  be 
ashamed. 

27  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  in  the 
midst  of  Israel,  and  that  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God,  and  none  else  :  and  my  people 
shall  never  be  ashamed. 

28  If  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  after- 
ward, that  I  will  pour  out  my  Spirit  upon 
all  flesh ;  and  your  sons  and  your  daugh- 
ters shall  prophesy,  your  old  men  shall 
dream  dreams,  your  young  men  shall  see 
visions : 

29  And  also  upon  the  servants  and  upon 
the  handmaids  in  those  days  will  I  pour 
out  my  Spirit. 

30  And  I  will  shew  wonders  in  the 
heavens  and  in  the  earth,  blood,  and  fire, 
and  pillars  of  smoke. 

31  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  dark- 
ness, and  the  moon  into  blood,  before 
the  great  and  the  terrible  day  of  the  Lord 
come. 

32  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever shall  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord 
shall  be  delivered :  for  in  mount  Zion  and 
in  Jerusalem  shall  be  deliverance,  as  the 
Lord  hath  said,  and  in  the  remnant  whom 
the  Lord  shall  call. 

CHAP.  III. 

FOR  behold,  in  those  days,  and  in  that 
time,   when  I  shall  bring  again  the 
captivity  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 

2  r  will  also  gather  all  nations,  and  will 
bring  them  down  into  the  valley  of  Je- 
hoshaphat,  and  will  plead  with  them  there 
for  my  people  and  for  my  heritage  Israel, 
whom  they  have  scattered  among  the  na- 
tions, and  parted  my  land. 

3  And  they  have  cast  lots  for  my  peo- 
ple ;  and  have  given  a  boy  for  an  harlot, 
and  sold  a  girl  for  wine,  that  they  might 
drink. 

4  Yea,  and  what  have  ye  to  do  with  me, 
O  Tyre,  and  Zidon,  and  all  the  coasts  of 
Palestine  ?  will  ye  render  me  a  recom- 
pense ?  and  if  ye  recompense  me,  swifdy 
and  speedily  will  I  return  your  recompense 
upon  your  own  head  ; 

5  Because  ye  have  taken  my  silver  and 
my  gold,  and  have  carried  into  your  tem- 
ples my  goodly  pleasant  things. 

6  The  children  also  of  Judah  and  the 


children  of  Jerusalem  have  ye  sold  unto 
the  Grecians,  that  ye  might  remove  them 
far  from  their  border. 

7  Behold,  I  will  raise  them  out  of  the 
place  whither  ye  have  sold  them,  and  will 
return  your  recompense  upon  your  own 
head : 

8  And  I  will  sell  your  sons  and  your 
daughters  into  the  hand  of  the  children  of 
Judah,  and  they  shall  sell  them  to  the  Sa- 
beans,  to  a  people  far  off":  for  the  Lord 
hath  spoken  it. 

9  Proclaim  ye  this  among  the  Gentiles ; 
Prepare  war,  wake  up  the  mighty  men,  let 
all  the  men  of  war  draw  near ;  let  them 
come  up : 

10  Beat  your  plough-shares  into  swords, 
and  your  pruning  hooks  into  spears :  let 
the  weak  say,  I  am  strong. 

11  Assemble  yourselves,  and  come,  all 
ye  heathen,  and  gather  yourselves  together 
round  about:  thither  cause  thy  mighty 
ones  to  come  down,  O  Lord. 

12  Let  the  heathen  be  wakened,  and 
come  up  to  the  valley  of  Jehoshaphat :  for 
there  will  I  sit  to  judge  all  the  heathen 
round  about. 

13  Put  ye  in  the  sickle,  for  the  harvest  is 
ripe :  come,  get  you  down ;  for  the  press 
is  full,  the  fats  overflow ;  for  their  wicked- 
ness is  great. 

14  Multitudes,  multitudes  in  the  valley 
of  decision  :  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near 
in  the  valley  of  decision. 

15  The  sun  and  the  moon  shall  be  dark- 
ened, and  the  stars  shall  withdraw  their 
shining. 

16  The  Lord  also  shall  roar  out  of 
Zion,  and  utter  his  voice  from  Jerusalem ; 
and  the  heavens  and  the  earth  shall  shake : 
but  the  Lord  will  he  the  hope  of  his 
people,  and  the  strength  of  the  children 
of  Israel. 

17  So  shall  ye  know  that  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God  dwelling  in  Zion  my  holy  moun- 
tain: then  shall  Jerusalem  be  holy,  and 
there  shall  no  strangers  pass  through  her 
any  more. 

18  H  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  that  the  mountains  shall  drop  down 
new  wine,  and  the  hills  shall  flow  with  milk, 
and  all  the  rivers  of  Judah  shall  flow  with 
waters,  and  a  fountain  shall  come  forth  of 
the  house  of  the  Lord,  and  shall  water  the 
valley  of  Shittim. 

19  Egypt  shall  be  a  desolation,  and 
Edom  shall  be  a  desolate  wilderness,  for 
the  violence  against  the  children  of  Judah, 
because  they  have  shed  innocent  blood  in 
their  land. 

20  But  Judah  shall  dwell  for  ever,  and 
Jerusalem  from  generation  to  generation. 

21  For  I  will  cleanse  their  blood  that  I 
have  not  cleansed :  for  the  Lord  dwelleth 
in  Zion. 


660 


ir  AMOS. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  words  of  Amos,  who  was  among 
the  herd  men  of  Tekoa,  which  he  saw 
concerning  Israel  in  the  days  of  Uzziah 
king  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Joash  kmg  of  Israel,  two  years 
before  the  earthquake. 

2  And  he  said,  The  Lord  will  roar  from 
Zion,  and  utter  his  voice  from  Jerusalem  ; 
and  the  habitations  of  the  shepherds  sliall 
mourn,  and  the  top  of  Carmel  shall  wither. 

3  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Damascus,  and  for  four,  I 
will  not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof; 
because  they  have  threshed  Gilead  with 
threshing  instruments  of  iron  : 

4  But  I  will  send  a  fire  into  the  house  of 
Hazael,  which  shall  devour  the  palaces  of 
Ben-hadad. 

5  I  will  break  also  the  bar  of  Damascus, 
and  cut  off  the  inhabitant  from  the  plain 
of  Aven,  and  him  that  holdeth  the  sceptre 
from  the  house  of  Eden  :  and  the  people 
of  Syria  shall  go  into  captivity  unto  Kir, 
saith  the  Lord. 

6  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Gaza,  and  for  four,  I  will 
not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof:  be- 
cause they  carried  away  captive  the  whole 
captivity,  to  deliver  them  up  to  Edom  : 

7  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the  wall  of 
Gaza,  which  shall  devour  the  palaces 
thereof: 

8  And  I  will  cut  off  the  inhabitant  from 
Ashdod,  and  him  that  holdeth  the  sceptre 
from  Ashkelon,  and  I  will  turn  mine  hand 
against  Ekron :  and  the  remnant  of  the 
Philistines  shall  perish,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

9  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Tyrus,  and  for  four,  I 
will  not  turn  away  the  pimishmcnt  thereof: 
because  they  delivered  up  the  wliole  cap- 
tivity to  Edom,  and  remembered  not  the 
brotherl}'  covenant : 

10  But  I  will  send  a  fire  on  the  wall  of 
Tyrus,  which  shall  devour  the  palaces 
thereof. 

1 1  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Edom,  and  for  four,  I  will 
not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof:  be- 
cause he  did  pursue  his  brother  with  the 
sword,  and  did  cast  off  all  pity,  and  his 
anger  did  tear  perpetuallj',  and  he  kept  his 
wrath  for  ever  : 

12  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  Teman, 
which  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Bozrah. 

13  "!I  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  the  children  of  Ammon, 
and  for  four,  I  will  not  turn  away  the  punish- 
ment  thereof:  because  they  have  ripped 
up  the  women  with  child  of  Gilead,  that 
they  might  enlarge  their  border : 

14  But  I  will  kindle  a  fire  in  the  wall  of 


Rabbah,  and  it  shall  devour  the  palaces 
thereof,  with  shouting  in  the  day  of  battle, 
with  a  tempest  in  the  day  of  the  whirlwind : 
15  And  their  king  shall  go  into  captivity, 
he  and  his  princes  together,  saith  the  Lord. 
CHAP.  II. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three  trans- 
gressions of  Moab,  and  for  four,  1  will 
not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof:  be- 
cause he  burned  the  bones  of  the  king  of 
Edom  into  lime : 

2  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  Moab,  and 
it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Kirioth  :  and 
Moab  shall  die  with  tumult,  with  shouting, 
m}(l  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet . 

3  And  I  will  cut  off  the  judge  from  the 
midst  thereof,  and  will  slay  all  the  princes 
thereof  with  him,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  U  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Judah,  and  for  four,  I  will 
not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof:  be- 
cause they  have  despised  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  and  have  not  kept  his  command- 
ments, and  their  lies  caused  them  to  err, 
after  the  which  their  fathers  have  walked : 

5  But  I  will  send  a  fire  upon  Judah,  and 
it  shall  devour  the  palaces  of  Jerusalem, 

6  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  For  three 
transgressions  of  Israel,  and  for  four,  I  will 
not  turn  away  the  punishment  thereof:  be- 
cause they  sold  the  righteous  for  silver,  and 
the  poor  for  a  pair  of  shoes ; 

7  That  pant  after  the  dust  of  the  earth 
on  the  head  of  the  poor,  and  turn  aside  the 
way  of  the  meek  :  and  a  man  and  his  fa- 
ther will  go  in  unto  the  same  maid,  to  pro- 
fane my  holy  name : 

8  And  they  lay  themselves  down  upon 
clothes  laid  to  pledge  by  every  altar,  and 
they  drink  the  wine  of  the  condemned  in 
the  house  of  their  god. 

9  H  Yet  destroyed  I  the  Amorite  before 
them,  whose  height  was  like  the  height  of 
the  cedars,  and  he  was  strong  as  the  oaks ; 
yet  I  destroyed  his  fruit  from  above,  and 
his  roots  from  beneath. 

10  Also  I  brought  you  up  from  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  led  you  forty  years  through 
the  wilderness,  to  possess  the  land  of  the 
Amorite. 

11  And  I  raised  up  of  your  sons  for  pro- 
phets, and  of  your  young  men  for  Naza- 
rites.  Is  it  not  even  thus,  O  ye  children 
of  Israel  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

12  But  ye  gave  the  Nazarites  wine  to 
drink  ;  and  commanded  the  prophets,  say- 
ing, Prophesy  not. 

13  Behold,  I  am  pressed  under  j'on,  as 
a  cart  is  pressed  that  is  full  of  sheaves. 

14  Therefore  the  flight  shall  perish  from 
the  sA\ift,  and  the  strong  shall  not  strength- 
en his  Ibrce,  neither  shall  the  mighty  deliver 
himself: 

661 


God' s  judgment  against  Israel.  AJMOS.  Israel  reproved  fur  opp 

15  Neither  shall  he  stand  that  handleth  CHAP.  IV. 

the  bow;  and  he  that  is  swift  of  foot  shall, TTEAR  this  word,  ye  kine  of  Bashan 

JljL.  that  arr  in  the  mountain  of  Samaria 


not  deliver  himself:  neither  shall  he  that 
rideth  the  horse  deliver  himself 

16  And  he  that  is  courageous  among  the 
mighty  shall  flee  away  naked  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  HI. 
"EAR  this  word  that  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  against  you,  O  children  of 
Israel,  against  the  whole  family  which  I 
brought  up  from  the  land  of  Egypt, 
saying, 

2  You  only  have  I  known  of  all  the  fami- 
lies of  the  earth :  therefore  I  will  punish 
you  for  all  your  iniquities. 

3  Can  two  walk  together,  except  they 
be  agreed  ? 

4  Will  a  lion  roar  in  the  forest,  when  he 
hath  no  prey  ?  will  a  young  lion  cry  out  of 
his  den,  if  he  have  taken  nothing  ? 

5  Can  a  bird  fall  in  a  snare  upon  the 
earth,  where  no  gin  is  for  him?  shall  cmc 
take  up  a  snare  from  the  earth,  and  have 
taken  nothing  at  all  1 

6  Shall  a  trumpet  be  blown  in  the  city, 
and  the  people  not  be  afraid  ?  shall  there 
be  evil  in  a  city,  and  the  Lord  hath  not 
done  it  ? 

I  Surely  the  Lord  God  will  do  nothing, 
but  he  revealeth  his  secret  unto  his  servants 
the  prophets. 

8  The  lion  hath  roared,  who  will  not 
fear?  the  Lord  God  hath  spoken,  who  can 
but  prophesy  ? 

9  'If  Publish  in  the  palaces  at  Ashdod, 
and  in  the  palaces  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
and  say.  Assemble  yourselves  upon  the 
mountains  of  Samaria,  and  behold  the 
great  tumults  in  the  midst  thereof,  and  the 
oppressed  in  the  midst  thereof. 

10  For  they  know  not  to  do  right,  saith 
the  Lord,  who  store  up  violence  and  rob- 
bery in  their  palaces. 

II  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  God; 
An  adversary  there  shall  he  even  round 
about  the  land ;  and  he  shall  bring  down 
thy  strength  from  thee,  and  thy  palaces 
shall  be  spoiled. 

12  Thus  saith  the  Lord  :  As  the  shep- 
herd taketh  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  lion  two 
legs,  or  a  piece  of  an  ear  :  so  shall  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  be  taken  out  that  dwell  in 
Samaria  in  the  corner  of  a  bed,  and  in  Da- 
mascus in  a  couch. 

13  Hear  ye,  and  testify  in  the  house  of 
Jacob,  saith  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of 
hosts, 

14  That  in  the  day  that  I  shall  visit  the 
transgressions  of  Israel  upon  him  I  will 


that  are  in  the  mountain  of  Samaria, 
which  oppress  the  poor,  which  crush  the 
needy,  which  say  to  their  masters.  Bring, 
and  let  us  drink. 

2  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by  his  ho- 
liness, that  lo,  the  days  shall  come  upon 
you,  that  he  will  take  you  away  with  hooks, 
and  your  posterity  with  fish-hooks. 

3  And  ye  shall  go  out  at  the  breaches, 
every  coze  at  that  which  is  before  her ;  and 
ye  shall  cast  them  into  the  palace,  saith  the 
Lord. 

4  H  Come  to  Beth-el  and  transgress :  at 
Gilgal  multiply  transgression ;  and  bring 
your  sacrifices  every  morning,  and  your 
tithes  after  three  years : 

5  And  offer  a  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving 
with  leaven,  and  proclaim  and  publish  the 
free-offerings :  for  this  liketh  you,  O  ye 
children  of  Israel,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

6  U  And  I  also  have  given  you  cleanness 
of  teeth  in  all  your  cities,  and  want  of 
bread  in  all  )  our  places  :  yet  have  ye  not 
returned  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  And  also  I  have  withholden  the  rain 
from  you,  when  tha-c  were  yet  three  months 
to  the  harvest :  and  I  caused  it  to  rain  up- 
on one  city,  and  caused  it  not  to  rain  upon 
another  city :  one  piece  was  rained  upon,  and 
the  piece  whereupon  it  rained  not  withered. 

8  So  two  or  three  cities  wandered  unto 
one  city,  to  drink  water ;  but  they  were 
not  satisfied :  yet  have  ye  not  returned  un- 
to me,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  I  have  smitten  jou  with  blasting  and 
mildew :  when  your  gardens  and  your 
vineyards  and  your  fig-trees  and  your  olive- 
trees  increased,  the  palmer-worm  devoured 
thrm :  yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord. 

10  I  have  sent  among  j'ou  the  pestilence 
after  the  manner  of  Egypt :  your  young 
men  have  I  slain  with  the  sword,  and  have 
taken  away  your  horses ;  and  I  have  made 
the  stink  of  your  camps  to  come  up  unto 
your  nostrils :  yet  have  ye  not  returned 
unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

11  I  have  overthrown  some  of  you,  as 
God  overthrew  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and 
ye  were  as  a  fire-brand  plucked  out  of  the 
burning :  yet  have  ye  not  returned  unto 
me,  saith  the  Lord. 

12  Therefore  thus  will  I  do  unto  thee, 
O  Israel :  a7id  because  I  will  do  this  unto 
thee,  prepare  to  meet  thy  God,  O  Israel. 

13  For  lo,  he  that  formeth  the  mountains, 
and  createth  the  wind,  and  declareth  unto 
man  what  is  his  thought,  that  maketh  the 


also  visit  the  altars  of  Beth-el :    and    the  i  morning  darkness,  and  treadeth  upon  the 
horns  of  the  altar  shall  be  cut  off,  and  fall  high  places  of  the  earth,  The  Lord,  The 


to  the  ground 

15  And  I  will  smite  the  winter-house 
with  the  summer-house  ;  and  the  houses  of 
ivory  shall  perish,  and  the  great  houses 
shall  have  an  end,  saith  the  Lord. 


God  of  hosts,  is  his  name 
CHAP.  V 

HEAR  ye 
against   you,  evoi 
house  of  Israel. 

662 


this  word  which  I  take  u 
a  lamentation, 


8 


A  lamentation  for  Israel. 


CHAP.  VI. 


2  The  virgin  of  Israel  is  fallen ;  she 
shall  no  more  rise  :  she  is  forsaken  upon 
her  land  ;  theix  is  none  to  raise  her  up. 

3  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ;  The 
city  that  went  out  by  a  thousand  shall  leave 
an  hundred,  and  that  which  went  forth  by 
an  hundred  shall  leave  ten,  to  the  house  of 
Israel. 

4  IT  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  the 
house  of  Israel,  Seek  ye  me,  and  ye  shall 
live : 

5  But  seek  not  Beth-el,  nor  enter  into 
Gilgal,  and  pass  not  to  Beer-sheba :  for 
Gilgal  shall  surely  go  into  captivity,  and 
Beth-el  shall  come  to  nought. 

6  Seek  the  Lord,  and  ye  shall  live ;  lest 
he  break  out  like  fire  in  the  house  of  Jo- 
seph, and  devour  it,  and  there  be  none  to 
quench  it  in  Beth-el. 

7  Ye  who  turn  judgment  to  wormwood, 
and  leave  off  righteousness  in  the  earth, 

8  Seek  him  that  maketh  the  seven  stars 
and  Orion,  and  turneth  the  shadow  of  death 
into  the  morning,  and  maketh  the  day  dark 
with  night :  that  calleth  for  the  waters  of 
the  sea,  and  poureth  them  out  upon  the 
face  of  the  earth  :  The  Lord  is  his  name  : 

9  That  strengtheneth  the  spoiled  against 
the  strong,  so  that  the  spoiled  shall  come 
against  the  fortress. 

10  They  hate  him  that  rebuketh  in  the 
gate,  and  they  abhor  him  that  speaketh 
uprightly. 

11  Forasmuch  therefore  as  your  treading 
is  upon  the  poor,  and  ye  take  from  him 
burdens  of  wheat :  ye  have  built  houses  of 
hewn  stone,  but  ye  shall  not  dwell  in  them  ; 
ye  have  planted  pleasant  vineyards,  but  ye 
shall  not  drink  wine  of  them. 

12  For  I  know  your  manifold  transgres- 
sions and  your  mighty  sins :  they  afflict  the 
just,  they  take  a  bribe,  and  they  turn  aside 
the  poor  in  the  gaiefrom  their  right. 

13  Therefore  the  prudent  shall  keep 
silence  in  that  time  ;  for  it  is  an  evil  time. 

14  Seek  good,  and  not  evil,  that  ye  may 
live :  and  so  the  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts, 
shall  be  with  you,  as  ye  have  spoken. 

15  Hate  the  evil,  and  love  the  good,  and 
establish  judgment  in  the  gate  :  it  may  be 
that  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  will  be  gracious 
unto  the  remnant  of  Joseph. 

16  Therefore  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
hosts,  the  Lord,  saith  thus  ;  Wailing  shall 
be  in  all  streets;  and  they  shall  say  in  all 
the  high  ways,  Alas !  alas !  and  they  shall 
call  the  husbandman  to  mourning,  and  such 
as  are  skilful  of  lamentation  to  wailing. 

17  And  in  all  vineyards  shall  be  wailing  : 
for  I  will  pass  through  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  Wo  unto  you  that  desire  the  day  of 
the  Lord  !  to  what  end  is  it  for  you  1  the 
day  of  the  Lord  is  darkness,  and  not  light. 

19  As  if  a  man  did  flee  from  a  lion,  and 
a  bear  met  him ;  or  went  into  the  house, 
and  leaned  his  hand  on  the  wall,  and  a 
serpent  bit  him. 


IsraeVs  hypocrisy  rejected. 


20  Shall  not  the  day  of  the  Lord  he 
darkness,  and  not  light?  even  very  dark^ 
and  no  brightness  in  it  1 

21  H  I  hate,  I  despise  your  feast-days,  and 
I  will  not  smell  in  your  solemn  assemblies, 

22  Though  ye  offer  me  burnt-offerings 
and  your  meat-offerings,  I  will  not  accept 
them ;  neither  will  I  regard  the  peace-offer- 
ings of  your  fat  beasts. 

23  Take  thou  away  from  me  the  noise 
of  thy  songs  ;  for  1  will  not  hear  the  melo- 
dy of  thy  viols. 

24  But  let  judgment  run  down  as  waters, 
and  righteousness  as  a  mighty  stream. 

25  Have  ye  offered  unto  me  sacrifices 
and  offerings  in  the  wilderness  forty  years, 
O  house  of  Israel  ? 

26  But  ye  have  borne  the  tabernacle  of 
your  Moloch  and  Chiun  your  images,  the 
star  of  your  god,  which  ye  made  to  your- 
selves. 

27  Therefore  will  I  cause  you  to  go  into 
captivity  beyond  Damascus,  saith  the  Lord, 
whose  name  is  The  God  of  hosts. 

CHAP.  VL 

WO  to  them  that  are  at  ease  in  Zion, 
and  trust  in  the  mountain  of  Sama- 
ria, lohich  are  named  chief  of  the  nations, 
to  whom  the  house  of  Israel  came  ! 

2  Pass  ye  unto  Calneh,  and  see ;  and 
from  thence  go  ye  to  Hamath  the  great : 
then  go  down  to  Gath  of  the  Philistines  :  be 
they  better  than  these  kingdoms  ?  or  their 
border  greater  than  your  border  1 

3  Ye  that  put  far  away  the  evil  day,  and 
cause  the  seat  of  violence  to  come  near ; 

4  That  lie  upon  beds  of  ivory,  and 
stretch  themselves  upon  their  couches, 
and  eat  the  lambs  out  of  the  flock,  and 
the  calves  out  of  the  midst  of  the   stall ; 

5  That  chant  to  the  sound  of  the  viol, 
and  invent  to  themselves  instruments  of 
music,  like  David ; 

6  That  drink  wine  in  bowls,  and  anoint 
themselves  with  the  chief  ointments :  but 
they  are  not  grieved  for  the  affliction  of 
Joseph. 

7  ^  Therefore  now  shall  they  go  captive 
with  the  first  that  go  captive,  and  the  ban- 
quet of  them  that  stretched  themselves 
shall  be  removed. 

8  The  Lord  God  hath  sworn  by  himself, 
saith  the  Lord  the  God  of  hosts,  I  abhor 
the  excellency  of  Jacob,  and  hate  his 
palaces :  therefore  will  I  deliver  up  the  city 
with  all  that  is  therein. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  if  there  re- 
main ten  men  in  one  house,  that  they  shall 
die. 

10  And  a  man's  uncle  shall  take  him  up, 
and  he  that  burneth  him,  to  bring  out  the 
bones  out  of  the  house,  and  shall  say  unto 
him  that  is  by  the  sides  of  the  house,  Is 
there  yet  any  with  thee  ?  and  he  shall  say, 
No.  Then  shall  he  say.  Hold  thy  tongue  : 
for  we  may  not  make  mention  of  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 

663 


Amaziah  complains  of  Amos. 

11  For  behold,  the  Lord  commandeth, 
and  he  will  smite  the  great  house  with 
breaches,  and  the  little  house  with  clefts. 

12  U  Shall  horses  run  upon  the  rock  ? 
will  one  plough  there  with  oxen?  for  ye 
have  turned  judgment  into  gall,  and  the 
fruit  of  righteousness  into  hemlock  : 

13  Ye  which  rejoice  in  a  thing  of  nought, 
which  say,  Have  we  not  taken  to  us  horns 
by  our  own  strength? 

14  But  behold,  I  will  raise  up  against 
you  a  nation,  O  house  of  Israel,  saith  the 
Lord  the  God  of  hosts;  and  they  shall  af- 
flict you  from  the  entering  in  of  Hamath 
unto  the  river  of  the  wilderness. 

CHAP.  vn. 

THUS  hath  the  Lord  God  shewed  unto 
me  ;  and  behold,  he  formed  grasshop- 
pers in  the  beginning  of  the  shooting  up  of 
the  latter  growth  ;  and  lo,  it  was  the  latter 
growth  after  the  king's  mowings. 

2  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  they 
had  made  an  end  of  eating  the  grass  of  the 
land,  then  I  said,  O  Lord  God,  forgive,  I 
beseech  thee  :  by  whom  shall  Jacob  arise  1 
for  he  is  small. 

3  The  Lord  repented  for  this :  It  shall 
not  be,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  H  Thus  hath  the  Lord  God  shewed 
unto  me  :  and  behold,  the  Lord  God  called 
to  contend  by  fire,  and  it  devoured  the 
great  deep,  and  did  eat  up  a  part. 

5  Then  said  I,  O  Lord  God,  cease,  I  be- 
seech thee  :  by  whom  shall  Jacob  arise  ? 
for  he  is  small. 

6  The  Lord  repented  for  this :  This 
also  shall  not  be,  saith  the  Lord  God. 

7  II  Thus  he  shewed  me  :  and  behold, 
the  Lord  stood  upon  a  wall  7nadc  by  a 
plumb-line,  with  a  plumWine  in  his  hand. 

8  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Amos, 
what  seest  thou  ?  and  I  said,  A  plumb-line. 
Then  said  the  Lord,  Behold,  I  will  set  a 
plumb-line  in  the  midst  of  iDy  people  Is- 
rael :  I  will  not  again  pass  by  them  any 
more : 

9  And  the  high  places  of  Isaac  shall  be 
desolate,  and  the  sanctuaries  of  Israel  shall 
be  laid  waste ;  and  I  will  rise  against  the 
house  of  Jeroboam  with  the  sword. 

10  ^  Then  Amaziah  the  priest  of  Beth- 
el sent  to  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel,  saying, 
Amos  hath  conspired  against  thee  in  the 
midst  of  the  house  of  Israel :  the  land  is 
not  able  to  bear  all  his  words. 

11  For  thus  Amos  saith,  Jeroboam  shall 
die  by  the  sword,  and  Israel  shall  surely  be 
led  away  captive  out  of  their  own  land. 

12  Also  Amaziah  said  unto  Amos,  O 
thou  seer,  go  flee  thee  away  into  the  land 
of  Judah,  and  there  eat  bread,  and  prophe- 
sy there : 

13  But  prophesy  not  again  any  more  at 
Beth-el  :  for  it  is  the  king's  chapel,  and  it 
is  the  king's  court. 

14  H  Then  answered  Amos,  and  said  to 
Amaziah,  I  was  no  prophet,  neither  was  I 


AMOS.  Oppression  is  reproved. 

a  prophet's  son ;  but  I  loas  an  herdmanj 
and  a  gatherer  of  sycamore  fruit : 

15  And  the  Lord  took  me  as  I  followed 
the  flock,  and  the  Lord  said  unto  me.  Go, 
prophes}-  unto  my  people  Israel. 

16  H  Now  therefore  hear  thou  the  word 
of  the  Lord  :  Thou  sayest,  Prophesy  not 
against  Israel,  and  drop  not  thy  word 
against  the  house  of  Isaac. 

17  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Thy 
wife  shall  be  an  harlot  in  the  city,  and  thy 
sons  and  thy  daughters  shall  fall  by  the 
sword,  and  thy  land  shall  be  divided  by 
line ;  and  thou  shalt  die  in  a  polluted  land  : 
and  Israel  shall  surely  go  into  captivity 
forth  of  his  land. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

THUS  hath  the  Lord  God  shewed  unto 
me  :   and  behold  a  basket  of  summer 
fruit. 

2  And  he  said,  Amos,  what  seest  thou  ? 
And  I  said,  A  basket  of  summer  fruit. 
Then  said  the  Lord  unto  me,  The  end  is 
come  upon  my  people  of  Israel ;  I  will  not 
again  pass  by  them  any  more. 

3  And  the  songs  of  the  temple  shall  be 
bowlings  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
thei'e  sfiall  be  many  dead  bodies  in  every 
place ;  they  shall  cast  thc7n  forth  with 
silence. 

4  11  Hear  this,  O  ye  that  swallow  up  the 
needy,  even  to  make  the  poor  of  the  land 
to  fail, 

5  Saying,  When  will  the  new-moon  be 
gone,  that  we  may  sell  corn  ?  and  the  sab- 
bath, that  we  may  set  forth  wheat,  making 
the  ephah  small,  and  the  shekel  great,  and 
falsifying  the  balances  by  deceit  ? 

6  That  we  may  buy  the  poor  for  silver, 
and  the  needy  for  a  pair  of  shoes  ;  yea,  and 
sell  the  refuse  of  the  wheat? 

7  The  Lord  hath  sworn  by  the  excel- 
ency  of  Jacob,  Surely,  I  will  never  forget 

any  of  their  works. 

8  Shall  not  the  land  tremble  for  this,  and 
every  one  mourn  that  dwelleth  therein  ? 
and  it  shall  rise  up  wholly  as  a  flood  :  and 
it  shall  be  cast  out  and  drowned,  as  by  the 
flood  of  Eg)pt. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord  God,  that  I  will  cause  the 
sun  to  go  down  at  noon,  and  I  will  darken 
the  earth  in  the  clear  day  : 

10  And  I  will  turn  your  feasts  into  mourn- 
ing, and  all  your  songs  into  lamentation; 
and  I  will  bring  up  sackcloth  upon  all  loins, 
and  baldness  upon  every  head  ;  and  I  will 
make  it  as  the  inourning  of  an  only  sou, 
and  the  end  thereof  as  a  bitter  day. 

11  II  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord  God,  that  I  will  send  a  famine  in  the 
land,  not  a  famine  of  bread,  nor  a  thirst  for 
water,  butof  hearing  the  words  of  the  Lord  : 

12  And  they  shall  wander  from  sea  to 
sea,  and  from  the  north  even  to  the  east, 
they  shall  run  to  and  fro  to  seek  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  and  shall  not  find  it. 

664 


Destruction  of  Edom 


CHAP.  1. 


13  In  that  day  shall  the  fair  virgins  and 
young  men  faint  for  thirst. 

14  They  that  swear  by  the  sin  of  Sama- 
ria, and  say,  Thy  god,  O  Dan,  liveth  ;  and. 
The  manner  of  Beer-sheba  liveth ;  even 
they  shall  fall,  and  never  rise  up  again. 

CHAP.  IX. 

ISA  W  the  Lord  standing  upon  the  altar : 
and  he  said,  Smite  the  lintel  of  the  door, 
that  the  posts  may  shake  :  and  cut  them  in 
the  head  all  of  them ;  and  I  will  slay  the 
last  of  them  with  the  sword :  he  that  fleeth 
of  them  shall  not  flee  away,  and  he  that  es- 
capeth  of  them  shall  not  be  delivered. 

2  Though  the}'  dig  into  hell,  thence  shall 
mine  hand  take  them ;  though  they  climb 
up  to  heaven,  thence  will  I  bring  them 
down : 

3  And  though  they  hide  themselves  in 
the  top  of  Carmel,  I  will  search  and  take 
them  out  thence  ;  and  though  they  be  hid 
from  my  sight  in  the  bottom  of  the  sea, 
thence  will  I  command  the  serpent,  and  he 
shall  bite  them : 

4  And  though  they  go  into  captivity  be- 
fore their  enemies,  thence  will  I  command 
the  sword,  and  it  shall  slay  them  :  and  I 
will  set  mine  eyes  upon  them  for  evil,  and 
not  for  good. 

5  And  the  Lord  God  of  hosts  is  he  that 
toucheth  the  land,  and  it  shall  melt,  and  all 
that  dwell  therein  shall  mourn  :  and  it  shall 
rise  up  wholly  like  a  flood ;  and  shall  be 
drowned,  as  by  the  flood  of  Egypt. 

6  It  is  he  that  buildeth  his  stories  in  the 
heaven,  and  hath  founded  his  troop  in  the 
earth  ;  he  that  calleth  for  the  waters  of  the 
sea,  and  poureth  them  out  upon  the  face  of 
the  earth  :  The  Lord  is  his  name. 

7  Are  ye  not  as  children  of  the  Ethio- 


for  their  pride,  S^c. 


plans  unto  me,  O  children  of  Israel  1  saith 
the  Lord.  Have  not  I  brought  up  Israel 
out  of  the  land  of  Egypt?  and  the  Philistines 
from  Caphtor,  and  the  Syrians  from  Kir  ? 

8  Behold,  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  God  are 
upon  the  sinful  kingdom,  and  I  will  de- 
stroy it  from  off"  the  face  of  the  earth, 
saving  that  I  will  not  utterly  destroy  the 
house  of  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord. 

9  For  lo,  I  will  command,  and  I  will  sift 
the  house  of  Israel  among  all  nations,  like 
as  corn  is  sifted  in  a  sieve,  yet  shall  not  the 
least  grain  fall  upon  the  earth. 

10  All  the  sinners  of  my  people  shall 
die  by  the  sword,  which  say,  The  evil 
shall  not  overtake  nor  prevent  us. 

11  H  In  that  day  will  I  raise  up  the  ta- 
bernacle of  David  that  is  fallen,  and  close 
up  the  breaches  thereof;  and  I  will  raise 
up  his  ruins,  and  I  will  build  it  as  in  the 
days  of  old: 

12  That  they  may  possess  the  remnant 
of  Edom,  and  of  all  the  heathen  which  are 
called  by  my  name,  saith  the  Lord  that 
doeth  this. 

13  Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
that  the  ploughman  shall  overtake  the 
reaper,  and  the  treader  of  grapes  him  that 
soweth  seed  ;  and  the  mountains  shall  drop 
sweet  wine,  and  all  the  hills  shall  melt. 

14  And  I  will  bring  again  the  captivity 
of  my  people  of  Israel,  and  they  shall  build 
the  waste  cities,  and  inhabit  tliem;  and 
they  shall  plant  vineyards,  and  drink  the 
wine  thereof;  they  shall  also  make  gar 
dens,  and  eat  the  fruit  of  them. 

15  And  I  will  plant  them  upon  their  land, 
and  they  shall  no  more  be  pulled  up  out  of 
their  land  which  I  have  given  them,  saith 
the  Lord  thy  God. 


H  OBADIAH. 


THE  vision  of  Obadiah.  Thus  saith  the 
Lord  God  concerning  Edom  ;  We  have 
heard  a  rumour  from  the  Lord,  and  an  am- 
bassador is  sent  among  the  heathen.  Arise 
ye,  and  let  as  rise  up  against  her  in  battle. 

2  Behold,  I  have  made  thee  small  among 
the  heathen  :  thou  art  greatly  despised. 

3  H  The  pride  of  thine  heart  hath  de- 
ceived thee,  thou  that  dwellest  in  the  clefts 
of  the  rock,  whose  habitation  is  high;  that 
saith  in  his  heart,  Who  shall  bring  me 
down  to  the  ground  ? 

4  Though  thou  exalt  thyself  as  the  eagle, 
and  though  thou  set  thy  nest  among  the 
stars,  thence  will  I  bring  thee  down,  saith 
the  Lord. 

5  If  thieves  came  to  thee,  if  robbers  by 
night,  (how  art  thou  cut  off!)  would  they 
not  have  stolen  till  they  had  enough  ?  if 
the  grape-gatherers  came  to  thee,  would 
they  not  leave  some  grapes  ? 

6  How  are  the  things  of  Esau  searched 

84 


out !    hoio  are   his  hidden  things    sought 
up  ! 

7  All  the  men  of  thy  confederacy  have 
brought  thee  even  to  the  border ;  the  men 
that  were  at  peace  with  thee  have  deceived 
thee,  and  prevailed  against  thee;  they 
that  cat  thy  bread  have  laid  a  wound  un- 
der thee :  there  is  none  understanding  in 
him. 

8  Shall  I  not  in  that  day,  saith  the  Lord, 
even  destroy  the  wise  men  out  of  Edom, 
and  understanding  out  of  the  mount  of 
Esau  ? 

9  And  thy  mighty  men,  O  Teman,  shall 
be  dismayed,  to  the  end  that  every  one 
of  the  mount  of  Esau  may  be  cut  off  by 
slaughter. 

10  U  For  thy  violence  against  thy  bro- 
ther Jacob  shame  shall  cover  thee,  and 
thou  shalt  be  cut  off  for  ever. 

1 1  In  the  day  that  thou  stoodest  on  the 
other  side,  in  the  day  that  the  strangers 

665 


Jonah  is  hcicrayed  by  a  tempest,        JONAH. 


and  thrown  into  the  sea. 


carried  away  captive  his  forces,  and  fo- 
reigners entered  into  his  gates,  and  cast 
lots  upon  Jerusalem,  even  thou  wast  as 
one  of  them. 

12  But  thou  shouldest  not  have  looked  on 
the  day  of  thy  brother  in  the  day  that  he 
became  a  stranger  :  neither  shouldest  thou 
have  rejoiced  over  the  children  of  Judah  in 
the  day  of  their  destruction  :  neither  should- 
est thou  have  spoken  proudly  in  the  day 
of  distress. 

13  Thou  shouldest  not  have  entered  in- 
to the  gate  of  my  people  in  the  day  of  their 
calamity ;  yea,"  thou  shouldest  not  have 
looked  on  their  affliction  in  the  day  of  their 
calamity,  nor  have  laid  hands  on  their 
substance  in  the  day  of  their  calamity  ; 

14  Neither  shouldest  thou  have  stood  in 
the  cross-way,  to  cut  off  those  of  his  that 
did  escape ;  neither  shouldest  thou  have  de- 
livered up  those  of  his  that  did  remain  in 
the  day  of  distress. 

15  For  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  near  upon 
all  the  heathen :  as  thou  hast  done,  it  shall 
be  done  unto  thee  :  thy  reward  shall  return 
upon  thine  own  head. 

16  For  as  ye  have  drunk  upon  my  holy 


mountain,  so  shall  all  the  heathen  drink 
continually,  yea,  they  shall  drink,  and 
they  shall  swallow  down,  and  they  shall  be 
as  though  they  had  not  been. 

17  IF  But  upon  mount  Zion  shall  be  de- 
liverance, and  there  shall  be  holiness  ;  and 
the  house  of  Jacob  shall  possess  their  pos- 
sessions. 

18  And  the  house  of  Jacob  shall  be  a 
fire,  and  the  house  of  Joseph  a  flame,  and 
the  house  of  Esau  for  stubble,  and  they 
shall  kindle  in  them,  and  devour  them ; 
and  there  shall  not  be  any  remaining  of  the 
house  of  Esau  ;  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it. 

19  And  they  of  ihe  south  shall  possess 
the  mount  of  Esau  ;  and  they  of  the  plain 
the  Philistines :  and  they  shall  possess  the 
fields  of  Ephraim,  and  the  fields  of  Sama- 
ria :  and  Benjamin  shall  possess  Gilead. 

20  And  the  captivity  of  this  host  of  the 
children  of  Israel  shall  possess  that  of  the 
Canaanites,  even  unto  Zarephath ;  and  the 
captivity  of  Jerusalem,  which  is  in  Sepha- 
rad,  shall  possess  the  cities  of  the  south. 

21  And  saviours  shall  come  up  on  mount 
Zion  to  judge  the  mount  of  Esau  ;  and  the 
kingdom  shall  be  the  Lord's. 


H  JONAH. 


CHAP.  L 

NOW  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Jonah  the  son  of  Amittai,  saying, 

2  Arise,  go  to  Nineveh,  that  great  city, 
and  cry  against  it ;  for  their  wickedness  is 
come  up  before  me. 

3  But  Jonah  rose  up  to  flee  unto  Tar- 
shish  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  and 
went  down  to  Joppa ;  and  he  found  a  ship 
going  to  Tarshish:  so  he  paid  the  fare 
thereof,  and  went  down  into  it,  to  go  with 
them  unto  Tarshish  from  the  presence  of 
the  Lord. 

4  H  But  the  Lord  sent  out  a  great  wind 
into  the  sea,  and  there  was  a  mighty  tem- 
pest in  the  sea,  so  that  the  ship  was  like 
to  be  broken. 

5  Then  the  mariners  were  afraid,  and 
cried  every  man  unto  his  god,  and  cast 
forth  the  wares  that  were  in  the  ship  into 
the  sea,  to  lighten  it  of  them.  But  Jonah 
was  gone  down  into  the  sides  of  the  ship  ; 
and  he  lay,  and  was  fast  asleep. 

6  So  the  ship-master  came  to  him,  and 
said  unto  him,  What  meanest  thou,  O 
sleeper  1  arise,  call  upon  thy  God,  if  so  be 
that  God  will  think  upon  us,  that  we 
perish  not. 

7  And  they  said  every  one  to  his  fellow, 
Come,  and  let  us  cast  lots,  that  we  may 
know  for  whose  cause  this  evil  is  upon 
us.  So  they  cast  lots,  and  the  lot  fell  upon 
Jonah, 

8  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Tell  us,  we 
pray  thee    for  whose  cause  this  evil  is  up- 


on us ;  What  is  thine  occupation  ?  and 
whence  comest  thou  ?  what  is  thy  country  ? 
and  of  what  people  art  thou  7 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  cmt  an  He- 
brew ;  and  I  fear  the  Lord,  the  God  of 
heaven,  which  hath  made  the  sea  and  the 
dry  kmd. 

10  Then  were  the  men  exceedingly 
afraid,  and  said  unto  him.  Why  hast  thou 
done  this?  For  the  men  knew  that  he  fled 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  because  he 
had  told  them. 

11  U  Then  said  they  unto  him,  What 
shall  we  do  unto  thee,  that  the  sea  may  be 
calm  unto  us  1  for  the  sea  wrought,  and 
was  tempestuous. 

12  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  me  up, 
and  cast  me  forth  into  the  sea ;  so  shall  the 
sea  be  calm  unto  you  :  for  I  know  that 
for  my  sake  this  great  tempest  is  upon 
you. 

13  Nevertheless  the  men  rowed  hard  to 
bring  it  to  the  land  ;  but.  they  could  not,: 
for  the  sea  wrought,  and  was  tempestuous 
against  them. 

14  Wherefore  they  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
and  said.  We  beseech  thee,  O  Lord,  we 
beseech  thee,  let  us  not  perish  for  this 
man's  life,  and  lay  not  upon  us  innocent 
blood :  for  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  done  as  it 
pleased  thee. 

15  So  they  took  up  Jonah,  and  cast  him 
forth  into  the  sea :  and  the  sea  ceased  from 
her  raging. 

16  Then  the  men  feared  the  Lord  ex- 

666 


He  preaches  to  the  Ninevites.    CHAP.  II,  III,  IV. 


His  repining  reproved. 


ceedingly,  and  offered  a  sacrifice  unto  the 
Lord,  and  made  vows. 

17  H  Now  the  Lord  had  prepared  a 
great  fish  to  swallow  up  Jonah.  And  Jonah 
was  in  the  belly  of  the  fish  three  days  and 
three  nights. 

CHAP.  IL 

THEN  Jonah  prayed  unto  the  Lord  his 
God  out  of  the  fish's  belly, 

2  And  said,  I  cried  by  reason  of  mine 
affliction  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me ; 
out  of  the  belly  of  hell  cried  I,  and  thou 
heardest  my  voice. 

3  For  thou  hadst  cast  me  into  the  deep, 
in  the  midst  of  the  seas ;  and  the  floods 
compassed  me  about :  all  thy  billows  and 
thy  waves  passed  over  me. 

4  Then  I  said,  I  am  cast  out  of  thy  sight ; 
yet  I  will  look  again  toward  thy  holy 
temple. 

5  The  waters  compassed  me  about,  even 
to  the  soul :  the  depth  closed  me  round 
about,  the  weeds  were  wrapped  about  my 
head. 

6  I  went  down  to  the  bottoms  of  the 
mountains ;  the  earth  with  her  bars  was 
about  me  for  ever  :  yet  hast  thou  brought  up 
my  life  from  corruption,  O  Lord  my  God. 

7  When  my  soul  fainted  within  me  I 
remembered  the  Lord  :  and  my  prayer 
came  m  unto  thee,  into  thine  holy  temple. 

8  They  that  observe  lying  vanities  for- 
sake their  own  mercy. 

9  But  I  will  sacrifice  unto  thee  with  the 
voice  of  thanksgiving  ;  I  will  pay  that  that 
I  have  vowed.     Salvation  is  of  the  Lord. 

10  H  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  the  fish, 
and  it  vomited  out  Jonah  upon  the  dry 
land. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Jonah  the  second  time,  saying, 

2  Arise,  go  unto  Nineveh,  that  great 
city,  and  preach  unto  it  the  preaching  that 
I  bid  thee. 

3  So  Jonah  arose,  and  went  unto  Nine- 
veh, according  to  the  word  of  the  Lord. 
Now  Nineveh  was  an  exceeding  great  city 
of  three  days'  journey. 

4  And  Jonah  began  to  enter  into  the 
city  a  day's  journey,  and  he  cried,  and 
said,  Yet  forty  days,  and  Nineveh  shall  be 
overthrown. 

5  H  So  the  people  of  Nineveh  believed 
God,  and  proclaimed  a  fast,  and  put  on 
sackclothj  from  the  greatest  of  them  even 
to  the  least  of  them. 

6  For  word  came  unto  the  king  of  Ni- 
neveh, and  he  arose  from  his  throne,  and 
he  laid  his  robe  from  him,  and  covered  him 
with  sackcloth,  and  sat  in  ashes. 

7  And  he  caused  it  to  be  proclaimed  and 
published  through  Nineveh  by  the  decree 


of  the  king  and  his  nobles,  saying.  Let 
neither  man  nor  beast,  herd  nor  flock,  taste 
any  thing :  let  them  not  feed,  nor  drink 
water : 

8  But  let  man  and  beast  be  covered  with 
sackcloth,  and  cry  mightily  unto  God  : 
yea,  let  them  turn  every  one  from  his  evil 
way,  and  from  the  violence  that  is  in  their 
hands. 

9  Who  can  tell  if  God  will  turn  and  re- 
pent, and  turn  away  from  his  fierce  anger, 
that  we  perish  not? 

10  H  And  God  saw  their  works,  tliat  they 
turned  from  their  evil  way  ;  and  God  re- 
pented of  the  evil  that  he  had  said  that  he 
would  do  unto  them  ;  and  he  did  it  not. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BUT  it  displeased  Jonah  exceedingly, 
and  he  was  very  angry. 

2  And  he  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and 
said,  I  pra)'ed  thee,  O  Lord,  loa.s  not  this 
my  saymg,  when  I  was  yet  in  my  country  1 
Therefore  I  fled  before  unto  Tarshish  :  for 
I  knew  that  thou  art  a  gracious  God,  and 
merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kmd- 
ness,  and  repentest  thee  of  the  evil. 

3  Therefore  now,  O  Lord,  take,  I  be- 
seech thee,  my  life  from  me  ;  for  it  is  bet- 
ter for  me  to  die  than  to  live. 

4  H  Then  said  the  Lord,  Doest  thou  well 
to  be  angry  7 

5  So  Jonah  went  out  of  the  city,  and  sat 
on  the  east  side  of  the  city,  and  there  made 
him  a  booth,  and  sat  under  it  in  the  shadow, 
till  he  might  see  what  would  become  of  the 
city. 

6  And  the  Lord  God  prepared  a  gourd, 
and  made  it  to  come  up  over  Jonah,  that 
it  might  be  a  shadow  over  his  head,  to  de- 
liver him  from  his  grief  So  Jonah  was 
exceeding  glad  of  the  gourd. 

7  But  God  prepared  a  worm  when  the 
morning  rose  the  next  day,  and  it  smote 
the  gourd  that  it  withered. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  sun  did 
arise,  that  God  prepared  a  vehement  east 
wind  ;  and  the  sun  beat  upon  the  head  of 
Jonah,  that  he  fainted,  and  wished  in  him- 
self to  die,  and  said.  It  is  better  for  me  to 
die  than  to  live. 

9  And  God  said  to  Jonah,  Doest  thou 
well  to  be  angry  for  the  gourd?  And  he 
said,  I  do  well  to  be  angry,  c^Hn  unto  death. 

10  Then  said  the  Lord,  Thou  hast  had 
pity  on  the  gourd,  for  the  which  thou  hast 
not  laboured,  neither  madest  it  grow ;  which 
came  up  in  a  night,  and  perished  in  a 
night  : 

11  And  should  not  I  spare  Nineveh,  that 
great  city,  wherein  are  more  than  sixscore 
thousand  persons  that  cannot  discern  be- 
tween their  right  hand  and  their  left  hand, 
and  also  much  cattle  1 

667 


H  MICAH. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  that  came  to 
Micah  the  Morasthite  in  the  days  of 
Jotham,  Ahaz,  and  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Ju- 
dah,  which  he  saw  concerning  Samaria 
and  Jerusalem. 

2  H  Hear,  all  ye  people ;  hearken,  O 
earth,  and  all  that  therein  is :  and  let  the 
Lord  God  be  witness  against  you,  the  Lord 
from  his  holy  temple. 

3  For  behold,  the  Lord  cometh  forth 
out  of  his  place,  and  will  come  down,  and 
tread  upon  the  high  places  of  the  earth. 

4  And  the  mountains  shall  be  molten 
under  him,  and  the  valleys  shall  be  cleft,  as 
wax  before  the  fire,  and  as  the  waters  that 
are  poured  down  a  steep  place. 

5  For  the  transgression  of  Jacob  is  all 
this,  and  for  the  sins  of  the  house  of  Israel. 
What  is  the  transgression  of  Jacob  ?  is  it 
not  Samaria  ?  and  what  are  the  high  places 
of  Judah  ?  are  they  not  Jerusalem  ? 

6  Therefore  I  will  make  Samaria  as  an 
heap  of  the  field,  and  as  plantings  of  a 
vineyard  :  and  I  will  pour  down  the  stones 
thereof  into  the  valley,  and  I  will  discover 
the  foundations  thereof 

7  And  all  the  graven  images  thereof  shall 
be  beaten  to  pieces,  and  all  the  hires  there- 
of shall  be  burned  with  the  fire,  and  all 
the  idols  thereof  will  I  lay  desolate  :  for  she 
gathered  it  of  the  hire  of  an  harlot,  and 
they  shall  return  to  the  hire  of  an  harlot. 

8  Therefore  I  will  wail  and  howl,  I  will 
go  stripped  and  naked :  I  will  make  a 
wailing  like  the  dragons,  and  mourning  as 
the  owls. 

9  For  her  wound  is  incurable ;  for  it  is 
come  unto  Judah  ;  he  is  come  unto  the  gate 
of  my  people,  even  to  Jerusalem. 

10  ^  Declare  ye  it  not  at  Gath,  weep  ye 
not  at  all :  in  the  house  of  Aphrah  roll 
thjself  in  the  dust. 

11  Pass  ye  away,  thou  inhabitant  of 
Saphir,  having  thy  shame  naked  :  the  in- 
habitant of  Zaanan  came  not  forth  in  the 
mourning  of  Beth-ezel  ;  he  shall  receive 
of  j'ou  his  standing. 

12  For  the  inhabitant  of  Maroth  waited 
carefully  for  good :  but  evil  came  down 
from  the  Lord  unto  the  gate  of  Jerusa- 
lem. 

13  O  thou  inhabitant  of  Lachish,  bind 
the  chariot  to  the  swift  beast :  she  is  the  be- 
ginning of  the  sin  to  the  daughter  of  Zion  : 
for  the  transgressions  of  Israel  were  found 
in  thee. 

14  Therefore  shalt  thou  give  presents  to 
Moresheth-gath :  the  houses  of  Achzib 
shall  he  a  lie  to  the  kings  of  Israel. 

15  Yet  will  I  bring  an  heir  unto  thee,  O 
inhabitant  of  Mareshah  :  he  shall  come  unto 
Adullam  the  glory  of  Israel. 


16  Make  thee  bald,  and  poll  thee  for  thy 
delicate  children ;  enlarge  thy  baldness  as 
the  eagle  ;  for  they  are  gone  into  captivity 
from  thee. 

CHAP.  II. 

WO  to  them  that  devise  iniquity,  and 
work  evil  upon  their  beds!  when 
the  morning  is  light,  they  practise  it,  be- 
cause it  is  in  the  power  of  their  hand. 

2  And  they  covet  fields,  and  take  them 
by  violence;  and  houses,  and  take  them 
away :  So  they  oppress  a  man  and  his 
house,  even  a  man  and  his  heritage. 

3  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord;  Be- 
hold, against  this  family  do  I  devise  an  evil, 
from  which  ye  shall  not  remove  your  necks  ; 
neither  shall  ye  go  haughtily :  for  this  time 
is  evil. 

4  U  In  that  day  shall  one  take  up  a  para- 
ble against  you,  and  lament  with  a  doleful 
lamentation,  and  say.  We  be  utterly  spoil- 
ed :  he  hath  changed  the  portion  of  my 
people :  how  hath  he  removed  it  from  me  ! 
turning  away  he  hath  tlivided  our  fields. 

5  Therefore  thou  shalt  have  none  that 
shall  cast  a  cord  by  lot  in  the  congregation 
of  the  Lord. 

6  Prophesy  ye  not,  say  they  to  them  that 
prophesy  :  they  shall  not  prophesy  to  them, 
that  they  shall  not  take  shame. 

7  H  O  thou  that  art  named  The  house  of 
Jacob,  is  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  straitened  1 
are  these  his  doings  ?  do  not  my  words  do 
good  to  him  that  walketh  uprightly  1 

8  Even  of  late  my  people  is  risen  up  as 
an  enemy :  ye  pull  off  the  robe  with  the 
garment  from  them  that  pass  by  securely 
as  men  averse  from  war. 

9  The  women  of  my  people  have  ye  cast 
out  from  their  pleasant  houses ;  from  their 
children  have  ye  taken  away  my  glory  for 
ever. 

10  Arise  ye,  and  depart ;  for  this  is  not 
your  rest :  because  it  is  polluted,  it  shall 
destroy  you,  even  with  a  sore  destruction. 

11  if  a  man  walking  in  the  spirit  and 
falsehood  do  lie,  saying,  I  will  prophesy 
unto  thee  of  wine  and  of  strong  drink  ;  he 
shall  even  be  the  prophet  of  this  people. 

12  If  I  will  surely  assemble,  O  Jacob,  all 
of  thee;  I  will  surely  gather  the  remnant 
of  Israel ;  I  will  put  them  together  as  the 
sheep  of  Bozrah,  as  the  flock  in  the  midst 
of  their  fold :  they  shall  make  great  noise 
by  reason  of  the  multitude  of  men. 

13  The  breaker  is  come  up  before  them: 
they  have  broken  up,  and  have  passed 
through  the  gate,  and  are  gone  out  by  it ; 
and  their  king  shall  pass  before  them,  and 
the  Lord  on  the  head  of  them. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  I  said.  Hear,  I  pray  you,  O  heads 
of  Jacob,  and  ye  princes  of  the  house 
668 


The  falsehood  of  the  prophets.  CHAP. 
of  Israel :  Is  it  not  for  you  to  know  judg- 
ment ? 

2  Who  hate  the  good,  and  love  the  evil ; 
who  pluck  off  their  skin  from  off  them,  and 
their  flesh  from  off  their  bones  ; 

3  Who  also  eat  the  flesh  of  my  people, 
and  flay  their  skin  from  off  them ;  and  they 
break  their  bones,  and  chop  them  in  pieces, 
as  for  the  pot,  and  as  flesh  within  the  cal- 
dron. 

4  Then  shall  they  cry  unto  the  Lord, 
but  he  will  not  hear  them :  he  will  even 
hide  his  face  from  them  at  that  time,  as 
they  have  behaved  themselves  ill  in  their 
doings. 

5  IT  Thus  saith  the  Lord  concerning  the 

Erophets  that  make  my  people  err,  that 
ite  with  their  teeth,  and  cry,  Peace ;  and 
he  that  putteth  not  into  their  mouths,  they 
even  prepare  war  against  him : 

6  Therefore  night  shall  be  unto  you,  that 
ye  shall  not  have  a  vision ;  and  it  shall  be 
dark  unto  you,  that  ye  shall  not  divine ; 
and  the  sun  shall  go  down  over  the  pro- 
phets, and  the  day  shall  be  dark  over  them. 

7  Then  shall  the  seers  be  ashamed,  and 
the  diviners  confounded:  yea,  they  shall 
all  cover  their  lips ;  for  there  is  no  answer 
of  God. 

8  ^  But  truly  I  am  full  of  power  by  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord,  and  of  judgment,  and 
01  might,  to  declare  unto  Jacob  his  trans- 
gression, and  to  Israel  his  sin. 

9  Hear  this,  I  pray  you,  ye  heads  of  the 
house  of  Jacob,  and  prmces  of  the  house  of 
Israel,  that  abhor  judgment,  and  pervert 
all  equity. 

10  They  build  up  Zion  with  blood,  and 
Jerusalem  with  iniquity. 

11  The  heads  thereof  judge  for  reward, 
and  the  priests  thereof  teach  for  hire,  and 
the  prophets  thereof  divine  for  money  :  yet 
will  they  lean  upon  the  Lord,  and  say, 
Is  not  the  Lord  among  us  ?  none  evil  can 
come  upon  us. 

12  Therefore  shall  Zion  for  your  sake  be 
ploughed  as  a  field,  and  Jerusalem  shall 
become  heaps,  and  the  mountain  of  the 
house  as  the  high  places  of  the  forest. 

CHAP.  ly. 

BUT  in  the  last  days  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  the  mountain  of  the  house 
of  the  Lord  shall  be  established  in  the 
top  of  the  mountains,  and  it  shall  be  ex- 
alted above  the  hills ;  and  people  shall  flow 
unto  it. 

2  And  many  nations  shall  come,  and 
say.  Come,  and  let  us  go  up  to  the  moun- 
tain of  the  Lord,  and  to  the  house  of  the 
God  of  Jacob ;  and  he  will  teach  us  of  his 
ways,  and  we  will  walk  in  his  paths :  for 
the  law  shall  go  forth  of  Zion,  and  the  word 
of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem. 

3  H  And  he  shall  judge  among  many 
people,  and  rebuke  strong  nations  afar 
off:  and  they  shall  beat  their  swords  into 
plough-shares,  and  their  spears  into  pru- 


IV,  V.        The  churches  peace  and  glory. 
ning-hooks :  nation  shall  not  lift  up  a  sword 
against  nation,  neither  shall  they  learn  war 
any  more. 

4  But  they  shall  sit  every  man  under  his 
vine  and  under  his  fig-tree ;  and  none  shall 
make  them  afraid :  for  the  mouth  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts  hath  spoken  it. 

5  For  all  people  will  walk  every  one  in 
the  name  of  his  god,  and  we  will  walk  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  our  God  for  ever  and 
ever. 

6  H  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  will  I 
assemble  her  that  halteth,  and  I  will  gather 
her  that  is  driven  out,  and  her  that  I  have 
afflicted ; 

7  And  I  will  make  her  that  halted  a 
remnant,  and  her  that  was  cast  far  off  a 
strong  nation :  and  the  Lord  shall  reign 
over  them  in  mount  Zion  from  henceforth, 
even  for  ever. 

8  And  thou,  O  tower  of  the  flock,  the 
strong  hold  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  unto 
thee  shall  it  come,  even  the  first  dominion  ; 
the  kingdom  shall  come  to  the  daughter  of 
Jerusalem. 

9  Now  why  dost  thou  cry  out  aloud  ?  is 
there  no  king  in  thee?  is  thy  counsellor 
perished  1  for  pangs  have  taken  thee  as  a 
woman  in  travail. 

10  Be  in  pain,  and  labour  to  bring  forth, 
O  daughter  of  Zion,  like  a  woman  in  tra- 
vail :  for  now  shalt  thou  go  forth  out  of  the 
city,  and  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  field,  and 
thou  shah  go  even  to  Babylon  ;  there  shalt 
thou  be  delivered ;  there  the  Lord  shall 
redeem  thee  from  the  hand  of  thine  ene- 
mies. 

11  II  Now  also  many  nations  are  gather- 
ed against  thee,  that  say.  Let  her  be  defil- 
ed, and  let  our  eye  look  upon  Zion. 

12  But  they  know  not  the  thoughts  of  the 
Lord,  neither  understand  they  his  counsel : 
for  he  shall  gather  them  as  the  sheaves  into 
the  floor. 

13  Arise  and  thresh,  O  daughter  of  Zi- 
on :  for  I  will  make  thine  horn  iron,  and  I 
will  make  thy  hoofs  brass  :  and  thou  shalt 
beat  in  pieces  many  people :  and  I  will 
consecrate  their  gain  unto  the  Lord,  and 
their  substance  unto  the  Lord  of  the 
whole  earth. 

CHAP.  V. 

NOW  gather  thyself  in  troops,  O  daugh- 
ter of  troops:  he  hath  laid  siege 
against  us:  they  shall  smite  the  judge  of 
Israel  with  a  rod  upon  the  cheek. 

2  But  thou,  Beth-lehem  Ephratah,  though 
thou  be  little  among  the  thousands  of  Ju- 
dah,  yet  out  of  thee  shall  he  come  forth  un- 
to me  that  is  to  be  Ruler  in  Israel ;  whose 
goings  forth  have  been  from  of  old,  from 
everlasting. 

3  Therefore  will  he  give  them  up,  until 
the  time  that  she  which  travaileth  hath 
brought  forth:  then  the  remnant  of  his 
brethren  shall  return  unto  the  children  of 
Israel. 

669 


he  birth  of  Christ. 


MICAH. 


The  churches  complaint. 


4  U  And  he  shall  stand  and  feed  in  the 
strength  of  the  Lord,  in  the  majesty  of  the 
name  of  the  Lord  his  God ;  and  they  shall 
abide  :  for  now  shall  he  be  great  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 

5  And  this  man  shall  be  the  peace,  when 
the  Assyrian  shall  come  into  our  land  :  and 
when  he  shall  tread  in  our  palaces,  then 
shall  we  raise  against  him  sev^n  shepherds, 
and  eight  principal  men. 

6  And  they  shall  waste  the  land  of  As- 
syria with  the  sword,  and  the  land  of  Nim- 
rod  in  the  entrances  thereof:  thus  shall  he 
deliver  ns  from  the  Assyrian,  when  he 
Cometh  into  our  land,  and  when  he  tread- 
eth  within  our  borders. 

7  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob  shall  be  in 
the  midst  of  many  people  as  a  dew  from 
the  Lord,  as  the  showers  upon  the  grass, 
that  tarrieth  not  for  man,  nor  waiteth  for 
the  sons  of  men. 

8  U  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob  shall  be 
among  the  Gentiles  in  the  midst  of  many 
people  as  a  lion  among  the  beasts  of  the 
forest,  as  a  young  lion  among  the  flocks  of 
sheep  :  who,  if  he  go  through,  both  tread- 
eth  down,  and  teareth  in  pieces,  and  none 
can  deliver. 

9  Thine  hand  shall  be  lifted  up  upon 
thine  adversaries,  and  all  thine  enemies 
shall  be  cut  off. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  I  will  cut  off  thy  horses 
out  of  the  midst  of  thee,  and  I  will  destroy 
thy  chariots : 

11  And  I  will  cut  off  the  cities  of  thy 
land,  and  throw  down  all  thy  strong  holds : 

12  And  I  will  cut  off  witchcrafts  out  of 
thine  hand ;  and  thou  shalt  have  no  fno?'e 
sooth-sayers  : 

13  Thy  graven  images  also  will  I  cut  off, 
and  thy  standing  images  out  of  the  midst 
of  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  no  more  worship 
the  work  of  thine  hands. 

14  And  I  will  pluck  up  thy  groves  out 
of  the  midst  of  thee  :  so  will  I  destroy  thy 
cities. 

15  And  I  will  execute  vengeance  in  an- 
ger and  fury  upon  the  heathen,  such  as 
they  have  not  heard. 

CHAP.  VL 
"EAR  ye  now  what  the  Lord  saith  ; 
Arise,  contend  thou  before  the  moun- 
tains, and  let  the  hills  hear  thy  voice. 

2  Hear  ye,  O  mountains,  the  Lord's 
controversy,  and  ye  strong  foundations  of 
the  earth  :  for  the  Lord  hath  a  controversy 
with  his  people,  and  he  will  plead  with  Is- 
rael. 

3  O  my  people,  what  have  I  done  unto 
thee  1  and  wherein  have  I  wearied  thee  ? 
testify  against  me. 

4  For  I  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  redeemed  thee  out  of  the 
house  of  servants ;  and  I  sent  before  thee 
Moses,  Aaron,  and  Miriam. 

5  O  my  people,  remember    now  what 


Balak  king  of  Moab  consulted,  and  what 
Balaam  the  son  of  Beor  answered  him  from 
Shittim  unto  Gilgal ;  that  ye  may  know  the 
righteousness  of  the  Lord. 

6  H  Wherewith  shall  I  come  before  the 
Lord,  and  bow  myself  before  the  high 
God  1  shall  I  come  before  him  with  burnt- 
offerings,  with  calves  of  a  year  old  ? 

7  Will  the  Lord  be  pleased  with  thou- 
sands of  rams,  or  with  ten  thousands  of 
rivers  of  oil  ?  shall  I  give  my  first-born  for 
my  transgression,  the  fruit  of  my  body /or 
the  sin  of  my  soul  ? 

8  He  hath  shewed  thee,  O  man,  what  is 
good  ;  and  what  doth  the  Lord  require  of 
thee,  but  to  do  justly,  and  to  love  mercy, 
and  to  walk  humbly  with  thy  God  ? 

9  The  Lord's  voice  crieth  unto  the  city, 
and  the  man  o/ wisdom  shall  see  thy  name  : 
hear  ye  the  rod,  and  who  hath  appointed  it. 

10  H  Are  there  yet  the  treasures  of 
wickedness  in  the  house  of  the  wicked,  and 
the  scant  measure  that  is  abominable  ? 

11  Shall  I  count  them  pure  with  the 
wicked  balances,  and  with  the  bag  of  de- 
ceitful weights? 

12  For  the  rich  men  thereof  are  full  of 
violence,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof  have 
spoken  lies,  and  their  tongue  is  deceitful 
in  their  mouth. 

13  Therefore  also  will  I  make  thee  sick 
in  smiting  thee,  in  making  thee  desolate  be- 
cause of  thy  sins. 

14  Thou  shalt  eat,  but  not  be  satisfied ; 
and  thy  casting  down  shall  be  in  the  midst 
of  thee  ;  and  thou  shalt  take  hold,  but  shalt 
not  deliver;  and  that  which  thou  deliverest 
will  I  give  up  to  the  sword. 

15  Thou  shalt  sow,  but  thou  shalt  not 
reap  ;  thou  shalt  tread  the  olives,  but  thou 
shalt  not  anoint  thee  with  oil :  and  sweet 
wine,  but  shalt  not  drink  wine. 

16  H  For  the  statutes  of  Omri  are  kept, 
and  all  the  works  of  the  house  of  Ahab, 
and  ye  walk  in  their  co";nsels  ;  that  I  should 
make  thee  a  desolation,  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof  an  hissing  :  therefore  ye  shall  bear 
the  reproach  of  my  people. 

CHAP.  vn. 

O  is  me  !  for  I  am  as  when  they  have 
gathered  the  summer  fruits,  as  the 
grape-gleanings  of  the  vintage  :  there  is  no 
cluster  to  eat :  my  soul  desired  the  first 
ripe  fruit. 

2  The  good  man  is  perished  out  of  the 
earth :  and  there  is  none  upright  among 
men  :  they  all  lie  in  wait  for  blood  ;  they 
hunt  every  man  his  brother  with  a  net. 

3  H  That  they  may  do  evil  with  both 
hands  earnestly,  the  prince  asketh,  and  the 
judge  asketh  for  a  reward ;  and  the  great 
man,  he  uttereth  his  mischievous  desire : 
so  they  wrap  it  up. 

4  The  best  of  them  is  as  a  brier:  the 
most  upright  is  sharper  than  a  thorn  hedge  : 
the  day  of  thy  watchmen  and  thy  visitation 
cometii ;  now  shall  be  their  perplexity. 

670 


She  triumphs  over  her  enemies.         CHAP.  I. 

5  H  Trust  ye  not  in  a  friend,  put  ye  not      13 
confidence  in  a  guide :  keep  the  doors  of 
thy  mouth  from  her  that  lieth  in  thy  bosom. 

6  For  the  son  dishonoureth  the  father, 
the  daughter  riseth  up  against  her  mother, 
the  daughter-in-law  against  her  mother-in- 
law  ;  a  man's  enemies  are  the  men  of  his 
own  house. 

7  Therefore  I  will  look  unto  the  Lord  ; 
I  will  wait  for  the  God  of  my  salvation ; 
my  God  will  hear  me. 

8  H  Rejoice  not  against  me,  O  mine  ene- 
my :  when  I  fall,  I  shall  arise ;  when  I  sit 
in  darkness,  the  Lord  shall  be  a  light  unto 
me. 

9  I  will  bear  the  indignation  of  the  Lord, 
because  I  have  sinned  against  him,  until 
he  plead  my  cause,  and  execute  judgment 
for  me :  he  will  bring  me  forth  to  the 
light,  and  I  shall  behold  his  righteousness. 

10  Then  she  that  is  mine  enemy  shall 
see  it,  and  shame  shall  cover  her  which  said 
unto  me,  Where  is  the  Lord  thy  God? 
mine  eyes  shall  behold  her :  now  shall  she 
be  trodden  down  as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

1 1  In  the  day  that  thy  walls  are  to  be 
built,  in  that  day  shall  the  decree  be  far 
removed. 

12  In  that  day  also  he  shall  come  even 
to  thee  from  Assyria,  and /row  the  fortified 
cities,  and  from  the  fortress  even  to  the 
river,  and  from  sea  to  sea,  and  from  moun- 
tain to  mountain. 


She  is  comforted. 
Notwithstanding  the  land   shall  be 
desolate  because  of  them  that  dwell  therein, 
for  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 

14  U  Feed  thy  people  with  thy  rod,  the 
flock  of  thine  heritage,  which  dwell  solita- 
rily in  the  wood,  in  the  midst  of  Carmel : 
let  them  feed  in  Bashan  and  Gilead,  as  in 
the  days  of  old. 

15  H  According  to  the  days  of  thy 
coming  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  will  I  shew 
unto  him  marvellous  things. 

16  The  nations  shall  see  and  be  con- 
founded at  all  their  might :  they  shall  lay 
their  hand  upon  their  mouth,  their  ears 
shall  be  deaf. 

17  They  shall  lick  the  dust  like  a  ser- 
pent, they  shall  move  out  of  their  holes  like 
worms  of  the  earth :  they  shall  be  afraid 
of  the  Lord  our  God,  and  shall  fear  because 
of  thee. 

18  1i  Who  is  a  God  like  unto  thee,  that 
pardoneth  iniquity,  and  passeth  by  the 
transgression  of  the  remnant  of  his  heri- 
tage ?  he  retaineth  not  his  anger  for  ever, 
because  he  delighteth  in  mercy. 

19  He  will  turn  again,  he  will  have  com- 
passion upon  us;  he  will  subdue  our  ini- 
quities ;  and  thou  wilt  cast  all  their  sins  into 
the  depths  of  the  sea. 

20  Thou  wilt  perform  the  truth  to  Jacob, 
and  the  mercy  to  Abraham,  which  thou 
hast  sworn  unto  our  fathers  from  the  days 
of  old. 


II  NAHUM. 


CHAP.  L 

THE  burden  of  Nineveh.     The  book 
of  the  vision  of  Nahum  the  Elkoshite. 

2  God  is  jealous,  and  the  Lord  re- 
vengeth  ;  the  Lord  revengeth,  and  is  furi- 
ous ;  the  Lord  will  take  vengeance  on  his 
adversaries,  and  he  reserveth  ivrath  for  his 
enemies. 

3  The  Lord  is  slow  to  anger,  and  great 
in  power,  and  will  not  at  all  acquit  the 
toicked :  the  Lord  hath  his  way  in  the 
whirlwind  and  in  the  storm,  and  the'  clouds 
are  the  dust  of  his  feet. 

4  He  rebuketh  the  sea,  and  maketh  it 
dry,  and  drieth  up  all  the  rivers :  Bashan 
languisheth,  and  Carmel,  and  the  flower  of 
Lebanon  languisheth. 

5  The  mountains  quake  at  him,  and  the 
hills  melt,  and  the  earth  is  burned  at  his 
presence,  yea,  the  world,  and  all  that  dwell 
therein. 

6  Who  can  stand  before  his  indignation  ? 
and  who  can  abide  in  the  fierceness  of  his 
anger  ?  his  fury  is  poured  out  like  fire,  and 
the  rocks  are  thrown  down  by  him. 

7  The  Lord  is  good,  a  strong  hold  in 
the  day  of  trouble  ;  and  he  knoweth  them 
that  trust  in  him. 

8  But  with  an  overrunning  flood  he  will 


make  an  utter  end  of  the  place  thereof,  and 
darkness  shall  pursue  his  enemies. 

9  What  do  ye  imagine  against  the  Lord  1 
he  will  make  an  utter  end  :  affliction  shall 
not  rise  up  the  second  time. 

10  For  while  they  he  folden  together  as 
thorns,  and  while  they  are  drunken  as 
drunkards,  they  shall  be  devoured  as  stub- 
ble fully  dry. 

11  There  is  one  come  out  of  thee,  that 
imagineth  evil  against  the  Lord,  a  wicked 
counsellor. 

12  Thui!  saith  the  Lord  ;  Though  they 
he  quiet,  and  likewise  many,  yet  thus  shall 
they  be  cut  down,  when  he  shall  pass 
through.  Though  I  have  aflHicted  thee,  1 
will  aflilict  thee  no  more. 

13  For  now  will  I  break  his  yoke  from 
off  thee,  and  will  burst  thy  bonds  in  sunder. 

14  And  the  Lord  hath  given  a  com- 
mandment concerning  thee,  that  no  more 
of  thy  name  be  sown :  out  of  the  house  of 
thy  gods  will  I  cut  off  the  graven  image 
and  the  molten  image :  I  will  make  thy 
grave  ;  for  thou  art  vile. 

15  Behold  upon  the  mountains  the  feet 
of  him  that  bringeth  good  tidings,  that 
publisheth  peace  !  O  Judah,  keep  thy  so- 
lemn feasts,  perform   thy  vows:   for   the 

671 


The  armies  of  God  against, 


N  AHUM.        and  miserable  ruin  of  Nineveh. 


wicked  shall  no  more  pass  through  thee : 
he  is  utterly  cut  off. 

CHAP.  II. 

HE  that  dasheth  in  pieces  is  come  up 
before  thy  face  :  keep  the  munition, 
watch  the  way,  make  thy  loins  strong,  for- 
tify thy  power  mightily. 

2  For  the  Lord  hath  turned  away  the 
excellency  of  Jacobj  as  the  excellency  of 
Israel :  for  the  emptiers  have  emptied  them 
out,  and  marred  their  vine  branches. 

3  The  shield  of  his  mighty  men  is  made 
red,  the  valiant  men  are  in  scarlet:  the 
chariots  shall  be  with  flaming  torches  in  the 
day  of  his  preparation,  and  the  fir-trees 
shall  be  terribly  shaken. 

4  The  chariots  shall  rage  in  the  streets, 
they  shall  justle  one  against  another  in  the 
broad  ways :  they  shall  seem  like  torches, 
they  shall  run  like  the  lightnings. 

5  He  shall  recount  his  worthies:  they 
shall  stumble  in  their  walk;  they  shall 
make  haste  to  the  wall  thereof,  and  the  de- 
fence shall  be  prepared. 

6  The  gates  of  the  rivers  shall  be  open- 
ed, and  the  palace  shall  be  dissolved. 

7  And  Huzzab  shall  be  led  away  cap- 
tive, she  shall  be  brought  up,  and  her  maids 
shall  lead  her  as  with  the  voice  of  doves, 
tabering  upon  their  breasts. 

8  But  Nineveh  is  of  old  like  a  pool  of 
water :  yet  they  shall  flee  away.  Stand, 
stand,  shall  they  cry  ;  but  none  shall  look 
back. 

9  Take  ye  the  spoil  of  silver,  take  the 
spoil  of  gold :  for  there  is  none  end  of  the 
store  and  glory  out  of  all  the  pleasant 
furniture. 

10  She  is  empty,  and  void,  and  waste : 
and  the  heart  melteth,  and  the  knees  smite 
together,  and  much  pain  is  in  all  loins,  and 
the  faces  of  them  all  gather  blackness. 

11  Where  is  the  dwelling  of  the  lions, 
and  the  feeding-place  of  the  young  lions, 
where  the  lion,  even  the  old  lion,  walked, 
and  the  lion's  whelp,  and  none  made  them 
afraid  ? 

12  The  lion  did  tear  in  pieces  enough 
for  his  whelps,  and  strangled  for  his  lion- 
esses, and  filled  his  holes  with  prey,  and 
his  dens  with  ravin. 

13  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  will  burn  her  chariots 
in  the  smoke,  and  the  sword  shall  devour 
thy  young  lions :  and  I  will  cut  off"  thy 
prey  from  the  earth,  and  the  voice  of  thy 
messengers  shall  no  more  be  heard. 

CHAP.  HI. 

WO  to  the  bloody  city  !  it  is  all  full  of 
lies   and  robberies ;   the  prey   de- 
parteth  not ; 

2  The  noise  of  a  whip,  and  the  noise  of 
the  rattling  of  the  wheels,  and  of  the 
prancing  horses,  and  of  the  jumping  cha- 
riots. 

3  The  horseman  lifteth  up  both  the 
bright  sword,   and    the   glittering   spear : 


and  there  is  a  multitude  of  slain,  and  a 
great  number  of  carcasses ;  and  there  is 
none  end  of  their  corpses ;  they  stumble 
upon  their  corpses : 

4  Because  of  the  multitude  of  the  whore- 
doms of  the  well-favoured  harlot,  the  mis- 
tress of  witchcrafts,  that  selleth  nations 
through  her  whoredoms,  and  families 
through  her  witchcrafts. 

5  Behold,  I  am  against  thee,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ;  and  I  will  discover  thy 
skirts  upon  thy  face,  and  I  will  shew  the 
nations  thy  nakedness,  and  the  kingdoms 
thy  shame. 

6  And  I  will  cast  abominable  filth  upon 
thee,  and  make  thee  vile,  and  will  set  thee 
as  a  gazing-stock. 

7  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  all  they 
that  look  upon  thee  shall  flee  from  thee, 
and  say,  Nmeveh  is  laid  waste :  who  will 
bemoan  her ;  whence  shall  I  seek  comfort- 
ers for  thee  ? 

8  Art  thou  better  than  populous  No,  that 
was  situate  among  the  rivers,  that  had  the 
waters  round  about  it,  whose  rampart  icas 
the  sea,  and  her  wall  tvas  from  the  sea  ? 

9  Ethiopia  and  Egypt  2ve7-e  her  strength, 
and  it  was  infinite ;  Put  and  Lubim  were 
thy  helpers. 

10  Yet  was  she  carried  away,  she  went 
into  captivity :  her  youn^  children  also 
were  dashed  in  pieces  at  the  top  of  all  the 
streets  :  and  they  cast  lots  for  her  honoura- 
ble men,  and  all  her  great  men  were  bound 
in  chains. 

11  Thou  also  shalt  be  drunken :  thou 
shalt  be  hid,  thou  also  shalt  seek  strength 
because  of  the  enemy. 

12  All  thy  strong  holds  shall  be  like  fig- 
trees  with  the  first  ripe  figs :  if  they  be 
shaken,  they  shall  even  fall  into  the  mouth 
of  the  eater. 

13  Behold,  thy  people  in  the  midst  of 
thee  are  women  :  the  gates  of  thy  land 
shall  be  set  wide  open  unto  thine  enemies : 
the  fire  shall  devour  thy  bars. 

14  Draw  thee  waters  for  the  siege,  for- 
tify thy  strong  holds :  go  into  clay,  and 
tread  the  mortar,  make  strong  the  brick-kiln. 

15  There  shall  the  fire  devour  thee  ;  the 
sword  shall  cut  thee  off",  it  shall  eat  thee 
up  like  the  canker-worm :  make  thyself 
many  as  the  canker-worm,  make  thyself 
many  as  the  locusts. 

16  Thou  hast  multiplied  thy  merchants 
above  the  stars  of  heaven  :  the  canker-worm 
spoileth,  and  fleeth  away. 

17  Thy  crowned  arc  as  the  locusts,  and 
thy  captains  as  the  great  grasshoppers, 
which  camp  in  the  hedges  in  the  cold  day, 
but  when  the  sun  ariseth  they  flee  away, 
and  their  place  is  not  known  where  they  are. 

18  Thy  shepherds  slumber,  O  king  of 
Assyria  :  thy  nobles  shall  dwell  in  the  dust: 
thy  people  is  scattered  upon  the  mountains, 
and  no  man  gathereth  thetu. 

19  There  is  no  healing  of  thy  bruise ; 

672 


k 


Vengeance  by  the  Chaldeans.        CHAP.  I,  II.       Judgment  upon  the  Chaldeans. 
thy  wound  is  grievous:  all  that  hear  the  I  for  upon  whom  hath  not  thy  wickedness 
bruit  of  thee  shail  clap  the  hands  over  thee  :  [passed  continually  ? 


H  HABAKKUK. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  burden  which  Habakkuk  the  pro- 
phet did  see. 

2  O  Lord,  how  long  shall  I  cry,  and  thou 
wilt  not  hear !  even  cry  out  unto  thee  of 
violence,  and  thou  wilt  not  save ! 

3  Why  dost  thou  shew  me  iniquity,  and 
cause  me  to  behold  grievance  ?  for  spoiling 
and  violence  are  before  me :  and  there  are 
that  raise  up  strife  and  contention. 

4  Therefore  the  law  is  slacked,  and 
judgment  doth  never  go  forth :  for  the 
wicked  doth  compass  about  the  righteous ; 
therefore  wrong  judgment  proceedeth. 

5  U  Behold  ye  among  the  heathen,  and 
regard,  and  wonder  marvellously :  for  I  will 
work  a  work  in  your  days,  ivhich  ye  will 
not  believe  though  it  be  told  you. 

6  For  lo,  I  raise  up  the  Chaldeans,  that 
bitter  and  hasty  nation,  which  shall  march 
through  the  breadth  of  the  land,  to  possess 
the  dwelling-places  that  are  not  theirs. 

7  They  are  terrible  and  dreadful :  their 
judgment  and  their  dignitj^  shall  proceed 
of  themselves. 

8  Their  horses  also  are  swifter  than  the 
leopards,  and  are  more  fierce  than  the 
evening  wolves :  and  their  horsemen  shall 
spread  themselves,  and  their  horsemen  shall 
come  from  far  ;  they  shall  fly  as  the  eagle 
that  hasteth  to  eat. 

9  They  shall  come  all  for  violence : 
their  faces  shall  sup  up  as  the  east  wind, 
and  they  shall  gather  the  captivity  as  the 
sand. 

10  And  they  shall  scoff  at  the  kings,  and 
the  princes  shall  be  a  scorn  unto  them : 
they  shall  deride  every  strong  hold ;  for 
they  shall  heap  dust,  and  take  it. 

1 1  Then  shall  his  mind  change,  and  he 
shall  pass  over,  and  offend,  imputing  this 
his  power  unto  his  god. 

12  H  Art  thou  not  from  everlasting,  O 
Lord  my  God,  mine  Holy  One  ?  We  shall 
not  die.  O  Lord,  thou  hast  ordained  them 
for  judgment;  and,  O  mighty  God,  thou 
hast  established  them  for  correction. 

13  T/iou  art  of  purer  eyes  than  to  be- 
hold evil,  and  canst  not  look  on  iniquity : 
wherefore  lookest  thou  upon  them  that  deal 
treacherously,  and  boldest  thy  tongue  when 
the  wicked  devoureth  the  man  that  is  more 
righteous  than  he  1 

14  And  makest  men  as  the  fishes  of  the 
sea,  as  the  creeping  things,  that  have  no 
ruler  <ner  them  ? 

15  They  take  up  all  of  them  with  the 
angle,  they  catch  them  in  their  net,  and 
gather  them  in  their  drag :  therefore  they 
rejoice  and  are  glad. 

85 


16  Therefore  they  sacrifice  unto  their 
net,  and  burn  incense  unto  their  drag ;  be- 
cause by  them  their  portion  is  fat,  and 
their  meat  plenteous. 

17  Shall  they  therefore  empty  their  net, 
and  not  spare  continually  to  slay  the  na- 
tions 1 

CHAP.  n. 

I  WILL  stand  upon  my  watch,  and  set 
me  upon  the  tower,  and  will  watch  to 
see  what  he  will  say  unto  me,  and  what  I 
shall  answer  when  I  am  reproved. 

211  And  the  Lord  answered  me,  and  said, 
Write  the  vision,  and  make  it  plain  upon 
tables,  that  he  may  run  that  readeth  it. 

3  For  the  vision  is  yet  for  an  appointed 
time,  but  at  the  end  it  shall  speak,  and  not 
lie  :  though  it  tarry,  wait  for  it ;  because 
it  will  surely  come,  it  will  not  tarry. 

4  Behold,  his  soul  tchich  is  lifted  up,  is 
not  upright  in  him  :  but  the  just  shall  live 
by  his  faith. 

5  H  Yea  also,  because  he  transgresseth 
by  wine,  he  is  a  proud  man,  neither  keep- 
eth  at  home,  who  enlargeth  his  desire  as 
hell,  and  is  as  death,  and  cannot  be  satis- 
fied, but  gathereth  unto  him  all  nations,  and 
heapeth  unto  him  all  people  : 

6  Shall  not  all  these  take  up  a  parable 
against  him,  and  a  taunting  proverb  against 
hun,  and  say.  Wo  to  him  that  increaseth 
that  which  is  not  his !  how  long  7  and  to 
him  that  ladeth  himself  with  thick  clay  ! 

7  Shall  they  not  rise  up  suddenly  that 
shall  bite  thee,  and  awake  that  shall  vex 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  for  booties  unto 
them  ? 

8  Because  thou  hast  spoiled  many  na- 
tions, all  the  remnant  of  the  people  shall 
spoil  thee ;  because  of  men's  blood,  and 
for  the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the  city, 
and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

9  HWo  to  him  that  coveteth  an  evil 
covetousness  to  his  house,  that  he  may  set 
his  nest  on  high,  that  he  may  be  delivered 
from  the  power  of  evil ! 

10  Thou  hast  consulted  shame  to  thy 
house  by  cutting  off"  many  people,  qnd  hast 
sinned  against  thy  soid. 

11  For  the  stone  shall  cry  out  of  the 
wall,  and  the  beam  out  of  the  timber  shall 
answer  it. 

12  IT  Wo  to  him  that  buildeth  a  town 
with  blood,  and  stablisheth  a  city  by  iniqui- 
ty'• 

13  Behold,  is  it  not  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
that  the  people  shall  labour  in  the  very  fire, 
and  the  people  shall  weary  themselves  for 
very  vanity  ? 

14  For  the  earth  shall  be  filled  with  the 

673 


Hahakkuk's  prayer. 


ZEPHANIAH. 


His  confidence  in  God. 


knowledge  of  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  as  the 
waters  cover  the  sea. 

15  H  Wo  unto  him  that  giveth  his  neigh- 
bour drink,  that  puttest  thy  bottle  to  him, 
and  makest  him  drunken  also,  that  thou 
mayest  look  on  their  nakedness ! 

16  Thou  art  filled  with  shame  for  glory  : 
drink  thou  also,  and  let  thy  foreskin  be  un- 
covered :  the  cup  of  the  Lord's  right  hand 
shall  be  turned  unto  thee,  and  shameful 
spewing  shall  he  on  thy  glory. 

17  For  the  violence  of  Lebanon  shall 
cover  thee,  and  the  spoil  of  beasts,  which 
made  them  afraid,  because  of  men's  blood, 
and  for  the  violence  of  the  land,  of  the  city, 
and  of  all  that  dwell  therein. 

18  H  What  profiteth  the  graven  image 
that  the  maker  thereof  hath  graven  it ;  the 
molten  image,  and  a  teacher  of  lies,  that  the 
maker  of  his  work  trusteth  therein,  to  make 
dumb  idols? 

19  Wo  unto  him  that  saith  to  the  wood. 
Awake;  to  the  dumb  stone,  Arise,  it  shall 
teach  !  Behold,  it  is  laid  over  with  gold  and 
silver,  and  there  is  no  breath  at  all  in  the 
midst  of  it. 

20  But  the  Lord  is  in  his  holy  teniple  : 
let  all  the  earth  keep  silence  before  him. 

CHAP.  IIL 

A  PRAYER  of  Habakkuk  the  prophet 
upon  Shigionoth. 

2  O  Lord,  I  have  heard  thy  speech  and 
was  afraid  :  O  Lord,  revive  thy  work  in 
the  midst  of  the  years,  in  the  midst  of  the 
years  make  known;  in  wrath  remember 
mercy. 

3  H  God  came  from  Teman,  and  the  Holy 
One  from  mount  Paran.  Selah.  His  glory 
covered  the  heavens,  and  the  earth  was 
full  of  his  praise. 

4  And  his  brightness  was  as  the  light ; 
he  had  horns  coming  out  of  his  hand  ;  and 
there  tvas  the  hiding  of  his  power. 

5  Before  him  went  the  pestilence,  and 
burning  coals  went  forth  at  his  feet. 

6  He  stood,  and  measured  the  earth : 
he  beheld,  and  drove  asunder  the  nations ; 
and  the  everlasting  mountains  were  scat- 
tered, the  perpetual  hills  did  bow  :  his  ways 
are  everlasting. 

7  I  saw  the  tents  of  Cushan  in  affliction  : 
and  the  curtains  of  the  land  of  Midian  did 
tremble. 


8  Was  the  Lord  displeased  against  the 
rivers  ?  was  thine  anger  against  the  rivers  1 
ivas  thy  wrath  against  the  sea,  that  thou 
didst  ride  upon  thine  horses,  and  thy  cha- 
riots of  salvation  ? 

9  Thy  bow  was  made  quite  naked,  ac- 
cording to  the  oaths  of  the  tribes,  even  thy 
word.  Selah.  Thou  didst  cleave  the  earth 
with  rivers. 

10  The  mountains  saw  thee,  and  they 
trembled :  the  overflowing  of  the  water 
passed  by  :  the  deep  uttered  his  voice,  and 
lifted  up  his  hands  on  high. 

11  The  son  and  moon  stood  still  in  their 
habitation  :  at  the  light  of  thine  arrows  they 
went,  and  at  the  shining  of  thy  glittering 
spear. 

12  Thou  didst  march  through  the  land 
in  indignation,  thou  didst  thresh  the  hea- 
then in  anger. 

13  Thou  wentest  forth  for  the  salva- 
tion of  thy  people,  even  for  salvation  with 
thine  anointed ;  thou  woundedst  the  head 
out  of  the  house  of  the  wicked,  by  dis- 
covering the  foundation  unto  the  neck. 
Selah. 

14  Thou  didst  strike  through  with  his 
staves  the  head  of  his  villages:  they  came 
out  as  a  whirlwind  to  scatter  me :  their 
rejoicing  was  as  to  devour  the  poor  se- 
cretly. 

15  Thou  didst  walk  through  the  sea  with 
thine  horses,  through  the  heap  of  great 
waters. 

16  When  I  heard,  my  belly  trembled ; 
my  lips  quivered  at  the  voice :  rottenness 
entered  into  my  bones,  and  I  trembled  in 
myself,  that  I  might  rest  in  the  day  of 
trouble :  when  he  cometh  up  unto  the 
people,  he  will  invade  them  with  his  troops. 

17  II  Although  the  fig-tree  shall  not 
blossom,  neither  shall  fruit  he  in  the  vines; 
the  labour  of  the  olive  shall  fail,  and  the 
fields  shall  yield  no  meat ;  the  flock  shall 
be  cut  off"  from  the  fold,  and  there  shcdl  he 
no  herd  in  the  stalls : 

18  Yet  I  will  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  1 
will  joy  in  the  God  of  my  salvation. 

19  The  Lord  God  is  my  strength,  and 
he  will  make  my  feet  like  hinds' /cc^,  and 
he  will  make  me  to  walk  upon  mine  high 
places.  To  the  chief  singer  on  my  stringed 
instruments. 


H  ZEPHANIAH. 


CHAP.  L 

THE  word  of  the  Lord  which  came  un- 
to Zephaniah  the  son  of  Cushi,  the  son 
of  Gedaliah,  the  son  of  Amariah,  the  son  of 
Hizkiah,  in  the  days  of  Josiah  the  son  of 
Arnon,  king  of  Judah. 

2 11 1  willutterly  consume  all  things  from 
off" the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

3  I  will  consume  man  and  beast ;   I  will 


consume  the  fowls  of  the  heaven,  and  the 
fishes  of  the  sea,  and  the  stumbling-blocks 
with  the  wicked ;  and  I  will  cut  off'  man 
from  off"  the  land,  saith  the  Lord. 

4  I  will  also  stretch  out  mine  hand  upon 
Judah  and  upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
salem ;  and  I  will  cut  off"  the  remnant  of 
Baal  from  this  place,  and  the  name  of  the 
Chemarims  with  the  priests  ; 
674 


God'' s  judgment  against  Judah.      CHAP.  II. 


Judgment  of  the  Philistines. 


5  And  them  that  worship  the  host  of 
heaven  upon  the  house-tops ;  and  them 
that  worship  and  that  swear  by  the  Lord, 
and  that  swear  by  Malcham  ; 

6  And  them  that  are  turned  back  from 
the  Lord  ;  and  those  that  have  not  sought 
the  Lord,  nor  inquired  for  him. 

7  Hold  thy  peace  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord  God  :  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  is  at 
hand :  for  the  Lord  hath  prepared  a  sacri- 
fice, he  hath  bid  his  guests. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  day  of 
the  Lord's  sacrifice,  that  I  will  punish  the 
princes,  and  the  king's  children,  and  all 
such  as  are  clothed  with  strange  apparel. 

9  In  the  same  day  also  will  I  punish  all 
those  that  leap  on  the  threshold,  which  fill 
their  masters'  houses  with  violence  and  de- 
ceit. 

10  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
saith  the  Lord,  that  there  shall  be  the  noise 
of  a  cry  from  the  fish-gate,  and  an  howling 
from  the  second,  and  a  great  crashing  from 
the  hills. 

11  Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of  Maktesh,  for 
all  the  merchant  people  are  cut  down ;  all 
tliey  that  bear  silver  are  cut  off. 

12  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  at  that 
time,  that  I  will  search  Jerusalem  with 
candles,  and  punish  the  men  that  are  set- 
tled on  their  lees :  that  say  in  their  heart. 
The  Lord  will  not  do  good,  neither  will  he 
do  evil. 

13  Therefore  their  goods  shall  become  a 
booty,  and  their  houses  a  desolation  :  they 
shall  also  build  houses,  but  not  inhabit 
them;  and  they  shall  plant  vineyards,  but 
not  drink  the  wine  thereof. 

14  The  great  day  of  the  Lord  is  near, 
it  is  near,  and  hasteth  greatly,  even  the 
voice  of  the  day  of  the  Lord  :  the  mighty 
man  shall  cry  there  bitterly. 

1-5  That  day  is  a  day  of  wrath,  a  day  of 
trouble  and  distress,  a  day  of  wasteness 
and  desolation,  a  day  of  darkness  and 
gloominess,  a  day  of  clouds  and  thick 
darkness, 

16  A  day  of  the  trumpet  and  alarm 
against  the  fenced  cities,  and  against  the 
high  towers. 

17  And  I  will  bring  distress  upon  men, 
that  they  shall  walk  like  blind  men,  be- 
cause they  have  sinned  against  the  Lord  : 
and  their  blood  shall  be  poured  out  as  dust, 
and  their  flesh  as  the  dung. 

18  Neither  their  silver  nor  their  gold 
shall  be  able  to  deliver  them  in  the  day  of 
the  Lord's  wrath ;  but  the  whole  land  shall 
be  devoured  by  the  fire  of  his  jealousy :  for 
he  shall  make  even  a  speedy  riddance  of 
all  them  that  dwell  in  the  land. 

CHAP.  II. 

GATHER    yourselves    together,    yea, 
gather    together,   O   nation   not  de- 
sired ; 

2  Before  the  decree  l)ring  forth,  before 
the  day  pass  as  the  chaff,  before  the  fierce 


anger  of  the  Lord  come  upon  you,  before 
the  day  of  the  Lord's  anger  come  upon 
you. 

3  Seek  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  meek  of  the 
earth,  which  have  wrought  his  judgment; 
seek  righteousness,  seek  meekness  :  it  may 
be  ye  shall  be  hid  in  the  day  of  the  Lord's 
anger. 

4  U  For  Gaza  shall  be  forsaken,  and 
Ashkelon  a  desolation :  they  shall  drive 
out  Ashdod  at  the  noon  day,  and  Ekron 
shall  be  rooted  up. 

5  Wo  unto  the  inhabitants  of  the  sea- 
coasts,  the  nation  of  the  Cherethites  !  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  against  you  ;  O  Ca- 
naan, the  land  of  the  Philistines,  I  will 
even  destroy  thee,  that  there  shall  be  no 
inhabitant. 

6  And  the  sea  coast  shall  be  dwellings, 
and  cottages  for  shepherds,  and  folds  for 
flocks. 

7  And  the  coast  shall  be  for  the  rem- 
nant of  the  house  of  Judah  ;  they  shall  feed 
thereupon  :  in  the  houses  of  Ashkelon  shall 
they  lie  down  in  the  evening :  for  the  Lord 
their  God  shall  visit  them,  and  turn  away 
their  captivity. 

SHI  have  heard  the  reproach  of  Moab, 
and  the  revilings  of  the  children  of  Am- 
mon,  whereby  they  have  reproached  my 
people,  and  magnified  themselves  against 
their  border. 

9  Therefore  as  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  the  God  of  Israel,  Surely  Moab  shall 
be  as  Sodom,  and  the  children  of  Ammon 
as  Gomorrah,  even  the  breeding  of  nettles, 
and  salt-pits,  and  a  perpetual  desolation : 
the  residue  of  my  people  shall  spoil  them, 
and  the  remnant  of  my  people  shall  possess 
them. 

10  This  shall  they  have  for  their  pride, 
because  they  have  reproached  and  magni- 
fied themselves  against  the  people  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

11  The  Lord  icill  be  terrible  unto  them  ; 
for  he  will  famish  all  the  gods  of  the  earth  ; 
and  men  shall  worship  him,  every  one  from 
his  place,  even  all  the  isles  of  the  heathen. 

12  H  Ye  Ethiopians  also,  ye  shcdl  be 
slain  by  my  sword. 

13  *\  And  he  will  stretch  out  his  hand 
against  the  north,  and  destroy  Assyria;  and 
will  make  Nineveh  a  desolation,  and  dry 
like  a  wilderness. 

14  And  flocks  shall  lie  down  in  the 
midst  of  her,  all  the  beasts  of  the  nations : 
both  the  cormorant  and  the  bittern  shall 
lodge  in  the  upper  lintels  of  it ;  tneir  voice 
shall  sing  in  the  windows ;  desolation  shall 
be  in  the  thresholds :  for  he  shall  uncover 
the  cedar  work. 

15  This  is  the  rejoicing  city  that  dwelt 
carelessly,  that  said  in  her  heart,  I  am, 
and  there  is  none  beside  me :  how  is  she 
become  a  desolation,  a  place  for  beasts  to 
lie  down  in  !  every  one  that  passeth  by  her 
shall  hiss,  and  wag  his  hand. 

675 


Jerusalem  reproved. 

CHAP.  III. 

WO  to  her  that  is  filthy  and  polluted, 
to  the  oppressing  city ! 

2  She  obeyed  not  the  voice ;  she  re- 
ceived not  correction ;  she  trusted  not  in 
the  Lord  ;  she  drew  not  near  to  her  God. 

3  Her  princes  within  her  are  roaring 
lions;  her  judges  are  evening  wolves; 
they  gnaw  not  the  bones  till  the  morrow. 

4  Her  prophets  are  light  and  treache- 
rous persons  :  her  priests  have  polluted  the 
sanctuary,  they  have  done  violence  to  the 
law. 

5  The  just  Lord  is  in  the  midst  thereof; 
he  will  not  do  iniquit}' :  every  morning 
doth  he  bring  his  judgment  to  light,  he 
faileth  not ;  but  the  unjust  knoweth  no 
shame, 

6  I  have  cut  off  the  nations  :  their  towers 
are  desolate ;   I  made  their  streets  waste, 


that  none  passeth  by :  their  cities  are  de 
stroyed,  so  that  there  is  no  man,  that  there 
is  none  inhabitant. 

7  I  said.  Surely  thou  wilt  fear  me,  thou 
wilt  receive  instruction  ;  so  their  dwelling 
should  not  be  cut  off,  howsoever  I  punish- 
ed them  :  but  they  rose  early,  and  cor- 
rupted all  their  doings. 

8  H  Therefore  wait  ye  upon  me,  saith 
the  Lord,  until  the  day  that  1  rise  up  to 
the  prey  :  for  my  determination  is  to  ga- 
ther the  nations,  that  I  may  assemble  the 
kingdoms,  to  pour  upon  them  mine  indig- 
nation, even  all  my  fierce  anger  :  for  all  the 
earth  shall  be  devoured  with  the  fire  of  my 
jealousy. 

9  For  then  will  I  turn  to  the  people  a 
pure  language,  that  they  may  all  call  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  serve  him  with 
one  consent. 

10  From  beyond  the  rivers  of  Ethiopia 
my  suppliants,  even  the  daughter  of  my 
dispersed,  shall  bring  mine  offering. 

11  In  tliat  day  shaft  thou  not  be  asham- 


HAGGAI.  An  exhortation  to  Israel. 

ed  for  all  thy  doings,  wherein  thou  hast 
transgressed  against  me:  for  then  I  will 
take  away  out  of  the  midst  of  thee  them 
that  rejoice  in  thy  pride,  and  thou  shalt  no 
more  be  haughty  because  of  my  holy 
mountain. 

12  I  will  also  leave  in  the  midst  of  thee 
an  afflicted  and  poor  people,  and  they  shall 
trust  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

13  The  remnant  of  Israel  shall  not  do 
iniquity,  nor  speak  lies ;  neither  shall  a 
deceitful  tongue  be  found  in  their  mouth : 
for  they  shall  feed  and  lie  down,  and  none 
shall  make  them  afraid. 

14  If  Sing,  O  daughter  of  Zion ;  shout, 
O  Israel ;  b«  glad  and  rejoice  with  all  the 
heart,  O  daughter  of  Jerusalem. 

15  The  Lord  hath  taken  away  thy 
judgments,  he  hath  cast  out  thine  enemy : 
the  King  of  Israel,  even  the  Lord,  is  in 
the  midst  of  thee :  thou  shalt  not  see  evil 
any  more. 

16  In  that  day  it  shall  be  said  to  Jerusa- 
lem, Fear  thou  not :  and  to  Zion,  Let  not 
thine  hands  be  slack. 

17  The  Lord  thy  God  in  the  midst  of 
thee  is  mighty ;  he  will  save,  he  will  rejoice 
over  thee  with  joy ;  he  will  rest  in  his  love, 
he  will  joy  over  thee  with  singing. 

18  I  will  gather  them  that  are  sorrowful 
for  the  solemn  assembly,  icho  are  of  thee, 
to  whom  the  reproach  of  it  was  a  burden. 

19  Behold,  at  that  time  I  will  undo  all 
that  afflict  thee :  and  I  will  save  her  that 
halteth,  and  gather  her  that  was  driven  out ; 
and  I  will  get  them  praise  and  fame  in 
every  land  where  they  have  been  put  to 
shame. 

20  At  that  time  will  I  bring  you  again, 
even  in  the  time  that  I  gather  you  :  for  I 
will  make  you  a  name  and  a  praise  among 
all  people  of  the  earth,  when  I  turn  back 
your  captivity  before  your  eyes,  saith  the 
Lord. 


U  HAGGAL 


CHAP.  L 

rN  the  second  year  of  Darius  the  king,  in 
-i-  the  sixth  month,  in  the  first  day  of  the 
month,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
Haggai  the  prophet  unto  Zerubbabel  the 
son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and  to 
Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest, 
saying, 

2  H  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
saying,  This  people  say,  The  time  is  not 
come,  the  time  that  the  Lord's  house 
should  be  built. 

3  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
Haggai  the  prophet,  saying, 

4  Is  it  time  for  you,  O  j^e,  to  dwell  in 
your  ceiled  houses,  and  this  house  lie  waste  1 

5  Now  therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts ;   Consider  your  ways. 


6  Ye  have  sown  much,  and  bring  in 
little  ;  ye  eat,  but  ye  have  not  enough  ;  ye 
drink,  but  ye  are  not  filled  with  drink;  ye 
clothe  }"0U,  but  there  is  none  warm  ;  and 
he  that  earneth  wages,  earneth  wages  to 
put  it  into  a  bag  with  holes. 

7  II  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts;  Con- 
sider your  ways. 

8  Go  up  to  the  mountain,  and  bring 
wood,  and  build  the  house  ;  and  I  will  take 
pleasure  in  it,  and  I  will  be  glorified,  saith 
the  Lord. 

9  Ye  looked  for  much,  and  lo,  it  came  to 
little  ;  and  when  ye  brought  it  home,  I  did 
blow  upon  it.  Why  ?  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts.  Because  of  mine  house  that  /.■; 
waste,  and  ye  run  every  man  unto  his  own 
house. 

676 


Haggai  encourages  the  people 

10  Therefore  the  heaven  over  you  is 
stayed  from  dew,  and  the  earth  is  stayed 

from  her  fruit. 

11  And  I  called  for  a  drought  upon  the 
land,  and  upon  the  mountains,  and  upon 
the  corn,  and  upon  the  nevi'  wine,  and 
upon  the  oil,  and  upon  that  which  the 
ground  bringeth  forth,  and  upon  men,  and 
upon  cattle,  and  upon  all  the  labour  of  the 
hands. 

12  H  Then  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Sheal- 
tiel,  and  Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech,  the 
high  priest,  with  all  the  remnant  of  the 
people,  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord 
their  God,  and  the  words  of  Haggai  the 
prophet,  as  the  Lord  their  God  had  sent 
him,  and  the  people  did  fear  before  the 
Lord. 

13  Then  spake  Haggai  the  Lord's  mes- 
senger  in  the   Lord's   message   unto  the 

Eeople,  saying,   I  am  with  you,  saith  the 
ORD. 

14  H  And  the  Lord  stirred  up  the  spirit 
of  Zerubbabel  the  son  of  Shealtiel,  gover- 
nor of  Judah,  and  the  spirit  of  Joshua  the 
son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest,  and  the 
spirit  of  all  the  remnant  of  the  people  ;  and 
they  came  and  did  work  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  their  God, 

15  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
sixth  month,  in  the  second  year  of  Darius 
the  king. 

CHAP.  IL 

IN  the  seventh  month,  in  the  one  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  month,  came  the 
word  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet  Haggai, 
saying, 

2  Speak  now  to  Zerubbabel  the  son  of 
Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and  to  Joshua 
the  son  of  Josedech  the  high  priest,  and  to 
the  residue  of  the  people,  saying, 

3  Who  is  left  among  you  that  saw  tliis 
house  in  her  first  glory  ?  and  how  do  ye 
see  it  now  ?  is  it  not  in  your  eyes  in  com- 
parison of  it  as  nothing  1 

4  Yet  now  be  strong,  O  Zerubbabel, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  and  be  strong,  O  Joshua, 
son  of  Josedech  the  high  priest ;  and  be 
strong,  all  ye  people  of  the  land,  saith  the 
Lord,  and  work  :  for  I  am  with  you,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts  : 

5  According  to  the  word  that  I  cove- 
nanted with  you  when  ye  came  out  of 
Egypt,  so  my  Spirit  remaineth  among  you ; 
fear  ye  not. 

6  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Yet 
once,  it  is  a  little  while,  and  I  will  shake 
the  heavens,  and  the  earth,  and  the  sea, 
and  the  dry  Umd ; 

7  And  i  will  shake  all  nations,  and  the 
desire  of  all  nations  shall  come :  and  I  vv.ill 
fill  this  house  with  glory,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

8  The  silver  is  mine,  and  the  gold  is 
mine,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


CHAP.  n.  to  rebuild  the  temple. 

9  The  glory  of  this  latter  house  shall  be 


greater  than  of  the  former,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts :  and  in  this  place  will  I  give 
peace,  saith  the  Lord  of^hosts. 

10  H  In  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  ninth  month,  in  the  second  year  of 
Darius,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  by 
Haggai  the  prophet,  saying, 

11  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  Ask 
now  the  priests  concerning  the  law,  saying, 

12  If  one  bear  holy  flesh  in  the  skirt  of 
his  garment,  and  with  his  skirt  do  touch 
bread,  or  pottage,  or  wine,  or  oil,  or  any 
meat,  shall  it  be  holy?  and  the  priests 
answered  and  said,  No. 

13  Then  said  Haggai,  If  one  that  is  un- 
clean by  a  dead  body  touch  any  of  these, 
shall  it  be  unclean  1  And  the  priests  an- 
swered and  said,  It  shall  be  unclean. 

14  Then  answered  Haggai,  and  said, 
So  is  this  people,  and  so  is  this  nation  be- 
fore me,  saith  the  Lord  ;  and  so  is  every 
work  of  their  hands  ;  and  that  which  they 
offer  there  is  unclean. 

15  And  now,  I  pray  you,  consider  from 
this  day  and  upward,  from  before  a  stone 
was  laid  upon  a  stone  in  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  : 

16  Since  those  days  were,  when  one 
came  to  an  heap  of  twenty  measures,  there 
were  but  ten  :  when  one  came  to  the  press- 
fat  for  to  draw  out  fifty  vessels  out  of  the 
press,  there  were  but  twenty. 

17  I  smote  you  with  blasting  and  with 
mildew  and  with  hail  in  all  the  labours  of 
your  hands ;  yet  ye  turned  not  to  me,  saith 
the  Lord. 

18  Consider  now  from  this  day  and  up- 
ward, from  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  ninth  month,  even  from  the  day  that  the 
foundation  of  the  Lord's  temple  was  laid, 
consider  it. 

19  Is  the  seed  yet  in  the  barn  ?  yea,  as 
yet  the  vine,  and  the  fig-tree,  and  the 
pomegranate,  and  the  olive-tree,  hath  not 
brought  forth:  from  this  day  will  I  bless 
you. 

20  II  And  again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
came  unto  Haggai  in  the  four  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  month,  saying, 

21  Speak  to  Zerubbabel,  governor  of 
Judah,  saying,  I  will  shake  the  heavens 
and  the  earth ; 

22  And  I  will  overthrow  the  throne  of 
kingdoms,  and  I  will  destroy  the  strength 
of  the  kingdoms  of  the  heathen  ;  and  I  will 
overthrow  the  chariots,  and  those  that  ride 
in  them  ;  and  the  horses  and  their  riders 
shall  come  down,  every  one  by  the  sword 
of  his  brother. 

23  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
will  I  take  thee,  O  Zerubbabel,  my  ser- 
vant, the  son  of  Shealtiel,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  will  make  thee  as  a  signet ;  for  I  have 
chosen  thee,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


677 


IT  ZECHARIAH. 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the  eighth  month,  in  the  second  year 
of  Darius,  came  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Zechariah,  the  son  of  Berechiah,  the 
son  of  Iddo  the  prophet,  saying, 

2  The  Lord  hath  been  sore  displeased 
with  your  fathers. 

3  Therefore  say  thou  unto  them,  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  Turn  ye  unto  me, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  will  turn  un- 
to you,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  Be  ye  not  as  your  falhers,  unto  whom 
the  former  prophets  have  cried,  saying, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Turn  ye 
now  from  your  evil  ways,  and  yrom  your 
evil  doings:  but  they  did  not  hear,  nor 
hearken  unto  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

5  Your  fathers,  where  arc  they  ?  and  the 
prophets,  do  they  live  for  ever  1 

6  But  my  words  and  my  statutes,  which 
I  commanded  my  servants  the  prophets, 
did  they  not  take  hold  of  your  fathers'? 
and  they  returned  and  said,  Like  as  the 
Lord  of  hosts  thought  to  do  unto  us,  ac- 
cording to  our  ways,  and  according  to  our 
doings,  so  hath  he  dealt  with  us. 

7  IT  Upon  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of 
the  eleventh  month,  which  is  the  month 
Sebat,  in  the  second  year  of  Darius,  came 
the  word  of  the  Lord  unto  Zechariah,  tlie 
son  of  Berechiah,  the  son  of  Iddo  the  pro- 
phet, saying, 

8  I  saw  by  night,  and  behold  a  man 
riding  upon  a  red  horse,  and  he  stood 
among  the  myrtle-trees  that  were  in  the 
bottom ;  and  behind  him  iccrc  there  red 
horses,  speckled,  and  white. 

9  Then  said  I,  O  my  Lord,  What  are 
these  ?  And  the  angel  that  talked  with  me 
said  unto  me,  I  will  shew  thee  what  these  be. 

10  And  the  man  that  stood  among  the 
myrtle-trees  answered  and  said.  These  are 
they  whom  the  Lord  hath  sent  to  walk  to 
and  fro  through  the  earth. 

11  And  they  answered  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  that  stood  among  tlie  myrtle-trees, 
and  said.  We  have  walked  to  and  fro 
through  the  earth,  and  behold,  all  the  earth 
sitteth  still,  and  is  at  rest. 

12  H  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  an- 
swered and  said,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  how  long 
wilt  thou  not  have  mercy  on  Jerusalem  and 
on  the  cities  of  Judah,  against  which  thou 
hast  had  indigntition  these  threescore  and 
ten  years  ? 

13  And  the  Lord  answered  the  angel 
that  talked  with  me  ivith  good  words  and 
comfortable  words. 

14  So  the  angel  that  communed  witli 
me  said  unto  me,  Cry  thou,  saying.  Thus 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  I  am  jealous  for 
Jerusalem  and  for  Zion  with  a  great  jealousy. 

15  And  I  am  ver)-  sore  displeased  with 


the  heathen  that  are  at  ease :  for  I  was  but 
a  little  displeased,  and  they  helped  forward 
the  affliction. 

16  Therefore  thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  I  am 
returned  to  Jerusalem  with  mercies :  my 
house  shall  be  built  in  it,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  and  a  line  shall  be  stretched  forth 
upon  Jerusalem. 

17  Cry  yet,  saying.  Thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts  ;  My  cities  through  prosperity  shall 
yet  be  spread  abroad  ;  and  the  Lord  shall 
yet  comfort  Zion,  and  shall  yet  choose  Je- 
rusalem. 

18  H  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes,  and 
saw,  and  behold  four  horns. 

19  And  I  said  unto  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me.  What  be  these  ?  And  he  answered 
me,  These  ore  the  horns  which  have  scat- 
tered Judah,  Israel,  and  Jerusalem. 

20  And  the  Lord  shewed  me  four  car- 
penters. 

21  Then  said  I,  What  come  these  to  do? 
And  he  spake,  saying.  These  are  the  horns 
which  have  scattered  Judah,  so  that  no 
man  did  lift  up  his  head  :  but  these  are 
come  to  fray  them,  to  cast  out  the  horns  of 
the  Gentiles,  which  lifted  up  their  horn 
over  the  land  of  Judah  to  scatter  it. 

CHAP.  II. 

I  LIFTED   up   mine   eyes    again,   and 
looked,  and  behold  a  man  with  a  mea- 
suring line  in  his  hand. 

2  Then  said  I,  Whither  goest  thou  ? 
And  he  said  unto  me.  To  measure  Jerusa- 
lem, to  see  what  is  the  breadth  thereof,  and 
what  is  the  length  thereof. 

3  And  behold,  the  angel  that  talked  with 
me  went  forth,  and  another  angel  went  out 
to  meet  him, 

4  And  said  unto  him.  Run,  speak  to  this 
young  man,  saying,  Jerusalem  shall  be  in- 
habited as  towns  without  walls  for  the  mul- 
titude of  men  and  cattle  therein  : 

5  For  I,  saith  the  Lord,  will  be  unto  her 
a  wall  of  fire  round  about,  and  will  be  the 
glory  in  the  midst  of  her. 

6  H  Ho,  ho,  come  forth,  and  flee  from  the 
land  of  the  north,  saith  the  Lord  :  for  I 
have  spread  you  abroad  as  the  four  winds 
of  the  heaven,  saith  the  Lord. 

7  Deliver  thyself,  O  Zion,  that  dwellest 
with  the  daughter  of  Babylon. 

8  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts :  After 
the  glory  hath  he  sent  me  unto  the  nations 
which  spoiled  you :  for  he  that  toucheth 
you,  toucheth  the  apple  of  his  eye. 

9  For  behold,  I  will  shake  mine  hand 
upon  them,  and  they  shall  be  a  spoil  to 
their  servants :  and  ye  shall  know  that  the 
Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me. 

10  U  Sing  and  rejoice,  O  daughter  of 
Zion  :  for  lo,  I  come,  and  I  will  dwell  in  the 
midst  of  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

678 


Restoration  of  the  church.      CHAP.  Ill,  IV,  V. 


Babylon's  ruin  signified^ 


11  And  many  nations  shall  be  joined  to 
the  Lord  in  that  day,  and  shall  be  my 
people:  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
thee,  and  thou  shalt  know  that  the  Lord 
of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  thee. 

12  And  the  Lord  shall  inherit  Judah 
his  portion  in  the  holy  land,  and  shall 
choose  Jerusalem  again. 

13  Be  silent,  O  all  flesh,  before  the  Lord  : 
for  he  is  raised  up  out  of  his  holy  habita- 
tion. 

CHAP.  III. 

AND  he  shewed  me  Joshua  the  high 
priest  standing  before  the  angel  of  the 
Lord,  and  Satan  standing  at  his  right 
hand  to  resist  him. 

2  And  the  Lord  said  unto  Satan,  The 
Lord  rebuke  thee,  O  Satan ;  even  the 
Lord  that  hath  chosen  Jerusalem  rebuke 
thee :  is  not  this  a  brand  plucked  out  of 
the  fire  1 

3  Now  Joshua  was  clothed  with  filthy 
garments,  and  stood  before  the  angel. 

4  And  he  answered  and  spake  unto 
those  that  stood  before  him,  saying,  Take 
away  the  filthy  garments  from  him.  And 
unto  him  he  said.  Behold,  I  have  caused 
thine  iniquity  to  pass  from  thee,  and  I  will 
clothe  thee  with  change  of  raiment. 

5  And  I  said,  Let  them  set  a  fair  mitre 
upon  his  head.  So  they  set  a  fair  mitre 
upon  his  head,  and  clothed  him  with  gar- 
ments.    And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  stood 

by. 

6  II  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  protest- 
ed unto  Joshua,  saying, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  If  thou 
wilt  walk  in  my  ways,  and  if  thou  wilt  keep 
my  charge,  then  thou  shalt  also  judge  my 
house,  and  shalt  also  keep  my  courts,  and 
I  will  give  thee  places  to  walk  among 
these  that  stand  by. 

8  If  Hear  now,  O  Joshua  the  high  priest, 
thou  and  thy  fellows  that  sit  before  thee  : 
for  they  are  men  wondered  at :  for  be- 
hold, I  will  bring  forth  my  servant  The 
BRANCH. 

9  For  behold  the  stone  that  I  have  laid 
before  Joshua ;  upon  one  stone  shall  be 
seven  eyes :  behold,  I  will  engrave  the 
graving  thereof,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
and  I  will  remove  the  iniquity  of  that  land 
in  one  day. 

10  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
shall  ye  call  every  man  his  neighbour  un- 
der the  vine  and  under  the  fig-tree. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND   the   angel   that  talked   with  me 
came  again,  and  waked  me,  as  a  man 
that  is  wakened  out  of  his  sleep, 

2  And  said  unto  me.  What  seest  thou  ? 
And  I  said,  I  have  looked,  and  behold  a 
candlestick,  all  of  gold,  with  a  bowl  upon 
the  top  of  it,  ami  his  seven  lamps  thereon, 
and  seven  pipes  to  the  seven  lamps,  which 
are  upon  the  top  thereof: 

3  And  two  olive-trees  by  it,  one  upon 


the  right  side  of  the  bowl,  and  the  other 
upon  the  left  side  thereof 

4  So  I  answered  and  spake  to  the  angel 
that  talked  with  me,  saying.  What  are  these, 
my  lord  1 

5  Then  the  angel  that  talked  with  me 
answered  and  said  unto  me,  Knowest  thou 
not  what  these  be  ?  and  I  said.  No,  my  lord. 

6  Then  he  answered  and  spake  unto 
me,  saying.  This  is  the  word  of  the  Lord 
unto  Zerubbabel,  saying,  Not  by  might, 
nor  by  power,  but  by  my  Spirit,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts. 

7  Who  art  thou,  O  great  mountain  ?  be- 
fore Zerubbabel  thoti  shall  become  a  plain : 
and  he  shall  bring  forth  the  headstone 
thereof  loith  shoutings,  crying,  Grace, 
grace,  unto  it. 

8  Moreover  the  word  of  the  Lord  came 
unto  me,  saying, 

9  The  hands  of  Zerubbabel  have  laid  the 
foundation  of  this  house ;  his  hands  shall 
also  finish  it ;  and  thou  shalt  know  that  the 
Lord  of  hosts  hath  sent  me  unto  you. 

10  For  who  hath  despised  the  day  of 
small  things  ?  for  they  shall  rejoice,  and 
shall  see  the  plummet  in  the  hand  of  Ze- 
rubbabel vnth  those  seven ;  they  are  the 
eyes  of  the  Lord,  which  run  to  and  fro 
through  the  whole  earth. 

11  H  Then  answered  I,  and  said  unto 
him,  What  are  these  two  olive-trees  upon 
the  right  side  of  the  candlestick  and  upon 
the  left  side  thereof? 

12  And  I  answered  again,  and  said  unto 
him.  What  be  these  two  olive  branches 
which  through  the  two  golden  pipes  empty 
the  golden  oil  o\i\.  of  themselves? 

13  And  he  answered  me  and  said,  Know- 
est thou  not  what  these  be  7  And  I  said. 
No,  my  lord. 

14  Then  said  he,  These  are  the  two 
anointed  ones,  that  stand  by  the  Lord  of 
the  whole  earth. 

CHAP.  V. 

THEN  I  turned,   and   lifted   up   mine 
eyes,  and  looked,  and  behold  a  flying 
roll. 

2  And  he  said  unto  me.  What  seest 
thou  ?  And  I  answered,  I  see  a  flying  roll ; 
the  length  thereof  is  twenty  cubits,  and  the 
breadth  thereof  ten  cubits. 

3  Then  said  he  unto  me,  This  is  the 
cprse  that  goeth  forth  over  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth  :  for  every  one  that  stealeth 
shall  be  cut  ofF«s  on  this  side  according  to 
it ;  and  every  one  that  sweareth  shall  be 
cutoff  as  on  that  side  according  to  it. 

4  I  will  bring  it  forth,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  it  shall  enter  into  the  house  of 
the  thief,  and  into  the  house  of  him  that 
sweareth  falsely  by  my  name  :  and  it  shall 
remain  in  the  midst  of  his  house,  and  shall 
consume  it  with  the  timber  thereof  and  the 
stones  thereof 

5  If  Then  the  angel  that  talked  with  me 
went  forth,  and  said  unto  me,  Lift  up  now 

679 


Christ  the  Branch. 


ZECHARIAH. 


Cause  of  the  captivity. 


thine  eyes,  and  see  what  is  this  that  goeth 
forth. 

6  And  I  said,  What  is  it  ?  And  he  said, 
This  is  an  ephah  that  goeth  forth.  He 
said  moreover,  This  is  their  resemblance 
through  all  the  earth. 

7  And  behold,  there  was  lifted  up  a 
talent  of  lead :  and  this  is  a  woman  that 
sitteth  in  the  midst  of  the  ephah. 

8  And  he  said.  This  is  wickedness. 
And  he  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  the  ephah ; 
and  he  cast  the  weight  of  lead  upon  the 
mouth  thereof 

9  Then  lifted  I  up  mine  eyes,  and  look- 
ed, and  behold,  there  came  out  two  women, 
and  the  wind  was  in  their  wings ;  for  they 
had  wings  like  the  wings  of  a  stork  :  and 
they  lifted  up  the  ephah  between  the  earth 
and  the  heaven. 

10  Then  said  I  to  the  angel  that  talked 
with  me,  Whither  do  these  bear  the  ephah? 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  To  build  it  an 
house  in  the  land  of  Shinar :  and  it  shall 
be  established,  and  set  there  upon  her  own 
base. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  I  turned,  and  lifted  up  mine  eyes, 
and  looked,  and  behold,  there  came 
four  chariots  out  from  between  two  moun- 
tains ;  and  the  mountains  were  mountains 
of  brass. 

2  In  the  first  chariot  were  red  horses; 
and  in  the  second  chariot  black  horses ; 

3  And  in  the  third  chariot  white  horses  ; 
and  in  the  fourth  chariot  grizzled  and  bay 
horses. 

4  Then  I  answered  and  said  unto  the 
angel  that  talked  with  me.  What  are  these, 
my  lord  ? 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and  said 
unto  me.  These  arc  the  four  spirits  of  the 
heavens,  which  go  forth  from  standing  be- 
fore the  Lord  of  all  the  earth. 

6  The  black  horses  which  are  therein 
go  forth  into  the  north  country ;  and  the 
white  go  forth  after  them  ;  and  the  grizzled 
go  forth  toward  the  south  country. 

7  And  the  bay  went  forth,  and  sought  to 
go  that  they  might  walk  to  and  fro  through 
the  earth  :  and  he  said,  Get  ye  hence,  walk 
to  and  fro  through  the  earth.  So  they 
walked  to  and  fro  through  the  earth. 

8  Then  cried  he  upon  me,  and  spake 
unto  me,  saying,  Behold,  these  that  go  to- 
ward the  north  country  have  quieted  my 
spirit  in  the  north  country. 

9  H  A  nd  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
me,  saying, 

10  Take  of  the7n  of  the  captivit)',  even 
of  Heldai,  of  Tobijah,  and  of  Jedaiah, 
which  are  come  from  Babylon,  and  come 
thou  the  same  day,  and  go  into  the  house 
of  Josiah  the  son  of  Zephanian; 

11  Then    take    silver    and    gold,    and 
make  crowns,  and  set  them  upon  the  head 
of  Joshua  the  son  of  Josedech 
priest. 


12  And  speak  unto  him,  saying,  Thus 
speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts,  saying, 
Behold  the  man  whose  name  is  The 
BRANCH ;  and  he  shall  grow  up  out  of 
his  place,  and  he  shall  build  the  temple  of 
the  Lord  : 

13  Even  he  shall  build  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  ;  and  he  shall  bear  the  glory,  and 
shall  sit  and  rule  upon  his  throne  :  and  he 
shall  be  a  priest  upon  his  throne :  and  the 
counsel  of  peace  shall  be  between  them 
both. 

14  And  the  crowns  shall  be  to  Helem, 
and  to  Tobijah,  and  to  Jedaiah,  and  to 
Hen  the  son  of  Zephaniah,  for  a  memorial 
in  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

15  And  they  that  are  far  oif  shall  come 
and  build  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord,  and 
ye  shall  know  that  the  Lord  of  hosts  hath 
sent  me  unto  you.  And  this  shall  come  to 
pass,  if  ye  will  diligently  obey  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  your  God. 

CHAP.  vn. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  in  the  fourth  year 
of  king  Darius,  that  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  unto  Zechariah  in  the  fourth 
day  of  the  ninth  month,  eve?i  in  Chisleu ; 

2  When  they  had  sent  unto  the  house  of 
God  Sherezer  and  Regem-melech,  and 
their  men,  to  pray  before  the  Lord, 

3  And  to  speak  unto  the  priests  which 
were  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  and 
to  the  prophets,  saying.  Should  I  weep  in 
the  fifth  month,  separating  myself,  as  I  have 
done  these  so  many  years  ? 

4  H  Then  came  the  word  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts  unto  me,  saying, 

5  Speak  unto  all  the  people  of  the  land, 
and  to  the  priests,  saying,  When  ye  fasted 
and  mourned  in  the  fifth  and  seventh  month, 
even  those  seventy  years,  did  ye  at  all  fast 
unto  me,  even  to  me  ? 

6  And  when  ye  did  eat,  and  when  ye 
did  drink,  did  not  ye  eat  for  yourselves, 
and  drink /or  yourselves  ? 

7  Should  ye  not  hear  the  words  which 
the  Lord  hath  cried  by  the  former  pro- 
phets when  Jerusalem  was  inhabited  and 
in  prosperity,  and  the  cities  thereof  round 
about  her,  when  men  inhabited  the  south 
and  the  plain  ? 

8  If  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
Zechariah,  saying, 

9  Thus  speaketh  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
saying.  Execute  true  judgment,  and  shew 
mercy  and  compassions  every  man  to  his 
brother : 

10  And  oppress  not  the  widow,  nor  the 
fatherless,  the  stranger,  nor  the  poor  ;  and 
let  none  of  you  imagine  evil  against  his 
brother  in  your  heart. 

11  But  they  refused  to  hearken,  and 
pulled  away  the  shoulder,  and  stopped 
their  ears,  that  they  should  not  hear. 

12  Yea,  they  made  their  hearts  as  an 
the  high  I  adamant  stone,  lest  they  should  hear  the 

law,   and  the   words  which  the   Lord  of 
680 


Restoration  of  Jerusalem.  CHAP. 

hosts  hath  sent  in  his  Spirit  by  the  former 

f)rophets :    therefore  came   a  great  wrath 
rom  tlie  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  Therefore  it  is  come  to  pass,  that  as 
he  cried,  and  they  would  not  hear  ;  so  they 
cried,  and  I  would  not  hear,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts : 

14  But  I  scattered  them  with  a  whirl- 
wind among  all  the  nations  whom  they 
knew  not.  Thus  the  land  was  desolate 
after  them,  that  no  man  passed  through  nor 
returned :  for  they  laid  the  pleasant  land 
desolate. 

CHAP.  VHL 

AGAIN  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
came  to  me,  saying, 

2  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  I  was 
jealous  for  Zion  with  great  jealousy,  and  I 
was  jealous  for  her  with  great  fury. 

3  Thus  saith  the  Lord  ;  I  am  returned 
unto  Zion,  and  will  dwell  in  the  midst  of 
Jerusalem  :  and  Jerusalem  shall  be  called, 
A  city  of  truth  ;  and  the  mountain  of  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  The  holy  mountain. 

4  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  There 
shall  yet  old  men  and  old  women  dwell  in 
the  streets  of  Jerusalem,  and  every  man 
with  his  staff  in  his  hand  for  very  age. 

5  And  the  streets  of  the  city  shall  be 
full  of  boys  and  girls  playing  in  the  streets 
thereof 

6  Thus  saith  the  lord  of  hosts ;  If  it  be 
marvellous  in  the  eyes  of  the  remnant  of 
this  people  in  these  days,  should  it  also  be 
marvellous  in  mine  eyes  ?  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts  ;  Behold, 
I  will  save  my  people  from  the  east  coun- 
try, and  from  the  west  country  ; 

8  And  I  will  bring  them,  and  they  shall 
dwell  in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem  :  and  they 
shall  be  my  people,  and  I  will  be  their  God, 
in  truth  and  in  righteousness. 

9  If  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  Let 
your  hands  be  strong,  ye  that  hear  in  these 
days  these  words  by  the  mouth  of  the  pro- 
phets, which  were  in  the  day  that  the 
foundation  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
was  laid,  that  the  temple  might  be  built. 

10  For  before  these  days  there  was  no 
hire  for  man,  nor  any  hire  for  beast ;  nei- 
tlier  teas  there  any  peace  to  him  that  went 
out  or  came  in  because  of  the  affliction  : 
for  I  set  all  men  every  one  against  his 
neighbour. 

11  But  now  I  will  not  he  unto  the  residue 
of  this  people  as  in  the  former  days,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  For  the  seed  shall  be  prosperous; 
the  vine  shall  give  her  fruit,  and  the  ground 
shall  give  her  increase,  and  the  heavens 
shall  give  their  dew  ;  and  I  will  cause  the 
remnant  of  this  people  to  possess  all  these 
things. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  as  ye 
were  a  curse  among  the  heathen,  O  house 
of  Judah,  and  house  of  Israel ;  so  will  I 

86 


VIII,  IX.  God  defends  his  church. 

save  you,  and  ye  shall  be  a  blessing  :  fear 
not,  but  let  your  hands  be  strong. 

14  For  thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ; 
As  I  thought  to  punish  you,  when  jour 
fathers  provoked  me  to  wrath,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  I  repented  not : 

15  So  again  have  I  thought  in  these  days 
to  do  well  unto  Jerusalem  and  to  the  house 
of  Judah :  fear  ye  not. 

16  IT  These  are  the  things  that  ye  shall 
do ;  Speak  ye  every  man  the  truth  to  his 
neighbour  ;  execute  the  judgment  of  truth 
and  peace  in  your  gates  : 

17  And  let  none  of  you  imagine  evil  in 
your  hearts  against  his  neighbour  ;  and 
love  no  false  oath  :  for  all  these  are  things 
that  I  hate,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  H  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  of  hosts 
came  unto  me,  saying, 

19  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  The 
fast  of  the  fourth  month,  and  the  fast  of  the 
fifth,  and  the  fast  of  the  seventh,  and  the 
fast  of  the  tenth,  shall  be  to  the  house  of  Ju- 
dah joy  and  gladness,  and  cheerful  feasts; 
therefore  love  the  truth  and  peace. 

20  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts :  It 
shall  yet  come  to  pas5,  that  there  shall  come 
people,  and  the  inhabitants  of  many  cities  : 

21  And  the  inhabitants  of  one  city  shall 
go  to  another,  saying,  Let  us  go  speedily 
to  pray  before  the  Lord,  and  to  seek  the 
Lord  of  hosts  :  I  will  go  also. 

22  Yea,  many  people  and  strong  nations 
shall  come  to  seek  the  Lord  of  hosts  in  Je- 
rusalem, and  to  pray  before  the  Lord. 

23  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts;  In 
those  days  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  ten 
men  shall  take  hold,  out  of  all  languages 
of  the  nations,  even  shall  take  hold  of  the 
skirt  of  him  that  is  a  Jew,  saying.  We  will 
go  with  you :  for  we  have  heard  that  God 
is  with  you. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord 
in  the  land  of  Hadrach,  and  Damas- 
cus shall  be  the  rest  thereof:  when  the 
eyes  of  man,  as  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
shall  he  toward  the  Lord. 

2  And  Hamath  also  shall  border  there- 
by ;  Tyrus  and  Zidon,  though  it  be  very 
wise. 

3  And  Tyrus  did  build  herself  a  strong 
hold,  and  heaped  up  silver  as  the  dust,  and 
fine  gold  as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

4  Behold,  the  Lord  will  cast  her  out, 
and  he  will  smite  her  power  in  the  sea ; 
and  she  shall  be  devoured  with  fire. 

5  Ashkelon  shall  see  it,  and  fear  ;  Gaza 
also  shall  see  if,  and  be  very  sorrowful,  and 
Ekron ;  for  her  expectation  shall  be 
ashamed ;  and  the  king  shall  perish  from 
Gaza,  and  Ashkelon  shall  not  be  inhabited. 

6  And  a  bastard  shall  dwell  in  Ashdod, 
and  I  will  cut  off  the  pride  of  the  Philis- 
tines. 

7  And  I  will  take  away  his  blood  o'lt  of 
his  mouth,  and   his  abominations  from  Le- 

681 


God  is  to  be  sought  unto. 
tween  his  teeth :  but  he  that  remaineth, 
even  he,  shall  be  for  our  God,  and  he  shall 
be  as  a  governor  in  Judah,  and  Ekron  as  a 
Jebusite. 

8  And  I  will  encamp  about  mine  house 
because  of  the  army,  because  of  him  that 
passeth  by,  and  because  of  him  that 
returneth:  and  no  oppressor  shall  pass 
through  them  any  more :  for  now  have  I 
seen  with  mine  eyes. 

9  H  Rejoice  greatly,  O  daughter  of  Zion  ; 
shout,  O  daughter  of  Jerusalem :  behold, 
thy  King  cometh  unto  thee  :  he  /5  just,  and 
having  salvation ;  lowly,  and  riding  upon 
an  ass,  and  upon  a  colt  the  foal  of  an  ass. 

10  And  I  will  cut  oiT  the  chariot  from 
Ephraim,  and  the  horse  from  Jerusalem, 
and  the  battle-bow  shall  be  cut  off:  and  he 
shall  speak  peace  unto  the  heathen  :  and  his 
dominion  shall  be  from  sea  even  to  sea,  and 
from  the  river  eveii  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

11  As  for  thee  also,  by  the  blood  of  thy 
covenant  I  have  sent  forth  thy  prisoners 
out  of  the  pit  wherein  is  no  water. 

12  H  Turn  ye  to  the  strong  hold,  ye 
prisoners  of  hope :  even  to-day  do  I  de- 
clare that  I  will  render  double  unto  thee  ; 

13  When  I  have  bent  Judah  for  me, 
filled  the  bow  with  Ephraim,  and  raised  up 
thy  sons,  O  Zion,  against  thy  sons,  O 
Greece,  and  made  thee  as  the  sword  of  a 
mighty  man. 

14  And  the  Lord  shall  be  seen  over 
them  ;  and  his  arrow  shall  go  forth  as  the 
lightning :  and  the  Lord  God  shall  blow 
the  trumpet,  and  shall  go  with  whirlwinds 
of  the  south. 

15  The  Lord  of  hosts  shall  defend 
them ;  and  they  shall  devour  and  subdue 
with  sling-stones;  and  they  shall  drink, 
and  make  a  noise  as  through  wine ;  and 
they  shall  be  filled  like  bowls,  and  as  the 
corners  of  the  altar. 

16  And  the  Lord  their  God  shall  save 
them  in  that  day  as  the  flock  of  his  people  : 
for  they  shall  be  as  the  stones  of  a  crown, 
lifted  up  as  an  ensign  upon  his  land. 

17  For  how  great  is  his  goodness,  and 
how  great  is  his  beauty !  corn  shall  make 
the  young  men  cheerful,  and  new  wine  the 
maids. 

CHAP.  X. 

ASK  ye  of  the  Lord  rain  in  the  time  of 
the  latter  rain ;  so  the  Lord  shall 
make  bright  clouds,  and  give  them  showers 
of  rain,  to  every  one  grass  in  the  field. 

2  For  the  idols  have  spoken  vanity,  and 
the  diviners  have  seen  a  lie,  and  have  told 
false  dreams ;  they  comfort  in  vain  :  there- 
fore they  went  their  way  as  a  flock,  they 
were  troubled,  because  there  was  no  shep- 
herd. 

3  H  Mine  anger  was  kindled  against  the 
shepherds,  and  I  punished  the  goats :  for 
the  Lord  of   hosts  hath  visited  his  flock 

he  house  of  Judah,  and  hath  made  them 
s  his  goodly  horse  in  the  battle. 


ZECHARIAH.         The  destruction  of  Jerusalem. 

4  Out  of  him  came  forth  the  corner,  out 
of  him  the  nail,  out  of  him  the  battle-bow, 
out  of  him  every  oppressor  together. 

5  And  they  shall  be  as  mighty  men, 
which  tread  down  their  enemies  in  the  mire 
of  the  streets  in  the  battle  :  and  they  shall 
fight,  because  the  Lord  is  with  them,  and 
the  riders  on  horses  shall  be  confounded. 

6  And  I  will  strengthen  the  house  of 
Judah,  and  I  will  save  the  house  of  Joseph, 
and  I  will  bring  them  again  to  place  them ; 
for  I  have  mercy  upon  them  :  and  they 
shall  be  as  though  I  had  not  cast  them  off": 
for  I  atn  the  Lord  their  God,  and  will  hear 
them. 

7  And  they  of  Ephraim  shall  be  like  a 
mighty  man,  and  their  heart  shall  rejoice 
as  through  wine  :  yea,  their  children  shall 
see  if,  and  be  glad ;  their  heart  shall  re- 
joice in  the  Lord. 

8  I  will  hiss  for  them,  and  gather  them; 
for  I  have  redeemed  them  :  and  they  shall 
increase  as  they  have  increased. 

9  And  I  will  sow  them  among  the  peo- 
ple: and  they  shall  remember  me  in  far 
countries;  and  they  shall  live  with  their 
children,  and  turn  again. 

10  I  will  bring  them  again  also  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  and  gather  them  out  of 
Assyria ;  and  I  will  bring  them  into  the 
land  of  Gilead  and  Lebanon ;  and  place 
shall  not  be  found  for  them. 

11  And  he  shall  pass  through  the  sea 
with  aftliction,  and  shall  smite  the  waves  in 
the  sea,  and  all  the  deeps  of  the  river  shall 
dry  up  :  and  the  pride  of  Assyria  shall  be 
brought  down,  and  the  sceptre  of  Egypt 
shall  depart  awav. 

12  And  I  will  strengthen  them  in  the 
Lord  ;  and  they  shall  walk  up  and  down 
in  his  name,  saith  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XL 

OPEN  thy  doors,  O  Lebanon,  that  the 
fire  may  devour  thy  cedars. 

2  Howl,  fir-tree,  for  the  cedar  is  fallen ; 
because  the  mighty  are  spoiled :  howl,  O 
ye  oaks  of  Bashan  ;  for  the  forest  of  the 
vintage  is  come  down. 

3  The7-e  is  a  voice  of  the  howling  of 
the  shepherds ;  for  their  glory  is  spoiled: 
a  voice  of  the  roaring  of  young  lions;  for 
the  pride  of  Jordan  is  spoiled. 

4  H  Thus  saith  the  Lord  my  God ;  Feed 
the  flock  of  the  slaughter  ; 

5  Whose  possessors  slay  them,  and  hold 
themselves  not  guilty  :  and  they  that  sell 
them  say.  Blessed  be  the  Lord  ;  for  I  am 
rich  :  and  their  own  shepherds  pity  them 
not. 

6  For  I  will  no  more  pity  the  inhabitants 
of  the  land,  saith  the  Lord  :  but  lo,  I  will 
deliver  the  men  every  one  into  his  neigh- 
bour's hand,  and  into  the  hand  of  his  king : 
and  they  shall  smite  the  land,  and  out  of 
their  hand  I  will  not  deliver  them. 

7  And  I  will  feed  the  flock  of  slaughter, 
even  you,  O  poor  of  the  flock.     And  I  took 

682 


Of  Judah^s  restoration.         CHAP.  XII,  XIII.       The  repentance  of  Jerusalem. 


unto  me  two  staves  ;  the  one  I  called  Beau- 
ty, and  the  other  I  called  Bands;  and  1  fed 

the  flock.  ,      ,     T  cc  ■ 

8  Three  shepherds  also  I  cut  ott  xw  one 
month;  and  my  soul  loathed  them,  and 
their  soul  also  abhorred  me. 

9  Then  said  I,  I  will  not  feed  you :  that 
that  dieth,  let  it  die  ;  and  that  that  is  to  be 
cut  otr,  let  it  be  cut  off;  and  let  the  rest 
eat,  every  one  the  flesh  of  another. 

10  And  I  took  my  staff,  even  Beauty, 
and  cut  it  asunder,  that  I  might  break  my 
covenant  which  I  had  made  with  all  the 

people.  .      ,       ,  1 

11  And  it  was  broken  m  that  day:  and 
so  the  poor  of  the  flock  that  waited  upon 
me  knew  that  it  was  the  word  of  the 
Lord. 

12  And  I  said  unto  them,  If  ye  thmk 
good,  give  me  mv  price ;  and  if  not,  for- 
bear. So  they  weighed  for  my  price  thirty 
meces  of  silver. 

13  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Cast  it 
unto  the  potter  :  a  goodly  price  that  I  was 
prized  at  of  them.  And  I  took  the  thirty 
pieces  of  silver,  and  cast  them  to  the  potter 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

14  Then  I  cut  asunder  mine  other  staff, 
even  Bands,  that  I  might  break  the  brother- 
hood between  Judah  and  Israel. 

15  H  And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  1  ake 
unto  thee  yet  the  instruments  of  a  foolish 
shepherd.  .  ,      ,      ,  • 

16  For  lo,  I  will  raise  up  a  shepherd  in 
the  land  ivhkh  shall  not  visit  those  that  be 
cut  off,  neither  shall  seek  the  youn^  one, 
nor  heal  that  that  is  broken,  nor  feed  that 
thatstandeth  still :  but  he  shall  eat  the  flesh 
of  the  fat,  and  tear  their  claws  in  pieces. 

17  Wo  to  the  idol  shepherd  that  leaveth 
the  flock  !  the  sword  shall  he  upon  his  arm, 
and  upon  his  right  eye :  his  arm  shall  be 
clean  dried  up,  and  his  right  eye  shall  be 
utterly  darkened. 

CHAP.  XIL 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord 
for  Israel,  saith  the  Lord,  which 
stretcheth  forth  the  heavens,  and  layeth  the 
foundation  of  the  earth,  and  formeth  the 
spirit  of  man  within  bim. 

2  Behold,  I  will  make  Jerusalem  a  cup 
of  trembling  unto  all  the  people  round 
about,  when  they  shall  be  in  the  siege  both 
against  Judah  and  against  Jerusalem. 

3  And  in  that  day  will  I  make  Jerusa- 
lem a  burdensome  stone  for  all  people  :  all 
that  burden  themselves  with  it  shall  be  cut 
in  pieces,  though  all  the  people  of  the  earth 
be  gathered  together  against  it. 

4  In  that  day,  saith  the  Lord,  1  will 
smite  every  horse  with  astonishment,  and 
nis  rider  \vith  madness  :  and  I  will  open 
mine  eyes  upon  the  house  of  Judah,  and 
will  smite  every  horse  of  the  people  with 

blindness.  ^  -r    ,  .     l  n 

5  And  the  governors  of  Judali  shall  say 
in  their  heart,  The  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 


lem shall  be  my  strength  in  the  Lord  of 
hosts  their  God. 

6  H  In  that  day  will  I  make  the  govern- 
ors of  Judah  like  an  hearth  of  fire  among 
the  wood,  and  like  a  torch  of  fire  in  a  sheaf; 
and  they  shall  devour  all  the  people  round 
about,  on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left : 
and  Jerusalem  shall  be  inhabited  again  in 
her  own  place,  even  in  Jerusalem. 

7  The  Lord  also  shall  save  the  tents  of 
Judah  first,  that  the  glory  of  the  house  of 
David  and  the  glory  of  the  inhabitants  ot 
Jerusalem  do  not  magnify  themselves  against 

8  In  that  day  shall  the  Lord  defend  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  ;  and  he  that  is 
feeble  among  them  at  that  day  shall  be  as 
David  ;  and  the  house  of  David  shall  be  as 
God  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord  before  them. 

9  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  I  will  seek  to  destroy  all  the  nations 
that  come  against  Jerusalem. 

10  H  And  I  will  pour  upon  the  house  ol 
David,  and  upon  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem the  spirit  of  grace  and  of  supphca- 
tion's :  and  they  shall  look  upon  ine  whom 
they  have  pierced,  and  they  shall  mourn 
for  "him  as  one  mourneth  for  his  only  son, 
and  shall  be  in  bitterness  lor  him,  as  one 
that  is  in  bitterness  for  his  first-born. 

11  In  that  day  shall  there  be  a  great 
mourning  in  Jerusalem,  as  the  mourning  of 
Hadadrimmon  in  the  valley  of  Megiddon. 

12  And  the  land  shall  mourn,  every  fami- 
ly apart;  the  family  of  the  house  of  David 
apart  and  their  wives  apart ;  the  family  ot 
the  house  of  Nathan  apart,  and  their  wives 

^^13  'The  family  of  the  house  of  Levi 
apart,  and  their  wives  apart ;  the  family  ot 
Shimei  apart,  and  their  wives  apart ; 

14  All   the  families  that   remam,   every 
family  apart,  and  their  wives  apart. 
CHAP.  XIH. 

IN  that  day   there  shall   be   a   fountain 
opened  to  the  house  of  David  and  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  for  sin  and  for  un- 

2  "T  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that 
day,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  that  1  will 
cut  off  the  names  of  the  idols  out  ot  the 
land  and  thev  shall  no  more  be  remember- 
ed :  'and  alsol  will  cause  the  prophets  and 
the  unclean  spirit  to  pass  out  of  the  land. 

3  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  when 
any  shall  vet  prophesy,  then  his  father  and 
his'  mother  that  begat  him  shall  say  unto 
him,  Thou  Shalt  not  live  ;  for  thou  speakest 
lies  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  and  his  lather 
and  his  mother  that  begat  him  shall  thrust 
him  through  when  he  prophesieth. 

4  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  prophets  shall  be  ashamed  every 
one  of  his  vision,  when  he  hath  prophesied  ; 
neither  shall  they  wear  a  rough  garment 

to  deceive  :  i,„,   t 

5  But  he  shall  say,  I  am  no  prophet,  1 
683 


The  coming  of  Christ, 


am  an  husbandman  ;  for  man  taught  me  to 
keep  cattle  from  my  youth. 

6  And  one  shall  say  unto  him,  What  arc 
these  wounds  in  thine  hands  ?  Then  he 
shall  answer,  Those  with  which  I  was 
wounded  in  the  house  of  my  friends. 

7  U  Awake,  O  sword,  against  my  Shep- 
herd, and  against  the  man  that  is  my  fel- 
low, saith  the  Lord  of  hosts:  smite  the 
Shepherd,  and  the  sheep  shall  be  scattered; 
and  I  will  turn  mine  hand  upon  the  little 
ones. 

8  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  all 
the  land,  saith  the  Lord,  two  parts  therein 
shall  be  cut  off  and  die ;  but  the  third  shall 
be  left  therein. 

9  And  I  will  bring  the  third  part  through 
the  fire,  and  will  refine  them  as  silver  is 
refined,  and  will  try  them  as  gold  is  tried : 
they  shall  call  on  my  name,  and  I  will  hear 
them :  I  will  say.  It  is  my  people ;  and 
they  shall  say.  The  Lord  is  my  God. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

BEHOLD,  the  day  of  the  Lord  cometh, 
and  thy  spoil  shall  be  divided  in  the 
midst  of  thee. 

2  For  I  will  gather  all  nations  against 
Jerusalem  to  battle ;  and  the  city  shall  be 
taken,  and  the  houses  rifled,  and  the  wo- 
men ravished;  and  half  of  the  city  shall  go 
forth  into  captivity,  and  the  residue  of  the 
people  shall  not  be  cut  off  from  the  city. 

3  H  Then  shall  the  Lord  go  forth,  and 
fight  against  those  nations,  as  when  he 
fought  in  the  day  of  battle. 

4  And  his  feet  shall  stand  in  that  day  up- 
on the  mount  of  Olives,  which  is  before 
Jerusalem  on  the  east,  and  the  mount  of 
Olives  shall  cleave  in  the  midst  thereof 
toward  the  east  and  toward  the  west,  and 
there  shall  he  a  very  great  valley ;  and  half 
of  the  mountain  shall  remove  toward  the 
north,  and  half  of  it  toward  the  soutlu 

5  And  ye  shall  flee  to  the  valley  of  the 
mountains  ;  for  the  valley  of  the  mountains 
shall  reach  unto  Azal :  yea,  ye  shall  flee 
like  as  ye  fled  from  before  the  earthquake 
in  the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah;  and 
the  Lord  my  God  shall  come,  and  all  the 
saints  with  thee. 

6  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  the  light  shall  not  be  clear,  nor  dark  : 

7  But  it  shall  be  one  day  which  shall  be 
known  to  the  Lord,  not  day,  nor  night : 
but  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  at  evening 
time  it  shall  be  light. 

8  And  it  shall  be  in  that  day,  that  living 
waters  shall  go  out  from  Jerusalem ;  half  of 
them  toward  the  former  sea,  and  half  of 
them  toward  the  hinder  sea:  in  summe;- 
and  in  winter  shall  it  be. 

9  And  the  Lord  shall  be  King  over  all 
the  earth :  in  that  day  shall  there  be  one 
Lord,  and  his  name  one. 


ZECHARIAH;       and  the  grace  of  his  kingdom. 


10  All  the  land  shall  be  turned  as  a 
plain  from  Geba  to  Rimmon,  south  of  Jeru- 
salem :  and  it  shall  be  lifted  up,  and  in- 
habited in  her  place,  from  Benjamin's  gate 
unto  the  place  of  the  first  gate,  unto  the 
corner  gate,  and/rora  the  tower  of  Hana- 
neel  unto  the  king's  wine-presses. 

11  And  men  shall  dwell  in  it,  and  there 
shall  be  no  more  utter  destruction  ;  but  Je- 
rusalem shall  be  safely  inhabited. 

12  H  And  this  shall  be  the  plague  where- 
with the  IvOrd  will  smite  all  the  people 
that  have  fought  against  Jerusalem ;  Their 
flesh  shall  consume  away  while  they  stand 
upon  their  feet,  and  their  eyes  shall  con- 
sume away  in  their  holes,  and  their  tongue 
shall  consume  away  in  their  mouth. 

13  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
that  a  great  tumult  from  the  Lord  shall  be 
among  them;  and  they  shall  lay  hold 
every  one  on  the  hand  of  his  neighbour, 
and  his  hand  shall  rise  up  against  the  hand 
of  his  neighbour. 

14  And  Judah  also  shall  fight  at  Jerusa- 
lem ;  and  the  wealth  of  all  the  heathen 
round  about  shall  be  gathered  together, 
gold,  and  silver,  and  apparel,  in  great 
abundance. 

15  And  so  shall  be  the  plague  of  the 
horse,  of  the  mule,  of  the  camel,  and  of 
the  ass,  and  of  all  the  beasts  that  shall  be  in 
these  tents,  as  this  plague. 

16  IT  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
one  that  is  left  of  all  the  nations  which 
came  against  Jerusalem  shall  even  go  up 
from  year  to  year  to  worship  the  King,  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  and  to  keep  the  feast  of  ta- 
bernacles. 

17  And  it  shall  be,  that  whoso  will  not 
come  up  of  all  the  families  of  the  earth 
unto  Jerusalem  to  worship  the  King,  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  even  upon  them  shall  be  no 
rain. 

18  And  if  the  family  of  Egypt  go  not 
up,  and  come  not,  that  have  no  rain ;  there 
shall  be  tlie  plague,  wherewith  the  Lord 
will  smite  the  heathen  that  come  not  up  to 
keep  the  feast  of  tabernacles. 

19  This  shall  be  the  punishment  of 
Egypt,  and  the  punishment  of  all  nations 
that  come  not  up  to  keep  the  feast  of  taber- 
nacles. 

20  IT  In  that  day  shall  there  be  upon  the 
bells  of  the  horses,  HOLINESS  UNTO 
THE  LORD;  and  the  pots  in  the  Lord's 
house  shall  be  like  the  bowls  before  the 
altar. 

21  Yea,  every  pot  in  Jerusalem  and  in 
Judah  shall  be  holiness  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts:  and  all  they  that  sacrifice  shall 
come  and  take  of  them,  and  seethe  therein: 
and  in  that  day  there  shall  be  no  more 
the  Canaanite  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 


684 


ir  MALACHI. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  burden  of  the  word  of  the  Lord  to 
Israel  by  Malachi. 

2  I  have  loved  you,  saith  the  Lord. 
Yet  ye  say,  Wherein  hast  thou  loved  us  ? 
Was  not  Esau  Jacob's  brother  ?  saith  the 
Lord  :    yet  I  loved  Jacob, 

3  And  I  hated  Esau,  and  laid  his  moun- 
tains and  his  heritage  waste  for  the  dragons 
of  the  wilderness. 

4  Whereas  Edom  saith,  We  are  ''im- 
poverished, but  we  will  return  and  build 
the  desolate  places;  thus  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  They  shall  build,  but  I  will  throw 
down;  and  they  shall  call  them,  The 
border  of  wickedness,  and.  The  people 
against  whom  the  Lord  hath  indignation 
for  ever. 

5  And  .your  eyes  shall  see,  and  ye  shall 
say,  The  Lord  will  be  magnified  from  the 
border  of  Israel. 

6  H  A  son  honoureth  Ids  father,  and  a 
servant  his  master :  if  then  I  6e  a  father, 
where  is  mine  honour  ?  and  if  I  6c  a  mas- 
ter, where  is  my  fear  1  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  unto  you,  O  priests,  that  despise  my 
name.  And  ye  say,  Wherein  have  we  de- 
spised thj'  name? 

7  Ye  offer  polluted  bread  upon  mine 
altar ;  and  ye  say,  Wherein  have  we  pol- 
luted thee  ?  In  that  ye  say.  The  table  of 
the  Lord  is  contemptible. 

8  And  if  ye  offer  the  blind  for  sacrifice, 
is  it  not  evil  ?  and  if  ye  offer  the  lame  and 
sick,  is  it  not  evil  ?  offer  it  now  unto  thy 
governor ;  will  he  be  pleased  with  thee, 
or  accept  thy  person  ?  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

9  And  now,  I  pray  you,  beseech  God 
that  he  will  be  gracious  unto  us :  this  hath 
been  by  your  means:  will  he  regard  your 
persons  ?  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

10  Who  is  tlierc  even  among  you  that 
would  shut  tiie  doors /or  nought?  neither 
do  ye  kind]e,/i/'c  on  mine  altar  for  nought 
I  have  no  pleasure  in  you,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  neither  will  I  accept  an  offering  at 
your  hand. 

11  For  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  even 
unto  the  going  down  of  the  same  my  name 
shall  be  great  among  the  Gentiles  ;  and  in 
every  place  incense  shall  be  offered  unto 
my  name,  and  a  pure  offering :  for  my 
name  shall  be  great  among  the  heathen, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  But  ye  have  profaned  it,  in  that  ye 
say.  The  table  of  the  Lord  is  polluted ; 
and  the  fruit  thereof,  even  his  meat,  is  con- 
temptible. 

13  Ye  said  also,  Behold,  what  a  weari 


ness  is  it !  and  ye  have  snuffed  at  it,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts ;  and  ye  brought  that 
ivhich  teas  torn,  and  the  lame,  and  the 
sick  ;  thus  ye  brought  an  offering :  should 
I  accept  this  of  your  hand  1  saith  the 
Lord. 

.14  II  But  cursed  be  the  deceiver,  which 
hath  in  his  flock  a  male,  and  voweth,  and 
sacrificeth  unto  the  Lord  a  corrupt  thing  : 
for  I  am  a  great  King,  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  and  my  name  is  dreadful  among  the 
heathen. 

CHAP.  n. 

AND  now,  O  ye  priests,  this  command- 
ment is  for  you. 

2  If  ye  will  not  hear,  and  if  ye  will  not 
lay  it  to  heart,  to  give  glory  unto  my  name, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts,  I  will  even  send  a 
curse  upon  you,  and  I  will  curse  your 
blessings;  yea,  I  have  cursed  them  alrea- 
dy, because  ye  do  not  lay  it  to  heart. 

3  Behold,  I  will  corrupt  your  seed,  and 
spread  dung  upon  your  faces,  even  the 
dung  of  your  solemn  feasts  ;  and  07ie  shall 
take  you  away  with  it. 

4  And  ye  shall  know  that  I  have  sent 
ihis  commandment  unto  you,  that  my  cove- 
nant might  be  with  Levi,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

5  My  covenant  was  with  him  of  life  and 
peace ;  and  I  gave  them  to  him  for  the 
fear  wherewith  he  feared  me,  and  was 
afraid  before  my  name. 

6  The  law  of  truth  was  in  his  mouth, 
and  iniquity  was  not  found  in  his  lips  :  he 
walked  witli  me  in  peace  and  equity,  and 
did  turn  many  away  from  iniquity. 

7  For  the  priest's  lips  should  keep 
knowledge,  and  they  should  seek  the  law 
at  his  mouth :  for  he  is  the  messenger  of 
the  Lord  of  hosts. 

8  But  ye  are  departed  out  of  the  way  ; 
ye  have  caused  many  to  stumble  at  the 
law;  ye  have  corrupted  the  covenant  of 
Levi,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

9  Therefore  have  I  also  made  you  con- 
temptible and  base  before  all  the  people, 
according  as  ye  have  not  kept  my  ways, 
but  have  been  partial  in  the  law. 

10  H  Have  we  not  all  one  father  1  hath 
not  one  God  created  us?  Why  do  we  deal 
treacherously  every  man  against  bis  bro- 
ther, by  profaning  the  covenant  of  our  fa- 
thers ? 

11  Judah  hath  dealt  treacherously,  and 
an  abomination  is  committed  in  Israel  and 
in  Jerusalem ;  for  Judah  hath  profaned 
the  holiness  of  the  Lord  which  he  loved, 
and  hath  married  the  daughter  of  a  strange 


686 


Majesty  and  grace  of  Christ.         MALACHI. 


The  people's  infidelity. 


12  The  Lord  will  cut  off  the  man  that 
doeth  this,  the  master  and  the  scholar,  out 
of  the  tabernacles  of  Jacob,  and  him  that 
offereth  an  offering  unto  the  Lord  of 
hosts. 

13  IT  And  this  have  ye  done  again,  co- 
vering the  altar  of  the  Lord  with  tears 
with  weeping,  and  with  crying  out,  inso- 
much that  he  regardeth  not  the  offering 
any  more,  or  receiveth  it  with  good  will  at 
your  hand. 

14  Yet  ye  say.  Wherefore?  Because  the 
Lord  hath  been  witness  between  thee  and 
the  wife  of  thy  youth,  against  whom  thou 
hast  dealt  treacherously :  yet  is  she  thy 
companion,  and  the  wife  of  thy  covenant. 

15  And  did  not  he  make  one  ?  Yet  had 
he  the  residue  of  the  Spirit.  And  where- 
fore one  ?  That  he  might  seek  a  godly  seed. 
Therefore  take  heed  to  your  spirit,  and 
let  none  deal  treacherously  against  the  wife 
of  his  youth. 

16  For  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
saith,  that  he  hateth  putting  away  :  for  one 
covereth  violence  with  his  garment,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts :  therefore  take  heed  to 
your  spirit,  that  ye  deal   not  treacherous- 

17  ^  Ye  have  wearied  the  Lord  with 
your  words.  Yet  ye  say.  Wherein  have 
we  wearied  him  ?  When  ye  say,  Every  one 
that  doeth  evil  is  good  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  hedelighteth  in  them  ;  or,  Where 
is  the  God  of  judgment] 

CHAP.  in. 

BEHOLD,  I  will  send  my  messenger, 
and  he  shall  prepare  the  way  before 
me :  and  the  Lord,  whom  ye  seek,  shall 
suddenly  come  to  his  temple,  even  the  mes- 
senger of  the  covenant,  whom  ye  delight 
in :  behold,  he  shall  come,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts. 

2  But  who  may  abide  the  day  of  his  com- 
ing 1  and  who  shall  stand  when  he  appear- 
eth  ?  for  he  is  like  a  refiner's  fire,  and  like 
fullers'  soap. 

3  And  he  shall  sit  as  a  refiner  and  puri- 
fier of  silver  :  and  he  shall  purify  the  sons 
of  Levi,  and  purge  them  as  gold  and  silver, 
that  they  may  offer  unto  the  Lord  an  of- 
ferinfi;  in  righteousness. 

4  Then  shall  the  offering  of  Judah  and 
Jerusalem  be  pleasant  unto  the  Lord,  as 
in  the  days  of  old,  and  as  in  former  years. 

5  And  I  will  come  near  to  you  to  judg- 
ment :  and  I  will  be  a  swift  witness  against 
the  sorcerers,  and  against  the  adulterers, 
and  against  false  swearers,  and  against 
those  that  oppress  the  hireling  in  his  wa- 
ges, the  widow,  and  the  fatherless,  and  that 
turn  aside  the  stranger /rw??  his  right,  and 
iear  not  me,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

6  For  I  om  the  Lord,  I  change  not; 
therefore  ye  sons  of  Jacob  are  not  con- 
sumed. 

7  H  Even  from  the  days  of  your  fathers 


ye  are  gone  away  from  mine  ordinances, 
and  have  not  kept  them.  Return  unto  me, 
and  I  will  return  unto  you,  saith  the  Lord 
of  hosts.  But  ye  said,  Wherein  shall  we 
return  1 

8  U  Will  a  man  rob  God  ?  Yet  ye  have 
robbed  me.  But  ye  say.  Wherein  have 
we  robbed  thee  ?    In  tithes  and  offerings. 

9  Ye  are  cursed  with  a  curse :  for  ye 
have  robbed  me,  even  this  whole  nation. 

10  Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into  the  store- 
house, that  there  may  be  meat  in  mine 
house,  and  prove  me  now  herewith,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts,  if  I  will  not  open  you 
the  windows  of  heaven,  and  pour  you  out 
a  blessing,  that  there  shall  not  he  room 
enough  to  receive  it. 

11  And  I  will  rebuke  the  devourer  for 
your  sakes,  and  he  shall  not  destroy  the 
fruits  of  your  ground ;  neither  shall  your 
vine  cast  her  fruit  before  the  time  in  the 
field,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

12  And  all  nations  shall  call  you  bless- 
ed :  for  ye  shall  be  a  delightsome  land, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

13  IT  Your  words  have  been  stout 
against  me,  saith  the  Lord.  Yet  ye  sa}^ 
What  have  we  spoken  so  much  against 
thee? 

14  Ye  have  said.  It  is  vain  to  serve 
God  :  and  what  profit  is  it  that  we  have 
kept  his  ordinance,  and  that  we  have 
walked  mournfully  before  the  Lord  of 
hosts  ? 

15  And  now  we  call  the  proud  happy ; 
yea,  they  that  work  wickedness  are  set 
up  ;  yea,  they  that  tempt  God  are  even  de- 
livered. 

16  H  Then  they  that  feared  the  Lord 
spake  often  one  to  another  :  and  the  Lord 
hearkened,  and  heard  it :  and  a  book  of 
remembrance  was  written  before  him  for 
them  that  feared  the  Lord,  and  that  thought 
upon  his  name. 

17  And  they  shall  be  mine,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts,  in  that  day  when  I  make 
up  my  jewels ;  and  I  will  spare  them,  as 
a  man  spareth  his  own  son  that  serveth 
him. 

18  Then  shall  ye  return  and  discern  be- 
tween the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  be- 
tween him  that  serveth  God  and  him  that 
serveth  him  not. 

CHAP.  IV. 

FOR  behold,  the  day  cometh,  that  shall 
burn  as  an  oven ;  and  all  the  proud, 
yea,  and  all  that  do  wicked!}',  shall  be 
stubble :  and  the  day  that  cometh  shall 
burn  them  up,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  it  shall  leave  them  neither  root  nor 
branch. 

2  "iT  But  unto  you  that  fear  my  name, 
shall  the  Sun  of  righteousness  arise  with 
healing  in  his  wings ;  and  ye  shall  go 
forth,  and  grow  up  as  calves  of  the  stall. 

3  And  ve  shall  tread  down  the  wicked  , 

686 


God's  judgment  on  the  wicked.        CHAP.  IV. 


Ely  ah'' s  coming  and  office. 


for  they  shall  be  ashes  under  the  soles  of 
your  feet  in  the  day  that  I  shall  do  this, 
saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

4  H  Remember  ye  the  law  of  Moses  my 
servant,  which  I  commanded  unto  him  in 
Horeb  for  all  Israel,  with  the  statutes  and 
judgments. 


5  IT  Behold,  I  will  send  you  Elijah  the 
prophet  before  the  coming  of  the  great  and 
dreadful  day  of  the  Lord  : 

6  And  he  shall  turn  the  heart  of  the  fa- 
thers to  thp  children,  and  the  heart  of  the 
children  to  their  fathers,  lest  1  come  and 
smite  the  earth  with  a  curse. 

687 


END  OF  THE  OLD  TESTAMENT. 


A  TABLE  OF  SCRIPTURE  MEASURES. 


Measures  of  Length 

A  Cubit, 

A  Span, 

A  hand-breadth, 

A  Finger, 

A  Fathom, 

Ezekiel's  Reed, 

The  Measuring  Line, 


Sabbath-day's  journ. 
The  Eastern  Mile, 
Stadium  or  Furlong, 
Day's  Journey, 


half  cub, 

6th 

24th 

4 

6 

80 


2000 

4000 

400 

96000 


9 

888 

0 

10 

944 

0 

3 

684 

0 

0 

912 

7 

3 

552 

10 

11 

328 

145 

11 

040 

re" 
0 

re 
729 

3 

1 

403 

1 

0 

145 

4,6 

33 

172 

4 

Note,  5feet=l  pace.  1056 paces  =  1  mile. 


Measures  of  Liquids. 


The  Homer  or  Cor, 

The  Bath, 

The  Hin, 

The  Log, 

The  Firkin  (Metretes.) 

Note,    29  solid  inches 
::=  a  Pint,  nearly. 

Measures  of  things  dry. 

The  Homer, 

The  Lethech, 

The  Ephah, 

The  Seah, 

The  Omer, 

The  Cab. 


^■'^ 

C!     ~- 

Sol. 

In. 
7,6 

75 

u 

10th  horn. 

7 

4 

15,2 

60th 

1 

2 

2,5 

120th 

0 

0 

24,3 

0 

7 

4,9 

to 

^ 

^ 

s* 

8  'O 

1,6 

half  horn. 

4 

0 

0,8 

10th 

0 

3 

3,4 

30th 

0 

1 

1   1 

100th 

0 

0 

5\\ 

ISOth 

0 

0 

2,9 

WEIGHTS. 


A  Shekel, 
The  Maneh, 
A  Talent, 

MONEY. 
A  Shekel, 
The  Bekah, 
The  Zuza, 
The  Gerah, 
Maneh  or  Mina, 
A  Talent, 


A  TABLE  OF  WEIGHTS  AND  MONEY. 


MONEY. 

A  Shekel  of  Gold, 
A  Talent  of  Gold, 
Golden  Daric  or  Dram. 


Piece  of  Silv.  (Drac.) 
Trib.  Mon.  [Didrac.) 
Piece  of  Silv.  (Stater) 
Pound  (Mina) 
Penny  [Denarius) 
Farthing  (Assurium) 
Farthing  (Quadrans) 
Mite, 


bH 

C 

b 

C5 

p- 

N 

s 
f* 

.•^ 

0 

0 

q 

9  fi 

60  Shek. 

2 

3 

6 

10,3 

3000 

113 

10 

1 

10,3 

L. 

s. 

D. 

0 

o 

^  ^ 

halfShek. 

0 

1 

Ath 

0 

0 

6,8 

20th 

0 

0 

1,4 

50 

5 

13 

10 

3000 

3 

41 

10 

4,3 

L. 

1 

5464 

1 

S. 
0 

1 

2 
64 
0 
0 
0 
0 

2  Drach. 

4 

100 

20^/t  Den. 

40th 

80th 

S.\D. 

16  5,  1 
5  8,  6 
110,3 


F. 

3 
2 

0 
0 
3 
1,5 

0,8 
0.4 


Note.— Sijver  is  here  reckoned  at  5s.  sterling.     Gold  at  4l.  per  oz. 


1  Nisan,  or 

A  bib. 

2  Ijar,  or 

Zif 

3  Sivan 


4  Thamuz 


^  March. 
(  April. 

^  April 
I  May. 

<\May 
\  June. 

^  June 
I  July. 


Days  of  the  week. 


A  TABLE  OF  TIME. 


5  Ab 


6  Elul 

7  Tisri,  or 
Ethanim 


July 
August. 

August 
September. 

September 
October. 


8  Marchesvan,  ^  October 
or  Bui        I  November. 

13  Veadar,  intercalary. 


1st  day  of  the  week,  Sunday. 

2d  day,  Monday. 

3d  day,  Tuesday. 

4th  day,  Wednesday. 

5th  day,  Thursday. 

6th  day,  Friday. 

7th,  or  Sabbath  Saturday. 


Hours  of  the  Day. 

The  day,  reckoning 
from  sunrise,  and 
the  night  from  sun- 
set, were  each  divi- 
ded into  12  equal 
parts,  called.  The 
1st,  2d,  3d,  4th, 
&,c.  Hours. 


9  Chisleu 


10  Tebeth 


11  Shebat 


12  Adar 


S  November 
(  December. 

^  December 
I  January. 

5  January 
I  February. 

5  February 
i  March. 


Watches. 
The  1st  watch,  from  sunset   to 

the  3d  hour  of  the  night. 
The  2d,  or  middle  watch, /row 

the  3d  hour  to  the  6th. 
The  3d  watch,  or  cock-crowing, 

from  the  6th  to  the  9th. 
The  4th,  or  morning  watch,/ro»i 

the  9th  hour  to  sunrise 


U  I.  ESDRAS. 


CHAP.  I. 

AND  Josias  lield  the  feast  of  the  passover  in 
Jerusalem  unto  his  Lord,  and  offered  the 
passover  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first  month  ; 

2  Havino-  set  the  priests  according  to  their 
daily  courses,  being  arrayed  in  long  garments, 
in  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

3  And  he  spake  unto  the  Levites,  the  holy 
ministers  of  Israel,  that  they  should  hallow 
themselves  unto  the  Lord,  to  set  the  holy  ark 
of  the  Lord  in  the  house  that  king  Solomon  the 
son  of  David  had  built : 

4  Jnd  said,  Ye  shall  no  more  bear  the  ark 
upon  your  shoulders  :  now  therefore  serve  the 
Lord  your  God,  and  minister  unto  his  people 
Israel,  and  prepare  you  after  your  families  and 
kindreds, 

5  According  as  David  the  king  of  Israel  pre- 
scribed, and  according  to  the  magnificence  of 
Solomon  his  son:  and  standing  in  the  teinple 
according  to  the  several  dignity  of  the  families 
of  you  tlie  Levites,  who  minister  in  the  presence 
of  your  brethren  the  children  of  Israel, 

(")  Offer  the  passover  in  order,  and  make 
ready  the  sacrifices  for  your  brethren,  and  keep 
the  passover  according  to  the  commandment  of 
the  Lord,  which  was  given  unto  Moses. 

7  And  unto  the  people  that  was  found  there 
Josias  gave  thirty  thousand  lambs  and  kids, 
and  three  thousand  calves:  these  things  were 
o-iven  of  the  king's  allowance,  according  as  he 
promised  to  the  people,  to  the  priests,  and  to  the 
Levites. 

8  And  Helkias,  Zacharias,  and  Syelus,_the 
governors  of  the  temple,  gave  to  the  priests 
for  the  passover  two  thousand  and  six  hundred 
sheep,  and  three  hundred  calves. 

0  And  Jeconias,  and  Samaias,  and  Natha- 
nael  his  brotiier,  and  Assabias,  and  Ochiel,  and 
Joram,  captains  over  thousands,  gave  to  the 
Levites  for  the  passover  five  thousand  sheep, 
and  seven  hundred  calves. 

10  And  when  these  things  were  done,  the 
priest.5  and  Levites  having  the  unleavened  bread, 
stood  in  very  comely  order  according  to  the 
kindreds. 

1 1  And  according  to  the  several  dignities  of 
the  fathers  before  the  people,  to  offer  to  the 
Lord,  as  it  is  written  in  tlie  book  of  Moses :  and 
thus  did  they  in  the  morning. 

12  And  they  roasted  the  "passover  with  fire, 
as  appertainetii :  as  for  the  sacrifices,  they  sod 
them  in  brass  pots,  and  pans,  with  a  good  sa- 
vour, 

1?>  And  set  them  before  all  the  people  :  and 
afterward  they  prepared  for  themselves,  and 
for  the  priests  "tlieir  brethren,  the  sons  of  Aaron. 

14  For  the  priests  offered  the  fat  until  night  : 
and  the  Levites  prepared  for  themselves,  and 
the  pricrts  their  brctliren,  the  sons  of  Aaron. 

1.5  The  holy  singers  also,  the  sons  of  Asaph, 
were  in  their  order,  according  to  the  appoint- 
ment of  David,  to  wit,  Asaph,  Zacharias,  and 
Jeduthun,  who  was  of  the  king's  retinue. 

1 G  Moreover,  the  porters  were  at  every  gate  ; 
1 


it  was  not  lawful  for  any  to  go  from  his  ordina 
ry  service  :  for  their  brethren  the  Levites  pre 
pared  for  them. 

17  Thus  were  the  things  that  belonged  to  the 
sacrifices  of  the  Lord  accomplished  in  that  day, 
that  they  might  hold  the  passover, 

18  And  offer  sacrifices  upon  the  altar  of  the 
Lord,  according  to  the  commandment  of  king 
Jositis. 

19  So  the  children  of  Israel  which  were  pre 
sent  held  the  passover  at  that  time,  and  the  .east 
of  sweet  bread  seven  days. 

20  And  such  a  passover  was  not  kept  in  Is- 
rael since  the  time  of  the  prophet  Samuel. 

21  Yea,  all  the  kings  of  Israel  held  not  such 
a  passover  as  Josias,  and  the  priests,  and  the 
Levites,  and  the  Jews,  held  with  all  Israel  that 
were  found  dwelling  at  Jerusalem. 

22  In  the  eighteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Jo- 
sias was  this  passover  kept. 

23  And  the  works  of  Josias  were  upright  be- 
fore his  Lord,  with  a  heart  full  of  godliness. 

24  As  for  the  things  that  caine  to  pass  in  his 
time,  they  were  written  in  former  times,  con- 
cerning those  that  sinned,  and  did  wickedly 
against  the  Lord  above  all  people  and  kingdoms, 
afad  how  thev  grieved  him  exceedingly,  so  that 
the  words  of  the  Lord  rose  up  against  Israel. 

25  T[  Now  after  all  these  acts  of  Josias  it  came 
to  pass,  that  Pharaoh  the  king  of  Egypt  came 
to  raise  war  at  Carchamis  upon  Euphrates  :  and 
Josias  went  out  against  him. 

2G  But  the  king  of  Egypt  sent  to  him,  say- 
ing, What  have  I  to  do  ^vith  thee,  O  king  of 

Judea .'  1      r      J   o   J 

27  I  am  not  sent  out  from  the  Lord  Uod 
ao-ainst  thee  ;  for  my  war  is  upon  Euphrates : 
and  now  the  Lord  is  with  me,  yea,  the  Lord 
is  with  me  hasting  me  forward  :  depart  from  me, 
and  be  not  against  the  Lord.  _  . 

28  Howbeit  Josias  did  not  turn  back  his 
chariot  from  him,  but  undertook  to  fight  with 
him,  not  regarding  the  words  of  the  prophet 
Jeremy,  spoken  by  the  mouth  of  the  Lord : 

29  But  joined  battle  with  him  in  the  plain  of 
Megiddo,  and  the  princes  came  against  king 
Josias. 

30  Then  said  the  king  unto  his  servants, 
Carry  me  away  out  of  the  battle  ;  for  I  am  very 
weak.  And  immediately  his  servants  took  hun 
away  out  of  the  battle. 

31  Then  oat  he  up  upon  his  second  chariot ; 
and  beino-  ifrought  back  to  Jerusalem  died,  and 
was  buried  in  his  father's  sepulchre. 

32  And  in  all  Jewry  they  mourned  for  .losias, 
vea,  Jeremy  the  prophet  lamented  for  Josias, 
and  the  chief  men  with  the  women  made  lamen- 
tation for  him  unto  this  day  :  and  this  was  given 
out  for  an  ordinance  to  be  done  continually  in 
all  the  nation  of  Israel.  .       ,     ,      i     r- 

33  These  things  are  written  in  tlie  book  ot 
the  stories  of  the"  kings  of  Judah,  and  every  one 
of  the  acts  that  Josias  did,  and  his  jrlory,  an( 
his  understanding  in  the  law  of  the  Lord,  and 
the   things  that   he  had  done  before,   and  tho 


Apocrypha. 
things  now  recited,  are  reported  in  the  book  of 
the  kings  of  Israel  and  Judea. 

34  11  And  the  people  took  Joachaz  the  son  of 
Josias,  and  made  him  king  instead  of  Josias  his 
father,  when  he  was  twenty  and  three  years  old. 

35  And  he  reigned  in  Judea  and  in  Jerusalem 
three  montlis  :  and  then  the  king  of  Egypt  de- 
posed him  from  reigning  in  Jerusalem. 

36  And  lie  set  a  tax  upon  the  land  of  an  hun- 
dred talents  of  silver  and  one  talent  of  gold. 

37  The  king  of  Egypt  also  made  king  Joaeim 
his  brother  king  of  Judea  and  Jerusalem. 

38  And  lie  bound  Joaeim  and  the  nobles  : 
but  Zaraces  his  brother  he  apprehended,  and 
brought  him  out  of  Egypt. 

3!)  Five  and  twenty  years  old  was  Joaeim 
when  he  was  made  king  in  the  land  of  Judea  and 
Jerusalem  ;  and  he  did  evil  before  the  Lord. 

40  Wherefore  against  him  Nabuchodonosor 
the  king  of  Babylon  came  up,  and  bound  him 
with  a  chain  of  brass,  and  carried  him  into 
Babylon. 

41  (Nabuchodonosor  also  took  of  the  holy  ves- 
sels of  the  Lord,  and  carried  them  away,  and  set 
them  in  his  own  temple  at  Babylon.) 

42  But  those  things  that  are  recorded  of  him, 
and  of  his  uncleanness  and  impiety,  arc  written 
in  the  chronicles  of  the  kintrs. 

43  And  Joaeim  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead : 
he  was  made  king  being  eighteen  years  old  ; 

44  And  reigned  but  three  months  and  ten 
days  in  Jerusalem,  and  did  evil  before  the  Lord. 

45  So  after  a  year  Nabuchodonosor  sent  and 
caused  him  to  be  brought  into  Babylon  with  the 
holy  vessels  of  the  Lord, 

4G  And  made  Zedechias  king  of  Judea  and 
Jerusalem,  when  he  was  one  and  twenty  years 
old  ;  and  he  reigned  eleven  years  : 

47  And  he  did  evil  also  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  cared  not  for  the  words  that  were 
spoken  unto  him  by  the  prophet  Jeremy  from 
the  mouth  of  the  Lord. 

48  And  after  that  king  Nabuchodonosor  had 
made  him  to  swear  by  the  name  of  the  Lord,  he 
forswore  himself  and"rebelled,  and  hardening  his 
neck  and  his  heart,  he  transgressed  the  laws  of 
the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

49  The  governors  also  of  the  people  and  of 
the  priests  did  many  things  atrainst  the  laws,  and 
passed  all  the  pollutions  of  all  nations,  and  de- 
filed the  temple  of  the  Lord,  which  was  sancti- 
fied in  Jerusalem. 

50  Nevertheless,  the  God  of  their  fathers  sent 
by  his  messenger  to  call  them  back,  because  he 
spared  them  and  his  tabernacle  also. 

51  But  they  had  his  messengers  in  derision  ; 
and  look,  when  the  Lord  spake  unto  them,  they 
made  a  sport  of  his  prophets  : 

52  So  far  forth,  that  he,  being  wroth  with  his 
people  for  their  great  ungodliness,  commanded 
the  kings  of  the  Chaldees  to  come  up  against 
them ; 

53  Who  slew  their  young  men  with  the 
sword,  yea,  even  within  the  compass  of  their 
holy  temple,  and  spared  neither  young  man  nor 
maid,  old  man  nor  child,  among  them;  for  he 
delivered  all  into  their  hands. 

54  And  they  took  all  the  holy  vessels  of  the 
Lord,  both  great  and  small,  with  the  vessels  of 
the  ark  of  God,  and  the  king's  treasures,  and 
carried  them  away  into  Babylon. 

55  As  for  the  house  of  the  Lord,  they  burnt 
it,  and  brake  down  the  walls  of  Jerusalem,  and 
get  fire  upon  her  towers  : 

56  And  as  for  her  glorious  things,  they  never 


I.  E;^DRAS.  Apocrypha 

ceased  till  they  had  consumed  and  brought  them 
all  to  nought :  and  the  people  that  were  not  slain 
with  the  sword,  he  carried  unto  Babylon  : 

57  Who  became  servants  to  him  and  his  chil- 
dren, till  the  Persians  reigned,  to  fulfil  the  word 
of  the  Lord  spoken  by  the  mouth  of  Jeremy  : 

58  Until  the  land  had  enjoyed  her  sabbaths, 
the  whole  time  of  her  desolation  shall  she  rest, 
until  the  full  term  of  seventy  years. 

CHAP.  II. 

IN  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  king  of  the  Per- 
sians, that  the  word  of  the  Lord  might  be 
accomplished,  that  he  had  promised  by  the 
mouth  of  Jeremy  ; 

2  The  Lord  raised  up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus  the 
king  of  the  Persians,  and  he  made  proclamation 
through  all  his  kingdom,  and  also  by  writing, 

3  Saying,  Thus  saith  Cyrus  king  of  the'Per- 
sians  ;  The  Lord  of  Israel,  the  most  high  Lord, 
hath  made  me  king  of  the  whole  world^ 

4  And  commanded  me  to  build  him  an  house 
at  Jerusalem  in  Jewry. 

5  If  therefore  there  be  any  ofyou  that  are  of 
his  people,  let  the  Lord,  even  his  Lord,  be  with 
him,  and  let  him  go  up  to  Jerusalem  that  is  in 
Judea,  and  build  the  house  of  the  Lord  of  Israel : 
for  he  is  the  Lord  that  dwelleth  in  Jerusalem. 

6  Whosoever  then  dwell  in  the  places  about, 
let  them  help  him  (tliose,  I  say,  that  are  his 
neighbours)  with  gold,  and  with  silver, 

7  With  gifts,  with  horses,  and  with  cattle, 
and  other  things,  which  have  been  set  forth  by 
vow,  for  the  temple  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem. 

8  IT  Then  the  chief  of  the  families  of  Judea 
and  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin  stood  up  :  the  priests 
also  and  the  Levites,  and  all  they  whose  mind 
the  Lord  had  moved  to  go  up,  and  to  build  an 
house  for  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem. 

9  .4nd  they  that  dwelt  round  about  them,  and 
helped  them  in  all  things  with  silver  and  gold, 
with  horses  and  cattle,  and  with  very  many  free 
gifts  of  a  great  number,  whose  minds  "were  stirred 
up  thereto. 

ion  King  Cyrus  also  brought  forth  the  holy 
vessels  which  Nabuchodonosor  had  carried  away 
from  Jerusalem,  and  had  set  up  in  his  temple  of 
idols. 

11  Now  when  Cyrus  king  of  the  Persians  had 
brought  them  forth,  he  delivered  them  to  Mith- 
ridates  his  treasurer  : 

12  And  by  him  they  were  delivered  to  Sana- 
bassar  the  governor  of  Judea. 

13  And  this  was  the  number  of  them  ;  A 
thousand  golden  cups,  and  a  thousand  of  silver, 
censers  of  silver  twenty-nine,  vials  of  gold  thir- 
ty, and  of  silver  two  thousand  four  hundred  and 
ten.  and  a  thousand  other  vessels. 

14  So  all  the  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver, 
which  were  carried  away,  were  five  thousand 
four  hundred  threescore  and  nine. 

15  These  were  brought  back  by  Sanabassar, 
together  with  them  of  tlie  captivity,  from  Baby- 
lon to  Jerusalem. 

16  U  But  in  the  time  of  Artaxerxes  king  of 
the  Persians,  Belemus,  and  Mithridates,  and 
Tabellius,  and  Rathumus,  and  Beeltethmus,  and 
Seniellius  the  secretary,  with  others  that  were  in 
commission  with  them,  dwelling  in  Samaria  and 
other  places,  wrote  unto  him  against  them  that 
dwelt  in  Judea  and  Jerusalem  these  letters  fol- 
lowing ; 

17  To  king  Artaxerxes  our  lord.  Thy  ser- 
vants, Rathumus  the  story-writer,  and  Seniel- 
lius the  scribe,  and  the  rest  of  their  council,  and 
the  judges  that  are  in  Celo.'syria  and  Phenice. 


Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  Ill,  IV. 


Apocrypha. 


18  Be  it  now  known  to  the  lord  the  king,  that 
the  Jews  that  are  come  up  from  yon  to  us, 
bein"'  come  into  Jerusalem,  (that  rebellious  and 
wicked  city,)  do  build  the  market-places,  and  re- 
pair the  walls  of  it,  and  do  lay  the  foundation  of 
the  temple. 

19  Now  if  this  city  and  the  walls  thereof  be 
made  up  again,  they  will  not  only  refuse  to  give 
tribute,  but  also  rebel  against  kings. 

20  And  forasmuch  as  the  things  pertaining  to 
the  temple  are  now  in  hand,  we  think  it  meet  not 
to  neo-lect  such  a  matter, 

21  But  to  speak  unto  our  lord  the  king,  to  the 
intent  that,  if  it  be  thy  pleasure,  it  may  be  sought 
out  in  the  books  of  thy  fathers: 

22  And  thou  shall  find  in  the  chronicles  what 
is  written  concerning  these  things,  and  shalt  un- 
derstand that  that  cfty  was  rebellious,  troubling 
both  kings  and  cities : 

23  And  that  the  Jews  were  rebellious,  and 
raised  always  wars  therein  ;  for  the  which  cause 
oven  this  city  was  made  desolate. 

24  Wherefore  now  we  do  declare  unto  thee, 
(O  lord  the  king.)  that  if  this  city  be  built  again, 
and  the  walls  thereof  set  up  anew,  thou  shalt 
from  henceforth  have  no  passage  into  Celosyria 
and  Phenice. 

2.')  Then  the  king  wrote  back  again  to  Rathu- 
mus  the  story-writer,  to  Beeltethmus,  to  Scmel- 
lius  the  scribe,  and  to  the  rest  that  were  in  com- 
mission, and  dwellers  in  Samaria,  and  Syria,  and 
Phenice,  after  this  manner  ; 

26  I  have  read  the  epistle  which  ye  have 
sent  unto  me  ;  therefore  1  commanded  to  make 
diligent  search,  and  it  hath  been  found,  that  that 
cit/was  from  the  beginning  practising  against  j  called,  and  came  in 


king  Darius  give  great  gifts,  and  great  things  in 
token  of  victory  : 

f)  As,  to  be  clothed  in  purple,  to  drink  in  gold, 
and  to  sleep  upon  gold,  and  a  chariot  with 
bridles  of  gold,  and  a  head-tire  of  fine  linen,  and 
a  chain  about  his  neck : 

7  And  he  shall  sit  ne.xt  to  Darius,  because 
of  his  wisdom,  and  shall  be  called  Darius  his 
cousin. 

8  And  then  every  one  wrote  his  sentence, 
sealed  it,  and  laid  "it  under  king  Darius  his 
pillow, 

9  And  said  that,  when  the  king  is  risen,  some 
will  give  him  the  writings ;  and  of  whose  side 
the  king  and  the  three  princes  of  Persia  shall 
judge  that  his  sentence  is  the  wisest,  to  him 
shall  tlie  victory  be  given,  as  was  appointed  ; 

iO  The  first  wrote.  Wine  is  the  strongest. 

11  The  second  wrote.  The  king  is  the  strong- 
est. 

12  The  third  wrote,  Women  are  strongest : 
But  above  all  things  truth  beareth  away  the 
victory. 

]  3  IT  Now  when  the  king  was  risen  up,  they 
took  their  writings,  and  delivered  them  unto 
him,  and  so  he  read  them  : 

14  And  sending  forth  he  called  all  the  princes 
of  Persia  and  Media,  and  the  governors,  and  the 
captains,  and  the  lieutenants,  and  the  chief  ofli- 
cers  ; 

15  And  sat  him  down  in  the  royal  seat  of 
jndgment ;  and  the  writings  were  read  before 
them. 

IG  And  he  said.  Call  the  young  men,  and  they 
shall  declare  their  own  sentences.     So  they  were 


kinjT! 

27  And  the  men  therein  were  given  to  re- 
bellion and  war :  and  that  mighty  kings  and 
fierce  were  in  Jerusalem,  who  reigned  and  exact- 
ed tributes  in  Celosyria  and  Phenice. 

28  Now  therefore  I  have  commanded  to 
hinder  those  men  from  building  the  city,  and 
heed  to  be  taken  that  there  be  no  more  done 
in  it ; 

29  And  that  those  wicked  workers  proceed  no 
further  to  the  annoyance  of  kin^s. 

39  Then  king  Artaxerxes  his  letters  being 
read,  Rathumus^  and  Semellius  the  scribe,  and 
the  rest  that  were  in  commission  with  them,  re- 
moving in  haste  toward  Jerusalem  with  a  troop 
of  horsemen,  and  a  multitude  of  people  in  battle- 
arrav,  began  to  hinder  the  builders;  and  the 
building  of  the  temple  in  Jerusalem  ceased  until 
the  second  year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  king  of 
the  Persians. 

CHAP.  HI. 
TVFOW  when  Darius  reigned,  he  made  a  great 
J-^    feast  unto  all  his  subjects,  and  unto  all  his 
household,  and  unto  all  the  princes  of  Media  and 
Persia, 

2  And  to  all  the  governors,  and  captains,  and 
lieutenants  that  were  under  him,  from  India 
unto  Ethiopia,  of  a  hundred  twenty  and  seven 
provinces. 

3  And  when  they  had  eaten  and  drunken, 
and  being  satisfied  were  gone  home,  then  Da- 
rius the  king  went  into  his  bed-chamber,  and 
slept,  and  soon  after  awaked. 

4  IT  Then  three  young  men  that  were  of  the 
guard,  that  kept  the  king's  body,  spake  one  to 
another  ; 

5  Let  every  one  of  us  speak  a  sentence  :  he 
that  shall  overcome,  and  whose  sentence  shall 
seem  wiser  than  the  others,  unto  him  shall  the 


17  And  he  said  unto  them.  Declare  unto  us 
your  mind  concerning  the  writings.  Then  be- 
gan the  first;  who  had  spoken  of  the  strength  of 
wine  ; 

18  TT  And  he  said  thus,  O  ye  men,  how  ex- 
ceeding strong  is  wine  !  it  causeth  all  men  to 
err  that  drink  it  ; 

19  It  maketh  the  mind  of  the  king,  and  of 
tjie  fatherless  child,  to  be  all  one  :  of  the  bond- 
man, and  of  the  free  man,  of  the  poor  man,  and 
of  the  rich  ; 

20  It  turneth  also  every  thought  into  jollity 
and  mirth,  so  that  a  man  rememberetli  neither 
sorrow  nor  debt : 

21  And  it  maketh  every  heart  rich,  so  that  a 
man  remembereth  neither  king  nor  governor  ; 
and  it  maketh  to  speak  all  things  by  talents : 

22  And  when  they  are  in  their  cups,  they  for- 
get their  love  both  to  friends  and  brethren,  and 
a  little  after  draw  out  swords  : 

23  But  when  they  are  from  the  wine,  they 
remember  not  what  they  have  done. 

24  O  ye  men,  is  not  wine  the  strongest,  that 
enforceth  to  do  thus.'  And  when  he  had  so 
spoken,  he  held  his  peace. 

CHAP.  IV. 
HEN  the  second,  that  had  spoken  of  the 
_     strength  of  the  king,  began  to  say, 

2  O  ye  men,  do  not  men  excel  in  strength, 
that  bear  rule  over  sea  and  land,  and  all  things 

in  them  ?  •   ,  /.      , 

3  But  yet  the  kinir  is  more  mighty,  for  he 
is  lord  of  all  these  things,  and  hath  dominion 
over  them  ;  and  whatsoever  he  commandeth 
them  they  do. 

4  If  he  bid  them  make  war  the  one  against 
the  other,  they  do  it :  if  he  send  them  out  against 
the  enemies,  they  go,  and  break  down  moun- 
tains, walls,  and  towers. 

3     . 


T' 


Apocrypha. 


I.  ESDRAS. 


Apocrypha. 


5  They  slay  and  are  slain,  and  transgress  not 
the  king's  commandment :  if  they  get  the  vic- 
tory, they  bring  all  to  the  king,  as  well  the  Spoil, 
as  all  things  else. 

6  Likewise  for  those  that  are  no  soldiers,  and 
have  not  to  do  with  wars,  but  use  husbandry, 
when  they  have  reaped  again  that  which  they 
had  sown,  they  bring  it  to  the  king,  and  compel 
one  another  to  pay  tribute  unto  the  king. 

7  And  yet  he  is  but  one  man  :  if  he  command 
to  kill,  they  kill ;  if  he  command  to  spare,  they 
spare ; 

8  If  he  command  to  smite,  they  smite  ;  if  he 
command  to  make  desolate,  they  make  desolate  ; 
if  he  command  to  build,  they  build; 

9  If  he  command  to  cut  down,  they  cut  down  ; 
if  he  command  to  plant,  they  plant. 

10  So  all  his  people  and  his  armies  obey  him  : 
furtliermore  he  lieth  down,  he  eateth  and  drink- 
eth,  and  taketh  liis  rest : 

11  And  these  keep  watch  round  about  him, 
neither  may  any  one  depart,  and  do  his  own 
business,  neither  disobey  they  him  in  any  thing. 

12  O  ye  men,  how  should  not  the  king  be 
mightiest,  when  in  such  sort  he  is  obeyed  .'  And 
he  held  his  tongue. 

13  H  Then  the  third,  who  had  spoken  of  wo- 
men, and  of  the  truth,  (this  was  Zorobabel,)  be- 
gan to  speak. 

14  O  ye  men,  it  is  not  the  great  king,  nor  the 
multitude  of  men,  neither  is  it  wine  that  e.xcel- 
letli  :  who  is  it  then  that  ruleth  them,  or  hath 
the  lordship  over  them  ?  are  they  not  women  .•* 

15  Women  have  borne  the  king  and  all  the 
people  that  bear  rule  by  sea  and  land. 

IG  Even  of  them  came  they :  and  they  nou- 
rished them  up  that  planted  tlie  vineyards  from 
whence  the  wine  cometh. 

17  These  also  make  garments  for  men  ;  these 
bring  glor}'  unto  men  ;  and  without  women  can- 
not men  be. 

18  Yea,  and  if  men  have  gathered  together 
gold  and  silver,  or  any  other  goodly  thinff,  do 
they  not  love  a  woman  which  is  comely  in  favour 
and  beauty .' 

19  And  letting  all  those  things  go,  do  they 
not  gape,  and  even  with  open  mouth  fix  their 
eyes  fast  on  her  ;  and  have  not  all  men  more  de- 
sire unto  her  than  unto  silver  or  gold,  or  any 
goodly  thing  whatsoever  .'' 

20  A  man  leaveth  his  own  father  that  brought 
him  up,  and  his  own  country,  and  cleaveth  unto 
his  wife. 

21  He  sticketh  not  to  spend  his  life  witli  his 
wife,  and  remembereth  neither  father,  nor  mo- 
ther, nor  country. 

22  By  this  also  ye  must  know  that  women 
have  dominion  over  you  :  do  yo  not  labour  and 
toil,  and  give  and  bring  all  to  the  woman  .' 

23  Yea,  a  man  taketh  his  sword,  and  goeth 
his  way  to  rob  and  to  steal,  and  to  sail  upon  the 
sea  and  upon  rivers  ; 

24  And  looketli  upon  a  lion,  and  goeth  in  the 
darkness  :  and  when  he  hath  stolen,  spoiled,  and 
robbed,  he  bringeth  it  to  his  love. 

25  Wherefore  a  man  loveth  his  wife  better 
than  father  or  mother. 

26  Yea,  manj  there  be  that  have  run  out  of 
their  wits  for  women,  and  become  servants  for 
their  sakes. 

27  Many  also  have  perished,  have  erred,  and 
sinned,  for  women. 

28  And  now  do  ye  not  believe  me  .'  is  not  the 
king  great  in  his  power  .'  do  not  all  regions  fear 
to  touch  him .' 


1'9  Yet  did  I  see  him  and  Apame  the  king's 
concubine,  the  daugliter  of  the  admirable  Bar- 
tacus,  sitting  at  the  right  hand  of  the  king, 

30  And  taking  the  crown  from  the  king's 
head,  and  setting  it  upon  her  own  head  ;  sue 
also  struck  the  king  with  her  left  hand. 

31  And  yet  for  all  this  the  king  gaped  and 
gazed  upon  her  with  open  mouth  :  if  she  laughed 
upon  him,  he  laughed  also :  but  if  she  took  any 
displeasure  at  him,  the  king  was  fain  to  flatter, 
that  she  might  be  reconciled  to  him  again. 

32  O  ye  men,  how  can  it  be  but  women  should 
be  strong,  seeing  they  do  thus  .'' 

33  IT  Then  the  king  and  the  princes  looked 
one  upon  another  :  so  he  began  to  speak  of  the 
truth. 

34  O  ye  men,  are  not  women  strong .'  great 
is  the  earth,  high  is  the  heaven,  swift  is  tlie 
sun  in  his  course,  for  he  compasseth  the  hea- 
vens round  about,  and  fetcheth  his  course  again 
to  his  own  place  in  one  day. 

35  Is  he  not  great  that  maketh  these  things  .' 
therefore  great  is  the  truth,  and  stronger  than 
all  tilings. 

3G  All  the  earth  calleth  upon  the  truth,  and 
the  heaven  blesseth  it :  all  works  shake  and 
tremble  at  it,  and  with  it  is  no  unrighteous  thing. 

37  Wine  is  wicked,  the  king  is  wicked,  wo- 
men are  wicked,  all  the  children  of  men  arc 
wicked,  and  such  are  all  their  wicked  works  ; 
and  there  is  no  truth  in  them  ;  in  their  unright- 
eousness also  they  shall  perish. 

38  As  for  the  truth,  it  endureth,  and  is  always 
strong  ;  it  liveth  and  conquereth  for  evermore. 

39  With  her  there  is  no  accepting  of  persons 
or  rewards  ;  but  she  doeth  the  things  that  are 
just,  and  refraineth  from  all  unjust  and  wicked 
things  ;  and  all  men  do  well  like  of  her  works. 

40  Neitlier  in  her  judgment  is  any  unright- 
eousness ;  and  she  is  the  strength,  kingdom, 
power,  and  majesty  of  all  ages.  Blessed  be  the 
God  of  truth. 

41  H  And  with  that  he  held  his  peace.  And 
all  the  people  then  shouted,  and  said.  Great  is 
truth,  and  mighty  above  all  things. 

42  Then  said  the  king  unto  him.  Ask  what 
thou  wilt  more  than  is  appointed  in  the  writing, 
and  we  will  give  it  thee,  because  thou  art  found 
wisest ;  and  thou  shalt  sit  next  me,  and  shalt 
be  called  my  cousin. 

43  Then  said  he  unto  the  king.  Remember 
thy  vow,  which  thou  hast  vowed  to  build  Je- 
rusalem, in  the  day  when  thou  camest  to  thy 
kingdom, 

44  And  to  send  away  all  the  vessels  that 
were  taken  away  out  of  Jerusalem,  which  Cy- 
rus set  apart,  when  he  vowed  to  destroy  Baby- 
lon, and  to  send  them  again  thither. 

45  Thou  also  hast  vowed  to  build  up  the 
temple,  which  the  Edomites  burned,  when  Judea 
was  made  desolate  by  the  Clialdees.  , 

46  And  now,  O  lord  the  king,  this  is  that 
which  I  require,  and  which  I  desire  of  thee,  and 
this  is  the  princely  liberality  proceeding  from 
thyself:  I  desire  therefore  that  thou  make  good 
the  vow,  the  performance  whereof  with  thine 
own  mouth  thou  hast  vowed  to  the  King  of  hea- 
ven. 

47  Then  Darius  the  king  stood  up  and  kissed 
him,  and  wrote  letters  for  him  unto  all  the  trea- 
surers, and  lieutenants,  and  captains,  and  go- 
vernors, that  they  shovild  safely  convey  on  their 
way  both  him,  and  all  those  that  go  up  with  him 
to  build  Jerusalem. 

48  He  wrote  letters  also  unto  the  lieutenants 


Jipocrypha. 


CHAP.  V. 


Apocrypha. 


that  were  in  Celosyria  and  Phenice,  and  unto 
them  in  Libanus,  that  they  should  bring  cedar 
wood  from  Libanus  unto  Jerusalem,  and  that 
they  should  build  the  city  with  him. 

49  Moreover  he  wrote  for  all  the  Jews  that 
went  out  of  his  realm  up  into  Jewry,  concern- 
ino-  their  freedom,  that  no  officer,  no  ruler,  no 
lieutenant,  nor  treasurer,  should  forcibly  enter 
into  their  doors  ;  .,,,,, 

50  And  that  all  the  country  which  they  hold 
should  be  free  without  tribute  ;  and  that  the 
Edomites  should  give  over  the  villages  of  the 
Jews  which  then  they  held : 

51  Yea,  that  there  should  be  yearly  given 
twenty  talents  to  the  building  of  the  temple,  un- 
til the  time  that  it  were  built ; 

52  And  other  ten  talents  yearly,  to  maintain 
the  burnt-offerings  upon  the  altar  every  day,  as 
tl)cy  had  a  commandment  to  offer  seventeen : 

53  And  that  all  they  that  went  from  Babylon 
to  build  the  city  should  have  free  liberty,  as  well 
they  as  their  posterity,  and  all  the  priests  that 
went  away. 

54  He  wrote  also  concerning  the  charges,  and 
the  priests'  vestments  wherein  they  minister  ; 

55  And  likewise  for  the  charges  of  the  Le- 
vites,  to  be  given  them,  until  the  day  that  the 
house  were  finished,  and  Jerusalem  builded  up. 

56  And  he  commanded  to  give  to  all  that  kept 
the  city  pensions  and  wages. 

57  He   sent    away  also  all  the  vessels  from 


the  king  of  Persia  in  the  second  year  of  his 
reign,  in  the  month  Nisan,  which  is  the  first 
month. 

7  And  these  are  they  of  Jewry  that  came  up 
from  the  captivity,  where  they  dwelt  as  stran- 
o-ers,  whom  Nabuchodonosor  the  king  of  Baby- 
lon had  carried  away  unto  Babylon. 

8  And  they  returned  unco  Jerusalem,  and  to 
the  other  parts  of  Jewry,  every  man  to  his  own 
city,  who  came  with  Zorobabel,  with  Jesus,  Ne- 
hemias,  and  Zacharias,  and  Reesaias,  Enenius, 
Mardocheus,  Beelsarus,  Aspharasus,  Reehus, 
Roimus,  and  Baana,  their  guides. 

9  The  number  of  them  of  the  nation,  and 
their  governors,  sons  of  Phoros,  two  thousand 
an  hundred  seventy  and  two  ;  the  sons  of  Saphat, 
four  hundred  seventy  and  two  : 

10  The  sons  of  Ares,  seven  hundred  fifty  and 

11  The  sons  of  Phaath  Moab,  two  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  twelve  : 

12  The  sons  of  Elam,  a  thousand  two  hun- 
dred fifty  and  four  :  the  sons  of  Zathui,  nine 
hundred  forty  and  five  :  the  sons  of  Corbe,  seven 
hundred  and  five  :  the  sons  of  Bani,  six  hundred 
forty  and  eight : 

13  The  sons  of  Bebai,  six  hundred  twenty 
and  three  :  the  sons  of  Sadas,  three  thousand 
two  hundred  twenty  and  two  : 

14  The  sons  of  Adonikam,  six  hundred  sixty 
and  seven  :  the    sons  of  Bagoi,    two  thousand 


Babylon,  that  Cyrus  had  set  apart ;  and  all  that  sixty  and  six:  the  sons  ot   Adin,  tour  fiundred 
Cyrus    had  given  in  commandment,  the    same  fifty^  and  four  • 


cliarged  he  also  to  be  done,  and  sent  unto  Jeru 
salem. 

58  IT  Now  when  this  young  man  was  gone 
forth,  he  lifted  up  his  face  to  heaven,  toward  Je- 
rusalem, and  praised  the  King  of  heaven, 

59  And  said,  From  thee  cometh  victory,  from 
thee  cometh  wisdom,  and  thme  is  the  glory,  and 
I  am  thy  servant. 

GO  Blessed  art  thou,  who  hast  given  me  wis- 
dom :  for  to  thee  I  give  thanks,  O  Lord  of  our 
fathers. 

CI  And  so  he  took  the  letters,  and  went  out, 
and  came  unto  Babylon,  and  told  it  all  his  bre- 
thren, r.    %    ■     c 

(;2  And  they  praised  the  God  of  their  fa- 
thers, because  they  had  given  them  freedom  and 
liberty 

63  To  go  up,  and  to  build  Jerusalem,  and  the 
temple  which  is  called  by  his  name  :  and  they 
feasted  with  instruments  of  music  and  gladness 
seven  days. 

CHAP.  V. 

A  FTER  this  were  the  principal  men  of  the 
J\.  families  cliosen  according  to  their  tribes, 
to  go  up  with  their  wives,  and  sons,  and  daugh- 
ters, with  their  men-servants,  and  maid-servants, 
and  their  cattle. 

2  And  Darius  sent  with  them  a  thousand 
horsemen,  till  they  had  brought  them  back  to 
Jerusalem  safely,  and  with  musical  [instruments] 
tabrets  and  flutes. 

3  And  all  their  brethren  played,  and  he  made 
them  go  up  together  with  them. 

4  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  men  which 
wont  up,  according  to  their  famihes  among  their 
tribes,  after  their  several  heads. 

5  The  priests,  the  sons  of  Piiinees  the  son  of 
Aaron  :  Jesus  the  son  of  Josedec,  the  son  of  Sa- 
raias,  and  Joacim  the  son  of  Zorobabel,  the  son 


i5  The  sons  of  Aterezias,  ninety  and  two : 
the  sons  of  Ceilan  and  Azetas,  threescore  and 
seven  :  the  sons  of  Azuran,  four  hundred  thirty 
and  two  : 

16  The  sons  of  Ananias,  a  hundred  and  one  : 
the  sons  of  Arom,  thirty-two  :  and  the  sons  of 
Bassa,  three  hundred  twenty  and  three :  the 
sons  of  Azephurith,  an  hundred  and  two  : 

17  The  sons  of  Meterus,  three  thousand  and 
five  :  the  sons  of  Bethlomon,  an  hundred  twenty 
and  three  : 

18  They  of  Netophah,  fifty  and  five  :  they 
of  Anathoth,  an  hundred  fifty  and  eight :  they  of 
Bethsamos,  forty  and  two  : 

19  They  of  Kiriathiarius,  twenty  and  five  : 
they  of  Caphiraand  Beroth,  seven  hundred  forty 
and  three  :  they  of  Pira,  seven  hundred  : 

20  They  of  Chadias,  and  Ammidioi,  fourjiun- 
dred  twenty  and  two  :  they  of  Cirama  and  Gab- 
des,  six  liundred  twenty  and  one  : 

21  They  of  Macalon,  an  hundred  twenty  and 
two  :  they  of  Betolius,  fifty  and  two  :  the  sons 
of  Nephis,  an  hundred  fifty  and  six  : 

22  The  sons  of  Calamolalus  and  Onus,  seven 
hundred  twenty  and  five  :  the  sons  of  Jerechus, 
two  hundred  forty  and  live  : 

23  The  sons  of  Annaas,  three  thousand  three 
hundred  and  thirty. 

24  Tlie  priests :  the  sons  of  Jeddu,  the  son 
of  Jesus,  among  the  sons  of  Sanasib,  nine  hun- 
dred seventy  and  two  :  the  sons  of  Merutli,  a 
thousand  fifty  and  two  : 

25  The  sons  of  Phassaron,  a  thousand  forty 
and  seven:  the  sons  of  Carme,  a  thousand  and 
seventeen. 

26  The  Levites:  the  sons  of  Jessue,  and  Cad- 
miel,  and  Banuas,  and  Sudias,  seventy  and 
four. 

27  The  holy  singers :  the  sons  of  Asaph,  an 


rclu^^.  *iii»i    ./v^ttv.»i»i  t»*.>  ^yjxi.  ^1.    *_.w.^ , —-       ,r  P    •    -I 

of  Salathiel  of  the  house  of  David,  out  of  the  I  hundred  twenty  and  eight, 
kindred  of  Phares,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah  ;  j      28  The  porters  :  the  sons  of  Salum,  the  sons 

G    Who  spake  wise  sentences  before  Darius|of  Jatal,  the  sons  of  Talmon,  the  sons  of  Da- 


Apocrypha. 


I.  ESDRAS. 


cobi  the  sons  of  Teta,  the  sons  of  Sami,  in  all  an 
hundred  thirty  and  nine. 

29  The  servants  of  the  temple:  the  sons  of 
Ji,sau,  the  sons  of  Asipha,  the  sons  of  Tabaoth, 
tlie  sons  of  Ceras,  the  sons  of  Sud,  the  sons  of 
Fhaleas   the  sons  of  Labana,  the  sons  of  Graba, 

Jl)  1  lie  sons  of  Acua,  the  sons  of  Uta,  the 
sons  of  Cetab,  tlie  sons  of  Agaba,  the  sons  of 
bubai  the  sons  of  Anan,  the  sons  of  Cathua,the 
sons  of  Geddur, 

31  The  sons  of  Airus,  the  sons  of  Daisan,  the 
sons  of  Noeba,  the  sons  of  Chaseba,  the  sons  of 
Uazera,  the  sons  of  Azia,  the  sons  of  Phinees 
the  sons  of  Azara,  tlie  sons  of  Bastai,  the  sons 
o;  Asana,  the  sons  of  Meani,  the  sons  of  Naplii- 
si,  tlie  sons  of  Acub,  the  sons  of  Acipha,  the 
sons  of  Assur,  the  sons  of  Pharacim,  the  sons  of 
-Basajoth, 

32  The  sons  of  Mceda,  the  sons  of  Coutha 
the  sons  of  Charea,  the  sons  of  Charcus,  the 
sons  of  Aserer,  the  sons  of  Thomoi,  the  sons  of 
iVasith,  the  sons  of  Atipha.  I 

33  The  sons  of  the  servants  of  Solomon:  the 
sons  of  Azaphion,  the  sons  of  Pharira,  tte  sons 
ot  Jeeh,  the  sons  of  Lozon,  the  sons  of  isdael. 
tiie  sons  of  Saphoth, 

34  The  sons  of  Hagia,  the  sons  of  Phacareth. 
the  sons  of  Sabi,  the  sons  of  Sarothie,  the  sons 
of  MasiaslJie  sons  of  Gar,  the  sons  of  Addus 
the  sons  of  Suba,  the  sons  of  Apherra,  the  sons 
of  Barodis   the  sons  of  Sabat,  the  sons  of  Allom 

3o  All  the  ministers  of  the  temple,  and  the 
sons  of  the  servants  of  Solomon,  were  three 
hundred  seventy  and  two. 

3(j  These  came  up  from  Thermeleth,  and 
Ihelersas,  Charaathalar  leading  them,  and  Aa- 
lar  ; 

37  Neither  could  they  shew  their  families,  nor 
their  stock  how  they  were  of  Israel :  the  sons 
ot  Ladan,  the  sons  of  Ban,  the  sons  of  Necodan, 
six  hundred  fifty  and  two. 

38  And  of  tlie  priests  that  usurped  the  office 
otthe  priesthood,  and  were  not  found  :  the  sons 
oi  Obdia,  the  sons  of  Accoz,  the  sons  of  Addus 
who  married  Augia  one  of  the  dauo-hters  of 
iJerzelus.  and  was  named  after  his  name. 

3.)  And  when  the  description  of  the  kindred 
ot  these  men  was  sought  in  the  register,  and 
was  not  found,  they  were  removed  from  execut- 
ing the  ofiice  of  the  priesthood  ; 

40  For  unto  tiiem  said  Nehcmias  and  Atha- 
rias,  that  they  should  not  be  partakers  of  the 
holy  things,  till  there  arose  up  an  high  priest 
clotlied  with  doctrine  and  truth. 

41  So  of  Israel  from  them  of  twelve  years  old 
nnd  upward,  they  were  all  in  number  foVty  tliou- 
•sand,  beside  men-servants  and  women-servants 
two  thous.and  three  hundred  and  si.xty.  ' 

42  Their  men-servants  and  handmaids  were 
seven  thousand  three  hundred  forty  and  seven  • 
tne  snigmg-men  and  singing-women,  two  hun- 
dred forty  and  five  : 

43  Fom-  hundred  thirty  and  five  camels,  seven 
tliousand  thirty  and  six  horses,  two  hundred 
forty  and  five  mules,  five  thousand  five  hundred 
twenty  and  five  beasts  used  to  tiie  yoke 

44  And  certain  of  the  chief  of  their  families 
when  they  came  to  the  temple  of  God  that  is  in 
.lerusalem  vowed  to  set  up  the  house  acrain  in 
lus  own  place  according  to  their  abilitv  ° 


Apocrypha. 


the  singers  also  and  the  porters ;  and  all  Israel 
in  their  villages. 

47  IT  But  when  the  seventh  month  was  at 
Hand,  and  when  the  children  of  Israel  were  eve- 
ry man  in  his  own  place,  they  came  all  together 
with  one  consent  into  the  open  place  of  the  first 
gate  which  IS  toward  the  east. 

48  Then  stood  up  Jesus  the  son  of  Josedec, 
and  his  brethren  the  priests,  and  Zorobabel  the 
son  of  Salathiel,  and  his  brethren,  and  made 
'^^fy  the  altar  of  the  God  of  Israel, 

4J  To  offer  burnt  sacrifices  upon  it,  accordino- 
as  It  is  expressly  commanded  in  the  book  o? 
Moses  the  man  of  God. 

50  And  there  were  gathered  unto  them  out 
of  the  other  nations  of  the  land,  and  they  erect- 
ed the  altar  upon  his  own  place,  because  all  the 
nations  of  the  land  were  at  enmity  with  them 
and  oppressed  them  ;  and  they  off-ered  sacrifices 
according  to  the  time,  and  burnt-oflTerino-s  to  the 
Lord  both  morning  and  evenino-. 

51  Also  they  held  the  feast  of  tabernacles,  as 
It  IS  commanded  in  the  law,  and  offered  sacri- 
fices daily,  as  was  meet : 

52  And  after  that,  the  continual  oblations, 
and  the  sacrifice  of  the  sabbaths,  and  of  the  new 
moons,  and  of  all  holy  feasts. 

53  And  all  they  that  had  made  any  vow  to 
God  began  to  off-er  sacrifices  to  God  from  the 
first  day  of  the  seventh  month,  although  the 
temple  of  the  Lord  was  not  yet  built. 

54  And  they  gave  unto  the  masons  and  car- 
penters, money,  meat,  and  drink,  with  cheer- 
fulness. 

55  Unto  them  of  Sidon  also  and  Tyre  thev 
gave  cars,  that  they  should  bring  cedar  trees 
from  Libanus,  which  should  be  brought  by 
floats  to  the  haven  of  Joppe,  according  as  it  was 
commanded  them  by  Cyrus  kina  of  th?  Persians. 

J)t)  ,1  And  in  the  second  year  and  second 
month  after  his  coming  to  the  temple  of  God  at 
Jerusalem  began  Zorobabel  the  son  of  Salathiel 
and  Jesus  tlie  son  of  Josedec,  and  their  bre- 
thren, and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all 
tiiey  that  were  come  unto  Jerusalem  out  of  the 
captivity  : 

57  And  they  laid  the  foundation  of  the  house 
of  God  in  the  first  day  of  the  second  month,  in 
the  second  year  after  they  were  come  to  Jewry 
and  Jerusalem.  ■' 

58  And  they  appointed  the  Levites  from  twen- 
ty years  old  over  the  works  of  tlie  Lord  Then 
stood  up  Jesus,  and  his  sons  and  brethren,  and 
Cadmiel  his  brotlicr,  and  the  sons  of  Madiabun 
\yith  the  sons  of  Joda  the  son  of  Eliadun,  with 
their  sons  and  brethren,  all  Levites,  with  one 
accord  setters  forward  of  the  business,  labourino- 
to  advance  the  works  in  the  house  of  God  sS 
the  workmen  built  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

•Jl)  And  tiie  priests  stood  arrayed  in  their  vest- 
ments with  musical  instruments  and  trumpets  • 
bals  ^"^^^*^^  the  sons  of  Asaph   had  cym- 

00  Singing  songs  of  thanksgivino-,  and  prais- 
ing the  Lord,  according  as  David  "^the  kintr  of 
Israel  had  ordained.  ° 

61  And  they  sung  with  loud  voices  son<rs  to 
the  praise  of  the  Lord,  because  his  mercy  and 
glory  IS  for  ever  in  all  Israel. 

(;2  And  all  the  people  sounded  trumpets,  and 

sonnfs  of 


45  And  to  give  into  the  holy  treasu.-y  of  the  s]iouted"wUh  a   loC^''  """^'''  '''     '       '     -- 

6 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

the  former  house,  came  to  the  building  of  this 
with  weeping  and  great  crying. 

64  But  many  with  trumpets  and  joy  shouted 
with  loud  voice, 

65  Insomuch  that  the  trumpets  might  not  be 
heard  for  the  weeping  of  the  people  :  yet  the 
multitude  sounded  marvellously,  so  that  it  was 
heard  afar  off.  . 

m  'H  Wlierefore  when  the  enemies  of  the  tribe 
of  Judah  and  Benjamin  heard  it,  they  came 
to  know    what  that  noise   of  trumpets  should 

mean.  ,         ,       „    , 

67  And  they  perceived  that  they  that  were 

of  the  captivity  did  build  the  temple  unto  the 

Lord  God  of  Israel. 

6S  So  they  went  to  Zorobabel  and  Jesus,  and 

to  the  chief  of  the  families,  and  said  unto  them, 

We  will  build  together  with  you. 

69  For  we  likewise,  as  ye,  do  obey  your  Lord, 
and  do  sacrifice  unto  him  from  the  days  of  Az- 
bazareth  tlie  king  of  the  Assyrians,  who  brought 
us  hither. 

70  Then  Zorobabel  and  Jesus,  and  the  chiet 
of  the  families  of  Israel  said  unto  them.  It  is  not 
for  us  and  you  to  build  together  an  house  unto 
the  Lord  our  God. 

71  We  ourselves  alone  will  build  unto  the 
Lord  of  Israel,  according  as  Cyrus  the  king  of 
the  Persians  hath  commanded  us. 

7-2  But  the  heathen  of  the  land  lying  heavy 
upon  tlie  inhabitants  of  Judea,  and  holding  them 
strait,  hindered  their  building  ; 

73  And  by  their  secret  plots,  and  popular 
persuasions  and  commotions,  they  hindered  the 
finishincr  of  the  building  all  the  time  that  king 
Cyrus  iTved  :  so  they  were  hindered  from  build- 
ing for  the  space  of  two  years,  until  the  reign 
of  Darius. 

CHAP.   VI. 

NOW  in  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of  Da- 
rius, Aggeus,  and  Zacharias  the  son  of 
Addo,  the  prophets,  prophesied  unto  the  Jews, 
in  Jewry  and  Jerusalem,  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
God  of  Israel  which  was  upon  them. 

2  Then  stood  up  Zorobabel  the  son  of  Sala- 
thiel,  and  Jesus  the  son  of  Josedec,  and  began 
to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem,  the 
prophets  of  the  Lord  being  with  them,  and  help- 
ing them.  . 

3  At  the  same  time  came  unto  them  bisinncs, 
the  governor  of  Syria  and  Phenice,  with  Sath- 
rabu'zanes,  and  his  companions,  and  said  unto 

them,  .  ,  . 

4  By  whose  appointment  do  ye  build  inis 
house  and  this  roof,  and  perform  all  the  other 
thino-s  ?  and  who  are  the  workmen  that  perform 
these  things .'  „  ,      ,  ,.  •      . 

5  Nevertheless  the  elders  of  the  Jews  obtained 
favour,  because  the  Lord  had  visited  the  cap- 
tivity. .    . 

6  And  they  were  not  hindered  from  building, 
until  such  time  as  signification  was  given  unto 
Darius  concerning  them,  and  an  answer  re- 
ceived. 

7  IT  The  copy  of  the  letters  which  Sisinnos 
(rovernor  of  Syria  and  Phenice,  and  Sathrabu- 
zanes,  with  their  companions,  rulers  in  Syria 
and  Phenice,  wrote  and  sent  unto  Darius  ■,  To 
khior  Darius,  srreeting  :  ,      ,     , 

b"  Lot  all  things  be  known  unto  our  lord  the 
kin T,  that  beimr  come  into  the  country  of  Ju- 
dea^ and  entered  into  the  city  of  Jerusalem,  we 
found  in  the  city  of  Jerusalem  the  ancients  of 
the  Jews  that  were  of  the  captivity, 

9  Building  an  house  unto  the  Lord,  great  and 


YJ.  Apocrypha. 

new,  of  hewn  and  costly  stones,  and  the  timber 


already  laid  upon  the  walls. 

10  And  those  works  are  done  with  great 
speed,  and  the  work  goeth  on  pi  osperoii.«ly  in 
their  hands,  and  with  all  glory  and  diligence  is 
it  made. 

11  Then  asked  we  these  elders,  saying.  By 
whose  commandment  build  ye  this  house,  and 
lay  tho  foundations  of  these  works  ? 

12  Therefore  to  the  intent  that  we  might  give 
knowledge  unto  thee  by  writing,  we  demanded 
of  them^who  were  the  chief  doers,  and  we  re- 
quired of  them  the  names  in  writing  of  their 
principal  men. 

13  So  they  gave  us  this  answer.  We  are  the 
servants  of  the  Lord  which  made  heaven  and 
earth. 

14  And  as  for  this  house ,  it  was  buildeu  many 
years  ago  by  a  king  of  Israel,  great  and  strong, 
and  was  finished.  ,     ,   /^    j       * 

15  But  when  our  fathers  provoked  God  unto 
wrath,  and  sinned  against  the  Lord  of  Israel 
which  is  in  heaven,  he  gave  them  over  into  the 
power  of  Nabuchodonosor  king  of  Babylon,  ot 
the  Chaldees ;  ,  .  j 

16  Who  pulled  down  the  house,  and  burned 
it,  and  carried  away  the  people  captives  unto 
Babylon.  ,        ,  .         ^ 

17  But  in  the  first  year  that  king  Cyrus 
reigned  over  the  country  of  Babylon,  Cyrus  the 
kino-  wrote  to  build  up  this  house. 

18  And  the  holy  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver 
that  Nabuchodonosor  had  carried  away  out  of 
the  house  at  Jerusalem,  and  had  set  them  in 
his  own  temple,  those  Cyrus  the  king  brought 
forth  again  out  of  the  temple  at  Babylon,  and 
they  were  delivered  to  Zorobabel  and  to  Sana- 
bassarus  the  ruler, 

19  With  commandment  that  he  should  carry 
away  the  same  vessels,  and  put  them  in  the 
temple  at  Jerusalem  ;  and  that  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  should  be  built  in  his  place. 

20  Then  the  same  Sanabassarus,  being  come 
hither,  laid  the  foundations  of  the  house  of  the 
Lord  at  Jerusalem :  and  from  that  time  to  this 
beinrr  still  a  building,  it  is  not  yet  fully  ended. 

2f  Now  therefore,  if  it  seem  good  unto  the 
king,  let  search  be  made  among  the  records  of 
kincr  Cyrus:  ,    ., ,.         /.*u 

22  And  if  it  be  found  that  the  building  of  the 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Jerusalem  hath  been  done 
with  the  consent  of  king  Cyrus,  and  if  our  lord 
the  king  be  so  minded,  let  him  signify  unto  us 

thereof  ,  .        r^     •      ,  i 

23  IT  Then  commanded  king  Darius  to  seek 
an^oncr  the  records  at  Babylon  :  and  so  at  Ec- 
batana  the  palace,  which  is  in  the  country  ot 
Media,  there  was  found  a  roll  wherein  these 
things  were  recorded. 

24  In  the  first  year  of  the  reign  ot  Gyrus, 
kino-  Cyrus  commanded  that  the  house  ot  tho 
Lord  at  Jerusalem  should  be  built  again,  where 
thev  do  sacrifice  with  continual  fire  : 

25  Whose  heiirht  shall  be  sixty  cubits,  and 
the  breadth  si.Kty  cubits,  with  three  rows  of  hewn 
stones,  and  one  row  of  new  wood  of  that  coun- 
try ;  and  the  expenses  thereof  to  be  given  out 
of  the  house  of  kini  Cyrus  :  » 

21)  A.nd  that  the  holv  vessels  of  the  house  ot 
the  Lord,  both  of  gold  and  silver,  that  Nabu- 
chodonosor took  out  of  the  house  at  Jerusalem, 
and  broucrht  to  Babylon,  should  be  restored  to 
the  house^at  Jerusalem,  and  be  set  in  the  place 
where  they  were  before.      ,    ,    ,    ^  <^.  .  ,, 

'>7  And  also  he  commanded  that  Sisinnes  the 
7 


Apocrypha.  I.   ESDRAS. 

governor  of  Syria  and  Phenice,  and  Sathrabu- 
Kanes,  and  their  companions,  and  those  which 
"were  appointed  rulers  in  Syria  and  Phenice, 
should  be  careful  not  to  meddle  with  the  place, 
but  suffer  Zorobabel,  the  servant  of  the  Lord, 
and  governor  of  Judea,  and  the  elders  of  the 
Jews,  to  build  the  house  of  the  Lord  in  that 
place. 

28  I  have  commanded  also  to  have  it  built  up 
whole  again  ;  and  that  they  look  diligently  to 
help  those  that  be  of  the  captivity  of  the  Jews, 
till  the  house  of  the  Lord  be  finished  : 

29  And  out  of  the  tribute  of  Celosyria  and  Phe- 
nice, a  portion  carefully  to  be  given  these  men, 
for  the  sacrifices  of  the  Lord,  that  is,  to  Zoro- 
babel the  governor,  for  bullocks,  and  rams,  and 
iambs  ; 

30  And  also  corn,  salt,  wine,  and  oil,  and  that 
continually  every  year  without  further  question, 
according  as  the  priests  that  be  in  Jerusalem 
shall  signify  to  be  daily  spent : 

31  That  offerings  may  be  made  to  the  most 
high  God,  for  the  king,  and  for  his  children,  and 
that  they  may  pray  for  their  lives. 

32  And  he  commanded  that  whosoever  should 
transgress,  yea,  or  make  light  of  any  thing  afore 
spoken  or  written,  out  of  his  own  house  should 
a  tree  be  taken,  and  lie  thereon  be  hanged,  and 
all  his  goods  seized  for  the  king. 

33  The  Lord  therefore,  whose  name  is  there 
called  upon,  utterly  destroy  every  king  and  na- 
tion, that  stretchetli  out  his  hand  to  hinder  or 
endamage  that  house  of  the  Lord  in  Jerusa- 
lem. 

34  I  Darius  the  king  have  ordained  that 
according  unto  these  things  it  be  done  with  dili- 
gence. 

CHAP.  vn. 

THEN  Sisinnes  the  governor  of  Celosyria 
and  Phenice,  and  Sathrabuzanes,  with  their 
companions,  following  the  commandments  of 
king  Darius, 

2  Did  very  carefully  oversee  the  holy  works, 
assisting  the  ancients  of  the  Jews  and  governors 
of  the  temple. 

3  And  so  the  holy  works  prospered  when  Ag- 
geus  and  Zacharias  the  prophets  prophesied. 

4  And  they  finished  these  things  by  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  and  with 
the  consent  of  Cyrus,  Darius,  and  Artaxerxes, 
kings  of  Persia. 

5  And  thus  was  the  holy  house  finished  in 
the  three  and  twentieth  day  of  tlie  montli  Adar, 
in  t-ie  sixth  year  of  Darius  king  of  the  Per- 
sians. 

6  And  the  children  of  Israel,  the  priests,  and 
the  Levites,  and  others  that  were  of  tiie  captivi- 
ty, that  were  added  unto  them,  did  according  to 
the  things  written  in  the  book  of  Moses. 

7  And  to  the  dedication  of  the  temple  of  the 
Lord  they  ofl'ered  an  hundred  bullociis,  two  hun- 
dred rams,  four  hundred  iambs  ; 

8  And  twelve  goats  for  the  sin  of  all  Israel, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  chief  of  the  tribes 
of  Israel. 

9  The  priests  also  and  the  Levites  stood  ar- 
rayed in  their  vestments,  according  to  their 
kindreds,  in  the  service  of  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, according  to  the  book  of  Moses  :  and  the 
porters  at  every  gate. 

10  II  And  the  children  of  Israel  tliat  were  of 
the  captivity  held  the  passover  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  first  month,  after  that  the  priests  and 
the  Levites  were  sanctified. 

11  They  that  were  of  the  captivity  were  not 


ApocTrjplia. 
all  sanctified  together  :  but  the  Levites  were  all 
sanctified  together. 

12  And  so  they  offered  the  passover  for  all 
them  of  the  captivity,  and  for  their  brethren  the 
priests,  and  for  themselves. 

13  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  came  out 
of  the  captivity  did  eat,  even  all  they  that  had 
separated  themselves  from  the  abominations  of 
the  people  of  the  land,  and  sought  the  Lord. 

14  And  they  kept  the  feast  of  unleavened 
bread  seven  days,  making  merry  before  the 
Lord, 

15  For  that  he  had  turned  the  counsel  of  the 
king  of  Assyria  toward  them,  to  strengthen  their 
hands  in  the  works  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  after  these  things,  when  Artaxerxes  the 
king  of  the  Persians  reigned,  came  Esdras 
the  son  of  Saraias,  the  son  of  Ezerias,  the  son  of 
Helchiah,  the  son  of  Salum, 

2  The  son  of  Sadduc,  the  son  of  Achitob,  the 
son  of  Amarias,  the  son  of  Ezias,  the  son  of  Me- 
remoth,  the  son  of  Zarias,  the  son  of  Savias,  the 
son  of  Boccas,  the  son  of  Abisum,  the  son  of 
Phinees,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron 
the  chief  priest. 

3  This  Esdras  went  up  from  Babylon,  as  a 
scribe,  being  very  ready  in  the  law  of  Moses, 
that  was  given  by  the  God  of  Israel. 

4  And  the  king  did  him  honour  :  for  he  found 
grace  in  his  sight  in  all  his  requests. 

5  There  went  up  with  him  also  certain  of  the 
children  of  Israel,  of  the  priests,  of  the  Levites, 
of  the  holy  singers,  porters,  and  ministers  of  the 
temple,  unto  Jerusalem, 

6  In  the  seventh  year  of  the  reign  of  Arta- 
xerxes, in  the  fifth  month,  this  was  the  king's 
seventh  year  ;  for  they  went  from  Babylon  in 
the  first  day  of  the  first  month,  and  came  to  Je- 
rusalem, according  to  the  prosperous  journey 
which  the  Lord  gave  them. 

7  For  Esdras  had  very  great  skill,  so  that  he 
omitted  nothing  of  the  law  and  commandments 
of  the  Lord,  but  taught  all  Israel  the  ordinances 
and  judgments. 

8  IT  Now  the  copy  of  the  commission,  which 
was  written  from  Artaxerxes  the  king,  and  came 
to  Esdras  the  priest  and  reader  of  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  is  this  that  followeth  ; 

9  King  Artaxerxes  unto  Esdras  the  priest  and 
reader  of  the  law  of  the  Lord  sendeth  greet- 
ing : 

10  Having  determined  to  deal  graciously,  I 
have  given  order,  that  such  of  the  nation  of  the 
Jews,  and  of  the  priests  and  Levites  being  with 
in  our  realm,  as  are  willing  and  desirous,  should 
go  with  thee  unto  Jerusalem. 

11  As  many  therefore  as  have  a  mind  there 
unto,  let  them  depart  with  tliee,  as  it  liath 
seemed  good  both  to  me  and  my  seven  friends 
the  counsellors ; 

12  That  tiiey  may  look  unto  the  affairs  of 
Judea  and  Jerusalem,  agreeably  to  that  which  is 
in  the  law  of  the  Lord  ; 

13  And  carry  the  gifts  unto  the  Lord  of  Is- 
rael to  Jerusalem,  which  I  and  my  friends  have 
vowed,  and  all  the  gold  and  silver  that  in  the 
country  of  Babylon  can  be  found,  to  the  Lord  in 
Jerusalem, 

14  With  that  also  which  is  given  of  the  peo- 
ple for  the  temple  of  the  Lord  their  God  at  Je- 
rusalem :  and  tliat  silver  and  gold  may  be  col- 
lected for  bullocks,  rams,  and  lambs,  and  things 
thereunto  appertaining ; 

15  To  the  end  that  they  may  offer  sacrifices 
8 


Jlpocrypha. 


CHAP.  VIII. 


Jlpocrypha. 


unto  the  Lord  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  their 
God,  which  is  in  Jerusalem. 

IG  And  whatsoever  thou  and  thy  brethren  will 
do  with  the  silver  and  gold,  that  do,  according 
to  the  will  of  thy  God. 

17  And  the  holy  vessels  of  the  Lord  which 
are  given  thee  for  the  use  of  the  temple  of  thy 
God,  which  is  in  Jerusalem,  thou  shalt  set  before 
thy  God  in  Jerusalem. 

18  And  whatsoever  thing  else  thou  shalt  re- 
member for  the  use  of  the  temple  of  thy  God, 
thou  shalt  give  it  out  of  the  king's  treasury. 

19  And  I  king  Arta.xorxes  have  also  com- 
manded the  keepers  of  the  treasures  in  Syria 
and  Phenice,  that  whatsoever  Esdras  the  priest 
and  the  reader  of  the  law  of  the  most  high  God 
shall  send  for,  they  should  give  it  him  with 
speed, 

20  To  the  sum  of  an  hundred  talents  of  silver, 
likewise  also  of  wheat  even  to  an  hundred  cors, 
and  an  liundred  pieces  of  wine,  and  other  things 
in  abundance. 

21  Let  all  things  be  performed  after  the  Jaw 
of  God  diligently  unto  the  most  high  God,  that 
Wrath  come  not  upon  the  kingdom  of  the  king 
and  his  sons. 

22  I  command  you  also,  that  ye  require  no 
tax,  nor  any  other  imposition  of  any  of  the 
priests  or  Levites,  or  holy  singers,  or  porters,  or 
ministers  of  the  temple,  or  of  any  that  have  doings 
in  this  temple,  and  that  no  man  have  authority 
to  impose  any  thing  upon  them. 

23  And  thou,  Esdras,  according  to  the  wis- 
dom of  God,  ordain  judges  and  justices,  that  they 
may  judge  in  all  Syria  and  Phenice  all  those 
that  know  the  law  of  thy  God  ;  and  those  that 
knovi'  it  not  thou  shalt  teach. 

24  And  whosoever  shall  transgress  the  law 
of  thy  God,  and  of  the  king,  shall  be  punished 
diligently,  whether  it  be  by  death,  or  other 
punishment,  by  penalty  of  money,  or  by  imprison- 
ment. 

25  IT  Then  said  Esdras  tlie  scribe,  Blessed  be 
the  only  Lord  God  of  my  fathers,  who  hath  put 
these  things  into  the  heart  of  the  king,  to  glorify 
his  house  tliat  is  in  Jerusalem  : 

21)  And  hath  honoured  me  in  the  sight  of  the 
king,  and  his  counsellors,  and  all  his  friends,  and 
nobles. 

27  Therefore  was  I  encouraged  by  the  help 
of  the  Lord  my  God,  and  gathered  together  men 
of  Israel  to  go  up  with  me. 

2rf  TI  And  these  are  the  chief  according  to 
their  families  and  several  dignities,  that  went 
up  witli  me  from  Babylon  in  the  reign  of  king 
Artaxerxes : 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Phinees,  Gerson  :  of  the 
sons  of  Ithamar,  Gamael :  of  the  sons  of  David, 
Lettus  the  son  of  Sechenias : 

30  Of  the  sons  of  Pharez,  Zacharias  ;  and 
with  him  were  counted  an  hundred  and  fifty 
men  : 

ni  Of  the  sons  of  Pahath  Moab,  Eliaonias, 
the  son  of  Zaraias,  and  with  him  two  hundred 
men  : 

32  Of  the  sons  of  Zathoe,  Sechenias  the  son 
of  Jezolus,  and  with  him  three  hundred  men : 
of  the  sons  of  Adin,  Obeth  tlie  son  of  Jonathan, 
and  with  him  two  hundred  and  fifty  men : 

33  Of  the  sons  of  Elam,  Josias  son  of  Gotho- 
lias,  and  with  him  seventy  men  : 

34  Of  the  sons  of  Saphatias,  Zaraias  son  of 
Michael,  and  with  him  threescore  and  ten 
men : 

3.'>  Of  the  sons  of  Joab,  Abadias  son  of  Je- 


zelus,   and  with  him  two  hundred  and  twelve 
men : 

36  Of  the  sons  of  Banid,  Assalimoth  son  of 
Josaphias,  and  with  him  an  hundred  and  three- 
score men : 

37  Of  tlie  sons  of  Babi,  Zacharias  son  of  Be- 
bai,  and  with  him  twenty  and  eight  men  : 

38  Of  the  sons  of  Astath,  Johannes  son  of 
Acatan,  and  with  him  an  hundred  and  ten  men  : 

39  Of  the  sons  of  Adonicam  the  last,  and 
these  are  the  names  of  them,  Eliphalet,  Jcuel, 
and  Samaias,  and  with  them  seventy  men  : 

40  Of  the  sons  of  Bago,  Uthi  the  son  of  Istal- 
curus,  and  with  him  seventy  men. 

41  And  these  I  gathered  together  to  the  river 
called  Tlieras,  where  we  pitched  our  tents  three 
days  :  and  then  I  surveyed  tliem. 

42  But  when  I  had  found  there  none  of  the 
priests  .and  Levites, 

43  Then  sent  I  unto  Eleazar,  and  Iduel,  and 
Masman, 

44  And  Alnathan,  and  Mamaias,  and  Joribas, 
and  Nathan,  Eunatan,  Zacharias,  and  Mosolla- 
mon,  principal  men  and  learned. 

45  And  I  bade  them  that  they  should  go  unto 
Saddens  the  captain,  who  was  in  the  place  of  the 
treasury : 

46  And  commanded  them  that  they  should 
speak  unto  Daddeus,  and  to  his  brethren,  and  to 
the  treasurers  in  that  place,  to  send  us  such  men 
as  might  execute  the  priest's  office  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord. 

47  And  by  the  mighty  hand  of  our  Lord  they 
brought  unto  us  skilful  men  of  the  sons  of  Moli 
the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Israel,  Asebebia,  and 
his  sons,  and  his  brethren,  who  were  eighteen. 

48  And  Asebia,  and  Annuus,  and  Osaias  his 
brother,  of  the  sons  of  Channuneus,  and  their 
sons,  were  twcnt}^  men. 

49  And  of  the  servants  of  the  temple  whom 
David  had  ordained,  and  the  principal  men  for 
the  service  of  the  Levites  (to  wit)  the  servants 
of  the  temple,  two  hundred  and  twenty,  the 
catalogue  of  whose  names  were  shewed. 

50  H  And  there  I  vowed  a  fast  unto  the  young 
men  before  our  Lord,  to  desire  of  him  a  pros- 
perous journey  both  for  us  and  them  that  were 
with  us,  for  our  children,  and  for  the  cattle  : 

51  For  I  was  ashamed  to  ask  the  king  foot- 
men, and  horsemen,  and  conduct  for  safeguard 
against  our  adversaries. 

52  FoV  we  had  said  unto  the  king,  that  the 
power  of  the  Lord  our  God  should  be  with  them 
that  seek  him,  to  support  them  in  all  ways. 

53  And  again  we  besought  our  Lord  as  touch- 
ing these  things,  and  found  him  favourable  unto 
us. 

54  IT  Then  I  separated  twelve  of  the  chief  of 
the  priests,  Esebrias,  and  Assanias,  and  ten  men 
of  their  brethren  with  them: 

55  And  I  weighed  them  the  gold,  and  the 
silver,  and  the  holy  vessels  of  the  house  of  our 
Lord,  which  the  king,  and  his  council,  and  the 
princes,  and  all  Israel,  had  given. 

56  And  when  I  had  weighed  it,  I  delivered 
unto  them  six  hundred  and  sixty  talents  of  sil- 
ver, and  silver  vessels  of  an  Imniircd  talents,  and 
an  hundred  talents  of  gold, 

57  And  twenty  golden  vessels,  and  twelve 
vessels  of  brass,  even  of  fine  brass,  glittering  like 
gold. 

58  And  I  said  unto  them.  Both  ye  are  holy 
unto  the  Lord,  and  the  vessels  are  holy,  and  the 
gold  and  the  silver  is  a  vow  unto  the  Lord,  tha 
Lord  of  our  fathers. 

9 


Apocrypha. 


I.  E3DRAS. 


59  Watch  ye,  and  keep  them  till  ye  deliver 
them  to  the  chief  of  the  priests  and  Levites,  and 
to  the  principal  men  of  the  families  of  Israel,  in 
Jerusalem,  into  the  chambers  of  the  house  of 
our  God. 

60  So  the  priests  and  the  Levites,  who  had 
received  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  ves- 
sels, brought  them  unto  Jerusalem  into  the 
temple  of  the  Lord. 

01  IT  And  from  the  river  Theras  we  departed 
the  twelfth  day  of  the  first  month,  and  came  to 
Jerusalem  by  the  mighty  hand  of  our  Lord, 
which  was  with  us  ;  and  from  the  beginning  of 
our  journey  the  Lord  delivered  us  from  every 
enemy,  and  so  we  came  to  Jerusalem. 

62  And  when  we  had  been  there  three  days, 
the  gold  and  silver  that  was  weighed  was  de- 
livered in  the  house  of  our  Lord  on  the  fourth 
day  unto  Marmoth  the  priest  the  son  of  Iri. 

63  And  with  him  was  Eleazar  the  son  of  Phi- 
nees,  and  with  them  were  Josabad  the  son  of 
Jesu,  and  Moeth  the  son  of  Sabban,  Levites  :  all 
was  delivered  them  by  number  and  weight. 

64  And  all  the  weight  of  them  was  written 
up  the  same  hour. 

65  Moreover,  they  that  were  come  out  of  the 
captivity  offered  sacrifice  unto  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel,  even  twelve  bullocks  for  all  Israel,  four- 
score and  sixteen  rams, 

66  Threescore  and  twelve  lambs,  goats  for  a 
peace-otfering,  twelve  ;  all  of  them  a  sacrifice  to 
the  Lord. 

67  And  they  delivered  the  king's  command- 
ments unto  the  king's  stewards,  and  to  the  go- 
vernors of  Celosyria  and  Phenice  ;  and  they 
honoured  the  people  and  the  temple  of  God. 

68  H  Now  when  these  things  were  done,  the 
rulers  came  unto  me,  and  said, 

69  The  nation  of  Israel,  the  princes,  the 
priests,  and  Levites,  have  not  put  away  from 
them  the  strange  people  of  the  land,  nor  the 
pollutions  of  the  Gentiles,  to  wit,  of  the  Ca- 
naanites,  Hittites,  Pheresites,  Jebusites,  and  the 
Moabites,  Egyptians,  and  Edomites. 

70  For  both  they  and  their  sons  have  married 
with  their  daughters,  and  the  holy  seed  is  mixed 
with  the  strange  people  of  the  land ;  and  from 
the  beginning  of  this  matter  the  rulers  and  the 
great  men  have  been  partakers  of  this  iniquity. 

71  And  as  soon  as  I  had  heard  these  things. 
I  rent  my  clothes,  and  the  holy  garment,  and 
pulled  off  the  hair  from  off  my  head  and  beard, 
and  sat  me  down  sad  and  very  heavy. 

72  So  all  they  that  were  then  moved  at  the 
word  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  assembled  unto 
me,  whilst  I  mourned  for  the  iniquity  :  but  I  sat 
still  full  of  heaviness  until  the  evening  sacrifice. 

73  Then  rising  up  from  the  fast  with  ni}' 
clothes  and  the  holy  garment  rent,  and  bowimr 
my  knees,  and  stretching  forth  my  hands  unto 
the  Lord, 

74  I  said,  O  Lord,  I  am  confounded  and 
ashamed  before  thy  face  ; 

75  For  our  sins  are  multiplied  above  our 
heads,  and  our  ignorances  have  reached  up 
unto  heaven. 

70  For  ever  since  the  time  of  our  fathers, 
we  have  been  and  are  in  great  sin,  even  unto 
this  day. 

77  And  for  our  sins  and  our  fathers'  we  with 
our  brethren  and  our  kings  and  our  priests  were 
given  up  unto  the  kings  of  the  earth,  to  the 
sword,  and  to  captivity,  and  for  a  prey  with 
shame,  unto  this  day. 

78  And  now  in  some  measure  hath  mercy 


■Apocrypha. 


been  shewed  unto  us  from  thee,  O  Lord,  that 
there  should  be  left  us  a  root  and  a  name  in  the 
place  of  thy  sanctuary  ; 

79  And  to  discover  unto  us  a  light  in  the 
house  of  the  Lord  our  God,  and  to  give  us  food 
in  the  time  of  our  servitude. 

80  Yea,  when  we  were  in  bondage,  we  were 
not  forsaken  of  our  Lord  ;  but  he  made  us  gra- 
cious before  the  kings  of  Persia,  so  that  they 
gave  us  food  ; 

81  Yea,  and  honoured  the  temple  of  our  Lord, 
and  raised  up  the  desolate  Zion,  that  they  have 
given  us  a  sure  abiding  in  Jewry  and  Jerusalem. 

82  And  now,  O  Lord,  what  shall  we  say, 
having  these  things  .''  for  we  have  transgressed 
thy  commandments  which  tliou  gavest  by  the 
hand  of  thy  servants  the  prophets,  saying, 

83  That  the  land  which  ye  enter  into  to  pos- 
sess as  an  heritage,  is  a  land  polluted  with  the 
pollutions  of  the  strangers  of  the  land,  and  they 
have  filled  it  with  their  uncleanness. 

84  Therefore  now  shall  ye  not  join  your 
daughters  unto  their  sons,  neither  shall  ye  take 
their  daughters  unto  your  sons. 

85  Moreover,  ye  shall  never  seek  to  have 
peace  with  them,  that  ye  may  be  strong,  and 
eat  the  good  things  of  the  land,  and  that  ye  may 
leave  the  inheritance  of  the  land  unto  your  chil- 
dren for  evermore. 

86  And  all  that  is  befallen,  is  done  unto  us  for 
our  wicked  works,  and  great  sins ;  for  thou,  O 
Lord,  didst  make  our  sins  light, 

87  And  didst  give  unto  us  such  a  root ;  but 
we  have  turned  back  again  to  transgress  thy 
law,  and  to  mingle  ourselves  with  the  unclean- 
ness of  the  nations  of  the  land. 

88  Mightest  not  thou  be  angry  with  us  to  de-  , 
stroy  us,  till  thou  hadst  left  us  neither  root,  seed, 
nor  name  ? 

89  O  Lord  of  Israel,  thou  art  true  :  for  we 
are  left  a  root  this  day. 

90  Behold,  now  are  we  before  thee  in  our  ini- 
quities, for  we  cannot  stand  any  longer  hj  reason 
of  these  things  before  thee. 

91  And  as  Esdras  in  his  prayer  made  his  con- 
fession, weeping,  and  lying  flat  upon  the  ground 
before  the  temple,  there  gathered  unto  him  from 
Jerusalem  a  very  great  multitude  of  men,  and 
women,  and  children  :  for  there  was  great  weep- 
ing among  the  multitude. 

92  IT  Then  Jechonias  the  son  of  Jeelus,  one 
of  the  sons  of  Israel,  called  out,  and  said,  O  Es- 
dras, we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord  God,  we 
have  married  strange  women  of  the  nations  of 
the  land,  and  now  is  all  Israel  aloft. 

93  Let  us  make  an  oath  to  the  Lord,  that  we 
will  put  away  all  our  wives,  which  we  have 
taken  of  the  heathen,  with  their  children, 

94  Like  as  thou  hast  decreed,  and  as  many  as 
do  obey  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

95  Arise,  and  put  in  execution  :  for  to  thee 
doth  this  matter  appertain,  and  we  will  be  with 
thee  :  do  valiantly. 

96  So  Esdras  arose,  and  took  an  oath  of  the 
chief  of  the  priests  and  Levites  of  all  Israel  to 
do  after  these  things ;  and  so  they  sware. 

CHAP.   IX. 

THEN  Esdras,  rising  from  the  court  of  the 
temple,  went  to  the  chamber  of   Joanan 
the  son  of  Eliasib, 

2  And  remained  there,  and  did  eat  no  meat, 
nor  drink  water,  mourning  for  the  great  iniqui- 
ties of  the  multitude. 

3  And  there  was  a  proclamation  in  all  Jewry 
and  Jerusalem  to  all  them  that  were  of  the  cap- 

10 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

tivity,  that  they  should  be  gathered  together  at 
Jerusalem : 

4  And  that  whosoever  met  not  there  within 
two  or  three  days,  according  as  the  elders  that 
bare  rule  appointed,  their  cattle  should  be  seized 
to  the  use  of  the  temple,  and  himself  cast  out 
from  them  that  were  of  the  captivity. 

5  And  in  three  days  were  all  they  of  the  tribe 
of  Juda  and  Benjamin  gathered  together  at  Je- 
rusalem the  twentieth  day  of  tlie  ninth  month. 

6  And  all  the  multitude  sat  trembling  in  the 
broad  court  of  the  temple  because  of  the  pre- 
sent foul  weather. 

7  So  Esdras  arose  up,  and  said  unto  them, 
Ye  have  transgressed  the  law  in  marrying 
strange  wives,  thereby  to  increase  the  sins  of 
Israel. 

8  And  now  by  confession  give  glory  unto  tlic 
Lord  God  of  our  fathers, 

9  And  do  his  will,  and  separate  yourselves 
from  the  heathen  of  the  land,  and  from  the 
strange  women. 

10  TT  Then  cried  the  whole  mviltitude,  and 
said  with  a  loud  voice,  Like  as  thou  hast  spoken, 
so  will  we  do. 

11  But  forasmuch  as  the  people  are  many, 
and  it  is  foul  weather,  so  that  we  cannot  stand 
without,  and  this  is  not  a  work  of  a  day  or  two, 
seeing  our  sin  in  these  things  is  spread  far  : 

12  Therefore  let  the  rulers  of  the  multitude 
stay,  and  let  all  them  of  our  habitations  that 
have  strange  wives  come  at  the  time  appoint- 
ed, 

13  And  with  them  the  rulers  and  judges  of 
every  place,  till  we  turn  away  the  wrath  of  the 
Lord  from  us  for  this  matter. 

14  U  Then  Jonathan  the  son  of  Azael,  and 
Ezechias  the  son  of  Theocanus,  accordingly  took 
this  matter  upon  them  :  and  Mosollam,  and  Le- 
vis, and  Sabbatheus  helped  them. 

15  And  they  that  were  of  the  captivity  did 
according  to  all  these  things. 

IG  And  Esdras  the  priest  chose  unto  him  the 
principal  men  of  their  families,  all  by  name  : 
and  in  the  first  day  of  the  tenth  month  they  sat 
together  to  examine  the  matter. 

17  So  their  cause  that  held  strange  wives  was 
brought  to  an  end  in  the  first  day  of  the  first 
month. 

18  II  And  of  the  priests  that  were  come  to- 
gether, and  had  strange  wives,  there  were 
found  ; 

19  Of  the  sons  of  Jesus  the  son  of  Josedec, 
and  his  brethren  ;  Matthelas,  and  Eleazar,  and 
Joribus,  and  Joadanus. 

20  And  they  gave  their  hands  to  put  away 
their  wives,  and  to  offer  rams  to  'make  recon- 
cilement for  their  errors. 

21  And  of  the  sons  of  Emmer  ;  Ananias,  and 
Zabdeus,  and  Eanes,  and  Sameius,  and  Hiereel, 
and  Azarias. 

22  And  of  thesons  of  Phaisur  ;  Elionas,  Mas- 
sias,  Ismael,  and  Nathanael,  and  Ocidelus,  and 
Talsas. 

2:^  And  of  the  Levites  ;  Jozabad,  and  Semis, 
and  Colius,  who  was  called  Calitas,  and  Pathe- 
us,  and  Judas,  and  Jonas. 

24  Of  the  holy  singers ;  Eleazurus,  Bacchu- 
rus. 

25  Of  the  porters  ;  Sallumus,  and  Tolbanes. 

26  Of  them  of  Israel,  of  the  sons  of  Phoros ; 
Hiermas,  and  Eddias,  and  Melchias,  and  Mae- 
lus,  and  Eleazar,  and  Asibias,  and  Baauias. 

27  Of  the  sons  of  Ela  ;  Matthanias,  Zacha- 
rias,  and  Hierielus,  and  Hieremoth,  and  Aedias, 


IX.  Apocrypha. 

28  And  of  the  sons  of  Zamotli ;  Eliadas,  Eli- 
simus,  Othonias,  Jarimoth,  and  Sabatus,  and 
Sardeus. 

29  Of  the  sons  of  Bebai ;  Johannes,  and  Ana 
nias,  and  Josabad,  and  Amatheis. 

30  Of  the  sons  of  Mani ;  Olamus,  Mamuchus, 
Jedeus,  Jasubus,  Jasael,  and  Hieremoth. 

31  And  of  the  sons  of  Addi  ;  Naathus,  and 
Moosias,  Lacunus,  and  Naidus,  and  Mathanias, 
and  Sesthel,  Balnuus,  and  Manasseas. 

32  And  of  the  sons  of  Annas  ;  Elionas,  and 
Aseas,  and  Melchias,  and  Sabbeus,  and  Simon 
Chosameus. 

33  And  of  the  sons  of  Asom  ;  Altaneus,  and 
Matthias,  and  Bannaia,  Eliphalat,  and  Manas- 
ses,  and  Semei. 

34  And  of  the  sons  of  Maani  ;  Jeremias, 
Momdis,  Omaerus,  Juel,  Mabdai,  and  Pelias,  and 
Anos,  Carabasion,  and  Enasibus,  and  Mamnita- 
naimus,  Eliasis,  Bannus,  Eliali,  Samis,  Selemias, 
Nathanias  :  and  of  the  sons  of  Ozora  ;  Sesis, 
Esril,  Azaelus,  Samatus,  Zambis,  Josephus. 

35  And  of  the  sons  of  Etlima ;  Mazitias,  Za- 
badaias,  Edes,  Juel,  Banaias. 

3(i  All  these  had  taken  strange  wives,  and 
they  put  them  away  with  tiieir  children. 

37  And  the  priests  and  Levites,  and  they  that 
were  of  Israel,  dwelt  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  the 
country,  in  the  first  day  of  the  seventh  month  : 
so  the  children  of  Israel  were  in  their  habita- 
tions. 

38  TI  And  the  whole  multitude  came  together 
with  one  accord  into  the  broad  place  of  the  holy 
porch  toward  the  east : 

39  And  they  spake  unto  Esdras  the  priest  and 
reader,  that  he  would  bring  the  law  of  Moses, 
that  was  given  of  the  Lord  God  of  Israel. 

40  So  Esdras  the  chief  priest  brought  the  law 
unto  the  whole  multitude  from  man  to  woman, 
and  to  all  the  priests,  to  hear  the  law  ui  the  first 
day  of  the  seventh  month. 

'll  And  he  read  in  the  broad  court  before  the 
holy  porch  from  morning  unto  mid-day,  before 
both  men  and  women  ;  and  all  the  multitude 
gave  lieed  unto  the  law. 

42  And  Esdras  the  priest  and  reader  of  the 
law  stood  up  upon  a  pulpit  of  wood,  which  was 
made  for  that  purpose. 

43  And  there  stood  up  by  him  Mattathias, 
Sammus,  Ananias,  Azarias,  Urias,  Ezecias,  Ba- 
lasamus,  upon  the  right  hand  : 

44  And  upon  his  left  hand  stood  Phaldaius, 
Misael.  Melchias,  Lothasubus,  and  Nabarias. 

45  Then  took  Esdras  the  book  of  the  law  be- 
fore the  multitude  :  for  he  sat  honourably  in  the 
first  place  in  the  sight  of  them  all. 

46  And  wlien  he  opened  the  law,  they  stood 
all  straight  up.  So  Esdras  blessed  the  Lord 
God  most  High,  the  God  of  hosts.  Almighty. 

47  And  all  the  people  answered,  Amen  ;  and 
lifting  up  their  hands  they  fell  to  the  ground, 
and  worshipped  the  Lord. 

48  Also  Jesus,  Anus,  Sarabias,  Adinus,  Jacu- 
bus,  Sabatteas,  Auteas,  Maianeas,  and  Calitas, 
Azarias,  and  Joazabdus,  and  Ananias,  Biatas,  the 
Levites,  taught  the  law  of  the  Lord,  making 
them  withal  to  understand  it. 

49  II  Then  spake  Attharates  unto  Esdras  the 
chief  priest  and  reader,  and  to  the  Levites  that 
taught  the  multitude,  even  to  all,  saying, 

5?)  This  day  is  holy  unto  the  Lord ;  (for  they 
all  wept  when  they  heard  the  law.) 

51  Go  then,  and  eat  the  fat,  and  drink  the 
sweet,  and  send  part  to  them  that  have  nothing ; 

52  For  this  day  is  holy  unto  the  Lord :  and 

ii 


'Apocrypha.  U    eSDRAS. 

bo  not  sorrowful ;  for  the  Lord  will  bring  you 
to  honour.  °  "" 


53  So  the  Levites  published  all  things  to  the 
people,  saymg,  This  day  is  holy  to  the  Lord  ; 
be  not  sorrowful. 

54  Then  went  they  their  Avay,  every  one  to 


•Apocrypha. 
eat  and  drink,    and  make  merry,  and  to   give 
part  to  them  that  had  nothing,  and  to  make  great 

55  Because  they  understood  the  words  where- 
in they  were  instructed,  and  for  the  which  they 
had  been  assembled. 


IT  II.  ESDRAS. 


CHAP.  L 

MjlHE  second  book  of  the  prophet  Esdras,  the 

7"tr  ^°".o^S=i''aias,  the  son  of  Azarias,  the  son 

ot  Helchias,  the  son  of  Sadamias,  the  son  of  Sa- 

doc,  the  son  of  Achitob, 

2  The  son  of  Achias,  the  son  of  Phinees,  the 
son  of  Heli,  the  son  of  Amarias,  the  son  of  Aziei 
the  son  of  Marimoth,  the  son  of  Arna,  the  son 
ot  Ozias,  the  son  of  Borith,  the  son  of  Abisei 
the  son  of  Phinees,  the  son  of  Eleazar,  ' 

3  The  son  of  Aaron,  of  the  tribe  of  Levi  • 
which  was  captive  in  the  land  of  the  Medes 
in  the  reign  of  Artaxerxes  king  of  the  Per- 
sians. 

4  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto  me 
saying,  ' 

•  r  P  J  ^"^7  ^^^^'  ^^'^  ^^^^  ^y  people  their 
sintul  deeds,  and  their  children  their  wicked- 
ness which  they  have  done  against  me:  that 
they  may  tell  their  children's  children  : 

G  Because  the  sins  of  their  fathers  are  in- 
creased in  them  :  for  they  have  forgotten  me, 
and  have  offered  unto  strange  gods. 

7  Am  not  I  even  he  that  brought  them  out 
ot  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  bon- 
dage.'  but  they  have  provoked  me  unto  wrath, 
and  despised  my  counsels. 

8  Pull  thou  off  then  the  hair  of  thy  head,  and 
cast  all  evil  upon  them,  for  they  have  not  been 
obedient  unto  my  law,  but  it  is  a  rebellious  peo- 
ple. ^ 

9  How  long  shall  I  forbear  them  unto  whom 
1  have  done  so  much  good  ? 

10  Many  kings  have  I  destroyed  for  their 
saKes ;  Pharaoh  with  his  servants,  and  all  his 
power  have  I  smitten  down. 

11  All  the  nations  have  I  destroyed  before 
them,  and  in  the  east  I  have  scattered  the  peo- 
ple of  two  provinces,  even  of  Tyrus  and  Sidon, 
and  liave  slain  all  their  enemies. 

12  Speak  thou  therefore  unto  them,  sayino- 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  ^ 

13  I  led  you  through  the  sea,  and. in  the  be- 
ginning gave  you  a  large  and  safe  passao-e  •  I 
gave  you  JMoses  for  a  leader,  and  Aaron  for  a 
priest. 

14  I  gave  you  light  in  a  pillar  of  fire,  and 
great  wonders  have  I  done  ainono-  you;  yet 
have  ye  forgotten  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  Thus  saith  the  Almighty  Lord,  The  quails 
were  as  a  token  to  you ;  1  gave  you  tents  for 
your  safeguard:  nevertheless  ye  murmured 
there, 

16  And  triumphed  not  in  my  name  for  the 
destruction  of  your  enemies,  but  ever  to  this  day 
do  ye  yet  murmur. 

17  Where  are  the  benefits  that  I  have  done 
for  you  .'  When  ye  were  hungry  and  thirsty  in 
the  wilderness,  did  ye  not  cry  unto  me, 

18  Saying,  Why  hast  thou  brought  us  into 
this  wilderness  to  kill  us  ?  it  had  been  better  for 
us  to  have  served  the  Egyptians,  than  to  die  in 
this  wilderness. 

19  Then  had  I  pity  upon  your  mournings,  and 


gave  you  manna  to  eat ;  so  ye  did  eat  ano-els' 
bread.  "= 

20  When  ye  w^ere  thirsty,  did  I  not  cleave 
the  rock,  and  waters  flowed  out  to  your  fill  ? 
for  the  heat  I  covered  you  with  the  leaves  of 
the  trees. 

21  I  divided  among  you  a  fruitful  land,  I  cast 
out  the  Canaanites,  the  Pherezites,  and  the 
Philistines,  before  you  :  what  shall  I  yet  do  more 
for  you  ?  saith  the  Lord. 

22  Thus  saith  the  Almighty  Lord,  When  ye 
were  m  the  wilderness,  in  the  river  of  the  Amo- 
rites,  being  athirst,  and  blaspheming  my  name, 

23  I  gave  you  not  fire  for  your  blasphemies, 
but  cast  a  tree  in  the  water,  and  made  the  river 
sweet. 

24  What  shall  I  do  unto  thee,  O  Jacob  ?  thou 
Juda  wouldest  not  obey  me :  I  will  turn  me  to 
other  nations,  and  unto  those  will  I  give  my 
name,  that  they  may  keep  my  statutes. 

25  Seeing  ye  have  forsaken  me,  I  will  forsake 
you  also;  when  ye  desire  me  to  be  gracious 
unto  you,  I  shall  have  no  mercy  upon  you. 

26  Whensoever  ye  shall  call  upon  me,  I  will 
not  hear  you  :  for  ye  have  defiled  your  hands 
with  blood,  and  your  feet  are  swift  to  commit 
manslaughter. 

27  Ye  have  not  as  it  were  forsaken  me,  but 
your  own  selves,  saith  the  Lord. 

28  Thus  saith  the  Almighty  Lord,  Have  I 
not  prayed  you  as  a  father  his  sons,  as  a  mo- 
ther her  daughters,  and  a  nurse  her  youno- 
babes,  " 

29  That  ye  wor.ld  be  my  people,  and  I  should 
be  your  God  ;  that  ye  would  be  my  children, 
and  I  should  be  your  father  .' 

30  I  gathered  you  together,  as  a  hen  gather- 
eth  her  chickens  under  her  wings:  but  now 
what  shall  I  do  unto  you .'  I  will  cast  you  out 
from  my  face. 

31  When  ye  offer  unto  me,  I  will  turn  my 
face  from  you:  for  your  solemn  feast-days, 
your  new  moons,  and  your  circumcisions  have 
1  forsaken. 

32  I  sent  unto  you  my  servants  the  prophets, 
whom  ye  have  taken  and  slain,  and  torn  their 
bodies  in  pieces,  whose  blood  I  will  require  of 
your  hands,  saith  the  Lord. 

33  Thus  saith  the  Almighty  Lord,  Your 
house  IS  desolate,  I  will  cast  you  out  as  the  wind 
doth  stubble. 

34  And  your  children  shall  not  be  fruitful ; 
for  they  have  despised  my  commandment,  and 
done  the  thing  that  is  evil  before  me. 

35  Your  houses  will  I  give  to  a  people  that 
shall  come  ;  which  not  having  heard  of  me  yet 
shall  believe  mc :  to  whom  I  have  shewed  nosio-ns 
yet  they  shall  do  that  I  have  commanded  tlfem! 

36  They  have  seen  no  prophets,  yet  they 
shall  call  their  sins  to  remembrance,  and  ac- 
knowledge them. 

37  I  take  to  witness  the  grace  of  the  people 
to  come,  whose  little  ones  rejoice  in  gladness  ■ 
and  though  they  have  not  seen  me  with  bodilv 

12  ^ 


Apocrypha.  CHAP.  II 

eyes,  yet  in  spirit  they  believe   the  thing  that  I 
say 

38  And  now,  brother,  behold  what  glory  ;  and 
see  the  people  that  come  from  the  east : 

39  Unto  whom  I  will  give  for  leaders,  Abra- 
ham, Isaac,  and  Jacob,  Oseas,  Amos,  and  Miche- 
as,  Joel,  Abdias,  and  Jonas, 

40  Nahum,  and  Abacuc,  Sophonias,  Aggeus, 
Zachary,  and  Malachy,  which  is  called  also  an 
ano-el  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.   H. 

THUS  saith  the  Lord,  I  brought  this  people 
out  of  bondage,  and  I  gave  them  my  com- 
mandments by  my  servants  the  prophets  ;  whom 
they  would  not  hear,  but  despised  my  counsels. 

2  The  mother  that  bare  them  saith  unto  them. 
Go  your  way,  ye  children  ;  for  I  am  a  widow 
and  forsaken. 

3  I  brought  you  up  with  gladness  ;  but  with 
sorrow  and  heaviness  have  I  lost  you  :  for  ye 
have  sinned  before  tlie  Lord  your  God,  and  done 
that  thing  that  is  evil  before  him. 

4  But  what  shall  I  now  do  unto  you .'  I  am  a 
widow  and  forsaken :  go  your  way,  O  my  chil- 
dren, and  ask  mercy  of  the  Lord. 

5  As  for  me,  O  father,  I  call  upon  thee  for  a 
witness  over  the  mother  of  these  children,  which 
would  not  keep  my  covenant, 

6  That  thou  bring  them  to  confusion,  and 
their  mother  to  a  spoil,  that  there  may  be  no 
offspring  of  them. 

7  Let  them  be  scattered  abroad  among  the 
heathen,  let  their  names  be  put  out  of  the  earth  : 
for  they  have  despised  my  covenant. 

8  Wo  be  unto  thee,  Assur,  thou  that  hidest 
the  unrighteous  in  thee  !  O  thou  wicked  peo- 
ple, remember  what  I  did  unto  Sodom  and  Go- 
morrah ; 

9  Whose  land  lieth  in  clods  of  pitch  and  heaps 
of  ashes :  even  so  also  will  I  do  unto  them  that 
hear  me  not,  saith  the  Almighty  Lord. 

10  Thus  saith  the  Lord  unto  Esdras,  Tell  my 
people,  that  I  will  give  them  the  kingdom  of  Je- 
rusalem, which  I  would  have  given  unto  Is- 
rael. 

11  Their  glory  also  will  I  take  unto  me,  and 
give  these  the  everlasting  tabernacles,  which  I 
had  prepared  for  them. 

12  They  shall  have  the  tree  of  life  for  an 
ointment  of  sweet  savour  ;  they  shall  neither 
labour,  nor  be  weary. 

13  Go,  and  ye  shall  receive:  pray  for  few 
days  unto  you,  that  they  may  be  shortened  :  the 
kingdom  is  already  prepared  for  you  :  watch. 

14  Take  heaven  and  earth  to  witness ;  for  I 
have  broken  the  evil  in  pieces,  and  created  the 
good  :  for  I  live,  saith  the  Lord. 

15  Mother,  embrace  thy  ciiildren,  and  bring 
them  up  with  gladness,  make  their  feet  as  fast 
as  a  pillar  :  for  I  have  chosen  thee,  saith  the 
Lord. 

!!;  And  those  that  be  dead  will  I  raise  up 
again  from  their  places,  and  bring  them  out  of 
the  graves  :  for  I  have  known  my  name  in  Is- 
rael. 

17  Fear  not,  thou  mother  of  the  children 
for  I  have  chosen  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

18  For  thy  help  will  I  send  my  servants, 
Esay  and  Jeremy,  after  whose  counsel  I  have 
sanctified  and  prepared  for  thee  twelve  trees 
laden  with  divers  fruits, 

19  And  as  many  fountains  flowing  with  milk 
and  honey,  and  seven  mighty  mountains,  where- 
upon there  grow  roses  and  lilies,  whereby  I  will 
fill  thy  children  with  joy. 


Apocrypha. 

20  Do  right  to  the  widow,  judge  for  the  fa- 
therless,  give  to  the  poor,  defend  the  orphart; 
clothe  the  naked, 

21  Heal  the  broken  and  the  weak,  laugh  not 
a  lame  man  to  scorn,  defend  the  maimed,  and 
let  the  blind  man  come  into  the  sight  of  my 
clearness. 

22  Keep  the  old  and  young  within  thy  walls. 

23  Wheresoever  thou  findest  the  dead,  take 
them  and  bury  them,  and  I  will  give  thee  the 
first  place  in  my  resurrection. 

24  Abide  still,  O  my  people,  and  take  thy 
rest,  for  thy  quietness  shall  come. 

2.')  Nourish  thy  children,  O  thou  good  nurse  > 
stablish  their  feet. 

26  As  for  the  servants  whom  I  have  given 
thee,  there  shall  not  one  of  them  perish  ;  for  I 
will  require  them  from  among  thy  number. 

27  Be  not  weary  :  for  when  the  day  of  trou- 
ble and  heaviness  cometh,  others  shall  weep 
and  be  sorrowful,  but  thou  shalt  be  merry,  and 
have  abundance. 

28  The  heathen  shall  envy  thee,  but  they 
shall  be  able  to  do  nothing  against  thee,  saith. 
the  Lord. 

29  My  hands  shall  cover  thee,  so  that  thy 
children  sliall  not  see  hell. 

30  Be  joyful,  O  thou  mother,  with  thy  chil- 
dren ;  for  I  will  deliver  thee,  saith  the  Lord. 

31  Remember  thy  children  that  sleep,  for  I 
shall  bring  them  out  of  the  sides  of  the  earth, 
and  shew  mercy  unto  them  :  for  I  am  merciful, 
saith  the  Lord  Almighty. 

32  Embrace  thy  children  until  I  come,  and 
shew  mercy  unto  them  :  for  my  wells  run  over, 
and  my  grace  shall  not  fail. 

33  I  Esdras  received  a  charge  of  the  Lord 
upon  the  mount  Oreb,  that  I  should  go  unto  Is- 
rael ;  but  when  I  came  unto  them,  they  set  me 
at  nought,  and  despised  the  commandment  of 
fhe  Lord. 

34  And  therefore  I  say  unto  you,  O  ye  /lea- 
then,  that  hear  and  understand.  Look  for  your 
Shepherd,  he  shall  give  you  everlasting  rest ; 
for  he  is  nigh  at  hand,  that  shall  come  m  the 
end  of  the  world. 

3.5  Be  ready  to  the  reward  of  the  kmgdoin, 
for  the  everlasting  light  shall  shine  upon  yon 
for  evermore. 

36  Flee  the  shadow  of  this  world,  receive  the 
joy  fulness  of  your  glory :  I  testify  my  Saviour 
openly. 

37  O  receive  the  gift  that  is  given  you,  and 
be  glad,  giving  thanks  unto  him  that  hath  called 
you  to  the  heavenly  kingdom. 

38  Arise  up  and  stand,  behold  the  number  of 
those  that  be  sealed  in  the  feast  of  the  Lord ; 

39  Which  are  departed  from  the  shadow  of 
the  world,  and  have  received  glorious  garments 
of  the  Lord. 

4Q  Take  thy  number,  O  Sion,  and  shut  up 
those  of  thine  that  are  clothed  in  white,  which 
have  fulfilled  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

41  The  number  of  thy  children  whom  thou 
lono-edst  for,  is  fulfilled  :  beseech  the  power  of 
the"  Lord,  tliat  thy  people,  wliich  have  been 
called  from  the  beginning,  may  be  hallowed. 

42  I  Esdras  saw  upon  the  mount  Sion  a  great 
people,  whom  I  could  not  number,  and  they  all 
praised  the  Lord  with  songs. 

43  And  in  the  midst  of  them  there  was  a 
youno-  man  of  a  higli  stature,  taller  than  all  the 
rest,  and  upon  every  one  of  their  heads  he  set 
crowns,  and  was  more  exalted;  which  I  mar- 
velled at  greatly. 

13 


Apocrypha. 

44  So  I  asked  the  angel,  and  said,  Sir,  what 
are  these  ? 

45  He  answered  and  said  unto  me,  These  be 
they  that  have  put  oiF  the  mortal  clothing,  and 
put  on  the  immortal,  and  have  confessed  the 
name  of  God :  now  are  they  crowned,  and  re- 
ceive palms. 

46  Then  said  I  unto  the  angel,  What  young 
person  is  it  that  crowneth  them,  and  giveth 
them  palms  in  their  hands  ? 

47  So  he  answered  and  said  unto  me,  It  is  the 
Son  of  God,  whom  they  have  confessed  in  the 
world.  Then  began  I  greatly  to  commend  them 
that  stood  so  stiffly  for  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

48  Then  the  angel  said  unto  me,  Go  thy  way, 
and  tell  my  people  what  manner  of  things,  and 
how  great  wonders  of  the  Lord  thy  God  thou 
hast  seen. 

CHAP.  ra. 

IN  the  thirtieth  year  after  the  ruin  of  the  city, 
I  was  in  Babylon,  and  lay  troubled  upon  my 
bed,  and  my  thoughts  came  up  over  my  heart : 

2  For  I  saw  the  desolation  of  Sion,  and  the 
wealth  of  them  that  dwelt  at  Babylon. 

3  And  my  spirit  was  sore  moved,  so  that  I 
began  to  speak  words  full  of  fear  to  the  Most 
High,  and  said, 

4  O  Lord,  who  bearest  rule,  thou  spakest  at 
the  beginning,  when  thou  didst  plant  the  earth, 
(and  that  thyself  alone,)  and  comraandedst  the 
people, 

5  And  gavest  a  body  unto  Adam  without  soul, 
which  was  the  workmanship  of  thine  hands,  and 
didst  breathe  into  him  the  breath  of  life,  and  he 
was  made  living  before  thee. 

6  And  thou  leddest  him  into  paradise,  which 
thy  right  hand  had  planted,  before  ever  the 
earth  came  forward. 

7  And  unto  him  thou  gavest  commandment 
to  love  thy  way  :  which  he  transgressed,  and 
immediately  thou  appointedst  death  in  him  and 
in  his  generations,  of  whom  came  nations,  tribes, 
people,  and  kindreds,  out  of  number. 

8  And  every  people  walked  after  their  own 
will,  and  did  wonderful  things  before  thee,  and 
despised  thy  commandments. 

9  And  again  in  process  of  time  thou  brought- 
est  the  flood  upon  those  that  dwelt  in  the  world, 
and  destroyedst  them. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass  in  every  of  them,  that 
as  death  was  to  Adam,  so  was  the  flood  to  these. 

11  Nevertheless,  one  of  them  thou  leftest, 
namely,  Noah  with  his  household,  of  whom 
came  all  righteous  men. 

12  And  it  happened  that  when  they  that 
dwelt  upon  the  earth  began  to  multiply,  and  had 
gotten  them  many  children,  and  were  a  great 
people,  they  began  again  to  be  more  ungodly 
than  the  first. 

13  Now  when  they  lived  so  wickedly  before 
thee,  thou  didst  choose  thee  a  man  from  among 
them,  whose  name  was  Abraham. 

14  Him  thou  lovedst,  and  unto  him  only  thou 
shewedst  thy  will  : 

15  And  madest  an  everlasting  covenant  with 
him,  promising  him  that  thou  wouldest  never 
forsake  his  seed. 

16  And  unto  him  thou  gavest  Isaac,  and  unto 
Isaac  also  thou  gavest  Jacob  and  Esau.  As  for 
Jacob,  thou  didst  choose  him  to  thee,  and  put  by 
Esau  :  and  so  Jacob  became  a  great  multitude. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  thou  led- 
dest his  seed  out  of  Egypt,  thou  broughtest  them 
up  to  the  mount  Sinai 


II.  ESDRAS.  Apocrypha. 

fast  the  earth,  movedst  the  whole  world,  and 
madest  the  depths  to  tremble,  and  troubledst  the 
men  of  that  age. 

19  And  thy  glory  went  through  four  gates, 
of  fire,  and  of  earthquake,  and  of  wind,  and  of 
cold  ;  that  thou  mightest  give  the  law  unto  the 
seed  of  Jacob,  and  diligence  unto  the  generation 
of  Israel. 

20  And  yet  tookest  thou  not  away  from  them 
a  wicked  heart,  that  thy  law  might  bring  forth 
fruit  in  them. 

21  For  the  first  Adam  bearing  a  wicked  heart, 
transgressed,  and  was  overcome;  and  so  be  all 
they  that  are  born  of  him. 

22  Thus  infirmity  was  made  permanent ;  and 
the  law  (also)  in  the  heart  of  the  people  with 
the  malignity  of  the  root ;  so  that  the  good  de- 
parted away,  and  the  evil  abode  still. 

23  So  the  times  passed  away,  and  the  years 
were  brought  to  an  end :  then  didst  thou  raise 
thee  up  a  servant,  called  David  : 

24  Whom  thou  commandedst  to  build  a  city 
unto  thy  name,  and  to  offer  incense  and  obla- 
tions unto  thee  therein. 

25  When  this  was  done  many  yearj  then 
they  that  inhabited  the  city  forsook  thee, 

2G  And  in  all  things  did  even  as  Adam  and 
all  his  generations  had  done  :  for  they  also  had 
a  wicked  heart : 

27  And  so  thou  gavest  thy  city  over  into  the 
hands  of  thine  enemies. 

28  Are  their  deeds  then  any  better  that  in- 
habit Babylon,  that  they  should  therefore  have 
the  dominion  over  Sion  .' 

29  For  when  I  came  thither,  and  had  seen 
impieties  without  number,  then  my  soul  saw 
many  evil-doers  in  this  thirtieth  year,  so  that 
my  heart  failed  me. 

30  For  I  have  seen  how  thou  sufferest  them 
sinning,  and  hast  spared  wicked  doers  :  and  hast 
destroyed  thy  people,  and  hast  preserved  thine 
enemies,  and  hast  not  signified  it. 

31  I  do  not  remember  how  this  way  may  be 
left :  Are  they  then  of  Babylon  better  than  they 
of  Sion  ? 

32  Or  is  there  any  other  people  that  knoweth 
thee  beside  Israel  ?  or  what  generation  hath  so 
believed  thy  covenants  as  Jacob  .•' 

33  And  yet  their  reward  appeareth  not,  and 
their  labour  hath  no  fruit :  for  I  have  gone  here 
and  there  through  the  heathen,  and  I  see  that 
they  ilow  in  wealth,  and  think  not  upon  thy 
commandments. 

34  Weigh  thou  therefore  our  wickedness 
now  in  the  balance,  and  theirs  also  that  dwell  in 
the  world  ;  and  so  shall  thy  name  no  where  be 
found  but  in  Israel. 

35  Or  when  was  it  that  they  which  dwell 
upon  the  earth  have  not  sinned  in  thy  sight .'' 
or  what  people  hath  so  kept  thy  command- 
ments ? 

36  Thou  shalt  find  that  Israel  by  name  hath 
kept  thy  precepts  ;  but  not  the  heathen. 

CHAP.  IV. 

AND  the  angel  that  was  sent  unto  me,  whose 
name  was  Uriel,  gave  me  an  answer, 

2  And  said,  Thy  heart  hath  gone  too  far  in 
this  world,  and  thinkest  thou  to  comprehend  the 
way  of  the  Most  High  .■* 

3  Then  said  I,  Yea,  my  lord.  And  he  an- 
swered me|  and  said,  I  am  sent  to  shew  thee 
three  ways,  and  to  set  fortli  three  similitudes  be- 
fore thee  : 

4  Whereof  if  thou  canst  declare   me  one,  I 


18  And  bowing  the  heavens,  thou  didst  set !  will  shew  thee  also  the  way  that  thou  desirest 


Apocrypha 
to  see,  and  I  shall  shew  thee  from  whence  the 
wicked  heart  cometh.  ,      mi 

5  And  I  said,  Tell  on,  my  lord.  Then  said 
he  unto  me,  Go  thy  way,  weigh  me  the  weight 
of  the  fire,  or  measure  me  the  blast  of  the  wind, 
or  call  me  again  the  day  that  is  past. 

6  Then  answered  I  and  said.  What  man  is 
able  to  do  that,  that  thou  shouldest  ask  such 
things  of  me .'  „  v    ,      ,  i      i     i 

7  And  he  said  unto  me,  If  I  should  ask  thee 
how  great  dwellings  are  in  the  midst  of  the  sea, 
or  how  many  springs  are  in  the  beginning  of 
the  deep,  or  how  many  springs  are  above  the 
firmament,  or  which  are  the  outgoings  of  para- 
dise: 

8  Peradventure  thou  wouldest  say  unto  me, 
I  never  went  down  into  the  deep,  nor  as  yet  into 
hell,  neither  did  I  ever  climb  up  into  heaven. 

9  Nevertheless  now  have  I  asked  thee  but 
only  of  the  fire  and  wind,  and  of  the  day  where- 
througli  thou  hast  passed,  and  of  things  from 
which  thou  canst  not  be  separated,  and  yet  canst 
thou  give  me  no  answer  of  them. 

10  He  said  moreover  unto  me,  Thine  own 
things,  and  such  as  are  grown  up  with  thee, 
canst  thou  not  know  ; 

11  How  should  thy  vessel  then  be  able  to 
comprehend  the  way  of  the  Highest,  and  the 
world  being  now  outwardly  corrupted,  to  un- 
derstand the  corruption  that  is  evident  in  my 
sight .' 

12  Then  said  I  unto  him.  It  were  better  that 
we  were  not  at  all,  than  that  we  should  five 
still  in  wickedness,  and  to  suffer,  and  not  to 
know  wherefore. 

13  He  answered  me,  and  said,  I  went  into 
a  forest  into  a  plain,  and  the  trees  took  coun- 

i4  And  said.  Come,  let  us  go  and  make  war 
against  the  sea,  that  it  may  depart  away  before 
us,  and  that  we  may  make  us  more  woods. 

15  The  floods  of  the  sea  also  in  like  manner 
took  counsel,  and  said,  Come,  let  us  go  up  and 
subdue  the  woods  of  the  plain,  that  there  also 
we  may  make  us  another  country. 

IG  The  thought  of  the  wood  was  in  vain,  for 
the  fire  came  and  consumed  it. 

17  The  thought  of  the  floods  of  the  sea  came 
likewise  to  nought,  for  the  sand  stood  up  and 
stopped  them. 

18  If  thou  wert  judge  now  betwixt  these  two, 
whom  wouldest  thou  begin  to  justify  .'  or  whom 
wouldest  thou  condemn .?  _        ^    v  i, 

19  I  answered  and  said.  Verily  it  is  a  foolish 
thought  that  they  both  have  devised,  for  the 
ground  is  given  unto  the  wood,  and  the  sea  also 
hath  his  place  to  bear  his  floods. 

20  Then  answered  he  me,  and  said,  Thou  hast 
given  a  right  judgment,  but  why  judgest  thou 
not  thyself  also  ? 

21  For  like  as  the  ground  is  given  unto  the 
wood,  and  the  sea  to  his  floods  :  even  so  they 
that  dwell  upon  the  earth  may  understand  no- 
thing but  that  which  is  upon  the  earth :  and  he 
that"  dwelleth  above  the  heavens  may  only  un- 
derstand the  things  that  are  above  the  height 
of  the  heavens. 

22  Then  answered  I  and  said,  I  beseech  thee, 
O  Lord,  let  me  have  understanding  : 

23  For  it  was  not  my  mind  to  be  curious  of 
the  hicrh  things,  but  of  such  as  pass  by  us  daily. 


CHAP.  IV.  Apocrypha. 

fathers  is  brought  to  nought,  and  the  written 
covenants  come  to  none  effect, 

24  And  we  pass  away  out  of  the  world  as 
grasshoppers,  and  our  life  is  astonishment  and 
fear,  and  we  are  not  worthy  to  obtain  mercy. 

25  What  will  he  then  do  unto  his  name  where- 
by we  are  called  .'  of  these  things  have  I  asked. 

26  Then  answered  he  me,  and  said,  The  more 
thou  searchest,  the  more  thou  shalt  marvel ;  for 
the  world  hasteth  fast  to  pass  away, 

27  And  cannot  comprehend  the  things  that 
are  promised  to  the  righteous  in  time  to  come : 
for  this  world  is  full  of  unrighteousness  and  in- 
firmities. 

28  But  as  concerning  the  things  whereof 
thou  askest  me,  I  will  tell  thee  ;  for  the  evil  is 
sown,  but  the  destruction  thereof  is  not  yet 
come. 

29  If  therefore  that  which  is  sown  be  not 
turned  upside  down,  and  if  the  place  where  the 
evil  is  sown  pass  not  away,  then  cannot  it  come 
that  is  sown  with  good. 

30  For  the  grain  of  evil  seed  hath  been  sown 
in  the  heart  of  Adam  from  the  beginning,  and 
how  much  ungodliness  hath  it  brought  up  unto 
this  time  ?  and  how  much  shall  it  yet  bring  forth 
until  the  time  of  threshing  come  .' 

31  Ponder  now  by  thyself,  how  great  fruit  of 
wickedness  the  grain  of  evil  seed  hath  brought 
forth. 

32  And  when  the  ears  shall  be  cut  down, 
which  are  without  number,  how  great  a  floor 
shall  they  fill .' 

33  Then  I  answered  and  said.  How,  and  when 
shall  these  things  come  to  pass .'  wherefore  are 
our  years  few  and  evil  ^ 

34  And  he  answered  me,  saying.  Do  not  thou 
hasten  above  the  Most  Highest :  for  thy  haste 
is  in  vain  to  be  above  him,  for  thou  hast  much 
exceeded. 

35  Did  not  the  souls  also  of  the  righteous  ask 
question  of  these  things  in  their  chambers,  say- 
ing. How  long  shall  I  hope  on  this  fashion  ? 
when  cometh  Ihe  fruit  of  the  floor  of  our  re- 
ward .'  ,  ,  , 

36  And  unto  these  things  Uriel  the  archangel 
gave  them  answer,  and  said,  Even  when  the 
number  of  seeds  is  filled  in  you  :  for  he  hath 
weighed  the  world  in  the  balance. 

37  By  measure  hath  he  measured  the  times, 
and  by  number  hath  he  numbered  the  times ; 
and  he  doth  not  move  nor  stir  them,  until  the 
said  measure  be  fulfilled. 

38  Then  answered  I  and  said,  O  Lord  that 
bearest  rule,  even  we  all  are  full  of  impiety. 

39  And  for  our  sakes  peradventure  it  is  that 
the  floors  of  the  righteous  are  not  filled,  because 
of  the  sins  of  them  that  dwell  upon  the  earth. 

40  So  he  answered  me ,  and  said,  Go  thy  way 
to  a  woman  with  child,  and  ask  of  her  when  she 
hath  fulfilled  her  nine  months,  if  her  womb  may 
keep  the  birth  any  longer  within  her. 

41  Then  said  I,  No,  Lord,  that  can  she  not. 
And  he  said  unto  me.  In  the  grave  the  cham- 
bers of  souls  are  like  the  womb  of  a  woman  : 

42  For  like  as  a  woman  that  travaileth  maketh 
maketh  haste  to  escape  the  necessity  of  the  tra- 
vail :  even  so  do  these  places  haste  to  dehver 
those  things  that  are  committed  unto  them. 

43  From  the  beginning,  look,  what  thou  de- 
sirest  to  see,  it  shall  be  shewed  thee. 

44  Then  answered  I  and  said,  If  I  have  found 


Liie  i"s"  i-'i'-'e.-^;  " —  — r  ■j  " 

mmelv    wherefore   Israel  is  given  up  as  a  re-  '*'*   x  nt.i  .ii.o..-»-"  ^  >...------,  —   ^_ 

pSach 'to  the  heathen,  and  for  what  cause  the  favour  in  thy  s.^ht,  and  if  it  be  possible,  and  if 

Lople  whom  thou  hast  Wed  is  given  over  unto  I  be  meet  therefore 


people  whom  thou  hast  loved  is  given 
ungodly  nations,  and  why  the  law  of  our  fore 


Shew  me   then   whether  there  be   more 
15 


Apocrypha.  II.   ESDRAS 

to  come  than  is  past,  or  more  past  than  is  to 
come. 

46  What  is  past  I  know,  but  what  is  for  to 
come  I  know  not. 

47  And  he  said  unto  me,  Stand  up  upon  the 
right  side,  and  I  shall  expound  the  similitude 
unto  thee. 

48  So  I  stood,  and  saw,  and  behold,  an  hot 
burning  oven  passed  by  before  me  :  and  it  hap- 
pened, that  when  the  flame  was  gone  by  I  look- 
ed, and  behold,  the  smoke  remained  still. 


49  After  this  there  passed  by  before  me  a 
watery  cloud,  and  sent  down  much  rain  with  a 
storm  ;  and  when  the  stormy  rain  was  past,  the 
drops  remained  still. 

50  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Consider  with  thy- 
self; as  the  rain  is  more  than  the  drops,  and  as 
the  fire  is  greater  than  the  smoke  ;  but  the  drops 
and  the  smoke  remain  behind  :  so  the  quantity 
which  is  past  did  more  exceed. 

51  Then  I  prayed,  and  said,  May  I  live,  think- 
cst  thou,  until  that  time  ?  or  what  shall  happen 
in  those  days .'' 

52  He  answered  me,  and  said.  As  for  the 
tokens  whereof  thou  askest  me,  I  may  tell  thee 
ot  them  m  part :  but  as  touching  thy  life,  I  am 
not  sent  to  shew  thee  ;  for  I  do  not  know  it 

CHAP.  V. 
TVTEVERTHELESS  as  concerning  the  to- 
-i- 1  kens,  behold,  the  days  shall  come,  that  they 
which  dwell  upon  earth  shall  be  taken  in  a  great 
number,  and  tlie  way  of  truth  shall  be  hidden, 
and  the  land  shall  be  barren  of  faith 


which  now  thou  seest,  or  that  thou  hast  heard 
long  ago. 

3  And  the  land,  that  thou  seest  now  to  have 
root,  shall  thou  see  wasted  suddenly. 

4  But  if  the  Most  High  grant  thee  to  live, 
thou  Shalt  see  after  the  third  trumpet  that  the 
sun  shall  suddenly  shine  again  in  the  night,  and 
the  moon  thrice  in  the  day  : 

5  And  blood  shall  drop  out  of  wood,  and  the 
stone  shall  give  his  voice,  and  the  people  shall 
be  troubled  : 

6  And  even  he  shall  rule,  whom  they  look  not 
tor  tliat  dwell  upon  the  earth,  and  the  fowls  shall 
take  their  flight  away  together. 

7  And  the  Sodomitisirsea  shall  cast  out  fish, 
and  make  a  noise  in  the  night,  which  many 
have  not  known  :  but  they  shall  all  hear  the 
voice  thereof 

8  There  shall  be  a  confusion  also  in  many 
places  and  the  fire  shall  be  oft  sent  out  again, 
and  tlie  wild  beasts  shall  change  their  places, 
and  menstruous  women  shall  bring  forth  mon- 
sters :  " 

!J  And  salt  waters  shall  be  found  in  the  sweet 


ApocrypJia. 
ness  went  through  all  my  body,  and  my  mind 
was  troubled,  so  that  it  fainted. 

15  So  the  angel  that  was  come  to  talk  with 
me  held  me,  comforted  me,  and  set  me  upon  my 

16  And  in  the  second  night  it  came  to  pass, 
that  Salathiel  the  captain  of  the  people  came 
unto  me,  saying,  Where  hast  thou  been.?  and 
why  IS  thy  countenance  so  heavy  ? 

17  Knowest  thou  not  that  Israel  is  committed 
unto  thee  in  the  land  of  their  captivity  .' 

18  Up  then,  and  eat  bread,  and  forsake  us  not, 
as  the  shepherd  that  leaveth  his  flock  in  the 
hands  of  cruel  wolves. 

19  Then  said  I  unto  him,  Go  thy  ways  from 
me,  and  come  not  nigh  me.  And  he  heard  what 
1  said,  and  went  from  me. 

20  And  so  I  fasted  seven  days,  mourning  and 
weeping,  like  as  Uriel  the  angel  commanded 
me. 

21  And  after  seven  days  so  it  was,  that  the 
thoughts  of  my  heart  were  very  grievous  unto 
me  again, 

22  And  my  soul  recovered  the  spirit  of  un- 
derstanding, and  I  began  to  talk  with  the  Most 
High  again, 

23  And  said,  O  Lord  that  bearest  rule,  of 
every  wood  of  the  earth,  and  of  all  the  trees 
thereof,  thou  hast  chosen  thee  one  only  vine  : 

24  And  of  all  lands  of  the  whole  world  thou 
hast  chosen  thee  one  pit :  and  of  all  the  flowers 
thereof  one  lily  : 

25  And  of  all  the  depths  of  the  sea  thou  hast 


.If' l"t"L'S  ^-sr.r,f  eT,.'L«!,  ™- .^^;»^' Hv:?rCd\l  1^^^ 


thou  hast  hallowed  Sion  unto  thyself: 

26  And  of  all  the  fowls  that  are  created  thou 
hast  named  thee  one  dove  :  and  of  all  the  cattle 
that  are  made  thou  hast  provided  thee  one 
sheep :  t 

27  And  among  all  the  multitudes  of  people 
thou  hast  gotten  thee  one  people  :  and  unto  this 
people,  whom  thou  lovedst,  thou  gavest  a  law 
that  IS  approved  of  all. 

28  And  now,  O  Lord,  why  hast  thou  (riven 
this  one  people  over  unto  many  .?  and  upon  the 
one  root  hast  thou  prepared  others,  and  why 
hast  thou  scattered  thy  only  one  people  amonJr 
many .'  r  & 

29  And  they  which  did  gainsay  thy  promises, 
and  believed  not  thy  covenants,  have  trodden 
them  down. 

30  If  thou  didst  so  much  hate  thy  people,  yet 
shouldest  thou  punish  them  with  thine  own 
hands. 

31  Now  when  I  had  spoken  these  words,  the 
angel  that  came  to  me  the  night  afore  was  sent 
unto  me, 

32  And  said  unto  me.  Hear  me,  and  I  will  in- 


and  all  friend.  «ln  1  77  swee:,       ,y4  And  said  unto  me.  Hear  me,  and  I  will  in- 


draw  itself  into  his  secret  chamber, 

JO  And  shall  be  sought  of  many,  and  yet  not 
be  tound  :  tlien  shall  unrighteousness  and  incon- 
tinency  be  multiplied  upon  earth. 

11  One  land  also  shall  ask  another,  and  say, 
Is  righteousness  that  maketh  a  man  rio-hteous 
gone  through  thee  >  and  it  shall  say,  No" 

1^  At  the  same  time  shall  men  hope,  but  no- 
thing obtain  :  they  shall  labour,  but  their  ways 
shall  not  prosper. 

13  To  shew  thee  such  tokens  I  have  leave  ; 
and  it  thou  wilt  pray  again,  and  weep  as  now. 

thin  .     ^''''''"  '^^^^'  ^''°"  ''''''*  ^^^"^  y°*  g""^^*^^ 
34  Then  I  awaked,  and  an  extreme  fearful- 


3.3  And  I  said.  Speak  on,  my  lord.  Then 
said  he  unto  me,  Thou  art  sore  troubled  in  mind 
for  Israel's  sake  :  lovest  thou  that  people  better 
than  he  that  made  them  .' 

34  And  I  said,  No,  Lord  :  but  of  very  grief 
iiave  I  spoken  :  for  my  reins  pain  me  every 
hour,  while  I  labour  to  comprehend  the  way 
of  the  Most  High,  and  to  seek  out  part  of  his 
judgment. 

35  And  he  said  unto  me,  Thou  canst  not.  And 
I  said,  Wherefore,  Lord  .?  whereunto  was  I  born 
then  ?  or  why  was  not  my  mother's  womb  then 
my  grave,  that  I  might  not  have  seen  the  tra- 
vail of  Jacob,  and  the  wearisome  toil  of  the  stock 
of  Israel  ? 

16 


Apocrypha. 

36  And  he  said  unto  me,  Number  me  the 
things  that  are  not  yet  come,  gather  me  toge- 
ther'^the  drops  that  are  scattered  abroad,  make 
me  the  flowers  green  again  that  are  witliered, 

37  Open  me  the  places  that  are  closed,  and 
brinff  me  forth  the  winds  that  in  them  are  shut 
up,  "shew  me  the  image  of  a  voice  :  and  then  I 
will  declare  to  thee  the  thing  that  thou  labourest 
to  know. 

38  And  I  said,  O  Lord  that  bearest  rule,  who 
may  know  these  things,  but  he  that  hath  not  his 
dwelling  with  men  ? 

3i»  As  for  me,  I  am  unwise :  how  may  I  then 
■jpeak  of  these  things  whereof  thou  askest 
me  ? 

40  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Like  as  thou  canst 
do  none  of  these  things  that  I  have  spoken  of, 
even  so  canst  thou  not  find  out  my  judgment, 
or  in  the  end  the  love  that  I  have  promised  unto 
my  people. 

41  And  I  said.  Behold,  O  Lord,  yet  art  tbou 
nigh  unto  them  tliat  be  reserved  till  the  end  : 
and  what  shall  they  do  that  have  been  before 
me,  or  we  that  be  now,  or  they  that  shall  come 
after  us  ? 

42  And  he  said  unto  me,  I  will  liken  my 
judgment  unto  a  ring  :  like  as  there  is  no  slack- 
ness of  the  last,  even  so  there  is  no  swiftness 
the  first. 

43  So  I  answered  and  said,  Couldest  thou  not 
make  those  that  have  been  made,  and  be  now, 
and  that  are  for  to  come,  at  once  ;  that  thou 
mightest  shew  thy  judgment  the  sooner  .'' 

44  Then  answered  he  me,  and  said.  The  crea- 
ture may  not  haste  above  the  maker  ;  neither 
may  the  "world  hold  them  at  once  that  shall  be 
created  therein. 

45  And  I  said^  As  thou  hast  said  unto  thy 
servant,  that  thou  which  givest  life  to  all,  hast 
given  life  at  once  to  the  creature  that  thou  hast 
created,  and  the  creature  bare  it :  even  so  it 
might  now  also  bear  them  that  now  be  present 
at  once. 

46  And  he  said  unto  me,  Ask  the  womb  of  a 
woman,  and  say  unto  her.  If  thou  bringest  forth 
children,  why  dost  thou  it  not  togetlier,  but  one 
after  another  .'  pray  her  therefore  to  bring  forth 
ten  children  at  once. 

47  And  I  said,  She  cannot ;  but  must  do  it  by 
distance  of  time. 

48  Then  said  he  unto  me.  Even  so  have  I 
given  the  womb  of  the  earth  to  those  that  be 
sown  in  it  in  their  times. 

4!)  For  like  as  a  young  child  may  not  bring 
forth  the  things  that  belong  to  the  aged,  even  so 
have  I  disposed  the  world  which  I  created. 

50  And  I  asked,  and  said.  Seeing  thou  hast 
now  given  me  the  way,  I  will  proceed  to  speak 
before  thee  :  for  our  mother,  of  whom  thou  liast 
told  me  that  she  is  young,  draweth  now  nigh 
unto  age. 

51  He  answered  me,  and  said.  Ask  a  woman 
that  beareth  children,  and  slie  shall  tell  thee. 

52  Say  unto  her,  Wherefore  arc  not  they 
whom  thou  hast  now  brought  forth,  like  those 
that  were  before,  but  less  of  stature  .'' 

53  And  she  shall  answer  thee.  They  that  be 
born  in  the  strength  of  youth  are  of  one  fashion, 
and  they  that  are  born  in  the  time  of  age,  when 
the  womb  faileth,  are  otherwise. 

54  Consider  thou  therefore  also,  how  that  ye 
are  less  of  stature  than  those  that  were  before 
you. 

55  And  so  are  thej'  that  come  after  you  less 
than  ve,  as  the  creatures  which  now  begin  to 

3 


CHAP.  VI.  Apocrypha. 

be   old,  and  have   passed  over  the   strength  of 
youth. 

56    Then  said  I,  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  if  I 
have  found  favour  in  thy  sight,  shew  tliy  ser- 
vant by  whom  thou  visitest  thy  creature. 
CHAP.  VI. 

AND  he  said  unto  me.  In  the  beginning,  when 
the  earth  was  made,  before  the  borders  of 
the  world  stood,  or  ever  the  winds  blew, 

2  Before  it  thundered  and  lightened,  or  ever 
tiie  foundations  of  paradise  were  laid, 

3  Before  the  fair  flowers  were  seen,  or  ever 
tiie  moveable  powers  were  established,  before  the 
innumerable  multitude  of  angels  were  gathered 
together, 

4  Or  ever  the  heights  of  the  air  were  lifted 
up,  before  the  measures  of  the  firmament  were 
named,  or  ever  the  chimneys  in  Sion  were  hot, 

5  And  ere  the  present  years  were  sought  out, 
and  or  ever  the  inventions  of  them  that  now  sin 
were  turned,  before  they  were  scaled  that  have 
gathered  faith  for  a  treasure  : 

6  Then  did  I  consider  these  things,  and  they 
all  were  made  through  me  alone,  and  through 
none  other  :  by  me  also  they  shall  be  ended, 
and  by  none  other. 

7  Then  answered  I  and  said.  What  shall  be 
the  parting  asunder  of  the  times  .''  or  when  shall 
be  the  encfof  the  first,  and  the  beginning  of  it 
that  followeth  ? 

8  And  he  said  unto  me.  From  Abraham  unto 
Isaac,  when  Jacob  and  Esau  were  born  of  him, 
Jacob's  hand  held  first  the  heel  of  Esau. 

9  For  Esau  is  the  end  of  the  world,  and  Ja- 
cob is  the  beginning  of  it  that  followeth. 

10  The  hand  of  man  is  betwixt  the  heel  and 
tlie  hand  :  other  question,  Esdras,  ask  thou  not. 

11  I  answered  then  and  said,  O  Lord  that 
bearest  rule,  if  I  have  foimd  favour  in  thy  sight, 

12  I  beseech  thee,  shew  thy  servant  the  end 
of  thy  tokens,  whereof  thou  shewedst  me  part 
the  last  night. 

13  So  he  answered  and  said  unto  me.  Stand 
up  upon  thy  feet,  and  hear  a  mighty  sounding 
voice. 

14  And  it  shall  be  as  it  were  a  great  motion  ; 
but  the  place  were  thou  standest  shall  not  be 
moved. 

15  And  therefore  when  it  speaketh  be  not 
afraid:  for  the  word  is  of  the  end,  and  the  foun 
dation  of  the  earth  is  understood. 

16  And  why .'  because  the  speech  of  these 
things  trembleth  and  is  moved  :  for  it  knoweth 
that°the  end  of  these  things  must  be  changed. 

17  And  it  liappened  that  when  I  had  heard 
it  I  stood  up  upon  my  feet,  and  hearkened,  and 
behold,  there  was  a  voice  that  spake,  and  the 
sound  of  it  was  like  the  sound  of  many  waters. 

18  And  it  said,  Beiiold,  the  days  come,  that  I 
will  begin  to  draw  nigh,  and  to  visit  them  that 
dwell  upon  the  earth, 

19  And  will  begin  to  make  inquisition  of  thsm, 
what  they  be  that  have  hurt  unjustly  with  their 
unrighteousness,  and  when  the  affliction  of  Sion 
shall  be  fulfilled  ; 

20  And  when  the  world,  that  shall  begin  to 
vanish  away,  shall  be  finished,  then  will  I  shew 
these  tokens  :  the  books  shall  be  opened  before 
the  firmament,  and  they  shall  see  all  together  : 

21  And  the  children  of  a  year  old  shall  speak 
with  their  voices,  the  women  with  child  shall 
bring  forth  untimely  children  of  three  or  four 
monllis  old,  and  tliey   shall  live,  and  be  raised 


up 


22  And  suddenly  shall  the  sown  places  appear 
17 


Jlpocrypha. 

unsown,  the  full  store-houses  shall  suddenly   be 
found  empty  : 

23  And  the  trumpet  shall  give  a  sound,  which 
when  every  man  heareth,  they  shall  be  suddenly 
afraid. 

24  At  that  time  shall  friends  fight  one  against 
another  like  enemies,  and  the  earth  shall  stand 
in  fear  with  tliose  that  dwell  therein,  the  springs 
of  the  fountains  shall  stand  still,  and  in  three 
hours  they  shall  not  run. 

25  Whosoever  remaineth  from  all  these  that 
I  have  told  thee  sliall  escape,  and  see  my  salva- 
tion, and  the  end  of  your  world. 

2G  And  the  men  that  are  received  shall  see  it, 
who  have  not  tasted  death  from  their  birth  :  and 
the  heart  of  tiie  inhabitants  shall  be  changed, 
and  turned  into  another  meaning. 

27  For  evil  shall  be  put  out,  and  deceit  shall 
be  quenched. 

28  As  for  faith,  it  shall  flourish,  corruption 
shall  be  overcome,  and  the  truth,  which  hath 
been  so  long  without  fruit,  shall  be  declared. 

29  And  when  he  talked  with  me,  behold,  I 
looked  by  little  and  little  upon  him  before  whom 
I  stood. 

30  And  these  words  said  he  unto  me  ;  I  am 
come  to  shew  thee  the  time  of  the  night  to  come. 

31  If  thou  wilt  pray  yet  more,  and  fast  seven 
days  again,  I  shall  tell  thee  greater  things  by 
day  than  I  have  heard. 

32  For  thy  voice  is  heard  before  the  Most 
High :  for  the  Mighty  hath  seen  thy  righteous 
dealing,  he  hath  seen  also  thy  chastity,  which 
thou  hast  had  ever  since  thy  youth. 

33  And  therefore  hath  he  sent  me  to  shew 
thee  all  these  things,  and  to  say  unto  thee,  Be 
of  good  comfort,  and  fear  not. 

34  And  hasten  not  with  the  times  that  are 
past,  to  think  vain  things,  that  thou  mayest  not 
hasten  from  tlie  latter  times. 

35  And  it  came  to  pass  after  this,  that  I  wept 
again,  and  fasted  seven  days  in  like  manner, 
that  I  might  fulfil  the  three  weeks  which  he 
told  me. 

3G  And  in  the  eighth  night  was  my  heart 
vexed  within  me  again,  and  I  began  to  speak 
before  the  Most  High. 

37  For  my  spirit  was  greatly  set  on  fire,  and 
my  soul  was  in  distress. 

33  And  I  said,  O  Lord,  thou  spakest  from  the 
beginning  of  the  creation,  even  the  first  day, 
and  saidst  tluis  ;  Let  heaven  and  earth  be  made  ; 
and  thy  word  was  a  perfect  work. 

39  And  then  was  the  spirit,  and  darkness  and 
silence  were  on  every  side  ;  the  sound  of  man's 
voice  was  not  yet  formed. 

40  Then  commandedst  thou  a  fair  light  to 
come  forth  of  thy  treasures,  that  thy  work  miglit 
appear. 

41  Upon  the  second  day  thou  madest  tlie 
spirit  of  the  firmament,  and  commandedst  it  to 
part  asunder,  and  to  make  a  division  betwixt 
the  waters,  that  the  one  part  might  go  up,  and 
the  other  remain  beneath. 

42  Upon  the  third  day  thou  didst  command 
that  the  waters  should  be  gathered  in  the  se- 
venth part  of  tlie  earth  :  si.x  parts  hast  tliou 
dried  up,  and  kept  them,  to  the  intent  that  of 
these  some  being  planted  of  God  and  tilled  miglit 
serve  thee. 

43  For  as  soon  as  thy  word  went  forth  the 
work  was  made. 

44  For  immediately  there  was  great  and  in- 
numerable fruit,  and  many  and  divers  pleasures 
for  the  taste,  and  flowers  of  unchangeable  colour, 


II.  E  SDR  AS.  .   Apocrypha. 

and   odours  of  wonderful  smell :  and  this  was 
done  the  third  day. 

45  Upon  the  fourth  day  thou  commandedst 
that  the  sun  should  shine,  and  the  moon  give 
her  light,  and  tl.e  stars  should  be  in  order  : 

46  And  gavest  them  a  charge  to  do  service 
unto  man,  tiiat  was  to  be  made. 

47  Upon  the  fifth  day  thou  saidst  unto  the 
seventh  part,  where  the  waters  were  gathered, 
that  it  should  bring  forth  living  creatures,  fowls 
and  fishes  :  and  so  it  camo  to  pass. 

48  For  the  dumb  water  and  without  life 
brought  forth  living  things  at  the  command- 
ment of  God,  that  all  people  might  praise  thy 
wondrous  works. 

49  Then  didst  thou  ordain  two  living  crea- 
tures, the  one  thou  calledst  Enoch,  and  the  other 
Leviathan  ; 

50  And  didst  separate  the  one  from  the  other : 
for  the  seventh  part,  namely,  where  the  water 
was  gathered  together,  misxht  not  hold  them 
both. 

51  Unto  Enoch  thou  gavest  one  part,  which 
was  dried  up  the  third  day,  that  he  should  dwell 
in  the  same  part,  wherein  are  a  thousand  hills  : 

52  But  unto  Leviathan  thou  gavest  the  se- 
venth part,  namely,  the  moist ;  and  hast  kept 
him  to  be  devoured  of  whom  thou  wilt,  and 
when. 

53  Upon  the  sixth  day  thou  gavest  command- 
ment unto  the  earth,  that  before  thee  it  should 
bring  forth  beasts,  cattle,  and  creeping  things : 

54  And  after  these,  Adam  also,  whom  thou 
madest  lord  of  all  thy  creatures  :  of  him  come  we 
all,  and  tlie  people  also  whom  thou  Jiast  chosen. 

55  All  this  have  I  spoken  before  thee,  O  Lord, 
because  thou  madest  the  world  for  our  sakes. 

56  As  for  the  other  people,  which  also  come 
of  Adam,  thou  hast  said  that  they  are  nothing, 
but  be  like  unto  spittle  :  and  hast  likened  tiie 
abundance  of  them  unto  a  drop  that  falleth  from 
a  vessel. 

57  And  now,  O  Lord,  behold,  these  heathen, 
which  have  ever  been  reputed  as  nothing,  have 
begun  to  be  lords  over  us,  and  to  devour  us. 

58  But  we  thy  people,  whom  thou  hast  called 
thy  first-born,  thy  only-begotten,  and  thy  fer- 
vent lover,  are  given  into  their  hands. 

59  If  the  world  now  be  made  for  our  sakes, 
why  do  we  not  possess  an  inheritance  with  the 
world  .''  how  long  shall  this  endure  .^ 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  when  I  had  made  an  end  of  speaking 
these  words,  there  was  sent  unto  me  the 
angel  which  had  been  sent  unto  me  the  nights 
afore  : 

2  And  he  said  unto  me.  Up,  Esdras,  and  hear 
the  words  that  I  am  come  to  tell  thee. 

3  And  I  said.  Speak  on,  my  God.  Then  said 
he  unto  me.  The  sea  is  set  in  a  wide  place,  that 
it  might  be  deep  and  great. 

4  But  put  the  case  the  entrance  were  narrow, 
and  like  a  river  ; 

5  Who  then  could  go  into  the  sea  to  look 
upon  it,  and  to  rule  it  .■'  if  he  went  not  throuo-h 
the  narrow,  how  could  he  come  into  the  broad .'' 

(')  There  is  also  another  thing  ;  A  city  is  build- 
ed,  and  set  upon  a  broad  field,  and  is  full  of  all 
good  things : 

7  The  entrance  thereof  is  narrow,  and  is  set  in 
a  dangerous  place  to  fall,  like  as  if  there  were  a 
fire  on  the  right  hand,  and  on  the  left  a  deep 
water : 

8  And  one  only  path  between  them  both, 
even  between  the  fire  and  the  water,  so  small 

IB 


Apocrypha.  CHAP.  VII. 

that   there    could    but    one   man   go   there    at 
once. 

9  If  this  city  now  were  given  unto  a  man  for 
an  inheritance,  if  he  never  shall  pass  the  danger 
set  before  it,  how  shall  he  receive  this  inherit- 
ance. 

10  And  I  said,  It  is  so.  Lord.  Then  said  he 
unto  me,  Even  so  also  is  Israel's  portion. 

11  Because  for  their  sakes  I  made  the  world  : 
and  when  Adam  transgressed  my  statutes,  then 
was  decreed  that  now  is  done. 

12  Then  were  the  entrances  of  this  world 
made  narrow,  full  of  sorrow  and  travail :  they 
are  but  few  and  evil,  full  of  perils,  and  very 
painful. 

13  For  the  entrances  of  the  elder  world  were 
wide  and  sure,  and  brought  immortal  fruit. 

14  If  then  they  that  live,  labour  not  to  enter 
these  strait  and  vain  things,  they  can  never  re- 
ceive those  that  are  laid  up  for  them. 

15  Now  therefore  why  disquietest  thou  thy- 
self, seeing  thou  art  but  a  corruptible  man  .''  and 
why  art  thou  moved,  whereas  thou  art  but  mor- 
tal? 

16  Why  hast  thou  not  considered  in  thy  mind 
this  thing  that  is  to  come,  rather  than  that 
which  is  present .' 

17  Then  answered  I  and  said,  O  Lord  that 
bearest  rule,  thou  hast  ordained  in  thy  law, 
that  the  righteous  should  inherit  these  things, 
but  that  the  ungodly  should  perish. 

18  Nevertheless,  the  righteous  shall  suffer 
strait  things,  and  hope  for  wide  :  for  they  that 
have  done  wickedly  have  suffered  the  strait 
things,  and  yet  shall  not  see  the  wide. 

I'J  And  he  said  unto  me.  There  is  no  judore 
above  God,  and  none  that  hath  understanding 
above  the  Highest. 

20  For  there  be  many  that  perish  in  this  life, 
because  they  despise  the  law  of  God  that  is  set 
before  them. 

21  For  God  hath  given  strait  commandment 
to  such  as  came,  what  they  should  do  to  live, 
even  as  they  came,  and  what  they  should  ob- 
serve to  avoid  punishment. 

22  Nevertheless,  they  were  not  obedient  unto 
him  ;  but  spake  against  him,  and  imagined  vain 
things  ; 

23  And  deceived  themselves  by  their  wicked 
deeds  :  and  said  of  the  Most  High,  that  he  is 
not ;  and  knew  not  his  ways : 

24  But  his  law  have  they  despised,  and  de- 
nied his  covenants ;  in  his  statutes  have  the}' 
not  been  faithful,  and  have  not  performed  his 
works. 

2.5  And  therefore,  Esdras,  for  the  empty  are 
empty  things,  and  for  the  full  are  the  full  things. 

20  Behold,  the  time  shall  come,  that  these 
tokens  which  I  have  told  thee  shall  come  to 
pass,  and  the  bride  shall  appear,  and  she  coming 
forth  shall  be  seen,  that  now  is  withdrawn  from 
the  earth. 

27  And  whosoever  is  delivered  from  the  fore- 
said evils  shall  see  my  wonders. 

28  For  my  son  Jesus  shall  be  revealed  with 
those  that  be  with  him,  and  they  that  remain 
shall  rejoice  within  four  hundred  years. 

2!)  After  these  years  shall  my  son  Christ  die, 
and  all  men  that  have  life. 

30  And  the  world  shall  be  turned  into  the  old 
silence  seven  days,  like  as  in  the  former  judg- 
ments :  so  that  no  man  shall  remain. 

31  And  after  seven  days  the  world,  that  yet 
awaketh  not,  shall  be  raised  up,  and  that  shall 
die  that  is  corrunt. 


Apocrypha. 


32  And  the  earth  shall  restore  those  that  are 
asleep  in  her,  and  so  shall  the  dust  those  that 
dwell  in  silence,  and  the  secret  places  shall 
deliver  those  souls  that  were  committed  unto 
them. 

33  And  the  Most  High  shall  appear  upon  the 
seat  of  judgment,  and  misery  shall  pass  away, 
and  the  long-suffering  sliall  have  an  end  : 

34  But  judofment  only  shall  remain,  truth 
shall  stand,  and  faith  shall  wa.x  strong  : 

3-5  And  the  work  shall  follow,  and  the  re- 
ward sliall  be  shewed,  and  the  good  deeds  shall 
be  offeree,  and  wicked  deeds  shall  bear  no  rule. 

3G  Then  said  I,  Abraham  prayed  first  for  the 
Sodomites,  and  Moses  for  the  fathers  that  sinned 
in  the  wilderness  : 

37  And  Jesus  afler  him  for  Israel  in  the  time 
of  Aclian  : 

38  And  Samuel  and  David  for  the  destruc- 
tion :  and  Solomon  for  tliem  that  should  come 
to  the  sanctuary  : 

39  And  Helias  for  those  that  received  rain ; 
and  for  the  dead,  that  he  might  live  : 

40  And  Ezechias  for  the  people  in  the  time 
of  Sennacherib  :  and  many  for  many. 

41  Even  so  now,  seeing  corruption  is  grown 
up,  and  wickedness  increased,  and  the  righteous 
have  prayed  for  the  ungodly  :  wherefore  shall  it 
not  be  so  now  also  .'' 

42  He  answered  me,  and  said.  This  present 
life  is  not  the  end  where  much  glory  doth  abide  ; 
therefore  have  they  prayed  for  the  weak. 

43  But  the  day  of  doom  shall  be  the  end  of 
this  time,  and  the  beginning  of  the  immortality 
for  to  come,  wherein  corruption  is  past, 

44  Intemperance  is  at  a'a  end,  infidelity  is 
cut  off,  righteousness  is  grown,  and  truth  is 
sprung  up. 

45  Then  shall  no  man  be  able  to  save  him 
that  is  destroyed,  nor  to  oppress  him  that  hath 
gotten  the  victory. 

4G  I  answered  then  and  said,  This  is  my  first 
and  last  saying,  that  it  had  been  better  not  to 
have  given  the  earth  unto  Adam  :  or  else,  when 
it  was  given  him,  to  have  restrained  him  from 
sinning. 

47  For  what  profit  is  it  for  men  now  in  this 
present  time  to  live  in  heaviness,  and  after  death 
to  look  for  punishment .' 

48  O  thou  Adam,  what  hast  thou  done  !  for 
though  it  was  thou  that  sinned,  thou  art  not 
fallen  alone,  but  we  all  that  come  of  thee. 

49  For  what  profit  is  it  unto  us,  if  there  be 
promised  us  an  immortal  time,  whereas  we  have 
done  the  works  that  bring  death  .'' 

50  And  tliat  there  is  promised  us  an  ever- 
lasting hope,  whereas  ourselves  being  most 
wicked  are  made  vain  ? 

51  And  that  there  are  laid  up  for  us  dwell- 
ings of  health  and  safety,  whereas  we  have  lived 
wickedl)' .' 

52  And  that  the  glory  of  the  Most  High  is 
kept  to  defend  them  which  have  led  a  wary  life, 
whereas  we  have  walked  in  the  most  wicked 
ways  of  all .'' 

53  And  that  there  should  be  shewed  a  para- 
dise, v.'hose  fruit  endureth  for  ever,  wherein  is 
security  and  medicine,  since  we  shall  not  enter 
into  it .' 

54  (For  we  have  walked  in  unpleasant  places.) 

55  And  that  the  faces  of  them  which  have 
used  abstinence  shall  shine  above  the  stars, 
whereas  our  faces  shall  be  blacker  than  dark- 
ness .'' 

5G  For  while  we  lived  and  committed  iniqui- 
19 


A-pocryfha. 


II.  ESDRAS. 


ty,  we  considered  not  that  we  should  begin  to 
suffer  for  it  after  death. 

57  Then  answered  he  me,  and  said,  This  is 
the  condition  of  the  battle,  which  man  that  is 
born  upon  the  earth  shall  fight ; 

58  That,  if  he  be  overcome,  he  shall  suffer  as 
thou  hast  said  :  but  if  he  get  the  victory,  he  shall 
receive  the  thing  that  I  say. 

59  For  this  is  the  life  whereof  Moses  spake 
unto  the  people  while  he  lived,  saying,  Choose 
thee  life,  that  thou  mayest  live. 

60  Nevertheless,  they  believed  not  him,  nor 
yet  the  prophets  after  him,  no,  nor  me  which 
have  spoken  unto  them, 

61  That  there  should  not  be  such  heaviness 
in  their  destruction,  as  shall  be  joy  over  them 
that  are  persuaded  to  salvation. 

62  I  answered  then,  and  said,  I  know,  Lord, 
that  the  Most  High  is  called  merciful,  in  that 
he  hath  mercy  upon  them  which  are  not  yet 
come  into  the  world, 

63  And  upon  those  also  that  turn  to  his  law  ; 

64  And  that  he  is  patient,  and  long  suffereth 
those  that  have  sinned,  as  his  creatures ; 

65  And  that  he  is  bountiful,  for  he  is  ready 
to  give  where  it  needeth  ; 

66  And  that  he  is  of  great  mercy,  for  he  mul- 
tiplieth  more  and  more  mercies  to  them  that  are 
present,  and  that  are  past,  and  also  to  them 
which  are  to  come. 

67  For  if  he  shall  not  multiply  his  mercies, 
the  world  would  not  continue  with  them  that 
inherit  therein. 

63  And  he  pardoneth ;  for  if  he  did  not  so  of 
his  goodness,  that  they  which  have  committed 
iniquities  might  be  eased  of  them,  the  ten  thou- 
sandth part  of  men  should  not  remain  living. 

63  And  being  judge,  if  he  should  not  forgive 
them  that  are  cured  with  his  word,  and  put'^out 
the  multitude  of  contentions, 

70  There  should  be  very  few  left  peradven- 
ture  in  an  innumerable  multitude. 
CHAP.  VIII. 
ND    he   answered   me,    saying,   The   Most 
High  hath  made  this  world  for  many,  but 
tlie  world  to  come  for  few. 

2  I  will  tell  thee  a  similitude,  Esdras  ;  As 
when  thou  askest  the  earth,  it  shall  say  unto 
thee,  that  it  givethmuch  mould  whereof  earthen  I 
vessels  are  made,  but  little  dust  that  gold 
Cometh  of:  even  so  is  the  course  of  this  pre- 
sent world. 

3  There  be  many  created,  but  few  shall  be 
saved. 

4  So  answered  I  and  said.  Swallow  then 
down,  O  my  soul,  understanding,  and  devour 
wisdom. 

5  For  thou  hast  agreed  to  give  ear,  and  art 
willing  to  prophesy  :  for  thou  hast  no  longer 
space  than  only  to  live. 

6  O  Lord,  if  thou  suffer  not  thy  servant,  that 
we  may  pray  before  thee,  and  thou  give  us  seed 
unto  our  heart,  and  culture  to  our  understand- 
ing, that  there  may  come  fruit  of  it ;  how  shall 
each  man  live  that  is  corrupt,  who  beareth  the 
place  of  a  man  .'' 

7  For  thou  art  alone,  and  we  all  one  work- 
manship of  thine  hands,  like  as  thou  hast  said. 

8  For  when  the  body  is  fashioned  now  in  the 
mother's  womb,  and  thou  givest  it  members,  thy 
creature  is  preserved  in  fire  and  water,  and  nine 
months  doth  thy  workmanship  endure  thy  crea- 
ture which  is  created  in  her. 

9  But  that  which  keepeth  and  is  kept  shall 
botli  be  preserved  :  and  when  the  time  cometh, 


Jifocry-phxi. 


the  womb  preserved  delivereth  up  the  things 
that  grew  in  it. 

10  For  thou  hast  commanded  out  of  the  parts 
of  the  body,  that  is  to  say,  out  of  the  breasts, 
milk  to  be  given,  which  is  the  fruit  of  the 
breasts, 

11  That  the  thing  which  is  fashioned  may  be 
nourished  for  a  time,  till  thou  disposestit  to  thy 
mercy. 

12  Thou  broiightest  it  up  with  thy  righteous- 
ness, and  nurturedst  it  in  thy  law,  and  reform- 
edst  it  with  thy  judgment. 

13  And  thou  shalt  mortify  it  as  thy  creature, 
and  quicken  it  as  thy  work. 

14  If  therefore  thou  shalt  destroy  him  which 
with  so  great  labour  was  fashioned,  it  is  an  easy 
thing  to  be  ordained  by  thy  commandment,  that 
the  Uiing  which  was  made  might  be  preserved. 

15  Now  therefore.  Lord,  1  will  speak  ;  touch- 
ing man  in  general,  thou  knowest  best  ;  but 
touching  thy  people,  for  whose  sake  I  am  sorry  ; 

16  And  for  tliine  inheritance,  for  whose  cause 
I  mourn  ;  and  for  Israel,  for  whom  I  am  heavy ; 
and  for  Jacob,  for  whose  sake  I  am  troubled  ; 

17  Therefore  will  I  begin  to  pray  before  thee 
for  myself  and  for  them :  for  I  see  the  falls  of 
us  that  dwell  in  the  land. 

18  But  I  have  heard  the  swiftness  of  the 
judge  which  is  to  come. 

19  Therefore  hear  my  voice,  and  understand 
my  words,  and  I  shall  speak  before  thee.  This 
IS  the  beginning  of  the  words  of  Esdras,  before 
he  was  taken  up  :  and  I  said, 

20  O  Lord,  thou  that  dwellest  in  everlasting- 
ness,  which  beholdest  from  above  things  in  the 
heaven  and  in  the  air  ; 

21  Whose  throne  is  inestimable  ;  whose  glory 
may  not  be  comprehended;  before  whom  the 
host  of  angels  stand  with  trembling, 

22  Whose  service  is  conversant  in  wind  and 
fire  ;  whose  word  is  true,  and  sayings  constant ; 
whose  commandment  is  strong,  and  ordinance 
fearful ; 

23  Whose  look  drieth  up  the  depths,  and  in- 
dignation maketh  the  mountains  to  melt  away  ; 
which  the  truth  witnesseth  : 

24  O  hear  the  prayer  of  thy  servant,  and  give 
ear  to  the  petition  of  thy  creature. 

25  For  while  I  live  I  will  speak,  and  so  long 
as  I  have  understanding  I  will  answer. 

26  O  look  not  upon  the  sins  of  thy  people  ; 
but  on  them  which  serve  thee  in  truth. 

27  Regard  not  the  wicked  inventions  of  the 
heathen,  but  the  desire  of  those  that  keep  thy 
testimonies  in  afflictions. 

28  Think  not  upon  those  that  have  walked 
feignedly  before  thee  :  but  remember  them, 
which  according  to  thy  will  have  known  thy 
fear. 

29  Let  it  not  be  thy  will  to  destroy  them 
which  have  lived  like  beasts  ;  but  to  look  upon 
them  tliat  have  clearly  taught  thy  law. 

30  Take  thou  no  indignation  at  them  which 
are  deemed  worse  than  beasts ;  but  love  them 
that  always  put  their  trust  in  thy  righteousness 
and  glory. 

31  For  we  and  our  fathers  do  languish  of  such 
diseases :  but  because  of  us  sinners  thou  shalt 
be  called  merciful. 

32  For  if  thou  hast  a  desire  to  have  mercy 
upon  us,  thou  shalt  be  called  merciful,  to  us 
nainely,  that  have  no  works  of  righteousness. 

33  For  the  just,  which  have  many  good  works 
laid  up  with  thee,  shall  out  of  their  own  deeds 
receive  reward. 

20 


ApoK  rypha. 


CHAP.  IX. 


Apocri/pha, 


34  For  what  is  man,  that  thou  shouldest  take 
displeasure  at  him  .?  or  what  is  a  corruptible  ge- 
neration, that  thou  shouldest  be  so  bitter  toward 

it  '  •  *i, 

3.'>  For  in  truth  there  is  no  man  among  them 
that  be  born,  but  he  hath  dealt  wickedly  ;  and 
among  the  faithful  there  is  none  which  hath  not 
done  amiss. 

30  For  in  this,  O  Lord,  thy  righteousness 
and  thy  goodness  shall  be  declared,  if  thou  be 
merciful  unto  them  which  have  not  the  confi- 
dence of  good  works. 

37  Then  answered  he  me,  and  said,  bome 
things  hast  thou  spoken  aright,  and  according 
unto^'thy  words  it  shall  be. 

38  For  indeed  I  will  not  think  on  the  dispo- 
sition of  tliem  which  have  sinned  before  death, 
before  judgment,  before  destruction  : 

3:)  But  I  will  rejoice  over  the  disposition  of 
the  righteous,  and  I  will  remember  also  their 
pilgrimage,  and  the  salvation,  and  the  reward, 
that  they' shall  have. 

40  Like  as  I  have  spoken  now,  so  shall  it 
come  to  pass. 

41  For  as  the  husbandman  soweth  much  seed 
UDon  the  ground,  and  plairteth  many  trees,  and 
yet  the  thino-  that  is  sown  good  in  his  season 
cometh  not  up,  neither  doth  all  that  is  planted 
take  root :  even  so  is  it  of  them  that  are  sown 
in  the  world  ;  thev  shall  not  all  be  saved. 


spised  the  Most  High,  thought  scorn  of  his  law, 
and  forsook  his  ways. 

57  Moreover  they  have  trodden  down  his 
rio-hteous, 

°58  And  said  in  their  heart,  that  there  is  no 
God  ;  yea,  and  that  knowing  they  must  die. 

59  For  as  the  things  aforesaid  shall  receive 
vou  so  thirst  and  pain  are  prepared  for  them  : 
for  it  was  not  his  will  that  men  should  come  to 

nought :  ,  ,  j  m  j 

60  But  they  which  be  created  have  dehled 
the  name  of  him  that  made  them,  and  were 
unthankful  unto   him   which   prepared  lite  tor 

them.  •    ,  1  ^ 

Gl  And   therefore    is   my  judgment  now  at 

^62  These  things  have  I  not  shewed  unto  all 
men,  but  unto  thee,  and  a  few  Uke  thee.  1  hen 
answered  I  and  said, 

fi3  Behold,  O  Lord,  now  hast  thou  shewed  me 
the  multitude  of  the  wonders,  which  thou  wilt 
begin  to  do  in  the  last  times :  but  at  what  tune, 
thou  hast  not  shewed  me. 

CHAP.  IX. 

E  answered  me   then,  and  said.  Measure 

JLJL    thou  the  time  diligently  in  itselt  •    and 

when  thou  seest  part  of  the  signs  past,  which  i 

have  told  thee  before,  ,    .  -^  •    »u 

2  Then  shalt  thou  understand,  that  it  is  the 
very  same  time,  wherein  the  Highest  will  begin 


the  wor  d  ;  thev  slmU  not  an  oe  saveu.  ---j.  — ■■- ,  ,- 

42  I  answered  then  and  said.  If  I  have  found  |  to  v.s^t^the^world^.^^^^^^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^ 

grace,  let  me  speak.  nmkp=i  ^ind  uoroars  of  the  people  in  the  world  ■ 

43  Like  as  the  husbandman's  seed  perisheth,  quakes  and  30a  ^o  P^^^  ^^^^  ^j 


if  it  come  not  up,  and  receive  not  thy  rain  in 
due  season  :  or  if  there  come  too  much  ram,  and 

corrupt  it :  1  •  1,    • 

44  Even  so  perisheth  man  also,  winch  is 
formed  with  thy  hands,  and  is  called  thine  own 
imacre.  because  thou  art  like  unto  him,  for  whose 
sake  thou  hast  made  all  things,  and  likened  him 
unto  the  husbandman's  seed. 

45  Be  not  wroth  with  us,  but  spare  thy  people, 
and  have  mercy  upon  thine  own  inheritance  : 
for  thou  art  merciful  unto  thy  creature. 

46  Then  answered  he  me,  and  said,  Things 
present  are  for  the  present,  and  things  to  come 
for  such  as  be  to  come.  ,1, 

47  For  thou  comest  far  short  that  thou  should- 
est be  able  to  love  my  creature  more  than  I : 
but  I  have  oft-times  drawn  nigh  unto  thee,  and 
unto  it,  but  never  to  the  unrighteous. 

48  In  this  also  thou  art  marvellous  before  the 

Most  High:  ,,    ,    ,        ir-         v 

40  Inlhat  thou  hast  humbled  thyself,  as  it 

becometh   thee,    and    hast   not  judged  thyself 

worthy  to  be  much  glorified  among  the   riglit- 

50  For  many  great  miseries  shall  be  done  to 
them  that  in  the  latter  time  shall  dwell  in  the 
world,  because  they  iiave  walked  in  great  pride, 

51  But  understand  thou  for  thyself,  and  seek 
out  the  glory  for  such  as  be  like  thee 

52  For  unto  you  is  paradise  opened,  the  tree 
of  life  is  planted,  the  time  to  come  is  prepared, 
plenteousness  is  made  ready,  a  city  is  builded 
and  rest  is  allowed,  yea,  perfect  goodness  and 
wisdom.  ,    ,         . 

53  The  root  of  evil  is  sealed  up  from  you, 
weakness  and  the  moth  is  hid  from  you,  and  cor- 
ruption is  fled  into  hell  to  be  forgotten  ;. 

o4  Sorrows  are  passed,  and  in  the  end  is  shew- 
ed the  treasure  of  immortality. 

55  \nd  therefore  ask  thou  no  more  questions 
concerning  the  multitude  of  them  ihat  perish. 


4  Then  shalt  thou  well  understand,  that  tlie 
Most  High  spake  of  those  things  from  the  days 
that  were   before  thee,  even   from  the  begm- 

5"  For  like  as  all  that  is  made  in  the  world 
hath   a  beginning  and  an  end,  and  the  end  is 

manifest :  „  ,     tt.   1      ^  u 

6  Even  so  the  times  also  of  the  Highest  have 
plain  beginnings  in  wonders  and  powerful  works, 
and  endings  in  effects  and  signs. 

7  And  every  one  that  shall  be  saved,  and 
shall  be  able  to  escape  by  his  works,  and  by  iaith, 
whereby  ye  have  believed, 

S  Sliali  be  preserved  from  the  said  penis,  and 
shall  see  my  salvation  in  my  land,  and  withm 
my  borders  :  for  I  have  sanctified  them  for  me 
from  the  beginning.  , 

9  Then  shall  they  be  in  pitiful  case,  which 
now  have  abused  my  ways  :  and  they  that  have 
cast  them  away  despitefully  shaU  dwell  m  tor- 

10  For  such  as  in  their  life  have  received 
benefits,  and  have  not  known  me  ; 

11  And  they  that  have  loathed  my  law,  while 
tlwjy  had  yet  liberty,  and  when  as  yet  place  of 
repentance  was  open  unto  them,  understood 
not,  but  despised  it ;  .       „        ,     u    u 

12  The  same  must  know  it  after   death  by 


13  And  therefore  be  thou  not  curious  how  the 
uno-odly  shall  be  punished,  and  when  :  but  in- 
qurre  how  the  righteous  shall  be  saved,  whose 
the  world  is,  and  for  whom  the  world  is  created. 

14  Then  answered  I,  and  said, 

]  5  I  have  said  before,  and  now  do  speak, and  will 
speak  it  also  hereafter,  that  there  be  many  more 
of  them  which  perish,  than  of  them  which  shall 

be  saved :  ,,  j 

16  Like  as  a  wave  is  greater  than  a  drop. 

17  \nA  he  answered  me,  saying.  Like  as  tho 
field  is,  so  is  also  the  seed ;  as  the  flowers  be, 


ncerning  the  multitude  of  them  ihat  perish       ne>u  ^.,  =u  ^^^^  ^  the  workman 

56  For  when  they  had  taken  hberty,  they  de- 1  sucli  are  int-  i.o  o  ,^^ 


Apocrypha. 


II.  ESDRAS. 


is,  such  also  is  the  work  ;  and  as  the  husband- 
man IS  himself,  so  is  his  husbandry  also  :  for  it 
was  the  time  of  the  world. 

i8  And  now  when  I  prepared  the  world  which 
was  not  yet  made,  even  for  them  to  dwell  in  that 
now  live,  no  man  spake  against  me. 

19  For  then  every  one  obeyed  :  but  now  the 
manners  of  them  which  are  created  in  this  world 
that  IS  made  are  corrupted  by  a  perpetual  seed. 


Apocrxjpha. 


and  bv  a   la,v  w1,;7k  • ''  -  k-i--^"'"  °c>=",       -^^  one  saia  umo  me,  1  thy  servant  have  been 

Jelves  ''  unsearchable  rid  them-  barren,  and  had  no  child,  though  I  had  an  has- 


selves 

20  So  I  considered  the  world,  and  behold, 
there  was  peril  because  of  the  devices  that  were 
come  into  it. 

21  And  I  saw,  and  spared  it  greatly,  and  have 
kept  me  a  grape  of  the  cluster,  and  a  plant  of  a 
great  people. 

22  Let  the  multitude  perish  then,  which  was 
born  in  vain  ;  and  let  my  grape  be  kept,  and 
my  plant  ;  for  with  great  labour  have  I  made  it 
perfect. 

23  Nevertheless,  if  thou  wilt  cease  yet  seven 
X^  "^ore  (but  thou  shalt  not  fast  in  them, 

24  But  go  into  a  field  of  flowers,  where  no 
house  is  budded,  and  eat  only  the  flowers  of  the 
held;  taste  no  flesh,  drink  no  wine,  but  eat 
flowers  only  ;) 

2.5  And  pray  unto  the  Highest  continually, 
then  will  I  come  and  talk  with  thee. 

26  So  I  went  my  way  into  the  field  which  is 
called  Ardath,  like  as  he  commanded  mo  ;  and 


40  And  said  unto  her.  Wherefore  weepest 
thou  .'  why  art  thou  so  grieved  in  thy  mind  .' 

41  And  she  said  unto  me,  Sir,  let  me  alone, 
that  I  may  bewail  myself,  and  add  unto  my  sor- 
row, for  I  am  sore  vexed  in  my  mind,  and 
brought  very  low. 

42  And  I  said  unto  her,  What  aileth  thee  '•' 
tell  nie. 

43  She  said  unto  me,  I  thy  servant  have  been 


band  thirty  years. 
!  44  And  those  thirty  years  I  did  nothing  else 
day  and  night,  and  every  hour,  but  make  mv 
prayer  to  the  Highest. 

45  After  thirty  years  God  heard  me,  thy 
handmaid,  looked  upon  my  misery,  considered 
my  trouble,  and  gave  me  a  son :  and  I  was  very 
glad  of  him,  so  was  my  husband  also,  and  all  my 
neighbours  :  and  we  gave  great  honour  unto  the 
Almighty. 

46  And  I  nourished  him  with  great  travail. 

47  So  when  he  grew  up,  and  came  to  the  time 
that  he  should  have  a  wife,  I  made  a  feast. 

CHAP.  X. 
ND  it  so  came  to  pass,  that  when  my  son  was 
■^^  entered   into  his  wedding  chamber,  he  fell 
down,  and  died. 

2  Then  we  overthrew  the  lights,  and  all  my 
neighbours  rose  up  to  comfort  me  :  so  I  took  my 
rest  unto  the  second  day  at  night. 

3  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  they  had  all  left 


thoro   T       ♦        .7  ....^v..,..,.,..,ucu  .,iu  ,  aiiu  I      o  i\im  11  came  lo  pass,  wnen  tnev  had  all  left 

the  herb      f^rTii'^"  ^"r*"''  ^"'^  f'^  "^^   «^  °^  '°  ^«"^^°^t  '"«'  to  the  end  I  might  be  quiet 
tne  herbs  of  the  field,  and  thp.  mRnt  r.f  tl,o  =»rv.o  i  fi,o.,  .„„„  t  „„  i,.;  _•    u.    ^.__i    r.   •?         .  4"'»^i' j 


the  herbs  of  the  field,  and  the  lAeat  of  the  same 
satisfied  me. 

27  After  seven  days  I  sat  upon  the  grass,  and 
my  heart  was  ve.Ked  within  me,  like  as  before  : 

28  And  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  began  to 
talk  before  the  Most  High,  and  said, 

29  O  Lord,  thou  that  shewest  thyself  unto 
us,  thou  wast  shewed  unto  our  fathers  in  the 
wilderness,  in  a  place  where  no  man  treadeth, 
in  a  barren  place,  when  they  came  out  of  Egypt. 

30  And  thou  spakest,  saying,  Hear  "me, 
O  Israel  >  and  mark  my  words,  thou  seed  of 
Jacob. 

31  For  behold,  I  sow  my  law  in  you,  and  it 
shall  bring  fruit  in  you,  and  ye  shall  be  honour- 
ed in  it  for  ever. 

32  But  our  fathers,  which  received  the  law. 
kept  It  not,  and  observed  not  thine  ordinances  • 
and  though  the  fruit  of  thy  law  did  not  perish, 
neither  could  it,  for  it  was  thine  ; 

33  Yet  they  that  received  it  perished,  be- 
cause they  kept  not  the  thing  that  was  sown  in 
them. 

34  And  lo,  it  is  a  custom,  when  the  ground 
hath  received  seed,  or  the  sea  a  ship,  or  any 
vessel  meat  or  drink,  that,  that  being  perished 
whejrein  it  was  sown  or  cast  into, 

35  That  thing  also  which  was  sown,  or  cast 
therein,  or  received,  doth  perish,  and  remaineth 
not  with  us  :  but  with  us  it  hath  not  happened 


36  For  we  that  have  received  the  law  perish 
by  sin,  and  our  heart  also  which  received  it. 

37  Notwithstanding,  the  law  perisheth  not, 
but  remaineth  in  his  force. 

38  And  when  I  spake  these  things  in  my 
heart,  I  looked  back  with  mine  eyes,  and  upon 
the  right  side  I  saw  a  woman,  and  behold,  she 
mourned  and  wept  with  a  loud  voice,  and  was 
much  grieved  in  heart,  and  her  clothes  were 
rent,  and  she  had  ashes  upon  her  head. 

39  Then  let  I  my  thoughts  go  that  I  was  in, 
and  turned  me  unto  her, 


then  rose  I  up  by  night,  and    fled,    and    came 
hither  into  this  field,  as  thou  seest. 

4  And  I  do  now  purpose  not  to  return  into 
the  city,  but  here  to  stay,  and  neither  to  eat  nor 
drink,  but  continually  to  mourn  and  to  fast  until 
I  die. 

5  Then  left  I  the  meditations  wherein  I  was 
and  spake  to  her  in  anger,  sayino-, 

6  Thou  foolish  woman  above  all  other  seest 
thou  not  our  mourning,  and  what  happeneth 
unto  us .'' 

7  How  that  Sion  our  mother  is  full  of  all 
heaviness,  and  much  humbled,  mourning  very 
sore  ? 

8  And  now,  seeing  we  all  mourn  and  are  sad, 
for  we  are  all  in  heaviness,  art  thou  grieved  for 
one  son  .•" 

9  For  ask  the  earth,  and  she  shall  tell  thee, 
that  it  is  she  which  ought  to  mourn  for  the  fall 
of  so  many  that  grow  upon  her. 

1 0  For  out  of  her  came  all  at  the  first,  and 
out  of  her  shall  all  others  come,  and  behold 
they  walk  almost  all  into  destruction,  and  a  mul- 
titude of  them  is  utterly  rooted  out. 

11  Who  tlien  should  make  more  mourning 
than  she  that  hath  lost  so  great  a  multitude ; 
and  not  thou,  which  art  sorry  but  for  one  .= 

12  But  if  thou  sayest  unto  me.  My  lamenta- 
tion is  not  hke  the  earth's,  because  I  have  lost 
the  fruit  of  my  womb,  which  I  brought  forth 
with  pains,  and  bare  with  sorrows ; 

13  But  the  earth  not  so  :  for  the  multitude 
present  in  it,  according  to  the  course  of  the 
earth,  is  gone,  as  it  came  : 

14  Then  say  I  unto  thee.  Like  as  thou  hast 
brought  forth  with  labour  ;  even  so  the  earth 
also  hath  given  her  fruit,  namely,  man,  ever 
since  tlie  beginning  unto  him  that  made  her. 

15  Now  therefore  keep  thy  sorrow  to  thy- 
self, and  bear  with  a  good  courage  that  which 
hath  befallen  thee. 

16  For  if  thou  shalt  acknowledge  the  deter- 
mination of  God  to  be  just,  thou  shalt  both  re- 

22 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

ceive  thy  son  in  time,  and  shalt  be  commended 
among  women.  ■      .      ,  •      i 

17  Go  thy  way  then  into  the  city  to  thme  hus- 

18  And  she  said  unto  me,  That  will  I  not  do  : 
I  will  not  o-o  into  the  city,  but  here  will  I  die. 

19  So  I'proceeded  to  speak  further  unto  her, 

and  said,  „    ,  ,  c 

20  Do  not  so,  but  be  counselled  by  me  :  tor 
how  many  are  the  adversities  of  Sion  ?  be  com- 
forted in  regard  of  the  sorrow  of  Jerusalem 

21  For  thou  seest  that  our  sanctuary  is  laid 
waste,  our  altar  broken  down,  our  temple  de 
stroyed  ; 

22  Our  psaltery  is  laid  on  the  ground,  our 
sono-  is  put  to  silence,  our  rejoicing  is  at  an  end, 
thelight  of  our  candlestick  is  put  out,  the  ark 
of  00?  covenant  is  spoiled,  our  holy  thmgs  are 
defiled,  and  the  name  that  is  called  upon  us  is 
almost  profaned  :  our  children  are  put  to  shame, 
our  priests  are  burnt,  our  Levites  are  gone  into 
captivity,  our  virgins  are  defiled,  and  oar  wives 
ravished  ;  our  righteous  men  carried  away,  our 
little  ones  destroyed,  our  young  men  are  brought 
in  bondage,   and  our   strong  men  are    become 

23  And,  which  is  the  greatest  of  all,  the  seal 
of  Sion  hath  now  lost  her  honour  ;  for  she  is 
delivered  into  the  hands  of  them  that  hate  us. 

24  And  therefore  shake  off  thy  great  heavi- 
ness, and  put  away  the  multitude  of  sorrows, 
that  the  Mighty  may  be  merciful  unto  thee 
again,  and  the  Highest  shall  give  thee  rest  and 
ease  from  thy  labour.  .« 

2.3  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  I  was  talking 
with  her,  behold,  her  face  upon  a  sudden  shined 
exceedingly,  and  her  countenance  glistered,  so 
that  I  was  afraid  of  her,  and  mused  what  it 
mio-ht  be. 

26  And  behold,  suddenly  she  made  a  great 
cry,  very  fearful :  so  that  the  earth  shook  at  the 
noise  of  the  woman. 

27  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  the  woman  ap- 
peared unto  me  no  more,  but  there  was  a  city 
builded,  and  a  large  place  shewed  itself  from  the 
foundations  :  then  was  I  afraid,  and  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  and  said, 

28  Where  is  Uriel  the  angel,  who  came  unto 
me  at  the  first .?  for  he  hath  caused  me  to  fall 
into  many  trances,  and  mine  end  is  turned  into 
corruption,  and  my  prayer  to  rebuke. 

29  And  as  I  was  speaking  these  words,  behold, 
he  came  unto  me,  and  looked  upon  me. 

30  And  lo,  I  lay  as  one  that  had  been  dead, 
and  mine  understanding  was  taken  from  me  : 
and  he  took  me  by  the  right  hand,  and  comforted 
me.  and  set  me  upon  my  feet,  and  said  unto  me, 

31  What  aileth  thee  .'  and  why  art  thou  so 
disquieted  >  and  why  is  thine  understanding 
troubled,  and  the  tlioughts  of  thine  heart  ? 

32  And  I  said,  Because  thou  hast  forsaken 
me,  and  yet  I  did  according  to  thy  words,  and 
I  went  into  the  field,  and  lo,  I  have  seen,  and 
yet  see,  that  I  am  not  able  to  express. 

33  And  he  said  unto  me,  Stand  up  manfully, 
and  I  will  advise  thee. 

34  Then  said  I,  Speak  on,  my  lord,  in  me,  only 
forsake  me  not,  lest  I  die  frustrate  of  my  hope. 

3.")  For  I  have  seen  that  I  knew  not,  and  hear 
that  I  do  not  know. 

36  Or  is  my  sense  deceived,  or  my  soul  in  a 
dream  ? 

37  Now  therefore,  I  beseech  thee,  that  thou 
wilt  shew  thy  servant  of  this  vision. 

38  He  answered  me  then,  and  said,  Hear  me, 


XI.  Apocrypha. 

and  I  shall  inform  thee,  and  tell  thee  wherefore 
thou  art  afraid:  for  the  Highest  will  reveal 
many  secret  things  unto  thee. 

39  He  hath  seen  that  thy  way  is  right :  for 
that  thou  sorrowest  continually  for  thy  people , 
and  makest  great  lamentation  for  Sion. 

40  This  therefore  is  the  meaning  of  the  vision 
which  thou  lately  sawest : 

41  Thou  sawest  a  woman  mourning,  and  thou 
begannest  to  comfort  her  : 

42  But  now  seest  thou  the  likeness  of  the 
woman  no  more,  but  there  appeared  unto  thee 
a  city  builded.  ,.  ,      ,      ,     r 

43  And  whereas  she  told  thee  of  the  death  ot 
her  son,  this  is  the  solution  : 

44  This  woman,  whom  thou  sawest,  is  bion 
and  whereas  she  said  unto  thee,  even  she  whom 
thou  seest  as  a  city  builded, 

45  Whereas,  /  say,  she  said  unto  thee,  that 
she  hath  been  thirty  years  barren  :  those  are  the 
thirty  years  wherein  there  was  no  offering  made 

46  But  after  thirty  years  Solomon  builded  the 
city,  and  oflTered  offerings :  and  then  bare  the 
barren  a  son.  '  ,    ,     , 

47  And  whereas  she  told  thee  that  she  nou 
rished  him  with  labour  :  that  was  the  dwelling 
in  Jerusalem.  m    *        , 

48  But  whereas  she  said  unto  thee,  Ihat  my 
son  coming  into  his  marriage-chamber  happened 
to  have  a  fall,  and  died  :  this  was  the  destruc- 
tion that  came  to  Jerusalem. 

49  And  behold,  thou  sawest  her  likeness,  and 
because  she  mourned  for  her  son,  thou  began- 
nest to  comfort  her  :  and  of  these  thmgs  which 
have  chanced,  these  are  to  be  opened  unto  thee. 

50  For  now  the  Most  High  seeth  that  thou 
art  .rrieved  unfcignedly,  and  sufferest  from  thy 
whofe  heart  for  her,  so  hath  he  shewed  thee  the 
brightness  ofher  glory,  and  the  comehness   ot 

her  beauty :  ,  ■     ■     ^u 

51  And  therefore  I  bade  thee  remain  in  the 
field  where  no  house  was  builded  : 

52  For  I  knew  that  the  Highest  would  shew 
this  unto  thee.  . 

53  Therefore  I  commanded  thee  to  go  into 
the   field,  where  no  foundation  of  any  bmlding 

was.  .  TT-   u    i 

54  For  in  the  place  wherein  the  Highest 
beginneth  to  shew  his  city,  there  can  no  man's 
building  be  able  to  stand. 

55  And  therefore  fear  not,  let  not  thme  heart 
be  affrighted,  but  go  thy  way  in,  and  see  the 
beauty  and  greatness  of  the  building,  as  much 
as  thine  eyes  be  able  to  see  : 

56  And  then  shalt  thou  hear  as  much  as  thme 
ears  may  comprehend. 

57  For  thou  art  blessed  above  many  other, 
and  art  called  with  the  Highest ;  and  so  are  but 
few. 

58  But  to-morrow  at  night  thou  shalt  remain 

here ;  ,         ,         •  • 

59  And  so  shall  the  Highest  shew  thee  visions 
of  the  high  things,  which  the  Most  High  will 
do  unto  them  that  dwell  upon  earth  in  the  last 
days.  So  I  slept  that  night  and  another,  hke  as 
he  commanded  me. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THEN  saw  I   a  dream,  and  behold,  there 
came  up  from  the  sea  an  eagle,  which  had 
twelve  feathered  wings,  and  three  heads. 

'>    And   I  saw,  and  behold,    she    spread    her 
wino-s  over  all  the  earth,  and  all  the  winds  of  the 
air  blew  on  her,  and  were  gathered  together. 
3  And  I  beheld,  and  out  ofher  feathers  there 
23 


Apocrypha.  11. 

^rew  otlier  contrary  feathers  ;  and  they  became 
little  feathers  and  small. 

4  But  her  heads  were  at  rest :  the  head  in 
the  midst  was  greater  than  the  other,  yet  rested 
it  with  the  residue. 

5  Moreover  I  beheld,  and  lo,  the  eagle  flew 
with  her  feathers,  and  reigned  upon  eal-th,  and 
over  them  that  dwelt  therein. 

6  And  I  saw  that  all  things  under  heaven 
■were  subject  unto  her,  and  no  man  spake  against 
her,  no,  not  one  creature  upon  earth. 

7  And  1  beheld,  and  lo,  the  eagle  rose  upon 
her  talons,  and  spake  to  her  feathers,  saying, 

8  Watch  not  all  at  once  :  sleep  every  one  in 
his  own  place,  and  watch  by  course  : 

9  But  let  the  heads  be  preserved  for  the  last. 

10  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  the  voice  went  not 
out  of  her  heads,  but  from  the  midst  of  her  body. 

11  And  I  numbered  her  contrary  feathers, 
and  behold,  there  were  eight  of  them. 

12  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  on  the  right  side 
there  arose  one  feather,  and  reigned  over  all  the 
earth  ; 

13  And  so  it  was,  that  when  it  reigned,  the 
end  of  it  came,  and  the  place  thereof  appeared 
no  more  :  so  the  next  following  stood  up,  and 
reigned,  and  had  a  great  time  ; 

14  And  it  happened,  that  when  it  reigned, 
the  end  of  it  came  also,  like  as  the  first,  so  that 
it  appeared  no  more. 

15  Then  came  there  a  voice  unto  it,  and  said, 
IC  Hear  thou  that  hast  borne  rule  over  the 

earth  so  long  :  this  I  say  unto  thee,  before  thou 
beginnest  to  appear  no  more, 

17  There  shall  none  after  thee  attain  unto 
thy  time,  neither  unto  the  half  thereof 

18  Then  arose  the  third,  and  reigned  as  the 
other  before,  and  appeared  no  more  "also. 

19  So  went  it  with  all  the  residue  one  after 
another,  as  that  every  one  reigned,  and  then 
appeared  no  more. 

20  Then  I  beheld,  and  lo,  in  process  of  time 
the  feathers  that  followed  stood  up  upon  the 
right  side,  that  they  might  rule  also  ;  and  some 
of  them  ruled,  but  within  a  while  they  appeared 
no  more  : 

21  For  some  of  them  were  set  up,  but  ruled 
not. 

22  After  this  I  looked,  and  behold,  the  twelve 
feather.s  appeared  no  more,  nor  the  two  little 
feathers  :    ; 

23  And  there  was  no  more  upon  the  eagle's 
Ijody,  but  three  heads  that  rested,  and  six  little 


wmgs 

24  Then  saw  I  also  that  two  little  feathers 
divided  themselves  from  the  six,  and  remained 
under  the  head  that  was  upon  the  right  side  : 
for  the  four  continued  in  their  place. 

25  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  the  feathers  that 
were  under  the  wing  thought  to  set  up  them- 
selves, and  to  have  the  rule. 

26  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  there  was  one  set 
up,  but  shortly  it  appeared  no  more. 

27  And  the  second  was  sooner  away  than  the 
first. 

28  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  the  two  that  remained 
thought  also  in  themselves  to  reiorn  : 

29  And  when  they  so  thought,  behold,  there 
awaked  one  of  the  heads  that  were  at  rest, 
namely,  it  that  was  in  the  midst ;  for  that  was 
greater  than  the  two  other  heads. 

30  And  then  I  saw  that  the  two  other  heads 
were  joined  with  it. 

31  And  behold,  the  head  was  turned  with 
them  that  were  with  it,  and  did  eat  up  the  two 


ESDRAS.  Apocrypha. 

feathers  under  the  wing  that  would  have  reigned. 

32  But  this  head  put  the  whole  earth  in^fear, 
and  bare  rule  in  it  over  all  those  that  dwelt  upon 
the  earth  with  much  oppression  ;  and  it  had  the 
governance  of  the  world  more  than  all  the  wings 
that  had  been. 

33  And  after  this  I  beheld,  and  lo,  the  head 
that  was  in  the  midst  suddenly  appeared  no 
more,  like  as  the  wings. 

34  But  there  remained  the  two  heads,  which 
also  in  like  sort  ruled  upon  the  earth,  and  over 
those  that  dwelt  therein. 

35  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  the  head  upon  the 
right  side  devoured  it  that  was  upon  the  left 
side. 

36  Then  I  heard  a  voice,  which  said  unto  me, 
Look  before  thee,  and  consider  the  thing  that 
thou  seest. 

37  And  I  beheld,  and  lo  as  it  were  a  roaring 
lion  chased  out  of  the  wood :  and  I  saw  that  he 
sent  out  a  man's  voice  unto  the  eagle,  and  said, 

38  Hear  thou,  I  wiH  talk  with  thee,  and  the 
Highest  shall  say  unto  thee, 

39  Art  not  thou  it  that  remainest  of  the  four 
beasts,  whom  I  made  to  reign  in  my  world, 
that  the  end  of  their  times  might  come  through 
them  .'' 

40  And  the  fourth  came,  and  overcame  all 
the  beasts  that  were  past,  and  had  power  over 
the  world  with  great  fearfulness,  and  over  the 
whole  compass  of  the  earth  with  much  wicked 
oppression  ;  and  so  long  time  dwelt  he  upon  the 
earth  with  deceit. 

41  For  the  earth  hast  thou  not  judged  with 
truth. 

42  For  thou  hast  afflicted  the  meek,  thou 
hast  hurt  the  peaceable,  thou  hast  loved  liars, 
and  destroyed  the  dwellings  of  them  that  brought 
forth  fruit,  and  hast  cast  down  the  walls  of  such 
as  did  thee  no  harm. 

43  Therefore  is  thy  wrongful  dealing  come 
up  unto  the  Highest,  and  thy  pride  unto  the 
Mighty. 

44  The  Highest  also  hath  looked  upon  the 
proud  times,  and  behold,  they  are  ended,  and  his 
abominations  are  fulfilled. 

45  And  therefore  appear  no  more,  thou  eagle, 
nor  thy  horrible  wings,  nor  thy  wicked  feathers, 
nor  thy  malicious  heads,  nor  thy  hurtful  claws, 
nor  all  thy  vain  body  : 

46  That  all  the  earth  may  be  refreshed,  and 
may  return,  being  delivered  from  thy  violence, 
and  that  she  may  hope  for  the  judgment  and 
mercy  of  him  that  made  her. 

CHAP.  XII. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  while  the  lion  spake 
these  words  unto  the  eaorle,  I  saw, 

2  And  behold  the  head  that  remained,  and 
the  four  wings  appeared  no  more,  and  the  two 
went  unto  it,  and  set  themselves  up  to  reiwn, 
and  their  kingdom  was  small  and  full  of  uproar. 

3  And  I  saw,  and  behold,  they  appeared  no 
more,  and  the  whole  body  of  the  eagle  was 
burnt,  so  that  the  earth  was  in  great  fear  :  then 
awaked  I  out  of  the  trouble  and  trance  of  my 
mind,  and  from  great  fear,  and  said  unto  my 
spirit, 

4  Lo,  this  hast  thou  done  unto  me,  in  that 
thou  searchest  out  the  ways  of  the  Highest. 

5  Lo,  yet  am  I  weary  in  my  mind,  and  very 
weak  in  my  spirit ;  and  little  strength  is  there 
in  me,  for  the  great  fear  wherewith  I  was  af- 
frighted this  night. 

6  Therefore  will  I  now  beseech  the  Highest, 
that  he  will  comfort  me  unto  the  end. 

24 


Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  XIII 


Apocrypha. 


7  And  I  said,  Lord  that  bearest  rule,  if  I  have 
found  grace  before  thy  sight,  and  if  I  am  justi- 
fied with  thee  before  many  others,  and  if  my 
prayer  indeed  be  come  up  before  thy  face  ; 

8  Comfort  me  then,  and  shew  me  thy  servant 
the  interpretation  and  plain  difference  of  this 
fearful  vision,  that  thou  mayest  perfectly  com- 
fort my  soul.  1 

9  For  thou  hast  judged  me  worthy  to  shew 
me  the  last  times. 

10  And  ho  said  -.into  nc,  This  is  the  interpre- 
tation of  the  vision  : 

11  The  eagle  whom  thou  sawest  come  up 
from  the  sea,  is  the  kingdom  which  was  seen  in 
the  vision  of  thy  brother  Daniel. 

12  But  it  was  not  expounded  unto  him,  there- 
fore now  I  declare  it  unto  thee. 

13  Behold,  the  days  will  come,  that  there 
shall  rise  up  a  kingdom  upon  earth,  and  it  shall 
be  feared  above  all  the  kingdoms  that  were  be- 
fore it. 

14  In  the  same  shall  twelve  kings  reign,  one 
after  another  : 

15  Whereof  the  second  shall  begin  to  reign, 
and  shall  have  more  time  than  any  of  the  twelve. 

IG  And  this  do  the  twelve  wings  signify, 
which  thou  sawest. 

17  As  for  the  voice  which  thou  heardest 
speak,  and  that  thou  sawest  not  to  go  out  from 
the  heads,  but  from  the  midst  of  the  body  there- 
of, this  is  the  interpretation  : 

18  That  after  the  time  of  that  kingdom  there 
shall  arise  great  strivings,  and  it  shall  stand  in 
peril  of  falUng  :  nevertheless,  it  shall  not  then 
fall,  but  shall  be  restored  again  to  his  beginning. 

1!)  And  whereas  thou  sawest  the  eight  small 
nnder-feathers  sticking  to  her  wings,  this  is  the 
interpretation  : 

20  That  in  him  there  shall  arise  eight  kings, 
whose  times  sliall  be  but  small,  and  their  years 
swift. 

21  And  two  of  them  shall  perish,  the  middle 
time  approaching  :  four  shall  be  kept  until  their 
end  begin  to  approach  :  but  two  shall  be  kept 
unto  the  end. 

22  And  whereas  thou  sawest  three  heads 
restino-,  this  is  the  interpretation  : 

23  In  his  last  days  shall  the  Most  High  raise 
up  three  kingrdonis,  and  renew  many  things 
therein,  and  tliey  shall  have  the  dominion  of 
the  earth. 

24  And  of  those  that  dwell  therein,  with  much 
oppression,  above  all  those  that  were  before 
them  :  therefore   are  they  called  the  heads  of 

25  For  these  are  they  that  shall  accomplish 
his  wickedness,  and  that  shall  finish  his  last 
end. 

20  And  whereas  thou  sawest  that  the  great 
head  appeared  no  more,  it  signifieth  that  one  of 
them  shall  die  upon  his  bed,  and  yet  with  pain. 

27  For  the  two  that  remain  sliall  be  slain  with 
the  sword. 

28  For  the  sword  of  the  one  shall  devour  the 
other  :  but  at  the  last  shall  he  fall  through  the 
sword  himself. 

2It  And  whereas  thou  sav/est  two  feathers 
under  the  winc-s  passing  over  the  head  that  is 
on  the  rijht  side  ; 

30  It  signifieth  that  these  are  they  whom  the 
Highest  liath  kept  unto  their  end  :  this  is  the 
small  kinodom  and  full  of  trouble,  as  thou  sawest. 

31  And  the  lion,  whom  thou  sawest  rising  up 
out  of  the  wood,  and  roaring,  and  speaking  to 
the  eao-le.  and  rebuking  her  for  her  unrighteous- 

4 


ness  with  all  the  words  which  thou  hast  heard  ; 

32  This  is  the  anointed,  which  the  Highest 
hath  kept  for  them  and  for  their  wickedness  unto 
the  end :  he  shall  reprove  them,  and  shall  up- 
braid them  with  their  cruelty. 

33  For  he  shall  set  them  before  him  alive  in 
judgment,  and  shall  rebulce  them  and  correct 
them. 

34  For  the  rest  of  my  people  shall  he  deliver 
with  mercy,  those  that  have  been  preserved 
upon  my  borders,  and  he  shall  make  them  joyful 
until  the  coming  of  the  day  of  judgment,  whereof 
I  have  spoken  unto  thee  from  the  beginning. 

35  This  is  the  dream  that  thou  sawest,  and 
these  are  the  interpretations. 

36  Thou  only  hast  been  meet  to  know  this 
secret  of  the  Highest. 

37  Therefore  write  all  these  things  that  thou 
hast  seen  in  a  book,  and  hide  them : 

38  And  teach  them  to  the  wise  of  the  people, 
whose  hearts  thou  knowest  may  comprehend 
and  keep  these  secrets. 

39  But  wait  thou  here  thyself  yet  seven  days 
more,  that  it  may  be  shewed  thee,  whatsoever 
it  pleaseth  the  Highest  to  declare  unto  thee. 
And  with  that  he  went  his  way. 

40  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  all  the  people 
saw  that  the  seven  days  were  past,  and  I  not 
come  ao-ain  into  the  city,  they  gathered  them 
all  tojrether,  from  the  least  unto  the  greatest, 
and  came  unto  me,  and  said, 

41  What  have  we  offended  thee  ?  and  what 
evil  have  we  done  against  thee,  that  thou  for- 
sakest  us,  and  sittest  here  in  this  place  ? 

42  For  of  all  the  prophets  thou  only  art  left 
us,  as  a  cluster  of  the  vintage,  and  as  a  candle 
in  a  dark  place,  and  as  a  haven  or  ship  preserved 
from  the  tempest. 

43  Are  not  the  evils  which  are  come  to  us 
sufficient  ? 

44  If  thou  shalt  forsake  us,  how  much  better 
had  it  been  for  us,  if  we  also  had  been  burned 
in  the  midst  of  Sion  ?  ,        ,•   j 

45  For  we  are  not  better  than  they  that  died 
there.  And  they  wept  with  a  loud  voice.  Then 
answered  I  them,  and  said, 

46  Be  of  good  comfort,  O  Israel,  and  be  not 
heavy,  thou  house  of  Jacob  : 

47  For  the  Highest  hath  you  in  remembrance, 
and  the  Mighty  hath  not  forgotten  you  in  temp- 
tation. 

48  As  for  me,  I  have  not  forsaken  you,  nei- 
ther am  I  departed  from  you  :  but  am  come  into 
this  place,  to  pray  for  the  desolation  of  Sion, 
and  that  I  might  seek  mercy  for  the  low  estate 
of  your  sanctuary. 

49  And  now  go  your  way  home  every  man, 
and  after  these  days  will  I  come  unto  you. 

50  So  the  people  went  their  way  into  the  city, 
like  as  I  commanded  them : 

51  But  I  remained  still  in  the  field  seven 
days,  as  the  angel  commanded  me  ;  and  did  eat 
only  in  those  "days  of  the  flowers  of  the  field, 
and  had  my  meat  of  the  herbs. 

CHAP.   XHI. 
A  ND    it   came    to   pass   after  seven  days,  I 
J\.  dreamed  a  dream  by  night : 

2  And  lo,  there  arose  a  wind  from  the  sea, 
that  it  moved  all  the  waves  thereof 

3  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  that  man  waxed 
strono-  with  the  thousands  of  heaven  :  and  when 
he  turned  his  countenance  to  look,  all  the  things 
trembled  that  were  seen  under  him. 

4  And  whensoever  the  voice  went  out  of 
his   mouth,   all    they    burned    that    heard    his 


Apocrypha. 


II.  r.SDRAS. 


voice,  like  as  the  earth  faileth  when  it  fecl^th 
the  fire. 

5  And  after  this  I  beheld,  and  lo,  there  was 
gathered  together  a  multitude  of  men,  out  of 
number,  from  the  four  winds  of  the  heaven,  to 
subdue  the  man  that  came  out  of  the  sea. 

G  But  I  beheld,  and  lo,  he  had  graved  him- 
self a  great  mountain,  and  flew  up  upon  it. 

7  But  I  would  have  seen  the  region  or  place 
whereout  the  hill  was  graven,  and  I  could  not. 

8  And  after  this  I  beheld,  and  lo,  all  they 
which  were  gathered  together  to  subdue  him 
were  sore  afraid,  and  yet  durst  fight. 

9  And  lo,  as  he  saw  the  violence  of  the  mul- 
titude that  came,  he  neither  lifted  up  his  hand, 
nor  held  sword,  nor  any  instrument  of  war-: 

10  But  only  I  saw  that  lie  sent  out  of  his 
mouth  as  it  had  been  a  blast  of  fire,  and  out  of 
his  lips  a  flaming  breath,  and  out  of  his  ton  true 
he  cast  out  sparks  and  tempests. 

11  And  they  wore  all  mixed  together  ;  the 
blast  of  fire,  the  flaming  breath,  and  tlie  great 
tempest ;  and  fell  with  violence  upon  the  mul- 
titude which  was  prepared  to  fight,  and  burned 
them  up  every  one,  so  that  upon  a  sudden  of  an 
innumerable  multitude  nothing  was  to  be  per- 
ceived, but  only  dust  and  smell  of  smoke  :  when 
I  saw  this  I  was  afraid. 

12  Afterward  I  saw  the  same  man  come  down 
from  the  mountain,  and  call  unto  him  another 
peaceable  nmltitude. 

13  And  there  came  much  people  unto  him, 
whereof  some  were  glad,  some  were  sorry,  some 
of  them  were  bound,  and  other  some  brought  of 
them  that  were  off^ered  :  then  was  I  sick  through 
great  fear,  and  I  awaked,  and  said, 

14  Thou  hast  shewed  thy  servant  these  won- 
ders from  the  beginning,  and  hast  counted  me 
worthy  that  thou  shouldest  receive  my  prayer  : 

15  Shew  me  now  yet  the  interpretation  of 
this  dream. 

16  For  as  I  conceive  in  mine  understand- 
ing, wo  unto  them  that  shall  be  left  in  those 
days !  and  mucli  more  wo  unto  them  that  are 
not  left  behind ! 

17  For  they  that  were  not  left  were  in  hea- 
viness. 

18  Now  understand  I  the  things  that  are  laid 
up  in  the  latter  days,  which  shall  happen  unto 
them,  and  to  those  that  are  left  behind. 

19  Therefore  are  they  come  into  great  perils 
and  many  necessities,  like  as  these  dreams  de- 
clare. 

20  Yet  is  it  easier  for  him  that  is  in  danger  to 
come  into  these  things,  than  to  pass  away  as  a 
cloud  out  of  the  world,  and  not  to  see  the  things 
that  happen  in  the  last  days.  And  he  answered 
unto  me,  and  said, 

21  The  interpretation  of  the  vision  shall  I 
shew  thee,  and  I  will  open  unto  thee  the  thing 
tiiat  thou  hast  required. 

22  Whereas  thou  hast  spoken  of  them  that 
are  left  behind,  this  is  the  interpretation: 

23  He  that  shall  endure  the  peril  in  that  time 
hath  kept  himself:  they  that  be  fallen  into 
danger  are  such  as  have  works,  and  faith  toward 
the  Almighty. 

24  Know  this  therefore,  that  tliey  which  be 
left  behind  are  more  blessed  than  they  that  be 
dead. 

25  This  is  the  meaning  of  the  vision :  Whereas 
thou  sawest  a  man  coming  up  from  the  midst  of 
the  sea : 

2G  The  same  is  he  whom  God  the  Highest 
hath  kept  a  great  season,  which  by  his  own  self 


Apocrypha. 
and  he  shall  order 


shall  deliver  his  creature : 
them  that  are  left  behind. 

27  And  whereas  thou  sawest,  that  out  of  his 
mouth  there  came  as  a  blast  of  wind,  and  fire, 
and  storm  ; 

28  And  that  he  held  neither  sword,  nor  any 
instrument  of  war,  but  that  the  rushing  in  of 
him  destroyed  the  whole  multitude  that  came  to 
subdue  him  ;  this  is  the  interpretation  : 

29  Behold,  the  days  come,  when  the  Most 
High  will  begin  to  deliver  them  that  are  upon 
the  earth. 

30  And  he  shall  come  to  the  astonishment  of 
them  that  dwell  on  the  earth. 

31  And  one  shall  undertake  to  fight  against 
another,  one  city  against  another,  one  place 
against  another,  one  people  against  another, 
and  one  realm  against  another. 

32  And  tlie  time  shall  be  when  these  things 
shall  come  to  pass,  and  the  signs  shall  happen 
which  I  shewed  thee  before,  and  then  shall  my 
Son  be  declared,  whom  thou  sawest  as  a  man 
ascending. 

33  And  when  all  the  people  hear  his  voice, 
every  man  shall  in  their  own  land  leave  the 
battle  they  have  one  against  another. 

34  And  an  innumerable  multitude  shall  be 
gathered  together,  as  thou  sawest  them,  willing 
to  come,  and  to  overcome  him  by  fighting. 

35  But  he  shall  stand  upon  the  top  of  the 
mount  Sion. 

36  And  Sion  shall  come,  and  shall  be  shewed 
to  all  men,  being  prepared  and  builded,  like  as 
thou  sawest  the  hill  graven  without  hands. 

37  And  this  my  Son  shall  rebuke  the  wicked 
inventions  of  those  nations,  which  for  their 
wicked  life  are  fallen  into  the  tempest  ; 

38  And  shall  lay  before  them  their  evil 
thoughts,  and  the  torments  wherewith  they 
shall  begin  to  be  tormented,  which  are  like  unto 
a  flame  :  and  he  shall  destroy  them  without  la- 
bour by  the  law  which  is  like  unto  fire. 

39  And  whereas  thou  sawest  that  he  gather- 
ed another  peaceable  multitude  unto  him  ; 

40  Those  are  the  ten  tribes,  which  were  car- 
ried away  prisoners  out  of  their  own  land  in  the 
time  of  Osea  the  king,  whom  Salmanasar  the 
king  of  Assyria  led  away  captive,  and  he  carried 
them  over  the  waters,  and  so  came  they  into 
another  land. 

41  But  they  took  this  counsel  among  them- 
selves, that  they  would  leave  the  multitude  of 
the  heathen,  and  go  forth  into  a  further  coun- 
try, where  never  mankind  dwelt, 

42  That  they,  might  there  keep  their  statutes, 
which  they  never  kept  in  their  own  land. 

43  And  they  entered  into  Euphrates  by  the 
narrow  passages  of  the  river. 

44  For  the  Most  High  then  shewed  signs  for 
them,  and  held  still  the  flood,  till  they  were 
passed  over. 

45  For  through  that  country  there  was  a 
great  way  to  go,  namely,  of  a  year  and  a  half: 
and  the  same  region  is  called  Arsareth. 

46  Then  dwelt  they  there  until  the  latter 
time  ;  and  now  vvhen  they  shall  begin  to  come, 

47  The  Highest  shall  stay  the  springs  of  the 
stream  again,  that  they  may  go  through  :  there- 
fore sawest  thou  the  multitude  with  peace. 

48  But  those  that  be  left  behind  of  thy  peo- 
ple, are  they  that  are  found  within  my  borders. 

49  Now  when  he  destroyeth  the  multitude 
of  the  nations  that  are  gathered  together,  he 
shall  defend  his  people  that  remain. 

50  And  then  shall  he  shew  them  great  wonders. 
26 


Apocrypha.  CHAP.  XIV. 

51  Then  said  T,  O  Lord  that  bearest  rule, 
shew  me  this :  Wherefore  have  I  seen  the  man 
coming  up  from  the  midst  of  the  sea .-' 

52  And  he  sftid  unto  me,  Like  as  tliou  canst 
neither  seek  out  nor  know  the  things  that  arc 
in  the  deep  of  the  sea  :  even  so  can  no  man  upon 
earth  see  my  Son,  or  those  that  be  with  him, 
but  in  the  day-time. 

53  This  is  the  interpretation  of  tlie  dream 
which  thou  sawest,  and  whereby  thou  only  art 
liere  lightened. 

54  For  thou  hast  forsaken  thine  own  way, 
and  applied  thy  diligence  unto  my  law,  and 
sought  it. 

55  Thy  life  hast  thou  ordered  in  wisdom,  and 
hast  called  understanding  thy  mother. 

56  And  therefore  have  I  shewed  thee  the 
treasures  of  the  Highest :  after  other  three  days 
I  will  speak  other  things  unto  thee,  and  declare 
unto  thee  mighty  and  wondrous  things. 

57  Then  went  I  forth  into  the  field,  giving 
praise  and  thanks  greatly  unto  the  Most  High 
because  of  his  wonders,  which  he  did  in  time  ; 

58  And  because  he  governcth  the  same,  and 
such  things  as  fall  in  their  seasons  :  and  there  I 
sat  three  days. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  upon  the  third  day,  I 
sat  under  an  oak,  and  behold,  there  came 
a  voice  out  of  a  bush  over  against  me,  and  said, 
Esdras,  Esdras. 

2  And  I  said.  Here  am  I,  Lord.  And  I  stood 
up  upon  my  feet. 

3  Then  said  he  unto  me,  In  the  bush  I  did 
manifestly  reveal  myself  unto  Moses,  and  talked 
with  him,  when  my  people  served  in  Egypt : 

4  And  I  sent  him,  and  led  my  people  out  of 
Egypt,  and  brousrht  him  up  to  the  mount  of 
Sinai,  where  I  held  him  by  me  a  long  season, 

5  And  told  him  many  wondrous  things,  and 
shewed  him  the  secrets  of  the  times,  and  the 
end  ;  and  commanded  him,  saying, 

6  These  words  shalt  thou  declare,  and  these 
shalt  thou  hide. 

7  And  now  I  say  unto  thee, 

8  That  thou  lay  up  in  thy  heart  the  signs 
that  I  have  shewed,  and  the  dreams  that  thou 
hast  seen,  and  the  interpretations  which  thou 
haft  heard  : 

'■■  For  thou  shalt  be  taken  away  from  all,  and 
from  henceforth  thou  shalt  remain  with  my  Son, 
and  with  such  as  be  like  thee,  until  the  times 
be  ended. 

10  For  the  world  hath  lost  his  youth,  and  the 
times  begin  to  wax  old. 

11  For  the  world  is  divided  into  twelve  parts, 
and  the  ten  parts  of  it  are  gone  already,  and 
half  of  a  tenth  part : 

12  And  there  remaineth  that  which  is  after 
the  half  of  the  tenth  part  : 

13  Now  therefore  set  thine  house  in  order,  and 
reprove  thy  people,  comfort  such  of  them  as  be 
in  trouble,  and  now  renounce  corruption. 

14  Let  go  from  thee  mortal  thoughts,  cast 
away  the  burdens  of  man,  put  off  now  the  weak 
nature, 

15  And  set  aside  the  thoughts  that  are  most 
heavy  unto  thee,  and  haste  thee  to  flee  from 
these  times. 

16  For  yet  greater  evils  than  those  which 
thou  hast  seen  happen  shall  be  done  hereafter. 

17  For  look  how  much  the  world  shall  be 
weaker  through  age,  so  much  the  more  shall 
evils  increase  upon  them  that  dwell  therein 

18  For  the  truth  is  fled  far  away,  and  leasing 


Apocrijpha. 
is  hard  at  hand :  for  now  hasteth  the  vision  to 
come,  which  thou  hast  seen. 

19  Then  answered  I  before  thee,  and  said, 

20  Behold,  Lord,  I  will  go,  as  thou  hast  com- 
manded me,  and  reprove  the  people  which  are 
present  :  but  they  that  shall  be  born  afterward, 
who  shall  admonish  them  .-'  thus  the  world  is  set 
in  darkness,  and  they  that  dwell  therein  are 
without  light. 

21  For  thy  law  is  burnt,  therefore  no  man 
knoweth  the  things  that  are  done  of  thee,  or  the 
works  that  shall  begin. 

22  But  if  I  have  found  grace  before  thee, 
send  the  Holy  Ghost  into  me,  and  I  shall  write 
all  that  hath  been  done  in  the  world  since  the 
beginnintr,  which  were  written  in  thy  law,  that 

ay  find   thy   path,  and   that  they  which 


will  live  in  the  latter  days  may  live. 

23  And  he  answered  me,  saying.  Go  thy  way, 
arather  the  people  together,  and  say  unto  them, 
that  they  seek  thee  not  for  forty  days. 

24  But  look  thou  prepare  thee  many  box- 
trees,  and  take  with  thee  Sarea,  Dabria,  Se- 
lemia,  Ecanus,  and  Asiel,  these  five  which  are 
ready  to  Vv'rite  swiftly  ; 

25  And  come  hither,  and  I  shall  light  a  can- 
dle of  understanding  in  thine  heart,  which  shall 
not  be  put  out,  till  the  things  be  performed 
which  thou  shalt  begin  to  write. 

26  And  when  thou  hast  done,  some  things 
shalt  thou  publish,  and  some  things  shalt  thou 
shew  secretly  to  the  wise  :  to-morrow  this  hour 
shalt  thou  begin  to  write. 

27  Then  went  I  forth  as  he  commanded,  and 
gathered  all  the  people  together,  and  said, 

28  Hear  these  words,  O  Israel. 

29  Our  fathers  at  the  beginning  were  stran- 
gers in  Egypt,  from  whence  they  were  de- 
livered : 

30  And  received  the  lav/  of  life,  which  they 
kept  not,  which  ye  also  have  transgressed  after 
them. 

31  Then  was  the  land,  even  the  land  of  Sion, 
parted  among  you  by  lot :  but  your  fathers,  and 
ye  yourselves,  have  done  unrighteousness,  and 
have  not  kept  the  ways  which  the  Highest  com- 
manded you. 

32  And  forasmuch  as  he  is  a  righteous  judge, 
he  took  from  you  in  time  the  thing  that  he  had 
given  you. 

33  And  now  are  ye  here,  and  your  brethren 
among  you. 

34  "Therefore  if  so  be  that  ye  will  subdue 
your  own  understanding,  and  reform  your  hearts, 
ye  shall  be  kept  alive,  and  after  death  ye  shall 
obtain  mercy. 

35  For  after  death  shall  the  judgment  come, 
when  we  shall  live  again  :  and  then  shall  the 
names  of  the  righteous  be  manifest,  and  the 
works  of  the  ungodly  shall  be  declared. 

36  Let  no  man  therefore  come  unto  me  now, 
nor  seek  after  me  these  forty  days. 

37  So  I  took  the  five  men,  as  he  commarided 
me,  and  we  went  into  the  field,  and  remained 
there. 

38  And  the  next  day,  behold,  a  voice  called 
me,  saying,  Esdras,  open  thy  mouth,  and  drink 
that  I  give  thee  to  drink. 

39  Then  opened  I  my  mouth,  and  behold,  he 
reached  me  a  full  cup,  which  was  full  as  it  were 
with  water,  but  the  colour  of  it  was  like  fire. 

40  And  I  took  it,  and  drank :  and  when  I  had 
drunk  of  it,  my  heart  uttered  understanding, 
and  wisdom  grew  in  my  breast,  for  my  spirit 
strengthened  my  memory  : 


Apocrypha. 


II.  ESDRAS. 


41  And  my  inoutli  was  opened,  and  shut  no 
more. 

42  The  Highest  gave  understanding  unto  the 
five  men,  and  they  wrote  the  wonderful  visions 
of  the  night  tliat  were  told,  which  they  knew 
not :  and  they  sat  forty  days,  and  they  wrote  in 
the  day,  and  at  night  they  ate  bread. 

43  As  for  me,  I  spake  in  the  day,  and  I  held  not 
my  tongue  by  night. 

44  In  forty  days  they  wrote  two  hundred  and 
four  books. 

45  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  forty  days 
were  fulfilled,  that  the  Highest  spake,  saying. 
The  first  that  thou  hast  written  publish  openly, 
that  the  wortlfy  and  unworthy  may  read  it : 

46  But  keep  the  seventy  last,  that  thou  may- 
est  deliver  them  only  to  such  as  be  wise  among 
the  people  : 

47  For  in  them  is  the  spring  of  understand- 
ing, the  fountain  of  wisdom,  and  the  stream  of 
knowledge. 

48  And  I  did  so. 

CHAP.  XV. 

BEHOLD,  speak  thou  in  the  ears  of  my  peo- 
ple the  words  of  prophecy,  which  I  wHl  put 
in  thy  mouth,  saith  the  Lord : 

2  And  cause  them  to  be  written  in  paper  :  for 
they  are  faithful  and  true. 

3  Fear  not  the  imaginations  against  thee :  let 
not  the  incredulity  of  them  trouble  thee,  that 
speak  against  thee. 

4  For  all  the  unfaithful  shall  die  in  their  un- 
faithfulness. 

5  Behold,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  bring  plagues 
upon  the  world  ;  the  sword,  famine,  death,  and 
destruction. 

0  For  wickedness  hath  exceedingly  polluted 
the  whole  earth,  and  their  hurtful  works  are 
fulfilled. 

7  Therefore  saith  the  Lord, 

8  I  will  hold  my  tongue  no  more  as  touchino- 
their  wickedness,  which  they  profanely  conv 
mit,  neither  will  I  suffer  them  in  those  things 
in  which  they  wickedly  exercise  themselves  : 
behold,  the  innocent  and  righteous  blood  crieth 
unto  me,  and  the  souls  of  the  just  complain  con- 
tinually. 

9  And  tliereforc,  saith  the  Lord,  I  will  surely 
avenge  them,  and  receive  unto  me  all  the  inno- 
cent blood  from  among  them. 

10  Behold,  my  people  is  led  as  a  flock  to  the 
slaughter  :  I  will  not  suffer  them  now  to  dwell 
in  the  land  of  Egypt : 

1  1  But  I  will  bring  them  with  a  mighty  hand 
and  a  stretched-out  arm,  and  smite  Egyjit  with 
plagues,  as  before,  and  will  destroy  alf  the  land 
thereof 

12  Egypt  shall  mourn,  and  the  foundation  of 
it  shall  be  smitten  with  the  plague  and  punish- 
ment that  God  siiall  bring  upon  it. 

13  They  that  till  the  ground  shall  mourn  : 
for  their  seeds  shall  fail  through  the  blastino- 
and  liail,  and  with  a  fearful  constellation. 

14  Wo  to  the  world,  and  them  that  dwell 
therein  I 

15  For  the  sword  and  their  destruction 
draweth  nigh,  and  one  people  shall  stand  up 
to  fight  against  another,  and  swords  in  their 
hands. 

10  For  there  shall  be  sedition  among  men, 
and  invading  one  another  ;  they  shall  not  regard 
their  kings  nor  princes,  and  the  course  of  their 
actions  shall  stand  in  their  power. 

17  A  man  shall  desire  to  go  into  a  city,  and 
shall  not  be  able. 


Apocrypha. 


18  For  because  of  their  pride  the  cities  shall 
be  troubled,  the  houses  shall  be  destroyed,  and 
men  shall  be  afraid. 

19  A  man  shall  have  no  pity  upon  his  neigh- 
bour, but  shall  destroy  their  houses  with  the 
sword,  and  spoil  their  goods,  because  of  the  lack 
of  bread,  and  for  greatlribulation. 

20  Behold,  saith  God,  I  will  call  together  all 
the  kings  of  the  earth  to  reverence  me,  which 
are  from  the  rising  of  the  sun,  from  the  south, 
from  the  east,  and  Libanus  ;  to  turn  themselves 
one  against  another,  and  repay  the  things  that 
they  have  done  to  them. 

21  Like  as  they  do  yet  this  day  unto  my 
chosen,  so  will  I  do  also,  and  recompense  in 
their  bosom.     Thus  saith  the  Lord  God  ; 

22  My  right  hand  shall  not  spare  the  sinners, 
and  my  sword  shall  not  cease  over  them  that 
shed  innocent  blood  upon  the  earth. 

23  The  fire  is  gone  forth  from  his  wrath,  and 
hath  consumed  the  foundations  of  the  earth,  and 
the  sinners,  like  the  straw  that  is  kindled. 

24  Wo  to  them  that  sin,  and  keep  not  my 
commandments  !  saith  the  Lord  : 

25  I  will  not  spare  them  :  go  your  way,  ye 
children,  from  the  power,  defile  "not  my  sanc- 
tuary. 

26  For  the  Lord  knoweth  all  them  that  sin 
against  him,  and  therefore  delivereth  he  them 
unto  death  and  destruction. 

27  For  now  are  the  plagues  come  upon  the 
whole  earth,  and  ye  shall  remain  in  them  :  for 
God  shall  not  deliver  you,  because  ye  have 
sinned  against  him. 

28  Behold  an  horrible  vision,  and  the  appear- 
ance thereof  from  the  east : 

29  Where  the  nations  of  the  dragons  of  Ara- 
bia shall  come  out  with  many  chariots,  and  the 
multitude  of  fhcm  shall  be  carried  as  the  wind 
upon  earth,  that  all  they  which  hear  them  may 
fear  and  tremble. 

30  Also  the  Carmanians  raging  in  wrath  shall 
go  forth  as  the  wild  boars  of  the  wood,  and  with 
great  power  shall  they  come,  and  join  battle 
with  them,  and  shall  waste  a  portion  of  the  land 
of  the  Assyrians. 

31  And  then  shall  the  dragons  have  the  upper 
hand,  remembering  their  nature  ;  and  if  they 
shall  turn  themselves,  conspiring  together  in 
great  power  to  persecute  them, 

32  Then  these  shall  be  troubled,  and  keep 
silence  through  their  power,  and  shall  flee. 

33  And  from  the  land  of  the  Assyrians  shall 
the  enemy  besiege  them,  and  consume  some  of 
them,  and  in  their  host  shall  be  fear  and  dread, 
and  strife  among  their  kings. 

34  Behold  clouds  from  the  east  and  from  the 
north  unto  the  south,  and  they  are  very  horrible 
to  look  upon,  full  of  wrath  and  storm. 

35  They  shall  smite  one  upon  another,  and 
they  shall  smite  down  a  great  multitude  of  stars 
upon  the  earth,  even  their  own  star  ;  and  blood 
shall  be  from  the  sword  unto  the  belly, 

36  And  dung  of  men  unto  the  camel's  hough. 

37  And  there  shall  be  great  fearfulness  and 
trembling  upon  earth  :  and  they  that  see  the 
wrath  shall  be  afraid,  and  trembling  shall  come 
upon  them. 

38  And  then  shall  there  come  great  storms 
from  the  south,  and  from  the  north,  and  another 
part  from  the  west. 

39  And  strong  winds  shall  arise  from  the  east, 
and  shall  open  it ;  and  the  cloud  which  he  raised 
up  in  wrath,  and  the  star  stirred  to  cause  fear  to- 
ward the  east  and  west  wind,  shall  be  destroyed 

S8 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

40  The  ^reat  and  mighty  clouds  shall  be 
lifted  up  full  of  wrath,  and  the  star,  that  they 
may  make  all  the  earth  afraid,  and  them  that 
dwell  therein  ;  and  they  shall  pour  out  over 
every  hio-h  and  eminent  place  an  horrible  star, 

41  Fi^e,  and  hail,  and  flying  swords,  and 
many  waters,  that  all  fields  may  be  full,  and  all 
rivers  with  the  abundance  of  great  waters. 

42  And  they  shall  break  down  the  cities  and 
walls,  mountains  and  hills,  trees  of  the  wood, 
and  o-rass  of  the  meadows,  and  their  corn. 

43"  And  they  shall  go  steadfastly  unto  Baby- 
lon, and  make  her  afraid. 

44  They  shall  come  to  her.  and  besiege  her, 
the  star  and  all  wrath  shall  they  pour  out  upon 
her  :  then  shall  the  dust  and  smoke  go  up  unto 
the  heaven,  and  all  they  that  be  about  her  shall 
bewail  her. 

45  And  they  that  remain  under  her  shall  do 
service  unto  them  that  have  put  her  in  fear. 

4U  And  thou,  Asia,  that  art  partaker  of  the 
hope  of  Babylon,  and  art  the  glory  of  her  person  : 

47  Wo  he  unto  thee,  thou  wretcJi,  because 
thou  hast  made  thyself  like  unto  her  ;  and  hast 
decked  thy  daughters  in  whoredom,  that  they 
might  please  and  glory  in  thy  lovers,  which  have 
always  desired  to'^commit  whoredom  with  ttjee  ! 

48  Thou  hast  followed  her  that  is  hated  in  all 
her  works  and  inventions  :  therefore  saith  God, 

49  I  will  send  plagues  upon  thee  ;  widow- 
hood, poverty,  famine,  sword,  and  pestilence,  to 
waste  thy  houses  with  destruction  and  death. 

50  And  the  glory  of  thy  power  shall  be  dried 
up  as  a  flower,  when  the  heat  shall  arise  that 
is  sent  over  thee. 

51  Thou  shalt  be  v/eakened  as  a  poor  woman 
with  stripes,  and  as  one  chastised  with  wounds, 
so  that  the  mighty  and  lovers  shall  not  be  able 
to  receive  thee. 

52  Would  I  with  jealousy  have  so  proceeded 
aoainst  thee,  saith  the  Lord, 

°53  If  thou  hadst  not  always  slain  my  chosen, 
exalting  the  stroke  of  thine  hands,  and  saying 
over  their  dead,  when  thou  wast  drunken, 

54  Set  forth  the  beauty  of  thy  countenance  .' 

55  The  reward  of  thy  whoredo'm  shall  be  in  thy 
bosom,  therefore  shalt  thou  receive  recompense. 

56  Like  as  thou  hast  done  unto  my  chosen, 
saith  the  Lord,  even  so  shall  God  do  unto  thee, 
and  shall  deliver  thee  into  mischief 

57  Thy  children  shall  die  of  hunger,  and  thou 
shalt  fliU  through  the  sword  :  thy  cities  shall  be 
broken  down,  and  all  thine  shall  perish  with  the 
sv/ord  in  the  field. 

58  TJiey  that  be  in  the  mountains  shall  die 
of  hunger,  and  eat  their  own  flesh,  and  drink 
their  own  blood,  for  very  hunger  of  bread,  and 
thirst  of  water. 

59  Thou  as  unhappy  shalt  come  through  the 
sea,  and  receive  plagues  again. 

60  And  in  the  passage  they  shall  rush  on  the 
idle  city,  and  shall  destroy  some  portion  of  thy 
land,  and  consume  part  of  thy  glory,  and  shall 
return  to  Babylon  that  was  destroyed. 

61  And  thou  shalt  be  cast  down  by  them  as 
stubble,  and  tliey  shall  be  unto  thee  as  fire  ; 

62  And  shall  consume  thee,  and  thy  cities, 
thy  land,  and  Jiy  mountains;  all  thy  w'oods 
and  thy  fruitful  trees  shall  they  burn  up  with  fire. 

63  Thy  children  shall  they  carry  away  cap- 
tive, and  look,  what  thou  hast,  they  shall  spoil 
it,  and  mar  the  beauty  of  thy  face. 

CHAP.  XVL 

WO  be  unto  thee,  Babylon,  and  Asia  !  wo 
be  unto  thee,  Egypt,  and  Syria ! 


XVI.  Apocrypha. 

2  Gird  up  yourselves  with  cloths  of  sack  and 


hair,   bewail  your  children,  and  be   sorry ;  for 
your  destruction  is  at  hand. 

3  A  sword  is  sent  upon  you,  and  who  may 
turn  it  back .' 

4  A  fire  is  sent  among  you,  and  who  may 
quench  it  .^  ,       •    1 

5  Plao-ues  are  sent  unto  you,  and  what  is  he 
that  may  drive  them  away  ? 

6  May  any  man  drive  away  an  hungry  lion 
in  the  wood  ?  or  may  any  one  quench  the  fire 
in  stubble,  when  it  hath  begun  to  burn  ? 

7  May  one  turn  again  the  arrow  that  is  shot 
of  a  strong  archer  ? 

8  The  mighty  Lord  sendeth  the  plagues,  and 
wlio  is  he  that  can  drive  them  away  ? 

9  A  fire  shall  go  forth  from  his  wrath,  and 
who  is  he  that  may  quench  it .' 

10  He  shall  cast  lightnings,  and  who  shall  not 
fear  ?  he   shall  thunder,  and  who  shall  not  be 

afraid  .-'  ,       ,        1    11 

11  The  Lord  shall  threaten,  and  who  shali 
not    be    utterly  beaten   to    powder  at  his  pre- 

12  The  earth  quaketh,  and  the  foundations 
thereof;  the  sea  ariseth  up  with  waves  from  the 
deep,  and  the  waves  of  it  are  troubled,  and  the 
fishes  thereof  also,  before  the  Lord,  and  before 
the  glory  of  his  power  :  ,      j    1 

13  For  strong  is  his  right  hand  that  bendetli 
the  bow,  his  arrows  that  he  shooteth  are  sharp, 
and  shall  not  miss,  when  they  begin  to  be  shot 
into  the  ends  of  the  world. 

14  Behold,  the  plagues  are  sent,  and  shall  not 
return  an-ain,  until  they  come  upon  the  earth. 

15  The  fire  is  kindled,  and  shall  not  be  put 
out,  till  it  consume  the  foundation  of  the  earth. 

16  Like  as  an  arrow  which  is  shot  of  a  mighty 
archer  returneth  not  backward  :  even  so  the 
plagues  that  shall  be  sent  upon  earth  shall  not 
return  again. 

17  Wo  is  me !  wo  is  me !  who  will  deliver 
me  in  those  days  .' 

18  The  beginning  of  sorrows  and  great 
mournings  ;  the  beginning  of  famine  and  great 
death;  t7ie  beginning  of  wars,  and  the  powers 
filiall  stand  in  fear  ;  the  beginning  of  evils  !  what 
shall  I  do  when  these  evils  shall  come  .' 

19  Behold,  famine  and  plague,  tribulation  and 
ano-uish,  are  sent  as  scourges  for  amendment. 

20  But  for  all  these  things  they  shall  not  turn 
from  their  wickedness,  nor  be  always  mindful 
of  thy  scourges. 

21  Behold,  victuals  shall  be  so  good,  cheap 
upon  earth,  that  they  shall  think  themselves  to 
be  in  good  case,  and  even  then  shall  evils  grow 
upon  earth,  sword,  famine,  and  great  confusion. 

22  For  many  of  them  that  dwell  upon  earth 
shall  perish  of  famine;  and  the  others  that 
escape  the  hunger,  shall  the  sword  destroy. 

23  And  the  dead  shall  be  cast  out  as  dung, 
and  there  shall  be  no  man  to  comfort  them :  for 
the  earth  shall  be  wasted,  and  the  cities  shaU  be 
cast  down.  , 

24  There  shall  be  no  man  left  to  till  the  earth, 

and  to  sow  it.  ,      ,       u  11 

25  The  trees  shall  give  fruit,  and  who  shall 
gather  them .'  ,     ,       ,    ,w      j 

26  The  (Trapes  shall  ripen,  and  who  shall  tread 
them  ?  for  all  places  shall  be  desolate  of  men: 

27  So  that  one  man  shall  desire  to  see  ano- 
tlier,  and  to  hear  his  voice. 

28  For  of  a  city  there  shall  be  ten  left,  and 
two  of  the  field,  which  shall  hide  themselves  in 
the  thick  eroves,  and  in  the  clefts  of  the  rocks. 

29 


Apocrypha.  H.  ESDRAS 

29  As  in  an  orchard  of  olives  upon  every  tree 
there  are  left  three  or  four  olives  ; 

30  Or  as  when  a  vineyard  is  gathered,  there 
are  left  some  clusters  of  them  that  diligently 
seek  through  the  vineyard  : 

31  Even  so  in  those  days  there  shall  be  three 
or  four  left  by  them  that  search  their  houses 
with  the  sword. 

32  And  the  earth  shall  be  laid  waste,  and  the 
fields  thereof  shall  wax  old,  and  her  ways  and 
all  her  paths  shall  grow  full  of  thorns,  because 
no  man  shall  travel  there-through. 

33  The  virgins  shall  mourn,  having  no  bride- 
grooms ,  the  women  shall  mourn,  having  no  hus- 
bands ;  their  daughters  shall  mourn,  having  no 
helpers.  ~ 

34  In  the  wars  shall  their  bridegrooms  be  de- 
stroyed, and  their  husbands  shall  perish  of 
famine. 

35  Hear  now  these  things,  and  understand 
them,  ye  servants  of  the  Lord. 

36  Behold  the  word  of  the  Lord,  receive  it : 
believe  not  the  gods  of  whom  the  Lord  spake. 

37  Behold,  the  plagues  draw  nigh,  and  are 
not  slack. 

38  As  when  a  woman  with  child  in  the  ninth 
month  bringeth  forth  her  son,  within  two  or 
three  hours  of  her  birth  great  pains  compass  her 
womb,  which  pains,  when  the  child  cometh  forth, 
they  slack  not  a  moment : 

39  Even  so  shall  not  the  plagues  be  slack  to 
come  upon  the  earth,  and  the  world  shall  mourn, 
and  sorrows  sliall  come  upon  it  on  every  side. 

40  O  my  people,  hear  my  word :  make  you 
ready  to  the  battle,  and  in  those  evils  be  even 
as  pilgrims  upon  the  earth. 

41  He  that  selleth,  let  him  be  as  he  that 
fleeth  away  :  and  he  that  buyeth,  as  one  that 
will  lose  : 

42  He  that  occupieth  merchandise,  as  he 
that  hath  no  profit  by  it :  and  he  that  buildeth, 
as  he  that  shall  not  dwell  therein : 

43  He  that  soweth,  as  if  he  should  not  reap  : 
so  also  he  that  planteth  the  vineyard,  as  he  that 
shall  not  gather  the  grapes  : 

44  They  that  marry,  as  they  that  shall  get 
no  children :  and  they  that  marry  not,  as  the 
widowers. 

45  And  therefore  they  that  labour,  labour  in 
vain  : 

46  For  strangers  shall  reap  their  fruits,  and 
spoil  their  goods,  overthrow  their  houses,  and 
take  their  children  captives,  for  in  captivity  and 
famine  shall  they  get  children. 

47  And  they  that  occupy  their  merchandise 
with  robbery,  the  more  they  deck  their  cities, 
their  houses,  their  possessions,  and  their  own 
persons  : 

48  The  more  will  I  be  angry  with  them  for 
their  sin,"  saith  the  Lord. 

49  Like  as  a  whore  envieth  a  right  honest 
and  virtuous  woman : 

50  So  shall  righteousness  hate  iniquity,  when 
she  decketh  herself,  and  shall  accuse  her  to  her 
face,  when  he  cometh  that  shall  defend  him  that 
diligently  searcheth  out  every  sin  upon  earth. 

51  And  therefore  be  ye  not  like  thereunto, 
nor  to  the  works  thereof 

52  For  yet  a  little,  and  iniquity  shall  be  taken 
away  out  of  the  earth,  and  righteousness  shall 
reign  among  you. 

_  53  Let  not  the  sinner  say  that  he  hath  not 
sinned  :  for  God  shall  burn  coals  of  fire  upon  his 
head,  which  saith  before  the  Lord  God  and  his 
glory,  I  have  not  sinned. 


Jipocrypha. 

54  Behold,  the  Lord  knoweth  all  the  works  of 
nrien,  their  imaginations,  their  thoughts,  and 
their  hearts : 

55  Which  spake  but  the  word.  Let  the  earth 
be  made  ;  and  it  was  made  :  Let  the  heaven  be 
made  ;  and  it  was  created. 

56  In  his  word  were  the  stars  made,  and  he 
knoweth  the  number  of  them. 

57  He  searcheth  the  deep,  and  the  treasures 
thereof;  he  hath  measured  the  sea,  and  what  it 
containeth. 

58  He  hath  shut  the  sea  in  the  midst  of  the 
waters,  and  with  his  word  hath  he  hanged  the 
earth  upon  the  waters. 

59  He  spreadeth  out  the  heavens  like  a  vault ; 
upon  the  waters  hath  he  founded  it. 

60  In  the  desert  hath  he  made  springs  of  wa- 
ter, and  pools  upon  the  tops  of  the  mountains, 
that  the  floods  might  pour  down  from  the  hip-h 
rocks  to  water  the  earth.  ^ 

61  He  made  man,  and  put  his  heart  in  the 
midst  of  the  body,  and  gave  him  breath,  life, 
and  understanding. 

62  Yea,  and  the  Spirit  of  Almighty  God, 
which  made  all  things,  and  searcheth  out  all 
hidden  things  in  the  secrets  of  the  earth, 

63  Surely  he  knoweth  your  inventions,  and 
what  ye  think  in  your  hearts,  even  them  that 
sin,  and  would  hide  their  sin. 

64  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  exactly  searched 
out  all  your  works,  and  he  will  put  you  all  to 
shame. 

65  And  when  your  sins  are  brought  forth,  ye 
shall  be  ashamed  before  men,  and  your  own  sins 
shall  be  your  accusers  in  that  day. 

66  What  will  ye  do  .'  or  how  will  ye  hide 
your  sins  before  God  and  his  angels  .' 

67  Behold,  God  himself  is  the  judge,  fear 
him :  leave  off  from  your  sins,  and  forget  your 
iniquities,  to  meddle  no  more  with  therri  for 
ever :  so  shall  God  lead  you  forth,  and  deliver 
ynu  from  all  trouble. 

C)S_  For  beliold,  the  burning  wrath  of  a  great 
multitude  is  kindled  over  you,  and  they  shall 
take  away  certain  of  you,  and  feed  you,  being 
idle,  with  things  offered  unto  idols. 

69  And  they  that  consent  unto  them  shall  be 
had  in  derision  and  in  reproach,  and  trodden 
under  foot. 

70  For  there  shall  be  in  every  place,  and  in 
the  next  cities,  a  great  insurrection  upon  those 
tiiat  fear  the  Lord. 

71  They  shall  be  like  mad  men,  sparing  none, 
but  still  spoiling  and  destroying  those  tl?at  fear 
the  Lord. 

72  For  they  shall  waste  and  take  away  their 
goods,  and  cast  them  out  of  their  houses. 

73  Then  shall  they  be  known  who  are  my  cho- 
sen ;  and  they  shall  bo  tried  as  the  gold  in  the  fire. 

74  Hear,  O  ye  my  beloved,  saith  the  Lord  .• 
behold,  the  days  of  trouble  are  at  hand,  but  I 
will  deliver  you  from  the  same. 

75  Be  ye  not  afraid,  neither  doubt ;  for  God 
is  your  guide, 

76  And  the  guide  of  them  who  keep  my  com- 
mandments and  precepts,  saith  the  Lord  God  : 
let  not  your  sins  weigh  you  down,  and  let  not 
your  iniquities  lift  up  themselves. 

77  Wo  be  unto  them  that  are  bound  with 
their  sins,  and  covered  with  their  iniquities,  like 
as  a  field  is  covered  over  with  bushes,  and  the 
patli  thereof  covered  with  thorns,  that  no  man 
may  travel  through  ! 

78  It  is  left  undressed,  and  is  cast  into  the  fire 
to  be  consumed  therewith. 

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IT  TOBIT. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  book  of  the  words  of  Tobit,  son  of 
Tobiel,  the  son  of  Ananiel,  the  son  of 
Aduel,  the  son  of  Gabael,  of  the  seed  of  Asael, 
ofthe  tribe  of  Nephthali; 

2  Who  in  the  time  of  Enemessar  king  of  the 
Assyrians  was  led  captive  out  of  Thisbe,  which 
is  at  the  riffht  hand  of  that  city,  which  is  called 
properly  Nephthali  in  Galilee  above  Aser. 

3  I  Tobit  have  walked  all  the  days  of  my  life 
in  the  way  of  truth  and  justice,  and  I  did  many 
alms-deeds  to  my  brethren,  and  my  nation,  who 
came  with  me  "to  Nineve,  into  the  land  of  the 
Assyrians. 

4  And  when  I  was  in  mine  own  country,  m 
the  land  of  Israel,  being  but  young,  all  the  tribe 
of  Nephthali  my  father  fell  from  the  house  of 
Jerusalem,  which  was  chosen  out  of  all  the 
tribes  of  Israel,  that  all  the  tribes  should  sacri- 
fice there,  where  the  temple  of  the  habitation 
of  the  Most  High  was  consecrated  and  built  for 
all  ages. 

5  Now  all  the  tribes  which  together  revolt- 
ed, and  the  house  of  my  father  Nephthali,  sacri- 
ficed unto  the  heifer  Baal. 

6  But  I  alone  went  often  to  Jerusalem  at  the 
feasts,  as  it  was  ordained  unto  all  the  people  of 
Israel  by  an  everlasting  decree,  having  the  first- 
fruits  and  tenths  of  increase,  with  that  which 
was  first  shorn  ;  and  them  gave  I  at  the  altar  to 
the  priests  the  children  of  Aaron. 

7  The  first  tenth  part  of  all  increase  I  gave  to 
the  sons  of  Aaron,  who  ministered  at  Jerusa- 
lem :  another  tenth  part  I  sold  away,  and  went, 
and  spent  it  every  year  at  Jerusalem  : 

8  And  the  third  I  gave  unto  them  to  whom 
it  was  meet,  as  Debora  my  father's  mother  had 
commanded  me,  because  I  was  left  an  orphan 
by  my  father. 

9  Furthermore,  when  I  was  come  to  the  age 
of  a  man,  I  married  Anna  of  mine  own  kindred, 
and  of  her  I  begat  Tobias. 

10  And  when  we  were  carried  away  captives 
to  Nineve,  all  my  brethren  and  those  that  were 
of  my  kindred  did  eat  of  the  bread  of  the  Gen- 
tiles. 

11  But  I  kept  myself  from  eating  ; 

12  Because  I  remembered  God  with  all  my 
heart. 

13  And  the  Most  High  gave  me  grace  and 
favour  before  Enemessar,  so  that  I  was  his  pur- 

14  And  I  went  into  Media,  and  left  in  trust 
with  Gabael,  the  brother  of  Gabrias,  at  Rages, 
a  city  of  Media,  ten  talents  of  silver. 

15  Now  when  Enemessar  was  dead,  Senna- 
cherib his  son  reigned  in  his  stead;  whose 
estate  was  troubled,  that  I  could  not  go  into 
Media. 

16  And  in  the  time  of  Enemessar  I  gave 
many  alms  to  my  brethren,  and  gave  my  bread 
to  the  hungry, 

17  And  my  clothes  to  the  naked  :  and  it  1 
saw  any  of  my  nation  dead,  or  cast  about  the 
walls  of  Nineve,  I  buried  him. 

l-i  And  if  the  king  Sennacherib  had  slain  any. 
when  he  was  come^and  fled  from  Judea,  I  bu- 
ried them  privilv  ;  for  in  his  wrath  he  killed 
manv  ;  but  the  bodies  were  not  found,  when 
th'-^y  were  sought  for  of  the  king. 

!' )  And  when  one  of  the  Ninevites  went  and 


complained  of  me  to  the  king,  that  I  buried  them, 
and  hid  myself;  understanding  that  I  wag 
sought  for  to  be  put  to  death,  I  withdrew  myself 
for  fear. 

20  Then  all  my  goods  were  forcibly  taken 
away,  neither  was  there  any  thing  left  me,  be- 
side my  wife  Anna  and  my  son  Tobias 

21  And  there  passed  not  five  and  fifty  days 
before  two  of  his  sons  killed  him,  and  they  fled 
into  the  mountains  of  Ararath ;  and  Sarchedo- 
nus  his  son  reigned  in  his  stead  ;  who  appointed 
over  his  father's  accounts,  and  over  all  his  at- 
fairs,  Achiacharus  my  brother  Anael's  son. 

22  And  Achiacharus  entreating  for  me,  1  re- 
turned to  Nineve.  Now  Achiacharus  was  cup- 
bearer, and  keeper  of  the  signet,  and  steward, 
and  overseer  of  the  accounts:  and  Sarchedonus 
appointed  him  next  unto  him  :  and  he  was  my 
brother's  son. 

CHAP.   II. 

NOW  when  I  was  come  home  again,  a,nd  my 
wife  Anna  was  restored  unto  me,  with  my 
son  Tobias,  in  the  feast  of  Pentecost,  which  is 
the  holy  feast  of  the  seven  weeks,  there  was  a 
good  dinner  prepared  me,  in  the  which  1  sat 
down  to  eat.  *   t      •  i 

2  And  when  I  saw  abundance  ot  meat,  1  saia 
to  my  son.  Go  and  bring  what  poor  man  soever 
thou  Shalt  find  out  of  our  brethren,  who  is  mind- 
ful of  the  Lord  ;  and  lo,  I  tarry  for  thee^ 

3  But  he  came  again,  and  said.  Father,  one 
of  our  nation  is  strangled,  and  is  cast  out  in  the 
market-place. 

4  Then  before  I  had  tasted  of  any  meat,  1 
started  up,  and  took  him  up  into  a  room  until 
the  going  down  of  the  sun. 

5  Then  I  returned,  and  washed  myself,  and 
ate  my  meat  in  heaviness, 

6  Remembering  that  prophecy  of  Amos,  as 
he  said.  Your  feasts  shall  be  turned  into  mourn- 
intr,  and  all  your  mirth  into  lamentation. 

7  Therefore  I  wept :  and  after  the  going 
down  of  the  sun  I  went  and  made  a  grave,  and 
buried  him. 

8  But  my  neighbours  mocked  me,  and  said, 
This  man  is  not  yet  afraid  to  be  put  to  death  for 
this  matter  :  who  fled  away  ;  and  yet  lo,  he  bu- 
rieth  the  dead  again. 

9  The  same  night  also  I  returned  from  the^ 
burial,  and  slept  by  the  wall  of  my  court-yard, 
being  polluted,  and  my  face  was  uncovered  : 

10  And  I  knew  not  that  there  were  sparrows 
in  the  wall,  and  mine  eyes  being  open,  the  spar- 
rows muted  warm  dung  into  mine  eyes,  and  a 
whiteness  came  in  mine  eyes  ;  and  I  went  to 
the  physicians,  but  they  helped  me  not :  more- 
over, Achiacharus  did  nourish  me,  until  I  went 
into  Elymais. 

11  And  my  wife  Anna  did  take  women  s 
works  to  do. 

12  And  when  she  had  sent  them  home  to  the 
owners,  they  paid  her  wages,  and  gave  her  also 
besides  a  kid. 

13  And  when  it  was  in  my  house,  and  be- 
gan to  cry,  I  said  unto  her.  From  whence  is  this 
kid  .'  is  it  not  stolen  ?  render  it  to  the  owners ; 
for  it  is  not  lawful  to  cat  any  thing  that  is  stolen. 

14  But  she  replied  upon  me.  It  was  given  for 
a  gift  more  than  the  wages.  Howbeit  I  did  not 
believe  her,  but  bade  her  render  it  to  the  owners  : 
and  I  was  abashed   at  her.     But   she   replied 

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Apocrypha. 

wpon  me,  Where  are  thine  alms  and  thy  right- 
«3ous  deeds  ?  behold,  thou  and  all  thy  works  are 
known. 

CHAP.  III. 

THEN  I  being  grieved  did  weep,  and  in  my 
sorrow  prayed,  saying, 

2  O  Lord,  thou  art  just,  and  all  thy  works 
and  all  thy  ways  are  mercy  and  truth,  and  thou 
judgest  truly  and  justly  for  ever. 

3  Remember  me,  and  look  on  me,  punish  me 
not  for  my  sins  and  ignorances,  and  the  sins  of 
my  fathers,  who  have  sinned  before  thee  : 

4  For  they  obeyed  not  thy  commandments  : 
wherefore  thou  hast  delivered  us  for  a  spoil,  and 
Tinto  captivity,  and  unto  death,  and  for  a  proverb 
of  reproach  to  all  the  nations  among  whom  we 
are  dispersed. 

5  And  now  thy  judgments  are  many  and  true  : 
deal  with  me  according  to  my  sins  and  my  fa- 
thers' :  because  we  have  not  kept  thy  command- 
ments, neither  have  walked  in  truth  before  thee. 

G  Now  therefore  deal  with  me  as  seeraeth 
best  unto  thee,  and  command  my  spirit  to  be 
taken  from  me,  that  I  may  be  dissolved,  and  be- 
come earth  :  for  it  is  profitable  for  me  to  die 
rather  than  to  live,  because  I  have  heard  false 
reproaches,  and  have  much  sorrow :  command 
therefore  that  I  may  now  be  delivered  out  of 
this  distress,  and  go  into  the  everlasting  place  : 
turn  not  thy  face  away  from  me. 

7  It  came  to  pass  the  same  day,  that  in 
Ecba,tane  a  city  of  Media,  Sara  the  daughter  of 
Raguel  was  also  reproached  by  her  father's 
maids ; 

8  Because  that  she  had  been  married  to  seven 
husbands,  whom  Asmodeus  the  evil  spirit  had 
killed  before  they  had  lien  with  her.  Dost  tliou 
not  know,  said  they,  that  thou  hast  strangled 
thy  husbands  .'  thou  hast  had  already  seven  hus- 
bands, neither  wast  thou  named  after  any  of 
them. 

0  Wherefore  dost  thou  beat  us  for  them  .'  if 
they  be  dead,  go  thy  ways  after  them,  let  us 
never  see  of  thee  either  son  or  daughter. 

10  When  she  heard  these  things,  she  was 
very  sorrowful,  so  that  she  thought  to  have 
strangled  herself;  and  she  said,  I  am  the  only 
daughter  of  my  father,  and  if  I  do  this,  it  shall 
be  a  reproach  unto  him,  and  I  shall  brino-  his  old 
age  with  sorrow  unto  the  grave. 

11  Then  she  prayed  toward  the  window,  and 
said.  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord  my  God,  and 
thine  holy  and  glorious  name  is  blessed  and 
honourable  for  ever  :  let  all  thy  works  praise 
thee  for  ever. 

12  And  now,  O  Lord,  I  set  mine  eyes  and  my 
face  toward  thee, 

13  And  say.  Take  me  out  of  the  earth,  that  I 
may  hear  no  more  the  reproach. 

14  Thou  knowest.  Lord,  that  I  am  pure  from 
all  sin  with  man, 

15  And  that  I  never  polluted  my  name,  nor 
the  name  of  my  father,  in  the  land  of  my  cap- 
tivity :  I  am  the  only  daughter  of  my  father, 
neither  hath  he  any  child  to  be  his  heir,  neither 
any  near  kinsman,  nor  any  son  of  his  alive,  to 
whom  I  may  keep  myself  for  a  wife^  my  seven 
husbands  are  already  dead  ;  and  why  should  I 
live  .'  but  if  it  please  not  thee  that  I  should  die, 
command  some  regard  to  be  had  of  me,  and 
pity  taken  of  me,  that  I  hear  no  more  reproach. 

16  So  the  prayers  of  them  both  wore  heard 
before  the  majesty  of  the  great  God. 

17  And  Raphael  was  sent  to  heal  them  both, 
that  is,  to  scale  away  the  whiteness  of  Tobit's 


TOBIT.  Apocrypha. 

eyes,  and  to  give  Sara  the  daughter  of  Raguel 
for  a  wife  to  Tobias  the  son  of  Tobit ;  and  to 
bind  Asmodeus  the  evil  spirit ;  because  she  be- 
longed to  Tobias  by  right  of  inheritance.  The 
self-same  time  came  Tobit  home,  and  entered 
into  his  house,  and  Sara  the  daughter  of  Raguel 
came  down  from  her  upper  chamber. 
CHAP.  IV. 

IN  that  day   Tobit    remembered  the    money 
which    he    had    committed    to    Gabael    in 
Rages  of  Media, 

2  And  said  within  himself,  I  have  wished  for 
death  ;  wherefore  do  I  not  call  for  my  son  To- 
bias, that  I  may  signify  to  him  of  the  money  be- 
fore I  die  .■' 

3  And  when  he  had  called  him,  he  said,  My 
son,  when  I  am  dead,  bury  me  ;  and  despise  not 
thy  mother,  but  honour  her  all  the  days  of  thy 
life,  and  do  that  which  shall  please  her,  and 
grieve  her  not. 

4  Remember,  my  son,  that  she  saw  many 
dangers  for  thee,  when  thou  wast  in  her  womb ; 
and  when  she  is  dead,  bury  her  by  me  in  one 
grave. 

5  My  son,  be  mindful  of  the  Lord  our  God 
all  thy  days,  and  let  not  thy  will  be  set  to  sin, 
or  to  transgress  his  commandments  :  do  up- 
rightly all  thy  life  long,  and  follow  not  the  ways 
of  unrighteousness. 

G  For  if  thou  deal  truly,  thy  doings  shall 
prosperously  succeed  to  thee,  and  to  all  them 
that  live  justly. 

7  Give  alms  of  thy  substance  ;  and  when  thou 
givest  alms,  let  not  thine  eye  be  envious,  nei- 
ther turn  thy  face  from  any  poor,  and  tiie  face 
of  God  shall  not  be  turned  away  from  thee. 

8  If  thou  hast  abundance,  give  alms  accord- 
ingly :  if  thou  have  but  a  little,  be  not  afraid  to 
give  according  to  that  little  : 

9  For  thou  layest  up  a  good  treasure  for  thy- 
self against  the  day  of  necessity. 

10  Because  that  alms  do. deliver  from  death, 
and  sutfereth  not  to  come  into  darkness. 

11  For  alms  is  a  good  gift  unto  all  that  give 
it  in  the  sight  of  the  Most  High. 

12  Beware  of  all  whoredom,  my  son,  and 
chiefly  take  a  wife  of  the  seed  of  thy  fathers, 
and  take  not  a  strange  woman  to  wife,  which  is 
not  of  thy  father's  tribe  :  for  we  are  the  chil- 
dren of  the  prophets,  Noe,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob  :  remember,  my  son,  that  our  fathers  from 
the  beginning,  even  that  they  all  married  wives 
of  their  own  kindred,  and  were  blessed  in  their 
children,  and  their  seed  shall  inherit  the  land. 

13  Now  therefore,  my  son,  love  thy  brethren, 
and  despise  not  in  thine  heart  thy  brethren, 
the  sons  and  daughters  of  thy  people,  in  not 
taking  a  wife  of  them  :  for  in  pride  is  destruc- 
tion and  much  trouble,  and  in  lewdness  is  decay 
and  great  want  :  for  lewdness  is  the  mother  of 
famine. 

14  Let  not  the  wages  of  any  man,  which  hath 
wrought  for  thee,  tarry  with  thee,  but  give  him 
it  out  of  hand  :  for  if  thou  serve  God,  he  will 
also  repay  thee  :  be  circumspect,  my  son,  in  all 
things  thou  doest,  and  be  wise  in  all  thy  conver- 
sation. 

15  Do  that  to  no  man  which  thou  hatest : 
drink  not  wine  to  make  thee  drunken  :  neither 
let  drunkenness  go  with  thee  in  thy  journey. 

16  Give  of  thy  bread  to  the  hungry,  and  of 
thy  garments  to  them  that  are  naked  ;  and 
according  to  thine  abundance  give  alms ;  and 
let  not  thine  eye  be  envious,  when  thou  givest 
alms. 

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'     Apocrypha.  CHAP 

17  Pour  out  thy  bread  on  the  burial  of  the 
just,  but  give  nothing  to  the  wicked. 

18  Ask  counsel  of  all  that  are  wise,  and  de- 
spise not  any  counsel  that  is  profitable. 

19  Bless  the  Lord  thy  God  always,  and  de- 
sire of  him  that  thy  ways  may  be  directed,  and 
that  all  thy  paths  and  counsels  may  prosper  : 
for  every  nation  hath  not  counsel ;  but  tlie  Lord 
himself  ffiveth  all  good  things,  and  he  humbletli 
whom  he  will,  as  he  will  ;  now  therefore,  my 
son,  remember  my  commandments,  neither  let 
them  be  put  out  of  thy  mind. 

20  And  now  I  signify  this  to  thee,  that  I  com- 
mitted ten  talents  to  Gabael  the  son  of  Gabrias 
at  Rages  in  Media. 

21  And  fear  not,  my  son,  that  we  are  made 
poor  :  for  thou  ha,st  much  wealth,  if  thou  fear 
God,  and  depart  from  all  sin,  and  do  that  which 
is  pleasing  in  his  sight. 

CHAP.   V. 
^IpOBIAS   then   answered   and   said,  Father, 
JL    I  will  do  all  things  which  thou  hast  com- 
manded me  : 

2  But  how  can  I  receive  the  money,  seeing  I 
know  him  not  ? 

3  Then  he  gave  him  the  hand-writing,  and 
said  unto  him.  Seek  thee  a  man  which  may  go 
with  thee,  while  I  yet  live,  and  I  will  give  him 
wages :  and  go  and  receive  the  money. 

4  Therefore  when  he  went  to  seek  a  man,  he 
found  Raphael  that  was  an  angel. 

5  But  he  knew  not  ;  and  he  said  unto  him, 
Canst  thou  go  with  me  to  Rages  ?  and  knowest 
thou  those  places  well .' 

G  To  whom  the  angel  said,  I  will  go  with 
thee,  and  I  know  the  way  well :  for  I  have 
lodged  with  our  brother  Gabael. 

7  Then  Tobias  said  unto  him,  Tarry  for  me, 
till  I  tell  my  father. 

8  Then  he  said  imto  him,  Go,  and  tarry  not. 
So  he  went  in  and  said  to  his  father,  Behold,  I 
have  found  one  which  will  go  with  me.  Then 
he  said.  Call  him  unto  me,  that  I  may  know  of 
what  tribe  he  is,  and  whetiier  he  be  a  trusty  man 
to  go  with  thee. 

i)  So  he  called  him,  and  he  came  in,  and  they 
saluted  one  another. 

]()  Then  Tobit  said  unto  him,  Brotlier,  shew 
me  of  what  tribe  and  family  thou  art. 

11  To  whom  he  said,  Dost  tliou  seek  for  a 
tribe  or  fanyly,  or  an  hired  man  to  go  with  thy 
son  .'  Tlien  Tobit  said  unto  him,  I  would  know, 
brother,  thy  kindred  and  name. 

12  Tlicn  he  said,  I  am  Azarias,  the  son  of 
Ananias  the  great,  and  of  thy  brethren. 

y.\  Then  Tobit  said,  Thou  art  welcome,  bro- 
ther ;  be  not  now  angry  with  me,  because  I  have 
inquired  to  know  thy  tribe  and  thy  family  ;  for 
thou  art  my  brother,  of  an  honest  and  good 
stock  :  for  I  Icnow  Ananias  and  Jonathas,  sons 
of  that  great  Samaias,  as  we  went  together  to 
.Terusalem  to  worship,  and  offered  tlie  first-born, 
and  the  tenths  of  the  fruits  ;  and  the}'  were  not 
seduced  with  the  error  of  our  brethren :  my 
brother,  thou  art  of  a  good  stock. 

14  But  tell  me,  what  wages  shall  I  give  thee  .' 
irilf  thou  a  drachm  a  day,  and  things  necessary, 
as  to  mine  own  son  .' 

15  Yea,  moreover,  if  ye  return  safe,  I  will  add 
something  to  thy  wages. 

1()  So  they  were  well  pleased.  Then  said  he 
to  Tobias,  Prepare  thyself  for  the  journey,  and 
God  send  you  a  good  journey.  And  when  his 
son  had  prepared  all  things  for  the  journey,  his 
father  said.  Go  thou   with  this  man,  and   God, 


V,  VI.  Apocrypha. 

which  dwelleth  in  heaven,  prosper  your  jour- 
ney, and  tiie  angel  of  God  keep  you  company. 
So  they  went  forth  both,  and  the  young  man's 
dog  with  them. 

17  But  Anna  his  mother  wept,  and  said  to 
Tobit,  Why  iiast  thou  sent  away  our  son  .'  is 
he  not  the  staff  of  our  hand,  in  going  in  and  out 
before  us  .'' 

18  Be  not  greedy  to  add  money  to  money, 
but  let  it  be  as  refuse  in  respect  of  our  child. 

19  For  that  which  the  Lord  hath  given  us  to 
live  with  doth  suffice  us. 

20  Then  said  Tobit  to  her.  Take  no  care,  my 
sister  ;  he  shall  return  in  safety,  and  thine  eyes 
shall  see  him. 

21  For  the  good  angel  will  keep  him  com- 
pany, and  his  journey  shall  be  prosperous,  and 
lie  shall  return  safe. 

22  Then  she  made  an  end  of  weeping. 

CHAP.    VI. 

AND   as  they  went  on  their  journey,  they 
came  in  the  evening  to  the  river   Tigris, 
and  thcjf  lodged  there. 

2  And  when  the  young  man  went  down  to 
wash  himself,  a  fisli  leaped  out  of  the  river,  and 
would  have  devoured  him. 

3  Then  the  angel  said  unto  him.  Take  tlie 
fish.  And  the  young  man  laid  hold  of  the  fish, 
and  drew  it  to  land. 

4  To  whom  the  angel  said.  Open  the  fish,  and 
take  the  heart  and  tlie  liver  and  the  gall,  and 
put  them  up  safely. 

5  So  the  young  man  did  as  the  angel  com- 
manded him  ;  and  when  they  had  roasted  the 
fish,  they  did  eat  it  :  then  they  both  went  on 
their  way,  till  they  drew  near  to  Ecbatane. 

G  Then  the  young  man  said  to  the  angel. 
Brother  Azarias,  to  wliat  use  is  the  heart  and 
the  liver  and  the  gall  of  the  fish.' 

7  And  he  said  unto  him.  Touching  the  heart 
and  the  hver,  if  a  devil  or  an  evil  spirit  trouble 
any,  we  must  make  a  smoke  thereof  before  the 
man  or  the  woman,  and  the  party  shall  be  no 
more  vexed. 

8  As  for  the  ffall,  it  is  good  to  anoint  a  man 
that  hath  whiteness  in  his  eyes,  and  he  shall  be 
healed. 

9  And  when  they  were  come  near  to  Rages, 

10  The  angel  said  to  the  young  man.  Bro- 
ther, to-day  we  shall  lodge  with  Raguel,  who  is 
thy  cousin ;  lie  also  hath  one  only  daughter, 
named  Sara  ;  I  will  speak  for  her,  that  she  may 
be  given  thee  for  a  wife. 

11  For  to  tlice  doth  the  right  of  her  apper- 
tain, seeing  thou  only  art  of  her  kindred. 

12  And  the  maid  is  fair  and  wise  :  now  there- 
fore hear  me,  and  I  will  speak  to  her  father ; 
and  when  we  return  from  Rages  we  will  cele- 
brate the  marriage  :  for  I  know  that  Raguel  can- 
not marry  her  to  another  according  to  the  law  of 
Moses,  but  he  shall  be  guilty  of  death,  because 
the  riglit  of  inheritance  doth  rather  appertain  to 
tiiee  than  to  any  other. 

13  Then  the  young  man  answered  the  angel, 
I  have  heard,  brother  Azarias,  that  this  maid 
hath  been  given  to  seven  men,  who  all  died  in 
the  marriage-chamber. 

14  And  now  I  am  the  only  son  of  my  fiither, 
and  I  am  afraid,  lest,  if  I  go  in  unto  her,  I  die, 
as  the  other  before  :  for  a  wicked  sjjirit  lovcth 
her,  whicli  hurteth  no  body,  but  tliose  which 
come  unto  her  :  wherefore  1  also  fear  lest  1  die, 
and  bring  my  father's  and  my  mother's  life,  be- 
cause of  me, "to  the  grave  with  sorrow  :  for  they 
have  no  other  son  to  bury  them. 

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.i^wcry-pha. 

15  Then  the  angel  said  unto  him,  Dost  t!;ou 
not  remember  the  precepts  which  thy  father 
gave  thee,  that  thou  shouldest  marry  a  wife  of 
thine  own  kindred  .■'  wherefore  hear  me,  O 
my  brother  ;  for  she  shall  be  given  thee  to  wife  ; 
and  make  thou  no  reckoning  of  the  evil  spirit  ; 
for  this  same  night  shall  she  be  given  thee  in 
marriage. 

16  And  when  thou  shalt  come  into  the 
marriage-chamber,  thou  shalt  take  the  ashes  of 
perfume,  and  shalt  lay  upon  them  some  of  the 
heart  and  liver  of  the  fish,  and  shalt  make  a 
smoke  v^ith  it : 

17  And  the  devil  shall  smell  it,  and  flee  away, 
and  never  come  again  any  more  :  but  when  thou 
shalt  come  to  her,  rise  up  both  of  you,  and  pray 
to  God  which  is  merciful,  who  will  have  pity 
on  you,  and  save  you :  fear  not,  for  she  is  ap- 
pointed unto  thee  from  the  beginning  ;  and  thou 
shalt  preserve  her,  and  she  shall  go  with  thee. 
Moreover,  I  suppose  that  she  shall  bear  thee  chil- 
dren. Now  when  Tobias  had  heard  these  things, 
he  loved  her,  and  his  heart  was  effectually  join- 
ed to  her. 

CHAP.  VII. 

AND  when  they  were  come  to  Ecbatane, 
they  came  to  the  house  of  Raguel,  and 
Sara  met  them  ;  and  after  they  had  saluted  one 
another,  she  brought  them  into  the  house. 

2  Then  said  Raguel  to  Edna  his  wife.  How 
like  is  this  young  man  to  Tobit  my  cousin  ! 

3  And  Raguel  asked  them.  From  whence  are 
ye,  brethren  .•'  To  whom  they  said.  We  are  of 
the  sons  of  NephthaU,  which  are  captives  in 
Nineve. 

4  Then  he  said  to  them,  Do  ye  know  Tobit 
our  kinsman  ^  And  they  said.  We  know  him. 
Then  said  he,  Is  he  in  good  health  ^ 

5  And  they  said.  He  is  both  alive  and  in  good 
health  :  and  Tobias  said.  He  is  my  father. 

6  Then  Raguel  leaped  up,  and  kissed  him, 
and  wept, 

7  And  blessed  him,  and  said  unto  him.  Thou 
art  the  son  of  an  honest  and  good  man :  but 
when  he  had  heard  that  Tobit  was  blind,  he  was 
sorrowful,  and  wept. 

8  And  likewise  Edna  his  wife  and  Sata  his 
daughter  wept.  Moreover,  they  entertained 
them  cheerfully  ;  and  after  that  they  had  killed 
a  ram  of  the  flock,  they  set  store  of  meat  on  the 
table.  Then  said  Tobias  to  Raphael,  Brother 
Azarias,  speak  of  those  things  of  which  thou 
didst  talk  in  the  way,  and  let  this  business  be 
despatched. 

9  So  he  communicated  the  matter  with  Ra- 
guel :  and  Raguel  said  to  Tobias,  Eat  and  drink, 
and  make  merry  : 

10  For  it  is  meet  that  thou  shouldest  marry 
my  daughter  :  nevertheless,  I  will  declare  unto 
thee  the  truth. 

11  I  have  given  my  daughter  in  marriage  to 
seven  men,  who  died  that  night  they  came  in 
unto  her  :  nevertheless,  for  the  present  be  merry. 
But  Tobias  said,  I  will  eat  nothing  here,  till  we 
agree  and  swear  one  to  another. 

12  Raguel  said,  Then  take  her  from  hence- 
forth according  to  the  manner,  for  thou  art  her 
cousin,  and  she  is  thine,  and  the  merciful  God 
give  you  good  success  in  all  things. 

13  Then  he  called  his  daughter  Sara,  and  she 
came  to  her  father,  and  he  took  her  by  the  hand, 
and  gave  her  to  be  wife  to  Tobias,  saying,  Be- 
hold, take  her  after  the  law  of  Moses,  and  lead 
away  to  thy  father.     And  he  blessed  them  ; 

14  And  called  Edna  his  wife,  and  took  paper, 


T  OBIT.  Apocrypha. 

and  did  write  an  instrument  of  covenants,  and 
sealed  it. 

15  Then  they  began  to  eat. 

IG  After  Raguel  called  his  wife  Edna,  and 
said  unto  her.  Sister,  prepare  another  chamber, 
and  bring  her  in  thither. 

17  Which  when  she  had  done  as  he  had  bid- 
den her,  she  brought  her  thither  :  and  she  wept, 
and  she  received  the  tears  of  her  daughter,  and 
said  unto  her, 

18  Be  of  good  comfort,  my  daughter ;  the 
Lord  of  heaven  and  earth  give  thee  joy  for  this 
thy  sorrow :  be  of  good  comfort,  my  daughter. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

AND  when   they  had  supped,  they  brought 
Tobias  in  unto  her. 

2  And  as  he  went  he  remembered  the  words 
of  Raphael,  and  took  the  ashes  of  the  perfumes, 
and  put  the  heart  and  the  liver  of  the  fish  there- 
upon, and  made  a  smoke  theretoith. 

3  The  which  smell  when  the  evil  spirit  had 
smelled,  he  fled  into  the  utmost  parts  of  Egypt, 
and  the  angel  bound  him. 

4  And  after  that  they  were  both  shut  in  to- 
gether, Tobias  rose  out  of  the  bed,  and  said. 
Sister,  arise,  and  let  us  pray  that  God  would 
have  pity  on  us. 

5  Then  began  Tobias  to  say.  Blessed  art  thou, 
O  God  of  our  fathers,  and  blessed  is  thy  holy  and 
glorious  name  for  ever ;  let  the  heavens  bless 
thee,  and  all  thy  creatures. 

6  Thou  madest  Adam,  and  gavest  him  Eve 
his  wife  for  an  helper  and  stay  :  of  them  came 
mankind  :  thou  hast  said.  It  is  not  good  that 
man  should  be  alone  ;  let  us  make  unto  him  an 
aid  like  unto  himself. 

7  And  now,  O  Lord,  I  take  not  this  my  sister 
for  lust,  but  uprightly  :  therefore  mercifully  or- 
dain that  we  may  become  aged  together. 

8  And  she  said  with  him.  Amen. 

9  So  they  slept  both  that  night.  And  Ra- 
guel arose,  and  went  and  made  a  grave, 

10  Saying,  /  fear  lest  he  also  be  dead. 

11  But  when  Raguel  was  come  into  his 
house, 

12  He  said  unto  his  wife  Edna,  Send  one  of 
the  maids,  and  let  her  see  whether  he  be  alive  : 
if /te  he  not,  that  we  may  bury  him,  and  no  man 
know  it. 

13  So  the  maid  opened  the  door,  and  went  in, 
and  found  them  both  asleep, 

14  And  came  forth,  and  told  them  that  he 
was  alive. 

15  Then  Raguel  praised  God,  and  said,  O 
God,  thou  art  worthy  to  be  praised  witli  all  pure 
and  holy  praise  ;  therefore  let  thy  saints  praise 
thee  with  all  thy  creatures  ;  and  let  all  thine 
angels  and  thine  elect  praise  thee  for  ever. 

16  Thou  art  to  be  praised,  for  thou  hast  made 
me  joyful  ;  and  that  is  not  come  to  me  which  I 
suspected  ;  but  thou  hast  dealt  with  us  accord- 
ing to  thy  great  mercy. 

17  Thou  art  to  be  praised,  because  thou  hast 
had  mercy  of  two  that  were  the  only  begotten 
children  of  their  fathers  :  grant  them  mercy, 
O  Lord,  and  finish  their  life  in  health  with  joy 
and  mercy. 

18  Then  Raguel  bade  his  servants  to  fill  the 
grave. 

19  And  he  kept  the  wedding-feast  fourteen 
days. 

20  For  before  the  days  of  the  marriage  were 
finished,  Raguel  had  said  unto  him  by  an  oath, 
that  he  should  not  depart  till  the  fourteen  days 
of  the  marriage  were  expired  ; 

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.Apocrypha.  CHAP.  IX 

21   And  then   he   should  take  the  half  of  his 

goods,  and  go  in  safety  to  his  father  ;  and  should 

have  the  rest  when  I  and  my  wife  be  dead. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  Tobias  called  Raphael,  and  said  unto 
him, 

2  Brother  Azarias,  take  with  thee  a  servant 
and  two  camels,  and  go  to  Rages  of  Media,  to 
Gabael,  and  bring  me  the  money,  and  bring  him 
to  the  wedding. 

3  For  Raguel  hath  sworn  that  I  shall  not  de- 
part. 

4  But  my  father  counteth  the  days ;  and  if  I 
tarry  long,  he  will  be  very  sorry. 

5  So  Raphael  went  out,  and  lodged  with  Ga- 
bael, and  gave  him  the  hand-writing :  who 
brought  forth  bags  which  were  sealed  up,  and 
gave  them  to  him. 

G  And  early  in  the  morning  they  vi^ent  forth 
both  together,  and  came  to  the  wedding :  and 
Tobias  blessed  his  wife. 

CHAP.  X. 
IVrOW   Tobit  his  father   counted  every  day : 
-L  1    and  when  the  days  of  the  journey  were 
expired,  and  they  came  not, 

2  Then  Tobit  said.  Are  they  detained .'  or  is 
Gabael  dead,  and  there  is  no  man  to  give  him 
the  money .' 

3  Therefore  he  was  very  sorry. 

4  Then  his  wife  said  unto  him,  My  son  is 
dead,  seeing  he  stayeth  long  ;  and  she  began  to 
bewail  him,  and  said, 

5  JVoio  I  care  for  nothing,  my  son,  since  I 
have  let  thee  go,  the  light  of  mine  eyes. 

6  To  whom  Tobit  said,  Hold  thy  peace,  take 
no  care,  for  he  is  safe. 

7  But  she  said.  Hold  thy  peace,  and  deceive 
me  not ;  my  son  is  dead.  And  she  went  out 
every  day  into  the  way  which  they  went,  and 
did  eat  no  meat  on  the  day-time,  and  ceased  not 
whole  nights  to  bewail  her  son  Tobias,  until  the 
fourteen  days  of  the  wedding  were  e.Kpired. 
which  Raguel  had  sworn  that  he  should  spend 
there.  Then  Tobias  said  to  Raguel,  Let  me  go, 
for  my  father  and  my  mother  look  no  more  to 
see  me. 

8  But  his  father-in-law  said  unto  him.  Tarry 
with  me,  and  I  will  send  to  thy  father,  and  they 
shall  declare  unto  him  how  things  go  with  thee. 

0  But  Tqbias  said,  No  ;  but  let  me  go  to  my 
father. 

10  Then  Raguel  arose,  and  gave  him  Sara  his 
wife,  and  half  his  goods,  servants,  and  cattle, 
and  money. 

11  And  he  blessed  them,  and  sent  them  away, 
saying.  The  God  of  heaven  give  you  a  pros- 
perous journey,  my  children. 

12  And  he  said  to  his  daughter.  Honour  thy 
father  and  thy  mother-in-law,  which  are  now 
thy  parents,  that  I  may  hear  good  report  of  thee. 
And  he  kissed  her.  Edna  also  sajd  to  Tobias, 
Tiie  Lord  of  heaven  restore  thee,  my  dear  bro- 
ther, and  grant  that  [  may  see  thy  children  of 
my  dau^jhter  Sara  before  I  die,  that  I  may  re- 
joice before  the  Lord :  behold,  I  commit  my 
daughter  unto  thee  of  special  trust ;  wherefore 
do  not  entreat  her  evil. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AFTER  these  things  Tobias  went  his  way, 
praising  God  that  he  had  given  him  a  pros- 
perous journey,  and  blessed  Raguel  and  Edna 
his  wife,  and  went  on  his  way  till  they  drew 
near  unto  Nineve. 

2  Tlien  Raphael  said  to  Tobias.  Thou  know- 
est,  brother,  how  thou  didst  leave  thy  father  : 


X,  XI,  XII.  Apocrypha. 

3  Let  us  haste  before  thy  wife,  and  prepare 
the  house. 

4  And  take  in  thy  hand  the  gall  of  the  fish. 
So  they  went  their  way,  and  the  dog  went  after 
them. 

5  Now  Anna  sat  looking  about  toward  the 
way  for  her  son. 

6  And  when  she  espied  him  coming,  she  said 
to  his  father.  Behold,  thy  son  cometh,  and  the 
man  that  went  with  him. 

7  Then  said  Raphael,  I  know,  Tobias,  that  thy 
father  will  open  his  eyes. 

8  Therefore  anoint  thou  his  eyes  with  the 
gall,  and  being  pricked  therewith,  he  shall  rub, 
and  the  whiteness  sliall  fall  away,  and  he  shall 
see  thee. 

9  Then  Anna  ran  forth,  and  fell  upon  the 
neck  of  her  son,  and  saW  unto  him.  Seeing  I 
have  seen  thee,  my  son,  from  henceforth  I  am 
content  to  die.     And  they  wept  both. 

10  Tobit  also  went  forth  toward  tlie  door,  and 
stumbled  ;  but  his  son  ran  unto  him, 

11  And  took  hold  of  liis  father  ;  and  he  strake 
of  the  gall  on  his  father's  eyes,  saying,  Be  of 
good  hope,  my  father. 

12  And  when  his  eyes  began  to  smart,  he 
rubbed  them  ; 

13  And  the  whiteness  pilled  away  from  the 
corners  of  his  eyes  :  and  when  he  saw  his  son, 
he  fell  upon  his  neck. 

14  And  he  wept,  and  said.  Blessed  art  thou, 
O  God,  and  blessed  is  thy  name  for  ever ;  and 
blessed  are  all  thine  holy  angels : 

15  For  thou  hast  scourged,  and  hast  taken  pity 
071  ?Tie  :  for  behold,  I  see  my  son  Tobias.  And  his 
son  went  in  rejoicing, and  told  his  father  the  great 
things  that  had  happened  to  him  in  Media. 

16  Then  Tobit  went  out  to  meet  his  daugh- 
ter-in-law at  the  gate  of  Nineve,  rejoicing,  and 
praising  God  :  and  they  which  saw  him  go  mar- 
velled, because  he  had  received  his  sight. 

17  But  Tobit  gave  thanks  before  them,  be- 
cause God  had  mercy  on  him.  And  when  he 
came  near  to  Sara  his  daughter-in-law,  he 
blessed  her,  saying.  Thou  art  welcome,  daugh- 
ter :  God  be  blessed,  which  hath  brought  thee 
unto  us,  and  blessed  he  thy  father  and  thy  mo- 
ther. And  there  was  joy  among  all  his  brethren 
which  were  at  Nineve. 

18  And  Achiacharus,  and  Nasbas  his  bro- 
ther's son,  came  : 

19  And  Tobias's  wedding  was  kept  seven 
days  with  great  joy. 

CHAP.  XIL 

THEN  Tobit  called  his  son  Tobias,  and  said 
unto  him.  My  son,  see  that  the  man  have 
his  wages,  which  went  with  thee,  and  thou  must 
give  him  more. 

2  And  Tobias  said  unto  him,  O  father,  it  is  no 
harm  to  me  to  give  him  half  of  those  things 
which  I  have  brought : 

3  For  he  hath  brought  me  again  to  thee  in 
safety,  and  made  whole  my  wife,  and  brought 
me  the  money,  and  likewise  healed  thee. 

4  Then  the  old  man  said.  It  is  due  unto  him. 

5  So  he  called  the  angel,  and  he  said  unto 
him.  Take  half  of  all  that  ye  have  brought,  and 
go  away  in  safety. 

G  Then  he  took  them  both  apart,  and  said 
unto  them.  Bless  God,  praise  him,  and  magnify 
him,  and  praise  him  for  the  things  which  he 
hath  done  unto  you  in  the  sight  of  all  that  live. 
It  is  good  to 'praise  God,  and  exalt  his  name, 
and  honourably  to  shew  forth  the  works  of  God  ; 
therefore  be  not  slack  to  praise  him. 
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7  It  is  good  to  keep  close  the  secret  of  a  king, 
but  it  is  honourable  to  reveal  the  works  of  God. 
Do  that  which  is  good,  and  no  evil  shall  touch 
you. 

8  Prayer  is  good  with  fasting,  and  alms,  and 
righteousness.  A  little  with  righteousness  is 
better  than  much  with  unrighteousness.  It  is 
better  to  give  alms  than  to  lay  up  gold  : 

9  For  alms  doth  deliver  from  death,  and  shall 
purge  away  all  sin.  Those  that  exercise  alms 
and  righteousness  shall  be  filled  with  life  : 

10  But  they  that  sin  are  enemies  to  their  own 
life. 

1  1  Surely  I  will  keep  close  nothing  from  you. 
For  I  said.  It  was  good  to  keep  close  the  secret 
of  a  king,  but  that  it  was  honourable  to  reveal 
the  works  of  God. 

12  Now  therefore,  when  thou  didst  pray,  and 
Sara  thy  daughter-in-law,  I  did  bring  the  re- 
membrance of  your  prayers  before  the  Holy 
One  :  and  when  thou  didst  bury  the  dead,  I  was 
witli  thee  likewise. 

13  And  when  thou  didst  not  delay  to  rise  up, 
and  leave  thy  dinner,  to  go  and  cover  the  dead, 
thy  good  deed  was  not  hid  from  me  ;  but  I  was 
with  thee. 

14  And  now  God  hath  sent  me  to  heal  thee 
and  Sara  thy  daughter-in-law. 

15  I  am  Raphael,  one  of  the  seven  holy  an- 
gels, which  present  the  prayers  of  the  saints, 
and  which  go  in  and  out  before  the  glory  of  the 
Holy  One. 

16  Then  they  were  both  troubled,  and  fell 
upon  their  faces  :  for  they  feared. 

17  But  he  said  unto  them.  Fear  not,  for  it 
shall  go  well  with  you  ;  praise  God  therefore. 

18  For  not  of  any  favour  of  mine,  but  by  the 
will  of  our  God  I  came  ;  wherefore  praise  him 
for  ever. 

19  All  tliese  days  I  did  appear  unto  you  ;  but 
I  did  neither  eat  nor  drink,  but  ye  did  see  a 
vision. 

20  Now  therefore  give  God  thanks  ;  for  I  go 
up  to  him  that  sent  me  ;  but  write  all  things 
which  are  done  in  a  book. 

21  And  when  they  arose,  they  saw  him  no 
more. 

22  Then  they  confessed  the  great  and  won- 
derful works  of  God,  and  how  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  had  appeared  unto  them. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

THEN  Tobit  wrote  a  prayer  of  rejoicing,  and 
said.  Blessed  be   God  that  liveth  for  ever, 
and  blessed  be  his  kingdom. 

2  For  he  doth  scourge,  and  hath  mercy :  he 
leadeth  down  to  hell,  and  bringeth  up  again  : 
neither  is  there  any  that  can  avoid  his  hand. 

3  Confess  him  before  the  Gentiles,  ye  chil- 
dren of  Israel :  for  he  hath  scattered  us  among 
them. 

4  There  declare  his  greatness,  and  extol  him 
before  all  the  living  :  for  he  is  our  Lord,  and  he 
is  the  God  our  Father  for  ever. 

5  And  he  will  scourge  us  for  our  iniquities, 
and  will  have  mercy  again,  and  will  gather  us 
out  of  all  nations,  among  whom  he  hath  scat- 
tered us. 

6  If  ye  turn  to  him  with  your  whole  heart, 
and  with  your  whole  mind,  and  deal  uprightly 
before  him,  then  will  he  turn  unto  you,  and  will 
not  hide  his  face  from  you.  Therefore  see  what 
he  will  do  with  you,  and  confess  him  with  your 
whole  mouth,  and  praise  the  Lord  of  might, 
and  extol  the  everlasting  King.  In  the  land  of 
ray  captivity  do  I  praise  him,  and  declare  his 


TOBIT.  Apocrypha. 

might  and  majesty  to  a  sinful  nation.  O  ye 
sinners,  turn  and  do  justice  before  him  :  who 
can  tell  if  he  will  accept  you,  and  have  mercy 
on  you  .' 

7  I  will  extol  my  God,  and  my  soul  shall 
praise  the  King  of  heaven,  and  shall  rejoice  in 
his  greatness. 

8  Let  all  men  speak,  and  let  all  praise  him 
for  his  righteousness. 

9  O  Jerusalem,  the  holy  city,  he  will  scourge 
thee  for  thy  children's  works,  and  will  have 
mercy  again  on  the  sons  of  the  righteous. 

10  Give  praise  to  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good  : 
and  praise  the  everlasting  King,  that  his  taber- 
nacle may  be  builded  in  thee  again  with  joy, 
and  let  him  make  joyful  there  in  thee  those  that 
are  captives,  and  love  in  thee  for  ever  those  that 
are  miserable. 

11  Many  nations  shall  come  from  far  to  the 
name  of  the  Lord  God  with  gifts  in  their  hands, 
even  gifts  to  the  King  of  heaven :  all  genera- 
tions shall  praise  thee  with  great  joy. 

12  Cursed  are  all  they  which  hate  thee,  and 
blessed  shall  all  be  which  love  thee  for  ever. 

13  Rejoice  and  be  glad  for  the  children  of 
the  just :  for  they  shall  be  gathered  together, 
and  shall  bless  the  Lord  of  the  just. 

14  O  blessed  are  they  which  love  thee,  for 
they  shall  rejoice  in  thy  peace  :  blessed  are  they 
which  have  been  sorrowful  for  all  thy  scourges  ; 
for  they  shall  rejoice  for  thee,  when  they  have 
seen  all  thy  glory,  and  shall  be  glad  for  ever. 

15  Let  my  soul  bless  God  the  great  King. 
IG    For    Jerusalem    shall   be    built   up    with 

sapphires,  and  emeralds,  and  precious  stone  : 
thy  walls,  and  towers,  and  battlements,  with 
pure  gold. 

17  And  the  streets  of  Jerusalem  shall  be 
paved  with  beryl,  and  carbuncle,  and  stones  of 
Ophir. 

18  And  all  her  streets  shall  say.  Alleluia  ; 
and  they  shall  praise  him,  saying,  Blessed  be 
God,  which  hath  extolled  it  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

SO  Tobit  made  an  end  of  praising  God. 
2  And  he  was  eight  and  fifty  years  old 
when  he  lost  his  sight,  which  was  restored  to 
him  after  eight  years  :  and  he  gave  alms,  and  he 
increased  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  God,  and 
praised  him. 

3  And  wiien  he  was  very  aged,  he  called  his 
son,  and  the  six  sons  of  his  son,  and  said  to  him, 
My  son,  take  thy  children ;  for  behold,  I  am 
aged,  and  am  ready  to  depart  out  of  this  life. 

4  Go  into  Media,  my  son,  for  I  surely  believe 
those  things  which  Jonas  the  prophet  spake  of 
Nineve,  that  it  shall  be  overthrown  ;  and  that 
for  a  time  peace  shall  rather  be  in  Media  ;  and 
that  our  brethren  shall  lie  scattered  in  the  earth 
from  that  good  land  :  and  Jerusalem  shall  be 
desolate,  and  the  house  of  God  in  it  shall  be 
burned,  and  shall  be  desolate  for  a  time  ; 

5  And  that  again  God  will  have  mercy  on 
them,  and  bring  them  again  into  the  land,  where 
tliey  shall  build  a  temple,  but  not  like  to  the 
first,  until  the  time  of  that  age  be  fulfilled  ;  and 
afterward  they  shall  return  from  all  places  of 
their  captivity,  and  build  up  Jerusalem  glorious- 
ly, and  the  house  of  God  shall  be  built  in  it  for 
ever  with  a  glorious  building,  as  the  prophets 
have  spoken  thereof. 

6  And  all  nations  shall  turn,  and  fear  the 
Lord  God  truly,  and  shall  bury  their  idols. 

7  So  shall  all  nations  praise  the  Lord,  and  his 
people  shall   confess  God,  and  the  Lord  shall 

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CHAP.  I,  n. 


exalt  his  people  ;  and  all  those  which  love  the 
Lord  God  in  truth  and  justice  shall  rejoice, 
shewing  mercy  to  our  brethren. 

8  And  now,  my  son,  depart  out  of  Nineve, 
because  that  those  things  which  tlie  prophet  Jo- 
nas spake  shall  surely  come  to  pass. 

9  But  keep  thou  the  law  and  the  command- 
ments, and  sjiew  thyself  merciful  and  just,  that 
it  may  go  well  with  thee. 

10  And  bury  me  decently,  and  thy  mother 
with  me ;  but  tarry  no  longer  at  Nineve.  Re- 
member, my  son,  how  Aman  handled  Achia- 
charus  that  brought  him  up,  how  out  of  light 
lie  brouglit  him  into  darkness,  and  how  he  re- 
warded him  again  :  yet  Achiacharus  was  saved, 
but  the  other  had  his  reward  :  for  he  went  down 
into  darkness.    Manasses  gave  alms,  and  escaped 


Apocrypha. 


alms  doeth,  and  how  righteousness  doth  deliver^ 
When  he  had  said  these  things,  he  gave  up  the 
ghost  in  tiie  bed,  being  an  hundred  and  eight 
and  fifty  years  old  ;  and  he  buried  him  hononra- 
bly. 

12  And  when  Anna  his  mother  was  dead,  he 
buried  her  with  his  father.  But  Tobias  departed 
with  his  wife  and  children  to  Ecbatane  to  Ra- 
guel  his  father-in-law, 

13  Where  he  became  old  with  honour,  and  he 
buried  his  father  and  mother-in-law  honourably, 
and  he  inherited  their  substance,  and  his  father 
Tobit's. 

14  And  he  died  at  Ecbatane  in  Media, 
being  an  hundred  and  seven  and  twenty  years 
old. 

15  But  before  he   died,  he   heard  of  the  de- 


the  snares  of  death  which  they  had  set  for  liim  :  struction  of  Nineve,  which  was  taken  by  Nabu- 
but  Aman  fell  into  the  snare,  and  perished.  chodonosor  and  Assuerus :  and  before  his  death 

11  Wherefore  now,  my    son,   consider   what  the  rejoiced  over  Nineve. 


If  JUDITH. 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the  twelfth  year  of  the  reign  of  Nabuchodo- 
nosor,  who  reigned  in  Nineve,  the  great  city  ; 
in  the  da3's  of  Arphaxad,  which  reigned  over 
the  Medes  in  Ecbatane, 

2  And  built  in  Ecbatane  walls  round  about  of 
stones  hewn  three  cubits  broad  and  six  cubits 
long,  and  made  the  height  of  the  wall  seventy 
cubits,  and  the  breadth  thereof  fifty  cubits: 

3  And  set  the  towers  thereof  upon  the  gates 
of  it,  an  hundred  cubits  high.,  and  the  breadth 
thereof  in  the  foundation  threescore  cubits  : 

4  And  he  made  the  gates  thereof,  even  gates 
that  were  raised  to  the  height  of  seventy  cubits, 
and  the  breadth  of  them  was  forty  cubits,  for  the 
going  forth  of  his  mighty  armies,  and  for  the 
setting  in  array  of  his  footmen  : 

5  Even  in  those  days  king  Nabuchodonosor 
made  war  with  king  Arphaxad  in  the  great 
plain,  which  is  the  plain  in  the  borders  of  Ragau. 

G  And  there  came  unto  him  all  they  that 
dwelt  in  the  hill-country,  and  all  they  that  dwelt 
by  Euphrates,  and  Tigris,  and  Hydgispes,  and 
the  plain  of  Arioch  the  king  of  the  Elymeans, 
and  very  many  nations  of  the  sons  of  Chelod, 
assembled  themselves  to  the  battle. 

7  Then  Nabuchodonosor  king  of  the  Assy- 
rians sent  unto  all  that  dwelt  in  Persia,  and  to 
all  that  dwelt  westward,  and  to  those  that  dwelt 
in  Cilicia,  and  Damascus,  and  Libanus,  and 
Antilibanus,  and  to  all  that  dwelt  upon  the  sea- 
coast, 

8  And  to  those  among  the  nations  that  were 
of  Carmel,  and  Gahiad,  and  the  higher  Galilee, 
and  the  great  plain  of  Esdrelom, 

9  And  to  all  that  were  in  Samaria  and  the 
cities  thereof,  and  beyond  Jordan  unto  Jerusa- 
lem, and  Betane,  and  Chellus,  and  Kades ;  and 
the  river  of  Egypt,  and  Taphnes,  and  Ramesse, 
and  all  the  land  of  Gesem, 

10  Until  ye  come  beyond  Tanis  and  Memphis, 
and  to  all  the  inhabitants  of  Egypt,  until  ye 
come  to  the  borders  of  Etiiiopia. 

11  But  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  made 
light  of  the  commandment  of  Nabuchodonosor 
king  of  the  Assyrians,  neither  went  they  with 
him  to  the  battle  ;  for  they  were  not  afraid  of 
him  :  yea,  he  was 'before  them  as  one  man,  and 
they  sent  away  his  ambassadors  from  them  with- 
out effect,  and  with  disgrace. 


12  Therefore  Nabuchodonosor  was  very  angry 
with  all  this  country,  and  sware  by  his  throne 
and  kingdom,  that  he  would  surely  be  avenged' 
upon  all  those  coasts  of  Cilicia,  and  Damascus, 
and  Syria,  and  that  he  would  slay  with  the  sword 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  of  Moab,  and  the 
cjiildren  of  Ammon,  and  all  Judea,  and  all  that 
were  in  Egypt,  till  ye  come  to  the  borders  of 
the  two  seas. 

13  Then  he  marched  in  battle-array  with  his 
power  against  king  Arphaxad  in  the  seven- 
teenth year,  and  he  prevailed  in  his  battle  :  for 
he  overthrew  all  the  power  of  Arphaxad,  and  aU' 
his  horsemen,  and  all  his  chariots, 

14  And  became  lord  of  his  cities,  and  eame 
unto  Ecbatane,  and  took  the  towers,  and  spoiled 
the  streets  thereof,  and  turned  the  beauty  there- 
of into  shame. 

15  He  took  also  Arphaxad  in  the  mountains 
of  Ragau,  and  smote  him  through  with  his  darts,, 
and  destroyed  him  utterly  that  day. 

K)  So  he  returned  afterward  to  Nineve,  both 
he  and  all  his  company  of  sundry  nations,  being- 
a  very  great  multitude  of  men  of  war,  and  there 
he  took  his  ease,  and  banqueted,  both  he  and  his 
army,  an  hundred  and  twenty  days. 
•     CHAP.   II. 

AND  in  the  eighteenth  3'ear,  the  two  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  first  month,  there  was 
talk  in  the  house  of  Nabuchodonosor  king  of  the 
Assyrians,  that  he  should,  as  he  said,  avenge 
himself  on  all  the  earth. 

2  So  he  called  unto  him  all  his  officers,  and 
all  his  nobles,  and  communicated  with  them  his 
secret  counsel,  and  concluded  the  afflicting  of 
the  whole  earth  out  of  his  own  mouth. 

3  Then  they  decreed  to  destroy  all  flesh  that 
did  not  obey  the  commandment  of  his  mouth. 

4  And  when  he  had  ended  his  counsel,  Nabu- 
chodotiosor  king  of  the  Assyrians  called  Holo- 
fernes  the  chief  captain  of  his  army,  which  was 
next  unto  him,  and  said  unto  him, 

5  Thus  saith  the  great  king,  the  lord  of  the 
whole  earth,  Beiiold,  thou  shalt  go  forth  from 
my  presence,  and  take  with  thee  men  that  trust 
in  their  own  strength,  of  footmen  an  hundred 
and  twenty  thousand  ;  and  the  number  of  horses 
with  their  riders  twelve  thousand. 

G  And  thou  shalt  go  against  all  the  west  coun- 
try, because  they  disobeyed  my  commandment. 


•Apocrypha 

7  And  thou  shalt  declare  unto  them,  that  they 
prepare  for  me  earth  and  water :  for  I  will  go 
forth  in  my  wrath  against  them,  and  will  cover 
the  whole  face  of  the  earth  with  the  feet  of  mine 
army,  and  I  will  give  them  for  a  spoil  unto  them  : 

8  So  that  their  slain  shall  fill  their  valleys  and 
brooks,  and  the  river  shall  be  filled  with  their 
dead,  till  it  overflow  : 

9  And  I  will  lead  them  captives  to  the  utmost 
parts  of  all  tlie  earth. 

10  Thou  therefore  shalt  go  forth,  and  take 
beforehand  for  me  all  their  coasts  :  and  if  they 
will  yield  themselves  unto  thee,  thou  shalt  re- 
serve them  for  me  till  the  day  of  their  punish- 
ment. 

11  But  concerning  them  that  rebel,  let  not 
thine  eye  spare  them  ;  but  put  them  to  the 
slaughter,  and  spoil  them  wheresoever  thou 
goest. 

12  For  as  I  live,  and  by  the  power  of  my  king- 
dom, whatsoever  I  have  spoken,  that  will  I  do 
by  mine  hand. 

13  And  take  thou  heed  that  thou  transgress 
none  of  the  commandments  of  thy  lord,  but  ac- 
complish them  fully,  as  I  have  commanded  thee, 
and  defer  not  to  do  them. 

14  Then  Holofernes  went  forth  from  the  pre- 
sence of  his  lord,  and  called  all  the  governors 
and  captains,  and  the  officers  of  the  army  of 
Assur  ; 

15  And  he  mustered  the  chosen  men  for  the 
battle,  as  his  lord  had  commanded  him,  unto  an 
hundred  and  twenty  thousand,  and  twelve  thou- 
sand archers  on  horseback  ; 

IG  And  he  ranged  them,  as  a  great  army  is 
ordered  for  the  war. 

17  And  he  took  camels  and  asses  for  their 
carriages,  a  very  great  number  ;  and  sheep,  and 
oxen,  and  goats  without  number,  for  their  pro- 
vision : 

18  And  plenty  of  victual  for  every  man  of  the 
army,  and  very  much  gold  and  silver  out  of  the 
king's  house. 

19  Then  he  went  forth  and  all  his  power  to 
go  before  king  Nabuchodonosor  in  the  voyage, 
and  to  cover  all  the  face  of  the  earth  westward 
with  their  chariots,  and  horsemen,  and  their 
chosen  footmen. 

20  A  great  multitude  also  of  sundry  countries 
came  with  them  like  locusts,  and  like  the  sand 
of  the  earth  :  for  the  multitude  was  without 
number. 

21  And  they  went  forth  of  Nineve  three  days' 
journey  toward  the  plain  of  Bectileth,  and  pitch- 
ed from  Bectileth  near  the  mountain  which  is  at 
the  left  hand  of  the  upper  Cilicia. 

22  Then  he  took  all  his  army,  his  footmen, 
and  horsemen,  and  chariots,  and  went  from  thence 
into  the  hill-country  ; 

23  And  destroyed  Phud  and  Lud,  and  spoiled 
all  the  children  of  Rasses,  and  the  children  of 
Ismael,  which  were  toward  the  wilderness  at 
the  south  of  the  land  of  the  Chellians. 

24  Then  he  went  over  Euphrates,  and  went 
through  Mesopotamia,  and  destroyed  all  the 
high  cities  that  were  upon  the  river  Arbonai, 
till  ye  come  to  the  sea. 

25  And  he  took  the  borders  of  Cilicia, 
killed  all  that  resisted  him,  and  came  to 
borders  of  Japheth,  which  were  toward 
south,  over  against  Arabia. 

20  He  compassed  also  all  the  children  of  Madi- 
an,  and  burned  up  their  tabernacles,  and  spoiled 
their  sheep-cotes. 


27  Then  he  went  down  into  the  plain  of  Da- 1  try,  near  to  Dothaim, 


JUDITH.  Apocrypha. 

mascus  in  the  time  of  wheat  harvest,  and  burnt 
up  all  their  fields,  and  destroyed  their  flocks  and 
herds,  also  he  spoiled  their  cities,  and  utterly 
wasted  their  countries,  and  smote  all  their  young 
men  with  the  edge  of  the  sword. 

28  Therefore  the  fear  and  dread  of  him  fell 
upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  sea-coasts,  which 
were  in  Sidon  and  Tyrus,  and  them  that  dwelt  in 
Sur  and  Ocina,  and  all  that  dwelt  in  Jemnaan ; 
and  they  that  dwelt  in  Azotus  and  Ascalon  feared 
him  greatly. 

CHAP.  HI. 

SO  they   sent  ambassadors  unto  him  to  treat 
of  peace,  saying, 

2  Behold,  we  the  servants  of  Nabuchodono- 
sor the  great  king  lie  before  thee ;  use  us  as 
shall  be  good  in  thy  sight. 

3  Behold,  our  houses,  and  all  our  places,  and 
all  our  fields  of  wheat,  and  flocks,  and  herds,  and 
all  the  lodges  of  our  tents,  lie  before  thy  face  ; 
use  them  as  it  pleaseth  thee. 

4  Behold,  even  our  cities  and  the  inhabitants 
thereof  are  thy  servants  ;  come  and  deal  with 
them  as  seemeth  good  unto  thee. 

5  So  the  men  came  to  Holofernes,  and  de- 
clared unto  him  after  this  manner. 

6  Then  came  he  down  toward  the  sea-coast, 
both  he  and  his  army,  and  set  garrisons  in  the 
high  cities,  and  took  out  of  them  chosen  men 
for  aid. 

7  So  they  and  all  the  country  round  about  re- 
ceived them  with  garlands,  with  dances,  and 
with  timbrels. 

8  Yet  he  did  cast  down  their  frontiers,  and 
cut  down  their  groves  :  for  he  had  decreed  to 
destroy  all  the  gods  of  the  land,  that  all  nations 
should  worship  Nabuchodonosor  only,  and  that 
all  tongues  and  tribes  should  call  upon  him  as 
god. 

9  Also  he  came  over  against  Esdraelon  near 
unto  Judea,  over  against  the  great  strait  of 
Judea. 

10  And  he  pitched  betv/een  Geba  and  Scy- 
thopolis,  and  there  he  tarried  a  whole  month, 
that  he  might  gather  together  all  the  carriages 
of  his  army. 

CHAP.  IV. 
IVTOW  the  children  of  Israel  that  dwelt  in  Ju- 
i-^  dea,  hea,rd  all  that  Holofernes  the  chief 
captain  of  Nabuchodonosor  king  of  the  Assy- 
rians had  done  to  the  nations,  and  after  what 
manner  he  had  spoiled  all  their  temples,  and 
brought  them  to  nought. 

2  Therefore  the}'  were  exceedingly  afraid  of 
him,  and  were  troubled  for  Jerusalem,  and  for 
the  temple  of  the  Lord  their  God  : 

3  For  tliey  were  newly  returned  from  the 
captivity,  and  all  the  people  of  Judea  were  late- 
ly gathered  together  :  and  the  vessels,  and  the 
altar,  and  the  house,  were  sanctified  after  the 
profanation. 

4  Therefore  they  sent  into  all  the  coasts  of 
Samaria,  and  the  villages,  and  to  Bethoron,  and 
Belmen,  and  Jericho,  and  to  Choba,  and  Esora, 
and  to  the  valley  of  Salem  : 

5  And  possessed  themselves  beforehand  of  all 
the  tops  of  the  high  mountains,  and  fortified  the 
villages  that  were  in  them,  and  laid  up  victuals 
for  the  provision  of  war  :  for  their  fields  were 
of  late  reaped. 

G  Also  Joacim  the  high  priest,  which  was  in 
those  days  in  Jerusalem,  wrote  to  them  that 
dwelt  in  Bethulia,  and  Betomestham,  which  is 
over  against  Esdraelon  toward   the  open  coun- 


and 
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Apocrypha.  CHAP. 

7  Charging  them  to  keep  the  passages  of  the 
hill-country  :°for  by  them  there  was  an  entrance 
into  Judea,  and  it  was  easy  to  stop  them  that 
would  come  up,  because  the  passage  was  strait, 
for  two  men  at  the  most. 

8  And  the  children  of  Israel  did  as  Joacim 
the  high  priest  had  commanded  them,  witli  the 
ancients  of  all  the  people  of  Israel,  which  dwelt 
at  Jerusalem. 

9  Then  every  man  of  Israel  cried  to  God 
with  great  fervency,  and  with  great  vehemency 
did  they  humble  their  souls  : 

10  Both  they,  and  their  wives,  and  their  chil- 
dren, and  their  cattle,  and  every  stranger  and 
hireling,  and  their  servants  bought  with  money, 
put  sackcloth  upon  their  loins. 

11  Thus  every  man  and  woman,  and  the  little 
children,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  fell 
before  the  temple,  and  cast  ashes  upon  their 
heads,  and  spread  out  their  sackcloth  before  the 
face  of  the  Lord  :  also  they  put  sackcloth  about 
the  altar, 

12  And  cried  to  the  God  of  Israel  all  with  one 
consent  earnestly,  that  he  would  not  give  their 
children  for  a  prey,  and  their  wives  for  a  spoil, 
and  the  cities  of  their  inheritance  to  destruction, 
and  the  sanctuary  to  profanation  and  reproach, 
and  for  the  nations  to  rejoice  at. 

13  So  God  heard  their  prayers,  and  looked 
upon  their  afflictions;  for  the  people  fasted 
many  days  in  all  Judea  and  Jerusalem  before 
the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord  Almighty. 

14  And  Joacim  the  high  priest,  and  all  the 
priests  that  stood  before  the  Lord,  and  they 
which  ministered  unto  the  Lord,  had  their  loins 
girt  with  sackcloth,  and  offered  the  daily  burnt- 
offerings,  with  the  vows  and  free  gifts  of  the 
people,  .  J.J 

15  And  had  ashes  on  their  mitres,  and  cried 
unto  the  Lord  with  all  their  power,  that  he 
would  look  upon  all  the  house  of  Israel  gra- 
ciously. 

CHAP.  V. 
rriHEN  was  it  declared  to  Holofernes,  the 
JL  chief  captain  of  the  army  of  Assur,  that 
the  children  of  Israel  had  prepared  for  war,  and 
had  shut  up  the  passages  of  the  hill-country, 
and  had  fortified  all  the  tops  of  the  high  hills, 
and  had  laid  impediments  in  the  champaign 
countries : 

2  Wherewith  he  was  very  angry,  and  called 
all  the  princes  of  Moab,  and  the  captains  of 
Ammon,  and  all  the  governors  of  the  sea-coast, 

3  And  he  said  unto  them.  Tell  me  now,  ye 
sons  of  Chanaan,  who  this  people  is  that  dwell- 
eth  in  the  hill-country,  and  what  are  the  cities 
that  they  inhabit,  and  what  is  the  multitude  of 
their  army,  and  wherein  is  their  power  and 
strength,  and  what  king  is  set  over  them,  or  cap- 
tain of  their  army  ; 

4  And  why  have  they  determined  not  to  come 
and  meet  me,  more  than  all  the  inhabitants  of 
the  west. 

5  Then  said  Achior,  the  captain  of  all  the  sons 
of  Ammon,  Let  my  lord  now  hear  a  word  from 
the  mouth  of  thy  servant,  and  I  will  declare 
unto  thee  the  truth  concerning  this  people, 
which  dwelleth  near  thee,  and  inhabiteth  the 
hill-countries :  and  there  shall  no  lie  come  out 
of  tlie  mouth  of  thy  servant. 

G  This  people  are  descended  of  the  Chaldeans  : 
7  And  they  sojourned  heretofore  in  Mesopo- 
tamia, because  they  would  not  follow  the  gods 
of  their  fathers,  which  were  in  the  land  of  Chal 
dea. 


V  VI.  Apocrypha. 

8  For  they  left  the  way  of  their  ancestors, 
and  worshipped  the  God  of  heaven,  the  God 
whom  they  knew :  so  they  cast  them  out  from 
the  face  of  their  gods,  and  they  fled  into  Meso- 
potamia, and  sojourned  there  many  days. 

9  Then  their  God  commanded  them  to  depart 
from  the  place  where  they  sojourned,  and  to  go 
into  the  land  of  Chanaan  :  where  they  dwelt, 
and  were  increased  with  gold  and  silver,  and 
with  very  much  cattle. 

10  But  when  a  famine  covered  all  the  land 
of  Chanaan,  they  went  down  into  Egypt,  and 
sojourned  there,  while  they  were  nourished,  and 
became  there  a  great  multitude,  so  that  one 
could  not  number  their  nation. 

11  Therefore  the  king  of  Egypt  rose  up 
ao-ainst  them,  and  dealt  subtilly  with  them,  and 
brought  them  low  with  labouring  in  brick,  and 
made  them  slaves. 

12  Then  they  cried  unto  their  God,  and  he 
smote  all  the  land  of  Egypt  witli  incurable 
plagues :    so  the    Egyptians    cast  them  out  ot 

their  sight.  „    ,  „      ,    /.       ^i 

13  And  God  dried  the  Red  Sea  before  them, 

14  And  brought  them  to  mount  Sina,  and 
Cades  Barne,  and  cast  forth  all  that  dwelt  in  the 
wilderness.  ,     /.    ,       « 

15  So  they  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the  Amor- 
ites.  and  they  destroyed  by  their  strength  all 
them  of  Esebon,  and  passing  over  Jordan  they 
possessed  all  the  hill-country. 

IG  And  they  cast  forth  before  them  the  Cha- 
naanite,  the  Pherezite.  the  Jebusite,  and  the 
Sychemite  and  all  the  Gergesites,  and  they 
dwelt  in  that  country  many  days. 

17  And  whilst  they  sinned  not  before  their 
God,  they  prospered,  because  the  God  that 
hateth  iniquity  was  with  them. 

18  But  when  they  departed  from  the  way 
which  he  appointed  them,  they  were  destroyed 
in  many  battles  very  sore,  and  were  led  cap- 
tives into  a  land  that  was  not  theirs,  and  the 
temple  of  their  God  iwas  cast  to  the  ground,  and 
their  cities  were  taken  by  the  enemies. 

19  But  now  are  they  returned  to  their  God, 
and  are  come  up  from  the  places  where  they 
were  scattered,  and  have  possessed  Jerusalem, 
where  their  sanctuary  is,  and  are  seated  in  the 
hill-country  ;  for  it  was  desolate. 

20  Now  therefore,  my  lord  and  governor,  it 
there  be  any  error  in  this  people,  and  they  siri 
against  their  God,  let  us  consider  that  this  sha  1 
be  their  ruin,  and  let  us  go  up,  and  we  shall 
overcome  them.  .      ,    . 

21  But  if  there  be  no  iniquity  in  their  nation, 
let  my  lord  now  pass  by,  lest  their  Lord  defend 
them,  and  their  God  be  for  them,  and  we  be- 
come a  reproach  before  all  the  world. 

22  And  when  Achior  had  finished  these  say- 
incrs,  all  the  people  standing  round  about  the 
tent  murmured,  and  the  chief  men  of  Holo- 
fernes, and  all  that  dwelt  by  the  sea-side,  and  in 
Moab,  spake  that  he  should  kill  liim. 

23  Yox,say  they, we  will  not  be  afraid  of  the  face 
of  the  children  of  Israel :  for  lo,  it  is  a  people  that 
have  no  strength  nor  power  for  a  strong  battle. 

24  Now  therefore,  lord  Holofernes,  we  will  go 
up,  and  they  shall  be  a  prey  to  be  devoured  of 
all  thine  army. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  when  the  tumult  of  men  that  were 
about  the  council  was  ceased,  Holofernes 
the  chief  captain  of  the  army  of  Assur  said  unto 
Achior  and  all  the  Moabites  before  all  the  cora- 
I  nany  of  other  nations, 
^    ■'  39  • 


Jipocrypha. 


JUDITH. 


Apocrypha. 


2  And  who  art  thou,  Achlor,  and  the  lure- 
liners  of  Ephraim,  that  thou  hast  prophesied 
among  us  as  to-day,  and  hast  said,  that  we  should 
not  intake  war  with  the  people  of  Israel,  because 
their  God  will  defend  them  ?  and  who  is  God 
but  Nabuchodonosor  ? 

3  He  will  send  his  power,  and  will  destroy 
them  from  the  face  of  the  earth,  and  their  God 
shall  not  deliver  them  :  but  we  his  servants  will 
destroy  them  as  one  man ;  for  they  are  not  able 
to  sustain  the  power  of  our  horses. 

4  For  with  them  we  will  tread  them  under 
foot,  and  their  mountains  shall  be  drunken  with 
their  blood,  and  their  fields  shall  be  filled  with 
their  dead  bodies,  and  their  footsteps  shall  not 
be  able  to  stand  before  us,  for  they  shall  utterly 
perish,  saith  king  Nabuchodonosor,  lord  of  all 
the  earth  :  for  he  said.  None  of  my  words  shall 
be  in  vain. 

5  And  thou,  Achior,  an  hireling  of  Ammon, 
which  hast  spoken  these  words  in  the  day  of 
thine  iniquity,  shalt  see  my  face  no  more  from 
this  day,  until  I  take  vengeance  of  this  nation 
that  came  out  of  Egypt. 

G  And  then  shall  the  sword  of  mine  army, 
and  the  multitude  of  them  that  serve  me,  pass 
through  thy  sides,  and  thou  shalt  fall  among 
tlieir  slain,  when  I  return. 

7  Now  therefore  my  servants  shall  bring  thee 
back  into  the  hill-country,  and  shall  set  thee  in 
one  of  the  cities  of  the  passages  : 

8  And  thou  shalt  not  perish,  till  thou  be  de- 
stroyed with  them. 

9  And  if  thou  persuade  thyself  in  thy  mind 
that  they  shall  not  be  taken,  let  not  thy  coun- 
tenance fall :  I  have  spoken  it,  and  none  of  my 
words  shall  be  in  vain. 

10  Then  Holofernes  commanded  his  servants, 
that  waited  in  his  tent,  to  take  Achior,  and 
bring  him  to  Bethulia,  and  deliver  him  into  the 
hands  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

]  1  So  his  servants  took  him,  and  brought  him 
out  of  the  camp   into  the  plain,  and  they  went| 


19  O  Lord  God  of  heaven,  behold  their  pride, 
and  pity  the  low  estate  of  our  nation,  and  look 
upon  the  face  of  those  that  are  sanctified  unto 
thee  this  day. 

20  Then  they  comforted  Achior,  and  praised 
him  greatly. 

21  And  Ozias  took  him  out  of  the  assembly 
unto  his  house,  and  made  a  feast  to  the  elders  ; 
and  they  called  on  the  God  of  Israel  all  that 
night  for  help. 

CHAP.  VII. 

THE  next  day  Holofernes  commanded  all  his 
army,  and  all  his  people  which  were  come 
to  take  his  part,  that  they  should  remove  their 
camp  against  Bethulia,  to  take  aforehand  the 
ascents  "of  the  hill-country,  and  to  make  war 
against  the  children  of  Israel. 

"^2  Then  their  strong  men  removed  their  camps 
in  that  day,  and  the  army  of  the  men  of  war  was 
an  hundred  and  seventy  thousand  footmen,  and 
twelve  thousand  horsemen,  beside  the  baggage, 
and  other  men  that  were  afoot  among  them,  a 
very  great  multitude. 

3  And  they  camped  in  the  valley  near  unto 
Bethulia,  by  the  fountain,  and  they  spread  them- 
selves in  breadth  over  Dothaim  even  to  Bel- 
maim,  and  in  length  from  Bethulia  unto  Cya- 
mon,  which  is  over  against  Esdraelom. 

4  Now  the  children  of  Israel,  when  they  saw 
the  multitude  of  them,  were  greatly  troubled, 
and  said  every  one  to  his  neighbour.  Now  will 
these  men  lick  up  the  face  of  the  earth  ;  for 
neither  the  high  mountains,  nor  the  valleys,  nor 
the  hills,  are  able  to  bear  their  weight. 

5  Then  every  man  took  up  his  weapons  of 
war,  and  when  they  had  kindled  fires  upon  their 
towers, they  remained  and  watched  all  that  night. 

G  But  in  the  second  day  Holofernes  brought 
forth  all  his  horsemen  in  the  sight  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  which  were  in  Bethulia ; 

7  And  viewed  the  passages  up  to  the  city, 
and  came  to  the  fountains  of  their  waters,  and 
took  them,  and  set  garrisons   of  men  of  war 


out  of  the  camp   into  tne  piain,  ana  uiey  weniiiooK.   uieiu,   anu  ^^^  ^^...^^..^    ^- ■  •, 

from  the  midst  of  the  plain  into  the  hill-country,  over  them,  and  he  himself  removed  toward  his 
and  came   unto  the  fountains  that   were  under  people. 


Bethulia. 


8  Then  came  unto   him  all  the   chief  of  the 


>thuiia  o    ineii  uaiuc  uiiuu    .i.."    "■"    -- 

12  And  when  the  men  of  the  city  saw  them,  children  of  Esau,  and  all  the  governors  ot  tlie 
1  -I--. A    ,„„„+    „„f   ^f    .,n„,.l„    ^f  lVTr.nV.     nnrl   the   cantains  01   the    sea- 


they  took  up  their  weapons,  and  went  out  of 
the  city  to  the  top  of  the  hill :  and  every  man 
that  used  a  sling  kept  them  from  coming  up  by 
casting  of  stones  against  them. 

13  Nevertheless,  having  gotten  privily  under 
the  hill,  they  bound  Achior,  and  cast  him  down, 
and  left  him  at  the  foot  of  the  hill,  and  returned 
to  their  lord. 

14  But  the  Israelites  descended  from  their 
city,  and  came  unto  him,  and  loosed  him,  and 
brouo-ht  him  into  Bethulia,  and  presented  him  to 
the  governors  of  the  city  : 

15  Which  were  in  those  days  Ozias  the  son 
of  Micha,  of  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  and  Chabris 
the  son  of  Gothoniel,  and  Charmis  the  son  of 
Melchiel. 

IG  And  they  called  together  all  the  ancients 
of  the  city,  and  all  their  youth  ran  together, 
and  their  women,  to  the  assembly,  and  they  sat 
Achior  in  the  midst  of  all  their  people.  Then 
Ozias  asked  him  of  that  which  was  done. 

17  And  he  answered  and  declared  unto  them 
the  words  of  the  council  of  Holofernes,  and  all 
the  words  that  he  had  spoken  in  the  midst  of  the 
princes  of  Assur,  and  whatsoever  Holofernes  had 
spoken  proudly  against  the  house  of  Israel. 

18  Then  the  people  fell  down  and  worship- 
ped God,  and  cried  unto  God,  saying, 


people    of  Moab,  and  the  captains  of  the   sea- 
coast,  and  said, 

9  Let  our  lord  now  hear  a  word,  that  there  be 
not  an  overthrow  in  thine  army. 

10  For  this  people  of  the  children  of  Israel  do 
not  trust  in  their  spears,  but  in  the  height  of  the 
mountains  wherein  they  dwell,  because  it  is  not 
easy  to  come  up  to  the  tops  of  their  mountains. 

11  Now  therefore,  my  lord,  fight  not  against 
them  in  battle-array,  and  there  shall  not  so  much 
as  one  man  of  thy  people  perish. 

12  Remain  in  thy  camp,  and  keep  all  the 
men  of  thine  army,  and  let  thy  servants  get 
into  their  hands  the  fountain  of  water,  which 
issueth  forth  of  the  foot  of  the  mountain  : 

13  For  all  the  inhabitants  of  Bethulia  have 
their  water  thence:  so  shall  thirst  kill  them, 
and  they  shall  give  up  their  city,  and  we  and  our 
people  shall  go  up  to  the  tops  of  the  mountains 
that  are  near,  and  will  camp  upon  them,  to  watch 
that  none  go  out  of  the  city. 

14  So  they  and  their  wives  and  their  chil- 
dren shall  be  consumed  with  famine,  and  before 
the  sword  come  against  them,  they  shall  be 
overthrown  in  the  streets  where  they  dwell. 

15  Thus  shalt  thou  render  them  an  evil  re- 
ward ;  because  they  rebelled,  and  met  not  thy 
person  peaceably. 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

16  And  tliese  words  pleased  Holoferncs  and  I 
all  his  servants,  and  he  appointed  to  do  as  they 
had  spoken. 

17  So  the  camp  of  the  children  of  Ammon 
departed,  and  with  them  five  thousand  of  the 
Assyrians,  and  they  pitched  in  the  valley,  and 
took  the  waters,  and  tlie  fountains  of  tlie  wa- 
ters of  the  children  of  Israel. 

\^  Then  the  children  of  Esau  went  up  with 
the  children  of  Ammon,  and  camped  in  the  hill- 
country  over  against  Dothaim  :  and  they  sent 
some  of  them  toward  tlie  south,  and  toward  tlie 
east,  over  against  Ekrebel,  which  is  near  unto 
Chusi,  that  is  upon  the  brook  Mochmur  ;  and 
tlie  rest  of  the  army  of  the  Assyrians  camped  in 
tlie  plain,  and  covered  the  face  of  the  whole 
land  ;  and  their  tents  and  carriages  were  pitched 
to  a  very  great  multitude. 

1!)  Then  the  children  of  Israel  cried  unto  the 
Lord  their  God,  because  their  heart  failed,  for 
all  their  enemies  had  compassed  them  round 
about,  and  there  was  no  way  to  escape  out  from 
among  them. 

"20  Tlius  all  the  company  of  Assur  remained 
about  them,  both  their  footmen,  chariots,  and 
horsemen,  four  and  thirty  days,  so  that  all  their 
vessels  of  water  failed  all  the  inhabitants  of 
Bethijlia. 

'2i  And  the  cisterns  were  emptied,  and  they 
had  not  water  to  drink  their  fill  for  one  day  ; 
for  they  gave  them  drink  by  measure. 

22  Therefore  their  young  children  were 
out  of  heart,  and  their  women  and  young 
men  fainted  for  thirst,  and  fell  down  in  the 
streets  of  the  city,  and  by  the  passages  of  the 
gates,  and  there  was  no  longer  any  strength  in 
them. 

23  Then  all  the  people  assembled  to  Ozias, 
and  to  the  chief  of  the  city,  both  young  men, 
and  women,  and  children,  and  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  said  before  all  the  elders, 

24  God  be  judge  between  us  and  you  :  for 
ye  have  done  us  great  injury,  in  that  ye  have 
not  required  peace  of  the  children  of  Assur. 

25  For  now  we  have  no  helper :  but  God  hath 
sold  us  into  their  hands,  that  we  should  be 
thrown  down  before  them  with  thirst  and  great 
destruction. 

2()  Now  therefore  call  them  unto  you,  and 
deliver  the  whole  city  for  a  spoil  to  the  people 
of  Holofernes,  and  to  all  his  army. 

27  For  it  is  better  for  tis  to  be  made  a  spoil 
unto  them,  than  to  die  for  thirst :  for  we  will 
be  his  servants,  that  our  souls  may  live,  and  not 
see  the  death  of  our  infants  before  our  eyes,  nor 
our  wives  nor  our  children  to  die. 

28  We  take  to  witness  against  3'ou  the  hea- 
ven and  the  earth,  and  our  God  and  Lord  of  our 
fathers,  which  punisheth  us  according  to  our 
sins  and  the  sins  of  our  fathers,  tliat  he  do  not 
according  as  we  have  said  this  day 

2!)  Then  there  was  sreat  weoj^ing  with  one 
consent  in  the  midst  of  tlie  assembly  ;  and  they 
cried  unto  the  Lord  God  witli  a  loud  voice 

30  Tlien  said  Ozias  to  tiiem,  Brethren,  be  of 
good  courage,  let  us  yet  endure  five  days,  in  the 
whicii  space  the  Lord  our  God  may  turn  his  mer- 
cy toward  us  ;  for  he  will  not  forsake  us  utterly. 

31  And  if  these  days  pass,  and  tliere  come  no 
help  unto  us,  I  will  do  according  to  your  word. 

o2  And  he  dispersed  the  people,  every  one 
to  tlieir  own  charge  ;  and  they  went  unto  the 
walls  and  towers  of  their  city,  and  sent  the  wo- 
men and  children  into  their  houses :  and  they 
were  very  low  brouo-ht  in  the  city. 
6 


VIII.  Apocrypha. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

VOW  at  that  time  Judith  heard  thereof, 
which  was  the  daughter  of  Merari,  the  son 
of  Ox,  the  son  of  Joseph,  the  son  of  Oziel,  the 
son  of  Elcia,  the  son  of  Ananias,  the  son  of 
Gideon,  the  son  of  Raphaim,  the  son  of  Acitho, 
the  son  of  Eliu,  the  son  of  Eliab,  the  son  of 
Nathanael,  the  son  of  Samael,  the  son  of  Sala- 
sadai,  the  son  of  Israel. 

2  And  Manasscs  was  her  husband,  of  her 
tribe  and  kindred,  who  died'in  the  barley-harvest. 

3  For  as  he  stood  overseeing  them  that  bound 
sheaves  in  the  field,  the  heat  came  upon  his 
head,  and  he  fell  on  his  bed,  and  died  in  the  city 
of  Bethulia  :  and  they  buried  him  with  his  fa- 
thers in  the  field  between  Dothaim  and  Balamo. 

4  So  Judith  was  a  widow  in  her  house  three 
years  and  four  months. 

5  And  she  made  her  a  tent  upon  the  top  of 
her  house,  and  put  on  sackcloth  upon  her  loins, 
and  ware  lier  widow's  apparel. 

6  And  she  fasted  all  the  days  of  her  widow 
hood,  save  the  eves  of  the  sabbaths,  and  the  sab 
baths,  and  the  eves  of  the  new  moons,  and  the 
new  moons,  and  the  feasts  and  solemn  days  of 
the  house  of  Israel. 

7  She  was  also  of  a  goodly  countenance,  and 
very  beautiful  to  behold  :  and  her  husband  Ma- 
nasses  had  left  her  gold,  and  silver,  and  men- 
servants,  and  maid-servants,  and  cattle,  and 
lands  ;  and  she  remained  upon  them. 

8  And  there  was  none  that  gave  her  an  ill 
word  ;  for  slie  feared  God  greatly. 

9  Now  when  she  heard  the  evil  words  of  the 
people  against  the  governor,  tliat  they  fainted 
for  lack  of  water  ;  for  Judith  had  heard  all  the 
words  that  Ozias  had  spoken  unto  them,  and 
that  he  had  sworn  to  deliver  the  cit}'  unto  the 
Assyrians  after  five  days  ; 

10  Then  she  sent  her  waiting-woman,  that 
had  the  government  of  all  things  that  she  had, 
to  call  Ozias  and  Chabris  and  Charmis,  the  an- 
cients of  the  city. 

11  And  they  came  unto  her,  and  she  said  unto 
them,  Hear  me  now,  O  ye  governors  of  the  in- 
habitants of  Bethulia :  for  your  words  that  ye 
have  spoken  before  the  people  this  day  are  not 
right,  touching  this  oath  which  ye  made  and 
pronounced  between  God  and  you,  and  have 
promised  to  deliver  the  city  to  our  enemies, 
unless  witliin  the.se  days  the  Lord  turn  to  help 
you. 

12  And  now  who  are  ye  that  have  tempted 
God  this  day,  and  stand  instead  of  God  among 
the  children  of  men  .' 

13  And  now  try  the  Lord  Almighty,  but  ye 
shall  never  know  any  thing. 

14  For  ye  cannot  find  the  depth  of  the  heart 
of  man,  neitlier  can  ye  perceive  the  things  that 
he  thinketli :  then  how  can  y.e  search  out  God, 
that  hath  made  all  these  things,  and  know  his 
mind,  or  comprehend  his  purpose  .'  Nay,  my  bre- 
thren, provoke  not  the  Lord  our  God  to  anger. 

15  For  if  he  will  not  help  us  within  tliese  five 
days,  he  hath  power  to  defend  us  when  he  will, 
even  every  day,  or  to  destroy  us  before  our  ene- 
mies. 

10  Do  not  bind  the  counsels  of  the  Lord  our 
God  for  God  is  not  as  man,  that  he  may  be 
threatened  ,  neither  is  he  as  the  son  of  man, 
that  he  should  be  wavering. 

17  Therefore  let  us  wait  for  salvation  of 
liim,  and  call  upon  him  to  help  us,  and  he  v/ill 
hear  our  voice,  if  it  please  him. 

li^  For  there  arose  none  in  our  age,  neitlier  is 


Apocrypha. 


JT'DITH. 


Apocrypha. 


there  any  now  in  these  days,  neither  tribe  .or 
family,  nor  people,  nor  city,  among  us,  which 
worship  gods  made  with  hands,  as  hath  been 
aforetime. 

19  For  the  which  cause  our  fathers  were  given 
to  the  sword,  and  for  a  spoil,  and  had  a  great  fall 
before  our  enemies. 

2()  But  we  know  none  other  God,  therefore 
we  trust  that  he  will  not  despise  us,  nor  any  of 
our  nation. 

21  For  if  we  be  taken  so,  all  Judea  shall  lie 
waste,  and  our  sanctuary  shall  be  spoiled  ;  and 
he  will  require  the  profanation  thereof  at  our 
mouth. 

22  And  the  slaughter  of  our  brethren,  and  the 
captivity  of  the  country,  and  the  desolation  of 
our  inheritance,  will  he  turn  upon  our  heads 
among  the  Gentiles,  wheresoever  we  shall  be 
in  bondage  ;  and  we  shall  be  an  olFence  and  a 
reproach  to  all  them  that  possess  us. 

23  For  our  servitude  shall  not  be  directed  to 
favour  :  but  the  Lord  our  God  shall  turn  it  to 
dishonour. 

24  Now  therefore,  O  brethren,  let  us  siiew  an 
example  to  our  brethren,  because  their  hearts  de- 
pend upon  us,  and  the  sanctuary,  and  the  house, 
and  the  altar,  rest  upon  us. 

25  Moreover,  let  us  give  thanks  to  the  Lord 
our  God,  which  trieth  us,  even  as  he  did  our 
fathers. 

2()  Remember  what  things  he  did  to  Abra- 
ham, and  how  he  tried  Isaac,  and  what  hap- 
pened to  Jacob  in  Mesopotamia  of  Syria,  when 
he  kept  the  sheep  of  Laban  his  mother's  bro-  i 
ther.  ; 


sackcloth  wherewith  she  was  clothed  ;  and  about 
the  time  that  the  incense  of  that  evening  was 
offered  in  Jerusalem,  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
Judith  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  and  said, 

2  O  Lord  God  of  my  father  Simeon,  to  whom 
thou  gavest  a  sword  to  take  vengeance  of  the 
strangers,  who  loosened  the  girdle  of  a  maid  to 
defile  her,  and  discovered  the  thigh  to  her  shame, 
and  polluted  her  virginity  to  her  reproach  ;  for 
thou  saidst,  It  shall  not  be  so  ;  and  yet  they 
did  so : 

3  Wherefore  thou  gavest  their  rulers  to  be 
slain,  so  that  they  dyed  their  bed  in  blood,  being 
deceived,  and  smotest  the  servants  with  their 
lords,  and  the  lords  upon  their  thrones  ; 

4  And  liast  given  their  wives  for  a  prey,  and 
their  daughters  to  be  captives,  and  all  their  spoils 
to  be  divided  among  thy  dear  children  ;  which 
were  moved  with  thy  zeal,  and  abhorred  the 
pollution  of  their  blood,  and  called  upon  thee 
for  aid  :  O  God,  O  my  God,  hear  me  also  a 
widow. 

5  For  thou  hast  wrought  not  only  those 
things,  but  also  the  things  which  fell  out  before 
and  which  ensued  after  ;  thou  hast  thought  upon 
the  things  which  are  now,  and  which  are  to 
come. 

6  Yea,  what  things  thou  didst  determine  were 
ready  at  hand,  and  said,  Lo,  we  are  here  :  for 
all  thy  ways  are  prepared,  and  thy  judgments 
are  in  thy  foreknowledge. 

7  For  behold,  the  Assyrians  are  multiplied 
in  their  power  ;  they  are  exalted  with  horse 
and  man  ;  they  glory  in  the  strength  of  their 
footmen  ;    they  trust  in  shield    and  spear,  and 


27  For  he  hath  not  tried  us  in  the  fire,  as  he  |  bow  and  sling  ;  and  know  not  that  thou  art  the 


did  them,  for  the  examination  of  their  hearts 
neither  hath  he  taken  vengeance  on  us  :  but  the 
Lord  doth  scourge  them  that  come  near  unto 
him,  to  admonish  them. 

28  Then  said  Ozias  to  her.  All  that  thou  hast 
spoken,  hast  thou  spoken  with  a  good  heart,  and 
there  is  none  that  may  gainsay  thy  words. 

29  For  this  is  not  the  first  day  wherein  thy 
wisdom  is  manifested  ;  but  from  the  beginning 
of  thy  days  all  the  people  have  known  thy  un- 
derstanding, because  the  disposition  of  thine 
heart  is  good. 

30  But  the  people  were  very  thirsty,  and 
compelled  us  to  do  unto  them  as  we  have  spoken, 
and  to  bring  an  oath  upon  ourselves,  which  we 
will  not  break. 

31  Therefore  now  pray  thou  for  us,  because 
thou  art  a  godly  woman,  and  the  Lord  will  send 
us  rain  to  fill  our  cisterns,  and  we  shall  faint  no 
more. 

32  Then  said  Judith  unto  them,  Hear  me,  and 
I  will  do  a  thing  which  shall  go  throughout  all 
generations  to  the  children  of  our  nation. 

33  Ye  shall  stand  this  night  in  the  gate,  and 
I  will  go  forth  with  my  waiting-woman  :  and 
within  the  days  that  ye  have  promised  to  de- 
liver the  city  to  our  enemies,  the  Lord  will  visit 
Israel  by  mine  hand. 

34  But  inquire  not  ye  of  mine  act :  for  I  will 
not  declare  it  unto  you,  till  the  things  be  finished 
that  I  do. 

35  Tlien  said  Ozias  and  the  princes  unto  her, 
Go  in  peace,  and  the  Lord  God  be  before  thee, 
to  take  vengeance  on  our  enemies. 

3G  So  they  returned  from  the  tent,  and  went 
to  their  wards. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN    Judith    fell   upon  her  face,  and  put 
ashes  upon  her  head,  and  uncovered  the 


Lord    that    breakest  the  battles :    the    Lord 
thy  name. 

8  Throw  down  their  strength  in  thy  power, 
and  bring  down  their  force  in  thy  wrath  :  for 
they  have  purposed  to  defile  thy  sanctuary,  and 
to  pollute  the  tabernacle  where  thy  glorious 
name  resteth,  and  to  cast  down  with  the  sword 
the  horn  of  thine  altar. 

9  Behold  their  pride,  and  send  thy  wrath  upon 
their  heads  :  give  into  mine  hand,  which  am  a 
widow,  the  power  that  I  have  conceived. 

10  Smite  by  the  deceit  of  my  lips  the  ser- 
vant with  the  prince,  and  the  prince  with  the 
servant :  break  down  their  stateliness  by  the 
hand  of  a  woman. 

11  For  thy  power  standeth  not  in  multitude, 
nor  thy  might  in  strong  men  :  for  thou  art  a 
God  of  the  afflicted,  an  helper  of  the  oppressed, 
an  upholder  of  the  weak,  a  protector  of  the  for- 
lorn, a  saviour  of  them  that  are  without  hope. 

12  I  pray  thee,  I  pray  tiiee,  O  God  of  my 
father,  and  God  of  the  inheritance  of  Israel, 
Lord  of  the  heavens  and  earth.  Creator  of  the 
waters.  King  of  every  creature,  hear  thou  my 
prayer : 

13  And  make  my  speech  and  deceit  to  be 
their  wound  and  stripe,  who  have  purposed 
cruel  things  against  thy  covenant',  and  thy 
hallowed  house,  and  against  the  top  of  Sion, 
and  against  the  house  of  the  possession  of  thy 
children. 

14  And  make  every  nation  and  tribe  to  ac- 
knowledge that  thou  art  the  God  of  all  power 
and  might,  and  that  there  is  none  other  that  pro- 
tecteth  the  people  of  Israel  but  thou. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  after  that  she  had  ceased  to  cry  unto 
the  God  of  Israel,  and  had  made  an  end  of 
all  these  words, 

42 


Apocrypha.  CHAP. 

2  She  rose  where  she  had  fallen  down,  and 
called  her  maid,  and  went  down  into  the  house, 
in  the  which  she  abode  in  the  sabbath-days,  and 
in  her  feast-days, 

3  And  pulled  off  the  sackcloth  which  she  had 
on,  and  put  off  the  garments  of  her  widowhood, 
and  washed  her  body  all  over  with  water,  and 
anointed  herself  with  precious  ointment,  and 
braided  the  hair  of  her  head,  and  put  on  a  tire 
upon  it,  and  put  on  her  garments  of  gladness, 
wherewith  she  was  clad  during  the  life  of  Ma- 
nasses  her  husband. 

4  And  she  took  sandals  upon  her  feet,  and 
put  about  her  bracelets,  and  her  chains,  and 
her  rings,  and  her  ear-rings,  and  all  her  orna- 
ments, and  decked  herself  bravely,  to  allure  the 
eyes  of  all  men  that  should  see  her. 

r>  Then  she  gave  her  maid  a  bottle  of  wine, 
and  a  cruise  of  oil,  and  filled  a  bag  with  parched 
corn,  and  lumps  of  figs,  and  with  fine  bread  ;  so 
she  folded  all  these  things  together,  and  laid 
them  upon  her. 

0  Thus  they  went  forth  to  the  gate  of  the 
city  of  Bethulia,  and  found  standing  there 
Ozias,  and  the  ancients  of  the  city,  Chabris  and 
Charm  is. 

7  And  when  they  saw  her,  that  her  counte- 
nance was  altered,  and  her  apparel  was  changed, 
they  wondered  at  her  beauty  very  greatly,  and 
said  unto  her, 

8  The  God,  the  God  of  our  fathers,  give  thee 
favour,  and  accomplish  thine  enterprises  to  the 
glory  of  the  children  of  Israel,  and  to  tlie  exalta- 
tion of  Jerusalem.     Then  they  worshipped  God. 

9  And  she  said  unto  them.  Command  the 
gates  of  the  city  to  be  opened  unto  me,  that  I 
may  go  forth  to  accomplish  the  things  whereof 
ye  have  spoken  with  me.  So  they  commanded 
the  young  men  to  open  unto  her,  as  she  had 
spoken. 

10  And  when  they  had  done  so,  Judith  went 
out,  she,  and  her  maid  with  her  ;  and  the  men 
of  the  city  looked  after  her,  until  she  was  gone 
down  the  mountain,  and  till  she  had  passed  the 
valley,  and  could  see  her  no  more. 

11  Thus  they  went  strait  forth  in  the  valley  : 
and  the  first  watch  of  the  Assyrians  met  her, 

12  And  took  her,  and  asked  her.  Of  what 
people  art  thou  .■'  and  whence  comest  thou  .''  and 
whitlier  goest  thou.'  And  she  said,  I  am  a  wo- 
man of  tlie  Hebrews,  and  am  fled  from  them : 
for  they  shall  be  given  you  to  be  consumed  : 

13  And  I  am  coming  before  Holofernes  the 
chief  captain  of  your  army,  to  declare  words  of 
truth  :  and  I  will  shevv'  him  a  way  whereby  he 
shall  go,  and  win  all  the  hill-country,  without 
losing  the  body  or  life  of  any  one  of  his  men. 

14  Now  when  the  men  heard  her  words,  and 
beheld  her  countenance,  tliey  wondered  greatly 
at  her  beauty,  and  said  unto  her, 

1">  Thou  hast  saved  thy  life,  in  that  thou  hast 
hasted  to  come  down  to  the  presence  of  our 
lord  :  now  therefore  come  to  his  tent,  and  some 
of  us  shall  conduct  thee,  until  they  have  de- 
livered thee  to  his  hands. 

1()  And  when  thou  standest  before  him,  be 
not  afraid  in  thine  heart,  but  shew  unto  him  ac- 
cording to  thy  word ;  and  he  will  entreat  thee 
well. 

17  Then  they  chose  out  of  them  an  hundred 
men  to  accompany  her  and  her  maid  ;  and  they 
br(>ught  her  to  tlie  tent  of  Holofernes. 

18  Then  was  there  a  concourse  throughout 
all  the  camp  :  for  her  coming  was  noised  among 
the  tents,  and  they  came  about  her,  as  she  stood 


XI.  Apocrypha. 

without  the  tent  of  Holofernes,  till  they  told  him 
of  her. 

19  And  they  wondered  at  her  beauty,  and 
admired  the  children  of  Israel  because  of  her, 
and  every  one  said  to  his  neighbour.  Who  would 
despise  this  people  that  have  among  them  such 
women  .''  surely  it  is  not  good  that  one  man  of 
them  be  left,  who  being  let  go  might  deceive 
the  whole  earth. 

20  And  they  that  lay  near  Holofernes  went 
out,  and  all  his  servants,  and  they  brought  her 
into  the  tent. 

21  Now  Holofernes  rested  upon  his  bed  un- 
der a  canopy,  which  was  woven  with  purple, 
and  gold,  and  emeralds,  and  precious  stones. 

22  So  they  shewed  him  of  her  ;  and  he  came 
out  before  his  tent  with  silver  lamps  going  be- 
fore him. 

23  And  when  Judith  was  come  before  him 
and  his  servants,  they  all  marvelled  at  the  beau- 
ty of  her  countenance  ;  and  she  fell  down  upon 
her  face,  and  did  reverence  unto  hiiu  :  and  his 
servants  took  her  up. 

CHAP.  XI. 

THEN  said  Holofernes  unto  her,  Woman,  be 
of  good  comfort,  fear  not  in  thine  heart :  for 
I  never  hurt  any  that  was  willing  to  serve  Na- 
buchodonosor,  the  king  of  all  the  earth. 

2  Now  therefore,  if  thy  people  that  dwelleth 
in  the  mountains  had  not  set  light  by  me,  I 
would  not  have  lifted  up  my  spear  against  them  : 
but  they  have  done  these  things  to  themselves. 

3  But  now  tell  me  wherefore  thou  art  fled 
from  them,  and  art  come  unto  us  :  for  thou  art 
come  for  safeguard  ;  be  of  good  comfort,  thou 
shalt  live  this  night,  and  hereafter  : 

4  For  none  shall  hurt  thee,  but  entreat  thee 
well,  as  they  do  the  servants  of  king  Nabuchodo- 
nosor  my  lord. 

5  Then  Judith  said  unto  him,  Receive  the 
words  of  tjiy  servant,  and  suffer  thine  handmaid 
to  sneak  in  thy  presence,  and  I  will  declare  no 
lie  to  my  lord  this  night. 

6  And  if  thou  wilt  follow  the  words  of  thine 
handmaid,  God  will  bring  the  thing  perfectly  to 
pass  by  thee  ;  and  my  lord  shall  not  fail  of  his 
purposes. 

7  As  Nabuchodonosor  king  of  all  the  earth 
liveth,  and  as  his  power  liveth,  who  hath  sent 
thee  for  the  upholdmg  of  every  living  thing  : 
for  not  only  men  shall  serve  him  by  thee,  but 
also  the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  the  cattle,  and 
the  fowls  of  the  air,  shall  live  by  thy  power  un- 
der Nabuchodonosor  and  all  his  house. 

8  For  we  have  heard  of  thy  wisdom  and  thy 
policies,  and  it  is  reported  in  all  the  earth,  that 
thou  only  art  excellent  in  all  the  kingdom,  and 
mighty  in  knowledge,  and  wonderful  in  feats  of 
war. 

9  Now  as  concerning  the  matter,  which  Achior 
did  speak  in  thy  council,  we  have  heard  his 
words  ;  for  the  men  of  Bethulia  saved  him,  and 
he  declared  unto  them  all  that  he  had  spoken 
unto  thee. 

10  Therefore,  O  lord  and  governor,  reject  not 
his  word  ;  but  lay  it  up  in  thine  heart,  for  it  is 
true  ;  for  our  nation  shall  not  be  punished,  nei- 
ther can  the  sword  prevail  against  them,  except 
they  sin  against  their  God. 

1 1  And  now,  that  my  lord  be  not  defeated 
and  frustrate  of  his  purpose,  even  death  is  now 
fallen  upon  them,  and  their  sin  hath  overtaken 
them,  wherewith  they  will  provoke  their  God 
to  anger,  whensoever  they  shall  do  that  which 
is  not  fit  to  be  done  : 

43 


,'Jjjocryplia. 


JUDITH. 


Apocrypha. 


12  For  their  victuals  fail  tliem,  and  all  their 
water  is  scant,  and  they  have  determined  to  lay 
hands  upon  their  cattle,  and  purposed  to  con- 
sume all  those  things,  that  God  hath  forbidden 
them  to  eat  by  his  laws  : 

13  And  are  resolved  to  spend  the  first-fruits 
of  the  corn,  and  the  tenths  of  wine  and  oil, 
which  they  had  sanctified,  and  reserved  for  the 
priests  that  serve  in  Jerusalem  before  the  face 
of  our  God;  the  which  things  it  is  not  lawful 
for  any  of  the  people  so  much  as  to  touch  with 
their  hands. 

14  For  they  have  sent  some  to  Jerusalem, 
•lecause   they  also  that  dwell  there   have   done 

ne  like,  to  bring  them  a  license  from  the  senate. 

15  Nov/  when  they  shall  bring  them  word, 
they  will  forthwith  do  it,  and  they  shall  be  given 
thee  to  be  destroyed  the  same  day. 

16  Wherefore  I  thine  handmaid,  knowing  all 
this,  am  fled  from  their  presence  ;  and  God  hath 
sent  me  to  work  things  with  thee,  whereat  all 
the  eartli  shall  be  astonished,  and  whosoever 
shall  hear  it. 

17  For  thy  servant  is  religious,  and  serveth 
the  God  of  heaven  day  and  night :  now  there- 
fore, my  lord,  I  will  remain  with  thee,  and  thy 
servant  will  go  out  by  night  into  the  valley,  and 
I  will  pray  unto  God,  and  he  will  tell  me  when 
they  have  committed  their  sins  : 

Iri  And  I  will  come  and  shew  it  unto  thee  : 
tlien  thou  shalt  go  forth  with  all  thine  army, 
and  there  shall  be  none  of  them  that  shall  resist 
thee. 

19  And  I  will  lead  thee  through  the  midst  of 
Judea,  until  tho'i  come  before  Jerusalem  ;  and  I 
will  set  thy  throne  in  the  midst  thereof;  and 
thou  shalt  drive  them  as  sheep  that  have  no 
shepherd,  and  a  dog  shall  not  so  much  as  open 
his  mouth  at  thee  ;  for  these  things  were  told  me 
according  to  my  foreknowledge,  and  they  were 
declared  unto  me,  and  I  am  sent  to  tell  thee. 

20  Then  her  words  pleased  Holofernes  and  all 
his  servants  ;  and  they  marvelled  at  her  wisdom, 
and  said, 

21  There  is  not  such  a  woman  from  one  end 
of  the  earth  to  the  other,  both  for  beauty  efface, 
and  wisdom  of  words. 

22  Likewise  Holofernes  said  unto  her,  God 
hath  done  well  to  send  thee  before  the  people, 
that  strength  might  be  in  our  hands,  and  de- 
struction upon  them  that  lightly  regard  my  lord. 

23  And  now  thou  art  both  beautiful  in  thy 
countenance,  and  witty  in  thy  words  :  surely  if 
thou  do  as  thou  hast  spoken,  thy  God  shall  be 
my  God,  and  thou  shalt  dwell  in  the  house  of 
king  iSabuchodonosor,  and  shalt  be  renowned 
through  the  whole  earth. 

CHAP.  XII. 

THEN  he  commanded  to  brin^  her  in  where 
his  plate  was  set ;  and  bade  tnat  they  should 
prepare  for  her  of  his  own  meats,  and  that  she 
should  drink  of  his  own  wine. 

2  And  Judith  said,  I  will  not  eat  thereof,  lest 
there  be  an  offence  :  but  provision  shall  be  made 
for  me  of  the  things  that  I  have  brought. 

3  Then  Holofernes  said  unto  her.  If  thy  pro- 
vision should  fail,  how  should  we  give  thee  the 
like  .'  for  there  be  none  with  us  of  thy  nation. 

4  Then  said  Judith  unto  him,  As  thy  soul 
liveth,  my  lord,  thine  handmaid  sJiall  not  spend 
those  things  that  I  have,  before  the  Lord  work 
by  mine  hand  the  things  that  he  hath  determined. 

5  Then  the  servants  of  Holofernes  brought  her 
into  the  tent,  and  she  slept  till  midnight,  and  she 
arose  when  it  was  toward  the  morning  watch, 


G  And  sent  to  Holofernes,  saying.  Let  my 
lord  now  command  that  thy  handmaid  may  go 
forth  unto  prayer. 

7  Then  Holofernes  commanded  his  guard  that 
they  should  not  stay  her  :  thus  she  abode  in  the 
camp  three  days,  and  went  out  in  the  night  into 
the  valley  of  Bethulia,  and  washed  herself  in  a 
fountain  of  water  by  the  camp. 

8  And  wiien  she  came  out,  she  besought  the 
Lord  God  of  Israel  to  direct  her  way  to  the 
raising  up  of  the  children  of  her  people. 

9  So  she  came  in  clean,  and  remained  in  the 
tent,  until  she  did  eat  her  meat  at  evening. 

10  And  in  the  fourth  day  Holofernes  made  a 
feast  to  his  own  servants  only,  and  called  none 
of  the  officers  to  the  banquet. 

11  Then  said  he  to  Bagoas  the  eunuch,  who 
had  charge  over  all  that  he  had.  Go  now,  and 
persuade  this  Hebrew  woman  which  is  with  thee, 
that  she  come  unto  us,  and  eat  and  drink  with  us. 

12  For  lo,  it  will  be  a  shame  for  our  person, 
if  we  sliall  let  such  a  woman  go,  not  having 
had  her  company  ;  for  if  we  draw  her  not  unto 
us,  she  will  laugh  us  to  scorn. 

13  Then  went  Bagoas  from  the  presence  of 
Holofernes,  and  came  to  her,  and  he  said,  Let 
not  this  fair  damsel  fear  to  come  to  my  lord,  and 
to  be  honoured  in  his  presence,  and  drink  wine, 
and  be  merry  with  us,  and  be  made  this  day  as 
one  of  the  daughters  of  the  Assyrians,  which 
serve  in  the  house  of  Nabuchodonosor. 

14  Then  said  Judith  unto  him,  Who  am  I 
now,  that  I  should  gainsay  my  lord  .•'  surely  what- 
soever pleaseth  him  I  will  do  speedily,  and  it 
shall  be  my  joy  unto  the  day  of  my  death. 

15  So  she  arose,  and  decked  herself  with  her 
apparel,  and  all  her  women's  attire,  and  her 
maid  went  and  laid  soft  skins  on  the  ground  for 
her  over  against  Holofernes,  which  she  had  re- 
ceived of  Bagoas  for  her  daily  use,  that  she  might 
sit  and  eat  upon  them. 

16  Now  when  Judith  came  in  and  sat  down, 
Holofernes'  heart  was  ravished  with  her,  and  his 
mind  was  moved,  and  he  desired  greatly  her 
company  ;  for  he  waited  a  time  to  deceive  her, 
from  the  day  that  he  had  seen  her. 

17  Then  said  Holofernes  unto  her,  Drink 
now,  and  be  merry  with  us. 

18  So  Judith  said,  I  will  drink  now,  my  lord, 
because  my  life  is  magnified  in  me  this  day  more 
than  all  the  days  since  I  was  born. 

19  Then  she  took  and  ate  and  drank  before 
him  what  her  maid  had  prepared. 

20  And  Holofernes  took  great  delight  in  her, 
and  drank  much  more  wine  than  he  had  drunk 
at  any  time  in  one  day  since  he  was  born. 

CHAP.  XHI. 

NOW  when  the  evening  was  come,  his  ser- 
vants made  haste  to  depart,  and  Bagoas 
shut  his  tent  without,  and  dismissed  the  waiters 
from  the  presence  of  his  lord  ;  and  they  went 
to  their  beds  :  for  they  were  all  weary,  because 
the  feast  had  been  long. 

2  And  Judith  was  left  alone  in  the  tent,  and 
Holofernes  lying  along  upon  his  bed :  for  he 
was  filled  with  wine. 

3  Now  Judith  had  commanded  ker  maid  to 
stand  without  her  bed-chamber,  and  to  wait  for 
her  coming  forth,  as  she  did  daily  :  for  she  said 
she  would  go  forth  to  her  prayers,  and  she  spalie 
to  Bagoas  according  to  the  same  purpose. 

4  So  all  went  forth,  and  none  was  left  in  the 
bed-chamber,  neither  little  nor  great.  Then 
Judith,  standing  by  his  bed,  said  in  her  heart, 
O  Lord  God  of  all  power,  look  at  this  present 

44 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

upon  the  works  of  mine  hands  for  the   exalta- 
tion of  Jerusalem.  . 

5  For  now  is  the  time  to  help  thme  mherit- 
ance,  and  to  execute  mine  enterprises  to  the 
destruction    of   the    enemies    which    are    nsen 

against  us.  --    .,      u    . 

6  Then  she  came  to  the  pillar  ot  the  bed 
which  was  at  Holofernes'  head,  and  took  down 
his  fauchion  from  thence,  ,   ,    ,, 

7  And  approached  to  his  bed,  and  took  hold 
of  the  hair  of  his  head,  and  said.  Strengthen 
me.  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  this  day. 

8  And  she  sinote  twice  upon  his  neck  with  all 
her  might,  and  she    took  away  his  head  from 

9  And  tumbled  his  body  down  from  the  bed, 
and  pulled  down  the  canopy  from  the  pillars, 
and  anon  after  she  went  forth,  and  gave  Holo- 
fernes' head  to  her  maid  ; 

10  And  she  put  it  in  her  bag  of  meat :  so  they 
twain  went  together  according  to  their  custom 
unto  prayer :  and  when  they  passed  the  camp, 
they  compassed  the  valley, and  went  up  the  moun- 
tain of  Bethulia,  and  came  to  the  gates  thereof 

1 1  Then  said  Judith  afar  off  to  the  watchmen 
at  the  gate,  Open,  open  now  the  gate:  God, 
even  our  God,  is  with  us,  to  shew  his  power 
yet  in  Jerusalem,  and  his  forces  against  the  ene- 
my, as  he  hath  even  done  this  day. 

12  Now  when  the  men  of  her  city  heard  her 
voice,  they  made  haste  to  go  down  to  the  gate 
of  their  city,  and  they  called  the  elders  of  the 

13  And  then  they  ran  all  together,  both  small 
and  great,  for  it  was  strange  unto  them  that  she 
was  come  :  so  they  opened  the  gate,  and  received 
them,  and  made  afire  for  a  light,  and  stood  round 
about  them. 

14  Then  she  said  to  them  with  a  loud  voice. 
Praise,  praise  God,  praise  God,  I  say,  for  he 
hath  not  taken  away  his  mercy  from  the  house 
of  Israel,  but  hath  destroyed  our  enemies  by 
mine  hands  this  night. 

15  So  she  took  the  head  out  of  the  bag,  and 
shewed  it,  and  said  unto  them.  Behold  the  head 
of  Holofernes,  the  chief  captain  of  the  army  of 
Assur,  and  behold  the  canopy,  wherein  he  did 
lie  in  his  drunkenness  ;  and  the  Lord  hath  smit- 
ten hiin  by  the  hand  of  a  woman. 

16  As  the  Lord  liveth,  who  hath  kept  me  in 
mv  way  that  I  went,  my  countenance  hath  de- 
ceived'him  to  his  destruction,  and  yet  hath  he 
not  committed  sin  with  me,  to  defile  and  shame 


17  Then  all  the  people  were  wonderfully 
astonished,  and  bowed  themselves,  and  wor- 
shipped God,  and  said  with  one  accord.  Blessed 
be  thou,  O  our  God,  which  hast  this  day  brought 
to  nouo-ht  the  enemies  of  thy  people. 

18  Then  said  Ozias  unto  her,  O  daughter, 
blessed  art  thou  of  the  most  high  God  above 
all  the  women  upon  the  earth  :  and  blessed  be 
the  Lard  God,  which  hath  created  the  heavens 
and  the  earth,  which  hath  directed  thee  to  the 
cutting  off  of  the  head  of  the  chief  of  our 
enemies.  j        ^ 

19  For  this  thy  confidence  shall  not  depart 
from  the  heart  of  men,  which  remember  the 
power  of  God  for  ever. 

20  And  God  turn  these  things  to  thee  lor  a 
perpetual  praise,  to  visit  thee  in  good  things, 
because  thou  hast  not  spared  thy  life  for  the 
affliction  of  our  nation,  but  hast  revenged  our 
ruin,  walking  a  straight  way  before  our  God. 
And' all  the  people  said,  So  be  it,  so  be  it. 


XIV.  Apocrypha. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

THEN  said  Judith  unto  them,  Hear  me  now, 
my  brethren,  and  take  this  head,  and  hang 
it  upon  the  highest  place  of  your  walls. 

2  And  so  soon  as  the  morning  shall  appear, 
and  the  sun  shall  come  forth  upon  the  earth, 
take  ye  every  one  his  weapons,  and  go  forth 
every  valiant  man  out  of  the  city,  and  set  ye  a 
captain  over  them,  as  though  ye  would  go  down 
into  the  field  toward  the  watch  of  the  Assyrians  ; 
but  go  not  down.  . 

3  Then  they  shall  take  their  armour,  and 
shall  go  into  their  camp,  and  raise  up  tlie  cap- 
tains of  the  army  of  Assur,  and  they  shall  run 
to  the  tent  of  Holofernes,  but  shall  not  find  him  : 
then  fear  shall  fall  upon  them,  and  they  shall 
flee  before  your  face.  .    /•  t 

4  So  ye,  and  all  that  inhabit  the  coast  ot  Is- 
rael, shall  pursue  them,  and  overthrow  them  as 

^^^But  before  ye  do  these  things,  call  me 
Achior  the  Ammonite,  that  he  may  see  and 
know  him  that  despised  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
that  sent  him  to  us,  as  it  were  to  his  death. 

6  Then  they  called  Achior  out  of  the  liouse 
of  Ozias ;  and  when  he  was  come,  and  saw  the 
head  of  Holofernes  in  a  man's  hand  in  the  as- 
sembly of  the  people,  he  fell  down  on  his  lace, 
and  his  spirit  failed. 

7  But  when  they  had  recovered  him,  lie  te  1 
at  Judith's  feet,  and  reverenced  her,  and  said. 
Blessed  art  thou  in  all  the  tabernacle  of  Juda, 
and  in  all  nations,  which  hearing  thy  name  shall 
be  astonished. 

8  Now  therefore  tell  me  all  the  things  that 
thou  hast  done  in  these  days.  Then  Judith  de- 
clared unto  him  in  the  midst  of  the  people  all 
that  she  had  done,  from  the  day  that  she  went 
forth  until  that  hour  she  spake  unto  them. 

9  And  when  she  had  left  off  speaking,  tlie 
people  shouted  with  a  loud  voice,  and  made  a 
joyful  noise  in  their  city. 

10  And  when  Achior  had  seen  all  that  the 
God  of  Israel  had  done,  he  believed  in  God 
greatlv,  and  circumcised  the  flesh, of  his  tore - 
tkin.  and  was  joined  unto  the  house  of  Israel 
unto  this  day. 

11  And  as  soon  as  the  morning  arose,  they 
liancred  the  head  of  Holofernes  upon  the  wall, 
and'every  man  took  his  weapons,  and  they  went 
forth  by  bands  unto  the  straits  of  the  mountain. 

12  But  when  the  Assyrians  saw  them,  they 
sent  to  their  leaders,  which  came  to  their  cap- 
tains and  tribunes,  and  to  every  one  of  their 
rulers. 

13  So  they  came  to  Holofernes'  tent,  and  said 
to  him  that"  had  the  charge  of  all  his  things, 
Waken  now  our  lord  :  for  the  slaves  have  be-on 
bold  to  come  down  against  us  to  battle,  that  they 
may  be  utterly  destroyed. 

14  Then  went  in  Bagoas,  and  knocked  at  the 
door  of  the  tent  ;  for  he  thought  that  lie  had 
slept  witli  Judith. 

1.5  But  because  none  answered,  he  opened  it, 
and  went  into  the  bed-chamber,  and  found  hiiu 
cast  upon  the  floor  dead,  and  his  head  was  taken 
from  him.  .  . 

16  Therefore  he  cried  with  aloud  voice,  witli 
weeping,  and  sighing,  and  a  mighty  cry,  and 
rent  his  garments. 

17  After,  he  went  into  the  tent  where  Judith 
lodged  :  and  when  he  found  her  not,  ho  leaped 
out'^to  the  people,  and  cried, 

18  These  slaves  have  dealt  treacherously  ;  one 
woman  of  the  Hebrews   hatii  brought   shame 

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'Apocrypha.        ,  JUDITH 

upon  the  house  of  king  Nabuchodonosor :  for 
behold,  Holofernes  lieth  upon  the  ground  with- 
out a  head. 

1!)  When  the  captains  of  the  Assyrians'  ar- 
my heard  these  words,  they  rent  their  coats, 
and  their  minds  were  wonderfully  troubled,  and 
there  was  a  cry  and  a  very  great  noise  through- 
out the  camp. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  when  they  that  were  in  the  tents  heard, 
they  were  astonished  at  the  thing  that  was 
done. 

2  And  fear  and  trembling  fell  upon  them,  so 
that  there  was  no  man  that  durst  abide  in  the 
sight  of  his  neighbour,  but  rushing  out  all  to- 
gether they  fled  into  every  way  of  the  plain,  and 
of  the  hill-country. 

3  They  also  that  had  camped  in  the  moun- 
tains round  about  Bethulia  fled  away.  Then  the 
children  of  Israel,  every  one  that  was  a  warrior 
among  them,  rushed  out  upon  them. 

4  Then  sent  Ozias  to  Betomasthem,  and  to 
Bebai,  and  Chobai,  and  Cola,  and  to  all  the 
coasts  of  Israel,  such  as  should  tell  the  things 
that  were  done,  and  that  all  should  rush  forth 
upon  their  enemies  to  destroy  them. 

5  Now  when  the  children  of  Israel  heard  it, 
they  all  fell  upon  them  with  one  consent,  and 
slew  them  unto  Chobai :  likewise  also  they  that 
came  from  Jerusalem,  and  from  all  the  hill- 
country,  (for  men  had  told  them  what  things 
were  done  in  the  camp  of  their  enemies.)  and 
they  that  were  in  Galaad,  and  in  Galilee,  chased 
them  with  a  great  slaughter,  until  they  were 
passed  Damascus  and  the  borders  thereof. 

G  And  the  residue,  that  dwelt  in  Bethulia, 
fell  upon  the  camp  of  Assur,  and  spoiled  them, 
and  were  greatly  enriched. 

7  And  the  children  of  Israel  that  returned 
from  the  slaughter,  had  that  which  remained  ; 
and  the  villages  and  the  cities,  that  were  in  the 
mountains  and  in  the  plain,  gat  many  spoils  : 
for  the  multitude  was  very  great. 

8  Then  Joacim  the  high  priest,  and  the  an- 
cients of  the  children  of  Israel  that  dwelt  in  Je- 
rusalem, came  to  behold  the  good  things  that 
God  had  showed  to  Israel,  and  to  see  Judith, 
and  to  salute  her. 

9  And  when  they  came  unto  her,  they  blessed 
her  with  one  accord,  and  said  unto  her.  Thou 
art  the  exaltation  of  Jerusalem,  thou  art  the 
great  glory  of  Israel,  thou  art  the  great  rejoicing 
of  our  nation  : 

10  Thou  hast  done  all  these  things  by  thine 
h:ind  :  thou  hast  done  much  good  to  Israel,  and 
God  is  pleased  therewith :  blessed  be  thou  of 
the  Almighty  Lord  for  evermore.  And  all  the 
people  said,  So  be  it. 

11  And  the  people  spoiled  the  camp  the  space 
of  thirty  days  :  and  they  gave  unto  Judith  Holo- 
fernes' tent,  and  all  hiu  plate,  and  beds,  and  ves- 
sels, and  all  his  stuff":  and  she  took  it,  and  laid 
it  on  her  mule  ;  and  made  ready  her  carts,  and 
laid  them  thereon. 

12  Then  all  the  women  of  Israel  ran  together 
to  see  her,  and  blessed  her,  and  made  a  dance 
among  them  for  her :  and  she  took  branches  in 
her  hand,  and  gave  also  to  the  women  that  were 
with  her. 

13  And  they  put  a  garland  of  olive  upon  her 
and  her  maid  that  was  with  her,  and  she  went 
before  all  the  people  in  the  dance,  leading  all  the 
women :  and  all  the  men  of  Israel  followed  in 
their  armour  with  garlands,  and  with  songs  in 
their  mouths. 


Apocrypha. 
CHAP.  XVI. 
''I^HEN  Judith  began  to  sing  this  thanksgiving 
JL    in  all  Israel,  and  all  the  people  sang  after 
her  this  song  of  praise. 

2  And  Judith  said,  Begin  unto  my  God  with 
timbrels,  sing  unto  my  Lord  with  cymbals  :  tune 
unto  him  a  new  psalm  :  exalt  him,  and  call  upon 
his  name. 

3  For  God  breaketh  the  battles :  for  among 
the  camps  in  the  midst  of  the  people  he  hath 
delivered  me  out  of  the  hands  of  them  that  per- 
secuted me. 

4  Assur  came  out  of  the  mountains  from  the 
north,  he  came  with  ten  thousands  of  his  army, 
the  multitude  whereof  stopped  the  torrents,  and 
their  horsemen  have  covered  the  hills. 

5  He  bragged  that  he  would  burn  up  jny 
borders,  and  kill  my  young  men  with  the  sword, 
and  dash  the  sucking  children  against  the 
ground,  and  make  mine  infants  as  a  prey,  and 
my  virgins  as  a  spoil. 

G  But  the  Almighty  Lord  hath  disappointed 
them  by  the  hand  of  a  woman. 

7  For  the  mighty  one  did  not  fall  by  the 
young  men,  neither  did  the  sons  of  the  Titans 
smite  him,  nor  high  giants  set  upon  him  :  but 
Judith,  the  daughter  of  Merari,  weakened  him 
with  the  beauty  of  her  countenance. 

S  For  she  put  off"  the  garment  of  her  widow- 
hood for  the  exaltation  of  those  that  were  op- 
pressed in  Israel,  and  anointed  her  face  with 
ointment,  and  bound  her  hair  in  a  tire,  and  took 
a  linen  garment  to  deceive  him. 

9  Her  sandals  ravished  his  eyes,  her  beauty 
took  his  mind  prisoner,  and  the  fauchion  passed 
through  his  neck. 

10  The  Persians  quaked  at  her  boldness,  and 
the  Medes  were  daunted  at  her  hardiness. 

1 1  Then  my  afflicted  shouted  for  joy,  and  my 
weak  ones  cried  aloud  ;  but  they  were  astonish- 
ed :  these  lifted  up  their  voices,  but  they  were 
overthrown. 

12  The  sons  of  the  damsels  have  pierced  them 
through,  and  wounded  them  as  fugitives'  chil- 
dren :  they  perished  by  the  battle  of  the  Lord. 

13  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  :  O 
Lord,  thou  art  great  and  glorious,  wonderful  in 
strength,  and  invincible. 

14  Let  all  creatures  serve  thee  ;  for  thou 
spakest,  and  they  were  made,  thou  didst  send 
forth  thy  spirit,  and  it  created  them,  and  there 
is  none  that  can  resist  thy  voice. 

15  For  the  mountains  shall  be  moved  from 
their  foundations  with  the  waters,  the  rocks 
shall  melt  as  wax  at  thy  presence  :  yet  thou  art 
merciful  to  them  that  fear  thee. 

IG  For  all  sacrifice  is  too  little  for  a  sweet 
savour  unto  thee,  and  all  the  fat  is  not  sufficient 
for  thy  burnt-offiering  :  but  he  that  feareth  the 
Lord  is  great  at  all  times. 

17  Wo  to  the  nations  that  rise  up  against  my 
kindred !  the  Lord  Almighty  will  take  ven- 
geance of  them  in  the  day  of  judgment,  in  put- 
ting fire  and  worms  in  their  flesh  ;  and  they  shall 
feel  them,  and  weep  for  ever. 

18  Now  as  soon  as  they  entered  into  Jeru- 
salem, they  worshipped  the  Lord  ;  and  as  soon 
as  the  people  were  purified,  they  offered  their 
burnt-oflTerings,  and  their  free-offerings,  and 
their  gifts. 

19  Judith  also  dedicated  all  the  stuff"  of  Ho- 
lofernes, which  the  people  had  given  her,  and 
gave  the  canopy,  which  she  had  taken  out  of 
his  bed-chamber,  tor  a  gift  unto  the  Lord. 

20  So  the  people  continued  feasting  in  Jeru 

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Apocrypha.  CHAP,  XI 

salem  before  the  sanctuary  for  the  space  of  three 
months,  and  Judith  remained  with  them. 

'2\  After  this  time  every  one  returned  to  his 
own  inheritance,  and  Judith  went  to  Bethuha, 
and  remained  in  her  own  possession,  and  was 
in  her  time  honourable  in  all  the  country. 

22  And  many  desired  her,  but  none  knew 
her  all  the  days  of  her  life,  after  that  Manasses 
her  husband  was  dead,  and  was  gathered  to  his 
people. 

23  But  she  increased  more  and  more  in 
honour,  and  waxed  old  in  her  husband's  house, 


,  XII,  XIII.  Apocrypha. 

being  an  hundred  and  five  years  old,  and  made 
her  maid  free  ;  so  she  died  in  Bethulia :  and 
they  buried  her  in  the  cave  of  her  husband 
Manasses. 

24  And  the  house  of  Israel  lamented  her 
seven  days  :  and  before  she  died,  she  did  distri- 
bute her  goods  to  all  them  that  were  nearest 
of  kindred  to  Manasses  her  husband,  and  to  them 
that  were  the  nearest  of  her  kindred. 

25  And  there  was  none  that  made  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  any  more  afraid  in  days  of  Judith, 
nor  a  lon^  time  after  her  death. 


If  The  rest  of  the  Chapters  of  the  Book  of  ESTHER,  which  are  found  neither  in  the 
Hebrew,  nor  in  the  Chaldee. 


Part  of  the  Tenth  Chapter  after  the  Greek. 


THEN    Mardocheus    said,    God    hath  done 
these  things. 

5  For  I  remember  a  dream  which  I  saw  con- 
cerning these  matters,  and  nothing  thereof 
hath  fail6d. 

6  A  little  fountain  became  a  river,  and  there 
was  light,  and  the  sun,  and  much  water  :  this 
river  is  Esther,  whom  the  king  married,  and 
made  queen. 

7  And  the  two  dragons  are  I  and  Aman. 

8  And  the  nations  were  those  that  were  as- 
sembled to  destroy  the  name  of  the  Jews : 

9  And  my  nation  is  this  Israel,  which  cried 
to  God,  and  were  saved :  for  the  Lord  hath 
saved  his  people,  and  the  Lord  hath  delivered 
us  from  all  those  evils,  and  God  hath  wrought 
signs  and  great  wonders,  which  have  not  been 
done  among  the  Gentiles. 

10  Therefore  hath  he  made  two  lots, one  forthe 
people  of  God,  and  another  for  all  the  Gentiles. 

11  And  these  two  lots  came  at  the  hour,  and 
time,  and  day  of  judgment,  before  God  among 
all  nations. 

12  So  God  remembered  his  people,  and  justi- 
fied his  inheritance. 

13  Therefore  those  days  shall  be  unto  them 
in  the  month  Adar,  the  fourteenth  and  fifteenth 
day  of  the  same  month,  with  an  assembly,  and 
joy,  and  with  gladness  before  God,  according 
to  the  generations  for  ever  among  his  people. 

CHAP.  XI. 

IN  the  fourth  year  of  the  reign  of  Ptolemeus 
and  Cleopatra,  Dositheus,  who  said  he  was 
a  priest  and  Levite,  and  Ptojemeus  his  son, 
brought  this  epistle  of  Phurim,  which  they  said 
was  the  same,  and  that  Lysimachus  the  son  of 
Ptolemeus,  that  was  in  Jerusalem,  had  inter- 
preted it. 

2  In  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of  Arta- 
xerxes  the  great,  in  the  first  day  of  the  month 
Nisin,  Mardocheus  the  son  of  Jairus,  the  son  of 
Semel,  the  son  of  Cisai  of  tiie  tribe  of  Benja- 
min, had  a  dream  ; 

3  Who  was  a  Jew,  and  dwelt  in  the  city  of 
Susa,  a  great  man,  being  a  servitor  in  the  king's 
court. 

4  He  was  also  one  of  the  captives,  which 
Nabuchodonosor  the  king  of  Babylon  carried 
from  Jerusalem  with  Jechonias  king  of  Judea ; 
and  this  was  his  dream. 

5  Behold,  a  noise  of  a  tumult,  with  thunder, 
and  earthcjuakes,  and  uproar  in  the  land: 

6  And  behold,  two  great  dragons  came  forth 
ready  to  fight,  and  their  cry  was  great. 


7  And  at  their  cry  all  nations  were  prepared 
to  battle,  that  they  might  fight  against  the  right- 
eous people. 

8  And  lo,  a  day  of  darkness  and  obscurity, 
tribulation  and  anguish,  affliction  and  great  up- 
roar, upon  the  earth. 

9  And  the  whole  righteous  nation  was  trou 
bled,  fearing  their  own  evils,  and  were  ready  to 
perish. 

10  Then  they  cried  unto  God,  and  upon  their 
cry,  as  it  were  from  a  little  fountain,  was  made; 
a  great  flood,  even  much  water. 

11  The  light  and  the  sun  rose  up,  and  the 
lowly  were  exalted,  and  devoured  the  glorious. 

12  Now  when  Mardocheus,  who  had  seen 
this  dream,  and  what  God  had  determined  to 
do,  was  awake,  he  bare  this  dream  in  mind, 
and  until  night  by  all  means  was  desirous  to 
know  it. 

CHAP.  XH. 

AND   Mardocheus  took  his  rest  in  the  court 
with  Gabatha  and  Tharra,  the  two  eunuchs 
of  the  king,  and  keepers  of  the  palace. 

2  And  he  heard  their  devices,  and  searched 
out  their  purposes,  and  learned  that  they  were 
about  to  lay  hands  upon  Artaxerxes  tlie  king  y 
and  so  he  certified  the  king  of  them. 

3  Then  the  king  examined  the  two  eunuchs, 
and  after  that  they  liad  confessed  it,  they  were 
strangled. 

4  And  the  king  made  a  record  of  these  things, 
and  Mardocheus  also  wrote  thereof 

5  So  the  king  commanded  Mardocheus  to 
serve  in  the  court,  and  for  this  he  rewarded  him. 

G  Howbeit  Aman  the  son  of  Amadathus  liie 
Agagite,  who  was   in   great  honour    with    the 
king,    sought    to   molest  Mardocheus   and   his 
people  because  of  the  eunuchs  of  the  king. 
CHAP.  XIII. 

THE  copy  of  the  letters  was  this  :  The  great 
king  Artaxerxes  writeth  these  things  to 
the  princes  and  governors  that  are  under  him 
from  India  unto  Ethiopia,  in  an  hundred  and 
seven  and  twenty  provinces. 

2  After  that  I  became  lord  over  many  na- 
tions, and  had  dominion  over  the  whole  world, 
not  lifted  up  with  presumption  of  my  authority, 
but  carrying  myself  alway  with  equity  and 
mildness,  I  purposed  to  settle  my  subjects  con- 
tinually in  a  quiet  life,  and  making  my  king- 
dom peaceable,  and  open  for  passage  to  the  ut- 
most coasts,  to  renew  peace,  which  is  desired  of 
all  men. 

3  Now  when  I  asked  my  counsellors  how  this 

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Apocrypha. 

might  be  brought  to  pass,  Aman,  that  excelled 
in  wisdom  among  us,  and  was  approved  for  his 
constant  good  will  and  steadfast  fidelity,  and  had 
the  honour  of  the  second  place  in  the  kingdom, 

4  Declared  unto  us,  that  in  all  nations  through- 
out the  world  there  was  scattered  a  certain  ma- 
licious people,  that  had  laws  contrary  to  all  na- 
tions, and  continually  despised  the  command- 
ments of  kings,  so  as  the  uniting  of  our  kingdoms, 
honourably  intended  by  us,  cannot  go  forward. 

5  Seeing  then  we  understand  that  this  people 
alone  is  continually  in  opposition  unto  all  men, 
differing  in  the  strange  manner  of  their  laws, 
and  evTl-affected  to  our  state,  working  all  the 
mischief  they  can,  that  our  kingdom  -may  not 
be  firmly  established : 

G  Therefore  have  we  commanded,  that  all 
they  that  are  signified  in  writing  unto  you  by 
Aman,  who  is  ordained  over  the  affairs,  and  is 
ne.s.t  unto  us,  shall  all  with  their  wives  and 
children  be  utterly  destroyed  by  the  sword  of 
their  enemies,  without  all  mercy  and  pity,  the 
fourteenth  day  of  the  twelfth  month  Adar  of 
this  present  year  : 

7  That  they  who  of  old  and  now  also  are  ma- 
licious, may  in  one  day  with  violence  go  into 
the  grave,  and  so  ever  hereafter  cause  our  af- 
fairs to  be  well  settled,  and  without  trouble. 

8  Then  Mardocheus  thought  upon  all  the 
%vorks  of  the  Lord,  and  made  his  prayer  unto  him, 

9  Saying,  O  Lord,  Lord,  the  King  Almighty  : 
for  the  whole  world  is  in  thy  power,  and  if  thou 
hast  appointed  to  save  Israel,  there  is  no  man 
that  can  gainsay  thee  : 

10  For  thou  hast  made  heaven  and  earth,  and 
all  the  wondrous  things  under  the  heaven. 

11  Thou  art  Lord  of  all  things,  and  there  is 
no  man  that  can  resist  thee,  which  art  the  Lord. 

12  Thou  knowest  all  things,  and  thou  know- 
est,  Lord,  that  it  was  neither  in  contempt  nor 
pride,  nor  for  any  desire  of  glory,  that  I  did  not 
bow  down  to  proud  Aman. 

13  For  I  could  have  been  content  with  good 
■will  for  the  salvation  of  Israel  to  kiss  the  soles 
of  his  feet. 

14  But  I  did  this,  that  I  might  not  prefer  the 
glory  of  man  above  the  glory  of  God  :  neither 
Willi  worship  any  but  thee,  O  God,  neither  will 
I  do  it  in  pride. 

15  And  now,  O  Lord  God  and  King,  spare 
thy  people  :  for  their  eyes  are  upon  us  to  bring 
VIS  to  nought ;  yea,  they  desire  to  destroy  the 
inheritance,  that  hath  "been  thine  from  the  be- 
ginning. 

16  Despise  not  the  portion  which  thou  hast 
delivered  out  of  Egypt  for  thine  own  self. 

17  Hear  my  prayer,  and  be  merciful  unto 
thine  inheritance  :  turn  our  sorrow  into  joy,  that 
we  may  live,  O  Lord,  and  praise  thy  name  : 
and  destroy  not  the  mouths  of  them  that  praise 
thee,  O  Lord. 

18  All  Israel  in  like  manner  cried  most  ear- 
nestly unto  the  Lord,  because  their  death  was 
before  their  eyes. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
UEEN  Esther  also,  being  in  fear  of  death, 

_    resorted  unto  the  Lord  : 

2  And  laid  away  her  glorious  apparel,  and  put 
on  the  garments  of  anguish  and  mourning  :  and 
instead^of  precious  ointments,  she  covered  her 
head  with  ashes  and  dung,  and  she  humbled  her 
body  greatly,  and  all  the  places  of  her  joy  she 
filled  with  her  torn  hair. 

n  And  she  prayed  unto  the  Lord  God  of  Is- 
rael, saying,  O  my  Lord,  thou  only  art  our  King  : 


.ESTHER.  Apocrypha. 

help  me,  desolate  woman,  which  have  no  helper 
but  thee  : 

4  For  my  danger  is  in  mine  hand. 

5  From  my  youth  up  I  have  heard  in  the  tribe 
of  my  family,  "that  thou,  O  Lord,  tookest  Israel 
from  among  all  people,  and  our  fathers  from  all 
their  predecessors,  for  a  perpetual  inheritance, 
and  thou  hast  performed  whatsoever  thou  didst 
promise  them. 

0  And  now  we  have  sinned,  before  thee : 
therefore  hast  thou  given  us  into  the  hands  of 
our  enemies, 

7  Because  we  worshipped  their  gods  :  O  Lord, 
thou  art  righteous. 

8  Nevertheless  it  satisfieth  them  not,  that  we 
are  in  bitter  captivity :  but  they  have  stricken 
hands  with  tiieir  idols, 

9  That  they  will  abolish  the  thing  that  thou 
with  thy  mouth  hast  ordained,  and  destroy  thine 
inheritance,  and  stop  the  mouth  of  them  that 
praise  thee,  and  quench  the  glory  of  thy  house, 
and  of  thine  altar, 

10  And  open  the  mouths  of  the  heathen  to  set 
forth  the  praises  of  the  idols,  and  to  magnify  a 
fleshly  king  for  ever. 

11  O  Lord,  give  not  thy  sceptre  unto  them 
that  be  nothing,  and  let  them  not  laugh  at  our 
fall ;  but  turn  Iheir  device  upon  themselves,  and 
make  him  an  example,  that  hath  begun  this 
against  us. 

12  Remember,  O  Lord,  make  thyself  known 
in  time  of  our  affliction,  and  give  me  boldness, 
O  King  of  the  nations,  and  Lord  of  all  power. 

13  Give  me  eloquent  speech  in  my  mouth 
before  the  lion  :  turn  his  heart  to  hate  him  that 
fighteth  against  us,  that  there  may  be  an  end 
of  him,  and  of  all  that  are  like-minded  to  him  : 

14  But  deliver  us  with  thine  hand,  and  help 
me  that  am  desolate,  and  which  have  no  other 
help  but  thee. 

15  Thou  knowest  all  things,  O  Lord  ;  thou 
knowest  that  I  hate  the  glory  of  the  unright- 
eous, and  abhor  the  bed  of  the  uncircumcised, 
and  of  all  the  heathen. 

16  Thou  knowest  my  necessity  :  for  I  abhor 
the  sign  of  my  high  estate,  which  is  upon  mine 
head  in  the  days  wherein  I  shew  myself,  and 
that  I  abhor  it  as  a  menstruous  rag,  and  that  I 
wear  it  not  when  I  am  private  by  myself. 

17  And  that  thine  handmaid  hath  not  eaten  at 
Aman's  table,  and  that  I  have  not  greatly  es- 
teemed the  king's  feast,  nor  drunk  the  wine  of 
the  drink-offerings. 

18  Neither  had  thine  handmaid  any  joy  since 
the  day  that  I  was  brought  hither  to  this  pre- 
sent, but  in  thee,  O  Lord  God  of  Abraham. 

19  O  thou  mighty  God  above  all,  hear  the 
voice  of  the  forlorn,  and  deliver  us  out  of  the 
hands  of  the  mischievous,  and  deliver  me  out 
of  my  fear. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  upon  the  third  day,  when  she  had  ended 
her  prayer,  she   laid   away  her  mourning 
garments,  and  put  on  her  glorious  apparel. 

2  And  being  gloriously  adorned,  after  she 
had  called  upon  God,  who  is  the  beholder  and 
saviour  of  all  things,  she  took  two  maids  with 
her  : 

3  And  upon  the  one  she  leaned,  as  carrying 
herself  daintily ; 

4  And  the  otlicr  followed,  bearing  up  her  train. 

5  And  siie  was  ruddy  through  the  perfection 
of  her  beauty,  and  her  countenance  was  cheer- 
ful and  very  amiable  ;  but  her  heart  was  in 
ansruish  for  fear. 

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Apocrypha.  CHAP 

6  Then  having  passed  through  all  the  doors, 
she  stood  before  the  king,  who  sat  upon  his  roy- 
al throne,  and  was  clothed  with  all  his  robes  of 
majesty,  all  glittering  with  gold  and  precious 
stones  ;  and  he  was  very  dreadful. 

7  Then  lifting  up  his  countenance  that  shone 
with  majesty,  he  looked  very  fiercely  upon  her : 
and  the  queen  fell  down,  and  was  pale,  and 
fainted,  and  bowed  herself  upon  the  head  of  the 
maid  that  went  before  her. 

8  Then  God  changed  the  spirit  of  the  king 
into  mildness,  who  in  a  fear  leaped  from  his 
throne,  and  took  her  in  his  arms,  till  she  came 
to  herself  again,  and  comforted  her  with  loving 
words,  and  said  unto  her, 

9  Esther,  what  is  the  matter .-'  I  am  thy  bro- 
ther, be  of  good  cheer  : 

10  Tliou  shalt  not  die,  though  our  command- 
ment be  general :  come  near. 

1 1  And  so  he  held  up  his  golden  sceptre,  and 
laid  it  upon  her  neck, 

12  And  embraced  her,  and  said,  speak  unto 
me. 

13  Then  said  she  unto  him,  I  saw  thee,  my 
lord,  as  an  angel  of  God,  and  ray  heart  was 
troubled  for  fear  of  thy  majesty. 

14  For  wonderful  art  thou,  lord,  and  thy  coun- 
tenance is  full  of  grace. 

15  And  as  she  was  speaking,  she  fell  down 
for  faintness. 

IG  Then  the  kin^  was  troubled,  and  all  his 
servants  comforted  her. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THE  great  king  Artaxerxes  unto  the  prin- 
ces and  governors  of  an  hundred  and  seven 
and  twenty  provinces  from  India  unto  Ethiopia, 
and  unto  all  our  faithful  subjects,  greeting. 

2  Many,  the  more  often  they  are  honoured 
with  the  great  bounty  of  their  gracious  princes, 
the  more  proud  they  are  waxen, 

3  And  endeavour  to  hurt  not  our  subjects 
only,  but  not  being  able  to  bear  abundance,  do 
take  in  hand  to  practise  also  against  those  that 
do  them  good  : 

4  And  take  not  only  thankfulness  away  from 
among  men,  but  also  lifted  up  with  the  glorious 
words  of  lewd  persons,  that  were  never  good, 
they  think  to  escape  the  justice  of  God,  that 
seetli  all  things,  and  hateth  evil. 

5  Oftentimes  also  fair  speech  of  those  that 
are  put  in  trust  to  manage  their  friends'  affairs, 
hatli  caused  many  that  are  in  authority  to  be 
partakers  of  innocent  blood,  and  hath  enwrap- 
ped them  in  remediless  calamities  : 

6  Be£ruiling  with  the  falsehood  and  deceit  of 
their  lewd  disposition  the  innocency  and  good- 
ness of  princes. 

7  Now  ye  may  see  this,  as  we  have  declared, 
not  so  much  by  ancient  histories,  as  ye  may,  if 
ye  search  what  hath  been  wickedly  done  of 
late  through  the  pestilent  behaviour  of  them 
that  are  unworthily  placed  in  authority. 

8  And  we  must  take  care  for  the  time  to 


I.  Apocrypha. 

come,   that   our  kingdom    may    be    quiet   and 
peaceable  for  all  men, 

9  Both  by  changing  our  purposes,  and  al- 
ways judging  things  that  are  evident  with  more 
equal  proceeding. 

10  For  Aman,  a  Macedonian,  the  son  of  Ama- 
datha,  being  indeed  a  stranger  from  the  Persian 
blood,  and  far  distant  from  our  goodness,  and  as  a 
stranger  received  of  us, 

11  Had  so  far  forth  obtained  the  favour  that 
we  shew  toward  every  nation,  as  that  he  was 
called  our  father,  and  was  continually  honoured 
of  all  men,  as  the  next  person  unto  the  king. 

12  But  he,  not  bearing  his  great  dignity,  went 
about  to  deprive  us  of  our  kingdom  and  life  : 

13  Having  by  manifold  and  cunning  deceits 
sought  of  us  the  destruction  as  well  of  Mardo- 
cheus,  who  saved  our  life,  and  continually  pro- 
cured our  good,  as  also  of  blameless  Esther, 
partaker  of  our  kingdom,  with  their  whole  na- 
tion. 

14  For  by  these  means  he  thought,  finding  us 
destitute  of  friends,  to  have  translated  the  king- 
dom of  the  Persians  to  the  Macedonians. 

15  But  we  find  that  the  Jews,  whom  this 
wicked  wretch  hath  delivered  to  utter  de- 
struction, are  no  evil-doers,  but  live  by  most 
just  laws  : 

KJ  And  that  they  be  children  of  the  most 
high  and  most  mighty  living  God,  who  hath 
ordered  the  kingdom  both  unto  us  and  to  our 
progenitors  in  the  most  excellent  manner. 

17  Wherefore  ye  shall  do  well  not  to  put  in 
execution  the  letters  sent  unto  you  by  Aman 
the  son  of  Amadatha. 

18  For  he,  that  was  the  worker  of  these 
things,  is  hanged  at  the  gates  of  Susa  with  all 
his  family  :  God,  who  ruleth  all  things,  speedily 
rendering  vengeance  to  him  according  to  his 
deserts. 

19  Therefore  ye  shall  publish  the  copy  of  this 
letter  in  all  places,  that  tlie  Jews  may  freely  live 
after  their  own  laws. 

20  And  ye  shall  aid  them,  that  even  the  same 
day,  being  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  twelfth 
month  Adar,  they  may  be  avenged  on  them, 
who  in  the  time  of  their  affliction  shall  set  upon 
them. 

21  For  Almighty  God  hath  turned  to  joy  unto 
them  the  day  wherein  the  chosen  people  should 
have  perished. 

22  Ye  shall  therefore  among  your  solemn 
feasts  keep  it  an  high  day  with  all  feasting  : 

23  That  both  now  and  hereafter  there  may 
be  safety  to  us,  and  the  well-afFected  Persians  ; 
but  to  those  which  do  conspire  against  us,  a 
memorial  of  destruction. 

24  Therefore  every  city  and  country  whatso- 
ever, which  shall  not  do  according  to  these 
things,  shall  be  destroyed  without  mercy,  with 
fire  and  sword,  and  shall  be  made  not  only  un- 
passable  for  men,  but  also  most  hateful  to  wild 
beasts  and  fowls  for  ever. 


H  The  WISDOM  of  SOLOMON. 


CHAP.  I. 

LOVE  righteousness,  ye  that  be  judges  of 
the  earth  :  think  of  the  Lord  with  a  good 
(heart,)  and  in  simplicity  of  heart  seek  him. 

2  For  he  will  be  found  of  them  that  tempt 
him  not ;  and  sheweth  himself  unto  such  as  do 
not  distrust  him. 

7 


3  For  froward  thoughts  separate  from  God : 
and  his  power,  when  it  is  tried,  reproveth  the 
unwise. 

4  For  into  a  malicious  soul  wisdom  shall  not 
enter ;  nor  dwell  in  the  body  that  is  Bubject 
unto  sin. 

5  For  the  holy  spirit  of  discipline  will  flee 


Apocrypha. 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON. 


ApocrypTia. 


deceit,  and  remove  from  thoughts  that  are  with- 
out understanding,  and  will  not  abide  when  un- 
righteousness Cometh  in. 

6  For  wisdom  is  a  loving  spirit ;  and  will  not 
acquit  a  blasphemer  of  his  words :  for  God  is 
witness  of  his  reins,  and  a  true  beholder  of  his 
heart,  and  a  hearer  of  his  tongue. 

7  For  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  filleth  the  world  : 
and  that  which  containeth  all  things,  hath  know- 
ledge of  the  voice. 

8  Therefore  he  that  speakctli  unrighteous 
things  cannot  be  hid  :  neither  shaJl  vengeance, 
when  it  punisheth,  pass  by  him. 

9  For  inquisition  shall  be  made  into  the  coun- 
sels of  the  ungodly  :  and  tlie  sound  of  his  words 
shall  come  unto  tlie  Lord  for  the  manifestation 
of  his  wicked  deeds. 

10  For  the  ear  of  jealousy  heareth  all  things: 
and  the  noise  of  murmurings  is  not  hid. 

11  Therefore  beware  of  murmuring,  which 
is  unprofitable  ;  and  refrain  your  tongue  from 
backbiting  :  for  there  is  no  word  so  secret,  that 
shall  go  for  nought :  and  the  mouth  that  belieth, 
slayeth  the  soul. 

12  Seek  not  death  in  the  error  of  your  life  : 
and  pull  not  upon  yourselves  destruction  with 
the  works  of  your  hands. 

13  For  God  made  not  death  :  neither  hath  he 
pleasure  in  the  destruction  of  the  living. 

14  For  he  created  all  things,  that  they  miglit 
have  their  being :  and  the  generations  of  the 
world  were  healthful ;  and  there  is  no  poison 
of  destruction  in  them,  nor  the  kingdom  of  death 
upon  the  earth  : 

15  (For  righteousness  is  immortal :) 

16  But  ungodly  men  with  their  v/orks  and 
words  called  it  to  them  :  for  when  they  thought 
to  have  it  their  friend,  they  consumed  to  nought, 
and  made  a  covenant  with  it,  because  they  are 
worthy  to  take  part  with  it. 

CHAP.    II. 

FOR  the  unsodly  said,  reasoning  with  them- 
selves, but  not  aright.  Our  life  is  short  and 
tedious,  and  in  the  death  of  a  man  there  is  no 
remedy  :  neither  was  there  any  man  known  to 
have  returned  from  the  grave. 

2  For  we  are  born  at  all  adventure :  and  we 
shall  be  hereafter  as  though  we  had  never  been  : 
for  the  breath  in  our  nostrils  is  as  smoke,  and  a 
little  spark  in  the  moving  of  our  heart : 

3  Which  being  extinguished,  our  body  shall 
1)6  turned  into  ashes,  and  our  spirit  shall  vanish 
as  the  soft  air, 

4  And  our  name  shall  be  forgotten  in  time, 
and  no  man  shall  have  our  works  in  remem- 
brance, and  our  life  shall  pass  away  as  the  trace 
of  a  cloud,  and  shall  be  dispersed  as  a  mist  that 
is  driven  away  with  the  beams  of  the  sun,  and 
overcome  with  the  heat  tliereof. 

5  For  our  time  is  a  very  shadow  that  passeth 
away  ;  and  after  our  end  there  is  no  returning  : 
for  it  is  fast  sealed,  so  that  no  man  cometh 
again. 

6  Come  on  therefore,  let  us  enjoy  the  good 
things  that  are  present :  and  let  us  speedily  use 
the  creatures  like  as  in  youth. 

7  Let  us  fill  ourselves  with  costly  wine  and 
ointments  :  and  let  no  flower  of  the  spring  pass 
by  us : 

8  Let  us  crown  ourselves  with  rose-buds,  be- 
fore they  be  withered. 

D  Let  none  of  us  go  without  his  part  of  our 
voluptuousness  :  let  us  leave  tokens  of  our  joyful- 
ness  in  every  place  :  for  this  is  our  portion,  and 
our  lot  is  this. 


10  Let  us  oppress  the  poor  righteous  man,  let 
us  not  spare  the  widow,  nor  reverence  the  an- 
cient grey  hairs  of  the  aged. 

11  Let  our  strength  be  the  law  of  justice:  for 
that  which  is  feeble  is  found  to  be  nothing  worth. 

12  Therefore  let  us  lie  in  wait  for  the  riglit- 
eous  ;  because  he  is  not  for  our  turn,  and  he  is 
clean  contrary  to  our  doings :  he  upbraideth  us 
with  our  offending  the  law,  and  objectethto  our 
infamy  the  transgressings  of  our  education. 

13  He  professeth  to  have  the  knowledge  of 
God :  and  he  calleth  himself  the  child  of  the 
Lord. 

14  He  was  made  to  reprove  our  thoughts. 

15  He  is  grievous  unto  us  even  to  behold  : 
for  his  life  is  not  like  other  men's,  his  ways  are 
of  another  fashion. 

IG  We  are  esteemed  of  him  as  coimterfeits : 
he  abstaineth  from  our  ways  as  from  filthiness . 
he  pronounceth  the  end  of  the  just  to  be  bless- 
ed, and  maketh  his  boast  that  God  is  his  father. 

17  Let  us  see  if  his  words  be  true  :  and  let 
us  prove  what  shall  happen  in  the  end  of  him. 

18  For  if  the  just  man  be  the  son  of  God,  he 
will  help  him,  and  deliver  him  from  the  hand 
of  his  enemies, 

19  Let  us  examine  him  with  despitefulness 
and  torture,  that  we  may  know  his  meekness, 
and  prove  his  patience. 

20  Let  us  condemn  him  with  a  shameful 
death :  for  by  his  own  saying  he  shall  be  re- 
spected. 

21  Such  things  they  did  imagine,  and  were 
deceived :  for  their  own  wickedness  hath^blind- 
ed  them. 

22  As  for  the  mysteries  of  God,  they  knew 
them  not :  neither  hoped  they  for  the  wages 
of  righteousness,  nor  discerned  a  reward  for 
blameless  souls. 

23  For  ,God  created  man  to  be  immortal,  and 
made  him  to  be  an  image  of  his  own  eternity. 

24  Nevertheless,  through  envy  of  the  devil 
came  death  into  the  world  :  and  they  that  do 
hold  of  his  side  do  find  it. 

CHAP.  HI. 
UT   the  souls  of  the  righteous  are  in  the 
hand  of  God,  and  there  shall  no   torment 
touch  them. 

2  In  the  sight  of  the  unwise  they  seemed  to 
die  :  and  their  departure  is  taken  for  misery, 

3  And  their  going  from  us  to  be  utter  de- 
struction :  but  they  are  in  peace. 

4  For  though  they  be  punished  in  the  sight 
of  men,  yet  is  their  hope  full  of  immortality. 

5  And  having  been  a  little  chastised,  they 
shall  be  greatly  rewarded  :  for  God  proved  them, 
and  found  them  worthy  for  himself 

(3  As  gold  in  the  furnace  hath  he  tried  them, 
and  received  them  as  a  burnt-offering. 

7  And  in  the  time  of  their  visitation,  they 
shall  shine,  and  run  to  and  fro  like  sparks  among 
the  stubble. 

8  They  shall  judge  the  nations,  and  have  do- 
minion over  the  people,  and  their  Lord  shall 
reign  for  ever. 

9  They  that  put  their  trust  in  him  shall  un- 
derstand the  truth  :  and  such  as  be  faithful  in 
love  shall  abide  with  him  :  for  grace  and  mercy 
is  to  his  saints,  and  he  hath  care  for  his  elect. 

10  But  the  ungodly  shall  be  punished  accord- 
ing to  their  own  imaginations,  which  have  neg- 
lected the  righteous,  and  forsaken  the  Lord. 

11  For  whoso  despiseth  wisdom  and  nurture, 
he  is  miserable,  and  their  hope  is  vain,  their  la- 
bours unfruitful,  and  their  works  unprofitable  : 

50 


B' 


Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  IV,  V. 


Apocrypha. 


12  Their  wives  are  foolish,  and  their  children 
wicked : 

13  Their  offspring  is  cursed.  Wherefore 
blessed  is  tlie  barren  that  is  undefiled,  which 
hath  not  known  the  sinful  bed:  she  shall  have 
fruit  in  the  visitation  of  souls. 

14  And  blessed  is  the  eunuch,  which  with 
his  hands  hath  wrought  no  iniquity,  nor  ima- 
gined wicked  things  against  God  :  for  unto  him 
shall  be  given  the  special  gift  of  faith,  and  an 
inheritance  in  the  temple  of  the  Lord  more  ac- 
ceptable to  his  mind. 

15  For  glorious  is  the  fruit  of  good  labours  : 
and  the  root  of  wisdom  shall  never  fall  away. 

16  As  for  the  children  of  adulterers,  they 
shall  not  come  to  their  perfection,  and  the  seed 
of  an  unrighteous  bed  shall  be  rooted  out. 

17  For  though  they  live  long,  yet  shall  they 
be  nothing  regarded  :  and  their  last  age  shall  be 
without  honour  : 

18  Or,  if  they  die  quickly,  they  have  no  hope, 
neither  comfort  in  the  day  of  trial. 

19  For  horrible  is  the  end  of  the  unrighteous 
generation. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BETTER  it  is  to  have  no  children,  and  to 
have  virtue :  for  the  memorial  thereof  is 
immortal  :  because  it  is  known  with  God,  and 
with  men. 

2  When  it  is  present,  men  take  example  at  it  ; 
and  when  it  is  gone,  they  desire  it :  it  weareth 
a  crown,  and  triumpheth  for  ever,  having  gotten 
the  victory,  striving  for  undefiled  rewards. 

3  But  the  multiplying  brood  of  the  ungodly 
shall  not  thrive,  nor  take  deep  rooting  from  bas- 
tard slips,  nor  lay  any  fast  foundation. 

4  For  though  they  flourish  in  branches  for  a 
time  ;  yet  standing  not  fast,  they  shall  be  sha- 
ken with  the  wind,  and  through  the  force  of 
winds  they  shall  be  rooted  out. 

5  The  imperfect  branches  shall  be  broken 
off,  their  fruit  unprofitable,  not  ripe  to  eat,  yea, 
meet  for  nothing. 

6  For  children  begotten  of  unlawful  beds,  are 
witnesses  of  wickedness  against  their  parents 
in  their  trial. 

7  But  though  the  righteous  be  prevented 
with  death,  yet  shall  he  be  at  rest. 

8  For  honourable  age  is  not  that  which 
standeth  in  length  of  time,  nor  that  is  measured 
by  number  of  j'ears. 

9  But  wisdom  is  the  gray  hair  unto  men,  and 
an  unspotted  life  is  old  age. 

10  He  pleased  God,  and  was  beloved  of  him  : 
so  that  living  among  sinners  he  was  translated. 

11  Yea,  speedily  was  he  taken  away,  lest 
that  wickedness  should  alter  his  understanding, 
or  deceit  beguile  his  soul. 

12  For  the  bewitching  of  naughtiness  doth 
obscure  things  that  are  honest ;  and  the  wan- 
dering of  concupiscence  doth  undermine  the 
simple  mind. 

13  He,  being  made  perfect  in  a  short  time, 
fulfdled  a  long  time  : 

14  For  his  soul  pleased  the  Lord:  therefore 
hasted  he  to  take  him  away  from  among  the 
wicked. 

15  This  the  people  saw,  and  understood  it 
not,  neither  laid  they  up  this  in  their  minds. 
That  his  grace  and  mercy  is  with  his  saints, 
and  that  he  hath  respect  unto  his  chosen. 

IG  Thus  the  righteous  that  is  dead  shall  con- 
demn the  ungodly  which  are  living  ;  and  youth 
that  is  soon  perfected,  the  many  years  and  old 
age  of  the  unrighteous. 


17  For  they  shall  see  the  end  of  the  wise,  and 
shall  not  understand  what  God  in  his  counsel 
hath  decreed  of  him,  and  to  what  end  the  Lord 
hath  set  him  in  safety. 

18  They  shall  see  him,  and  despise  him  ;  but 
God  shall  laugli  them  to  scorn  :  and  they  shall 
Jiereafter  be  a  vile  carcass,  and  a  reproach 
amono;'  the  dead  for  evermore. 

19  For  he  shall  rend  them,  and  cast  them 
down  headlong,  that  they  shall  be  sjieechless  ; 
and  he  shall  shake  them  from  the  foundation ; 
and  they  shall  be  utterly  laid  waste,  and  be  in 
sorrow  ;  and  their  memorial  shall  perish. 

20  And  when  they  cast  up  the  accounts  of 
their  sins,  they  shall  come  with  fear  :  and  their 
own  iniquities  shall  convince  them  to  their 
face. 

CHAP.  V. 

THEN  shall  the  righteous  man  stand  in 
great  boldness  before  the  face  of  such  as 
have  afflicted  him,  and  made  no  account  of  his 
labours. 

2  When  they  see  it,  they  shall  be  troubled 
with  terrible  fear,  and  shall  be  amazed  at  the 
strangeness  of  his  salvation,  so  far  beyond  all 
that  they  looked  for. 

3  And  they  repenting  and  groaning  for  anguish 
of  spirit  shall  say  within  themselves.  This  was 
he,  whom  we  had  sometimes  in  derision,  and 
a  proverb  of  reproach  : 

4  We  fools  accounted  his  life  madness,  and 
his  end  to  be  without  honour  : 

5  How  is  he  numbered  among  the  children 
of  God,  and  his  lot  is  among  the  saints  ! 

f)  Therefore  have  we  erred  from  the  way  of 
truth,  and  the  light  of  righteousness  hath  not 
shined  unto  us,  and  the  sun  of  righteousness  rose 
not  upon  us. 

7  We  wearied  ourselves  in  the  way  of  wick- 
edness and  destruction :  yea,  we  have  gone 
through  deserts,  where  there  lay  no  way  :  but 
as  for  the  v/ay  of  the  Lord,  we  have  not 
known  it. 

8  What  hath  pride  profited  us .'  or  what 
good  hath  riches  with  otir  vaunting  brought  us  .' 

9  All  those  things  are  passed  away  like  a 
shadow,  and  as  a  post  that  hasteth  by  ; 

10  And  as  a  ship  that  passeth  over  the  waves 
of  the  water,  which  when  it  is  gone  by,  the  trace 
thereof  cannot  be  found,  neither  the  pathway 
of  the  keel  in  the  waves  ; 

11  Or  as  when  a  bird  hatli  flown  through  the 
air,  there  is  no  token  of  her  way  to  be  found, 
but  the  light  air  being  beaten  with  the  stroke 
of  her  wings,  and  parted  with  the  violent  noise 
and  motion  of  them,  is  passed  through,  and 
therein  afterward  no  sign  where  she  went  is  to 
bo  found  ; 

12  Or  like  as  when  an  arrow  is  shot  at  a 
mark,  it  parteth  the  air,  which  immediately 
Cometh  together  again,  so  that  a  man  cannot 
know  where  it  went  through  : 

13  Even  so  we  in  like  manner,  as  soon  as  we 
were  born,  began  to  draw  to  our  end,  and  had 
no  sign  of  virtue  to  shew ;  but  were  consumed 
in  our  own  wickedness. 

14  For  the  hope  of  the  ungodly  is  like  dust 
that  is  blown  away  with  the  wind  ;  like  a  thin 
froth  that  is  driven  away  v/ith  the  storm  ;  like 
as  the  smoke  which  is  dispersed  here  and  there 
with  a  tempest,  and  p;isseth  away  as  the  re- 
membrance of  a  guest  that  tarrieth  but  a  day. 

15  But  the  righteous  live  for  evermore  ;  their 
reward  also  is  with  the  Lord,  and  the  care  of 
them  is  with  the  Most  High. 


Si 


Apocrypha.  WISDOM  OF 

16  Therefore  shall  they  receive  a  glorious 
kingdom,  and  a  beautiful  crown  from  the  Lord's 
hand  :  for  with  his  right  hand  shall  he  cover 
them,  and  with  his  arm  shall  he  protect  them. 

17  He  shall  take  to  him  his  jealousy  for  com- 
plete armour,  and  make  the  creature  his  weapon 
for  the  revenge  oC  his  enemies. 

18  He  shall  put  on  righteousness  as  a  breast- 
plate, and  true  judgment  instead  of  an  helmet. 

19  He  shall  take  holiness  for  an  invincible 
shield. 

20  His  severe  wrath  shall  he  sharpen  for  a 
sword,  and  the  world  shall  fight  with  him  against 
the  unwise. 

21  Then  shall  the  right-aiming  thunderbolts 
go  abroad  ;  and  from  tiie  clouds,  as  from  a  well- 
drawn  bow,  shall  they  fly  to  the  mark. 

22  And  hailstones  full  of  wrath  shall  be  cast 
as  out  of  a  stone-bow,  and  the  water  of  the  sea 
shall  rage  against  them,  and  the  floods  shall 
cruelly  drown  them. 

23  Yea,  a  mighty  wind  shall  stand  up  against 
them,  and  like  a  storm  shall  blow  them  away : 
thus  iniquity  shall  lay  waste  the  whole  earth, 
and  ill-dealing  shall  overthrow  the  thrones  of 
the  mighty. 

CHAP.   VI. 

HEAR  therefore,    O   ye    kings,  and  under- 
stand ;  learn,  ye  that  be  judges  of  the  ends 
of  the  earth. 

2  Give  ear,  ye  tliat  rule  the  people,  and  glory 
in  the  multitude  of  nations. 

3  For  power  is  given  you  of  the  Lord,  and 
sovereignty  from  the  Highest,  who  shall  try 
your  works,  and  search  out  your  counsels. 

4  Because,  being  ministers  of  his  kingdom, 
ye  have  not  judged  aright,  nor  kept  the  law,  nor 
walked  after  the  counsel  of  God  ; 

5  Horribly  and  speedily  shall  he  come  upon 
you  :  for  a  sharp  judgment  shall  be  to  them  that 
be  in  high  places. 

G  For  mercy  will  soon  pardon  the  meanest : 
but  mighty  men  shall  be  mightily  tormented. 

7  For  he  which  is  Lord  over  all  shall  fear  no 
man's  person,  neither  shall  he  stand  in  awe  of 
any  man's  greatness  :  for  he  hath  made  the  small 
and  great,  and  careth  for  all  alike. 

8  But  a  sore  trial  shall  come  upon  the 
mighty. 

9  Unto  you  therefore,  O  kings,  do  I  speak, 
that  ye  may  learn  wisdom,  and  not  fall  away  : 

10  For  they  that  keep  holiness  holily,  shall  be 
judged  holy :  and  they  that  have  learned  such 
"things  shall  find  what  to  answer. 

11  Wherefore  set  your  affection  upon  my 
words ;  desire  them,  and  ye  shall  be  instructed. 

12  Wisdom  is  glorious,  and  never  fadeth 
away :  yea,  she  is  easily  seen  of  them  that  love 
her,  and  found  of  such  as  seek  her. 

13  She  preventeth  them  that  desire  her,  in 
making  herself  first  known  unto  them. 

14  Whoso  seeketh  her  early  shall  have  no 
great  travail :  for  he  shall  find  her  sitting  at  his 
doors. 

15  To  think  therefore  upon  her  is  perfection 
of  wisdom:  and  whoso  watcheth  for  her  shall 
quickly  be  without  care. 

16  For  she  goeth  about  seeking  such  as  are 
worthy  of  her,  sheweth  herself  favourably  unto 
them  in  the  ways,  and  meeteth  them  in  every 
thought. 

17  For  the  very  true  beginning  of  her  is  the 
desire  of  discipline  ;  and  the  care  of  discipline  is 
love: 

18  And  love  is  the  keeping  of  her  laws ;  and 


SOLOMON.  Apocrypha. 

the   giving  heed  unto  her  laws  is  the  assurance 
of  incorruption  ; 

19  And  incorruption  maketh  us  near  unto 
God: 

20  Therefore  the  desire  of  wisdom  bringeth 
to  a  kingdom. 

21  If  your  delight  be  then  in  thrones  and 
sceptres,  O  ye  kings  of  the  people,  honour  wis- 
dom, that  ye  may  reign  for  evermore. 

22  As  for  wisdom,  what  she  is,  and  how  she 
came  up,  I  will  tell  you,  and  will  not  hide 
mysteries  from  you :  but  will  seek  her  out  from 
the  beginning  of  her  nativity,  and  bring  the 
knowledge  of  her  into  light,  and  will  not  pass 
over  the  truth. 

23  Neither  will  I  go  with  consuming  envy  ; 
for  such  a  man  shall  have  no  fellowship  with 
wisdom. 

24  But  the  multitude  of  the  wise  is  the  wel- 
fare of  the  world  :  and  a  wise  king  is  the  up- 
holding of  the  people. 

25  Receive  therefore  instruction  through  my 
words,  and  it  shall  do  you  good. 

CHAP.  VII. 

I  MYSELF  also  am  a  mortal  man,  like  to  all, 
and  the  offspring  of  him  that  was  first  made 
of  the  earth  ; 

2  And  in  my  mother's  womb  was  fashioned 
to  be  flesh  in  the  time  of  ten  months,  being  com- 
pacted in  blood,  of  the  seed  of  man,  and  the 
pleasure  that  came  with  sleep. 

3  And  when  I  was  born,  I  drew  in  the  com- 
mon air,  and  fell  upon  the  earth,  which  is  of  like 
nature,  and  the  first  voice  which  I  uttered  was 
crying,  as  all  others  do. 

4  1  was  nursed  in  swaddling-clothes,  and  that 
with  cares. 

5  For  there  is  no  king  that  had  any  other  be- 
ginning of  birth. 

6  For  all  men  have  one  entrance  into  life,  and 
the  like  going  out. 

7  Wherefore  I  prayed,  and  understanding  was 
given  me  :  I  called  upon  God,  and  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  came  to  me. 

8  I  preferred  her  before  sceptres  and  thrones, 
and  esteemed  riches  nothing  in  comparison  of 
her. 

9  Neither  compared  I  unto  her  any  precious 
stone,  because  all  gold  in  respect  of  her  is  as  a 
little  sand,  and  silver  shall  be  counted  as  clay 
before  lier. 

10  I  loved  her  above  health  and  beauty,  and 
chose  to  have  her  instead  of  light :  for  the  light 
that  Cometh  from  her  never  goeth  out. 

11  All  good  tilings  together  came  to  me  with 
her,  and  innumerable  riches  in  her  hands. 

12  And  I  rejoiced  in  them  all,  because  wis- 
dom goeth  before  them  :  and  I  knew  not  that  she 
was  the  mother  of  them. 

13  I  learned  diligently,  and  do  communicate 
her  liberally  :  I  do  not  hide  her  riches. 

14  For  she  is  a  treasure  unto  men,  that  never 
fiileth:  which  they  that  use  become  the  friends 
of  God,  being  commended  for  the  gifts  that  come 
from  learning. 

15  God  hath  granted  me  to  speak  as  I  would, 
and  to  conceive  as  is  meet  for  the  things  that  are 
given  me  :  because  it  is  he  that  leadeth  unto 
wisdom,  and  directeth  the  wise. 

]  6  For  in  his  hand  are  both  we  and  our  words  ; 
all  wisdom  also,  and  knowledge  of  workmanship. 
17  For  he  hath  given  me  certain  knowledge 
of  the  things  that  are,  namely,  to  know  how 
the  world  was  made,  and  the  operation  of  the 
,  elements : 

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CHAP.  VIII,  IX, 


18  The  begrinning,  ending,  and  midst  of  the 
times  :  the  alterations  of  the  turning  of  the 
sun.  and  the  change  of  seasons  : 

19  The  circuits  of  years,  and  the  positions 
of  stars : 

20  The  natures  of  Uving  creatures,  and  the 
furies  of  wild  beasts  :  the  violence  of  winds, 
and  the  reasonings  of  men :  the  diversities  of 
plants,  and  the  virtues  of  roots  : 

21  And  all  such  things  as  are  either  secret  or 
manifest,  them  I  know. 

22  For  wisdom,  which  is  the  worker  of  all 
thinors,  taught  me  :  for  in  her  is  an  understand- 
ing spirit,  holy,  one  only,  manifold,  subtil,  lively, 
clear,  undefiled,  plain,  not  subject  to  hurt,  loving 
the  tiling  that  is  good,  quick,  which  cannot  be 
letted,  ready  to  do  good, 

23  Kind  to  man,  steadfast,  sure,  free  from 
care,  having  all  power,  overseeing  all  things, 
and  going  through  all  understanding,  pure  and 
most  subtil  spirits. 

24  For  wisdom  is  more  moving  than  any  mo- 
tion :  she  passeth  and  goeth  through  all  things 
by  reason  of  her  pureness. 

2-5  For  she  is  the  breath  of  the  power  of  God, 
and  a  pure  influence  flowing  from  the  glory  of 
the  Almighty :  therefore  can  no  defiled  thing 
fall  into  lier. 

2()  For  she  is  the  brightness  of  the  everlast- 
ing lio-ht,  the  unspotted  mirror  of  the  power  of 
God,  and  the  image  of  his  goodness. 

27  And  being  but  one,  she  can  do  all  things : 
and  remaining  in  herself,  she  maketh  all  things 
new :  and  in  all  ages  entering  into  holy  souls, 
she  maketh  them  friends  of  God,  and  prophets. 

28  For  God  loveth  none  but  him  that  dwell- 
eth  with  wisdom. 

2i)  For  she  is  more  beautiful  than  the  sun, 
and  above  all  the  order  of  stars  :  being  compared 
with  the  light,  she  is  found  before  it. 

30  For  after  this  cometh  night :  but  vice  shall 
not  prevail  against  wisdom. 

CHAP.  vm. 

'"/.S'DOJt/reacheth  from  one  end  to  another 
mightily  :  and  sweetly  doth  she  order  all 
things. 

2  I  loved  her,  and  sought  her  out  from  my 
youth  :  I  desired  to  make  her  my  spouse,  and  I 
was  a  lover  of  her  beauty. 

3  In  that  she  is  conversant  with  God,  she 
magnifieth  her  nobility :  yea,  the  Lord  of  all 
things  himself  loved  her. 

4  For  she  is  privy  to  the  mysteries  of  the 
knowledge  of  God,  and  a  lover  of  his  works. 

5  If  riches  be  a  possession  to  be  desired  in 
this  life  ;  what  is  richer  than  wisdom,  that 
worketh  all  things  .•' 

G  And  if  prudence  work  ;  who  of  all  that  are, 
i«  a  more  cunning  workman  than  she  .'' 

7  And  if  a  man  love  righteousness,  her  la- 
bours are  virtues :  for  she  teacheth  temperance 
and  prudence,  justice  and  fortitude  :  which  are 
such  things,  as  men  can  have  nothing  more 
profitable  in  their  life. 

8  If  a  man  desire  much  experience,  she  know- 
eth  things  of  old,  and  conjectureth  aright  what  is 
to  come  :  she  knoweth  the  subtilties  of  speeches, 
and  can  expound  dark  sentences :  she  foreseeth 
signs  and  wonders,  and  the  events  of  seasons 
and  times. 

9  Therefore  I  purposed  to  take  her  to  me  to 
live  with  me,  knowing  that  she  would  be  a 
counsellor  of  good. things,  and  a  comfort  in  cares 
and  grief. 

10  For  her  sake  I  sliall  have  estimation  among 


Apocrypha. 
honour  with  the    elders, 


the    multitude,    and 
though  I  be  young. 

11  I  shall  be  found  of  a  quick  conceit  in  judg- 
ment, and  shall  be  admired  in  the  sight  of  great 
men. 

12  When  I  hold  my  tongue,  they  shall  abide 
my  leisure,  and  when  I  speak,  they  shall  give 
(rood  ear  unto  me  ;  if  I  talk  much,  they  shall  lay 
their  hands  upon  their  mouth. 

13  Moreover  by  the  means  of  her  I  shall  ob- 
tain immortality,  and  leave  behind  me  an  ever- 
lasting memorial  to  them  that  come  after  me. 

14  I  shall  set  the  people  in  order,  and  the  na- 
tions shall  be  subject  unto  me. 

15  Horrible  tyrants  shall  be  afraid  when  they 
do  but  hear  of  me  ;  I  shall  be  found  good  among 
the  multitude,  and  valiant  in  war. 

16  After  I  have  come  into  my  house,  I  will 
repose  myself  with  her  :  for  her  conversation 
hath  no  bitterness  ;  and  to  live  with  her  hath  no 
sorrow,  but  mirth  and  joy. 

17  Now,  when  I  considered  these  things  in 
myself,  and  pondered  them  in  my  heart,  how 
that  to  be  allied  unto  wisdom  is  immortality  ; 

18  And  great  pleasure  it  is  to  have  her  friend- 
ship ;  and  in  the  works  of  her  hands  are  infinite 
riches ;  and  in  the  exercise  of  conference  with 
her,  prudence  ;  and  in  talking  with  her,  a  good 
report ;  I  went  about  seeking  how  to  take  her 
to  me. 

19  For  I  was  a  witty  child,  and  had  a  good 
spirit. 

20  Yea  rather,  being  good,  I  came  into  a  body 
undefiled. 

21  Nevertheless,  when  I  perceived  that  I 
could  not  otherwise  obtain  her,  except  God  gave 
her  me  ;  and  that  was  a  point  of  wisdom  also  to 
know  whose  gift  she  was ;  I  prayed  unto  the 
Lord,  and  besought  him,  and  with  my  whole 
heart  I  said, 

CHAP.  IX. 
GOD  of  my  fathers,  and  Lord  of  mercy, 
who  hast  made  all  things  with  thy  word, 

2  And  ordained  man  through  thy  wisdom, 
that  he  should  have  dominion  over  the  creatures 
which  Ihou  hast  made, 

3  And  order  the  world  according  to  equity 
and  righteousness,  and  execute  judgment  with 
an  upright  heart : 

4  Give  me  wisdom,  that  sitteth  by  thy  throne  ; 
and  reject  me  not  from  among  thy  children  : 

5  For  I  thy  servant,  and  son  of  thine  hand- 
maid, am  a  feeble  person,  and  of  a  short  time, 
and  too  young  for  the  understanding  of  judg- 
ment and  laws. 

G  For  though  a  man  be  never  so  perfect 
among  the  children  of  men,  yet  if  thy  wisdom 
be  not  with  him,  he  shall  be  nothing  regarded. 

7  Thou  hast  chosen  me  to  be  a  king  of  thy 
people,  and  a  judge  of  thy  sons  and  daughters: 

8  Thou  hast  commanded  me  to  build  a  tem- 
ple upon  thy  holy  mount,  and  an  altar  in  the 
city  wherein  thou  dwellest,  a  resemblance  of 
the  holy  tabernacle,  which  thou  hast  prepared 
from  the  beginning. 

9  And  wisdom  was  with  thee :  which  know- 
eth thy  works,  and  was  present  when  thou 
madest  the  world,  and  knew  what  was  accepta- 
ble in  thy  sight,  and  right  in  thy  command- 
ments. 

10  O  send  her  out  of  thy  holy  heavens,  and 
from  the  throne  of  thy  glory,  that  being  present 
she  may  labour  with  me,  that  I  may  know  what 
is  pleasing  unto  thee. 

11  For  she  knoweth  and  understandeth  all 

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Apotrypha.  WISDOM  OF 

^^liings,  and  she    shall   lead  me  soberly  in  my 
doings,  and  preserve  me  in  her  power. 

12  So  shall  my  works  be  acceptable,  and  then 
shall  I  judge  thy  people  righteously,  and  be  wor- 
thy to  sit  in  my  father's  seat. 

13  For  what  man  is  he  that  can  know  the  coun- 
sel of  God .'  or  who  can  think  what  the  will  of 
the  Lord  is .'' 

14  For  the  thoughts  of  mortal  men  are  mise- 
rable, and  our  devices  are  but  uncertain. 

15  For  the  corruptible  body  presseth  down  the 
soul,  and  the  earthly  tabernacle  weigheth  down 
the  mind  that  museth  upon  many  things. 

16  And  hardly  do  we  ffuess  aright  at  things 
that  are  upon  earth,  and  with  labour  do  we  find 
the  things  that  are  before  us  :  but  the  things 
that  are  in  heaven  who  hath  searched  out .'' 

17  And  thy  counsel  who  hath  known,  except 
thou  give  wisdom,  and  send  thy  Holy  Spirit 
from  above  .'' 

18  For  so  the  ways  of  them  which  lived  on 
the  earth  were  reformed,  and  men  were  taught 
the  things  that  are  pleasing  unto  thee,  and  were 
saved  through  wisdom. 

CHAP.  X. 

SHE  preserved  the  first-formed  father  of  the 
world,  that  was  created  alone,  and  brought 
him  out  of  his  fall, 

2  And  gave  him  power  to  rule  all  things. 

3  But  when  the  unrighteous  went  away  from 
her  in  his  anger,  he  perished  also  in  the  fury 
wherewith  he  murdered  his  brother. 

4  For  whose  cause  the  earth  being  drowned 
with  the  flood,  wisdom  again  preserved  it,  and 
directed  the  course  of  the  righteous  in  a  piece 
of  wood  of  small  value. 

5  Moreover,  the  nations  in  their  wicked  con- 
-spiracy  being  confounded,  she  found  out  the 
righteous,  and  preserved  him  blameless  unto 
God,  and  kept  him  strong  against  his  tender 
compassion  toward  his  son. 

G  When  the  ungodly  perished,  she  delivered 
the  righteous  man,  wlio  fled  from  the  fire  which 
fell  down  upon  the  five  cities. 

7  Of  whose  wickedness  even  to  this  day  the 
waste  land  that  smoketh  is  a  testimony,  and 
■plants  bearing  fruit  that  never  come  to  ripe- 
ness :  and  a  standing  pillar  of  salt  is  a  monu- 
ment of  an  unbelieving  soul. 

8  For  regarding  not  wisdom,  they  gat  not 
only  this  hurt,  that  they  knew  not  the  tliin<vs 
which  were  good  ;  but  also  left  behind  them  to 
the  world  a  memorial  of  their  foolishness  :  so 
that  in  tlie  things  wherein  they  offended  they 
could  not  so  much  as  be  hid. 

9  But  wisdom  delivered  from  pain  those  that 
attended  upon  her. 

10  When  the  righteous  fled  from  Ills  brother's 
wrath,  she  guided  him  in  right  paths,  shewed 
him  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  gave  him  know- 
ledge of  holy  things,  made  him  rich  in  liis  tra- 
vels, and  multiplied  the  fruit  of  his  labours. 

11  In  the  covetousness  of  such  as  oppressed 
him  she  stood  by  him,  and  made  him  rich. 

12  She  defended  him  from  his  enemies,  and 
kept  him  safe  from  those  that  lay  in  wait,  and 
in  a  sore  conflict  she  gave  him  the  victory  ; 
that  he  might  know  that  godliness  is  stronger 
than  all. 

13  When  the  righteous  was  sold,  she  forsook 
iiim  not,  but  delivered  him  from  sin  :  she  went 
down  with  him  into  the  pit, 

14  And  left  him  not  in  bonds,  till  she  brought 
him  the  sceptre  of  the  kingdom,  and  power 
against  those  that  oppressed  him  :  as  for  them 


SOLOMON.  Apocrypha. 

that  had  accused   him,  she  shewed  them  to  be 
liars,  and  gave  him  perpetual  glory. 

15  She  delivered  the  righteous  people  and 
blameless  seed  from  the  nation  that  oppressed 
them. 

16  She  entered  into  the  soul  of  the  servant 
of  the  Lord,  and  withstood  dreadful  kings  in 
wonders  and  signs ; 

17  Rendered  to  the  righteous  a  reward  of 
their  labours,  guided  them  in  a  marvellous  way, 
and  was  unto  them  for  a  covert  by  day,  and  a 
light  of  stars  in  the  night-season  ; 

18  Brought  them  through  the  Red  Sea,  and 
led  them  through  much  water  : 

19  But  she  drowned  their  enemies,  and  cast 
them  up  out  of  the  bottom  of  the  deep. 

2i)  Therefore  the  righteous  spoiled  the  un- 
godly, and  praised  thy  holy  name,  O  Lord,  and 
magnified  with  one  accord  thine  hand  that  fought 
for  them. 

21  For  wisdom  opened  the  mouth  of  the 
dumb,  and  made  the  tongues  of  them  that  can- 
not speak  eloquent. 

CHAP.  XI. 

SHE    prospered  their  works  in  the  hand  of 
the  holy  prophet. 

2  They  went  through  the  wilderness  that  was 
not  inhabited,  and  pitched  tents  in  places  where 
there  lay  no  way. 

3  They  stood  against  tlieir  enemies,  and  were 
avenged  of  their  adversaries. 

4  When  they  were  thirsty,  they  called  upon 
thee,  and  water  was  given  them  out  of  the  flinty 
rock,  and  their  thirst  was  quenched  out  of  the 
liard  stone. 

5  P^or  by  what  things  their  enemies  were 
punished,  by  the  same  they  in  their  need  were 
benefited. 

6  For  instead  of  a  fountain  of  a  perpetual 
running  river  troubled  with  foul  blood, 

7  For  a  manifest  reproof  of  that  command- 
ment, whereby  the  infants  were  slain,  thou 
gavest  unto  them  abundance  of  water  by  a 
means  which  they  hoped  not  for  : 

8  Declaring  by  that  thirst  then  how  thou 
hadst  punislied  their  adversaries. 

9  For  when  they  were  tried,  albeit  but  in 
mercy  chastised,  they  knew  how  the  ungodly 
were  judged  in  wrath  and  tormented,  thirsting 
in  another  manner  tlian  tlie  just. 

10  For  these  thou  didst  admonish  and  try,  as 
a  father :  but  the  other,  as  a  severe  king,  thou 
didst  condemn  and  punish. 

11  Whetiier  they  were  absent  or  present,  they 
were  vexed  alike. 

12  For  a  double  grief  came  upon  them,  and 
a  groaning  for  the  remembrance  of  things 
past. 

13  For  when  they  heard  by  their  own  punish- 
ments the  other  to  be  benefited,  they  had  some 
feeling  of  the  Lord. 

14  For  whom  they  rejected  with  scorn,  when 
he  was  long  before  thrown  out  at  tjie  casting 
forth  of  the  infants,  him  in  the  end,  when  they 
saw  what  came  to  pass,  they  admired. 

15  But  for  the  foolish  devices  of  their  wick- 
edness, wherewith  being  deceived  they  wor- 
shipped serpents  void  of  reason,  and  vile  beasts, 
thou  didst  send  a  multitude  of  unreasonable 
beasts  upon  them  for  vengeance  ; 

16  That  they  might  know,  that  wherewithal 
a  man  sinneth,  by  the  same  also  shall  he  be 
punished. 

17  For  thine  Almighty  hand,  that  made  the 
world  of  matter  without  form,  wanted  not  means 

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Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  XII,  XIII. 


Apocrypha. 


to  send  among  them  a  multitude  of  bears,  or 
fierce  lions, 

18  Or  unknown  wild  beasts,  full  of  rage, 
newly  created,  breathing  out  either  a  fiery  va- 
pour, or  filthy  scents  of  scattered  smoke,  or 
shootinir  horrible  sparkles  out  of  their  eyes : 

19  Whereof  not  only  the  harm  might  de- 
spatch them  at  once,  but  also  the  terrible  sight 
utterly  destroy  them. 

20  Yea,  and  without  these  might  they  have 
fallen  down  with  one  blast,  being  persecuted  of 
venoreance,  and  scattered  cabroad  through  the 
breath  of  thy  power :  but  thou  hast  ordered  all 
thincrs  in  measure  and  number  and  weight. 

21  For  thou  canst  sliew  thy  great  strength  at 
all  times  when  thou  wilt  ;  and  who  may  with- 
stand the  power  of  thine  arm  .' 

22  For  the  whole  world  before  thee  is  as  a 
little  grain  of  the  balance,  yea,  as  a  drop  of  the 
morning  dew  that  falleth  down  upon  the  earth. 

23  But  thou  hast  mercy  upon  all  ;  for  thou 
canst  do  all  things,  and  winkest  at  the  sins  of 
men,  because  tiiey  should  amend. 

24  For  thou  lovest  all  the  things  tliat  are, 
and  abhorrest  nothing  which  thou  hast  made: 
for  never  wouldest  thou  have  made  any  tiling, 
if  thou  hadst  hated  it. 

2.5  And  how  could  any  thing  have  endured, 
if  it  had  not  been  thy  will .''  or  been  preserved, 
if  not  called  by  thee  .■' 

26  But  thou  sparest  all :  for  they  are  thine, 
O  Lord,  thou  lover  of  souls. 

CHAP.  XII. 

FOR    thine    incorruptible    Spirit   is    in    all 
things. 

2  Therefore  chastenest  thou  them  by  little 
and  little  that  offend,  and  warnest  them  by 
putting  them  in  remembrance  wherein  they 
have  offended,  that  leaving  their  wickedness  they 
may  believe  on  thee,  O  Lord. 

3  For  it  was  thy  will  to  destroy  by  the  hands 
of  our  fathers  both  those  old  inhabitants  of  thy 
holy  land, 

4  Whom  thou  hatedst  for  doing  most  odious 
works  of  witchcrafts,  and  wicked  sacrifices  ; 

5  And  also  those  merciless  murderers  of 
children,  and  devourers  of  man's  flesh,  and  the 
feasts  of  blood, 

f)  With  tiieir  priests  out  of  the  midst  of  their 
idolatrous  crew,  and  the  parents  that  killed  witli 
their  own  liands  souls  destitute  of  help  : 

7  That  tlie  land,  which  thou  esteemedst  above 
all  other,  might  receive  a  worthy  colony  of  God's 
children. 

8  Nevertheless,  even  those  tliou  sparedst  as 
men,  and  didst  send  wasps,  forerunners  of  thine 
host,  to  destroy  them  by  little  and  little. 

9  Not  that  thou  wast  unable  to  bring  tiie 
ungodly  under  the  hand  of  the  righteous  in  bat- 
tle, or  to  destroy  them  at  once  with  cruel  beasts, 
or  witii  one  rouijh  word : 

10  But  executing  thy  judgments  upon  them 
by  little  and  little,  thou  gavest  tliem  place  of 
repentance,  not  being  ignorant  that  they  were 
a  naughty  generation,  and  that  their  malice  was 
bred  in  tliem,  and  that  their  cogitation  would 
never  be  changed. 

1 1  For  it  was  a  cursed  seed  from  the  begin- 
ning ;  neither  didst  thou  for  fear  of  any  man 
give  them  pardon  for  those  tilings  wiicrein  they 
sinned. 

12  For  wiio  siiall  say,  Wiiat  hast  tiiou  done? 
or  wiio  siiall  witiistand  tiiy  judgment  .•"  or  wiio 
shall  accuse  tliee  for  tiic  nations  tiiat  perisli, 
whom  thou  hast  made  ?  or  wlio  siiall  come   to 


stand  against  thee,  to  be  revenged  for  the  un- 
righteous men  ? 

13  For  neitlier  is  there  any  God  but  thou  that 
careth  for  all,  to  whom  thou  mightest  siiew  tliat 
tiiy  judgment  is  not  unrigiit. 

14  Neither  shall  king  or  tyrant  be  able  to  set 
his  face  against  thee  for  any  wiiora  thou  liast 
punisiied. 

I.')  Forsomuch  then  as  thou  art  righteous  thy- 
self, thou  orderest  all  tilings  rigiiteously  :  think- 
ing it  not  agreeable  witii  tiiy  power  to  condemn 
him  tiiat  hath  not  deserved  to  be  punished. 

16  For  tliy  nower  is  the  beginning  of  riglit- 
eousness,  and  because  thou  art  the  Lord  of  all, 
it  maketli  thee  to  be  gracious  unto  all. 

17  For  when  men  will  not  believe  that  thou  art 
of  a  full  power,  thou  shewest  tiiy  strength,  and 
among  tiiem  that  luiow  it  thou  makest  tiieir 
boldness  manifest. 

18  But  thou,  mastering  tliy  power,  judgest 
with  equity,  and  orderest  us  with  great  favour  - 
for  thou  mayest  use  power  when  tliou  wilt. 

19  But  by  such  works  iiast  tiiou  taught  tliy 
people  that  the  just  man  should  be  merciful,  and 
hast  made  thy  children  to  be  of  a  good  hope  that 
tiiou  givest  repentance  for  sins. 

20  For  if  thou  didst  punish  the  enemies  of 
thy  children,  and  the  condemned  to  deatii,  witli 
such  deliberation,  giving  them  time  and  place, 
wiiereby  they  might  be  delivered  from  tiieir 
malice  : 

21  With  how  great  circumspection  didst  tiiou 
judge  thine  own  sons,  unto  whose  fatiiers  tliou 
hast  sworn,  and  made  covenants  of  good  jjro- 
mises  .' 

22  Therefore,  whereas  thou  dost  chasten  us, 
tiiou  scourgest  our  enemies  a  thousand  times 
more,  to  the  intent  that,  when  we  judge  wo 
should  carefully  think  of  thy  goodness,  and  wlien 
we  ourselves  are  judged,  we  should  look  for 
mercy. 

23  Wherefore,  whereas  men  have  lived  dis- 
solutely and  unrighteously,  tiiou  hast  tormented 
them  with  tiieir  own  abominations. 

24  For  they  went  astray  very  far  in  the  ways- 
of  error,  and  held  them  for  gods,  wiiich  even; 
among  the  beasts  of  their  enemies  were  de- 
spised, being  deceived,  as  children  of  no  under- 
standinjj. 

2.'i  Therefore  unto  them,  as  to  children  witii- 
out  the  use  of  reason,  tiiou  didst  send  a  judgment 
to  mock  tiiem. 

26  But  they  that  would  not  be  reformed  \<y 
tiiat  correction,  wherein  he  dallied  witii  tlicm, 
siiall  feel  a  judgment  worthy  of  God. 

27  For,  look,  for  what  tilings  they  <grwVr^(ii\, 
wiien  tliey  were  punisiied,  that  is,  f<tr  llieii* 
wiiom  they  tiiougiit  to  be  gods  ;  [now]  lieiiig 
punished  in  tiicm,  wlien  tlicy  saw  it,  lliey  ac- 
knowledged iiini  to  be  tlie  true  God,  uliom  lio- 
fore  tiiey  denied  to  know  ;  and  tlicrefurc  eannj 
extreme  damnation  upon  tiiem. 

CHAP.  XIH. 

SURELY  vain  are  all  men  by  nature,  wiio 
are  ignorant  of  God,  and  couid  not  out  of 
the  good  things  that  are  secu  know  iiiiii  tliat  is  : 
neitlier,  by  considering  tlie  works,  did  tiiey  ac- 
knowledge tiie  work-master  ; 

2  But  deemed  eitiior  fire,  or  wind,  or  tlie 
swift  air,  or  the  circle  of  the  stars,  or  tiio  vio- 
lent water,  or  tlic  ligiils  of  licaven,  to  be  the 
gods  wiiich  govern  the  world. 

3  Witli  whose  lieauly  if  tiicy  iieing  deiiLflit- 
ed  tooii  them  to  be  gods  ;  let  them   know   iiow 


Apocrypha. 


WISDOM  OF  SOLOMON 


Apocrypha. 


much  better  the  lord  of  them  is :  for  the  first 
author  of  beauty  hath  created  them. 

4  But  if  they  were  astonished  at  their  power 
and  virtue,  let  them  understand  by  them,  how 
much  mightier  he  is  that  made  them. 

5  For  by  the  greatness  and  beauty  of  the 
creatures,  proportionably  the  maker  of  them  is 
seen. 

C  But  yet  for  this  they  are  the  less  to  be 
blamed :  for  they  peradventure  err,  seeking 
God,  and  desirous  to  find  iiim. 

7  For  beinor  conversant  in  his  works,  they 
search  Idm  diligently,  and  belieye  their  sight  : 
because  the  things  are  beautiful' that  are  seen. 

8  Howbeit,  neither  are  they  to  be  pardoned. 

9  For  if  they  were  able  to  know  so  much, 
that  tliey  could  aim  at  the  world  ;  how  did  they 
not  sooner  find  out  the  Lord  thereof.' 

10  But  miserable  are  tliey,and  in  dead  things 
is  their  hope,  who  called  them  gods  which  are 
the  works  of  men's  hands,  gold  and  silver,  to 
shew  art  in,  and  resemblances  of  beasts,  or  a 
stone  good  for  nothing,  the  work  of  an  ancient 
hand. 

1 1  Now  a  carpenter  that  felleth  timber,  after 
he  hath  sawn  down  a  tree  meet  for  the  purpose, 
and  taken  off  all  the  bark  skilfully  round  about, 
and  hath  wrought  it  handsomely,  and  made  a 
vessel  thereof  fit  for  the  service  of  man's  life  ; 

12  And  after  spending  the  refuse  of  his  work 
to  dress  his  meat,  hath  filled  himself; 

13  And  taking  the  very  refuse  among  tliose 
which  served  to  no  use,  being  a  crooked  piece 
of  wood,  and  full  of  knots,  hath  carved  it  dili- 
gently, when  he  had  nothing  else  to  do,  and 
formed  it  by  the  skill  of  his  understanding,  and 
fashioned  it  to  the  image  of  a  man ; 

14  Or  made  it  like  some  vile  beast,  laying  it 
over  with  vermilion,  and  with  paint  colouring  it 
red,  and  covering  every  spot  therein  ; 

15  And  when  he  had  made  a  convenient  room 
for  it,  set  it  in  a  wall,  and  made  it  fast  with 
iron  : 

16  For  he  provided  for  it  that  it  might  not 
fall,  knowing  that  it  was  unable  to  help  itself.; 
for  it  is  an  image,  and  hath  need  of  help  : 

17  Then  mafteth  he  prayer  for  his  goods,  for 
his  wife  and  children,  and  is  not  ashamed  to 
speak  to  that  wiiicli  hath  no  life. 

18  For  health,  he  called  upon  that  which  is 
weak :  for  life,  prayeth  to  that  which  is  dead  : 
for  aid,  humbly  beseecjieth  that  which  hath  least 
means  to  help  :  and  for  a  good  journey,  he  asketh 
of  that  which  cannot  set  a  foot  forward : 

19  And  for  gaining  and  getting,  and  for  good 
success  of  his  hands,  asketh  ability  to  do,  of  him 
that  is  most  unable  to  do  any  thing. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

A   GAIN,   one  preparing  himself  to  sail,  and 

Jr\-  about  to   pass  through   the   raging  waves, 

calleth  upon  a  piece  of  wood,  more  rotten  than 

the  vessel  that  carrieth  him. 

2  For  verily  desire  of  gain  devised  that,  and 
the  workman  built  it  by  liis  skill. 

3  But  thy  providence,  O  Father,  governeth 
it :  for  tliou  hast  made  a  way  in  the  sea,  and  a 
safe  path  in  tiie  waves  ; 

4  Shewing  that  thou  canst  save  from  all 
danger :  yea,  though  a  man  went  to  sea  with- 
out art! 

5  Nevertheless  thou  wouldest  not  that  the 
works  of  thy  wisdom  should  be  idle,  and  tliere- 
fore  do  men  commit  their  lives  to  a  small  piece 
of  wood,  and  passing  the  rough  sea  in  a  weak 
vessel  are  saved. 


G  For  in  the  old  time  also,  when  the  proud 
giants  perished,  the  hope  of  the  world,  governed 
by  thy  hand,  escaped  in'  a  weak  vessel,  and  left 
to  all  ages  a  seed  of  generation. 

7  For  blessed  is  the  wood  whereby  righteous- 
ness Cometh. 

8  But  that  which  is  made  with  hands  is 
cursed,  as  well  it,  as  he  that  made  it :  he,  be- 
cause he  made  it ;  and  it,  because  being  corrupti- 
ble, it  was  called  God. 

9  For  the  ungodly  and  his  ungodliness  are 
both  alike  hateful  unto  God. 

10  For  that  which  is  made  shall  be  punished 
together  with  him  that  made  it. 

11  Therefore  even' upon  the  idols  of  the  Gen- 
tiles shall  there  be  a  visitation  :  because  in  the 
creature  of  God  they  are  become  an  abomina- 
tion, and  stumbling-blocks  to  the  souls  of  men, 
and  a  snare  to  the  feet  of  the  unwise. 

12  For  the  devising  of  idols  was  the  begin- 
ning of  spiritual  fornication,  and  the  invention 
of  tliem  the  corruption  of  life. 

13  For  neither  were  they  from  the  begin- 
ning, neither  shall  they  be  for  ever. 

14  For  by  the  vain-glory  of  men  they  en- 
tered into  the  world,  and  therefore  shall  they 
come  shortly  to  an  end. 

15  For  a  father  afflicted  with  untimely  mourn- 
ing, when  he  hath  made  an  image  of  his  child 
soon  taken  away,  now  honoured  him  as  a  god, 
which  was  then  a  dead  man,  and  delivered  to 
those  that  were  under  him  ceremonies  and  sa- 
crifices. 

16  Thus  in  process  of  time  an  ungodly  cus- 
tom grown  strong  was  kept  as  a  law,  and  gra- 
ven images  were  worshipped  by  the  command 
ments  of  kings. 

17  Whom  men  could  not  honour  in  presence, 
because  they  dwelt  far  off,  they  took  the  coun- 
terfeit of  his  visage  from  far,  and  made  an  ex- 
press image  of  a  king  whom  they  honoured,  to 
the  end  that  by  this  their  forwardness  they  might 
flatter  him  that  was  absent,  as  if  he  were 
present. 

IB  Also  the  singular  diligence  of  tlie  arti- 
ficer did  help  to  set  forward  the  ignorant  to 
more  snper.stition. 

19  For  he,  peradventure,  willing  to  please 
one  in  authority,  forced  all  his  skill  to  make  the 
resemblance  of  the  best  fashion. 

20  And  so  the  multitude,  allured  by  the  grace 
of  the  work,  took  him  now  for  a  god,  which  a 
little  before  was  but  honoured  as  a  man. 

21  And  this  was  an  occasion  to  deceive  the 
world :  for  men,  serving  either  calamity  or 
tyranny,  did  ascribe  unto  stones  and  stocks  the 
incommunicable  name. 

22  Moreover,  tliis  was  not  enough  for  them, 
that  they  erred  in  the  knowledge  of  God  ;  but 
whereas  they  lived  in  tlie  great  war  of  igao- 
rance,  those  so  great  plagues  called  they  peace. 

23  For  whilst  they  slew  their  ciiildren  in  sa- 
crifices, or  used  secret  ceremonies,  or  made 
revellings  of  strange  rites  ; 

24  They  kept  neither  lives  nor  marriages  any 
longer  undefiled  :  but  either  one  slew  anotlier 
traitorously,  or  grieved  him  by  adultery. 

25  So  that  there  reigned  in  all  men  without 
exception,  blood,  manslaugliter,  theft,  and  dis- 
simulation, corruption,  unfaitlifulness,  tumults, 
perjury, 

26  Disquieting  of  good  men,  forgetfulness  of 
good  turns,  defihng  of  souls,  changing  of  kind, 
disorder  m  marriages,  adultery,  and  shameless 
uncleanness. 

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Apocrypha. 


27  For  the  worshipping  of  idols  not  to  be 
named  is  the  beginning,  the  cause,  and  the  end, 
of  all  evil. 

28  For  either  they  are  mad  when  they  be 
merry,  or  prophesy  lies,  or  live  unjustly,  or 
else  lightly  forswear  themselves. 

21)  For  insomuch  as  their  trust  is  in  idols 
which  have  no  life  ;  though  they  swear  falsely, 
yet  they  look  not  to  be  hurt. 

30  Howbeit,  for  both  causes  shall  they  be 
justly  punished :  both  because  they  thought 
not  well  of  God,  giving  heed  unto  idols,  and  also 
unjustly  swore  in  deceit,  despising  hoUness. 

31  For  it  is  not  the  power  of  them  by  whom 
they  swear :  but  it  is  the  just  vengeance  of  sin- 
ners, that  punisheth  always  the  offence  of  the 
ungodly. 

CHAP.  XV. 

BUT   thou,  O   God,  art  gracious  and  true, 
long-suffering,  and  in  mercy  ordering  all 
things. 

2  For  if  we  sin,  we  are  thine,  knowing  thy 
power  :  but  we  will  not  sin,  knowing  that  we  are 
counted  thine. 

3  For  to  know  thee  is  perfect  righteousness  : 
yea,  to  know  thy  power  is  the  root  of  immor- 
tality. 

4  For  neither  did  the  mischievous  invention 
of  men  deceive  us,  nor  an  image  spotted  with 
divers  colours,  the  painter's  fruitless  labour  ; 

5  The  sight  whereof  enticeth  fools  to  lust 
after  it,  and  so  they  desire  the  form  of  a  dead 
image,  that  hath  no  breath. 

6  Both  they  that  make  them,  they  that  desire 
them,  and  they  that  worship  them,  are  lovers  of 
evil  things,  and  are  worthy  to  have  such  things 
to  trust  upon. 

7  For  the  potter,  tempering  soft  earth,  fa- 
shioneth  every  vessel  with  much  labour  for  our 
service  :  yea,  of  the  same  clay  he  maketh  both 
the  vessels  that  serve  for  clean  uses,  and  like- 
wise also  all  such  as  serve  to  the  contrary  :  but 
what  is  the  use  of  either  sort,  the  potter  him- 
self is  the  judge. 

8  And  employing  his  labours  lewdly,  he 
maketh  a  vain  god  of  the  same  clav,  even  he 
which  a  little  before  was  made  of  earth  himself, 
and  within  a  little  wliile  after  returneth  to  the 
same,  out  of  the  which  he  was  taken,  when  his 
life  which  was  lent  him  siiall  be  demanded. 

9  Notwithstanding  his  care  is,  not  that  he 
shall  have  mucli  labour,  nor  that  his  life  is 
short :  but  striveth  to  excel  goldsmiths  and  sil- 
versmiths, and  endeavoureth  to  do  like  the  work- 
ers in  brass,  and  counteth  it  his  glory  to  make 
counterfeit  things. 

10  His  heart  is  ashes,  his  hope  is  more 
vile  than  earth,  and  his  life  of  less  value  than 
clay: 

11  Forasmuch  as  he  knew  not  his  Maker,  and 
him  tliat  inspired  into  him  an  active  soul,  and 
breathed  in  a  living  spirit. 

12  But  they  counted  our  life  a  pastime,  and 
our  time  here  a  market  for  gain :  for,  say  bhey, 
we  must  be  getting  every  way,  though  it  be  by 
evil  means. 

13  For  this  man,  that  of  earthly  matter 
maketh  brittle  vessels  and  graven  images,  know- 
eth  himself  to  offend  above  all  others. 

14  And  all  the  enemies  of  thy  people,  that 
hold  them  in  s\ibjection,  are  most  foolish,  and 
are  more  miserable  than  very  babes. 

^ "   F'or  they  counted  all  the  idols  of  the  hea 


CHAP.  XV,  XVI. 


Apocrypha. 

and  as 


le 
then  to  be  gods  :  which  neither  have  the  use  of 
eyes  to  see,  nor  noses  to  draw  breath,  nor  ears 


to  hear,  nor  fingers  of  hands  to  handle  ; 
for  their  feet,  the^.  are  slow  to  go. 

16  For  man  made  them,  and  he  that  bor- 
rowed his  own  spirit  fashioned  them  :  but  no 
man  can  make  a  god  like  unto  himself 

17  For  being  mortal,  he  worketh  a  dead  thing 
with  wicked  hands  :  for  he  himself  is  better  than 
the  things  which  he  worshippeth  :  whereas  he 
lived  once,  but  they  never. 

18  Yea,  they  worshipped  those  beasts  also  that 
are  most  hateful :  for  being  compared  too-ether, 
some  are  worse  than  others. 

19  Neither  are  they  beautiful,  so  much  as  to 
be  desired  in  respect  of  beasts  :  but  they  went 
without  the  praise  of  God  and  his  blessing. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEREFORE   by    the  like  were  they    pu- 
nished worthily,  and  by  the  multitude  of 
beasts  tormented. 

2  Instead  of  which  punishment,  dealing  gra- 
ciously with  thine  own  people,  thou  preparedst 
for  them  meat  of  a  strange  taste,  even  quails  to 
stir  up  their  appetite  : 

3  To  the  end  that  they,  desiring  food,  might, 
for  the  ugly  sight  of  the  beasts  sent  among 
them,  loathe  even  that  which  they  must  needs 
desire  ;  but  these,  suffering  penury  for  a  short 
space,  might  be  made  partakers  of  a  strange 
taste. 

4  For  it  was  requisite,  that  upon  them  ex- 
ercising tyranny  should  come  penury,  which 
they  could  not  avoid  :  but  to  these  it  should 
only  be  shewed  how  their  enemies  were  tor 
mented. 

5  For  when  the  horrible  fierceness  of  beasts 
came  upon  these,  and  they  perished  with  the 
stings  of  crooked  serpents,  thy  wrath  endured 
not  for  ever  : 

6  But  they  were  troubled  for  a  small  season, 
that  they  might  be  admonished,  having  a  sign 
of  salvation,  to  put  them  in  remembrance  of 
the  commandment  of  thy  law. 

7  For  he  that  turned  himself  toward  it  was 
not  saved  by  the  thing  that  he  saw,  but  by  thee, 
that  art  the  Saviour  of  all. 

8  And  in  this  thou  madest  thine  enemies  con- 
fess, that  it  is  thou  who  deliverest  from  all  evil : 

9  For  them  the  bitings  of  grasshoppers  and 
flies  killed,  neither  was  there  found  any  reme- 
dy for  their  life  :  for  they  were  worthy  to  be 
punished  by  such. 

10  But  thy  sons  not  the  very  teeth  of  venom- 
ous dragons  overcame  :  for  thy  mercy  was  ever 
by  them,  and  healed  them. 

11  For  they  were  pricked,  that  they  should 
remember  thy  words  ;  and  were  quickly  saved, 
that  not  falling  into  deep  forgetfulness,  they 
might  be  continually  mindful  of  thy  goodness. 

12  For  it  was  neither  herb,  nor  mollifying 
plaster  that  restored  them  to  health :  but  thy 
word,  O  Lord,  which  healeth  all  things. 

13  For  thou  hast  power  of  life  and  death  : 
thou  leadest  to  the  gates  of  hell,  and  bringest  up 
again. 

14  A  man  indeed  killeth  through  his  malice  : 
and  the  spirit,  when  it  is  gone  fortli,  returneth 
not ;  neither  the  soul  received  up  conieth  again. 

15  But  it  is  not  possible  to  escape  thine  hand. 

16  For  the  ungodly,  that  denied  to  know 
thee,  were  scourged  by  the  strength  of  thino 
arm  :  with  strange  rains,  hails,  and  showers, 
were  they  persecuted,  that  they  could  not  avoid  ; 
and  through  fire  were  they  consumed. 

17  For,  which  is  most  to  be  wondered  at, 
the    fire    had   more    force   in   the   water,  that 

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JlpocrypJia.  WISDOM 

quencheth  all  things :  for  the  world  fightetli  .or 
the  righteous. 

18  For  some  time  the  flame  was  mitigated, 
that  it  might  not  burn  up  the  beasts  that  were 
sent  against  the  ungodly  ;  but  themselves  might 
see  and  perceive  that  they  were  persecuted  with 
the  judgment  of  God. 

19  And  at  another  time  it  burneth  even  in 
the  midst  of  water  above  the  power  of  fire, 
that  it  might  destroy  the  fruits  of  an  unjust 
land. 

20  Instead  whereof  thou  feddest  thine  own 
people  with  angels'  food,  and  didst  send  them 
from  heaven  bread  prepared  without  their  la- 
bour, able  to  content  every  man's  delight,  and 
agreeing  to  every  taste. 

°2l  For  thy  sustenance  declared  thy  sweet- 
ness unto  thy  children,  and  serving  to  tlie  appe- 
tite of  the  eater,  tempered  itself  to  every  man's 
liking. 

22  But  snow  and  ice  endured  the  fire,  and 
melted  not,  that  they  might  know  that  fire 
burning  in  the  hail,  and  sparkling  in  the  rain, 
did  destroy  the  fruits  of  the  enemies. 

23  But  this  again  did  even  forget  his  own 
strength,  that  the  righteous  might  be  nourislied. 

24  For  the  creature  that  serveth  thee,  who 
art  the  Maker,  increaseth  his  strength  against 
the  unrighteous  for  their  punishment,  and  abat- 
eth  his  strength  for  the  benefit  of  such  as  put 
their  trust  in  thee. 

23  Therefore  even  then  was  it  altered  into 
all  fashions,  and  was  obedient  to  thy  grace,  that 
nourishoth  all  things,  according  to  the  desire  of 
them  that  had  need  : 

2G  That  thy  children,  O  Lord,    wiiom  thou 
lovest,  might  "know,  that  it  is  not  the  growing 
of  fruits,  that  nourisheth  man  :  but  tiiat  it  is  thy 
word,  which    preserveth  tliem    that    put    the' 
trust  in  thee. 

27  For  that  which  was  not  destroyed  of  the 
fire,  being  warmed  with  a  little  sun-beam,  soon 
melted  away : 

28  That  it  might  be  known,  that  we  must 
prevent  the  sun  to  give  thee  thanks,  and  at  the 
day-spring  pray  unto  thee. 

29  For  the  hope  of  the  unthankful  shall  melt 
away  as  the  winter's  hoar  frost,  and  shall  run 
away  as  unprofitable  water. 

CHAP.  XVII. 
OOR  great   are  thy  judgments,  and   cannot 
.1-      be  expressed :  therefore   unnurtured  souls 
have  erred. 

2  For  when  unrighteous  men  thought  to  op- 
press the  holy  nation  ;  they  being  shut  up  in 
their  houses,  the  prisoners  of  darkness,  and  fet- 
tered with  the  bonds  of  a  long  night,  lay  [there] 
exiled  from  the  eternal  providence. 

3  For  while  they  supposed  to  lie  hid  in  their 
secret  sins,  they  were  scattered  under  a  dark 
vail  of  forgetfulness,  being  horribly  astonished 
and  troubled  with  [strange]  apparitions. 

4  For  neither  mitrht  the  corner  that  held 
them  keep  them  from  fear :  but  noises  [as  of 
waters]  falling  down  sounded  about  them,  and 
sad  visions  appeared  unto  them  with  heavy 
countenances. 

5  No  power  of  the  fire  might  give  them  light : 
neither  could  the  bright  flames  of  the  stars  en- 
dure to  lighten  that  horrible  night. 

(j  Only  there  appeared  unto  them  a  fire  kin- 
dled of  itself,  very  dreadful :  for  being  much 
terrified,  they  thought  the  things  which  they 
saw  to  be  worse  than  the  sight  they  saw  not. 

7  As  for  the  illusions  of  art  magic,  they  were 


F  SOLOMON.  Afocrypha. 

put  down,  and  their  vaunting  in  wisdom  was  re 


proved  with  disgrace. 

8  Tor  they  that  promised  to  drive  away  ter- 
rors anu  troubles  from  a  sick  soul,  were  sick 
themselves  ,:>f  fear,  worthy  to  be  laughed  at. 

9  For  though  no  terrible  thing  did  fear  them  ; 
yet  being  scarea  with  beasts  that  passed  by, 
and  hissing  of  serpents, 

10  They  died  for  fear,  denying  that  they  saw 
the  air,  which  could  of  no  side  be  avoided. 

11  For  wickedness,  condemned  by  her  own 
witness,  is  very  timorous,  and  being  pressed 
with  conscience,  always  forecasteth  grievous 
thino-s. 

12  For  fear  is  notMng  else  but  a  betraying 
of  the  succours  which  reason  offereth. 

13  And  the  expectation  from  within,  being 
less,  counteth  the  ignorance  more  than  the  cause 
which  bringeth  the  torment. 

14  But  they  sleeping  the  same  sleep  that  night, 
which  was  indeed  intolerable,  and  which  came 
upon  them  out  of  the  bottoms  of  inevitable  hell, 

1.5  Were  partly  ve.xed  with  monstrous  appa- 
ritions, and  partly  fainted,  their  heart  failing 
them  :  for  a  sudden  fear,  and  not  looked  for, 
came  upon  them. 

If)  So  then  whosoever  there  fell  down  was 
straitly  kept,  shut  up  in   a  prison   without  iron 

17  For  whether  he  were  husbandman,  or 
shepherd,  or  a  labourer  in  the  field,  he  was  over- 
taken, and  endured  that  necessity,  which  could 
not  be  avoided  :  for  they  were  all  bound  with 
one  chain  of  darkness. 

18  Whether  it  were  a  whistling  wind,  or  a 
melodious  noise  of  birds  among  the  spreading 
branches,  or  a  pleasing  fall  of  water  running 
violently, 

19  Or  a  terrible  sound  of  stones  cast  down, 
or  a  running  that  could  not  be  seen  of  skipping 
beasts,  or  a  roaring  voice  of  most  savage  wild 
beasts,  or  a  rebounding  echo  from  the  hollow 
mountains;  these  tilings  made  them  to  swoon 
for  fear. 

20  For  the  whole  world  shined  with  clear 
light,  and  none  were  hindered  in  their  labour  : 

°21  Over  them  only  was  spread  a  heavy  night, 
an  image  of  that  darkness  which  should  after- 
ward receive  them  :  but  yet  were  they  unto 
themselves  more  grievous  than  the  darkness. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 
IVI EVERTHELESS  thy  saints  had  a  very 
i- 1  great  light,  whose  voice  they  hearing,  and 
not  seeing  their  shape,  because  they  also  had  not 
suffered  The  same  things,  they  counted  them 
happy. 

2  But  for  that  they  did  not  hurt  them  now, 
of  whom  they  had  been  wronged  before,  they 
thanked  them,  and  besought  them  pardon  for 
that  they  had  been  enemies. 

3  Instead  whereof  thou  gavest  them  a  burn- 
ing pillar  of  fire,  both  to  be  a  guide  of  the  un- 
known iourney,  and  a  harmless  sun  to  entertain 
them  honourably. 

4  For  they  were  worthy  to  be  deprived  of 
light,  and  imprisoned  in  darkness,  who  had 
kept  thy  sons  shut  up,  by  whom  the  uncorrupt 
light  ofthe  law  was  to  be  given  unto  the  world. 

"5  And  when  they  had  determined  to  slay  the 
babes  of  the  saints,  one  child  being  cast  forth, 
and  saved,  to  reprove  them,  thou  tookest  away 
the  multitude  of  their  children,  and  destroyedst 
them  altogether  in  a  mighty  water. 

0    Of  that  night  were  our  fathers    certified 
afore,  that  assuredly  knowing  unto  what  oaths 
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they  had  given  credence,  they  miglit  afterward 
be  of  good  cheer. 

7  So  of  thy  people  was  accepted  both  the  sal- 
vation of  the  righteous,  and  destruction  of  the 
enemies. 

8  For  wherewith  thou  didst  punish  our  ad- 
versaries, by  the  same  thou  didst  glorify  us, 
whom  thou  hadst  called. 

9  For  the  righteous  children  of  good  men  did 
sacrifice  secretly,  and  with  one  consent  made  a 
holy  law,  that  the  saints  should  be  alike  par- 
takers of  the  same  good  and  evil,  the  fathers  now 
singing  out  the  songs  of  praise. 

10  But  on  the  other  side  there  sounded  an 
ill-according  cry  of  the  enemies,  and  a  la- 
mentable noise  was  carried  abroad  for  chil- 
dren that  were  bewailed. 

]  1  The  master  and  the  servant  were  punish- 
ed after  one  manner  ;  and  like  as  the  king,  so 
suffered  the  common  person. 

12  So  they  all  together  had  innumerable  dead 
with  one  kind  of  death  ;  neither  were  the  living 
sufficient  to  bury  them  :  for  in  one  moment  the 
noblest  offspring  of  them  was  destroyed. 

13  For  whereas  they  would  not  believe  any 
thing  by  reason  of  the  enchantments  ;  upon  the 
destruction  of  the  first-born,  they  acknowledged 
this  people  to  be  the  sons  of  God. 

14  For  while  all  things  were  in  quiet  silence, 
and  that  night  was  in  the  midst  of  her  swift 
course, 

15  Thine  Almighty  word  leaped  down  from 
heaven  out  of  thy  royal  throne,  as  a  fierce  man 
of  war  into  the  midst  of  a  land  of  destruction, 

16  And  brought  thine  unfeigned  command- 
ment as  a  sharp  sword,  and  standing  up  filled 
all  things  with  death ;  and  it  touched  the  hea- 
ven, but  it  stood  upon  the  earth. 

17  Then  suddenly  visions  of  horrible  dreams 
troubled  them  sore,  and  terrors  came  upon  them 
unlocked  for. 

18  And  one  thrown  here,  and  another  there, 
half  dead,  shewed  the  cause  of  his  death. 

19  For  the  dreams  that  troubled  them  did  fore- 
shew  this,  lest  they  should  perish,  and  not  know 
why  they  were  atflictod. 

20  Yea,  the  tasting  of  death  touched  the 
righteous  also,  and  there  was  a  destruction  of 
the  multitude  in  the  wilderness  :  but  the  wrath 
endured  not  long. 

21  For  then  the  blameless  man  made  haste, 
and  stood  forth  to  defend  them  ;  and  bringing 
the  shield  of  his  proper  ministry,  even  prayer, 
and  the  propitiation  of  incense,  set  himself 
against  the  wrath,  and  so  brought  the  calamity 
to  an  end,  declaring  that  he  was  thy  servant. 

22  So  he  overcame  the  destroyer,  not  with 
strength  of  body,  nor  force  of  arms,  but  with  a 
word  subdued  he  him  that  punished,  alleging 
the  oaths  and  covenants  made  with  the  fathers. 

2Z  For  when  the  dead  were  now  fallen  down 
by  heaps  one  upon  another,  standing  between, 
he  stayed  the  wrath,  and  parted  the  way  to  the 
living. 

24  For  in  the  long  garment  was  the  whole 
world,  and  in  the  four  rows  of  the  stones  was 
the  glory  of  the  fathers  graven,  and  thy  Ma- 
jesty upon  the  diadem  of  his  head. 

25  Unto  these  the  destroyer  gave  place,  and 
was  afraid  of  them  :  for  it  was  enough  that 
they  only  tasted  of  the  wrath. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

AS  for  the  ungodly,  wrath  came   upon  them 
without  mercy  unto  the  end  :  for  he  knew 
before  what  they  would  do ; 


XIX.  Apocrypha. 

2  How  that  having  given  them  leave  to  de- 
part, and  sent  them  hastily  away,  they  would 
repent,  and  pursue  them. 

'.i  For  whilst  they  were  yet  mourning  and 
making  lamentation  at  the  graves  of  the  dead, 
they  added  another  foolish  device,  and  pursued 
them  as  fugitives,  whom  they  had  entreated  to 
be  gone. 

4  For  the  destiny,  whereof  they  were  wor- 
thy, drew  them  unto  this  end,  and  made  them 
forget  the  things  that  had  already  happened, 
that  they  might  fulfil  the  punishment  which 
was  wanting  to  their  torments : 

5  And  that  thy  people  might  pass  a  wonder- 
ful way  :  but  they  might  find  a  strange  death. 

6  For  the  whole  creature  in  his  proper  kind 
was  fashioned  again  anew,  serving  the  pe- 
culiar commandments  that  were  given  unto 
them,  that  thy  children  might  be  kept  without 
hurt : 

7  As  namely,  a  cloud  shadowing  the  camp  ; 
and  where  water  stood  before,  dry  land  ap- 
peared ;  and  out  of  the  Pied  Sea  a  way  without 
impediment ;  and  out  of  the  violent  stream  a 
green  field : 

8  Wherethrough  all  the  people  v/ent  that 
were  defended  witii  thy  hand,  seeing  thy  mar- 
vellous strange  wonders. 

9  For  they  went  at  large  like  horses,  and 
leaped  like  lambs,  praising  thee,  O  Lord,  who 
hadst  delivered  them. 

10  For  they  were  yet  mindful  of  the  things 
that  were  done  while  they  sojourned  in  the 
strange  land,  how  the  ground  brought  forth 
flies  instead  of  cattle,  and  how  the  river  cast 
up  a  multitude  of  frogs  instead  of  fishes. 

11  But  afterward  they  saw  a  new  generation 
of  fowls,  when,  being  led  with  their  appetite, 
they  asked  delicate  meats. 

12  For  quails  came  up  unto  them  from  the 
sea,  for  their  contentment. 

13  And  punishments  came  upon  the  sinners, 
not  without  former  signs  by  the  force  of  thun- 
ders :  for  they  suffered  justly  according  to  their 
own  wickedness,  insomuch  as  they  used  a  more 
hard  and  hateful  behaviour  toward  strangers. 

14  For  the  Sodomites  did  not  receive  those, 
whom  they  knew  not  when  they  came :  but 
tJiese  brought  friends  into  bondage,  that  had 
well  deserved  of  them. 

15  And  not  only  so,  but  peradventure  some 
respect  shall  be  had  of  those,  because  they  used 
strangers  not  friendly : 

16  But  these  ver}'  grievously  afflicted  them, 
whom  they  had  received  with  feastings,  and 
were  already  made  partakers  of  the  same  laws 
with  them. 

17  Therefore  even  with  blindness  were  these 
stricken,  as  those  were  at  the  doors  of  the  right- 
eous man :  when,  being  compassed  about  with 
horrible  great  darkness,  every  one  sought  the 
passage  of  his  own  doors. 

18  For  the  elements  were  changed  in  them- 
selves by  a  kind  of  harmony,  like  as,  in  a  psal- 
tery, notes  change  the  name  of  the  tune,  and 
yet  are  always  sounds ;  which  may  well  be 
perceived  by  the  sight  of  the  things  that  have 
been  done. 

19  For  earthly  things  were  turned  into  wa- 
tery, and  the  things  that  before  swam  in  the 
water,  now  went  upon  the  ground. 

20  The  fire  had  power  in  the  water,  forget- 
tino-  his  own  virtue  :  and  the  water  forgat  his 
own  quenching  nature. 

21  On  the  other  side,  the  flames  wasted  not 

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Apocrypha. 
the  flesh  of  the  corruptible  living  things,  though 
they  walked  therein  ;  neither   melted   they  the 
icy  kind  of  heavenly  meat,  that  vfas  of  nature 
apt  to  melt. 


ECCLESIASTICUS.  Jlpocrypha. 

22  For  in  all  things,  O  Lord,  thou  didst  mag- 
nify thy  people,  and  glorify  them,  neither  didst 
thou  lightly  regard  them  :  but  didst  assist  them 
in  every  time  and  place. 


1[  The  Wisdom  of  JESUS  the  Son  of  SIRACH, 


OR, 

ECCLESIASTICUS. 
A  Prologue  made  by  an  uncertain  Author. 

THIS  Jesus  was  the  son  of  Sirach,  and  grandchild  to  Jesus  of  the  same  name  with  him  :  this 
man  therefore  lived  in  the  latter  times,  after  the  people  had  been  led  away  captive,  and 
called  home  again,  and  almost  after  all  the  prophets.  Now  his  grandfather  Jesus,  as  he  himself 
witnesseth,  was  a  man  of  great  diligence  and  wisdom  among  the  Hebrews,  who  did  not  only 
gather  the  grave  and  short  sentences  of  wise  men,  that  had  been  before  him,  but  himself  also 
uttered  some  of  his  own,  full  of  much  understanding  and  wisdom.  When  as  therefore  the  first 
Jesus  died,  leaving  this  book  almost  perfected,  Sirach  his  son  receiving  it  after  him,  left  it  to  his 
own  son  Jesus,  who  having  gotten  it  into  his  hands,  compiled  it  all  orderly  into  one  volume,  and 
called  it  Wisdom,  entitling  it  both  by  his  own  name,  his  father's  name,  and  his  grandfather's  ; 
alluring  the  jiearer  by  the  very  name  of  Wisdom,  to  have  a  greater  love  to  the  study  of  this  book. 
It  containeth  therefore  wise  sayings,  dark  sentences,  and  parables,  and  certain  particular  ancient 
godly  stories  of  men  that  pleased  God  ;  also  liis  prayer  and  song  ;  moreover,  what  benefits  God 
had  vouchsafed  his  people,  and  what  plagues  he  had  heaped  upon  their  enemies.  This  Jesus  did 
imitate  Solomon,  and  was  no  less  famous  for  wisdom  and  learning,  both  being  indeed  a  man  of 
great  learning,  and  so  reputed  also. 

The  Prologue  of  the  Wisdom  of  JESUS,  the  son  of  SIRACH. 

WHEREAS  many  and  great  things  have  been  delivered  unto  us  by  the  law  and  the  prophets,  • 
and  by  others  that  have  followed  their  steps,  for  the  which  things  Isrtiel  ought  to  be  com- 
mended for  learning  and  wisdom  ;  and  whereof  not  only  the  readers  must  needs  become  skilful 
themselves,  but  also  they  that  desire  to  learn  be  able  to  profit  them  wliich  are  without,  both  by 
speaking  and  writing  :  my  grandfather  Jesus,  when  he  had  much  given  himself  to  the  reading 
of  the  law,  and  the  prophets,  and  other  books  of  our  fathers,  and  had  gotten  therein  good  judg- 
ment, was  drawn  on  also  himself  to  write  something  pertaining  to  learning  and  wisdom  ;  to  the 
intent  that  those  wJiich  are  desirous  to  learn,  and  are  addicted  to  these  things,  might  profit  much 
more  in  living  according  to  the  law.  Wherefore  let  me  entreat  you  to  read  it  with  favour  and 
attention,  and  to  ])ardon  us,  wherein  we  may  seem  to  come  short  of  some  words  which  we  have 
laboured  to  interpret.  For  the  same  things  uttered  in  Hebrew,  and  translated  into  another 
tono-ue,  have  not  the  same  force  in  them  :  and  not  only  these  things,  but  the  law  itself,  and  the 
prophets,  and  the  rest  of  the  books,  have  no  small  diflference,  when  they  are  spoken  in  their  own 
language.  For  in  the  eight  and  thirtieth  year  coming  into  Egypt,  when  Euergetes  was  king, 
and  continuing  there  some  time,  I  found  a  book  of  no  small  learning  :  therefore  I  thought  it  most 
necessary  for  me  to  bestow  some  diligence  and  travail  to  interpret  it ;  using  great  watchfulness 
and  skill  in  that  space  to  bring  the  book  to  an  end,  and  set  it  forth  for  them  also,  which  in  a 
strange  country  are  willing  to  learn,  being  prepared  before  in  manners  to  live  after  the  law. 


CHAP.  I. 

ALL  wisdom   cometh  from   the   Lord,  and  is 
with  liim  for  ever. 

2  Wlio  can  number  the  sand  of  the  sea,  and 
the  drops  of  rain,  and  the  days  of  eternity  .'' 

3  Who  can  find  out  the  height  of  heaven, 
and  the  breadth  of  the  earth,  and  the  deep,  and 
wisdom  ? 

4  Wisdom  hath  been  created  before  all  things, 
and  the  understanding  of  prudence  from  ever- 
lasting. 

5  The  word  of  God  most  high  is  the  fountain 
of  wisdom  ;  and  her  ways  are  everlasting  com- 
mandments. 

6  To  whom  hath  the  root  of  wisdom  been  re- 
vealed .''  or  who  hath  known  her  wise  coun- 
sels P 

7  [Unto  whom  hath  the  knowledge  of  wis- 
dom been  made  manifest  ?  and  who  hath  under- 
stood her  great  experience  .'] 

8  There  is  one  wise  and  greatly  to  be  feared, 
the  Lord  sitting  upon  his  throne. 


9  He  created  her,  and  saw  her,  and  numbered 
her,  and  poured  her  out  upon  all  his  works. 

10  She  is  with  all  flesh  according  to  his  gift, 
and  he  hath  given  her  to  them  that  love  him. 

11  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  honour,  and  glory, 
and  gladness,  and  a  crown  of  rejoicing. 

12  The  fear  of  the  Lord  maketh  a  merry 
heart,  and  giveth  joy,  and  gladness,  and  a  long 
life. 

13  Whoso  feareth  the  Lord,  it  shall  go  well 
with  him  at  the  last,  and  he  shall  find  favour  in 
the  day  of  his  death. 

14  To  fear  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wis- 
dom :  and  it  was  created  with  the  faithful  in  the 
womb. 

15  She  hath  built  an  everlasting  foundation 
with  men,  and  she  shall  continue  with  their 
seed. 

16  To  fear  the  Lord  is  fulness  of  wisdom,  and 
filleth  men  with  her  fruits. 

17  She  filleth  all  their  house  with  things  de- 
sirable, and  the  garners  with  her  increase. 

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Apocrypha.  CHAP. 

18  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a  crown  of  wisdom, 
making  peace  and  perfect  health  to  flourish ; 
both  which  are  the  gifts  of  God  :  and  it  enlargeth 
their  rejoicing  that  love  him. 

19  Wisdom  raineth  down  skill  and  knowledge 
of  understanding,  and  exalteth  them  to  honour 
that  hold  her  fast. 

20  The  root  of  wisdom  is  to  fear  the  Lord, 
and  the  branches  thereof  are  long  life. 

21  The  fear  of  the  Lord  driveth  away  sins  : 
and  where  it  is  present,  it  turneth  away  wrath. 

22  A  furious  man  cannot  be  justified  ;  for  the 
sway  of  his  fury  shall  be  his  destruction. 

23  A  patient  man  will  bear  for  a  time,  and 
afterward  joy  shall  spring  up  unto  him. 

24  He  will  hide  his  words  for  a  time,  and  the 
lips  of  many  shall  declare  his  wisdom. 

25  The  parables  of  knowledge  are  in  the  trea- 
sures of  wisdom  :  but  godliness  is  an  abomina- 
tion to  a  sinner. 

26  If  thou  desire  wisdom,  keep  the  command- 
ments, and  the  Lord  shall  give  her  unto  thee. 

27  For  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  wisdom  and 
instruction :  and  faith  and  meekness  are  his 
delight. 

28  Distrust  not  the  fear  of  the  Lord  when 
thou  art  poor :  and  come  not  unto  him  with  a 
double  heart. 

29  Be  not  an  hypocrite  in  the  sight  of  men, 
and  take  good  heed  what  thou  speakest. 

30  Exalt  not  thyself,  lest  thou  fall,  and  bring 
dishonour  upon  thy  soul,  and  so  God  discover 
thy  secrets,  and  cast  thee  down  in  the  midst  of 
the  congregation,  because  thou  earnest  not  in 
truth  to  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  but  thy  heart  is 
full  of  deceit. 

CHAP.  n. 

MY  son,  if  thou  come  to  serve  the  Lord,  pre- 
pare thy  soul  for  temptation. 

2  Set  thy  heart  aright,  and  constantly  endure, 
and  make  not  haste  in  time  of  trouble. 

3  Cleave  imto  him,  and  depart  not  away,  that 
thou  mayest  be  increased  at  thy  last  end. 

4  Whatsoever  is  brought  upon  thee,  take 
cTieerfully,  and  be  patient  when  thou  art  changed 
to  a  low  estate. 

5  For  gold  is  tried  in  the  fire,  and  acceptable 
men  in  the  furnace  of  adversity. 

(j  Believe  in  him,  and  he  will  help  thee  ;  order 
thy  way  aright,  and  trust  in  him. 

7  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  wait  for  his  mercy ; 
and  go  not  aside,  lest  ye  fall. 

8  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  believe  him  ;  and 
your  reward  shall  not  fail. 

9  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  hope  for  good,  and 
for  everlasting  joy  and  mercy. 

10  Look  at  the  generations  of  old,  and  see  ; 
did  ever  any  trust  in  the  Lord,  and  was  con- 
founded i  or  did  any  abide  in  his  fear,  and  was 
forsaken  ?  or  whom  did  he  ever  despise,  that 
called  upon  him  .'' 

11  For  the  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and 
mercy,  long-suffering,  and  very  pitiful,  and  for- 
giveth  sins,  and  saveth  in  time  of  affliction. 

12  Wo  be  to  fearful  hearts,  and  faint  hands, 
and  the  sinner  that  goeth  two  ways  ! 

13  Wo  unto  him  that  is  faint-hearted  !  for  he 
believeth  not ;  therefore  shall  he  not  be  de- 
fended. 

14  Wo  unto  you  that  have  lost  patience  !  and 
what  will  ye  do  when  the   Lord  shall  visit  you  ? 

15  They  that  fear  the  Lord  will  not  disobey 
his  word  ;  and  they  that  love  him  will  keep  his 
ways. 

16  They  that  fear  the  Lord  will  seek  that 


II,  III.  Apocrypha 

which  is  well-pleasing  unto  him  ;  and  they  that 
love  him  shall  be  filled  with  the  law. 

17  They  that  fear  the  Lord  will  prepare  their 
hearts,  and  humble  their  souls  in  his  sight, 

18  Saying,  We  will  fall  into  the  hands  of 
the  Lord,  and  not  into  the  hands  of  men  :  for 
as  his  majesty  is.  so  is  his  mercy. 

'  CHAP.  HI. 

HEAR    me    your    father,   O    children,    and 
do  thereafter,  that  ye  may  be  safe. 

2  For  the  Lord  hath  given  the  father  honour 
over  the  children,  and  hath  confirmed  the  au- 
thority of  the  mother  over  the  sons. 

3  Whoso  honoureth  his  father  maketh  an 
atonement  for  his  sins : 

4  And  he  that  honoureth  his  mother  is  as  one 
that  layeth  up  treasure. 

5  Whoso  honoureth  his  father  shall  have  joy 
of  his  own  children  ;  and  when  he  maketh  his 
prayer,  he  shall  be  heard. 

6  He  that  honoureth  his  father  shall  have  a 
long  life  ;  and  he  that  is  obedient  unto  the 
Lord  shall  be  a  comfort  to  his  mother. 

7  He  that  feareth  the  Lord  will  honour  his 
father,  and  will  do  service  unto  his  parents,  as 
to  his  masters. 

8  Honour  thy  father  and  mother  both  in  word 
and  deed,  that  a  blessing  may  come  upon  thee 
from  them. 

9  For  the  blessing  of  the  father  establisheth 
the  houses  of  children  ;  but  the  curse  of  the  mo- 
ther rooteth  out  foundations. 

10  Glory  not  in  the  dishonour  of  thy  father ; 
for  thy  father's  dishonour  is  no  glory  unto  thee. 

1 1  For  the  glory  of  a  man  is  from  the  honour 
of  his  father ;  and  a  mother  in  dishonour  is  a 
reproach  to  the  children. 

12  My  son,  help  thy  father  in  his  age,  and 
grieve  him  not  as  long  as  he  liveth. 

13  And  if  his  understanding  fail,  have  pa- 
tience with  him ;  and  despise  him  not  when 
thou  art  in  thy  full  strength. 

14  For  the  relieving  of  thy  father  shall  not 
be  forgotten  :  and  instead  of  sins  it  shall  be 
added  to  build  thee  up. 

15  In  the  day  of  thine  affliction  it  shall  be 
remembered  ;  thy  sins  also  shall  melt  away,  as 
the  ice  in  the  fair  warm  weather. 

16  He  that  forsaketh  his  father  is  as  a  blas- 
phemer ;  and  he  that  angereth  his  mother  is 
cursed  of  God. 

17  My  son,  go  on  with  thy  business  in  meek- 
ness ;  so  shalt  thou  be  beloved  of  him  that  is 
approved. 

18  The  greater  thou  art,  the  more  humble 
thyself,  and  thou  shalt  find  favour  before  the 
Lord. 

19  Many  are  in  high  place,  and  of  renown: 
but  mysteries  are  revealed  unto  the  meek. 

20  For  the  power  of  the  Lord  is  great,  and 
he  is  honoured  of  the  lowly. 

21  Seek  not  out  the  things  that  are  too  hard 
for  thee,  neither  search  the  things  that  are 
above  thy  strength. 

22  But  what  is  commanded  thee,  think  there- 
upon icith  reverence  ;  for  it  is  not  needful  for 
thee  to  see  loith  thine  eyes  tlie  things  that  are 
in  secret. 

23  Be  not  curious  in  unnecessary  matters: 
for  more  things  are  shewed  unto  thee  than  men 
understand. 

24  For  many  are  deceived  by  their  own  vain 
opinion ;  and  an  evil  suspicion  hath  overthrown 
their  jvidgment. 

25  Without  eyes  thou  shalt  want  light :  pro- 


Apocrypha.  ECCLESIASTICUS 

fess  not  the  knowledge  therefore  that  thou  hast 
not. 

26  A  stubborn  heart  shall  fare  evil  at  the 
.last;    and   he  that  loveth    danger  shall  perish 

therein. 

27  An  obstinate  heart  shall  be  laden  with 
sorrows  :  and  the  wicked  man  shall  heap  sin 
upon  sin. 

28  In  the  punishment  of  the  proud  there  is  no 
remedy  ;  for  the  plant  of  wickedness  hath  taken 
root  in  him. 

29  The  heart  of  the  prudent  will  understand 
a  parable  ;  and  an  attentive  ear  is  the  desire  of 
a  wise  man. 

30  Water  will  quench  a  flaming  fire;  and 
alms  maketh  an  atonement  for  sins. 

31  And  he  that  requiteth  good  turns  is  mind- 
ful of  that  which  may  come  hereafter  ;  and 
when  he  falleth,  he  shall  find  a  stay. 

CHAP.  IV. 

MY  son,  defraud  not  the  poor  of  his  living, 
and  make  not    the    needy  eyes    to  wait 
long. 

2  Make  not  an  hungry  soul  sorrowful ;  nei- 
ther provoke  a  man  in  his  distress. 

3  Add  not  more  trouble  to  an  heart  that  is 
vexed  ;  and  defer  not  to  give  to  him  that  is  in 
need. 

4  Reject  not  the  supplication  of  the  afflicted  ; 
neither  turn  away  tliy  face  from  a  poor  man. 

5  Turn  not  away  thine  eye  from  the  needy, 
and  give  him  none  occasion  to  curse  thee  : 

6  For  if  he  curse  thee  in  the  bitterness  of  liis 
soul,  his  prayer  shall  be  heard  of  him  that  made 
him. 

7  Get  thyself  the  love  of  the  congregation, 
and  bow  thy  head  to  a  great  man. 

8  Let  it  not  grieve  thee  to  bow  down  thine 
ear  to  the  poor,  and  give  him  a  friendly  answer 
with  meekness. 

9  Deliver  him  that  sufliBreth  wrong  from  the 
hand  of  the  oppressor  ;  and  be  not  faint-hearted 
when  thou  sittest  in  judgment. 

10  Bo  as  a  father  unto  the  fatherless,  and  in 
stead  of  an  husband  unto  their  mother  :  so  shalt 
thou  be  as  the  son  of  the  Most  High,  and  lie  shall 
love  thee  more  than  thy  mother  doth. 

11  Wisdom  exalteth'her  children,  and  layeth 
hold  of  them  that  seek  her. 

12  He  that  loveth  her  loveth  life  ;  and  they 
that  seek  to  her  early  shall  be  filled  with  joy. 

13  He  that  holdeth  her  fast  shall  inherit 
glory  ;  and  wheresoever  she  entereth,  the  Lord 
will  bless. 

14  They  that  serve  her  shall  minister  to  the 
Holy  One  :  and  them  that  love  her  the  Lord 
doth  love.  ,    „    •    J 

15  Whoso  giveth  ear  unto  her,  shall  judge 
the  nations :  and  he  that  attendeth  unto  her  sliall 
dwell  securely. 

16  If  a  man  commit  himself  unto  her  he  shall 
inherit  her  ;  and  his  generation  shall  hold  her  in 


possession. 

17  For  at  the  first  she  will  walk  with  him 


by  crooked  ways,  and  bring  fear  and  dread  upon 
him,  and  torment  him  with  her  discipline,  until 
she  may  trust  his  soul,  and  try  him  by  her  laws. 

18  Then  will  she  return  the  straight  way  unto 
him,  and  comfort  him,  and  shew  him  her  secrets. 

19  But  if  he  go  wrong,  she  will  forsake  him, 
and  give  him  over  to  his  own  ruin. 

20  Observe  the  opportunity,  and  beware  of 
evil ;  and  be  not  ashamed  when  it  concerneth 

ir°Fo>  there  is  a  shame  that  bringeth  sin;  I  fruit,  and  leave  thyself  as  a  dry  tree. 


Jlpocrypha. 
and  there  is  a  shame  which  is  glory  and  grace. 

22  Accept  no  person  against  thy  soul,  and 
let  not  the  reverence  of  any  man  cause  thee 
to  fall. 

23  And  refrain  not  to  speak,  when  there  is 
occasion  to  do  good,  and  hide  not  thy  wisdom  in 
her  beauty. 

24  For  by  speech  wisdom  shall  be  known: 
and  learning  by  the  word  of  the  tongue. 

25  In  no  wise  speak  against  the  truth  ;  but 
be  abashed  of  the  error  of  thine  ignorance. 

26  Be  not  ashamed  to  confess  thy  sins  ;  and 
force  not  the  course  of  the  river. 

27  Make  not  thyself  an  underling  to  a  foolisli 
man ;  neither  accept  the  person  of  the  mighty. 

28  Strive  for  the  truth  unto  death,  and  the 
Lord  shall  fight  for  thee. 

29  Be  not  hasty  in  thy  tongue,  and  in  thy 
deeds  slack  and  remiss. 

30  Be  not  as  a  lion  in  thy  house,  nor  frantic 
among  thy  servants. 

31  Let  not  thine  hand  be  stretched  out  to  re- 
ceive, and  shut  when  thou  shouldest  repay. 

CHAP.  V. 

SET  not  thy  heart  upon  thy  goods  ;  and  say 
not,  I  have  enough  for  my  life. 

2  Follow  not  thine  own  mind  and  thy  strength, 
to  walk  in  the  ways  of  thy  heart : 

3  And  say  not,'Who  shall  control  me  for  my 
works.?  for  the  Lord  will  surely  revenge  thy 
pride. 

4  Say  not,  I  have  sinned,  and  what  harm  hath 
happened  unto  me."  for  the  Lord  is  long-suf- 
fering, he  will  in  no  wise  let  thee  go. 

5  Concerning  propitiation,  be  not  without 
fear  to  add  sin  unto  sin  : 

6  And  say  not,  His  mercy  is  great ;  he  will 
be  pacified  for  the  multitude  of  my  sins :  for 
mercy  and  wrath  come  from  him,  and  his  in- 
dignation resteth  upon  sinners. 

7  Make  rjo  tarrying  to  turn  to  the  Lord,  and 
put  not  off"  from  day  to  day  :  for  suddenly  shall 
the  wrath  of  the  Lord  come  forth,  and  in  thy 
security  thou  shalt  be  destroyed,  and  perish  in 
the  day  of  vengeance. 

8  Set  not  thine  heart  upon  goods  unjustly  got- 
ten :  for  they  shall  not  profit  thee  in  the  day  of 
calamity. 

9  Winnow  not  with  every  wind,  and  go  not 
into  every  way  :  for  so  doth  the  sinner  that 
hath  a  double  tongue. 

10  Be  steadfast  in  thine  understanding  ;  and 
let  thy  word  be  the  same. 

11  Be  swift  to  hear  ;  and  let  thy  life  be  sin- 
cere ;  and  with  patience  give  answer. 

12  If  thou  hast  understanding,  answer  thy 
neighbour  ;  if  not,  lay  thy  hand  upon  thy  mouth. 

13  Honour  and  shame  is  in  talk  :  and  the 
tongue  of  man  is  his  fall. 

14  Be  not  called  a  whisperer,  and  lie  not  in 
wait  with  thy  tongue  :  for  a  foul  shame  is  upon 
the  thief,  and  an  evil  condemnation  upon  the 
double  tongue. 

1  5  Be  not  ignorant  of  any  thing  in  a  great 
matter  or  a  small. 

CHAP.   VI. 

INSTEAD  of  a  friend  become  not  an  enemy  ; 
[for  thereby]  thou  shalt  inherit  an  ill  name, 
shame,  and  reproach  :  even  so  shall  a  sinner  that 
hath  a  double  tongue. 

2  Extol  not  thyself  in  the  counsel  of  thmc 
own  heart ;  that  thy  soul  be  not  torn  in  pieces 

'  as  a  bull  [straying  alone.] 

3  Thou  shalt  eat  up  thy  leaves,  and  lose  thy 


Apocrypha. 

4  A  wicked  soul  shall  destroy  him  that  hath 
it,  and  shall  make  him  to  be  laughed  to  scorn 
of  his  enemies. 

5  Sweet  language  will  multiply  friends :  and 
a  fair-speaking  tongue  will  increase  kind  greet- 
ings. 

6  Be  in  peace  with  many  :  nevertheless  have 
but  one  counsellor  of  a  thousand. 

7  If  thou  wouldest  get  a  friend,  prove  him  first, 
and  be  not  hasty  to  credit  him. 

8  For  some  man  is  a  friend  for  his  own  oc- 
casion, and  will  not  abide  in  the  day  of  thy 
trouble. 

9  And  there  is  a  friend,  who,  being  turned  to 
enmity  and  strife,  will  discover  thy  reproach. 

10  Again,  some  friend  is  a  companion  at  the 
table,  and  will  not  continue  in  the  day  of  thine 
affliction. 

11  But  in  thy  prosperity  he  will  be  as  thy- 
self, and  will  be  bold  over  thy  servants. 

12  If  thou  be  brought  low,  he  will  be  against 
thee,  and  will  hide  himself  from  thy  face. 

13  Separate  thyself  from  thine  enemies,  and 
take  heed  of  thy  friends. 

14  A  faithful  friend  is  a  strong  defence  :  and 
he  that  hath  found  such  an  one  hath  found  a 
treasure. 

15  Nothing  doth  countervail  a  faithful  friend, 
and  his  excellency  is  invaluable. 

16  A  faithful  friend  is  the  medicine  of  life  ; 
and  they  that  fear  the  Lord  shall  find  him. 

17  Whoso  feareth  the  Lord  shall  direct  his 
friendship  aright :  for  as  he  is,  so  shall  his  neigh- 
bour be  also. 

18  My  son,  gather  instruction  from  thy  youth 
up  :  so  shalt  thou  find  wisdom  till  thine  old 
age. 

19  Come  unto  her  as  one  that  plougheth  and 
soweth,  and  wait  for  her  good  fruits  :  for  thou 
shalt  not  toil  much  in  labouring  about  her,  but 
thou  shalt  eat  of  her  fruits  right  soon. 

20  She  is  very  unpleasant  to  the  unlearned  : 
he  that  is  without  understanding  will  not  re- 
main with  her. 

21  She  will  lie  upon  him  as  a  mighty  stone 
of  trial ;  and  he  will  cast  her  from  him  ere  it 
be  long. 

22  For  wisdom  is  according  to  her  name, 
and  she  is  not  manifest  unto  many. 

23  Give  ear,  my  son,  receive  mine  advice, 
and  refuse  not  my  counsel. 

24  And  put  thy  feet  into  her  fetters,  and  thy 
neck  into  her  chain. 

25  Bow  down  thy  shoulder,  and  bear  her,  and 
be  not  grieved  with  her  bonds. 

20  Come  unto  her  with  thy  whole  heart,  and 
keep  her  ways  with  all  thy  power. 

27  Search,  and  seek,  and  she  shall  be  made 
known  unto  thee  :  and  when  thou  hast  got  hold 
of  her,  let  her  not  go. 

28  For  at  the  last  thou  shalt  find  her  rest,  and 
that  shall  be  turned  to  thy  joy. 

29  Then  shall  her  fetters  be  a  strong  de- 
fence for  thee,  and  her  chains  a  robe  of  glory. 

30  For  there  is  a  golden  ornament  upon  her, 
and  her  bands  are  purple  lace. 

31  Thou  shalt  put  her  on  as  a  robe  of  honour, 
and  shalt  put  her  about  thee  as  a  crown  of 

joy- 

32  My  son,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  shalt  be  taught : 
and  if  thou  wilt  apply  thy  mind,  thou  shalt  be 
prudent. 

33  If  thou  love  to  hear,  thou  shalt  receive 
understanding  :  and  if  thou  bow  thine  ear,  thou 
shalt  be  wise. 


CHAP.  Vn.  Apocrypha. 

34  Stand  in  the  multitude  of  the  elders  ;  and 
cleave  unto  him  that  is  wise. 

35  Be  willing  to  hear  every  godly  discourse ; 
and  let  not  the  parables  of  understanding  escape 
thee. 

36  And  if  thou  seest  a  man  of  understanding, 
get  thee  betimes  unto  him,  and  let  thy  foot  wear 
the  steps  of  his  door. 

37  Let  thy  mind  be  upon  the  ordinances  of 
the  Lord,  and  meditate  continually  in  his  com- 
mandments :  he  shall  establish  thine  heart,  and 
give  thee  wisdom  at  thine  own  desire. 

CHAP.  VII. 

DO   no  evil,  so  shall   no    harm  come  unto 
thee. 

2  Depart  from  the  unjust,  and  iniquity  shall 
turn  away  from  thee. 

3  My  son,  sow  not  upon  the  furrows  of  un- 
righteousness, and  thou  shalt  not  reap  them 
seven-fold. 

4  Seek  not  of  the  Lord  pre-eminence,  neither 
of  the  king  the  seat  of  honour. 

5  Justify  not  thyself  before  the  Lord  ;  and 
boast  not  of  thy  wisdom  before  the  king. 

6  Seek  not  to  be  judge,  being  not  able  to 
take  away  iniquity  ;  lest  at  any  time  thou  fear 
the  person  of  the  mighty,  and  lay  a  stumbling- 
block  in  the  way  of  thine  uprightness. 

7  Offend  not  against  the  multitude  of  a  city, 
and  then  thou  shalt  not  cast  thyself  down  among 
the  people. 

8  Bind  not  one  sin  upon  another ;  for  in  one 
thou  shalt  not  be  unpunished. 

9  Say  not,  God  will  look  upon  the  multitude 
of  mine  oblations,  and  when  I  offer  to  the  most 
high  God,  he  will  accept  it. 

10  Be  not  faint-hearted  when  thou  makest 
thy  prayer,  and  neglect  not  to  give  alms. 

11  Laugh  no  man  to  scorn  in  the  bitterness 
of  his  soul :  for  there  is  one  which  humbleth 
and  exalteth. 

12  Devise  not  a  lie  against  thy  brother  :  nei- 
ther do  the  like  to  thy  friend. 

13  Use  not  to  make  any  manner  of  lie  :  for 
the  custom  thereof  is  not  good. 

14  Use  not  many  words  in  a  multitude  of 
elders,  and  make  not  much  babbling  when  thou 
prayest. 

15  Hate  not  laborious  work,  neither  hus- 
bandry, which  the  Most  High  hath  ordained. 

16  Number  not  thyself  among  the  multitude 
of  sinners,  but  remember  that  wrath  will  not 
tarry  long. 

17  Humble  thy  soul  greatly :  for  the  ven- 
geance of  the  ungodly  is  fire  and  worms. 

18  Change  not  a  friend  for  any  good,  by  no 
means ;  neither  a  faithful  brother  for  the  gold 
of  Opliir. 

19  Forego  not  a  wise  and  good  woman:  for 
her  grace  is  above  gold. 

20  Whereas  thy  servant  worketh  truly,  en- 
treat him  not  evil,  nor  the  hireling  that  be- 
stoweth  himself  wholly  for  thee. 

21  Let  thy  soul  love  a  good  servant,  and  de- 
fraud him  not  of  liberty. 

22  Hast  thou  cattle  't  have  an  eye  to  them  : 
and  if  they  be  for  thy  profit,  keep  them  with 
thee. 

23  Hast  thou  children .'  instruct  them,  and 
bow  down  their  neck  from  their  youth. 

24  Hast  thou  daughters.'  have  a  care  of  their 
body,  and  shew  not  thyself  cheerful  toward  them. 

25  Marry  thy  daughter,  and  so  shalt  thou  have 
performed  a  weighty  matter ;  but  give  her  to  a 
man  of  understanding. 

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Apocrypha.  ECCLESIASTICUS 

26  Hast  thou  a  wife  after  thy  mind  ?  forsake 
her  not :  but  give  not  thyself  over  to  a  light 
■woman. 

27  Honour  thy  father  with  thy  whole  heart, 
and  forget  not  the  sorrows  of  thy  mother. 

28  Remember  that  thou  wast  begotten  of 
them,  and  how  canst  thou  recompense  them 
the  things  that  they  have  done  for  thee  .'' 

29  Fear  the  Lord  with  all  thy  soul,  and  re- 
verence his  priests. 

30  Love  him  that  made  thee  with  all  thy 
strength,  and  forsake  not  his  ministers. 

31  Fear  the  Lord,  and  honour  the  priest ; 
and  give  him  his  portion,  as  it  is  commanded 
tliee  ;  the  first-fruits,  and  the  trespass-offering, 
and  the  gift  of  tlie  shoulders,  and  the  sacrifice 
of  sanctification,  and  the  first-fruits  of  the  holy 
things. 

32  And  stretch  thine  hand  unto  the  poor,  that 
thy  blessing  may  be  perfected. 

33  A  gift  hath  grace  in  the  sight  of  every 
man  living,  and  for  the  dead  detain  it  not. 

34  Fail  not  to  be  with  them  that  weep,  and 
mourn  with  them  that  mourn. 

35  Ee  not  slow  to  visit  the  sick  :  for  that  shall 
make  thee  to  be  beloved. 

36  Whatsoever  thou  takest  in  hand,  remem- 
ber the  end,  and  thou  shalt  never  do  amiss. 

CHAP.  VHL 

STRIVE  not  with  a  mighty  man,  lest  thou 
fall  into  his  hands. 

2  Be  not  at  variance  with  a  rich  man,  lest  he 
overweigh  thee  :  for  gold  hath  destroyed  many, 
and  perverted  the  hearts  of  kings. 

3  Strive  not  with  a  man  that  is  full  of  tongue, 
and  heap  not  wood  upon  his  fire. 

4  Jest  not  with  a  rude  man,  lest  thine  ances- 
tors be  disgraced. 

5  Reproach  not  a  man  that  turneth  from  sin, 
but  remember  that  we  are  all  worthy  of  punish- 
ment. 

6  Dishonour  not  a  man  in  his  old  age  :  for 
even  some  of  us  wax  old. 

7  Rejoice  not  over  thy  greatest  enemy  being 
dead,  but  remember  that  we  die  all. 

8  Despise   not  the  discourse  of  the  wise,  but 


proverbs :  for  of 
and  how  to 


acquaint    thyself  with    their 
them  thou  shalt  learn  instruction 
serve  great  men  with  ease. 

9  Miss  not  the  discourse  of  the  elders  :  for 
they  also  learned  of  their  fathers,  and  of  them 
thou  shalt  learn  understanding,  and  to  give  an- 
swer as  need  requireth. 

10  Kindle  not  the  coals  of  a  sinner,  lest  thou 
be  burnt  with  the  flame  of  his  fire. 

11  Rise  not  up  [in  anger]  at  the  presence  of 
an  injurious  person,  lest  he  lie  in  wait  to  entrap 
thee  in  thy  words. 

12  Lend  not  unto  him  that  is  mightier  than 
thyself ;  for  if  thou  lendest  him,  count  it  but  lost. 

13  Be  not  surety  above  thy  power  :  for  if 
thou  be  surety,  take  care  to  pay  it. 

14  Go  not  to  law  with  a  judge,  for  they  will 
judge  for  him  according  to  his  honour. 

15  Travel  not  by  the  way  with  a  bold  fellow, 
lest  he  become  grievous  unto  thee  :  for  he  will 
do  according  to  his  own  will,  and  thou  shalt 
perish  with  him  through  his  folly. 

16  Strive  not  with  an  angry  man,  and  go 
not  with  him  into  a  solitary  place  :  for  blood  is 
as  nothing  in  his  siglit,  and  where  there  is  no 
help,  he  will  overthrow  thee. 

17  Consult  not  with  a  fool,  for  he  cannot 
keep  counsel. 

18  Do  no  secret  thing  before  a  stranger  ;  for 


Apocrypha. 
thou   knowest   not    what   he  will   bring  forth. 
19  Open  not  thine  heart  to  every  man,  lest  he 
requite  thee  with  a  shrewd  turn. 
CHAP.  IX. 

BE  not  jealous  over  the  wife  of  thy  bosom, 
and  teach  her  not  an  evil  lesson  against 
thyself. 

2  Give  not  thy  soul  unto  a  woman  to  set  her 
foot  upon  thy  substance. 

3  Meet  not  with  an  harlot,  lest  thou  fall  into 
her  snares. 

4  Use  not  much  the  company  of  a  woman 
that  is  a  singer,  lest  thou  be  taken  with  her 
attempts. 

5  Gaze  not  on  a  maid,  that  thou  fall  not  by 
those  things  that  are  precious  in  her. 

6  Give  not  thy  soul  unto  harlots,  that  thou 
lose  not  thine  inheritance. 

7  Look  not  round  about  thee  in  the  streets 
of  the  citj',  neither  wander  thou  in  the  solitary 
places  thereof. 

8  Turn  away  thine  eye  from  a  beautiful 
woman,  and  look  not  upon  another's  beauty  ; 
for  many  have  been  deceived  by  the  beauty  of 
a  woman  ;  for  herewith  love  is  kindled  as  a  fire. 

9  Sit  not  at  all  with  another  man's  wife,  nor 
sit  down  with  her  in  thine  arms,  and  spend  not 
thy  money  with  her  at  the  wine  ;  lest  thine  heart 
incline  unto  her,  and  so  through  thy  desire  thou 
fall  into  destruction. 

10  Forsake  not  an  old  friend  ;  for  the  new  is 
not  comparable  to  him  :  a  new  friend  is  as  new 
wine  ;  when  it  is  old,  thou  shalt  drink  it  with 
pleasure. 

11  Envy  not  the  glory  of  a  sinner  :  for  thou 
knowest  not  what  sliall  be  his  end. 

12  Delight  not  in  the  thing  that  the  ungodly 
have  pleasure  in  :  but  remember  they  shall  not 
go  unpunished  unto  their  grave. 

13  Keep  thee  far  from  the  man  that  hath 
power  to  kill ;  so  shalt  thou  not  doubt  the  fear 
of  death:  and  if  thou  come  unto  him,  make  no 
fault,  lest  he  take  away  thy  life  presently  :  re- 
member that  thou  goest  in  the  midst  of  snares, 
and  that  thou  walkest  upon  the  battlements  of 
the  city. 

14  As  near  as  thou  canst,  guess  at  thy  neigh- 
bour, and  consult  with  the  wise. 

15  Let  thy  talk  be  with  the  wise,  and  all  thy 
communication  in  the  law  of  the  Most  High. 

IG  And  let  just  men  eat  and  drink  with  thee  : 
and  let  thy  glorying  be  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

17  For  the  hand  of  tlie  artificer  tlie  work  sliall 
be  commended :  and  the  wise  ruler  of  the  peo- 
ple for  his  speech. 

18  A  man  of  an  ill  tongue  is  dangerous  in  his 
city  ;  and  he  that  is  rash  in  his  talk  shall  be 
hated. 

CHAP.   X. 

A  WISE  judge  will  instruct  his  people  ;  and 
the  government  of  a  prudent  man  is  well 
ordered. 

2  As  the  judge  of  the  people  is  himself,  so 
are  his  officers ;  and  what  manner  of  man  the 
ruler  of  the  city  is,  such  are  all  they  that  dwell 
therein. 

3  An  unwise  king  destroyeth  his  people  ;  but 
through  the  prudence  of  them  which  are  in  au- 
thority, the  city  shall  be  inhabited. 

4  The  power  of  the  earth  is  in  the  hand  of 
the  Lord,  and  in  due  time  he  will  set  over  it  one 
that  is  profitable. 

5  In  the  hand  of  God  is  the  prosperity  of  man  : 
and  upon  the  person  of  the  scribe  shall  he  lay 
his  honour. 

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Apocrypha.  CHAP 

6  Bear  not  hatred  to  thy  neighbour  for  every 
wrono- ;  and  do  nothing  at  all  by  injurious  prac- 
tices. 

7  Pride  is  hateful  before  God  and  man :  and 
by  both  doth  one  commit  iniquity. 

8  Because  of  unrighteous  dealings,  injuries, 
and  riclies  got  by  deceit,  the  kingdom  is  trans- 
lated from  one  people  to  another. 

9  Why  is  earth  and  ashes  proud .''  There  is 
not  a  more  wicked  thing  than  a  covetous  man  : 
for  such  an  one  setteth  his  own  soul  to  sale  ; 
because  while  he  liveth,  he  casteth  away  his 
bowels. 

10  The  physician  cutteth  off  a  long  disease  ; 
and  he  that  is  to-day  a  king,  to-morrow  shall 
die. 

11  For  when  a  man  is  dead,  he  shall  inherit 
creeping  things,  beasts,  and  worms. 

12  The  beginning  of  pride  is  when  one  de- 
parteth  from  God,  and  his  heart  is  turned  away 
from  his  Maker. 

13  For  pride  is  the  beginning  of  sin,  and  he 
that  hath  it  shall  pour  out  abomination  :  and 
therefore  the  Lord  brought  upon  them  strange 
calamities,  and  overthrew  them  utterly. 

14  The  Lord  hath  cast  down  the  thrones  of 
proud  princes,  and  set  up  the  meek  in  their 
stead. 

15  The  Lord  hath  plucked  up  the  roots  of 
the  proud  nations,  and  planted  the  lowly  in  their 
place. 

IG  The  Lord  overthrew  countries  of  the  hea- 
then, and  destroyed  them  to  the  foundations  of 
the  earth. 

17  He  took  some  of  them  away,  and  destroyed 
them,  and  hath  made  their  memorial  to  cease 
from  the  earth. 

18  Pride  was  not  made  for  men,  nor  furious 
anger  for  them  that  are  born  of  a  woman. 

19  They  that  fear  the  Lord  are  a  sure  seed, 
and  they  that  love  him  an  honourable  plant : 
they  that  regard  not  the  law  are  a  dishonour- 
able seed  ;  they  that  transgress  the  command- 
ments are  a  deceivable  seed. 

20  Among  brethren  he  that  is  chief  is  ho- 
nourable ;  so  are  they  that  fear  the  Lord,  in  his 
eyes. 

21  The  fear  of  the  Lord  goeth  before  the  ob- 
taining of  authority  :  but  roughness  and  pride 
is  the  losing  thereof 

22  Whether  he  be  rich,  noble,  or  poor,  their 
glory  is  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

23  It  is  not  meet  to  despise  the  poor  man  that 
hath  understanding  ;  neither  is  it  convenient  to 
magnify  a  sinful  man. 

24  Great  men,  and  judges,  and  potentates, 
shall  be  honoured  ;  yet  is  there  none  of  them 
greater  than  he  that  feareth  the  Lord. 

25  LTnto  the  servant  that  is  wise  shall  they 
that  are  free  do  service :  and  he  that  hath 
knowledge  will  not  grudge  when  he  is  re- 
formed. 

2()  Be  not  overwise  in  doing  thy  business  ; 
and  boast  not  thyself  in  the  time  of  thy  distress. 

27  Better  is  he  that  laboureth,  and  abound- 
eth  in  all  things,  than  he  that  boasteth  himself, 
and  wanteth  bread. 

28  My  son,  glorify  thy  soul  in  meekness, 
and  give  it  honour  according  to  the  dignity 
thereof. 

21)  Who  will  justify  him  that  sinneth  against 
his  own  soul .'  and  who  will  honour  him  that 
dishonoureth  his  own  life  ? 

30  The    poor  man  is  honoured  for  his  skill, 
and  the  rich  man  is  honoured  for  his  riches. 
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XL  Apocrypha. 

31  He  that  is  honoured  in  poverty,  how  much 
more  in  riches  .'  and  he  that  is  dishonourable  in 
riches,  how  much  more  in  poverty  ? 
CHAP.  XL 
ISDOM  lifteth  up  the  head  of  him  that 
is  of  low  degree,  and   maketh   him  to  sit 
among  great  men. 

2  Commend  not  a  man  for  his  beauty,  nei- 
ther abhor  a  man  for  his  outward  appearance. 

3  The  bee  is  little  among  such  as  fly  ;  but  her 
fruit  is  the  chief  of  sweet  things. 

4  Boast  not  of  thy  clothing  and  raiment,  and 
exalt  not  thyself  in  the  day  of  honour  ;  for  the 
works  of  the  Lord  are  wonderful,  and  his  works 
among  men  are  hidden. 

5  Many  kings  have  sat  down  upon  the  ground  ; 
and  one  that  was  never  thought  of  hath  worn 
the  crown. 

()  Many  mighty  men  have  been  greatly  dis- 
graced ;  and  the  honourable  delivered  into 
other  men's  hands. 

7  Blame  not  before  thou  hast  examined  the 
truth:  understand  first,  and  then  rebuke. 

8  Answer  not  before  thou  hast  heard  the 
cause  :  neither  interrupt  men  in  the  midst  of 
their  talk. 

9  Strive  not  in  a  matter  that  concerneth  thee 
not ;  and  sit  not  in  judgment  with  sinners. 

10  My  son,  meddle  not  with  many  matters : 
for  if  thou  meddle  much,  thou  shalt  not  be  in- 
nocent:  and  if  thou  follow  after,  thou  shalt  not 
obtain,  neither  shalt  thou  escape  by  fleeing. 

11  There  is  one  that  laboureth,  and  taketh 
pains,  and  maketh  haste,  and  is  so  much  the 
more  behind. 

12  Again,  there  is  another  that  is  slow,  and 
hath  need  of  help,  wanting  ability,  and  full  of 
poverty ;  yet  the  eye  of  the  Lord  looked  upon 
him  for  good,  and  set  him  up  from  his  low 
estate, 

13  And  lifted  up  his  head  from  misery  ;  so 
that  many  that  saw  it  marvelled  at  him. 

14  Prosperity  and  adversity,  life  and  death, 
poverty  and  riches,  come  of  the  Lord. 

15  Wisdom,  knowledge,  and  understanding 
of  the  law,  are  of  the  Lord:  love,  and  the  way 
of  good  works,  are  from  him. 

16  Error  and  darkness  had  their  beginning 
together  with  sinners :  and  evil  shall  wax  old 
with  them  that  glory  therein. 

17  The  gift  of  the  Lord  remaineth  with  the 
godly,  and  his  favour  bringeth  prosperity  for 
ever. 

18  There  is  that  waxeth  rich  by  his  wari- 
ness and  pinching,  and  this  is  the  portion  of  his 
reward  : 

19  Whereas  he  saith,  I  have  found  rest,  and 
now  will  eat  continually  of  my  goods  ;  and  yet 
he  knoweth  not  what  time  shall  come  upon 
him,  and  that  he  must  leave  those  things  to 
others,  and  die. 

20  Be  steadfast  in  thy  covenant,  and  be  con- 
versant therein,  and  wax  old  in  thy  work. 

21  Marvel  not  at  the  works  of  sinners  ;  but 
trust  in  the  Lord,  and  abide  m  thy  labour  :  for 
it  is  an  easy  thing  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  on 
the  sudden  to  make  a  poor  man  rich. 

22  The  blessing  of  the  Lord  is  in  the  reward 
of  the  godly,  and  suddenly  he  maketh  his  bless- 
ing to  flourish. 

23  Say  not,  What  profit  is  there  of  my  service  .' 
and  what  good  things  shall  I  have  hereafter  .' 

24  Again,  say  not,  I  have  enough,  and  pos- 
sess many  things,  and  what  evil  can  come  to 
me  hereafter .' 

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Apocrypha. 

25  In  the  day  of  prosperity  there  is  a  for^i  st- 
fulness  of  affliction  :  and  in  the  day  of  affliction 
there  is  no  more  remembrance  of^rosperity. 

26  For  it  is  an  easy  thing  unto  the  Lord  in 
the  day  of  death  to  reward  a  man  according  to 
his  ways. 

27  The  affliction  of  an  hour  maketh  a  man 
forget  pleasure  :  and  in  his  end  his  deeds  shall 
be  discovered. 

28  Judge  none  blessed  before  his  death  :  for  a 
man  shall  bo  known  in  his  children. 

29  Bring  not  every  man  into  thine  house  :  for 
the  deceitful  man  hath  many  trains. 

30  Like  as  a  partridge  taken  [and  kept]  in  a 
cage,  so  is  the  heart  of  the  proud  ;  and  like  as  a 
spy,  watcheth  he  for  thy  fall  : 

31  For  he  lieth  in  wait,  and  turneth  good  into 
evil,  and  in  things  worthy  praise  will  lay  blame 
upon  thee. 

32  Of  a  spark  of  fire,  a  heap  of  coals  is  kin- 
dled :  and  a  sinful  man  layeth  wait  for  blood. 

33  Take  heed  of  a  mischievous  man,  for  he 
worketh  wickedness ;  lest  he  bring  upon  thee  a 
perpetual  blot. 

34  Receive  a  stranger  into  thine  house,  and 
he  will  disturb  thee,  and  turn  thee  out  of  thine 
own. 

CHAP.  XIL 
"HEN  thou  wilt  do  good,  know  to  whom 
thou  doest  it ;  so  shalt  thou  be   thanked 
for  thy  benefits. 

2  Do  good  to  the  godly  man,  and  thou  shalt 
find  a  recompense  ;  and  if  not  from  him,  yet 
from  the  Most  High. 

3  There  can  no  good  come  to  him  that  is  al- 
ways occupied  in  evil,  nor  to  him  that  giveth  no 
alms. 

4  Give  to  the  godly  man, and  help  not  a  sinner. 

5  Do  well  unto  him  that  is  lowly,  but  give  not 
to  the  ungodly  :  hold  back  thy  bread,  and  give 
it  not  unto  him,  lest  he  overmaster  thee  thereby  : 
for  [else]  thou  shalt  receive  twice  as  much  evil 
for  all  the  good  thou  shalt  have  done  unto  him. 

(3  For  the  Most  High  hateth  sinners,  and  will 
repay  vengeance  unto  the  ungodly,  and  keepeth 
them  against  the  mighty  day  of  their  punish- 
ment. 

7  Give  unto  the  good,  and  help  not  the  sinner. 

8  A  friend  cannot  be  known  in  prosperity : 
and  an  enemy  cannot  be  hidden  in  adversity. 

9  In  the  prosperity  of  a  man,  enemies  will  be 
grieved  :  but  in  his  adversity,  even  a  friend  will 
depart. 

10  Never  trust  thine  enemy  :  for  like  as  iron 
rusteth,  so  is  his  wickedness. 

1 1  Though  he  humble  himself,  and  go  crouch- 
ing, yet  take  good  heed  and  beware  of  him,  and 
thou  shalt  be  unto  him  as  if  thou  hadst  wiped  a 
looking-glass,  and  thou  shalt  know  that  his  rust 
hath  not  been  altogether  wiped  away. 

12  Set  him  not  by  thee,  lest,  when  he  hath 
overthrown  thee,  he  stand  up  in  thy  place  ; 
neither  let  him  sit  at  thy  right  hand,  lest  he 
seek  to  take  thy  seat,  and  thou  at  the  last  re- 
member my  words,  and  be  pricked  therewith. 

13  Who  will  pity  a  charmer  that  is  bitten 
with  a  serpent,  or  any  such  as  come  nigh  wild 
beasts .' 

14  So  one  that  goeth  to  a  sinner,  and  is  de- 
filed with  him  in  his  sins,  who  will  pity  .' 

15  For  a  while  he  will  abide  with  thee,  but 
if  thou  begin  to  fall,  he  will  not  tarry. 

Ifl  An  enemy  speaketh  sweetly  with  his  lips, 
but  in  his  heart  he  imagineth  how  to  throw  thee 
into  a  pit :  he  will  weep   with  his  eyes,  but  if 


ECCLE3IASTICUS.  Apocrypha. 

he  find  opportunity,  he  will  not  be  satisfied  with 
blood. 

17  If  adversity  come  upon  thee,  thou  shalt 
find  him  there  first  ;  and  though  he  pretend  to 
help  thee,  yet  shall  he  undermine  thee. 

18  He  will  shake  his  head,  and  clap  his  hands, 
and  whisper  much,  and  change  his  countenance. 

CHAP.  xm. 

E  that  toucheth  pitch  shall  be  defiled  there- 
with ;  and  he  that  hath  fellowship  with  a 
proud  man  shall  be  like  unto  him. 

2  Burden  flot  thyself  above  thy  power  while 
thou  livest ;  and  have  no  fellowship  with  one 
that  is  mightier  and  richer  than  thyself:  for  how 
agree  the  kettle  and  the  earthen  pot  together  .' 
for  if  the  one  be  smitten  against  the  other,  it 
shall  be  broken. 

3  The  rich  man  hath  done  wrong,  and  yet  he 
threateneth  withal :  the  poor  is  wronged,  and  he 
must  entreat  also. 

4  If  thou  be  for  his  profit,  he  will  use  thee  : 
but  if  thou  have  nothing,  he  will  forsake  thee. 

5  If  thou  have  any  thing,  he  will  live  with 
thee  :  yea,  he  will  make  thee  bare,  and  will  not 
be  sorry  for  it. 

G  If  he  have  need  of  thee,  he  will  deceive 
thee,  and  smile  upon  thee,  and  put  thee  in  hope  ; 
he  will  speak  thee  fair,  and  say,  What  wantest 
thou  .' 

7  And  he  will  shame  thee  by  his  meats,  until 
he  have  drawn  thee  dry  twice  cr  thrice,  and  at 
the  last  he  will  laugh  thee  to  scorn:  afterward, 
when  he  seeth  thee,  he  will  forsake  thee,  and 
sliake  his  head  at  thee. 

8  Beware  that  thou  be  not  deceived,  and 
brought  down  in  thy  jollity. 

9  If  thou  be  invited  of  a  mighty  man,  with- 
draw thyself,  and  so  much  the  more  will  he  in- 
vite thee. 

10  Press  thou  not  upon  him,  lest  thou  be  put 
back  ;  stand  not  far  off,  lest  thou  be  forgotten. 

11  Affect  not  to  be  made  equal  unto  him  in 
talk,  and  believe  not  his  many  words  :  for  with 
much  communication  will  he  tempt  thee,  and 
smiling  upon  thee  will  get  out  thy  secrets  : 

12  But  cruelly  he  will  lay  up  thy  words, 
and  will  not  spare  to  do  thee  hurt,  and  to  put 
thee  in  prison. 

13  Observe,  and  take  good  heed,  for  thou 
walkest  in  peril  of  thy  overthrowing :  when 
thou  hearest  these  things,  awake  in  thy  sleep. 

14  Love  the  Lord  all  thy  life,  and  call  upon 
him  for  thy  salvation. 

15  Every  beast  loveth  his  like,  and  every  man 
loveth  his  neighbour. 

16  All  flesh  consorteth  according  to  kind,  and 
a  man  will  cleave  to  his  like. 

17  What  fellowship  hath  the  wolf  with  the 
lamb .'  so  the  sinner  with  the  godly. 

18  What  agreement  is  there  between  the 
hyena  and  a  dog .'  and  what  peace  between  the 
rich  and  the  poor  ^ 

19  As  the  wild  ass  is  the  lion's  prey  m  the 
wilderness :  so  the  rich  eat  up  the  poor. 

20  As  the  proud  hate  humility  :  so  doth  the 
rich  abhor  the  poor. 

21  A  rich  man  beginning  to  fall  is  held  up  of 
his  friends  :  but  a  poor  man  being  down  is  thrust 
also  away  by  his  friends. 

22  When  a  rich  man  is  fallen,  he  hath  many 
helpers:  he  speaketh  things  not  to  be  spoken, 
and  yet  men  justify  him  :  the  poor  man  slipped, 
and  yet  they  rebuked  him  too  ;  he  spake  wisely, 
and  could  have  no  place. 

23  When  a  rich  man  speaketh,  every  man 
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Apocrypha.  CHAP.  XIV,  XV,  XVI 

holdeth  his  tongue,  and  look,  what  he  saith 
they  extol  it  to  the  clouds:  but  if  the  poor 
man  speak,  they  say,  What  fellow  is  this  ■>  and 
jf  he  stumble,  they  will  help  to  overthrow 
him. 

24  Riches  are  good  unto  him  that  hath  no 
sin,  and  poverty  is  evil  in  the  mouth  of  the 
ungodly. 

25  The  heart  of  a  man  changeth  his  coun- 
tenance, whether  it  be  for  good°or  evil  •  and  a 
merry  heart  maketh  a  cheerful  countenance 

26  A  cheerful  countenance  is  a  token  of  an 
iieart  that  is  in  prosperity  ;  and  the  findino-  out 
ot  parables  is  a  wearisome  labour  of  the  mind 

CHAP.  XIV. 
T>LESSED  is  the  man  that  hath  not  slipped 
^   with   his  mouth,  and   is  not  pricked  with 
the  multitude  of  sins. 

2  Blessed  is  he  whose  conscience  hath  not 
condemned  him,  and  who  is  not  fallen  from  hi<? 
hope  in  the  Lord. 

3  Riches  are  not  comely  for  a  niggard  :  and 
what  should  an  envious  man  do  witli  money  ? 

4  He  that  gathereth  by  defrauding  his  own 
soul  gatiiereth  for  others,  that  shall  spend  his 
goods  riotously. 

5  He  that  is  evil  to  himself,  to  whom  will  he 
be  good  ?  he  shall  not  take  pleasure  in  his  croods 

b  I  here  is  none  worse  than  he  that  envieth 
himselt ;  and  this  is  a  recompense  of  his  wick- 
edness. 

7  And  if  he  doeth  good,  he  doeth  it  unwil- 
lingly ;  and  at  the  last  he  will  declare  his 
wickedness. 

8  The  envious  man  hath  a  wicked  eye ;  he 
turneth  away  his  face,  and  despiseth  men. 

9  A  covetous  man's  eye  is  not  satisfied  with 
his  portion  ;  and  the  iniquity  of  the  wicked 
drieth  up  his  soul. 

10  A  wicked  eye  envieth  [his]  bread,  and  he 
is  a  niggard  at  his  table. 

11  My  son  according  to  thy  ability  do  good 
to  thyself,  and  give  the  Lord  his  due  offering. 

12  Remember  that  death  will  not  be  lon^  in 
coming,  and  that  the  covenant  of  the  ^rave  is 
not  shewed  unto  thee. 

13  Do  good  unto  thy  friend  before  thou  die, 
and  according  to  thy  ability  stretch  out  thv 
hand  and  give  to  him. 

14  Defraud  not  thyself  of  the  good  day,  and 
let  not  the  part  of  a  good  desire  overpass  thee. 

15  bhalt  thou  not  leave  thy  travails  unto 
another  ?  and  thy  labours  to  be  divided  by  lot  ? 

lb  Give,  and  take,  and  sanctify  thy  soul : 
lor  there  is  no  seeking  of  dainties  in  the  grave. 

1  /  All  flesh  waxeth  old  as  a  garment :  for 
the  covenant  from  the  beginning  is.  Thou  shalt 
die  the  death. 

18  As  of  the  green  leaves  on  a  thick  tree, 
some  tall,  and  some  grow  ;  so  is  the  generation 
of  flesh  and  blood,  one  cometh  to  an  end,  and 
another  is  born. 

19  Every  work  rotteth  and  consumeth  away, 
oo    o,'"'"''''^'"  t'lereof  shall  go  withal. 
M    Blessed    is  the  man  that    doth    meditate 

good  things  in  wisdom,  and  that  reasoneth  of 
holy  things  by  his  understandino-. 

21  He  that  considereth  her  ways  in  his  heart 
shall  also  have  understanding  in  her  secrets. 

^~  (jTO  after  her  as  one  that  traceth,  and  lie 
in  wait  in  her  ways. 

23  He  that  pryeth  in  at  her  windows  shall 
also  hearken  at  her  doors. 


Apocrypha. 

1  ^^^  ,^f  ^^■''"  P'*^'^  ^'^  *^"t  n'gli  unto  her,  and 
shall  lodge  in  a  lodging  where  good  things  are. 
2b  He  shal    set  his  children  under  her  shel- 
ter, and  shall  lodge  under  her  branches. 

S7  By  her  he  shall  be  covered  from  heat,  and 
in  her  glory  shall  he  dwell 

CHAP.  XV. 
TTE    that    feareth    the    Lord    will  do  good : 
.  TT  'l""*.    "i  that  hath  the  knowledge  of  the  law 
shall  obtain  her. 

2  And  as  a  mother  shall  she  meet  him,  and 
receive  him  as  a  wife  married  of  a  viro-in. 

3  With  the  bread  of  understandino- %hall  she 
feed  him,  and  give  him  the  water  of'wisdom  to 
drink. 

4  He  shall  be  stayed  upon  her,  and  shall  not 
be  moved  ;  and  shall  rely  upon  her,  and  shall 
not  be  confounded. 

t>  She  shall  exalt  him  above  his  neighbours, 
and  in  the  midst  of  the  congregation  shall  she 
open  his  mouth. 

6  He  shall  find  joy  and  a  crown  of  gladness, 
and  she  shall  cause  him  to  inherit  an  everlast- 
ing name. 

7  But  foolish  men  shall  not  attain  unto  her, 
and  sinners  shall  not  see  her. 

8  For  she  is  far  from  pride,  and  men  that  are 
liars  cannot  remember  her. 

9  Praise  is  not  seemly  in  the  mouth  of  a  nis 
ner,  for  it  was  not  sent  him  of  the  Lord. 

10  For  praise  shall  be  uttered  in  wisdom,  and 
the  Lord  will  prosper  it. 

11  Say  not  thou,  It  is  through  the  Lord  that 
1  fell  away :  for  thou  oughtest  not  to  do  the 
things  that  he  hateth. 

12  Say  not  thou,  He  hath  caused  me  to  err  • 
for  he  hath  no  need  of  the  sinful  man. 

13  The  Lord  hateth  all  abomination  ;  and  thev 
that  fear  God  love  it  not. 

14  He  himself  made  man  from  the  begin- 
ning, and  left  him  in  the  hand  of  his  counsel ; 

15  If  thou  wilt,  to  keep  the  commandments, 
and  to  perform  acceptable  faithfulness. 

16  He  hath  set  fire  and  water  before  thee 
stretch  forth  thine  hand  unto  whether  thou  wilt 

17  Before  man  is  life  and  death  ;  and  whether 
him  hketh  shall  be  given  him. 

18  For  the  wisdom  of  the  Lord  is  great,  and  he 
IS  mighty  in  power,  and  beholdeth  all  thinirs  : 

19  And  his  eyes  are  upon  them  that  fear  him, 
and  he  knoweth  every  work  of  man. 

20  He  hath  commanded  no  man  to  do  wick- 
edly, neither  hath  he  given  any  man  license 
to  sin. 

CHAP.  XVL 
T^ESIRE    not    a  multitude    of  unprofitable 
-fl-^   children,  neither  delight  in  ungodly  sons. 

2  Though  they  multiply,  rejoice  n^ot  in  them, 
except  the  fear  of  the  Lord  be  with  them. 

3  Trust  not  thou  in  their  life,  neither  respect 
their  multitude  :  for  one  that  is  just  is  better 
than  a  thousand  ;  and  better  it  is  to  die  without 
children,  than  to  have  them  that  are  uno-odly. 

4  For  by  one  that  hath  understanding  shall 
the  city  be  replenished:  but  the  kindred  of  the 
wicked  shall  speedily  become  desolate. 

5  Many  such  things  have  I  seen  v/itli  mine 
eyes,  and  mine  ear  hath  heard  greater  thin-rs 
than  these.  " 

6  In  the  congregation  of  the  ungodly  shall  a 
hre  be  kindled  ;  and  in  a  rebellious  nation  wrath 
IS  set  on  fire. 


24  He  that  doth  lodge" near  her  house  .h.lll     »!  "e  was  not  pacified  toward   the  old  giants 
also  fasten  a  pin  in  her  walls  ^hall  who  fell  away  in  the  strength  of  their  foolish- 

r  ^    Yvaiis.  'ness. 

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Apocrypha. 

8  Neither  spared  he  the  place  where  Lot 
sojourned,  but  abhorred  them  for  their  pride. 

9  He  pitied  not  the  people  of  perdition,  who 
were  taken  away  in  their  sins  : 

10  Nor  the  six  hundred  thousand  footmen, 
who  were  gathered  together  in  the  hardness  of 
their  hearts. 

11  And  if  there  be  one  stiff-necked  among  the 
people,  it  is  marvel  if  he  escape  unpunished : 
for  mercy  and  wrath  are  with  him  ;  he  is  migh- 
ty to  forgive,  and  to  pour  out  displeasure. 

12  As  his  mercy  is  great,  so  is  his  correction 
also  :  he  judgeth  a  man  according  to  his  works. 

13  The  sinner  shall  not  escape  with  his 
spoils :  and  the  patience  of  the  godly  shall  not 
be  frustrate. 

14  Make  way  for  every  work  of  mercy :  for 
every  man  shall  find  according  to  his  works. 

15  The  Lord  hardened  Pharaoh,  that  he  should 
not  know  him,  that  his  powerful  works  might 
be  known  to  the  world. 

16  His  mercy  is  manifest  to  every  creature  ; 
and  he  hath  separated  his  light  from  the  dark- 
ness with  an  adamant. 

17  Say  not  thou,  I  will  hide  myself  from  the 
Lord :  shall  any  remember  me  from  above  ?  I 
shall  not  be  remembered  among  so  many  peo- 
ple :  for  what  is  my  soul  among  such  an  infinite 
number  of  creatures .'' 

18  Behold,  the  heaven,  and  the  heaven  of 
heavens,  the  deep,  and  the  earth,  and  all  that 
therein  is,  shall  be  moved  when  he  shall  visit. 

lU  The  mountains  also  and  foundations  of  the 
earth  shall  be  shaken  with  trembling,  when  the 
Lord  looketh  upon  them. 

20  No  heart  can  think  upon  these  things  wor- 
thily :  and  who  is  able  to  conceive  his  ways  ? 

21  It  is  a  tempest  which  no  man  can  see  :  for 
the  most  part  of  his  works  are  hid. 

22  Who  can  declare  the  works  of  his  justice  .'' 
or  who  can  endure  them  .'  for  his  covenant  is 
afar  off,  and  the  trial  of  all  things  is  in  the  end. 

23  He  that  wanteth  understanding,  will  think 
upon  vain  things :  and  a  foolish  man  erring, 
imaginetii  follies. 

24  My  son,  hearken  unto  me,  and  learn  know- 
ledge, and  mark  my  words  with  thine  heart. 

25  I  will  shew  forth  doctrine  in  weight,  and 
declare  his  knowledge  exactly. 

2G  The  works  of  the  Lord  are  done  in  judg- 
ment from  the  beginning :  and  from  the  time 
he  made  them  lie  disposed  the  parts  thereof. 

27  He  garnished  his  works  for  ever,  and  in 
his  hand  are  the  chief  of  them  unto  all  genera- 
tions :  they  neither  labour,  nor  are  weary,  nor 
cease  from  their  works. 

28  None  of  them  hindereth  another,  and  they 
shall  never  disobey  his  word. 

29  After  this  the  Lord  looked  upon  the  earth, 
and  filled  it  with  his  blessings. 

30  With  all  manner  of  living  things  hath  he 
covered  the  face  thereof;  and  they  snail  return 
into  it  again. 

CHAP.  xvn. 

TFIHE    Lord    created  man  of  the  earth,  and 
J-    turned  him  into  it  again. 

2  He  gave  them  few  days,  and  a  short  time, 
and  power  also  over  the  things  therein. 

3  He  endued  them  with  strength  by  them- 
selves, and  made  them  according  to  his  image, 

4  And  put  the  fear  of  man  upon  all  flesh, 
and  gave  him  dominion  over  beasts  and  fowls. 

5  [They  received  the  use  of  the  five  ope- 
rations of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  sixth  place  he 
imparted   them   understanding,  and  in  the  se- 


ECCLESIASTICUS.  Apocnjpha. 

venth  speech,  an  interpreter  of  the  cogitations 
thereof.] 

6  Counsel,  and  a  tongue,  and  eyes,  ears,  and 
an  heart,  gave  he  them  to  understand. 

7  Withal  he  filled  them  with  the  knowledge  of 
understanding,  and  shewed  them  good  and  evil. 

8  He  set  his  eye  upon  their  hearts,  that  he 
might  shew  them  the  greatness  of  his  works. 

9  He  gave  them  to  glory  in  his  marvellous 
acts  for  ever,  that  they  might  declare  his  works 
with  understanding. 

10  And  the  elect  shall  praise  his  holy  name. 

11  Beside  this,  he  gave  them  knowledge,  and 
the  law  of  life  for  an  heritage. 

12  He  made  an  everlasting  covenant  with 
them,  and  shewed  them  his  judgments. 

13  Their  eyes  saw  the  majesty  of  his  glory, 
and  their  ears  heard  his  glorious  voice. 

14  And  he  said  unto  them,  Beware  of  all 
unrighteousness  ;  and  he  gave  every  man  com- 
mandment concerning  his  neighbour. 

15  Their  ways  are  ever  before  him,  and  shall 
not  be  hid  from  his  eyes. 

1()  Every  man  from  his  youth  is  given  to  evil ; 
neither  could  they  make  to  themselves  fleshly 
hearts  for  stony. 

17  For  in  the  division  of  the  nations  of  the 
whole  earth,  he  set  a  ruler  over  every  people  ; 
but  Israel  is  the  Lord's  portion  : 

18  Whom,  being  his  first-born,  he  nourisheth 
with  discipline,  and,  giving  him  the  light  of  his 
love,  dotii  not  forsake  him. 

19  Tlierefore  all  their  works  are  as  the  sun 
before  him,  and  his  eyes  are  continually  upon 
their  ways. 

20  None  of  their  unrighteous  deeds  are  hid 
from  him,  but  all  their  sins  are  before  the  Lord. 

21  But  the  Lord  being  gracious,  and  knowing 
his  workmanship,  neither  left  nor  forsook  them, 
but  spared  them. 

22  The  alms  of  a  man  is  as  a  signet  with  him, 
and  he  will  keep  the  good  deeds  of  man  as  the 
apple  of  the  eye,  and  give  repentance  to  his  sons 
and  daughters. 

23  Afterward  he  will  rise  up  and  reward  them, 
and  render  their  recompense  upon  their  heads. 

24  But  unto  them  that  repent,  he  granted 
them  return,  and  comforted  those  that  failed  in 
patience. 

25  Return  unto  the  Lord,  and  forsake  thy 
sins,  make  thy  prayer  before  his  face,  and  of- 
fend less. 

■  26  Turn  again  to  the  Most  High,  and  turn 
away  from  iniquity  :  for  he  will  lead  thee  out 
of  darkness  into  the  light  of  health ;  and  hate 
thou  abomination  vehemently. 

27  Who  shall  praise  the  Most  High  in  the 
grave,  instead  of  them  which  live  and  give 
thanks  .'' 

28  Thanksgiving  perisheth  from  the  de  .J,  as 
from  one  that  is  not :  the  living  and  sound  in 
heart  shall  praise  the  Lord. 

29  How  great  is  the  loving-kindness  of  the 
Lord  our  God,  and  his  compassion  unto  such  as 
turn  unto  him  in  holiness  ! 

30  For  all  things  cannot  be  in  men,  because 
the  son  of  man  is  not  immortal. 

31  What  is  brighter  than  the  sun .''  yet  the 
light  thereof  faileth  :  and  flesh  and  blood  will 
imagine  evil. 

32  He  vieweth  the  power  of  the  height  of 
heaven,  and  all  men  are  but  earth  and  ashes. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 
E  that  liveth  for  ever  created  all  thing 
in  general. 

C8 


Apocrypha. 

2  The  Lord  only  is  righteous,  and  there  is 
none  other  but  he. 

3  Who  governeth  the  world  with  the  palm 
of  his  hand,  and  all  things  obey  his  will :  for 
he  is  the  King  of  all,  by  his  power  dividing  holy 
things  among  them  from  profane. 

4  To  whom  hath  he  given  power  to  declare 
his  works .'  and  who  shall  find  out  his  noble 
acts? 

5  Who  shall  number  the  strength  of  his  ma- 
jesty .''  and  who  shall  also  tell  out  his  mercies .' 

6  As  for  the  wondrous  works  of  the  Lord, 
there  may  nothing  be  taken  from  them,  neither 
may  any  thing  be  put  unto  them,  neither  can 
the  ground  of  them  be  found  out. 

7  When  a  man  hath  done,  then  he  begin- 
neth  ;  and  when  he  leaveth  off,  then  he  shall 
be  doubtful. 

8  What  is  man,  and  whereto  serveth  he .'' 
what  is  his  good,  and  what  is  his  evil  ? 

9  The  number  of  a  man's  days  at  the  most 
are  an  hundred  years. 

10  As  a  drop  of  water  unto  the  sea,  and  a 
gravel-stone  in  comparison  of  the  sand  ;  so  are 
a  thousand  years  to  the  days  of  eternity. 

11  Therefore  is  God  patient  with  them,  and 
poureth  forth  his  mercy  upon  them. 

12  He  saw  and  perceived  their  end  to  be 
evil ;  therefore  he  multiplied  his  compassion. 

13  The  mercy  of  man  is  toward  his  neigh- 
bour ;  but  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  upon  all 
flesh  :  he  reproveth,  and  nurtureth,  and  teach- 
eth,  and  bringeth  again,  as  a  shepherd  his 
flock. 

14  He  hath  mercy  on  them  that  receive  disci- 
pline, and  that  diligently  seek  after  his  judg- 
ments. 

15  My  son,  blemish  not  thy  good  deeds,  nei- 
ther use  uncomfortable  words  when  thou  givest 
any  thing. 

IG  Shall  not  the  dew  assuage  the  heat .'  so  is 
a  word  better  than  a  gift. 

17  Lo,  is  not  a  word  better  than  a  gifl .''  but 
both  are  with  a  gracious  man. 

18  A  fool  will  upbraid  churlishly,  and  a  gift 
of  the  envious  consumeth  the  eyes. 

19  Learn  before  thou  speak,  and  use  physic 
or  ever  thou  be  sick. 

20  Before  judgment  examine  thyself,  and  in 
the  day  of  visitation  thou  shalt  find  mercy. 

21  Humble  thyself  before  thou  be  sick,  and 
in  the  time  of  sins  shew  repentance. 

22  Let  nothing  hinder  thee  to  pay  thy  vow 
in  due  time,  and  defer  not  until  death  to  be 
justified. 

23  Before  thou  prayest,  prepare  thyself ;  and 
be  not  as  one  that  tempteth  the  Lord. 

24  Think  upon  the  wrath  that  shall  be  at  the 
end,  and  the  time  of  vengeance,  when  he  shall 
turn  away  his  face. 

25  When  thou  hast  enough,  remember  the 
time  of  hunger  :  and  when  thou  art  rich,  think 
upon  poverty  and  need. 

26  From  the  morning  until  the  evening  the 
time  is  changed,  and  all  things  are  soon  done 
before  the  Lord. 

27  A  wise  man  will  fear  in  every  thing,  and 
in  the  day  of  sinning  he  will  beware  of  offence  : 
but  a  fool  will  not  observe  time. 

28  Every  man  of  understanding  knoweth 
wisdom,  and  will  give  praise  unto  him  that 
found  her. 

29  They  that  were  of  understanding  in  say- 
ings, became  also  wise  themselves,  and  poured 
forth  exquisite  parables. 


CHAP.  XIX.  Apocrypha. 

30  Go  not  afler  thy  lusts,  but  refrain  thyself 
from  thine  appetites. 

31  If  thou  givest  thy  soul  the  desires  that 
please  her,  she  will  make  thee  a  laughing-stock 
to  thine  enemies  that  malign  thee. 

32  Take  not  pleasure  m  much  good  cheer, 
neither  be  tied  to  the  expense  thereof. 

33  Be  not  made  a  beggar  by  banqueting  upon 
borrowing,  when  thou  hast  nothing  in  thy  purse  : 
for  thou  shalt  lie  \n  wait  for  thine  own  life,  and 
be  talked  on. 

CHAP.   XIX. 

A  LABOURING  man  that  is  given  to  drunk- 
enness shall  not  be  rich :  and  he  that 
contemneth  small  things  shall  fall  by  little  and 
little. 

2  Wine  and  women  will  make  men  of  un- 
derstanding to  fall  away  :  and  he  that  cleaveth 
to  harlots  will  become  impudent. 

3  Moths  and  worms  shall  have  him  to  heri- 
tage, and  a  bold  man  shall  be  taken  away. 

4  He  that  is  hasty  to  give  credit  is  light- 
minded  ;  and  he  that  sinneth  shall  offend  against 
his  own  soul. 

5  Whoso  taketh  pleasure  in  wickedness  shall 
be  condemned  :  but  he  that  resisteth  pleasures 
crowneth  his  life. 

6  He  that  can  rule  his  tongue  shall  live 
without  strife ;  and  he  that  hateth  babbling 
shall  have  less  evil. 

7  Rehearse  not  unto  another  that  which  is 
told  unto  thee,  and  thou  shalt  fare  never  the 
worse. 

8  Whether  it  be  to  a  friend  or  foe,  talk  not 
of  other  men's  lives  ;  and  if  thou  canst  without 
offence,  reveal  them  not. 

9  For  he  heard  and  observed  thee,  and  when 
time  Cometh  he  will  hate  thee. 

10  If  thou  hast  heard  a  word,  let  it  die  with 
thee  ;  and  be  bold,  it  will  not  burst  thee. 

11  A  fool  travaileth  with  a  word,  as  a  woman 
in  labour  of  a  child. 

12  As  an  arrow  that  sticketh  in  a  man's 
thigh,  so  is  a  word  within  a  fool's  belly. 

13  Admonish  a  friend,  it  may  be  he  hath  not 
done  it :  and  if  he  have  done  it,  that  he  do  it  no 
more. 

14  Admonish  thy  friend,  it  may  be  he  hath 
not  said  it :  and  if  he  have,  that  he  speak  it  not 
again. 

15  Admonish  a  friend  :  for  many  times  it  is 
a  slander,  and  believe  not  every  tale. 

16  There  is  one  that  slippeth  in  his  speech, 
but  not  from  his  heart ;  and  who  is  he  that 
hath  not  offended  with  his  tongue  .-■ 

17  Admonish  thy  neighbour  before  thouthreat- 
en  him  ;  and  not  being  angry,  give  place  to  the 
law  of  tlie  Most  High. 

18  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  first  step  to 
be  accepted  [of  him,]  and  wisdom  obtaineth  his 
love. 

19  The  knowledge  of  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord  is  the  doctrine  of  life  :  and  tliey  that 
do  things  that  please  him  shall  receive  the  fruit 
of  the  tree  of  immortality. 

20  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  all  wisdom  ;  and 
in  all  wisdom  is  the  performance  of  the  law,  and 
the  knowledge  of  his  omnipotency. 

21  If  a  servant  say  to  his  master,  I  will  not 
do  as  it  please th  thee  ;  though  afterward  lie  do 
it,  he  angereth  him  that  nourisheth  him. 

22  The  knowledge  of  wickedness  is  not  wis- 
dom, neither  at  any  time  the  counsel  of  sinners 
prudence. 

23  There  is  a  wickedness,  and  the  same  an 
69 


Jipocrypha. 

sabomination ;    and   there  is  a  fool   wanting   in 
wisdom. 

24  He  that  hath  small  understanding,  and 
leareth  God,  is  better  than  one  that  hath  much 
wisdom,  and  transgresseth  the  law  of  the  Most 
High. 

25  There  is  an  exquisite  subtilty,  and  the 
same  is  unjust ;  and  there  is  one  that  turneth 
aside  to  nmiie  judgment  appear  ;  and  there  is  a 
wise  man  that  justifieth  in  judgment. 

26  There  is  a  wicked  man  that  hangeth 
down  his  head  sadly  ;  but  inwardly  he  is  full  of 
deceit,        i 

27  Casting  down  his  countenance,  and  making 
as  if  he  heard  not :  where  lie  is  not  known,  he 
will  do  thee  a  mischief  before  thou  be  aware. 

28  And  if  for  want  of  power  he  be  hindered 
fi-om  sinning,  yet  when  lie  findeth  opportunity 
he  will  do  evil. 

21)  A  man  may  be  known  by  his  look,  and  one 
that  hath  understanding  by  his  countenance, 
when  thou  meetest  him. 

30  A  man's  attire,  and  excessive  laughter, 
and  gait,  shew  what  he  is. 

CHAP.  XX. 

THERE  is  a  reproof  that   is   not   comely : 
again,  some  man  holdeth  his  tongue,  and 
he  is  wise. 

2  It  is  much  better  to  reprove,  than  to  be 
angry  secretly :  and  he  that  confesseth  his  fault 
shall  be  preserved  from  hurt. 

3  How  good  is  it,  when  thou  art  reproved, 
to  shew  repentance  !  for  so  shalt  thou  escape 
wilful  sin. 

4  As  is  the  lust  of  an  eunuch  to  deflour  a 
virgin  ;  so  is  he  that  executeth  judgment  with 
Tiolence. 

5  There  is  one  that  keepeth  silence,  and  is 
found  wise  :  and  another  by  much  babbling  be- 
cometh  hateful. 

<5  Some  man  holdeth  his  tongue,  because  he 
hath  not  to  answer :  and  some  keepeth  silence, 
knowing  his  time. 

7  A  wise  man  will  hold  his  tongue  till  he  see 
opportunity ;  but  a  babbler  and  a  fool  will  regard 
no  time. 

8  He  that  useth  many  words  shall  be  ab- 
horred", and  he  that  taketh  to  himself  authority 
therein  shall  be  hated. 

9  There  is  a  sinner  that  hath  good  success 
in  ervil  things ;  and  there  is  a  gain  that  turneth 
to  loss. 

10  There  is  a  gift  that  shall  not  profit  thee  ; 
and  there  is  a  gift  whose  recompense  is  double. 

1 1  There  is  an  abasement  because  of  glory  ; 
and  there  is  that  lifteth  up  his  head  from  a  low 
estate. 

12  There  is  thatbuyeth  much  for  a  little,  and 
repay eth  it  seven-fold. 

13  A  wise  man  by  his  words  maketh  himself 
beloved  :  but  the  graces  of  fools  shall  be  poured 
out. 

14  The  gift  of  a  fool  shall  do  thee  no  good 
v.'hen  thou  hast  it ;  neitlier  yet  of  the  envious 
for  his  necessity  ;  for  he  looketh  to  receive  many 
things  for  one. 

15  He  giveth  little,  and  upbraideth  much; 
he  openeth  his  mouth  like  a  crier  ;  to-day  he 
lendeth,  and  to-morrow  will  he  ask  it  again  : 
such  an  one  is  to  be  hated  of  God  and  man. 

1(3  The  fool  saith,  I  have  no  friends,  I  have 
no  thank  for  all  my  good  deeds,  and  they  that 
eat  my  bread  speak  evil  of  me. 

17  How  oft,  and  of  how  many  shall  he  be 
laughed  to  scorn !  for  he  knoweth  not  aright 


Apocrypha. 
and  it  is  all  one  unto  him 


ECCLESIASTICUS. 

what  it  is  to  have 
as  if  he  had  it  not. 

18  To  slip  upon  a  pavement  is  better  than  to 
slip  with  the  tongue  :  so  the  fall  of  the  wicked 
shall  come  speedily. 

19  An  unseasonable  tale  will  always  be  in  the 
mouth  of  the  unwise. 

20  A  wise  sentence  shall  be  rejected  when  it 
Cometh  out  of  a  fool's  mouth ;  for  he  will  not 
speak  it  in  due  season. 

21  There  is  that  is  hindered  from  sinning 
through  want :  and  when  he  taketh  rest,  he 
shall  not  be  troubled. 

22  There  is  that  destroyeth  his  own  soul 
through  bashfulness,  and  by  accepting  of  per- 
sons overthroweth  himself. 

23  There  is  that  for  bashfulness  promiseth 
to  his  friend,  and  maketh  him  his  enemy  for 
nothing. 

24  A  lie  is  a  foul  blot  in  a  man,  yet  it  is  con- 
tinually in  the  mouth  of  the  untaught. 

25  A  thief  is  better  than  a  man  that  is  ac- 
customed to  lie  :  but  they  both  shall  have  de- 
struction to  heritage. 

2()  The  disposition  of  a  liar  is  dishonourable, 
and  his  shame  is  ever  with  him. 

27  A  wise  man  shall  promote  himself  <o  honovr 
with  his  words  :  and  he  that  hath  understanding 
will  please  great  men. 

28  He  tliat  tilleth  his  land  shall  increase  his 
heap  :  and  he  that  pleaseth  great  men  shall  get 
pardon  for  iniquity. 

29  Presents  and  gifts  blind  the  eyes  of  the  wise, 
and  stop  up  his  mouth  that  he  cannot  reprove. 

30  Wisdom  that  is  hid,  and  treasure  that  is 
hoarded  up,  what  profit  is  in  them  both  ? 

31  Better  is  he  that  hideth  his  folly  than  a 
man  that  hideth  his  wisdom. 

32  Necessary  patience  in  seeking  the  Lord 
is  better  than  he  that  leadeth  his  life  without  a 
guide. 

CHAP.  XXI. 
Y  son,  hast  thou  sinned  ?  do  so  no  more, 
but  ask  pardon  for  thy  former  sins. 

2  Flee  from  sin  as  from  the  face  of  a  serpent : 
for  if  thou  comest  too  near  it,  it  will  bite  thee  : 
the  teeth  thereof  are  as  ihe  teeth  of  a  lion  slay- 
ing the  souls  of  men. 

3  All  iniquity  is  as  a  two-edged  sword,  the 
wounds  whereof  cannot  be  healed. 

4  To  terrify  and  do  wrong  will  waste  riches : 
thus  the  house  of  proud  men  shall  be  made 
desolate. 

5  A  prayer  out  of  a  poor  man's  mouth  reach- 
eth  to  the  ears  of  God,  and  his  judgment  cometh 
speedily. 

G  He  that  hateth  to  be  reproved  is  in  the 
way  of  sinners  :  but  he  that  feareth  the  Lord 
will  repent  from  his  heart. 

7  An  eloquent  man  is  known  far  and  near  ; 
but  a  man  of  understanding  knoweth  when  he 
slippeth. 

8  He  that  buildeth  his  house  with  other  men's 
money  is  like  one  that  gathereth  himself  stones 
for  the  tomb  of  his  burial. 

9  The  congregation  of  the  wicked  is  like 
tow  wrapped  together  :  and  the  end  of  them  is 
a  flame  of  fire  to  destroy  them. 

10  Tlie  way  of  sinners  is  made  plain  with 
stones,  but  at  the  end  thereof  is  the  pit  of  hell. 

11  He  tliat  keepeth  the  law  of  the  Lord 
getteth  the  understanding  thereof:  and  the  per- 
fection of  the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  wisdom. 

12  He  that  is  not  wise  will  not  be  taught :  but 
there  is  a  wisdom  which  multiplieth  bitterness. 

70 


Apocrypha, 


CHAP.  XXII,  XXIII. 


Apocrypha. 


13  The  knowledge  of  a  wise  man  shall  abound 
like  a  flood  :  and  his  counsel  is  like  a  pure  foun- 
tain of  life. 

14  The  inner  parts  of  a  fool  are  like  a  broken 
vessel,  and  he  will  hold  no  knowledge  as  long 
as  he  liveth. 

15  If  a  skilful  man  hear  a  wise  word,  he  will 
commend  it,  and  add  unto  it :  but  as  soon  as  one 
of  no  understanding  heareth  it,  it  displeaseth 
him,  and  he  casteth  it  behind  his  back. 

16  The  talking  of  a  fool  is  like  a  burden  in 
the  way  :  but  grace  shall  be  found  in  the  lips 
of  the  wise. 

17  They  inquire  at  the  mouth  of  the  wise 
man  in  the  congregation,  and  they  shall  ponder 
his  words  in  their  heart. 

18  As  is  a  house  that  is  destroyed,  so  is  wis- 
dom to  a  fool :  and  the  knowledge  of  the  unwise 
is  as  talk  without  sense. 

19  Doctrine  unto  fools  is  as  fetters  on  the 
feet,  and  like  manacles  on  the  right  hand. 

20  A  fool  lifteth  up  his  voice  with  laughter  ; 
but  a  wise  man  doth  scarce  smile  a  little. 

21  Learning  is  unto  a  wise  man  as  an  orna- 
ment of  gold,  and  like  a  bracelet  upon  his  right 
arm. 

22  A  foolish  man's  foot  is  soon  in  his  [neigh- 
bour's] house :  but  a  man  of  experience  is 
ashamed  of  him. 

23  A  fool  will  peep  in  at  the  door  into  the 
house  :  but  he  that  is  well  nurtured  will  stand 
without. 

24  It  is  th©  rudeness  of  a  man  to  hearken  at 
the  door :  but  a  wise  man  will  be  grieved  with 
the  disgrace. 

25  The  lips  of  talkers  will  be  telling  such 
things  as  pertain  not  unto  them  :  but  the  words 
of  such  as  have  understanding  are  weighed  in 
the  balance. 

26  The  heart  of  fools  is  in  their  mouth  :  but 
the  mouth  of  the  wise  is  in  their  heart. 

27  When  the  ungodly  curseth  Satan,  he 
curseth  his  own  soul. 

28  A  whisperer  defileth  his  own  soul,  and  is 
hated  wheresoever  he  dwelleth. 

CHAP.  XXII. 

A   SLOTHFUL  man  is  compared  to  a  filthy 
stone,  and  every  one  will  hiss  him  out  to 
his  disgrace. 

2  A  slothful  man  is  compared  to  the  filth  of 
a  dunghill :  every  man  that  takes  it  up  will 
shake  his  hand. 

3  An  evil-nurtured  son  is  the  dishonour  of  his 
father  that  begat  him :  and  a  [foolish]  daughter 
is  born  to  his  loss. 

4  A  wise  daughter  shall  bring  an  inheritance 
to  her  husband  :  but  she  that  liveth  dishonestly 
is  her  father's  heaviness. 

5  She  that  is  bold  dishonoureth  both  her 
father  and  her  husband,  but  they  both  shall 
despise  her. 

6  A  tale  out  of  season  [is  as]  music  in 
mourning  :  but  stripes  and  correction  of  wis- 
dom are  never  out  of  time. 

7  Whoso  teacheth  a  fool  is  as  one  that  glueth 
a  potsherd  together,  and  as  he  that  waketh  one 
from  a  sound  sleep. 

8  He  that  tellcth  a  tale  to  a  fool  speaketh  to 
one  in  a  slumber :  when  he  hath  told  his  tale, 
he  will  say.  What  is  the  matter  ? 

9  If  children  live  honestly,  and  have  where- 
withal, they  shall  cover  the  baseness  of  their 
parents. 

10  But  children,  being  haughty,  through  dis- 


dain and  want  of  nurture  do  stain  the  nobility 
of  their  kindred. 

11  Weep  for  the  dead,  for  he  hath  lost  the 
light :  and  weep  for  the  fool,  for  he  wanteth 
understanding :  make  little  weeping  for  the 
dead,  for  he  is  at  rest :  but  the  life  of  the  fool 
is  worse  than  death. 

12  Seven  days  do  men  mourn  for  him  that 
is  dead  ;  but  for  a  fool  and  an  ungodly  man  all 
the  days  of  his  life. 

13  Talk  Aoi  much  with  a  fool,  and  go  not  to 
him  that  hath  no  understanding  :  beware  of  him, 
lest  thou  have  trouble,  and  thou  shalt  never  be 
defiled  with  his  fooleries  :  depart  from  him,  and 
thou  shalt  find  rest,  and  never  be  disquieted 
with  madness. 

14  What  is  heavier  than  lead .''  and  what  is 
the  name  thereof,  but  a  fool .' 

15  Sand,  and  salt,  and  a  mass  of  iron,  is  easier 
to  bear  than  a  man  without  understanding. 

16  As  timber  girt  and  bound  together  in  a 
building  cannot  be  loosed  with  shaking  :  so  the 
heart  that  is  established  by  advised  counsel  shall 
fear  at  no  time. 

17  An  heart  settled  upon  a  thought  of  under- 
standing is  as  a  fair  plastering  on  the  wall  of  a 
gallery. 

18  Pales  set  on  an  high  place  will  never 
stand  against  the  wind  :  so  a  fearful  heart  in 
the  imagination  of  a  fool  cannot  stand  against 
any  fear. 

19  He  that  pricketh  the  eye  will  make  tears 
to  fall :  and  he  that  pricketh  the  heart  maketh 
it  to  shew  her  knowledge. 

20  Whoso  casteth  a  stone  at  the  birds  frayeth 
them  away :  and  he  that  upbraideth  his  friend 
breaketh  friendship. 

21  Though  thou  drewest  a  sword  at  thy  friend, 
yet  despair  not :  for  there  may  be  a  returning^ 
[to  favour.] 

22  If  thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth  against  thy 
friend,  fear  not ;  for  there  may  be  a  reconcilia- 
tion :  except  for  upbraiding,  or  pride,  or  disclos- 
ing of  secrets,  or  a  treacherous  wound  :  for,  for 
these  things  every  friend  will  depart. 

23  Be  faithful  to  thy  neighbour  in  his  po- 
verty, that  thou  mayest  rejoice  in  his  prosperi- 
ty :  abide  steadfast  unto  him  in  the  time  of  his 
trouble,  that  thou  mayest  be  heir  with  him  in 
his  heritage  :  for  a  mean  estate  is  not  always  to 
be  contemned  :  nor  the  rich  that  is  foolish  to  be 
had  in  admiration. 

24  As  the  vapour  and  smoke  of  a  furnace 
goeth  before  the  fire  ;  so  reviling  before  blood. 

2')  I  will  not  be  ashamed  to  defend  a  friend ; 
neither  will  I  hide  myself  from  him. 

26  And  if  any  evil  happen  unto  me  by  him, 
every  one  that  heareth  it  will  beware  of  him. 

27  Who  shall  set  a  "watch  before  my  mouth, 
and  a  seal  of  wisdom  upon  my  lips,  that  I  fall 
not  suddenly  by  them,  and  that  my  tongue  de- 
stroy me  not .' 

CHAP.  xxm. 

OLORD,   Father  and  Governor  of  all   mv 
whole  life,  leave  me  not  to  their  counsels, 
and  let  me  not  fall  by  them. 

2  Who  will  set  scourges  over  my  thoughts, 
and  the  discipline  of  wisdom  over  my  heart  ? 
that  they  spare  me  not  for  mine  ignorances,  and 
it  pass  not  by  my  sins : 

3  Lest  mine  ignorances  increase,  and  my 
sins  abound  to  my  destruction,  and  I  fall  before 
mine  adversaries,  and  mine  enemy  rejoice  over 
me,  whose  hope  is  far  from  thy  mercy. 

4  O   Lord,  Father  and  God  of  my  life,  give 


Apocrypha.  ECCLESIASTICUS 

me  not  a  proud  look,  but  turn  away  from  thy 
servants  always  a  haughty  mind. 

5  Turn  away  from  me  vain  hopes  and  con- 
cupiscence, and  thou  shalt  hold  him  up  that  is 
desirous  always  to  serve  thee. 

6  Let  not  the  greediness  of  the  belly  nor  lust 
of  the  flesh  take  hold  of  me  ;  and  give  not  over 
me  thy  servant  into  an  impudent  mind. 

7  Hear,  O  ye  children,  the  discipline  of  the 
mouth  :  he  that  keepeth  it  shall  never  be  taken 
in  his  lips. 

8  The  sinner  shall  be  left  in  his  foolishness : 
both  the  evil  speaker  and  the  proud  shall  fall 
thereby. 

9  Accustom  not  th)'  mouth  to  swearing  ; 
neither  use  thyself  to  the  naming  of  the  Holy 
One. 

10  For  as  a  servant  that  is  continually  beaten 
shall  not  be  without  a  blue  mark :  so  he  that 
sweareth  and  nameth  God  continually  shall  not 
be  faultless. 

11  A  man  that  useth  much  swearing  shall  be 
filled  with  iniquity,  and  the  plague  shall  never 
depart  from  his  house  :  if  he  shall  offend,  his 
sin  shall  be  upon  him :  and  if  he  acknowledge 
not  his  sin,  he  maketh  a  double  offence  :  and  if 
he  swear  in  vain,  he  shall  not  be  innocent,  but 
his  house  shall  be  full  of  calamities. 

12  There  is  a  word  that  is  clothed  about  with 
death  :  God  grant  that  it  be  not  found  in  the 
heritage  of  Jacob ;  for  all  such  things  shall  be 
far  from  the  godly,  and  they  shall  not  wallow  in 
their  sins. 

13  Use  not  thy  mouth  to  intemperate  swear- 
ing, for  therein  is  the  word  of  sin. 

14  Remember  thy  father  and  thy  mother, 
when  thou  sittest  among  great  men.  Be  not 
forgetful  before  them,  and  so  thou  by  thy  cus- 
tom become  a  fool,  and  wish  that  thou  hadst  not 
been  born,  and  curse  the  day  of  thy  nativity. 

15  The  man  that  is  accustomed  to  oppro- 
brious words  will  never  be  reformed  all  the  days 
of  his  life. 

16  Two  sort  of  men  multiply  sin,  and  the 
third  will  bring  wrath  :  a  hot  mind  is  as  a  burning 
fire, it  will  never  be  quenched  till  it  be  consumed: 
a  fornicator  in  the  body  of  his  flesh  will  never 
cease  till  he  hath  kindled  a  fire. 

17  All  bread  is  sweet  to  a  whoremonger,  he 
will  not  leave  off  till  he  die. 

18  A  man  that  breaketh  wedlock,  saying  thus 
in  his  heart,  Wlio  sceth  me  ?  I  am  compassed 
about  with  darkness,  the  walls  cover  me,  and  no 
body  seeth  me  ;  what  need  I  to  fear  ?  the  Most 
High  will  not  remember  my  sins : 

19  Such  a  man  only  feareth  the  eyes  of  men, 
and  knoweth  not  that  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are 
ten  thousand  times  brighter  than  the  sun,  be- 
holding all  the  ways  of  lAen,  and  considering  the 
most  secret  parts. 

20  He  knew  all  things  ere  ever  they  were 
created  ;  so  also  after  they  were  perfected  he 
looked  upon  them  all. 

21  This  man  shall  be  punished  in  the  streets 
of  the  city,  and  where  he  suspecteth  not  he  shall 
be  taken. 

22  Thus  shall  it  go  also  with  the  wife  that 
leaveth  her  husband,  and  bringeth  in  an  heir  by 
another. 

23  For  first,  she  hath  disobeyed  the  law  of 
the  Most  High  ;  and  secondly,  she  hath  tres- 
passed against  her  own  husband  ;  and  thirdly, 
she  hath  played  the  whore  in  adultery,  and 
brought  children  by  another  man. 

24  She  shall   be   brought  out  into  the  con- 


Apocrypha. 
gregation,  and  inquisition  shall  be  made  of  her 
children. 

25  Her  children  shall  not  take  root,  and  her 
branches  shall  bring  forth  no  fruit. 

26  She  shall  leave  her  memory  to  be  cursed, 
and  her  reproach  shall  not  be  blotted  out. 

27  And  they  that  remain  shall  know  that 
there  is  nothing  better  than  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  and  that  there  is  nothing  sweeter  than 
to  take  heed  unto  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord. 

28  It  is  great  glory  to  follow  the  Lord,  and 
to  be  received  of  him  is  long  life. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

WISDOM  shall  praise  herself,  and  shall  glo- 
ry in  the  midst  of  her  people. 

2  In  the  congregation  of  the  Most  High 
shall  she  open  her  mouth,  and  triumph  before 
his  power. 

3  I  came  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  Most  High, 
and  covered  the  earth  as  a  cloud. 

4  I  dwelt  in  high  places,  and  my  throne  is  in 
a  cloudy  pillar. 

5  I  alone  compassed  the  circuit  of  heaven, 
and  walked  in  the  bottom  of  the  deep. 

6  In  the  waves  of  the  sea,  and  in  all  the  earth, 
and  in  every  people  and  nation,  I  got  a  possession. 

7  With  all  these  I  sought  rest :  and  in  whose 
inheritance  shall  I  abide  ? 

8  So  the  Creator  of  all  things  gave  me  a 
commandment,  and  he  that  made  me  caused  my 
tabernacle  to  rest,  and  said.  Let  thy  dwelling  be 
in  Jacob,  and  thine  inheritance  in  Israel. 

9  He  created  me  from  the  beginning  before 
the  world,  and  I  shall  never  fail. 

10  In  the  holy  tabernacle  I  served  before  him  ; 
and  so  was  I  established  in  Sion. 

11  Likewise  in  the  beloved  city  he  gave  me 
rest,  and  in  Jerusaleni  was  my  power. 

12  And  I  took  root  in  an  honourable  people, 
even  in  the  portion  of  the  Lord's  inheritance. 

13  I  was  exalted  like  a  cedar  in  Libanus,  and 
as  a  cypress-tree  upon  the  mountains  of  Hermon. 

14  I  was  exalted  like  a  palm-tree  in  En-gaddi, 
and  as  a  rose-plant  in  Jericho,  as  a  fair  olive- 
tree  in  a  pleasant  field,  and  grew  up  as  a  plane- 
tree  by  the  water. 

15  I  gave  a  sweet  smell  like  cinnamon  and 
aspalathus,  and  I  yielded  a  pleasant  odour  like 
the  best  myrrh,  as  galbanum,  and  onyx,  and 
sweet  storax,  and  as  the  fume  of  frankincense 
in  the  tabernacle. 

16  As  the  turpentine-tree  I  stretched  out  my 
branches,  and  my  branches  are  the  branches  of 
honour  and  grace. 

17  As  the  vine  brought  I  forth  a  pleasant 
savour,  and  my  flowers  are  the  fruit  of  honour 
and  riches. 

18  I  am  the  mother  of  fair  love,  and  fear, 
and  knowledge, and  holy  hope:  I  therefore, being 
eternal,  am  given  to  all  my  children  which  are 
named  of  him. 

19  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  be  desirous  of 
me,  and  fill  yourselves  with  my  fruits. 

20  For  my  memorial  is  sweeter  than  honey, 
and  mine  inheritance  than  the  honeycomb. 

21  They  that  eat  me  shall  yet  be  hungry,  and 
they  that  drink  me  shall  yet  be  thirsty. 

22  He  that  obeycth  me  shall  never  be  con- 
founded, and  they  that  work  by  me  shall  not  do 
amiss. 

23  All  these  things  are  the  book  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  most  high  God,  cren  tlie  law  which 
Moses  commanded  for  an  heritage  unto  the  con- 
gregations of  Jacob. 


CHAP.  XXV,  XXVI 

Lord :  that 


Apocrypha. 

24  Faint  not  to  be  strong  in  the 
he  may  confirm  you,  cleave  unto   him  :  for  the 
Lord  Almio-hty   is   God  alone,  and  beside   him 
there  is  no  other  Saviour. 

25  He  filleth  all  things  with  his  wisdom,  as  Phi- 
son  and  as  Tigris  in  the  time  of  the  new  fruits. 

26  He  maketh  the  understanding  to  abound 
like  Euphrates,  and  as  Jordan  in  the  time  of 
the  harvest. 

27  He  maketh  the  doctrine  of  knowledge 
appear  as  the  light,  and  as  Geon  in  the  time  of 
vintage. 

28  The  first  man  knew  her  not  perfectly  : 
no  more  shall  the  last  find  her  out. 

29  For  her  thoughts  are  more  than  the  sea, 
and  her  counsels  profounder  than  the  great  dflep. 

30  I  also  came  out  as  a  brook  from  a  river, 
and  as  a  conduit  into  a  garden. 

151  I  said,  I  will  water  my  best  garden,  and 
will  water  abundantly  my  garden-bed  :  and  lo, 
my  brook  became  a  river,  and  my  river  be- 
came a  sea. 

32  I  will  yet  make  doctrine  to  shine  as  the 
morning,  and  will  send  forth  her  light  afar  off. 

33  I  will  yet  pour  out  doctrine  as  prophecy, 
and  leave  it  to  all  ages  for  ever. 

34  Behold  that  I  have  not  laboured  for  my- 
self only,  but  for  all  them  that  seek  wisdom. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

IN  three  things  I  was  beautified,  and  stood  up 
beautiful  both  before  God  and  men :  the 
unity  of  brethren,  the  love  of  neighbours,  a  man 
and  a  wife  that  agree  together. 

2  Three  sorts  of  men  my  soul  hateth,  and  I 
am  greatly  offended  at  their  life  •  a  poor  man 
that  is  proud,  a  rich  man  that  is  a  liar,  and  an 
old  adulterer  that  doteth. 

3  If  thou  hast  gathered  nothing  in  thy  youth, 
how  canst  thou  find  an}'  thing  in  thine  age  .■' 

4  O  how  comelj'  a  thing  is  judgment  for  gray 
hairs,  and  for  ancient  men  to  know  counsel ! 

5  O  how  comely  is  the  wisdom  of  old  men,  and 
understanding  and  counsel  to  men  of  honour  ! 

6  Much  experience  is  the  crown  of  old  men, 
and  the  fear  of  God  is  their  glory. 

7  There  be  nine  things  which  I  have  judged 
in  mine  heart  to  be  happy,  and  the  tenth  I  will 
utter  with  my  tongue  :  A  man  that  hath  joy  of 
bis  children ;  and  he  that  liveth  to  see  the  fall 
of  his  enemy  : 

8  Well  is  him  that  dwelieth  with  a  wife  of 
understandino-,  and  that  hath  not  slipped  with 
his  tongue,  and  that  hatli  not  served  a  man 
more  unworthy  than  himself: 

9  Well  is  him  that  hath  found  prudence, 
and  he  that  speaketh  in  the  ears  of  them  that 
will  hear  : 

10  O  how  great  is  he  that  findeth  wisdom  ! 
yet  is  there  none  above  him  that  feareth  the 
Lord. 

1 1  But  the  love  of  the  Lord  passeth  all  things 
for  illumination :  he  that  holdeth  it,  whereto 
shall  lie  be  likened  .' 

12  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of 
his  love  :  and  faith  is  the  beginning  of  cleaving 
unto  him. 

13  [Give  me]  any  plague,  but  the   plague  of 
the  heart :  and  any  wickedness,  but  the  wicked 
ness  of  a  woman  : 

14  And  any  affliction,  but  the  affliction  from 
them  that   hate  me  :  and  any  revenge 
revenge  of  enemies. 

15  There   is  no   head  above   the   head   of  a 


Apocrypha. 

16  I  had  rather  dwell  with  a  lion  and  a  dra- 
gon, than  to  keep  house  with  a  wicked  woman. 

17  The  wickedness  of  a  woman  changeth  her 
face,  and  darkeneth  her  countenance  like  sack- 
cloth. 

18  Her  husband  shall  sit  among  his  neigh- 
bours ;  and  when  he  heareth  it  shall  sigh  bitterly. 

19  All  wickedness  is  but  little  to  the  wicked- 
ness of  a  woman :  let  the  portion  of  a  sinner 
fall  upon  her. 

20  As  the  climbing  up  a  sandy  way  is  to  the 
feet  of  the  aged,  so  is  a  wife  full  of  words  to  a 
quiet  man. 

21  Stumble  not  at  the  beauty  of  a  woman,  and 
desire  her  not  for  pleasure. 

22  A  woman,  if  she  maintain  her  husband,  is 
full  of  anger,  impudence,  and  much  reproach. 

23  A  wicked  woman  abateth  the  courage, 
maketh  an  heavy  countenance  and  a  wounded 
heart  :  a  woman  that  will  not  comfort  her 
husband  in  distress  maketh  weak  hands  and 
feeble  knees. 

24  Of  the  woman  came  the  beginning  of  sin, 
and  through  her  we  all  die. 

25  Give  the  water  no  passage  ;  neither  a 
wicked  woman  liberty  to  gad  abroad. 

26  If  she  go  not  as  thou  wouldest  have  her, 
cut  her  off  from  thy  flesh,  and  give  her  a  bill 
of  divorce,  and  let  her  go. 

CHAP.   XXVI. 

BLESSED  is  the  man  that  hath  a  virtuous 
wife,  for  the   number  of  his  days  shall  be 
double. 

2  A  virtuous  woman  rejoiceth  her  husband, 
and  he  shall  fulfil  the  years  of  his  life  in  peace. 

3  A  good  wife  is  a  good  portion,  which  shall 
be  given  in  the  portion  of  them  that  fear  the 
Lord. 

4  Whether  a  man  be  rich  or  poor,  if  he 
have  a  good  heart  toward  the  Lord,  he  shall  at 
all  times  rejoice  with  a  cheerful  countenance. 

5  There  be  three  things  that  mine  heart  fear- 
eth ;  and  for  the  fourth  I  was  sore  afraid :  the 
slander  of  a  city,  the  gathering  together  of  an 
unruly  multitude,  and  a  false  accusation  :  all 
these  are  worse  than  death. 

6  But  a  grief  of  heart  and  sorrow  is  a  woman 
that  is  jealous  over  another  woman,  and  a  scourge 
of  the  tongue  which  communicateth  with  all. 

7  An  evil  wife  is  a  yoke  shaken  to  and  fro  : 
he  that  hath  hold  of  her  is  as  though  he  held  a 
scorpion. 

8  A  drunken  woman  and  a  gadder  abroad 
causeth  great  anger,  and  she  will  not  cover  her 
own  shame. 

9  The  whoredom  of  a  woman  may  be  known 
in  her  haughty  looks  and  eyelids. 

10  If  thy  daughter  be  shameless,  keep  her 
in  straitly,  lest  she  abuse  herself  through  over- 
much liberty. 

11  Watch  over  an  impudent  eye  :  and  marvel 
not  if  she  trespass  against  thee. 

12  She  will  open  her  mouth  as  a  thirsty  tra- 
veller when  he  hath  found  a  fountain,  and  drink 
of  every  water  near  her :  by  every  hedge  will 
she  sit  down,  and  open  her  quiver  against  every 
arrow. 

13  The  grace  of  a  wife  delighteth  her  hus- 
band, and  her  discretion  will  fatten  his  bones. 

14  A  silent  and  loving  woman  is  a  gift  of  the 
but  the  I  Lord  ;  and  there  is  nothing  so  much  worth  as  a 

mind  well  instructed. 

15  A  shamefaced  and   faithful  woman  is   a 


serpent ;  and  there  is  no  wrath  above  the  wrath]  double  grace,  and  her  continent  mind  cannot  be 
of  an  enemy.  I  valued. 

10  73 


.Ipocryplia.  ECCLESIASTICUS 

16  As  the  sun  when  it  ariseth  in  the  hitrh 
heaven  ;  so  is  the  beauty  of  a  good  wife  in  llie 
ordering  of  her  house. 

17  As  the  clear  hght  is  upon  the  holy  can- 
dlestick ;  so  is  the  beauty  of  the  face  in  ripe 
age. 

18  As  the  golden  pillars  are  upon  the  sockets 
of  silver  ;  so  are  the  fair  feet  with  a  constant 
heart. 

19  My  son,  keep  the  flower  of  thine  age  sound  ; 
and  give  not  thy  strength  to  strangers. 

20  When  thou  hast  gotten  a  fruitful  posses- 
sion through  all  the  field,  sow  it  with  thine  own 
seed,  trusting  in  the  goodness  of  thy  stock. 

21  So  thy  race  which  thou  leavest  shall  be 
magnified,  having  the  confidence  of  their  good 
descent. 

22  An  harlot  shall  be  accounted  as  spittle, 
but  a  married  woman  is  a  tower  against  death 
to  her  husband. 

23  A  wicked  woman  is  given  as  a  portion  to 
a  wicked  man  :  but  a  godly  woman  is  given  to 
him  that  feareth  the  Lord. 

24  A  dishonest  woman  contemneth  sliame  : 
but  an  honest  woman  will  reverence  her  hus- 
band. 

25  A  sham.eless  woman  shall  be  accounted 
as  a  dog ;  but  she  that  is  shamefaced  will  fear 
the  Lord. 

21)  A  woman  that  honoureth  her  husband 
shall  be  judged  wise  of  all ;  but  she  that  disho- 
noureth  him  in  her  pride  shall  be  counted  un- 
godly of  all. 

27  A  loud  crying  woman  and  a  scold  shall  be 
sought  out  to  drive  away  the  enemies. 

28  Tliere  be  two  things  that  grieve  my 
heart  ;  and  the  third  maketh  me  angry  :  a  man 
of  war  that  suffereth  poverty;  and  men  of  un- 
derstanding that  are  not  set  by  ;  and  one  that 
returnoth  from  righteousness  to  sin  ;  the  Lord 
prepareth  such  an  one  for  the  sword. 

21)  A  merchant  shall  hardly  keep  himself  from 
doing  wrong  ;  and  an  huckster  shall  not  be  freed 
from  sin. 

CHAP.  xxvn. 

ANY  have  sinned  for  a  small  matter  ;  and 
he  that  seeketh  for  abundance   will  turn 
his  eyes  away. 

2  As  a  nail  sticketh  fast  between  the  joinings 
of  the  stones  ;  so  doth  sin  stick  close  between 
buying  and  selling. 

3  Unless  a  man  hold  himself  diligently  in 
the  fear  of  the  Lord,  his  house  shall  soon  be 
overthrown. 

4  As  when  one  sifteth  with  a  sieve,  the  re- 
fuse remaineth  ;  so  the  filth  of  man  in  his  talk. 

5  The  furnace  proveth  the  potter's  vessels  ; 
so  the  trial  of  man  is  in  his  reasoning. 

G  The  fruit  declareth  if  the  tree  have  been 
dressed  ;  so  is  the  utterance  of  a  conceit  in  the 
heart  of  man. 

7  Praise  no  man  before  thou  hearest  him 
speak  ;  for  this  is  the  trial  of  men. 

8  If  thou  foUowest  righteousness,  thou  shalt 
obtain  her,  and  put  her  on,  as  a  glorious  long 
robe. 

9  The  birds  will  resort  unto  their  like ;  so 
will  truth  return  unto  them  that  practise  in  her. 

10  As  the  lion  lieth  in  wait  for  the  prey  ;  so 
sin  for  them  that  work  iniquity. 

11  The  discourse  of  a  godly  man  is  always 
with  wisdom  ;  but  a  fool  changeth  as  the  moon. 

12  If  tliou  be  among  the  indiscreet,  observe 
the  time  :  but  be  continually  among  men  of 
understanding. 


Apocrypha. 

13  The  discourse  of  fools  is  irksome,  and 
their  sport  is  the  wantonness  of  sin. 

14  The  talk  of  him  that  sweareth  much 
maketh  the  hair  stand  upright ;  and  their  brawls 
make  one  stop  his  ears. 

15  The  strife  of  the  proud  is  blood-shedding, 
and  their  revilings  are  grievous  to  the  ear. 

16  Whoso  dlscovereth  secrets  loseth  his 
credit ;  and  shall  never  find  a  friend  to  his  mind. 

17  Love  thy  friend,  and  be  faithful  unto 
him :  but  if  thou  bewrayest  his  secrets,  follow 
no  more  after  him. 

18  For  as  a  man  hath  destroyed  his  enemy  ; 
so  hast  thou  lost  the  love  of  thy  neighbour. 

19  As  one  that  letteth  a  bird  go  out  of  his 
hand,  so  hast  thou  let  thy  neighbour  go,  and 
shalt  not  get  him  again. 

20  Follow  after  him  no  more,  for  he  is  too  far 
off;  he  is  as  a  roe  escaped  out  of  the  snare. 

21  As  for  a  wound,  it  may  be  bound  up  ;  and 
after  reviling  there  may  be  reconcilement :  but 
he  that  bewrayeth  secrets  is  without  hope. 

22  He  that  winketh  with  the  eyes  worketh 
evil :  and  he  that  knoweth  him  will  depart  from 
him. 

23  When  thou  art  present,  he  will  speak 
sweetly,  and  will  admire  thy  words :  but  at 
the  last  he  will  writhe  his  mouth,  and  slander 
thy  sayings. 

24  I  have  hated  many  things,  but  nothing  like 
him  ;  for  the  Lord  will  hate  him. 

25  Whoso  casteth  a  stone  on  high  casteth  it 
on  his  own  head  :  and  a  deceitful  stroke  shall 
make  wounds. 

26  Whoso  diggeth  a  pit  shall  fall  therein: 
knd  he  that  setteth  a  trap  shall  be  taken  therein. 

27  He  that  worketh  mischief,  it  shall  fall  upon 
him,  and  he  shall  not  know  whence  it  cometh. 

28  Mockery  and  reproach  are  from  the  proud  ; 
but  vengeance,  as  a  lion,  shall  lie  in  wait  for 
them. 

29  They  that  rejoice  at  the  fall  of  the  right- 
eous shall  be  taken  in  the  snare  ;  and  anguish 
shall  consume  them  before  they  die. 

30  Malice  and  wrath,  even  these  are  abomi- 
nations ;  and  the  sinful  man  shall  have  them 
both. 

CHAP.  XXVHI. 

HE  that  revengeth  shall  find  vengeance  from 
the    Lord,   and  he   will   surely   keep   his 
sins  [in  remembrance.] 

2  Forgive  thy  neighSour  the  hurt  that  he 
hath  done  unto  thee,  so  shall  thy  sins  also  be 
forgiven  when  thou  prayest. 

3  One  man  beareth  hatred  against  another, 
and  doth  he  seek  pardon  from  the  Lord  .? 

4  He  sheweth  no  mercy  to  a  man,  which  is 
like  himself :  and  doth  he  ask  forgiveness  of  his 
own  sins  .' 

5  If  he  that  is  but  flesh  nourish  hatred,  who 
will  entreat  for  pardon  of  his  sins  .' 

6  Remember  thy  end,  and  let  enmity  cease  ; 
[remember]  corruption  and  death,  and  abide  in 
the  commandments. 

7  Remember  the  commandments,  and  bear 
no  malice  to  thy  neighbour:  [remember]  the 
covenant  of  the  Highest,  and  wink  at  ignorance. 

8  Abstain  from  strife,  and  thou  shalt  di- 
minish thy  sins :  for  a  furious  man  will  kindle 

9  A  sinful  man  disquieteth  friends,  and  mak- 
eth debate  among  them  that  be  at  peace. 

10  As  the  matter  of  the  fire  is,  so  it  burneth  : 
and  as  a  man's  strength  is,  so  is  his  wrath  ;  and 
accordino-   to   his   riches   his  anger  riseth  ;  and 

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Jlpocrypha. 


CHAP.  XXIX,  XXX. 


the  stronger  they  are  which  contend,  the  more 
they  will  be  inflamed. 

11  An  hasty  contention  kindleth  a  fire:  and 
an  hasty  fighting  sheddeth  blood. 

12  If  thou  blow  the  spark,  it  shall  burn :  if 
thou  spit  upon  it,  it  shall  be  quenched  :  and  both 
these  come  out  of  thy  mouth. 

13  Curse  the  whisperer  and  double-tongued  : 
for  such  have  destroyed  many  that  were  at 
peace. 

14  A  backbiting  tongue  hath  disquieted  many, 
and  driven  them  from  nation  to  nation  :  stroncr 
cities  hath  it  pulled  down,  and  overthrown  the 
iiouses  of  great  men. 

15  A  backbiting  tongue  hath  cast  out  virtuous 
women,  and  deprived  them  of  their  labours. 

16  Whoso  hearkeneth  unto  it  shall  never  find 
rest,  and  never  dwell  quietly. 

17  The  stroke  of  the  whip  maketh  marks  in 
the  flesh  :  but  the  stroke  of  the  tongue  breaketh 
the  bones. 

18  Many  have  fallen  by  the  edge  of  the 
sword :  but  not  so  many  as  have  fallen  by  the 
tongue. 

19  Wefl  is  he  that  is  defended  from  it,  and 
hath  not  passed  through  the  venom  thereof; 
who  hath  not  drawn  the  yoke  thereof,  nor  hath 
been  bound  in  her  bands. 

20  For  the  yoke  thereof  is  a  yoke  of  iron,  and 
the  bands  thereof  are  bands  of  brass. 

21  The  death  thereof  is  an  evil  death,  the 
grave  were  better  than  it. 

22  It  shall  not  have  rule  over  them  that  fear 
God,  neither  shall  they  be  burned  with  the 
flame  thereof. 

23  Such  as  forsake  the  Lord  shall  fall  into  it ; 
and  it  shall  burn  in  them,  and  not  be  quenched  ; 
it  shall  be  sent  upon  them  as  a  lion,  and  devour 
them  as  a  leopard. 

24  Look  that  thou  hedge  thy  possession  about 
with  thorns,  and  bind  up  thy  silver  and  gold  : 

25  And  weigh  thy  words  in  a  balance,  and 
make  a  door  and  bar  for  thy  mouth. 

26  Beware  thou  slide  not  by  it,  lest  thou  fall 
before  him  that  lieth  in  wait. 

CHAP.  XXIX. 

HE  that  is  merciful  will  lend  unto  his  neigh- 
bour ;  and  he  that  strengtheneth  his  hand 
keepeth  the  commandments. 

2  Lend  to  thy  neighbour  in  time  of  his  need, 
and  pay  thou  thy  neighbour  again  in  due  season. 

3  Keep  thy  word,  and  deal  faithfully  with 
him,  and  thou  shalt  always  find  the  thing  that 
is  necessary  for  thee. 

4  Many,  when  a  thing  was  lent  them,  reck- 
oned it  to  be  found,  and  put  them  to  trouble  that 
helped  them. 

5  Till  he  hath  received,  he  will  kiss  a  man's 
hand  ;  and  for  his  neighbour's  money  he  will 
speak  submissly  :  but  when  he  should  repay,  he 
will  prolong  the  time,  and  return  words  of  grief, 
and  complain  of  the  time. 

tt  If  he  prevail,  he  shall  hardly  receive  the 
half,  and  he  will  count  as  if  he  had  found  it : 
if  not,  he  hath  deprived  him  of  his  money,  and 
he  hath  gotten  him  an  enemy  without  cause  : 
he  payeth  him  with  cursings  and  railings ;  and 
for^honour  he  will  pay  him  disgrace. 

7  Many  therefore  "have  refused  to  lend  for 
other  men's  ill  dealing,  fearing  to  be  defrauded. 

8  Yet  have  thou  patience  with  a  man  in  poor 
estate,  and  delay  not  to  shew  him  mercy 


Apocrypha. 


friend,  and  let  it  not  rust  under  a  stone  to  be  lost. 

11  Lay  up  thy  treasure  according  to  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Most  High,  and  it  shall  bring 
thee  more  profit  than  gold. 

12  Shut  up  alms  in  thy  storehouses ;  and  it 
shall  deliver  thee  from  all  afiliction. 

13  It  shall  fight  for  thee  against  thine  ene- 
mies better  than  a  mighty  shield  and  strong 
spear. 

14  An  honest  man  is  surety  for  his  neigh- 
bour :  but  he  that  is  impudent  will  forsake  him. 

15  Forget  not  the  friendship  of  thy  surety, 
for  he  hath  given  his  life  for  thee. 

IG  A  sinner  will  overthrow  the  good  estate 
of  his  surety : 

17  And  he  that  is  of  an  unthankful  mind 
will  leave  him  [in  danger]  that  delivered  him. 

18  Suretiship  hath  undone  many  of  good 
estate,  and  shaken  them  as  a  wave  of  the  sea  : 
mighty  men  hath  it  driven  from  their  houses,  so 
that  they  wandered  among  strange  nations. 

19  A  wicked  man  transgressing  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord  shall  fall  into  suretiship  : 
and  he  that  undertaketh  and  foilowetli  other 
men's  business  for  gain  shall  fall  into  suits. 

20  Help  thy  neighbour  according  to  thy  power, 
and  beware  that  thou  thyself  fall  not  into  the 
same. 

21  The  chief  thing  for  life  is  water,  and  bread, 
and  clothing,  and  an  house  to  cover  shame. 

22  Better  is  the  life  of  a  poor  man  in  a  mean 
cottage,  than  delicate  fare  in  another  man's 
house. 

23  Be  it  little  or  much,  hold  thee  contented, 
that  thou  hear  not  the  reproach  of  thy  house. 

24  For  it  is  a  miserable  life  to  go  from  house 
to  house  :  for  where  thou  art  a  stranger,  thou 
darest  not  open  thy  mouth. 

25  Thou  shalt  entertain,  and  feast,  and  have 
no  thanks :  moreover,  thou  shalt  hear  bitter 
Words : 

26  Come,  thou  stranger,  and  furnish  a  table, 
and  feed  me  of  that  thou  hast  ready. 

27  Give  place,  thou  stranger,  to  an  honoura- 
ble man ;  my  brother  cometh  to  be  lodged,  and 
I  have  need  of  mine  house. 

28  These  things  are  grievous  to  a  man  of  un- 
derstanding ;  the  upbraiding  of  house-room,  and 
reproaching  of  the  lender. 

CHAP.  XXX. 
E   that  loveth  his  son  causeth  him  oft  to 
feel  the  rod,  that  he  may  have  joy  of  liim 
in  the  end. 

2  He  that  chastiseth  his  son  shall  have  joy 
in  him,  and  shall  rejoice  of  him  among  his  ac- 
quaintance. 

3  He  that  teachoth  his  son  grieveth  the  enemy: 
and  before  his  friends  he  shall  rejoice  of  him. 

4  Though  his  father  die,  yet  he  is  as  thoucrji 
he  were  not  dead  :  for  he  hath  left  one  behind 
him  that  is  like  himself. 

5  While  he  lived,  he  saw  and  rejoiced  in  him  : 
and  when  he  died,  he  was  not  sorrowful. 

6  He  left  behind  him  an  avenger  against  his 
enemies,  and  one  that  shall  requite  kindness  to 
his  friends. 

7  He  that  maketh  too  much  of  his  son  shall 
bind  up  his  wounds ;  and  his  bowels  will  be 
troubled  at  every  cry. 

8  An  horse  not  broken  becometh  headstrong  : 
and  a  child  left  to  himself  will  bo  wilful. 

9  Cocker  thy  child,  and   he  shall  make  thee 


9  Help  the  poor  for  the  commandment's  sake,  I  afraid  :  play  with  him,  and  he  will  brino-  thee  to 
and  turn  him  not  away  because  of  his  poverty,     heaviness. 

10  Lose  thy  money  for  thy  brother  and  thy  I     10  Laugh  not  with  him,  lest  thou  have  sor- 

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Apocrypha. 

row  with  him,  and  lest  thou  gnash  thy  teeth  in 
the  end. 

11  Give  him  no  Uberty  in  his  youth,  and  wink 
not  at  liis  follies. 

12  Bow  down  his  neck  while  he  is  youn^, 
and  beat  him  on  the  sides  while  he  is  a  child, 
lest  he  wax  stubborn,  and  be  disobedient  unto 
thee,  and  so  bring  sorrow  to  thine  heart. 

13  Chastise  thy  son,  and  hold  him  to  labour, 
lest  his  lewd  behaviour  be  an  offence  unto  thee. 

14  Better  is  the  poor,  being  sound  and  strong 
of  constitution,  than  a  rich  man  that  is  afflicted 
in  his  body. 

15  Health  and  good  estate  of  body  are  above 
all  gold,  and  a  strong  body  above  infinite  wealth. 

16  There  is  no  riches  above  a  sound  body, 
and  no  joy  above  the  joy  of  the  heart. 

17  Death  is  better  than  a  bitter  life  or  con- 
tinual sickness. 

18  Delicates  poured  upon  a  mouth  shut  up, 
are  as  messes  of  meat  set  upon  a  grave. 

19  What  good  doeth  the  offering  unto  an  idol .'' 
for  neither  can  it  eat  nor  smell :  so  is  he  that  is 
persecuted  of  the  Lord. 

20  He  seetli  with  his  eyes  and  groaneth,  as 
an  eunuch  that  embraceth  a  virgin  and  sigheth. 

21  Give  not  over  thy  mind  to  heaviness,  and 
afflict  not  thyself  in  thine  own  counsel. 

22  The  gladness  of  the  heart  is  the  life  of 
man,  and  the  joyfulness  of  a  man  prolongeth 
his  days. 

23  Love  thine  own  soul,  and  comfort  thy 
heart,  remove  sorrow  far  from  thee  :  for  sorrow 
hath  killed  many,  and  there  is  no  profit  therein. 

24  Envy  and  wrath  shorten  the  life,  and  care- 
fulness bringeth  age  before  the  time. 

25  A  cheerful  and  good  heart  will  have  a  care 
of  his  meat  and  diet. 

CHAP.  XXXL 

WATCHING    for    riches    consumeth    the 
flesh,  and  the  care  thereof  driveth  away 
sleep. 

2  Watching  care  will  not  let  a  man  slumber, 
as  a  sore  disease  breaketh  sleep. 
_  3  The  rich  hath  great  labour    in    gathering 
riches   together  ;    and  when  he  resteth,  he   is 
filled  with  his  delicates. 

4  The  poor  laboureth  in  his  poor  estate  ;  and 
when  he  leaveth  off,  he  is  still  needy. 

5  He  that  loveth  gold  shall  not  be  justified, 
and  he  that  followeth  corruption  shall  have 
enough  thereof. 

6  Gold  hath  been  the  niin  of  many,  and  their 
destruction  was  present. 

7  It  is  a  stumbling-block  unto  them  that  sa- 
crifice unto  it,  and  every  fool  shall  be  taken 
therewith. 

8  Blessed  is  the  rich  that  is  found  without 
blemish,  and  hath  not  gone  after  gold. 

9  Who  is  he  ?  and  we  will  call  him  blessed  : 
for  wonderful  things  hath  he  done  among  his 
people. 

10  Who  hath  been  tried  thereby,  and  found 
perfect  ^  then  let  him  glory.  Who  might  of- 
fend, and  hath  not  offended .'  or  done  evil,  and 
hath  not  done  it .' 

11  His  goods  shall  be  established,  and  the 
congregation  shall  declare  his  alms. 

12  if  thou  sit  at  a  bountiful  table,  be  not 
greedy  upon  it,  and  say  not.  There  is  much  meat 
on  it. 

13  Remember  that  a  wicked  eye  is  an  evil 
thing  :  and  what  is  created  more  wicked  than 
an  eye .'  therefore  it  weepeth  upon  every  oc- 
casion. 


ECCLESIASTICUS.  Apocrypha. 

14  Stretch  not  thine  hand  whithersoever  it 
looketh,  and  thrust  it  not  with  him  into  the  dish. 

15  Judge  of  thy  neighbour  by  thyself :  and  be 
discreet  in  every  point. 

16  Eat,  as  it  becometh  a  man,  those  things 
which  are  set  before  thee  ;  and  devour  not, 
lest  thou  be  hated. 

17  Leave  off  first  for  manners'  sake  ;  and  be 
not  unsatiable,  lest  thou  offend. 

18  When  thou  sittest  among  many,  reach  not 
thine  hand  out  first  of  all. 

19  A  very  little  is  sufficient  for  a  man  well 
nurtured,  and  he  fetcheth  not  his  wind  short 
upon  his  bed. 

20  Sound  sleep  cometh  of  moderate  eating : 
he  riseth  early,  and  his  wits  are  with  him  :  but 
the  pain  of  watching,  and  choler,  and  pangs  of 
the  belly,  are  with  an  unsatiable  man. 

21  And  if  thou  hast  been  forced  to  eat,  arise, 
go  forth,  vomit,  and  thou  shalt  have  rest. 

22  My  son,  hear  me,  and  despise  me  not,  and 
at  the  last  thou  shalt  find  as  I  told  thee  :  in  all 
thy  works  be  quick,  so  shall  there  no  sickness 
come  unto  thee. 

23  Whoso  is  liberal  of  his  meat,  men  shall 
speak  well  of  him  ;  and  the  report  of  his  good 
house-keeping  will  be  believed. 

24  But  against  him  that  is  a  niggard  of  his 
meat  the  whole  city  shall  murmur  ;  and  the 
testimonies  of  his  niggardness  '  shall  not  be 
doubted  of 

25  Shew  not  thy  valiantness  in  wine  ;  for 
wine  hath  destroyed  many. 

26  The  furnace  proveth  the  edge  by  dip- 
ping :  so  doth  wine  the  hearts  of  the  proud  by 
drunkenness. 

27  Wine  is  as  good  as  life  to  a  man,  if  it  be 
drunk  moderately  :  what  is  life  then  to  a  man 
that  is  without  wine  .^  for  it  was  made  to  make 
men  glad. 

28  Wine  measurably  drunk  and  in  season, 
bringeth  gladness  of  the  heart,  and  cheerful- 
ness of  the  mind : 

29  But  wine  drunken  with  excess  maketh  bit- 
terness of  the  mind,  with  brawling  and  quarrel- 
ling. 

30  Drunkenness  increaseth  the  rage  of  a  fool 
till  he  offend  :  it  diminisheth  strength,  and  mak- 
eth wounds. 

31  Rebuke  not  thy  neighbour  at  the  wine, 
and  despise  him  not  in  his  mirth  :  give  him  no 
despiteful  words,  and  press  not  upon  him  with 
urging  him  [to  drink.] 

CHAP.  xxxn. 

IF  thou  be  made  the  master  [of  a  feast,]  lift  not 
thyself  up,  but  be  among  them  as  one  of  the 
rest,  take  diligent  care  for  them,  and  so  sit  down. 

2  And  when  thou  hast  done  all  thy  office,  take 
thy  place,  that  thou  mayest  be  merry  with  them, 
and  receive  a  crown  for  thy  well-ordering  of  the 
feast. 

3  Speak,  thou  that  art  the  elder,  for  it  be- 
cometh thee,  but  with  sound  judgment ;  and 
hinder  not  music. 

4  Pour  not  out  words  where  there  is  a  mu- 
sician, and  shew  not  forth  wisdom  out  of  time. 

5  A  concert  of  music  in  a  banquet  of  wine  is 
as  a  signet  of  carbuncle  set  in  gold. 

6  As  a  signet  of  an  emerald  set  in  a  work  of 
gold,  so  is  the  melody  of  music  with  pleasant 
wine. 

7  Speak,  young  man,  if  there  be  need  of 
thee  :  and  yet  scarcely  when  thou  art  twice 
asked. 

8  Let  thy  speech  be  short,  comprehending 
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much  in  few  words  ;  be  as  one  that  knoweth 
and  yet  holdeth  his  tongue. 

9  If  thou  be  among  great  men,  make  not  thy- 
self equal  with  them  ;  and  when  ancient  men 
are  in  place  use  not  many  words. 

10  Before  the  thunder  eoeth  lightning ;  and 
before  a  shamefaced  man  sliall  go  favour. 

11  Rise  up  betimes,  and  be  not  the  last ;  but 
get  thee  home  without  delay. 

12  There  take  thy  pastime,  and  do  what  thou 
wilt :  but  sin  not  by  proud  speech. 

13  And  for  these  things  bless  him  that  made 
thee,  and  hath  replenished  thee  with  his  good 
things. 

14  Whoso  feareth  the  Lord  will  receive  his 
discipline  ;  and  they  that  seek  him  early  shall 
find  favour. 

15  He  that  seeketh  the  law  shall  be  filled 
therewith :  but  the  hypocrite  will  be  offended 
thereat. 

16  They  that  fear  the  Lord  shall  find  judg- 
ment, and  shall  kindle  justice  as  a  light. 

17  A  sinful  man  will  not  be  reproved,  but 
findcth  an  excuse  according  to  his  will. 

18  A  man  of  counsel  will  be  considerate  ;  but 
a  strange  and  proud  man  is  not  daunted  with 
fear,  even  when  of  himself  he  hath  done  with- 
out counsel. 

19  Do  nothing  without  advice  ;  and  when 
tliou  hast  once  done,  repent  not. 

20  Go  not  in  a  way  wherein  thou  mayest  fall, 
and  stumble  not  among  the  stones. 

21  Be  not  confident  in  a  plain  way. 

22  And  beware  of  thy  own  children. 

23  In  every  good  work  trust  thy  own  soul ; 
for  this  is  the  keeping  of  the  commandments. 

24  He  that  believeth  in  the  Lord  taketh  heed 
to  the  commandment :  and  he  that  trusteth  in 
him  shall  fare  never  the  worse. 

CHAP.  XXXIIL 

THERE  shall  no  evil  happen  unto  him  that 
feareth  the  Lord ;  but  in  temptation  even 
again  he  will  deliver  him. 

2  A  wise  man  hateth  not  the  law  ;  but  he  that 
is  an  hypocrite  therein  is  as  a  ship  in  a  storm. 

3  A  man  of  understanding  trusteth  in  the 
law  ;  and  the  law  is  faithful  unto  him,  as  an 
oracle. 

4  Prepare  what  to  say,  and  so  thou  shalt  be 
heard  :  and  bind  up  instruction,  and  then  make 
answer. 

5  The  heart  of  the  foolish  is  like  a  cart-wheel ; 
and  his  thoughts  are  like  a  rolling  axle-tree. 

6  A  stallion  horse  is  as  a  mocking  friend,  he 
neigheth  under  every  one  that  sitteth  upon  him. 

7  Why  doth  one  day  excel  another,  when  as 
all  the  light  of  every  day  in  the  year  is  of  the 
sun .' 

8  By  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord  they  were 
distinguished  :  and  he  altered  seasons  and  feasts. 

9  Some  of  them  hath  he  made  high  days,  and 
hallowed  them,  and  some  of  them  hath  he  made 
ordinary  days. 

10  And  all  men  are  from  the  ground,  and 
Adam  was  created  of  earth. 

11  In  much  knowledge  the  Lord  hath  divided 
them,  and  made  their  ways  diverse. 

12  Some  of  them  hath  he  blessed  and  exalt- 
ed, and  some  of  tiiem  hath  he  sanctified,  and  set 
near  himself:  but  some  of  them  hath  he  cursed 
and  brought  low,  and  turned  out  of  their  places. 

13  As  the  clay  is  in  the  potter's  hand,  to  fa- 
shion it  at  his  pleasure  ;  so  man  is  in  the  hand 
of  him  that  made  him,  to  render  to  them  as 
liketh  him  best 


Apocrypha. 

14  Good  is  set  against  Qvil,  and  life  against 
death  :  so  is  the  godly  against  the  sinner,  and 
the  sinner  against  the  godly. 

15  So  look  upon  all  the  works  of  the  Most 
High  ;  and  there  are  two  and  two,  one  against 
another. 

16  I  awaked  up  last  of  all,  as  one  that  gather- 
eth  after  the  grape-gatherers  :  by  the  blessing 
of  the  Lord  I  profited,  and  filled  my  wine-press 
like  a  gatherer  of  grapes. 

17  Consider  that  I  laboured  not  for  myself 
only,  but  for  all  them  that  seek  learning. 

18  Hear  me,  O  ye  great  men  of  the  people, 
and  hearken  with  your  ears,  ye  rulers  of  the 
congregation. 

19  Give  not  thy  son  and  wife,  thy  brother 
and  friend,  power  over  thee  while  thou  livest, 
and  give  not  thy  goods  to  another :  lest  it  re- 
pent thee,  and  thou  entreat  for  the  same  again. 

20  As  long  as  thou  livest  and  hast  breath  in 
thee,  give  not  thyself  over  to  any. 

21  For  better  it  is  that  thy  children  should 
seek  to  thee,  than  that  thou  shouldest  stand  to 
their  courtesy. 

22  In  all  thy  works  keep  to  thyself  the  pre- 
eminence ;  leave  not  a  stain  in  thine  honour. 

23  At  the  time  when  thou  shalt  end  thy 
days,  and  finish  thy  life,  distribute  thine  in- 
heritance. 

24  Fodder,  a  wand,  and  burdens,  are  for  the 
ass  ;  and  bread,  correction,  and  work,  for  a  ser- 
vant. 

25  If  thou  set  thy  servant  to  labour,  thou, 
shalt  find  rest :  but  if  thou  let  him  go  idle,  he 
shall  seek  liberty. 

26  A  yoke  and  a  collar  do  bow  the  neck  :  so 
are  tortures  and  torments  for  an  evil  servant. 

27  Send  him  to  labour,  that  he  be  not  idle  ; 
for  idleness  teacheth  much  evil. 

28  Set  him  to  work,  as  is  fit  for  him  :  if  he  b& 
not  obedient,,  put  on  more  heavy  fetters. 

29  But  be  not  excessive  toward  any ;  and 
without  discretion  do  nothing. 

30  If  thou  have  a  servant,  let  him  be  unto 
thee  as  thyself,  because  thou  hast  bought  him 
with  a  price. 

31  If  thou  have  a  servant,  entreat  him  as  a. 
brother  :  for  thou  hast  need  of  him,  as  of  thine 
own  soul :  if  thou  entreat  him  evil,  and  he  run 
from  thee,  which  way  wilt  thou  go  to  seek  him  ? 

CHAP.  XXXIV. 

THE  hopes  of  a  man  void  of  understanding  are 
vain  and  false  :  and  dreams  lift  up  fools. 

2  Whoso  regardeth  dreams  is  like  him  that 
catcheth  at  a  shadow,  and  followeth  after  the 
wind. 

3  The  vision  of  dreams  is  the  resemblance  of 
one  thing  to  another,  even  as  the  likeness  of  a 
face  to  a  face. 

4  Of  an  unclean  thing  what  can  be  cleansed  .'' 
and  from  that  thing  which  is  false  what  truth 
can  come  .' 

5  Divinations,  and  soothsayings,  and  dreams, 
are  vain  :  and  the  heart  fancieth,  as  a  woman's 
heart  in  travail. 

6  If  they  be  not  sent  from  the  Most  High  in 
thy  visitation,  set  not  thine  heart  upon  them. 

7  For  dreams  have  deceived  many,  and  they 
have  fiiiled  that  put  their  trust  in  them. 

8  The  law  shall  be  found  perfect  without  lies  : 
and  wisdom  is  perfection  to  a  faithful  mouth. 

9  A  man  that  hath  travelled  knoweth  many 
things  ;  and  he  that  hath  much  experience  will 
declare  wisdom. 

10  He  that  hath  no  experience  knoweth  little 

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Apocrypha. 


but  he  that  hath  tj-avelled  is  fiiU  of  prudence. 

11  When  I  travelled,  I  saw  many  things  ; 
and  I  understand  more  than  I  can  express. 

12  I  was  oft-times  in  danger  of  death :  yet  I 
was  delivered  because  of  these  things. 

13  The  spirit  of  those  that  fear  the  Lord  shall 
live  ;  for  their  hope  is  in  him  that  saveth  them. 

14  Whoso  feareth  the  Lord  shall  not  fear  nor 
be  afraid  ;  for  he  is  his  hope. 

15  Blessed  is  the  soul  of  him  that  feareth  the 
Lord :  to  whom  doth  he  look  .■'  and  who  is  his 
strength  .■' 

16  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  them 
that  love  him,  he  is  their  mighty  protection  and 
strong  stay,  a  defence  from  heat,  and  a  cover 
from  the  sun  at  noon,  a  preservation  from  stum- 
bling, and  an  help  from  falling. 

17  He  raiseth  up  the  soul,  and  lightenetli  the 
eyes  :  he  giveth  health,  life,  and  blessing. 

18  He  that  sacrificeth  of  a  thing  wrongfully 
gotten,  his  offering  is  ridiculous ;  and  the  gifts 
of  unjust  men  are  not  accepted. 

19  The  Most  High  is  not  pleased  with  the 
offerings  of  the  wicked ;  neither  is  he  pacified 
for  sin  by  the  multitude  of  sacrifices. 

20  Whoso  bringeth  an  offering  of  the  goods 
of  the  poor,  doeth  as  one  that  killeth  the  son  be- 
fore his  father's  eyes. 

21  The  bread  of  the  needy  is  their  life :  he 
that  defraudeth  him  thereof  is  a  man  of  blood. 

22  He  that  taketh  away  his  neighbour's  liv- 
ing slayeth  him  ;  and  he  that  defraudeth  the 
labourer  of  his  hire  is  a  blood-shedder. 

23  When  one  buildeth,  and  another  pulleth 
down,  what  profit  have  they  then  but  labour  ? 

24  When  one  prayeth,  and  another  curseth, 
whose  voice  will  the  Lord  hear  .•' 

25  He  that  washeth  himself  after  the  touch- 
ing of  a  dead  body,  if  he  touch  it  again,  what 
availeth  his  washing  .'' 

26  So  is  it  with  a  man  that  fasteth  for  his  sins, 
and  goeth  again,  and  doeth  the  same  :  who  will 
hear  his  prayer  ?  or  what  doth  his  humbling 
profit  him  .'' 

CHAP.  XXXV. 

HE  that  keepeth  the  law  bringeth  offerings 
enough  :  he  that  taketh  heed  to  the  com- 
mandment ofFereth  a  peace-offering. 

2  He  that  requiteth  a  good  turn  ofFereth  fine 
flour ;  and  he  that  giveth  alms  sacrificeth 
praise. 

3  To  depart  from  wickedness  is  a  thing  pleas- 
ing to  the  Lord  ;  and  to  forsake  unrighteous- 
ness is  a  propitiation. 

4  Thou  shalt  not  appear  empty  before  the 
Lord. 

5  For  all  these  things  [are  to  be  done]  be- 
cause of  the  commandment. 

6  The  offering  of  the  righteous  maketh  the 
altar  fat,  and  the  sweet  savour  thereof  is  before 
the  Most  High. 

7  The  sacrifice  of  a  just  man  is  acceptable, 
and  the  memorial  thereof  shall  never  be  for- 
gotten. 

8  Give  the  Lord  his  honour  with  a  good  eye, 
and  diminish  not  the  first-fruits  of  thine  hands. 

9  In  all  thy  gifls  shew  a  cheerful  counte- 
nance, and  dedicate  thy  tithes  with  gladness. 

10  Give  unto  the  Most  High  according  as  he 
hath  enriched  thee  ;  and  as  thou  hast  gotten, 
give  with  a  cheerful  eye. 

11  For  the  Lord  recompenseth,  and  will  give 
thee  seven  times  as  much. 

12  Do  not  think  to  corrupt  with  gifts  ;  for 
such  he  will  not  receive :  and  trust  not  to  un- 


righteous sacrifices  ;  for  the  Lord  is  judge,  and 
with  him  is  no  respect  of  persons. 

13  He  will  not  accept  any  person  against  a 
poor  man,  but  will  hear  the  prayer  of  the  op 
pressed. 

14  He  will  not  despise  the  supplication  of  the 
fatherless  ;  nor  the  widow,  when  she  poureth 
out  her  complaint. 

15  Do  not  the  tears  run  down  the  widow's 
cheeks .''  and  is  not  her  cry  against  him  that 
causeth  them  to  fall  ? 

16  He  that  serveth  the  Lord  shall  be  accepted 
with  favour,  and  his  prayer  shall  reach  unto  the 
clouds. 

17  The  prayer  of  the  humble  pierceth  the 
clouds :  and  till  it  come  nigh,  he  will  not  be 
comforted  ;  and  will  not  depart,  till  the  Most 
High  shall  behold  to  judge  righteously,  and 
execute  judgment. 

18  For  the  Lord  will  not  be  slack,  neither 
will  the  Mighty  be  patient  toward  them,  till 
he  have  smitten  in  sunder  the  loins  of  the  un- 
merciful, and  repaid  vengeance  to  the  heathen  ; 
till  he  have  taken  away  the  multitude  of  the 
proud,  and  broken  the  sceptre  of  the  unright- 
eous ; 

19  Till  he  have  rendered  to  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  deeds,  and  to  the  works  of  men 
according  to  their  devices  ;  till  he  have  judged 
the  cause  of  his  people,  and  made  them  to  re- 
joice in  his  mercy. 

20  Mercy  is  seasonable  in  the  time  of  afflic- 
tion, as  clouds  of  rain  in  the  time  of  drought. 

CHAP.  XXXVI. 

HAVE  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord  God  of  all, 
and  behold  us  : 

2  And  send  thy  fear  upon  all  the  nations  that 
seek  not  after  thee. 

3  Lift  up  thy  hand  against  the  strange  na- 
tions, and  let  them  see  thy  power. 

4  As  thou  wast  sanctified  in  us  before  them  : 
so  be  thou  magnified  among  them  before  us. 

5  And  let  them  know  thee,  as  we  have  known 
thee,  that  there  is  no  God  but  only  thou,  O 
God. 

6  Shew  new  signs,  and  make  other  strange 
wonders :  glorify  thy  hand  and  thy  right  arm, 
that  they  may  set  forth  thy  wondrous  works. 

7  Raise  up  indignation,  and  pour  out  wrath : 
take  away  the  adversary,  and  destroy  the  enemy. 

8  Make  the  time  short,  remember  the  cove- 
nant, and  let  them  declare  thy  wonderful  works. 

9  Let  him  that  cscapeth  be  consumed  by  the 
racre  of  the  fire ;  and  let  them  perish  that  op- 
press the  people. 

10  Smite  in  sunder  the  heads  of  the  rulers 
of  the  heathen,  that  say,  There  is  none  other 
but  we. 

11  Gather  all  the  tribes  of  Jacob  together, 
and  inherit  thou  them,  as  from  the  beginning. 

12  O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  the  people  that 
is  called  by  thy  name,  and  upon  Israel,  whom 
thou  hast  named  thy  first-born. 

13  O  be  merciful  unto  Jerusalem,  thy  holy 
city,  the  place  of  thy  rest. 

14  Fill  Sion  with  thine  unspeakable  oracles, 
and  thy  people  with  thy  glory. 

15  Give  testimony  unto  those  that  thou  hast 
possessed  from  the  beginning,  and  raise  up  pro- 
phets that  have  been  in  thy  name. 

16  Reward  them  that  wait  for  thee,  and  let 
thy  prophets  be  found  faithful. 

17  O  Lord,  hear  the  prayer  of  thy  servants, 
according  to  the  blessing  of  Aaron  over  thy 
people,  that  all  they  which  dwell  upon  the  earth 


Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  XXXVII,  XXXVIII. 


Apocrypha, 


may  know  that  thou  art  the  Lord,  the  eternal 
God. 

18  The  belly  devoureth  all  meats,  yet  is  one 
meat  better  than  another. 

19  As  the  palate  tasteth  divers  kinds  of  veni- 
son :  so  doth  an  heart  of  understanding  false 
speeches. 

20  A  froward  heart  causeth  heaviness :  but  a 
man  of  experience  will  recompense  him. 

21  A  woman  will  receive  every  man,  yet  is 
one  daughter  better  than  another. 

22  The  beauty  of  a  woman  cheereth  the  coun- 
tenance, and  a  man  loveth  nothing  better. 

23  If  tliere  be  kindness,  meekness,  and  com- 
fort in  her  tongue,  then  is  not  her  husband  like 
other  men. 

24  He  that  getteth  a  wife,  beginneth  a  pos- 
session, a  help  like  unto  himself,  and  a  pillar  of 
rest. 

25  Where  no  hedge  is,  there  the  possession 
is  spoiled :  and  he  that  hath  no  wife  will  wan- 
der up  and  down  mourning. 

26  Who  will  trust  a  thief  well  appointed,  that 
skippeth  from  city  to  city  .■'  so  [who  will  believe] 
a  man  that  hath  no  house)  and  lodgeth  where- 
soever the  night  taketh  him  .'' 

CHAP.  XXXVII. 

EVERY  friend  saith,  I  am  his  friend  also,  but 
there  is  a  friend  which  is  only  a  friend  in 
name. 

2  Is  it  not  a  grief  unto  death,  when  a  com- 
panion and  friend  is  turned  to  an  enemy  ^ 

3  O  wicked  imagination,  whence  camest  thou 
in  to  cover  the  earth  with  deceit  ? 

4  There  is  a  companion,  which  rejoiceth  in 
the  prosperity  of  a  friend,  but  in  the  time  of 
trouble  will  be  against  him. 

5  There  is  a  companion,  which  helpeth  his 
friend  for  the  belly,  and  taketh  up  the  buckler 
against  the  enemy. 

6  Forget  not  thy  friend  in  th)'  mind,  and  be 
not  unmindful  of  him  in  thy  riches. 

7  Every  counsellor  extolleth  counsel ;  but 
there  is  some  that  counselleth  for  himself. 

8  Beware  of  a  counsellor,  and  know  before 
what  need  he  hath  ;  for  he  will  counsel  for  him- 
self;  lest  he  cast  the  lot  upon  thee, 

9  And  say  unto  thee.  Thy  way  is  good  :  and 
afterward  he  stand  on  the  other  side,  to  see  what 
shall  befall  thee. 

10  Consult  not  with  one  that  suspecteth  thee 
and  hide  thy  counsel  from  such  as  envy  thee. 

11  Neither  consult  with  a  woman  touching 
her  of  whom  she  is  jealous  ;  neither  with  a 
coward  in  matters  of  war  ;  nor  with  a  merchant 
concerning  exchange ;  nor  with  a  buyer  of  sell- 
ing ;  nor  with  an  envious  man  of  thankfulness  ; 
nor  with  an  unmerciful  man  touching  kindness  ; 
nor  with  the  slothful  for  any  work  ;  nor  with  an 
hireling  for  a  year  of  finishing  work  ;  nor  with 
an  idle  servant  of  much  business  :  hearken  not 
unto  tliese  in  any  matter  of  counsel. 

12  But  be  continually  with  a  godly  man, 
wliom  thou  knowest  to  keep  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord,  whose  mind  is  according  to 
thy  mind,  and  will  sorrow  with  thee,  if  thou 
shalt  miscarry. 

13  And  let  the  counsel  of  thine  own  heart 
stand  :  for  there  is  no  man  more  faithful  unto 
thee  than  it. 

14  For  a  man's  mind  is  sometime  wont  to  tell 
him  more  than  seven  watchmen,  that  sit  above 
in  an  high  tower. 

15  And  above  all  this  pray  to  the  Most  High, 
that  he  will  direct  thy  way  in  truth. 


16  Let  reason  go  before  every  enterprise,  and 
counsel  before  every  action. 

17  The  countenance  is  a  sign  of  changing 
of  the  heart. 

18  Four  manner  of  things  appear  :  good  and 
evil,  life  and  death :  but  the  tongue  ruleth  over 
them  continually. 

19  There  is  one  that  is  wise  and  teacheth 
many,  and  yet  is  unprofitable  to  himself 

20  There  is  one  that  sheweth  wisdom  in 
words,  and  is  hated  :  he  shall  be  destitute  of  all 
food. 

21  For  grace  is  not  given  him  from  the  Lord  ; 
because  he  is  deprived  of  all  wisdom. 

22  Another  is  wise  to  himself;  and  the  fruits 
of  understanding  are  commendable  in  his  mouth. 

23  A  wise  man  instructeth  his  people ;  and 
the  fruits  of  his  understanding  fail  not. 

24  A  wise  man  shall  be  filled  with  blessing ; 
and  all  they  that  see  him  shall  count  him  happy. 

25  The  days  of  the  life  of  man  may  be  num- 
bered :  but  the  days  of  Israel  are  innumerable. 

26  A  wise  man  shall  inherit  glory  among  his 
people,  and  his  name  shall  be  perpetual. 

27  My  son,  prove  thy  soul  in  thy  life,  and  see 
what  is  evil  for  it,  and  give  not  that  unto  it. 

28  For  all  things  are  not  profitable  for  all 
men,  neither  hath  every  soul  pleasure  in  every 
thing. 

29  Be  not  unsatiable  in  any  dainty  thing,  nor 
too  greedy  upon  meats  : 

30  For  excess  of  meats  bringeth  sickness,  and 
surfeiting  will  turn  into  choler. 

31  By  surfeiting  have  many  perished  ;  but  he 
that  taketh  heed  prolongeth  his  life. 

CHAP.  XXXVIII. 

HONOUR  a  physician  with  the  honour  due 
unto  him  for  the  uses  which  ye  may  have 
of  him  :  for  the  Lord  hath  created  him. 

2  For  of  the  Most  High  cometh  healing,  and 
he  shall  receive  honour  of  the  king. 

3  The  skill  of  the  physician  shall  lift  up  his 
head  :  and  in  the  sight  of  great  men  he  shall 
be  in  admiration. 

4  The  Lord  hath  created  medicines  out  of  the 
earth  ;  and  he  that  is  wise  will  not  abhor  them; 

5  Was  not  the  water  made  sweet  with  wood, 
that  the  virtue  thereof  might  be  known  ^ 

6  And  he  hath  given  men  skill,  that  he  might 
be  honoured  in  his  marvellous  works. 

7  With  such  doth  he  heal  [men,]  and  taketh 
away  their  pains. 

8  Of  such  doth  the  apothecary  make  a  con- 
fection ;  and  of  his  works  there  is  no  end  ;  and 
from  him  is  peace  over  all  the  earth. 

9  My  son,  in  thy  sickness  be  not  negligent : 
but  pray  unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  make  thee 
whole. 

10  Leave  off  from  sin,  and  order  thine  hands 
aright,  and  cleanse  thine  heart  from  all  wicked- 
ness. . 

11  Give  a  sweet  savour,  and  a  memorial  of 
fine  flour  ;  and  make  a  fat  offering,  as  not  being. 

12  Then  give  place  to  the  physician,  for  tho 
Lord  hath  created  him :  let  him  not  go  from 
thee,  for  thou  hast  need  of  him. 

13  There  is  a  time  when  in  their  hands  there 
is  good  success. 

14  For  they  shall  also  pray  unto  the  Lord, 
that  he  would  prosper  that  which  they  give  for 
ease  and  remedy  to  prolong  life. 

15  He  that  sinneth  before  his  Maker,  let  him 
fall  into  the  hand  of  the  physician. 

16  My  son,  let  tears  fall  down  over  the  dead, 
and  beffin  to  lament,  as  if  thou  hadst  suffered 

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ECCLESIASTICUS. 


Apocrypha 


great  harm  thyself;  and  then  cover  his  body 
according  to  the  custom,  and  neglect  not  his 
burial. 

17  Weep  bitterly,  and  make  great  moan,  and 
use  lamentation,  as  he  is  worthy,  and  that  a  day 
or  two,  lest  tliou  be  evil  spoken  of:  and  then 
comfort  thyself  for  thy  lieaviness. 

18  For  of  heaviness  cometh  death,  and  the 
heaviness  of  the  heart  breaketh  strength. 

19  In  affliction  also  sorrow  remaineth  :  and 
the  life  of  the  poor  is  the  curse  of  the  heart. 

20  Take  no  heaviness  to  heart :  drive  it  away, 
and  remember  the  last  end. 

21  Forget  it  not,  for  there  is  no  turning  again  : 
thou  shalt  not  do  him  good,  but  hurt  thyself 

22  Remember  my  judgment :  for  thine  also 
shall  be  so ;  yesterday  for  me,  and  to-day  for 
thee. 

23  When  the  dead  is  at  rest,  let  his  remem- 
brance rest  ;  and  be  comforted  for  him,  when 
his  spirit  is  departed  from  iiim. 

24  The  wisdom  of  a  learned  man  cometh  by 
opportunity  of  leisure  :  and  he  that  hath  little 
business  shall  become  wise. 

25  How  can  he  get  wisdom  that  holdeth  the 
plough,  and  that  glorieth  in  the  goad,  that  driveth 
oxen,  and  is  occupied  in  their  labours,  and  whose 
talk  is  of  bullocks.'' 

26  He  giveth  his  mind  to  make  furrows ;  and 
is  diligent  to  give  the  kine  fodder. 

27  So  every  carpenter  and  workmaster,  that 
laboureth  night  and  day  ;  and  they  that  cut  and 
grave  seals,  and  are  diligent  to  make  great  varie- 
ty, and  give  themselves  to  counterfeit  imagery, 
and  .watch  to  finish  a  work  : 

2S  The  smith  also  sitting  by  the  anvil,  and 
considering  the  iron  work,  the  vapour  of  tlie  fire 
wasteth  his  flesh,  and  he  fighteth  with  the  heat 
of  the  furnace  :  the  noise  of  the  hammer  and  the 
anvil  is  ever  in  his  ears,  and  his  eyes  look  still 
upon  the  pattern  of  the  thing  that  he  maketh ; 
he  setteth  his  mind  to  finish  his  work,  and  watch- 
eth  to  polish  it  perfectly  : 

29  So  doth  the  potter  sitting  at  his  work,  and 
turning  the  wheel  about  with  his  feet,  who  is 
always  carefully  set  at  his  work,  and  maketh  all 
his  work  by  number  ; 

30  He  fashioneth  the  clay  with  his  arm,  and 
boweth  down  his  strength  before  his  feet ;  he 
applieth  himself  to  lead  it  over  ;  and  he  is  dili- 
gent to  make  clean  the  furnace  : 

31  All  these  trust  to  their  hands :  and  every 
one  is  wise  in  his  work. 

32  Without  these  cannot  a  city  be  inhabited  : 
and  they  shall  not  dwell  where  they  will,  nor  go 
up  and  down  : 

33  They  shall  not  be  sought  for  in  public 
council,  nor  sit  high  in  the  congregation  :  they 
shall  not  sit  on  the  judges'  seat,  nor  understand 
the  sentence  of  judgment :  they  cannot  declare 
justice  and  judgment  ;  and  they  shall  not  be 
found  where  parables  are  spoken. 

34  But  they  will  maintain  the  state  of  the 
world,  and  [all]  their  desire  is  in  the  work  of  their 
craft. 

CHAP.  XXXIX. 

BUT  he  that  giveth  his  mind  to  the  law  of 
the  Most  High,  and  is  occupied  in  the  me- 
ditation thereof,  will  seek  out  the  wisdom  of  all 
the  ancient,  and  be  occupied  in  prophecies. 

2  He  will  keep  the  sayings  of  the  renowned 
men  :  and  where  subtil  parables  are,  he  will  be 
there  also. 

3  He  will  seek  out  the  secrets  of  grave  sen- 
tences, and  be  conversant  in  dark  parables. 


4  He  shall  serve  among  great  men,  and  ap 
pear  before  princes ;  he  will  travel  through 
strange  countries  ;  for  he  hath  tried  the  good 
and  the  evil  among  men. 

5  He  will  give  his  heart  to  resort  early  to  the 
Lord  that  made  him,  and  will  pray  before  the 
Most  High,  and  will  open  his  mouth  in  prayer, 
and  make  supplication  for  his  sins. 

6  When  the  great  Lord  will,  he  shall  be  filled 
with  the  spirit  of  understanding  :  he  shall  pour 
out  wise  sentences,  and  give  thanks  unto  the 
Lord  in  his  prayer. 

7  He  shall  direct  his  counsel  and  knowledge, 
and  in  his  secrets  shall  he  meditate. 

8  He  shall  shew  forth  that  which  he  hath 
learned,  and  shall  glory  in  the  law  of  the  cove- 
nant of  the  Lord. 

9  Many  shall  commend  his  understanding  ; 
and  so  long  as  the  world  endureth,  it  shall  not 
be  blotted  out ;  his  memorial  shall  not  depart 
away,  and  liis  name  shall  live  from  generation 
to  generation. 

10  Nations  shall  shew  forth  his  wisdom,  and 
the  congregation  shall  declare  his  praise. 

11  irhe  die,  he  shall  leave  a  greater  name 
than  a  thousand:  and  if  he  live,  he  shall  in- 
crease it. 

12  Yet  have  I  more  to  say,  which  I  have 
thought  upon  ;  for  I  am  filled  as  the  moon  at 
the  full. 

13  Hearken  unto  me,  ye  holy  children,  and 
bud  forth  as  a  rose  growing  by  the  brook  of  the 
field : 

14  And  give  ye  a  sweet  savour  as  frankin- 
cense, and  flourish  as  a  lily,  send  forth  a  smell, 
and  sing  a  song  of  praise,  bless  the  Lord  in  all 
his  works. 

15  Magnify  his  name,  and  shew  forth  his 
praise  with  the  songs  of  your  lips,  and  with 
harps,  and  in  praising  him  ye  shall  say  after 
this  manner  : 

16  All  the  works  of  the  Lord  are  exceeding 
good,  and  whatsoever  he  commandeth  shall  be 
accomplished  in  due  season. 

17  And  none  may  say.  What  is  this  .'  where- 
fore is  that  ?  for  at  time  convenient  they  shall  all 
be  sought  out :  at  his  commandment  the  waters 
stood  as  an  heap,  and  at  the  words  of  his  mouth 
the  receptacles  of  waters. 

18  At  his  commandment  is  done  whatsoever 
pleaseth  him  ;  and  none  can  hinder,  when  he 
will  save. 

19  The  works  of  all  flesh  are  before  him, 
and  nothing  can  be  hid  from  his  eyes. 

20  He  seeth  from  everlasting  to  everlasting  ; 
and  there  is  nothing  wonderful  before  liim. 

21  A  man  need  not  to  say.  What  is  this .' 
wherefore  is  that .'  for  he  hath  made  all  things 
for  their  uses. 

22  His  blessing  covered  the  dry  land  as  a 
river,  and  watered  it  as  a  flood. 

23  As  lie  hath  turned  the  waters  into  salt- 
ness :  so  shall  the  heathen  inherit  his  wrath. 

24  As  his  ways  are  plain  unto  the  holy  ;  so 
are  they  stumbling-blocks  unto  the  wicked. 

25  For  the  good  are  good  things  created  from 
the  beginning  :  so  evil  things  for  sinners. 

26  The  principal  things  for  the  whole  use  of 
man's  life  are  water,  fire,  iron,  and  salt,  flour  of 
wheat,  honey,  milk,  and  the  blood  of  the  grape, 
and  oil,  and  clothing. 

27  All  these  things  are  for  good  to  the  godly: 
so  to  the  sinners  they  are  turned  into  evil. 

28  There  be  spirits  that  are  created  for 
vengeance,    which  in  their   fury  lay    on    sore 

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Apocrypha.  CHAP.  XL,  XLI 

strokes  ;  in  the  time  of  destruction  they  pour 
out  their  force,  and  appease  the  wrath  of  him 
tliat  made  them. 

21)  Fire,  and  hail,  and  famine,  and  death,  all 
these  were  created  for  vengeance  ; 

30  Teeth  of  wild  beasts,  and  scorpions,  ser- 
pents, and  the  sword,  punishing-  the  wicked  to 
destruction. 

•il  They  shall  rejoice  in  his  commandment, 
and  they  shall  be  ready  upon  earth,  when  need 
is  ;  and  when  their  time  is  come,  they  shall  not 
transgress  his  word. 

'.^'2  Tiierefore  from  the  beginning  I  was  re- 
solved, and  thought  upon  these  things,  and  have 
left  them  in  writing. 

'.VS  All  the  works  of  the  Lord  are  good  :  and 
he  will  give  every  needful  thing  in  due  season. 

34  So  that  a  man  cannot  say.  This  is  worse 
than  that :  for  in  time  they  shall  all  be  well  ap- 
proved. 

35  And  therefore  praise  ye  the  Lord  with  the 
whole  heart  and  mouth,  and  bless  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XL. 

G^  RE.^T  travail  is  created  for  every  man,  and 
^  an  heavy  yoke  is  upon  the  sons  of  Adam, 
from  the  day  that  they  go  out  of  their  mother's 
womb,  till  the  day  that  they  return  to  the  mother 
of  all  tilings. 

2  Their  imagination  of  things  to  come,  and 
the  day  of  death,  [trouble]  their  thoughts,  and 
[cause]  fear  of  heart  ; 

3  From  him  tliat  sitteth  on  a  throne  of  glory, 
imto  him  that  is  humbled  in  earth  and  ashes  ; 

4  From  him  that  weareth  purple  and  a  crown, 
unto  Iiim  that  is  clothed  with  a  linen  frock. 

5  Wrath,  and  envy,  trouble,  and  unquietness, 
fear  of  death,  and  anger,  and  strife,  and  in  the 
time  of  rest  upon  his  bed,  his  night-sleep,  do 
change  his  knowledge. 

(J  A  little  or  nothing  is  his  rest,  and  after- 
ward he  is  in  his  sleep,  as  in  a  day  of  keeping 
watcli,  troubled  in  the  vision  of  his  heart,  as  if 
ite  were  escaped  out  of  a  battle. 

7  When  all  is  safe,  he  awaketh,  and  marvel- 
\"\\\  that  the  fear  was  nothing. 

8  [Such  things  happen]  unto  all  flesh,  both 
man  and  beast,  and  that  is  seven-fold  more  upon 
siimers. 

!)  Death,  and  bloodshed,  strife,  and  sword, 
calamities,  famine,  tribulation,  and  the  scourge  ; 

10  These  things  are  created  for  the  wicked, 
and  for  their  sakes  came  the  flood. 

1 1  All  things  that  are  of  the  earth  shall  turn 
to  the  e:u'th  again :  and  that  which  is  of  the 
waters  doth  return  into  the  sea. 

12  All  bribery  and  injustice  shall  be  blotted 
out  :  but  true  dealing  shall  endure  for  ever. 

13  The  goods  of  the  unjust  shall  be  dried  up 
like  a  river,  and  shall  vanish  with  noise,  like  a 
great  thunder  in  rain. 

14  While  he  openeth  his  hand  he  shall  re- 
joice :  so  shall  transojressors  come  to  nought. 

15  Tiic  children  of  the  ungodly  shall  not 
bring  forth  many  branches  :  but  are  as  unclean 
roots  upon  a  hard  rock. 

J IJ  The  weed  growing  upon  every  water  and 
I  ank  of  a  river,  shall  be  pulled  up  before  all 
grass. 

17  Bountifulness  is  as  a  most  fruitful  garden, 
and  mercifulness  endureth  for  ever. 

J  8  To  labour,  and  to  be  content  with  that  a 
man  hath,  is  a  sweet  life  :  but  he  that  findeth  a 
treasure  is  above  them  both. 

19  Children  and  the  buildinn-  of  a  city  con- 
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Apocrypha. 
tinue   a  man's  name :  but  a  blameless  wife  is 
counted  above  them  both. 

20  Wine  and  music  rejoice  the  heart :  but 
the  love  of  wisdom  is  above  them  both. 

21  The  pipe  and  the  psaltery  make  sweet 
melody  :  but  a  pleasant  tongue  is  above  them 
both. 

22  Thine  eye  desireth  favour  and  beauty  : 
but  more  than  both,  corn  while  it  is  green. 

23  A  friend  and  companion  never  meet  amiss  : 
but  above  both  is  a  wife  with  her  husband. 

24  Brethren  and  help  are  against  time  of  trou- 
ble :  but  alms  shall  deliver  more  than  them  both. 

25  Gold  and  silver  make  the  foot  stand  sure  : 
but  counsel  is  esteemed  above  them  both. 

2G  Riches  and  strength  lift  up  the  heart :  but 
the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  above  them  both :  there 
is  no  want  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  it  needeth 
not  to  seek  help. 

27  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  a  fruitful  garden, 
and  covereth  him  above  all  glory. 

28  My  son,  lead  not  a  beggar's  hfe  ;  for  bet- 
ter it  is  to  die  than  to  beg. 

29  The  life  of  him  that  dependeth  on  another 
man's  table  is  not  to  be  counted  for  a  life  ;  for 
he  polluteth  himself  with  other  men's  meat: 
but  a  wise  man  well  nurtured  will  beware 
thereof 

30  Begging  is  sweet  in  the  mouth  of  the 
shameless  :  but  in  his  belly  there  shall  burn  a 
fire. 

CHAP.  XLL 

O  DEATH,  how  bitter  is  tiie  remembrance 
of  thee  to  a  man  that  liveth  at  rest  in  his 
possessions,  unto  the  man  that  hath  nothing  to 
ve.x  him,  and  that  hath  prosperity  in  all  things: 
yea,  unto  him  that  is  yet  able  to  receive  meat ! 

2  O  death,  acceptable  is  thy  sentence  unto  the 
needy,  and  unto  him  whose  strength  faileth, 
that  is  now  in  the  last  age,  and  is  vexed  with 
all  things,  and  to  him  that  despaireth,  and  hath 
lost  patience  ! 

3  Fear  not  the  sentence  of  death,  remember 
them  that  have  been  before  thee,  and  that  come 
after  ;  for  this  is  the  sentence  of  the  Lord  over 
all  flesh. 

4  And  why  art  thou  against  the  pleasure  of 
the  Most  High .'  there  is  no  inquisition  in  the 
grave,  whether  thou  have  lived  ten,  or  an  hun- 
dred, or  a  thousand  years. 

5  The  children  of  sinners  are  abominable 
children,  and  they  that  are  conversant  in  the 
dwelling  of  the  ungodly. 

G  The  inheritance  of  sinners'  children  shall 
perish,  and  their  posterity  shall  have  a  per- 
petual reproach. 

7  The  children  will  complain  of  an  ungodly 
father,  because  they  shall  bo  reproached  for  his 
sake. 

8  Wo  be  imto  you,  ungodly  men,  whicJi  have 
forsaken  the  law  of  the  most  high  God  !  for  if 
ye  increase,  it  shall  be  to  your  destruction  : 

9  And  if  ye  be  born,  ye  shall  be  born  to  a 
curse  :  and  if  ye  die,  a  curse  shall  be  your 
portion. 

10  All  that  are  of  the  earth  shall  turn  to  earth 
again  :  so  the  ungodly  shall  go  from  a  curse  to 
destruction. 

1 1  The  mourning  of  men  is  about  their  bodies  : 
but  an  ill  name  of  sinners  shall  be  blotted  out. 

12  Have  regard  to  thy  name  ;  for  that  shall 
continue  with  thee  above  a  thousand  great 
treasures  of  gold. 

13  A  good  life  hath  but  few  days  :  but  a  good 
name  endureth  for  ever. 

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Apocrypha.  ECCLr  'JASTICUS. 

14  My  c'lildren,  keep  discipline  in  peace  :  ibr|a 
wisdom  that  is  hid,  and  a  treasure   that  is  not 
seen,  what  profit  is  in  them  both  ? 

15  A  man  that  hidetli  his  foolishness  is  better 
than  a  man  that  hideth  his  wisdom. 

16  Therefore  be  shamefaced  according  to  my 
word  :  for  it  is  not  good  to  retain  all  shamefaced- 
ness  ;  neither  is  it  altogether  approved  in  every 
thing. 

17  Be  ashamed  of  whoredom  before  father 
and  mother  :  and  of  a  lie  before  a  prince  and  a 
mighty  man  ; 

18  Of  an  offence  before  a  judge  and  ruler  ; 
of  iniquity  before  a  congregation  and  people  ; 
of  unjust  dealing  before  thy  partner  and  friend  ; 

19  And  of  theft  in  regard  of  the  place  wliere 
thou  sojournest,  and  in  regard  of  the  truth  of 
God  and  his  covenant  ;  and  to  lean  with  thino 
elbow  upon  the  meat ;  and  of  scorning  to  give 
and  take. 

20  And  of  silence  before  them  that  salute 
thee  ;  and  to  look  upon  an  harlot ; 

21  And  to  turn  away  thy  face  from  thy  kins- 
man ;  or  to  take  away  a  portion  or  a  gift ;  or  to 
gaze  upon  another  man's  wife  ; 

22  Or  to  be  over-busy  with  his  maid, and  come 
not  near  her  bed  ;  or  of  upbraiding  speeches  be- 
fore friends  ;  and  after  thou  hast  given,  upbraid 
not ; 

23  Or  of  iterating  and  speaking  again  that 
which  thou  hast  heard ;  and  of  revealing  of 
secrets. 

24  So  shalt  thou  be  truly  shamefaced,  and  find 
favour  before  all  men. 

CHAP.  XLII. 

OF  these  things  be  not  thou   ashamed,  and 
accept  no  person  to  sin  thereby  : 

2  Of  the  law  of  the  Most  High,  and  his  cove- 
nant ;  and  of  judgment  to  justify  the  ungodly  ; 

3  Of  reckoning  with  thy  partners  and  travel 
lers  ;  or  of  the  gift  of  the  heritage  of  friends  ; 

4  Of  exactness  of  balance  and  weights  ;  or 
of  getting  much  or  little  ; 

5  And  of  merchants'  indifferent  selling  ;  of 
much  correction  of  children ;  and  to  make  the 
side  of  an  evil  servant  to  bleed. 

(J  Sure  keeping  is  good,  where  an  evil  wife 
is  ;  and  shut  up,  where  many  hands  are. 

7  Deliver  all  things  in  number  and  weight ; 
and  put  all  in  writing  that  thou  givest  out,  or 
receivest  in. 

8  Be  not  ashamed  to  inform  the  unwise  and 
foolish,  and  the  extreme  aged  that  contendeth 
with  those  that  are  young :  thus  shalt  thou  be 
truly  learned,  and  approved  of  all  men  living. 

9  The  father  waketh  for  the  daughter,  when 
no  man  knoweth  ;  and  the  care  for  her  taketh 
away  sleep  :  when  she  is  young,  lest  she  pass 
away  the  flower  of  her  age  ;  and  being  married, 
lest  she  should  be  hated  : 

10  In  her  virginity,  lest  she  should  be  de- 
filed and  gotten  with  child  in  her  father's  house  ; 
and  having  an  husband,  lest  she  should  misbe- 
have herself;  and  when  she  is  married,  lest  she 
should  be  barren. 

1 1  Keep  a  sure  watch  over  a  shameless  daugh- 
ter, lest  she  make  thee  a  laughing-stock  to  thine 
enemies,  and  a  byword  in  the  city,  and  a  re- 
proach among  the  people,  and  make  thee  ashamed 
before  the  multitude. 

12  Behold  not  every  body's  beauty,  and  sit 
not  in  the  midst  of  women. 

13  For  from  garments  cometh  a  moth,  and 
from  women  wickedness. 

14  Better  is  the  churlishness  of  a  man  than 


Apocrypha. 
I  say,  which 


courteous  woman,  a  woman, 
bringeth  shame  and  reproach. 

15  I  will  now  remember  the  works  of  the 
Lord,  and  declare  the  things  that  I  have  seen  : 
In  the  words  of  the  Lord  are  his  works. 

16  The  sun  that  giveth  light  looketh  upon 
all  things,  and  the  work  thereof  is  full  of  the 
glory  of  the  Lord. 

17  The  Lord  hath  not  given  power  to  the 
saints  to  declare  all  his  marvellous  works,  which 
the  Almighty  Lord  firmly  settled,  that  whatso- 
ever is,  might  be  established  for  his  glory. 

18  He  seeketh  out  the  deep,  and  the  heart, 
and  considereth  their  crafty  devices  :  for  the 
Lord  knoweth  all  that  may  be  known,  and  he 
beholdelh  the  signs  of  the  world. 

19  He  declareth  the  things  that  are  past,  and 
for  to  come,  and  revealeth  the  steps  of  hidden 
things. 

20  No  thought  escapeth  him,  neither  any 
word  is  hidden  from  him. 

21  He  hath  garnished  the  excellent  works  of 
his  wisdom,  and  he  is  from  everlasting  to  ever- 
lasting :  unto  him  may  nothing  be  added,  neither 
can  he  be  diminished,  and  he  hath  no  need  of 
any  counsellor. 

22  O  how  desirable  are  all  his  works  I  and 
that  a  man  may  see  even  to  a  spark. 

23  All  these  things  live  and  remain  for  ever 
for  all  uses,  and  they  are  all  obedient. 

24  All  things  are  double  one  against  another  : 
and  he  hath  made  nothing  imperfect. 

25  One  thing  establisheth  the  good  of  an- 
other :  and  who  shall  be  filled  with  beholding 
his  glory  ' 

CHAP.   XLIII. 

THE   pride   of  the   height,  the  clear  firma- 
ment, the  beauty  of  heaven,  with  his  glo- 
rious shew  ; 

2  The  sun  when  it  appeareth,  declaring  at  Ins 
rising  a  marvellous  instrument,  the  work  of  the 
Mosfnigh  : 

3  At  noon  it  parcheth  the  country,  and  wlio 
can  abide  the  burning  heat  thereof.^ 

4  A  man  blowing  a  furnace  is  in  works  of 
heat,  but  the  sun  burneth  the  mountains  three 
times  more  ;  breathing  out  fiery  vapours,  and 
sending  forth  bright  beams,  it  dimmeth  the 
eyes. 

5  Great  is  the  Lord  that  made  it  ;  and  at  hia 
commandment  it  runneth  hastily. 

6  He  made  the  moon  also  to  serve  in  her 
season  for  a  declaration  of  times,  and  a  sign  of 
the  world. 

7  From  the  moon  is  the  sign  of  feasts,  a  light 
that  decreaseth  in  her  perfection. 

8  The  month  is  called  after  her  name,  in- 
creasing wonderfully  in  her  changing,  behig  an 
instrument  of  the  armies  above,  shining  in  the 
firmament  of  heaven  ; 

9  The  beauty  of  heaven,  the  glory  of  the 
stars,  an  ornament  giving  light  in  the  highest 
places  of  tiie  Lord. 

10  At  the  commandment  of  the  Holy  One 
they  will  stand  in  their  order,  and  never  faint  in 
their  watches. 

11  Look  upon  the  rainbow,  and  praise  him 
that  made  it ;  very  beautiful  it  is  in  the  bright- 
ness thereof. 

12  It  compasseth  the  heaven  about  with  a 
glorious  circle,  and  the  hands  of  the  Most  High 
have  bended  it. 

13  By  his  commandment  he  maketh  the  snow 
to  fill  apace,  and  sendeth  swiftly  the  lightnings 
of  his  judgment. 

•*     °  82 


Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  XLIV,  XLV. 


Apocrypha. 


14  Through  this  the  treasures  are  opened  : 
and  clouds  fly  forth  as  fowls. 

15  By  his  great  power  he  maketh  the  clouds 
firm,  and  the  hailstones  are  broken  small. 

16  At  his  sight  the  mountains  are  shaken, 
and  at  his  will  the  south  wind  bloweth. 

17  The  noise  of  the  thunder  maketh  the 
earth  to  tremble  :  so  doth  the  nf)rthern  storm 
and  the  whirlwind :  as  birds  flying  he  scatter- 
etli  the  snow,  and  the  falling  down  thereof  is 
as  the  lighting  of  grasshoppers  : 

18  The  eye  marvelleth  at  the  beauty  of  the 
whiteness  thereof,  and  the  heart  is  astonished 
at  the  raining  of  it. 

19  The  hoar-frost  also  as  salt  he  poureth  on 
the  earth,  and  being  congealed,  it  lieth  on  the 
top  of  sharp  stakes. 

20  When  the  cold  north  wind  bloweth,  and 
the  water  is  congealed  into  ice,  it  abideth  upon 
every  gathering  together  of  water,  and  clotheth 
the  water  as  with  a  breastplate. 

21  It  devoureth  the  mountains,  and  burneth 
the  wilderness,  and  consumeth  the  grass  as  fire. 

22  A  present  remedy  of  all  is  a  mist  coming 
speedily  :  a  dew  coming  after  heat,  refresheth. 

23  By  his  counsel  he  appeaseth  the  deep,  and 
planteth  islands  therein. 

24  They  that  sail  on  the  sea,  tell  of  the  dan- 
ger thereof;  and  when  we  hear  it  with  our  ears, 
we  marvel  thereat. 

25  For  therein  be  strange  and  wondrous 
works,  variety  of  all  kinds  of  beasts  and  whales 
created. 

26  By  him  the  end  of  them  hath  prosperous 
success,  and  by  his  word  all  things  consist. 

27  We  may  speak  much,  and  yet  come  short : 
wherefore  in  sum,  he  is  all. 

28  How  shall  we  be  able  to  magnify  him .' 
for  he  is  great  above  all  his  works. 

2'.)  The  Lord  is  terrible  and  very  great,  and 
marvellous  is  his  power. 

30  When  ye  glorify  the  Lord,  exalt  him  as 
much  as  ye  can  ;  for  even  yet  will  he  far  ex- 
ceed :  and  when  ye  exalt  him,  put  forth  all  your 
strength,  and  be  not  weary  ;  for  ye  can  never 
go  far  enough. 

31  Who  hath  seen  him  that  he  might  tell 
us  .■'  and  who  can  magnify  him  as  he  is  .' 

32  There  are  yet  hid  greater  things  than 
these  be,  for  we  have  seen  but  a  few  of  his 
works. 

33  For  the  Lord  hath  made  all  things ;  and 
to  the  godly  hath  he  given  wisdom. 

CHAP.   XLIV. 

LET  us  now  praise  famous  men,  and  our  fa- 
thers that  begat  us. 

2  The  Lord  hath  wrought  great  glory  by 
them  through  his  great  power  from  the  begin- 
ning. 

3  Such  as  did  bear  rule  in  their  kingdoms, 
men  renowned  for  their  power,  giving  counsel  by 
their  understanding,  and  declaring  prophecies  : 

4  Leaders  of  the  people  by  their  counsels, 
and  by  their  knowledge  of  learning  meet  for  the 
people,  wise  and  eloquent  in  their  instructions : 

5  Such  as  found  out  musical  tunes,  and  re- 
cited verses  in  writing  : 

6  Rich  men  furnished  with  ability,  living 
peaceably  in  their  habitations  : 

7  All  these  were  honoured  in  their  genera- 
tions, and  were  the  glory  of  their  times." 

8  There  be  of  them,  that  have  left  a  name 
behind  them,  that  their  praises  might  be  re- 
ported. 

9  And  some  there  be,  which  have  no  memo- 


rial ;  who  are  perished,  as  though  they  had  never 
been  ;  and  are  become  as  though  they  had  never 
been  born  ;  and  their  children  after  them. 

10  But  these  v/ere  merciful  men,  whose  right- 
eousness hath  not  been  forgotten. 

11  With  their  seed  shall  continually  remain  a 
good  inheritance,  and  their  children  are  within 
the  covenant. 

12  Their  seed  standeth  fast,  and  their  chil- 
dren for  their  sakes. 

13  Their  seed  sJiall  remain  for  ever,  and  their 
glory  shall  not  be  blotted  out. 

14  Their  bodies  are  buried  in  peace  ;  but  their 
name  livcth  for  evermore. 

15  The  people  will  tell  of  their  wisdom,  and 
the  congregation  will  shew  forth  their  prai^. 

10  Enoch  pleased  the  Lord,  and  was  trans- 
lated, being  an  example  of  repentance  to  all 
generations. 

17  Noah  was  found  perfect  and  righteous  ; 
in  the  time  of  wrath  he  was  taken  in  exchange 
[for  the  world  ;]  therefore  was  he  left  as  a  rem- 
nant unto  the  earth,  when  the  flood  came. 

18  An  everlasting  covenant  was  made  v/itli 
him,  that  all  flesh  should  perish  no  more  by  the 
flood. 

19  Abraham  was  a  great  father  of  many  peo- 
ple :  in  glory  was  there  none  like  unto  him  ; 

20  Who  kept  the  law  of  the  Most  High,  and 
was  in  covenant  with  him  :  he  established  the 
covenant  in  his  flesh  ;  and  when  he  was  proved, 
he  was  found  faithful. 

21  Therefore  he  assured  him  by  an  oath,  that 
he  would  bless  the  nations  in  his  seed,  and  that 
he  would  multiply  him  as  the  dust  of  the  earth, 
and  exalt  his  seed  as  the  stars,  and  cause  them 
to  inherit  from  sea  to  sea,  and  from  the  river  unto 
the  utmost  part  of  the  land. 

22  With  Isaac  did  he  establish  likewise  [for 
Abraham  his  father's  sake]  the  blessing  of  all 
men,  and  the  covenant, 

23  And  made  it  rest  upon  the  head  of  Jacob. 
He  acknowledged  him  in  his  blessing,  and  gave 
him  an  heritage,  and  divided  his  portions;  among 
the  twelve  tribes  did  he  part  them. 

CHAP.  XLV. 

AND  he  brought  out  of  him  a  merciful  man, 
which  found  favour  in  the  sight  of  all  flesh, 
even  Moses,  beloved  of  God  and  men,  whose 
memorial  is  blessed. 

2  He  made  him  like  to  the  glorious  saints, 
and  magnified  him,  so  that  his  enemies  stood  in 
fear  of  him. 

3  By  his  words  he  caused  the  wonders  to 
cease,  and  he  made  him  glorious  in  the  sight 
of  kings,  and  gave  him  a  commandment  for  his 
people,  and  shewed  him  part  of  his  glory. 

4  He  sanctified  him  in  his  faithfulness  and 
meekness,  and  chose  him  out  of  all  men. 

5  He  made  him  to  hear  his  voice,  and  brought 
him  into  the  dark  cloud,  and  gave  him  command- 
ments before  his  face,  even  the  law  of  life  and 
knowledge,  that  he  might  teach  Jacob  his  cove- 
nants, and  Israel  his  judgments. 

6  He  exalted  Aaron,  an  holy  man  like  unto 
him,  even  his  brother,  of  the  tribe  of  Levi. 

7  An  everlasting  covenant  he  made  with  him, 
and  gave  him  the  priesthood  among  the  people  ; 
he  beautified  him  with  comely  ornaments,  and 
clothed  him  with  a  robe  of  glory. 

8  Ho  put  upon  him  perfect  glory ;  and 
strengthened  him  with  rich  garments,  with 
breeches,  with  a  long  robe,  and  the  ephod. 

9  And  he  compassed  him  with  pomegranates, 
and  with  many  golden  bells  round  about,  that  as 

83 


.^porrijphri. 


ECCLE3LVST1CUS. 


Apocrypha. 


lie  went  there  might  be  a  sound,  and  a  noise  made 
that  inijrht  be  lieard  in  the  temple,  for  a  memo- 
rial to  the  children  of  his  people  ; 

10  With  an  holy  garment,  with  gold,  and  blue 
silk,  and  purple,  the  work  of  the  embroiderer, 
with  a  breastplate  of  judgment,  and  with  Urim 
and  Thummim  ; 

11  With  twisted  scarlet,  the  work  of  the 
cunning  workman,  with  precious  stones  graven 
like  seals,  and  set  in  gold,  the  work  of  the  jewel- 
ler, with  a  writing  engraved  for  a  memorial, 
after  the  number  of  the  tribes  of  Israel. 

12  He  set  a  crown  of  gold  upon  the  mitre, 
wherein  was  engraved  Holiness,  an  ornament 
of  honour,  a  costly  work,  the  desires  of  the  eyes, 
goodly  and  beautiful. 

13  Before  him  there  were  none  such,  neither 
did  ever  any  stranger  put  them  on,  but  only  his 
children  and  his  children's  children  perpetually. 

14  Their  sacrifices  shall  be  wholly  consumed 
every  day  twice  continually. 

].')  Moses  consecrated  him,  and  anointed  him 
with  iioly  oil :  this  was  appointed  unto  him  by 
an  everlasting  covenant,  and  to  his  seed,  so  long 
as  the  heavens  should  remain,  that  they  should 
minister  unto  him,  and  execute  the  office  of  the 
priesthood,  and  bless  the  people  in  his  name. 

10  He  chose  him  out  of  all  men  living  to  offer 
sacrifices  to  the  Lord,  incense,  and  a  sweet  sa- 
vour, for  a  memorial,  to  make  reconciliation  for 
his  people. 

17  He  gave  unto  him  his  commandments,  and 
authority  in  the  statutes  of  judgments,  that  he 
should  teach  Jacob  the  testimonies,  and  inform 
Israel  in  his  laws. 

18  Strangers  conspired  together  against  him, 
and  maligned  him  in  the  wilderness,  even  the 
men  that  were  of  Dathan's  and  Abiron's  side,  and 
the  congregation  of  Core,  with  fury  and  wrath. 

1!)  This  the  Lord  saw,  and  it  displeased  him, 
and  in  his  wrathful  indignation  were  they  con- 
sumed :  he  did  wonders  upon  them,  to  consume 
tiiem  with  the  fiery  flame. 

20  But  he  made  Aaron  more  honourable,  and 
gave  him  an  heritage,  and  divided  unto  him  the 
first-fruits  of  the  increase  ;  especially  he  pre- 
pared bread  in  abundance  : 

21  For  they  ate  of  the  sacrifices  of  the  Lord, 
which  he  gave  unto  him  and  his  seed. 

22  Howbeit,  in  the  land  of  the  people  he  had 
no  inheritance, neither  had  he  any  portion  among 
the  people  :  for  the  Lord  himself  is  his  portion 
and  inheritance. 

23  The  third  in  glory  is  Phinees  the  son  of 
Eleazar,  because  he  had  zeal  in  the  fear  of  the 
Lord,  and  stood  up  with  good  courage  of  heart 
when  the  people  were  turned  back,  and  made 
reconciliation  for  Israel. 

24  Therefore  was  there  a  covenant  of  peace 
made  with  him,  that  he  should  be  the  chief  of 
the  sanctuary  and  of  his  people,  and  that  he  and 
his  posterity  should  have  the  dignity  of  the  priest- 
hood for  ever : 

25  According  to  the  covenant  made  with 
David  son  of  Jesse,  of  the  tribe  of  Juda,  that 
the  inheritance  of  the  king  should  be  to  his  pos- 
terity alone  :  so  the  inheritance  of  Aaron  should 
also  be  unto  his  seed. 

26  God  give  you  wisdom  in  your  heart  to 
judge  his  people  in  righteousness,  that  their 
good  things  be  not  abolished,  and  that  their  glory 
may  endure  for  ever. 

CHAP.  XLVI. 

JESUS  the  son  of  Nave  was  valiant  in  the 
wars,  and  was  the  successor   of  Moses   in 


proplieoies,  who  according  to  his  name  was 
made  great  for  the  saving  of  the  elect  of  God, 
and  taking  vengeance  of  the  enemies  that  rose 
U|)  against  them,  that  he  might  set  Israel  in  their 
inheritance. 

2  How  great  glory  gat  he,  when  he  did  lift 
up  his  hands,  and  stretched  out  his  sword  against 
the  cities  I 

3  Who  before  him  so  stood  to  it  .•'  for  the  Lord 
himself  brought  his  enemies  unto  him. 

4  Did  not  the  sun  go  back  by  his  means  ?  and 
was  not  one  day  as  long  as  two  .' 

5  He  called  upon  the  most  high  Lord,  when 
the  enemies  pressed  upon  him  on  every  side ; 
and  the  great  Lord  heard  him. 

6  And  with  hailstones  of  mighty  power  he 
made  the  battle  to  fall  violently  upon  the  na- 
tions, and  in  the  descent  [of  Beth-horon]  he  de- 
stroyed them  that  resisted,  that  the  nations 
might  know  all  their  strength,  because  he  fought 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  and  he  followed  the 
Mighty  One. 

7  In  the  time  of  Moses  also  he  did  a  work  of 
mercy,  he  and  Caleb  the  son  of  Jephunno,  in 
that  they  withstood  the  congregation,  atid  with- 
held the  people  from  sin,  and  appeased  the  wicked 
murmuring. 

8  And  of  six  hundred  thousand  people  on  foot, 
they  two  were  preserved  to  bring  them  into  the 
heritage,  even  unto  the  land  that  floweth  with 
milk  and  honey. 

9  The  Lord  gave  strength  also  unto  Caleb, 
which  remained  with  him  unto  his  old  age  :  so 
that  he  entered  upon  the  high  places  of  the  land, 
and  his  seed  obtained  it  for  an  heritage  : 

10  That  all  the  children  of  Israel  might  see 
that  it  is  good  to  follow  the  Lord. 

11  And  concerning  the  judges,  every  one  by 
name,  whose  heart  went  not  a  whoring,  nor  de- 
parted from  the  Lord,  let  their  memory  be 
blessed  : 

12  Let  their  bones  flourish  out  of  their  place, 
and  let  the  name  of  them  that  were  honoured 
be  continued  upon  their  children. 

13  Samuel,  the  prophet  of  the  Lord,  beloved 
of  his  Lord,  established  a  kingdom,  and  anoint- 
ed princes  over  his  people. 

14  By  the  law  of  the  Lord  he  judged  the 
congregation,  and  the  Lord  had  respect  unto 
Jacob. 

15  By  his  faithfulness  he  was  found  a  true 
prophet,  and  by  his  word  he  was  known  to  be 
faithful  in  vision. 

16  He  called  upon  the  mighty  Lord,  when 
his  enemies  pressed  upon  him  on  every  side, 
when  he  offered  the  sucking  lamb. 

17  And  the  Lord  thundered  from  heaven, 
and  with  a  great  noise  made  his  voice  to  be 
heard. 

18  And  he  destroyed  the  rulers  of  the  Ty- 
rians,  and  all  the  princes  of  the  Pliilistines. 

19  And  before  his  long  sleep  he  made  pro- 
testations in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  and  his 
anointed,  I  have  not  taken  any  man's  goods,  so 
much  as  a  shoe  :  and  no  man  did  accuse  him. 

20  And  after  his  death  he  prophesied,  and 
shewed  the  king  his  end,  and  lifted  up  his  voice 
from  the  earth  in  prophecy,  to  blot  out  the 
wickedness  of  the  people. 

CHAP.   XLVII. 

AND  after  him  rose  up   Nathan  to  prophesy 
in  the  time  of  David. 
2  As  is  the  fat   taken  away  from  the  peace- 
offering,  so  was  David  chosen  out  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

84 


Apocrypha.  CHAP.  XLVIII,  XLIX 

3  He  played  with  lions  as  with  kids,  and  with 
bears  as  with  lambs. 

4  Slew  he  not  a  giant,  when  he  was  yet  but 
young  .''  and  did  he  not  take  away  reproach  from 
the  people,  when  he  lifted  up  his  hand  with  the 
stone  ir.  the  sling,  and  beat  down  the  boasting 
of  Goliath  r 

5  For  he  called  upon  the  most  high  Lord  ; 
and  he  gave  him  strength  in  his  right  hand  to 
slay  that  mighty  warrior,  and  set  up  the  horn 
of  his  people. 

6  So  the  people  honoured  him  with  ten  thou- 
sands, and  praised  him  in  the  blessings  of  the 
Lord,  in  that  he  gave  him  a  crown  of  glory. 

7  For  he  destroyed  the  enemies  on  every 
side,  and  brought  to  nought  the  Philistines  his 
adversaries,  and  brake  their  horn  in  sunder  unto 
this  day. 

8  In  all  his  works  he  praised  the  Holy  One 
most  high  with  words  of  glory  ;  with  his  whole 
heart  he  sung  songs,  and  loved  him  that  made 
him. 

9  He  set  singers  also  before  the  altar,  that 
by  their  voices  they  might  make  sweet  melody, 
and  daily  sing  praises  in  their  songs. 

10  He  beautified  their  feasts,  and  set  in  or- 
der the  solemn  times  until  the  end,  that  they 
might  praise  his  holy  name,  and  that  the  temple 
might  sound  from  morning. 

11  The  Lord  took  away  his  sins,  and  exalted 
his  horn  for  ever  :  lie  gave  him  a  covenant  of 
kings,  and  the  throne  of  glory  in  Israel. 

12  After  him  rose  up  a  wise  son,  and  for  his 
sake  he  dwelt  at  large. 

13  Solomon  reigned  in  a  peaceable  time,  and 
was  honoured  ;  for  God  made  all  quiet  round 
about  him,  that  he  might  build  an  house  in  his 
name,  and  prepare  his  sanctuary  for  ever. 

14  How  wise  wast  thou  in  thy  youth,  and,  as 
a  flood,  filled  with  understanding  ! 

15  Thy  soul  covered  the  whole  earth,  and 
thou  filledst  it  with  dark  parables. 

16  Thy  name  went  far  unto  the  islands ;  and 
for  thy  peace  thou  wast  beloved. 

17  The  countries  marvelled  at  thee  for  thy 
songs,  and  proverbs,  and  parables,  and  interpre- 
tations. 

18  By  the  name  of  the  Lord  God,  which  is 
called  the  Lord  God  of  Israel,  tliou  didst  gather 
gold  as  tin,  and  didst  multiply  silver  as  lead 

I'J  Thou  didst  bow  thy  loins  unto  women,  and 
by  thy  body  thou  wast  brought  into  subjection 

20  Thou  didst  stain  thy  honour,  and  pollute 
thy  seed :  so  that  thou  broughtest  wrath  upon 
thy  children,  and  wast  grieved  for  th}'  folly. 

21  So  the  kinardom  was  divided,  and  out  of 
Ephraini  ruled  a  rebellious  kingdom. 

22  But  the  Lord  will  never  leave  off  his 
mercy,  neither  shall  any  of  his  works  perish, 
neither  will  he  abolish  the  posterity  of  his  elect, 
and  the  seed  of  him  that  loveth  him  he  will 
not  take  away :  wherefore  he  gave  a  rem- 
nant unto  Jacob,  and  out  of  him  a  root  unto 
David. 

23  Thus  rested  Solomon  with  his  fathers, 
and  of  his  seed  he  left  behind  him  Roboam,  even 
the  foolishness  of  the  people,  and  one  that  had 
no  understanding,  who  turned  away  the  people 
through  his  counsel.  There  was  also  Jeroboam 
the  son  of  Nebat,  who  caused  Israel  to  sin,  and 
shewed  Ephraim  the  way  of  sin  : 

24  And  their  sins  were  multiplied  exceeding- 
ly, that  they  were  driven  out  of  the  land. 

25  For  they  sought  out  all  wickedness,  till 
the  vengeance  came  upon  them. 


^^pocrypha, 
CHAP.  XLVIII. 

THEN  stood  up  Elias  the  prophet  as  fire,  ant! 
his  word  burned  like  a  lamp. 

2  He  brought  a  sore  famine  upon  them,  and 
by  his  zeal  he  diminished  their  number. 

3  By  the  word  of  the  Lord  he  shut  up  the 
heaven,  and  also  three  times  brought  down  fire. 

4  O  Elias,  how  wast  thou  honoured  in  thy 
wondrous  deeds  !  and  who  may  glory  like  unto 
thee  ! 

5  Who  didst  raise  up  a  dead  man  from  death, 
and  his  soul  from  the  place  of  the  dead,  by  the 
word  of  the  Most  High  : 

(3  Who  broughtest  kings  to  destruction,  and 
honourable  men  from  their  bed  : 

7  Who  heardest  the  rebuke  of  ti.e  Lord  in 
Sinai,  and  in  Horeb  the  judgment  of  vengeance  : 

8  Who  anointedst  kings  to  take  revenge,  and 
prophets  to  succeed  after  him  : 

9  Who  wast  taken  up  in  a  whirlwind  of  fire, 
and  in  a  chariot  of  fiery  horses  : 

10  Who  wast  ordained  for  reproofs  in  their 
times,  to  pacify  the  wrath  of  the  Lord's  judg- 
ment, before  it  brake  forth  into  fury,  and  to  turn 
the  heart  of  the  father  unto  the  son,  and  to  re- 
store the  tribes  of  Jacob. 

11  Blessed  are  they  that  saw  tliee,  and  slept 
in  love  ;  for  we  shall  surely  live. 

12  Elias  it  was,  who  was  covered  with  a 
whirlwind :  and  Eliseus  was  filled  with  his 
spirit  :  whilst  he  lived,  he  was  not  moved  loitk 
the  presence  of  any  prince,  neither  could  any 
bring  him  into  subjection. 

13  No  word  could  overcome  him  ;  and  after 
his  death  his  body  prophesied. 

14  He  did  wonders  in  his  life,  and  at  his  death 
were  his  works  marvellous. 

15  For  all  this  the  people  repented  not,  nei- 
ther departed  they  from  their  sins,  till  they  were 
spoiled  and  carried  out  of  their  land,  and  were 
scattered  through  all  the  earth :  yet  there  re- 
mained a  small  people,  and  a  ruler  in  the  house 
of  David : 

16  Of  whom  some  did  that  which  was  pleas- 
ing to  God,  and  some  multiplied  sins. 

17  Ezekias  fortified  his  city,  and  brought  in 
water  into  the  midst  thereof:  he  digged  the  hard 
rock  with  iron,  and  made  wells  for  waters. 

18  In  his  time  Sennacherib  came  up.  and  sent 
Rabsaces,  and  lifted  up  his  hand  against  Sion, 
and  boasted  proudly. 

19  Then  trembled  their  hearts  and  hands,  and 
they  were  in  pain,  as  women  in  travail. 

20  But  they  called  upon  the  Lord  which  is 
merciful,  and  stretched  out  their  hands  toward 
him  :  and  immediately  the  Holy  One  heard 
them  out  of  heaven,  and  delivered  them  by  the 
ministry  of  Esay. 

21  He  smote  the  host  of  the  Assyrians,  and 
his  angel  destroyed  them. 

22  For  Ezekias  had  done  the  thing  that  pleas- 
ed the  Lord,  and  was  strong  in  the  ways  of  Da- 
vid his  father,  as  Esay  the  prophet,  who  was  great 
and  faithful  in  his  vision,  had  commanded  him. 

23  In  his  time  the  sun  went  backward,  and 
he  lengthened  the  king's  life. 

24  He  saw  by  an  excellent  spirit  what  should 
come  to  pass  at  the  last,  and  he  comforted  them 
that  mourned  in  Sion. 

25  He  shewed  what  should  come  to  pass  for 
ever,  and  secret  thino-s  or  ever  they  came. 

CHAP.  XLIX. 
f  H  ^HE  remembrance  of  Josias  is  like  the  com- 
position  of  the  perfume  that  is  made  by  the 


art  of  the  apothecary 


it  is  sweet  as  honey  in 

85 


Apocrypha. 


ECCLESIASTICUS. 


all  mouths,  and  as  music  at  a  banquet  of  wine. 

2  He  behaved  himself  uprightly  in  the  con- 
version of  the  people,  and  took  away  the  abo- 
minations of  iniquity. 

3  He  directed  his  heart  unto  the  Lord,  and 
in  the  time  of  the  ungodly  he  established  the 
worship  of  God. 

4  All,  except  David,  and  Ezekias,  and  Josias, 
were  defective  :  for  they  forsook  the  law  of  the 
Most  High,  even  the  kings  of  Juda  failed. 

5  Therefore  he  gave  their  power  unto  others, 
and  their  glory  to  a  strange  nation. 

6  They  burnt  the  chosen  city  of  the  sanc- 
tuary, and  made  the  streets  desolate,  according 
to  the  prophecy  of  Jeremias. 

7  For  they  entreated  him  evil,  who  neverthe- 
less was  a  prophet,  sanctified  in  his  mother's 
womb,  that  he  might  root  out,  and  afflict,  and 
destroy  ;  and  that  he  might  build  up  also,  and 
plant. 

8  It  was  Ezekiel  who  saw  the  glorioixs  vision, 
which  was  shewed  him  upon  the  chariot  of  the 
cherubims. 

9  For  he  made  mention  of  the  enemies  under 
the  figure  of  the  rain,  and  directed  them  that 
went  right. 

10  And  of  the  twelve  prophets  let  the  me- 
morial be  blessed,  and  let  their  bones  flourish 
again  out  of  their  place  :  for  they  comforted 
Jacob,  and  delivered  them  by  assured  hope. 

11  How  shall  we  magnify  Zorobabel  .•"  even  he 
was  as  a  signet  on  the  right  hand  : 

12  So  was  Jesus  the  son  of  Josedec  ;  who  in 
their  time  builded  the  house,  and  set  up  an  holy 
temple  to  the  Lord,  which  was  prepared  for 
everlasting  glory. 

13  And  among  the  elect  was  Neemias,  whose 
renown  is  great,  who  raised  up  for  us  the  walls 
that  were  fallen,  and  set  up  the  gates  and  the 
bars,  and  raised  up  our  ruins  again. 

14  But  upon  the  earth  was  no  man  created 
like  Enoch ;  for  he  was  taken  from  the  earth. 

15  Neither  was  there  a  man  born  like  unto 
Joseph,  a  governor  of  his  brethren,  a  stay  of  the 
people,  whose  bones  were  regarded  of  the  Lord. 

16  Sem  and  Seth  were  in  great  honour  among 
men,  and  so  was  Adam  above  every  living  thing 
in  the  creation. 

CHAP.  L. 

SIMON    the    high  priest,  the  son  of   Onias, 
who  in  his  life  repaired  the  house  again,  and 
in  his  days  fortified  tiie  temple  : 

2  And  by  him  was  built  from  the  foundation 
the  double  height,  the  high  fortress  of  the  wall 
about  the  temple  : 

3  In  his  days  the  cistern  to  receive  water, 
being  in  compass  as  the  sea,  was  covered  with 
plates  of  brass  : 

4  He  took  care  of  the  temple  that  it  should 
not  fall,  and  fortified  the  city  against  besieging  : 

5  How  was  he  honoured  in  the  midst  of  the 
people  in  his  coming  out  of  the  sanctuary  ! 

6  He  was  as  the  morning  star  in  the  midst 
of  a  cloud,  and  as  the  moon  at  the  full : 

7  As  the  sun  shining  upon  the  temple  of  the 
Most  High,  and  as  the  rainbow  giving  light  in 
the  bright  clouds : 

8  And  as  the  flower  of  roses  in  the  spring  of 
the  year,  as  lilies  by  the  rivers  of  waters,  and 
as  the  branches  of  the  frankincense-tree  in  the 
time  of  summer : 

9  As  fire  and  incense  in  the  censer,  and  as  a 
vessel  of  beaten  gold  set  with  all  manner  of 
precious  stones  : 

10  And    as  a  fair  olive-tree   budding    forth 


Jlpocrypha. 
cypress-tree  which  groweth  up 


fruit,  and   as 
to  the  clouds. 

11  When  he  put  on  the  robe  of  honour,  and 
was  clothed  with  the  perfection  of  glory,  when 
he  went  up  to  the  holy  altar,  he  made  the  gar- 
ment of  holiness  honourable. 

12  When  he  took  the  portions  out  of  the 
priests'  hands,  he  himself, stood  by  the  hearlli 
of  the  altar,  compassed  with  his  brethren  round 
about,  as  a  young  cedar  in  Libanus ;  and  as 
palm-trees  compassed  they  him  round  about. 

13  So  were  all  the  sons  of  Aaron  in  their 
glory,  and  the  oblations  of  the  Lord  in  their 
hands,  before  all  the  congregation  of  Israel. 

14  And  finishing  the  service  at  the  altar, 
that  he  might  adorn  the  oflfering  of  the  most 
high  Almiglity, 

15  He  stretched  out  his  hand  to  the  cup,  and 
poured  of  the  blood  of  the  grape  ;  he  poured  out 
at  the  foot  of  the  altar  a  sweet-smelling  savour 
unto  the  most  high  King  of  all. 

16  Then  shouted  the  sons  of  Aaron,  and 
sounded  the  silver  trumpets,  and  made  a  great 
noise  to  be  heard,  for  a  remembrance  before 
the  Most  High. 

17  Then  all  the  people  together  hasted,  and 
fell  down  to  the  earth  upon  their  faces  to  wor- 
sliip  their  Lord   God  Almighty,  the  Most  High. 

18  The  singers  also  sang  praises  with  their 
voices,  with  great  variety  of  sounds  was  there 
made  sweet  melody. 

19  And  the  people  besought  the  Lord,  the 
Most  Higii,  by  prayer  before  him  that  is  mer- 
ciful, till  the  solemnity  of  the  Lord  was  ended, 
and  they  liad  finished  his  service. 

20  Then  he  went  down,  and  lifted  up  his 
hands  over  the  whole  congregation  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel,  to  give  the  blessing  of  the  Lord 
with  his  lips,  and  to  rejoice  in  his  name. 

21  And  they  bowed  themselves  down  to 
worship  the  second  time,  that  they  might  re- 
ceive a  blessing  from  the  Most  High. 

22  Now  therefore  bless  ye  the  God  of  all, 
which  only  doeth  wondrous  things  every  where, 
which  exalteth  our  days  from  the  womb,  and 
dealeth  with  us  according  to  his  mercy. 

23  He  grant  us  joyfulness  of  heart,  and  that 
peace  may  he  in  our  days  in  Israel  for  ever  : 

24  That  ho  would  confirm  his  mercy  with  us, 
and  deliver  us  at  his  time  ! 

25  There  be  two  manner  of  nations  which  my 
heart  abhorreth,  and  the  third  is  no  nation  : 

20  Tliey  that  sit  upon  the  mountain  of  Sa- 
maria, and  they  that  dwell  among  the  Philis- 
tines, and  that  foolish  people  that  dwell  in 
Sichem. 

27  Jesus  the  son  of  Siracli  of  Jerusalem  hath 
written  in  this  book  the  instruction  of  imder- 
standing  and  knowledge,  who  out  of  his  heart 
poured  forth  wisdom. 

28  Blessed  is  he  that  shall  be  exercised  in 
these  things  ;  and  lie  that  layeth  them  up  in 
his  heart  shall  become  wise. 

29  For  if  he  do  them,  he  shall  be  strong  to 
all  things :  for  the  light  of  the  Lord  leadeth 
him,  who  giveth  wisdom  to  the  godly.  Blessed 
be  the  Lord  for  ever.     Amen,  Amen. 

CHAP.  LI. 
U  A  prayer  of  Jesus  the  son  of  Sirach. 

I  WILL  thank   thee,  O  Lord  and  King,  and 
praise   thee,  O  God  my  Saviour :  I  do  give 
praise  unto  thy  name  : 

2  For  thou  art  my  defender   and  helper,  and 
hast  preserved  my  body   from   destruction,  and 
from  the  snare  of  the  slanderous  tongue,  and 
86 


Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  I. 


Apocrypha. 


from  the  lips  that  forge  lies,  and  hast  been  my 
helper  against  mine  adversaries  : 

3  And  hast  delivered  me,  according  to  the 
multitude  of  thy  mercies  and  greatness  of  thy 
name,  from  the  teeth  of  them  that  were  ready 
to  devour  me,  and  out  of  the  hands  of  such  as 
sought  after  my  life,  and  from  the  manifold  af- 
flictions which  I  had  ; 

4  From  the  choking  of  fire  on  every  side,  and 
from  the  midst  of  the  fire  which  I  liindled  not ; 

5  From  the  depth  of  the  belly  of  hell,  from  an 
unclean  tongue,  and  from  lying  words. 

6  By  an  accusation  to  the  king  from  an  un- 
rio-hteous  tongue,  my  soul  drew  near  even  unto 
deatli,  my  life  was  near  to  the  hell  beneath. 

7  They  compassed  me  on  every  side,  and 
there  was  no  man  to  help  me  ;  I  looked  for  the 
succour  of  men,  but  there  was  none. 

8  Then  thought  I  upon  thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 
and  upon  thine  acts  of  old,  how  thou  dehverest 
such  as  wait  for  thee,  and  savest  them  out  of 
the  hands  of  the  enemies. 

9  Then  lifted  I  up  my  supplication  from  the 
earth,  and  prayed  for  deliverance  from  death. 

10  I  called  upon  the  Lord,  the  Father  of  my 
Lord,  that  he  would  not  leave  me  in  the  days 
of  my  trouble,  and  in  the  time  of  the  proud, 
when  there  was  no  help. 

11  I  will  praise  thy  name  continually,  and 
will  sing  praise  with  thanksgiving  ;  and  so  my 
prayer  was  heard  : 

12  For  thou  savedst  me  from  destruction,  and 
deliveredst  me  from  the  evil  time  :  therefore 
will  I  give  thanks,  and  praise  thee,  and  bless  thy 
name,  O  Lord. 

13  When  I  was  yet  young,  or  ever  I  went 
abroad,  I  desired  wisdom  openly  in  my  prayer. 

14  I  prayed  for  her  before  the  temple,  and 
will  seek  her  out  even  to  the  end. 

15  Even  from  the  flower  till  the  grape  was 


ripe,  hath  mine  heart  delighted  in  her  :  my  foot 
went  the  right  way,  from  my  youth  up  sought  I 
after  her. 

16  I  bowed  down  mine  car  a  little,  and  re- 
ceived her,  and  gat  much  learning. 

17  I  profited  therein,  therefore  will  I  ascribe 
the  crlory  unto  him  that  giveth  me  wisdom. 

18  For  I  purposed  to  do  after  her,  and  ear- 
nestly I  followed  that  which  is  good ;  so  sliall  I 
not  be  confounded. 

19  My  soul  hath  wrestled  with  her,  and  in 
my  doings  I  was  exact :  I  stretched  forth  my 
hands  to  the  heaven  above,  and  bewailed  my 
ignorances  of  her. 

20  I  directed  my  soul  unto  her,  and  I  found 
her  in  pureness :  I  have  had  mine  heart  joined 
with  her  from  the  beginning,  therefore  shall  I 
not  be  forsaken. 

21  Mine  heart  was  troubled  in  seeking  her  : 
therefore  have  I  gotten  a  good  possession. 

22  The  Lord  hath  given  me  a  tongue  for  my 
reward,  and  I  will  praise  him  theiewith. 

23  Draw  near  unto  me,  ye  unlearned,  and 
dwell  in  the  house  of  learning. 

24  Wherefore  are  ye  slow,  and  what  say  ye  of 
these  things,  seeing  your  souls  are  very  thirsty  .' 

25  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  said.  Buy  her  for 
yourselves  without  money. 

2()  Put  your  neck  under  the  yoke,  and  let 
your  soul  receive  instruction :  she  is  hard  at 
hand  to  find. 

27  Behold  with  your  eyes,  how  that  I  have 
had  but  little  labour,  and  have  gotten  unto  me 
mueh  rest. 

28  Get  learning  with  a  great  sum  of  money, 
and  get  much  gold  by  her. 

29  Let  your  soul  rejoice  in  his  mercy,  and  be 
not  ashamed  of  his  praise. 

30  Work  your  work  betimes,  and  in  his  time 
he  will  give  you  your  reward. 


H  BARUCH. 


CHAP.  I. 


AND  these  are  the  words  of  the  book,  which 
Baruch  the  son  of  Nerias,  the  son  of  Maa- 
sias,  the  son  of  Sedecias,  tlie  son  of  Asadias,  the 
son  of  Chelcias,  wrote  in  Babylon. 

2  In  the  fifth  year,  and  in  the  seventh  day  of 
the  month,  what  time  as  the  Chaldeans  took  Je- 
rusalem, and  burnt  it  with  fire. 

3  And  Baruch  did  read  the  words  of  this  book 
in  the  hearing  of  Jechonias  the  son  of  Joa- 
chim king  of  Juda,  and  in  the  ears  of  all  the 
people  that  came  to  hear  the  book, 

4  And  in  the  hearing  of  the  nobles,  and  of 
the  king's  sons,  and  in  the  hearing  of  the  el- 
ders, and  of  all  the  people,  from  the  lowest 
unto  the  highest,  even  of  all  them  that  dwell 
at  Babylon  by  the  river  Sud. 

5  Whereupon  they  wept,  fasted,  and  prayed 
before  the  Lord. 

6  They  made  also  a  collection  of  money  ac- 
cording to  every  man's  power  : 

7  And  they  sent  it  to  Jerusalem  unto  Joa- 
chim tiie  high  priest,  the  son  of  Chelcias,  son 
of  Saloin,  and  to  the  priests,  and  to  all  the  peo- 
ple which  were  found  with  him  at  Jerusalem, 

8  At  tlie  same  time  when  he  received  the 
vessels  of  the  house  of  the  Lord,  that  were 
carried  out  of  the  temple,  to  return  them  into 
the  land  of  Juda,  the  tenth  day  of  the  month 


Sivan,  namely,  silver  vessels,  which  Sedecias 
the  son  of  Josias  king  of  Juda  had  made, 

9  After  that  Nabuchodonosor  king  of  Baby- 
lon had  carried  away  Jechonias,  and  the  prin- 
ces, and  the  captives,  and  the  mighty  men,  and 
the  people  of  the  land,  from  Jerusalem,  and 
brouorht  them  unto  Babylon. 

lO^And  they  said,  Behold,  we  have  sent  you 
money  to  buy  you  burnt-offerings,  and  sin-offer- 
ings, and  incense,  and  prepare  ye  manna,  and 
offer  upon  the  altar  of  the  Lord  our  God  ; 

11  And  pray  for  the  life  of  Nabuchodonosor 
king  of  Babylon,  and  for  the  life  of  Balthasar 
his  son,  that  their  days  may  be  upon  earth  as 
the  days  of  heaven  : 

12  And  the  Lord  will  give  us  strength,  and 
lighten  our  eyes,  and  we  shall  live  under  the 
shadow  of  Nabuchodonosor  king  of  Babylon,  and 
under  the  shadow  of  Balthasar  his  son,  and  we 
shall  serve  them  many  days,  and  find  favour  in 
their  sight.  • 

13  Pray  for  us  also  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 
for  we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord  our  God  ; 
and  unto  this  day  the  fury  of  the  Lord  and  his 
vvratli  is  not  turned  from  us. 

14  And  ye  shall  read  this  book  which  we 
1  have  sent  unto  you,  to  make  confession  in  the 
I  house  of  the  Lord,  upon  the  feasts  and  solemn 

days. 

1     "15  And  ye  shall  say.  To  the  Lord  our  God 
87 


Apocrypha, 
helon^cth  righteousness, 


BARUCH. 


Apocrypha. 


but  unto  us  the  con- 1      13  Let  thy  wrath  turn  from  us :  for  we  are 


fusion  of  faces,  as  it  is  come  to  pass  this  day,  but  a  few  left  among   the  heathen,  where  thou 
unto  them  of  Juda,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of   hast  scattered  us. 


Jerusalem, 

16  And  to  our  kings,  and  to  our  princes,  and 
to  our  priests,  and  to  our  prophets,  and  to  our 
fathers : 

17  For  we  have  sinned  before  the  Lord, 

18  And  disobeyed  him,  and  have  not  heark- 
ened unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
walk  in  the  commandments  that  he  gave  us 
openly  : 

19  Since  the  day  that  the  Lord  brought  our 
forefathers  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  unto  this 
present  day,  we  have  been  disobedient  unto  the 
Lord  our  (jrod,  and  we  have  been  negligent  in 
not  hearing  his  voice. 

20  Wherefore  the  evils  cleaved  unto  us,  and 
the  curse,  which  the  Lord  appointed  by  Moses 
his  servant  at  the  time  that  he  brought  our  fa- 
thers out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  to  give  us  a  land 
that  flowelh  with  milk  and  honey,  like  as  it  is 
to  see  this  day. 

21  Nevertheless  we  have  not  hearkened  unto 
the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God,  according  unto 
all  the  words  of  the  prophets,  whom  he  sent 
unto  us  : 

22  But  every  man  followed  the  imagination 
of  his  own  wicked  heart,  to  serve  strange  gods, 
and  to  do  evil  in  the  sio-ht  of  the  Lord  our  God. 

CHAP.  II. 

THEREFORE  the  Lord  hath  made  good  his 
word,  which  he  pronounced  against  us, 
and  against  our  judges  that  judged  Israel,  and 
against  our  kings,  and  against  our  princes,  and 
against  the  men  of  Israel  and  Juda, 

2  To  bring  upon  us  great  plagues,  such  as 
never  happened  under  the  whole  heaven,  as  it 
came  to  pass  in  Jerusalem,  according  to  the 
thincrs  that  were  written  in  the  law  of  Moses  ; 

3  That  a  man  should  eat  the  flesh  of  his  own 
son,  and  the  flesh  of  his  own  daughter 

4  Moreover  he  hath  delivered  them  to  be  in 
subjection  to  all  fche  kingdoms  that  are  round 
about  us,  to  be  as  a  reproach  and  desolation 
among  all  the  people  round  about,  vi^here  the 
Lord  hath  scattered  them. 

5  Thus  we  were  cast  down,  and  not  exalted, 
because  we  have  sinned  against  the  Lord  our 
God,  and  have  not  been  obedient  unto  his 
voice. 

(j  To  the  Lord  our  God  appcrtaincth  right- 
eousness :  but  unto  us  and  to  our  fathers  open 
shame,  as  appcareth  this  day. 

7  For  all  these  plagues  are  come  upon  us, 
which  the  Lord  hath  pronounced  against  us. 

8  Yet  have  we  not  prayed  before  the  Lord, 
that  we  might  turn  every  one  from  the  imagi- 
nations of  his  wicked  heart. 

9  Wherefore  the  Lord  watched  over  us  for 
evil,  and  the  Lord  hath  brought  it  upon  us  :  for 
tJie  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  works  which  he 
hath  commanded  us. 

10  Yet  we  have  not  hearkened  unto  his 
voice,  to  walk  in  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  hath  set  before  us. 

11  And  now,  O  Lord  God  of  Israel,  that  hast 
brought  thy  people  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt 
with  a  mighty  hand,  and  high  arm,  and  with 
signs,  and  with  wonders,  and  with  great  power, 
and  hast  gotten  thyself  a  name,  as  appcareth 
this  day  : 

12  O  Lord  our  God,  we  have  sinned,  we 
have  done  ungodly,  we  have  dealt  unrighteous 
ly  in  all  thine  ordinances. 


14  Hear  our  prayers,  O  Lord,  and  our  pe- 
titions, and  deliver  us  for  thine  own  sake,  and 
give  us  favour  in  the  sight  of  them  which  have 
led  us  away  : 

15  That  all  the  earth  may  know  that  thou  art 
the  Lord  our  God,  because  Israel  and  his  pos- 
terity is  called  by  thy  name. 

IG  O  Lord,.look  down  from  thine  holy  house, 
and  consider  us  :  bow  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord, 
to  hear  us. 

17  Open  thine  eyes  and  behold  ;  for  the  dead 
that  are  in  the  graves,  whose  souls  are  taken 
from  their  bodies,  will  give  unto  the  Lord  nei- 
ther praise  nor  righteousness : 

18  But  the  soul  that  is  greatly  vexed,  which 
goeth  stooping  and  feeble,  and  the  eyes  that 
fail,  and  the  hungry  soul,  will  give  thee  praise 
and  righteousness,  O  Lord. 

19  Therefore  we  do  not  make  our  humble 
supplication  before  thee,  O  Lord  our  God,  for 
the  righteousness  of  our  fathers,  and  of  our  kings. 

20  For  thou  hast  sent  out  thy  wrath  and  in- 
dignation upon  us,  as  thou  hast  spoken  by  thy 
servants  the  prophets,  saying, 

21  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Bow  down  your 
shoulders  to  serve  the  king  of  Babylon  :  so  shall 
ye  remain  in  the  land  that  I  gave  unto  your 
fathers. 

22  But  if  ye  will  not  hear  the  voice  of  the 
Lord,  to  serve  the  king  of  Babylon, 

23  I  will  cause  to  cease  out  of  the  cities  of 
Juda,  and  from  without  Jerusalem,  the  voice  of 
mirth,  and  the  voice  of  joy,  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom,  and  the  voice  of  the  bride  :  and  the 
whole  land  shall  be  desolate  of  inhabitants. 

24  But  we  would  not  hearken  unto  thy  voice, 
to  serve  the  king  of  Babylon  :  therefore  hast 
thou  made  good  the  words  that  thou  spakest 
by  thy  servants  the  prophets,  namely,  that  the 
bones  of  our  kings,  and  the  bones  of  our  fathers, 
should  be  taken  "out  of  their  places. 

25  And  lo,  they  are  cast  out  to  the  heat  of 
the  day,  and  to  the  frost  of  the  night,  and  they 
died  iri  great  miseries  by  famine,  by  sword,  and 
by  pestilence. 

26  And  tlie  house  which  is  called  by  thy  name 
hast  thou  laid  waste,  as  it  is  to  he  seen  this  day, 
for  the  wickedness  of  the  house  of  Israel  and 
the  house  of  Juda. 

27  O  Lord  our  God,  thou  hast  dealt  with  us 
after  all  thy  goodness,  and  according  to  all  that 
great  mercy  of  thine, 

28  As  thou  spakest  by  thy  servant  Moses  in 
the  day  when  thou  didst  command  him  to  write 
thv  law  before  the  children  of  Israel,  saying, 

'29  If  ye  wifl  not  hear  my  voice,  surely  this 
very  great  multitude  shall  be  turned  into  a 
small  number  among  the  nations,  where  I  will 
scatter  them. 

30  For  I  knew  that  they  would  not  hear  me, 
because  it  is  a  stifle-necked  people  :  but  in  the 
land  of  their  captivities  they  shall  remember 
themselves, 

31  And  shall  know  that  I  am  the  Lord  their 
God  :  for  I  will  give  them  an  heart,  and  ears  to 
hear  : 

32  And  they  shall  praise  me  in  the  land  of 
their  captivity,  and  think  upon  my  name, 

33  And  return  from  their  stiff"  neck,  and 
from  their  wicked  deeds :  for  they  shah  re- 
member the  way  of  their  fathers,  which  sinned 

'before  the  Lord. 

83 


Apocrypha.  CHAP. 

34  And  I  will  bring  them  again  into  the  land 
which  I  promised  with  an  oath  unto  their  fa- 
thers, Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  they  shall 
be  lords  of  it :  and  I  will  increase  them,  and 
they  shall  not  be  diminished. 

35  And  I  will  make  an  everlasting  covenant 
with  them  to  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be 
my  people :  and  I  will  no  more  drive  my  peo- 
ple of  Israel  out  of  the  land  that  I  have  given 
them. 

CHAP.    III. 

OLORD   Almighty,  God  of  Israel,  the  soul 
in  anguish,  the  troubled  spirit,  crieth  unto 
thee. 

2  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  mercy ;  for  thou 
art  merciful :  and  have  pity  upon  us,  because 
we  have  sinned  before  thee. 

3  For  thou  endurest  for  ever,  and  we  perish 
utterly. 

4  O  Lord  Almighty,  thou  God  of  Israel,  hear 
now  the  prayers  of  the  dead  Israelites,  and  of 
their  children,  which  have  sinned  before  thee, 
and  not  hearkened  unto  the  voice  of  thee  their 
God  :  for  the  which  cause  these  plagues  cleave 
unto  us. 

5  Remember  not  the  iniquities  of  our  fore- 
fathers :  but  think  upon  thy  power  and  thy  name 
now  at  this  time. 

6  For  thou  art  the  Lord  our  God,  and  thee, 
O  Lord,  will  we  praise. 

7  And  for  this  cause  thou  hast  put  thy  fear 
in  our  hearts,  to  the  intent  tJiat  we  should  call 
upon  thy  name,  and  praise  thee  in  our  captivi- 
ty :  for  we  have  called  to  mind  all  the  iniquity 
of  our  forefathers,  that  sinned  before  thee. 

8  Behold,  we  are  yet  this  day  in  our  captivi- 
ty, where  thou  hast  scattered  us,  for  a  reproach 
and  a  curse,  and  to  be  subject  to  payments,  ac- 
cording to  all  the  iniquities  of  our  fathers,  which 
departed  from  the  Lord  our  God. 

9  Hear,  Israel,  the  commandments  of  life  : 
give  ear  to  understand  wisdom. 

10  How  happeneth  it,  Israel,  that  thou  art  in 
thine  enemies'  land,  that  thou  art  waxen  old  in 
a  strange  country,  that  thou  art  defiled  with  the 
dead, 

11  That  thou  art  counted  with  them  that  go 
down  into  the  grave  .■' 

12  Thou  hast  forsaken  the  fountain  of  wis- 
dom. 

13  For  if  thou  hadst  walked  in  tlie  way  of 
God,  thou  shouldest  have  dwelled  in  peace  for 
ever. 

14  Learn  where  is  wisdom,  where  is  strength, 
where  is  understanding  ;  that  thou  mayest  know 
also  where  is  length  of  days,  and  life,  where  is 
the  liglit  of  the  eyes,  and  peace. 

1.5  Who  hath  found  out  her  place  .'  or  who 
hath  come  into  her  treasures  ? 

16  Where  are  the  princes  of  the  heathen 
become,  and  such  as  ruled  the  beasts  upon  the 
earth  ; 

17  They  that  had  their  pastime  with  the 
fowls  of  the  air,  and  they  that  hoarded  up  sil- 
ver and  gold,  wherein  men  trust,  and  made  no 
end  of  their  getting  ? 

16  For  they  that  wrought  in  silver,  and 
were  so  careful,  and  whose  works  are  un- 
searchable, 

19  They  are  vanished  and  gone  down  to  the 
grave,  and  others  are  come  up  in  their  steads. 

20  Young  men  have  seen  light,  and  dwelt 
upon  the  earth  :  but  the  way  of  knowledge  have 
tliov  not  known, 

21  Nor  understood  the  paths  thereof,  nor  laid 

12 


III,  IV.  Apocrypha. 

hold  of  it :  their  children  were  far  off  from  that 
way. 

22  It  hath  not  been  heard  of  in  Chanaan,  nei- 
ther hath  it  been  seen  in  Theman. 

23  The  Agarenes  that  seek  wisdom  upon 
earth,  the  merchants  of  Meran  and  of  Theman, 
the  authors  of  fables,  and  searchers  out  of  un- 
derstanding ;  none  of  these  have  known  the 
way  of  wisdom,  or  remember  her  paths. 

24  O  Israel,  how  great  is  the  house  of  God  ! 
and  how  large  is  the  place  of  his  possession  ! 

25  Great,  and  hath  none  end  ;  high,  and  un- 
measurable. 

26  There  were  the  giants  famous  from  the 
beginning,  that  were  of  so  great  stature,  and  so 
expert  in  war. 

27  Those  did  not  the  Lord  choose,  neither 
gave  he  the  way  of  knowledge  unto  them  : 

28  But  they  were  destroyed,  because  they  had 
no  wisdom,  and  perished  through  their  own 
foolishness. 

29  Who  hath  gone  up  into  heaven,  and  taken 
her,  and  brought  her  down  from  the  clouds  ? 

30  Wlio  hath  gone  over  the  sea,  and  found 
her,  and  will  bring  her  for  pure  gold  ? 

31  No  man  knoweth  her  way,  nor  thinketh 
of  her  path. 

32  But  he  that  knoweth  all  things  knoweth 
her,  and  hath  found  her  out  with  his  under- 
standing :  he  that  prepared  the  earth  for  ever- 
more hath  filled  it  with  four-footed  beasts : 

33  He  that  sendeth  forth  light,  and  it 
o-oeth,  calleth  it  again,  and  it  obeyeth  him 
with  fear. 

34  The  stars  shined  in  their  watches,  and  re- 
joiced :  when  he  calleth  them,  they  say,  Here 
we  be  ;  and  so  with  cheerfulness  they  shewed 
light  unto  him  that  made  them. 

35  This  is  our  God,  and  there  shall  none 
other  be  accounted  of  in  comparison  of  him. 

36  He  hath  found  out  all  the  way  of  know- 
ledge, and  hath  given  it  unto  Jacob  his  ser- 
vant, and  to  Israel  his  beloved. 

37  Afterward  did  he  shewhimself  upon  earth, 
and  conversed  with  men. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THIS  is  the  book  of  the  commandments  of 
God,  and  the  law  that  endureth  for  ever  : 
all  they  that  keep  it  shall  come  to  Ufe  ;  but  such 
as  leave  it  shall  die. 

2  Turn  thee,  O  Jacob,  and  take  hold  of  it: 
walk  in  the  presence  of  the  light  thereof,  that 
thou  mayest  be  illuminated. 

3  Give  not  thine  honour  to  another,  nor  the 
things  that  are  profitable  unto  thee,  to  a  strange 
nation. 

4  O  Israel,  happy  are  we  :  for  things  that  are 
pleasing  to  God  are  made  known  unto  us. 

5  Be  of  good  cheer,  my  people,  the  memorial 
of  Israel. 

6  Ye  were  sold  to  the  nations,  not  for  [your] 
destruction :  but  because  ye  moved  God  to 
wrath,  ye  were  delivered  unto  the  enemies. 

7  For  ye  provoked  him  that  made  you  by 
sacrificing  unto  devils,  and  not  to  God. 

8  Ye  have  forgotten  the  everlasting  God, 
that  brought  you  up  ;  and  ye  have  grieved  Je- 
rusalem, that  nursed  you. 

9  For  when  she  saw  the  wrath  of  God  com- 
ing upon  you,  she  said.  Hearken,  O  ye  that 
dwell  about  Sion  :  God  hath  brought  upon  ine 
great  mourning  ; 

10  For  I  saw  the  captivity  of  my  sons  and 
daughters,  which  the  FiVerlasting  brought  upon 
them. 

89 


Jipor.rypha.  E 

11    With  joy  did  I  nourish  them  ;  but  si 
them  away  with  weeping  and  mournino-. 

\2  Let  no  man  rejoice  over  me,  a  widow, 
and  forsaken  of  many,  who  for  the  sins  of  my 
children  am  left  desolate ;  because  they  de- 
parted from  the  law  of  God. 

13  They  knew  not  his  statutes,  nor  walked 
in  the  ways  of  his  commandments,  nor  trod  in 
the  patlis  of  discipline  in  his  righteousness. 

14  Let  them  that  dwell  about  Sion  come, 
and  remember  ye  the  captivity  of  my  sons  and 
daughters,  which  the  Everlasting  hath  brought 
upon  them. 

]o  For  he  hath  brought  a  nation  upon  them 
from  far,  a  shameless  nation,  and  of  a  strange 
language,  who  neither  reverenced  old  man,  nor 
pitied  child. 

16  These  have  carried  awav  the  dear  be- 
loved children  of  the  widow,  and  left  her  that 
was  alone  desolate  witliout  daughters. 

17  But  what  can  I  help  you  ? 

18  For  he  that  brought  these  plagues  upon 
you,  will  deliver  you  from  the  hands  of  your 
enemies. 

19  Go  your  way,  O  my  children,  go  your 
way  :  for  I  am  left  desolate. 

20  I  have  put  off  the  clothing  of  peace,  and 
put  upon  me  the  sackcloth  of  my  prayer :  I  will 
cry  unto  the  Everlastino-  in  my  days. 

21  Be  of  good  cheer,  O  my  children,  cry  unto 
the  Lord,  and  he  shall  deliver  you  from  the 
power  and  hand  of  the  enemies. 

22  For  my  hope  is  in  the  Everlasting,  that 
he  will  save  you  ;  and  joy  is  come  unto  me  from 
the  Holy  One,  because  of  the  mercy  which  shall 
soon  come  unto  you  from  the  Everlasting  our 
Saviour. 

23  For  I  sent  you  out  with  mourning  and 
weeping  :  but  God  will  give  you  to  me  again 
with  joy  and  gladness  for  ever. 

24  Like  as  now  the  neighbours  of  Sion  have 
seen  your  captivity  :  so  shall  they  see  shortly 
your  salvation  from  our  God,  which  shall  come 
upon  you  with  great  glory,  and  brightness  of 
the  Everlasting. 

2o  My  children,  suffer  patiently  the  wrath 
that  is  come  upon  you  from  God  :  for  thine 
enemy  hath  persecuted  thee  ;  but  shortly  thou 
shalt  see  his  destruction,  and  shalt  tread  upon 
his  neck. 

26  My  delicate  ones  have  gone  rough  ways, 
and  were  taken  away  as  a  flock  caught  of  the 
enemies. 

27  Be  of  good  comfort,  O  my  children,  and 
cry  unto  God  :  for  ye  shall  be  remembered  of 
him  that  brought  these  things  upon  you. 

28  For  as  it  was  your  mind  to  go  astray 
from  God  :  so,  being  returned,  seek  him  ten 
times  more. 

29  For  he  that  hath  brought  these  plagues 
upon  you  shall  bring  you  everlasting  joy  again 
with  your  salvation. 

30  Take  a  good  heart,  O  Jerusalem :  for  he 
that  gave  thee  that  name  will  comfort  thee. 

31  Miserable  are  they  that  afflicted  thee,  and 
rejoiced  at  thy  fall. 

32  Miserable  are  the  cities  which  thy  chil- 
dren served :  miserable  is  she  that  received 
thy  sons. 

33  For  as  she  rejoiced  at  thy  ruin,  and  was 
glad  of  thy  fall ;  so  shall  she  be  grieved  for  her 
own  desolation. 

34  For  I  will  take  away  the  rejoicing  of  her 
great  multitude,  and  her  pride  shall  be  turned 
into  jnourninff. 


RUCH.  Apocrypha. 

nt  35  For  fire  shall  come  upon  her  from  the 
Everlasting,  long  to  endure  ;  and  she  shall  be 
inhabited  of  devils  for  a  great  time. 

36  O  Jerusalem,  look  about  thee  toward  the 
east,  and  behold  the  joy  that  cometh  unto  thee 
from  God. 

37  Lo,  thy  sons  come,  whom  thou  sentest 
away  ;  they  come  gathered  together  from  the 
east  to  the  west  by  the  word  of  the  Holy  One 
rejoicing  in  the  glory  of  God. 

CHAP.  V. 

PUT  off,  O  Jerusalem,  the  garment  of  thy 
mourning  and  affliction,  and  put  on  the 
comeliness  of  the  glory  that  cometh  from  God 
for  ever. 

2  Cast  about  thee  a  double  garment  of  the 
righteousness  which  cometh  from  God  ;  and  set 
a  diadem  on  thy  head  of  the  glory  of  the  Ever- 
lasting. 

3  For  God  will  shew  thy  brightness  unto 
every  country  under  heaven. 

4  For  thy  name  shall  be  called  of  God  for 
ever.  The  peace  of  righteousness,  and,  The 
glory  of  God's  worship. 

5  Arise,  O  Jerusalem,  and  stand  on  high, 
and  look  about  toward  the  east,  and  behold  thy 
children  gathered  from  the  west  unto  the  east 
by  the  word  of  the  Holy  One,  rejoicing  in  the 
remembrance  of  God. 

6  For  they  departed  from  thee  on  foot,  and 
were  led  away  of  their  enemies :  but  God 
bringeth  them  unto  thee  exalted  with  glory,  as 
children  of  the  kingdom. 

7  For  God  hath  appointed  that  every  high 
hill,  and  banks  of  long  continuance,  should  be 
cast  down,  and  vallies  filled  up,  to  make  even 
the  ground,  that  Israel  may  go  safely  in  the 
glory  of  God. 

8  Moreover  even  the  woods  and  every  sweet- 
smelling  tree  shall  overshadow  Israel  by  the 
commandment  of  God. 

9  For  God  shall  lead  Israel  with  joy  in  the 
light  of  his  glory  with  the  mercy  and  righteous- 
ness that  cometh  from  him. 

CHAP.  VL 
H  A  copy  of  an  epistle  which  Jeremiah  sent 
unto  them  which  were  to  be  led  captives  into 
Babylon  by  the  king  of  the  Babylonians, 
to  certify  them  as  it  was  commanded  him  of 
God. 

BECAUSE  of  the  sins  which  ye  have  com- 
mitted before  God,  ye  shall  be  led  away 
captives  into  Babylon  by  Nabuchodonosor  king 
of  the  Baylonians. 

3  So  when  ye  be  come  unto  Babylon,  ye 
shall  remain  there  many  years,  and  for  a  long 
season,  namely,  seven  generations :  and  after 
that  I  will  bring  you  away  peaceably  from 
thence. 

4  Now  shall  ye  see  in  Babylon  gods  of  silver, 
and  of  gold,  and  of  wood,  borne  upon  shoulders, 
which  cause  the  nations  to  fear. 

5  Beware  therefore  that  ye  in  no  wise  be 
like  to  strangers,  neither  be  ye  afraid  of  them, 
when  ye  see  the  multitude  before  them  and 
behind  them,  worshipping  them. 

6  But  say  ye  in  your  hearts,  O  Lord,  we 
must  worship  thee. 

7  For  mine  angel  is  with  you,  and  I  myself 
caring  for  your  souls. 

8  As  for  their  tongue,  it  is  polished  by  the 
workman,  and  they  themselves  are  gilded  and 
laid  over  with  gold  ;  yet  are  they  but  false, 
and  cannot  speak. 

9  And  taking  gold,  as   it  were  for  a  virgin 
90 


Apocrypha.  CHAP.  VI. 

that  loveth  to  go  gay,  they  make  crowns  for 
the  heads  of  their  gods. 

10  Sometimes  also  the  priests  convey  from 
their  gods  gold  and  silver,  and  bestow  it  upon 
themselves. 

11  Yea,  they  will  give  thereof  to  the  com- 
mon harlots,  and  deck  them  as  men  with  gar- 
ments, [being]  gods  of  silver,  and  gods  of  gold, 
and  wood. 

12  Yet  cannot  these  gods  save  themselves 
from  rust  and  moths,  though  they  be  covered 
with  purple  raiment. 

13  They  wipe  their  faces  because  of  the  dust 
of  the  temple,  when  there  is  much  upon  them. 

14  And  he  that  cannot  put  to  death  one  that 
ofFendeth  him,  holdeth  a  sceptre,  as  though  he 
were  a  judge  of  the  country. 

15  He  hath  also  in  his  right  hand  a  dagger 
and  an  axe  :  but  cannot  deliver  himself  From 
war  and  thieves. 

16  Whereby  they  are  known  not  to  be  gods  : 
therefore  fear  them  not. 

17  For  like  as  a  vessel  that  a  man  useth  is 
nothing  worth  when  it  is  broken :  even  so  it  is 
with  their  gods :  when  they  be  set  up  in  the 
temple,  their  eyes  be  full  of  dust  through  the 
feet  of  them  that  come  in. 

18  And  as  the  doors  arc  made  sure  on  every 
side  upon  him  that  ofFendeth  the  king,  as  beino- 
committed  to  suffer  death  :  even  so  the  priestl 
make  fast  their  temples  with  doors,  with  locks, 
and  bars,  lest  their  gods  be  spoiled  with  rob- 
bers. 

19  They  light  them  candles,  yea,  more  than 
for  themselves,  whereof  they  cannot  see  one. 

20  They  are  as  one  of  the  beams  of  the  tem- 
ple, yet  they  say  tlieir  hearts  are  gnawed  upon 
by  things  creeping  out  of  the  earth  ;  and  when 
they  eat  them  and  their  clothes,  they  feel  it  not. 

21  Their  faces  are  blacked  through  the  smoke 
that  Cometh  out  of  the  temple. 

22  Upon  their  bodies  and  heads  sit  bats,  swal- 
lows, and  birds,  and  the  cats  also. 

23  By  this  ye  may  know  that  they  are  no 
gods  :  therefore  fear  them  not. 

24  Notwithstanding  the  gold  that  is  about 
them  to  make  them  beautiful,  except  they 
wipe  off  the  rust,  they  will  not  shine  :  for  nei- 
ther when  they  were  molten  did  they  feel  it. 

25  The  things  wherein  there  is  no  breath 
are  bought  for  a  most  high  price. 

26  They  are  borne  upon  shoulders,  having  no 
feet,  whereby  they  declare  unto  men  that  they 
be  nothing  wortii. 

27  They  also  that  serve  them  are  ashamed  : 
for  if  they  fall  to  the  ground  at  any  time,  they 
cannot  rise  up  again  of  themselves  :  neither, 
if  one  set  them  upright,  can  they  move  of 
themselves:  neither,  if  they  be  bowed  down, 
can  they  make  themselves  straight :  but  they 
set  gifts  before  them,  as  unto  dead  men. 

28  As  for  the  things  that  are  sacrificed  unto 
them,  their  priests  sell  and  abuse  ;  in  like  man- 
ner their  wives  lay  up  part  thereof  in  salt ;  but 
unto  the  poor  and  impotent  they  give  nothing 
of  it. 

29  Menstruous  women,  and  women  in  child- 
bed eat  their  sacrifices  :  by  these  things  ye  may 
know  that  they  are  no  gods :  fear  them  not. 

30  For  how  can  they  be  called  gods  .'  because 
women  set  meat  before  the  gods  of  silver,  gold, 
and  wood. 

31  And  the  priests  sit  in  their  temples,  hav- 
ing their  clothes  rent,  and  their  heads  and  beards 
shaven,  and  nothing  upon  their  heads. 


Apocrypha. 

32  They  roar  and  cry  before  their  gods,  as 
men  do  at  the  feast  when  one  is  dead. 

33  The  priests  also  take  off  their  garments, 
and  clothe  their  wives  and  children. 

34  Whether  it  be  evil  that  one  doeth  unto 
them,  or  good,  they  are  not  able  to  recompense 
it :  they  can  neither  set  up  a  king,  nor  put  him 
down. 

35  In  like  manner  they  can  neither  give 
riches  nor  money  :  though  a  man  make  a  vow 
unto  them,  and  keep  it  not,  they  will  not  re- 
quire it. 

36  They  can  save  no  man  from  death,  nei- 
ther deliver  the  weak  from  the  mighty. 

37  They  cannot  restore  a  blind  man  to  his 
sight,  nor  help  any  man  in  his  distress. 

38  They  can  sliew  no  mercy  to  the  widow, 
nor  do  good  to  the  fatherless. 

39  Their  gods  of  wood,  and  which  are  over- 
laid with  gold  and  silver,  are  like  the  stones  that 
be  hewn  out  of  the  mountain  :  they  that  wor- 
ship them  shall  be  confounded. 

40  How  should  a  man  then  think  and  say 
that  they  are  gods,  when  even  the  Chaldeans 
themselves  dishonour  them  .' 

41  Who,  if  they  shall  see  one  dumb  that 
cannot  speak,  they  bring  him,  and  entreat  Bel 
that  he  may  speak,  as  though  he  were  able  to 
understand. 

42  Yet  they  cannot  understand  this  them- 
selves, and  leave  them  :  for  they  have  no  know- 
ledire. 

43  The  women  also  with  cords  about  them, 
sitting  in  the  ways,  burn  bran  for  perfume  :  but 
if  any  of  them,  drawn  by  some  that  passeth  by, 
lie  with  him,  she  reproacheth  her  fellow,  that 
slie  was  not  thought  as  worthy  as  herself,  nor 
her  cord  broken. 

44  Whatsoever  is  done  among  them  is  false  : 
how  may  it  then  be  thought  or  said  that  they 
are  gods  ? 

45  They  are  made  of  carpenters  and  gold- 
smiths :  they  can  be  nothing  else  than  the  work- 
men will  have  them  to  be. 

4G  And  they  themselves  that  made  them  can 
never  continue  long ;  how  should  then  the  things 
that  are  made  of  them  be  gods  .' 

47  For  they  left  lies  and  reproaches  to  them 
that  come  after. 

48  For  when  there  cometh  any  war  or  plague 
upon  them,  the  priests  consult  with  themselves, 
where  they  may  be  hidden  with  them. 

49  How  then  cannot  men  perceive  tliat  they 
be  no  gods,  which  can  neither  save  themselves 
from  vi'ar  nor  from  plague  .' 

50  For  seeing  they  be  but  of  wood,  and  over- 
laid with  silver  and  gold,  it  shall  be  known 
hereafter  that  they  are  false  : 

51  And  it  shall  manifestly  appear  to  all  na- 
tions and  kings  that  they  are  no  gods,  but  the 
works  of  men's  hands,  and  that  there  is  no  work 
of  God  in  them. 

52  Who  then  may  not  know  that  they  are  no 


53  For  neither  can  they  set  up  a  king  in  the 
land,  nor  give  rain  unto  men. 

54  Neither  can  they  judge  their  own  cause, 
nor  redress  a  wrong,  being  unable  :  for  they  are 
as  crows  between  heaven  and  earth. 

55  Whereupon  when  fire  falleth  upon  tli« 
house  of  gods  of  wood,  or  laid  over  with  gold  or 
silver,  their  priests  will  flee  away,  and  escape  ; 
but  they  themselves  shall  be  burned  asunder 
like  beams. 

56  Moreover  they  cannot  withstand  any  king 


jjpocrypha. 


SONG  OF  THE  THREE  HOLY  CHILDREN. 


Apocrypha. 


or  enemies  :  how  can  it  then  be  thought  or  said 
that  they  be  gods  ? 

57  Neither  are  those  gods  of  wood,  and  laid 
over  with  silver  or  gold,  able  to  escape  either 
from  thieves  or  robbers. 

58  Whose  gold,  and  silver,  and  garments 
wherewith  they  are  clothed,  they  that  are  strong 
do  take,  and  go  away  withal :  neither  are  they 
able  to  help  themselves. 

59  Therefore  it  is  better  to  be  a  king  that 
sheweth  his  power,  or  else  a  profitable  vessel 
in  an  house,  which  the  owner  shall  have  use  of, 
than  such  false  gods  ;  or  to  be  a  door  in  an  house, 
to  keep  such  things  safe  as  be  therein,  than  such 
false  gods ;  or  a  pillar  of  wood  in  a  palace,  than 
such  false  gods. 

60  For  sun,  moon,  and  stars,  being  bright, 
and  sent  to  do  their  offices,  are  obedient. 

61  In  like  manner  the  lightning  when  it 
breaketh  forth  is  easy  to  be  seen  ;  and  after 
the  same  manner  the  wind  bloweth  in  every 
country. 

62  And  when  God  commandeth  the  clouds  to 
go  over  the  whole  world,  they  do  as  they  are 
bidden. 

63  And  the  fire  sent  from  above  to  consume 
hills  and  woods  doeth  as  it  is  commanded  :  but 
these  are  like  unto  them  neither  in  shew  nor 
power. 


64  Wherefore  it  is  neither  to  be  supposed 
nor  said  that  they  are  gods,  seeing  they  are 
able  neither  to  judge  causes,  nor  to  do  good 
unto  men. 

65  Knowing  therefore  that  they  are  no  gods, 
fear  them  not. 

66  For  they  can  neither  curse  nor  bless  kings  : 

67  Neither  can  they  shew  signs  in  the  hea- 
vens among  the  heathen,  nor  shine  as  the  sun, 
nor  give  light  as  the  moon. 

68  The  beasts  are  better  than  they  :  for  they 
can  get  under  a  covert,  and  help  themselves. 

69  It  is  tlien  by  no  means  manifest  unto  us 
that  they  are  gods :  therefore  fear  them  not. 

70  For  as  a  scarecrow  in  a  garden  of  cucum- 
bers keepeth  nothing  :  so  are  their  gods  of  wood, 
and  laid  over  with  silver  and  gold. 

71  And  likewise  their  gods  of  wood,  and  laid 
over  with  silver  and  gold,  are  like  to  a  white 
thorn  in  an  orchard,  that  every  bird  sitteth 
upon  ;  as  also  to  a  dead  body  that  is  cast  into 
the  dark. 

72  And  ye  shall  know  them  to  be  no  gods  by 
the  bright  purple  that  rotteth  upon  them  :  and 
they  themselves  afterward  shall  be  eaten,  and 
shall  be  a  reproach  in  the  country. 

73  Better  therefore  is  the  just  man  that 
hath  none  idols :  for  he  shall  be  far  from  re- 
proach. 


H  The  Song  of  the  Three  Holy  Children,  which  followeth  in  the  third  Chapter  of 
DANIEL,  after  this  place, — -fell  doicn  hound  into  the  midst  of  the  hurning  fiery  fur- 
nace— verse  23.  That  which  followeth  is  not  in  the  Hebrew,  to  wit,  And  they 
tvalked — tmto  these  words,  Then  Nebuchadnezzar — verse  24. 


AND  they  walked  in  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
praising  God,  and  blessing  the  Lord. 

2  Then  Azarias  stood  up,  and  prayed  in  this 
manner  ;  and  opening  his  mouth  in  the  midst  of 
the  fire,  said, 

3  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord  God  of  our  fa- 
thers :  thy  name  is  worthy  to  be  praised  and 
glorified  for  evermore : 

4  For  thou  art  righteous  in  all  the  things 
that  thou  hast  done  to  us :  yea,  true  are  all  thy 
works,  thy  ways  are  right,  and  all  thy  judg- 
ments truth. 

5  In  all  the  things  which  thou  hast  brought 
upon  us,  and  upon  the  holy  city  of  our  fathers, 
even  Jerusalem,  thou  hast  executed  true  judg- 
ment :  for  according  to  truth  and  judgment 
didst  thou  bring  all  these  things  upon  us  be- 
cause of  our  sins. 

6  For  we  have  sinned  and  committed  ini- 
quity, departing  from  thee. 

7  In  all  tilings  have  we  trespassed,  and  not 
obeyed  thy  commandments,  nor  kept  them,  nei- 
ther done  as  thou  hast  commanded  us,  that  it 
might  go  well  with  us. 

8  Wherefore  all  that  thou  hast  brought  upon 
us,  and  every  thing  that  thou  hast  done  to  us, 
thou  hast  done  in  true  judgment. 

9  And  thou  didst  deliver  us  into  the  hands  of 
lawless  enemies,  most  hateful  forsakers  of  God, 
and  to  an  unjust  king,  and  the  most  wicked  in 
all  the  world. 

10  And  now  we  cannot  open  our  mouths, 
we  are  become  a  shame  and  reproach  to  thy 
servants,  and  to  them  that  worship  thee. 

11  Yet  deliver  us  not  up  wholly,  for  thy 
name's  sake,  neither  disannul  thou  thy  cove- 
nant : 


12  And  cause  not  thy  mercy  to  depart  from 
us,  for  thy  beloved  Abraham's  sake,  for  thy 
servant  Isaac's  sake,  and  for  thy  holy  Israel's 
sake  ; 

13  To  whom  thou  hast  spoken  and  promised, 
that  thou  wouldest  multiply  their  seed  as  the 
stars  of  heaven,  and  as  the  sand  that  lieth  upon 
the  sea-shore. 

14  For  we,  O  Lord,  are  become  less  than 
any  nation,  and  be  kept  under  this  day  in  all  the 
world  because  of  our  sins. 

15  Neither  is  there  at  this  time  prince,  or 
prophet,  or  leader,  or  burnt-offering,  or  sacri- 
fice, or  oblation,  or  incense,  or  place  to  sacrifice 
before  thee,  and  to  find  mercy. 

16  Nevertheless  in  a  contrite  heart  and  an 
humble  spirit  let  us  be  accepted. 

17  Like  as  in  the  burnt-offerings  of  rams  and 
bullocks,  and  like  as  in  ten  thousands  of  fat 
lambs  :  so  let  our  sacrifice  be  in  thy  sight  this 
day,  and  grant  that  we  may  wholly  go  afler 
thee  :  for  they  shall  not  be  confounded  that  put 
their  trust  in  thee. 

18  And  now  we  follow  thee  with  all  our 
heart,  we  fear  thee,  and  seek  thy  face. 

19  Put  us  not  to  shame  :  but  deal  with  us 
after  thy  loving-kindness,  and  according  to  the 
multitude  of  thy  mercies. 

20  Deliver  us  also  according  to  thy  marvel- 
lous works,  and  give  glory  to  thy  name,  O 
Lord  :  and  let  all  them  that  do  thy  servants 
hurt  be  ashamed  ; 

21  And  let  them  be  confounded  in  all  their 
power  and  might,  and  let  their  strength  be 
broken  ; 

22  And  let  them  know  that  thou  art  Lord,  the 
only  God,  and  glorious  over  the  whole  world. 

92 


Apocrypha.  SUSANNA 

23  IT  And  the  king's  servants,  that  put  them  in, 
ceased  not  to  make  the  oven  hot  with  rosin, 
pitch,  tow,  and  small  wood ; 

24  So  that  the  flame  streamed  forth  above  the 
furnace  forty  and  nine  cubits. 

25  And  it  passed  through,  and  burned  those 
Chaldeans  it  found  about  the  furnace. 

26  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down  into 
the  oven  together  with  Azarias  and  his  fellows, 
and  smote  the  flame  of  the  fire  out  of  the  oven  ; 

27  And  made  the  midst  of  the  furnace  as  it 
had  been  a  moist  whistling  wind,  so  that  the 
fire  touched  them  not  at  all,  neither  hurt  nor 
troubled  them. 

28  IT  Then  the  three,  as  out  of  one  mouth, 
praised,  glorified,  and  blessed  God  in  the  fur- 
nace, saying, 

29  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord  God  of  our  fa- 
thers :  and  to  be  praised  and  exalted  above  all 
for  ever. 

30  And  blessed  is  thy  glorious  and  holy 
name  :  and  to  be  praised  and  exalted  above  all 
for  ever. 

31  Blessed  art  thou  in  the  temple  of  thine 
holy  glory  :  and  to  be  praised  and  glorified  above 
all  for  ever. 

32  Blessed  art  thou  thfit  beholdest  the  depths, 
and  sittest  upon  the  cherubims:  and  to  be  praised 
and  exalted  above  all  for  ever. 

33  Blessed  art  thou  on  the  glorious  throne  of 
thy  kingdom  :  and  to  be  praised  and  glorified 
above  all  for  ever. 

34  Blessed  art  thou  in  the  firmament  of 
heaven  :  and  above  all  to  be  praised  and  glori- 
fied for  ever. 

35  O  all  ye  works  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

3G  O  ye  heavens,  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise 
and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

37  O  ye  angels  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

38  O  all  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  hea- 
ven, bless  ye  the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

31)  O  all  ye  powers  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye 
the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for 
ever. 

40  O  ye  sun  and  moon,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

41  O  ye  stars  of  heaven,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

42  O  every  shower  and  dew,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

43  O  all  ye  winds,  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise 
and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

44  O  ye  fire  and  heat,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

45  O  ye  winter  and  summer,  bless  ye  the 
Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 


Apocrypha. 

46  O  ye  dews  and  storms  of  snow,  bless  yff 
the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for 
ever. 

47  O  ye  nights  and  days,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

48  O  ye  light  and  darkness,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

49  O  ye  ice  and  cold,  bless  ye  the  Lord : 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

50  O  ye  frost  and  snow,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

51  O  ye  lightnings  and  clouds,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

52  O  let  the  earth  bless  the  Lord  :  praise  and 
exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

53  O  ye  mountains  and  little  hills,  bless  ye 
the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for 
ever. 

54  O  all  ye  things  that  grow  on  the  earth, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above 
all  for  ever. 

55  O  ye  fountains,  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise 
and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

56  O  ye  seas  and  rivers,  bless  ye  the  Lord  ; 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

57  O  ye  whales,  and  all  that  move  in  tho 
waters,  bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him 
above  all  for  ever. 

58  O  all  ye  fowls  of  the  air,  bless  ye  the 
Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

59  O  all  ye  beasts  and  cattle,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

60  O  ye  children  of  men,  bless  ye  the  Lord: 
praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

61  O  Israel,  bless  ye  the  Lord :  praise  and 
exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

62  O  ye  priests  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the 
Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

63  O  ye  servants  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the 
Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for  ever. 

64  O  ye  spirits  and  souls  of  the  righteous, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above 
all  for  ever. 

65  O  ye  holy  and  humble  men  of  heart, 
bless  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  and  exalt  him  above 
all  for  ever. 

66  O  Ananias,  Azarias,  and  TVIisael,  bless  yo 
the  Lord :  praise  and  exalt  him  above  all  for 
ever  :  for  he  hath  delivered  us  from  hell,  and 
saved  us  from  the  hand  of  death,  and  delivered 
us  out  of  the  midst  of  the  furnace  and  burning 
flame  :  even  out  of  tho  midst  of  the  fire  hath  he 
delivered  us. 

67  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  because 
he  is  gracious :  for  his  mercy  cndureth  for 
ever. 

68  O  all  ye  that  worship  the  Lord,  bless  the 
God  of  gods,  praise  him,  and  give  him  thanks  • 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


IT  The  History  of  SUSANNA,  set  apart  from  the  beg;inning  of  Daniel,  because  it  is 
not  in  the  Hebrew,  as  neither  the  Narration  o^  Bel  and  the  Dragon. 


rilHERE    dwelt    a    man  in   Babylon,   called 
JL     Joacim  : 

2  And  he  took  a  wife,  whose  name  was  Su- 
sanna, the  daughter  of  Chelcias,  a  very  fair 
woman,  and  one  that  feared  the  Lord. 

3  Her  parents  also  were  righteous,  and  taught 
their  daughter  according  to  the  law  of  TMoses. 

4  Now  Joacim  was  a  great  rich  man,  and  had  a 
fair  garden  joining  unto  his  house  :  and  to  him 


resorted  the   Jews ;  because   he   was  more  ho- 
nourable than  all  others. 

5  ^  The  same  year  were  appointed  two  of  the 
ancients  of  the  people  to  be  judges,  such  as 
the  Lord  spake  of,  that  wickedness  came  from 
Babylon  from  ancient  judges,  who  seemed  to 
govern  the  people. 

6  These  kept  much  at  Joacim's  house  :  and 
all  that  had  any  suits  in  law  came  unto  them. 

93 


Apocrypha.  SUSANNA 

7  Now  when  the  people  departed  away  at 
noon,  Susanna  went  into  her  husband's  garden 
to  walk. 

8  And  the  two  elders  saw  her  going  in  every 
day,  and  walking  ;  so  that  their  lust  was  in- 
flamed toward  her. 

9  And  they  perverted  their  own  mind,  and 
turned  away  their  eyes,  that  they  might  not 
look  unto  heaven,  nor  remember  just  judg- 
ments. 

10  And  albeit  they  both  were  wounded  with 
her  love,  yet  durst  not  one  shew  another  his 
grief. 

11  For  they  were  ashamed  to  declare  their 
lust,  that  they  desired  to  have  to  do  with  her. 

12  Yet  they  watched  diligently  from  day  to 
day  to  see  her. 

13  And  the  one  said  to  the  other,  Let  us 
now  go  home  :  for  it  is  dinner-time. 

14  So  when  they  were  gone  out,  they  parted 
the  one  from  the  other,  and  turning  back  again 
they  came  to  the  same  place  ;  and  after  they  had 
asked  one  another  the  cause,  they  acknowledged 
their  lust :  then  appointed  they  a  time  botlAo- 
gether,  when  they  might  find  her  alone. 

15  IT  And  it  fell  out,  as  they  watched  a  fit 
time,  she  went  in  as  before  with  two  maids  only, 
and  she  was  desirous  to  wash  herself  in  the  gar- 
den :  for  it  was  hot. 

16  And  there  was  no  body  there  save  the  two 
elders,  that  had  hid  themselves,  and  watched  her. 

17  Then  she  said  to  her  maids.  Bring  me  oil 
and  washijig-balls,  and  shut  the  garden-doors, 
that  I  may  wash  me. 

18  And  they  did  as  siie  bade  tliem,  and  shut 
the  garden-doors,  and  went  out  themselves  at 
privy  doors  to  fetch  the  things  that  slie  had 
commanded  them  :  but  they  saw  not  the  elders, 
because  they  were  hid. 

19  Now  when  the  maids  were  gone  forth,  the 
two  elders  rose  up,  and  ran  unto  her,  saying, 

20  Behold,  the  garden-doors  are  shut,  that  no 
man  can  see  us,  and  we  are  in  love  witii  thee  ; 
therefore  consent  unto  us,  and  lie  with  us. 

21  If  thou  wilt  not,  we  will  bear  witness 
against  thee,  that  a  young  man  was  with  thee  : 
and  therefore  thou  didst  send  away  thy  maids 
from  thee. 

22  Then  Susanna  sighed,  and  said,  I  am 
straitened  on  every  side :  for  if  I  do  this  thing', 
it  is  death  unto  me  :  and  if  I  do  it  not,  I  cannot 
escape  your  hands. 

23  It  is  better  for  me  to  fall  into  your  hands, 
and  not  to  do  it,  than  to  sin  in  the  siaht  of  the 
Lord. 

24  With  that  Susanna  cried  with  a  loud 
voice  :  and  the  two  elders  cried  out  against 
her. 

25  Then  ran  the  one,  and  opened  the  gar- 
den-door. 

26  So  when  the  servants  of  the  house  heard 
the  cry  in  the  garden,  they  rushed  in  at  a  privy 
door,  to  see  what  was  done  unto  her. 

27  But  when  the  elders  had  declared  their 
matter,  the  servants  were  greatly  ashamed  : 
for  there  was  never  such  a  report  made  of 
Susanna. 

28  TI  And  it  came  to  pass  the  next  day,  when 
the  people  were  assembled  to  her  husband 
Joacim,  the  two  elders  came  also  full  of  mis- 
chievous imagination  against  Susanna  to  put 
her  to  death  ; 

29  And  said  before  the  people,  Send  for  Su- 
sanna, the  daughter  of  Chelcias,  Joacim's  wife. 
And  so  they  sent. 


Jlpocnjpha. 

30  So  she  came  with  her  father  and  mother, 
her  children,  and  all  her  kindred. 

31  Now  Susanna  was  a  very  delicate  woman, 
and  beauteous  to  behold. 

32  And  these  wicked  men  commanded  to  un- 
cover her/«fc,  (for  she  was  covered,)  that  they 
might  be  filled  with  her  beauty. 

33  Therefore  her  friends  and  all  that  saw 
her  wept. 

34  Then  the  two  elders  stood  up  in  the 
midst  of  the  people,  and  laid  their  hands  upon 
her  head. 

35  And  she  weeping  looked  up  toward  hea- 
ven :  for  her  heart  trusted  in  the  Lord. 

36  And  the  elders  said,  As  we  walked  in  the 
garden  alone,  this  woman  came  in  with  two 
maids,  and  shut  the  garden-doors,  and  sent  the 
maids  away. 

37  Tlien  a  young  man,  who  was  there  hid, 
came  unto  her,  and  lay  with  her. 

38  Then  we  that  stood  in  a  corner  of  the 
garden,  seeing  this  wickedness,  ran  unto  them. 

39  And  when  we  saw  them  together,  tiie  man 
we  could  not  hold  :  for  he  was  stronger  than  we, 
and  opened  the  door,  and  leaped  out. 

40  But  having  taken  this  woman,  we  asked 
who  the  young  man  was,  but  she  would  not  tell 
us :  these  things  do  we  testify. 

41  Then  the  assembly  believed  them,  as  those 
that  were  the  elders  and  judges  of  the  people  : 
so  they  condemned  her  to  death. 

42  II  Then  Susanna  cried  out  with  a  loud 
voice,  and  said,  O  everlasting  God,  that  know- 
est  the  secrets,  and  knowest  all  things  before 
they  be : 

43  Tliou  knowest  that  they  have  borne  false 
witness  against  me,  and  behold,  I  must  die ; 
whereas  I  never  did  such  things  as  these  men 
have  maliciously  invented  against  me. 

44  And  the  Lord  heard  her  voice. 

45  IT  Therefore  when  she  was  led  to  be  put  to 
death,  the  Lord  raised  up  the  holy  spirit  of  a 
young  youth,  whose  name  was  Daniel : 

46  Who  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  I  am  clear 
from  the  blood  of  this  woman. 

47  Then  all  the  people  turned  them  toward 
him,  and  said,  What  mean  these  words  that 
thou  hast  spoken  .•" 

48  So  he  standing  in  the  midst  of  them  said, 
Are  ye  such  fools,  ye  sons  of  Israel,  that  with- 
out examination  or  knowledge  of  the  truth  ye 
have  condemned  a  daughter  of  Israel .'' 

49  Return  again  to  the  place  of  judgment : 
for  they  have  borne  fabe  witness  against  her. 

50  Wherefore  all  the  people  turned  again 
in  haste,  and  the  elders  said  unto  him.  Come, 
sit  down  among  us,  and  shew  it  us,  seeing  God 
hath  given  thee  the  honour  of  an  elder. 

51  Then  said  Daniel  unto  them,  Put  these 
two  aside  one  far  from  another,  and  I  will  ex- 
amine them. 

52  So  when  they  were  put  asunder  one  from 
another,  he  called  one  of  tiiem,  and  said  unto 
him,  O  thou  that  art  waxen  old  in  wickedness, 
now  thy  sins  which  thou  hast  committed  afore- 
time are  come  to  light. 

53  For  thou  hast  pronounced  false  judg- 
ment, and  hast  condemned  the  innocent,  and 
hast  let  the  guilty  go  free  ;  albeit  the  Lord 
saitli.  The  innocent  and  righteous  shalt  thou 
not  slay. 

54  Now  then,  if  thou  hast  seen  her,  tell  me, 
Under  what  tree  sawest  thou  them  companying 
together  ^  Who  answered,  Under  a  mastick 
tree. 

94 


Apocrypha. 

55  And  Daniel  said,  Very  well ;  thou  hast 
lied  against  thine  own  head  ;  for  even  now  the 
angel  o^  God  hath  received  the  sentence  of 
God  to  cut  thee  in  two. 

56  So  he  put  him  aside,  and  commanded  to 
bring  the  other,  and  said  unto  him,  O  thou  seed 
of  Chanaan,  and  not  of  Juda,  beauty  hath  de- 
ceived thee,  and  lust  hath  perverted  thine  heart. 

57  Thus  have  ye  dealt  with  the  daughters  of 
Israel,  and  they  for  fear  companied  with  you : 
but  the  daughter  of  Juda  would  not  abide  your 
wickedness. 

58  Now  therefore  tell  me,  Under  what  tree 
didst  thou  take  them  companying  together .' 
Who  answered,  Under  an  holm-tree. 

59  Then  said  Daniel  unto  him.  Well ;  thou 
hast  also  lied  against  thine  own  head  :  for  the 
anofel  of  God  waiteth  with  the  sword  to  cut 


OF  BEL  AND  THE  DRAGON.  Apocrypha. 

thee  in  two,  that  he  may  destroy  you. 

60  With  that  all  the  assembly  cried  out  with 
a  loud  voice,  and  praised  God,  who  saveth  them 
that  trust  in  him. 

61  And  they  arose  against  the  two  elders,  for 
Daniel  had  convicted  them  of  false  witness  by 
their  own  mouth  : 

62  And  according  to  the  law  of  Moses  they  did 
unto  them  in  such  sort  as  they  maliciously  intend- 
ed to  do  to  their  neighbour  :  and  they  put  them 
to  death.  Thus  the  innocent  blood  was  saved 
the  same  day. 

63  Therefore  Chelcias  and  his  wife  praised 
God  for  their  daughter  Susanna,  with  Joacim 
her  husband,  and  all  the  kindred,  because  there 
was  no  dishonesty  found  in  her. 

64  From  that  day  forth  was  Daniel  had  in 
great  reputation  in  the  sight  of  the  people. 


H  The  History  of  the  Destruction  of  Bel  and  the  Dragon,  cut  off  from  the  end  of 

Daniel. 


AND   king    Astyages  was  gathered   to   his 
fathers,  and  Cyrus  of  Persia  received  his 
kingdom. 

2  And  Daniel  conversed  with  the  king,  and 
was  honoured  above  all  his  friends. 

3  Now  the  Babylonians  had  an  idol,  called  Bel, 
and  there  were  spent  upon  him  every  day  twelve 
great  measures  of  fine  flour,  and  forty  sheep,  and 
six  vessels  of  wine. 

4  And  the  king  worshipped  it,  and  went  daily 
to  adore  it :  but  Daniel  worshipped  his  own 
God.  And  the  king  said  unto  him.  Why  dost 
not  thou  worship  Bel  .■' 

5  Who  answered  and  said.  Because  I  may 
not  worship  idols  made  with  hands, but  the  living 
God,  who  hath  created  the  heaven  and  the  earth, 
and  hath  sovereignty  over  all  flesh. 

6  Then  said  the  king  unto  him,  Thinkest 
thou  not  that  Bel  is  a  living  God  .'  seest  thou 
not  how  much  he  eateth  and  drinketh  every 
day  .' 

7  Then  Daniel  smiled,  and  said,  O  king,  be 
not  deceived :  for  this  is  but  clay  within,  and 
brass  without,  and  did  never  eat  or  drink  any 
thing. 

8  So  the  king  was  wroth,  and  called  for  his 
priests,  and  said  unto  them.  If  ye  tell  me  not 
who  this  is  that  devoureth  these  expenses  ye 
shall  die. 

9  But  if  ye  can  certify  me  that  Bel  devoureth 
them,  then  Daniel  shall  die  :  for  he  hath  spoken 
blasphemy  against  Bel.  And  Daniel  said  unto 
the  king.  Let  it  be  according  to  thy  word. 

10  Now  the  priests  of  Bel  were  threescore 
and  ten,  beside  their  wives  and  children.  And 
the  king  went  with  Daniel  into  the  temple  of 
Bel. 

11  So  Bel's  priests  said,  Lo,  we  go  out :  but 
thou,  O  king,  set  on  the  meat,  and  make  ready 
the  wine,  and  shut  the  door  fast,  and  seal  it 
with  thine  own  signet ; 

12  And  to-morrow  when  thou  comest  in,  if 
thou  findest  not  that  Bel  hath  eaten  up  all,  we 
will  suffer  death  ;  or  else  Daniel,  that  speaketh 
falsely  against  us. 

13  And  they  little  regarded  it :  for  under  the 
table  they  had  made  a  privy  entrance,  where- 
by they  entered  in  continually,  and  consumed 
those  things. 

14  So  when  they  were  gone  forth,  the  king 
set  meats  before  Bel.     Now   Daniel  had  com- 


manded his  servants  to  bring  ashes,  and  those 
they  strewed  throughout  all  the  temple  in  the 
presence  of  the  king  alone  :  then  went  they  out 
and  shut  the  door,  and  sealed  it  with  the  king's 
signet,  and  so  departed. 

15  Now  in  the  night  came  the  priests  with 
their  wives  and  children,  as  they  were  wont  to 
do,  and  did  eat  and  drink  up  all. 

16  In  the  morning  betime  the  king  arose, 
and  Daniel  with  him. 

17  And  the  king  said,  Daniel,  are  the  seals 
whole  ^  And  he  said,  Yea,  O  king,  they  be 
whole. 

18  And  as  soon  as  he  had  opened  the  door, 
the  king  looked  upon  the  table,  and  cried  with 
a  loud  voice.  Great  art  thou,  O  Bel,  and  with 
thee  is  no  deceit  at  all. 

19  Then  laughed  Daniel,  and  held  the  king 
that  he  should  not  go  in,  and  said.  Behold  now 
the  pavement,  and  mark  well  whose  footsteps 
are  these. 

20  And  the  king  said,  I  see  the  footsteps  of 
men,  women,  and  children.  And  then  the  king 
was  angry, 

21  And  took  the  priests  with  their  wives 
and  children,  who  shewed  him  the  privy  doors, 
where  they  came  in,  and  consumed  such  things 
as  were  upon  the  table. 

22  Therefore  the  king  slew  them,  and  de- 
livered Bel  into  Daniel's  power,  who  destroyed 
him  and  his  temple. 

23  And  in  that  same  place  there  was  a  great 
dragon,  which  they  of  Babylon  worshipped. 

24  And  the  king  said  unto  Daniel,  Wilt  thou 
also  say  that  this  is  of  brass  .'  lo,  he  liveth,  he 
eateth  and  drinketh  ;  thou  canst  not  say  that  he 
is  no  living  god  ;  therefore  worship  him. 

25  Then  said  Daniel  unto  the  king,  I  will 
worship  the  Lord  my  God :  for  he  is  the  living 
God. 

26  But  give  me  leave,  O  king,  and  I  shall 
slay  this  dragon  without  sword  or  staff.  The 
kinji  said,  I  give  thee  leave. 

27  Then  Daniel  took  pitch,  and  fat,  and  hair, 
and  did  seethe  them  together,  and  made  lumps 
thereof:  this  he  put  in  the  dragon's  mouth,  and 
so  the  dragon  burst  in  sunder  :  and  Daniel  said, 
Lo,  these  are  the  gods  ye  worship. 

28  When  tliey  of  Babylon  heard  that,  they 
took  great  indignation,  and  conspired  against 
the  king,  saying.  The  king  is  become  a  Jew 

95 


Apocrypha.  I. 

and  he  hath  destroyed  Bel,  he  hath  slain  the 
dragon,  and  put  the  priests  to  death. 

29  So  they  came  to  the  king,  and  said,  De- 
liver us  Daniel,  or  else  we  will  destroy  thee  and 
thine  house. 

30  Now  when  the  king  saw  that  they  pressed 
him  sore,  being  constrained,  he  delivered  Daniel 
unto  them : 

31  Who  cast  him  into  the  lions'  den  :  where 
he  was  six  days. 

32  And  in  the  den  there  were  seven  lions,  and 
they  had  given  them  every  day  two  carcasses, 
and  two  sheep:  which  then  were  not  given  to 
them,  to  the  intent  they  might  devour  Daniel, 

33  Now  there  was  in  Jewry  a  prophet,  called 
Habbacuc,  who  had  made  pottage,  and  had  bro- 
ken bread  in  a  bowl,  and  was  going  into  the  field, 
for  to  bring  it  to  the  reapers. 

34  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  said  unto  Hab- 
bacuc, Go,  carry  the  dinner  that  thou  hast  into 
Babylon  unto  Daniel,  who  is  in  the  lions'  den. 

35  And  Habbacuc  said.  Lord,  I  never  saw 
Babylon  ;  neither  do  I  know  where  the  den  is. 


MACCABEES.  Apocrypha. 

36  Then  the  angel  of  the  Lord  took  him  by 
the  crown,  and  bare  him  by  the  hair  of  his  head, 
and  through  the  vehemency  of  his  spirit  set  him 
in  Babylon  over  the  den. 

37  And  Habbacuc  cried,  saying,  O  Daniel, 
Daniel,  take  the  dinner  which  God  hath  sent 
thee. 

38  And  Daniel  said,  Thou  hast  remembered 
me,  O  God  :  neither  hast  thou  forsaken  them 
that  seek  thee  and  love  thee. 

39  So  Daniel  arose,  and  did  eat :  and  the  angel 
of  the  Lord  set  Habbacuc  in  his  own  place  again 
immediately. 

40  Upon  the  seventh  day  the  king  went  to 
bewail  Daniel :  and  when  he  came  to  the  den, 
he  looked  in,  and  behold,  Daniel  was  sitting. 

41  Then  cried  the  king  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying.  Great  art  thou,  O  Lord  God  of  Daniel, 
and  there  is  none  other  beside  thee. 

42  And  he  drew  him  out,  and  cast  those  that 
were  the  cause  of  his  destruction  into  the  den : 
and  they  were  devoured  in  a  moment  before  his 
face. 


H  The  Prayer  of  MANASSES,  kin] 


;  of  Judah,  when  he  was  holden  captive  in 
Babylon. 


O 


LORD,  Almighty  God  of  our  fathers,  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  of  their  righteous 
seed;  who  hast  made  heaven  and  earth,  with  all  the  ornament  thereof;  who  hast  bound 
the  sea  by  the  word  of  thy  commandment ;  who  hast  shut  up  the  deep,  and  sealed  it  by  thy 
terrible  and  glorious  name  ;  whom  all  men  fear,  and  tremble  before  thy  power  ;  for  the  majesty 
of  thy  glory  cannot  be  borne,  and  thine  angry  threatening  toward  sinners  is  importable  :  but  thy 
merciful  promise  is  unmeasurable  and  unsearchable  ;  for  thou  art  the  most  high  Lord,  of  great 
compassion,  long-suffering,  very  merciful,  and  repentest  of  the  evils  of  men.  Thou,  O  Lord, 
accordino-  to  thy  great  goodness  hast  promised  repentance  and  forgiveness  to  them  that  have 
sinned  against  thee  :  and  of  thine  infinite  mercies  hast  appointed  repentance  unto  sinners,  that 
they  may  be  saved.  Thou  therefore,  O  Lord,  that  art  the  God  of  the  just,  hast  not  appointed 
repentance  to  the  just,  as  to  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  whicli  have  not  sinned  against  thee  ; 
but  thou  hast  appointed  repentance  unto  me  that  am  a  sinner :  for  I  have  sinned  above  the  num- 
ber of  the  sands  of  the  sea.  My  transgressions,  O  Lord,  are  multiplied;  my  transgressions  are 
multiplied,  and  I  am  not  worthy  to  behold  and  see  tiie  height  of  heaven  for  the  multitude  of  mine 
iniquities. '  I  am  bowed  down  with  many  iron  bands,  that  I  cannot  lift  up  mine  head,  neither  have 
any  release  :  for  I  have  provoked  thy  wrath,  and  done  evil  before  thee  :  I  did  not  thy  v/ill,  neither 
kept  I  thy  commandments :  I  have  set  up  abominations,  and  have  multiplied  offences.  Now 
therefore  I  bow  the  knee  of  mine  heart  beseeching  thee  of  grace.  I  have  sinned,  O  Lord,  I  liave 
sinned,  and  I  acknowledge  mine  iniquities  :  wherefore  I  humbly  beseech  thee,  forgive  me,  O 
Lord,  foro-ive  me,  and  destroy  me  not  with  mine  iniquities.  Be  not  angry  with  me  for  ever,  by 
reservino-^evil  for  me  ;  neither  condemn  me  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth.  For  thou  art  the 
God,  even  the  God  of  them  that  repent ;  and  in  me  thou  wilt  shew  all  thy  goodness  :  for  thou 
wilt  save  me,  that  am  unworthy,  according  to  thy  great  mercy.  Therefore  I  will  praise  thee  for 
ever  all  the  days  of  my  life  :  for  all  the  powers  of  the  heavens  do  praise  thee,  and  thine  is  the 
glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


H  The  First  Book  of  the  MACCABEES. 


CHAP.  I. 

AND  it  happened,  after  that  Alexander  son 
of  Philip,  the  Macedonian,  who  came  out 
of  the  land  of  Chettiim,  had  smitten  Darius 
king  of  the  Persians  and  Medes,  that  he  reigned 
in  his  stead,  the  first  over  Greece, 

2  And  made  many  wars,  and  won  many  strong 
holds,  and  slew  the  kings  of  the  earth, 

3  And  went  through  to  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
and  took  spoils  of  many  nations,  insomuch  that 
the  earth  was  quiet  before  him  ;  whereupon  he 
was  exalted,  and  his  heart  was  hfted  up. 

4  And  he  gathered  a  mighty  strong  host,  and 
ruled  over  countries,  and  nations,  and  kings, 
who  became  tributaries  unto  him. 


5  And  after  these  things  he  fell  sick,  and  per- 
ceived that  he  should  die. 

6  Wherefore  he  called  his  servants,  such  as 
were  honourable,  and  had  been  brought  up  with 
him  from  his  youth,  and  parted  his  kingdom 
among  them,  while  he  was  yet  alive. 

7  So  Alexander  reigned  twelve  years,  and 
then  died. 

8  And  his  servants  bare  rule  every  one  in 
his  place. 

9  And  after  his  death  they  all  put  crowns 
upon  themselves ;  so  did  their  sons  after  them 
many  years :  and  evils  were  multiplied  in  the 
earth. 

10  And  there  came  out  of  them  a  wicked 
root,  Antiochus   surnamed   Epiphanes,  son  of 

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Jlpocrypha. 
Antiochus  the  king,  who  had  been  an  hostage 
at  Rome,  and  he  reigned  in  the   hundred  and 
thirty  and  seventh  year  of  the   kingdom  of  the 
Greeks. 

11  In  those  days  went  there  out  of  Israel 
wicked  men,  who  persuaded  many,  saying,  Let 
us  go  and  make  a  covenant  with  the  heathen 
that  are  round  about  us  ;  for  since  we  departed 
from  them,  we  have  had  much  sorrow. 

12  So  this  device  pleased  them  well. 

13  Then  certain  of  the  people  were  so  for- 
ward herein,  that  they  went  to  the  king,  who 
gave  them  license  to  do  after  the  ordinances  of 
the  heathen  : 

14  Whereupon  they  built  a  place  of  exercise 
at  Jerusalem  according  to  the  customs  of  the 
heathen  : 

15  And  made  themselves  uncircumcised,  and 
forsook  the  holy  covenant,  and  joined  themselves 
to  the  heathen,  and  were  sold  to  do  mischief. 

16  Now  when  the  kingdom  was  established 
before  Antiochus,  he  thought  to  reign  over 
Egypt,  that  he  might  have  the  dominion  of  two 
realms. 

17  Wherefore  he  entered  into  Egypt  with  a 
great  multitude,  with  chariots,  and  elephants, 
and  horsemen,  and  a  great  navy, 

18  And  made  war  against  Ptolemee  king  of 
Egypt :  but  Ptolemee  was  afraid  of  him,  and 
fled  ;  and  many  were  wounded  to  death. 

19  Thus  they  got  the  strong  cities  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  he  took  the  spoils  thereof. 

20  And  after  that  Antiochus  had  smitten 
Egypt,  he  returned  again  in  the  hundred  forty 
and  third  year,  and  went  up  against  Israel  and 
Jerusalem  with  a  great  multitude, 

21  And  entered  proudly  into  the  sanctuary, 
and  took  away  the  golden  altar,  and  the  candle- 
stick of  light,  and  all  the  vessels  thereof, 

22  And  the  table  of  the  shew-bread,  and  the 
pouring  vessels,  and  the  vials,  and  the  censers 
of  gold,  and  the  vail,  and  the  crowns,  and  the 
golden  ornaments  that  were  before  the  temple, 
all  which  he  pulled  off. 

23  He  took  also  the  silver  and  the  gold,  and 
the  precious  vessels  :  also  ho  took  the  hidden 
treasures  which  he  found. 

24  And  when  he  had  taken  all  away,  he 
went  into  his  own  land,  having  made  a  great 
massacre,  and  spoken  ver}'  proudly. 

23  Therefore  there  was  great  mourning  in 
Israel,  in  every  place  where  they  were  ; 

26  So  that  the  princes  and  elders  mourned, 
the  virgins  and  young  men  were  made  feeble, 
and  the  beauty  of  women  was  changed. 

27  Every  bridegroom  took  up  lamentation, 
and  she  that  sat  in  the  marriage-chamber  was  in 
heaviness. 

28  The  land  also  was  moved  for  the  inha- 
bitants thereof,  and  all  the  house  of  Jacob  was 
covered  with  confusion. 

2'J  And  after  two  years  fully  expired,  the 
king  sent  his  chief  collector  of  tribute  unto  the 
cities  of  Juda,  who  came  unto  Jerusalem  with  a 
great  multitude  ; 

30  And  spake  peaceable  words  unto  them,  but 
all  was  deceit :  for  when  they  had  given  him 
credence,  he  fell  suddenly  upon  the  city,  and 
smote  it  very  sore,  and  destroyed  much  people 
of  Israel. 

31  And  when  he  had  taken  the  spoils  of  the 
city,  he  set  it  on  fire,  and  pulled  down  the  houses 
and  walls  thereof  on  every  side. 

32  But  the  women  and  children  took  they 
<:ai)tive,  and  possessed  the  cattle. 

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CHAP.  I.  Jlpocrypha. 

33  Then  builded  they  the  city  of  David  with 
a  great  and  strong  wall,  and  with  mighty  towers, 
and  made  it  a  strong  hold  for  them. 

34  And  they  put  therein  a  sinful  nation, 
wicked  men,  and  fortified  themselves  therein. 

35  They  stored  it  also  with  armour  and 
victuals,  and  when  they  had  gathered  together 
the  spoils  of  Jerusalem,  they  laid  them  up  there, 
and  so  they  became  a  sore  snare  : 

30  For  it  was  a  place  to  lie  in  wait  against 
the  sanctuary,  and  an  evil  adversary  to  Israel. 

37  Thus  they  shed  innocent  blood  on  every 
side  of  the  sanctuary,  and  defiled  it  : 

38  Insomuch  that  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
lem fled  because  of  them  :  whereupon  the  city 
was  made  an  habitation  of  strangers,  and  be- 
came strange  to  those  that  were  born  in  lier  ; 
and  her  own  children  left  her. 

39  Her  sanctuary  was  laid  waste  like  a  wil- 
derness, her  feasts  were  turned  into  mourning, 
her  sabbaths  into  reproach,  her  honour  into  con- 
tempt. 

40  As  had  been  her  glory,  so  was  her  dis- 
honour increased,  and  her  excellency  was  turned 
into  mourning. 

41  Moreover  king  Antiochus  wrote  to  his 
whole  kingdom,  that  all  should  be  one  people, 

42  And  every  one  should  leave  his  laws  :  so 
all  the  heathen  agreed  according  to  the  com- 
mandment of  the  Idng. 

43  Yea,  many  also  of  the  Israelites  consented 
to  his  religion,  and  sacrificed  unto  idols,  and 
profaned  the  sabbath. 

44  For  the  king  had  sent  letters  by  messen- 
gers unto  Jerusalem  and  the  cities  of  Juda,  that 
they  should  follow  the  strange  laws  of  the 
land, 

45  And  forbid  burnt-offerings,  and  sacrifice, 
and  drink-oflferings,  in  the  temple ;  and  that 
they  should  profane  the  sabbaths  and  festival 
days  : 

46  And  pollute  the  sanctuary  and  holy  peo- 
ple : 

47  Set  up  altars,  and  groves,  and  chapels  of 
idols,  and  sacrifice  swine's  flesh,  and  unclean 
beasts  : 

48  That  they  should  also  leave  their  children 
uncircumcised,  and  make  their  souls  abominable 
with  all  manner  of  uncleanness  and  profanation  : 

4S)  To  the  end  they  might  forget  the  law,  and 
change  all  the  ordinances. 

50  And  whosoever  would  not  do  according 
to  the  commandment  of  the  king,  he  said,  he 
should  die. 

51  In  the  self-same  manner  wrote  he  to  liis 
whole  kingdom,  and  appointed  overseers  over 
all  the  people,  commanding  the  cities  of  Juda  to 
sacrifice,  city  by  city. 

52  Then  many  of  the  people  were  gatliered 
unto  them,  to  wit,  every  one  that  forsook  the 
law  ;  and  so  they  committed  evils  in  the  land  ;. 

53  And  drove  the  Israelites  into  secret  places, 
even  wheresoever  they  could  flee  for  succour. 

54  Now  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  month  Cas- 
leu,  in  the  hundred  forty  and  fifth  year,  they  set 
up  the  abomination  of  desolation  upon  the  altar, 
and  builded  idol-altars  throughout  the  cities  of 
Juda  on  every  side  ; 

55  And  burnt  incense  at  the  doors  of  their 
houses,  and  in  the  streets. 

56  And  when  they  had  rent  in  pieces  the 
books  of  the  law  which  they  found,  they  burnt 
them  with  fire. 

57  And  wheresoever  was  found  with  any  the 
book  of  the  testament,  or  if  any  consented  to 

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Apocrypha.  I.  M.'.  GCABEES. 

the  law,  the  king's  commandment  was,  that  t!iey 
should  put  him  to  death. 

58  Thus  did  they  by  their  authority  unto  the 
Israelites  every  month,  to  as  many  as  were  found 
in  the  cities. 

59  Now  the  five  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
month  they  did  sacrifice  upon  the  idol-altar, 
which  was  upon  the  altar  of  God. 

60  At  which  time  according  to  the  command- 
ment they  put  to  death  certain  women,  that  had 
caused  their  children  to  be  circumcised. 

61  And  they  hanged  the  infants  about  their 
necks,  and  rifled  their  houses,  and  slew  them 
that  had  circumcised  them. 

62  Howbeit  many  in  Israel  were  fully  resolved 
and  confirmed  in  themselves  not  to  eat  any  un- 
clean thing. 

63  Wherefore  they  chose  rather  to  die,  that 
they  might  not  be  defiled  with  meats,  and  that 
they  might  not  profane  the  holy  covenant ;  so 
then  they  died. 

64  And  there  was  very  great  wrath  upon  Is- 
rael. 

CHAP.  II. 

IN  those  days  arose  Mattathias,  the  son  of  John, 
the  son  of  Simeon,  a  priest  of  the  sons  of 
Joarib,  from  Jerusalem,  and  dwelt  in  Modin. 

2  And  he  had  five  sons,  Joannan,  called  Cad- 
dis: 

3  Simon,  called  Thassi  : 

4  Judas,  who  was  called  Maccabeus  : 

5  Eleazar,  called  Avaran :  and  Jonathan, 
whose  surname  was  Applius. 

G  And  when  he  saw  the  blasphemies  that 
were  committed  in  Juda  and  Jerusalem, 

7'  He  said.  Wo  is  me  !  wherefore  was  I  born 
to  see  this  misery  of  my  people,  and  of  the  holy 
city,  and  to  dwell  there,  when  it  was  delivered 
into  the  hand  of  the  enemy,  and  the  sanctuary 
into  the  hand  of  strangers  .■' 

8  Her  temple  is  become  as  a  man  without 
glory. 

9  Her  glorious  vessels  are  carried  away  into 
captivity,  her  infants  are  slain  in  the  streets,  her 
young  men  with  the  sword  of  the  enemy. 

]{)  What  nation  hath  not  had  a  part  in  her 
kingdom,  and  gotten  of  her  spoils  .'' 

11  All  her  ornaments  are  taken  away  ;  of  a 
free  woman  she  is  become  a  bond  slave. 

12  And  behold,  our  sanctuary,  even  our  beauty 
and  our  glory,  is  laid  waste,  and  the  Gentiles 
have  profaned  it. 

13  To  what  end  therefore  shall  we  live  any 
longer  ? 

14  Then  Mattathias  and  his  sons  rent  their 
clothes,  and  put  on  sackcloth,  and  mourned 
very  sore. 

15  In  the  mean  while  the  king's  officers,  such 
as  compelled  tlie  people  to  revolt,  came  into  the 
city  Modin,  to  make  them  sacrifice. 

16  And  when  many  of  Israel  came  unto  them, 
Mattathias  also  and  his  sons  came  together. 

17  Then  answered  the  king's  officers,  and 
said  to  Mattathias  on  this  wise.  Thou  art  a 
ruler,  and  an  honourable  and  great  man  in  this 
city,  and  strengthened  with  sons  and  brethren  : 

18  Now  therefore  come  thou  first,  and  fulfil 
the  king's  commandment,  like  as  all  tlie  heathen 
have  done,  yea,  and  the  men  of  Juda  also,  and 
such  as  remain  at  Jerusalem  :  so  shalt  thou  and 
thy  house  be  in  the  number  of  the  king's  friends, 
and  thou  and  thy  children  shall  be  honoured  with 
silver  and  gold,  and  many  rewards. 

19  Then  Mattathias  answered  and  spake  with 
a  loud  voice,  Thouiorh  all  the   n.ations  that  are 


Apocrypha. 


under  the  king's  dominion  obey  him,  and  fill 
away  every  one  from  the  religion  of  their  fathers, 
and  give  consent  to  his  commandments : 

20  Yet  will  I  and  my  sons  and  my  brethren 
walk  in  the  covenant  of  our  fathers. 

21  God  forbid  that  we  should  forsake  the  law 
and  the  ordinances. 

22  We  will  not  hearken  to  the  king's  words, 
to  go  from  our  religion,  either  on  the  right  hand, 
or  the  left. 

23  Now  when  he  had  left  speaking  these 
words,  there  came  one  of  the  Jews  in  tlie 
sight  of  all  to  sacrifice  on  the  altar  which  was 
at  Modin,  according  to  the  king's  command- 
ment. 

24  Which  thing  when  Mattathias  saw,  he 
was  inflamed  with  zeal,  and  his  reins  trembled, 
neither  could  he  forbear  to  shew  his  anger  ac- 
cording to  judgment :  wherefore  he  ran,  and 
slew  him  u])on  the  altar. 

25  Also  the  king's  commissioner,  who  com- 
pelled men  to  sacrifice,  he  killed  at  that  time, 
and  the  altar  he  pulled  down. 

26  Thus  dealt  he  zealously  for  the  law  of 
God,  like  as  Phinees  did  unto  Zambri  the  son  of 
Salom. 

27  And  Mattathias  cried  throughout  the  city 
with  a  loud  voice,  saying.  Whosoever  is  zealous 
of  the  law,  and  maintaineth  the  covenant,  let 
him  follow  me. 

28  So  he  and  his  sons  fled  into  the  mountains, 
and  left  all  that  ever  they  had  in  the  city. 

29  Then  many  that  sought  after  justice  and 
judgment  went  down  into  the  wilderness,  to 
dwell  there  : 

30  Both  they,  and  their  children,  and  their 
wives,  and  tiieir  cattle  ;  because  afflictions  in- 
creased sore  upon  them. 

31  Now  when  it  was  told  the  king's  servants, 
and  the  host  that  was  at  Jerusalem,  in  tlie  city 
of  David,  that  certain  men,  who  had  broken  the 
king's  commandment,  were  gone  down  into  the 
secret  places  in  the  wilderness, 

32  They  pursued  after  them  a  great  num- 
ber, and  having  overtaken  them,  they  camped 
against  them,  and  made  war  against  them  on 
the  sabbath-day. 

33  And  they  said  unto  them,  Let  that  which 
ye  have  done  hitherto  suffice  ;  come  forth,  and 
do  according  to  the  commandment  of  the  king, 
and  ye  shall  live. 

34  But  they  said.  We  will  not  come  forth, 
neither  will  we  do  the  king's  commandment,  to 
profane  the  sabbath-day. 

35  So  then  they  gave  them  the  battle  with  all 
speed. 

36  Howbeit  they  answered  them  not,  neither 
cast  they  a  stone  at  them,  nor  stopped  the  places 
where  they  lay  hid  ; 

37  But  said,  Let  us  die  all  in  our  innocency  : 
heaven  and  earth  shall  testify  for  us,  that  3'e  put 
us  to  death  wrongfully. 

38  So  they  rose  up  against  them  in  battle  on 
the  sabbath,  and  they  slew  them,  with  their 
wives  and  children,  and  their  cattle,  to  the  num- 
ber of  a  thousand  people. 

39  Now  when  Mattathias  and  his  friends  un- 
derstood hereof,  they  mourned  for  them  right 
sore. 

40  And  one  of  them  said  to  another.  If  we  all 
do  as  our  brethren  have  done,  and  fight  not  for 
our  lives  and  laws  against  the  heathen,  they  will 
now  quickly  root  us  out  of  the  earth. 

41  At  that  time  therefore  they  decreed,  say- 
ing-, Whosoever  shall  come  to  make  battle  with 

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Jlpocrypha. 
us  on  the   sabbath-day,  we  will   fight   against 
liim  ;  neither   will   we   die  all,  as  our  brethren 
that  were  murdered  in  the  secret  places. 

42  Then  came  there  unto  him  a  company  of 
Assideans,  who  were  mighty  men  of  Israel,  even 
all  such  as  were  voluntarily  devoted  unto  the 
law. 

43  Also  all  they  that  fled  for  persecution 
joined  themselves  unto  them,  and  were  a  stay 
unto  them. 

44  So  they  joined  their  forces,  and  smote 
sinful  men  in  their  anger,  and  wicked  men  in 
their  wrath :  but  the  rest  fled  to  the  heathen 
for  succour. 

45  Then  Mattathias  and  his  friends  went 
round  about,  and  pulled  dov/n  the  altars  : 

46  And  what  children  soever  they  found  with- 
in the  coast  of  Israel  uncircumcised,  those  they 
circumcised  valiantly. 

47  They  pursued  also  after  the  proud  men, 
and  the  work  prospered  in  their  hand. 

48  So  they  recovered  the  law  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  Gentiles,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  kings, 
neither  suffered  they  the  sinner  to  trivunph. 

40  Now  when  the  time  drew  near  that  Mat- 
tathias should  die,  he  said  unto  his  sons,  Now 
hath  pride  and  rebuke  gotten  strength,  and 
the  time  of  destruction,  and  the  wratlr  of  in- 
dignation : 

50  Now  therefore,  my  sons,  be  ye  zealous  for 
the  law,  and  give  your  lives  for  the  covenant  of 
your  fathers. 

51  Call  to  remembrance  what  acts  our  fa- 
thers did  in  their  time  ;  so  sliall  ye  receive 
great  honour  and  an  everlasting  name. 

52  Was  not  Abraham  found  faithful  in  temp- 
tation, and  it  vi'as  imputed  unto  him  for  right- 
eousness .' 

53  Joseph  in  the  time  of  his  distress  kept  the 
commandment,  and  was  made  lord  of  Egypt. 

54  Phinees  our  father  in  being  zealous  and 
fervent  obtained  the  covenant  of  an  everlasting 
priesthood. 

55  Jesus  for  fulfilling  the  word  was  made  a 
judge  in  Israel. 

5G  Caleb  for  bearing  witness  before  the  con- 
gregation received  the  heritage  of  the  land. 

57  David  for  being  merciful  possessed  the 
throne  of  an  everlasting  kingdom. 

53  Elias  for  being  zealous  and  fervent  for  the 
lav/  was  taken  up  into  heaven. 

50  Ananias,  Azarias,  and  Misael,  by  believing 
were  saved  out  of  the  flame. 

60  Daniel  for  his  iimocency  was  delivered 
from  the  mouth  of  lions. 

Gl  And  thus  consider  ye  throughout  all  ages, 
that  none  that  put  their  trust  in  him  shall  be 
overcome. 

G2  Fear  not  then  the  words  of  a  sinful  man : 
for  his  glory  shall  bo  dung  and  worms. 

03  To-day  he  shall  be  lifted  up,  and  to- 
morrow he  shall  not  be  fiaund,  because  he  is 
returned  into  his  dust,  and  his  thought  is  come 
to  nothing. 

64  Wherefore,  ye  my  sons,  be  valiant,  and 
shew  yourselves  men  in  the  behalf  of  the  law ; 
for  b}'  it  shall  ye  obtain  glory. 

65  And  behold,  I  know  that  your  brother  Si- 
mon is  a  man  of  counsel,  give  ear  unto  hirn  al- 
way  :  he  shall  be  a  father  unto  you. 

66  As  for  Judas  Maccabeus,  he  hath  been 
mighty  and  strong,  even  from  his  youth  up : 
let  him  be  your  captain,  and  fight  the  battle  of 
the  people. 

67  Take  also  unto  you  all  those  that  observe 


CHAP.  III.  Jlpocrypha. 

the    law,  and    avenge    ye    the    wrong  of  your 


people. 

{JS  Recompense  fully  the  heathen,  and  take 
heed  to  the  commandments  of  the  law. 

69  So  he  blessed  them,  and  was  gathered  to 
his  fathers. 

70  And  he  died  in  the  hundred  forty  and 
si.xth  year,  and  his  sons  buried  him  in  the  se- 
pulchres of  his  fathers  at  Modin,  and  all  Israel 
made  great  lamentation  for  him. 

CHAP.  HI. 

THEN  his  son  Judas,  called  Maccabeus,  rose 
up  in  his  stead. 

2  And  all  his  brethren  helped  him,  and  so  did 
all  they  that  held  with  his  father,  and  they  fought 
with  cheerfulness  the  battle  of  Israel. 

3  So  he  gat  his  people  great  honour,  and  put 
on  a  breastplate  as  a  giant,  and  girt  his  warlike 
harness  about  him,  and  he  made  battles,  pro- 
tecting the  host  with  his  sword. 

4  In  his  acts  he  was  like  a  lion,  and  like  a 
lion's  whelp  roaring  for  his  prey. 

5  For  he  pursued  the  wicked,  and  sought 
them  out,  and  burnt  up  those  that  vexed  his 
people. 

6  Wherefore  the  wicked  shrunk  for  fear  of 
him,  and  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  were  trou- 
bled, because  salvation  prospered  in  his  hand. 

7  He  grieved  also  many  kings,  and  made 
Jacob  glad  with  his  acts,  and  his  memorial  is 
blessed  for  ever. 

8  Moreover  he  went  through  the  cities  of 
Juda,  destroying  the  ungodly  out  of  them,  and 
turning  away  wrath  from  Israel  : 

9  So  that  he  was  renowned  unto  the  utmost 
part  of  the  earth,  and  he  received  unto  him  ;;ucli 
as  were  ready  to  perish. 

10  Then  Apollonius  gathered  the  Gentiles 
together,  and  a  great  host  out  of  Samaria,  to 
fight  ajrainst  Israel. 

11  Which  thing  when  Judas  perceived,  ho 
went  forth  to  meet  him,  and  so  he  smote  hi.'.!, 
and  slew  him :  many  also  fell  down  slain,  but 
the  rest  fled. 

12  Wherefore  Judas  took  their  spoils,  and 
Apollonius'  sword  also,  and  therewith  he  fought 
all  his  life  long. 

13  Now  when  Seron,  a  prince  of  the  army  of 
Syria,  heard  say  that  Judas  had  gathered  unto 
him  a  multitude  and  company  of  the  faithful  to 
go  out  with  him  to  war  ; 

14  He  said,  I  will  get  me  a  name  and  honour 
in  the  kingdom  ;  for  I  will  go  fight  with  Judas 
and  them  that  are  with  him,  who  despise  the 
king's  commandment. 

15  So  he  made  him  ready  to  go  up,  and  there 
went  with  him  a  mighty  host  of  the  ungodly  to 
help  him,  and  to  be  avenged  of  the  children  of 
Israel. 

16  And  when  he  came  near  to  the  going  up 
of  Beth-horon,  Judas  went  forth  to  meet  him 
with  a  small  company  : 

17  Who,  when  they  saw  the  host  coming  to 
meet  them,  said  unto  Judas,  How  shall  we  be 
able,  being  so  few,  to  fight  against  so  great  a 
multitude  and  so  strong,  seeing  we  are  ready  to 
faint  with  fasting  all  this  day  .■' 

18  Unto  whom  Judas  answered.  It  is  no  hard 
matter  for  many  to  be  shut  up  in  the  Iiands  of  a 
few  ;  and  with  the  God  of  heaven  it  is  all  one, 
to  deliver  with  a  great  multitude,  or  a  small 
company : 

19  For  the  victory  of  battle  standeth  not  in 
the  multitude  of  an  host ;  but  strength  cometh 
from  heaven. 

99 


Jlpocrypha. 


I.  MACCABEES. 


Apocrypha. 


20  They  come  against  us  in  much  pride  and 
iniquity  to  destroy  us,  and  our  wives  and  chil- 
dren, and  to  spoil  us  : 

21  But  we  fight  for  our  lives  and  our  laws. 

22  Wherefore  tlie  Lord  himself  will  over- 
throw them  before  our  face  :  and  as  for  you,  be 
ye  not  afraid  of  them. 

23  Now  as  soon  as  he  had  left  off  speaking, 
he  leaped  suddenly  upon  them,  and  so  Seron 
and  his  host  was  overthrown  before  him. 

24  And  they  pursued  them  from  the  going 
down  of  Beth-horon  unto  the  plain,  where  were 
slain  about  eight  hundred  men  of  them  ;  and  the 
residue  fled  into  the  land  of  the  Philistines. 

25  Then  began  tlie  fear  of  Judas  and  his  bre- 
thren, and  an  exceeding  great  dread,  to  fall  upon 
the  nations  round  about  them  : 

26  Insomuch  as  his  fame  came  unto  the  king, 
and  all  nations  talked  of  the  battles  of  Judas. 

27  Now  when  king  Antiochus  heard  these 
things,  he  was  full  of  indignation  :  wherefore  he 
sent  and  gathered  together  all  the  forces  of  his 
realm,  even  a  very  strong  army. 

23  He  opened  also  his  treasure,  and  gave  his 
soldiers  pay  for  a  year,  commanding  them  to  be 
ready  whensoever  he  should  need  tliem. 

29  Nevertheless,  when  he  saw  that  the  mo- 
ney of  his  treasures  failed,  and  that  the  tributes 
in  the  country  were  small,  because  of  the  dis- 
sension and  plague  which  he  had  brought  upon 
the  land,  in  taking  away  the  laws  which  had 
been  of  old  time  ; 

30  He  feared  that  he  should  not  be  able  to 
bear  the  charges  any  longer,  nor  to  have  such 
gifts  to  give  so  liberally  as  he  did  before  :  for 
he  had  abounded  above  the  kings  that  were  be- 
fore him. 

31  Wherefore,  being  greatly  perplexed  in 
his  mind,  he  determined  to  go  into  Persia,  there 
to  take  the  tributes  of  the  countries,  and  to 
gather  much  money. 

32  So  he  left  Lysias,  a  nobleman,  and  one  of 
the  blood  royal,  to  oversee  the  affairs  of  the  king 
from  the  river  Euphrates  unto  the  borders  of 
Egypt: 

33  And  to  bring  up  his  son  Antiochus,  until 
he  came  again. 

34  Moreover  he  delivered  unto  him  the  half 
of  his  forces,  and  the  elephants,  and  gave  him 
charge  of  all  things  that  he  would  have  done, 
as  also  concerning  them  that  dwelt  in  Juda  and 
Jerusalem  : 

35  To  wit,  that  he  should  send  an  army 
against  them,  to  destroy  and  root  out  the  strength 
of  Israel,  and  the  remnant  of  Jerusalem,  and  to 
take  Jtway  their  memorial  from  that  place  ; 

36  And  that  he  should  place  strangers  in  all 
their  quarters,  and  divide  their  land  by  lot. 

37  So  the  king  took  the  half  of  the  forces 
that  remained,  and  departed  from  Antioch,  his 
royal  city,  the  hundred  forty  and  seventh  year  ; 
and  having  passed  the  river  Euphrates,  he  went 
through  the  high  countries. 

38  Then  Lysias  chose  Ptolemee  the  son  of 
Dorymenes,  and  Nicanor,  and  Gorgias,  mighty 
men  of  the  king's  friends  : 

39  And  with  them  he  sent  forty  thousand 
footmen,  and  seven  thousand  horsemen,  to  go 
into  the  land  of  Juda,  and  to  destroy  it,  as  the 
king  commanded. 

40  So  they  went  forth  with  all  their  power, 
and  came  and  pitched  by  Emmaus  in  the  plain 
country. 

41  And  the  merchants  of  the  country,  hear- 
ing the  fame  of  them,  took  silver  and  gold  very 


much,  with  servants,  and  came  into  the  camp 
to  buy  the  children  of  Israel  for  slaves  :  a  power 
also  of  Syria  and  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines 
joined  themselves  unto  them. 

42  Now  when  Judas  and  his  brethren  saw 
that  miseries  were  multiplied,  and  that-the  forces 
did  encamp  themselves  in  their  borders ;  for 
they  knew  how  the  king  had  given  command- 
ment to  destroy  the  people,  and  utterly  abolish 
them ; 

43  They  said  one  to  another.  Let  us  restore 
the  decayed  estate  of  our  people,  and  let  us  fight 
for  our  people  and  the  sanctuary. 

44  Then  was  the  congregation  gathered  to- 
gether, tliat  they  might  be  ready  for  battle,  and 
that  they  might  pray,  and  ask  mercy  and  com- 
passion. 

45  Now  Jerusalem  lay  void  as  a  wilderness, 
there  was  none  of  her  children  that  went  in  or 
out :  the  sanctuary  also  was  trodden  down,  and 
aliens  kept  the  strong  hold  ;  the  heathen  had 
their  habitation  in  that  place  ;  and  joy  was 
taken  from  Jacob,  and  the  pipe  with  the  harp 
ceased. 

46  Wherefore  the  Israelites  assembled  them- 
selves together,  and  came  to  Maspha,  over 
against  Jerusalem  ;  for  in  Maspha  was  the  place 
where  they  prayed  aforetime  in  Israel. 

47  Then  they  fasted  that  day,  and  put  on 
sackcloth,  and  cast  ashes  upon  their  heads,  and 
rent  tlieir  clothes, 

48  And  laid  open  the  book  of  the  law,  where- 
in the  heathen  had  sought  to  paint  the  likeness 
of  their  images. 

49  They  brought  also  the  priests'  garments, 
and  the  first-fruits,  and  the  tithes  :  and  the  Naza- 
rites  they  stirred  up,  who  had  accomplished 
their  days. 

50  Then  cried  they  with  a  loud  voice  toward 
heaven,  saying.  What  shall  we  do  with  these, 
and  whither  shall  we  carry  them  away  .' 

51  For  thy  sanctuary  is  trodden  down  and 
profaned,  and  thy  priests  are  in  heaviness,  and 
brought  low. 

52  And  lo,  the  heathen  are  assembled  together 
against  us  to  destroy  us  :  what  things  they  ima- 
gine against  us,  thou  knowest. 

53  How  shall  we  be  able  to  stand  against 
them,  except  thou,  O  God,  be  our  help  .'' 

54  Then  sounded  they  with  trumpets,  and 
cried  with  a  loud  voice. 

55  And  after  this  Judas  ordained  captains  over 
the  people,  even  captains  over  thousands,  and 
over  hundreds,  and  over  fifties,  and  over  tens. 

56  But  as  for  such  as  were  building  houses, 
or  had  betrotiied  wives,  or  were  planting  vine- 
yards, or  were  fearful,  those  he  commanded  that 
they  should  return,  every  man  to  his  own  house, 
according  to  the  law. 

57  So  the  camp  removed,  and  pitched  upon 
the  south  side  of  Emmaus. 

58  And  Judas  said.  Arm  yourselves,  and  bo 
valiant  men,  and  see  that  ye  be  in  readiness 
against  the  morning,  that  ye  may  fight  with 
these  nations,  that  are  assembled  together 
against  us  to  destroy  us  and  our  sanctuary  : 

59  For  it  is  better  for  us  to  die  in  battle,  than 
to  behold  the  calamities  of  our  people  and  our 
sanctuary. 

60  Nevertheless,  as  the  will  of  God  is  in  hea- 
ven, so  let  him  do. 

CHAP.  IV. 

1~1HEN  took  Gorgias  five  thousand  footmen, 
-    and  a  thousand  of  the, best  horsemen,  and 
removed  out  of  the  camp  by  night; 
100 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

2  To  the  end  he  might  rush  in  upon  the  camp 
of  the  Jews,  and  smite  them  suddenly.  And  the 
men  of  the  fortress  were  his  guides. 

3  Now  when  Judas  heard  thereof,  he  him- 
self removed,  and  the  valiant  men  with  him, 
that  he  might  smite  the  king's  army  which  was 
at  Emmaus, 

4  While  as  yet  the  forces  were  dispersed  from 
the  camp. 

5  In  the  mean  season  came  Gorgias  by  night 
into  the  camp  of  Judas :  and  when  he  found  no 
man  there,  he  sought  them  in  the  mountains  : 
for,  said  he.  These  fellows  flee  from  us. 

C  But  as  soon  as  it  was  dajr,  Judas  shewed 
himself  in  the  plain  with  three  thousand  men, 
who  nevertheless  had  neither  armour  nor  swords 
to  their  minds. 

7  And  they  saw  the  camp  of  the  heathen, 
that  it  was  strong  and  well  harnessed,  and  com- 
passed round  about  with  horsemen  ;  and  these 
were  expert  of  war. 

8  Then  said  Judas  to  the  men  that  were  with 
him.  Fear  yc  not  their  multitude,  neither  be  ye 
afraid  of  their  assault. 

9  Remember  how  our  fathers  were  delivered 
in  the  lied  Sea,  when  Pharaoh  pursued  them 
with  an  army. 

10  Now  therefore  let  us  cry  unto  heaven,  if 
peradventure  the  Lord  will  have  mercy  upon 
us,  and  remember  the  covenant  of  our  fathers, 
and  destroy  this  host  before  our  face  this  day  : 

11  That  so  all  the  heathen  may  know  that 
there  is  one  who  delivereth  and  saveth  Israel. 

]-3  Then  the  strangers  lifted  up  their  eyes, 
and  saw  them  coming  over  against  them. 

13  Wherefore  they  went  out  of  the  camp  to 
battle  ;  but  they  that  were  with  Judas  sounded 
their  trumpets. 

14  So  they  joined  battle, and  the  heathenbeing 
discomfited  fled  into  the  plain. 

15  Ilowbeit  all  the  hindmost  of  them  were 
slain  with  the  sword :  for  they  pursued  them 
unto  Gazera,  and  unto  the  plains  of  Idumea, 
and  Azotus,  and  Jamnia,  so  that  there  were 
slain  of  them  about  three  thousand  men. 

16  This  done,  Judas  returned  again  with  his 
host  from  pursuing  them, 

17  And  said  to  the  people.  Be  not  greedy  of 
the  spoils,  inasmuch  as  there  is  a  battle  before 
us, 

18  And  Gorgias  and  his  host  are  here  by  us 
in  the  mountain  :  but  stand  ye  now  against  our 
enemies,  and  overcome  them,  and  after  this  ye 
may  boldly  take  the  spoils. 

IP  As  Judas  was  yet  speaking  these  words, 
there  appeared  a  part  of  them  looking  out  of 
the  mountain  : 

20  Who  when  they  perceived  that  the  Jews 
had  put  their  host  to  flight,  and  were  burning 
the  tents  ;  for  the  smoke  that  was  seen  declared 
what  was  done  : 

21  When  therefore  they  perceived  these 
things,  they  were  sore  afraid,  and  seeing  also 
the  host  of  Judas  in  the  plain  ready  to  fight, 

22  They  fled  every  one  into  the  land  of 
strangers. 

23  Then  Juda.s  returned  to  spoil  the  tents, 
where  they  got  much  gold,  and  silver,  and  blue 
silk,  and  purple  of  the  sea,  and  great  riches. 

24  After  this  tliey  v/ent  home,  and  sung  a 
song  of  thanksgiving,  and  praised  the  Lord  in 
heaven  :  because  it  is  good,  because  his  mercy 
cndurrth  for  ever. 

25  Thus  Israel  had  a  great  deliverance  that 
day. 


IV.  Apocrypha. 

26  Now  all  the  strangers  that  had  escaped 
came  and  told  Lysias  what  had  happened : 

27  Who,  when  he  heard  thereof,  was  con- 
founded and  discouraged,  because  neither  such 
things  as  he  would  were  done  unto  Israel,  nor 
such  things  as  the  king  commanded  him  were 
come  to  pass. 

28  The  next  year  therefore  following,  Lysias 
fathered  together  threescore  thousand  choice 
men  of  foot,  and  five  thousand  horsemen,  that 
he  might  subdue  them. 

29  So  they  came  into  Idumea,  and  pitched 
their  tents  at  Bethsura,  and  Judas  met  them 
with  ten  thousand  men. 

30  And  when  he  saw  that  mighty  army,  he 
prayed,  and  said,  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Saviour 
of  Israel,  who  didst  quell  the  violence  of  the 
mighty  man  by  the  hand  of  thy  servant  David, 
and  gavest  the  host  of  strangers  into  the  hands 
of  Jonathan  the  son  of  Saul,  and  his  armour- 
bearer  ; 

31  Shut  up  this  army  in  the  hand  of  thy  peo- 
ple Israel,  and  let  them  be  confounded  in  their 
power  and  horsemen : 

32  Make  them  to  be  of  no  courage,  and  cause 
the  boldness  of  their  strength  to  fall  away,  and 
let  them  quake  at  their  destruction  i 

33  Cast  them  down  with  the  sword  of  them 
that  love  thee,  and  let  all  those  that  know  thy 
najne  praise  thee  with  thanksgiving. 

34  So  they  joined  battle  ;  and  there  were 
slain  of  the  host  of  Lysias  about  five  thousand 
men,  even  before  them  were  they  slain. 

3.5  Now  when  Lysias  saw  his  army  put  to 
flight,  and  the  manliness  of  Judas'  soldiers,  and 
how  they  were  ready  either  to  live  or  die 
valiantly,  he  went  into  Antiochia,  and  gathered 
together  a  company  of  strangers,  and  having 
made  his  army  greater  than  it  was,  he  purposed 
to  come  again  unto  Judea. 

36  Then  said  Judas  and  his  brethren,  Behold, 
our  enemies  are  discomfited :  let  us  go  up  to 
cleanse  and  dedicate  the  sanctuary. 

37  Upon  this  all  the  host  assembled  them- 
selves together,  and  went  up  into  mount  Sion. 

33  And  when  they  saw  the  sanctuary  deso- 
late, and  the  altar  profaned,  and  the  gates 
burned  up,  and  shrubs  growing  in  the  courts  as 
in  a  forest,  or  in  one  of  the  mountains,  yea,  and 
the  priests'  chambers  pulled  down  ; 

39  They  rent  their  clothes,  and  made  great 
lamentation,  and  cast  ashes  upon  their  heads, 

40  And  fell  down  flat  to  the  ground  upon 
their  faces,  and  blew  an  alarm  with  the  trum- 
pets, and  cried  toward  heaven. 

41  Then  Judas  appointed  certain  men  to  fight 
against  those  that  were  in  the  fortress,  until  he 
had  cleansed  the  sanctuary. 

42  So  he  chose  priests  of  blameless  conversa- 
tion, such  as  had  pleasure  in  the  law  : 

43  Who  cleansed  the  sanctuary,  and  bare  out 
the  defiled  stones  unto  an  unclean  place. 

44  And  when  as  they  consulted  what  to  do 
with  the  altar  of  burnt-offerings,  which  was 
profaned  ; 

45  They  thought  it  best  to  pull  it  down,  lest  it 
should  be  areproach  to  them, because  the  heathen 
had  defiled  it  :  wherefore  they  pulled  it  down, 

46  And  laid  up  the  stones  in  the  nunmtain 
of  the  temple  in  a  convenient  place,  until  there 
should  come  a  prophet  to  shev/  what  should  be 
done  with  them. 

47  Then  they  took  whole  stones  according 
to  the  law,  and  built  a  new  altar  according  to  the 
former  : 

101 


Apocrypha. 


I.  MACCABEES. 


Jlpocrypha. 


48  And  made  up  the  sanctuary,  and  the 
things  tliat  were  within  the  temple,  and  hal- 
lowed the  courts. 

49  They  made  also  new  holy  vessels,  and  into 
the  temple  they  brought  the  candlestick,  and 
the  altar  of  burnt-offerings,  and  of  incense,  and 
the  table. 

50  And  upon  the  altar  they  burned  incense, 
and  the  lamps  that  were  upon  the  candlestick 
they  lighted,  that  they  might  give  light  in  the 
temple. 

51  Furthermore  they  set  the  loaves  upon  the 
table,  and  spread  out  the  vails,  and  finished  all 
the  works  which  they  had  begun  to  make. 

52  Now  on  tlie  five  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
ninth  month,  which  is  called  the  month  Casleu, 
in  the  hundred  forty  and  eighth  year,  they  rose 
up  betimes  in  the  morning, 

53  And  offered  sacrifice  according  to  the  law 
upon  the  new  altar  of  burnt-offerings,  which 
they  liad  made. 

54  Look,  at  what  time  and  what  day  the  hea- 
then had  profaned  it,  even  in  that  was  it  dedi- 
cated with  songs,  and  citherns,  and  harps,  and 
cymbals. 

55  Then  all  the  people  fell  upon  their  faces, 
worshipping  and  praising  the  God  of  heaven, 
who  had  given  them  good  success. 

56  And  so  they  kept  the  dedication  of  the 
altar  eight  days,  and  offered  burnt-offerings  with 
gladness,  and  sacrificed  the  sacrifice  of  deliver- 
ance and  praise. 

57  They  decked  also  the  fore-front  of  the 
temple  with  crowns  of  gold,  and  with  shields  ; 
and  the  gates  and  the  chambers  they  renewed, 
and  hanged  doors  upon  them. 

58  Thus  was  there  very  great  gladness  among 
the  people,  for  that  the  reproach  of  the  heathen 
was  put  away. 

59  Moreover  Judas  and  his  brethren  with  the 
whole  congregation  of  Israel  ordained,  that  the 
days  of  the  dedication  of  the  altar  should  be 
kept  in  their  season  from  year  to  year  by  the 
space  of  eight  days,  from  the  five  and  twentieth 
day  of  the  month  Casleu,  with  mirth  and  glad- 
ness. 

60  At  that  time  also  they  builded  up  the 
mount  Sion  with  high  walls  and  strong  towers 
round  about,  lest  the  Gentiles  should  come  and 
tread  it  down,  as  they  had  done  before. 

61  And  they  set  there  a  garrison  to  keep  it, 
and  fortified  Bethsura  to  preserve  it ;  that  the 
people  might  have  a  defence  against  Idumea. 

CHAP.  V. 
"j\rOW  when  the   nations  round  about  heard 
J-^    that  the  altar  was  built,  and  the  sanctuary 
renewed  as  before,  it  displeased  them  very  much. 

2  Wherefore  they  thought  to  destroy  the 
generation  of  Jacob  that  was  among  them,  and 
thereupon  they  began  to  slay  and  destroy  the 
people. 

3  Then  Judas  fought  against  the  children  of 
Esau  in  Idumea  at  Arabattine,  because  they  be- 
sieged Israel  :  and  he  gave  them  a  great  over- 
throw, and  abated  their  courage,  and  took  their 
spoils. 

4  Also  he  remembered  the  injury  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Bean,  who  had  lieen  a  snare  and  an  of- 
fence unto  the  people,  in  that  they  lay  in  wait 
for  them  in  the  ways. 

5  He  shut  them  up  therefore  in  the  towers, 
and  encamped  against  them,  and  destroyed  them 
utterly,  and  harned  the  towersof  that  ^?ttce  with 
fire,  and  all  that  were  therein. 

6  Afterward  he  passed  over  to  the  children 


of  Ammon,  where  he  found  a  mighty  power, 
and  much  people,  with  Timotheus  their  cap- 
tain. 

7  So  he  fought  many  battles  with  them,  till 
at  length  they  were  discomfited  before  him ; 
and  he  smote  them. 

8  And  when  he  had  taken  Jazar,  with  the 
towns  belonging  thereto,  he  returned  into  Judea. 

9  Then  the  heathen  that  were  at  Galaad 
assembled  themselves  together  against  the  Is- 
raelites that  were  in  their  quarters,  to  destroy 
them,  but  they  fled  to  the  fortress  of  Dathema, 

10  And  sent  letters  unto  Judas  and  his  bre- 
thren, The  heathen  that  are  round  about  us  are 
assembled  together  against  us  to  destroy  us  : 

11  And  they  are  preparing  to  come  and  take 
the  fortress  whereunto  we  are  fled,  Timotheus 
being  captain  of  their  host. 

12  Come  now  therefore,  and  deliver  us  from 
their  hands,  for  many  of  us  are  slain  : 

13  Yea,  all  our  brethren'  that  were  in  the 
places  of  Tobie  are  put  to  death :  their  wives 
and  their  children  also  they  have  carried  away 
captives,  and  borne  away  their  stuff;  and  they 
have  destroyed  there  about  a  thousand  men. 

14  While  these  letters  were  yet  reading,  be- 
hold, there  came  other  messengers  from  Galilee 
with  their  clothes  rent,  who  reported  on  this 
wise, 

15  And  said.  They  of  Ptolemais,  and  of  Ty- 
rus,  and  Sidon,  and  all  Galilee  of  the  Gentiles, 
are  assembled  together  against  us  to  consume  us. 

10  Now  when  Judas  and  the  people  heard 
these  words,  there  assembled  a  great  congrega- 
tion together,  to  consult  what  they  should  do 
for  tiicir  brethren,  that  were  in  trouble,  and  as- 
saulted of  them. 

17  Then  said  Judas  unto  Simon  his  brother. 
Choose  thee  out  men,  and  go  and  deliver  thy 
brethren  that  are  in  Galilee,  for  I  and  Jona- 
than my  brother  will  go  into  the  country  of 
Galaad. 

18  So  he  left  Joseph  the  son  of  Zacharias, 
and  Azarias,  captains  of  the  people,  with  the 
remnnnt  of  the  host  in  Judea  to  keep  it. 

10  Unto  whom  he  gave  commandment,  say- 
ing, Take  ye  the  charge  of  this  people,  and  see 
that  ye  make  not  war  against  the  heathen  until 
the  time  that  we  come  again. 

20  Now  unto  Simon  were  given  three  thou- 
sand men  to  go  into  Galilee,  and  unto  Judas 
eight  thousand  men  for  the  country  of  Galaad. 

21  Then  went  Simon  into  Galilee,  where  he 
fought  many  battles  with  the  heathen,  so  that 
the  heathen  were  discomfited  by  him. 

22  And  he  pursued  them  unto  the  gate  of 
Ptolemais ;  and  there  were  slain  of  the  hea- 
then about  three  thousand  men,  whose  spoils  he 
took. 

23  And  those  that  were  in  Galilee,  and  in 
Arbattis,  with  their  wives  and  their  children, 
and  all  that  they  had,  took  he  away  witli  him, 
and  brought  them  into  Judea  with  great  joy. 

24  Judas  Maccabeus  also  and  his  brother 
Jonathan  went  over  Jordan,  and  travelled  three 
days  journey  in  the  wilderness, 

25  Where  they  met  with  the  Nabathites,  who 
came  unto  them  in  a  peaceable  manner,  and  told 
thena  every  thing  that  had  happened  to  their 
brethren  in  the  land  of  Galaad  : 

26  And  how  that  many  of  them  were  shut  up 
in  Bosora,  and  Bosor,  and  Alema,  Casphor, 
Maked,  and  Carnaim  ;  all  these  cities.are  strong 
and  great : 

27  And  that  they  were  shut  up  in  the  rest  of 

102 


.Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  V. 


Apocrypha. 


the  cities  of  the  country  of  Galaad,  and  that 
against  to-morrow  they  had  appointed  to  bring 
their  hosts  a<rainst  the  forts,  and  to  take  them, 
and  to  destroy  them  all  in  one  day. 

28  Hereupon  Judas  and  his  host  turned  sud- 
denly by  the  way  of  the  wilderness  unto  Bosora ; 
and  when  he  had  won  the  city,  he  slew  all  the 
males  with  the  edge  of  the  sword,  and  took  all 
their  spoils,  and  burned  the  city  with  fire. 

29  From  whence  he  removed  by  night,  and 
went  till  he  came  to  the  fortress. 

30  And  betimes  in  the  morning  they  looked 
up,  and  behold,  there  was  an  innumerable  people 
bearing  ladders  and  other  engines  of  war,  to 
take  the  fortress  :  for  they  assaulted  them. 

31  When  Judas  therefore  saw  that  the  battle 
was  begun,  and  that  the  cry  of  the  city  went  up 
to  heaven,  with  trumpets,  and  a  great  sound, 

32  He  said  unto  his  host,  Fight  this  day  for 
your  brethren. 

33  So  he  went  forth  behind  them  in  three 
companies,  who  sounded  their  trumpets,  and 
cried  with  prayer. 

34  Then  the  host  of  Timotheus,  knowing 
that  it  was  Maccabeus,  fled  from  him  :  where- 
fore he  smote  them  with  a  great  slaughter  ;  so 
that  there  were  killed  of  them  that  day  about 
eight  thousand  men. 

3.5  This  done,  Judas  turned  aside  to  Mas- 
pha ;  and  after  he  had  assaulted  it,  he  took  it, 
and  slew  all  the  males  therein,  and  received  the 
spoils  thereof,  and  burnt  it  with  fire. 

30  From  thence  went  he,  and  took  Casphon, 
Maged,  Bosor,  and  the  other  cities  of  the  coun- 
try of  Galaad. 

37  After  these  things  gathered  Timotheus 
another  host,  and  encamped  against  Raphon  be- 
yond the  brook. 

36  So  Judas  sent  men  to  espy  the  host,  who 
brought  him  word,  saying,  All  the  heathen  that 
bo  round  about  us  are  assembled  unto  them, 
even  a  very  great  host. 

39  He  hath  also  hired  the  Arabians  to  help 
them,  and  they  have  pitched  their  tents  beyond 
the  brook,  ready  to  come  and  fight  against  thee. 
Upon  this  Judas  went  to  meet  them. 

40  Then  Timotheus  said  unto  the  captains 
of  his  host.  When  Judas  and  his  host  come  near 
the  brook,  if  he  pass  over  first  unto  us,  we  shall 
not  be  able  to  withstand  him  ;  for  he  will  migh- 
tily prevail  against  us : 

41  But  if  he  be  afraid,  and  camp  beyond  the 
river,  we  shall  go  over  unto  him,  and  prevail 
against  him. 

42  Now  when  Judas  came  near  the-  brook, 
he  caused  the  scribes  of  the  people  to  remain  by 
the  brook  :  unto  whom  he  gave  commandment, 
saying,  Suffer  no  man  to  remain  in  the  camp, 
but  let  all  come  to  the  battle. 

43  So  he  went  first  over  unto  them,  and  all 
the  people  after  him :  then  all  the  heathen, 
being  discomfited  before  him,  cast  away  their 
weapons,  and  fled  unto  the  temple  that  was  at 
Carnaim. 

44  But  they  took  the  city,  and  burned  the 
temple  with  all  that  were  therein.  Thus  was 
Carnaim  subdued,  neither  could  they  stand  any 
longer  before  Judas. 

4.5  Then  Judas  gathered  together  all  the  Is- 
raelites that  were  in   the   country    of  Galaad 


was  a  great  city  in  the  way  as  they  should  go, 
very  well  fortified)  they  could  not  turn  from  it, 
eitlier  on  the  right  hand  or  the  left,  but  must 
needs  pass  through  the  midst  of  it. 

47  Then  they  of  the  city  shut  them  out,  and 
stopped  up  the  gates  with  stones. 

48  Whereupon  Judas  sent  unto  them  in  peacea- 
ble manner,  saying.  Let  us  pass  through  your 
land  to  go  into  our  own  country,  and  none  shall 
do  you  any  hurt ;  we  will  only  pass  through  on 
foot :  howbeit  they  would  not  open  unto  him. 

49  Wherefore  Judas  commanded  a  procla- 
mation to  be  made  throughout  the  host,  that 
every  man  should  pitch  his  tent  in  the  place 
where  he  was. 

50  So  the  soldiers  pitched,  and  assaulted  the 
city  all  that  day  and  all  that  night,  till  at  length 
the  city  was  delivered  into  his  hands : 

51  Who  then  slew  all  the  males  with  the 
edge  of  the  sword,  and  rased  the  city,  and  took 
the  spoils  thereof,  and  passed  through  the  city 
over  them  that  were  slain. 

52  After  this  went  they  over  Jordan  into  the 
great  plain  before  Bethsan. 

53  And  Judas  gathered  together  those  that 
came  behind,  and  exhorted  the  people  all  the 
way  through,  till  they  came  into  the  land  of 
Judea. 

54  So  they  went  up  to  mount  Sion  with  joy 
and  gladness,  where  they  offered  burnt-offer- 
ings, because  not  one  of  them  were  slain  until 
they  had  returned  in  peace. 

55  Now  what  time  as  Judas  and  Jonathan 
were  in  the  land  of  Galaad,  and  Simon  his 
brother  in  Galilee  before  Ptolemais, 

56  Joseph  the  son  of  Zacharias,  and  Azarias, 
captains  of  the  garrisons,  heard  of  the  valiant 
acts  and  warlike  deeds  which  they  had  done. 

57  Wherefore  they  said.  Let  us  also  get  us  a 
name,  and  go  fight  against  the  heathen  that  are 
round  about  us. 

58  So  when  they  had  given  charge  unto  the 
garrison  that  was  with  them,  they  went  toward 
Jamnia. 

59  Then  came  Gorgias  and  his  men  out  of 
the  city  to  fight  against  them. 

60  And  so  it  was  that  Joseph  and  Azarias 
were  put  to  flight,  and  pursued  unto  the  bor- 
ders of  Judea :  and  there  were  slain  that  day 
of  the  people  of  Israel  about  two  thousand  men. 

61  Thus  was  there  a  great  overthrow  among 
the  children  of  Israel,  because  they  were  not 
obedient  unto  Judas  and  his  brethren,  but 
thought  to  do  some  valiant  act. 

62  Moreover  these  men  came  not  of  the  seed 
of  those,  by  whose  hand  deliverance  was  given 
unto  Israel. 

63  Howbeit  the  man  Judas  and  his  brethren 
were  greatly  renowned  in  the  sight  of  all  Is- 
rael, and  of  all  the  heathen,  wheresoever  tiieir 
name  was  heard  of; 

64  Insomuch  as  the  people  assembled  unto 
them  with  joyful  acclamations. 

65  Afterward  went  Judas  forth  with  his  bre- 
thren, and  fought  against  the  children  of  Esau 
in  the  land  toward  the  south,  where  he  smote 
Hebron,  and  the  towns  thereof,  and  pulled  down 
the  fortress  of  it,  and  burned  the  towers  thereof 
round  about. 

()6  From  thence  he  removed  to  go  into  the 


from   the    least    unto    the  greatest,   even  their  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  passed  through  Sa- 
wives,   and    their    children,  and    their    stuff,  almaria. 


very   great   host,  to  the   end  they  might  come 
into  the  land  of  Judea. 

46  Now  when  they  came  unto   Ephron,  (this  I  they  went  out  to  fight  unadvisedly 


67  At  that  time  certain  priests,  desirous  to 
shew  their  valour,  were  slain  in  battle,  for  that 


Apocrypha.  I.  MACCABEES 

68  So  Judas  turned  to  Azotus  in  the  land  of 
the  Philistines,  and  when  he  had  pulled  down 
their  altars,  and  burned  their  carved  images 
with  fire,  and  spoiled  their  cities,  he  returned 
into  the  land  of  Judea. 

CHAP.  VI. 

ABOUT  that  time  kinsT  Antiochus  travel- 
ling through  the  high  countries  heard  say, 
that  Elymais  in  the  country  of  Persia  was  a  city 
greatly  renowned  for  riches,  silver,  and  gold  ; 

2  And  that  there  was  in  it  a  very  rich  tem- 
ple, wherein  were  coverings  of  gold,  and  breast- 
plates, and  shields,  which  Alexander,  son  of 
Philip,  the  Macedonian  king,  who  reigned  first 
among  the  Grecians,  had  left  there. 

3  Wherefore  he  came  and  sought  to  take 
the  city,  and  to  spoil  it ;  but  he  was  not  able, 
because  they  of  the  city,  having  had  warning 
thereof, 

4  Rose  up  against  hiin  in  battle :  so  he  fled, 
and  departed  thence  with  great  heaviness,  and 
returned  to  Babylon. 

5  Moreover  there  came  one  who  brought 
him  tidings  into  Persia,  that  the  armies,  which 
went  against  the  land  of  Judea,  were  put  to 
flight : 

6  And  that  Lysias,  who  went  forth  first  with 
a  great  power,  was  driven  away  of  the  Jews  ; 
and  that  they  were  made  strong  by  the  armour, 
and  power,  and  store  of  spoils,  which  they  had 
gotten  of  the  armies,  whom  they  had  destroyed  : 

7  Also  that  they  had  pulled  down  the  abomi- 
nation, which  he  had  set  up  upon  the  altar  in 
Jerusalem,  and  that  they  had  compassed  about 
the  sanctuary  with  high  walls,  as  before,  and  his 
city  Bethsura. 

8  Now  when  the  king  heard  these  words,  he 
was  astonished  and  sore  moved :  whereupon  he 
laid  him  down  upon  his  bed,  and  fell  sick  for  grief, 
because  it  had  not  befallen  him  as  he  looked 
for. 

9  And  there  he  continued  many  days :  for  his 
grief  was  ever  more  and  more,  and  he  made  ac- 
count that  he  should  die. 

10  Wherefore  he  called  for  all  his  friends,  and 
said  unto  them,  The  sleep  is  gone  from  mine 
eyes,  and  mine  heart  faileth  for  very  care. 

11  And  I  thought  with  myself,  Into  what 
tribulation  am  I  come,  and  how  great  a  flood  of 
misery  is  it,  wherein  now  I  am  !  for  I  was  boun- 
tiful and  beloved  in  my  power. 

12  But  now  I  remember  the  evils  that  I  did  at 
Jerusalem,  and  that  I  took  all  the  vessels  of  gold 
and  silver  that  were  therein,  and  sent  to  destroy 
the  inhabitants  of  Judea  without  a  cause. 

13  I  perceive  therefore  that  for  this  cause 
these  troubles  are  come  upon  me,  and  behold,  I 
perish  through  great  grief  in  a  strange  land. 

14  Then  called  he  for  Philip,  one  of  his  friends, 
whom  he  made  ruler  over  all  his  realm, 

15  And  gave  him  the  crown,  and  his  robe, 
and  his  signet,  to  the  end  he  should  bring  up 
his  son  Antiochus,  and  nourish  him  up  for  the 
kingdom. 

IC  So  king  Antiochus  died  there  in  the  hun- 
dred forty  and  ninth  year. 

17  Now  when  Lysias  knew  that  the  king  was 
dead,  he  set  up  Antiochus  his  son,  whom  he  had 
brought  up,  being  young,  to  reign  in  his  stead, 
and  his  name  he  called  Eupatnr. 

18  About  this  time  they  that  were  in  the 
tower  shut  up  the  Israelites  round  about  the 
sanctuary,  and  sought  always  their  hurt,  and 
the  strengthening  of  the  heathen. 

19  Wherefore  Judas,   purposing   to   destroy 


Apocrypha. 
them,  called  all  the  people  together  to  besiege 
them. 

20  So  they  came  together,  and  besieged  them 
in  the  hundred  and  fiftieth  year,  and  he  made 
mounts  for  shot  against  them,  and  other  engines. 

21  Howbeit,  certain  of  them  that  were  be- 
sieged got  forth,  unto  whom  some  ungodly  men 
of  Israel  joined  themselves  : 

22  And  they  went  unto  the  king,  and  said. 
How  long  will  it  be  ere  thou  execute  judgment, 
and  avenge  our  brethren  .-' 

23  We  have  been  willing  to  serve  thy  father, 
and  to  do  as  he  would  have  us,  and  to  obey  his 
commandments ; 

24  For  which  cause  they  of  our  nation  be- 
siege the  tower,  and  are  alienated  from  us : 
moreover  as  many  of  us  as  they  could  light  on 
they  slew,  and  spoiled  our  inheritance. 

25  Neither  have  they  stretched  out  their  hand 
against  us  only,  but  also  against  all  their  bor- 
ders. 

26  And  behold,  this  day  are  they  besieging 
the  tower  at  Jerusalem,  to  take  it :  the  sanctua- 
ry also  and  Bethsura  have  they  fortified. 

27  Wherefore  if  thou  dost  not  prevent  them 
quickly,  they  will  do  greater  things  than  these, 
neither  shalt  thou  be  able  to  rule  them. 

28  Now  when  the  king  heard  this,  he  was 
angry,  and  gathered  together  all  his  friends, 
and  the  captains  of  his  army,  and  those  that  had 
charge  of  the  horse. 

29  There  came  also  unto  him  from  other 
kingdoms,  and  from  isles  of  the  sea,  bands  of 
hired  soldiers. 

30  So  that  the  number  of  his  army  was  an 
hundred  thousand  footmen,  and  twenty  thou- 
sand horsemen,  and  two  and  thirty  elephants 
exercised  in  battle. 

31  These  went  through  Idumea,  and  pitched 
against  Bethsura,  which  they  assaulted  many 
days,  making  engines  of  war  ;  but  they  of  Bctli- 
sura  came  out,  and  burned  them  with  fire,  and 
foucrht  valiantly. 

32  Upon  this  Judas  removed  from  the  tower, 
and  pitched  in  Bathzacharias,  over  against  the 
king's  camp. 

33  Then  the  king  rising  very  early  marched 
fiercely  with  his  host  toward  Bathzacharias, 
where  his  armies  made  them  ready  to  battle, 
and  sounded  the  trumpets. 

34  And  to  the  end  they  might  provoke  the 
elephants  to  fight,  they  shewed  them  the  blood 
of  grapes  and  mulberries. 

35  Moreover  they  divided  the  beasts  among 
the  armies,  and  for  every  elephant  they  ap- 
pointed a  thousand  men,  armed  witii  coats  of 
mail,  and  with  helmets  of  brass  on  their  heads  ; 
and  beside  this,  for  every  beast  were  ordained 
five  hundred  horsemen  of  the  best. 

36  These  were  ready  at  ever}'  occasion : 
wheresoever  the  beast  was,  and  whithersoever 
the  beast  went,  they  went  also,  neither  departed 
they  from  him. 

37  And  upon  the  beasts  were  there  strong 
towers  of  wood,  which  covered  every   one  of 
them,  and  were   girt  fast  unto  them  with  de- 
there  were  also  upon  every  one  two  and 


thirty  strong  men,  that  fought   upon  them,  be- 
side the  Indian  that  ruled  him. 

38  As  for  the  remnant  of  the  horsemen,  they 
set  them  on  this  side  and  that  side  at  the  two 
parts  of  the  host,  giving  them  signs  what  to  do, 
and  being  harnessed  all  over  amidst  the  ranks. 

39  Now  when  the  sun  shone  upon  the 
shields  of  srold  and  brass,   the  mountains  glis- 

^  104 


Jipocrypka.  CHAP 

tered   therewith,  and  shined  like  lamps  of  fire. 

40  So  part  of  the  king's  army  being  spread 
upon  the  high  mountains,  and  part  on  the  val- 
leys below,  they  marched  on  safely  and  in  order. 

41  Wherefore  all  that  heard  the  noise  of 
their  multitude,  and  the  marching  of  the  com- 
pany, and  the  rattling  of  the  harness,  were 
moved  :  for  the  army  was  very  great  and  mighty. 

42  Then  Judas  and  his  host  drew  near,  and 
entered  into  battle,  and  there  were  slain  of  the 
king's  army  six  hundred  men. 

43  Eleazar  also,  svrnamcd  Savaran,  perceiv- 
ing that  one  of  the  beasts,  armed  with  royal 
harness,  was  higher  than  all  the  rest,  and  sup- 
posing that  the  king  was  upon  him, 

44  Put  himself  in  jeopardy,  to  the  end  he 
might  deliver  his  people,  and  get  him  a  per- 
petual name : 

45  Wherefore  he  ran  upon  him  courageously 
through  the  midst  of  the  battle,  slaying  on  the 
right  hand  and  on  tlie  left,  so  that  they  were 
divided  from  him  on  both  sides. 

46  Which  done,  he  crept  under  the  elephant, 
and  thrust  him  under,  and  slew  him  :  where- 
upon the  elephant  fell  down  upon  him,  and  there 
he  died. 

47  Howbeit,  the  rest  of  the  Jeics  seeing  the 
strength  of  the  king,  and  the  violence  of  his 
forces,  turned  away  from  them. 

48  Then  the  king's  army  went  up  to  Jeru- 
salem to  meet  them,  and  the  king  pitched  his 
tents  against  Judea,  and  against  mount  Sion. 

49  But  with  them  that  were  in  Bethsura  he 
made  peace  :  for  they  came  out  of  the  city,  be- 
cause they  had  no  victuals  there  to  endure  the 
siege,  it  being  a  year  of  rest  to  the  land. 

50  So  the  king  took  Bethsura,  and  set  a  gar- 
rison there  to  keep  it. 

51  As  for  the  sanctuary,  he  besieged  it  many 
days  :  and  set  there  artillery  with  engines  and 
instruments  to  cast  fire  and  stones,  and  pieces 
to  cast  darts  and  slings. 

52  Whereupon  they  also  made  engines  against 
their  engines,  and  held  them  battle  a  long  sea- 
son. 

53  Yet  at  the  last,  their  vessels  being  with- 
out victuals,  (for  that  it  was  the  seventh  year, 
and  they  in  Judea  that  were  delivered  from  the 
Gentiles,  had  eaten  up  the  residue  of  the 
store  ;) 

54  There  were  but  a  few  left  in  the  sanctua- 
ry, because  the  famine  did  so  prevail  against 
them,  that  they  were  fain  to  disperse  them- 
selves, every  man  to  his  own  place. 

55  At  that  time  Lysias  heard  say,  that  Phi- 
lip, whom  Antiochus  the  king,  while  he  lived, 
had  appointed  to  bring  up  his  son  Antiochus, 
that  he  might  be  king, 

56  Was  returned  out  of  Persia  and  Media, 
and  the  king's  host  also  that  went  with  him, 
and  that  he  sought  to  take  unto  him  the  ruling 
of  the  affairs. 

57  Wherefore  he  went  in  all  haste,  and  said 
to  the  king  and  the  captains  of  the  host  and  the 
company.  We  decay  daily,  and  our  victuals  are 
but  small,  and  the  place  we  lay  siege  unto  is 
strong,  and  the  affairs  of  tlie  kingdom  lie  upon 
us: 

58  Now  therefore  let  us  be  friends  with  these 
men,  and  make  peace  with  them,  and  with  all 
their  nation ; 

59  And  covenant  with  them,  that  they  shall 
live  after  their  laws,  as  they  did  before  :  for  they 
are  therefore  displeased,  and  have  done  all  these 
things,  because  we  abolished  their  laws. 

14 


.  VII.  Apocrypha. 

60  So  the  king  and  the  princes  were  content: 
wherefore  he  sent  unto  them  to  make  peace ; 
and  they  accepted  thereof. 

61  Also  the  king  and  the  princes  made  an 
oath  unto  them  :  whereupon  they  went  out  of 
the  strong  hold. 

62  Then  the  king  entered  into  mount  Sion  ; 
but  when  he  saw  the  strength  of  the  place,  he 
brake  his  oath  that  he  had  made,  and  gave 
commandment  to  pull  down  the  wall  round 
about. 

63  Afterward  departed  he  in  all  haste,  and 
returned  unto  Antiochia,  where  he  found  Philip 
to  be  master  of  the  city  :  so  he  fought  against 
him,  and  took  the  city  by  force. 

CHAP.  VII. 

IN  the  hundred  and  one  and  fiftietii  year, 
Demetrius  the  son  of  Seleucus  departed 
from  Rome,  and  came  up  with  a  few  men  unto 
a  city  of  the  sea-coast,  and  reigned  there. 

2  And  as  he  entered  into  the  palace  of  his 
ancestors,  so  it  was,  that  his  forces  had  taken 
Antiochus  and  Lysias,  to  bring  them  unto  him. 

3  Wherefore,  when  he  knew  it,  he  said,  Let 
me  not  see  their  faces. 

4  So  his  host  slew  them.  Now  when  Deme- 
trius was  set  upon  the  throne  of  his  kingdom, 

5  There  came  unto  him  all  the  wicked  and 
ungodly  men  of  Israel,  having  Alcimus,  who 
was  desirous  to  be  high  priest,  for  their  cap- 
tain: 

6  And  tliey  accused  the  people  to  the  king, 
saying,  Judas  and  his  brethren  have  slain  all 
thy  friends,  and  driven  us  out  of  our  own  land. 

7  Now  therefore  send  some  man  whom  thou 
trustest,  and  let  him  go  and  see  what  havoc  he 
hath  made  among  us,  and  in  the  king's  land, 
and  let  him  punish  them  with  all  them  that  aid 
them. 

8  Then  the  king  chose  Bacchides,  a  friend 
of  the  king,  wlio  ruled  beyond  the  flood,  and  was 
a  great  man  in  the  kingdom,  and  faithful  to  the 
king. 

9  And  him  he  sent  with  that  wicked  Alci- 
mus, whom  he  made  high  priest,  and  command- 
ed that  he  should  take  vengeance  of  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel. 

10  So  they  departed,  and  came  with  a  great 
power  into  the  land  of  Judea,  where  they  sent 
messengers  to  Judas  and  his  brethren  with 
peaceable  words  deceitfully. 

11  But  they  gave  no  heed  to  their  words; 
for  they  saw  that  they  were  come  with  a  great 
power. 

12  Then  did  there  assemble  unto  Alcimus 
and  Bacchides  a  company  of  scribes,  to  require 
justice. 

13  Now  the  Assideans  were  the  first  among 
the  children  of  Israel  tliat  sought  peace  of  them  : 

14  For  said  they.  One  that  is  a  priest  of  the 
seed  of  Aaron  is  come  with  this  army,  and  he 
will  do  us  no  wrong. 

15  So  he  spake  unto  them  peaceably,  and 
sware  unto  them,  saying.  We  will  procure  the 
harm  neither  of  you  nor  your  friends. 

16  Whereupon  they  believed  him:  howbeit 
he  took  of  them  threescore  men,  and  slew  them 
in  one  day,  according  to  the  words  wliich  he 
vrrote, 

17  The  flesh  of  thy  saints  have  they  cast  out, 
and  their  blood  have  they  shed  round  about  Je- 
rusalem, and  there  was  none  to  bury  them. 

18  Wherefore  the  fear  and  dread  of  them  fell 
upon  all  the  people,  who  said.  There  is  neither 
truth  nor  rigrhteousness  in  them  ;  for  they  have 

^  105 


Apocrypha. 


I.  M.'.CCABEES. 


Apocrypha. 


39  So  Nicanor  went  out  of  Jerusalem,  and 
pitched  his  tents  in  Beth-horon,  where  an  host 
out  of  Syria  met  him. 

40  But  Judas  pitched  in  Adasa  with  three 
thousand  men,  and  there  he  prayed,  saying, 

41  0  Lord,  when  they  that  were  sent  from 
the. kino-  of  the  Assyrians  blasphemed,  thine 
angel  went  out,  and  smote  an  hundred  four- 
score and  five  thousand  of  them. 

42  Even  so  destroy  thou  tliis  host  before  us 
this  day,  that  tlie  rest  may  know  that  he  hath 
spoken  blasphemously  against  thy  sanctuary, 
and  judge  thou  him  according  to  his  wicked- 

43  So  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  month  Adar 
the  hosts  joined  battle  :  but  Nicanor's  host  was 
discomfited,  and  he  himself  was  first  slam  m 
the  battle. 

44  Now  when  Nicanor's  host  saw  that  he  was 
slain,  they  cast  away  their  weapons,  and  fled. 

45  Then  they  pursued  after  them  a  day's 
journey,  from  Adasa  unto  Gazera,  sounding  an 
alarm  after  them  with  their  trumpets. 

4G  Whereupon  they  came  forth  out  of  all  the 

towns  of  Judea   round  about,  and  closed  them 

so  that  they,  turning  back  upon  them  that 

pursued  them,  were   all   slain  with  the  sword, 

and  not  one  of  theni  was  left. 

47  Afterward  they  took  the  spoils  and  the 
prey,  and  smote  off  Nicanor's  head,  and  his 
riirht  hand,  which  he  stretched  out  so  proudly, 
and  brouffht  them  away,  and  hanged  them  up 
toward  Jerusalem. 

48  For  this  cause  the  people  rejoiced  great- 
ly, and  they  kept  that  day  a  day  of  great  glad- 
ness. 

49  Moreover,  they  ordained  to  keep  yearly 
this  day,  being  the  thirteenth  of  Adar. 

50  Thus  the  land  of  Juda  was  in  rest  a  lit- 
tle while. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

NOW  Judas  had  heard  of  the  fame  of  the 
Romans,  that  they  were  mighty  and  valiant 
men,  and  such  as  would  lovingly  accept  all  that 
joined  themselves  unto  them,  and  make  a  league 
of  amity  with  all  that  came  unto  them  ; 

•2  And  that  they  were  men  of  great  valour. 
It  was  told  him  also  of  their  wars  and  noble  acts 
which  they  had  done  among  the  Galatians,  and 
how  they  had  conquered  them,  and  brought 
them  under  tribute  ; 

3  And  what  they  had  done  in  the  country 
of  Spain,  for  the  winning  of  the  mines  of  the 
silver  and  gold  which  is  there  ; 

4  And  that  by  their  policy  and  patience  they 
had  conquered  all  the  place,  though  it  were 
very  far  from  them  ;  and  the  kings  also  that 
came  against  them  from  the  uttermost  part  of 
the  earth,  till  they  had  discomfited  them,  and 
o-iven  them  a  great  overthrow,  so  that  the  rest 
did  give  them  tribute  every  year : 

5  Beside  this,  how  they  had  discomfited  in 
battle  Philip,  and  Perseus,  king  of  the  Citims, 
with  others  that  lifted  up  themselves  against 
them,  and  had  overcome  them  : 

6  How  also  Antiochus,  the  great  king  of 
Asia,  that  came  against  them  in  battle,  having 
an  hundred  and  twenty  elephants,  with  horse- 
men, and  chariots,  and  a  very  great  army,  was 
discomfited  by  them  : 

7  And  how  they  took  him  alive,  and  cove- 
nanted that  he  and  such  as  reigned  after  him 
should  pay  a  great  tribute,  and  give  hostages. 


broken  the  covenant  and  oath  that  they   made. 

19  After  this  removed  Bacchides  from  Jeru- 
salem, and  pitched  his  tents  in  Bezeth,  where 
he  sent  and  took  many  of  the  men  that  had  for- 
saken him,  and  certain  of  the  people  also,  and 
when  he  had  slain  them,  he  cast  them  into  the 
great  pit. 

20  Then  committed  he  tlie  country  to  Alci- 
mus,  and  left  with  him  a  power  to  aid  him  :  so 
Bacchides  went  to  the  kins'. 

21  But  Alcimus  contended  for  the  high  priest- 
hood. 

22  And  unto  him  resorted  all  such  as  trou- 
bled the  people,  who,  after  they  had  gotten  the 
land  of  Juda  into  their  power,  did  much  hurt  in 
Israel. 

23  Now  when  Judas  saw  all  the  mischief 
that  Alcitnus  and  his  company  had  done  among 
the  Israelites,  even  above  the  heathen, 

24  He  v/ent  out  into  all  the  coasts  of  Judea 
round  about,  and  took  vengeance  of  them  that 
had  revolted  from  him,  so  that  they  durst  no 
more  go  forth  into  the  country. 

25  On  the  other  side,  when  Alcimus  saw  that 
Judas  and  his  company  had  gotten  the  upper 
hand,  and  knew  that  he  was  not  able  to  abide 
their  force,  he  went  aoain  to  the  king,  and  said 
all  the  worst  of  them  that  he  could. 

2(i  Then  the  king  sent  Nicanor,  one  of  his 
honourable  princes^  a  man  that  bare  deadly 
hate  unto  Israel,  with  commanduient  to  destroy 
the  people. 

27  So  Nicanor  came  to  Jerusalem  with  a 
great  force  ;  and  sent  unto  Judas  and  his  bre- 
thren deceitfully  with  friendly  words,  saying, 

28  Let  there  be  no  battle  between  me  and 
you  ;  I  will  come  with  a  few  men,  that  I  may 
see  you  in  peace. 

29  He  came  therefore  to  Judas,  and  they 
saluted  one  another  peaceably.  Howbeit  the 
enemies  were  prepared  to  take  away  Judas  by 
violence. 

30  Which  thing  after  it  was  known  to  Judas, 
to  wit,  that  he  came  unto  him  with  deceit,  he 
was  sore  afraid  of  him,  and  would  see  his  face 
no  more. 

31  Nicanor  also,  when  he  saw  that  his  coun- 
sel was  discovered,  went  out  to  fight  against 
Judas  beside  Capharsalama : 

32  Where  there  were  slain  of  Nicanor's  side 
about  five  thousand  men,  and  the  rest  fled  into 
the  city  of  David. 

33  After  this  went  Nicanor  up  to  mount  Sion, 
and  there  came  out  of  the  sanctuary  certain  of 
the  priests  and  certain  of  the  elders  of  the  peo- 
ple, to  salute  him  peaceably,  and  to  shew  him  the 
burnt-sacrifice  that  was  offered  for  the  king. 

34  But  he  mocked  them,  and  laughed  at 
them,  and  abused  them  shamefully,  and  spake 
proudly, 

35  And  sware  in  his  wr.lth,  saying.  Unless 
Judas  and  his  host  be  now  delivered  into  my 
hands,  if  ever  I  come  again  in  safety,  I  will 
burn  up  this  house  :  and  with  that  he  went  out 
in  a  great  rage. 

36  Then  the  priests  entered  in,  and  stood 
before  the  altar  and  the  temple,  weeping,  and 
saying, 

37  Thou,  0  Lord,  didst  choose  this  house  to 
be  called  by  thy  name,  and  to  be  a  house  of 
prayer  and  petition  for  thy  people  : 

38  Be  avenged  of  this  man  and  his  host,  and 

let   them   fall'^by   the   sword:    remember  their  .,.„...«   ^..j    .- ^ . 

blasphemies,  and    suffer   them  not  to  continue  [and  that  which  was  agreed  upon, 

anv  lonjrer  !     8  And  the  country  of  India,  and  Media,  and 

^       ^  106 


Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  IX. 


Jipocrypha. 


Lydia,  and  of  the  goodliest  countries,  which 
they  took  of  him,  and  gave  to  king  Eumenes : 

9  Moreover  how  the  Grecians  had  deter- 
mined to  come  and  destroy  tliem  ; 

10  And  that  they,  having  knowledge  there- 
of, sent  against  them  a  certain  captain,  and 
fighting  with  them  slew  many  of  them,'  and 
carried  away  captives  their  wives  and  their 
children,  and  spoiled  them,  and  took  possession 
of  their  lands,  and  pulled  down  their  stroncr 
holds,  and  bronght  them  to  be  their  servants 
unto  this  day : 

11  It  loas  told  him  beside,  how  they  de- 
stroyed and  brought  under  their  dominion  all 
other  kingdoms  and  isles  that  at  any  time  re- 
sisted them  ; 

12  But  with  their  friends  and  such  as  relied 
upon  them  they  kept  amity  :  and  that  they  had 
conquered  kingdoms  both  far  and  nigh,  inso- 
much as  all  that  heard  of  their  name  were 
afraid  of  them  : 

13  Also  that,  whom  they  would  help  to  a 
kingdom,  those  reign  ;  and  whom  again  they 
would,  they  displace  :  finally,  that  tliey  were 
greatly  exalted : 

14  Yet  for  all  this  none  of  them  wore  a 
crown,  or  was  clothed  in  purple,  to  be  magni- 
fied thereby  : 

15  Moreover  how  they  had  made  for  them- 
selves a  senate-house,  wherein  three  hundred 
and  twenty  men  sat  in  council  daily,  consult- 
ing alway  for  the  people,  to  the  end  they  might 
be  well  ordered  : 

16  And  that  they  committed  their  govern- 
ment to  one  man  every  year,  who  ruled  over  all 
their  country,  and  that  all  were  obedient  to  that 
one,  and  that  there  was  neither  envy  nor  emu- 
lation among  them. 

17  In  consideration  of  these  things,  Judas 
chose  Eupolemus  the  son  of  John,  the  soji  of 
Accos,  and  Jason  the  son  of  Eleazar,  and  sent 
them  to  Rome,  to  make  a  league  of  amity  and 
confederacy  with  them, 

18  And  to  entreat  them  that  they  would  take 
the  yoke  from  them  ;  for  they  saw  that  the 
kingdom  of  the  Grecians  did  oppress  Israel  with 
servitude. 

19  They  went  therefore  to  Rome,  which 
was  a  very  great  journey,  and  came  into  the 
senate,  where  they  spake  and  said, 

20  Judas  Maccabeus  with  his  brethren,  and 
the  people  of  the  Jews,  have  sent  us  unto  you. 
to  make  a  confederacy  and  peace  with  you,  and 
that  we  might  be  registered  your  confederates 
and  friends. 

21  So  that  matter  pleased  the  Romans  well. 

22  And  this  is  the  copy  of  the  epistle  which 
the  senate  wrote  back  again  on  tables  of  brass, 
and  sent  to  Jerusalem,  that  there  they  might 
have  by  them  a  memorial  of  peace  and  con- 
federacy. 

23  Good  success  be  to  the  Romans,  and  to 
the  people  of  the  Jews,  by  sea  and  by  land  for 
ever  :  the  sword  also  and  enemy  be  far  from 
them. 

24  If  there  come  first  any  war  upon  the 
Romans  or  any  of  their  confederates  through- 
out all  their  dominion, 

25  The  people  of  the  Jews  shall  help  them, 
as  the  time  sliall  be  appointed,  with  all  their 
heart : 

26  Neither  shall  they  give  any  thing  unto 
them  that  make  war  upon  them,  or  aid  them 
with  victuals,  weapons,  money,  or  ships,  as  it 
hath  seemed  good  unto  the  Romans  ;  but  they 


shall  keep  their  covenants   without   taking  any 
thing  therefor. 

27  In  the  same  manner  also,  if  war  come 
first  upon  the  nation  of  the  Jews,  the  Romans 
shall  help  them  with  all  their  heart,  according 
as  the  time  shall  be  appointed  them  : 

28  Neither  shall  victuals  be  given  to  them 
that  take  part  against  them,  or  weapons,  or 
money,  or  ships,  as  it  hath  seemed  good  to  the 
Romans  ;  but  they  shall  keep  their  covenants, 
and  that  without  deceit. 

29  According  to  these  articles  did  the  Ro- 
mans make  a  covenant  with  the  people  of  the 
Jews. 

30  Howbeit,  if  hereafter  the  one  party  or  the 
other  shall  think  meet  to  add  or  diminish  any 
thing,  they  may  do  it  at  their  pleasures,  and 
whatsoever  they  shall  add  or  take  away  shall  be 
ratified. 

31  And  as  touching  the  evils  that  Demetrius 
doeth  to  the  Jews,  we  have  written  unto  him, 
saying.  Wherefore  hast  thou  made  thy  yoke 
heavy  upon  our  friends  and  confederates  the 
Jews .' 

32  If  therefore  they  complain  any  more 
against  thee,  we  will  do  them  justice,  and  fight 
with  thee  by  sea  and  by  land. 

CHAP.  IX. 

FURTHERMORE,  when  Demetrius  heard 
that  Nicanor  and  his  host  were  slain  in 
battle,  he  sent  Bacchides  and  Alcimus  into  the 
land  of  Judea  the  second  time,  and  with  them 
the  chief  strength  of  his  host : 

2  Who  went  forth  by  the  way  that  leadeth 
to  Galgala,  and  pitched  their  tents  before  Ma- 
saloth,  which  is  in  Arbela,  and  after  they  had 
won  it,  they  slew  much  people. 

3  Also  the  first  month  of  the  hundred  fifty 
and  second  year  they  encamped  before  Jeru- 
salem : 

4  From  whence  they  removed  and  went  to 
Berea,  with  twenty  thousand  footmen,  and  two 
thousand  horsemen. 

5  Now  Judas  had  pitched  his  tents  at  Eleasa, 
and  three  thousand  chosen  men  with  him  : 

6  Who  seeing  the  multitude  of  the  other 
army  to  be  so  great,  were  sore  afraid  ;  where- 
upon many  conveyed  themselves  out  of  the 
host,  insomuch  as  there  abode  of  them  no  more 
but  eiorht  hundred  men. 

7  When  Judas  therefore  saw  that  his  host 
slipped  away,  and  that  the  battle  pressed  upon 
him,  he  was  sore  troubled  in  mind,  and  much 
distressed,  for  that  he  had  no  time  to  gather 
them  together. 

8  Nevertheless,  unto  them  that  remained,  he 
said,  Let  us  arise  and  go  up  against  our  ene- 
mies, if  peradventure  wo  may  be  able  to  fight 
with  them. 

9  But  they  dehorted  him,  saying.  We  shall 
never  be  able  :  let  us  now  rather  save  our  lives, 
and  hereafter  we  will  return  with  our  bre- 
thren, and  fight  against  them  :  for  we  are  but 

10  Then  Judas  said,  God  forbid  that  I  should 
do  this  thing,  and  flee  away  from  them  ;  if  our 
time  be  come,  let  us  die  manfully  for  our  bre- 
thren, and  let  us  not  stain  our  honour. 

11  With  that  the  host  of  Bacchides  removed 
out  of  their  tents,  and  stood  over  against  them, 
their  horsemen  being  divided  into  two  troops, 
and  their  slingers  and  archers  going  before  the 
host,  and  they  that  marched  in  the  foreward 
were  all  mighty  men. 

12  As   for   Bacchides,  he    was  in  the  right 

107 


Apocrypha.  I.  MACCABEES. 

wing :  so  the  host  drew  near  on  the  two  parts, 
and  sounded  their  trumpets. 

13  They  also  of  Judas'  side,  even  they  sounded 
their  trumpets  also,  so  that  the  earth  shook  at 
the  noise  of  the  armies,  and  the  battle  continued 
from  morning  till  night. 

14  Now  when  Judas  perceived  that  Bac- 
chides  and  the  strength  of  his  army  were  on  the 
right  side,  he  took  with  him  all  the  hardy  men, 

15  Who  discomfited  the  right  wing,  and  pur- 
sued them  unto  the  mount  Azotus. 

16  But  when  they  of  the  left  wing  saw  that 
they  of  the  right  wing  were  discomfited,  they 
followed  upon  Judas  and  those  that  were  with 
him  hard  at  the  heels  from  behind  : 

17  Whereupon  there  was  a  sore  battle,  inso- 
much as  many  were  slain  on  both  parts. 

18  Judas  also  was  killed,  and  the  remnant 
fled. 

10  Then  Jonathan  and  Simon  took  Judas 
their  brother,  and  buried  him  in  the  sepulchre 
of  his  fathers  in  Modin. 

20  Moreover  they  bewailed  him,  and  all  Is- 
rael made  great  lamentation  for  him,  and  mourn- 
ed many  days,  saying, 

21  How  is  the  valiant  man  fallen,  that  de- 
livered Israel ! 

22  As  for  the  other  things  concerning  Judas 
and  his  wars,  and  the  noble  acts  which  he  did, 
and  his  greatness,  they  are  not  written :  for 
they  were  very  many. 

23  Now  after  the  death  of  Judas,  the  wicked 
began  to  put  forth  their  heads  in  all  the  coasts 
of  Israel,  and  there  arose  up  all  such  as  wrought 
iniquity. 

24  In  those  days  also  was  there  a  very  great 
famine,  by  reason  whereof  the  country  revolted 
and  went  with  tliem. 

25  Then  Bacchides  chose  the  wicked  men, 
and  made  them  lords  of  the  country. 

26  And  they  made  inquiry  and  search  for 
Judas'  friends,  and  brought  them  unto  Bac- 
chides, who  took  vengeance  of  them,  and  used 
them  despitefully. 

27  So  was  there  a  great  affliction  in  Israel, 
the  like  wliereof  was  not  since  the  time  that  a 
prophet  was  not  seen  among  them. 

28  For  this  cause  all  Judas'  friends  came  to- 
gether, and  said  unto  Jonathan, 

29  Since  thy  brother  Judas  died,  we  have  no 
man  like  him  to  go  forth  against  our  enemies, 
and  Bacchides,  and  against  them  of  our  nation 
that  are  adversaries  to  us. 

30  Now  therefore  we  have  chosen  thee  this 
day  to  be  our  prince  and  captain  in  his  stead, 
that  thou  mayest  fight  our  battles. 

31  Upon  this  Jonathan  took  the  governance 
upon  him  at  that  time,  and  rose  up  instead  of 


liis  brother  Judas. 

32  But  when  Bacchides  gat  knowledge  there- 
of, he  sought  for  to  slay  him. 

33  Then  Jonathan,  and  Simon  his  brother, 
and  all  that  were  with  him,  perceiving  that, 
fled  into  the  wilderness  of  Thecoe,  and  pitched 
their  tents  by  the  water  of  the  pool  Asphar. 

34  Which  when  Bacchides  understood,  he 
came  near  to  Jordan  with  all  his  host  upon  the 
sabbath-day. 

35  Now  Jonathan  had  sent  his  brother  John, 
a  captain  of  the  people,  to  pray  his  friends  the 
Nabathites,  that  they  might  leave  with  them 
their  carriage,  which  was  much. 

36  But  the  children  of  Jambri  came  out  of 
Medaba,  and  took  John,  and  all  that  he  had,  and 
went  their  way  with  it. 


Apocrypha. 

37  After  this  came  word  to  Jonathan  and 
Simon  his  brother,  that  the  children  of  Jambri 
made  a  great  marriage,  and  were  bringing  the 
bride  from  Nadabatha  with  a  great  train,  as 
being  the  daughter  of  one  of  the  great  princes 
of  Chanaan. 

38  Therefore  they  remembered  John  their 
brother,  and  went  up,  and  hid  themselves  un- 
der the  covert  of  the  mountain  : 

39  Where  they  lifted  up  their  eyes,  and  look- 
ed, and  behold,  there  was  much  ado  and  great 
carriage  :  and  the  bridegroom  came  forth,  and 
his  friends  and  brethren,  to  meet  them  with 
drums,  and  instruments  of  music,  and  many 
weapons. 

40  Then  Jonathan  and  tliey  that  were  with 
him  rose  up  against  them  from  the  place  where 
they  lay  in  ambush,  and  made  a  slaughter  of 
them  in  sucli  sort,  as  many  fell  down  dead,  and 
the  remnant  fled  into  the  mountain,  and  they 
took  all  their  spoils. 

41  Thus  was  the  marriage  turned  into 
mourning,  and  the  noise  of  their  melody  into 
lamentation. 

42  So  when  they  had  avenged  fully  the 
blood  of  their  brother,  they  turned  again  to  the 
marsh  of  Jordan. 

43  Now  when  Bacchides  heard  hereof,  he 
came  on  tlie  sabbath-day  unto  the  banks  of  Jor- 
dan with  a  great  power. 

44  Then  Jonathan  said  to  his  company,  Let 
us  go  up  now  and  fight  for  our  lives,  for  it 
standeth  not  Avith  us  to-day,  as  in  time  past : 

45  For,  behold,  the  battle  is  before  us  and 
behind  us,  and  the  water  of  Jordan  on  this  side 
and  that  side,  the  marsh  likewise  and  wood, 
neither  is  there  place  for  us  to  turn  aside. 

46  Wherefore  cry  ye  now  unto  heaven,  that 
ye  may  be  delivered  from  the  hand  of  your 
enemies. 

47  With  that  they  joined  battle,  and  Jona- 
than stretched  forth  his  hand  to  smite  Bac- 
chides, but  he  turned  back  from  him. 

48  Then  Jonathan  and  they  that  were  with 
him  leaped  into  Jordan,  and  swam  over  unto 
the  farther  bank :  howbeit  the  other  passed  not 
over  Jordan  unto  them. 

49  So  there  wore  slain  of  Bacchides'  side 
that  day  about  a  thousand  men. 

50  yVfterward  returned  Bacchides  to  Jerusa- 
and  repaired  the  strong  cities  in  Judea ; 


the  fort  in  Jericho,  and  Emmaus,  and  Beth- 
horon,  and  Bethel,  and  Thamnatha,  Pharathoni, 
and  Taphon,  these  did  he  strengthen  with  high 
walls,  with  gates,  and  with  bars. 

51  And  in  them  he  set  a  garrison,  that  they 
miorht  work  malice  upon  Israel. 

52  He  fortified  also  the  city  Bethsura,  and 
Gazara,  and  the  tower,  and  put  forces  in  them, 
and  provision  of  victuals. 

53  Besides,  he  took  the  chief  men's  sons  in 
the  country  for  hostages,  and  put  them  into  the 
tower  kt  Jerusalem  to  be  kept. 

54  Moreover  in  the  hundred  fifty  and  third 
year,  in  the  second  month,  Alcimus  command- 
ed that  the  wall  of  the  inner  court  of  the  sanc- 
tuary should  be  pulled  down  ;  he  pulled  down 
also  the  works  of  the  prophets. 

55  And  as  he  began  to  pull  down,  even  at  that 
time  was  Alcimus  plagued,  and  his  enterprises 
hindered  :  for  his  mouth  was  stopped,  and  he  was 
taken  with  a  palsy,  so  that  he  could  no  more  speak 
any  thing,  nor  give  order  concerning  his  house. 

56  So  Alcimus  died  at  that  time  with  great 
torment. 

108 


Apocrypha. 


CHAP.  X. 


Apocrypha, 


57  Now  when  Bacchides  saw  that  Alcimus 
was  dead,  he  returned  to  the  king  :  whereupon 
the  land  of  Judea  was  in  rest  two  years. 

58  Then  all  the  ungodly  men  held  a  coun- 
cil, saying.  Behold,  Jonathan  and  his  company 
are  at  ease,  and  dwell  without  care  :  now  there- 
fore we  will  bring  Bacchides  hither,  who  shall 
take  them  all  in  one  night. 

59  So  they  went  and  consulted  with  him. 

60  Then  removed  he,  and  came  with  a  great 
host,  and  sent  letters  privily  to  his  adherents 
in  Judea,  that  they  should  take  Jonathan  and 
those  that  were  with  him  :  howbeit  they  could 
not,  because  their  counsel  was  known  unto 
them. 

61  Wherefore  they  took  of  the  men  of  the 
country,  that  were  authors  of  that  mischief, 
about  fifty  persons,  and  slew  them. 

62  Afterward  Jonathan,  and  Simon,  and  they 
that  were  with  him,  got  them  away  to  Beth- 
basi,  which  is  in  the  wilderness,  and  they  re- 
paired the  decays  thereof,  and  made  it  strong. 

63  Which  thing  when  Bacchides  knew,  he 
gathered  together  all  his  host,  and  sent  word  to 
them  that  were  of  Judea. 

64  Then  went  he  and  laid  siege  against  Beth- 
basi ;  and  they  fought  against  it  a  long  season, 
and  made  engines  of  war. 

65  But  Jonathan  left  his  brother  Simon  in 
the  city,  and  went  forth  himself  into  the  coun- 
try, and  with  a  certain  number  went  he  forth. 

66  And  he  smote  Odonarkes  and  his  brethren, 
and  the  children  of  Phasiron  in  their  tent. 

67  And  when  he  began  to  smite  them,  and 
came  up  with  liis  forces,  Simon  and  his  com- 
pany went  out  of  the  city,  and  burned  up  the 
engines  of  war, 

68  And  fought  against  Bacchides,  who  was 
discomfited  by  them,  and  they  afflicted  him  sore  : 
for  his  counsel  and  travail  was  in  vain. 

69  Wherefore  he  was  very  wroth  at  the 
wicked  men  that  gave  him  counsel  to  come 
into  the  country,  insomuch  that  he  slew  many 
of  them,  and  purposed  to  return  into  his  own 
country. 

70  Whereof  when  Jonathan  had  knowledge, 
he  sent  ambassadors  unto  liim,  to  the  end  he 
should  make  peace  with  him,  and  deliver  them 
the  prisoners. 

71  Which  thing  he  accepted,  and  did  ac- 
cording to  his  demands,  and  sware  unto  him 
that  he  would  never  do  him  harm  all  the  days 
of  his  life. 

72  When  therefore  he  had  restored  unto  him 
the  prisoners  that  he  had  taken  aforetime  out 
of  the  land  of  Judea,  he  returned  and  went  his 
way  into  his  own  land,  neither  came  he  any 
more  into  their  borders. 

73  Thus  the  sword  ceased  from  Israel :  but 
Jonathan  dwelt  at  Machmas,  and  began  to  go- 
vern the  people  ;  and  he  destroyed  the  ungodly 
men  out  of  Israel. 

CHAP.  X. 

IN  the  hundred  and  sixtieth  year  Alexander, 
the  son  of  Antiochus  surname d  Epiphanes, 
went  up  and  took  Ptolemais  :  for  the  people  had 
received  him,  by  means  whereof  he  reigned 
there. 

2  Now  when  king  Demetrius  heard  thereof, 
he  gathered  together  an  exceeding  great  host, 
and  went  forth  against  him  to  fight. 

3  Moreover,  Demetrius  sent  letters  unto 
Jonathan  with  loving  words,  so  as  he  magni- 
fied him. 

4  For,  said  he,  Let  us  first  make  peace  with 


him,  before  he  join  with  Alexander  against  us ; 

5  Else  he  will  remember  all  the  evils  that 
we  have  done  against  him,  and  against  his 
brethren  and  his  people. 

6  Wherefore  he  gave  him  authority  to  gather 
together  an  host,  and  to  provide  weapons,  that 
he  might  aid  him  in  battle  :  he  commanded  also 
that  the  hostages  that  were  in  the  tower  should 
be  delivered  him. 

7  Then  came  Jonathan  to  Jerusalem,  and 
read  the  letters  in  the  audience  of  all  the  peo- 
ple, and  of  them  that  were  in  the  tower : 

8  Who  were  sore  afraid,  when  they  heard 
that  the  king  had  given  him  authority  to  gather 
together  an  host. 

9  Whereupon  they  of  the  tower  delivered 
their  hostages  unto  Jonathan,  and  he  delivered 
them  unto  their  parents. 

10  This  done,  Jonathan  settled  himself  in  Je- 
rusalem, and  began  to  build  and  repair  the  city. 

11  And  he  commanded  the  workmen  to  build 
the  walls  and  the  mount  Sion  round  about  witU 
square  stones  for  fortification  ;  and   they  did  so. 

12  Then  the  strangers,  that  were  in  the  for- 
tresses which  Bacchides  had  built,  fled  away  ; 

13  Insomuch  as  every  man  left  his  place,  and 
went  into  his  own  country. 

14  Only  at  Bethsura  certain  of  those  that 
had  forsaken  the  law  and  the  commandments 
remained  still :  for  it  was  their  place  of  refuge. 

15  N.ow  when  king  Alexander  liad  heard 
what  promises  Demetrius  had  sent  unto  Jona- 
than :  when  also  it  was  told  him  of  the  battles 
and  noble  acts  which  he  and  his  brethren  had 
done,  and  of  the  pains  that  they  had  endured, 

16  He  said.  Shall  we  find  such  another  man .' 
now  therefore  we  will  make  him  our  friend  and 
confederate. 

17  Upon  this  he  wrote  a  letter,  and  sent  it 
unto  him,  according  to  these  words,  saying, 

18  King  Alexander  to  his  brother  Jonathan 
sendeth  greeting  : 

19  We  have  heard  of  thee,  that  thou  art  a 
man  of  great  power,  and  meet  to  be  our  friend. 

20  Wherefore  now  this  day  we  ordain  thee  to 
be  the  high  priest  of  tiiy  nation,  and  to  be  called 
the  king's  friend  ;  (and  therewithal  he  sent  him 
a  purple  robe  and  a  crown  of  gold  :)  and  require 
thee  to  take  our  part,  and  keep  friendship  with 
us. 

21  So  in  the  seventh  month  of  the  hundred 
and  sixtieth  year,  at  the  feast  of  the  taberna- 
cles, Jonathan  put  on  the  holy  robe,  and  gather- 
ed together  forces,  and  provided  much  armour. 

22  Whereof  when  Demetrius  heard,  he  was 
very  sorry,  and  said, 

'I'i  What  have  we  done,  that  Alexander  hath 
prevented  us  in  making  amity  with  the  Jews 
to  strengthen  himself.'' 

24  I  also  will  write  unto  them  words  of  en- 
couragement, and  promise  them  dignities  and 
gifts,  that  I  may  have  their  aid. 

25  He  sent  unto  them  therefore  to  this  ef- 
fect :  King  Demetrius  unto  the  people  of  the 
Jews  sendeth  greeting : 

26  Whereas  ye  have  kept  covenants  with  us, 
and  continued  in  our  friendship,  not  joining 
yourselves  with  our  enemies,  we  have  heard 
laereof,  and  are  glad. 

27  Wherefore  now  continue  ye  still  to  be 
faithful  unto  us,  and  we  will  well  recompense 
you  for  the  things  ye  do  in  our  behalf, 

28  And  will  grant  you  many  immunities,  and 
give  you  rewards. 

29  And  now  do  I  free  you,  and  for  your  sake 

109 


Apocrypha.  I.  MACCABEES. 

1  release  all  the  Jews,  from  tributes,  and  from 
the  customs  of  salt,  and  from  crown  taxes, 

30  And  from  that  which  appertaineth  unto 
me  to  receive  for  the  third  part  of  the  seed,  and 
the  half  of  the  fruit  of  the  trees,  I  release  it  from 
this  day  fortii,  so  that  they  shall  not  be  taken 
of  the  land  of  Judea,  nor  of  the  three  govern- 
ments which  are  added  thereunto  out  of  the 
country  of  Samaria  and  Galilee,  from  this  day 
forth  for  evermore. 

31  Let  Jerusalem  also  be  holy  and  free, 
with  the  borders  thereof,  both  from  tenths  and 
tributes. 

32  And  as  for  the  tower  which  is  at  Jerusa- 
lem, I  yield  up  my  authority  over  it,  and  give  it 
to  the  high  priest,  that  he  may  set  in  it  such 
men  as  he  shall  choose  to  keep  it. 

33  Moreover  I  freely  set  at  liberty  every  one 
of  the  Jews  that  were  carried  captives  out  of  the 
land  of  Judea  into  any  part  of  my  kingdom,  and 
/  will  that  all  my  officers  remit  the  tributes 
even  of  their  cattle. 

34  Furthermore  /  will  that  all  the  feasts,  and 
sabbaths,  and  new  moons,  and  solemn  days,  and 
the  three  days  before  the  feast,  and  the  three 
days  after  the  feast,  shall  be  all  days  of  immuni- 
ty and  freedom  for  all  the  Jews  in  my  realm. 

35  Also  no  man  shall  have  authority  to  med- 
dle with  them,  or  to  molest  any  of  them  in  any 
matter. 

36  /  will  further,  that  there  be  enrolled  among 
the  king's  forces  about  thirty  thousand  men  of 
the  Jews,  unto  whom  pay  shall  be  given,  as  be- 
longeth  to  all  the  king's  forces. 

37  And  of  them  some  shall  be  placed  in  the 
King's  strong  holds,  of  whom  also  sovic  shall  be 
set  over  the  affairs  of  the  kingdom,  which  are 
of  trust:  and  /  toUl  that  their  overseers  and 
governors  be  of  themselves,  and  that  they  live 
after  their  own  laws,  even  as  the  king  hath 
commanded  in  the  land  of  Judea. 

38  And  concerning  the  three  governments 
that  are  added  to  Judea  from  the'  country  of 
Samaria,  let  them  be  joined  with  Judea,  that 
they  may  be  reckoned  to  be  under  one,  nor 
bound  to  obey  other  authority  than  the  high 
priest's. 

39  As  for  Ptolemais,  and  the  land  pertain- 
ing thereto,  I  give  it  as  a  free  gift  to  the  sanc- 
tuary at  Jerusalem  for  the  necessary  expenses 
of  the  sanctuary. 

40  Moreover  I  give  every  year  fifteen  thou- 
sand shekels  of  silver  out  of  the  king's  accounts 
from  the  places  appertaining. 

41  And  all  the  overplus,  which  the  officers 
payed  not  in  as  in  former  time,  from  henceforth 
shall  be  given  toward  the  works  of  the  temple. 

42  And  beside  this,  the  five  thousand  she- 
kels of  silver,  which  they  took  from  the  uses 
of  the  temple  out  of  the  accounts  year  by  year, 
even  those  things  shall  be  released,  because  they 
appertain  to  the  priests  that  minister. 

43  And  whosoever  they  be  that  flee  unto  the 
temple  at  Jerusalem,  or  be  within  the  liberties 
thereof,  being  indebted  unto  the  king,  or  for  any 
other  matter,  let  them  be  at  liberty,  and  all  that 
they  have  in  my  realm. 

44  For  the  building  also  and  repairing  of 
the  works  of  tlie  sanctuary,  expenses  shall  be 
given  of  the  king's  accounts. 

4.")  Yea,  and  for  the  building  of  the  walls  of 
Jerusalem,  and  the  fortifying  thereof  round 
about,  expenses  shall  be  given  out  of  the  king's 
accounts,  as  also  for  the  building  of  the  walls 
in  Judea. 


Apocrypha. 

46  Now  when  Jonathan  and  the  people  heard 
these  words,  they  gave  no  credit  unto  them,  nor 
received  them,  because  they  remembered  the 
great  evil  that  he  had  done  in  Israel ;  for  he  had 
afflicted  them  very  sore. 

47  But  with  Alexander  they  were  well  pleased, 
because  he  was  the  first  that  entreated  of  true 
peace  with  them,  and  they  were  confederate 
with  him  always. 

48  Then  gathered  king  Alexander  great 
forces,  and  camped  over  against  Demetrius. 

49  And  after  the  two  kings  had  joined  bat- 
tle, Demetrius'  host  fled :  but  Alexander  fol- 
lowed after  him,  and  prevailed  against  them. 

50  And  lie  continued  the  battle  very  sore 
until  the  sun  went  down :  and  that  day  was 
Demetrius  slain. 

51  Afterward  Alexander  sent  ambassadors  to 
Ptolemee  king  of  Egypt  with  a  message  to  this 
effect : 

52  Forasmuch  as  I  am  come  again  to  my 
realm,  and  am  set  in  the  throne  of  my  progeni- 
tors, and  have  gotten  the  dominion,  and  over- 
thrown Demetrius,  and  recovered  our  country  ; 

53  For  after  I  had  joined  battle  with  him, 
both  he  and  his  host  was  discomfited  by  us,  so 
that  we  sit  in  the  throne  of  his  kingdom  : 

54  Now  therefore  let  us  make  a  league  of 
amit}'  together,  and  give  me  now  thy  daughter 
to  wife  :  and  I  will  be  thy  son-in-law,  and"  will 
give  both  thee  and  her  gifts  according  to  thy 
dignity. 

55  Then  Ptolemee  the  king  gave  answer, 
saying,  Happy  be  the  day  wherein  thou  didst 
return  into  the  land  of  thy  fathers,  and  sattest 
in  the  throne  of  their  kingdom. 

56  And  now  will  I  do  to  thee,  as  thou  hast 
written :  meet  me  therefore  at  Ptolemais,  that 
we  may  see  one  another ;  for  I  will  marry  my 
daughter  to  thee  according  to  thy  desire. 

57  So  Ptolemee  went  out  of  i^gypt  with  his 
daughter  Cleopatra,  and  they  came  unto  Pto- 
lemais in  the  hundred  threescore  and  second 
year : 

58  Where  king  Alexander  meeting  him,  gave 
unto  him  his  daughter  Cleopatra,  and  celebrated 
her  marriage  at  Ptolemais  with  great  glory,  as 
the  manner  of  kings  is. 

59  Now  king  Alexander  had  written  unto 
Jonathan,  that  he  should  come  and  meet  him. 

60  Who  thereupon  went  honourably  to  Ptole- 
mais, where  he  met  the  two  kings,  and  gave 
them  and  their  friends  silver  and  gold,  and  many 
presents,  and  found  favour  in  their  sight. 

61  At  tliat  time  certain  pestilent  fellows  of 
Israel,  men  of  a  wicked  life,  assembled  them- 
selves against  him,  to  accuse  him  :  but  the  king 
would  not  hear  them. 

62  Yea  more  than  that,  the  king  command- 
ed to  take  off  his  garments,  and  clothe  him  in 
purple:  and  they  did  so. 

63  Also  he  made  him  sit  by  himself,  and  said 
unto  his  princes,  Go  witii  him  into  the  midst  of 
the  city,  and  make  proclamation,  that  no  man 
complain  against  him  of  any  matter,  and  that  no 
man  trouble  him  for  any  manner  of  cause. 

64  Now  when  his  accusers  saw  that  he  was 
honoured  according  to  the  proclamation,  and 
clothed  in  purple,  they  fled  all  away. 

65  So  the  king  honoured  him,  and  wrote  him 
among  his  chief  friends,  and  made  him  a  duke, 
and  partaker  of  his  dominion. 

66  Afterward  Jonathan  returned  to  Jerusa- 
lem W'th  peace  and  gladness. 

67  Furthermore   in  the  hundred  threescora 

110 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

and  fifth  year  came  Demetrius  son  of  Demetrius  I 
out  of  Crete  into  the  land  of  his  fathers  :  I 

(iB  Whereof  when  king  Alexander  heard  tell, 
he  was  right  sorry,  and  returned  into  Antioch. 

69  Then  Demetrius  made  Apollonius  the 
governor  of  Celosyria  his  general,  who  gather- 
ed together  a  great  host,  and  camped  in  Jam- 
nia,  and  sent  unto  Jonathan  the  high  priest, 
saying, 

70  Thou  alone  liftest  up  thyself  against  us, 
and  I  am  laughed  to  scorn  for  thy  sake,  and 
reproached  :  and  why  dost  thou  vaunt  thy  power 
against  us  in  the  mountains  ? 

71  Now  therefore,  if  thou  trustest  in  thine 
own  strength,  come  down  to  us  into  the  plain 
field,  and  there  let  us  try  the  matter  together  : 
for  with  me  is  the  power  of  the  cities. 

72  Ask  and  learn  who  I  am,  and  the  rest  that 
take  our  part,  and  they  shall  tell  thee  that  tiiy 
foot  is  not  able  to  stand  before  our  face  ;  for  thy 
fathers  have  been  twice  put  to  flight  in  their 
own  land. 

73  Wherefore  now  thou  shalt  not  be  able  to 
abide  the  horsemen  and  so  great  a  power  in  the 
plain,  where  is  neither  stone  nor  flint,  nor  place 
to  flee  unto. 

74  So  when  Jonathan  heard  these  words  of 
Apollonius,  he  was  moved  in  his  mind,  and 
choosing  ten  thousand  men,  he  went  out  of  Je- 
rusalem, where  Simon  his  brother  met  him  for 
to  help  him. 

75  And  he  pitched  his  tents  against  Joppe  : 
but  they  of  Joppe  shut  him  out  of  the  city,  be- 
cause Apollonius  had  a  garrison  there. 

76  Then  Jonathan  laid  siege  unto  it :  where- 
upon they  of  the  city  let  him  in  for  fear :  and 
so  Jonathan  won  Joppe. 

77  Whereof  when  Apollonius  heard,  he  took 
three  thousand  horsemen,  with  a  great  host  of 
footmen,  and  went  to  Azotus  as  one  that  jour- 
neyed, and  therewithal  drew  him  forth  into  the 
plain,  because  he  had  a  great  number  of  horse- 
men, in  whom  he  put  his  trust. 

78  Then  Jonathan  followed  after  him  to 
Azotus,  where  the  armies  joined  battle. 

79  Now  Apollonius  had  left  a  thousand 
horsemen  in  ambush. 

80  And  Jonathan  knew  that  there  was  an 
ambushment  behind  him ;  for  they  had  com- 
passed in  his  host,  and  cast  darts  at  the  people, 
from  morning  till  evening. 

81  But  the  people  stood  still,  as  Jonathan 
had  commanded  them :  and  so  the  enemies' 
hor.tses  were  tired. 

82  Then  brought  Simon  forth  liis  host,  and 
set  them  against  the  footmen  (for  the  horsemen 
were  spent,)  who  were  discomfited  by  him, 
and  fled. 

83  The  horsemen  also,  being  scattered  in 
the  field,  fled  to  Azotus,  and  went  into  Beth- 
dagon,  their  idol's  temple,  for  safety. 

84  But  Jonathan  set  fire  on  Azotus,  and  the 
cities  round  about  it,  and  took  their  spoils ;  and 
the  temple  of  Dagon,  with  them  that  were  fled 
into  it,  he  burned  with  fire. 

85  Thus  there  were  burned  and  slain  with  the 
sword  well  nigh  eight  thousand  men. 

86  And  from  thence  Jonathan  removed  his 
host,  and  camped  against  Ascalon,  where  the 
men  of  the  city  came  forth,  and  met  him  with 
great  pomp. 

87  After  this  returned  Jonathan  and  his  host 
unto  Jerusalem,  having  many  spoils. 

88  Now  when  king  Alexander  heard  these 
things,  he  honoured  Jonathan  yet  more. 


XI.  Apocrypha. 

89  And  sent  him  a  buckle  of  gold,  as  the  use 
is  to  be  given  to  such  as  are  of  the  king's  blood  : 
he  gave  him  also  Accaron  with  the  borders 
thereof  in  possession. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  the  king  of  Egypt  gathered  together  a 
great  host,  like  the  sand  that  lieth  upon 
the  sea-shore,  and  many  ships,  and  went  about 
through  deceit  to  get  Alexander's  kingdom,  and 
join  it  to  his  own. 

2  Whereupon  he  took  his  journey  into  Syria 
in  peaceable  manner,  so  as  they  of  the  cities 
opened  unto  him,  and  met  him :  for  king  Alex- 
ander had  commanded  them  so  to  do,  because 
he  was  his  father-in-law. 

3  Now  as  Ptolemee  entered  into  the  cities, 
he  set  in  every  one  of  tliem  a  garrison  of  sol- 
diers to  keep  it. 

4  And  when  he  came  near  to  Azotus,  they 
shewed  him  the  temple  of  Dagon  that  was  burnt, 
and  Azotus  and  the  suburbs  thereof  that  were 
destroyed,  and  the  bodies  that  were  cast  abroad, 
and  them  that  he  had  burnt  in  the  battle  :  for 
they  had  made  heaps  of  them  by  the  way  where 
he  should  pass. 

5  Also  they  told  the  king  whatsoever  Jona- 
than had  done,  to  the  intent  he  might  blame 
him  :  but  the  king  held  his  peace. 

6  Then  Jonathan  met  the  king  with  great 
pomp  at  Joppe,  where  they  saluted  one  another, 
and  lodged. 

7  Afterward  Jonathan,  when  he  had  gone 
with  the  king  to  the  river  called  Eleutherus,  re- 
turned again  to  Jerusalem. 

8  King  Ptolemee  therefore,  having  gotten 
the  dominion  of  the  cities  by  the  sea  unto  Se- 
leucia  upon  the  sea-coast,  imagined  wicked 
counsels  against  Alexander. 

9  Whereupon  he  sent  ambassadors  unto  king 
Demetrius,  saying.  Come,  let  us  make  a  league 
betwixt  us,  and  I  will  give  thee  my  daughter 
whom  Alexander  hath,  and  thou  shalt  reign  in 
thy  father's  kingdom  : 

10  For  I  repent  that  I  gave  my  daughter 
unto  him,  for  he  sought  to  slay  me. 

11  Thus  did  he  slander  him,  because  he  was 
desirous  of  his  kingdom. 

12  Wherefore  he  took  his  daughter  from 
him,  and  gave  her  to  Demetrius,  and  forsook 
Alexander,  so  that  their  hatred  was  openly 
known. 

13  Then  Ptolemee  entered  into  Antioch, 
where  he  set  two  crowns  upon  his  head,  the 
crown  of  Asia,  and  of  Egypt. 

14  In  the  mean  season  was  king  Alexander 
in  Cilicia,  because  those  that  dwelt  in  those 
parts  had  revolted  from  him. 

15  But  when  Alexander  heard  of  this,  he 
came  to  war  against  him :  whereupon  king 
Ptolemee  brought  forth  his  host,  and  met  him 
with  a  mighty  power,  and  put  him  to  flight. 

16  So  Alexander  fled  into  Arabia,  there  to  be 
defended  ;  but  king  Ptolemee  was  exalted  : 

17  For  Zabdiel  the  Arabian  took  off"  Alex- 
ander's head,  and  sent  it  unto  Ptolemee. 

18  King  Ptolemee  also  died  the  third  day  af- 
ter, and  they  that  were  in  the  strong  holds 
were  slain  one  of  another. 

19  By  this  means  Demetrius  reigned  in  the 
hundred  threescore  and  seventh  year. 

20  At  the  same  time  Jonathan  gathered  to- 
gether them  that  were  in  Judea,  to  take  the 
tower  that  was  in  Jerusalem  :  and  he  made 
many  engines  of  war  against  it. 

1     21  Then  certain  ungodly  persons,  who  hated 
111 


Apocrypha. 


I.  MACCABEES. 


Apocrypha. 


their  own  people,  went  unto  the  king,  and  told 
liim  that  Jonathan  besieged  the  tower. 

22  Whereof  when  he  heard,  he  was  angry, 
and  immediately  removing,  he  came  to  Ptole- 
mais,  and  wrote  unto  Jonathan,  that  he  should 
not  lay  siege  to  the  tower,  but  come  and  speak 
Avith  him  at  Ptolemais  in  great  haste. 

23  Nevertheless  Jonatlian,  when  he  heard 
this,  commanded  to  besiege  it  still :  and  he 
chose  certain  of  the  elders  of  Israel,  and  the 
priests,  and  put  himself  in  peril ; 

24  And  took  silver  and  gold,  and  raiment,  and 
divers  presents  beside,  and  went  to  Ptolemais 
unto  the  king,  where  he  found  favour  in  his  sight. 

25  And  though  certain  ungodly  men  of  the 
people  had  made  complaints  against  him, 

26  Yet  the  king  entreated  him  as  his  prede- 
cessors had  done  before,  and  promoted  him  in 
the  sight  of  all  his  friends, 

27  And  confirmed  him  in  the  high  priest- 
hood, and  in  all  the  honours  that  he  had  before, 
and  gave  him  pre-eminence  among  his  chief 
friends. 

28  Then  Jonathan  desired  the  king,  that  he 
would  make  Judea  free  from  tribute,  as  also 
the  three  governments,  with  the  country  of 
Samaria  ;  and  he  promised  him  three  hundred 
talents. 

29  So  the  king  consented,  and  wrote  letters 
unto  Jonathan  of  all  these  things  after  this 
manner  : 

30  King  Demetrius  unto  his  brother  Jona- 
than, and  unto  the  nation  of  the  Jews,  sendeth 
greeting  : 

31  We  send  you  here  a  copy  of  the  letter 
which  we  did  write  unto  our  cousin  Lasthenes 
concerning  you,  that  ye  might  see  it. 

32  King  Demetrius  unto  his  father  Lasthe- 
nes sendeth  greeting  : 

33  We  are  determined  to  do  good  to  the  peo- 
ple of  the  Jews,  who  are  our  friends,  and  keep 
covenants  with  us,  because  of  their  good  will 
toward  us. 

34  Wherefore  we  have  ratified  unto  them 
the  borders  of  Judea,  with  the  three  govern- 
ments of  Apherema  and  Lydda  and  Ramathem, 
that  are  added  unto  Judea  from  the  country  of 
Samaria,  and  all  things  appertaining  unto  them, 
for  all  such  as  do  sacrifice  in  Jerusalem,  instead 
of  the  payments  whicli  the  king  received  of 
them  yearly  aforetime  out  of  the  fruits  of  the 
earth  and  of  trees. 

35  And  as  for  other  things  that  belong  unto 
us,  of  the  titlies  and  customs  pertaining  unto 
us,  as  also  the  salt-pits,  and  the  crown  taxes, 
which  are  due  unto  us,  we  discharge  them  of 
them  all  for  their  relief 

36  And  nothing  hereof  shall  be  revoked  from 
this  time  forth  for  ever. 

37  Now  therefore  see  that  thou  make  a  copy 
of  these  things,  and  let  it  be  delivered  unto 
Jonathan,  and  set  upon  the  holy  mount  in  a 
conspicuous  place. 

38  After  this,  when  king  Demetrius  saw  that 
the  land  was  quiet  before  him,  and  that  no  re- 
sistance was  made  against  hiin,  he  sent  away 
all  his  forces,  every  one  to  his  own  place,  except 
certain  bands  of  st,rangers,  whom  he  had  gather- 
ed from  the  isles  of  the  heathen  :  wherefore  all 
the  forces  of  his  fathers  hated  him. 

39  Moreover,  there  was  one  Tryphon,  that 
had  been  of  Alexander's  part  afore,  who,  seeing 
that  all  the  host  murmured  against  Demetrius, 
went  to  Simalcue  the  Arabian,  that  brought  up 
Antiochus  the  young  son  of  Alexander, 


40  And  lay  sore  upon  him  to  deliver  him  this 
young  Antiochus,  that  he  might  reign  in  his 
father's  stead :  he  told  him  therefore  all  that 
Demetrius  had  done,  and  how  his  men  of  war 
were  at  enmity  with  him  ;  and  there  he  remained 
a  long  season. 

41  In  the  mean  time  Jonathan  sent  unto  king 
Demetrius,  that  he  would  cast  those  of  the 
tower  out  of  Jerusalem,  and  those  also  in  the 
fortresses  :  for  they  fought  against  Israel. 

42  So  Demetrius  sent  unto  Jonathan,  saying, 
I  will  not  only  do  this  for  thee  and  thy  people, 
but  I  will  greatly  honour  thee  and  thy  nation, 
if  opportunity  serve. 

43  Now  therefore  thou  shalt  do  well,  if  thou 
send  me  men  to  help  me  ;  for  all  my  forces  are 
gone  from  me. 

44  Upon  this  Jonathan  sent  him  three  thou- 
sand strong  men  unto  Antioch  ;  and  when  they 
came  to  the  king,  the  king  was  very  glad  of 
their  coming. 

45  Howbeit,  they  that  were  of  the  city 
gathered  themselves  together  into  the  midst  of 
the  city,  to  the  number  of  an  hundred  and  twenty 
thousand  men,  and  would  have  slain  tlie  king. 

46  Wherefore  the  king  fled  into  the  court, 
but  they  of  the  city  kept  the  passages  of  the 
city,  and  began  to  fight. 

47  Then  the  king  called  to  the  Jews  for  help, 
who  came  unto  him  all  at  once,  and,  dispersing 
themselves  through  the  city,  slew  that  day  in 
the  city  to  the  number  of  an  hundred  thousand. 

48  Also  they  set  fire  (in  the  city,  and  gat 
many  spoils  that  day,  and  delivered  the  kino-. 

49  So  when  they  of  the  city  saw  that  the 
Jews  had  got  the  city  as  they  would,  tlieir 
courage  was  abated :  wherefore  they  made  sup- 
plication to  the  king,  and  cried,  saying, 

50  Grant  us  peace,  and  let  the  Jews  cease 
from  assaulting  us  and  the  city. 

51  With  that  they  cast  away  their  weapons, 
and  made  peace  ;  and  the  Jews  were  honour- 
ed in  the  sight  of  the  king,  and  in  tiie  sight  of 
all  that  were  in  his  realm ;  and  they  returned 
to  Jerusalem,  having  great  spoils. 

52  So  king  Demetrius  sat  on  the  throne  of 
his  kingdom,  and  the  land  was  quiet  before  him. 

53  Nevertheless,  he  dissembled  in  all  that 
ever  he  spake,  and  estranged  himself  from  Jo- 
nathan, neither  rewarded  he  him  according  to 
the  benefits  wJiich  he  had  received  of  him,  but 
troubled  him  very  sore. 

54  After  this  returned  Tryphon,  and  with 
him  the  young  child  Antiochus,  who  reigned, 
and  was  crowned. 

55  Then  tliere  gathered  unto  him  all  the  men 
of  war,  whom  Demetrius  had  put  away,  and 
they  fought  against  Demetrius,  who  turned  his 
back  and  fled. 

56  Moreover  Tryphon  took  the  elephants,  and 
won  Antioch. 

57  At  that  time  young  Antiochus  wrote  unto 
Jonathan,  saying,  I  confirm  thee  in  the  high 
priesthood,  and  appoint  thee  ruler  over  the  four 
governments,  and  to  be  one  of  the  king's  friends. 

58  Upon  this  he  sent  him  golden  vessels  to 
be  served  in,  and  gave  him  leave  to  drink  in 
gold,  and  to  be  clothed  in  purple,  and  to  wear  a 
golden  buckle. 

59  His  brother  Simon  also  he  made  captain 
from  the  place  called,  The  ladder  of  Tyrus,  unto 
the  borders  of  Egypt. 

CO   Then    Jonathan   went    forth,  and  passed 
through  the  cities  beyond  the  water,  and  all  the 
forces  of  Syria  gathered  themselves  unto  him 
112 


Apocrypha. 
for  to  help  him  :  and  when  he  came  to  Ascalon, 
they  of  the  city  met  him  honourably. 

f)l  From  whence  he  went  to  Gaza,  but  they 
of  Gaza  shut  him  out ;  wherefore  he  laid  siege 
unto  It,  and  burned  the  suburbs  thereof  with 
fire,  and  spoiled  them. 

62  Afterward,  when  they  of  Gaza  made  sup- 
plication unto  Jonathan,  he  made  peace  with 
them,  and  took  the  sons  of  their  chief  men  for 
hostages,  and  sent  them  to  Jerusalem,  and 
passed  through  the  country  unto  Damascus. 

G3  Now  when  Jonathan  heard  that  Deme- 
trius' princes  were  come  to  Cades,  which  is  in 
Galilee,  with  a  great  power,  purposing  to  re- 
move him  out  of  the  country, 

G4  He  went  to  meet  tJiem,  and  left  Simon 
his  brother  in  the  country. 

05  Then  Simon  encamped  against  Bethsura, 
and  fought  against  it  a  long  season,  and  shut  it 
up: 

C6  But  they  desired  to  have  peace  with  him, 
which  he  granted  them,  and  then  put  them  out 
from  thence,  and  took  the  city,  and  set  a  gar- 
rison in  it. 

G7  As  for  Jonathan  and  his  host,  they  pitched 
at  the  water  of  Genn6sar,  from  whence  betimes 
in  the  morning  they  gat  them  to  the  plain  of 
Nasor. 

68  And  behold,  the  host  of  strangers  met 
them  in  the  plain,  who  having  laid  men  in  am- 
bush for  him  in  the  mountains,  came  themselves 
over  against  him. 

09  So  when  they  that  lay  in  ambush  rose 
out  of  their  places,  and  joined  battle,  all  that 
were  of  Jonathan's  side  fled  ; 

70  Insomuch  as  there  was  not  one  of  them 
left,  except  Mattathias  the  son.  of  Absalom,  and 
Judas  the  so7i  of  Calplii,  the  captains  of  the 
host. 

71  Then  Jonathan  rent  his  clothes,  and  cast 
earth  upon  his  head,  and  prayed. 

72  Afterward  turning  again  to  battle,  he  put 
them  to  flight,  and  so  they  ran  away. 

73  Now  when  his  own  men  that  were  fled 
saw  this,  they  turned  again  unto  him,  and  with 
him  pursued  them  to  Cades,  even  unto  their 
ov/n  tents,  and  there  they  camped. 

74  So  there  were  slain  of  the  heathen  that 
day  about  three  thousand  men :  but  Jonathan 
returned  to  Jerusalem. 

CHAP.  xn. 

Wow  when  Jonathan  saw  that  the  time 
served  him,  he  chose  certain  men,  and 
sent  them  to  Rome,  for  to  confirm  and  renew 
tlie  friendship  that  they  had  with  them. 

2  He  sent  letters  also  to  the  Lacedemonians, 
and  to  other  places,  for  the  same  purpose. 

3  So  they  went  unto  Rome,  and  entered  into 
the  senate,  and  said,  Jonatjian  the  high  priest, 
and  tlie  people  of  the  Jews,  sent  us  xmto  you, 
to  the  end  ye  should  renew  the  friendship 
which  ye  had  with  them,  and  league,  as  in  for- 
mer time. 

4  Upon  this  the  Romans  gave  them  letters 
unto  tlie  governors  of  every  place,  that  they 
should  bring  them  into  the  land  of  Judea  peacea- 
bly. 

5  And  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letters  which 
Jonathan  wrote  unto  the  Lacedemonians  : 

G  Jonathan  the  high  priest,  and  tlie  elders  of 
the  nation,  and  the  priests,  and  the  other  people 
of  the  Jews,  unto  the  Lacedemonians  their 
brethren  send  greeting : 

7  There  were  letters  sent  in  times  past  unto 
Onias  the  high  priest  from  Darius,  who  reigned 

15 


CHAP.  xn.  Apocrypha. 

then  among  you,    to   signify  that  ye   are    our 


brethren,  as  the  copy  here  underwritten  doth 
specify. 

8  At  which  time  Onias  entreated  the  ambas- 
sador that  was  sent  honourably,  and  received 
the  letters,  wherein  declaration  was  made  of  the 
league  and  friendship. 

9  Therefore  we  also,  albeit  we  need  none 
of  these  things,  for  that  we  have  the  holy  books 
of  scripture  in  our  hands  to  comfort  us, 

10  Have  nevertheless  attempted  to  send  nnto 
you  for  the  renewing  of  brotherhood  and  friend- 
ship, lest  we  should  become  strangers  unto  you 
altogether :  for  there  is  a  long  time  passed 
since  ye  sent  unto  us. 

11  We  therefore  at  all  times  without  ceas- 
ing, both  in  our  feasts,  and  other  convenient 
days,  do  remember  you  in  the  sacrifices  which 
we  offer,  and  in  our  prayers,  as  reason  is,  and 
as  it  becometh  us  to  think  upon  our  brethren : 

12  And  we  are  right  glad  of  your  honour. 

13  As  for  ourselves,  we  have  had  great  trou- 
bles and  wars  on  every  side,  forsomuch  as  the 
kings  that  are  round  about  us  have  fought 
against  us. 

14  Howbeit,  we  would  not  be  troublesome 
unto  you,  nor  to  others  of  our  confederates  and 
friends,  in  these  wars : 

15  For  we  have  help  from  heaven  that  suc- 
coureth  us,  so  as  we  are  delivered  from  our 
enemies,  and  our  enemies  are  brought  under 
foot. 

16  For  this  cause  we  chose  Numenius  the  so7i 
of  Antiochus,  and  Antipater  the  son  of  Jason, 
and  sent  them  unto  the  Romans,  to  renew  the 
amity  that  we  had  with  thera,  and  the  former 
league. 

17  We  commanded  them  also  to  go  unto 
you,  and  to  salute  you,  and  to  deliver  you  our 
letters  concerning  the  renewing  of  our  bro- 
therhood. 

18  Wherefore  now  ye  shall  do  well  to  give 
us  an  answer  thereto. 

19  And  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letters  which 
Oniares  sent. 

20  Areus  king  of  the  Lacedemonians  to  Onias 
the  high  priest,  greeting  : 

21  It  is  found  in  writing,  that  the  Lacede- 
monians and  Jews  are  brethren,  and  that  they 
are  of  the  stock  of  Abraham  : 

22  Now  therefore,  since  this  is  come  to  our 
knowledge,  ye  shall  do  well  to  write  unto  us  of 
your  prosperity. 

^3  We  do  write  back  jigain  to  you,  that  your 
cattle  and  goods  are  ours,  and  ours  are  yours. 
We  do  command  therefore  our  amhassadors 
to  make  report  unto  you  on  this  wise. 

24  Now  when  Jonathan  heard  that  Deme- 
trius' princes  were  come  to  fight  against  him 
with  a  greater  host  than  afore, 

25  He  removed  from  Jerusalem,  and  met 
them  in  the  land  of  Amathis  :  for  he  gave  them 
no  respite  to  enter  his  country. 

26  He  sent  spies  also  unto  their  tents,  who 
came  again,  and  told  him  that  they  were  ap- 
pointed to  come  upon  them  in  the  night-season. 

27  Wherefore  so  soon  as  the  sun  was  down, 
Jonathan  commanded  his  men  to  watch,  and 
to  be  in  arms,  that  all  the  night  long  they  might 
be  ready  to  fight :  also  he  sent  forth  centinels 
round  about  the  host. 

28  But  when  the  adversaries  heard  that 
Jonathan  and  his  men  were  ready  for  battle, 
they  feared,  and  trembled  in  their  hearts,  and 
they  kindled  fires  in  their  camp. 

113 


Apocrypha.  I.  MA\^C 

2;)  Howbeit  Jonathan  and  his  company  kv.-^w 

it  not  till  the  morning :  for  they  saw  the  lijuits 

burnin<T. 

30  Then  Jonathan  pursued  after  them,  but 
overtook  them  not :  for  they  were  gone  over 
the  river  Eleutherus. 

31  Wherefore  Jonathan  turned  to  the  Ara- 
bians, who  were  called  Zabadeans,  and  smote 
them,  and  took  their  spoils. 

32  And  removing  thence,  he  came  to  Da- 
mascus, and  so  passed  through  all  the  country. 

33  Simon  also  went  forth,  and  passed  through 
the  country  unto  Ascalon,  and  the  holds  there 
adjoining,  from  whence  he  turned  aside  to 
Joppe,  and  won  it. 

34  For  he  had  heard  that  they  would  deliver 
the  hold  unto  them  that  took  Demetrius'  part ; 
therefore  he  set  a  garrison  there  to  keep  it. 

3.5  After  this  came  Jonathan  home  again, 
and  callino-  the  elders  of  the  people  together, 
he  consulted  with  them  about  building  strong 
holds  in  Judea, 

36  And  making  the  walls  of  Jerusalem 
higher,  and  raising  a  great  mount  between  the 
tower  and  the  city,  for  to  separate  it  from  the 
city,  that  so  it  might  be  alone,  that  men  might 
neither  sell  nor  buy  in  it. 

37  Upon  this  they  came  together  to  build  up 
the  city,  forasnmch  aspart  of  the  wall  toward  the 
brook  on  the  east  side  was  fallen  down  ;  and  they 
repaired  that  which  was  called  Caphenatha. 

38  Simon  also  set  up  Adida  in  Sephela,  and 
made  it  strong  with  gates  and  bars. 

39  Now  Tryphon  went  about  to  get  the  king- 
dom of  Asia,  and  to  kill  Antiochus  the  king, 
that  he  might  sot  the  crown  upon  his  own  head. 

40  Kowbeit,  he  was  afraid  that  Jonathan 
would  not  suffer  him,  and  that  he  would  fight 
against  him  ;  wherefore  he  sought  a  way  how 
to  take  Jonatlian,  that  he  might  kill  him.  So 
he  removed,  and  came  to  Bethsan. 

41  Then  Jonathan  went  out  to  meet  him 
with  forty  thousand  men  chosen  for  the  battle, 
and  came  to  Bethsan. 

42  Now  when  Tryphon  saw  that  Jonathan 
came  with  so  great  a  force,  he  durst  not  stretch 
his  hand  against  him  ; 

43  But  received  him  honourably,  and  com- 
mended him  unto  all  his  friends,  and  gave  him 
gifts,  and  commanded  his  men  of  war  to  be  as 
obedient  unto  him,  as  to  himself. 

44  Unto  Jonathan  also  he  said,  Why  hast 
thou  put  all  this  people  to  so  great  trouble, 
seeing  there  is  no  war  betwixt  us .'' 

4.1  Therefore  send  them  now  home  again, 
and  choose  a  few  men  to  wait  on  thee,  and  come 
thou  with  me  to  Ptolemais,  for  I  will  give  it 
thee,  nnd  the  rest  of  the  strong  holds  and  forces, 
and  all  that  have  any  charge  :  as  for  me,  I  will 
return  and  depart :  for  this  is  the  cause  of  my 
coming. 

46  So  Jonathan,  believing  him,  did  as  he 
bade  him,  and  sent  away  his  host,  who  went 
into  the  land  of  Judea. 

47  And  v.'ith  himself  he  retained  but  three 
thousand  men,  of  whom  he  sent  two  thousand 
into  Galilee,  and  one  thousand  went  with  him. 

48  Now  as  soon  as  Jonathan  entered  into 
Ptolemais,  they  of  Ptolemais  shut  the  gates, 
and  took  him,  and  all  them  that  came  with 
hiin  they  slew  with  the  sword. 

40  Then  sent  Tryphon  a  host  of  footmen  and 
horsemen  into  Galilee,  and  into  the  great  plain 
to  destroy  all  Jonathan's  company. 

50  But  when  they  knev,'  that  Jonathan  and 


ABEES.  Apocrypha. 

they  that  were  with  him  were  taken  and  slain, 
they  encouraged  one  another,  and  went  close 
together,  prepared  to  fight. 

51  They  therefore  that  followed  upon  them, 
perceiving  that  they  were  ready  to  fight  for 
their  lives,  turned  back  again. 

52  Whereupon  they  all  came  into  the  land 
of  Judea  peaceably,  and  there  they  bewailed 
Jonathan,  and  them  that  were  with  him,  and 
they  were  sore  afraid  ;  wherefore  all  Israel 
made  great  lamentation. 

53  Then  all  the  heathen  that  were  round 
about  them  sought  to  destroy  them  :  for,  said 
they.  They  have  no  captain,  nor  any  to  help 
them :  now  therefore  let  us  make  war  upon 
them,  and  take  away  their  memorial  from 
amonf  men. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

NOW  when  Simon  heard  that  Tryphon  had 
gathered  together  a  great  host  to  invade 
the  land  of  Judea,  and  destroy  it, 

2  And  saw  that  the  people  was  in  great 
trembling  and  fear,  he  went  up  to  Jerusalem, 
and  gathered  the  people  together, 

3  And  gave  them  exhortation,  saying,  Ye 
yourselves  know  what  great  things  I,  and  my 
brethren,  and  my  father's  house,  have  done  for 
the  laws  and  the  sanctuary,  the  battles  also 
and  troubles  which  we  have  seen. 

4  By  reason  whereof  all  my  brethren  are 
slain  for  Israel's  sake,  and  I  am  left  alone. 

5  Now  therefore  be  it  far  from  mc,  that  I 
should  spare  mine  own  life  in  any  time  of  trou- 
ble :  for  I  am  no  better  than  my  brethren. 

G  Doubtless  I  will  avenge  my  nation,  and 
the  sanctuary,  and  our  wives,  and  our  children  : 
for  all  the  heathen  are  gathered  to  destroy  us 
of  very  malice. 

7  Now  as  soon  as  the  people  heard  these 
words,  their  spirit  revived. 

8  And  they  answered  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying.  Thou  shalt  be  our  leader  instead  of 
Judas  and  Jonathan  thy  brother. 

9  Fight  thou  our  battles,  and  whatsoever 
thou  commandest  us,  that  will  we  do. 

10  So  then  he  gathered  together  all  the 
men  of  war,  and  made  ha.<!te  to  finish  the 
walls  of  Jerusalem,  and  he  fortified  it  round 
about. 

11  Also  he  sent  Jonathan  the  son  of  Absa- 
lom, and  with  him  a  great  power,  to  Joppe  • 
who  casting  out  them  that  were  therein,  re- 
mained there  in  it. 

12  So  Tryphon  removed  from  Ptolemais  with 
a  great  power  to  invade  the  land  of  Judea,  and 
Jonathan  was  vi'ith  him  in  ward. 

13  But  Simon  pitched  his  tents  at  Adida, 
over  against  the  plain. 

14  Now  when  Tryphon  knew  that  Simon 
was  risen  up  instead  of  his  brother  Jonathan, 
and  meant  to  join  battle  with  him,  he  sent 
messenjrers  unto  him,  saying, 

15  Whereas  we  have  Jonathan  thy  brother 
in  hold,  it  is  for  money  that  he  is  owing  unto 
the  king's  treasure,  concerning  the  business 
that  was  committed  unto  him. 

16  Wherefore  now  send  an  hundred  talents 
of  silver,  and  two  of  his  sons  for  hostages,  that 
when  he  is  at  liberty  he  may  not  revolt  from 
us,  and  we  will  let  him  go. 

17  Hereupon  Simon,  albeit  he  perceived 
that  they  spake  deceitfully  unto  him,  yet  sent 
he  the  money  and  the  children,  lest  peradven- 
ture  he  should  procure  to  himself  great  hatred 
of  the  people  : 

114 


Apocrypha.  CHAP. 

18  Who  might  have  said,  Because  I  sent 
iiim  not  the  money  and  the  children,  therefore 
is  Jonathan  dead. 

19  So  lie  sent  them  the  children  and  the 
hundred  talents  :  howbeit  Tryphon  dissembled, 
neither  would  he  let  Jonathan  go. 

'^0  And  after  this  came  Tryphon  to  invade 
the  land,  and  destroy  it,  going  round  about  by 
the  way  that  leadeth  unto  Adora  :  but  Simon 
and  his  host  marched  against  him  in  every  place, 
wiieresoever  he  went. 

21  Now  they  that  were  in  the  tower  sent 
messengers  unto  Tryphon,  to  the  end  that  lie 
sliould  hasten  his  coming  unto  them  by  the 
wilderness,  and  send  them  victuals. 

22  Wherefore  Tryphon  made  ready  all  his 
horsemen  to  come  that  night :  but  there  fell  a 
very  great  snow,  by  reason  whereof  he  came 
not.  So  he  departed,  and  came  into  the  coun- 
try of  Galaad. 

2'i  And  when  he  came  near  to  Bascama,  he 
slew  Jonathan,  who  was  buried  there. 

24  Afterward  Tryphon  returned  and  went 
into  his  own  land. 

25  Then  sent  Simon,  and  took  the  bones  of 
Jonathan  his  brother,  and  buried  them  in  Modin, 
the  city  of  his  fathers. 

26  And  all  Israel  made  great  lamentation  for 
him,  and  bewailed  him  many  days. 

27  Simon  also  built  a  monument  upon  the 
sepulchre  of  his  fatlier  and  his  brethren,  and 
raised  it  aloft  to  the  sight,  with  hewn  stone, 
behind  and  before. 

28  Moreover,  he  set  up  seven  pyramids,  one 
against  another,  for  his  father,  and  his  mother, 
and  his  four  brethren. 

29  And  in  tliese  he  made  cunning  devices, 
about  the  which  he  set  great  pillars,  and  upon 
the  pillars  he  made  all  their  armour  for  a  per- 
petual memory,  and  by  the  armour  ships  carv- 
ed, that  they  might  be  seen,  of  all  that  sail  on 
the  sea. 

30  This  is  the  sepulchre  which  he  made  at 
Modin,  and  it  standeth  yet  unto  this  day. 

31  Now  Tryphon  dealt  deceitfully  with  the 
young  king  Antiochus,  and  slew  him. 

32  And  he  reigned  in  his  stead,  and  crowned 
himself  king  of  Asia,  and  brought  a  great 
calamity  upon  the  land. 

33  Then  Simon  built  up  the  strong  holds  in 
Judea,  and  fenced  them  about  with  high  tow- 
ers, and  great  walls,  and  gates,  and  bars,  and  laid 
up  victuals  therein. 

34  Moreover,  Simon  chose  men,  and  sent  to 
king  Demetrius,  to  the  end  he  should  give  the 
land  an  immunity,  because  all  that  Tryphon  did 
was  to  spoil. 

35  Unto  whom  king  Demetrius  answered  and 
wrote  after  this  manner  : 

36  King  Demetrius  unto  Simon  the  high 
priest,  and  friend  of  kings,  as  also  unto  the  el- 
ders and  nation  of  the  Jews,  sendeth  greeting: 

37  The  golden  crown,  and  the  scarlet  robe 
which  ye  sent  unto  us,  we  have  received  :  and 
we  are  ready  to  make  a  steadfast  peace  with 
you,  yea,  and  to  write  unto  our  officers,  to  con 
firm  the  immunities  which  we  have  granted. 

38  And  whatsoever  covenants  we  have  made 
with  you  shall  stand  ;  and  the  strong  holds, 
which  ye  have  builded,  shall  be  your  own. 

39  As  for  any  oversight  or  fault  committed 
unto  this  day,  we  forgive  it,  and  the  crown  tax 
also,  which  ye  owe  us  :  and  if  there  were  any 
other  tribute  paid  in  Jerusalem,  it  shall  no 
more  be  paid. 


XIV.  Jipocrijpha. 

40  And  look  who  are  meet  among  you  to 
be  in  our  court,  let  them  be  enrolled,  and  let 
there  be  peace  betwixt  us. 

41  Thus  the  yoke  of  the  heathen  was  taken 
away  from  Israel  in  the  hundred  and  seventieth 
year. 

42  Then  the  people  of  Israel  began  to  write 
in  their  instruments  and  contracts,  In  the  first 
year  of  Simon  the  high  priest,  the  governor 
and  leader  of  the  Jev/s. 

43  In  tliose  days  Simon  camped  against  Ga- 
za, and  besieged  it  round  about ;  he  made  also 
an  engine  of  war,  and  set  it  by  the  city,  and 
battered  a  certain  tower,  and  took  it. 

44  And  they  that  were  in  the  engine  leaped 
into  the  city  ;  whereupon  there  was  a  great 
uproar  in  the  city. 

45  Insomuch  as  the  people  of  the  city  rent 
their  clothes,  and  climbed  upon  the  walls  with 
their  wives  and  children,  and  cried  with  a  loud 
voice,  beseeching  Simon  to  grant  them  peace. 

46  And  they  said.  Deal  not  with  us  accord- 
ing to  our  wickedness,  but  according  to  thy 
mercy. 

47  So  Simon  was  appeased  toward  them, 
and  fought  no  more  against  them,  but  put 
them  out  of  the  city,  and  cleansed  the  houses 
wherein  the  idols  were,  and  so  entered  into  it 
with  songs  and  thanksgiving. 

48  Yea,  he  put  all  uncleanness  out  of  it, 
and  placed  such  men  there  as  would  keep  the 
law,  and  made  it  stronger  than  it  was  before, 
and  built  therein  a  dwelling-place  for  himself. 

49  They  also  of  the  tower  in  Jerusalem 
were  kept  so  strait,  that  they  could  neither 
come  forth,  nor  go  into  the  country,  nor  buy, 
nor  sell :  wherefore  they  were  in  great  distress 
for  want  of  victuals,  and  a  great  number  of 
them  perished  through  famine. 

50  Then  cried  they  to  Simon,  beseeching 
him  to  be  at  one  with  them  :  which  thing  he 
granted  them  ;  and  when  he  had  put  them  out 
from  thence,  he  cleansed  the  tower  from  pol- 
lutions : 

51  And  entered  into  it  the  three  and  twen- 
tieth day  of  the  second  month,  in  the  hundred 
seventy  and  first  year,  with  thanksgiving,  and 
branches  of  palm-trees,  and  with  harps,  and 
cymbals,  and  with  viols,  and  hymns,  and  songs : 
because  there  was  destroyed  a  great  enemy  out 
of  Israel. 

52  He  ordained  also  that  that  day  should  be 
kept  every  year  with  gladness.  Moreover,  the 
liill  of  the  temple  that  was  by  the  tower  he 
made  stronger  than  it  was,  and  there  he  dwelt 
himself  with  his  company. 

53  And  when  Simon  saw  that  John  his  son 
was  a  valiant  man,  he  made  him  captain  of  all 
the  hosts  ;  and  he  dwelt  in  Gazara. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

NOW  in  the  hundred  threescore  and  twelfth 
year  king  Demetrius  gathered  his  forces 
together,  and  went  into  Media,  to  get  him  help 
to  figlit  against  Tryphon. 

2  But  when  Arsaces,  the  king  of  Persia  and 
Media,  heard  that  Demetrius  was  entered  with- 
in his  borders,  he  sent  one  of  his  princes  to  take 
him  alive : 

3  Who  went  and  smote  the  host  of  Demetri- 
us, and  took  him,  and  brought  him  to  Arsaces, 
by  whom  he  was  put  in  ward. 

4  As  for  the  land  of  Judea,  that  was  quiet  all 
the  days  of  Simon  ;  for  he  sought  the  good  of 
his  nation  in  such  wise,  as  that  evermore  his 
authority  and  honour  pleased  tliom  well. 

115 


Apocrypha. 


I.  MACCABEES. 


Apocrypha. 


5  And  as  he  was  honourable  in  all  his  acts,  so 
in  this,  that  lie  took  Joppe  for  an  haven,  and  made 
an  entrance  to  the  isles  of  the  sea, 

G  And  enlarged  the  bounds  of  his  nation,  and 
recovered  the  country, 

7  And  gathered  together  a  great  number  of 
captives,  and  had  the  dominion  of  Gazara,  and 
Bethsura,  and  the  tower,  out  of  the  which 
he  took  all  uncleanness,  neither  was  there  any 
that  resisted  him. 

8  Then  did  they  till  their  ground  in  peace, 
and  the  earth  gave  her  increase,  and  the  trees 
of  the  field  their  fruit. 

9  The  ancient  men  sat  all  in  the  streets, 
communing  together  of  good  things,  and  the 
young  men  put  on  glorious  and  warlike  apparel. 

10  He  provided  victuals  for  the  cities,  and 
set  in  tliem  all  manner  of  munition,  so  that  his 
honourable  name  was  renowned  unto  the  end 
of  the  world. 

11  He  made  peace  in  the  land,  and  Israel 
rejoiced  with  great  joy  : 

12  For  every  man  sat  under  his  vine  and  his 
fig-tree,  and  tliere  was  none  to  fray  them : 

13  Neither  was  there  any  left  in  the  land  to 
fight  against  them  :  yea,  the  kings  themselves 
were  overthrown  in  those  days. 

14  Moreover,  he  strengthened  all  those  of  his 
people  that  were  brought  low  :  the  law  he  search- 
ed out ;  and  every  contemner  of  the  law  and 
wicked  person  he  took  away. 

ir>  He  beautified  the  sanctuary,  and  multi- 
plied the  vessels  of  the  temple. 

IG  Now  when  it  was  heard  at  Rome,  and  as 
far  as  Sparta,  that  Jonathan  was  dead,  they 
were  very  sorry. 

17  But  as  soon  as  they  heard  that  his  brother 
Simon  was  made  high  priest  in  his  stead,  and 
ruled  the  country,  and  the  cities  therein  : 

18  They  wrote  unto  him  in  tables  of  brass, 
to  renev/  the  friendship  and  league  which  they 
had  made  with  Judas  and  Jonathan  his  bre- 
thren : 

10  Which  writings  were  read  before  the  con- 
gregation at  Jerusalem. 

20  And  this  is  the  copy  of  the  letters  that 
the  Lacedemonians  sent ;  The  rulers  of  the 
Lacedemonians,  with  the  city,  unto  Simon  the 
high  priest,  and  the  elders,  and  priests,  and 
residue  of  the  people  of  the  Jews,  our  brethren, 
send  greeting  : 

21  The  ambassadors  that  were  sent  unto 
our  people  certified  us  of  your  glory  and  ho- 
nour :  wherefore  we  were  glad  of  their  coming, 

22  And  did  register  the  things  that  they 
spake  in  the  council  of  the  people  in  this  man- 
ner, Numenius  son  of  Antiochus,  and  Antipa- 
ter  son  of  Jason,  tiie  Jews'  ambassadors,  came 
unto  us  to  renew  the  friendship  they  had 
with  us. 

23  And  it  pleased  the  people  to  entertain 
the  men  honourably,  and  to  put  the  copy  of 
their  ambassage  in  public  records,  to  the  end 
the  people  of  the  Lacedemonians  might  have 
a  memorial  thereof:  furthermore,  we  have 
written  a  copy  thereof  unto  Simon  the  high 
priest. 

24  After  this,  Simon  sent  Numenius  to  Rome 
with  a  great  shield  of  gold  of  a  thousand  pound 
weight,  to  confirm  the  league  with  them. 

25  Whereof  when  the  people  heard,  they 
said,  What  thanks  shall  we  give  to  Simon  and 
his  sons  .' 

2G  For  he  and  his  brethren  and  the  house  of 
his  father  have  established  Isrjiel,  and  chased 


away  in  fight  their  enemies  from  them,  and 
confirmed  their  liberty. 

27  So  then  they  wrote  it  in  tables  of  brass, 
which  they  set  upon  pillars  in  mount  Sion  :  and 
this  is  the  copy  of  the  writing  ;  The  eighteenth 
day  of  the  month  Elul,  in  tlie  hundred  three- 
score and  twelfth  year,  being  the  third  year  of 
Simon  the  high  priest, 

28  At  Saramel  in  the  great  congregation  of 
the  priests,  and  people,  and  rulers  of  the  nation, 
and  elders  of  the  country,  were  these  things 
notified  unto  us. 

29  Forasmuch  as  oftentimes  there  have  been 
wars  in  the  country,  wherein  for  the  main- 
tenance of  their  sanctuary,  and  the  law,  Simon 
the  son  of  Mattathias,  of  the  posterity  of  Jarib, 
together  with  his  brethren,  put  themselves  in 
jeopardy,  and,  resisting  the  enemies  of  their 
nation,  did  their  nation  great  honour  : 

30  (For  after  that  Jonathan,  having  gathered 
his  nation  together,  and  been  their  high  priest, 
was  added  to  his  people, 

31  Their  enemies  purposed  to  invade  their 
country,  that  tliey  might  destroy  it,  and  lay 
hands  on  the  sanctuary  : 

32  At  which  time  Simon  rose  up,  and  fought 
for  his  nation,  and  spent  much  of  his  own  sub- 
stance, and  armed  the  valiant  men  of  his  na- 
tion, and  gave  them  wages, 

33  And  fortified  the  cities  of  Judea,  together 
with  Bethsura,  that  lieth  upon  the  borders  of 
Judea,  where  the  armour  of  the  enemies  had 
been  before  ;  but  he  set  a  garrison  of  Jews 
there  : 

34  Moreover,  he  fortified  Joppe,  which  lieth 
upon  the  sea,  and  Gazara,  that  bordereth  upon 
Azotus,  where  the  enemies  had  dwelt  before  : 
but  he  placed  Jews  there,  and  furnished  them 
with  all  things  convenient  for  the  reparation 
thereof) 

35  The  people  therefore,  seeing  the  acts  of 
Simon,  and  unto  what  glory  he  thought  to 
bring  his  nation,  made  him  their  governor  and 
chief  priest,  because  he  had  done  all  these 
things,  and  for  the  justice  and  faith  which  he 
kept  to  his  nation,  and  for  that  he  sought  by 
all  means  to  exalt  his  people. 

3G  For  in  his  time  things  prospered  in  his 
hands,  so  that  the  heathen  were  taken  out  of 
their  country,  and  they  also  that  were  in  the 
city  of  David  in  Jerusalem,  who  had  made 
themselves  a  tower,  out  of  which  they  issued, 
and  polluted  all  about  the  sanctuary,  and  did 
much  hurt  in  the  holy  place  : 

37  But  he  placed  Jews  therein,  and  fortified 
it  for  the  safety  of  the  country  and  the  city,  and 
raised  up  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

38  King  Demetrius  also  confirmed  him  in  the 
high  priesthood  according  to  those  things, 

39  And  made  him  one  of  his  friends,  and 
honoured  him  with  great  honour. 

40  For  he  liad  heard  say,  that  the  Romans 
had  called  the  Jews  their  friends  and  confede- 
rates and  brethren  ;  and  that  they  had  enter- 
tained the  ambassadors  of  Simon  honourably  : 

41  Also  that  the  Jews  and  priests  were  well 
pleased  that  Simon  should  be  their  governor 
and  high  priest  for  ever,  until  there  sjiould 
arise  a  faithful  prophet  ; 

42  Moreover,  that  he  should  be  their  cap- 
tain, and  should  take  charge  of  the  sanctuary, 
to  set  them  over  their  works,  and  over  the 
country,  and  over  the  armour,  and  over  the 
fortresses,  that,  /  say,  he  should  take  charge 
of  the  sanctuary  ; 

116 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

43  Beside  this,  that  he  should  be  obeyed  of 
every  man,  and  that  all  the  writings  in  the 
country  should  be  made  in  his  name,  and  that 
he  should  be  clothed  in  purple,  and  wear  gold  : 

44  Also  that  it  should  be  lawful  for  none  of 
the  people  or  priests  to  break  any  of  these 
things,  or  to  gainsay  his  words,  or  to  gather  an 
assembly  in  the  country  without  him,  or  to  be 
clothed  in  purple,  or  wear  a  buckle  of  gold  : 

45  And  whosoever  should  do  otherwise,  or 
break  any  of  these  things,  he  should  be  pu- 
nished. 

4(i  Thus  it  liked  all  the  people  to  deal  with 
Simon,  and  do  as  hath  been  said. 

47  Then  Simon  accepted  hereof,  and  was 
well  pleased  to  be  high  priest,  and  captain  and 
governor  of  the  Jews  and  priests,  and  to  de- 
iend  them  all. 

48  So  they  commanded  that  this  writing 
should  be  put  in  tables  of  brass,  and  that  they 
should  be  set  up  within  the  compass  of  the 
sanctuary  in  a  conspicuous  place  ; 

49  Also  that  the  copies  thereof  should  be 
laid  up  in  the  treasury,  to  the  end  that  Simon 
and  his  sons  might  have  them. 

CHAP.  XV. 

MOREOVER  Antiochus,  son  of  Demetrius 
the  king,  sent  letters  from  the  isles  of 
the  sea  unto  Simon  the  priest  and  prince  of 
the  Jews,  and  to  all  the  people  ; 

2  The  contents  whereof  were  these  :  King 
Antiochus  to  Simon  the  high  priest  and  prince 
of  his  nation,  and  to  the  people  of  the  Jews, 
greeting  : 

3  Forasmuch  as  certain  pestilent  men  have 
usurped  the  kingdom  of  our  fathers,  and  my 
purpose  is  to  challenge  it  again,  that  I  may  re- 
store it  to  the  old  estate,  and  to  that  end  have 
gathered  a  multitude  of  foreign  soldiers  to- 
gether, and  prepared  ships  of  war  ; 

4  My  meaning  also  being  to  go  through  the 
country,  that  I  may  be  avenged  of  them  that 
have  destroyed  it,  and  made  many  cities  in  the 
kingdom  desolate  : 

5  IVow  therefore  I  confirm  unto  thee  all  the 
oblations  which  the  kings  before  me  granted 
thee,  and  whatsoever  gifts  beside  they  granted. 

G  I  give  thee  leave  also  to  coin  money  for 
thy  country  with  thine  own  stamp. 

7  And  as  concerning  Jerusalem  and  the 
sanctuary,  let  them  be  free  ;  and  all  the  armour 
that  thou  hast  made,  and  fortresses  that  thou 
hast  built,  and  keepest  in  thine  hands,  let  them 
remain  unto  thee. 

6  And  if  any  thing  be,  or  shall  be,  owing  to 
the  king,  let  it  be  forgiven  thee  from  this  time 
forth  for  evermore. 

9  Furthermore,  when  we  have  obtained  our 
kingdom,  we  will  honour  thee,  and  thy  nation, 
and  thy  temple,  with  great  honour,  so  that  your 
honour  shall  be  known  throughout  the  world. 

10  In  the  hundred  threescore  and  fourteenth 
year  went  Antiochus  into  the  land  of  his  fa- 
thers :  at  which  time  all  the  forces  came  to- 
gether unto  him,  so  that  few  were  left  with 
Tryphon. 

11  Wherefore,  being  pursued  by  king  An- 
tiochus, he  fled  unto  Dora,  which  lieth  by  the 
sea-side  : 

12  For  he  saw  that  troubles  came  upon  him 
all  at  once,  and  that  his  forces  had  forsaken 
him. 

13  Then  camped  Antiochus  against  Dora, 
having  with  him  an  hundred  and  twenty  thou- 
sand men  of  war,  and  eight  thousand  horsemen. 


,  XV.  Apocrypha. 

14  And  when  he  had  compassed  the  city 
round  about,  and  joined  ships  close  to  the  towrt 
on  the  sea-side,  he  vexed  the  city  by  land  and 
by  sea,  neither  suffered  he  any  to  go  out  or  in. 

15  In  the  mean  season  came  Numenius  and 
his  company  from  Rome,  having  letters  to  the 
kings  and  countries ;  wherein  were  written 
these  things  : 

16  Lucius,  consul  of  the  Romans,  unto  king^ 
Ptolemee,  greeting : 

17  The  Jews'  ambassadors,  our  friends  and 
confederates,  came  unto  us  to  renew  the  old 
friendsliip  and  league,  being  sent  from  Simon 
tlie  high  priest,  and  from  the  people  of  the  Jews  : 

18  And  they  brought  a  shield  of  gold  of  a 
thousand  pound. 

19  We  thought  it  good  therefore  to  write 
unto  the  kings  and  countries,  that  they  should 
do  them  no  harm,  nor  fight  against  them,  their 
cities,  or  countries,  nor  yet  aid  their  enemies 
against  them. 

20  It  seemed  also  good  to  us  to  receive  the 
shield  of  them. 

21  If  tliercfore  there  be  any  pestilent  fel- 
lows, that  have  fled  from  their  country  unto 
you,  deliver  them  unto  Simon  the  high  priest, 
that  he  may  punish  them  according  to  their 
own  law. 

22  The  same  things  wrote  he  likewise  unto 
Demetrius  the  king,  and  Attains,  to  Ariarathes, 
and  Arsaces, 

23  And  to  all  the  countries,  and  to  Sampsa- 
mes,  and  the  Lacedemonians,  and  to  Delus, 
and  Myndus,  and  Sicyon,  and  Caria,  and  Sa- 
mos,  and  Pamphylia,  and  Lycia,  and  Halicar- 
nassus,  and  Rhodus,  and  Phaselis,  and  Cos,  and 
Side,  and  Aradus,  and  Gortyna,  and  Cnidus, 
and  Cyprus,  and  Cyrene. 

24  And  the  copy  hereof  they  wrote  to  Simon 
the  high  priest. 

25  So  Antiochus  the  king  camped  against 
Dora  the  second  day,  assaulting  it  continually, 
and  making  engines,  by  which  means  he  .shut 
up  Tryphon,  that  he  could  neither  go  out 
nor  in. 

2G  At  that  time  Simon  sent  him  two  thou- 
sand chosen  men  to  aid  him ;  silver  also,  and 
gold,  and  much  armour. 

27  Nevertheless  he  would  not  receive  them, 
but  brake  all  the  covenants  which  he  had  made 
with  him  afore,  and  became  strange  unto  him. 

28  Furthermore  he  sent  unto  him  Atheno- 
bius,  one  of  his  friends,  to  commune  with  him, 
and  say.  Ye  withhold  Joppe  and  Gazara,  with 
the  tower  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  which  are  cities 
of  my  realm. 

29  The  borders  thereof  ye  have  wasted,  and 
done  great  hurt  in  the  land,  and  got  the  do- 
minion of  many  places  within  my  kingdom. 

30  Now  therefore  deliver  the  cities  which 
ye  have  taken,  and  the  tributes  of  the  places 
whereof  ye  have  gotten  dominion  without  the 
borders  of  Judea  : 

31  Or  else  give  me  for  them  five  hundred 
talents  of  silver  ;  and  for  the  harm  that  ye 
have  done,  and  the  tributes  of  the  cities,  other 
five  hundred  talents  :  if  not,  we  will  come  and 
fight  against  you. 

32  So  Athenobius  the  king's  friend  came  to 
Jerusalem  ;  and  when  he  saw  the  glory  of  Si- 
mon, and  the  cupboard  of  gold  and  silver 
plate,  and  his  great  attendance,  he  was  asto- 
nished, and  told  him  the  king's  message. 

33  Then  answered  Simon,  and  said  unto 
him,  We  have  neither  taken  other  men's  land, 

117 


Apocrypha. 


II.  MACCABEES. 


Apocryplia. 


nor  holden  that  which  apportaineth  to  others, 
but  tlie  inheritance  of  our  fathers,  which  our 
enemies  had  wrongfully  in  possession  a  certain 
time. 

34  Wherefore  we,  having  opportunity,  hold 
the  inheritance  of  our  fathers. 

35  And  whereas  thou  demandest  Joppe  and 
Gazara,  albeit  they  did  great  harm  unto  the 
people  in  our  country,  yet  will  we  give  an  hun- 
dred talents  for  them.  Hereunto  Athenobius 
answered  him  not  a  word ; 

36  But  returned  in  a  rage  to  the  king,  and 
made  report  unto  him  of  these  speeches,  and 
of  the  glory  of  Simon,  and  of  all  that  he  had 
seen :  whereupon  the  king  was  exceeding 
wroth. 

37  In  the  mean  time  fled  Tryphon  by  ship 
unto  Orthosias. 

38  Then  the  king  made  Cendebeus  captain 
of  the  sea-coast,  and  gave  him  an  host  of  foot- 
men and  horsemen, 

39  And  commanded  him  to  remove  his  host 
toward  Judea :  also  he  commanded  him  to  build 
up  Cedron,  and  to  fortify  the  gates,  and  to  war 
against  the  people  ;  but  as  for  the  king  himself, 
he  pursued  Tryphon. 

40  So  Cendebeus  came  to  Jamnia,  and  be- 
gan to  provoke  the  people,  and  to  invade  Ju- 
dea, and  to  take  the  people  prisoners,  and  slay 
them. 

41  And  when  he  had  built  up  Cedron,  he 
set  horsemen  there,  and  an  host  of  footmen,  to 
the  end  that  issuing  out  they  might  make  out- 
roads  upon  the  ways  of  Judea,  as  the  king  had 
commanded  him. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THEN    came   up    John    from    Gazara,    and 
told    Simon   his    father  what   Cendebeus 
had  done. 

2  Wherefore  Simon  called  his  two  eldest 
sons,  Judas  and  John,  and  said  imto  them,  I, 
and  my  brethren,  and  my  father's  house,  have 
ever  from  our  youth  unto  this  day  fought 
against  the  enemies  of  Israel ;  and  things  have 
prospered  so  well  in  our  hands,  that  we  have 
delivered  Israel  oftentimes. 

3  But  now  I  am  old,  and  ye,  by  God's  mer- 
cy, are  of  a  sufficient  age  :  be  ye  instead  of 
me  and  my  brother,  and  go  and  fight  for  our 
nation,  and  the  help  from  heaven  be  with  you. 

4  So  he  chose  out  of  the  country  twenty 
thousand  men  of  war  with  horsemen,  who  went 
out  against  Cendebeus,  and  rested  that  night  at 
Modin. 

5  And  when  as  they  rose  in  the  morning, 
and  went  into  the  plain,  behold,  a  mighty  great 
host  both  of  footmen  and  horsemen  came 
against  them :  howbeit  there  was  a  water- 
brook  betwixt  them. 

G  So  he  and  his  people  pitched  over  against 
them  :  and  when  he  saw  that  the  people  were 
afraid  to  go  over  the  water-brook,  he  went  first 
over  hnnself,  and  then  the  men  seeing  him, 
passed  through  after  him. 

7   That  done,  he  divided  his  men,  and  set  the 


horsemen  in  the  midst  of  the  footmen  :  for  the 
enemies'  horsemen  were  very  many. 

8  Then  sounded  they  with  the  holy  trum- 
pets: whereupon  Cendebeus  and  his  host  were 
put  to  flight,  so  that  many  of  them  were  slain, 
and  the  remnant  gat  them  to  the  strong  hold. 

9  At  that  time  was  Judas,  John's  brother, 
wounded;  but  John  still  followed  after  them, 
until  he  came  to  Cedron,  which  Cendebeus  had 
built. 

10  So  they  fled  even  unto  the  towers  in  the 
fields  of  Azotus  ;  wherefore  he  burned  it  with 
fire :  so  that  there  were  slain  of  them  about 
two  thousand  men.  Afterward  he  returned  into 
the  land  of  Judea  in  peace. 

11  Moreover,  in  the  plain  of  Jericho  was 
Ptolemeus  the  son  of  Abubus  made  captain, 
and  he  had  abundance  of  silver  and  gold  : 

12  For  he  was  the  high  priest's  son-in-law. 

13  Wherefore  his  heart  being  lifted  up,  he 
thought  to  get  the  country  to  himself,  and 
thereupon  consulted  deceitfully  against  Simon 
and  his  sons  to  destroy  them. 

14  Now  Simon  was  visiting  the  cities  that 
were  in  the  country,  and  taking  care  for  the 
good  ordering  of  them  ;  at  which  time  he  came 
down  himself  to  Jericho  with  his  sons,  Matta- 
thias  and  Judas,  in  the  hundred  threescore  and 
seventeenth  year,  in  the  eleventh  month,  called 
Sabat : 

15  Where  the  soii  of  Abubus  receiving  them 
deceitfully  into  a  little  hold  called  Docus,  which 
he  had  built,  made  them  a  great  banquet :  how- 
beit he  had  hid  men  tliere. 

16  So  when  Simon  and  his  sons  had  drunk 
largely,  Ptolemee  and  his  men  rose  up,  and 
took  their  weapons,  and  came  upon  Simon  into 
the  banqueting-place,  and  slew  him,  and  his 
two  sons,  and  certain  of  his  servants. 

17  In  which  doing  he  committed  a  great 
treachery,  and  recompensed  evil  for  good. 

18  Then  Ptolemee  wrote  these  things,  and 
sent  to  the  king,  that  he  should  send  him  an  hosi 
to  aid  him,  and  he  would  deliver  him  the  coun- 
try and  cities. 

19  He  sent  others  also  to  Gazara  to  kill 
John  :  and  unto  tlie  tribunes  he  sent  letters  to 
come  unto  him,  that  he  might  give  them  silver, 
and  gold,  and  rewards. 

20  And  others  he  sent  to  take  Jerusalem,  and 
the  mountain  of  the  temple. 

21  Now  one  had  run  afore  to  Gazara,  and  told 
John  that  his  father  and  brethren  were  slain,  and, 
quoth  he,  Ptolemee  hath  sent  to  slay  thee  also. 

22  Hereof  when  he  heard,  he  was  sore  as- 
tonished :  so  he  laid  hands  on  them  that  were 
come  to  destroy  him,  and  slew  them  ;  for  he 
knew  that  they  sought  to  make  him  away. 

23  As  concerning  the  rest  of  the  acts  of 
John,  and  his  wars,  and  worthy  deeds  whicli 
he  did,  and  the  building  of  the  walls  which  he 
made,  and  his  doings, 

24  Behold,  these  are  vi'ritten  in  the  chroni- 
cles of  his  priesthood,  from  the  time  he  was 
made  high  priest  after  his  father. 


H  The  Second  Book  of  the  MACCABEES. 

CHAP.  I.  lout  Egypt,  health  and  peace: 

THE   brethren,  the   Jews  that  be  at   Jeru-       2  God  be  gracious  unto   you,  and  remember 
salem  and    in    the  land    of    Judea,    wish  his  covenant  that  he  made  with  Abraham,  Isaac, 
unto  the  brethren,  the  Jews  that   are  through-  i  and  Jacob,  his  faithful  servants ; 

118 


Apocrypha. 

3  And  give  you  all  an  heart  to  serve  him,  and 
to  do  his  will,  with  a  good  courage  and  a  willing 
mind  ; 

4  And  open  your  hearts  in  his  law  and  com- 
mandments, and  send  you  peace, 

5  And  hear  your  prayers,  and  be  at  one  with 
you,  and  never  forsake  you  in  time  of  trouble. 

()  And  now  we  be  here  praying  for  you. 

7  What  time  as  Demetrius  reigned,  in  the 
hundred  threescore  and  ninth  year,  we  the  Jews 
wrote  unto  you  in  the  extremity  of  trouble  that 
came  upon  us  in  those  years,  from  the  time  that 
Jason  and  his  company  revolted  from  the  holy 
land  and  kingdom, 

8  And  burned  the  porch,  and  shed  innocent 
blood :  then  we  prayed  unto  the  Lord,  and 
were  heard ;  ,  we  offered  also  sacrifices  and 
fine  flour,  and  lighted  the  lamps,  and  set  forth 
the  loaves. 

i)  And  now  see  that  ye  keep  the  feast  of 
tabernacles  in  the  month  Casleu. 

10  In  the  hundred  fourscore  and  eighth  year, 
the  people  that  were  at  Jerusalem  and  in  Judea, 
and  the  council,  and  Judas,  sent  greeting  and 
health  unto  Aristobulus,  king  Ptolemeus'  master, 
who  was  of  the  stock  of  the  anointed  priests, 
and  to  the  Jews  that  were  in  Egypt : 

11  Insomuch  as  God  hath  delivered  us  from 
great  perils,  we  thank  him  highly,  as  having 
been  in  battle  against  a  king. 

12  For  he  cast  them  out  that  fought  within 
the  holy  city. 

13  For  when  the  leader  was  come  into  Per- 
sia, and  the  army  with  him  that  seemed  invinci- 
ble, they  were  slain  in  the  temple  of  Nanea  by 
the  deceit  of  Nanea's  priests. 

14  For  Antiochus,  as  though  he  would  mar- 
ry her,  came  into  the  place,  and  his  friends  that 
were  with  him,  to  receive  money  in  name  of  a 
dowry. 

15  Which  when  the  priests  of  Nanea  had 
set  forth,  and  he  was  entered  with  a  small 
company  into  the  compass  of  the  temple,  they 
shut  the  temple  as  soon  as  Antiochus  was  come 
in : 

16  And  opening  a  privy  door  of  the  roof,  they 
threw  stones  like  thunderbolts,  and  struck  down 
the  captain,  hewed  them  in  pieces,  smote  off 
their  heads,  and  cast  them  to  those  that  were 
without. 

17  Blessed  be  our  God  in  all  things,  who 
hath  delivered  up  the  ungodly. 

18  Therefore  whereas  we  are  now  purposed 
to  keep  the  purification  of  the  temple  upon  the 
five  and  twentieth  day  of  the  month  Casleu,  we 
thoutvht  it  necessary  to  certify  you  thereof,  that 
ye  also  might  keep  it,  as  the  feast  of  the  taber- 
nacles, and  of  the  fire,  xohich  lo as  given  us  when 
Neemias  offered  sacrifice,  after  that  he  had 
builded  the  temple  and  the  altar. 

1!)  For  when  our  fathers  were  led  into  Per- 
sia, the  priests  that  were  then  devout  took  the 
fire  of  the  altar  privily,  and  hid  it  in  an  hollow 
place  of  a  pit  without  water,  where  they  kept  it 
sure,  so  that  the  place  was  unknown  to  all  men. 

20  Now  after  many  years,  when  it  pleased 
God,  Neemias,  being  sent  from  the  king  of  Per- 
sia, did  send  of  the  posterity  of  those  priests, 
that  had  iiid  it,  to  the  fire  :  but  when  they  told 
us  they  found  no  fire,  but  thick  water  ; 

21  Then  commanded  he  them  to  draw  it  up, 
and  to  bring  it ;  and  when  the  sacrifices  were 
laid  on,  Neemias  commanded  the  priests  to 
sprinkle  the  wood  and  the  things  laid  there- 
upon with  the  water. 


CHAP.  11.  Apocrypha. 

22  When  this  was  done,  and  the  time  cartle 
that  the  sun  shone,  which  afore  was  hid  in  the 
cloud,  there  was  a  great  fire  kindled,  so  that 
every  man  marvelled. 

23  And  the  priests  made  a  prayer  whilst  the 
sacrifice  was  consuming,  /  say,  both  the  priests, 
and  all  the  rest,  Jonathan  beginning,  and  the 
rest  answering  thereunto,  as  Neemias  did. 

24  And  the  prayer  was  after  this  manner  ;  O 
Lord,  Lord  God,  Creator  of  all  things,  who  art 
fearful  and  strong,  and  righteous,  and  merciful, 
and  the  only  and  gracious  King, 

25  The  only  giver  of  all  things,  the  only  just, 
almighty,  and  everlasting,  thou  that  deliverest 
Israel  from  all  trouble,  and  didst  choose  the  fa- 
thers, and  sanctify  them  : 

2G  Receive  the  sacrifice  for  thy  whole  peo- 
ple Israel,  and  preserve  thine  own  portion,  and 
sanctify  it. 

27  Gather  those  together  that  are  scattered 
from  us,  deliver  them  that  serve  among  the 
heathen,  look  upon  them  that  are  despised  and 
abhorred,  and  let  the  heathen  know  that  thou 
art  our  God. 

28  Punish  them  that  oppress  us,  and  with 
pride  do  us  wrong. 

29  Plant  thy  people  again  in  thy  holy  place, 
as  Moses  hath  spoken. 

30  And  the  priests  sung  psalms  of  thanks- 
giving. 

31  Now  when  the  sacrifice  was  consumed, 
Neemias  commanded  the  water  that  was  left  to 
be  poured  on  the  great  stones. 

32  When  this  was  done,  there  was  kindled  a 
flame :  but  it  was  consumed  by  the  light  that 
shined  from  the  altar. 

33  So  when  this  matter  was  known,  it  v/aa 
told  the  king  of  Persia,  that  in  the  place,  where 
the  priests  that  were  led  away  had  hid  the  fire, 
there  appeared  water,  and  that  Neemias  had  pu- 
rified the  sacrifices  therewith. 

34  Then  the  king,  enclosing  the  place,  made 
it  holy,  after  he  had  tried  the  matter. 

35  And  the  king  took  many  gifts,  and  be- 
stowed thereof  on  those  whom  he  would  gratify. 

36  And  Neemias  called  this  thing  Naphthar, 
which  is  as  much  as  to  say,  A  cleansing  :  but 
many  men  call  it  Nephi. 

CHAP.  II. 

IT  is  also  found  in  the  records,  that  Jeremy 
the  prophet  commanded  them  that  were 
carried  away  to  take  of  the  fire,  as  it  hath  been 
signified  : 

2  And  how  that  the  prophet, having  given  them 
the  law,  charged  them  not  to  forget  the  com- 
mandments of  the  Lord,  and  that  they  should 
not  err  in  their  minds,  when  they  see  images 
of  silver  and  gold,  with  their  ornaments. 

3  And  with  other  such  speeches  exhorted  he 
them,  that  the  law  should  not  depart  from  their 
hearts. 

4  It  was  also  contained  in  the  same  writing, 
that  the  prophet,  being  warned  of  God,  com- 
manded tlie  tabernacle  and  the  ark  to  go  with 
him,  as  he  went  forth  into  the  mountain,  whero 
Moses  climbed  up,  and  saw  the  heritage  of  God. 

5  And  when  Jeremy  came  thither,  he  found 
an  hollow  cave,  wherein  he  laid  the  tabernacle, 
and  the  ark,  and  the  altar  of  incense,  and  so 
stopped  the  door. 

6  And  some  of  those  that  followed  him  came 
to  mark  the  way,  but  they  could  not  find  it. 

7  Which  wiien  Jeremy  perceived,  he  blamed 
them,  saying.  As  for  that  place,  it  shall  be  un- 
known until  the  time  that  God  gather  his  peo- 

IJ9 


Apocrypha.  II.  MACCABEES. 

pie   again    together,   and   receive    them   unto 
mercy. 

8  Then  shall  the  Lord  shew  them  these 
things,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  appear, 
and  the  cloud  also,  as  it  was  shewed  unto  Mo- 
ses, and  as  when  Solomon  desired  that  the 
place  might  be  honourably  sanctified. 

9  It  was  also  declared,  that  he  being  wise 
offered  the  sacrifice  of  dedication,  and  of  the 
finishing  of  the  temple. 

10  And  as  when  Moses  prayed  unto  the 
Lord,  the  fire  came  down  from  heaven,  and 
consumed  tlie  sacrifices  ;  even  so  prayed  Solo- 
mon also,  and  the  fire  came  down  from  heaven, 
and  consumed  the  burnt-offerings. 

11  And  Moses  said,  Because  the  sin-offering 
was  not  to  bo  eaten,  it  was  consumed. 

12  So  Solomon  kept  those  eight  days. 

13  The  same  things  also  were  reported  in 
the  writings  and  commentaries  of  Neemias : 
and  how  lie,  founding  a  library,  gathered  toge- 
ther the  acts  of  the  kings,  and  the  prophets, 
and  of  David,  and  the  epistles  of  the  kings 
concerniniv  tiie  lioly  gifts. 

14  In  like  manner  also  Judas  gathered  to- 
gether all  those  things  that  were  lost  by  reason 
of  the  war  we  liad,  and  they  remain  with  us. 

1.')  Wlierefore  if  ye  have  need  thereof,  send 
some  to  fetch  them  unto  you. 

16  Whereas  we  then  are  about  to  celebrate 
the  purification,  we  liave  written  unto  you,  and 
ye  siiall  do  well,  if  ye  keep  the  same  days. 

17  We  hope  also,  that  the  God,  that  deliver- 
ed all  his  people,  and  gave  them  all  an  heritage, 
and  the  kingdom,  and  the  priesthood,  and  the 
sanctuary, 

18  As  he  promised  in  the  law,  will  shortly 
Jiave  mercy  upon  us,  and  gather  us  together  out 
of  every  land  under  heaven  into  the  holy  place  : 
for  he  hath  delivered  us  out  of  great  troubles, 
and  hath  purified  the  place. 

19  Now  as  concerning  Judas  Maccabeus,  and 
liis  brethren,  and  the  purification  of  the  great 
temple,  and  the  dedication  of  the  altar, 

20  And  the  wars  against  Antiochus  Epiph- 
anes,  and  Eupator  his  son, 

21  And  the  manifest  signs  that  came  from 
heaven  unto  those  that  behaved  themselves  man- 
fully to  their  honour  for  Judaism  :  so  that,  being 
but  a  few,  they  overcame  the  whole  country, 
and  chased  barbarous  multitudes, 

22  And  recovered  again  the  temple  renowned 
all  the  world  over,  and  freed  the  city,  and  up- 
held the  laws  which  were  going  down,  the 
Lord  being  gracious  unto  them  with  all  favour  ; 

23  All  these  things,  I  say,  being  declared  by 
Jason  of  Cyrene  in  five  books,  we  will  assay  to 
abridge  in  one  volume. 

24  For  considering  the  infinite  number,  and 
the  difficulty  which  they  find  that  desire  to  look 
into  the  narrations  of  the  story,  for  the  variety 
of  the  matter, 

25  We  have  been  careful,  that  they  that  will 
read  might  have  delight,  and  that  they  that  are 
desirous  to  commit  to  memory  might  have  ease, 
and  that  all  into  whose  hands  it  comes  might 
have  profit. 

26  Therefore  to  us,  that  have  taken  upon  us 
this  painful  labour  of  abridging,  it  was  not  easy, 
but  a  matter  of  sweat  and  watching  ; 

27  Even  as  it  is  no  ease  unto  him  that  pre- 
pareth  a  banquet,  and  seeketh  the  benefit  of 
others :  yet  for  the  pleasuring  of  many  we  will 
undertake  gladly  this  great  pains  ; 

28  Leavinor  to  the  author  the  exact  handling 


Apocrypha. 
of  every  particular,  and  labouring  to  follow  the 
rules  of  an  abridgment. 

29  For  as  the  master-builder  of  a  new  house 
must  care  for  the  whole  building  ;  but  he  that 
undertaketh  to  set  it  out,  and  paint  it,  must 
seek  out  fit  things  for  the  adorning  thereof: 
even  so  I  think  it  is  with  us. 

30  To  stand  upon  every  point,  and  go  over 
things  at  large,  and  to  be  curious  in  particu- 
lars, belongeth  to  the  first  author  of  the  story : 

31  But  to  use  brevity,  and  avoid  much  la- 
bouring of  the  work,  is  to  be  granted  to  him 
that  will  make  an  abridgment. 

32  Here  then  will  we  begin  the  story  :  only 
adding  thus  much  to  that  which  hath  been  said, 
that  it  is  a  foolish  thing  to  make  a  long  prologue, 
and  to  be  short  in  the  story  itself 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  when  the  holy  city  was  inhabited  with 
all  peace,  and  the  laws  were  kept  very 
well,  because  of  the  godliness  of  Onias  the  high 
priest,  and  his  hatred  of  wickedness, 

2  It  came  to  pass  that  even  the  kings  them- 
selves did  honour  the  place,  and  magnify  the 
temple  with  their  best  gifts  ; 

3  Insomuch  that  Seleucus  king  of  Asia,  of 
his  own  revenues,  bare  all  the  costs  belonging 
to  the  service  of  the  sacrifices, 

4  But  one  Simon,  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
who  was  made  governor  of  the  temple,  fell  out 
with  the  high  priest  about  disorder  in  the  city, 

5  And  when  he  could  not  overcome  Onias, 
he  gat  him  to  ApoUonius  the  son  of  Thraseas, 
who  then  was  governor  of  Celosyria  and  Phe- 
nice, 

6  And  told  him  that  the  treasury  in  Jeru- 
salem was  full  of  infinite  sums  of  money,  so  that 
the  multitude  of  their  riches,  which  did  not  per- 
tain to  the  account  of  the  sacrifices,  was  innu- 
merable, and  that  it  was  possible  to  bring  all 
into  the  king's  hand. 

7  Now  when  ApoUonius  came  to  the  king, 
and  had  shewed  him  of  the  money  whereof  he 
was  told,  the  king  chose  out  Heliodorus  his 
treasurer,  and  sent  him  with  a  commandment 
to  bring  him  the  aforesaid  money. 

8  So  forthwith  Heliodorus  took  his  journey, 
under  a  colour  of  visiting  the  cities  of  Celo- 
syria and  Phenice,  but  indeed  to  fulfil  the 
king's  purpose, 

9  And  when  he  was  come  to  Jerusalem,  and 
had  been  courteously  received  of  the  high 
priest  of  the  city,  he  told  him  what  intelligence 
was  given  of  the  money,  and  declared  where- 
fore he  came,  and  asked  if  these  things  were  so 
indeed, 

10  Then  the  high  priest  told  him  that  there 
was  such  money  laid  up  for  the  relief  of  widows 
and  fatherless  children  : 

11  And  that  some  of  it  belonged  to  Hirca- 
nus  son  of  Tobias,  a  man  of  great  dignity,  and 
not  as  that' wicked  Simon  had  misinformed: 
the  sum  whereof  in  all  was  four  hundred  talents 
of  silver,  and  two  hundred  of  gold  : 

12  And  that  it  was  altogether  impossible  that 
such  wrongs  should  be  done  unto  them,  that  had 
committed  it  to  the  holiness  of  the  place,  and  to 
the  majesty  and  inviolable  sanctity  of  the  temple, 
honoured  over  all  the  world. 

13  But  Heliodorus,  because  of  the  king's 
commandment  given  him,  said.  That  in  any 
wise  it  must  be  brought  into  the  king's  trea- 
sury. 

14  So  at  the  day  which  he  appointed  he  en- 
tered in  to  order  this  matter  :  wherefore  there 

120 


J}pocrypha. 
was  no  small  agony  throughout  the  whole  city. 

]5  But  the  priests,  prostrating  themselves 
before  the  altar  in  their  priests'  vestments,  called 
unto  heaven  upon  him  that  made  a  law  con- 
cerning things  given  to  be  kept,  that  they  should 
safely  be  preserved  for  such  as  had  committed 
them  to  be  kept. 

IC  Then  whoso  had  looked  the  high  priest  in 
the  face,  it  would  have  wounded  his  heart :  for 
his  countenance  and  the  changing  of  his  colour 
declared  the  inward  agony  of  his  mind. 

17  For  the  man  was  so  compassed  with  fear 
and  horror  of  the  body,  that  it  was  manifest  to 
them  that  looked  upon  him,  what  sorrow  he 
had  now  in  his  heart. 

18  Others  ran  flocking  out  of  their  houses 
to  the  general  supplication,  because  the  place 
was  like  to  come  into  contempt. 

19  And  the  women,  girt  with  sackcloth  un- 
der their  breasts,  abounded  in  the  streets  ;  and 
the  virgins  that  were  kept  in,  ran,  some  to  the 
gates,  and  some  to  the  walls,  and  others  looked 
out  of  the  windows. 

20  And  all  holding  their  hands  toward  hea- 
ven, made  supplication. 

21  Then  it  would  have  pitied  a  man  to  see 
the  falling  down  of  the  multitude  of  all  sorts, 
and  the  fear  of  the  high  priest,  being  in  such  an 
agony. 

22  Then  they  called  upon  the  Almighty  Lord 
to  keep  the  things  committed  of  trust  safe  and 
sure  for  those  that  had  committed  them. 

23  Nevertheless,  Heliodorus  e.^ecuted  that 
which  was  decreed. 

24  Now  as  he  was  there  present  himself 
with  his  guard  about  the  treasury,  the  Lord  of 
spirits,  and  the  Prince  of  all  power,  caused  a 
great  apparition,  so  that  all  that  presumed  to 
come  in  with  him  were  astonished  at  the  power 
of  God,  and  fainted,  and  were  sore  afraid. 

25  For  there  appeared  unto  them  an  horse 
with  a  terrible  rider  upon  him,  and  adorned 
with  a  very  fair  covering,  and  he  ran  fiercely, 
and  smote  at  Heliodorus  with  his  fore-feet, 
and  it  seemed  that  he  that  sat  upon  the  horse 
had  complete  harness  of  gold. 

2G  Moreover,  two  other  young  men  appeared 
before  hirn,  notable  in  strength,  excellent  in 
beauty,  and  comely  in  apparel,  who  stood  by 
him  on  either  side,  and  scourged  him  continual- 
ly, and  gave  him  many  sore  stripes. 

27  And  Heliodorus  fell  suddenly  unto  the 
ground,  and  was  compassed  with  great  dark- 
ness :  but  they  that  were  with  him  took  him 
up,  and  put  him  into  a  litter. 

28  Thus  him,  that  lately  came  with  a  great 
train  and  with  all  his  guard  into  the  said  trea- 
sury, they  carried  out,  being  unable  to  help 
himself  with  his  weapons  :  and  manifestly  they 
acknowledged  the  power  of  God  : 

2'J  For  he  by  tiie  hand  of  God  was  cast  down, 
and  lay  speechless  without  all  hope  of  life. 

30  But  they  praised  the  Lord,  that  had  mi- 
raculously honoured  his  own  place :  for  the 
temple,  whicli  a  little  afore  was  full  of  fear  and 
trouble,  when  the  Almighty  Lord  appeared,  was 
filled  with  joy  and  gladness. 

31  Then  straightway  certain  of  Heliodorus' 
friends  prayed  Onias,  that  he  would  call  upon 
the  Most  High,  to  grant  him  his  hfe,  who  lay 
ready  to  give  up  the  ghost. 

32  So  the  high  priest,  suspecting  lest  the 
king  should  misconceive  that  some  treachery 
had  been  done  to  Heliodorus  by  the  Jews,  of- 
fered a  sacrifice  for  the  health  of  the  man. 

16 


CHAP.  IV.  Apocrypha. 

33  Now  as  the  high  priest  was  making  an 
atonement,  the  same  young  men  in  the  same 
clothing  appeared  and  stood  beside  Heliodorus, 
saying.  Give  Onias  the  high  priest  great  thanks, 
insomuch  as  for  his  sake  the  Lord  hath  granted 
thee  life  : 

34  And  seeing  that  thou  hast  been  scourged 
from  heaven,  declare  unto  all  men  the  mighty 
power  of  God.  And  when  they  had  spoken 
these  words,  they  appeared  no  more. 

35  So  Heliodorus,  after  he  had  offered  sa- 
crifice unto  the  Lord,  and  made  great  vows 
unto  him  that  had  saved  his  life,  and  saluted 
Onias,  returned  with  his  host  to  the  king. 

36  Then  testified  he  to  all  men  the  works  of 
the  great  God,  which  he  had  seen  with  his  eyes. 

37  And  when  the  king  asked  Heliodorus,  who 
might  be  a  fit  man  to  be  sent  yet  once  again  to 
Jerusalem,  he  said, 

38  If  thou  hast  any  enemy  or  traitor,  send 
him  thither,  and  thou  shalt  receive  him  well 
scourged,  if  he  escape  with  his  life  :  for  in  that 
place,  no  doubt,  there  is  an  especial  power  of 
God. 

39  For  he  that  dwelleth  in  heaven  hath  his 
eye  on  that  place,  and  defendeth  it ;  and  he 
beateth  and  destroyeth  them  that  come  to 
hurt  it. 

40  And  the  things  concerning  Heliodorus, 
and  the  keeping  of  the  treasury,  fell  out  on 
this  sort. 

CHAP.   IV. 

THIS  Simon  now,  of  whom  we  spake  afore, 
having  been  a  bewrayer  of  the  money,  and 
of  his  country,  slandered  Onias,  as  if  he  had 
terrified  Heliodorus,  and  been  the  worker  of 
these  evils. 

2  Thus  was  he  bold  to  call  him  a  traitor, 
that  had  deserved  well  of  the  city,  and  tendered 
his  own  nation,  and  was  so  zealous  of  the  laws. 

3  But  when  their  hatred  went  so  far,  thai 
by  one  of  Simon's  faction  murders  were  com- 
mitted, 

4  Onias  seeing  the  danger  of  this  contention, 
and  that  Apollonius,  as  being  the  governor  of 
Celosyria  and  Phenice,  did  rage,  and  increase 
Simon's  malice, 

5  He  went  to  the  king,  not  to  be  an  accuser 
of  his  countrymen,  but  seeking  the  good  of 
all,  both  public  and  private  : 

(5  For  he  saw  that  it  was  impossible  that  the 
state  should  continue  quiet,  and  Simon  leave 
his  folly,  unless  the  king  did  look  thereunto. 

7  But  after  the  death  of  Seleucus,  when  An- 
tiochus,  called  Epiphanes,  took  the  kingdom, 
Jason  the  brother  of  Onias  laboured  underhand 
to  be  high  priest. 

8  Promising  unto  the  king  by  intercession 
three  hundred  and  threescore  talents  of  silver, 
and  of  another  revenue  eighty  talents: 

9  Beside  this,  he  promised  to  assign  an  hun- 
dred and  fifty  more,  if  he  might  have  license 
to  set  him  up  a  place  for  exercise,  and  for  the 
training  up  of  youth  in  the  fashions  of  the 
heathen,  and  to  write  them  of  Jerusalem  by 
the  name  o/ Antiochians. 

10  Which  when  the  king  had  granted,  and 
he  had  gotten  into  his  hand  the  rule,  he  forth- 
with brought  his  own  nation  to  the  Greekish 
fashion. 

1 1  And  the  royal  privileges  granted  of  spe- 
cial favour  to  the  Jews  by  the  means  of  John 
the  father  of  Eupolemus,  who  went  ambassador 
to  Rome  for  amity  and  aid,  he  took  away ;  and 
putting  down  the  governments  which  were  ac- 


Apocrypha.  II.  RP.CCABEES 

cording  to  the  law,  he  brought  up  new  customs 
against  the  law  : 

12  For  he  built  gladly  a  place  of  exercise 
under  the  tower  itself,  and  brought  the  chief 
young  men  under  his  subjection,  and  made 
them  wear  a  hat. 

13  Now  such  was  the  height  of  Greek 
fashions,  and  increase  of  heathenish  manners, 
through  the  exceeding  profaneness  of  Jason, 
that  ungodly  wretch,  and  no  high  priest  ; 

14  That  the  priests  had  no  courage  to  serve 
any  more  at  the  altar,  but  despising  the  temple, 
and  neglecting  tiie  sacrifices,  hastened  to  be 
partakers  of  the  unlawful  allowance  in  the  place 
of  exercise,  after  the  game  of  Discus  called 
them  forth  ; 

15  Not  setting  by  the  honours  of  their  fa- 
thers, but  likino-  the  glory  of  the  Grecians  best 
of  all. 

IG  By  reason  whereof  sore  calamity  came 
upon  them  :  for  they  had  them  to  be  their  ene- 
mies and  avengers,  whose  custom  they  followed 
so  earnestly,  and  unto  whom  they  desired  to  be 
like  in  all  things. 

17  for  it  is  not  a  light  thing  to  do  wickedly 
against  the  laws  of  God  :  but  the  time  following 
shall  declare  these  things. 

18  Now  when  the  game  that  was  used  every 
fifth  year  was  kept  at  Tyrus,  the  king  being 
present, 

19  This  ungracious  Jason  sent  special  mes- 
sengers from  Jerusalem,  who  were  Antiochi- 
ans,  to  carry  three  hundred  drachms  of  silver 
to  the  sacrifice  of  Hercules,  which  even  the 
bearers  thereof  thought  fit  not  to  bestow  upon 
the  sacrifice,  because  it  was  not  convenient,  but 
to  be  reserved  for  other  charges. 

20  This  money  then,  in  regard  of  the  sender, 
was  appointed  to  Hercules'  sacrifice  ;  but  be- 
cause of  the  bearers  tliereof,  it  was  employed 
to  the  making  of  galleys. 

21  Now  when  Apollonius  the  son  of  Menes- 
theus  was  sent  into  Egypt  for  the  coronation 
of  king  Ptolcmeus  Philometor,  Antiochus,  un- 
derstanding iiim  not  to  be  well-affected  to  his 
affairs,  provided  for  his  own  safety  :  whereupon 
he  came  to  Joppe,  and  from  thence  to  Jerusa- 
lem : 

22  Where  he  was  honourably  received  of 
Jason,  and  of  the  city,  and  was  brought  in  with 
torch-light,  and  with  great  shoutings :  and  so 
afterward  went  with  his  host  unto  Phenice. 

23  Three  years  afterward  Jason  sent  Mene- 
laus,  the  aforesaid  Simon's  brother,  to  bear  the 
money  unto  the  king,  and  to  put  him  in  mind 
of  certain  necessary  matters. 

24  But  he  being  brought  to  the  presence  of 
the  king,  when  he  had  magnified  him  for  the 
glorious  appearance  of  his  power,  got  the  priest- 
hood to  himself,  offering  more  than  Jason  by 
three  hundred  talents  of  silver. 

2">  So  he  came  with  the  king's  mandate, 
bringing  nothing-  worthy  the  high  priesthood, 
but  liaving  the  fury  of  a  cruel  tj'rant,  and  the 
rage  of  a  savage  beast. 

26  Then  Jason,  who  had  undermined  his  own 
brother,  being  undermined  by  another,  was  com- 
pelled to  flee  into  the  country  of  the  Ammonites. 

27  So  Menelaus  got  the  principality :  but  as 
for  the  money  that  he  had  promised  unto  the 
king,  he  took  no  good  order  for  it,  albeit  Sos- 
tratus  the  ruler  of  the  castle  required  it : 

28  For  unto  him  appertained  the  gathering 
of  the  customs.  Wherefore  they  were  both 
called  before  the  king. 


Apocrypha. 

29  Now  Menelaus  left  his  brother  Lysima- 
chus  in  his  stead  in  the  priesthood  ;  and  Sos- 
tratus  left  Crates,  who  was  governor  of  the 
Cyprians. 

30  While  those  things  were  in  doing,  they 
of  Tarsus  and  Mallos  made  insurrection,  be- 
cause they  were  given  to  the  king's  concubine, 
called  Antiochis. 

31  Then  came  the  king  in  all  haste  to  ap- 
pease matters,  leaving  Andronicus,  a  man  in 
authority,  for  his  deputy. 

32  Now  Menelaus,  supposing  that  he  h;id 
gotten  a  convenient  time,  stole  certain  vessels 
of  gold  out  of  the  temple,  and  gave  some  of 
tJiem  to  Andronicus,  and  some  he  sold  into 
Tyrus  and  the  cities  round  about. 

33  Which  when  Onias  knew  of  a  surety,  he 
reproved  him,  and  withdrew  himself  into  a 
sanctuary  at  Daphne,  that  lieth  by  Antiochia. 

34  Wherefore  Menelaus,  taking  Andronicus 
apart,  prayed  him  to  get  Onias  into  his  hands ; 
who  being  persuaded  thereunto,  and  con)ing  to 
Onias  in  deceit,  gave  him  his  right  hand  with 
oaths;  and  though  he  were  suspected />?/ Arm, 
yet  persuaded  he  him  to  come  forth  of  the  sanc- 
tuary :  whom  forthwith  he  shut  up  without  re- 
gard of  justice. 

35  For  the  which  cause  not  only  the  Jews, 
but  many  also  of  other  nations,  took  great  in- 
dignation, and  were  much  grieved  for  the  unjust 
murder  of  the  man. 

36  And  when  the  king  was  come  again  from 
the  places  about  Cilicia,  the  Jews  that  were  in 
the  city,  and  certain  of  the  Greeks  that  abhorred 
the  fact  also,  complained  because  Onias  was 
slain  without  cause. 

87  Therefore  Antiochus  was  heartily  sorry, 
and  moved  to  pity,  and  wept,  because  of  the 
sober  and  modest  behaviour  of  him  that  was 
dead. 

38  And  being  kindled  with  anger,  forthwith 
he  took  away  Andronicus  his  purple,  and  rent 
off  his  clothes,  and  leading  him  through  the 
whole  city  unto  that  very  place,  where  he  had 
committed  impiety  against  Onias,  there  slew 
he  the  cursed  murderer.  Thus  the  Lord  re- 
warded him  his  punishment,  as  he  had  de- 
served. 

39  Now  when  many  sacrileges  had  been  com- 
mitted in  the  city  by  Lysimachus  with  the 
consent  of  Menelaus,  and  the  bruit  thereof 
was  spread  abroad,  the  multitude  gathered 
themselves  together  against  Lysimachus,  many 
vessels  of  gold  being  already  carried  away. 

40  Whereupon  the  common  people  rising, 
and  being  filled  with  rage,  Lysimachus  armed 
about  three  thousand  men,  and  began  first  to 
offer  violence  ;  one  Auranus  being  the  leader,  a 
man  far  gone  in  years,  and  no  less  in  folly. 

41  They  then  seeing  the  attempt  of  Lysima- 
chus, some  of  them  caught  stones,  some  clubs, 
others  taking  handfuls  of  dust,  that  was  next  at 
hand,  cast  them  all  together  upon  Lysimachus, 
and  those  that  set  upon  them. 

42  Thus  many  of  them  they  wounded,  and 
some  they  struck  to  the  ground,  and  all  of  them 
they  forced  to  flee  :  but  as  for  the  church  robber 
himself,  him  they  killed  beside  the  treasury. 

43  Of  these  matters  therefore  there  was  an 
accusation  laid  against  Menelaus. 

44  Now  when  the  king  came  to  Tyrus,  three 
men  that  were  sent  from  the  senate  pleaded  the 
cause  before  him : 

45  But  Menelaus,  being  now  convicted, 
promised  Ptolemee  the  son  of  Dorymenes,  to 

122 


Apocrypha.  CHAP, 

give  him  much  money,  if  he  would  pacify  the 
king  toward  him. 

4G  Whereupon  Ptolemee  taking  the  king 
aside  into  a  certain  gallery,  as  it  were  to  take 
the  air,  brought  him  to  be  of  another  mind  . 

47  Insomuch  that  he  discharged  Menelaus 
from  the  accusations,  who  notwithstanding  was 
cause  of  all  the  mischief:  and  those  poor  men, 
who,  if  they  had  told  their  cause,  yea,  before 
the  Scythians,  should  have  been  judged  inno- 
cent, them  he  condemned  to  death. 

48  Thus  they  that  followed  the  matter  for  the 
city,  and  for  the  people,  and  for  the  holy  ves- 
sels, did  soon  suffer  unjust  punishment. 

49  Wherefore  even  they  of  Tyrus,  moved 
with  hatred  of  that  wicked  deed,  caused  them 
to  be  honourably  buried. 

50  And  so,  through  the  covetousness  of  them 
that  were  of  power,  Menelaus  remained  still  in 
authority,  increasing  in  malice,  and  being  a 
great  traitor  to  the  citizens. 

CHAP.  V. 

ABOUT  the   same  time  Antiochus  prepared 
his  second  voyage  into  Egypt : 

2  And  then  it  happened,  that  through  all  the 
city,  for  the  space  almost  of  forty  days,  there 
were  seen  horsemen  running  in  the  air,  in  cloth 
of  gold,  and  armed  with  lances,  like  a  band  of 
soldiers, 

3  And  troops  of  horsemen  in  array,  encoun- 
tering and  running  one  against  another,  with 
shaking  of  shields,  and  multitude  of  pikes,  and 
drawing  of  swords,  and  casting  of  darts,  and 
glittering  of  golden  ornaments,  and  harness  of 
all  sorts. 

4  Wherefore  every  man  prayed  that  that  ap- 
parition might  turn  to  good. 

5  Now  when  there  was  gone  forth  a  false 
rumour,  as  though  Antiochus  had  been  dead, 
Jason  took  at  the  least  a  thousand  men,  and 
suddenly  made  an  assault  upon  the  city  ;  and 
they  that  were  upon  the  walls  being  put  back, 
and  the  city  at  length  taken,  Menelaus  fled  into 
the  castle  : 

C  But  Jason  slew  his  own  citizens  without 
mercy,  not  considering  that  to  get  the  day  of 
them  of  his  own  nation  would  be  a  most  un- 
happy day  for  him ;  but  thinking  they  had  been 
his  enemies  and  not  his  countrymen,  whom  he 
conquered. 

7  Howbeit,  for  all  this  he  obtained  not  the 
principality,  but  at  the  last  received  shame  for 
the  reward  of  his  treason,  and  fled  again  into 
the  country  of  the  Ammonites. 

8  In  the  end  therefore  he  had  an  unhappy 
return,  being  accused  before  Aretas  the  king 
of  the  Arabians,  fleeing  from  city  to  city,  pur- 
sued of  all  men,  hated  as  a  forsaker  of  the  laws, 
and  being  had  in  abomination  as  an  open  enemy 
of  his  country  and  countrymen,  he  was  cast  out 
into  Egypt. 

!)  Thus  he  that  had  driven  many  out  of  their 
country,  perished  in  a  strange  land,  retiring  to 
the  Lacedemonians,  and  thinking  there  to  find 
succour  by  reason  of  his  kindred  : 

10  And  he  that  had  cast  out  many  unburied 
had  none  to  mourn  for  him,  nor  any  solemn 
funerals  at  all,  nor  sepulchre  with  his  fathers. 

11  Now  when  this  that  was  done  came  to 
tiie  king's  ear,  he  thought  that  Judea  had  re- 
volted :  whereupon  removing  out  of  Egypt  in  a 
furious  mind,  he  took  the  city  by  force  of  arms, 

12  And  commanded  his  men  of  war  not  to 
spare  such  as  they  met,  and  to  slay  such  as  went 
up  upon  the  bouses. 


V,  VI.  Apocrypha. 

13  Thus  there  was  killing  of  young  and  old> 
making  away  of  men,  women,  and  children, 
slaying  of  virgins  and  infants. 

14  And  there  were  destroyed  within  three 
whole  days  fourscore  thousand,  whereof  forty 
thousand  were  slain  in  the  conflict ;  and  no 
fewer  sold  than  slain. 

15  Yet  was  he  not  content  with  this,  but 
presumed  to  go  into  the  most  holy  temple  of 
all  the  world  ;  Menelaus,  that  traitor  to  the 
laws,  and  to  his  own  country,  being  his  guide  : 

Ifi  And  taking  the  holy  vessels  with  polluted 
hands,  and  with  profane  hands  pulling  down  the 
things  that  were  dedicated  by  other  kings  to  the 
augmentation  and  glory  and  honour  of  the  place, 
he  gave  them  away. 

17  And  so  haughty  was  Antiochus  in  mind, 
that  he  considered  not  that  the  Lord  was  angry 
for  a  while  for  the  sins  of  them  that  dwelt  in  the 
city,  and  therefore  his  eye  was  not  upon  the  place. 

18  For  had  they  not  been  formerly  wrapped 
in  many  sins,  this  man,  as  soon  as  he  had  come, 
had  forthwith  been  scourged,  and  put  back  from 
his  presumption,  as  Heliodorus  was,  whom  Se- 
leucus  the  king  sent  to  view  the  treasury. 

19  Nevertheless,  God  did  not  choose  the  peo- 
ple for  the  place's  sake,  but  the  place  for  the 
people's  sake. 

20  And  therefore  the  place  itself,  that  was 
partaker  with  them  of  the  adversity  that  hap- 
pened to  the  nation,  did  afterward  communicate 
in  the  benefits  sent  from  the  Lord  :  and  as  it 
was  forsaken  in  the  wrath  of  the  Almighty,  so 
again,  the  great  Lord  being  reconciled,  it  was 
set  up  with  all  glory. 

21  So  when  Antiochus  had  carried  out  of  the 
temple  a  thousand  and  eight  hundred  talents, 
he  departed  in  all  haste  unto  Antiochia,  ween- 
ing in  his  pride  to  make  the  land  navigable,  and 
the  sea  passable  by  foot :  such  was  the  haughti- 
ness of  his  mind. 

22  And  he  left  governors  to  vex  the  nation  : 
at  Jerusalem,  Philip,  for  his  country  a  Phrygian, 
and  for  manners  more  barbarous  than  he  that 
set  him  there  ; 

23  And  at  Garizim,  Andronicus  ;  and  beside, 
Menelaus,  who  worse  than  all  the  rest  bare  im 
heavy  hand  over  the  citizens,  having  a  malicious 
mind  against  his  countrymen  the  Jews. 

24  He  sent  also  that  detestable  ringleader 
Apollonius  with  an  army  of  two  and  twenty 
thousand,  commanding  him  to  slay  all  those  that 
were  in  their  best  age,  and  to  sell  the  women 
and  the  younger  sort  : 

2-5  Who  coming  to  Jerusalem,  and  pretending 
peace,  did  forbear  till  the  holy  day  of  the  sab- 
bath, when  taking  the  Jews  keeping  holy  day, 
he  commanded  his  men  to  arm  themselves. 

26  And  so  he  slew  all  them  that  were  gone 
to  the  celebrating  of  the  sabbath,  and  runnino;' 
through  the  city  with  weapons  slew  great  mul- 
titudes. 

27  But  Judas  Maccabeus  with  nine  others, 
or  thereabout,  withdrew  himself  into  the  wil- 
derness, and  lived  in  the  mountains  after  the 
manner  of  beasts,  with  his  company,  who  fed  on 
herbs  continually,  lest  they  should  be  partakers 
of  the  pollution. 

CHAP.  VI. 

NOT  long  after  this  the  king  sent  an  old 
man  of  Athens  to  compel  the  Jews  to 
depart  from  the  laws  of  their  fathers,  and  not  to 
live  after  the  laws  of  God  : 

2  And  to  pollute  also  the  temple  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  to  call  it  the  temple  of  Jupiter  Olyni- 
123 


.Apocrypha. 


II.  MACCABEES. 


pius  ;  and  that  in  Garizim,  of  Jupiter  the  De- 
fender of  strangers,  as  they  did  desire  that 
dwelt  in  the  place. 

3  The  coming  in  of  this  mischief  was  sore 
and  grievous  to  the  people  : 

4  For  the  temple  was  filled  with  riot  and 
revelling  by  the  Gentiles,  who  dallied  with 
harlots,  and  had  to  do  with  women  within  the 
circuit  of  the  holy  places,  and  beside  that  brought 
in  things  that  were  not  lawful. 

5  The  altar  also  was  filled  with  profane  things, 
which  the  law  forbiddeth. 

6  Neither  was  it  lawful  for  a  man  to  keep 
sabbath-days  or  ancient  feasts,  or'  to  profess 
himself  at  all  to  be  a  Jew. 

7  And  in  the  day  of  the  king's  birth,  every 
month  they  were  brought  by  bitter  constraint 
to  eat  of  the  sacrifices  ;  and  when  the  feast  of 
Bacchus  was  kept,  the  Jews  were  compelled  to 
go  in  procession  to  Bacchus,  carrying  ivy. 

8  Moreover,  there  went  out  a  decree  to  the 
neighbour  cities  of  the  heathen,  by  the  sugges- 
tion of  Ptolemee,  against  the  Jews,  that  they 
siiould  observe  the  same  fashions,  and  be  par- 
takers of  their  sacrifices  : 

9  And  whoso  would  not  conform  themselves 
to  the  manners  of  the  Gentiles  should  be  put 
to  death.  Then  might  a  man  have  seen  the 
present  misery. 

10  For  there  were  two  women  brought,  who 
liad  circumcised  their  children  ;  whom  when 
thoy  had  openly  led  round  about  the  city,  the 
babes  hanging  at  their  breasts,  they  cast  them 
down  headlong  from  the  wall. 

11  And  others,  that  had  run  together  into 
caves  near  by,  to  keep  the  sabbath-day  secretly, 
being  discovered  to  Philip,  were  all  burnt  toge- 
ther, because  they  made  a  conscience  to  help 
themselves  for  the  honour  of  the  most  sacred 
day. 

12  Now  I  beseech  those  that  read  this  book, 
that  they  be  not  discouraged  for  these  calami- 
ties, but  that  they  judge  those  punishments 
not  to  be  for  destruction,  but  for  a  chastening  of 
our  nation. 

13  For  it  is  a  token  of  his  great  goodness, 
when  wicked  doers  are  not  suffered  any  long 
time,  but  forthwith  punished. 

14  For  not  as  with  other  nations,  whom  the 
Lord  patiently  forbeareth  to  punish,  till  they  be 
come  to  the  fulness  of  their  sins,  so  dealeth  he 
witii  us, 

1.5  Lest  that,  being  come  to  the  lieight  of  sin, 
afterward  he  should  take  vengeance  of  us. 

IG  And  therefore  he  never  withdrawetli  his 
mercy  from  us  :  and  though  he  punish  with  ad- 
versity, yet  doth  he  never  forsake  his  people. 

17  But  let  this  that  we  have  spoken  be  for  a 
warning  unto  us.  And  now  will  we  come  to 
the  declaring  of  the  matter  in  few  words. 

18  Eleazar,  one  of  the  principal  scribes,  an 
aged  man,  and  of  a  well-favoured  countenance, 
was  constrained  to  open  his  mouth,  and  to  eat 
swine's  flesh. 

11)  But  he,  choosing  rather  to  die  gloriously, 
tha.']  to  live  stained  with  such  an  abomination, 
spit  it  forth,  and  came  of  his  own  accord  to  the 
torment, 

20  As  it  behoved  them  to  come,  that  are  re- 
solute to  stand  out  against  such  things  as  are 
not  lawful  for  love  of  life  to  be  tasted. 

21  But  they  that  had  the  charge  of  that 
wicked  feast,  for  the  old  acquaintance  they  had 
witli  the  man,  taking  him  aside,  besought  him 
to  bring  flesh  of  his  own  provision,  such  as  was 


Apocrypha. 


lawful  for  him  to  use,  and  make  as  if  he  did  eat 
of  the  flesh  taken  from  the  sacrifice  commanded 
by  the  king  ; 

22  That  in  so  doing  he  might  be  delivered 
from  death,  and  for  the  old  friendship  with  them 
find  favour. 

23  But  he  began  to  consider  discreetly,  and 
as  became  his  age,  and  the  excellency  of  his 
ancient  years,  and  the  honour  of  his  grey  head, 
whereunto  he  was  come,  and  his  most  honest 
education  from  a  child,  or  rather  the  holy  law 
made  and  given  by  God  :  therefore  he  answered 
accordingly,  and  willed  them  straightway  to 
send  him  to  the  grave. 

24  For  it  becometh  not  our  age,  said  he,  in 
any  wise  to  dissemble,  whereby  many  young- 
persons  might  think  that  Eleazar,  being  four- 
score years  old  and  ten,  were  now  gone  to  a 
strange  religion  ; 

25  And  so  they  through  my  hypocrisy,  and 
desire  to  live  a  little  time  and  a  moment  longer, 
should  be  deceived  by  me,  and  I  get  a  stain  to 
mine  old  age,  and  make  it  abominable. 

2G  For  though  for  the  present  time  I  should 
be  delivered  from  the  punishment  of  men :  yet 
should  I  not  escape  the  hand  of  the  Almighty, 
neither  alive  nor  dead. 

27  Wherefore  now,  manfully  changing  this 
life,  I  will  shew  myself  such  an  one  as  mine  age 
requireth, 

28  And  leave  a  notable  example  to  such  as 
be  young,  to  die  willingly  and  courageously 
for  the  honourable  and  holy  laws.  And  when 
he  had  said  these  words,  immediately  he  went 
to  the  torment : 

29  They  that  led  him  changing  the  good  will 
they  bare  him  a  little  before  into  hatred,  be- 
cause the  aforesaid  speeches  proceeded,  as  they 
thought,  from  a  desperate  mind. 

30  But  when  he  was  ready  to  die  with  stripes, 
he  groaned,  and  said,  It  is  manifest  unto  the 
Lord,  that  hath  the  holy  knowledge,  that  where- 
as I  might  have  been  delivered  from  death,  I 
now  endure  sore  pains  in  body  by  being  beaten  : 
but  in  soul  am  well  content  to  suffer  these 
things,  because  I  fear  him. 

31  And  thus  this  man  died,  leaving  his  death 
for  an  example  of  a  noble  courage,  and  a  me- 
morial of  virtue,  not  only  unto  young  men,  but 
unto  all  his  nation. 

CHAP.  VII. 

IT  came  to  pass  also,  that  seven  brethren 
with  their  mother  were  taken,  and  compelled 
by  the  king  against  the  law  to  taste  swine's 
flesh,  and  were  tormented  with  scourges  and 
whips. 

2  But  one  of  them  that  spake  first  said  thus, 
What  wouldest  thou  ask  or  learn  of  us  ?  we  are 
ready  to  die,  rather  than  to  transgress  the  laws 
of  our  fathers. 

3  Then  the  king,  being  in  a  rage,  commanded 
pans  and  caldrons  to  be  made  hot : 

4  Which  forthwith  being  heated,  he  com- 
manded to  cut  out  the  tongue  of  him  that  spake 
first,  and  to  cut  off  the  utmost  parts  of  his  body, 
the  rest  of  his  brethren  and  his  mother  looking 
on. 

5  Now  when  he  was  thus  maimed  in  all  his 
members,  he  commanded  him  being  yet  alive  to 
be  brought  to  the  fire,  and  to  be  fried  in  the  pan  : 
and  as  the  vapour  of  the  pan  was  for  a  good 
space  dispersed,  they  exhorted  one  another  with 
the  mother  to  die  manfully,  saying  thus, 

G     The  Lord    God  looketh   upon  us,  and  in 
truth  hath  comfort  in  us,  as  Moses  in  his  song 
124 


Apocrypha.  CHAP 

which  witnessed  to  their  faces,  declared,  saying, 
And  he  shall  be  comforted  in  his  servants. 

7  So  when  the  first  was  dead  after  this  man- 
ner, they  brought  the  second  to  make  him  a 
mocking-stock :  and  when  they  had  pulled  oif 
the  skin  of  his  head  with  the  hair,  they  asked 
him,  Wilt  thou  eat,  before  thou  be  punished 
throughout  every  member  of  thy  body  ? 

8  But  he  answered  in  his  own  language,  and 
said.  No.  Wherefore  he  also  received  the  next 
torment  in  order,  as  the  former  did. 

9  And  when  he  was  at  the  last  gasp,  he  said. 
Thou  like  a  fury  takest  us  out  of  this  present 
life,  but  the  King  of  the  world  shall  raise  us 
up,  who  have  died  for  his  laws,  unto  everlasting 
life. 

10  After  him  was  the  third  made  a  mocking- 
stock  :  and  when  he  was  required,  he  put  out 
his  tongue,  and  that  right  soon,  holding  forth  his 
hands  manfully, 

11  And  said  courageously,  These  I  had  from 
heaven  ;  and  for  his  laws  I  despise  them  ;  and 
from  him  I  hope  to  receive  them  again. 

12  Insomuch  that  the  king,  and  they  that 
were  with  him,  marvelled  at  the  young  man's 
courage,  for  that  he  nothing  regarded  the  pains. 

13  Now  when  this  man  was  dead  also,  they 
tormented  and  mangled  the  fourth  in  like  man- 
ner. 

14  So  when  he  was  ready  to  die,  he  said 
thus,  It  is  good,  being  put  to  death  by  men,  to 
look  for  hope  from  God  to  be  raised  up  again 
by  him  :  as  for  thee,  thou  shalt  have  no  resur- 
rection to  life. 

15  Afterward  they  brought  the  fifth  also,  and 
mangled  him. 

IG  Then  looked  he  unto  the  king,  and  said, 
Thou  hast  power  over  men,  thou  art  corrupti- 
ble, thou  doest  what  thou  wilt ;  yet  think  not 
that  our  nation  is  forsaken  of  God  ; 

17  But  abide  awhile,  and  behold  his  great 
power,  how  he  will  torment  thee  and  thy 
seed. 

18  After  him  also  they  brought  the  sixth, 
who,  being  ready  to  die,  said.  Be  not  deceived 
without  cause  :  for  we  suffer  these  things  for 
ourselves,  having  sinned  against  our  God  :  there- 
fore marvellous  things  are  done  unto  us. 

19  But  think  not  thou,  that  takest  in  hand  to 
strive  against  God,  that  thou  shalt  escape  un- 
punished. 

20  But  the  mother  was  marvellous  above  all, 
and  worthy  of  honourable  memory  :  for  when 
she  saw  her  seven  sons  slain  within  the  space 
of  one  day,  she  bare  it  with  a  good  courage,  be- 
cause of  the  hope  that  she  had  in  the  Lord. 

21  Yea,  she  exhorted  every  one  of  them  in 
her  own  language,  filled  with  courageous  spi- 
rits ;  and  stirrmg  up  her  womanish  thoughts  with 
a  manly  stomach,  she  said  unto  them, 

22  I  cannot  tell  how  ye  came  into  my  womb  ; 
for  I  neither  gave  you  breath  nor  life,  neither 
was  it  I  that  formed  the  members  of  every  one 
of you  ; 

23  But  doubtless  the  Creator  of  the  world, 
who  formed  the  generation  of  man,  and  found 
out  the  beginning  of  all  things,  will  also  of  his 
own  mercy  give  you  breath  and  life  again,  as 
ye  now  regard  not  your  own  selves  for  his  laws' 
sake. 

24  Now  Antiochus,  thinking  himself  despised, 
and  suspecting  it  to  be  a  reproachful  speech, 
whilst  the  youngest  was  yet  alive,  did  not  only 
exhort  him  by  words,  but  also  assured  him  with 
oaths,  that  he  would  make  him  both  a  rich  and 


.  VIII.  Apocrypha. 

a  happy  man,  if  he  would  turn  from  the  laws 
of  his  fathers  ;  and  that  also  he  would  take  hini 
for  his  friend,  and  trust  him  with  affairs. 

25  But  when  the  young  man  would  in  no 
case  hearken  unto  him,  the  king  called  his  mo- 
ther, and  exhorted  her  that  she  would  counsel 
the  young  man  to  save  his  life. 

26  And  when  he  had  exhorted  her  with 
many  words,  she  promised  him  that  she  would 
counsel  her  son. 

27  But  she,  bowing  herself  toward  him, 
laughing  the  cruel  tyrant  to  scorn,  spake  in 
her  country  language  on  this  manner ;  O  my 
son,  have  pity  upon  me  that  bare  thee  nine 
months  in  my  womb,  and  gave  thee  suck  three 
years,  and  nourished  thee,  and  brought  thee 
up  unto  this  age,  and  endured  the  troubles  of 
education. 

28  I  beseech  thee,  my  son,  look  upon  the 
heaven  and  the  earth,  and  all  that  is  therein, 
and  consider  that  God  made  them  of  things 
that  were  not ;  and  so  was  mankind  made  like- 
wise. 

29  Fear  not  this  tormentor,  but,  being  wor- 
thy of  thy  brethren,  take  thy  death,  that  I  may 
receive  thee  again  in  mercy  with  thy  brethren. 

30  While  she  was  yet  speaking  these  words, 
the  young  man  said.  Whom  wait  ye  for  .'  1  will 
not  obey  the  king's  commandment :  but  I  will 
obey  the  commandment  of  the  law  that  was 
given  unto  our  fathers  by  Moses. 

31  And  thou,  that  hast  been  the  author  of  all 
mischief  against  the  Hebrews,  shalt  not  escape 
the  hands  of  God. 

32  For  we  suffer  because  of  our  sins. 

33  And  though  the  living  Lord  be  angry 
with  us  a  little  while  for  our  chastening  and  cor- 
rection, yet  shall  he  be  at  one  again  with  his 
servants. 

34  But  thou,  O  godless  man,  and  of  all  other 
most  wicked,  be  not  lifted  up  without  a  cause, 
nor  puffed  up  with  uncertain  hopes,  lifting  up 
thy  hand  against  the  servants  of  God  : 

35  For  thou  hast  not  yet  escaped  the  judg- 
ment of  Amighty  God,  who  seeth  all  things. 

3G  For  our  brethren,  who  have  now  suffered 
a  short  pain,  are  dead  under  God's  covenant  of 
everlasting  life  :  but  thou,  through  the  ju<lg- 
ment  of  God,  shalt  receive  just  punishment  for 
thy  pride. 

37  But  I,  as  my  brethren,  offer  up  my  body 
and  life  for  the  laws  of  our  fathers,  beseeching 
God  that  he  would  speedily  be  merciful  unio 
our  nation ;  and  that  thou  by  torments  and 
plagues  mayest  confess,  that  he  alone  is  God  ; 

38  And  that  in  me  and  my  brethren  the 
wrath  of  the  Almighty,  which  is  justly  brought 
upon  all  our  nation,  may  cease. 

39  Then  the  king,  being  in  a  rage,  handled 
him  worse  than  all  the  rest,  and  took  it  griev- 
ously that  he  was  mocked. 

40  So  this  man  died  undefiled,  and  put  his 
whole  trust  in  the  Lord. 

41  Last  of  all,  after  the  sons,  the  mother 
died. 

42  Let  this  be  enough  now  to  have  spoken 
concerning  the  idolatrous  feasts,  and  the  ex- 
treme tortures. 

CHAP.  vm. 

THEN  Judas  Maccabeus,  and  they  that 
were  with  him,  went  privily  into  the 
towns,  and  called  their  kinsfolks  together,  and 
took  unto  them  all  such  as  continued  in  the 
Jews'  religion,  and  assembled  about  six  thou- 
sand men. 

125 


Apocrypha.  II. 

2  And  they  called  upon  the  Lord,  that  he 
would  look  upon  the  people  that  was  trodden 
down  of  all ;  and  also  pity  the  temple  profaned 
of  ungodly  men  ; 

3  And  that  he  would  have  compassion  upon 
the  city,  sore  defaced,  and  ready  to  be  made 
even  with  the  ground ;  and  hear  the  blood  that 
cried  unto  him, 

4  And  remember  the  wicked  slaughter  of 
harmless  infants,  and  the  blasphemies  commit- 
ted against  his  name  ;  and  that  he  would  shew 
his  hatred  against  the  wicked. 

5  Now  when  Maccabeus  had  his  company 
about  him,  he  could  not  be  withstood  by  the 
heathen  :  for  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  was  turned 
into  mercy. 

6  Therefore  he  came  at  unawares,  and  burned 
up  towns  and  cities,  and  got  into  his  hands  the 
most  commodious  places,  and  overcame  and  put 
to  flight  no  small  number  of  his  enemies. 

7  But  specially  took  he  advantage  of  the 
night  for  such  privy  attempts,  insomuch  that  the 
bruit  of  his  manliness  was  spread  every  where. 

8  So  when  Philip  saw  that  this  man  increased 
by  little  and  little,  and  that  things  prospered 
with  him  still  more  and  more,  he  wrote  unto 
Ptolemeus,  the  governor  of  Celosyria  and  Phe- 
nice,  to  yield  more  aid  to  the  king's  affairs. 

9  Then  forthwith  choosing  Nicanor  the  son 
of  Patroclus,  one  of  his  special  friends,  he  sent 
him  with  no  fewer  than  twenty  thousand  of  all 
nations  under  him,  to  root  out  the  whole  gene- 
ration of  the  Jews  ;  and  with  him  he  joined  also 
Gorgias  a  captain,  who  in  matters  of  war  had 
great  experience. 

10  So  Nicanor  undertook  to  make  so  much 
money  of  the  captive  Jews,  as  should  defray 
the  tribute  of  two  thousand  talents,  which  the 
king  was  to  pay  to  the  Romans. 

11  Wherefore  immediately  he  sent  to  the 
cities  upon  the  sea-coast,  proclaiming  a  sale  of 
the  captive  Jews,  and  promising  that  they 
should  have  fourscore  and  ten  bodies  for  one 
talent ;  not  expecting  the  vengeance  that  was 
to  follow  upon  him  from  the  Almighty  God. 

1'2  Now  when  word  was  brought  unto  Judas 
of  Nicanor's  coming,  and  he  had  imparted  unto 
those  that  were  with  him  that  the  army  was 
at  hand, 

13  They  that  were  fearful,  and  distrusted 
the  justice  of  God,  fled,  and  conveyed  them- 
selves away. 

14  Others  sold  all  that  they  had  left,  and 
withal  besought  the  Lord  to  deliver  them,  be- 
ing sold  by  the  wicked  Nicanor  before  they 
met  together  : 

15  And  if  not  for  their  own  sakes,  yet  for  the 
covenants  he  had  made  with  their  fathers,  and 
for  his  holy  and  glorious  name's  sake,  by  which 
they  were  called. 

IG  So  Maccabeus  called  his  men  together, 
unto  the  number  of  six  thousand,  and  exhorted 
them  not  to  be  stricken  with  terror  of  the  ene- 
my, nor  to  fear  the  great  multitude  of  the  hea- 
then, who  came  wrongfully  against  them ;  but 
to  fight  manfully, 

17  And  to  set  before  their  e3'es  the  injury 
that  they  had  unjustly  done  to  the  holy  place, 
and  the  cruel  handling  of  the  city,  whereof 
they  made  a  mockery,  and  also  the  taking  away 
of  the  government  of  their  forefathers  : 

18  For  they,  said  he,  trust  in  their  weapons 
and  boldness  ;  but  our  confidence  is  in  the  Al- 
mighty God,  who  at  a  beck  can  cast  down  both 
them  that  come  against  us,  and  also  all  the  world. 


MACCABEES.  Apocrypha. 

19  Moreover,  he  recounted  unto  them  what 
helps  their  forefathers  had  found,  and  how 
they  were  delivered,  when  under  Sennacherib 
an  hundred  fourscore  and  five  thousand  perisiied. 

20  And  he  told  them  of  the  battle  that  they 
had  in  Babylon  with  the  Galatians,  how  they 
came  but  eight  thousand  in  all  to  the  business, 
with  four  thousand  Macedonians,  and  that  tlie 
Macedonians  being  perplexed,  the  eight  thou- 
sand destroyed  an  hundred  and  twenty  thou- 
sand, because  of  the  help  that  they  had  from 
heaven,  and  so  received  a  great  booty. 

21  Thus  when  he  had  made  them  bold  with 
these  words,  and  ready  to  die  for  the  laws 
and  the  country,  he  divided  his  army  into  four 
parts  ; 

22  And  joined  with  himself  his  own  brethren, 
leaders  of  each  band,<o  loit,  Simon,  and  Joseph, 
and  Jonathan,  giving  each  one  fifteen  hundred 
men. 

23  Also  he  appointed  Eleazar  to  read  the 
holy  book  :  and  when  he  had  given  them  this 
watchword,  The  help  of  God  ;  himself  leading 
the  first  band,  he  joined  battle  with  Nicanor. 

24  And  by  the  help  of  the  Almighty  they 
slew  above  nine  thousand  of  their  enemies,  and 
wounded  and  maimed  the  most  part  of  Nicanor's 
host,  and  so  put  all  to  flight ; 

25  And  took  their  money  that  came  to  buy 
them,  and  pursued  them  far:  but  lacking  time 
they  returned  : 

26  For  it  was  the  day  before  the  sabbath,  and 
therefore  they  would  no  longer  pursue  them. 

27  So  when  they  had  gathered  their  armour 
together,  and  spoiled  their  enemies,  they  oc- 
cupied themselves  about  the  sabbath,  yielding 
exceeding  praise  and  thanks  to  the  Lord,  who 
had  preserved  them  unto  that  day,  which  was 
the  beginning  of  mercy  distilling  upon  them. 

28  And  after  the  sabbath,  when  they  had 
given  part  of  the  spoils  to  the  maimed,  and  the 
widows,  and  orphans,  the  residue  they  divided 
among  themselves  and  their  servants. 

29  When  this  was  done,  and  they  had  made 
a  common  supplication,  they  besought  the  mer- 
ciful Lord  to  be  reconciled  with  his  servants 
for  ever. 

30  Moreover,  of  those  that  were  with  Ti- 
motheus  and  Bacchides,  who  fought  against 
them,  they  slew  above  twenty  thousand,  and 
very  easily  got  high  and  strong  holds,  and  di- 
vided among  themselves  many  spoils  more,  and 
made  the  maimed,  orphans,  widows,  yea,  and 
the  aged  also,  equal  in  spoils  with  themselves. 

31  And  when  they  had  gathered  their  armour 
together,  they  laid  them  up  all  carefully  in  con- 
venient places,  and  the  remnant  of  the  spoil;' 
they  brought  to  Jerusalem. 

32  They  slew  also  Philarches  that  wicked 
person,  who  was  with  Timotheus,  and  had  an- 
noyed the  Jews  many  ways. 

33  Furthermore,  at  such  time  as  they  kept 
the  feast  for  the  victory  in  their  country,  they 
burnt  Callisthenes,  that  had  set  fire  upon  the 
holy  gates,  who  had  fled  into  a  little  house  ; 
and  so  he  received  a  reward  meet  for  his  wick- 
edness. 

34  As  for  that  most  ungracious  Nicanor,  who 
had  brought  a  thousand  merchants  to  buy  the 
Jews, 

35  He  was,  through  the  help  of  the  Lord, 
brought  down  by  them  of  whom  he  made  least 
account ;  and  putting  off"  his  glorious  apparel, 
and  discharging  his  company,  he  came  like  a 
fugitive  servant  through  the  midland  unto  An- 

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Apocrypha.  CHAP, 

tioch,  having  very  great  dishonour,  for  that  his 
host  was  destroyed. 

36  Tlius  he,  that  took  upon  him  to  make 
good  to  the  Romans  their  tribute  by  means  of 
the  captives  in  Jerusalem,  told  abroad,  that  the 
Jews  had  God  to  fight  for  them,  and  therefore 
they  could  not  be  hurt,  because  they  followed 
the  laws  that  he  gave  them. 
CHAP.  IX. 

ABOUT  that  time  came  Antiochus  with  dis- 
honour out  of  the  country  of  Persia. 

2  For  he  had  entered  the  city  called  Perse- 
polis,  and  went  about  to  rob  the  temple,  and  to 
hold  tlie  city  ;  whereupon  the  multitude,  run- 
ning to  defend  themselves  with  their  weapons, 
put  them  to  flight ;  and  so  it  happened,  that 
Antiochus,  being  put  to  flight  of  the  inhabit- 
ants, returned  with  shame. 

3  Now  when  he  came  to  Ecbatane,  news  was 
brought  him  what  had  happened  unto  Nicanor 
and  Timotheus. 

4  Then  swelling  with  anger,  he  thought  to 
avenge  upon  the  Jews  the  disgrace  done  unto 
him  by  those  that  made  him  flee.  Therefore 
commanded  he  his  chariot-man  to  drive  without 
ceasing,  and  to  despatch  the  journey,  the  judg- 
uient  of  God  now  following  him.  For  he  had 
spoken  proudly  in  this  sort,  That  he  would  come 
to  Jerusalem,  and  make  it  a  common  burying- 
place  of  the  Jews. 

5  But  the  Lord  Almighty,  the  God  of  Israel, 
smote  him  with  an  incurable  and  invisible 
plague  :  for  as  soon  as  he  had  spoken  these 
words,  a  pain  of  the  bowels  that  was  remediless 
came  upon  him,  and  sore  torments  of  the  inner 
parts  ; 

(J  And  that  most  justly  :  for  he  had  tormented 
other  men's  bowels  with  many  and  strange  tor- 
ments. 

7  Howbeit,  he  nothing  at  all  ceased  from  his 
bragging,  but  still  v/as  filled  with  pride,  breath- 
ing out  fire  in  his  rage  against  the  Jews,  and 
commanding  to  haste  the  journey  :  but  it  came 
to  pass  that  he  fell  down  from  his  chariot,  car- 
ried violently  ;  so  that  having  a  sore  fall,  all  the 
members  of  his  body  were  much  pained. 

8  And  thus  he  that  a  little  afore  thought  he 
might  command  the  waves  of  the  sea,  (so  proud 
was  he  beyond  the  condition  of  man,)  and 
weigh  the  high  mountains  in  a  balance,  was 
now  cast  on  the  ground,  and  carried  in  a  horse- 
litter,  shewing  forth  unto  all  the  manifest  power 
of  God. 

9  So  that  .the  worms  rose  up  out  of  the 
body  of  this  wicked  man,  and  while  he  lived 
in  sorrow  and  pain,  his  flesh  fell  away,  and 
the  filthiness  of  his  smell  was  noisome  to  all  his 
army. 

10  And  the  man,  that  thought  a  little  afore 
he  could  reach  to  the  stars  of  heaven,  no  man 
could  endure  to  carry  for  his  intolerable  stink. 

11  Here  therefore,  being  plagued,  he  began 
to  leave  oflr"  his  great  pride,  and  to  come  to  the 
knowledge  of  himself  by  the  scourge  of  God, 
his  pain  increasing  every  moment. 

12  And  when  he  himself  could  not  abide  his 
own  smell,  he  said  these  words.  It  is  meet  to  be 
subject  unto  God,  and  that  a  man  that  is  mortal 
should  not  proudly  think  of  himself,  as  if  he 
were  God. 

13  This  wicked  person  vowed  also  unto  the 
Lord,  (who  now  no  more  would  have  mercy  upon 
him,)  saying  thus, 

14  That  the  holy  city  (to  the  whicli  he  was  go- 
ing in  haste  to  lay  it  even  with  the  ground,  and  to 


IX,  X.  Apocrypha. 

make  it  a  common  burying-place,)  he  would  set 
at  liberty  : 

15  And  as  touching  the  Jews,  whom  he  had 
judged  not  worthy  so  much  as  to  be  buried, 
but  to  be  cast  out  with  their  children  to  be  de- 
voured of  the  fowls  and  wild  beasts,  he  would 
make  them  all  equals  with  the  citizens  of  Athens : 

10  And  the  holy  temple,  which  before  he  had 
spoiled,  he  would  garnish  with  goodly  gifts,  and 
restore  all  the  holy  vessels  with  many  more, 
and  out  of  his  own  revenue  defray  the  charges 
belonging  to  the  sacrifices : 

17  Yea,  and  that  also  he  would  become  a 
Jew  himself,  and  go  through  all  the  world  that 
was  inhabited,  and  declare  the  power  of  God. 

18  But  for  all  this  his  pains  would  not  cease  : 
for  the  just  judgjnent  of  God  was  come  upon 
him  :  therefore  despairing  of  his  health,  he  wrote 
unto  the  Jews  the  letters  underwritten,  con- 
taining the  form  of  a  supplication,  after  this 
manner  : 

19  Antiochus,  king  and  governor,  to  the  good 
Jews  his  citizens,  wisheth  much  joy,  health,  and 
prosperity : 

20  If  ye  and  your  children  fare  well,  and 
your  affairs  be  to  your  contentment,  I  give 
very  great  thanks  to  God,  having  my  hope  in 
heaven. 

21  As  for  me,  I  was  weak,  or  else  I  would 
have  remembered  kindly  your  honour  and  good 
will.  Returning  out  of  Persia,  and  being  taken 
with  a  grievous  disease,  I  thought  it  necessary 
to  care  for  the  common  safety  of  all : 

22  Not  distrusting  mine  health,  but  having 
great  hope  to  escape  this  sickness. 

23  But  considering  that  even  my  father,  at 
what  time  he  led  an  army  into  the  high  coun- 
tries, appointed  a  successor, 

24  To  the  end  that,  if  any  thing  fell  out  con- 
trary to  expectation,  or  if  any  tidings  were 
brought  that  were  grievous,  they  of  the  land, 
knowing  to  whom  the  state  was  left,  might  not 
be  troubled : 

25  Again,  considering  how  that  the  princes 
that  are  borderers  and  neighbours  unto  my 
kingdom  wait  for  opportunities,  and  expect  what 
shall  be  the  event, I  have  appointed  my  son  Antio- 
chus king,  whom  I  often  committed  and  com- 
mended unto  many  of  you,  when  I  went  up  into 
the  high  provinces  ;  to  whom  I  have  written  as 
followeth  : 

20  Therefore  I  pray  and  request  you  to  re- 
member the  benefits  that  I  have  done  unto  you 
generally,  and  in  special,  and  that  every  man 
will  be  still  faithful  to  me  and  my  son. 

27  For  I  am  persuaded  that  he,  understand- 
ing my  mind,  will  favourably  and  graciously 
yield  to  your  desires. 

28  Thus  the  murderer  and  blasphemer  having 
suffered  most  grievously,  as  he  entreated  other 
men,  so  died  he  a  miserable  death  in  a  strange 
country  in  the  mountains. 

29  And  Philip,  that  was  brought  up  with 
him,  carried  away  his  body,  who  also,  fearing 
the  son  of  Antiochus,  went  into  Egypt  to  Pto- 
lemeus  Philometor. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  Maccabeus  and  his  company,  the  Lord 
guiding  them,  recovered  the  temple  and 
the  city  : 

2  But  the  altars  which  the  heathen  had  built 
in  the  open  street,  and  also  the  chapels,  they 
pulled  down. 

3  And  having  cleansed  the  temple,  they  made 
another  altar,  and  striking  stones  they  took  fire 

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out  of  them,  and  offered  a  sacrifice  after  two 
years,  and  set  forth  incense,  and  lights,  and 
shewbread. 

4  When  that  was  done,  they  fell  flat  down, 
and  besought  the  Lord  that  they  might  come 
no  more  into  such  troubles  ;  but  if  they  sinned 
any  more  against  him,  that  he  himself  would 
chasten  them  with  mercy,  and  that  they  might 
not  be  delivered  unto  the  blasphemous  and  bar- 
barous nations. 

5  Now  upon  the  same  day  that  the  stran- 
gers profaned  the  temple,  on  the  very  same 
day  it  was  cleansed  again,  even  the  five  and 
twentieth  day  of  the  same  month,  which  is 
Casleu. 

6  And  they  kept  eight  days  with  gladness, 
as  in  the  feast  of  the  tabernacles,  remembering 
that  not  long  afore  they  had  held  the  feast  of 
the  tabernacles,  when  as  they  wandered  in  the 
mountains  and  dens  like  beasts. 

7  Therefore  they  bare  branches,  and  fair 
boughs,  and  palms  also,  and  sang  psalms  unto 
liim  that  had  given  them  good  success  in  cleans- 
ing his  place. 

8  They  ordained  also  by  a  common  statute 
and  decree.  That  every  year  those  days  should 
be  kept  of  the  whole  nation  of  the  Jews. 

9  And  this  was  the  end  of  Antiochus,  called 
Epiphanes. 

10  Now  will  we  declare  the  acts  of  Antiochus 
Eupator,  who  was  the  son  of  this  wicked  man, 
gathering  briefly  the  calamities  of  the  wars. 

11  So  when  he  was  come  to  the  crown,  he 
set  one  Lysias  over  the  aflTairs  of  his  realm,  and 
appointed  him  chief  governor  of  Celosyria  and 
Phenice. 

12  For  Ptolemeus,  that  was  called  Macron, 
choosing  rather  to  do  justice  unto  the  Jews  for 
the  wrongs  that  had  been  done  unto  them,  en- 
deavoured to  continue  peace  with  them. 

13  Whereupon  being  accused  of  the  king's 
friends  before  Eupator,  and  called  traitor  at 
every  word,  because  he  had  left  Cyprus,  that 
Philometor  had  committed  unto  him,  and  de- 
parted unto  Antiochus  Epiphanes,  and  seeing 
that  he  was  in  no  honourable  place,  he  was 
so  discouraged,  that  he  poisoned  himself  and 
died. 

14  But  when  Gorgias  was  governor  of  the 
holds,  he  hired  soldiers,  and  nourished  war  con- 
tinually with  the  Jews  : 

1.5  And  therewithal  the  Idumeans,  having 
gotten  into  their  hands  the  most  commodious 
holds,  kept  the  Jews  occupied,  and  receiving 
those  that  were  banished  from  Jerusalem,  they 
went  about  to  nourish  war. 

16  Then  they  that  were  with  Maccabeus 
made  supplication,  and  besought  God  that  he 
would  be  their  helper  ;  and  so  they  ran  with 
violence  upon  the  strong  holds  of  the  Idumeans, 

17  And  assaxilting  them  strongly,  they  won  the 
holds,  and  kept  off  all  that  fought  upon  the  wall, 
and  slew  all  that  fell  into  their  hands,  and  killed 
no  fewer  than  twenty  thousand. 

18  And  because  certain,  who  were  no  less 
than  nine  thousand,  were  fled  together  into 
two  very  strong  castles,  having  all  manner  of 
things  convenient  to  sustain  the  siege, 

19  Maccabeus  left  Simon  and  Joseph,  and 
Zaccheus  also,  and  them  that  were  with  him, 
who  were  enough  to  besiege  them,  and  departed 
himself  unto  those  places  which  more  needed 
his  help. 

20  Now  they  that  were  with  Simon,  being 
led  with  covetousness,  were  persuaded  for  money 


Apocrypha. 
through  certain  of  those  that  were  in  the  castle, 
and    took   seventy  thousand  drachms,    and   let 
some  of  them  escape. 

21  But  when  it  was  told  Maccabeus  what  was 
done,  he  called  the  governors  of  the  people  to- 
gether, and  accused  those  men  that  they  had 
sold  their  brethren  for  money,  and  set  their  ene- 
mies free  to  fight  against  them. 

22  So  he  slew  those  that  were  found  traitors, 
and  immediately  took  the  two  castles. 

23  And  having  good  success  with  his  wea- 
pons in  all  things  he  took  in  hand,  he  slew  in 
the  two  holds  more  than  twenty  thousand. 

24  Now  Timotheus,  whom  the  Jews  had 
overcome  before,  when  he  had  gathered  a  great 
multitude  of  foreign  forces,  and  horses  out  of 
Asia  not  a  few,  came  as  though  he  would  take 
Jewry  by  force  of  arms. 

2-5  But  when  he  drew  near,  they  that  were 
with  Maccabeus  turned  themselves  to  pray  unto 
God,  and  sprinkled  earth  upon  their  heads,  and 
girded  their  loins  with  sackcloth, 

2(3  And  fell  down  at  the  foot  of  the  altar,  and 
besought  him  to  be  merciful  to  them,  and  to  be 
an  enemy  to  their  enemies,  and  an  adversary  to 
their  adversaries,  as  the  law  declareth. 

27  So  after  the  prayer,  they  took  their  wea- 
pons, and  went  on  further  from  the  city  :  and 
when  they  drew  near  to  their  enemies,  they 
kept  by  themselves. 

28  Now  the  sun  being  newly  risen,  they 
joined  both  together  ;  the  one  part  having,  to- 
gether with  their  virtue,  their  refuge  also  unto 
the  Lord  for  a  pledge  of  their  success  and  vic- 
tory :  the  other  side  making  their  rage  leader  of 
their  battle. 

29  But  when  the  battle  waxed  strong,  there 
appeared  unto  the  enemies  from  heaven  five 
comely  men  upon  horses,  with  bridles  of  gold, 
and  two  of  them  led  the  Jews, 

30  And  took  Maccabeus  betwixt  them,  and 
covered  him  on  every  side  with  their  weapons, 
and  kept  him  safe,  but  shot  arrows  and  light- 
nings against  the  enemies  :  so  that  being  con- 
founded with  blindness,  and  full  of  trouble,  they 
were  killed. 

31  And  there  were  slain  of  footmen  twenty 
thousand  and  five  hundred,  and  six  hundred 
horsemen. 

32  As  for  Timotheus  himself,  he  fled  into  a 
very  strong  hold,  called  Gazara,  where  Chereas 
was  governor. 

33  But  they  that  were  with  Maccabeus  laid 
siege  against  the  fortress  courageously  four  days. 

34  And  they  that  were  within,  trusting  to 
the  strength  of  the  place,  blasphemed  exceed- 
ingly, and  uttered  wicked  words. 

35  Nevertheless,  upon  the  fifth  day  early, 
twenty  young  men  of  Maccabeus'  company, 
inflamed  with  anger  because  of  the  blasphe- 
mies, assaulted  the  wall  manly,  and  with  a  fierce 
courage  killed  all  that  they  met  withal. 

3G  Others  likewise  ascending  after  them, 
while  they  were  busied  with  them  that  were 
within,  burned  the  towers,  and  kindling  fires, 
burned  the  blasphemers  alive  ;  and  others  ■ 
broke  open  the  gates,  and  having  received  in 
the  rest  of  the  army,  took  the  city, 

37  And  killed  Timotheus,  that  was  hid  in  a 
certain  pit,  and  Chereas  his  brother,  with  Apol- 
lophanes. 

38  When  this  was  done,  they  praised  the 
Lord  with  psalms  and  thanksgiving,  who  had 
done  so  great  things  for  Israel,  and  given  them 
the  victory. 

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CHAP.   XI. 

IVrOT  long  after  this,  Lysias  the  king's  pro- 
-L  1  tector  and  cousin,  who  also  managed  the 
affairs,  took  sore  displeasure  for  tlie  things  that 
were  done. 

2  And  when  he  had  gathered  about  four- 
score thousand  with  all  the  horsemen,  lie  came 
against  the  Jews,  thinking  to  make  the  city  an 
habitation  of  the  Gentiles, 

3  And  to  make  a  gain  of  the  temple,  as  of 
the  other  chapels  of  the  heathen,  and  to  set  the 
high  priesthood  to  sale  every  year : 

4  Not  at  all  considering  the  power  of  God, 
but  puffed  up  with  his  ten  thousands  of  foot- 
men, and  his  thousands  of  horsemen,  and  his 
fourscore  elephants. 

5  So  he  came  to  Judea,  and  drew  near  to 
Bethsura,  which  was  a  strong  town,  but  distant 
from  Jerusalem  about  five  furlongs  ;  and  he  laid 
sore  siege  unto  it. 

6  Now  when  they  that  were  with  Maccabeus 
heard  that  he  besieged  the  holds,  they  and  all 
the  people  with  lamentation  and  tears  besougiit 
the  Lord  that  he  would  send  a  good  angel  to  de- 
liver Israel. 

7  Then  Maccabeus  himself  first  of  all  took 
weapons,  exhorting  the  other  that  they  would 
jeopard  themselves  together  with  him  to  help 
their  brethren :  so  they  went  forth  together 
with  a  willing  mind. 

8  And  as  they  were  at  Jerusalem,  there  ap- 
peared before  them  on  horseback  one  in  white 
clothing,  shaking  his  armour  of  gold. 

9  Then  they  praised  the  merciful  God  all  to- 
gether, and  took  heart,  insomuch  that  they  were 
ready  not  only  to  fight  with  men,  but  with  most 
cruel  beasts,  and  to  pierce  through  walls  of  iron. 

10  Thus  they  marched  forward  in  their  ar- 
mour, having  an  helper  from  heaven:  for  the 
Lord  was  merciful  unto  them. 

11  And  giving  a  charge  upon  their  enemies 
like  lions,  they  slew  eleven  thousand  footmen, 
and  sixteen  hundred  horsemen,  and  put  all  the 
other  to  flight. 

V2  Many  of  them  also  being  wounded,  es- 
caped naked  ;  and  Lysias  himself  fled  away 
shamefully,  and  so  escaped. 

13  Who,  as  he  was  a  man  of  understanding, 
casting  with  himself  what  loss  he  had  had,  and 
considering  that  the  Hebrews  could  not  be  over- 
come, because  the  Almighty  God  helped  them, 
he  sent  unto  them, 

14  And  persuaded  them  to  agree  to  all  rea- 
sonable conditions,  and  promised  that  he  would 
persuade  the  king  that  he  must  needs  be  a  friend 
unto  them. 

15  Then  Maccabeus  consented  to  all  that 
Lysias  desired,  being  careful  of  the  common 
good ;  and  whatsoever  Maccabeus  wrote  unto 
Lysias  concerning  the  Jews,  the  king  granted  it. 

16  For  there  were  letters  written  unto  the 
Jews  from  Lysias  to  this  effect :  Lysias  unto 
the  people  of  the  Jews  sendeth  greeting  : 

17  John  and  Absalom,  who  were  sent  from 
you,  delivered  me  the  petition  subscribed,  and 
made  request  for  the  performance  of  the  con- 
tents thereof. 

18  Therefore  what  things  soever  were  meet 
to  be  reported  to  the  king,  I  have  declared 
them,  and  he  hath  granted  as  much  as  might 
be. 

19  If  then  ye  will  keep  yourselves  loyal  to 
the  state,  hereafter  also  wiU  I  endeavour  to  be 
a  means  of  your  good. 

20  But  of  the  particulars  I  have  given  order 


XI,  XII.  Apocrypha. 

both  to  these,  and  the  others  that  came  from 
me,  to  commune  with  you. 

21  Fare  ye  well.  The  hundred  and  eight  and 
fortieth  year,  the  four  and  twentieth  day  of  the 
month  Dioscorinthius. 

22  Now  the  king's  letter  contained  these 
words  :  King  Antiochus  unto  his  brother  Lysias 
sendeth  greeting : 

23  Since  our  father  is  translated  unto  the 
gods,  our  will  is,  that  they  that  are  in  our  realm 
live  quietly,  that  every  one  may  attend  upon  his 
own  affairs. 

24  We  understand  also  that  the  Jews  would 
not  consent  to  our  father,  for  to  be  brought  unto 
the  custom  of  the  Gentiles,  but  had  rather  keep 
their  own  manner  of  living  :  for  the  which  cause 
they  require  of  us,  that  we  should  suffer  them 
to  live  after  their  own  laws. 

25  Wherefore  our  mind  is,  that  this  nation 
shall  be  in  rest,  and  we  have  determined  to  re- 
store them  their  temple,  that  they  may  live  ac- 
cording to  the  customs  of  their  forefathers. 

2G  Thou  shall  do  well  therefore  to  send  unto 
them,  and  grant  them  peace,  that  when  they 
are  certified  of  our  mind,  they  may  be  of  good 
comfort,  and  ever  go  cheerfully  about  their  own 
affairs. 

27  And  the  letter  of  the  king  unto  the  nation 
of  the  Jews  was  after  this  manner  :  King  An- 
tiochus sendeth  greeting  unto  the  council,  and 
the  rest  of  the  Jews  : 

28  If  ye  fare  well,  we  have  our  desire ;  we 
are  also  in  good  health. 

29  Menelaus  declared  unto  us,  that  your  de- 
sire was  to  return  home,  and  to  follow  your  own 
business : 

30  Wherefore  they  that  will  depart  shall 
have  safe  conduct  till  the  thirtieth  day  of  Xan- 
thicus  with  security. 

31  And  the  Jews  shall  use  their  own  kind  of 
meats  and  laws,  as  before ;  and  none  of  them 
any  manner  of  ways  shall  be  molested  for  thinga 
ignorantly  done. 

32  I  have  sent  also  Menelaus,  that  he  may 
comfort  you. 

33  Fare  ye  well.  In  the  hundred  forty  and 
eiglith  year,  and  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  month 
Xanthicus. 

34  The  Romans  also  sent  unto  them  a  letter 
containing  these  words  :  Quintus  Memmius  and 
Titus  Manlius,  ambassadors  of  the  Romans,  send 
greeting  unto  the  people  of  the  Jews. 

35  Whatsoever  Lysias  the  king's  cousin  hath 
granted,  therewith  we  also  are  well  pleased. 

36  But  touching  such  things  as  he  judged  to 
be  referred  to  the  king,  after  ye  have  advised 
thereof,  send  one  forthwith,  that  we  may  de- 
clare as  it  is  convenient  for  you :  for  we  are 
now  going  to  Antioch. 

37  Therefore  send  some  with  speed,  that  we 
may  know  what  is  your  mind. 

38  Farewell.  This  hundred  and  eight  and 
fortieth  year,  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  month 
Xanthicus. 

CHAP.  XII. 

WHEN  these  covenants  were  made,  Lysias 
went  unto  the  king,  and  the  Jews  were 
about  their  husbandry. 

2  But  of  the  governors  of  several  places, 
Timotheus,  and  Apollonius  the  son  of  Genneus, 
also  Hieronymus,  and  Demophon,  and  beside 
them  Nicanor  the  governor  of  Cyprus,  would 
not  suffer  them  to  be  quiet,  and  live  in  peace. 

3  The  men  of  Joppe  also  did  such  an  ungodly 
deed  :  they  prayed  the  Jews  that  dwelt  among 

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II.  m;  CCABEES. 


Apocrypha. 


them  to  go  with  their  wives  and  children  i  ito 
the  boats  which  they  had  prepared,  as  thoi;gh 
they  had  meant  them  no  hurt. 

4  Who  accepted  of  it  according  to  the  com- 
mon decree  of  the  city,  as  being  desirous  to  live 
in  peace,  and  suspecting  nothing :  but  when 
they  were  gone  forth  into  the  deep,  they  drowned 
no  less  than  two  hundred  of  them. 

5  When  Judas  heard  of  this  cruelty  done  unto 
his  countrymen,  he  commanded  those  that  were 
with  him  to  make  them  ready. 

6  And  calling  upon  God  the  righteous  Judge, 
he  came  against  those  murderers  of  his  breth- 
ren, and  burned  the  jiaven  by  night,  and  set  the 
boats  on  fire,  and  those  that  tied  thither  he  slew. 

7  And  when  the  town  was  shut  up,  he  went 
backward,  as  if  ho  would  return  to  root  out  all 
them  of  the  city  of  Joppe. 

8  But  when  he  heard  that  the  Jamnites  were 
minded  to  do  in  like  manner  unto  the  Jews 
that  dwelt  among  them, 

9  He  came  upon  the  Jamnites  also  by  night, 
and  set  fire  on  the  haven  and  the  navy,  so  that 
the  liffht  of  the  fire  was  seen  at  Jerusalem  two 
hundred  and  forty  furlongs  off. 

10  Now  when  they  were  gone  from  thence 
nine  furlongs  in  their  journey  toward  Timo- 
thcus,  no  fewer  than  five  thousand  mc7i  on  foot 
and  five  hundred  horsemen  of  the  Arabians  set 
upon  him. 

11  Whereupon  there  was  a  very  sore  battle 
but  Judas'  side,  by  the  help  of  God,  got  the  victo 
ry  ;  so  that  the  Nomades  of  Arabia,  being  over- 
come, besought  Judas  for  peace,  promising  both 
to  give  him  cattle,  and  to  pleasure  him  otherwise. 

12  Then  Judas,  thinking  indeed  that  they 
would  be  profitable  in  many  things,  granted  them 
peace  :  whereupon  they  shook  hands,  and  so 
they  departed  to  their  tents. 

13  He  went  also  about  to  make  a  bridge  to  a 
certain  strong  city,  which  was  fenced  about  with 
walls,  and  inliabited  by  people  of  divers  coun- 
tries ;  and  the  name  of  it  was  Caspis. 

14  But  they  that  were  within  it  put  such 
trust  in  the  strength  of  the  walls  and  provision 
of  victuals,  that  they  behaved  themselves  rudely 
toward  them  that  were  with  Judas,  railing  and 
blaspheming,  and  uttering  such  words  as  were 
not  to  be  spoken. 

15  Wherefore  Judas  with  his  company,  calling 
upon  the  great  Lord  of  the  world,  who  without 
any  rams  or  engines  of  war  did  cast  down  Jeri- 
cho in  the  time  of  Joshua,  gave  a  fierce  assault 
against  the  walls, 

16  And  took  the  city  by  the  will  of  God,  and 
made  unspeakable  slaughters,  insomuch  that  a 
lake  two  furlongs  broad  near  adjoining  there- 
unto, being  filled  full,  was  seen  running  with 
blood. 

17  Then  departed  they  from  thence  seven 
hundred  and  fifty  furlongs,  and  came  to  Cha- 
raca  unto  the  Jews  that  are  called  Tubieni. 

18  But  as  for  Timotheus,  they  found  him  not 
in  the  places  :  for  before  he  had  despatched  any 
thing,  he  departed  from  thence,  having  left  a 
very  strong  garrison  in  a  certain  hold. 

19  Howbeit,  Dositheus  and  Sosipater,  who 
were  of  Maccabeus'  captains,  went  forth,  and 
slew  those  that  Timotheus  had  left  in  the  for- 
tress, above  ton  thousand  men. 

20  And  Maccabeus  ranged  his  army  by  bands, 
and  set  them  over  the  bands,  and  went  against 
Timotheus,  who  had  about  him  an  hundred  and 
twenty  thousand  men  of  foot,  and  two  thousand 
and  five  hundred  horsemen. 


21  Now  when  Timotheus  had  knowledge  ot 
Judas'  coming,  he  sent  the  women  and  chil- 
dren and  the  other  baggage  unto  a  fortress 
called  Carnion :  for  the  town  was  hard  to  be- 
siege, and  uneasy  to  come  unto,  by  reason  of 
the  straitness  of  all  the  places. 

22  But  when  Judas  his  first  band  came  m 
sight,  the  enemies,  being  smitten  with  fear  and 
te'rror  through  the  appearing  of  him  that  seeth 
all  things,  fled  amain,  one  running  this  way, 
another  that  way,  so  as  that  they  were  often 
hurt  of  their  own  men,  and  wounded  with  the 
points  of  their  own  swords. 

23  Judas  also  was  very  earnest  in  pursumg 
them,  killing  those  wicked  wretches,  of  whom 
he  slew  about  thirty  thousand  men. 

24  Moreover  Timotheus  himself  fell  mto  the 
hands  of  Dositheus  and  Sosipater,  whom  he  be- 
souffht  with  much  craft  to  let  him  go  with  his 
lifer  because  he  had  many  of  the  Jews'  parents, 
and  the  brethren  of  some  of  them,  who,  if  they 
put  him  to  death,  should  not  be  regarded. 

25  So  when  he  had  assured  them  with  many 
words  that  he  would  restore  them  without  hurt, 
according  to  the  agreement,  they  let  him  go  for 
the  saving  of  their  brethren. 

26  Then  Maccabeus  marched  forth  to  Car- 
nion, and  to  the  temple  of  Atargatis,  and  there 
he  slew  five  and  twenty  thousand  persons. 

27  And  after  he  had  put  to  flight  and  de- 
stroyed them,  Judas  removed  the  host  toward 
Ephron,  a  strong  city,  wherein  Lysias  abode, 
and  a  great  multitude  of  divers  nations,  and  the 
strono-  yountr  men  kept  the  walls,  and  defended 
them^mightTly  :  wherein  also  was  great  provi- 
sion of  engines  and  darts. 

28  But  when  Judas  and  his  company  had 
called  upon  Almighty  God,  who  with  his  power 
breaketh  the  strength  of  his  enemies,  they  won 
the  city,  and  slew  twenty  and  five  thousand  of 
them  that  were  within. 

29  From  thence  they  departed  to  Scytho- 
polis,  which  lieth  six  hundred  furlongs  from 
Jerusalem.  ,      ,  i    j 

30  But  when  the  Jews  that  dwelt  there  had 
testified  that  the  Scythopolitans  dealt  lovingly 
with  them,  and  entreated  them  kindly  in  the 
time  of  their  adversity  : 

31  They  gave  them  thanks,  desiring  them  to 
be  friendly  still  unto  them  :  and  so  they  came  to 
Jerusalem,  the  feast  of  the  weeks  approaching. 

32  And  after  the  feast  called  Pentecost,  they 
went  forth  against  Gorgias  the  governor  of 
Idumea, 

33  Who  came  out  with  three  thousand  men 
of  foot,  and  four  hundred  horsemen. 

34  And  it  happened,  that  in  their  fighting  to- 
gether, a  few  of  the  Jews  were  slain. 

35  At  which  time,  Dositheus,  one  of  Bace- 
nor's  company,  Vjrho  was  on  horseback,  and  a 
strong  man,  was  still  upon  Gorgias,  and  taking 
hold  of  his  coat  drew  him  by  force  ;  and  when 
he  would  have  taken  that  cursed  man  alive,  a 
horseman  of  Thracia  coming  upon  him  smote 
off'his  shoulder,  so  that  Gorgias  fled  unto  Marisa 

36  Now  when  they  that  were  with  Gorgias 
had  foucrht  long,  and  were  weary,  Judas  called 
upon  thij  Lord,  that  he  would  shew  himself  to 
be  their  helper  and  leader  of  the  battle. 

37  And  with  that  he  began  in  his  own  lan- 
guage, and  sung  psalms  with  a  loud  voice,  and 
rushing  unawares  upon  Gorgias'  men,  he  put 
them  to  flight. 

38  So  Judas  gathered  his  host,  and  came  into 
the  city  of  OdoUam.    And  when  the  seventh  day 

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Apocrypha. 
came,  they  purified  themselves,  as  the   custom 
was,  and  kept  the  sabbath  in  the  same  place. 

39  And  upon  the  day  following,  as  the  use 
had  been,  Judas  and  his  company  came  to  take 
up  the  bodies  of  them  that  were  slain,  and  to 
bury  them  with  their  kinsmen  in  their  fathers' 
graves. 

40  Now  under  the  coats  of  every  one  that 
was  slain  they  found  things  consecrated  to  the 
idols  of  the  Jamnites,  which  is  forbidden  the 
Jews  by  the  law.  Then  every  man  saw  that 
this  was  the  cause  wherefore  they  were  slain. 

41  All  men  therefore  praising  the  Lord,  the 
righteous  Judge,  who  had  opened  the  things 
that  were  hid, 

42  Betook  themselves  unto  prayer,  and  be- 
sought him  that  the  sin  committed  might  whol- 
ly be  put  out  of  remembrance.  Beside,  that 
noble  Judas  exhorted  the  people  to  keep  them- 
selves from  sin,  forsomuch  as  they  saw  before 
their  eyes  the  things  that  came  to  pass  for  the 
sins  of  those  that  were  slain. 

43  And  when  he  had  made  a  gathering 
throughout  the  company  to  the  sum  of  two 
thousand  drachms  of  silver,  he  sent  it  to  Jeru- 
salem to  offer  a  sin-offering,  doing  therein  very 
well  and  honestly,  in  that  he  was  mindful  of 
the  resurrection  : 

44  For  if  he  had  not  hoped  that  they  that 
were  slain  should  have  risen  again,  it  had  been 
superfluous  and  vain  to  pray  for  the  dead. 

45  And  also  in  that  he  perceived  that  there 
was  great  favour  laid  up  for  those  that  died 
godly.  (It  was  an  holy  and  good  thought.) 
Whereupon  he  made  a  reconciliation  for  the 
dead,  that  they  might  be  delivered  from  sin. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

IN  the  hundred  forty  and  ninth  year  it  was 
told    Judas,    that    Antiochus    Eupator   was 
coming  with  a  great  power  into  Judea, 

2  And  with  him  Lysias  his  protector,  and 
ruler  of  his  affairs,  having  either  of  them  a 
Grecian  power,  of  footmen  an  hundred  and  ten 
thousand,  and  horsemen  five  thousand  and  three 
hundred,  and  elephants  two  and  twenty,  and 
three  hundred  chariots  armed  with  hooks. 

3  Menelaus  also  joined  himself  with  them, 
and  with  great  dissimulation  encouraged  An- 
tiochus, not  for  the  safeguard  of  the  country, 
but  because  he  thought  to  have  been  made 
governor. 

4  But  the  King  of  kings  moved  Antiochus' 
mind  against  this  wicked  wretch,  and  Lysias 
informed  the  king  that  this  man  was  the  cause 
of  all  mischief,  so  that  the  king  commanded  to 
bring  him  unto  Berea,  and  to  put  him  to  death, 
as  the  manner  is  in  that  place. 

5  Now  tiiere  was  in  that  place  a  tower  of 
fifty  cubits  high,  full  of  ashes  ;  and  it  had  a 
round  instrument,  which  on  every  side  hanged 
down  into  the  ashes. 

G  And  whosoever  was  condemned  of  sacri- 
lege, or  had  committed  any  other  grievous  crime, 
there  did  all  men  thrust  him  unto  death. 

7  Such  a  death  it  happened  that  wicked  man 
to  die,  not  having  so  much  as  burial  in  the 
earth  ;  and  that  most  justly  : 

8  For  insomuch  as  he  had  committed  many 
sins  about  the  altar,  whose  fire  and  ashes  were 
holy,  he  received  his  death  in  ashes. 

9  Now  the  king  came  with  a  barbarous  and 
haughty  mind  to  do  far  worse  to  the  Jews,  than 
had  been  done  in  his  father's  time. 

10  Which  things  when  Judas  perceived,  he 
commanded    the    multitude   to   call   upon  the 


CHAP.  XIII,  XIV.  Apocrypha. 

Lord  night  and  day,  that  if  ever  at  any  other 


time,  he  would  now  also  help  them,  being  at 
the  point  to  be  put  from  their  law,  from  their 
country,  and  from  the  holy  temple  : 

11  And  that  he  would  not  suffer  the  people, 
that  had  even  now  been  but  a  little  refreshed, 
to  be  in  subjection  to  the  blasphemous  nations. 

12  So  when  they  had  all  done  tiiis  together, 
and  besought  the  merciful  Lord  with  weeping 
and  fasting,  and  lying  flat  upon  the  ground  three 
days  long,  Judas,  having  exhorted  them,  com- 
manded they  should  be  in  a  readiness. 

13  And  Judas,  being  apart  with  the  elders, 
determined,  before  the  king's  host  should  enter 
into  Judea,  and  get  the  city,  to  go  forth  and  try 
the  matter  infglit  by  the  help  of  the  Lord. 

14  So  when  he  had  committed  all  to  the 
Creator  of  the  world,  and  exhorted  his  soldiers 
to  fight  manfully,  even  unto  death,  for  the  laws, 
the  temple,  the  city,  the  country,  and  the  com- 
monwealth, he  camped  by  Modin  : 

15  And  having  given  the  watchword  to  them 
that  were  about  him.  Victory  is  of  God  ;  with 
the  most  valiant  and  choice  young  men,  he 
went  into  the  king's  tent  by  night,  and  slew 
in  the  camp  about  four  thousand  men,  and  the 
chiefest  of  the  elephants,  with  all  that  were 
upon  him. 

16  And  at  last  they  filled  the  camp  with  fear 
and  tumult,  and  departed  with  good  success. 

17  This  was  done  in  the  break  of  the  day, 
because  the  protection  of  the  Lord  did  help 
him. 

18  Now  when  the  king  had  taken  a  taste  of 
the  manliness  of  the  Jews,  he  went  about  to 
take  the  holds  by  policy, 

19  And  marched  toward  Bethsura,  which 
was  a  strong  hold  of  the  Jews  :  but  he  was  put 
to  flight,  failed,  and  lost  of  his  men  : 

20  For  Judas  had  conveyed  unto  them  that 
were  in  it  such  things  as  were  necessary. 

21  But  Rhodocus,  who  was  in  the  Jews' 
host,  disclosed  the  secrets  to  the  enemies ; 
therefore  he  was  sought  out,  and  when  they 
had  gotten  him,  they  put  him  in  prison. 

22  The  king  treated  with  them  in  Bethsura 
the  second  time,  gave  his  hand,  took  theirs,  de- 
parted, fought  with  Judas,  was  overcome  ; 

23  Heard  that  Philip,  who  was  left  over  the 
affairs  in  Antioch,  was  desperately  bent,  con- 
founded, entreated  the  Jews,  submitted  him- 
self, and  sware  to  all  equal  conditions,  agreed 
with  them,  and  offered  sacrifice,  honoured  the 
temple,  and  dealt  kindly  with  the  place, 

24  And  accepted  well  of  Maccabeus,  made 
him  principal  governor  from  Ptolemais  unto  the 
Gerrhenians  ; 

25  Came  to  Ptolemais:  the  people  there 
were  grieved  for  the  covenants ;  for  they 
stormed  because  they  would  make  their  cove- 
nants void  : 

26  Lysias  went  up  to  the  judgment-seat,  said 
as  nmch  as  could  be  in  defence  of  the  cause, 
persuaded,  pacified,  made  them  well-affected, 
returned  to  Antioch.  Thus  it  went  touching 
the  king's  coming  and  departing. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

AFTER  three  years  was  Judas  informed, 
that  Demetrius,  the  son  of  Seleucus,  hav- 
ing entered  by  the  haven  of  Tripolis  with  a 
o-reat  power  and  navy, 

2  Had  taken  the  country,  and  killed  Antio- 
chus, and  Lysias  his  protector. 

3  Now  one  Alcimus,  who  had  been  high 
priest,  and  had  defiled  himself  wilfully  in  the 

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II.  MACCABEES. 


Apocrypha. 


times  of  their  mingling  loitk  the  Gentiles,  seeing 
that  by  no  means  he  could  save  himself,  nor 
have  any  more  access  to  the  holy  altar, 

4  Came  to  king  Demetrius  in  the  hundred 
and  one  and  fiftieth  year,  presenting  unto  him 
a  crown  of  gold,  and  a  palm,  and  also  of  the 
boughs  which  were  used  solemnly  in  the  tem- 
ple :  and  so  that  day  he  held  his  peace. 

5  Howbeit,  having  gotten  opportunity  to  fur- 
ther his  foolish  enterprise,  and  being  called  into 
council  by  Demetrius,  and  asked  how  the  Jews 
stood  affected,  and  what  they  intended,  he  an- 
swered thereunto  : 

6  Those  of  the  Jews  that  be  called  Assideans, 
whose  captain  is  Judas  Maccabeus,  nourish  war, 
and  are  seditious,  and  will  not  let  the  realm  be 
in  peace. 

7  Therefore  I,  being  deprive4  of  mine  an- 
cestors' honour,  I  mean  the  high  priesthood,  am 
now  come  hither  : 

8  First,  verily  for  the  unfeigned  care  I  have 
of  things  pertaining  to  the  king  ;  and  secondly, 
even  for  that  I  intend  the  good  of  mine  own 
countrymen  :  for  all  our  nation  is  in  no  small 
misery  through  the  unadvised  dealing  of  them 
aforesaid. 

9  Wherefore,  O  king,  seeing  thou  knovvest 
all  these  things,  be  careful  for  the  country,  and 
our  nation,  which  is  pressed  on  every  side,"  ac- 
cording to  the  clemency  that  thou  readily  shew- 

'  est  unto  all. 

10  For  as  long  as  Judas  liveth,  it  is  not  pos- 
sible that  tlie  state  should  be  quiet. 

11  This  was  no  sooner  spoken  of  him,  but 
others  of  the  king's  friends,  being  maliciously 
set  against  Judas,  did  more  incense  Demetrius. 

12  And  forthwith  calling  Nicanor,  who  had 
been  master  of  the  elephants,  and  making  him 
governor  over  Judea,  he  sent  him  forth, 

13  Commanding  him  to  slay  Judas,  and  to 
scatter  them  that  were  with  him,  and  to  make 
Alcimus  high  priest  of  the  great  temple. 

14  Then  the  heathen,  that  had  fled  out  of 
Judea  from  Judas,  came  to  Nicanor  by  flocks, 
thinking  the  harm  and  calamities  of  the  Jews 
to  be  their  welfare. 

15  Now  when  the  Jews  heard  of  Nicanor's 
coming,  and  that  the  heathen  were  up  against 
them,  they  cast  earth  upon  their  heads,  and 
made  supplication  to  him  that  had  established 
liis  people  for  ever,  and  who  alwa3's  helpeth  his 
portion  with  manifestation  of  his  presence. 

16  So  at  the  commandment  of  the  captain 
they  removed  straightways  from  thence,  and 
came  near  unto  them  at  the  town  of  Dessau. 

17  Now  Simon,  Judas'  brother,  had  joined 
battle  with  Nicanor,  but  was  somewhat  dis- 
comfited through  the  sudden  silence  of  his  ene- 
mies. 

18  Nevertheless  Nicanor,  hearing  of  the  man- 
liness of  them  tliat  were  with  Judas,  and  the 
courageousness  that  they  had  to  fight  for  their 
country,  durst  not  try  the  matter  by  the  sword. 

19  Wherefore  he  sent  Posidonius,  and  Theo- 
dotus,  and  Mattathias,  to  make  peace. 

20  So  when  they  had  taken  long  advisement 
thereupon,  and  the  captain  had  made  the  mul- 
titude acquainted  therewith,  and  it  appeared 
that  they  were  all  of  one  mind,  they  consented 
to  the  covenants, 

21  And  appointed  a  day  to  meet  in  together 
by  themselves :  and  when  the  day  came,  and 
stools  were  set  for  either  of  them, 

<:2  Judas  placed  armed  men  ready  in  conve- 
nient places,  lest  some  treachery  should  be  sud- 


denly practised  by  the  enemies :  so  they  made 
a  peaceable  conference. 

23  Now  Nicanor  abode  in  Jerusalem,  and  did 
no  hurt,  but  sent  away  the  people  that  came 
flocking  unto  him. 

24  And  he  would  not  willingly  have  Judas 
out  of  his  sight :  for  he  loved  the  man  from  his 
heart. 

25  He  prayed  him  also  to  take  a  wife,  and  to 
beget  children  :  so  he  married,  was  quiet,  and 
took  part  of  this  life. 

26  But  Alcimus,  perceiving  the  love  that 
was  betwixt  them,  and  considering  the  cove- 
nants that  were  made,  came  to  Demetrius,  and 
told  him  that  Nicanor  was  not  well-affected  to- 
ward the  state  ;  for  that  he  had  ordained  Judas, 
a  traitor  to  his  realm,  to  be  the  king's  successor. 

27  Then  the  king  being  in  a  rage,  and  pro- 
voked with  the  accusations  of  the  most  wicked 
man,  wrote  to  Nicanor,  signifying  that  he  was 
much  displeased  with  the  covenants,  and  com- 
manding him  that  he  should  send  Maccabeus 
prisoner  in  all  haste  unto  Antioch. 

28  When  this  came  to  Nicanor's  hearing,  he 
was  much  confounded  in  himself,  and  took  it 
grievously  that  he  should  make  void  the  arti- 
cles which  were  agreed  upon,  the  man  being  in 
no  fault. 

29  But  because  there  was  no  dealing  against 
the  king,  he  watched  his  time  to  accomplish 
this  thing  by  policy. 

30  Notwithstanding,  when  Maccabeus  saw 
that  Nicanor  began  to  be  churlish  unto  him, 
and  that  he  entreated  him  more  roughly  than 
he  was  wont,  perceiving  that  such  sour  beiia- 
viour  came  not  of  good,  he  gathered  together 
not  a  few  of  his  men,  and  withdrew  himself 
from  Nicanor. 

31  But  the  other,  knowing  that  he  was  no- 
tably prevented  by  Judas'  policy,  came  into  the 
great  and  holy  temple,  and  commanded  the 
priests,  that  were  offering  their  usual  sacrifices, 
to  deliver  him  the  man. 

32  And  when  they  sware  that  they  could  not 
tell  where  the  man  was  whom  he  sought, 

33  He  stretched  out  his  right  hand  toward 
the  temple,  and  made  an  oath  in  this  manner  : 
If  ye  will  not  deliver  me  Judas  as  a  prisoner,  I 
sviil  lay  this  temple  of  God  even  with  the 
ffround,  and  I  will  break  down  the  altar,  and 
erect  a  notable  temple  unto  Bacchus. 

34  After  these  words  he  departed.  Then 
the  priests  lifted  up  their  hands  toward  heaven, 
and  besought  him  that  was  ever  a  defender  of 
their  nation,  saying  in  this  manner  ; 

35  Thou,  O  Lord  of  all  things,  who  hast  need 
of  nothing,  wast  pleased  that  the  temple  of  thy 
habitation  should  be  among  us  : 

36  Therefore  now,  O  holy  Lord  of  all  holi- 
ness, keep  this  house  ever  undefiled,  which 
lately  was  cleansed,  and  stop  every  unrighteous 
mouth. 

37  Now  was  there  accused  unto  Nicanor  one 
Razis,  one  of  the  elders  of  Jerusalem,  a  lover 
of  his  countrymen,  and  a  man  of  very  good  re- 
port, who  for  his  kindness  was  called  a  father  of 
the  Jews. 

38  For  in  the  former  times,  when  they  min- 
gled not  themselves  with  the  Gentiles,  he  had 
been  accused  of  Judaism,  and  did  boldly  jeopard 
his  body  and  life  with  all  vehemency  for  the  re- 
ligion of  the  Jews. 

39  So  Nicanor,  willing  to  declare  the  hate 
that  he  bare  unto  the  Jews,  sent  above  five 
hundred  men  of  war  to  take  him : 

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40  For  he  thought  by  taking  him  to  do  the  1  had  been  high   priest,   a  virtuous  and  a  good 


Jews  much  hurt. 

41  Now  when  the  multitude  would  have  taken 
the  tower,  and  violently  broken  into  the  outer 
door,  and  bade  that  fire  should  be  brought  to 
burn  it,  he  being  ready  to  be  taken  on  every  side, 
fell  upon  his  sword  ; 

42  Choosing  rather  to  die  manfully,  than  to 
come  into  the  hands  of  the  wicked,  to  be  abused 
otherwise  than  beseemed  his  noble  birth : 

43  But  missing  his  stroke  through  haste,  the 
multitude  also  rushing  within  the  doors,  he  ran 
boldly  up  to  the  wall,  and  cast  himself  down 
manfully  among  the  thickest  of  them. 

44  But  they  quickly  giving  back,  and  a  space 
being  made,  he  fell  down  into  the  midst  of  the 
void  place.  > 

45  Nevertheless,  while  there  was  yet  breath 
within  him,  being  inflamed  with  anger,  he  rose 
up  ;  and  though  his  blood  gushed  out  like  spouts 
of  water,  and  his  wounds  were  grievous,  yet  he 
ran  through  the  midst  of  the  throng;  and  stand- 
ing upon  a  steep  rock, 

4G  When  as  his  blood  was  now  quite  gone, 
he  plucked  out  his  bowels,  and  taking  them  in 
both  his  hands,  he  cast  them  upon  the  throng, 
and  calling  upon  the  Lord  of  life  and  spirit  to 
restore  him  those  an-ain,  he  thus  died. 
CHAP.  XV. 

BUT  Nicanor,  hearing  that  Judas  and  his 
company  were  in  the  strong  places  about 
Samaria,  resolved  without  any  danger  to  set 
upon  them  on  the  sabbath-day. 

2  Nevertheless  the  Jews  that  were  compel- 
led to  go  with  him,  said,  O  destroy  not  so  cru- 
elly and  barbarously,  but  give  honour  to  that 
day,  which  he,  that  seeth  all  things,  hath  ho- 
noured with  holiness  abova  other  days. 

3  Then  the  most  ungracious  wretch  demand- 
ed, if  there  were  a  Mighty  One  in  heaven,  that 
had  commanded  the  sabbath-day  to  be  kept. 

4  And  when  they  said,  There  is  in  heaven  a 
living  Lord,  and  mighty,  who  commanded  the 
seventh  day  to  be  kept : 

5  Then  said  the  other.  And  I  also  am  mighty 
upon  earth,  and  I  command  to  take  arms,  and 
to  do  the  king's  business.  Yet  he  obtained  not 
to  have  his  wicked  will  done. 

G  So  Nicanor  in  exceeding  pride  and  haughti- 
ness determined  to  set  up  a  public  monument 
of  his  victory  over  Judas  and  them  that  were 
with  him. 

7  But  Maccabeus  had  ever  sure  confidence 
that  the  Lord  would  help  him : 

8  Wherefore  he  exhorted  his  people  not  to 
fear  the  coming  of  the  heathen  against  them, 
but  to  remember  the  help  which  in  former  times 
they  had  received  from  heaven,  and  now  to  ex- 
pect the  victory  and  aid,  which  should  come 
unto  them  from  the  Almighty. 

'J  And  so  comforting  them  out  of  the  law  and 
the  prophets,  and  withal  putting  them  in  mind 
of  the  battles  that  they  won  afore,  he  made  them 
more  cheerful. 

10  And  when  he  had  stirred  up  their  minds, 
he  gave  them  their  charge,  shewing  them  there- 
withal the  falsehood  of  the  heathen,  and  the 
breach  of  oaths. 

11  Thus  he  armed  every  one  of  them,  not 
so  much  with  defence  of  shields  and  spears,  as 
with  comfortable  and  good  words  :  and  beside 
that,  he  told  them  a  dream  worthy  to  be  be- 
lieved, as  if  it  had  been  so  indeed,  which  did  not 
a  little  rejoice  them. 

12  And  this  was  his  vision  :  That  Onias,  who 


man,  reverend  in  conversation,  gentle  in  con- 
dition, well-spoken  also,  and  exercised  from  a 
child  in  all  points  of  virtue,  holding  up  his  hands, 
prayed  for  the  whole  body  of  the  Jews. 

13  This  done,  in  like  manner  there  appeared 
a  man  with  gray  hairs,  and  exceeding  glorious, 
who  was  of  a  wonderful  and  excellent  majesty. 

14  Then  Onias  answered,  saying,  This  is  a 
lover  of  the  brethren,  who  prayeth  much  for 
the  people,  and  for  the  holy  city,  to  wit,  Jere- 
mias  the  prophet  of  God. 

15  Whereupon  Jeremias  holding  forth  his 
right  hand,  gave  to  Judas  a  sword  of  gold,  and, 
in  giving  it,  spake  thus, 

16  Take  this  holy  sword,  a  gift  from  God, 
with  the  which  thou  shalt  wound  the  adversa- 
ries. 

17  Thus  being  well  comforted  by  the  words 
of  Judas,  which  were  very  good,  and  able  to 
stir  them  up  to  valour,  and  to  encourage  tho 
hearts  of  the  young  men,  they  determined  not 
to  pitch  camp,  but  courageously  to  set  upou 
them,  and  manfully  to  try  the  matter  by  con- 
flict, because  the  city  and  the  sanctuary  and  the 
temple  were  in  danger. 

18  For  the  care  that  they  took  for  their 
wives,  and  their  children,  their  brethren,  and 
kinsfolks,  was  in  least  account  with  them  :  bat 
the  greatest  and  principal  fear  was  for  the  holy 
temple. 

19  Also  they  that  were  in  the  city  took  not 
the  least  care,  being  troubled  for  the  conflict 
abroad. 

20  And  now,  when  as  all  looked  what  should 
be  the  trial,  and  the  enemies  were  already  come 
near,  and  the  army  was  set  in  array,  and  the 
beasts  conveniently  placed,  and  the  horsemen 
set  in  wings, 

21  Maccabeus,  seeing  the  coming  of  the  mul- 
titude, and  the  divers  preparations  of  armour, 
and  the  fierceness  of  the  beasts,  stretched  out 
his  hands  toward  heaven,  and  called  upon  the 
Lord  ti;at  worketh  wonders,  knowing  that  victo- 
ry Cometh  net  by  arms,  but  even  as  it  seemeth 
good  to  him,  he  giveth  it  to  such  as  are  worthy  : 

22  Therefore  in  his  prayer  he  said  after  this 
manner ;  O  Lord,  thou  didst  send  thine  angel 
in  the  time  of  Ezekias  king  of  Judea,  and  didst 
slay  in  the  host  of  Sennacherib  an  hundred  four- 
score and  five  thousand : 

23  Wherefore  now  also,  O  Lord  of  heaven, 
send  a  good  angel  before  us  for  a  fear  and  dread 
unto  them ; 

24  And  through  the  might  of  thine  arm  let 
those  be  stricken  with  terror,  that  come  against 
thy  holy  people  to  blaspheme.  And  he  ended 
thus. 

25  Then  Nicanor  and  they  that  were  with 
him  came  forward  with  trumpets  and  songs. 

26  But  Judas  and  his  company  encountered 
the  enemies  with  invocation  and  prayer. 

27  So  that  fighting  with  their  hands,  and 
praying  unto  God  with  their  hearts,  they  slew 
no  less  than  thirty  and  five  thousand  men  :  for 
through  the  appearance  of  God  they  were  great  • 
ly  cheered. 

28  Now  when  the  battle  was  done,  returning 
again  with  joy,  they  knew  that  Nicanor  lay  dead 
in  his  harness. 

29  Then  they  made  a  great  shout  and  a 
noise,  praising  the  Almighty  in  their  own  lan- 
guage. 

30  And  Judas,  who  was  ever  the  chief  de- 
fender of  the  citizens  both  in  body  and  mind, 

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Apocryplta. 


and  who  continued  his  love  toward  his  coun- 
trymen all  his  life,  commanded  to  slrilie  off 
!Nicanor's  head,  and  his  hand  with  his  shoulder, 
and  bring  them  to  Jerusalem. 

31  So  when  he  was  there,  and  had  called 
them  of  his  nation  together,  and  set  the  priests 
before  the  altar,  he  sent  for  them  that  were  of 
the  tower, 

32  And  shewed  them  vile  Nicanor's  head, 
and  the  hand  of  that  blasphemer,  which  with 
proud  brags  he  had  stretched  out  against  the 
holy  temple  of  the  Almighty. 

33  And  when  he  had  cut  out  the  tongue  of 
that  ungodly  Nicanor,  he  commanded  that  they 
should  give  it  by  pieces  unto  the  fowls,  and 
hang  up  the  reward  of  his  madness  before  the 
temple. 

34  So  every  man  praised  toward  the  heaven 
the  glorious  Lord,  saying,  Blessed  be  he  that 
hath  kept  his  own  place  undefiled. 

35  He  hanged  also  Nicanor's  head  upon  the 


tower,  an  evident  and    manifest  sign  unto   all 
of  the  help  of  the  Lord. 

36  And  they  ordained  all  with  a  common 
decree,  in  no  case  to  let  that  day  pass  without 
solemnity,  but  to  celebrate  the  thirteenth  day 
of  the  twelfth  month,  which  in  the  Syrian 
tongue  is  called  Adar,  the  day  before  Mardo- 
cheus'  day. 

37  Thus  went  it  with  Nicanor :  and  from 
that  time  forth  the  Hebrews  had  the  city  in 
their  power.     And  here  will  I  make  an  end. 

38  And  if  /  have  done  well,  and  as  is  fitting 
the  story,  it  is  that  which  I  desired  :  but  if 
slenderly  and  meanly,  it  is  that  which  I  could 
attain  unto. 

39  For  as  it  is  hurtful  to  drink  wine  or  wa- 
ter alone  ;  and  as  wine  mingled  with  water  is 
pleasant,  and  delighteth  the  taste  :  even  so 
speech  finely  framed  delighteth  the  ears  of 
them  that  read  the  story.  And  here  shall  be 
an  end. 

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ir  The  Gospel  according  to  Saint  MATTHEW. 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  book  of  the  generation  of  Jesus 
Christ,  the  son  of  David,  the  son  of 
Abraham. 

2  Abraham  begat  Isaac ;  and  Isaac  be- 
gat Jacob ;  and  Jacob  begat  Judas  and  his 
brethren ; 

3  And  Judas  begat  Phares  and  Zara  of 
Thamar ;  and  Phares  begat  Esrom  ;  and 
Esrom  begat  Aram ; 

4  And  Aram  begat  Aminadab ;  and 
Aminadab  begat  Naasson  ;  and  Naasson 
begat  Salmon ; 

5  And  Salmon  begat  Booz  of  Rachab ; 
and  Booz  begat  Obed  of  Ruth  ;  and  Obed 
begat  Jesse ; 

6  And  Jesse  begat  David  the  king ; 
and  David  the  king  begat  Solomon  of  her 
that  had  been  the  wife  of  Urias  ; 

7  And  Solomon  begat  Roboam  ;  and 
Roboam  begat  Abia ;  and  Abia  begat  Asa  ; 

8  And  Asa  begat  Josaphat;  and  Josa- 
phat  begat  Joram ;  and  Joram  begat  Ozias  ; 

9  And  Ozias  begat  Joatham ;  and  Joa- 
tham  begat  Achaz  ;  and  Achaz  begat 
Ezekias ; 

10  And  Ezekias  begat  Manasses;  and 
Manasses  begat  Amon ;  and  Arnon  begat 
Josias  ; 

11  And  Josias  begat  Jechonias  and  his 
brethren,  about  the  time  they  were  carried 
away  to  Babylon : 

12  And  after  they  were  brought  to  Ba- 
bylon, Jechonias  begat  Salathiel ;  and  Sa- 
lathiel  begat  Zorobabel ; 

13  And  Zorobabel  begat  Abiud  ;  and 
Abiud  begat  Eliakim ;  and  Eliakim  begat 
Azor ; 

14  And  Azor  begat  Sadoc ;  and  Sadoc 
begat  Achim  ;  and  Achim  begat  Eliud  ; 

15  And  Eliud  begat  Eleazar ;  and  Elea- 
zar  begat  Matthan  ;  and  Matthan  begat 
Jacob ; 

16  And  Jacob  begat  Joseph  the  husband 
of  Mary,  of  whom  was  born  Jesus,  who  is 
called  Christ. 

17  So  all  the  generations  from  Abraham 
to  David  are  fourteen  generations;  and 
from  David  until  the  carrying  away  into 
Babylon  arc  fourteen  generations ;  and 
from  the  carrying  away  into  Babylon  unto 
Christ  are  fourteen  generations. 

18  IT  Now  the  birth  of  Jesus  Christ  was  on 
this  wise  :  When  as  his  mother  Mary  was 
espoused  to  Joseph,  before  they  came  to- 
gether, she  was  found  with  child  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

19  Then  Joseph  her  husband,  being  a 
just  man,  and  not  willing  to  make  her  a 
public  example,  was  minded  to  put  her 
away  privily. 


20  But  while  he  thought  on  these  things, 
behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  to 
him  in  a  dream,  saying,  Joseph,  thou  son 
of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto  thee  Mary 
thy  wife :  for  that  which  is  conceived  in 
her  is  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

21  And  she  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and 
thou  shalt  call  his  name  JESUS :  for  he 
shall  save  his  people  from  their  sins. 

22  Now  all  this  was  done,  that  it  might 
be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of  the  Lord 
by  the  prophet,  saying, 

23  Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be  with  child, 
and  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and  they  shall 
call  his  name  Emmanuel,  which  being  in- 
terpreted is,  God  with  us. 

24  Then  Joseph,  being  raised  from  sleep, 
did  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord  had  bidden 
him,  and  took  unto  him  his  wife  : 

25  And  knew  her  not  till  she  had  brought 
forth  her  first-born  son :  and  he  called  his 
name  JESUS. 

CHAP.  IL 

NOW  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethle- 
hem of  Judea  in  the  days  of  Herod 
the  king,  behold,  there  came  wise  men  from 
the  east  to  Jerusalem, 

2  Saying,  Where  is  he  that  is  born  King 
of  the  Jews  1  for  we  have  seen  his  star  in 
the  east,  and  are  come  to  worship  him. 

3  H  When  Herod  the  king  had  heard  these 
things,  he  was  troubled,  and  all  Jerusalem 
with  him. 

4  And  when  he  had  gathered  all  the 
chief  priests  and  scribes  of  the  people  to- 
gether, he  demanded  of  them  where  Christ 
should  be  born. 

5  And  they  said  unto  him.  In  Bethlehem 
of  Judea :  for  thus  it  is  written  by  the 
prophet, 

6  And  thou  Bethlehem,  in  the  land  of 
Juda,  art  not  the  least  among  the  princes 
of  Juda  :  for  out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Go- 
vernor, that  shall  rule  my  people  Israel. 

7  Then  Herod,  when  he  had  privily 
called  the  wise  men,  inquired  of  them  dili- 
gently what  time  the  star  appeared. 

8  And  he  sent  them  to  Bethlehem,  and 
said,  Go,  and  seardi  diligently  for  the 
young  child  ;  and  when  ye  have  found  hiin, 
bring  me  word  again,  that  I  may  come  and 
worship  him  also. 

9  IT  When  they  had  heard  the  king,  they 
departed  ;  and  lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw 
in  the  east,  went  before  them,  till  it  came 
and  stood  over  where  the  young  child  was. 

10  When  they  saw  the  star,  they  re- 
joiced with  exceeding  great  joy. 

11  IT  And  when  they  were  come  into  the 
house,  they  saw  the  young  child  with  Mary 
his  mother,  and  fell  down,  and  worshipped 


Christ  brought  out  of  Egypt.    S.  MATTHEW 
him :    and   when  they  had   opened    their 
treasures,  they  presented  unto  him  gifts ; 
gold,  and  frankincense,  and  myrrh. 

12  And  being  warned  of  God  in  a  dream 
that  they  should  not  return  to  Herod,  they 
departed  into  their  own  country  another 
way. 

13  And  when  they  were  departed,  be- 
hold, the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeareth  to 
Joseph  in  a  dream,  saying,  Arise,  and  take 
the  young  child  and  his  mother,  and  flee 
into  Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until  I  bring 
thee  word  :  for  Herod  will  seek  the  young 
child  to  destroy  him. 

14  When  he  arose,  he  took  the  young 
child  and  his  mother  by  night,  and  depart- 
ed into  Egypt : 

15  And  was  there  until  the  death  of  He- 
rod :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  of  the  Lord  by  the  prophet,  saying, 
Put  of  Egypt  have  I  called  my  Son. 

16  II  Then  Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he 
was  mocked  of  the  wise  men,  was  exceed- 
ing wroth,  and  sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the 
children  that  were  in  Bethlehem,  and  in 
all  the  coasts  thereof,  from  two  years  old 
and  under,  according  to  the  time  which  he 
had  diligently  inquired  of  the  wise  men 

17  Tiien  was  fulfilled  that  which  was 
spoken  b}'  Jeremy  the  prophet,  saying, 

18  In  Rama  was  there  a  voice  heard,  la 
mentation,  and  weeping,  and  great  mourn- 
ing, Rachel  weeping  for  her  children,  and 
would  not  be  comforted,  because  they  are 
not. 

19  If  But  when  Herod  was  dead,  behold, 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  appeareth  in  a  dream 
to  Joseph  in  Egypt, 

20  Saying,  Arise,  and  take  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  go  into  the  land 
of  Israel :  for  they  are  dead  which  sought 
the  young  child's  life. 

21  And  he  arose,  and  took  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  came  into  the 
land  of  Israel. 

22  But  when  he  heard  that  Archelaus 
did  reign  in  Judea  in  the  room  of  his  father 
Herod,  he  was  afraid  to  go  thither :  not- 
withstanding, being  warned  of  God  in  a 
dream,  lie  turned  aside  into  the  parts  of 
Galilee  : 

23  And  he  came  and  dwelt  in  a  city 
called  Nazareth :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  the  prophets,  He 
shall  be  called  a  Nazarene. 

CHAP.  IH. 

IN  those  days  came  John  the   Baptist, 
preaching  in  the  wilderness  of  Judea, 

2  And  saying,  Repent  ye  :  for  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

3  For  this  is  he  that  was  spoken  of  by 
the  prophet  Esaias,  saying.  The  voice  of 
one  crying  in  the  wilderness.  Prepare  ye 
the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his  paths 
straight. 

4  And  the  same  John  had  his  raiment 
of  camel's  hair,  and  a  leathern  cirdle  about 


Christ  is  baptized  in  Jordan. 

his  loins;  and  his  meat  was  locusts  and 
wild  honey. 

5  IT  Then  went  out  to  him  Jerusalem, 
and  all  Judea,  and  all  the  region  round 
about  Jordan, 

6  And  were  baptized  of  him  in  Jordan, 
confessing  their  sins. 

7  H  But  when  he  saw  many  of  the  Phari- 
sees and  Sadducees  come  to  his  baptism, 
he  said  unto  them,  O  generation  of  vipers, 
who  hath  warned  you  to  flee  from  the 
wrath  to  come  ? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  meet  for  re- 
pentance : 

9  And  think  not  to  say  within  yourselves, 
We  have  A  braham  to  our  father  :  for  I  say 
unto  you.  That  God  is  able  of  these  stones 
to  raise  up  children  unto  Abraham. 

10  And  no\v  also  the  axe  is  laid  unto  the 
root  of  the  trees :  therefore  every  tree  which 
bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down, 
and  cast  into  the  fire. 

Ill  indeed  baptize  you  with  water  unto 
repentance :  but  he  that  cometh  after  me 
is  mightier  than  I,  whose  shoes  I  am  not 
worthy  to  bear  :  he  shall  baptize  you  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  with  fire  : 

12  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he 
will  thoroughly  purge  his  floor,  and  gather 
his  wheat  into  tlie  garner ;  but  he  will  burn 
up  the  chaff"  with  unquenchable  fire. 

13  *f[  Then  cometh  Jesus  from  Galilee  to 
Jordan  unto  John,  to  be  baptized  of  him. 

14  But  John  forbade  him,  saying,  I  have 
need  to  be  baptized  of  thee,  and  comest 
thou  to  me  ? 

15  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him, 
Suffer  it  to  be  so  now  :  for  thus  it  becometh 
us  to  fulfil  all  righteousness.  Then  he 
suffered  him. 

16  And  Jesus,  when  he  was  baptized, 
went  up  straightway  out  of  the  water  :  and 
lo,  the  heavens  were  opened  unto  him,  and 
he  saw  the  Spirit  of  God  descending  like  a 
dove,  and  lighting  upon  him  : 

•  17  And  lo,  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying. 
This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am 
well  pleased. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THEN  was  Jesus  led  up  of  the  Spirit 
into  the  wilderness  to  be  tempted  of 
the  devil. 

2  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty  days 
and  forty  nights,  he  was  afterward  an 
hungered. 

3  And  when  the  tempter  came  to  him, 
he  said,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  com- 
mand that  these  stones  be  made  bread. 

4  But  he  answered  and  said.  It  is  written, 
Man  shall  not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by 
every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of  the 
mouth  of  God. 

5  Then  the  devil  taketh  him  up  into  the 
holy  city,  and  setteth  him  on  a  pinnacle  of 
the  temple, 

6  And  saith  unto  him,  If  thou  be  the  Son 
of  God,  catt  thyself  down:  for  it  is  written, 

4 


Christ  tempted  by  the  devil.  CHAP.  V.  Christ's  sermon  on  the  mount. 

He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  I  tudes  of  people  from  Galilee,  and /rowi 
thee:  and  in  their  hands  they  shall  bear  Decapplis,  and  frotii  Jerusalem,  and  from 
thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou  dash  thy  foot  Judea,  amd  from  beyond  Jordan. 


agamst  a  stone 

7  Jesus  said  unto  him,  It  is  written  again, 
Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God. 

8  Again,  the  devil  taketh  him  up  into  an 
exceeding  high  mountain,  and  shevveth  him 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and  the  glo- 
ry of  them, 

9  And  saith  unto  him,  All  these  things 
will  1  give  thee,  if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and 
worship  me. 

10  'I  hen  saith  Jesus  unto  him,  Get  thee 
hence,  Satan  :  for  it  is  written.  Thou  shalt 
worship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  him  only 
shalt  tliou  serve. 

11  'I'hen  the  devil  leaveth  him,  and  be- 
hold, angels  came  and  ministered  unto 
him. 

12  If  Now  when  Jesus  had  heard  that 
John  was  cast  into  prison,  he  departed  into 
Galilee ; 

13  And  leaving  Nazareth,  he  came  and 
dwelt  in  Capernaum,  which  is  upon  the 
sea-coast,  in  the  borders  of  Zabulon  and 
Nephthalim  ; 

14  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  byEsaias  the  prophet,  saying, 

1.5  The  land  of  Zabulon,  and  the  land 
of  Nephthalim,  by  the  way  of  the  sea,  be- 
yond Jordan,  Galilee  of  the  Gentiles  : 
•^G  The  people  which  sat  in  darkness, 
saw  great  light ;  and  to  them  which  sat  in 
the  region  and  shadow  of  death,  light  is 
sprung  up. 

17  H  From  that  time  Jesus  began  to 
preach,  and  to  say,  Repent :  for  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

18  H  And  Jesus,  walking  by  the  sea  of 
Galilee,  saw  two  brethren,  Simon  called 
Peter,  and  Andrew  his  brother,  casting  a 
net  into  the  sea ;  for  they  were  fishers. 

19  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Follow  me, 
and  I  will  make  you  fishers  of  men. 

20  And  they  straightway  left  their  nets, 
and  followed  him. 

21  And  going  on  from  thence,  he  saw 
other  two  brethren,  James  the  son  of  Zebe- 
dee,  and  John  his  brother,  in  a  ship  with 
Zebedee  their  father,  mending  their  nets : 
and  he  called  them. 

22  And  they  immediately  left  the  ship, 
and  their  fiither,  and  followed  him. 

23  H  And  Jesus  went  about  all  Galilee, 
teaching  in  their  synagogues,  and  preach- 
ing the  gospel  of  the  kingdom,  and  healing 
all  manner  of  sickness,  and  all  manner  of 
disease  among  the  people. 

24  And  his  fame  went  throughout  all 
Syria  :  and  they  brought  unto  him  all  sick 
people  that  were  taken  with  divers  dis- 
eases and  torments,  and  those  which  were 
possessed  with  devils,  and  those  which 
were  lunatic,  and  those  that  had  the  palsy  ; 
and  he  healed  them. 

25  And  there  followed  him  great  multi- 


CHAP.  V. 

AND  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up 
into  a  mountain  :   and  when  he  was 
set,  his  disciples  came  unto  him. 

2  And  he  opened  his  mouth,  and  taught 
them,  saying, 

3  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit:  for 
theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  :  for  they 
shall  be  comforted. 

5  Blessed  are  the  meek :  for  they  shall 
inherit  the  earth. 

6  Blessed  are  they  which  do  hunger  and 
thirst  after  righteousness .  for  they  shall  be 
filled. 

7  Blessed  are  the  merciful:  for  they 
shall  obtain  mercy. 

8  Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart :  for  they 
shall  see  God. 

9  Blessed  are  the  peace-makers:  for 
they  shall  be  called  the  children  of  God. 

10  Blessed  are  they  which  are  persecut- 
ed for  righteousness'  sake  :  for  theirs  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

11  Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall  revile 
you,  and  persecute  you,  and  shall  say  all 
manner  of  evil  against  you  falsely,  for  my 
sake. 

12  Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  glad  :  for 
great  is  )^our  reward  in  heaven :  for  so 
persecuted  they  the  prophets  which  were 
before  you. 

13  H  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth  :  but  if 
the  salt  have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith 
shall  it  be  salted?  it  is  thenceforth  good 
for  nothing,  but  to  be  cast  out,  and  to  be 
trodden  under  foot  of  men. 

14  Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world.  A  city 
that  is  set  on  an  hill  cannot  be  hid. 

15  Neither  do  men  light  a  candle,  and 
put  it  under  a  bushel,  but  on  a  candlestick  : 
and  it  giveth  light  unto  all  that  are  in  the 
house. 

16  Let  your  light  so  shine  before  men, 
that  they  may  see  your  good  works,  and 
glorify  j'our  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

J  17  H  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  de- 
stroy the  law,  or  the  prophets :  I  am  not 
come  to  destroy,  but  to  fulfil. 

18  For  verily  I  say  unto  you.  Till  heaven 
and  earth  pass,  one  jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in 
no  wise  pass  from  the  law,  till  all  be  ful- 
filled. 

19  Whosoever  therefore  shall  break  one 
of  these  least  commandments,  and  shall 
teach  men  so,  he  shall  be  called  the  least  in 
the  kingdom  of  heaven:  but  who.soever 
shall  do,  and  teach  them,  the  same  shall  be 
called  great  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

20  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  except  your 
righteousness  shall  exceed  the  righteousness 
of  the  scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no 
caseenter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

21  *i  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by 


The  law  expounded.  S.  MATTHEW. 

them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt  not  kill ;  and 
whosoever  shall  kill,  shall  be  in  danger  of 
the  judgment : 

22  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 
is  angry  with  his  brother  without  a  cause, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment :  and 
whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  council :  but  who- 
soever shall  say,  Thou  fool,  shall  be  in 
danger  of  hell-fire. 

23  Therefore  if  thou  bring  thy  gift  to  the 
altar,  and  there  rememberest  that  thy  bro- 
ther hath  ought  against  thee  ; 

24  Leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar, 
and  go  thy  way  ;  first  be  reconciled  to  thy 
brother,  and  then  come  and  offer  thy  gift. 

25  Agree  with  thine  adversary  quickly, 
while  thou  art  in  the  way  with  him  ;  lest  at 


any  time  the  adversary  deliver  thee  to  the i you; 


Of  alms  and  prayer. 

39  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  ye  resist 
not  evil :  but  whosoever  shall  smite  thee  on 
thy  right  cheek,  turn  to  him  the  other  also. 

40  And  if  any  man  will  sue  thee  at  the 
law,  and  take  away  thy  coat,  let  him  have 
thy  cloak  also. 

41  And  whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to 
go  a  mile,  go  with  him  twain. 

42  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee,  and 
from  him  that  would  borrow  of  thee,  turn 
not  thou  away. 

43  H  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been 
said.  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour,  and 
hate  thine  enemy : 

44  But  I  say  unto  you.  Love  your  ene- 
mies, bless  them  that  curse  you,  do  good  to 
them  that  hate  you,  and  pray  for  them 
which  despitefully  use  you,  and  persecute 


judge,  and  the  judge  deliver  thee  to  the 
officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison. 

26  Verily,  I  say  unto  thee.  Thou  shalt  by 
no  means  come  out  thence,  till  thou  hast 
paid  the  uttermost  farthing. 

27  H  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  bv 


45  That  ye  may  be  the  children  of  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven  :  for  he  maketh 
his  sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  on  the  good, 
and  sendeth  rain  on  the  just  and  on  the 
unjust. 

46  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love  you, 


11  ,•         Vn,       -•".-"  .,^^^^.^  K,j        -L^  X  w.  n  jciutc  iiicm   uiiicn  jove  you, 
them  of  old  time,  Ihou  shalt  not  commit  i  what  reward  have  ye  ?  do  not  even  the  uub- 


adultery : 

28  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 


licans  the  same  ? 

47  And  if  ye  salute  your  brethren  only, 


looketh  on  a  woman  to  lust  after  her,  hath  j  what  do  ye  more  than  others  ?  do  not  even 
committed  adultery  with  her  already  in  his  i  the  publicans  so  ? 

^^oq"  a    a     f  .1.       ■  u  ^     ,    ,       I     48  IT  Be  ye  therefore  perfect,   even  as 

29    And   if  thy  right  eye   offend  thee,  [your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  is  perfect. 

lire   it  r\nt    anH  n^at  if  ffr\rrt  tli,-.^  .    f^^  U  '.^  r^TT  a  t»     -itt  ^ 


pluck  it  out,  and  cast  it  from  thee  :  for  it  is 
profitable  for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members 
should  perish,  and  not  that  thy  whole  body 
should  be  cast  into  hell. 

30  And  if  thy  right  hand  offend  thee,  cut 
it  off,  and  cast  it  from  thee  :  for  it  is  profit- 
able for  thee  that  one  of  thy  members 
should  perish,  and  not  MaHhy  whole  body 
should  be  cast  into  hell. 

31  It  hath  been  said,  Whosoever  shall 
})ut  away  his  wife,  let  him  give  her  a 
writing  of  divorcement: 

32  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever 
shall  put  away  his  wife,  saving  for  the  cause 
of  fornication,  causeth  her  to  commit  adul- 
tery :  and  whosoever  shall  marry  her  that 
is  divorced,  committeth  adultery. 

33  IT  Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  hath 
been  said  by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt 
not  forswear  thyself,  but  shalt  perform  unto 
the  Lord  thine  oaths  : 

34  But  I  say  unto  you.  Swear  not  at  all : 
neither  by  heaven  ;  for  it  is  God's  throne  : 


CHAP.  VL 
nPAKE  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  alms 
-■-    before   men,    to    be    seen  of  them  : 
otherwise  ye  have  no  reward  of  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

2  Therefore,  when  thou  doest  thine  alms, 
do  not  sound  a  trumpet  before  thee,  as  the 
hypocrites  do,  in  the  synagogues,  and  in 
the  streets,  that  they  may  have  glory  of 
men.  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  They  have 
their  reward. 

3  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let  not  thy 
left  hand  know  what  thy  right  hand  doeth  : 

4  That  thine  alms  may  be  in  secret:  and 
thy  Father  which  seeth  'in  secret,  himself 
shall  reward  thee  openly. 

5  U  And  when  thou  prayest,  thou  shalt 
not  be  as  the  hypocrites  arc  :  for  they  love 
to  pray  standing  in  the  synagogues,  and  in 
the  corners  of  the  streets,  that  they  may  be 
seen  of  rnen.  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  They 
have  their  reward. 

6  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter  in- 


oc  T\.T     I       u  1     V     '^">^' -^  lUKjiici     u  uiii  uiuu,  wiieij  iiiou  pravesi,  enter  in- 

d5  INorbythe  earth;  for   it  is  his  foot-  to  thy  closet,  and  when  thou  "hast  shut  thy 

stool :  neither  by  Jerusalem  ;  for  it  is  the  i  door,  pray  to  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret ; 


city  of  the  great  King: 

36  Neither  shalt  thou  swear  by  thy  head, 
because  thou  canst  not  make  one  hair 
white  or  black. 

37  But  let  jour  communication  be.  Yea, 
yea.  Nay,  nay :  for  whatsoever  is  more 
than  these  cometh  of  evil. 

38  "U  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been 
said.  An  eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a 
tooth. 


and  thy  Father,  which  seeth  in  secret,  shall 
reward  thee  openh'. 

7  But  when  ye  pray,  use  not  vain  repe- 
titions, as  the  heathen  do :  for  they  think 
that  they  shall  be  heard  for  their  milch 
speaking. 

8  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto  them: 
for  your  Father  knoweth  what  things  ye 
have  need  of  before  ye  ask  him. 

9  After  this  manner  therefore  pray  ye : 

6 


Of  serving  God  and  mammon.  CHAP. 
Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed 
be  thy  name. 

10  "Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be 
done  in  earth  as  it  is  in  heaven. 

11  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

12  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  for- 
give our  debtors. 

13  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but 
deliver  us  from  evil.  For  thine  is  the 
kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for 
ever.     Amen. 

14  IT  For,  if  ye  forgive  men  their  tres- 
passes, your  heavenly  Father  will  also  for- 
give you: 

15  But  if  ye  forgive  not  men  their  tres- 
passes, neither  will  your  Father  forgive 
your  trespasses. 

16  U  Moreover,  when  ye  fast,  be  not  as 
the  hypocrites,  of  a  sad  countenance  :  for 
they  disfigure  their  faces,  that  they  may 
appear  unto  men  to  fast.  Verily,  I  say 
unto  you.  They  have  their  reward. 

17  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint 
thine  head,  and  wash  thy  face ; 

18  That  thou  appear  not  unto  men  to 
fast,  but  unto  thy  Father,  which  is  in  se- 
cret :  and  thy  Father,  which  seeth  in  se- 
cret, shall  reward  thee  openly. 

19  U  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures 
upon  earth,  where  moth  and  rust  doth  cor- 
rupt, and  where  thieves  break  through  and 
steal : 

20  But.  lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in 
heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth 
corrupt,  and  where  thieves  do  not  break 
through  nor  steal. 

21  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will 
your  heart  be  also. 

22  H  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye : 
if  therefore  thine  eye  be  single,  thy  whole 
body  shall  be  full  of  light. 

23  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole 
bod/  shall  be  full  of  darkness.  If  there- 
fore the  light  that  is  in  thee  be  darkness, 
how  great  is  that  darkness  ! 

24  U  No  man  can  serve  two  masters : 
for  either  he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the 
other ;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and 
despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

25  Therefore  I  say  unto  you.  Take  no 
thought  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or 
what  ye  shall  drink  ;  nor  yet  for  your  body, 
what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not  the  life  more 
than  meat,  and  the  body  than  raiment  ? 

26  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air :  for  they 
sow  not,  neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather 
into  barns;  yet  your  heavenly  Father  feed- 
eth  them.  Are  ye  not  much  better  than 
they? 

27  Which  of  you  by  taking  thought  can 
add  one  cubit  unto  his  stature  ? 

28  And  why  take  ye  thought  for  rai- 
ment? Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field  how 
they  grow ;  they  toil  not,  neither  do  they 
spin ; 

29  And  yet  I  say  unto  you,  That  even 


VII.  Christ  ends  Ms  sermon. 

Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed 
like  one  of  these. 

30  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe  the  grass 
of  the  field,  which  to-day  is,  and  to-morrow 
is  cast  into  the  oven,  shall  he  not  much 
more  clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little  faith  ? 

31  Therefore  take  no  thought,  saying, 
What  shall  we  eat  ?  or,  what  shall  we  drink  ? 
or,  wherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed  ? 

32  (For  after  all  these  things  do  the  Gen- 
tiles seek)  for  your  heavenly  Father  know- 
eth  that  ye  have  need  of  all  these  things. 

33  But  seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  his  righteousness,  and  all  these  things 
shall  be  added  unto  you. 

34  Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the 
morrow :  for  the  morrow  shall  talce  thought 
for  the  things  of  itself  Sufficient  unto  the 
day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

CHAP.  VII. 

JUDGE  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged. 
2  For  with  what  judgment  ye  judge, 
ye  shall  be  judged  :  and  with  what  mea- 
sure ye  mete,  it  shall  be  measured  to  you 
again. 

3  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that 
is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but  considerest  not 
the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ? 

4  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother, 
Let  me  pull  out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye  j 
and  behold,  a  beam  is  in  thine  own 
eye? 

6  Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  out  the  beam 
out  of  thine  own  eye ;  and  then  shalt  thou 
see  clearly  to  cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy 
brother's  eye. 

6  H  Give  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the 
dogs,  neither  cast  ye  your  pearls  before 
swme,  lest  they  trample  them  under  their 
feet,  and  turn  again  and  rend  you. 

7  H  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you ;  seek, 
and  ye  shall  find  ;  knock,  and  it  shall  be 
opened  unto  5'ou : 

8  For  every  one  that  asketh,  receiveth ; 
and  he  that  seeketh,  findeth ;  and  to  him 
that  knocketh,  it  shall  be  opened. 

9  Or  what  man  is  there  of  you,  whom  if 
his  son  ask  bread,  will  he  give  him  a  stone  ? 

10  Or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  give  him  a 
serpent? 

11  If  ye  then  being  evil  know  how  to 
give  good  gifts  unto  your  children,  how 
much  more  shall  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven  give  good  things  to  them  that  ask 
him? 

12  Therefore  all  things  whatsoever  ye 
would  that  men  should  do  to  you,  do  ye 
even  so  to  them :  for  this  is  the  law  and  the 
prophets. 

13  U  Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait  gate ;  for 
wide  is  the  gate,  and  broad  is  the  way,  that 
leadeth  to  destruction,  and  many  there  be 
which  go  in  thereat : 

14  Because  strait  is  the  gate,  and  narrow 
is  the  way,  which  leadeth  unto  life,  and  few 
there  be  that  find  it. 

15  If  Beware  of  false  prophets,  which 

7 


TJie  centurion's  servant  healed.  S.  MATTHEW. 
come  to  you  in  sheep's  clothing,  but  in- 
wardly they  are  ravening  wolves. 

16  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their  fruits. 
Do  men  gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of 
thistles  ? 


17  Even  so  every  good  tree  bringeth 
forth  good  fruit;  but  a  corrupt  tree  brmg- 
eth  forth  evil  fruit. 

18  A  good  tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil 
fruit,  neither  can  a  corrupt  tree  bring  forth 
good  fruit. 

19  Every  tree  that  bringeth  not  forth 
good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the 
fire. 

20  Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall 
know  them. 

21  H  Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me 
Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven ;  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  my 
Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

22  Many  will  say  to  me  in  that  day, 
Lord,  Lord,  have  we  not  prophesied  in  thy 
name  1  and  in  thy  name  have  cast  out  de- 
vils ?  and  in  thy  name  done  many  wonder- 
ful works  ? 

23  And  then  will  I  profess  unto  them,  I 
never  knew  you  :  depart  from  me,  ye  that 
work  iniquity. 

24  H  Therefore  whosoever  heareth  these 
sayings  of  mine,  and  doeth  them,  I  will 
liken  him  unto  a  wise  man,  which  built  his 
house  upon  a  rock : 

25  And  the  rain  descended,  and  the 
floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat 
upon  that  house  ;  and  it  fell  not :  for  it  was 
founded  upon  a  rock. 

26  And  every  one  that  heareth  these  say- 
ings of  mine,  and  doeth  them  not,  shall  be 
likened  unto  a  foolish  man,  which  built  his 
house  upon  the  sand  : 

27  And  the  rain  descended,  and  the 
floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat 
upon  that  house ;  and  it  fell :  and  great  was 
the  fall  of  it. 

28  And  it  came  to  pass  when  Jesus  had 
ended  these  sayings,  the  people  were  asto- 
nished at  his  doctrine. 

29  For  he  taught  them  as  one  having 
authority,  and  not" as  the  scribes. 

CHAP.  vin. 

HEN  he  was  come  down  from  the 
mountain,  great  multitudes  followed 
him. 

2  And  behold,  there  came  a  leper  and 
worshipped  him,  saying.  Lord,  if  thou  wilt, 
thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

3  And  Jesus  put  forth  Ms  hand,  and 
touched  him,  saying,  I  will ;  be  thou  clean. 
And  immediately  his  leprosy  was  cleansed. 

4  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  See  thou  tell 
no  man  ;  but  go  thy  way,  shew  thyself  to 
the  priest,  and  offer  the  gift  that  Moses  com- 
manded, for  a  testimony  unto  them. 

5  H  And  when  Jesus  was  entered  into 
Capernaum,  there  came  unto  him  a  centu- 
rion, beseeching  him, 

6  And  saying,  Lord,  my  servant  lieth  at 


Christ  stills  the  tempest. 
home  sick   of  the   palsy,   grievously  tor- 
mented. 

7  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  will  come 
and  heal  him. 

8  The  centurion  answered  and  said, 
Lord,  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest 
come  under  my  roof:  but  speak  the  word 
only,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

9  For  I  am  a  man  under  authority,  hav- 
ing soldiers  under  me  :  and  I  say  to  this 
man,  Go,  and  he  goeth ;  and  to  another, 
Come,  and  he  cometh  ;  and  to  my  servant, 
Do  this,  and  he  doeth  if. 

10  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  marvelled, 
and  said  to  them  that  followed,  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great 
faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 

11  And  I  say  unto  you,  That  many  shall 
come  from  the  east  and  west,  and  shall  sit 
down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
in  the  kingdom  of  heaven: 

12  But  tjie  children  of  the  kingdom  shall 
be  cast  out  into  utter  darkness  :  there  shall 
be  weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

13  And  Jesus  saith  unto  the  centurion, 
Go  thy  way  ;  and  as  thou  hast  believed,  .so 
be  it  done  unto  thee.  And  his  servant  was 
healed  in  the  self-same  hour. 

14  If  And  when  Jesus  was  come  into 
Peter's  house,  he  saw  his  wife's  mother 
laid,  and  sick  of  a  fever. 

15  And  he  touched  her  hand,  and  the 
fever  left  her  :  and  she  arose,  and  minister- 
ed unto  them. 

16  H  When  the  even  was  come,  they 
brought  unto  him  many  that  were  possess- 
ed with  devils  :  and  he  cast  out  the  spirits 
with  his  word,  and  healed  all  that  were  sick  ; 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying. 
Himself  took  our  infirmities,  and  bare  our 
sicknesses. 

18  IT  Now  when  Jesus  saw  great  multi- 
tudes about  him,  he  gave  commandment  to 
depart  unto  the  other  side. 

19  And  a  certain  scribe  came,  and  said 
unto  him.  Master,  I  will  follow  thee  whi- 
thersoever thou  goest. 

20  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  The  foxes 
have  holes,  and  the  birds  of  the  air  have' 
nests  ;  but  the  Son  of  man  hath  not  where 
to  lay  his  head. 

21  And  another  of  his  disciples  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury 
my  father. 

22  But  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Follow  me  ; 
and  let  the  dead  bury  their  dead, 

23  IT  And  when  he  was  entered  into  a 
ship,  his  disciples  followed  him. 

24  And  behold,  there  arose  a  great  tem- 
pest in  the  sea,  insomuch  that  the  ship  was 
covered  with  the  waves  :  but  he  was  asleep. 

25  And  his  disciples  came  to  hitn,  and 
awoke  him,  saying,  Lord,  save  us:  we 
perish. 

26  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Why  are  ye 
fearful,  O  ye  of  little  faith  1  Then  he  arose, 


Christ  cures  the  palsy.  CHAP 

and  rebuked  the  winds  and  the  sea ;   and 
there  was  a  great  calm. 

27  But  the  men  marvelled,  saying, 
What  manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even  the 
winds  and  the  sea  obey  him  ! 

28  If  And  when  he  was  come  to  the 
other  side,  into  the  country  of  the  Gerge- 
senes,  there  met  him  two  possessed  with 
devils,  coming  out  of  the  tombs,  exceeding 
fierce,  so  that  no  man  might  pass  by  that 
way. 

29  And  behold,  they  cried  out,  saying, 
What  have  we  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou 
Son  of  God  ?  art  thou  come  hither  to  tor- 
ment us  before  the  time  1 

30  And  there  was  a  good  way  off  from 
them  an  herd  of  many  swine,  feeding. 

31  So  the  devils  besought  him,  saying. 
If  thou  cast  us  out,  suffer  us  to  go  away 
into  the  herd  of  swine. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go.  And 
when  they  were  come  out,  they  went  into 
the  herd  of  swine  :  and  behold,  the  whole 
herd  of  swine  ran  violently  down  a  steep 
place  into  the  sea,  and  perished  in  the 
waters. 

33  And  they  that  kept  them,  fled,  and 
went  their  ways  into  the  city,  and  told 
every  tiling ;  and  what  was  befallen  to  the 
possessed  of  the  devils. 

34  And  behold,  the  whole  city  came 
out  to  meet  Jesus :  and  when  they  saw 
him,  they  besought  him  that  he  would  de- 
part out  of  their  coasts. 

CHAP.  IX. 
ND  he  entered  into  a  ship,  and  passed 
over,  and  came  into  his  own  city. 

2  And  behold,  they  brought  to  him  a 
man  sick  of  the  palsy,  lying  on  a  bed  :  and 
Jesus,  seeing  their  faith,  said  unto  the  sick 
of  the  palsy,  Son,  be  of  good  cheer ;  thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee. 

3  And  behold,  certain  of  the  scribes  said 
within  themselves.  This  man  blasphemeth. 

4  And  Jesus,  knowipg  their  thoughts, 
said,  Wiierefore  think  ye  evil  in  your 
hearts  ? 

5  For  whether  is  easier  to  say,  Thy 
sins  be  forgiven  thee  ;  or  to  say,  Arise,  and 
walk  ? 

6  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of 
man  hath  power  on  earth  to  forgive  sins, 
(then  saith  he  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,) 
Arise  take  up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thine 
liouse. 

7  And  he  arose,  and  departed  to  his 
house. 

8  But  when  the  multitude  saw  ?V,  they 
marvelled,  and  glorified  God,  which  had 
given  such  power  unto  men. 

9  H  And  as  Jesus  passed  forth  from 
thence,  he  saw  a  man  named  Matthew, 
sitting  at  the  receipt  of  custom  :  and  he 
saith  unto  him,  Follow  me.  And  he  arose, 
and  followed  him. 

10  li  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Jesus  sat  at 
meat  in  the  house,  behold,  man}'  publicans 

9 


IX.  He  raises  Jairiis'  daughter. 

and  sinners  came  and  sat  down  with  him 
and  his  disciples. 

11  And  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it^ 
they  said  unto  his  disciples,  Why  eat- 
eth  your  Master  with  publicans  and  sin- 
ners? 

12  But  when  Jesus  heard  that,  he  said 
unto  them,  They  that  be  whole  need  not 
a  physician,  but  thej'  that  are  sick. 

13  But  go  ye  and  learn  what  that  mean- 
eth,  I  will  have  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice  : 
for  I  am  not  come  to  call  tire  righteous,  but 
sinners  to  repentance. 

14  If  Then  came  to  him  the  disciples  of 
John,  saying.  Why  do  we  and  the  Phari- 
sees fast  oft,  but  thy  disciples  fast  not? 

15  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Can  the 
children  of  the  bride-chamber  mourn,  as 
long  as  the  bridegroom  is  with  them  ?  but 
the  days  will  come,  when  the  bridegroom 
shall  be  taken  from  them,  and  then  shall 
they  fast. 

16  No  man  putteth  a  piece  of  new  cloth 
unto  an  old  garment :  for  that  which  is  put 
in  to  fill  it  up,  taketh  from  the  garment, 
and  the  rent  is  made  worse. 

17  Neither  do  men  put  new  wine  into 
old  bottles :  else  the  bottles  break,  and 
the  wine  runneth  out,  and  the  bottles 
perish :  but  they  put  new  wine  into  new 
bottles,  and  both  are  preserved. 

18  If  While  he  spake  these  things  unto 
them,  behold,  there  came  a  certain  ruler, 
and  worshipped  him,  saying.  My  daughter 
is  even  now  dead  :  but  come  and  lay  thy 
hand  upon  her,  and  she  shall  live. 

19  And  Jesus  arose,  and  followed  him, 
and  so  did  his  disciples. 

20  If  And  behold,  a  woman  which  was 
diseased  with  an  issue  of  blood  twelve 
years,  came  behind  him,  and  touched  the 
hem  of  his  garment. 

21  For  she  said  within  herself,  If  I  may 
but  touch  his  garment,  I  shall  be  whole. 

22  But  Jesus  turned  him  about,  and 
when  he  saw  her,  he  said.  Daughter,  be  of 
good  comfort :  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole.  And  the  woman  was  made  whole 
from  that  hour. 

23  If  And  when  Jesus  came  into  the  ru- 
ler's house,  and  saw  the  minstrels  and  the 
people  making  a  noise, 

24  He  said  unto  them.  Give  place :  for 
the  maid  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And 
thej'  laughed  him  to  scorn. 

25  But  when  the  people  were  put  forth, 
he  went  in,  and  took  her  by  the  hand,  and 
the  maid  arose. 

26  And  the  fame  hereof  went  abroad  in- 
to all  that  land. 

27  T  And  when  Jesus  departed  thence, 
two  blind  men  followed  him,  crying,  and 
saying.  Thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy 
on  us. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  the  blind  men  came  to  him  :  and  Je- 
sus saith  unto  them,  Believe  ye  that  I  am 

9 


Christ's  charge  to  his  disciples.  S.  MATTHEW. 


He  comforts  them. 


able  to  do  this  1  They  said  unto  him,  Yea, 
Lord. 

29  Then  touched  he  their  eyes,  saying, 
According  to  your  faith,  be  it  unto  you. 

30  And  their  eyes  were  opened;  and 
Jesus  straitly  charged  them,  saying,  See 
that  no  man  know  it. 

31  But  they,  when  they  were  departed, 
spread  abroad  his  fame  in  all  that  country. 

32  11  As  they  went  out,  behold,  they 
brought  to  him  a  dumb  man  possessed  with 
a  devil. 

33  And  when  the  devil  was  cast  out,  the 
dumb  spake :  and  the  multitudes  marvel- 
led, saying.  It  was  never  so  seen  in  Israel. 

34  But  the  Pharisees  said,  He  casteth  out 
devils,  through  the  prince  of  the  devils. 

35  And  Jesus  went  about  all  the  cities 
and  villages,  teaching  in  their  synagogues, 
and  preaching  the  gospel  of  the  kingdom, 
and  healing  every  sickness,  and  every  dis- 
ease among  the  people. 

36  H  But  when  he  saw  the  multitudes, 
he  was  moved  with  compassion  on  them, 
because  they  fainted,  and  were  scattered 
abroad,  as  sheep  having  no  shepherd. 

37  Then  saith  he  unto  his  disciples.  The 
harvest  truly  is  plenteous,  but  the  labourers 
are  few. 

38  Pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the 
harvest,  thathe  will  send  forth  labourers  in- 
to his  harvest. 

CHAP.  X. 
ND  when  he  had  called  unto  /jm  his 
twelve  disciples,  he  gave  them  power 
against  unclean  spirits,  to  cast  them  out 
and  to  heal  all  manner  of  sickness,  and  all 
manner  of  disease. 

2  Now  the  names  of  the  twelve  apostles 
are  these  ;  The  first,  Simon,  who  is  called 
Peter,  and  Andrew  his  brother ;  James  the 
son  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother  ; 

3  Philip,  and  Bartholomew;  Thomas, 
and  Matthew  the  publican ;  James  the  so7i 
of  A  Ipheus,  and  Lebbeus,  whose  surname 
was  T  had  dens ; 

4  Simon  the  Canaanite,  and  Judas  Is- 
cariot,  who  also  betrayed  him. 

5  IT  These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth,  and 
commanded  them,  saying.  Go  not  into  the 
way  of  the  Gentiles,  and  into  any  city  of 
the  Samaritans  enter  ye  not. 

6  But  go  rather  to  the  lost  sheep  of  the 
house  of  Israel. 

7  And  as  ye  go,  preach,  saying,  The 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

S'Heal  the  sick,  cleanse  the  lepers,  raise 
the  dead,  cast  out  devils :  freely  ye  have 
received,  freely  give. 

9  Provide  neither  gold,  nor  silver,  nor 
brass  in  your  purses  ; 

10  Nor  scrip  for  your  journey,  neither 
two  coats,  neither  shoes,  nor  yet  staves: 
(for  the  workman  is  worthy  of  his  meat.) 

11  And  into  whatsoever  city  or  town  ye 
shall  enter,  mquire  who  in  it  is  worthy  ;  and 
there  abide  till  ye  go  thence. 


12  And  when  ye  come  into  an  house, 
salute  it. 

13  And  if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  your 
peace  come  upon  it :  but  if  it  be  not  wor- 
thy, let  your  peace  return  to  you. 

14  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you, 
nor  hear  your  words,  when  ye  depart  out 
of  that  house,  or  city,  shake  off  the  dust  of 
j'our  feet. 

15  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  It  shall  be 
more  tolerable  for  the  land  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah,  in  the  day  of  judgment,  than 
for  that  city. 

16  11  Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep 
in  the  midst  of  wolves:  be  ye  therefore 
wise  as  serpents,  and  harmless  as  doves. 

17  But  beware  of  men :  for  they  will 
deliver  you  up  to  the  councils,  and  they 
will  scourge  you  in  their  synagogues. 

18  And  ye  shall  be  brought  before  go- 
vernors and  kings  for  my  sake,  for  a  testi- 
mony against  them  and  the  Gentiles. 

19  But  when  they  deliver  you  up,  take 
no  thought  how  or  what  ye  shall  speak, 
for  it  shall  be  given  you  in  that  same  hour 
what  ye  shall  speak. 

20  For  it  is  not  ye  that  speak,  but  the 
Spirit  of  your  Father  which  speaketh  in 
you. 

21  And  the  brother  shall  deliver  up  the 
brother  to  death,  and  the  father  the  child: 
and  the  children  shall  rise  up  against  their 
parents,  and  cause  them  to  be  put  to  death. 

22  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  7iien  for 
my  name's  sake :  but  he  that  endureth  to 
the  end  shall  be  saved. 

23  But  when  they  persecute  you  in  this 
city,  flee  ye  into  another:  for  verily  I  saj'- 
unto  you,  'Ye  shall  not  have  gone  over  the 
cities  of  Israel  till  the  Son  of  man  be  come. 

24  The  disciple  is  not  above  his  master, 
nor  the  servant  above  his  lord. 

25  It  is  enough  for  the  disciple  that  he 
be  as  his  master,  and  the  servant  as  his 
lord:  if  they  have  called  the  master  of  the 
house  Beelzebub,  how  much  more  shall 
they  call  them  of  his  household  ? 

26  Fear  them  not  therefore  :  for  there  is 
nothing  covered,  that  shall  not  be  revealed  ; 
and  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known. 

27  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness,  that 
speak  ye  in  light :  and  what  ye  hear  in  the 
ear,  that  preach  ye  upon  the  house-tops. 

28  And  fear  not  them  which  kill  the 
body,  but  are  not  able  to  kill  the  soul :  but 
rather  fear  him  which  is  able  to  destroy 
both  soul  and  body  in  hell. 

29  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for  a  far- 
thing? and  one  of  them  shall  not  fall  on 
the  ground  without  your  Father. 

30  But  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are 
all  numbered. 

31  Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are  of  more 
value  than  many  sparrows. 

32  Whosoever  therefore  sliall  confess  me 
before  men,  him  will  I  confess  also  before 
mv  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

10 


John  sends  to  Christ.  CHAP, 

33  But  whosoever  shall  deny  me  before 
men,  him  will  I  also  deny  before  my  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

34  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  send 
peace  on  earth ;  I  came  not  to  send  peace, 
but  a  sword. 

35  For  I  am  come  to  set  a  man  at  vari- 
ance against  his  father,  and  the  daughter 
against  her  mother,  and  the  daughter-in- 
law  against  her  mother-in-law. 

36  And  a  man's  foes  shali  be  they  of  his 
own  household. 

37  He  that  loveth  father  or  mother  more 
than  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me  :  and  he  that 
loveth  son  or  daughter  more  than  me,  is  not 
worthy  of  me. 

38  And  he  that  taketh  not  his  cross,  and 
followeth  after  me,  is  not  worthy  of  me. 

39  He  that  findeth  his  life  shall  lose  it : 
and  he  that  loseth  his  life  for  mj^  sake, 
shall  find  it. 

40  H  He  that  receiveth  you,  receiveth 
me,  and  he  that  receiveth  me,  receiveth 
him  that  sent  me. 

41  He  that  receiveth  a  prophet  in  the 
name  of  a  prophet,  shall  receive  a  prophet's 
reward  ;  and  he  that  receiveth  a  righteous 
man  in  the  name  of  a  righteous  man,  shall 
receive  a  righteous  man's  reward. 

42  And  whosoever  shall  give  to  drink 
unto  one  of  these  little  ones,  a  cup  of  cold 
icatcr  only,  in  the  name  of  a  disciple,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you,  He  shall  in  no  wise  lose 
his  reward. 

CHAP.  XI. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  when  Jesus  had 
made   an    end   of   commanding   his 
twelve   disciples,   he    departed    thence  to 
teach  and  to  preach  in  their  cities. 

2  H  Now  when  John  had  heard  in  the 
prison  the  works  of  Christ,  he  sent  two  of 
nis  disciples, 

3  And  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  he  that 
should  come,  or  do  we  look  for  another  ? 

4  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Go  and  shew  John  again  those  things 
which  ye  do  hear  and  see ; 

5  The  blind  receive  their  sight,  and  the 
lame  walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed,  and 
the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised  up, 
and  the  poor  have  the  gospel  preached  to 
them. 

6  And  blessed  is  he  whosoever  shall  not 
be  offended  in  me. 

7  II  And  as  they  departed,  Jesus  began 
to  say  unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John, 
What  went  ye  out  into  the  wilderness  to 
see  ?  A  reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ? 

8  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  1  A 
man  clothed  in  soft  raiment  ?  Behold, 
they  that  wear  soft  clothing  are  in  kings' 
houses. 

9  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A 
prophet  ?  yea,  I  say  unto  you,  and  more 
than  a  prophet. 

10  For  this  is  he  of  whom  it  is  written, 
Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy 


XI.  Christ's  testimony  of  John. 

face,  which  shall  prepare  thy  way  before 
thee. 

11  Verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Among  them 
that  are  born  of  women,  there  hath  not 
risen  a  greater  than  John  the  Baptist :  not- 
withstanding he  that  is  least  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven,  is  greater  than  he. 

12  And  from  the  days  of  John  the  Bap- 
tist, until  now,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  suf- 
fereth  violence,  and  the  violent  take  it  by 
force. 

13  For  all  the  prophets  and  the  law  pro- 
phesied until  John. 

14  And  if  ye  will  receive  it,  this  is  Elias 
which  was  for  to  come. 

15  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

16  ^ff  But  whereunto  shall  I  liken  this 
generation  ?  It  is  like  unto  children  sitting 
in  the  markets,  and  calling  unto  their  fel- 
lows, 

17  And  saying.  We  have  piped  unto 
you,  and  ye  have  not  danced ;  We  have 
mourned  unto  you,  and  ye  have  not  la- 
mented. 

18  For  John  came  neither  eating  nor 
drinking,  and  they  say.  He  hath  a  devil. 

19  The  Son  of  man  came  eating  and 
di-inking,  and  they  say,  Behold,  a  man 
gluttonous,  and  a  wine-bibber,  a  friend  of 
publicans  and  sinners.  But  Wisdom  is 
justified  of  her  children. 

20  If  Then  began  he  to  upbraid  the  cities 
wherein  most  of  his  mighty  works  were 
done,  because  thej^  repented  not. 

21  Wo  unto  thee,  Chorazin !  wo  unto 
thee,  Bethsaida !  for  if  the  mighty  works 
which  were  done  in  j'ou  had  been  done  in 
Tyre  and  Sidon,  they  would  have  repented 
long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes. 

22  But  I  say  unto  you.  It  shall  be  more 
tolerable  for  Tyre  and  Sidon  at  the  day  of 
judgment,  than  for  you. 

23  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which  art  ex- 
alted unto  heaven,  shalt  be  brought  down 
to  hell :  for  if  the  mighty  works  which 
have  been  done  in  thee,  had  been  done  in 
Sodom,  it  would  have  remained  until  this 
day. 

24  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  it  shall  be 
more  tolerable  for  the  land  of  Sodom,  in  the 
day  of  judgment  than  for  thee. 

25  If  At  that  time  Jesus  answered  and 
said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Father,  Lord  of 
heaven  and  earth,  because  thou  hast  hid 
these  things  from  the  wise  and  prudent, 
and  hast  revealed  them  unto  babes. 

26  Even  so.  Father,  for  so  it  seemed  good 
in  thy  sight. 

27  All  things  are  delivered  unto  me  of 
my  Father  ;  and  no  man  knoweth  the  Son, 
but  the  Father ;  neither  knoweth  any  man 
the  Father,  save  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom- 
soever the  Son  will  reveal  him. 

28  If  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour, 
and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you 
rest. 

11 


The  Pharisees  reproved. 


S.  MATTHEW. 


J'lic  unfaithful  rebuked. 


29  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and  learn 
of  me  :  for  I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart ; 
and  ye  shall  find  rest  unto  your  souls. 

30  For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my  burden 
is  light. 

CHAP.  xn. 

T  that  time  Jesus  went  on  the  sab- 
bath-day through  the  corn,  and  his 
disciples  were  an  hungered,  and  began  to 
pluck  the  ears  of  corn,  and  to  eat. 

2  But  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it,  they 
said  unto  him.  Behold,  thy  disciples  do 
that  which  is  not  lawful  to  do  upon  the 
sabbath-day. 

3  But  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  not 
read  what  David  did  when  he  was  an 
hungered,  and  the)"  that  were  with  him  ; 

4  How  he  entered  into  the  house  of  God, 
and  did  eat  the  shew-bread,  which  was  not 
lawful  for  him  to  eat,  neither  for  them 
which  were  with  him,  but  only  for  the 
priests  ? 

5  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law  how 
that  on  the  sabbath-days  the  priests  in  the 
temple  profane  the  sabbath,  and  are  blame- 
less ] 

6  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  in  this  place 
is  one  greater  than  the  temple. 

7  But  if  ye  had  known  what  this  mean- 
eth,  I  will  have  mercy,  and  not  sacrifice, 
ye  would  not  have  condemned  the  guiltless. 

8  For  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  even  of 
the  sabbath-day. 

9  U  And  when  he  was  departed  thence, 
he  went  into  their  synagogue. 

10  And  behold,  there  was  a  man  which 
had  his  hand  withered.  And  they  asked 
him,  saying,  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sab- 
bath-days ?  that  they  might  accuse  him. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  man 
shall  there  be  among  you,  that  shall  have 
one  sheep,  and  if  it  fall  into  a  pit  on  the 
sabbath-day,  will  he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and 
lift  it  out  ?  ■ 

12  How  much  then  is  a  man  better  than 
a  sheep  ?  wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do  well 
on  the  sabbath-days. 

13  Then  saith  he  to  the  man,  Stretch 
forth  thine  hand.  And  he  stretched  it  forth  ; 
and  it  was  restored  whole,  like  as  the  other. 

14  11  Then  the  Pharisees  went  out,  and 
held  a  cotmcil  against  him,  how  they  might 
destroy  him. 

15  iBut  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he  withdrew 
himself  from  thence  :  and  great  multitudes 
followed  liim,  and  he  healed  them  all ; 

16  And  charged  them  that  they  should 
not  make  him  known  : 

17  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying, 

18  Behold  my  servant,  whom  I  have 
chosen ;  my  beloved,  in  whom  my  soul  is 
well  pleased :  I  will  put  my  Spirit  upon 
him,  and  he  shall  shew  judgment  to  the 
Gentiles. 

19  He  shall  not  strive,  nor  cry ;  neither 
shall  any  man  hear  his  voice  in  the  streets. 


20  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break, 
and  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench,  till 
he  send  forth  judgment  unto  victory. 

21  And  in  his  name  shall  the  Gentiles 
trust. 

22  H  Then  was  brought  unto  him  one 
possessed  with  a  devil,  blind  and  dumb ; 
and  he  healed  him,  insomuch  that  the 
blind  and  dumb  both  spake  and  saw. 

23  And  the  people  were  amazed,  and 
said.  Is  not  thi;:!  the  son  of  David  ? 

24  II  But  when  the  Pharisees  heard  it, 
they  said.  This  felloic  doth  not  cast  out 
devils,  but  by  Beelzebub  the  prince  of  the 
devils. 

25  And  Jesus  knew  their  thoughts,  and 
said  unto  them.  Every  kingdom  divided 
against  itself,  is  brought  to  desolation  ;  and 
every  city  or  house  divided  against  itself, 
shall  not  stand. 

26  And  if  Satan  cast  out  Satan,  he  is  di- 
vided against  himself;  how  shall  then  his 
kingdom  stand  ? 

27  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast  out  devils, 
by  whom  do  your  children  cast  thcin  out? 
therefore  they  shall  be  your  judges. 

28  But  if  I  cast  out  devils  by  the  Spirit 
of  God,  then  the  kingdom  of  God  is  come 
unto  you. 

29  Or  else,  how  can  one  enter  into  a 
strong  man's  house,  and  spoil  his  goods, 
except  he  first  bind  the  strong  man  ?  and 
then  he  will  spoil  his  house. 

30  He  that  is  not  with  me,  is  against  me ; 
and  he  that  gathereth  not  with  me,  scatter- 
eth  abroad. 

31  Wherefore  I  say  unto  you,  All  man- 
ner of  sin  and  blasphemy  shall  be  forgiven 
unto  men  :  but  the  blasphemy  against  the 
Holy  Ghost  shall  not  be  forgiven  unto  men. 

32  And  whosoever  speaketh  a  word 
against  the  Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven 
him  :  but  whosoever  speaketh  against  the 
Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven  him, 
neither  in  this  world,  neither  in  the  ivorld 
to  come. 

33  Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  his 
fruit  good  ;  or  else  make  the  tree  corrupt, 
and  his  fruit  corrupt :  for  the  tree  is  known 
by  his  fruit. 

34  O  generation  of  vipers,  how  can  ye, 
being  evil,  speak  good  things?  for  out  of 
the  abundance  of  the  heart,  the  mouth 
speaketh. 

35  A  good  man,  out  of  the  good  treasure 
of  the  heart,  bringeth  forth  good  things : 
and  an  evil  man,  out  of  the  evil  treasure, 
bringeth  forth  evil  things. 

36  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  every  idle 
word  that  men  shall  speak,  they  shall  give 
account  thereof  in  the  day  of  judgment. 

37  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  justi- 
fied, and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  con- 
demned. 

38  If  Then  certain  of  the  scribes  and  of 
the  Pharisees  answered,  saying.  Master,  we 
would  see  a  sign  from  thee. 

12 


The  parable  of  the  sower,  CHAP. 

39  But  he  answered  and  said  to  them, 
An  evil  and  adulterous  generation  seeketh 
alter  a  sign,  and  there  shall  no  sign  be  given 
to  it,  but  the  sign  of  the  prophet  Jonas. 

40  For  as  Jonas  was  three  days 'and  three 
nights  in  the  whale's  belly :  so  shall  the 
Son  of  man  be  three  days  and  three  nights 
in  the  heart  of  the  earth. 

41  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise  in 
judgment  with  this  generation,  and  shall 
condemn  it :  because  they  repented  at  the 
preaching  of  Jonas  ;  and  behold,  a  greater 
than  Jonas  is  here. 

42  The  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up 
in  the  judgment  with  this  generation,  and 
shall  condemn  it :  for  she  came  from  the 
uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wis- 
dom of  Solomon ;  and  behold,  a  greater 
than  Solomon  is  liere. 

43  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out 
of  a  man,  he  walketh  through  dry  places, 
seeking  rest,  and  findeth  none. 

44  Then  he  saith,  I  will  return  into  my 
house  from  whence  I  came  out ;  and  when 
he  is  come,  he  findeth  it  empty,  swept,  and 
garnished. 

45  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  with  him- 
self seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  than 
himself,  and  they  enter  in  and  dwell  there  . 
and  the  last  state  of  that  man  is  worse  than 
the  first.  Even  so  shall  it  be  also  unto  this 
wicked  generation. 

46  H  While  he  yet  talked  to  the  people, 
behold,  his  mother  and  his  brethren  stood 
without,  desiring  to  speak  with  him. 

47  Then  one  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy 
mother  and  thy  brethren  stand  without,  de- 
siring to  speak  with  thee. 

4S  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  him 
that  told  him,  Who  is  my  mother?  and 
who  are  my  brethren  1 

49  And  he  stretched  forth  his  hand  to- 
ward his  disciples,  and  said,  Behold  mj' 
mother  and  my  brethren  ! 

50  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  my 
Father  which  is  in  heaven,  the  same  is  my 
brother,  and  sister,  and  mother. 

CHAP.  XHI. 

THE  same  day  went  Jesus  out  of  the 
'  house,  and  sat  by  the  sea-side. 

2  And  great  multitudes  were  gathered 
together  unto  him,  so  that  he  went  into  a 
ship,  and  sat ;  and  the  whole  multitude 
stood  on  the  shore. 

3  And  he  spake  many  things  unto  them 
in  parables,  saying,  Behdld,  a  sower  went 
forth  to  sow ; 

4  And  when  he  sowed,  some  seech  fell 
by  the  way-side,  and  the  fowls  came  and 
devoured  them  up  : 

5  Some  fell  upon  stony  places,  where 
they  had  not  much  earth:  and  forthwith 
they  sprung  up,  because  they  had  no  deep- 
ness of  earth  : 

.  6  And  when  the  sun  was  up,  they  were 
scorched ;  and  because  they  had  no  root, 
they  witliered  away. 


XHI.  and  the  exposition  thereof. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns ;  and  the 
thorns  sprung  up,  and  choked  them  : 

8  But  other  fell  into  good  ground,  and 
brought  forth  fruit,  some  an  hundred-fold, 
some  sixty-fold,  some  thirty-fold. 

9  Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

10  U  And  the  disciples  came,  and  said 
unto  him.  Why  speakest  thou  unto  them 
in  parables  ? 

11  He  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Because  it  is  given  unto  you  to  know  the 
mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven,  but  to 
them  it  is  not  given. 

12  For  whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall  be 
given,  and  he  shall  have  more  abundance  : 
but  whosoever  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be 
taken  away  even  that  he  hath. 

13  Therefore  speak  I  to  them  in  para- 
bles :  because  they  seeing,  see  not ;  and 
hearing,  they  hear  not,  neither  do  they  un- 
derstand. 

14  And  in  them  is  fulfilled  the  prophecy 
of  Esaias,  which  saith.  By  hearing  ye  shall 
hear,  and  shall  not  understand  ;  and  seeing 
ye  shall  see,  and  shall  not  perceive  : 

15  For  this  people's  heart  is  waxed  gross, 
ind  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing,  and 
their  eyes  they  have  closed  ;  lest  at  any 
time  they  should  see  with  their  eyes,  and 
hear  with  their  ears,  and  should  understand 
with  their  heart,  and  should  be  converted, 
and  I  should  heal  them. 

16  But  blessed  are  your  eyes,  for  they 
see  :  and  your  ears,  for  they  hear. 

17  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  man}' 
prophets  and  righteous  men  have  desired 
to  see  those  things  which  ye  see,  and 
have  not  seen  them ;  and  to  hear  tlinse 
things  which  ye  hear,  and  have  not  heard 
them. 

18  U  Hear  ye  therefore  the  parable  of 
the  sower. 

19  When  any  one  heareth  the  word  of 
the  kingdom,  and  understandeth  it  not, 
then  Cometh  the  wicked  one,  and  catcheth 
away  that  which  was  sown  in  his  heart. 
This  is  he  which  received  seed  by  the 
way-side. 

20  But  he  that  received  the  seed  into 
stony-places,  the  same  is  he  that  heareth 
the  word,  and  anon  with  joy  receiveth  it; 

21  Yet  hath  he  not  root  in  himself,  but 
dureth  for  a  while :  for  when  tribulation  or 
persecution  ariseth  because  of  the  word, 
by  and  by  he  is  offended. 

22  He  also  that  received  seed  among  the 
thorns  is  he  that  heareth  the  word  ;  and 
the  care  of  this  world,  and  the  deceitfulness 
of  riches  choke  the  word,  and  he  becometh 
unfruitful. 

23  But  he  that  received  seed  into  the 
good  ground  is  he  that  heareth  the  word, 
and  understandeth  it ;  which  also  beareth 
fruit,  and  bringeth  forth,  some  an  hundred- 
fold, some  sixty,  some  thirty. 

24  H  Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto 
them,  saving.  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 

13 


Sundry  other  parables.  S.  MATTHEW.  Herod's  opinion  of  Christ. 

likened  unto  a  man  which  sowed  good  seed  |,of  fire  :  there  shall  be  waihng  and  gnash- 
an  his  field  :  ing  of  teeth. 

25  But  while  men  slept,  his  enemy  came      43  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine  forth 
and  sowed   tares  among  the   wheat,   and  as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of  their  Father 


went  his  way. 

26  But  when  the  blade  was  sprung  up, 
and  brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the 
tares  also. 


Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

44  ^  Again,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  j- 
like  unto  treasure  hid  in  a  field ;  the  which 
when  a  man  hath  found,  he  hideth,  and  for 


27  So  the   servants  of  the   householder  joy  thereof  goeth  and  selleth  all  that  he 
came  and  said  unto  him.  Sir,  didst  not  thou  hath,  and  buyeth  that  field. 


sow  good  seed  in  thy  field  ?  from  whence 
then  hath  it  tares  1 


45  H  Again,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  a  merchant-man  seeking  goodly 


28  He  said  unto  them,  An  enem}'  hath  pearls : 
done  this.      The  servants  said  unto  him,  i     46  Who,  when  he  had  found  one  pearl 

of  great  price,  went  and  sold  all  that  he 
had,  and  bought  it. 

47  H  Again,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  unto  a  net,  that  was  cast  into  the  sea, 
and  gathered  of  every  kind  : 

4S  Which,  when  it  was  full,  they  drew 
to  shore,  and  sat  down,  and  gathered  the 
good  into  vessels,  but  cast  the  bad  away. 

49  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the  world  : 
the  angels  shall  come  forth,  and  sever  the 
wicked  from  among  the  just, 

50  And  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace 
of  fire ;  there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnash- 
ing of  teeth. 

51  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Have  ye  un- 
derstood all  these  things  ?  They  say  unto 
him,  Yea,  Lord. 

52  Then  said  he  unto  them.  Therefore 
every  scribe  which  is  instructed  unto  the 
kingdom  of  heaven,  is  like  unto  a  man  that 
is  an  householder,  which  bringeth  forth  out 
of  his  treasure  thi)igs  new  and  old. 

53  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when 
Jesus  had  finished  these  parables,  he  de- 
parted thence. 

54  And  when  lie  was  come  into  his  own 
country,  he  taught  them  in  their  synagogue, 
insomuch  that  they  were  astonished,  and 
said.  Whence  hath   this  ?;?«?«  this  wisdom, 


Wilt  thou  then  that  we  go  and  gather  them 
up  ? 

29  But  he  said,  Nay  ;  lest  while  ye  ga- 
ther up  the  tares,  ye  root  up  also  the  wheat 
with  them. 

30  Let  both  grow  together  until  the  bar 
vest :  and  in  the  time  of  harvest  I  will 
say  to  the  reapers,  Gather  ye  together  first 
the  tares,  and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn 
them  :  but  gather  the  wheat  into  my  barn. 

31  II  Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto 
them,  saying,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is 
like  to  a  grain  of  mustard-seed,  which  a 
man  took,  and  sowed  in  his  field  : 

32  Which  indeed  is  the  least  of  all  seeds : 
but  when  it  is  grown,  it  is  the  greatest 
among  herbs,  and  becometh  a  tree,  so  thit 
the  birds  of  the  air  come  and  lodge  in  the 
branches  thereof. 

33  H  Another  parable  spake  he  unio 
them  ,•  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
Jeaven,  which  a  woman  took,  and  hid  ;n 
three  measures  of  meal,  till  the  whole  was 
ieavened. 

34  All  these  things  spake  Jesus  unto  the 
multitude  in  parables  ;  and  without  a  pari- 
ble  spake  he  not  unto  them  : 

35  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was 
spoken  by  the  prophet,  saying,  I  will  open 


~i -.;     j^-^j^-.v...,,   K...V ,  ii.j,,   J.    .,111  ^ypv^ii    OU.HJ,     11  iicinyc     jiai.li      Liiio 

mj^  mouth  in    parables  ;  I  will  utter  things 'and  these  mighty  works? 


which   have   been   kept    secret   from   the 
foundation  of  the  world. 

36  U  Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude 
away,  and  went  into  the  house :  and  his 
disciples  came  unto  him,  saying.  Declare 
unto  us  the  parable  of  the  tares  of  the  field. 

37  He  answe-red  and  said  unto  them.  He 
that  soweth  the  good  seed  is  the  Son  of 
man 


55  Is  not  this  the  carpenter's  son  ?  is  not 
his  mother  called  Mary  ?  and  his  brethren, 
James,  and  Joses,  and  Simon,  and  Ju- 
das ? 

56  And  his  sisters,  are  they  not  all  with 
us  ?  Whence  then  hath  this  man  all  these 
things  ? 

57  And  they  were  offended  in  him. 
But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  A  prophet  is  not 


38  1  he  field  is  the  world ;  the  good  seed  without  honour,  save  in  his  own  country, 
are  the  children  of  the  kingdom ;  but  the  and  in  his  own  house 


tares  are  the  children  of  the  wicked  ofie  ; 

39  The  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the 
devil ;  the  harvest  is  the  end  of  the  world  ; 
and  the  reapers  are  the  angels. 

40  As  therefore  the  tares  are  gathered 
and  burned  in  the  fire;  so  shall  it  be  in  the 
end  of  this  world. 

41  The  Son  of  man  shall  send  forth  his 
angels,  and  they  shall  gather  out  of  his 
kingdom  all  things  that  offend,  and  them 
which  do  iniquity ; 

42  And  shall  cast  them  into  a  furnace 


58    And  he  did  not  many  mighty  works 
there,  because  of  theJr  unbelief. 
CHAP.  XIV. 
T  that  time  Herod  the  Tetrarch  heard 
of  the  fame  of  Jesus, 

2  And  said  unto  his  servants.  This  is 
John  the  Baptist ;  he  is  risen  from  the 
dead;  and  therefore  mighty  works  do 
shew  forth  themselves  in  him. 

3  H  For  Herod  had  laid  hold  on  John, 
and  bound  him,  and  put  him  in  prison  foi 
Herodias'  sake,  his  brother  Philip's  wife. 

14 


The  miracle  of  the  five  loaves.        CHAP 

4  For  John  said  unto  him,  It  is  not  law- 
ful for  thee  to  have  her. 

5  And  when  he  would  have  put  him  to 
death,  he  feared  the  multitude,  because 
they  counted  him  as  a  prophet. 

6  But  when  Herod's  birth-day  was  kept, 
the  daughter  of  Herodias  danced  before 
them,  and  pleased  Herod. 

7  Whereupon  he  promised  with  an  oath 
to  give  her  whatsoever  she  would  ask. 

8  And  she,  being  before  instructed  of 
her  mother,  said,  Give  me  here  John 
Baptist's  head  in  a  charger. 

9  And  the  king  was  sorry :  nevertheless 
for  the  oath's  sake,  and  them  which  sat 
with  him  at  meat,  he  commanded  it  to  be 

given  her.  ,    ,    t  i 

10  And  he  sent,  and  beheaded  John  in 
the  prison. 

11  And  his  head  was  brought  in  a 
charger,  and  given  to  the  damsel :  and  she 
brought  it  to  her  mother.    , 

12  And  his  disciples  came,  and  took  up 
the  body,  and  buried  it,  and  went  and  told 
Jesus. 

13  il  When  Jesus  heard  of  it,  he  depart- 
ed thence  by  ship  into  a  desert  place 
apart:  and  when  the  people  had  heard 
thereof,  they  followed  him  on  foot  out  of 
the  cities. 

14  And  Jesus  went  forth,  and  saw  a 
great  multitude,  and  was  moved  with  com- 
passion toward  them,  and  he  healed  their 

sick.  •        ,•     V    • 

15  And  when  it  was  evening,  his  disci- 
ples came  to  him,  saying,  This  is  a  desert 
place,  and  the  time  is  now  past ;  send  the 
multitude  away,  that  they  may  go  into  the 
villages,  and  buy  themselves  victuals. 

16  But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  They  need 
not  depart;   give  ye  them  to  eat. 

17  And  they  say  unto  him,  We  have 
here  but  five  loaves,  and  two  fishes. 

,18  He  said,  Bring  them  hither  to  me. 

19  And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to 
sit  down  on  the  grass,  and  took  the  five 
loaves,  and  the  two  fishes,  and  looking  up 
to  heaven,  he  blessed,  and  brake,  and  gave 
the  loaves  to  his  disciples,  and  the  disci- 
ples to  the  multitude. 

20  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled  : 
and  they  took  up  of  the  fragments  that  re- 
mained twelve  baskets  full. 

21  And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about 
five  thousand  men,  beside  women  and 
children. 

22  H  And  straightway  Jesus  constrained 
his  disciples  to  get  into  a  ship,  and  to  go 
before  him  unto  the  other  side,  while  he 
sent  the  multitudes  away. 

23  And  when  he  had  sent  the  multitudes 
away,  he  went  up  into  a  mountain  apart  to 
pray:  and  when  the  evening  was  come, 
he  was  there  alone. 

24  But  the  ship  was  now  in  the  midst  of 
the  sea,  tossed  with  waVes:  for  the  wind 
was  contrary. 


.  XV.  What  defiles  a  man. 

25  And  in  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night 
Jesus  went  unto  them,  walking  on  the  sea, 

26  And  when  the  disciples  saw  him 
walking  on  the  sea,  they  were  troubled, 
saying.  It  is  a  spirit;  and  they  cried  out 
for  fear. 

27  But  straightway  Jesus  spake  unto 
them,  saying,  Be  of  good  cheer  ;  it  is  I ; 
be  not  afraid. 

28  And  Peter  answered  him  and  said, 
Lord,  if  it  be  thou,  bid  me  come  unto  thee 
on  the  water. 

29  And  he  said.  Come.  And  when  Peter 
was  come  down  out  of  the  ship,  he  walked 
on  the  water,  to  go  to  Jesus. 

30  But  when  he  saw  the  wind  bois- 
terous, he  was  afraid ;  and  beginning  to 
sink,  he  cried,  saying,  Lord,  save  me. 

31  And  immediately  Jesus  stretched 
forth  his  hand,  and  caught  him,  and  said 
unto  him,  O  thou  of  little  faith,  wherefore 
didst  thou  doubt  1 

32  And  when  they  were  come  into  the 
ship,  the  wind  ceased. 

33  Then  they  that  were  in  the  ship 
came  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Of  a 
truth  thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 

34  H  And  when  they  were  gone  over, 
they  came  into  the  land  of  Gennesaret. 

35  And  when  the  men  of  that  place  had 
knowledge  of  him,  they  sent  out  into  all 
that  country  round  about,  and  brought  unto 
him  all  that  were  diseased ; 

36  And  besought  him  that  they  might 
only  touch  the  hem  of  his  garment :  and 
as  many  as  touched  were  made  perfectly- 
whole. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  came  to  Jesus  scribes  and  Pha- 
risees,   which    were    of  Jerusalem, 
saying, 

2  Why  do  thy  disciples  transgress  the 
tradition  of  the  elders  1  for  they  wash  not 
tlieir  hands  when  they  eat  bread. 

3  But  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Why  do  ye  also  transgress  the  command- 
ment of  God  by  your  tradition  1 

4  For  God  commanded,  saying,  Honour 
thy  father  and  mother :  and,  He  that  curs- 
eth  father  or  mother,  let  him  die  the  death. 

5  But  ye  say,  Whosoever  shall  say  to  his 
father  or  his  mother.  It  is  a  gift,  by  what- 
soever thou  mightest  be  profited  by  rne ; 

6  And  honour  not  his  father  or  his  mo- 
ther, he  shall  he  free.  Thus  have  ye  made 
the  commandment  of  God  of  none  effect 
by  your  tradition. 

7  Ye  hypocrites,  well  did  Esaias  prophe- 
sy of  you,  saying, 

'  8  This  people  draweth  nigh  unto  me 
with  their  mouth,  and  honoureth  me  with 
their  lips  ;  but  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

9  But  in  vain  they  do  worship  me,  teach- 
ing ^br  doctrines  the  commandments  of 
men. 

10  H  And  he  called  the  multitude,  and 
said  unto  them,  Hear,  and  understand : 

15 


Christ  feeds  the  multitude.        S.  MATTHEW 

11  Not  that  which  goeth  into  the  mouth 
defileth  a  man  ;  but  that  which  cometh  out 
of  the  mouth,  this  defileth  a  man. 

12  Then  came  his  disciples,  and  said 
unto  him,  Knowest  thou  that  the  Pharisees 
were  offended  after  they  heard  this  say- 
ing? 

13  But  he  answered  and  said,  Every 
plant,  which  my  heavenly  Father  hath  not 
planted,  sliall  be  rooted  up. 

14  Let  them  alone :  they  be  blind  lead- 
ers of  the  blind.  And  if  the  blind  lead  the 
blind,  both  shall  fall  into  the  ditch. 

15  Then  answered  Peter  and  said  unto 
him.  Declare  unto  us  this  parable. 

16  And  Jesus  said,  Are  ye  also  yet  with- 
out understanding? 

17  Do  not  ye  yet  understand,  that  what- 
soever entereth  in  at  the  mouth  goeth  into 
the  belly,  and  is  cast  out  into  the  draught? 

18  But  those  things  which  proceed  out 
of  the  mouth,  come  forth  from  the  heart ; 
and  they  defile  the  man. 

19  For  out  of  the  heart  proceed  evil 
thoughts,  murders,  adulteries,  fornications, 
thefts,  false  witness,  blasphemies  : 


20  These  are  the  things  which  defile  a 
man :  but  to  eat  with  unwashen  hands 
defileth  not  a  man. 

21  H  Then  Jesus  went  thence,  and  de- 
parted into  the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon. 

22  And  behold,  a  woman  of  Canaan 
came  out  of  the  same  coasts,  and  cried 
unto  him,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  me,  O 
Lord,  ^//OM  son  of  David  ;  my  daughter  is 
grievously  vexed  with  a  devil. 

23  But  he  answered  her  not  a  word. 
And  his  disciples  came  and  besought  him, 
saying.  Send  her  away ;  for  she  crieth  after 
us. 

24  But  he  answered  and  said,  I  am  not 
sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of 
Israel. 

25  Then  came  she  and  worshipped  him, 
saying  Lord,  help  me. 

26  But  he  answered  and  said.  It  is  not 
meet  to  take  the  children's  bread  and  to 
cast  it  to  dogs. 

27  And  she  said.  Truth,  Lord :  yet  the 
dogs  eat  of  the  crumbs  which  fall  from 
their  master's  table. 

28  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
her,  O  woman,  great  ?'.>;  thy  faith :  be  it  unto 
thee  even  as  thou  wilt.  And  her  daughter 
was  made  whole  from  that  very  hour. 

29  H  And  Jesus  departed  from  thence, 
and  came  nigh  unto  the  sea  of  Galilee  ;  and 
went  up  into  a  mountain,  and  sat  down 
there. 

30  And  great  multitudes  came  unto  him, 
having  with  them  ^//osc  that  were  lame, 
blind,  dumb,  maimed,  and  many  others, 
and  cast  them  down  at  Jesus'  feet ;  and  he 
healed  them 


The  Pharisees  ask  a  sign. 
and  the  blind  to  see :   and  they  glorified 
the  God  of  Israel. 

32  U  Then  Jesus  called  his  disciples  im- 
to  him,  and  said,  I  have  compassion  on  the 
multitude,  because  they  continue  with  me 
now  three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat : 
and  I  will  not  send  them  away  fasting,  lest 
they  faint  in  the  way. 

33  And  his  disciples  say  unto  him, 
Whence  should  we  have  so  much  bread  in 
the  wilderness,  as  to  fill  so  great  a  multi- 
tude? 

34  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  How 
many  loaves  have  ye?  And  they  said, 
Seven,  and  a  few  little  fishes. 

35  And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to 
sit  down  on  the  ground. 

36  And  he  took  the  seven  loaves  and  the 
fishes,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake  them, 
and  gave  to  his  disciples,  and  the  disciples 
to  the  multitude. 

37  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled  : 
and  they  took  up  of  the  broken  meat  that 
was  left  seven  baskets  full. 

38  And  they  that  did  eat  were  four  thou- 
sand men,  beside  women  and  children. 

39  And  he  sent  away  the  multitude,  and 
took    ship,    and  came  into  the  coasts  of 

I  Magdala. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

THE  Pharisees  also  and  the  Sadducees 
came,  and,  tempting,  desired  him  that 
he  would  shew  them  a  sign  from  heaven. 

2  He  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
When  it  is  evening,  ye  say,  It  icill  be  fair 
weather  :  for  the  skj'  is  red. 

3  And  in  the  morning,  It  icill  he  foul 
weather  to-day :  for  the  skj^  is  red  and  low- 
ering. O  \je  hypocrites,  ye  can  discern 
the  face  of  the  sky ;  but  can  ye  not  discern 
the  signs  of  the  times  ? 

4  A  wicked  and  adulterous  generation 
seeketh  after  a  sign ;  and  there  shall  no 
sign  be  given  unto  it,  but  the  sign  of  the 
prophet  Jonas.  And  he  left  them,  and 
departed. 

5  ^  And  when  his  disciples  were  come 
to  the  other  side,  they  had  forgotten  to  take 
bread. 

6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Take  heed 
and  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees 
and  of  the  Sadducees. 

7  And  they  reasoned  among  themselves, 
saying.  It  is  because  we  have  taken  no 
bread. 

8  Which  when  Jesus  perceived,  he  said 
unto  them,  O  ye  of  little  faith,  why  reason  ye 
among  yourselves,  because  ye  have  brought 
no  bread  ? 

9  Do  ye  not  yet  understand,  neither  re- 
member the  five  loaves  of  the  five  thousand, 
and  how  many  baskets  ye  took  up  ? 

10  Neither  the  seven  loaves  of  the  four 
thousand,  and  liow  many  baskets  ye  took 


31    Insomuch  that  the  multitude  won- i up? 
dered,  when  they  saw  the  dumb  to  speak,;      11  How  is  it  thit  ye  do  not  understand 
the  maimed  to  be  whole,  the  lame  to  walk,  that  I  spake  it  not  to  you  concerning  bread, 

16 


Christ  foreshctus  his  death.  CHAP. 

that  ye  should  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the 
Pharisees  and  of  the  Sadducees  ? 

12  Then  understood  they  how  that  he 
bade  thetti  not  beware  of  the  leaven  of  bread, 
but  of  the  doctrine  of  the  Pharisees  and  of 
the  Sadducees. 

13  H  When  Jesus  came  into  the  coasts 
of  Cesarea  Philippi,  he  asked  his  disciples, 
saying,  Whom  do  men  say  that  I  the  Son 
of  man  am? 

14  And  they  said,  Some  say  that  thou  art 
John  the  Baptist :  some,  Elias  ;  and  others, 
Jeremias,  or  one  of  the  prophets. 

15  He  saith  unto  them,  But  whom  say  ye 
that  I  am  ?  ' 

16  And  Simon  Peter  answered  and  said. 
Thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living 
God. 

17  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  imto 
him,  Blessed  art  thou,  Simon  Bar-jona:  for 
llesh  and  blof*d  hath  not  revealed  it  unto 
thee,  but  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

18  And  I  say  also  unto  thee.  That  thou 
art  Peter,  and  upon  this  rock  I  will  build 
my  church  :  and  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not 
prevail  against  it. 

19  And  I  will  give  unto  thee  the  keys  of 
the  kingdom  of  lieaven :  and  whatsoever 
thou  shalt  bind  on  earth,  shall  be  bound  in 
heaven ;  and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose  on 
earth,  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

20  Then  charged  he  his  disciples  that 
they  should  tell  no  man  that  he  was  Jesus 
the"  Christ. 

21  II  From  that  time  forth  began  Jesus 
to  shew  unto  his  disciples,  how  that  he  must 
go  unto  Jerusalem,  and  suffer  many  things 
of  the  elders,  and  chief  priests,  and  scribes, 
and  be  killed,  and  be  raised  again  the  third 
day. 

22  Then  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to 
rebuke  him,  saying,  Be  it  far  from  thee, 
Lord :  this  shall  not  be  unto  thee. 

23  But  he  turned,  and  said  unto  Peter, 
Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan ;  thou  art  an  of- 
fence unto  me :  for  thou  savourest  not  the 
things  that  be  of  God,  but  those  that  be  of 
men. 

24  H  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples. 
If  any  man  will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny 
himself,  and  take  up  his  cross,  and  follow 
me. 

25  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life,  shall 
lose  it :  and  whosoever  will  lose  his  life  for 
my  sake,  shall  find  it. 

26  For  what  is  a  man  profited,  if  he  shall 
gain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  his  own  soul  ? 
or  what  shall  a  man  give  in  exchange  for 
his  soul? 

27  For  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  the 
glory  of  his  Father,  with  his  angels ;  and 
tlien  he  shall  reward  ever)'  man  according 
to  his  works. 

28  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  There  be  some 
standing  here,  which  shall  not  taste  of  death, 
till  they  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  his 
kingdom. 


XVn.  Transfiguration  of  Christ. 

CHAP.  XVH. 

AND  after  six  days,  Jesus  taketh  Peter, 
James,  and  John  his  brother,  and 
bringeth  them  up  into  an  high  mountain 
apart, 

2  And  was  transfigured  before  them  :  and 
his  face  did  shine  as  the  sun,  and  his  rai- 
ment was  white  as  the  light. 

3  And  behold,  there  appeared  unto  them 
Moses  and  Elias  talking  with  him. 

4  Then  answered  Peter,  and  said  unto 
Jesus,  Eord,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here:  if 
thou  wilt,  let  us  make  here  three  taberna- 
cles ;  one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses,  and 
one  for  Elias. 

5  While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a  bright 
cloud  overshadowed  them :  and  behold,  a 
voice  out  of  the  cloud,  which  said.  This  is 
my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased : 
hear  ye  him. 

6  And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they 
fell  on  their  face,  and  were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  Jesus  came  and  touched  them, 
and  said,  Arise,  and  be  not  afraid. 

8  And  when  they  had  lifted  up  their 
eyes,  they  saw  no  man,  save  Jesus  only. 

9  And  as  they  came  down  from  the 
mountain,  Jesus  charged  them,  saying.  Tell 
the  vision  to  no  man,  until  the  Son  of  man 
be  risen  again  from  the  dead. 

10  *\  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  say- 
ing. Why  then  say  the  scribes,  that  Elias 
must  first  come  ? 

11  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Elias  truly  shall  first  come,  and  re- 
store all  things  : 

12  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  Elias  is 
come  already,  and  they  knew  him  not,  but 
have  done  unto  him  whatsoever  they  listed  : 
likewise  shall  also  the  Son  of  man  suffer  of 
them. 

13  Then  the  disciples  understood  that  he 
spake  unto  them  of  John  the  Baptist. 

14  %  And  when  they  were  come  to  the 
multitude,  there  came  to  him  a  certain  man 
kneeling  down  to  him,  and  saying, 

15  Lord,  have  mercy  on  my  son  ;  for  he 
is  lunatic,  and  sore  vexed,  for  ofttimes  he 
falleth  into  the  fire,  and  oft  into  the  water. 

16  And  I  brought  him  to  thy  disciples, 
and  they  could  not  cure  him. 

17  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said,  O 
faithless  and  perverse  generation,  how  long 
shall  I  be  with  you  ?  how  long  shall  I  suffer 
you  ?  Bring  him  hither  to  me. 

18  And  Jesus  rebuked  the  devil,  and  he 
departed  out  of  him :  and  the  child  was 
cured  from  that  very  hour. 

19  Then  came  the  disciples  to  Jesus 
apart,  and  said.  Why  could  not  we  cast 
him  out? 

20  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Because 
of  your  unbelief:  for  verily  I  say  unto  you, 
If  ye  have  faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard-seed, 
ye  shall  say  unto  this  mountain,  Remove 
hence  to  yonder  place,  and  it  shall  remove ; 
and  nothing  shall  be  impossible  unto  you. 

17 


Christ  warns  Ms  disciples  S.  MAT 

21  Howbeit,  this  kind  goeth  not  out,  but 
by  prayer  and  fasting. 

22  II  And  while  they  abode  in  Galilee, 
Jesus  said  unto  them,  The  Son  of  man  shall 
be  betrayed  into  the  hands  of  m.en  : 

23  And  they  shall  kill  him,  and  the  third 
(lay  he  shall  be  raised  again.  And  they 
were  exceeding  sorry. 

24  H  And  when  they  were  come  to  Ca- 
pernaum, they  that  received  tnhnie-m oncy, 
came  to  Peter,  and  said,  Doth  not  your 
Master  pay  tribute  ? 

25  He  saith,  Yes.  And  when  he  was 
come  into  the  house,  Jesus  prevented  him, 
saying.  What  thinkest  thou,  Simon?  of 
whom  do  the  kings  of  the  earth  take  cus- 
tom or  tribute  ?  of  their  own  children,  or  of 
strangers  ? 

26  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Of  strangers. 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Then  are  the  children 
free. 

27  Notwithstanding,  lest  we  should  of- 
fend them,  go  thou  to  the  sea,  and  cast  *an 
hook,  and  take  up  the  fish  that  first  cometii 
up  :  and  \\'hen  thou  hast  opened  his  mouth, 
thou  shalt  find  a  piece  of  money  :  that  take, 
and  give  unto  them  for  me  and  thee. 

CHAP.  xvni. 

AT  the  same  time   came  the  disciples 
unto  Jesus,  saying,  Who  is  the  great- 
est in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  ? 

2  And  .Jesus  called  a  little  child  unto  him, 
and  set  him  in  the  midst  of  them, 

3  And  said.  Verily  I  say  unto  j^ou.  Ex- 
cept ye  be  converted,  and  become  as  little 
children,  ye  shall  not  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

4  W'hosoever  therefore  shall  humble  him- 
self as  this  little  child,  the  same  is  greatest 
in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

5  And  whoso  shall  receive  one  such  little 
child  in  my  name,  receiveth  me. 

6  But  whoso  shall  otTend  one  of  these  lit- 
tle ones  which  believe  in  me,  it  were  better 
for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hanged  about 
hi^  neck,  and  tliat  he  WQxe  drowned  in  the 
depth  of  the  sea. 

7  *il  Wo  unto  the  world  because  of  of- 
fences !  for  it  must  needs  be  that  offences 
come ;  but  wo  to  tha,t  man  by  whom  the 
offence  cometh ! 

8  Wherefore,  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot  of- 
fend thee,  cut  them  off,  and  cast  thcin  from 
thee ;  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into  life 
halt  or  maimed,  rather  than  having  two 
hands  or  two  feet,  to  be  cast  into  everlasting 
fire. 

9  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it 
out,  and  cast  it  from  thee :  it  is  better  for 
thee  to  enter  into  life  \\ith  one  eye,  rather 
than  having  two  eyes,  to  be  cast  into  hell-fire. 

10  11  Take  heed  that  ye  despise  not  one 
of  these  little  ones  :  for  I  say  unto  you.  That 
in  heaven  their  angels  do  always  behold  the 
face  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

11  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  save 
that  which  was  lost. 


PHEW.  to  he  Immhle  and  harmless. 

12  How  think  ye  ?  If  a  man  have  an 
hundred  sheep,  and  one  of  them  be  gone 
astray,  doth  he  not  leave  the  ninety  and 
nine,  and  goeth  into  the  mountains,  and 
seeketh  that  which  is  gone  astray  ? 

13  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it,  verily  1 
say  unto  you,  he  rejoiceth  more  of  that 
sheep,  than  of  the  ninety  and  nine  which 
went  not  astray. 

14  Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of  your  Fa- 
ther which  is  in  heaven,  that  one  of  these 
little  ones  should  perish. 

15  H  Moreover,  if  thy  brother  shall  tres- 
pass against  thee,  go  and  tell  him  his  fault 
between  thee  and  him  alone :  if  he  shall 
hear  thee,  thou  hast  gained  thy  brother. 

16  But  if  he  will  not  hear  thee,  then  take 
with  thee  one  or  tv,o  more,  that  in  the  mouth 
of  two  or  three  v.'itnesses  every  word  may 
be  established. 

17  And  if  he  shall  neglect  to  hear  them, 
tell  it  unto  the  church  :  but  if  he  neglect  to 
hear  the  church,  let  him  be  unto  thee  as  an 
heathen  man  and  a  publican. 

18  Verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Whatsoever 
ye  shall  bind  on  earth,  shall  be  bound  in 
heaven :  and  whatsoever  ye  shall  loose  on 
earth,  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven. 

19  Again  I  say  unto  you,  That  if  tv'o  of 
you  shall  agree  on  earth,  as  touching  any 
thing  that  they  shall  ask,  it  shall  be  done 
for  them  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

20  For  where  two  or  three  are  gathered 
together  in  my  name,  there  am  I  in  the 
midst  of  them. 

21  ir  Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and  said, 
Lord,  how  oft  shall  my  brother  sin  against 
me,  and  I  forgive  him  ?  till  seven  times  1 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say  not  unto 
thee.  Until  seven  times  :  but.  Until  seventy 
times  seven. 

23  Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
likened  unto  a  certain  king  which  would 
take  account  of  his  servants. 

24  And  Avhen  he  had  begun  to  reckon, 
one  was  brought  unto  him  which  owed  him 
ten  thousand  talents. 

25  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to  pay, 
his  lord  commanded  him  to  be  sold,  and  his 
wife  and  children,  and  all  that  he  had,  and 
payment  to  be  made. 

26  The  servant  therefore  fell  down,  and 
worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  have  pa- 
tience with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 

27  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant  was 
moved  with  compassion,  and  loosed  him, 
and  forgave  him  the  debt. 

28  But  the  same  servant  went  out,  and 
found  one  of  his  fellow-servants,  which 
owed  him  an  hundred  pence  :  and  he  laid 
hands  on  him,  and  took  him  by  the  throat, 
saying.  Pay  me  that  thou  owest. 

29  And  his  fellow-servant  fell  down  at  his 
feet,  and  besought  him,  saying.  Have  pa- 
tience with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 

30  And  he  would  not :  but  went  and  cast 
him  into  prison,  till  he  should  pay  the  debt. 

IS 


Christ  receives  little  children.       CHAP. 

31  So  when  his  fellow-servants  saw  what 
was  done,  they  were  very  sorry,  and  came 
and  told  unto  their  lord  all  that  was  done. 

32  Then  his  lord,  alter  that  he  had  called 
him,  said  unto  him,  O  thou  wicked  servant, 
I  forgave  thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou 
desiredst  me : 

33  Shouldest  not  thou  also  have  had  com- 
passion on  thy  fellow-servant,  even  as  I  had 
pity  on  thee  1 

34  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered 
him  to  the  tormentors,  till  he  should  pay  all 
that  was  due  unto  him. 

3.5  So  like\vise  shall  itiy  heavenly  Father 
do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from  your  hearts  for- 
give not  every  one  his  brother  their  tres- 
passes. 

CHAP.  XIX. 
A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jesus 
-^^  had  finished  these  sayings,  he  depart- 
ed from  Galilee,  and  came  into  the  coasts 
of  Judea,  beyond  Jordan  : 

2  And  great  multitudes  followed  him, 
and  he  healed  them  there. 

3  II  The  Pharisees  also  came  unto  him, 
tempting  him,  and  saying  unto  liim.  Is  it 
lawful  for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife  for 
ever}'  cause  ? 

4  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Have  ye  not  read,  that  he  which  made  them 
at  the  beginning,  made  them  male  and  fe- 
male, 

5  And  said,  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to 
his  wife :  and  they  twain  shall  be  one  flesh? 

6  Wh.erefore  they  are  no  more  twain,  but 
one  fiesh.  What  therefore  God  hath  joined 
together,  let  not  man  put  asunder. 

7  They  say  unto  him,  Why  did  Moses 
then  command  to  give  a  writing  of  divorce- 
ment, and  to  put  her  away  ? 

8  He  saith  unto  them,  Moses,  because 
of  the  hardness  of  your  hearts,  suffered  you 
to  put  away  your  wives :  but  from  the  be- 
ginning it  was  not  so. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you,  ¥/hosoever  shall 
put  away  his  wife,  except  it  be  for  ibrnica- 
tion,  and  shall  marry  another,  committeth 
adultery:  and  whoso  marrieth  her  which  is 
put  away,  doth  commit  adulter}'. 

10  His  disciples  say  unto  him,  If  the  case 
of  the  man  be  so  with  ///.s-  wife,  it  is  not 
good  to  marry. 

11  But  he  said  unto  them.  All  men  can- 
not receive  this  saying,  save  they  to  whom 
it  is  given. 

12  For  there  are  some  eunuchs,  which 
were  so  born  from  their  mother's  womb : 
and  there  are  some  eunuchs,  which  were 
made  eunuchs  of  men :  and  there  be  eu- 
nucb.s,  which  have  made  themselves  eu- 
nuchs for  the  kingdom  of  heaven's  sake. 
He  tlmt  is  able  to  receive  it,  let  him  receive  it. 

13  ^1  Then  were  there  brought  unto  him 
little  children,  that  he  should  put  his  hands 
on  them,  and  pray :  ,and  the  disciples  re- 
buked them. 


XIX.  Hoio  to  obtain  eternal  life. 

14  But  Jesus  said,  Suffer  little  children, 
and  forbid  them  not,  to  come  unto  me :  for 
of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

15  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  them,  and 
departed  thence. 

16  H  And  behold,  one  came  and  said 
unto  him,  Good  Master,  what  good  thing 
shall  I  do  that  I  may  have  eternal  life  ? 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why  callest 
thou  me  good  I  there  is  none  good  but  one, 
that  is,  God  :  but  if  thou  wilt  enter  into  life, 
keep  tlie  commandments. 

18  He  saith  unto  him,  Whicli  1  Jesus 
said.  Thou  shalt  do  no  murder,  Tiiou  shalt 
not  commit  adultery,  Thou  shalt  not  steal, 
Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness, 

19  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother: 
and.  Thou  shalt  fove  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 
self 

20  The  young  man  saith  unto  him.  All 
these  things  have  I  kept  from  my  youth  up : 
what  lack'l  yet  ? 

21  Jesus  said  unto  him,  If  thou  wilt  be 
perfect,  go  and  sell  that  thou  hast,  and  give 
to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treasure 
in  heaven  :  and  come  atid  follow  me. 

22  But  when  the  younp;  man  heard  that 
saying,  he  went  away  sorrowful :  for  he  had 
great  possessions. 

23  'I  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  a  rich  man 
shall  hardly  enter  into  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

24  And  again  I  say  unto  you,  It  is  easier 
for  a  camel  to  go  through  the  eye  of  a  needle, 
than  for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

25  When  his  disciples  heard  it,  they 
were  exceedingly  amazed,  saying,  Who 
then  can  be  saved  ? 

26  But  Jesus  beheld  thc?n,  and  said  unto 
them,  With  men  this  is  impossible,  but 
with  God  all  things  are  possible. 

27  Tl  Then  answered  Peter,  and  said  unto 
him,  Behold,  we  have  forsaken  all,  and  fol- 
lowed thee  :  what  shall  we  have  tiierefore  ? 

28  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  That  ye  which  have  followed 
me  in  the  regeneration,  when  the  Son  of 
man  shall  sit  in  the  throne  of  his  glory,  ye 
also  shall  sit  upon  twelve  thrones,  judging 
the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

29  And  every  one  that  hath  forsaken 
houses,  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father,  or 
mother  or  wife,  or  children,  or  lands,  for  my 
name's  sake,  shall  receive  an  hundred-fold, 
and  shall  inherit  everlasting  life. 

30  But  many  that  arc  first  shall  be  last, 
and  the  last  shall  be  first. 

CHAP.  XX. 

FOR  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
a  man  that  is  an  householder,  which 
went  out  early  in  the  morning  to  hire  la- 
bourers into  his  vineyard. 

2  And  when  he  had  agreed  with  the  la- 
bourers lor  a  penny  a  day,  he  sent  them 
into  his  vineyard. 

19 


Christ  teaches  meekness.  S.  MATTHEW, 

3  And  he  went  out  about  the  third  hour, 
and  saw  others  standing  idle  in  the  market- 
place, 

4  And  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  also  into 
the  vineyard ;  and  whatsoever  is  right,  I 
will  give  you.     And  they  went  their  way. 

5  Again  he  went  out  about  the  sixth  and 
ninth  hour,  and  did  likewise. 

6  And  about  the  eleventh  hour  he  went 
out,  and  found  others  standing  idle,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Why  stand  ye  here  all  the 
day  idle? 

7  Tliey  say  unto  him,  Because  no  man 
hath  hired  us.  He  saith  unto  them,  Go  ye 
also  into  the  vineyard ;  and  whatsoever  is 
right,  that  shall  ye  receive. 

8  So  when  evening  was  come,  the  lord 
of  the  vineyard  saith  unto  his  steward.  Call 
the  labourers,  and  give  them  their  hire,  be- 
ginning from  the  last  unto  the  first. 

9  And  when  they  came  that  were  hired 
about  the  eleventh  hour,  they  received 
every  man  a  penny. 

10  But  Avhen  the  first  came,  they  sup- 
posed that  they  should  have  received  more ; 
and  they  likewise  received  every  man  a 
penny. 

11  And  when  they  had  received  it,  they 
murmured  against  the  good  man  of  the 
house, 

12  Saying,  These  last  have  wrought  hut 
one  hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them  equal 
unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  burden  and 
heal  of  the  da3^ 

13  But  he  answered  one  of  them,  and 
said,  Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong  :  didst  not 
thou  agree  with  me  for  a  penny  ? 

14  Take  that  thine  is,  and  go  thj'  way  : 
I  will  give  unto  this  last,  even  as  unto  thee. 

15  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I 
will  with  mine  own  ]  is  thine  eye  evil  be- 
cause I  am  good  ? 

16  So  tlie  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first 
last :  for  many  be  called,  but  few  chosen. 

17  II  And  Jesus  going  up  to  Jerusalem, 
took  the  twelve  disciples  apart  in  the  way, 
and  said  unto  them, 

IS  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem  ;  and 
the  Son  of  man  shall  be  betrayed  unto  the 
chief  priests,  and  unto  the  scribes,  and 
they  shall  condemn  him  to  death, 

19  And  shall  deliver  him  to  the  Gentiles 
to  mock,  and  to  scourge,  and  to  crucify 
hini :  and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise  again. 

20  U  Then  came  to  him  the  mother  of 
Zebedee's  children,  with  her  sons,  wor- 
shipping Mm,  and  desiring  a  certain  thing 
of  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  her,  What  wilt 
thou  ?  She  saith  unto  him,  Grant  that  these 
my  two  sons  may  sit,  the  one  on  thy  right 
hand,  and  the  other  on  the  left,  in  thy 
kingdom. 

22  But  Jesus  answered  and  said,  Ye 
know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are  ye  able  to 
drink  of  the  cup  that  I  shall  drink  of,  and 
to  be   baptized  with  the   baptism  that  I 


He  rides  into  Jerusalem. 
am  baptized  with  ?   They  say  unto  him, 
We  are  able. 

23  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Ye  shall 
drink  indeed  of  my  cup,  and  be  baptized 
with  the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with  : 
but  to  sit  on  my  right  hand,  and  on  my 
left,  is  not  mine  to  give,  but  it  shall  be  given 
to  them  for  whom  it  is  prepared  of  my 
Father. 

24  And  when  the  ten  heard  it,  they  were 
moved  with  indignation  against  the  two 
brethren. 

25  But  Jesus  called  them  vnto  him,  and 
said,  Ye  know  that  the  princes  of  the  Gen- 
tiles exercise  dominion  over  them,  and  they 
that  are  great  exercise  authority  upon  them. 

26  But  it  shall  not  be  so  among  you : 
but  whosoever  will  be  great  among  you,  let 
him  be  your  minister ; 

27  And  whosoever  will  be  chief  among 
you,  let  him  be  your  servant: 

28  Even  as  the  Son  of  man  came  not  to 
be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister,  and  to 
give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many 

29  If  And  as  they  departed  from  Jericho, 
a  great  multitude  followed  him. 

30  And  behold,  two  blind  men  sitting 
by  the  way-side,  when  they  heard  that 
Jesus  passed  by,  cried  out,  saying,  Have 
mercy  on  us,  O  Lord,  thou  son  of  David. 

31  And  the  multitude  rebuked  them,  be- 
cause they  should  hold  their  peace :  but 
they  cried  the  more,  saying.  Have  mercy 
on  us,  O  Lord,  thou  son  of  David. 

32  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  called 
them,  and  said.  What  will  ye  that  I  shall  do 
unto  you  ? 

33  They  say  unto  him,  Lord,  that  our 
eyes  may  be  opened. 

34  So  Jesus  had  compassion  on  them, 
and  touched  their  eyes :  and  immediately 
their  eyes  received  sight,  and  they  fol- 
lowed him. 

CHAP.  XXL 

AND  when  they  drew  nigh  unto  Jeru- 
salem, and  were  come  to  Bethphage, 
unto  the  mount  of  Olives,  then  sent  Jesus 
two  disciples, 

2  Saying  unto  them.  Go  into  the  village 
over  against  you,  and  straightway  ye  shall 
find  an  ass  tied,  and  a  colt  with  her  :  loose 
them,  and  bring  them  unto  me. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  ought  unto  you, 
ye  shall  saj'.  The  Lord  hath  need  of  them; 
and  straightway  he  will  send  them. 

4  All  this  was  done,  that  it  might  be 
fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 
saying, 

5  Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Sion,  Behold, 
thy  King  cometh  unto  thee,  meek,  and 
sitting  upon  an  ass,  and  a  colt  the  foal  of 
an  ass. 

6  And  the  disciples  went,  and  did  as  Je- 
sus commanded  them, 

7  And  brought  the  ass  and  the  colt,  and 
put  on  them  their  clothes,  and  they  set  him 
thereon. 

20 


The  fig-tree  cursed.  CHAP.  XXI 

8  And  a  very  great  multitude  spread 
their  garments  in  the  way;  others  cut 
down  branches  from  the  trees,  and  strewed 
them  in  the  way. 

9  And  tlie  multitudes  that  went  before, 
and  that  followed,  cried,  saying,  Ilosanna 
to  the  son  of  David :  Blessed  is  he  that 
Cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord :  Hosanna 
in  the  highest. 

10  And  when  he  was  come  into  Jerusa- 
lem, all  the  city  was  moved,  saying.  Who  is 
this? 

11  And  the  multitude  said,  This  is  Jesus 
the  prophet  of  Nazareth  of  Galilee. 

12  H  And  Jesus  went  into  the  temple  of 
God,  and  cast  out  all  them  that  sold  and 
bought  in  the  temple,  and  overthrew  the 
tables  of  the  money-changers,  and  the  seats 
of  them  that  sold  doves, 

13  Aud  said  unto  them.  It  is  written, 
My  house  shall  be  called  the  house  of 
prayer,  but  ye  have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

14  And  the  blind  and  the  lame  came  to 
him  in  the  temple ;  and  he  healed  them. 

15  H  And  when  the  chief  priests  and 
scribes  saw  the  wonderful  things  that  he 
did,  and  the  ciiildren  crying  in  the  temple, 
and  saying,  Hosanna  to  the  son  of  David  ; 
they  were  sore  displeased, 

16  And  said  unto  him,  Hearest  thou 
what  these  say  ?  And  Jesus  saith  unto 
them,  Yea :  have  ye  never  read.  Out  of 
the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast 
perfected  praise  ? 

17  H  And  he  left  them,  and  went  out  of 
the  city  into  Bethany,  and  he  lodged  there. 

IS  Now  in  the  morning,  as  he  returned 
into  the  city,  he  hungered. 

19  And  when  he  saw  a  fig-tree  in  the 
way,  he  came  to  it,  and  found  nothing 
thereon,  but  leaves  only,  and  said  unto  it, 
Let  no  fruit  grow  on  thee  henceforward 
for  ever.  And  presently  the  fig-tree  wither- 
ed away. 

20  And  when  the  disciples  saw  it,  they 
marvelled,  saying,  How  soon  is  the  fig-tree 
withered  away ! 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Verily  I  say  unto  you.  If  ye  have  faith,  and 
doubt  not,  ye  shall  not  only  do  this  which 
is  done  to  the  fig-tree,  but  also,  if  ye  shall 
say  unto  this  mountain,  Be  thou  removed, 
and  be  thou  cast  into  the  sea ;  it  shall  be 
done. 

22  And  all  things  whatsoever  ye  shall 
ask  in  prayer,  believing,  ye  shall  receive 

23  !I  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
temple,  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  of 
the  people  came  unto  him  as  he  was  teach- 
ing, and  said.  By  what  authority  doest 
thou  these  things?  and  who  gave  thee  this 
authority  ? 

24  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  also  will  ask  you  one  thing,  which 
if  ye  tell  me,  I  in  like  wise  will  tell  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

25  The  baptism  of  John,  whence  was 


Parable  of  the  vineyard. 
it?   from  heaven,  or  of  men?    And  they 
reasoned   with  themselves,    saying.  If  we 
shall  say.  From  heaven ;   he  will  say  unto 
us.  Why  did  j'e  not  then  believe  him? 

26  But  if  we  shall  say.  Of  men  ;  we  fear 
the  people :  for  all  hold  John  as  a  prophet. 

27  And  they  answered  Jesus,  and  said, 
We  cannot  tell.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Neither  tell  I  you  by  what  authority  I  do 
these  things. 

28  H  But  what  think  ye  ?  A  certain  man 
had  two  sons;  and  he  came  to  the  first, 
and  said,  Son,  go  work  to-day  in  my  vine- 
yard. 

29  He  answered  and  said,  I  will  not ;  but 
afterward  he  repented,  and  went. 

30  And  he  came  to  the  second,  and  said 
likewise.  And  he  answered  and  said,  I  go, 
sir :  and  went  not. 

31  Whether  of  them  twain  did  the  will 
oUiis  father?  They  say  unto  him.  The  first. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you.  That  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  go 
into  the  kingdom  of  God  before  you. 

32  For  John  came  unto  you  in  the  way 
of  righteousness,  and  ye  believed  him  not : 
but  the  publicans  and  the  harlots  believed 
him  :  and  ye,  when  ye  had  seen  it,  repent- 
ed not  afterward,  that  ye  might  believe  him. 

33  H  Hear  another  parable  ;  There  was 
a  certain  householder,  which  planted  a 
vineyard,  and  hedged  it  round  about,  and 
digged  a  wine-press  in  it,  and  built  a  tower, 
and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and  went  into 
a  far  country : 

34  And  when  the  time  of  the  fruit  drew 
near,  he  sent  his  servants  to  the  husband- 
men, that  they  might  receive  the  fruits  of  it. 

35  And  the  husbandmen  took  his  ser- 
vants, and  beat  one,  and  killed  another, 
and  stoned  another. 

36  Again,  he  sent  other  servants  more 
than  the  first:  and  they  did  unto  them  like- 
wise. 

37  But  last  of  all,  he  sent  unto  them  his 
son,  saying.  They  will  reverence  my  son. 

38  But  when  the  husbandmen  saw  the 
son,  they  said  among  themselves.  This  is 
the  heir ;  come,  let  us  kill  him,  and  let  us 
seize  on  his  inheritance. 

39  And  they  caught  him,  and  cast  him 
out  of  the  vineyard,  and  slew  him. 

40  When  the  lord  therefore  of  the  vine- 
yard cometh,  what  will  he  do  unto  those 
husbandmen  ? 

41  They  say  unto  him,  He  will  misera- 
bly destroy  those  wicked  men,  and  will  let 
out  his  vineyard  unto  other  husbandmen, 
which  shall  render  him  the  fruits  in  their 
seasons. 

42  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Did  ye  never 
read  in  tlie  scriptures,  The  stone  which 
tlie  builders  rejected,  the  same  is  become 
the  head  of  the  corner :  this  is  the  Lord's 
doing,  and  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

43  Therefore  say  I  unto  you.  The  king- 
dom of  God  shall  be  taken  from  you,  and 

91 


The  tcedding-garment. 


given  to  a  nation  bringing  forth  the  fruits 
thereof 

44  And  whosoever  shall  fall  on  this  stone, 
shall  be  broken  :  but  on  whomsoever  it  shall 
fall,  it  will  grind  him  to  powder. 

45  And  when  the  chief  priests  and  Pha- 
jisees  had  heard  his  parables,  they  perceiv- 
ed that  he  spake  of  them. 

46  But  when  they  sought  to  lay  hands 
on  him,  they  feared  the  multitude,  because 
they  took  him  for  a  prophet. 

CHAP.  XXII. 
N^D  Jesus  answered  and  spake  unto 
them  again  by  parables,  and  said, 

2  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a 
certain  king,  which  made  a  marriage  for 
his  son, 

3  And  sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them 
that  were  bidden  to  the  wedding  :  and  they 
would  not  come. 

4  Again,  he  sent  forth  other  servants, 
saying,  Tell  them  which  are  bidden,  Be- 
hold, I  have  prepared  my  dinner :  my  oxen 
and  my  fatlings  are  killed,  and  all  things 
arc  ready  :  come  unto  the  marriage. 

5  But  they  made  light  of  it,  and  went 
their  ways,  one  to  his  farm,  another  to  his 
merchandise, 

6  And  the  remnant  took  his  servants, 
and  entreated  them  spitefully,  and  slew 
them. 

7  But  when  the  king  heard  thereof,  he 
was  wroth :  and  he  sent  forth  his  armies, 
and  destroyed  those  murderers,  and  burned 
up  their  city. 

8  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants.  The 
wedding  is  ready,  but  they  which  were 
bidden  were  not  worthy. 

9  Go  ye  therefore  into  the  highways, 
and  as  many  as  ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the 
marriage. 

10  So  those  servants  went  out  into  the 
liighways,  and  gathered  together  all  as  ma- 
ny as  they  found,  both  bad  and  good  :  and 
the  wedding  was  furnished  with  guests 


S.  MATTHEW.         Concerning  the  resurrection. 

17  Tell  us  therefore.  What  thinkest 
thou  1  Is  it  lawful  to  give  tribute  unto  Ce- 
sar, or  not  1 

18  But  Jesus  perceived  their  wicked- 
ness, and  said,  Why  tempt  ye  me,  yc  hypo- 
crites 1 

19  Shew  me  the  tribute-money.  And 
they  brought  unto  him  a  penny. 

20  And  he  saith  unto  them,  AVhose  is 
this  image,  and  superscription  '? 

21  They  say  unto  him,  Cesar's.  Then 
saith  he  unto  them,  Render  tlierefore  unto 
Cesar,  the  things  which  are  Cesar's ;  and 
unto  God,  the  things  that  are  God's. 

22  When  they  had  heard  these  irorcb, 
they  marvelled,  and  left  him,  and  went  their 
way. 

23  U  The  same  day  came  to  him  the 
Sadducees,  which  say  that  there  is  no  re- 
surrection, and  asked  him, 

24  Saying,  Master,  Moses  said.  If  a  man 
die,  having  no  children,  his  brother  shall 
marry  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed  unto  his 
brother. 

25  Now  there  were  with  us  seven  bre- 
thren :  and  the  first,  Vv'hen  he  had  married  a 
wife,  deceased ;  and  having  no  issue,  left 
his  wife  unto  his  brother. 

26  Likewise  the  second  also,  and  the 
third,  unto  the  seventh. 

27  And  last  of  all  the  woman  died  also. 

28  Therefore  in  the  resurrection,  whose 
wife  shall  she  be  of  the  seven  ?  for  they  all 
had  her. 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Ye  do  err,  not  knowing  the  scriptures,  nor 
the  po'ver  of  God. 

30  For  in  the  resurrection  they  neither 
marry,  nor  are  given  in  marriage,  but  are 
as  the  angels  of  God  in  heaven. 

31  But  as  touching  the  resurrection  of 
the  dead,  have  ye  not  read  that  which  was 
spoken  unto  jo\i  by  God,  saying, 

32  I  am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob  ?  God 


11  And  when  the  king  came  into  see  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  of  the  living- 


the  guests,  he  sav/  there  a  man  which  had 
not  on  a  wedding-garm.ent : 

12  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Friend,  how 
earnest  thou  in  hither,  not  having  a  wed- 
ding-garment ?  And  he  was  speechless. 

13  Then  said  the  king  to  the  servants 


33  And  when  the  multitude  heard  tiiis 
they  were  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

34  H  But  when  the  Pharisees  had  heard 
that  he  had  put  the  Sadducees  to  silence, 
they  were  gathered  together. 

35  Then  one  of  them  which  was  a  law- 


Jimd   hnn    hand  and   foot,  and   take   him  yer,  asked  him  a  question,  tempting  him, 
avv^ay,    and  cast  hi7n  into  utter  darkness :  and  saying, 


many  are   called,  but   few  are 


there  shall  be  weeping  and  cnashing  of 
teeth. 

14  For 
chosen. 

15  If  Then  v/ent  the  Pharisees,  and  took 
counsel  how  they  might  entangle  him  in 
his  talk. 

16  And  the}^  sent  out  unto  him  their  dis- 
ciples with  the  Herodians,  saying,  Master, 
v/c  know  that  thou  art  true,  and  teachest 
the  way  of  God  in  truth,  neither  carest  thou 
for  any  man:  for  thou  regardest  not  the 
person  of  men. 


36  Master,  which  is  the  great  command- 
ment in  the  law  ? 

•37  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  love 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind. 

38  This  is  the  first  and  great  command- 
ment. 

39  And  the  second  is  like  unto  it,  Thou 
shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself 

40  On  these  two  commandmen-ts  hang 
all  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

41  U  While  the  Pharisees  were  gathered 
together,  Jesus  asked  them, 

22 


Christ  exposes  the  Pharisees.      CHAP 

42  Saying,  What  think  ye  of  Christ? 
whose  son  is  he  ?  They  say  unto  him,  I  he 

son  of  David.  ft       .i         i  .i 

43  He  saith  unto  them.  How  then  doth 
David  in  spirit  call  him  Lord,  saymg 

44  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  felt 
thou  on  my  right  hand,  till  I  make  thine 
enemies  thy  footstool  ? 

45  If  David  then  call  him  Lord,  how  is 
he  his  son? 

46  And  no  man  was  able  to  answer  him 
a  word,  neither  durst  any  vian,  from  that 
day  forth,  ask  him  any  more  questions. 

CHAP.  XXHL 

THEN  spake  Jesus  to  the   multitude, 
and  to  his  disciples, 

2  Saying,  The  scribes  and  the  Pharisees 
sit  iu  Moses'  seat: 

3  All  therefore  whatsoever  they  bid  you 
observe,  that  observe  and  do :  but  do  not 
ye  after  their  works  :  for  they  say,  and  do 

4  For  they  bind  heavy  burdens,  and 
grievous  to  be  borne,  and  lay  them  on  men's 
shoulders;  but  they  themselves  will  not 
move  them  with  one  of  their  fingers. 

5  But  all  their  \vorks  they  do  for  to  be 
seen  of  men :  they  make  broad  their  phy- 
lacteries, and  enlarge  the  borders  ot  their 
garments, 

6  And  love  the  uppermost  rooms  at  leasts, 
and  the  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues, 

7  And  greetings  in  the  markets,  and  to 
be  called  of  men,  Rabbi,  Rabbi. 

8  But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi :  tor  one  is 
vour  Master,  even  Christ ;  and  all  ye  are 
"brethren.  , 

9  And  call  no  man  your  father  upon  the 
earth  :  for  one  is  your  Father  which  is  in 
heaven. 

10  Neither  be  ye  called  masters  :  for  one 
is  your  Master,  even  Christ. 

11  But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you, 
shall  be  your  servant. 

12  And  whosoever  shall  exalt  himse  t, 
shall  be  abased ;  and  he  that  shall  humble 
himself,  shall  be  exalted. 

13  1i  But  wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  t'ha- 
ri'^^ees,  hypocrites  !  for  ye  shut  up  the  king- 


XXHL  Destruction  of  Jerusalem. 

greater,  the  gold,  or  the  temple  that  sancti- 
heth  the  gold  ? 

18  And  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the 
altar,  it  is  nothing  ;  but  whosoever  sweareth 
by  the  gift  that  is  upon  it,  he  is  guilty. 

19  Fe  fools,  and  blind!  for  whether  z.? 
•Greater,  the  gift,  or  the  altar  that  sanctifieth 

the  gift  ?  ,    „  ,       . 

20  Whoso  therefore  shall  swear  by  the 
altar,  sweareth  by  it,  and  by  all  things 
thereon.  „  ,      ,      . 

21  And  whoso  shall  swear  by  the  tem- 
ple, sweareth  by  it,  and  by  him  that  dwell- 
eth  therein. 

22  And  he  that  shall  swear  by  heaven, 
sweareth  by  the  throne  of  God,  and  by  him 
that  sitteth  thereon.  . 

23  AVo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees 
hypocrites!  for  ye  pay  tithe  of  mint  and 
anise  and  cummin,  and  have  omitted  the 
weightier  matters  of  the  law,  judgment, 
mercy,  and  faith :  these  ought  ye  to  have 
done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

24  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain  at  a 
gnat,  and  swallow  a  camel.  . 

25  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites !  for  ye  make  clean  the  outside 
of  the  cup  and  of  the  platter,  but  within 
they  are  full  of  extortion  and  excess. 

26  Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse  first 
that  which  is  within  the  cup  and  platter, 
that  the  outside  of  them  may  be  clean  also. 

27  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees 
hypocrites !  for  ye  are  like  unto  whited 
sepulchres,  which  indeed  appear  beautitul 
outward,  but  are  within  full  ot  dead  men  s 
bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness. 

28  Even  so  ye  also  outwardly  appear 
righteous  unto  men,  but  within  ye  are  iuH 
of  hypocrisy  and  iniquity.  . 

29  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees 
hypocrites!  because  ye  build  the  tombs  ot 
the  prophets,  and  garnish  the  sepulchres 
of  the  righteous,  •    .,     *j 

30  And  say.  If  we  had  been  in  the  days 
of  our  fathers,  we  would  not  have  been 
partakers  with  them  in  the  blood  ot  the 
prophets. 

1  Wherefore  ye  be  witnesses  unto  your- 


go  in  yourselves,  neither   suffer  ye  them 
that  are  entering,  to  go  in.  . 

14  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites !  for  ye  devour  widows'  houses, 
and  for  a  pretence  make  long  prayer: 
therefore  ye  shall  receive  the  greater  dam- 

15  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites!  for  ye  compass  sea  and  land 
to  make  one  proselyte ;  and  when  he  is 
made,  ye  make  him  two-fold  more  the  child 
of  helfthan  yourselves. 

16  Wo  unto  you,  ye  blind  guides,  which 
say,  Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  temple. 


ihildren  of  "them 
which  killed  "the  prophets. 

32  Fill  ye  up  then  the  measure  ot  your 

fathers.  .        r    •  ^vc, 

33  Ye  serpents,  ye  generation  ot  vipers 
how  can  ye  escape  the  damnation  of  hell  f 

34  H  Wherefore  behold,  I  send  unto  you 
prophets,  and  wise  men,  and  scribes;  and 
some  of  them  ye  shall  kill  and  crucify,  and 
some  of  them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your  syna- 
gogues, and  persecute  them  from  city  to 

^'35  That  upon  you  may  come  all  the 
righteous  blood  shed  upon  the  eanh,troni 
the  blood  of  righteous  Abel,  unto  the  blood 


'  Whosoever  shall  swear  by  trie  lempie,  ui«  ..luwu  y.  "»"'-"  ^  Rnrirhias  whom  ye 
,s  nothing:  but  whosoever  shall   swear ,otZachanas,o^^^  3 


b-^  the  "-old  of  the  temple,  he  is  a  debtor. 
■'  17   Yc  fools,  and  blind !  for  whether  is 


slew  between  the  temple  and  the  altar. 
36  Verily  I  say  unto  you.   All  these 
"23 


CJirist  foretells  the 
things   shall  come   upon   this  generation. 

37  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  t/iou  that 
killest  the  prophets,  and  stonest  them 
which  are  sent  unto  thee,  how  often  would 
I  have  gathered  thy  children  together,  even 
as  a  hen  gathereth  her  chickens  under  he?- 
wings,  and  ye  would  not ! 

38  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you 
desolate. 

39  For  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  shall  not  see 
me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall  say,  Blessed 
is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

AND  Jesus  went  out,  and  departed  from 
the  temple :  and  his  disciples  came 
to  him  for  to  shew  him  the  buildings  of  the 
temple. 

2  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  See  ye  not 
all  these  things  ?  verily  I  say  unto  you, 
There  shall  not  be  left  here  one  stone  upon 
another,  that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  H  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount  of 
Olives,  the  disciples  came  unto  him  private- 
ly, saying,  Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things 
be  ?  and  what  shall  be  the  sign  of  thy 
coming,  and  of  the  end  of  the  world? 

4  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Take  heed  that  no  man  deceive  you. 

5  For  many  shall  come  in  my  name, 
saying,  I  am  Christ;  and  shall  deceive 
many. 

6  And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars,  and  ru- 
mours of  wars  :  see  that  ye  be  not  troubled  : 
for  all  these  things  must  come  to  pass,  but 
the  end  is  not  yet. 

7  For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom :  and  there 
shall  be  famines,  and  pestilences,  and 
earthquakes  in  divers  places. 

8  All  these  ore  the  beginning  of  sorrows. 

9  Then  shall  they  deliver  you  up  to  be 
afflicted,  and  shall  kill  yon  :  and  ye  shall 
be  hated  of  all  nations  for  my  name's  sake. 

10  And  then  shall  many  be  offended,  and 
shall  betray  one  another,  and  shall  hate  one 
another. 

11  And  many  false  prophets  shall  rise, 
and  shall  deceive  many. 

12  And  because  iniquit}'  shall  abound, 
the  love  of  many  shall  wax  cold. 

13  But  he  that  shall  endure  unto  the 
end,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 

14  And  this  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall 
be  preached  in  all  the  world,  for  a  witness 
unto  all  nations ;  and  then  shall  the  end 
come. 

15  When  ye  therefore  shall  see  the  abo- 
mination of  desolation,  spoken  of  by  Daniel 
the  prophet,  stand  in  the  holy  place,  (whoso 
readeth,  let  him  understand  :) 

16  Then  let  them  which  be  in  Judea 
flee  into  the  mountains  : 

17  Let  hirii  which  is  on  the  house-top 
not  come  down  to  take  any  thing  out  of  his 
house : 

18  Neither  let  him  wliich  is  in  the  field 
return  back  to  take  his  clothes. 


S.  MATTHEW.  destruction  of  the  temple. 

19  And  wo  unto  them  that  are  with  child, 
and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  days  ! 

20  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not 
in  the  winter,  neither  on  the  sabbath-day  : 

21  For  then  shall  be  great  tribulation, 
such  as  was  not  since  the  beginning  of  the 
world  to  this  time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be. 

22  And  except  those  days  should  be 
shortened,  there  should  no  flesh  be  saved : 
but  for  the  elect's  sake  those  days  shall  be 
shortened. 

23  Then  if  any  man  shall  say  unto  you, 
Lo,  here  is  Christ,  or  there ;  believe  it 
not. 

24  For  there  shall  arise  false  Christs, 
and  false  prophets,  and  shall  shew  great 
signs  and  wonders ;  insomuch  that,  if  it 
were  possible,  they  shall  deceive  the  very 
elect. 

25  Behold,  I  have  told  you  before. 

26  Wherefore,  if  they  shall  say  unto 
you,  Behold,  he  is  in  the  desert ;  go  not 
forth  :  behold,  he  is  in  the  secret  chambers ; 
believe  it  not. 

27  For  as  the  lightning  cometh  out  of  the 
east,  and  shineth  even  unto  the  west ;  so 
shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man 
be. 

28  For  wheresoever  the  carcass  is,  there 
will  the  eagles  be  gathered  together. 

29  Immediately  after  the  tribulation  of 
those  days,  shall  the  sun  be  darkened, 
and  the  moon  shall  not  give  her  light,  and 
the  stars  shall  fall  from  heaven,  and  the 
powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken  : 

30  And  then  shall  appear  the  sign  of 
the  Son  of  man  in  heaven  :  and  then  shall 
all  the  tribes  of  the  earth  mourn,  and  they 
shall  see  the  Son  of  man  coming  in  the 
clouds  of  heaven  with  power  and  great 
glory. 

31  And  he  shall  send  his  angels  with  a 
great  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  the}-  shall 
gather  together  his  elect  from  the  four 
winds,  from  one  end  of  heaven  to  the  other. 

32  H  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the  fig- 
tree  ;  When  his  branch  is  j'et  tender,  and 
putteth  forth  leaves,  ye  know  that  summer 
is  nigh : 

33  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  see  all 
these  things,  know  that  it  is  near,  even  at 
the  doors. 

34  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  This  genera- 
tion shall  not  pass,  till  all  these  things  be 
fulfilled. 

35  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away, 
but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 

36  il  But  of  that  day  and  hour  knoweth 
no  man,  no,  not  the  angels  of  heaven,  but 
mj'  Father  only. 

37  But  as  the  days  of  Noe  toere,  so  shall 
also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

38  For  as  in  the  days  that  were  before 
the  flood,  they  were  eating  and  drinking, 
marrying  and  giving  in  marriage,  until  the 
day  that  Noe  entered  into  the  ark, 

39  And  knew  not  until  the  flood  came, 
24 


Parahic  of  the  ten  virgins,  CHAP. 

and  took  them  all  away :  so  shall  also  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

40  Then  shall  two  be  in  the  fiekl  ;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

41  Two  women  shall  be  grinding  at  the 
mill ;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other 
left. 

42  ^  Watch  therefore  ;  for  ye  know  not 
what  liour  your  Lord  doth  come. 

43  But  know  this,  that  if  the  good  man 
of  the  house  had  known  in  what  watch  tlie 
tliief  would  coine,  he  would  have  watched, 
and  would  not  have  suffered  his  house  to  be 
broken  up. 

44  Therefore  be  ye  also  ready :  for  in 
such  an  hour  as  ye  think  not,  the  Son  of 
man  cometh. 

45  Who  then  is  a  faithful  and  wise  ser- 
vant, whom  his  lord  hath  made  ruler  over 
his  household,  to  give  them  meat  in  due 
season  ? 

46  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his 
lord,  when  he  cometh,  shall  find  so  doing. 

47  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  he  shall 
make  him  ruler  over  all  his  goods. 

48  But  and  if  that  evil  servant  shall 
say  in  his  heart,  My  lord  delayeth  his  com- 
ing ; 

49  And  shall  begin  to  smite  his  fellow- 
servants,  and  to  eat  and  drink  with  the 
drunken ; 

50  The  lord  of  that  servant  shall  come  in 
a  day  when  he  looketh  not  for  him,  and  in 
an  hour  that  he  is  not  aware  of, 

51  And  shall  cut  him  asunder,  and  ap- 
point him  his  portion  with  the  hypocrites : 
there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing  of 
teeth. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

ra~^HEN  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be 

-fi-    likened   unto  ten  virgins,  which  took 

their   lamps,  and  went  forth  to  meet  the 

bridegroom. 

2  And  five  of  them  were  wise,  and  five 
were  foolish. 

3  They  that  u'ere  foolish  took  their 
lamps,  and  took  no  oil  witli  them  : 

4  But  the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels 
with  their  lamps. 

5  While  the  bridegroom  tarried,  they  all 
slum.bered  and  slept. 

6  And  at  midnight  there  was  a  cry 
made.  Behold,  the  bridegroom  cometh; 
go  ye  out  to  meet  him. 

7  Then  all  those  virgins  arose,  and 
trimmed  their  lamps. 

8  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the  wise. 
Give  us  of  your  oil :  for  our  lamps  are  gone 
out. 

9  But  the  wise  answered,  saying,  Not 
so ;  lest  there  be  not  enough  for  us  and 
you  :  but  go  ye  rather  to  them  that  sell, 
and  buy  for  yourselves. 

10  And  while  they  went  to  buy,  the 
bridegroom  came ;  and  they  that  were 
ready,  went  in  v.ith  him  to  the  marriage : 
and  the  door  was  shut. 

4 


XXV.  and  of  the  talents. 

11  Afterward  came  also  the  other  vir- 
gins, saying.  Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us. 

12  But  he  answered  and  said,  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  I  know  you  not. 

13  AVatch  therefore,  for  ye  know  neither 
the  day  nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of 
man  cometh. 

14  H  For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  as  a 
man  travelling  into  a  far  country,  who  call- 
ed his  own  servants,  and  delivered  unto 
them  his  goods. 

15  And  unto  one  he  gave  five  talents,  to 
another  two,  and  to  another  one;  to  every 
man  according  to  his  several  ability ;  and 
straightway  took  his  journey. 

16  Then  he  that  had  received  the  five 
talents,  went  and  traded  with  the  same,  and 
made  them  other  five  talents. 

17  And  likewise  he  that  had  rceeived  iwo, 
he  also  gained  other  two. 

18  But  he  that  had  received  one,  went 
and  digged  in  the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord's 
money. 

19  After  a  long  time  the  lord  of  those 
servants  cometh,  and  reckoneth  with  them. 

20  And  so  he  that  had  received  five  ta- 
lents, came  and  brought  other  five  talents, 
saying.  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me  five 
talents  :  behold,  I  have  gained  beside  them 
five  talents  more. 

21  His  lord  said  unto  him,  Well  done, 
^7/0.'/ good  and  faithful  servant;  thou  hast 
been  faithful  over  a  fevv'  things,  I  will  make 
thee  ruler  over  many  things  :  enter  thou 
into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

22  He  also  that  had  received  two  talents 
came,  and  said,  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  un- 
to me  tv.o  talents :  behold,  I  have  gained 
two  other  talents  beside  them. 

23  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well  done, 
good  and  faithful  servant ;  thou  hast  been 
faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee 
ruler  over  many  things:  enter  thou  into  the 
joy  of  thy  lord. 

24  Then  he  which  had  received  the  one 
talent  came,  and  said.  Lord,  I  knew  thee 
that  thou  art  an  hard  man,  reaping  where 
thou  hast  not  sown,  and  gathering  where 
thou  hast  not  strev.ed  : 

25  And  I  was  afraid,  and  went  and  hid 
thy  talent  in  the  earth :  lo,  thcj-c  thou  hast 
that  is  thine. 

26  His  lord  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Thou  wicked  and  slothful  servant,  thou 
knewestthati  reap  where  I  sowed  not,  and 
gather  where  I  have  not  strewed  : 

27  Thou  oughtest  therefore  to  have  put 
my  money  to  the  exchangers,  and  then  at 
my  coming  I  should  have  received  mine 
own  with  usury. 

28  Take  therefore  the  talent  from  him, 
and  give  it  unto  him  which  hath  ten  ta- 
lents. 

I  29  For  unto  every  one  that  hath  sliall  be 
j given,  and  he  shall  have  abundance:  but 
I  from  him  that  hath  not.  shall  betaken  away 
leven  that  which  he  hath. 


Description  of  tlic  last  judgment.  S.  MATTHEW.  Christ  eats  the  passover. 


30  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable  servant 
into  utter  darkness  :  there  shall  be  weeping 
and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

31  H  When  the  Son  of  man  shall  corne 
in  his  glory,  and  all  the  holy  angels  with 
him,  then  shall  he  sit  upon  the  throne  of 
his  glory: 

32  And  before  him  shall  be  giiUiered  all 
nations :  and  he  shall  separate  them  one 
from  another,  as  a  shepherd  divideth  his 
sheep  from  the  goats: 

33  And  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his 
right  hand,  but  the  goats  on  the  left. 

34  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them 
on  his  right  hand,  Com.e,  ye  blessed  of  my 
Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for 
you  from  the  foundation  of  the  world  : 

35  For  I  was  an  hungered,  and  ye  gave 
me  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me 
drink:  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me 
in  : 

36  Naked,  and  ye  clothed  me :  I  was 
sick,  and  ye  visited  me:  I  was  in  prison, 
and  ye  came  unto  me. 

37  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him, 
saying.  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hun- 
gered, and  fed  thee  ?  or  thirsty,  and  gave 
thee  drink? 

38  When  saw  we  thee  a  stranger,  and 
took  thee  in  ?■  or  naked,  and  clothed  thee  ? 

39  Or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in 
prison,  and  came  unto  thee  ? 

40  And  the  King  shall  answer  and  say 
unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Inas- 
much as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the 
least  of  these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done  it 
unto  me. 

41  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto  them  on 
the  left  hand,  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed, 
into  everlasting  fire,  prepared  for  the  devil 
and  his  angels : 

42  For  I  was  an  hungered,  and  ye  gave 
me  no  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave 
me  no  drink : 

43  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not 
in :  naked,  and  ye  clotlied  me  not :  sick, 
and  in  prison,  and  j^e  visited  me  not. 

44  Then  shall  they  also  answer  him, 
saying.  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hun- 
gered, or  athirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or 
sick,  or  in  prison,  and  did  not  minister  unto 
thee '? 

45  Then  shall  he  answer  them,  saying, 
Verily  I  say  unto  )'ou,  Liasmuch  as  ye  did 
tt  not  to  one  of  the  least  of  these,  ye  did  it 
not  to  me. 

4G  And  these  shall  go  away  into  everlast- 
ing punishment :  but  the  righteous  into  life 
eternal. 

CHAP.  XXVL 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had 
finished  all  these  sayings,  he  said  un- 
to his  disciples, 

2  Ye  know  that  after  two  days  is  the 
feast  of  the  passover,  and  the  Son  of  man 
is  betrayed  to  be  crucified. 

3  H  Then  assembled  together  the  chief 


priesLs.  and  the  scribes,  and  the  elders  of 
the  people,  unto  the  palace  of  the  high 
priest,  who  was  called  Caiaphas, 

4  And  consulted  that  they  might  take 
Jesus  by  subtilty,  and  kill  hi??/. 

5  But  they  said,  Not  on  the  feast-Jaj/, 
lest  there  be  an  uproar  among  the  people. 

6  *!  Now  when  Jesus  was  in  Bethany, 
in  the  house  of  Simon  the  leper, 

7  There  came  unto  him  a  woman  having 
an  alabaster-box  of  very  precious  ointment, 
and  poured  it  on  his  head  as  he  sat  at 
meat. 

8  But  when  his  disciples  saw  //,  they 
had  indignation,  saying,  To  what  purpose 
is  this  waste  1 

9  For  this  ointment  might  have  been 
sold  for  much,  and  given  to  the  poor. 

10  When  .lesus  understood  it,  he  said 
unto  them,  Why  trouble  ye  the  woman? 
for  she  hath  wrought  a  good  work  upon  me. 

11  For  ye  have  the  poor  always  with 
you  ;  but  me  ye  have  not  always. 

12  For  in  that  she  hath  poured  this  oint- 
ment on  my  body,  she  did  it  for  my  burial. 

13  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Wheresoever 
this  gospel  shall  be  preached  in  the  whole 
world,  there  shall  also  this,  that  this  woman 
hath  done,  be  told  for  a  memorial  of  her. 

14  H  Then  one  of  the  twelve,  called  Ju- 
das Iscariot,  went  unto  the  chief  priests, 

15  And  said  imto  them,  What  will  ye 
give  me,  and  I  will  deliver  him  unto  you  1 
Aiid  they  covenanted  with  him  for  thirty 
pieces  of  silver. 

16  And  from  that  time  he  sought  oppor- 
tunity to  betray  him. 

17  H  Now  the  first  day  of  the  feast  of 
unleavened  bread,  the  disciples  came  to  Je- 
sus, saying  unto  him,  Where  wilt  thou  that 
we  prepare  for  thee  to  eat  the  passover  1 

18  And  he  said.  Go  into  the  city  to  such 
a  man,  and  say  unto  him.  The  Master  saith, 
My  time  is  at  hand ;  I  will  keep  the  pass- 
over  at  thy  house  with  my  disciples. 

19  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus  had 
appointed  them  ;  and  they  made  ready  the 
passover. 

20  Now  when  the  even  was  come,  he  sat 
down  with  the  twelve. 

21  And  as  they  did  eat,  he  said.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  That  one  of  you  shall  be- 
tray me. 

22  And  they  were  exceeding  sorrowful, 
and  began  every  one  of  them  to  say  unto 
him,  Lord,  is  it  I  ? 

23  And  he  answered  and  said,  He  that 
dippeth  his  hand  with  me  in  the  dish,  the 
same  shall  betray  me. 

24  The  Son  of  man  goeth,  as  it  is  writ- 
ten of  him  :  but  wo  unto  that  man  by  whom 
the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed !  it  had  been 
good  for  that  man  if  he  had  not  been  born. 

25  Then  Judas,  which  betrayed  him, 
answered  and  said.  Master,  is  it  L?  He 
said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  said. 

26  H  And  as  they  were  eatine,  Jesus  took 

26 


Christ  prays  at  Gethseniane.  CHAP. 
bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake  if,  and 
gave  it  to  the  disciples,  and  said,  Take, 
eat ;  tliis  is  my  body- 

27  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  gave  it  to  them,  saying,  Drink 
ye  all  of  it ; 

28  For  this  is  my  blood  of  the  new  tes- 
tament, which  is  shed  for  many  for  the 
remission  of  sins. 

29  But  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink 
henceforth  of  this  fruit  of  the  vine,  until 
that  day  when  I  drink  it  new  with  you  in 
my  Father's  kingdom. 

30  If  And  when  they  had  sung  an  hymn, 
they  went  out  into  the  mount  of  Olives. 

31  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  them,  All  ye 
shall  be  offended  because  of  me  this  night : 
for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite  the  Shepherd, 
and  the  sheep  of  the  flock  shall  be  scattered 
abroad. 

32  But  after  I  am  risen  again,  I  will  go 
before  you  into  Galilee. 

33  Peter  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Thougli  all  men  shall  be  offended  because 
of  thee,  yet  will  I  never  be  offended. 

34  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Verily  I  say  un- 
to thee,  That  this  night,  before  the  cock 
crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice. 

35  Peter  said  unto  him,  Though  I  should 
die  with  thee,  yet  will  not  I  denj-  thee. 
Likewise  also  said  all  the  disciples. 

36  H  Then  cometh  Jesus  with  them  unto 
a  place  called  Gethsemane,  and  saith  unto 
the  disciples,  Sit  ye  here,  while  I  go  and 
pray  yonder. 

37  And  he  took  with  him  Peter,  and  the 
two  sons  of  Zebedee,  and  began  to  be  sor- 
rowful and  very  heavy. 

38  Then  saith  he  unto  them,  My  soul  is 
exceeding  sorrowful,  even  unto  death  :  tar- 
ry ye  here,  and  watch  with  me. 

39  And  he  went  a  little  further,  and  fell 
on  his  face,  and  prayed,  saying,  O  my 
Father,  if  it  be  possible,  let  this  cup  pass 
from  me  :  nevertheless,  not  as  I  will,  but  as 
thou  uu'ff. 

40  And  he  cometh  unto  the  disciples, 
and  findeth  them  asleep,  and  saith  unto 
Peter,  What !  could  ye  not  watch  with  me 
one  hour  ? 

41  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not 
into  temptation  :  the  spirit  indeed  is  willing, 
but  tlie  flesh  is  weak. 

42  He  went  away  again  the  second  time, 
and  prayed,  saying,  O  my  Father,  if  this 
cup  may  not  pass  away  from  me,  except  I 
drink  it,  thy  will  be  done. 

43  And  he  came  and  found  them  asleep 
again  :  for  their  eyes  were  heavy. 

44  And  he  left  them,  and  went  cwaj- 
again,  and  prayed  the  third  time,  saying 
the  same  words. 

45  Then  cometh  he  to  his  disciples,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Sleep  on  now,  and  take 
your  rest :  behold,  the  hour  is  at  hand,  and 
the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into  the  hands 
of  sinners. 


XXVI.  Me  is  betrayed  by  Judas. 

46  Rise,  let  us  be  going  :  behold,  he  is 
at  hand  that  doth  betray  me. 

47  II  And  while  he  yet  spake,  lo,  Judas, 
one  of  the  twelve,  came,  and  with  him  a 
great  multitude  with  swords  and  staves, 
from  the  chief  priests  and  elders  of  the 
people. 

48  Now  he  that  betrayed  him,  gave  them 
a  sign,  saying.  Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss, 
that  same  is  he ;  hold  him  fast. 

49  And  forthwith  he  came  to  Jesus,  and 
said.  Hail,  Master ;  and  kissed  him. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  liim.  Friend, 
wherefore  art  thou  come  1  Then  came  they, 
and  laid  hands  on  Jesus,  and  took  him. 

51  "[I  And  behold,  one  of  them  which 
were  with  Jesus,  stretched  out  his  hand, 
and  drew  his  sword,  and  struck  a  servant 
of  the  high  priest,  and  smote  off"  his  ear. 

52  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him.  Put  up 
again  thy  sword  into  his  place  :  for  all  they 
that  take  the  sword,  shall  perish  with  the 
sword. 

53  Thinkest  thou  that  I  cannot  now 
pray  to  my  Father,  and  he  shall  presently 
give  me  more  than  twelve  legions  of  angels"? 

54  But  how  then  shall  the  scriptures  be 
fulfilled,  that  thus  it  must  be  ? 

55  In  that  same  hour  said  Jesus  to  the 
multitudes.  Are  ye  come  out  as  against  a 
thief  with  swords  and  staves  for  to  take  me? 
I  sat  daily  with  you  teaching  in  the  temple, 
and  ye  laid  no  hold  on  me. 

56  But  all  this  was  done,  that  the  scrip- 
tures of  the  prophets  might  be  fulfilled. 
Then  all  the  disciples  forsook  him,  and  fled. 

57  If  And  they  that  had  laid  hold  on  Je- 
sus, led  him  away  to  Caiaphas  the  high 
priest,  where  the  scribes  and  the  elders 
were  assembled. 

58  But  Peter  followed  him  afar  off",  unto 
the  high  priest's  palace,  and  went  in,  and 
sat  with  the  servants  to  see  the  end. 

59  Now  the  chief  priests  and  elders,  and 
all  the  council,  sought  false  witness  against 
Jesus,  to  put  him  to  death  ; 

60  But  found  none  :  yea,  though  many 
false  witnesses  came,  yet  found  they  none. 
At  the  last  came  tv/o  false  witnesses, 

61  And  said.  This  fellow  said,  I  am  able 
to  destroy  the  temple  of  God,  and  to  build 
it  in  three  days. 

62  And  the  high  priest  arose,  and  said 
unto  him,  Answerest  thou  nothing  ?  what 
is  it  itihich  these  witness  against  thee? 

63  But  Jesus  held  his  peace.  And  the 
high  priest  answered  and  said  unto  him,  I 
adjure  thee  by  the  living  God,  that  thou 
tell  us  whether  thou  be  the  Christ  the  Son 
of  God. 

64  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Thou  hast  said  : 
nevertheless  I  say  unto  you.  Hereafter  shall 
ye  see  the  Son  of  man  sitting  on  the  right 
hand  of  power,  and  coming  in  the  clouds 
of  heaven. 

65  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes, 
saying,  He  hath  spoken  blasphemy  ;  what 

27 


Christ  is  delivered  to  Pilate.      S.  MATTHEW. 
further  need  have  we  of  witnesses  ?  behold, 
now  ye  have  heard  his  blasphenij'. 

66  What  think  ye?  They  answered  and 
said,  He  is  guihy  of  death.* 

67  Then  did  they  spit  in  his  face,  and 
buffeted  him  ;  and  others  smote  him  with 
the  palms  of  their  hands, 

68  Saying,  Prophesy  unto  us,  thou 
Christ,  Who  is  he  that  smote  thee  ? 

69  ^  Now  Peter  sat  witliout  in  the  pa- 
lace :  and  a  damsel  came  unto  him,  saying. 
Thou  also  wast  with  Jesus  of  Galilee. 

70  But  he  denied  before  them  all,  saying. 
[  know  not  what  thou  sayest. 

71  And  when  he  was  gone  out  into  the 
porch,  another  7naid  saw  him,  and  said  unto 
them  that  were  there,  This  fellow  was  also 
with  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

72  And  again  he  denied  with  an  oath,  I 
do  not  know  the  man. 

73  And  after  a  while  came  unto  7ti?H  thej' 
that  stood  by,  and  said  to  Peter,  Surely 
thou  also  art  one  of  them  ;  for  thy  speech 
bewrayeth  thee. 

74  Then  began  he  to  curse  and  to  swear, 
saying,  I  know  not  the  man.  And  imme- 
diately the  cock  crew. 

75  And  Peter  remembered  the  word  of 
Jesus,  which  said  unto  him.  Before  the 
cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice. 
And  he  went  out,  and  wept  bitterly. 

CHAP.  XXVII. 

WHEN  the  morning  was  come,  all  the 
chief  priests  and  elders  of  the  people 
took  counsel  against  Jesus  to  put  him  to 
death. 

2  And  when  they  had  bound  him,  they 
led  him  away,  and  delivered  him  to  Pontius 
Pilate  the  governor. 

3  ^  Then  Judas,  which  had  betrayed 
him,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  condemned, 
repented  himself,  and  brought  again  the 
thirty  pieces  of  silver  to  the  chief  priests 
and  elders, 

4  Saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that  I  have 
betrayed  the  innocent  blood.  And  they 
said,  What  is  that  to  us  ?  see  thou  to  that. 

5  And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of  silver 
in  the  temple,  and  departed,  and  went  and 
hanged  himself 

6  And  the  chief  priests  took  the  silver 
pieces,  and  said.  It  is  not  lawful  for  to  put 
them  into  the  treasury,  because  it  is  the 
price  of  blood. 

7  And  they  took  counsel,  and  bought 
with  them  the  potter's  field,  to  bury  stran- 
gers in. 

8  Wherefore  that  field  was  called,  The 
field  of  blood,  unto  this  day. 

9  Then  was  fulfilled  that  Avhich  was 
spoken  by  Jeremy  the  prophet,  saying. 
And  they  took  the  thirty  pieces  of  silver, 
the  price  of  him  that  was  valued,  whom 
they  of  the  children  of  Israel  did  value  ; 

10  And  gave  them  for  the  potter's  field, 
as  the  Lord  appointed  me. 

11  And  Jesus  stood  before  the  governor. 


He  is  crowned  loith  thorns. 
and  the  governor  asked  him,  saying.  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews?  And  Jesus  said 
unto  him.  Thou  sayest. 

12  And  when  he  was  accused  of  the 
chief  priests  and  elders,  he  answered  no- 
thing. 

13  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him,  Hearest 
thou  not  how  many  things  they  witness 
against  thee  ? 

14  And  he  answered  him  to  never  a 
word ;  insomuch  that  the  governor  marvel- 
led greatly. 

15  H  Now  at  that  feast,  the  governor  was 
wont  to  release  uivto  the  people  a  prisoner, 
whom  they  would. 

16  And  they  had  then  a  notable  prisoner, 
called  Barabbas. 

17  Therefore  when  they  were  gathered 
together,  Pilate  said  unto  them.  Whom  will 
ye  that  I  release  unto  you  ?  Barabbas,  or 
Jesus,  which  is  called  Christ  ? 

18  (For  he  knew  that  for  envy  they  had 
delivered  him.) 

19  U  When  he  was  set  down  on  the 
judgment-seat,  his  wife  sent  unto  him,  say- 
ing. Have  thou  nothing  to  do  with  that  just 
man  :  for  I  have  suffered  many  things  this 
day  in  a  dream,  because  of  him. 

20  ^  But  the  chief  priests  and  elders  per- 
suaded the  multitude  that  they  should  ask 
Barabbas,  and  destroy  Jesus. 

21  The  governor  answered  and  said 
unto  them.  Whether  of  the  twain  will  ye 
that  I  release  unto  you  ?  They  said,  Ba- 
rabbas. 

22  Pilate  saith  unto  them.  What  shall  I 
do  then  with  Jesus,  which  is  called  Christ? 
They  all  say  unto  him,  Let  him  be  crucified. 

23  And  the  governor  said.  Why  ?  what 
evil  hath  he  done  ?  But  they  cried  out  the 
more,  saying,  Let  him  be  crucified. 

24  When  Pilate  saw  that  he  could  pre- 
vail nothing,  but  tliat  rather  a  tunmlt  was 
made,  he  took  water,  and  washed  his  hands 
before  the  multitude,  saying,  I  am  innocent 
of  the  blood  of  this  just  person  :  see  ye  to 
it. 

25  Then  answered  all  th.e  people,  and 
said.  His  blood  be  on  us,  and  en  our  chil- 
dren. 

26  Then  released  he  Barabbas  unto 
them :  and  when  he  had  scourged  Jesus, 
he  delivered  him  to  be  crucified. 

27  ^  Then  the  soldiers  of  the  governor 
took  Jesus  into  the  common  hall,  and  ga- 
thered unto  him  the  whole  band  of  soldiers. 

28  And  they  stripped  him,  and  put  on 
him  a  scarlet  robe. 

29  And  when  they  had  platted  a  crown 
of  thorns,  they  put  it  upon  his  head,  and  a 
reed  in  his  right  hand :  and  they  bowed 
the  knee  before  him,  and  mocked  him,  say- 
ing. Hail,  King  of  the  Jews! 

30  And  they  spit  upon  him,  and  took  the 
reed,  and  smote  Inm  on  the  head. 

31  And  after  that  they  had  mocked  him, 
they  took  the  robe  off  from  him,  and  put 

28 


Christ  is  crucified. 


CHAP.  XXVIII. 


His  death  and  burial. 


his  own  raiment  on  him,  and  led  him  away 
to  crucify  hitn. 

32  And  as  they  came  out,  they  found  a 
man  otCyrene,  Simon  by  name :  him  they 
compelled  to  bear  his  cross. 

33  II  And  when  they  were  come  unto  a 
place  called  Golgotha,  that  is  to  say,  A 
place  of  a  skull, 

34  They  gave  him  vinegar  to  drink,  min- 
gled with  gall :  and  when  he  had  tasted 
thereof,  he  would  not  drink. 

35  And  they  crucified  him,  and  parted 
his  garments,  casting  lots  :  that  it  might  be 
fulfilled  which  was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 
They  parted  my  garments  among  them, 
and  upon  my  vesture  did  they  cast  lots. 

36  And  sitting  down,  they  watched  him 
theie : 

37  And  set  up  over  his  head  his  accu- 
sation written,  THIS  IS  JESUS  THE 
KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

38  Then  were  there  two  thieves  cruci- 
fied with  him :  one  on  the  right  hand,  and 
another  on  the  left. 

39  H  And  they  that  passed  by,  reviled 
him,  wagging  their  heads, 

40  And  saying,  Thou  that  destroyest  the 
temple,  and  buildest  it  in  three  days,  save 
thyself.  If  tiiou  be  the  Son  of  God,  come 
down  from  the  cross. 

41  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests  mock- 
ing hi7u,  with  the  scribes  and  elders, 
said, 

42  He  saved  others ;  himself  he  cannot 
save.  If  he  be  the  King  of  Israel,  let  him 
now  come  down  from  the  cross,  and  we  will 
believe  him. 

43  He  trusted  in  God;  let  him  deliver 
him  now  if  he  will  have  him :  for  he  said,  I 
am  the  Son  of  God. 

44  The  thieves  also  which  were  cruci- 
fied with  him,  cast  the  same  in  his  teeth. 

45  H  Now  from  the  sixth  hour  there  was 
darkness  over  all  the  land  unto  the  ninth 
hour. 

46  And  about  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  saying,  Eli,  Eli,  lama 
sabachthani  1  that  is  to  say,  My  God,  my 
God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 

47  Some  of  them  that  stood  there,  when 
they  heard  that,  said.  This  f/icm  calleth  for 
Elias. 

48  And  straightway  one  of  them  ran, 
and  took  a  spunge,  and  filled  it  with  vine- 
gar, and  put  it  on  a  reed,  and  gave  him  to 
drink. 

49  The  rest  said,  Let  be,  let  us  see 
whether  Elias  will  come  to  save  him. 

50  Jesus,  when  he  had  cried  again  with 
a  loud  voice,  yielded  up  the  ghost. 

51  ^  And  behold,  the  vail  of  the  temple 
was  rent  in  twain  from  the  top  to  the  bot- 
tom :  and  the  earth  did  quake,  and  the 
rocks  rent ; 

52  And  the  graves  were  opened,  and 
many  bodies  of  saints  which  slept,  arose, 

63  And  came  out  of  the  graves  after  his 


resurrection,  and  went  into  the  holy  city^ 
and  appeared  unto  many. 

54  Now  when  the  centurion,  and  they 
that  were  with  him,  watching  Jesus,  saw 
the  earthquake,  and  those  things  that  were 
done,  they  feared  greatly,  saying,  Truly 
this  was  the  Son  of  God. 

55  And  many  women  were  there  (be- 
holding afar  off)  which  followed  Jesus  from 
Galilee,  ministering  unto  him : 

56  Among  which  was  Mary  Magdalene, 
and  Mary  the  mother  of  James  and  Joses, 
and  the  mother  of  Zebedee's  children. 

57  H  When  the  even  was  come,  there 
came  a  rich  man  of  Arimathea,  named  Jo- 
seph, who  also  himself  was  Jesus'  disciple  : 

58  He  went  to  Pilate,  and  begged  the 
body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pilate  commanded 
the  body  to  be  delivered. 

59  And  when  Joseph  had  taken  the 
body,  he  wrapped  it  in  a  clean  linen 
cloth, 

60  And  laid  it  in  his  own  new  tomb, 
which  he  had  hewn  out  in  the  rock  ;  and 
he  rolled  a  great  stone  to  the  door  of  the 
sepulchre,  and  departed. 

61  And  there  was  Marj'  Magdalene,  and 
the  other  Mary,  sitting  over  against  the  se- 
pulchre. 

62  H  Now  the  next  day  that  followed  the 
day  of  the  preparation,  the  chief  priests 
and  Pharisees  came  together  unto  Pilate, 

63  Saying,  Sir,  we  remember  that  that 
deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet  alive,  After 
three  days  I  will  rise  again. 

64  Command  therefore  that  the  sepul- 
chre be  made  sure  until  the  third  day,  lest 
his  disciples  come  by  night,  and  steal  him 
away,  and  say  unto  the  people,  He  is  risen 
from  the  dead :  so  the  last  error  shall  be 
worse  than  the  first. 

65  Pilate  said  unto  them,  Ye  have  a 
watch :  go  your  way,  make  it  as  sure  as  ye 
can. 

66  So  they  went  and  made  the  sepulchre 
sure,  sealing  the  stone,  and  setting  a  watch. 

CHAP.  XXVIII. 

IN  the  end  of  the  sabbath,  as  it  began  to 
dawn  toward  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
came  Mary  Magdalene,  and  the  other  Ma- 
ry to  see  the  sepulchre. 

2  And  behold,  there  was  a  great  earth- 
quake:  for  the  angel  of  the  Lord  descend- 
ed from  heaven,  and  came  and  rolled  back 
the  stone  from  the  door,  and  sat  upon  it. 

3  His  countenance  was  like  lightning, 
and  his  raiment  white  as  snow. 

4  And  for  fear  of  him  the  keepers  did 
shake,  and  became  as  dead  ?iic7i. 

5  And  the  angel  answered  and  said  un- 
to the  women,  Fear  not  ye  :  for  I  know  that 
ye  seek  Jesus,  which  was  crucified. 

6  He  is  not  here :  for  he  is  risen,  as  he 
said.    Come,  see  the  place  where  the  Lord 

7  And  go  quickly,  and  tell  his  disciples, 
that  he  is  risen  from  the  dead,  and  behold, 

29 


Office  of  John  the  Baptist. 
he   goeth   before  you   into  Galilee;   there 
shall  ye  see  him  :  lo,  I  have  told  you. 

8  And  they  departed  quickly  from  the 
sepulchre,  with  fear  and  great  joy ;  and 
did  run  to  bring  his  disciples  word. 

9  H  And  as  they  went  to  tell  his  disci- 
ples, behold,  Jesus  met  them,  saying.  All 
hail.  And  they  came,  and  held  him  by  the 
feet,  and  worshipped  him. 

10  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them.  Be  not 
afraid  :  go  tell  my  brethren,  that  they  go 
into  Galilee,  and  there  shall  they  see  me. 

11  H  Now  when  they  were  going,  be- 
hold, some  of  the  watch  came  into  the  city, 
and  shewed  unto  the  chief  priests  all  the 
things  that  were  done. 

12  And  when  they  were  assembled  with 
the  elders,  and  had  taken  counsel,  they 
gave  large  money  unto  the  soldiers, 

13  Saying,  Say  ye.  His  disciples  came 
by  night,  and  stole  him  aivay  while  we 
slept. 


MARK.  Jesiis  preaches. 

14  And  if  this  come  to  the  governor's 
ears,  we  will  persuade  him,  and  secure 
you. 

15  So  they  took  the  money,  and  did  as 
they  were  taught :  and  this  saying  is  com- 
monly reported  among  the  Jews  until  this 
day. 

16  H  Then  the  eleven  disciples  went 
away  into  Galilee,  into  a  mountain  where 
Jesus  had  appointed  them. 

17  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  wor- 
shipped him  :  but  some  doubted. 

IS  IT  And  Jesus  came,  and  spake  unto 
them,  saying,  All  power  is  given  unto  me 
in  heaven  and  in  earth. 

19  Go  ye  therefore  and  teach  all  nations, 
baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father, 
and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

20  Teaching  them  to  observe  all  things 
whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you  :  and 
lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end 
of  the  world.     Amen. 


H  The  Gospel  according  to  Saint  MARK. 

and  the  angels  ministered 


CHAP.  I. 

THE  beginning  of  the  gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ  the  Son  of  God  ; 

2  As  it  is  written  in  the  prophets,  Behold, 
I  send  my  messenger  before  thy  face,  which 
shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee  ; 

3  The  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wil- 
derness. Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord, 
make  his  paths  straight. 

4  John  did  baptize  in  the  wilderness, 
and  preach  the  baptism  of  repentance,  for 
the  remission  of  sins. 

5  And  there  went  out  unto  him  all  the 
land  of  Judea,  and  they  of  Jerusalem,  and 
were  all  baptized  of  him  in  the  river  of  Jor- 
dan, confessing  their  sins. 

6  And  John  was  clothed  with  camels' 
hair,  and  with  a  girdle  of  a  skin  about  his 
loins ;  and  he  did  eat  locusts  and  wild 
honey ; 

7  And  preached,  saying,  There  cometh 
one  mightier  than  I  after  me,  the  latchet 
of  whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  stoop 
down  and  unloose. 

8  I  indeed  have  baptized  you  with  water  : 
but  he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy 
Gliost. 

9  U  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  Jesus  came  from  Nazareth  of  Galilee, 
and  was  baptized  of  John  in  Jordan. 

10  And  straightway  coming  up  out  of 
the  water,  he  saw  the  heavens  opened,  and 
the  Spirit  like  a  dove  descending  upon  him. 

11  And  there  came  a  voice  from  heaven, 
sGijing,  Thou  art  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom 
I  am  well  pleased. 

12  H  And  immediately  the  Spirit  driveth 
him  into  the  wilderness. 

13  And  he  was  there  in  the  wilderness 
Ibrty  days  tempted  of  Satan  :  and  was  with 


the  wild  beasts ; 
unto  him. 

14  ^  Now  after  that  John  was  put  in 
prison,  Jesus  came  into  Galilee,  preaching 
the  gospel  of  the  kingdom  of  God, 

15  And  saying.  The  time  is  fulfilled,  and 
the  kingdom  of  God  is  at  hand  :  repent  ye, 
and  believe  the  gospel. 

16  H  Now  as  he  walked  by  the  sea  of 
Galilee,  he  saw  Simon,  and  Andrew  his 
brother,  casting  a  net  into  the  sea:  for  they 
were  fishers. 

17  And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Come  ye 
after  me,  and  I  will  make  you  to  become 
fishers  of  men. 

18  And  straightway  they  forsook  their 
nets,  and  followed  him. 

19  And  when  he  had  gone  a  little  further 
thence,  he  saw  James  the  son  of  Zebedee, 
and  John  his  brother,  who  also  were  in  the 
ship  mending  their  nets. 

20  And  straightway  he  called  them :  and 
they  left  their  father  Zebedee  in  the  ship 
with  the  hired  servants,  and  went  after  him. 

21  And  they  went  into  Capernaum  ;  and 
straightway  on  the  sabbath-day  he  entered 
into  the  synagogue  and  taught. 

22  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doc- 
trine :  for  he  taught  them  as  one  that  had 
authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes. 

23  H  And  there  was  in  their  synagogue 
a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit ;  and  he  cried 
out, 

24  Saying,  Let  ns  alone;  what  have  we 
to  do  with  thee,  thou  Jesus  of  Nazareth  1 
art  thou  come  to  destroy  us  ?  I  know  thee 
who  thou  art,  the  Holy  One  of  God. 

25  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  saying, 
Hold  thy  peace,  and  come  out  of  him. 

26  And  when  the  unclean  spirit  had  torn 

30 


Christ  cures  the  sick.  CHAP.  11. 

him,  and  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  he  came 
out  of  him. 

27  And  they  were  all  amazed,  insomuch 
that  they  questioned  among  themselves, 
saying,  What  thing  is  this  ?  what  new  doc- 
trine is  this  ?  for  with  authority  command- 
eth  he  even  the  unclean  spirits,  and  they 
do  obey  him. 

28  And  immediately  his  fame  spread 
abroad  throughout  all  the  region  round 
about  Galilee. 

29  H  And  forthwith,  when  they  were 
come  out  of  the  synagogue,  they  entered 
into  the  house  of  Simon  and  Andrew, 
with  James  and  John. 

30  But  Simon's  wife's  mother  lay  sick 
of  a  fever ;  and  anon  they  tell  him  of  her. 

31  And  he  came  and  took  her  by  the 
hand,  and  lifted  her  up ;  and  immediately 
the  fever  left  her,  and  she  ministered  unto 
them. 

32  H  And  at  even  when  the  sun  did  set, 
they  brought  unto  him  all  that  were  dis- 
eased, and  them  that  were  possessed  with 
devils. 

33  And  all  the  city  was  gathered  toge- 
ther at  the  door. 

34  And  he  healed  many  that  were  sick 
of  divers  diseases,  and  cast  out  many  devils  ; 
and  suffered  not  the  devils  to  speak,  be- 
cause they  knew  him. 

35  H  And  in  the  morning,  rising  up  a 
great  while  before  day,  he  went  out  and 
departed  into  a  solitary  place,  and  there 
prayed. 

36  And  Simon,  and  they  that  were  with 
him,  followed  after  him. 

37  And  when  they  had  found  him,  they 
said  unto  him,  All  men  seek  for  thee. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them,  Let  us  go 
into  the  next  towns,  that  I  may  preach 
there  also :  for  therefore  came  I  forth. 

39  And  he  preached  in  their  synagogues 
throughout  all  Galilee,  and  cast  out  devils. 

40  H  And  there  came  a  leper  to  him,  bc- 
.seeching  him,  and  kneeling  down  to  him, 
and  saying  unto  him,  If  thou  wilt,  thou 
canst  make  me  clean. 

41  And  Jesus,  moved  with  compassion, 
put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  him,  and 
saith  unto  him,  I  will ;  be  thou  clean. 

42  And  as  soon  as  he  had  spoken,  im- 
mediately the  leprosy  departed  from  him, 
and  he  was  cleansed. 

43  And  he  straitly  charged  him^  and 
forthwith  sent  him  away  ; 

44  And  saith  unto  him.  See  thou  say 
nothing  to  any  man ;  but  go  thy  way, 
shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and  offer  for  thy 
cleansing  those  things  which  Moses  com- 
manded, for  a  testimony  unto  them. 

4-5  But  he  went  out,  and  began  to  pub- 
lish it  much,  and  to  blaze  abroad  the  mat- 
ter, insomuch  that  Jesus  could  no  more 
openly  enttr  into  the  city,  but  was  without 
n  desert  places :  and  they  came  to  him 
^om  every  quarter. 


He  heals  the  palsy. 
CHAP.  11. 

AND  again  he  entered  into  Capernaum, 
after  some   days ;  and  it  was  noised 
that  he  was  in  the  house. 

2  And  straightway  many  were  gathered 
together,  insomuch  that  there  was  no  room 
to  receive  them,  no,  not  so  much  as  about 
the  door:  and  he  preached  the  word  unto 
them. 

3  U  And  they  come  unto  him,  bringing 
one  sick  of  the  palsy,  which  was  borne  of 
four. 

4  And  when  they  could  not  come  nigh 
unto  him  for  the  press,  they  uncovered  the 
roof  where  he  was :  and  when  they  had 
broken  it  up,  they  let  down  the  bed  where- 
in the  sick  of  the  palsy  lay. 

5  When  Jesus  saw  their  faith,  he  said 
unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy,  Son,  thy  sins  be 
forgiven  thee. 

6  But  there  were  certain  of  the  scribes 
sitting  there,  and  reasoning  in  their  hearts, 

7  Why  doth  this  tnan  thus  speak  blas- 
phemies ?  who  can  forgive  sins  but  God 
only  ? 

8  And  immediately,  when  Jesus  per- 
ceived in  his  spirit  that  they  so  reasoned 
within  themselves,  he  said  unto  them,  Why 
reason  ye  these  things  in  your  hearts? 

9  Whether  is  it  easier  to  say  to  the  sick 
of  the  palsy.  Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee ; 
or  to  say,  Arise,  and  take  up  thy  bed,  and 
walk  ? 

10  But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son 
of  man  hath  power  on  earth  to  forgive  sins, 
(he  saith  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,) 

111  say  unto  thee,  Arise,  and  take  up 
thy  bed,  and  go  thy  way  into  thine  house. 

12  And  immediately  he  arose,  took  up 
the  bed,  and  went  forth  before  them  all : 
insomuch  that  they  were  all  amazed,  and 
glorified  God,  saying,  We  never  saw  it  on 
this  fashion. 

13  H  And  he  went  forth  again  by  the 
sea-side ;  and  all  the  multitude  resorted 
unto  him,  and  he  taught  them. 

14  And  as  he  passed  by,  he  saw  Levi  the 
son  of  Alpheus,  sitting  at  the  receipt  of 
custom,  and  said  unto  him.  Follow  me. 
And  he  arose,  and  followed  him. 

15  II  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  Jesus 
sat  at  meat  in  his  house,  manv  publicans 
and  sinners  sat  also  together  with  Jesus 
and  his  disciples  ;  for  there  were  many,  and 
they  followed  him. 

16  And  when  the  scribes  and  Pharisees 
saw  him  eat  with  publicans  and  sinners, 
they  said  unto  his  disciples.  How  is  it  that 
he  eateth  and  drinketh  with  publicans  and 
sinners  ? 

17  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  saith  unto 
them,  They  that  are  whole,  have  no  need 
of  the  physician,  but  they  that  are  sick  :  I 
came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners, 
to  repentance. 

18  11  And  the  disciples  of  John,  and  of 
the  Pharisees,  used  to  fast :  and  they  come, 

31 


The  withered  hand  healed. 
and  say  unto  him,  Why  do  the  disciples  of 
John,  and  of  the  Pharisees  fast,  but  thy  dis- 
ciples fast  not  1 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Can  the 
children  of  the  bride-chamber  fast,  while 
the  bridegroom  is  with  them  ?  As  long  as 
they  have  the  bridegroom  with  them,  they 
cannot  fast. 

20  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the 
bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away  from 
them,  and  then  shall  they  fast  in  those 
days. 

21  No  man  also  seweth  a  piece  of  new 
cloth  on  an  old  garment :  else  the  new 
piece  that  filled  it  up,  taketh  away  from  the 
old,  and  the  rent  is  made  worse. 

22  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into 
old  bottles  :  else  the  new  wine  doth  burst 
the  bottles,  and  the  wine  is  spilled,  and  the 
bottles  will  be  marred  :  but  new  wine  must 
be  put  into  new  bottles. 

23  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  went 
through  the  corn-fields  on  the  sabbath-day  ; 
and  his  disciples  began,  as  they  went,  to 
pluck  the  ears  of  corn. 

24  And  the  Pharisees  said  unto  him,  Be- 
hold, why  do  they  on  the  sabbath-day  that 
which  is  not  lawful  1 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye 
never  read  what  David  did,  when  he  had 
need,  and  was  an  hungered,  he  and  they 
that  were  with  him  1 

26  How  he  went  into  the  house  of  God, 
in  the  days  of  Abiathar  the  high  priest,  and 
did  eat  the  shew-bread,  which  is  not  lawful 
to  eat,  but  for  the  priests,  and  gave  also  to 
them  which  were  with  him  ? 

27  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  sabbath 
"was  made  for  man,  and  not  man  for  the 
sabbath  : 

28  Therefore  the  Son  of  man  is  Lord 
also  of  the  sabbath. 

CHAP.  HI. 

AND  he  entered  again  into  the  syna- 
gogue ;  and  there  was  a  man  there 
whicli  had  a  withered  hand. 

2  And  they  watched  him,  whether  he 
would  heal  him  on  the  sabbath-day ;  that 
they  might  accuse  him. 

3  And  he  saith  unto  the  man  which  had 
the  withered  hand,  Stand  forth. 

4  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Is  it  lawful 
to  do  good  on  the  sabbath-days,  or  to  do 
evil  1  to  save  life,  or  to  kill  ?  but  they  held 
their  peace. 

5  And  when  he  had  looked  round  about 
on  them  with  anger,  being  grieved  for  the 
hardness  of  tlieir  hearts,  he  saith  unto  the 
man,  Stretch  forth  thine  hand.  And  he 
stretched  it  out :  and  his  hand  was  restored 
whole  as  the  other. 

6  If  And  the  Pharisees  went  forth,  and 
straightway  took  counsel  with  the  Herod i- 
ans  against  him,  how  they  might  destroy 
him. 

7  But  Jesus  withdrew  himself  with  his 
disciples   to  the  sea :   and  a  great  multi- 


S.  MARK.  Christ  chooses  tioelve  apostles. 

tiuie  from  Galilee  followed  him,  and  from 
Judea, 

8  And  from  Jerusalem,  and  from  Idu- 
mea,  and /ro?«  beyond  Jordan;  and  they 
about  Tyre  and  Sidon,  a  great  multitude, 
when  they  had  heard  what  great  things  he 
did,  came  unto  him. 

9  And  he  spake  to  his  disciples,  that  a 
small  ship  should  wait  on  him,  because  of 
the  multitude,  lest  they  should  throng 
him. 

10  For  he  had  healed  many  ;  insomuch 
that  they  pressed  upon  him  for  to  touch 
him,  as  many  as  had  plagues. 

11  And  unclean  spirits,  when  they  saw 
him,  fell  down  before  him,  and  cried,  say- 
ing, Thou  art  the  Son  of  God. 

12  And  he  straitly  charged  them,  that 
they  should  not  make  him  known. 

13  H  And  he  goeth  up  into  a  mountain, 
and  calleth  unto  him  whom  he  would  :  and 
they  came  unto  him. 

14  And  he  ordained  twelve,  that  they 
should  be  with  him,  and  that  he  might 
send  them  forth  to  preach, 

15  And  to  have  power  to  heal  sick- 
nesses, and  to  cast  out  devils. 

16  And  Simon  he  surnamed  Peter. 

17  And  James  the  son  of  Zebedee,  and 
John  the  brother  of  James,  (and  he  sur- 
named them  Boanerges,  which  is,  The  sons 
of  thunder,) 

18  And  Andrew,  and  Philip,  and  Bar- 
tholomew, and  Matthew,  and  Thomas,  and 
James  the  son  of  Alpheus,  and  Thaddeus, 
and  Simon  the  Canaanite, 

19  And  Judas  Iscariot,  which  also  be- 
trayed him  :  and  they  went  into  an  house. 

20  H  And  the  multitude  cometh  together 
again,  so  that  they  could  not  so  much  as 
eat  bread. 

21  And  when  his  friends  heard  of  it, 
they  went  out  to  lay  hold  on  him  :  for  they 
said,  He  is  beside  himself. 

22  ^  And  the  scribes  which  came  down 
from  Jerusalem,  said.  He  hath  Beelzebub, 
and  by  the  prince  of  the  devils  casteth  he 
out  devils. 

23  And  he  called  them  imto  hi)ii,  and 
said  unto  them  in  parables.  How  can  Satan 
cast  out  Satan  ? 

24  And  if  a  kingdom  be  divided  against 
itself,  that  kingdom  cannot  stand. 

25  And  if  a  house  be  divided  against  it- 
self, that  house  cannot  stand. 

26  And  if  Satan  rise  up  against  himself, 
and  be  divided,  he  cannot  stand,  but  hath 
an  end. 

27  No  man  can  enter  into  a  strong  man's 
house,  and  spoil  his  goods,  except  he  will 
first  bind  the  strong  man ;  and  then  he  will 
spoil  his  house. 

28  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  All  sins  shall 
be  forgiven  unto  the  sons  of  men,  and 
blasphemies  wherewith  soever  they  shall 
blaspheme  : 

29  But  he  that  shall  blaspheme  against 
32 


The  parables  of  the  sower 


CHAP.  IV. 


and  of  the  mustard-seed. 


the  Holy  Ghost  hath  never  forgiveness,  but 
is  in  danger  of  eternal  damnation  : 

30  Because  they  said,  He  hath  an  un- 
clean spirit. 

31  II  There  came  then  his  brethren  and 
his  mother,  and  standing  without,  sent  unto 
him,  calling  him. 

32  And  the  muhitude  sat  about  him  ;  and 
they  said  unto  him,  Behold,  thy  mother,  and 
thy  brethren  without  seek  for  thee. 

33  And  he  answered  them,  saying,  Who 
is  my  mother,  or  my  bretiiren  ? 

34  And  he  looked  round  about  on  them 
which  sat  about  him,  and  said,  Behold,  my 
mother  and  my  brethren  ! 

35  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of 
God,  the  same  is  my  brother,  and  my  sis- 
ter, and  mother. 

CHAP.  IV. 
ND  he  began  again  to  teach  by  the 
sea-side  :  and  there  was  gathered  un- 
to him  a  great  multitude,  so  that  he  entered 
into  a  ship,  and  sat  in  the  sea ;  and  the 
whole  multitude  was  by  the  sea,  on  the 
land. 

2  And  he  taught  them  many  things  by 
parables,  and  said  unto  them  in  his  doc- 
trine, 

3  Hearken ;  Behold,  there  went  out  a 
sower  to  sow : 

4  And  it  came  to  pass  as  he  sowed, 
some  fell  by  the  way-side,  and  the  fowls 
of  the  air  came  and  devoured  it  up. 

.5  And  some  fell  on  stony  ground,  where 
it  had  not  much  earth ;  and  nnmediately 
it  sprang  up,  because  it  had  no  depth  of 
earth : 

6  But  when  the  sun  was  up,  it  was 
scorched;  and  because  it  had  no  root,  it 
withered  away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thoriis,  and  the 
thorns  grew  up,  and  choked  it,  and  it 
yielded  no  fruit. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground,  and 
did  yield  fruit  that  sprang  up,  and  increas- 
ed, and  brought  forth,  some  thirty,  and  some 
sixty,  and  some  an  hundred. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  He  that  hath 
ears  to  iiear,  let  him  hear. 

10  II  And  when  he  was  alone,  they  that 
were  about  him,  with  the  twelve,  asked  of 
him  the  parable. 

11  And  he  said  unto  them,  Unto  you  it 
is  given  to  know  the  mystery  of  the  king- 
dom of  God  :  but  unto  them  that  are  with- 
out, all  ^'*r5c  things  are  done  in  parables: 

12  That  seeing  they  may  see,  and  not 
perceive  ;  and  hearing  they  may  liear,  and 
not  understand ;  lest  at  any  time  they 
should  be  converted,  and  their  sins  should 
be  forgiven  them. 

13  And  he  said  unto  them.  Know  ye  not 
this  parable?  and  how  then  will  ye  know  all 
parables? 

14  ^  The  sower  soweth  the  word. 

15  And  these  are  they  by  the  way-side, 
where  the  word  is  sown 

5 


have  heard,  Satan  cometh  immediately, 
and  taketh  away  the  word  that  was  sown 
in  their  hearts. 

16  And  these  are  they  likewise  which 
are  sovvn  on  stony  ground ;  who,  when  they 
have  heard  the  word,  immediately  receive 
it  with  gladness ; 

17  And  have  no  root  in  themselves,  and 
so  endure  but  for  a  time  :  afterward,  when 
affliction  or  persecution  ariseth  i'or  the 
word's  sake,  immediately  they  are  oi- 
fended! 

IS  And  these  are  they  which  are  sown 
among  thorns;  such  as  hear  the  word, 

19  And  the  cares  of  this  world,  and  the 
deceitfiilness  of  riches,  and  the  lusts  of 
other  things  entering  in,  choke  the  word, 
and  it  becometh  unfruitful. 

20  And  these  are  they  which  are  sown 
on  good  ground ;  such  as  hear  the  word, 
and  receive  it,  and  bring  forth  fruit,  some 
thirty-fold,  some  sixty,  and  some  an  hun- 
dred. 

21  H  And  he  said  unto  them,  Is  a  candle 
brought  to  be  put  under  a  bushel,  or  under 
a  bed?  and  not  to  be  set  on  a  candlestick? 

22  For  there  is  nothing  hid,  which  shall 
not  be  manifested ;  neither  was  any  thing 
kept  secret,  but  that  it  should  come  abroad. 

23  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  heed 
what  ye  hear :  With  what  measure  ye  mete, 
it  shall  be  measured  to  you  :  and  unto  you 
that  hear  shall  more  be  given. 

25  For  he  that  hath,  to  him  shall  be  giv- 
en :  and  he  that  hath  not,  from  him  shall 
be  taken  even  that  which  he  hath. 

26  II  And  he  said.  So  is  the  kingdom  of 
God,  as  if  a  man  should  cast  seed  into  the 
ground ; 

27  And  should  sleep,  and  rise  night  and 
day,  and  the  seed  should  spring  and  grow 
up,  he  knoweth  not  how. 

28  For  the  earth  bringeth  forth  fruit  of 
herself;  first  the  blade,  then  the  ear,  after 
that  the  full  corn  in  the  ear. 

29  But  when  the  fruit  is  brought  forth, 
immediately  he  piitteth  in  the  sickle,  be- 
cause the  harvest  is  come. 

30  H  And  he  said,  Whereunto  shall  we 
liken  the  kingdom  of  God  ?  or  with  what 
comparison  shall  we  compare  it  ? 

31  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard-seed, 
which,  when  it  is  sown  in  the  earth,  is  less 
than  all  the  seeds  that  be  in  the  earth  : 

32  But  when  it  is  sown,  it  groweth  up, 
and  becometh  greater  than  all  herbs,  and 
shooteth  out  great  branches ;  so  that  the 
fowls  of  the  air  may  lodge  under  the  sha- 
dow of  it. 

33  And  with  many  such  parables  spake 
he  the  word  unto  them,  as  they  were  able 
to  hear  it. 

34  But  without  a  parable  spake  he  riot 
unto  them  :   and  when  they  were  alone,  he 

but  when  thev  expounded  all  things  to  his  disciples. 

33 


The  legion  of  devils  cast  out.  S.  MARK. 

35  H  And  the  same  day,  when  the  even 
was  come,  he  saith  unto  them,  Let  us  pass 
over  unto  the  other  side. 

36  And  when  they  had  sent  away  the 
muhitude,  they  took  him  even  a^- he  was 
in  the  ship.  And  there  were  also  vvith  him 
other  htde  ships. 

37  And  there  arose  a  great  storm  of 
wind,  and  the  waves  beat  into  the  ship,  so 
that  it  was  now  full. 

38  And  he  was  in  the  hinder  part  of 
the  ship,  asleep  on  a  pillow:  and  they 
awake  him,  and  say  unto  him,  Master, 
carest  thou  not  that  we  perish  ? 

39  And  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the  wind, 
and  said  unto  the  sea.  Peace,  be  still :  and 
the  wind  ceased,  and  there  was  a  great 
calm. 

40  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why  are  ye 
so  fearful  ?  how  is  it  that  ye  have  no  faith  ? 

41  And  they  feared  exceedingly,  and 
said  one  to  another.  What  manner  of  man 
is  this,  that  even  the  wind  and  the  sea  obey 
him  ? 

CHAP.  V. 
ND  they  came  over   unto  the   other 
side  of  the  sea,  into  the  country  of 
the  Gadarenes. 

2  And  when  he  was  come  out  of  the 
ship,  immediately  there  met  him  out  of  the 
tombs  a  man  with  an  unclean  spirit, 

3  Who  had  his  dwelling  among  the 
tombs;  and  no  man  could  bind  him,  no, 
not  with  chains : 

4  Because  that  he  had  been  often  bound 
with  fetters  and  chains,  and  tlie  chains  had 
been  plucked  asunder  by  him,  and  the  fet- 
ters broken  in  pieces:  neither  could  any 
mail  tame  him. 

5  And  always,  night  and  day,  he  was 
in  the  mountains,  and  in  the  tombs,  crying, 
and  cutting  himself  with  stones. 

6  But  when  he  saw  Jesus  afar  off,  he  ran 
and  worshipped  him, 

7  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  and  said. 
What  have  I  to  do  with  thee,  Jesus,  thou 
Son  of  the  Most  High  God  ?  I  adjure  thee 
by  God,  that  thou  torment  me  not. 

8  (For  he  said  unto  him.  Come  out  of  the 
man,  thou  unclean  spirit.) 

9  And  he  asked  him,  What  is  thy  name  ? 
And  he  answered,  saying.  My  name  is  Le- 
gion: for  we  are  man3^ 

10  And  he  besought  him  much  that  he 
would  not  send  them  away  out  of  the 
country. 

11  Now  there  was  there  nigh  unto  the 
mountains  a  great  herd  of  swine  feeding. 

12  And  all  the  devils  besought  him,  say- 
ing. Send  us  into  the  swine,  that  we  may 
enter  into  them. 

13  And  forthwith  Jesus  gave  them  leave. 
And  the  unclean  spirits  went  out,  and  en- 
tered into  the  swine :  and  the  herd  ran 
violendy  down  a  steep  place  into  the  sea, 
(they  were  about  two  thousand,)  and  were 
choked  in  the  sea. 


Christ  heals  the  bloody  issue. 

14  And  they  that  fed  the  swine  fled,  and 
told  it  in  the  city,  and  in  the  country. 
And  they  went  out  to  see  what  it  was  that 
was  done. 

15  And  they  come  to  Jesus,  and  see 
him  that  was  possessed  with  the  devil,  and 
had  the  legion,  sitting,  and  clothed,  and  in 
his  right  mind  :  and  they  were  afraid. 

16  And  they  that  saw  it  told  them  how 
it  befell  to  him  that  was  possessed  with  the 
devil,  and  also  concerning  the  swine. 

17  And  they  began  to  pray  him  to  de- 
part out  of  their  coasts. 

18  And  when  he  was  come  into  the  ship, 
he  that  had  been  possessed  with  the  devil 
prayed  him  that  he  might  be  with  him. 

19  Howbeit  Jesus  suffered  him  not,  but 
saith  unto  him.  Go  home  to  thy  friends,  and 
tell  them  how  great  things  the  Lord  hath 
done  for  thee,  and  hath  had  compassion  on 
thee. 

20  And  he  departed,  and  began  to  pub- 
lish in  Decapolis  how  great  things  Jesus 
had  done  for  him.  And  all  men  did  mar- 
vel. 

21  H  And  when  Jesus  was  passed  over 
again  by  ship  unto  the  other  side,  much 
people  gathered  unto  him :  and  he  was 
nigh  unto  the  sea. 

22  And  behold,  there  cometh  one  of  the 
rulers  of  the  synagogue,  Jairus  by  name  ; 
and  when  he  saw  him,  he  fell  at  his  feet, 

23  And  besought  him  greatly,  saying, 
My  little  daughter  lieth  at  the  point  of 
death :  /  pray  thee,  come  and  lay  thy 
hands  on  her,  that  she  may  be  healed  ;  and 
she  shall  live. 

24  And  Jesus  went  with  him  ;  and  much 
people  followed  him,  and  thronged  him. 

25  II  And  a  certain  woman  which  had 
an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years, 

26  And  had  suffered  many  things  of 
many  physicians,  and  had  spent  all  that 
she  had,  and  was  nothing  bettered,  but 
rather  grew  worse, 

27  When  she  had  heard  of  Jesus,  came 
in  the  press  behind,  and  touched  his  gar- 
ment. 

28  For  she  said.  If  I  may  touch  but  his 
clothes,  I  shall  be  whole. 

29  And  straightway  the  fountain  of  her 
blood  was  dried  up  ;  and  she  felt  in  her 
body  that  she  was  healed  of  that  plague. 

30  And  Jesus,  immediately  knowing  in 
himself  that  virtue  had  gone  out  of  him, 
turned  him  about  in  the  press,  and  said, 
Who  touched  my  clothes  1 

31  And  his  disciples  said  unto  him, 
Thou  seest  the  multitude  thronging  thee, 
and  sayest  thou,  Who  touched  me  ? 

32  And  he  looked  round  about  to  see 
her  that  had  done  this  thing. 

33  But  the  woman,  fearing  and  trem- 
bling, knowing  what  was  done  in  her,  came 
and  fell  down  before  him,  and  told  him  all 
the  truth. 

34  And  he  said  unto  her,  Daughter,  thy 

34 


The  daughter  oj  Jairus  raised.      CHAP. 
faith  hath  made  thee  whole ;  go  in  peace, 
and  be  whole  of  thy  plague. 

35  H  While  he  yet  spake,  there  came 
from  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue's  house 
certain  which  said,  Thy  daughter  is  dead  : 
why  troublest  thou  the  Master  any  further  1 

36  As  soon  as  Jesus  heard  the  word  that 
was  spoken,  he  saith  unto  the  ruler  of  the 
synagogue.  Be  not  afraid,  only  believe. 

37  And  he  suffered  no  man  to  follow  him, 
save  Peter,  and  James,  and  John  the 
brother  of  James. 

38  And  he  cometh  to  the  house  of  the 
ruler  of  the  synagogue,  and  seeth  the  tumult, 
and  them  that  wept  and  wailed  greatly. 

39  And  when  he  was  come  in,  he  saith 
unto  them,  Why  make  ye  this  ado,  and 
weep  1  the  damsel  is  not  dead,  but  sleep- 
eth. 

40  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn.  But 
when  he  had  put  them  all  out,  he  taketh 
the  father  and  tlie  mother  of  the  damsel, 
and  them  that  were  with  him,  and  entereth 
in  where  the  damsel  was  lying. 

41  And  he  took  the  damsel  by  the  hand, 
and  said  unto  her,  Talitha-cumi  :  which 
is,  being  interpreted,  Damsel,  (I  say  unto 
thee)  arise. 

42  And  straightway  the  damsel  arose, 
and  walked ;  for  she  was  of  the  age  of 
twelve  years.  And  they  were  astonished 
with  a  great  astonishment. 

43  And  he  charged  them  straightly  that 
no  man  should  know  it ;  and  commanded 
that  something  should  be  given  her  to  eat. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  he  went  out  from  thence,  and  came 
into  his  own  country  ;  and  his  disci- 
ples follow  him. 

2  And  when  the  sabbath-day  was  come, 
he  began  to  teach  in  the  synagogue :  and 
many  hearing  him  were  astonished,  saying, 
From  whence  hath  this  7nan  these  things  ? 
and  what  wisdom  is  this  which  is  given 
unto  him,  that  even  such  mighty  works  are 
wrought  by  his  hands  ? 

3  Is  not  this  the  carpenter,  the  son  of 
Mar}',  the  brother  of  James,  and  Joses,  and 
of  Juda,  and  Simon?  and  are  not  his  sisters 
here  with  us  ?  And  they  were  ofiended  at 
him. 

4  But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  A  prophet 
is  not  without  honour,  but  in  his  own  coun- 
try, and  among  his  own  kin,  and  in  his 
own  house. 

5  And  he  could  there  do  no  mighty  work, 
save  that  he  laid  his  hands  upon  a  iew  sick 
folk,  and  healed  thctju 

6  And  he  marvelled  because  of  their  un- 
belief And  he  went  round  about  the  vil- 
lages teaching. 

7  H  And  he  called  unto  him  the  twelve, 
and  began  to  send  them  forth  by  two  and 
two ;  and  gave  them  power  over  unclean 
spirits ; 

8  And  commanded  them  that  they  should 
take  nothing  for  their  journey,  save  a  staff 


VI.  John  the  Baptist  is  beheaded. 

only ;   no  scrip,   no  bread,  no  money  in 
their  purse  : 

9  But  he  shod  with  sandals  ;  and  not  put 
on  two  coats. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them,  In  what 
place  soever  ye  enter  into  an  house,  there 
abide  till  ye  depart  from  that  place. 

11  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you, 
nor  hear  you,  when  ye  depart  thence, 
shake  off  the  dust  under  your  feet,  for  a 
testimony  against  them.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah  in  the  day  of  judgment, 
than  for  that  city. 

12  And  they  went  out,  and  preached 
that  men  should  repent. 

13  And  they  cast  out  many  devils,  and 
anointed  with  oil  many  that  were  sick,  and 
healed  them. 

14  U  And  king  Herod  heard  of  him; 
(for  his  name  was  spread  abroad  : )  and  he 
said,  That  John  the  Baptist  was  risen  from 
the  dead,  and  therefore  mighty  works  do 
shew  forth  themselves  in  him. 

15  Others  said,  That  it  is  Eiias.  And 
others  said.  That  it  is  a  prophet,  or  as  one 
of  the  prophets. 

16  H  But  when  Herod  heard  thereof,  he 
said.  It  is  John,  whom  I  beheaded  :  he  is 
risen  from  the  dead. 

17  For  Herod  himself  had  sent  forth  and 
laid  hold  upon  John,  and  bound  him  in 
prison  for  Ilerodias'  sake,  his  brother 
Philip's  wife :  for  he  had  married  her. 

18  For  John  had  said  unto  Herod,  It  is 
not  lawful  for  thee  to  have  thy  brother's 
wife. 

19  Therefore  Herodias  had  a  quarrel 
against  him,  and  would  have  killed  him ; 
but  she  could  not : 

20  For  Herod  feared  John,  knowing 
that  he  was  a  just  man  and  an  holy,  and 
observed  him:  and  when  he  heard  him,. he 
did  many  things,  and  heard  him  gladlj\ 

21  And  when  a  convenient  day  was 
come,  that  Herod  on  his  birth-day  made 
a  supper  to  his  lords,  high  captains,  and 
chief  estates  of  Galilee  ; 

22  And  when  the  daughter  of  the  said 
Herodias  came  in,  and  danced,  and  pleased 
Herod,  and  them  that  sat  with  him,  the 
king  said  unto  the  damsel,  Ask  of  me  what- 
soever thou  wilt,  and  I  will  give  it  thee. 

23  And  he  sware  unto  her.  Whatsoever 
thou  shalt  ask  of  me,  I  will  give  it  thee, 
unto  the  half  of  my  kingdom. 

24  And  she  went  forth ,^  and  said  unto 
her  mother.  What  shall  I  ask?  And  she 
said,  The  head  of  John  the  Baptist. 

25  And  she  came  in  straightway  with 
haste  unto  the  king,  and  asked,  saying,  I 
will  that  thou  give  me,  by  and  l)y  in  a 
charger,  the  head  of  John  the  Baptist. 

26  And  the  king  was  exceeding  sorry ; 
yet  for  his  oath's  sake,  and  for  their  sakes 
which  sat  with  him,  he  would  not  reject 
her. 

35 


The  five  thousand,  fed. 


S.  MARK. 


Christ  walks  on  the  sea. 


27  And  immediately  the  king  sent  an 
executioner,  and  commanded  his  head  to 
be  brought :  and  he  went  and  beheaded 
him  in  the  prison  ; 

28  And  brought  his  head  in  a  charger, 
and  gave  it  to  the  damsel ;  and  the  damsel 
gave  it  to  her  mother. 

29  And  when  his  disciples  heard  of  it, 
they  came  and  took  up  his  corpse,  and  laid 
it  in  a  tomb. 

30  H  And  the  apostles  gathered  them- 
selves together  unto  Jesus,  and  told  him  all 
things,  botli  what  they  had  done,  and  what 
they  had  taught. 

31  And  he  said  unto  them,  Come  ye 
yourselves  apart  into  a  desert  place,  and 
rest  a  while  :  ibr  there  were  many  coming 
and  going,  and  they  had  no  leisure  so  much 
as  to  eat. 

32  And  they  departed  into  a  desert 
place  by  ship  privately. 

33  And  the  people  saw  them  departing, 
and  many  knew  him,  and  ran  a-foot  thitiier 
out  of  ail  cities,  and  outwent  them,  and 
came  together  unto  him. 

34  If  And  Jesus,  when  he  came  out,  saw 
much  people,  and  was  moved  with  com- 
passion toward  them,  because  they  were  as 
sheep  not  having  a  shepherd  :  and  he  be- 
gan to  teach  them  many  things. 

35  And  when  the  day  was  now  far  spent, 
his  disciples  came  unto  him,  and  said.  This 
is  a  desert  place,  and  now  the  time  is  far 
passed : 

36  Send  them  away,  that  they  may  go 
into  the  countr)^  round  about,  and  into  the 
villages,  and  buy  themselves  bread :  for 
they  have  nothing  to  eat. 

37  He  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Give  ye  them  to  eat.  And  they  say  unto 
him.  Shall  we  go  and  buy  two  hundred  pen- 
nyworth of  bread,  and  give  them  to  eat  ? 

38  He  saith  unto  them,  How  many 
loaves  have  ye  ?  go  and  see.  And  when 
they  knew,  they  say,  Five,  and  two  fishes. 

39  And  he  commanded  them  to  make 
all  sit  down  by  companies  upon  the  green 
grass. 

40  And  they  sat  down  in  ranks,  by  hun- 
dreds, and  by  fifties. 

41  And  when  he  had  taken  the  five 
loaves,  and  the  two  fishes,  he  looked  up  to 
heaven,  and  blessed,  and  brake  the  loaves, 
and  gave  them  to  his  disciples  to  set  before 
them  ;  and  the  two  fishes  divided  he  among 
them  all. 

42  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled. 

43  And  they  took  up  twelve  baskets  full 
of  the  fragments,  and  of  the  fishes. 

44  And  they  that  did  eat  of  the  loaves, 
were  about  five  thousand  men. 

45  11  And  straightway  he  constrained  his 
disciples  to  get  into  the  ship,  and  to  go  to 
the  other  side  before  unto  Bethsaida,  while 
he  sent  away  the  people. 

46  And  when  he  had  sent  them  away, 
he  departed  into  a  mountaip  to  pray. 


47  And  when  even  was  come,  the  ship 
was  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  and  he  alone  on 
the  land. 

48  And  he  saw  them  toiling  in  rowing; 
for  the  wind  was  coritrary  unto  them  :  and 
about  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night  he  Com- 
eth unto  them,  walking  upon  the  sea,  and 
would  have  passed  by  them. 

49  But  when  they  saw  him  walking  upon 
the  sea,  they  supposed  it  had  been  a  spirit, 
and  cried  out. 

50  (For  they  all  saw  him,  and  were 
troubled.)  And  immediately  he  talked 
with  them,  and  saith  unto  them.  Be  of 
good  clieer :   it  is  I ;  be  not  afraid. 

51  And  he  went  up  unto  tliem  into  the 
ship ;  and  the  wind  ceased  :  and  they  were 
sore  amazed  in  themselves  beyond  measure, 
and  wondered. 

52  For  they  considered  not  the  rnij-ade 
of  the  loaves ;  for  their  heart  was  hardened. 

53  II  And  when  they  had  passed  over, 
thej^came  into  the  land  of  Gennesaret,  and 
drew  to  tlie  shore. 

54  And  when  they  were  come  out  of  the 
ship,  straightway  they  knew  him, 

55  And  ran  through  that  whole  region 
round  about,  and  began  to  carry  about  in 
beds  those  that  were  sick,  where  they 
heard  he  was. 

56  And  whithersoever  he  entered,  into 
villages,  or  cities,  or  country,  they  laid  the 
sick  in  the  streets,  and  besought  him  that 
they  might  touch,  if  it  were  but  the  border 
of  his  garment :  and  as  many  as  touched 
him,  were  made  whole. 

CHAP.  VH. 

THEN   came    together   unto   him   the 
Pharisees,  and  certain  of  the  scribes, 
which  came  from  Jerusalem. 

2  And  when  they  saw  some  of  his  disci- 
ples eat  bread  with  defiled  (that  is  to  say 
with  unwashen)  hands,  they  found  fault. 

3  For  the  Pharisees,  and  all  the  Jews, 
except  they  wash  fhci7-  hands  oft,  eat  not, 
holding  the  tradition  of  the  elders. 

4  And  when  they  come  from  the  market, 
except  they  wash,  they  eat  not.  And  ma- 
ny other  things  there  be,  which  they  have 
received  to  hold,  as  the  washing  of  cups, 
and  pots,  and  of  brazen  vessels,  and  tables. 

5  Then  the  Pharisees  and  scribes  asked 
him,  Why  walk  not  thy  disciples  according 
to  the  tradition  of  the  elders,  but  eat  bread 
with  unwashen  hands  1 

6  He  answered  and  said  unto  them,Well 
hath  Esaias  prophesied  of  you  hypocrites, 
as  it  is  written,  This  people  honoureth  me 
with  their  lips,  but  their  heart  is  far  from 
me. 

7  Howbeit,  in  vain  do  they  worship  me, 
teaching  for  doctrines  the  commandments 
of  men. 

8  For  laying  aside  the  commandment  of 
God,  ye  hold  the  tradition  of  men,  as  the 
washing  of  pots  and  cups  :  and  many  other 
such  like  things  ye  do. 

■      36 


Meat  defiles  not  a  man.  CHAP. 

9  And  he  said  unto  them,  Full  well  ye 
reject  the  commandment  of  God,  that  ye 
may  keep  your  own  tradition. 

10  For  Moses  said,  Honour  thy  father 
and  thy  mother  :  and,  Whoso  curseth  father 
or  mother,  let  him  die  the  death : 

11  But  ye  say.  If  a  man  shall  say  to  his 
father  or  mother,  It  is  Corban,  that  is  to  say, 
a  gift,  by  whatsoever  thou  mightest  be  pro- 
fited by  me  ;   he  shall  be  free. 

12  And  j^e  suffer  him  no  more  to  do 
ought  for  his  father  or  his  mother ; 

13  Making  the  word  of  God  of  none  ef- 
fect through  your  tradition,  which  ye  have 
delivered  :   and  many  such  like  things  do 

ye- 

14  II  And  when  he  had  called  all  the 
people  unto  liim,  he  said  unto  them, 
Hearken  unto  me  every  one  of  you,  and 
understand. 

15  There  is  nothing  from  without  a  man, 
that  entering  into  him,  can  defile  him  :  but 
the  things  which  come  out  of  him,  those 
are  they  that  defile  the  man. 

16  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

17  And  when  he  was  entered  into  the 
house  from  the  people,  his  disciples  asked 
him  concerning  the  parable. 

IS  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Are  ye  so 
without  understanding  also  ?  Do  ye  not 
perceive,  that  whatsoever  thing  from  with- 
out entereth  into  the  man,  it  cannot  defile 
him  : 

19  Because  it  entereth  not  into  his  heart, 
but  into  the  belly,  and  goeth  out  into  the 
draught,  purging  all  meats  1 

20  And  he  said.  That  which  cometh  out 
of  the  man,  that  defileth  the  man. 

21  For  from  within,  out  of  the  heart  of 
men,  proceed  evil  thoughts,  adulteries,  for- 
nications, murders, 

22  Thefts,  covetousness,  wickedness,  de- 
ceit, lasciviousness,  an  evil  eye,  blasphemy, 
pride,  foolishness; 

23  All  these  evil  things  come  from  with- 
in, and  defile  the  man. 

24  H  And  from  thence  he  arose,  and 
went  into  the  borders  of  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
and  entered  into  an  house,  and  would  have 
no  man  know  it :  but  he  could  not  be 
hid. 

25  For  a  certain  woman,  whose  young 
daughter  had  an  unclean  spirit,  heard  of 
him,  and  came  and  fell  at  his  feet; 

26  (The  woman  was  a  Greek,  a  Syro- 
phenician  by  nation,)  and  she  besought 
him  that  he  would  cast  forth  the  devil  out 
of  her  daughter. 

27  But  Jesus  said  unto  her,  Let  the  chil 
dren  first  be  filled :  for  it  is  not  meet  to 
take  the  children's  bread,  and  to  cast  it  un 
to  the  dogs. 

28  And  she  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
Yes,  Lord  :  yet  the  dogs  under  the  table 
eat  of  the  children's  crumbs. 

29  And  he  said  unto  her,  For  this  say- 


VIII.  The  people  miraculously  fed. 

ing,  go  thy  way ;  the  devil  is  gone  out  of 
thy  daughter. 

30  And  when  she  was  come  to  her  house, 
she  found  the  devil  gone  out,  and  her 
daughter  laid  upon  the  bed. 

31  H  And  again,  departing  from  the 
coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  he  came  unto  the 
sea  of  Galilee,  through  the  midst  of  the 
coasts  of  Decapolis. 

32  And  they  bring  unto  him  one  that 
was  deaf,  and  had  an  impediment  in  his 
speech ;  and  they  beseech  him  to  put  his 
hand  upon  him. 

33  And  he  took  him  aside  from  the  mul- 
titude, and  put  his  fingers  into  his  ears,  and 
he  spit,  and  touched  his  tongue  ; 

34  And  looking  up  to  heaven,  he  sighed, 
and  saith  unto  him,  Ephphatha,  that  is,  Be 
opened. 

35  And  straightway  his  ears  were  open- 
ed, and  the  string  of  his  tongue  was  loosed, 
and  he  spake  plain. 

36  And  he  charged  them  that  they 
should  tell  no  man :  but  the  more  he 
charged  them,  so  much  the  more  a  great 
deal  they  published  it ; 

37  And  were  beyond  measure  astonish- 
ed, saying,  He  hath  done  all  things  well ; 
he  maketh  both  the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the 
dumb  to  speak. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

IN  those  days  the  multitude  being  very 
great,  and  having  nothing  to  eat,  Jesus 
called  his  disciples  tinto  him,  and  saith  un- 
to them, 

2  I  have  compassion  on  the  multitude, 
because  they  have  now  been  with  me 
three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat : 

3  And  if  I  send  them  away  fasting  to 
their  own  houses,  they  will  faint  by  the 
way:  lor  divers  of  them  came  from  far. 

4  And  his  disciples  answered  him.  From 
whence  can  a  man  satisfy  these  men  with 
bread  here  in  the  wilderness? 

5  And  he  asked  them.  How  many  loaves 
have  ye?  And  they  said.  Seven. 

6  And  he  commanded  the  people  to  sit 
down  on  the  ground  :  and  he  took  the  se- 
ven loaves,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake, 
and  gave  to  his  disciples  to  set  before //jg?«; 
and  they  did  set  them  before  the  people. 

7  And  they  had  a  few  small  fishes  :  and 
he  blessed,  and  commanded  to  set  them 
also  before  them. 

8  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  filled :  and 
they  took  up  of  the  broken  meat  that  was 
left,  seven  baskets. 

9  And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about 
four  thousand  :   and  he  sent  them  away. 

10  II  And  straightway  he  entered  into  a 
ship  with  his  disciples,  and  came  into  the 
parts  of  Dalmanutha. 

11  And  the  Pharisees  came  forth,  and 
began  to  question  with  him,  seeking  of  him 
a  sign  from  heaven,  tempting  him. 

12  And  he  sighed  deeply  in  his  spirit, 
and  saith,  Why  doth  this  generation  seek 

37 


The  blind  man  restored  to  sight.      S. 
after  a  sign  ?  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  There 
shall  no  sign  be  given  unto  this  generation. 

13  And  he  leit  them,  and  entering  into 
the  ship  again,  departed  to  the  other  side. 

14  U  Now  the  disciples  had  forgotten  to 
take  bread,  neither  had  they  in  the  ship 
with  them  more  than  one  loaf 

15  And  he  charged  them,  saying,  Take 
heed,  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the  Phari- 
sees, and  of  the  leaven  of  Herod. 

16  And  they  reasoned  among  them- 
selves, saying,  It  is  because  we  have  no 
bread. 

17  And  when  Jesus  knew  it,  he  saith 
unto  them.  Why  reason  ye,  because  ye 
have  no  bread  ?  perceive  ye  not  yet,  neither 
understand  1  have  3'e  your  heart  yet  har- 
dened ? 

18  Having  eyes,  see  ye  not  1  and  having 
ears,  hear  ye  not  1  and  do  ye  not  remem- 
ber ? 

19  When  I  brake  the  five  loaves  among 
five  thousand,  how  many  baskets  full  of 
fragments  took  ye  up  ?  They  say  unto  him, 
Twelve. 

20  And  when  the  seven  among  four 
thousand,  how  many  baskets  full  of  frag- 
ments took  ye  up  ?   And  they  said.  Seven. 

21  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  is  it 
that  ye  do  not  understand  ? 

22  H  And  he  cometh  to  Bethsaida;  and 
they  bring  a  blind  man  unto  him,  and  be- 
sought him  to  touch  him. 

23  And  he  took  the  blind  man  by  the 
hand,  and  led  him  out  of  the  town ;  and 
•when  he  had  spit  on  his  eyes,  and  put  his 
hands  upon  him,  he  asked  him  if  he  saw 
ought. 

24  And  he  looked  up,  and  said,  I  see 
men  as  trees  walking. 

25  After  that,  he  put  his  hands  again  up- 
on his  eyes,  and  made  him  look  up  :  and  he 
was  restored,  and  saw  every  man  clearly. 

26  And  he  sent  him  away  to  his  house, 
saying.  Neither  go  into  the  town,  nor  tell  it 
to  any  in  the  town. 

27  H  And  Jesus  went  out,  and  his  disci- 
ples, into  the  towns  of  Cesarea  Philippi : 
and  by  the  way  he  asked  his  disciples, 
saying  unto  them.  Whom  do  men  say  that 
I  am '? 

28  And  they  answered,  John  the  Bap- 
tist :  but  some  say,  Elias ;  and  others,  One 
of  the  prophets. 

29  And  he  saith  unto  them.  But  whom 
say  ye  that  I  am  ?  And  Peter  answereth 
and  saith  unto  him.  Thou  art  the  Christ. 

30  And  he  charged  them  that  they 
should  tell  no  man  of  him. 

31  li  And  he  began  to  teach  them,  that 
the  Son  of  man  must  suffer  many  things, 
and  be  rejected  of  the  elders,  and  of  the 
chief  priests,  and  scribes,  and  be  killed, 
and  after  three  days  rise  again. 

32  And  he  spake  that  saying  openly. 
And  Peter  took  him,  and  began  to  rebuke 
him. 


MARK.  Transfiguration  of  Christ. 

33  But  when  he  had  turned  about,  and 
looked  on  his  disciples,  he  rebuked  Peter, 
saying.  Get  thee  behind  nie,  Satan :  for 
thou  savourest  not  the  things  that  be  of 
God,  but  the  things  that  be  of  men. 

34  H  And  when  he  had  called  the  peo- 
ple unto  him  with  his  disciples  also,  he 
said  unto  them.  Whosoever  will  come  after 
me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his 
cross,  and  follow  me. 

35  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life,  shall 
lose  it ;  but  whosoever  shall  lose  his  life  ibr 
my  sake  and  the  gospel's,  the  same  shall 
save  it. 

36  For  what  shall  it  profit  a  man,  if  he 
shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  his 
own  soul  1 

37  Or  what  shall  a  man  give  in  exchange 
for  his  soul  1 

38  Whosoever  therefore  shall  be  ashamed 
of  me,  and  of  my  words,  in  this  adulterous 
and  sinful  generation  ;  of  him  also  shall  the 
Son  of  man  be  ashamed,  when  he  cometh 
in  the  glory  of  his  Father  with  the  holy 
angels. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  he  said  unto  them,  Verih^  I  say 
unto  you,  That  there  be  some  of  them 
that  stand  here  which  shall  not  taste  of 
death,  till  they  have  seen  the  kingdom  of 
God  come  with  power. 

2  II  And  after  six  days,  Jesus  taketh  with 
him  Peter,  and  James,  and  John,  and  lead- 
eth  them  up  into  an  high  mountain  apart  by 
themselves  ;  and  he  was  transfigured  before 
them. 

3  And  his  raiment  became  shining,  ex- 
ceeding white  as  snow ;  so  as  no  fuller  on 
earth  can  white  them. 

4  And  there  appeared  unto  them  Elias, 
with  Moses :  and  they  were  talking  with 
Jesus. 

5  And  Peter  answered  and  said  to  Jesus, 
Master,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here :  and 
let  us  make  three  tabernacles  ;  one  for  thee, 
and  one  for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias. 

6  For  he  wist  not  what  to  say  :  for  they 
were  sore  afraid. 

7  And  there  was  a  cloud  that  oversha- 
dowed them  :  and  a  voice  came  out  of  the 
cloud,  saying,  This  is  my  beloved  Son  : 
hear  him. 

8  And  suddenly,  when  they  had  looked 
round  about,  they  saw  no  man  any  more, 
save  Jesus  only  with  themselves. 

9  And  as  they  came  down  from  the 
mountain,  he  charged  them  that  they  shoulu 
tell  no  man  what  things  they  had  seen,  till 
the  Son  of  man  were  risen  from  the  dead. 

10  And  they  kept  that  saying  Avith 
themselves,  questioning  one  with  another 
what  the  rising  from  the  dead  should  mean. 

11  H  And  they  asked  him,  saying.  Why 
say  the  scribes  that  Elias  must  first  come  ? 

12  And  he  answered  and  told  them, 
Elias  verily  cometh  first,  and  restoreth  all 
things  ;  and  how  it  is  written  of  the  Sou  of 

38 


Christ  foretells  Ms  death.  CHAP 

man,  that  he  must  suffer  many  things,  and 
be  set  at  nought. 

13  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  Elias  is  in- 
deed come,  and  they  have  done  unto  him 
whatsoever  they  hsted,  as  it  is  written  of  him. 

14  li  And  when  he  came  to  his  disciples, 
he  saw  a  great  multitude  about  them,  and 
the  scribes  questioning  with  them. 

15  And  straightway  all  the  people,  when 
they  beheld  him,  were  greatly  amazed,  and 
running  to  him,  saluted  him. 

16  And  he  asked  the  scribes,  What 
question  ye  with  them  1 

17  And  one  of  the  multitude  answered 
and  said,  Master,  I  have  brought  unto  thee 
my  son,  which  hath  a  dumb  spirit ; 

18  And  wheresoever  he  taketh  him,  he 
teareth  him  ;  and  he  foameth  and  gnasheth 
with  his  teeth,  and  pineth  away ;  and  I 
spake  to  thy  disciples  that  they  should  cast 
him  out,  and  they  could  not. 

19  He  answereth  him,  and  saith,  O 
faithless  generation,  how  long  shall  I  be 
with  you?  how  long  shall  I  suffer  you? 
Bring  him  unto  me. 

20  And  they  brought  him  unto  him : 
and  when  he  saw  him,  straightway  the 
spirit  tare  him  ;  and  he  fell  on  the  ground, 
and  wallowed,  foaming. 

21  And  he  asked  his  father.  How  long 
is  it  ago  since  this  came  unto  him  1  And 
he  said,  Of  a  child. 

22  And  oft-times  it  hath  cast  him  into 
the  fire,  and  into  the  waters  to  destroy  him  : 
but  if  thou  canst  do  any  thing,  have  com- 
passion on  us,  and  help  us. 

23  Jesus  said  unto  him.  If  thou  canst 
believe,  all  things  are  possible  to  him  that 
believeth. 

24  And  straightway  the  father  of  the 
child  cried  out,  and  said  with  tears.  Lord, 
I  believe ;  help  thou  mine  unbelief 

25  When  Jesus  saw  that  the  people  came 
running  together,  he  rebuked  the  foul  spirit, 
saying  unto  him,  Thou  dumb  and  deaf 
spirit,  I  charge  thee,  come  out  of  him,  and 
enter  no  more  into  him. 

26  And  tlic  spirit  cried,  and  rent  him 
sore,  and  came  out  of  him  :  and  he  was  as 
one  dead  ;  insomuch  that  many  said,  He  is 
dead. 

27  But  Jesus  took  him  by  the  hand,  and 
lifted  him  up  ;  and  he  arose. 

28  And  when  he  was  come  into  the 
house,  his  disciples  asked  him  privately, 
Why  could  not  we  cast  him  out  ? 

29  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  kind 
can  come  forth  by  nothing,  but  by  prayer 
and  fasting. 

30  H  And  they  departed  thence,  and 
passed  through  Galilee  ;  and  he  would  not 
that  any  man  should  know  it. 

31  For  he  taught  his  disciples,  and  said 
unto  them,  The  Son  of  man  is  delivered 
into  the  hands  of  men,  and  thej^  shall  kill 
him;  and  after  that  he  is  killed,  he  shall 
rise  the  third  day. 


X.  He  exhorts  to  humility. 

32  But  they  understood  not  that  saying, 
and  were  afraid  to  ask  him. 

33  H  And  he  came  to  Capernaum  :  and 
being  in  the  house,  he  asked  them,  What 
was  It  that  ye  disputed  among  yourselves 
by  the  way  1 

34  But  they  held  their  peace :  for  by  the 
way  they  had  disputed  among  themselves, 
who  should  be  the  greatest. 

35  And  he  sat  down,  and  called  the 
twelve,  and  saith  unto  them,  If  any  man 
desire  to  be  first,  the  same  shall  be  last  of 
all,  and  servant  of  all. 

36  And  he  took  a  child,  and  set  him  in 
the  midst  of  them:  and  when  he  had  taken 
him  in  his  arms,  he  said  unto  them, 

37  Whosoever  shall  receive  one  of  such 
children  in  my  name,  receiveth  me  :  and 
whosoever  shall  receive  me,  receiveth  not 
me,  but  him  that  sent  me. 

38  II  And  John  answered  him,  saying, 
Master,  we  saw  one  casting  out  devils  in 
thy  name,  and  he  foUoweth  not  us  ;  and  we 
forbade  him,  because  he  followeth  not  us. 

39  But  Jesus  said.  Forbid  him  not :  for 
there  is  no  man  which  shall  do  a  miracle 
in  my  name,  that  can  lightly  speak  evil  of 
me. 

40  For  he  that  is  not  against  us,  is  on 
our  part. 

41  For  whosoever  shall  give  you  a  cup 
of  water  to  drink  in  my  name,  because  ye 
belong  to  Christ,  verily  I  say  unto  you,  He 
shall  not  lose  his  reward. 

42  And  whosoever  shall  offend  one  of 
these  little  ones  that  believe  in  me,  it  is 
better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hanged 
about  his  neck,  and  he  were  cast  into  the 
sea. 

43  And  if  thy  hand  offend  thee,  cut  it 
off :  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into  life 
maimed,  than  having  two  hands  to  go  into 
hell,  into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be 
quenched : 

44  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the 
fire  is  not  quenched. 

45  And  if  thy  foot  offend  thee,  cut  it  off: 
it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  halt  into  life, 
than  having  two  feet  to  be  cast  into  hell, 
into  the  fire  that  never  shall  be  quenched  : 

46  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the 
fire  is  not  quenched. 

47  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck 
it  out :  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God  with  one  eye,  than  having 
two  eyes,  to  be  cast  into  hell-fire  : 

48  Where  their  worm  dieth  not,  and  the 
fire  is  not  quenched. 

49  For  every  one  shall  be  salted  with  fire, 
and  every  sacrifice  shall  be  salted  with  salt. 

50  Salt  is  good  :  but  if  the  salt  have  lost 
his  saltness,  wherewith  will  ye  season  it  ? 
Have  salt  in  yourselves,  and  have  peace 
one  with  another. 

CHAP.  X. 

AND  he  arose  from  thence,  and  cometh 
into  the  coasts  of  Judea,  by  the  further 
39 


Concerning  divorcement. 


S.  MARK. 


TVie  danger  of  riches. 


side  of  Jordan  :  and  the  people  resort  unto 
him  again  ;  and,  as  he  was  wont,  he  taught 
them  again. 

2  H  And  the  Pharisees  came  to  him,  and 
asked  him,  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to  put 
away  his  wife  ?  tempting  him. 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
What  did  Moses  command  you  ? 

4  And  they  said,  Moses  suffered  to  write 
a  bill  of  divorcement,  and  to  put  her  away. 

5  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  For  the  hardness  of  your  heart,  he 
wrote  you  this  precept. 

6  But  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation, 
God  made  tliem  male  and  female. 

7  For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave  his 
father  and  mother,  and  cleave  to  his  wife  ; 

8  And  they  twain  shall  be  one  flesh  :  so 
then  they  are  no  more  twain,  but  one  flesh. 

9  What  therefore  God  hath  joined  toge- 
ther, let  not  man  put  asunder. 

10  And  in  the  house  his  disciples  asked 
him  again  of  the  same  matter. 

11  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Whosoever 
shall  put  away  his  wife,  and  marry  another, 
committeth  adultery  against  her. 

12  And  if  a  woman  shall  put  away  her 
husband,  and  be  married  to  another,  she 
committeth  adultery. 

13  H  And  they  brought  young  children 
to  him,  that  he  should  touch  them  ;  and  his 
disciples  rebuked  those  that  brought  them. 

14  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  he  was  much 
displeased,  and  said  unto  them.  Suffer  the 
little  children  to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid 
them  not :  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

15  Verily  1  say  unto  you,  Whosoever 
shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a 
little  child,  he  shall  not  enter  therein. 

16  And  he  took  them  up  in  his  arms,  put 
his  hands  upon  them,  and  blessed  them. 

17  H  And  when  he  was  gone  forth  into 
the  way,  there  came  one  running,  and 
kneeled  to  him,  and  asked  him,  Good  Mas- 
ter, what  shall  I  do  that  I  may  inherit  eter- 
nal life  ? 

18  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Why  call- 
est  thou  me  good  ?  there  is  none  good,  but 
one,  that  is  God. 

19  Thou  knowest  the  commandments, 
Do  not  commit  adultery.  Do  not  kill.  Do 
not  steal,  Do  not  bear  false  witness.  De- 
fraud not,  Honour  thy  father  and  mother. 

20  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Master,  all  these  have  I  observed  from  my 
youth. 

21  Then  Jesus  beholding  him  loved  him, 
and  said  unto  him.  One  thing  thou  lackest : 
go  thy  way,  sell  whatsoever  thou  hast,  and 
give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  trea- 
sure in  heaven ;  and  come,  take  up  the  cross, 
and  follow  me. 

22  And  he  was  sad  at  that  saying,  and 
went  away  grieved  :  for  he  had  great  pos- 
sessions. 

23  H  And  Jesus  looked  round  about,  and 


saith  unto  his  disciples.  How  hardly  shall 
they  that  have  riches  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  God  ! 

24  And  his  disciples  were  astonished  at 
his  words.  But  Jesus  answereth  again,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Children,  how  hard  is  it  for 
them  that  trust  in  riches  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God ! 

25  It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go  through 
the  eye  of  a  needle,  than  for  a  rich  man  to 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

26  And  they  were  astonished  out  of  mea- 
sure, saying  among  themselves.  Who  then 
can  be  saved  ? 

27  And  Jesus  looking  upon  them,  saith. 
With  men  it  is  impossible,  but  not  with 
God  :  for  with  God  all  things  are  possible. 

28  H  Then  Peter  began  to  say  unto  him 
Lo,  we  have  left  all,  and  have  followed 
thee. 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  There  is  no  man  that  hath 
left  house,  or  brethren,  or  sisters,  or  father, 
or  mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or  lands,  for 
my  sake,  and  the  gospel's, 

30  But  he  shall  receive  an  hundred-fold 
now  in  this  time,  houses,  and  brethren,  and 
sisters,  and  mothers,  and  children,  and 
lands,  with  persecutions ;  and  in  the  world 
to  come,  eternal  life. 

31  But  many  that  are  first  shall  be  last ; 
and  the  last  first. 

32  H  And  they  were  in  the  wa}',  going 
up  to  Jerusalem ;  and  Jesus  went  before 
them  :  and  they  were  amazed ;  and  as  they 
followed,  they  were  afraid.  And  he  took 
again  the  twelve,  and  began  to  tell  them 
what  things  should  happen  unto  him, 

33  Saying,  Behold,  we  go  up  to  Jerusa- 
lem ;  and  the  Son  of  man  shall  be  delivered 
unto  the  chief  priests,  and  unto  the  scribes ; 
and  they  shall  condemn  him  to  death,  and 
shall  deliver  him  to  the  Gentiles  ; 

34  And  they  shall  mock  him,  and  shall 
scourge  him,  and  shall  spit  upon  him,  and 
shall  kill  him  :  and  the  third  day  he  shall 
rise  again. 

35  if  And  James  and  John,  the  .sons  of 
Zebedee,  come  unto  him,  saying,  Master, 
we  would  that  thou  shouldest  do  tor  us 
whatsoever  we  shall  desire. 

36  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  would 
ye  that  I  should  do  for  you  ? 

37  They  said  unto  him.  Grant  unto  us 
that  we  may  sit,  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and 
the  other  on  thy  left  hand,  in  thy  glory. 

38  But  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Ye  know 
not  what  ye  ask  :  can  ye  drink  of  the  cup 
that  I  drink  of?  and  be  baptized  with  the 
baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with  ? 

39  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  can. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Ye  shall  indeed 
drink  of  the  cup  that  I  drink  of;  and  with 
the  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  withal  shall 
ye  be  baptized : 

40  But  to  sit  on  my  right  hand  and  on 
my  left  hand,  is  not  mine  to  give ;  but  it 

40 


Christ  rides  into  Jerusalem.  CHAP 

shall  be  given  to  them  for  whom  it  is  pre- 
pared. 

41  And  when  the  ten  heard  it,  they  be- 
gan to  be  much  displeased  with  James  and 
John. 

42  But  Jesus  called  them  to  him,  and 
saith  unto  them,  Ye  know  that  they  which 
are  accounted  to  rule  over  the  Gentiles,  ex- 
ercise lordship  over  them,  and  their  great 
ones  e.xercise  authority  upon  them. 

43  But  so  sliall  it  not  be  among  you  : 
but  whosoever  will  be  great  among  you, 
shall  be  your  minister: 

44  And  whosoever  of"  you  will  be  the 
chiefest,  shall  be  servant  of  all. 

45  For  even  the  Son  of  man  came  not 
to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister,  and 
to  give  his  lite  a  ransom  for  many. 

46  ^  And  they  came  to  Jericho  :  and  as 
he  went  out  of  Jericho  with  his  disciples, 
and  a  great  number  of  people,  blind  Bar- 
timeus,  the  son  of  Timeus,  sat  by  the  high- 
way side  begging. 

47  And  w-lien  he  heard  that  it  was  Jesus 
of  Nazareth,  he  began  to  cry  out,  and  say, 
Jesus,  thou  son  of  David,  have  mercy  on 
me. 

48  And  many  charged  him  that  he  should 
hold  his  peace  :  but  he  cried  out  the  more  a 
great  deal,  Thou  son  of  David,  have  mere}' 
on  me. 

49  And  Jesus  stood  still,  and  command- 
ed him  to  be  called  :  and  they  call  the  blind 
man,  saying  unto  him,  Be  of  good  comfort, 
rise  ;  he  calleth  thee. 

50  And  he,  casting  away  his  garment, 
rose,  and  came  to  Jesus. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  What  wilt  thou  that  I  should  do  unto 
thee  ?  The  blind  man  said  unto  him,  Lord, 
that  I  might  receive  my  sight. 

52  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Go  thy 
way ;  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 
And  immediately  he  received  his  sight,  and 
followed  Jesus  in  the  way. 

CHAP.  XI. 
ND  when  they  came  nigh  to  Jerusa- 
lem, unto  Bethphage  and  Bethany,  at 
the  mount  of  Olives,  he  sendeth  forth  two 
of  his  disciples, 

2  And  saith  unto  them.  Go  your  way  in- 
to the  village  over  against  you  :  and  as  soon 
as  ye  be  entered  into  it,  ye  shall  find  a  colt 
tied,  whereon  never  man  sat ;  loose  him, 
and  bring  him. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  unto  you,  Why  do 
ye  this  ?  say  ye  that  the  Lord  hath  need  of 
him ;  and  straightway  he  will  send  him 
hither. 

4  And  they  went  their  way,  and  found 
the  colt  tied  by  the  door  without,  in  a  place 
where  two  ways  met ;   and  tliey  loose  him. 

5  And  certain  of  them  that  stood  there 
said  unto  them.  What  do  ye,  loosing  the 
colt? 

6  And  they  said  unto  them  even  as  Jesus 
had  commanded  :  and  they  let  them  go. 

6 


XL  Forgiveness  oj  our  enemies. 

7  And  they  brought  the  colt  to  Jesus, 
and  cast  their  garments  on  him ;  and  he  sat 
upon  him. 

8  And  many  spread  their  garments  in 
the  way  :  and  others  cut  down  branches  off 
the  trees,  and  strewed  them  in  the  way. 

9  And  they  that  went  before,  and  they 
that  ibllovved,  cried,  saying,  Hosanna : 
Blessed  is  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord. 

10  Blessed  he  the  kingdom  of  our  father 
David,  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord  :  Hosanna  in  the  highest. 

11  And  Jesus  entered  into  Jerusalem, 
and  into  the  temple :  and  when  he  had 
looked  round  about  upon  all  things,  and 
now  the  even-tide  was  come,  he  went  out 
unto  Bethany,  with  the  twelve. 

12  II  And  on  the  morrow,  when  they 
were  come  from  Bethany,  he  was  hungry. 

13  And  seeing  a  fig-tree  afar  off,  having 
leaves,  he  came,  if  haply  he  might  find  any 
thing  thereon  :  and  when  he  came  to  it,  he 
found  nothing  but  leaves :  for  the  time  of 
figs  was  not  yet. 

14  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  it, 
No  man  eat  fruit  of  thee  hereafter  for  ever. 
And  his  disciples  heard  it. 

15  If  And  they  come  to  Jerusalem  :  and 
Jesus  went  into  the  temple,  and  began  to 
cast  out  them  that  sold  and  bought  in  the 
temple,  and  overthrew  the  tables  of  the 
money-changers,  and  the  seats  of  them  that 
sold  doves ; 

16  And  would  not  suffer  that  any  man 
should  carry  any  vessel  through  the  temple.' 

17  And  he  taught,  saying  unto  them.  Is 
it  not  vyritten,  My  house  shall  be  called  of 
all  nations  the  house  of  prayer?  but  ye 
have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

18  And  the  scribes  and  chief  priests  heard 
it,  and  sought  how  they  might  destroy  him  : 
for  they  feared  him,  because  all  the  people 
was  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

19  And  when  even  was  come,  he  went 
out  of  the  city. 

20  H  And  in  the  morning,  as  they  pass- 
ed by,  they  saw  the  fig-tree  dried  up  from 
the  roots. 

21  And  Peter  calling  to  remembrance 
saith  unto  him.  Master,  behold,  the  fig-tree 
which  thou  cursedst  is  withered  awaj'. 

22  And  Jesus  answering,  saith  unto 
them.  Have  faith  in  God. 

23  For  verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  who- 
soever shall  say  unto  this  mountain.  Be 
thou  removed,  and  be  thou  cast  into  the 
sea  ;  and  shall  not  doubt  in  his  heart,  but 
shall  believe  that  those  things  which  he 
saitli  shall  come  to  pass ;  he  shall  have 
whatsoever  he  saith. 

24  Therefore  I  say  unto  you,What  things 
soever  ye  desire  when  ye  pray,  believe 
that  ye  receive  them,  and  ye  shall  have 
them. 

25  And  when  ye  stand  praying,  forgive, 
if  ye   have  ought  against  any :  ^hat  your 

41 


Parable  of  the  vineyard. 


S.  MARK. 


Of  tlie  resurrection. 


Father  also  which  is  in  heaven  may  forgive 
you  your  trespasses. 

26  But  if  ye  do  not  forgive,  neither  will 
your  Father  which  is  in  heaven  forgive  your 
trespasses. 

27  H  And .  they  come  again  to  Jerusa- 
lem :  and  as  he  was  walking  in  the  temple, 
there  come  to  him  the  chief  priests,  and  the 
scribes,  and  the  elders, 

28  And  say  unto  him.  By  what  authority 
doest  thou  these  things  ?  and  who  gave 
thee  this  authority  to  do  these  things? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  I  will  also  ask  of  you  one  question, 
and  answer  me,  and  I  will  tell  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

30  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it  from 
heaven,  or  of  men?  answer  me. 

31  And  they  reasoned  with  themselves, 
saying.  If  we  shall  say.  From  heaven  ;  he 
will  say.  Why  then  did  ye  not  believe  him  ? 

32  But  if  we  shall  say,  Of  men ;  they 
feared  the  people :  for  all  men  counted 
John,  that  he  was  a  prophet  indeed. 

33  And  they  answered  and  said  unto  Je- 
sus, We  cannot  tell.  And  Jesus  answering 
saith  unto  them.  Neither  do  I  tell  you  by 
what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

CHAP.  XII. 
ND  he  began  to  speak  unto  them  by 
parables.  A  certain  man  planted  a 
vineyard,  and  set  an  hedge  about  it,  and 
digged  a  place  for  the  wine-fat,  and  built  a 
tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and 
went  into  a  far  country. 

2  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to  the  hus- 
bandmen a  servant,  that  he  might  receive 
from  the  husbandmen  of  tlie  fruit  of  the 
vineyard. 

3  And  they  caught  him,  and  beat  him, 
and  sent  him  away  empty. 

4  And  again,  he  sent  unto  them  another 
servant :  and  at  him  tliej^  cast  stones,  and 
wounded  him.  in  the  head,  and  sent  him 
away  shamefully  handled. 

5  And  again  he  sent  another  :  and  him 
they  killed,  and  many  others ;  beating  some, 
and  killing  some. 

6  Having  yettherefore  one  son,  his  well- 
beloved,  he  sent  him  also  last  unto  them, 
saying.  They  will  reverence  my  son. 

7  But  those  husbandmen  said  among 
themselves,  This  is  the  heir ;  come,  let  us 
kill  him,  and  the  inheritance  shall  be  ours. 

8  And  they  took  him,  and  killed  him, 
and  cast  him  out  of  the  vineyard. 

9  What  shall  therefore  the  lord  of  the 
vineyard  do  ?  He  will  come  and  destroy 
the  husbandmen,  and  will  give  the  vine- 
yard unto  others. 

10  And  have  ye  not  read  this  scripture  ; 
The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected  is 
become  the  head  of  the  corner  : 

11  This  was  the  Lord's  doing,  and  it  is 
marvellous  in  our  eyes  ? 

12  And  they  sought  to  lay  hold  on  him, 
but  feared  the  people  ;  for  they  knew  that 


he  had  spoken  the  parable  against  them  : 
and  they  left  him,  and  went  their  way. 

13  If  And  they  send  unto  him  certain  of 
the  Pharisees,  and  of  the  Herodians,  to 
catch  him  in  his  words. 

14  And  when  they  were  come,  they  say 
unto  him.  Master,  we  know  that  thou  art 
true,  and  carest  for  no  man  :  for  thou  re- 
gardest  not  the  person  of  men,  but  teachest 
the  way  of  God  in  truth :  Is  it  lawful  to 
give  tribute  to  Cesar,  or  not  ? 

15  Shall  we  give,  or  shall  we  not  give  ? 
But  he,  knowing  their  hypocrisy,  said  unto 
them.  Why  tempt  ye  me  1  bring  me  a 
penny,  that  I  may  see  it. 

16  And  they  brought  it.  And  he  saith 
unto  them.  Whose  is  this  image  and  super- 
scription ?  And  they  said  unto  him,  Cesar's. 

17  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  them, 
Render  to  Cesar  the  things  that  are  Cesar's, 
and  to  God  the  things  that  are  God's.  And 
they  marvelled  at  him. 

18  H  Then  come  unto  him  the  Saddu- 
cees,  which  say  there  is  no  resurrection; 
and  they  asked  him,  saying, 

19  Master,  Moses  wrote  unto  us.  If  a 
man's  brother  die,  and  leave  his  wife  be- 
hind him,  and  leave  no  children,  that  his 
brother  should  take  his  wife,  and  raise  up 
seed  unto  his  brother. 

20  Now  there  were  seven  brethren  :  and 
the  first  took  a  wife,  and  dying  left  no  seed. 

21  And  the  second  took  her,  and  died, 
neither  left  he  any  seed:  and  the  third 
likewise. 

22  And  the  seven  had  her,  and  left  no 
seed  :  last  of  all  the  woman  died  also, 

23  In  the  resurrection  therefore,  when 
they  shall  rise,  whose  wife  shall  she  be  of 
them  ?  for  the  seven  had  her  to  wife. 

24  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  them, 
Do  ye  not  therefore  err,  because  ye  know 
not  the  scriptures,  neither  the  power  of 
God? 

2.5  For  when  they  shall  rise  from  the 
dead,  they  neither  marry,  nor  are  given  in 
marriage ;  but  are  as  the  angels  which  are 
in  heaven. 

26  And  as  touching  the  dead,  that  they 
rise  ;  have  ye  not  read  in  the  book  of  Mo- 
ses, how  in  the  bush  God  spake  unto  him, 
saying,  I  am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob  ? 

27  He  is  not  the  God  of  the  dead,  but  the 
God  of  the  living :  ye  therefore  do  greatly 
err. 

28  U  And  one  of  the  scribes  came,  and 
having  heard  them  reasoning  together,  and 
perceiving  that  he  had  answered  them  well, 
asked  him.  Which  is  the  first  commandment 
of  all  ? 

29  And  Jesus  answered  him,  The  first 
of  all  the  commandments  is,  Hear,  O  Is- 
rael ;  The  Lord  our  God  is  one  Lord  : 

30  And  thou  shaltlove  the  Lord  thy  God 
with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all   thy  mind,  and  with  all  thy 

42 


The  widoio's  two  mites. 


CHAP. 


strength  :  this  is  the  first  commandment. 

31  And  the  second  is  like,  namely  this, 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself; 
there  is  none  other  commandment  greater 
than  these. 

32  And  the  scribe  said  unto  him,  Well, 
Master,  thou  hast  said  the  truth :  for  there 
is  one  God ;  and  there  is  none  other  but 
he: 

33  And  to  love  him  with  all  the  heart, 
and  with  all  the  understanding,  and  with 
all  the  soul,  and  with  all  the  strength,  and 
to  love  Ids  neighbour  as  himself,  is  more 
than  all  whole  burnt-ofierings  and  sacrifices. 

34  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he  answer- 
ed discreetly,  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  art 
not  far  from  the  kingdom  of  God.  And 
no  man  after  that  durst  ask  him  any  ques- 
tion. 

35  H  And  Jesus  answered  and  said, 
while  he  taught  in  the  temple,  How  say 
the  scribes  that  Christ  is  the  son  of  David  ? 

36  For  David  himself  said  by  the  Holy 
Ghost,  The  Lord  said  to  my  Lord,  Sit 
thou  on  my  right  hand,  till  I  make  thine 
enemies  thy  footstool. 

37  David  therefore  himself  calleth  him 
Lord,  and  whence  is  he  then  his  son?  And 
the  common  people  heard  him  gladly. 

38  H  And  he  said  unto  them  in  his  doc- 
trine, Beware  of  the  scribes,  which  love  to 
go  in  long  clothing,  and  love  salutations  in 
the  market-places, 

39  And  the  chief  seats  in  the  syna- 
gogues, and  the  uppermost  rooms  at  feasts : 

40  Which  devour  widows'  houses,  and 
for  a  pretence  make  long  prayers :  these 
shall  receive  greater  damnation. 

41  H  And  Jesus  sat  over  against  the  trea- 
sury, and  beheld  how  the  people  cast  mo- 
ney into  the  treasury  :  and  many  that  were 
rich  cast  in  much. 

42  And  there  came  a  certain  poor 
widow,  and  she  threw  in  two  mites,  which 
make  a  farthing. 

43  And  he  called  tinto  him  his  disciples, 
and  saith  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  That  this  poor  widow  hath  cast  more 
in,  than  all  they  which  have  cast  into  the 
treasury. 

44  For  all  they  did  cast  in  of  their  abun- 
dance :  but  she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all 
that  she  had,  ci'eji  all  her  living. 

CHAP.  XHL 

AND  as  he  went  out  of  the  temple,  one 
of  his  disciples  saith  unto  him.  Mas- 
ter, see  what  manner  of  stones,  and  what 
buildings  are  here ! 

2  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  him 
Seest  thou  these  great  buildings?  there 
shall  not  be  left  one  stone  upon  another, 
that  shall  not  be  thrown  down. 

3  H  And  as  he  sat  upon  the  mount  of 
Olives,  over  against  the  temple,  Peter,  and 
James,  and  John,  and  Andrew,  asked  him 
privately, 

4  Teil  us,  when  shall  these  things  be  1 


XHL         Great  calamities  to  the  Jews. 
and  what  shall  he  the  sign  when  all  these 
things  shall  be  fulfilled  ? 

5  And  Jesus  answering  them,  began  to 
say,  Take  heed  lest  anj^  man  deceive  you : 

6  For  many  shall  come  in  m}'  name,  say- 
ing, I  am  Christ ;  and  shall  deceive  many. 

7  And  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars,  and 
rumours  of  wars,  be  ye  not  troubled :  for 
such  things  must  needs  be ;  but  the  end 
shall  not  be  yet. 

8  For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation, 
and  kingdom  against  kingdom  :  and  there 
shall  be  earthquakes  in  clivers  places,  and 
there  shall  be  famines,  and  troubles  :  these 
are  the  beginnings  of  sorrows. 

9  But  take  heed  to  yourselves  :  for  they 
shall  deliver  you  up  to  councils  ;  and  in  the 
synagogues  ye  shall  be  beaten :  and  ye 
shall  be  brought  before  rulers  and  kings  for 
my  sake,  for  a  testimony  against  them. 

10  And  the  gospel  must  first  be  publish- 
ed among  all  nations. 

11  But  when  they  shall  lead  you,  and 
deliver  you  up,  take  no  thought  before- 
hand what  )'e  shall  speak,  neither  do  ye 
premeditate  :  but  whatsoever  shall  be  given 
you  in  that  hour,  that  speak  ye  :  for  it  is 
not  ye  that  speak,  but  the  Holy  Ghost. 

12  Now  the  brother  shall  betray  the 
brother  to  death,  and  the  father  the  son : 
and  children  shall  rise  up  against  their  pa- 
rents, and  shall  cause  them  to  be  put  to 
death. 

13  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for 
my  name's  sake  :  but  he  that  shall  endure 
unto  the  end,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 

14  But  when  ye  shall  see  the  abomina- 
tion of  desolation,  spoken  of  by  Daniel  the 
prophet,  standing  where  it  ought  not,  (let 
him  that  readeth  understand,)  then  let  them 
that  be  in  Judea  flee  to  the  mountains  : 

15  And  let  him  that  is  on  the  house-top 
not  go  down  into  the  house,  neither  enter 
therein,  to  take  any  thing  out  of  his  house  : 

16  And  let  him  that  is  in  the  field  not 
turn  back  again  for  to  take  up  his  garment. 

17  But  wo  to  them  that  are  with  child, 
and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  days ! 

18  And  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not 
in  the  winter. 

19  For  in  those  days  shall  be  affliction, 
such  as  was  not  from  the  beginning  of  the 
creation  which  God  created  unto  this  time, 
neither  shall  be. 

20  And  except  that  the  Lord  had  short- 
ened those  days,  no  flesh  should  be  saved  : 
but  for  the  elect's  sake,  whom  he  hath 
chosen,  he  hath  shortened  the  days. 

21  And  then,  if  any  man  shall  say  to 
you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ ;  or  lo,  he  is  there ; 
believe  him  not. 

22  For  false  Christs,  and  false  prophets 
shall  rise,  and  shall  shew  signs  and  wonders, 
to  seduce,  if  it  tvere  possible,  even  the 
elect. 

23  But  take  ye  heed  :  behold,  I  have 
foretold  vou  all  things. 

43 


A  conspiracy  against  Christ.        S.  MARK. 

24  U  But  in  those  days,  after  that  tribula- 
tion, the  sun  shall  be  darkened,  and  the 
moon  shall  not  give  her  light, 

25  And  the  stars  of  heaven  shall  fall, 
and  the  powers  that  are  in  heaven  shall  be 
shaken. 

26  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of 
man  coming  in  the  clouds  with  great 
power  and  glory. 

27  And  then  shall  he  send  his  angels, 
and  shall  gather  together  his  elect  from  the 
four  winds,  from  the  uttermost  part  of  the 
earth  to  the  uttermost  part  of  heaven. 

28  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the  fig-tree : 
When  her  branch  is  yet  tender,  and  putteth 
forth  leaves,  ye  know  that  summer  is  near  : 

29  So  }^e  in  like  manner,  when  ye  shall 
see  these  things  come  to  pass,  know  that  it 
is  nigh,  even  at  the  doors. 

30  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  this 
generation  shall  not  pass,  till  all  these 
things  be  done. 

31  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away : 
but  my  words  shall  not  pass  awa5^ 

32  "il  But  of  that  day  and  that  hour 
knoweth  no  man,  no  not  the  angels  which 
are  in  heaven,  neither  the  Son,  but  the 
Father. 

33  Take  ye  heed,  watch  and  pray  :  for 
ye  know  not  when  tlie  time  is. 

34  For  the  Son  of  man  is  as  a  man  taking 
a  far  journey,  who  left  his  house,  and  gave 
authority  to  his  servants,  and  to  every  man 
his  work ;  and  commanded  the  porter  to 
watch. 

35  Watch  ye  therefore  :  for  ye  know  not 
when  the  master  of  the  house  cometh,  at 
even,  or  at  midnight,  or  at  the  cock-crow- 
ing, or  in  the  morning  : 

36  Lest  coming  suddenly,  he  find  you 
sleeping. 

37  And  what  I  say  unto  you,  I  say  unto 
all,  V/atch. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
\  FTER  two  days  was  the  feast  of  the 
-t^  passover,  and  of  unleavened  bread  : 
and  the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes, 
sought  how  they  might  take  him  by  craft, 
and  put  him  to  death. 

2  But  they  said,  Not  on  the  feast-clay, 
lest  there  be  an  uproar  of  the  people. 

3  II  And  being  in  Bethany,  in  the  house 
of  Simon  the  leper,  as  he  sat  at  meat,  there 
came  a  woman  having  an  alabaster-box  of 
ointment  of  spikenard,  verj'  precious;  and 
she  brake  the  box,  and  poured  it  on  his 
head. 

4  And  there  were  some  that  had  indig- 
nation within  themselves,  and  said,  Why 
was  this  waste  of  the  ointment  made? 

5  For  it  might  have  been  sold  for  more 
than  three  hundred  pence,  and  have  been 
given  to  the  poor.  And  they  murmured 
against  her. 

6  And  Jesus  said.  Let  her  alone ;  why 
trouble  ye  her?  she  hath  wrought  a  good 
work  on  me. 


TJie  feast  of  the  passover. 
7  For  ye  have  the  poor  with  you  always, 
and  whensoever  ye  will  ye  may  do  them 
good  :  but  me  ye  have  not  always. 

She  hath  done  what  she  could  :  she  is 
come  aforehand  to  anoint  my  body  to  the 
burying. 

9  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Wheresoever 
this  gospel  shall  be  preached  throughout 
the  whole  world,  this  also  that  she  hath 
done  shall  be  spoken  of,  for  a  memorial  of 
her. 

10  U  And  Judas  Iscariot,  one  of  the 
twelve,  went  unto  the  chief  priests,  to  be- 
tray him  unto  them, 

11  And  when  they  heard  it,  they  were 
glad,  and  promised  to  give  him  money. 
And  he  sought  how  he  might  conveniently 
betray  him. 

12  H  And  the  first  day  of  unleavened 
bread,  when  they  killed  the  passover,  his 
disciples  said  unto  him.  Where  wilt  thou 
that  we  go  and  prepare,  that  thou  mayest 
eat  the  passover  ? 

13  And  he  sendeth  forth  two  of  his  dis- 
ciples, and  saith  unto  them.  Go  ye  into  the 
city,  and  there  shall  meet  you  a  man  bear- 
ing a  pitcher  of  water :    follow  him. 

14  And  wheresoever  he  shall  go  in,  say 
ye  to  the  good  man  of  the  house.  The  Ma- 
ster saith.  Where  is  the  guest-chamber, 
where  I  shall  eat  the  passover  with  my  dis- 
ciples ? 

15  And  he  will  shew  you  a  large  upper 
room  furnished  and  prepared :  there  make 
ready  for  us. 

16  And  his  disciples  went  forth,  and 
came  into  the  city,  and  found  as  he  had 
said  unto  them  :  and  they  made  ready  the 
passover. 

17  And  in  the  evening  he  cometh  with 
the  twelve. 

18  And  as  they  sat,  and  did  eat,  Jesus 
said,  Verily  I  say  unto  j-ou.  One  of  you 
which  eateth  with  me,  shall  betray  me. 

19  And  they  began  to  be  sorrowful,  and 
to  saj-  unto  him  one  by  one,  Is  it  I  ?  and 
another  said,  Is  it  I  ? 

20  And  he  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  It  is  one  of  the  twelve  that  dippeth 
with  me  in  the  dish. 

21  The  Son  of  man  indeed  goeth,  as  it  is 
written  of  him :  but  wo  to  that  man  by 
whom  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  i  good 
were  it  for  that  man  if  he  had  never  been 
born. 

22  H  And  as  they  did  eat,  Jesus  took 
bread,  and  blessed,  and  brake  it,  and  gave 
to  them,  and  said.  Take,  eat:  this  is  my 
body. 

23  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  when  he 
had  given  thanks,  he  gave  it  to  them  :  and 
they  all  drank  of  it. 

24  And  he  said  unto  them.  This  is  my 
blood  of  the  new  testament,  which  is  shed 
for  many. 

25  Verily  I  say  unto  3'ou,  I  will  drink 
I  no  more  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  that 

44 


Judas  betrays  Christ.  CHAP. 

day  that  I  drink  it  new  in  the  kingdom  of 
God. 

26  H  And  when  they  had  sung  an  hymn, 
they  went  out  into  the  mount  of  OUves. 

27  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  All  ye 
shall  be  offended  because  of  me  this  night : 
for  it  is  written,  I  will  smite  the  shepherd, 
and  the  sheep  shall  be  scattered. 

28  But  after  that  I  am  risen,  I  will  go 
before  )'ou  into  Galilee. 

29  But  Peter  said  unto  him,  Although 
all  shall  be  offended,  yet  will  not  I. 

30  And  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Verily  I 
say  unto  thee,  Tliat  this  day,  even  in  this 
night,  before  the  cock  crow  twice,  thou 
shaft  deny  me  thrice. 

31  But"  he  spake  the  more  vehemently. 
If  I  should  die  with  thee,  I  will  not  deny 
thee  in  any  wise.  Likewise  also  said  they 
all. 

32  H  And  they  came  to  a  place  \yhich 
was  named  Gethsemane :  and  he  saith  to 
his  disciples.  Sit  ye  here,  while  I  shall 
pray. 

33  And  he  taketh  with  him  Peter,  and 
James,  and  John,  and  began  to  be  sore 
amazed,  and  to  be  very  heavy ; 

34  And  saith  unto  them.  My  soul  is  ex- 
ceeding sorrowful  unto  death:  tarry  ye 
here,  and  watch. 

35  And  he  went  forward  a  little,  and 
fell  on  the  ground,  and  prayed  that,  if  it 
were  possible,  the  hour  might  pass  from 
him. 

36  And  he  said,  Abba,  Father,  all  things 
are  possible  unto  thee ;  take  away  this 
cup  from  me :  nevertheless,  not  what  I 
will,  but  what  thou  wilt. 

37  And  he  cometh,  and  findeth  them 
sleeping,  and  saith  unto  Peter,  Simon, 
sleepcst  thou?  couldest  not  thou  watch 
one  hour  ? 

38  Watch  5^e  and  pray,  lest  ye  enter 
into  temptation.  The  spirit  truly  is  ready, 
but  the  flesh  is  weak. 

39  And  again  he  went  away,  and  pray- 
ed, and  spake  the  same  words. 

40  And  when  he  returned,  he  found 
them  asleep  again  ;  (for  their  eyes  were 
heavy;)  neither  wist  they  what  to  answer 
him. 

41  And  he  cometh  the  third  time,  and 
saith  unto  them.  Sleep  on  now,  and  take 
ynnr  rest :  it  is  enough,  the  hour  is  come  ; 
behold,  the  Son  of  man  is  betrayed  into  the 
hands  of  sinners. 

42  Rise  up,  let  us  go;  lo,  he  that  betray- 
eth  me  is  at  hand. 

43  H  And  immediately  while  he  yet  spake, 
cometh  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve,  and  with 
him  a  great  multitude  with  swords  and 
staves,  from  the  chief  priests,  and  the 
scribes,  and  the  elders. 

44  And  he  that  betrayed  him,'had  given 
them  a  token,  saying.  Whomsoever  I  shall 
kiss,  that  same  is  he ;  take  him,  and  lead 
him  away  safely. 


XIV.  Peter  denies  Christ. 

45  And  as  soon  as  he  was  come,  he  go- 
eth  straightway  to  him,  and  saith,  Master, 
Master  ;  and  kissed  him. 

46  And.  they  laid  their  hands  on  him, 
and  took  him. 

47  And  one  of  them  that  stood  by  drew 
a  sword,  and  smote  a  servant  of  the  high 
priest,  and  cut  off  his  ear. 

48  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Are  ye  come  out  as  against  a  thief, 
with  swords  and  icith  staves  to  take  me  1 

49  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the  temple, 
teachmg,  and  ye  took  me  not:  but  the 
scriptures  must  be  fulfilled. 

60  And  they  all  forsook  him  and  fled. 

51  And  there  followed  him  a  certain 
young  man,  having'a  linen  cloth  cast  about 
Im  naked  body ;  and  the  young  men  laid 
hold  on  him. 

52  And  he  left  the  hnen  cloth,  and  fled 
from  them  naked. 

53  H  And  they  led  Jesus  away  to  the 
high  priest :  and  with  him  were  assembled 
all  the  chief  priests,  and  the  elders  and 
the  scribes. 

54  And  Peter  followed  him  afar  ofi, 
even  into  the  palace  of  the  high  priest: 
and  he  sat  with  the  servants,  and  warmed 
himself  at  the  fire. 

55  And  the  chief  priests,  and  all  the 
council  sought  for  witness  against  Jesus  to 
put  him  to  death ;  and  found  none. 

56  For  many  bare  false  witness  against 
him,  but  their  witness  agreed  not  together. 

57  And  there  arose  certain,  and  bare 
false  witness  against  him,  saying, 

58  We  heard  him  say,  I  will  destroy  this 
temple  that  is  made  with  hands,  and  within 
three  days  I  will  build  another  made  with- 
out hands. 

59  But  neither  so  did  their  witness  agree 
together. 

60  And  the  high  priest  stood  up  in  the 
midst,  and  asked  Jesus,  saying,  Answerest 
thou  nothing  ?  what  is  it  which  these  wit- 
ness against  thee? 

61  But  he  held  his  peace,  and  answered 
nothing.  Again  the  high  priest  asked  him, 
and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  Blessed  '? 

62  And  Jesus  said,  I  am :  and  ye  shall 
see  the  Son  of  man  sitting  on  the  right  hand 
of  power,  and  coming  in  the  clouds  of 
heaven. 

63  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes, 
and  saith,  What  need  we  any  further  wit- 
nesses ? 

64  Ye  have  heard  the  blasphemy  :  what 
think  ye?"  And  they  all  condemned  him 
to  be  guilty  of  death. 

65  And  some  began  to  spit  on  him,  and 
to  cover  his  face,  and  to  buffet  him,  and  to 
say  unto  him.  Prophesy  :  and  the  servants 
did  strike  him  with  the  palms  of  their  hands. 

66  H  And  as  Peter  was  beneath  in  the 
palace,  there  cometh  one  of  the  maids  of 
the  high  priest : 

45 


Christ  accused  before  Pilate.         S.  MARK. 


67  And  when  she  saw  Peter  warming 
himself,  she  looked  upon  him,  and  said, 
And  thou  also  wast  with  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth. 

68  But  he  denied,  saying,  I  know  not, 
neither  understand  I  what  thou  sayest. 
And  he  went  out  into  the  porch ;  and  the 
cock  crew. 

69  And  a  maid  saw  him  again,  and  be- 
gan to  say  to  them  that  stood  by.  This  is 
o?ie  of  them. 

70  And  he  denied  it  again.  And  a  little 
after,  they  that  stood  by  said  again  to  Pe- 
ter, Surely  thou  art  one  of  them  :  for  thou 
art  a  Galilean,  and  thy  speech  agreeth 
thereto. 

71  But  he  began  to  curse  and  to  swear, 
saying,  I  know  not  this  man  of  whom  ye 
speak. 

72  And  the  second  time  the  cock  crew. 
And  Peter  called  to  mind  the  word  that 
Jesus  said  unto  him,  Before  the  cock  crow 
twice,  thou  shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And 
when  he  thought  thereon,  he  wept. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  straightway  in  the  morning  the 
chief  priests  held  a  consultation  with 
the  elders  and  scribes,  and  the  whole  coun- 
cil, and  bound  Jesus,  and  carried  hi7ii  away, 
and  delivered  him  to  Pilate. 

2  And  Pilate  asked  him.  Art  thou  the 
king  of  the  Jews  ?  And  he  answering,  said 
unto  him.  Thou  sayest  it. 

3  And  the  chief  priests  accused  him  of 
many  things :  but  he  answered  nothing. 

4  And  Pilate  asked  him  again,  saying, 
Answerest  thou  nothing  ?  behold  how  many 
things  they  witness  against  thee. 

5  But  Jesus  5^et  answered  nothing :  so 
that  Pilate  marvelled. 

6  H  Now  at  that  feast  he  released  unto 
them  one  prisoner,  whomsoever  they  de- 
sired. 

7  And  there  was  one  named  Barabbas, 
7vhich  lay  bound  with  them  that  had  made 
insurrection  with  him,  who  had  committed 
murder  in  the  insurrection. 

8  And  the  multitude  crying  aloud,  began 
to  desire  him  to  do  as  he  had  ever  done 
unto  them. 

9  But  Pilate  answered  them,  saying, 
Will  ye  that  I  release  unto  you  the  King 
of  the  Jews? 

10  (For  he  knew  that  the  chief  priests 
had  delivered  him  for  envy.) 

11  But  the  chief  priests  moved  the  peo- 
ple that  he  should  rather  release  Barabbas 
unto  them. 

12  And  Pilate  ansvv:ered,  and  said  again 
unto  them.  What  will  ye  then  that  I  shall 
do  unto  him  whom  ye  call  the  King  of  the 
Jews  ? 

13  And  they  cried  out  again.  Crucify 
him. 

14  Then  Pilate  said  unto  them.  Why? 
what  evil  hath  he  done  ?  and  they  cried  out 
the  more  exceedingly,  Crucify  him. 


He  is  crucified. 


15  And  so  Pilate,  willing  to  content  the 
people,  released  Barabbas  unto  them,  and 
delivered  Jesus,  when  he  had  scourged  him, 
to  be  crucified. 

16  If  And  the  soldiers  led  him  away  into 
the  hall  called  Pretorium ;  and  they  call 
together  the  whole  band  ; 

17  And  they  clothed  him  with  purple, 
and  platted  a  crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it 
about  his  head, 

18  And  began  to  salute  him.  Hail,  King 
of  the  Jews ! 

19  And  they  smote  him  on  the  head  with 
a  reed,  and  did  spit  upon  him,  and  bowing 
their  knees,  worshipped  him. 

20  And  when  thej^  had  mocked  him, 
they  took  off  the  purple  from  him,  and  put 
his  own  clothes  on  him,  and  led  him  out  to 
crucifs'  him. 

21  And  they  compel  one  Simon  a  Cyre- 
nian,  who  passed  by,  coming  out  of  the 
country,  the  father  of  Alexander  and  Rufus, 
to  bear  his  cross. 

22  And  they  bring  him  unto  the  place 
Golgotha,  which  is,  being  interpreted.  The 
place  of  a  skull. 

23  And  they  gave  him  to  drink,  wine 
mingled  with  myrrh :  but  he  received  it 
not. 

24  H  And  when  they  had  crucified  him, 
they  parted  his  garments,  casting  lots  upon 
them,  what  every  man  should  take. 

25  And  it  was  the  third  hour,  and  they 
crucified  him. 

26  And  the  superscription  of  his  accu- 
sation was  written  over,  THE  KING  OF 
THE  JEWS. 

27  And  with  him  they  crucify  two 
thieves,  the  one  on  his  right  hand,  and  the 
other  on  his  left. 

28  And  the  scripture  was  fulfilled,  which 
saith.  And  he  was  numbered  with  the 
transgressors. 

29  H  And  they  that  passed  by,  railed  on 
him,  wagging  their  heads,  and  sa3'ing,  Ah, 
thou  that  destroyest  the  temple,  and  build- 
est  it  in  three  days, 

30  Save  thyself,  and  come  down  from 
the  cross. 

31  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests,  mock- 
ing, said  among  themselves  with  the  scribes, 
He  saved  others:  himself  he  cannot  save. 

32  Let  Christ  the  King  of  Israel  descend 
now  from  the  cross,  that  we  may  see  and 
believe.  And  they  that  were  crucified 
with  him,  reviled  him. 

33  H  And  when  the  sixth  hour  was  come, 
there  was  darkness  over  tlie  whole  land, 
until  the  ninth  hour. 

34  And  at  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried 
with  a  loud  voice,  saying,  Eloi,  Eloi,  lama 
sabachtliani?  which  is,  being  interpreted, 
My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken 
me? 

35  And  some  of  them  that  stood  by, 
when  they  heard  it,  said.  Behold,  he  calleth 
Elias. 

46 


The  resurrection  of  Christ,  CHAP 

36  And  one  ran  and  filled  a  spunge  full 


of  vinegar,  and  put  it  on  a  reed,  and  gave 
him  to  drink,  saying.  Let  alone  ;  let  us  see 
whether  Elias  will  come  to  take  him  down. 

37  And  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

38  ^  And  the  vail  of  the  temple  was  rent 
in  twain,  from  the  top  to  the  bottom. 

39  IT  And  when  the  centurion  which  stood 
over  against  him,  saw  that  he  so  cried  out, 
and  gave  up  the  ghost,  he  said,  Truly  this 
man  was  the  Son  of  God. 

40  There  were  also  women  looking  on 
afar  off,  among  whom  was  Mary  Magda- 
lene, and  Mary  the  mother  of  James  the 
less,  and  of  Joses,  and  Salome  ; 

41  Who  also,  when  he  was  in  Galilee, 


1.  and  his  ascension. 

5  And  entering  into  the  sepulchre,  they 
saw  a  young  man  sitting  on  the  right  side, 
clothed  in  a  long  white  garment ;  and  they 
were  affrighted. 

6  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Be  not  af- 
frighted :  ye  seek  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which 
was  crucified :  he  is  risen  ;  he  is  not  here : 
behold  the  place  where  they  laid  him. 

7  But  go  your  way,  tell  his  disciples  and 
Peter,  that  he  goeth  before  you  into  Galilee  : 
there  shall  ye  see  him,  as  he  said  unto  you. 

8  And  they  went  out  quickly,  and  fled 
from  the  sepulchre ;  for  they  trembled, 
and  were  amazed  :  neither  said  they  any 
thing  to  any  man  ;  for  they  were  afraid. 

9  H  Now  when  Jesus  was  risen  early, 
the  first  day  of  the  week,  he  appeared  first 


followed  him,   and  ministered   unto   him  ;  i  to  Mary  Magdalene,  out  of  whom  he  had 
and  many  other  women  which  came  up  cast  seven  devils, 


with  him  unto  Jerusalem. 

42  H  And  now,  when  the  even  was  come, 
(because  it  was  the  preparation,  that  is,  the 
day  before  the  sabbath,) 

43  Joseph  of  Arimathea,  an  honourable 
counsellor,  which  also  waited  for  the  king- 
dom of  God,  came,  and  went  in  boldly 
unto  Pilate,  and  craved  the  body  of  Jesus. 

44  And  Pilate  marvelled  if  he  were 
already  dead :  and  calling  unto  him  the 
centurion,  he  asked  him  whether  he  had 


10  And  she  went  and  told  them  that  had 
been  with  him,  as  they  mourned  and  wept. 

11  And  they,  when  they  had  heard  that 
he  was  alive,  and  had  been  seen  of  her,  be- 
lieved not. 

12  H  After  that,  he  appeared  in  another 
form  unto  two  of  them,  as  they  walked,  and 
went  into  the  country. 

13  And  they  went  and  told  it  unto  the 
residue  :  neither  believed  they  them. 

14  H  Afterward  he  appeared   unto  the 


been  any  while  dead.  eleven,  as  they  sat  at  meat,  and  upbraided 

45  And  when  he  knew  it  of  the  centu-ithem  with  their  unbelief,  and  hardness  of 
rion,  he  gave  the  body  to  Joseph.  i  heart,  because  they  believed  not  them  which 

46  And  he  bought  fine  linen,  and  took  had  seen  him  after  he  was  risen, 
him  down,  and  wrapped  him  in  the  linen,       15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Go  ye  into 


and  laid  him  in  a  sepulchre  which  was 
hewn  out  of  a  rock,  and  rolled  a  stone  unto 
the  door  of  the  sepulchre. 

47  And  Mary  Magdalene  and  Mary  the 
inother  of  Joses  beheld  where  he  was  laid. 
CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  when  the  sabbath  was  past,  Mary 
Magdalene,  and  Mary  the  mother  of 
James,  and  Salome,  had  bought  sweet 
spices,  that  they  might  come  and  anoint 
him. 

2  And  very  early  in  the  morning,  the 
first  day  of  the  week,  they  came  unto  the 
sepulchre  at  the  rising  of  the  sun  : 

3  And  they  said  among  themselves,  Who 
shall  roll  us  away  the  stone  from  the  door 
of  the  sepulchre  ? 

4  (And  when  they  looked,  they  saw  that 
the  stone  was  rolled  away,)  for  it  was  very 
great. 


all  the   world,  and   preach  the  gospel  to 
every  creature. 

16  He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized, 
shall  be  saved  ;  but  he  that  believeth  not, 
shall  be  damned. 

17  And  these  signs  shall  follow  them 
that  believe  :  In  my  name  shall  they  cast 
out  devils  ;  they  shall  speak  with  new 
tongues ; 

18  They  shall  take  up  serpents ;  and  if 
they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it  shall  not 
hurt  them  ;  they  shall  lay  hands  on  the 
sick,  and  they  shall  recover. 

19  If  So  then,  after  the  Lord  had  spoken 
unto  them,  he  was  received  up  into  heaven, 
and  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  God. 

20  And  they  went  forth,  and  preached 
ever}^  where,  the  Lord  working  with  them, 
and  confirming  the  word  with  signs  follov.- 
ing.     Amen. 


H  The  Gospel  according  to  Saint  L  UKE. 


CHAP.  I. 

FORASMUCH  as  many  have  taken  in 
hand  to  set  forth  in  order  a  declaration 
of  those  things  which  are  most  surely  be- 
lieved among  us, 
2  Even  as  they  delivered  them  unto  us, 


which  from  the  beginning  were  eye-wit- 
nesses, and  ministers  of  the  word  ; 

3  It  seemed  good  to  me  also,  having  had 
perfect  understanding   of  all  things  from 
the  very  first,  to  write  unto  thee  in  order, 
most  excellent  Theophilus, 
47 


Conception  of  John  the  Baptist.     S.  LUKE. 


4  I'hat  thou  mightest  know  the  certainty 
of  those  things  wherein  thou  hast  been  in- 
structed. 

5  nPHERE  was  in  the  days  of  Herod 

A  the  king  of  Judea,  a  certain 
priest  named  Zacharias,  of  the  course  of 
-Abia  :  and  his  wife  was  of  the  daughters 
of  Aaron,  and  her  name  was  Elisabeth. 

6  And  they  were  both  righteous  before 
God,  walking  in  all  the  commandments 
and  ordinances  of  the  Lord  blameless. 

7  And  they  had  no  child,  because  that 
Elisabeth  was  barren,  and  they  both  were 
noio  well  stricken  in  years. 

8  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while  he 
executed  the  priest's  office  before  God  in 
the  order  of  his  course, 

9  According  to  the  custom  of  the  priest's 
office,  his  lot  was  to  burn  incense  when  he 
went  into  the  temple  of  the  Lord. 

10  And  the  whole  multitude  of  the  people 
were  praying  without,  at  the  time  of  in- 
cense. 

11  And  there  appeared  unto  him  an  an- 
gel of  the  Lord,  standing  on  the  right  side 
of  the  altar  of  incense. 

12  And  when  Zacharias  saw  him,  he 
was  troubled,  and  fear  fell  upon  him. 

13  But  the  angel  said  unto  him,  Fear 
not,  Zacharias :  for  thy  prayer  is  heard ; 
and  thy  wife  Elisabeth  shall  bear  thee  a 
son,  and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  John. 

14  And  thou  shalt  have  joy  and  glad- 
ness, and  many  shall  rejoice  at  his 
birth. 

15  For  he  shall  be  great  in  the  sight  of 
the  Lord,  and  shall  drmk  neither  wine  nor 
strong  drink  ;  and  he  shall  be  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  even  from  his  mother's 
womb. 

16  And  many  of  the  children  of  Israel 
shall  he  turn  to  the  Lord  their  God. 

17  And  he  shall  go  before  him  in  the 
.spirit  and  power  of  Elias,  to  turn  the 
hearts  of  the  fathers  to  the  children,  and 
the  disobedient  to  the  wisdom  of  the  just; 
to  make  ready  a  people  prepared  for  the 
Lord. 

18  H  And  Zacharias  said  unto  the  an- 
gel, Whereby  shall  I  know  this?  for  I  am 
an  old  man,  and  my  wife  well  stricken  in 
years. 

19  And  the  angel  answering,  said  unto 
him,  I  am  Gabriel,  that  .stand  in  the  pre- 
sence of  God  ;  and  am  sent  to  speak  unto 
thee,  and  to  shew  thee  these  glad  tidings. 

20  And  behold,  thou  shalt  be  dumb,  and 
not  able  to  speak,  until  the  day  that  these 
things  shall  be  performed,  because  thou  be- 
lievest  not  my  words,  which  shall  be  fulfil- 
led in  their  .season. 

21  And  the  people  Avaited  for  Zacharias, 
and  marvelled  that  he  tarried  So  long  in  the 
temple. 

22  A  nd  when  he  came  out,  he  could  not 
speak  unto  them  :  and  they  perceived  that 
he  had  seen  a  vision  in  the  temple ;   for  he 


Elisabeth  blesses  Mary. 
and  remained  speech- 


beckoned  unto  them . 
less. 

23  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  soon  as 
the  days  of  his  ministration  were  accom- 
plished, he  departed  to  his  own  house. 

24  H  And  after  those  days  his  wife  Elisa- 
beth conceived,  and  hid  herself  five  months, 
saying, 

25  Thus  hath  the  Lord  dealt  with  me 
in  the  days  wherein  he  looked  on  me,  to 
take  away  my  reproach  among  men. 

26  If  And  in  the  sixth  month  the  angel 
Gabriel  was  sent  from  God  unto  a  city  of 
Galilee,  named  Nazareth, 

27  To  a  virgin  espoused  to  a  man  whose 
name  was  .Joseph,  of  the  house  of  David  ; 
and  the  virgin's  name  icas  Mary. 

28  And  the  angel  came  in  unto  her,  and 
said.  Hail,  thou  that  art  highly  favoured, 
the  Lord  is  with  thee:  blessed  art  thou 
arpong  women. 

29  And  when  she  saw  him,  she  was 
troubled  at  his  saying,  and  cast  in  her 
mind  what  manner  of  salutation  this  should 
be. 

30  And  the  angel  said  unto  her.  Fear 
not,  Mary :  for  thou  hast  found  favour  with 
God. 

31  And  behold,  thou  shalt  conceive  in 
thy  womb,  and  bring  forth  a  son,  and  shalt 
call  his  name  JESUS. 

32  He  shall  be  great,  and  shall  be  called 
the  Son  of  the  Highest ;  and  the  Lord  God 
shall  give  unto  him  the  throne  of  his  father 
David. 

33  And  he  shall  reign  over  the  house  of 
Jacob  for  ever ;  and  of  his  kingdom  there 
shall  be  no  end. 

34  Then  said  Mary  unto  the  angel.  How 
shall  this  be,  seeing  I  know  not  a  man  ? 

35  And  the  angel  answered  and  said 
unto  her.  The  Holy  Ghost  shall  come  upon 
thee,  and  the  power  of  the  Highest  shall 
overshadow  thee  :  therefore  also  that  holy 
thing  which  shall  be  born  of  thee,  shall  be 
called  the  Son  of  God. 

36  And  behold,  thy  cousin  Elisabeth, 
she  hath  also  conceived  a  son  in  her  old 
age ;  and  this  is  the  sixth  month  with  her 
who  was  called  barren  : 

37  For  with  God  nothing  shall  be  im- 
possible. 

38  And  Mary  said.  Behold  the  hand- 
maid of  the  Lord,  be  it  unto  me  according 
to  thy  word.  And  the  angel  departed  from 
her. 

39  %  And  Mary  arose  in  tho.se  daj's,  and 
went  into  the  hill-country  with  haste,  into  a 
city  of  Juda, 

40  And  entered  into  the  house  of  Za- 
charias, and  saluted  Elisabeth. 

41  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Elisa- 
beth heard  the  salutation  of  Mary,  the  babe 
leaped  in  her  womb:  and  Elisabeth  was 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

42  And  she  spake  out  with  a  loud  voice 
and  said.  Blessed  art  thou  among  women, 

48 


The  nativity  of  John.  CHAP.  II 

and    blessed    is    the   fruit  of  thy  womb,  with 

43  And  whence  is  this  to  me,  that  the 
mother  of  my  Lord  should  come  to  me? 

44  For  lo,  as  soon  as  the  voice  of  thy 
salutation  sounded  in  mine  ears,  the  babe 
leaped  in  my  womb  lor  joy. 

45  And  blessed  ?.s  she  that  believed  :  for 
there  shall  be  a  performance  of  those  things 
which  were  told  her  from  the  Lord. 

46  H  And  Mary  said,  My  soul  doth  mag- 
nify the  Lord, 

47  And  my  spirit  hath  rejoiced  in  God 
my  Saviour. 

48  For  he  hath  regarded  the  low  estate 
of  his  handmaiden  :  for  behold,  from  hence- 
forth all  generations  shall  call  me  blessed. 

49  For  he  that  is  mighty  hath  done  to 
me  great  things ;    and  holy  is  his  name. 

50  And  his  mercy  is  on  them  that  fear 
him,  from  generation  to  generation. 

51  He  hath  shewed  strength  with  his 
arm  ;  he  hath  scattered  the  proud  in  the 
imagination  of  their  hearts. 

52  He  hath  put  down  the  mighty  from 
theii'  seats,  and  exalted  them  of  low  de- 
gree. 

53  He  hath  filled  the  hungry  with  good 
things,  and  the  rich  he  hath  sent  empty 
away. 

54  He  hath  holpen  his  servant  Israel, 
in  remembrance  oi his  mercy; 

65  As  he  spake  to  our  fathers,  to  Abra- 
ham, and  to  his  seed,  for  ever. 

56  And  Mary  abode  with  her  about  three 
months,  and  returned  to  her  own  house. 

57  H  Now  Elisabeth's  full  time  came 
that  she  should  be  delivered ;  and  she 
brought  forth  a  son. 

58  And  her  neighbours  and  her  cousins 
heard  how  the  Lord  had  shewed  great  mer- 
cy upon  her  ;   and  they  rejoiced  with  her. 

59  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the 
eighth  daj-  they  came  to  circumcise  the 
child  ;  and  tliey  called  him  Zacharias,  after 
the  name  of  his  father. 

60  And  his  mother  answered  and  said, 
Not  so;  but  he  shall  be  called  John. 

61  And  they  said  unto  her,  There  is 
none  of  thy  kindred  that  is  called  by  this 
name. 

62  And  they  made  signs  to  his  father, 
how  he  would  have  him  called. 

63  And  he  asked  for  a  writing-table,  and 
wrote,  saying,  His  name  is  John.  And 
they  marvelled  all. 

64  And  his  mouth  was  opened  imme- 
diately, and  his  tongue  loosed,  and  he 
spake,  and  praised  God. 

65  And  fear  came  on  all  that  dwelt 
round  about  them  :  and  all  these  sayings 
were  noised  abroad  throughout  all  the  hill- 
country  of  Judea. 

66  And  all  tliey  that  heard  them,  laid 
them  up  in  their  hearts,  saying,  What  man- 
ner of  child  shall  this  be !  And  the  hand  of 
the  Lord  was  with  him. 

67  H  And  his  father  Zacharias  was  filled 


The  nativity  of  Christ. 

the    Holy  Ghost,    and    prophesied, 
saying, 

68  Blessed  he  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ; 
for  he  hath  visited  and  redeemed  liis  people, 

69  And  hath  raised  up  an  horn  of  salva- 
tion for  us,  in  the  house  of  his  servant 
David : 

70  As  he  spake  by  the  moutli  of  his  holy 
prophets,  which  have  been  since  the  world 
began  : 

71  That  we  should  be  saved  from  our  ene- 
mies, and  from  the  hand  of  all  that  hate  us; 

72  To  perform  the  mercy  promised  to 
our  fathers,  and  to  remember  his  holy  co- 
venant ; 

73  The  oath  which  he  sware  to  our  father 
Abraham, 

74  That  he  would  grant  unto  us,  that  we 
being  delivered  out  of  the  hand  of  our  ene- 
mies, might  serve  him  without  fear, 

75  In  holiness  and  righteousness  before 
him,  all  the  days  of  our  life. 

76  And  thou,  child,  shall  be  called  the 
prophet  of  the  Highest,  for  thou  slialt  go 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord  to  prepare  his 
ways  ; 

77  To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto 
his  people,  by  the  remission  of  their  sins, 

78  Through  the  tender  mercy  of  our 
God ;  whereby  the  day-spring  from  on  high 
hath  visited  us, 

79  To  give  light  to  them  that  sit  in  dark- 
ness and  in  the  shadow  of  death,  to  guide 
our  feet  into  the  way  of  peace. 

80  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed 
strong  in  spirit,  and  was  in  the  deserts  till 
the  day  of  his  shewing  unto  Israel. 

CHAP.  IL 
ND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that 
there  went  out  a  decree  from  Cesar 
Augustus,   that   all  the   world   should    be 
taxed. 

2  {A)id  this  taxing  was  first  made  when 
Cyrenius  was  governor  of  Syria.) 

3  And  all  went  to  be  taxed,  every  one 
into  his  own  city. 

4  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from  Galilee, 
out  of  the  city  of  Nazareth,  into  Judea,  un- 
to the  city  of  David,  which  is  called  Beth- 
lehem, (because  he  was  of  the  house  and 
lineage  of  David,) 

5  To  be  taxed  with  Mary  his  espoused 
wife,  being  great  with  child. 

6  11  And  so  it  was,  that  while  they  were 
there,  the  days  were  accomplished  that  she 
should  be  delivered. 

7  And  she  brought  forth  her  first-born  son, 
and  wrapped  him  in  swaddling-clothes,  and 
laid  him  in  a  manger ;  because  there  was 
no  room  for  them  in  the  inn. 

8  IT  And  there  were  in  the  same  country 
shepherds  abiding  in  the  field,  keeping 
watch  over  their  flock  by  night. 

9  And  lo,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  came 
upon  them,  and  the  glory  of  the  Lord 
shone  round  about  them ;  and  they  were 
sore  afraid. 

49 


Christ  is  circumcised. 


S.  LUKE. 


10  And  the  angel  said  unto  them,  Fear 
not :  for  behold,  I  bring  you  good  tidings 
of  great  joy,  which  shall  be  to  all  people. 

11  For  unto  you  is  born  this  day,  in  the 
city  of  David,  a  Saviour,  which  is  Christ 
the  Lord. 

12  And  this  shall  he  a  sign  unto  you ; 
Ye  shall  find  the  babe  wrapped  in  swad- 
dling-clothes, lying  in  a  manger. 

13  And  suddenly  there  was  with  the  an- 
gel a  multitude  of  the  heavenly  host  prais- 
ing God,  and  saying, 

14  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on 
earth  peace,  good  will  toward  men, 

15  i  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  angels 
were  gone  away  from  them  into  heaven, 
the  shepherds  said  one  to  another,  Let  us 
now  go  even  unto  Bethlehem,  and  see  this 
thing  which  is  come  to  pass,  which  the 
Lord  hath  made  known  unto  us. 

16  And  they  came  with  haste,  and  found 
Mary  and  Joseph,  and  the  babe  lying  in  a 
manger. 

17  And  when  they  had  seen  it,  they 
made  known  abroad  the  saying  which  was 
told  them  concerning  this  child. 

18  And  all  they  that  heard  it,  wondered 
at  those  things  which  were  told  them  by 
the  shepherds. 

19  But  Mary  kept  all  these  things,  and 
pondered  them  in  her  heart. 

20  And  the  shepherds  returned,  glorify- 
ing and  praising  God  for  all  the  things  that 
they  had  heard  and  seen,  as  it  was  told 
unto  them. 

21  II  And  when  eight  days  were  acconi- 
plished  for  the  circumcising  of  the  child,  his 
name  was  called  JESUS,  which  was  so 
named  of  the  angel  before  he  was  conceiv- 
ed in  the  womb. 

22  If  And  when  the  days  of  her  purifica- 
tion according  to  the  law  of  Moses  were  ac- 
complished, they  brought  him  to  Jerusalem, 
to  present  him  to  the  Lord  ; 

23  (As  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord,  Every  male  that  openeth  the  womb 
shall  be  called  holy  to  the  Lord  ;) 

24  And  to  offer  a  sacrifice  according  to 
that  which  is  said  in  the  law  of  the  Lord, 
A  pair  of  turtle-doves,  or  two  young  pi- 
geons. 

25  H  And  behold,  there  was  a  man  in 
Jerusalem,  whose  name  was  Simeon ;  and 
the  same  man  7vas  just  and  devout,  waiting 
for  the  consolation  of  Israel :  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  was  upon  him. 

26  And  it  was  revealed  unto  him  by  the 
Holy  Ghost,  that  he  should  not  see  death, 
before  he  had  seen  the  Lord's  Christ. 

27  And  he  came  by  the  Spirit  into  the 
temple  ;  and  when  the  parents  brought  in 
the  child  Jesus,  to  do  for  him  after  the  cus- 
tom of  the  law, 

28  Then  took  he  him  up  in  his  arms, 
and  blessed  God,  and  said, 

29  Lord,  now  lettest  thou  thy  servant 
depart  in  neace,  according  to  thy  word : 


Simeon  and  Anna  prophesy. 


30  For  mine  eyes  have  seen  thy  salvation , 

31  Which  thou  hast  prepared  before  the 
face  of  all  people  ; 

32  A  light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles,  and 
the  glory  of  thy  people  Israel. 

33  And  Joseph  and  his  mother  marvelled 
at  those  things  which  where  spoken  of  him. 

34  And  Simeon  blessed  them,  and  said 
unto  Mary  his  mother,  Behold,  this  child  is 
set  for  the  fall  and  rising  again  of  many  in 
Israel ;  and  for  a  sign  which  shall  be  spoken 
against ; 

35  (Yea,  a  sword  shall  pierce  through 
thy  own  soul  also;)  that  the  thoughts  of 
many  hearts  may  be  revealed. 

36  %  And  there  was  one  Anna,  a  pro- 
phetess, the  daughter  of  Phanuel,  of  the 
tribe  of  Aser  :  she  was  of  a  great  age,  and 
had  lived  with  an  husband  seven  j^ears  from 
her  virginity ; 

37  And  she  roas  a  widow  of  about  four- 
score and  four  years,  which  departed  not 
from  the  temple,  but  served  God  with  fast- 
ings and  prayers  night  and  day. 

38  And  she  coming  in  that  instant,  gave 
thanks  likewise  unto  the  Lord,  and  spake 
of  him  to  all  them  that  looked  for  redemp- 
tion in  Jerusalem. 

39  U  And  when  they  had  performed  all 
things  according  to  the  law  of  the  Lord, 
they  returned  into  Galilee,  to  their  own 
city  Nazareth. 

40  And  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong 
in  spirit,  filled  with  wisdom  ;  and  the  grace 
of  God  was  upon  him. 

41  H  Now  his  parents  went  to  Jerusalem 
every  year  at  the  feast  of  the  passover. 

42  And  when  he  was  twelve  years  old, 
they  went  up  to  Jerusalem  after  the  custom 
of  the  feast. 

43  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days, 
as  they  returned,  the  child  Jesus  tarried 
behind  in  Jerusalem ;  and  Joseph  and  his 
•mother  knew  not  of  it. 

44  But  they,  supposing  him  to  have  been 
in  the  company,  went  a  day's  journey  ; 
and  they  sought  him  among  their  kinsfolk 
and  acquaintance. 

45  And  when  the)^  found  him  not,  they 
turned  back  again  to  Jerusalem,  seeking 
him. 

46  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three 
days  they  found  him  in  the  temple,  sitting 
in  the  midst  of  the  doctors,  both  hearing 
them,  and  asking  them  questions. 

47  And  all  that  heard  him  were  astonish- 
ed at  his  understanding  and  answers. 

48  And  when  they  saw  him,  they  were 
amazed :  and  his  mother  said  unto  him, 
Son,  why  hast  thou  thus  dealt  with  us  ? 
behold,  thy  father  and  I  have  sought  thee 
sorrowing. 

49  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  is  it 
that  ye  sought  me  ?  wist  ye  not  that  I  must 
be  about  my  Father's  business  ? 

50  And  they  understood  not  the  saying 
which  he  spake  unto  them. 

50  I 


John'' s  testimony  of  Christ.  CHAP 

51  IT  And  he  went  down  with  them,  and 
came  to  Nazareth,  and  was  subject  unto 
them :  but  his  mother  kept  all  these  say- 
ings in  her  heart. 

52  And  Jesus  increased  in  wisdom  and 
stature,  and  in  favour  with  God  and  man. 

CHAP.  III. 

NOW  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign 
of  Tiberius  Cesar,  Pontius  Pilate  be- 
ing governor  of  Judea,  and  Herod  being 
tetrarch  of  Galilee,  and  his  brother  Philip 
tetrarch  of  Iturea  and  of  the  region  of 
Trachonitis,  and  Lysanias  the  tetrarch  of 
Abilene, 

2  Annas  and  Caiaphas  being  the  high 
priests,  the  word  of  God  came  unto  John 
the  son  of  Zacharias  in  the  wilderness. 

3  And  he  came  into  all  the  country 
about  Jordan,  preaching  the  baptism  of  re- 
pentance, for  the  remission  of  sins  ; 

4  As  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  the 
words  of  Esaias  the  prophet,  saying.  The 
voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness.  Pre- 
pare ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  his 
paths  straight. 

5  Every  valley  shall  be  filled,  and  every 
mountain  and  hill  shall  be  brought  low ; 
and  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight, 
and  the  rough  ways  shall,  be  made  smooth ; 

6  And  all  flesh  shall  see  the  salvation  of 
God. 

7  Then  said  he  to  the  multitude  that 
came  forth  to  be  baptized  of  him,  O  gene- 
ration of  vipers,  who  hath  warned  you  to 
flee  from  the  wrath  to  come  ? 

8  Bring  forth  therefore  fruits  worthy  of 
repentance,  and  begin  not  to  say  within 
yourselves,  We  have  Abraham  to  our 
father :  for  I  say  unto  you,  That  God  is 
able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up  children 
unto  Abraham. 

9  And  now  also  the  axe  is  laid  unto  the 
root  of  the  trees  :  every  tree  therefore  which 
bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit,  is  hewn  down, 
and  cast  into  the  fire. 

10  And  the  people  asked  him,  saying, 
What  shall  we  do  then  ? 

11  He  answereth  and  saith  unto  them, 
He  that  hath  two  coats,  let  him  impart  to 
him  that  hath  none  ;  and  he  that  hath 
meat,  let  him  do  likewise. 

12  Then  came  also  publicans  to  be  bap- 
tized, and  said  unto  him.  Master,  what 
shall  we  do  ? 

13  And  he  said  unto  them,  Exact  no 
more  than  that  which  is  appointed  you. 

14  And  the  soldiers  likewise  demanded 
of  him,  saying.  And  what  shall  we  do? 
And  he  said  unto  them.  Do  violence  to  no 
man,  neither  accuse  any  falsely ;  and  be 
content  with  your  wages. 

15  If  And  as  the  people  were  in  expecta- 
tion, and  all  men  mused  in  their  hearts 
of  John,  whether  he  were  the  Christ,  or 
not; 

16  John  answered,  saying  unto  thein  all, 
I  indeed  baptize  you  with  water ;  but  one 


.  in.  The  genealogy  of  Christ. 

mightier  than  I  cometh,  the  latchet  of 
whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose : 
he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
and  with  fire  : 

17  Whose  fan  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will 
thoroughly  purge  his  floor,  and  will  gather 
the  wheat  into  his  garner  ;  but  the  chaff  he 
will  burn  with  fire  unquenchable. 

18  And  many  other  things  in  his  exhorta- 
tion preached  he  unto  the  people. 

19  H  But  Herod  the  tetrarch,  being  re- 
proved by  him  for  Herodias  his  brother 
Philip's  wife,  and  for  all  the  evils  which 
Herod  had  done, 

20  Added  yet  this  above  all,  that  he  shut 
up  John  in  prison. 

21  II  Now  when  all  the  people  were 
baptized,  it  came  to  pass,  that  Jesus  also 
being  baptized,  and  praying,  the  heaven 
was  opened, 

22  And  the  Holy  Ghost  descended  in  a 
bodily  shape  like  a  dove  upon  him,  and  a 
voice  came  from  heaven,  which  said,  Thou 
art  my  beloved  Son ;  in  thee  I  am  well 
pleased. 

23  H  And  Jesus  himself  began  to  be 
about  thirty  years  of  age,  being  (as  v/as 
supposed)  the  son  of  Joseph,  which  was 
the  son  of  Heli, 

24  Which  was  the  son  of  Matthat,  which 
was  the  son  of  Levi,  which  was  the  son  of 
Melchi,  which  was  the  son  of  Janna,  which 
was  the  son  of  Joseph, 

25  Which  was  the  son  of  Mattathias, 
which  was  the  son  of  Amos,  which  was  the 
son  of  Naum,  which  was  the  son  of  Esli, 
which  was  the  son  of  Nagge, 

26  Which  was  the  son  of  Maath,  which 
was  the  son  of  Mattathias,  which  was  the 
son  of  Semei,  which  was  the  son  o(  Joseph, 
which  was  the  son  of  Juda, 

27  Which  was  the  son  of  Joanna,  which 
was  the  son  of  Rhesa,  which  was  the  son  of 
Zorobabel,  which  was  the  son  of  Salathiel, 
which  was  the  son  of  Neri, 

28  Which  was  the  son  of  Melchi,  which 
was  the  son  of  Addi,  which  was  the  son  of 
Cosam,  which  was  the  son  of  Elmodam, 
which  was  the  son  of  Er, 

29  Which  was  the  son  of  Jose,  which  was 
the  son  of  Eliezer,  which  was  the  son  of 
Jorim,  which  wasf/ie  son  of  Matthat,  which 
was  the  son  of  Levi, 

30  Which  was  the  son  of  Simeon,  which 
was  the  son  of  Juda,  which  was  the  son  of 
Joseph,  which  was  the  son  of  Jonan,  which 
was  the  son  of  Eliakim, 

31  Which  was  the  son  of  Melea,  which 
was  the  son  of  Menan,  which  was  the  son 
of  Mattatha,  which  was  the  son  of  Nathan, 
which  was  the  son  of  David, 

32  Which  was  the  son  of  Jesse,  which 
was  the  son  of  Obed,  which  was  the  so7i  of 
Booz,  which  was  the  son  of  Salmon,  whicli 
was  the  son  of  Naasson, 

33  Which  was  the  son  of  Aminadab, 
which  was  the  son  of  Aram,  which  was  the 

51 


Christ  tempted  by  the  devil. 


S.  LUKE. 


He  casts  out  an  evil  spirit. 


son  of  Esrom,  which  was  the  son  of  Phares, 
which  was  the  son  of  Juda, 

34  Which  was  the  son  of  Jacob,  which 
was  the  son  of  Isaac,  which  was  the  son  of 
Abraham,  which  was  the  son  of  Thara, 
wliich  was  the  son  of  Nachor, 

35  Which  was  the  son  of  Saruch,  which 
was  the  son  of  Ragau,  which  was  the  son 
of  Phalec,  which  was  the  son  of  Heber, 
which  was  the  son  of  Sala, 

36  Which  was  the  son  of  Cainan,  whicli 
was  the  so7i  of  Arphaxad,  which  was  the 
son  of  Sem,  whicli  was  the  son  of  Noe, 
wliicli  was  the  son  of  Lamech, 

37  AVhich  was  the  son  of  Mathusala, 
which  was  the  son  of  Enoch,  which  was  the 
son  of  Jared,  which  was  the  son  of  Maleleel, 
which  was  the  son  of  Cainan, 

38  Which  was  the  son  of  Enos,  which 
was  the  son  of  Seth,  which  was  the  son  of 
Adam,  which  was  the  son  of  God. 

CHAP.  IV. 
ND  Jesus  being  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
returned  from  Jordan,  and  was  led  by 
the  Spirit  into  the  wilderness, 

2  Being  forty  days  tempted  of  the  devil. 
And  in  those  days  he  did  eat  nothing :  and 
when  they  were  ended,  he  afterward  hun- 
gered. 

3  And  the  devil  said  unto  him,  If  thou 


15  And  he  taught  in  their  synagogues, 
being  glorified  of  all. 

16  H  And  he  came  to  Nazareth,  where 
he  had  been  brought  up :  and,  as  his  cus- 
tom was,  he  went  into  the  synagogue  on 
the  sabbath-day,  and  stood  up  for  to  read. 

17  And  there  was  delivered  unto  him 
the  book  of  the  prophet  Esaias.  And  when 
he  had  opened  the  book,  he  found  the 
place  where  it  was  written, 

18  The  Spirit  of  tlie  Lord  is  upon  me, 
because  he  hath  anointed  me  to  preach  tlie 
gospel  to  the  poor;  he  hath  sent  me  to  heal 
the  broken-hearted,  to  preach  deliverance 
to  the  captives,  and  recovering  of  sight  to 
the  blind,  to  set  at  liberty  them  that  are 
bruised, 

19  To  preach  the  acceptable  year  of  the 
Lord. 

20  And  he  closed  the  book,  and  he  gave 
it  again  to  the  minister,  and  sat  down. 
And  the  eyes  of  all  them  that  were  in  the 
synagogue  were  fastened  on  him. 

21  And  he  began  to  say  unto  them,  This 
day  is  this  scripture  fulfilled  in  your  ears. 

22  And  all  bare  him  witness,  and  won- 
dered at  the  gracious  words  which  proceed- 
ed out  of  his  mouth.  And  they  said,  Is 
not  this  Joseph's  son  ? 

23  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  will  sure- 


be  the  Son  of  God,  command  this  stone  ly  sa}'^  unto   me  this   proverb.  Physician, 


that  it  be  made  bread. 


heal  thyself:    whatsoever  we    have   heard 


4  And  Jesus  answered  him,  saying.  It  is  i  done  in  Capernaum,  do  also  here  in  thy 


written,  That  man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  but  by  every  word  of  God. 

5  And  the  devil,  taking  him  up  into  an 
high  mountain,  shewed  unto  him  all  the 
kingdoms  of  the  world  in  a  moment  of  time. 

6  And  the  devil  said  unto  him.  All  this 
power  will  I  give  thee,  and  the  glory  of 
them  :  for  that  is  delivered  unto  me,  and  to 
whomsoever  I  will,  I  give  it. 

7  If  thou  therefore  wilt  worship  me,  all 
shall  be  thine. 

8  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan  :  for  it  is 
written.  Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  him  only  shalt  thou  serve. 

9  And  he  brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  and 
set  him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and 
said  unto  him,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God, 
cast  thyself  down  from  hence. 

10  For  it  is  written.  He  shall  give  his 
angels  charge  over  thee,  to  keep  thee  : 

i  1  And  in  their  hands  they  shall  bear 
thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou  dash  thy  foot 
against  a  stone. 

12  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  him, 
It  is  said.  Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord 
thy  God. 

13  And  when  the  devil  had  ended  all 
the  temptation,  he  departed  from  him  for  a 
season. 

14  IT  And  Jesus  returned  in  the  power 
of  the  Spirit  into  Galilee  :  and  there  went 
out  a  fame  of  him  through  all  the  region 
round  about. 


country. 

24  And  he  said.  Verily  I  say  unto  you. 
No  prophet  is  accepted  in  his  own  country. 

25  But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth,  many  widows 
were  in  Israel  in  the  days  of  Elias,  when 
the  heaven  was  shut  up  three  years  and 
six  months,  when  great  famine  was  through- 
out all  the  land  : 

26  But  unto  none  of  them  was  Elias  sent, 
save  unto  Sarepta,  a  city  of  Sidon,  unto  a 
woman  that  was  a  widow. 

27  And  many  lepers  were  in  Israel  in 
the  time  of  Eliseus  the  prophet ;  and  none 
of  them  was  cleansed,  saving  Naaman  the 
Syrian. 

28  And  all  they  in  the  synagogue,  when 
they  heard  these  things,  were  filled  with 
wrath, 

29  And  rose  up,  and  thrust  him  out  of 
the  city,  and  led  him  unto  the  brow  of  the 
hill,  (whereon  their  city  was  built,)  that 
they  might  cast  him  down  headlong. 

30  But  he,  passing  through  the  midst  of 
them,  went  his  way, 

31  And  came  down  to  Capernaum,  a 
city  of  Galilee,  and  taught  them  on  the 
sabbath-days. 

32  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doc- 
trine :  for  his  word  was  with  power. 

33  H  And  in  the  synagogue  there  was  a 
man  which  had  a  spirit  of  an  unclean  devil ; 
and  he  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice, 

34  Saying,  Let  us  alone  ;  what  have  we 
to  do  with  thee,  thon  Jesus  of  Nazareth  ! 

52 


A  miraculous  draught  of  fishes.     CHAP.  V.  Chnst  ckmseth  a  leper 

art  thou  come  to  destroy  us?  I  know  theej     8  When   Simon   Peter   saw  if,   he  feU 
who  thou  anf  the  Holy  One  of  God.  down  at  Jesus'  knees  sayn.g^  Depart  from 

"  sVtd  Jesus  rebulfed  hnn^^sayin,,  HoldLe  ;  for  I  -  a  sn.  u   man  O  Lo^^^^ 


thy  peace,  and  come  out  of  him.  And 
wlien  the  devil  had  thrown  him  in  the  midst, 
he  came  out  of  him,  and  hurt  him  not. 

36  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  spake 
among  themselves,  saying,  What  a  word  is 
this  !  for  with  authority  and  power  he  com- 
mandeth  the  unclean  spirits,  and  they 
come  out. 

37  And  the  fame  of  him  went  out  into 
every  place  of  the  country  round  about. 

38  ^  And  he  arose  out  of  the  synagogue, 
and  entered  into  Simon's  house.  And  Si- 
mon's wife's  mother  was  taken  with  a  great 
fever  ;  and  they  besought  him  for  her. 

39  And  he  stood  over  her,  and  rebuked 
the  fever  ;  and  it  left  her:  and  immediately 
she  arose  and  ministered  unto  them. 

40  H  Now  when  the  sun  was  setting,  all 
they  that  had  any  sick  with  divers  diseases, 
brought  them  unto  him:  and  he  laid  his 
hands  on  every  one  of  them,  and  healed 

them. 

41  U  And  devils  also  came  out  ot  many, 
crying  out,  and  saying,  Thou  art  Christ 
the  Son  of  God.  And  he,  rebuking  them, 
suffered  them  not  to  speak  :  for  they  knew 
that  he  was  Christ. 

42  H  And  when  it  was  day,  he  departed, 
and  went  into  a  desert  place ;  and  the  peo- 
ple sought  him,  and  came  unto  him,  and 
stayed  him,  that  he  should  not  depart  from 
them.  ,         ^  , 

43  And  he  said  unto  them,  1  must  preach 
the  kingdom  of  God  to  other  cities  also,  for 
therefore  am  I  sent. 

44  And  he  preached  in  the  synagogues 

of  Galilee. 

CHAP.  V. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  the  people 
pressed  upon  him  to  hear  the  word  of 
God,  he  stood  bv  the  lake  of  Gennesaret, 

2  And  saw  two  ships  standing  by  the 
lake  :  but  the  fishermen  were  gone  out  of 
them,  and  were  washing  their  nets. 

3  And  he  entered  into  one  of  the  ships, 
which  was  Simon's,  and  prayed  him  that 
he  would  thrust  out  a  little  from  the  land. 
And  he  sat  down,  and  taught  the  people 
out  of  the  ship.  ,.        , 

4  H  Now  when  he  had  left  speaking,  he 
said  unto  Simon,  Launch  out  into  the  deep, 
and  let  down  your  nets  for  a  draught. 

5  And  Simon  answering,  said  unto  him. 
Master,  we  have  toiled  all  the  night,  and 
Ijave  taken  nothing;  nevertheless,  at  thy 
word  I  wiiriet  down  the  net. 

6  And  when  they  had  this  done,  they 
enclosed  a  great  multitude  of  fishes:  and 
tl.eir  net  brake.  . 

7  And  they  beckoned  unto  their  part- 
which  were   in  the  other  ship,  that 


9  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all  that 
were  with  him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes 
which  they  had  taken  : 

10  And  so  loas  also  James  and  John  the 
sons  of  Zebedee,  which  were  partners  with 
Simon.  And  Jesus  said  unto  Simon,  Fear 
not:  from  henceforth  thou  shalt  catch  men. 

11  And  when  they  had  brought  their 
ships  to  land,  they  forsook  all,  and  followed 

him.  ,        , 

12  11  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
in  a  certain  city,  behold  a  man  full  of  lep- 
rosy :  who  seeing  Jesus,  fell  on  his  face, 
and  besought  him,  saying.  Lord,  it  thou 
wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean. 

13  And  he  put  forth  his  hand  and  touch- 
ed him,  saying,  I  will :  be  thou  clean.  And 
immediately   the    leprosy   departed    Irom 

him.  „ 

14  And  he  charged  him  to  tell  no  man  : 
but  go,  and  shew  thyself  to  the  priest,  and 
offer  for  thy  cleansing,  according  as  Moses 
commanded,  for  a  testimony  unto  them. 

15  But  so  much  the  more  went  there  a 
fame  abroad  of  him :  and  great  multitudes 
came  together  to  hear  and  to  be  healed  by 
him  of  their  infirmities. 

16  H  And  he  withdrew  himself  into  the 
wilderness,  and  prayed. 

17  'i  And  it  came  to  pass  on  a  certain 
day,  as  he  was  teaching,  that  there  were 
Pharisees  and  doctors  of  the  law  sitting  by, 
which  were  come  out  of  every  town  of  Ga- 
lilee, and  Judea,  and  Jerusalem  :  and  the 
power  of   the   Lord  was  present  to  heal 

them.  ,     •       r    1 

18  And  behold,  men  brought  m  a  bed  a 
man  which  was  taken  with  a  palsy :  and 
they  sought  means  to  bring  him  in,  and  to 
lay  him  before  him. 

19  And  when  they  could  not  find  by 
what  way  they  might  bring  him  in,  because 
of  the  multitude,  they  went  upon  the 
house-top,  and  let  him  down  tnrough  the 
tiling  with  his  couch,  into  the  midst  belore 

Jesus.  ,.  •  ,    ,        -J 

20  And  when  he  saw  their  faith,  he  said 
unto  him,  Man,  thy  sins  are  forgiven  thee. 

21  And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees 
began  to  reason,  saying.  Who  is  this  which 
speaketh  blasphemies  ?  Who  can  forgive 
sins  but  God  alone  ?  ,      ,    • 

22  But  when  Jesus  perceived  their 
thoughts,  he  answering,  said  unto  them. 
What  reason  ye  in  your  hearts? 

23  Whether  is  easier,  to  say,  Thy  sins 
be  forgiven  thee ;  or  to  say,  Rise  up  and 
walk?  _, 

24  But  that  ve  may  know  tl«it  the  feon 
of  man  hath  power  upon  earth  to  forgive 
sins,  (he  said  unto  the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  1 

J    ^-'-   up  thy 


tliev  sho\ild  come  and  help  them.     And  say   unto  thee.   Arise,   and   take 
thfv  came,   and  filled  both  the  ships,  so, couch,  and  go  unto  thine  house, 
that  they  began  to  sink. 


95  And  immediately  he  rose  up  before 
53 


Matthew  called.  S. 

them,  and  took  up  that  whereon  he  lay, 
•and  departed  to  his  own  house,  glorifying 
God. 

26  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  they 
glorified  God,  and  were  filled  with  fear, 
saying.  We  have  seen  strange  things  to- 
day. 

27  H  And  after  these  things  he  went  forth, 
and  saw  a  publican  named  Levi,  sitting  at 
the  receipt  of  custom :  and  he  said  unto 
him,  Follow  me. 

28  And  he  left  all,  rose  up,  and  followed 
him. 

29  TI  And  Levi  made  him  a  great  feast 
in  his  own  house  ;  and  there  was  a  great 
company  of  publicans,  and  of  others  that 
sat  down  with  them. 

30  But  their  scribes  and  Pharisees  mur- 
mured against  his  disciples,  saying,  Why 
do  ye  eat  and  drink  with  publicans  and 
sinners  ? 

31  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  them, 
They  that  are  whole  need  not  a  physician  ; 
but  they  that  are  sick. 

32  I  came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but 
sinners  to  repentance. 

33  U  And  they  said  unto  him.  Why  do 
the  disciples  of  John  fast  often,  and  make 
prayers,  and  likewise  the  disciples  of  the 
Pharisees;    but  thine  eat  and  drink  ? 

34  And  he  said  unto  them,  Can  ye  make 
the  children  of  the  bride-chamber  fast, 
while  the  bridegroom  is  with  them  ? 

35  But  the  days  will  come,  when  the 
bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away  from  them, 
and  then  shall  they  fast  in  those  days. 

36  H  And  he  spake  also  a  parable  unto 
them :  No  man  putteth  a  piece  of  a  new 
garment  upon  an  old :  if  otherwise,  then 
both  the  new  maketh  a  rent,  and  the  piece 
that  was  take7i  out  of  the  new  agreeth  not 
with  the  old. 

37  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into 
old  bottles ;  else  the  new  wine  will  burst 
the  bottles,  and  be  spilled,  and  the  bot- 
tles shall  perish. 

38  But  i;ew  wine  must  be  put  into  new 
bottles,  and  both  are  preserved. 

39  No  man  also  having  drunk  old  ioinc, 
straightway  desireth  new :  for  he  saith, 
The  old  is  better. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass  on  the  second  sab- 
bath after  the  first,  that  he  went 
through  the  corn-fields ;  and  his  disciples 
plucked  the  ears  of  corn,  and  did  eat,  rub- 
bing them  in  their  hands. 

2  And  certain  of  the  Pharisees  said  unto 
them.  Why  do  ye  that  which  is  not  lawful 
to  do  on  the  sabbath-days  1 

3  And  Jesus  answering  them,  said.  Have 
ye  not  read  so  much  as  this,  what  David 
did,  when  himself  was  an  hungered,  and 
they  which  were  with  him; 

4  How  he  went  into  the  house  of  God, 
and  did  take  and  eat  the  shew-bread,  and 
gave  also  to  them  that  were  with  him, 


LUKE.  Christ  chooses  tioelve  apostles. 

which    is   not   lawful  to  eat  but   for  the 
priests  alone  ? 

5  And  he  said  unto  them,  That  the  Son 
of  man  is  Lord  also  of  the  sabbath. 

6  H  And  it  came  to  pass  also  on  another 
sabbath,  that  he  entered  into  the  syna- 
gogue, and  taught :  and  there  was  a  man 
whose  right  hand  was  withered  : 

7  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  watched 
him,  whether  he  would  heal  on  the  sabbath- 
day  ;  that  they  might  find  an  accusation 
against  him. 

8  But  he  knew  their  thoughts,  and  said 
to  the  man  which  had  the  withered  hand, 
Rise  up,  and  stand  forth  in  the  midst.  And 
he  arose,  and  stood  forth. 

9  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  I  will  ask 
you  one  thing ;  Is  it  lawful  on  the  sabbath- 
days  to  do  good,  or  to  do  evil?  to  save  life, 
or  to  destroy  it  ? 

10  And  looking  round  about  upon  them 
all,  he  said  unto  the  man.  Stretch  forth  thy 
hand.  And  he  did  so :  and  his  hand  was 
restored  whole  as  the  other. 

11  And  they  were  filled  with  madness; 
and  communed  one  with  another  what  they 
might  do  to  Jesus. 

12  If  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  he  went  out  into  a  mountain  to  pray, 
and  continued  all  night  in  prayer  to  God. 

13  And  when  it  was  day,  he  called  unto 
him  his  disciples  :  and  of  tliem  he  chose 
twelve,  whom  also  he  named  Apostles ; 

14  Simon  (whom  he  also  named  Peter) 
and  Andrew  his  brother,  James  and  John, 
Philip  and  Bartholomew, 

15  Matthew  and  Thomas,  James  the 
son  of  Alpheus,  and  Simon  called  Zelotes, 

16  And  Judas  the  brother  of  James,  and 
Judas  Iscariot,  which  also  was  the  traitor. 

17  II  And  he  came  down  with  them,  and 
stood  in  the  plain;  and  the  company  of  his 
disciples,  and  a  great  multitude  of  people 
out  of  all  Judea  and  Jerusalem,  and  from 
the  sea-coast  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which 
came  to  hear  him,  and  to  be  healed  of  their 
diseases ; 

18  And  they  that  were  vexed  with  un- 
clean spirits  :   and  they  were  healed. 

19  And  the  whole  multitude  sought  to 
touch  him  ;  ibr  there  went  virtue  out  of 
him,  and  healed  them  all. 

20  H  And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on  his 
disciples,  and  said,  Blessed  he  i/cpoor;  for 
yours  is  the  kingdom  of  God. 

21  Blessed  are  ye  that  hunger  now  :  for 
ye  shall  be  filled.  Blessed  are  ye  that 
weep  now :  for  ye  shall  laugh. 

22  Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall  hate 
you,  and  when  thej'  shall  separate  jou 
from  their  eompany,  and  shall  reproach 
you,  and  cast  out  your  name  as  evil,  for 
the  Son  of  man's  sake. 

23  Rejoice  ye  in  that  day,  and  leap  for 
joy :  for  behold,  your  reward  is  great  in 
heaven:  for  in  the  like  manner  did  their 
fathers  unto  the  prophets. 

54 


Of  loving  our  enemies.  CHAP 

24  But  wo  unto  you  that  are  rich  !  for  ye 
have  received  your  consolation. 

25  Wo  unto  you  that  are  full  !  for  ye 
shall  hunger.  Wo  unto  you  that  laugh 
now  !  for  ye  shall  mourn  and  v\eep. 

26  Wo  unto  you,  when  all  men  shall 
speak  well  of  you  !  for  so  did  their  fathers 
to  the  false  prophets. 

27  If  But  I  say  unto  you  which  hear, 
Love  your  enemies,  do  good  to  them  which 
hate  you, 

28  Bless  them  that  curse  you,  and  pray 
for  them  which  despitefully  use  j'ou. 

29  And  unto  him  that  smiteth  thee  on 
the  one  cheek,  offer  also  the  other;  and  him 
that  taketh  away  thy  cloak,  forbid  not  to 
take  thy  coat  also. 

30  Give  to  every  man  that  asketh  of 
thee;  and  of  him  that  taketh  away  thy 
goods,  ask  them  not  again. 

31  And  as  ye  would  that  men  should  do 
to  you,  do  ye  also  to  them  likewise. 

32  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love  you, 
what  thank  have  ye?  for  sinners  also  love 
those  that  love  them. 

33  And  if  ye  do  good  to  them  which  do 
good  to  you,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for  sin- 
ners also  do  even  the  same. 

34  And  if  ye  lend  to  Me?rt  of  whom  ye 
hope  to  receive,  what  thank  have  ye  ?  for 
sinners  also  lend  to  sinners,  to  receive  as 
much  again. 

35  But  love  ye  your  enemies,  and  do 
good,  and  lend,  hoping  for  nothing  again ; 
and  your  reward  shall  be  great,  and  ye 
shall  be  the  children  of  the  Highest:  for  he 
is  kind  unto  the  unthankful  and  to  the 
evil. 

36  Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as  your 
Father  also  is  merciful.  j 

37  Judge  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  judg- 
ed :  condemn  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  con- 
demned :  forgive,  and  ye  shall  be  for- 
given : 

38  Give,  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you : 
good  measure,  pressed  down,  and  shaken 
together,  and  running  over,  shall  men  give 
into  your  bosom.  For  with  the  same  mea- 
sure that  ye  mete  withal  it  shall  be  measur- 
ed to  you  again. 

39  And  he  spake  a  para:ble  unto  them ; 
Can  the  blind  lead  the  blind  ?  shall  they  not 
both  fall  into  the  ditch  ? 

40  The  disciple  is  not  above  his  master : 
but  every  one  that  is  perfect,  shall  be  as  his 
master. 

41  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that 
is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but  perceivest  not 
the  beam  that  is  in  tliine  own  eye  ? 

42  Either  how   canst  thou  say  to  thy 


VII.  The  centurion's  faith. 

43  For  a  good  tree  bringeth  not  forth  cor- 
rupt fruit ;  neither  doth  a  corrupt  tree  bring 
forth  ^od  fruit. 

44  For  every  tree  is  known  by  his  own 
fruit :  for  of  thorns  men  do  not  gather  figs, 
nor  of  a  bramble-bush  gather  they  grapes. 

45  A  good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure 
of  his  heart,  bringeth  forth  that  which  is 
good  ;  and  an  evil  man  out  of  the  evil  trea- 
sure of  his  heart,  bringeth  forth  that  which 
is  evil :  for  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart 
his  mouth  speaketh. 

46  H  And  why  call  ye  me  Lord,  Lord, 
and  do  not  the  things  which  I  say  ? 

47  Whosoever  cometh  to  me,  and  hear- 
eth  my  sayings,  and  doeth  them,  I  will 
shew  you  to  whom  he  is  like. 

48  He  is  like  a  man  which  built  an  house, 
and  digged  deep,  and  laid  the  foundation  on 
a  rock  :  and  when  the  flood  arose,  the  stream 
beat  vehemently  upon  that  house,  and  could 
not  shake  it :  for  it  was  founded  upon  a 
rock. 

49  But  he  that  heareth,  and  doeth  not,  is 
like  a  man  that  without  a  foundation  built 
an  house  upon  the  earth,  against  which  the 
stream  did  beat  vehemently,  and  immedi- 
ately it  fell,  and  the  ruin  of  that  house  was 
great. 

CHAP.  VII. 


N* 


ings  in  the  audience  of  the  people,  he 
entered  into  Capernaum. 

2  And  a  certain  centurion's  servant,  who 
was  dear  unto  him,  was  sick,  and  ready  to 
die. 

3  And  when  he  heard  of  .Tesus,  he  sent 
unto  him  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  beseech- 
ing him  that  he  would  come  and  heal  his 
servant. 

4  And  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  they 
besought  him  instantly,  saying.  That  he 
was  worthy  for  whom  he  should  do  this : 

5  For  he  loveth  our  nation,  and  he  hath 
built  us  a  synagogue. 

6  Then  Jesus  went  with  them.  And 
when  he  was  now  not  far  from  the  house, 
the  centurion  sent  friends  to  him,  saying 
unto  him.  Lord,  trouble  not  thyself:  for  1 
am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  enter 
under  my  roof; 

7  Wherefore  neither  thought  I  m);self 
worthy  to  come  unto  thee ;  but  say  in  a 
word,  and  my  servant  shall  be  healed. 

8  For  I  also  am  a  man  set  under  au- 
thority, having  under  me  soldiers,  and  1 
say  unto  one.  Go,  and  he  goeth  :  and  to  ano- 
ther. Come,  and  he  cometh ;  and  to  my 
servant,  Do  this,  and  he  doeth  it. 

9  When  Jesus   heard  these  things,  he 


brother.  Brother,  let  me  pull  out  the  motel  marvelled  at  him,   and  turned  him  about 


that  is  in  thine  eye,  when  thou  thyself  be- 
holdest not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own 
eye  ?  Thou  hypocrite,  cast  out  first  the 
beam  out  of  thine  own  eye,  and  then  shalt 
thou  see  clearly  to  pull  out  the  mote  that 
is  in  thy  brother's  eye. 


and  said  unto  the  people  that  followed 
him,  I  say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so 
great  faith,  no,  not  in  Israel. 

10  And  they  that  were  sent,  returning  to 
the  house,  found  the  servant  whole  that  had 
been  sick. 

55 


Christ  testifies  concerning  John.      S.  LUKE. 


11  U  And  it  came  to  pass  the  day  after, 
that  he  went  into  a  city  called  Nain  :  and 
many  of  his  disciples  went  with  him,  and 


much  people. 

12  Now  when  he  came  nigh  to  the  gate 
of  the  city,  behold,  there  was  a  dead  man 
carried  out,  the  only  son  of  his  mother, 
and  she  was  a  widow :  and  much  people 
of  the  city  was  with  her. 

13  And  when  the  Lord  saw  her,  he  had 
compassion  on  her,  and  said  unto  her, 
Weep  not. 

14  And  he  came  and  touched  the  bier : 
And  they  that  bare  him  stood  still.  And 
he  said,  Young  man,  I  say  unto  thee, 
Arise. 

1.5  And  he  that  was  dead  sat  up,  and 
began  to  speak  :  and  he  delivered  him  to 
his  mother. 

16  And  there  came  a  fear  on  all :  and 
they  glorified  God,  saying,  That  a  great 
prophet  is  risen  up  among  us ;  and,  ^fhat 
God  hath  visited  his  people. 

17  And  this  rumour  of  him  went  forth 
throughout  all  Judea,  and  throughout  all 
the  region  round  about. 

15  If  And  the  disciples  of  John  shewed 
him  of  all  these  things. 

19  And  John  calling  tinto  him  two  of  his 
disciples,  sent  thc?n  to  Jesus,  saying,  Art 
thou  he  that  should  come  ?  or  look  we  for 
another  ? 

20  When  the  men  were  come  unto  him, 
they  said,  John  Baptist  hath  sent  us  unto 
thee,  saying,  Art  thou  he  that  should  come  ? 
or  look  we  for  another  ? 

21  And  in  that  same  hour  he  cured  ma- 
ny of  their  infirmities,  and  plagues,  and  of 
evil  spirits ;  and  unto  many  that  tcere  blind 
he  gave  sight. 

22  Then  Jesus  answering,  said  unto 
them,  Go  your  way,  and  tell  John  what 
things  ye  have  seen  and  heard;  how  that 
the  blind  see,  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are 
cleansed,  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised, 
to  the  poor  the  gospel  is  preached. 

23  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever  shall  not 
be  offended  in  me. 

24  ^  And  when  the  messengers  of  John 
were  departed,  he  began  to  speak  unto  the 
people  concerning  John,  What  went  ye  out 
into  the  wilderness  lor  to  see  ?  A  reed  shak- 
en with  the  wind? 

25  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A 
man  clothed  in  soft  raiment?  Behold,  they 
which  are  gorgeously  apparelled,  and  live 
delicately,  are  in  kings'  courts. 

26  But  what  went  ye  out  for  to  see  ?  A 
prophet?  Yea,  I  say  unto  j-ou,  and  much 
more  than  a  prophet. 

27  This  is  he,  of  whom  it  is  written. 
Behold,  I  send  my  messenger  before  thy 
face,  which  shall  prepare  thy  way  before 
thee. 

28  For  I  say  unto  you.  Among  those 
that  are  born  of  women,  there  is  not  a 
greater  prophet  than  John  the  Baptist :  but 


Mary  anoints  ChrisVs  feet. 


he  that  is  least  in  the  kingdom  of  God,  is 
greater  than  he. 

29  And  all  the  people  that  heard  him, 
and  the  publicans,  justified  God,  being 
baptized  with  the  baptism  of  John. 

30  But  the  Pharisees  and  lawyers  re- 
jected the  counsel  of  God  against  them- 
selves, being  not  baptized  of  him. 

31  IT  And  the  Lord  said,  Whereunto 
then  shall  I  liken  the  men  of  this  genera- 
tion ?  and  to  what  are  they  like? 

32  They  are  like  unto  children  sitting  in 
the  market-pilace,  and  calling  one  to  ano- 
ther, and  saying.  We  have  piped  unto  you, 
and  ye  have  not  danced ;  we  have  mourned 
to  you,  and  ye  have  not  wept. 

33  For  John  the  Baptist  came  neither 
eating  bread,  nor  drinking  wine  ;  and  ye 
say,  He  hath  a  devil. 

34  The  Son  of  man  is  come  eating  and 
drinking  ;  and  ye  say,  Behold  a  gluttonous 
man,  and  a  wine-bibber,  a  friend  of  publi- 
cans and  sinners. 

35  But  Wisdom  is  justified  of  all  her 
children. 

36  H  And  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired 
him  that  he  would  eat  with  him.  And  he 
went  into  the  Pharisee's  house,  and  sat 
down  to  meat. 

37  And  behold,  a  woman  in  the  city, 
which  was  a  sinner,  when  she  knew  that 
Jesits  sat  at  meat  in  the  Pharisee's  house, 
brought  an  alabaster-box  of  ointment, 

38  And  stood  at  his  feet  behind  him. 
weeping,  and  began  to  wash  his  feet  with 
tears,  and  did  wipe  them  with  the  hairs  of 
her  head,  and  kissed  his  feet,  and  anointed 
them  with  the  ointment. 

39  Now  when  the  Pharisee  which  had 
bidden  him,  saw  it,  he  spake  within  him- 
self, saying,  This  man,  if  he  were  a  pro- 
phet, would  have  known  who,  and  what 
manner  of  woman  this  zsthat  toucheth  him  : 
for  she  is  a  sinner. 

40  And  Jesus  ar>swering,  said  unto  him, 
Simon,  I  have  somewhat  to  say  unto  thee. 
And  he  saith.  Master,  say  on. 

41  There  was  a  certain  creditor,  which 
had  two  debtors :  the  one  owed  five  hun- 
dred pence,  and  the  other  fifty. 

42  And  when  they  had  nothing  to  pay. 
he  frankly  forgave  them  both.  Tell  me 
therefore,  which  of  them  will  love  him 
most  ? 

43  Simon  answered  and  said,  I  suppose 
that  he,  to  whom  he  forgave  most.  And  he 
said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  rightly  judged. 

44  And  he  turned  to  the  woman,  and 
said  unto  Simon,  Seestthou  this  woman?  I 
entered  into  thine  house,  thou  gavest  me  no 
water  for  my  feet :  but  she  hatli  washed  my 
feet  with  tears,  and  wiped  them  with  the 
hairs  of  her  head. 

45  Thou  gavest  me  no  kiss:  but  this 
woman,  since  tiie  time  I  came  in,  hath  not 
ceased  to  kiss  my  feet. 

46  My  head   with   oil   thou    didst    not 

56 


Tlie  parable  of  the  sower.  CHAP 

anoint :    but  this  woman  hath  anointed  mj- 
feet  with  ointment. 

47  VViieretbre  I  say  unto  thee,  Her  sins, 
which  are  man}%  are  forgiven ;  for  she 
loved  much  :  but  to  whom  little  is  forgiven, 
the  same  lovetli  little. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her,  Thy  sins  are 
forgiven. 

49  And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with  him, 
began  to  say  within  tiiemselves,  Who  is 
this  that  forgiveth  sins  also  ? 

50  And  he  said  to  the  woman,  Thy  faith 
hath  saved  thee ;   go  in  peace. 

CHAP.  VHI. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  afterward,  that  he 
went  throughout  every  city  and  vil- 
lage, preaching  and  shewing  the  glad  ti- 
dings of  the  kingdom  of  God  :  and  the 
twelve  were  with  him, 

2  And  certain  women,  which  had  been 
healed  of  evil  spirits  and  infirmities,  Mary 
called  Magdalene,  out  of  whom  went  seven 
devils, 

3  And  Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza,  He- 
rod's steward,  and  Susanna,  and  many 
others,  which  ministered  unto  him  of  their 
substance. 

4  H  And  when  much  people  were  gather- 
ed together,  and  were  come  to  him  out  of 
every  city,  he  spake  by  a  parable  : 

5  A  sower  went  out  to  sow  his  seed :  and 
as  he  sowed,  some  fell  by  the  way-side ; 
and  it  was  trodden  down,  and  the  fowls  of 
the  air  devoured  it. 

6  And  some  fell  upon  a  rock  ;  and  as 
soon  as  it  was  sprung  up,  it  withered  away, 
because  it  lacked  moisture. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns  ;  and  the 
thorns  sprang  up  with  it,  and  choked  it. 

8  And  other  fell  on  good  ground,  and 
sprang  up,  and  bare  fruit  an  hundred-fold. 
And  when  he  had  said  these  things,  he 
cried,  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him 
hear. 

9  H  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying, 
What  might  this  parable  be  ? 

10  And  he  said,  Unto  you  it  is  given  to 
know  the  mysteries  of  the  kingdom  of 
God  :  but  to  others  in  parables;  that  seeing 
they  might  not  see,  and  hearing  they  might 
not  understand. 

11  1i  Now  the  parable  is  this:  The  seed 
is  the*\vord  of  God. 

12  Those  by  the  way-side,  are  they  that 
hear;  then  cometh  the  devil,  and  taketh 
away  the  word  out  of  their  hearts,  lest  they 
should  believe  and  be  saved. 

13  They  on  the  rock  arc  they,  which, 
when  they  hear,  receive  the  word  with  joy  ; 
and  these  have  no  root,  which  for  a  while 
believe,  and  in  time  of  temptation  fall 
away. 

14  And  that  which  fell  among  thorns, 
are  they,  which,  when  they  have  heard,  go 
forth,  and  are  choked  with  cares,  and  rich- 
es, and  pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no 
fruit  to  perfection. 

8 


vni. 


Christ  rebukes  tlie  imnds. 


15  But  that  on  the  good  ground  are 
they,  which  in  an  honest  and  good  heart, 
having  heard  the  word,  keep  it,  and  bring 
forth  fruit  with  patience. 

16  H  No  man,  when  he  hath  lighted  a 
candle,  covereth  it  with  a  vessel,  or  putteth 
it  under  a  bed  ;  but  setteth  //  on  a  caudle- 
stick,  that  they  which  enter  in  may  see  the 
light. 

17  For  nothmg  is  secret,  that  shall  not 
be  made  manifest;  neither  o«y  ^Anig- hid, 
that  siiall  not  be  known,  and  come  abroad. 

18  Take  heed  therefore  how  ye  hear : 
for  whosoever  hath,  to  him  siiall  be  given  ; 
and  whosoever  hath  not,  from  him  shall  be 
taken  even  that  which  he  seemeth  to  liave. 

19  H  Then  came  to  him  his  motlier  and 
his  brethren,  and  could  not  come  at  him 
for  the  press. 

20  And  it  was  told  him  by  certain, 
which  said.  Thy  mother  and  thy  brethren 
stand  without,  desiring  to  see  tiiee. 

21  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
My  mother  and  my  brethren  are  these 
which  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  do  it. 

22  If  Now  it  came  to  pass  on  a  certain 
day,  that  he  went  into  a  ship  with  his  dis- 
ciples: and  he  said  unto  them,  Let  us  go 
over  unto  the  other  side  of  the  lake.  And 
they  launched  forth. 

23  But  as  they  sailed,  he  fell  asleep  :  and 
there  came  down  a  storm  of  wind  on  the 
lake ;  and  they  were  filled  with  loater,  and 
were  in  jeopardy. 

24  And  they  came  to  him,  and  awoke 
him,  saying,  Master,  Master,  we  perish. 
Then  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the  wind,  and 
the  raging  of  the  water  :  and  they  ceased, 
and  there  was  a  calm. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them.  Where  is 
your  faith?  And  they  being  afraid,  won- 
dered, saying  one  to  another.  What  man- 
ner of  man  is  this !  for  he  commandeth 
even  the  winds  and  water,  and  they  obey 
him. 

26  H  And  they  arrived  at  the  country 
of  the  Gadarenes,  which  is  over  against 
Galilee. 

27  And  when  he  went  forth  to  land, 
there  met  him  out  of  the  city  a  certain 
man,  which  had  devils  long  time,  and  ware 
no  clothes,  neither  abode  in  amj  house, 
but  in  the  tombs. 

28  When  he  saw  Jesus,  he  cried  out, 
and  fell  down  before  him,  and  with  a  loud 
voice  said,  What  have  I  to  do  with  thee, 
Jesus,  thou  Son  of  God  most  high  ?  I  be- 
seech thee  torment  me  not. 

29  (For  he  had  commanded  the  unclean 
spirit  to  come  out  of  the  man.  For  often- 
times it  had  caught  him,  and  he  was  kept 
bound  with  chains,  and  in  fetters :  and  he 
brake  the  bands,  and  was  driven  of  the 
devil  into  the  wilderness.) 

30  And  Jesus  asked  him,  saying.  What 
is  thy  name  ?  And  he  said.  Legion  :  be- 
cause manv  devils  were  entered  into  him. 

57 


Christ  heals  the  bloody  issue.  S.  LUKE. 

31  And  they  besought  him,  that  he 
would  not  command  them  to  go  out  into 
the  deep. 

32  And  there  was  there  an  lierd  of  many 
swine  feeding  on  the  mountain  :  and  they 
besought  him  that  he  would  suffer  them  to 
enter  into  them.     And  he  suffered  them. 

33  Then  went  the  devils  out  of  the  man, 
and  entered  into  the  swine  :  and  the  herd 
ran  violently  down  a  steep  place  into  the 
lake,  and  were  choked. 

34  When  they  that  fed  thevi  saw  what 
was  done,  they  fled,  and  went  and  told  it 
in  the  city  and  in  the  country. 

35  Then  they  went  out  to  see  what  was 
done ;  and  came  to  Jesus,  and  found  the 
man  out  of  whom  the  devils  were  departed, 
sitting  at  the  feet  of  Jesus,  clothed,  and  in 
his  riglit  mind  :  and  they  were  afraid. 

36  They  also  which  saw  it,  told  therh  by 
what  means  he  that  was  possessed  of  the 
devils  was  healed. 

37  Then  the  whole  multitude  of  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes  round  about, 
besought  him  to  depart  from  them  ;  for 
they  were  taken  with  great  fear.  And  he 
went  up  into  the  ship,  and  returned  back 
again. 

38  Now  the  man  out  of  whom  the  devils 
were  departed,  besought  him  that  he  might 
be  with  him.     But  Jesus  sent  him  away. 


saymg, 

39  Return  to  thine  own  house,  and  shew 
how  great  things  God  hath  done  unto  thee. 
And  he  went  his  way  and  published 
throughout  the  whole  city,  how  great 
things  Jesus  had  done  unto  him. 

40  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Je- 
sus was  returned,  the  people  gladly  re- 
ceived him  :  for  they  were  all  waiting  for 
him. 

41  IT  And  behold,  there  came  a  man 
named  Jairus,  and  he  was  a  ruler  of  the 
synagogue  :  and  he  fell  down  at  Jesus' 
feet,  and  besought  him  that  he  would  come 
into  his  house : 

42  For  he  had  one  only  daughter,  about 
twelve  years  of  age,  and  she  lay  a-djing. 
But  as  he  went,  the  people  thronged  him. 

43  H  And  a  woman  having  an  issue  of 
blood  twelve  years,  which  had  spent  all 
her  living  upon  physicians,  neither  could 
be  healed  of  any, 

44  Came  behind  liim  and  touched  the 
border  of  his  garment :  and  immediately 
her  issue  of  blood  stanched. 

45  And  Jesus  said.  Who  touched  me  1 
When  all  denied,  Peter,  and  they  that  were 
with  him,  said.  Master,  the  multitude 
throng  thee,  and  press  thee,  and  sayest 
thou.  Who  touched  me  ? 

46  And  Jesus  said,  Somebody  hath 
touched  me  :  for  I  perceive  that  virtue  is 
gone  out  of  me. 

47  And  when  the  woman  saw  that  she 
was  not  hid,  she  came  trembling,  and  fall- 
ing down  before  him,  she  declared   unto 


He  sends  out  his  apostles. 

him  before  all  the  people  for  what  cause  she 
had  touched  him,  and  how  she  was  healed 
immediately. 

48  And  he  said  unto  her.  Daughter,  be 
of  good  comfort :  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole  ;  go  in  peace. 

49  11  While  he  yet  spake,  there  cometh 
one  from  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue's 
house,  saying  to  him,  Thy  daughter  is  dead  : 
trouble  not  the  Master. 

50  But  when  Jesus  heard  it,  he  answer- 
ed him,  saying.  Fear  not:  believe  only, 
and  she  shall  be  made  whole. 

51  And  when  he  came  into  the  house, 
he  suffered  no  man  to  go  in,  save  Peter, 
and  James,  and  John,  and  the  father  and 
the  mother  of  the  maiden. 

52  And  all  wept  and  bewailed  her  :  but 
he  said.  Weep  not :  she  is  not  dead,  but 
sleepeth. 

53  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn, 
knowing  that  she  was  dead. 

54  And  he  put  them  all  out,  and  took 
her  by  the  hand,  and  called,  saying.  Maid, 
arise. 

55  And  her  spirit  came  again,  and  she 
arose  straightway :  and  he  commanded  to 
give  her  meat. 

56  And  her  parents  were  astonished : 
but  he  charged  them  that  they  should  tell 
no  man  what  was  done. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  he  called  his  twelve  disciples 
together,  and  gave  them  power  and 
authoritj^  over  all  devils,  and  to  cure  dis- 
eases. 

2  And  he  sent  them  to  preach  the  king- 
dom of  God,  and  to  heal  the  sick. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  nothing 
for  yoj;7-  journey,  neither  staves,  nor  scrip, 
neither  bread,  neither  money  ;  neither  have 
two  coats  apiece. 

4  And  whatsoever  house  ye  enter  into, 
there  abide,  and  thence  depart. 

5  And  whosoever  will  not  receive  you, 
when  ye  go  out  of  that  city,  shake  off  the 
very  dust  from  your  feet  for  a  testimony 
against  them. 

6  And  they  departed,  and  went  through 
the  towns,  preaching  the  gospel,  and  heal- 
ing everj'  where. 

7  H  Now  Herod  the  tetrarch  heard  of 
all  that  was  done  by  him  :  and  he  was  per- 
plexed, because  it  was  said  of  some.  That 
John  was  risen  from  the  dead  ; 

8  And  of  some.  That  Elias  had  appear- 
ed ;  and  of  others.  That  one  of  the  old 
prophets  was  risen  again. 

9  And  Herod  said,  John  have  I  behead- 
ed :  but  who  is  this  of  whom  I  hear  such 
things?  And  he  desired  to  see  him. 

10  H  And  the  apostles,  when  they  were 
returned,  told  him  all  that  they  had  done. 
And  he  took  them,  and  went  aside  private- 
ly into  a  desert  place,  belonging  to  the  city 
called  Bethsaida. 

1 1  And  the  people,  when  they  knew  it, 

68 


Christ  foretells  his  passion. 


CHAP.  IX. 


He  heals  the  lunatic. 


followed  him  :  and  he  received  them,  and 
spake  unto  them  of  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  healed  them  that  had  need  of  healing. 

12  U  And  when  the  day  began  to  wear 
away,  tlien  came  the  twelve,  and  said  unto 
him,  Send  the  multitude  away,  that  they 
may  go  into  the  towns  and  country  round 
about,  and  lodge,  and  get  victuals :  for  we 
are  here  in  a  desert  place. 

13  But  he  said  unto  them,  Give  ye  them 
to  eat.  And  thej'  said,  We  have  no  more 
but  five  loaves  and  two  lislies;  except  we 
should  go  and  buy  meat  for  all  this  people. 

14  {{"or  they  were  about  five  thousand 
men.)  And  he  said  to  his  disciples,  Make 
them  sit  down  by  fifties  in  a  company. 

15  And  they  did  so,  and  made  them  all 
sit  down. 

16  Then  he  took  the  five  loaves,  and  the 
two  fishes,  and  looking  up  to  heaven,  he 
blessed  them,  and  brake,  and  gave  to  the 
disciples  to  set  before  the  multitude. 

17  And  they  did  eat,  and  were  all  filled : 
and  there  was  taken  up  of  fragments  that 
remained  to  tliem  twelve  baskets. 

IS  "tI  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  was 
alone  praying,  his  disciples  were  with  him ; 
and  he  asked  them,  saying,  Whom  say  the 
people  that  I  am  ? 

19  They  answering,  said,  John  the  Bap- 
tist ;  but  some  say,  Elias ;  and  others  say, 
That  one  of  the  old  prophets  is  risen  again. 

20  He  said  unto  them.  But  whom  say  ye 
that  I  am  ]  Peter  answering,  said,  The 
Christ  of  God. 

21  And  he  straitly  charged  them,  and 
commanded  tJiem  to  tell  no  man  that  thing, 

22  Saying,  The  Son  of  man  must  suffer 
many  things,  and  be  rejected  of  the  elders, 
and  chief  priests,  and  scribes,  and  be  slain, 
and  be  raised  the  third  day. 

23  II  And  he  said  to  them  all.  If  any  7naii 
will  come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself, 
and  take  up  his  cross  daily,  and  follow  me. 

24  For  whosoever  will  save  his  life,  shall 
lose  it :  but  whosoever  will  lose  his  life  for 
mj"  sake,  the  same  shall  save  it. 

25  For  what  is  a  man  advantaged,  if  he 
gain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  himself,  or 
be  cast  away  ? 

26  For  whosoever  shall  be  ashamed  of 
me,  and  of  my  words,  of  him  shall  the  Son 
of  man  be  ashamed,  when  he  shall  come 
in  his  own  glory,  and  in  his  Father's,  and 
of  the  holy  angels. 

27  But  I  tell  you  of  a  truth,  there  be 
some  standing  here  which  shall  not  taste 
of  death  till  they  see  the  kingdom  of  God. 

28  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  about  an  eight 
days  after  these  sayings,  he  took  Peter,  and 
John,  and  James,  and  went  up  into  a  moun- 
tain to  praj'. 

29  And  as  he  prayed,  the  fashion  of  his 
countenance  was  altered,  and  his  raiment 
toas  white  and  glistering. 

30  And  behold,  there  talked  with  him 
two  men,  which  were  Moses  and  Elias  : 


31  Who  appeared  in  glory,  and  spake 
of  his  decease  which  he  should  accomplish 
at  Jerusalem. 

32  But  Peter  and  they  that  were  with 
him  were  heavy  with  sleep  :  and  when  they 
were  awake,  they  saw  his  glory,  and  the 
two  men  that  stood  with  him. 

33  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  departed 
from  him,  Peter  said  unto  Jesus,  Master,  it 
is  good  tor  us  to  be  here :  and  let  us  make 
three  tabernacles ;  one  for  thee,  and  one 
for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias :  not  knowing 
what  he  said. 

34  While  he  thus  spake,  there  came  a 
cloud,  and  overshadowed  them  :  and  they 
feared  as  they  entered  into  the  cloud. 

35  And  there  came  a  voice  out  of  the 
cloud,  saying.  This  is  my  beloved  Son  : 
hear  him. 

36  And  when  the  voice  was  past,  Jesus 
was*  found  alone.  And  they  kept  it  close, 
and  told  no  man  in  those  days  any  of  those 
things  which  the}^  had  seen. 

37  ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the 
next  day,  when  they  were  come  down  from 
the  hill,  much  people  met  him. 

38  And  behold,  a  man  of  the  company 
cried  out,  saying.  Master,  I  beseech  thee 
look  upon  my  son:  for  he  is  mine  only 
child. 

39  And  lo,  a  spirit  taketh  him,  and  he 
suddenly  crieth  out  ;  and  it  teareth  him 
that  he  foameth  again,  and  bruising  him, 
hardl}'  departeth  from  him. 

40  And  I  besought  thy  disciples  to  cast 
him  out,  and  they  could  not. 

41  And  Jesus  answering  said,  O  faithless 
and  perverse  generation,  how  long  shall  I 
be  with  you,  and  suffer  you  1  Bring  thy 
son  hither. 

42  And  as  he  was  )'et  a  coming,  the  de- 
vil threw  him  down,  and  tare  hi?n.  And 
Jesus  rebuked  the  unclean  spirit,  and  heal- 
ed the  child,  and  delivered  him  again  to 
his  father. 

43  U  And  they  were  all  amazed  at  the 
mighty,  power  of  God.  But  while  they 
wondered  every  one  at  all  things  which  Je- 
sus did,  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

44  Let  these  sayings  sink  down  into 
your  ears :  for  the  Son  of  man  shall  be  de- 
livered into  the  hands  of  men. 

45  But  they  understood  not  this  saying, 
and  it  was  hid  from  them,  that  they  per- 
ceived it  not :  and  they  feared  to  ask  him 
of  that  saying. 

46  H  Then  there  arose  a  rea.soning 
among  them,  which  of  them  should  be 
greatest. 

47  And  Jesus  perceiving  the  thought  of 
their  heart,  took  a  child,  and  set  him  by 
him, 

48  And  said  unto  them,  Whosoever  shall 
receive  this  child  in  my  name,  receiveth 
me ;  and  whosoever  shall  receive  me,  re- 
ceiveth him  that  sent  me  :  for  he  that  is 
least  among  you  all,  the  same  shall  be  great. 

59 


Christ  sends  out  seventy  disciples.     S.  LUKE. 

49  U  And  John  answered  and  said,  Mas- 
ter, we  saw  one  casting  out  devils  in  thy 
name;  and  we  forbade  him,  because  he 
followetli  not  with  us. 

50  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Forbid  Mm 
not :  for  he  that  is  rtot  against  us,  is  for  us. 

51  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the 
time  was  come  that  he  should  be  received 
up,  he  steadfastly  set  his  face  to  go  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

52  And  sent  messengers  before  liis  face  : 
and  they  went  and  entered  into  a  village 
of  the  Samaritans,  to  make  ready  for  him. 

63  And  they  did  not  receive  him,  because 
his  face  was  as  though  he  would  go  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

54  And  when  his  disciples  James  and 
John  saw  this,  they  said,  Lord,  wilt  thou 
that  we  command  fire  to  come  down  from 
heaven,  and  consume  them,  even  as  Elias 
did? 

55  But  he  turned,  and  rebuked  them, 
and  said.  Ye  know  not  what  manner  of 
spirit  ye  are  of 

56  iFor  the  Son  of  man  is  not  come  to 
destroy  men's  lives,  but  to  save  them.  And 
they  went  to  another  village. 

57  "^  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  they 
went  in  the  way,  a  certain  7iian  said  unto 
him,  Lord,  I  will  follow  thee  whithersoever 
thou  goest. 

58  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Foxes  have 
holes,  and  birds  of  the  air  have  nests  ;  but 
the  Son  of  man  hath  not  where  to  lay  his 
head. 

59  And  he  said  unto  another,  Follow  me. 
But  he  said,  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and 
bury  my  father. 

60  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Let  the  dead 
bury  tlieir  dead  :  but  go  thou  and  preach 
the  kingdom  of  God. 

61  And  another  also  said,  Lord,  I  w^ll 
follow  thee  ;  but  let  me  first  go  bid  them 
farewell  which  are  at  home  at  ni)'  house. 

62  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  No  man 
having  put  his  hand  to  the  plough,  and 
looking  back,  is  fit  for  the  kingdom  of  God. 

CHAP.  X. 

AFTER  these  things,  the  Lord  appoint- 
ed other  seventy  also,  and  sent  tiiem 
two  and  two  before  his  face  into  every  city, 
and  place,  whither  he  himself  would  come. 

2  Therefore  said  he  unto  them,  The 
harvest  truly  is  great,  but  the  labourers  arc 
few  :  pray  ye  therefore  the  Lord  of  the  har- 
vest, that  he  would  send  forth  labourers  into 
his  harvest. 

3  Go  your  ways :  behold,  I  send  you 
forth  as  lambs  among  wolves. 

4  Carry  neither  purse,  nor  scrip,  nor  shoes : 
and  salute  no  man  by  the  way. 

5  And  into  whatsoever  house  ye  enter, 
first  say,  Peace  be  to  this  house. 

6  And  if  the  son  of  peace  be  there,  your 
peace  shall  rest  upon  it :  if  not,  it  shall  turn 
to  you  again. 

7  And  in  the  same  house  remain,  eating 


to  work  miracles. 
and  drinking  such  things  as  they  give  :  for 
the  labourer  is  worthy  of  his  hire.     Go  not 
from  house  to  house. 

8  And  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,  and 
they  receive  you,  eat  such  things  as  are  set 
before  you. 

9  And  heal  the  sick  that  are  therein,  and 
say  unto  them.  The  kingdom  of  God  is  come 
nigh  unto  you. 

10  But  into  wliatsoever  city  ye  enter, 
and  they  receive  you  not,  go  your  ways  out 
into  the  streets  of  the  same,  and  say, 

11  Even  the  very  dust  of  your  city  which 
cleaveth  on  us,  we  do  wipe  off  against  you  : 
notwithstanding,  be  ye  sure  of  this,  that  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  come  nigh  unto  you. 

12  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  it  shall  be 
more  tolerable  in  that  day  for  Sodom  than 
for  that  city. 

13  If  Wo  unto  thee,  Chorazin  !  wo  unto 
thee,  Bethsaida !  for  if  the  mighty  works 
had  been  done  in  Tyre  and  Sidon,  which 
have  been  done  in  you,  they  had  a  great 
while  ago  repented,  sitting  in  sackcloth 
and  ashes. 

14  But  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Tyre 
and  Sidon  at  the  judgment,  than  for  you. 

15  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which  art  ex- 
alted to  heaven,  shalt  be  thrust  down  to 
hell. 

16  He  that  heareth  you,  heareth  me ; 
and  he  that  despiseth  you,  despiseth  me ; 
and  he  that  despiseth  me,  despiseth  him 
that  sent  me. 

17  ^  And  the  seventy  returned  again 
with  joy,  saying.  Lord,  even  the  devils  are 
subject  unto  us  through  thy  name. 

18  And  he  said  unto  them,  I  beheld  Sa- 
tan as  lightning  fall  from  heaven. 

19  Behold,  I  give  unto  you  power  to  tread 
on  serpents  and  scorpions,  and  over  all  the 
power  of  the  enemy  :  and  nothing  shall  by 
any  means  hurt  you. 

20  Notwithstanding  in  this  rejoice  not, 
that  the  spirits  are  subject  unto  you  ;  but 
rather  rejoice,  because  your  names  are  writ- 
ten in  heaven. 

21  IT  Li  that  hour  Jesus  rejoiced  in  spirit, 
and  said,  I  thank  thee,  O  Father,  Lord  of 
heaven  and  earth,  that  thou  hast  hid  tliese 
things  from  the  wise  and  prudent,  and  hast 
revealed  them  unto  babes:  even  so,  Father; 
for  so  it  seemed  good  in  thy  sight. 

22  All  things  are  delivered  to  me  of  my 
Father  :  and  no  man  knoweth  who  the  Son 
is,  but  the  Father ;  and  who  the  Father  is, 
but  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom  the  Son  will 
reveal  hi7n. 

23  If  And  he  turned  him  unto  his  disci- 
ples, and  said  privately,  Blessed  are  the 
eyes  which  see  the  things  that  ye  see. 

24  For  I  tell  you,  That  many  prophets 
and  kings  have  desired  to  see  those  things 
which  ye  see,  and  liave  not  seen  them;  and 
to  hear  those  things  which  ye  hear,  and 
have  not  heard  thn)i. 

25  If  And  behold,  a  certain  lawyer  stood 
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The  Imcyer's  question  answered 
up,  and  tempted  him,  saying,  Master,  what 
shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life  ? 

26  He  said  unto  him,  What  is  written  m 
the  law  ?  how  readest  thou? 

27  And  he  answering  said,  1  hou  shall 
love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart, 
and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
strength,  and  with  all  thy  mind ;  and  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself. 

28  And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  an- 
swered right :  this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live. 

29  But  he,  willing  to  justify  himself,  said 
unto  Jesus,  And  who  is  my  neighbour? 

30  And  Jesus  answering,  said,  A  certain 
man  went  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho, 
and  fell  among  thieves,  which  stripped  him 
of  his  raiment,  and  wounded  him,  and  de- 
parted, leaving  him  half  dead. 

31  And  by  chance  there  came  down  a 
certain  priest  that  way  ;  and  when  he  saw 
him,  he  passed  by  on  the  other  side. 

32  And  likewise  a  Lcvite,  when  he  was 
at  the  place,  came  and  looked  on  him,  and 
passed  by  on  the  other  side. 

33  But  a  certain  Samaritan,  as  he  jour- 
neyed, came  where  lie  was:  and  when  he 
saw  him,  he  had  compassion  on  him, 

34  And  went  to  /«Vh,  and  bound  up  his 
wounds,  pouring  in  oil  and  wine,  and  set 
him  on  his  own  beast,  and  brought  him  to 
an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him. 

35  And  on  the  morrow,  when  he  depart- 
ed, he  took  out  two  pence,  and  gave  thetn 
to  the  host,  and  said  unto  him,  Take  care  of 
him :  and  whatsoever  thou  spendest  more, 
when  I  come  again,  I  will  repay  thee. 

36  Which  now  of  these  three,  thmkest 
thou,  was  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell 
among  the  thieves  1 

37  And  he  said.  He  that  shewed  mercy 
on  him.  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Go, 
and  do  thou  likewise. 

38  H  Now  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  went, 
that  he  entered  into  a  certain  village  :  and 
a  certain  woman,  named  Martha,  received 
him  into  her  house. 

39  And  she  had  a  sister  called  Mary, 
which  also  sat  at  Jesus'  feet,  and  heard  his 
word. 

40  But  Martha  was  cumbered  about  much 
serving,  and  came  to  him,  and  said.  Lord, 
dost  thou  not  care  that  my  sister  hath  left 
me  to  serve  alone  1  bid  her  therefore  that 
she  help  me. 

41  And  Jesus  answered,  and  said  unto 
her,  Martha,  Martha,  thou  art  careful,  and 
troubled  about  many  things  : 

42  But  one  thing  is  needful ;  and  Mary 
hath  chosen  that  good  part,  which  shall  not 
be  taken  away  from  her. 

CHAP.  XI. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  he  was 
praying  in  a  certain  place,  when  he 
ceased,  one  of  his  disciples  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  as  John  also  taught 
his  disciples 


CHAP.  XL  A  dumb  devil  cast  out. 

say.  Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven.  Hal- 
lowed be  thy  name.  Thy  kingdom  come. 
Thy  will  be  done,  as  in  heaven,  so  in  earth. 

3  Give  us  day  by  day  our  daily  bread. 

4  And  forgive  us  our  sins ;  for  we  also 
forgive  every  one  that  is  indebted  to  us. 
And  lead  us" not  into  temptation;  but  de- 
liver us  from  evil.  . 

5  And  he  said  unto  them.  Which  ot  you 
shall  have  a  friend,  and  shall  go  unto  him 
at  midnight,  and  say  unto  him,  Friend, 
lend  me  three  loaves  : 

6  For  a  friend  of  mine  in  his  journey  is 
come  to  me,  and  I  have  nothing  to  set  be- 
fore him  ?  .  ,  .       ,    11  A 

7  And  he  from  withm  shall  answer  and 
say.  Trouble  me  not :  the  door  is  no\y  shut, 
and  my  children  are  with  me  in  bed  ;  1 
cannot  rise  and  give  thee. 

8  Isay  unto  you.  Though  he  will  not 
rise  and  give  him,  because  he  is  his  iriend, 
yet  because  of  his  importunity  he  will  rise 
and  give  him  as  manv  as  he  needeth. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you.  Ask,  and  it  shall 
be  given  you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  hnd; 
knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you. 

10  For  every  one  that  asketh,  receiveth ; 
and  he  that  seeketh,  findeth ;  and  to  him 
that  knocketh,  it  shall  be  opened. 

11  If  a  son  shall  ask  bread  of  any  of  you 
that  is  a  father,  will  he  give  him  a  stone  ? 
or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  for  a  fish  give 
him  a  serpent  ? 

12  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will  he  otler 
him  a  scorpion  7 

13  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to 
give  good  gifts  unto  your  children :  how 
much  more  shall  your  heavenly  Father 
give  the   Holy    Spirit  to  them   that  ask 

him?  1     -1        . 

14  1l  And  he  was  casting  out  a  devil,  and 
it  was  dumb.  And  it  came  to  pass  when 
the  devil  was  gone  out,  the  dumb  spake ; 
and  the  people  wondered. 

15  But  some  of  them  said.  He  casteth 
out  devils  through  Beelzebub,  the  chief  of 
the  devils. 

16  And  others  tempting  him,  sought  ot 
him  a  sign  from  heaven. 

17  But  he,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said 
unto  them,  Every  kingdom  divided  against 
itself  is  brought  to  desolation  ;  and  a  house 
divided  against  a  house  falleth. 

18  If  Satan  also  be  divided  against  him- 
self, how  shall  his  kingdom  stand?  because 
ye  say  that  I  cast  out  devils  through  Beel- 
zebub. ,     ., 

19  And  if  I  by  Beelzebub  cast  out  devils, 
by  whom  do  your  sons  cast  them  out? 
therefore  shall  they  be  your  judges. 

20  But  if  I  with  the  finger  of  God  cast 
out  devils,  no  doubt  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
come  upon  you. 

21  When  a  strong  man  armed  keepetii 
his  palace,  his  goods  are  in  peace  : 


saiscipies  I     22  But  when  a  stronger'than   he  shall 

2  And  he  said  unto  them,  When  ye  pray,  I  come  upon  him,  and  overcome  him,   he 

61 


Vhrist  preaches  to  the  people,  S.  LUKE 

laketli  from  him  all  his  armour  wherein  he 
trusted,  and  divideth  his  spoils. 

23  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against  me  : 
and  he  that  gathereth  not  with  me  scat- 
tereth. 

24  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone  out 
of  a  man,  he  walketh  through  dry  places, 
seeking  rest :  and  finding  none,  he  saith,  I 
will  return  unto  my  house  whence  I  came 
out 

25  And  when  he  cometh,  he  findeth  it 
swept  and  garnished. 

26  Then  goeth  he,  and  taketh  to  him 
seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  than  him- 
self; and  they  enter  in,  and  dwell  there  : 
and  the  last  state  of  that  man  is  worse  than 
the  first. 

27  Vi  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  spake 
these  things,  a  certain  woman  of  the  corri- 
pany  lifted  up  her  voice,  and  said  unto 
him,  Blessed  is  the  womb  that  bare  thee, 
and  the  paps  which  thou  hast  sucked. 

28  But  he  said,  Yea,  rather  blessed  are 
they  that  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 


and  reproves  the  Pharisees,  Sfc. 
part  is  full  of  ravening  and  wickedness. 

40  Ye  fools,  did  not  lie  that  made  that 
which  is  without,  make  that  which  is  with- 
in also  ? 

41  But  rather  give  alms  of  such  things 
as  ye  have ;  and  behold,  all  things  are  clean 
unto  you. 

42  But  wo  unto  you,  Pharisees  !  for  ye 
tithe  mint,  and  rue,  and  all  manner  of 
herbs,  and  pass  over  judgment  and  the 
love  of  God :  these  ought  ye  to  have  done, 
and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

43  Wo  unto  you,  Pharisees  !  for  ye  love 
the  uppermost  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and 
greetings  in  the  markets. 

44  Wo  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites  !  for  ye  are  as  graves  which  ap- 
pear not,  and  the  men  that  walk  over  them 
are  not  aware  of  them. 

45  Then  answered  one  of  the  lawyers, 
and  said  unto  him,  Master,  thus  saying, 
thou  reproachest  us  also. 

46  And  he  said,  Wo  unto  you  also,  ye 
lawyers!  for   ye   lade    men   with  burdens 


29  fl  And  when  the  people  were  gather-  grievous  to  be  borne,  and   ye   yourselves 


ed  thick  together,  he  began  to  say.  This  is 
an  evil  generation  :  they  seek  a  sign  ;  and 
there  shall  no  sign  be  given  it,  butlthe  sign 
of  Jonas  the  prophet. 

30  For  as  Jonas  was  a  sign  unto  the 
Ninevites,  so  shall  also  the  Son  of  man  be 
to  this  generation. 

31  The  queen  of  the  south  .shall  rise  up 
in  the  judgment  with  the  men  of  this  gene- 
ration, and  condemn  them  :  for  she  came 
from  the  utmost  parts  of  the  earth,  to  hear 
the  wisdom  of  Solomon;  and  behold,  a 
greater  than  Solomon  is  here. 

32  The  men  of  Nineveh  shall  rise  up  in 
the  j'udgment  with  this  generation,  and 
shall  condemn  it  :  for  they  repented  at  the 
preaching  of  Jonas ;  and  behold,  a  greater 
than  Jonas  is  here. 

33  No  man  when  he  hath  lighted  a  can- 
dle, putteth  it  in  a  secret  place,  neither  un- 
der a  bushel,  but  on  a  candlestick,  that 
they  which  come  in  may  see  the  light. 

34  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye : 
therefore  when  thine  eye  is  single,  thy 
whole  body  also  is  full  of  light ;  but  when 
thine  eye  is  evil,  thy  body  also  is  full  of 
darkness. 

35  Take  heed  therefore,  that  the  light 
which  is  in  thee  be  not  darkness. 

36  If  thj'  whole  body  therefore  be  full  of 
light,  having  no  part  dark,  the  whole  shall 
be  full  of  light ;  as  when  the  bright  shining 
of  a  candle  doth  give  thee  light. 

37  H  And  as  he  spake,  a  certain  Phari- 
see besought  him  to  dine  with  him  :  and  he 
went  in  and  sat  down  to  meat. 

38  And  when  the  Pharisee  saw  it,  he 
marvelled  that  he  had  not  first  washed  be- 
fore dinner. 

39  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him.  Now 
do  ye  Pharisees  make  clean  the  outside  of 
the  cup  and  the  platter ;  but  your  inward 


touch  not  the  burdens   with  one  of  your 
fingers. 

47  Wo  unto  you  !  for  ye  build  the  sepul- 
chres of  the  prophets,  and  your  fathers 
killed  them. 

48  Truly  ye  bear  witness,  that  ye  allow 
the  deeds  of  your  fathers  :  for  they  indeed 
killed  them,  and  ye  build  their  sepulchres. 

49  Therefore  also  said  the  wisdom  of 
God,  I  will  send  them  prophets  and  apos- 
tles, and  some  of  them  they  shall  slay  and 
persecute : 

50  That  the  blood  of  all  the  prophets, 
which  was  shed  from  the  foundation  of  the 
world,  may  be  required  of  this  generation  ; 

51  From  the  blood  of  Abel  unto  the 
blood  of  Zacharias,  which  perished  be- 
tween the  altar  and  the  temple  :  verily  I 
say  unto  you.  It  shall  be  required  of  this 
generation. 

52  Wo  unto  you,  lawyers !  for  ye  have 
taken  away  the  key  of  knowledge  :  ye  en- 
ter not  in  yourselves,  and  them  that  were  en- 
tering in  ye  hindered. 

53  And  as  he  said  these  things  unto 
them,  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began 
to  urge  him^  vehemently,  and  to  provoke 
him  to  speak  of  many  things  ; 

54  Laying  wait  for  him,  and  seeking  to 
catch  something  out  of  his  mouth,  that  they 
might  accuse  him. 

CHAP.  xn. 

IN  the  mean  time,  when  there  were  ga- 
thered together  an  innumerable  mul- 
titude of  people,  insomuch  that  they 
trode  one  upon  another,  he  began  to  say 
unto  his  disciples  first  of  all.  Beware  ye  of 
the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees,  which  is  hy- 
pocrisy. 

2  For  there  is  nothing  covered,  that  shall 
not  be  revealed  ;  neither  hid,  that  shall  not 
be  known. 

62 


Caution  against  hypocrisy  CHAP. 

3  Therefore,  whatsoever  ye  have  spoken 
in  darkness,  shall  be  heard  in  the  hght; 
and  that  which  ye  have  spoken  in  the  ear 
in  closets,  shall  be  proclaimed  upon  the 
house-tops.  1     T?« 

4  And  I  say  unto  you,  my  friends,  Be 
not  afraid  of  them  that  kill  the  body,  and 
after  that,  have  no  more  that  they  can  do. 

5  But  I  will  forewarn  you  whom  ye  shall 
fear  :  Fear  him,  which  after  he  hath  killed, 
hath  power  to  cast  into  hell ;  yea,  I  say 
unto  you.  Fear  him. 

6  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  tor  two 
farthings,  and  not  one  of  them  is  forgotten 
before  God  1  ,    .       ^  ,      , 

7  But  even  the  verv  hairs  ot  your  liead 
are  all  numbered.  'Fear  not  therefore: 
ve  are  of  more  value  than  many  sparrows. 

8  Also  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall 
confess  me  before  men,  him  shall  the  Son 
of  man  also  confess  before  the  angels  ot 

9  But  he  that  denieth  me  before  men, 
shall  be  denied  before  the  angels  of  God. 

10  And  whosoever  shall  speak  a  word 
ac-ainst  the  Son  of  man,  it  shall  be  forgiven 
hfm  •  but  unto  him  that  blasphemeth 
against  the  Holy  Ghost,  it  shall  not  be  for- 
given. ,       ,    .  .    ^i,^ 

11  And  when  they  bring  you  unto  the 
svnagoo-ues,  and  wito  magistrates,  and 
powers,  take  ye  no  thought  how  or  what 
thin"-  ve  shall  answer,  or  what  ye  shall  say  : 

\2  For  the  Holy  Ghost  shall  teach  you 
in  the  same  hour  \vhat  ye  ought  to  say. 

13  H  And  one  of  the  company  said  unto 
him.  Master,  speak  to  my  brother,  that  he 
divide  the  inheritance  with  me. 

14  And  he  said  unto  him,  Man,  who 
made  me  a  judge,  or  a  divider  over  you  ? 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Take  heed, 
and  beware  of  covetousness :  for  a  man  s 
life  consisteth  not  in  the  abundance  ot  the 
things  which  he  possesseth. 

16  And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them, 
saying,  The  ground  of  a  certain  rich  man 
broug'h't  forth  plentifully : 

17  And  he  thought  withm  himselt,  say- 
ino-.  What  shall  I  do,  because  I  have  no 
room  where  to  bestow  my  frmts  ? 

18  And  he  said.  This  will  I  do:  I  will 
pull  down  my  barns,  and  build  greater ; 
and  there  will  1  bestow  all  my  fruits  and 

"^\f  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul.  Soul,  thou 
hast  much  goods  laid  up  for  many  years  ; 
take  thine  ease,  eat,  drink,  and  be  merry. 

90  But  God  said  unto  him,   Thou  tool 
thi^s  night  thy  soul  shall   be  required  of 
thee:   then   whose   shall   those  things   be 
which  thou  hast  provided  1 

21  So  Ks  he  that  layeth  up  treasure  tor 
himself,  and  is  not  rich  toward  God. 

99  1i  And  he  said  unto  his  disciples. 
Therefore  I  sav  unto  you,  Take  no  thought 
for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat ;  neither  tor 
the'body.  what  ye  shall  put  on. 


XII,  and  covetousness. 

23  The  life  is  more  than  meat,  and  the 
body  is  more  than  raiment. 

24  Consider  the  ravens  :  for  they  neither 
sow  nor  reap:  which  neither  have  store- 
house, nor  barn ;  and  God  feedeth  them : 
How  much  more  are  ye  better  than  the 

fowls  1  ■  ,        1  • 

25  And  which  of  you  with  taking 
thought  can  add  to  his  stature  one  cubit  1 

26  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do  that 
thing  which  is  least,  why  take  ye  thought 
for  the  rest  1  .       ,  , 

27  Consider  the  lilies  how  they  grow : 
They  toil  not,  they  spin  not ;  and  yet  I 
say  unto  you,  that  Solomon  m  all  his  glory 
was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these. 

28  If  then  God  so  clothe  the  grass,  which 
is  to-day  in  the  field,  and  to-morrow  is  cast 
into  the  oven ;  how  much  more  iviU  he 
clothe  you,  O  ye  of  little  faith  ?       ^  „       ^ 

29  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall  eat, 
or  what  ye  shall  drink,  neither  be  ye  ot 
doubtful  mind.  •         r 

30  For  all  these  things  do  the  nations  ot 
the  world  seek  after:  and  your  Father 
knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  these  things. 

31  But  rather  seek  ye  the  kingdom  ot 
God,  and  all  these  things  shall  be  added 
unto  you.  ^     .    . 

32  Fear  not,  little  flock ;  for  it  is  your 
Father's  good  pleasure  to  give  you  the 
kingdom.  . 

33  H  Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  aims : 
provide  yourselves  bags  which  wax  not  old, 
a  treasure  in  the  heavens  that  faileth  not, 
where  no  thief  approacheth,  neither  moth 
corrupteth.  .  . . 

34  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will 
your  heart  be  also. 

35  H  Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and 
your  lights  burning ; 

36  And  ye  yourselves  like  unto  men  that 
wait  for  their  lord,  when  he  will  return 
from  the  wedding ;  that,  when  he  cometh 
and  knocketh,  they  may  open  unto  him  im- 
mediately. 

37  Blessed  are  those  servants,  whom 
the  lord  when  he  cometh  shall  find  watch- 
ing :  verily  I  say  unto  you,  that  he  shall 
o-ird  himself,  and  make  them  to  sit  down  to 
meat  and  will  come  forth  and  serve  them. 

38 'And  if  he  shall  come  in  the  second 
watch,  or  come  in  the  third  watch,  and  find 
them  so,  blessed  are  those  servants. 

39  And  this  know,  that  if  the  good  man 
of  the  house  had  known  what  hour  the  thief 
would  come,  he  would  have  watched,  and 
not  have  suffered  his  house  to  be  broken 

40  Be  ye  therefore  ready  also :  for  the 
Son  of  man  cometh  at  an  hour  when  ye 
think  not.  ,  .      ^      , 

41  H  Then  Peter  said  unto  him,  Lord, 
speakest  thou  this  parable  unto  us,  or  even 

to  all  ^ 

42  And  the  Lord  said,  Who  then  is  that 
faithful  and  wise  steward,  whom  his  lord 

63 


The  faithful  steward.  S.  LUKE, 

shall  make  ruler  over  his  household,  to  give 
them  their  portion  of  meat  in  due  sea- 
son 1 

43  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his  lord 
when  he  cometh  shall  find  so  doing. 

44  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto  jou,  That  he 
will  make  him  ruler  over  all  that  he  hath 

45  But  and  if  that  servant  say  in  his 
heart,  xMy  lord  delayeth  his  coming ;  and 
shall  begin  to  beat  the  men-servants,  and 
maidens,  and  to  eat  and  drink,  and  to  be 
drunken ; 

46  The  lord  of  that  servant  will  come  in 
a  day  when  he  looketh  not  for  him,  and  at 
an  hour  when  he  is  not  aware,  and  will  cut 
him  in  sunder,  and  will  appoint  him  his 
portion  with  the  unbelievers. 

47  And  that  servant  which  knew  his 
lord's  will,  and  prepared  not  himself,  nei- 
ther did  according  to  his  will,  shall  be  beat- 
en with  many  st7-ipes. 

48  But  he  that  knew  not,  and  did  com- 
mit things  worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be  beat- 
en with  few  stripes.  For  unto  whomsoever 
much  is  given,  of  him  shall  be  much  re- 
quired ;  and  to  whom  men  have  committed 
much,  of  him  they  will  ask  the  more. 

49  H  I  am  come  to  send  fire  on  the 
earth,  and  what  will  I,  if  it  be  already  kin- 
dled ? 

50  But  I  have  a  baptism  to  be  baptized 
with ;  and  how  am  I  straitened  till  it  be  ac- 
complished ! 

51  Suppose  ye  that  I  am  come  to  give 
peace  on  earth  ?  I  tell  you,  Nay  ;  but  ra- 
ther division : 

52  For  from  henceforth  there  shall  be 
five  in  one  house  divided,  three  against  two, 
and  two  against  three. 

53  The  father  shall  be  divided  against 
the  son,  and  the  son  against  the  father ;  the 
mother  against  the  daughter,  and  the 
daughter  against  the  mother ;  the  mother- 
in-law  agamst  her  daughter-in-law,  and 
the  daughter-in-law  against  her  mother-in- 
law. 

54  H  And  he  said  also  to  the  people, 
When  ye  see  a  cloud  rise  out  of  the  west, 
straightway  ye  say,  There  cometh  a  show- 
er ;  and  so  it  is. 

55  And  when  ye  see  the  south  wind 
blow,  ye  say.  There  will  be  heat ;  and  it 
cometh  to  pass. 

56  Ye  hypocrites,  ye  can  discern  the 
face  of  the  sky,  and  of  the  earth  ;  but  how 
is  it,  tiiat  ye  do  not  discern  this  time? 

57  II  Yea,  and  why  even  of  yourselves 
judge  ye  not  what  is  right? 

58  When  thou  goest  with  thine  adversa- 
ry to  the  magistrate,  as  thou  art  in  the  way, 
give  diligence  that  thou  mayest  be  deliver- 
ed from  him;  lest  he  hale  thee  to  the  judge, 
and  tlie  judge  deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and 
the  officer  cast  thee  into  prison. 

59  I  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  not  depart 
thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the  very  last 
mite. 


Christ  preaches  repentance. 
CHAP.  XIII. 

THERE  were  present  at  that  season 
some  that  told  him  of  the  Galileans, 
whose  blood  Pilate  had  mingled  with  their 
sacrifice. 

2  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  them, 
Suppose  ye  that  these  Galileans  were  sin- 
ners above  all  the  Galileans,  because  they 
suffered  such  things  1 

3  I  tell  you.  Nay  ;  but  except  ye  repent, 
ye  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

4  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom  the 
tower  in  Siloam  iell,  and  slew  them,  think 
ye  that  they  were  sinners  above  all  men 
that  dwelt  in  Jerusalem? 

5  I  tell  you.  Nay  ;  but,  except  ye  repent, 
3'e  shall  all  likewise  perish. 

6  If  He  spake  also  tliis  parable :  A  cer- 
tain ??/«/?  had  a  fig-tree  planted  in  his  vine- 
yard ;  and  he  came  and  sought  fruit  there- 
on, and  found  none. 

7  Then  said  he  unto  the  dresser  of  his 
vineyard.  Behold,  these  three  years  I  come 
seeking  fruit  on  tliis  fig-tree,  and  find  none  : 
cut  it  down  ;  why  cumbereth  it  the  ground  1 

8  And  he  answering,  said  unto  him, 
Lord,  let  it  alone  this  year  also,  till  1  shall 
dig  about  it,  and  dung  it : 

9  And  if  it  bear  fruit,  tocU :  and  if  not, 
then  after  that  thou  slialt  cut  it  down. 

10  H  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the 
synagogues  on  the  sabbath. 

11  And  behold,  there  was  a  woman 
which  had  a  spirit  of  infirmity  eighteen 
years,  and  was  bowed  together,  and  could 
in  no  wise  lift  up  herself 

12  And  when  Jesus  saw  her,  he  called 
her  to  him,  and  said  unto  her.  Woman,  thou 
art  loosed  from  thine  infirmity. 

13  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  her :  and 
immediately  she  was  made  straight,  and 
glorified  God. 

14  And  the  ruler  of  the  synagogue  an- 
swered with  indignation,  because  that  Jesus 
had  healed  on  the  sabbath-day,  and  said  un- 
to the  people,  There  are  six  days  in  which 
men  ought  to  work :  in  them  therefore 
come  and  be  Jiealed,  and  not  on  the  sab- 
bath-day. 

15  The  Lord  then  answered  him,  and 
said,  Thou  hypocrite,  doth  not  each  one 
of  you  on  the  sabbath  loose  his  ox  or  his 
ass  from  the  stall,  and  lead  him  away  to  wa- 
tering? 

16  And  ought  not  this  woman,  being  a 
daughter  of  Abraham,  whom  Satan  hath 
bound,  lo,  these  eighteen  years,  be  loosed 
from  this  bond  on  the  sabbath-day  ? 

17  And  when  he  had  said  these  things, 
all  his  adversaries  were  ashamed :   and  all 


the    people  rejoiced   for   all   the   glorious 
things  that  were  done  by  him. 

18  H  Then  said  he,  Unto  what  is  the 
kingdom  of  God  like?  and  whereunto  shall 
I  resemble  it  ? 

19  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard-seed, 
which  a  man  took,  and  cast  into  his  garden, 

64 


The  strait  gate.  CHAP. 

and  it  grew,  and  waxed  a  great  tree ;  and 
the  fowls  of  the  air  lodged  m  the  branches 
of  it. 

20  H  And  again  he  said,  Whereunto 
shall  I  liken  the  kingdom  of  God  ? 

21  It  is  like  leaven,  which  a  woman  took 
and  hid  in  three  measures  of  meal,  till  the 
whole  was  leavened. 

22  And  he  went  through  the  cities  and 
villages,  teaching,  and  journeying  toward 
Jerusalem. 

23  If  Then  said  one  unto  him.  Lord,  are 
there  few  that  be  saved?  And  he  said  unto 
them, 

24  Strive  to  enter  in  at  the  strait  gate  : 
for  many,  I  say  unto  you,  will  seek  to  enter 
in,  and  shall  not  be  able. 

25  When  once  the  Master  of  the  house 
is  risen  up,  and  hath  shut  to  the  door,  and  ye 
begin  to  stand  without,  and  to  knock  at  the 
door,  sapng,  Lord,  Lord,  open  unto  us ; 
and  he  shall  answer  and  say  unto  you,  I 
know  you  not  whence  ye  are : 

26  Then  shall  ye  begin  to  say,  We  have 
eaten  and  drunk  in  thy  presence,  and  thou 
hast  taught  in  our  streets. 

27  But  he  shall  say,  1  tell  you,  I  know 
you  not  whence  ye  are ;  depart  from  me, 
all  ye  workers  of  iniquity. 

28  There  shall  be  weeping  and  gnashing 
of  teeth,  when  ye  shall  see  Abraham,  and 
Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  all  the  prophets,  in 
the  kingdom  of  God,  and  you  yourselves 
thrust  out. 

29  And  they  shall  come  from  the  east, 
SiXidfrom  the  west,  and  from  the  north,  and 
from  the  south,  and  shall  sit  down  in  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

30  And  behold,  there  are  last,  which 
shall  be  first ;  and  there  are  first,  which 
shall  be  last. 

31  IT  The  same  day  there  came  certain 
of  the  Pharisees,  saying  unto  him,  Get  thee 
out,  and  depart  hence ;  for  Herod  will  kill 
thee. 

32  And  he  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  and 
tell  that  fox,  Behold,  I  cast  out  devils,  and 
I  do  cures  to-day  and  to-morrow,  and  the 
third  day  I  shall  be  perfected. 

33  Nevertheless,  I  must  walk  to-day 
and  to-morrow,  and  the  day  ibllowing: 
for  it  cannot  be  that  a  prophet  perish  out 
of  Jerusalem. 

34  O  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  which  kill- 
est  the  prophets,  and  stonest  them  that  are 
sent  unto  thee ;  how  often  would  I  have 
gathered  thj'  children  together,  as  a  hen 
doth  gafJter  her  brood  under  her  wings, 
and  ye  would  not ! 

35  Behold,  your  house  is  left  unto  you 
desolate.  And  verily  I  say  unto  you,  Ye 
shall  not  see  me,  until  the  time  come  when 
ye  shall  sav,  Blessed  is  he  that  coineth  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
A  ND   it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  into 
x^  the  house  of  one  of  the  chief  Phari- 
9 


XIV.  Christ  teaches  humility. 

sees  to  eat  bread  on  the  sabbath-day,  that 
they  watched  him. 

2  And  behold,  there  was  a  certain  man 
before  him  which  had  the  dropsy. 

3  And  Jesus  answering,  spake  unto  the 
lawyers  and  Pharisees,  saying,  Is  it  lawful 
to  heal  on  the  sabbath-day  ? 

4  And  they  held  their  peace.  And  he 
took  A«H,  and  healed  him,  and  let  him  go : 

5  And  answered  them,  saying,  Which 
of  you  shall  have  an  ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into 
a  pit,  and  will  not  straightway  pull  him  out 
on  the  sabbath-day  1 

6  And  they  could  not  answer  him  again 
to  these  things. 

7  If  And  he  put  forth  a  parable  to  those 
which  were  bidden,  when  he  marked  how 
they  chose  out  the  chief  rooms  ;  saying  un- 
to them, 

8  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any  man  to  a 
wedding,  sit  not  down  in  the  highest  room, 
lest  a  more  honourable  man  than  thou  be 
bidden  of  him ; 

9  And  he  that  bade  thee  and  him  come 
and  sa}^  to  thee.  Give  this  man  place  ;  and 
thou  begin  with  shame  to  take  the  lowest 
room. 

10  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit 
down  in  the  lowest  room  ;  that  when  he 
that  bade  thee  cometh,  he  may  say  unto 
thee.  Friend,  go  up  higher  :  then  shait  thou 
have  worship  m  the  presence  of  them  tJiat 
sit  at  meat  with  thee. 

11  For  whosoever  exalteth  himself  shall 
be  abased,  and  he  that  humbleth  himself 
shall  be  exalted. 

12  ^  Then  said  he  also  to  him  that  bade 
him.  When  thou  makest  a  dinner  or  a  sup- 
per, call  not  thy  friends,  nor  thy  brethren, 
neither  thy  kinsmen,  nor  thy  rich  neigh- 
bours ;  lest  they  also  bid  thee  again,  and  a 
recompense  be  made  thee. 

13  But  when  thou  makest  a  feast,  call 
the  poor,  the  maimed,  the  lame,  the  blind : 

14  And  thou  shalt  be  blessed :  for  they 
cannot  recompense  thee :  for  thou  shalt  be 
recompensed  at  the  resurrection  of  the  just. 

15  If  And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at 
meat  with  him  heard  these  things,  he  said 
unto  him.  Blessed  is  he  that  shall  eat  bread 
in  the  kingdom  of  God. 

16  Then  said  he  unto  him,  A  certain 
man  made  a  great  supper,  and  bade  many : 

17  And  sent  his  servant  at  supper-time, 
to  say  to  them  that  were  bidden,  Corns,  for 
all  things  are  now  ready. 

18  And  they  all  with  one  consent  began 
to  make  excuse.  The  first  said  unto  him, 
I  have  bought  a  piece  of  ground,  and  I 
must  needs  go  and  see  it :  I  pray  thee  have 
me  excused. 

19  And  another  said,  I  have  bought  five 
yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove  tliem :  I 
pray  thee  have  me  excused. 

20  And  another  said,  I  have  married  a 
wife :  and  therefore  I  caimot  come. 

21  So  that  servant  came,  and  shewed  his 
65 


TJie  parable  of  the  great  supper.     S.  LUKE. 


The  prodigal  son. 


lord  these  things.  Then  the  master  of  the 
house  being  angry,  said  to  his  servant,  Go 
out  quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the 
city,  and  bring  in  hither  the  poor,  and  the 
maimed,  and  the  halt,  and  the  blind. 

22  And  the  servant  said.  Lord,  it  is  done 
as  thou  hast  commanded,  and  yet  there  is 
room. 

23  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  servant, 
Go  out  into  the  highways  and  hedges,  and 
compel  them  to  come  in,  that  my  house 
may  be  filled. 

24  For  I  say  unto  you,  that  none  of  those 
men  which  were  bidden,  shall  taste  of  my 
supper. 

26  IT  And  there  went  great  multitudes 
with  him :  and  he  turned,  and  said  unto 
them, 

26  If  any  man  come  to  me,  and  hate  not 
his  father,  and  mother,  and  wife,  and  chil- 
dren, and  brethren,  and  sisters,  yea,  and 
his  own  life  also,  he  cannot  be  my  disci- 
ple. 

27  And  whosoever  doth  not  bear  his 
cross,  and  come  after  me,  cannot  be  my 
disciple. 

28  For  which  of  you  intending  to  build 
a  tower,  sitteth  not  down  first,  and  count- 
eth  the  cost,  whether  he  have  sufficient  to 
finish  it  ? 

29  Lest  haply  after  he  hath  laid  the  foun- 
dation, and  is  not  able  to  finish  it,  all  that 
behold  it  begin  to  mock  him, 

30  Saying,  This  man  began  to  build,  and 
was  not  able  to  finish. 

31  Or  what  king  going  to  make  war 
against  another  king,  sitteth  not  down  first, 
and  consulteth  whether  he  be  able  with  ten 
thousand  to  meet  him  that  cometh  against 
him  with  twenty  thousand? 

32  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a  great 
way  off,  he  sendeth  an  ambassage,  and  de- 
sireth  conditions  of  peace. 

33  So  likewise,  whosoever  he  be  of  j^ou 
that  forsaketh  not  all  that  he  hath,  he  cannot 
be  my  disciple. 

34  H  Salt  is  good  :  but  if  the  salt  have 
lost  his  savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  sea- 
soned ? 

35  It  is  neither  fit  for  the  land,  nor  yet 
for  the  dunghill ;  hut  men  cast  it  out.  He 
that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

CHAP.  XV. 

THEN  drew  near  unto  him  all  the  pub- 
licans and  sinners  for  to  hear  him. 

2  And  the  Pharisees  and  scribes  mur- 
mured, saying,  This  man  receiveth  sinners, 
and  eateth  with  them. 

3  H  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto 
them,  saying, 

4  What  man  of  you  having  an  hundred 
sheep,  if  he  lose  one  of  them,  doth  not  leave 
the  ninety  and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and 
go  after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he  find  it  ? 

.5  And  when  he  hath  found  if,  he  layeth 
it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing. 

6  And  when  he  cometh  home,  he  calleth 


together  his  friends  and  neighbours,  saying 
unto  them.  Rejoice  with  me ;  for  I  have 
found  my  sheep  which  was  lost. 

7  I  say  unto  you,  that  likewise  joy  shall 
be  in  heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repent- 
eth,  more  than  over  ninety  and  nine  just 
persons  which  need  no  repentance. 

8  H  Either  what  woman  having  ten 
pieces  of  silver,  if  she  lose  one  piece,  doth 
not  light  a  candle,  and  sweep  the  house, 
and  seek  diligently  till  she  find  it  ? 

9  And  when  she  hath  found  it,  she  call- 
eth her  friends  and  her  neighbours  together, 
saying,  Rejoice  with  me;  for  I  have  found 
the  piece  which  I  had  lost. 

10  Likewise,  I  say  unto  you.  There  is 
joy  in  the  presence  of  the  angels  of  God 
over  one  sinner  that  repenteth. 

11  !l  And  he  said,  A  certain  man  had 
two  sons : 

12  And  the  younger  of  them  said  to  his 
father,  Father,  give  me  the  portion  of  goods 
that  falleth  to  me.  And  he  divided  unto 
them  his  living. 

13  And  not  many  days  after,  the  younger 
son  gathered  all  together,  and  took  his 
journey  into  a  far  country,  and  there  wasted 
his  substance  with  riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  spent  all,  there 
arose  a  mighty  famine  in  that  land ;  and  he 
began  to  be  in  want. 

15  And  he  went  and  joined  himself  to  a 
citizen  of  that  country  ;  and  he  sent  him 
into  his  fields  to  feed  swine. 

16  And  he  would  fain  have  filled  his  belly 
with  the  husks  that  the  swine  did  eat;  and 
no  man  gave  unto  him. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  himself,  he 
said.  How  many  hired  servants  of  my  fa- 
ther's have  bread  enough  and  to  spare,  and 
I  perish  with  hunger ! 

18  I  will  arise  and  go  to  my  father,  and 
will  say  unto  him.  Father,  I  have  sinned 
against  heaven,  and  before  thee, 

19  And  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thy  son  :  make  me  as  one  of  thy  hired  ser- 
vants. 

20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his  father. 
But  when  he  was  yet  a  great  way  off,  his 
father  saw  him,  and  had  compassion,  and 
ran,  and  fell  on  his  neck,  and  kissed  him. 

21  And  the  son  said  unto  him.  Father,  I 
have  sinned  against  Heaven,  and  in  thy 
sight,  and  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thy  son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his  servants, 
Bring  forth  the  best  robe,  and  put  it  on 
him  ;  and  put  a  ring  on  his  hand,  and  shoes 
on  his  feet : 

23  And  bring  hither  the  fatted  calf,  and 
kill  it ;  and  let  us  eat,  and  be  merry : 

24  For  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is  alive 
again  ;  he  was  lost,  and  is  found.  And 
they  began  to  be  merry. 

25  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  the  field : 
and  as  he  came  and  dreu'  nigh  to  the  house, 
he  heard  music  and  dancing. 

m 


Of  the  imjust  steioard. 


CHAP.  XVI. 


The  Pharisees  reproved. 


26  And  he  called  one  of  the  servants  and 
asked  what  these  things  meant. 

27  And  he  said  unto  hun,  Thy  brother 
IS  come ;  and  thy  father  hath  killed  the  fat- 
ted calf,  because  he  hath  received  him  safe 
and  sound. 

28  And  he  was  angry,  and  would  not  go 
in,;  therefore  came  his  father  out,  and  en- 
treated him.  7 .    r.  1 

29  And  he  answering,  said  to  ms  father, 
Lo,  these  many  years  do  I  serve  thee,  nei- 
ther transgressed  I  at  any  time  thy  com- 
mandment ;  and  yet  thou  never  gavest  me 
a  kid,  that  I  might  make  merry  with  my 
friends  : 

30  But  as  soon  as  this  thy  son  was  come, 
which  hath  devoured  thy  living  with  har- 
lots, thou  hast  killed  for  him  the  fatted  calf 

31  And  he  said  unto  him,  Son,  thou  art 
ever  with  me ;  and  all  that  I  have  is  thine. 

32  It  was  meet  that  we  should  make 
merry,  and  be  glad :  for  this  thy  brother 
was  dead,  and  is  alive  again  ;  and  was  lost, 
and  is  found. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  he  said  also  unto  his  disciples. 
There  was  a  certain  rich  man  which 
had  a  steward ;  and  the  same  was  accused 
unto  him  that  he  had  wasted  his  goods. 

2  And  he  called  him,  and  said  unto  him. 
How  is  it  that  I  hear  this  of  thee  ?  give  an 
account  of  thy  stewardship :  for  thou  mayest 
be  no  longer  steward. 

3  Then  the  steward  said  within  himself, 
What  shall  I  do  1  for  my  lord  taketh  away 
from  me  the  stewardship  :  I  cannot  dig ;  to 
beg  I  am  ashamed. 

4  I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  that  when  I 
am  put  out  of  the  stewardship,  they  may 
receive  me  into  their  houses. 

5  So  he  called  every  one  of  his  lord's 
debtors  unto  him,  and  said  unto  the  first, 
How  much  owest  thou  unto  my  lord  ? 

6  And  he  said.  An  hundred  measures  of 
oil.  And  he  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  bill, 
and  sit  down  quickly,  and  write  fifty. 

7  Then  said  he  to  another.  And  how 
much  owest  thou  ?  And  he  said.  An  hun- 
dred measures  of  wheat.  And  he  said  unto 
him,  Take  thy  bill,  and  write  four-score. 

S  And  the  lord  commended  the  unjust 
steward,  because  he  had  done  wisely:  for 
the  children  of  this  world  are  in  their  ge- 
neration wiser  than  the  children  of  light. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you.  Make  to  j^our- 
selves  friends  of  the  mammon  of  unright 
eousness  ;  that  when  ye  fail,  they  may  re- 
ceive you  into  everlasting  habitations. 

10  He  that  is  faithful  in  that  which  is 
least,  is  faithful  also  in  much ;  and  he  that 
is  unjust  in  the  least,  is  unjust  also  in  much. 

11  If  therefore  ye  have  not  been  faithful 
in  the  unrighteous  mammon,  who  will  com- 
mit to  vour  trust  the  true  riches  ? 

12  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in 
that  which  is  another  man's,  who  shall  give 
you  that  which  is  your  own  ? 


13  No  servant  can  serve  two  masters :  for 
either  he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the 
other ;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and 
despise  the  other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon. 

14  H  And  the  Pharisees  also,  who  were 
covetous,  heard  all  these  things,  and  they 
derided  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  they 
which  justify  yourselves  before  men;  but 
God  knoweth  your  hearts:  for  that  which 
is  highly  esteemed  among  men,  is  abomi- 
nation in  the  sight  of  God. 

16  The  law  and  the  prophets  zvcre  until 
John :  since  that  time  the  kingdom  of  God 
is  preached,  and  every  man  presseth  into  it. 

17  And  it  is  easier  for  heaven  and  earth 
to  pass,  than  one  tittle  of  the  law  to  fail. 

18  Whosoever  putteth  away  liis  wife,  and 
marrieth  another,  committeth  adultery ;  and 
whosoever  marrieth  her  that  is  put  away 
from  her  husband,  committeth  adultery. 

19  H  There  was  a  certain  rich  nian, 
which  was  clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen 
and  fared  sumptuously  every  day  : 

20  And  there  was  a  certain  beggar  na- 
med Lazarus,  which  was  laid  at  his  gate, 
full  of  sores, 

21  And  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the  crumbs 
which  fell  from  the  rich  man's  table :  more- 
over, the  dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores. 

22  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  t!ie  beggar 
died,  and  was  carried  by  the  angels  into 
Abraham's  bosom.  The  rich  man  also 
died,  and  was  buried  : 

23  And  in  hell  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  be- 
ing in  torments,  and  seeth  Abraham  afar 
off,  and  Lazarus  in  his  bosom. 

24  And  he  cried,  and  said.  Father  Abra- 
ham, have  mercy  on  me,  and  send  Lazarus, 
that  he  may  dip  the  tip  of  his  finger  in  wa- 
ter, and  cool  my  tongue :  for  I  am  tormented 
in  this  flame. 

25  But  Abraham  said.  Son,  remember 
that  thou  in  thy  lifetime  receivedst  thy 
good  things,  and  likewise  Lazarus  evil 
things :  but  now  he  is  comforted,  and  thou 
art  tormented. 

26  And  beside  all  this,  between  us  and 
you  there  is  a  great  gulf  fixed  :  so  that  they 
which  would  pass  from  hence  to  you,  can- 
not; neither  can  they  pass  to  us,  that 
would  come  from  thence. 

27  Then  he  said,  I  pray  thee  therefore, 
father,  that  thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my 
father's  house : 

28  For  I  have  five  brethren  ;  that  he  rnay 
testify  unto  them,  lest  they  also  come  into 
this  place  of  torment. 

29  Abraham  saith  unto  him,  They  have 
Moses  and  the  prophets;  let  them  hear 
them. 

30  And  he  said.  Nay,  father  Abraham  : 
but  if  one  went  unto  them  from  the  dead, 
they  will  repent. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  they  hear 
not  Moses  and  the  prophets,  neither  will 

i  67 


Ch'ist  heals  ten  lepers. 


S.  LUKE. 


they  be  persuaded,  though  one  rose  from 
the  dead. 

CHAP.  XVII. 

["IHEN  said  he  unto  the  disciples,  It  is 
impossible  but  that  offences  will  come  : 
but  wo  tinto  him  through  whom  they  come! 

2  It  were  better  for  him  that  a  millstone 
were  hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he  cast 
into  the  sea,  than  that  he  should  offend  one 
of  these  little  ones. 

3  H  Take  heed  to  yourselves:  If  thy 
brother  trespass  against  thee,  rebuke  him  ; 
and  if  he  repent,  ibrgive  him. 

4  And  if  he  trespass  against  thee  seven 
times  in  a  day,  and  seven  times  in  a  day 
turri  again  to  thee,  saying,  I  repent ;  thou 
shalt  forgive  him. 

5  H  And  the  apostles  said  unto  the  Lord. 
Increase  our  faith. 

6  And  the  Lord  said,  If  ye  had  faith  as 
a  grain  of  mustard-seed,  ye  might  say  unto 
this  sycamine-tree.  Be  thou  plucked  up  by 
the  root,  and  be  thou  planted  in  the  sea  ; 
and  it  should  obey  you. 

7  But  which  of  you  having  a  servant 
ploughing,  or  feeding  cattle,  will  say  unto 
him  by  and  by,  when  he  is  come  from  the 
field,  Go. and  sit  down  to  meat? 

S  And  will  not  rather  say  unto  him.  Make 
ready  wherewith  I  may  sup,  and  gird  thy- 
self, and  serve  me,  till  I  have  eaten  and 
drunken  ;  and  afterward  thou  shalt  eat  and 
drink  ? 

9  Doth  he  thank  that  servant,  because 
he  did  the  things  that  were  commanded 
him  ?  I  trow  not. 

10  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  have 
done  all  those  things  which  are  command- 
ed you,  say,  We  are  unprofitable  servants  : 
we  have  done  that  which  was  our  duty  to 
do. 

11  If  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  to 
Jerusalem,  that  he  passed  through  the 
midst  of  Samaria  and  Galilee. 

12  And  as  he  entered  into  a  certain 
village,  there  met  him  ten  men  that  were 
lepers,  which  stood  afar  off: 

13  And  they  lifted  up  their  voices,  and 
said,  Jesus,  Master,  have  mercy  on  us. 

14  And  when  he  saw  the7n,  he  said  unto 
them,  Go  shew  yourselves  unto  the  priests. 
And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  they  went, 
they  were  cleansed. 

15  And  one  of  them,  when  he  saw  that 
he  was  healed,  turned  back,  and  with  a 
loud  voice  glorified  God, 

16  And  fell  down  on  his  face  at  his  feet, 
giving  him  thanks :  and  he  was  a  Sama- 
ritan. 

17  And  Jesus  answering,  said,  Were 
there  not  ten  cleansed?  but  where  ore  the 
nine? 

18  There  are  not  found  that  returned  to 
give  glory  to  God,  save  this  stranger. 

19  And  he  said  unto  him.  Arise,  go  thy 
way :  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 

20  ^  And  when  he  was  demanded  of  the 


Of  the  kingdom  of  God. 


Pharisees,  when  the  kingdom  of  God  should 
come,  he  answered  them  and  said.  The 
kingdom  of  God  cometh  not  with  observa- 
tion. 

21  Neither  shall  they  say,  Lo  here!  or 
lo  there !  for  behold,  the  kingdom  of  God 
is  within  you. 

22  If  And  he  said  unto  the  disciples.  The 
days  will  come,  when  ye  shall  desire  to 
see  one  of  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man,  and 
ye  shall  not  see  it. 

23  And  they  shall  say  to  you.  See  here ; 
or,  see  there  :  go  not  after  thein,  nor  follow 
the7n. 

24  For  as  the  lightning  that  lighteneth 
out  of  the  one  part  under  heaven,  shineth 
unto  the  other  part  under  heaven ;  so  shall 
also  the  Son  of  man  be  in  his  day. 

25  But  first  must  he  suffer  many  things, 
and  be  rejected  of  this  generation. 

26  And  as  it  was  in  the  days  of  Noe,  so 
shall  it  be  also  in  the  days  of  the  Son  of 
man. 

27  They  did  eat,  they  drank,  they  mar- 
ried wives,  they  were  given  in  marriage, 
until  the  day  that  Noe  entered  into  the 
ark;  and  the  flood  came,  and  destroyed 
them  all. 

28  Likewise  also  as  it  was  in  the  days  of 
Lot:  they  did  eat,  they  drank,  thev  bought, 
they  sold,  they  planted,  they  builded  ; 

29  But  the  same  day  that  Lot  went  out 
of  Sodom,  it  rained  fire  and  brimstone  from 
heaven,  and  destroyed  than  all; 

30  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the  day  when 
the  Son  of  man  is  revealed. 

31  In  that  day,  he  which  shall  be  upon 
the  house-top,  and  his  stuff  in  the  house, 
let  him  not  come  down  to  take  it  away : 
and  he  that  is  in  the  field,  let  him  likewise 
not  return  back. 

32'  Remember  Lot's  wife. 

33  Whosoever  shall  seek  to  save  his  life, 
shall  lose  it ;  and  whosoever  shall  lose  his 
life,  shall  preserve  it. 

34  I  tell  you,  in  that  night  there  shall  be 
two  7ncn  in  one  bed  ;  the  one  shall  betaken, 
and  the  other  shall  be  left. 

35  Two  icomm  shall  be  grinding  toge- 
ther ;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other 
left. 

36  Two  men  shall  be  in  the  field ;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

37  And  they  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  W^hefe,  Lord  ?  And  he  said  unto  them, 
Wheresoever  the  body  is,  thither  will  the 
eagles  be  gathered  together. 

CHAP.  XVIII. 
ND  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them  to 
this  end,  that  men  ought  always  to 
pray,  and  not  to  faint  ; 

2  Saying,  There  was  in  a  city  a  judge, 
which  feared  not  God,  neither  regarded 
man. 

3  And  there  was  a  widow  in  that  city  ; 
and  she  came  unto  him,  saying.  Avenge 
me  of  mine  adversary. 

68 


Children  brought  to  Christ.  CHAP. 

4  And  he  would  not  for  a  while  :  but  af- 
terward he  said  within  himself,  Though  I 
fear  not  God,  nor  regard  man ; 

5  Yet  because  this  widow  troubleth  me, 
I  will  avenge  her,  lest  by  her  continual 
coming  she  wear)^  me. 

6  And  the  Lord  said.  Hear  what  the  un- 
iust  judge  saith. 

7  And  shall  not  God  avenge  his  own 
elect,  which  cry  day  and  night  unto  him, 
thou«-h  he  bear"  long  with  them  ? 

8  I  tell  you  that  he  will  avenge  them 
speedily.  "Nevertheless,  when  the  Son  of 
man  cometh,    shall   he   find  faith  on   the 

earth  ?  ,      ,  .  , ,        , 

9  H  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  cer- 
tain which  trusted  in  themselves  that  they 
were  righteous,  and  despised  others : 

10  Two  men  went  up  into  the  temple 
to  pray  ;   the  one  a  Pharisee,  and  the  other 

11  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed  thus 
with  himself,  God,  I  thank  thee,  that  I  am 
not  as  other  men  arc,  extortioners,  unjust, 
adulterers,  or  even  as  this  publican. 

12  J  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I  give  tithes 
of  all  that  I  possess. 

13  And  the  publican,  standing  atar  ott, 
would  not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto 
heaven,  but  smote  upon  his  breast,  saying 
God  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.  , 

14  I  tell  you,  this  man  went  down  to  his 
house  justified  rather  than  the  other :  for 
every  one  that  exalteth  himself  shall  be 
abased;  and  he  that  humbleth  himself 
shall  be  exalted. 

15  H  And  they  brought  unto  him  also  in- 
fants, that  he  would  touch  them :  but  when 
A7S  disciples  saw  it,  they  rebuked  them. 

16  But  Jesus  called  them  unto  him,  and 
said.  Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto  me, 
and  forbid  them  not :  for  of  such  is  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

17  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Whosoever 
shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a 
little  child,  shall  in  no  wise  enter  therein. 

18  H  And  a  certain  ruler  asked  him, 
saying,  Good  Master,  what  shall  I  do  to  in- 
herit eternal  life  ? 

19  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Why  call- 
est  thou  me  good  ?  none  is  good,  save  one, 
that  is  God. 

20  Thou  knowest  the  commandments. 
Do  not  commit  adultery,  Do  not  kill,  Do 
not  steal,  Do  not  bear  false  witness.  Honour 
thv  father  and  thy  mother. 

"21  And  he  said,  All  these  have  1  kept 
from  my  youth  up. 

90  Now  when  Jesus  heard  these  things, 
he" said  unto  him.  Yet  lackest  thou  one 
thino- :  sell  all  that  thou  hast,  and  distribute 
unto" the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have  treasure 
in  heaven  :  and  come,  follow  me. 

23  And  when  he  heard  this,  he  was  very 
sormwful  :  for  he  was  very  rich. 

24  H  And  when  Jesus  saw  that  he  was 
verv  sorrowful,  he  said,  How  hardly  shall 


XIX.  Christ  foreshetcs  his  death. 

they  that  have  riches  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  God ! 

26  For  it  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  go 
through  a  needle's  eye,  than  for  a  rich  man 
to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

26  And  they  that  heard  it,  sard.  Who 
then  can  be  saved  1 

27  And  he  said,  The  things  which  are 
impossible  with  men,  are  possible  with  God. 

28  II  Then  Peter  said,  Lo,  we  have  leit 
all,  and  followed  thee. 

29  And  he  said  unto  them.  Verily  i  say 
unto  you.  There  is  no  man  that  hath  left 
house,  or' parents,  or  brethren,  or  wife,  or 
children,  for  the  kingdom  of  God's  sake, 

30  Who  shall  not  receive  manifold  more 
in  this  present  time,  and  in  the  world  to 
come  life  everlasting. 

31  "11  Then  betook  unto  km  the  twelve, 
and  said  unto  them.  Behold,  we  go  up  to 
Jerusalem,  and  all  things  that  are  written 
by  the  prophets  concerning  the  Son  ot  man 
shall  be  accomplished. 

32  For  he  shall  be  delivered  unto  the 
Gentiles,  and  shall  be  mocked,  and  spite- 
fully entreated,  and  spitted  on ; 

33  And  they  shall  scourge  hm,  and  put 
him  to  death :  and  the  third  day  he  shall 
rise  again. 

34  And  they  understood  none  ot  these 
things  :  and  this  saving  was  hid  from  them, 
neither  knew  they  the  things  which  were 
spoken. 

35  II  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  he  was 
come  nigh  unto  Jericho,  a  certain  blind 
man  sat  by  the  way-side  begging  ; 

36  And  hearing  the  multitude  pass  by, 
he  asked  what  it  meant. 

37  And  they  told  him,  that  Jesus  ot  Na- 
zareth passeth  by. 

38  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus,  thou  son 
of  David,  have  mercy  on  me.  ,    ,     , 

39  And  they  which  went  before  rebuked 
him,  that  he  should  hold  his  peace  :  but  he 
cried  so  much  the  more.  Thou  son  of  Da- 
vid, have  mercy  on  me.  ,    ,  ,  • 

40  And  Jesus  stood  and  commanded  Inm 
to  be  brought  unto  him  :  and  when  he  was 
come  near,  he  asked  him.  Tin 

41  Saying,  What  wilt  thou  that  I  shall 
do  unto  thee  ?  And  he  said.  Lord,  that  I 
may  receive  my  sight. 

42  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Receive 
thy  sight :  thy  faith  hath  saved  thee. 

43  And   immediately   he    received   his 
sight,  and  followed  him,   glorifying  God : 
and  all  the  people,  when  they  saw  it,  gave 
praise  unto  God. 
^  CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  Jesus  entered  and  passed  through 
Jericho. 

2  And  behold,  there  rras  a  man  named 
Zaccheus,  which  was  the  chief  among  the 
publicans,  and  he  was  rich. 

3  And  he  sought  to  see  Jesus  who  he 
was ;  and  could  not  for  the  press,  because 
he  was  little  of  stature. 

69 


ZacehpMS  entertains  Christ. 


S.  LUKE. 


Christ  rides  into  Jerusalem. 


4  And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed  up 
into  a  sycamore-tree  to  see  him ;  for  he  was 
to  pass  that  way. 

5  And  when  Jesus  came  to  the  place,  he 
looked  up,  and  saw  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
Zaccheus,  make  haste,  and  come  down 
for  to-da}'  I  must  abide  at  thy  house. 

6  And  he  made  haste,  and  came  down, 
and  received  him  joyfully. 

7  And  when  they  saw  it,  they  all  mur 
mured,  saying.  That  he  was  gone  to  be 
guest  with  a  man  that  is  a  sinner. 

8  And  Zaccheus  stood,  and  said  unto 
the  Lord ;  Behold,  Lord,  the  half  of  my 
goods  I  give  to  the  poor;  and  if  I  have 
taken  any  thing  from  any  man  by  false  ao 
cusation,'!  restore  hi7n  four-fold. 

9  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  This  day  is 
salvation  come  to  this  house,  forasmuch  as 
he  also  is  a  son  of  Abraham. 

10  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  seek 
and  to  save  that  which  was  lost. 

11  H  And  as  they  heard  these  things,  he 
added  and  spake  a  parable,  because  he 
was  nigh  to  Jerusalem,  and  because  they 
thought  that  the  kingdom  of  God  should 
immediately  appear. 

12  He  said  therefore,  A  certain  noble 
man  went  into  a  far  country  to  receive  for 
himself  a  kingdom,  and  to  return. 

13  And  he  called  his  ten  servants,  and 
delivered  them  ten  pounds,  and  said  unto 
them,  Occupy  till  I  come. 

14  But  his  citizens  hated  him,  and  sent 
a  message  after  him,  saying.  We  will  not 
have  this  ma7i  to  reign  over  us. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  he 
was  returned,  having  received  the  kingdom, 
then  he  commanded  these  servants  to  be 
called  unto  him,  to  whom  he  had  given  the 
money,  that  he  might  know  how  much 
every  man  had  gained  by  trading. 

16  Then  came  the  first,  saying,  Lord, 
thy  pound  hath  gained  ten  pounds. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him,  Well,  thou 
^ood  servant :  because  thou  hast  been 
faithful  in  a  very  little,  have  thou  authority 
over  ten  cities. 

18  And  the  second  came,  saying.  Lord, 
thy  pound  hath  gained  five  pounds. 

19  And  he  said  likewise  to  him.  Be  thou 
also  over  five  cities. 

20  And  another  came,  saying.  Lord,  be- 
hold here  is  thy  pound,  which  I  have  kept 
laid  up  in  a  napkin  : 

21  For  I  feared  thee,  because  thou  art 
an  austere  man:  thou  takest  up  that  thou 
layedst  not  down,  and  reapest  that  thou 
didst  not  sow. 

22  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Out  of  thine 
own  mouth  will  I  judge  thee,  thou  wicked 
servant.  Thou  knewest  that  I  was  an  au- 
stere man,  taking  up  that  I  laid  not  down, 
and  reaping  that  I  did  not  sow : 

23  Wherefore  then  gavest  not  thou  my 
money  into  the  bank,  that  at  my  coming 
I  might  have  required  mine  own  with  usury  ? 


24  And  he  said  unto  them  that  stood  by 
Take  from  him  the  pound,  and  give  it  to 
him  that  hath  ten  pounds. 

2.5  (And  they  said  unto  him.  Lord,  he 
hath  ten  pounds.) 

26  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  unto  every 
one  which  hath,  shall  be  given ;  and  from 
him  that  hath  not,  even  that  he  hath  shall 
be  taken  away  from  him. 

27  But  those  mine  enemies,  which  would 
not  that  I  should  reign  over  them,  bring 
hither,  and  slay  them  before  me. 

28  11  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
went  before,  ascending  up  to  Jerusalem. 

29  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  he  was 
come  nigh  to  Bethphage  and  Bethany,  at 
the  mount  called  the  mount  of  Olives,  he 
sent  two  of  his  disciples. 

30  Saying,  Go  ye  into  the  village  over 
against  you  ;  in  the  which  at  your  entering 
ye  shall  find  a  colt  tied,  whereon  yet  never 
man  sat :  loose  him,  and  bring  him  hither. 

31  And  if  any  man  ask  you.  Why  do  ye 
loose  him  1  thus  shall  ye  say  unto  him, 
Because  the  Lord  hath  need  of  him. 

32  And  they  that  were  sent  went  their 
way,  and  found  even  as  he  had  said  unto 
them. 

33  And  as  they  were  loosing  the  colt, 
the  owners  thereof  said  unto  them,  Why 
loose  ye  the  colt  ? 

34  And  they  said,  The  Lord  hath  need 
of  him. 

35  And  they  brought  him  to  Jesus  :  and 
they  cast  their  garments  upon  the  colt, 
and  the}-  set  Jesus  thereon. 

36  And  as  he  went,  they  spread  their 
clothes  in  the  way. 

37  And  when  he  was  come  nigh,  even 
now  at  the  descent  of  the  mount  of  Olives, 
the  whole  multitude  of  the  disciples  began 
to  rejoice  and  praise  God  with  a  loud  voice, 
for  all  the  mighty  works  that  they  had 
seen : 

38  Saying,  Blessed  he  the  King  that 
cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  Peace  in 
heaven,  and  glory  in  the  highest. 

39  And  some  of  the  rharisees  from 
among  the  multitude  said  unto  him,  Ma- 
ster, rebuke  thy  discij)les. 

40  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  tell  you,  that  if  these  should  hold  their 
peace,  the  stones  would  immediately  cry 
out. 

41  H  And  when  he  was  come  near,  he 
beheld  the  city,  and  wept  over  it, 

42  Saying,  If  thou  hadst  known,  even 
thou,  at  least  in  this  thy  day,  the  things 
which  belong  unto  thy  peace  !  but  now 
they  are  hid  from  thine  eyes. 

43  For  the  days  shall  come  upon  thee, 
that  thine  enemies  shall  cast  a  trench  about 
thee,  and  compass  thee  round,  and  keep 
thee  in  on  every  side, 

44  And  shall  lay  thee  even  with  the 
ground,  and  thy  children  within  thee  :  and 
they  shall  not  leave  in  thee  one  stone  upon 

70 


The  parable  of  the  vineyard.        CHAP.  XX 


The  Saddiicees  convinced 


another  :    because   thou  knewest  not  the 
time  of  thy  visitation. 

4,5  H  And  he  went  into  the  temple,  and 
began  to  cast  out  them  that  sold  therein, 
and  them  that  bought, 

46  Saying  unto  them,  It  is  written,  My 
house  is  the  house  of  prayer,  but  ye  have 
made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 

47  H  And  he  taught  daily  in  the  temple. 
But  the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and 
the  chief  of  the  people  sought  to  destroy 
him, 

48  And  could  not  find  what  they  might 
do :  for  all  the  people  were  very  attentive 
to  hear  him. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  one  of 
those  days,  as  he  taught  the  people 
in  the  temple,  and  preached  the  gospel, 
the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  came  upon 
him,  with  the  elders, 

2  And  spake  unto  him,  saying,  Tell  us, 
by  what  authority  doest  thou  these  things? 
or  who  is  he  that  gave  thee  this  authority  ? 

3  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  will  also  ask  you  one  thing ;  and  answer 
me : 

4  The  baptism  of  John,  was  it  from 
heaven,  or  of  men  ? 

5  And  they  reasoned  with  themselves, 
saying.  If  we  shall  say.  From  heaven  ;  he 
will  say.  Why  then  believed  ye  him  not  ? 

6  But  and  if  we  say.  Of  men ;  all  the 
people  will  stone  us  :  for  they  be  persuaded 
that  John  was  a  prophet. 

7  And  they  answered,  That  they  could 
not  tell  whence  it  was. 

8  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Neither  tell 
I  you  by  what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

9  If  Then  began  he  to  speak  to  the  peo- 
ple this  parable  :  A  certain  man  planted  a 
vineyard,  and  let  it  forth  to  husbandmen, 
and  went  into  a  far  country  for  a  long 
time. 

10  And  at  the  season  he  sent  a  servant 
to  the  husbandmen,  that  they  should  give 
him  of  the  fruit  of  the  vineyard :  but  the 
husbandmen  beat  him,  and  sent  him  away 
empty. 

11  And  again  he  sent  another  servant : 
and  they  beat  him  also,  and  entreated  him 
shamefully,  and  sent  him  away  empty. 

12  And  again  he  sent  a  third  :  and  they 
wounded  him  also,  and  cast  him  out. 

13  Then  said  the  lord  of  the  vineyard, 
What  shall  I  do  ?  I  will  send  my  beloved 
son :  it  may  be  they  will  reverence  him 
when  they  see  him. 

14  But  when  the  husbandmen  saw  him, 
they  reasoned  among  themselves,  saying. 
This  is  the  heir :  come,  let  us  kill  him,  that 
the  inheritance  may  be  ours. 

15  So  they  cast  him  out  of  the  vineyard, 
and  killed  him.  What  therefore  shall  the 
lord  of  the  vineyard  do  unto  them  1 

16  He  shall  come  and  destroy  these  hu& 


others.     And  when  they  heard  it,  they  said", 
God  forbid. 

17  And  he  beheld  them,  and  said,  What 
is  this  then  that  is  written,  The  stone  which 
the  builders  rejected,  the  same  is  become 
the  head  of  the  corner. 

18  Whosoever  shall  fall  upon  that  stone, 
shall  be  broken :  but  on  whomsoever  it 
shall  fall,  it  will  grind  him  to  powder. 

19  H  And  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  the  same  hour  sought  to  lay  hands 
on  him ;  and  they  feared  the  people :  for 
they  perceived  that  he  had  spoken  this 
parable  against  them. 

20  And  they  watched  him,  and  sent  forth 
spies,  which  should  feign  themselves  just 
men,  that  they  might  take  hold  of  his 
words,  that  so  they  might  deliver  him  unto 
the  power  and  authority  of  the  governor. 

21  And  they  asked  him,  saying.  Master, 
we  know  that  thou  sayest  and  teachest 
rightly,  neither  acceptest  thou  the  person 
oj  any,  but  teachest  the  way  of  God 
truly  : 

22  Is  it  lawful  for  us  to  give  tribute  unto 
Cesar,  or  no  ? 

23  But  he  perceived  their  craftiness,  and 
said  unto  them.  Why  tempt  ye  me  ? 

24  Shew  me  a  penny.  Whose  image 
and  superscription  hath  it  1  They  answer- 
ed and  said,  Cesar's. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  Render  there- 
fore unto  Cesar  the  things  which  be  Ce- 
sar's, and  unto  God  the  things  which  be 
God's. 

26  And  they  could  not  take  hold  of  his 
words  before  the  people  :  and  they  marvel- 
led at  his  answer,  and  held  their  peace. 

27  H  Then  came  to  him  certain  of  the 
Sadducees,  (which  deny  that  there  is  any 
resurrection,)  and  they  asked  him, 

28  Saying,  Master,  Moses  wrote  unto  us, 
If  any  man's  brother  die,  having  a  wife, 
and  he  die  without  children,  that  his  bro- 
ther should  take  his  wife,  and  raise  up  seed 
unto  his  brother. 

29  There  were  therefore  seven  brethren  : 
and  the  first  took  a  wife,  and  died  without 
children. 

30  And  the  second  took  her  to  wife,  and 
he  died  childless. 

31  And  the  third  took  her ;  and  in  like 
manner  the  seven  also :  and  they  left  no 
children,  and  died. 

32  Last  of  all  the  woman  died  also. 

33  Therefore  in  the  resurrection,  whose 
wife  of  them  is  she  ?  for  seven  had  her  to 
wife. 

34  And  Jesus  answering,  said  unto  them, 
The  children  of  this  world  marry,  and  are 
given  in  marriage  : 

35  But  they  which  shall  be  accounted 
worthy  to  obtain  that  world,  and  the  resur- 
rection from  the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor 
are  given  in  marriage : 

36  Neither  can  they  die  any  more :  for 


bandmen,  and  shall  give  the  vineyard  to '  they  are  equal  unto  the  angels ;  and  are  the 

71 


Christ  foretells  the 


S.  LUKE. 


children  of  God,  being  the  children  of  the 
resurrection. 

37  Now  that  the  dead  are  raised,  even 
Moses  shewed  at  the  bush,  when  he  calleth 
the  Lord  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob. 

38  For  he  is  not  a  God  of  the  dead,  but 
of  the  living  :  for  all  live  unto  him. 

39  Then  certain  of  the  scribes  answering, 
said,  Master,  thou  hast  well  said. 

40  And  after  that,  they  durst  not  ask 
him  any  question  at  all. 

41  II  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  say 
they  that  Christ  is  David's  son? 

42  And  David  himself  saith  in  the  book 
of  Psalms,  The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand, 

43  Till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  foot- 
stool. 

44  David  therefore  calleth  him  Lord, 
how  is  he  then  his  son  ? 

45  ^  Then  in  the  audience  of  all  the 
people,  he  said  unto  his  disciples, 

46  Beware  of  the  scribes,  which  desire 
to  walk  in  long  robes,  and  love  greetings 
in  the  markets,  and  the  highest  seats  in  the 
synagogues,  and  the  chief  rooms  at  feasts; 

47  Which  devour  widows'  houses,  and 
for  a  shew  make  long  prayers :  the  same 
shall  receive  greater  damnation. 

CHAP.  XXL 

AND  he  looked  up  and  saw  the  rich  men 
casting  their  gifts  into  the  treasury. 

2  And  he  saw  also  a  certain  poor  widow, 
casting  in  thither  two  mites. 

3  And  he  said.  Of  a  truth  I  say  unto 
you.  That  this  poor  widow  hath  cast  in 
more  than  they  all. 

4  For  all  these  have  of  their  abundance 
cast  in  unto  the  offerings  of  God  :  but  she 
of  her  penury  hath  cast  in  all  the  living 
that  she  had. 

5  IT  And  as  some  spake  of  the  temple, 
how  it  was  adorned  with  goodly  stones,  and 
gifts,  he  said, 

6  As  for  these  things  which  ye  behold, 
the  days  will  come,  in  the  which  there  shall 
not  be  left  one  stone  upon  another,  that  shall 
not  be  thrown  down. 

7  ^  And  they  asked  him,  saying.  Ma- 
ster, but  when  shall  these  things  be  ?  and 
what  sign  icill  there  be  when  these  things 
shall  come  to  pass  ? 

8  And  he  said.  Take  heed  that  ye  be 
not  deceived :  for  many  shall  come  in  my 
name,  saying,  I  am  Christ ;  and  the  time 
draweth  near :  go  ye  not  therefore  after 
them. 

9  But  when  ye  shall  hear  of  wars,  and 
commotions,  be  not  terrified :  for  these 
things  must  first  come  to  pass  ;  but  the  end 
is  not  by  and  by. 

10  Then  said  he  unto  them.  Nation  shall 
rise  against  nation,  and  kingdom  against 
kingdom  : 

11  And  great  earthquakes  shall  be  in 
divers  places,  and  famines,  and  pestilences : 


destruction  of  the  temple,  S^c. 


and  fearful  sights,  and  great  signs   shall 
there  be  from  heaven. 

12  But  before  all  these  they  shall  lay 
their  hands  on  you,  and  persecute  you,  de- 
livering you  up  to  the  synagogues,  and  into 
prisons,  being  brought  before  kings  and 
rulers  for  my  name's  sake. 

13  And  it  shall  turn  to  you  for  a  testi- 
mony. 

14  Settle  it  therefore  in  your  hearts,  not 
to  meditate  before  what  ye  shall  answer. 

15  For  I  will  give  you  a  mouth  and  wis- 
dom, which  all  your  adversaries  shall  not 
be  able  to  gainsay  nor  resist. 

16  And  ye  shall  be  betrayed  both  by 
parents,  and  brethren,  and  kinsfolks,  and 
friends ;  and  some  of  you  shall  they  cause 
to  be  put  to  death. 

17  And  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all  men  for 
my  name's  sake. 

18  But  there  shall  not  an  hair  of  your 
head  perish. 

19  In  your  patience  possess  ye  your 
souls. 

20  And  when  ye  shall  see  Jerusalem 
compassed  with  armies,  then  know  that  the 
desolation  thereof  is  nigh. 

21  Then  let  them  which  are  in  Judea 
flee  to  the  mountains  ;  and  let  them  which 
are  in  the  midst  of  it  depart  out ;  and  let 
not  them  that  are  in  the  countries  enter 
thereinto. 

22  For  these  be  the  days  of  vengeance, 
that  all  things  which  are  written  may  be 
fulfilled. 

23  But  wo  unto  them  that  are  with  child, 
and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  days  I 
for  there  shall  be  great  distress  in  the  land, 
and  wrath  upon  this  people. 

24  And  they  shall  fall  by  the  edge  of 
the  sword,  and  shall  be  led  away  cajitive 
into  all  nations :  and  Jerusalem  shall  be 
trodden  down  of  the  Gentiles,  until  the 
times  of  the  Gentiles  be  fulfilled. 

25  "ii  And  there  shall  be  signs  in  the  sun, 
and  in  the  moon,  and  in  the  stars;  and 
upon  the  earth  distress  of  nations,  with  per- 
plexity; the  sea  and  the  waves  roaring; 

26  Men's  hearts  failing  them  (or  fear, 
and  for  looking  after  those  things  which  are 
coming  on  the  earth:  for  the  powers  of 
heaven  shall  be  shaken. 

27  And  then  shall  they  see  the  Son  of 
man  coming  in  a  cloud,  with  power  and 
great  glory. 

28  And  when  these  things  begin  to  come 
to  pass,  then  look  up,  and  lift  up  your 
heads  :  for  your  redemption  draweth  nigh. 

29  x4.nd  he  spake  to  them  a  parable  ; 
Behold  the  fig-tree,  and  all  the  trees ; 

30  When  they  now  shoot  forth,  ye  see 
and  know  of  your  ownselves  that  summer 
is  now  nigh  at  hand. 

31  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  see  these 
things  come  to  pass,  know  ye  that  the 
kingdom  of  God  is  nigh  at  hand. 

32  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  This  genera- 

72 


The  apostles  prepare  the  passovcr.  CHAP.  XXIT.    The  LorcVs  supper  instituted. 


tion  shall  not  pass  away,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 

33  Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away: 
but  my  words  shall  not  pass  away. 

34  ^  And  take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest  at 
any  time  your  hearts  be  overcharged  with 
surfeiting  and  drunkenness,  and  cares  of 
this  life,  and  so  that  day  come  upon  you 
unawares. 

35  For  as  a  snare  shall  it  come  on  all 
them  that  dwell  on  the  face  of  the  whole 
earth. 

36  Watch  ye  therefore,  and  pray  always, 
that  ye  may  be  accounted  worthy  to  escape 
all  these  things  that  shall  come  to  pass,  and 
to  stand  before  the  Son  of  man. 

37  And  in  the  day-time  he  was  teaching 
in  the  temple ;  and  at  night  he  went  out, 
and  abode  in  the  mount  that  is  called  the 
mount  of  Olives. 

38  And  all  the  people  came  early  in  the 
morning  to  him  in  the  temple,  for  to  hear 
him. 

CHAP.  XXH. 
IVTOW   the   feast  of  unleavened   bread 
-L^    drew  nigh,  which  is  called  the  Pass- 
over. 

2  And  the  chief  priests  and  scribes 
sought  how  they  might  kill  him :  for  they 
feared  the  people. 

3  H  Then  entered  Satan  into  Judas  sur- 
named  Iscariot,  being  of  the  number  of  the 
twelve. 

4  And  he  went  his  way,  and  communed 
with  the  chief  priests  and  captains,  how  he 
might  betray  him  unto  them.' 

5  And  they  were  glad,  and  covenanted 
to  give  him  money. 

6  And  he  promised,  and  sought  oppor- 
tunity to  betray  him  unto  them  m  the  ab- 
sence of  the  multitude. 

7  H  Then  came  the  day  of  unleavened 
bread,  when  the  passover  must  be  killed. 

8  And  he  sent  Peter  and  John,  saying, 
Go  and  prepare  us  the  passover,  that  we 
may  eat. 

9  And  tliey  said  unto  him,  Where  wilt 
thou  that  we  prepare  ?  ^ 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  Behold,  when 
ye  are  entered  into  tiie  city,  there  shall  a 
man  meet  you,  bearing  a  pitcher  of  water ; 
follow  him  into  the  house  where  he  entereth 
in. 

11  And  ye  shall  say  unto  the  good  man 
of  the  house,  The  Master  saith  unto  thee, 
Where  is  the  guest-chamber,  where  I  shall 
eat  the  passover  with  my  disciples  ? 

12  And  he  shall  shew  j'ou  a  large  upper 
room  furnished  :  there  make  ready. 

13  And  they  went  and  Ibund  as  he  had 
said  unto  them :  and  they  made  ready  the 
passover. 

14  And  when  the  hour  was  come,  he  sat 
down,  and  the  twelve  apostles  ^itli  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  With  desire 
I  have  desired  to  eat  this  passover  with 
you  before  I  suffer. 

16  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  any 

10 


more  eat  thereof,  until  it  be  fulfilled  in  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

17  And  he  took  the  cup,  and  gave  thanks, 
and  said.  Take  this,  and  divide  it  among 
yourselves. 

18  For  I  say  unto  you,  I  will  not  drink 
of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,  until  the  kingdom 
of  God  shall  come. 

19  If  And  he  took  bread,  and  gave 
thanks,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  unto  them, 
saying,  This  is  my  body  which  is  given 
for  you  :  this  do  in  remembrance  of  me. 

20  Likewise  also  the  cup  after  supper, 
saying,  This  cup  is  the  new  testament  in 
my  blood,  which  is  shed  for  you. 

21  II  But  behold,  the  hand  of  him  that 
betrayeth  me  is  with  me  on  the  table. 

22  And  truly  the  Son  of  man  goeth  as  it 
was  determined  :  but  wo  unto  that  man  by 
whom  he  is  betrayed  ! 

23  And  they  began  to  inquire  among 
themselves,  which  of  them  it  was  that 
should  do  this  thing. 

24  IT  And  there  was  also  a  strife  among 
them,  which  of  them  should  be  accounted 
the  greatest. 

25  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  kings  of 
the  Gentiles  exercise  lordship  over  them ; 
and  they  that  exercise  authority  upon  them 
are  called  benefactors. 

26  But  ye  shall  not  he  so :  but  he  that  is 
greatest  among  you,  let  him  be  as  the 
younger;  and  he  that  is  chief,  as  he  that 
doth  serve. 

27  For  whether  is  greater,  he  that  sitteth 
at  meat,  or  he  that  serveth  ?  is  not  he  that 
sitteth  at  meat?  but  I  am  among  you  as 
he  that  serveth. 

28  Ye  are  they  which  have  continued 
with  me  in  my  temptations ; 

29  And  I  appoint  unto  you  a  kingdom, 
as  my  Father  hath  appointed  unto  me; 

30  That  ye  may  eat  and  drink  at  my 
table  in  my  kingdom,  and  sit  on  thrones, 
judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 

31  II  And  the  Lord  said,  Simon,  Simon, 
behold,  Satan  hath  desired  to  have  you, 
that  he  may  sift  you  as  wheat : 

32  But  I  have  prayed  for  thee,  that  thy 
faith  fail  not :  and  when  thou  art  converted, 
strengthen  thy  brethren. 

33  And  he  said  unto  him.  Lord,  I  am 
ready  to  go  with  thee,  both  into  prison,  and 
to  death. 

34  And  he  said,  I  tell  thee,  Peter,  the 
cock  shall  not  crow  this  day,  before  that 
thou  shalt  thrice  deny  that  thou  knowest 
me. 

35  II  And  he  said  unto  them.  When  1 
sent  you  without  purse,  and  scrip,  and 
shoes,  lacked  ye  any  thing?  And  they  said, 
Nothing. 

36  Then  said  he  unto  them,  But  now,  he 
that  hath  a  purse,  let  him  take  it,  and  like- 
wise his  scrip  :  and  he  that  hath  no  sword, 
let  him  sell  his  garment,  and  buy  one. 

37  For  I  say  unto  ycu,  that  this  that  is 

73 


Christ  prays  in  the  mount.  S.  LUKE. 

written  must  yet  be  accomplished  in  me, 
And  he  was  reckoned  among  the  trans- 
gressors :  for  the  things  concerning  me  have 
an  end. 

38  And  they  said,  Lord,  behold,  here  «re 
two  swords.  And  he  said  unto  them,  It  is 
enough. 

39  H  And  he  came  out,  and  went,  as  he 
was  wont,  to  the  mount  of" Olives;  and  his 
disciples  also  followed  him. 

40  And  when  he  was  at  the  place,  he 
said  unto  them,  Pray  that  ye  enter  not  into 
temptation. 

41  And  he  was  withdrawn  from  them 
about  a  stone's  cast,  and  kneeled  down,  and 
prayed, 

42  Saying,  Father,  if  thou  be  willing,  re- 
move this  cup  from  me  :  nevertheless,  not 
my  will,  but  thine,  be  done. 

43  And  there  appeared  an  angel  unto 
him  from  heaven,  strengthening  him. 

44  And  being  in  an  agon}',  he  prayed 
more  earnestly :  and  his  sweat  was  as  it 
were  great  drops  of  blood  falling  down  to 
the  ground. 

45  And  when  he  rose  up  from  prayer,' 
and  was  come  to  his  disciples,  he  found 
them  sleeping  for  sorrow, 

46  And  said  unto  them.  Why  sleep  ye  ? 
rise  and  pray,  lest  ye  enter  into  tempta- 
tion. 

47  ^  And  while  he  yet  spake,  behold  a 
multitude,  and  he  that  was  called  Judas, 
one  of  the  twelve,  went  before  them,  and 
drew  near  unto  Jesus  to  kiss  him. 

48  But  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Judas,  be- 
trayest  thou  the  Son  of  man  with  a  kiss? 

49  When  the}^  which  were  about  him, 
saw  what  would  follow,  they  said  unto  him. 
Lord,  shall  we  smite  with  the  sword  1 

50  %  And  one  of  them  smote  the  ser- 
vant of  the  high  priest,  and  cut  off  his  right 
ear. 

51  And  Jesus  answered  and  said,  Suffer 
ye  thus  far.  And  he  touched  his  ear,  and 
healed  him. 

52  Then  Jesus  said  unto  the  chief 
priests,  and  captains  of  the  temple,  and 
the  elders  which  were  come  to  him.  Be  ye 
come  out  as  against  a  thief,  with  swords  and 
staves  1 

53  When  I  was  daily  with  you  in  the 
temple,  ye  stretched  forth  no  hands  against 
me  :  but  this  is  your  hour,  and  the  power 
of  darkness. 

54  IT  Then  took  thgy  him,  and  led  him, 
and  brought  him  into  the  high  priest's 
house.     And  Peter  followed  afar  off. 

55  And  when  they  had  kindled  a  fire  in 
the  midst  of  the  hall,  and  were  set  down 
together,  Peter  sat  down  among  them. 

56  But  a  certain  maid  beheld  him  as  he 
sat  by  the  fire,  and  earnestly  looked  upon 
him,  and  said,  This  man  was  also  with 
him. 

57  And  he  denied  him,  saying.  Woman, 
I  know  him  not. 


He  is  betrayed  and  denied. 

58  And  after  a  little  while  another  saw 
him,  and  said,  Thou  art  also  of  them. 
And  Peter  said,  Man,  I  am  not. 

59  And  about  the  space  of  one  hour  af- 
ter, another  confidently  affirmed,  saying, 
Of  a  truth  i\\\?, felloio  also  was  with  him; 
for  he  is  a  Galilean. 

60  And  Peter  said,  Man,  I  know  not 
what  thou  sayest.  And  immediately,  while 
he  yet  spake,  the  cock  crew. 

61  And  the  Lord  turned,  and  looked  up- 
on Peter.  And  Peter  remembered  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  how  he  had  said  unto 
him,  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou  shalt  deny 
me  thrice. 

62  And  Peter  went  out  and  wept  bitterly. 

63  H  And  the  men  that  held  Jesus, 
mocked  him,  and  smote  /«m. 

64  And  when  they  had  blindfolded  him, 
they  struck  him  on  the  face,  and  asked 
him,  saying.  Prophesy,  who  is  it  that  smote 
thee  ? 

65  And  many  other  things  blasphe- 
mously spake  they  against  him. 

66  II  And  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  the 
elders  of  the  people,  and  the  chief  priests, 
and  the  scribes  came  together,  and  led  him 
into  their  council,  saving, 

67  Art  thou  the  Christ?  tell  us.  And  he 
said  unto  them,  If  I  tell  you,  ye  will  not 
believe. 

68  And  if  I  also  ask  you,  ye  will  not  an- 
swer me,  nor  let  me  go. 

69  Hereafter  shall  the  Son  of  man  sit  on 
the  right  hand  of  the  power  of  God. 

70  Then  said  they  all.  Art  thou  then  the 
Son  of  God?  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye 
say  that  I  am. 

71  And  they  said.  What  need  we  any 
further  witness?  for  we  ourselves  have 
heard  of  his  own  mouth. 

CHAP.  xxin. 

AND  the  whole  multitude  of  them  arose, 
and  led  him  unto  Pilate. 

2  And  they  be^an  to  accuse  him,  saying, 
We  found  this /mo?/' perverting  the  nation, 
and  forbidding  to  give  tribute  to  Cesar,  say- 
ing. That  he  himself  is  Christ,  a  King. 

3  "And  Pilate  asked  him,  saying,  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews?  And  he  an- 
swered him  and  said,  Thou  sayest  it. 

4  Then  said  Pilate  to  the  chief  priests, 
and  to  the  people,  I  find  no  fault  in  this 
man. 

5  And  they  were  the  more  fierce,  say- 
ing. He  stirreth  up  the  people,  teaching 
throughout  all  Jewry,  beginning  from  Ga- 
lilee to  this  place. 

6  When  Pilate  heard  of  Galilee,  he  ask- 
ed whether  the  man  were  a  Galilean. 

7  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that  he  be- 
longed unto  Herod's  jurisdiction,  he  sent 
him  to  Herod,  who  himself  also  was  at  Je- 
rusalem at  that  time. 

8  H  And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he  was 
exceeding  glad :  for  he  was  desirous  to  see 
him  of  a  long  season,  because  he  had  heard 

74 


Christ  is  accused  before  Pilate,  CHAP. 
many  things  of  him  ;  and  he  lioped  to  have 
seen  some  miracle  done  by  him. 

9  Then  he  questioned  with  him  in  many 
words ;  but  he  answered  him  nothing. 

10  And  the  chief  priests  and  scribes 
stood  and  veiiemently  accused  him. 

11  And  Herod  with  his  men  of  war  set 
him  at  nought,  and  mocked  him,  and  ar- 
rayed him  in  a  gorgeous  robe,  and  sent  him 
again  to  Pilate. 

12  If  And  the  same  day  Pilate  and 
Herod  were  made  friends  together ;  for 
before  they  were  at  enmity  between  them- 
selves. 

13  H  And  Pilate,  when  he  had  called  to- 
gether the  chief  priests,  and  the  rulers,  and 
the  people, 

14  Said  unto  them.  Ye  have  brought  this 
man  unto  me,  as  one  that  perverteth  the 
people :  and  behold,  I,  having  examined 
him  before  you,  have  found  no  fault  in  this 
man,  touching  those  things  whereof  ye  ac- 
cuse him ; 

15  No,  nor  yet  Herod  :  for  I  sent  you  to 
him  ;  and  lo,  nothing  worthy  of  death  is 
done  unto  him  : 

16  I  will  therefore  chastise  him,  and  re- 
lease him. 

17  (For  of  necessity  he  must  release  one 
unto  them  at  the  feast.) 

18  And  they  cried  out  all  at  once,  say- 
ing, Away  with  this  inan,  and  release  unto 
us  Barabbas : 

19  (Who,  for  a  certain  sedition  made 
in  the  citj^,  and  for  murder,  was  cast  into 
prison.) 

20  Pilate  therefore,  willing  to  release  Je- 
sus, spake  again  to  them. 

21  But  they  cried,  saying,  Crucify  him, 
crucify  him. 

22  And  he  said  unto  them  the  third  time, 
Why  1  what  evil  hath  he  done  1  I  have 
found  no  cause  of  death  in  him;  I  will  there- 
fore chastise  him,  and  let  him  go. 

23  And  they  were  instant  with  loud 
voices,  requiring  that  he  might  be  crucified  : 
and  the  voices  of  them,  and  of  the  chief 
priests,  prevailed. 

24  And  Pilate  gave  sentence  that  it 
should  be  as  they  required. 

25  And  he  released  unto  them  him  that 
for  sedition  and  murder  was  cast  into  pri- 
son, whom  they  had  desired ;  but  he  deli- 
vered Jesus  to  their  will. 

26  If  And  as  they  led  him  away,  they 
laid  hold  upon  one  Simon  a  Cyrenian,  com- 
ing out  of  the  country,  and  on  him  they 
laid  the  cross,  that  he  might  bear  it  after 
Jesus. 

27  And  there  followed  him  a  great  com- 
pany of  people,  and  of  women,  which  also 
bewailed  and  lamented  him. 

23  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them,  said, 
Daughters  of  Jerusalem,  weep  not  for  me, 
but  weep  for  yourselves,  and  for  your  chil- 
dren. 

29  For  behold,  the  days  are  coming,  in 


XXHI.        and  condemned  by  the  people. 
the  which  they  shall  say.  Blessed  arc  the 
barren,   and   the  wombs  that  never   bare, 
and  the  paps  which  never  gave  suck. 

30  Then  shall  they  begin  to  say  to  the 
mountains.  Fall  on  us;  and  to  the  hills, 
Cover  us. 

31  For  if  they  do  these  things  in  a  green 
tree,  what  shall  be  done  in  the  dry  ? 

32  If  And  there  were  also  two  other,  ma- 
lefactors, led  with  him  to  be  put  to  death. 

33  And  when  they  were  come  to  the 
place  which  is  called  Calvary,  there  they 
crucified  him,  and  the  malefactors ;  one  on 
the  right  hand,  and  tiie  other  on  the  left. 

34  II  Then  said  Jesus,  Father,  forgive 
them:  for  they  know  not  what  they  do. 
And  they  parted  his  raiment,  arid  cast  lots. 

35  II  And  the  people  stood  beholding. 
And  the  rulers  also  with  them  derided  him, 
saying.  He  saved  others  ;  let  him  save  him- 
self, if  he  be  Christ,  the  chosen  of  God. 

36  And  the  soldiers  also  mocked  him, 
coming  to  him,  and  offering  him  vinegar, 

37  And  saying.  If  thou  be  the  King  of 
the  Jews,  save  thyself. 

38  And  a  superscription  also  was  written 
over  him,  in  letters  of  Greek,  and  Latin, 
and  Hebrew,  THIS  IS  THE  KING  OF 
THE  JEWS. 

39  H  And  one  of  the  malefactors,  which 
were  hanged,  railed  on  him,  saying.  If  thou 
be  Christ,  save  thyself  and  us. 

40  But  the  other  answering,  rebuked 
him,  saying,  Dost  not  thou  fear  God,  seeing 
thou  art  in  the  same  condemnation  1 

41  And  we  indeed  justly  ;  for  we  receive 
the  due  reward  of  our  deeds :  but  this  man 
hath  done  nothing  amiss. 

42  And  he  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  re- 
member me  when  thou  comest  into  thy 
kingdom. 

43  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Verily  1 
say  unto  thee.  To-day  shalt  thou  be  with 
me  in  paradise. 

44  II  And  it  was  about  the  sixth  hour, 
and  there  was  a  darkness  over  all  the  earth 
until  the  ninth  hour. 

45  And  the  sun  was  darkened,  and  the 
vai!  of  the  temple  was  rent  in  the  midst. 

46  ^  And  when  Jesus  had  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  he  said.  Father,  into  thy  hands 
I  commend  my  spirit :  and  having  said 
thus,  he  gave  up  the  ghost. 

47  H  Now  when  the  centurion  saw  what 
was  done,  he  glorified  God,  saying.  Cer- 
tainly this  was  a  righteous  man. 

48  And  all  the  people  that  came  together 
to  that  sight,  beholding  the  things  which 
were  done,  smote  their  breasts  and  returned. 

49  And  all  his  acquaintance,  and  the 
women  that  followed  him  from  Galilee^ 
stood  afar  off,  beholding  these  things. 

50  II  And  behold,  there  was  a  man  named 
Joseph,  a  counsellor  :  and  he  was  a  good 
man,  and  a  just : 

51  (The  same  had  not  consented  to  the 
counsel  and  deed  of  them :)  he  ivas  of  Ari- 

75 


ChrisVs  resurrection  declared. 


S.  LUKE. 


He  appears  to  his  disciples. 


niathea,  a  city  of  the  Jews ;  who  also  him- 
self waited  for  the  kingdom  of  God. 

52  This  7ua7i  went  unto  Pilate,  and  beg- 
ged the  body  of  Jesus. 

53  And  he  took  it  down,  and  wrapped  it 
in  linen,  and  laid  it  in  a  sepulchre  that  was 
hewn  in  stone,  wherein  never  man  before 
was  laid. 

64  And  that  day  was  the  preparation, 
and  the  sabbath  drew  on. 

55  II  And  the  women  also,  which  came 
with  him  from  Galilee,  followed  after,  and 
beheld  the  sepulchre,  and  how  his  body  was 
laid. 

56  And  they  returned,  and  prepared 
spices  and  ointments ;  and  rested  the  sab- 
bath-day, according  to  the  commandment. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 

NOW  upon  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
very  early  in  the  morning,  they  came 
unto  the  sepulchre,  bringing  the  spices 
which  they  had  prepared,  and  certain 
others  with  them. 

2  And  they  found  the  stone  rolled  away 
from  the  sepulchre. 

3  And  they  entered  in,  and  found  not 
the  body  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  were 
much  perplexed  thereabout,  behold,  two 
men  stood  by  them  in  shining  garments. 

5  And  as  they  were  afraid,  and  bowed 
down  their  faces  to  the  earth,  they  said 
unto  them,  Why  seek  ye  the  living  among 
the  dead  1 

6  He  is  not  here,  but  is  risen.  Remem- 
ber how  he  spake  unto  you  when  he  was 
yet  in  Galilee, 

7  Saying,  The  Son  of  man  must  be  de- 
livered into  the  hands  of  sinful  men,  and 
be  crucified,  and  the  third  day  rise  again. 

8  And  they  remembered  his  words, 

9  And  returned  from  the  sepulchre,  and 
told  all  these  things  unto  the  eleven,  and 
to  all  the  rest. 

10  It  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and  Joanna, 
and  Mary  the  mother  of  James,  and  other 
women  that  were  with  them,  which  told 
these  things  unto  the  apostles. 

11  And  their  words  seemed  to  them  as 
idle  tales,  and  they  believed  them  not. 

12  H  Then  arose  Peter,  and  ran  unto  the 
sepulchre,  and  stooping  down,  he  beheld 
the  linen  clothes  laid  by  themselves,  and 
departed,  wondering  in  himself  at  that 
which  was  come  to  pass. 

13  11  And  behold,  two  of  them  went  that 
same  day  to  a  village  called  Emmaus,  which 
was  from  Jerusalem  about  threescore  fur- 
longs. 

14  And  they  talked  together  of  all  these 
things  which  had  happened. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  while  they 
communed  together,  and  reasoned,  Jesus 
himself  drew  near,  and  went  with  them. 

16  But  their  eyes  were  holden,  that  they 
should  not  know  him. 

17  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  man- 


ner of  communications  are  these  that  ye 
have  one  to  another,  as  ye  walk,  and  are 
sad  ? 

18  And  the  one  of  them,  whose  name 
was  Cleopas,  answering,  said  unto  him, 
Art  thou  only  a  stranger  in  Jerusalem,  and 
hast  not  known  the  things  which  are  come 
to  pass  there  in  these  days  ? 

19  And  he  said  unto  them.  What  things  1 
And  they  said  unto  him.  Concerning  Jesus 
of  Nazareth,  which  was  a  prophet  mighty 
in  deed  and  word  before  God,  and  all  the 
people : 

20  And  how  the  chief  priests  and  our 
rulers  delivered  him  to  be  condemned  to 
death,  and  have  crucified  him. 

21  But  we  trusted  that  it  had  been  he 
which  should  have  redeemed  Israel :  and 
beside  all  this,  to-day  is  the  third  day  since 
these  things  were  done. 

22  Yea,  and  certain  women  also  of  our 
company  made  us  astonished,  which  were 
early  at  the  sepulchre. 

23  And  when  they  found  not  his  bodj', 
they  came,  saying,  that  they  had  also  seen 
a  vision  of  angelsi  which  said  that  he  was 
alive. 

24  And  certain  of  them  which  were  with 
us,  went  to  the  sepulchre,  and  found  it 
even  so  as  the  women  had  said :  but  him 
they  saw  not. 

25  Then  he  said  unto  them,  O  fools,  and 
slow  of  heart  to  believe  all  that  the  pro- 
phets have  spoken ! 

26  Ought  not  Christ  to  have  suffered 
these  things,  and  to  enter  into  his  glory  ? 

27  And  beginning  at  Moses,  and  all  the 
prophets,  he  expounded  unto  them  in  all 
the  scriptures  the  things  concerning  him- 
self. 

28  And  they  drew  nigh  unto  the  village 
whither  they  went :  and  he  made  as  though 
he  would  have  gone  further. 

29  But  they  constrained  him,  saying, 
Abide  with  us  :  for  it  is  toward  evening, 
and  the  day  is  far  spent.  And  he  went  in 
to  tarry  with  them. 

30  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  sat  at  meat 
with  them,  he  took  bread,  and  blessed  if, 
and  brake,  and  gave  to  them. 

31  And  their  eyes  were  opened,  and  they 
knew  him :  and  he  vanished  out  of  their 
sight. 

32  And  they  said  one  to  another.  Did 
not  our  heart  burn  within  us  while  he  talk- 
ed with  us  by  the  way,  and  while  he  open- 
ed to  us  the  scriptures  ? 

33  And  they  rose  up  the  same  hour,  and 
returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  found  the  eleven 
gathered  together,  and  them  that  were  with 
them, 

34  Saying,  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed, 
and  hath  appeared  to  Simon. 

35  And  they  told  what  things  ivere  done 
in  the  way,  and  how  he  was  known  of  them 
in  breaking  of  bread. 

36  H  And  as  they  thus  spake,  Jesus  him- 

76 


The  divinity,  ^-c.  of  Christ. 


CHAP.  I. 


The  testimony  oj  John, 


self  stood  in  the  midst  of  them,  and  saith 
unto  them,  Peace  be  unto  you. 

37  But  they  were  terrified  and  affright- 
ed, and  supposed  that  they  had  seen  a 
spirit. 

38  And  he  said  unto  them,  Why  are  ye 
troubled  ?  and  why  do  thoughts  arise  in 
your  hearts  ? 

39  Behold  my  hands  and  my  feet,  that 
it  is  I  myself:  handle  me,  and  see ;  for  a 
spirit  hath  not  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  see 
me  have. 

40  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
shewed  them  his  hands  and  his  feet. 

41  And  while  they  yet  believed  not  for 
joy,  and  wondered,  he  said  unto  them, 
Have  ye  here  anj'  meat  ? 

42  And  they  gave  him  a  piece  of  a  broil- 
ed fish,  and  of  an  honey-comb. 

43  And  he  took  it,  and  did  eat  before 
them. 

44  And  he  said  unto  them,  These  are 
the  words  which  I  spake  unto  you,  while  I 
was  yet  with  you,  that  all  things  must  be 
fulfilled  which  were  written  in  the  law  of 


Moses,   and   in  the  prophets,  and  in  the 
psalms,  concerning  me. 

45  Then  opened  he  their  understanding, 
that  they  might  understand  the  scriptures, 

46  And  said  unto  them,  Thus  it  is  writ- 
ten, and  thus  it  behoved  Christ  to  suffer, 
and  to  rise  from  the  dead  the  third  day  : 

47  And  that  repentance  and  remission 
of  sins  should  be  preached  in  his  name 
among  all  nations,  beginning  at  Jerusalem. 

.  48  And  ye  are  witnesses  of  these  things. 

49  U  And  behold,  I  send  the  promise  of 
my  Father  upon  you :  but  tarry  ye  in  the 
city  of  Jerusalem,  until  ye  be  endued  with 
power  from  on  high. 

50  H  And  he  led  them  out  as  far  as  to 
Bethany  :  and  he  lifted  up  his  hands,  and 
blessed  them. 

51  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  he  blessed 
them,  he  was  parted  from  them,  and  carried 
up  into  heaven. 

52  And  they  worshipped  him,  and  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem  with  great  joy  : 

53  And  were  continual^  in  the  temple, 
praising  and  blessing  God.     Amen. 


H  The  Gospel  according  to  Saint  JOHN. 


CHAP.  I. 

IN  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  and  the 
Word  was  with  God,  and  the  Word  was 
God. 

2  The  same  was  in  the  beginning  with 
God. 

3  All  things  were  made  by  him ;  and 
without  him  was  not  any  thing  made  that 
was  made. 

4  In  him  was  life ;  and  the  life  was  the 
light  of  men. 

5  And  the  light  shineth  in  darkness ; 
and  the  darkness  comprehended  it  not. 

6  If  There  was  a  man  sent  from  God, 
whose  name  was  John. 

7  The  same  came  for  a  witness,  to  bear 
witness  of  the  Light,  that  all  men  through 
him  might  believe. 

8  He  was  not  that  Light,  but  was  sent 
to  bear  witness  of  that  Light. 

9  That  was  the  true  Light,  which  light- 
eth  every  man  that  cometh  into  the 
world. 

10  He  was  in  the  world,  and  the  world 
was  made  by  him,  and  the  world  knew  him 
not. 

1 1  He  came  unto  his  own,  and  his  own 
received  him  not. 

12  But  as  many  as  received  him,  to 
them  gave  he  power  to  become  the  sons 
of  God,  even  to  them  that  believe  on  his 
name : 

13  Which  were  born,  not  of  blood,  nor 
of  the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of 
man,  but  of  God. 

14  ^  And  the  Word  was  made  flesh,  and 
dwelt  among  us,  (and  we  beheld  his  glory, 


the  glory  as  of  the  only  begotten  of  the  Fa- 
ther,) full  of  grace  and  truth. 

1.5  H  John  bare  witness  of  him,  and  cried, 
saying,  This  was  he  of  whom  I  spake.  He 
that  cometh  after  me,  is  preferred  before 
me  ;  for  he  was  before  me. 
,  16  And  of  his  fulness  have  all  we  receiv- 
ed, and  grace  for  grace. 

17  For  the  law  was  given  by  Moses,  huf. 
grace  and  truth  came  by  Jesus  Christ. 

18  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time  ; 
the  only  begotten  Son,  which  is  in  the 
bosom  of  the  Father,  he  hath  declared 
him. 

19  H  And  this  is  the  record  of  John,  when 
the  Jews  sent  priests  and  Levites  from  Je- 
rusalem, to  ask  him.  Who  art  thou  ? 

20  And  he  confessed,  and  denied  not; 
but  confessed,  I  am  not  the  Christ. 

21  And  they  asked  him.  What  thenT 
Art  thou  Elias?  and  he  saith,  I  am  not. 
Art  thou  that  prophet?  And  he  answered. 
No. 

22  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Who  art 
thou?  that  we  may  give  an  answer  to 
them  that  sent  us.  What  sayest  thou  of 
thyself? 

23  He  said,  I  am  the  voice  of  one  crying 
in  the  wilderness.  Make  straight  the  way 
of  the  Lord,  as  said  the  prophet  Esaias. 

24  And  they  which  were  sent  were  of 
the  Pharisees. 

25  And  they  asked  him,  and  said  unto 
him  J  Why  baptizest  thou  then,  if  thou  be 
not  that   Christ,   nor    Elias,   neither  that 

I  prophet? 

I     26  John  answered  them,  saying,  I  bap- 
77 


The  calling  of  Andrew  and  Peter. 
tize    with  water :    but  there  standeth  one 
amon^  you,  whom  ye  know  not: 

27  He  it  is,  who  coming  after  me,  is  pre- 
ferred before  me,  whose  shoe's  latchet  I  am 
not  worthy  to  unloose. 

28  Tliese  things  were  done  in  Bethabara 
beyond  Jordan,  where  John  was  baptiz- 
ing. 

29  11  The  next  day  John  seeth  Jesus 
coming  unto  him,  and  saith.  Behold  the 
Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  away  the  sin 
of  the  world ! 

30  This  is  he  of  whom  I  said,  After  me 
Cometh  a  man  which  is  preferred  before 
me  ;  for  he  was  before  me. 

31  And  I  knew  him  not:  but  that  he 
should  be  made  manifest  to  Israel,  therefore 
am  I  come  baptizing  with  water. 

32  And  John  bare  record,  saying,  I  saw 
the  Spirit  descending  from  heaven  like  a 
dove,  and  it  abode  upon  him. 

33  And  I  knew  him  not:  but  he  that 
sent  me  to  baptize  with  water,  the  same 
said  unto  me,  U  pon  whom  thou  shalt  see  the 
Spirit  descending  and  remaining  on  him, 
the  same  is  he  which  baptizeth  with  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

34  And  I  saw  and  bare  record,  that  this 
is  the  Son  of  God. 

35  H  Again  the  next  day  after,  John 
stood,  and  two  of  his  disciples  ; 

36  And  looking  upon  Jesus  as  he  walk- 
ed, he  saith,  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God  ! 

37  And  the  two  disciples  heard  him 
speak,  and  they  followed  Jesus. 

38  Then  Jesus  turned,  and  saw  them 
following,  and  saith  unto  them.  What  seek 
ye  ?  They  said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  (which 
is  to  say,  being  interpreted,  Master,) 
where  dwellest  thou  ? 

39  He  saith  unto  them.  Come  and  see. 
They  came  and  saw  where  he  dwelt,  and 
abode  with  him  that  day  :  for  it  was  about 
the  tenth  hour. 

40  One  of  the  two  which  heard  John 
speak,  and  followed  him,  was  Andrew, 
Simon  Peter's  brother. 

41  He  first  findeth  his  own  brother  Si- 
mon, and  saith  unto  him,  We  have  found 
the  Messias;  which  is,  being  interpreted, 
the  Christ. 

42  And  he  brought  him  to  Jesus.  And 
when  Jesus  beheld  him,  he  said,  Thou  art 

'Simon  the  son  of  Jona  :  thou  shalt  be  call- 
ed Cephas ;  which  is,  by  interpretation,  a 
stone. 

43  II  The  day  following  Jesus  would  go 
forth  into  Galilee,  and  findeth  Philip,  and 
saith  unto  him,  Follow  me. 

44  Now  Philip  wasof  Bethsaida,  the  city 
of  Andrew  and  Peter. 

45  Philip  findeth  Nathanael,  and  saith 
inito  him.  We  have  found  him  of  whom 
Moses  in  the  law,  and  the  prophets,  did 
write,  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  the  son  of  Joseph. 

46  And  Nathanael  said  unto  him,  Can 
there  any  good  thing  come  out  of  Naza- 


JOHN.  Christ  turns  wafer  into  wine. 

reth?  Philip   saith  unto  him.   Come  and 


mar- 
aud  the 


47  Jesus  saw  Nathanael  coming  to  him, 
and  saith  of  him.  Behold  an  Israelite  in- 
deed, in  whom  is  no  guile  I 

48  Nathanael  saith  unto  him,  Whence 
knowest  thou  me?  Jesus  answered  and 
said  unto  him.  Before  that  Philip  called 
thee,  when  thou  wast  under  the  fig-tree,  I 
saw  thee. 

49  Nathanael  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  Rabbi,  thou  art  the  Son  of  God;  thou 
art  the  King  of  Israel. 

50  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
Because  I  said  unto  thee,  I  saw  thee  under 
the  fig-tree,  believest  thou '.'  thou  shalt  see 
greater  things  than  these. 

51  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you.  Hereafter  ye  shall  see  hea- 
ven open,  and  the  angels  of  God  ascending 
and  descending  upon  the  Son  of  man. 

'  CHAP.  II. 

AND  the  third  day  there  was  a 
riage  in  Cana  of  Galilee ; 
mother  of  Jesus  was  there. 

2  And  both  Jesus  was  called,  and  his 
disciples,  to  the  marriage. 

3  And  when  they  wanted  wine,  the 
mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  They  have 
no  wine. 

4  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman,  what 
have  I  to  do  with  thee  ?  mine  hour  is  not 
yet  come. 

5  His  mother  saith  unto  the  servants. 
Whatsoever  he  saith  unto  you,  do  it. 

6  And  there  were  set  there  six  water-pots 
of  stone,  after  the  manner  of  the  purifying 
of  the  Jews,  containing  two  or  three  firkins 
apiece. 

7  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Fill  the  water- 
pots  with  water.  And  they  filled  them  up 
to  the  brim. 

8  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Draw  out 
now,  and  bear  unto  the  governor  of  the 
feast.     And  they  bare  it. 

9  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  had  tasted 
the  water  that  was  made  wine,  and  knew 
not  whence  it  was;  (but  the  servants  which 
drew  the  water  knew  ;)  the  governor  of  the 
feast  called  the  bridegroom, 

10  And  saith  unto  him.  Every  man  at 
the  beginning  doth  set  forth  good  wine ; 
and  when  men  have  well  drunk,  then  that 
which  is  worse :  but  thou  hast  kept  the 
good  wine  until  now. 

11  This  beginning  of  miracles  did  Jesus 
in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  manifested  forth 
his  glory  ;  and  his  disciples  believed  on  him. 

12  H  After  this  he  went  down  to  Caper- 
naum, he,  and  his  mother,  and  his  brethren, 
and  his  disciples ;  and  they  continued 
there  not  man)'  days. 

13  H  And  the  Jews'  passover  was  at 
hand,  and  Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem, 

14  And  found  in  the  temple  those  that 
sold  oxen,  and  sheep,  and  doves,  and  the 
changers  of  money,  sitting  : 

78 


Christ  teaches  of  regeneration.        CHAP.  III.  Condemnation  for  unbelief. 


16  And  when  he  had  made  a  scourge  of 
small  cords,  he  drove  them  all  out  of  the 
temple,  and  the  sheep,  and  the  oxen ;  and 
poured  out  the  changers'  money,  and  over- 
threw the  tables; 

16  And  said  unto  them  that  sold  doves. 
Take  these  things  hence:  make  not  my 
Father's  house  an  house  of  merchandise. 

17  And  his  disciples  remembered  that  it 
was  written.  The  zeal  of  thine  house  hath 
eaten  me  up.  ,      • , 

18  II  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and  said 
unto  him,  What  sign  shewest  thou  unto  us, 
seeing  that  thou  doest  these  things  1 

19  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
Destroy  this  temple,  and  in  three  days  I 
will  raise  it  up. 

20  Then  said  the  Jews,  Forty  and  six 
years  was  this  temple  in  building,  and  wilt 
thou  rear  it  up  in  three  days? 

21  But  he  spake  of  the  temple  of  his 
body. 

22  When  therefore  he  was  risen  from 
the  dead,  his  disciples  remembered  that  he 
had  said  this  unto  them  :  and  they  believed 
the  scripture,  and  the  word  which  Jesus 
had  said. 

23  II  Now  when  he  was  in  Jerusaleni  at 
the  passover,  in  the  feast-</ay,  many  believ- 
ed in  his  name,  when  they  saw  the  mira- 
cles which  he  did. 

24  But  Jesus  did  not  commit  himself  un- 
to them,  because  he  knew  all  men, 

25  And  needed  not  that  any  should 
testify  of  man  :  for  he  knew  what  was  in 
man. 

CHAP.  HI. 

THERE  was   a  man  of  the  Pharisees 
named    Nicodemus,   a  ruler  of  the 
Jews: 

2  The  same  came  to  Jesus  by  night,  and 
said  unto  him,  Rabbi,  we  know  that  thou 
art  a  teacher  come  from  God  :  for  no  man 
can  do  these  miracles  that  thou  doest,  ex- 
cept God  be  with  him. 

3  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee.  Except  a 
man  be  born  again,  he  cannot  see  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

4  Nicodemus  saith  unto  him.  How  can  a 
man  be  born  when  he  is  old  ?  can  he  enter 
the  second  time  into  his  mother's  womb, 
and  be  born  1 

5  Jesus  answered.  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  thee.  Except  a  man  be  born  of  water, 
and  of  the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

6  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh,  is 
flesh  ;  and  that  which  is  born  of  the  Spirit, 
is  spirit. 

7  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee,  Ye 
must  be  born  again. 

8  The  wind  bloweth  where  it  listeth,  and 
thou  hearest  the  sound  thereof,  but  canst 
not  tell  whence  it  cometh,  and  whither  it 
goeth  :  so  is  every  one  that  is  born  of  the 
Spirit. 


9  Nicodemus  answered  and  said  unto 
him.  How  can  these  things  be  ? 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel,  and  knowest 
not  these  things  ? 

11  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee.  We 
speak  that  we  do  know,  and  testify  that  we 
have  seen  ;  and  ye  receive  not  our  witness. 

12  If  I  have  told  j-ou  earthly  things,  and 
ye  believe  not,  how  shall  ye  believe  ff  I  tell 
you  of  heavenly  things  ? 

13  And  no  man  hath  ascended  up  to 
heaven,  but  he  that  came  down  from 
heaven,  even  the  Son  of  man  which  is  in 
heaven. 

14  H  And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the  serpent 
in  the  wilderness,  even  so  must  the  Son  of 
man  be  lifted  up  : 

15  That  whosoever  believeth  m  him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal  life. 

16  II  For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he 
gave  his  only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever 
believeth  in  him,  should  not  perish,  but 
have  everlasting  life. 

17  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into  the 
world  to  condemn  the  world,  but  that  the 
world  through  him  might  be  saved. 

18  H  He  that  believeth  on  him,  is  not 
condemned :  but  he  that  believeth  not,  is 
condemned  already,  because  he  hath  not 
believed  in  the  name  of  the  only  begotten 
Son  of  God. 

19  And  this  is  the  condemnation,  that 
light  is  come  into  the  world,  and  men 
loved  darkness  rather  than  light,  because 
their  deeds  were  evil. 

20  For  every  one  that  doeth  evil  hateth 
the  light,  neither  cometh  to  the  light,  lest 
his  deeds  should  be  reproved. 

21  But  he  that  doeth  truth,  cometh  to  the 
light,  that  his  deeds  may  be  made  manifest, 
that  they  are  wrought  in  God. 

22  H  After  these  things  came  Jesus  and 
his  disciples  into  the  land  of  Judea;  and 
there  he  tarried  with  them,  and  baptized. 

23  ^  And  John  also  was  baptizing  in 
Mnon,  near  to  Salim,  because  there  was 
much  water  there :  and  they  came,  and 
were  baptized. 

24  For  John  was  not  yet  cast  into  prison. 

25  H  Then  there  arose  a  question  be- 
tween some  of  John's  disciples  and  the 
Jews,  about  purifying. 

26  And  they  came  unto  John,  and  said 
1  unto  him,  Rabbi,   he  that  was  with  thee 

beyond  Jordan,  to  whom  thou  barest  wit- 
ness, behold,  the  same  baptizeth,  and  all 
men  come  to  him. 

27  John  answered  and  said,  A  man  can 
receive  nothing,  except  it  be  given  him 
from  heaven. 

28  Ye  yourselves  bear  me  witness,  that 
I  said,  I  am  not  the  Christ,  but  that  I  am 
sent  before  him. 

29  He  that  hath  the  bride,  is  the  bride- 
groom :  but  the  friend  of  the  bridegroom, 
which  standeth  and  heareth  him,  rejoiceth 

79 


The  woman  of  Samaria.  S. 

greatly,  because  of  the  bridegroom's  voice  : 
this  my  joy  therefore  is  fulfilled. 

30  He  must  increase,  but  I  must  decrease. 

31  He  that  cometh  from  above,  is  above 
all :  he  that  is  of  the  earth  is  earthly,  and 
speaketh  of  the  earth :  he  that  cometh 
from  heaven  is  above  all. 

32  And  what  he  hath  seen  and  heard, 
that  he  testifieth ;  and  no  man  receiveth 
his  testimony. 

33  He  that  hath  received  his  testimony, 
hath  set  to  his  seal  that  God  is  true. 

34  For  he  whom  God  hath  sent,  speak- 
eth the  words  of  God  :  for  God  giveth  not 
the  Spirit  by  measure  unto  Mm. 

35  The  father  loveth  the  Son,  and  hath 
given  all  things  into  his  hand. 

36  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son,  hath 
everlasting  life  :  and  he  that  believeth  not 
the  Son,  shall  not  see  life ;  but  the  wrath 
of  God  abideth  on  him. 

CHAP.  IV. 
"HEN  therefore  the  Lord  knew  how 
the  Pharisees  had  heard  that  Jesus 
made  and  baptized  more   disciples  than 
John, 

2  (Though  Jesus  himself  baptized  not, 
but  his  disciples,) 

3  He  left  Judea,  and  departed  again 
into  Galilee. 

4  And  he  must  needs  go  through  Sama- 
ria. 

6  Then  cometh  he  to  a  city  of  Samaria, 
which  is  called  Sychar,  near  to  the  parcel 
of  ground  that  Jacob  gave  to  his  son  Joseph. 

6  Now  Jacob's  well  was  there.  Jesus 
therefore  being  wearied  with  Ms  journey, 
sat  thus  on  the  well :  and  it  was  about  the 
sixth  hour. 

7  There  cometh  a  woman  of  Samaria  to 
draw  water  :  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Give  me 
to  drink. 

8  (For  his  disciples  were  gone  away 
unto  the  city  to  buy  meat.) 

9  Then  saith  the  woman  of  Samaria 
unto  him,  How  is  it  that  thou,  being  a  Jew, 
askest  drink  of  me,  which  am  a  woman  of 
Samaria?  for  the  Jews  have  no  dealings 
with  the  Samaritans. 

10  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her, 
If  thou  knewest  the  gift  of  God,  and  who 
it  is  that  saith  to  thee.  Give  me  to  drink  ; 
thou  wouldest  have  asked  of  him,  and  he 
would  have  given  thee  living  water. 

11  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  thou 
hast  nothing  to  draw  with,  and  the  well  is 
deep  :  from  whence  then  hast  thou  that 
living  water  ? 

12  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Ja- 
cob, which  gave  us  the  well,  and  drank 
thereof  himself,  and  his  children,  and  his 
cattle  1 

13  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her, 
Whosoever  drinketh  of  this  water,  shall 
thirst  again  : 

14  But  whosoever  drinketh  of  the  water 
that  I  shall  give  him,  shall  never  thirst ;  but 


JOHN.  Ch^isfs  zeal  for  God's  glory. 

the  water  that  I  shall  give  him,  shall  be 
in  him  a  well  of  water  springing  up  into 
everlasting  life. 

15  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  give 
me  this  water,  that  I  thirst  not,  neither  come 
hither  to  draw. 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Go  call  thy  hus- 
band, and  come  hither. 

17  The  woman  answered  and  said,  1 
have  no  husband.  Jesus  said  unto  her, 
Thou  hast  well  said,  I  have  no  husband  : 

18  For  thou  hast  had  five  husbands,  and 
he  whom  thou  now  hast,  is  not  thy  hus- 
band :  in  that  saidst  thou  truly. 

19  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  I 
perceive  that  thou  art  a  prophet. 

20  Our  fathers  worshipped  in  this  moun- 
tain ;  and  ye  say,  that  in  Jerusalem  is  the 
place  where  men  ought  to  worship. 

21  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Woman,  believe 
me,  the  hour  cometh,  when  ye  shall  neither 
in  this  mountain,  nor  yet  at  Jerusalem, 
worship  the  Father. 

22  Ye  worship  ye  know  not  what :  we 
know  what  we  worship,  for  salvation  is  of 
the  Jews. 

23  But  the  hour  cometh,  and  now  is, 
when  the  true  worshippers  shall  worship 
the  Father  in  spirit  and  in  truth  :  for  the 
Father  seeketh  such  to  worship  him. 

24  God  is  a  Spirit:  and  they  that  wor- 
ship him,  must  worship  Mm  in  spirit  and 
in  truth. 

25  The  woman  saith  unto  him,  I  know 
that  Messias  cometh,  which  is  called  Christ ; 
when  he  is  come,  he  will  tell  us  all  things. 

26  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  I  that  speak 
unto  thee  am  he. 

27  H  And  upon  this  came  his  disciples, 
and  marvelled  that  he  talked  with  the  wo- 
man :  yet  no  man  said.  What  seekest  thou  1 
or,  Why  talkest  thou  with  her  ? 

28  The  woman  then  left  her  water-pot, 
and  went  her  way  into  the  city,  and  saith 
to  the  men, 

29  Come,  see  a  man  which  told  me  all 
things  that  ever  I  did :  is  not  this  the 
Christ  ? 

30  Then  they  went  out  of  the  city,  and 
came  unto  him. 

31  H  In  the  mean  while  his  disciples 
prayed  him,  saying,  Master,  eat. 

32  But  he  said  unto  them,  I  have  meat 
to  eat  that  ye  know  not  of. 

33  Therefore  said  the  disciples  one  to 
another,  Hath  any  man  brought  him  ought 
to  eat  ? 

34  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  My  meat  is  to 
do  the  will  of  him  that  sent  me,  and  to 
finish  his  work. 

35  Say  not  ye.  There  are  yet  four 
months,  and  tlien  cometh  harvest  ?  behold, 
I  say  unto  you,  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  look 
on  the  fields ;  for  they  are  white  already  to 
harvest. 

36  And  he  that  reapeth  receiveth  wages, 
and  gathereth  fruit  unto  life  eternal :  that 

80 


Christ  Jieals  the  nohlcmari's  son.     CHAP.  V.  He  heals  an  impotent  man. 

both  he  that  soweth,  and  he  that  reapeth,!  Hebrew    tongue,    Bethesda,    having    five 


may  rejoice  together 

37  And  herein  is  that  saying  true,  One 
soweth,  and  another  reapeth. 

38  I  sent  you  to  reap  that  whereon  ye 
bestowed  no  labour :  other  men  laboured, 
and  ye  are  entered  into  their  labours. 

39  If  And  man)^  of  the  Samaritans  of 
that  city  believed  on  him  for  the  saying  of 
the  woman,  which  testified,  He  told  me  all 
that  ever  I  did. 

40  So  when  the  Samaritans  were  come 
unto  him,  they  besought  him  that  he  would 
tarry  with  them :  and  he  abode  there  two 
days. 

41  And  many  more  believed,  because  of 
his  own  word  ; 

42  And  said  unto  the  woman,  Now  we 
believe,  not  because  of  thy  saying :  for  we 
have  heard  liiiti  ourselves,  and  know  that 
this  is  indeed  the  Christ,  the  Saviour  of  the 
world. 

43  H  Now  after  two  days  he  departed 
thence,  and  went  into  Galilee. 

44  For  Jesus  himself  testified  that  a  pro- 
phet hath  no  honour  in  his  own  country. 

45  Then  when  he  was  come  into  Galilee, 
the  Galileans  received  him,  having  seen  all 
the  things  that  he  did  at  Jerusalem  at  the 
feast :  for  they  also  went  unto  the  feast. 

46  So  Jesus  came  again  into  Cana  of 
Galilee,  where  he  made  the  water  wine. 
And  there  was  a  certain  nobleman,  whose 
son  was  sick  at  Capernaum. 

47  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was  come 
out  of  Judea  into  Galilee,  he  went  unto  him, 
and  besought  him  that  he  would  come 
down,  and  heal  his  son  :  for  he  was  at  the 
point  of  death. 

48  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him.  Except  ye 
see  signs  and  wonders,  ye  will  not  believe. 

49  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him.  Sir, 
come  down  ere  my  child  die. 

50  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Go  thy  way; 


porches. 

3  In  these  lay  a  great  multitude  of  im- 
potent folk,  of  blind,  halt,  withered,  wait- 
ing for  the  moving  of  the  water. 

4  For  an  angel  went  down  at  a  certain 
season  into  the  pool,  and  troubled  the  water : 
whosoever  then  first  after  the  troubling  of 
the  water  stepped  in,  was  made  whole  of 
whatsoever  disease  he  had. 

5  And  a  certain  man  was  there,  which 
had  an  infirmity  thirty  and  eight  years. 

6  When  Jesus  saw  him  lie,  and  knew 
that  he  had  been  now  a  long  time  in  that 
cafc,  he  saith  unto  him,  Wilt  thou  be  made 
whole  ? 

7  The  impotent  man  answered  him. 
Sir,  I  have  no  man,  when  the  water  is  trou- 
bled, to  put  me  into  the  pool :  but  while  I 
am  coming,  another  steppeth  down  before 
me. 

8  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Rise,  take  up  thy 
bed,  and  walk. 

9  And  immediately  the  man  was  made 
whole,  and  took  up  his  bed,  and  walked : 
and  on  the  same  day  was  the  sabbath. 

10  ^  The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  him 
that  was  cured.  It  is  the  sabbath-day  ;  it  is 
not  lawful  for  thee  to  carry  thy  bed. 

11  He  answered  them,  He  that  made  me 
whole,  the  same  said  unto  me,  Take  up  thy 
bed,  and  walk. 

12  Then  asked  they  him.  What  man  is 
that  which  said  unto  thee.  Take  up  thy 
bed,  and  walk  ? 

13  And  he  that  was  healed  wist  not  who 
it  was :  for  Jesus  had  conveyed  himself 
away,  a  multitude  being  in  that  place. 

14  Afterward  Jesus  findeth  him  in  the 
temple,  and  said  unto  him.  Behold,  thou  art 
made  whole :  sin  no  more,  lest  a  worse 
thing  come  unto  thee. 

15  The  man  departed,  and  told  the 
Jews  that  it  was  Jesus   which  had   made 


thy  son  liveth.     And  the  man  believed  the  j  him  whole. 


word  that  Jesus  had  spoken  unto  him,  and 
he  went  his  way 

51  And  as  he  was  now  going  down,  his! he  had  done  these  things  on  the 
servants  met  him,  and  told  him,   saying,  j  day 


16  And  therefore  did  the  Jews  persecute 
Jesus,  and  sought  to    slay   him,   because 

abbath- 


Thy  son  liveth. 

52  Then  inquired  he  of  them  the  hour 
when  he  began  to  amend.  And  they  said 
unto  him.  Yesterday  at  the  seventh  hour 
the  fever  left  him. 

58  So  the  father  knew  that  it  was  at  the 
same  hour,  in  the  which  Jesus  said  unto 
him,  Thy  son  liveth:  and  himself  believed, 
and  his  whole  house. 


17  H  But  Jesus  answered  them.  My  Fa- 
ther worketh  hitherto,  and  I  work. 

18  Therefore  the  Jews  sought  the  more 
to  kill  him,  because  he  not  only  had  broken 
the  sabbath,  but  said  also,  that  God  \vas 
his  Father,  making  himself  equal  with 
God. 

19  ^  Then  answered  Jesus,  and  said 
unto  them.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  jou, 


54  This /s  again  the  second  miracle //ifl/j  The  Son  can  do  nothing  of  himself,  but 
Jesus  did,  when  he  was  come  out  of  Judea  what   he  seeth  the  Father   do:   for  what 


things  soever  he  doeth,  these  also  doeth  the 
Son  likewise. 
20  For  the  Father  loveth  the  Son,  and 


into  Galilee. 

CHAP.  V. 

AFTER  this  there  was  a  feast  of  the 
Jews  :  and  Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusa- j sheweth  him  all  things  that  himself  doeth: 
lem.  i  and  he  will  shew  him  greater  works  than 

2  Now   there   is   at   Jerusalem,   by  the  these,  that  ye  may  marvel. 
sheep  market,  a  pool,  which  is  called  in  the  i     21  For  as  the  iFather  raiseth  up  the  dead 
11  81 


The  general  resurrection  foretold.     S.  JOHN.  Christ  feeds  five  thousand. 

and   quickeneth    them;  even  so   the  Son      42  But  I  know  you,  that  ye  have  not 


even  so 
quickeneth  whom  he  will. 

22  For  the  Father  judgeth  no  man  ;  but 
hath  committed  all  judgment  unto  the 
Son: 

23  That  all  men  should  honour  the  Son, 
even  as  they  honour  the  Father.  He  that 
honoureth  not  the  Son,  honoureth  not  the 
Father  which  hath  sent  him. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He 
that  heareth  my  word,  and" belie veth  on  him 
that  sent  me,  hath  everlasting  life,  and  shall 
not  come  into  condemnation ;  but  is  passed 
from  death  unto  life. 

25  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  The 
hour  is  coming,  and  now  is,  when  the  dead 
shall  hear  the  voice  of  the  Son  of  God :  and 
they  that  hear  shall  live. 

26  For  as  the  Father  hath  life  in  himself, 
so  hath  he  given  to  the  Son  to  have  life  in 
himself; 

27  And  hath  given  him  authority  to  ex- 
ecute judgment  also,  because  he  is  the  Son 
of  man. 

28  Marvel  not  at  this :  for  the  hour  is 
coming,  in  the  which  all  that  are  in  the 
graves  shall  hear  his  voice, 

29  And  shall  come  forth ;  they  that  have 
done  good  unto  the  resurrection  of  life;  and 
they  that  have  done  evil,  unto  the  resurrec- 
tion of  damnation. 

30  I  can  of  mine  own  self  do  nothing : 
as  I  hear,  I  judge:  and  my  judgment  is 
just ;  because  I  seek  not  mine  own  will, 
but  the  will  of  the  Father  which  hath  sent 
me. 

31  H  If  1  bear  witness  of  myself,  my  wit- 
ness is  not  true. 

32  There  is  another  that  beareth  wit- 
ness of  me,  and  I  know  that  the  witness 
which  he  witnesseth  of  me  is  true. 

33  Ye  sent  unto  John,  and  he  bare  wit- 
ness unto  the  truth. 

34  But  I  receive  not  testimony  from 
man  :  but  these  things  I  say,  that  ye  might 
be  saved. 

35  He  was  a  burning  and  a  shining 
light :  and  ye  were  willing  for  a  season  to 
rejoice  in  his  light. 

36  H  But  1  have  greater  witness  than 
that  of  John  :  for  the  works  which  the  Fa- 
ther hath  given  me  to  finish,  the  same 
works  that  I  do,  bear  witness  of  me,  that 
the  Father  hath  sent  me. 

37  And  the  Father  himself  which  hath 
sent  me,  hath  borne  witness  of  me.  Ye 
have  neither  heard  his  voice  at  any  time, 
nor  seen  his  shape. 

38  And  ye  have  not  his  word  abiding  in 
you :  for  whom  he  hath  sent,  him  ye  be- 
lieve not. 

39  H  Search  the  scriptures;  for  in  them 
ye  think  ye  have  eternal  life :  And  they 
are  they  which  testify  of  me. 

40  And  ye  will  not  come  to  me,  that  ye 
might  have  life. 

41  II   I  receive  not  honour  from  men. 


the  love  of  God  in  you. 

43  I  am  come  in  my  Father's  name,  and 
ye  receive  me  not:  if  another  shall  come 
in  his  own  name,  him  ye  will  receive. 

44  How  can  ye  believe,  whicii  receive 
honour  one  of  another,  and  seek  not  the 
honour  that  cometh  from  God  only  1 

45  H  Do  not  think  that  I  will  accuse  you 
to  the  Father :  there  is  one  that  accuseth 
you,  even  Moses,  in  whom  ye  trust. 

46  For  had  ye  believed  Moses,  ye  would 
have  believed  me :  for  he  wrote  of  me. 

47  But  if  ye  believe  not  his  writings,  how 
shall  ye  believe  my  words  ? 

CHAP.  VI. 
FTER  these  things  Jesus  went  over 
the  sea  of  Galilee,  which  is  the  sea  of 
Tiberias. 

2  And  a  great  multitude  followed  him, 
because  they  saw  his  miracles  which  he 
did  on  them  that  were  diseased. 

3  And  Jesus  went  up  into  a  mountain, 
and  there  he  sat  with  his  disciples. 

4  And  the  passover,  a  feast  of  the  Jews, 
was  nigh. 

5  When  Jesus  then  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
and  saw  a  great  company  come  unto  him, 
he  saith  unto  Philip,  Whence  shall  we  buy 
bread  that  these  may  eat  ? 

6  (And  this  he  said  to  prove  him  :  for  he 
himself  knew  what  he  would  do.) 

7  Philip  answered  him.  Two  hundred 
pennyworth  of  bread  is  not  sufficient  for 
them,  that  every  one  of  them  may  take  a 
little. 

8  One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew,  Simon 
Peter's  brother,  saith  unto  him, 

9  There  is  a  lad  here,  which  hath  five 
barley-loaves,  and  two  small  fishes :  but 
what  are  they  among  so  many  ? 

10  And  Jesus  said.  Make  the  men  sit 
down.  (Now  there  was  much  grass  in  the 
place.)  So  the  men  sat  down,  in  number 
about  five  thousand. 

11  And  Jesus  took  the  loaves;  and  when 
he  had  given  thanks,  he  distributed  to  the 
disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  them  that  were 
set  down ;  and  likewise  of  the  fishes,  as 
much  as  they  would. 

12  When  they  were  filled,  he  said  unto 
his  disciples.  Gather  up  the  fragments  that 
remain,  that  nothing  be  lost. 

13  Therefore  they  gathered  them  toge 
ther,    and  filled  twelve   baskets   with    the 
fragments  of  the  five  barley-loaves,  which 
remained  over  and  above  unto  them  that 
had  eaten. 

14  Then  those  men,  when  they  had  seen 
the  miracle  that  Jesus  did,  said,  This  is  of 
a  truth  that  Prophet  that  should  come  into 
the  world. 

15  U  When  Jesus  therefore  percei'ed 
that  they  would  come  and  take  him  by 
force,  to  make  him  a  king,  he  departed 
again  into  a  mountain  himself  alone. 

16  And   when    even   was    noio    come, 

82 


Christ  walks  on  the  sea. 
his   disciples  went    down   unto   the    sea, 

17  And  entered  into  a  ship,  and  went 
over  the  sea  toward  Capernaum.  And  it 
was  now  dark,  and  Jesus  was  not  come  to 
them. 

18  And  the  sea  arose  by  reason  of  a 
great  wind  that  blew. 

19  So  when  they  had  rowed  about  five 
and  twenty  or  thirty  furlongs,  they  see  Je- 
sus walking  on  the  sea,  and  drawing  nigh 
unto  the  ship  :  and  they  were  afraid. 

20  But  he  saith  unto  them,  It  is  I ;  be 
not  afraid. 

21  Then  they  willingly  received  him  in- 
to the  ship  :  and  immediately  the  ship  was 
at  the  land  whither  they  went. 

22  H  The  day  following,  when  the  peo- 
ple which  stood  on  the  other  side  of  the  sea 
saw  that  there  was  none  other  boat  there, 
save  that  one  whereinto  his  disciples  were 
entered,  and  that  Jesus  went  not  with  hir 
disciples  into  the  boat,  but  that  his  disci 
pies  were  gone  away  alone ; 

23  (IJowbeit  there  came  other  boats  from 
Tiberias  nigh  unto  the  place  where  they 
did  eat  bread,  after  that  the  Lord  had  given 
thanks:) 

24  When  the  people  therefore  saw  that 
Jesus  was  not  there,  neither  his  disciples, 
they  also  took  shipping,  and  came  to  Ca- 
pernaum, seeking  for  Jesus. 

25  And  when  they  had  found  him  on  the 
other  side  of  the  sea,  they  said  unto  him. 
Rabbi,  when  earnest  thou  hither? 

26  Jesus  answered  them  and  said,  Veri- 
ly, verily,  I  say  unto  you.  Ye  seek  me, 
not  because  ye  saw  the  miracles,  but  be- 
cause ye  did  eat  of  the  loaves,  and  were 
filled. 

27  Labour  not  for  the  meat  which  perish- 
eth,  but  for  that  meat  which  endureth  unto 
everlasting  life,  which  the  Son  of  man  shall 
give  unto  you :  for  him  hath  God  the  Fa 
ther  sealed. 

28  Then  said  they  unto  him.  What  shall 
we  do,  that  we  might  work  the  works  of 
God? 

29  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them. 
This  is  the  work  of  God,  that  ye  believe  on 
him  whom  he  hath  sent. 

30  If  They  said  therefore  unto  him.  What 
sign  shewest  thou  then,  that  we  may  see, 
and  believe  thee  1  what  dost  thou  work  1 

31  Our  fathers  did  eat  manna  in  the 
desert;  as  it  is  written,  He  gave  them 
bread  from  heaven  to  eat. 

32  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Mpses  gave  you  not 
that  bread  from  heaven ;  but  my  Father 
giveth  you  the  true  bread  from  heaven. 

33  For  the  bread  of  God  is  he  which 
cometh  down  from  heaven,  and  giveth  life 
unto  the  world. 

34  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Lord, 
evermore  give  us  this  bread. 

35  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  I  am  the 
bread  of  life :  he  that  cometh  to  me,  shall 


CHAP.  VI.  Christ  the  bread  of  life. 

never  hunger;    and  he  that  believeth  on 
me,  shall  never  thirst, 

36  But  I  said  unto  you,  That  ye  also 
have  seen  me,  and  believe  not. 

37  All  that  the  Father  giveth  me,  shall 
come  to  me  ;  and  him  that  cometh  to  me, 
I  will  in  no  wise  cast  out. 

38  For  I  came  down  from  heaven,  not 
to  do  mine  own  will,  but  the  will  of  liini 
that  sent  me. 

39  And  this  is  the  Father's  will  which 
hath  sent  me,  that  of  all  which  he  hath 
given  me,  I  should  lose  nothing,  but  sliould 
raise  it  up  again  at  the  last  day. 

40  And  this  is  the  will  of  him  that  ser.t 
me,  that  every*  one  which  seeth  the  Son, 
and  believeth  on  him,  may  have  everlast- 
ing life  :  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last 
day. 

41  The  Jews  then  murmured  at  him, 
because  he  said,  I  am  the  bread  which 
came  down  from  heaven. 

42  And  they  said.  Is  not  this  Jesus  the 
son  of  Joseph,  whose  father  and  mother  we 
know  'I  how  is  it  then  that  he  saith,  I  came 
down  irom  heaven  1 

43  Jesus  therefore  answered  and  said 
unto  them,  Murmur  not  among  your- 
selves. 

44  No  man  can  come  to  me,  except  the 
Father  which  hath  sent  me  draw  liini :  and 
I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 

45  It  is  written  in  the  prophets.  And 
they  shall  be  all  taught  of  God.  Every 
man  therefore  that  hath  heard,  and  hath 
learned  of  the  Father,  cometh  unto  me. 

46  Not  that  any  man  hath  seen  the  Fa- 
ther, save  he  which  is  of  God,  he  hath  seen 
the  Father. 

47  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  He 
that  believeth  on  me  hath  everlasting  life. 

48  I  am  that  bread  of  life. 

49  Your  fathers  did  eat  manna  in  the 
wilderness,  and  are  dead. 

50  This  is  the  bread  which  cometh  down 
from  heaven,  that  a  man  may  eat  thereof, 
and  not  die. 

51  I  am  the  living  bread  which  came 
down  from  heaven  :  if  any  man  eat  of  this 
bread,  he  shall  live  for  ever :  and  the  bread 
that  I  will  give  is  my  flesh,  which  I  will 
give  for  the  life  of  the  world. 

52  The  Jews  therefore  strove  among 
themselves,  saying.  How  can  this  man  give 
us  his  flesh  to  eat  ? 

53  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily, 
verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Except  ye  ea-t  the 
flesh  of  the  Son  of  man,  and  drmk  his 
blood,  ve  have  no  life  in  you. 

54  Whoso  eateth  my  flesh,  and  dnnketh 
my  blood,  hath  eternal  life;  and  I  will 
raise  him  up  at  the  last  day. 

55  For  my  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  my 
blood  is  drink  indeed. 

56  He  that  eateth  my  flesh,  and  drinketh 
my  blood,  dwelleth  in  me,  and  I  in  him. 

57  As  the  living  Father  hath  sent  me, 
83 


Jesus  reproves  his  kinsmen. 


S.  JOHN. 


He  teaches  in  the  temple. 


and  I  live  by  the  Father  :  so  he  that  eateth 
me,  even  he  shall  live  by  me. 

58  This  is  that  bread  which  came  down 
from  heaven :  not  as  your  fathers  did  eat 
manna,  and  are  dead :  he  that  eateth  of 
this  bread  shall  live  for  ever. 

59  These  things  said  he  in  the  syna- 
gogue, as  he  taught  in  Capernaum. 

60  ^  Many  therefore  of  his  disciples, 
when  they  had  heard  this,  said,  This  is  an 
hard  saying  ;  who  can  hear  it  1 

61  When  Jesus  knew  in  himself  that  his 
disciples  murmured  at  it,  he  said  unto  them, 
Doth  this  offend  you  ? 

62  What  and  if  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of 
man  ascend  up  where  he  was  before  ? 

63  It  is  the  Spirit  that  quickeneth ;  the 
flesh  profiteth  nothing :  the  words  that  I 
speak  unto  you,  they  are  spirit,  and  they 
are  life. 

64  But  there  are  some  of  you  that  believe 
not.  For  Jesus  knew  from  the  beginning 
who  they  were  that  believed  not,  and  who 
should  betray  him. 

65  And  he  said,  Therefore  said  I  unto 
you,  that  no  man  can  come  unto  me,  ex- 
cept it  were  given  unto  him  of  my  Fa- 
ther. 

66  II  From  that  tijne  many  of  his  disci- 

Eles  went  back,  and  walked  no  more  with 
im. 

67  Then  said  Jesus  unto  the  twelve,  Will 
ye  also  go  away  ? 

68  Then  Simon  Peter  answered  him, 
Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go  ?  thou  hast  the 
words  of  eternal  life. 

69  And  we  believe,  and  are  sure  that  thou 
art  that  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God. 

70  Jesus  answered  them.  Have  not  I 
chosen  you  twelve,  and  one  of  you  is  a 
devil  ? 

71  He  spake  of  Judas  Iscariot  the  so7i  of 
Simon  :  for  he  it  was  that  should  betray 
him,  being  one  of  the  twelve. 

CHAP.  VH. 

AFTER  these  things  Jesus  walked  in 
Galilee  :  for  he  would  not  walk  in  Jew- 
ry, because  the  Jews  sought  to  kill  him. 

2  Now  the  Jews'  feast  of  tabernacles 
was  at  hand. 

3  His  brethren  therefore  said  unto  him. 
Depart  hence,  and  go  into  Judea,  that  thy 
disciples  also  may  see  the  works  that  thou 
doest. 

4  For  there  is  no  man  that  doeth  any 
thing  in  secret,  and  he  himself  seeketh  to 
be  known  openly.  If  thou  do  these  things, 
shew  thyself  to  the  world. 

5  (For  neither  did  his  brethren  believe 
in  him.) 

6  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  My  time 
is  not  yet  come  :  but  your  time  is  always 
ready. 

7  The  world  cannot  hate  you  ;  but  me 
it  hateth,  because  I  testify  of  it,  that  the 
works  thereof  are  evil. 

8  Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast :  I  go  not  up 


yet  unto  this  feast ;  for  my  time  is  not  yet 
full  come. 

9  When  he  had  said  these  words  unto 
them,  he  abode  still  in  Galilee. 

10  But  when  his  brethren  were  gone 
up,  then  went  he  also  up  unto  the  feast,  not 
openly,  but  as  it  were  in  secret. 

11  If  Then  the  Jews  sought  him  at  the 
feast,  and  said,  Where  is  he  ? 

12  And  there  was  much  murmuring 
among  the  people  concerning  him :  for 
some  said,  He  is  a  good  man  :  others  said, 
Nay ;  but  he  deceiveth  the  people. 

13  Howbeit,  no  man  spake  openly  of 
him,  for  fear  of  the  Jews. 

14  II  Now  about  the  midst  of  the  feast, 
Jesus  went  up  into  the  temple  and  taught. 

15  And  the  Jews  marvelled,  saying, 
How  knoweth  this  man  letters,  having 
never  learned  ? 

16  Jesus  answered  them,  and  said,  My 
doctrine  is  not  mine,  but  his  that  sent  me. 

17  If  any  man  will  do  his  will,  he  shall 
know  of  the  doctrine,  whether  it  be  of  God, 
or  whether  I  speak  of  myself 

18  He  that  speaketh  of  himself,  seeketh 
his  own  glory  :  but  he  that  seeketh  his  glo- 
ry that  sent  him,  the  same  is  true,  and  no 
unrighteousness  is  in  him. 

19  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the  law,  and 
yet  none  of  you  keepeth  the  law  ?  Why  go 
ye  about  to  kill  me  1 

20  The  people  answered  and  said,  Thou 
hast  a  devil:  who  goeth  about  to  kill  thee? 

21  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
I  have  done  one  work,  and  ye  all  marvel. 

22  Moses  therefore  gave  unto  you  cir- 
cumcision, (not  because  it  is  of  Moses,  but 
of  the  fathers,)  and  ye  on  the  sabbath-day 
circumcise  a  man. 

23  If  a  man  on  the  sabbath-day  receive 
circumcision,  that  the  law  of  Moses  should 
not  be  broken ;  are  ye  angry  at  me,  be- 
cause I  have  made  a  man  every  whit  whole 
on  the  sabbath-day  1 

24  Judge  not  according  to  the  appear- 
ance, but  judge  righteous  judgment. 

25  Then  said  some  of  them  of  Jerusa- 
lem, Is  not  this  he  whom  they  seek  to  kill  1 

26  But  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly,  and  they 
say  nothing  unto  him.  Do  the  rulers  know 
indeed  that  this  is  the  very  Christ  ? 

27  Howbeit,  we  know  this  man,  whence 
he  is :  but  when  Christ  cometh,  no  man 
knoweth  whence  he  is. 

28  Then  cried  Jesus  in  the  temple,  as 
he  taught,  saying,  Ye  both  know  me,  and 
ye  know  whence  I  am  :  and  I  am  not  come 
of  myself,  but  he  that  sent  me  is  true,  whom 
ye  know  not. 

29  But  I  know  him ;  for  I  am  from  him, 
and  he  hath  sent  me. 

30  H  Then  they  sought  to  take  him  :  but 
no  man  laid  hands  on  him,  because  his 
hour  was  not  j'et  come. 

31  And  many  of  the  people  believed  on 
him,  and  said,  When  Christ  cometh,  will 

84 


Divers  opinions  of  Christ.  CHAP. 

he  do  more  miracles  than  these  which  this 
7nan  hath  done  1  ,        ,    ,        ,  , 

32  The  Pharisees  heard  that  the  people 
murmured  such  things  concerning  him: 
and  the  Pharisees  and  the  chief  priests  sent 
officers  to  take  him. 

33  II  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  Yet  a 
little  while  am  I  with  you,  and  then  I  go 
unto  him  that  sent  me. 

34  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find 
me:  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye  cannot 
come. 

35  Then  said  the  Jews  among  them- 
selves, Whither  will  he  go,  that  we  shall 
not  find  him  ?  will  he  go  unto  the  dispersed 
among  the  Gentiles,  and  teach  the  Gentiles  1 

36  What  manner  of  saying  is  this  that  he 
said.  Ye  shall  seek  me,  and  shall  not  find 
me:  and  where  I  am,  thither  ye  cannot 

come?  ,        r  , 

37  In  the  last  day,  that  great  day  of  the 
feast,  Jesus  stood  and  cried,  saying,  If  any 
man  thirst,  let  him  come  unto  me,  and 
drink. 

38  He  that  believeth  on  me,  as  the  scrip- 
ture hath  said,  out  of  his  belly  shall  flow 
rivers  of  living  water. 

39  (But  this  spake  he  of  the  Spirit, 
which  they  that  believe  on  him  should  re- 
ceive, for  the  Holy  Ghost  was  not  yet  given, 
because  that  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified.) 

40  H  Many  of  the  people  therefore,  when 
they  heard  this  saying,  said,  Of  a  truth  this 
is  the  Prophet.  .     ,     ^,    . 

41  Others  said,  This  is  the  Christ.  But 
some  said,  Shall  Christ  come  out  of  Galilee  1 

42  Hath  not  the  scripture  said.  That 
Christ  cometh  of  the  seed  of  David,  and 
out  of  the  town  of  Bethlehem,  where  David 
was  1 

43  So  there  was  a  division  among  the 
people  because  of  him. 

44  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken 
him  ;  but  no  man  laid  hands  on  him. 

45  H  Then  came  the  officers  to  the  chief 
priests  and  Pharisees  ;  and  they  said  unto 
them,  Why  have  ye  not  brought  him  1 

46 'The  officers  answered.  Never  man 
spake  like  this  man. 

47  Then  answered  them  the  Pharisees, 
Are  ye  also  deceived  1 

48  Have  any  of  the  rulers,  or  of  the  Pha- 
risees believed  on  him  1 

49  But  this  people  who  knoweth  not  the 
law  are  cursed. 

50  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them,  (he  that 
came  to  Jesus  by  night,  being  one  of  them,) 

51  Doth  our  "law  judge  any  man  before 
it  hear  him,  and  know  what  he  doeth  ? 

52  They  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Art  thou  also  of  Galilee '?  Search,  and  look  : 
for  out  of  Galilee  ariseth  no  prophet. 

53  And  every  man  went  unto  his  own 
house. 

CHAP.  VIII. 

JESUS  went  unto  the  mount  of  Olives  : 
2  And  early  in  the  morning  he  came 


VIII.  The  adulteress  delivered. 

again  into  the  temple,  and  all  the  people 
came  unto  him ;  and  he  sat  down  and 
taught  them. 

3  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  brought 
unto  him  a  woman  taken  in  adultery :  and 
when  they  had  set  her  in  the  midst, 

4  They  say  unto  him,  Master,  this  wo- 
man was  taken  in  adultery,  in  the  very- 
act. 

5  Now  Moses  in  the  law  commanded  us, 
that  such  should  be  stoned  :  but  what  say- 
est  thou '? 

6  This  they  said,  tempting  him,  that 
they  might  have  to  accuse  him.  But  Jesus 
stooped  down,  and  with  his  finger  wrote  on 
the  ground,  as  though  he  heard  them  not. 

7  So  when  they  continued  asking  him, 
he  lifted  up  himself,  and  said  unto  them. 
He  that  is  without  sin  among  you,  let  him 
first  cast  a  stone  at  her. 

8  And  again  he  stooped  down,  and 
wrote  on  the  ground. 

9  And  they  which  heard  it,  being  con- 
victed by  their  oimi  conscience,  went  out 
one  by  one,  beginning  at  the  eldest,  even 
unto  the  last :  and  Jesus  was  left  alone,  and 
the  woman  standing  in  the  midst. 

10  When  Jesus  had  lifted  up  himself, 
and  saw  none  but  the  woman,  he  said  unto 
her,  Woman,  where  are  those  thine  accus- 
ers 1  hath  no  man  condemned  thee  ? 

11  She  said,  No  man,  Lord.  And  Jesus 
said  unto  her.  Neither  do  I  condemn  thee  : 
go,  and  sin  no  more. 

12  H  Then  spake  Jesus  again  unto  them, 
saying,  I  am  the  light  of  the  world :  he 
that  followeth  me  shall  not  walk  in  dark- 
ness, but  shall  have  the  light  of  life. 

13  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  unto 
him.  Thou  bearest  record  of  thyself;  thy 
record  is  not  true. 

14  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Though  I  bear  record  of  myself,  ijet  my 
record  is  true :  for  I  know  whence  I  came, 
and  whither  I  go :  but  ye  cannot  tell  whence 
I  come,  and  whither  I  go. 

15  Ye  judge  after  the  flesh,  1  judge  no 
man. 

16  And  yet  if  I  judge,  my  judgment  is 
true :  for  I  am  not  alone,  but  I  and  the 
Father  that  sent  me. 

17  It  is  also  written  in  your  law,  that 
the  testimony  of  two  men  is  true. 

18  I  am  one  that  bear  witness  of  myself; 
and  the  Father  that  sent  me  beareth  wit- 
ness of  me. 

19  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Where  is 
thy  Father  ?  Jesus  answered,  Ye  neither 
know  me,  nor  my  Father  :  if  ye  had  known 
me,  ye  should  have  known  my  Father 
also.  . 

20  These  words  spake  Jesus  m  the  trea- 
sury, as  he  taught  in  the  temple :  and  no 
man  laid  hands  on  him,  for  Ins  hour  was 
not  yet  come. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  again  unto  them,  1 
loo  my  wav,  and  ye  shall  seek  me,  and 

85 


Jesus  answers  the  Jews  S. 

shall  die  in  your  sins:  whither  I  go, 
cannot  come. 

22  Then  said  the  Jews,  Will  he  kill 
himself?  because  he  saith,  Whither  I  go, 
ye  cannot  come. 

23  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  are  from 
beneath  ;  I  am  from  above  :  ye  are  of  this 
world  ;   1  am  not  of  this  world. 

24  I  said  therefore  unto  you,  that  ye 
shall  die  in  your  sins  :  for  if  ye  believe  not 
that  I  am  he,  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins. 

25  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Who  art 
thou  ?  And  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Even 
the  same  that  I  said  unto  you  from  the  be- 
ginning. 

26  I  have  many  things  to  say,  and  to 
judge  of  you  :  but  he  that  sent  me,  is  true  ; 
and  I  speak  to  the  world  those  things 
which  I  have  heard  of  him. 

27  They  understood  not  that  he  spake 
to  them  of  the  Father. 

28  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them.  When 
ye  have  lifted  up  the  Son  of  man,  then 
shall  ye  know  that  I  am  he,  and  that  I  do 
nothing  of  myself;  but  as  my  Father  hath 
taught  me,  I  speak  these  things. 

29  And  he  that  sent  me  is  with  me :  the 
Father  hath  not  left  me  alone;  for  I  do 
always  those  things  that  please  him. 

30  As  he  spake  these  words,  many  be- 
lieved on  him. 

31  If  Then  said  Jesus  to  those  Jews 
which  believed  on  him.  If  ye  continue  in 
my  word,  then  are  ye  my  disciples  indeed ; 

32  And  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  and  the 
truth  shall  make  you  free. 

33  H  They  answered  him,  We  be  Abra- 
ham's seed,  and  were  never  in  bondage  to 
any  man :  how  sayest  thou,  Ye  shall  be 
made  free  1 

34  Jesus  answered  them.  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you.  Whosoever  committeth  sin, 
is  the  servant  of  sin. 

35  And  the  servant  abideth  not  in  the 
house  for  ever,  but  the  Son  abideth  ever. 

36  If  the  Son  therefore  shall  make  you 
free,  ye  shall  be  free  indeed. 

37  I  know  that  ye  are  Abraham's  seed  ; 
but  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  because  my  word 
hath  no  place  in  you. 

38  I  speak  that  which  I  have  seen  with 
my  Father :  and  ye  do  that  which  ye  have 
seen  with  your  father. 

39  They  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Abraham  is  our  father.  Jesus  saith  unto 
them,  If  ye  were  Abraham's  children,  ye 
would  do  the  works  of  Abraham. 

40  But  now  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  a  man 
that  hath  told  you  the  truth,  which  I  have 
heard  of  God  :  this  did  not  Abraham. 

41  Ye  do  the  deeds  of  your  Father.  Then 
said  they  to  him,  We  be  not  born  of  forni- 
cation ;  we  have  one  Father,  even  God. 

42  Jesus  said  unto  them.  If  God  were 
your  Father,  ye  would  love  me:  for  I  pro- 
ceeded forth  and  came  from  God ;  neither 
came  I  of  myself,  but  he  sent  me. 


JOHN,  that  boasted  of  Abraham. 

ye      43    Why    do  ye  not    understand    my 

speech  ?  even  because  ye  cannot  hear  my 

word. 

44  Ye  are  of  your  father  the  devil,  and 
the  lusts  of  your  father  ye  will  do  :  he  was 
a  murderer  from  the  beginning,  and  abode 
not  in  the  truth  ;  because  there  is  no  truth 
in  him.  When  he  speaketh  a  lie,  he  speak- 
eth  of  his  own  :  for  he  is  a  liar,  and  the  fa- 
ther of  it. 

45  And  because  I  tell  you  the  truth,  ye 
believe  me  not. 

46  Which  of  you  convinceth  me  of  sin? 
And  if  I  say  the  truth,  why  do  ye  not  be- 
lieve me  ? 

47  He  that  is  of  God,  heareth  God's 
words :  ye  therefore  hear  thetii  not,  because 
ye  are  not  of  God. 

48  If  Then  answered  the  Jews,  and  said 
unto  him.  Say  we  not  well  that  thou  art  a 
Samaritan,  and  hast  a  devil  ? 

49  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a  devil ; 
but  I  honour  my  Father,  and  ye  do  disho- 
nour me. 

50  And  I  seek  not  mine  own  glory : 
there  is  one  that  seeketh  and  judgeth. 

51  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  If  a 
man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never  see 
death. 

52  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Now 
we  know  that  thou  hast  a  devil.  Abraham 
is  dead,  and  the  prophets  ;  and  thou  say- 
est. If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  ne- 
ver taste  of  death. 

53  Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Abra- 
ham, which  is  dead  ?  and  the  prophets  are 
dead  :   whom  makest  thou  thyself? 

54  Jesus  answered.  If  I  honour  myself, 
my  honour  is  nothing  :  it  is  my  Father  that 
honoureth  me,  of  whom  ye  say,  that  he  is 
your  God. 

55  Yet  ye  have  not  known  him ;  but  I 
know  him  :  and  if  I  should  say,  I  know 
him  not,  I  shall  be  a  liar  like  unto  you:  but 
I  know  him,  and  keep  his  saying. 

56  Your  father  Abraham  rejoiced  to  see 
my  day :  and  he  saw  it,  and  was  glad. 

57  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him.  Thou 
art  not  yet  fifty  years  old,  and  hast  thou 
seen  Abraham? 

58  Jesus  said  unto  them.  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you,  Before  Abraham  was,  I 
am. 

59  If  Then  took  they  up  stones  to  cast  at 
him :  but  Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went  out 
of  the  temple,  going  through  the  midst  of 
them,  and  so  passed  by. 

CHAP.   IX. 
ND  as  Jesus  passed  by,  he  saw  a  man 
which  was  blind  from  his  birth. 

2  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying, 
Master,  who  did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  pa- 
rents, that  he  was  born  blind  ? 

3  Jesus  answered.  Neither  hath  this  man 
sinned,  nor  his  parents  :  but  that  the  works 
of  God  should  be  made  manifest  in  him. 

4  I  must  work  the  works  of  him  that 
86 


The  blind  man  restored  to  dght.      CHAP.  X. 
sent  me,  while  it  is  day  :  the  night  cometh, 
when  no  man  can  work, 

5  As  long  as  I  am  in  the  world,  I  am  the 
light  of  the  world. 

6  When  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  spat  on 
the  ground,  and  made  clay  of  the  spittle, 
and  he  anointed  the  eyes  of  the  blind  man 
with  the  clay, 

7  And  said  unto  him,  Go,  wash  in  the 
pool  of  Siloam,  (which  is  by  interpretation, 
Sent.)  He  went  his  way  therefore,  and 
washed,  and  came  seeing. 

8  If  The  neighbours  tlierefore,  and  they 
which  before  had  seen  him  that  he  was 
blind,  said.  Is  not  this  he  that  sat  and 
begged  ? 

9  Some  said,  This  is  he :  others  said. 
He  is  like  him:  but  he  said,  I  am  he. 

10  Therefore  said  they  unto  him.  How 
were  thine  eyes  opened  1 

11  He  answered  and  said,  A  man  that  is 
called  Jesus,  made  clay,  and  anointed  mine 
eyes,  and  said  unto  me.  Go  to  the  pool  of 
Siloam,  and  wash  :  and  I  went  and  washed, 
and  I  received  sight. 

12  Then  said  they  unto  him,  Where  is 
he?  He  said,  I  know  not. 

13  H  They  brought  to  the  Pharisees  him 
that  aforetime  was  blind. 

14  And  it  was  the  sabbath-day  when 
Jesus  made  the  clay,  and  opened  his  eyes. 

15  Then  again  the  Pharisees  also  asked 
him  how  he  had  received  his  sight.  He 
said  unto  them.  He  put  clay  upon  mine 
eyes,  and  I  washed,  and  do  see. 

16  Therefore  said  some  of  the  Pharisees, 
This  man  is  not  of  God,  because  he 
keepeth  not  the  sabbath-day.  Others  said, 
How  can  a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do  such 
miracles  ?  And  there  was  a  division  among 
them. 

17  They  say  unto  the  blind  man  again. 
What  sayest  thou  of  him,  that  he  hath  open- 
ed thine  eyes  ?  He  said,  He  is  a  prophet. 

18  But  the  Jews  did  not  believe  concern- 
him,  that  he  had  been  blind,  and  re 


ceived    his    sight,    until    they   called  the 
parents  of  him  that  had  received  his  sight. 

19  And  they  asked  them,  saying,  Is  this 
your  son,  who  ye  say  was  born  blind?  How 
then  doth  he  now  see  ? 

20  His  parents  answered  them  and  said. 
We  know  that  this  is  our  son,  and  that  he 
was  born  blind : 

21  But  by  what  means  he  now  seeth,  we 
know  not ;  or  who  hath  opened  his  eyes, 
we  know  not :  he  is  of  age  ;  ask  him  :  he 
shall  speak  for  himself 

22  These  vords  spake  his  parents,  be- 
cause they  feared  the  Jews :  for  the  Jews 
had  agreed  already,  that  if  any  man  did 
confess  that  he  was  Christ,  he  should  be 
put  out  of  the  s}nagogue. 

23  Therefore  said  his  parents,  He  is  of 
age,  ask  him. 

24  Then  again  called  they  the  man  that 
was  blind,  and  said  unto  him,  Give  God  the 


The  Jews  are  offended  at  it. 
we  know  that  this  man  is  a  sin- 


praise 
ner. 

2.5  He  answered  and  said,  Whether  he 
be  a  sinner  or  no,  I  know  not :  one  thing  I 
know,  that  whereas  I  was  blind,  now  1  see. 

26  Then  said  they  to  him  again.  What 
did  he  to  thee?  how  opened  he  thine  eyes? 

27  He  answered  them,  I  have  told  you 
already,  and  ye  did  not  hear:  wherefore 
would  ye  hear  it  again  ?  will  ye  also  be  his 
disciples  ? 

28  Then  they  reviled  him,  and  said, 
Thou  art  his  disciple ;  but  we  are  Moses' 
disciples. 

29  We  know  that  God  spake  unto  Mo- 
ses ;  as  for  this  fellow,  we  know  not  from 
whence  he  is. 

30  The  man  answered  and  said  unto 
them.  Why,  herein  is  a  marvellous  thing, 
that  ye  know  not  from  whence  he  is,  and 
yet  he  hath  opened  mine  eyes. 

31  Now  we  know  that  God  heareth  not 
sinners :  but  if  any  man  be  a  worshipper 
of  God,  and  doeth  his  will,  him  he  heareth. 

32  Since  the  world  began  was  it  not 
heard  that  any  man  opened  the  eyes  of  one 
that  was  born  blind. 

33  If  this  man  were  not  of  God,  he 
could  do  nothing. 

34  If  They  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
Thou  wast  altogether  born  in  sins,  and 
dost  thou  teach  us  ?  And  they  cast  him  out. 

35  If  Jesus  heard  that  they  had  cast  him 
out :  and  when  he  had  found  him,  he  said 
unto  him,  Dost  thou  believe  on  the  Son  of 
God? 

36  He  answered  and  said.  Who  is  he, 
Lord,  that  I  might  believe  on  him  ? 

37  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast 
both  seen  him,  and  it  is  he  that  talketh  with 
thee. 

38  And  he  said.  Lord,  I  believe.  And 
he  worshipped  him. 

39  If  And  Jesus  said,  For  judgment  I 
am  come  into  this  world,  that  they  which 
see  not,  might  see ;  and  that  they  which 
see,  might  be  made  blind. 

40  And  some  of  the  Pharisees  which 
were  with  him  heard  these  words,  and  said 
unto  him.  Are  we  blind  also  ? 

41  Jesus  said  unto  them.  If  ye  were 
blind,  5^e  should  have  no  sin  :  but  now  ye 
saj'.  We  see  ;  therefore  vour  sin  remaineth 

CHAP.  X. 

VERILY,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  He 
that  entereth  not  by  the  door  into  the 
sheepfold,  but  climbeth  up  some  other  way, 
the  same  is  a  thief  and  a  robber. 

2  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  door,  is 
the  shepherd  of  the  sheep. 

3  To  him  the  porter  openeth ;  and  the 
sheep  hear  his  voice :  and  he  calleth  his 
own  sheep  by  name,  and  leadeth  them  out. 

4  And  when  he  putteth  forth  his  own 
sheep,  he  goeth  before  them,  and  the  sheep 
follow  him  :  for  they  know  his  voice. 

5  And  a  stranger  will  they  not  follo-v, 

87 


Christ  the  good  shepherd. 


S.  JOHN. 


He  justifies  his  doctrine. 


but  will  flee  from  him :  for  they  know  not 
the  voice  of  strangers. 

6  This  parable  spake  Jesus  unto  them  : 
but  they  understood  not  what  things  they 
were  which  he  spake  unto  them. 

7  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them  again, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  I  am  the 
door  of  the  sheep. 

came    before    me   are 
;  but  the  sheep  did  not 


8  All  that  ever 
thieves  and  robbers 
hear  them. 

9  I  am  the  door  : 


by  me  if  any  man  en- 
ter in,  he  shall  be  saved,  and  shall  go  in 
and  out,  and  find  pasture.- 

10  The  thief  cometh  not,  but  for  to  steal, 
and  to  kill,  and  to  destroy  :  I  am  come  that 
they  might  have  life,  and  that  they  might 
have  it  more  abundantly. 

11  I  am  the  good  shepherd  :  the  good 
shepherd  giveth  his  life  for  the  sheep. 

12  But  he  that  is  an  hireling,  and  not  the 
shepherd,  whose  own  the  sheep  are  not, 
seeth  the  wolf  coming,  and  leaveth  the 
sheep,  and  fleeth ;  and  the  wolf  catcheth 
them,  and  scattereth  the  sheep. 

13  The  hireling  fleeth,  because  he  is  an 
hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the  sheep. 

14  I  am  the  good  shepherd,  and  know 
my  sherp,  and  am  known  of  mine. 

15  As  the  Father  knoweth  me,  even  so 
know  I  the  Father :  and  I  lay  down  my 
life  for  the  sheep. 

16  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which  are 
not  of  this  fold  :  them  also  I  must  bring, 
and  they  shall  hear  my  voice ;  and  there 
shall  be  one  fold,  a7id  one  shepherd. 

17  Therefore  doth  my  Father  love  me, 
because  I  lay  down  my  life,  that  I  might 
take  it  again. 

18  No  man  taketh  it  from  me,  but  I  lay 
it  down  of  myself  I  have  power  to  lay  it 
down,  and  I  have  power  to  take  it  again. 
This  commandment  have  I  received  of  my 
Father. 

19  H  There  was  a  division  therefore 
again  among  the  Jews  for  these  sayings, 

20  And  many  of  them  said.  He  hath  a 
devil,  and  is  mad  ;  why  hear  ye  him  ? 

21  Others  said.  These  are  not  the  words 
of  him  that  hath  a  devil.  Can  a  devil  open 
the  eyes  of  the  blind  ? 

22  H  And  it  was  at  Jerusalem  the  feast 
of  the  dedication,  and  it  was  winter. 

23  And  Jesus  walked  in  the  temple  in 
Solomon's  porch. 

24  Then  came  the  Jews  round  about 
him,  and  said  unto  him.  How  long  dost 
thou  make  us  to  doubt  ?  If  thou  be  the 
Christ,  tell  us  plainly. 

25  Jesus  answered  them,  I  told  you,  and 
ye  believed  not :  the  works  that  I  do  in  my 
Father's  name,  they  bear  witness  of  me. 

26  But  ye  believe  not,  because  ye  are 
not  of  my  sheep,  as  I  said  unto  you. 

27  My  sheep  hear  my  voice,  and  I  know 
them,  and  they  follow  me : 

28  And  I  give  unto  them  eternal  life ; 


and  they  shall  never  perish,  neither  shall 
any  mati  pluck  them  out  of  my  hand. 

29  My  Father,  which  gave  the7u  me,  is 
greater  than  all ;  and  no  man  is  able  to 
pluck  them  out  of  my  Father's  hand. 

30  I  and  my  Father  are  one. 

31  IT  Then  the  Jews  took  up  stones  again 
to  stone  him. 

32  Jesus  answered  them,  Many  good 
works  have  I  shewed  you  from  my  Father : 
for  which  of  those  works  do  ye  stone  me  ? 

33  The  Jews  answered  him,  saying, 
For  a  good  work  we  stone  thee  not ;  but 
for  blasphemy,  and  because  that  thou, 
being  a  man,  makest  thyself  God. 

34  Jesus  answered  them.  Is  it  not  written 
in  your  law,  I  said.  Ye  are  gods? 

35  If  he  called  them  gods,  unto  whom 
the  word  of  God  came,  and  the  scripture 
cannot  be  broken  ; 

36  Say  ye  of  him  whom  the  Father  hath 
sanctified,  and  sent  into  the  world.  Thou 
blasphemest ;  because  I  said,  I  am  the  Son 
of  God  ? 

37  If  I  do  not  the  works  of  my  Father, 
believe  me  not. 

38  But  if  I  do,  though  ye  believe  not 
me,  believe  the  works  :  that  ye  may  know 
and  believe  that  the  Father  is  in  me,  and  I 
in  him. 

39  U   Therefore  they   sought  again   to 


take  him  ; 
hand, 

40  And 
dan,  into 
baptized  ; 

41  And 


but   he  escaped   out  of  their 


went  away  again  beyond  Jor- 
the   place  where   John   at  first 
and  there  he  abode, 
many  resorted   unto  him,  and 
said,  John  did  no  miracle ;  but  all  things 
that  John  spake  of  this  man  were  true. 
42  And  many  believed  on  him  there. 
CHAP.  XI. 

NOW  a  certain  man  was  sick,  named 
Lazarus,  of   Bethany,   the   town  of 
Mary  and  her  sister  Martha. 

2  (It  was  that  Mary  which  anointed  the 
Lord  with  ointment,  and  wiped  his  feet 
with  her  hair,  whose  brother  Lazarus  was 
sick.) 

3  Therefore  his  sisters  sent  unto  him, 
saying,  Lord,  behold,  he  whom  thou  lovest 
is  sick. 

4  When  Jesus  heard  that,  he  said.  This 
sickness  is  not  unto  death,  but  for  the  glory 
of  God,  that  the  Son  of  God  might  be  glo- 
rified thereby. 

5  Now  .Tesus  loved  Martha,  and  her 
sister,  and  Lazarus. 

6  When  he  had  heard  therefore  that  he 
was  sick,  he  abode  two  days  still  in  the 
same  place  where  he  was. 

7  Then  after  that  saith  he  to  his  disci- 
ples, Let  us  go  into  Judea  again. 

8  His  disciples  say  unto  him.  Master, 
the  Jews  of  late  sought  to  stone  thee  ;  and 
goest  thou  thither  again  ? 

9  .Tesus  answered,  Are  there  not  twelve 
hours  in  the  day  ?  If  any  man  walk  in  the 

88 


Sickness  and  death  of  Lazarus.      CHAP.  XI 
day,  he  stnmbletli  not,  because  he  seeth  the 
light  of  this  world. 

10  But  if  a  man  walk  in  the  night,  he 
stumbleth,  because  there  is  no  light  in  him. 

11  These  things  said  he  :  and  after  that 
he  saith  unto  them,  Our  friend  Lazarus 
sleepeth  ;  but  I  go  that  I  may  awake  him 
out  of  sleep. 

12  Then  said  his  disciples,  Lord,  if  he 
sleep,  he  shall  do  well. 

13  Howbeit  Jesus  spake  of  his  detith  : 
but  they  thought  that  he  had  spoken  of 
taking  of  rest  in  sleep. 

14  Tiien  said  Jesus  unto  them  plainly, 
Lazarus  is  dead. 

15  And  I  am  glad  for  your  sakes  that  I 
was  not  there,  to  the  intent  ye  may  believe ; 
nevertheless,  let  us  go  unto  him. 

16  Then  said  Thomas,  which  is  called 
Didymus,  unto  his  fellow-disciples,  Let  us 
also  go,  that  we  may  die  with  him. 

17  Then  when  Jesus  came,  he  found 
that  he  had  lien  in  the  grave  four  days 
already. 

18  (Now  Bethany  was  nigh  unto  Jerusa- 
lem, about  fifteen  furlongs  off:) 

19  And  many  of  the  Jews  came  to  Mar- 
tha and  Marj',  to  comfort  them  concerning 
their  brotiier. 

20  Then  Martha,  as  soon  as  she  heard 
that  Jesus  was  coming,  went  and  met  him  : 
but  Mary  sat  still  in  the  house. 

21  Then  said  Martha  unto  Jesus,  Lord, 
if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had 
not  died. 

22  But  I  know  that  even  now,  whatso- 
ever thou  wilt  ask  of  God,  God  will  give  it 
thee. 

23  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Thy  brother 
shall  rise  again. 

24  Martha  saith  unto  him,  I  know  that 
he  sliall  rise  again  in  the  resurrection  at 
tiie  last  day. 

2.5  Jesus  said  unto  her,  I  am  the  resur- 
rection, and  the  life :  he  that  believeth  in 
me,  though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live: 

26  And  whosoever  liveth,  and  believeth 
in  me,  shall  never  die.     Believest  thou  this  1 

27  She  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord :  I  be- 
lieve that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of 
God,  which  should  come  into  the  world. 

28  And  when  she  had  so  said,  she  went 
her  way,  and  called  Mary  her  sister  secret- 
ly, saying.  The  Master  is  come,  and  calleth 
for  tliee. 

29  As  soon  as  she  heard  that,  she  arose 
quickly,  and  came  unto  him. 

30  Now  Jesus  was  not  yet  come  into  the 
town,  but  was  in  that  place  where  Martha 
met  him. 

31  The  Jews  then  which  were  with  her 
in  the  house,  and  comforted  her,  when  they 
saw  Mary  that  she  rose  up  hastily,  and 
went  out,  fullovved  her,  saying,  She  goeth 
unto  the  grave  to  weep  there. 

32  Then  when  Mary  was  come  where 
Jesus  was,  and  saw  him,  she  fell  down  at 

12 


Jesus  raises  Lazarus  to  life. 
his   feet,   saying  unto  him,  Lord,  if  thou 
hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not  died. 

33  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  her  weep- 
ing, and  the  Jews  also  weeping  which 
came  with  her,  he  groaned  in  the  spirit, 
and  was  troubled, 

34  And  said.  Where  have  ye  laid  him  1 
They  said  unto  him,  Lord,  come  and  see. 

35  Jesus  wept. 

36  Then  said  the  Jews,  Behold  how  he 
loved  him ! 

37  And  some  of  them  said,  Could  not 
this  man,  which  opened  the  eyes  of  the 
blind,  have  caused  that  even  this  man 
should  not  have  died  ? 

38  Jesus  therefore  again  groaning  in 
himself,  cometh  to  the  grave.  It  was  a 
cave,  and  a  stone  la)'^  upon  it. 

39  Jesus  said.  Take  ye  away  the  stone. 
Martha,  the  sister  of  him  that  was  dead, 
saith  unto  him,  Lord,  by  this  time  he 
stinketh :  for  he  hath  been  dead  four 
days. 

40  Jesus  saith  unto  her.  Said  I  not  unto 
thee,  that  if  thou  wouldest  believe,  thou 
shouldest  see  the  glory  of  God  ? 

41  Then  they  took  away  the  stone  fro)n 
the  place  where  the  dead  was  laid.  And 
Jesus  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  said,  Fatlier, 
1  thank  thee  that  thou  hast  heard  me  : 

42  And  I  knew  that  thou  hearest  me 
always  :  but  because  of  the  people  which 
stand  by,  I  said  it,  that  they  may  believe 
that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

43  And  when  he  thus  had  spoken,  he 
cried  with  a  loud  voice,  Lazarus,  come 
forth. 

44  And  he  that  was  dead  came  forth, 
bound  hand  and  foot  with  grave-clothes: 
and  his  face  was  bound  about  with  a  nap- 
kin. Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Loose  him, 
and  let  him  go. 

45  Then  many  of  the  Jews  which  came 
to  Mary,  and  had  seen  the  things  which 
Jesus  did,  believed  on  him. 

46  But  some  of  them  went  their  ways  to 
the  Pharisees,  and  told  them  what  things 
Jesus  had  done. 

47  H  Then  gathered  the  chief  priests 
and  the  Pharisees  a  council,  and  said. 
What  do  we?  for  this  man  doeth  many 
miracles. 

48  If  we  let  him  thus  alone,  all  7iie7i  will 
believe  on  him :  and  the  Romans  shall 
come,  and  take  away  both  our  place  and 
nation. 

49  And  one  of  them,  named  Caiaphas, 
being  the  high  priest  that  same  year,  said 
unto  them,  Ye  know  nothing  at  all, 

50  Nor  consider  that  it  is  expedient  for 
us,  that  one  man  should  die  for  the  people, 
and  that  the  whole  nation  perish  not. 

SlAnd  this  spake  he  not  of  himself: 
but  being  higli  i)riest  that  year,  he  prophe- 
sied that  Jesus  sliould  die  for  that  nation  ; 

52  And  not  for  that  nation  only,  but 
that  also  he  should  gather  togeth.er  in  one 
89 


Christ  rides  into  Jerusalem.  S.  JOHN. 

the  children   of  God  that  were   scattered 
abroad. 

53  Then  from  that  day  forth  they  took 
counsel  together  for  to  put  him  to  death. 

54  Jesus  therefore  walked  no  more 
openly  among  the  Jews ;  but  went  thence 
unto  a  country  near  to  the  wilderness,  into 
a  city  called  Ephraim,  and  there  continued 
with  his  disciples. 

55  II  And  the  Jews'  passover  was  nigh 
at  hand:  and  many  went  out  of  the  coun- 
try' up  to  Jerusalem  before  the  passover,  to 
purify  themselves. 

56  Then  sought  they  for  Jesus,  and 
spake  among  themselves,  as  they  stood  in 
the  temple,  What  think  ye,  that  he  will 
not  come  to  the  feast? 

57  Now  both  the  chief  priests  and  the 
Pharisees  had  given  a  commandment,  that, 
if  any  man  knew  where  he  were,  he  should 
shew  it,  that  thev  might  take  him. 

CHAP.  xn. 

THEN  Jesus,  six  days  before  the  pass- 
over,  came  to  Bethany,  where  Laza- 
rus was  which  had  been  dead,  whom  he 
raised  from  the  dead. 

2  There  they  made  him  a  supper  ;  and 
Martha  served:  but  Lazarus  was  one  of 
them  that  sat  at  the  table  with  him. 

3  Then  took  Mary  a  pound  of  ointment 
of  spikenard,  very  costly,  and  anointed  the 
feet  of  Jesus,  and  wiped  his  feet  with  her 
hair :  and  the  house  was  filled  with  the 
odour  of  the  ointment. 

4  Then  saith  one  of  his  disciples,  Judas 
Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  which  should  betray 
him, 

5  Why  was  not  this  ointment  sold  for 
three   hundred    pence,   and   given  to  the 


poor  ! 

6  This  he  said,  not  that  he  cared  for  the 
poor;  but  because  he  was  a  thief,  and  had 
the  bag,  and  bare  what  was  put  therein. 

7  Then  said  Jesus,  Let  her  alone : 
against  the  day  of  my  burying  hath  she 
kept  this. 

8  For  the  poor  always  ye  have  with 
you  ;   but  me  ye  have  not  always. 

9  H  Much  people  of  the  Jews  therefore 
knew  that  he  was  there  :  and  they  came, 
not  for  Jesus'  sake  only,  but  that  they 
might  see  Lazarus  also,  whom  he  had 
raised  from  the  dead. 

10  But  the  chief  priests  consulted  that 
they  might  put  Lazarus  also  to  death ; 

11  Because  that  by  reason  of  him  many 
of  the  Jews  went  away,  and  believed  on 
Jesus. 

12  On  the  next  day,  much  people  that 
were  come  to  the  feast,  when  they  heard 
that  Jesus  was  coming  to  Jerusalem, 

13  Took  branches  of  palm-trees,  and 
went  forth  to  meet  him,  and  cried,  Hosan- 
na ;  Blessed  is  the  King  of  Israel  that  Com- 
eth in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

14  And  Jesus,  when  he  had  found  a 
young  ass,  sat  thereon  ;  as  it  is  written, 


He  foretells  his  death. 

15  ^  Fear  not,  daughter  of  Sion  :  behold, 
thy  King  cometh,  sitting  on  an  ass's  colt. 

16  These  things  understood  not  his  dis- 
ciple at  the  first:  but  when  Jesus  was  glo- 
rified, then  remembered  they  that  these 
things  were  written  of  him,  and  that  they 
had  done  these  things  unto  him. 

17  The  people  therefore  that  was  with 
him  when  he  called  Lazarus  out  of  his 
grave,  and  raised  him  from  the  dead,  bare 
record. 

18  For  this  cause  the  people  also  met 
him,  for  that  they  heard  that  he  had  done 
this  miracle. 

19  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  among 
themselves,  Perceive  ye  how  ye  prevail 
nothing?  behold,  the  world  is  gone  after 
him. 

20  11  And  there  were  certain  Greeks 
among  them,  that  caaie  up  to  worship  at 
the  feast. 

21  The  same  came  therefore  to  Philip, 
which  was  of  Bethsaida  of  Galilee,  and 
desired  him,  saying,  Sir,  Ave  would  see 
Jesus. 

22  Philip  Cometh  and  telleth  Andrew : 
and  again,  Andrew  and  Philip  tell  Jesus. 

23  if  And  Jesus  answered  them,  sa}'ing, 
The  hour  is  come,  that  the  Son  of  man 
should  be  glorified. 

24  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Except 
a  corn  of  wheat  fall  into  the  ground  and 
die,  it  abideth  alone  :  but  if  it  die,  it  bring- 
eth  forth  much  fruit. 

25  He  that  loveth  his  life  shall  lose  it  ; 
and  he  that  hateth  his  life  in  this  world, 
shall  keep  it  unto  life  eternal. 

26  If  any  man  serve  me,  let  him  follow 
me;  and  where  I  am,  there  shall  also  my 
servant  be :  if  any  man  serve  me,  him 
will  my  Father  honour. 

27  Now  is  my  soul  troubled  ;   and  what 
I   say  1   Father,   save  me   from  this 

but  for  this  cause  came  I  unto  this 


shall 
hour 
hour 

28 


Father, 


glorify  thy  name.  Then 
came  there  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying, 
I  have  both  glorified  it,  and  will  glorifj-  it 
again. 

29  The  people  therefore  that  stood  bv, 
and  heard  it,  said  that  it  thundered. 
Others  said,  An  angel  spake  to  him. 

30  Jesus  answered  and  said.  This  voice 
came  not  because  of  me,  but  for  your  sak<  s. 

31  Now  is  the  judgment  of  this  world: 
now  shall  the  prince  of  this  world  be  cast 
out. 

32  And  I,  if  I  be  lifted  up  from  the 
earth,  will  draw  all  men  unto  me. 

33  (This  he  said,  signifying  what  death 
he  should  die.) 

34  The  people  answered  him,  We  have 
heard  out  of  the  law  that  Christ  abideth 
for  ever :  and  how  sayest  thou.  The  Son 
of  man  must  be  lifted  up?  Who  is  this  Son 
of  man  ? 

85  Then  Jesus   said   unto  them,  Yet  a 
90 


Jesus  exhorts  his  disciples  CHAP. 

little  while  is  the  light  with  j'ou.  Walk 
while  ye  have  the  light,  lest  darkness  come 
upon  you  :  for  he  that  walketh  in  darkness 
knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth. 

36  While  ye  have  light,  believe  in  the 
light,  that  ye  nnay  be  the  children  of  light. 
These  things  spake  Jesus,  and  departed, 
and  did  hide  himself  from  them. 

37  H  But  though  he  had  done  so  many 
miracles  before  them,  yet  they  believed  not 
on  him  : 

38  That  the  saying  of  Esaias  the  prophet 
might  be  fulfilled,  which  he  spake,  Lord, 
who  hath  believed  our  report  ?  and  to 
whom  hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  re- 
vealed ? 

39  Therefore  they  could  not  believe,  be- 
cause that  Esaias  said  again, 

40  He  hath  blinded  their  eyes,  and 
hardened  their  heart ;  that  they  should  not 
see  with  thdr  eyes,  nor  understand  with 
their  heart,  and  be  converted,  and  I  should 
heal  them. 

41  These  things  said  Esaias,  when  he 
saw  his  glory,  and  spake  of  him. 

42  H  Nevertheless,  among  the  chief 
rulers  also  many  believed  on  him ;  but  be- 
cause of  the  Pharisees  they  did  not  confess 
him,  lest  they  should  be  put  out  of  the  sy- 
nagogue : 

43  For  they  loved  the  praise  of  men 
more  than  the  praise  of  God. 

44  U  Jesus  cried,  and  said,  He  that  be- 
lieveth  on  me,  believeth  not  on  me,  but  on 
him  that  sent  me. 

45  And  he  that  seeth  me,  seeth  him  that 
sent  me. 

46  I  am  come  a  light  into  the  world,  that 
whosoever  believeth  on  me  should  not 
abide  in  darkness. 

47  And  if  any  man  hear  my  words, 
and  believe  not,  I  judge  him  not :  for  I 
came  not  to  judge  the  world,  but  to  save 
the  world. 

43  Pie  that  rejecteth  me,  and  receiveth 
not  my  words,  hath  one  that  judgeth  him  : 
the  word  that  I  have  spoken,  the  same 
shall  judge  him  in  the  last  day. 

49  For  I  have  not  spoken  of  myself ;  but 
the  Father  which  sent  me,  he  gave  me  a 
commandment,  what  I  should  say,  and 
what  I  should  speak. 

50  And  I  know  that  his  commandment 
is  life  everlasting  :  whatsoever  I  speak 
therefore,  even  as  the  Father  said  unto  me, 
so  I  speak. 

CHAP.  XHL 
"OW  before  the  feast  of  the  passover, 
when  Jesus  knew  that  his  hour  was 
come  that  he  should  depart  out  of  this  world 
unto  the  Father,  having  loved  his  own 
whicli  were  in  the  world,  he  loved  them 
unto  the  end. 

2  And  supper  being  ended,  (the  devil 
having  now  put  into  the  heart  of  Judas  Is- 
cariot,  Simon's  son,  to  betray  him,) 

3  Jesus  knowing  that  the  Father  had 


XHI.  to  humility  and  charity. 

given  all  things  into  his  hands,  and  that  he 
was  come  from  God,  and  went  to  God  ; 

4  He  riseth  from  supper,  and  laid  aside 
his  garments  ;  and  took  a  towel,  and  girded 
himself. 

5  After  that,  he  poureth  water  into  a  ba- 
sin, and  began  to  wash  the  disciples'  feet, 
and  to  wipe  fliciu  with  the  towel  wherewith 
he  was  girded. 

6  Then  cometh  he  to  Simon  Peter  :  and 
Peter  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  dost  thou  wash 
my  feet  ? 

7  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
What  I  do  thou  knowest  not  now ;  but 
thou  shalt  know  hereafter. 

8  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Thou  shalt  never 
wash  my  feet.  Jesus  answered  him.  If  I 
wash  thee  not,  thou  hast  no  part  with  me. 

9  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  not 
my  feet  only,  but  also  my  hands  and  ?«?/ 
head. 

10  Jesus  saith  to  him,  He  that  is  washed 
needeth  not  save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  is 
clean,  every  whit :  and  ye  are  clean,  but  not 
all. 

1 1  For  he  knew  who  should  betray  him  : 
therefore  said  he.  Ye  are  not  all  clean. 

12  So  after  he  had  washed  their  feet,  and 
had  taken  his  garments,  and  was  set  down 
again,  he  said  unto  them.  Know  ye  what  I 
have  done  to  you  1 

13  Ye  call  me  Master,  and  Lord :  and 
ye  say  well ;  for  so  I  am. 

14  If  I  then,  your  Lord  and  Master,,  have 
washed  your  feet ;  ye  also  ought  to  wash 
one  another's  feet. 

15  For  I  have  given  you  an  example, 
that  ye  should  do  as  I  have  done  to  you. 

16  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  The 
servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord  ;  neither 
he  that,  is  sent  greater  than  he  that  sent 
him. 

17  If  .ye  know  these  things,  happy  are 
ye  if  ye  do  thsm. 

18  IT  I  speak  not  of  j'ou  all;  I  know 
whom  I  have  chosen  ;  but  that  the  scrip- 
ture may  be  fulfilled.  He  that  eateth  bread 
with  me,  hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

19  Now  I  tell  you  before  it  come,  that 
when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  may  believe 
that  I  am  he. 

20  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  j'ou.  He 
that  receiveth  whomsoever  I  send,  receiveth 
me ;  and  he  that  receiveth  me,  receiveth 
him  that  sent  me. 

21  When  Jesus  had  thus  said,  he  was 
troubled  in  spirit,  and  testified,  and  said, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  That  one  of 
you  shall  betray  me. 

22  Then  the  disciples  looked  one  on 
another,  doubting  of  whom  he  spake. 

23  Now  there  was  leaning  on  Jesus' 
bosom,  one  of  his  disciples,  whom  Jesus 
loved. 

24  Simon  Peter  therefore  beckoned  to 
him,  that  he  should  ask  who  it  should  be  of 
whom  he  spake. 

91 


Christ  comforts  his  disciples.         S.  JOHN. 


The  Comforter  promised. 


25  He  then,  lying  on  Jesus'  breast,  saith 
unto  him,  Lord,  who  is  it  ? 

26  Jesus  answered.  He  it  is  to  whom  I 
shall  give  a  sop,  when  I  have  dipped  it. 
And  when  he  had  dipped  the  sop,  he  gave 
it  to  Judas  Iscariot  the  son  of  Simon. 

27  And  after  the  sop  Satan  entered  into 
him.  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  That 
thou  doest,  do  quickly. 

28  Now  no  man  at  the  table  knew  for 
what  intent  he  spake  this  unto  him. 

29  For  some  of  them  thought,  because 
Judas  had  the  bag,  that  Jesus  had  said  unto 
him.  Buy  those  t/iings  that  we  have  need 
of  against  the  feast ;  or,  that  he  should  give 
something  to  the  poor. 

30  He  then,  having  received  the  sop, 
went  immediately  out :  and  it  was  night. 

31  H  Therefore,  when  he  was  gone  out, 
Jesus  said.  Now  is  the  Son  of  man  glorified, 
and  God  is  glorified  in  him. 

32  If  God  be  glorified  in  him,  God  shall 
also  glorify  him  in  himself,  and  shall 
straightway  glorify  him. 

33  Little  children,  yet  a  little  while  I  am 
with  3'ou.  Ye  shall  seek  me ;  and,  as  I 
said  unto  the  Jews,  Whither  I  go,  ye  can- 
not come  ;  so  now  I  say  to  you. 

34  A  new  commandment  1  give  unto 
you,  That  ye  love  one  another ;  as  I  have 
loved  5'ou,  that  ye  also  love  one  another. 

35  By  this  shall  all  men  know  that  ye  are 
my  disciples,  if  ye  have  love  one  to  another. 

36  H  Simon  Peter  said  unto  him.  Lord, 
wliither  goest  thou  ?  Jesus  answered  him. 
Whither  I  go,  thou  canst  not  follow  me 
now  ;  but  thou  shalt  follow  me  afterward. 

37  Peter  said  unto  him.  Lord,  why  can- 
not I  follow  thee  now  1  I  will  lay  down  my 
life  for  thy  sake. 

38  Jesus  answered  him.  Wilt  thou  lay 
down  thy  life  for  my  sake?  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  thee,  The  cock  shall  not  crow, 
till  thou  hast  denied  me  thrice. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

LET  not  your  heart  be  troubled :    ye 
believe  in  God,  believe  also  in  me. 

2  In  my  Father's  house  are  many  man- 
sions :  if  it  were  not  so,  I  would  have  told 
you.     I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you. 

3  And  if  I  go  and  prepare  a  place  for 
5^ou,  I  will  come  again  and  receive  you 
unto  myself;  that  where  I  am,  there  ye 
may  be  also. 

4  And  wliither  I  go  ye  know,  and  the 
way  ye  know. 

5  ^  Thomas  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  we 
know  not  wliither  thou  goest;  and  how  can 
we  know  the  way  1 

6  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  am  the  way, 
and  the  truth,  and  the  life  :  no  man  cometh 
unto  the  Father,  but  by  me. 

7  If  j'e  had  known  me,  ye  should  have 
known  my  Father  also :  and  from  hence- 
forth ye  know  him,  and  have  seen  him. 

8  *\\  Philip  saith  unto  him.  Lord,  shew  us 
the  Father,  and  it  sufficeth  us. 


9  Jesus  saith  unto  him.  Have  I  been  so 
long  time  with  you,  and  yet  hast  thou  not 
known  me,  Philip  ?  he  that  hath  seen  me, 
hath  seen  the  Father  ;  and  how  sayest  thou 
then,  Shew  us  the  Father  ? 

10  Believest  thou  not  that  I  am  in  the 
Father,  and  the  Father  in  me  ?  the  words 
that  I  speak  unto  you,  I  speak  not  of  my- 
self: but  the  Father,  that  dwelleth  in  me, 
he  doeth  the  works, 

11  Believe  me  that  I  am  in  the  Father, 
and  the  Father  in  me  :  or  else  believe  me 
for  the  very  works'  sake. 

12  If  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He 
that  believeth  on  me,  the  works  that  I  do 
shall  he  do  also ;  and  greater  ivorhs  than 
these  shall  he  do ;  because  I  go  unto  my 
Father. 

13  And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  my 
name,  that  will  I  do,  that  the  Father  may 
be  glorified  in  the  Son. 

14  If  ye  shall  ask  any  thing  in  my  name, 
I  will  do  it. 

15  ^  If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  command- 
ments. 

16  And  I  will  pray  the  Father,  and  he 
shall  give  you  another  Comforter,  that  he 
may  abide  with  you  for  ever  ; 

17  Even  the  Spirit  of  truth  ;  whom  the 
world  cannot  receive,  because  it  seeth  him 
not,  neither  knoweth  him  :  but  ye  know 
him  ;  for  he  dwelleth  with  you,  and  shall 
be  in  vou. 

18  I  will  not  leave  you  comfortless :  I 
will  come  to  you. 

19  Yet  a  little  while, 
me  no  more ;  but  j'e 
live,  ye  shall  live  also. 

20  At  that  day  ye  shall  know  that  I  am 
in  my  Father,  and  ye  in  me,  and  I  in 
yon. 

21  He  that  hath  my  commandments, 
and  keepeth  them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me  : 
and  he  that  loveth  me,  shall  be  loved  of  my 
Father,  and  I  will  love  him,  and  will  mani- 
fest myself  to  him. 

22  Judas  saith  unto  him,  (not  Iscariot) 
Lord,  how  is  it  that  thou  wilt  manifest  thy- 
self unto  us,  and  not  unto  the  world  I 

23  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  Iiim, 
If  a  man  love  me,  he  will  keep  my  words  : 
and  my  Father  will  love  him,  and  we  will 
come  unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with 
him. 

24  He  that  loveth  me  not,  keepeth  not 
my  sayings  :  and  the  word  which  ye  hear 
is  not  mine,  but  the  Father's  which  sent 
me. 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you, 
being  yet  present  with  you. 

26  But  the  Comforter,  li'hich  is  the  Holy 
Ghost,  whom  the  Father  will  send  in  my 
name,  he  shall  teach  you  all  things,  and 
bring  all  things  to  your  remembrance, 
whatsoever  I  have  said  unto  you. 

27  H  Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my  peace 
I  give  unto  you  :  not  as  the  world  giveth, 

92 


and  the  world  seeth 
see  me :  because  I 


The  parable  of  the  vine. 
give  I  unto  you.     Let  not  your  heart  be 
troubled,  neither  let  it  be  atraid. 

28  Ye  have  heard  how  I  said  unto  you, 
I  go  away,  and  come  again  unto  you.  If 
ye  loved  me,  ye  would  rejoice,  because  I 
said,  I  go  unto  the  Father :  for  my  Father 
is  greater  than  I. 

29  And  now  I  have  told  you  before  it 
come  to  pass,  that  when  it  is  come  to  pass, 
ye  might  believe. 

30  Hereafter  I  will  not  talk  much  with 
you  :  for  the  prince  of  this  world  cometh, 
and  hath  notliin";  in  me. 

31  But  that  the  world  may  know  that  I 
love  the  Father ;  and  as  the  Father  gave 
me  commandment,  even  so  I  do.  Arise, 
let  us  go  hence. 

CHAP.  XV. 

I  AM  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father  is  the 
husbandman. 

2  Every  branch  in  me  that  beareth  not 
fruit,  he  taketh  away :  and  every  branch 
that  beareth  fruit,  he  purgethit,  that  it  may 
bring  forth  more  fruit. 

3  Now  ye  are  clean  through  the  word 
which  I  have  spoken  unto  you. 

4  Abide  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  As  the 
branch  cannot  bear  fruit  of  itself,  except  it 
abide  in  the  vine :  no  more  can  ye,  except 
ye  abide  in  me. 

5  I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches : 
He  that  abideth  in  me,  and  I  in  him,  the 
same  bringeth  forth  much  fruit :  for  without 
me  ye  can  do  nothing. 

6  If  a  man  abide  not  in  me,  he  is  cast 
forth  as  a  branch,  and  is  withered;  and 
men  gather  them,  and  cast  them  into  the 
fire,  and  they  are  burned. 

7  If  ye  abide  in  me,  and  my  words  abide 
in  you,  ye  shall  ask  what  ye  will,  and  it 
shall  be  done  unto  you. 

8  Herein  is  my  Father  glorified,  that  ye 
bear  much  fruit ;  so  shall  ye  be  my  disci- 
ples. 

9  As  the  father  hath  loved  me,  so  have  1 
loved  you  :  continue  ye  in  my  love. 

10  if  ye  keep  my  commandments,  ye 
shall  abide  in  my  love ;  even  as  I  have 
kept  my  Father's  commandments,  and 
abide  in  his  love. 

11  These  things  have  1  spoken  unto  you, 
that  my  joy  might  remain  in  you,  and  that 
your  jov  might  be  full. 

12  H  This  is  my  commandment,  ihat 
ye  love  one  another,  as  I  have  loved  you. 

13  Greater  love  hath  no  man  than  this, 
that  a  man  lay  down  his  life  for  his  friends. 

14  Ye  are' my  friends,  if  ye  do  whatso- 
ever I  command  vou. 

15  Henceforth  I  call  you  not  servants; 
for  the  servant  knoweth  not  what  his  lord 
doeth :  but  I  have  called  you  friends ;  for 
all  things  that  I  have  heard  of  my  Father, 
I  have  made  known  unto  you. 

16  Ye  have  not  chosen  me,  but  I  have 
chosen  you,  and  ordained  you,  that  ye 
should  go  and  bring  forth  fruit,  and  that 


CHAP.  XV,  XVI.        Christ's  love  to  his  church. 

your  fruit  should  remain  :  that  whatsoever 
ye  shall  ask  of  the  Father  in  my  name,  he 
may  give  it  you. 

17  These  things  I  command  you,  that 
ye  love  one  another. 

18  H  If  the  world  hate  you,  ye  know  that 
it  hated  me  before  it  hated  you. 

19  If  ye  were  of  the  world,  the  world 
would  love  his  own;  but  because  ye  are 
not  of  the  world,  but  I  have  chosen  you  out 
of  the  world,  therefore  the  world  hateth  you. 

20  Remember  the  word  that  I  said  unto 
you.  The  servant  is  not  greater  than  his 
"lord.  If  they  have  persecuted  me,  they 
will  also  persecute  you  :  if  they  have  kept 
my  saying,  they  will  keep  yours  also. 

21  But  all  these  things  will  they  do  unto 
you  for  my  name's  sake,  because  they 
know  not  him  that  sent  me. 

22  If  I  had  not  come  and  spoken  unto 
them,  they  had  not  had  sin  :  but  now  they 
have  no  cloak  for  their  sin. 

23  He  that  hateth  me,  hateth  my  I  ather 
also. 

24  If  I  had  not  done  among  them  the 
works  which  none  other  man  did,  they  had 
not  had  sin  :  but  now  have  they  both  seen, 
and  hated  both  me  and  my  Father. 

25  But  thin  cometh  to  pass,  that  the  word 
miglit  be  fulfilled  that  is  written  in  then- 
law.  They  hated  me  without  a  cause. 

26  H  But  when  the  Comforter  is  come, 
whom  I  will  send  unto  you  from  the  Fa- 
ther, even  the  Spirit  of  truth,  which  pro- 
ceedeth  from  the  Father,  he  shall  testify  of 


lllC.  . 

27  And  ye  also  shall  bear  witness,  be- 
cause ye  have  been  with  me  from  the  be- 
ginning. 
^  CHAP.  XVI. 

THESE  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you, 
that  ye  should  not  be  ofifended. 

2  They  shall  put  you  out  of  the  syna- 
gogues: yea,  the  time  cometh,  that  who- 
soever killeth  you,  will  think  that  he  doeth 
God  service. 

3  And  these  things  will  they  do  unto 
you,  because  they  have  not  known  the 
Father,  nor  me. 

4  But  these  things  have  I  told  j'ou,  that 
when  the  time  shall  come,  ye  may  remem- 
ber that  I  told  you  of  them.  And  these 
things  I  said  not  unto  you  at  the  beginning 
because  I  was  with  you. 

5  ^  But  now  I  go  my  way  to  him  that 
sent  me,  andmone  of  you  asketh  me,  Whi- 
ther goest  thou  ? 

6  But  because  I  have  said  these  things 
unto  you,  sorrow  hath  filled  your  heart. 

7  Nevertheless,  I  tell  you  the  truth:  !t 
is  expedient  for  you  that  I  go  away  :  for  il 
I  o-o  not  away,  tiie  Comforter  will  not  come 
unlo  you ;  but  if  I  depart,  I  will  send  him 
unto  vou. 

8  And  when  he  is  come,  he  w^ill  reprove 
the  world  of  sin,  and  of  righteousness,  and 
of  judgment: 


The  sufferings  of  his  disciples.         S.  JOHN. 

9  Of  sin,  because  they  believe  not  on 
me; 

10  Of  righteousness,  because  I  go  to  my 
Father,  and  ye  see  me  no  more ; 

11  Of  judgment,  because  the  prince  of 
this  world  is  judged. 

12  I  have  yet  many  things  to  say  unto 
you,  but  ye  cannot  bear  them  now. 

13  Howbeit,  when  he,  the  Spirit  of  truth 
is  come,  he  will  guide  you  into  all  truth : 
for  he  shall  not  speak  of  himself;  but 
whatsoever  he  shall  hear,  that  shall  he 
speak  :  and  he  will  shew  3'^ou  things  to 
come. 

14  He  shall  glorify  me  :  for  he  shall  re- 
ceive of  mine,  and  shall  shew  it  unto  you. 

15  All  things  that  the  Father  hath  are 
mine ;  therefore  said  I,  that  he  shall  take 
of  mine,  and  shall  shew  it  unto  you. 

16  H  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see 
me :  and  again,  a  little  wliile,  and  ye  shall 
see  me,  because  I  go  to  the  Father. 

17  Then  said  sojue  of  his  disciples  among 
fliemselvcs,  What  is  this  that  he  saith  unto 
us,  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me: 
and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see 
me  :  and,  Because  I  go  to  the  Father? 

18  They  said  therefore,  What  is  this  that 
he  saith,  A  little  while?  we  cannot  tell 
what  he  saith. 

19  Now  Jesus  knew  that  they  were  de- 
sirous to  ask  him,  and  said  unto  them.  Do 
ye  inquire  among  yourselves  of  that  I  said, 
A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me : 
and  again,  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see 
me? 

20  Verily,  verily,!  say  unto  you,  that  ye 
shall  weep  and  lament,  but  the  world  shall 
rejoice :  and  ye  shall  be  sorrowful,  but 
your  sorrow  shall  be  turned  into  joy. 

21  A  woman  when  she  is  in  travail  hath 
sorrow,  because  her  hour  is  come  :  but  as 
soon  as-  she  is  delivered  of  the  child,  she 
remembereth  no  more  the  anguish,  for  joy 
that  a  man  is  born  into  the  world. 

22  And  ye  now  therefore  have  sorrow : 
but  I  will  see  you  again,  and  your  heart 
shall  rejoice,  and  your  joy  no  man  taketh 
from  you. 

23  And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask  me 
nothing.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you. 
Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  the  Father  in  my 
name,  he  will  give  it  you. 

24  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  nothing  in 
my  name :  ask,  and  ye  shall  receive,  that 
your  joy  may  be  full, 

25  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you 
in  proverbs :  but  the  time  cometh  when  I 
shall  no  more  speak  unto  you  in  proverbs, 
but  I  shall  shew  you  plainly  of  the  Father. 

26  At  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name: 
and  I  say  not  unto  you,  that  I  Avill  pray 
the  Father  for  you  : 

27  For  the  Father  himself  loveth  you, 
because  ye  have  loved  me,  and  have  be- 
lieved that  I  came  out  from  God. 

28  I  came  forth  from  the  Father,  and  am 


Christ  prays  to  his  Father. 
come  into  the  world:   again,  I  leave  the 
world,  and  go  to  the  Father. 

29  H  His  disciples  said  unto  him,  Lo, 
now  speakest  thou  plainly,  and  speakest  no 
proverb. 

30  Now  are  we  sure  that  thou  knowest 
all  things,  and  needest  not  that  any  man 
should  ask  thee :  by  this  we  believe  that 
thou  camest  forth  from  God. 

31  Jesus  answered  them.  Do  ye  now  be- 
lieve? 

32  Behold,  the  hour  cometh,  yea,  is  now 
come,  that  ye  shall  be  scattered  every  man 
to  his  own,  and  shall  leave  me  alone  :  and 
yet  I  am  not  alone,  because  the  Father  is 
with  me. 

33  These  things  I  have  spoken  unto  you, 
that  in  me  ye  might  have  peace.  In  the 
world  ye  shall  have  tribulation,  but  be  of 
good  cheer  :  I  have  overcome  the  world. 

CHAP.  XVH. 
rr^HESE  words   spake  Jesus,  and  hfted 
-i-    up  his  eyes  to  heaven,  and  said,  Fa- 
ther, the  hour   is   come ;    glorify  thy  Son, 
that  thy  Son  also  may  glorify  thee : 

2  As  thou  hast  given  him  power  over  all 
flesh,  that  he  should  give  eternal  life  to  as 
many  as  thou  hast  given  him. 

3  And  this  is  life  eternal,  that  they  might 
know  thee  the  only  true  God,  and  Jesus 
Christ,  whom  thou  hast  sent. 

4  I  have  glorified  thee  on  the  earth  :  I 
have  finished  the  work  which  thou  gavest 
me  to  do. 

5  And  now,  O  Father,  glorify  thou  me 
with  thine  own  self,  with  the  glory  which 
I  had  with  thee  before  the  world  was. 

6  IT  I  have  manifested  thy  name  unto 
the  men  which  thou  gavest  me  out  of  the 
world  :  thine  they  were,  and  thou  gavest 
them  me  ;   and  they  have  kept  thy  word. 

7  Now  they  have  known  that  all  things 
whatsoever  tliou  hast  given  me  are  of  thee. 

8  For  I  have  given  unto  them  the  words 
which  thou  gavest  me ;  and  they  have  re- 
ceived the?}),  and  have  known  surely  that  I 
came  out  from  thee,  and  they  have  believed 
that  thou  didst  send  me. 

9  I  pray  for  them :  I  pray  not  for  the 
World,  but  for  them  which  thou  hast  given 

vne ;  for  they  are  thine. 

10  And  all  mine  are  thine,  and  thine  are 
mine ;  and  1  am  glorified  in  them. 

11  And  now  I  am  no  more  in  the  world, 
but  these  are  in  the  world,  and  I  come  to 
thee.  Holy  Father,  keep  through  thine 
own  name  those  wiiom  thou  hast  given  me, 
that  they  may  be  one,  as  we  ore. 

12  While  I  was  with  them  in  the  world, 
I  kept  them  in  thy  name :  those  that  thou 
gavest  me  I  have  kept,  and  none  of  them 

'ost,  but  the  son  of  perdition ;  that  the 


scripture  might  be  fulfilled. 

13  And  now  come  I  to  thee,  and  these 
things  I  speak  in  the  world,  that  they  might 
have  my  joy  fulfilled  in  themselves. 

14  I  iiave  given  them  thy  word ;  and  the 

94 


Christ  IS  betrayed  by  Judas.       CHAP 
world  hath  hated  them,  because  they  are 
not  of  the  world,  even  as  I  am  not  of  the 
world. 

15  If  I  pray  not  that  thou  shouldest  take 
them  out  of  the  world,  but  that  thou  should- 
est keep  them  from  the  evil. 

16  They  are  not  of  the  world,  even  as  I 
am  not  of  the  world. 

17  If  Sanctify  them  through  thy  truth  : 
thy  word  is  truth. 

18  As  thou  hast  sent  me  into  the  world, 
even  so  have  I  also  sent  them  into  the 
world. 

19  And  for  their  sakes  1  sanctify  myself, 
that  they  also  might  be  sanctified  through 
the  truth. 

20  If  Neither  pray  I  for  these  alone  ;  but 
for  them  also  which  shall  believe  on  me 
through  their  word : 

21  That  they  all  may  be  one ;  as  thou. 
Father,  art  in  nie,  and  1  in  thee,  that  they 
also  may  be  one  in  us :  that  the  world  may 
believe  that  thou  hast  sent  me. 

22  And  the  glory  which  thou  gavestme, 
I  have  given  them ;  that  they  may  be  one, 
even  as  we  are  one  ; 

23  I  in  them,  and  thou  in  me,  that  they 
may  be  made  perfect  in  one  ;  and  that  the 
world  may  know  that  thou  hast  sent  me, 
and  hast  loved  them  as  thou  hast  loved  me. 

24  Father,  I  will  that  they  also  whom 
thou  hast  given  me  be  with  me  where  I  am  ; 
that  they  may  behold  my  glory  which  thou 
hast  given  me  :  for  thou  lovedst  me  before 
the  foundation  of  the  world. 

25  O  righteous  Father,  the  world  hath 
not  known  thee :  but  I  have  known  thee, 
and  these  have  known  that  thou  hast  sent 


26  And  I  have  declared  unto  them  thy 
name,  and  will  declare  ?7;  that  the  love 
wherewith  thou  hast  loved  me,  may  be  in 
them,  and  I  in  them. 

CHAP.  xvni. 

WHEN  Jesus  had  spoken  these  words, 
he  went  forth  with  his  disciples  over 
the  brook  Cedron,  where  was  a  garden, 
into  the  which  he  entered,  and  his  disciples. 

2  And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him, 
knew  the  place  :  for  Jesus  oft  times  resort- 
ed thither  with  his  disciples. 

3  Judas  then,  having  received  a  band  of 
mm  and  officers  from  the  chief  priests  and 
Pharisees  cometh  thither  with  lanterns, 
and  torches,  and  weapons. 

4  Jesus  therefore,  knowing  all  things 
that  should  come  upon  him,  went  forth, 
and  said  unto  them,  Whom  seek  ye  ? 

5  They  answered  him,  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth. Jesus  saith  unto  them,  I  am  he. 
And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him,  stood 
with  them. 

6  As  soon  then  as  he  had  said  unto  them, 
I  am  he,  they  went  backward,  and  fell  to 
the  ground. 

7  Then  asked  he  tliem  again.  Whom 
seek  ye  ?  And  they  said,  Jesus" of  Nazareth. 


XVni.  He  is  examined  bejore  Caiaphas. 

8  Jesus  answered,  I  have  told  you  that 
I  am  he  :  If  therefore  ye  seek  me,  let  these 
go  their  way  : 

9  That  the  saying  might  be  fulfilled 
which  he  spake,  Of  them  which  thou  gavest 
me,  have  I  lost  none. 

10  If  Then  Simon  Peter,  having  a  sword, 
drew  it,  and  smote  the  high  priest's  servant, 
and  cut  oif  his  right  ear.  The  servant's 
name  was  Malchus. 

1 1  Then  said  Jesus  unto  Peter,  Put  up  thy 
sword  into  the  sheath :  the  cup  which  my 
Father  hath  given  me,  shall  I  not  drink  it  ? 

12  If  Then  the  band,  and  the  captain, 
and  officers  of  the  Jews  took  Jesus,  and 
bound  him, 

13  And  led  him  away  to  Annas  first,  (for 
he  was  father-in-law  to  Caiaphas,  which  was 
the  high  priest  that  same  year.) 

14  Now  Caiaphas  was  he  which  gave 
counsel  to  the  Jews,  that  it  was  expedient 
that  one  man  should  die  for  the  people. 

15  If  And  Simon  Peter  followed  Jesus, 
and  so  did  another  disciple.  That  disciple 
was  known  unto  the  high  priest,  and  went 
in  vvith  Jesus,  into  the  palace  of  the  high 
priest. 

16  But  Peter  stood  at  the  door  without. 
Then  went  out  that  other  disciple  which 
was  known  unto  the  high  priest,  and  spake 
unto  her  that  kept  the  door,  and  brought  in 
Peter. 

17  Then  saith  the  damsel  that  kept  the 
door  unto  Peter,  Art  not  thou  also  oiic  of 
this  man's  disciples  ?  He  saith,  I  am  not. 

18  And  the  servants  and  officers  stood 
there,  who  had  made  a  fire  of  coals;  (for  it 
was  cold:)  and  they  warmed  themselves: 
and  Peter  stood  with  them,  and  warmed 
himself. 

19  If  Tie  high  priest  then  asked  Jesus 
of  his  disciples,  and  of  his  doctrine. 

20  Jesus  answered  him,  I  spake  openly 
to  the  world  ;  I  ever  taught  in  the  syna- 
gogue, and  in  the  temple,  whither  the 
Jews  always  resort ;  and  in  secret  have  I 
said  nothing. 

21  Why  askest  thou  me  ?  ask  them 
which  heard  me,  what  I  have  said  unto 
them  :  behold,  they  know  what  I  said. 

22  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  one 
of  the  officers  which  stood  by,  struck  Jesus 
vvith  the  palm  of  his  hand,  saying,  An- 
swerest  thou  the  high  priest  so  ? 

23  Jesus  answered  him.  If  I  have  spoken 
evil,  bear  witness  of  the  evil :  but  if  well, 
why  smitest  thou  mo  ? 

24  {Now  Annas  had  sent  him  bound 
unto  Caiaphas  the  high  priest.) 

25  If  And  Simon  Peter  stood  and  warm 
ed  himself  They  said  therefore  unto  him 
Art  not  thou  also  oiw.  of  his  disciples  ?  He 
denied  if,  and  said,  I  am  not. 

26  One  of  the  servants  of  the  high  priest 
(being  his  kinsman  whose  ear  Peter  cut 
off)  saith.  Did  not  I  see  thee  in  the  garden 
with  him  ? 

95 


The  Mngdom  of  Christ.  S. 

27  Peter  then  denied  again;  and  imme- 
diately the  cock  crew. 

28  IT  Then  led  they  Jesus  from  Caia- 
phas  unto  the  hall  of  judgment :  and  it  was 
early ;  and  they  themselves  went  not  into 
the  judgment-hall,  lest  they  should  be  de- 
filed ;  but  that  they  might  eat  the  passover. 

29  Pilate  then  went  out  unto  them,  and 
said,  What  accusation  bring  ye  against  this 
man  ? 

30  They  answered  and  said  unto  him, 
If  he  were  not  a  malefactor,  we  would  not 
have  delivered  him  up  unto  thee. 

31  Then  said  Pilate  unto  them.  Take  ye 
him,  and  judge  him  according  to  j'our  law. 
The  Jews  therefore  said  unto  him,  It  is  not 
lavv'ful  for  us  to  put  any  man  to  death : 

32  That  the  saying  of  Jesus  might  be  ful- 
filled, which  he  spake,  signifying  what 
death  he  should  die. 

33  Then  Pilate  entered  into  the  judg- 
ment-hall again,  and  called  Jesus,  and  said 
unto  him.  Art  thou  the  King  of  the  Jews  ? 

34  Jesus  answered  him,  Sayest  thou  this 
thing  of  thyself,  or  did  others  tell  it  thee  of 
me? 

35  Pilate  answered.  Am  I  a  Jew?  Thine 
own  nation,  and  the  chief  priests,  have  de- 
livered thee  unto  me.   What  hast  thou  done  ? 

36  Jesus  answered,  My  kingdom  is  not 
of  this  world:  if  my  kingdom  were  of  this 
world,  then  would  my  servants  fight,  that  I 
should  not  be  delivered  to  the  Jews  :  but 
now  is  my  kingdom  not  from  hence. 

37  Pilate  therefore  said  unto  him,  Art 
thou  a  king  then  ?  Jesus  answered.  Thou 


JOHN.  Christ,  is  crucified. 

6  When  the  chief  priests  therefore  and 
officers  saw  him,  they  cried  out,  saying, 
Crucify  him,  crucify  him.  Pilate  saith  unto 
them.  Take  ye  him,  and  crucify  him :  for 
I  find  no  fault  in  him. 

7  The  Jews  answered  him,  We  have  a 
law,  and  by  our  law  he  ought  to  die,  be- 
cause he  made  himself  the  Son  of  God. 

8  H  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that 
saying,  he  was  the  more  afraid ; 

9  And  went  again  into  the  judgment- 
hall,  and  saith  unto  Jesus,  Whence  art 
thou  1  But  Jesus  gave  him  no  answer. 

10  Then  saith  Pilate  unto  him,  Speakest 
thou  not  unto  me  ?  knowest  thou  not,  that 
I  have  power  to  crucify  thee,  and  have 
power  to  release  thee  ? 

11  Jesus  answered.  Thou  couldest  have 
no  power  at  all  against  me,  except  it  were 
given  thee  from  above:  therefore  he  that 
delivered  me  unto  thee  hath  the  greater  sin. 

12  And  from  thenceforth  Pilate  sought 
to  release  him  :  but  the  Jews  cried  out, 
saying,  If  thou  let  this  man  go,  thou  art 
not  Cesar's  friend.  Whosoever  maketh 
himself  a  king,  speaketh  against  Cesar. 

13  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that 
saying,  he  brouglit  Jesus  forth,  and  sat 
down  in  the  judgment-seat,  in  a  place  that 
is  called  the  Pavement,  but  in  the  Hebrew, 
Gabbatha. 

14  And  it  was  the  preparation  of  the 
passover,  and  about  the  sixth  hour :  and  he 
saith  unto  the  Jews,  Behold  j'our  King ! 

15  But  they  cried  out.  Away  with  him, 
away  with  him,  crucify  him. .   Pilate  saith 


sayest  that  I  am  a  king.  To  this  end  was  unto  them.  Shall  I  crucify  your  King? 
I  born,  and  for  this  cause  came  I  into  the  The  chief  priests  answered.  We  have  no 
world,  that  I  should  bear  witness  unto  the  king  but  Cesar. 


truth.      Every   one   that   is  of  the  truth, 
heareth  my  voice.  v' 

38  Pilate  saith  unto  him.  What  is  truth? 
And  when  he  had  said  this,  he  went  out 
again  unto  the  Jews,  and  saith  unto  them, 
I  find  in  him  no  fault  at  all. 

39  But  ye  have  a  custom  that  I  should 
release  unto  you  one  at  the  passover  :  will 
ye  therefore,  that  I  release  unto  you  the 
King  of  the  Jews? 

40  Then  cried  they  all  again,  saying. 
Not  this  man,  but  Barabbas.  Now  Barab- 
bas  was  a  robber. 

CHAP.  XIX. 

THEN  Pilate  therefore  took  Jesus,  and 
scourged  him. 

2  And  the  soldiers  platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  and  put  it  on  his  head,  and  they 
put  on  him  a  purple  robe, 

3  And  said.  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews  ! 
and  they  smote  him  with  their  hands. 

4  H  Pilate  therefore  went  forth  again, 
and  saith  unto  them.  Behold,  I  bring  him 
forth  to  you,  that  ye  may  know  that  I  find 
no  fault  in  him. 

5  Then  came  Jesus  forth,  wearing  the 
crown  of  thorns,  and  the  purple  robe.  And 
Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Behold  the  man  ! 


16  Then  delivered  he  him  therefore 
unto  them  to  be  crucified.  And  they  took 
Jesus,  and  led  Itim  away. 

17  H  And  he  bearing  his  cross  went  forth 
into  a  place  called  the  place  of  a  skull, 
which  is  called  in  the  Hebrew,  Golgotha  : 

18  Where  they  crucified  him,  and  two 
others  with  him,  on  either  side  one,  and 
Jesus  in  the  midst. 

19  H  And  Pilate  wrote  a  title,  and  put 
it  on  the  cross.  And  the  writing  was,  JE- 
SUS OF  NAZARETH,  THE  KING 
OF  THE  JEWS. 

20  This  title  then  read  many  of  the  Jews  : 
for  the  place  where  Jesus  was  crucified 
was  nigh  to  the  city :  and  it  was  written  in 
Hebrew,  and  Greek,  and  Latin. 

21  Then  said  the  chief  priests  of  the 
Jews  to  Pilate,  Write  not.  The  King  of  the 
Jews ;  but  that  he  said,  I  am  King  of  the 
Jews. 

22  Pilate  answered,  What  1  have  written, 
I  have  written. 

23  ^  Then  the  soldiers,  when  they  had 
crucified  Jesus,  took  his  garments,  and 
made  four  parts,  to  every  soldier  a  part: 
and  also  his  coat:  now  the  coat  was  with- 
out seam,  woven  from  the  top  throughout. 

96 


Christ  is  buried. 


CHAP.  XX. 


His  resurrection. 


24  They  said  therefore  among  them- 
selves, Let  us  not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for  it 
wliose  it  sliall  be  :  that  the  scripture  might 
be  fuh'ilied,  which  saith,  Tiiey  parted  my 
raiment  among  them,  and  for  my  vesture 
they  did  cast  lots.  These  things  tlierefore 
the  soldiers  did. 

25  If  Now  there  stood  by  the  cross  of 
Jesus,  his  mother,  and  his  mother's  sister, 
Mary  the  icife  of  Cleophas,  and  Mary 
Magdalene. 

26  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his  mo- 
ther, and  the  disciple  standing  by  whom 
he  loved,  he  saith  unto  his  mother,  Wo- 
man, behold  thy  son  ! 

27  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple.  Behold 
thy  mother  !  And  from  that  hour  that  dis- 
ciple took  her  unto  his  own  home. 

28  H  After  this,  Jesus  knowing  that  all 
things  were  now  accomplished,  tiiat  the 
scripture  might  be  fulfilled,  saith,  I  thirst. 

29  Now  there  was  set  a  vessel  full  of 
vinegar :  and  they  filled  a  spunge  with 
vinegar,  and  put  it  upon  hyssop,  and  put 
it  to  his  mouth. 

30  When  Jesus  therefore  had  received 
the  vinegar,  he  said,  It  is  finished  :  and  he 
bowed  his  head,  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 

31  IT  The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was 
the  preparation,  that  the  bodies  should  not 
remain  upon  the  cross  on  the  sabbath-day, 
(for  that  sabbath-day  was  an  high-day,)  be- 
sought Pilate  that  their  legs  might  be  bro- 
ken, and  that  they  might  be  taken  away. 

32  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and  brake 
the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of  the  other  which 
was  crucified  with  him. 

33  But  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  and 
saw  that  he  was  dead  already,  they  brake 
not  his  legs: 

34  But  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a  spear 
pierced  his  side,  and  forthwith  came  there 
out  blood  and  water. 

35  And  he  that  saw  it,  bare  record,  and 
his  record  is  true:  and  he  knoweth  that  he 
saith  true,  that  ye  might  believe. 

36  For  these  things  were  done,  that  the 
scripture  should  be  fulfilled,  A  bone  of  him 
shall  not  be  broken. 

37  And  again  another  scripture  saith. 
They  shall  look  on  him  whom  they  pierc- 
ed. 

38  IT  And  after  this,  Joseph  of  Arima- 
thea  (being  a  disciple  of  Jesus,  but  secretly 
for  fear  of  the  Jews)  besought  Pilate  that  he 
might  take  away  the  body  of  Jesus:  and 
Pilate  gave  him  leave.  He  came  therefore 
and  took  the  body  of  Jesus. 

39  And  there  came  also  Nicodemus 
(which  at  the  first  came  to  Jesus  by  night) 
and  brought  a  mixture  of  myrrh  and  aloes, 
abn\it  an  hundred  pound  ireipiht. 

40  Then  took  they  the  liody  of  Jesus, 
and  wound  it  in  linen  clothes  with  the 
spices,  as  the  manner  of  the  Jews  is  to 
bury. 

41  Now  in  the  place  where  he  was  cru- 

13 


cified,  there  was  a  garden  ;  and  in  the  gar- 
den a  new  sepulchre,  wherein  was  never 
man  yet  laid. 

42  There  laid  they  Jesus  therefore,  be- 
cause of  the  Jews'  preparation-rff/i/ ;  for  the 
sepulchre  was  nigli  at  hand. 
CHAP.  XX. 

THE  first  (Imj  of  the  week  comcth 
Mary  Magdalene  early,  when  it  was 
yet  dark,  unto  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth  the 
stone  taken  away  from  tiie  sepulchre. 

2  •  Then  she  runneth,  and  cometli  to 
Simon  Peter,  and  to  the  other  disciple 
whom  Jesus  loved,  and  saith  unto  tliem. 
They  have  taken  away  the  Lord  out  of  the 
sepulchre,  and  we  know  not  where  they 
have  laid  him. 

3  Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and  that 
other  disciple,  and  came  to  the  sepulchre. 

4  So  they  ran  both  together:  and  the 
other  disciple  did  outrun  Peter,  and  came 
first  to  the  sepulchre. 

5  And  he  stooping  down,  and  looJcing  in, 
saw  the  linen  clothes  lying;  yet  went  he 
not  in. 

6  Then  cometh  Simon  Peter  following 
him,  and  went  into  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth 
the  linen  clothes  lie ; 

7  And  the  napkin  that  was  about  his 
head,  not  lying  with  the  lintn  clothes,  but 
wrapped  together  in  a  place  by  itself 

8  Then  went  in  also  that  other  disciple 
which  came  first  to  the  sepulchre,  and  he 
saw,  and  believed. 

9  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  scrip- 
ture, that  he  must  rise  again  from  the  dead. 

10  Then  the  disciples  went  away  again 
unto  their  own  home. 

11  IT  But  Mary  stood  without  at  the 
sepulchre  weeping:  and  as  she  wept  she 
stooped  down  and  looked  into  the  se- 
pulchre, 

12  And  seetli  two  angels  in  white,  sit- 
ting, the  one  at  the  head,  and  the  other  at 
the  feet,  where  the  body  of  Jesus  had  lain. 

13  And  they  say  unto  her.  Woman,  why 
weepest  thou?  She  saith  unto  them.  Be- 
cause they  have  taken  away  my  Lord,  and 
I  know  not  where  they  have  laid  him. 

14  And  when  she  had  thus  said,  she 
turned  herself  hack,  and  saw  Jesus  stand- 
ing, and  knew  not  that  it  was  Jesus. 

15  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Woman,  why 
weepest  thou  ?  whom  seekest  tliou  ?  She, 
supposing  him  to  be  the  gardener,  saith 
imto  him,  Sir,  if  thou  have  borne  him 
hence,  tell  me  where  thou  hast  laid  him, 
and  I  will  take  iiim  away. 

16  Jesus  saith  unto  her,  Mary.  She 
turned  herself,  and  saith  unto  him,  Rab- 
boni,  which  is  to  say,  Master. 

17  Jesus  sahh  unto  her.  Touch  me  not : 
for  I  am  not  yet  ascended  to  my  Father : 
but  go  to  my  brethren,  and  say  unto  them, 
I  ascend  unto  my  Father  and  your  Father, 
and  to  my  God  and  your  God. 

18  Mary  Magdalene  came  and  told  the 

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Christ  appears  to  his  disciples.        S 
disciples  that  she  had  seen  the  Lord,  and 
that    he    had   spoken   these   things   unto 
her. 

19  II  Then  the  same  day  at  evening,  be- 
ing the  first  (lay  of  the  week,  wlien  the 
doors  were  shut  where  the  disciples  were 
assembled  for  fear  of  the  Jews,  came  Jesus 
and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Peace  be  unto  you. 

20  And  when  he  had  so  said,  he  sliewed 
unto  them  Ids  hands  and  his  side.  Then 
were  the  disciples  glad  when  they  saw  the 
Lord. 

21  Then  said  Jesus  to  them  again,  Peace 
be  unto  j'ou  :  as  my  Father  hath  sent  me, 
even  so  send  I  you. 

22  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he 
breathed  on  t/ie?)i,  and  saith  unto  them.  Re- 
ceive ye  the  Holy  Ghost. 

23  Whose  soever  sins  ye  remit,  they  are 
remitted  unto  them  ;  and  whose  soever  sins 
ye  retain,  they  are  retained. 

24  H  But  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve, 
called  Didymus,  was  not  with  tliem  when 
Jesus  came. 

25  The  other  disciples  therefore  said 
unto  him.  We  have  seen  the  Lord.  But 
he  said  unto  them.  Except  I  shall  see  in  his 
hands  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my 
finger  into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and 
thrust  my  hand  into  his  side,  I  will  not  be- 
lieve. 

26  II  And  after  eight  days  again  his 
disciples  were  within,  and  Thomas  with 
them :  then  came  Jesus,  tlie  doors  being 
shut,  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said. 
Peace  be  unto  you. 

27  Then  saith  he  to  Thomas,  Reach 
hither  thy  finger,  and  behold  my  hands ; 
and  reach  hither  thy  hand,  and  thrust  it 
into  my  side ;  and  be  not  faithless,  but  be- 
lieving. 

28  And  Thomas  answered  and  said  unto 
him,  My  Lord  and  my  God. 

29  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thomas,  be- 
cause thou  hast  seen  me,  thou  hast  believ- 
ed :  blessed  arc  they  that  have  not  seen, 
and  yrl  have  believed. 

30  IT  And  many  other  signs  trulj^  did  Je- 
sus in  the  presence  of  his  disciples,  which 
are  not  written  in  this  book. 

31  But  these  are  written,  that  ye  might 
believe  that  Jesus  is  the  Christ,  the  Son 
of  God  ;  and  that  believing  ye  might  have 
life  through  his  name. 

CHAP.  XXL 

AFTER  these  things  Jesus  shewed 
himself  again  to  the  disciples  at  the 
sea  of  Tiberias :  and  on  this  wise  shewed 
he  himself. 

2  There  were  together  Simon  Peter,  and 
Thomas  called  Didymus,  and  Nathanael 
of  Cana  in  Galilee,  and  the  sons  of  Zebedee, 
and  two  other  of  his  disciples. 

3  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  them,  I  go  a 
fishing.  They  say  unto  him,  We  also  go 
with  thee.     They  went  forth,  and  entered 


JOHN.  His  charge  to  Peter. 

into  a  ship  immediately ;   and  that  night 
they  caught  nothing. 

4  But  when  the  morning  was  now  come, 
Jesus  stood  on  the  shore  ;  but  the  disciples 
knew  not  that  it  was  Jesus. 

5  Then  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Children, 
have  ye  any  meat?  They  answered  him, 
No. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  Cast  the  net 
on  the  right  side  of  the  ship,  and  ye  shall 
find.  They  cast  therefore,  and  now  they 
were  not  able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude 
of  fishes. 

7  Therefore  that  disciple  whom  Jesus 
loved  saith  unto  Peter,  It  is  the  Lord. 
Now  when  Simon  P^ter  heard  that  it  was 
the  Lord,  he  girt  his  fisher's  coat  imto  him, 
(for  he  was  naked,)  and  did  cast  himself 
into  the  sea. 

8  And  the  other  disciples  came  in  a  little 
ship,  (for  they  were  not  far  from  land,  but 
as  it  were  two  hundred  cubits,)  dragging 
the  net  with  fishes. 

9  As  soon  then  as  they  were  come  to 
land,  they  saw  a  fire  of  coals  there,  and  fish 
laid  thereon,  and  bread. 

10  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Bring  of  the 
fish  which  ye  have  now  caught. 

11  Simon  Peter  went  up,  and  drew  the 
net  to  land  full  of  great  fishes,  an  hundred 
and  fifty  and  three :  and  for  all  there  were 
so  many,  yet  was  not  the  net  broken. 

12  H  Jesus  saith  unto  them.  Come  and 
dine.  And  none  of  the  disciples  durst  ask 
him,  Who  art  thou  ?  knowing  that  it  was 
the  Lord. 

13  Jesus  then  cometh,  and  taketh  bread, 
and  giveth  them,  and  fish  likewise. 

14  This  is  now  the  third  time  that  Jesus 
shewed  himself  to  his  disciples,  after  that 
he  was  risen  from  the  dead. 

15  H  So  when  they  had  dined,  Jesus 
saith  to  Simon  Peter,  Simon  son  of  Jonas, 
lovest  thou  me  more  than  these  ?  He  saith 
unto  him.  Yea,  Lord :  thou  knowest  that 
I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my 
lambs. 

16  He  saith  to  him  again  the  second 
time,  Simon  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  ? 
He  saith  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord  :  thou  know- 
est that  I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him, 
Feed  my  sheep. 

17  He  saith  unto  him  the  third  time, 
Simon  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  ?  Peter 
was  grieved  because  he  said  unto  him  the 
third  time,  Lovest  thou  me  ?  And  he  said 
unto  him.  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  things ; 
thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.  Jesus  saith 
unto  him.  Feed  my  sheep. 

18  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  When 
thou  wast  young,  thou  girdedst  thyself; 
and  walkedst  whither  thou  wouldest:  but 
when  thou  shalt  be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch 
forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shall  gird 
thee,  and  carry  thee  whither  thou  wouldest 
not. 

19  This   spake  he,  signifying  by  what 
98 


ChrisVs  ascension. 
death  he  should  glorify  God.     And  when 
he   had  spoken   this,  he  saith  unto  him, 
Follow  me. 

20  Then  Peier,  turning  about,  seeth  the 
disciple  whom  Jesus  loved,  following; 
(which  also  leaned  on  his  breast  at  supper, 
and  said.  Lord,  which  is  he  that  betrayeth 
thee  ? ) 

21  Peter  seeing  him,  saith  to  Jesus, 
Lord,  and  what  sliall  this  man  do  ? 

22  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  If  I  will  that 
he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee  1 
Follow  thou  me. 


CHAP.  L  Matthias  chosen  apostle. 

23  Then  went  this  saying  abroad  among 
the  brethren,  that  that  disciple  should  not 
die  :  yet  Jesus  said  not  unto  him,  He  shall 
not  die ;  but,  if  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  1 
come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ? 

24  H  This  is  the  disciple  which  testifieth 
of  these  things,  and  wrote  these  things : 
and  we  know  that  his  testimony  is  true. 

2.5  And  there  are  also  many  other  things 
which  Jesus  did,  the  which,  if  they  should 
be  written  every  one,  I  suppose  that  even 
the  world  itself  could  not  contain  the  books 
that  should  be  written.     Amen. 


IT  The  ACTS  of  the  Apostles. 


CHAP.  L 

THE  former  treatise  have   I  made,  O 
Theophilus,  of  all  that  Jesus  began 
both  to  do  and  teach, 

2  Until  the  day  in  which  he  was  taken 
up,  after  that  he  through  the  Holy  Ghost 
had  given  commandments  unto  the  apostles 
whom  he  had  chosen  : 

3  To  whom  also  he  shewed  himself  alive 
after  his  passion,  by  many  infallible  proofs, 
being  seen  of  them  forty  days,  and  speak- 
ing of  the  things  pertaining  to  the  kingdom 
of  God : 

4  And  being  assembled  together  with 
them,  commanded  them  that  they  should 
not  depart  from  Jerusalem,  but  wait  for  the 
promise  of  the  Father,  which,  saith  lie,  ye 
have  heard  of  me. 

5  For  John  truly  baptized  with  water ; 
but  ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  not  many  days  hence. 

6  When  they  therefore  were  come  toge- 
ther, they  asked  of  him,  saying.  Lord,  Avilt 
thou  at  this  time  restore  again  the  kingdom 
to  Israel  ? 

7  And  he  said  unto  them.  It  is  not  for 
you  to  know  the  times  or  the  seasons  which 
the  Father  hath  put  in  his  own  power. 

8  But  ye  shall  receive  power  after  that 
the  Holy  Ghost  is  come  upon  you  :  and  ye 
shall  be  witnesses  unto  me,  both  in  Jerusa- 
lem, and  in  all  Judea,  and  in  Samaria,  and 
unto  tlie  uttermost  part  of  the  earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  spoken  these  things, 
while  they  beheld,  he  was  taken  up  ;  and  a 
cloud  received  him  out  of  their  sigiit. 

10  H  And  while  they  looked  steadfastly 
toward  heaven  as  he  went  up,  behold,  two 
men  stood  by  them  in  white  apparel ; 

11  Which  also  said.  Ye  men  of  Galilee, 
why  stand  ye  gazing  up  into  heaven  ?  this 
same  Jesus  which  is  taken  up  from  you  in- 
to heaven,  shall  so  come  in  like  manner  as 
ye  have  seen  him  go  into  heaven. 

12  H  Then  returned  they  unto  Jerusa- 
lem, from  the  mount  called  Olivet,  which 
is  from  Jerusalem  a  sabbath-day's  journey. 

13  And  when  they  were  come  in,  they 
went  up  into  an  upper  room,  where  abode 


both  Peter,  and  James,  and  John,  and  An- 
drew, Philip,  and  Thomas,  Bartholomew, 
and  Matthew,  James  the  son  of  Alpheus, 
and  Simon  Zelotes,  and  Judas  the  brother 
of  James. 

14  These  all  continued  with  one  accord 
in  prayer  and  supplication,  with  the  wo- 
men, and  Mary  the  mother  of  Jesus,  and 
with  his  brethren. 

15  H  And  in  those  days  Peter  stood  up 
in  the  midst  of  the  disciples,  and  said,  (the 
number  of  the  names  together  were  about 
an  hundred  and  twenty,) 

16  Men  and  brethren,  this  scripture 
must  needs  have  been  fulfilled,  which  the 
Holy  Ghost  by  the  mouth  of  David  spake 
before  concerning  Judas,  which  was  guide 
to  them  that  took  Jesus. 

17  For  he  was  numbered  with  us,  and 
had  obtained  part  of  this  ministry. 

18  Now  this  man  purchased  a  field  with 
the  reward  of  iniquity  ;  and  falling  head- 
long he  burst  asunder  in  the  midst,  and  all 
his  bowels  gushed  out. 

19  And  it  was  known  unto  all  the  dwell- 
ers at  Jerusalem  ;  insomuch  as  that  field  is 
called  in  their  proper  tongue,  Aceldama, 
that  is  to  say.  The  field  of  blood. 

20  For  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  Psalms, 
Let  his  habitation  be  desolate,  and  let  no 
man  dwell  th.erein  :  and,  His  bishoprick  let 
another  take. 

21  Wherefore  of  these  men  whicli  have 
companied  with  us,  all  the  time  that  the 
Lord  Jesus  went  in  and  out  among  us, 

22  Beginning  from  the  baptism  of  John, 
unto  that  same  day  that  he  was  taken  up 
from  us,  must  one  be  ordained  to  be  a  wit- 
ness with  us  of  his  resurrection. 

23  And  they  appointed  two,  Joseph 
called  Barsabas,  who  was  surnamed  Justus, 
and  Matthias. 

24  And  they  prayed,  and  said.  Thou, 
Lord,  which  knowest  the  hearts  of  all  men, 
show  whether  of  these  two  thou  hast  chosen, 

25  That  he  may  take  part  of  this  minis- 
try and  apostleship,  from  which  Judas  by 
transgression  fell,  that  he  might  go  to  his 
own  place. 

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The  sermon  of  Peter 
26  And  lliev  gave  forth  their  lots ;  and 
the    lot   fell   upon   Matthias;  and    he  was 
numlxjred  with  the  eleven  apostles. 
CHAP.  II. 
ND  when  the  day  of  Pentec9st  was 
full)'  come,  they  were  all  with  one 
accord  in  one  place. 

2  And  suddenly  there  came  a  sound  from 
he^iven,  as  of  a  rushing  mighty  wind,  and 
it  filled  all  the  house  where  they  were  sit- 
ting- ,  , 

3  And  there  appeared  unto  them  cloven 

tongues  like  as  of  tire,  and  it  sat  upon  each 
of  them. 

4  And  they  were  all  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  began  to  speak  with  other 
tongues,  as  the  Spirit  gave  them  utterance. 

5" And  there  were  dwelling  at  Jerusalem 
Jews,  devout  men,  out  of  every  nation  under 
heaven. 

6  Now  Avhen  this  was  noised  abroad,  the 
multitude  came  together,  and  were  con- 
founded, because  that  every  man  heard 
them  speak  in  his  own  language. 

7  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  mar- 
velled, saying  one  to  another.  Behold,  are 
not  all  these \vhich  speak,  Galileans'? 

8  And  how  hear  we  every  man  in  our 
own  tongue,  wherein  we  were  horn  ? 

9  Parthians,  and   Medes,   and  Elamites, 


THE  ACTS.  He  baptizes  many. 

20  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  dark- 
ness, and  the  moon  into  blood,  before  that 
great  and  notable  day  of  the  Lord  come. 

21  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever shall  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
shall  be  saved. 

22  Ye  men  of  Israel,  hear  these  words ; 
Jesus  of  Nazareth,  a  man  approved  of  God 
among  you  by  miracles,  and  wonders,  and 
signs,  which  God  did  by  him  in  the  midst 
of  you,  as  ye  yourselves  also  know : 

23  Him,  being  delivered  by  the  deter- 
minate counsel  and  foreknowledge  of  God, 
ye  have  taken,  and  by  wicked  hands  have 
crucified  and  slain : 

24  Whom  God  hath  raised  up,  havmg 
loosed  the  pams  of  death  :  because  it  was 
not  possible  that  he  should  be  holden  of  it. 

25  For  David  speaketh  concerning  him, 
I  foresaw  the  Lord  always  before  my  face  ; 
for  he  is  on  my  right  hand,  that  I  should 
not  be  moved : 

26  Therefore  did  my  heart  rejoice,  and 
my  tongue  was  glad ;  moreover  also,  my 
tiesh  shall  rest  in  hope  : 

27  Because  thou  v\ilt  not  leave  my  soul 
in  hell,  neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy 
One  to  see  corruption. 

28  Thou  hast  made  known  to  me  the 
ways  of  life ;  thou  shalt  make  me  full  of 


and  the  dwellers  in  Mesopotamia,  and  m  joy  with  thy  countenance 


Judea,  and   Cappadocia,    in    Pontus,  and 

10'  Phrygia,  and  Pamphylia,  in  Egypt, 
and  in  the  parts  of  Lybia  about  Gyrene, 
and  strangers  of  Rome,  Jews  and  prose- 
lytes, 

11  Cretes  and  Arabians,  we  do  hear 
them  speak  in  our  tongues  the  wonderful 
works  of  God. 

12  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  were 
in  doubt,  saying  one  to  another.  What 
meaneth  this  ? 

13  Others  mocking,  said.  These  men  are 
full  of  new  wine.  . 

14  ^  But  Peter,  standing  up  with  the 
eleven,  lifted  up  his  voice,  and  said  unto 
them,  Ye  men  of  Judea,  and  all  ye  that 
dwell  at  Jerusalem,  be  this  known  unto 
you,  and  hearken  to  my  words : 

15  For  these  are  not  drunken,  as  ye  sup- 
pose, seeing  it  is  hut  the  third  hour  of  the 
day. 

16  But  this  is  that  which  was  spoken  by 
the  prophet  Joel, 

17  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  the  last 
days,  saith  God,  I  will  pour  out  of  my 
Spirit  upon  all  flesh:  and  your  sons  and 
your  daughters  shall  prophesy,  and  your 
young  men  shall  see  visions,  and  your  old 
men  shall  dream  dreams: 

18  And  on  my  servants,  and  on  my 
hand-maidens,  I  will  pour  out  in  those  days 
of  my  Spirit ;  and  they  shall  prophesy  : 

19"  And  I  will  shew  wonders  in  heaven 


29  Men  "  and  brethren,  let  me  freely 
speak  unto  vou  of  the  patriarch  David,  that 
he  is  both  dead  and  buried,  and  his  sepul- 
chre is  with  us  unto  this  day. 

30  Therefore  being  a  prophet,  and 
knowing  that  God  had  sworn  with  an  oath 
to  him,  that  of  the  fruit  of  his  loins,  accord- 
ing to  the  flesh,  he  would  raise  up  Christ 
to  sit  on  his  throne  ; 

31  He  seeing  this  before,  spake  of  the 
resurrection  of  Christ,  that  his  soul  was  not 

eft  in  hell,  neither  his  flesh  did  see  corrup- 
tion. . 

32  This  Jesus  hath  God  raised  up, 
whereof  we  all  are  witnesses. 

33  Therefore  being  by  the  right  hand  ot 
God  exalted,  and  having  received  of  the 
Father  the  promise  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he 
hath  shed  forth  this,  which  ye  now  see  and 

hear.  ,    ,    •         v 

34  For  David  is  not  ascended  into  the 
heavens  but  he  saith  himself.  The  Lord 
said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right 

hand,  „        .     p  1 

35  Until  I  make  thv  foes  thy  footstool. 

36  Therefore  let  all  the  house  of  Israel 
know  assuredly,  that  God  hath  made  that 
same  Jesus  whom  ye  have  crucified,  both 
Lord  and  Christ.  ,     ,  •      1 

37  H  Now  when  they  heard  this,  they 
were  pricked  in  their  heart,  and  said 
Peter  and  to  the  rest  of  the  apostles, 

\and  brethren,  what  shall  we  do  ? 

38  Then  Peter  said  unto  them,  Repent, 


unto 
Men 


above,    and   signs   in 


blood,  and  fire,  and  vapour  of  smoke 


the  earth   beneath ;  and  be  baptized  every  one  of  you,  in  the 


'  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  for  the  remission  ot 
100 


The  lame  man  restored. 


CHAP.  Ill,  IV.       The  people  exhorted  to  repent. 


sins,  and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Gliost. 


12  H  And  when  Peter  saw  it,  he  answer* 
ed  unto  the  people,  Ye  men  of  Israel^  why 


39  For  the  promise  is  unto  you,  and  to  marvel  ye  at  this?  or  why  look  ye  so  ear- 
your  children,  and  to  all  that  are  afar  off,  nestly  on  us,  as  though  by  our  own  power 


even  as  many  as  the  Lord  our  God  shall 
call. 

40  And  with  many  other  words  did  he 
testify  and  exhort,  saying.  Save  yourselves 
from  this  untoward  generation. 

41  H  Then  they  that  gladly"  received  his 
word,  were  baptized  :  and  the  same  day 
there  were  added  unto  them  about  three 
thousand  souls. 

42  And  they  continued  steadfastly  in 
the  apostles'  doctrine  and  fellowship,  and 
in  breaking  of  bread,  and  in  prayers. 

43  And  fear  came  upon  every  soul :  and 
many  wonders  and  signs  were  done  by  the 
apostles. 

44  And  all  that  believed  were  together, 
and  had  all  things  common  ; 

45  And  sold  their  possessions  and  goods, 
and  parted  them  to  all  men,  as  every  man 
had  need. 

46  And  they,  continuing  daily  with  one 
accord  in  the  temple,  and  breaking  bread 
from  house  to  house,  did  eat  their  meat  with 
gladness  and  singleness  of  heart, 

47  Praising  God,  and  having  favour  with 
all  the  people.  And  the  Lord  added  to 
the  church  daily  such  as  should  be  saved. 

CHAP.  HL 

NOW  Peter  and  John  went  up  togethei 
into  the  temple,  at  the  hour  of  prayer, 
being  the  ninth  hour. 

2  And  a  certain  man  lame  from  his  mo- 
ther's womb  was  carried,  whom  they  laid 
daily  at  the  gate  of  the  temple  which  is 
called  Beautiful,  to  ask  alms  of  them  that 
entered  into  the  temple ; 

3  Who,  seeing  Peter  and  John  about  to 
go  into  the  temple,  asked  an  alms. 

4  And  Peter  fastening  his  eyes  upon 
him  with  John,  said,  Look  on  us. 

5  And  he  gave  heed  unto  them,  expect- 
ing to  receive  something  of  them. 

6  Then  Peter  said,  Silver  and  gold  have 
I  none  ;  but  such  as  I  have  give  I  thee  : 
Li  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth, 
rise  up  and  walk. 

7  And  he  took  him  by  the  right  hand, 
and  lifted  him  up  :  and  immediately  his  feet 
and  ancle-bones  received  strength. 

8  And  he,  leaping  up,  stood,  and  walked, 
and  entered  with  them  into  the  temple, 
walking,  and  leaping,  and  praising  God. 

9  And  all  the  people  saw  him  walking 
and  praising  God : 

10  And  they  knew  that  it  was  he  which 
sat  for  alms  at  the  Beautiful  gate  of  the 
temple:  and  they  were  filled  with  wonder 
and  amazement  at  that  which  had  happen- 
ed unto  liim. 

11  And  as  the  lame  man  which  was 
healed  held  Peter  and  John,  all  the  people 
ran  together  unto  them  in  the  porch  that  is 
called  Solomon's,  greatly  wondering 


or  holiness  we  had  made  this  man  to  walk? 

13  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  of  Isaac, 
and  of  Jacob,  the  God  of  our  fathers  hath 
glorified  his  Son  Jesus ;  whom  ye  deliver- 
ed up,  and  denied  him  in  the  presence  of 
Pilate,  when  he  was  determined  to  let  him 

go- 

14  But  ye  denied  the  Holy  One,  and  the 
Just,  and  desired  a  murderer  to  be  granted 
unto  you ; 

15  And  killed  the  Prince  of  life,  whom 
God  hath  raised  from  the  dead ;  whereof 
we  are  witnesses. 

16  And  his  name,  through  faith  in  his 
name,  hath  made  this  man  strong,  whom 
ye  see  and  know :  yea,  the  faith  which  is 
by  him,  hath  given  him  this  perfect  sound- 
ness in  the  presence  of  you  all. 

17  And  now,  brethren,  I  wot  that 
through  ignorance  ye  did  it,  as  did  also 
your  rulers. 

18  But  those  things  which  God  before 
had  shewed  by  the  mouth  of  all  his  pro- 
phets, that  Christ  should  suffer,  he  hath  so 
fulfilled. 

19  Repent  ye  therefore,  and  be  convert- 
ed, that  your  sins  may  be  blotted  out,  when 
the  times  of  refreshing  shall  come  from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord  ; 

20  And  he  shall  send  Jesus  Christ,  which 
before  was  preached  unto  you  : 

21  Whom  the  heaven  must  receive,  until 
the  times  of  restitution  of  all  things,  which 
God  hath  spoken  by  the  mouth  of  all  his 
holy  prophets,  since  the  world  began. 

22  For  Moses  truly  said  unto  the  fathers, 
A  Prophet  shall  the  Lord  your  God  raise 
up  unto  you,  of  your  brethren,  like  unto 
me  ;  him  shall  ye  hear  in  all  things,  what- 
soever he  shall  say  unto  you. 

23  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  every 
soul  which  will  not  hear  that  Prophet,  shall 
be  destroyed  from  among  the  people. 

24  Yea,  and  all  the  prophets  from  Sa- 
muel, and  those  that  follow  after,  as  many 
as  have  spoken,  have  likewise  foretold  of 
these  days. 

25  Y^e  are  the  children  of  the  prophets, 
and  of  the  covenant  which  God  made  with 
our  fathers,  saying  unto  Abraham,  And  in 
thy  seed  shallall  the  kindreds  of  the  earth 
be  blessed. 

26  Unto  you  first,  God  having  raised  up 
his  Son  Jesus,  sent  him  to  bless  you,  in 
turning  away  every  one  of  you  from  his 
iniquities. 

CHAP.  IV. 
ND  as  thev  spake  unto  the  people,  the 
priests,  alid  the  captain  of  the  tem- 
ple, and  the  Sadduceescame  upon  them, 

2  Being  grieved    that    they  taught  the 
people,  and  preached  through    Jesus  the 
resurrection  from  the  dead. 
101 


A' 


Peter  and  John  imprisoned.  THE  ACTS.  The  apostles  are  threatened. 

3  And  they  laid  hands  on  them,  and  put  the  people:  for  all  men  glorified  God  for 


them  in  hold  unto  the  next  day  :  for  it  was 
now  ever»-tide. 

4  Howbeit,  many  of  them  which  heard 
the  word,  believed  ;  and  the  number  of  the 
men  was  about  five  thousand. 

5  H  And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
that  their  rulers,  and  elders,  and  scribes, 

6  And  Annas  the  high  priest,  and  Caia- 
phas,  and  John,  and  Alexander,  and  as 
many  as  were  of  the  kindred  of  the  high 
priest,  were  gathered  together  at  Jerusa- 
le 


em. 

7  And  when  they  had  set  them  in  the 
midst,  they  asked,  "By  what  power,  or  by 
what  name  have  ye  done  this  1 

8  Then  Peter,  filled  with  the  Holy 
Ghost,  said  unto  them,  Ye  rulers  of  the  peo- 
ple, and  elders  of  Israel, 

9  If  we  this  day  be  examined  of  the 
good  deed  done  to  the  impotent  man,  by 
what  means  he  is  made  whole ; 

10  Be  it  known  unto  you  all,  and  to  all 
the  people  of  Israel,  that  by  the  name  of 
Jesus  (Jhrist  of  Nazareth,  whom  ye  cruci- 
fied, whom  God  raised  from  the  dead,  even 
by  him  doth  this  man  stand  here  before 
you  whole. 

11  This  is  the  stone  which  was  set  at 
nought  of  you  builders,  which  is  become 
the  head  of  the  corner. 

12  Neither  is  there  salvation  in  any  otlier  : 
for  there  is  none  other  name  under  heaven 
given  among  men,  whereby  we  must  be 
saved. 

13  H  Now  when  they  saw  the  boldness 
of  Peter  and  John,  and  perceived  that  they 
were  unlearned  and  ignorant  men,  they 
marvelled ;  and  they  took  knowledge  of 
them,  that  they  had  been  with  Jesus. 

14  And  beholding  the  man  which  was 
healed  standing  with  them,  they  could  say 
nothing  against  it. 

15  But  when  they  had  commanded  them 
to  go  aside  out  of  the  council,  they  con- 
ferred among  themselves, 

16  Saying,  What  shall  we  do  to  these 
men  ?  for  that  indeed  a  notable  miracle 
hath  been  done  by  them  is  manifest  to  all 
tliem  that  dwell  in  Jerusalem,  and  we  can- 
not deny  it 

17  But  that  it  spread  no  further  among 
the   people,  let  us  straitly  threaten  thein 


that  which  was  done. 

22  For  the  man  was  above  forty  years 
old  on  whom  this  miracle  of  heahng  was 
shewed. 

23  ^  And  being  let  go,  they  went  to 
their  own  company,  and  reported  all  that 
the  chief  priests  and  elders  had  said  unto 
them. 

24  And  when  they  heard  that,  they 
lifted  up  their  voice  to  God  with  one  ac- 
cord, and  said.  Lord,  thou  art  God,  which 
hast  made  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea, 
and  all  that  in  them  is  ; 

25  Who,  by  the  mouth  of  thy  servant 
David  hast  said.  Why  did  the  heathen  rage, 
and  the  people  imagine  vain  things? 

26  The  kings  of  the  earth  stood  up,  and 
the  rulers  were  gathered  together  against 
the  Lord,  and  against  his  Christ. 

27  For  of  a  truth  against  thy  holy  child 
Jesus,  whom  thou  hast  anointed,  both 
Herod,  and  Pontius  Pilate,  with  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  the  people  of  Israel,  were  gather- 
ed tocether, 

28  "For  to  do  whatsoever  thy  hand  and 
thy  counsel  determined  before  to  be  done. 

29  And  now.  Lord,  behold  their  threat- 
enings  :  and  grant  unto  thy  servants,  that 
with  all  boldness  they  may  speak  thy  word, 

30  By  stretching  forth  thine  hand  to  heal ; 
and  that  signs  and  wonders  may  be  done 
by  the  name  of  thy  holy  child  Jesus. 

31  11  And  when  they  had  prayed,  the 
place  was  shaken  where  they  were  assem- 
bled together  ;  and  they  were  all  filled  with 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  they  spake  the  word 
of  God  "with  boldness. 

32  And  the  multitude  of  them  that  be- 
lieved were  of  one  heart,  and  of  one  soul : 
neither  said  any  of  them  that  ought  of  the 
things  which  he  possessed  was  his  own ; 
but  they  had  all  things  common. 

33  And  with  great  power  gave  the  apos- 
tles witness  of  the  resurrection  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  :  and  great  grace  was  upon  them  all. 

34  NeitheV  was  there  any  among  them 
that  lacked  :  for  as  many  as  were  posses- 
sors of  lands  or  houses  sold  them,  and 
brought  tlie  price's  of  the  things  that  were 
sold, 

35  And  laid  them  down  at  the  apostles 
feet :  and  distribution  was  made  unto  every 


that  thev  speak  henceforth  to  no  man  in  man  accordmg  as  lie  liad  need 


this  name. 

18  And  they  called  them,  and  command- 
ed them  not  to  speak  at  all,  nor  teach  in 
the  name  of  Jesus. 

19  But  Peter  and  John  answered  and 
said  unto  them,  Whether  it  be  right  in  the 
sight  of  God  to  hearken  unto  you  more 
than  unto  God,  judge  ye. 

20  For  we  cannot  but  speak  the  things 
which  we  have  seen  and  heard. 

21  So  when  they  had  further  threatened 
them,  they  let  them  go,  finding  nothing 
how  they  might  punish  them,  because  of 


36  And  Jo'ses,  who  by  the  apostles  was 
surnamed  Barnabas,  (which  is,  being  in- 
terpreted. The  son  of  consolation,)  a  Le- 
vite,  and  of  the  country  of  Cyprus, 

37  Havine;  land,  sold  it,  and  brought  the 
money,  and  laid  it  at  the  apostles'  fiset. 

CHAP.  V. 

BUT  a  certain   man    named   Ananias, 
with  Sapphira  his  wife,  sold  a  pos- 
session 

2  And  kept  back  part  of  the  price,  (his 
wife  also  being  privy  to  it,)  and  brought  a 
certain  part,  and  laid  ?'t  at  the  apostles  feet. 
102 


Of  Ananias  and  SappMra.  CHAP.  V.  The  counsel  of  Gamaliel 

c;^      i,,  /^T- '""'f   ^"^"'.^^'  why   hath  I  and  taught.     But  the  high  priest  came  and 
Satan  filled  tlnne  heart  to  he  to  the  Ifoly  they  that  were  with   hfm,  and  cSd 


Ghost,  and  to  keep  back  part  of  the  price 
of  the  land  ? 

4  While  it  remained,  was  it  not  thine 
own  ?  and  after  it  was  sold,  was  it  not  in 
thine  own  power  ?  why  hast  thou  conceiv- 
ed this  thing  in  thine  heart?  thou  hast  not 
lied  unto  men,  but  unto  God. 

5  And  Ananias  hearing  these  words,  fell 
down,  and  gave  up  the  ghost.  And  great 
fear  came  on  all  them  that  heard  these 
things. 

6  And  the  young  men  arose,  wound  him 
up,  and  carried  him  out,  and  buried  him. 

7  And  it  was  about  the  space  of  three 
hours  after,  when  his  wife,  not  knowing 
what  was  done,  came  in. 

8  And  Peter  answered  unto  her,  Tell 
me  whether  ye  sold  the  land  for  so  much  ? 
And  she  said.  Yea,  for  so  much. 

9  Then  Peter  said  unto  her.  How  is  it 
that  ye  have  agreed  together  to  tempt  the 
Spn-it  of  the  Lord  ?  behold  the  feet  of  them 
which  have  buried  thy  husband  are  at  the 
door,  and  shall  carry  thee  out. 

10  Then  fell  she  down  straightway  at  his 
feet,  and  yielded  up  the  ghost.  And  the 
j'oung  men  came  in,  and  found  her  dead, 
and  carrying  her  forth,  buried  her  by  her 
husband. 

11  And  great  fear  came  upon  all  the 
church,  and  upon  as  many  as  heard  these 
things. 

12  H  And  by  the  hands  of  the  apostles 
were  many  signs  and  wonders  wrought 
among  the  people  ;  (and  they  were  all  with 
one  accord  in  Solomon's  porch. 

13  And  of  the  rest  durst  no  man  join 
himself  to  them :  but  the  people  magnified 
them. 

14  And  believers  were  the  more  added 
to  the  Lord,  multitudes  both  of  men  and 
women.) 

15  Insomuch  that  they  brought  forth  the 
sick  into  the  streets,  and  laid  them  on  beds 
and  couches,  that  at  the  least  the  shadow 
of  Peter  passing  by  might  overshadow  some 
of  them. 

16  There  came  also  a  'multitude  nut  of 
the  cities  round  about  unto  Jerusalem, 
bringing  sick  folks,  and  them  which  were 
vexed  with  unclean  spirits ;  and  they  were 
healed  every  one. 

17  H  Then  the  high  priest  rose  up,  and 
all  they  that  were  with  him,  (which  is  the 
sect  of  the  Sadducees,)  and  were  filled  with 
indignation, 

IS  And  laid  their  hands  on  the  apostles, 
and  put  them  in  the  common  prison. 

19  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  by  night 
opened  the  prison-doors,  and  brought  them 
forth,  and  said, 

20  Go,  stand  and  speak  in  the  temple  to 
the  people  all  the  words  of  this  life. 

21  And  when  they  heard  ///r/^,  they  en-j,,.,.^^. ,   axivi  uu,  lu, 
tcred  into  the  temple  early  in  the  morning,  I  him,  were  dispersed 

103 


-     ..  , --— )  """  V..U1CU    the 

councd  together,  and  all  the  seriate  of  the 
children  ot  Israel,  and  sent  to  the  prison  to 
have  them  brought. 

22  But  when  the  officers  came,  and  found 
them  not  m  the  prison,  they  returned,  and 
told, 

23  Saying,  The  prison  truly  found  we 
shut  with  all  safety,  and  the  keepers  stand- 
ing without  before  the  doors  :  but  when  we 
had  opened,  we  found  no  man  within. 

24  Now  when  the  high  priest,'  and  the 
captain  of  the  temple,  and  the  chief  priests 
heard  these  things,  they  doubted  of  them 
whereunto  this  would  grow. 

25  Then  came  one  and  told  thom,  sav- 
ing. Behold,  the  men  whom  ye  put  in  pri- 
son are  standing  in  the  temple,  and  teacli- 
ing  the  people. 

26  Then  went  the  captain  with  the 
officers,  and  brought  them  without  violence  : 
for  they  feared  the  people,  lest  they  should 
have  been  stoned. 

27  And  when  they  had  brought  them, 
they  set  them  before  the  council :  and  the 
high  priest  asked  them, 

28  Saying,  Did  not  we  straitly  command 
you,  that  ye  should  not  teach  in  this  name? 
and  behold,  ye  have  filled  Jerusalem  with 
your  doctrine,  and  intend  to  bring  this 
man's  blood  upon  us. 

29  *f.  Then  Peter  and  the  other  apostles 
answered  and  said,  We  ought  to  obey  God 
rather  than  men. 

30  The  God  of  our  fathers  raised  up  Je- 
sus, whom  ye  slew  and  hanged  on  a  tree  : 

31  Him  hath  God  exalted  with  his  right 
hand  to  he  a  Prince  and  a  Saviour,  for  to 
give  repentance  to  Israel,  and  forgiveness 
of  sins. 

32  And  we  are  his  witnesses  of  these 
things;  and  so  is  also  the  Holy  Ghost, 
whom  God  hath  given  to  them  that  obey 
him. 

33  H  When  they  heard  that,  they  were 
cut  to  the  heart,  and  took  counsel  to  slay 
them. 

34  Then  stood  there  up  one  in  the  coun- 
cil, a  Pharisee,  named  Gamaliel,  a  doctor 
of  the  law,  had  in  reputation  among  all  the 
people,  and  commanded  to  put  the  apostles 
forth  a  little  space  ; 

35  And  said  unto  them.  Ye  men  of  Is- 
rael, take  heed  to  yourselves  what  ye 
intend  to  do  as  touching  these  men  : 

36  For  before  these  days  rose  up  I'heu- 
das,  boasting  himself  to  be  somebody ;  to 
whom  a  number  of  men,  about  four  hun- 
dred, joined  themselves:  who  was  ."^lain  ; 
and  all,  as  many  aso[)eyed  him,  were  scat- 
tered,  and  brought  to  nought. 

37  After  this  man  rose  up  Judas  of  Ga- 
lilee, in  the  days  of  the  taxing,  and  drew 
away  much  people  after  him  :  he  also  pe- 
rished ;  and  all,  even  as  many  as  obeyed 


SlepTien  falsely  accused. 


THE  ACTS. 


His  answer  and  defence. 


38  And   now  I  say  unto  you,  Refrain  i  phemous  words   against  this   holy  place, 


from  these  men,  and  let  them  alone :  for  if 
this  counsel  or  this  work  be  of  men,  it  will 
come  to  nought : 

39  But  if  it  be  of  God,  ye  cannot  over- 
throw it ;  lest  haply  ye  be  found  even  to 
fight  against  God. 

40  And  to  him  they  agreed  :  and  when 
they  had  called  the  apostles,  and  beaten 
them,  they  commanded  that  they  should 
not  speak  in  the  name  of  Jesus,  and  let 
them  go. 

41  il  And  they  departed  from  the  pre- 
sence of  the  council,  rejoicing  that  they 
were  counted  worthy  to  suffer  shame  for 
his  name. 

42  And  daily  in  the  temple,  and  in  every 
house,  they  ceased  not  to  teach  and  preach 
Jesus  Christ. 

CHAP.  VI. 

AND  in  those  days,  when  the  number 
of  the  disciples  was  multiplied,  there 
arose  a  murmuring  of  the  Grecians  against 
the  Hebrews,  because  their  widows  were 
neglected  in  the  daily  ministration. 

2  Then  the  twelve  called  the  multitude 
of  the  disciples  unto  them,  and  said,  It  is 
not  reason  that  we  should  leave  the  word 
ofGod,  and  serve  tables. 

3  Wherefore,  brethren,  look  ye  out 
among  you  seven  men  of  honest  report, 
full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  wisdom,  whom 
we  may  appoint  over  this  business. 

4  But  we  will  give  ourselves  continually 
to  prayer,  and  to  the  ministry  of  the  word. 

5  IT  And  the  saying  pleased  the  whole 
multitude  :  and  they  chose  Stephen,  a  man 
full  of  faith  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
Philip,  and  Prjchorus,  and  Nicanor,  and 
Timon,  and  Parmenas,  and  Nicolas  a  pro- 
selyte of  Antioch 

6  Whom  they  set  before  the  apostles: 
and  when  they  had  prayed,  they  laid  their 
hands  on  them. 

7  H  And  the  word  of  God  increased ;  and 
the  number  of  the  disciples  multiplied  in 
Jerusalem  greatly  ;  and  a  great  company 
of  the  priests  were  obedient  to  the  faith. 

8  IT  And  Stephen,  full  of  faith  and  pow- 
er, did  great  wonders  and  miracles  among 
the  people. 

9  Then  there  arose  certain  of  the  syna- 
gogue, which  is  called  the  synagogue  of  the 
Libertines,  and  Cyrenians,  and  Alexandri- 
ans, and  of  them  of  Cilicia,  and  of  Asia, 
disputing  with  Stephen. 

10  And  they  were  not  able  to  resist  the 
wisdom  and  the  spirit  by  which  he  spake. 

11  Then  they  suborned  men,  which  said, 
We  have  heard  him  speak  blasphemous 
words  against  Moses,  and  against  God. 

12  And  they  stirred  up  the  people,  and 
the  elders,  and  the  scribes,  and  came  upon 
him,  and  caught  him,  and  brought  him  to 
the  council, 

13  And   set  up    false  witnesses,  which 


and  the  law 

14  For  we  have  heard  him  say.  That  this 
Jesus  of  Nazareth  shall  destroy  this  place, 
and  shall  change  the  customs  which  Moses 
delivered  us. 

15  And  all  that  sat  in  the  council,  look- 
ing steadfastly  on  him,  saw  his  face  as  it 
had  been  the  face  of  an  angel. 

CHAP.  VII. 

THEN  said  the  high  priest.  Are  these 
things  so  ? 

2  And  he  said,  Men,  brethren,  and  fa- 
thers, hearken  ;  The  God  of  glory  appeared 
unto  our  father  Abraham  when  he  was  in 
Mesopotamia,  before  he  dwelt  in  Charran, 

3  And  said  unto  him,  Get  thee  out  of  thy 
country,  and  from  thy  kindred,  and  come 
into  the  land  which  I  shall  shew  thee. 

4  Then  came  he  out  of  the  land  of  the 
Chaldeans,  and  dwelt  in  Charran.  And 
from  thence,  when  his  father  was  dead,  he 
removed  him  into  this  land  wherein  ye  now 
dwell. 

.5  And  he  gave  him  none  inheritance  in 
it,  no,  not  so  much  as  to  set  his  foot  on  :  yet 
he  promised  that  he  would  give  it  to  him 
for  a  posse.ssion,  and  to  his  seed  after  him, 
when  as  yet  he  had  no  child. 

6  And  God  spake  on  this  wise.  That  his 
seed  should  sojourn  in  a  strange  land  ;  and 
that  they  should  bring  them  into  bon- 
dage, and  entreat  them  evil  four  hundred 
years. 

7  And  the  nation  to  whom  they  shall  be 
in  bondage  will  I  judge,  said  God  :  and 
after  that  shall  they  come  forth,  and  serve 
me  in  this  place. 

8  And  he  gave  him  the  covenant  of  cir- 
cumcision. And  so  Abraham  begat  Isaac, 
and  circumcised  him  the  eighth  daj^ ;  and 
Isaac  begat  Jacob,  and  Jacob  begat  the 
twelve  patriarchs. 

9  If  And  the  patriarchs,  moved  with  envy, 
sold  Joseph  into  Egypt:  but  God  was  with 
him, 

10  And  delivered  him  out  of  all  his  afflic- 
tions, and  gave  him  favour  and  wisdom  in 
the  sight  of  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt ;  and 
he  made  him  governor  over  Egypt,  and  all 
his  house. 

11  Now  there  came  a  dearth  over  al!  the 
land  of  Egypt  and  Chanaan,  and  great  af- 
fliction ;  and  our  fathers  found  no  sus- 
tenance. 

12  But  when  Jacob  heard  that  there  was 
corn  in  Egypt,  he  sent  out  our  fathers  first. 

13  And  at  the  second  time  Joseph  was 
made  known  to  his  brethren  :  and  Joseph's 
kindred  was  made  known  unto  Pharaoh. 

14  Then  sent  Joseph,  and  called  his 
father  Jacob  to  /«'?»,  and  all  his  kindred, 
threescore  and  fifteen  souls. 

15  So  Jacob  went  down  into  Egypt,  and 
died,  he,  and  our  fathers, 

16  And  were  carried  over  into  Sychem, 


said,  This  man  ceaseth  not  to  speak  bias- 1  and   laid  in  the  sepulchre  that  Abraham 

104 


Stephen  recounts  the  CHAP 

bought  for  a  sum  of  money  of  the  sons  of 
Emmor,  the  father  of  Sychem. 

17  K  But  when  the  time  of  the  promise 
drew  nigh,  which  God  had  sworn  to  Abra- 
ham, the  people  grew  and  multiplied  in 
Egypt, 

18  Till  another  king  arose,  which  knew 
not  Joseph. 

19  The  same  dealt  subtilely  with  our 
kindred,  and  evil-entreated  our  fathers,  so 
that  they  cast  out  their  young  children,  to 
the  end  they  might  not  live. 

20  In  which  time  Moses  was  born,  and 
was  exceeding  fair,  and  nourished  up  in 
his  father's  house  three  months : 

21  And  when  he  was  cast  out,  Pharaoh's 
daughter  took  him  up,  and  nourished  him 
for  her  own  son. 

22  And  Moses  was  learned  in  all  the 
wisdom  of  the  Egyptians,  and  was  mightj' 
in  words  and  in  deeds. 

23  And  when  he  was  full  forty  years 
old,  it  came  into  his  heart  to  visit  his  bre- 
thren the  children  of  Israel. 

24  And  seeing  one  of  them  suffer  wrong, 
he  defended  him,  and  avenged  him  that 
was  oppressed,  and  smote  the  Egyptian  : 

25  For  he  supposed  his  brethren  would 
have  understood  how  that  God  by  his  hand 
would  deliver  them  :  but  they  understood 
not. 

26  And  the  next  day  he  shewed  himself 
unto  them  as  they  strove,  and  would  have 
set  them  at  one  again,  saying.  Sirs,  ye  are 
brethren  ;  why  do  ye  wrong  one  to  another  ? 

27  But  he  that  did  his  neighbour  wrong, 
thrust  him  away,  saying,  Who  made  thee 
a  ruler  and  a  judge  over  us  ? 

28  Wilt  thou  kill  me,  as  thou  didst  the 
Egyptian  j^esterday  1 

29  Then  fled  Moses  at  this  saying,  and 
was  a  stranger  in  the  land  of  Midian,  where 
he  begat  two  sons. 

30  And  when  forty  years  were  expired, 
there  appeared  to  him  in  the  wilderness  of 
mount  Sina,  an  angel  of  the  Lord  in  a 
flame  of  lire  in  a  bush. 

31  When  Moses  saw  it,  he  wondered  at 
the  sight;  and  as  he  drew  near  to  behold  it, 
the  voice  of  tlie  Lord  came  unto  him, 

32  Saying,  I  am  the  God  of  thy  fathers, 
the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac, 
and  the  God  of  Jacob.  Then  Moses  trem- 
bled, and  durst  not  beiiold. 

33  Then  said  the  Lord  to  him.  Put  off 
thy  shoes  from  thy  feet :  for  the  place 
where  thou  standest  is  holy  ground. 

34  I  have  seen,  I  have  seen  the  aflhction 
of  my  people  wliich  is  in  Egypt,  and  I 
have  lieard  their  groaning,  and  am  come 
down  to  deliver  tlicm.  And  now  come,  I 
will  send  thee  into  Egypt. 

35  This  Moses,  whom  they  refused,  saj'- 
ing,  Who  made  tliee  a  ruler  and  a  judge  ? 
the  same  did  God  send  to  he  a  ruler  and  a 
deliverer  by  the  hand  of  the  angel  which 
appeared  to  him  in  the  bush. 

14 


VII.  history  of  Israel. 

36  He  brought  them  out,  after  that  he 
had  shewed  wonders  and  signs  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  in  the  Red  sea,  and  in  the 
wilderness  forty  years. 

37  H  This  is  that  Moses,  which  said  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  A  prophet  shall  the 
Lord  your  God  raise  up  unto  you  of  your 
brethren,  like  unto  me;  him  shall  ye  hear. 

38  This  is  he,  that  was  in  the  church  in 
the  wilderness  with  the  angel  which  spake 
to  him  in  the  mount  Sina,  and  itnth  our 
fathers  :  who  received  the  lively  oracles  to 
give  unto  us  : 

39  To  whom  our  fathers  would  not  obey, 
but  thrust  him  from  them,  and  in  their 
hearts  turned  back  again  into  Egypt, 

40  Saying  unto  Aaron,  Make  us  gods  to 
go  before  us  :  for  as  for  this  Moses,  which 
brought  us  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  we 
wot  not  what  is  become  of  him. 

41  And  they  made  a  calf  in  those  days, 
and  offered  sacriflce  unto  the  idol,  and  re- 
joiced in  the  works  of  their  own  hands. 

42  Then  God  turned,  and  gave  them  up 
to  worship  the  host  of  heaven  ;  as  it  is 
written  in  the  book  of  the  prophets,  O  ye 
house  of  Israel,  have  ye  offered  to  me  slain 
beasts  and  sacrifices  by  the  space  of  forty 
years  in  the  wilderness? 

43  Yea,  ye  took  up  the  tabernacle  of 
Moloch,  and  the  star  of  your  God  Rem- 
phan,  figures  which  ye  made  to  worship 
them  :  and  I  will  carry  you  away  beyond 
Babylon. 

44  H  Our  fathers  had  the  tabernacle  of 
witness  in  the  wilderness,  as  he  had  ap- 
pointed, speaking  unto  Moses,  that  he 
should  make  it  according  to  the  fashion 
that  he  had  seen. 

45  Which  also  our  fathers,  that  came 
after,  brought  in  with  Jesus  into  the  pos- 
session of  the  Gentiles,  whom  God  drave 
out  before  the  face  of  our  fathers,  unto  the 
days  of  David  ; 

46  Who  found  favour  before  God,  and 
desired  to  find  a  tabernacle  for  the  God  of 
Jacob. 

47  But  Solomon  built  him  an  house. 

48  Howbeit,  the  Most  High  dwelleth 
not  in  temples  made  with  hands  ;  as  saith 
the  prophet, 

49  Heaven  is  my  throne,  and  earth  is 
my  footstool :  what  house  will  ye  build  me  ? 
saith  the  Lord :  or  what  is  the  place  of  my 
rest? 

50  Hath  not  my  hand  made  all  these 
things? 

51  Ye  stiff-necked  and  uncircumcised 
in  heart  and  ears,  ye  do  always  resist  the 
Holy  Ghost :  as  your  fathers  did,  so  do  ye. 

52  Which  of  the  proj)hets  have  not  your 
fathers  persecuted  ?  and  they  have  slain 
them  which  shewed  before  of  the  coming 
of  the  Just  One ;  of  whom  ye  have  been 
now  the  betrayers  and  murderers  ; 

53  Who  have  received  the  law  by  the 
disposition  of  angels,  and  have  not  kept  it. 

105 


Of  Simon  the  sorcerer.  TEE 

54  H  When  they  heard  these  things, 
they  were  cut  to  the  heart,  and  they  gnash- 
ed on  him  with  their  teeth. 

55  But  he,  being  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
looked  up  steadfastly  into  heaven,  and 
saw  the  glory  of  God,  and  Jesus  standing 
on  the  right  hand  of  God, 

56  And  said,  Behold,  I  see  the  heavens 
opened,  and  the  Son  of  man  standing  on 
the  right  hand  of  God. 

57  Then  they  cried  out  with  a  loud  voice, 
and  stopped  their  ears,  and  ran  upon  him 
with  one  accord, 

58  And  cast  him  out  of  the  city  and 
stoned  him  :  and  the  witnesses  laid  down 
their  clothes  at  a  young  man's  feet,  whose 
name  was  Saul. 

59  And  they  stoned  Stephen,  calling 
upon  God,  and  saying,  Lord  Jesus,  receive 
my  spirit. 

60  And  he  kneeled  down  and  cried  with 
a  loud  voice,  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to  their 
charge.  And  when  he  had  said  this,  he 
fell  asleep. 

CHAP.  VHL 

AND  Saul  was  consenting  unto  his 
death.  And  at  that  time  there  was 
a  great  persecution  against  the  church 
which  was  at  Jerusalem  ;  and  they  were 
all  scattered  abroad  throughout  the  regions 
of  Judea  and  Samaria,  except  the  apostles. 

2  And  devout  men  carried  Stephen  to 
his  burial,  and  made  great  lamentation  over 
him. 

8  As  for  Saul,  he  made  havock  of  the 
church,  entering  into  every  house,  and 
haling  men  and  women,  committed  the7)i  to 
prison. 

4  Therefore  they  that  were  scattered 
abroad  went  every  where  preaching  the 
word. 

5  Then  Philip  went  down  to  the  city  of 
Samaria,  and  preached  Christ  unto  them. 

6  And  the  people  with  one  accord  gave 
heed  unto  those  things  whicli  Philip  spake, 
hearing  and  seeing  the  miracles  which  he 
did. 

7  For  unclean  spirits,  crying  with  loud 
voice,  came  out  of  many  that  were  pos- 
sessed with  them  :  and  many  taken  with 
palsies,  and  that  were  lame,  were  healed. 

8  And  there  was  great  joy  in  that  city. 

9  "it  But  there  was  a  certain  man,  called 
Simon,  which  beforetime  in  the  same  city 
used  sorcery,  and  bewitched  the  people  of 
Samaria,  giving  out  that  himself  was  some 
great  one : 

10  To  whom  they  all  gave  heed,  from 
the  least  to  the  greatest,  saying,  This  man 
is  the  great  power  of  God. 

11  And  to  him  the}^  had  regard,  because 
that  of  long  time  he  had  bewitched  them 
with  sorceries. 

12  But  when  they  believed  Philip, 
preaching  the  things  concerning  the  king- 
dom of  God,  and  tlie  name  of  Jesus  Christ, 
they  were  baptized,  both  men  and  women. 


ACTS.  The  eunuch  and  Philip. 

13  Then  Simon  himself  believed  also : 
and  when  he  was  baptized,  he  continued 
with  Philip,  and  wondered,  beholding  the 
miracles  and  sio;ns  which  were  done. 

14  H  Now  when  the  apostles  which  were 
at  Jerusalem  heard  that  Samaria  had  re- 
ceived the  word  of  God,  they  sent  unto 
them  Peter  and  John  : 

15  Who,  when  they  were  come  down, 
prayed  for  them  that  they  might  receive 
the  Holy  Ghost : 

16  (For  as  yet  he  was  fallen  upon  none 
of  them  :  only  they  were  baptized  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus.) 

17  Then  laid  they  their  hands  on  them, 
and  they  received  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  U  And  when  Simon  saw  that  through 
laying  on  of  the  apostles'  hands  the  Holy 
Ghost  was  given,  he  offered  them  money, 

19  Saying,  Give  me  also  this  power,  that 
on  whomsoever  I  lay  hands,  he  may  receive 
the  Holy  Ghost, 

20  But  Peter  said  unto  him,  Thy  money 
perish  with  thee,  because  thou  hast  thought 
that  the  gift  of  God  may  be  purchased  with 
money. 

21  Thou  hast  neither  part  nor  lot  in  this 
matter  :  for  thy  heart  is  not  right  in  the 
sight  of  God. 

22  Repent  therefore  of  this  thy  wicked- 
ness, and  pray  God,  if  perhaps  the  thought 
of  thine  heart  may  be  torgiven  thee. 

23  For  I  perceive  that  thou  art  in  the 
gall  of  bitterness,  and  in  the  bond  of  ini- 
quity. 

24  Then  answered  Simon,  and  said, 
Pray  ye  to  the  Lord  for  me,  that  none  of 
these  things  which  ye  have  spoken  come 
upon  me. 

25  And  they,  when  they  had  testified 
and  preached  the  word  of  the  Lord,  return- 
ed to  Jerusalem,  and  preached  the  gospel 
in  many  villages  of  the  Samaritans. 

26  II  And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  spake 
unto  Philip,  saying.  Arise,  and  go  toward 
the  south,  unto  the  way  that  goeth  down 
from  Jerusalem  unto  Gaza,  which  is  desert. 

27  And  he  arose,  and  went :  and  behold, 
a  man  of  Ethiopia,  an  eunuch  of  great  au- 
thority under  Candace  queen  of  the  Ethi- 
opians, who  had  the  charge  of  all  her 
treasure,  and  had  come  to  Jerusalem  for  to 
worship, 

28  Was  returning ;  and  sitting  in  his 
chariot,  read  Esaias  the  prophet. 

29  Then  the  Spirit  said  unto  Philip,  Go 
near  and  join  thyself  to  this  chariot. 

30  And  Philip  ran  thither  to  him,  and 
heard  him  read  the  prophet  Esaias,  and 
said,  Understandest  thou  what  thou  readest? 

31  And  he  said.  How  can  I,  except  some 
man  should  guide  me  1  And  he  desired 
Philip  that  he  would  come  up,  and  sit  with 
him. 

32  The  place  of  the  scripture  which  he 
read  was  this,  He  was  led  as  a  sheep  to 
the  slaughter ;  and  like  a  lamb  dumb  be- 

106 


SauPs  miraculous  conversion.  CHAP.  IX.  He  is  baptized  and  preaches. 


fore    his  shearer,   so  opened   he   not   his 
mouth  : 

33  In  his  humiliation  his  judgment  was 
taken  away :  and  who  shall  declare  his 
generation  !  for  his  life  is  taken  from  the 
earth. 

34  And  the  eunuch  answered  Philip, 
and  said,  I  pray  thee,  of  whom  speaketh 
the  prophet  this  ?  of  himself,  or  of  some 
other  man  ? 

35  Then  Philip  opened  his  mouth,  and 
began  at  the  same  scripture,  and  preached 
unto  him  Jesus. 

36  And  as  they  went  on  their  way,  they 
came  unto  a  certain  water  :  and  the  eunuch 
said,  See,  here  is  water  ;  what  doth  hinder 
me  to  be  baptized  ? 

37  And  Philip  said,  If  thou  believest 
with  all  thine  heart,  thou  mayest.  And  he 
answered  and  said,  I  believe  that  Jesus 
Christ  is  the  Son  of  God. 

38  And  he  commanded  the  chariot  to 
stand  still :  and  the)^  went  down  both  into 
the  water,  botli  Philip  and  the  eunuch ; 
and  he  baptized  him. 

39  And  when  they  were  come  up  out 
of  the  water,  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  caught 
away  Philip,  that  the  eunuch  saw  him  no 
more  :  and  he  went  on  his  way  rejoicing. 

40  But  Philip  was  found  at  A  zotus:  and 
passing  through,  he  preaclied  in  all  the 
cities,  till  he  came  to  Cesarea. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AND  Saul,  jet  breathing  out  threaten- 
ings  and  slaughter  against  the  disci- 
ples of  the  Lord,  went  unto  the  high  priest, 

2  And  desired  of  him  letters  to  Da- 
mascus to  the  synagogues,  that  if  he  found 
any  of  this  way,  whether  they  were  men 
or  women,  he  might  bring  them  bound 
unto  Jerusalem. 

3  And  as  he  journeyed,  he  came  near 
Damascus :  and  suddenly  there  shined 
round  about  him  a  light  from  heaven : 

4  And  he  fell  to  the  earth,  and  heard  a 
voice  saying  unto  him,  Saul,  Saul,  why 
persecutes!  thou  me  ? 

5  And  he  said,  Who  art  thou.  Lord  ? 
And  the  Lord  said,  I  am  Jesus  whom  thou 
persecutes!.  It  is  hard  for  thee  to  kick 
against  the  pricks. 

6  And  he  trembling,  and  astonished, 
said,  Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Arise,  and  go 
into  the  city,  and  it  shall  be  told  thee  what 
thou  must  do. 

7  And  the  men  which  journeyed  with 
him  stood  speechless,  hearing  a  voice,  but 
seeing  no  man. 

8  And  Saul  arose  from  the  earth ;  and 
when  his  eyes  were  opened,  he  saw  no 
man:  but  they  led  him  by  the  hand,  and 
brought  Mm  into  Damascus. 

9  And  he  was  three  days  without  sight, 
and  neither  did  eat  nor  drink. 

10  H  And  there  was  a  certain  disciple 
at  Damascus,  named  Ananias;  and  to  him 


said  the  Lord  in  a  vision,  Ananias.     And 
he  said.  Behold,  I  atu  here,  Lord. 

11  And  the  Lord  i«/f/ unto  him.  Arise, 
and  go  into  the  street  which  is  called 
Straight,  and  inquire  in  the  house  of  Judas 
for  otie  called  Saul  of  Tarsus:  for  behold, 
he  prayeth, 

12  And  hath  seen  in  a  vision  a  man 
named  Ananias,  coming  in,  and  putting  his 
hand  on  him,  that  he  might  receive  his 
sight. 

13  Then  Ananias  answered.  Lord,  1 
have  heard  by  many  of  this  man,  how 
much  evil  he  hath  done  to  thy  saints  at 
Jerusalem : 

14  And  here  he  hath  authority  from  the 
chief  priests,  to  bind  all  that  call  on  thy 
name. 

15  But  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Go  th}' 
way  :  for  he  is  a  chosen  vessel  unto  me,  to 
bear  my  name  before  the  Gentiles,  and 
kings,  and  the  children  of  Israel. 

16  For  I  will  shew  him  how  great  things 
he  must  sutfer  for  my  name's  sake. 

17  And  Ananias  went  iiis  way,  and  en- 
tered into  the  house  :  and  putting  his  hands 
on  him,  said,  Brother  Saul,  the  Lord  {even 
Jesus  that  appeared  unto  thee  in  the  way 
as  thou  camest)  hath  sent  me,  tliat  thou 
mightest  receive  thj^  ^ight,  and  be  filled 
with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  And  immediately  there  fell  from  his 
eyes  as  it  had  been  scales :  and  he  receiv- 
ed sight  forthwith,  and  arose,  and  was  bap- 
tized. 

19  And  when  he  had  received  meat,  he 
was  strengthened.  Then  was  Saul  certain 
days  with  the  disciples  which  were  at  Da- 
mascus. 

20  And  straightway  he  preached  Christ 
in  the  synagogues,  that  he  is  the  Son  of 
God. 

21  But  all  that  heard  him  were  amazed, 
and  said.  Is  not  this  he  that  destroyed 
them  which  called  on  this  name  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  came  hither  for  that  intent,  that 
he  migiit  bring  them  bound  unto  the  chief 
priests  ? 

22  But  Saul  increased  the  more  in 
strength,  and  confounded  the  Jews  which 
dwelt  at  Damascus,  proving  that  this  is 
very  Christ. 

23  If  And  after  that  many  days  were 
fulfilled,  the  .Fews  took  counsel  to  kill  him. 

24  But  their  laying  wait  was  known  of 
Saul.  And  they  watched  the  gates  day 
and  night  to  kill  him. 

25  Then  the  disciples  took  him  by 
night,  and  let  him  down  by  the  wall  in  a 
basket. 

26  H  And  when  Saul  was  come  to  Jeru- 
salem, he  assayed  to  join  himself  to  the 
disciples  :  but  they  were  all  afraid  of  him, 
and  believed  not  that  he  was  a  disciple. 

27  But  Barnabas  took  him,  and  brought 
him  to  the  apostles,  and  declared  unto  them 
how  he  had  seen  the  Lord  in  the  way,  and 

107 


Peter  restores  Tahitha  to  life.      THE  ACTS. 


Cornelius  sends  for  Peter. 


that  he  had  spoken  to  him,  and  how  he  had 
preached  boldly  at  Damascus  in  the  name 
of"  Jesus. 

28  And  he  was  with  them  coming  in  and 
going  out  at  Jerusalem. 

29  And  he  spake  boldly  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  and  disputed  against  the 
Grecians  :  but  they  went  about  to  slay  him. 

30  Which  when  the  brethren  knew,  they 
brought  him  down  to  Cesarea,  and  sent  him 
forth  to  Tarsus. 

31  Then  had  the  churches  rest  through- 
out all  Judea,  and  Galilee,  and  Samaria, 
and  were  edified  :  and  walking  in  the  fear 
of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  comfort  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  were  multiplied. 

32  H  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  Peter 
passed  throughout  all  quarters,  he  came 
down  also  to  the  saints  which  dwelt  at 
Lydda. 

33  And  there  he  found  a  certain  man 
named  Eneas,  which  had  kept  his  bed 
eight  years,  and  was  sick  of  the  palsy. 

84  And  Peter  said  unto  him,  Eneas, 
Jesus  Christ  maketh  thee  whole :  arise, 
and  make  thy  bed.  And  he  arose  immedi- 
ately. 

35  And  all  that  dwelt  at  Lydda  and 
Saron  saw  him,  and  turned  to  the  Lord. 

36  H  Now  there  was  at  Joppa  a  certain 
disciple  named  Tabitha,  which  by  inter- 
pretation is  called  Dorcas ;  this  woman 
was  full  of  good  works  and  alms-deeds 
which  she  did. 

37  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days, 
that  she  was  sick,  and  died :  whom  when 
they  had  washed,  they  laid  her  in  an  upper 
chamber. 

38  And  forasmuch  as  Lydda  was  nigh  to 
Joppa,  and  the  disciples  had  heard  that 
Peter  was  there,  they  sent  unto  him  two 
men,  desiring  him  that  he  would  not  delay 
to  come  to  them. 

39  Then  Peter  arose,  and  went  with 
them.  When  he  was  come,  they  brought 
him  into  the  upper  chamber  :  and  all  the 
widows  stood  by  him  weeping,  and  shew- 
ing the  coats  and  garments  which  Dorcas 
made,  while  she  was  with  them. 

40  But  Peter  put  them  all  forth,  and 
kneeled  down,  and  prayed  ;  and  turning 
him  to  the  body,  said,  Tabitha,  arise. 
And  she  opened  her  eyes :  and  when  she 
saw  Peter,  she  sat  up. 

41  And  he  gave  her  his  hand,  and  lifted 
her  up ;  and  when  he  had  called  the  saints 
and  widows,  he  presented  her  alive. 

42  And  it  was  known  throughout  all 
Joppa:  and  many  believed  in  the  Lord. 

43  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  he  tarried 
many  days  in  Joppa  with  one  Simon  a 
tanner. 

CHAP.  X. 

THERE  was  a  certain  man  in  Cesarea, 
called   Cornelius,   a  centurion  of  the 
band  called  the  Italian  hand, 
2  A  devout  man, 


God  with  all  his  house,  which  gave  much 
alms  to  the  people,  and  prayed  to  God  al- 
ways. 

3  He  saw  in  a  vision  evidently,  about 
the  ninth  hour  of  the  day,  an  angel  of  God 
coming  in  to  him,  and  saying  unto  him, 
Cornelius. 

4  And  when  he  looked  on  him,  he  was 
afraid,  and  said,  What  is  it.  Lord  ?  And  he 
said  unto  him,  Th}"  prayers  and  thine  alms 
are  come  up  for  a  memorial  before  God. 

5  And  now  send  men  to  Joppa,  and  cal! 
for  one  Simon,  whose  surname  is  Peter  : 

6  He  lodgeth  with  one  Simon  a  tanner, 
whose  house  is  by  the  sea-side  :  he  shall  tell 
thee  what  thou  oughtest  to  do. 

7  And  when  the  angel  which  spake  un- 
to Cornelius  was  departed,  he  called  two 
of  his  household  servants,  and  a  devout 
soldier  of  them  that  waited  on  him  continu- 
ally; 

8  And  when  he  had  declared  all  these 
things  unto  them,  he  sent  them  to  Joppa. 

9  *1T  On  the  morrow,  as  they  went  on  their 
journey,  and  drew  nigh  unto  the  city,  Peter 
went  up  upon  the  house-top  to  pray,  about 
the  sixth  hour: 

10  And  he  became  very  hungry,  and 
would  have  eaten  :  but  while  they  made 
ready,  he  fell  into  a  trance, 

11  And  saw  heaven  opened,  and  a  cer- 
tain vessel  descending  unto  him,  as  it  had 
been  a  great  sheet  knit  at  the  four  corners, 
and  let  down  to  the  earth : 

12  Wherein  were  all  manner  of  four- 
footed  beasts  of  the  earth,  and  wild  beasts, 
and  creeping  things,  and  fowls  of  the  air. 

13  And  there  came  a  voice  to  him.  Rise, 
Peter;  kill,  and  eat. 

14  But  Peter  said,  Not  so.  Lord  ;  for  I 
have  never  eaten  any  thing  that  is  common 
or  unclean. 

15  And  the  voice  spnhe  unto  him  again 
the  second  time.  What  God  hath  cleansed, 
that  call  not  thou  common. 

16  This  was  done  thrice  :  and  the  vessel 
was  received  up  again  into  heaven. 

17  H  Now  while  Peter  doubted  in  him- 
self what  this  vision  which  he  had  seen 
should  mean,  behold,  the  men  which  were 
sent  from  Cornelius  had  made  inquiry  for 
Simon's  house,  and  stood  before  the  gate, 

18  And  called,  and  asked  whether  Si- 
mon, which  was  surnamed  Peter,  were 
lodged  there. 

19  While  Peter  thought  on  the  vision, 
the  Spirit  said  unto  him,  Behold,  three  men 
seek  thee. 

20  Arise  therefore,  and  get  thee  down, 
and  go  with  them,  doubting  nothing :  for  I 
have  sent  them. 

21  Then  Peter  went  down  to  the  men 
which  were  sent  unto  him  from  Cornelius ; 
and  said,  Behold,  I  am  he  whom  ye  seek  : 
what  is  the  cause  wherefore  ye  are  come  1 


22  And  they  said,  Cornelius  the  centu- 
and   one  that  feared  Irion,  a  just  man,  and  one  that  feareth  God, 

108 


Peter  preaches  to  Cornelius.  CHAP 

and  of  good  report  among  all  the  nation  of 
the  Jews,  was  warned  from  God  b)'  an  holy 
angel  to  send  for  thee  into  his  house,  and 
to  hear  words  of  thee. 

23  Then  called  he  them  in,  and  lodged 
them.  And  on  the  morrow  Peter  went 
away  with  them,  and  certain  brethren  from 
Joppa  accompanied  him. 

24  And  the  morrow  after  they  entered 
into  Cesarea.  And  Cornelius  waited  for 
them,  and  had  called  together  his  kinsmen 
and  near  friends. 

25  H  And  as  Peter  was  coming  in,  Cor- 
nelius met  him,  and  fell  down  at  his  feet 
and  worshipped  him. 

26  But  Peter  took  him  up,  saying,  Stand 
up  :  I  myself  also  am  a  man. 

27  And  as  he  talked  with  him,  he  went 
in,  and  found  many  that  were  come  toge- 
ther. 

28  And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  know 
how  that  it  is  an  unlawful  thing  for  a  man 
that  is  a  Jew  to  keep  company,  or  come 
unto  one  of  another  nation  ;  but  God  hath 
shewed  me  that  I  should  not  call  any  man 
common  or  unclean. 

29  Therefore  came  I  unto  you  without 
gainsaying,  as  soon  as  I  was  sent  for:  I 
ask  therefore  for  what  intent  ye  have  sent 
for  me  ? 

30  And  Cornelius  said.  Four  days  ago  I 
was  fasting  until  this  hour;  and  at  the 
ninth  hour  I  prayed  in  my  house,  and  be- 
hold, a  man  stood  before  me  in  bright 
clothing, 

31  And  said,  Cornelius,  thy  prayer  is 
heard,  and  thine  alms  are  had  in  remem- 
brance in  the  sight  of  God. 

32  Send  therefore  to  Joppa,  and  call 
hither  Simon,  whose  surname  is  Peter;  he 
is  lodged  in  the  house  of  one  Simon  a  tan- 
ner, by  the  sea-side  :  who,  when  he  cometh, 
shall  speak  unto  thee. 

33  Immediately  therefore  I  sent  to  thee  ; 
and  thou  hast  well  done  that  thou  art  come. 
Now  therefore  are  we  all  here  present  be- 
fore God,  to  hear  all  things  that  are  com- 
manded thee  of  God. 

34  H  Then  Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and 
said,  Of  a  truth  1  perceive  that  God  is  no 
respecter  of  persons  : 

35  But  in  every  nation  he  that  feareth 
him  and  worketh  righteousness,  is  accepted 
with  him. 

36  The  word  which  God  sent  unto  the 
children  of  Israel,  preaching  peace  by  Je- 
sus Christ :  (he  is  Lord  of  all :) 

37  That  word,  /  say,  ye  know,  which 
was  published  throughout  all  Judea,  and 
began  from  Galilee,  after  the  baptism  which 
John  preached  ;    • 

38  How  God  anointed  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  power  : 
who  went  about  doing  good,  and  healing 
all  that  were  op{)ressed  of  the  devil ;  for 
God  was  with  him. 


XI.  Peter  is  accused. 

which  he  did,  both  in  the  land  of  the  Jews, 
and  in  Jerusalem;  whom  they  slew  and 
hanged  on  a  tree : 

40  Him  God  raised  up  the  third  day, 
and  shewed  him  openly  ; 

41  Not  to  all  the  people,  but  unto  wit- 
nesses chosen  before  of  God,  even  to  us, 
who  did  eat  and  drink  with  him  after  he 
rose  from  the  dead. 

42  And  he  commanded  us  to  preach  un- 
to the  people,  and  to  testify  that  it  is  he 
which  was  ordained  of  God  to  he  the  Judge 
of  quick  and  dead. 

43  To  him  give  all  the  prophets  witness, 
that  through  his  name  whosoever  believeth 
in  him  shall  receive  remission  of  sin.s. 

44  H  While  Peter  yet  spake  these  words, 
the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  all  them  which  heard 
the  word. 

45  And  they  of  the  circumcision  which 
believed,  were  astonished,  as  many  as  came 
with  Peter,  because  that  on  the  Gentiles 
also  was  poured  out  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

46  For  they  heard  them  speak  with 
tongues,  and  magnify  God.  Then  answer- 
ed Peter, 

47  Can  any  man  forbid  water,  that  these 
should  not  be  baptized,  which  have  receiv- 
ed the  Holy  Ghost  as  well  as  we  ? 

48  And  he  commanded  them  to  be  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  Then 
prayed  they  him  to  tarry  certain  dajs. 

CHAP.  "XI. 

AND  the  apostles  and  brethren  that  were 
in  Judea,  heard  that  the  Gentiles  had 
also  received  the  word  of  God. 

2  And  when  Peter  was  come  up  to  Je- 
rusalem, they  that  were  of  the  circumcisiort 
contended  with  him, 

3  Saying,  Thou  wentest  in  to  men  un- 
circumcised,  and  didst  eat  with  them. 

4  But  Peter  rehearsed  the  matter  from 
the  beginning,  and  expounded  it  by  order 
unto  them,  saying, 

5  I  was  in  the  city  of  Joppa  praying : 
and  in  a  trance  I  saw  a  vision,  A  certain 
vessel  descend,  as  it  had  been  a  great  sheet, 
let  down  from  heaven  by  four  corners ;  and 
it  came  even  to  me  : 

6  Upon  the  which  when  I  had  fastened 
mine  eyes,  I  considered,  and  saw  four-foot- 
ed beasts  of  the  earth,  and  w  ild  beasts,  and 
creeping  things,  and  fowls  of  the  air. 

7  And  I  heard  a  voice  saying  unto  me, 
Arise,  Peter  ;  slay,  and  eat. 

8  But  I  said.  Not  so.  Lord :  for  nothing 
common  or  unclean  hath  at  any  time  en- 
tered into  my  mouth. 

9  But  the  voice  answered  me  again  from 
heaven.  What  God  hath  cleansed,  that  call 
not  thou  conunon. 

10  And  tliis  was  done  three  times :  and 
all  were-drawn  up  again  into  heaven. 

11  And  behold,  inunediately  there  were 
three  men   already  come   unto  the  liouse 


39  And  we  are  witnesses  of  all  things  I  where  I  was,  sent  from  Cesarea  unto  me, 

109 


The  gospel  is  spread. 


THE  ACTS.       The  Christians  are  persecuted. 


12  And  the  Spirit  bade  me  go  with  them, 
nothing  doubting.  Moreover,  these  six 
brethren  accompanied  me,  and  we  entered 
into  the  man's  house  : 

13  And  he  shewed  us  how  he  had  seen 
an  angel  in  his  house,  which  stood  and  said 
unto  him.  Send  men  to  Joppa,  and  call  for 
Simon,  whose  surname  is  Peter ; 

14  Who  shall  tell  thee  words,  whereby 
thou  and  all  thy  house  shall  be  saved. 

15  And  as  I  began  to  speak,  the  Holy 
Ghost  fell  on  them,  as  on  us  at  the  begin- 
ning. 

16  Then  remembered  I  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  how  that  he  said,  John  indeed  bap- 
tized with  water  ;  but  ye  shall  be  baptized 
with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

17  Forasmuch  then  as  God  gave  them 
the  like  gift  as  he  did  unto  us,  who  believed 
on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  what  was  I,  that 
I  could  withstand  God  1 

18  When  they  heard  these  things,  they 
held  their  peace,  and  glorified  God,  saying, 
Then  hath  God  also  to  the  Gentiles  granted 
repentance  unto  life. 

19  H  Now  they  which  were  scattered 
abroad,  upon  the  persecution  that  arose 
about  Stephen,  travelled  as  far  as  Phenice, 
and  Cyprus,  and  Antioch,  preaching  the 
\'(ord  to  none  but  unto  the  Jews  only. 

20  And  some  of  them  were  men  of  Cy- 
prus and  Cyrene,  which  when  they  were 
come  to  Antioch,  spake  unto  the  Grecians, 
preaching  the  J>.ord  Jesus. 

21  And  the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  with 
them :  and  a  great  number  believed,  and 
turned  unto  the  Lord. 

22  H  Then  tidings  of  the.se  things  came 
unto  the  ears  of  the  church  whicli  was  in 
Jerusalem  :  and  they  sent  forth  Barnabas, 
that  he  should  go  as  far  as  Antioch. 

23  Who,  when  he  came,  and  had  seen 
the  grace  of  God,  was  glad,  and  exhorted 
them  all,  that  with  purpose  of  heart  they 
would  cleave  unto  the  Lord. 

24  For  he  was  a  good  man,  and  full  of 
the  Holy  Ghost,  and  of  faith  :  and  much 
people  was  added  unto  the  Lord. 

25  Then  departed  Barnabas  to  Tarsus, 
for  to  seek  Saul : 

26  And  when  he  had  found  him,  he 
brought  him  unto  Antioch.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  that  a  whole  year  they  assembled 
themselves  with  the  church,  and  taught 
much  people.  And  the  disciples  were 
called  Christians  first  in  Antioch. 

27  H  And  in  tliese  days  came  prophets 
from  Jerusalem  unto  Antioch. 

28  And  there  stood  up  one  of  them 
named  Agabus,  and  signified  by  the  Spirit, 
that  there  should  be  great  dearth  through- 
out all  the  world  :  which  came  to  pass  in 
the  days  of  Claudius  Cesar. 

29  Then  the  disciples,  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  ability,  determined  to  send 
relief  unto  the  brethren  which  dwelt  in 
Judea. 


30  Which  also  they  did,  and  sent  it  to 
the  elders  by  the  hands  of  Barnabas  and 
Saul. 

CHAP.  xn. 

Now  about  that  time,  Herod  the  king, 
stretched  forth  his  hands  to  vex  cer- 
tain of  the  church. 

2  And  he  killed  James  the  brother  of 
John  with  the  sword. 

3  And  because  he  saw  it  pleased  the 
Jews,  he  proceeded  further  to  take  Peter 
also.  Then  were  the  days  of  unleavened 
bread. 

4  And  when  he  had  apprehended  him, 
he  put  him  in  prison,  and  delivered  hi?7i  to 
four  quaternions  of  soldiers  to  keep  him ; 
intending  after  Easter  to  bring  him  forth  to 
the  people. 

5  Peter  therefore  was  kept  in  prison : 
but  prayer  was  made  without  ceasing  of 
the  Church  unto  God  for  him. 

6  And  when  Herod  would  have  brought 
him  forth,  the  same  night  Peter  was  sleep- 
ing between  two  soldiers,  bound  with  two 
chains ;  and  the  keepers  before  the  door 
kept  the  prison. 

7  And  behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
came  upon  him,  and  a  light  sinned  in  the 
prison ;  and  he  smote  Peter  on  the  side, 
and  raised  him  up,  saying.  Arise  up  quick- 
ly.    And  his  chains  fell  off  from  his  hands. 

8  And  the  angel  said  unto  him,  Gird 
thj'self,  and  bind  on  thy  sandals :  and  so 
he  did.  And  he  saith  unto  him.  Cast  thy 
garment  about  thee,  and  follow  me. 

9  And  he  went  out,  and  followed  him, 
and  wist  not  that  it  was  true  which  was 
done  by  the  angel ;  but  thought  he  saw  a 
vision. 

10  When  they  were  past  the  first  and 
the  second  ward,  they  came  unto  the  iron 
gate  that  leadeth  unto  the  city  ;  which 
opened  to  them  of  his  own  accord  :  and 
they  went  out,  and  passed  on  through  one 
street ;  and  forthwith  the  angel  departed 
from  him. 

11  And  when  Peter  was  come  to  himself, 
he  said,  Nov/  I  know  of  a  surety,  that  the 
Lord  hath  sent  his  angel,  and  hath  deliver- 
ed me  out  of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and  from 
all  the  expectation  of  the  people  of  the 
Jews. 

12  And  when  he  had  considered  the 
thiiig,  he  came  to  the  house  of  Mary  the 
motlier  of  John,  whose  surname  was  Mark ; 
where  many  were  gathered  together,  pray- 
ing. 

13  And  as  Peter  knocked  at  the  door  of 
the  gate,  a  damsel  came  to  hearken,  named 
Rhoda. 

14  And  when  she  knew  Peter's  voice, 
she  opened  not  the  gate  for  gladness,  but 
ran  in,  and  told  how  Peter  stood  before  the 
gate. 

15  And  they  said  unto  her,  Thou  art  mad. 
But  she  constantly  affirmed  that  it  waa 
even  so.     Then  said  they,  It  is  his  angeJ. 

110 


Herod's  miser  able  death.  CHAP. 

16  But  Peter  continued  knocking.  And 
when  they  had  opened  the  door,  and  saw 
him,  the)'  were  astonished. 

17  But  he  beckoning  unto  them  with  the 
hand  to  hold  tlieir  peace,  declared  unto 
them  how  the  Lord  had  brought  him  out  of 
the  prison.  And  he  said,  Go  shew  these 
things  unto  James,  and  to  the  brethren. 
And  he  departed,  and  went  into  another 
place. 

18  Now  as  soon  as  it  was  day,  there 
was  no  small  stir  among  the  soldiers,  what 
was  become  of  Peter. 

19  And  when  Herod  had  sought  for  him, 
and  found  him  not,  he  examined  the  keep- 
ers, and  commanded  that  tliey  should  be 
put  to  death.  And  he  went  down  from 
Judea  to  Cesarea,  and  there  abode. 

20  "ff  And  Herod  was  highly  displeased 
with  them  of  Tyre  and  Sidon.  But  they 
came  with  one  accord  to  him,  and  having 
made  Blastus  the  king's  chamberlain  their 
friend,  desired  peace,  because  their  coun- 
try was  nourished  by  the  king's  country. 

21  And  upon  a  set  day,  Herod  arrayed 
in  royal  apparel,  sat  upon  his  throne,  and 
made  an  oration  unto  them. 

22  And  the  people  gave  a  shout,  saying, 
It  is  the  voice  of  a  god,  and  not  of  a 
man. 

23  And  immediately  the  angel  of  the 
Lord  smote  him,  because  he  gave  not  God 
the  glory  :  and  he  was  eaten  of  worms,  and 
gave  up  the  ghost. 

24  U  But  the  word  of  God  grew  and 
multiplied. 

25  If  And  Barnabas  and  Saul  returned 
from  Jerusalem,  when  they  had  fulfilled 
their  ministry,  and  took  with  them  John, 
whose  surname  was  Mark. 

CHAP.  XHL 
"OW  there  were  in  the  church  that  was 
at  Antioch  certain  prophets  and  teach- 
ers ;  as  Barnabas,  and  Simeon  that  was 
called  Niger,  and  Lucius  of  Cyrene,  and 
Manaen,  which  had  been  brought  up  with 
Herod  the  tetrarch,  and  Saul. 

2  As  they  ministered  to  the  Lord,  and 
fasted,  the  Holy  Ghost  said.  Separate  me 
Barnabas  and  Saul,  for  the  work  whereunto 
I  have  called  them. 

3  And  when  they  had  fasted  and  prayed, 
and  laid  their  hands  on  them,  they  sent 
them  away. 

4  So  tliey  being  sent  forth  by  the  Holy 
Ghost,  departed  unto  Seleucia;  and  from 
thence  they  sailed  to  Cyprus. 

5  And  when  they  were  at  Salamis,  they 
preached  the   word  of  God  in  the  syna- 

fogues  of  the  Jews.     And  they  had  also 
ohn  to  their  minister. 

6  H  And  when  they  had  gone  through 
the  isle  unto  Paphos,  they  found  a  certain 
sorcerer,  a  false  prophet,  a  Jew,  whose 
name  jras  Bar-jesus : 

7  Which  was  with  the  deputy  of  the 
country,  Sergius  Paulus,  a  prudent  man  ; 


XHL  Paul  preaches  at  Antioch. 

who  called  for  Barnabas  and  Saul,  and  de 
sired  to  hear  the  word  of  God. 

8  But  Ely  mas  the  sorcerer  (for  so  is  his 
name  by  interpretation)  withstood  them, 
seeking  to  turn  away  the  deputy  from  the 
faith. 

9  Then  Saul,  (who  also /.s-  co/ZcrZ  Paul,) 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  set  his  eyes  on 
him, 

10  And  said,  O  full  of  all  subtilty,  and 
all  mischief,  thnu  child  of  the  devil,  thou 
enemy  of  all  righteousness,  wilt  thou  not 
cease  to  pervert  the  right  ways  of  the 
Lord? 

11  And  now  behold,  the  hand  of  the 
Lord  is  upon  thee,  and  thou  shalt  be  blind, 
not  seeing  the  sun  for  a  season.  And  im- 
mediately there  fell  on  him  a  mist  and  a 
darkness ;  and  he  went  about  seeking  some 
to  lead  him  by  the  hand. 

12  Then  the  deputy,  when  he  saw  what 
was  done,  believed,  being  astonished  at  the 
doctrine  of  the  Lord. 

13  H  Now  when  Paul  and  his  company 
loosed  from  Paphos,  they  came  to  Perga 
in  Pamphylia :  And  John  departing  from 
them,  returned  to  Jerusalem. 

14  But  when  they  departed  from  Perga, 
they  came  to  Antioch  in  Pisidia,  and  went 
into  the  synagogue  on  the  sabbath-day, 
and  sat  down. 

15  And  after  the  reading  of  the  law  and 
the  prophets,  the  rulers  of  the  synagogue 
sent  unto  them,  saying,  Ye  men  and  bre- 
thren, if  ye  have  an)^  word  of  exhortation 
for  the  people,  say  on. 

16  Then  Paul  stood  up,  and  beckoning 
with  his  hand,  said.  Men  of  Israel,  and  ye 
that  fear  God,  give  audience. 

17  The  God  of  this  people  of  Israel 
chose  our  fathers,  and  exalted  the  people 
when  they  dwelt  as  strangers  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  and  with  an  high  arm  brought 
he  them  out  of  it. 

18  And  about  the  time  of  forty  years  suf- 
fered he  their  manners  in  the  wilderness. 

19  And  when  he  had  destroyed  seven 
nations  in  the  land  of  Chanaan,  he  divided 
their  land  to  them  by  lot. 

20  And  after  that,  he  gave  unto  them 
judges,  about  the  space  of  four  hundred 
and  fifty  years,  until  Samuel  the  pro- 
phet. 

21  And  afterward  they  desired  a  king  : 
and  God  gave  unto  them  Saul  the  son  of 
Cis,  a  man  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  by  the 
space  of  forty  years. 

22  And  when  he  had  removed  him,  he 
raised  up  unto  them  David  to  be  their 
king :  to  whom  also  he  gave  testimony,  and 
said,  I  have  found  David  the  son  of  Jesse, 
a  man  after  mine  own  heart,  which  shall 
fulfil  all  my  w'ill. 

23  Of  this  man's  seed  hath  God,  accord- 
ing to  his  ])romise,  raised  unto  Israel  a 
Saviour,  Jesus: 

24  When   .Tohn  had   first  preached,  be- 

lli 


The  Gentiles  believe. 


THE  ACTS. 


Paul  heats  a  cripple. 


fore  his  coming,  the  baptism  of  repentance 
to  all  the  people  of  Israel, 

25  And  as  John  fulfilled  his  course,  he 
said,  Whom  think  ye  that  I  am  ?  1  am  not 
Jie.  But  behold,  there  cometh  one  after  me, 
whose  shoes  of  his  feet  1  am  not  worthy  to 
loose. 

26  Men  and  brethren,  children  of  the 
stock  of  Abraham,  and  whosoever  among 
you  feareth  God,  to  you  is  the  word  of  this 
salvation  sent. 

27  For  they  that  dwell  at  Jerusalem,  and 
their  rulers,  because  they  knew  him  not,  nor 
yet  the  voices  of  the  prophets  which  are 
read  every  sabbath-day,  they  have  fulfilled 
the7}i  in  condemning  him. 

28  And  though  they  found  no  cause  of 
death  in  him,  yet  desired  they  Pilate  that  he 
should  be  slain. 

29  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  all  that 
was  written  of  him,  they  took  him  down 
from  the  tree,  and  laid  /«//«  in  a  sepulchre. 

30  But  God  raised  him  fi-om  the  dead : 

31  And  he  was  seen  many  days  of  them 
which  came  up  with  him  from  Galilee  to 
Jerusalem,  who  are  his  witnesses  unto  the 
people. 

32  And  we  declare  unto  you  glad  tidings, 
how  that  the  promise  which  was  made  un- 
to the  fathers, 

33  God  hath  fulfilled  the  same  unto  us 
their  children,  in  that  he  hath  raised  up 
Jesus  again ;  as  it  is  also  written  in  the  se- 
cond psalm,  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day 
]iave  I  begotten  thee. 

34  And  as  concerning  that  he  raised  him 
up  from  the  dead,  now  no  more  to  return  to 
corruption,  he  said  on  this  wise,  I  will  give 
you  the  sure  mercies  of  David. 

35  Wherefore  he  saith  also  in  another 
psalm,  Thou  shalt  not  suffer  thine  Holy 
One  to  see  corruption. 

36  For  David,  after  he  had  served  his 
own  generation  by  the  will  of  God,  fell  on 
sleep,  and  was  laid  unto  his  fathers,  and 
saw  corruption : 

37  But  he,  whom  God  raised  again,  saw 
no  corruption. 

38  Be  it  known  unto  you  therefore,  men 
and  brethren,  that  through  this  man  is 
preached  unto  you  the  forgiveness  of  sins ; 

39  And  by  him  all  that  believe  are  jus- 
tified from  all  things,  from  which  ye  could 
not  be  Justified  by  the  law  of  Moses. 

40  Beware  therefore,  lest  that  come 
upon  you  which  is  spoken  of  in  the  pro- 
phets ; 

41  Behold,  ye  despisers,  and  wonder, 
and  perish :  for  I  work  a  work  in  your 
days,  a  work  which  ye  shall  in  no  wise  be 
lieve,  though  a  man  declare  it  unto  }^ou. 

42  H  And  when  the  Jews  were  gone  out 
of  the  synagogue,  the  Gentiles  besought 
that  these  words  might  be  preached  to 
them  the  next  sabbath. 

43  Now  when  the  congregation  was 
broken  up,  many  of  the  Jews  and  religious 


proselytes  followed  Paul  and  Barnabas; 
who  speaking  to  them,  persuaded  them  to 
continue  in  the  grace  of  God. 

44  If  And  the  next  sabbath-day  came 
almost  the  whole  city  together  to  hear  the 
word  of  God. 

45  But  when  the  Jews  saw  the  multi- 
tudes, they  were  filled  with  envy,  and 
spake  against  those  things  which  were 
spoken  by  Paul,  contradicting  and  blas- 
pheming. 

46  Then  Paul  and  Barnabas  waxed  bold, 
and  said,  It  was  necessary  that  the  word  of 
God  should  first  have  been  spoken  to  you  : 
but  seeing  ye  put  it  from  you,  and  judge 
yourselves  unworthy  of  everlasting  lite,  lo, 
we  turn  to  the  Gentiles. 

47  For  so  hath  the  Lord  commanded  us, 
saying.,  I  have  set  thee  to  be  a  light  of  the 
Gentiles,  that  thou  shouldest  be  for  salva- 
tion unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

48  And  when  the  Gentiles  heard  this, 
they  were  glad,  and  glorified  the  word  of 
the  Lord :  and  as  many  as  were  ordained 
to  eternal  life,  believed. 

49  And  the  word  of  the  Lord  was  pub- 
lished throughout  all  the  region. 

50  H  But  the  Jews  stirred  up  the  devout 
and  honourable  women,  and  the  chief  men 
of  the  city,  and  raised  persecution  against 
Paul  and  Barnabas,  and  expelled  them  out 
of  their  coasts. 

51  But  tliey  shook  off  the  dust  of  their 
feet  against  them,  and  came  unto  Ico- 
nium. 

52  And  the  disciples  were  filled  with 
joy  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
ND  it  came  to  pass  in  Iconium,  that 
they  went  both  together  into  the 
synagogue  of  the  Jews,  and  so  spake,  that 
a  great  multitude,  both  of  the  Jews,  and  also 
of  the  Greeks,  believed. 

2  But  the  unbelieving  Jews  stirred  up 
the  Gentiles,  and  made  their  minds  evil- 
affected  against  the  brethren. 

3  Longtime  therefore  abode  they  speak- 
ing boldly  in  the  Lord,  which  gave  testimo- 
ny unto  the  word  of  his  grace,  and  granted 
signs  and  wonders  to  be  done  by  their 
hands. 

4  But  the  multitude  of  the  city  was  di- 
vided :  and  part  held  with  the  Jews,  and 
part  with  the  apostles. 

5  And  when  there  was  an  assault  made 
both  of  the  Gentiles,  and  also  of  the  Jews, 
with  their  rulers,  to  use  them  despitefully, 
and  to  stone  them, 

6  They  were  ware  of  it,  and  fled  unto 
Lystra  and  Derbe,  cities  of  Lycaonia,  and 
unto  the  region  that  lieth  round  about : 

7  And  there  they  preached  the  gospel. 

8  11  And  there  sat  a  certain  man  at  Lys- 
tra, impotent  in  his  feet,  being  a  cripple 
from  his  mother's  womb,  who  never  had 
walked. 

9  The    same   heard   Paul   speak :    who 

112 


The  Jews  stone  Paul. 


CHAP.  XV. 


Dissension  about  circumcision. 


steadfastly  beholding  him,  and  perceiving 
that  he  had  faith  to  be  healed, 

10  Said  with  a  loud  voice.  Stand  upright 
on  thy  feet.     And  he  leaped  and  walked. 

11  And  when  the  people  saw  what  Paul 
had  done,  they  lifted  up  their  voices,  say- 
ing in  the  speech  of  Lycaonia,  The  gods 
are  come  down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of 
men. 

12  And  they  called  Barnabas,  Jupiter; 
and  Paul,  Mercurius,  because  he  was  the 
chief  speaker. 

13  Then  the  priest  of  Jupiter,  which 
was  before  their  cit}',  brought  oxen  and 
garlands  unto  the  gates,  and  would  have 
done  sacrifice  with  the  people. 

14  Which  when  the  apostles  Barnabas 
and  Paul,  heard  of,  they  rent  their  clothes, 
and  ran  in  among  the  people,  crying  out, 

15  And  saying,  Sirs,  why  do  ye  these 
things  ?  We  also  are  men  of  like  passions 
with  you,  and  preach  unto  j'ou,  that  ye 
should  turn  from  these  vanities  unto  the 
living  God,  which  made  heaven  and  earth, 
and  the  sea,  and  all  things  that  are  therein  : 

16  Who  in  times  past  sufTered  all  nations 
to  walk  in  their  own  wa3's. 

17  Nevertheless  he  left  not  himself  with- 
out witness,  in  that  he  did  good,  and  gave 
us  rain  from  heaven,  and  fruitful  Seasons, 
filling  our  hearts  with  food  and  gladness. 

18  And  with  these  sayings  scarce  re- 
strained they  the  people,  that  they  had 
not  done  sacrifice  unto  them. 

19  H  And  there  came  thither  certain 
Jews  from  Antioch,  and  Iconium,  who  per- 
suaded the  people,  and  having  stoned  Paul, 
drew  him  out  of  the  city,  supposing  he  had 
been  dead. 

20  Hovvbeit,  as  the  disciples  stood  round 
about  him,  he  rose  up,  and  came  into  the 
city :  and  the  next  day  he  departed  with 
Barnabas  to  Derbe. 

21  *^  And  when  they  had  preached  the 
gospel  to  that  city,  and  had  taught  many, 
they  returned  again  to  Lystra,  and  to  Ico- 
nium, and  Antioch, 

22  Confirming  the  souls  of  the  disciples, 
and  exhorting  them  to  continue  in  the  faith, 
and  that  we  must  through  much  tribulation 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

23  And  when  they  had  ordained  them 
elders  in  every  church,  and  had  prayed 
with  fasting,  they  commended  them  to  the 
Lord,  on  whom  they  believed. 

24  And  after  they  had  passed  throughout 
Pisidia,  they  came  to  Pamphylia. 

2.5  And  when  they  had  preached  the 
word  in  Perga,  they  went  down  into  At- 
tn lia  : 

26  And  thence  sailed  to  Antioch,  from 
whence  they  had  been  recommended  to 
the  grace  of  God,  for  the  work  which  they 
fulfilled. 

27  And  when  they  were  come,  and  had 
j^athered  the  church  together,  they  re- 
hearsed all  that  God  had  "done  with  them, 

15 


and  how  he  had  opened  the  door  of  faith 
unto  the  Gentiles. 

28  And  there  they  abode  long  time  with 
the  disciples. 

CHAP.  XV. 
ND  certain  men  which   came  down 
from  Judea,  taught  the  brethren,  and 
said,  Except  ye  be  circumcised  after  the 
manner  of  Moses,  ye  cannot  be  saved. 

2  When  therefore  Paul  and  Barnabas 
had  no  small  dissension  and  disputation 
with  them,  they  determined  that  Paul. and 
Barnabas,  and  certain  other  of  them,  should 
go  up  to  Jerusalem  unto  the  apostles  and 
elders  about  this  question. 

3  And  being  brought  on  their  way  by 
the  church,  they  passed  through  Phenice 
and  Samaria,  declaring  the  conversion  of 
the  Gentiles :  and  they  caused  great  joy 
unto  all  the  brethren. 

4  And  when  they  were  come  to  Jerusa- 
lem, they  were  received  of  the  church,  and 
of  the  apostles  and  elders,  and  they  de- 
clared all  things  that  God  had  done  with 
them. 

5  *!\  But  there  rose  up  certain  of  the  sect 
of  the  Pharisees,  which  believed,  saying, 
That  it  was  needful  to  circumcise  them,  and 
to  command  them  to  keep  the  law  of  Moses. 

6  And  the  apostles  and  elders  came  to- 
gether for  to  consider  of  this  matter. 

7  H  And  when  there  had  been  much  dis- 
puting, Peter  rose  up  and  said  unto  them, 
Men  and  brethren,  ye  know  how  that  a 
good  while  ago,  God  made  choice  amon^ 
us,  that  the  Gentiles,  by  my  mouth,  should 
hear  the  word  of  the  gospel,  and  believe. 

8  And  God,  which  knoweth  the  hearts, 
bare  them  witness,  giving  them  the  Holy 
Ghost,  even  as  he  did  unto  us  : 

9  And  put  no  difference  between  us  and 
them,  purifying  their  hearts  by  faitli. 

10  Now  therefore  why  tempt  ye  God,  to 
put  a  yoke  upon  the  neck  of  the  disciples, 
which  neither  our  fathers  nor  we  were  able 
to  bear? 

11  But  we  believe,  that  through  the 
grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  we  shall 
be  saved,  even  as  they. 

12  H  Then  all  the  multitude  kept  silence, 
and  gave  audience  to  Barnabas  and  Paul, 
declaring  what  miracles  and  wonders  God 
had  wrought  among  the  Gentiles  by  them. 

13  H  And  after  they  had  held  their  peace, 
James  answered,  saying,  xMen  rmrf  brethren, 
hearken  unto  me. 

14  Simeon  hath  declared  how  God  at  the 
first  did  visit  the  Gentiles,  to  take  out  of 
them  a  people  for  his  name. 

1.5  And  to  this  agree  the  words  of  the 
prophets  ;  as  it  is  written, 

16  After  this  I  will  return,  and  will  build 
ac;ain  the  tabernacle  of  David  which  is 
fallen  down  ;  and  I  will  build  again  the 
ruins  thereof,  and  I  will  set  it  up  : 

17  That  the  residue  of  men  might  seek 
after  the  Lord,  and  all  the  Gentiles,  upon 

113 


Letters  to  the  clmrchcs. 


THE  ACTS. 


whom  my  name  is  called,  saith  the  Lord, 
who  doeth  all  these  things. 

18  Known  unto  God  are  all  his  works 
from  the  beginning  of  the  world. 

19  Wherefore  my  sentence  is,  that  we 
trouble  not  them,  which  from  among  the 
Gentiles  are  turned  to  God  : 

20  But  that  we  write  unto  them  that 
they  abstain  from  pollutions  of  idols,  and 
from  fornication,  and/ro/«  things  strangled, 
miAfrom  blood. 

21  For  Moses  of  old  time  hath  in  every 
city  them  that  preach  him,  being  read  in 
the  synagogues  every  sabbath-day. 

22  IT  Then  pleased  it  the  apostles  and 
elders,  with  the  whole  church,  to  send 
cliosen  men  of  their  own  company  to  An- 
tioch,  with  Paul  and  Barnabas ;  namely, 
Judas  surnamed  Barsabas,  and  Silas,  chief 
men  among  the  brethren  : 

23  And  they  wrote  letters  by  them  after 
this  manner  ;  The  apostles,  and  elders,  and 
brethren,  send  greeting  unto  the  brethren 
which  are  of  the  Gentiles  in  Antioch,  and 
Syria,  and  Cilicia. 

24  Forasmuch  as  we  have  heard,  that 
certain  which  went  out  from  us,  have 
troubled  you  with  words,  subverting  your 
souls,  saying,  Ye  must  be  circumcised,  and 
keep  the  law ;  to  whom  we  gave  no  such 
commandment : 

25  It  seemed  good  unto  us,  being  assem- 
bled with  one  accord,  to  send  chosen  men 
unto  you,  with  our  beloved  Barnabas  and 
Paul: 

26  Men  that  have  hazarded  their  lives 
for  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

27  We  have  sent  therefore  Judas  and 
Silas,  who  shall  also  tell  you  the  same 
things  by  mouth. 

28  For  it  seemed  good  to  the  Holy 
Ghost,  and  to  us,  to  lay  upon  you  no  greater 
burden  than  these  necessary  things  ; 

29  That  ye  abstain  from  meats  offered 
to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from  things 
strangled,  and  from  fornication  :  from 
which  if  ye  keep  yourselves,  ye  shall  do 
well.     Fare  ye  well. 

30  So  when  they  were  dismissed,  they 
came  to  Antioch :  and  when  they  had 
gathered  the  multitude  together,  they  de- 
livered the  epistle. 

31  Which  when  they  had  read,  they  re- 
joiced for  the  consolation. 

32  And  Judas  and  Silas,  being  prophets 
also  themselves,  exhorted  the  brethren  with 
many  words,  and  confirmed  thc7Ji. 

33  And  after  they  had  tarried  there  a 
space,  they  were  let  go  in  peace  from  the 
brethren  unto  the  apostles. 

34  Notwithstanding,  it  pleased  Silas  to 
abide  there  still. 

35  Paul  also  and  Barnabas  continued  in 
Antioch,  teaching  and  preaching  the  word 
of  the  Lord,  with  many  others  also. 

36  H  And  some  days  after,  Paul  said 
unto  Barnabas,  Let  us  go  again  and  visit 


Paul  circumcises  Timothy. 


our  brethren,  in  every  city  where  we  have 
preached  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  sec  how 
they  do. 

37  And  Barnabas  determined  to  take 
with  them  John,  whose  surname  was  Mark. 

38  But  Paul  thought  not  good  to  take 
him  with  them,  who  departed  from  them 
from  Pamphylia,  and  went  not  with  them 
to  the  work. 

39  And  the  contention  was  so  sharp  be- 
tween them,  that  they  departed  asunder 
one  from  the  other :  and  so  Barnabas  took 
Mark,  and  sailed  unto  Cyprus. 

40  And  Paul  chose  Silas,  and  departed, 
being  recommended  by  the  brethren  unto 
the  grace  of  God. 

41  And  he  went  through  Syria  and  Ci- 
licia, confirming  the  churches. 

CHAP.  XVL 

THEN  came  he  to  Derbe  and  Lystra : 
and  behold,  a  certain  disciple  was 
there,  named  Timotheus,  the  son  of  a  cer- 
tain woman  which  was  a  Jewess,  and  be- 
lieved, but  his  father  was  a  Greek  : 

2  Which  was  well  reported  of  by  the 
brethren  that  were  at  Lystra  and  Iconium. 

3  Him  would  Paul  have  to  go  forth  with 
him  ;  and  took  and  circumcised  him,  be- 
cause of  the  Jews  which  were  in  those 
quarters  :  for  they  knew  all  that  his  father 
was  a  Greek  : 

4  And  as  they  went  through  the  cities, 
they  delivered  them  the  decrees  for  to  keep, 
that  were  ordained  of  the  apostles  and 
elders  which  were  at  Jerusalem. 

5  And  so  were  the  churches  established 
in  the  faith,  and  increased  in  number  daily. 

6  Now  when  they  had  gone  throughout 
Phrygia;  and  the  region  of  Galatia,  and 
were  forbidden  of  the  Holy  Ghost  to  preach 
the  word  in  Asia  ; 

7  After  they  were  come  to  Mysia,  they 
assayed  to  go  into  Bithynia :  but  the  Spirit 
suffered  them  not. 

8  And  they  passing  by  Mysia,  came 
down  to  Troas. 

9  H  And  a  vision  appeared  to  Paul  in  the 
night :  There  stood  a  man  of  Macedonia, 
and  prayed  him,  saying,  Come  over  into 
Macedonia,  and  help  us. 

10  And  after  he  had  seen  the  vision, 
immediately  we  endeavoured  to  go  into 
Macedonia,  assuredly  gathering,  that  the 
Lord  had  called  us  for  to  preach  the  gospel 
unto  them. 

11  Therefore  loosing  from  Troas,  we 
came  with  a  straight  course  to  Samothracia, 
and  the  next  day  to  Neapolis ; 

12  And  from  thence  to  Philippi,  which 
is  the  chief  city  of  that  part  of  Macedonia, 
and  a  colony  :  and  we  were  in  that  city 
abiding  certain  days. 

13  And  on  the  sabbath  we  went  out  of 
the  city  by  a  river  side,  where  prayer  was 
wont  to  be  made ;  and  we  sat  down,  and 
spake  unto  the  women  which  resorted  thi- 
ther. 

114 


Paul  and  Silas  imprisoned,        CHAP. 

14  II  And  a  certain  woman  named  Lydia, 
a  seller  of  purple,  of  the  city  of  Thyatira, 
which  worshipped  God,  heard  ?<s ;  whose 
heart  the  Lord  opened,  that  she  attended 
unto  the  things  which  were  spoken  of  Paul. 

15  And  when  she  was  baptized,  and  her 
household,  she  besought  ns,  saying,  If  ye 
have  judged  me  to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord, 
come  into  mj'  house,  and  abide  there :  And 
she  constrained  us. 

16  H  And  it  came  to  pass  as  we  went  to 
prayer,  a  certain  damsel  possessed  with  a 
spirit  of  divination,  met  us,  which  brouglit 
her  masters  much  gain  by  soothsaying : 

17  The  same  followed  Paul  and  us,  and 
cried,  saying,  These  men  are  the  servants 
of  tiie  most  high  God,  which  shew  unto 
us  the  way  of  salvation. 

18  And  this  did  she  many  days.  But 
Paul  being  grieved,  turned  and  said  to  the 
spirit,  I  command  thee  in  the  name  of  Je- 
sus Christ  to  come  out  of  her.  And  he 
came  out  the  same  hour. 

19  IT  And  when  her  masters  saw  that 
the  hope  of  their  gains  was  gone,  they 
caught  Paul  and  Silas,  and  drew  them  into 
the  market-place  unto  the  rulers, 

20  And  brought  them  to  the  magistrates, 
saying,  These  men,  being  Jews,  do  ex- 
ceedingly trouble  our  city, 

21  And  teach  customs  which  are  not 
lawful  for  us  to  receive,  neither  to  observe, 
being  Romans. 

22  And  the  multitude  rose  up  together 
against  them  :  and  the  magistrates  rent  off 
tlieir  clothes,  and  commanded  to  beat  them. 

23  And  when  they  had  laid  many  stripes 
upon  them,  they  cast  them  into  prison, 
charging  the  jailer  to  keep  them  safely. 

24  Who  having  received  such  a  charge, 
thrust  them  into  the  inner  prison,  and  made 
their  feet  fast  in  the  stocks. 

25  H  And  at  midnight  Paul  and  Silas 
prayed,  and  sang  praises  unto  God:  and 
the  prisoners  heard  them. 

2G  And  suddenly  there  wa§  a  great  earth- 
quake, so  that  the  foundations  of  the  prison 
were  shaken :  and  immediately  all  the 
doors  were  opened,  and  every  one's  bands 
were  loosed. 

27  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  awaking 
out  of  his  sleep,  and  seeing  the  prison-doors 
open,  he  drew  out  his  sword,  and  would 
have  killed  himself,  supposing  that  the 
prisoners  had  been  fled. 

28  But  Paul  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  say- 
ing. Do  thyself  no  harm :  for  we  are  all 
here. 

29  Then  he  called  for  a  light,  and  sprang 
in,  and  came  trembling,  and  fell  down  be- 
fore Paul  and  Silas ; 

30  And  brought  them  out,  and  said,  Sirs, 
what  must  I  do  to  be  saved  ? 

31  And  they  said,  Believe  on  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  and  thou  shalt  be  saved,  and 
thy  house. 

32  And  they  spake  unto  him  the  word 


XVIL  and  miraculously  delivered. 

of  the  Lord,   and  to  all  that  were  in  his 
house. 

33  And  he  took  them  the  same  hour  of 
the  night,  and  washed  their  stripes;  and 
was  baptized,  he  and  all  his,  straightway. 

34  And  when  he  had  brought  them  into 
his  house,  he  set  meat  before  them,  and  re- 
joiced, believing  in  God  with  all  his  house. 

35  il  And  when  it  was  day,  the  magis- 
trates sent  the  sergeants,  saying,  Let  those 
men  go. 

36  And  the  keeper  of  the  prison  told  this 
saying  to  Paul,  The  magistrates  have  sent 
to  let  you  go :  now  therefore  depart,  and 
go  in  peace. 

37  But  Paul  said  unto  them,  They  have 
beaten  us  openly  uncondemncd,  being  Ro- 
mans, and  have  cast  us  into  prison  ;  and 
now  do  they  thrust  us  out  privily?  nay  ve- 
rily ;  but  let  them  come  themselves  and 
fetch  us  out. 

38  And  the  sergeants  told  these  words 
unto  the  magistrates  :  and  they  feared  when 
they  heard  that  they  were  Romans. 

39  And  they  came  and  besought  them, 
and  brought  them  out,  and  desired  them  to 
depart  out  of  the  city. 

40  And  they  went  out  of  the  prison,  and 
entered  into  the  house  q/" Lydia:  and  when 
they  had  seen  the  brethren,  tliey  comforted 
them,  and  departed. 

CHAP.  xvn. 

Now  when  they  had  passed  through 
Amphipolis,  and  Apollonia,  they 
came  to  Thessalonica,  where  was  a  syna- 
gogue of  the  Jews.  '  , 

2  And  Paul,  as  his  manner  was,  went  in 
unto  them,  and  three  sabbath-days  reasoned 
with  them  out  of  the  scriptures, 

3  Opening  and  alleging,  that  Cln-ist  must 
needs  have  suffered,  and  risen  again  from 
the  dead ;  and  that  this  Jesus,  whom  I 
preach  unto  you,  is  Christ. 

4  And  some  of  them  believed,  and  con- 
sorted with  Paul  and  Silas :  and  of  the  de- 
vout Greeks  a  great  multitude,  and  bf  the 
chief  women  not  a  few. 

5  11  But  the  Jews  which  believed  not, 
moved  with  envy,  took  unto  them  certain 
lewd  fellows  of  the  baser  sort,  and  gathered 
a  company,  and  set  all  the  city  on  an  up- 
roar, and  assaulted  the  house  of  Jasnn,  and 
sought  to  bring  them  out  to  the  people. 

6  And  when  they  found  them  not,  they 
drew  Jason  and  certain  brethren  unto  lli'i 
rulers  of  the  city,  crying,  These  that  have 
turned  the  world  upside  down,  are  come 
hither  also ; 

7  Whom  Jason  hath  received :  and  these 
all  do  contrary  to  the  decrees  of  Cesar,  say- 
ing, That  there  is  another  king,  one  Jesus. 

8  And  they  troubled  the  people,  and  the 
rulers  of  the  city,  when  they  heard  these 
things. 

9  And  when  they  had  taken  security  of 
Jason  and  of  the  other,  they  let  them  go. 

10  H  And  the  brethren  immediately  sent 

115 


Paul  preaches  at  Berea, 


THE  ACTS. 


Athens,  and  Corinth. 


away  Paul  and  Silas  by  night  unto  Berea: 
who  coming  thither,  went  into  the  syna- 
gogue of  the  Jews. 

11  These  were  more  noble  than  those 
in  Thessalonica,  in  that  they  received  the 
word  with  ail  readiness  of  mind,  and 
searched  the  scriptures  daily,  whether 
those  things  were  so. 

12  Therefore  many  of  them  believed ; 
also  of  honourable  women  which  were 
Greeks,  and  of  men  not  a  few. 

13  U  But  when  the  Jews  of  Thessalonica 
had  knowledge  that  the  word  of  God  was 
preached  of  Paul  at  Berea,  they  came  thi- 
ther also,  and  stirred  up  the  people. 

14  And  then  immediately  the  brethren 
sent  away  Paul,  to  go  as  it  were  to  the  sea: 
but  Silas  and  Timotheus  abode  there  still. 

15  And  they  that  conducted  Paul 
brought  him  unto  Athens :  and  receiving 
a  commandment  unto  Silas  and  Timotheus 
for  to  come  to  him  with  all  speed,  they  de- 
parted. 

16  1[  Now,  Avhile  Paul  waited  for  them  at 
Athens,  his  spirit  was  stirred  in  him,  when 
he  saw  the  city  wholly  given  to  idolatry. 

17  Therefore  disputed  he  in  the  syna- 
gogue with  the  Jews,  and  with  the  devout 
persons,  and  in  the  market  daily  with  them 
that  met  with  him. 

18  Then  certain  philosophers  of  the 
Epicureans,  and  of  the  Stoics,  encountered 
him.  And  some  said.  What  will  this  bab- 
bler say  ?  other  some,  He  seemeth  to  be  a 
setter  forth  of  strange  gods :  because  he 
preached  unto  them  Jesus,  and  the  resur- 
rection. 

19  And  they  took  him,  and  brought  him 
unto  Areopagus,  saying,  May  we  know 
what  this  new  doctrine,  whereof  thou 
speakest,  is  ? 

20  For  thou  bringest  certain  strange 
things  to  our  ears;  we  would  know  there- 
fore what  these  things  mean. 

21  (For  all  the  Athenians  and  strangers 
which  were  there,  spent  their  time  in  no- 
thing else,  but  either  to  tell,  or  to  hear  some 
new  thing.) 

22  If  Then  Paul  stood  in  the  midst  of 
Mars-hill,  and  said,F(?  men  of  Athens,  I 
perceive  that  in  all  things  ye  are  too  super- 
stitious. 

23  For  as  I  passed  by,  and  beheld  your 
devotions,  I  found  an  altar  with  this  in- 
scription, TO  THE  UNKNOWN  GOD. 
Whom  therefore  ye  ignorantly  worship, 
him  declare  I  unto  you. 

24  God  that  made  the  world,  and  all 
things  therein,  seeing  that  he  is  Lord  of 
heaven  and  earth,  dwelleth  not  in  temples 
made  with  hands; 

25  Neither  is  worshipped  with  men's 
hands,  as  though  he  needed  any  thing, 
seeing  he  giveth  to  all  life,  and  breath,  and 
all  things; 

26  And  hath  made  of  one  blood  all  na- 
tions of  men  for  to  dwell  on  all  the  face  of 


the  earth,  and  hath  determined  the  times 
before  appointed,  and  the  bounds  of  their 
habitation  ; 

27  That  they  should  seek  the  Lord,  if 
haply  they  might  feel  after  him,  and  find 
him,  though  he  be  not  far  from  every  one 
of  us: 

28  For  in  him  we  live,  and  move,  and 
have  our  being  ;  as  certain  also  of  your  own 
poets  have  said.  For  we  are  also  his  off- 
spring. 

29  Forasmuch  then  as  we  are  the  off- 
spring of  God,  we  ought  not  to  think  that 
the  Godhead  is  like  unto  gold,  or  silver,  or 
stone,  graven  by  art  and  man's  device. 

30  And  the  times  of  this  ignorance  God 
winked  at ;  but  now  commandeth  all  men 
ever}'  where  to  repent : 

31  Because  he  hath  appointed  a  day,  in 
the  which  he  will  judge  the  world  in  right- 
eousness, by  t/iat  man  whom  he  hath  or- 
dained :  whereof  he  hath  given  assurance 
unto  all  men,  in  that  he  hath  raised  him 
from  the  dead. 

32  IT  And  when  they  heard  of  the  resur- 
rection of  the  dead,  some  mocked :  and 
others  said,  We  will  hear  thee  again  of  this 
tnatter. 

33  So  Paul  departed  from  among  them. 

34  Howbeit,  certain  men  clave  unto  him, 
and  believed :  among  the  which  teas  Dio- 
nysius  the  Areopagite,  and  a  woman  nam- 
ed Damaris,  and  others  with  them. 

CHAP.  XVHL 

AFTER   these   things,   Paul   departed 
from  Athens,  and  came  to  Corinth  ; 

2  And  found  a  certain  Jew  named 
Aquila,  born  in  Pontus,  lately  come  from 
Italy,  with  his  wife  Priscilla,  (because  that 
Claudius  had  commanded  all  Jews  to  de- 
part from  Rome,)  and  came  unto  them. 

3  And  because  he  was  of  the  same  craft, 
he  abode  with  them,  and  wrought,  (for  by 
their  occupation  they  were  tent-makers.) 

4  And  he  reasoned  in  the  synagogue 
every  sabbath,  and  persuaded  the  Jews  and 
the  Greeks. 

5  And  when  Silas  and  Timotheus  were 
come  from  Macedonia,  Paul  was  pressed  in 
the  Spirit,  and  testified  to  the  Jews,  that 
Jesus  7ros  Christ. 

6  And  when  they  opposed  themselves, 
and  blasphemed,  he  shook  his  raiment,  and 
said  unto  them.  Your  blood  be  upon  your 
own  heads :  I  <7?»  clean  :  from  henceforth 
I  will  go  unto  the  Gentiles. 

7  And  he  departed  thence,  and  entered 
into  a  certain  ?nan^s  house,  named  Justus, 
one  that  worshipped  God,  whose  house 
joined  hard  to  the  synagogue. 

8  And  Crispus,  the  chief  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,  believed  on  the  Lord  with  all 
his  house  :  and  many  of  the  Corinthians 
hearing,  believed,  and  were  baptized. 

9  U  Then  spake  the  Lord  to  Paul  in  the 
night  by  a  vision,  Be  not  afraid,  but  speak, 
and  hold  not  thv  peace : 

116 


Paul  is  accused  before  Gallio.      CHAP 

10  For  I  am  with  thee,  and  no  man 
shall  set  on  thee,  to  hurt  thee :  for  I  have 
much  people  in  this  city. 

11  And  he  continued  there  a  year  and 
six  months,  teaching  the  word  of  God 
among  them. 

12  1i  And  when  Gallio  was  the  deputy 
of  Achaia,  the  Jews  made  insurrection 
with  one  accord  against  Paul,  and  brought 
him  to  the  judgment-seat, 

13  Saying,  This  fdhw  persuadeth  men 
to  worship  God  contrary  to  the  law. 

14  And  when  Paul  was  now  about  to 
open  Ids  mouth,  Gallio  said  unto  the  Jews, 
If  it  were  a  matter  of  wrong,  or  wicked 
lewdness,  O  ye  Jews,  reason  would  that  I 
should  bear  with  you  : 

15  But  if  it  be  a  question  of  words  and 
names,  and  of  your  law,  look  ye  to  it :  for 
I  will  be  no  judge  of  such  matters. 

16  And  he  drave  them  from  the  judg- 
ment-seat. 

17  Then  all  the  Greeks  took  Sosthenes, 
the  chief  ruler  of  the  synagogue,  and  beat 
him  before  the  judgment-seat.  And  Gallio 
cared  for  none  of  those  things. 

18  "iT  And  Paul  after  this  tarried  there 
yet  a  good  while,  and  then  took  his  leave 
of  the  brethren,  and  sailed  thence  into 
Syria,  and  with  him  Priscilla,  and  Aquila  ; 
having  shorn  his  head  in  Cenchrfea  :  for  he 
had  a  vow. 

19  And  he  came  to  Ephesus,  and  left 
them  there :  but  he  himself  entered  into 
the  synagogue,  and  reasoned  with  the  Jews. 

20  When  they  desired  him  to  tarry 
longer  time  with  them,  he  consented  not : 

21  But  bade  them  farewell,  saying,  I 
must  by  all  means  keep  this  feast  that 
cometh  in  Jerusalem  :  but  I  will  return 
again  unto  you,  if  God  will.  And  he  sailed 
from  Ephesus. 

22  And  when  he  had  landed  at  Cesarea, 
and  gone  up  and  saluted  the  church,  he 
went  down  to  Antioch. 

23  And  after  he  had  spent  some  time 
there,  he  departed  and  went  over  all  the 
country  of  Galatia  and  Phrygia  in  order, 
strengthening  all  the  disciples. 

24  H  And  a  certain  Jew,  named  Apollos, 
born  at  Alexandria,  an  eloquent  man,  and 
mighty  in  the  scriptures,  came  to  Ephesus. 

25  This  man  was  instructed  in  the  way 
of  the  Lord :  and  being  fervent  in  the 
spirit,  he  spake  and  taught  diligently  the 
things  of  the  Lord,  knowing  only  the  bap- 
tism of  John. 

26  And  he  began  to  speak  boldly  in  the 
synagogue  :  whom,  when  Aquila  and 
Priscilla  had  heard,  they  took  him  unto 
them,  and  expounded  unto  him  the  way  of 
God  more  perfectly. 

27  And  when  he  was  disposed  to  pass 
into  Achaia,  the  brethren  wrote,  exhorting 
the  disciples  to  receive  him  :  who,  when  he 
was  come,  helped  them  much  which  had 
believed  through  grace. 


XIX.  The  Holy  Ghost  is  given. 

28  For  he  mightily  convinced  the  Jews, 
and  that  publicly,  shewing  by  the  scrip- 
tures, that  Jesus  was  Christ. 
CHAP.  XIX. 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  while  Apollos 
was  at  Corinth,  Paul  having  passed 
through  the  upper  coasts,  came  to  Ephesus ; 
and  finding  certain  disciples, 

2  He  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  received 
the  Holy  Ghost  since  ye  believed?  And 
they  said  unto  him,  We  have  not  so  much 
as  heard  whether  there  be  any  Holy  Ghost. 

3  And  he  said  unto  them,  Unto  what 
then  were  ye  baptized  ?  And  they  said. 
Unto  John's  baptism. 

4  Then  said  Paul,  John  verily  baptized 
with  the  baptism  of  repentance,  saying 
unto  the  people,  that  they  should  believe 
on  him  which  should  come  after  him,  that 
is,  on  Christ  Jesus. 

5  When  they  heard  this,  they  were  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

6  And  when  Paul  had  laid  his  hands 
upon  them,  the  Holy  Ghost  came  on  them  ; 
and  they  spake  with  tongues,  and  prophe- 
sied. 

7  And  all  the  men  were  about  twelve. 

8  H  And  he  went  into  the  synagogue, 
and  spake  boldly  for  the  space  of  three 
months,  disputing  and  persuading  the 
tiling  concerning  the  kingdom  of  God. 

9  But  when  divers  were  hardened,  and 
believed  not,  but  spake  evil  of  that  way  be- 
fore the  multitude,  he  departed  from  them, 
and  separated  the  disciples,  disputing  daily 
in  the  school  of  one  Tyrannus. 

10  And  this  continued  by  the  space  of 
two  years ;  so  that  all  they  which  dwelt  in 
Asia  heard  the  word  of  the  Lord  Jesus^ 
both  Jews  and  Greeks. 

11  And  God  wrought  special  miracles 
by  the  hands  of  Paul : 

12  So  that  from  his  body  were  brought 
unto  the  sick  handkerchiefs,  or  aprons,  and 
the  diseases  departed  from  them,  and  the 
evil  spirits  went  out  of  them. 

13  H  Then  certain  of  the  vagabond  Jews, 
exorcists,  took  upon  them  to  call  over  them 
which  had  evil  spirits,  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  saying,  We  adjure  you  by  Je- 
sus whom  Paul  preacheth. 

14  And  there  were  seven  sons  of  ont 
Sceva  a  Jew,  omc/ chief  of  the  priests,  which 
did  so. 

15  And  the  evil  spirit  answered  and  said, 
Jesus  I  know,  and  Paul  I  know ;  but  who 
are  ye  ? 

16  And  the  man  in  whom  the  evil  spirit 
was,  leaped  on  them,  and  overcame  them, 
and  prevailed  against  them,  so  that  they 
fled  out  of  that  house  naked  and  wounded. 

17  And  this  was  known  to  all  the  Jews 
and  Greeks  also  dwelling  at  Ephesus  :  and 
fear  fell  on  them  all,  and  the  name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  was  magnified. 

18  And  many  that  believed  came,  and 
confessed,  and  shewed  their  deeds. 

117 


Demetrius  raises  an  uproar 


THE  ACTS. 


Paul  goes  to  Macedonia. 


19  Many  of  them  also  which  used  curi- 
ous arts,  brought  their  books  together,  and 
burned  them  before  all  men ;  and  they 
counted  the  price  of  them,  and  found  it 
fifty  thousand  pieces  of  silver. 

20  So  mightily  grew  the  word  of  God, 
and  prevailed. 

21  H  After  these  things  were  ended, 
Paul  purposed  in  the  spirit,  when  he  had 
passed  through  Macedonia,  andAchaia,to 
go  to  Jerusalem,  saying,  After  I  have  been 
there,  I  must  also  see  Rome. 

22  So  he  sent  into  Macedonia  two  of 
them  that  ministered  unto  him,  Timotheus 
and  Erastus  ;  but  he  himself  stayed  in  Asia 
for  a  season. 

23  And  the  same  time  there  arose  no 
small  stir  about  that  way. 

24  For  a  certain  man  named  Demetrius, 
a  silver-smith,  which  made  silver  shrines  for 
Diana,  brought  no  small  gain  unto  the 
craftsmen  ; 

25  Whom  he  called  together  with  the 
workmen  of  like  occupation,  and  said,  Sirs, 
ye  know  that  by  this  craft  vve  have  our 
wealth : 

26  Moreover,  ye  see  and  hear,  that  not 
alone  at  Ephesus,  but  almost  throughout  all 
Asia,  this  Paul  hath  persuaded  and  turned 
away  much  people,  saj'^ing,  that  they  be 
no  gods  which  are  made  with  hands. 

27  So  that  not  only  this  our  craft  is  in 
danger  to  be  set  at  nought ;  but  also  that 
the  temple  of  the  great  goddess  Diana 
should  be  despised,  and  her  magnificence 
should  be  destroyed,  whom  all  Asia,  and 
the  world  worshippeth. 

28  And  when  they  heard  these  sayings, 
they  were  full  of  wrath,  and  cried  out, 
saying.  Great  is  Diana  of  the  Ephesians. 

29  And  the  whole  city  was  filled  with 
confusion  :  and  having  caught  Gains  and 
Aristarchus,  men  of  Macedonia,  Paul's 
companions  in  travel,  they  rushed  with  one 
accord  into  the  theatre. 

30  And  when  Paul  would  have  ehtered 
in  unto  the  people,  the  disciples  suffered 
him  not. 

31  And  certain  of  the  chief  of  Asia, 
which  were  his  friends,  sent  unto  him  de- 
f  iring  him  that  he  would  not  adventure 
himself  into  the  theatre. 

32  Some  therefore  cried  one  thing,  and 
some  another  •:  for  the  assembly  was  con- 
fused, and  the  more  part  knew  not  where- 
fore they  were  come  together. 

33  And  they  drew  Alexander  out  of  the 
multitude,  the  Jews  putting  him  forward. 
And  Alexander  beckoned  with  the  hand, 
and  would  iiave  made  his  defence  unto  the 
people. 

34  But  when  they  knew  that  he  was  a 
Jew,  all  with  one  voice  about  the  space  of 
two  hours  cried  out.  Great  is  Diana  of  the 
Ephesians. 

35  And  when  the  town-clerk  had  ap- 
peased  the  people,  he  said,   Ye  men  of 


Ephesus,  what  man  is  there  that  knoweth 
not  how  that  the  city  of  the  Ephesians  is  a 
worshipper  of  the  great  goddess  Diana, 
and  of  the  image  which  fell  down  from 
Jupiter  ? 

♦  36  Seeing  then  that  these  things  cannot 
be  spoken  against,  ye  ought  to  be  quiet, 
and  to  do  nothing  rashly. 

37  For  ye  have  brought  hither  these 
men,  which  are  neither  robbers  of  churches, 
nor  5'et  blasphemers  of  your  goddess. 

38  Wherefore,  if  Demetrius,  and  the 
craftsmen  which  are  with  him,  have  a  mat- 
ter against  any  man,  the  law  is  open,  and 
there  are  deputies :  let  them  implead  one 
another. 

39  But  if  ye  inquire  any  thing  concern- 
ing other  matters,  it  shall  be  determined'in 
a  lawful  assembly. 

40  For  we  are  in  danger  to  be  called  in 
question  for  this  day's  uproar,  there  being 
no  cause  whereby  we  may  give  an  account 
of  this  concourse. 

41  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
dismissed  the  assembly. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  after  the  uproar  was  ceased,  Paul 
called  unto  Mm  the  disciples,  and 
embraced  them,  and  departed  for  to  go  into 
Macedonia. 

2  And  when  he  had  gone  over  those 
parts,  and  had  given  them  much  exhorta- 
tion, he  came  into  Greece, 

3  And  there  abode  three  months.  And 
when  the  Jews  laid  wait  for  him,  as  he  was 
about  to  sail  into  Syria,  he  purposed  to 
return  through  Macedonia. 

4  And  there  accompanied  him  into  Asia, 
Sopater  of  Berea ;  and  of  the  Thessaloni- 
ans,  Aristarchus  and  Secundus  ;  and  Gains 
of  Derbe,  and  Timotheus ;  and  of  Asia, 
Tychicus,  and  Trophimus. 

5  These  going  before,  tarried  for  us  at 
Troas. 

6  And  we  sailed  away  from  Philippi,  af- 
ter the  days  of  unleavened  bread,  and  came 
unto  them  to  Troas  in  five  daj's ;  where  we 
abode  seven  days. 

7  li  And  upon  the  first  cJcty  of  the  week, 
when  the  disciples  came  together  to  break 
bread,  Paul  preached  unto  them,  (ready  to 
depart  on  the  morrow,)  and  continued  liis 
speech  until  midnight. 

8  And  there  were  manj^  lights  in  the  up- 
per chamber,  where  they  were  gathered  to- 
gether. 

9  And  there  sat  in  a  window  a  certain 
young  man  named  Eutychus,  being  fallen 
into  a  deep  sleep :  and  as  Paul  was  long 
preaching,  he  sunk  down  with  sleep,  and 
fell  down  from  the  third  loft,  and  was  taken 
up  dead. 

10  And  Paul  went  down,  and  fell  on  him, 
and  embracing  hi?n,  said,  Trouble  not 
yourselves ;    for  his  life  is  in  him. 

11  When  he  therefore  was  come  up 
again,   and  had  broken  bread,  and  eaten, 

118 


PauVs  speech  to  the  elders.  CHAP. 

and  talked  a  long  while,  even  till  break  of 
day,  so  he  departed. 

12  And  they  brought  the  young  man 
alive,  and  were  not  a  little  comforted. 

13  H  And  we  went  before  to  ship,  and 
sailed  unto  Assos,  there  intending  to  take 
in  Paul :  for  so  had  he  appointed,  minding 
himself  to  go  afoot. 

14  And  when  he  met  with  us  at  Assos, 
we  took  him  in,  and  came  to  Mitylene. 

15  And  we  sailed  thence,  and  came  the 
next  day  over  against  Chios  ;  and  the  next 
day  we  arrived  at  Samos,  and  tarried  at 
Trogyllium  ;  and  the  next  day  we  came  to 
Miletus. 

16  For  Paul  had  determined  to  sail  by 
Ephesus,  because  he  would  not  spend  the 
time  in  Asia :  for  he  hasted,  if  it  were  pos- 
sible for  him,  to  be  at  Jerusalem  the  day  of 
Pentecost. 

17  H  And  from  Miletus  he  sent  to  Ephe- 
sus, and  called  the  elders  of  the  church. 

18  And  when  they  were  come  to  him,  he 
said  unto  them,  Ye  know,  from  the  first 
day  that  I  came  into  Asia,  after  what  man- 
ner I  have  been  with  you  at  all  seasons, 

19  Serving  the  Lord  with  all  humility  of 
mind,  and  with  many  tears  and  tempta- 
tions, which  befell  me  by  the  laying  in  wait 
of  the  Jews: 

20  And  how  I  kept  back  nothing  that 
was  profitable  unto  you,  but  have  shewed 
you,  and  have  taught  you  publicly,  and 
from  house  to  house, 

21  Testifying  both  to  the  Jews,  and  also 
to  the  Greeks,  repentance  toward  God,  and 
faith  toward  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

22  And  now  behold,  I  go  bound  in  the 
spirit  unto  Jerusalem,  not  knowing  the 
things  that  shall  befall  me  there  : 

23  Save  that  the  Holy  Ghost  witnesseth 
in  every  city,  saying,  that  bonds  and  afflic- 
tions abide  me. 

24  But  none  of  these  things  move  me, 
neither  count  I  my  life  dear  unto  myself,  so 
that  I  might  finish  my  course  with  joy,  and 
the  ministry  which  I  have  received  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the  gospel  of  the  grace 
of  God. 

25  And  now  behold,  I  know  that  ye  all, 
among  whom  I  have  gone  preaching  the 
kingdom  of  God,  shall  see  my  face  no 
more. 

26  Wherefore  I  take  j-ou  to  record  this 
day,  that  I  am  pure  from  the  blood  of  all 
men. 

27  For  I  have  not  shunned  to  declare 
unto  you  all  the  counsel  of  God. 

28  Take  heed  therefore  unto  yourselves, 
and  to  all  the  flock,  over  the  which  the  Ho- 
ly Ghost  hath  made  you  overseers,  to  feed 
the  church  of  God,  which  he  hath  purchas- 
ed with  his  own  blood. 

29  For  I  know  this,  that  after  my  de- 
parting shall  grievous  wolves  enter  in 
among  you,  not  sparing  the  flock. 

30  Also  of  your  own  selves  shall  men 


XXL  His  journey  to  Jerusalem. 

arise,  speaking   perverse  things,   to  draw 
away  disciples  after  them. 

31  Therefore  watch,  and  remember,  that 
by  the  space  of  three  years  I  ceased  not  to 
warn  every  one  night  and  day  with  tears. 

32  And  now,  brethren,  I  commend  you 
to  God,  and  to  the  word  of  his  grace,  which 
is  able  to  build  you  up,  and  to  give  you  an 
inheritance  among  all  them  which  are 
sanctified. 

33  I  have  coveted  no  man's  silver,  or  gold, 
or  apparel. 

34  Yea,  ye  yourselves  know,  that  these 
hands  have  ministered  unto  my  necessities, 
and  to  them  that  were  with  me. 

35  I  have  shewed  you  all  things,  how 
that  so  labouring  ye  ought  to  support  the 
weak,  and  to  remember  the  words  of  the 
Lord  Jesus,  how  he  said,  It  is  more  blessed 
to  give  than  to  receive. 

36  H  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
kneeled  down,  and  prayed  with  them  all. 

37  And  they  all  wept  sore,  and  fell  on 
Paul's  neck,  and  kissed  him, 

38  Sorrowing  most  of  all  for  the  words 
which  he  spake,  that  they  should  see  his 
face  no  more.  And  they  accompanied  him 
unto  the  ship. 

CHAP.  XXL 

AND  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  we 
were  gotten  from  them,  and  had 
launched,  we  came  with  a  straight  course 
unto  Coos,  and  the  day  following  unto 
Rhodes,  and  from  thence  unto  Patara : 

2  And  finding  a  ship  sailing  over  unto 
Phenicia,  we  went  aboard,  and  set  forth. 

3  Now  when  we  had  discovered  Cyprus, 
we  left  it  on  the  left  hand,  and  sailed  into 
Syria,  and  landed  at  Tyre :  for  there  the 
ship  was  to  unlade  her  burden. 

4  And  finding  disciples,  we  tarried  there 
seven  days :  who  said  to  Paul  through  the 
Spirit,  that  he  should  not  go  up  to  Je- 
rusalem. 

5  And  when  we  had  accomplished  those 
days,  we  departed,  and  went  our  way  ;  and 
they  all  brought  us  on  our  way,  with  wives 
and  children,  till  we  urre  out  of  the  city : 
and  we  kneeled  down  on  the  shore,  and 
prayed. 

6  And  when  we  had  taken  our  leave 
one  of  another,  we  took  ship ;  and  they 
returned  home  again. 

7  And  when  we  had  finished  ni/r  course 
from  Tyre,  we  came  to  Ptolcmais,  and 
saluted  "the  brethren,  and  abode  with  them 
one  day. 

8  And  the  next  day  we  that  were  of 
Paul's  company  departed,  and  came  unto 
Cesarea ;  and  we  entered  into  the  house  of 
Philip  the  evangelist,  which  was  one  of  the 
seven  ;   and  abode  with  him. 

9  And  the  same  man  had  four  daughters, 
virgins,  which  did  prophesy. 

10  H  And  as  we  tarried  there  many  days, 
there  came  down  from  Judea  a  certain 
prophet,  named  Agabus. 

119 


Paul  comes  to  Jerusalem,  THE  ACTS. 

11  And  when  he  was  come  unto  us,  he 
took  Paul's  girdle,  and  bound  his  own 
hands  and  feet,  and  said,  Thus  saith  the 
Holy  Ghost,  So  shall  the  Jews  at  Jerusa- 
lem bind  the  man  that  owneth  this  girdle, 
and  shall  deliver  him  into  the  hands  of  the 
Gentiles. 

12  And  when  we  heard  these  things, 
both  we,  and  they  of  that  place,  besought 
him  not  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem. 

13  Then  Paul  answered,  What  mean  ye 
to  weep,  and  to  break  mine  heart?  for  I 
am  ready  not  to  be  bound  only,  but  also  to 
die  at  Jerusalem  for  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus. 

14  And  when  he  would  not  be  persuad- 
ed, we  ceased,  saying.  The  will  of  the  Lord 
be  done. 

15  And  after  those  days  we  took  up  our 
carriages,  and  went  up  to  Jerusalem. 

16  There  went  with  us  also  certain  of 
the  disciples  of  Cesarea,  and  brought  with 
them  one  Mnason  of  Cyprus,  an  old  dis- 
ciple, with  whom  we  should  lodge. 

17  If  And  when  we  were  come  to  Jeru- 
salem, the  brethren  received  us  gladly. 

18  And  the  c/ay  following  Paul  went  in 
with  us  unto  James :  and  all  the  elders 
were  present. 

19  And  when  he  had  saluted  them,  he 
declared  particularly  what  things  God  had 
wrought  among  the  Gentiles  by  his  minis- 
try. 

20  And  when  they  heard  it,  they  glori- 
fied the  Lord,  and  said  unto  him.  Thou 
seest,  brother,  how  many  thousands  of 
Jews  there  are  which  believe ;  and  they 
are  all  zealous  of  the  law: 

21  And  they  are  informed  of  thee,  that 
thou  teachest  all  the  Jews  which  are  among 
the  Gentiles  to  forsake  Moses,  saying. 
That  they  ouglit  not  to  circumcise  their 
children,  neither  to  walk  after  the  cus- 
toms. 

22  What  is  it  therefore?  the  multitude 
must  needs  come  together :  for  they  will 
hear  that  thou  art  come. 

23  Do  therefore  this  that  we  say  to  thee  : 
We  have  four  men  which  have  a  vow  on 
them ; 

24  Them  take,  and  purify  thyself  with 
them,  and  be  at  charges  with  them,  that 
they  may  shave  their  heads :  and  all  may 
know  that  those  things  whereof  they  were 
informed  concerning  thee,  are  nothing;  but 
that  thou  thyself  also  walkest  orderly,  and 
keepest  the  law. 

25  As  touching  the  Gentiles  which  be- 
lieve, we  have  written  and  concluded  that 
they  observe  no  such  thing,  save  only  that 
they  keep  themselves  from  things  offered 
to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from  stran- 
gled, and  from  fornication. 

26  Then  Paul  took  the  men,  and  the 
next  day  purifying  himself  with  them,  en- 
tered into  the  temple,  to  signify  the  accom- 
plishment of  the  days  of  purification,  until 


where  he  is  apprehended,  S^c. 
that  an  offering  should  be  offered  for  every 
one  of  them. 

27  H  And  when  the  seven  days  were  al- 
most ended,  the  Jews,  which  were  of  Asia, 
when  they  saw  him  in  the  temple,  stirred 
up  all  the  people,  and  laid  hands  on  him, 

28  Crying  out,  Men  of  Israel,  help. 
This  is  the  man  that  teacheth  all  men  every 
where  against  the  people,  and  the  law, 
and  this  place:  and  further,  brought 
Greeks  also  into  the  temple ;  and  hath 
polluted  this  holy  place. 

29  (For  they  had  seen  before  with  him 
in  the  city,  Trophimus,  an  Ephesian,whom 
they  supposed  that  Paul  had  brought  into 
the  temple.) 

30  And  all  the  city  was  moved,  and  the 
people  ran  together :  and  they  took  Paul 
and  drew  him  out  of  the  temple.  And 
forthwith  the  doors  were  shut. 

31  And  as  they  went  about  to  kill  him, 
tidings  came  unto  the  chief  captain  of  the 
band,  that  all  Jerusalem  was  in  an  uproar : 

32  Who  immediately  took  soldiers  and 
centurions,  and  ran  down  unto  them.  And 
when  they  saw  the  chief  captain  and  the 
soldiers,  they  left  beating  of  Paul. 

33  Then  the  chief  captain  came  near 
and  took  him,  and  commanded  him  to  be 
bound  with  two  chains:  and  demanded 
who  he  was,  and  what  he  had  done. 

34  And  some  cried  one  thing,  some 
another,  among  the  multitude :  and  when 
he  could  not  know  the  certainty  for  the 
tumult,  he  commanded  him  to  be  carried 
into  the  castle. 

35  And  when  he  came  upon  the  stairs, 
so  it  was  that  he  was  borne  of  the  soldiers, 
for  the  violence  of  the  people. 

36  For  the  multitude  of  the  people  fol- 
lowed after,  crying.  Away  with  him. 

37  H  And  as  Paul  was  to  be  led  into  the 
castle,  he  said  unto  the  chief  captam,  May 
I  speak  unto  thee  ?  Who  said.  Canst  thou 
speak  Greek  ? 

38  Art  not  thou  that  Egyptian,  which 
before  these  days  madest  an  uproar,  and 
leddest  out  into  the  wilderness  four  thou- 
sand men  that  were  murderers  ? 

39  But  Paul  said,  I  am  a  man  which  am 
a  Jew  of  Tarsus,  a  city  in  Cilicia,  a  citizen 
of  no  mean  city  :  and  I  beseech  thee  suffer 
me  to  speak  unto  the  people. 

40  And  when  he  had  given  him  license, 
Paul  stood  on  the  stairs,  and  beckoned  with 
the  hand  unto  the  people.  And  when 
there  was  made  a  great  silence,  he  spake 
unto  them  in  the  Hebrew  tongue,  saving, 

CHAP.  XXH. 
EN,  brethren,  and  fathers,  hear  ye  my 
defence  ivldch  I  make  now  unto  you. 

2  (And  when  they  heard  that  he  spake 
in  the  Hebrew  tongue  to  them,  they  kept 
the  more  silence  :  and  he  saith,) 

3  I  am  verily  a  man  which  am  a  Jew, 
born  in  Tarsus,  a  city  in  Cilicia,  yet 
brought  up  in  this  city  at  the  feet  of  Gfa- 

120 


Paul  speaks  in  his  defence.        CHAP.  XXIII 
maliel,  and  taught  according  to  the  perfect 
manner  of  the  law  of  the  fathers,  and  was 
zealous  toward  God,  as  j'e  all  are  this  day. 

4  And  I  persecuted  this  way  unto  the 
death,  binding  and  delivering  into  prisons 
both  men  and  women. 

5  As  also  the  high  priest  doth  bear  me 
witness,  and  all  tiie  estate  of  the  elders ; 
from  whom  also  I  received  letters  unto  the 
brethren,  and  went  to  Dam.ascus,  to  bring 
them  which  were  there  bound  unto  Jerusa- 
lem, for  to  be  punished. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  as  I  made 
my  journey,  and  was  come  nigh  unto  Da- 
mascus about  noon,  suddenly  there  shone 
from  heaven  a  great  light  round  about  me. 

7  And  I  fell  unto  the  ground,  and  heard 
a  voice  saying  unto  me,  Saul,  Saul,  why 
persecutest  thou  me  ? 

8  And  I  answered,  Who  art  thou.  Lord  ? 
And  he  said  unto  me,  I  am  Jesus  of  Naza- 
reth, whom  thou  persecutest. 

9  And  they  that  were  with  me  saw  in- 
deed the  light,  and  were  afraid  ;  but  they 
heard  not  the  voice  of  him  that  spake  to 
me. 

10  And  I  said,  What  shall  I  do.  Lord  ? 
And  the  Lord  said  unto  me,  Arise,  and  go 
into  Damascus,  and  there  it  shall  be  told 
thee  of  all  things  which  are  appointed  for 
thee  to  do. 

11  And  when  I  could  not  see  for  the 
glory  of  that  light,  being  led  by  the  hand 
of  them  that  were  with  me,  I  came  into 
Damascus. 

12  And  one  Ananias,  a  devout  man  ac- 
cording to  the  law,  having  a  good  report 
of  all  the  Jews  which  dwelt  there, 

13  Came  unto  me,  and  stood,  and  said 
unto  me.  Brother  Saul,  receive  thy  sight. 
And  the  same  hour  I  looked  up  upon  him. 

14  And  he  said,  The  God  of  our  fathers 
hath  chosen  thee,  that  thou  shouldest  know 
his  will,  and  see  that  Just  One,  and  should- 
est hear  the  voice  of  his  mouth. 

15  For  thou  shalt  be  his  witness  unto  all 
men  of  what  thou  hast  seen  and  heard. 

16  And  now  why  tarriest  thou?  arise, 
and  be  baptized,  and  wash  away  thy  sins, 
calling  on  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

17  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  I  was 
come  again  to  Jerusalem,  even  while  I 
prayed  in  the  temple,  I  was  in  a  trance  ; 

18  And  saw  him  saying  unto  me,  Make 
haste,  and  get  thee  quickly  out  of  Jerusa- 
lem ;  for  they  \\ill  not  receive  thy  testi- 
mony concerning  me. 

19  And  I  said,  Lord,  they  know  that  I 
imprisoned,  and  beat  in  ever}*  synagogue 
them  that  believed  on  thee  : 

20  And  when  the  blood  of  thy  martyr 
Stephen  was  shed,  I  also  was  standing  by, 
and  consenting  unto  his  death,  and  kept 
the  raiment  of  them  that  slew  him. 

21  And  he  said  unto  me,  Depart :  for  I 
will  send  thee  far  hence  unto  the  Gentiles. 

22  H  And  they  gave  him  audience  unto 

16 


Dissensions  among  his  accusers. 
this  word,  and  then  lifted  up  their  voices, 
and  said,  Away  with  such  s.  fellow  from  the 
earth  :  for  it  is  not  fit  that  he  should  live. 

23  And  as  they  cried  out,  and  cast  off 
their  clothes,  and  threw  dust  into  the  air, 

24  The  chief  captain  commanded  li'im 
to  be  brought  into  the  castle,  and  bade  that 
he  should  be  examined  by  scourging  ;  that 
he  might  know  wherefore  they  cried  so 
against  him. 

25  U  And  as  they  bound  him  with  thongs, 
Paul  said  unto  the  centurion  that  stood  by. 
Is  it  lawful  for  you  to  scourge  a  man  that  "is 
a  Roman,  and  uncondemned  ? 

26  When  the  centurion  heard  that,  he 
went  and  told  the  chief  captain,  saying, 
Take  heed  what  thou  doest ;  for  this  man 
is  a  Roman. 

27  Then  the  chief  captain  came,  and 
said  unto  him,  Tell  me,  art  thou  a  Roman  / 
He  said,  Yea. 

28  And  the  chief  captain  answered, 
With  a  great  sum  obtained  I  this  freedom. 
And  Paul  said.  But  I  was/ycf-born. 

29  Then  straightway  they  departed  from 
him  which  should  have  examined  him  :  and 
the  chief  captain  also  was  afraid,  after  he 
knew  that  he  was  a  Roman,  and  because 
he  had  bound  him. 

30  ^  On  the  morrow,  because  he  Mould 
have  known  the  certainty  wherefore  he 
was  accused  of  the  Jews,  he  loosed  him 
from  his  bands,  and  commanded  the  chief 
priests  and  all  their  council  to  appear,  and 
brought  Paul  down,  and  set  him  before 
them. 

CHAP.  XXIII. 

AND  Paul,  earnestly  beholding  the 
council,  said.  Men  a7id  brethren,  1 
have  lived  in  all  good  conscience  before 
God  until  this  day. 

2  And  the  high  priest  Ananias  com- 
manded them  that  stood  by  him,  to  smite 
him  on  the  mouth. 

3  Then  said  Paul  unto  him,  God  shall 
smite  thee,  thou  whited  wall  :  for  sittest 
thou  to  judge  me  after  the  law,  and  com- 
mandest  me  to  be  smitten  contrary  to  the 
law? 

4  And  they  that  stood  bj',  said,  Revilest 
thou  God's  high  priest  ? 

5  Then  said  Paul,  I  wist  not,  brethren, 
that  he  was  the  high  priest :  for  it  is  writ- 
ten. Thou  shalt  not  speak  evil  of  the  ruler 
of  thy  people. 

6  "if  But  when  Paul  perceived  that  the 
one  part  were  Sadducees,  and  the  other 
Pharisees,  he  cried  out  in  the  council,  Men 
and  brethren,  I  am  a  Pharisee,  the  son  of 
a  Pharisee:  of  the  hope  and  resurrection 
of  the  dead  I  am  called  in  question. 

7  And  when  he  had  so  said,  there  arose 
a  dissension  between  the  Pharisees  and  the 
Sadducees  :  and  the  multitude  was  divided. 

8  For  the  Sadducees  say  that  there  is 
no  resurrection,  neither  angel,  nor  spirit : 
but  the  Pharisees  confess  both. 

121 


The  Jeivs  conspire  to  kill  Paul.      THE 

9  And  there  arose  a  great  cr_y :  and  the 
Scribes  that  mere  of  the  Pharisees'  part 
arose,  and  strove,  sa}'ing,  We  find  no  evil 
in  this  man  :  but  if  a  spirit  or  an  angel  hath 
spoken  to  him,  let  us  not  fight  against  God. 

10  If  And  when  there  arose  a  great  dis- 
sension, the  chief  captain,  fearing  lest  Paul 
should  have  been  pulled  in  pieces  of  them, 
commanded  the  soldiers  to  go  down,  and  to 
take  him  by  force  from  among  them,  and 
to  bring  him  into  the  castle. 

11  And  the  night  following  the  Lord 
stood  b)^  him,  and  said,  Be  of  good  cheer, 
Paul :  ^  for  as  thou  hast  testified  of  me  in 
Jerusalem,  so  must  thou  bear  witness  also 
at  Rome. 

12  U  And  when  it  was  day,  certain  of 
the  Jews  banded  together,  and  bound  them- 
selves under  a  curse,  saj'ing,  that  the}' 
would  neither  eat  nor  drink  till  they  had 
killed  Paul. 

13  And  the}'  were  more  than  forty  which 
had  made  this  conspirac}'. 

14  And  they  came  to  the  chief  priests 
and  elders,  and  said,  We  have  bound  our- 
selves under  a  great  curse,  that  we  will  eat 
nothing  until  we  have  slain  Paul. 

15  Now  therefore  3'e  with  the  council 
signify  to  the  chief  captain,  that  he  bring 
him  down  unto  you  to-morrow,  as  though 
ye  would  inquire  something  more  perfectly 
concerning  him :  and  we,  or  ever  he  come 
near,  are  ready  to  kill  him. 

16  And  when  Paul's  sister's  son  heard 
of  their  lying  in  wait,  he  went  and  entered 
into  the  castle,  and  told  Paul. 

17  Then  Paul  called  one  of  the  centu- 
rions unto  him,  and  said.  Bring  this  joung 
man  unto  the  chief  captain  ;  tor  he  hath  a 
certain  thing  to  tell  him. 

18  So  he  took  him,  and  brought  him  to 
the  chief  captain,  and  said,  Paul  the 
prisoner  called  me  unto  him,  and  prayed 
me  to  bring  this  young  man  unto  thee, 
who  hath  sometliing  to  say  unto  thee. 

19  Then  the  chief  captain  took  him  by 
the  hand,  and  went  with  him  aside  privately, 
and  asked  him,  What  is  that  thou  hast  to 
tell  me  1 

20  And  he  said.  The  Jews  have  agreed 
to  desire  thee,  that  thou  wouldest  bring 
down  Paul  to-morrow  into  the  council,  as 
though  they  would  inquire  somewhat  of 
him  more  perfectly. 

21  But  do  not  thou  yield  unto  them : 
for  there  lie  in  wait  for  him  of  them  more 
than  forty  men,  which  have  bound  them- 
selves with  an  oath,  that  they  will  neither 
eat  nor  drink  till  they  have  killed  him  : 
and  now  are  they  read}-,  looking  for  a 
promise  from  thee. 

22  So  the  chief  captain  then  let  the 
young  man  depart,  and  charged  hiin,  See 
thou  tell  no  man  that  thou  hast  shewed  these 
things  to  me. 

23  H  And  he  called  unto  him  two  centu- 
rions, saying,   Make   ready  two  hundred 


ACTS.  He  is  sent  to  Felix. 

soldiers  to  go  to  Cesarea,  and  horsemen 
threescore  and  ten,  and  spearmen  two  hun- 
dred, at  the  third  hour  of  the  night ; 

24  And  provide  thc7n  beasts,  that  they 
may  set  Paul  on,  and  bring  him  safe  unto 
Felix  the  governor. 

25  And  he  wrote  a  letter  after  this  man- 
ner : 

26  Claudius  Lysias,  unto  the  most  excel- 
lent governor  Felix,  scndeth  greeting. 

27  This  man  was  taken  of  the  Jews,  and 
should  have  been  killed  of  them  :  then 
came  I  with  an  army,  and  rescued  him, 
having  understood  that  he  was  a  Roman. 

28  And  when  I  would  have  known  the 
cause  wherefore  they  accused  him,  I 
brought  him  forth  into  their  council : 

29  Whom  I  perceived  to  be  accused  of 
questions  of  their  law,  but  to  have  nothing 
laid  to  his  charge  worthy  of  death,  or  of 
bonds. 

30  And  when  it  was  told  me  how  that 
the  Jews  laid  wait  for  the  man,  I  sent 
straightway  to  thee,  and  gave  command- 
ment to  his  accusers  also,  to  say  before  thee 
what  they  had  against  him.     Farewell. 

31  Then  the  soldiers,  as  it  was  com- 
manded them,  took  Paul,  and  brought  him 
by  night  to  Antipatris. 

32  On  the  morrow  they  left  the  horse- 
men to  go  with  him,  and  returned  to  the 
castle : 

33  Who,  when  they  came  to  Cesarea, 
and  delivered  the  epistle  to  the  governor, 
presented  Paul  also  before  him. 

34  And  when  the  governor  had  read 
the  letter,  he  asked  of  what  province  lie 
was.  And  when  he  understood  that  he 
was  of  Cilicia; 

35  I  will  hear  thee,  said  he,  when  thine 
accusers  are  also  come.  And  he  com- 
manded him  to  be  kept  in  Herod's  judg- 
ment-hall. 

CHAP.  XXIV. 
ND  after  five  days,  Ananias  the  high 
priest  descended  with  the  elders,  and 
with  a  certain  orator  named  Tertullus,  who 
informed  the  governor  against  Paul. 

2  And  when  he  was  called  forth,  Ter- 
tullus began  to  accuse  him,  saying.  Seeing 
that  by  thee  we  enjoy  great  quietness,  and 
that  very  worthy  deeds  are  done  unto  this 
nation  by  thy  providence, 

3  We  accept  it  always,  and  in  all  places, 
most  noble  Felix,  with  all  thankfulness. 

4  Notwithstanding,  that  I  be  not  further 
tedious  unto  thee,  I  pray  thee,  that  thou 
wouldest  hear  us  of  thy  clemency  a  few 
words. 

5  For  we  have  found  this  man  a  pesti- 
lent/f//o//7,  and  a  mover  of  sedition  among 
all  tile  Jews  throughout  the  world,  and  a 
ring-leader  of  the  sect  of  the  Nazarenes  : 

6  Who  also  hath  gone  about  to  profane 
the  temple :  whom  we  took,  and  would 
have  judged  according  to  our  law : 

7  But  the   chief  captain  Lysias  came 

122 


Tertullus  accuses  Paul.  CHAP. 

upon  us,  and  with  great  violence  took /«"?« 
away  out  of  our  hands, 

8  Commanding  his  accusers  to  come  un- 
to thee :  by  examining  of  whom,  thyself 
mayest  take  knowledge  of  all  these  things 
whereof  we  accuse  him. 

9  And  the  Jews  also  assented,  saying, 
That  these  things  were  so. 

10  U  Then  Paul,  after  that  the  governor 
had  beckoned  unto  him  to  speak,  answer- 
ed. Forasmuch  as  I  know  that  thou  hast 
been  of  many  years  a  judge  unto  this  na- 
tion, I  do  the  more  cheerfully  answer  for 
myself: 

11  Because  that  thou  mayest  under- 
stand, that  there  are  yet  but  twelve  days 
since  I  went  up  to  Jerusalem  for  to  wor- 
ship. 

12  And  they  neither  found  me  in  the 
temple  disputing  with  any  man,  neither 
raising  up  the  people,  neither  in  the  syna- 
gogues, nor  in  the  city  : 

13  Neither  can  they  prove  the  things 
whereof  they  now  accuse  me. 

14  But  this  I  confess  unto  thee,  that  after 
the  way  which  they  call  heresy,  so  worship 
I  the  God  of  my  fathers,  believing  all  things 
which  are  written  in  the  law  and  in  the 
prophets : 

15  And  have  hope  toward  God,  which 
they  themselves  also  allow,  that  there  shall 
be  a  resurrection  of  the  dead,  both  of  the 
just  and  unjust. 

16  And  herein  do  I  exercise  myself,  to 
have  always  a  conscience  void  of  offence 
toward  God,  and  toward  men. 

17  Now  after  many  years,  I  came  to 
bring  alms  to  my  nation,  and  offerings. 

18  Whereupon  certain  Jews  from  Asia 
found  me  purified  in  the  temple,  neither 
with  multitude,  nor  with  tumult : 

19  Who  ought  to  have  been  here  before 
thee,  and  object,  if  they  had  ought  against 
me. 

20  Or  else  let  these  same  here  say,  if 
they  have  found  any  evil-doing  in  me, 
while  I  stood  before  the  council, 

21  Except  it  be  for  this  one  voice,  that  I 
cried,  standing  among  them,  Touching  the 
resurrection  of  the  dead  I  am  called  in 
question  by  you  this  day. 

22  H  And  when  Felix  heard  these  things, 
having  more  perfect  knowledge  of  that 
way,  he  deferred  them,  and  said,  When 
Lysias  the  chief  captain  shall  come  down, 
I  will  know  the  uttermost  of  your  matter. 

23  And  he  commanded  a  centurion  to 
keep  Paul,  and  to  let  Am  have  liberty,  and 
that  he  should  forbid  none  of  his  acquaint- 
ance to  minister,  or  come  unto  him. 

24  H  And  after  certain  days,  when  Felix 
came  with  his  wife  Drusilla,  which  was  a 
Jewess,  he  sent  for  Paul,  and  heard  him 
concerning  the  faith  in  Christ. 

25  And  as  he  reasoned  of  righteousness, 
temperance,  and  judgment  to  come,  Felix 
trembled    and  answered,  Go  thy  way  for 


XXV.  PauVs  defence. 

this  time ;  when  I  have  a  convenient  sea- 
son, I  will  call  for  thee. 

26  If  He  hoped  also  that  money  should 
have  been  given  him  of  Paul,  that  he 
might  loose  him:  wherefore  he  sent  for 
him  the  oftener,  and  communed  with  him. 

27  But  after  two  years  Porcius  Festus 
came  into  Felix's  room  :  and  Felix,  willing 
to  shew  the  Jews  a  pleasure,  left  Paul 
bound. 

CHAP.  XXV. 

NOW  when  Festus  was  come  into  the 
province,  after  three  days  he  ascend- 
ed from  Cesarea  to  Jerusalem. 

2  Then  the  high  priest  and  the  chief  of 
the  Jews  informed  him  against  Paul,  and 
besought  him, 

3  And  desired  favour  against  him,  that 
he  would  send  for  him  to  Jerusalem,  laying 
wait  in  the  way  to  kill  him. 

4  But  Festus  answered,  that  Paul  should 
be  kept  at  Cesarea,  and  that  he  liimself 
would  depart  shortly  tkitlicr, 

5  Let  them  therefore,  said  he,  which 
among  you  are  able,  go  down  with  me,  and 
accuse  this  man,  if  there  be  any  wickedness 
in  him. 

6  And  when  he  had  tarried  among  them 
more  than  ten  days,  he  went  down  unto 
Cesarea ;  and  the  next  day  sitting  on  the 
judgment-seat,  commanded  Paul  to  be 
brought. 

7  And  when  he  was  come,  the  Jews 
which  came  down  from  Jerusalem  stood 
round  about,  and  laid  many  and  grievous 
complaints  against  Paul,  which  they  could 
not  prove ; 

8  ^  While  he  answered  for  himself.  Nei- 
ther against  the  law  of  the  Jews,  neither 
against  the  temple,  nor  yet  against  Cesar, 
have  I  offended  any  thing  at  all. 

9  But  Festus,  willing  to  do  the  Jews 
a  pleasure,  answered  Paul,  and  said,  Wilt 
thou  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  there  bo 
judged  of  these  things  before  me? 

10  Then  said  Paul,  I  stand  at  Cesar's 
judgment-seat,  where  I  ought  to  be  judged : 
to  the  Jews  have  I  done  no  wrong,  as  thou 
very  well  knowest. 

11  For  if  I  be  an  offender,  or  have  com- 
mitted any  thing  worthy  of  death,  I  refuse 
not  to  die :  but  if  there  be  none  of  these 
things  whereof  these  accuse  me,  no  man 
may  deliver  me  unto  them.  I  appeal  unto 
Cesar. 

12  Then  Festus,  when  he  had  conferred 
with  the  council,  answered,  Hast  thou  ap- 
pealed unto  Cesar  1  unto  Cesar  shalt  thou 
go. 

13  H  And  after  certain  days,  king 
Agrippa  and  Bernice  came  unto  Cesarea, 
to  salute  Festus. 

14  And  when  they  had  been  there  ma 
ny  days,  Festus  declared  Paul's  cause  unto 
the  king,  saying,  There  is  a  certain  man 
left  in  bonds  by  Felix : 

15  About  whom,  when  I  was  at  Jerusa- 

123 


Paul  cleared  by  Festus.  THE 

lem,  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  of  the 
Jews  informed  me,  desiring  to  have  ^xadg- 
ment  against  him. 

16  To  whom  I  answered,  It  is  not  the 
manner  of  the  Romans  to  deliver  any  man 
to  die,  before  that  he  which  is  accused 
have  the  accusers  face  to  face,  and  have 
license  to  answer  for  himself  concerning 
the  crime  laid  against  him. 

17  Tlierefore,  when  they  were  come 
hither,  without  any  delay  on  the  morrow  I 
sat  on  the  judgment-seat,  and  commanded 
the  man  to  be  brought  forth  ; 

18  Against  whom,  when  the  accusers 
stood  up,  they  brought  none  accusation  of 
such  things  as  I  supposed  : 

19  But  had  certain  questions  against  him 
of  their  own  superstition,  and  of  one  Jesus, 
which  was  dead,  whom  Paul  affirmed  to  be 
alive. 

20  And  because  I  doubted  of  such  man- 
ner of  questions,  I  asked  Imn  whether  he 
would  go  to  Jerusalem,  and  there  be  judg- 
ed of  these  matters. 

21  But  when  Paul  had  appealed  to  be 
reserved  unto  the  hearing  of  Augustus,  I 
commanded  him  to  be  kept  till  I  might 
send  him  to  Cesar. 

22  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Festus,  I 
would  also  hear  the  man  myself.  To- 
morrow, said  he,  thou  shalt  hear  him. 

2.3  H  And  on  the  morrow,  when  Agrippa 
was  come,  and  Bernice,  with  great  pomp, 
and  was  entered  into  the  place  of  hearing, 
with  the  chief  captains  and  principal  men 
of  the  city,  at  Festus'  commandment  Paul 
was  brought  forth. 

24  And  Festus  said,  King  Agrippa,  and 
all  men  which  are  here  present  with  us,  ye 
see  this  man  about  whom  all  the  multitude 
of  the  Jews  have  dealt  with  me,  both  at 
Jerusalem,  and  aho  here,  crying  that  he 
ought  not  to  live  any  longer. 

25  But  when  I  found  that  he  had  com- 
mitted nothing  worthy  of  death,  and  that 
he  himself  hath  appealed  to  Augustus,  I 
have  determined  to  send  him. 

26  Of  whom  I  have  no  certain  thing  to 
write  unto  my  lord.  Wherefore  I  have 
brought  him  forth  before  you,  and  specially 
before  thee,  O  king  Agrippa,  that  after  ex- 
amination had,  I  might  have  somewhat  to 
write. 

27  For  it  seemeth  to  me  unreasonable  to 
send  a  prisoner,  and  not  withal  to  signify 
the  crimes  laid  against  him. 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

THEN  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  Thou 
art  permitted  to  speak  for  thyself. 
Then  Paul  stretched  forth  the  hand,  and 
answered  for  himself: 

2  I  think  myself  happy,  king  Agrippa, 
because  I  shall  answer  for  myself  this  day 
before  thee,  touching  all  the  things  whereof 
I  am  accused  of  the  Jews  : 

3  Especiall}',  because  I  hioio  thee  to  be 
expert  in  all  customs  and  questions  which 


ACTS.         His  defence  before  Agrippa. 
are  among  the  Jews :   wherefore  I  beseech 
thee  to  hear  me  patiently. 

4  My  manner  of  life  from  my  youth, 
which  was  at  the  first  among  mine  own  na- 
tion at  Jerusalem,  know  all  the  Jews, 

5  Which  knew  me  from  the  beginning, 
(if  they  would  testify,)  that  after  the  most 
straitest  sect  of  our  religion,  I  lived  a 
Pharisee. 

^  6  And  now  I  stand,  and  am  judged  for 
the  hope  of  the  promise  made  of  God  unto 
our  fathers: 

7  Unto  which  promise  our  twelve  tribes, 
instantly  serving  God  day  and  night,  hope 
to  come.  For  which  hope's  sake,  king 
Agrippa,  I  am  accused  of  the  Jews. 

8  Why  should  it  be  thought  a  thing  in- 
credible with  you,  that  God  should  raise 
the  dead? 

9  I  verily  thought  with  myself,  that  1 
ought  to  do  many  things  contrary  to  the 
name  of  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

10  Which  thing  I  also  did  in  Jerusalem  : 
and  many  of  the  saints  did  I  shut  up  in 
prison,  having  received  authority  from  the 
chief  priests  ;  and  when  they  were  put  to 
death,  I  gave  my  voice  against  thtm. 

11  And  I  punished  them  oft  in  every 
synagogue,  and  compelled  litem  to  blas- 
pheme ;  and  being  exceedingly  mad  against 
them,  I  persecuted  them  even  unto  strange 
cities. 

12  Whereupon,  as  I  went  to  Damascus, 
with  authority  and  commission  from  the 
chief  priests, 

13  At  mid-day,  O  king,  I  saw  in  the  way 
a  light  from  heaven,  above  the  brightness 
of  the  sun,  shining  round  about  me,  and 
them  which  journeyed  with  me. 

14  And  when  we  were  all  fallen  to  the 
earth,  I  heard  a  voice  speaking  unto  me, 
and  saying  in  the  Hebrew  tongue,  Saul, 
Saul,  why  persecutest  thou  me  ?  It  is  hard 
for  thee  to  kick  against  the  pricks. 

15  And  I  said.  Who  art  thou.  Lord  ? 
And  he  said,  I  am  Jesus,  whom  thou  perse- 
cutest. 

16  But  rise,  and  stand  upon  thy  feet : 
for  I  have  appeared  unto  thee  for  this  pur- 
pose, to  make  thee  a  minister  and  a  witness 
both  of  these  things  which  thou  hast  seen, 
and  of  those  things  in  the  which  I  will  ap- 
pear unto  thee ; 

17  Delivering  thee  from  the  people,  and 
from  the  Gentiles,  unto  whom  now  I  send 
thee, 

18  To  open  their  eyes,  and  to  turn  them 
from  darkness  to  light,  and/rom  the  power 
of  Satan  unto  God,  that  they  may  receive 
forgiveness  of  sins,  and  inheritance  among 
them  which  are  sanctified  by  faith  that  is 

me. 

19  Whereupon,  O  king  Agrippa,  I  was 
not  disobedient  unto  the  heavenly  vision  : 

20  But  shewed  first  unto  them  of  Da- 
mascus, and  at  Jerusalem,  and  throughout 
all  the  coasts  of  Judea,  and  then  to  the 

124 


Paul  is  pronounced  innocent.  CHAP. 
Gentiles,  that  they  should  repent  and  turn 
to  God,   and  do  works  meet  for  rei)ent- 

^"oi*  For  these  causes  the  Jews  caught  me 
inUie  temple,  and  w;ent  about  to  kill  me. 

99  Having  therefore  obtained  help  ot 
Go*d  I  continue  unto  this  day,  witnessing 
both  to  small  and  great,  saying  none  other 
thin-s  than  those  which  the  prophets  and 
Mosls  did  say  should  come  : 

23  That  Christ  should  suffer,  and  that 
he  should  be  the  first  that  should  rise  Irom 
the  dead,  and  should  shew  light  unto  the 
people,  and  to  the  Gentiles. ,      ,     ,  .       ,. 

94  H  And  as  he  thus  spake  for  himselt, 
Fe"stus  said  with  a  loud  voice,  Paul,  thou 
art  beside  thyself;  much  learning  doth 
make  thee  mad. 

95  But  he  said,  I  am  not  mad,  most  no- 
ble  Festus ;  but  speak  forth  the  words  ot 
truth  and  soberness. 

96  For  the  king  knoweth  of  these  tlnngs, 
before  whom  also  I  speak  freely.  J^or  1 
am  persuaded  that  none  of  these  things  are 
hidden  from  him;  for  this  thing  was  not 

done  in  a  corner.  ,    ,1    „    a.^ 

27  King  Agrippa,  believes  thou  the 
prophets  ?  I  know  that  thou  belie  vest 
^  28  Then  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  Al- 
most thou  persuadest  me  to  be  a  Clmstian 
99  And  Paul  said,  I  would  to  God,  that 
not  only  thou,  but  also  all  that  hear  me 
"Ws  day;  were  both  almost,  and  altogether 
such  as  I  am,  except  these  bonds. 

30  H  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  the 
king  rose  up,  and  the  governor,  and  J3er- 
nice  and  they  that  sat  with  them : 

31  And  when  they  were  gone  aside, 
they  talked  between  themselves,  saying, 
This  man  doeth  nothing  worthy  of  death, 

°'32  Thensaid  Agrippa  unto  Festus,  This 
man  might  have  been  set  at  liberty,  if  he 
had  not  =iPP^J^^j\"^'\xVli. 

AND  when  it  was  determined,  that  we 
should  sail  into  Italy,  they  delivered 
Paul  and  certain  other  F'^^^f  ^^^^^^JJ 
named    Julius,  a  centurion  ot    Augustus 

^2  And  entering  into  a  ship  of  Adramyt 
tium,  we  launched,  meaning  to  sail  by  the 
coasts  of  Asia,  one  Aristarchus  a  Macedo- 
nian of  Thessalonica,  bemg  with  us 

3  And  the  next  day  we  touched  at  Sidon 
And   Julius    courteously   entreated    Paul 
and  gave  him  liberty  to  go  unto  his  friends 
to  refresh  himself.  ,         ,    j    r 

4And  when  we  had  launched  from 
thence,  we  sailed  under  Cyprus,  because 
the  winds  were  contrary. 

5  And  when  we  had  sailed  over  he  sea 
of  Cilicia  and  Pamphylia,we  came  to  My- 

"^nduL^eC  centurion  found  a  ship 
of  Alexandria  sailing  into  Italy ;  and  he 
put  us  therein. 


XXVII.  He  sails  toward  Rome. 

7  And  when  we  had  sailed  sfowly  many- 
days,  and  scarce  were  come  over  against 
Cnidus,  the  wind  not  suffering  us,  we  sail- 
ed under  Crete,  over  against  Salmone  : 

8  And  hardly  passing  it,  came  unto  a 
place  which  is  called.  The  Fair  Havens; 
nigh  whereunto  was  the  city  of  Lasea. 

9  Now  when  much  time  was  spent,  and 
when  sailing  was  now  dangerous,  because 
the  fast  was  now  already  past,  Paul  admo- 
nished them,  o,-      T 

10  And  said  unto  them.  Sirs,  1  perceive 
that  this  voyage  will  be  with  hurt  and 
much  damage,  not  only  of  the  lading  and 
ship,  but  also  of  our  lives.  ur       j 

11  Nevertheless,  the  centurion  believed 
the  master  and  the  owner  of  the  ship  more 
than  those  things  which  were  spoken  by 

Paul 

19' U  And  because  the  haven  was  not 
commodious  to  winter  in,  the  more  part  ad- 
I  vised  to  depart  thence  also,  if  by  any  means 
I  they  might  attain  to  Phenice,  and  there  to 
'winter;  «-/nV/.  is  an  haven  of  Cret^,  and 
lieth  toward  the  south-west  and  north-wes  . 

13  And  when  the  south  wind  blew  sottly, 
supposing  that  they  had  o^tained^/<«r  pur- 
pose, loosing  thence,  they  sailed  close  by 

Crete 

14  But  not  fong  after  there  arose  against 
it  a  tempestuous  wind,  called  Euroc  ydon 

15  And  when  the  ship  was  caught,  and 
could  not  bear  up  into  the  wind,  we  let  licr 

drivG  •     •  1     J 

16  And  running  under  a  certain  island 
which  is  called  Clauda,  we  had  much  work 
to  come  by  the  boat : 

17  Which  when  they  had  taken  up,  they 
used  helps,  undergirding  the  ship;  and 
fearing  lest  they  should  lall  into  the  quick- 
sands, strake  sail,  and  so  were  driven. 

18  And  we  being  exceedingly  tossed 
with  a  tempest,  the  next  day  they  lightened 

^  \l  Tn'd  the  third  day  we  cast  out  with 
our  own  hands  the  tackling  of  the  ship.  , 

20  And  when  neither  sun  nor  stars  in 
many  davs  appeared,  and  no  small  tem- 
pestky  on  us,  all  hope  that  we  should  be 
saved  was  then  taken  away. 

91  H  But  after  long  abstinence  1  aul 
stood  forth  in  the  midst  of  them  and  said. 
Sirs,  ve  should  have  hearkened  unto  me, 
and  not  have  loosed  from  Crete,  and  to  have 
B-ained  this  harm  and  loss. 
^92  And  now  1  exhort  you  to  be  of  good 
cheer  •  for  there  shall  be  no  loss  of  any 
man's  life  among  you  but  ot  the  ship 

93  For  there  stood  by  me  this  nigiit  the 
aniel  of  God,  whose  I   am,  and  whom  1 

''2I' Saving,  Fear  not,  Paul;  tho"  m»st 
be  brought  before  Cesar  :  and  lo,  God  hath 
Sven  th^ee  all  them  that  sail  with  thee 
^95  Wherefore,  sirs,  be  of  good  cheer: 
for  I  believe  God,  that  it  shall  be  even  as  it 

was  told  me. 

12o 


PauVs  dangerous  voyage.  THE 

26  Hovvbeit,  we  must  be  cast  upon  a  cer- 
tain island. 

27  But  when  the  fourteenth  night  was 
come,  as  we  were  driven  up  and  down  in 
Adria,  about  midnight  tlie  shipmen  deem- 
ed that  they  drew  near  to  some  country ; 

28  And  sounded,  and  found  it  twenty 
lathoms :  and  when  they  had  gone  a  little 
further,  they  sounded  again,  and  found  it 
niteen  fathoms. 

29  Then  fearing  lest  they  should  have 
talien  upon  rocks,  they  cast  four  anchors 
out  of  the  stern,  and  wished  for  the  day. 

30  And  as  the  shipmen  were  about  to 
flee  out  of  the  ship,  when  they  had  let 
down  the  boat  into  the  sea,  under  colour  as 
though  they  would  have  cast  anchors  out 
of  the  foreship, 

31  Paul  said  to  the  centurion,  and  to  the 
soldiers,  Except  these  abide  in  the  ship,  ye 
cannot  be  saved. 

32  Then  the  soldiers  cut  off  the  ropes  of 
the  boat,  and  let  her  fall  off. 

33  And  while  the  day  was  coming  on, 
Paul  besought  them  all  to  take  meat,  say- 
ing, This  day  is  the  fourteenth  day  that  ye 
have  tarried,  and  continued  fasting,  having 
taken  nothing. 

34  Wherefore  I  pray  you  to  take  some 
meat ;  for  this  is  for  your  health  :  for  there 
shall  not  an  hair  fall  from  the  head  of  any 
of  you. 

35  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he 
took  bread,  and  gave  thanks  to  God  in 
presence  of  them  all ;  and  when  he  had 
broken  it,  he  began  to  eat. 

36  Then  were  they  all  of  good  cheer, 
and  they  also  took  some  meat. 

37  And  we  were  in  all  in  the  ship  two 
hundred  threescore  and  sixteen  souls. 

38  And  when  they  had  eaten  enough, 
they  lightened  the  ship,  and  cast  out  the 
wheat  into  the  sea. 

39  And  when  it  was  day,  they  knew  not 
the  land  :  but  they  discovered  a  certain 
creek  with  a  shore,  into  the  which  they 
were  minded,  if  it  were  possible,  to  thrust 
in  tiie  ship. 

40  And  when  they  had  taken  up  the 
anchors,  they  committed  thimselvcs  unto 
the  sea,  and  loosed  the  rudder-bands,  and 
hoisted  up  the  mainsail  to  the  wind,  and 
made  toward  shore. 

41  And  falling  into  a  place  where  two 
seas  met,  they  ran  the  ship  aground  ;  and 
the  forepart  stuck  fast,  and  remained  un- 
moveable,  hut  the  hinder  part  was  broken 
with  the  violence  of  the  waves. 

42  And  the  soldiers'  counsel  was  to  kill 
the  prisoners,  lest  any  of  them  should  swim 
out,  and  escape. 

43  But  the  centurion,  willing  to  save 
Paul,  kept  them  from  their  purpose,  and 
commanded  that  they  which  could  swim, 
should  cast  themselves  first  into  the  sea,  and 
get  to  land : 

44  And  the  rest,  some  on  boards,  and 


ACTS.  Paul  heals  many  in  Melita. 

some  on  broken  pieces  of  the  ship.  And 
so  it  came  to  pass,  that  they  escaped  all 
sate  to  land. 

CHAP.  XXVHI. 
\  JND   when   they  were   escaped,  then 

^T  r  ^"^^  ^"^^^  ^'^^t  the  island  was  called 
Melita. 

2  And  the  barbarous  people  shewed  us 
no  little  kindness  :  for  they  kindled  a  fire 
and  received  us  every  one,  because  of  the 
present  rain,  and  because  of  the  cold 

3  ^  And  when  Paul  had  gathered  a  bun- 
ale  ot  sticks,  and  laid  than  on  the  fire  there 
came  a  viper  out  of  the  heat,  and  fastened 
on  his  hand. 

4  And  when  the  barbarians  saw  the 
venomous  beast  hang  on  his  hand,  they  said 
among  themselves,  No  doubt  this  man  is  a 
murderer,  whom,  though  he  hath  escaped 
the  sea,  yet  vengeance  suffereth  not  to  live. 

5  And  he  shook  off  the  beast  into  the 
hre,  and  felt  no  harm. 

6  Howbeit,  they  looked  when  he  should 
have  swollen,  or  fallen  down  dead  sudden- 
ly :  but  after  they  had  looked  a  great  while 
and  saw  no  harm  come  to  him,  they  chano-- 
ed  their  minds,  and  said  that  he  was  a 
god. 

7  IT  In  the  same  quarters  were  posses- 
sions of  the  chief  man  of  the  island  whose 
name  was  Publius ;  who  received  us,  and 
lodged  us  three  days  courteously. 

r^T^A",^  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  father 
0  Publius  lay  sick  of  a  fever,  and  of  a 
bioody-flux  :  to  whom  Paul  entered  in  and 
prayed  and  laid  his  hands  on  him',  and 
healed  him. 

9  So  when  this  was  done,  others  also 
which  had  diseases  in  the  island,  came 
and  were  healed :  ' 

10  Who  also  honoured  us  with  many 
honours;  and  when  we  departed,  they 
laded  us  with  such  things  as  were  neces- 
sary. 

11  ^  And  after  three  months  we  depart- 
ed in  a  ship  of  Alexandria,  which  had  win- 
tered in  the  isle,  whose  sign  was  Castor 
and  Pollux. 

12  And  landing  at  Syracuse,  we  tarried 
there  three  daj's. 

13  And  from  thence,  we  fetched  a  com- 
pass, and  came  to  Rhegium  :  and  after  one 
day  the  south  wind  blew,  and  we  came  the 
next  day  to  Puteoli  : 

14  Where  we  found  brethren,  and  were 
desired  to  tarry  with  them  seven  days :  and 
so  we  went  toward  Rome. 

15  And  from  thence  when  the  brethren 
heard  of  us,  they  came  to  meet  us  as  far  as 
Appii-forum,  and  the  Three  Taverns; 
whom  when  Paul  saw,  he  thanked  God, 
and  took  courage. 

16  And  when  we  came  to  Rome,  the 
centurion  delivered  the  prisoners  to  the 
captain  of  the  guard  :  but  Paul  was  suffered 
to  dwell  by  himself,  with  a  soldier  that  kept 
him. 

126 


Paul  preaches  at  Rome 

17  II  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after 
three  days,  Paul  called  the  chief  of  the 
Jews  together.  And  when  they  were  come 
together,  he  said  unto  them,  Men  and  bre- 
thren, though  I  have  committed  nothing 
against  the  people,  or  customs  of  our 
fathers,  yet  was  I  delivered  prisoner 
from  Jerusalem  into  the  hands  of  the  Ro- 
mans 

18  Who,  when  they  had  examined  me, 
would  have  let  mc  go,  because  there  was  no 
cause  of  death  in  me. 

19  But  when  the  Jews  spake  against  it, 
1  was  constrained  to  appeal  unto  Cesar ; 
not  that  I  had  ought  to  accuse  my  nation 
of. 

20  For  this  cause  therefore  have  I  called 
for  you,  to  see  you,  and  to  speak  with  you 


CHAP.  1.  God's  anger  at  sin. 

law  of  Moses,   and  out  of  the  prophets, 
from  morning  till  evening. 

24  And  some  believed  the  things  which 
were  spoken,  and  some  believed  not. 

25  And  when  they  agreed  not  among 
themselves,  they  departed,  after  that  Paul 
had  spoken  one  word.  Well  spake  the 
Holy  Ghost  by  Esaias  the  prophet  unto 
our  fathers, 

26  Saying,  Go  unto  this  people,  and 
say.  Hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  shall  not 
understand ;  and  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and 
not  perceive. 

27  For  the  heart  of  this  people  is  waxed 
gross,  and  their  ears  are  dull  of  hearing, 
and  their  eyes  have  they  closed  ;  lest  they 
should  see  with  their  eyes,  and  hear  with 
their  ears,  and  understand  with  their  heart. 


because  that  for  the  hope  of  Israel  I  am  1  and    should  be  converted,   and   I  should 


bound  with  this  chain 

21  And  they  said  unto  him,  We  neither 
received  letters  out  of  Judea  concerning 
thee,  neither  any  of  the  brethren  that  came 
shewed  or  spake  any  harm  of  thee. 

22  But  we  desire  to  hear  of  thee,  what 
thou  thinkest :  for  as  concerning  this  sect, 
we  know  that  every  where  it  is  spoken 
against. 

23  H  And  when  they  had  appointed  hirn 
a  day,  there  came  many  to  him  into  his 
lodging  ;  to  whom  he  expounded  and  tes- 
tified the  kingdom  of  God,  persuading 
them  concerning  Jesus,   both  out  of  the 


heal  them. 

28  Be  it  known  therefore  unto  you,  that 
the  salvation  of  God  is  sent  unto  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  that  they  will  hear  it. 

29  And  when  he  had  said  these  words 
the  Jews  departed,  and  had  great  reasoning 
among  themselves. 

30  II  And  Paul  dwelt  two  whole  years  in 
his  own  hired  house,  and  received  all  that 
came  in  unto  him, 

31  Preaching  the  kingdom  of  God,  and 
teaching  those  things  which  concern  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  with  all  confidence,  no 
man  forbidding  him. 


H  The  Epistle  of  PAUL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  ROMANS. 


CHAP.  1. 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  called 
to  be  an  apostle,  separated  unto  the 
gospel  of  God, 

2  (Which  he  had  promised  afore  by  his 
prophets  in  the  holy  scriptures,) 

3  Concerning  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  which  was  made  of  the  seed  of  Da- 
vid according  to  the  flesh  ; 

4  And  declared  to  be  the  Sonof  God  with 
power  according  to  the  Spirit  of  holiness, 
by  the  resurrection  from  the  dead  : 

5  By  whom  we  have  received  grace 
and  apostleship  for  obedience  to  the  faith 
among  all  nations  for  his  name : 

6  Among  whom  are  ye  also  the  called 
of  Jesus  Christ : 

7  To  all  that  be  in  Rome,  beloved  of 
God,  called  to  be  saints  :  Grace  to  you,  and 
peace  from  God  our  Father,  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

8  First,  I  thank  my  God  through  Jesus 
Christ  for  you  all,  that  your  faith  is  spoken 
of  throughout  the  whole  world. 

9  For  God  is  my  witness,  whom  I  serve 
with  my  spirit  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son,  that 
without  ceasing  I  make  mention  of  you  al- 
ways in  my  prayers. 

iO  Making  request  (if  by  any  means  now 


at  length  I  might  have  a  prosperous  jour- 
ney by  the  will  of  God)  to  come  unto 
you. 

11  For  I  long  to  see  you,  that  I  may 
impart  unto  you  some  spiritual  gift,  to  the 
end  ye  may  be  established  ; 

12  That  is,  that  I  may  be  comforted 
together  with  you,  by  the  mutual  faith  both 
of  you  and  me. 

13  Now  I  would  not  have  you  ignorant, 
brethren,  that  oftentimes  I  purposed  to 
come  unto  you  (but  was  let  hitherto)  that  I 
might  have  some  fruit  among  you  also, 
even  as  among  other  Gentiles. 

14  I  am  debtor  both  to  the  Greeks,  and 
to  the  Barbarians,  both  to  the  wise,  and  to 
the  unwise. 

15  So,  as  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am  ready 
to  preach  the  gospel  to  you  that  are  at 
Rome  also. 

16  For  I  am  not  ashamed  of  the  gospel 
of  Christ :  for  it  is  the  power  of  God  un- 
to salvation  to  every  one  that  believeth ;  to 
the  .Tew  first,  and  also  to  the  Greek. 

17  For  therein  is  the  righteousness  of 
God  revealed  from  faith  to  faith  :  as  it  is 
written,  The  just  shall  live  by  faith. 

18  For  tlie  wrath  of  God  is  revealed 
from  heaven  against  all  ungodliness,  and 

127 


The.  sins  of  the  Gentiles. 


ROMANS. 


unrighteousness  of  men,  who  hold  the  truth 
in  unrighteousness. 

19  Because  that  which  may  be  known 
of  God,  is  manifest  in  them  ;  tor  God  hath 
shewed  il  unto  them. 

20  For  the  invisible  things  of  him  from 
the  creation  of  the  world  are  clearly  seen, 
being  understood  by  the  things  that  are 
made,  even  his  eternal  power  and  God- 
head ;  so  that  they  are  without  excuse  : 

21  Because  that  when  they  knew  God, 
they  glorified  him  not  as  God,  neither  were 
thankful,  but  became  vain  in  their  imagina- 
tions, and  their  foolish  heart  was  darkened. 

22  Professing  themselves  to  be  wise, 
they  became  fools : 

23  And  changed  the  glory  of  the  uncor- 
ruptible God  into  an  image  made  like  to 
corruptible  man,  and  to  birds,  and  four- 
footed  beasts,  and  creeping  things. 

24  Wherefore  God  also  gave  them  up  to 
uncleanness,  through  the  lusts  of  their  own 
hearts,  to  dishonour  their  own  bodies  be- 
tween themselves : 

25  Who  changed  the  truth  of  God  into  a 
lie,  and  worshipped  and  served  the  creature 
more  than  the  Creator,  who  is  blessed  for 
ever.     Amen. 

26  For  this  cause  God  gave  them  up  un- 
to vile  affections.  For  even  their  women  did 
change  the  natural  use  into  that  which  is 
against  nature : 

27  And  likewise  also  the  men,  leaving 
the  natural  use  of  the  woman,  burned  in 
their  lust  one  toward  another ;  men  with 
men  working  that  which  is  unseemly,  and 
receiving  in  themselves  that  recompense 
of  their  error  which  was  meet. 

28  And  even  as  they  did  not  like  to  re- 
tain God  in  theii'  knowledge,  God  gave 
them  over  to  a  reprobate  mind,  to  do  those 
things  which  are  not  convenient: 

29  Being  filled  with  all  unrighteousness, 
fornication,  wickedness,  covetousness,  ma- 
liciousness ;  full  of  envy,  murder,  debate, 
deceit,  malignity  ;  whisperers, 

30  Backbiters,  haters  of  God,  despiteful, 
proud,  boasters,  inventors  of  evil  things, 
disobedient  to  parents, 

31  Without  understanding,  covenant- 
breakers,  without  natural  affection,  impla- 
cable, unmerciful : 

32  Who,  knowing  the  judgment  of  God, 
that  they  which  commit  such  things  are 
worthy  of  death  ;  not  only  do  the  same,  but 
have  pleasure  in  them  that  do  them. 

CHAP.  II. 

THEREFORE  thou  art  inexcusable,  O 
man,  whosoever  thou  art,  that  judg- 
est:  for  wherein  thou  judgest  another, 
thou  condemnest  thyself;  for  thou  that 
judgest,  doest  the  same  things. 

2  But  we  are  sure  tliat  the  judgment  of 
God  is  according  to  truth,  against  them 
which  commit  such  things. 

3  And  thinkest  thou  this,  O  man,  that 
judgest  them  which  do  such  things,   and 


Sins  cannot  go  unpunished. 


doest  the  same,  that  thou  shalt  escape  the 
judgment  of  God  1 

4  Or  despisest  thou  the  riches  of  his 
goodness,  and  forbearance,  and  long-suf- 
lering;  not  knowing  that  the  goodness  of 
God  leadeth  thee  to  repentance  ? 

5  But  after  thy  hardness  and  impenitent 
heart,  treasurest  up  unto  thyself  wrath 
against  the  day  of  wrath,  and  revelation  of 
the  righteous  judgment  of  God  ; 

6  Who  will  render  to  every  man  accord- 
ing to  his  deeds : 

7  To  them  who  by  patient  continuance 
in  well-doing,  seek  for  glory,  and  honour, 
and  immortality  ;   eternal  life  : 

8  But  unto  them  that  are  contentious, 
and  do  not  obey  the  truth,  but  obey  un- 
righteousness ;  indignation  and  wrath  : 

9  Tribulation  and  anguish  upon  every 
soul  of  man  that  doeth  evil ;  of  the  Jew 
first,  and  also  of  the  Gentile ; 

10  But  glory,  honour,  and  peace,  to 
every  man  that  worketh  good ;  to  the  Jew 
first,  and  also  to  the  Gentile  ; 

11  For  there  is  no  respect  of  persons 
with  God. 

12  For  as  many  as  have  sinned  without 
law,  shall  also  perish  without  law  :  and  as 
many  as  have  sinned  in  the  law,  shall  be 
judged  by  the  law, 

13  (For  not  the  hearers  of  the  law  are 
just  before  God,  but  the  doers  of  the  law 
shall  be  justified. 

14  For  when  the  Gentiles,  which  have 
not  the  law,  do  by  nature  the  things  con- 
tained in  the  law,  these  having  not  the 
law,  are  a  law  unto  themselves. 

15  Which  shew  the  work  of  the  law  writ- 
ten in  their  hearts,  their  conscience  also 
bearing  witness,  and  their  thoughts  the 
mean  while  accusing,  or  else  excusing  one 
another,) 

16  In  the  day  when  God  shall  jtidge  the 
secrets  of  men  by  Jesus  Christ,  according 
to  my  gospel. 

17  Behold,  thou  art  called  a  Jew,  and  rest- 
est  in  the  law,  and  makest  thy  boast  of  God, 

18  And  knowest  his  will,  and  approvest 
the  things  that  are  more  excellent,  being 
instructed  out  of  the  law, 

19  And  art  confident  that  thou  thyself 
art  a  guide  of  the  blind,  a  light  of  them 
which  are  in  darkness, 

20  An  instructor  of  the  foolish,  a  teacher 
of  babes,  which  hast  the  form  of  know- 
ledge, and  of  the  truth  in  the  law  : 

21  Thou  therefore  which  teachest  ano- 
ther, teachest  thou  not  thyself?  thou  that 
preachest  a  man  should  not  steal,  dost  thou 
steal  ? 

22  Thou  that  sayest  a  man  should  not 
commit  adulter}^  dost  thou  commit  adul- 
tery 1  thou  that  abhorrest  idols,  dost  thou 
commit  sacrilege  ? 

23  Thou  that  makest  thy  boast  of  the 
law,  through  breaking  the  law  dishonourest 
thou  God  ? 

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The  prerogative  of  the  Jews.      CHAP.  Ill,  IV.        No  flesh  justified  by  the  law. 


24  For  the  name  of  God  is  blasphemed 
among  the  Gentiles,  through  you,  as  it  is 
written. 

25  For  circumcision  verily  profiteth,  if 
thou  keep  the  law ;  but  if  thou  be  a  breaker 
of  the  law,  thy  circumcision  is  made  uncir- 
cumcision. 

26  Therefore,  iftheuncircumcision  keep 
the  righteousness  of  the  law,  shall  not  his 
uncircumcision  be  counted  for  circum- 
cision 1 

27  And  sliall  not  uncircumcision  which 
is  by  nature,  if  it  fullil  the  law,  judge  thee, 
who  by  the  letter  and  circumcision  dost 
transgress  the  law  1 

28  For  he  is  not  a  Jew,  which  is  one 
outwardly ;  neither  is  that  circumcision, 
which  is  outward  in  the  Hesh : 

29  But  he  is  a  Jew  which  is  one  inward- 
ly ;  and  circumcision  is  that  of  the  heart, 
in  tlie  spirit,  and  not  in  the  letter ;  whose 
praise  is  not  of  men,  but  of  God. 

CHAP.  III. 
"HAT  advantage  then  hath  the  Jew  ? 
or  what  profit  is  there  of  circum- 
cision ? 

2  Much  every  way :  chiefly,  because 
that  unto  them  were  committed  the  oracles 
of  God. 

3  For  what  if  some  did  not  believe  1  shall 
their  unbelief  make  the  faith  of  God  without 
effect  ? 

4  God  forbid :  yea,  let  God  be  true,  but 
every  man  a  liar ;  as  it  is  written,  That  thou 
mightest  be  justified  in  thy  sayings,  and 
mightest  overcome  when  thou  art  judged. 

5  But  if  our  unrighteousness  commend 
the  righteousness  of  God,  what  shall  we 
say  ?  Is  God  unrighteous  who  taketli  ven- 
geance 1  (I  speak  as  a  man.) 

6  God  forbid :  for  then  how  shall  God 
judge  the  world  ? 

7  For  if  the  truth  of  God  hath  more 
abounded  through  my  lie  unto  his  glory; 
why  yet  am  I  also  judged  as  a  sinner  ? 

8  And  not  rather  (as  we  be  slanderously 
reported,  and  as  some  affirm  that  we  say) 
Let  us  do  evil,  that  good  may  come  ?  whose 
damnation  is  just. 

9  What  then  1  are  we  better  than  they  ? 
No,  in  no  wise :  for  we  have  before  proved 
both  Jews  and  Gentiles,  that  they  are  all 
under  sin; 

10  As  it  is  written,  There  is  none 
righteous,  no,  not  one  : 

11  There  is  none  that  understandeth, 
there  is  none  thai  seeketh  after  God. 

12  They  are  all  gone  out  of  the  way, 
they  are  together  become  unprofitable : 
there  is  none  that  doetli  good,  no,  not 
one. 

13  Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre ; 
with  their  tongues  they  have  used  de- 
ceit; the  poison  of  asps  is  under  their 
lips: 

14  Whose  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and 
bitterness. 

17 


15  Their  feet  arc  swift  to  shed  blood. 

16  Destruction  and  miserj^  are  in  their 
ways : 

17  And  the  way  of  peace  have  they  not 
known. 

18  There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  their 
eyes. 

19  Now  we  know  that  what  things  soever 
the  law  saith,  it  saith  to  them  who  are  un- 
der the  law  :  that  every  mouth  may  be 
stopped,  and  all  the  world  may  become 
guilty  before  God. 

20  Therefore  by  the  deeds  of  the  law, 
there  shall  no  flesh  be  justified  in  his  sight: 
for  by  the  law  is  the  knowledge  of  sin. 

21  But  now  the  righteousness  of  God 
without  the  law  is  manifested,  being  wit- 
nessed by  the  law  and  the  prophets ; 

22  Even  the  righteousness  of  God,  which 
is  by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ  unto  ail,  and 
upon  all  them  that  believe  ;  for  there  is  no 
difference : 

23  For  all  have  sinned,  and  come  short 
of  the  glory  of  God  ; 

24  Being  justified  freely  by  his  grace, 
through  the  redemption  that  is  in  Christ 
Jesus : 

25  Whom  God  hath  set  forth  to  be  a  pro- 
pitiation, through  faith  in  his  blood,  to  de- 
clare his  righteousness  for  the  remission  of 
sins  that  are  past,  through  the  forbearance 
of  God; 

26  To  declare,  /  say,  at  this  time  his 
righteousness:  that  he  might  be  just,  and 
the  justifier  of  him  which  believeth  in  Jesus. 

27  Where  is  boasting  then  ?  It  is  ex- 
cluded. By  what  law  ?  of  works  ?  Nay ; 
but  by  the  law  of  faith. 

28  Therefore  we  conclude,  that  a  man 
is  justified  by  faith  without  the  deeds  of 
the  law. 

29  /*■  he  the  God  of  the  Jews  only  ?  is 
he  not  also  of  the  Gentiles  ?  Yes,  of  the 
Gentiles  also : 

30  Seeing  it  is  one  God  which  shall  jus- 
tify the  circumcision  by  faith,  and  uncir- 
cumcision through  faith. 

31  Do  we  then  make  void  the  law 
through  faith  ?  God  forbid  :  yea,  we  esta- 
blish the  law. 

CHAP.  IV. 
HAT  shall  we  then  say  that  Abra- 
ham our  father,  as  pertaining  to  the 
flesh,  hath  found  ? 

2  For  if  Abraham  were  justified  by 
works,  he  hath  whereof  to  glory,  but  not 
before  God. 

3  For  what  saith  the  scripture  ?  Abra- 
ham believed  God,  and  it  was  counted  unto 
him  for  righteousness. 

4  Now  to  him  that  worketh,  is  the 
reward  not  reckoned  of  grace,  but  of 
debt. 

5  But  to  him  that  worketh  not,  but  be- 
lieveth on  him  that  justifieth  the  ungodly, 
his  faith  is  counted  ibr  righteousness. 

6  Even    as    David   also  describeth  the 

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A  braham  s  fai  th. 


ROMANS. 


blessedness  of  the  man  unto  whom  God 
imputeth  righteousness  without  works, 

I  Saying,  Blessed  are  they  whose  ini- 
quities are  forgiven,  and  whose  sins  are 
covered. 

8  Blessed  ir,  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord 
will  not  impute  sin. 

9  Cometh  this  blessedness  then  upon  the 
circumcision  only,  or  upon  the  uncircum- 
cision  also  ?  For  we  say  that  faith  was 
reckoned  to  Abraham  for  righteousness. 

10  How  was  it  then  reckoned '?  when  he 
was  in  circumcision,  or  in  uncircumcision  ? 
Not  in  circumcision,  but  in  uncircumcision. 

II  And  he  received  the  sign  of  circum- 
cision, a  seal  of  the  righteousness  of  the 
faith  which  he  hadyd  being  uncircumcised  : 
that  he  might  be  the  fathe'rof  all  them  that 
believe,  though  they  be  not  circumcised, 
that  righteousness  might  be  imputed  unto 
them  also; 

12  And  the  father  of  circumcision  to 
them  who  are  not  of  the  circumcision  only, 
but  who  also  walk  in  the  steps  of  that  faith 
of  our  father  Abraham,  which  he  had  being 
yet  uncircumcised. 

13  For  the  promise  that  he  should  be  the 
heir  of  the  world  teas  not  to  Abraham,  or 
to  his  seed,  through  the  law,  but  through 
the  righteousness  of  faith. 

14  For  if  they  wliich  are  of  the  law  he 
heirs,  faith  is  made  void,  and  the  promise 
made  of  none  effect. 

15  Because  the  law  worketh  wrath :  for 
where  no  law  is,  there  is  no  transgression. 

16  Tiierefore  it  is  of  faith,  that  it  inight 
he  by  grace  ;  to  the  end  the  promise  might 
be  sure  to  all  the  seed,  not  to  that  only 
which  is  of  the  law,  but  to  tliat  also  which 
is  of  the  faith  of  Abraham,  who  is  the 
father  of  us  all ; 

17  (As  it  is  written,  I  have  made  thee  a 
father  of  many  nations)  before  him  whom 
he  believed,  even  God,  who  quickeneth  the 
dead,  and  calleth  those  things  which  be  not, 
as  though  they  were. 

18  Who  against  hope  believed  in  hope, 
that  he  might  become  the  lather  of  many 
nations ;  according  to  that  which  was 
spoken   So  shall  thy  seed  be. 

19  And  being  not  weak  in  faith,  he  con- 
sidered not  his  own  body  now  dead,  when 
he  was  about  an  hundred  years  old,  neither 
yet  the  deadness  of  Sara's  womb. 

20  He  staggered  not  at  the  promise  of 
God  through  unbelief;  but  was  strong  in 
faith,  giving  glory  to  God  ; 

21  And  being  fully  persuaded,  that  what 
he  had  promised,  he  was  able  also  to  per- 
form. 

22  And  therefore  it  was  imputed  to  him 
for  righteousness. 

23  Now  it  was  not  written  for  his  sake 
alone,  that  it  was  imputed  to  him  ; 

24  But  for  us  also,  to  whom  it  shall  be 
imputed,  if  we  believe  on  him  that  raised 
up  Jesus  our  Lord  from  the  dead, 


Justification  hy  faith 


25  Who  was  delivered  for  our  offences, 
and  was  raised  again  for  our  justification. 
CHAP.  V. 

THEREFORE  being  justified  by  faith, 
we  have  peace  with  God,  through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

2  By  whom  also  we  have  access  by  faith 
into  this  grace  wherein  we  stand,  and  re- 
joice in  hope  of  the  glory  of  God. 

3  And  not  only  so,  but  we  glory  in 
tribulations  also  ;  knowing  that  tribulation 
worketh  patience  ; 

4  And  patience,  experience ;  and  ex- 
perience, hope ; 

5  And  hope  maketh  not  ashamed,  be- 
cause the  love  of  God  is  shed  abroad  in  our 
hearts,  by  the  Holy  Ghost  which  is  given 
unto  us. 

6  For  when  we  were  yet  without  strength, 
in  due  time  Christ  died  for  the  ungodly. 

7  For  scarcely  for  a  righteous  man  will 
one  die  :  yet  peradventure  for  a  good  man 
some  would  even  dare  to  die. 

8  But  God  commendeth  his  love  toward 
us,  in  that  while  we  were  yet  sinners, 
Christ  died  for  us. 

9  Much  more  then,  being  now  justified 
by  his  blood,  we  shall  be  saved  from  wrath 
througli  him. 

10  For  if  when  we  were  enemies,  we 
were  reconciled  to  God  by  the  death  of  his 
Son ;  much  more,  being  reconciled,  we 
shall  be  saved  b}-^  his  life. 

11  And  not  only  .so,  but  we  also  joy  in 
God,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by 
whom  we  have  now  received  the  atone- 
ment. 

12  Wherefore  as  by  one  man  sin  entered 
into  the  world,  and  death  by  sin ;  and  so 
death  passed  upon  all  men,  for  that  all  have 
sinned. 

13  (For  until  the  law,  sin  was  in  the 
world :  but  sin  is  not  imputed  when  there 
is  no  law. 

14  Nevertheless,  death  reigned  from 
Adam  to  Moses,  even  over  them  that  had 
not  sinned  after  the  similitude  of  Adam's 
transgression,  who  is  the  figure  of  him  that 
was  to  come. 

15  But  not  as  the  offence,  so  also  is  the 
free  gift.  For  if  through  the  offence  of  one 
many  be  dead,  much  more  the  grace  of 
God,  and  the  gift  by  grace,  irhich  is  by  one 
man,  Jesus  Christ,  hath  abounded  unto 
many. 

16  And  not  as  it  rims  by  one  that  sinned, 
so  is  the  gift.  For  the  judgment  vms  by- 
one  to  condemnation,  but  the  free  gift  is  of 
many  offences  unto  justification. 

17  For  if  by  one  man's  offence  death 
reigned  by  one ;  much  more  they  which 
receive  abundance  of  grace,  and  of  the  gift 
of  righteousness,  shall  reign  in  life  by  one, 
Jesus  Christ.) 

18  Therefore,  as  by  the  offence  of  one 
judgment  came  upon  all  men  to  condemna- 
tion, even  bo  by  the  righteousness  of  one 

130 


JVe  must  not  live  in  sin. 


CHAP.  VI,  VII. 


the  free  gift  came  upon  all  men  unto  justi- 
fication of  life. 

19  For  as  by  one  man's  disobedience 
many  were  made  sinners,  so  by  the  obe- 
dience of  one  shall  many  be  made  righteous. 

20  Moreover  the  law  entered,  that  the 
offence  might  abound.  But  where  sin 
abounded,  grace  did  much  more  abound  : 

21  That  as  sin  hath  reigned  unto  death, 
even  so  might  grace  reign  through  right- 
eousness unto  eternal  life,  by  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 

CHAP.  VI. 

WHAT  shall  we  say  then  ?  Shall  we 
continue   in  sin,  that   grace   may 
abound  1 

2  God  forbid :  how  shall  we,  that  are 
dead  to  sin,  live  any  longer  therein? 

3  Know  ye  not  that  so  many  of  us  as 
were  baptized  into  Jesus  Christ,  were  bap- 
tized into  his  death  ? 

4  Therefore  we  are  buried  with  him  by 
baptism  into  death  :  that  like  as  Christ  was 
raised  up  from  the  dead  by  the  glory  of  the 
Father,  even  so  we  also  should  walk  in 
newness  of  life. 

5  For  if  we  have  been  planted  to  ether 
in  the  likeness  of  his  death,  we  shall  be 
also  in  the  likeness  of  his  resurrection  : 

6  Knowing  this,  that  our  old  man  is  cru- 
cified with  him,  that  the  body  of  sin  might 
be  destroyed,  that  henceforth  we  should 
not^serve  sin. 

7  For  he  that  is  dead  is  freed  from  sin. 

8  Now  if  we  be  dead  with  Christ,  we  be- 
lieve that  we  shall  also  live  with  him  : 

9  Knowing  that  Christ,  being  raised  from 
the  dead,  dieth  no  more ;  death  hath  no 
more  dominion  over  him. 

10  For  in  that  he  died,  he  died  unto  sin 
once  :  but  in  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth  unto 
God. 

11  Likewise  reckon  ye  also  j'ourselves 
to  be  dead  indeed  unto  sin,  but  alive  unto 
God  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

12  Let  not  sin  therefore  reign  in  your 
mortal  body,  that  ye  should  obey  it  in  the 
lusts  thereof. 

13  Neither  yield  ye  your  members  «s 
instruments  of  unrighteousness  unto  sin: 
but  yield  yourselves  unto  God,  as  those 
that  are  alive  from  the  dead,  and  your 
members  as  instruments  of  righteousness 
unto  God  : 

14  For  sin  shall  not  have  dominion  over 
you  :  for  ye  are  not  under  the  law,  but  un- 
der grace. 

15  What  then  ?  shall  we  sin,  because  we 
are  not  under  the  law,  but  under  grace  ? 
God  forbid. 

16  Know  ye  not,  that  to  whom  ye  yield 
yourselves  servants  to  obey,  his  servants  ye 
are  to  whom  ye  obey ;  whether  of  sin  unto 
death,  or  of  obedience  unto  righteous- 
ness 1 

17  But  God  be  thanked,  that  ye  were  the 
servants  of  sin  ;  but  ye  have  obeyed  from 


The  power  of  the  law. 


the  heart  that  form  of  doctrine  which  was 
delivered  you. 

18  Being  then  made  free  from  sin,  ye 
became  the  servants  of  righteousness. 

19  I  speak  after  the  manner  of  men,  be- 
cause of  the  infirmity  of  j-our  flesh  :  for  as 
ye  have  yielded  your  members  servants  to 
uncleanness  and  to  iniquity,  unto  iniquity  ; 
even  ,so  now  yield  your  members  servants 
to  righteousness,  unto  holiness. 

20  For  when  ye  were  the  servants  of  sin, 
ye  were  free  from  righteousness. 

21 'What  fruit  had  ye  then  in  those 
things  whereof  ye  are  now  ashamed  ?  for 
the  end  of  those  things  is  death. 

22  But  now  being  made  free  from  sin, 
and  become  servants  to  God,  ye  have  your 
fruit  unto  holiness,  and  the  end  everlasting 
hfe. 

23  For  the  wages  of  sin  is  death :  but 
the  gift  of  God  is  eternal  life,  through  Je- 
sus Christ  our  Lord. 

CHAP.  VIL 
NOW  ye  not,  brethren,  (for  I  speak 
to  them  that  know  the  law.)  how  tliat 
the  law  hath  dominion  over  a  man  as  long 
as  he  liveth  'I 

2  For  the  woman  which  hath  an  husband, 
is  bound  by  the  law  to  her  husband  so  long 
as  he  liveth;  but  if  the  husband  be  dead, 
she  is  loosed  from  the  law  oUirr  husband. 

3  So  then,  if  while  her  husband  liveth, 
she  be  married  to  another  man,  she  shall 
be  called  an  adulteress  :  but  if  her  husband 
be  dead,  she  is  free  from  that  law  ;  so  that 
she  is  no  adulteress,  though  she  be  married 
to  another  man. 

4  Wherefore,  my  brethren,  ye  also  are 
become  dead  to  the  law  by  the  body  of 
Christ ;  that  ye  should  be  married  to  ano- 
ther, eve??,  to  him  who  is  raised  from  tlie 
dead,  that  we  should  bring  forth  Iruit  unto 
God. 

5  For  when  we  were  in  the  flesh,  the 
motions  of  sins,  which  were  by  the  law,  did 
work  in  our  members  to  bring  forth  fruit 
unto  death  : 

6  But  now  we  are  delivered  from  the 
law,  that  being  dead  wherein  we  were  held  ; 
that  we  should  serve  in  newness  of  spirit, 
and  not  in  the  oldness  of  the  letter. 

7  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  Is  the  law 
sin  ?  God  forbid.  Nay,  I  had  not  known 
sin,  but  by  the  law  :  for  I  had  not  known 
lust,  except  the  law  had  said.  Thou  shalt 
not  covet. 

8  But  sin,  taking  occasion  by  the  com- 
mandment, wrought  in  me  all  maimer  of 
concupiscence.  For  without  the  law  sin 
was  dead. 

9  For  I  was  alive  without  the  law  once : 
but  when  the  commandment  came,  sin  re- 
vived, and  1  died. 

10  And  the  commandment  which  loas 
oi-clainvd  to  lite,  1  found  to  be  unto  death. 

11  For  sin,  taking  occasion  by  the  com- 
mandment, deceived  me,  and  by  it  slew  mt. 

131 


Who  arc  free  of  condemnation.        ROMANS. 


We  are  saved  by  hope. 


12  Wherefore  the  law  is  holy,  and  the 
commandment  holy,  and  just,  and  good. 

13  Was  then  that  which  is  good  made 
death  unto  me  ?  God  forbid.  But  sin,  that 
it  might  appear  sin,  working  death  in  me 
by  that  which  is  good;  that  sin  by  the 
commandment  might  become  exceeding 
sinful. 

14  For  we  know  that  the  law  is  spiritual : 
but  I  am  carnal,  sold  under  sin. 

15  For  that  which  I  do,  I  allow  not :  for 
what  I  would,  that  do  I  not ;  but  what  I 
hate,  that  do  I. 

16  If  then  I  do  that  which  I  would  not, 
I  consent  unto  the  law  that  it  is  good. 

17  Now  then  it  is .  no  more  I  that  do  it, 
but  sin  that  dwelleth  in  me. 

18  For  1  know  that  in  me  (that  is,  in  my 
flesh,)  dwelleth  no  good  thing:  for  to  will 
is  present  with  me  ;  but  hoio  to  perform 
that  which  is  good,  I  find  not. 

19  For  the  good  that  1  would,  I  do  not ; 
but  the  evil  which  I  would  not,  that  I  do. 

20  Now  if  I  do  that  I  would  not,  it  is  no 
more  I  that  do  it,  but  sin  that  dwelleth  in 
me. 

21  1  find  then  a  law,  that  when  I  would 
do  good,  evil  is  present  with  me. 

22  For  I  delight  in  the  law  of  God,  after 
the  inward  man : 

23  But  I  see  another  law  in  my  mem- 
bers warring  against  the  law  of  my  mind, 
and  bringing  me  into  captivity  to  the  law 
of  sin  which  is  in  my  members. 

24  O  wretched  man  that  I  am  !  who  shall 
deliver  me  from  the  body  of  this  death  ! 

25  I  thank  God,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.  So  then,  with  the  mind  I  my- 
self serve  the  law  of  God ;  but  with  the 
flesh  the  law  of  sin. 

CHAP.  VIII. 
^HERE  is  therefore  now  no  condemna- 
-*    tion  to  them  which  are  in  Christ  Jesus, 
who  walk  not  after  the  flesh,  but  after  the 
Spirit. 

2  For  the  law  of  the  Spirit  of  life  in 
Christ  Jesus,  hath  made  me  free  from  the 
law  of  sin  and  death. 

3  For  what  the  law  could  not  do,  in  that 
it  was  weak  through  the  flesh,  God  sending 
his  own  Son  in  the  likeness  of  sinful  flesh, 
and  for  sin,  condemned  sin  in  the  flesh : 

4  That  the  righteousness  of  the  law 
might  be  fulfilled  in  us,  who  walk  not  after 
the  flesh,  but  after  the  Spirit. 

5  For  they  that  are  after  the  flesh,  do 
mind  the  things  of  the  flesh :  but  they 
that  are  after  the  Spirit,  the  things  of  the 
Spirit. 

6  For  to  be  carnally  minded  is  death ; 
but  to  be  spiritually  minded  is  life  and 
peace : 

7  Because  the  carnal  mind  is  enmity 
against  God :  for  it  is  not  subject  to  the 
law  of  God,  neither  indeed  can  be. 

8  So  then  they  that  are  in  the  flesh  can- 
not please  God. 


9  But  ye  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the 
Spirit,  if  so  be  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwell 
in  you.  Now  if  any  man  have  not  the 
Spirit  of  Christ,  he  is  none  of  his. 

10  And  if  Christ  he  in  you,  the  body  is 
dead  because  of  sin ;  but  the  Spirit  is  life 
because  of  righteousness. 

11  But  if  the  Spirit  of  him  that  raised 
up  Jesus  from  the  dead  dwell  in  you,  he 
that  raised  up  Christ  from  the  dead  shall 
also  quicken  your  mortal  bodies  by  his 
Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  you. 

12  Therefore,  brethren,  we  are  debtors 
not  to  the  flesh,  to  live  after  the  flesh. 

13  For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh,  ye  shall 
die :  but  if  ye  through  the  Spirit  do  mor- 
tify the  deeds  of  the  body,  ye  shall  live. 

14  For  as  many  as  are  led  by  the  Spirit 
of  God,  they  are  the  sons  of  God. 

15  For  ye  have  not  received  the  spirit 
of  bondage  again  to  fear ;  but  ye  have  re- 
ceived the  Spirit  of  adoption,  where  we 
cry,  Abba,  Father. 

16  The  Spirit  itself  beareth  witness  with 
our  spirit,  that  we  are  the  children  of  God  : 

17  And  if  children,  then  heirs:  heirs  of 
God,  and  joint-heirs  with  Christ ;  if  so  be 
that  we  suffer  with  him,  that  we  may  be 
also  glorified  together. 

18  For  I  reclvon,  that  the  sufferings  of 
this  present  time  are  not  worthy  to  be  cunt- 
pared  with  the  glory  which  shall  be  reveal- 
ed in  us. 

19  For  the  earnest  expectation  of  the 
creature  waiteth  for  the  manifestation  of 
the  sons  of  God. 

20  For  the  creature  was  made  subject  to 
vanity,  not  willingly,  but  by  reason  of  him 
who  hath  subjected  the  same  in  hope  ; 

21  Because  the  creature  itself  also  shall 
be  delivered  from  the  bondage  of  cor- 
ruption, into  the  glorious  liberty  of  the 
children  of  God. 

22  For  we  know  that  the  whole  creation 
groaneth,  and  travaileth  in  pain  together 
until  now : 

23  And  not  on]}' they,  but  ourselves  also, 
which  have  the  first-fruits  of  the  Spirit, 
even  we  ourselves  groan  within  ourselves, 
waiting  for  the  adoption,  to  tcit,  the  re- 
demption of  our  body. 

24  For  we  are  saved  by  hope :  but  hope 
that  is  seen,  is  not  hope  :  for  what  a  man 
seeth,  why  doth  he  yet  hope  for? 

25  But  if  we  hope  for  that  we  see  not, 
then  do  we  with  patience  wait  for  if. 

26  Likewise  the  Spirit  also  helpeth  our 
infirmities:  for  we  know  not  what  we 
should  pray  for  as  we  ought :  but  the  Spirit 
itself  maketh  intercession  for  us  with  groan- 
ings  which  cannot  be  uttered. 

27  And  he  that  searcheth  the  hearts 
knoweth  what  is  the  mind  of  the  Spirit,  be- 
cause he  maketh  intercession  for  the  saints, 
according  to  the  loill  of  God. 

28  And  we  know  that  all  things  work  to- 
gether for  good,  to  them  that  love  God,  to 

132 


PauVs  sorrow  for  the  Jews.  CHAP.  IX. 


them  who  are  the  called  according  to  his 
purpose. 

29  For  whom  he  did  foreknow,  he  also 
did  predestinate  to  he  conformed  to  the 
image  of  his  Son,  that  he  might  be  the  first- 
born among  many  brethren. 

30  Moreover,  whom  lie  did  predestinate, 
them  he  also  called  :  and  whom  he  called, 
them  he  also  justified  :  and  whom  he  jus- 
tified, them  he  also  glorified. 

31  What  shall  we  then  say  to  these 
things  7  If  God  be  for  us,  who  can  be 
against  us? 

32  He  that  spared  not  his  own  Son,  but 
delivered  him  up  for  us  all,  how  shall  he  not 
with  him  also  freely  give  us  all  things  1 

33  Who  shall  lay  any  thing  to  the  charge 
of  God's  elect  ?  It  is  God  that  justifieth  : 

34  Who  is  he  that  condemneth  ?  It  is 
Christ  that  died,  yea,  rather,  that  is  risen 
again,  who  is  even  at  the  right  hand  of  God, 
who  also  maketh  intercession  for  us. 

35  Who  shall  separate  us  from  the  love 
of  Christ  1  shall  tribulation,  or  distress,  or 
persecution,  or  famine,  or  nakedness,  or 
peril,  or  sword  ? 

36  As  it  is  written.  For  thy  sake  we  are 
killed  all  the  day  long;  we  are  accounted 
as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 


The  calling  of  the  Gentiles. 


this  time  will  I  come,  and  Sara  shall  have  a 
son. 

10  And  not  only  this;  but  when  Rebec- 
ca also  had  conceived  by  one,  even  by  our 
father  Isaac, 

11  (For  the  children  being  not  yet  born, 
neither  having  done  any  good  or  evil,  tliat 
the  purpose  of  God,  according  to  election 
might  stand,  not  of  works,  but  of  him  that 
calleth  ;) 

12  It  was  said  unto  her,  The  elder  shall 
serve  the  younger. 

13  As  it  is  written,  Jacob  have  I  loved, 
but  Esau  have  I  hated. 

14  What  shall  we  say  then  ?  Is  there  un- 
righteousness with  God  ?  God  forbid. 

1.5  For  he  saith  to  Moses,  I  will  have 
mercy  on  whom  I  will  have  mercy,  and  I 
will  have  compassion  on  whom  I  will  have 
compassion. 

16  So  then,  it  is  not  of  him  that  willeth, 
nor  of  him  that  runneth,  but  of  God  that 
she  wet  h  mercy. 

17  For  the  scripture  saith  unto  Pharaoh, 
Even  for  this  same  purpose  have  I  raised 
thee  up,  that  I  might  shew  my  power  in 
thee,  and  that  my  name  might  be  declared 
throughout  all  the  earth. 

18  Therefore  hath  he  mercy  on  whom 


37  Naj^,  in  all  these  things  we  are  more  |  he  will  have  mercy,  and  whom  he  will  he 


than  conquerors,  through  him  that  loved 
us. 

38  For  I  am  persuaded,  that  neither 
death,  nor  life,  nor  angels,  nor  principali- 
ties, nor  powers,  nor  things  present,  nor 
things  to  come, 

39  Nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other 
creature,  shall  be  able  to  separate  us  from 
the  love  of  God  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord. 

CHAP.  IX. 

I  SAY  the  truth  in  Christ,  I  lie  not,  my 
conscience  also  bearing  me  witness  in 
the  Holy  Ghost, 

2  That  I  have  great  heaviness  and  con- 
tinual sorrow  in  my  heart. 

3  For  I  could  wish  that  myself  were  ac- 
cursed from  Christ,  for  my  brethren,  my 
kinsmen  according  to  the  flesh  : 

4  Who  are  Israelites  ;  to  whom  pertain- 
eth  the  adoption,  and  the  glory,  and  the 
covenants,  and  the  giving  of  the  law,  and 
the  service  of  God,  and  the  promises; 


5  Whose  are  the  fathers,  and  of  whom,  loved 


as  concerning  the  flesh,  Christ  came,  who 
is  over  all,  God  blessed  for  ever.     Amen. 

6  Not  as  though  the  word  of  God  hath 
taken  none  effect.  For  they  are  not  all 
Israel,  which  are  of  Israel : 

7  Neither,  because  they  are  the  seed  of 
Abraham,  are  they  all  children:  but,  In 
Isaac  shall  thy  seed  be  called. 

8  That  is.  They  which  are  the  children 
of  the  flesh,  these  are  not  the  children  of 
God;  but  the  children  of  the  promise  are 
counted  for  the  seed. 

9  For  this  is  the  word  of  promise,  At 


hardeneth. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then  unto  me.  Why 
doth  he  yet  find  fault  1  for  who  hath  re- 
sisted his  will  1 

20  Nay  but,  O  man,  who  art  thou  that 
repliest  against  God  1  Shall  the  thing  form- 
ed say  to  him  that  formed  it,  Why  hast  thou 
made  me  thus? 

21  Hath  not  the  potter  power  over  the 
clay,  of  the  same  lump  to  make  one  vessel 
unto  honour,  and  another  unto  dishonour  ? 

22  What  if  God,  willing  to  shew  his 
wrath,  and  to  make  his  power  known,  en- 
dured with  much  long-suffering  the  vessels 
of  wrath  fitted  to  destruction  : 

23  And  that  he  might  make  knoAvn  the 
riches  of  his  glory  on  the  vessels  of  mercy, 
which  he  had  afore  prepared  unto  glory, 

24  Even  us,  whom  he  hath  called,  not 
of  the  Jews  only,  but  also  of  the  Gentiles  ? 

25  As  he  saith  also  in  Osee,  I  will  call 
them  My  people,  which  were  not  my  peo- 
ple ;    and  Jier  Beloved,  which  was  not  be- 


26  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  in  the 
place  where  it  was  said  unto  them,  Ye  are 
not  my  people  ;  there  shall  they  be  called, 
The  children  of  the  living  God. 

27  Esaias  also  crieth  concerning  L^raol, 
Though  the  number  of  the  children  of  Is- 
rael be  as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  a  remnant 
shall  be  saved : 

28  For  he  will  finish  the  work,  and  cut 
it  short  in  righteousness :  because  a  short 
work  will  the  Lord  make  upon  the  earth. 

29  And  as  Esaias  said  before.  Except 
the  Lord  of  Sabaoth  had  left  us  a  seed,  wc;. 

133  ' 


Believers  shall  be  saved. 


ROMANS. 


All  Israel  not  cast  off. 


had  been  as  Sodoma,  and  been  made  like 
unto  Gomorrha. 

30  What  shall  we  say  then?  That  the 
Gentiles  which  followed  not  after  right- 
eousness, have  attained  to  righteousness, 
even  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith  : 

31  But  Israel,  which  followed  after  the 
law  of  righteousness,  hath  not  attained  to 
the  law  of  righteousness. 

32  Wherefore  ?  Because  tkcy  sought  it 
not  by  faith,  but  as  it  were  by  the  works  of 
the  law.  For  they  stumbled  at  that  stum- 
bling-stone ; 

33  As  it  is  written,  Behold,  I  lay  in  Sion 
a  stumbling-stone,  and  rock  of  offence  : 
and  whosoever  believeth  on  him  shall  not 
be  ashamed. 

CHAP.  X. 

BRETHREN,  my  heart's  desire  and 
prayer  to  God  for  Israel  is,  that  they 
might  be  saved. 

2  For  I  bear  them  record  that  they  have 
a  zeal  of  God,  but  not  according  to  know- 
ledge. 

3  For  they,  being  ignorant  of  God's 
righteousness,  and  going  about  to  establish 
their  own  righteousness,  have  not  submit- 
ted themselves  unto  the  righteousness  of 
God. 

4  For  Christ  is  the  end  of  the  law  for 
righteousness  to  every  one  that  believeth. 

5  For  Moses  describeth  the  righteousness 
which  is  of  the  law,  That  the  man  which 
doeth  those  things  sliall  live  by  them. 

6  But  the  righteousness  which  is  of  faith 
speaketh  on  this  wise,  Say  not  in  thine 
heart,  Who  shall  ascend  into  heaven?  (that 
is,  to  brins  Christ  down  from  above  :) 

7  Or,  Who  shall  descend  into  the  deep? 
(that  is,  to  bring  up  Christ  again  from  the 
deadj 

8  But  what  saith  it  ?  The  word  is  nigh 
thee,  even  in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart: 
that  is,  the  word  of  faith,  which  we  preach: 

9  That  if  thon  shalt  confess  with  thy 
mouth  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  shalt  believe  in 
thine  iieart  that  God  hath  raised  liim  from 
the  dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved. 

10  For  with  the  heart  man  believeth 
unto  righteousness ;  and  with  the  mouth 
confession  is  made  unto  salvation. 

11  For  the  scripture  saith.  Whosoever 
believeth  on  him  shall  not  be  ashamed. 

12  For  there  is  no  difference  between 
the  Jew  and  the  Greek :  for  the  same  Lord 
over  all,  is  rich  unto  all  that  call  upon 
him. 

13  For  whosoever  shall  call  upon  the 
name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved. 

14  How  then  shall  they  call  on  him  in 
wliom  they  have  not  believed?  and  how 
shall  they  believe  in  him  of  whom  they 
have  not  heard  ?  and  how  shall  they  hear 
without  a  preacher? 

15  And  how  shall  they  preach,  except 
they  be  sent  ?  as  it  is  written,  How  beauti- 
ful  are  the  feet  of  them  that  preach  the 


gospel  of  peace,  and  bring  glad  tidings  of 
good  things ! 

16  But  they  have  not  all  obeyed  the  gos- 
pel. For  Esaias  saith,  Lord,  who  hath  be- 
lieved our  report? 

17  So  then,  faith  cometk  by  hearing,  and 
hearing  by  the  word  of  God. 

18  But  I  say.  Have  they  not  heard  ?  Yes 
verily,  their  sound  went  into  all  the  earth, 
and  their  words  unto  the  ends  of  the  world. 

19  But  I  say.  Did  not  Israel  know  ? 
First,  Moses  saith,  1  will  provoke  you  to 
jealousy  by  them  that  arc  no  people,  and 
by  a  foolish  nation  I  will  anger  you. 

20  But  Esaias  is  very  bold,  and  saith,  1 
was  found  of  them  that  sought  me  not ;  I 
was  made  manifest  unto  them  that  asked 
not  after  me. 

21  But  to  Israel  he  saith.  All  day  long  I 
have  stretched  forth  my  hands  unto  a  diso- 
bedient and  gainsaying  people. 

CHAP.  XI. 

I  SAY  then.  Hath  God  cast  away  his 
people  ?  God  forbid.  For  I  also  am  an 
Israelite,  of  the  seed  of  Abraham,  of  the 
tribe  of  Benjamin. 

2  God  hath  not  cast  awaj^  his  people 
which  he  foreknew.  W^ot  ye  not  what  the 
scripture  saith  of  Elias?  how  he  maketh 
intercession  to  God  against  Israel,  saving, 

3  Lord,  they  have  killed  thy  prophets, 
and  digged  down  tliine  altars ;  and  I  am 
left  alone,  and  they  seek  my  life. 

4  But  what  sahh  the  answer  of  God  unto 
him  ?  1  have  reserved  to  myself  seven  thou- 
sand men,  who  have  not  bowed  the  knee 
to  the  image  of  Baal. 

5  Even  so  then  at  this  present  time  also 
there  is  a  remnant  according  to  the  election 
of  grace. 

6  And  if  by  grace,  then  is  it  no  more 
of  works  :  otherwise  grace  is  no  more  grace. 
Bat  if  it  be  of  works,  then  is  it  no  more 
grace  :  otherwise  work  is  no  more  work. 

7  What  then  ?  Israel  hath  not  obtained 
that  which  he  seeketh  for  ;  but  the  elec- 
tion hath  obtained  it,  and  the  rest  were 
blinded 

8  (According  as  it  is  written,  God  hath 
given  them  the  spirit  of  slumber,  eyes  that 
they  should  not  see,  and  ears  that  they 
should  not  hear  ;)  unto  this  day. 

9  And  David  saith.  Let  their  table  be 
made  a  snare,  and  a  trap,  and  a  stumbling- 
block,  and  a  recompense  unto  them  : 

10  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they 
may  not  see,  and  bow  down  their  back 
alway. 

Ill  say  then,  Have  thej^  stumbled  that 
they  should  fall  ?  God  forbid :  but  rather 
through  their  fall  salvation  is  come  unto  the 
Gentiles,  for  to  provoke  them  to  jealousy. 

12  Now  if  the  fall  of  them  be  the  riches 
of  the  world,  and  the  diminishing  of  them 
the  riches  of  the  Gentiles ;  how  much  more 
their  fulness? 

13  For  I  speak  to  you   Gentiles,  inas- 

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Some  elected,  some  hardened.  CHAP 
much  as  I  am  the  apostle  of  the  Gentiles, 
I  fnagnify  mine  office  : 

14  If  by  any  means  I  may  provoke  to 
emulation  them  icldcli  are  my  flesh,  and 
might  save  some  of  them. 

15  For  if  the  casting  away  of  them  be 
the  reconciling  of  the  world,  what  skull  the 
receiving  of  them  be,  but  life  from  the  dead  ? 

16  For  if  the  first  fruit  be  holy,  the  lump 
is  also  holy  :  and  if  the  root  be  holy,  so  are 
the  branches. 

17  And  if  some  of  the  branches  be 
broken  off,  and  thou,  being  a  wild  olive- 
tree,  wert  graffed  in  among  them,  and  with 
them  partakest  of  the  root  and  fatness  of 
the  olive-tree ; 

18  Boast  not  against  the  branches.  But 
if  thou  boast,  thou  bearest  not  the  root,  but 
the  root  thee. 

19  Thou  wilt  say  then.  The  branches 
were  broken  off,  that  I  might  be  graffed  in. 

20  Well  ;  because  of  unbelief  they  were 
broken  off,  and  thou  standest  by  faith. 
Be  not  high-minded,  but  fear  : 

21  For  if  God  spared  not  the  natural 
branches,  take  heed  lest  he  also  spare  not 
thee. 

22  Behold  therefore  the  goodness  and 
severity  of  God  :  on  them  which  fell,  seve- 
rit}' ;  but  toward  thee,  goodness,  if  thou 
continue  in  his  goodness  :  otherwise  thou 
also  shalt  be  cut  off. 

23  And  they  also,  if  they  abide  not  in 
unbelief,  shall  be  graffed  in  :  for  God  is 
able  to  graff  them  in  again. 

24  For  if  thou  wert  cut  out  of  the  olive- 
tree  which  is  wild  by  nature,  and  wert 
graffed  contrary  to  nature  into  a  good  olive- 
tree;  how  much  more  shall  these,  which  be 
the  natural  branches,  be  graffed  into  their 
own  olive-tree? 

25  For  I  would  not,  brethren,  that  ye 
should  be  ignorant  of  this  mystery,  (lest 
ye  should  be  wise  in  your  own  conceits,) 
that  blindness  in  part  is  happened  to  Israel, 
until  the  fulness  of  the  Gentiles  be  come  in. 

26  And  so  all  Israel  shall  be  saved  :  as  it 
is  written.  There  shall  come  out  of  Sion 
the  Deliverer,  and  shall  turn  away  ungodli- 
ness from  Jacob  : 

27  For  this  is  my  covenant  unto  them, 
when  I  shall  take  away  their  sins. 

28  As  concerning  the  gospel,  they  are 
enemies  for  your  sakes :  but  as  touching 
the  election,  they  are  beloved  for  the  fathers' 
sakes. 

29  For  the  gifts  and  calling  of  God  are 
without  repentance. 

30  For  as  ye  in  times  past  have  not  be- 
lieved God.  yet  have  now  obtained  mercy 
through  their  unbelief; 

31  Even  so  have  these  also  now  not  be- 
lieved, that  through  your  mercy  they  also 
mav  obtain  mercy. 

32  For  God  hath  concluded  them  all  in 
unbelief,  that  he  might  have  mercy  upon 
all. 


•  XII.  Pride  forbidden. 

33  O  the  depth  of  the  riches  both  of  the 
wisdom  and  knowledge  of  God !  how  un- 
searchable are  his  judgments,  and  his  ways 
past  finding  out  1 

34  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the 
Lord  ?  or  who  hath  been  his  coun.<:ellor? 

35  Or  who  hath  first  given  to  him,  and 
it  shall  be  recompensed  unto  him  again  ? 

36  For  of  him,  and  through  him,  and  to 
him  are  all  things :  to  whom  be  glory  for 
ever.    Amen. 

CHAP.  XII. 

I  BESEECH  you  therefore,  brethren,  by 
the  mercies  of  God,  that  ye  present 
your  bodies  a  living  sacrifice,  holy,  ac- 
ceptable unto  God,  which  is  your  reasona- 
ble service. 

2  And  be  not  conformed  to  this  world  : 
but  be  ye  transformed  by  the  renewing  of 
your  mind,  that  ye  may  prove  what  is  that 
good,  and  acceptable,  and  perfect  will  of 
God. 

3  For  I  say,  through  the  grace  given 
unto  me,  to  every  man  that  i.=  among  you, 
not  to  think  of  himself  more  highly  than 
he  ought  to  think  ;  but  to  think  soberly, 
according  as  God  hath  dealt  to  every  man 
the  measure  of  faith. 

4  For  as  we  have  many  members  in  one 
body,  and  all  members  have  not  the  same 
office : 

5  So  we,  being  many,  are  one  bod}^  in 
Christ,  and  every  one  members  one  of 
another. 

6  Having  then  gifts,  differing  according 
to  the  grace  that  is  given  to  us,  whether 
prophecy,  let  us  prophesy  according  to  the 
proportion  of  faith  ; 

7  7  Or  ministry,  let  vs  wait  on  our  minis- 
tering :  or  he  that  teacheth,  on  teaching : 

8  Or  he  that  exhorteth,  on  exhortation : 
he  that  giveth,  let  him  do  it  with  simplicity : 
he  that  ruleth,  with  diligence ;  he  that 
sheweth  mercy,  with  cheerfulness. 

9  Let  love  be  without  dissimulation. 
Abhor  that  which  is  evil ;  cleave  to  that 
which  is  good. 

10  Be  kindly  affectioned  one  to  another 
with  brotherly  love;  in  honour  preferring 
one  another ; 

11  Not  slothfiil  in  business;  fervent  in 
spirit ;  .serving  the  Lord  ; 

12  Rejoicing  in  hope;  patient  in  tribu- 
lation ;  continuing  instant  m  prayer ; 

13  Distributing  to  the  necessity  of  saints ; 
given  to  hospitality. 

14  Bless  them  which  persecute  you; 
bless,  and  curse  not. 

15  Rejoice  with  them  that  do  rejoice, 
and  weep  with  them  that  weep. 

16  Be  of  the  same  mind  one  toward 
another.  Mind  not  high  things,  but  con- 
descend to  men  of  low  estate.  Be  not  wise 
in  vour  own  conceits. 

17  Recompense  to  no  man  evil  for  evil. 
Provide  things  honest  in  the  sight  of  all 
men. 

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Duties  to  magistrates.  ROMANS 

18  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as  lieth  in 
jou,  live  peaceably  with  all  men. 

19  Dearly  beloved,  avenge  not  your- 
selves, but  rather  give  place  unto  wrath  : 
for  it  is  written,  Vengeance  is  mine  ;  I  will 
repay,  saith  the  Lord. 

20  Therefore,  if  thine  enemy  hunger, 
feed  him  ;  if  he  thirst,  give  him  drink  :  for 
ill  so  doing  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  on 
his  head. 

21  Be  not  overcome  of  evil,  but  overcome 
evil  with  good. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

LET  every  soul  be  subject  unto  the 
higher  powers.  For  there  is  no 
power  but  of  God  :  the  powers  that  be,  are 
ordained  of  God. 

2  Whosoever  therefore  resisteth  the 
power,  resisteth  the  ordinance  of  God : 
and  tiiey  that  resist  shall  receive  to  them- 
selves damnation. 

3  For  rulers  are  not  a  terror  to  good 
works,  but  to  the  evil.  Wilt  thou  then  not 
be  afraid  of  the  power  ?  do  tliat  which  is 
good,  and  thou  shalt  have  praise  of  the 
same : 

4  For  he  is  the  minister  of  God  to  thee 
for  good.  But  if  thou  do  that  which  is  evil, 
be  afraid  ;  for  he  beareth  not  the  sword  in 
vain :  for  he  is  the  minister  of  God,  a  re- 
venger to  execute  wrath  upon  him  that 
■doeth  evil. 

5  Wherefore  ye  must  needs  be  subject, 
not  onl}'  for  wrath,  but  also  for  conscience' 
sake. 

6  For,  for  this  cause  pay  ye  tribute  also : 
for  they  are  God's  ministers,  attending  con- 
tinually upon  this  very  thing. 

7  Render  therefore  to  all  their  dues : 
tribute  to  whom  tribute  is  due  ;  custom  to 
whom  custom  ;  fear  to  whom  fear ;  honour 
to  whom  honour. 

8  Owe  no  man  any  thing,  but  to  love  one 
another:  for  he  that  loveth  another  hath 
fulfilled  the  law. 

9  For  this.  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adul- 
tery, Thou  shalt  not  kill,  Thou  shalt  not 
steal,  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness, 
Thou  shalt  not  covet  ;  and  if  there  be  any 
other  commandment,  it  is  briefly  compre- 
hended in  this  saying,  namely,  Thou  shalt 
love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself 

10  Love  worketh  no  ill  to  his  neighbour: 
therefore  love  is  the  fulfilHng  of  the  law. 

11  And  that,  knowing  the  time,  that  now 
it  is  high  time  to  awake  out  of  sleep  :  for 
now  is  our  salvation  nearer  than  when  we 
believed. 

12  The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day  is  at 
hand  :  let  us  therefore  cast, off  the  works  of 
darkness,  and  let  us  put  on  the  armour  of 
light. 

13  Let  us  walk  honestly,  as  in  the  day ; 
not  in  rioting  and  drunkenness,  not  in 
chambering  and  wantonness,  not  in  strife 
and  envying. 

14  But  put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 


Of  things  indifferent. 
and   make  not   provision  for  the  flesh,  to 
fulfil  the  lusts  thereof 

CHAP.  XIV. 
TTIM  that  is  weak  in  the  faith 


m  tne  laitn  receive 
ye,  but  not  to  doubtful  disputations. 

2  For  one  believeth  that  he  may  eat  all 
things  ;  another,  who  is  weak,  eateth  herbs. 

3  Let  not  him  that  eateth,  despise  him 
that  eateth  not ;  and  let  not  him  which  eat- 
eth not,  judge  him  that  eateth:  for  God 
hath  received  him. 

4  Who  art  thou  that  judgest  another 
man's  servant  1  to  his  own  master  he  stand- 
eth  or  falleth  :  yea,  he  shall  be  holden  up : 
for  God  is  able  to  make  him  stand. 

5  One  man  esteemeth  one  day  above 
another :  another  esteemeth  every  day 
alike.  Let  every  man  be  fully  persuaded 
in  his  own  mind. 

6  He  that  regardeth  the  day,  regardeth 
it  unto  the  Lord :  and  he  that  regardeth 
not  the  day,  to  the  Lord  he  doth  not  re- 
gard it.  He  that  eateth,  eateth  to  the 
Lord,  for  he  giveth  God  thanks;  and  he 
that  eateth  not,  to  the  Lord  he  eateth  not, 
and  giveth  God  thanks. 

7  For  none  of  us  liveth  to  himself,  and 
no  man  dieth  to  himself. 

8  For  whether  we  live,  we  live  unto  the 
Lord ;  and  whether  we  die,  we  die  unto 
the  Lord:  whether  we  live  therefore,  or 
die,  we  are  the  Lord's. 

9  For  to  this  end  Christ  both  died,  and 
rose,  and  revived,  that  he  might  be  Lord 
both  of  the  dead  and  living. 

10  But  why  dost  thou  judge  thy  brother  1 
or  why  dost  thou  set  at  nought  thy  brother  ? 
for  we  shall  all  stand  before  the  judgment- 
seat  of  Christ. 

11  For  it  is  written,  ^.s  I  live,  saith  the 
Lord,  every  knee  shall  bow  to  me,  and 
every  tongue  shall  confess  to  God. 

12  So  then  every  one  of  us  shall  give 
account  of  himself  to  God. 

13  Let  us  not  therefore  judge  one  ano- 
ther any  more  :  but  judge  this  rather,  that 
no  man  put  a  stumbling-block,  or  an  occa- 
sion to  fall  in  his  brother's  way. 

14  I  know,  and  am  persuaded  by  the 
Lord  Jesus,  that  there  is  nothing  unclean 
of  itself:  but  to  him  that  esteemeth  any 
thing  to  be  unclean,  to  him  it  is  unclean. 

15  But  if  thy  brother  be  grieved  with  thy 
meat,  now  walkest  thou  not  charitably.  De- 
stroy not  him  with  thy  meat,  for  whom 
Christ  died. 

16  Let  not  then  your  good  be  evil  spok- 
en of: 

17  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  meat 
and  drink,  but  righteousness,  and  peace, 
and  jov  in  the  Holy  Ghost. 

18  For  he  that  in  these  things  serveth 
Christ,  is  acceptable  to  God,  and  approved 
of  men. 

19  Let  us  therefore  follow  after  the  things 
which  make  for  peace,  and  things  where- 
with one  may  edify  another. 

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Study  the  happiness  of  others.  CHAP.  XV,  XVI. 

20  For  meat  destroy  not  the  work  of 
God.  All  things  indeed  arc  pure ;  but  it  is 
evil  for  that  man  who  eateth  with  offence. 

21  It  is  good  neither  to  eat  flesh,  nor  to 
drink  wine,  nor  cmy  thing  whereby  thy 
brother  stumbleth,  or  is  offended,  or  is 
made  weak. 

22  Hast  thou  faith  1  have  it  to  thyself  be- 
fore God.  Happy  /s  he  that  condemneth 
not  himself  in  that  thing  which  he  alloweth. 

23  And  he  that  doubteth  is  damned  if  he 
eat,  because  /tc  eateth  not  of  faith  :  for  what- 
soever is  not  of  faith  is  sin. 

CHAP.  XV. 
"E  then  that  are  strong  ought  to  bear 
the  inlirmities   of  the  weak,    and 
not  to  please  ourselves. 

2  Let  every  one  of  us  please  his  neigh- 
bour for  his  good  to  edification. 

3  For  even  Christ  pleased  not  himself; 
but,  as  it  is  written,  The  reproaches  of 
them  that  reproached  thee  fell  on. me. 

4  For  whatsoever  things  were  written 
aforetime,  were  written  for  our  learning, 
that  we  through  patience  and  comfort  of 
the  scriptures  might  have  hope. 

5  Now  the  God  of  patience  and  consola- 
tion grant  you  to  be  like-minded  one  to- 
ward another  according  to  Christ  Jesus  : 

6  That  ye  may  with  one  mind  and  one 
mouth  glorify  God,  even  the  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

7  Wherefore  receive  ye  one  another,  as 
Christ  also  received  us  to  the  glory  of  God. 

8  Now  I  say  that  Jesus  Christ  was  a  mi- 
nister of  the  circumcision  for  the  truth  of 
God,  to  confirm  the  promises  made  unto  the 
fathers : 

9  And  that  the  Gentiles  might  glorify 
God  for  iiis  mercy;  as  it  is  written,  For 
this  cause  T  will  confess  to  thee  among  the 
Gentiles,  and  sing  unto  thy  name. 

10  And  again  he  saith,  Rejoice,  ye 
Gentiles,  with  his  people. 

11  And  again,  Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye 
Gentiles  ;    and  laud  him,  all  ye  people. 

12  And  again  Esaias  saith.  There  shall 
be  a  root  of  Jesse,  and  he  that  shall  rise  to 
reign  over  the  Gentiles :  in  him  shall  the 
Gentiles  trust. 

13  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  j'ou  with  all 
joy  and  peace  in  believing,  that  ye  may 
aboimd  in  hope,  through  the  power  of  the 
Holy  Giiost. 

14  And  I  myself  also  am  persuaded  of 
you,  my  brethren,  that  ye  also  are  full  of 
goodness,  filled  with  all  knowledge,  able 
also  to  admonish  one  another. 

15  Nevertheless,  brethren,  I  have  writ- 
ten the  more  boldly  unto  you  in  some  sort, 
as  putting  you  in  mind,  because  of  the 
grace  that  is  given  to  me  of  God, 

16  That  I  should  be  the  minister  of  Je- 
sus Christ  to  the  Gentiles,  ministering  the 
gospel  of  God,  that  the  offering  up  of  the 
Gentiles  might  be  acceptable,  being  sanc- 
tified by  the  Holv  Ghost. 

18 


Paul  excuses  his  tcriting. 

17  I  have  therefore  whereof  I  may  glory 
through  Jesus  Christ,  in  those  things  which 
pertain  to  God. 

18  For  I  will  not  dare  to  speak  of  any 
of  those  things  which  Christ  hath  not 
wrought  by  me,  to  make  the  Gentiles  obe- 
dient, by  word  and  deed, 

19  Through  mighty  signs  and  wonders, 
by  the  power  of  the  Spirit  of  God ;  so  that 
from  Jerusalem,  and  round  about  unto  II-  • 
lyricum,  I  have  fully  preached  the  gospel 
of  Christ. 

20  Yea,  so  have  I  strived  to  preach  the 
gospel,  not  where  Christ  was  named,  lest 
I  should  build  upon  another  man's  founda- 
tion : 

21  But  as  it  is  written,  To  whom  he  was 
not  spoken  of,  they  shall  see :  and  they 
that  have  not  heard  shall  understand. 

22  For  which  cause  also  I  have  been 
much  hindered  from  coming  to  you. 

23  But  now  having  no  more  place  in 
these  parts,  and  having  a  gieat  desire  these 
many  years  to  come  unto  you  ; 

24  Whensoever  I  take  my  journey  into 
Spain,  I  will  come  to  you :  for  I  trust  to 
see  you  in  my  journey,  and  to  be  brought 
on  mj^  way  thitherward  by  you,  if  first  I 
be  somewhat  filled  with  your  company. 

25  But  now  I  go  unto  Jerusalem  to  mi- 
nister unto  the  saints. 

26  For  it  hath  pleased  them  of  Macedo- 
nia and  Achaia  to  make  a  certain  contribu- 
tion for  the  poor  saints  which  are  at  Jerusa- 
lem. 

27  It  hath  pleased  them  verily ;  and 
their  debtors  they  are.  For  if  the  Gentiles 
have  been  made  partakers  of  their  spiritual 
things,  their  duty  is  also  to  mhiister  unto 
them  in  carnal  things. 

28  When  therefore  I  have  performed 
this,  and  have  sealed  to  them  this  fruit,  I 
will  come  by  you  into  Spain. 

29  And  I  am  sure  that  when  I  come 
unto  you,  I  shall  come  in  the  fulness  of  the 
blessing  of  the  gospel  of  Christ. 

30  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  for 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  sake,  and  for  the 
love  of  the  Spirit,  that  ye  strive  together 
vvitli^  me  in  your  prayers  to  God  for 
me; 

31  That  I  may  be  delivered  from  them 
that  do  not  believe  in  Judca  ;  and  that  my 
service  which  /  liavc  for  Jerusalem,  may 
be  accepted  of  the  saints  ; 

32  That  I  may  come  unto  you  with  joy 
by  the  will  of  God,  and  may  with  you  be 
refreshed. 

33  Now  the  God  of  peace  be  with  you 
all.     Amen. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

ICOJMMEND  unto  you  Phebe  our  sister, 
which  is  a  servant  of  the  church  which 
is  at  Cenchrea  : 

2    That  ye  receive  her  in  the  Lord,  as 
becometh  saints,  and  that  yo  assist  licr  in 
whatsoever  business  she  hath  need  of  you  : 
137 


Caution  against  divisions.      I.  CORINTHIANS.  PauVs  salutation. 

for  she   hath  been  a  succourer  of  many,  contrary  to  the  doctrine   which   ye  have 
and  of  myself  also.  I  learned;  and  avoid  them. 

3  Greet  Priscilla  and  Aquila,  my  help-i     IS  For  they  that  are  such  serve  not  our 
ers  in  Christ  Jesus  :  jLord  Jesus  Christ,  but  their  own  belly  ;  and 

4  Who  have  for  my  life  laid  down  their  j  by  good  words  and  fair  speeches  deceive 
own   necks:  unto  whom  not  only  I   give!  the  hearts  of  the  simple. 


thanks,   but  also   all  the  churches  of  the 
Gentiles. 

.5  Likewise  greet  the  church  that  is  in 
their  house.  Salute  my  well-beloved  Epe- 
netus,  who  is  the  first  fruits  of  Achaia  unto 
Christ. 

6  Greet  Mary,  who  bestowed  much  la- 
bour on  us. 

7  Salute  Andronicus  and  Junia,  my 
kinsmen,  and  my  fellow-prisoners,  who 
are  of  note  among  the  apostles,  who  also 
were  in  Christ  before  me. 

8  Greet  Amplias  my  beloved  in  the  Lord. 

9  Salute  Urbane,  our  helper  in  Christ, 
and  Stachys  my  beloved. 

10  Salute  Apelles  approved  in  Christ,  j  church,  saluteth  you.  Erastus  the  cham- 
Salute  them  which  are  of  Aristobulus'  berlain  of  the  city  saluteth  you,  and  Quar- 
Iwitsehold. 

11  Salute  Ilerodian  my  kinsman.  Greet 
them  that  be  of  the  household  of  Narcissus, 
which  are  in  the  Lord. 

12  Salute  Tryphena  and  Tryphosa,  who 


19  For  your  obedience  is  come  abroad 
unto  all  men.  I  am  glad  therefore  on  your 
behalf:  but  yet  I  would  have  you  wise  un- 
to that  which  is  good,  and  simple  concern- 
ing evil. 

20  And  the  God  of  peace  shall  bruise 
Satan  under  3"our  feet  shortly.  The  grace 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you. 
Amen. 

21  Timotheus  my  work-fellow,  and  Lu- 
cius, and  Jason,  and  Sosipater,  my  kins- 
men, salute  you. 

22  I  Tertius,  who  wrote  this  epistle,  sa- 
lute you  in  the  Lord. 

23  Gains   mine  host,  and  of  the  whole 


labour  in   the  Lord.     Salute   the    beloved 
Persis,  which  laboured  much  in  the  Lord. 

13  Salute  Rufus  chosen  in  the  Lord,  and 
his  mother  and  mine. 

14  Salute  Asyncritus,  Phlegon,  Hermas, 
Patrobas,  Hermes,  and  the  brethren  which 
are  with  them. 

15  Salute  Philologus,  and  Julia,  Nereus, 
and  his  sister,  and  Olympas,  and  all  the 
saints  which  are  with  them. 

16  Salute  one  another  with  an  holy  kiss. 
The  churches  of  Christ  salute  you. 

17  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  mark 
them  which  cause  divisions  and  offences, 


tus  a  brother. 

24  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

25  Now  to  him  that  is  of  power  to 
stablish  you  according  to  my  gospel, 
and  the  preaching  of  Jesus  Christ,  ac- 
cording to  the  revelation  of  the  mystery, 
which  was  kept  secret  since  the  world  be- 
gan, 

26  But  now  is  made  manifest,  and  by 
the  scriptures  of  the  prophets,  according  to 
the  commandment  of  the  everlasting  God, 
made  known  to  all  nations  for  the  obedi- 
ence of  faith  : 

27  To  God  only  wise,  be  glory  through 
Jesus  Christ  for  ever.  Amen. 

It  Written  to  the  Romans  from  Corin- 
thus,  and  sent  by  Phebe  servant  of 
the  church  at  Cenchrea. 


If  The  First  Epistle  of  PAUL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  CORINTHIANS. 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  called  to  be  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ  through  the  will  of  God,  and 
Sosthenes  our  brother, 

2  Unto  the  church  of  God  which  is  at 
Corinth,  to  them  that  are  sanctified  in 
Christ  Jesus,  called  to  be  saints,  with  all 
that  in  every  place  call  upon  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  both  theirs  and  ours  : 

3  Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace  from 
God  our  Father,  and //•<>««  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

4  I  thank  my  God  always  on  your  be- 
half, for  the  grace  of  God  which  is  given 
you  by  Jesus  Christ; 

5  That  in  every  thing  ye  are  enriched 
by  him,  in  all  utterance,  and  in  all  know- 
ledge ; 

6  Even  as  the  testimony  of  Christ  was 
confirmed  in  you : 


7  So  that  ye  come  behind  in  no  gift; 
waiting  for  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ : 

8  Who  shall  also  confirm  you  unto  the 
end,  that  yc  may  be  blameless  in  the  day 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

9  God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye  were 
called  unto  the  fellowship  of  his  Son  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

10  Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  by  the 
name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  ye  all 
speak  the  same  thing,  and  that  there  be  no 
divisions  among  you  ;  but  that  ye  be  per- 
fectly joined  together  in  the  same  mind, 
and  in  the  same  judgment. 

11  For  it  hath  been  declared  unto  me  of 
you,  my  brethren,  by  them  which  are  of 
the  house  of  Chloe,  that  there  are  conten- 
tions among  you. 

12  Now  this  1  say,  that  every  one  of  you 

138 


Paul  exhorts  to  uniiij.  CHAP, 

saith,  I  am  of  Paul ;  and  I  of  Apollos ;  and 
I  of  Cephas  ;    and  I  of  Christ. 

13  Is  Christ  divided?  was  Paul  crucified 
for  you  ?  or  were  ye  baptized  in  the  name 
of  Paul? 

14  I  thank  God  that  I  baptized  none  of 
you,  but  Crispus  and  Gaius  ; 

15  Lest  any  should  say  that  I  had  bap- 
tized in  mine  own  name. 

16  And  I  baptized  also  the  household  of 
Stephanas  ;  beside,  I  know  not  whether  I 
baptized  any  other. 

17  For  Christ  sent  me  not  to  baptize,  but 
to  preach  the  gospel :  not  with  wisdom  of 
words,  lest  the  cross  of  Christ  should  be 
made  of  none  effect. 

18  For  the  preaching  of  the  cross  is  to 
them  that  perish,  foolishness;  but  unto  us 
which  are  saved,  it  is  the  power  of  God. 

19  For  it  is  written,  I  will  destroy  the 
wisdom  of  the  wise,  and  will  bring  to 
nothing  the  understanding  of  the  prudent. 

20  Where  is  the  wise?  where  is  the 
scribe  ?  where  is  the  disputer  of  this  world  ? 
hath  not  God  made  foolish  the  wisdom  of 
this  world  ? 

21  For  after  that  in  the  wisdom  of  God 
the  world  by  wisdom  knew  not  God,  it 
pleased  God  by  the  foolishness  of  preaching 
to  save  them  that  believe. 

22  For  the  Jews  require  a  sign,  and  the 
Greeks  seek  after  wisdom  : 

23  But  we  preach  Christ  crucified,  unto 
the  Jews  a  stumbling-block,  and  unto  the 
Greeks  foolishness ; 

24  But  unto  them  which  are  called, 
both  Jews  and  Greeks,  Christ  the  power 
of  God,  and  the  wisdom  of  God. 

25  Because  the  foolishness  of  God  is 
wiser  than  men  ;  and  the  weakness  of  God 
is  stronger  than  men. 

26  For  ye  see  your  calling,  brethren,  how 
that  not  many  wise  men  after  the  flesh,  not 
many  mighty,  not  many  noble  are  called : 

27  But  God  hath  chosen  the  foolish 
thingsof  the  world  to  confound  the  wise; 
and  God  hath  chosen  the  weak  things  of 
the  world  to  confound  the  things  which  are 
mighty ; 

28  And  base  things  of  the  world,  and 
things  which  are  despised,  hath  God 
chosen,  yea,  and  things  which  are  not,  to 
bring  to  nought  things  that  are  : 

29  That  no  flesh  should  glory  in  his 
presence. 

30  But  of  him  are  ye  in  Christ  Jesus, 
who  of  God  is  made  unto  us  wisdom,  and 
righteousness,  and  sanctification,  and  re- 
demption : 

31  That,  according  as  it  is  written,  He 
that  glorieth,  let  him  glory  in  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  IL 

AND  I,  brethren,  when  I  came  to  5-ou, 
came  not  with  excellency  of  speech, 
or  .of  wisdom,  declaring  unto  you  the  testi- 
mony of  God. 

2  For   I   determined   not  to  know  any 


^^,  HL  The  wise  counsellors. 

thing  among  you,  save  Jesus  Christ,  and 
him  crucilied. 

3  And  I  was  with  you  in  weakness,  and 
in  fear,  and  in  much  trembling. 

4  And  my  speech  and  my  preaching  icas 
not  with  enticing  words  of  man's  wisdom, 
but  in  demonstration  of  the  Spirit,  and  of 
j)owcr : 

5  'J' hat  your  faith  should  not  stand  in 
the  wisdom  of  men,  but  in  the  power  of 
God. 

6  Howbeit,  we  speak  wisdom  among 
them  that  are  perfect:  yet  not  the  wisdom 
of  this  world,  nor  of  the  princes  of  this 
world,  that  come  to  nought : 

7  But  we  speak  the  wisdom  of  God  in 
a  mystery,  even  the  hidden  tvisdom  winch 
God  ordained  before  the  world  unto  our 
glory ; 

8  Which  none  of  the  princes  of  this 
world  knew :  for  had  they  known  it,  they 
would  not  have  crucified  the  Lord  of 
glory. 

9  But  as  it  is  written.  Eye  hath  not  seen, 
nor  ear  heard,  neither  have  entered  into 
the  heart  of  man,  the  things  which  God 
hath  prepared  for  them  that  love  him. 

10  But  God  hath  revealed  thcin  unto  us 
by  his  Spirit :  for  the  Spirit  searchcth  all 
things,  yea,  the  deep  things  of  God. 

11  For  what  man  knowelh  the  things 
of  a  man,  save  the  spirit  of  man  which  is  in 
him  ?  even  so  the  things  of  God  knoweth  no 
man,  but  the  Spirit  of  God. 

12  Now  we  have  received,  not  the  spirit 
of  the  world,  but  the  Spirit  wliich  is  oi'Ciod  ; 
that  we  might  know  the  things  that  are 
freely  given  to  us  of  God. 

13  Which  things  also  we  speak,  not  in 
the  words  which  man's  wisdom  teacheth, 
but  which  the  Holy  Ghost  teaclicth ;  com- 
paring spiritual  things  with  spiritual. 

14  ijut  the  natural  man  recciveth  not  the 
things  of  the  Spirit  of  God :  for  they  are 
foolishness  unto  him:  neither  can  he  know 
them,  because  ihey  are  spiritually  discern- 
ed. 

15  But  he  that  is  spiritual  judgeth  all 
things,  yet  he  himself  is  judged  of  no  man. 

16  For  who  hath  known  the  mind  of  the 
Lord,  that  he  may  instruct  him  ?  But  we 
have  the  mind  of  Christ. 

CHAP.  m. 
ND  I,  brethren,  could  not  speak  unto 
you  as  unto  spiritual,  but  as  unto  car- 
nal, even  as  unto  babes  in  Christ. 

2  I  have  iei.\  you  with  milk,  and  not 
with  meat :  for  hitherto  ye  were  not  able  to 
bear  it,  neither  yet  now  are  ye  able. 

3  For  ye  are  yet  carnal :  for  whereas 
there  is  among  you  envying,  and  strife, 
and  divisions,  are  ye  not  carnal,  and  walk 
as  men  ? 

4  For  while  one  saith,  I  am  of  Paul ; 
and  another,  I  am  of  Apollos ;  are  ye  not 
carnal  ? 

5  Who  then  is  Paul,  and  who  is  Apollos, 

139 


Christ  tlie  only  foundation.      I.  CORINTHIANS.  How  to  account  of  ministers. 


but  ministers  by  whom  ye  believed,  even  as 
the  Lord  gave  to  every  man  ? 

6  I  have  planted,  Apollos  watered:  but 
God  gave  the  increase. 

7  So  then,  neither  is  he  that  planteth 
any  thing,  neither  he  that  watereth :  but 
God  that  giveth  the  increase. 

8  Now  he  that  planteth  and  he  that 
watereth  are  one :  and  every  man  shall 
receive  his  own  reward,  according  to  his 
own  labour. 

9  For  we  are  labourers  together  with 
God:  ye  are  God's  husbandry,  ye  are 
God's  building. 

10  According  to  the  grace  of  God  which 
is  given  unto  me,  as  a  wise  master-builder, 
I  have  laid  the  foundation,  and  another 
buildeth  thereon.  But  let  every  man  take 
heed  how  he  buildeth  thereupon. 

11  For  other  foundation  can  no  man  lay 
than  tliat  is  laid,  which  is  Jesus  Christ. 

12  Now  if  any  man  build  upon  this  foun- 
dation, gold,  silver,  precious  stones,  wood, 
hay,  stubble ; 

13  Every  man's  work  shall  be  made 
manifest :  for  the  day  shall  declare  it,  be- 
cause it  shall  be  revealed  by  fire ;  and  the 
fire  shall  try  every  man's  work,  of  what 
sort  it  is. 

14  If  any  man's  work  abide  which  he 
hath  built  thereupon,  he  shall  receive  a  re- 
ward. 

15  If  any  man's  work  shall  be  burned, 
he  shall  suffer  loss  :  but  he  himself  shall  be 
saved ;  yet  so  as  by  fire. 

16  Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the  temple 
of  God,  and  that  the  Spirit  of  God  dwelleth 
in  5'ou  ? 

i7  If  any  man  defile  the  temple  of  God, 
him  shall  God  destroy:  for  the  temple  of 
God  is  holy,  which  temple  ye  are. 

18  Let  no  man  deceive  himself.  If  any 
man  among  you  seemeth  to  be  wise  in  this 
world,  let  him  become  a  fool,  that  he  may 
be  wise. 

19  For  the  wisdom  of  this  world  is  fool- 
ishness with  God.  For  it  is  written.  He 
taketh  the  wise  in  their  own  craftiness. 

20  And  again,  The  Lord  knoweth  the 
thouglits  of  the  wise,  that  they  are  vain. 

21  Therefore  let  no  man  glory  in  men  : 
for  all  things  are  yours ; 

22  Whether  Paul,  or  Apollos,  or  Ce- 
phas, or  the  world,  or  life,  or  death,  or 
things  present,  or  things  to  come ;  all  are 
yours; 

23  And  ye  are  Christ's:  and  Christ  is 
God's. 

CHAP.  IV. 

LET  a  man  so  account  of  us,  as  of  the 
ministers  of  Christ,  and  stewards  of 
the  mysteries  of  God. 

2  Moreover,  it  is  required  in  stewards 
that  a  man  be  found  faithful. 

3  But  with  me  it  is  a  very  small  thing 


4  For  I  know  nothing  by  myself;  yet 
am  I  not  hereby  justified:  but  he  that 
judgeth  me  is  the  Lord. 

5  Therefore  judge  nothing  before  the 
time,  until  the  Lord  come,  who  both  will 
bring  to  light  the  hidden  things  of  dark- 
ness, and  will  make  manifest  the  counsels 
of  the  hearts  :  and  then  shall  every  man 
have  praise  of  God. 

6  And  these  things,  brethren,  I  have  in 
a  figure  transferred  to  myself,  and  to  Apol- 
los, for  your  sakes :  that  ye  might  learn  in 
us  not  to  think  of  men  above  that  which  is 
written,  that  no  one  of  you  be  puffed  up 
for  one  against  another. 

7  For  who  maketh  thee  to  differ  from 
another  ?  and  what  hast  thou  that  thou  didst 
not  receive  ?  now  if  thou  didst  receive  it, 
why  dost  thou  glory,  as  if  thou  had.st  not 
received  it  1 

8  Now  ye  are  full,  now  ye  are  rich,  ye 
have  reigned  as  kings  without  us:  and  I 
would  to  God  ye  did  reign,  that  we  also 
might  reign  with  you. 

9  For  I  think  that  God  hath  set  forth  us 
the  apostles  last,  as  it  were  appointed  to 
death  :  for  we  are  made  a  spectacle  unto 
the  world,  and  to  angels,  and  to  men. 

10  We  arc  fools  for  Christ's  sake,  but  ye 
are  wise  in  Christ ;  we  are  weak,  but  ye 
are  strong  ;  ye  are  honourable,  but  we  are 
despised. 

11  Even  unto  this  present  hour  we  both 
hunger,  and  thirst,  and  are  naked,  and  are 
buffeted,  and  have  no  certain  dwelling- 
place  ; 

12  And  labour,  working  with  our  own 
hands.  Being  reviled,  we  bless;  being 
persecuted,  we  suffer  it ; 

13  Being  defamed,  we  entreat:  we  are 
made  as  the  filth  of  the  earth,  coxd  are  the 
off-scouring  of  all  things  unto  this  day. 

14  I  write  not  these  things  to  shame  you, 
but  as  my  beloved  sons  I  warn  you. 

15  For  though  ye  have  ten  thousand  in- 
structors in  Christ,  yet  have  ye  not  many 
fathers :  for  in  Christ  Jesus  I  have  begotten 
you  through  the  gospel. 

16  Wherefore  I  beseech  you,  be  ye  fol- 
lowers of  me. 

17  For  this  cause  have  I  sent  unto  you 
Timotheus,  who  is  my  beloved  son,  and 
faithful  in  the  Lord,  who  shall  bring  you 
into  remembrance  of  my  ways  which  be  in 
Christ,  as  I  teach  every  where  in  every 
church. 

18  Now  some  are  puffed  up,  as  though 
I  would  not  come  to  you. 

19  But  I  will  come  to  you  shortly,  if  the 
Lord  will,  and  will  know,  not  the  speech 
of  them  which  are  puffed  up,  but  the 
power. 

20  For  the  kingdom  of  God  is  not  in 
word,  but  in  power. 

21  What  will  ye  1  shall  I  come  unto  you 


that  I  should  be  judged  of  you,  or  of  man's  |  with  a  rod,  or  in  love,  and  in  the  spirit  ot 
judgment :  yea,  I  judge  not  mine  own  self  i  meekness  ? 


Of  going  to  law.  CHAP. 

CHAP.  V. 

IT  is  reported  commonly  that  there  is  for- 
nication among  you,  and  such  fornica- 
tion as  is  not  so  much  as  named  among  the 
Gentiles,  that  one  should  have  his  father's 
wife. 

2  And  ye  are  puffed  up,  and  have  not 
rather  mourned,  that  he  that  hath  done 
this  deed  might  be  taken  away  from  among 
you. 

3  For  I  verily,  as  absent  in  body,  but 
present  in  spirit,  have  judged  already  as 
(hough  I  were  present,  concerning  him 
lliat  hath  so  done  this  deed, 

4  In  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
when  ye  are  gathered  together,  and  my 
spirit  whh  the  power  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ, 

6  To  deliver  such  an  one  unto  Satan  for 
the  destruction  of  the  flesh,  that  the  spirit 
may  be  saved  in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

6  Your  glorying  is  not  good.  Know  ye 
not,  that  a  little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole 
lump  ! 

7  Purge  out  therefore  the  old  leaven, 
that  ye  may  be  a  new  lump,  as  ye  are  un- 
leavened. For  even  Christ  our  passover  is 
sacrificed  for  us : 

8  Therefore  let  us  keep  the  feast,  not 
with  old  leaven,  neither  with  the  leaven  of 
malice  and  wickedness;  but  with  the  un- 
leavened 6reof/ of  sincerity  and  truth. 

9  I  wrote  unto  you  in  an  epistle,  not  to 
company  with  fornicators : 

10  Yet  not  altogether  with  the  fornica- 
tors of  this  world,  or  with  the  covetous,  or 
extortioners,  or  with  idolaters:  for  then 
must  ve  needs  go  out  of  the  world. 

11  "But  now  I  have  written  unto  you  not 
to  keep  company,  if  any  man  that  is  called 
a  brother  be  a  fornicator,  or  covetous,  or  an 
idolater,  or  a  railer,  or  a  drunkard,  or  an 
extortioner :  with  such  an  one  no  not  to  eat. 

12  For  what  have  I  to  do  to  judge  them 
filso  that  are  without?  do  not  ye  judge 
them  that  are  within  1 

13  But  them  that  are  without  God 
judgeth.  Therefore  put  away  from  among 
yourselves  that  wicked  person. 

CHAP.  VL 

DARE  any  of  you,  having  a  matter 
against  another,  go  to  law  before  the 
unjust,  and  not  before  the  saints? 

2  Do  ye  not  know  that  the  saints  shall 
judge  the  world  ?  and  if  the  world  shall  be 
judged  by  you,  are  ye  unworthy  to  judge 
the  smallest  matters  ? 

3  Know  ye  not  that  we  shall  judge  an- 
gels ?  how  much  more,  things  that  pertain 
to  this  life? 

4  If  then  ye  have  judgments  of  thmgs 
pertaining  to  this  life,  set  them  to  judge 
who  are  least  esteemed  in  the  cliurch. 

5  I  speak  to  your  shame.     Is  it  so,  that 


V,  VI,  VII.  Paul  treats  of  marriage. 

6  But  brother  goeth  to  law  with  brother^ 
and  that  before  the  unbelievers. 

7  Now  therefore  there  is  utterly  a  fault 
among  you,  because  ye  go  to  law  one  with 
another.      Why   do    ye    not    rather   take 


wrong  ?  why  do  ye  not  rather  svfftr  your- 
selves to  be  defrauded  ? 

8  Nay,  ye  do  wrong,  and  defraud,  and 
that  yotir  brethren. 

9  Know  ye  not  that  the  unrighteoiis  shall 
not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God  ?  Be  not 
deceived  ;  neither  fornicators,  nor  idolaters, 
nor  adulterers,  nor  effeminate,  nor  abusers 
of  themselves  with  mankind, 

10  Nor  thieves,  nor  covetous,  nor  drunk- 
ards, nor  revilers,  nor  extortioners,  shall  in- 
herit the  kingdom  of  God. 

11  And  such  were  some  of  you  :  but  ye 
are  washed,  but  ye  are  sanctified,  but  ye 
are  justified  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
and  by  the  Spirit  of  our  God. 

12  All  things  are  lawful  unto  me,  but  all 
things  are  not  expedient :  all  things  arc 
lawful  for  me,  but  1  will  not  be  brought  un- 
der the  power  of  any. 

13  Meats  for  the  belly,  and  the  belly  for 
meats :  but  God  shall  destroy  both  it  and 
them.  Now  the  body  isnoi  lor  fornication, 
but  for  the  Lord ;  and  the  Lord  lor  the 
body. 

14  And  God  hath  both  raised  up  the 
Lord,  and  will  also  raise  up  us  by  his  own 
power. 

15  Know  ye  not,  that  your  bodies  are 
the  members  of  Christ  ?  shall  I  then  take 
the  members  of  Christ,  and  make  t/ieni  the 
members  of  an  harlot?  God  forbid. 

16  What !  know  ye  not  that  he  which 
is  joined  to  an  harlot  is  one  body  ?  for  two, 
saith  he,  shall  be  one  flesh. 

17  But  he  that  is  joined  unto  the  Lord 
is  one  spirit. 

18  Flee  fornication.  Every  sin  that  a 
man  doeth,  is  without  the  body;  but  ho 
that  committeth  fornication,  sinneth  against 
his  own  body. 

19  What !  know  ye  not  that  your  body- 
is  the  temple  of  the  Holy  Ghost  ir/iir/t  is 
in  you,  which  ye  have  of  God,  and  ye  are 
not  your  own  ? 

20  For  ye  are  bought  with  a  price  : 
therefore  glorify  God  in  your  body,  and  in 
your  spirit,  which  are  God's. 

CHAP.  VII. 
OW  concerning  the  things  wnereof  ye 
rote  unto  me  :  //  is  good  for  a  man 
not  to  touch  a  woman. 

2  Nevertheless,  to  ovoid  fornication,  let 
every  man  have  his  own  wife,  and  let  every 
woman  have  her  own  husband. 

3  Let  the  husband  render  unto  the  wife 
due  benevolence :  and  likewise  also  the 
wife  unto  the  husband. 

4  The  wife  hath  not  power  of  lier  own 


w: 


there  is  not  a  wise  man  among  you?  no,  i  body   but  the  husband  :  and  likewise  also 
not  one  that  shall  be  able  to  judge  between  the  husband  hath  not  power  ot   his  of^n 


his  brethen  ? 


1  body,  but  the  wife. 


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i:very  man  must  be  content      I.  CORINTHIANS. 

5  Defraud  ye  not  one  the  other,  except 
it  be  with  consent  for  a  time,  that  ye  may 
give  yourselves  to  fasting  and  prayer;  and 
come  together  again,  that  Satan  tempt  you 
not  for  your  incontinency. 

6  But  I  speak  this  bj'  permission,  and 
not  of  commandment. 

7  For  I  would  that  all  men  were  even 
as  I  myself.  But  every  man  hath  his  pro- 
per gift  of  God,  one  after  this  manner,  and 
another  after  that. 

8  I  say  therefore  to  the  unmarried  and 
widows,  It  is  good  for  them  if  the)'  abide 
even  as  I. 

9  But  if  they  cannot  contain,  let  them 
marry  :  for  it  is  better  to  marry  than  to  burn. 

10  And  unto  the  married  I  command, 
yet  not  I,  but  the  Lord,  Let  not  the  wife 
depart  from  her  husband  : 

11  But  and  if  she  depart,  let  her  remain 
unmarried,  or  be  reconciled  ioher  husband  : 
and  let  not  the  liusband  put  away  his  wife. 

12  But  to  the  rest  speak  I,  not  the  Lord, 
If  any  brother  hath  a  wife  that  believeth 
not,  and  she  be  pleased  to  dwell  with  him, 
let  him  not  put  her  away. 

13  And  the  woman  which  hath  an  hus- 
band that  believeth  not,  and  if  he  be 
pleased  to  dwell  with  her,  let  her  not  leave 
him. 

14  For  the  unbelieving  husband  is  sanc- 
tified by  the  wife,  and  the  unbelieving  wife 
is  sanctified  by  the  husband  :  else  were 
your  children  unclean  ;  but  now  are  they 
holy. 

15  But  if  the  unbelieving  depart,  let  him 
depart.  A  brother  or  a  sister  is  not  under 
bondage  in  such  cases ;  but  God  hath  called 
us  to  peace. 

16  For  what  knowest  thou,  O  wife, 
wliether  thou  shalt  save  thy  husband  ?  or 
how  knowest  thou,  O  man,  whether  thou 
shalt  save  thy  wife  ? 

17  But  as  God  hath  distributed  to  every 
man,  as  the  Lord  hath  called  every  one,  so 
let  him  walk.  And  so  ordain  I  in  all 
churches. 

18  Is  any  man  called  being  circumcised  1 
let  him  not  become  uncircumcised.  Is  any 
called  in  uncircumcision  ?  let  him  not  be- 
come circumcised. 

19  Circumcision  is  nothing,  and  uncir- 
cumcision is.  nothing,  but  the  keeping  of 
the  commandments  of  God. 

20  Let  every  man  abide  in  the  same 
calling  wherein  he  was  calied. 

21  Art  thou  called  being  a  servant  ?  care 
not  for  it ;  but  if  thou  mayest  be  made  free, 
use  it  rather. 

22  For  he  that  is  called  in  the  Lord, 
being  a  servant,  is  the  Lord's  freeman : 
likewise  also  he  that  is  called,  being  free,  is 
Christ's  servant. 

23  Ye  are  bought  with  a  price  ;  be  not 
ye  the  servants  of  men. 

f4  Brethren,  let  ever)'  man,  wherein  he 
is  called,  therein  abide  with  God. 


with  his  vocation. 

25  Now  concerning  virgins,  I  have  no 
commandment  of  the  Lord  :  yet  I  give  my 
judgment  as  one  that  hath  obtained  mercy 
of  the  Lord  to  be  faithful. 

26  I  suppose  therefore  that  this  is  good 
for  the  present  distress ;  /  say,  that  it  is 
good  for  a  man  so  to  be. 

27  Art  thou  bound  unto  a  wife?  seek 
not  to  be  loosed.  Art  thou  loosed  from  a 
wife  ?   seek  not  a  wife. 

28  But  and  if  thou  marry,  thou  hast  not 
sinned  :  and  if  a  virgin  marry,  she  hath  not 
sinned.  Nevertheless,  such  shall  have 
trouble  in  the  fiesh ;   but  I  spare  you. 

29  But  this  1  say,  brethren,  The  time  is 
short.  It  remaineth,  that  both  they  that 
have  wives,  be  as  though  they  had  none  ; 

30  And  they  that  weep,  as  though  they 
wept  not ;  and  they  that  rejoice,  as  though 
they  rejoiced  not ;  and  they  that  buy,  as 
though  they  possessed  not; 

31  And  they  that  use  this  world,  as  not 
abusing  it.  For  the  fashion  of  this  world 
passeth  away. 

32  But  I  would  have  you  without  care- 
fiilness.  He  that  is  unmarried,  carcth  lor 
the  things  that  belong  to  the  Lord,  how  he 
may  please  the  Lord  : 

33  But  he  that  is  married,  careth  for  the 
things  that  are  of  tlie  world,  how  he  nay 
please  his  wife. 

34  There  is  difference  aho  between  a 
wife  and  a  virgin.  The  unmarried  woman 
careth  for  the  things  of  the  Lord,  that  slie 
may  be  holy,  both  in  body  and  in  spirit : 
but  she  that  is  married,  careth  for  the  things 
ofthe  world, how  she  may  please  hc7^  husband. 

35  And  this  I  speak  lor  j'our  own  profit ; 
not  that  I  may  cast  a  snare  upon  you,  but 
for  that  which  is  comely,  and  that  ye 
may  attend  upon  the  Lord  without  dis- 
traction. 

36  But  if  any  man  think  that  he  be- 
haveth  himself  uncomely  toward  his  virgin, 
if  she  pass  the  flower  of  ha-  age,  and  need 
so  require,  let  him  do  what  he  will,  he  sin- 
neth  not :  let  them  marry. 

37  Nevertheless,  he  that  standeth  stead- 
fast in  his  heart,  having  no  necessity,  but 
hath  power  over  his  own  will,  and  hath  so 
decreed  in  his  heart  that  he  will  keep  his 
virgin,  doeth  well. 

38  So  then  he  that  giveth  her  in  mar- 
riage doeth  well ;  but  he  that  giveth  her  not 
in  marriage  doeth  better. 

39  The  wife  is  bound  by  the  law  as  long 
as  her  husband  liveth  ;  but  if  her  husband 
be  dead,  she  is  at  liberty  to  be  married  to 
whom  she  will ;  only  in  the  Lord. 

40  But  she  is  happier  if  she  so  abide, 
after  my  judgment :  and  I  think  also  that 
I  have  the  Spirit  of  God. 

CHAP.  VIIL 

NOW  as  touching  things  offered  unto 
idols,  we  know  that  we  all  have  know- 
ledge. Knowledge  pufTeth  up,  but  charity 
ediiieth. 

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Paul shciDs  his  liberty.  CHAP 

2  And  if  any  man  think  that  he  knoweth 
any  thing,  he  knoweth  nothing  yet  as  he 
ought  to  know. 

3  But  if  any  man  love  God,  the  same  is 
known  of  him. 

4  As  concerning  therefore  the  eating  of 
those  things  that  are  offered  in  sacrifice  un- 
to idols,  we  know  that  an  idol  is  nothing  in 
the  world,  and  that  there  is  none  other  God 
but  one. 

5  For  though  there  be  that  are  called 
gods,  whether  in  heaven  or  on  earth,  (as 
there  be  gods  many,  and  lords  many ;) 

6  But  to  us  there  is  but  one  God,  the  Fa- 
ther, of  whom  are  all  things,  and  we  in  him  ; 
and  one  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  by  whom  are 
all  things,  and  we  by  him. 

7  Howbeit,  there  is  not  in  every  man 
that  knowledge  :  for  some  with  conscience 
of  the  idol  unto  this  hour  eat  it  as  a  thing 
offered  unto  an  idol :  and  their  conscience, 
being  weak,  is  defiled. 

8  But  meat  commendeth  us  not  to  God  : 
for  neither  if  we  eat  are  we  the  better; 
neither  if  we  eat  not  are  we  the  worse. 

9  But  take  heed  lest  by  any  means  this 
liberty  of  yours  become  a  stumbling-block 
to  them  that  are  weak. 

10  For  if  any  man  see  thee,  which  hast 
knowledge,  sit  at  meat  in  the  idol's  temple, 
shall  not  the  conscience  of  him  which  is 
weak  be  emboldened  to  eat  those  things 
which  are  offered  to  idols ; 

11  And  through  thy  knowledge  shall 
the  weak  brother  perish,  for  whom  Christ 
died  ? 

12  But  when  ye  sin  so  against  the  bre- 
thren, and  wound  their  weak  conscience, 
ye  sin  against  Christ. 

13  Wherefore,  if  meat  make  my  brother 
to  offend,  I  will  eat  no  flesh  while  the 
world  standeth,  lest  I  make  my  brother  to 
offend. 

CHAP.  IX. 

AM  1   not  an   apostle  ?  am  I  not  free  ? 
have    I  not   seen   Jesus   Christ    our 
Lord  ?  are  ye  not  my  work  in  the  Lord  ? 

2  If  I  be  not  an  apostle  unto  others,  yet 
doubtless  I  am  to  you  :  for  the  seal  of  mine 
apostieship  are  ye  in  the  Lord. 

3  Mine  answer  to  them  that  do  examine 
me  is  this, 

4  Have  we  not  power  to  eat  and  to 
drink  ? 

5  Have  we  not  power  to  lead  about  a 
sister,  a  wife,  as  well  as  other  apostles,  and 
as  the  brethren  of  the  Lord,  and  Cephas? 

6  Or  I  only  and  Barnabas,  have  not  we 
power  to  forbear  working  ? 

7  Who  goeth  a  warfare  at  any  time  at 
his  own  charges  ?  who  planteth  a  vineyard, 
and  eateth  not  of  the  fruit  thereof  ?  or  who 
feedeth  a  flock,  and  eateth  not  of  the  milk 
of  the  flock  ? 

8  Say  I  these  things  as  a  mani  or  saith 
not  the  law  the  same  also  1 

9  For  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses, 


IX.  Life  compared  to  a  race. 

Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  the  mouth  of  the  ox 
that  treadeth  out  the  corn.  Doth  God  take 
care  for  oxen  ? 

10  Or  saith  he  it  altogether  for  our  sakes  ? 
For  our  sakes,  no  doubt,  this  is  written  : 
that  he  that  plougheth  should  })lough  in 
hope ;  and  that  he  that  thresheth  in  hope 
should  be  partaker  of  his  hope. 

11  If  we  have  .sown  unto  you  spiritual 
things,  is  it  a  great  thing  if  we  shall  reap 
your  carnal  things? 

12  If  others  be  partakers  of  this  power 
over  you,  are  not  we  rather  ?  Nevcrtlieless 
we  have  not  used  this  power  :  but  siifier  all 
things,  lest  we  should  hinder  the  gospel  of 
Christ. 

13  Do  ye  not  know  that  they  which  mi- 
nister about  holy  things  live  of  the  things 
of  the  temple  ?  and  they  which  wait  at  the 
altar  are  partakers  with  the  altar? 

14  Even  so  hath  the  Lord  ordained  that 
they  which  preach  the  gospel  should  live 
of  the  gospel. 

15  But  1  have  used  none  of  these  things  : 
neither  have  I  written  these  things,  that  it 
should  be  so  done  unto  me  :  for  it  were 
better  for  me  to  die,  than  that  any  man 
should  make  my  glorying  void. 

16  For  though  I  preach  the  gospel,  I 
have  nothing  to  glory  of :  for  necessity  is 
laid  upon  me ;  yea,  wo  is  unto  me,  if  I 
preach  not  the  gospel ! 

17  For  if  I  do  this  thing  willingly,  I 
have  a  reward  :  but  if  against  my  will,  a  dis- 
pensation of  the  gospel  is  committed  unto 
me. 

18  What  is  my  reward  then  ?  Verily 
that,  when  I  preach  the  gospel,  I  may  make 
the  gospel  of  Christ  without  charge,  that  I 
abuse  not  my  power  in  the  gospel. 

19  For  though  I  be  free  from  all  7iicn, 
yet  have  I  made  myself  servant  unto  all, 
that  I  might  gain  the  more. 

20  And  unto  the  Jews  I  became  as  a 
Jew,  that  I  might  gain  the  Jews :  to  them 
that  are  under  the  law,  as  under  the  law, 
that  I  might  gain  them  that  are  under  the 
law  ; 

21  To  them  that  are  without  law,  as 
without  law,  (being  not  without  law  to 
God,  but  under  the  law  to  Christ,)  that  I 
might  gain  them  that  are  without  law. 

22  To  the  weak  became  I  as  weak,  that 
I  might  gain  the  weak  :  I  am  made  all 
things  to  all  men,  that  I  might  by  all  means 
save  .some. 

23  And  this  I  do  for  the  gospel's  sake, 
that  I  may  be  partaker  thereof  with  you. 

24  Know  ye  not,  that  they  which  run  in 
a  race,  run  all,  but  one  receivcth  the  prize? 
So  run,  that  ye  may  obtain. 

25  And  every  man  that  strivrtli  for  the 
mastery  is  temperate  in  all  things.  Now 
they  do  it  to  ootain  a  corruptible  crown  ; 
but  we  an  incorruptible. 

26  I  therefore  so  run,  not  as  uncertainly^ 
so  fight  I,  not  as  one  that  beateth  the  air : 

143 


We  must  flee  from  idolatry.  1.  CORINTHIANS.  Of  uncovering  the  head. 


27  But  I   keep   under  my  body,    and 
bring  it  into  subjection :  lest  that  by  any 
means  when  I  have  preached  to  others,  I 
myself  should  be  a  cast-away. 
CHAP.  X. 

MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  would  not 
that  ye  should  be  ignorant  how  that 
all  our  fathers  were  under  the  cloud,  and  all 
passed  through  the  sea  ; 

2  And  were  all  baptized  unto  Moses  in 
the  cloud  and  in  the  sea ; 

3  And  did  all  eat  the  same  spiritual 
meat ; 

4  And  did  all  drink  the  same  spiritual 
drink  :  (For  they  drank  of  that  spiritual 
Rock  that  followed  them :  and  that  Rock 
was  Christ.) 

5  But  with  many  of  them  God  was  not 
well  pleased :  for  they  were  overthrown  in 
the  wilderness. 

6  Now  these  things  were  our  examples, 
to  the  intent  we  should  not  lust  after  evil 
things,  as  they  also  lusted. 

7  ^Neither  "be  ye  idolaters,  as  were  some 
of  them:  as  it  is  written.  The  people  sat 
down  to  eat  and   drink,  and  rose   up   to 

8  Neither  let  us  commit  fornication,  as 
some  of  them  committed,  and  fell  in  one 
day  three  and  twenty  thousand. 

9  Neither  let  us  tempt  Christ,  as  some 
of  them  also  tempted,  and  were  destroyed 
of  serpents. 

10  Neither  murmur  ye,  as  some  of  them 
also  murmured,  and  were  destroyed  of  the 
destroyer. 

11  Now  all  these  things  happened  unto 
them  for  ensamples :  and  they  are  written 
for  our  admonition,  upon  whom  the  ends 
of  the  world  are  come. 

12  Wherefore  let  him  that  thinketh  he 
standeth,  take  heed  lest  he  fall. 

13  There  hath  no  temptation  taken  you 
but  such  as  is  common  to  man  :  but  God  is 
faithful,  who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be  tempt- 
ed above  that  ye  are  able  ;  but  will  with 
the  temptation  also  make  a  way  to  escape, 
that  ye  may  be  able  to  bear  //. 

14  Wherefore,  my  dearly  beloved,  flee 
from  idolatry. 

1-5  I  speak  as  to  wise  men;  judge  ye 
what  I  say. 

16  The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless, 
is  it  not  the  communion  of  the  blood  of 
Christ  ?  The  bread  which  we  break,  is  it 
not  the  communion  of  the  bodyof  Christ  ? 

17  For  we  being  many  are  one  bread, 
and  one  body  :  for  we  are  all  partakers  of 
that  one  bread. 

18  Behold  Israel  after  the  flesh  :  are  not 
they  which  eat  of  the  sacrifices,  partakers 
of  the  altar  1 

19  What  say  I  then?  that  the  idol  is  any 
thing,  or  that  which  is  offered  in  sacrifice 
to  idols  is  any  thing  ? 

20  But  I  soy,  that  the  things  which  the 
Gentiles  sacrifice,  they  sacrifice  to  devils. 


and  not  to  God :  and  I  would  not  that  ye 
should  have  fellowship  with  devils. 

21  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  cup  of  devils  :  ye  cannot  be  par- 
takers of  the  Lord's  table,  and  of  the  table 
of  devils. 

22  Do  we  provoke  the  Lord  to  jealousy  ? 
are  we  stronger  than  he  ? 

23  All  things  are  lawful  for  me,  but  all 
things  are  not  expedient :  all  things  are 
lawful  for  me,  but  all  things  edify  not. 

24  Let  no  man  seek  his  own,  but  every 
man  another's  icealth. 

25  Whatsoever  is  sold  in  the  shambles, 
that  eat,  asking  no  question  for  conscience' 
sake : 

26  For  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the 
fulness  thereof. 

27  If  any  of  them  that  believe  not  bid 
j^ou  to  a  feast,  and  ye  be  disposed  to  go  ; 
whatsoever  is  set  belbre  you,  eat,  asking 
no  question  for  conscience'  sake. 

28  But  if  any  man  say  unto  you.  This  is 
offered  in  sacrifice  unto  idols,  eat  not  for 
his  sake  that  shewed  it,  and  for  conscience' 
sake  :  for  the  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the 
fulness  thereof: 

29  Conscience,  I  say,  not  thine  own,  but 
of  the  other :  for  why  is  my  liberty  judged 
of  another  7nan\s  conscience  ? 

30  For  if  I  by  grace  be  a  partaker,  why 
am  I  evil  spoken  of  for  that  for  which  1 
give  thanks  ? 

31  Whether  therefore  ye  eat  or  drink,  or 
whatsoever  ye  do,  do  all  to  the  glory  of 
God. 

32  Give  none  offence,  neither  to  the 
Jews,  nor  to  the  Gentiles,  nor  to  the  church 
of  God : 

33  Even  as  I  please  all  men  in  all  things, 
not  seeking  mine  own  profit,  but  the  projit 
of  many,  that  thev  may  be  saved. 

CHAP.  XI. 

BE  ye  followers  of  me,  even  as  I  also 
am  of  Christ. 

2  Now  I  praise  you,  brethren,  that  ye 
remember  me  in  all  things,  and  keep  the 
ordinances,  as  I  delivered  the7u  to  you. 

3  But  I  would  have  you  know,  that  the 
head  of  every  man  is  Christ ;  and  th.e  head 
of  the  woman  is  the  man  ;  and  the  head  of 
Christ  is  God. 

4  Every  man  praying  or  prophesying, 
having  his  head  covered,  dishonoureth  his 
head. 

5  But  every  woman  that  prayeth  or  pro- 
phesieth  with  her  head  uncovered,  dis- 
honoureth her  head  :  for  that  is  even  all 
one  as  if  she  were  shaven. 

6  For  if  the  woman  be  not  covered,  let 
her  also  be  shorn  :  but  if  it  be  a  shame  for 
a  woman  to  be  shorn  or  shaven,  let  her  be 
covered. 

7  For  a  man  indeed  ought  not  to  cover 
his  head,  forasmuch  as  he  is  the  image  and 
glory  of  God  :  but  the  woman  is  the  glory 
of  the  man. 

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Of  the  Lord's  supper.  CHAP 

8  For  the  man  is  not  of  the  woman,  but 
the  woman  of  tlie  man. 

9  Neither  was  the  man  created  for  the 
woman,  but  the  woman  for  the  man. 

10  For  this  cause  ought  the  woman  to 
have  power  on  her  head,  because  of  tlie 
angels. 

11  Nevertheless,  neither  is  the  man 
without  the  woman,  neither  the  woman 
without  the  man,  in  the  Lord. 

12  For  as  the  woman  is  of  the  man,  even 
so  is  the  man  also  by  the  woman ;  but  all 
things  of  God. 

13  Judge  in  yourselves :  Is  it  comely 
that  a  woman  pray  unto  God  uncovered  ? 

14  Doth  not  even  nature  itself  teach  you, 
that  if  a  man  have  long  hair,  it  is  a  shame 
unto  him  1 

15  But  if  a  woman  have  lono;  hair,  it  is 
a  glory  to  her  :  for  her  hair  is  given  her  for 
a  covering. 

16  But  if  any  man  seem  to  be  conten- 
tious, we  have  no  such  custom,  neither  the 
churches  of  God. 

17  Now  in  this  that  I  declare  nnto  yoi(, 
I  praise  you  not,  that  ye  come  together  not 
for  the  better,  but  for  the  worse. 

IS  For  first  of  all,  when  ye  come  together 
in  the  church,  I  hear  that  there  be  divisions 
among  you ;  and  I  partly  believe  it. 

19  For  there  must  be  also  heresies  among 
you,  that  they  which  are  approved  may  be 
made  manifest  among  j'ou. 

20  When  ye  come  together  therefore 
into  one  place,  this  is  not  to  eat  the  Lord's 
supper. 

21  For  in  eating  every  one  taketh  before 
other  his  own  supper:  and  one  is  hungry, 
and  another  is  drunken. 

22  What !  have  ye  not  houses  to  eat  and 
to  drink  in  1  or  despise  ye  the  church  of 
God,  and  shame  them  that  have  not?  What 
shall  I  say  to  you  ?  shall  I  praise  you  in 
this  ?  I  praise  you  not. 

23  For  I  have  received  of  the  Lord,  that 
which  also  I  delivered  unto  you,  That  the 
Lord  Jesus,  the  some  night  in  which  he 
was  betrayed,  took  bread  : 

24  And  when  he  had  given  thanks,  lie 
brake  it,  and  said,  Take,  eat :  this  is  my 
body,  which  is  broken  for  you  :  this  do  in 
remembrance  of  me. 

25  After  the  same  manner  also  he  took 
the  cup,  when  he  had  supped,  sa)'ing,  This 
cup  is  the  new  testament  in  mj-  blood  :  this 
do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remem- 
brance of  me. 

26  For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and 
drink  tliis  cup,  ye  do  shew  the  Lord's 
death  till  he  come. 

27  Wherefore,  whosoever  shall  cat  this 
bread,  and  drink  this  cup  of  the  Lord,  uii 
worthily,  shall  be  guilt}'  of  the  body  and 
blood  of  the  Lord. 

28  But  let  a  man  examine  himself,  and 
so  let  him  eat  of  that  bread,  and  drink  of 
that  cup. 

19 


.  XIL  Diversity  of  spiritual  gifts. 

29  For  he  that  eateth  and  drinketh  un- 
worthily, eateth  and  drinketh  daiunalion  to 
himself,  not  discerning  the  Lord'.s  body. 

30  For  this  cause  many  are  weak  and 
sickly  among  you,  and  many  sleep. 

31  For  if  we  would  judge  ourselves,  we 
should  not  be  judged. 

32  But  when  we  are  judged,  we  are 
chastened  of  the  Lord,  that  we  should  not 
be  condemned  with  the  world. 

33  Wherefore,  my  bretliren,  when  ye 
come  together  to  eat,  tarry  one;  for  another. 

34  And  if  any  man  hunger,  let  liim  eat 
at  home :  that  ye  couie  not  together  unto 
condemnation.  And  the  rest  will  1  set  in 
order  when  I  come. 

CHAP.  XIL 
OW   concerning  spiritual  gifts,  bre- 
thren, 1  would  not  have  you  ignorant. 

2  Ye  know  that  ye  were  Gentiles,  carried 
away  unto  these  dumb  idols,  even  as  ye 
were  led. 

3  Wherefore  I  give  you  to  understand, 
that  no  man  speaking  by  the  Spirit  of  God, 
calleth  Jesus  accursed  :  and  that  no  man 
can  say  that  Jesus  is  the  Lord,  but  by  the 
IIol)^  Ghost. 

4  Now  there  are  diversities  of  gifts,  hut 
the  same  Spirit. 

5  And  there  are  differences  of  adminis- 
trations, but  the  same  Lord. 

6  And  there  are  diversities  of  operations, 
but  it  is  the  same  God  which  worketh  all  in 
all. 

7  But  the  manifestation  of  the  Spirit  is 
given  to  every  man  to  profit  withal. 

8  For  to  one  is  given  by  the  Spirit  the 
word  of  wisdom  ;  to  another,  the  word  of 
knowledge  by  the  same  S})irit ; 

9  To  another,  faith  by  the  same  Spirit ; 
to  another,  the  gifts  of  healing  by  the  same 
Spirit ; 

10  To  another,  the  working  of  miracles; 
to  another,  prophecy  ;  to  another,  discern- 
ing of  spirits;  to  another,  divers  kinds  of 
tongues ;  to  another,  the  interpretation  of 
tongues : 

11  But  all  these  worketh  that  one  and 
the  self-same  Spirit,  dividing  to  every  man 
severally  as  he  will. 

12  For  as  the  body  is  one,  and  hath 
many  members,  and  all  the  members  of 
that  one  body,  being  many,  arc  one  body: 
so  also  /s  Christ. 

13  For  by  one  Spirit  are  we  all  bafjtizcd 
into  one  body,  whetlier  u-e  he  .lews  or  Gen- 
tiles, whether  we  lie  bond  or  free  ;  and  have 
been  all  made  to  drink  into  one  Spirit. 

14  For  the  body  is  not  one  member,  but 
many. 

15  If  the  foot  shall  say.  Because  I  am 
not  the  hand,  I  am  not  of  the  body  ;  is  it 
therefore  not  of  the  body  ? 

16  And  if  the  ear  shall  say,  Because  I 
am  not  the  eye,  I  am  not  of  the  body ;  is 
it  therefore  not  of  the  body  1 

17  If   the   whole    body    icc)-c    an    eye, 

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The  praises  of  charity. 


I.  CORINTHIANS. 


Prophecy  is  commended. 


where  icere  the  hearing  ?  If  the  whole  iverc 
hearing,  where  v^ere  the  smelhng  ? 

18  But  now  hath  God  set  the  members 
every  one  of  them  in  the  body,  as  it  hath 
pleased  him. 

19  And  if  they  were  all  one  member, 
where  were  the  body  1 

20  But  now  arc  they  many  members,  yet 
but  one  body. 

21  And  the  eye  cannot  say  unto  the 
hand,  I  have  no  need  of  thee :  nor  again 
the  head  to  the  feet,  I  have  no  need  of  you. 

22  Nay,  much  more  those  members  of 
the  body,  which  seem  to  be  more  feeble, 
are  necessary : 

23  And  those  members  of  the  body, 
which  we  think  to  be  less  honourable,  uj^on 
these  we  bestow  more  abundant  honour ; 
and  our  uncomely  parts  have  more  abun- 
dant comeliness. 

24  For  our  comely  parts  have  no  need  : 
but  God  hath  tempered  the  body  together, 
having  given  more  abundant  honour  to  that 
part  which  lacked : 

25  That  there  should  be  no  schism  in 
the  body;  but  that  the  members- should 
have  the  same  care  one  for  another. 

26  And  whether  one  member  suffer,  all 
the  members  suffer  with  it ;  or  one  member 
be  honoured,  all  the  members  rejoice  with  it. 

27  Now  ye  are  the  body  of  Christ,  and 
members  in  particular. 

28  And  God  hath  set  some  in  the  church, 
first  apostles,  secondarily  prophets,  thirdly 
teachers,  after  that  miracles,  then  gifts  of 
healings,  helps,  governments,  diversities  of 
tongues. 

29  Are  all  apostles  ?  arc  all  prophets  ? 
arc  all  teachers  ?  arc  all  workers  of  mira- 
cles ? 

30  Have  all  the  gifts  of  healing  ?  do  all 
spe.ik  with  tongues  1   do  all  interpret  ? 

31  But  covet  earnestly  the  best  gifts. 
And  yet  shew  I  unto  you  a  more  excellent 
\vay. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

^"I'^HOUGH  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of 

-R-    men   and   of  angels,    and    have   not 

charity,  I  am  become  as  sounding  brass,  or 

a  tinkling  cymbal. 

2  And  though  I  have  the  gift  of  pro- 
phecy, and  understand  all  mysteries,  and 
all  knowledge ;  and  though  I  have  all  faith, 
so  that  I  could  remove  mountains,  and 
have  not  charity,  I  am  nothing. 

3  And  though  I  bestow  all  my  goods  to 
feed  the  poor,  and  though  I  give  my  body 
to  be  burned,  and  have  not  charity,  it 
profiteth  me  nothing. 

4  Charity  suffereth  long,  and  is  kind ; 
charity  envieth  not ;  charity  vaunteth  not 
itself,  is  not  puffed  up, 

5  Doth    not    behave 
seeketh  not  her  own, 
vokcd,  thinketh  no  evil : 

6  Rejoiceth  not  in  iniquity,  but  re 
joiceth  in  the  truth ; 


itself    unseemly, 
is  not  easily   pro- 


7  Beareth  all  things,  believeth  all  things, 
hopeth  all  things,  endureth  all  things. 

8  Charity  never  faileth :  but  whether 
there  be  prophecies,  they  shall  fail ;  whe- 
ther there  be  tongues,  they  shall  cease ; 
whether  there  be  knowledge,  it  shall  vanish 
away. 

9  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we  pro- 
phesy in  part. 

10  But  when  that  which  is  perfect  is 
come,  then  that  which  is  in  part  shall  be 
done  away. 

11  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake  as  a 
child,  I  understood  as  a  child,  I  thought 
as  a  child :  but  when  I  became  a  man,  I 
put  away  childish  things. 

12  For  now  we  see  through  a  glass, 
darkly ;  but  then  face  to  face :  now  I 
know  in  part ;  but  then  shall  I  know  even 
as  also  I  am  known. 

13  And  now  abideth  faith,  hope,  charity, 
these  three ;  but  the  greatest  of  these  is 
charity. 

CHAP.  XIV. 

FOLLOW  after  charity,  and  desire  spi- 
ritual gifts,  but  rather  that  ye  may 
prophesy. 

2  For  he  that  speaketh  in  an  unknown 
tongue,  speaketh  not  unto  men,  but  unto 
God :  for  no  man  understandeth  him ; 
howbeit  in  the  spirit  he  speaketh  mys- 
teries. 

3  But  he  that  prophesieth,  speaketh  un- 
to men  to  edification,  and  exhortation,  and 
comfort. 

4  He  that  speaketh  in  an  vnknoion 
tongue  edifieth  himself;  but  he  that  pro- 
phesieth edifieth  the  church. 

5  I  would  that  ye  all  spake  with 
tongues,  but  rather  that  ye  prophesied  :  for 
greater  is  he  that  prophesieth  than  he  that 
speaketh  with  tongues,  except  he  interpret, 
that  tlie  church  may  receive  edifying. 

6  Now,  brethren,  if  I  come  unto  you 
speaking  with  tongues,  what  shall  I  profit 
you,  except  I  shall  speak  to  you  either  by 
revelation,  or  by  knowledge,  or  by  pro- 
pliesying,  or  by  doctrine  ? 

7  And  even  things  without  life  giving 
sound,  whether  pipe  or  harp,  except  they 
give  a  distinction  in  the  sounds,  how  shall 
it  be  known  what  is  piped  or  harped? 

S  For  if  the  trumpet  give  an  uncertain 
sound,  who  shall  prepare  himself  to  the 
battle  ? 

9  So  likewise  }'e,  except  ye  utter  by 
the  tongue  words  easy  to  be  understood, 
how  shall  it  be  known  what  is  spoken- 1 
for  ye  shall  speak  into  the  air. 

10  There  are,  it  may  be,  so  many  kinds 
of  voices  in  the  world,  and  none  of  them  is 
without  signification. 

11  Therefore,  if  I  know  not  the  mean- 
ing of  the  voice,   I   shall  be  unto  him  that 
speaketh  a  barbarian,  and  he  that  speaketh 
shfdl  be  a  barbarian  unto  me. 
!     12  Even   so  ye,   forasmuch   as  ye   are 

146 


Wo?ii€n  to  be  silent  in  church.         CHAP 
zealous  of  spiritual  gifts,  seek  that  ye  ma)' 
excel  to  the  edifying  of  the  church. 

13  Wherefore,  let  him  that  speaketh  in 
an  unknown  tongue,  pray  that  lie  may  in- 
terpret. 

14  For  if  I  pray  in  an  unknown  tongue, 
my  spirit  pra3'eth,  but  my  understanding 
is  unfruitful. 

15  What  is  it  then  ?  I  will  pray  with 
the  spirit,  and  I  will  pray  with  the  under- 
standing also :  I  will  sing  with  the  spirit, 
and  I  will  sing  with  the  understanding 
also. 

16  Else,  when  thou  shalt  bless  with  the 
spirit,  how  shall  he  that  occupieth  the  room 
of  the  unlearned  say  Amen  at  thy  giving  of 
thanks,  seeing  he  understandeth  not  what 
thou  sayest  1 

17  For  thou  verily  givest  thanks  well, 
but  the  other  is  not  edified. 

18  I  thank  my  God,  I  speak  with  tongues 
more  than  ye  all : 

19  Yet  in  the  church  I  had  rather  speak 
five  words  with  my  understanding,  that  by 
my  voice  I  might  teach  others  also,  than  ten 
thousand  words  in  an  unknown  tongue. 

20  Brethren,  be  not  children  in  under- 
standing: howbeit,  in  malice  be  ye  chil- 
dren, but  in  understanding  be  men. 

21  In  the  law  it  is  written.  With  7nc7i  of 
other  tongues  and  other  lips  will  I  speak 
unto  this  people  ;  and  yet  for  all  that  will 
they  not  hear  me,  saith  the  Lord. 

22  Wherefore  tongues  are  for  a  sign,  not 
to  them  that  believe,  but  to  them  that  be- 
lieve not :  but  prophesying  scrvdh  not  for 
them  that  believe  not,  but  for  them  which 
believe. 

23  If  therefore  the  whole  church  be  come 
together  into  one  place,  and  all  speak  with 
tongues,  and  there  come  in  those  that  are 
unlearned,  or  unbelievers,  will  they  not  say 
that  ye  are  mad  ? 

24  But  if  all  prophesy,  and  there  come 
in  one  that  believetli  not,  or  one  unlearned, 
he  is  convinced  of  all,  he  is  judged  of  all : 

25  And  thus  are  the  secrets  of  his  heart 
made  manifest ;  and  so  falling  down  on  his 
face,  he  will  worship  God,  and  report  that 
God  is  in  you  of  a  truth. 

26  How  is  it  then,  brethren  ?  when  ye 
come  together,  everj'  one  of  you  hath  a 
psalm,  hath  a  doctrine,  hath  a  tongue,  hath 
a  revelation,  hath  an  interpretation.  Let 
all  things  be  done  unto  edifying. 

27  If  any  man  speak  in  an  unknoicn 
tongue,  let  it  be  by  two,  or  at  the  most  % 
three,  and  that  by  course ;  and  let  one  in- 
terpret. 

28  But  if  there  be  no  interpreter,  let 
him  keep  silence  in  the  church  ;  and  let 
iiim  speak  to  himself,  and  to  God. 

29  Let  the  prophets  speak  two  or  three, 
and  let  the  other  judge. 

30  If  any  thing  be  revealed  to  another 
that  sitteth  by,  let  tlie  first  hold  his  peace. 

31  For  ye  may  all  prophesy  one  by  one, 


XV.  Of  the  resurrection. 

that   all  may  learn,  and  all  may  be  com- 
forted. 

32  And  the  spirits  of  the  prophets  are 
subject  to  the  prophets. 

83  For  God  is  not  the  author  of  confu- 
sion, but  of  peace,  as  in  all  churches  of  the 
saints. 

34  Let  your  women  keep  silence  in  the 
churches  ;  for  it  is  not  permitted  unto  them 
to  speak :  but  they  are  cAimmamicd  to  be 
under  obedience,  as  also  saith  the  law. 

,35  And  if  they  will  learn  any  thing,  let 
them  ask  their  husbands  at  home ;  ibr  it 
is  a  shame  for  women  to  speak  in  the 
church. 

36  What !  came  the  word  of  God  out 
from  you?   or  came  it  unto  you  only  ? 

37  If  any  man  think  himself  to  be  a  pro- 
phet, or  spiritual,  let  him  acknowledge  that 
the  things  that  I  write  unto  you  are  the 
commandments  of  the  Lord. 

38  But  if  any  man  be  ignorant,  let  him 
be  ignorant. 

39  Wherefore,  brethren,  covet  to  prophe- 
sy, and  forbid  not  to  speak  with  tongues. 

40  Let  all  things  be  done  decently,  and 
in  order. 

CHAP.  XV. 
MOREOVER,  brethren,  I  declare  unto 
-It  JL  you  the  gospel  which  I  preached  un- 
to you,  which  also  ye  have  received,  and 
wherein  ye  stand ; 

2  Bj' which  also  j^e  are  saved,  if  yc  keep 
in  memory  what  I  preached  unto  you,  un- 
less ye  have  believed  in  vain. 

3  For  I  delivered  unto  you  first  of  all, 
that  which  I  also  received,  how  that  Christ 
died  for  our  sins  according  to  the  scrip- 
tures ; 

4  And  that  he  was  buried,  and  that  he 
rose  again  the  third  day  according  to  the 
scriptures : 

5  And  that  he  was  seen  of  Cephas,  then 
of  the  twelve: 

6  After  that,  he  was  seen  of  above  five 
hundred  brethren  at  once ;  of  whom  the 
greater  part  remain  unto  this  present,  but 
some  are  fallen  asleep. 

7  After  that,  he  was  seen  of  James  ;  then 
of  all  the  apostles. 

8  And  last  of  all  he  was  seen  of  me  also, 
as  of  one  born  out  of  due  time. 

9  For  I  am  the  least  of  the  apostles,  that 
am  not  meet  to  be  called  an  apostle,  be- 
cause I  persecuted  the  church  of  God. 

10  But  by  the  grace  of  God  I  am  what  I 
am :  and  his  grace  which  was  brstnwid  up- 
on me,  was  not  in  vain  ;  but  I  laboured 
more  abundantly  than  they  all :  yet  not  I, 
but  the  grace  of  God  which  was  with  me. 

11  Therefore  whether  it  were  I  or  they, 
so  we  preach,  and  so  ye  believed. 

12  Now  if  Christ  be  preached  that  he 
rose  from  the  dead,  how  say  some  among 
you  that  there  is  no  resurrection  ofthedoad  ? 

13  But  if  there  be  no  resurrection  of  the 
dead,  then  is  Christ  not  risen  : 

147 


Planner  of  the  resurrection.       I.  CORINTHIANS. 

14  And  if  Christ  be  not  risen,  then  isonv 
preaching  vain,  and  your  faith  is  also 
vain. 

15  Yea,  and  we  are  found  false  witnesses 
of  God  ;  because  we  have  testified  of  God 
that  he  raised  up  Christ :  whom  he  raised 
not  up,  if  so  be  that  the  dead  rise  not. 

16  For  if  the  dead  rise  not,  then  is  not 
Christ  raised : 

17  And  if  Christ  be  not  raised,  your  faith 
is  vain ;  ye  are  yet  in  your  sins. 

18  Then  they  also  which  are  fallen 
asleep  in  Christ  are  perished. 

19  If  in  this  life  onl}^  we  have  hope  in 
Christ,  we  are  of  all  men  most  miserable. 

20  But  now  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead, 
and  become  the  first-fruits  of  them  that 
slept. 

21  For  since  by  man  came  death,  by 
man  came  also  the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 

22  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even  so  in 
Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive. 

23  But  ever}^  man  in  his  own  order : 
Christ  the  first-fruits ;  afterward  they  that 
are  Christ's  at  his  coming. 

24  Then  cometh  the  end,  when  he  shall 
have  delivered  up  the  kingdom  to  God, 
even  the  Father ;  when  he  shall  have  put 
down  all  rule,  and  all  authority,  and  power. 

25  For  he  must  reign,  till  he  hath  put  all 
enemies  under  his  feet. 

26  The  last  enemy  that  shall  be  destroy- 
ed is  death. 

27  For  he  hath  put  all  things  under  his 
feet.  But  when  he  saith  all  things  are  put 
under  liim,  it  is  manifest  that  he  is  except- 
ed which  did  put  all  things  under  him. 

2S  And  when  all  things  shall  be  subdued 
unto  him,  then  shall  the  Son  also  himself 
be  subject  unto  him  that  put  all  things 
under  him,  that  God  may  be  all  in  all. 

29  Else  what  shall  they  do,  which  are 
baptized  for  the  dead,  if  the  dead  rise  not  at 
all?  why  are  they  then  baptized  for  the 
dead  ? 

30  And  why  stand  we  in  jeopardy  every 
hour  1 

31  I  protest  by  your  rejoicing  which  I 
have  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  I  die  daily. 

32  If  after  the  manner  of  men  I  have 
fought  with  beasts  at  Ephesus,  what  advan- 
tageth  it  me,  if  the  dead  rise  not?  let  us 
eat  and  drink ;  for  to-morrow  we  die. 

33  Be  not  deceived  :  Evil  communica- 
tions corrupt  good  manners. 

34  Awake  to  righteousness,  and  sin  not ; 
for  some  have  not  the  knowledge  of  God. 
I  speak  this  to  3'our  shame. 

35  But  some  man  will  saj'.  How  are  the 
dead  raised  up  ?  and  with  what  body  do 
they  come  ? 

36  Thou  fool,  that  which  thou  sovvest  is 
not  quickened  except  it  die  : 

37  And  that  which  thou  sovvest,  thou 
sowest  not  that  body  that  shall  be,  but 
bare  grain  ;  it  may  chance  of  wheat,  or  of 
some  other  strain : 


The  change  of  the  living. 

38  But  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it  hath 
pleased  him,  and  to  every  seed  his  own 
body. 

39  All  flesh  is  not  the  same  flesh  ;  hut 
there  is  one  kind  of  flesh  of  men,  another 
flesh  of  beasts,  another  of  fishes,  and  ano- 
ther of  birds. 

40  There  are  also  celestial  bodies,  and 
bodies  terrestrial :  but  the  glory  of  the  ce- 
lestial is  one,  and  the  glory  of  the  terres- 
trial is  another. 

41  There  is  one  glory  of  the  sun,  and 
another  glory  of  the  moon,  and  another 
glory  of  the  stars ;  for  one  star  differeth 
from  another  star  in  glory. 

42  So  also  is  the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 
It  is  sown  in  corruption,  it  is  raised  in  in- 
corruption : 

43  It  is  sown  in  dishonour,  it  is  raised  in 
glory :  it  is  sown  in  weakness,  it  is  raised 
in  power : 

44  It  is  sown  a  natural  body,  it  is  raised 
a  spiritual  body.  There  is  a  natural  body, 
and  there  is  a  spiritual  body. 

45  And  so  it  is  written,  The  first  man 
Adam  was  made  a  living  soul,  the  last 
Adam  jras  tnade  a  quickening  spirit. 

46  Howbeit,  that  icns  not  first  which  is 
spiritual,  but  tliat  which  is  natural ;  and 
afterward  that  which  is  spiritual. 

47  The  first  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy  : 
the  second  man  is  the  Lord  from  heaven. 

48  As  is  the  earthy,  such  o?-e  they  also 
that  are  earth)" :  and  as  is  the  heavenly, 
such  are  they  also  that  are  heavenl}'. 

49  And  as  we  have  borne  the  image  of 
the  earthy,  we  shall  also  bear  the  image  of 
the  heavenly. 

50  Now  this  I  say,  brethren,  that  flesh 
and  blood  cannot  inherit  the  kingdom  of 
God  ;  neither  doth  corruption  inherit  incor- 
ruption. 

51  Behold,  I  shew  you  a  mystery  ;  We 
shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be 
changed, 

52  In  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an 
eye,  at  the  last  trump :  for  the  trumpet  shall 
sound,  and  the  dead  shall  be  raised  incor- 
ruptible, and  we  shall  be  changed. 

53  For  this  corruptible  must  put  on  in- 
corruption,  and  this  mortal  ?nust  put  on 
immortality. 

54  So  when  this  corruptible  shall  have 
put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal  shall 
have  put  on  immortality,  then  shall  be 
brought  to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written, 
Death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory. 

55  O  death,  where  is  thy  sting  ?  O 
grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 

56  The  sting  of  death  is  sin ;  and  the 
strength  of  sin  is  the  law. 

57  But  thanks  be  to  God,  which  giveth 
us  the  victor)^,  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

58  Therefore,  my  beloved  brethren,  be  ye 
steadfast,   unmoveable,  always   abounding 

'in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  forasmuch  as  ye 
148 


Sundry  admonitions.  CHAP.  1. 

know  that  your  labour  is  not  in  vain  in  the  (the  brethren 


Lord 

CHAP.  XVI. 

"OW  concerning  the  collection  for  the 
saints,  as  I  have  given  order  to  the 
churches  of  Galatia,  even  so  do  ye. 

2  Upon  the  first  day  of  the  week  let 
every  one  of  you  lay  by  him  in  store,  as 
God  hath  prospered  him,  that  there  be  no 
gatherings  when  I  come. 

3  And  when  I  come,  whomsoever  ye 
shall  approve  by  your  letters,  them  will  I 
send  to  bring  your  liberality  unto  Jerusa- 
lem. 

4  And  if  it  be  meet  that  I  go  also,  they 
shall  go  with  me. 

5  Now  I  will  come  unto  you,  when  I 
shall  pass  through  Macedonia:  for  I  do 
pass  through  Macedonia. 

6  And  it  may  be  that  I  will  abide,  yea, 
and  winter  with  you,  that  ye  may  bring  me 
on  my  journey  whithersoever  I  go. 

7  For  I  will  not  see  j'ou  now  by  the 
wa}' ;  but  I  trust  to  tarry  a  while  with  you, 
if  tlie  Lord  permit. 

8  But  I  will  tarry  at  Epliesus  until  Pen- 
tecost. 

9  For  a  great  door  and  effectual  is  opened 
unto  me,  and  there  are  many  adversaries. 

10  Now  if  Timotheus  come,  see  that  he 
may  be  with  you  without  fear ;  for  he  work- 
eth  the  work  of  the  Lord,  as  I  also  do. 

11  Let  no  man  therefore  despise  him: 
but  conduct  him  forth  in  peace,  that  he 
may  come  unto  me  :  for  I  look  for  him  with 
the  brethren. 

12  As  touching  our  brother  Apollos,  I 
greatly  desired  him  to  come  unto  you  with 


The  sincerity  of  Paul. 
but  his  will  was  not  at  all  to 


come  at  this  time ;  but  he  will  come  when 
he  shall  have  convenient  time. 

13  Watch  ye,  stand  fast  in  the  faith,  quit 
you  like  men,  be  strong. 

14  Let  all  your  thmgs  be  done  with 
charity. 

15  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  (yc  know 
the  house  of  Stephanas,  that  it  is  the  first- 
fruits  of  Achaia,  and  that  they  have  addict- 
ed themselves  to  the  ministry  of  the  saints,) 

16  That  ye  submit  yourselves  unto  such, 
and  to  every  one  that  helpeth  with  «.s-,  and 
laboureth. 

17  I  am  glad  of  the  coming  of  Stepha- 
nas, and  Fortunatus,  and  Achaicus :  for 
that  which  was  lacking  on  your  part,  they 
have  supplied. 

18  For  they  have  refreshed  my  spirit 
and  yours :  therefore  acknowledge  ye  them 
that  are  such. 

19  The  churches  of  Asia  salute  you. 
Aquila  and  Priscilla  salute  you  much  in  the 
Lord,  with  the  church  that  is  in  their  house. 

20  All  the  brethren  greet  you.  Greet 
ye  one  another  with  an  holy  kiss. 

21  The  salutation  of  mc  Paul  with  mine 
own  hand. 

22  If  any  man  love  not  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  let  him  be  Anathema,  Maran-atha. 

23  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
be  with  you. 

24  My  love  be  with  you  all  in  Christ 
Jesus.     Amen. 

H  The  first  epistle  to  the  Corinthians  was 
written  from  Philippi,  by  Stephanas, 
and  Fortunatus,  and  Achaicus,  and 
Timotheus. 


II  The  Second  Epistle  of  PA  UL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  CORINTHIANS. 


CHAP.  L 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the 
will  of  God,  and  Timothy  ow  brother, 
unto  the  church  of  God  which  is  at  Corinth, 
with  all  the  saints  which  are  in  all  Achaia : 

2  Grace  be  to  you  and  peace  from  God 
our  Father,  and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  Blessed  he  God,  even  the  Father  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  mer- 
cies, and  the  God  of  all  comfort ; 

4  Who  comforteth  us  in  all  our  tribula- 
tion, that  we  may  be  able  to  comfort  them 
which  are  in  any  trouble  by  the  comfort 
Avherewith  we  ourselves  are  comforted  of 
God. 

5  For  as  the  sufferings  of  Christ  abound 
in  us,  so  our  consolation  also  aboundeth  by 
Christ. 

6  And  whether  we  be  afflicted,  it  is  for 
your  consolation  and  salvation,  which  is 
effectual  in  the  enduring  of  the  same  suf- 
ferings which  we  also  suffer :  or  \vhethcr 
we  be  comforted,  it  is  for  your  consolation 
and  salvation. 


[  7  And  our  hope  of  you  is  steadfast, 
knowing,  that  as  ye  are  partakers  of  the  suf- 
ferings, so  shall  ye  be  also  of  the  consolation. 

8  For  we  would  not,  brethren,  have  you 
ignorant  of  our  trouble  whicii  came  to  us 
in  Asia,  that  we  were  pressed  out  of  mea- 
sure, above  strength,  insomuch  that  we  de- 
spaired even  of  life  : 

9  But  we  had  the  sentence  of  death  in 
ourselves,  that  we  should  not  trust  in  our- 
selves, but  in  God  which  raiseth  the  doad  : 

10  Who  delivered  us  from  so  great  a 
death,  and  doth  deliver  :  in  whom  we  trust 
that  he  will  yet  deliver  us  : 

11  Ye  also  helping  together  by  prayer 
for  us,  that  for  the  gift  bestowed  upon  us  by 
the  means  of  many  persons,  thanks  may 
be  given  by  many  on  our  behalf 

12  For  our  rejoicing  is  this,  the  tcstirno- 
ny  of  our  conscience,  that  in  simplicity' 
aiid  godly  sincerity,  not  with  fleshly  wi.s- 
dom,  but  by  the  grace  of  God,  we  have  had 
our  conversation  in  the  world,  and  more 
abundantly  to  you-ward. 

149 


Of  the  excommunicated.         11.  COilllN 

13  For  we  write  none  other  things  unto 
you,  than  what  ye  read  or  acknowledge ; 
and  1  trust  ye  shall  acknowledge  even  to 
the  end ; 

14  As  also  ye  have  acknowledged  us  in 
part,  that  we  are  your  rejoicing,  even  as 
ye  also  arc  ours  in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

15  And  in  this  confidence  I  was  minded 
to  come  unto  you  before,  that  ye  might 
have  a  second  benefit ; 

16  And  to  pass  by  you  into  Macedonia, 
and  to  come  again  out  of  Macedonia  unto 
you,  and  of  you  to  be  brought  on  my  way 
to\vard  Judea. 

17  When  I  therefore  was  thus  minded, 
did  1  use  lightness?  or  the  things  that  I 
purpose,  do  I  purpose  according  to  the 
nesh,  that  with  me  there  should  be  yea, 
3'ea,  and  nay,  nay? 

18  But  as  God  is  true,  our  word  toward 
you  was  not  yea  and  nay. 

19  For  the  Son  of  God,  Jesus  Christ, 
who  was  preached  among  you  by  us,  even 
by  me,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timotheus,  was 
MOt  yea  and  nay,  but  in  him  was  yea. 

20  For  all  the  promises  of  God  in  him 
arc  yea,  and  in  him  Amen,  unto  the  glory 
of  God  by  us. 

21  Now  he  which  stablisheth  us  with  you 
in  Christ,  and  hath  anointed  us,  is  God  ; 

22  Who  hath  also  sealed  us,  and  given 
the  earnest  of  the  spirit  in  our  hearts. 

23  Moreover,  I  call  God  for  a  record 
upon  my  soul,  that  to  spare  you  I  came  not 
as  yet  unto  Corinth. 

24  Not  for  that  we  have  dominion  over 
your  faith,  but  are  helpers  of  your  joy : 
for  by  faith  j'e  stand. 

CHAP.  II. 

BUT   I   determined    this   with   myself,' 
that  I  would  not  come  again  to  you 
HI  heaviness. 

2  For  if  I  make  you  sorry,  who  is  he 
then  that  maketh  me  glad,  but  the  same 
which  is  made  sorrj'  by  me  ? 

3  And  I  wrote  this  same  unto  you,  lest, 
when  I  came,  I  should  have  sorrow  from 
them  of  whom  I  ought  to  rejoice ;  having 
confidence  in  j^ou  all,  that  my  joy  is  tliejoy 
of  you  all. 

4  For  out  of  much  affliction  and  anguish 
of  heart  I  wrote  unto  you  with  many  tears  ; 
not  that  ye  should  be  grieved,  but  that  ye 
might  know  the  love  which  I  have  more 
abundantly  unto  you. 

5  But  if  any  have  caused  grief,  he  hath 
not  grieved  me,  but  in  part :  that  I  may 
not  overcharge  you  all. 

6  Suffitaent  to  such  a  man  is  this  punish- 
ment, which  ?ras  itiflictccl  oi'  many. 

1  So  that  contrariwise,  ye  ought  rather  to 
forgive  hi)i),  and  comfort  hijn,  lest  perhaps 
such  an  one  should  be  swallowed  up  with 
overmuch  sorrow. 

8  Wherefore  I  beseech  you  that  ye 
would  confirm  your  love  toward  him. 

9  For  to  this  end  also  did  I  write,  that  1 


Tlil  ANS.  Of  the  law  and  gospel. 

miglU  know  the  proof  of  you,  whether  ye 
be  obedient  in  all  things. 

10  To  whom  ye  forgive  anything,  I  for- 
give also:  for  if  I  forgave  any  thing,  to 
whom  I  forgave  it,  for  your  sakes/org-«i'e  / 
it  in  the  person  of  Christ ; 

11  Lest  Satan  should  get  an  advantage 
of  us:  for  we  are  not  ignorant  of  his  de- 
vices. 

12  Furthermore,  when  I  came  to  Troas 
to  preach  Christ's  gospel,  and  a  door  was 
opened  unto  me  of  the  Lord, 

13  I  had  no  rest  in  my  spirit,  because  I 
found  not  Titus  my  brother :  but  taking 
my  leave  of  them,  I  went  from  thence  into 
Macedonia. 

14  Now  thanks  be  unto  God,  which  al- 
ways causeth  us  to  triumph  in  Christ,  and 
maketh  manifest  the  savour  of  his  know- 
ledge by  us  in  every  place. 

15  For  we  are  unto  God  a  sweet  savour 
of  Christ,  in  them  that  are  saved,  and  in 
them  that  perish : 

16  To  the  one  we  are  the  savour  of 
death  unto  death  ;  and  to  the  other  the  sa- 
vour of  life  unto  life.  And  who  is  sufficient 
for  these  things  ? 

17  For  we  are  not  as  many,  which  cor- 
rupt the  word  of  God  :  but  as  of  sincerity, 
but  as  of  God,  in  the  sight  of  God  speak  we 
in  Christ. 

CHAP.  III. 
O  we   begin  again  to  commend  our- 
selves 1  or  need  we,  as  some  otMrs, 
epistles  of  commendation  to  you,  or  letters 
of  commendation  from  you? 

2  Ye  are  our  epistle  written  in  our  hearts, 
known  and  read  of  all  men  : 

3  Forctsmuch  as  ye  are  manifestly  de- 
clared to  be  the  epistle  of  Christ  ministered 
by  us,  written  not  with  ink,  but  with  the 
Spirit  of  the  living  God ;  not  in  tables  of 
stone,  but  in  fleshly  tables  of  the  heart. 

4  And  such  trust  have  we  through  Christ 
to  God-ward : 

5  Not  that  we  are  sufficient  of  ourselves 
to  think  any  thing  as  of  ourselves;  but  our 
sufficiency  is  of  God  ; 

6  Who  also  hath  made  us  able  ministers 
of  the  new  testament;  not  of  the  letter,  but 
of  tlie  spirit :  for  the  letter  killeth,  but  the 
spirit  giveth  life. 

7  But  if  the  ministration  of  death,  writ- 
ten and  engraven  in  stones,  was  glorious, 
so  that  the  children  of  Israel  could  not 
steadfastly  behold  the  face  of  Moses  for  the 
glory  of  his  countenance ;  which  glory  was 
to  be  done  awaj' : 

8  How  shall  not  the  ministration  of  the 
Spirit  be  rather  glorious  ? 

9  For  if  the  ministration  of  condemna- 
tion he  glory,  much  more  doth  the  ministra- 
tion of  righteousness  exceed  in  glory. 

10  For  even  that  which  was  made  glori- 
ous had  no  glory  in  this  respect,  b}'  reason 
of  tlie  glor}^  that  excelleth. 

11  For   if  that  which  was  done   awaj"^ 

150 


PauVs  comfort  in  affliction.  CHAP. 
7Lms  glorious,  much  more  that  which  re- 
maineth  is  glorious. 

12  Seeing  then  that  we  have  such  hope, 
we  use  great  plainness  of  speech  : 

13  And  not  as  Moses,  which  put  a  vail 
over  his  face,  that  the  children  of  Israel 
could  not  steadfostly  look  to  the  end  of 
that  which  is  abolished : 

14  But  their  minds  were  blinded :  for  un- 
til this  day  remaineth  the  same  vail  untak- 
en  away  in  the  reading  of  the  old  testa- 
ment ;  which  vail  is  done  away  in  Christ. 

15  But  even  unto  this  day,  when  Moses 
is  read,  the  vail  is  upon  their  heart. 

16  Nevertheless,  when  it  shall  turn  to 
the  Lord,  the  vail  shall  be  taken  away. 

17  Now  the  Lord  is  that  Spirit:  and 
where  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord,  i^,  there  is 
liberty. 

IS  But  we  all,  with  open  face  beholding 

as  in    a   glass  the   glory  of  the  Lord,  are 

changed  into  the  same  image  from  glory 

to  glory,  even  as  by  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THEREFORE,  seeing  we   have  this 
ministry,  as  we  have  received  mercy, 
we  faint  not ; 

2  But  have  renounced  the  hidden  things 
of  dishonesty ;  not  walking  in  craftiness, 
nor  handling  the  word  of  God  deceitfully  ; 
but,  by  manifestation  of  the  truth,  com- 
mending ourselves  to  every  man's  con- 
science in  the  sight  of  God. 

3  But  if  our  gospel  be  hid,  it  is  hid  to 
them  that  are  lost : 

4  In  whom  the  god  of  this  world  hath 
blinded  the  minds  of  them  which  believe 
not,  lest  the  light  of  the  glorious  gospel  of 
Christ,  who  is  the  image  of  God,  should 
shine  unto  them. 

5  For  we  preach  not  ourselves  but 
Christ  Jesus  the  Lord  ;  and  ourselves  your 
servants  for  Jesus'  sake. 

6  For  God,  who  commanded  the  light 
to  shine  out  of  darkness,  hath  shined  in 
our  hearts,  to  give  the  light  of  the  know- 
ledge of  the  glory  of  God  in  the  face  of 
Jesus  Christ. 

7  But  we  have  this  treasure  in  earthen 
vessels,  that  the  excellency  of  the  power 
may  be  of  God,  and  not  of  us. 

8  We  are  troubled  on  every  side,  yet  not 
distressed  ;  ive  are  perplexed,  but  not  in  de 
spair ; 

9  Persecuted,  but  not  forsaken ;  cast 
down,  but  not  destroyed  ; 

10  Always  bearing  about  in  the  body 
the  dying  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  that  the  life 
also  of  Jesus  might  be  made  manifest  in 
our  body. 

11  For  we  which  live  are  always  de- 
livered unto  death  for  Jesus'  sake,  that 
the  life  also  of  Jesus  might  be  made  mani 
fest  in  our  mortal  flesh. 

12  So  then  death  worketh  in  us,  but  life 
in  you. 

is    We  having  the  same  spirit  of  faith, 


IV,  V.  His  hope  of  eternal  glory. 

according  as  it  is  written,  I  believed,  and 
therefore  have  I  spoken ;  we  also  believe, 
and  therefore  speak ; 

14  Knowing,  that  he  which  raised  up 
the  Lord  Jesus,  shall  raise  up  us  also  by 
Jesus,  and  shall  present  us  with  you. 

15  For  all  tilings  are  for  your  sakes, 
that  the  abundant  grace  might  through  the 
thanksgiving  of  many  redound  to  the  glory 
of  God. 

16  For  which  cause  we  faint  not ;  but 
though  our  outward  man  perish,  yet  the  in- 
ward man  is  renewed  day  by  day. 

17  For  our  light  affliction,  which  is  but 
for  a  moment,  worketh  for  us  a  far  more 
exceeding  «nf/ eternal  weight  of  glory  ; 

18  While  we  look  not  at  the  things 
which  are  seen,  but  at  the  things  whicli 
are  not  seen :  for  the  things  which  are 
seen  arc  temporal ;  but  the  things  which 
are  not  seen  arc  eternal. 

CHAP.  V. 

FOR  we  know  that  if  our  earthly  house 
of  this  tabernacle  were  dissolved,  we 
have  a  building  of  God,  an  house  not 
made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens. 

2  For  in  this  we  groan,  earnestly  desir- 
ing to  be  clothed  upon  with  our  house 
which  is  from  heaven ; 

3  If  so  be  that  being  clothed  we  shall 
not  be  found  naked. 

4  For  we  that  are  in  this  tabernacle  do 
groan,  being  burdened:  not  for  that  we 
would  be  unclothed,  but  clothed  upon, 
that  mortality  might  be  swallowed  up  of 
life. 

5  Now  he  that  hath  wrought  us  for  the 
self-same  thing /*■  God,  who  also  hath  given 
unto  us  the  earnest  of  the  Spirit. 

6  Therefore  wc  are  always  confident, 
knowing  that,  whilst  we  are  at  home  in  the 
body,  we  are  absent  from  the  Lord  : 

7  (For  we  walk  by  faith,  not  by  sight :) 
S  We  are  confident,  /  say,  and  willing 

rather  to  be  absent  from  the  body,  and  to 
be  present  with  the  Lord. 

9  Wherefore  we  labour,  that,  whether 
present  or  absent,  we  may  be  accepted  of 
him. 

10  For  we  must  all  appear  before  the 
judgment-seat  of  Christ;  tliat  every  one 
may  receive  the  things  done  in  his  bod}', 
according  to  that  he  hath  done,  whether  it 
he  good  or  bad. 

11  Knowing  therefore  the  terror  of  the 
Lord,  we  persuade  men  :  but  we  are  made 
manifest  unto  God;  and  I  trust  also  are 
made  manifest  in  your  consciences. 

12  For  we  couunend  not  ourselves  again 
unto  vou,  but  give  you  occasion  to  glory 
on  our  behalf,  that  ye  may  have  somewhat 
to  answer  them  which  glory  in  a|)pear- 
ance,  and  not  in  heart. 

13  For  whether  we  be  beside  ourselves, 
it  is  to  God  :  or  whether  we  be  sober,  it  is 
for  your  cause. 

14  For   the  love  of  Christ  constraincth 

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PauFs faithfulness.  II.  CORINTHIANS 

us;  because  we  thus  judge,  that   if  one 
died  for  all,  then  were  all  dead  : 

15  And  that  he  died  for  all,  that  they 
which  live  should  not  henceforth  live  unto 
themselves,  but  unto  him  which  died  for 
them,  and  rose  again. 

16  Wherefore  henceforth  know  we  no 
man  after  the  flesh :  yea,  though  we  have 
known  Christ  after  the  flesh,  yet  now 
henceforth  know  we  him  no  more. 

17  Therefore,  if  any  man  be  in  Christ, 
he  is  a  new  creature :  old  things  are  passed 
away ;   behold,  all  things  are  become  new. 

18  And  all  things  are  of  God,  who  hath 
reconciled  us  to  himself  by  Jesus  Christ, 
and  hath  given  to  us  the  ministry  of  recon- 
ciliation ; 

19  To  wit,  that  God  was  in  Christ,  recon- 
ciling the  world  unto  himself,  not  imput- 
ing their  trespasses  unto  them  ;  and  hath 
committed  unto  us  the  word  of  reconcilia- 
tion. 

20  Now  then  we  are  ambassadors  for 
Christ,  as  though  God  did  beseech  you  by 
us :  we  pray  you  in  Christ's  stead,  be  ye  re- 
conciled to  God. 

21  For  he  hath  made  him  to  be  sin  for  us, 
who  knew  no  sin  ;  that  we  might  be  made 
the  righteousness  of  God  in  him. 

CHAP.  VI. 
E  then,  as  workers  together  ivith  him, 
beseech  you  also  that  ye  receive  not 
the  grace  of  God  in  vain. 

2  (For  he  saith,  I  have  heard  thee  in  a 
time  accepted,  and  in  the  day  of  salvation 
have  I  succoured  thee  :  behold,  now  is  the 
accepted  time ;  behold,  now  is  the  day  of 
salvation.) 

3  Giving  no  offence  in  any  thing,  that 
the  ministry  be  not  blamed  : 

4  But  in  all  thi?igs  approving  ourselves 
as  the  ministers  of  God,  in  much  patience, 
in  afllictions,  in  necessities,  in  distresses, 

5  In  stripes,  in  imprisonments,  in  tu- 
mults, in  labours,  in  watchings,  in  fastings ; 

6  By  pureness,  by  knowledge,  by  long- 
suffering,  by  kindness,  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
by  love  unfeigned, 

7  By  the  word  of  truth,  by  the  power  of 
God,  by  the  armour  of  righteousness  on 
the  right  hand  and  on  the  left, 

8  By  honour  and  dishonour,  by  evil  re- 
port and  good  report;  as  deceivers,  and 
yet  true ; 

9  As  unknown,  and  yet  well  known  ;  as 
dying,  and  behold,  we  live  ;  as  chastened, 
and  not  killed ; 

10  As  sorrowful,  yet  ahvaj's  rejoicing ; 
as  poor,  yet  making  many  rich ;  as  having 
nothing,  and  yet  possessing  all  things. 

11  O  ye  Corinthians,  our  mouth  is  open 
unto  you,  our  heart  is  enlarged. 

12  Ye  are  not  straitened  in  us,  but  ye 
are  straitened  in  your  own  bowels. 

13  Now  for  a  recompense  in  the  same 
(I  speak  as  unto  my  children,)  be  ye  also 
enlarged. 


Godly  sorrmc  described. 

14  Be  ye  not  unequally  yoked  together 
with  unbelievers  :  for  what  fellowship  hath 
righteousness  with  unrighteousness  ?  and 
what  communion  hath  light  with  darkness? 

15  And  what  concord  hath  Christ  with 
Belial  ?  or  what  part  hath  he  that  believeth 
with  an  infidel  ? 

16  And  what  agreement  hath  the  temple 
of  God  with  idols?  for  ye  are  the  temple 
of  the  living  God  ;  as  God  hath  said,  I  will 
dwell  in  them,  and  walk  in  the7u;  and  I 
will  be  their  God,  and  they  shall  be  my 
people. 

17  Wherefore  come  out  from  among 
them,  and  be  ye  separate,  saith  the  Lord, 
and  touch  not  the  unclean  thing ;  and  I 
will  receive  you ; 

18  And  will  be  a  Father  unto  you,  and 
ye  shall  be  my  sons  and  daughters,  saith 
the  Lord  Almighty. 

CHAP.  vn. 

HAVING  therefore  these  promises, 
dearly  beloved,  let  us  cleanse  our- 
selves from  all  filthiness  of  the  flesh  and 
spirit,  perfecting  holiness  in  the  fear  of 
God. 

2  Receive  us  ;  we  have  wronged  no 
man,  we  have  corrupted  no  man,  we  have 
defrauded  no  man. 

3  I  speak  not  this  to  condemn  you :  for 
I  have  said  before,  that  ye  are  in  our  hearts 
to  die  and  live  with  you. 

4  Great  is  my  boldness  of  speech  toward 
you,  great  is  my  glorying  of  you  :  I  am 
filled  with  comfort,  I  am  exceeding  joyful 
in  all  our  tribulation. 

5  For,  when  we  were  come  into  Mace- 
donia, our  flesh  had  no  rest,  but  we  were 
troubled  on  every  side  ;  without  were  fight- 
ings, within  ivere  fears. 

6  Nevertheless  God,  that  comforteth 
those  that  are  cast  down,  comforted  us  by 
the  coming  of  Titus  ; 

7  And  not  by  his  coming  only,  but  by 
the  consolation  wherewith  he  was  comfort- 
ed in  you,  when  he  told  us  j'our  earnest 
desire,  your  mourning,  your  fervent  mind 
toward  me;  so  that  I  rejoiced  the  more. 

8  For  though  I  made  you  sorry  with  a 
letter,  I  do  not  repent,  though  I  did  repent: 
for  I  perceive  that  the  same  epistle  hath 
made  you  sorry,  though  it  were  but  for  a 
season. 

9  Now  I  rejoice,  not  that  ye  were  made 
sorry,  but  that  ye  sorrowed  to  repentance  : 
for  ye  were  made  sorry  after  a  godly  man- 
ner, that  ye  might  receive  dam.age  by  us 
in  nothing. 

10  For  godly  sorrow  worketh  repentance 
to  salvation  not  to  be  repented  of:  but  the 
sorrow  of  the  world  worketh  death. 

11  For  behold  this  self-same  thing,  that 
ye  sorrowed  after  a  godly  sort,  what  care- 
fulness it  wrought  in  you,  yea,  ivhat  clear- 

of  yourselves,  yea,  Wmf  indignation, 


yea,  ichat  fear,  yea,  lohat  vehement  desire, 

yea,  lohat  zeal,  yea,  uihat  revenge !  In  all 

152 


Paul  exhorts  to  liberality.         CHAP.  VIII 
things  ye  have  approved  yourselves  to  be 
clear  in  this  matter. 

12  Wherefore,  though  I  wrote  unto  you, 
I  did  it  not  for  iiis  cause  tliat  had  done  the 
wrong,  nor  for  his  cause  that  suffered  wrong, 
but  that  our  care  for  you  in  the  sight  ot" 
God  might  appear  unto  you. 

13  Therefore  we  were  comforted  in  your 
comfort :  yea,  and  exceedingly  the  more 
joyed  we  for  the  joy  of  Titus,  because  his 
spirit  was  refreslied  by  you  all. 

14  For  if  I  have  boasted  any  thing  to 
him  of  you,  I  am  not  asliamed  ;  but  as  we 
spake  all  things  to  you  in  truth  even  so  our 
boasting,  which  /  made  before  Titus,  is 
found  a  truth. 

15  And  iiis  inward  affection  is  more 
abundant  toward  you,  wiiilst  he  remem- 
bereth  the  obedience  of  you  all,  how  with 
fear  and  trembling  ye  received  him. 

16  I  rejoice  therefore  that  I  have  confi- 
dence in  you  in  all  thinq;s. 

CHAP.  VIII. 
"OREOVEP^,  brethren,  we  do  you  to 
wit  of  the  grace  of  God  bestowed  on 
the  churches  of  Macedonia  ; 

2  How  that  in  a  great  trial  of  affliction, 
the  abundance  of  their  joy,  and  their  deep 

f)overty,  abounded  unto  the  riches  of  their 
iberality. 

3  For  to  their  power,  I  bear  record,  yea, 
and  beyond  their  power,  they  were  willing 
of  themselves ; 

4  Praying  us  with  much  entreaty,  that 
we  would  receive  the  gift,  and  take  iipou  tis 
the  fellowship  of  the  ministering  to  the 
saints. 

5  And  this  they  did,  not  as  we  hoped, 
but  first  gave  their  own  selves  to  the  Lord, 
and  unto  us  by  the  will  of  God  : 

6  Insomuch  that  we  desired  Titus,  that 
as  lie  had  begun,  so  he  would  also  finish  in 
you  the  same  grace  also. 

7  Therefore  as  ye  abound  in  every  thing, 
in.  faith,  and  utterance,  and  knowledge,  and 
in  all  diligence,  and  in  your  love  to  us,  see 
that  ye  abound  in  this  grace  also. 

S  i  speak  not  by  commandment,  but  by 
occasion  of  the  forwardness  of  others,  and 
to  prove  the  sincerity  of  your  love. 

9  For  ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  that  though  he  was  rich,  yet 
for  your  sakes  he  became  poor,  that  yc 
througli  his  poverty  might  be  rich. 

10  And  herein  I  give  my  advice  :  for  this 
is  expedient  for  you,  who  have  begun  be- 
fore, not  only  to  do,  but  also  to  be  forward 
a  year  ago. 

11  Now  therefore  perform  the  doing  of 
it ;  that  as  there  was  a  readiness  to  will,  so 
there  may  he  a  performance  also  out  of  that 
which  ye  have. 

12  For  if  there  be  first  a  willing  mind, 
it  is  accepted  according  to  that  a  man  hath, 
and  not  according  to  that  he  liatli  not. 

13  For  /  mean  not  that  other  men  be 
eased,  and  you  burdened  : 

20 


,  IX.        Tiins  and  others  eommended. 

14  But  by  an  equality,  that  now  at  this 
time  your  al)undance  may  he  a  supply  for 
their  want,  that  their  abuiKhuice  also  may 
be  a  supply  for  your  want :  that  tliere  may 
be  equality : 

15  As  it  is  written.  He  that  had  gathered 
much  had  nothing  over ;  and  he  that  had 
gathered  little  had  no  lack. 

16  But  thanks  he  to  God,  which  put  the 
same  earnest  care  into  the  heart  of  Titus 
for  you. 

17  For  indeed  he  accepted  the  exhorta- 
tion ;  but  being  more  forward,  of  his  own 
accord  he  went  unto  you. 

18  And  we  have  sent  with  liim  tlie  bro- 
ther, whose  praise  /.>^  in  the  gosj)el  tin-ough- 
out  all  the  churches  ; 

19  And  not  that  only,  but  who  was  also 
chosen  of  the  churches  to  travel  with  us 
with  this  grace,  which  is  administered  by 
us  to  the  glory  of  the  same  Lord,  and  de- 
elaratiun  of  your  read)'  mind  : 

20  Avoiding  this,  that  no  man  should 
blame  us  in  this  abundance  which  is  ad- 
ministered by  us : 

21  Providing  for  honest  things,  not  only 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord,  but  also  in  the 
sight  of  men. 

22  And  we  have  sent  with  them  our  bro- 
ther, whom  we  have  oftentimes  proved 
diligent  in  many  things,  but  now  much 
more  diligent,  upon  the  great  confidence 
which  T  have  in  you. 

23  Whether  any  do  inquire  of  Titus,  he 
is  my  partner  and  fellow-helper  concern- 
ing you  :  or  our  brethren  be  inquired  of, 
they  are  the  messengers  of  the  churches, 
and  the  glory  of  Christ. 

24  Wherefore  shew  ye  to  them,  and  be- 
fore the  churches,  the  proof  of  your  love, 
and  of  our  boasting  on  your  behalf. 

CHAP.  IX. 

FOR  as  touching  the  ministering  to  the 
saints,  it  is  superfiuous  for  me  to  write 
to  you : 

2  For  I  know  the  forwardness  of  your 
mind,  for  which  I  boast  of  you  to  them  of 
Macedonia,  that  Achaia  was  ready  a  year 
ago;  and  your  zeal  hath  provoked  very 
many. 

3  Yet  have  I  sent  tlic  brethren,  lest  our 
boasting  of  you  should  be  in  vain  in  this 
behalf;  that"  as  I  said,  ye  may  be  ready : 

4  Lest  haply  if  they  of  Macedonia  come 
with  me,  and  find  you  unprepared,  we 
(that  we  say  not,  yc)  sliould  be  ashanicd  in 
this  same  confident  bo;i.«ting. 

5  Therefore  I  thought  it  necessary  to  ex- 
hort the  brethren,  that  they  would  go  be- 
fore unto  you,  and  make  uj)  beforehand 
your  bounty,  whereof  ye  had  notice  before, 
that  the  same  might  be  ready,  as  a  matter 
o/ bounty,  and  not  as  of  covetousness. 

6  Butthis  ]  say,  He  which  soweth  spar- 
ingly, shall  reap  also  sparingly;  and  he 
wliich  soweth  bountifully,  shall  reap  also 
bountifully. 

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PauVs  spiritual  might        II.  COPJNTHIANS. 


He  commends  himself. 


7  Every  man  according  as  he  purposeth 
in  his  heart,  so  let  him  give ;  not  grudging- 
ly, or  of  necessity  :  for  God  loveth  a  cheer- 
ful giver. 

8  And  God  is  able  to  make  all  grace 
abound  toward  you ;  that  ye,  always  hav- 
ing all-sufficiency  in  all  things,  may  abound 
to  every  good  work  : 

9  (As  it  is  written,  He  hath  dispersed 
abroad;  he  hath  given  to  the  poor:  his 
righteousness  remaineth  for  ever. 

10  Now  he  that  ministereth  seed  to  the 
sower,  both  minister  bread  for  your  food, 
and  multiply  your  seed  sown,  and  increase 
the  fruits  of  your  righteousness;) 

11  Being  enriched  in  every  thing  to  all 
bountifulness,  which  causeth  through  us 
thanksgiving  to  God. 

12  For  the  administration  of  this  service 
not  only  supplieth  the  want  of  the  saints, 
but  is  abundant  also  by  many  thanks- 
givings unto  God  ; 

13  (While  by  the  experiment  of  this  mi- 
nistration they  glorify  God  for  your  pro- 
fessed subjection  unto  the  gospel  of  Christ, 
and  for  your  liberal  distribution  unto  them, 
and  unto  all  men  ;) 

14  And  by  their  prayer  for  you,  which 
long  after  you,  for  the  exceeding  grace  of 
God  in  you. 

15  Thanks  be  unto  God  for  his  unspeak- 
able gift. 

CHAP.  X. 

NOW  I  Paul  myself  beseech  you,  by 
the  meekness  and  gentleness  of 
Christ,  who  in  presence  a?)i  base  among 
you,  but  being  absent  am  bold  toward  you, 

2  But  I  beseech  yon,  that  I  may  not  be 
bold  when  1  am  present  with  that  con- 
fidence, wherewith  I  think  to  be  bold 
against  some,  which  think  of  us  as  if  we 
walked  according  to  the  llesh. 

3  For  though  we  walk  in  the  flesh,  Ave 
do  not  war  after  the  flesh : 

4  (For  the  weapons  of  our  warfare  are 
not  carnal,  but  mighty  through  God  to  the 
pulling  down  of  strong  holds;) 

5  Casting  down  imaginations,  and  every 
high  thing  that  exalteth  itself  against  the 
knowledge  of  God,  and  bringing  into  cap- 
tivity every  thought  to  the  obedience  of 
Christ ; 

6  And  having  in  a  readiness  to  revenge 
all  disobedience,  when  your  obedience  is 
fulfilled. 

7  Do  ye  look  on  things  after  the  out- 
ward appearance?  If  any  man  trust  to 
himself  that  he  is  Christ's,  let  him  of  him- 
self think  this  again,  that,  as  he  is  Christ's, 
even  so  are  we  Christ's. 

8  For  though  I  should  boast  somewhat 
more  of  our  authority,  which  the  Lord  hath 
given  us  for  edification,  and  not  for  your 
destruction,  I  should  not  be  ashamed  : 

9  That  I  may  not  seem  as  if  I  would  ter- 
rify you  by  letters. 

10  For  his  letters  (say  they)  a7-e  weighty 


and  powerful ;  but  his  bodily  presence  is 
weak,  and  his  speech  contemptible. 

11  Let  such  an  one  think  this,  that  such 
as  we  are  in  word  by  letters  when  we  are 
absent,  such  2mll  wc  be  also  in  deed  when 
we  are  present. 

12  For  we  dare  not  make  ourselves  of 
the  number,  or  compare  ourselves  with 
some  that  commend  themselves :  but  they, 
measuring  themselves  by  themselves,  and 
comparing  themselves  among  themiselves, 
are  not  wise. 

13  But  we  will  not  boast  of  things  with- 
out our  measure,  but  according  to  the  mea- 
sure of  the  rule  which  God  hath  distributed 
to  us,  a  measure  to  reach  even  unto  you. 

14  For  we  stretch  not  ourselves  beyond 
our  measure,  as  though  we  reached  not  un- 
to you  ;  for  we  are  come  as  far  as  to  you  also 
in  preaching  the  gospel  of  Christ : 

15  Not  boasting  of  things  without  oiir 
measure,  that  is,  of  other  men's  labours ; 
but  having  hope,  when  your  faith  is  in- 
creased, that  we  shall  be  enlarged  by  you, 
according  to  our  rule  abundantly, 

16  To  preach  the  gospel  in  the  regions 
beyond  you,  and  not  to  boast  in  another 
man's  line  of  things  made  ready  to  our 
hand. 

17  But  he  that  glorieth,  let  him  glory  in 
the  Lord. 

18  For  not  he  that  commendeth  himself 
is  approved,  but  whom  the  Lord  com- 
mendeth. 

CHAP.  XI. 
OULD  to  God  ye  could  bear  with 
me  a  little  in  my  folly  :   and  indeed 
bear  with  me. 

.  2  For  I  am  jealous  over  you  with  godly 
jealousj^ :  for  1  have  espoused  you  to  one 
husband,  that  I  may  present  you  as  a 
chaste  virgin  to  Christ. 

3  But  I  fear,  lest  by  any  means,  as  the 
serpent  beguiled  Eve  through  his  subtilty, 
so  your  minds  should  be  corrupted  from 
the  simplicity  that  is  in  Christ. 

4  For  if  he  that  cometh  preacheth  ano- 
ther .Tesus,  whom  we  have  not  preached, 
or  if  ye  receive  another  spirit,  which  ye 
have  not  received,  or  another  gospel, 
which  ye  have  not  accepted,  ye  might 
well  bear  with  Mm. 

5  For  I  suppose  I  was  not  a  whit  behind 
the  very  chiefest  apostles. 

6  But  though  / he  rude  in  speech,  jet 
not  in  knowledge ;  but  we  have  been 
thoroughly  made  manifest  among  you  in  all 
things. 

7  Have  I  committed  an  offence  in  abas- 
ing myself  that  ye  might  be  exalted,  be- 
cause I  have  preached  to  you  the  gospel  of 
God  freely  ? 

8  I  robbed  other  churches,  taking  wages 
of  them,  to  do  you  service. 

9  And  when  I  was  present  with  you, 
and  wanted,  I  was  chargeable  to  no  man : 
for  that  which  was  lacking  to  me  the  bre- 

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threii  which  came  from  Macedonia  supph- 
ed :  and  in  all  lhi?igs  I  have  kept  myself 
from  being  burdensome  unto  jou,  and  .so 
will  I  keep  myself. 

10  As  the  truth  of  Christ  is  in  me,  no 
man  shall  stop  me  of  this  boasting  in  the 
regions  of  Achaia. 

1 1  Wherefore  ?  because  I  love  you  not  1 
God  knoweth. 

12  But  what  I  do,  that  I  will  do,  that  I 
may  cut  off  occasion  from  them  which 
desire  occasion ;  that  wherein  they  glory, 
they  may  be  found  even  as  we. 

13  For  such  are  false  apostles,  deceitful 
workers,  transforming  themselves  into  the 
apostles  of  Christ. 

14  And  no  marvel ;  for  Satan  himself  is 
transformed  into  an  angel  of  light. 

15  Therefore  it  is  no  great  thing  if  his 
ministers  also  be  transformed  as  the  minis' 
ters  of  righteousness ;  whose  end  shall  be 
according  to  their  works. 

16  I  say  again,  Let  no  man  think  me  a 
fool ;  if  otherwise,  yet  as  a  fool  receive 
me,  that  I  may  boast  m}-self  a  little. 

17  That  which  I  speak,  I  speak  it  not 
after  the  Lord,  but  as  it  were  foolishly,  in 
this  confidence  of  boasting. 

18  Seeing  that  man}'  glory  after  the 
flesh,  I  will  glory  also. 

19  For  ye  suffer  fools  gladly,  seeing  ye 
yourselves  are  wise. 

20  For  ye  suffer,  if  a  man  bring  you  into 
bondage,  if  a  man  devour  you,  if  a  man 
take  of  you,  if  a  man  exalt  himself,  if  a 
man  smite  you  on  the  face. 

211  speak  as  concerning  reproach,  as 
though  we  had  been  weak.  Howbeit, 
whereinsoever  any  is  bold,  (I  speak  fool- 
ishly,) I  am  bold  also. 

22  Are  they  Hebrews  1  so  am  I.  Are 
they  Israelites  1  so  am  L  Are  they  the 
seed  of  Abraham  1  so  am  L 

23  Are  they  ministers  of  Christ  ?  (I 
speak  as  a  fool)  I  am  more  ;  in  labours 
more  abundant,  in  stripes  above  measure, 
in  prisons  more  frequent,  in  deaths  oft. 

24  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received  I 
forty  stripes  save  one. 

25  Thrice  was  I  beaten  with  rods,  once 
was  I  stoned,  thrice  I  suffered  shipwreck, 
a  night  and  a  day  I  have  been  in  the  deep  ; 

26  In  journeyings  often,  in  perils  of  wa- 
ters, in  perils  of  robbers,  in  perils  by  mine 
own  countrymen,  iii  perils  by  the  heathen, 
in  perils  in  the  city,  in  perils  in  the  w  ilder- 
ness,  in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  perils  among 
false  brethren ; 

27  In  weariness  and  painfulness,  in 
Avatchings  often,  in  hunger  and  thirst,  in 
fastings  often,  in  cold  and  nakedness. 

28  Beside  those  things  that  are  with- 
out, that  which  cometh  upon  me  daily,  the 
care  of  all  the  churches. 

29  Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not  weak? 
who  is  offended,  and  I  burn  not  1 

30  If  I  must  needs  glory,  I  will  glory  of 


XII.  His  apostleship  commended. 

the  things  which  concern  mine  infirmities. 

31  The  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ,  which  is  blessed  for  evermore, 
knoweth  that  I  lie  not. 

32  In  Damascus  the  governor  under 
Aretas  the  king  kept  the  city  of  the  Dama- 
scenes with  a  garrison,  desirous  to  appre- 
hend me: 

33  And  through  a  window  in  a  basket 
was  I  let  down  by  the  wall,  and  escaped  his 
hands. 

CHAP.  XII. 

IT  is  not  expedient  for  me  doubtless  to 
glory.     I  will  come  to  visions  and  reve- 
lations of  the  Lord. 

2  I  knew  a  man  in  Christ  about  fourteen 
years  ago,  (whether  in  the  body,  I  cannot 
tell ;  or  whether  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot 
tell :  God  knoweth  ;)  such  an  one  caught 
up  to  the  third  heaven. 

3  And  I  knew  such  a  man,  (wliether  in 
the  body,  or  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell : 
God  knoweth  ;) 

4  How  that  he  was  caught  up  into  para- 
dise, and  heard  unspeakable  words,  which 
it  is  not  lawful  for  a  man  to  utter. 

5  Of  such  an  one  will  I  glory :  yet  of 
myself  I  will  not  glory,  but  m  mine  infir- 
mities. 

6  For  though  I  would  desire  to  glory,  I 
shall  not  be  a  fool ;  for  I  will  say  the  truth : 
but  noio  I  forbear,  lest  any  man  should 
think  of  me  above  that  which  he  seeth  me 
to  be,  or  that  he  heareth  of  me. 

7  And  lest  I  should  be  exalted  above 
measure  through  the  abundance  of  the  re- 
velations, there  was  given  to  me  a  thorn  in 
the  flesh,  the  messenger  of  Satan  to  buffet 
me,  lest  1  should  be  exalted  above  measure. 

8  For  this  thing  I  besought  the  Lord 
thrice,  that  it  might  depart  from  me. 

9  And  he  said  unto  me,  My  grace  is  suf- 
ficient for  thee :  for  m}'  strength  is  made 
perfect  in  weakness.  Most  gladly  there- 
fore will  I  rather  glory  in  ni)'  infirmities, 
that  the  power  of  Christ  may  rest  upon 
me. 

10  Therefore  I  take  pleasure  in  infirmi- 
ties, in  reproaches,  in  necessities,  in  per- 
secutions, in  distresses  for  Christ's  sake : 
for  when  I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong. 

11  I  am  become  a  fool  in  glorying;  ye 
have  compelled  me  :  for  I  ought  to  have 
been  commended  of  you :  for  in  nothing- 
am  I  behind  the  very  chiefest  apostles, 
though  I  be  nothing. 

12  Truly  the  signs  of  an  apostle  were 
wrought  among  you  in  all  patience,  in 
signs,  and  wonders,  and  mighty  deeds. 

13  For  what  is  it  wherein  ye  were  infe- 
rior to  other  churches,  except  it  be  that  I 
myself  was  not  burdensome  to  you?  for- 
give me  this  wrong. 

14  Behold,  the  third  time  I  am  ready  to 
come  to  you ;  and  I  will  not  be  burdensome 
to  you  :  for  I  seek  not  yours,  but  you.  For 
the  children  ought  not  to  lay  up  for  the 

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parents,  but  the  parents  for  the  children. 

15  And  I  will  very  gladly  spend  and  be 
spent  for  you ;  though  the  more  abundant- 
ly I  love  you,  the  less  I  be  loved. 

16  But  be  it  so,  I  did  not  burden  you  : 
nevertheless,  being  craftj',  I  caught  you 
with  guile. 

17  Did  I  make  a  gain  of  you  by  any  of 
them  whom  I  sent  unto  you  ? 

IS  I  desired  Titus,  and  with  him  1  sent  a 
brother.  Did  Titus  make  a  gain  of  you  ? 
walked  we  not  in  the  same  spirit  ?  icalkcd 
ICC  not  in  the  same  steps  ? 

19  Again,  think  ye  that  we  excuse  our- 
selves unto  you  ?  we  speak  before  God  in 
Christ :  but  wc  do  all  things,  dearly  beloved, 
for  your  edifying. 

20  For  I  fear,  lest,  when  I  come,  I  shall 
not  find  you  such  as  I  would,  and  that  I 
shall  be  found  unto  you  such  as  ye  would 
not :  lest  there  be  debates,  envyings,  wraths, 
strifes,  backbitings,  whisperings,  swellings, 
tumults : 

21  And  lest,  when  I  come  again,  my 
God  will  humble  me  among  you,  and  that 
I  shall  bewail  many  which  have  sinned  al- 
ready, and  have  not  repented  of  the  un- 
cleanness,  and  fornication,  and  lascivious- 
ness,  which  thev  have  committed. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

THIS  is  the  third  time  I  am  coming  to 
you  :  In   the  mouth  of  two  or  three 
witnesses  shall  every  word  be  established. 

2  I  told  you  before,  and  foretell  you,  as 
if  I  were  present,  the  second  time;  and 
being  absent  now  I  write  to  them  which 
heretofore  have  sinned,  and  to  all  other, 
that,  if  I  come  again,  I  will  not  spare: 

3  Since  ye  seek  a  proof  of  Christ  speak- 


ing in  me,  which  to  you-ward  is  not  weak, 
but  is  mighty  in  you. 

4  For  though  he  was  crucified  through 
weakness,  yet  he  liveth  by  the  power  of 
God.  For  we  also  are  weak  in  him,  but  we 
shall  live  with  him  by  the  power  of  God 
toward  you. 

5  Examine  yourselves,  whether  ye  be  in 
the  faith;  prove  j^our  own  selves.  Know 
ye  not  your  own  selves,  how  that  Jesus 
Christ  is  in  you,  except  ye  be  reprobates  '? 

6  But  I  trust  that  ye  shall  know  that  we 
are  not  reprobates. 

7  Now  I  pray  to  God  that  ye  do  no  evil ; 
not  that  we  should  appear  approved,  but 
that  ye  should  do  that  which  is  honest, 
though  we  be  as  reprobates. 

8  For  we  can  do  nothing  against  the 
truth,  but  for  the  truth. 

9  For  we  are  glad,  when  we  are  weak, 
and  ye  are  strong  :  and  this  also  we  wish, 
even  your  perfection. 

10  Therefore  I  write  these  things  being 
absent,  lest  being  present  I  should  use 
sharpness,  according  to  the  power  which 
the  Lord  hath  given  me  to  edification,  and 
not  to  destruction. 

11  Finally,  brethren,  farewell.  Be  per- 
fect, be  of  good  comfort,  be  of  one  mind, 
live  in  peace;  and  the  God  of  love  and 
peace  shall  be  with  you. 

12  Greet  one  another  with  an  hol}^  kiss. 

13  All  the  saints  salute  you. 

14  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  the  love  of  God,  and  the  conmiunion 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you  all.     Amen, 

H  The  second  epistle  to  the  Corinthians 
was  written  from  Philippi,  a  city  of 
Macedonia,  by  Titus  and  Lucas. 


If   The  Epistle  of  PA  UL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  GALA  TIANS. 


CHAP.  L 

PAUL,  an  apostle,  (not  of  men,  neither 
by  man,  but  by  Jesus  Christ,  and  God 
the  Father,  who  raised  him  from  the 
dead  ;) 

2  And  all  the  brethren  which  are  with 
me,  unto  the  churches  of  Galatia: 

3  Grace  he  to  you,  and  peace  from  God 
the  Father,  and  from  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ, 

4  Who  gave  himself  for  our  sins,  that  he 
might  deliver  us  from  this  present  evil 
world,  according  to  the  will  of  God  and 
our  Father : 

5  To  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

6  I  marvel  that  ye  are  so  soon  removed 
from  him  that  called  you  into  the  grace  of 
Christ,  unto  another  gospel : 

7  Which  is  not  another;  but  there  be 
some  that  trouble  you,  and  would  pervert 
the  gospel  of  Christ. 

8  But  though  we,  or  an  angel  from  hea- 


ven, preach  any  other  gospel  unto  you  than 
that  which  we  have  preached  unto  you,  let 
him  be  accursed. 

9  As  we  said  before,  so  say  I  now  again. 
If  any  man  preach  any  other  gospel  unto 
you  than  that  ye  have  received,  let  him  be 
accursed. 

10  For  do  I  now  persuade  men,  or  God  ? 
or  do  I  seek  to  please  men  ?  for  if  I  yet 
pleased  men,  I  should  not  be  the  servant  of 
Christ. 

11  But  I  certify  you,  brethren,  that  the 
gospel  which  was  preached  of  me  is  not 
after  man. 

12  For  I  neither  received  it  of  man, 
neither  was  I  taught  it,  but  by  the  revela- 
tion of  Jesus  Christ. 

13  For  ye  have  heard  of  my  conversa- 
tion in  time  past  in  the  Jews'  religion,  how 
that  beyond  measure  I  persecuted  the 
church  of  God,  and  wasted  it ; 

14  And  profited  in  the  Jews'  religion 
above  many  my  equals  in  mine  own  nation, 

156 


Of  justification  hy  faith.  CHAP. 

being  more  exceedingly  zealous  of  the  tra- 
ditions of  my  fathers. 

15  But  when  it  pleased  God,  who  sepa- 
rated me  from  my  mother's  womb,  and 
called  mc  by  his  grace, 

16  To  reveal  his  Son  in  me,  that  I  might 
preach  him  among  the  heathen  ;  immedi- 
ately I  conferred  not  with  flesh  and  blood  : 

17  Neither  went  I  up  to  Jerusalem  to 
them  which  were  apostles  before  me :  but  I 
went  into  Arabia,  and  returned  again  unto 
Damascus. 

18  Then  after  three  years  I  went  up  to 
Jerusalem  to  see  Peter,  and  abode  with  him 
fifteen  days. 

19  But  other  of  the  apostles  saw  I  none, 
save  James  the  Lord's  brother. 

20  Now  the  things  which  I  write  unto 
you,  behold,  before  God,  I  lie  not. 

21  Afterward  I  came  into  the  regions 
of  Syria  and  Cilicia  ; 

22  And  was  unknown  by  face  unto  the 
churches  of  Judea  which  were  in  Christ : 

23  But  they  had  heard  only,  That  he 
which  persecuted  us  in  times  past,  now 
preacheth  the  faith  which  once  he  de- 
stroyed. 

24  And  they  glorified  God  in  me. 

CHAP.  n. 

THEN  fourteen  years  after  I  went  up 
again  to  Jerusalem  with  Barnabas, 
and  took  Titus  with  mc  also. 

2  And  I  went  up  by  revelation,  and  com- 
municated unto  them  that  gospel  which  I 
preach  among  the  Gentiles,  but  privately 
to  them  which  were  of  reputation,  lest  by 
any  means  I  should  run,  or  had  run  in  vain. 

.3  But  neither  Titus,  who  was  with  me, 
being  a  Greek,  was  compelled  to  be  cir- 
cumcised : 

4  And  that  because  of  false  brethren 
unawares  brought  in,  who  came  in  privily 
to  spy  out  our  liberty  which  we  have  in 
Christ  Jesus,  that  they  might  bring  us  into 
bondage  : 

5  To  whom  we  gave  place  by  subjec- 
tion, no,  not  for  an  hour;  that  the  truth  of 
the  gospel  might  continue  with  you. 

6  But  of  those,  who  seemed  to  be  some- 
what, whatsoever  they  were,  it  maketh  no 
matter  to  me  :  God  accepteth  no  man's 
person  :  for  they  who  seemed  to  he  so/iic- 
zohat,  in  conference  added  nothing  to  me : 

7  But  contrariwise,  when  they  saw  that 
the  gospel  of  the  uncircumcision  Avas  com- 
mitted unto  me,  as  the  gospel  of  the  cir- 
cumcision tras  unto  Peter ; 

8  (For  he  that  wrought  effectually  in 
Peter  to  the  apostleship  of  the  circumcision, 
the  same  was  mighty  in  me  toward  the 
Gentiles  :) 

9  And  when  James,  Cephas,  and  John, 
who  seemed  to  be  pillars,  perceived  the 
grace  that  was  given  unto  me,  they  gave  to 
me  and  Barnabas  the  right  hands  of  fellow- 
ship ;  that  we  should  go  unto  the  heathen, 
and  they  unto  the  circumcision. 


11,  HI.  Believers  are  justified. 

10  Only  they  loould  that  we  should  re- 
member the  poor ;  the  same  which  I  also 
was  forward  to  do. 

11  But  when  Peter  was  come  to  Anti- 
och,  I  withstood  him  to  the  face,  because 
he  was  to  be  blamed. 

12  For  before  that  certain  came  from 
James,  he  did  eat  with  the  Gentiles :  but. 
when  they  were  come,  he  withdrew,  and. 
separated  himself,  fearing  them  which  were 
of  the  circumcision. 

13  And  the  other  Jews  dissembled  like- 
wise with  him ;  insomuch  that  Barnabas 
also  was  carried  away  with  their  dissimula- 
tion. 

14  But  when  I  saw  that  they  walked  not 
uprightly  according  to  the  truth  of  the  gos- 
pel, I  said  unto  Peter  before  tlirm.  all.  If 
thou,  being  a  Jew,  liveth  after  the  manner 
of  Gentiles,  and  not  as  do  the  Jews,  why 
compellest  thou  the  Gentiles  to  live  as  do 
the  Jews  ? 

1-5  We  lolio  arc  Jews  by  nature,  and  not 
sinners  of  the  Gentiles, 

16  Knowing  that  a  man  is  not  justified 
by  the  w'orks  of  the  law,  but  b}-  the  faith 
of  Jesus  Christ,  even  we  have  believed  in 
Jesus  Christ,  that  we  might  be  justified  by 
the  faith  of  Christ,  and  not  by  the  works 
of  the  law :  for  by  the  works  of  the  law 
shall  no  flesh  be  justified. 

17  But  if,  while  we  seek  to  be  justified 
bj^  Christ,  we  ourselves  also  are  found  sin- 
ners, is  therefore  Christ  the  minister  of  sin  ? 
God  forbid. 

18  For  if  I  build  again  the  things  which 
I  destroyed,  I  make  myself  a  transgressor. 

19  For  I  through  the  law  am  dead  to  the 
law,  that  I  might  live  unto  God. 

20  I  am  crucified  with  Christ :  neverthe- 
less, I  live  ;  yet  not  I,  but  Christ  liveth  in 
me:  and  the  life  which  I  now  live  in  the 
flesh,  I  live  by  the  faith  of  the  Son  of  God, 
who  loved  me,  and  gave  himself  for  me. 

21  I  do  not  frustrate  tlie  grace  of  God  : 
for  if  righteousness  come  by  the  law,  then 
Christ  is  dead  in  vain. 

CHAP.  HI. 

O  FOOLISH  Galatians,  who  hath  be- 
witched you,  that  ye  should  not  obey 
the  truth,  before  whose  eyes  Jesus  Christ 
hath  been  evidently  set  forth,  crucified 
among  you  1 

2  This  onl)'  would  I  learn  of  you,  Re- 
ceived ye  the  Spirit  by  the  works  of  the 
law,  or  by  the  hearing  of  faith  ? 

3  Are  ye  so  foolish  ?  having  begun  in 
the  Spirit,  are  ye  now  made  perfect  by  the 
flesh  ? 

4  Have  ye  suffered  so  many  things  in 
vain  ?  if  it  he  yet  in  vain. 

5  He  therefore  that  ministereth  to  yo\i 
the  Spirit,  and  worketh  miracles  among 
you,  chefh  hr  it  by  the  works  of  the  law,  or 
by  the  hearing  of  faith  ? 

6  Even  as  Abraham  believed  God,  and 
it  was  accounted  to  him  for  righteousness. 

157 


Selievers  blessed  with  Abraham.  GALATIANS 
7  Know  ye  therefore,  that  they  which 


are  of  faith,  the  same  are  the  children  of 
Abraham. 

8  And  the  scripture,  foreseeing  that  God 
would  justify  the  heathen  through  faith, 
preached  before  the  gospel  unto  Abraham, 
saying,  In  thee  shall  all  nations  be  blessed. 

9  So  then  they  which  be  of  faith  are 
blessed  with  faithful  Abraham. 

10  For  as  many  as  are  of  the  works  of 
the  law,  are  under  the  curse  :  for  it  is 
written,  Cursed  is  every  one  that  con- 
tinueth  not  in  all  things  which  are  written 
in  the  book  of  the  law  to  do  them. 

11  But  that  no  man  is  justified  by  the 
law  in  the  sight  of  God,  it  is  evident :  for, 
The  just  shall  live  by  faith. 

12  And  the  law  is  not  of  faith :  but,  The 
man  that  doeth  them  shall  live  in  them. 

13  Christ  hath  redeemed  us  from  the 
curse  of  the  law,  being  made  a  curse  for 
us :  for  it  is  written,  Cursed  is  every  one 
that  hangeth  on  a  tree  : 

14  That  the  blessing  of  Abraham  might 
come  on  the  Gentiles  through  Jesus  Christ ; 
that  we  might  receive  the  promise  of  the 
Spirit  through  faith. 

15  Brethren,  I  speak  after  the  manner 
of  men ;  Though  it  be  but  a  man's  cove- 
nant, yet  if  it  be  confirmed,  no  man  disan- 
nuileth  or  addeth  thereto. 

16  Now  to  Abraham  and  his  seed  were 
the  promises  made.  He  saith  not.  And  to 
seeds,  as  of  many  ;  but  as  of  one,  And  to 
thy  seed,  which  is  Christ. 

17  And  this  I  say.  That  the  covenant  that 
was  confirmed  before  of  God  in  Christ,  the 
law,  which  was  four  hundred  and  thirty 
years  after,  cannot  disannul,  that  it  should 
make  the  promise  of  none  effect. 

IS  For  if  the  inheritance  6f  of  the  law,  zY 
is  no  more  of  promise :  but  God  gave  it  to 
Abraham  by  promise. 

19  Wherefore  then  serveth  the  law?  It 
was  added  because  of  transgressions,  till  the 
seed  should  come  to  whom  the  promise  was 
made ;  and  it  tvas  ordained  by  angels  in 
the  hand  of  a  mediator. 

20  Now  a  mediator  is  not  a  jnediator  of 
one  ;  but  God  is  one. 

21  Is  the  law  then  against  the  promises 
of  God?  God  forbid :  for  if  there  had  been 
a  law  given  which  could  have  given  life, 
vevily  righteousness  should  have  been  by 
the  law. 

22  But  the  scripture  hath  concluded  all 
under  sin,  that  the  promise  by  faith  of  Je- 
sus Christ  might  be  given  to  them  that  be- 
lieve, 

23  But  before  faith  came,  we  were  kept 
under  the  law,  shut  up  unto  the  faith  which 
should  afterwards  be  revealed. 

24  Wherefore  the  law  was  our  school- 
master to  bring  7ts  unto  Christ,  that  we 
might  be  justified  by  faith. 

25  But  after  that  faith  is  come,  we  are  no 
longer  under  a  school-master. 


Christ  frees  //-om  the  law. 

26  For  ye  are  all  the  children  of  God  by 
faith  in  Christ  Jesus. 

27  For  as  many  of  you  as  have  been 
baptized  into  Christ,  have  put  on  Christ. 

28  There  is  neither  Jew  nor  Greek, 
there  is  neither  bond  nor  free,  there  is 
neither  male  nor  female :  for  ye  are  all 
one  in  Christ  Jesus. 

29  And  if  ye  be  Christ's,  then  are  ye 
Abraham's  seed,  and  heirs  according  to  the 
promise. 

CHAP.  IV. 
OW  I  say.  That  the  heir,  as  long  as 
he  is  a  cliild,  differeth  nothing  from  a 
servant,  though  he  be  lord  of  all ; 

2  But  is  under  tutors  and  governors  un- 
til the  time  appointed  of  the  father. 

3  Even  so  we,  when  we  were  children, 
were  in  bondage  under  the  elements  of  the 
world : 

4  But  when  the  fulness  of  the  time  was 
come,  God  sent  forth  his  Son,  made  of  a 
woman,  made  under  the  law, 

5  To  redeem  them  that  were  under  the 
law,  that  we  might  receive  the  adoption  of 
sons. 

6  And  because  ye  are  sons,  God  hath 
sent  forth  the  Spirit  of  his  Son  into  your 
hearts,  cr3'ing,  Abba,  Father. 

7  W^herefore  thou  art  no  more  a  servant, 
but  a  son;  and  if  a  son,  then  an  heir 
of  God  through  Christ. 

8  Howbeit  then,  w'hen  ye  knew  not 
God,  ye  did  service  unto  them  which  by 
nature  are  no  gods. 

9  But  now,  after  that  j^e  have  known 
God,  or  rather  are  known  of  God,  how  turn 
ye  again  to  the  weak  and  beggarly  ele- 
ments, whereunto  ye  desire  again  to  be  in 
bondage  ? 

10  Ye  observe  days,  and  months,  and 
times,  and  years. 

11  I  am  afraid  of  you,  lest  I  have  be- 
stowed upon  you  labour  in  vain. 

12  Brethren,  I  beseech  you,  be  as  I  a7n; 
for  I  am  as  ye  are  :  ye  have  not  injured  me 
at  all. 

13  Ye  know  how  through  infirmity  of 
the  flesh  I  preached  the  gospel  unto  you  at 
the  first. 

14  And  my  temptation  which  was  in  my 
flesh  ye  despised  not,  nor  rejected  ;  but  re- 
ceived me  as  an  angel  of  God,  even  as 
Christ  Jesus. 

15  Where  is  then  the  blessedness  ye 
spake  of?  for  I  bear  you  record,  that  if  it 
had  been  possible,  ye  would  have  plucked 
out  your  own  eyes,  and  have  given  them  to 
me. 

16  Am  I  therefore  become  your  enemy 
because  I  tell  you  the  truth  ? 

17  They  zealously  affect  you,  but  not 
well ;  yea,  they  would  exclude  you,  that  ye 
might  affect  them. 

18  But  it  is  good  to  be  zealously  affect- 
ed always  in  a  good  thing,  and  not  only 
when  I  am  present  with  you. 

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The  liberty  of  t lie  gospel.  CHAP. 

19  My  little  children,  of  whom  I  travail 
in  birth  again,  until  Christ  be  formed  in  you, 

20  I  desire  to  be  present  with  you  now, 
and  to  change  my  voice ;  for  I  stand  in 
doubt  of  you. 

21  Teil  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be  under 
the  law,  do  ye  not  hear  the  law  ? 

22  For  it  is  written,  that  Abraham  had 
two  sons  ;  the  one  by  a  bond-maid,  the  other 
by  a  free-woman. 

23  But  he  who  was  of  the  bond-woman, 
was  born  after  the  flesh ;  but  he  of  the 
free-woman  was  by  promise. 

24  Which  things  are  an  allegory  :  for 
these  are  the  two  covenants ;  the  one  from 
the  mount  Sinai,  which  gendereth  to  bon- 
dage, which  is  Agar. 

25  For  this  Agar  is  mount  Sinai  in  Ara- 
bia, and  ansvv'ereth  to  Jerusalem  which  now 
is,  and  is  in  bondage  with  her  children. 

26  But  Jerusalem  which  is  above  is  free, 
which  is  the  mother  of  us  all. 

27  For  it  is  written.  Rejoice,  thou  barren 
that  bearest  not ;  break  forth  and  cry,  thou 
that  travailest  not :  for  the  desolate  hath 
many  more  children  than  she  which  hath 
an  husband. 

28  Now  we,  brethren,  as  Isaac  was,  are 
the  children  of  promise. 

29  But  as  then  he  that  was  born  after 
the  flesh  persecuted  him  that  was  born  after 
the  Spirit,  even  so  it  is  now. 

30  Nevertheless,  what  saith  the  scrip- 
ture ?  Cast  out  the  bond-woman  and  her 
son  :  for  the  son  of  the  bond-woman  shall 
not  be  heir  with  the  son  of  the  free-woman. 

31  So  then,  brethren,  we  are  not  chil- 
dren of  the  bond-woman,  but  of  the  free. 

CHAP.  V. 

STAND  fast  therefore  in  the  liberty 
wlierewith  Christ  hath  made  us  free, 
and  be  not  entangled  again  with  the  yoke 
of  bondage. 

2  Beliold,  I  Paul  say  unto  you,  that  if 
ye  be  circumcised,  Christ  shall  profit  you 
nothing. 

3  For  I  testify  again  to  every  man  that 
is  circumcised,  tliat  he  is  a  debtor  to  do  the 
whole  law. 

4  Christ  is  become  of  no  effect  unto  you, 
whosoever  of  you  are  justified  by  the  law: 
ye  are  fallen  from  grace. 

5  For  we  through  the  Spirit  wait  for  the 
hope  of  righteousness  by  faith. 

6  For  in  Jesus  Christ  neither  circum- 
cision availeth  any  thing,  nor  uncircum- 
cision  ;   but  faith  which  worketh  by  love. 

7  Ye  did  run  well ;  who  did  hinder  you 
that  ye  should  not  obey  the  truth  ? 

8  This  persuasion  conieth  not  of  him  that 
calleth  you. 

9  A  little  leaven  leaveneth  the  whole 
lump. 

10  I  have  confidence  in  you  through  the 
Lord,  that  ye  will  be  none  otherwise  mind- 
ed :  but  he  that  troubleth  you  shall  bear 
his  judgment,  whosoever  he  be. 


V,  VI.  Deal  mildly  with  offenders. 

11  And  I,  brethren,  if  I  yet  preach  cir- 
cumcision, why  do  I  yet  suffer  persecution  ? 
then  is  the  offence  of  the  cross  ceased. 

12  I  would  they  were  even  cut  off'  which 
trouble  you. 

13  For,  brethren,  ye  have  been  called 
unto  liberty ;  only  use  not  liberty  for  an 
occasion  to  the  flesh,  but  by  love  serve  one 
another. 

14  For  all  the  law  is  fulfilled  in  one 
word,  even  in  this.  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself 

15  But  if  ye  bite  and  devour  one  another, 
take  heed  that  ye  be  not  consumed  one  of 
another. 

16  This  I  say  then,  Walk  in  the  Spirit, 
and  ye  shall  not  fulfil  the  lust  of  the 
flesh. 

17  For  the  flesh  lusteth  against  the  Spi- 
rit, and  the  Spirit  against  the  flesh :  and 
these  are  contrary  the  one  to  the  other; 
so  ti)at  ye  cannot  do  the  things  that  ye 
would. 

18  But  if  ye  be  led  of  tlie  Spirit,  ye  are 
not  under  the  law. 

19  Now  the  works  of  the  flesh  are  mani- 
fest, which  are  these,  Adultery,  fornication, 
uncleanness,  lasciviousness, 

20  Idolatry,  witchcraft,  hatred,  variance, 
emulations,  wrath,  strife,  seditions,  here- 
sies, 

21  Envyings,  murders,  drunkenness,  re- 
vellings,  and  such  like:  of  the  which  I  tell 
you  before,  as  I  have  also  told  you  in  time 
past,  that  they  which  do  such  things  shall 
not  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God. 

22  But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love,  joy, 
peace,  long-suffering,  gentleness,  goodness, 
faith, 

23  Meekness,  temperance  :  against  such 
there  is  no  law. 

24  And  they  that  are  Christ's  have  cru- 
cified the  fle&'h,  with  the  affections  and 
lusts. 

25  If  we  live  in  the  Spirit,  let  us  also 
walk  in  the  Spirit. 

26  Let  us  not  be  desirous  of  vain-glory, 
provoking  one  another,  envying  one  ano- 
ther. 

CHAP.  VI. 

BRETHREN,  if  a  man  be  overtaken  in 
a  fault,  ye  which  are  spiritual,  restore 
such  an  one  in  the  spirit  of  meekness;  con- 
sidering thyself,  lest  thou  also  be  tempted. 

2  IBear  ye  one  another's  burdens,  and  so 
fulfil  the  law  of  Christ. 

3  For  if  a  man  think  himself  to  be  some- 
tliing,  when  he  is  nothing,  he  deceivetli 
himself 

4  But  let  every  man  prove  his  own 
work,  and  then  shall  he  have  rejoicing  in 
himself  alone,  and  not  in  another. 

5  For  every  man  shall  bear  his  own  bur- 
den. 

6  Let  him  that  is  taught   m  the  word, 
communicate  unto  him  that  teacheth  in  all 
good  things. 
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EPHESIANS.  Paul's  prayer  for  the  Ephesians. 


7  Be  not  deceived ;  God  is  not  mocked  : 
for  whatsoever  a  man  soweth,  that  shall  he 
also  reap. 

8  For  he  that  soweth  to  his  flesh,  shall 
of  the  flesh  reap  corruption:  but  he  that 
soweth  to  tlie  Spirit,  shall  of  the  Spirit  reap 
life  everlasting. 

9  And  let  us  not  be  weary  in  well-doing  : 
for  in  due  season  we  shall  reap  if  we  faint 
not. 

10  As  we  have  therefore  opportunity,  let 
us  do  good  unto  all  men,  especially  unto 
them  who  are  of  the  household  of  faith. 

11  Ye  see  how  large  a  letter  I  have  writ- 
ten unto  you  with  mine  own  hand. 

12  As  many  as  desire  to  make  a  fair 
shew  ill  the  flesh,  they  constrain  you  to  be 
circumcised ;  only  lest  they  should  suflfer 
persecution  for  the  cross  of  Christ. 

13  For  neither  they  themselves  who  are 


circumcised  keep  the  law;  but  desire  to 
have  you  circumcised,  that  they  may  glory 
in  your  flesh. 

14  But  God  forbid  that  I  should  glory, 
save  in  the  cross  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
by  whom  the  world  is  crucified  unto  me, 
and  I  unto  the  world. 

15  For  in  Christ  Jesus  neither  circum- 
cision availeth  any  thing,  nor  uncircum- 
cision,  but  a  new  creature. 

16  And  as  many  as  walk  according  to 
this  rule,  peace  he  on  them,  and  mercy, 
and  upon  the  Israel  of  God. 

17  From  henceforth  let  no  man  trouble 
me :  for  I  bear  in  my  body  the  marks  of 
the  Lord  Jesus. 

18  Brethren,  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  your  spirit.     Amen. 

H  Unto    the     Galatians,    written    from 
Rome. 


H   The  Epistle  of  PA  UL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  EPBESIAJVS. 


CHAP.  L 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the 
will  of  God,  to  the  saints  which  are  at 
Ephesus,  and  to  the  faithful  in  Christ  Jesus : 

2  Grace  be  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Father,  and//-o?«  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  blessed  us 
with  all  spiritual  blessings  in  heavenly 
places  in  Christ : 

4  According  as  he  hath  chosen  us  in 
him,  before  the  foundation  of  the  world,  that 
we  should  be  holy  and  without  blame  be- 
fore him  in  love : 

5  Having  predestinated  us  unto  the 
adoption  of  children  by  Jesus  Christ  to 
himself,  according  to  the  good  pleasure  of 
his  will, 

6  To  the  praise  of  the  glory  of  his  ^racc, 
wherein  he  hath  made  us  accepted  m  the 
beloved : 

7  In  whom  we  have  redemption  through 
his  blood,  the  forgiveness  of  sins,  according 
to  the  riches  of  his  grace  ; 

8  Wherein  he  hath  abounded  toward  us 
in  all  wisdom  and  prudence  ; 

9  Having  made  known  unto  us  the  mys- 
tery of  his  will,  according  to  his  good  plea- 
sure, which  he  hath  purposed  in  himself: 

10  That  in  the  dispensation  of  the  ful- 
ness of  times  he  might  gather  together  in 
one  all  things  in  Christ,  both  which  are  in 
heaven,  and  which  are  on  earth ;  even  in 
nim  : 

11  In  whom  also  we  have  obtained  an 
inheritance,  being  predestinated  according 
to  the  purpose  of  him  who  worketh  all 
things  after  the  counsel  of  his  own  will : 

12  That  we  should  be  to  the  praise  of 
his  glory,  who  first  trusted  in  Christ. 

13  In  whom  ye  also  trusted,  after  that 
ye  heard  the  word  of  truth,  the  gospel  of 


your  salvation  :  in  whom  also,  after  tliat  ye 
believed,  ye  were  sealed  with  that  lioly 
Spirit  of  promise, 

14  Which  is  the  earnest  of  our  inherit- 
ance until  the  redemption  of  the  purchased 
possession,  unto  the  praise  of  his  glorj'. 

15  Wherefore  I  also,  after  I  heard  of 
your  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  love  unto 
all  the  saints, 

16  Cease  not  to  give  thanks  for  you, 
making  mention  of  j'ou  in  my  prayers  ; 

17  That  the  God  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Father  of  glory,  may  give  unto 
you  tlie  spirit  of  wisdom  and  revelation  in 
the  knowledge  of  him  : 

18  The  eyes  of  3"our  understanding  being 
enlightened  ;  that  ye  may  know  what  is  the 
hope  of  his  calling,  and  what  the  riches  of 
the  glory  of  his  inheritance  in  the  saints, 

19  And  what  is  the  exceeding  greatness 
of  his  power  to  us-ward  who  believe,  ac- 
cording to  the  working  of  his  mighty  power, 

20  Which  he  wrought  in  Christ,  when 
he  raised  him  from  the  dead,  and  set  him  at 
his  own  right  hand  in  the  heavenly  jylaces, 

21  Far  above  all  principality,  and  power, 
and  might,  and  dominion,  and  every  name 
that  is  named,  not  only  in  this  world,  but 
also  in  that  which  is  to  come  : 

22  And  hath  put  all  things  under  his 
feet,  and  gave  him  to  be  the  head  over  all 
things  to  the  church, 

23  Which  is  his  body,  the  fulness  of  him 
that  filleth  all  in  all. 

CHAP.  IL 
ND  you  hath  he  quickened,  who  were 
dead  in  trespasses  and  sins  ; 
2  Wherein  in  time  past  ye  walked  ac- 
cording to   the   course   of  this   world,  ac- 
cording to  the  prince  of  the  power  of  the 
air,   the   spirit  that  now  Worketh   in  the 
children  of  disobedience : 
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Of  mail's  salvation.  CHAP.  Ill 

3  Among  whom  also  we  all  had  our  con 
versation  in  times  past  in  the  lusts  of  our 
flesh,  fulfilling  the  desires  of  the  flesh  and 
of  the  mind  ;  and  were  by  nature  the  chil 
dren  of  wrath,  even  as  others. 

4  But  God,  who  is  rich  in  mercy,  for  his 
great  love  wherewith  he  loved  us, 

5  Even  when  we  were  dead  in  sins,  hath 
quickened  us  together  with  Christ;  (by 
grace  ye  are  saved  ;) 

6  And  hath  raised  us  up  together,  and 
made  us  sit  together  in  heavenly  places,  in 
Christ  Jesus : 

7  That  in  the  ages  to  come  he  might 
shew  the  exceeding  riches  of  his  grace  in 
his  kindness  toward  us,  through  Christ 
Jesus. 

8  For  by  grace  are  ye  saved,  through 
faith  ;  and  that  not  of  yourselves  :  it  is  the 
gift  of  God  : 

9  Not  of  works,  lest  any  man  should 
boast. 

10  For  we  are  his  workmanship,  created 
in  Christ  Jesus  unto  good  works,  which 
God  hath  before  ordained  that  we  should 
walk  in  them. 

11  Wherefore  remember,  that  ye  being 
in  time  past  Gentiles  in  the  flesh,  who  are 
called  Uncircumcision  by  that  which  is 
called  the  Circumcision  in  the  flesh  made 
by  hands  ; 

12  That  at  that  time  ye  were  without 
Christ,  being  aliens  from  the  common- 
wealth of  Israel,  and  strangers  from  the 
covenants  of  promise,  having  no  hope,  and 
without  God  in  the  world  : 

13  But  now,  in  Christ  Jesus,  ye,  who 
sometime  wexQ  far  off",  are  made  nigh  by 
the  blood  of  Christ, 

14  For  he  is  our  peace,  who  hath  made 
both  one,  and  hath  broken  down  the  mid- 
dle wall  of  partition  hctu-'een  us  ; 

15  Having  abolished  in  his  flesh  the  en- 
mity, even  the  law  of  commandments  eon- 
taincd  in  ordinances  :  for  to  make  in  him- 
self of  twain  one  new  man,  so  making 
peace ; 

16  And  that  he  might  reconcile  both 
unto  God  in  one  body  by  the  cross,  having 
slain  the  enmity  thereby  : 

17  And  came  and  preached  peace  to 
you  which  were  afar  off',  and  to  them  that 
were  nigh. 

18  For  through  him  we  botli  have  ac- 
cess bv  one  Spirit  unto  the  Father. 

19  Now  therefore  ye  are  no  more  stran- 
gers and  foreigners,  but  fellow-citizens 
with  the  saints,  and  of  the  household  of  God ; 

20  And   are  built  upon  the    foundation 


The  hidden  mystery. 
CHAP.  HI. 
T^OR  this  cause,  I  Paul,  the  prisoner  of 
J-      Jesus  Chritt  tor  you  Gentiles, 

2  If  ye  have  heard  of  the  dispensation  of 
the  grace  of  God  which  is  given  me  to 
you-ward  : 

3  How  that  by  revelation  he  made  known 
unto  me  the  mystery,  as  I  wrote  aibre  in 
few  words ; 

4  Whereby  when  ye  read,  ye  may  under- 
stand my  knowledge  in  the  mystery  of 
Christ, 

.5  VVhich  in  other  ages  was  not  made 
known  unto  the  sons  ot  men,  as  it  is  now 
revealed  unto  his  holy  apostles  and  pro- 
phets by  the  Spirit ; 

6  That  the  Gentiles  should  be  fellow- 
heirs,  and  of  the  same  body,  and  partakers 
of  his  promise  in  Christ  by  the  Gospel : 

7  Whereof  I  was  made  a  minister,  ac- 
cording to  the  gift  of  the  grace  of  God 
given  unto  me  by  the  effectual  working  of 
his  power. 

8  Unto  me,  who  am  less  than  the  least 
of  all  saints,  is  this  grace  given,  that  I 
should  ])reach  among  the  Gentiles  the  un- 
searchable riches  of  Christ ; 

9  And  to  make  all  men  see  what  is  the 
fellowship  of  the  mystery,  vvhicli  from  the 
beginning  of  the  world  "hath  been  hid  in 
God,  who  created  all  things  by  Jesus  Christ: 

10  To  the  intent  that  now  unto  the  prin- 
cipalities and  powers  in  heavenly  ptaees 
might  be  known  by  the  church  the  mani- 
fold wisdom  of  God, 

11  According  to  the  eternal  purpose 
which  he  purposed  in  Christ  Jesus  our 
Lord  : 

12  In  whom  we  have  boldness  and  ac- 
cess with  confidence  by  the  faith  of  liim. 

13  Wherefore  I  desire  that  ye  faint  not 
at  my  tribulations  for  you,  which  is  your 
glory.  ^ 

14  r  or  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees  unto 
the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

15  Of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven, 
and  earth  is  named. 

16  That  he  would  grant  you,  according 
to  the  riches  of  his  glory,  to  be  strengthen- 
ed with  might  by  his  Spirit  in  the  inner 
man ; 

17  That  Christ  may  dwell  in  your  hearts 
by  faith  ;  that  ye,  being  rooted  and  ground- 
ed in  love, 

18  May  be  able  to  comprehend  with  all 
saints  what  /.<  the  breadth,  and  length,  and 
depth,  and  height ; 

19  And  to  know  the  love  of  Christ,  which 
passeth  knowledge,  that  ye  might  be  filled 


of  the  apostles  and  prophets,  Jesus  Christ  with  all  the  fiilness  of  God. 


himself  being  the  chief  corner-5/«rtc  ; 


20  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  do  cx- 


21  In  whom  all  the  building  fitly  framed  ceeding  abundantly  above  all  that  we  ask 
together,  groweth  unto  an  holy  temple  in  or  think,  according  to  the  power  that  work- 
the  Lord  :  etii  in  us, 

22  In  whom  ve  also  are  builded  together,'  21  Unto  him  he  glory  in  the  church  by 
for  an  habitation  of  God  through  the  Christ  Jesus  throughout  all  ages,  world 
Spirit.  I  without  end.     Amen. 

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Paul  exhorts  to  unity. 

CHAP.  IV. 

I  THEREFORE,   the  prisoner  of  the 
Lord,  beseech  you  that  ye  walk  worthy 
of  the  vocation  wherewith  ye  are  called, 

2  With  all  lowliness  and  meekness,  with 
long-sutiering,  forbearing  one  another  in 
love ; 

3  Endeavouring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the 
Spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace. 

4  There  is  one  body,  and  one  Spirit, 
even  as  ye  are  called  in  one  hope  of  your 
calling ; 

5  One  Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism, 

6  One  God  and  Father  of  all,  who  is 
above  all,  and  through  all,  and  in  you  all. 

7  But  unto  every  one  of  us  is  given  grace 
according  to  the  measure  of  the  gift  of 
Christ. 

8  Wherefore  he  saith,  When  he  ascend- 
ed up  on  high,  he  led  captivity  captive,  and 
gave  gifts  unto  men. 

9  Now  that  he  ascended,  what  is  it  but 
that  he  also  descended  first  into  the  lower 
parts  of  the  earth  1 

10  He  that  descended  is  the  same  also 
that  ascended  up  far  above  all  heavens, 
that  he  might  fill  all  things. 

11  And  he  gave  some,  apostles;  and 
some,  prophets;  and  some,  evangelists; 
and  some,  pastors  and  teachers ; 

12  For  the  perfecting  of  the  saints,  for 
the  work  of  the  ministry,  for  the  edifying 
of  the  body  of  Christ : 

13  Till  we  all  come  in  the  unity  of  the 
faith,  and  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Son  of 
God,  unto  a  perfect  man,  unto  the  measure 
of  the  stature  of  the  fulness  of  Christ : 

14  That  we  /una forth  be  no  more  chil- 
dren, tossed  to  and  fro,  and  carried  about 
with  every  wind  of  doctrine,  by  the  sleight 
of  men,  and  cunning  craftiness,  whereby 
they  lie  in  wait  to  deceive  : 

15  But  speaking  the  truth  in  love,  may 
grow  up  into  him  in  all  things,  which  is 
the  head,  cveii  Christ: 

16  From  whom  the  whole  body  fidy 
joined  together  and  compacted  by  that 
which  every  joint  supplieth,  according  to 
the  effectual  working  in  the  measure  of 
every  part,  maketh  increase  of  the  body 
unto  the  edifying  of  itself  in  love. 

17  This  I  say  therefore,  and  testify  in 
the  Lord,  that  ye  henceforth  walk  not  as 
other  Gentiles  walk,  in  the  vanity  of  their 
mind, 

18  Having  the  understanding  darkened, 
being  alienated  from  the  life  of  God  through 
the  ignorance  that  is  in  them,  because  of 
the  blindness  of  their  heart : 

19  Who,  being  past  feeling,  have  given 
themselves  over  unto  lasciviousness,  to 
work  all  uncleanness  with  greediness. 

20  But  ye  have  not  so  learned  Christ; 

21  If  so  be  that  ye  have  heard  him,  and 
have  been  taught  by  him,  as  the  truth  is  in 
Jesus  : 

22  That  ye  put  off  concerning  the  for- 


EPHESI ANS.  Against  fornication. 

mer  conversation  the  old  man,  which  is  cor- 
rupt according  to  the  deceitful  lusts; 

23  And  be  renewed  in  the  Spirit  of 
your  mind; 

24  And  that  ye  put  on  the  new  man, 
which  after  God  is  created  in  righteousness 
and  true  holiness. 

25  Wherefore  putting  away  lying,  speak 
every  man  truth  with  his  neighbour  :  for  we 
are  members  one  of  another. 

26  Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not :  let  not  the 
sun  go  down  upon  your  wrath : 

27  Neither  give  place  to  the  devil. 

28  Let  him  that  stole  steal  no  more : 
but  rather  let  him  labour,  working  with 
his  hands  the  thing  which  is  good,  that  he 
may  have  to  give  to  him  that  needeth.. 

29  Let  no  corrupt  communication  pro- 
ceed out  of  your  mouth,  but  that  which  is 
good  to  the  use  of  edifying,  that  it  may 
minister  grace  unto  the  hearers. 

30  And  grieve  not  the  Holy  Spirit  of 
God,  whereby  ye  are  sealed  unto  the  day 
of  redemption. 

31  Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath,  and 
anger,  and  clamour,  and  evil-speaking,  be 
put  away  from  you,  with  all  malice : 

32  And  be  ye  kind  one  to  another,  ten- 
der-hearted, forgiving  one  another,  even  as 
God  for  Christ's  sake  hath  forgiven  you. 

CHAP.  V. 

BE   ye   therefore   followers  of  God   as 
dear  children ; 

2  And  walk  in  love,  as  Christ  also  hath 
loved  us,  and  hath  given  himself  for  us  an 
offering  and  a  sacrifice  to  God  for  a  sweet- 
smelling  savour. 

3  But  fornication,  and  all  uncleanness, 
or  covetousness,  let  it  not  be  once  named 
amon^  you,  as  becometh  saints; 

4  Neither  filthiness,  nor  foolish  talking, 
nor  jesting,  which  are  not  convenient:  but 
rather  giving  of  thanks. 

5  For  this  ye  know,  that  no  whore- 
monger, nor  unclean  person,  nor  covetous 
man,  who  is  an  idolater,  hath  any  inherit- 
ance in  the  kingdom  of  Christ  and  of  God. 

6  Let  no  man  deceive  you  with  vain 
words:  for  because  of  these  things  cometh 
the  wrath  of  God  upon  the  children  of  dis- 
obedience. 

7  Be  not  ye  therefore  partakers  with 
them. 

8  For  ye  were  sometime  darkness,  but 
now  arc  yc  light  in  the  Lord :  walk  as  chil- 
dren of  light ; 

9  (For  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  /.s  in  all 
goodness,  and  righteousness,  and  truth;) 

10  Proving  what  is  acceptable  unto  the 
Lord. 

11  And  have  no  fellowship  with  the  un- 
fruitful works  of  darkness,  but  rather  re- 
prove the7n. 

12  For  it  is  a  shame  even  to  speak  of- 
those  things  which  are  done  of  them  in 
secret. 

13  But  all  things  that  are  reproved,  are 
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Duty  ofioives  and  husbands.        CHAP.  VI. 


made  manifest   by  the  light :  for  whatso- 
ever doth  make  manifest  is  light. 

14  Wherefore  he  saith,  Awake,  thou  that 
sleepest,  and  arise  from  the  dead,  and 
Christ  shall  give  thee  light. 

15  See  then  that  ye  walk  circumspectly, 
not  as  fools,  but  as  wise, 

16  Redeeming  the  time,  because  the 
days  are  evil. 

17  Wherefore  be  ye  not  unwise,  but  un- 
derstanding what  the  will  of  the  Lord  is. 

IS  And  be  not  drunk  with  wine,  where- 
in is  excess;  but  be  filled  with  the  Spirit; 

19  Speaking  to  yourselves  in  psalms, 
and  hymns,  and  spiritual  songs,  singing 
and  making  melody  in  your  heart  to  the 
Lord, 

20  Giving  thanks  always  for  all  things 
unto  God  and  the  Father,  in  the  name  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ; 

21  Submitting  yourselves  one  to  another 
in  the  fear  of  God. 

22  Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your 
own  husbands,  as  unto  the  Lord. 

23  For  the  husband  is  the  head  of  the 
wife,  even  as  Christ  is  the  Head  of  the 
church  :  and  he  is  the  Saviour  of  the  body. 

24  Therefore  as  the  church  is  subject 
unto  Christ,  so  let  the  wives  be  to  their 
own  husbands  in  every  thing. 

25  Husbands,  love  your  wives,  even  as 
Christ  also  loved  the  church,  and  gave 
himself  for  it; 

26  That  he  might  sanctify  and  cleanse 
it  with  the  washing  of  water  by  the  word, 

27  That  he  might  present  it  to  himself  a 
glorious  church,  not  having  spot  or  wrin- 
kle, or  any  such  thing ;  but  that  it  should 
be  holy  and  without  blemish. 

28  So  ought  men  to  love  their  wives,  as 
their  own  bodies.  He  that  loveth  his  wife 
loveth  himself. 

29  For  no  man  ever  yet  hated  his  own 
flesh;  but  nourisheth  and  cherisheth  it, 
even  as  the  Lord  the  church  : 

30  For  we  are  members  of  his  body,  of 
his  flesii,  and  of  his  bones. 

31  For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave  his 
father  and  mother,  and  shall  be  joined  unto 
his  wife,  and  they  two  shall  be  one  flesh. 

32  This  is  a  great  mystery  :  but  I  speak 
concerning  Christ  and  the  church. 

33  Nevertheless,  let  every  one  of  you  in 
particular  so  love  his  wife  even  as  himself: 
and  the  wife  see  that  she  reverence  her  hus- 
band. 

CHAP.  VL 

CHILDREN,  obey  your  parents  in  the 
Lord  :  for  this  is  right. 
2  Honour  thy  father  and  mother,  (which 
is  the  first  commandment  with  promise,' 


Of  servants  and  masters. 


5  Servants,  be  obedient  to  them  that 
are  your  masters  according  to  the  flesh, 
with  fear  and  trembling,  in  singleness  of 
your  heart,  as  unto  Christ ; 

6  Not  with  eye-service,  as  men-pleas- 
ers  ;  but  as  the  servants  of  Christ,  doing  the 
will  of  God  from  tlie  heart ; 

7  With  good  will  doing  service,  as  to  the 
Lord,  and  not  to  men  : 

8  Knowing  that  whatsoever  good  thing 
any  man  doeth,  the  same  shall  he  receive 
of  the  Lord,  whether  /le  be  l)ond  or  free. 

9  And,  ye  masters,  do  the  same  things 
unto  them,  forbearing  threatening  :  know- 
ing that  your  Master  also  is  in  heaven  ; 
neither  is  there  respect  of  persons  with  him. 

10  Finally,  my  brethren,  be  strong  in 
the  Lord,  and  in  the  power  of  his  might. 

11  Put  on  the  whole   armour  ot  G( 


God, 
that  ye  may  be  able  to  stand  against  the 
wiles  of  the  devil. 

12  For  we  wrestle  not  against  flesh  and 
blood,  but  against  principalities,  against 
powers,  against  the  rulers  of  the  dai-kness 
of  this  world,  against  spiritual  wickedness 
in  high  places. 

13  Wherefore  take  unto  j'ou  the  whole 
armour  of  God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to 
withstand  in  the  evil  day,  and  having  done 
all,  to  stand. 

14  Stand  therefore,  having  your  loins 
girt  about  with  truth,  and  having  on  the 
breast-plate  of  righteousness ; 

15  And  your  feet  shod  with  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  gospel  of  peace ; 

16  Above  all,  taking  the  shield  of  faith, 
wherewith  ye  shall  be  able  to  quench  all  the 
fier}'  darts  of  the  wicked. 

17  And  take  the  helmet  of  salvation, 
and  the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  which  is  the 
word  of  God : 

18  Praying  always  with  all  prayer  and 
supplication  in  the  Spirit,  and  watching 
thereunto  with  all  perseverance  and  sup- 
plication for  all  saints ; 

19  And  for  me,  that  utterance  maybe 
given  unto  me,  that  I  may  open  my  mouth 
boldly,  to  make  known  the  mystery  of  the 
gospel, 

20  For  which  I  am  an  ambassador  in 
bonds  :  that  therein  I  may  speak  boldly,  as 
I  ought  to  speak. 

21  But  that  ye  also  may  know  my  afTairs, 
and  how  I  do,"Tychicus,  a  belovefl  brother 
and  faithful  minister  in  the  Lord,  .shall 
make  known  to  you  all  things: 

22  Whom  I  have  sent  unto  you  for  the 
same  purpose,  that  ye  might  know  our  af- 
fairs, and  that  he  might  comfort  your  hearts. 

23  Peace  be  to  the  brethren,  and  love 
with   faith  from  God  the  Father  and  the 

3  That  it  mav  be  well  witli  thee,  and  I  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

thou  mavest  livelong  on  the  earth.  24  Grace  be  with  all  them  that  love  our 

4  And,   ye   fathers,  provoke  not  your  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in^sinccrity. 


children  to  wrath :   but  bring  them  up  in 
the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord. 


Amen. 
^  Written  from  Rome  unto  the  Ephe- 
sians,  by  Tychicus. 


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H  The  Epistle  of  PAUL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  PHILIPPIANS. 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL  and  Timotheus,  the  servants  of 
Jesus  Christ,  to  all  the  saints  in  Christ 
Jesus  which  are  at  Philippi,  with  the 
bishops  and  deacons  : 

2  Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace,  from 
God  our  Father,  and  from  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ. 

3  I  thank  my  God  upon  every  remem- 
brance of  you,   ' 

4  Always  m  every  prayer  of  mine  for 
you  all  making  request  with  joy, 

5  For  your  fellowship  in  the  gospel  from 
the  first  day  until  now  ; 

6  Being  confident  of  this  very  thing, 
that  he  which  hath  begun  a  good  work  in 
you,  will  perform  it  until  the  day  of  Jesus 
Christ : 

7  Even  as  it  is  meet  for  me  to  think  this 
of  you  all,  because  I  have  you  in  my  heart ; 
inasmuch  as  both  in  my  bonds,  and  in  the 
defence  and  confirmation  of  the  gospel,  ye 
all  are  partakers  of  my  grace. 

8  For  God  is  my  record,  how  greatly  I 
long  after  you  all  in  the  bowels  of  Jesus 
Clirist. 

9  And  this  I  pray,  that  your  love  may 
abound  yet  more  and  more  in  knowledge 
and  in  all  judgment ; 

10  That  ye  may  approve  things  that  are 
excellent ;  that  ye  may  be  sincere  and 
without  offence  till  the  day  of  Christ ; 

11  Being  filled  with  the  fruits  of  right- 
eousness, which  are  by  Jesus  Christ,  unto 
the  glory  and  praise  of  God. 

12  But  I  would  ye  should  understand, 
brethren,  that  the  things  ivhich  happened 
unto  me  have  fallen  out  rather  unto  the 
furtherance  of  the  gospel ; 

13  So  that  my  bonds  in  Christ  are  mani- 
fest in  all  the  palace,  and  in  all  other  places  ; 

14  And  many  of  the  brethren  in  the 
Lord,  waxing  confident  by  my  bonds,  are 
much  more  bold  to  speak  the  word  without 
fear. 

15  Some  indeed  preach  Christ  even  of 
envy  and  strife ;  and  some  also  of  ^ood  will. 

16  The  one  preach  Christ  of  contention, 
not  sincerely,  supposing  to  add  affliction  to 
my  bonds  : 

Yi  But  the  other  of  love,  knowing  that  I 
am  set  for  the  defence  of  the  gospel. 

18  What  then  1  notwithstanding,  every 
way,  whether  in  pretence  or  in  truth, 
Christ  is  preached ;  and  I  therein  do  re- 
joice, yea,  and  will  rejoice. 

19  For  I  know  that  this  shall  turn  to  my 
salvation  through  your  prayer,  and  the 
supply  of  the  Spirit  of  Jesus  Christ, 

20  According  to  my  earnest  expectation, 
and  my  hope,  that  in  nothing  I  shall  be 
ashamed,  but  that  with  all  boldness,  as 
always,  so  now  also,  Christ  shall  be  magni- 


fied  in  my  body,  whether  it  he  by  life,  or 
by  death. 

21  For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die 
is  gain. 

22  But  if  I  live  in  the  flesh,  this  is  the 
fruit  of  my  labour  :  yet  what  I  shall  choose 
I  wot  not. 

23  For  I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt  two, 
having  a  desire  to  depart,  and  to  be  with 
Christ ;  which  is  far  better  : 

24  Nevertheless,  to  abide  in  the  flesh  is 
more  needful  for  you. 

25  And  having  this  confidence,  I  know 
that  I  shall  abide  and  continue  with  you  all 
for  your  furtherance  and  jo}'  of  faith  ; 

26  That  your  rejoicing  may  be  more 
abundant  in  Jesus  Christ  for  me  by  my 
coming  to  you  again. 

27  Only  let  your  conversation  be  as  it 
becometh  the  gospel  of  Christ :  that  whe- 
ther I  come  and  see  you,  or  else  be  absent, 
I  may  hear  of  your  affairs,  that  ye  stand 
fast  in  one  spirit,  \Vith  one  mind  striving 
together  for  the  faith  of  the  gospel ; 

28  And  in  nothing  terrified  by  your  ad- 
versaries :  which  is  to  them  an  evident 
token  of  perdition,  but  to  you  of  salvation, 
and  that  of  God. 

29  For  unto  3^ou  it  is  given  in  the  behalf 
of  Christ,  not  only  to  believe  on  him,  but 
also  to  suffer  for  his  sake  ; 

30  Having  the  same  conflict  which  ye 
saw  in  me,  and  now  hear  to  he  in  me. 

CHAP.  H. 

IF  there  he  therefore  any  consolation  in 
Christ,  if  any  comfort  of  love,  if  any 
fellowship  of  the  Spirit,  if  any  bowels  and 
mercies, 

2  Fulfil  ye  my  joy,  that  ye  be  like-mind- 
ed, having  the  same  love,  being  of  one  ac- 
cord, of  one  mind. 

3  Let  nothing  be  done  through  strife  or 
vain  glory  ;  but  in  lowliness  of  mind  let 
each  esteem  other  better  than  themselves. 

4  Look  not  everA^man  on  his  own  things, 
but  every  man  also  on  the  things  of  others. 

5  Let  this  mind  be  in  you,  which  was 
also  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

6  Who,  being  in  the  form  of  God, 
thought  it  not  robbery  to  be  equal  with 
God  : 

7  But  made  himself  of  no  reputation,  and 
took  upon  him  the  form  of  a  servant,  and 
was  made  in  the  likeness  of  men  : 

8  And  being  found  in  fashion  as  a  man, 
he  humbled  himself,  and  became  obedient 
unto  death,  even  the  death  of  the  cross. 

9  Wherefore  God  also  hath  highly  exalted 
him,  and  given  him  a  name  which  is  above 
every  name : 

10  That  at  the  name  of  Jesus  ever)'  knee 
should  bow,  of  things  in  heaven,  and  things 
in  earth,  and  things  under  the  earth ; 

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11  And  that  every  tongue  should  confess 
that  Jesus  Christ  is  Lord,  to  tlie  glory  of 
God  the  Father. 

12  Wherefore,  iny  beloved,  as  ye  have 
always  obeyed,  not  as  in  my  presence  only, 
but  now  much  more  in  my  absence,  work 
out  your  own  salvation  with  fear  and  trem- 
bling. 

13  For  it  is  God  which  worketh  in  you 
both  to  will  and  to  do  of  his  good  pleasure. 

14  Do  all  things  without  murmurings 
and  disputings: 

15  Tiiat  ye  may  be  blameless  and  harm- 
less, the  sons  of  God,  without  rebuke,  in 
the  midst  of  a  crooked  and  perverse  nation, 
among  whom  ye  shine  as  lights  in  the 
world  ; 

16  Holding  forth  the  word  of  life ;  that 
1  may  rejoice  in  the  day  of  Christ,  that  I 
have  not  run  in  vain,  neither  laboured  in 
vain. 

17  Yea,  and  if  I  be  offered  upon  the 
sacrifice  and  service  of  your  faith,  I  joy, 
and  rejoice  with  you  all. 

18  For  the  same  cause  also  do  ye  joy, 
and  rejoice  with  me. 

19  But  I  trust  in  the  Lord  Jesus  to  send 
Timotheus  shortly  unto  you,  that  I  also 
may  be  of  good  comfort,  when  I  know 
your  state. 

20  For  I  have  no  man  like-minded,  who 
will  naturally  care  for  your  state. 

21  For  all  seek  their  own,  not  the  things 
which  are  Jesus  Christ's. 

22  But  ye  know  the  proof  of  him,  that 
as  a  son  with  the  lather,  he  hath  served 
with  me  in  the  gospel. 

23  Him  therefore  I  hope  to  send  pre- 
sently, so  soon  as  I  shall  see  how  it  will  go 
with  me. 

24  But  I  trust  in  the  Lord  that  I  also 
myself  shall  come  shortly. 

25  Yet  I  supposed  it  necessary  to  send 
to  you  Epaphroditus,  my  brother,  and 
companion  in  labour,  and  fellow-soldier, 
but  your  messenger,  and  he  that  ministered 
to  my  wants. 

26  For  he  longed  after  you  all,  and  was 
full  of  heaviness,  because  that  ye  had  heard 
that  he  had  been  sick. 

27  For  indeed  he  was  sick  nigh  unto 
death  :  but  God  had  mercy  on  him  ;  and 
not  on  him  only,  but  on  me  also,  lest  I 
should  have  sorrow  upon  sorrow. 

28  I  sent  him  therefore  the  more  care- 
fully, that,  when  ye  see  him  again,  ye  may 
rejoice,  and  that  I  may  be  the  less  sorrow- 
ful. 

29  Receive  him  therefore  in  the  Lord 
with  all  gladness ;  and  hold  such  in  repu- 
tation. 

30  Because  for  the  work  of  Christ  he 
was  nigh  unto  death,  not  regarding  his  life, 
to  supply  your  lack  of  service  toward  me. 

CHAP.  HL 

FINALLY,  my  brethren,  rejoice  in  the 
Lord.    To  write  the  same  things  to 


III-  Against  false  teachers. 

you,  to  me  indeed  is  not  grievous,  but  for 
you  it  is  safe. 

2  Beware  of  dogs,  beware  of  evil-workers, 
beware  of  the  concision. 

3  For  we  are  the  circumcision,  which 
worship  God  in  the  Spirit,  and  rejoice  in 
Christ  Jesus,  and  have  no  confidence  in  the 
flesh. 

4  Though  I  might  also  have  confidence 
m  the  flesh.  If  any  other  man  thinketh 
that  he  hath  whereof  he  might  trust  in  the 
flesh,  I  more  : 

5  Circumcised  the  eighth  day,  of  the 
stock  of  Israel,  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin, 
an  Hebrew  of  the  Hebrews;  as  touciiing 
the  law,  a  Pharisee ; 

6  Concerning  zeal,  persecuting  the 
church;  touching  the  righteousness  which 
is  in  the  law,  blameless. 

7  But  what  things  were  gain  to  me, 
those  I  counted  loss  for  Christ. 

8  Yea  doubtless,  and  I  count  all  things 
hut  loss  for  the  excellency  of  the  know  ledge 
of  Christ  Jesus  my  Lord :  for  whom  I 
have  suffered  the  loss  of  all  things,  and  do 
count  them  hiitAun^,  that  I  may  win  Christ, 

9  And  be  found  in  him,  not  having  mine 
own  righteousness,  which  is  of  the  law, 
but  that  which  is  through  the  faith  of  Christ, 
the  righteousness  which  is  of  God  by  faitli  : 

10  That  I  may  know  him,  and  the  power 
of  his  resurrection,  and  the  fellowship  of 
his  sufferings,  being  made  conformable 
unto  his  death 

11  If  by  any  means  I  might  attain  unto 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 

12  Not  as  though  I  had  already  attained, 
either  were  already  perfect :  but  1  follow 
after,  if  that  I  may  apprehend  that  for 
which  also  I  am  a])prehended  of  Christ 
Jesus. 

13  Brethren,  I  count  not  myself  to  have 
apprehended:  but  this  one  thing  I  do,  for- 
getting those  things  which  are  behind,  and 
reaching  forth  unto  those  things  which  are 
before, 

14  I  press  toward  the  mark  for  the 
prize  of  the  high  calling  of  God  in  Christ 
Jesus. 

15  Let  us  therefore,  as  many  as  be  per- 
fect, be»thus  minded  :  and  if  in  any  thing 
ye  be  otherwise  minded,  God  shall  reveal 
even  this  unto  you. 

16  Nevertheless,  whereto  we  have  al- 
ready attained,  let  us  walk  by  the  same 
rule,  let  us  mind  the  same  thing. 

17  Brethren,  be  followers  together  of  me, 
and  mark  them  which  walk  so  as  ye  have 
us  for  an  ensample. 

18  (For  many  walk,  of  whom  I  have 
told  you  often,  and  now  tell  you  even 
weeping,  that  they  are  the  enemies  of  the 
cro.ss  of  Christ : 

19  Whose  end  is  destruction,  whose 
God  is  their  belly,  and  irhosr  glory  f5  in 
their  shame,  who  mind  earthly  things.) 

20  For  our  conversation  is  in  heaven ; 

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Paul  exhorts  to 


COLOSSI  AN  S. 


religious  joy  in  Christ. 


from  whence  also  we  look  for  the  Saviour, 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 

21  Who  shall  change  our  vile  body,  that 
it  may  be  fashioned  like  unto  his  glorious 
body,  according  to  the  working  whereby 
he  is  able  even  to  subdue  all  things  unto 
himself. 

CHAP.  IV. 

THEREFORE,  my  brethren  dearly 
beloved  and  longed  for,  my  joy  and 
crown,  so  stand  fast  in  the  Lord,  my  dearly 
beloved. 

2  I  beseech  Euodias,  and  beseech  Syn- 
lyche,  that  they  be  of  the  same  mind  in 
the  Lord. 

3  And  I  entreat  thee  also,  true  yoke-fel- 
low, help  those  women  which  laboured 
with  me  m  the  gospel,  with  Clement  also, 
and  with  other  my  fellow-labourers,  whose 
names  are  in  the  book  of  life. 

4  Rejoice  in  the  Lord  alvvay  :  and  again 
I  say,  Rejoice. 

5  Let  your  moderation  be  known  unto 
all  men.     The  Lord  is  at  hand. 

6  Be  careful  for  nothing :  but  in  every 
thing  by  prayer  and  supplication  with 
thanksgiving  let  your  requests  be  made 
known  unto  God. 

7  And  the  peace  of  God,  which  passeth 
all  understanding,  shall  keep  your  hearts 
and  minds  through  Christ  Jesus. 

8  Finally,  brethren,  whatsoever  things 
are  true,  whatsoever  things  are  honest, 
whatsoever  things  are  just,  whatsoever 
things  are  pure,  whatsoever  things  are 
lovely,  whatsoever  things  are  of  good  re- 
port ;  if  there  be  any  virtue,  and  n  there  be 
any  praise,  think  on  these  things. 

9  Those  things,  which  ye  have  both 
learned,  and  received,  and  heard,  and  seen 
in  me,  do  :  and  the  God  of  peace  shall  be 
with  you. 

10  But  I  rejoiced  in  the  Lord  greatly, 
that  now  at  the  last  your  care  of  me  hath 


flourished  again;    wherein  ye  were   also 
careful,  but  ye  lacked  opportunity. 

11  Not  that  I  speak  m  respect  of  want: 
for  I  have  learned,  in  whatsoever  state  I 
am,  thcreicith  to  be  content. 

12  I  know  both  how  to  be  abased,  and 
I  know  how  to  abound  :  every  where  and 
in  all  things  I  am  instructed  both  to  be  full 
and  to  be  hungry,  both  to  abound  and  to 
suffer  need. 

13  I  can  do  all  things  through  Christ 
which  strengtheneth  me. 

14  Notwithstanding  ye  have  well  done, 
that  ye  did  communicate  with  my  atflic- 
tion. 

15  Now,  ye  Philippians,  know  also,  that 
in  the  beginning  of  the  gospel,  when  I  de- 
parted from  Macedonia,  no  church  com- 
municated with  me  as  concerning  giving 
and  receiving,  but  ye  only. 

16  For  even  in  Thessalonica  ye  sent 
once  and  again  unto  my  necessity. 

17  Not  because  I  desire  a  gift:  but  I 
desire  fruit  that  may  abound  to  your  ac- 
count. 

IS  But  I  have  all,  and  abound  :  I  am  full, 
having  received  of  Epaphroditus  the  things 
lohich  were  sent  from  you,  an  odour  of  a 
sweet  smell,  a  sacrifice  acceptable,  well- 
pleasing  to  God. 

19  But  my  God  shall  supply  all  your 
need  according  to  his  riches  in  glory  by 
Christ  Jesus. 

20  Now  unto  God  and  our  Father  be 
glor)'  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

21  Salute  every  saint  in  Christ  Jesus. 
The  brethren  which  are  with  me  greet 
you. 

22  All  the  saints  salute  you,  chiefly  they 
that  are  of  Cesar's  household. 

23  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

U  It  was  written  to  the  Philippians  from 
Rome,  by  Epaphroditus. 


IT  The  Epistle  of  PAUL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  COLOSSIANS. 


CHAP.  L 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  by 
the  will  of  God,  and  Timotheus  our 
brother, 

2  To  the  saints  and  faithful  brethren  in 
Christ  which  are  at  Colosse :  Grace  be  unto 
you,  and  peace,  from  God  our  Father  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  We  give  thanks  to  God,  and  the  Fa- 
ther of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  praying  al- 
ways for  you, 

4  Since  we  heard  of  your  faith  in  Christ 
Jesus,  and  of  the  love  which  ye  have  to  all 
the  saints, 

5  For  the  hope  which  is  laid  up  for  you 
in  heaven,  whereof  ye  heard  before  in  the 
word  of  the  truth  of  the  gospel : 

6  Which  is  come  unto  you,  as  it  is  in  all 


the  world ;  and  bringetli  forth  fruit,  as  it 
doth  also  in  you,  since  the  day  ye  heard  of 
it,  and  knew  the  grace  of  God  in  truth : 

7  As  ye  also  learned  of  Epaphras  our 
dear  fellow-servant,  who  is  for  you  a  faith- 
ful minister  of  Christ; 

8  Who  also  declared  unto  us  your  love  in 
the  Spirit. 

9  For  this  cause  we  also,  since  the  day 
we  heard  it,  do  not  cease  to  pray  for  you, 
and  to  desire  that  ye  might  be  filled  with 
the  knowledge  of  his  will  in  all  wisdom 
and  spiritual  understanding; 

10  That  ye  might  walk  worthy  of  the 
Lord  unto  all  pleasing,  being  fruitful  in 
every  good  work,  and  increasing  in  the 
knowledge  of  God ; 

11  Strengthened  with  all  might,  accord- 

166 


The  true  Christ  described.  CHAP 

ing  to  his  glorious  power,  unto  all  patience 
and  long-sutTering  with  joyfulness; 

12  Giving  thanks  unto  the  Father,  which 
hatli  made  us  meet  to  be  partakers  of  the 
inheritance  of  the  saints  in  light: 

13  Who  hath  delivered  us  from  the 
power  of  darkness,  and  hath  translated  us 
into  the  kingdom  of  his  dear  Son  : 

14  In  whom  we  have  redemption  through 
his  blood,  even  the  forgiveness  of  sins : 

15  Who  is  the  image  of  the  invisible 
God,  the  first-born  of  every  creature  : 

16  For  by  him  were  all  things  created, 
that  are  in  heaven,  and  that  are  in  earth, 
visible  and  invisible,  whether  they  he 
thrones,  or  dominions,  or  principalities,  or 
powers :  all  things  were  created  by  him, 
and  for  him  : 

17  And  he  is  before  all  things,  and  by 
him  all  things  consist. 

18  And  he  is  the  head  of  the  body,  the 
church :  who  is  the  beginning,  the  first- 
born from  the  dead ;  that  in  all  things  he 
might  have  the  pre-eminence. 

19  For  it  pleased  the  Father  that  in  him 
should  all  fulness  dwell ; 

20  And  having  made  peace  through  the 
blood  of  his  cross,  by  him  to  reconcile  all 
things  unto  himself;  by  him,  I  say,  whe- 
ther they  be  things  in  earth,  or  things  in 
heaven. 

21  And  you,  that  were  sometime  alien- 
ated and  enemies  in  your  mind  by  wicked 
works,  yet  now  hath  he  reconciled, 

22  In  the  body  of  his  flesh  through  death, 
to  present  you  holy,  and  unblamable,  and 
unreproveable  in  his  sight : 

23  If  ye  continue  in  the  faith  grounded 
and  settled,  and  be  not  moved  away  from 
the  hope  of  the  gospel,  which  ye  have 
heard,  and  which  was  preached  to  every 
creature  which  is  under  heaven;  whereof  I 
Paul  am  made  a  minister ; 

24  Who  now  rejoice  in  my  sufferings  for 
you,  and  fill  up  that  which  is  behind  of  the 
afflictions  of  Christ  in  my  flesh  for  his 
body's  sake,  which  is  the  church  : 

25  Whereof  I  am  made  a  minister,  ac- 
cording to  the  dispensation  of  God  which  is 
given  to  me  for  you,  to  fiilfil  the  word  of  God  ; 

26  Even  the  mystery  which  hath  been 
hid  from  ages,  and  from  generations,  but 
now  is  made  manifest  to  his  saints : 

27  To  whom  God  would  make  known 
what  is  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  this  mys- 
tery among  the  Gentiles ;  which  is  Christ  in 
you,  the  hope  of  glory  : 

28  Whom  we  preach,  warning  every 
man,  and  teaching  every  man  in  all  wis- 
dom ;  that  we  may  present  every  man 
perfect  in  Christ  Jesus  : 

29  Whereunto  I  also  labour,  striving  ac- 
cording to  his  working,  which  worketh  in 
me  mightily. 

CHAP.  II. 

FOR  1  would  that  ye  knew  what  great 
conflict  I  have  for  j'ou,  and  for  them 


II. 


Paul  exhorts  to  constancy. 
at  Laodicea,  and  for  as  many  as  have  not 
seen  my  face  in  the  flesh ; 

2  That  their  hearts  might  be  comforted, 
being  knit  together  in  love,  and  unto  all 
riches  of  the  full  assurance  of  understand- 
ing, to  the  acknowledgment  of  the  mystery 
of  God,  and  of  the  Father,  and  of  Christ ; 

3  In  whom  are  hid  all  the  treasures  of 
wisdom  and  knowledge. 

4  And  this  I  say,  lest  any  man  should 
beguile  you  with  enticing  words. 

5  For  though  I  be  absent  in  the  flesh, 
yet  am  I  with  you  in  the  spirit,  joying  and 
beholding  your  order,  and  the  steadfast- 
ness of  your  faith  in  Christ. 

6  As  ye  have  therefore  received  Christ 
Jesus  the  Lord,  so  walk  ye  in  him  : 

7  Rooted  and  built  up  in  him,  and  sta- 
blished  in  the  faith,  as  ye  have  been  taught, 
abounding  therein  with  thanksgiving. 

8  Beware  lest  any  man  spoil  you  through 
philosophy  and  vain  deceit,  after  the  tra- 
dition of  men,  after  the  rudiments  of  the 
world,  and  not  after  Christ. 

9  For  in  him  dwelleth  all  the  fulness  of 
the  Godhead  bodily. 

10  And  ye  are  complete  in  him,  which  is 
the  head  of  all  principality  and  power  : 

11  In  whom  also  ye  are  circumcised 
with  the  circumcision  made  without  hands, 
in  putting  off"  the  body  of  the  sins  of  the 
flesh  by  the  circumcision  of  Christ : 

12  Buried  with  him  in  baptism,  wherein 
also  ye  are  risen  with  Am  through  the  faith 
of  the  operation  of  God,  M'ho  hath  raised 
him  from  the  dead. 

13  And  )'ou,  being  dead  in  your  sins  and 
the  uncircumcision  of  your  flesh,  hath  he 
quickened  together  with  him,  having  for- 
given you  all  trespasses ; 

14  Blotting  out  the  hand-writing  of  or- 
dinances that  was  against  us,  which  was 
contrary  to  us,  and  took  it  out  of  the  way, 
nailing  it  to  his  cross  ; 

15  And  having  spoiled  principalities  and 
powers,  he  made  a  shew  of  them  openly, 
triumphing  over  them  in  it. 

16  Let  no  man  therefore  judge  you  in 
meat,  or  in  drink,  or  in  respect  of  an  holy- 
day,  or  of  the  new-moon,  or  of  the  sabbath- 
days : 

17  Which  are  a  shadow  of  things  to 
come ;  but  the  body  is  of  Christ. 

18  Let  no  man  beguile  you  of  your  re- 
ward in  a  voluntary  humility  and  worship- 
ping of  angels,  intruding  into  those  things 
which  he  hath  not  seen,  vainly  pufled  up 
by  his  fleshly  mind, 

19  And  not  holding  the  Head,  from  which 
all  the  body  by  joints  and  bands  having 
nourishment  ministered,  and  knit  together, 
increasoth  with  the  increase  of  God. 

20  Wherefore,  if  je  be  dead  with  Christ 
from  the  rudiments  of  the  world,  why,  as 
though  living  in  the  world,  are  ye  subject 
to  ordinances, 

21  (Touch  not ;  taste  not ;  handle  not ; 
167 


Uzhortation  to  several  duties.      COLOSSIANS 

22  Which  all  are  to  perish  with  the 
Using  ;)  after  the  commandments  and  doc- 
trines of  men  ? 

23  Which  things  have  indeed  a  shew  of 
wisdom  in  will-worship,  and  humility,  and 
neglecting  of  the  body  ;  not  in  any  honour 


to  the  satisfying  of  the  flesh. 
CHAP.  III. 

IF  ye  then   be  risen  with  Christ,  seek 
tliose  things  which  are   above,   where 
Christ  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God. 

2  Set  your  affection  on  things  above,  not 
•on  things  on  the  earth. 

3  For  ye  are  dead,  and  your  life  is  hid 
with  Christ  in  God. 

4  When  Christ,  ivJio  is  our  life,  shall  ap- 
pear, then  shall  ye  also  appear  with  him  m 
glory. 

5  Mortify  therefore  your  members  which 
are  upon  the  earth ;  fornication,  unclean- 
iiess,  inordinate  affection,  evil  concupi- 
scence, and  covetousness,  which  is  idolatry  : 

6  For  which  things'  sake  the  wrath  of 
God  Cometh  on  the  children  of  disobe- 
idience  : 

7  In  the  which  ye  also  walked  sometime, 
when  ye  lived  in  them. 

8  But  now  ye  also  put  off  all  these  ;  an- 
ger, wrath,  malice,  blasphemy,  filthy  com- 
munication out  of  your  mouth. 

9  Lie  not  one  to  another,  seeing  that 
ye  have  put  off  the  old  man  with  his 
deeds ; 

10  And  have  put  on  the  new  ?iian,  which 
is  renewed  in  knowledge  after  the  image 
of  him  that  created  him  : 

11  Where  there  is  neither  Greek  nor 
Jew,  circumcision  nor  uncircumcision,  Bar- 
barian, Scythian,  bond  ?io?-  free :  but  Christ 
is  all,  and  in  all. 

12  Put  on  therefore,  as  the  elect  of  God, 
holy  and  beloved,  bowels  of  mercies,  kind- 
ness, humbleness  of  mind,  meekness,  long- 
suffering; 

13  Forbearing  one  another,  and  forgiving 
one  another,  if  any  man  have  a  quarrel 
against  any :  even  as  Christ  forgave  you, 
so  also  do  ye. 

14  And  above  all  these  things  put  on 
charity,  which  is  the  bond  of  perfectness. 

15  And  let  the  peace  of  God  rule  in  your 
hearts,  to  the  which  also  ye  are  called  in 
one  body ;  and  be  ye  thankful. 

16  Let  tlie  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you 
richly  in  all  wisdom ;  teaching  and  ad- 
monishing one  another  in  psalms,  and 
hymns,  and  spiritual  songs,  singing  with 
grace  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord. 

17  And  whatsoever  ye  do  in  word  or 
deed,  du  all  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
giving  thanks  to  God  and  the  Father  by 
him. 

IS  Wives,  sub.mit  yourselves  unto  your 
own  husbands,  as  it  is  fit  in  the  Lord. 

19  Husbands,  love  your  wives,  and  be  not 
bitter  against  them. 

20  Children,  obey   your  parents   in   all 


Paul  exhorts  to  fervent  prayer. 

things :  for  this  is  well-pleasing  unto  the 
Lord. 

21  Fathers,  provoke  not  your  children 
to  anger,  lest  they  be  discouraged. 

22  Servants,  obey  in  all  things  your 
masters  according  to  the  flesh  ;  not  with 
eye-service,  as  men-pleasers ;  but  in  single- 
ness of  heart,  fearing  God  : 

23  And  whatsoever  ye  do,  do  it  heartil}', 
as  to  the  Lord,  and  not  unto  men ; 

24  Knowing  that  of  the  Lord  ye  shall 
receive  the  reward  of  the  inheritance  :  for 
ye  serve  the  Lord  Christ. 

25  But  he  that  doeth  wrong,  shall  receive 
for  the  wrong  which  he  hath  done :  and 
there  is  no  respect  of  persons. 

CHAP.  IV. 

MASTERS,  give   unto  your  servants 
that  which  is  just  and  equal ;  know- 
ing that  ye  also  have  a  Master  in  heaven. 

2  Continue  in  prayer,  and  watch  in  the 
same  with  thanksgiving ; 

3  Withal  praying  also  for  us,  that  God 
would  open  unto  us  a  door  of  utterance,  to 
speak  the  mystery  of  Christ,  for  which  I 
am  also  in  bonds  : 

4  That  I  may  make  it  manifest,  as  I 
ought  to  speak. 

5  Walk  in  wisdom  toward  them  that  are 
without,  redeeming  the  time. 

6  Let  your  speech  he  alwaj"  with  grace, 
seasoned  with  salt,  that  ye  may  know  how 
ye  ought  to  answer  every  man. 

7  All  my  state  shall  Tychicus  declare  unto 
you,  tolio  is  a  beloved  brother,  and  a  faith- 
ful minister  and  fellow-servant  in  the  Lord : 

8  Whom  I  have  sent  unto  you  for  the 
same  purpose,  that  he  might  know  your 
estate,  and  comfort  your  hearts  ; 

9  With  Onesiraus,  a  faithful  and  beloved 
brother,  who  is  one  of  you.  They  shall 
make  known  unto  you  all  things  which  are 
done  here. 

10  Aristarchus,  my  fellow-prisoner,  sa- 
luteth  you ;  and  Marcus,  sister's  son  to 
Barnabas,  (touching  whom  ye  received 
commandments :  if  he  come  unto  you,  re- 
ceive him  ;) 

11  And  Jesus,  which  is  called  Justus, 
who  are  of  the  circumcision.  These  only 
are  my  fellow-workers  unto  the  kingdom  of 
God,  which  have  been  a  comfort  unto  me. 

12  Epaphras,  who  is  one  of  j'ou,  a  ser- 
vant of  Christ,  saluteth  you,  always  labour- 
ing fervently  for  j'ou  in  prayers,  that  ye 
may  stand  perfect  and  complete  in  all  the 
will  of  God. 

13  For  I  bear  him  record,  that  he  hath 
a  great  zeal  for  you,  and  them  that  are  in 
Laodicea,  and  them  in  Hierapolis. 

14  Luke,  the  beloved  physician,  and 
Demas,  greet  j'ou. 

15  Salute  the  brethren  which  are  in  Lao- 
dicea, and  Nymphas,  and  the  church 
which  is  in  his  house. 

16  And  when  this  epistle  is  read 
among  you,  cause  that  it  be  read  also  in 

168 


The  manner  the  gospel  loas 


CHAP.  I. 


the  church  of  the  Laodiceans ;  and  that 
ye  likewise  read  the  epistle  from  Laodicea. 
17  And  say  to  Archippus,  Take  heed  to 
the  ministry  which  thou  hast  received  in 
the  Lord,  that  thou  fulfil  it. 


brought  to  the  Thcssalonians. 


18  The  salutation  by  the  hand  of  me 
Paul.  Remember  my  bonds.  Grace  be 
with  you.     Amen. 

H  Written  from  Rome  to  the  Colossians 
by  Tychicus  and  Onesinms. 


H  The  First  Epistle  of  PA  UL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  THES8ALONIANS. 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timotheus, 
unto  the  church  of  the  Thessalonians 
iiikich  is  in  God  the  Father,  and  in  tlie 
Lord  Jesus  Christ :  Grace  be  unto  you,  and 
peace,  from  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

2  We  give  thanks  to  God  always  for  you 
all,  making  mention  of  you  in  our  prayers ; 

3  Remembering  without  ceasing  your 
work  of  faith,  and  labour  of  love,  and  pa- 
tience of  hope  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in 
the  sight  of  God  and  our  Father  ; 

4  Knowing,  brethren  beloved,  your  elec- 
tion of  God. 

5  For  our  gospel  came  not  unto  you  in 
word  onljs  but  also  in  power,  and  in  the 
Holy  Ghost,  and  in  much  assurance  ;  as  ye 
know  what  manner  of  men  we  were  among 
you  for  your  sake. 

6  And  ye  became  followers  of  us,  and 
of  the  Lord,  having  received  the  word  in 
much  affliction,  with  joy  of  the  Holy  Ghost : 

7  So  that  ye  were  ensamples  to  all  that 
believe  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia. 

8  For  from  you  sounded  out  the  word  of 
the  Lord  not  only  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia, 
but  also  in  every  place  your  faith  to  God- 
ward  is  spread  abroad ;  so  that  we  need 
not  to  speak  any  thing. 

9  For  they  themselves  shew  of  us  what 
manner  of  entering  in  we  had  unto  you, 
and  how  ye  turned  to  God  from  idols,  to 
serve  the  Hving  and  true  God  ; 

10  And  to  wait  for  his  Son  from  heaven, 
whom  he  raised  from  the  dead,  even  Jesus, 
which  delivered  us  from  the  wrath  to  come. 

CHAP.  H. 

FOR    yourselves,    brethren,  know  our 
entrance  in  unto  you,  that  it  was  not 
in  vain  : 

2  But  even  after  that  we  had  suffered  be- 
fore, and  were  shamefully  entreated,  as  ye 
know,  at  Philippi,  we  were  bold  in  our  God 
to  speak  unto  you  the  gospel  of  God  with 
much  contention. 

3  For  our  exhortation  icas  not  of  deceit, 
nor  of  uncleanuess,  nor  in  guile; 

4  But  as  we  were  allowed  of  God  to  be 
put  in  trust  with  the  gospel,  even  so  we 
speak ;  not  as  pleasing  men,  but  God, 
which  trieth  our  hearts. 

5  For  neither  at  any  time  used  we  flat- 
tering words,  as  ye  know,  nor  a  cloak  of 
covetousness  ;  God  is  witness  : 

6  Nor  of  men  sought  we  glory,  neither 
of  you,  nor  yet  of  others,  when  we  might 


have  been  burdensome,  as  the  apostles  of 
Christ. 

7  But  we  were  gentle  among  you,  even 
as  a  nurse  cherisheth  her  children  : 

8  So  being  affectionately  desirous  of  j'ou, 
we  were  willing  to  have  imparted  unto  you, 
not  tiie  gospel  of  God  only,  but  also  our 
own  souls,  because  ye  were  dear  unto  us. 

9  For  ye  remember,  brethren,  our  labour 
and  travail  :  for  labouring  night  and  day, 
because  we  would  not  be  chargeable  unto 
any  of  you,  we  preached  unto  you  the  gos- 
pel of  God. 

10  Ye  arc  witnesses,  and  God  also,  how 
holily,  and  justly,  and  uiiblamably  we  be- 
haved ourselves  among  you  that  believe  : 

11  As  ye  know  how  we  exhorted,  and 
comforted,  and  charged  every  one  of  you, 
as  a  father  doth  his  children, 

12  That  ye  would  walk  worthy  of  God, 
who  hath  called  you  unto  his  kingdom  and 
glory. 

13  For  this  cause  also  thank  we  God 
without  ceasing,  because,  when  ye  receiv- 
ed the  word  of  God  which  ye  heard  of  us, 
ye  received  it  not  as  the  word  of  men,  but 
(as  it  is  in  truth)  the  word  of  God,  which 
effectually  worketh  also  in  you  that  believe. 

14  For  ye,  brethren,  became  followers  of 
the  churches  of  God  which  in  Judea  are  in 
Christ  Jesus :  for  ye  also  have  suffered  like 
things  of  your  own  countrymen,  even  as 
they  have  of  the  Jews  : 

15  Who  both  killed  the  Lord  Jesus,  and 
their  own  prophets,  and  have  persecuted 
us  ;  and  they  please  not  God,  and  are  con- 
trary to  all  men : 

16  Forbidding  us  to  speak  to  the  Gen- 
tiles that  they  might  be  saved,  to  fill  up 
their  sins  alway  :  for  the  wrath  is  come 
upon  them  to  the  uttermost. 

17  But  we,  brctin-en,  being  taken  from 
you  for  a  short  time  in  presence,  not  in 
heart,  endeavoured  the  more  abundantly  to 
see  your  face  with  great  desire. 

18  Wherefore  we  would  have  come  im- 
to  you.  even  I  Paul,  once  and  again ;  but 
Satan  hindered  us. 

19  For  what  is  our  hope,  or  joy,  or 
crown  of  rejoicing  ?  Arc  not  even  ye  in 
the  presence  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  at 
his  coming? 

20  For  ye  are  our  glorv  and  joy. 

CHAP.  III. 

WHEREFOKF,   when   we   could  no 
longer  forbear,  we  thought  it  good 
to  be  left  at  Athens  alone ; 
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Paul  exhorts  to  godliness.     I.  THESSALONIANS.  Christ'' s  second  coming. 


2  And  sent  Timotheus,  our  brother,  and 
minister  of  God,  and  our  fellow-labourer  in 
the  gospel  of  Christ,  to  establish  jou,  and  to 
comfort  you  concerning  your  faith  : 

3  That  no  man  should  be  moved  by 
these  afflictions  :  for  yourselves  know  that 
we  are  appointed  thereunto. 

4  For  verily,  when  we  were  with  you, 
we  told  you  before  that  we  should  suffer 
tribulation ;  even  as  it  came  to  pass,  and 
ye  know. 

5  For  this  cause,  when  I  could  no  longer 
forbear,  I  sent  to  know  your  faith,  lest  by 
some  means  the  tempter  have  tempted  you, 
and  our  labour  be  in  vain. 

6  But  now  when  Timotheus  came  from 
you  unto  us,  and  brought  us  good  tidings 
of  your  faith  and  charity,  and  that  ye  have 
good  remembrance  of  us  always,  desiring 
greatly  to  see  us,  as  we  also  to  see  you  : 

7  Therefore,  brethren,  we  were  comfort- 
ed over  you  in  all  our  affliction  and  dis- 
tress by  your  faith  : 

8  For  now  we  live,  if  ye  stand  fast  in 
the  Lord. 

9  For  what  thanks  can  we  render  to  God 
again  for  you,  for  all  the  joy  wherewith 
we  joy  for  your  sakes  before  our  God  ; 

10  Night  and  day  praying  exceedingly 
that  we  might  see  your  face,  and  might 
perfect  that  which  is  lacking  in  your  faith? 

11  Now  God  himself  and  our  Father, 
and  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  direct  our  way 
unto  you. 

12  And  the  Lord  make  j'ou  to  increase 
and  abound  in  love  one  toward  another,  and 
toward  all  men,  even  as  we  do  toward  you : 

13  To  the  end  he  may  stablish  3"our 
hearts  unblamably  in  holiness  before  God, 
even  our  Father,  at  the  coming  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  with  all  his  saints. 

CHAP.  IV. 

FURTHERMORE  then  we  beseech 
you,  brethren,  and  exhort  you  by  the 
Lord  Jesus,  that  as  ye  have  received  of  us 
how  ye  ought  to  walk  aiid  to  please  God,  so 
ye  would  abound  more  and  more. 

2  For  je  know  what  commandments  we 
gave  you  by  the  Lord  Jesus. 

3  For  this  is  the  will  of  God,  even  your 
sanctification,  that  ye  should  abstain  from 
fornication : 

4  That  every  one  of  j'ou  should  know 
how  to  possess  his  vessel  in  sanctification 
and  honour ; 

5  Not  in  the  lust  of  concupiscence,  even 
as  the  Gentiles  which  know  not  God  : 

6  That  no  man  go  beyond  and  defraud 
his  brother  in  any  matter :  because  that 
the  Lord  is  the  avenger  of  all  such,  as  we 
also  have  forewarned  you  and  testified. 

7  For  God  hath  not  called  us  unto  un- 
cleanness,  but  unto  holiness. 

8  He  therefore  that  despiseth,  despiseth 
not  man,  but  God  who  hath  also  given  unto 
us  his  Holy  Spirit. 

9  But  as  touching  brotherly  love  ye  need 


not  that  I  write  unto  you  :  for  ye  yourselves 
are  taught  of  God  to  love  one  another. 

10  And  indeed  ye  do  it  toward  all  the 
brethren  which  are  in  all  Macedonia :  but 
we  beseech  j'ou,  brethren,  that  ye  increase 
more  and  more ; 

1 1  And  that  ye  study  to  be  quiet,  and  to 
do  your  own  business,  and  to  work  with 
your  own  hands,  as  we  commanded   you  ; 

12  That  ye  may  walk  honestly  toward 
them  that  are  without,  and  that  ye  may 
have  lack  of  nothing. 

13  But  I  would  not  have  you  to  be  igno- 
rant, brethren,  concerning  them  which  are 
asleep,  that  ye  sorrow  not,  even  as  others 
which  have  no  hope. 

14  For  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and 
rose  again,  even  so  them  also  which  sleep 
in  Jesus  will  God  bring  with  him. 

15  For  this  we  say  unto  you  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  that  we  which  are  alive 
and  remain  unto  the  coming  of  the  Lord 
shall  not  prevent  them  which  are  asleep. 

16  For  the  Lord  himself  shall  descend 
from  heaven  with  a  shout,  with  the  voice 
of  the  archangel,  and  with  the  trump  of 
God :  and  the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise 
first: 

17  Then  we  which  are  alive  and  remain 
shall  be  caught  up  together  with  them  in 
the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord  in  the  air : 
and  so  shall  we  ever  be  with  the  Lord. 

18  Wherefore,  comfort  one  another  with 
these  words. 

CHAP.  V. 

BUT  of  the  times  and  the  seasons,  bre- 
thren, ye  have  no  need  that  I  write 
unto  you. 

2  For  yourselves  know  perfecdj',  that  the 
day  of  the  Lord  so  cometh  as  a  thief  in  the 
night. 

3  For  when  they  shall  say,  Peace  and 
safety  ;  then  sudden  destruction  cometh  up- 
on them,  as  travail  upon  a  woman  with 
child  ;  and  they  shall  not  escape. 

4  But  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in  darkness, 
that  that  day  should  overtake  you  as  a 
thief 

5  Ye  are  all  the  children  of  light,  and 
the  children  of  the  day  :  we  are  not  of  the 
night,  nor  of  darkness. 

6  Therefore  let  us  not  sleep,  as  do  others ; 
but  let  us  watch  and  be  sober. 

7  For  they  that  sleep,  sleep  in  the 
night ;  and  they  that  be  drunken,  are 
drunken  in  the  night. 

8  But  let  us,  who  are  of  the  day,  be 
sober,  putting  on  the  breast-plate  of  faith 
and  love;  and  for  an  helmet,  the  hope  of 
salvation. 

9  For  God  hath  not  appointed  us  to 
wrath,  but  to  obtain  salvation  by  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ, 

10  Who  died  for  us,  that,  whether  we 
wake  or  sleep,  we  should  live  together  with 
him. 

11  Wherefore,   comfort   yourselves   to^ 

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PauVs  good  opinion  CHAP. 

gether,  and  edify  one  another,  even  as  also 
ye  do. 

12  And  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  to 
know  them  which  labour  among  you,  and 
are  over  you  in  the  Lord,  and  admonish 
you; 

13  And  to  esteem  them  very  higlily 
in  love  for  their  work's  sake.  And  be  at 
peace  among  yourseh  es. 

14  Now  we  exhort  you,  brethren,  warn 
them  that  are  unruly,  comfort  the  feeble- 
minded, support  the  weak,  be  patient  to- 
ward all  men. 

15  See  that  none  render  evil  for  evil 
unto  any  man ;  but  ever  follow  that  which 
is  good,  both  among  yourselves,  and  to  all 
men. 

16  Rejoice  evermore. 

17  Pray  without  ceasing. 

18  In  every  thing  give  thanks :  for  this 
is  the  will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  concern- 
ing you. 


Ij  II.  of  the  Thessalonians. 

19  Quench  not  the  Spirit. 

20  Despise  not  propiiesyings. 

21  Prove  all  things;  hold  fast  that  which 
is  good. 

22  Abstain  from  all  appearance  of  evil. 

23  And  tiie  very  God  of  peace  sanctify 
you  wholly  ;  and  1  pray  God  your  whole 
spirit,  and  soul,  and  body,  be  preserved 
blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Je- 
sus Christ. 

24  Faithful  is  he  that  calleth  you,  who 
also  will  do  it. 

25  Brethren,  pray  for  us. 

26  Greet  all  the  brethren  with  an  holy 
kiss. 

27  I  charge  you  by  the  Lord  that  this 
epistle  be  read  unto  all  the  holy  bre- 
thren. 

28  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
he  with  you.     Amen. 

H  The  first   epistle  unto  the  Thessalo- 
nians was  written  from  Athens. 


l  The  Second  Epistle  of  PAUL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  THESSALONIANS. 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  and  Silvanus,  and  Timotheus, 
unto  the  church  of  the  Thessalonians 
in  God  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ : 

2  Grace  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

3  We  are  bound  to  thank  God  always 
for  you,  brethren,  as  it  is  meet,  because 
that  your  faith  groweth  exceedingly,  and 
the  charity  of  every  one  of  you  all  toward 
each  other  aboundeth ; 

4  So  that  we  ourselves  glory  in  you  in 
the  churches  of  God,  for  your  patience  and 
faith  in  all  your  persecutions  and  tribula- 
tions that  ye  endure : 

5  Which  is  a  manifest  token  of  the 
righteous  judgment  of  God,  that  ye  may 
be  counted  worthy  of  the  kingdom  of  God, 
for  which  ye  also  suffer  : 

6  Seeing  it  is  a  righteous  thing  with 
God  to  recompense  tribulation  to  them 
that  trouble  you ; 

7  And  to  you,  who  are  troubled,  rest 
with  us,  when  the  Lord  Jesus  shall  be 
revealed  from  heaven  with  his  mighty  an- 
gels, 

8  In  flaming  fire  takmg  vengeance  on 
them  that  know  not  God,  and  that  obey  not 
the  gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ: 

9  Who  shall  be  punished  with  everlast- 
ing destruction  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  from  the  glory  of  his  power ; 

10  When  he  shall  come  to  be  glorified 
in  his  saints,  and  to  be  admired  in  all 
them  that  believe  (because  our  testimony 
among  you  was  believed)  in  that  day. 

11  Wherefore  also  we  pray  always  for 
you,  that  our  God  would  count  you  worthy 
of  this  calling,  and  fulfil  all  the  good  plea- 


sure of  his  goodness,  and  the  work  of  faith 
with  power : 

12  That  the  name  of  our  Lord   Jesus 
Christ  maj'  be  glorified  in  you,  and  ye  in 
him,   according  to  the  grace  of  our  God, 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
CHAP.  II. 

NOW  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  by  the 
coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and 
by  our  gathering  together  unto  him, 

2  That  ye  be  not  soon  shaken  in  mind, 
or  be  troubled,  neither  by  spirit,  nor  by 
word,  nor  by  letter  as  Irom  us,  as  that  the 
day  of  Christ  is  at  hand. 

3  Let  no  man  deceive  you  by  any  means : 
for  that  day  shall  not  come,  except  there 
come  a  falling  away  first,  and  that  man  of 
sin  be  revealed,  the  son  of  perdition  ; 

4  Who  opposeth  and  exalteth  himself 
above  all  that  is  called  God,  or  that  is  wor- 
shipped ;  so  that  he,  as  God,  sifteth  in  the 
temple  of  God,  shewing  himself  that  he  is 
God. 

5  Remember  ye  not,  that  when  I  was 
yet  with  you,  I  told  you  these  things  ? 

6  And  now  ye  know  what  withhold- 
eth  that  he  might  be  revealed  in  his 
time. 

7  For  the  mystery  of  iniquity  doth  al- 
ready work  :  only  he  who  now  lettcth  trill 
let,  until  he  be  taken  out  of  the  way. 

8  And  then  shall  that  Wicked  be  reveal- 
ed, whom  the  Lord  shall  consume  with  the 
spirit  of  his  mouth,  and  .«hall  destroy  with 
the  brightness  of  his  coming  : 

9  Even  him,  whose  coining  is  after  the 
working  of  Satan,  with  all  power,  and 
signs,  and  lying  wonders, 

10  And  "with  all  deceivableness  of  un- 
righteousness in  them  that  perish  ;  because 

171 


Divers  precepts 


TIMOTHY. 


and  exhortations. 


they  received  not  the  love  of  the  truth,  that 
they  might  be  saved. 

11  And  for  this  cause  God  shall  send 
them  strong  delusion,  that  they  should  be- 
lieve a  lie  : 

12  That  they  all  might  be  damned  who 
believed  not  the  truth,  but  had  pleasure  in 
unrighteousness. 

13  But  we  are  bound  to  give  thanks  al- 
way  to  God  for  you,  brethren  beloved  of 
the  Lord,  because  God  hath  from  the  be- 
ginning chosen  you  to  salvation,  through 
sanctification  of  the  Spirit,  and  belief  of 
the  truth  : 

14  Whereunto  he  called  you  by  our  gos- 

Eel,  to   the  obtaining  of  the  glory  of  our 
ord  Jesus  Christ. 

15  Therefore,  brethren,  stand  fast,  and 
hold  the  traditions  which  ye  have  been 
taught,  whether  by  word,  or  our  episde. 

16  Now  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  himself, 
and  God,  even  our  Father,  which  hath  loved 
us,  and  hath  given  us  everlasting  consola- 
tion and  good  hope  through  grace, 

17  Comfort  your  hearts,  and  stablish  you 
in  every  good  word  and  work. 

CHAP,  nr 

FINALLY,  brethren,  pray  for  us,  that 
the  word  of  the  Lord  may  have  free 
course,  and  be  glorified,  even  as  it  is  with 
you  ; 

2  And  that  we  may  be  delivered  from 
unreasonable  and  wicked  men  :  for  all  men 
have  not  faith. 

3  But  the  Lord  is  faithful,  who  shall  sta- 
blish you,  and  keep  yon  from  evil. 

4  And  we  have  confidence  in  the  Lord 
touching  you,  that  ye  both  do  and  will  do 
the  things  which  we  command  you. 

5  And  the  Lord  direct  your  hearts  into 
the  love  of  God,  and  into  the  patient  wait- 
ing for  Christ. 


6  Now  we  command  you,  brethren,  in 
the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  ye 
withdraw  yourselves  from  every  brother 
that  walketh  disorderly,  and  not  after  the 
tradition  which  he  received  of  us. 

7  For  yourselves  know  how  ye  ought  to 
follow  us  :  for  we  behaved  not  ourselves 
disorderly  among  you  ; 

8  Neither  did  we  eat  any  man's  bread 
for  nought  ;  but  wrought  with  labour  and 
travail  night  and  day,  that  we  might  not  be 
chargeable  to  any  of  you  : 

9  Not  because  we  have  not  power,  but 
to  make  ourselves  an  ensample  unto  you  to 
follow  us. 

10  For  even  when  we  were  with  you, 
this  we  commanded  you,  That  if  any  would 
not  work,  neither  should  he  eat. 

11  For  we  hear  that  there  are  some 
which  walk  among  you  disorderly,  working 
not  at  all,  but  are  busy  bodies. 

12  Now  them  that  are  such  we  com- 
mand and  exhort  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
that  with  quietness  they  work,  and  eat  their 
own  bread. 

13  But  ye,  brethren,  be  not  weary  in 
well-doing. 

14  And  if  any  man  obey  not  our  word 
by  this  epistle,  note  that  man,  and  have  no 
company  with  him,  that  he  may  be  ashamed. 

15  Yet  count  Jmn  not  as  an  enemy,  but 
admonish  kitn  as  a  brother. 

16  Now  the  Lord  of  peace  himself  give 
you  peace  always  by  all  means.  The  Lord 
be  with  you  all. 

17  The  salutation  of  Paul  with  mine  own 
hand,  which  is  the  token  in  every  epistle  : 
so  I  write. 

18  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
be  with  you  all.     Amen. 

U  The  second  epistle  to  the   Thessalo- 
nians  was  written  from  Athens. 


H  The  First  Epistle  of  PAUL,  the  Apostle,  to  TIMOTHY. 


CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  bj^  the 
commandment  of  God   our   Saviour, 
and  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ivhich  is  our  hope  ; 

2  Unto  Timothy,  my  own  son  in  the 
faith  ;  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace,  from  God 
our  Father  and  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

3  As  I  besought  thee  to  abide  still  at 
Ephesus,  when  I  went  into  Macedonia,  that 
thou  mightest  charge  some  that  they  teach 
no  other  doctrine, 

4  Neither  give  heed  to  fables  and  end- 
less genealogies,  which  minister  questions, 
rather  than  godly  edifying  which  is  in  faith ; 
so  do. 

5  Now  the  end  of  the  commandment  is 
charity  out  of  a  pure  heart,  and  of  a  good 
conscience,  and  of  faith  unfeigned  : 

6  From  which  some  havmg  swerved, 
have  turned  aside  unto  vain  jangling  ; 


7  Desiring  to  be  teachers  of  the  law; 
understanding  neither  what  they  say,  nor 
whereof  they  affirm. 

8  But  we  know  that  the  law  is  good,  if 
a  man  use  it  lawfully  ; 

9  Knowing  this,  that  the  law  is  not  made 
for  a  righteous  man,  but  for  the  lawless  and 
disobedient,  for  the  ungodly  and  for  sinners, 
for  unholy  and  profane,  for  murderers  of 
fathers,  and  murderers  of  mothers,  for 
manslayers, 

10  For  whoremongers,  for  them  that  de- 
file themselves  with  mankind,  for  men- 
stealers,  for  liars,  for  perjured  persons,  and 
if  there  be  any  other  thing  that  is  contrary 
to  sound  doctrine, 

11  According  to  the  glorious  gospel  of 
the  blessed  God  which  was  committed  to 
my  trust. 

12  And  I  thank  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord, 

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How  women  should  he  attired.  CHAP. 
who  hath  enabled  me,  for  that  he  counted 
me  faithful,  putting  me  into  the  ministry  ; 

13  Who  was  before  a  blasphemer,  and  a 
persecutor,  and  injurious  :  but  I  obtained 
mercy,  because  I  did  it  ignorantly  in  un- 
belief : 

14  And  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Avas  ex- 
ceeding abundant  with  faith  and  love  which 
is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

15  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  wotthy 
of  all  acceptation,  that  Christ  Jesus  came 
into  the  world  to  save  sinners ;  of  whom  1 
am  chief 

16  Howbeit,  for  this  cause  I  obtained 
mercy,  that  in  me  first  Jesus  Christ  might 
shew  forth  all  long-suffering,  for  a  pattern 
to  them  which  should  hereafter  believe  on 
him  to  life  everlasting. 

17  Now  unto  the  king  eternal,  immortal, 
invisible,  the  only  wise  God,  he  honour  and 
glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

18  This  charge  I  commit  unto  thee,  son 
Timothy,  according  to  the  prophecies 
which  went  before  on  thee,  that  thou  by 
them  mightest  war  a  good  warfare  ; 

19  Holding  faith  and  a  good  conscience ; 
which  some  having  put  away,  concerning 
faith  have  made  shipwreck  : 

20  Of  whom  is  Hymeneus  and  Alexan- 
der ;  whom  I  have  delivered  unto  Satan, 
that  they  may  learn  not  to  blaspheme. 

CHAP.  II. 
T  EXHORT  therefore,  that  first  of  all, 
-8-  supplications,  prayers,  intercessions,  onrf 
giving  of  thanks  be  made  for  all  men  : 

2  For  kings,  and /or  all  that  are  in  autho- 
rity ;  that  we  may  lead  a  quiet  and  peacea- 
ble life  in  all  godliness  and  honesty. 

3  For  tliis  is  good  and  acceptable  in  the 
sight  of  God  our  Saviour; 

4  Who  will  have  all  men  to  be  saved, 
and  to  come  unto  the  knowledge  of  the 
truth. 

5  For  there  is  one  God,  and  one  media- 
tor between  God  and  men,  the  man  Christ 
Jesus; 

6  Who  gave  himself  a  ransom  for  all,  to 
be  testified  in  due  time. 

7  W hereunto  I  am  ordained  a  preacher 
and  an  apostle,  (I  speak  the  truth  in  Christ, 
and  We  not,)  a  teacher  of  the  Gentiles  in 
faith  and  verity. 

8  I  will  therefore  that  men  pray  every 
where,  lifting  up  holy  hands,  without  wrath 
and  doubting. 

9  In  like  manner  also,  that  women  adorn 
themselves  in  modest  apparel,  with  shame- 
facedness  and  sobriety  ;  not  with  broidered 
hair,  or  gold,  or  pearls,  or  costly  array, 

10  But  (which  becometh  women  pro- 
fessing godliness)  with  good  works. 

11  Let  the  woman  learn  in  silence  with 
all  subjection. 

12  But  I  suffer  not  a  woman  to  teach, 
nor  to  usurp  authority  over  the  man,  but  to 
be  in  silence. 

13  For  Adam  was  first  formed,  then  Eve. 


II,  III.  Of  bishops  and  deacons. 

14  And  Adam  was  not  deceived,  but  the 
woman  being  deceived  was  in  the  trans- 
gression. 

1.5  Notwithstanding,  she  shall  be  saved 
in  child-bearing,  if  they  continue  in  faith, 
and  charity,  and  holiness,  with  sobriety. 

CHAP.  in. 

THIS  is  a  true  saying.  If  a  man  desire 
the  office  of  a  bishop,  he  desireth  a 
good  work. 

2  A  bishop  then  must  be  blameless,  the 
husband  of  one  wife,  vigilant,  sober,  of 
good  behaviour,  given  to  hospitality,  apt  to 
teach  ; 

3  Not  given  to  wine,  no  striker,  not 
greedy  of  filthy  lucre ;  but  patient ;  not  a 
brawler,  not  covetous ; 

4  One  that  ruleth  well  his  own  house, 
having  his  children  in  subjection  with  all 
gravity; 

5  (For  if  a  man  know  not  how  to  rule 
his  own  house,  how  shall  he  take  care  of 
the  church  of  God  ?) 

6  Not  a  novice,  lest  being  lifted  up  with 
pride  he  fall  into  the  condenuiation  of  the 
devil. 

7  Moreover,  he  must  liave  a  good  report 
of  them  which  are  without ;  lest  he  fall  mto 
reproach  and  the  snare  of  the  devil. 

8  Likewise  must  the  deacons  be  grave, 
not  double-tongued,  not  given  to  much 
wine,  not  greedy  of  filthy  lucre ; 

9  Holding  the  mystery  of  the  faith  in  a 
pure  conscience. 

10  And  let  these  also  first  be  proved ; 
then  let  them  use  the  office  of  a  deacon, 
he'm^  found  blameless. 

11  Even  so  must  their  wives  be  grave, 
not  slanderers,  sober,  faithful  in  all  things. 

12  Let  the  deacons  be  the  husbands  of 
one  wife,  ruling  their  children  and  their 
own  houses  well. 

13  For  they  that  have  used  the  office  of 
a  deacon  well,  purchase  to  themselves  a 
good  degree,  and  great  boldness  in  the  faith 
which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

14  These  things  write  I  unto  thee, 
hoping  to  come  unto  thee  shortly  : 

15  But  if  I  tarry  long,  that  thou  mayest 
know  how  thou  oughtest  to  behave  thyself 
in  the  house  of  God,  which  is  the  church 
of  the  living  God,  the  pillar  and  ground  of 
the  truth. 

16  And  without  controversy,  great  is  the 
mystery  of  godliness  :  God  was  manifest  in 
the  flesh,  justified  in  the  Spirit,  seen  of 
angels,  preached  unto  the  Gentiles,  believ- 
ed on  in  the  world,  received  up  into  glory. 

CHAP.  IV. 

NOW  the  Spirit  speaketh  expressly,  that 
in  the  latter  times  some  shall  depart 
from  the  faith,  giving  heed  to  seducing 
spirits,  and  doctrines  of  devils  ; 

2  Speaking  lies  in  hypocrisy,  having 
their  conscience  seared  with  a  hot  iron  ; 

3  Forbidding  to  marry,  and  rotiniianding 
to  abstain  from  meats,  which  God  hath  cre- 

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PauVs  precepts  to  Timothy 
ated  to  be  received  with  thanksgiving  of 
them  which  believe  and  know  the  truth. 

4  For  every  creature  of  God  is  good,  and 
nothing  to  be  refused,  if  it  be  received  with 
thanksgiving : 

5  For  it  is  sanctified  by  the  word  of  God, 
and  prayer. 

6  If  thou  put  the  brethren  in  remem- 
brance of  these  things,  thou  shalt  be  a  good 
minister  of  Jesus  Christ,  nourished  up  in 
the  words  of  faith  and  of  good  doctrine, 
whereunto  thou  hast  attained. 

7  But  refuse  profane  and  old  wives'  fables, 
and  exercise  thyself  ra^/^er  unto  godliness. 

8  For  bodily  exercise  profiteth  little  :  but 
godliness  is  profitable  unto  all  things,  hav- 
ing promise  of  the  life  that  now  is,"and  of 
that  which  is  to  come. 

9  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy 
of  all  acceptation. 

10  For  therefore  we  both  labour  and 
suffer  reproach,  because  we  trust  in  the 
living  God  who  is  the  Saviour  of  all  men, 
specially  of  those  that  believe. 

11  These  things  command  and  teach. 

12  Let  no  man  despise  thy  youth ;  but 
be  thou  an  example  of  the  believers,  in 
word,  in  conversation,  in  charity,  in  spirit, 
in  faith,  in  purity. 

13  Till  I  come,  give  attendance  to  read- 
ing, to  exhortation,  to  doctrine. 

14  Neglect  not  the  gift  that  is  in  thee, 
which  was  given  thee  by  prophec}^,  with 
the  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the  presbytery. 

15  Meditate  upon  these  things;  give 
thyself  wholly  to  them ;  that  thy  profiting 
may  appear  to  all. 

16  Take  heed  unto  thyself,  and  unto  the 
doctrine  ;  continue  in  them  :  for  in  doing 
this  thou  shalt  both  save  thyself,  and  them 
that  hear  thee. 

CHAP.  V. 

REBUKE  not  an  elder,  but  entreat  him 
as  a  father  ;  and  the  younger  men  as 
brethren ; 

2  The  elder  women  as  mothers ;  the 
younger  as  sisters,  with  all  purity. 

3  Honour  widows  that  are  widows  in- 
deed. 

4  But  if  any  widow  have  children  or 
nephews,  let  them  learn  first  to  shew  piety 
at  home,  and  to  requite  their  parents :  for 
that  is  good  and  acceptable  before  God. 

.5  Now  she  that  is  a  widow  indeed,  and 
desolate,  trusteth  in  God,  and  continueth  in 
•supplications  and  prayers  night  and  day. 

6  But  she  that  liveth  in  pleasure,  is  dead 
while  she  liveth. 

7  And  these  things  give  in  charge,  that 
they  may  be  blameless. 

8  But  if  any  provide  not  for  his  own, 
and  specially  tor  those  of  his  own  house, 
he  hath  denied  the  faith,  and  is  worse  than 
an  infidel. 

9  Let  not  a  widow  be  taken  into  the 
number  under  threescore  years  old,  having 
been  the  wife  of  one  man, 


L  TIMOTHY.  Sundry  rules  to  he  observed. 

10  Well  reported  of  for  good  works ;  if 
she  have  brought  up  children,  if  she  have 
lodged  strangers,  if  she  have  washed  the 
saints'  feet,  if  she  have  relieved  the  afflict- 
ed, if  she  have  diligently  followed  every 
good  work. 

11  But  the  younger  widows  refuse:  for 
when  they  have  begun  to  wax  wanton 
against  Christ,  they  will  marry  ; 

12  Having  damnation,  because  they  have 
cast  off  their  first  faith. 

13  And  withal  they  learn  to  he  idle,  wan- 
dering about  from  house  to  house  ;  and  not 
only  idle,  but  tattlers  also,  and  busybodies, 
speaking  things  which  they  ought  not. 

14  I  will  therefore  that  the  younger  wo- 
men marry,  bear  children,  guide  the  house, 
give  none  occasion  to  the  adversary  to  speak 
reproachfully. 

15  For  some  are  already  turned  aside 
after  Satan. 

16  If  any  man  or  woman  that  believeth 
have  widows,  let  them  relieve  them,  and  let 
not  the  church  be  charged  ;  that  it  may  re- 
lieve them  that  are  widows  indeed. 

17  Let  the  elders  that  rule  well,  be  count- 
ed worthy  of  double  honour,  especially 
the}^  who  labour  in  the  word  and  doctrine. 

18  For  the  scripture  saith,  Thou  shalt  not 
muzzle  the  ox  that  treadeth  out  the  corn. 
And,  The  labourer  is  worthy  of  his  reward. 

19  Against  an  elder  receive  not  an  accu- 
sation, but  before  two  or  three  witnesses. 

20  Them  that  sin  rebuke  before  all,  that 
others  also  may  fear. 

21  I  charge  thee  before  God  and  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  elect  angels,  that 
thou  observe  these  things  without  prefer- 
ring one  before  another,  doing  nothing  by 
partiality. 

22  Lay  hands  suddenly  on  no  man,  nei- 
ther be  partaker  of  other  men's  sins  :  keep 
thyself  pare. 

23  Drink  no  longer  water,  but  use  a  little 
wine  for  thy  stomach's  sake,  and  thine 
often  infirmities. 

24  Some  men's  sins  are  open  before- 
hand, going  before  to  judgment :  and  some 
men  they  follow  after. 

25  Likewise  also  the  good  works  of  some 
are  manifest  beforehand  ;  and  they  that  are 
otherwise  cannot  be  hid. 

CHAP.  VI. 

LET  as  many  servants  as  are  under  the 
yoke  count  their  own  masters  worthy 
of  all  honour,  that  the  name  of  God  and 
his  doctrine  be  not  blasphemed. 

2  And  they  that  have  believing  masters, 
let  them  not  despise  than,  because  they  are 
brethren ;  but  rather  do  them  service,  be- 
cause they  are  faithful  and  beloved,  par- 
takers of  the  benefit.  These  things  teach 
and  exhort. 

3  If  any  man  teach  otherwise,  and  con- 
sent not  to  wholesome  words,  even  the 
words  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  the 
doctrine  which  is  according  to  godliness, 

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PauVs  love  to  Timothy.  CHAP.  I.  Of  stedfastness. 

4  He  is   proud,  knowing  nothing,   butl     14  That  thou  keep  this  commandment 
doting  about  questions  and  strifes  of  words,  {without  spot,  unrebukaWe,  until   the   ap- 
\yhereof  cometh  envy,  strife,  railings,   evil  jpearing  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ : 
surmisings,  15  Which  in  his  times  he  shall  shew,  who 

5  Perverse  disputings  of  men  of  corrupt  /a'  the  blessed  and  only  Potentate,  the  King 
minds,   and  destitute   of   the   truth,   sup- ■  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords; 


posing  that  gain  is  godliness:  from  such 
withdraw  thyself 

6  But  godliness  with  contentment  is  great 
gain. 

7  For  we  brought  nothing  into  this  world, 
a7id  it  is  certain  we  can  carry  nothing  out. 

8  And  having  food  and  raiment,  let  us 
be  therewith  content. 

9  But  they  that  will  be  rich,  fall  into 
temptation,  and  a  snare,  and  irito  many 
foolish  and  hurtful  lusts,  which  drown  men 
in  destruction  and  perdition. 

10  For  the  love  of  money  is  the  root  of 
all  evil :  which  while  some  coveted  after, 
they  have  erred  from  the  faith,  and  pierced 
themselves  through  with  many  sorrows. 

11  But  thou,  O  man  of  God,  flee  these 
things  ;  and  follow  after  righteorsness,  god- 
liness, faith,  love,  patience,  meekness. 

12  Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith,  lay  hold 
on  eternal  life,  whereunto  thou  art  also 
called,  and  hast  professed  a  good  profession 
before  many  witnesses. 

13  I  give  thee  charge  in  the  sight  of 
God,  who  quickeneth  all  things,  and  before 
Christ  Jesus,  who  before  Pontius  Pilate  wit- 
nessed a  good  confession ; 


16  Who  only  hath  immortality,  dwelling 
m  the  light  which  no  man  can  approach 
unto  :  whom  no  man  hath  seen,  nor  can  see ; 
to  whom  be  honour  and  power  everlasting. 
Amen. 

17  Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this 
world,  that  they  be  not  high-minded,  nor 
trust  in  uncertain  riches,  but  in  the  living 
God,  who  giveth  us  richly  all  things  to  en- 
joy; 

18  That  they  do  good,  that  they  be  rich 
in  good  works,  ready  to  distribute,  willing 
to  communicate ; 

19  Laying  up  in  store  for  themselves  a 
good  foundation  against  the  time  to  come, 
that  they  may  la)'  hold  on  eternal  life. 

20  O  Timothy,  keep  that  which  is  com- 
mitted to  thy  trust,  avoiding  profane  and 
vain  babblings,  and  oppositions  of  science 
falsely  so  called ; 

21  Which  some  professing,  have  erred 
concerning  the  faith.  Grace  be  with  thee. 
Amen. 

H  The  first  to  Timothy  was  written  from 
Laodicea,  which  is  the  chiefest  city  of 
Phrygia  Pacatiana. 


IT  The  Second  Epistle  of  PAUL,  the  Apostle,  to  TIMOTHY. 

CHAP.  I. 

PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  by  the 
will  of  God,  according  to  the  promise 
of  life  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus, 

2  To  Timoth)',  my  dearly  beloved  son  : 
Grace,  mercy,  and  peace,  from  God  the 
Father  and  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

3  I  thank  God,  whom  I  serve  from  my 
forefathers  with  pure  conscience,  that  with- 
out ceasing  I  have  remembrance  of  thee  in 
my  prayers  night  and  day  ; 

4  Greatly  desiring  to  see  thee,  being 
mindful  of  thy  tears,  that  I  may  be  filled 
with  joy ; 

5  When  I  call  to  remembrance  the  un- 
feigned faith  that  is  in  thee,  which  dwelt 
first  in  thy  grandmother  Lois,  and  thy  mo- 
ther Eunice  ;  and  I  am  persuaded  that  in 
thee  also. 

6  Wherefore  I  put  thee  in  remembrance, 
that  thou  stir  up  the  gift  of  God,  which 
is  in  thee  by  the  putting  on  of  my 
hands. 

7  For  God  hath  not  given  us  the  spirit 
of  fear  ;  but  of  power,  and  of  love,  and  of 
a  sound  mind. 

S  Be  not  thou  therefore  ashamed  of  the 
testimony  of  our  Lord,  nor  of  me  his  pri- 
soner :  but  be  thou  partaker  of  the  afflic- 


tions of  the  gospel  according  to  the  power 
of  God ; 

9  Who  hath  saved  us,  and  called  us  with 
an  holy  calling,  not  according  to  our  works, 
but  according  to  his  own  purpose  and 
grace,  which  was  given  us  in  Christ  Jesus 
before  the  world  began  ; 

10  But  is  now  made  manifest  b)-  the  ap- 
pearing of  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  who 
hath  abolished  death,  and  hath  brought 
life  and  immortality  to  light  through  the 
gospel : 

11  Whereunto  I  am  appointed  a  preach- 
er, and  an  apostle,  and  a  teacher  of  the 
Gentiles. 

12  For  the  which  cause  I  also  suffer 
these  things  :  nevertheless  I  am  not  asham- 
ed :  for  I  know  whom  I  have  believed,  and 
am  persuaded  that  he  is  able  to  keep  that 
which  I  have  committed  unto  him  against 
that  day. 

13  Hold  fast  the  form  of  sound  words, 
which  thou  hast  heard  of  me,  in  faith  and 
love  which  is  in  Christ  .Tcsus. 

14  That  good  thing  which  was  commit- 
ted unto  thee  keep  by  the  Holy  Ghost 
which  dwelleth  in  us. 

15  This  thou  knowest,  that  all  they  which 
are  in  Asia  be  turned  away  from  me ;  of 

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whom    are   Phygellus    and    Hermogenes. 

16  The  Lord  give  mercy  unto  the  house 
of  Onesiphorus ;  for  he  oft  refreshed  me, 
and  was  not  ashamed  of  my  chain  : 

17  But,  when  he  was  in  Rome,  he  sought 
me  out  very  diligently,  and  found  me. 

18  The  Lord  grant  unto  him  that  he  may 
find  mercy  of  the  Lord  in  that  day  :  and  in 
how  many  things  he  ministered  unto  me  at 
Ephesus,  thou  knowest  very  well. 

CHAP.  II. 

THOU   therefore,  my  son,  be  strong  in 
the  grace  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

2  And  the  things  that  thou  hast  heard 
of  me  among  man}^  witnesses,  the  same 
commit  thou  to  faithful  men,  who  shall  be 
able  to  teach  others  also. 

3  Thou  therefore  endure  hardness,  as  a 
good  soldier  of  Jesus  Christ. 

4  No  man  that  warreth  entangleth  him- 
self with  the  affairs  of  this  life ;  that  he  may 
please  him  who  hath  chosen  him  to  be  a 
soldier. 

5  And  if  a  man  also  strive  for  masteries, 
yet  is  he  not  crowned,  except  he  strive  law- 
fully. 

6  The  husbandman  that  laboureth  must 
be  first  partaker  of  the  fruits. 

7  Consider  what  I  say ;  and  the  Lord 
give  thee  understanding  in  all  things. 

8  Remember  that  Jesus  Christ,  of  the 
seed  of  David,  was  raised  from  the  dead, 
according  to  my  gospel : 

9  Wherein  I  suffer  trouble,  as  an  evil- 
doer, even  unto  bonds ;  but  the  word  of 
God  is  not  bound. 

10  Therefore  I  endure  all  things  for  the 
elect's  sakes,  that  they  may  also  obtain  the 
salvation  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  with  eter- 
nal glory. 

\\  It  is  a  faithful  saying  :  For  if  we  be 
dead  with  him,  we  shall  also  live  with  him  : 

12  If  we  suffer,  we  shall  also  reign  with 
him :  if  we  deny  him,  he  also  will  denj'  us  : 

13  If  we  believe  not,  yet  he  abideth 
faithful :   he  cannot  deny  himself. 

14  Of  these  things  put  them  in  remem- 
brance, charging  them  before  the  Lord  that 
they  strive  not  about  words  to  no  profit, 
but  to  the  subverting  of  the  hearers. 

1.5  Study  to  shew  thyself  approved  unto 
God,  a  workman  that  needeth  not  to  be 
ashamed,  rightly  dividing  the  word  of 
truth. 

IG  But  shun  profane  and\a\n  babblings  : 
for  they  will  increase  unto  more  ungodli- 
ness. 

17  And  their  word  will  eat  as  doth  a  can- 
ker :  of  whom  is  Hymeneus  and  Philetus; 

18  Who  concerning  the  truth  have  erred, 
saying  that  tlie  resurrection  is  past  already  ; 
and  overthrow  the  faith  of  some. 

19  Nevertheless  tlie  foundation  of  God 
standeth  sure,  having  this  seal,  The  Lord 
knoweth  them  that  are  his.  And,  Let 
every  one  that  nameth  the  name  of  Christ 
depart  from  iniquity. 


20  But  in  a  great  house  there  are  not 
only  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver,  but  also 
of  wood  and  of  earth  ;  and  some  to  honour, 
and  some  to  dishonour. 

21  If  a  man  therefore  purge  himself  from 
these,  he  shall  be  a  vessel  unto  honour, 
sanctified,  and  meet  for  the  master's  use, 
and  prepared  unto  every  good  work. 

22  Flee  also  youthful  lusts :  but  follow 
righteousness,  faith,  charity,  peace,  with 
them  that  call  on  the  Lord  out  of  a  pure 
heart. 

23  But  foolish  and  unlearned  questions 
avoid,  knowing  that  they  do  gender  strifes. 

24  And  the  servant  of  the  Lord  must  not 
strive ;  but  be  gentle  unto  all  7nen,  apt  to 
teach,  patient ; 

25  In  meekness  instructing  those  that 
oppose  themselves;  if  God  peradventure 
will  give  them  repentance  to  the  acknow- 
ledging of  the  truth; 

26  And  that  they  may  recover  them- 
selves out  of  the  snare  of  the  devil,  who 
are  taken  captive  by  him  at  his  will. 

CHAP.  in. 

rriHIS   know  also,  that  in  the  last  days 
A    perilous  times  shall  come. 

2  For  men  shall  be  lovers  of  their  own 
selves,  covetous,  boasters,  proud,  blasphem- 
ers, disobedient  to  parents,  unthankful,  un- 
holy, 

3  Without  natural  affection,  truce-break- 
ers, false  accusers,  incontinent,  fierce,  de- 
spisers  of  those  that  are  good, 

4  Traitors,  heady,  high-minded,  lovers 
of  pleasures  more  than  lovers  of  God  ; 

5  Having  a  form  of  godliness,  but  deny- 
ing the  power  thereof:  from  such  turn 
away. 

6  For  of  this  sort  are  they  which  creep 
into  houses,  and  lead  captive  silly  women 
laden  with  sins,  led  away  with  divers  lusts; 

7  Ever  learning  and  never  able  to  come 
to  the  knowledge  of  the  truth. 

8  Now  as  Jannes  and  Jambres  with- 
stood Moses,  so  do  these  also  resist  the 
truth:  men  of  corrupt  minds,  reprobate 
concerning  the  faith. 

9  But  they  shall  proceed  no  further  :  for 
their  folly  shall  be  manifest  unto  all  7nen,  as 
theirs  also  was. 

10  But  thou  hast  fully  known  my  doc- 
trine, manner  of  life,  purpose,  faith,  long- 
suffering,  charity,  patience, 

11  Persecutions,  afflictions,  which  came 
unto  me  at  Antioch,  at  Iconium,  atLystra  ; 
what  persecutions  I  endured  :  but  out  of 
the7u  all  the  Lord  delivered  me. 

12  Yea,  and  all  that  will  live  godly  in 
Christ  Jesus  shall  suffer  persecution. 

13  But  evil  men  and  seducers  shall  wax 
worse  and  worse,  deceiving,  and  being  de- 
ceived. 

14  But  continue  thou  in  the  things 
which  thou  hast  learned  and  hast  been  as- 
sured of,  knowing  of  whom  thou  hast  learn- 
ed them ; 

176 


PauVs  cliargc  to  Timothy.  CHA  P.  I. 

15  And  that  from  a  child  thou  hast 
known  the  hol}^  scriptures,  which  are  able 
to  inalie  thee  wise  unto  salvation  through 
faith  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 

16  All  scripture  is  given  by  inspiration 
of  God,  and  is  profitable  for  doctrine,  for  re- 
proof, for  correction,  for  instruction  in  right- 
eousness : 

17  That  the  man  of  God  may  be  perfect, 
thoroughly  furnished  unto  all  good  works. 

CHAP.  IV. 

I  CHARGE  thee  therefore  before  God, 
and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  shall 
judge  the  quick  and  the  dead  at  his  appear- 
ing and  his  kingdom ; 

2  Preach  the  word  ;  be  instant  in  season, 
out  of  season;  reprove,  rebuke,  exhort  with 
all  long-suffering  and  doctrine. 

3  For  the  time  will  come,  when  they 
will  not  endure  sound  doctrine ;  but  after 
their  own  lusts  shall  they  heap  to  them- 
selves teachers,  having  itcliing  ears ; 

4  And  they  shall  turn  away  tlidr  ears 
from  the  truth,  and  shall  be  turned  unto  fa- 
bles. 

5  But  watch  thou  in  all  things,  endure 
afflictions,  do  the  work  of  an  evangelist, 
make  full  proof  of  thy  ministry, 

6  For  I  am  now  ready  to  be  offered,  and 
the  time  of  ray  departure  is  at  hand. 

7  I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have 
finished  my  course,  1  have  kept  the 
faith  : 

8  Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  a 
crown  of  rigiiteousness,  which  the  Lord, 
the  righteous  Judge,  shall  give  me  at  that 
day  :  and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all 
them  also  that  love  his  appearing. 

9  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  shortly  unto 
me : 

10  For  Demas  hath  forsaken  me,  having 
loved  this  present  world,  and  is  departed 


To  beware  of  Alexander. 
unto  Thessalonica ;   Crescens  to  Galatia, 
Titus  unto  Dalmatia. 

11  Oidy  Luke  is  with  me.  Take  Mark, 
and  bring  him  with  thee  :  for  he  is  profit- 
able to  me  for  the  ministry. 

12  And  Tychicus  have  I  sent  to  Ephe- 
sus. 

13  The  cloak  that  I  left  at  Troas  with 
Carpus,  when  thou  comest,  bring  with  thee, 
and  the  books,  but  especially  "the  parch- 
ments. 

14  Alexander  the  coppersmith  did  me 
much  evil :  the  Lord  reward  him  according 
to  his  works : 

15  Of  whom  be  thou  ware  also ;  for  he 
hath  greatly  withstood  our  words. 

16  At  my  first  answer  no  man  stood  with 
me,  but  all  men  forsook  me  :  I  pray  God 
that  it  may  not  be  laid  to  their  charge. 

17  Notwithstanding,  the  Lord  stood  with 
me,  and  strengthened  me  ;  that  by  me  the 
preaching  might  be  fully  known,  and  that 
all  the  Gentiles  might  hear:  and  I  was  de- 
livered out  of  the  mouth  of  the  lion. 

18  And  the  Lord  shall  deliver  me  from 
6very  evil  work,  and  will  preserve  me  unto 
his  heavenly  kingdom  ;  to  whom  be  glory 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

19  Salute  Prisca  and  Aquila,  and  the 
household  of  Onesipliorus. 

20  Erastus  abode  at  Corinth  :  but  Tro- 
phimus  have  I  left  at  Miletum  sick. 

21  Do  thy  diligence  to  come  before  win- 
ter. Eubulus  greeteth  thee,  and  Pudens,  and 
Linus,  and  Claudia,  and  all  the  brethren. 

22  The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  thy 
spirit.     Grace  be  with  jou.     Amen. 

U  The  second  epist/c  unto  Timotheus, 
ordained  the  first  bishop  of  the  church 
of  the  Ephesians,  was  written  from 
Rome,  when  Paul  was  brought  before 
Nero  the  second  time. 


H  The  Epistle  of  PA  UL  to  TITUS. 


CHAP.  L 

PAUL,  a  servant  of  God,  and  an  apostle 
of  Jesus  Christ,  according  to  the  faith 
of  God's  elect,  and  the  acknowledging  of 
the  truth  which  is  after  godliness  ; 

2  In  hope  of  eternal  life,  which  God,  that 
cannot  lie,  promised  before  the  world  be- 
gan ; 

3  But  hath  in  due  times  manifested  his 
word  through  preaching,  which  is  commit- 
ted unto  me,  according  to  the  command- 
ment of  God  our  Saviour; 

4  To  Titus,  mine  own  son  after  the  com- 
mon faith:  Grace,  mercy,  r//?r/ peace,  from 
God  the  Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
our  Saviour. 

5  For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in  Crete,  that 
thou  shouldest  set  in  order  tlie  things  that 
are  wanting,  and  ordain  elders  in  every 
citv,  as  I  had  appointed  thee : 

23 


6  If  any  be  blameless,  the  husband  of 
one  wife,  having  faithful  children,  not  ac- 
cused of  riot,  or  unruly. 

7  For  a  bishop  must  be  blameless,  as  the 
steward  of  God:  not  selt-willed,  not  soon 
angry,  not  given  to  wine,  no  striker,  not 
given  to  filthy  lucre  ; 

8  But  a  lover  of  hospitality,  a  lover  of 
good  men,  sober,  just,  holy,  temperate; 

9  Holding  fast'  the  faithfiil  word  as  he 
hath  been  taught,  that  he  may  be  able  by 
sound  doctrine  both  to  e.\hort  and  to  con- 
vince the  gainsayers. 

10  For  there  arc  many  unruly  and  vain 
talkers  and  deceivers,  specially  they  of 
the  circumcision : 

11  Whose  mouths  must  be  stopped,  who 
subvert  whole  houses,  teaching  things 
which  they  ought  not,  for  filthy  lucre's  sake. 

12  One'  of  themselves,  ciai  a  prophet  of 

177 


The  duty  of  servants,  S^^c.  PHI  J 

their  own,  said,  The  Cretians  arc  alway 
liars,  evil  beasts,  slow  bellies. 

13  This  witness  is  true  :  wherefore  rebuke 
them  sharply,  that  thej'  may  be  sound  in 
the  faith ; 

14  Not  giving  heed  to  Jewish  fables,  and 
commandments  of  men  that  turn  from  the 
truth. 

15  Unto  the  pure  all  things  arc  pure : 
but  unto  them  that  are  defiled  and  unbe- 
lieving is  nothing  pure ;  but  even  their 
mind  and  conscience  is  defiled. 

16  They  profess  that  they  know  God; 
but  in  works  they  deny  hivi,  being  abomi- 
nable and  disobedient,  and  unto  every  good 
work  reprobate. 

CHAP.  H. 

BUT  speak  thou  the  things  which  be- 
come sound  doctrine : 

2  That  the  aged  men  be  sober,  grave, 
temperate,  sound  in  faith,  in  charity,  in 
patience ; 

3  The  aged  women  likewise,  that  they  he 
in  behaviour  as  becometh  holiness,  not  false 
accusers,  not  given  to  much  wine,  teachers 
of  good  things ; 

4  That  they  may  teach  the  young  wo- 
men to  be  sober,  to  love  their  husbands,  to 
love  their  children, 

5  To  he  discreet,  chaste,  keepers  at 
home,  good,  obedient  to  their  own  husbands, 
that  the  word  of  God  be  not  blasphemed. 

6  Young  men  likewise  exhort  to  be  so- 
ber-minded. 

7  In  all  things  shewing  thyself  a  pattern 
of  good  works  :  in  doctrine  sheioing  uncor- 
ruptness,  gravity,  sincerity, 

8  Sound  speech  that  cannot  be  con- 
demned ;  that  he  that  is  of  the  contrary 
part  may  be  ashamed,  having  no  evil  thing 
to  say  of  you. 

9  ExJtort  servants  to  be  obedient  unto 
their  own  masters,  and  to  please  them  well 
in  all  things ;  not  answering  again  ; 

10  Not  purloining,  but  shewing  all  good 
fidelity ;  that  they  may  adorn  the  doctrine 
of  God  our  Saviour  in  all  things. 

11  For  the  grace  of  God  that  bringeth 
salvation  hath  appeared  to  all  men, 

12  Teaching  us,  that  denying  ungodli- 
ness, and  worldly  lusts,  we  should  live  so- 
berly,righteously, and  godly,  in  this  present 
world  ; 

13  Looking  for  that  blessed  hope,  and 
the  glorious  appearing  of  the  great  God,  and 
our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ; 

14  Who  gave  himself  for  us,  that  he 
might  redeem  us  from  ail  iniquity,  and  pu- 


lEMON.  Obstinate  heretics  rejected. 

rify  unto  himself  a  peculiar  people,  zealous 
of  good  works. 

15  These  things  speak,  and  exhort,  and 
rebuke  with  all  authority.  Let  no  man  de- 
spise thee. 

CHAP.  HL 

PUT  them  in  mind  to  be  subject  to  prin- 
cipalities and  powers,  to  obey  magis- 
trates, to  be  ready  to  every  good  work, 

2  To  speak  evil  of  no  man,  to  be  no 
brawlers,  but  gentle,  shewing  all  meekness 
unto  all  men. 

3  For  we  ourselves  also  were  sometimes 
foolish,  disobedient,  deceived,  serving  di- 
vers lusts  and  pleasures,  living  in  malice 
and  envy,  hateful,  and  hating  one  another. 

4  But  after  that,the  kindness  and  love  of 
God  our  Saviour  toward  man  appeared, 

5  Not  by  works  of  righteousness  which 
we  have  done,  but  according  to  his  mercy 
he  saved  us,  by  the  washing  of  regenera- 
tion, and  renewing  of  the  Holy  Ghost; 

6  Which  he  shed  on  us  abundantly, 
throiigh  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour ; 

7  That  being  justified  by  his  grace,  we 
should  be  made  heirs  according  to  the 
hope  of  eternal  life. 

8  This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  these 
things  I  will  that  thou  affirm  constantly,  that 
they  which  have  believed  in  God  might  be 
careful  to  maintain  good  works.  These 
things  are  good  and  profitable  unto 
men. 

9  But  avoid  foolish  questions,  and  ge- 
nealogies, and  contentions,  and  strivings 
about  the  law ;  for  they  are  unprofitable 
and  vain. 

10  A  man  that  is  an  heretic,  after  the 
first  and  second  admonition,  reject; 

11  Knowing  that  he  that  is  such,  is  sub- 
verted, and  sinneth,  being  condemned  of 
himself 

12  When  I  shall  send  Artemas  unto  thee, 
or  Tychicus,  be  diligent  to  come  unto  me 
to  Nicopolis  :  for  I  have  determined  there 
to  winter. 

13  Bring  Zenas  the  lawyer  and  Apollos 
on  their  journey  diligentlj',  that  nothing  be 
wanting  unto  them. 

14  And  let  ours  also  learn  to  maintain 
good  works  for  necessary  uses,  that  they 
be  not  unfruitful. 

15  All  that  are  with  me  salute  thee. 
Greet  them  that  love  us  in  the  faith.  Grace 
be  with  you  all.    Amen. 

U  It  was  written  to  Titus,  ordained  the 
first  bishop  of  the  church  of  the  Cre- 
tians, from  Nicopolis  of  Macedonia. 


IT  The  Epistle  of  PAUL  to  PHILEMON. 


PAUL,  a  prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ,  and 
Timothy  our  brother,  unto  Philemon 
our  dearly  beloved,  and  fellow-labourer. 


chippus    our    fellow-soldier,    and    to    the 
church  in  thy  house : 
3  Grace  to  you,  and   peace. 


from  God 


2  And  to  our  beloved  Apphia,  and  Ar-  our  Father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 

178 


Christ  preferred  above  the  angels.  CHAP.  I,  II.  Obedience  dm  to  Christ. 


4  I  thank  my  God,  making  mention  of 
thee  always  in  my  prayers, 

5  Hearing  of  thy  love  and  faith,  which 
thou  hast  toward  the  Lord  Jesus ;  and  to- 
ward all  saints; 

6  That  the  communication  of  thy  faith 
niay  become  effectual  by  the  acknowledg- 
ing of  every  good  thing  which  is  in  you  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

7  For  we  have  great  joy  and  consolation 
m  thy  love,  because  the  bowels  of  the 
saints  are  refreshed  by  thee,  brother. 

8  Wherefore,  though  I  might  be  much 
bold  in  Christ  to  enjoin  thee  that  which  is 
convenient, 

9  Yet  for  love's  sake  I  rather  beseech 
thee,  being  such  an  one  as  Paul  the  aged, 
and  now  also  a  prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ. 

10  I  beseech  thee  for  my  son  Onesimus, 
whom  I  have  begotten  in  my  bonds : 

11  Which  in  time  past  was  to  thee  un- 
profitable, but  now  profitable  to  thee  and  to 
me : 

12  Whom  I  have  sent  again  :  thou  there- 
fore receive  him,  that  is,  mine  own  bowels: 

13  Whom  I  would  have  retained  with 
me,  that  in  thy  stead  he  might  have  minis- 
tered unto  me  in  the  bonds  of  the  gos- 
pel : 

14  But  without  thy  mind  would  I  do 
nothing  :  that  thy  benefit  should  not  be  as 
it  were  of  necessity,  but  willingly. 


15  For  perhaps  he  therefore  departed 
tor  a  season,  that  thou  shouldest  receive  him 
lor  ever ; 

16  Not  now  as  a  servant,  but  above  a 
servant,  a  brother  beloved,  specially  to  me 
but  how  much  more  unto  thee,  both  in  the 
flesh,  and  in  the  Lord  ? 

17  If  thou  count  me  therefore  a  partner 
receive  him  as  myself.  ' 

18  If  he  hath  wronged  thee,  or  oweth 
thee  ought,  put  that  on  mine  account ; 

19  1  Paul  have  written  it  with  mine 
own  hand,  I  will  repay  it :  albeit  1  do  not 
say  to  thee  how  thou  owest  unto  me  even 
thine  own  self  beside. 

20  Yea,  brother,  let  me  have  joy  of  thee 
in  the  Lord  :  refresh  my  bowels  in  the 
Lord. 

21  Having  confidence  in  thy  obedience 
I  MTOte  unto  thee,  knowing  that  thou  wilt 
also  do  more  than  I  say. 

22  But  withal  prepare  me  also  a  lodging: 
for  I  trust  that  through  your  prayers  1  shall 
be  given  unto  you. 

23  There  salute  thee  Epaphras,  my  fel- 
low-prisoner in  Christ  Jesus ; 

24  Marcus,  Aristarchus,  Demas,  Lucas, 
my  fellow-labourers. 

25  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
be  with  your  spirit.     Amen. 

H  Written  from  Rome  to  Philemon,  by 
Onesimus  a  servant. 


f  TJie  Epistle  of  PAUL,  the  Apostle,  to  the  HEBREWS. 


CHAP.  L 

GOD,  who  at  sundry  times  and  in  di- 
vers manners  spake  in  time  past  unto 
the  fathers  by  the  prophets, 

2  Hath  in  these  last  days  spoken  unto 
us  by  his  Son,  whom  he  hath  appointed 
heir  of  all  things,  by  whom  also  he  made 
the  worlds ; 

3  Who  being  the  brightness  ofhis  glory, 
and  the  express  image  of  his  person,  and 
upholding  all  things  by  the  word  of  his 
power,  when  he  had  by  himself  purged 
our  sins,  sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
Majesty  on  high ; 

4  Being  made  so  much  better  than  the 
angels,  as  he  hath  by  inheritance  obtained 
a  more  excellent  name  than  they. 

5  For  unto  which  of  the  angels  said  he 
at  any  time,  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day 
have  I  begotten  thee  ?  And  again,  I  will  be 
to  him  a  Father,  and  he  shall  be  to  me  a 
Son  ? 

6  And  again,  when  he  bringeth  in  the 
first-begotten  into  the  world,  he  saith.  And 
let  all  the  angels  of  God  worship  him. 

7  And  of  the  angels  he  saith,  Who  mak- 
eth  his  angels  spirits,  and  his  ministers  a 
flame  of  fire. 

8  But  unto  the  Son,/je  saith,  Thy  throne, 
O  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever  :  a  sceptre  of 


righteousness  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  king- 
dom. 

9  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and 
hated  iniquity ;  therefore  God,  even  thy 
God,  hath  anointed  thee  with  the  oil  of 
gladness  above  tlij'  fellows. 

10  And,  Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning 
hast  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth  ;  and 
the  heavens  are  the  works  of  thine  hands. 

11  They  shall  perish  ;  but  thou  reuiain- 
est :  and  they  all  shall  wax  old  as  doth  a 
garment ; 

12  And  as  a  vesture  shall  thou  fold  them 
up,  and  they  shall  be  changed :  but  thou 
art  the  same,  and  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

13  But  to  which  of  the  angels  said  he  at 
any  time.  Sit  on  my  right  hand,  until  I 
make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool  ? 

14  Are  they  not  all  ministering  spirits, 
sent  forth  to  minister  for  them  who  shall  be 
heirs  of  salvation  ? 

CHAP.  II. 

THEREFORE  we  ought  to  give  the 
more  earnest  heed  to  the  things  which 
we  have  heard,  lest  at  any  time  we  should 
let  t/ic7n  slip. 

2  For  if  the  word  spoken  by  angels  was 
steadfast,  and  every  transgression  and  dis- 
obedience received  a  just  recompense  of 
reward ; 

179 


Christ  more  worthy  than  Moses.     HEBREWS. 


Rest  attained  by  faith. 


3  How  shall  we  escape,  if  we  neglect  so 
great  salvation  ;  which  at  the  first  began  to 
be  spoken  by  the  Lord,  and  was  confirmed 
unto  us  by  them  that  heard  him  : 

4  God  also  bearing  them,  witness,  both 
with  signs  and  wonders,  and  with  divers 
miracles,  and  gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  ac- 
cording to  his  own  will  ? 

5  For  unto  the  angels  hath  he  not  put  in 
subjection  the  world  to  come  whereof  we 
speak. 

6  But  one  in  a  certain  place  testified, 
saying.  What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful 
of  him  ?  or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visit- 
est  him  ? 

7  Thou  madest  him  a  little  lower  than 
the  angels ;  thou  crownedst  him  with  glory 
and  honour,  and  didst  set  him  over  the 
works  of  thy  hands  ; 

8  Thou  hast  {)ut  all  things  in  subjection 
under  his  feet.  For  in  that  he  put  all  in 
subjection  under  him,  he  left  nothing  that 
is  not  put  under  him.  But  now  we  see  not 
yet  all  things  put  under  him : 

9  But  we  see  Jesus,  who  was  made  a  lit- 
tle lower  than  the  angels  for  the  suffering 
of  death,  crowned  with  glory  and  honour ; 
that  he  by  the  grace  of  God  should  taste 
death  for  every  man. 

10  For  it  became  him,  for  whom  are  all 
things,  and  by  whom  are  all  things,  in 
bringing  many  sons  unto  glory,  to  make  tlie 
Captain  of  their  salvation  perfect  through 
sufferings. 

11  For  both  he  that  sanctifieth,  and  they 
wlioare  sanctified,  are  all  of  one  :  for  which 
cause  he  is  not  ashamed  to  call  them  bre- 
thren, 

12  Saying,  I  will  declare  thy  name  unto 
my  brethren,  in  the  midst  of  the  church 
will  I  sing  praise  unto  thee. 

13  And  again,  I  will  put  my  trust  in 
him.  And  again,  Behold,  I,  and  the  chil- 
dren which  God  hath  given  me. 

14  Forasmuch  then  as  the  children  are 
partakers  of  flesli  and  blood,  he  also  him- 
self likewise  took  part  of  the  same;  that 
through  death  he  miglit  destroy  him  that 
had  the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the 
devil ; 

15  And  deliver  them,  who  through  fear 
of  death,  were  all  their  life-time  subject  to 
bondage. 

16  For  verily  he  took  not  on  him  the  na- 
ture of  angels ;  but  he  took  on  him  the 
seed  of  Abraham. 

17  Wherefore  in  all  things  it  behooved 
him  to  be  made  like  tinto  his  brethren  ;  that 
he  might  be  a  merciful  and  faithful  High 
Priest  in  things  pertaining  to  God,  to  make 
reconciliation  for  the  sins  of  the  people. 

18  For  in  that  he  himself  hath  suffered, 
being  tempted,  he  is  able  to  succour  them 
that  are  tempted. 

CHAP.  HI. 

WHEREFORE,   holy  brethren,  par- 
takers of  the  heavenly  calling,  con- 


sider the  Apostle  and   High  Priest  of  our 
profession,  Ciirist  Jesus; 

2  Who  was  faithful  to  him  that  appoint- 
ed him,  as  also  Moses  ivas  faithful  in  all 
his  house. 

3  For  this  man  was  counted  worthy  of 
more  glory  than  Moses,  inasmuch  as  he 
who  hath  builded  the  house,  hath  more  ho- 
nour than  the  house. 

4  For  every  house  is  builded  by  some 
man ;  but  he  that  built  all  things  is  God. 

5  And  Moses  verily  was  faithful  in  all  his 
house,  as  a  servant,  for  a  testimony  of  those 
thin^  which  were  to  be  spoken  after  : 

6  But  Christ  as  a  Son  over  his  own 
house:  whose  house  are  we,  if  we  hold  fast 
the  confidence,  and  the  rejoicing  of  the 
hope  firm  unto  the  end. 

7  Wherefore  (as  the  Holy  Ghost  saith, 
To-day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 

8  Harden  not  your  hearts,  as  in  the  pro- 
vocation, in  the  day  of  temptation  in  the 
wilderness : 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me,  prov- 
ed me,  and  saw  my  works  forty  years. 

10  Wherefore  I  was  grieved  with  that 
generation,  and  said,  They  do  always  err 
in  their  heart ;  and  they  liave  not  known 
my  ways. 

11  So  I  sware  in  my  wrath,  They  shall 
not  enter  into  my  rest.) 

12  Take  heed,  brethren,  lest  there  be  in 
any  of  you  an  evil  heart  of  unbelief,  in  de- 
parting from  the  living  God. 

13  But  exhort  one  another  daily,  while  it 
is  called  To-day  ;  lest  any  of  you  be  hard- 
ened through  the  deceitfulness  of  sin. 

14  For  we  are  made  partakers  of  Christ, 
if  we  hold  the  beginning  of  our  confidence 
steadfast  unto  the  end ; 

15  While  it  is  said,  To-day  if  ye  will 
hear  his  voice,  harden  not  your  hearts,  as 
in  the  provocation. 

16  For  some,  when  they  had  heard,  did 
provoke  :  howbeit,  not  all  that  came  out  of 
Egypt  by  Moses. 

17  But  with  whom  was  he  grieved  forty 
years?  ivas  it  not  with  them  that  had  sin- 
ned, whose  carcasses  fell  in  the  wilder- 
ness? 

18  And  to  whom  sware  he  that  they 
should  not  enter  into  his  rest,  but  to  them 
that  believed  not? 

19  So  we  see  that  they  could  not  enter 
in  because  of  unbelief 

CHAP.  IV. 

LET  us  therefore  fear,  lest  a  promise 
being  left  us  of  entering  into  his  rest, 
any  of  you  should  seem  to  come  short 
of  it. 

2  For  unto  us  was  the  gospel  preached, 
as  well  as  unto  them  :  but  the  word  preach- 
ed did  not  profit  them,  not  being  mixed 
with  faith  in  them  that  heard  //. 

3  For  we  which  have  believed  do  enter 
into  rest,  as  he  said.  As  I  have  sworn  in  my 
wrath,  if  they  shall  enter  into  my  rest ;  al- 

180 


The  priesthood  of  Christ.  CHAP.  V 

though  the  works  were  finished  from  the] 
fbiindation  of  the  world. 

4  For  he  spake  in  a  certain  place  of 
the  seventh  day  on  this  wise,  And  God 
did  rest  the  seventh  day  from  all  his 
works. 

5  And  in  this  place  again,  If  they  shall 
enter  into  my  rest. 

6  Seeing  therefore  it  remaineth  that 
some  must  enter  therein,  and  they  to  whom 
it  was  first  preached  entered  not  in  be- 
cause of  unbelief: 

7  (Again,  he  limiteth  a  certain  day,  say- 
ing in  David,  To-day,  after  so  long  a  time  ; 
as  it  is  paid,  To-day,  if  ye  will  hear  his 
voice,  harden  not  your  hearts. 

8  For  if  Jesus  had  given  them  rest,  then 
would  he  not  afterward  have  spoken  of 
another  day. 

9  There  remaineth  therefore  a  rest,  to 
the  people  of  God. 

10  For  he  that  is  entered  into  his  rest,  he 
also  hath  ceased  from  his  own  works,  as 
God  did  from  his.) 

11  Let  us  labour  therefore  to  enter  into 
that  rest,  lest  any  man  fall  after  the  same 
example  of  unbelief 

12  For  the  word  of  God  is  quick,  and 
powerful,  and  sharper  than  any  two-edged 
sword,  piercing  even  to  the  dividing  asun- 
der of  soul  and  spirit,  and  of  the  joints  and 
marrow,  and  is  a  discerner  of  the  thoughts 
and  intents  of  the  heart. 

13  Neither  is  there  any  creature  that  is 
not  manifest  in  his  sight :  but  all  things  arc 
naked  and  opened  unto  the  eyes  of  him 
with  whom  we  have  to  do. 

14  Seeing  then  that  we  have  a  great 
High  Priest,  that  is  passed  into  the  hea- 
vens, Jesus  the  Son  of  God,  let  us  hold  fast 
our  profession. 

15  For  we  have  not  an  high  priest  which 
cannot  be  touched  with  the  feeling  of  our 
infirmities:  but  was  in  all  points  tempted 
like  as  irc  are,  yet  without  sm. 

16  Let  us  therefore  come  boldly  unto  the 
throne  of  grace,  that  we  may  obtain  mercy, 
and  find  grace  to  help  in  time  of  need. 

CHAP.  V. 

FOR  every  high  priest  taken  from 
among  men,  is  ordained  for  men  in 
things  pertaining  to  God,  that  he  may  offer 
both  gifts  and  sacrifices  for  sins : 

2  Who  can  have  compassion  on  the  ig- 
norant, and  on  them  that  are  out  of  the 
way  ;  for  that  he  himself  also  is  compassed 
with  infirmit}'. 

3  And  by  reason  hereof  he  ought,  as  for 
the  people,  so  also  for  himself,  to  offer  for 
sins. 

4  And  no  man  taketh  this  honour  unto 
himself,  but  he  that  is  called  of  God,  as 
teas  Aaron. 

5  So  also  Christ  glorified  not  himself  to 
be  made  an  high  priest;  but  he  that  said 
unto  him,  Thou  art  my  Son,  to-day  have  I 
begotten  thee. 


VL  The  danger  of  apostasy. 

6  As  he  saith  also  in  another  place, 
Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever  after  the  order 
of  Melchisedec. 

7  Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh,  when  he 
had  offered  up  prayers  and  supplications 
with  strong  crying  and  tears  unto  him  that 
was  able  to  save  him  from  death,  and  was 
heard,  in  that  he  feared  ; 

8  Though  he  were  a  Son,  yet  learned  he 
obedience  by  the  things  which  he  suffered ; 

9  And  being  made  perfect,  he  became 
the  author  of  eternal  salvation  unto  all  them 
that  obey  him ; 

10  Called  of  God  an  high  priest  after  the 
order  of  Melchisedec. 

11  Of  whom  we  have  many  things  to 
say,  and  hard  to  be  uttered,  seeing  ye  are 
dull  of  hearing. 

12  For  when  for  the  time  ye  ought  to  be 
teachers,  ye  have  need  that  one  teach  you 
again  which  be  the  first  principles  of  the 
oracles  of  God;  and  are  become  such  as 
have  need  of  milk,  and  not  of  strong  meat. 

13  For  every  one  that  useth  milk,  is  un- 
skilful in  the  word  of  righteousness ;  for  he 
is  a  babe. 

14  But  strong  meat  belongeth  to  them 
that  are  of  full  age,  even  those  who  by  rea- 
son of  use  have  their  senses  exercised  to 
discern  both  good  and  evil. 

CHAP.  VL 

THEREFORE  leaving  the  principles 
of  the  doctrine  of  Christ,  let  us  go  on 
unto  perfection ;  not  laying  again  the  foun- 
dation of  repentance  from  dead  works,  and 
of  faith  toward  God, 

2  Of  the  doctrine  of  baptisms,  and  of  lay- 
ing on  of  hands,  and  of  resurrection  of  the 
dead,  and  of  eternal  judgment. 

3  And  this  will  we  do,  if  God  permit. 

4  For  it  is  impossible  for  those  who  were 
once  enlightened,  and  have  tasted  of  the 
heavenly  gift,  and  were  made  partakers  of 
the  Holy  Ghost, 

5  And  have  tasted  the  good  word  of  God, 
and  the  powers  of  the  world  to  come, 

6  If  they  shall  fall  away,  to  renew  them 
again  unto  repentance;  seeing  they  crucify 
to  themselves  the  Son  of  God  afresh,  and 
put  /rim  to  an  open  shame. 

7  For  the  earth  whicii  drinketli  in  the 
rain  that  cometh  oft  ujjon  it,  and  bringeth 
forth  herbs  meet  for  them  by  whom  it  is 
dressed,  receiveth  blessing  from  God  : 

8  But  that  which  bearcth  thorns  and  bri- 
ers/s  rejected,  and  /5  nigh  unto  cursing; 
whose  end  /^  to  be  burned. 

9  But.  beloved,  we  arc  persuaded  better 
things  of  you,  and  things  that  accompany 
salvation,  though  we  thus  speak. 

10  For  God  is  not  unrighteous  to  forget 
your  work  and  labour  of  lo\c,  which  ye 
have  shewed  toward  his  name,  in  that  ye 
liave  ministered  to  the  saints,  and  do  minister. 

11  And  we  desire  that  every  one  of  you 
do  shew  the  same  diligence  to  the  full  as- 
surance of  hope  unto  the  end  : 

181 


Christ  and  MclcMsedec. 


HEBREWS.  Aaron's  priestliood  abolished. 


12  That  ye  be  not  slothful,  but  followers 
of  them  who  through  faith  and  patience  in- 
herit the  promises. 

13  For  when  God  made  promise  to 
Abraham,  because  he  could  swear  by  no 
greater,  he  sware  by  himself, 

14  Saying,  Surely  blessing  I  will  bless 
thee,  and  multiplying  I  will  multiply  thee. 

1.5  And  so,  after  he  had  patiently  endur- 
ed, he  obtained  the  promise. 

16  For  men  verily  swear  bj'^  the  greater : 
and  an  oath  for  confirmation  is  to  them  an 
end  of  all  strife. 

17  Wherein  God,  willing  more  abun- 
dantly to  shew  unto  the  heirs  of  promise  the 
immutability  of  his  counsel,  confirmed  it 
by  an  oath : 

18  That  by  two  immutable  things,  in 
which  it  2cas  impossible  for  God  to  lie,  we 
might  have  a  strong  consolation,  who  have 
fled  for  refuge  to  lay  hold  upon  the  hope 
set  before  us : 

19  Which  hope  we  have  as  an  anchor  of 
the  soul,  both  sure  and  steadfast,  and 
which  entereth  into  that  within  the  vail ; 

20  Whither  the  forerunner  is  for  us  en- 
tered, even  Jesus,  made  an  high  priest  for 
ever  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

CHAP.  VH. 

FOR  this  Melchisedec,  king  of  Salem, 
priest  of  the  most  high  God,  who  met 
Abraham  returning  from  the  slaughter  of 
the  kings,  and  blessed  him  ; 

2  To  whom  also  Abraham  gave  a  tenth 
part  of  all ;  first  being  by  interpretation 
King  of  righteousness,  and  after  that  also 
King  of  Salem,  which  is.  King  of  peace  ; 

3  Without  father,  without  mother,  with- 
out descent,  having  neither  beginning  of 
days,  nor  end  of  life  ;  but  made  like  unto 
the  Son  of  God ;  abideth  a  priest  conti- 
nually. 

4  Now  consider  how  great  this  man  was, 
unto  whom  even  the  patriarch  Abraham 
gave  the  tenth  of  the  spoils. 

5  And  verily  they  that  are  of  the  sons  of 
Levi,  who  receive  the  office  of  the  priest- 
hood, have  a  commandment  to  take  tithes 
of  the  people  according  to  the  law,  that  is, 
of  their  brethren,  though  they  come  out  of 
the  loins  of  Abraham : 

6  But  he  whose  descent  is  not  counted 
from  them  received  tithes  of  Abraham,  and 
blessed  him  that  had  the  promises. 

7  And  without  all  contradiction  the  less 
is  blessed  of  the  better. 

8  And  here  men  that  die  receive  tithes  ; 
but  there  he  receivetk  them,  of  whom  it  is 
witnessed  that  he  liveth. 

9  And  as  I  may  so  say,  Levi  also,  who 
receiveth  tithes,  payed  tithes  in  Abraham. 

10  For  he  was  yet  in  the  loins  of  his 
father,  when  Melchisedec  met  him. 

11  If  therefore  perfection  were  by  the 
Levitical  priesthood,  (for  under  it  the  peo- 
ple received  the  law,)  what  further  need 
was  there  that  another  priest  should  rise 


after  the  order  of  Melchisedec,  and  not  be 
called  after  the  order  of  Aaron  ? 

12  For  the  priesthood  being  changed, 
there  is  made  of^  necessity  a  change  also  of 
the  law. 

13  For  he  of  whom  these  things  are 
spoken  pertaineth  to  another  tribe,  of  which 
no  man  gave  attendance  at  the  altar. 

14  For  it  is  evident  that  our  Lord  sprang 
out  of  Juda;  of  which  tribe  Moses  spake 
nothing  concerning  priesthood. 

15  And  it  is  yet  far  more  evident:  for 
that  after  the  similitude  of  Melchisedec 
there  ariseth  another  priest, 

16  Who  is  made,  not  after  the  law  of  a 
carnal  commandment,  but  after  the  power 
of  an  endless  life. 

17  For  he  testifieth.  Thou  art  a  priest 
for  ever  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

18  For  there  is  verily  a  disannulling  of 
the  commandment  going  before,  for  the 
weakness  and  unprofitableness  thereof. 

19  For  the  law  made  nothing  perfect, 
but  the  bringing  in  of  a  better  hope  did; 
by  the  which  we  draw  nigh  unto  God. 

20  And  inasmuch  as  not  without  an  oath 
he  ivas  made  priest : 

21  (For  those  priests  were  made  without 
an  oath  ;  but  this  with  an  oath,  by  him  that 
said  unto  him,  The  Lord  sware,  and  will 
not  repent.  Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever  after 
the  order  of  Melchisedec  :) 

22  By  so  much  was  Jesus  made  a  surety 
of  a  better  testament. 

23  And  they  truly  were  many  priests, 
because  they  were  not  suffered  to  continue 
by  reason  of  death  : 

24  But  this  man,  because  he  continueth 
ever,  hath  an  unchangeable  priesthood. 

2.5  Wherefore  he  is  able  also  to  save 
them  to  the  uttermost  that  come  unto  God 
by  him,  seeing  he  ever  liveth  to  make  inter- 
cession for  them. 

26  For  such  an  high  priest  became  us, 
icho  is  hoi}',  harmless,  undefiled,  separate 
from  sinners,  and  made  higher  than  the 
heavens; 

27  Who  needeth  not  daily,  as  those  high 
priests,  to  ofter  up  sacrifice,  first  for  his  own 
sins,  and  then  for  the  ])eople's :  for  this 
he  did  once,  when  he  offered  up  liim- 
self. 

28  For  the  law  maketh  men  high  priests 
which  have  infirmity;  but  the  word  of  the 
oath,  which  was  since  the  law,  maketh  the 
Son,  who  is  consecrated  for  evermore. 

CHAP.  YIU. 

NOW  of  the  things  which  we  have 
spoken  this  is  the  sum :  We  have 
such  an  high  priest,  who  is  set  on  the  right 
hand  of  the  throne  of  the  Majesty  in  the 
heavens ; 

2  A  minister  of  the  sanctuary,  and  of  the 
true  tabernacle,  which  the  Lord  pitched, 
and  not  man. 

3  For  every  high  priest  is  ordained  to 
offer  gifts  and  sacrifices :  wherefore  it  is  of 

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Rites  and  ceremonies  of  the  law.    CHAP 
necessity  that  this  man  have  somewhat  also 
to  offer. 

4  For  if  he  were  on  earth,  he  should  not 
be  a  priest,  seeing  that  there  are  priests 
that  offer  gifts  according  to  the  law  : 

5  Who  serve  unto  the  example  and  sha- 
dow of  heavenly  things,  as  Moses  was  ad- 
monished of  God  when  he  was  about  to 
make  the  tabernacle:  for.  See  (saith  he) 
that  thou  make  all  things  according  to  the 
pattern  shewed  to  thee  in  the  mount. 

6  But  now  hath  he  obtained  a  more  ex- 
cellent ministrj',  by  how  much  also  he  is 
the  mediator  of  a  better  covenant,  which 
was  established  upon  better  promises. 

7  For  if  that  tirst  covenant  had  been 
faultless,  then  should  no  place  have  been 
sought  for  the  second. 

S  For  finding  fault  with  them,  he  saith, 
Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the  Lord, 
when  I  will  make  a  new  covenant  with  the 
house  of  Israel  and  with  the  house  of  Judah  : 

9  Not  according  to  the  covenant  that  I 
made  with  their  fathers,  in  the  day  when  I 
took  them  by  the  hand  to  lead  them  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt ;  because  they  continued 
not  in  my  covenant,  and  I  regarded  them 
not,  saith  the  Lord. 

10  For  this  is  the  covenant  that  I  will 
make  with  the  house  of  Israel,  after  those 
days,  saith  the  Lord ;  I  will  put  my  laws 
into  their  mind,  and  write  them  in  their 
hearts  :  and  I  will  be  to  them  a  God,  and 
they  shall  be  to  me  a  people : 

11  And  they  shall  not  teach  every  man 
his  neighbour,  and  every  man  his  brother, 
saying,  Know  the  Lord :  for  all  shall  know 
me,  from  the  least  to  the  greatest. 

12  For  I  will  be  merciful  to  their  un- 
righteousness, and  their  sins  and  their  ini- 
quities will  I  remember  no  more. 

13  In  that  he  saith,  A  new  covenant,  he 
hath  made  the  first  old.  Now  that  which 
decayeth  and  waxeth  old,  is  ready  to  vanish 
away. 

CHAP.  IX. 

THEN  verily  the  first  covenant  had  also 
ordinances  of  divine  service,   and    a 
worldly  sanctuary. 

2  For  there  was  a  tabernacle  made ;  the 
first  wherein  wax  the  candlestick,  and  the 
table,  and  the  shew-bread ;  which  is  called 
the  Sanctuary. 

3  And  after  the  second  vail,  the  taberna- 
cle which  is  called  the  Holiest  of  all. 

4  Which  had  the  golden  censer,  and  the 
ark  of  the  covenant  overlaid  round  about 
with  gold,  wherein  was  the  golden  pot  that 
had  manna,  and  Aaron's  rod  that  budded, 
and  the  tables  of  the  covenant ; 

5  And  over  it  the  cherubims  of  glory 
shadowing  the  mercy-seat ;  of  which  we 
cannot  now  speak  particularly. 

6  Now  when  these  things  were  thus  or- 
dained, the  priests  went  always  into  the 
first  tabernacle,  accomplishing  the  service 
of  God: 


IX.         Christ'' s  sacrifice  all-svffi,cimt. 

7  But  into  the  second  went  the  high 
priest  alone  once  every  year,  not  without 
blood,  which  he  offered  lor  himself,  and 
for  the  errors  of  the  people  : 

8  The  Holy  Ghost  this  signifying,  that 
the  way  mto  the  holiest  of  all  was  not  yet 
made  manliest,  while  as  the  first  tabernacle 
was  j'et  standing : 

9  Which  iras  a  figure  for  the  time  then 
present,  in  which  were  offered  both  gifts 
and  sacrifices,  that  could  not  make  him  that 
did  the  service  perfect,  as  pertaining  to  the 
conscience ; 

10  ^yhich  stoodonly  in  meats  and  drinks, 
and  divers  washings,  and  carnal  ordinances, 
imposed  on  them  until  the  time  of  reforma- 
tion. 

11  But  Christ  being  come  an  high  priest 
of  good  things  to  come,  by  a  greater  and 
more  perfect  tabernacle,  not  made  with 
hands,  that  is  to  say,  not  of  this  build- 
ino"  ■ 

12  Neither  by  the  blood  of  goats  and 
calves,  but  by  his  own  blood,  he  entered  in 
once  into  the  holy  place,  having  obtained 
eternal  redemption ybr  vs. 

13  For  if  the  blood  of  bulls  and  of  goats, 
and  the  ashes  of  an  heifer  sprinkling  the 
unclean,  sanctifieth  to  the  purifying  of  the 
flesh: 

14  How  much  more  shall  the  blood  of 
Christ,  who  through  the  eternal  Spirit  of- 
fered himself  without  spot  to  God,  purge 
your  conscience  from  dead  works  to  serve 
the  living  God  ? 

15  And  for  this  cause  he  is  the  mediator 
of  the  new  testament,  that  by  means  of 
death,  for  the  redemption  of  the  trans- 
gressions that  were  under  the  first  testa- 
ment, they  which  are  called  might  receive 
the  promise  of  eternal  inheritance. 

16  For  where  a  testament  is,  there  must 
also  of  necessity  be  the  death  of  the  tes- 
tator. 

17  For  a  testament  is  of  force  after  men 
are  dead  :  otherwise  it  is  of  no  strength  at 
all  while  the  testator  liveth. 

18  Whereupon  neither  the  first  testament 
was  dedicated  whhout  blood. 

19  For  when  Moses  had  spoken  every 
precept  to  all  the  people  according  to  the 
law,  he  took  tlie  blood  of  calves  and  of 
goats,  with  water,  and  scarlet  wool,  and 
hyssop,  and  sprinkled  both  the  book  and 
all  the  people, 

20  Saying,  This  is  the  blood  of  the 
testament  which  God  hath  enjoined  unto 
you. 

21  Moreover,  he  sprinkled  likewise 
with  blood  both  the  tabernacle,  and  all 
the  vessels  of  the  ministry. 

22  And  almost  all  things  arc  by  the  law 
purged  with  blood  ;  and  without  shedding 
of  blood  is  no  remission. 

23  //  was  therefore  necessary  that  the 
patterns  of  things  in  the  heavens  should 
be  purified  with  these;  but  the  heavenly 

183 


Weakness  of  Imo-sacrifices, 
things  themselves   with    better 


HEBREWS 

sacrifices 
than  these. 

24  For  Christ  is  not  entered  into  the  ho- 
ly places  made  with  hands,  which  arc  the 
figures  of  the  true ;  but  into  heaven  itself, 
now  to  appear  in  the  presence  of  God  for 
us: 

25  Nor  yet  that  he  should  offer  himself 
often,  as  the  high  priest  entereth  into  the 
holy  place  every  j'ear  with  blood  of  others  : 

26  For  then  must  he  often  have  suffered 
since  the  foundation  of  the  world :  but  now 
once  in  the  end  of  the  world  hath  he  ap- 
peared to  put  away  sin  by  the  sacrifice  of 
himself. 

27  And  as  it  is  appointed  unto  men  once 
to  die,  but  after  this  the  judgment : 

28  So  Christ  was  once  offered  to  bear  the 
sins  of  many  ;  and  unto  them  that  look  for 
him  shall  he  appear  the  second  time  with- 
out sin  unto  salvation. 

CHAP.  X. 

FOR  the  law  having  a  shadow  of  good 
things  to  come,  and  not  the  very  image 
of  the  things,  can  never  with  those  sacri- 
fices which  they  offered  year  by  year  con- 
tinually, make  the  comers  thereunto  per- 
fect. 

2  For  then  would  they  not  have  ceased 
to  be  offered?  because  that  the  worshippers 
once  purged,  should  have  had  no  more 
conscience  of  sins. 

3  But  in  those  sacrifices  there  is  a  re- 
membrance again  mads  of  sins  every  year. 

4  For  it  is  not  possible  that  the  blood  of 
bulls  and  of  goats  should  take  away  sins. 

5  Wherefore,  when  he  cometh  into  the 
world,  he  saith.  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou 
wouldest  not,  but  a  body  hast  thou  prepar- 
ed me : 

6  In  burnt-offerings  and  sacrifices  for  sin 
thou  hast  had  no  pleasure. 

7  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  (in  the  vo- 
lume of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me)  to  do 
thy  will,  O  God. 

8  Above,  when  he  said.  Sacrifice  and 
offering  and  burnt-offerings  and  offering  for 
sin  thou  wouldest  not,  neither  hadst  plea- 
sure therein ;  which  are  offered  by  the 
law ; 

9  Then  said  he,  Lo,  I  come  to  do  thy 
will,  O  God.  He  taketh  away  the  first, 
that  he  may  establish  the  second. 

10  By  the  which  will  we  are  sanctified 
through  the  offering  of  the  body  of  Jesus 
Christ  oncQfor  all. 

11  And  every  priest  standeth  daily  mi- 
nistering and  offering  oftentimes  the  same 
sacrifices,  which  can  never  take  away  sins  : 

12  But  this  man,  after  he  had  offered 
one  sacrifice  for  sins,  for  ever  sat  down  on 
the  right  hand  of  God ; 

13  From  henceforth  expecting  till  his 
enemies  be  made  his  footstool. 

14  For  by  one  offering  he  hath  perfect- 
ed for  ever  them  that  are  sanctified. 

15  Whereof  the  Holy  Ghost  also  is  a  I 


Of  holding  fast  the  faith. 
witness  to  us:  for  after  that  he  had  said 
before, 

16  This  is  the  covenant  that  I  will 
make  with  them  after  those  days,  saith  the 
Lord,  I  will  put  my  laws  into  their  hearts, 
and  in  their  minds  will  I  write  them ; 

17  And  their  sins  and  iniquities  will  I 
remember  no  more. 

18  Now  where  remission  of  these  is, 
there  is  no  more  offering  tor  sin. 

19  Having  therefore,  brethren,  boidness 
to  enter  into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of 
Jesus, 

20  By  a  new  and  living  way,  which  he 
hath  consecrated  for  us,  through  the  vail, 
that  is  to  say,  his  flesh  ; 

21  And  having  an  high  priest  over  the 
house  of  God ; 

22  Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true  heart, 
in  full  assurance  of  faith,  having  our  hearts 
sprinkled  from  an  evil  conscience,  and  our 
bodies  washed  with  pure  water. 

23  Let  us  hold  fast  the  profession  of  our 
faith  without  wavering ;  for  he  is  faithful 
that  promised : 

24  And  let  us  consider  one  another,  to 
provoke  unto  love  and  to  good  works  : 

25  Not  forsaking  the  assembling  of  our- 
selves together,  as  the  manner  of  some  is ; 
but  exhorting  one  another;  and  so  much 
the  more,  as  ye  see  the  day  approaching. 

26  For  if  we  sin  wilfully  after  that  we 
have  received  the  knowledge  of  the  truth, 
there    remaineth    no    more    sacrifice    for 


sms, 

27  But  a  certain  fearful  looking  for  of 
judgment  and  fiery  indignation,  which 
shall  devour  the  adversaries. 

28  He  that  despised  Moses'  law,  died 
without  mercy  under  two  or  three  wit- 
nesses : 

29  Of  how  much  sorer  punishment,  sup- 
pose ye,  shall  he  be  thought  worthy,  who 
hath  trodden  under  foot  the  Son  of  God, 
and  hath  counted  the  blood  of  the  covenant, 
wherewith  he  was  sanctified,  an  unholy 
thing,  and  hath  done  despite  unto  the  Spi- 
rit of  grace? 

30  For  we  know  him  that  hath  said, 
Vengeance  hclongeth  unto  me,  I  will  re- 
compense, saith  the  Lord.  And  again, 
The  Lord  shall  judge  his  people. 

31  It  is  a  fearful  thing  to  fall  into  the 
hands  of  the  living  God. 

32  But  call  to  remembrance  the  former 
days,  in  which,  after  ye  were  illuminated, 
ye  endured  a  great  fight  of  afflictions ; 

33  Partly,  while  ye  were  made  a  gaz- 
ing-stock  both  by  reproaches  and  afflic- 
tions; and  partly,  while  ye  became  com- 
panions of  them  that  were  so  used. 

34  For  ye  had  compassion  of  me  in  my 
bonds,  and  took  joyfully  the  spoiling  of 
your  goods,  knowing  in  yourselves  that  ye 
have  in  heaven  a  better  and  an  enduring 
substance. 

35  Cast   not  awav  therefore  your  cou- 

184 


What  faith  is.  CHAP 

fidence,  which  hath  great  recompense  of 
reward. 

36  For  ye  have  need  of  patience,  that, 
after  ye  have  done  the  will  of  God,  ye 
might  receive  the  promise. 

37  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  he  that 
shall  come  will  come,  and  will  not  tarry. 

3S  Now  the  just  shall  live  by  faith  :  but 
if «//)/ ?H«rt  draw  back,  my  soul  shall  have 
no  pleasure  in  him. 

39  But  we  are  not  of  them  who  draw 
back  unto  perdition  ;  but  of  them  that  be- 
lieve to  the  saving  of  the  soul. 
CHAP.  XL 
OW  faith   is  the  substance  of  things 
hoped  for,  the  evidence  of  things  not 
seen. 

2  For  by  it  the  elders  obtained  a  good 
report. 

3  Through  faith  we  understand  that  the 
worlds  were  framed  b\'  the  word  of  God,  so 
that  tilings  which  are  seen  were  not  made 
of  things  which  do  appear. 

4  By  faith  Abel  ottered  unto  God  a  more 
excellent  sacrifice  than  Cain,  by  which  he 
obtained  witness  that  he  was  righteous, 
God  testifying  of  his  gifts  :  and  by  it  he  be- 
ing dead  yet  speaketh. 

5  By  faith  Enoch  was  translated,  that  he 
should  not  see  death;  and  was  not  found, 
because  God  had  translated  him :  for  be- 
fore his  translation  he  had  this  testimony, 
that  he  pleased  God. 

6  But  without  faith  it  is  impossible  to 
please  him :  for  he  that  cometh  to  God 
must  believe  that  he  is,  and  that  he  is  a  re- 
warder  of  them  that  diligently  seek  him. 

7  By  faith  Noah,  being  warned  of  God 
of  things  not  seen  as  yet,  moved  with  fear, 
prepared  an  ark  to  the  saving  of  his  house ; 
by  the  which  he  condemned  the  world,  and 
became  heir  of  the  righteousness  which  is 
by  faith. 

8  By  faith  Abraham,  when  he  was  called 
to  go  out  into  a  place  which  he  should  after 
receive  for  an  inheritance,  obeyed  ;  and  he 
went  out,  not  knowing  whither  he  went. 

9  By  faith  he  sojourned  in  the  land  of 
promise,  as  m  a  strange  country,  dwelling 
in  tabernacles  with  Isaac  and  Jacob,  the 
heirs  with  him  of  the  same  promise  : 

10  For  he  looked  for  a  city  which  hath 
foundations,  whose  builder  and  maker  is 
God. 

11  Through  faith  also  Sara  herself  re- 
ceived strength  to  conceive  seed,  and  was 
delivered  of  a  child  when  she  was  jtast  age, 
because  she  judged  him  faithful  who  had 
promised. 

12  Therefore  sprang  there  even  of  one, 
and  him  as  good  as  dead,  so  majiy  as  the 
stars  of  tile  sky  in  multitude,  and  as  the 
sand  which  is  by  the  sea-shore  innumera- 
ble. 

13  These  all  died  in  faith,  not  having  re- 
ceived the  promises,  but  having  seen  them 
afar  off,  and  were  jiersuaded  of  tlicm,  and 

24 


•  XI.  The  fruits  of  faith. 

embraced    them,  and  confessed   that   they 
were  strangers  and  pilgrims  on  the  eartli. 

14  For  tiiey  that  say  such  tilings  declare 
plainly  tiiat  tliey  seek  a  country. 

15  And  truly,  if  they  had  l)een  mindful 
of  that  country  from  whence  they  came  out, 
they  might  have  had  opportunity  to  iiave 
returned. 

16  But  now  they  desire  a  better  romiiry, 
that  is,  an  heavenly  :  wherefore  God  is  not 
ashamed  to  be  called  their  God :  for  he 
hatli  prepared  lor  them  a  city. 

17  By  faith  Abraham,  when  he  was 
tried,  offered  up  Isaac:  and  he  that  liad 
received  the  promises  otiered  up  his  only- 
begotten  son, 

IS  Of  whom  it  was  said,  That  in  Isaac 
shall  thy  seed  be  called  : 

19  Accounting  tiiat  God  7ras  able  to 
raise  him  up,  even  from  the  dead ;  from 
whence  also  he  received  him  in  a  figure. 

20  By  faith  Isaac  blessed  .lacob  and 
Esau  concerning  things  to  come. 

21  By  faith  Jacob,  when  he  was  a  dying, 
blessed  both  the  sons  of  Joseph  ;  and  wor- 
shipped, leaning  upon  the  top  of  his  staff". 

22  By  faith  Joseph,  when  he  died,  made 
mention  of  the  departing  of  the  cliildren  of 
Israel ;  and  gave  commandment  concern- 
ing his  bones. 

23  By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was  born, 
was  hid  three  months  of  his  parents,  because 
they  saw  he  was  a  proper  child  ;  and  they 
were  not  afraid  of  the  king's  comuiandment. 

24  By  faith  Moses,  when  he  was  come 
to  years,  refused  to  be  called  the  son  of 
Pharaoh's  daughter; 

25  Choosing  rather  to  suffer  affliction 
with  the  people  of  God,  than  to  enjoy  the 
pleasures  of  sin  for  a  season  ; 

26  Esteeming  the  re[)roacli  of  Christ 
greater  riches  than  the  treasures  in  Egypt: 
for  he  had  respect  unto  the  recompense  of 
the  reward. 

27  By  faith  he  forsook  E^ypt,  not  fear- 
ing the  wrath  of  the  king :  lor  he  endured, 
as  seeing  him  wiio  is  invisible. 

28  Throtigh  faith  he  kejit  the  pnssover, 
and  the  sprinkling  of  blood,  lest  he  tliat  de- 
stroyed the  first-born  should  touch  tliem. 

29  By  faith  they  passed  through  the  Red 
sea  as  by  dry  land :  which  tiie  Egyptians 
assaying  to  do  were  drowned. 

30  By  faith  the  walls  of  Jericho  fell  down, 
after  tliey  were  compassed  about  seven 
davs. 

31  By  faith  the  harlot  Rahab  perished 
not  with  them  that  believed  not,  when  she 
had  received  the  spies  with  peace. 

32  And  what  shall  I  say  more  ?  for  the 
time  would  fail  me  to  tell"  of  Gedeon.  and 
of  Barak,  and  of  Samson,  and  of  Jeph- 
thae,  of  David  also,  and  Samuel,  and  of 
the  prophets : 

33  Who  through  faith  subdued  kingdoms, 
wrought  rigiiteousness,  obtained  promises, 
stopped  tlip  mouths  of  lions, 

185 


way 


An  exhortation  to  constant  HEDREWS. 

34  duenched  the  violence  of  fire,  escaped 
the  edge  of  the  sword,  out  of  weakness  were 
made  strong,  waxed  vahant  in  fight,  turned 
to  Hight  the  armies  of  the  ahens. 

35  Women  received  their  dead  raised  to 
life  again  :  and  others  were  tortured,  not 
accepting  deUverance  ;  that  they  might  ob- 
tain a  better  resurrection : 

36  And  others  had  trial  of  crncl  mock- 
ings  and  scourgings,  yea,  moreover  of 
bonds  and  imprisonment: 

37  They  were  stoned,  they  were  sawn 
asunder,  were  tempted,  were  slain  with 
the  sword  :  they  wandered  about  in  sheep- 
skins and  goat-skins;  being  destitute,  af- 
flicted, tormented ; 

38  (Of  whom  the  world  was  not  worthy  :) 
they  wandered  in  deserts,  and  in  moun- 
tains, and  in  dens  and  caves  of  the  earth. 

39  And  these  all,  having  obtained  a  good 
through    faith,    received    not    the 


report 
promise : 

40  God  having  provided  some  better 
thing  for  us,  that  they  without  us  should 
not  be  made  perfect. 

CHAP.  XII. 

WHEREFORE,  seeing  we  also  are 
compassed  about  with  so  great  a 
cloud  of  witnesses,  let  us  lay  aside  every 
weight,  and  the  sin  which  doth  so  easily 
beset  us,  and  let  us  run  with  patience  the 
race  that  is  set  before  us, 

2  Looking  unto  Jesus  the  author  and 
finisher  of  our  faith  ;  who,  for  the  joy  that 
was  set  before  him,  endured  the  cross,  de- 
spising the  shame,  and  is  set  down  at  the 
right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God. 

3  For  consider  him  that  endured  such 
contradiction  of  sinners  against  himself,  lest 
ye  be  wearied  and  faint  in  your  minds. 

4  Ye  have  not  yet  resisted  unto  blood, 
striving  against  sin. 

5  And  ye  have  forgotten  the  exhortation 
which  speaketh  unto  you  as  unto  children, 
My  son,  despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of 
the  Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art  rebuked 
of  him  : 

6  For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  chasten- 
eth,  and  scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  re- 
ceiveth. 

7  If  ye  endure  chastening,  God  dealeth 
witli  you  as  with  sons  :  for  what  son  is  he 
whom  the  father  chasteneth  not  1 

8  But  if  ye  be  without  chastisement, 
whereof  all  are  partakers,  then  are  ye  bas- 
tards, and  not  sons. 

9  Furthermore,  we  have  had  fathers  of 
our  flesh  which  corrected  ?;5,  and  we  gave 
tlieni  reverence  :  shall  we  not  much  rather 
be  in  subjection  unto  the  Father  of  spirits, 
and  live? 

10  For  they  verily  for  a  k\\  days  chas- 
tened us  after  their  own  pleasure  ;  but  he 
for  our  profit,  that  wc  might  be  partakers  of 
his  holiness. 

11  Now  no  chastening  for  the  present 
seemeth  to  be  joyous,  but  grievous :  never- 


faith,  patience,  and  godliness. 
theless,  afterward  it  yieldeth  the  peaceable 
fruit  of  righteousness  unto  them  which  are 
exercised  thereby. 

12  Wherefore  lift  up  the  hands  which 
hang  down,  and  the  feeble  knees ; 

13  And  make  straight  paths  for  your  feet, 
lest  that  which  is  lame  be  turned  out  of  the 

but  let  it  rather  be  healed. 

14  Follow  peace  with  all  tuen,  and  holi- 
ness, without  which  no  man  shall  see  the 
Lord  : 

15  Looking  diligently,  lest  any  man  fail 
of  the  grace  of  God  ;  lest  any  root  of  bitter- 
ness springing  up,  trouble  you,  and  thereby 
many  be  defiled; 

16  Lest  there  be  any  fornicator,  or  pro- 
fane person,  as  Esau,  who  for  one  morsel 
of  meat  sold  his  birthright. 

17  For  ye  know  how  that  afterward, 
when  he  would  have  inherited  the  blessing, 
he  was  rejected :  for  he  found  no  place  of 
repentance,  though  he  sought  it  carefully 
with  tears. 

18  For  ye  are  not  come  unto  the  mount 
that  might  be  touched,  and  that  burned  with 
fire,  nor  unto  blackness,  and  darkness,  and 
tempest, 

19  And  the  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  the 
voice  of  words ;  which  voice  they  that  heard, 
entreated  that  the  word  should  not  be  spoken 
to  them  any  more : 

20  (For  they  could  not  endure  that  which 
was  commanded.  And  if  so  much  as  a  beast 
touch  the  mountain,  it  shall  be  stoned,  or 
thrust  through  with  a  dart : 

21  And  so  terrible  was  the  sight,  t/tat 
Moses  said,  I  exceedingly  fear  and  quake  :) 

22  But  ye  are  come  unto  mount  Sion, 
and  unto  the  city  of  the  living  God,  the 
heavenly  Jerusalem,  and  to  an  innumerable 
company  of  angels, 

23  To  the  general  assembly  and  church 
of  the  first-born,  which  are  written  in  hea- 
ven, and  to  God  the  Judge  of  all,  and  to  the 
spirits  of  just  men  made  perfect, 

24  And  to  Jesus  the  Mediator  of  the 
new  covenant,  and  to  the  blood  of  sprink- 
ling, that  speaketh  better  things  than  that 
o/Abel. 

25  See  that  ye  refuse  not  him  that  speak- 
eth :  for  if  they  escaped  not  who  refused 
him  that  spake  on  earth,  much  more  shall 
not  we  escape,  if  we  turn  away  from  him 
that  speaketh  from  heaven  : 

26  Whose  voice  then  shook  the  earth : 
but  now  he  hath  promised,  saying.  Yet  once 
more  I  shake  not  the  earth  only,  but  also 
heaven. 

27  And  this  word,  Yet  once  more,  signi- 
fieth  the  removing  of  those  things  that  are 
shaken,  as  of  things  that  are  made,  that  those 
things  which  cannot  be  shaken  may  remain. 

28  Wherefore  we  receiving  a  kingdom 
which  cannot  be  moved,  let  us  have  grace, 
whereby  we  may  serve  God  acceptably, 
with  reverence  and  godly  fear. 

29  For  our  God  is  a  consuming  fire. 

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Divers  admonitions. 

CHAP.  XIII. 

LET  brotlierly  love  continue. 
2  13e  not  ibrgetful  to  entertain  stran- 
gers:   for  thereby  some  have  entertained 
angels  unawares. 

3  Remember  them  that  are  in  bonds,  as 
bound  u  ith  them ;  and  them  which  suffer 
adversity,  as  being  yourselves  also  in  the 
body. 

4  Marriage  is  honourable  in  all,  and 
the  bed  undefiled  :  but  whoremongers  and 
adulterers  God  will  judge. 

5  Ld  your  conversation  he  without  co- 
vetousness  ;  and  be  content  with  such 
things  as  ye  have  :  for  he  hath  said,  1  ^vill 
never  leave  thee,  nor  forsake  thee. 

6  So  that  we  may  boldly  say.  The  Lord 
is  my  helper,  and  1  will  not  fear  what  man 
shall  do  unto  me. 

7  Remember  them  which  have  the  rule 
over  you,  who  have  spoken  unto  you  the 
word  of  God  :  whose  taith  follow,  consider- 
ing the  end  of  their  conversation  : 

8  Jesus  Christ  the  same  yesterday,  and 
to-day,  and  for  ever. 

9  Be  not  carried  about  with  divers  and 
strange  doctrines;  for  if  is  a  good  thing 
that  the  heart  be  established  with  grace ; 
not  with  meats,  which  have  not  profited 
them  that  have  been  occupied  therein. 

10  We  have  an  altar,  Avhereof  they  have 
no  right  to  eat  which  serve  the  taber- 
nacle. 

1 1  For  the  bodies  of  those  beasts,  whose 
blood  is  brought  into  the  sanctuary  by  the 
high  priest  for  sin,  are  burned  without  the 
camp. 

12  Wherefore  Jesus  also,  that  he  might 
sanctify  the  people  with  his  own  blood, 
suffered  without  the  gate. 

13  Let  us  go  forth  therefore  unto  him 


CHAP.  I.  Divers  admonitions. 

without  the  camp,   bearing  his  reproach. 

14  For  here  have  we  no  continuing  city, 
but  we  seek  one  to  come. 

15  By  him  therefore  let  us  offer  the  sa- 
crifice of  praise  to  God  continually,  that  is, 
the  fruit  of  our  hps,  giving  thanks  to  his 
name. 

16  But  to  do  good,  and  to  communicate, 
forget  not :  for  with  such  sacrifices  God  is 
well  pleased. 

17  Obey  them  that  have  the  rule  over 
vou,  and  submit  yourselves :  for  they  watch 
for  your  souls,  as  they  that  must  give  ac- 
count, that  they  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  not 
with  grief:  for  that  is  unprofitable  for  you. 

IS  Pray  for  us :  for  we  trust  we  have  a 
good  conscience,  in  all  things  willing  to 
live  honesdy. 

19  But  I  beseech  you  the  rather  to  do  this, 
that  I  may  be  restored  to  you  the  sooner. 

20  Now  the  God  of  peace,  that  brought 
again  from  the  dead  our  Lord  Jesus,  that 
great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep,  through  the 
blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant, 

21  Make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work, 
to  do  his  will,  working  in  you  that  which 
is  well  pleasing  in  his  sight,  through  Jesus 
Christ ;  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

22  And  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  suffer 
the  word  of  exhortation  :  for  I  have  written 
a  letter  unto  you  in  few  words. 

23  Know  ye,  that  our  brother  Timothy 
is  set  at  liberty ;  with  whom,  if  he  come 
shortly,  I  will  see  you. 

24  Salute  all  them  that  have  the  rule 
over  you,  and  all  the  saints.  Thej-  of  Italy 
salute  you. 

25  Grace  be  with  you  all.     Amen. 
H  Written  to  the  Hebrews  from  Italy, 

by  Timothy. 


1i   The  General  Epistle  of  JAMES. 


CHAP.  I. 

JAMES,  a  servant  of  God  and  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  to  the  twelve  tribes  which 
are  scattered  abroad,  greeting. 

2  My  brethren,  count  it  all  joy  when  ye 
fall  into  divers  temptations ; 

3  Knowing  tins,  that  the  trying  of  your 
faith  worketh  patience. 

4  But  let  patience  have  her  perfect  work, 
that  ye  may  be  perfect  and  entire,  wanting 
nothing. 

5  If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let  him  ask 
of  God,  that  giveth  to  all  men  liberally,  and 
upbraideth  not;  and  it  shall  be  given 
him. 

6  But  let  him  ask  in  faith,  nothing  wa- 
vering. For  he  that  wavereth  is  like  a 
wave  of  the  sea  driven  with  the  wind  and 
tossed. 

7  For  let  not  that  man  think  that  he  shall 
receive  any  thing  of  the  Lord. 


8  A  double-minded  man  is  unstable  in 
all  his  ways. 

9  Let  the  brother  of  lov/  degree  rejoice 
in  that  he  is  exalted  : 

10  But  the  rich,  in  that  he  is  made  low  : 
because  as  the  flower  of  the  grass  he  shall 
pass  away. 

1 1  For  the  sun  is  no  sooner  risen  with  a 
burning  heat,  but  it  withereth  the  grass,  an<I 
the  flower  thereof  falleth,  and  the  grace  of 
the  fashion  of  it  perisheth  :  so  also  shall  the 
rich  man  fade  away  in  his  ways. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  that  cndurcth 
temptation  :  for  when  he  is  tried,  he  shall 
receive  the  crown  of  life,  which  the  Lord 
hath  {)romised  to  them  that  love  him. 

13  Let  no  man  say  when  he  is  temi)ted, 
[  am  tempted  of  God:  for  God  cannot  be 
tempted  with  evil,  neither  tcmpteth  lie  any 
man : 

14  But  every  man  is  templed,  when  he 

1S7 


Poor  brethren  not  to  he  despised. 
is  drawn  away  of  his  own  lust,  and  enticed. 

15  Then  wlien  lust  iiath  conceived,  it 
bringeth  forth  sin ;  and  sin,  when  it  is 
finished,  bringeth  forth  death. 

16  Do  not  err,  my  beloved  brethren. 

17  Every  good  gift  and  every  perfect 
gift  is  from  above,  and  cometh  down  from 
tiie  Father  of  lights,  with  whom  is  no  vari- 
ableness, neither  shadow  of  turning. 

IS  Of  his  own  will  begat  he  us  with  the 
word  of  truth,  that  we  should  be  a  kind  of 
first-fruits  of  his  creatures. 

19  Whereibre,  my  beloved  brethren,  let 
every  man  be  swift  to  hear,  slow  to  speak, 
slow  to  wrath : 

20  For  the  wrath  of  man  worketh  not  the 
righteousness  of  God. 

21  Wherefore  lay  apart  all  filthiness,  and 
superfluity  of  naughtiness,  and  receive  with 
meekness  the  ingrafted  word,  which  is  able 
to  save  your  souls. 

22  But  be  ye  doers  of  the  word,  and  not 
hearers  only,  deceiving  your  own  selves. 

23  For  if  any  be  a  hearer  of  the  word, 
and  not  a  doer,  he  is  like  unto  a  man  be- 
holding his  natural  face  in  a  glass: 

24  For  he  belioldetli  himself,  and  goeth 
his  way,  and  straightway  forgetteth  what 
manner  of  man  he  was. 

25  But  wlioso  looketh  into  the  perfect 
law  of  liberty,  and  continueth  therein,  he 
being  not  a  forgetful  hearer,  but  a  doer  of 
the  work,  this  man  shall  be  blessed  in  his 
deed. 

26  If  any  man  among  you  seem  to  be  re- 
ligious, and  bridleth  not  his  tongue,  but  de- 
ceiveth  liis  own  heart,  this  man's  religion 
is  vain. 

27  Pure  religion  and  undefiled  before  God 
and  the  Fatlier  is  tliis,  To  visit  the  father- 
less and  widows  in  their  affliction,  and  to 
keep  himself  unspotted  from  the  world. 

CHAP.  II. 
"]1/|'Y  brethren,  liave  not  the  faith  of  our 
1?J-  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Lo/y/ of  glory, 
with  respect  of  persons. 

2  For  if  there  come  unto  your  assembly, 
a  man  with  a  gold  ring,  in  goodly  apparel, 
and  there  come  in  also  a  poor  man  in  vile 
raiment ; 

3  And  ye  have  respect  to  him  that  wear- 
eth  the  gay  clothing,  and  say  unto  him,  Sit 
thou  here  in  a  good  place ;  and  say  to  the 
poor.  Stand  thou  there,  or  sit  here  under 
my  Ibotstool : 

4  Are  ye  not  then  partial  in  yourselves, 
and  are  become  judges  of  evil  thoughts? 

5  Hearken,  my  beloved  brethren,  Hath 
not  God  chosen  the  poor  of  this  world  rich 
in  faitl),  and  heirs  of  the  kingdom  which 
he  hatli  promised  to  them  that  love  him? 

6  But  ye  have  despised  the  poor.  Do 
not  rich  men  oppress  you,  and  draw  you 
before  the  judgment-seats  ? 

7  Do  not  they  blaspheme  that  worthy 
name  by  the  which  ye  are  called  ? 

8  If  ye  fulfil  the  royal  law  according  to 


JAMES.  Of  faith  ivithout  works. 

the  scripture,  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neigh- 
bour as  thyself,  ye  do  well : 

9  But  if  ye  have  respect  to  persons,  ye 
commit  sin,  and  are  convinced  of  the  law  as 
transgressors. 

10  For  whosoever  shall  keep  the  whole 
law,  and  yet  offend  in  one  'point,  he  is 
guilty  of  all. 

11  For  he  that  said.  Do  not  commit  adul- 
tery ;  said  also.  Do  not  kill.  Now  if  thou 
commit  no  adultery,  yet  if  thou  kill,  thou 
art  become  a  transgressor  of  the  law. 

12  So  speak  ye,  and  so  do,  as  they  that 
shall  be  judged  by  the  law  of  liberty. 

13  For  he  shall  have  judgment  without 
mercy  that  hath  shewed  no  mercy ;  and 
mercy  rejoiceth  against  judgment. 

14  What  doth  it  profit,  my  brethren, 
though  a  man  say  he  hath  faith,  and  have 
not  works  ?   can  faith  save  him  ? 

15  If  a  brother  or  sister  be  naked,  and 
destitute  of  daily  food, 

16  And  one  of  you  say  unto  them.  De- 
part in  peace,  be  ye  warmed  and  filled  ; 
notwitlistanding  ye  give  them  not  those 
things  which  are  needful  to  the  body  ;  what 
doth  it  profit? 

17  Even  so  faith,  if  it  hath  not  works,  is 
dead,  being  alone. 

18  Yea,  a  man  may  say,  Thou  hast  faith, 
and  I  have  works :  shew  me  thy  faith  with- 
out thy  works,  and  I  will  shew  thee  my 
faith  by  my  works. 

19  Thou  believest  that  there  is  one  God  ; 
thou  doest  well :  the  devils  also  believe,  and 
tremble. 

20  But  wilt  thou  know,  O  vain  man, 
that  faith  without  works  is  dead? 

21  Was  not  Abraham  our  father  justified 
by  works,  when  he  had  offered  Isaac  his 
son  upon  the  altar  ? 

22  Seest  thou  how  faith  wrought  with  his 
works,  and  by  works  was  faith  made  perfect? 

23  And  the  scripture  was  fiilfilled,  which 
saith,  Abraham  believed  God,  and  it  was 
imputed  unto  him  for  righteousness:  and 
he  was  called  the  Friend  of  God. 

24  Ye  see  then  how  that  by  works  a  man 
is  justified,  and  not  by  faith  only. 

25  Likewise  also  was  not  Rahab  the  har- 
lot justified  by  works,  when  she  had  receiv- 
ed tlie  messengers,  and  had  sent  them  out 
another  way  ? 

26  For  as  the  body  without  the  spirit  is 
dead,  so  faith  without  works  is  dead  also. 

CHAP.  IIL 

MY  brethren,    be   not    many   masters, 
knowing  that   we  shall   receive  the 
greater  condemnation. 

2  For  in  many  things  we  offend  all.  If 
any  nian  offend  not  in  word,  the  same  is  a 
perfect  man,  and  able  also  to  bridle  the 


whole  body, 
3    Behold, 
mouths,  that 


we    put  bits   in  the  horses' 
they  may  obey  us ;   and  we 
turn  about  their  whole  body. 

4  Behold  also  the  ships,  which  though 

188 


Of  intemperance  and  pride.  CHAP 

they  he  so  great,  and  are  driven  of  fierce 
winds,  yet  are  they  turned  about  with 
a  very  small  helm,  whithersoever  the  go- 
vernor listeth. 

5  Even  so  the  tongue  is  a  little  member, 
and  boasteth  great  things.  Behold,  how 
great  a  matter  a  little  fire  kindleth! 

6  And  the  tongue  is  a  fire,  a  world  of 
iniquity  :  so  is  the  tongue  among  our  mem- 
bers, that  it  defileth  the  whole  body,  and 
setteth  on  fire  the  course  of  nature  ;  and  it 
is  set  on  fire  of  hell. 

7  For  every  kind  of  beasts,  and  of  birds, 
and  of  serpents,  and  of  things  in  the  sea, 
is  tamed,  and  hath  been  tamed,  of  man- 
kind : 

8  But  the  tongue  can  no  man  tame ;  it  is 
an  unruly  evil,  full  of  deadly  poison. 

9  Therewith  bless  we  God,  even  the  Fa- 
ther; and  therewith  curse  we  men,  which 
are  made  after  the  similitude  of  God. 

10  Out  of  the  same  mouth  proceedeth 
blessing  and  cursing.  My  brethren,  these 
things  ought  not  so  to  be. 

11  Doth  a  fountain  send  forth  at  the  same 
place  sweet  tvafcr  and  bitter  ? 

12  Can  the  fig-tree,  my  brethren,  bear 
olive-berries?  either  a  vine,  figs ?  so  ca?i  no 
fountain  both  yield  salt  water  and  fresh. 

13  Who  is  a  wise  man  and  endued  with 
knowledge  among  you  ?  let  him  shew  out 
of  a  good  conversation  his  works  with 
meekness  of  wisdom. 

14  But  if  ye  have  bitter  envying  and  strife 
in  your  hearts,  glory  not,  and  lie  not 
against  the  truth. 

15  This  wisdom  descendeth  not  from 
above,  but  is  earthly,  sensual,  devilish. 

16  For  where  envying  and  strife  is, 
there  is  confusion  and  every  evil  work. 

17  But  the  wisdom  that  is  from  above  is 
first  pure,  then  peaceable,  gentle,  and  easy 
to  be  entreated,  full  of  mercy  and  good 
fruits,  without  partiality,  and  without  hypo- 
crisy. 

18  And  the  fruit  of  righteousness  is  sown 
in  peace  of  them  that  make  peace. 

CHAP.  IV. 
TT^ROM  whence  come  wars  and  fio;htings 


i  among  you  ?  come  they  not  hence, 
even  of  your  lusts  that  war  in  your  mem- 
bers 1 

2  Ye  lust  and  have  not :  ye  kill,  and  de- 
sire to  have,  and  cannot  obtain  :  ye  fight 
and  war,  yet  ye  have  not,  because  ye  ask 
not. 

3  Ye  ask,  and  receive  not,  because  ye 
ask  amiss,  that  ye  may  consume  it  upon 
your  lusts. 

4  Ye  adulterers  and  adulteresses,  know 
ye  not  that  the  friendship  of  the  world  is 
enmity  with  God  ?  whosoever  therefore  will 
be  a  friend  of  the  world  is  the  enemy  of 
God. 

5  Do  ye  think  that  fhe  scripture  saith  in 
vain,  The  spirit  that  dwelleth  in  us  lusteth 
to  envy  ? 


IV,  V.  Exhortation  to  patience. 

6  But  he  giveth  more  grace.  Wherefore 
he  saith,  God  resisteth  the  proud,  but  giv- 
eth grace  unto  the  humble. 

7  Submit  yourselves  therefore  to  God. 
Resist  the  devil,  and  he  will  flee  from  you. 

8  Draw  nigh  to  God,  and  he  will  draw 
nigh  to  you.  Cleanse  your  hands,  yc  sin- 
ners, and  purify  your  hearts,  ye  double- 
minded. 

9  Be  afllicted,  and  mourn,  and  weep  :  let 
your  laughter  be  turned  to  mourning,  and 
your  joy  to  heaviness. 

10  Humble  yourselves  in  the  sight  of  the 
Lord,  and  he  shall  lift  you  up. 

11  Speak  not  evil  one  of  another,  bre- 
thren. He  that  speaketh  evil  of  his  brother, 
and  judgeth  his  brother,  speaketh  evil  of 
the  law,  and  judgeth  the  law  :  but  if  thou 
judge  the  law,  thou  art  not  a  doer  of  the 
law,  but  a  judge. 

12  There  is  one  lawgiver,  who  is  able  to 
save,  and  to  destroy :  who  art  thou  that 
judgest  another? 

13  Go  to  now,  ye  that  say,  To-day  or  to- 
morrow we  will  go  into  such  a  city,  and 
continue  there  a  year,  and  buy,  and  sell, 
and  get  gain : 

14  Whereas  ye  know  not  what  shall  be 
on  the  morrow.  For  what  is  your  life  ?  It 
is  even  a  vapour,  that  appeareth  for  a  little 
time,  and  then  vanisheth  away. 

15  For  that  ye  ought  to  say.  If  the  Lord 
will,  we  shall  live,  and  do  this,  or  that. 

16  But  now  ye  rejoice  in  your  boastings : 
all  such  rejoicing  is  evil. 

17  Therefore  to  him  that  knoweth  to  do 
good,  and  doeth  it  not,  to  him  it  is  sin. 

CHAP.  V. 

GO  to  now,   ye  rich   men,  weep    and 
hi     ■    " 


howl    for    your    miseries   that    shall 
come  upon  you. 

2  Your  riches  are  corrupted,  and  your 
garments  are  moth-eaten. 

3  Your  gold  and  silver  is  cankered  ;  and 
the  rust  of  them  shall  be  a  witness  against 
you,  and  shall  eat  your  flesh  as  it  were  fire. 
Ye  have  heaped  treasure  together  for  the 
last  days. 

4  Behold,  the  hire  of  the  labourers  who 
have  reaped  down  your  fields,  which  is  of 
you  kept  back  by  fraud,  crieth  ;  and  the 
cries  of  them  which  have  reaped  are  enter- 
ed into  the  ears  of  the  Lord  of  Sabnoth. 

5  Ye  have  lived  in  pleasure  on  the  earth, 
and  been  wanton  ;  ye  have'nourished  your 
hearts,  as  in  a  day  of  slaughter. 

6  Ye  have  condemned  and  killed  the 
just ;   and  he  doth  not  resist  you. 

7  Be  patient  therefore,  brethren,  unto 
the  coming  of  the  Lord.  Behold,  the  hus- 
bandman waitPth  for  the  precious  friiit  of 
tiie  earth,  and  hath  long  j)ntionce  for  it,  tm- 
til  he  receive  the  early  and  latter  rain. 

8  Be  ye  akso  patient  -,  stahlish  your  hearts: 
for  the'  coming  of  the  Lord  draweth 
nigh. 

9  Grudge  not  one  against  another,  bre- 

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Peter  blesses  God 
thren,  lest  ye  be  condemned  :  behold,  the 
Judge  standeth  before  the  door. 

10  Take,  my  brethren,  the  prophets,  who 
have  spoken  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  for 
an  example  of  suffering  affliction,  and  of 
patience. 

11  Behold,  we  count  them  happy  which 
endure.  Ye  have  heard  of  the  patience  of 
Job,  and  have  seen  the  end  of  the  Lord ; 
that  the  Lord  is  very  pitiful,  and  of  tender 
mercy. 

12  But  above  all  things,  my  brethren, 
swear  not,  neither  by  heaven,  neither  by 
the  earth,  neither  by  any  other  oath  :  but 
let  your  yea,  be  yea  ;  and  your  nay,  nay  ; 
lest  ye  fall  into  condemnation. 

13  Is  any  among  you  afflicted  ?  let  him 
pray.     Is  anj^  merry  ?  let  him  sing  psalms. 

14  Is  any  sick  among  you  ?  let  him  call 
for  the  elders  of  the  church ;  and  let  them 
pray  over  him,  anointing  him  with  oil  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  : 


I.  PETER.  for  spiritual  graces. 

15  And  the  prayer  of  faith  shall  save  the 
sick,  and  the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up ;  and 
if  he  have  committed  sins,  they  shall  be  for- 
given him. 

16  Confess  your  faults  one  to  another, 
and  pray  one  for  another,  that  ye  may  be 
healed.  The  effectual  fervent  prayer  of  a 
righteous  man  availeth  much. 

17  Elias  was  a  man  subject  to  like  pas- 
sions as  we  are,  and  he  prayed  earnestly 
that  it  might  not  rain :  and  it  rained  not 
on  the  earth  by  the  space  of  three  years 
and  six  months. 

18  And  he  prayed  again,  and  the  hea- 
ven gave  rain,  and  the  earth  brought  forth 
her  iruit. 

19  Brethren,  if  any  of  you  do  err  from 
the  truth,  and  one  convert  him  ; 

20  Let  him  know,  that  he  which  con- 
verteth  the  sinner  from  the  error  of  his 
wa}'  shall  save  a  soul  from  death,  and  shall 
hide  a  multitude  of  sins. 


H  The  First  Epistle  general  of  PETER. 


CHAP.  I. 

PETER,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to 
the  strangers  scattered  throughout 
Pontus,  Galatia,  Cappadocia,  Asia,  and 
Bithynia, 

2  Elect  according  to  the  foreknowledge 
of  God  the  Father,  through  sanctification 
of  the  Spirit,  unto  obedience  and  sprink- 
ling of  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ :  Grace 
unto  you,  and  peace,  be  multiplied. 

3  Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which,  according  to  his 
abundant  mercy,  hath  begotten  us  again 
unto  a  livelj'^  hope  by  the  resurrection  of 
Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead, 

4  To  an  inheritance  incorruptible,  and 
undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away,  re- 
served in  heaven  for  you, 

5  Who  are  kept  by  the  power  of  God 
through  faith  unto  salvation,  ready  to  be 
revealed  in  the  last  time. 

6  Wherein  ye  greatly  rejoice,  though 
now  for  a  season  (if  need  be)  ye  are  in 
iieaviness  through  manifold  temptations : 

7  That  the  trial  of  your  faith,  being  much 
more  precious  than  of  gold  that  perisheth, 
though  it  be  tried  with  tire,  might  be  found 
unto  praise,  and  honour,  and  glory,  at  the 
appearing  of  Jesus  Christ: 

8  Whom  having  not  seen,  ye  love  ;  in 
whom,  though  now  ye  see  him  not,  yet  be- 
lieving, ye  rejoice  with  joy  unspeakable, 
and  full  of  glory  : 

9  Receiving  the  end  of  your  faith,  even 
the  salvation  of  your  souls. 

10  Of  which  salvation  the  prophets  have 
inquired  and  searched  diligently,  who  pro- 
phesied of  the  grace  that  should  come  unto 
you  : 

11  Searching  what  or  what  manner  of 


time  the  Spirit  of  Christ  which  was  in  them 
did  signify,  when  it  testified  beforehand  the 
sufferings  of  Christ,  and  the  glory  that 
should  follow. 

12  Unto  whom  it  was  revealed,  that  not 
unto  themselves,  but  unto  us  they  did  mi- 
nister the  things  which  are  now  reported 
unto  you  by  them  that  have  preached  the 
gospel  unto  j^ou,  with  the  Holy  Ghost  sent 
down  from  heaven ;  which  things  the  an- 
gels desire  to  look  into. 

13  Wherefore  gird  up  the  loins  of  your 
mind,  be  sober,  and  hope  to  the  end  for 
the  grace  that  is  to  be  brought  unto  you  at 
the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ : 

14  As  obedient  children,  not  fashioning 
yourselves  according  to  the  former  lusts  in 
your  ignorance : 

15  JBut  as  lie  which  hath  called  you  is 
holy,  so  be  ye  holy  in  all  manner  of  con- 
versation ; 

16  Because  it  is  written.  Be  ye  holy; 
for  I  am  holy. 

17  And  if  ye  call  on  the  Father,  who 
without  respect  of  persons  judgeth  accord- 
ing to  every  man's  work,  pass  the  time  of 
your  sojourning  ha^e  in  fear : 

IS  Forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  ye  were 
not  redeemed  with  corruptible  things,  as 
silver  and  gold,  from  your  vain  conversa- 
tion received  by  tradition  from  your  fa- 
thers ; 

19  But  with  the  precious  blood  of  Christ, 
as  of  a  lamb  without  blemish  and  without 
spot : 

20  Who  verily  was  fore-ordained  before 
the  foundation  of  the  world,  but  was  mani- 
fest in  these  last  times  for  you, 

21  Who  by  him  do  believe  in  God,  that 
raised  him  up  from  the  dead,  and  gave  him 

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Christ  the  corner  stone.  CHAP. 

glory  ;  that  your  faith  and  hope  might  be 
in  God. 

22  Seeing  ye  have  purified  your  souls  in 
obeying  the  truth  through  the  Spirit  unto 
unfeigned  love  of  the  brethren,  sec  that  ye 
love  one  another  with  a  pure  heart  fer- 
vently : 

23  Being  born  again,  not  of  corruptible 
seed,  but  of  incorruptible,  by  the  word  of 
God,  which  liveth  and  abideth  for  ever. 

24  For  all  flesh  is  as  grass,  and  all  the 
glory  of  man  as  the  flower  of  grass.  The 
grass  withereth,  and  the  flower  thereof 
falleth  awaj^ : 

25  But  the  word  of  the  Lord  endureth 
for  ever.  And  this  is  the  word  which  by 
the  gospel  is  preached  unto  vou. 

CHAP.  n. ' 

WHEREFORE,  laying  aside  all  ma- 
lice, and  all  guile,  and  hypocrisies, 
and  envies,  and  all  evil-speakings, 

2  As  new-born  babes  desire  the  sin- 
cere milk  of  the  word,  that  ye  may  grow 
thereby : 

3  If  so  be  ye  have  tasted  that  the  Lord 
is  gracious : 

4  To  whom  coming  as  unto  a  living 
stone,  disallowed  indeed  of  men,  but  chosen 
of  God,  and  precious, 

5  Ye  also,  as  lively  stones,  are  built  up  a 
spiritual  house,  an  holy  priesthood,  to  oner 
up  spiritual  sacrifices,  acceptable  to  God 
by  Jesus  Christ. 

6  Wherefore  also  it  is  contained  in  the 
scripture.  Behold,  I  lay  in  Sion  a  chief  cor- 
ner-stone, elect,  precious  :  and  he  that  be- 
lieveth  on  him  shall  not  be  confounded. 

7  Unto  you  therefore  which  believe  he  is 
precious  :  but  unto  them  which  be  disobe- 
dient, the  stone  which  the  builders  disal- 
lowed, the  same  is  made  the  head  of  the 
corner, 

8  And  a  stone  of  stumbling,  and  a  rock 
of  offence,  even  to  them  which  stumble  at 
the  word,  being  disobedient:  whereunto 
also  they  were  appointed. 

9  But  ye  are  a  chosen  generation,  a 
royal  priesthood,  an  holy  nation,  a  peculiar 
people  ;  that  ye  should  shew  forth  the 
praises  of  him  who  hath  called  you  out  of 
darkness  into  his  marvellous  light: 

10  Which  in  time  past  were  not  a  people, 
but  are  now  the  people  of  God  :  which  had 
not  obtained  mercy,  but  now  have  obtained 
mercj". 

11  Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  ymi,  as 
strangers  and  pilgrims,  abstain  from  fleshly 
lusts,  whicli  war  against  the  soul ; 

12  Having  your  conversation  honest 
among  the  Gentiles:  that,  whereas  they 
speak  against  you  as  evil-doers,  thej-  may 
bv  your  good  works,  which  they  shall  be- 
hold, glorify  God  in  the  day  of  visitation. 

13  Submit  yourselves  to  every  ordinance 
of  man  for  the  Lord's  sake:  whether  it  be 
to  the  king,  as  supreme; 

14  Or  unto  governors,  as  unto  them  that 


II,  III.  Divers  exhortations 

are  sent  by  him  for  the  punishment  of  evil- 
doers, and  for  the  praise  of  them  that  do 
well. 

15  For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that  with 
well-doing  ye  may  put  to  silence  the  igno- 
rance of  Ibolish  men : 

16  As  free,  and  not  using  your  liberty 
for  a  cloak  of  maliciousness,  but  as  the  ser- 
vants of  God. 

17  Honour  all  men.  Love  the  brother- 
hood.    Fear  God.     Honour  the  king. 

18  Servants,  be  subject  to  your  masters 
with  all  fear  ;  not  only  to  the  good  and  gen- 
tle, but  also  to  the  froward. 

19  For  this  is  thank-worthy,  if  a  man  for 
conscience  toward  God  endure  grief,  suffer- 
ing wrongfulh^ 

20  For  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when  ye  be 
buffeted  for  your  faults,  ye  shall  take  it 
patiently?  but  if,  when  ye  do  well,  and 
suffer/wr  it,  ye  take  it  patiently,  this  is  ac- 
ceptable with  God. 

21  For  even  hereunto  were  ye  called  : 
because  Christ  also  suffered  for  us,  leaving 
us  an  example,  that  ye  should  follow  his 
steps : 

22  Who  did  no  sin,  neither  was  guile 
found  in  his  mouth  : 

23  Who,  when  he  was  reviled,  reviled 
not  again  ;  when  he  suffered,  he  threatened 
not ;  but  committed  himself  to  him  that 
judgeth  righteously  : 

24  Who  his  own  self  bare  our  sins  in  his 
own  body  on  the  tree,  that  we,  being  dead 
to  sins,  should  live  unto  righteousness  :  by 
whose  stripes  ye  were  healed. 

25  For  ye  were  as  sheep  going  astray ; 
but  are  now  returned  unto  the  Shepherd 
and  Bishop  of  vour  souls. 

CHAP.  IIL 

LIKEWISE,  )e  wives,  he  in  subjection 
to  your  own  husbands  ;  that,  if  any 
obey  not  the  word,  they  also  may  without 
the  word  be  won  by  the  conversation  of  the 
wives ; 

2  While  they  behold  your  chaste  con- 
versation coupled  with  fear. 

3  Whose  adorning  let  it  not  be  that  out- 
ward adorning  of  plaiting  the  hair,  and  of 
wearing  of  gold,  or  of  putting  on  of  apparel ; 

4  But  hi  it  he  the  hidden  man  of  the 
heart,  in  that  which  is  not  corruptible,  even 
the  ornament  of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit, 
which  is  in  the  sight  of  God  of  groat  price. 

5  For  after  this  manner  in  tlie  old  time 
the  holy  women  also,  who  trusted  in  God, 
adorned  themselves,  being  in  subjection 
unto  their  own  husbands  : 

6  Even  as  Sara  obeyed  Abraham,  call- 
ing him  lord:  whose  daughters  ye  are,  as 
long  as  ye  do  well,  and  are  not  afraid  with 
any  amazement. 

7  Likewise,  ye  husbands,  dwell  with  them 
according  to  knowledge,  giving  lionounmto 
the  wife,  as  unto  the  weaker  vessel,  aud  as 
being  heirs  together  of  the  grace  of  life ; 
that  vour  prayers  be  not  hindered. 

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^Exhortation  to  cease  from  sin.        I. 

8  Finally,  be  ye  all  of  one  mind,  having 
compassion  one  of  another ;  love  as  bre- 
thren, be  pitiful,  be  courteous : 

9  Not  rendering  evil  for  evil,  or  railing 
for  railing  ;  but  contrariwise,  blessing  ; 
knowing  that  ye  are  thereunto  called,  that 
ye  should  inherit  a  blessing. 

10  For  he  that  will  love  life,  and  see 
good  days,  let  him  refrain  his  tongue  from 
«vil,  and  his  lips  that  they  speak  no  guile  : 

11  Let  him  eschew  evil,  and  do  good: 
Jet  him  seek  peace,  and  ensue  it. 

12  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  over  the 
righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open  unto  their 
prayers :  but  the  face  of  the  Lord  is  against 
tl  em  that  do  evil. 

13  And  who  is  he  that  will  harm  you, 
if  ye  be  followers  of  that  which  is  good  ? 

14  But  and  if  ye  suffer  for  righteousness' 
sake,  happy  arc  ye ;  and  be  not  afraid  of 
their  terror,  neither  be  troubled  ; 

15  But  s:<nctify  the  Lord  God  in  your 
hearts:  and  be  ready  always  to  give  an  an- 
swer to  everj'  man  that  asketh  you  a  reason 
of  the  hope  that  is  in  you,  with  meekness 
and  fear. 

16  Having  a  good  conscience  ;  that 
whereas  they  speak  evil  of  you,  as  of  evil- 
<]oers,  they  may  be  ashamed  that  falsely 
accuse  your  good  conversation  in  Christ. 

17  For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of  God  be 
so,  that  ye  suffer  for  well-doing,  than  for 
«vil-doing. 

18  For  Christ  also  hath  once  suffered  for 
sins,  the  just  for  the  unjust,  that  he  might 
bring  us  to  God,  being  put  to  death  in  the 
flesh,  but  quickened  by  the  Spirit: 

19  By  which  also  he  went  and  preached 
unto  the  spirits  in  prison  ; 

20  Which  sometime  were  disobedient, 
when  once  the  long-suffering  of  God  waited 
in  the  days  of  Noah,  while  the  ark  was 
a  preparing,  wherein  few,  that  is,  eight 
souls,  were  saved  by  water. 

21  The  like  figure  whereunto,  even  bap- 
tism, doth  also  now  save  us,  (not  the  put- 
ting away  of  the  filth  of  the  flesh,  but  the 
answer  of  a  good  conscience  toward  God,) 
by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ : 

22  Who  is  gone  into  heaven,  and  is  on 
the  right  hand  of  God  ;  angels,  and  autho- 
rities, and  powers  being  made  subject  unto 
him. 

CHAP.  IV. 

FORASMUCH  then  as  Christ  hath  suf- 
fered for  us  in  the  flesh,  arm  your- 
selves likewise  with  the  same  mind :  for  he 
that  hath  suffered  in  the  flesh  hath  ceased 
from  sin ; 

2  That  he  no  longer  should  live  the  rest 
of  his  time  in  the  flesh  to  the  lusts  of  men, 
but  to  the  will  of  God. 

3  For  the  time  past  of  our  life  may  suf- 
fice us  to  have  wrought  the  will  of  the  Gen- 
tiles, when  we  walked  in  lasciviousness, 
lusts,  excess  of  wine,  revellings,  banquet- 
ings,  and  abominable  idolatries  : 


PETER.  Exhortation  to  faith. 

4  Wherein  they  think  it  strange  that  ye 
run  not  with  them  to  the  same  excess  of 
riot,  speaking  evil  of  you  : 

5  Who  shall  give  account  to  him  that  is 
ready  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

6  For,  for  this  cause  was  the  gospel 
preached  also  to  them  that  are  dead,  that 
they  might  be  judged  according  tomen  in  the 
flesh,  but  live  according  to  God  in  the  spirit. 

7  But  the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand : 
be  ye  therefore  sober,  and  watch  unto 
prayer. 

8  And  above  all  things  have  fervent 
charity  among  yourselves  :  for  charity  shall 
cover  the  multitude  of  sins. 

9  Use  hospitality  one  to  another  without 
grudging. 

10  As  every  man  hath  received  the  gift, 
even  so  minister  the  same  one  to  another,  as 
good  stewards  of  the  manifold  grace  of  God. 

1 1  If  any  man  speak,  let  him  speak  as  the 
oracles  of  God  ;  if  any  man  minister,  let  him 
do  it  as  of  the  ability  which  God  giveth  : 
that  God  in  all  things  may  be  glorified 
through  Jesus  Christ ;  to  whom  be  praise 
and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

12  Beloved,  think  it  not  strange,  con- 
cerning the  fiery  trial  which  is  to  try  you, 
as  though  some  strange  thing  happened 
unto  you  : 

13  But  rejoice,  inasmuch  as  ye  are  par- 
takers of  Christ's  sufferings  ;  that,  when 
his  glory  shall  be  revealed,  ye  may  be  glad 
also  with  exceeding  joy. 

14  If  ye  be  reproached  for  the  name  of 
Christ,  happy  ore  ye  ;  for  the  Spirit  of  glo- 
ry and  of  God  resteth  upon  you.  On  their 
part  he  is  evil  spoken  of,  but  on  your  part 
he  is  glorified. 

15  But  let  none  of  you  suffer  as  a  mur- 
derer, or  as  a  thief,  or  as  an  evil-doer,  or  as 
a  busybody  in  other  men's  matters. 

16  Yet  if  any  man  suffer  as  a  Christian, 
let  him  not  be  ashamed ;  but  let  him  glori- 
fy God  on  this  behalf 

17  For  the  time  is  come  that  judgment 
must  begin  at  the  house  of  God  :  and  if  it 
first  begin  at  us,  what  shall  the  end  be  of 
them  that  obey  not  the  gospel  of  God  ? 

18  And  if  the  righteous  .scarcely  be 
saved,  where  shall  the  ungodlj-  and  the 
sinner  appear  ? 

19  Wherefore  let  them  that  suffer  ac- 
cording to  the  will  of  God,  commit  the 
keeping  of  their  souls  to  hi7n  in  well-doing, 
as  unto  a  faithful  Creator. 

CHAP.  V. 

THE  elders  which  are  among  you  I  ex- 
hort, who  am  also  an  elder,  and  a  wit- 
ness of  the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and  also  a 
partaker  of  the  glory  that  shall  be  revealed  : 

2  Feed  the  flock  of  God  which  is  among 
you,  taking  the  oversight  thereof,  not  by 
constraint,  but  willingly  ;  not  for  filthy 
lucre,  but  of  a  ready  mind  ; 

3  Neither  as  being  lords  over  God's  heri- 
tage, but  being  ensamples  to  the  flock. 

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Of  the  increase  of  God^s  grace.        CHAP.  I. 


4  And  when  the  chief  Shepherd  shall 
appear,  ye  shall  receive  a  crown  of  glory 
that  fadeth  not  away. 

5  Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit  your- 
selves unto  the  elder.  Yea,  all  of  you  be 
subject  one  to  another,  and  be  clothed  with 
humility  :  for  God  resisteth  the  proud,  and 
giveth  grace  to  the  humble. 

6  Humble  yourselves  therefore  under  the 
mighty  hand  of  God,  that  he  may  exalt  you 
in  due  time  : 

7  Casting  all  your  care  upon  him ;  for 
he  careth  for  you. 

S  Be  sober,  be  vigilant ;  because  your 
adversary  the  devil,  as  a  roaring  lion,  vvalk- 
eth  about,  seeking  whom  he  may  devour : 

9  VVIiom  resist  steadfast  in'  the  faith, 
knowing  that  the  same  afflictions  are  ac- 


False  teachers  foretold. 


complished  in  your  brethren  that  are  in  the 
world. 

10  But  the  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath 
called  us  unto  his  eternal  glory  by  Christ  .le- 
sus,  after  that  ye  have  suflered  awhile,  make 
you  perfect,  stablish,  strengthen,  settle  you. 

11  To  him  be,  glory  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

12  By  Silvanus,  a  faithful  brother  unto 
you,  as  I  supjpose,  I  liavc  written  briefly, 
exhorting,  and  testifying  that  this  is  the 
true  grace  of  God  wherein  ye  stand. 

13  The  church  that  is  at  Babylon,  elect- 
ed together  with  yuii,  saluteth  you  ;  and  so 
doth  Marcus  my  son. 

14  Greet  ye  one  another  with  a  kiss  of 
charity.  Peace  be  with  you  all  that  are  in 
Christ  Jesus.     Amen. 


U  The  Second  Epistle  general  of  PETER. 


CHAP.  I. 

SIMON  Peter,  a  servant  and  an  apostle 
of  Jesus  Christ,  to  them  that  have  ob- 
tained like  precious  faith  with  us  through 
the  righteousness  of  God  and  our  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ : 

2  Grace  and  peace  be  multiplied  unto 
you  through  the  knowledge  of  God,  and 
of  Jesus  our  Lord, 

3  According  as  his  divine  power  hath 
given  unto  us  all  things  that  pei-tain  unto 
life  and  godliness,  through  the  knowledge 
of  him  that  hath  called  us  to  glory  and 
virtue : 

4  Whereby  are  given  unto  us  exceeding 
great  and  precious  promises ;  that  by  these 
ye  might  be  partakers  of  the  divine  nature, 
having  escaped  the  corruption  that  is  in 
the  world  through  lust. 

.5  And  beside  this,  giving  all  diligence, 
add  to  your  faith,  virtue ;  and  to  virtue, 
knowledge  ; 

6  And  to  knowledge,  temperance ;  and 
to  temperance,  patience;  and  to  patience, 
godliness ; 

7  And  to  godliness,  brotherly  kindness  ; 
and  to  brotherly  kindness,  charity. 

8  For  if  these  things  be  in  you,  and 
abound,  they  make  you  that  ye  shall  neither 
be  barren  nor  unfruitful  in  the  knowledge 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

9  But  he  that  lacketh  these  things  is 
blind,  and  cannot  see  afar  off,  and  hath  fbr- 
gotten  that  he  was  purged  from  his  old  sins. 

10  Wherefore  the  rather,  brethren,  give 
diligence  to  make  your  calling  and  election 
sure :  for  if  ye  do  these  things,  ye  shall 
never  fall : 

11  For  so  an  entrance  shall  be  minister- 
ed unto  you  abundantly  into  the  everlast- 
ing kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ. 

12  Wherefore  I  will  not  be  negligent  to 
put  you  alway  in  remembrance  of  these 

25 


things,  though  ye  know  them.,  and  be  es- 
tablished in  the  present  truth. 

1.3  Yea,  I  think  it  meet,  as  long  as  I  am 
in  this  tabernacle,  to  stir  you  up  by  putting 
you  in  remembrance ; 

14  Knowing  that  shortly  I  must  put  off' 
this  my  tabernacle,  even  as  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  hath  shewed  me. 

15  Moreover,  I  will  endeavour  that  ye 
may  be  able,  after  my  decease,  to  have  these 
things  alway  in  remembrance. 

16  For  we  have  not  followed  cunningly 
devised  fables,  when  we  made  known  unto 
you  the  power  and  coming  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  but  were  eye-witnesses  of  his 
majesty. 

17  For  he  received  from  God  the  Father 
honour  and  glory,  when  there  came  such  a 
voice  to  him  from  the  excellent  glory,  This 
is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well 
pleased. 

18  And  this  voice  which  came  fr<jm  hea- 
ven wc  heard,  when  we  were  with  him  in 
the  holy  mount. 

19  We  have  also  a  more  sure  word  of 
prophec}' ;  whereunto  ye  do  well  that  ye 
take  heed,  as  unto  a  light  that  shineth  in  a 
dark  place,  until  the  day  dawn,  and  the 
day-star  arise  in  your  hearts  : 

20  Knowing  this  first,  that  no  prophecy 
of  the  scripture  is  of  any  private  interpreta- 
tion. 

21  For  the  prophecy  came  not  in  old 
time  by  the  will  of  man  :  but  holy  men  of 
God  spake  as  thcyiccre  moved  by  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

CHAP.  n. 

BUT  there  were  false  prophets  also 
among  the  people,  even  as  there  shall 
be  false  teachers  among  you,  who  privily 
shall  bring  in  (iamnahle  lifresies,  even  de- 
nying the  Lord  that  bouglit  them,  and  bring 
ujion  themselves  swift  destruction. 
2  And  many  shall  follow  their  pernicious 
193 


Description  of  evil  seducers.  II.  PETER. 

ways ;    by   reason  of  whom  the  way  of 
truth  shall  be  evil  spoken  of. 

3  And  through  covetousness  shall  they 
with  feigned  words  make  merchandise  of 


Of  Christ'' s  second  coming. 


tion  :  for  of  whom  a  man  is  overcome,  of 
the  same  is  he  brought  in  bondage. 

20  For  if  after  they   have  escaped  the 

pollutions  of  the  world  through  the  know- 

you  :  whose  judgment  now  of  a  long  time  I  ledge  of  the  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 


lingereth  not,  and  their  damnation  slum 
bereth  not. 

4  For  if  God  spared  not  the  angels  that 
sinned,  but  cast  them  down  to  hell,  and  de- 
livered tkcm  into  chains  of  darkness,  to  be 
reserved  unto  judgment ; 

5  A  nd  spared  not  the  old  world,  but  saved 
Noah  the  eighth  person,  a  preacher  of 
righteousness,  bringing  in  the  flood  upon 
the  world  of  the  ungodly  ; 

6  And  turning  the  cities  of  Sodom  and 
Gomorrah  into  ashes,  condemned  thc7n  with 
an  overthrow,  making  them  an  ensample 
unto  those  that  after  should  live  ungodly ; 

7  And  delivered  just  Lot,  vexed  with  the 
filthy  conversation  of  the  wicked  : 

8  (For  that  righteous  man  dwelling 
among  them,  in  seeing  and  hearing,  vexed 
his  righteous  soul  from  day  to  daj-  with 
their  unlawful  deeds;) 

9  The  Lord  knoweth  how  to  deliver  the 
godly  out  of  temptations,  and  to  reserve  the 
unjust  unto  the  day  of  judgment  to  be 
punished : 

10  But  chiefly  them  that  walk  after  the 
flesh  in  the  lust  of  uncleanness,  and  despise 
government.  Presumptuous  are  they,  self- 
willed  ;  they  are  not  afraid  to  speak  evil  of 
dignities. 

11  Whereas  angels,  which  are  greater  in 
power  and  might,  bring  not  railing  accusa- 
tion against  them  before  the  Lord. 

12  But  these,  as  natural  brute  beasts, 
made  to  be  taken  and  destroyed,  speak  evil 
of  the  things  that  thej- understand  not;  and 
shall  utterly  perish  in  their  own  corruption  : 

13  And  shall  receive  the  reward  of  un- 
righteousness, as  they  that  count  it  pleasure 
to  riot  in  the  day-time.  Spots  they  are  and 
blemishes,  sporting  themselves  with  their 
own  deceivings  while  they  feast  with  you  ; 

14  Having  eyes  full  of  adultery,  and  that 
cannot  cease  from  sin  ;  beguiling  unstable 
souls ;  an  heart  they  have  exercised  with 
covetous  practices  ;  cursed  children  : 

1.5  Which  have  forsaken  the  right  way, 
and  are  gone  astray,  following  the  way  of 
Balaam  the  son  of  Bosor,  who  loved  the 
wages  of  unrighteousness ; 

16  But  was  rebuked  for  his  iniquity :  the 
dumb  ass,  speaking  with  man's  voice,  for- 
bade the  madness  of  the  prophet. 

17  These  are  wells  without  water,  clouds 
that  are  carried  with  a  tempest ;  to  whom 
the  mist  of  darkness  is  reserved  for  ever. 

18  For  when  they  speak  great  swelling 
ioords  of  vanity,  they  allure  through  the 
lusts  of  the  flesh,  through  much  wantonness, 
those  that  were  clean  escaped  from  them 
who  live  in  error. 

19  While  they  promise  them  liberty, 
they  themselves  are  the  servants  of  corrup- 


they  are  again  entangled  therein,  and  over- 
come, the  latter  end  is  worse  with  them  than 
the  beginning. 

21  For  it  had  been  better  for  them  not  to 
have  known  the  way  of  righteousness,  than, 
after  they  have  known  it,  to  turn  from  the 
holy  commandment  delivered  unto  them. 

22  But  it  is  happened  unto  them  accord- 
ing to  the  true  proverb,  The  dog  is  turned 
to  his  own  vomit  again  ;  and.  The  sow  that 
was  washed,  to  her  Mallowing  in  the  mire. 

CHAP.  III. 

THIS  second  epistle,  beloved,  I  now 
write  unto  you ;  in  both  which  I  stir 
up  your  pure  minds  by  way  of  remem- 
brance : 

2  That  ye  may  be  mindful  of  the  words 
which  were  spoken  before  by  the  holy  pro- 
phets, and  of  the  commandment  of  us  the 
apostles  of  the  Lord  and  Saviour  : 

3  Knowing  this  first,  that  there  shall 
come  in  the  last  days  scoffers,  walking  after 
their  own  lusts, 

4  And  saying.  Where  is  the  promise  of 
his  coming  ?  for  since  the  fathers  fell  asleep, 
all  things  continue  as  they  icere  from  the 
beginning  of  the  creation. 

5  For  this  they  willingly  are  ignorant 
of,  that  by  the  word  of  God  the  heavens 
were  of  old,  and  the  earth  standing  out  of 
the  water  and  in  the  water : 

6  Whereby  the  world  that  then  was,  be- 
ing overflowed  with  water,  perished  : 

7  But  the  heavens  and  the  earth,  which 
are  now,  by  the  same  word  are  kept  in 
store,  reserved  unto  fire  against  the  day  of 
judgment  and  perdition  of  ungodly  men. 

8  But,  beloved,  be  not  ignorant  of  this 
one  thing,  that  one  day  is  with  the  Lord  as 
a  thousand  years,  and  a  thousand  years  as 
one  day. 

9  The  Lord  is  not  slack  concerning  his 
promise,  as  some  men  count  slackness;  but 
is  long-suffering  to  us-ward,  not  willing  that 
any  should  perish,  but  that  all  should  come 
to  repentance. 

10  But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come'  as 
a  thief  in  the  night ;  in  the  which  the  hea- 
vens shall  pass  away  with  a  great  noise, 
and  the  elements  shall  melt  with  fervent 
heat,  the  earth  also  and  the  works  that  are 
therein  shall  be  burned  up. 

11  Seeing  then  that  all  these  things 
shall  be  dissolved,  what  manner  of  persons 
ought  ye  to  be  in  all  holy  conversation  and 
godliness, 

12  Looking  for  and  hasting  unto  the 
coming  of  the  day  of  God,  wherein  the 
heavens  being  on  fire  shall  be  dissolved,  and 
the  elements  shall  melt  with  fervent  heat? 

13  Nevertheless  we,  according  to  his 
promise,    look    for    new    heavens   and    a 

194 


John  describes  Christ. 


CHAP.  1. 


new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth  righteousness. 

14  Wherefore,  beloved,  seeing  that  ye 
look  for  such  things,  be  dihgent  that  3'e 
may  be  found  of  him  in  peace,  without  spot, 
and  blameless. 

15  And  account  that  the  long-suffering 
of  our  Lord  is  salvation ;  even  as  our  be- 
loved brother  Paul  also,  according  to  the 
wisdom  given  unto  him,  hath  written  unto 
you ; 

16  As  also  in  all  his  epistles,  speaking  in 
them  of  these  things ;  in  which  are  some 


Comfort  against  sins. 


things  hard  to  be  understood,  which  they 
that  are  unlearned  and  unstable  wrest,  as 
they  do  also  the  other  scriptures,  unto  their 
own  destruction. 

17  Ye  therefore,  beloved,  seeing  ye  know 
these  things  before,  beware  lest  ye  also,  be- 
ing led  away  with  the  error  of  the  wicked, 
fall  from  your  own  steadfastness. 

18  But  grow  in  grace,  and  in  the  know- 
ledge of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 
To  him  be  glory  both  now  and  for  ever. 
Amen. 


U  The  First  Epistle  general  of  JOHN. 


CHAP.  L 

THAT  which  was  from  the  beginning, 
which  we  have  heard,  which  we  have 
seen  with  our  eyes,  which  we  have  looked 
upon,  and  our  hands  have  handled,  of  the 
word  of  life ; 

2  (For  the  life  was  manifested,  and  we 
have  seen  it,  and  bear  witness,  and  shew 
unto  you  that  eternal  life  which  was  with 
the  Father,  and  was  manifested  unto  us  ;) 

3  That  which  we  have  seen  and  heard 
declare  we  unto  you,  that  ye  also  ma.y  have 
fellowship  with  us:  and  truly  our  fellow- 
ship is  with  the  Father,  and  with  his  Son 
Jesus  Christ. 

4  And  these  things  write  we  unto  you, 
that  your  joy  may  be  full. 

5  This  then  is  the  message  which  we 
have  heard  of  him,  and  declare  unto  you, 
that  God  is  light,  and  in  him  is  no  dark- 
ness at  all. 

6  If  we  say  that  we  have  fellowship  with 
him,  and  walk  in  darkness,  we  lie,  and  do 
not  the  truth  : 

7  But  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he  is  in 
the  light,  we  have  fellowship  one  with 
another,  and  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  his 
Son  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin. 

8  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  de- 
ceive ourselves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us. 

9  If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful 
and  just  to  forgive  us  oitr  sins,  and  to 
cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness. 

10  If  we  say  that  we  have  not  sinned,  we 
make  him  a  liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in 
us. 

CHAP.  n. 

"Y  little  children,  these  things  write  I 
unto  you,  that  ye  sin  not.  And  if 
any  man  sin,  we  have  an  advocate  with  the 
Father,  Jesus  Christ  the  righteous : 

2  And  he  is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins : 
and  not  for  ours  only,  but  also  for  the  sins 
of  the  whole  world. 

3  And  hereby  we  do  know  that  we  know 
him,  if  we  keep  his  commandments. 

4  He  that  saith,  I  know  him,  and  keepeth 
not  his  commandments,  is  a  liar,  and  the 
truth  is  not  in  him. 

6  But  whoso  keepeth  his  word,  in  him 


I  verily  is  the  love  of  God  perfected:  hereby 
I  know  we  that  we  are  in  him. 

6  He  that  saith  he  abideth  in  him,  ought 
himself  also  so  to  walk,  even  as  he  walked. 

7  Brethren,  I  write  no  new  command- 
ment unto  you,  but  an  old  commandment 
which  }'e  had  from  the  beginning :  The 
old  commandment  is  the  word  which  ye 
have  heard  from  the  beginning. 

8  Again,  a  new  commandment  I  write 
unto  jou,  which  thing  is  true  in  him  and 
in  you  :  because  the  darkness  is  past,  and 
the  true  light  now  shineth. 

9  He  that  saith  he  is  in  the  light,  and 
hateth  his  brother,  is  in  darkness  even  until 
now. 

10  He  that  loveth  his  brother  abideth  in 
the  light,  and  there  is  none  occasion  of 
stumbling  in  him. 

11  But  he  that  hateth  his  brother  is  in 
darkness,  and  walketh  in  darkness,  and 
knoweth  not  whither  he  goeth,  because 
that  darkness  hath  blinded  his  eyes. 

12  I  write  unto  you,  little  children,  be- 
cause jour  sins  are  forgiven  you  for  his 
name's  sake. 

13  I  write  unto  you,  fathers,  because  ye 
have  known  him  that  is  from  the  beginning. 
I  write  unto  you,  young  men,  because  ye 
have  overcome  the  wicked  one.  I  write 
unto  you,  little  children,  because  j'e  have 
known  the  Father. 

14  I  have  written  unto  you,  fathers,  be- 
cause ye  have  known  him  that  is  from  the 
beginning.  I  have  written  unto  you,  young 
men,  because  ye  are  strong,  an<l  the  word 
of  God  abideth  in  you,  and  ye  have  over- 
come the  wicked  one. 

15  Love  not  the  world,  neither  the  things 
that  are  in  the  world.  If  any  man  love  the 
world,  the  love  of  the  Father  is  not  in 
him. 

16  For  all  that  is  in  the  world,  the  lust 
of  the  flesh,  and  the  lust  of  the  eyes,  and 
the  pride  of  life,  is  not  of  the  Father,  but  is 
of  the  world. 

17  And  the  world  passeth  away,  and  the 
lust  thereof :  but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of 
God  abicleth  for  ever. 

18  Little  children,  it  is  the  last  time  :  and 

195 


God^s  sihgular  love  toioard  us 


I.  JOHN. 


a  motive  to  brotherly  love. 


as  ye  have  heard  that  antichrist  shall  come, 
even  now  are  there  many  antichrists ; 
whereby  we  know  that  it  is  the  last  time. 

19  They  went  out  from  us,  but  they 
were  not  of  us  ;  for  if  they  had  been  of  us, 
they  would  no  doubt  have  continued  with 
us ;  but  they  wmt  out,  that  they  might  be 
made  manifest  that  they  were  not  all  of  us. 

20  But  ye  have  an  unction  from  the  Holy 
One,  and  ye  know  all  things. 

21  I  have  not  written  unto  you  because 
ye  know  not  the  truth,  but  because  ye  know 
it,  and  that  no  lie  is  of  the  truth. 

22  Who  is  a  liar  but  he  that  denieth  that 
Jesus  is  the  Christ  1  He  is  antichrist,  that 
denieth  the  Father  and  the  Son. 

23  Whosoever  denieth  the  Son,  the  same 
hath  not  the  Father :  [but  he  that  acknow- 
ledgctk  the  Son  hath  the  Father  also.] 

24  Let  that  therefore  abide  in  you,  which 
ye  have  heard  from  the  beginning.  If  that 
which  ye  have  heard  from  the  beginning 
shall  remain  in  you,  ye  also  shall  continue 
in  the  Son,  and  in  the  Father. 

25  And  this  is  the  promise  that  he  hath 
promised  us,  eveti  eternal  life. 

26  These  things  have  I  written  unto  you 
concerning  them  that  seduce  you. 

27  But  the  anointing  which  ye  have  re- 
ceived of  him  abideth  in  j'ou,  and  ye  need 
not  that  an}"  man  teach  you :  but  as  the 
same  anointing  teacheth  you  of  all  things, 
and  is  truth,  and  is  no  lie,  and  even  as  it 
hath  taught  )'ou,  ye  shall  abide  in  him. 

28  And  now,  little  children,  abide  in 
him  ;  that  when  he  shall  appear,  we  may 
have  confidence,  and  not  be  ashamed  be- 
fore him  at  his  coming. 

29  If  ye  know  that  he  is  righteous,  ye 
know  tliat  every  one  that  doeth  righteous- 
ness is  born  of  him. 

CHAP.  III. 

BEHOLD,  what  manner  of  love  the  Fa- 
ther hath  bestowed  upon  us,  that  we 
should  be  called  the  sons  of  God  !  therefore 
the  world  knoweth  us  not,  because  it  knew 
him  not. 

2  Beloved,  now  are  we  the  sons  of  God, 
and  it  doth  not  yet  appear  what  we  shall 
be :  but  we  know  that,  when  he  shall  ap- 
pear, we  shall  be  like  him ;  for  we  shall  see 
him  as  he  is. 

3  And  every  man  that  hath  this  hope  in 
him  purifieth  himself,  even  as  he  is  pure. 

4  Whosoever  committeth  sin  transgress- 
eth  also  the  law  :  for  sin  is  the  transgression 
of  the  law. 

5  And  ye  know  that  he  was  manifested 
to  take  away  our  sins ;  and  in  him  is  no 
sin. 

6  Whosoever  abideth  in  him  sinneth  not : 
whosoever  sinneth  hath  not  seen  him,  nei- 
ther known  him. 

7  Little  children,  let  no  man  deceive  you : 
he  that  doeth  righteousness  is  righteous, 
even  as  he  is  righteous. 

8  He  that  committeth  sin  is  of  the  devil ; 


for'the  devil  sinneth  from  the  beginning. 
For  this  purpose  the  Son  of  God  was  mani- 
fested, that  he  might  destroy  the  works  of 
the  devil. 

9  Whosoever  is  born  of  God  doth  not 
commit  sin  ;  for  his  seed  remaineth  in  him  ; 
and  he  cannot  sin,  because  he  is  born  of 
God. 

10  In  this  the  children  of  God  are  mani- 
fest, and  the  children  of  the  devil :  whoso- 
ever doeth  not  righteousness  is  not  of  God, 
neither  he  that  loveth  not  his  brother. 

11  For  this  is  the  message  that  ye  heard 
from  the  beginning,  that  we  should  love 
one  another. 

12  Not  as  Cain,  who  was  of  that  wicked 
one,  and  slew  his  brother.  And  wherefore 
slew  he  him  ?  Because  his  own  works  v.^ere 
evil,  and  his  brother's  righteous. 

13  Marvel  not,  my  brethren,  if  the  world 
hate  you. 

14  We  know  that  we  have  passed  from 
death  unto  life,  because  we  love  the  bre- 
thren. He  that  loveth  not  his  brotlier, 
abideth  in  death. 

15  Whosoever  hateth  his  brother  is  a 
murderer  :  and  ye  know  that  no  murderer 
hath  eternal  life  abiding  in  him. 

16  Hereby  we  perceive  the  love  of  God, 
because  he  laid  down  his  life  for  us  :  and 
we  ought  to  lay  down  our  lives  for  the 
brethren. 

17  But  whoso  hath  this  world's  good, 
and  seeth  his  brother  have  need,  and  shut- 
teth  up  his  bowels  of  compassion  from  him, 
how  dwelleth  the  love  of  God  in  him  ? 

18  My  little  children,  let  us  not  love  in 
word,  neither  in  tongue,  but  in  deed  and  in 
truth. 

19  And  hereby  we  know  that  we  are  of 
the  truth,  and  shall  assure  our  hearts  before 
him. 

20  For  if  our  heart  condemn  us,  God  is 
greater  than  our  heart,  and  knoweth  all 
things. 

21  Beloved,  if  our  heart  condemn  us  not, 
then  have  we  confidence  toward  God. 

22  And  whatsoever  we  ask,  we  receive 
of  him,  because  we  keep  his  command- 
ments, and  do  those  things  that  are  pleasing 
in  his  sight. 

23  And  this  is  his  commandment ;  That 
we  should  believe  on  the  name  of  his  Son 
Jesus  Christ,  and  love  one  another,  as  he 
gave  us  commandment. 

24  And  he  that  keepeth  his  command- 
ments dwelleth  in  him,  and  he  in  him. 
And  hereby  we  know  that  he  abideth  in 
us,  by  the  Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us. 

CHAP.  IV. 

BELOVED,  believe  not  every  spirit,  but 
try  the  spirits  whether  they  are  of 
God  :  because  many  false  prophets  are  gone 
out  into  the  world. 

2  Hereby  know  ye  the  Spirit  of  God : 
Every   spirit   that  confesseth    that    Jesus 
Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh,  is  of  God  : 
196 


Of  trying  the  spirits.  CHAP 

3  And  every  spirit  that  confesseth  not 
that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh,  is  not 
of  God.  And  this  is  that  spirit  of  antichrist, 
whereof  ye  have  heard  tliat  it  should  come  ; 
and  even  now  already  is  it  in  the  world. 

4  Ye  areof  God,  little  children,  and  have 
overcome  them  :  because  greater  is  he  that 
is  in  you,  than  he  that  is  in  the  world. 

5  They  are  of  the  world  :  therefore  speak 
they  of  the  world,  and  the  world  heareth 
them. 

6  We  are  of  God.  He  that  knoweth 
God,  heareth  us;  he  that  is  not  of  God, 
heareth  not  us.  Hereby  know  we  the 
epirit  of  truth  and  the  spirit  of  error. 

7  Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another :  for 
love  is  of  God  ;  and  every  one  that  loveth  is 
born  of  God,  and  knoweth  God. 

8  He  that  loveth  not,  knoweth  not  God ; 
for  God  is  love. 

9  In  this  was  manifested  the  love  of  God 
toward  us,  because  that  God  sent  his  only- 
begotten  Son  into  the  world,  that  we  might 
live  through  him. 

10  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we  loved  God, 
but  that  he  loved  us,  and  sent  his  Son  to  be 
the  propitiation  for  our  sins. 

11  Beloved,  if  God  so  loved  us,  we  ought 
also  to  love  one  another. 

12  No  man  hath  seen  God  at  an)'  time. 
If  we  love  one  another,  God  dwelleth  in  us, 
and  his  love  is  perfected  in  us. 

13  Hereby  know  we  that  we  dwell  in 
him,  and  he  in  us,  because  he  hath  given 
us  of  his  Spirit. 

14  And  we  have  seen  and  do  testify,  that 
the  Father  sent  the  Son  to  be  the  Saviour 
of  the  world. 

15  Whosoever  shall  confess  that  Jesus  is 
the  Son  of  God,  God  dwelleth  in  him,  and 
he  in  God. 

16  And  we  have  known  and  believed  the 
love  that  God  hath  to  us.  God  is  love  : 
and  he  that  dwelleth  in  love,  dwelleth  in 
God,  and  God  in  him. 

17  Herein  is  our  love  made  perfect,  that 
we  may  have  boldness  in  the  day  of  judg- 
ment: because  as  he  is,  so  are  we  in  this 
world. 

18  There  is  no  fear  in  love ;  but  perfect 
love  casteth  out  fear  :  because  fear  hath 
torment.  He  that  feareth,  is  not  made  per- 
fect in  love. 

19  We  love  him,  because  he  first  loved  us. 

20  If  a  man  say,  I  love  God,  and  hateth 
his  brother,  he  is  a  liar.  For  he  that  loveth 
not  his  brother,  whom  he  hath  seen,  how 
can  he  love  God,  whom  he  hath  not  seen  ? 

21  And  this  commandment  have  we  from 
him,  That  he  wlio  loveth  God,  love  his 
brother  also. 

CHAP.  V. 

WHOSOEVER  believeth   that  Jesus 
is  the  Christ,  is  born  of  God  :  and 
every  one  that  loveth  him  that  begat,  loveth 
him  also  that  is  begotten  of  him. 
2  By  this  we  know  that  we  love  the  chil- 


V. 


Jesus  is  the  son  of  God,  Sfc. 
dren  of  God,  when  we  love  God,  and  keep 
his  commandments. 

3  For  this  is  the  love  of  God,  that  we 
keep  his  commandments;  and  his  com- 
mandmeiits  are  not  grievous. 

4  For  whatsoever  is  born  of  God,  over- 
cometh  the  world  :  and  (his  is  the  victory 
that  overcometh  the  world,  even  our  faith. 

5  Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the  world, 
but  he  that  believeth  that  Jesus  is  the  Son 
of  God? 

6  This  is  he  that  came  by  water  and 
blood,  even  Jesus  Christ ;  not  by  water 
only,  but  by  water  and  blood.  And  it  is 
the  Spirit  that  beareth  witness,  because  the 
Spirit  is  truth. 

7  For  tiiere  are  three  that  bear  record  in 
heaven,  the  Father,  the  Word,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost :  and  these  three  are  one. 

8  And  there  are  three  that  bear  witness 
in  earth,  the  spirit,  and  the  water,  and  the 
blood  :  and  these  three  agree  in  one. 

9  If  we  receive  the  witness  of  men,  the 
witness  of  God  is  greater  :  for  this  is  the 
witness  of  God  which  he  hath  testified  of 
his  Son. 

10  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  of  God 
hath  the  witness  in  himself:  he  that  be- 
lieveth not  God,  hath  made  him  a  liar,  be- 
cause he  believeth  not  the  record  that  God 
gave  of  his  Son. 

11  And  this  is  the  record,  that  God  hath 
given  to  us  eternal  life  :  and  this  life  is  in 
his  Son. 

12  He  that  hath  the  Son  hath  life  ;  and  lie 
that  hath  not  the  Son  of  God,  hath  not  lile. 

13  These  things  have  I  writlen  unto  \'0u 
that  believe  on  the  name  of  the  Son  of 
God  ;  that  ye  may  know  that  ye  have  eter- 
nal life,  and  that  ye  may  believe  on  the  name 
of  the  Son  of  God. 

14  And  this  is  the  confidence  that  we 
have  in  him,  that  if  we  ask  any  thing  ac- 
cording to  his  will,  he  heareth  us : 

15  And  if  we  know  that  he  hoar  us, 
whatsoever  we  ask,  we  know  that  we 
have  the  petitions  that  we  desired  of  him, 

16  If  any  man  see  his  brother  sin  a  sin 
irMch  is  not  unto  deatii,  he  shall  ask,  and 
he  shall  give  liiin  life  Jbr  tlicni  tiiat  sin  not 
unto  death.  There  is  u  sin  unto  death  :  1 
do  not  say  that  he  shall  pray  for  it. 

17  All  unrighteousness  is  sin  :  and  there 
is  a  sin  not  unto  death. 

18  We  know  that  whosoever  is  born  of 
God,  sinneth  not ;  but  he  that  is  begotten 
of  God,  keepeth  liimself,  and  that  wicked 
one  toucheth  him  not. 

19  And  we  know  that  we  are  of  God, 
and  the  whole  world  lieth  in  wickedness. 

20  And  we  know  that  the  S(in  of  God  is 
come,  and  hath  given  us  an  understanding, 
that  we  may  know  him  that  is  true;  and  we 
are  in  him  that  is  true,  <  rm  in  his  Son  Jesus 
Christ.   This  is  the  true  God, and  eternal  life. 

21  Little  children,  keep  yourselves  from 
idols.     Amen. 

197 


U  The  Second  Epistle  of  JOHN. 


THE  elder  unto  the  elect  lady,  and  her 
children,  whom  I  love  in  the  truth  ; 
and  not  I  only,  but  also  all  they  that  have 
known  the  truth ; 

2  For  the  truth's  sake  which  dwelleth  in 
us,  and  shall  be  with  us  for  ever. 

3  Grace  be  with  you,  mercy,  and  peace 
from  God  the  Father,  and  from  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Father,  in 
truth  and  love. 

4  I  rejoiced  greatly,  that  I  found  of  thy 
children  walking  in  truth,  as  we  have  re- 
ceived a  commandment  from  the  Father. 

5  And  now  I  beseech  thee,  lady,  not  as 
though  I  wrote  a  new  commandment  unto 
thee,  but  that  which  we  hud  from  the  be- 
ginning, that  we  love  one  another. 

6  And  this  is  love,  that  we  walk  after  his 
commandments.  This  is  the  command- 
ment, that  as  ye  have  heard  irom  the  be- 
ginning, ye  should  walk  in  it. 

7  For  many  deceivers  are  entered  into 


the  world,  who  confess  not  that  Jesus  Christ 
is  come  in  the  flesh.  This  is  a  deceiver, 
and  an  antichrist. 

8  Look  to  yourselves,  that  we  lose  not 
those  things  which  we  have  wrought,  but 
that  we  receive  a  full  reward. 

9  Whosoever  transgresseth,  and  abideth 
not  in  the  doctrine  of  Christ,  hath  not  God. 
He  that  abideth  in  the  doctrine  of  Christ, 
he  hath  both  the  Father  and  the  Son. 

10  If  there  come  any  unto  you,  and 
bring  not  this  doctrine,  receive  him  not 
into  your  house,  neither  bid  him  God 
speed  : 

1 1  For  he  that  biddeth  him  God  speed, 
is  partaker  of  his  evil  deeds. 

12  Having  many  things  to  write  unto 
you,  I  would  not  icrite  with  paper  and  ink  : 
but  I  trust  to  come  unto  you,  and  speak 
face  to  face,  that  our  joy  may  be  full. 

13  The  children  of  thy  elect  sister  greet 
thee.     Amen. 


U   The   Third  Epistle  of  JOHN. 


THE  elder  unto  the  well-beloved  Gaius, 
whom  I  love  in  the  truth. 

2  Beloved,  I  wish  above  all  things  that 
thou  mayest  prosper  and  be  in  health,  even 
as  thy  soul  prospereth. 

3  For  I  rejoiced  greatly,  when  the  bre- 
thren came  and  testified  of  the  truth  that  is 
in  thee,  even  as  thou  walkest  in  the  truth. 

4  I  have  no  greater  joy  than  to  hear  that 
my  children  walk  in  truth. 

5  Beloved,  thou  doest  faithfully  whatso- 
ever thou  doest  to  the  brethren,  and  to 
strangers ; 

6  Which  have  borne  witness  of  thy  cha- 
rity before  the  church  :  whom  if  thou  bring 
forward  on  their  journe}^  after  a  godly  sort, 
thou  shalt  do  well : 

7  Because  that  for  his  name's  sake  they 
went  forth,  taking  nothing  of  the  Gentiles. 

8  We  therefore  ought  to  receive  such, 
that  we  might  be  fellow-helpers  to  the  truth. 

9  I  wrote  unto  the  church :  but  Diotre- 


phes,  who  loveth  to  have  the  pre-eminence 
among  them,  receiveth  us  not. 

10  Wherefore,  if  I  come,  I  will  remember 
his  deeds  which  he  doeth,  prating  against 
us  with  malicious  words :  and  not  content 
therewith,  neither  doth  he  himself  receive 
the  brethren,  and  forbiddeth  them  that 
would,  and  casteth  tliem  out  of  the  church. 

11  Beloved,  follow  not  that  which  is  evil, 
but  that  which  is  good.  He  that  doeth 
good  is  of  God  :  but  he  that  doeth  evil  hath 
not  seen  God. 

12  Demetrius  hath  good  report  of  all 
vicn,  and  of  the  truth  itself:  yea,  and  we 
also  bear  record;  and  }e  know  that  our 
record  is  true. 

13  I  had  many  things  to  write,  but  I  will 
not  with  ink  and  pen  write  unto  thee  : 

14  But  I  trust  I  shall  shortly  see  thee, 
and  we  shall  speak  face  to  face.  Peace  be 
to  thee.  Our  friends  salute  thee.  Greet 
the  friends  by  name. 


IT   The  General  Epistle  of  JUDE. 


JUDE,  the  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  and 
brother  of  James,  to  them  that  are  sanc- 
tified by  God  the  lather,  and  preserved  in 
Jesus  Christ  and  called  : 

2  Mercy  unto  you,  and  peace,  and  love, 
be  multiplied. 

3  Beloved,  when  I  gave  all  diligence  to 
write  unto  you  of  the  common  salvation,  it 
was  needful  for  me  to  write  unto  you,  and 


exhort  you  that  ye  should  earnestly  con- 
tend for  the  faith  which  was  once  delivered 
unto  the  saints. 

4  For  there  are  certain  men  crept  in  un- 
awares, who  were  before  of  old  ordained  to 
this  condemnation,  ungodly  men,  turning 
the  grace  of  our  God  into  lasciviousness, 
and  denying  the  only  Lord  God,  and  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

198 


Exhortation  to  constancy  in  faith. 

5  I  will  therefore  put  you  in  remem- 
brance, though  ye  once  knew  this,  how  that 
the  Lord,  having  saved  the  people  out  of 
the  land  of  Egypt,  afterward  destroyed 
them  that  believed  not. 

6  And  the  angels  which  kept  not  their 
first  estate,  but  left  their  own  habitation,  he 
hath  reserved  in  everlasting  chains  under 
darkness  unto  the  judgment  of  the  great 
day. 

7  Even  as  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and 
the  cities  about  them  in  like  manner,  giving 
themselves  over  to  fornication,  and  going 
after  strange  flesh,  are  set  forth  for  an  exam- 
ple, suffering  the  vengeance  of  eternal  fire. 

8  Likewise  also  these  ^iMy  dreamers  de- 
file the  flesh,  despise  dominion,  and  speak 
evil  of  dignities. 

9  Yet  Michael  the  archangel,  when  con- 
tending with  the  devil,  (he  disputed  about 
the  body  of  Moses,)  durst  not  bring  against 
him  a  railing  accusation,  but  said.  The 
Lord  rebuke  thee. 

10  But  these  speak  evil  of  those  things 
which  they  know  not:  but  what  they  know 
naturally,  as  brute  beasts,  in  those  things 
they  corrupt  themselves. 

11  Wo  unto  them  !  for  they  have  gone 
in  the  wa)'  of  Cain,  and  ran  greedily  after 
the  error  of  Balaam  for  reward,  and  perish- 
ed in  the  gainsaying  of  Core. 

12  These  are  spots  in  your  feasts  of 
charity,  when  they  feast  with  you,  feeding 
themselves  without  fear  :  clouds  they  are 
without  water,  carried  about  of  winds; 
trees  whose  fruit  withereth,  without  fruit, 
twice  dead,  plucked  up  by  the  roots  ; 

13  Raging  waves  of  the  sea,  foaming  out 
their  own  shame ;  wandering  stars,  to  whom 
is  reserved  the  blackness  of  darkness  for 


CHAP.  I.  Punishment  of  false  teachers. 

14  And  Enoch  also,  the  seventh  from 
Adam,  prophesied  of  these,  saying.  Behold, 
the  Lord  cometh  with  ten  thousand  of  his 
saints, 

15  To  execute  judgment  upon  all,  and 
to  convince  all  that  are  ungodly  among 
them  of  all  their  ungodly  deeds  which  they 
have  ungodly  committed,  and  of  all  theiV 
hard  speeches  which  ungodly  sinners  have 
spoken  against  him. 

16  These  are  murmurers,  complainers, 
walking  after  their  own  lusts;  and  their 
mouth  speaketh  great  swelling  leonh,  hav- 
ing men's  persons  in  admiration  because 
of  advantage. 

17  But,  beloved,  remember  ye  the  words 
which  were  spoken  before  of  the  apostles 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ; 

18  How  that  they  told  you  there  should 
be  mockers  in  the  last  time,  who  should 
walk  after  their  own  ungodly  lusts. 

19  These  be  they  who  separate  them- 
selves, sensual,  having  not  the  Spirit. 

20  But  ye,  beloved,  building  up  your- 
selves on  your  most  holy  faith,  praying  in 
the  Holy  Ghost, 

21  Keep  yourselves  in  the  love  of  God, 
looking  for  the  mercy  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  unto  eternal  life. 

22  And  of  some  have  compassion,  making 
a  difference : 

23  And  others  save  with  fear,  pulling 
them  out  of  the  fire ;  hating  even  the  gar- 
ment spotted  by  the  flesh. 

24  Now  unto  him  that  is  able  to  keep 
you  from  falling,  and  to  present  you  fault- 
less before  the  presence  of  his  glory  with 
exceeding  joy, 

25  To  the  only  wise  God  our  Saviour, 
be  glorj'  and  majesty,  dominion  and  power, 
both  now  and  ever.     Amen. 


The  REVELATION  of  St.  JOHN  the  Divine. 


CHAP.  L 

THE  Revelation  of  Jesus  Christ,  which 
God  gave  unto  him,  to  shew  unto  his 
servants  things  which  must  shortly  come  to 
pass ;  and  he  sent  and  signified  it  by  his 
angel  unto  his  servant  John: 

2  Who  bare  record  of  the  word  of  God, 
and  of  the  testimony  of  Jesus  Christ,  and 
of  all  things  that  he  saw. 

3  Blessed  is  he  that  readeth,  and  they 
that  hear  the  words  of  this  prophecy,  and 
keep  those  things  which  are  written  there- 
in :  for  the  time  is  at  hand. 

4  TOHN  to  the  seven  churches  which 
*l    are  in  Asia :  Grace  be  unto  you, 

and  peace,  from  him  which  is,  and  which 
was,  and  which  is  to  come ;  and  from  the 
seven  Spirits  which  are  before  his  throne ; 

5  And  from  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the 
faithful  Witness,  and  the  first-begotten  of 
the  dead,  and  the  Prince  of  the  kings  of 


the  earth.     Unto  him  that  loved  us,  and 
washed  us  from  our  sins  in  his  own  l)lood, 

6  And  hath  made  us  kings  and  priests 
unto  God  and  his  Father ;  to  him  he  glory 
and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

7  Behold,  he  cometh  with  clouds;  and 
every  eye  shall  see  him,  and  they  also 
which  pierced  him:  and  all  kindreds  of  the 
earth  shall  wail  because  of  him.  Even  so, 
Amen. 

8  I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  begin- 
ning and  the  ending,  .saitli  the  Lord,  which 
is,  and  which  was,  and  which  is  to  come, 
the  Almighty. 

9  I  John,  who  also  am  your  brother,  and 
companion  in  tribulation,  and  in  the  king- 
dom and  patience  of  Jcsu.s  Chri.«t,  was  in 
the  isle  that  is  called  Patmos,  for  the  word 
of  God,  and  for  the  testimony  of  Jesus 
Christ. 

10  I  was  in  the  Spirit  on  the  Lord's  day, 

199 


3^oh.n  writes  to  the 


REVELATION. 


seven  churches  of  Asia. 


and  heard  behind  me  a  great  voice,  as  of  a 
trumpet, 

11  Saying,  I  am  Alpha:  and  Omega,  the 
first  and  tlie  last :  and,  What  thou  seest, 
write  in  a  book,  and  send  it  unto  the  seven 
churches  which  are  in  Asia;  unto  Ephe- 
sus,  and  unto  Smyrna,  and  unto  Pergamos, 
and  unto  Thyatira,  and  unto  Sardis,  and 
unto  Philadelphia,  and  unto  Laodicea. 

12  And  I  turned  to  see  the  voice  that 
spake  with  me.  And  being  turned,  I  saw 
seven  golden  candlesticks ; 

13  And  in  the  midst  of  the  seven  candle- 
sticks o)ic  like  unto  the  Son  of  man,  clothed 
with  a  garment  down  to  the  foot,  and  girt 
about  the  paps  with  a  golden  girdle. 

14  His  head  and  his  hairs  were  white  like 
wool,  as  white  as  snow  ;  and  his  eyes  iccre 
as  a  flame  of  fire ; 

15  And  his  feet  like  unto  fine  brass,  as 
if  they  burned  in  a  furnace;  and  his  voice 
as  the  sound  of  many  waters. 

16  And  he  had  in  his  right  hand  seven 
stars  :  and  out  of  his  mouth  went  a  sharp 
two-edged  sword  :  and  his  countenance 
ivas  as  the  sun  shineth  in  his  strength. 

17  And  when  I  saw  him,  I  fell  at  his  feet 
as  dead.  And  he  laid  his  right  hand  upon 
me,  saying  unto  me,  Fear  not;  I  am  the 
first  and  the  last : 

18  I wn  he  that  liveth,  and  was  dead; 
and  behold,  I  am  alive  for  evermore,  Amen  ; 
and  have  the  keys  of  hell  and  of  death. 

19  Write  the  things  which  thou  hast 
seen,  and  the  things  which  are,  and  the 
things  which  shall  be  hereafter  ; 

20  The  m}'stery  of  the  seven  stars  which 
thou  sawest  in  my  right  hand  and  the 
seven  golden  candlesticks.  The  seven 
stars  are  the  angels  of  the  seven  churches  : 
and  the  seven  candlesticks  which  thou 
sawest  are  the  seven  churches. 

CHAP.  H. 
TTNTO  the  angel  of  the  church  of  Ephe- 
vJ  sus  write :  These  things  saith  he  that 
holdeth  the  seven  stars  in  his  right  hand, 
who  walketh  in  the  midst  of  the  seven  golden 
candlesticks ; 

2  I  know  thy  works,  and  thy  labour,  and 
thy  patience,  and  how  thou  canst  not  bear 
them  which  are  evil ;  and  thou  hast  tried 
them  which  say  they  are  apostles,  and  are 
not;  and  hast  found  them  liars  : 

3  And  hast  borne,  and  hast  patience, and 
for  my  name's  sake  liast  laboured,  and  hast 
not  fainted. 

4  Nevertheless,  I  have  someichaf  against 
thee,  because  thou  hast  left  thy  first  love. 

5  Remember  therefore  from  whence  thou 
art  fallen,  and  repent,  and  do  the  first  works ; 
or  else  I  will  come  unto  thee  quicklj',  and 
will  remove  thy  candlestick  out  of  his  place, 
except  thou  repent. 

6  But  this  thou  hast,  that  thou  hatest  the 
deeds  of  the  Nicolaitanes,  which  I  also  hate. 

7  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what 
the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches  ;  To  him 


that  overcometh  will  I  give  to  eat  of  the 
tree  of  life,  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the 
paradise  of  God. 

8  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in 
Smyrna,  write ;  These  things  saith  the 
first  and  the  last,  which  was  dead,  and  is 
alive  ; 

9  1  know  thy  works,  and  tribulation,  and 
poverty  (but  thou  art  rich),  and  /  know  the 
blasphemy  of  them  which  say  they  are 
Jews,  and  are  not,  but  ai-e  the  synagogue 
of  Satan. 

10  Fear  none  of  those  things  which  thou 
shalt  suffer.  Behold,  the  devil  shall  cast 
some  of  you  into  prison,  that  ye  may  be 
tried ;  and  3'e  shall  have  tribulation  ten 
days.  Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I 
will  give  thee  a  crown  of  life. 

11  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches; 
He  that  overcometh,  shall  not  be  hurt  of 
the  second  death. 

12  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Per- 
gamos write  ;  These  things  saith  he  which 
hath  the  sharp  sword  with  two  edges ; 

13  I  know  th}'  works,  and  where  thou 
dwellest,  even  where  Satan's  seat  is :  and 
thou  boldest  fast  my  name,  and  hast  not  de- 
nied my  faith,  even  in  those  days  wherein 
Antipas  loas  my  faithful  martyr,  who  was 
slain  among  you,  where  Satan  dwelleth. 

14  But  1  have  a  few  things  against  thee, 
because  thou  hast  there  them  that  hold  the 
doctrine  of  Balaam,  who  taught  Balak  to 
cast  a  stumbling  block  before  the  children 
of  Israel,  to  eat  things  sacrificed  unto  idols, 
and  to  commit  fornication. 

15  So  hast  thou  also  them  that  hold  the 
doctrine  of  the  Nicolaitanes,  which  thing  I 
hate. 

16  Repent ;  or  else  I  will  come  unto 
thee  quickly,  and  will  fight  against  them 
with  the  sword  of  my  mouth. 

17  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what 
the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches  :  To 
him  that  overcometh  will  I  give  to  eat  of 
the  hidden  manna,  and  will  give  him  a 
white  stone,  and  in  the  stone  a  new  name 
written,  which  no  man  knoweth,  saving  he 
that  receiveth  it. 

IS  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in 
Thyatira  write  ;  These  things  saith  the  Son 
of  God,  who  hath  his  eyes  like  unto  a  flame 
of  fire,  and  his  feet  ore  like  fine  brass ; 

19  I  know  thy  works,  and  charit}',  and 
service,  and  faith,  and  thy  patience,  and 
thy  works ;  and  the  last  to  be  more  than  the 
first: 

20  Notwithstanding,  I  have  a  few  things 
against  thee,  because  thou  snfferest  that 
woman  Jezebel,  which  calleth  herself  a 
prophetess,  to  teach  and  to  seduce  my  ser- 
vants to  commit  fornication,  and  to  eat 
things  sacrificed  unto  idols. 

21  And  1  gave  her  space  to  repent  of 
her  fortiication,  and  she  repented  not. 

22  Behold,  I  will  cast  her  into  a  bed,  and 

200 


The  church  of  Philadelphia.     CHAP.  Ill 
them  that  commit  adultery  with  her  into 
great   tribulation,   except  they  repent   of 
their  deeds. 

23  And  I  will  kill  her  children  with 
death ;  and  all  the  churches  shall  know 
that  I  am  he  which  searcheth  the  reins  and 
hearts :  and  I  will  give  unto  every  one  of 
you  according  to  your  works. 

24  But  unto  you  I  say,  and  unto  the  rest 
in  Thyatira,  As  many  as  have  not  this  doc- 
trine, and  which  have  not  known  the  depths 
of  Satan,  as  they  speak  ;  I  will  put  upon 
3'ou  none  other  burden  : 

25  But  that  which  ye  have  already,  hold 
fast  till  I  come. 

26  And  he  thatovercometh,  and  keepeth 
my  works  unto  the  end,  to  him  will  1  give 
power  over  the  nations  : 

27  (And  he  shall  rule  them  with  a  rod 
of  iron  ;  as  the  vessels  of  a  potter  shall  they 
be  broken  to  shivers :)  even  as  I  received 
of  my  Father. 

28  And  I  will  give  him  the  morning-star. 

29  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

CHAP.  HI. 
ND  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  in 
Sardis  write ;  The.se  things  saith  he 
that  hath  the  seven  Spirits  of  God,  and  the 
seven  stars ;  I  know  thy  works,  that  thou 
hast  a  name  that  thou  livest,  and  art  dead. 

2  Be  watchful,  and  strengthen  the  things 
which  remain,  that  are  ready  to  die  :  for  I 
have  not  found  thy  works  perfect  before 
God. 

3  Remember  therefore  how  thou  hast  re- 
ceived and  heard,  and  hold  fast,  and  repent. 
If  therefore  thou  shalt  not  watch,  I  will 
come  on  thee  as  a  thief,  and  thou  shalt  not 
know  what  hour  I  will  come  upon  thee. 

4  Thou  hast  a  few  names  even  in  Sardis 
which  have  not  defiled  their  garments ; 
and  they  shall  walk  with  me  in  white  :  for 
they  are  worthy. 

5  He  that  overcometh,  the  same  shall  be 


.  IV.  Hie  vision  of  God^s  throne. 

my  patience,  I  also  will  keep  thee  from  the 
hour  of  temptation,  which  shall  come  upon 
all  the  world,  to  try  them  that  dwell  upon 
the  earth. 

11  Behold,  I  come  quickly  :  hold  that 
fast  which  thou  hast,  that  no  man  take  thy 
crown. 

12  Him  that  overcometh,  will  I  make  a 
pillar  in  the  temple  of  my  God,  and  lie 
shall  go  no  more  out :  and  1  will  write  upon 
him  the  name  of  my  God,  and  the  name  of 
the  city  of  my  God,  w/iich  is  new  Jerusa- 
lem, which  cometh  down  out  of  heaven 
from  my  God :  and  /  ivill  write  upon  him 
my  new  name. 

13  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

14  And  unto  the  angel  of  the  church  of 
the  Laodiceans  write  ;  These  things  saith 
the  Amen,  the  faithful  and  true  Witness, 
the  beginning  of  the  creation  of  God  ; 

15  1  know  thy  works,  that  thou  art  nei- 
ther cold  nor  hot :  I  would  thou  wen  cold 
or  hot. 

16  So  then,  because  thou  art  lukeuarm, 
and  neither  cold  nor  hot,  I  will  spue  thee 
out  of  my  mouth  : 

17  Because  thou  sayest,  I  am  rich,  and 
increased  with  goods,  and  have  need  of 
nothing ;  and  knowest  not  that  thou  art 
wretched,  and  miserable,  and  poor,  and 
blind,  and  naked  : 

18  1  counsel  thee  to  buy  of  me  gold  tried 
in  the  fire,  that  thou  mayest  be  rich  ;  and 
white  raiment,  that  thou  mayest  be  clothed, 
and  t/iat  the  shame  of  thy  nakedness  do  not 
appear ;  and  anoint  thine  eyes  with  eye- 
salve,  that  thou  mayest  see. 

19  As  many  as  I  love,  I  rebuke  and 
chasten  :  be  zealous  therefore,  and  repent. 

20  Behold,  I  stand  at  the  door,  and 
knock  :  If  any  man  hear  my  voice,  and 
open  the  door,  I  will  (;ome  in  to  him,  and 
will  sup  with  him,  and  he  with  me. 

21  To  him  that  overcometh  will  I  grant 
clothed  in  white  raiment;  and  I  will  not | to  sit  with  me  in  my  throne,  even  as  1  also 
blot  out  his  name  out  of  the  book  of  life, ;  overcame,  and  am  set  down  with  my  Father 


but   I  will   confess   his  name   before   my 
Father,  and  before  his  angels. 

6  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what 
the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 

7  And  to  the  angel  of  the  church  in  Phi- 
ladelphia write  ;  These  things  saith  he  that 
is  holy,  he  that  is  true,  he  that  hath  the  key 
of  David,  he  thatopeneth,  and  no  man  shut- 
teth  ;  and  shutteth,  and  no  man  openeth: 

8  I  know  thy  works :  behold,  I  have  set 
before  thee  an  open  door,  and  no  man  can 
shut  it :  for  thou  hast  a  little  strength,  and 
hast  kept  my  word,  and  hast  not  denied 
mv  name. 

9  Behold,  I  will  make  them  of  the  syna 


m  liis  throne. 

22  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him   hear 
what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches. 
CHAP.  IV. 

AFTER  this  I  looked,  and  behold,  a 
door  jras  opened  in  heaven  :  and  the 
first  voice  which  I  heard,  ?<'y/.s-  as  it  were  of 
a  trumpet  talking  with  me;  which  said. 
Come  up  hither,  and  I  will  shew  thee  things 
which  must  be  liereaftcr. 

2  And  immediately  I  was  in  the  Spirit : 
and  beliold,  a  throne  was  set  in  heaven, 
and  one  sat  on  the  throne. 

3  And  he  that  sat  was  to  look  ui)on  like 
a  jasper  and  a  sardine  stone  :  and  f/irre  icas 


gogue  of  Satan,  which  say  they  are  Jews,  I  a  rainbow  round  about  the  throne  in  sight 
and  are  not,  but  do  lie;  behold,  I  will  make  Hike  unto  an  emerald 
them  to  come  and  worship  before  thy  feet, 
and  to  know  that  1  have  loved  thee 


4  And  round  about  the  throne  icerr  four 
and  twenty  seats ;    and  upon  the  scal^  I 


10  Because  thou  hast  kept  the  word  of  saw  four  and  twenty  elders  sitting,  rl"t!:r 
26  201 


The  hook  with  seven  seals. 


REVELATION. 


in  white  raiment ;  and  they  had  on  their 
heads  crowns  of  gold. 

6  And  out  of  the  throne  proceeded  hght- 
nings  and  thunderings  and  voices.  And 
there  ivere  seven  lamps  of  fire  burning  be- 
fore the  throne,  which  are  the  seven  Spirits 
of  God. 

6  And  before  the  throne  there  was  a 
sea  of  glass  like  unto  crystal  ■  and  in  the 
midst  of  the  throne,  and  round  about  the 
throne,  v)cre  four  beasts  full  of  eyes  before 
and  behind. 

7  And  the  first  beast  loas  like  a  lion,  and 
the  second  beast  like  a  calf,  and  the  third 
beast  had  a  face  as  a  man,  and  the  fourth 
beast  was  like  a  flying  eagle. 

8  And  the  four  beasts  had  each  of  them 
six  wings  about  hi7u ;  and  they  were  full  of 
eyes  within :  and  they  rest  not  day  and 
night,  saying,  Holy,  holy,  holy,  Lord  God 
Almighty,  which  was,  and  is,  and  is  to 
come. 

9  And  when  those  beasts  give  glory,  and 
honour,  and  thanks  to  him  that  sat  on  the 
throne,  who  liveth  for  ever  and  ever, 

id  The  four  and  twenty  elders  fall  down 
before  him  that  sat  on  the  throne,  and  wor- 
ship him  that  liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  and 
cast  their  crowns  before  the  throne,  saying, 

11  Thou  art  worthy,  O  Lord,  to  receive 
glory,  and  honour,  and  power :  for  thou 
hast  created  all  things,  and  for  thy  pleasure 
they  are  and  were  created. 

CHAP.  y. 

AND  I  saw  in  the  right  hand  of  him 
that  sat  on  the  throne  a  book  written 
within  and  on  the  back  side,  sealed  with 
seven  seals. 

2  And  I  saw  a  strong  angel  proclaiming 
with  a  loud  voice,  Who  is  worthy  to  open 
the  book,  and  to  loose  the  seals  thereof? 

3  And  no  man  in  heaven,  nor  in  earth, 
neither  under  the  earth,  was  able  to  open 
the  book,  neither  to  look  thereon. 

4  And  I  wept  much,  because  no  man 
was  found  worthy  to  open,  and  to  read  the 
book,  neither  to  look  thereon. 

.5  And  one  of  the  elders  saith  unto  me. 
Weep  not :  behold,  the  Lion  of  the  tribe 
of  Juda,  the  Root  of  David,  hath  prevailed 
to  open  the  book,  and  to  loose  the  seven 
seals  thereof 

6  And  I  beheld,  and  lo,  in  the  midst  of 
the  throne,  and  of  the  four  beasts,  and  in  the 
midst  of  the  elders  stood  a  Lamb  as  it  had 
been  slain,  having  seven  horns,  and  seven 
eyes,  wliich  are  the  seven  Spirits  of  God 
sent  forth  into  all  the  earth. 

7  And  he  came  and  took  the  book  out 
of  the  right  hand  of  him  that  sat  upon  the 
throne. 

8  And  when  he  had  taken  the  book,  the 
four  beasts,  and  four  and  twenty  elders  fell 
down  before  the  Lamb,  having  every  one 
of  them  harps,  and  golden  vials  full  of 
odours,  which  are  the  prayers  of  saints. 

9  And  they  sung  a  new  song,  saying, 


The  seals  opened. 


Thou  art  worthy  to  take  the  book,  and  to 
open  the  seals  thereof:  for  thou  wast  slain, 
and  hast  redeemed  us  to  God  by  thy  blood 
out  of  every  kindred,  and  tongue,  and  peo- 
ple, and  nation ; 

10  And  hast  made  us  unto  our  God  kings 
and  priests :  and  we  shall  reign  on  the 
earth. 

11  And  I  beheld,  and  I  heard  the  voice 
of  many  angels  round  about  the  throne, 
and  the  beasts,  and  the  elders :  and  the 
number  of  them  was  ten  thousand  times  ten 
thousand,  and  thousands  of  thousands  ; 

12  Saying  with  a  loud  voice,  Worthy  is 
the  Lamb  that  was  slain  to  receive  power, 
and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and 
honour,  and  glory,  and  blessing. 

13  And  every  creature  which  is  in  hea- 
ven, and  on  the  earth,  and  under  the  earth, 
and  such  as  are  in  the  sea,  and  all  that  are 
in  them,  heard  I  saying.  Blessing,  and 
honour,  and  glory,  and  power,  be  unto  him 
that  sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and  unto  the 
Lamb,  for  ever  and  ever. 

14  And  the  four  beasts  said,  Amen.  And 
the  four  and  twenty  elders  fell  down  and 
worshipped  him  that  liveth  for  ever  and 
ever. 

CHAP.  VL 

AND  1  saw  when  the  Lamb  opened  one 
of  the  seals,  and  I  heard,  as  it  were 
the  noise  of  thunder,  one  of  the  four  beasts, 
saying,  Come  and  see. 

2  And  I  saw,  and  behold,  a  white  horse: 
and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a  bow  ;  and  a 
crown  was  given  unto  him :  and  he  went 
forth  conquering,  and  to  conquer. 

3  And  when  he  had  opened  the  second 
seal,  I  heard  the  second  beast  say,  Come 
and  see. 

4  And  there  went  out  another  horse  that 
was  red  :  and  power  was  given  to  him  that 
sat  thereon  to  take  peace  from  tlie  earth, 
and  that  they  should  kill  one  another  :  and 
there  was  given  unto  him  a  great  sword. 

5  And  when  he  had  opened  the  third 
seal,  I  heard  the  third  beast  say,  Come  and 
see.  And  1  beheld,  and  lo,  a  black  horse ; 
and  he  that  sat  on  him  had  a  pair  of  ba- 
lances in  his  hand. 

6  And  I  heard  a  voice  in  the  midst  of 
the  four  beasts  say,  A  measure  of  wheat  for 
a  penny,  and  three  measures  of  barley  for 
a  penny  ;  and  see  thou  hurt  not  the  oil  and 
the  wine. 

7  And  when  he  had  opened  the  fourth 
seal,  I  heard  the  voice  of  the  fourth  beast 
say.  Come  and  see. 

8  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  a  pale  horse  : 
and  his  name  that  sat  on  him  was  Death, 
and  hell  followed  with  him.  And  power 
was  given  unto  them  over  the  fourth  part 
of  the  earth,  to  kill  with  sword,  and  with 
hunger,  and  with  death,  and  with  the  beasts 
of  the  earth. 

9  And  when  he  had  opened  the  fifth 
seal,  I  saw  under  the  altar  the  souls  of 

202 


The  number  of  the  sealed.  CHAP, 

them  that  were  slain  for  the  word  of  God, 
and  for  the  testimony  which  they  held: 

10  And  they  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
saying,  How  long,  O  Lord,  ho-ly  and  true, 
dost  thou  not  judge  and  avenge  our  blood 
on  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth  1 

11  And  white  robes  were  given  unto 
every  one  of  them ;  and  it  was  said  imto 
them,  that  they  should  rest  yet  for  a  little 
season,  until  their  fellow-servants  also  and 
their  brethren,  that  should  be  killed  as  they 
were,  should  be  fulfilled. 

12  And  I  beheld  when  he  had  opened 
the  sixth  seal,  and  lo,  there  was  a  great 
earthquake ;  and  the  sun  became  black  as 
sackcloth  of  hair,  and  the  moon  became  as 
blood  : 

13  And  the  stars  of  heaven  fell  unto  the 
earth,  even  as  a  fig-tree  castcth  her  untime- 
ly figs,  when  she  is  shaken  of  a  mighty 
wind. 

14  And  the  heaven  departed  as  a  scroll 
when  it  is  rolled  together ;  and  every  moun- 
tain and  island  were  moved  out  of  their 
places. 

15  And  the  kings  of  the  earth,  and  the 
great  men,  and  the  rich  men,  and  the  chief 
captains,  and  the  mighty  men,  and  every 
bond-man,  and  every  free-man,  hid  them- 
selves in  the  dens  and  in  the  rocks  of  the 
mountains ; 

16  And  said  to  the  mountains  and  rocks, 
Fall  on  us,  and  hide  us  from  the  face  of  him 
that  sitteth  on  the  throne,  and  from  the 
wrath  of  the  Lamb  : 

17  For  the  great  day  of  his  wrath  is 
come;  and  who  shall  be  able  to  stand? 

CHAP.  vn. 

AND  after  these  things  1  saw  four  an- 
gels standing  on  the  four  corners  of 
the  earth,  holding  the  four  winds  of  the 
earth,  that  the  wind  should  not  blow  on  the 
earth,  nor  on  the  sea,  nor  on  any  tree. 

2  And  I  saw  another  angel  ascending 
from  the  east,  having  the  seal  of  the  living 
God  :  and  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice  to 
the  four  angels,  to  whom  it  was  given  to 
hurt  the  earth  and  the  sea, 

3  Saying,  Hurt  not  the  earth,  neither  the 
sea,  nor  the  trees,  till  we  have  sealed  the 
servants  of  our  God  in  their  foreheads. 

4  And  I  heard  the  number  of  them  which 
were  sealed  :  and  there  xocrt  sealed  an  hun- 
dred and  fortj"  and  four  thousand  of  all  the 
tribes  of  the  children  of  Israel. 

5  Of  the  tribe  of  Juda  ?i'f  re  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Reuben  loere 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of 
Gad  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

6  Of  the  tribe  of  Aser  u'cre  sealed  twelve 
thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Nephthalim  were 
sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of 
Manasses  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

7  Of  the  tribe  of  Simeon  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe  of  Levi 
were  sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe 
of  Issachar  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 


vn,  VHL  The  seventh  seal  opened. 

8  Of  the  tribe  of  Zabulon  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand.  Of  tjie  tribe  of  .Joseph 
were  sealed  twelve  thousand.  Of  the  tribe 
of  Benjamin  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

9  After  this  I  bclield,  and  lo,  a  great 
multitude,  which  no  man  could  number,  of 
all  nations,  and  kindreiLs,  and  jjeoplc,  and 
tongues,  stood  before  the  tiirone,  and  before 
the  Lamb,  clothed  with  white  robes,  and 
palms  in  their  hands; 

10  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  saying, 
Salvation  to  our  God  which  sitteth  upon 
the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb. 

11  And  all  the  angels  stood  round  about 
the  throne,  and  about  the  elders,  and  the 
four  beasts,  and  fell  l)efore  the  throne  on 
their  faces,  and  worshipped  God, 

12  Saying,  Amen:  Blessing, and  glory, 
and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiving,  and  honour, 
and  power,  and  might,  be  unto  our  God  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

13  And  one  of  the  elders  answered,  say- 
ing unto  me.  What  are  these  which  are  ar- 
rayed in  white  robes?  and  whence  came 
they  ? 

14  And  I  said  unto  him,  Sir,  thou  knovv- 
est.  And  he  said  to  me,  These  are  they 
which  came  out  of  great  tribulation,  and 
have  Avashed  their  robes,  and  made  them 
white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

15  Therefore  are  they  before  the  throne 
of  God,  and  serve  him  day  and  night  in 
his  temple  :  and  he  that  sitteth  on  the 
throne  shall  dwell  among  them. 

16  They  shall  hunger  no  more,  neither 
thirst  any  more;  neither  shall  the  sun  light 
on  them,  nor  any  heat. 

17  For  the  Lamb  which  is  in  the  midst 
of  the  throne  shall  feed  them,  and  shall 
lead  them  unto  living  fountains  of  waters  : 
and  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears  from 
their  eyes. 

CHAP.  VHL 
A   ND  when  he  had  opened  the  seventh 
-Za-  .seal,  there  was  silence  in  heaven  about 
the  space  of  half  an  hour. 

2  And  I  saw  the  seven  angels  which 
stood  before  God  ;  and  to  them  were  given 
seven  trumpets. 

3  And  another  angel  came  and  stood  at 
the  altar,  having  a  golden  censer ;  and 
there  was  given  unto  him  much  incense, 
that  he  should  offer  it  with  tlie  prayers  of 
all  saints  upon  the  golden  altar  which  was 
before  the  throne. 

4  And  the  smoke  of  the  incense,  which 
rame  with  the  prayers  of  the  saints,  ascend- 
ed up  before  God  out  of  the  angels  hand. 

5  And  the  angel  took  the  censer,  and 
filled  it  witli  fire  of  the  altar,  and  cast  it 
into  the  earth  :  and  there  were  voices,  and 
thunderings,  and  lightnings,  and  an  earth- 
quake. 

6  And  the  seven  angels  which  had  the  se- 
ven trumpets  prepared  thcm.sclvesto  .sound. 

7  The  first  angel  sounded,  and  there  fol- 
lowed hail  and  fire  mingled  with  blo(j;l,  and 

203 


Great  plagues  on  the  earth. 

they  were  cast  upon  the  earth:  and  the 
third  part  of  trees  was  burnt  up,  and  all 
green  grass  was  burnt  up. 

8  And  the  second  angel  sounded,  and  as 
it  were  a  great  mountain  burning  with  fire 
was  cast  into  the  sea :  and  the  third  part 
of  the  sea  became  blood; 

9  And  the  third  part  of  the  creatures 
which  were  in  the  sea,  and  had  life,  died  ; 
and  the  third  part  of  the  ships  were  de- 
stroyed. 

10  And  the  third  angel  sounded,  and 
there  fell  a  great  star  from  heaven,  burning 
as  it  were  a  lamp,  and  it  fell  upon  the  tliird 
part  of  the  rivers,  and  upon  the  fountains 
of  waters ; 

11  And  the  name  of  the  star  is  called 
Wormwood  :  and  the  third  part  of  the  wa- 
ters became  wormwood ;  and  many  men 
died  of  the  waters,  because  they  were  made 
bitter. 

12  And  the  fourth  angel  sounded,  and 
the  third  part  of  the  sun  was  smitten,  and 
the  third  part  of  the  moon,  and  the  third 
part  of  the  stars  ;  so  as  the  third  part  of 
them  was  darkened,  and  the  day  shone  not 
for  a  third  part  of  it,  and  the  night  likewise. 

13  And  I  beheld,  and  heard  an  angel 
flying  through  the  midst  of  heaven,  saying 
with  a  loud  voice,  Wo,  wo,  wo,  to  the  in- 
habitersof  the  earth,  by  reason  of  the  other 
voices  of  the  trumpet  of  the  three  angels, 
which  are  yet  to  sound  ! 

CHAP.  IX. 
ND  the  fifth  angel  sounded,  and  1  saw 
a  star  fall  from  heaven  unto  the  earth : 
and  to  him  was  given  the  key  of  the  bot- 
tomless pit. 

2  And  he  opened  the  bottomless  pit ; 
and  there  arose  a  smoke  out  of  the  pit,  as 
the  smoke  of  a  great  fijrnace  ;  and  the  sun 
and  the  air  were  darkened  by  reason  of 
the  smoke  of  the  pit. 

3  And  there  came  out  of  the  smoke  lo- 
custs upon  the  earth  :  and  unto  them  was 
given  power,  as  the  scorpions  of  the  earth 
have  power. 

4  And  it  was  commanded  them  that  they 
should  not  hurt  the  grass  of  the  earth,  nei- 
ther any  green  thing,  neither  any  tree ; 
but  only  those  men  which  have  not  the  seal 
of  God  in  their  foreheads. 

5  And  to  them  it  was  given  that  they 
should  not  kill  them,  but  that  they  should 
be  tormented  five  months  :  and  their  tor- 
ment was  as  the  torment  of  a  scorpion, 
when  he  striketh  a  man. 

6  And  in  those  days  shall  men  seek 
death,  and  shall  not  find  it ;  and  shall  de- 
sire to  die,  and  death  shall  Hee  from  them. 

7  And  the  shapes  of  the  locusts  were  like 
unto  horses  prepared  unto  battle  ;  and  on 
their  heads  7verc  as  it  were  crowns  like  gold, 
and  their  faces  tverc  as  the  faces  of  men. 

8  And  they  had  hair  as  the  hair  of  wo- 
men, and  their  teeth  were  as  the  teeth  of 
lions. 


REVELATION.  A  mighty  angel  appears. 

9  And  they  had  breast-plates,  as  it  were 
breast-plates  of  iron ;  and  the  sound  of 
their  wings  ivas  as  the  sound  of  chariots 
of  man)"^  horses  running  to  battle. 

10  And  they  had  tails  like  unto  scor- 
pions, and  there  were  stings  in  their  tails  : 
and  their  ipower  ivas  to  hurt  men  five  months. 

11  And  they  had  a  king  over  them, 
which  is  the  angel  of  the  bottomless  pit, 
whose  name  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  is 
Abaddon,  but  in  the  Greek  tongue  hath  his 
name  Apollyon. 

12  One  wo  is  past ;  and  behold,  there 
come  two  woes  more  hereafter. 

13  And  the  sixth  angel  sounded,  and  I 
heard  a  voice  from  the  four  horns  of  the 
golden  altar  which  is  before  God, 

14  Saying  to  the  sixth  angel  which  had 
the  trumpet,  Loose  the  four  angels  which 
are  bound  in  the  great  river  Euphrates. 

15  And  the  four  angels  were  loosed, 
which  were  prepared  for  an  hour,  and  a 
day,  and  a  month,  and  a  year,  for  to  slay 
the  third  part  of  men. 

16  And  the  number  of  the  army  of  the 
horsemen  were  two  hundred  tliousand  thou- 
sand :  and  I  heard  the  number  of  them. 

17  And  thus  I  saw  the  horses  in  the  vi- 
sion, and  them  that  sat  on  them,  havinp: 
breast-plates  of  fire,  and  of  jacinth,  and 
brimstone  :  and  the  heads  of  the  horses 
we7-c  as  the  heads  of  lions  ;  and  out  of  tlieir 
mouths  issued  fire,  and  smoke,  and  brim- 
stone. 

18  By  these  three  was  the  third  part  of 
men  killed,  by  the  fire,  and  by  the  smoke, 
and  b)r  the  brimstone,  which  issued  out  of 
their  mouths. 

19  For  their  power  is  in  their  mouth,  and 
in  their  tails:  for  their  tails  ?/wc  like  unto 
serpents,  and  had  heads,  and  with  them 
they  do  hurt. 

20  And  the  rest  of  the  men  which  were 
not  killed  by  these  plagues  yet  repented 
not  of  the  works  of  their  hands,  that  thej' 
should  not  worship  devils,  and  idols  of  gold, 
and  silver,  and  brass,  and  stone,  and  of 
wood  :  which  neither  can  see,  nor  liear,  nor 
walk  : 

21  Neither  repented  they  of  their  mur- 
ders, nor  of  their  sorceries,  nor  of  their  for- 
nication, nor  of  their  thefts. 

CHAP.  X. 

ND  I  saw  another  mighty  angel  come 

down   from    heaven,  clothed  with   a 

cloud  :  and  a  rainbow  was  upon  his  head, 

and  iiis  face  was  as  it  were  the  sun,  and  his 

feet  as  pillars  of  fire  : 

2  And  he  had  in  his  hand  a  little  book 
open :  and  he  set  his  right  foot  upon  the 
sea,  and  his  \ehfoot  on  the  earth, 

3  And  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  as  ivhrn 
a  lion  roareth :  and  when  he  had  cried, 
seven  thunders  uttered  their  voices. 

4  And  when  the  seven  thunders  had  ut- 
tered their  voices,  I  was  about  to  write : 
.and  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven  saying 

204 


The  two  tcitnesses  pi'ophesy.  CHAP 

unto  me,  Seal  up  those  things  which  the 
seven  thunders  uttered,  and  write  them  not. 

5  And  the  angel  which  I  saw  stand  upon 
the  sea  and  upon  the  earth,  Ufted  up  his 
hand  to  heaven, 

6  And  sware  by  him  that  Uveth  for  ever 
and  ever,  wlio  created  heaven,  and  the 
things  that  therein  are,  and  the  earth,  and 
the  things  that  therein  are,  and  the  sea, 
and  the  things  which  are  therein,  that  there 
sliould  be  time  no  longer  : 

7  But  in  the  days  of  the  voice  of  the  se- 
venth angel,  when  he  shall  begin  to  sound, 
the  mystery  of  God  should  be  fniished,  as 
he  hath  declared  to  his  servants  the  pro- 
phets. 

8  And  the  voice  which  I  heard  from 
heaven  spake  unto  me  again,  and  said,  Go, 
and  take  the  little  book  which  is  open  in 
the  hand  of  the  angel  which  standeth  upon 
the  sea  and  upon  the  earth. 

9  And  I  went  unto  the  angel,  and  said 
unto  him.  Give  me  the  little  book.  And  he 
said  unto  me,  Take  zY,  and  eat  it  up ;  and 
it  shall  make  thy  belly  bitter,  but  it  shall 
be  in  thj^  mouth  sweet  as  honey. 

10  And  1  took  the  little  book  out  of  the 
angel's  hand,  and  ate  it  up  ;  and  it  was  in 
my  mouth  sweet  as  honey  :  and  as  soon  as 
[  had  eaten  it  mj"  belly  was  bitter. 

11  And  he  said  unto  me,  Thou  must 
prophesy  again  before  many  peoples,  and 
nations,  and  tongues,  and  kings. 

CHAP.  XI. 
ND  there  was  given  me  a  reed  like 
unto  a  rod  :  and  the  angel  stood,  say- 
mg,  llise,  and  measure  the  temple  of  God, 
and  the  altar,  and  them  that  worship  therein. 

2  But  the  court  which  is  without  the 
temple,  leave  out,  and  measure  it  not;  for 
it  is  given  unto  the  Gentiles  :  and  the  holy 
city  shall  they  tread  under  foot  forty  and 
two  months. 

3  And  1  will  give  power  unto  my  two 
witnesses,  and  they  shall  prophesy  a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  and  threescore  days, 
clothed  in  sackcloth. 

4  These  are  the  two  olive-trees,  and  the 
two  candlesticks  standing  before  the  God 
of  the  earth. 

5  And  if  any  man  will  hurt  them,  fire 
proceedeth  out  of  their  mouth,  and  devour- 
eth  their  enemies  :  and  if  any  man  will 
hurt  them,  he  must  in  this  manner  be 
killed. 

6  These  have  power  to  shut  heaven, 
that  it  rain  not  in  the  days  of  their  prophe- 
cy :  and  have  power  over  waters  to  turn 
them  to  blood,  and  to  smite  the  earth  with 
all  plagues,  as  often  as  they  will. 

7  And  when  they  sliall  have  finished 
their  testimony,  the"  beast  that  ascendeth 
out  of  the  bottomless  pit  shall  make  war 
against  them,  and  shall  overcome  them,  and 
kill  them. 


XI.  The  seventh  trumpet  sounds. 

called  Sodom  and  Egypt,  where  also  our 
Lord  was  crucified. 

9  And  they  of  the  people,  and  kindreds, 
and  tongues,  and  nations,  shall  see  their 
dead  bodies  three  days  and  an  iialf,  and 
shall  not  suffer  their  dead  bodies  to  be  put 
in  graves. 

10  And  they  that  dwell  upon  the  earth 
shall  rejoice  over  them,  and  make  merry, 
and  shall  send  gifts  one  to  another ;  be- 
cause these  two  propliets  tormented  them 
that  dwelt  on  the  earth. 

11  And  after  three  days  and  an  half  the 
Spirit  of  life  from  God  entered  into  them, 
and  they  stood  upon  their  feet;  and  great 
fear  fell  upon  them  which  saw  them. 

12  And  they  heard  a  great  voice  from 
heaven,  saying  unto  them,  Come  up  hither. 
And  they  ascended  up  to  heaven  in  a  cloud ; 
and  their  enemies  beheld  them. 

13  And  tiie  same  hour  was  there  a  great 
earthquake,  and  the  tenth  part  of  the  city 
fell,  and  in  the  earthquake  were  slain  of 
men  seven  thousand :  and  the  remnant 
were  aflrighted,  and  gave  glory  to  the  God 
of  heaven. 

14  The  second  wo  is  past ;  and  behold, 
the  third  wo  cometh  quickly. 

15  And  the  seventh  angel  sounded;  and 
there  were  great  voices  in  heaven,  saying. 
The  kingdoms  of  this  world  are  become  tlic 
kingdoms  of  our  Lord,  and  of  his  Ciirist; 
and  he  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

16  And  the  four  and  twenty  elders,  which 
sat  before  God  on  their  seats,  fell  upon 
their  faces,  and  worshipped  God, 

17  Saying,  We  give  thee  thanks,  O  Lord . 
God  Almighty,  which  art,  and  wast,  and 
art  to  come  ;  because  thou  iiast  taken  to 
thee  thy  great  power,  and  hast  reigned. 

IS  And  the  nations  were  angry,  and  thy 
wrath  is  come,  and  the  time  of  the  dead, 
that  they  should  be  judged,  and  that  thou 
shouldest  give  reward  unto  thy  servants  the 
prophets,  and  to  the  saints,  and  tliem  that 
fear  thy  name,  small  and  ^reat ;  and  should- 
est destroy  them  which  destroy  the  eartli. 

19  And  tlie  temple  of  God  was  opened 
in  heaven,  and  there  was  seen  in  his  tem- 
ple the  ark  of  his  testament :  and  there 
were  lightnings,  and  voices,  and  tlMUider- 
ings,  and  an  earthquake,  and  great  hail. 

CHAP.  xn. 

AND  there  appeared  a  great  wonder  in 
heaven:  a  woman  clothed  with  the 
sun,  and  the  moon  under  her  feet,  and 
ui)on  her  head  a  crown  of  twelve  stars  : 

2  And  she,  being  with  cliild,  cried,  tra- 
vailing in  birth,  ancl  pained  to  Ik;  delivered, 

3  And  there  a{»|)eared  another  wonder 
in  heaven  ;  and  behold,  a  great  red  dragon, 
having  seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  and 
seven  crowns  upon  his  heads. 

4  And  his  tail  drew  the  third  part  of  the 
stars  of  heaven,  and  did  cast  tliem  to  the 


8  And  their  dead  bodies  shall  lie  in  the 'earth  :  and  the  dragon  stood  before  the  wo- 
street  of  the  great  city,  whicii  spiritually  is  man  which  was  ready  to  be  delivered,  lor 


20.7 


The  great  red  dragon. 


REVELATION. 


The  dreadful  beast. 


to  devour  her  child  as  soon  as  it  was  born. 

5  And  she  brought  forth  a  man-child, 
who  was  to  rule  all  nations  with  a  rod  of 
iron  :  and  her  child  was  caught  up  unto 
God,  and  to  his  throne. 

6  And  tiie  woman  Hed  into  the  wilder- 
ness, where  she  hath  a  place  prepared  of 
God,  that  they  should  feed  her  there  a  thou- 
sand two  hundred  and  threescore  days. 

7  And  there  was  war  in  heaven :  Mi- 
chael and  his  angels  fought  against  the  dra- 
gon ;  and  the  dragon  fought  and  his  angels, 

8  And  prevailed  not ;  neither  was  their 
place  found  any  more  in  heaven. 

9  And  the  great  dragon  was  cast  out, 
that  old  serpent,  called  the  Devil,  and  Satan, 
which  deceivetii  the  whole  world :  he  was 
cast  out  into  the  earth,  and  his  artgels  were 
cast  out  with  him. 

10  And  I  heard  a  loud  voice  saying  in 
heaven,  Now  is  come  salvation,  and  strength, 
and  the  kingdom  of  our  God,  and  the  power 
of  his  Christ:  for  the  accuser  of  our  bre- 
thren is  cast  down,  which  accused  them  be- 
fore our  God  day  and  night. 

11  And  they  overcame  him  by  the  blood 
of  the  Lamb,  and  by  the  word  of  their  testi- 
mony ;  and  they  loved  not  their  lives  unto 
the  death. 

12  Therefore  rejoice,  ye  heavens,  and  ye 
that  dwell  in  them.  Wo  to  the  inhabiters 
of  the  earth,  and  of  the  sea !  for  the  devil 
is  come  down  unto  you,  having  great  wrath, 
because  he  knoweth  that  he  hath  but  a 
short  time. 

13  And  when  the  dragon  saw  that  he 
was  cast  unto  the  earth,  he  persecuted  the 
woman  which  brought  forth  the  mnn-child. 

14  And  to  the  woman  were  given  two 
wings  of  a  great  eagle,  that  she  might  fl)^ 
into  the  wilderness,  into  her  place,  where 
she  is  nourished  for  a  time,  and  times,  and 
half  a  time,  from  the  face  of  the  serpent. 

15  And  the  serpent  cast  outof  his  mouth 
water  as  a  flood,  after  the  woman,  that  he 
might  cause  her  to  be  carried  away  of  the 
flood. 

16  And  the  earth  helped  the  woman, 
and  the  earth  opened  her  mouth,  and  swal- 
lowed up  the  flood  which  the  dragon  cast 
out  of  his  mouth. 

17  And  the  dragon  was  wroth  with  the 
woman,  and  went  to  make  war  with  the 
remnant  of  her  seed,  which  keep  the  com- 
mandments of  God,  and  have  the  testimony 
of  Jesus  Christ. 

CHAP.  XTIL 

AND  I  stood  upon  the  sand  of  the  sea, 
and  saw  a  beast  rise  up  out  of  the  sea, 
having  seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  and  up- 
on his  horns  ten  crowns,  and  upon  his 
heads  the  name  of  blasphemy. 

2  And  the  beast  which  I  saw  was  like 
unto  a  leopard,  and  his  feet  were  as  the  feet 
of  a  bear,  and  his  mouth  as  the  mouth  of  a 
lion  :  and  the  dragon  gave  him  his  power, 
and  his  seat,  and  great  authority. 


3  And  I  saw  one  of  his  heads  as  it  were 
wounded  to  death ;  and  his  deadly  wound 
was  healed :  and  all  the  world  wondered 
after  the  beast. 

4  And  they  worshipped  the  dragon 
which  gave  power  unto  the  beast :  and  they 
worshipped  the  beast,  saying,  Who  is  like 
unto  the  beast  ?  who  is  able  to  make  war 
with  him  ? 

5  And  there  was  given  unto  him  a  mouth 
speaking  great  things  and  blasphemies ; 
and  power  was  given  unto  him  to  continue 
forty  and  two  months. 

6  And  he  opened  his  mouth  in  blasphe 
my  against  God,  to  blaspheme  his  name, 
and  his  tabernacle,  and  them  that  dwell  in 
heaven. 

7  And  it  was  given  unto  him  to  make 
war  with  the  saints,  and  to  overcome  them  : 
and  power  was  given  him  over  all  kindreds, 
and  tongues,  and  nations. 

8  And  all  that  dwell  upon  the  earth  shall 
worship  him,  whose  names  are  not  written 
in  the  book  of  life  of  the  Lamb  slain  IVom 
the  foundation  of  the  world. 

9  If  any  man  have  an  ear,  let  him  hear. 

10  He  that  leadeth  into  captivity  shall 
go  into  captivity  :  he  that  killeth  with  the 
sword,  must  be  killed  with  the  sword.  Here 
is  the  patience  and  the  faith  of  the  saints. 

11  And  I  beheld  another  beast  coming 
up  out  of  the  earth,  and  he  had  two  horns 
like  a  lamb,  and  he  spake  as  a  dragon. 

12  And  he  exerciseth  all  the  power  of 
the  first  beast  before  him,  and  causeth  the 
earth  and  them  which  dwell  therein  to  wor- 
ship the  first  beast,  whose  deadly  wound 
was  healed. 

13  And  he  doeth  great  wonders,  so  that 
he  maketh  fire  come  down  from  heaven  on 
the  earth  in  the  sight  of  men. 

14  And  deceiveth  them  that  dwell  on  the 
earth  by  the  :ncans  of  those  miracles  which 
he  had  pouer  to  do  in  the  sight  of  the  beast ; 
saying  to  them  that  dwell  on  the  earth,  that 
they  should  make  an  image  to  the  beast, 
which  had  the  wound  by  a  sword,  and  did 
live. 

1.5  And  he  had  power  to  give  life  unto 
the  image  of  the  beast,  that  the  image  of 
the  beast  should  both  speak,  and  cause  that 
as  many  as  would  not  worship  the  image 
of  the  beast  should  be  killed. 

16  And  he  causeth  all,  both  small  and 
great,  rich  and  poor,  free  and  bond,  to  re- 
ceive a  mark  in  their  right  hand,  or  in  their 
foreheads ; 

17  And  that  nu  man  might  buy  or  sell, 
save  he  that  had  the  mark,  or  the  name  of 
the  beast,  or  the  number  of  his  name. 

18  Here  is  wisdom.  Let  him  that  hath 
understanding  count  the  number  of  the 
beast :  for  it  is  the  number  of  a  man ;  and  his 
number  is  Six  hundred  threescore  a7id  six. 

CHAP.  XIV. 
ND  I  looked,  and  lo,  a  Lamb  stood  on 
the  mount  Sion,  and  with  him  an  hun- 
206 


The  Lamb  and  his  company.     CHAP.  XV,  XVI. 


dred  forty  and  four  thousand,  liaving  his 
Father's  name  written  in  their  foreheads. 

2  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven,  as 
the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as  the  voice 
of  a  great  thunder  :  and  I  heard  the  voice 
of  harpers  harping  with  tlieir  harps  : 

3  And  they  sung  as  it  were  a  new  song 
before  tiie  throne,  and  before  the  four  beasts, 
and  the  elders :  and  no  man  could  learn 
that  song  but  the  hundred  and  forty  and 
four  thousand,  which  were  redeemed  from 
the  earth. 

4  These  are  they  which  were  not  defiled 
with  women  ;  for  they  are  virgins.  These 
are  they  which  follow  the  Lamb  whitherso- 
ever he  goeth.  These  were  redeemed  from 
among  men,  being  the  first-fruits  unto  God 
and  to  the  Lamb. 

5  And  in  their  mouth  was  found  no  guile : 
for  they  are  without  fault  before  the  throne 
of  God. 

6  And  I  saw  another  angel  fly  in  the 
midst  of  heaven,  having  the  everlasting  gos- 
pel to  preach  unto  them  that  dwell  on  the 
earth,  and  to  every  nation,  and  kindred,  and 
tongue,  and  people, 

7  Saying  with  a  loud  voice.  Fear  God, 
and  give  glory  to  him  ;  for  the  hour  of  his 
judgment  is  come  :  and  worship  him  that 
made  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea,  and 
the  fountains  of  waters. 

8  And  there  followed  another  angel, 
saying,  Babylon  is  fallen,  is  fallen,  that  great 
city,  because  she  made  all  nations  drink  of 
the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  her  fornication. 

9  And  the  third  angel  followed  them, 
saying  with  a  loud  voice.  If  any  man  wor- 
ship the  beast  and  his  image,  and  receive 
his  mark  in  his  forehead,  or  in  his  hand, 

10  The  same  shall  drink  of  the  wine  of 
the  wrath  of  God,  which  is  poured  out 
without  mixture  into  the  cup  of  his  indig- 
nation ;  and  he  shall  be  tormented  with  fire 
and  brimstone  in  the  presence  of  the  holy 
angels,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  Lamb : 

11  And  the  smoke  of  their  torment  as- 
cendeth  up  for  ever  and  ever  :  and  they 
have  no  rest  day  nor  night,  who  worship 
the  beast  and  his  image,  and  whosoever  re- 
ceiveth  the  mark  of  his  name. 

12  Here  is  the  patience  of  the  saints : 
here  ore  they  that  keep  the  commandments 
of  God,  and  the  faith  of  Jesus. 

13  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven, 
saying  unto  me,  Write,  Blessed  arc  the 
dead  which  die  in  the  Lord  from  hence- 
forth :  Yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may 
rest  from  iheir  labours  ;  and  their  works  do 
follow  them. 

14  And  I  looked,  and  behold,  a  white 
cloud,  and  upon  the  cloud  one  sat  like  unto 
the  Son  of  man,  having  on  his  head  a  golden 
crown,  and  in  his  hand  a  sharp  sickle. 

15  And  another  angel  came  out  of  the 
temple,  crying  with  a  loud   voice  to  him 


Vials  of  the  seven  angels. 


reap;  for  the  harvest  of  the  earth  is  ripe. 

16  And  he  that  sat  on  the  cloud  thrust 
in  his  sickle  on  the  earth,  and  the  earth 
was  reaped. 

17  And  another  angel  came  out  of  the 
temple  which  is  in  heaven,  he  also  having 
a  sharp  sickle. 

18  And  another  angel  came  out  from 
the  altar,  which  had  power  over  fire  ;  and 
cried  with  a  loud  cry  to  him  that  had  the 
sharp  sickle,  saying.  Thrust  in  thy  sharp 
sickle,  and  gather  the  clusters  of  the  vine 
of  the  earth;  for  her  grapes  are  fully  ripe. 

19  And  the  angel  thrust  in  his  sickle 
into  the  earth,  and  gathered  the  vine  of  tlic 
earth,  and  cast  ii  into  the  great  wine-press 
of  the  wrath  of  God. 

20  And  the  wine-press  was  trodden  with- 
out the  city,  and  blood  came  out  of  the 
wine-press,  even  unto  the  horse-bridles,  by 
the  space  of  a  thousand  a7id  si.\  hundred 
furlongs. 

CHAP.  XV. 

AND  I  saw  another  sign  in  heaven,  great 
and  marvellous,  seven  angels  having 
the  seven  last  plagues  ;  for  in  them  is  filled 
up  the  wrath  of  God. 

2  And  I  saw  as  it  were  a  sea  of  glass 
mingled  with  fire  :  and  them  that  had  got- 
ten the  victory  over  the  beast,  and  over  his 
image,  and  over  his  mark,  and  over  the 
number  of  his  name,  stand  on  the  sea  of 
glass,  having  the  harps  of  God. 

3  And  they  sing  the  song  of  Moses  the 
servant  of  God,  and  the  song  of  the  Lamb, 
saying,  Great  and  marvellous  are  thy 
works.  Lord  God  Almighty  ;  just  and  true 
arc  thy  ways,  thou  King  of  saints. 

4  Who  shall  not  fear  thee,  O  Lord,  and 
glorify  thy  name  ?  for  thou  only  art  holy  : 
for  all  nations  shall  come  and  worship  be- 
fore thee ;  for  thy  judgments  are  made 
manifest. 

6  And  after  that  I  looked,  and  behold, 
the  temple  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimo- 
ny in  heaven  was  opened  : 

6  And  the  seven  angels  came  out  of  the 
temple,  having  the  seven  plagues,  clothed 
in  pure  and  white  linen,  and  having  their 
breasts  girded  with  golden  girdles. 

7  And  one  of  the  four  beasts  gave  unto 
the  seven  angels  seven  golden  vials  full  of 
the  wrath  of  God,  who  liveth  for  ever  and 
ever. 

8  And  the  temple  was  filled  with  smoke 
from  the  glory  of  God,  and  from  his  power ; 
and  no  man  was  able  to  enter  into  the  tem- 
ple, till  the  seven  plagues  of  the  seven  an- 
gels were  fulfilled. 

CHAP.  XVI. 

AND  I  beard  a  great  voice  out  of  the 
temple,  saying  to  the  seven  angels. 
Go  your  ways,  and  pour  out  the  vials  of 
the  wraih  of  God  upon  the  earth. 

2  And  the  first  went,  and  poured  out  his 


thatsaton'the  cloud.  Thrust  in  thy  sickle, I  vial  upon  the  earth;  and  there  fell  a  noi- 
and  reap  :  for  the  time  is  come  for  thee  to  some  and  grievous  sore  upon  the  men  wlucli 


207 


Christ  comes  as  a  thief.  REVELATION 

had  the  mark  of  the  beast,  and  iipon  them 
which  worshipped  his  image. 

3  And  the  second  ui.gcl  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  tlie  sea ;  and  it  became  as  the 
blood  of  a  dead  man  ;  and  every  living  soul 
died  in  the  sea. 

4  And  tlie  third  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upou  the  rivers  and  fountains  of  wa- 
ters :  and  they  became  blood. 

5  And  I  heard  the  angel  of  the  waters 
say,  Thou  art  righteous,  O  Lord,  which  art, 
and  wast,  and  shalt  be,  because  thou  hast 
judged  thus. 

6  For  they  have  shed  the  blood  of  saints 
and  prophets,  and  thou  hast  given  them 
blood  to  drink;  for  they  are  worthy. 

7  And  I  heard  another  out  of  the  altar 
say,  Even  so,  Lord  God  Almighty,  true 
and  righteous  arc  thy  judgments. 

8  And  the  fourth  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  sun ;  and  power  was  given 
unto  him  to  scorch  men  with  fire. 

9  And  men  were  scorched  with  great 
heat,  and  blasphemed  the  name  of  God, 
which  hath  power  over  these  plagues  :  and 
they  repented  not  to  give  him  glory. 

10  And  the  fifth  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  seat  of  the  beast ;  and  his 
kingdom  was  full  of  darkness ;  and  they 
gnawed  their  tongues  for  pain, 

11  And  blasphemed  the  God  of  heaven, 
because  of  their  pains  and  their  sores,  and 
repented  not  of  their  deeds. 

12  And  the  si.xth  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  upon  the  great  river  Euphrates ;  and 
the  water  thereof  was  dried  up,  that  the 
way  of  the  kings  of  the  east  might  be  pre- 
pared. 

13  And  I  saw  three  unclean  spirits  like 
frogs  come  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  dragon, 
and  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  beast,  and  out 
of  the  mouth  of  the  false  prophet. 

14  For   they  are  the   spirits   of  devils,] 
working  miracles,  which  go  forth  unto  the 
kings  of  the  earth,  and  of  the  whole  world 
to  gather  them  to  the  battle  of  that  great 
day  of  God  Almight)'. 

15  Behold,  I  come  as  a  thief.  Blessed 
is  he  that  watcheth,  and  keepeth  his  gar- 
ments, lest  he  walk  naked,  and  they  see 
his  shame. 

16  And  he  gathered  them  together  into 
a  place  called  in  the  Hebrew  tongue  Ar- 
mageddon. 

17  And  the  seventh  angel  poured  out  his 
vial  into  the  air;  and  there  came  a  great 
voice  out  of  the  temple  of  heaven,  from  the 
throne  saying.  It  is  done. 

18  And  there  were  voices,  and  thunders, 
and  lightnings  ;  and  there  was  a  great 
eartliquake,  such  as  was  not  since  men 
were  upon  the  earth,  so  mighty  an  earth- 
quake, and  so  great. 

19  And  the  great  city  was  divided  into 
three  parts,  and  the  cities  of  the  nations 
fell :  and  great  Babylon  came  in  remem- 
brance before  God,  to  give  unto  her  the' 


The  scarlet  whore. 
cup  of  the  wine  of  the  fierceness  of  his 
wrath. 

20  And  every  island  fled  away,  and  the 
mountains  were  not  found. 

21  And  there  fell  upon  men  a  great  hail 
out  of  heaven,  every  stone  about  the  weight 
of  a  talent:  and  men  blasphemed  God  he- 
cause  of  the  plague  of  the  hail ;  for  the 
plague  thereof  was  exceeding  ereat. 

CHAP.  XVII.^ 
A  ND  there  came  one  of  the 


seven  an- 
gels which  had  the  seven  vials,  and 
talked  with  me,  saying  unto  me,  Come 
hither ;  I  will  shew  unto  thee  the  judgment 
of  the  great  whore  that  sitteth  upon  many 
waters ; 

2  With  whom  the  kings  of  the  earth 
have  committed  fornication,  and  the  in- 
habitants of  the  earth  have  been  made 
drunk  with  the  wine  of  fornication. 

3  So  he  carried  me  away  in  the  spirit 
into  the  wilderness :  and  I  saw  a  woman 
sit  upon  a  scarlet-coloured  beast,  full  of 
names  of  blasphemy,  having  seven  heads 
and  ten  horns. 

4  And  the  woman  was  arrayed  in  purple 
and  scarlet-colour,  and  decked  with  gold 
and  precious  stones  and  pearls,  having  a 
golden  cup  in  her  hand  full  of  abomina- 
tions and  filthiness  of  her  fornication  : 

5  And  upon  her  forehead  iras  a  name 
wrhten,  MYSTERY,  BABYLON  THE 
GREAT,  THE  MOTHER  OF  HAR- 
LOTS AND  ABOMINATIONS  OF 
THE  EARTH. 

6  And  I  saw  the  woman  drunken  with 
the  blood  of  the  saints,  and  with  the  blood 
of  the  martyrs  of  Jesus:  and  when  I  saw 
her,  I  wondered  with  great  admiration. 

7  And  the  angel  said  unto  me.  Where- 
fore didst  thou  marvel  ?  I  will  tell  thee  the 
mystery  of  the  woman,  and  of  the  beast 
that  carrieth  her,  which  hath  the  seven 
heads,  and  ten  horns. 

8  The  beast  that  thou  sawest,  was,  and  is 
not;  and  shall  ascend  out  of  the  bottomless 
pit,  and  go  into  perdition :  and  they  that 
dwell  on  the  earth  shall  wonder,  (whose 
names  were  not  written  in  the  book  of  life 
from  the  foundation  of  the  world,)  when 
they  behold  the  beast  that  was,  and  is  not', 
and  yet  is. 

9  And  here  is  the  mind  which  hath  wis- 
dom. The  seven  heads  are  seven  moun- 
tains, on  which  the  woman  sitteth. 

10  And  there  are  seven  kings :  five  are 
fallen,  and  one  is,  one/ the  other  is  not  yet 
come ;  and  when  he  cometh,  he  must  con- 
tinue a  short  space. 

11  And  the  beast  that  was,  and  is  not, 
even  he  is  the  eighth,  and  is  of  the  seven, 
and  goetli  into  perdition. 

12  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou  sawest 
are  ten  kings,  which  have  received  no 
kingdom  as  yet  ;  but  receive  power  as 
kings  one  hour  with  the  beast. 

13  These  have  one  mind,  and  shall  give 

20^ 


ThefaUofBahylon.  CHAP.  XVIII,  XIX. 

their  power  and  strength  unto  the  beast. 

14  These  shall  make  war  with  the  Lamb, 
and  the  Lamb  shall  overcome  them :  for 
he  is  Lord  of  lords,  and  king  of  kings  ;  and 
they  that  are  with  him  are  called,  and 
chosen,  and  faithful. 

15  And  he  saith  unto  me,  The  waters 
which  thou  sawest,  where  the  whore  sitteth, 
are  peoples,  and  multitudes,  and  nations, 
and  tongues. 

16  And  the  ten  horns  which  thou  sawest 
upon  the  beast,  these  shall  hate  the  whore, 
and  shall  make  her  desolate  and  naked,  and 
shall  cat  her  flesh,  and  burn  her  with  tire. 

17  For  God  hath  put  in  their  hearts  to 
fuhil  his  will,  and  to  agree,  and  give  their 
kingdom  unto  the  beast,  until  the  words  of 
God  shall  be  fulfilled. 

IS  And  the  woman  which  thou  sawest  is 
that  great  city,  which  reigneth  over  the 
kings  of  the  earth. 

CHAP.  XVIIL 
ND  after  these  things  I  saw  another 
angel  come  down  from  heaven,   hav- 
ing great  pow  er ;  and  the  earth  was  lighten- 
ed with  his  glory. 

2  And  he  cried  mightily  with  a  strong 
voice,  saying,  Babylon  the  great  is  fallen,  is 
fallen,  and  is  become  the  habitation  of 
devils,  and  the  hold  of  every  foul  spirit,  and 
a  cage  of  every  unclean  and  hateful  bird. 

3  For  all  nations  have  drunk  of  the  wine 
of  the  wrath  of  her  fornication,  and  the 
kings  of  the  earth  have  committed  fornica- 
tion with  her,  and  the  merchants  of  the] 
earth  are  waxed  rich  through  the  abundance 
of  her  delicacies. 

4  And  I  heard  another  voice  from  heaven 
saying.  Come  out  of  her,  mj^  people,  that 
ye  be  not  partakers  of  her  sins,  and  that 
ye  receive  not  of  her  plagues. 

5  For  her  sins  liave  reached  unto  heaven, 
and  God  hath  remembered  her  iniquities. 

G  Reward  her  even  as  she  rewarded  you, 
and  double  unto  her  double  according  to 
her  works:  in  the  cup  which  she  hath 
filled,  fill  to  her  double. 

7  How  much  she  hath  glorified  herself, 
and  lived  deliciously,  so  much  torment  and 
sorrow  give  her:  for  she  saith  in  her  heart, 
I  sit  a  queen,  and  am  no  widow,  and  shall 
see  no  sorrow. 

8  Therefore  shall  her  plagues  come  in 
one  day,  deatli,  and  mourning,  and  famine ; 
and  she  shall  be  utterly  burned  with  fire  : 
for  strong  is  the  Lord  God  who  judgeth 
her. 

9  And  the  kings  of  the  earth,  who  have 
committed  fornication  and  lived  deliciously 
with  her,  shall  bewail  her,  and  lament  for 
lier,  when  they  shall  see  the  smoke  of  lier 
burning. 

10  Standing  afar  oflf  for  the  fear  of  her 
torment,  saying,  Alas,  alas!  that  great  city 
Babylon,  that  mighty  city  !  for  in  one  hour 
is  thy  judgment  come. 

11  And  the  merchants  of  the  earth  shall' 


Merchants,  6^c.  lament. 
weep   and   mourn  over  her;  for  no  man 
buyeth  their  merchandise  any  more  : 

12  The  merchandise  of  gold,  and  silver, 
and  precious  stones,  and  of  pearls,  and  fine 
linen,  and  purple,  and  silk,  and  scarlet,  and 
all  thyine  wood,  and  all  manner  vessels  of 
ivory,  and  all  manner  vessels  of  most  pre- 
cious wood,  and  of  brass,  and  iron,  and 
marble, 

13  And  cinnamon,  and  odours,  and  oint- 
ments, and  frankincense,  and  wine,  and 
oil,  and  fine  flour,  and  wiicat,  and  beasts, 
and  sheep,  and  horses,  and  chariots,  and 
slaves,  and  souls  of  men. 

14  And  the  fruits  that  thy  soul  lusted 
after  are  departed  from  thee,  and  all  things 
which  were  dainty  and  goodly  are  depart- 
ed from  thee,  and  thou  shalt  find  thciu  no 
more  at  all. 

15  The  merchants  of  these  things  which 
were  made  rich  by  her,  shall  stand  afar  elf, 
for  the  fear  of  her  torment,  weeping  and 
wailing, 

16  And  saying,  Alas,  alas!  that  great 
city,  that  was  clothed  in  fine  linen,"  and 
purple  and  scarlet,  and  decked  with  gold, 
and  precious  stones,  and  pearls ! 

17  For  in  one  hour  so  great  riches  is 
come  to  nought.  And  every  ship-master, 
and  all  the  company  in  ships,  and  sailors, 
and  as  many  as  trade  by  sea,  stood  afar  off, 

18  And  cried  when  they  saw  the  smoke 
of  her  burning,  saying.  What  city  is  like 
unto  this  great  city  ! 

19  And  they  cast  dust  on  their  heads, 
and  cried,  weeping  and  wailing,  saying, 
Alas,  alas!  that  great  city,  wherein  were 
made  rich  all  that  had  ships  in  the  sea  by 
reason  of  her  costliness  !  for  in  one  hour  is 
she  made  desolate. 

20  Rejoice  over  her,  t/iou  heaven,  and 
ye  holy  apostles  and  prophets ;  for  God 
hath  avenged  you  on  her. 

21  And  a  mighty  angel  took  up  a  stone 
like  a  great  mill-stone,  and  cast  it  into  the 
sea,  saying,  Thus  with  violence  shall  that 
great  city  Babylon  be  thrown  down,  and 
shall  be  found  no  more  at  all, 

22  And  the  voice  of  harpers,  and  musi- 
cians, and  of  pipers,  and  trumpeters,  shall 
be  heard  no  more  at  all  in  thee ;  and  no 
craftsman  of  whatsoever  craft  /irhr,  shall  be 
found  any  more  in  thee ;  and  the  sound  of 
a  mill-stone  shall  be  heard  no  more  at  all 
in  thee; 

23  And  the  light  of  a  candle  shall  shine 
no  more  at  all  in  thee  ;  and  the  voice  of  the 
bridegroom  and  of  the  bride  shall  lie  heard 
no  more  at  all  in  thee  :  for  thy  merchants 
were  the  great  men  of  the  earth  ;  for  by 
thy  sorceries  were  all  nations  deceived. 

24  And  in  her  was  foimd  the  blood  of 
prophets,  and  of  saints,  and  of  all  that  were 
slain  upon  the  earth. 

(HAP.  XLX. 
ND  after  these  things  I  heard  a  great 
voice  of  much  people  in  heaven,  say- 
209 


The  marriage  of  the  Lamb.        REVELATION. 


The  first  resurrection. 


;    Salvation,  and  glory, 
power,   unto   the   Lord 


and 


ing,  Alleluia 
honour,  and 
God: 

2  For  true  and  righteous  are  his  judg- 
ments :  for  he  hath  judged  the  great  whore, 
which  did  corrupt  the  earth  with  her  forni- 
cation, and  hath  avenged  the  blood  of  his 
servants  at  her  hand 

3  And  again  they  said,  Alleluia.  And 
her  smoke  rose  up  for  ever  and  ever. 

4  And  the  four  and  twenty  elders  and 
the  four  beasts  fell  down  and  worshipped 
God  that  sat  on  the  throne,  saying,  Amen  ; 
Alleluia. 

5  And  a  voice  came  out  of  the  throne, 
saying,  Praise  our  God,  all  3"e  his  servants, 
and  ye  that  fear  him,  both  small  and  great. 

6  And  I  heard  as  it  were  the  voice  of  a 
great  multitude,  and  as  the  voice  of  many 
waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  mighty  thunder- 
ings,  saying,  Alleluia:  for  the  Lord  God 
omnipotent  reigneth. 

7  Let  us  be  glad  and  rejoice,  and  give 
honour  to  him  :  for  the  marriage  of  the 
Lamb  is  come,  and  liis  wife  hath  made  her- 
self ready. 

8  And  to  her  was  granted  that  she  should 
be  arrayed  in  fine  linen,  clean  and  white : 
for  the  fine  linen  is  the  righteousness  of 
saints. 

9  And  he  saith  unto  me,  Write,  Blessed 
are  they  which  are  called  unto  the  mar- 
riage-supper of  the  Lamb.  And  he  saith 
unto  me,  These  are  the  true  sayings  of 
God. 

10  And  I  fell  at  his  feet  to  worship  him. 
And  he  said  unto  me,  See  thott  do  it  not : 
I  am  thy  fellow-servant,  and  of  thy  bre- 
thren that  have  the  testimony  of  Jesus : 
worstiip  God  :  for  the  testimony  of  Jesus  is 
the  Spirit  of  prophecy. 

11  And  I  saw  heaven  opened,  and  be- 
hold, a  white  horse ;  and  he  that  sat  upon 
him  wa^  called  Faithful  and  True,  and  in 
righteousness  he  doth  judge  and  make  war. 

12  His  eyes  were  as  a  fiame  of  fire,  and 
on  his  head  were  many  crowns ;  and  he 
liad  a  name  written,  that  no  man  knew,  but 
he  himself 

13  And  he  teas  clothed  with  a  vesture 
dipped  in  blood :  and  his  name  is  called 
The  Word  of  God. 

14  And  the  armies  which  were  in  heaven 
followed  him  upon  white  horses,  clothed  in 
fine  linen,  white  and  clean. 

15  And  out  of  his  mouth  goeth  a  sharp 
sword,  that  with  it  he  should  smite  the  na- 
tions :  and  he  shall  rule  them  with  a  rod  of 
iron  :  and  he  treadeth  the  wine-press  of 
the  fierceness  and  wrath  of  Almighty  God. 

16  And  he  hath  on  his  vesture  and  on 
his  thigh  a  name  written,  KING  OF 
KINGS,  AND  LORD  OF  LORDS. 

17  And  I  saw  an  angel  standing  in  the 
sun  ;  and  he  cried  with  a  loud  voice,  say- 
ing to  all  the  fowls  that  fly  in  the  midst  of 
heaven,  Come,  and  gather  yourselves  toge- 


ther unto  the  supper  of  the  great  God,; 

18  That  ye  may  eat  the  flesh  of  kings, 
and  the  flesh  of  captains,  and  the  flesh  of 
mighty  men,  and  the  flesh  of  horses,  and 
of  them  that  sit  on  them,  and  the  flesh  of 
all  men,  both  free  and  bond,  both  small  and 
great. 

19  And  I  saw  the  beast,  and  the  kings 
of  the  earth,  and  their  armies,  gathered  to- 
gether to  make  war  against  him  that  sat  on 
the  horse,  and  against  his  army. 

20  And  the  beast  was  taken,  and  with 
him  the  false  prophet  that  wrought  miracles 
before  him,  with  which  he  deceived  them 
that  had  received  the  mark  of  the  beast, 
and  them  that  worshipped  his  image. 
These  both  were  cast  alive  into  a  lake  of 
fire  burning  with  brimstone. 

21  And  the  remnant  were  slain  with  the 
sword  of  him  that  sat  upon  the  horse,  which 
sword  proceeded  out  of  his  mouth  :  and  all 
the  fowls  were  filled  with  their  flesh. 

CHAP.  XX. 

AND  I  saw  an  angel  come  down  from 
heaven,  having  the  key  of  the  bottom- 
less pit,  and  a  great  chain  in  his  hand. 

2  And  he  laid  hold  on  the  dragon,  that 
old  serpent,  which  is  the  Devil,  and  Satan, 
and  bound  him  a  thousand  years, 

3  And  cast  him  into  the  bottomless  pit, 
and  shut  him  up,  and  set  a  seal  upon  him, 
that  he  should  deceive  the  nations  no  more, 
till  the  thousand  years  should  be  fulfilled  ; 
and  after  that  he  must  be  loosed  a  little 
season. 

4  And  I  saw  thrones,  and  they  sat  upon 
them,  and  judgment  was  given  unto  them  : 
and  /  saw  the  souls  of  them  that  were  be- 
headed for  the  witness  of  Jesus,  and  for  the 
word  of  God,  and  which  had  not  worship- 
ped the  beast,  neither  his  image,  neither 
had  received  his  mark  upon  their  foreheads, 
or  in  their  hands ;  and  they  lived  and 
reigned  with  Christ  a  thousand  years. 

5  But  the  rest  of  the  dead  lived  not  again 
until  the  thousand  years  were  finished. 
This  is  the  first  resurrection. 

6  Blessed  and  holy  is  he  that  hath  part 
in  the  first  resurrection  :  on  such  the  se- 
cond death  hath  no  power,  but  they  shall 
be  priests  of  God  and  of  Christ,  and  shall 
reign  with  him  a  thousand  years. 

7  And  when  the  thousand  years  are  ex- 
pired, Satan  shall  be  loosed  out  of  his  pri- 
son, 

8  And  shall  go  out  to  deceive  the  na- 
tions which  are  in  the  four  quarters  of  the 
earth,  Gog  and  Magog,  to  gather  them  to- 
gether to  battle  :  the  number  of  whom  is  as 
the  simd  of  the  sea. 

9  And  they  went  up  on  the  breadth  of 
the  earth,  and  compassed  the  camp  of  the 
saints  about,  and  the  beloved  Shy  :  and  fire 
came  down  from  God  out  of  heaven,  and 
devoured  them. 

10  And  the  devil  that  deceived  them  was 
cast  into  the  lake  of  fire  and  brimstone, 

210 


A  neio  heaven  and  earth.  CllAI 

where  the  beast  and  the  false  prophet  ore, 
and  shall  be  tormented  day  and  night  for 
ever  and  ever. 

11  And  I  saw  a  great  white  throne,  and 
him  that  sat  on  it,  from  whose  face  the 
earth  and  the  heaven  fled  away  ;  and  there 
was  found  no  place  for  them. 

12  And  I  saw  the  dead,  small  and  great, 
stand  before  God ;  and  the  books  were 
opened  :  and  another  book  was  opened, 
which  is  the  book  of  life  :  and  the  dead  were 
judged  out  of  those  things  which  were  writ- 
ten in  the  books,  according  to  their  works. 

13  And  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead  which 
were  in  it ;  and  death  and  hell  delivered 
up  the  dead  which  were  in  them  :  and  they 
were  judged  every  man  according  to  their 
works. 

14  And  death  and  hell  were  cast  into  the 
lake  of  fire.     This  is  the  second  death. 

15  And  whosoever  was  not  found  writ- 
ten in  the  book  of  life  was  cast  into  the  lake 
of  fire. 

CHAP.  XXI. 

AND  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new 
earth  :  for  the  first  heaven  and  the 
first  earth  were  passed  away ;  and  there 
was  no  more  sea. 

2  And  I  John  saw  the  holy  city,  new 
Jerusalem,  coming  down  from  God  out  of 
heaven,  prepared  as  a  bride  adorned  for 
her  husband. 

3  And  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of 
heaven,  saying.  Behold,  the  tabernacle  of 
God  is  with  men,  and  he  will  dwell  with 
them,  and  they  shall  be  his  people,  and 
God  himself  shall  be  with  them,  a7id  be 
their  God. 

4  And  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears 
from  their  eyes  ;  and  there  shall  be  no  more 
death,  neither  sorrow  nor  crying,  neither 
shall  there  be  any  more  pain  :  for  the  for- 
mer things  are  passed  away. 

5  And  he  that  sat  upon  the  throne  said, 
Behold,  I  make  all  things  new.  And  he 
said  unto  me,  Write :  for  these  words  are 
true  and  faithful. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me.  It  is  done.  1 
am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  beginning  and 
the  end.  I  will  give  unto  him  that  is 
athirst  of  the  fountain  of  the  water  of  life 
freely. 

7  He  that  overcometh  shall  inherit  all 
things  ;  and  I  will  be  his  God,  and  he  shall 
be  my  son. 

8  But  the  fearful,  and  unbelieving,  and 
the  abominable,  and  murderers,  and  whore- 
mongers and  sorcerers,  and  idolaters,  and 
all  liars,  shall  have  their  part  in  the  lake 
v.hich  burneth  with  fire  and  brimstone : 
which  is  the  second  death. 

9  And  tl^re  came  unto  me  one  of  the 
seven  angels,  which  had  the  seven  vials  full 
of  the  seven  last  plagues,  and  talked  with 
me,  saying.  Come  hither,  I  will  shew  thee 
the  bride,  the  Lamb's  wife. 

10  And  he  carried  me  away  in  the  spirit 


'.  XXI.  7Vie  heavenly  Jerusalem. 

to  a  great  and  high  mountain,  and  sliewed 
me  that  great  city,  the  holy  Jerusalem  de- 
scendmg  out  of  heaven  from  God, 

11  Having  the  glory  of  God:  and  her 
light  ?ras  hke  unto  a  stone  most  precious, 
even  like  a  jasper-stone,  clear  as  crystal ; 

12  And  had  a  wall  great  and  high,  07ul 
had  twelve  gates,  and  at  the  gates  twelve 
angels,  and  names  written  thereon,  which 
are  f/ie  7ia>iics  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the 
children  of  Israel. 

13  On  the  east,  three  gates;  on  the 
north,  three  gates;  on  the  south,  three 
gates ;  and  on  the  west,  three  gates. 

14  And  the  wall  of  the  city  had  twelve 
foundations,  and  in  them  the  names  of  the 
twelve  apostles  of  the  Lamb. 

15  And  he  that  talked  with  me,  had  a 
golden  reed  to  measure  the  city,  and  the 
gates  thereof,  and  the  wall  thereof 

16  And  the  city  lieth  foursquare,  and 
the  length  is  as  large  as  the  breadth  :  and 
he  measured  the  city  with  the  reed,  twelve 
thousand  furlongs.  The  length,  and  the 
breadth,  and  the  height  of  it  are  equal. 

17  And  he  measured  the  wall  thereof,  an 
hundred  eaul  forty  and  four  cubit.s,  acrord- 
ing  to  the  measure  of  a  man,  that  is,  of  the 
angel. 

IS  And  the  building  of  the  wall  of  it  was 
of  jasper  :  and  the  city  loas  pure  gold,  like 
unto  clear  glass. 

19  And  the  foundations  of  the  wall  of  the 
city  ?rf?-e  garnished  with  all  manner  of  pre- 
cious stones.  The  fir-st  foundation  was 
jasper  ;  the  second,  sapphire  ;  the  third,  a 
chalcedony  ;  the  fourth.,  an  enierald  ; 

20  The  fifth,  sardonyx ;  the  sixth,  sar- 
dius;  the  seventh,  chrysolite;  the  eighth, 
beryl ;  the  ninth,  a  topaz  ;  the  tenth,  a 
chrysoprasus  ;  the  eleventh,  a  jacinth  ;  the 
twelfth,  an  amethyst. 

21  And  the  twelve  gates  inert  twelve 
pearls ;  every  several  gate  was  of  one  pearl ; 
and  the  street  of  the  citv  jeas  pure  gold,  as 
it  were  transparent  glass. 

22  And  I  saw  no  temple  therein  :  for  the 
Lord  God  Almighty  and  the  Lamb  are  the 
temple  of  it. 

23  And  the  city  had  no  need  of  the  sun, 
neither  of  tlie  moon,  to  shine  in  it :  for  the 
glory  of  God  did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb 
is  the  light  thereof 


24  And  the  nations  of  them  which  arc 
saved  shall  walk  in  the  ligiit  of  it :  and  the 
kings  of  the  earth  do  bring  their  glory  and 
honour  into  it. 

25  And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not  be  shut 
at  all  by  day  :  for  there  shall  be  no  night 
there. 

26  And  they  shall  bring  the  glory  and 
honour  of  the  nations  into  it. 

27  And  there  shall  in  no  wise  enter  into 
it  any  thing  that  defileth,  neither  whatsoever 
worketh  ahomination,  or  jiiaheth  a  lie  ;  but 
they  which  are  written  in  the  Lamb's  book 
of  life. 

211 


Nothing  may  he  added  or 
CHAP.  XXII. 

AND  he  shewed  me  a  pure  river  of  wa- 
ter of  life,  clear  as  crystal,  proceeding 
out  of  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb. 

2  In  the  midst  of  the  street  of  it,  and  on 
either  side  of  the  river,  was  there  the  tree 
ofhfe,  which  bare  twelve /nan/ier  0/ fruits, 
finrf yielded  her  fruit  every  month:  and  the 
leaves  of  the  tree  loere  for  the  healing  of  the 
nations. 

3  And  there  shall  be  no  more  curse  :  but 
tlie  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb  shall 
be  in  it ;  and  his  servants  shall  serve  him  : 

4  And  they  shall  see  his  face ;  and  his 
name  shall  he  in  their  foreheads. 

5  And  there  shall  be  no  night  there ; 
and  they  need  no  candle,  neither  light  of 
the  sun ;  for  the  Lord  God  giveth  them 
light :  and  they  shall  reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  And  he  said  unto  me,  These  sayings 
are  faithful  and  true.  And  the  Lord  God 
of  the  holy  prophets  sent  his  angel  to  shew 
unto  his  servants  the  things  which  must 
shortly  be  done. 

7  Behold,  I  come  quickly  :  blessed  is  he 
that  keepeth  the  saymgs  of  the  prophecy 
of  this  book. 

8  And  I  John  saw  these  things,  and 
heard  tlirm.  And  when  I  had  heard  and 
seen,  I  fell  down  to  worship  before  the  feet 
of  the  angel  which  shewed  me  these  things. 

9  Then  saith  he  unto  me.  See  thou  do  it 
not :  for  I  am  thy  fellow-servant,  and  of 
thy  brethren  the  prophets,  and  of  them 
which  keep  the  sayings  of  this  book :  wor- 
ship God. 

10  And  he  saith  unto  me,  Seal  not  the 
sayings  of  the  prophecy  of  this  book  :  for 
the  time  is  at  hand. 

11  He  that  is  unjust,  let  him  be  unjust 
still:  and  he  which  is  filthy,  let  him  be 


REVELATION 

filthy  still 


taken  from  the  word  of  God. 

and  he  that  is  righteous,  let  him 
be  righteous  still :  and  he  that  is  holy,  let 
him  be  holy  still. 

12  And  behold,  I  come  quickly ;  and 
my  reward  is  with  me,  to  give  every  man 
according  as  his  work  shall  be. 

13  I  am  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  begin- 
ning and  the  end,  the  first  and  the  last. 

14  Blessed  are  they  that  do  his  com- 
mandments, that  they  may  have  right  to 
the  tree  of  life,  and  may  enter  in  through 
the  gates  into  the  city. 

15  For  without  are  dogs,  and  sorcerers, 
and  whoremongers,  and  murderers,  and 
idolaters,  and  whosoever  loveth  and  maketh 
a  lie. 

16  I  Jesus  have  sent  mine  angel  to  testi- 
fy unto  you  these  things  in  the  churches. 
I  am  the  root  and  the  offspring  of  David, 
and  the  bright  and  morning-star. 

17  And  the  Spirit  and  the  bride  say, 
Come.  And  let  him  that  heareth  say, 
Come.  And  let  him  that  is  athirst  come  : 
And  whosoever  will,  let  him  take  the  water 
of  life  freely. 

18  For  I  testify  unto  every  man  that 
heareth  the  words  of  the  prophecy  of  this 
book,  If  any  man  shall  add  unto  these 
things,  God  shall  add  unto  him  the  plagues 
that  are  written  in  this  book  : 

19  And  if  any  man  shall  take  away  from 
the  words  of  the  book  of  this  prophecy, 
God  sliall  take  away  his  part  out  of  the 
book  of  life,  and  out  of  the  holy  city,  and 
from  the  things  which  are  written  in  this 
book. 

20  He  which  testifieth  these  things  saith, 
Surely  I  come  quickly  :  Amen.  Even  so, 
come.  Lord  Jesus. 

21  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
be  with  you  all.    Amen. 

212 


END  OF  THE  NEW  TESTAMENT. 


CONTENTS 

OF  THE 

BOOKS  OF  THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENTS 


GENESIS. 

Joseph  known  to  his  brethren 

CHAP     15 

Creation              ....     chap.  1 

Jacob  goeth  into  Egypt 

.    46 

Formation  of  Man 

2 

Joseph  presents  his  brethren    . 

.    47 

The  Fall      . 

3 

Joseph  goeth  to  his  father 

.    48 

Death  of  Abel 

4 

Jacob  blesseth  his  sons 

.    49 

Generations  of  Adam     . 

5 

Death  of  Joseph 

.    50 

The  Ark      . 

6 

The  Deluge 

7 

EXODDS. 

Waters  assuaged 

8 

Death  of  Noah      .           . 

9 

The  Israelites  oppressed 

I 

Noah's  generations 

10 

Moses  born 

.      2 

Babel  built 

11 

The  burning  bush 

.      3 

Call  of  Abram 

12 

God's  message  to  Pharaoh 

.      4 

Abrani  and  Lot     . 

13 

The  bondage  of  the  Israelites 

5 

Battle  of  the  kings 

14 

God's  promise  renewed 

.      6 

Abram's  faith 

15 

Moses  goeth  to  Pharaoh 

.      7 

Departure  of  Hagar 

16 

Plague  of  frogs 

.      8 

Circumcision 

17 

Plagues  continued 

.      9 

Abraham  and  the  angels 

IS 

Plagues  continued 

.    10 

Destruction  of  Sodom     . 

19 

The  Israelites  borrow  jewels    . 

.    11 

Abraham  denieth  Sarah 

20 

The  passover  instituted 

.    12 

Isaac  is  born 

21 

Departure  of  the  Israelites 

.    13 

Isaac  offered  up    . 

22 

Tlie  Egyptians  drowned 

.    14 

Death  of  Sarah     . 

23 

The  song  of  Moses 

.    15 

Isaac  and  Rebekah  meet 

24 

Manna  and  quails  sent   . 

.    16 

Abraham's  death 

25 

Moses  builds  an  altar 

.    17 

Isaac  blessed 

26 

Moses  meets  his  wife  and  sons 

.    18 

Jacob  and  Esau     . 

27 

God's  message  from  Sinai 

.    19 

Jacob's  vision  and  vow 

28 

The  ten  commandments 

.    20 

Jacob  marrieth  Rachel 

29 

Laws  against  murder 

.    21 

Birth  of  Joseph     . 

30 

Laws  against  theft,  &c. 

.    22 

Departure  of  Jacob 

31 

Laws  against  false  witness,  &c. 

.    23 

Jacob  and  the  angel 

32 

Moses  called  into  the  mount    . 

.    24 

Jacob  and  Esau  meet 

33 

Form  of  the  ark    . 

.    25 

The  S he che mites  slain 

34 

Curtains  for  the  ark 

.    2G 

Jacob's  altar  at  Beth-el 

35 

Altar  of  burnt-offering 

.    27 

Generations  of  Esau 

36 

Aaron  and  his  sons  made  priests 

.    2S 

Joseph  sold  by  his  brethren 

37 

Priests  consecrated 

.    29 

Judah's  incest 

38 

Ransom  of  souls 

.    30 

Joseph  and  his  mistress 

39 

Moses  receiveth  tiic  two  tables 

.    31 

Pharaoh's  butler,  &c.     . 

40 

Golden  calf— Tables  broken     . 

.     32 

Pharaoh's  dreams 

41 

God  talketh  with  Moses 

.     33 

Joseph's  brethren  in  Egypt 

42 

Tables  renewed     . 

.    34 

Joseph  entertains  his  brethren 

43 

Free  gifts  for  the  Tabemaclo 

.    35 

Joseph's  policy  to  his  brethren 

44 

The  people's  liberality  restrained 

.    36 

CONTENTS  OF  THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENTS. 


Of  the  ark,  mercy-seat,  &c.  .  .  chap.  37 

Sum  of  the  offerings       .  .  ,  .38 

Holy  garments  made      .  .  .  .39 

Tabernacle  anointed      .  .  .  .40 


LEVITICUS. 

Burnt-offerings     .....      1 

Meat-offerings 

.      2 

Peace-offerings     . 

.      3 

Sin-offerings 

.      4 

Trespass-offerings 

.      5 

Trespass-offerings 

.      6 

Law  of  trespass-offerings 

.      7 

Aaron  and  his  sons  consecrate 

i 

8 

Aaron's  sin-offering 

9 

Nadab  and  Abihu  slain 

10 

Unclean  beasts 

11 

Purifications 

12 

Law  of  leprosy      . 

13 

Law  for  the  leper 

14 

Uncleanness  of  issues     . 

15 

Sin-offerings 

16 

Blood  forbidden    . 

17 

Unlawful  marriages 

18 

Repetition  of  laws 

19 

Denunciations  for  sins 

20 

Priests'  qualifications 

21 

Nature  of  sacrifices 

22 

Feasts  of  the  Lord 

23 

Shelomith's  son    . 

24 

The  Jubilee 

25 

Obedience  required 

26 

Nature  of  vows     . 

27 

NDHBERS. 

The  tribes  numbered      ....       1 

Order  of  the  tribes 

2 

The  Levites  appointed  priests 

3 

The  service  of  the  Kohathites 

4 

Trial  of  jealousy 

5 

Law  of  the  Nazarite 

6 

Offerings  of  the  princes 

7 

The  Levites  consecrated 

8 

The  Passover  commanded 

9 

The  Israelites'  march     . 

10 

The  Israelites  loathe  manna    . 

11 

Miriam's  leprosy 

12 

Delegates  search  the  land 

13 

The  people  murmur  at  the  report 

14 

Sundry  laws  given 

15 

Korah,  Dathan,  &c.  slain 

16 

Aaron's  rod  flourisheth 

17 

Portion  of  the  priests  and  Levites 

18 

Law  of  purification 

19 

Moses  smiteth  the  rock 

20 

The  brazen  serpent  appointed 

21 

Balak  sends  for  Balaam 

22 

Balak's  sacrifices 

23 

Balaam's  prophecy 

24 

Zimri  and  Cozbi  slain    . 

.    25 

Israel  numbered  .  .  .    < 

Death  of  Moses  foretold 

Offerings  to  be  observed 

Offerings  at  feasts 

Vows  not  to  be  broken 

The  Midianites  spoiled 

The  Reubenites  and  Gadites  reproved 

Journies  of  the  Israelites 

Borders  of  the  land  appointed 

Cities  of  refuge  appointed 

Gilead's  inheritance  retained 

DEUTERONOMY. 


Moses  rehearseth  God's  promise 

The  story  of  the  Edomites 

Moses  prayeth  to  see  Canaan 

An  exhortation  to  obedience    . 

Ten  Commandments 

Obedience  to  the  law  enjoined 

Strange  communion  forbidden 

God's  mercies  claim  obedience 

Israel's  rebellion  rehearsed 

The  Tables  restored 

An  exhortation  to  obedience 

Blood  forbidden     . 

Idolaters  to  be  stoned     . 

Of  meats,  clean  and  unclean 

Of  the  year  of  release     . 

The  feast  of  the  Passover 

The  choice  and  duty  of  a  king 

The  priests'  portion 

Cities  of  refuge  appointed 

The  priests'  exhortation  before  battle 

Expiation  of  uncertain  murder 

Of  humanity  toward  brethren 

Divers  laws  and  ordinances 

Of  divorce   .... 

Stripes  must  not  exceed  forty 

Of  the  offering  of  first-fruits     . 

The  law  to  be  written  on  stones 

Blessings  and  curses  declared 

God's  covenant  with  his  people 

Mercy  promised  to  the  penitent 

Moses  giveth  Joshua  a  charge 

The  song  of  Moses 

The  majesty  of  God 

Moses  vieweth  the  land,  and  dieth 


Joshua  succeedeth  Moses 

Rahab  concealeth  the  spies 

The  waters  of  Jordan  divided 

Twelve  stones  for  a  memorial 

Manna  ceaseth 

Jericho  besieged  and  taken 

Achan's  sin  punished 

Joshua  taketh  Ai 

The  craft  of  the  Gibeonites 

The  sun  and  moon  stand  still 

Divers  kings  conquered 


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COWTKNTS  OF  Tin:  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMBKTS. 


Names  of  the  conquered  kings  .   chap.  12 

Balaam  slain          .           .           .  .  .13 

The  inheritance  of  the  tribes  .  .     14 

The  borders  of  the  lot  of  Judah  .  .     15 

Ephraim's  inheritance    .           .  .  .10 

The  lot  of  Manasseh       .           .  .  .17 

The  lot  of  Benjamin       .           .  .  .18 

The  lot  of  Simeon           .           .  .  .19 

Cities  of  refuge,  &c.       .           .  .  .20 

God  giveth  Israel  rest    .           .  .  .21 

The  two  tribes  and  half  sent  home  .  .     22 

Joshua's  exhortation  before  his  death  .     2:5 

Joshua's  death  and  burial          .  •  .24 


The  acts  of  Judah  and  Simeon  .  .      1 

The  Israelites  fall  into  idolatry  .  .       2 

The  nations  left  to  prove  Israel  .  .       3 

Deborah  and  Barak  deliver  Israel  .  .       4 

The  song  of  Deborah  and  Barak  .  .       5 

The  Israelites  oppressed  by  Midian  .      C 

Gideon's  army                 ...  .7 

The  Ephraimites  pacified         .  .  .8 

Abimelech  made  king     ...  .9 

Tola  judgeth  Israel         .          .  .  .10 

Jephthah's  rash  vow       .           .  .  .11 

The  Ephraimites  slain               .  .  .12 

Samson  born         .          .          .  .  .13 

Samson's  marriage  and  riddle  .  .     14 

Samson  is  denied  his  wife         .  .  .15 

Delilah's  falsehood  to  Samson  .  .     16 

Micah's  idolatry              .          .  .  .17 

The  Danites  seek  an  inheritance  .  .     18 

The  Levite  and  his  concubine  .  .     19 

The  complaint  of  the  Levite  .  .    20 

Benjamin's  desolation  bewailed  .  .    21 


Elimelech  driven  into  Moab     .  .  .       1 

Ruth  gleaneth  in  Boaz'  field    .  .  .2 

Boaz'  bounty  to  Ruth     ...  .3 

Boaz  marrieth  Ruth       ....      4 


I.  SAMUEL. 

Samuel  born         .....      1 

Hannah's  song 

2 

The  Lord  calleth  Samuel 

3 

Eli's  death 

4 

Dagon  falleth  before  the  ark 

5 

The  ark  sent  back 

6 

The  Israelites  repent 

7 

The  Israelites  desire  a  king 

8 

Samuel  entertaineth  Saul 

9 

Saul  anointed 

10 

The  Ammonites  smitten 

11 

Samuel's  integrity 

12 

Saul  reproved 

13 

Saul's  victories 

14 

Saul  spareth  Agag 

15 

Samuel  anointeth  David 
David  slayeth  Goliath 
Jonathan's  love  to  David 
Saul's  jealousy  of  David 
David  and  Jonathan  consult 
David  feigneth  himself  mad 
Nob  destroyed 
Daved  rescueth  Keilah 
Daved  spareth  Saul 
The  death  of  Samuel 
David  findeth  Saul  asleep 
David  fleeth  to  Gath      . 
Saul  consulteth  a  witch 
Achish  dismisseth  David 
The  Amalekites  spoil  Ziklag 
Saul  and  his  sons  slain  . 

II.    SAMUEL. 


David  lamenteth  Saul    . 

David  made  king  of  Judah 

Joab  killeth  Abner 

Ish-bosheth  murdered     . 

David's  age  and  reign    . 

Uzzah  smitten 

God's  promise  to  David 

David's  officers 

David  sendeth  for  Mephiboshcth 

Hanun's  villany    . 

David's  adultery   . 

Nathan's  parable 

Amnon  and  Tamar 

Absalom's  return 

Absalom's  policy 

Shimei  curseth  David     . 

.\liithophel  hangeth  himself 

Absalom  slain  by  Joab 

Shimei  pardoned 

Sheba's  revolt 

Saul's  sons  hanged 

David's  thanksgiving 

David's  faith 

David  numbereth  the  people 

FIRST  BOOK  OF  KINGS. 


Solomon  anointed  king 
David's  death 
Solomon  chooseth  wisdom 
Solomon's  prosperity 
Hiram  and  Solomon  agree 
The  building  of  the  temple 
Ornaments  of  the  temple 
The  temple  dedicated     . 
God's  covenant  with  Solomon 
The  queen  of  Sheba 
Ahijah's  prophecy 
The  ten  tribes  revolt 
Jeroboam's  hand  withercth 
Abijah's  sickness  and  death 
Jeroboam's  sin  punished 
Jericho  rebuilt 


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CONTENTS  OF  THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENTS. 


The  widow's  son  raised 

.    CHAP.  17 

Elijah  obtaineth  rain 

.    18 

Elisha  followelh  Elijah 

.     19 

Samaria  besieged 

.    20 

Naboth  stoned 

.    21 

J^hab  seduced        .          . 

.    22 

SECOND  BOOK  OF  KINGS. 

Moab  rebelleth 
Elijah's  translation 
The  Moabites  defeated 
The  widow's  oil  multiplied 
JVaaman  cleansed 
A  famine  in  Samaria 
Plenty  in  Samaria 
Ben-hadad  killed 
Jezebel  eaten  by  dogs     . 
Tlie  prophets  of  Baal  slain 
Jehoash  anointed  king    . 
The  temple  repaired 
Elisha's  death 
Amariah  reigneth 
Azariah's  leprosy 
Ahaz's  wicked  reign 
The  ten  tribes  taken  captive 
Rabshakeh's  blasphemy 
Hezekiah's  prayer 
Hezekiah's  death 
Manasseh's  iniquity 
Huldah  prophesieth 
Josiah  destroyeth  the  idolaters 
Judah  taken  captive 
The  temple  destroyed     . 

1.  CHRONICLES 

Adam's  line  to  Noah 
The  posterity  of  Israel  . 
The  sons  of  David 
The  posterity  of  Judah 
The  line  of  Reuben 
The  sons  of  Levi 
The  sons  of  Issachar 
The  sons  of  Benjamin    . 
Genealogies  of  Israel  and  Judah 
Saul's  overthrow  and  death 
David  made  king  of  Israel 
The  armies  that  helped  David 
David  fetcheth  the  ark 
Hiram's  kindness  to  David 
David  bringeth  the  ark  to  Zion 
David's  psalm  of  thanksgiving 
Nathan's  message  to  David 
David's  victories 
David's  messengers  ill-treated 
Rabbah  taken  and  spoiled 
The  plague  stayed 
Preparation  for  the  temple 
Solomon  made  king 
The  order  of  Aaron's  sons 
The  number  of  the  singers 


The  division  of  the  porters 

.     CHAP 

26 

The  twelve  captains 

,               , 

27 

David's  exhortation 

,               , 

28 

David's  reign  and  death 

• 

29 

II.  CHRONICLES. 

Solomon's  offering 

Solomon  sendeth  to  Huram 

The  building  of  the  temple 

The  vessels  of  the  temple 

The  temple  finished 

Solomon  blesseth  the  people 

Solomon's  sacrifice 

Solomon  buildeth  cities 

The  queen  of  Sheba  visiteth  Solomon 

Rehoboam  made  king 

Judah  strengthened 

Rehoboam's  reign  and  death 

Abijah  overcometh  Jeroboam 

Asa  destroyeth  idolatry 

Asa's  covenant  with  God 

Asa's  death  and  burial    . 

Jehoshaphat's  good  reign 

Micaiah's  prophecy 

Jehoshaphat's  care  for  justice 

Jehoshaphat's  fast  and  prayer 

Jehoram's  wicked  reign 

Ahaziah's  wicked  reign 

Joash  made  king 

Zechariah  stoned 

The  Edomites  overcome 

Uzziah's  leprosy    . 

Jotham's  good  reign 

Ahaz's  wicked  reign 

Hezekiah's  good  reign  . 

The  passover  proclaimed 

Provision  for  the  priests 

Hezekiah's  death 

Manasseh's  wicked  reign 

Josiah's  good  reign 

Josiah  slain  in  battle 

Jerusalem  destroyed 


The  proclamation  of  Cyrus 

The  people  return  from  Babylon 

The  altar  erected 

The  decree  of  Artaxerxes 

Tatnai's  letter  to  Darius 

The  Temple  finished 

Ezra  goeth  to  Jerusalem 

Ezra  keepeth  a  fast 

Ezra's  prayer 

Ezra's  mourning 

NEHEMIAH. 

Nehemiah  mourneth  for  Jerusalem 
Artaxerxes  encourageth  Nehemiah 
The  names  of  the  builders 


COKTENTS  or  THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENTS. 


Nehemiah  appointeth  a  watch 
Reformation  of  usury 
Sanballat's  practices 
Hanani  and  Hananiah's  charge 
The  reading  of  the  law 
A  solemn  fast  appointed 
The  points  of  the  covenant 
Who  dwelt  at  Jerusalem 
The  high  priest's  succession    . 
Divers  abuses  reformed 


Ahasuerus'  royal  feast    . 

Esther  made  queen 

Haman  despised  by  Mordecai 

The  mourning  of  the  Jews 

Esther  obtaineth  the  king's  favour 

Mordecai's  good  services 

Haman  hanged 

The  rejoicing  of  the  Jews 

Hainan's  ten  sons  hanged 

Mordecai's  advancement 


Job's  losses  and  temptations    . 
Job  smitten  with  boils 
Job  curseth  the  day  of  his  biith 
Eliphaz  reproveth  Job    . 
Afflictions  are  from  God 
Job  wisheth  for  death     . 
Job  excuseth  his  desire  of  death 
Bildad  sheweth  God's  justice 
The  innocent  often  afflicted    . 
Job  expostulateth  with  God     . 
Zophar  reproveth  Job     . 
God's  omnipotency  maintained 
Job's  confidence  in  God 
The  conditions  of  man's  life 
Eliphaz  reproveth  Job    . 
Job  reproveth  his  friends 
Job's  appeal  to  God 
Bildad  reproveth  Job 
Job's  complaint  of  his  friends 
The  portion  of  the  wicked 
The  destruction  of  the  wicked 
Job  accused  of  divers  sins 
God's  decree  is  immutable 
Sin  goeth  often  unpunished 
Man  cannot  be  justified  before  God 
Job  reproveth  Bildad 
The  hypocrite  is  without  hope 
Wisdom  is  the  gift  of  God 
Job  bemoaneth  himself  . 
Job's  honour  turned  to  contempt 
Job  professeth  his  integrity 
Elihu  reproveth  Job 
Elihu  reasoneth  with  Job 
God  cannot  be  unjust    . 
Comparison  not  to  bo  made  with  God 
The  justice  of  God's  ways 
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God's  great  works 
God's  wisdom  is  unsearchable 
God's  power  in  his  creatures  . 
Job  humbleth  himself  to  God 
God's  power  in  the  creation     . 
Job's  age  and  death 


CHAP.   37 

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.  42 


Happiness  of  the  godly 
The  kingdom  of  Christ 
The  security  of  God's  protection 
David  prayeth  for  audience      . 
David's  profession  of  his  faith 
David's  complaint  in  sickness 
The  destruction  of  the  wicked 
God's  love  to  man 
God  praised  for  his  judgments 
The  outrage  of  the  wicked 
God's  providence  and  justice  . 
David  craveth  God's  help 
David  boasteth  of  divine  mercy 
The  natural  man  described 
A  citizen  of  Zion  described 
David's  hope  of  his  calling 
David's  hope  and  confidence 
David  praiseth  God 
David  prayeth  for  grace 
The  church's  confidence  in  God 
A  thanksgiving  for  victory 
David's  complaint  and  prayer 
David's  confidence  in  God's  grace 
God's  worship  in  the  world 
David's  confidence  in  prayer   . 
David  resorteth  unto  God 
David's  love  to  God's  service 
David  blcsseth  God 
Why  God  must  be  honoured    . 
David's  praise  for  deliverance 
David  rejoiceth  in  Gods  mercy 
Who  are  blessed  . 
God  is  to  be  praised 
Those  blessed  who  trust  in  God 
David  prayeth  for  his  safety    . 
The  excellency  of  God's  mercy 
David  persuadeth  to  patience 
David  moveth  God  to  compa.ssion 
The  brevity  of  life 
Obedience  the  best  sacrifice     . 
God's  care  of  the  poor    . 
David's  zeal  to  serve  God 
David  prayeth  to  be  restored 
The  church's  complaint  to  God 
The  majesty  of  Christ's  kingdom 
The  church's  confidence  in  God 
The  kingdom  of  Christ 
The  privileges  of  the  church   . 
Worldly  prosperity  contemned 
God's  majesty  in  the  ciiurch 
David's  prayer  and  confession 
David's  confidence  in  God 


36 1  The  natural  man  described 


CONTENTS  OF  THE  01  D  AND  NEW  TESTAMENTS. 


David's  prayer  for  salvation     . 

David's  complaint  in  prayer     . 

David's  promise  of  praise 

David  in  prayer  fleeth  to  God 

David  describetii  the  wicked    . 

David  prayolh  for  deliverance 

David's  comfort  in  God's  promises 

David  voweth  perpetual  service 

No  trust  in  worldly  things 

David's  thirst  for  God    . 

David's  complaint  of  his  enemies 

The  blessedness  of  God's  chosen 

David  exhortetii  to  praise  God 

A  prayer  for  God's  kingdom    . 

A  prayer  at  tlie  removing  of  the  ark 

David's  complaint  in  affliction 

David's  prayer  for  the  godly    . 

David's  prayer  for  perseverance 

David's  prayer  for  Solomon 

The  righteous  sustained 

David  prayetli  for  the  sanctuary 

David  rcbuketli  the  proud 

God's  majesty  in  the  church    . 

David's  combat  with  diffidence 

God's  wratli  against  Israel 

The  psahnist's  complaint 

David's  prayer  for  the  church 

An  exhortation  to  praise  God 

David  reproveth  the  judges 

Tiie  church's  enemies    . 

David  longeth  for  the  sanctuary 

David  prayeth  for  mercies 

David's  complaint  of  the  proud 

The  nature  and  glory  of  the  church 

David's  grievous  complaint 

God  praised  for  his  power 

God's  providence  set  forth 

The  state  of  the  godly    . 

God  praised  for  his  great  works 

The  majesty  of  Christ's  kingdom 

David's  complaint  of  impiety  . 

The  danger  of  tempting  God 

God  praised  for  his  greatness 

The  majesty  of  God 

All  creatures  exhorted  to  praise  God 

God  to  be  worshipped    . 

God  to  be  praised  cheerfully    . 

David's  profession  of  godliness 

God's  mercies  to  be  recorded  . 

God  blessed  for  his  constancy 

God  wonderful  in  providence 

The  plagues  of  Egypt    . 

Israel's  rebellion    . 

God's  manifold  providence 

David's  confidence  in  God 

David's  complaint  of  his  enemies 

The  kingdom  of  Christ 

God  praised  for  his  works 

The  iiappiness  of  the  godly 

God  praised  for  his  mercy 

An  exhortation  to  praise 

The  vanity  of  idols 


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David  studieth  to  be  thankful 


PSALM    116 


God  praised  for  his  mercy  and  truth  .  117 

David's  trust  in  God      .          .  .  .118 

Meditation,  prayer,  and  praise  .  .  119 

David  prayeth  against  Doeg    .  .  .  120 

The  safety  of  the  godly             .  .  .121 

David's  joy  for  the  church       .  .  ,  122 

The  godl3''s  confidence  in  God  .  .  123 

The  church  blesseth  God         .  .  .124 
A  prayer  for  the  godly  ....  125 

The  church  prayeth  for  mercies  .  .  126 

The  virtue  of  God's  blessing   .  .  .  127 

Those  blessed  that  fear  God    .  .  .128 

The  haters  of  the  church  cursed  .  .  129 

God  to  be  lioped  in         ...  .  130 

David  professeth  his  humility  .  .  131 

David's  care  for  the  ark            .  .  .  132 

The  benefits  of  the  saints'  communion  .  1 33 

An  exhortation  to  bless  God    .  .  .  134 

God  praised  for  his  judgments  ■   .  .  135 

God  praised  for  manifold  mercies  .  .  136 

The  constancy  of  the  Jews      ,  .  .  137 

David's  confidence  in  God       .  .  .  138 

David  defieth  the  wicked         .  .  .  139 

David's  prayer  for  deliverance  .  .  140 

David  prayeth  for  sincerity     .  -.  .  141 

David's  comfort  in  trouble        .  .  142 

David  complaineth  of  his  grief  .  .  143 

David's  prayer  for  his  kingdom  .  .  144 

God's  help  to  the  godly            .  .  .  145 

David  voweth  perpetual  praise  to  God  .  146 

God  praised  for  his  providence  .  .  147 

All  creatures  should  praise  God  .  .  148 

God  praised  for  his  benefits     .  .  .  149 

God  praised  upon  instruments  .  .  150 


PROVEEBS. 

The  use  of  the  proverbs           .           .      chap.  1 

The  benefit  of  wisdom    . 

.      2 

Exhortation  to  sundry  duties 

.      3 

Persuasions  to  obedience 

.      4 

The  mischiefs  of  whoredom 

.      5 

Seven  things  hateful  to  God 

.      6 

Description  of  a  harlot   . 

.      7 

The  call  of  wisdom 

.      8 

The  doctrine  of  wisdom 

.      9 

Virtues  and  vices  contrasted 

10,  11,  12,  13, 

14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19, 

20,  21,  22,  23,  24 

Observations  about  kings 

.    25 

Sundry  maxims    . 

.    26 

Sundry  maxims    . 

.    27 

Observations  of  impiety 

.    28 

Of  public  government    . 

.    29 

Agur's  prayer 

.    30 

Lemuel's  lesson  of  chastity 

.    31 

ECCLESIASTES 

The  vanity  of  all  human  things 
Wisdom  and  folly  have  one  end 
A  time  for  all  things 


COHTENTS  OF  THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENTS. 


The  good  of  contentment 
The  vanity  of  riches 
The  conclusion  of  vanities 
Remedies  against  vanities 
Kings  are  to  be  respected 
Wisdom  is  better  than  strengtl: 
Of  wisdom  and  folly 
Directions  for  charity     . 
The  preacher's  care  to  edify 


THE  SONG  OF  SOLOMON. 

The  church's  love  to  Ciirist     . 
Christ's  care  of  the  church 
The  church  glorieth  in  Christ 
The  graces  of  the  church 
Christ's  love  for  his  clmrcli 
The  church's  faith  in  Christ    . 
The  graces  of  the  church 
The  calling  of  the  Gentiles 


Isaiah's  complaint  of  Judah 

Christ's  kingdom  prophesied 

The  oppression  of  the  rulers 

Christ's  kingdom  a  sanctuary 

God's  judgments  for  sin 

Isaiah's  vision  of  God's  glory 

Christ  promised    . 

Israel  and  Judah  threatened 

The  church's  joy  in  Christ's  birth 

God's  judgments  upon  Israel 

The  calling  of  the  Gentiles 

Thanksgiving  for  God's  mercies 

Babylon  threatened 

Israel's  restoration 

The  lamentable  state  of  Moab 

Moab  exhorted  to  obedience 

Syria  and  Israel  threatened 

God's  care  of  his  people 

The  confusion  of  Egypt 

Egypt  and  Ethiopia's  captivity 

The  fall  of  Babylon 

Tlie  invasion  of  Jewry   . 

Tyre's  miserable  overthrow 

Judgments  of  God  for  sin 

The  prophet  praiseth  God 

A  song  of  praise  to  God 

God's  care  of  his  vineyard 

Ephraim  threatened 

God's  judgment  on  Jerusalem 

God's  mercies  toward  his  church 

An  exhortation  to  turn  to  God 

Desolation  foreshown     . 

The  privileges  of  the  godly 

God  revengeth  his  church 

The  blessings  of  the  gospel 

Rabshakeh  insulteth  Hezekiah 

Hezekiah's  prayer 

Hezekiah's  thanksgiving 

The  Babylonian  captivity  foretold 


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The  promulgation  of  the  gospel 

God's  mercies  to  his  church     . 

Christ's  mission  to  the  Gentiles 

God  comfortcth  his  church 

The  vanity  of  idols 

God  callcth  Cyrus 

Idols  not  to  be  compared  with  God 

God's  judgment  upon  Babylon 

The  intent  of  prophecy 

Christ  sent  to  tlie  Gentiles 

Christ's  suft'erings  and  patience 

Tlie  certainty  of  God's  salvation 

Christ's  free  redemption 

The  humiliation  of  Christ 

The  church's  enlargement 

The  happy  state  of  believers    . 

Exhortation  to  holiness 

God  reproveth  the  Jews 

Hypocrisy  reproved 

The  covenant  of  tlie  Redeemer 

The  glory  of  the  church 

The  office  of  Christ 

God's  promises  to  his  church 

Christ  sheweth  his  power  to  save 

The  churcii's  prayer 

The  calling  of  the  Gentiles 

The  growtii  of  the  church 

JEREMI.VH. 

The  calling  of  Jeremiah 
Israel  is  spoiled  for  his  sins 
God's  mercy  to  Judah    . 
Israel  called  to  repentance 
God's  judgments  upon  tlie  Jews 
Enemies  sent  against  Judah     . 
Jeremiah's  call  for  repentance 
The  calamities  of  the  Jews 
Jeremiah's  lamentation 
The  vanity  of  idols 
God's  covenant  proclaimed 
The  prosperity  of  the  wicked 
An  exhortation  to  repentance 
The  prophet's  prayer 
Jeremiah's  complaint 
The  utter  ruin  of  tlie  Jews 
The  captivity  of  Judah 
The  type  of  the  potter   . 
The  desolation  of  the  Jews 
Pashur  sniiteth  Jercmiali 
Nebuchadnezzar's  war    . 
The  judgment  of  Shalkun 
Restoration  of  God's  people 
The  type  of  good  and  bad  figs 
Jeremiah  reproveth  the  Jews 
Jeremiah  is  arraigned 
Nebuchadnezzar's  conquests 
Hananiah's  propiiecy 
Jeremiah's  letter 
The  return  of  the  Jews 
The  restoration  of  Israel 
Jeremiah  imprisoned 


CONTEKTS  OF  THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENTS. 


Christ  the  Branch  promised    . 

CHAP.   33 

Zedekiah's  fate  foretold 

.    34 

God  blesseth  the  Rechabites   . 

.    35 

Jeremiah's  prophecies    . 

.    36 

The  Chaldeans'  siege  raised     . 

.    37 

Jeremiah  cast  into  a  dungeon 

.    38 

Jerusalem  taken   . 

.    39 

Jeremiah  set  at  liberty  . 

.    40 

Ishmacl  killeth  Gedaliah 

.    41 

Johanan  promiseth  obedience 

.    42 

Jeremiah  carried  to  Egypt 

.    43 

Judah's  desolation 

.    44 

Baruch  comforted 

.    45 

Overthrow  of  Pharaoh's  army 

.    4G 

The  Philistines'  destruction     . 

.    47 

The  judgment  of  Moab 

.    48 

The  restoration  of  Elam 

.    49 

The  redemption  of  Israel 

.    50 

God's  severe  judgment 

.    51 

Zedekiah's  wicked  reign 

.    52 

LAMENTATIONS. 

Jerusalem's  misery 

.      1 

Israel's  misery  lamented 

.      2 

The  sorrows  of  the  righteous 

.      3 

Zion's  pitiful  estate 

.      4 

Zions  complaint 

.      5 

Ezekiel's  vision 

Ezekiel's  commission 

Ezekiel  eateth  the  roll    . 

The  type  of  a  siege 

The  type  of  hair  . 

Israel  threatened 

Israel's  desolation 

Vision  of  jealousy 

The  marked  preserved  . 

Vision  of  coals  of  fire 

The  princes'  presumption 

The  type  of  removing    . 

Lying  prophets     . 

Idolaters  exhorted 

The  rejection  of  Jerusalem 

God's  love  to  Jerusalem 

The  eagles  and  the  vine 

Parable  of  sour  grapes    . 

Of  tlie  lion's  whelps 

Israel's  rebellions 

Prophecy  against  Jerusalem 

Jerusalem's  sins    . 

Aholah  and  Aholibah's  whoredoms 

Jerusalem's  destruction 

The  Ammonites  threatened 

The  fall  of  Tyrus 

Tyrus's  rich  supply 

Zidon  threatened 

The  judgment  of  Pharaoh 

The  desolation  of  Egypt 

The  glory  and  fall  of  Assyria 


The  fall  of  Egypt            .  .  .   chap.  32 

Ezekiel  admonished       .  .  .  .33 

God's  care  of  his  flock  .  .  .  .34 

The  judgment  of  Seir    .  .  .  .35 

Israel  comforted   .          .  .  .  .36 

The  vision  of  dry  bones  .  .  .37 

The  malice  of  Gog         .  .  ,  .38 

Israel's  victory  over  Gog  ,  .  .39 

Description  of  the  temple  .  .  .40 

Ornaments  of  the  temple  .  .  .41 

The  priest's  chambers    .  .  .  .42 

The  return  of  God's  glory  .  .  .43 

The  priests  reproved      .  .  .  .44 

The  division  of  the  land  .  .  .45 

Ordinances  for  the  princes  .  .  .46 

The  vision  of  the  holy  waters  .  .    47 

The  portions  of  the  twelve  tribes  .  .    48 


Jehoiakim's  captivity      .          .  .  .      1 

Daniel  advanced   .          .          .  .  .2 
Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-nego  accused    3 

Nebuchadnezzar's  pride  and  fall  .  .       4 

Belshazzar's  impious  feast        .  .  .5 

Daniel  in  the  lions'  den             .  ,  .6 

The  vision  of  four  beasts          .  .  .7 

The  vision  of  the  ram     .           .  .  .      8 

Daniel's  confession  and  prayer  .  .      9 

Daniel  comforted            .          ,  .  .10 

The  overthrow  of  Persia          .  .  .11 

Israel's  deliverance         .          .  .  .12 


Judgments  for  whoredom  .  .  .1 

The  idolatry  of  the  people  .  .  .2 

The  desolation  of  Israel  .  ,  .3 

Judgment  threatened     .  .  .  .      4 

Israel  a  treacherous  people  .  .  .5 

Exhortation  to  repentance  .  .  .6 

Reproof  of  manifold  sins  .  .  .7 

Israel  and  Judah  threatened  .  .  .8 

Captivity  of  Israel  .  .  .  .9 

Israel  reproved  for  impiety  .  .  .10 

Israel's  ingratitude  to  God  .  .  .11 

Ephraim  reproved  .  .  .  .12 

Ephraim's  glory  vanished  .  .  .13 

Blessings  promised         .  .  .  .14 


God's  sundry  judgments  .  .  .1 

Exhortation  to  repentance       .  .  .2 

God's  judgments  against  his  people's  ene- 


AMOS. 

God's  judgments  upon  Syria,  &c.  .  .      1 

God's  wrath  against  Moab       .  .  .2 

Judgments  against  Israel         .  .  .3 


CONTENTS  OF  THB  OLD  AND  NEW  TESTAMENT*. 


God  reproveth  Israel 

A  lamentation  for  Israel 

Israel's  wantonness  plagued     . 

Judgments  of  the  grasshoppers,  &c. 

Israel's  end  typified 

Israel's  restoration  promised    . 


Edom's  destruction  for  their  pride  and 
violence  ..... 


Jonah  sent  to  Nineveh  . 
The  prayer  of  Jonah 
The  Ninevites'  repentance 
Jonah  repineth  at  God's  mercy 


God's  wrath  against  Jacob  for  idolatry 

God's  judgment  against  oppression  . 

The  cruelty  of  the  princes 

The  church's  glory 

The  birth  of  Christ  foretold     . 

God's  controversy  for  unkindness,  &c. 

The  church's  complaint 


The  majesty  of  God 

God's  armies  against  Nineveh 

The  ruin  of  Nineveh 

BABAKKUK. 

Habakkuk's  complaint    . 
Judgment  upon  the  Chaldeans 
Habakkuk's  prayer 

ZEPHANIAH. 

God's  severe  judgments  against  Judah 
Exhortation  to  repentance 
Jerusalem  sharply  reproved     . 


The  people  reproved 

The  glory  of  the  second  temple 

ZECHARIAH. 

Exhortation  to  repentance 

The  redemption  of  Zion 

The  type  of  Joshua 

The  golden  candlestick 

The  curse  of  thieves  and  false  swearers 

The  vision  of  the  chariots 

Hypocritical  fasting  reproved 

The  restoration  of  Jerusalem  . 


The  coming  of  Christ    . 
God  to  be  sought  unto  . 
The  destruction  of  Jerusalem 
Judah's  restoration 
Jerusalem's  repentance 
Jerusalem's  enemies  plagued 


CHAP.   9 

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Israel's  unkindness 
The  priests  reproved 
The  majesty  of  Christ   . 
Judgments  of  the  wicked 

MATTHEW. 

The  genealogy  of  Christ 

Christ's  nativity    . 

The  preaching  of  John  Baptist 

Christ  tempted 

Christ's  sermon  on  the  mount 

Of  alms  and  prayer 

Rash  judgment  reproved 

Christ's  miracles 

Matthew  called     . 

The  apostles  sent  forth 

John  sendetli  to  Christ  . 

Blasphemy  against  the  Holy  Ghost 

Parable  of  the  sower 

John  Baptist  beheaded   . 

The  scribes  reproved 

The  sign  of  Jonas 

The  transfiguration  of  Christ 

Christ  teacheth  humility 

Christ  healeth  the  sick  . 

The  labourers  in  the  vineyard 

The  fig-tree  cursed 

The  marriage  of  the  king's  son 

The  Pharisees.exposed  . 

The  destruction  of  the  temple  foretold 

Parable  often  virgins     . 

Judas  betrayeth  Christ  . 

Christ  crucified     . 

Christ's  resurrection 


Baptism  of  Christ 

Matthew  called     . 

The  apostles  chosen 

Parable  of  tlie  sower 

Christ  liealeth  the  bloody  issue 

Christ  walkcth  on  the  sea 

The  Syrophenician  woman 

The  multitude  fed 

Jesus  transfigured 

Children  brought  to  Christ 

The  barren  fig-tree 

The  widow  and  her  two  mites 

The  destruction  of  the  temple  foretold 

Peter  denieth  Christ 

Crucifixion  of  Christ 

Resurrection  of  Christ  . 


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COIfTEHTS  OF  THE  OLD  A50  REW  TESTAMENTS. 


Christ's  conception 

.       CHAP.    1 

Christ's  circumcision 

.      2 

John's  testimony  of  Christ 

3 

Christ  tempted  by  Satan 

4 

Miraculous  draught  of  fishes 

5 

The  twelve  apostles  chosen 

6 

Christ's  testimony  of  John 

7 

Jairus'  daughter  raised  . 

8 

How  to  attain  eternal  life 

9 

Seventy  disciples  sent  out 

10 

A  dumb  devil  cast  out    . 

11 

Covetousness  to  be  avoided 

12 

The  crooked  woman  healed     . 

13 

The  great  supper 

14 

The  prodigal  son 

15 

The  unjust  steward 

16 

The  power  of  faith 

17 

The  importunate  widow 

18 

Zaccheus  called    . 

19 

Parable  of  the  vineyard 

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The  widow's  two  mites 

21 

Christ  condemned 

22 

Christ's  death  and  burial 

23 

Christ's  resurrection 

24 

The  divinity  of  Christ    . 

1 

Water  turned  into  wine 

2 

Necessity  of  regeneration 

3 

The  woman  of  Samaria 

4 

The  impotent  man  healed 

5 

Five  thousand  fed 

6 

Christ  teacheth  in  the  temple 

7 

Christ's  doctrine  justified 

8 

The  blind  healed 

9 

Christ  the  good  shepherd 

10 

Lazarus  raised      .... 

11 

Christ  foretelleth  his  death 

12 

Christ's  humility 

13 

The  Comforter  promised 

14 

Christ  the  true  vine 

15 

Christ  warneth  his  disciples  of  their  suf- 

ferings    ..... 

16 

Christ's  prayer      .... 

17 

Jesus  betrayed       .... 

18 

Christ's  death  and  burial 

19 

Christ's  resurrection 

20 

Christ  appeareth  to  his  disciples 

21 

Matthias  chosen   .... 

1 

Peter's  sermon      .... 

2 

The  lame  healed  .... 

3 

Peter  and  John  imprisoned 

4 

Ananias  and  Sapphira    . 

5 

Seven  deacons  chosen    . 

6 

Stephen  stoned     .... 

7 

Philip  planteth  the  church  in  Samaria 

8 

Saul's  conversion  .  .  .     chap.  9 

Peter's  vision        .  ...    10 

Peter's  defence     .  .  .  .  .11 

Herod  killeth  James 

Paul  preacheth  at  Antioch 

Paul  stoned 

Circumcision  disputed   . 

Timothy  circumcised 

Paul  persecuted    . 

Paul  preacheth  at  Corinth 

Exorcists  beaten  . 

Eutychus  raised  to  life   . 

Paul  goeth  to  Jerusalem 

Paul's  defence 

Paul  imprisoned    . 

Paul  accused  before  Felix 

Paul  appealeth  to  Cesar 

Paul  declareth  his  life  and  conversion 

Paul  shipwrecked 

A  viper  fasteneth  on  Paul's  hand 


Paul  greeteth  the  Romans 
Who  are  justified 
Justification  by  faith 
Abraham's  faith  acceptable 
Sin  and  death  came  by  Adam 
Dying  to  sin 
The  law  not  sin    . 
Who  are  free  from  condemnation 
The  calling  of  the  Gentiles 
Paul's  prayer  for  Israel 
All  Israel  are  not  cast  off 
Holiness  and  conformity  to  God's  will  en- 
joined     .... 
Love  the  fulfilling  of  the  law  . 
How  to  use  christian  liberty    . 
The  intent  of  the  scriptures     . 
Paul's  salutations 

1.  CORINTHIANS. 


The  wisdom  of  God 
Christ  the  foundation 
Christians  are  God's  temple 
Distinctions  are  from  God 
The  incestuous  person   . 
Law  forbid  brethren 
Paul  treateth  of  marriage 
Of  meats  oflTered  to  idols 
Paul's  zeal  to  gain  converts 
Old  examples 
Rules  for  divine  worship 
Spiritual  gifts  are  diverse 
Charity  commended 
Of  strange  tongues 
Of  Christ's  resurrection 
Paul  commendeth  Timothy 

II.  CORINTHIANS. 

Consolation  in  trouble    . 


Paul's  success  in  preaching 

The  excellency  of  the  gospel 

The  christian's  paradox 

Paul  assured  of  immortality 

Exhortations  to  purity    . 

Godly  sorrow  profitable 

Liberality  extolled 

Bounty  praised      .  .  .  ,  .9 

Paul's  spiritual  authority  .  .  .10 

Paul's  godly  boasting      .  .  .  .11 

Paul's  wonderful  revelations    .  .  .12 

Paul's  charge        .  .  ,  .  .13 

GALATIANS. 

Of  their  leaving  the  gospel      .  .  .      1 

Peter  reproved      .  .  .  .  .2 

Justification  by  faith       .  ...       3 

Christ  frceth  us  from  the  law  .  .       4 

The  liberty  of  the  gospel  .  .  .5 

Lenity  recommended     ...  .6 

EFHESIANS. 

Of  election  and  adoption  .  .  .      1 

Christ  our  peace  .  ,  .  .2 

The  hidden  mystery  ....  3 
Exhortation  to  unity  ....  4 
Exhortation  to  love        .  .  .  .      5 

The  christian  armour     ....      6 

FHILIFPIANS. 

Paul's  prayer  to  God  ....  1 
Exhortation  to  humility  .  .  .2 

All  loss  for  Christ  ....      3 

General  exhortations     ....      4 

COLOSSIANS. 

Christ's  nature  and  office  described  .  .      1 

Exhortation  to  constancy         .  .  .2 

Household  duties  ....      3 

Prayer  recommended     ....      4 

I.  THESSALONIANS. 

History  of  their  conversion      .  .  .      1 

How  the  gospel  was  preached  to  the  Thes- 

salonians  .  .  .  .  .2 

Paul's  love  in  sending  Timothy         .  .      3 

Exhortation  to  godliness  .  .  .4 

Description  of  Christ's  coming  .  .      5 

II.  THESSALONIANS. 

Comfort  against  persecution    .  .  .1 

Of  steadfastness  in  the  truth   .  .  .2 

To  avoid  idleness  ....      3 

I.   TIMOTHT. 

Paul's  charge  to  Timothy        .  .  .1 


op  THE  OLD  AND  NEW  TBSTAMENTS 

CHAP.   2 
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Prayers  made  for  all  men 
Of  bishops  and  deacons 
Apostacy  foretold 
Of  widows  and  elders     . 
The  gain  of  godliness    . 


II.  TIMOTHT. 

Paul's  love  to  Timothy 
Exhortation  to  Timothy 
All  scripture  inspired     . 
Quahfication  of  ministers 

TITUS. 

Qualification  for  ministers 
Christians'  duty    .... 
Paul  directs  what  to  teach,  and  what  not 

PHILEMON. 

Philemon's  faith  commended   . 


Christ  far  above  angels 
Obedience  due  to  Christ 
Christ  above  Moses 
The  christian's  rest 
Of  Christ's  priesthood    . 
The  danger  of  apostacy 
Melchisedek  and  Christ 
A  new  covenant  . 
The  sacrifices  of  the  law 
Christ's  perfect  sacrifice 
The  power  of  faith 
Divers  exhortations 
Obedience  to  spiritual  rulers 


Wisdom  to  be  sought  of  God 
Of  faith  and  works 
The  truly  wise 
Against  covetousness 
The  trial  of  faith 


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Of  God's  spiritual  graces 
Christ  the  corner  stone 
Duty  of  wives  and  husbands    . 
Of  ceasing  from  sin 
The  duty  of  elders 

.  1 
.  2 
.  3 
.  4 
.      5 

II.  PETER. 

Exhortation  to  duties     . 
False  teacliers  foretold  . 
Certainty  of  judgment  . 

.  1 
.  2 
.     3 

I.  JOHR. 

Christ's  person  described 


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CONTENTS 


Christ  our  advocate 

God's  great  love  • 

Try  tlic  spirits      .  .        '  . 

The  tlirec  witnesses       .  , 

II.  JOHN. 

An  elect  lady  exhorted  . 

III.  JOHN. 

Gaius'  piety  commended 

JUDE. 

Of  constancy  in  the  faith 

REVELATION. 

Of  the  coming  of  Christ 
Balaam's  doctrine 
The  Key  of  David 


OF  THE  OLD 

%ND  NEW  TESTAMENTS. 

.       CHAP.  2 

The  vision  of  a  throne    .          .          .     chap.  4 

.        3 

The  book  with  seven  seals 

5 

.      4 

Tlic  seven  seals  opened 

6 

.      5 

Tlie  number  of  tlie  scaled 

7 

Seven  angels  with  trumpets    . 

8 

A  star  falletii  from  heaven 

9 

The  book  eaten     .... 

10 

.      1 

The  two  witnesses 

11 

Tlie  red  dragon     .... 

12 

Of  the  beast  with  seven  heads  and  ten 

horns       ..... 

13 

.      1 

The  harvest  of  tiie  world 

The  seven  angels  with  the  seven  last 

14 

plagues    ..... 

1.'". 

.      1 

Of  the  vials  of  wrath 

If) 

Tlie  scarlet  wliore 

17 

Tlic  fall  of  Babylon         . 

18 

The  Lamb's  marriage     . 

1!) 

.      1 

Tiie  first  resurrection     . 

20 

.      2 

The  heavenly  Jerusalem  described    • 

21 

.      3 

The  tree  of  life     .... 

.    22 

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